Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, April 6, 2006

12:01 am

chic

it's flip time!

12:01 am

leighprefect

and so it begins!

12:01 am

stidmama

flip! again...

12:03 am

knutmeg

hopefully this one is more monkeytypeable? :-)

12:03 am

stidmama

168 words... argh.

12:03 am

renfield

flip out!!

12:03 am

chic

Ren, you're up!

12:04 am

stidmama

i think i'll go update my icon... back later...

12:04 am

renfield

hey chic...i'm up but i'm waiting on the puppster to come back in!

12:04 am

leighprefect

hehe...i like the one i just monkeytyped.

12:05 am

renfield

see you later in the day!

12:06 am

cybernan

what's the new theme?

12:06 am

chic

'nite, Ren,sweet dreams!

12:06 am

stidmama

new theme shel silverstein... but we're expecting rain again, so I went back to my april 1 icon :-)

12:07 am

stidmama

g'night renfield!

12:10 am

cybernan

ha 8/60
ha 9/78

12:11 am

stidmama

ra 6/18

12:11 am

cybernan

<- went back to my spring flowers -- picked the first bunch of them this morning.

12:12 am

stidmama

flowers are appropriate for all occasions!

12:13 am

stidmama

well, I have over 20 words already, and falling asleep.

good night all! see you later!

12:13 am

leighprefect

night stid!

12:17 am

knutmeg

awesome...monkeytyped the ha8 and 9.

12:17 am

knutmeg

g'night Stid!

12:19 am

leighprefect

any help on those, knut?

12:20 am

knutmeg

compound word. ha8= appendage at the end of your arm + woman who cleans your house ha9= plural

12:22 am

leighprefect

wow. you monkeytyped -that-? i'm jealous. i only monkeytyped an sm 5/14

12:23 am

knutmeg

I work in combos of 4, see two 4 letter words that can be strung together, so I tried to string them together. just lucky it worked.

12:23 am

leighprefect

my puppy is snoring...that's a first!

12:24 am

cybernan

See you tomorrow :)

12:24 am

leighprefect

night nan!

12:24 am

knutmeg

g'night cybernan!

12:29 am

knutmeg

gonna lay my head down for a few until my baby wakes up again for her next feeding. See everyone then!

12:29 am

leighprefect

bye knut

12:33 am

chic

di 7/36
anybody still here?

12:33 am

leighprefect

i'm here. not much help, though

12:34 am

dalmatian5

This definitely is not one of the easier grids!

12:35 am

leighprefect

3 more words, then i go to bed...

12:35 am

chic

yea, midweek is usually like this ... pretty dead... until some of the other continents wake up

12:36 am

chic

this grid has a lot of "peculiar to Babble" type words....

12:37 am

scatty

chic, how many words have you got so far

12:37 am

ShadowHyrst

I'm still here, barely, but haven't gotten to the di's yet...only 48 words so far
...but what is 'peculiar' to babble--everything seems to be babble-sque

12:38 am

chic

52 so far....

12:39 am

dalmatian5

I'm right behind you with 51 but can't see many more!

12:40 am

Dianne

Hi everyone - lunch time here.

12:40 am

brennx0r

ji 4/20 made me giggle

12:40 am

chic

I have 3 more 8's and 4 more 7's to find....

12:42 am

scatty

chic, how do you know how many you have left, is your grid up already

12:42 am

licketySplitAUS

Hey brenn - that word is ummm, yes - well, lets just say you won't find it in the A to Z work list ;-)

12:43 am

ShadowHyrst

well, 53 & sleepy; tomorrow is another day of babble angst and blindess

12:44 am

licketySplitAUS

scatty - you could use my clue list to know ;-)

12:45 am

scatty

where is your list

12:45 am

chic

scatty, try refreshing. Mine comes up right away then...

12:45 am

chic

'nite, Shadow...

12:46 am

scatty

got it cheers

12:47 am

Arisha

good afternoon all

12:47 am

ShadowHyrst

nite'all

12:47 am

chic

Hi Arisha!

12:48 am

licketySplitAUS

Hey there. Geez - the A's in this one are so hard

12:48 am

leighprefect

okay, i feel...underage, like someone is going to tell me to go to bed soon. i think that's a sign. goodnight all.

12:49 am

Arisha

the daylight saving ending means i didn't get to finish yesterdays, oh well new words ,new eye strain :p

12:51 am

sprite

Morning dear gang :)

12:51 am

Arisha

Hi Sprite

12:52 am

sprite

What? No airco?

12:57 am

-bob-

hi everyone! yay somebody from where i come from (arisha)

1:00 am

Arisha

hi Bob

1:05 am

sprite

Japanese D7/36

1:08 am

zas

Oooh, j 6/36 is my friend's daughter's name

1:12 am

Arisha

is also a nice flower

1:12 am

brennx0r

in 6 21 : When it's a nice day, you definitely don't want to be here.

1:12 am

-bob-

bye all! time for the real world

1:14 am

brennx0r

man, if only this puzzle accepted spanish :)

1:19 am

chic

so 8/55

1:21 am

sprite

Nice one, chic! :) Thnx.

1:21 am

phenakis

so 8/55: cola + last syl of bromide

1:22 am

sprite

phenakis, that is almost giving the word away...

1:23 am

phenakis

sorry...new to this...

1:23 am

phenakis

was just happy to know one that the board didnt... ;-)

1:24 am

oggy

morning all

1:24 am

sprite

Welcome here. Hope you enjoy the game. We always try to give clues that aren't obvious, so it still takes some puzzling to solve. That way it is more fun :)

1:24 am

phenakis

gotcha. sorry again

1:25 am

brennx0r

Has anyone found many cide suffixes?

1:26 am

sprite

Only E7/40 so far.

1:27 am

BaronPuffPants

ec 7/40- all my clues for this are politically biased

1:28 am

brennx0r

Yeah, got that one... spending time looking for others. It's baking the noodle a bit. :)

1:30 am

chic

My braims are fried, time for bed.
Catch you all tomorrow...'nitey, nite...

1:30 am

sprite

Night chic :)

1:40 am

brennx0r

ah 6: somehow, nonviolence is involved.

1:40 am

sprite

Done :)
Any clues needed before I split?

1:41 am

brennx0r

di 7 40?

1:43 am

sprite

That's a chemical word. Only the last two letters differ from the other D7.

1:44 am

brennx0r

Thanks!

1:45 am

sprite

yw :)
I am off for today, happy hunting to you all!

1:45 am

brennx0r

Have a good un!

1:48 am

Malise

ma7/36 - cheers!

1:50 am

Malise

plus ma8/50 -

1:50 am

n_bo

First time i've tried this site, but following the pattern, H 9/78!

2:03 am

hurshy

"i thought you said she was dead"
"that was her sister, the wicked witch of the east. this is the wicked witch of the west, and she's worse than the other one was."

2:11 am

bex777

morning all!

2:12 am

hurshy

hiya bexie :)

2:12 am

hurshy

do you understand my quote below?

2:12 am

bex777

hurshy are u not on im?

2:15 am

Dianne

hurshy - how much is a postage stamp now? 39 cents?

2:15 am

hurshy

yes i think so dianne

2:16 am

Dianne

thanks.

2:33 am

zas

know what's sad? That someone like Sprite, for whom English is, presumably, not her primary language, can get all the words and me? I hardly ever get more than half of them sigh.

2:39 am

zas

Well, I officially give up at 87 words. Night all, have fun

3:26 am

oggy

im done.

3:57 am

mrpresident

oggy gets

*~*~*~FIREWORKS!~*~*~*

4:50 am

mrpresident

ha8/60 &
ha9/78

this puzzle is frighteningly hard!!

4:52 am

Dianne

Hi mrp - thought I was all alone.

4:53 am

The Student

I cannot believe ji 4/10 is in there.

4:54 am

Dianne

and you tried it...............

4:55 am

Arisha

cause he did :p

4:57 am

The Student

Im desperate, im not as good at this as others are.

4:58 am

Arisha

it is just time and patience

5:12 am

Dianne

Does anyone have all the am words?

5:16 am

pinecone05

french for friend is one am word

5:17 am

pinecone05

how many am words are there?

5:17 am

cliffopa

g'morning, g'day, g'evening
good grief. 2 inches of snow last nite!

5:19 am

pinecone05

I finally figured out the ha 8 and 9...this board is hard today

5:24 am

lshult

have the ha, ma & so 8's
anyone know what's missing?

5:24 am

Dianne

pinecone - there are 16 am words.

5:26 am

pinecone05

thank you Dianne...I'm missing 4..okay, I'll keep looking

5:29 am

Dianne

lshut - there is an in8

5:34 am

lshult

ty Dianne, got all the 8's now, missing just one 7.
got
di x2
ec
in
ma
any idea what i'm missing?

5:45 am

Dianne

you are missing da7/36.

5:46 am

Dianne

pinecone - did you finish the am words?

5:46 am

pinecone05

yes, I found all the am words

5:47 am

lshult

that's great Dianne, still got97 words to find, but at least they are all 6 letters or less!!

5:48 am

Dianne

pinecone - I'm looking for am5/14 - the second one (I think).

5:48 am

Eva

okay hurshy-I give. What's with the wicked witches?

5:49 am

pinecone05

look at the first am 5/14 and change the last vowel to a different vowel

5:51 am

Dianne

pinecone - now that is a new one for me - thanks for the help.

6:08 am

Atalante

hi guys!

6:09 am

cliffopa

hi atlante :)

6:10 am

Atalante

have we got a theme today?

6:12 am

cliffopa

i'm not sure, but i think i heard it was shel silverstein (author) day

6:13 am

Atalante

oooo. never heard of him? her?

6:13 am

scribble

how many possible words this time?

6:13 am

cliffopa

had some popular children's books - "Where the sidewalk ends" was my son's favorite.

6:14 am

pinecone05

168 total words

6:15 am

pinecone05

I loved "sidewalk ends" as a child

6:17 am

pinecone05

I read a bio of silverstein recently...he lived an interesting life. Dropped out of college and art school, went to work for Playboy as a cartoonist and would complain about the quality of children's books...so, some publishers put him up to the challenge of writing one...he had several books listed on the child bestsellers of all time

6:17 am

cliffopa

i looked around for an appropriate icon, but we had snow last night and my dog loves the snow. i gave him a "whitewash" and took this pic about 1.5 hours ago.

6:17 am

Atalante

wow. been looking on google images and I don't recognise any of his books!

6:29 am

itrytoohard

hellos

6:29 am

itrytoohard

out of curiosoty, whats the theme?

6:30 am

itrytoohard

pets?animals?

6:31 am

Atalante

ok, I have a huge leap of illogic here. Instead of Silverstein I have Silverclaw, my kitten

6:32 am

Jera

Morning all... I was very bad & never finished yesterday... 60 left my ranking plummetted...

6:32 am

Jera

Who cares about logic, what a cute kitty! Looks just like my Zackie as a baby!

6:32 am

itrytoohard

hello there jera

6:33 am

Atalante

ooooh thats a nice tartan Jera

6:33 am

Atalante

she was 8 weeks old there! Now she's 8 months ...

6:33 am

Jera

Greetings, itry!

What a sweet doggie, cliffopa!

6:33 am

Jera

Thanks, Atalante... it's National Tartan Day, you know (US)... so I had to wear my plaid!

6:34 am

Jen

Morning everyone!

6:34 am

Atalante

National TARTAN day? Why don't we have National Tartan Day LOL!

6:34 am

itrytoohard

hey jen. howsit?

6:34 am

Jera

I have an almost identical picture of Zack being held by my husband, Atalante!

{{{JEN}}} I never finished yesterday, big surprise...

6:35 am

knutmeg

Good Morning all

6:35 am

Jen

{{Jera}} How was the Sprite's birthday?

6:35 am

Jera

Greetings, knutmeg... how's the littlie this morning?

6:35 am

Tella

C mon Vips!
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

6:36 am

Jera

Jen... hectic & exhausting... but great fun! Now I need to start on the party planning...

6:36 am

Atalante

kits are adorable at that age. they are all ears and eyes

6:36 am

Grim-Bigyen

help with MA 7 & 8 , Please.
brain burning

6:37 am

knutmeg

Fussy..I hope she falls back asleep quickly, I still need a few more hours :-)

6:37 am

Jera

Now my kitten is a teenager... still annoyingly cuddly, LOL... I don't get how cats have an aloof reputation... both of mine are snugglebunnies...

6:37 am

Jera

I know the feeling knut...

6:37 am

cliffopa

sorry, i had to step away to put the dog out again. he just loves this snow! hi everyone who came in while i was gone.

6:38 am

Atalante

my cat switches from aloof unavailable cat to omg mom! cuddles! about 20 times a day!

6:38 am

Jera

I have nothing over 6 letters... and only 2 of those (I just started)... I'm not up to helpful speed yet, sorry...

6:39 am

Jen

I'm glad it was nice though! I don't know what we are doing for munchkin's b-day... he starts summer school about 3 weeks before, so he might have a slew of new friends...

6:39 am

Jera

I'm going to be in & out a lot today... keeping my son home from preschool because I'm too tired to take him in, have nothing clean to wear, & he was bad yesterday, so great timing for a day off...

6:40 am

Jera

That will be so fun & exciting, Jen... it's a great feeling when your kid makes actual friends!

6:41 am

Jera

Sprite's old best friend from back home called last night at 8:45 to wish her a happy birthday... I let them talk past bedtime until the phone battery ran low... I like to nurture that relationship...

6:42 am

Jera

Whwn will your son's party be, Jen? Be sure & invite us!

6:42 am

itrytoohard

X.X cant even find one today =/

6:42 am

Jera

Sorry to be a chat hog today...

*sits down quietly, hands folded & gives someone else a chance to type a word in edgewise*

6:43 am

Jen

Do you think Gwyd was just excited about his sister's birthday yesterday?

I know he'll make friends easily, but it's still nerver-wracking for me... some of these kids have been together since pre-school (2-3)

6:43 am

mummy

Hello, is neats there?

6:43 am

jaianniah

Good morning all..sorry Liv is fussy....I am fussy, too....owowow......and this puzzle stinks!

6:45 am

itrytoohard

yeah jai, it def stinks

6:45 am

Jera

Gwyd wasn't around much for the Sprite's b-day... I sent her flowers at school, then we went to the mall to get her ears pierced (mine too!) just us girls. Picked him up at preschool pretty late & found him in time out for hitting.

6:46 am

Jen

Sounds like fun! (I mean the girls-time, not the hitting LOL). Did she like the flowers?

6:49 am

jaianniah

Should introduce myself- I am Knutmeg's Mom and lil fussy's Grammie....

6:49 am

itrytoohard

yesssssss!!! found one!! KUDOS!! :D

6:50 am

Jera

Oh yes, she loved them... 10 daisies in a butterfly basket...

6:50 am

Jera

Greetings, jai/Knut's mum!

6:51 am

knutmeg

Morning, Mom. Definitely another puzzle of suckiness >.< Liv is sleeping now, will put her (and me) back down in a few minutes if she stays asleep

6:51 am

Jera

*tipetoes quietly so as not to wake the baby*

6:51 am

Jera

Congrats, itry!

6:52 am

Jera

I can't believe I went to the mall yesterday... got very lost going home in rush hour traffic...

6:54 am

Jen

Which mall did you hit? I gotta go out today and pick up my contacts and get munchkin's haircut.

6:54 am

knutmeg

Icky rush hour traffic! But I bet the mall was fun up to that point

6:55 am

inge

good morning all. I am quietly working along collecing all your clues. Lovely sunshine in Michigan. If animals is the theme, I am right on the mark. Dont know about changing icons etc yet.

6:55 am

Jera

The Sprite liked, but I am crippled so walking around isn't fun for me... I am inexcruciating pain this morning!!

6:56 am

cliffopa

morning inge :)

6:57 am

Jera

It's Shel Silverstein officially, but he doesn't seem to speak to many of us here yet... it's also National Tratan Day if you want a second idea!

6:57 am

Jera

We went to Fair Oaks Mall, Jen... in Fairfax... about 12 miles away. Very boring until the last 2 miles, then WHAM!

6:57 am

ylleria

can anyone helpme with the aa 5/14?
talk about failing at the first hurdle.... :(

6:58 am

Haz1558

aa5 - expression of contentment or surprise (past tense)

6:58 am

Jera

Oooh... there's an aa??

past tense of sighing noise...

6:58 am

Jen

Whoa! You ARE brave going out there! Fairfax is a *itch in rush hour!

6:59 am

knutmeg

well, argh! cat just woke up baby*starts over getting her back to sleep*

7:01 am

Jera

Not sure if I was really in Fairfax proper... went down the FFX Co Parkway, then a bit on 29, then Fair Oaks Parkway... Probably will be nothing if I practice a time or tow...

7:02 am

ylleria

Thanks, Haz & Jera!

7:02 am

Jen

Yeah, but that whole area around Fair Oaks is a zoo. I salute you! :)

7:02 am

Haz1558

You're welcome. This grid is a stinker.

7:04 am

Jen

The rest of the grid might be a stinker, but at least it doesn't have any re's!!!! woo hoo! :)

7:06 am

FMitch

Jen - LOL, I thought of you this morning when I noticed there wern't any re's

Hi everyone, lovely sunny day here for a change.

7:07 am

Haz1558

Good morning/afternoon, FMitch.

7:07 am

jaianniah

Well. pass the baby to me and I will tell her stories about her Grammie....sure to make her sleep...(((())))<<<<------stra ngling cat.....love you, Knut

7:08 am

FMitch

Afternoon Haz, did you have a good morning?

7:08 am

Jera

I'm back... had to see the Sprite onto the bus... she talked me into letter her take my antique Clans of Scotland book in... hope I don't regret that...

7:08 am

Jen

Morning FMitch! :)

7:09 am

Haz1558

Yes thanks - I did my usual stint of tea and coffee making at Riding for the Disabled. I'm struggling with this grid.

7:09 am

jaianniah

P.S. I think marm should be on the list- as in school marm...

7:11 am

FMitch

me too Haz, struggling that is. Fav words so far are the h8&9, most hated ji4 found only by mokey typing for foever.

7:12 am

Haz1558

I'd like to have a couple of ha8 and 9 sometimes!

7:13 am

FMitch

LOL yeah!

7:14 am

FMitch

anyone got a clue for the last mi5/14?

7:16 am

cliffopa

mi 5/15 def is to do wrongly

7:16 am

cliffopa

or to botch

7:16 am

Haz1558

mi 5/14 - start of female spinster form of address, then verb of 'action

7:16 am

Jera

Forget ha9... I need a house elf or 2...

7:17 am

jaianniah

Anyone have clues for the whole darn puzzle?

7:17 am

FMitch

thanks ladies, Ciff love yr icon.

7:18 am

Jera

I sent Sprite's teacher a warning about NTD... not sure if he's familiar & the Sprite will try to take over class if he's at a loss...

7:18 am

itrytoohard

*dies* , myabe its b/c i havent had the coffee yet =/

7:18 am

knutmeg

its not quite as unmonkeytypeable as yesterdays puzzle which counts for something...

7:18 am

cliffopa

fmitch - the weather in new england is a bit confused. we had several inches of snow at my house. my dog loves the snow. i took this earlier this am.

7:19 am

Jera

If you had a pet mouse or 2, wouldn't they be handmice??

*feeling silly now*

7:19 am

itrytoohard

cant get any clue, except for the last one with the house elf, and thats only b/c i found it by mistake
..i meant to type something else! lol

7:20 am

Jera

No re's... isn't that breaking some kind of Babble rule??

7:20 am

Jera

I love that, itry...

7:23 am

knutmeg

Woot! Baby back asleep and in bed. I'll BBL guys, gonna lay back down for a bit, too. Mmm... sleep...

7:23 am

itrytoohard

sleeptight knut!

7:24 am

itrytoohard

good luck w/that ^.^

7:24 am

Jera

Sweet dreams, knut...

7:26 am

EvaNadine

mornin babblers!

7:29 am

broll

speaking of breaking Babble rules....ooops, word posting! Anyone have a clue for the sa 6/21, please?

7:29 am

FMitch

1/2 an hour of babbling passes far too quickly, have to make some phone calls so will be lurking in the background for a while :)

morning evan

7:29 am

Jen

Mornin evaN

7:30 am

itrytoohard

6/21....."ha8" .. what are these things?

7:33 am

FMitch

ha8/60 = 1st 2 letters of the word, the number of letters in the word and then the total point value. Look at Angelsongs link on the right hand side of the screen for more info.

7:33 am

Jera

I have to take a break at no particular landmark... I have a splitting headache & need to get some laundry done... back in a bit... keep the grid warm for me!

*poof*

7:34 am

Atalante

I think I hate this grid even more than yesterday's!

7:34 am

itrytoohard

THX FMitch! thx...

7:35 am

Atalante

ew ew ew horrid J word!

7:36 am

Uneaixoise

cliffopa, your dog is so beautiful!

7:37 am

FMitch

Atalante, I'm feeling very niave, I was reading the log this morning and gathered that the ji is a "bad" word but I have never come across it, is it as yuk as the c4 that sometimes crops up?

7:38 am

Uneaixoise

it's the male contribution to the making of a baby . . .

7:38 am

Angelsong

morning, all. FMitch the Ji word is just tacky, imho. the c word is almost worse.

7:39 am

Atalante

nope. its another word for - um - er - how to put it? any kids around? *whispers* semen emitted from the body. So, no, its not *bad* bad, not a swear word, just a bit ewww!

7:40 am

FMitch

thanks Une, delicatly stated :) Just shows you are never too old to learn new words although I don't think I will be using that one in every day convo!!

7:42 am

Atalante

I think its mainly the province of bad fiction writers who need yet another euphemism to include ...

7:42 am

rycaut

any clues on the sa 6/21 ?

7:43 am

Grim-Bigyen

still not able to find the ma 7 & 8.
please help an old man.

7:44 am

ARB

ma 7 & 8 -- spanish wine and plural

7:45 am

FMitch

ma7&8 think of a type of cake or wine? or island in the Med or thereabouts.

Dont have the sa6/21 yet.

7:46 am

ARB

sa 6/21 sounds like a fish but there's a vowel instead of the consonant in the middle

7:46 am

Grim-Bigyen

thanks a lot

7:50 am

broll

thx. I'll work on it.

7:50 am

Uneaixoise

thanks, arb!

7:54 am

Jen

Okay, I'm still not seeing the "nasty" ji4... I feel like I have monkey-typed everything!

7:56 am

Angelsong

Jen: J = belief system

7:56 am

itrytoohard

ditto jen, dont see it

7:56 am

Angelsong

oops..should be a +, not an = in that clue, Jen

7:57 am

Atalante

or the short form of James with an extra letter in the middle

7:57 am

Jen

TY Angel! Thought I'd tried that. :)

7:59 am

jaianniah

j-nasty clue:: if you are a mystic, you believe in myticism;.if you are a j, you believe in.....

8:00 am

jean1953

hi everyone anyone know how many words j words there are?

8:01 am

Atalante

5

8:02 am

jean1953

thanx atalante

8:02 am

jaianniah

five j words

8:04 am

itrytoohard

-_-..all that work, for something so simple..maybe itry TOO hard..looking so hard i overlook 'em

8:04 am

itrytoohard

thank you,jaianniah, for that m-a-r-v-elous clue

8:06 am

72 Temple Owl

hi everyone! : )

8:06 am

Atalante

pffff admin should be allowed!

8:06 am

jaianniah

oh, it was a real fun clue, i tell you....not!!!!

8:08 am

MarqueeMarc

so stuck on MA 7 & 8. The only spanish wine I can think of starts with r!

8:08 am

itrytoohard

ok, so , you told me sa6/8, for ex. is 1st 2 letters, then how many letters of, then the pt value. so, how do you know there are that many letters in sa if you dont know what to look for?

8:08 am

Angelsong

I want to move some letters around in the grid.

8:10 am

itrytoohard

that'd be nice angel...*dreams*..id be ultomate bebbler =P~

8:10 am

Angelsong

Ma7 and 8: past tense of an M word for created + a type of retirement fund (then plural for the 8)

8:10 am

Jen

It's actually more Portugese than Spanish... also there used to a skit where a guy says "more ma... my dear" (because it sort of rhymed)

8:12 am

itrytoohard

past tense for created..got that one, but , retirement fund? hmm...

8:13 am

MarqueeMarc

Oh! Like ports or desert wines! Thanks!

8:14 am

Jen

YW! :)

8:14 am

Angelsong

another word for the retirement fund: also a three letter man's name, begins with the third vowel, ends with the first vowel, consontant in the middle. Think Mr. Gershwin.

8:15 am

scribble

i am stuck on the co words, can anyone help please.

8:15 am

Haz1558

co4/6 - bulb like

8:16 am

mom23

I am not addicted I am not addicted I am not addicted I am not addicted .... Mornin' all!

8:17 am

Angelsong

LOL, Mom...just keep telling yourself that.....

8:17 am

Haz1558

co5 - add Miss Hayworth's name minus t

8:20 am

Jen

ec7 anyone?

8:22 am

Kateq

ec7 = environmental murder

im 6-27 anyone?

8:23 am

Jen

TY kateq! Wouldn't have thought that would be allowed, considering some of the more common words that aren't.

8:24 am

Jen

im6 is the adj form of the im5:A compound derived from ammonia and containing the bivalent NH group combined with a bivalent acid group or two monovalent acid groups

8:25 am

Kateq

TY Jen!

8:29 am

MarqueeMarc

Jen! I can't get the adj form!

8:32 am

scribble

haz1558, Thanks! I would have never known that.

8:32 am

Jen

Marc, this is convoluted, but here goes: frosting on a cake is also called this; take the 1st 2 letters and that makes the im word an adj.

8:33 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, scribble.

8:35 am

MarqueeMarc

Jen! Now I feel stupid coz I'm even more lost!

8:37 am

Haz1558

The ending is the same as Eye See or Intensive Care

8:37 am

Jen

Marc, take the im5, drop the last vowel. Take the 1st 2 letters of frosting (or alt. those frosen things you put in a drink) and tack them on to the end of the word.

8:39 am

hurshy

i will repeat my quote from the wee hours since hardly anyone was there to see it:

"i thought you said she was dead"
"that was her sister, the wicked witch of the east. this is the wicked witch of the west, and she's worse than the other one was."

8:39 am

MarqueeMarc

That did it Jen! Smooches!

8:40 am

Jen

Any time Marc! :)

8:41 am

Uneaixoise

off to Red Cross to donate platelets--later!

8:43 am

hurshy

no? is this a non-metaphor crowd?

8:44 am

Jen

71 words left. I'm off to the gym. TTFN! :)

8:44 am

smithchick

This part of the crowd is sleep-deprived...thereby rendering it slow and stupid! Morning!

8:44 am

smithchick

Hi and bye, Jen.

8:45 am

hurshy

well maybe that is my issue as well, smith!

8:50 am

hurshy

ok, it must be me. i'm jonah. i've been going list-less and my hubris has angered God. throw me overboard and the storm will abate.

8:50 am

smithchick

Going listless is a good thing! Don't go overboard!

8:51 am

Atalante

urf. I keep getting a few more and thinking I must be nearly there. Then look at the number of words left ... and my heart sinks again ...

8:52 am

hurshy

yeah, i have found 70. this is pathetic.

8:53 am

Atalante

61 to go. 61 painful drawn out words ...

8:53 am

smithchick

I'm not lovin' the a's at all. I'd rather have re's than a's.

8:54 am

smithchick

I've got 69 to go.

8:54 am

Atalante

think I agree there, smithchick. and re's rather than j's

8:54 am

Atalante

yesterday we nearly had murder, today I keep wanting morgue

8:55 am

hurshy

the e's are most inconveniently placed today.

8:55 am

Atalante

ooooooo there's a pretty J6

8:56 am

hurshy

*jealous*

8:56 am

Atalante

no, that's a J7 :P

8:56 am

smithchick

Is it jo6/36? I'm list-less too and I'm missing one j.

8:56 am

hurshy

oh, you can spell that with no e? ok.

8:56 am

hurshy

plllt, atalante :)

8:57 am

Atalante

apparently you can!

8:57 am

hurshy

i think she meant ja6

8:57 am

Haz1558

ja6/36

8:57 am

Atalante

ja6/36

8:58 am

Atalante

lol got the message yet, smithchick. its a ja6/36 - in case you hadnt noticed!

8:58 am

smithchick

Oh, there are two j6/36's. One ja and one jo... Good to know. I'll start searching for that ja6.

8:59 am

hurshy

thanks to you guys, now i am only missing one j! and it's not a 6 i guess!

9:00 am

Jacula

Hello. The jo6/36 sounds like comedienne Ms. Brand driving her car through a shop window.:)

9:00 am

hurshy

GOT it!

9:00 am

smithchick

So this ja6 can be spelled with or without an e?

9:00 am

hurshy

yes smith - i saw it ages ago but didn't think it would work without an e at the end

9:01 am

smithchick

Hi, Jacula!

9:02 am

smithchick

Got it! Thanks, all! Makes me think of fragrant rice.

9:03 am

Ouwachita

DONE...anyone need a clue??

9:03 am

hurshy

:)

9:04 am

smithchick

Well, people are always telling me to get a clue, so I guess I must need one! :)

9:04 am

smithchick

Congrats, OU!!!!!!!!!!!

9:05 am

hurshy

oh yes, congrats!

9:06 am

Ouwachita

people keep telling me to get a LIFE...

9:07 am

smithchick

LOL, OU!! I just finally saw the dancing california fruit. DUH!

9:08 am

Ouwachita

smithchick...well, being from AR...that makes sense...LOL

9:08 am

Angelsong

missing an am5/14, I

9:08 am

smithchick

Yeah, we don't have those here, ours only sing. They don't dance.

9:09 am

Ouwachita

angel...change the final letter of the one you do have

9:09 am

Angelsong

missing an am5/14. I think it's after the a +computer accessories.

9:09 am

Ouwachita

we cant expect much from people from AR...after all, you elected Bill Clinton

9:11 am

smithchick

Hey, that wasn't me!!! Ewww... People tell me I look like Monica Lewinski a lot and I just cringe. Bleck...

9:11 am

bluephlox

let's not get personal/political

9:11 am

smithchick

See, I can't read your profile and see where you are from so I must ask. Where are you from?

9:12 am

Ouwachita

LOL smithchick

9:12 am

Ouwachita

guy from the great state of Pennsylvania

9:12 am

smithchick

I need to be able to think up an appropriate geographical/regional slam.

9:13 am

smithchick

Oh, I've been reading a bunch of Lisa Scottoline books that are set in Philly. Sounds like an interesting place.

9:13 am

smithchick

However, I'm fresh out of Pennsylvania slander.

9:14 am

Ouwachita

did you know the toothbrush was invented in Pennsylvania...anywhere else it would have been called the teethbrush...LOL

9:14 am

EasternBlue

*whispers to smith...*
think pretzels...

9:15 am

ShadowHyrst

I spent a weelk there [Philly] one day

9:15 am

smithchick

Too funny... There are people in my house (little people) who just have a passing acquaintance with that invention. As their dentist will attest.

9:16 am

smithchick

Cute baby, Shadow!
Eastern, I'm still clueless. Maybe it's the sleep deprivation, and maybe it's just ignorance.

9:16 am

gramma

Hello again. I'm over the mountain w/my little sicko grandbaby. I'll be in and out w/out much fanfare. Hey easternblue, nice icon!

9:17 am

EasternBlue

gramma - an excellent choice!!

9:17 am

smithchick

Hi, gramma... Hope the grandbaby feels better soon.

9:17 am

smithchick

I almost picked that one too!

9:18 am

gramma

TY I'm sure she will.

9:19 am

smithchick

Have I mentioned that I despise the a's?

9:21 am

ch1212

Morning all -- can only babble for a few minutes this morning before I have to go to work :( On the other hand, I really love my job, so I guess it evens out. Happy Shel Silverstein day!

9:21 am

smithchick

Hey OU, what are the eigts? I've got two...ha and ma.

9:21 am

smithchick

Hey, ch1212!

9:21 am

Haz1558

There's also in 8/50

9:22 am

gramma

smithchick, do you want to share and give us some clues for those? please?

9:22 am

smithchick

TY, Haz!

9:22 am

ShadowHyrst

clue on the ec?

9:23 am

gramma

smithchick, I actually have the ma.

9:23 am

Haz1558

ec - Murder of the environment

9:23 am

gramma

Shadowhyrst, kill the enviroment.

9:24 am

ch1212

shadowhyrst, an earlier clue said "think earth murder" .... I would add, pesti****

9:24 am

Haz1558

ha8/60 - two words combine to make a female servant, plural for the 9

9:24 am

gramma

Haz, tyvm.

9:24 am

smithchick

The ha and it's plural- compound word. ha4/6 + ma4/6. Brings to mind servants of nobility.

9:25 am

ShadowHyrst

Haz1558; muchoa danka

9:25 am

smithchick

I'm a little slow today.

9:26 am

ShadowHyrst

ty, 2, gramma

9:26 am

ch1212

another ha clue is the book/movie "The Ha******'* Tale"

9:27 am

Haz1558

Glad to help.

9:28 am

Angelsong

still missing the second am5/14....help?

9:28 am

Haz1558

Try using a different vowel on the end (am5/14)

9:28 am

smithchick

If you have the am4/6 (in the center of), you add a vowel to it and add the plural to it.

9:28 am

bunnyvicious

Angel, is it the one after a + rodent? Change the last vowel to the third vowel.

9:29 am

hurshy

i forgot to update my icon before! refresh.

9:29 am

gramma

AM5/14 a central spot

9:29 am

smithchick

Very nice, hurshy! Hello, bunny!

9:30 am

gramma

BBL

9:30 am

hurshy

it's unfortunately hard to read...

9:30 am

bunnyvicious

Hello, I've been lurking. These a's are killing me!

9:30 am

evanonut

smith gramma hushy bunny, any i missed....hello

9:31 am

ch1212

What does it say, hurshy?

9:31 am

hurshy

hi nut, hi bunny. everything is killing me.

9:31 am

smithchick

Hey, evano!

9:31 am

evanonut

yeah, c's are pretty tough

9:32 am

smithchick

Bye gramma... I'm trying to wean myself off exclamation points again.

9:33 am

smithchick

I haven't gotten either of the second row c's. I need one more on top.

9:33 am

hurshy

it says "sarah cynthia sylvia stout would not take the garbage out" and that's a big pile of garbage on the left

9:34 am

evanonut

i much prefer, " there's a polar bear in the frigidair, he likes it cause its cold in there."

9:34 am

smithchick

Sarah must be related to my children! Actually, my son did take the garbage out this morning.

9:34 am

ch1212

!! Lol hurshy. Okay all -- I must off to work -- BBL

9:34 am

hurshy

i always liked "it's hot"

9:34 am

smithchick

See ya, Ch...

9:35 am

evanonut

its hot? i'm hot! ha

9:36 am

bunnyvicious

WHat is the theme today? I haven't been keeping up with them. I barely have time to sneak in here and work the grid...

9:36 am

evanonut

bunny, shel silverstein

9:36 am

smithchick

Shel Silverstein

9:37 am

hurshy

shel silverstein

9:37 am

EasternBlue

I still remember this from 2nd grade:

If you ever, ever, ever, ever, ever
If you ever, ever, ever meet a whale.
You must never, ever, ever, ever, ever
You must never, ever, ever touch it's tail
For if you ever, ever, ever, ever, ever
If you ever, ever, ever touch it's tail
You may never, ever, ever, ever, ever
You may never ever see another whale.

The pix for it is a person inside the whale...8 )

9:37 am

bunnyvicious

Guess I'm not very worldly...children's author?

9:38 am

cliffopa

popping in while things are slow at work. anyone have a clue for the in 7/36 or in 8/50?

9:38 am

evanonut

the very one that made me love to read.

9:38 am

hurshy

it's hard to get things from the 2nd row c that couldn't come from the 1st row c...

9:38 am

evanonut

sorry cliff, just started

9:39 am

smithchick

Hi, cliffopa... Can't help you, I'm afraid. Beautiful poochie....(I would exclaim, but I'm trying to quit).

9:40 am

hurshy

me hoping someone can answer cliffopa so that we can all get these lovely words. but now that i know they exist, maybe i will see them!

9:40 am

evanonut

why aren't you exclaiming

9:40 am

bunnyvicious

Why are you qutting? I'm guilty of over use as well!!!!!!!!!!!

9:40 am

cliffopa

i'm working backwards on the words today. thought it might help. i was wrong.

9:40 am

EasternBlue

alright...I have 0 words entered & before I'm tempted & neglect work...I bid you adieu!!

((HUGS))

Catch you later!!

9:40 am

macuser

in7/36
take the in5/12 minus the final vowel and add the initials of the government agency known for spying

9:41 am

hurshy

bye auntie!

9:41 am

macuser

plural for the 8

9:41 am

snowyowl

Hi all - just poppin in as I am supposed to be typing up the results of our Guiding Fun Day last Saturday! It was a great success and we had 139 children there, far more than last year, so I'm very pleased.
Bunny- ti keep up with the themes I found Babblers profile and added it to my favourites, its always to hand then. BTW this is a horrible grid!

9:41 am

hurshy

mac to the rescue!

9:41 am

smithchick

Hello macuser and snowy...

9:42 am

macuser

Hi smith :)

9:42 am

macuser

Hi hurshy... how are you?

9:42 am

cliffopa

ty macuser!

9:42 am

bunnyvicious

Snowy, sounds like fun, glad it went well!!

9:42 am

hurshy

i'm fine, thank you mac :) seeing you has just reminded me to go take my pill - brb

9:42 am

snowyowl

Hi macuser!

9:43 am

smithchick

Sorry, phone call. I overuse them drastically. I was reading the log earlier, and no one else was exclaiming and I felt ashamed.

9:43 am

bunnyvicious

Hehe, EB used a word!!

9:43 am

macuser

You're welcome, cliff :)
and LOL @ hurshy

9:44 am

kimberblue

The theme is so funny today-
I was taking my son to school and it is pouring rain here- And I told him I had a funny poem for him.
lazy
lazy
lazy
Jane
She wants a drink of water
so she waits
and waits
and waits
and waits
and waits
for it to rain.

And I get here and what do I see? :)
I'm off to check out the stats-

9:44 am

hurshy

well mac it is only bc you reminded me on saturday :)

9:44 am

Jera

hey everyone... glad to see some more theme icons... I like to participate but the only one I could think of was smithchick's...

Plus it's National Tartan Day!

9:44 am

snowyowl

It was really good fun -we had 8 activities based around festivals so we had lots of craft & games & dancing. The children seemed to enjoy it anyway. It was a very wide age gap ages 5-15

9:45 am

Jera

Hmmm... how many foreign good-bye are there in the grid today??

9:45 am

macuser

Hi snowy :)

9:45 am

bunnyvicious

I'm always looking for thigs to take the kids too, it's such a small town, we usually have to opt for the park. Wish we had more activities like that here. Just aroung Halloween and Christmas.

9:46 am

hurshy

oh, hey, i passed the halfway mark without even noticing!

9:46 am

snowyowl

Hi kimberblue & Jera
smithchick I am an unashamed exclaimer - Welsh accents make your voice lift at the end of a sentence -we are always exclaiming or asking questions!

9:47 am

FMitch

Jera - there are 2, 1 French and 1 Spanish!!

9:48 am

hurshy

let's all start exclaiming so smithchick doesn't feel ashamed anymore!!!!!!!! what a terrible grid this is!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9:48 am

bunnyvicious

Hey, Angel changed her page again. I like it.

9:48 am

Jera

Plus yesterday was Italian... good old enable dictionary...

9:48 am

evanonut

oh, exclaiming!!!!! how exciting!!!!!!

9:48 am

snowyowl

Well as I know you have absolutely loads of spare time bunny perhaps you should start a group! LOL
Seriously do you have Girl Scouts or their younger equivalents near you?

9:49 am

Jera

*Doesn't exclaim much... prefers dot dot dots...

9:49 am

Atalante

use both .....!!!

9:49 am

hurshy

i need 21 MORE A's?!?!?!

9:49 am

smithchick

LOL, Hurshy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!! I like dots too...

9:49 am

Jera

I am not doing well today... crippling headaches slow me down...

9:50 am

smithchick

Hurshy is shaking it up with some question marks thrown in too!

9:50 am

hurshy

oh, jera, i'm so sorry. migraines? do you have a prescription to help?

9:50 am

bunnyvicious

The problem I have with paying for them to join in group activities is that I have four girls and the boy. The price is pretty hefty to let them all join a club!

9:51 am

72 Temple Owl

hi everyone! : )

9:51 am

smithchick

I'm sorry you feel bad, Jera. Still recovering from the mall?

9:51 am

hurshy

hi to

9:51 am

bunnyvicious

Hi TO

9:51 am

FMitch

Hey bunny - you should set up yr own club and get other children to join and then they would have to pay you!!!

9:51 am

bunnyvicious

!!!

9:51 am

macuser

Hi temple :)

9:52 am

smithchick

Hey, TO!

9:52 am

evanonut

going for a walk, try to work out this leg cramp

9:52 am

bunnyvicious

Good idea, we can call it "let's keep Brandy's house clean club"!

9:52 am

Jera

I'm very tired plus congested from allergies, which make my shunt not drain well... similar to migraine, but not much to do chemically without going narcotic... I don't feel comfortable doing that in charge of a littlie alone.

9:52 am

bunnyvicious

Figure I'll just have four more kids and start a baseball team...

9:53 am

hurshy

(((((((((((JERA)))))))))))))

9:53 am

Jacula

I've promised myself a break once I find 100 words - 2 to go...

9:53 am

smithchick

LOL, Bunny! I don't know if entertaining them is worth all that!

9:53 am

72 Temple Owl

bye, nut!

9:54 am

smithchick

see ya, evanonut...

9:54 am

Jera

Thanks, hurshy... that helps!

9:54 am

snowyowl

Was just going to say the same thing Fmitch! You could also ask if there would be a reduction for a job lot! This fun day we did ' send one - get one half price'

9:54 am

Jacula

...1 to go.

9:54 am

leighprefect

any help with the aa 5?

9:54 am

hurshy

oh, bunny, that reminds me of a joke, which i think might be a true story. one season notre dame was doing very badly. after a bad loss, as the fans were leaving the stadium, a voice came over the PA system saying, "would the woman who left 11 small children on the field please come collect them? they're beating notre dame 21-0."

9:55 am

Jera

past tense sigh, leigh

9:55 am

smithchick

You will have breathed a sigh or relief when you find it.

9:55 am

Jacula

Leigh - the 'aa' - 'The ladies ooh** and aa*** over the new baby'.

9:55 am

snowyowl

Hi TO - bye Evanonut

9:56 am

snowyowl

I have far too much fun here chatting! I am turning into the worlds finest excuse maker! See you all later hope.

9:56 am

bunnyvicious

Bye Eva

9:56 am

leighprefect

ty jac. thought i tried that.

9:57 am

smithchick

Bye snowy...

9:58 am

Jacula

100! Break time. BBL. x

9:58 am

Jera

Bye, snowy!

9:58 am

smithchick

Any brilliant o clues? I've only got two of the little buggers. or4 and os4

9:58 am

bunnyvicious

This grid was AWFUL!!

9:59 am

bunnyvicious

Bye Snowy

9:59 am

smithchick

Was? Are you done, bunny?

9:59 am

FMitch

was ..was ! does that mean you have finished bunny???

9:59 am

Haz1558

oi 5/12 - add first part of 'journal'

9:59 am

bunnyvicious

os 5/14 - os + rodent minus "e"

9:59 am

Grim-Bigyen

mi - 6 - 24 , please help.

10:00 am

bunnyvicious

Yeah, but I had a restless night, puttered around in the a.m....

10:00 am

smithchick

Bless you haz and bunny!!

10:00 am

Haz1558

os5/14 - usually preceded by c to refer to heavenly goings on

10:00 am

smithchick

YAY, bunny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

10:00 am

bunnyvicious

mi 6/24 - abbreviation for center + what you breathe

10:00 am

Haz1558

mi6/24 - one of these collisions would be fatal for two planes

10:01 am

FMitch

WTG!!!!!!!!!!

10:01 am

Grim-Bigyen

thanks

10:01 am

hurshy

yay haz and bunny, this is great!!! all my o's just like that!

10:04 am

Atalante

45 to go. this is torture

10:04 am

bunnyvicious

...and there aren't very many big ones either! I completely agree!

10:05 am

Angelsong

the c in the second row is for ce's.

10:05 am

bunnyvicious

plural the ce 4/6

10:05 am

smithchick

TY, Angel!!! I still don't have either one.

10:06 am

bunnyvicious

ce 4/6 - ce + you roll **ce at the table

10:06 am

bunnyvicious

...and then plural

10:07 am

smithchick

Yay! Got those...Only need one more c and a billion a's, s's, etc.

10:08 am

Angelsong

finished the a's! all 50 trajillion of 'em.

10:08 am

bunnyvicious

so 8/55 - starts with the so 4/5 (carbonated beverage) + abb for center + 2nd vowel
Took me forever to get that one!!!!

10:09 am

smithchick

Wooho, Way to go, angel. I need 8 more a's.

10:10 am

smithchick

That would have taken me forever too, bunny. Thanks!

10:11 am

kimberblue

anyone have the ec/7? please

10:12 am

bunnyvicious

ec 7 - death to environment

10:12 am

smithchick

Killing the environment is the clue that I've seen for that.

10:14 am

kimberblue

got it- thanks- I would have never thought of that!

10:14 am

macuser

Taking a bit of a break to tend to some business... laters :)

10:15 am

bunnyvicious

Bye Mac

10:15 am

smithchick

Bye, mac.

10:16 am

Grim-Bigyen

de - 5 - 16 ?.
it's another I know will staring me in the face, but.

10:16 am

sha

afternoon everyone

10:17 am

Angelsong

first da6? and is the 7 following a plural?

10:17 am

bunnyvicious

de 5/16 - another word for 2

10:19 am

bunnyvicious

da 6/24 - def. A feudal lord of Japan who was a large landowner...or... da + You *** for the center of the target + 3rd and 2nd vowel, then plural

10:19 am

evanonut

well, walking sorted that cramp right out!

10:19 am

bunnyvicious

Hi sha

10:19 am

Praes

if you are playing poker and your hole cards are 2's, you have pocket de.....

10:20 am

smithchick

HI sha and praes...glad to hear the cramp is gone, evanonut

10:20 am

Grim-Bigyen

the poker did the trick, thanks a lot

10:20 am

ShadowHyrst

Praes, your an ace

10:21 am

evanonut

thanks smith!!!!! wish you would have sounded excited!!!!!!

10:21 am

smithchick

ROFL, nut!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!

10:22 am

FMitch

smith, you gotta go back to using the !!!!!, it's just not the same!!!!! :)

10:22 am

evanonut

yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10:22 am

smithchick

Well, I was going to go take a break but with all of these fabulous d clues, I guess I'd better stick around!

10:22 am

smithchick

Well, if you insist!!!!!!!

10:23 am

hurshy

yeah, keep the clues coming! i need a couple more 7's and a lot more A's and and and...

10:23 am

Angelsong

da7?

10:23 am

smithchick

Why isn't that t next to that s?

10:24 am

bunnyvicious

Angel, did you get the six? Plural for 7.

10:25 am

Angelsong

I don't have the right da6 yet...

10:25 am

Praes

Hello all..
i've been lurking dis morning. Switching back and forth from here and work.

BTW icon them?

10:25 am

evanonut

shel silverstein

10:26 am

smithchick

shel silverstein... I did have it properly capitalized, but nobody else did so I figured I wasn't supposed to.

10:26 am

Haz1558

d plus Artificial Insemination plus spanish 'my' and plural for the 7

10:26 am

bunnyvicious

di 7 - starts like and expensive gem, ****ond, the add the to kill ending from the ec
di 6/24 - spell just like the one above it with the exception of the last letter
di 7/36 - plural 6/24

10:27 am

kimberblue

I got the da/6 finally
it is the 3rd and 4th vowels though if you are using the clues

10:27 am

bunnyvicious

Well shart, sorry. My brain is in slow mo today...

10:31 am

Praes

who shel ?

10:31 am

hurshy

bunny, this is great - but i don't have the one "above it", i think :)

10:32 am

kimberblue

got em- thanks bunny :)

10:32 am

bunnyvicious

The "one above it" is the first di 7.

10:32 am

evanonut

praes, popular childrens poet

10:33 am

bookgrrl

any clues for the oi?

10:33 am

bunnyvicious

Or do expensive gem, di**ond + opp of out, then plural for the 6&7 combo.

10:33 am

Praes

a poet?
cool...
Gotta love 'em

10:33 am

hurshy

oh i get it now! i thought you meant just cut off the e, and that didn't work

10:34 am

kimberblue

the one above is the first di/7
for the second di/7 change the last letter

10:34 am

72 Temple Owl

ok - i have the di 6 & its plura; 7/36.., but am coming up blank for the one with the killing ending....help please?

10:34 am

hurshy

yay, that's all the 7's for me!

10:35 am

kimberblue

wait, my clue didnt work

10:35 am

bunnyvicious

oi 5/12 - def. A thin-walled spore produced by fragmentation in certain filamentous fungi...oi + the first three letters of that gem

10:36 am

mklein

oi + day in spanish

10:36 am

kimberblue

actually it did- I am done talking till I finish my cofee

10:36 am

bookgrrl

ty for the oi clues--got it!

10:36 am

bunnyvicious

LOL

10:37 am

bunnyvicious

TO, if you have the 6, take off the last letter and rhyme it with "hi** and seek"

10:42 am

bunnyvicious

Love to stay and confuse everyone some more, but, house needs a scrubbin'.

10:43 am

smithchick

Bye bunny!!!! Thanks for all the clues!!!!!!!!

10:44 am

hurshy

how many in's are there?

10:44 am

bunnyvicious

Bye, see ya tomorrow!!!!!!!

10:44 am

bunnyvicious

4

10:46 am

smithchick

I've got 23 more. I think I'm going to break out the list after I find three more. There are too darn many am's and im's.

10:46 am

72 Temple Owl

bye, bunny!

10:47 am

hurshy

smith, i bow to your greatness. i have 54 to go and if i can get to 20 without the list it will be a miracle.

10:47 am

Angelsong

last da5/12 and 6/21?

10:48 am

FMitch

smith - the am's are a nightmare am working on them now. I have hit the list and the finish line is in sight.

10:48 am

Haz1558

da5/12 - Mr Quayle followed by two vowels, and then a plural

10:48 am

smithchick

It makes me think of Hawaii Five O... Book em' ****
Add an extra vowel in there before the round one.

10:52 am

smithchick

I lied. I'm getting the list now. I can't find three more words.

10:53 am

Angelsong

any simple clues for di 7/40? I'm about to have to sign in for work....not much time.

10:54 am

Haz1558

di7/40 - first four letters as in precious stone, last three letters, similar to poetry form but change the first vowel from o.

10:55 am

hurshy

*whimper whimper*

10:57 am

evanonut

* presses glass of whisky into hurshy's hand *, here, this always helps me.

10:57 am

hurshy

i need my head LESS fuzzy, not more, nut! :)

10:58 am

smithchick

LOL! Does anyone have a clue for the sa6? I didn't get the fish one from the log.

10:58 am

evanonut

* winks * - it's magic whisky

10:59 am

hurshy

ok, i'll try it, but if i get a beanstalk growing out of me i'm blaming you!

11:00 am

Haz1558

sa 6 - add an anagram of mini

11:00 am

smithchick

Okay, I just monkeyed it. Never mind.

11:00 am

evanonut

no bean stalks

11:00 am

hurshy

well i needed it too apparently so thanks haz!

11:00 am

stidmama

morning/afternoon/evening all! just got logged in.

11:01 am

FMitch

Haz are you done?
Can I have a clue for the last an6/21 please.

11:01 am

Angelsong

second di6/24?

11:01 am

Haz1558

If you value your sanity, Stidmama, you'll log off again.

11:01 am

stidmama

sanity? definition, please!

11:01 am

evanonut

phsssss...only if your anal about finishing

11:01 am

hurshy

hi stidmama, it's as awful as yesterday, if not more so

11:02 am

72 Temple Owl

lol! haz, smith- saw that clue and i kept looking for a variant of "sardine"

11:02 am

Haz1558

Yes, I've done - the last an6 relates to the an4/4 (add the almost frozen water)

11:02 am

FMitch

LOL. Stid - step away from the grid. You have been warned :))

11:02 am

Angelsong

((Stidmama)) how's your day?

11:02 am

smithchick

I was going for salmon...

11:02 am

stidmama

oh dear, but I started at the flip and already have 22 words. I'm stuck now, unless I want to mess up my average (which is not perfect, but ...) :-)

11:02 am

72 Temple Owl

then u got it right!!!

11:03 am

smithchick

Hey stid... Congrats, Haz!!!!!!!!!!

11:03 am

Haz1558

Your sanity is more important.

11:03 am

hurshy

this is great, with clues and monkeying i now have only 8 A's to go (besides all these other words...)

11:03 am

movieman

Hello, everyone!!!!!!!

11:04 am

Haz1558

Thank you - of course you realise that I used the list so all my clues are contaminated for the listless people.

11:04 am

stidmama

so far, my day is going well, but i only just got out of bed! one dog already has a scrape under its eye, and the teenager had allowed himself to run out of clothes -- which he didn't tell us until five minutes before he needed to leave for school! so -- so far, so good!

11:04 am

smithchick

Well, I'm no longer among the listless.

11:04 am

72 Temple Owl

ciao, movieman!

11:04 am

stidmama

YAY Haz!

11:04 am

hurshy

it's ok haz, our listlessness has been demoralized by these 2, we don't care how we get the words anymore

11:05 am

smithchick

Hey movieman... Long time no see!

11:05 am

Haz1558

Hello movieman. Note the lack of exclamation marks. I'm too tired to be enthusiastic.

11:05 am

FMitch

%@%"+%"+ Fireworks for Haz %"+%"+%@%

11:05 am

Angelsong

second di6/24?

11:05 am

stidmama

hi movieman!

11:05 am

72 Temple Owl

yay haz! *tosses confetti*

11:05 am

movieman

I really cannot believe that there's so many words beginning with vowels in today's grid (56 by my count)......

*SIGH*

11:06 am

Haz1558

di6/24 - either charm or take gun away

11:06 am

FMitch

Haz, now don't you start an !!!!! embargo!!!!!

11:07 am

hurshy

i still have 43 to go... but on the bright side, only 4 of them are 6's

11:08 am

Haz1558

No, don't worry, I don't mind others showering them about. Although I have to say that my realisation that Enid Blyton used far too many !!!! was the day I started to grow up...

11:08 am

Mary

ji4/10 please?

11:08 am

72 Temple Owl

how about a letter list for the 9 and the 8's?

11:09 am

hurshy

ha8
ha9
in8
ma8
so8

11:09 am

FMitch

Phew, thanks for the last clue Haz.

Glad to say I am done. One of the harder grids for quite a long time.

11:09 am

72 Temple Owl

thanks ! : )

11:09 am

Haz1558

ji 4/10 - j*** is to j as organ is to organ***.

11:10 am

smithchick

WooHoo, FMitch!!!!!!!!!!!!

11:10 am

72 Temple Owl

yay fmitch! *streamers are thrown*

11:10 am

stidmama

YAY FMitch!

11:10 am

cliffopa

yipee! lunchbreak! only 50 to go!

11:10 am

Haz1558

Congratulations, FMItch! (See, I use them sparingly)

11:12 am

hurshy

i need one more n - i have low point, and two 4's with two of the same vowel in each of them. what else?

11:12 am

FMitch

LOL thanks all.
Can go into clue mode now rather than hitting head against wall looking for totally hidden word mode.

11:12 am

stidmama

hi cliffopa! I've got almost 30... :-) looking like a long day!

11:12 am

movieman

Howsabout some cluez and/or definitions for the 8s & the 9.....

11:12 am

hurshy

nvm - ANOTHER with 2 the same vowel, wowee

11:13 am

Angelsong

in7 and in 8?

11:13 am

hurshy

the ha8 and 9 are real - compound - you'll enjoy finding them :)

11:13 am

Haz1558

Three of the n 4s have the same vowels in them. Have you got the ni (Latin, unless)

11:14 am

cliffopa

hi stidmama :) i started around 6 this am and got 2 hrs worth of searching in. i have plans tonite so am trying to finish this afternoon.

11:14 am

stidmama

wow, suddenly up to 37! keep the cluse coming!

11:14 am

evanonut

cliff - were you up at 6 on purpose?

11:15 am

Haz1558

in 7/36 puts ca into a continent.
in 8 is the plural

11:15 am

cliffopa

ev - hubby gets up at 5, i couldn't fall back asleep after he got up. (he's veerrrryyy noisy)

11:15 am

smithchick

LOL, nut!

11:15 am

movieman

Hursh - can't you give a better clue than that for the ha8 & 9.....

11:16 am

stidmama

6 am is almost indecent... especially during allergy season. my eyes won't even unswell until I get my morning antihistamine in me!

11:16 am

Haz1558

Correction ci into a continent

11:16 am

hurshy

haz means ci, not ca

11:16 am

evanonut

oh the advantages of hubbies on disability - they don't rise before you!

11:16 am

Tigereye

Its a country not a continent

11:16 am

hurshy

when mary was told she would be impregnated by the holy spirit, she said, "behold, i am the ha8 of the Lord, let it be to me as you have spoken"

11:17 am

evanonut

stid, on a workday, i'm up at 4:30

11:17 am

caitlyn

Hi all...can you keep the noise down please,Im suffering after celebrating my wedding anniversary last night !!!!!!!!!

11:17 am

cliffopa

actually my husband is on disability. he is recovering from 3 surgeries in past 6 mo's and 48 radiation treatments. he is just a psycho about getting up early, even if he is just going out to get coffee.

11:17 am

Haz1558

Country, not a continent - I told you I was tired.

11:17 am

FMitch

h8 = h4 /6+ m4/6

11:17 am

movieman

Thanx, hursh.....

11:18 am

stidmama

yes, but -- part of your name *is* nut!

actually, i would be a morning person if my darling Tom were -- but I stay up late with him and then spend most of the morning groggy...

11:18 am

hurshy

is there an io?

11:18 am

stidmama

caitlyn -- how long married? can we celebrate too if we're quiet?

11:18 am

Tigereye

Io6/24 don't know what it is though

11:18 am

evanonut

cliff, all the agony and none of the advantage - i'm sorry to hear that. hubbynut swears he gets up after i leave, but i don't believe him.

11:19 am

stidmama

Haz, I got the in's thanx!

11:19 am

smithchick

Hello caitlyn and tigereye!

11:19 am

Haz1558

io6/24 - sounds like a religion worshipping vowels

11:20 am

hurshy

ty tigereye, that greyed that box for me!

11:20 am

caitlyn

Stid 37 years !! I have some champagne for any takers !!

11:20 am

cliffopa

i never thought i'd say this, but i'm my hubby still wakes up. almost lost him but now has good prognosis for long life.

11:20 am

Playwoman

Morning, All. Whats the word count today?

11:20 am

hurshy

168 horrible words

11:20 am

Haz1558

168

11:21 am

evanonut

congrats cliff on the prognosis - i'm still waiting for them to give us that one!

11:21 am

hurshy

thanks for reminding us to count our blessings, cliffopa :)

11:21 am

caitlyn

Amen to that

11:21 am

72 Temple Owl

haz - LOL - got it!

11:21 am

stidmama

congratulations caitlyn! let's see - 37 years ago, my brother had just turned 1... so I was almost three... I think we had just moved to Washington state for the first time!

11:22 am

inge

Thanks for the continent/country clue. What does it mean when you speak of grey boxes getting filled in?

11:22 am

Angelsong

down to only 37 words to go. time for work...thanks for the help, everyone.

11:22 am

hurshy

37 years ago, my dad was about to start high school

11:22 am

caitlyn

Thanks stid(now i feel old )LOL

11:23 am

evanonut

inge, you got your little girl

11:23 am

stidmama

cliffopa, I am so glad he wakes you up!

11:23 am

Tigereye

37 years ago i was -19

11:23 am

stidmama

later angelsong!

11:23 am

evanonut

37 years ago my parents weren't even dating

11:24 am

FMitch

Inge - you have paid for pro status, where it says My Words, just to the right of the top of the grid, in blue it says filp to stats - click on that.......

11:24 am

caitlyn

You rotten lot !!!! I was a child bride !LOL

11:24 am

inge

Yes I finally got her. You were right, I should check the post profile box, but i missed the last instruction to update.

11:24 am

Angelsong

Stidmama...you still working on the css for the resource page?

11:25 am

smithchick

Bye, angelsong!

11:25 am

stidmama

actually, 37 years doesn't seem like such a long time to me -- my family is long-lived, and my mother's parents almost made it to 60 years married... still -- it's twice as many years as i've been married!

11:25 am

evanonut

well, okay, i dunno, they could have dated, but they were too young for hanky pnaky

11:25 am

inge

Wow! Had I known of that stats page I would have joined earlier!!!!

11:25 am

stidmama

Angelsong, I had to take a break, but when I hit 50 words on the grid, I was going to try again.

11:26 am

Jacula

37 years ago I was 12 and my boyfriend was just newborn.

11:27 am

evanonut

jac - you cradle robber!

11:27 am

Grim-Bigyen

Anybody ---- help.
AM - 6 - 27
PLEASE.

11:27 am

FMitch

or (in my case) the other way around, I was 9 and my boyfriend was 28.

11:27 am

caitlyn

Jacula if you read my profile you will see i wasnt much older than that

11:27 am

smithchick

Any clues for ah6?

11:29 am

Haz1558

ah - begins and ends with the same letter. In between a homonym of hymns

11:29 am

lshult

ah6=a + oppersit of hers + 1st vowel

11:29 am

Jacula

Caitlyn - congrats! Had my marriage lasted it would have been 29 years last month.

Nut - I haven't been near any cradle. LOL. He's 37 now.

11:30 am

caitlyn

Thanks jacula

11:31 am

stidmama

now I'm curious, too: am 6/27?

11:31 am

Grim-Bigyen

AM 6 27 ?

11:31 am

lshult

also need am7/27?

11:32 am

Haz1558

am 6 - to am4/6 add almost frozen water

11:32 am

smithchick

Thanks, haz and lshult! Never ever would have gotten that even with the list.

11:33 am

Haz1558

Glad to help.

11:33 am

smithchick

Two d5's left.

11:34 am

stidmama

well, that's 50 words for me, off to battle css again... :-)

11:34 am

Jacula

Haz - thanks for the ah6. That's a new word to me.

11:34 am

FMitch

see ya later stid

11:35 am

caitlyn

Bye stid

11:35 am

Haz1558

It's bizarre looking, isn't it?

11:35 am

inge

Since we are doing am's, how about the second am 5/14?

11:35 am

Grim-Bigyen

got am 6 from your clue hazel.
tar a lot

11:35 am

smithchick

Bye stid!

11:36 am

Haz1558

The seconbd am5/14 differs only in the last vowel from the first.

11:36 am

smithchick

Older comedic actor Don Am**** only spelled differently. A different vowel ending from the one right before it.

11:36 am

Deutsch

Howdy everyone!

11:37 am

FMitch

you are firing those cluse out thick and fast this afternoon Haz. WTG

11:37 am

caitlyn

Hi Deutsch

11:37 am

Haz1558

Deutsch - hello! You always sound so cheerful.

11:37 am

smithchick

Hey, Deutsch... I have 0 words left to find. I'm now breathing a huge sigh of relief and doneness!

11:38 am

Jacula

Hi Deutsch.:)

11:38 am

caitlyn

Well done smithchick!!!

11:38 am

smithchick

Haz, as usual your assistance was invaluable!

11:39 am

smithchick

Thanks, caitlyn!

11:39 am

Deutsch

thanks, Haz! Smith, I'm almost finished I have one... found. LOL. I'm just getting started

11:39 am

Jacula

*~*~*~*~FIREWORKS FOR SMITHCHICK*~*~*~*~*

11:39 am

Haz1558

I'm glad I was able to help, smithchick. Even though I used the list.....

11:40 am

evanonut

haz - doesn't make your help any less valuable or praiseworthy

11:40 am

Haz1558

Time to go, maybe check back later!

11:41 am

chic

'nut, are you playing hooky from work today?

11:41 am

Jacula

I'm up to 131 words, listless (except for gratefully accepting Haz's clues).

11:41 am

FMitch

See you Haz, have a good evening :)

11:41 am

caitlyn

Bye Haz

11:41 am

smithchick

I use the list most of the time, but I like to try it without it first. Thanks again, haz!

11:41 am

Jacula

'Bye, Haz. Thanks for the help.

11:42 am

evanonut

chic - no - i get to work from home on thursdays, and all evenings, and weekends. in fact, anytime you see me, i'm working (isn't that shameful?)

11:42 am

Deutsch

Bye, Haz!

11:43 am

chic

Poor Baby! I have to run; I never work...off to the pool, and then get my nails done. I'll be back later....

11:43 am

evanonut

grrrrr

11:44 am

smithchick

LOL, Chic!

11:45 am

mamabear

I LOVE Runny Babbit!!!!!!!!!

11:45 am

Deutsch

chic, sounds rough, but You'll get through it! LOL

11:45 am

smithchick

Does anyone need any clues from me before I leave to fulfill my duties as a housewife?+

11:45 am

smithchick

Hi, mamabear!

11:46 am

caitlyn

Hi mamabear

11:46 am

Deutsch

Hi Mama!

11:46 am

evanonut

mama - that pick is from my favorite poem ever...
- there's a polar bear in the frigidaire
- he likes it cause it's cold in there
- with his seat in the meat and his face in the fish

11:46 am

Jacula

Hi, Mamabear.

11:47 am

mamabear

It just seemed so "me"!!!!! That's one book of his I haven't read though!
HI to EVERYONE!!!!!

11:47 am

Angelsong

Ok, all logged in for work in another tab (I love Firefox!), and I have all of the 6's, 7's and 8's. It's going to be an awesome day!

11:48 am

mamabear

grid looks nasty - or is it me?

11:49 am

caitlyn

Its not you Mama

11:50 am

evanonut

gaaaaah, can't find my white out!

11:51 am

boreetos

there's a bear in there mamabear!

11:51 am

Deutsch

Hi boreetos!

11:53 am

boreetos

hi everybody! for fear of duplication,I've changed my icon. sorry about the mixup mama, i didn't get the memo.

11:54 am

Angelsong

oops...still need a couple of 6's. In6/21?

11:55 am

Deutsch

(taking a lunch break. back in a bit)

11:56 am

caitlyn

Angel in6/21 if you are not out you are in....

11:56 am

boreetos

bye D!

11:59 am

caitlyn

Or in +si4/5

12:03 pm

Grim-Bigyen

CR - 5 - 14 ?
Can anyone help

12:05 pm

caitlyn

Grim cr adda vowel to the cr above (A plant )

12:05 pm

Grim-Bigyen

thanks

12:06 pm

caitlyn

YW

12:06 pm

FMitch

cr5/14 pl of the cr4 above it
or the other one means to have shed tears.
orthe other is a pl of spring folwers (think saffron)

12:06 pm

FMitch

spring flowers even

12:07 pm

Merk

Has anyone had any success with the long 'ha' words? ha 8/60 and ha 9/78 I am stymied!

12:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

merk: compund words - no tricks here!

12:07 pm

Uneaixoise

ha4/6 + ma4/6

12:08 pm

wassup

worst grid ever.

12:08 pm

boreetos

gotta go, i'll be back at lunch for more Shel day!

odd don't you think that yesterday was turtles, and today is Shel? :)

12:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye boreetos! hi to all!

12:09 pm

caitlyn

Merk clue........do you want me to wait on you

12:10 pm

Merk

Thanks, right in front of my eyes. Why wasn't I thinking compound word?

12:10 pm

Uneaixoise

had to be pointed out to me too! :-)

12:10 pm

Jacula

Temple - Those teeth are scary!

12:12 pm

caitlyn

Hi Temple

12:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

the dentist did say i might want to think about braces...

12:13 pm

wassup

Hey everyone, check out Pirate & Alien in friends of babble. It's my friend's husband's comic strip.

12:16 pm

evanonut

pirate and alien - eez cute

12:17 pm

rolin

any clue for the second am 5/14 pls???

12:17 pm

wombat

Oh my GOSH wassup...Pirate and Alien is my sister's husband's comic strip! Could this be a coincidence? I think not.

12:17 pm

walnutchen

a + lots of rats!

12:18 pm

walnutchen

a+ lots of rats (change the 4th consonant)

12:18 pm

wassup

Wombat...hmmm

12:18 pm

wassup

I thought I might find you if I pimped Ty's strip! :)

12:18 pm

evanonut

small world?

12:21 pm

wombat

Addict! Your babble name is as cheesy as mine.

12:21 pm

rolin

wombat..are you an aussie?

12:21 pm

wassup

wombat. get back to work. I have to go shower and take the boy to school. I'm sure i'll see you here later. i'm totally addicted

12:22 pm

wombat

And now the entire babble world knows that you're dirty. Nice.

12:23 pm

wassup

yeah, and they know you're at work! Ha!

12:23 pm

evanonut

i've just been told that this isn't hubbynut's restaurant, and that if i don't want what he makes, i'm s.o.l. - hmph

12:24 pm

wassup

Really, i'm leaving. Good day to you all.

12:24 pm

caitlyn

Bye wassup

12:27 pm

caitlyn

Has TSM been on ? I was wondering how she is

12:29 pm

NanaC

Hi everyone! How many words today, please?

12:30 pm

hurshy

168 very irksome words

12:30 pm

caitlyn

168 words today

12:30 pm

broll

nut - I have a cute plaque that says :
Today's Menu
2 Choices
Take it
Leave it

12:33 pm

evanonut

hmpp, i'm back here slaving away, i don't even get an alternative.

12:33 pm

hurshy

slaving away at babble you mean?

12:34 pm

evanonut

hurshy, fyi, i'm working very hard, being one of many lines of defense against evil - i should be catered to...;-)

12:36 pm

hurshy

defense against evil??? what exactly are you doing, nut?

12:36 pm

kimberblue

Merk- I just found the ha/8/9

12:37 pm

kellyk

Ok. In what univese is ramada not a word?

12:37 pm

evanonut

defending the world against evil, kind of like a superhero, only i'm ALWAYS a mild mannered nut.

12:37 pm

kimberblue

ha 4/6 + ma 4/6 then plural

12:38 pm

hurshy

the non-proper-noun universe

nut - you playing a video game?

12:38 pm

Vicuna

kelly, hadn't you noticed that when you play Babble you enter another dimension into an alternate universe?

12:38 pm

evanonut

LOL - no hursh, but if you wanna work for the dod, you have to get past me first.

12:38 pm

ruthy

evening everyone
can anyone please give me the clues for the 1st and 2nd am 5/14 i have one but cant work out the other

12:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes - i have noticed that LOL!

12:39 pm

kellyk

Um. A ramada is something that shades you from the sun, not just a hotel chain. And if dais can be on the list, why not ramada? Just askin...

12:40 pm

evanonut

kelly - watch now, no word postings

12:40 pm

kellyk

Yeah, sorry about that! My righteous indignation got the best of me.

12:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

i have ja4/10
ja4/36
ji4/10 what am i missing please?

12:40 pm

hurshy

oh my, well luckily i don't want to work for the DOD, bc you know me too well already :)

12:41 pm

hurshy

sorry kelly -dont' know why not ramada then :)

12:41 pm

evanonut

te he he - we have a file on you, didn't you know?

12:41 pm

Vicuna

Oooh, I want the ja4/36!

12:41 pm

bookgrrl

my guess is that ramada isn't included because it's primarily a regional expression.

12:42 pm

hurshy

:S what's in this file, nut??? :S

12:42 pm

GreyWoulf

Hi everyone -- once again I am just passing by -- break is over in 5 mins :)

Just wanted to let folks know that Sebastian is almost sleeping through the night. He went to sleep last night and slept through till 5 AM.... aaaannndd he didn't soak through his diaper either! :D

12:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

oops - that's 6....

12:42 pm

hurshy

that's great, GW!

12:43 pm

Merk

Am I dense here? I can't find my last ad 4/5

12:43 pm

72 Temple Owl

gee woulf - i know people with three year olds who don't sleep through the night...

12:43 pm

evanonut

sounds like heaven gw

12:43 pm

kimberblue

My 5 yo does not sleep thru the nite
I think it's a myth!

12:43 pm

GreyWoulf

bookgrrl -- actually it isn't in the list because the Enable dictionary is not one of the best compiled dictionaries out there! It has its fair share of obscure regional words and expressions in it :D

12:44 pm

GreyWoulf

Temple -- I have been incredibly lucky on that score -- Kristianna was sleeping through the night by six months also :)

12:45 pm

GreyWoulf

evan -- on so many levels, it is heaven

12:45 pm

bookgrrl

thanks, grey woulf...

12:46 pm

GreyWoulf

And now I have to go back to work -- I will be back later tonight to finish -- only 144 left to find!!

Toodles and (*Hugs*) to all :)

12:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

merk: i have two ad4/5... good bye and opposite of exit...how many ad words are there?

12:46 pm

Merk

So Grey W. does that mean we skip it?

12:47 pm

Merk

Five ad words, three with five letters and two with four. I guess I have my two now.

12:48 pm

kimberblue

merk -did you see the 9 word clue I gave you?

12:50 pm

Merk

I'm missing a ad/ 5/12 word. Yes the nine letter word ... compound word. Ha ... that was the one that smacked me right across the face it was so obvious.

12:51 pm

caitlyn

Im going now catch you tomorrow happy babbling all bye

12:51 pm

Vicuna

Do you have both French and Spanish good-byes?

12:51 pm

ARB

ad 5/12 is goodbye in Spanish

12:52 pm

Merk

Yes, I do. But there is supposed to be a third ad.

12:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye, caitlyn!

12:52 pm

Merk

Then it's the other ad 5/14 I'm missing.

12:52 pm

ARB

There is one ad 5/12 and three ad 5/14 words

12:54 pm

ARB

How about the past tense of what one says when the doctor looks in your throat

12:54 pm

sonipitts

aa 5/14?

12:54 pm

Merk

Oh I used the doctor throat word for aa.

12:55 pm

hardcore

hey all!!
how meny words today?

12:55 pm

Merk

it would not work for ah.

12:55 pm

FMitch

ARB thats a good clue for the aa not ad

the last ad5 is ad + a male person.

12:55 pm

ARB

Sorry - yes that is aa. Your missing ad 5/14 is probably the guy who works on Madison Avenue

12:56 pm

Merk

aa 5/14 is the doctor throat word
I tried it for ah 5/14 ... no can do.

12:57 pm

Merk

Oh, yes he is. Those tricky corner turns throw me everytime. Thanks.

12:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

so there is an ah word?

12:57 pm

Atalante

ah6 TO

12:58 pm

FMitch

Hi TO yes there is its an ah6/24

12:58 pm

kimberblue

I don't see him- the ad/5 guy

12:59 pm

ARB

Start in the bottom row

12:59 pm

FMitch

168 words today hardcore and most of them are very buried in the grid.

1:00 pm

hardcore

thanks FMitch it looks fun

1:01 pm

Kaye

Can anyone help me on the ji one?

1:02 pm

kimberblue

thanks- found it!

1:03 pm

bookgrrl

ji = slang sex word for male orgasm

1:03 pm

ARB

Ji 4/10 I you believe in Buddha the religion is Buddh-ism and if you believe in J the religion is j-...

1:04 pm

Atalante

if you believe in J ... like all males do ...

1:05 pm

pbr

Help! I am missing the first am5/14... I have the a+rodent

1:06 pm

Kaye

Thanx everyone, finally got it.

1:08 pm

Biggles

I upgraded to the Pro level, but only see how many words are formed from each letter. Where are you folks getting the ja4/36 type of information?

1:09 pm

broll

pbr - pl. of 4/5 above

1:10 pm

pbr

broll -- isn't that the am5/12?

1:10 pm

FMitch

Biggles - if you look under friends of babble and then go to Anglesongs resource pages or to licketys clues you will find the 2nd letter listings.

1:11 pm

broll

sorry - change the last vowel of rodent one

1:12 pm

Biggles

thank you

1:12 pm

pbr

broll -- ty big time, I just could not find that word. Oh well, lunch is done....be back later.

1:12 pm

hurshy

has there been a CLUE for that ah6?

1:13 pm

Atalante

yup

1:13 pm

Atalante

oh? you want another one? :P a + opposite of hers + starting letter

1:13 pm

hurshy

what time, or what was it?

1:14 pm

hurshy

ty :P

1:14 pm

Vicuna

ah6/24 - Hindu doctrine of nonviolence

1:17 pm

Merk

I am missing two am 5/14 words. The ones above the French word for friends, I think.

1:21 pm

Vicuna

5 am- words in a row start with the same 4 letters

1:23 pm

hardcore

a hint on the 9/78

1:23 pm

Merk

Vicuna, well that is where I am stuck then. I have only three that start with the same four letters. I'm missing two of them.

1:24 pm

Vicuna

So try adding letters to the end of those 4!

1:24 pm

ruthy

can anyone please give me a clue for the di 6/24

1:25 pm

mig

DI 6 take weapon away

1:27 pm

ruthy

ty mig

1:27 pm

Atalante

can someone tell me how long the 2 words are from the lower C please?

1:28 pm

FMitch

they are ce 4&5 (pl) I think Atalante

1:29 pm

bookgrrl

hint for co 5/12, please?

1:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

hc: plural of ha8 - scroll back

1:34 pm

cybernan

good morning all -- didn't get very far last night, so I have a lot of words to find!

1:34 pm

Merk

Vicuna, I tried your suggestion and nothing works. Do I have the right four starting letter. Is the fourth letter the fourth letter of the alphabet?

1:35 pm

Atalante

thx FMItch!

1:37 pm

Ray100

Surely "AMNIO" & "AMNIOS" are words? (apparently not in BabbleLand)

1:37 pm

Vicuna

That's right, Merk. If it's the two 5/14's you're missing, one is a pl of the am4/6 that starts this chain. The other has no definition, but you've got 26 chances to get the right letter to stick on the end! (Fewer, if you use only letters that are actually int he grid and have a 1 point value! :))

1:39 pm

hardcore

rey100 i tried AMNIO to but it didn't work for me

1:40 pm

sonipitts

ai 6/24?

1:41 pm

Vicuna

ai6/24 - gent who helps?

1:45 pm

sonipitts

gahhh...whoever he is, he isn't helping me at all. Not seeing it.

1:46 pm

FMitch

soni - think of it as 2 x 3 letter words and add them together.

1:46 pm

Vicuna

ai6 - made up up teo 3-letter words, first the root of the ai4/6's before and after, second an adult male

1:46 pm

Vicuna

(ai4/5's, I mean)

1:47 pm

Vicuna

Ooh, something wonky happened there. "Made up of two 3-letter words..."

1:48 pm

sonipitts

ahhh...thanks. that's a word, and miso isn't? I'm not buying it. :-D

1:48 pm

Vicuna

mi4/5 IS a word. Try typing it again!

1:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

sonic: i think you need to refresh and try again

1:49 pm

sonipitts

must have been a glitch. didn't take it the first time. thanx

1:53 pm

billmster

All these hints are more obscure than the puzzle itself!!!!!!!!!

1:53 pm

bex777

hi everyone!`

1:54 pm

ruthy

hi bex

1:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi bex!

1:56 pm

hardcore

hi bex!

1:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

ma 8 clue, please?

1:59 pm

weegee

Hello from Kentucky everybody! I haven't been on for weeks and came back for a tough one today. I just finished though, so does anyone need clues? I've got a few minutes

2:00 pm

weegee

ma 7 & 8 are a type of sherry (&
plural)

2:01 pm

ruthy

hello sha

2:01 pm

weegee

Temple, for the sherry... it's the lst ma 4/6 plus abbreviation for individual retirement account...

2:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty ! : )

2:02 pm

weegee

Darn, work calls suddenly... I'll be back a little later to help, I promise. YW Temple!

2:03 pm

spellit

Finished! Sneaked in quietly - not supposed to be here... Back on Monday

2:04 pm

evanonut

can elephants sneak quietly?

2:04 pm

cybernan

"Have some ma 6, m'dear?" --- why isn't it valid?

2:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

we know nut can!

2:05 pm

mab

Good afternoon/evening. Grid seems difficult, but I'm only in the Cs.

2:06 pm

evanonut

of course nuts can, we're small.

2:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi mab!
need a break - BBL!

2:06 pm

cybernan

I was spelling it wrong -- that's why! --- actually ma 7 & 8!

2:08 pm

mab

Oh, funny. nut, my icon is the Hebew edition of yours, and they flopped the picture. I guess if you're going to read from right to left....

2:09 pm

cybernan

Once upon a time, The Limelighters were my favourite group.

2:09 pm

evanonut

never occurred mab, but does it still rhyme in hebrew?

2:10 pm

mab

I don't know. Haven't read it in Hebrew, but I would imagine it has been made to rhyme.

2:11 pm

evanonut

you should read it in hebrew mab - maybe it's even better.

2:12 pm

mab

I could read it and be able to tell if it rhymes, but I would not understand very much of it. Like Italian - easy to read, not so easy to know.

2:13 pm

evanonut

my knowledge of other languages is based primarily in insults.

2:14 pm

Angelsong

quick break from work: ma5/22?

2:14 pm

Vicuna

Through your use, or directed against you?

2:15 pm

evanonut

vic - i'm going to plead the fifth on that one

2:15 pm

mab

he he he, vicuna!

2:15 pm

Vicuna

ma5/22 - area of study or military rank

2:15 pm

sonipitts

ma 5/22 can be a ma*** pain.

2:16 pm

Ciboulette

angel- ma 5/22- the opposite of minor

2:16 pm

sonipitts

...or just some guy in the army

2:16 pm

cybernan

ma 5/22: rank in the army

2:16 pm

grant

Am6/27 anyone? Thanks in advance.

2:16 pm

evanonut

found a wonderful translation site once, just type in what you want to say and voila - translates it to the language of your choice. wish i'd found that back in my school days.

2:16 pm

sonipitts

am 6/27?

2:17 pm

Vicuna

I'm just picturing evanonut strolling through the piazza, climbing the Eiffel tower, walking the Great Wall of China... and people hurling abuse at her wherever she goes, as she scribbles down everything they say in a notebook...

2:18 pm

Merk

I had something new (to me). I typed in a 'da' 5 word that was accepted, but I received no points credit for it.

2:18 pm

Vicuna

Everybody sing now, "Refresh, refresh, refresh!"

2:18 pm

evanonut

i like that vision vic - am i doing anything to deserve the verbal abuse though?

2:18 pm

cybernan

Merk -- type it in again -- if that doesn't work, refresh

2:19 pm

ruthy

thats me finished

2:19 pm

stidmama

YAY ruthy!

2:20 pm

ruthy

ty stidmama

2:20 pm

Vicuna

No, eva, I like to think you're just walking along innocently and for some reason everyone just insults you wherever you go.

2:21 pm

mab

am5/27: any organic compound containing the group -CONH2

2:21 pm

evanonut

well, i suppose it is rather accurate actually.

2:21 pm

Merk

There it is, after I refreshed. I wish my brain refreshed that easily. I'm still stuck on some words.

2:21 pm

Vicuna

am6/27 - try making the 5/14 into an adj

2:21 pm

mab

I mean 14, then expand.

2:22 pm

cliffopa

who knew there could be so many am words in a puzzle. they are my re's for today!

2:22 pm

Merk

I am still missing the two 'am' words 5/14 s

2:22 pm

Vicuna

Oh, poor evanonut! One of those many things that would be hilarious in a movie, but awful in real life!

2:23 pm

grant

Worked for me.Thanks Vicuna.

2:23 pm

boreetos

happy shel day!

2:23 pm

evanonut

LOL vic, okay, i'm not CONSTANTLY insulted i suppose, more like frequently.

2:23 pm

sonipitts

I must not have the am5/14 that 6 builds on. Looking...

2:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

boreetos: thanks for suggesting this day! i found the adult shel stuff - the zoo is hilarius! - look- i'm a sneet!

2:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

it's hilarious, too!

2:25 pm

boreetos

:) i do what i can. Yeah the adult shel stuff is pretty cool, just different. My fav is still his Hamlet as told on the street.

2:27 pm

grant

Soni- they differ by only one letter- 2nd and 3rd consonants.

2:31 pm

bbnaz

morning....just getting started and hoping to complete another grid for three days in a row. wishful and optimistic I am!

2:32 pm

boreetos

hey bbnaz.

2:33 pm

jackleventon

wow i found a "dried grape"

2:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

but u can't add a c to it

2:33 pm

boreetos

where was it? :)

2:34 pm

boreetos

you know i trust you TO, but I tried anyway. :)

2:35 pm

bbnaz

just when I think I have seen it all, DrG springs a new depth on me..........hardyharhar

2:36 pm

evanonut

okay, work is done. going to spend some lovely quality time with the hubbynut and come hunt more words later. tata peoples.

2:36 pm

boreetos

ttfn evananut!

2:37 pm

mab

ciao bella.

2:38 pm

boreetos

hey mab i didn't know you were here.

2:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye bye, nut!

2:39 pm

sonipitts

got'm...thnx

2:39 pm

mab

howdy boreetos dude.

2:40 pm

boreetos

howdy, happy Shel day!

2:40 pm

mab

I've not read him, but I shall.

2:41 pm

boreetos

its all pretty awesome.

2:42 pm

mab

Which is your favorite?

2:44 pm

boreetos

There's three main books:
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Light in the Attic
Falling Up

I think the first is my favorite, but I've had and loved it since I was a kid, so it's special, Falling Up came out in like 96 or so, so it's much more recent, and might I add still amazing.

2:48 pm

boreetos

any help on the two NA words? I haven't a clue, but I need one. :)

2:49 pm

stidmama

na 4: I have "nothing" to say to you in Spanish...

na 5: when you reach your" lowest point," you are there.

2:49 pm

Vicuna

na4/5 - Spanish for nothing
na5/12 - lowest point

2:50 pm

boreetos

thanks kids, great clues!

2:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

si5/10 please?

2:52 pm

sonipitts

the first an 5/12 (I'm assuming the six is plural)

2:52 pm

Vicuna

si5/10 - Ravi Shankar plays one

2:52 pm

HollyBug

Well hello kids.

2:53 pm

boreetos

hi Hollybug!

2:53 pm

Vicuna

an5/12 - change the final vowel on the other an5/12

2:53 pm

mab

t'is hollybug! hello hollybug.

2:53 pm

sonipitts

thanks!

2:54 pm

stidmama

I have only 100 words left to find, but laundry to fold... later, all! (hi HollyBug)

2:54 pm

HollyBug

I've been so busy lately, I've not gotten to play at all this week.

2:54 pm

Vicuna

Hollybug, that's tragic!

2:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

We've been caught by a Quick-Digesting Sneet,
And now we are dodging his molars,
And now we are restin'
In his lower intestine,
And now we're back out on the street...
YAY! DONE!

2:55 pm

HollyBug

Oh I know...
but alas. Real life beckoned.

2:56 pm

boreetos

I gotta go kids, but i'll be back in few. In the meantime I leave you all with Shel's delightful version of Cinderella:

"From dusk to dawn,
From town to town,
Without a single clue
I seek the tender, slender foot
To fit this crystal shoe.
From dusk to dawn,
I try it on
Each damsel that I meet
And I still love her so, but oh,
I've started hating feet."

-Shel Silverstein

2:56 pm

cliffopa

anyone have the ha 5/12?

2:57 pm

HollyBug

Hrmm
I want a baby seal.

2:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye boreetos - and bye everyone! happy babbling!

2:58 pm

Vicuna

ha5/12 - a league, think of your German maritime history, or just start with Harrison Ford in Star Wars and replace his -olo with a different vowel

2:59 pm

Vicuna

Need a new coat, eh, HollyBug?
(just kidding)

2:59 pm

cliffopa

ty vicuna. love star wars references.

3:00 pm

mab

And the grow up to be big blubbery things that are not very friendly.

3:00 pm

sha

thats me finished : )

3:02 pm

mab

You'd spend a fortune on fish and air conditioning, hollybug.

3:02 pm

Vicuna

Yay, sha!

3:03 pm

mab

Well done sha!!!!

3:06 pm

Vicuna

(Mab, I'm not sure HollyBug appreciated our kindly advice regarding seals!)

3:07 pm

Merk

I am having problems with the ji 4/10 word.

3:08 pm

mab

Well, they are entertaining when they balance balls on the tips of their noses. How's that?

3:09 pm

mab

Merck: the worship of J.

3:10 pm

sonipitts

ewwwwww...

3:12 pm

ruthy

wtg sha

3:15 pm

cybernan

I'm missing either the 6th or 7th am 5/14 (have the one that is a plural of the second am 4/6 -- any clues?

3:17 pm

cliffopa

i only see 5 am 5/14's

3:19 pm

cliffopa

and me is done!!!

3:20 pm

mab

Hurrah cliffopa!!!!

3:21 pm

cliffopa

there is an am 4/5 that goes something like this:
WAIT * ***UTE! (time related)
the 5/12 following is plural

3:22 pm

cyclone5

can u guys help me?

3:24 pm

cyclone5

cliffopa, i cant find that word but i know what it is. Can u help me?

3:25 pm

Jacula

Cyclone - Drop down for the 3rd letter, not up.

3:25 pm

cliffopa

whadda ya need cyclone?

3:26 pm

cyclone5

wats that supposed to mean?

3:26 pm

mab

cyclone: do you know the African leader Idi Am**? That's the word.

3:26 pm

stidmama

YAY cliffopa!

3:26 pm

Merk

Those are not the am I am missing. Jacuna said there were five am words that had the same first four letters. I need to know what the fourth letter is.

3:27 pm

cyclone5

mab, i have no idea wat your talking about.

3:27 pm

Karys

hello everyone...just got back from eating out....please bear with me !!... :)

3:28 pm

cliffopa

merk - think seafaring terms "am** ship"

3:28 pm

epitone

Any clues on the ad5/12? I swear I've tried every possibility...

3:28 pm

cliffopa

jacuna? did jacula and vicuna meld into one?

3:28 pm

mab

Hi Karys.

3:29 pm

Merk

Yes, I have three words that start like that. Vacuna said my two missing five letter words start like that. I cannot find endings that work. Are there five words that start like that place on a ship?

3:29 pm

cliffopa

ad 5 - think of a male person who might sell those things that take up most of the space in a magazine.

3:29 pm

Karys

I still need an 8.... I have ha, in, and so, what am I missing please ?

3:30 pm

mab

We will certainly bear with you Karys. Last night someone wanted us to 'bare' with her, but I think most of us declined.

3:30 pm

cliffopa

merk, i see no rhyme or reason to the letters that come after the am** we are talking about. no single theme or subject.

3:31 pm

cyclone5

please sombody help me

3:31 pm

cliffopa

karys you are missing an ma 8 that is a type of wine.

3:31 pm

Karys

wellllll...I don't mind which....but taking in my age etc... probably the 'bear' might be more acceptable...LOL

3:32 pm

Karys

ty cliff...will look for that now

3:32 pm

epitone

cliffopa, that one I got... I've got both ad5/14's, but there's still supposed to be an ad5/12 at least according to licketysplitAUS.

3:32 pm

cyclone5

where do u see the place where u know how many words are left?

3:33 pm

mab

If you there are many people crowded around you, you are am** them.

For the other am, add the opposite of out. Then play with the endings. One will be the plural.

3:33 pm

Jacula

ad5/12 - Spanish goodbye.

3:33 pm

cliffopa

ad 5/12 is goodbye in spanish.

3:33 pm

FMitch

cyclone - look at the link on the right hand side under Friends of Babble called Anglelsong

3:34 pm

cyclone5

okay fmitch i got. wat next?

3:34 pm

Vicuna

merk, have you been to one of the 2nd letter lists to isolaye exactly which it is you are missing?

3:34 pm

FMitch

....read it perhaps?

3:35 pm

cliffopa

merk, sorry i haven't been much help. 2 of those 5 letter ams end in vowels. the other two end in the same consonant.

3:35 pm

cyclone5

thanks alot fmitch. your a good friend!

3:36 pm

epitone

Ohh.... got it. I'll save my rant for later about what kind of bizarre dictionary they use that has many actual foreign wordS but lacks many actual English words.

3:38 pm

cliffopa

epitone - we've all ranted about that at one time or another!

3:39 pm

cyclone5

help here any body? pppplllleeeeaaaasssseeee!

3:44 pm

mab

cyclone, now that you have the list, go back through the log looking for clues. If you are still having trouble, you must ask for a specific word as it is difficult to help in a general sense.

3:46 pm

Jacula

I'm finished. 168 words for 2181 points.:-)

3:46 pm

cindasu

need a clue for am6 please

3:47 pm

mab

Hurrah Jac!!!!

3:47 pm

stidmama

YAY Jacula!

3:47 pm

FMitch

Congrats Jac!!!!

3:47 pm

Vicuna

am6/27 - try making the am5/14 into an adj.

3:47 pm

cliffopa

yip yip yoray!

3:48 pm

cyclone5

hey mab. what list?

3:48 pm

Jacula

Thanks, folks. Sorry to cut and run but 'Bones' is on Sky 1 shortly. Happy Babbling.x

3:48 pm

mab

Is that your chow chow, cliffopa -- such a gorgeous breed.

3:49 pm

Vicuna

Cliffopa, that's so funny; I thought I was the only person who said that!

3:49 pm

Merk

There are sixteen 'am' words. As far as I can tell, I have the first nine and the last five. I am missing two 5/14 'am' words.

3:49 pm

cliffopa

yes, that is "tuckerman"
we had snow during the nite. i took this pic early am today after giving him a whitewash. he loooovvves the snow.

3:50 pm

cliffopa

vicuna, great minds think alike! (and even not so great)

3:50 pm

gwenski

ec7?

3:51 pm

cliffopa

merk - do you have the am 5/14 having to do with rodents? and the one that sounds like an actor named don am***

3:51 pm

cyclone5

help on ad5/12?

3:52 pm

gwenski

Nevermind. Just got it.

3:52 pm

mab

He's a sweetie! We had snow too, of course, but was gone quickly.

3:52 pm

Vicuna

gwenski, do share!

3:53 pm

cliffopa

well mab, it is april after all. we really should not be having snow now. we needed it more during the winter. ski area in my back yard had a tough year.

3:53 pm

Merk

Yes I have the mini-rat pack and Don.

3:54 pm

cliffopa

merk, how about the 4 letter ship reference with the second vowel on the end?

3:54 pm

gwenski

ec7 definition is deliberate destruction of the natural environment. It ends like the word used to describe mass killings of a race of people.

3:55 pm

cindasu

thanks vicuna

3:55 pm

Vicuna

ahh, thanks. I really wanted to use that suffix, and hadn't found a place for it.

3:57 pm

cliffopa

another am 5/14 sounds like the spanish word for friend but does not have a ' g ' in it. it starts out like the ship reference.

3:58 pm

cliffopa

and the last am 5/14 starts out like the familiar reference but add a consonant that comes after the 3rd letter of your screen name merk.

3:58 pm

cyclone5

help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3:58 pm

mab

That second am4/6 will take just about any ending you stick on it.

3:59 pm

Atalante

FINISHED - thanks to hurshy's help - with NO LIST

3:59 pm

cliffopa

ALERT! ALERT! OVERUSE OF EXCLAMATION POINT!

3:59 pm

cyclone5

how do u become a pro to get icons?

3:59 pm

Merk

I think I have those. What am I missing? This is irksome ... putting it politely.

4:00 pm

grant

Cr5/14? Have study at end and wept. TY

4:00 pm

cyclone5

do u not like exclamation points, cliffoba?

4:01 pm

cliffopa

yes i do! just not so many! makes my eyes buggy!

4:01 pm

mab

Hoooray Atalante. I know that sounds flat, but I'm afraid we've exceded our quota on exclamation points. Have a fabulous night.

4:01 pm

talk24hr

hey all... is today's puzzle as bad as yesterday's?

4:01 pm

inge

I am going crazy trying to figure out de 5/14. I have the unfreezing and the two in card games. Any help on the other one???

4:01 pm

Merk

Are there 16 am words. Or am I really going batty?

4:01 pm

cyclone5

sory!!!!!

4:02 pm

gwenski

Yes, sorry to say, there are 16 am words.

4:02 pm

grant

Inge, think interior design

4:03 pm

cliffopa

yes, 16 am's by my count. how many am 5/12's do you have?

4:03 pm

inge

Thanks Grant. How obvious! Pass me the fish.

4:04 pm

cliffopa

talk - i think today's is worse.

4:06 pm

talk24hr

cliff.... bummer ... how many words? I dunno why i care, I'll never finish LOL

4:06 pm

cliffopa

168 words. good luck.

4:07 pm

stidmama

YAY Atalante!

4:08 pm

Atalante

thanks :) I'm very proud of myself not using the list - just picking hurshy's brain instead

4:08 pm

Merk

I have two 'am' 5/12 found

4:08 pm

inge

Why are the last words always the simplest??? Well, i finally found them all. Starting my victory dance....Anyone need a clue?

4:09 pm

FMitch

%+%+%+% Fireworks for Atalante %+%+%+%

4:09 pm

gwenski

Great Merk. There are only two am 5/12.

4:10 pm

weegee

Hello again everyone. I finished earlier & am available for clues.

4:12 pm

cliffopa

6 am 4/5
4 am 4/6
2 am 5/12
5 am 5/14
1 am 6/27

4:12 pm

gwenski

Drat. 30 more to go, but so must I. Perhaps I'll be back on later, perhaps not.

4:12 pm

Norma

Good Evening Babblers - any clues out there for the ji4/10
even monkey typing isn't helping me

4:12 pm

cliffopa

gotta go watch a movie. be back later. bye.

4:13 pm

grant

Weegee-Need cr5,l4 and da7,36 if you could.

4:13 pm

weegee

Norma, the j is a nasty slang word in USA for semen... does that help? ends in "m"

4:14 pm

weegee

cr 5/14 plural of first blooming spring flower, yellow,purple, white...pops through snow (ends in i)

4:15 pm

Norma

thanks weegee I have never heard of the word but your clue was great

4:15 pm

mab

ooo, I didn't know that, weegee. I've saying that it looks like the worship of j - yech.

4:16 pm

inge

lst CR 5/14 studying for exams, second one: shed tears, third those nasty beasts in the Everglades --first three letters and then third vowel.

4:16 pm

weegee

da 7/36 is plural of da 6/24 for lst 3 letters switch vowels for 3 letter spanish word for day, then add 3 letter word starting with m "oh solo m**"

4:17 pm

Merk

Yes, I am missing two 5/14 just below midway down the list.

4:17 pm

mari

Thanks Weegee Norma and I must have led a sheltered life!!

4:18 pm

weegee

mari, mab, norma... I struggled with that j word and couldn't believe the one slang word I came up with actually worked... no comment on my lifestyle I assure you!

4:19 pm

weegee

merk...do you use the alphabetical list from lickity?

4:20 pm

Merk

Yes

4:20 pm

Norma

Hi Mari Hows Dad ?? Well I hope ?? Our sheltered lifestyle must change before it is tooooo late LOL

4:20 pm

grant

weegee, Great clues. Many thanks

4:20 pm

inge

Well, off to watch the news. Will be back later, when you are more desperate. He, he!

4:21 pm

weegee

yw grant. any others?

4:22 pm

knutmeg

anyone else find it funny that the puzzle uses the craziest dictionary, but if you click the ? it goes to the not so crazy dictionary.com? (which doesn't have the ji4/4 in it)

4:23 pm

mari

Hi Norma Not so good I think he is tired out.
As soon as I am rid of my family my life style will change Did I say that 20 years ago??

4:23 pm

Merk

Oh Thank goodness I am not going crazy today. Someone else cannot find ji 4.

4:23 pm

weegee

knutmeg, you're soooo right... sometimes there's nothing at all shown when you click the question mark. some of us think dr god makes up words (maybe depending upon his mood)

4:23 pm

Vicuna

Yup. Funny. Both peculiar and ha ha.

4:24 pm

Norma

Mari - what are you on about you got rid of yours I am only just getting rid of mine, by the way they are back tomorrow - then we can get together again

4:24 pm

grant

Now that you mention it, there's di6/24. I have the double idi.

4:25 pm

Norma

Actually Mari we made a lot of promises and dreamed a lot of dreams 20 years ago - usually when we had had a few

4:25 pm

mari

Tied up Easter week end but hopefully free soon after.
Will speak soon

4:26 pm

Norma

Give me a ring when you are going to be free - time for bed see you soon

4:27 pm

mari

I think todays grid is awful -am really struggling at every stage

4:27 pm

weegee

grant, 2nd di 6/24, to take away weapons from enemy

4:29 pm

Norma

Yahooooooo I have finished *****>>>>>***** that was supposed to be fireworks

4:30 pm

weegee

way to go norma - standing ovation for you (omitting exclamation points per an earlier request)

4:30 pm

mari

Congrats but more like a damp squib!!

4:31 pm

Norma

Sour Grapes

4:31 pm

Merk

I am glad for your celebrations, but I "am" two 5/14 away from mine. Not to mention the "ji" 4

4:32 pm

Norma

Thanx Weegee - Mari where is your picture ???

4:32 pm

mari

True true

4:32 pm

weegee

grant, do you have the di 6/24 that's singular of di 7/36 (sounds like combination of sparkly engagement stone and healthy pills taken in the morning)

4:33 pm

mari

Picture is too much for me and note I have an English flag

4:33 pm

Norma

Next time I come over we will sort it - take care everyone time for bed

4:33 pm

stidmama

YAY Norma!

4:35 pm

weegee

merk...ji+snake-sound consonant and lst letter of merk... nasty US slang for semen

4:36 pm

grant

Thanks again. (The stone/pill combo double idi) but missing peace movement calls for fish.

4:41 pm

weegee

all the am 5/14s... lst: a+plural of Mickey & Minnie; 2nd: am+ french for "here" or 3 letter word for frozen water with 2nd vowel changed to match lst; 3rd:am + lst three letters of 4 letter word for thought; 4th: spanish for friend with g changed to d; 5th am + plural of 2-word abbreviation for one's identification

4:43 pm

weegee

You there yet merk?

4:44 pm

stidmama

weegee -- thank you! I was beginning to despair I would ever figure them out...

4:45 pm

weegee

yw stidmama, glad to help

4:46 pm

Haz1558

Good evening, all. Just checking back to see how everyone's getting on.

4:46 pm

stidmama

I have 50 words left to find, I am off for a break. See you later...

4:46 pm

janus

LEEN are you there? haven't played for a few days and this one is awful.

4:48 pm

weegee

Hi Haz...I've got to go get supper going. Later, all. Good babbling

4:49 pm

Haz1558

Looks like you've earned a break with lots of clue-giving!

4:49 pm

Merk

Thanks for the ji help weegee. I'm working on the am clues now.

4:50 pm

Judi

Evening, all.

4:52 pm

Haz1558

Good evening, Judi.

4:53 pm

vpchat

great clues, weegee, thanks!

4:54 pm

AshtangaGal

is today's super hard?

4:55 pm

Haz1558

It's the hardest I've done for quite a while.

4:55 pm

Judi

Uh oh. Another hard grid. I thought yesterday's was beastly enough.

4:55 pm

AshtangaGal

eep...

4:56 pm

Haz1558

This one is worse, Judi.

4:58 pm

talk24hr

i've only got 35 words so far. blah

4:58 pm

Judi

Right, then. Thanks for ruining my evening, Haz. Here I thought I was all brainy for having 96 words already.

4:58 pm

Merk

The one reamining am 5/14 that confuses me:
It's the fourth 5/14 in Lickety"s. T he clue given was
4th: spanish for friend with g changed to d;
I must be doing something wrong. It's not working for me.

5:00 pm

Haz1558

Merk - am plus part of 'false god'

5:00 pm

Merk

Oh I got it. I was going right hand corner for feminine instead of left hand for male. Thanks.

5:01 pm

Haz1558

Judi - you're doing really well to have 96 words!

5:01 pm

Merk

What about mi 4/6 fourth from the bottom.

5:01 pm

Haz1558

And I didn't mean to ruin your evening.....

5:02 pm

boreetos

hi kids.

5:02 pm

Haz1558

mi 4/6 - the fourth mi from the bottom - relates to your brain.

5:03 pm

Judi

Welll, it's too early to be ruined anyway, Haz. Hiya, Boreetos.

5:03 pm

boreetos

happy shel day!

5:04 pm

talk24hr

hi boreetos

5:05 pm

Merk

Relates to the brain is mi 4/5. I need mi 4/6

5:06 pm

punka101

hi- ya all im new here

5:06 pm

talk24hr

merc - that comes up mi 4/6 for me

5:06 pm

Haz1558

mi4/6 over matter?

5:07 pm

talk24hr

hey punka101, welcome :) This is only my third day

5:07 pm

boreetos

third day! woot!

5:07 pm

punka101

i dnt really get the game

5:08 pm

boreetos

hi punka101, hmmm, I actually took that class in college. Right after Advanced Sarcasm and just before lunch.

5:08 pm

talk24hr

haha @ Boreetos .... i'm struggling, but still trying! :)

5:09 pm

ch1212

back again for more torture :)

5:10 pm

boreetos

hi ch1212!

5:10 pm

zas

Hi Punka101
this game is really addictive. Are you sure you want to start cause you'll never stop

5:10 pm

talk24hr

Hi Ch1212

5:11 pm

stidmama

hi all, back again for my last 50... :-)

5:11 pm

punka101

its a bit 2 late 4 tht cuz i already started

5:11 pm

zas

Hi talk24 - I've got you beat by one day. I started monday. Not doing too well but too stubborn to quit

5:12 pm

boreetos

hey ch1212, how should your nick be pronounced?

cha twelve twelve?
cha one thousand two hundred and twelve?
cha one two one two?

5:12 pm

talk24hr

zas, me too! I won't give up but I still suck haha I'm only at 39

5:12 pm

boreetos

hi stidmama

5:13 pm

talk24hr

hey stidmama .. good luck!

5:14 pm

ch1212

LOL boreetos -- I've noticed a lot of folks just write 'ch' and that's that. I pretty much answer to anything :)

5:14 pm

Merk

You're right. I must need 4/5 with 'mi'

5:15 pm

boreetos

ch...hmmmm... i dont know.
what does it mean?

5:15 pm

Haz1558

The mi4/5 above the 'brain' ends in a vowel

5:15 pm

Merk

I have been doing this too long. I need an mi 4/6 and it is right in the middle of the pack.

5:16 pm

Haz1558

The mi4/5 below is start of looking glass then third vowel

5:16 pm

Merk

I need two above brain, Haz

5:16 pm

cybernan

Hi Everyone -- back again -- got called away without having a chance to say so last time.

Hi Haz :)

5:16 pm

boreetos

hi cybernan!

5:17 pm

ch1212

ch1212 is my old initials plus the date December 12, which has special meaning in 4 ways. It's also the address to my hotmail account, which I got back in the days when you only needed six characters before the @ sign.

5:17 pm

punka101

what is " mi..."??

5:17 pm

Merk

I found it. I neglected to go to the left. I was dogging to the right again.

5:18 pm

boreetos

december 12 is my dad's birthday as well as my girlfriend's brother's b-day.
(december 10th is my moms.)

5:18 pm

Haz1558

Hi, cybernan.

5:18 pm

Merk

I am finished. And as always, I could not have completed it without that fine group of minds out there! Did anyone else have problems today with words not being accepted that should have been?

5:19 pm

boreetos

good job merk!

5:19 pm

stidmama

YAY Merk!

5:19 pm

Haz1558

Merk - we just had problems, full stop!

5:19 pm

ch1212

wow, boreetos -- one of the 12/12 is my mom's birthday

5:20 pm

boreetos

cool! sagitarius is a popular sign.

5:20 pm

zas

hey you guys give such great clues. I'm learning lots of words. But I feel like I'm cheating coz you're doing all the work 8)

5:21 pm

boreetos

gotta get back to work kids, I'll see you all on Monday!!
Have a great evening/weekend!!!

5:21 pm

Haz1558

zas - the day will come when you start handing out clues. Getting help that is offered is not cheating!

5:22 pm

zas

thanks Haz you're so sweet

5:22 pm

boreetos

and for thowse of you who didn't see it last time:
Shel Silverstein's take on Conderella!

"From dusk to dawn,
From town to town,
Without a single clue
I seek the tender, slender foot
To fit this crystal shoe.
From dusk to dawn,
I try it on
Each damsel that I meet
And I still love her so, but oh,
I've started hating feet."

5:23 pm

ch1212

bye boreetos! Thanks for the Shel..

5:23 pm

zas

spinning head needs break. Have fun y'all

5:24 pm

talk24hr

bye Boreetos and zas!!

5:25 pm

Haz1558

Bye boreetos and zas.

5:26 pm

Judi

117! Gotta break for dinner though. Later!

5:31 pm

talk24hr

any help for aa 5/14?

5:34 pm

Haz1558

Past tense expression of satisfaction or surprise

5:34 pm

ch1212

talk 24, aa is oo**ed and aa*** over the new baby

5:34 pm

gramma

everyone ohed and aa*** over the bride

5:34 pm

ch1212

Well, my clue was WAY too obvious, sorry. Haz gives much better clues :)

5:35 pm

ch1212

oh, thanks gramma, now I don't feel so bad!

5:35 pm

cybernan

the 2nd da 5/14 is eluding me ... clues?

5:35 pm

Haz1558

da plus 'to spoil'

5:36 pm

gramma

I could use a little help from my friends. I don't know, but; I think it's the last im 5.

5:36 pm

talk24hr

thanks guys those clues were great :)

5:37 pm

cybernan

thanks, haz

5:38 pm

Haz1558

The last im5/14 is the plural of im4/6

5:39 pm

Jen

Hey all! Back to complete the A's and C's....

5:39 pm

gramma

TY. I thought I had that. Where do they go?

5:41 pm

Haz1558

gramma- I sometimes find that I type a word without making sure that the cursor is at the right place. That's my theory for the missing words.

5:42 pm

cybernan

di 6/24 (first one)?

5:43 pm

Jen

1st di6: " A feudal lord of Japan who was a large landowner."

5:43 pm

Haz1558

Start the word as for precious stone, then end with a preposition

5:43 pm

stidmama

Hi Jen! What's for dinner tonight? We're having tunafish sandwiches later on... and not just because of this grid!

5:44 pm

Jera

I can't believe ji4 is a word!

5:44 pm

talk24hr

Haz nice clue

5:45 pm

stidmama

Jera -- love the tartan...

5:45 pm

cybernan

Thanks, Haz -- must have monkey typed every other possibility!

5:45 pm

Jen

Hey there stidmama! I made some pizza dough this afternoon... so Italian-style pizzas tonight! Trying to use up all my food stores before we leave for Florida on Monday! :)

5:45 pm

Jera

Thanks, stidmama... it's for National Tartan Day

5:45 pm

stidmama

mmmm pizza...

florida? as in -- not playing Babble?!?

5:46 pm

Haz1558

It's one of those grids that makes you dizzy by the end! Glad to help.

5:46 pm

Jen

{{Jera}} how's it goin' this evening?

5:47 pm

cybernan

last di 4/5? --- can't see any possibility, alphabetically

5:47 pm

Jen

Nope stid! I could never be away from babble for a month! LOL Bringing my laptop down with us, and my parents have like 3 other computers as well.

5:48 pm

Haz1558

di plus shortened expression of thanks

5:48 pm

Jera

On and on, Jen... still not feeling much better but I've made a point of keeping up with my pain meds today so I'm still alive...

5:48 pm

periwinkle

Hi everyone!! I have the ha8 and ha9 and sa8. Help with the other 8 letter words would be most appreciated.

5:48 pm

Jen

last di4/5 is very common to babble..."evergreen tree of eastern Asia and Philippines having large leathery leaves and small green-white flowers in compact cymes; bark formerly used medicinally"

5:48 pm

Uneaixoise

in8/50

5:49 pm

cybernan

ty haz -- blind today!

5:49 pm

Uneaixoise

ma8 Spanish sweet wine

5:49 pm

periwinkle

Une, I know there is an in 8 I need a clue/hint pretty please

5:49 pm

Haz1558

in 7/36 is the singular for in8. Put ci into a large Asian country

5:50 pm

Jen

You poor thing Jera! What are you taking for it?

5:50 pm

Uneaixoise

in8/50 postage paid imprint on envelope

5:50 pm

Haz1558

ma 8 - plural Portugese island/cake/wine

5:51 pm

stidmama

whew! glad to hear you won't be "away" for a long time... funny how quick I've come to look forward to all you misfits when I log in to play! :-P

5:51 pm

Uneaixoise

peri, i don't think there's an sa8 . . .

5:51 pm

Haz1558

so8/55 - fizzy drink, plural mouse, with c replaced by following letter

5:52 pm

Jen

That's me! Living on the Island of Misfit Babblers! :)

5:52 pm

Uneaixoise

oh, you probably mean the so8, right?

5:52 pm

Jera

Just handfuls of ibuprofen. I don't want to do narcotics while I'm the adult in charge.

5:52 pm

periwinkle

Oops, Une, I meant the so8, I found it all by myself this morning!!

5:54 pm

periwinkle

thanks, found the ma7 and ma8 re wine

5:54 pm

Jen

Yikes, you are right! It's hard though when you are in pain and really need the extra-oomph to kill the pain. {{pain-free vibes}} headed your way!

5:55 pm

Jera

Thanks Jen... wish I could take naprosyn... I had bad vertico side effects with that... absolutely pain-free, though, LOL

5:55 pm

stidmama

Jera, I know pain, too. (((gentle hugs)))

5:56 pm

periwinkle

can't figure out the in7 or in8, more help please

5:56 pm

evanonut

jen jen!

5:56 pm

cybernan

last im 5/14?

5:57 pm

Uneaixoise

in7 and in8
Markings on bulk mailings used as a substitute for stamps

5:57 pm

Jen

Lucky you that naprosyn actually works, though. :) I cried the day they took Cafergot off the market for migraines.

5:57 pm

Haz1558

in7 - first four letters of Native American, followed by initial letters of American Secret Service

5:58 pm

Jen

nut nut! LOL

5:58 pm

Haz1558

The last im5/14 is the plural of the im4/6 that starts the whole lot off.

5:58 pm

evanonut

how ya doin kiddo

5:59 pm

cybernan

in 7 & (pl): subcontinent with first two initials for USA spy agency thrown in just before the last letter.

5:59 pm

Jen

Groovy-groove! You?

Anyone else mad that it doesn't accept "craisin"? LOL

5:59 pm

periwinkle

thanks, found the in7 and in8, taking a break, may be back later.

6:00 pm

evanonut

top o the world *spins*

6:01 pm

evanonut

i just bought cronicles of narnia. i can't have the big screen, i'm debating just watching it on the portable dvd player.

6:02 pm

stidmama

later periwinkle!

6:02 pm

Jen

Haven't seen that yet... the minchkin wants to see it but not sure if it's okay for an almost 5 year old.

6:02 pm

talk24hr

ja 6/36 anyone?

6:03 pm

evanonut

i'll give you the scoop when i watch it.

6:03 pm

Haz1558

ja6/36 - sweet smelling flower - usually spelt with an e at the end

6:04 pm

Jen

Cool! TY!

ja6... it's like Aladdin's love, only take off the last vowel.

6:04 pm

talk24hr

thanks haz... got it right b4 ur clue my bad lol

6:05 pm

talk24hr

i'm still only on 50, i stink blah!

6:05 pm

Twinkie

how is "marm" not a word? (school marm?)
hola to all!

6:05 pm

Haz1558

Not to worry!

6:06 pm

Haz1558

This is a difficult grid - don't feel bad as you get better with more practice.

6:07 pm

Jen

Hi twinkie! Yes, I think we all tried marm in vain today! LOL

6:07 pm

Haz1558

But sm5 IS acceptable..

6:08 pm

Haz1558

It's time for bed so I'll say goodnight. Hope the hunt goes well.

6:09 pm

Jen

'nite Haz! Sweet dreams! :)

6:09 pm

talk24hr

gnight haz

6:09 pm

stidmama

g'night Haz!

6:10 pm

evanonut

nite haz

twinkie, now why didn't i think of twinkie?

6:10 pm

Twinkie

hi jen--like your seminole! (is that right--seminole?)

6:10 pm

stidmama

hi Twinkie! so, did you go pro?

6:11 pm

Jen

WOO HOO twinkie! You are my new bud! LOL Yes, it's a Seminole head! I am an FSU alumna.

6:11 pm

whiskbisk

any natives here tonight?

6:12 pm

Twinkie

yep, just went pro! :-) gotta find a good icon. (you all have some great ones.) i have a bunch on my ichat, but not sure how to xfer them to this... back in a minute to figure it out.

6:12 pm

Jen

natives as in...... ???

6:13 pm

whiskbisk

as in indigenous north american........

6:13 pm

evanonut

i'm native, quite gullible actually - ooh wait, that's naive.

6:14 pm

Jen

Uh, not me.... 1/4 Hungarian, 1/4 Sicilian, 1/4 Irish, 1/4 English... (so based on the first 3/4... I have a temper LOL)

6:15 pm

stidmama

good for you, Twinkie! Can hardly wait to see how yourrepresent yourself! :-)

6:15 pm

Jen

I'll bite.... whiskbisk, are you a native?

6:15 pm

evanonut

czeck, russian, german

6:16 pm

whiskbisk

yah, i am mik maq. i just thought from your icon maybe you were native too... but no.

6:16 pm

cybernan

Oh -- then it is the 2nd to last im 5 I'm looking for!

6:17 pm

cybernan

Thanks, Haz if you're still around --- must apologize to everyone if I seem a little distracted -- my husband is working on a project, which makes me gofer-in-chief.

6:17 pm

stidmama

German/Irish, Dutch, English, Scottish, French, Welsh(?) in that order...

6:17 pm

evanonut

off to watch chronicles then, i can always watch it on the big one later.

6:18 pm

stidmama

later, nut!

6:19 pm

stidmama

down to a mere 21 words... but fading fast. Time for a break, back when the coffee's brewed!

6:20 pm

Jen

Nope, sorry. Just a rabid FSU fan, since I grew up in Tallahassee, dad teaches there, and I got my BS and MSEd there, and hubby went there... and hoping our son goes there (already have him enrolled in the FL pre-paid college plan)...
Although, interesting to note... the Seminole Head logo is not actually one of a Seminole tribe member... it is actually the profile of a former music professor (God rest his soul) who composed our fight song.

6:25 pm

whiskbisk

jen - interesting. well the seminole are a noble people :)

6:28 pm

cybernan

mi 6?

6:31 pm

speedfreak

Evening All: These puzzles have been brutal

stuck on the an's just not getting them help please

6:31 pm

Twinkie

am back! whiskbisk, not native, but I am mexican american (first generation). but i look white (biological father, who I never knew, was polish jew who escaped from the holocaust). i have an interesting history... y tu?

6:31 pm

cybernan

sure speed -- which one first?

6:31 pm

zero

sweet

6:32 pm

ripnstock

YOU SUCK MICO AND JOHN

6:32 pm

Twinkie

btw, jen, i like the seminoles (but annoyed that the braves took your fight song). you guys did it better.

6:32 pm

speedfreak

Let's start with the first one, maybe that will help me get more.....

6:32 pm

whiskbisk

Twinkie: Hi. I'm 3/4 mik maq 1/4 irish. In Nova Scotia, Canada.

6:32 pm

zero

what are you doing Larry Dan Burlington? you have work to do!

6:33 pm

ripnstock

si john paul mendoza supot pa. tae na mga hunghang

6:33 pm

zero

wtf u talking about man??

6:34 pm

ripnstock

KANTUTAN NA!!

6:34 pm

Twinkie

sorry, what does "mik maq" mean? (i'm not too familiar with the tribes that were native to what's now canada...know more of the MA/RI tribes from having gone to school there, and now the NC tribes from living here, and of course the so. cal/mexican tribes from my background/upbringing...)

6:35 pm

zero

watch your mouth boy

6:35 pm

ripnstock

watch you ass fag

6:35 pm

cybernan

an 4/5: think of the spice that tastes like licorice and drop the last vowel
an 5/12: make the above into an adjective, by dropping last letter and adding "like" suffix.

6:35 pm

bookwyrmish

Hi, Speedfreak and all. I'm looking for an's too. Ive got the one that sounds like answer pronounced with an accent, and the one that is like the spice, but a letter short (both 4/4's. Any others?
Book

6:36 pm

axe

john and dan magtrabaho na kyo

6:36 pm

cybernan

oops -- got carried away -- scratch the an 5/12 clue

6:36 pm

ripnstock

wanna chat? I'm Miguel Tani. I'm 4'5" and i weigh at allegedly 260 lbs.

6:37 pm

cybernan

rip -- word of warning -- that kind of language will get you suspended from babbble!

6:37 pm

whiskbisk

twinkie: mik maq, it is the name of my people. our land ranges all over the canadian maritimes and down into maine a bit

6:38 pm

axe

i'm 24, F, philippines

6:38 pm

Twinkie

so, having just joined officially...am looking at the stats and am curious how you find out which 4, 5, 6 letter words begin with each of the first two letters (since the stats don't show that). or is that something i can only get from lickity's clues?

6:38 pm

ripnstock

Break time guys!!

6:39 pm

Twinkie

cool--mik maq. I didn't realize it was the full name. i love learning from other people! :-)

6:39 pm

axe

hey larry, are you really a fag?

6:39 pm

bookwyrmish

I use the babbler's anonymous link at the right, click on stats, it gives a listing by first two letters and values.

6:40 pm

cybernan

Twinkie -- welcome --we use a two letter word list -- you will find the link on angelsong's page (under friends of babble) --- it would really be worth your while to give her page a look see.

6:40 pm

ripnstock

me habla espaÃ±ol

6:40 pm

Twinkie

rip: vete a la verga

6:41 pm

axe

dan, what's your score?

6:41 pm

zero

bonjour monsieur

6:42 pm

cybernan

wtf, ripnstock, axe and company -- I would ask you to bear in mind that we have children as young as age 9 playing this game, please conduct your chat accordingly.

6:43 pm

ripnstock

hola todos

6:43 pm

stidmama

Twinkie, just got back with my cup of coffee... love the pretty doggie! Is it an australian shepherd or ?

6:44 pm

Sherylr1961

Evening all

Another killer puzzle it seems, gave up on yesterdays, not doing so hot on this one either.

6:44 pm

bookwyrmish

Me neither, Sheryl, I'm at 52 words...

6:44 pm

Twinkie

border collie--her name is (was) luna. she was an AWESOME dog. died on dec. 15th. :-( this is her typical pose: waiting for someone to throw the ball.

6:45 pm

GreyWoulf

Good Evening ladies! Pardon the expression, but this puzzle is definitely a wolf in sheeps clothing!

6:45 pm

stidmama

hi Sheryl! yes, it's another toughie. But I've spent more time on it today so am not as far behind as usual! for some reason, the ra words gave me lots of fish... and so did the ha words.

6:45 pm

Twinkie

(the pic got messed up/distorted b/c it's not a square pic)

6:46 pm

stidmama

so sorry to hear about luna. we had a friend whose border collie/shepherd mix died about a year ago, they are such nice dogs, and so bright!

6:46 pm

cybernan

Hello, GW -- tough indeed.

6:46 pm

Twinkie

question: it says in the stats that I have 0 out of 2 "m" words, but I have at least one "m" word... can someone explain? thanks.

6:46 pm

GreyWoulf

Twinkie -- I think it still does luna justice -- very lovely dog :)

6:46 pm

araz

help this is all i have
dams
hade
jams
made
mans
ride
rims

6:46 pm

stidmama

Woulf! Woulf in the dungeon!

oh wait, sorry -- that was a different day. :-)

6:46 pm

Uneaixoise

salut, zero!

6:46 pm

stidmama

please don't post actual words on the chat list!

6:47 pm

Sherylr1961

does anyone have a clue for the ha 8 or the ha 9 pls tired of monkey typing

6:47 pm

cybernan

araz -- please do not post words in the log -- it is definitely a no no!

6:47 pm

Uneaixoise

ha4/6 + ma4/6

6:48 pm

stidmama

yes, Sheryl -- Queen Amidala was surrounded by bodyguards who were also her ha 8/9

6:48 pm

sonipitts

ha 8 is a helpful lady, ha9 makes two of them

6:48 pm

cybernan

ha 8 & 9(pl): compound word meaning servant

6:48 pm

Twinkie

greywolf, love your pooch--is it yours?

6:48 pm

GreyWoulf

stidmama - I haven't been in a dungeon in quite some time -- having the kids has definitely interfered with my gaming time ;)

Hopefully, when they are older, I will be able to get them to play with me

6:49 pm

Sherylr1961

ty guys

6:49 pm

stidmama

did i read earlier today that Seb slept all the way through the night? what did you do? put valerian in his bottle?

6:49 pm

GreyWoulf

Twinkie -- don't I wish! No, he is just a wolf image I found online.

6:49 pm

Twinkie

ok, an amendment to my earlier q: it shows two columns of "m", one says 0 for 2, the other 8 for 22. what does that mean re: stats?

6:49 pm

araz

sorry i have only played for 2 days

6:49 pm

Twinkie

no prob araz--

6:50 pm

cybernan

GW -- really hate to disillusion you, but by the time the kids are old enough for D&D, they will think their parents are impossibly stuffy and old fashioned!

6:50 pm

araz

thx

6:50 pm

Twinkie

he's beautiful (greywoulf)--nice pic

6:50 pm

cybernan

Don't give it another thought, araz

6:51 pm

stidmama

Twinkie -- the top of the stats gives you how many words will begin with each letter on the grid (bottom #) and how many you have acquired (top #), when you have all the possible words that come from that letter, it gets grayed out.

6:51 pm

GreyWoulf

Stid -- yep, Seb slept for 6 hours straight with no external influence -- and he has done it 2 days in a row. Tonight is the make or break -- if he does it again, I am officially the luckiest dad on the planet!

6:51 pm

bodups

different

6:51 pm

Twinkie

doh! guess i should just read the instrucxtions... each "m" in the log refers to a different "m" on the board. ok, never mind!

6:51 pm

Twinkie

thanks stid!

6:52 pm

stidmama

woo-hoo! My kids didn't sleep through the night until they were nearly a year old.

6:52 pm

Arisha

every one please welcome Bodups, going to try to get him addicted :p

6:52 pm

Uneaixoise

you really are, GW! My daughter didn't sleep thru the nite till she was 8 wks old (how old i Seb now?)

6:52 pm

bookwyrmish

Greywoulf--
Don't worry! Cybernan's wrong. I've twisted (um, influenced) my sons into wonderful gamers. They thought they had hit gold when they found my old 1st edition stuff. And oldest son wrote a chapter for the Serenity RPG game book...when he should have been doing his Freshman Final studying. Luckily, he did well enough.
~blessed be
book

6:52 pm

inge

twinkie, I had the same puzzlement this morning, since I just went pro. You click on the "need help with the stats? That explains the numbers.

6:52 pm

GreyWoulf

you never know, c-nan :)

After all, I got my mom (hootowl) hooked on roleplaying so who knows what the future will hold. Maybe they will find something new to hook me on!

6:52 pm

Twinkie

hi arisha! whereabouts from down under are you from? (i lived in melbourne for a year way back in 89-90)

6:53 pm

bodups

...it ....hi.....me ...am ...

darn i am good at this

6:53 pm

Arisha

im in melbourne to

6:53 pm

stidmama

hi bodups!

6:53 pm

cybernan

Welcome bodups

6:53 pm

Uneaixoise

welcome, bodups!

6:53 pm

cybernan

mi 6/24?

6:54 pm

GreyWoulf

Welcome, bodups!!!

Don't worry about us natives, we all started out where you are at one point!

6:55 pm

GreyWoulf

Une -- Seb is 9 weeks tomorrow :)

6:55 pm

Uneaixoise

wow, doesn't seem like he could be that old yet!

6:56 pm

rosalind230

need a clue please for am5/14 could be the first or second

6:56 pm

ch1212

une, I like your icon -- it's sweet.

6:57 pm

bookwyrmish

Add an e to an am 4/6?

6:57 pm

ch1212

rosalind, the first and second am 5/14 are different by only one letter - the last. The first is a + plural of your computer tool

6:57 pm

Arisha

opposite to oohed

6:57 pm

GreyWoulf

bookwyrmish -- that is very cool!!

and I am not concerned about whether they game or not -- as long as they have fun. Kristianna is already a voracious reader at 2 1/2, and I know it is because she sees that her parents love books. So I figure I have a good chance :D

6:58 pm

Uneaixoise

thanks, ch1212--"borrowed" it from a British illlustrator I discovered this morning ;-)

6:58 pm

inge

All those am 14's start with the am 4/6 letters and add different vowels.

6:59 pm

cybernan

am 5/14: a + rodents
am 5/14:am + french here

6:59 pm

rosalind230

Thanks for the clue ch1212 got it now.

7:00 pm

bookwyrmish

Grey,
At 2 1/2, if she is enjoying books in any way you've gotten a great start! I had one reading at 3, and one who was too much of a perfectionist to let himself start until half-way through first grade. But that last guy took off and wound up getting an 800 on the Verbal SAT!
They're all so different. Enjoy both of yours.
book

7:00 pm

cybernan

mi 6/24 -- please?

7:02 pm

Jen

Whew! I'm back! My good friend came over to return my signed Sur Grafton book and we got to chit-chatting! :)

7:02 pm

GreyWoulf

Oh, believe me, I am, book -- though his crying does get a bit annoying at times :)

7:03 pm

GreyWoulf

sorry, c-nan -- I have nothing greater than 5 letters in length except the ha8/9

7:03 pm

cybernan

thx anyway, gw

7:04 pm

bookwyrmish

I haven't got it either, Cybernan.
Sorry

7:04 pm

cybernan

oi 5/12?

7:04 pm

GreyWoulf

wait -- I just found an ra6!

Yay me!!

7:04 pm

stidmama

oi 5/12: oi + spanish for day

7:05 pm

cybernan

obviously sp. day is nothing like fr. day!!!

7:06 pm

sonipitts

da 6/24?

7:06 pm

cybernan

got it stid, thanks.

7:06 pm

stidmama

try oi + another word for watch face - l

7:07 pm

GreyWoulf

yes, thanks for that stid, it gave me the ra5/6 combo as well :)

7:07 pm

cybernan

da6: plural of da 5/14

7:07 pm

stidmama

yw... :-)

7:08 pm

sonipitts

oops, sorry, the first da 6

7:09 pm

cliffopa

hello again friendly babble people. enjoying the puzzle?

7:09 pm

cybernan

was it in the sun, gw?

7:10 pm

GreyWoulf

That was the the 1st ra6 I found, c-nan -- the oi clue gace me the music box :)

7:10 pm

stidmama

hi cliffopa! Could you spare a clue or two? (whine, whine, whimper)

7:10 pm

grant

Cybernan, did you ever get that mi5,24?

7:10 pm

inge

mi 6 begins with word for central, then add the stuff we breathe

7:11 pm

grant

Sorry, mi6,24

7:11 pm

cliffopa

absolutely. i am ready to help.

7:11 pm

cybernan

still looking for the mi 6/24

7:11 pm

GreyWoulf

Thanks, inge -- and congrats on going pro!!

7:11 pm

stidmama

inge, you're a gem!

cliffopa, I am stuck on tuna, I suspect... ma 4/5 the first?

7:11 pm

cybernan

gw -- for the other ra 6, think of "heard it on the grapevine"

7:11 pm

stidmama

also frustrated by the jo words...

7:12 pm

Sherylr1961

don't have it yet cyber or i would help out

7:12 pm

cliffopa

the first ma 4/5 sounds very similar to the name for a female horse.

7:12 pm

Sherylr1961

jo + what you do with your shopping cart when someone is bugging you at the grocery store, lol, not that i ever did that

7:13 pm

cybernan

Inge -- thank you -- *as we all give ourselves several smacks with that mackerel*

7:13 pm

stidmama

I'll need more mayo to get all this fish down...

(thanks folks)

7:13 pm

Sherylr1961

having a heck of a time with the big words tonight, help for the ma 7 or 8 pls

7:14 pm

grant

jo's - Miss Stafford followed by male sheep

7:14 pm

cliffopa

cybernan, the mi you are looking for is where something would be suspended if it were up in the sky.

7:14 pm

cybernan

got it -- thanks, cliff

7:14 pm

cliffopa

ma 7 & 8 have to do with a type of wine. singular and plural

7:14 pm

stidmama

ma 7: a spanish wine
ma 8: plural

7:14 pm

inge

mi 6/24 : recently we talked of ***western states, add the word for what we breathe to those three letters.

7:15 pm

cybernan

Must go and make supper -- back later

7:16 pm

cliffopa

bye nan :)

7:16 pm

Jen

ma7 is a Portugese sweet wine, or the island near the Iberian peninsula... or, from an old time skit: "more ma..., my deara"

7:16 pm

GreyWoulf

later c-nan (*Hug*)

7:17 pm

stidmama

later, nan!

7:17 pm

tommynp

any hints for ec 7/40?

7:17 pm

Jen

tommy, ec7 is environmental murder.

7:17 pm

inge

ec 7 : destruction of nature

7:18 pm

Twinkie

inge, don't get that clue. another clue?

7:18 pm

PappouTed

Hi everyone, are there clues in the log for ha8 and 9? I'm stumped. Thanks

7:19 pm

sonipitts

homi**** is to murder man, ec 7 is to murder nature

7:19 pm

Twinkie

never mind, jen's clue below helped--thanks!

7:19 pm

cliffopa

ec = killing the environment
or, 1st 3 letters of something you study in college ***nomics and the last part of the word for wiping out a whole group of people geno****

7:19 pm

inge

ec 7: third letter is round vowel, then ending of homo****

7:19 pm

tommynp

thanks...got it. :)

7:20 pm

pbr

just getting started on the c's -- here goes. evening all

7:20 pm

GreyWoulf

hi pbr!

7:20 pm

Arisha

thank you cliff and Inge

7:22 pm

Sherylr1961

can't get the wine clue, any other

7:22 pm

inge

Got to go. See you all tomorrow. Good night all.

7:22 pm

bookwyrmish

G'Nite Inge, thanks for all the help!

7:23 pm

Sherylr1961

got anyway good old monkey typing

7:23 pm

stidmama

'night inge! thanks!

7:23 pm

GreyWoulf

G'nite inge!!

And Congrats on pro one more time!!

(*Hug*)

7:23 pm

stidmama

hi pbr!

7:23 pm

cliffopa

instead of wine, think of something ma** by hand, and then the abbreviation for a type of monetary retirement plan.

7:24 pm

Sherylr1961

got it cliff but ty

7:25 pm

Jera

These am5's are killing me... still need 2 more am5/14's... I need the one next to the rodent one & the one next to the spanish middle... can anyone help me?

7:25 pm

Twinkie

i keep seeing words that aren't... shout out to the aussies, i saw good ol' tasman in there

7:25 pm

GreyWoulf

This really is a nasty grid, I stll have over 100 words to go, typically I would be over half done by now :0

7:26 pm

cindasu

ineed a clue for am6 and for the second da6/24 please

7:27 pm

stidmama

I need help on the in 5... and i'm about to strangle the kids who are fighting in the background. grumble. time for dinner...

7:27 pm

Jera

am6 ends with the "like" suffix

7:27 pm

PappouTed

Found the ha8 and 9 on my own, thanks

7:28 pm

Sherylr1961

jera the am 5/14 am + thrid vowel + consonent and the 2nd vowel change the last letter to another vowel for the other one

7:28 pm

Jera

ITA, GW... I couldn't stick to my goal of halfway before using the list...

7:29 pm

Jen

Okay, not that anyone even noticed me or my clues, but I'll be back soon... gotta give munchkin a bath.

7:29 pm

cliffopa

stidmama - think of a film unassociated with a big studio, or a certain type of rock music

7:29 pm

Jera

*looks blankly at Cheryl... feels another headache start to throb*

7:29 pm

Twinkie

i still don't get the clue for the wine... i seem to be spelling it wrong, or the way I *think* it should be spelled isn't on the board :-\

7:29 pm

Jera

{{{{JEN}}}}

7:29 pm

GreyWoulf

Sorry Jen-- distracted by mine here, go enjoy (*Hug*)

7:30 pm

Jen

twinkie... use "ei" in it...

7:31 pm

cliffopa

twinkie, do you know about the reverse dictionary yet? a web site where you enter a discription or an idea and it gives you many different choices - you might find your hard words this way. http://www.onelook.com/

7:32 pm

stidmama

thanks! I coulda sworn I tried that!

only the da 4/6 da words to go now... back after dinner!

7:34 pm

cliffopa

cindasu - think of the first 3 letters of the gem in most engagement rings, and then the 1st 3 letters of a measure of time (not seconds or hours)

7:34 pm

cindasu

thanks jera

7:35 pm

cliffopa

oops - sorry cin, i gave you a di clue. *smacks self in forehead*

7:36 pm

cindasu

ok cliff i still tried it

7:36 pm

cliffopa

the da you might be looking for is da + dogs are supposed to be **** best friend

7:36 pm

pbr

cliffopa -- thx!!! I am working on the di7/40 now!

7:37 pm

tommynp

ah 6????

7:37 pm

cindasu

that was the one thanks

7:39 pm

Jera

Anyone care to try & help me again with my missing am5/14's? I have the rodent, the middle, & the spanish middle, if that makes any sense... I need 2 more, I THINK the second & the last ones...

7:39 pm

cliffopa

tommy .... a + not hers but *** + vowel you started out with

7:40 pm

tommynp

you've GOT to be kidding me! These words are so weird!!!

7:40 pm

tommynp

thanks cliff!

7:42 pm

cliffopa

yw tommy.
Jera, do you have the am 5/14 that is like the last name of the actor Don Am*** (not spelled the same as the actor, but sounds like it) uses 2 of the 3rd vowel.

7:44 pm

cliffopa

there is also an am that builds off the popular 4 letter am word in today's list. just add a vowel on the end from your screen name.

7:45 pm

Jera

I need either the first or second one... I have the rodent-sounding one...

7:46 pm

Jera

It's an am5/14, I do know that...

7:47 pm

ch1212

cliffopa, you are a miracle worker tonight! SO... inbetween the mi 4/5 that is plural rodents, and the mi 5/14 that is musical format for electronics (plural), there are TWO mi 5/14s and one mi 6/24 (I assume a plural)... could I have clues for the two missing mi 5/14's? Thanks :)

7:48 pm

periwinkle

help please for both ad5/14, btw, hello everyone, back after a long break, will probably not finish, finding this to be another difficult grid

7:49 pm

ch1212

periwinkle, one ad 5/14 is French for goodbye, the other is two words -- ad + adult male

7:49 pm

Jera

One is a french goodbye, the other a guy who makes commercials (idea guy)

7:50 pm

sonipitts

ad 5/14 goodbye, but not spanish
ad 5/14 a Madison ave guy

7:50 pm

cliffopa

2 mi 5's have to do with being very, very small. both end in vowels

7:51 pm

cliffopa

mi 6/24 has nothing to do with the others.
think.... a balloon floats in mi**** (what the sky is made of)

7:51 pm

ch1212

Thanks Cliffopa! Got them.

7:52 pm

cindasu

the last da5/14 and then done please

7:53 pm

periwinkle

Jera and sonipitts, got the guy you makes commercials but can't see the french goodbye, the word I am thinking of does not exist here

7:53 pm

Matkins70gig700

am so ashamed of myself for not being able to work out the french goodbye...just shows how awful english schools are at teaching languages

7:54 pm

cliffopa

cindasu - if you use reverse dictionary, your da is a gold coin of ancient persia

7:55 pm

cliffopa

if you don't use the reverse dictionary,
da + first 3 letters of an actor back on GH, who also was a singer ***k Springfield

7:56 pm

ch1212

periwinkle, if you like Sound of Music, the song the kids sing to say goodnight to the grownups has the word... "Ad***, ad***, to you, and you, and you!"

7:56 pm

cliffopa

ooh ooh! i love the sound of music. raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens.....

7:56 pm

cindasu

thanks ((((hugs)))) cliffopa it was a awful puzzle but am done

7:57 pm

ch1212

(singing) bright copper kettle and warm woolen mittens!

7:57 pm

periwinkle

ch1212, thanks so much, found the french good bye, I was thinking of au revoir and knew it wasn't here :)

7:57 pm

cliffopa

>^:^< yeah cindasu!

7:58 pm

periwinkle

ah6/24 anyone?

7:59 pm

periwinkle

and am6/27 please

7:59 pm

ch1212

be back later all -- happy babbling!

8:00 pm

stidmama

YAY cindasu!

8:00 pm

stidmama

later ch1212!

8:00 pm

Sherylr1961

peri thats the only am I don't have

8:01 pm

Sherylr1961

ah what people do over a new baby they o** and ah* past tense

8:01 pm

stidmama

am6/27: adverb of the previous am 5

8:02 pm

cliffopa

ah = a + not her but *** + 1st 2 letters of a term some use for romantic movies **ppy

8:02 pm

periwinkle

thanks stidmama

8:03 pm

Sherylr1961

sry peri totally gave you the wrong word, lol

8:03 pm

stidmama

yw -- this is a frustrating puzzle...

8:03 pm

periwinkle

cliffopa, thanks so much, but just checked my list and already had the ah6/24, duh

8:04 pm

cliffopa

np peri. any others you need?

8:04 pm

Sherylr1961

cliff can you give me a clue for the mi 6/24

8:05 pm

periwinkle

cliff, thanks, I needs lots of help, only up to 73 and will not be playing much longer.

8:06 pm

cliffopa

mi 6/24 - 3 letter prefix meaning at the center, and a 3 letter word for what we breathe.

8:06 pm

Jen

Hey hey... not that anyone noticed I was gone... but I am back! :) Munchkin is bathed, clothed, tucked in bed, read to (actually he read to me! my baby is growing up!!! Sob), and I am free to finish this da4/6 grid once and for all!

8:07 pm

Matkins70gig700

WTF...why can i not get the cliffopa clue for AH...it seems so simple, but it isnt a word, what am i doing wrong???

8:07 pm

Sherylr1961

ty cliff

8:07 pm

cliffopa

peri - the a's took me the longest of any letter on today's puzzle. i finished fairly early 'cause i started at 6 am today.

8:08 pm

stidmama

matkins, what is obvious to one is not nec. obvious to another... a + opposite of her + recurvy consonant + first letter

8:08 pm

stidmama

Hi again Jen! guess what?

8:09 pm

Jen

How was the movie stid?

8:09 pm

Sherylr1961

cliff can you give a clue for the ra 6/18 pls and ty

8:09 pm

Matkins70gig700

ok, is it a british thing that a romantic film is called 'soppy'...was not able to work out what was wrong with it. thanks for help

8:10 pm

bookwyrmish

ra6/18 -- a parcched grape!
I have one!

8:10 pm

stidmama

no movie yet...

*shhhh* i just finished right when you came back on!

8:10 pm

cliffopa

ra 6/18 dried fruit often found in bran cereals

8:11 pm

Jen

stid.... tsk, I thought you were gonna watch the movie like about an hour ago! You have to tell me how it is!

8:11 pm

Sherylr1961

ty cliff

8:11 pm

stidmama

hehehe

i am positively giddy with relief. now maybe when Tom comes home I can actually spend time with him instead of thinking of the grid!

8:11 pm

knutmeg

I'm not sure there are enough am words. >.< (sarcasm is our friend when difficult grids are around)

8:12 pm

stidmama

between the am words, the an words and my dumb fingers, I thought I would never get past 'em all!

8:12 pm

cliffopa

last call for clues before i go do some reading. anyone got a toughie?

8:13 pm

periwinkle

da7/36?

8:13 pm

Jen

Spend time with hubby?!?! What's that like? I have forgotten, seeing as how I have seen mine for a total of 8 nights since January! :/

8:14 pm

cliffopa

peri - fuedal lord of japan owning lots of land

8:14 pm

marigold

Hi peri

8:15 pm

periwinkle

Hi, marigold, how are you doing with the game. Not doing too well here.

8:15 pm

periwinkle

cliff, really? I am sure it is a word I use everyday :)

8:15 pm

Sherylr1961

cliff how about the da 5/14 the middle one after the 6/24

8:16 pm

cliffopa

or, 1st 3 letters of word for milk products,
1st 2 letters of small white rodents word for today,
and 1st 2 letters of a bird that buries its head in the sand
(**trich)

8:16 pm

marigold

Not to bad I have 98

8:16 pm

periwinkle

marigold, I will call you tomorrow from work

8:16 pm

Jen

help with am5/14 , perhaps the 2nd one? I have the one that is latin for friend (like a + "mouses")

8:16 pm

jaianniah

knutmeg, these words don't count AT ALL in Scrabble....thus my ignorance...I am running out to buy Welsh, Spanish, Italian, French and science dictionaries tout suite....LOLOL....how r u doing ?

8:17 pm

cliffopa

sheryl, da might be da + 1st 3 letters of a babbler who just came on (think yellow flowers)

8:18 pm

jaianniah

Don A-.....

8:19 pm

Sherylr1961

that was it ty cliff

8:19 pm

periwinkle

calling it quits at 85, going to read a book before going to bed, see you all tomorrow.

8:19 pm

Jen

jai, that's the 5/14 I have... I need the other one...

8:19 pm

Sherylr1961

4 more word to go

8:19 pm

cliffopa

okay - gotta go. stephen king is calling me. bye everyone!

8:19 pm

marigold

Ok periwinkle

8:19 pm

ShadowHyrst

looking for those pesky 7 & 8 letter words...any clues?

8:20 pm

Sherylr1961

stephen king is my all time favourite

8:21 pm

jaianniah

A+ pl mouse....

8:22 pm

jaianniah

Stephen King Rocks, BTW!!!!

8:22 pm

Jen

TY jai... actually, it was the 1st one you gave, but we are both misspelling Don's last name. LOL I didn't have the one with the "i". {{hugs}}

8:23 pm

Sherylr1961

okay down to 3 words all m's pls help me, lol
need the last
ma 4/6

8:24 pm

Jen

last ma4/6... think Shakespeare... Ma.. Antony

8:25 pm

jaianniah

Jen, did it on purpose, thought you'd figure it out!!!! I just happened to have a female servant from OLDE times to help me....that's a clue, 7/8 !!!!!

8:25 pm

Sherylr1961

ty jen
also need the mi 5/14 the middle one

8:26 pm

Jen

normally, I probably would, but this puzzle has drug on for waaaaay too long today, so brain is a tad fried. :) TY though.

8:26 pm

Sherylr1961

got that one know i need the mi 4/6 middle one again

8:27 pm

Jen

mi5/14... Gates' software company mi..soft.

8:27 pm

Sherylr1961

thats it thats all you have no letters to find

8:28 pm

Sherylr1961

i'm not the best at giving clues but if anyone needs or wants one ask away before i head off to bed

8:28 pm

Jen

WTG Sheryl!!! :)

8:30 pm

Jen

HA! I love the 2 "goodbyes" together in the ad's!

8:30 pm

Sherylr1961

ty jen wasn't sure i could finish this one, i sure couldn't finish yesterdays.

8:30 pm

Sherylr1961

well night all, see you all tomorrow

8:30 pm

ShadowHyrst

looking for those pesky 7 & 8 letter words...any clues?

8:30 pm

Jen

AND that's me DONE!!!!

8:31 pm

Jen

Shadow, do you have the ma7/8 that is the sweet Portugese wine that is also an island?

8:32 pm

ShadowHyrst

I do now

8:34 pm

GreyWoulf

And now I can focus on the grid again -- Mommy gave the kids a bath and was doing the bedtime thing with Kristianna so I had to keep an eye on Seb and of course he had to be fussy!

8:34 pm

Jen

Wow, that was easy... no one got that clue so fast. :)

there is a di7... put a d in front of an am5/14

8:35 pm

Jen

ec7... environmental murder

8:36 pm

Jen

welcome back woulfie! {{hugs}}

8:37 pm

Jen

so8, put the so in front of that same am5

8:38 pm

GreyWoulf

(*Jen*)

8:38 pm

mrpresident

Hello all! Tough little puzzle

8:39 pm

GreyWoulf

((**mrp**)) -- I think that is the understatement of the day :\

8:40 pm

stidmama

YAY Jen! just got back from monitoring kids and such...

8:41 pm

stidmama

hi mrp! (((all!)))

8:42 pm

GreyWoulf

Been here for 2 hours and still have 90 to find :(

Falling asleep at the keyboard as well

So, much as I don't want to, I am gonna have to call it quits for the day

Good night all!

8:42 pm

Jen

Evening MrP!

Aw shucks stid! ;)

8:42 pm

mrpresident

Hi Grey, Hi Stid!

8:43 pm

mrpresident

Hi Jen!!

8:44 pm

pbr

rest well greywoulf

8:46 pm

stidmama

good night GreyWoulf!

8:46 pm

Jen

sweet dreams GW!

8:51 pm

Twinkie

hi again...back from a walk/dinner

8:52 pm

Twinkie

got your clue, jen, re: the ma (wine word) before refreshing--tahnks!

8:52 pm

Twinkie

is anyone anywhere near being done with this one? i have 98 to go.... (oi!)

8:54 pm

Jen

YW twinkie!

Im am going to head out... need to take another ibuprofen and apply some heat (or is it cold?) to my quads... did too many lunges and squats with too much weight yesterday!
'Nite all! :)

8:54 pm

mrpresident

nearly there Twink... taken forever!!

8:55 pm

Twinkie

nite jen!

8:56 pm

Twinkie

aussie aussie aussie! oi oi oi! hiya mrpres! (i love aussies!) :-)

8:56 pm

Angelsong

And I'm all finished!

8:56 pm

bbnaz

Twinkie, I am at 90 and am bound and determined....

8:56 pm

Uneaixoise

congrats, Angel!

8:57 pm

Twinkie

you go, bb!! :D

8:58 pm

Angelsong

nice to see new faces on board :)

8:58 pm

mrpresident

angel gets

*~*~*~FIREWORKS!~*~*~*

8:59 pm

bbnaz

twinkie....have raised aussies since 1975

8:59 pm

Angelsong

tyvm, MrP!!!

9:00 pm

Twinkie

good on ya, bb! where do you live?

9:00 pm

bbnaz

arizona

9:01 pm

grant

Last few...in6/21. Anyone?

9:02 pm

mrpresident

in6 opposite of outdoors

9:05 pm

grant

Thanks. After some of these mind trips, easy ones vanish.

9:06 pm

grant

Sorry, mi4

9:06 pm

bbnaz

80 to go (that would be 40 words per hour, yeah right!)

9:07 pm

mrpresident

LOL... yep... mi4 stripper this one!

9:10 pm

jaianniah

how goes it, knutmeg? baby letting Mommy Babble? LOL Love, Grammie Jai

9:11 pm

bbnaz

IM 6,27 any one? pretty please?

9:12 pm

mamabear

*mamabear peeks around corner of chat log...... BOO!*

9:13 pm

knutmeg

for a moment, she did. fussing now.

9:13 pm

grant

Ends same as Has**** Jew

9:14 pm

bbnaz

TYVM Grant!

9:15 pm

mrpresident

Mama!! ((hugs))

9:15 pm

mamabear

hiya mrp!!!! how's tricks?

9:16 pm

grant

Drawing a blank on the last three ma4's. Any help appreciated.

9:17 pm

Uneaixoise

si5/10 please?

9:18 pm

grant

Think Ravi Shankar for the 5/10

9:18 pm

mrpresident

ma4/5 alt spelling of female horse
ma4/5 male with plural
ma4/6 boys name

9:18 pm

Uneaixoise

of course! thanks!

9:18 pm

mrpresident

si5/10 indian guitar

9:20 pm

stidmama

Angelsong, hope you're still lurking out there... my mother called and i missed your big finish.

YAY Angelsong!

9:21 pm

Freckle

how many words are there

9:22 pm

stidmama

im 6/27: if some is like im 4/6; im 4/6 + frozen h20 - e

9:22 pm

stidmama

hi freckle, 168 words today

9:23 pm

Charm

Hi, all!

9:23 pm

stidmama

(((Charm!)))

9:24 pm

Charm

Hey, stidmama. Desperately trying to finish. Does it seem 'hard' today, or am I just dense?

9:25 pm

stidmama

very, very hard. obscure, obtuse (or maybe i'm obtuse), obstinate.

but i'm done, if you need cluse.

9:25 pm

Charm

I'm going to monkey type along for a bit and see what happens. Thanks - I'll be calling out soon, I'm sure!
=8-)

9:26 pm

stidmama

okay, I'll probably be back and forth between this and the css/html project i'm working on... :-)

9:29 pm

hardcore

can someone help i need the ha9/47?

9:30 pm

bbnaz

girls who wait on you ha** and foot

9:30 pm

Uneaixoise

you mean the ha9/78?

9:30 pm

Charm

HA9 - pl of the HA8 - Margaret Atwood - The HA8's Tale.

9:30 pm

hardcore

yes sorry :)

9:32 pm

bbnaz

help please on the DI 6,24

9:32 pm

Uneaixoise

ha4/6 + ma5/14

9:32 pm

Uneaixoise

di6 sounds like "a girl's best friend" according to Marilyn Monroe

9:33 pm

bbnaz

the ma 5,14 is a plural form of girls servants

9:33 pm

hardcore

thank you Uneaixoise Charm and bbnaz

9:34 pm

bbnaz

I need the second DI 6,24 but thank you for the clue

9:35 pm

Charm

2nd DI6/24 - to divest of weapons. Sounds like to hack of your upper limbs.

9:36 pm

cybernan

di 6/24: remove weapons

9:36 pm

bbnaz

Merci, gracias and THANK YOU Charm!

9:36 pm

Charm

yw!

9:36 pm

bbnaz

and Nan ;~)

9:39 pm

leighprefect

need help with the other ad 5. I have goodybes. anyone?

9:40 pm

Charm

ad5/14 - male who works on commercials.

9:41 pm

leighprefect

damn! can't believe i missed that! thx charm

9:41 pm

bbnaz

male who peddles merchandise - commercials is also called an ad***

9:41 pm

leighprefect

ty2 bbnaz

9:42 pm

Charm

yw, leigh - do you work on ads?

9:42 pm

cybernan

sm 5/14?

9:43 pm

stidmama

sm 5/14: sort of like a sloppy way of saying "school mom";
s + "western" style mom

9:43 pm

Charm

sm5/14 - sm + your upper limb.

9:44 pm

cybernan

ty charm

9:44 pm

Charm

yw, yw....

9:44 pm

leighprefect

charm- no, but it's too obvious now that you said it

9:45 pm

Charm

Aren't they all obvious when you 'get' it? lol

9:46 pm

bbnaz

47 to go --- i think i can i think i can

9:46 pm

Charm

yes you can; yes you can....

9:46 pm

leighprefect

touche'

9:47 pm

cybernan

Done!!

9:48 pm

stidmama

you go, bbnaz!

9:48 pm

leighprefect

grats, nan!

9:48 pm

stidmama

YAY cybernan!

9:49 pm

bbnaz

last AN 4,4 please?

9:49 pm

cybernan

thanks for the help, everyone...........

Are you finished une?

9:49 pm

bbnaz

nevermind monkey typing prevails again

9:50 pm

stidmama

an 4/4 sounds like a spice related to licorice; an + third pers. sing "to be"

9:50 pm

Uneaixoise

congrats, cybernan . . . one to go (gasp, wheeze . . . )

9:50 pm

cybernan

an 4/4: an + french her

9:51 pm

Uneaixoise

ma5/22 please?

9:51 pm

stidmama

ma 5/22: rank between captain and general

9:51 pm

cybernan

ma 5/22: army rank

9:52 pm

Charm

ma5/22 - opp. of minor (rank in military).

9:52 pm

stidmama

oops --- meant rank between capt and colonel.

9:52 pm

bbnaz

thx charm! i needed that too

9:52 pm

Uneaixoise

thanks to both of you! I'm done! This was absolute torture!

9:53 pm

bbnaz

cybernan and stidmama you too also helped TREMENDOUSLY

9:53 pm

cybernan

Congrats Une ---- it was a toughie!

9:53 pm

stidmama

YAY Uneaixoise!

9:53 pm

cybernan

Done bb?

9:54 pm

mrpresident

Une gets

*~*~*~FIREWORKS!~*~*~*

9:54 pm

cybernan

Hi mrp -- have you been lurking?

9:55 pm

mrpresident

Hi nan! been trying to find these bugger words!!

9:55 pm

bbnaz

Not yet. 37 to go

9:56 pm

bbnaz

last HA 5,12 help please?

9:56 pm

cybernan

tsk, tsk --- such language -- I'm shocked ;)

9:57 pm

cybernan

ha 5/12: Canadian parliamentary log, minus last two letters or Mr. Brinker + first vowel

9:58 pm

stidmama

ha 5/12: ha + single hump consonant + abbreviation for south america

9:58 pm

mrpresident

oh sure!! what the bloody hell puzzle is this!!

didn't 'bloody hell' get a whooping from the brits, americans and canadians... all from a lovely little advert about australia

9:58 pm

bbnaz

SNAP! 34 to go!

9:59 pm

cybernan

lol, mrp

10:00 pm

Charm

whew! I can relax. At last!! it may not have been a long puzzle, but it took a lot of time, nonetheless.

10:00 pm

stidmama

*confusion* mrp? are you okay?

10:00 pm

cybernan

Congrats, Charm

10:00 pm

stidmama

YAY Charm?

10:00 pm

mrpresident

stid... it is a joke... just a play on words

10:01 pm

Charm

ayup, stidmama!

10:01 pm

mrpresident

charm gets

*~*~*~FIREWORKS!~*~*~*

10:01 pm

Charm

charm gets

sleep!

10:01 pm

hardcore

YAY Charm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10:01 pm

stidmama

in that case...

YAY CHARM!

10:02 pm

stidmama

good night charm!

good evening hardcore

10:02 pm

cybernan

Good night, Charm.

10:02 pm

bonkler

the heck. edam isn't a word? would cheddar not be a word? silly thing.

10:02 pm

Charm

I'll lurk for a bit, sling out clues....

10:03 pm

cybernan

I'm off to find me an umbrella -- back at the flip.

10:03 pm

stidmama

later, nan!

10:04 pm

mrpresident

bye nan!!

10:04 pm

bbnaz

okay dilemna here. CSI or the final 30 words in this puzzle?

10:05 pm

lizb

how many you get

10:05 pm

mrpresident

bb... CSI !! this puzzle is like a latin word test!!

10:11 pm

stidmama

back in a little bit...

10:11 pm

ShadowHyrst

no dilemna --doing both

10:12 pm

Twinkie

oi, i found "amnio" but it doesn't count!

10:13 pm

ShadowHyrst

some times babble does like legitimate words, and then sometimes uses foreign words with disdain...go figure

10:13 pm

knutmeg

di6/24? I thought there was a clue earlier, but I can't find it.

10:14 pm

knutmeg

nevermind!! yay jaianniah!

10:30 pm

bbnaz

SA 6,21 please? and any help on the DA or the MI (last five of those) would be greatly admired and appreciated.....

10:31 pm

Twinkie

hint needed for so8/55? (i'm bummed that "sodaman" isn't a word)

10:32 pm

Charm

mi4/5 - japanese flavoring (mi** soup is nice).

10:33 pm

stidmama

sa 6/21: sa + third vowel + mi 4/5 -a

10:34 pm

stidmama

so 8/55: so 4/5 + am 5/14

10:35 pm

Charm

mi5/14 - a wrong action. (title for unmarried lady - minus the final s + hair**)

10:36 pm

Twinkie

re: so 8/55: so 4/5 + am 5/14: I got the first one, but none of my am 5/14's work, so I'm obviously missing one that works. hint on that second part, the am 5/14? thanks.

10:37 pm

Charm

mi4/5 - japanese rice wine minus the final 'n'.

10:38 pm

Charm

mi4/6 - what you think with - do you mi**? Sometimes, I think I've lost my mi**.

10:38 pm

Charm

Mi4/5 - Dracula - Mi** Harker.

10:40 pm

Charm

AM5/14 - am4/6 (surrounded by) + vowel.

10:41 pm

Twinkie

thank you charm!! :D

10:41 pm

bbnaz

those last two MI 5, 14 and the final one 4,5 I am missing something here I know I am. only ten more words to go..............You are the best for helping!

10:41 pm

Twinkie

i can now rest in peace. I just wanted to break 1000. thanks for that, soda! night, all!

10:41 pm

Goat

man, I've never even heard of half these words!

10:42 pm

Twinkie

ditto, goat (and i'm a ph.d in english!)

10:43 pm

hardcore

yah goat i haven't ether :)

10:43 pm

Charm

I think you need a chemistry degree today!

last MI5/14 - unmarried lady + can-** attitude.

10:44 pm

hardcore

night Twinkie

10:44 pm

Charm

last MI4/5 - unmarried lady's title - minus final 's' + vowel.

10:44 pm

Twinkie

i do like that you can look them up w/ the question mark, and that as far as i've seen, all of them are real words (unlike webboggle, which when you check out a link, half the time there's no real definition)

10:45 pm

bbnaz

merci and thanks very much! now back to those dang "DA" words

10:45 pm

Charm

what Da's are you looking for bbnaz?

10:46 pm

bbnaz

TA 5,12 (the first one) it slipped my eye and is still hiding out..........any clues? Thanks beautiful babblers

10:47 pm

bbnaz

DA 6,24 (first one)
DA 5,14 (fourth clue)
DA 6, 24(fifth clue)
then the final three:
DA 5, 12
DA 6,21
DA 5,14

10:47 pm

Charm

ta5/14 - a sieve or strainer made from a woolen cloth; a guinea fowl. Pl. of a girl's name - diff. spelling - TA** and the Bachelor.

10:48 pm

harpjane

Didn't play today, but I'm ready for the flip! Ready for the next flip, too!

10:49 pm

bbnaz

thank you very much Charm!

10:49 pm

Charm

1st DA6/24 - "A feudal lord of Japan who was a large landowner." Benz partner - minus final 'ler' + 2 vowels.

10:50 pm

Charm

da5/14 - it was a popular phrase recently: you da ***. In The Omen, the boy's name - minus the middle 'i'.

10:51 pm

Charm

da6/24 - pl. of The Omen clue.

10:52 pm

bbnaz

Charm did I tell you that I love you?!?!? I am in your servitude....

10:53 pm

Charm

Final da5/14 - gold coin from ancient Persia. sounds like an adj. based on the name of a famous Persian king.

10:53 pm

Charm

* silent dog laughter *

10:55 pm

Charm

Final DA5/12 - small freshwater fish, popular in aquaria. Man's name (Da*) + 2 vowels.
da6 is pl.

10:55 pm

mamabear

hi ya'all!

10:55 pm

Charm

MamaBear!

10:55 pm

mamabear

evenin Charm!!!

10:56 pm

renfield

is everybody happppyyyyy?????

10:56 pm

lshult

ai6?

10:57 pm

lshult

forget it, i just found it

10:57 pm

mamabear

Hi Ishult - haven't seen you for a long time! Can't help ya though - didn't play today :(

10:58 pm

mamabear

((((((((((((((RENNIE)))))))))) )))))))))))

10:58 pm

Charm

ai6/24 - a male who helps (similar to the ad5/14 male who makes commercials).

10:59 pm

renfield

((((mamam)))) (((everybody)))

10:59 pm

bbnaz

Thank you so much Charm!

Now I must admit that I missed an R 4,5 word. Have the second one and its plural. It is the first one that I am missing........final plea I PROMISE

11:00 pm

hardcore

1 hour befor flip yah!!!!!!!

11:02 pm

bbnaz

the RA 4,5 between the wireless and the offensive action.....any help would earn great gratitude....it is my last word!

11:02 pm

Charm

1st Ra4/5 - pl. of a unit of energy; could be an abbrev for people on the extreme; was slang in the 80s 'that is so ra3!'

11:02 pm

stidmama

i'm back again... hi renfield! what did I miss while I was gone the last 20 minutes?

11:03 pm

bbnaz

monkey typing did it.

I AM FINISHED WITH THE INCREDIBLE HELP OF CHARM AND A FEW OTHERS...........

11:04 pm

hardcore

yah!!!bbnaz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11:04 pm

stidmama

YAY bbnaz! now, wasn't that better than CSI?

11:04 pm

bbnaz

monkey dancing here and don't even mind missing CSI. This was the shortest time allotted to finishing a grid since I started babbling. I also thought that without your help I would NOT have even come close to finishing. Again, if I am in your neighborhood would you like me to wash, wax your vehicle???

11:05 pm

bbnaz

I love the color GRAY prior to a flip ;~))))

11:05 pm

stidmama

no point washing our jalopies... but if you wanted to share tea and cookies and keep me away from work, the kettle's always on!

11:06 pm

Charm

Not the car, but maybe the dog?

11:06 pm

bbnaz

scrub the pooches, brew the tea, cook the cookies

YOU BETCHA!

11:07 pm

stidmama

well -- a little virtual chocofeast for us all! *passing around the Swiss chocolate*

11:08 pm

Charm

quit dawdling, Cinders - wash the windows, mop the floors, dust the knick-knacks, launder the unmentionables....

11:08 pm

Charm

Stidmama - made chocolate flan from scratch today. mmmmmmmmm

11:09 pm

stidmama

now now ugly #1, we don't want to overwhelm the poor thing... ME FIRST!

~signed, ugly #2

11:09 pm

stidmama

chocolate - flan ? two of my favorite things combined? how can this be?

11:10 pm

bbnaz

cinderelly cinderelly
night and day its cinderelly
monkey type and beg for clues
and then you are all through!

fetch the kettle, scrub the socks
don't forget to wind the clocks.
feed the pooches
scoop the poopses
after all that is oopsie doopses!

11:10 pm

Charm

make the custard part as you normally would, melt bittersweet chocolate in the hot custard, bake. No caramel layer though. Check out epicurious.com for their Valrhona chocolate pudding recipe.

11:11 pm

bbnaz

okay so the chocolate sounds much better than my singing..........

11:12 pm

mamabear

bbnaz - I enjoyed your rendition of cinderelly!!!!! LOL

11:12 pm

bbnaz

it is after nine here, do you think i should go feed my children? maybe give them a bath and put them to bed?

what say you?

11:13 pm

mamabear

bbnaz - might as well wait and feed them at breakfast now! to bed, I say!

11:13 pm

stidmama

bbnaz -- that is so cute, and yes, take a break and feed the babies and put up your feet and get ready for tomorrow's grid!

11:14 pm

stidmama

Charm -- that sounds lovely. I am going to try it! thanks.

11:14 pm

bbnaz

thank you thank you thank you all! time to wash them up and give up the computer to the teenager who is so much smarter than I am...........see you on the flip!

11:14 pm

stidmama

Twinkie, how are you doing? still trying to finish?

11:14 pm

renfield

hey bb...i'm hungry to!!!

11:15 pm

Twinkie

hi stid... i've never finished one completely (usually aim to about 1000 and then quit). tonight is no different, but i am still trying. thanks for asking. :-)

11:15 pm

stidmama

now rennie, have some more chocolate cookies -- need to finish them up before they go stale...

11:15 pm

Charm

stidmama - tell me how it comes out. I was afraid mine would be a failure, but it baked up beautifully.

11:16 pm

renfield

munch munch munch....(goob cooooopppiesss) munch munnnch munnnchhhh

11:16 pm

Twinkie

i shall give up--thanks for all the help! hit 1100, but have to get up in about 6 hours to go to work! See y'all tomorrow!

11:16 pm

mamabear

Now stidmama - Rennie can't possibly finish all those..... *mamabear grabs bag*

11:17 pm

ShadowHyrst

umm...all that talk about cookies; now I'm eating the Queen's Cookies from Trader Joe's--they are cocoa chocolate chip cookies in a nice little kettle-like tin

11:17 pm

stidmama

good night, Twinkie, congrats for breaking your daily goal!

11:17 pm

mamabear

Nite nite Twinkie!

11:18 pm

renfield

nite twinkie......

11:20 pm

stidmama

so ladies and gents: tea, hot cocoa or coffee (decaf, this time of night) to go with the cookies?

11:20 pm

hardcore

nite all! sadly i did not fin. but you can't alwas fin so i
will fin tommrow ,and best of luck to you all! :)

11:20 pm

renfield

hot cocoa....pleaseeeeeeee

11:20 pm

Charm

Sorry, folks, can't make it to the flip. Have to be up VERY early. See y'all tomorrow. Happy babbling!

11:21 pm

mamabear

hot cocoa, please, stidmama... hold the mallows (not too long though or they'll stick to your fingers)

11:21 pm

renfield

i didn't even start this grid.....i just dropped in for the cookies.....

11:22 pm

stidmama

good night, Charm, thanks for all the help!

11:22 pm

mamabear

Grid? What grid? I don't see any grid.

11:22 pm

renfield

nite charm.....

11:22 pm

stidmama

okay, renfield *stern look* remember to use your napkin, dear!

11:22 pm

mamabear

nite nite Charm....

11:22 pm

stidmama

the grid's probably under all the cookie crumbs. :-)

11:22 pm

renfield

oh...then that's a griddle cake....my mistake

11:23 pm

renfield

chomp.....chomp.....chomp..... dunk....splat...dunk...chooooo mmmmmm

11:23 pm

knutmeg

YAY!! Finished!! Done!! Woot!!

11:24 pm

renfield

yayyyyyyyy knutmeg!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11:24 pm

stidmama

I need to take a break, but help yourselves to whatever you like while I'm gone, plenty more cookies in the jar...
and rennie -- there are some lovely pears and cheeses on the sideboard. They might be a nice complement to the sugary things.

11:25 pm

stidmama

YAY knutmeg! you were so quiet I didn't notice you there.

11:25 pm

mamabear

good job knutmeg!!!!!!!! *^*^*^*^*FIREWORKS*^*^*^*

11:25 pm

renfield

ah stid................ok.....

11:27 pm

mamabear

here, Rennie... I warmed some mac & cheese for ya! And some nice buttery green beans with little bits of almonds.

11:27 pm

knutmeg

Stealth is our friend, stid. yucky grid :-)

11:28 pm

renfield

ok mama!!!!!!!!!! i love mac and cheese and green beans! i had pasta and olive oil for lunch...i guess i need to learn to cook....

11:32 pm

mamabear

hmmmm..... that's alot of pasta in one day - here, eat this salad too!

11:33 pm

jaianniah

Hi! I FINISHED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This was the MOST Monkey-necessary puzzle EVER!!!!!!!! lolol
â™¥â™¥â™¥ tO MY DAUGHTER KNUTMEG!!!!!!

JAIANNIAH jye-ann-nye'-ah

11:33 pm

knutmeg

mmm...you're making me hungry :-)

11:34 pm

renfield

burp......ok...any blue cheese????

11:34 pm

jaianniah

those weird symbols were supposed to be hearts.....

11:34 pm

mamabear

I'm making ME hungry, too! And everytime I see your post, knutmeg, I get a taste for pumpkin pie!!!

11:34 pm

9tanks

hi stidmama.. hows you..

njoy...

11:34 pm

knutmeg

Yay Mom!!
*^*^*^*^*FIREWORKS*^*^*^*

11:35 pm

renfield

yayyyyyyy jaianniah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

11:36 pm

jaianniah

Thank you for my very first fireworks!!!!! >sob>

11:38 pm

mamabear

good job jainniah!!!!

11:38 pm

knutmeg

Okay, got my mint chocolate ice cream back out of the freezer, as long as my baby stays asleep, I can help whoever needs it. Anyone?

11:39 pm

renfield

oh knutmeg....did you just say we could help ourselves to your mint ice cream??????

11:40 pm

knutmeg

Er... not so much. Here: Raspberry chocolate ice cream, its all yours. :-)

11:40 pm

mamabear

rennie - finish your green beans first!

11:40 pm

renfield

ok....ok.....i like raspberry green beans!

11:41 pm

renfield

hey knutmeg......who makes the raspberry chocolate ice cream????

11:41 pm

stidmama

YAY jaianniah! guess I got back just in time...

did someone say raspberry chocolate?

11:41 pm

mamabear

raspberry chocolate??????? where?

11:42 pm

renfield

to late std......<!!>

11:42 pm

knutmeg

*offers Stidmama a pint of raspberry chocolate icecream*

11:42 pm

stidmama

good evening, 9tanks -- how are you?

11:42 pm

mamabear

no rennie.... BUTTERY green beans - rspberry chocolate ICE CREAM!!

11:42 pm

knutmeg

Its a Dove ice cream, Rennie

11:43 pm

renfield

dove.....ok....buttery green raspberry...

11:43 pm

stidmama

too late, mamabear -- think we'll need to pull her out by her ankles...

*wading through piles of discarded wrappers, cookie crumbs...*

11:43 pm

knutmeg

Topped with a layer of chocolate ganache

11:43 pm

jaianniah

No ice cream for your MamA????

11:43 pm

mamabear

DOVE RASPBERRY CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM????? *mamabear starts car to go to 7-11*

11:44 pm

stidmama

whoa, folks! there's plenty for all!

11:44 pm

renfield

where's my bike???? varooommmmmmm to the all night kroger!!!

11:45 pm

knutmeg

LOL! Er... I've got Breyer's Strawberry Cheesecake or Heath bar ice cream, Mom. You want one of those? Otherwise, I suppose I could whip up a keylime pie or a cheesecake topped with raspberry sauce. Otherwise, I'm out of desserts...

11:45 pm

mamabear

but knutmeg - your name just SCREAMS pumpkin pie!!!

11:46 pm

renfield

oh knutmeg....you're the new bestest friend in the whole wide world......8-D

11:46 pm

knutmeg

and oddly, I hate pumpkin pie. :-)

11:46 pm

renfield

pumkinpie..pumpkinpie...pumkin pie......;-}...............

11:46 pm

knutmeg

Oh! Mom, I've got some of Grandma's gingersnap cookies, you want?

11:47 pm

renfield

gingernsaps...gingersnaps..... ........

11:47 pm

stidmama

yes, pumpkin pie would be nice, too -- or a delicate mousse, with whipped cream on top. nutmeg is one of my favorite spices... I think Thanksgiving is the best holiday because we always have pumpkin pie

sorry -- am i rambling?

11:47 pm

mamabear

better ...sniff.... than....sniff.... your... sniff... green bean, mac & cheese & salad...sniff....friend...snif f, sniff?????????? *tears start streaming*

11:47 pm

jaianniah

I'll take them all....TY...and I will then eat them and pass out in a delightful diabetic coma....with a grin on my face cuz i finished this puzzle......:o)))))))))

11:48 pm

renfield

i ate all of the mac & cheese and buttery grren beans.....my plate is clean.....O...see

11:48 pm

knutmeg

Now, Thanksgiving is for Eggnog Black Forrest Cake. No nutmeg in it, but boy is it yummy. (Mother in law orders it every year. Couldn't have it this past thanksgiving cuz I was pregnant and oddly, couldn't eat chocolate. Yay having baby! Yay chocolate!

11:49 pm

mamabear

yes... but, but, but... you said she was your bestest friend... wwwwwaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhh

11:49 pm

stidmama

we really are a sad lot, aren't we! Shadow? are you still there?

do you ever wonder who else might be listening in on these strange conversations?

11:49 pm

Freckle

Only 121 words to go :}!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11:50 pm

renfield

mama i said THE best friend...all of our best friend...knutmeg cooks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

11:50 pm

mamabear

GO, Freckle!!! that's, let's see..... 121 divided by 10.... 12+ words a minute!

11:50 pm

stidmama

i can just feel the seams in my trousers ripping out as I read... did you say EGGNOG Black Forest Cake?

*whoops -- there goes a button*

11:51 pm

stidmama

go Freckle!

11:51 pm

lshult

oi5?

11:51 pm

jaianniah

LOLOL, Freckle- just monkey-type like crazy and you'll get them allllll.......

11:51 pm

Freckle

thanx for the help mama!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11:51 pm

mamabear

That DOES sound lip-smackin!

11:51 pm

knutmeg

Cuz my Mommy taught me how to cook. She's a good cook, too.

11:51 pm

mamabear

OH. Ok... THE best friend... THE best friend. WHEW!

11:51 pm

renfield

i never heard of eggnog black forest cake......knutmeg, post it on bab anon recipes...please........

11:51 pm

stidmama

oi 5: oi + spanish for day

11:52 pm

mamabear

All I can do is cheer you on Freckle. I didn't play today so I can't help ya with the words.... :(

11:52 pm

renfield

jaianniah......8-D....she the look of happy people who can;t cook...i can buy cheetos...

11:52 pm

mamabear

bab anon recipes? I am learning SO much tonite...

11:53 pm

mklein

the grid was bad enough, but you guys are killing me with the food talk! Who wants a rich, gooey, brownie? (I may have to go cook something...)

11:53 pm

stidmama

rennie, if I give you the list of ingredients, you could pick up the groceries we need. Then we can all meet at Mamabear's and Jaianniah can teach you how to cook, and I can hold the baby, and...

11:53 pm

renfield

mama have you seen mistress jacula's recipes?......oy vey!!!

11:53 pm

knutmeg

Sadly no recipe for it. My mother -in-law orders it from I think the Kansas City Steak company, or something like that. Its basically a black forest cake with a layer of eggnog gooey numminess with the cherries in the middl and then frosted with the eggnog gooey numminess and chocolate frosting, with walnuts on the side. *SO* good.

11:53 pm

mamabear

after all this sweet stuff. need something salty - *mamabear grabs bag of cheetos from rennie and gets the tongs (I hate when my fingers turn orange)*

11:54 pm

stidmama

good evening, mklein!

11:54 pm

mklein

Popcorn, with chocolate and peanuts mixed in.. yeah, I've got that...

11:54 pm

renfield

LOL mama!!!!!!!!!11

11:54 pm

jaianniah

Stale cheetos....mmmmmmm......and they don't mess up your fingers.....

11:55 pm

mamabear

hi mklein! cute puppster! I have one looks almost just like that
Rennie - jacula's recipes? No I have not. Where are these bab anon recipes?
doh... in bab anon? Forget I asked that.... *blush*

11:56 pm

Freckle

If i had all the stuff u pepz were talkin about i would've died 12 times over

11:56 pm

mklein

Hi stidmama - I've been lurking cause this thing has been so hard. Got over a thousand, but no chance of finishing. A real fiend must have mided this grid.

11:56 pm

renfield

chocolate popcorn.....nuts........hmmmmm mmmmmmmm

11:56 pm

Freckle

aaahhhhhggggggg!!!!!!!!

11:57 pm

stidmama

4 minutes... *anticipation building* eat fast so we can type again!

11:57 pm

mamabear

*mamabear wonders if anyone ELSE is wondering why I said "forget I asked that" instead of just BACKSPACING??????*
It's late... yeah, it's late... that's it.

11:57 pm

knutmeg

You okay, freckle?

11:57 pm

mamabear

It better be a nice one. Or I will ignore it like I did this one!

11:57 pm

stidmama

there there Freckle *passes Tums, Maalox and baking soda in water*

11:57 pm

Freckle

lmao

11:57 pm

jaianniah

Babb Anon, here I come.....

11:58 pm

renfield

it's late.....oh wait...that's not a food!!!!!

11:58 pm

JBsAnno

Hang in there, MB, new grid almost here!

11:58 pm

mamabear

Freckle - that's the joy of chat log eating - no calories!

11:58 pm

stidmama

HEY JBsANNO!

11:59 pm

mklein

Mamabear - He's a great dog -came wandering down our street when he was just a pup and it was about a 100 degrees out. Just moved right in at our house.

11:59 pm

JBsAnno

<confesses>
I just had a brownie...a little one, but still, a brownie.

AT ONE OCLOCK IN THE MORNING!

11:59 pm

stidmama

one minute left -- *stuffing face*

see you on the other side of the flip!

11:59 pm

knutmeg

well, no calories until you give into the drool everyone else has caused nad grab that pint of mint chocolate ice cream. (Which, oddly, I didn't finish and not because of the baby, but because it was too chocolatey. Holdover from pregnancy?)

11:59 pm

Freckle

we should all do atkins diet - online......

11:59 pm

mamabear

that's the best kind, mklein! I got 2 dogs like that...
hi JBs!!!!!!

12:00 am

JBsAnno

Stid!!!! see you on the flip side!

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