Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, April 10, 2006

12:01 am

stidmama

flip!

12:02 am

harpjane

Well, I had 21 to go. A valliant effort on my part...Thanks for all the help!

12:03 am

helenkeller

thx jacula - thought i would race myself starting with less than an hour & a half to go - i just don't like to lose - if i hadn't spent the ten minutes on the sudoku, i might have made it

12:03 am

stidmama

not bad, harpjane! and the new day begins...

12:03 am

helenkeller

well harp - let's us start earlier this time :)

12:04 am

stidmama

114 words today!

12:06 am

stidmama

s 7/36

12:07 am

stidmama

well, I have to get up early for a dentist appointment, so will be back much later... harpjane, helenkeller, Jacula... (((all))) good night!

12:11 am

harpjane

by stid

12:12 am

helenkeller

good nite stid :)

12:18 am

schwer

This game has the most retarded dictionary I've ever seen. What congenital form of hermaphroditism (i.e. it don't get no gayer) does this game's creator suffer from?

12:20 am

Goat

no shit, and we just found a word and plural that has a link to dictionary.com that doesn't exist

12:23 am

schwer

They should have two dictionary options:
a "people who like nonlinear word searches" option, full of normal words, and a "understimulated housewives with nothing better to do than guess obscure words" option.

12:23 am

Jacula

Ah, I'm back now and it's flipped.

12:23 am

Dippnall

Can be annoying - don't know where you're from - but known British words are sometimes refused! Something else to complain about! But, hey! I'm on holiday now - so nothing's gonna bother me now.......

12:26 am

badnewsbear

for help on the more obscure words, try
http://gzilla.com/babhelp

12:27 am

Jacula

Dunno yet. Got a Kate Melulah cd in and not lookeda at grid yet. I might well kick her out for Carole King yet, in the looking process. LOL.

12:27 am

rycaut

two p 7's

12:27 am

chic

P 7/36

12:28 am

Goat

30 words! going to bed now!

12:29 am

rycaut

a u 6/33

12:30 am

corpsvalue

p7/32

12:31 am

rycaut

50 words

12:31 am

Jacula

Was just away listening to my Katie (Mum's day cd). 9 milliion bicycles. Actually, it's kind of scarily true!

12:34 am

Jacula

But do I want to start this puzzle now?

12:35 am

Jacula

Piece by pi3ece - Kate Meluah

12:39 am

dalmatian5

n 6/30

12:45 am

cybernan

Good evening :)

12:45 am

chic

Hi nan!

12:46 am

Dippnall

Hi nan! Time to chat - hols have begun! Is it me or is this puzzle slow going?

12:47 am

helenkeller

hi nan, hi chic

12:48 am

chic

Hi helen

12:49 am

Jacula

Track I'm listening to now - Katie Melua, modern, but it would have spoken to me when Iwas 18,19...
There are nine million bicycles in Beijing
That's a fact
It's a thing we can't deny
Like the fact that I will love you till I die

We are twelve billion light years from the edge
That's a guess
No-one can ever say it's true
But I know that I will always be with you

I'm warmed by the fire of your love everyday
So don't call me a liar
Just believe everything that I say

There are six billion people in the world
More or less
And it makes me feel quite small
But you're the one I love the most of all

We're high on the wire
With the world in our sight
And I'll never tire
Of the love that you give me every night

There are nine million bicycles in Beijing
That's a fact
It's a thing we can't deny
Like the fact that I will love you till I die

And there are nine million bicycles in Beijing
And you know that I will love you till I die

12:49 am

chic

dip, very slow indeed!

12:50 am

Jacula

And I do wish my 19-yr-old daughter hadn't decided to do this band-following across the world gap year all on her own.

12:52 am

Dippnall

Jac - so she's away right now?

12:53 am

Jacula

No, Dip, she's not gone yet, just dropped that life idea on me her, Dad , her brother and my o/H a coup;e of nights ago.

12:54 am

Jacula

I wish I could be the hip 60s/70s Mum over this, but I can't.

12:55 am

Jacula

I've not saiud much yet... but...

12:56 am

Jacula

But she's to tiny, but so sexually attractive to men, and it make me worry... a hell of a lot.

12:56 am

helenkeller

well jac -- good luck with that

12:56 am

schwer

Fur die fraulein michst seiben Mochito
Tanz sugar tanz zum song von Placebo

12:56 am

rycaut

a 7

12:56 am

helenkeller

the world is a very different place than it was when i was that age - very, very, very different

12:56 am

Dippnall

ooh! Does she plan to go alone?

12:57 am

chic

S 7/48

12:57 am

cybernan

sorry everyone -- wasn't really ignoring you -- just dived right into the grid! I think it might get a little sticky with a lot of uncommon words.

12:58 am

Jacula

Seems so, Dipp! Except for Monsters of Rock in June. We've booked that up together - Alice Cooper! Hell!

12:58 am

helenkeller

in the states there is no 'gap year' - i wanted to take a 'gap' year before college & that was one of the very few things about which my mom put her foot down - had to continue with school -

12:59 am

helenkeller

jac - is there a specific band she plans on following?

1:01 am

Dippnall

Alice Cooper ... hey .... takes me back! Can't say I blame her - I wish I'd done more than school-college-work. Oddly enough, though neither of mine has wanted to take a year out.

1:01 am

Jacula

She's worked so hard, Helen this past year, with course work, late into the night/morn. I don't blame her for wanting a break. But. even if she now wants to retro see any of the bands I did back in 70s., she's not always going to want her Mum there, is she? Let's be realistic!

1:01 am

CJ162003

hi all

1:02 am

Jacula

Dipp - Deep Purple, too, on that gig!

1:02 am

Dippnall

Wow!

1:02 am

cybernan

Too tired to concentrate --- see you all tomorrow :)

1:03 am

Jacula

Dipp - Ted Nugent also. Get yer earplugs in. Dream gig, eh? I'll say so!

1:05 am

helenkeller

well jac, what she wants & what's good for her may not always be the same thing - - i suppose 19 is plenty old enough to make wise choice, but a person can't always choose someone else's actions, so safety becomes such a large issue

1:05 am

helenkeller

good nite nan

1:06 am

Dippnall

nite nan! (7am - ish! - here)

1:07 am

paper_wings

mel...dunno if i can do this right now...lol...

1:07 am

Jacula

Helen- I'll follow the music gigs with her, as much as I can afford to. I haven't brought my klids up that badly that they don' know a good band/artiste when they hear one. So, maybe I won't suffer too much with the nmew stuff. LOL.

1:07 am

sprite

Morning dear gang :)

1:08 am

helenkeller

lol jac!

1:08 am

helenkeller

that sounds like a tremendous bonding experience for the 2 of you, something she'll always treasure

1:08 am

helenkeller

hi sprite

1:10 am

Jacula

Good morn, dear Sprite. No.1 Babbler. Not fawningm, just hoping I can bribe you to keep my Babbleranking whilst I'm offin Europe. band hopping. LOL.

1:10 am

sprite

Hi helen :)
I am definitely missing a T here.

1:11 am

Dippnall

Her choices 'sound' as if you've done a great job in rearing, Jac! Son (18) likes my stuff - keeps 'borrowing' my 'vinyls' - I'm sure we called them albums! (LPs to my dad!)

1:11 am

sprite

Lol, just hand it in, I will keep it safe for you.

1:12 am

Jacula

Diupp - your Dad was right, it's LPs! LOL.

1:12 am

helenkeller

lol jac - what month is your birthday in?

1:14 am

chic

got all the 7's so I'm heading out. bye...

1:16 am

helenkeller

good nite chic

1:16 am

Jacula

Oh dear! Here am I, becoming 49 years' old on 22nd April. Erm? How did that age happen to me? Shit! I'm still bacl at youth club in the 70s.... what happened? I think I remember a white dress and a church, then the person that promised to keep me only unto him for the rest of... well he did, he just forgot to keep himself unto me...

1:18 am

Jacula

Hey, but. never mind, I have the best bloke in the world now.

1:18 am

TheDonster

Oh No Jac.....one more year and you will be like me....over a half century OLD!!!

1:19 am

Dippnall

eek Jac! I can beat that I reach a ghastly 50 next month. I'm sure I only closed my eyes for a moment and the last 30 years happened......

1:19 am

TheDonster

MAN is that a buzz kill, or what!

1:19 am

Jacula

Erm. yup, gues so Donster.

1:19 am

helenkeller

jac - i asked cause i had the same reaction to dip's post about the lp's - you are only a five months older than me, lol

1:21 am

helenkeller

i often wonder what happened to the last 30 years too - also often wonder what happened 30 minutes ago :)

1:21 am

Dippnall

Well folks, I'm going to bow out - for now - with 40 to find. I mean to start decorating today! You read it here - so I'm going to have to get on with it!!

1:21 am

Jacula

Hey, almost 50 folks, it will NOT kill us! It is but a number. Let's think back to what we were, what we wanted top make of our particular worlds and let's just then step back and think a bit before we type!

1:24 am

helenkeller

good nite dip

1:25 am

Jacula

Oh, come on nearly 50 and 50+ folks! My Dad got struck down with Alzheimer's... we won't let that happen to us, will we? We word puzzle people! And if any one of us starts losing it, other will help.

1:26 am

sprite

Why not 'poena'? I am pretty sure 'sub poena' is used a lot in english.

1:28 am

Jacula

Come on, you lot! I still need a lot of help to get over what happened to my Dad. Oh, and any Coronation St. viewers, if you think you saw the picture, you did for a while.......

1:32 am

sonipitts

Does anyone know what the second ph means? And if we can use that apparently obscure-to-the-point-of-not-ex istent word, what's up with the disallowed energy weapon? Sooooo not fair.

1:33 am

helenkeller

jac - i'm sorry about your dad, my dad experienced a similar thing - pick's disease - the worst year of my life, but you're right, the people that care about you will be there to help - i often reflect on the amazingly strong friendships i have developed over time - they are my fortune in life

1:33 am

sherb

morning, morning... sun shining, no work today... heehee!! :D

1:34 am

Jacula

Sorry, Sonia, can't help as have not really looked a grid yet.

1:34 am

helenkeller

lol soni - i agree about the energy weapon!

1:36 am

helenkeller

ok, i am very tired, gotta call it a nite - take care jacula, everyone have a great evening/ day/whatever applies!

1:38 am

sherb

nite helen...

1:39 am

sprite

Ph7: having to do with Ph5? Can't think of anything else.

1:39 am

Jacula

Alzheimer's is known as the long goodbye. It is somewhere beteen 20 (if you notice it then) and 12 years in the doing..

1:40 am

Jacula

Thankfuly for you all, none of yu really know what that means or is like to go through, and I thank God you do not.

1:41 am

sherb

Coronation Street... and the Archers... both have Alzheimers storylines... sobering...

1:42 am

Jacula

Sherb - thank you. But neither story has more than an inkling of what it is really all about.

1:42 am

zero

hi guys. play ball!

1:43 am

sprite

You really think you are the only one who knows?

1:44 am

sherb

Jac - that was my thought too... the reality is not like a soap opera...

1:45 am

Jacula

Sprite? What?

1:46 am

sprite

Just wondered. You were so very explicit in saying none of us know about Alzheimer and what it is to go through that process with a loved one.

1:46 am

Jacula

Sherb. no it is not, not at all.
But what is Sprite tyring to say to me now? Sprite, whatever you watnt to say you can say on here. I have nothing to hide. Or, you can say it on MSn

1:48 am

Jacula

Sprite - should we discuss it on here in public or i private on msn? What do you think?

1:48 am

sprite

My question is clear, I think? You just said "Thankfuly for you all, none of yu really know what that means or is like to go through, and I thank God you do not."
And I wondered, how on earth do you know?

1:49 am

zero

hirap naman nito

1:49 am

Jacula

Sprite, I know because I nursewd my father through it and I still haven't got over that experience yet.

1:50 am

Jacula

I not only nursed him through it but had to go through sending him 'away' and watching him rushiing up to the door whe we left, asking to go home.

1:50 am

sprite

You might not be the only one, Jac. That's all I wanted to say.

1:52 am

Jacula

I watched all of the rest of the folks in that closed ward., too, pleading to go homem, or acting out their former jobs. or moaning or crying, or standing up and pissing on tables. What more do you want to know Sprite?

1:52 am

sprite

I am obviously not getting through. Never mind then.

1:53 am

Jacula

Sprite, I have no argument with you. I would just like to chat with you one to one.

1:55 am

Jacula

jackieb_19@msn.com

1:56 am

sprite

I don't use msn, Jac, and I don't want to quarrel. All I wanted to say was: some of us may have lived through the same kind of hell you did with your father.

1:57 am

FMitch

Morning all, just popped in to see what the grid is like today. Is it a nice one?

1:58 am

rycaut

done

1:58 am

sprite

Moderate one, FMitch. Some really stupidhead words, to quote Griffs, and some really nice ones.

1:59 am

Jacula

Sprite - I know am am not the first to go through this, that much is obvious. But why can we not connect on msn?

1:59 am

FMitch

thanks Sprite,
How is Griff doing, do you know? I haven't beenon early enough to catch up.

1:59 am

sprite

As I said, I don't use msn. It's disabled on my computer.

2:00 am

Jacula

rycaut is is need of fireworks already it would seem.

2:00 am

sprite

Then rycaut gets...

~~~%%%~~~%%%~~~FIREWO RKS!~~~%%%~~~%%%~~~

2:02 am

Jacula

Well, Sprite, you coud at least ez mail me on BabAnon or find a way of giving me some kind of contact address; I cannot understand quite what your problem is with me?

2:04 am

sprite

As I said, I am not getting though, that much is obvious. Never mind then, it's not worth quarrelling about.
With that I am done too, btw.

2:05 am

Jacula

But, Sprite, I am not quarreling! I can't understand what's going on with you.

2:07 am

sherb

Jac - at the risk of getting drawn in to this, I think sprite was just pointing out that you don't know that none of us has not experienced the same thing...

2:08 am

SunnFlower

What Sprite is saying Jac is - we all have a cross to bear, she doesn't have a problem with you at all

2:08 am

sherb

double negative didn't quite work there, but you know what I mean...

2:10 am

Jacula

I don't belive that I ever sai nbo onhere had experienced what I've been through!

2:10 am

SunnFlower

My particular cross has kept me off the chat log for weeks excepting when someone siad anyone getting more than 30 words or so must be cheating.

2:11 am

Jacula

I have quite a few crosse to bear but what the fu**! And, yes, I starred that.

2:11 am

SunnFlower

I'm afraid you did Jac, read the log back and please can we all be friends again

2:12 am

sherb

cheating? why would anyone bother?

2:12 am

Atalante

ooo *blinks* um ... is it safe to say hi?

2:12 am

Jacula

I wondereed where you had got to, Ferrari.

2:12 am

SunnFlower

Exactly Sherb

2:12 am

sherb

you may not have meant it that way, Jac, but that is what you said and that's what sprite was responding to...

2:13 am

sherb

morning Atalante :D ...beautiful day...

2:14 am

Jacula

Atalante - Hello. Yes!

However, it seems i may have said something that offended many. If it was me upset about my Dad dying from senile dementia etc., then sorry!

2:14 am

sherb

...the weather's usually a safe topic...

2:14 am

SunnFlower

Hi Jac, don't get upset with Sprite, life's difficult enough at times, Yes?

2:14 am

Atalante

it *is* a beuatiful day! sunny, warm, blue skies! and I have to go off for a blood test in half an hour. Just to put a downer on the day :P

2:15 am

Jacula

soorry he got barmy and died, sorry you all got upset, sorry you all thought \I said something I didn't but fuck the lot of you anyway, cos myhy DFad died with his mouth wide open and I had to close it. So fuck the lot of you!

2:15 am

Atalante

*group hug* I think a lot of us go through a lot more than any of us know. But at the same time, these things feel so personal that sometimes its hard to imagine that anyone else has done the same *sigh*

2:17 am

SunnFlower

My father died before he was old enough to get Alzheimer's and left 3 young children, as I said crosses

2:17 am

bbnaz

Hello. Jacula, as hard as it must have been, what a gift of dignity you gave to him at the end from the sound of it.

2:17 am

Jacula

ok, At, point taken.
Just be sure Sprite get it too, cos she keeps geting on at me and I have no idea why.

2:18 am

SunnFlower

Very true Atalante

2:18 am

sherb

Jac - if we're trading father stories, mine died when I was 13... can we change the subject please...

2:19 am

SunnFlower

Does anyone have a clue?

2:20 am

bbnaz

i have 11 words........but not a clue

2:21 am

Jacula

Sherb - we can change the subject of our fathers fucking off and leaving us before we are ready ( check bavck to my daughter an anorexia etc) when Sherb stops trying to stag antler me out. I really can't undrestand what that's all about.

2:21 am

kat.dav

can ya tell me some words

2:22 am

bbnaz

i just found one that deals with your back side.........

2:22 am

sherb

if only I knew what 'stag antler' meant...

2:22 am

SunnFlower

We can't post words Kat, it's an unwritten rule

2:23 am

sherb

kat - why would we tell you some words? ...the idea of the game is to try and find them, as I think you know...

2:27 am

bbnaz

how many of you do it from the grid stats and how many work off of a list? i am just curious....didn't play yesterday's puzzle and am sitting up in the middle of the night here in Arizona monkey typing away.

2:27 am

Atalante

grid stats. and list sometimes in desperation

2:28 am

FMitch

bbnaz, I get as may words as I can by free typing, then any cluse already in the log and in final desperation I use the lists.

2:28 am

Jacula

Ah, 24 words from the state I have been forced into this morn., and no stats.

Well, you did ask!

2:29 am

sherb

bbnaz - depends on how much time I've got... just working off the grid this morning... but on working days, I refer to a list for the ones I can't find...

2:30 am

Atalante

what a qu**mire this babble morning is!

2:30 am

bbnaz

i was finding it a bit posterior-ly challenged myself.

2:31 am

Atalante

mmmm yes. very bottom heavy

2:31 am

helzchux

same here Altante...and rely on the serious babblers for clues to enhance my below average scores!!

2:32 am

SunnFlower

I try and get as many as poss without anything, some days are better than others. I need 40 words and I'm sure they're not there!

2:32 am

helzchux

ooops sorry... Atalante

2:32 am

bbnaz

i for one know that without those "serious" babblers, i would not have finished the past five grids (other than Sunday's).........an all time record for me.

2:33 am

bbnaz

i suffer from "disbabblia"............

2:33 am

SunnFlower

All the "bottom" words are at the bottom too

2:33 am

albo_gator

Can anyone give me the stats for today's puzzle?

And hello and good morning, all. :)

2:34 am

bbnaz

snerkle

2:34 am

helzchux

well, i have only ever completed two...with the help of a list! but always enjoy trying and reading the clues

2:34 am

Norma

Albo click on Licketys Babble Clues it will tell all

2:35 am

bbnaz

114 words
62 - 4 letters
31 - 5
14 - 6
7 - 7

2:35 am

albo_gator

Thanks.

2:36 am

sherb

morning albo :D ...114 today, and try the links on the right for more help...

2:36 am

sherb

the S's are eluding me this morning...

2:37 am

FMitch

I'm having the same problem with the f's today sherb.

2:37 am

SunnFlower

A-25,C-1,E-5,F-5,G-1,H-5,L-6,N -11,0-4,P-21,Q-1,R-5,S-20,U-3, W-1.

2:39 am

Jacula

tELL OU ALL WHAT, THE FEMLE SUPPORT i SEEM TO HAVE GOTON bABBLE THIS MORN IOS SHIT AD SO FUCK THE LOT OF YOU"

2:40 am

zero

FUCK YOU

2:40 am

Jacula

GOODBYE.

2:41 am

zas

Hi ya'll just got here.
What's wrong Jacula?

2:41 am

Atalante

Jac .....

2:41 am

Atalante

*sigh*

2:44 am

judierae

Jacula is very unhappy and has had a lot of pain ...so needs to vent

2:45 am

zas

Oh. I hope he/she? feels better soon

2:47 am

mrpresident

Where has Jac gone?

2:47 am

helzchux

yey...got a s/7...any clues for any others before i have to walk the dog (cross legged at the moment)!

2:47 am

helzchux

the dog that is...not me!

2:47 am

SunnFlower

Is that you or the dog Helz?

2:47 am

Atalante

LOL! :)

2:48 am

helzchux

forgot to say 'please'...no offence intended

2:49 am

SunnFlower

quite a few of the 6's and 7's have that double letter in them if that's any help

2:49 am

FMitch

argh! just realised I don't have any 7's at all. this grid is not as easy as I first thought.

2:50 am

zas

pe 7 is people who write and pu 7 is people who like to make fun.
Me, I need help with the fe's sigh

2:50 am

Jacula

SHE will fell better as soon as people stop trying to tell her she does not know what she is talking about re Alzheimer's and her Dad, She could not give a flying eff what peeps think about other things...
Yea well don't try her 'cos she's in fightiung mode tonight,,,

2:51 am

Atalante

got to go for a bit now to see vampire nurse. quick question for UK people - do any of you know how I can find out my blood group? I know they process it for operations and stuff, but I don't need any of those at the moment - but I do need to find out my blood group

2:51 am

zas

Sorry Jacula. Sounds like you've just gone through something really really painful. I'm really sorry

2:52 am

FMitch

Atalante, it should be in yr medical records.

2:52 am

Jacula

St- seeyour gp nurse or your gp.

2:52 am

helzchux

thanx zas :-)

2:52 am

zas

Hi Atalanta
If you've ever donated blood, they can tell you your blood group

2:52 am

Atalante

the medical records that got lost when I moved down to Kent *SIGH* how they lost them, I'll never know, they were about 10cm thick!

2:53 am

zas

They lost your medical records? That's awful

2:53 am

Atalante

and I've never donated blood - can't with the meds I'm on - but thanks, Jac, I'll ask the nurse - hopefully it'll be one of the nice talkative ones

2:54 am

FMitch

Oh well, see you later Atalante.

2:54 am

Atalante

see you in a bit *hugs all*

2:55 am

bbnaz

At, I would presume that you are entitled to know your blood type regardless if the nurse is chatty or not!

2:56 am

SunnFlower

Nobody said you didn't know what you were talking about Jac, I'm sure you do. To go throgh something like that is awful but awful things happen all the time that's all that was said. It's not a competition to see who has the worst things to deal with, it's all relative and hearing other people's trials and tribulations can sometimes help us through our own but without denying them cos they aren't as bad as someone elses

2:57 am

Jacula

I've loT the will to do this folks, \got to go. Hope to see some of you on The Other Sid3 (real life)

2:59 am

zas

Take care Jac

3:00 am

mrpresident

ar7/28
pe7/32 & pe6/21
ph7/36
pu7/36 & pu6/24
sh7/36 & sh4/6
su7/48 compound word
si7/28 & si6/18

3:01 am

Jacula

aNDA AS FOR THE OTHER BIT, fERRARAI, WEL, WELCOMEM, YOU GO INTO THAT LOCKED WARD. mE? i'M FUKCING OFF ANS SIGNING OUT, BECAUSE i do believe thqt not more than 3 of you have a clue what I'm talking about in the personal sense.

3:02 am

albo_gator

Wow, this is just like livejournal... "I'm leaving! But I'm going to post twenty times to tell you all so!"

...forgive me, I'm sleepy. It makes me bitchy.

Anybody have a clue for su/7?

3:03 am

mrpresident

su7 - one who likes to stay in the shade

3:03 am

Jacula

I don't think I'm going to be back Ferrari's comment was typical of the world today,

3:04 am

mrpresident

Jac, I am on yahoo if you wanna chat... and my email is on my bio... would love to catch up! if you like

3:05 am

SunnFlower

Thanks Jac, you don't know anything about me, as I said it's not a suffering competition

3:06 am

Jacula

Ohm by the way Albo I do mean teh typ of poster you mean. But guessm what? Fuck off! I mean it! 'Bye! Enjpy the top spot when you get it.

3:06 am

helzchux

hear, hear Ferrari

3:06 am

SunnFlower

I'm going too, and I definitely won't be chatting again

3:08 am

Jacula

sad thing, is, as Ferrari knows, I kept asking her for an address to chat,

3:08 am

SunnFlower

Thanks helzchux, have a good day

3:09 am

helzchux

you too...

3:09 am

Jacula

I really do wish this hadn't alll happened.

3:10 am

FMitch

ferrari, do come back to the the chat another day :)

3:10 am

bbnaz

how can "hunan" not be a valid word? i found it after all........

3:10 am

bex777

hiya everyone!

3:11 am

Jacula

FMitch - I appreciate what you are trying to do...

3:11 am

FMitch

... and can we watch the language as there are youngsters around.

3:12 am

helzchux

it's a mystery bbnaz...i have similar problems :-S

3:13 am

bbnaz

i have this image of dr g sitting back and rubbing his hands together gleefully when such issues arise.........

3:13 am

mrpresident

Ok. Bad day is a bad day... and things can go up the wall in no time at all on a chat log... all get past this? please!? We are friends here.... with altercations and innuendo aside

3:14 am

FMitch

Mornin bex, how are you getting on with the grid today?

3:15 am

bex777

hi! i have 9 words and it is very hard. is the QU word a 4?

3:15 am

bbnaz

talking about words in the grid that are not "valid"..nothing else.

3:15 am

helzchux

it is indeed bex

3:16 am

SunnFlower

Thanks Mitch, this morning has upset me, Jac you have been unreasonable and I don't like being spoken to like that, this is a chat log that's supposed to be fun I thought. because of "stuff", obviously not as bad as yours Jac, I haven't been on here for a while, now I wish I hadn't bothered this morning also.

3:16 am

FMitch

yes it is bex qu4/9 and you will find the qu is used in 2 a words aq4 and aq5, don't know if it is used in any others yet.

3:16 am

bex777

thanks i got it! im up to 10 words now :)

3:18 am

mrpresident

... and there are 4 'bum' words on the grid!! go GRID!

3:18 am

helzchux

thanks FMitch...got the aq/5 now

3:19 am

MelRinaLVN

good morning, just getting started on the grid - how is today's?

3:21 am

bex777

good morning! im finding thid grid very hard today!

3:21 am

FMitch

Morning, Mel, finding it a bit tricky, words seem to be well hidden today but then you get a run of 4 or 5 and then grind to a halt again , so it's fun really.

3:21 am

helzchux

morning...grid's a bit slow for me too

3:22 am

Grim-Bigyen

su 6 24 ?
help me please

3:22 am

mrpresident

su6/24 - put an ending on the su5/12

3:23 am

MelRinaLVN

I'm trying to work on it while I'm at work - not very easy!! kinda busy here tonite - nobody wants to stay asleep!!

3:23 am

sherb

back again... had to slip out for a while... ferrari, if you're still there, please don't be put off from chatting...

3:23 am

Grim-Bigyen

thanks

3:24 am

sherb

and morning bex!! ...Easter hols?

3:24 am

SunnFlower

I'm still lurking Sherb, not quite finished, LOL:)

3:26 am

bex777

yes but im ill! i have a really sore throat and can hardly speak!

3:28 am

sherb

oh no!! ...I was like that at Christmas... two weeks holiday, and two weeks with the flu... bad news... :(

3:28 am

bbnaz

any clue on the FO 4? I think I have monkey typed every possibility but cannot find the word............

3:28 am

Jacula

ferrari - i've missed talking to you. but we seem to have managed to falll out now anyway. sorry about that.

3:28 am

helzchux

bye all...off to walk the dog on this beautiful morning..thanks for your clues and chat :D

3:29 am

sherb

I prescribe lots of water and juice, chicken soup... and Babble...

3:29 am

MelRinaLVN

fo 4 type of bird group

3:29 am

sherb

bye helz :)

3:29 am

bbnaz

am i blind or what. i think that is the only letter i didn't try...........banging head on monitor....

3:32 am

MelRinaLVN

that's ok bbnaz, our part of the world we should be asleep!!

3:36 am

sherb

what time is it over the rainbow, Mel?

3:37 am

SunnFlower

That's ok Jac, I'm sorry too.

3:37 am

bex777

does anyone no what the picture theme is today?

3:37 am

bbnaz

not in kansas here but in arizona it is 1:37a and I need to go to bed if I hope to get my daughter to school in the morning...heck it is the morning!

3:38 am

sherb

haven't looked today, bex... I'm having an icon holiday...

3:39 am

The Student

fe 4/8 can't find one of them in any dictionary, have the fight - d + s already, cant work out the other.

3:40 am

albo_gator

Hoo, I'm too sleepy to be doing this. I'm missing fo/4, and I have the depressing feeling that it should be obvious. : / Darn. Any clues?

3:40 am

Pyscho_Puppy

It is obvious. Think of birds.

3:40 am

Jacula

Icon day is 'extreme weather'btw.

3:41 am

FMitch

albo - think of a chicken. fo4/11 use the letter count as a guide.

3:43 am

zas

I'm with you Student. That's the only fe I have too sigh

3:43 am

MelRinaLVN

bbnaz, its 0345 on my side on the rainbow how about u?

3:44 am

bbnaz

quarter to two in the morning here

3:44 am

albo_gator

!!! I knew it had to be obvious! Thanks, guys, I see it now. I can't believe I missed that... man, I should just give up and go to bed. :D

3:44 am

MelRinaLVN

hehe :):) sorry bbnaz just caught up w/your message, was pulled way from computer!!

3:46 am

MelRinaLVN

I'm in South Texas, "supposably" working, but just can't stay away from this game!! Just started playing and I love it!!

3:46 am

Pyscho_Puppy

How many fe4/8s are there?

3:47 am

The Student

2

3:47 am

Pyscho_Puppy

Okay the first one is easy, the second one is not so simple.

3:48 am

Pyscho_Puppy

It's so random that I don't think there are even any clues for it.

3:49 am

bbnaz

think of the hats worn by Shriners and change the "z" to consonant that follows "g". The word will still sound the same

3:50 am

FMitch

If you have the 1st f4/8 change the 3rd letter to the one adjacent to it

3:50 am

Pyscho_Puppy

Omg bbnaz. That clue was awesome.

3:50 am

bbnaz

dunno, FM's clue was easier.

3:51 am

bbnaz

but thanks!

3:52 am

zas

Thanks Bbnaz, just two more fe's to go...

3:52 am

Haz1558

Good morning, all.

3:52 am

The Student

Thanks guys.

Shocking word.

3:53 am

bbnaz

got the fe 5 and 6. they work off of the last fe 4 and are finished in the lower left hand corner

3:53 am

FMitch

Haz!!! Morning.

3:54 am

Haz1558

How are you this morning, FMitch?

3:54 am

bbnaz

Morning Haz.........but isn't it afternoon where you are?

3:54 am

Haz1558

No, it's 9.54 am. AND the sun is shining!

3:55 am

FMitch

not firing on all cylinders today, so the grid is giving me a headache but the sun is shining so can't compain!!

3:55 am

sherb

morning Haz :D

3:55 am

bbnaz

so you on this side of the pond then?

3:55 am

FMitch

bbnaz we are in the UK!!!

3:55 am

bex777

this grid is making my head hurt!

3:55 am

zas

Wow Bbnaz, awsome clues!

3:56 am

zas

Done. Anyone need any clues before I go to bed? It's 2AM here

3:56 am

Haz1558

Morning sherb. I'm in Northern Ireland - on the other side of the big pond from the Americans and on the other side of the little pond from the English, Welsh and Scots.

3:56 am

sherb

me too, bex... still can't finish the S's...

3:57 am

bex777

i only have 16 words:)

3:58 am

bbnaz

must visit there someday. my brother cannot seem to get past the shannon airport when he goes across the pond so that says volumes.

3:58 am

Pyscho_Puppy

:( Can't find fe 5 and 6..

3:58 am

Haz1558

That's 16 more than when you started, Bex - if you're not feeling well, don't beat yourself up over the grid today.

3:59 am

bex777

thanks haz. when i started this i thought it was going to be easy with only 114 words but no it was a trick! :)

4:00 am

bbnaz

PP do you have the two fe4? If so, then drop the final letter on the second fe4 and wind your way around the bottom left hand corner starting with the fe*

4:00 am

Haz1558

You have to stay on your toes as far as Dr-God is concerned!

4:01 am

Pyscho_Puppy

Haha! Awesome.

4:01 am

zas

Hi Psycho Pup. Use Bbnaz' clue posted at 3:53 am.
So long everyone. Thanx Bbnaz, have a wunnerful day

4:01 am

Pyscho_Puppy

Thanks bb!x-x-x

4:01 am

bbnaz

backatcha zas!

4:02 am

sherb

bye zas :)

4:02 am

zas

Hugs to all

4:02 am

Haz1558

Bye Zas.

4:03 am

Pyscho_Puppy

:D Just got su7/48. That's made my day.

4:05 am

FMitch

WTG!!

4:05 am

Haz1558

Thanks - now so I have I! (Dawn to Elmer Fudd?)

4:05 am

Pyscho_Puppy

Lol. W00t!!!!!

4:06 am

Pyscho_Puppy

Can't find an su6/24 though.

4:10 am

bbnaz

the elmer fudd clue gave it to me. you wascal you!

4:10 am

albo_gator

Awright... I've got fifty-seven, now I'm off to bed. Goodnight all... I mean, morning... heh.

4:10 am

sherb

nite albo :)

4:11 am

Haz1558

Sleep well albo.

4:16 am

bex777

can anyone see tell me what im missing from the R in the bottom corner. i have 2 4/4's and 1 4/5?

4:17 am

bbnaz

off to bed before the sun rises. only 38 to go so should be able to finish (i am hoping) before the flip!

4:18 am

sherb

nite bbnaz :)

4:18 am

Haz1558

Sleep well, bbnaz. The rest of the words will be waiting for you later!

4:18 am

FMitch

sorry bex, only got 2 coming off that r myself.

night night bbnaz.

4:18 am

sherb

maybe I need to do something else... sudoku... later folks :)

4:18 am

Haz1558

There's a re5 - relating to kidneys

4:22 am

Haz1558

There are two r4/5 - one spotty, the other with a different vowel

4:22 am

bex777

thanks haz im missing the one about the kidneys

4:23 am

Pyscho_Puppy

Lol already had the spotty one, never woulda guessed the other though.

4:23 am

bex777

thanks for clues just got it!

4:24 am

Haz1558

ra4/4
ra4/5
re4/4
re5/10
r e4/5

For the kidney one, think about the unit where people are treated for kidney problems, or Start of Miss Zellwegger's name, and the beginning of Miss Silverstone's name.

4:25 am

Haz1558

Good - you got it!

4:31 am

Dianne

Hi all - just found the fish - usually at least one here :)

4:32 am

Pyscho_Puppy

Haha, will be thinking of fish for the rest of the puzzle, now!

4:34 am

FMitch

Hi Dianne!

4:34 am

oggy

im done.

4:34 am

Pyscho_Puppy

Well done!

4:35 am

Pyscho_Puppy

Haha, as embarrassing as this is, I'll admit...I only have 36 words. -Cough-. Lol.

4:35 am

Dianne

congrats oggy !

4:35 am

Haz1558

Congratulations, oggy!

4:36 am

Haz1558

Well, psycho puppy, you're nursing a cough, so you can't be expected to go too fast!

4:36 am

Pyscho_Puppy

Haha! That makes me feel better. Lol.

4:37 am

Pyscho_Puppy

Yayayayyy! 39...

4:37 am

Haz1558

Someone should start a resource in Angelsong's babble page entitled 'Reasons why I can't do a grid'

4:39 am

mrpresident

LOL haz!

4:40 am

Haz1558

Mr President! How are you?

4:40 am

Pyscho_Puppy

Has anyone got Si6/18 or Si7/28 yet?

4:40 am

FMitch

LOL Haz, good idea!

Hey MrP :)

4:41 am

mrpresident

PP si6 & 7 is a colour in brown

4:41 am

Haz1558

Or a double dose of Miss Miller.

4:41 am

mrpresident

Fmitch, Haz .... doing good over here! How is the northern hemisphere holding up!

4:42 am

Pyscho_Puppy

Lol thanks.

4:42 am

Haz1558

The northern hemisphere seems to have forgotten that it's spring! Yesterday we had snow - the largest snowflakes I have ever seen!

4:42 am

FMitch

Spring is almost here and the sun is shining today, so all is well with the world.

4:43 am

mrpresident

well, the antipodes is having full snow storms... and it is APRIL!! that is incredible!!

4:44 am

FMitch

How funny Haz, OK spring is almost here in England/Berkshire.

4:44 am

Haz1558

My goodness - and here I was envying you all that warmth!

4:47 am

Haz1558

Well, I've gathered up 62 words so I should take a break, put the next load of laundry in and 'get the day kicked into shape' as my husband would say.

4:49 am

FMitch

well thats over 1/2 way Haz so a good place to take a break I guess.

4:50 am

Pyscho_Puppy

Guess it's time I got my bf out of bed.
Catch y'all later! And thanks for everyone's help!
Good luck folk! x-x-x

4:50 am

FMitch

See ya PP

4:52 am

bex777

well i have finished sudoku and have 21 words here so im going to get ready cuase going out will be back later!

5:00 am

Atalante

back :)

5:02 am

FMitch

grid hasn't really got any better since you were last here Atalante LOL

5:02 am

Atalante

pfft! thats a shame!

5:04 am

FMitch

anyone got a clue for the se5/10 please?

5:05 am

cliffopa

hello. good day.

5:07 am

FMitch

Hi Cliff

5:08 am

Haz1558

se5/10 - taken in pod form as a laxative

5:09 am

Haz1558

Hello, cliffopa.

5:09 am

Atalante

mmmmm lovely word!

5:10 am

FMitch

Thanks Haz, suddenly thinking of Frankie Howard there and Up Pompeii. Think it's time for me to take a break too. TTFN

5:10 am

cliffopa

maybe its because i just got up 10 min. ago, but i'm just not seeing many words i recognise in this grid.

5:10 am

Atalante

its the grid ... not you ...

5:11 am

Haz1558

Cliff - the words aren't as obvious as usual on this grid, but keep looking.

5:11 am

PappouTed

Good morning eveyone, is there a clue in the log for sa6,24? I've looked and looked, but it's stumping me. Thanks

5:12 am

Haz1558

I don't have it yet.

5:14 am

PappouTed

I fould it, sa plus the letter that comes after m plus the opposite of down

5:15 am

Haz1558

Thanks - got it now as well.

5:16 am

davetins

fe4/8
fe5/18
fe6/30
fe4/8
fo4/11

5:28 am

Atalante

don't you just love scottish words!

5:29 am

Haz1558

Atalante - we use a lot of Scottish words over here!

5:30 am

Haz1558

Though not the fe words much!

5:31 am

Atalante

my husband was actually telling me yesterday about the connection between northern Ireland and Scotland yesterday - I get so confused with Irish / N Irish politics nad religion!

5:32 am

cliffopa

i'm not sure i'll be able to go listless very long today. i only have about 35 words.

5:32 am

Haz1558

It's complicated! But we have a very rich language over here because we have English, Ulster-Scots and Irish gaelic influences.

5:33 am

Atalante

my husband lived in Belfast for a good while, so he can at least explain the basics so I can understand them!

5:33 am

Haz1558

Cliffopa, never worry about going listless. That was a concept dreamt up by masochists like hurshy, Atalante and Sprite!

5:33 am

hannah lou

morin all

5:34 am

Haz1558

That's interesting, Atalante! I hope he didn't have too many bad things to say about the place, (fingers crossed)

5:34 am

Atalante

and we all grab the lists when fed up of being stubborn anyway!

5:34 am

Haz1558

Good morning, hannah lou.

5:35 am

Atalante

I actually met him for the first time in Belfast :) He loved the place - generally - apart from living on the murder mile for a year and getting shot at while at uni!!

5:35 am

cliffopa

i know you are right haz. just trying to challenge myself a bit. i give in when i go 15 min without a single word.

5:36 am

Atalante

thats the way to do it, cliff. push yourself a bit, but then gracefully give in when it becomes all too much!

5:36 am

Haz1558

Eek - that sounds nasty! Things are a lot quieter now. In fact there is a huge amount of building work going on so you would probably see great changes - depending on how long it has been since you were across.

5:38 am

Atalante

I'd love to go back ... I keep trying to persuade husband that we can come over this summer for just a pootle round the place - he can show me everywhere he used to know, and I'd like to see Belfast again, and then Dublin as well

5:38 am

Haz1558

Cliff- I think your approach is right. It is to be enjoyed, rather than endured. Although there was a grid last week which was horrible even with the list!

5:39 am

lola100

Good morning everyone : )

5:39 am

Haz1558

You should come, Atalante - the centre of the city is looking great. I had a school friend who came across after almost 30 years away and she couldn't believe the transformation.

5:39 am

Haz1558

Good morning, lola!

5:39 am

Atalante

the only reason I do try and not use the list is that (being utterly modest here) I can normally look at the lists and just immediately find the words, and its not so much of a challenge

5:40 am

cliffopa

this game has been great for me. as a result of my 2nd auto accident in '02 (rear-ended by someone doing over 95 mph) i have had great difficulty finding words in my head. i find i don't have to concentrate as hard when speaking now.

5:40 am

Haz1558

How long have you been doing babble, Atalante?

5:40 am

Atalante

oh that's wonderful! there really is something to be said for mental exercise, I'm sure

5:41 am

The Student

Does anyone else find that they started slow and improved? Im hoping this isnt something you're either great at or no good at.

5:41 am

Atalante

this will sound silly, but I'd love to see the Harland and Wolff crane things again. They are so enormous! When I was there, they were looming out of the mist looking like giants

5:42 am

cliffopa

it took me 2 days to even figure out how the game was played :)

5:42 am

Atalante

about as long as sprite ... however long that is! we joined at about the same time

5:42 am

Haz1558

My sister worked as a temp in the shipyard and has actually been on top of one of the cranes! The shipyard has more or less closed down but Samson and Goliath are to be retained as they are almost symbolic of the city.

5:42 am

Atalante

but then I'd played Boggle incessantly since childhood before this!

5:44 am

Haz1558

I think babble is a game that everyone gets better at the more they practice. I'm routinely entering words now that I had never heard of pre-babble.

5:44 am

Atalante

oh good, I'm glad they are being kept. they aren't exactly beautiful, but in a way they are. they are very *there*, very much a presence

5:45 am

Chessy

Hi all :)
does anyone have the su6/24 yet, it's got me truly stuck?

5:45 am

hannah lou

morin sha

5:45 am

sha

morning hannah lou

5:48 am

Atalante

urf. just drunk a big thing of chocolate milk. now I feel really sick. one day I will realise these things will happen *before* drinking the stuff

5:50 am

cliffopa

that actually helped me find one of the na words atlante!

5:50 am

Atalante

really? lol! well I'm glad I'm helping someone! :)

5:52 am

cliffopa

plus...now i am looking at that section of the grid differently. just got myself another 5 words :)

5:53 am

Atalante

cool! just don't expect me to drink chocolate milk every time you want a few more words!!

5:54 am

cliffopa

no problem :)

5:58 am

cliffopa

i cannot see the w. any hints?

6:00 am

cliffopa

oh no. i just found it. i can only imagine what you all are thinking.

6:00 am

Gwen

su6/24 Muhammad's way of life viewed as a model for Muslims

w4 the owl is w***

6:00 am

Nightsail

Cliffopa - the w4/8?

6:01 am

Chessy

Thanks Gwen :)

6:12 am

inge

Good Morning all. Just dropped in and found noone chatting for 10 minutes. Everything OK? Or is the grid taking anap?

6:13 am

cliffopa

the grid is taking my brain inge. morning.

6:13 am

Haz1558

We're all concentrating like fury!

6:14 am

pyromonkey

4:13 am, looks like a blur of colors more than letters.

6:14 am

knutmeg

Good Morning... I'm around but feeding baby so playing one handed, which means no chat for a bit :-)

6:15 am

inge

I am going to help my husband give a talk to a garden club at 1 p.m. With housecleaning day and all I am not even going to start the puzzle. Miss it already. At nine I have water excercise class. the day is filling up too fast.

6:18 am

Haz1558

Inge - you could do a paper version for yourself - or just lurk. Today is supposed to be house-cleaning for me as well!

6:18 am

cliffopa

when one of my cats insists on some petting while i am at the keyboard i have to go one-handed. love the words that only require one.

6:24 am

Adsman

Howdy all

6:25 am

Angelsong

morning...
I need a quick favor. any Babbler who uses Internet Explorer, please load the resource page, and tell me if it displays correctly. I've done a little tweaking of the css.

6:25 am

Haz1558

Angelsong- it looks fine to me - wider than it had been.

6:26 am

Haz1558

Good morning, adsman.

6:26 am

cliffopa

angelsong - rules of the game section does not view properly. big open space with text pushed to right.

6:27 am

rosalind230

angelsong it looks fine.

6:27 am

cliffopa

after the scoring section it looks fine.

6:27 am

rosalind230

its ok on my screen

6:29 am

cliffopa

maybe the us version of explorer is different.

6:29 am

harvey

Fine on my screen as well

6:30 am

Angelsong

try it again in IE, please. It works fine for me; I've narrowed the sidebar just a little more.

6:31 am

faeriekae

{{{Angel}}} just checked it out and everything looks fine and dandy.

GOODMORNING BABBLERS!!!

6:31 am

Haz1558

Looks fine still. Faerikae - how are you today?

6:32 am

inge

Anglesong, my version looks good.

6:32 am

cliffopa

okay, i think maybe because i had it across the whole screen it was messing up.

looks fine when i don't use the whole screen mode.

6:32 am

faeriekae

Hi Haz - I'm doing fine and yourself? Looks as though it might rain but I really don't care if it does.

6:33 am

Angelsong

hi, Faerie.......I get Dylan Hugs today! we're going to babysit until his mom gets off work...

6:33 am

Haz1558

I'm fine this morning - I was actually up at an unearthly hour through the night thanks to over-consumption of cheese and a dodgy gall bladder. But I'm okay now.

6:33 am

faeriekae

Inge - I got in trouble because of you....the other night when you left with 5 words to go.

6:34 am

faeriekae

Angle awwwwwww that is so sweet.

6:34 am

Haz1558

What did you do wrong, faerie?

6:35 am

faeriekae

Haz - oh my the life of a vet. lol. someone needs to hide the cheese a little better. lol

6:36 am

shorty

Hi everybody!!! Is Jacula here? Her and Sprite got ihto and argument about 3:30 this morning I was wondering how she's doing if she's ok

6:36 am

faeriekae

I told Inge I understood quiting with only 5words to go because I've quit with only 2 left. And she was giving great clues.

6:36 am

Haz1558

I'm gradually learning what foods to ration if I want to avoid a flare-up. Cheese joins the list...

6:36 am

faeriekae

Hi Shorty :)

6:37 am

shorty

BRB

6:37 am

Haz1558

Shorty - I read through the log when I came on this morning - it was nasty! I don't know whether Jacula has been around lately.

6:37 am

shorty

i know

6:38 am

Haz1558

DId someone 'get on your case' about it, faerie? Everyone's entitled to leave when they want!

6:38 am

shorty

gotta change my icon BRB

6:38 am

Atalante

the chat earlier was ... interesting ...

6:38 am

Angelsong

shorty, I think I've got the Resource page display sorted out. it should be working now in IE.

6:39 am

Haz1558

Ever the diplomat, Atalante!

6:39 am

Atalante

ha h athe diplomat who barrelled straight into the middle of it by mistake!

6:40 am

Haz1558

Well, at least you tried!

6:41 am

Atalante

was scary ...!

6:45 am

KatieMcG

Morning all, not doing good today but will keep trying without the list for a few more mins.

6:45 am

faeriekae

OMG-Shorty you are 100% correct. Jacula and Spirite really did get into it. I hope Jacs comes back. She is so upset. I'm worried about her.

6:46 am

Atalante

worry about sprite too!

6:46 am

faeriekae

Haz - um yeah...but it's was ok. I didn't get mad or get my feelings hurt so what the heck. I'm just thankful it was an argument like this mornings.

6:47 am

Haz1558

Jacula will calm down eventually - it happened before with another player she got mad at.

6:47 am

faeriekae

Actually I had no argument at all. Was just ask to encourage Inge to stay and finish.

6:48 am

faeriekae

I know. Spirite is a faithful fan of Babble and I worry about both of them I should have said that in the first place. I Love Everyone, happy, happy, joy, joy
Ren and Stimpy *grin*

6:48 am

Atalante

*grins* and yeah, Jac will cool down ...

6:49 am

Haz1558

Well, you're happy, Faerie!

6:49 am

inge

Just reading the log, what did you do wrong Faerie?

6:50 am

faeriekae

Nothing Inge just blathering now. teehee*

6:50 am

Atalante

what's the theme today? *unsubtly changing the subject*

6:50 am

shorty

I know I was like whoa!

6:50 am

knutmeg

dunno which is harder. playing with one hand while feeding baby, or playing on two hours of sleep (probably less), or begging said baby to please, please, please, just sleep for a smidge more. She's been fussy all night. At least she doesn't scream when she's fussy...

6:50 am

inge

Ok I read the rest of the log now. You mean they wanted more clues? Oh well, happens to the best of us.

6:51 am

faeriekae

Inge - don't you ever quit the game when you only have 5wrds left to find. Even though I would. *teehee*

6:51 am

faeriekae

They did want more clues. Exactly and you were tired. So therefore I understand.

6:52 am

Haz1558

knutmeg - don't overstretch yourself, please. Your health and the baby's welfare is more important than the grid!

6:53 am

knutmeg

Need something to keep me awake while I'm feeding her. Every time I try to put her down, she wakes up within 20 minutes or so. Really frustrating.

6:53 am

knutmeg

And I'm not even sure she's hungry any more. >.<

6:53 am

Haz1558

I take it you are nursing yourself?

6:55 am

faeriekae

Nut - here, give her to me for awhile and you go get some rest. I held Shorty grandbaby last night. We passed her around the room. *grin*

6:55 am

knutmeg

actually doing both. having issues with nursing, but I want her to get the benefits of it, so when I can take no more, I switch to a bottle (per our doctor's instructions)

6:55 am

Haz1558

How old is Olivia and what weight is she?

6:55 am

MikeyInBerlin

*waves* good afternoon everyone! :-)

6:56 am

faeriekae

Hey Mickey - good morning

6:59 am

knutmeg

Three weeks old today and 7lbs 9 ounces at her check up a week ago

7:00 am

faeriekae

Nut-she is so tiny....it must be very fustrating. sorry.

7:01 am

Haz1558

I remember the frustrations of a newborn! No lights on the forehead to indicate what the problem is. You've done well to nurse her so far, but don't beat yourself up if it becomes too difficult. Could your mum give you any advice?

7:01 am

shorty

Afternoon Mikey ;)

7:03 am

shorty

knut My Grandson is 8 weeks and weighs 13 Lbs he was never 7 lbs outside of the womb

7:04 am

knutmeg

Not too sure about my mum. right now at least I know she is asleep. She had major back surgery the day after I gave birth so she is still recovering, I try not to call her this early. Although, I may give in this morning. I think Liv is just extra gasey... she has been burping a lot, and just spit up. So that may explain the fuss. Gonna see if she goes to sleep now with a pacifier.

7:05 am

cliffopa

knut, could it be colic? i swear my son never slept more than 1 hr for the first 3 months.

7:05 am

knutmeg

shorty- I was really expecting a big baby. Then she was born at 7 pounds 6 ounces and lost 13 ounces the first week, so she got down to 6 pounds 9 ounces. She's so very tiny. And Haz is right, there is no light on their foreheads indicating needs.

7:06 am

Haz1558

Okay, leave your mum for now and see if Olivia will settle. Don't pick her up straightaway if she whimpers, she may just need time to settle. And then, take a nap yourself.

7:07 am

knutmeg

doctor says its a distinct possibility that she has a mild form of colic. She doesn't scream inconsolably for hours on end, but she does have these periods of refusing to sleep longer than an hour or so.

7:08 am

shorty

wow 13 oz the first week

7:08 am

Haz1558

See if the doctor can prescribe some drops to help. I was extremely fortunate in having babies who didn't have colic, but from friends I know how distressing it can be for all concerned.

7:08 am

cliffopa

i think i cried more than my son. i was only just barely 20 when he was born and had no idea what was going on until he was almost over it.

7:11 am

knutmeg

She just fell asleep next to me. I'm *not* moving her until she's been asleep for more than 20 minutes (please hit deep sleep, Liv). If she keeps this up much longer, I will be calling the doctor. She has been like this since 8pm last night. The two hours of sleep I got was the longest she slept for.

7:12 am

knutmeg

Cliff--I know the feeling. Its too bad babies don't come with instruction manuals when they pop out. Too much guessing!

7:12 am

Jera

Good morning all... is it just me or does this seem to be a nasty little grid??

7:13 am

knutmeg

Jera-I'm not finding it all that friendly, for sure.

7:13 am

sha

n eclues 4 the last se-5-10 please

7:13 am

faeriekae

{{{Jera}}} *sprinkle*sprinkle*sprinkle*

7:13 am

hurshy

oh dear, another mean one?

7:13 am

knutmeg

Speaking of which, that first pe5/12--any clues?

7:14 am

Haz1558

Jera - good morning. It's not a 'words in the face they're so obvious' type of grid.

7:14 am

Jera

*waves back at Mikey in case he's still here*

7:14 am

faeriekae

Good Morning Hurshy.

7:14 am

Atalante

29 words to go - including *4* 7s! eep!

7:15 am

Jera

Thanks, faerie, think I'm gonna need it... keep trying to spell henna & fennel... they are never there... *sigh*

7:15 am

Haz1558

pe5/12 - add letters that are a homonym of eyes

7:15 am

faeriekae

LOL

7:15 am

sha

like pasta but with an a not an e PE-5

7:15 am

knutmeg

Thank you Haz! I've been working on that one for far too long. :-)

7:16 am

Jera

Haz, I swear I tried that one... finger must have slipped... I need to trim my nails again...

7:16 am

hurshy

morning faerie, ata, haz, etc etc. i just started - so i have to hurry to catch up to you ata!

phaser not a word??? UNfair

7:16 am

sha

SE-5-10 last one?

7:16 am

Jera

Atalante, we are close... I have FOUND 30 words, LOL!

7:16 am

faeriekae

Hurshy - that is some wicked lighting you have there.

7:17 am

Atalante

yay Jera! *cheers* go go go!

7:17 am

cliffopa

se 5/10 is a product often used in laxatives

7:17 am

knutmeg

Totally agree Hurshy! Phaser *is* a word. This grid just is being mean about it. :-)

7:18 am

Jera

I concur re phaser... what's up with that? Do I watch too much Star Trek??

7:18 am

hurshy

actually - get this - it is a FIRE TORNADO!

7:19 am

inge

Hi, Mickey. Still no German flag. Dr. God may still be stitching one together. Sind Sie ein echter Deutscher oder zugewandert?

7:20 am

Jera

I almost didn't participate in the theme icon today... extreme weather doesn't really speak to me... but I so appreciated everyone doing turtles for Sprite on her birthday, I feel compelled to support the community...

7:20 am

faeriekae

Hurshy-I've never heard of such a thing. Now that is WICKED

7:20 am

hurshy

i had never heard of it either, it just came up when i googled tornado

7:20 am

knutmeg

you know, Star Trek has been around since, what, the 60s? Phasers have been there since the beginning. How can babble not accept phaser when the word is at *least* 40 years old??

7:21 am

faeriekae

refresh

7:21 am

MikeyInBerlin

oh; i'm sorry, shorty and faeriekae.....back now; i was busy filling in some info in my Babble profile.

7:21 am

faeriekae

Mine just plain old lighting.

7:22 am

Haz1558

Right, it's lunch-time and I've finished the grid, so that means house-cleaning for me... Happy hunting, all.

7:22 am

faeriekae

Mikey I think Jera is looking for you. But good morning/afternoon :)

7:22 am

faeriekae

Bye Haz.

7:23 am

knutmeg

Congratulations, Haz!!!

7:23 am

faeriekae

OMG-I found the aq's all by myself.

7:23 am

Jera

cliffopa... I was 27 when my little Sprite was born & we had crying contests as well... I would make sure she was safe then go in the bathroom & bawl as loud as her... lol, good times, good times...

My point being age doesn't necessarily mean much for a new mommy... new is new...

7:23 am

inge

Ok Mickey, now that I read your lprofile my questions are answered. Have to leave now. (waves Auf Wiedersehn ) Bye.

7:23 am

cliffopa

bye haz :)

7:24 am

Atalante

wheeeeeee! I now have a sprite as a pic *refresh*!

7:24 am

faeriekae

*~*~*Boom*~*~*~ for HAZ

7:24 am

Jera

I was just catching up reading the chat & saw him wave, so I waved back. I do that sometimes even after people have left... it's one of my charms...

7:24 am

MikeyInBerlin

oh, ok Inge; was just about to answer you! :-P

7:24 am

faeriekae

Ata - that is freaky....

7:24 am

Jera

*looks frightened that there are aq's today*

7:25 am

faeriekae

Inge - see ya later.

7:25 am

Atalante

sprites are fab - if you're interested in what they are (lightning phenomena above clouds) http://www.spacedaily.com/news /eo-04zzz.html

7:25 am

gramma

Hello, everyone. It's a gorgeous day in the Green Mountains. Crocus are up..birds are back..life is good 8)

7:25 am

cliffopa

jera - my problem was dr's did not give me much respect as a 20 yr old mom (even tho i had been married 2 yrs). two of my son's pediatricians were also mine when i was young.

7:25 am

MikeyInBerlin

why would Jera be looking for me, faeriekae? :-/

7:26 am

faeriekae

Dont' know Mikey. Someone was looking for you earlier maybe it wasn't Jera.

7:26 am

MikeyInBerlin

were you looking for me, Jera?

7:26 am

Jera

It's going to be pretty here today as well, gramma

7:27 am

shorty

gramma its beautiful here also were actually going to have 3 nice days in a row SHOCK

7:27 am

Jera

I was just waving, Mikey... don't be scared...

7:27 am

faeriekae

Morning Gramma - my crocus are also blooming and my tulips are just about ready to pop open. Even though it may snow again. ugh. But not today.

7:28 am

gramma

Aint life grand!

7:28 am

Jera

We are going to have nice weather until the day of the Girl Scout meeting... of course... we had a great meeting last week in my back yard at the new picnic tables... that was fun!

7:28 am

shorty

I'm Looking AT you Mikey LOL

7:28 am

Uneaixoise

morning all! Gorgeous here in Nashville as well--bleeding hearts, columbine, and azaleas all opening in my garden--and peonies in tight buds . . . :-)

7:29 am

Jera

cliffopa, some doctors are like that no matter how old you are... they know stuff & you don't so you must be inferior... I'm like, well, if everyone went to med school you wouldn't be special & I wouldn't be paying... so shape up & respect me already!

7:29 am

shorty

cute icon Une

7:30 am

MikeyInBerlin

lol, ok; not 'scared', Jera! ;-) and what do you want to be doing that for, shorty? :-P

7:30 am

Jera

*wishes she hadn't been so lazy about planting bulbs last fall*

7:30 am

cliffopa

many of my spring bulbs were winter-killed this year. not enough snow in NH.

7:31 am

shorty

I can't help it I know your lifestyle but you are so DANG georgeous!! :) :)

7:31 am

gramma

Gorgeous days vary across the globe. The crocus have pushed up through the snow. We aren't in full spring quite yet.

7:31 am

Uneaixoise

cliffopa, sounds like you had a weird winter like we did!

7:32 am

shorty

They dont make them like you in Ohio

7:32 am

faeriekae

Une-love the icon. and I can't wait for my garden to start springing into action. This is my second year in my home so I should see some color. If I rememeber correctly about flowers. " the first year they sleep the second year they creep, the third year they leap "

7:32 am

faeriekae

Nor in Michigan Shorty *grin*

7:33 am

Uneaixoise

great quote, faerie! never heard that before :-)

7:33 am

shorty

LOL faerie or any where in the USA LOL

7:33 am

cliffopa

it was wierd une - warm with rain in jan and feb, no mud season (we recently had brush fires on the mt behind me) and very little snow.

7:33 am

faeriekae

Ok I'm diving in going to try to finish this grid so I can clean house.

7:34 am

Atalante

I'm shooting off for a bit to do stuff and cuddle the dog etc. be back to finish later!

7:34 am

Uneaixoise

we had such warm temps EARLY, folks already have lilacs and wisteria in full bloom--insane!

7:34 am

faeriekae

Ata - later

7:34 am

cliffopa

bye atlante!

7:36 am

hurshy

aha - she's giving me a chance!

7:37 am

hannah lou

can anyone please give me the clues for the na 4/4s i have the one which is a rel;ation

7:38 am

cliffopa

the other na 4 is that type of bread (indian?)

7:38 am

sha

can i have a clue 4 the su-6-24 please?

7:39 am

cliffopa

su 6/24 = sa 4/5 + 2 middle letters of today's first word

7:40 am

cliffopa

the su 7/48 for anyone who needs it is the round yellow object in the sky, plus wi 4/8 (an owl is wi**)

7:41 am

hannah lou

thats me finished

7:41 am

sha

thanx cliff thats me finished

7:41 am

Uneaixoise

thanks, cliffopa!

7:41 am

faeriekae

Congratulations Sha!!!!

7:41 am

hydra

Thanks, cliffopa. I was stumped on that one. Didn't know
that word existed. BTW, anyone think Dr G has an an4/4 fixation?

7:41 am

cliffopa

yay for sha!

7:43 am

Uneaixoise

kudos, sha and hanna lou!

7:47 am

knutmeg

Woot! Finished! Gonna try to put baby down (again) and then maybe I'll get a nap for myself, too!

7:47 am

faeriekae

CONGRATULATIONS NUT!!!

7:48 am

Uneaixoise

congrats! hope you can get some rest . . .

7:48 am

gramma

WTG knut!

7:50 am

mrpresident

Hi everyone!!

I have a request and hope you can help as it is an important request for a babbler!!

7:51 am

faeriekae

Hi Mr P. whats up?

7:51 am

gramma

What can I do for you Mr.P?

7:54 am

Jera

I'm back... just in time! What's up, MrP?

7:55 am

gramma

While we're waiting...how about the last an6?

7:56 am

mrpresident

OK here it goes... Lickety has his clue page and he got a bit of flak from someone the other day about his efforts... don't know why.... ?? I think his clues are great!
if you guys use his clues and think they are worth anything.... can you please email him.
The flak he got gave him a bit of a downer, and an email from one babbler might lifted his spirits heaps!
He did this for US and he loves babble... it was just so rare, but it would help him

Please pass it on if you see fit!
Lickety is very good and proud of babble!! and he takes nothing from it... not ever!

7:57 am

72 Temple Owl

hi everyone!

7:57 am

gramma

Well that's crap! I wouldn't get thru w/out it.

7:57 am

faeriekae

OMG-I use Licketys clues every day. I'll be sure to send and e-mail. I can't imagine anyone having problems with it. I never have.

7:57 am

cliffopa

hi temple :)

7:58 am

faeriekae

Hi Temple :)

7:58 am

Jera

I've never used his clues, but that sounds just mean.. not his fault if you don't get his clues... sheesh! Kinda telling on yourself, IMHO

7:58 am

gramma

Hi 72 to 8)

7:59 am

mrpresident

It wasn't so much a problem as he was critisized for the content... by someone who said it was useless...

I felt bad for him and he felt even worse!

7:59 am

gramma

Now that thats over...back to me..AN6, please. The last one.

8:00 am

Dippnall

Hi Mr P.
It seems like a day for ill-temper! I fled the scene some hours earlier when the shouting started!
Lickety's page is just fine - it's there for those who need / want it. Keep up the good work!

8:01 am

cliffopa

mr p, i'd be happy to email him. i actually switched from bj's list to lickety's when bj's was missing and now i prefer it. the ability to put the words in the boxes is great, and also helps me to be a better clue-giver.

8:01 am

faeriekae

Dippnal - I was just wondering myself. Why can't we just all get along. It is a game. Nothing more.

8:01 am

mrpresident

thanks!

lickety has his contact details on his page so please email him if as he needs a bit of a confidence boost right about now!

thanks to you all!

8:02 am

gramma

cliffopa, try your clue skills out on me. ;}

8:02 am

72 Temple Owl

awww, mr p! don't we look cute together!
guys - there are many people on this site who do not chat...many different opinions. i happened to log on after the jacs/tuva thing and it really opened my eyes.

I think if they don't like it, they don't use it. I know many people do appreciate the clues.
hey mikey!

8:03 am

cliffopa

sorry gramma, i'm working backwards and don't have that one.

8:03 am

mrpresident

today has been an interesting day and I am sorry to post this today... should have waited a while! forgot the drama of the day!

sorry! will get over it no doubt and lickety is too sweet to let this one go! He is the nicest person in the world... and that is coming from his WIFE of ten years!!

8:03 am

gramma

72 TO, what time was the fracas?

8:04 am

gramma

Thanks anyway.

8:04 am

Dippnall

faerie - it's a lovely Spring day here and the first day of the hols - should be uplifting for all!! Finishing babble early in the day is a big plus, too!!

8:05 am

72 Temple Owl

today? i don't know...the jacs thing was months ago. tuva is banned from the site.

8:05 am

musicmom

I'm not really playing but just saw the discussion of lickety's list. My best friend and I both use it daily and love it!!!! I love the tick boxes and the ability to type in the words. Really helps in the longs list of re words to be able to see them alphabetically.

8:07 am

hurshy

mrp - though i have not really utilized it myself, i cannot understand why anyone would so pointlessly and senselessly go out of their way to do something like that and hurt someone else. give him a hug for me, mrp.

8:08 am

faeriekae

{{{MusicMom}}}

8:09 am

mrpresident

thank you all! hurshy... it is so sweet of you to say that. it did hurt him and it is just not nice to rubbish another babbler especially their hard work.

He will be so pleased that you all appreciate his hard work and he is an avid fan of babble!!

8:09 am

faeriekae

Temple it happened really, really early this morning.

8:10 am

musicmom

Hi faerie - and everyone else. I'm really at Bible study but grammalori had some work to finish from last night ( she's a transcriptionist) so I'm killing time while she is proofing the last of her files. i didn't get to play at all this weekend.

8:10 am

ruthy

thats me finished

8:11 am

gramma

WOOOHOOO! WTG, Ruthie!!!

8:11 am

mrpresident

ruthy gets

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

8:11 am

faeriekae

Dippnall-I'm so excited for Spring to get here I can hardly stand it. I love to garden "flowers" I have 3 gardens so far plus I have a small green house in my basement to start seeds. I've got Castor Beans in the green house right now and some seeds my Mom gave me but she wasn't sure what they were so I guess I'll find out. Can't wait.

8:12 am

faeriekae

WTG RUTHIE - Congratulations!!!

8:12 am

ruthy

ty everyone

8:12 am

Jera

All of our window sills have seedlings in them... started as part of Spring ritual (late this year)...

8:13 am

faeriekae

Oh no - I'll be right back - I've been moving everything in my bedrooms and I have a stack of clothes to go to Goodwill and my Dog Max has made bed in them. Looks like I'll have to wash them again. But he looks so comfy
*smile*

8:14 am

MikeyInBerlin

Lickety's page is a *wonderful* help, ja; i'm sure making good use of it!!! :-)

8:15 am

faeriekae

Jera - I have a couple starting in my Kitchen window also. I don't know what they are called but they are really deep purple tublar shaped flowers when they bloom. I planted them last year and they were out of this world so when the seeds popped I grabbed them.

8:15 am

Jera

Goodness it's a struggle getting to halfway today! I'm only at 54 words & I can't cheat until I find 3 more!!

8:16 am

Dippnall

faerie - it's mainly down to my long-suffering husband, but our patch is wonderful at the moment. Lots of varieties of doffodil/narcissi, crocus, hyacinths, periwinkles, tulips, etc... makes you glad to be alive! All of the trees are beginning to blossom, too. When my son (now 18) was small he refered to blossom as 'pink leaves' - the terms stuck! (To his embarrasment!)

8:16 am

faeriekae

Gotta go make Max another bed...and throw these things in the laundry - again. brb

8:16 am

mrpresident

well, I am going to have the

"GO Lickety Clues" petition!

He is so great and I hope anyone who uses it emails him and gives him a boost!!

8:18 am

faeriekae

Dippnall - that is so sweet. Sounds like your hubby has a green thumb. My is getting pretty green itself. I don't think I could handle not having flowers and trees.

8:19 am

Jera

Yea, finally found that last <beep> o word!

8:19 am

faeriekae

Mr P. I think Lickity has support from all of us so - Go Lickity...

8:20 am

Jera

Well, that's halfway for me... time to take a break & get the little one off to school... later, folks!

8:21 am

hurshy

wow, there WAS some drama this morning wasn't there? such an unfortunate misunderstanding. i'm glad i wasn't around for the drama this time...

8:23 am

mrpresident

hurshy! it was intense... all innuendo and altercation after altercation... but that is chat logs for you... all was forgiven in the end!! that is the good news!!

8:24 am

cliffopa

gramma - i found the an 6. do you still need it?

8:24 am

hurshy

it was really such a little thing that got blown so out of proportion, looks like. did they work it out privately? i didn't see any resolution in the log.

8:25 am

mrpresident

hurshy.... it was all worked out and forgiven.

8:25 am

hurshy

well that's a relief.
and now can someone tell me if i am dealing with any weird first letter combos - lw? pw? pn? and if so how many and how long?

8:26 am

Uneaixoise

yes--lw4 and lw5 :)

8:27 am

hurshy

sigh. i had a feeling... by the pricking of my thumbs...

8:27 am

hurshy

thanks, une, got 'em.

8:28 am

Dippnall

no pn or pw

8:29 am

hurshy

well that's something, anyway. :)

8:31 am

mrpresident

FINISHED!!

(phew!) nice little grid!!

8:32 am

cliffopa

yes! i'm done!

(the key was i didn't have to run off to work today :)

8:32 am

Uneaixoise

kudos, mrp!!

8:33 am

72 Temple Owl

yay cliff! yay mr. p!

8:33 am

mrpresident

cliffopa gets

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

8:34 am

Ouwachita

any clue on the su6/24....last one to get?

8:35 am

mrpresident

su6 add an ending to the su5- 8th letter is the clue

8:35 am

cliffopa

wish i could stay and give clues, but i only have 2 more days with my son before he goes off to the air force. bye and enjoy your day! (or nite)

8:36 am

Dippnall

add letter to su 5/12

8:36 am

hurshy

here it comes!! :) :)

8:36 am

mrpresident

enjoy your time cliff!! best wishes to your son!

8:36 am

Ouwachita

thanks dip...I got it....anyone need a clue??

8:37 am

mrpresident

ouw gets

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

8:37 am

hurshy

oh no, it didn't come! my favorite part of the day, vanished in a puff of smoke...

8:38 am

Ouwachita

sorry Hurshy...is this better....DONE...anyone need a clue??

8:39 am

hurshy

:) :) :) :)
thank you o'chita!
:) :) :) :)

8:40 am

lola100

Hey guys!

MrP, I'll email lickety right now! I LOVE his page and use it every day. Who on earth was the person who didn't like it??

8:40 am

mrpresident

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

mean anything anymore!!

8:40 am

72 Temple Owl

yay, ouwa!

8:41 am

lola100

MrP, I have never had fireworks for finishing :' (

8:41 am

mrpresident

Oh lola!! not worth the mention!!

a babbler with an attitude!! thank you for your thoughts and will mean heaps to lickety!!

8:41 am

bbnaz

good morning. back at it after attempting to finish very late last night (or early this morning)

8:43 am

bbnaz

and it WAS quite INTENSE earlier today.

8:44 am

mrpresident

LOLA gets

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

for being a beautiful babbler today!!

8:46 am

lola100

*gasp!* Thank you MrP!!! They're gorgeous! : )

8:46 am

lola100

hi bbnaz : )

8:47 am

mrpresident

**brilliant, bold, beautiful colours included!!**

(and no one has got that in there fireworks before)!!

8:47 am

bbnaz

morning Lola. here is hoping for an smooth sail to the finish. the upset earlier made for snarky dreams after going to bed......and I came in late on the spat.

8:50 am

mrpresident

bb... it is a shame that the language and rating went to pot... but all is well now... apologies and happy ending all round!

8:50 am

72 Temple Owl

congrats, lola!

8:51 am

bbnaz

i am so glad. i didn't say much as it didn't appear that i could contribute any oil to the water. i like them so much and hate to see the hurt spreading

8:51 am

72 Temple Owl

i don't want to read back but you've got my curiousity up...was this a known babbler arguing?

8:52 am

bbnaz

any clues for the AN 4,8?

8:52 am

mrpresident

owl, it was ugly and frustrating and well-known and liked babblers!! just a miss-understanding and not worth the screen it was printed on!

8:53 am

mrpresident

an4/8 to make ne* again

8:55 am

72 Temple Owl

things will calm down - in the meantime mailing lickety is a good thing. then ,i guess, letting it go...enogh of us here to show our support and boost lickety's spirits

see you later! (((mr. p )))

8:55 am

lola100

*gasps again* Oooh, thanks MrP!!!

Just mailed lickety....sorry I never bothered to thank him before : /

8:55 am

Haz1558

MrP - I was reading back through the log there - I'm going to e-mail and let lickety know how much I value his work. Has somebody put something in the water to make babblers so tricky over the past few days?

8:55 am

bbnaz

mrp, I have that as the an5 and the plural as an6. I am looking for the an4,8 at the bottom.........or the an6 at the bottom would be nice too. just before the last bottom word that is ;~)

8:56 am

bbnaz

uh mrp, i found your clue.......i AM still tired.

8:57 am

inge

I too just mailed Lickety. So there!

8:57 am

mrpresident

an6 an + tatum o'ne**

8:58 am

Haz1558

an6/18 - resembles a word that means 'yearly' but change a vowel within the word.

8:58 am

bbnaz

am using Lickety's page today and it is really nice! I will send a congratulatory/hearty thanks e-mail after I finish this grid~

8:59 am

mrpresident

you guys are the best!!!

Lickety is asleep in the couch... he has his last subject assignment to do for his degree and is such a slack ar**....

it will be a wonderful boost for him and send the message of love that he nees!!

9:00 am

bbnaz

those yearly clues seem to be the two an5,10 words...can't monkey type the an6 yet but will keep trying

9:00 am

Ray100

Don't often see a Football League side in the grid!
(ar7)

9:01 am

Haz1558

bbnaz - the yearly clue IS for the an6 (double your n)

9:01 am

bbnaz

HEHEHE Ray. I thought that too when I found it and I only know of that team (living here in the desert of Arizona)

9:02 am

mrpresident

yeah ray!! ar7/28 is very cool!!

9:03 am

mrpresident

my goodness!! it is almost midnight!!

time for me to hit the horse and hay!! goodnight all!!

9:03 am

Haz1558

Goodnight, MrP. Sleep well!

9:04 am

bbnaz

TYVM HAZ. I got it...just let my fingers do the work and your clue be the guide.

9:05 am

bbnaz

sweet dreams Mrp!

9:05 am

Haz1558

Glad you got there in the end, bbnaz.

9:06 am

bbnaz

rofl @HAZ! so what time is it in the emerald isle now?

9:06 am

Haz1558

It's 3.06 pm here.

9:08 am

bbnaz

7.06a here.........restless few hours of shut eye on this end and now i am back at it with only 32 to find.

9:09 am

Haz1558

You'll finish with lots of time to spare for the rest of the day then.

9:10 am

bbnaz

hope so but have to take out of town family out to the farm to see the new filly that was born Mar 16th at 9a

9:12 am

Haz1558

That sounds like an exciting outing. It certainly sounds more exciting than housework which is what is awaiting me.

9:13 am

bbnaz

life is so short to spend more than perfunctory attention to housework ~ at least that is my excuse. pathetic I know.

9:13 am

bbnaz

Hurshy, are you still here?

9:17 am

harpjane

good morning

9:18 am

harpjane

Could we jump right in with some C clues please?

9:18 am

Haz1558

Good morning, harpjane.

9:19 am

Haz1558

ce4/6 - add the first few letters of the small round green vegetable

9:20 am

bbnaz

well Harp, you could always wear your c*** when it is cold but you would need to change that first vowel to the second one..........

9:20 am

Haz1558

And that's the only c in the grid!

9:21 am

harpjane

Ok. I'm done with the C's! Much easier than yesterday with 31!

9:23 am

bbnaz

the very last ha 6 word.........i am stuck but babblia typing away

9:23 am

Haz1558

h plus the author of Pride and Prejudice, minus a letter

9:24 am

bbnaz

got it just as you helped. thanks Haz.

9:25 am

Haz1558

Or German houses for the Germans among us.

9:26 am

caitlyn

Afternoon all. I have just read some of the backlog about licketys page.I have sent him an e mail in support

9:27 am

Haz1558

Afternoon caitlyn. I'm just heading off now. Everyone seems to be working hard on the grid. Happy hunting everyone!

9:28 am

bbnaz

Thanks for your help Haz. Have a great afternoon!

9:28 am

caitlyn

Bye Haz

9:28 am

bbnaz

hullo Caitlyn. Where in Wales?

9:29 am

caitlyn

Hi bbnz I live in the Rhondda Valley in South Wales

9:30 am

bbnaz

was in Swansea and Mumbles a few years back...was I close?

9:30 am

bbnaz

okay the NA words are eluding me so I am moving on for a bit...........

9:31 am

caitlyn

About 25 miles away .That a lovely area

9:31 am

Onpaki

good evening

9:32 am

bbnaz

evening Onpaki

9:32 am

caitlyn

Hi Onpaki

9:33 am

bbnaz

actually I have the first NA and the last NA.....and I am neither old nor ill (yet)

9:34 am

caitlyn

Im both !!!LOL

9:34 am

bbnaz

okay I am old too but not yet at the NA stage....that is still relegated to my mum.

9:35 am

caitlyn

I have got 5

9:36 am

Onpaki

the n's are tough for me too. so far i only have one na and 2 ne's.

9:37 am

caitlyn

the second na4/4 is an Indian bread

9:38 am

bbnaz

TYVM Caitlyn. now for the pesky na5.......

9:40 am

Onpaki

anyone has a clue for ha6?

9:41 am

bbnaz

see HA6 clue at 9:23

9:41 am

Dippnall

ha 6 / 24 - a large sturgeon

9:41 am

hurshy

lola? atalante? either of you around?

9:42 am

ARB

ha 6 -- alternate spelling for German man's leather pants

9:42 am

bbnaz

hello Hurshy. If you hear from Ata, find out if she knows her blood type yet!

9:42 am

hurshy

ooh, popped in just in time for that lovely h clue

9:43 am

hurshy

will do! don't know mine, come to think of it.

9:43 am

ARB

Any help on the su 6/24 ?

9:43 am

hurshy

anybody want to post a list of the 7's?

9:45 am

bbnaz

ar7
pe7
ph7
pu7
sh7
si7
su7

9:46 am

ARB

ar 7/28
pe 7/32
ph 7/36
pu 7/36
sh 7/36
si 7/28
su 7/48

9:46 am

bbnaz

i believe that constitutes the list

9:48 am

hurshy

tyvm

9:48 am

Onpaki

thanks for the ha clues :)

9:48 am

lola100

hi hurshy! busy with other things on the pc but popped in to say hi : )

9:49 am

caitlyn

Hi lola

9:49 am

lola100

hi caitlyn : )

9:49 am

hurshy

hey lola :) i'll be around for a while if you want to IM at some point :)

9:51 am

ARB

Please -- any hint on the su 6/24 -- My last word

9:51 am

caitlyn

Has anyone heard from TSM? I was wondering how she is

9:53 am

caitlyn

ARB add a cons to your su5

9:54 am

gramma

ARB, su word is like the 1 above it w/a consonant on the end

9:54 am

ARB

Done -- thank you Caitlin -- though I have no idea what the word means.

9:54 am

caitlyn

YW ARB

9:55 am

iiosefi

hi ARB. Thinkm about ah ... sun warm
im here also

9:56 am

bbnaz

tyvm from this end on that su6 also!

9:57 am

ARB

Thank you one and all -- I now know that the word is Islamic -- heaven knows I should recognize that word living in Israel

9:58 am

gramma

I asked earlier; now, I'm pleading. I have one left. The last an6, pleases.

9:58 am

caitlyn

Housework calling...back later bye

9:59 am

hurshy

gramma - the end of it sounds like songwriter mr. simon

9:59 am

bbnaz

not far but close (plural)

9:59 am

ARB

an 6 - to heat glass or metal slowly to toughen it. Sounds like what you can do when if you pray.

10:00 am

gramma

TYVM, Hurshy. Does anybody need a clue?

10:00 am

bbnaz

nevermind, mine was the one before that. or you might think of Astronaut Armstrong's first name if you don't know Mr Simon

10:00 am

bbnaz

first pe4?

10:01 am

gramma

Thanks bbnaz and ARB also....8)

10:02 am

bbnaz

Gramma do yo live anywhere near that twisty weather of the past week?

10:04 am

gramma

Bbnaz, no fortunately I don't. Your 1st pe4 is tough for me. I don't know what it means. All I can tell you is go west young man, go west, and then straight down.

10:06 am

gramma

...P
e
*
*

10:08 am

bbnaz

unbelievable. that was a word on saturday and i gave a clue for it.....compared it to the fez hat....or was that an "fe" word? anyway, thanks very very much!

10:08 am

gramma

Your welcome. BBL

10:29 am

Merk

Does anyone have a clue for the "sa" 5,12?

10:30 am

sjh3585

it's real hot and steamy in there, merk

10:30 am

hurshy

steam room

10:31 am

Merk

Thanks folks. I can tell I just started and haven't accustomed my eyes to making turns yet.

10:42 am

stidmatt

Hi everybody! I am hoping to get all of the words today!

10:45 am

hurshy

excellent, stidmatt, admirable ambition.

10:47 am

72 Temple Owl

hi stidmatt!
hurshy - i could use a clue for the ph 7 - unless it's a fishworthy word in which case i will have patience and keep looking!

10:50 am

hurshy

ph7 is an adj based off ph5

10:55 am

bandm

hey, does the grid go grey or something like the ironsudoku does when you've finished?

10:55 am

bex777

no it just stays as it is now

10:57 am

bandm

but it makes me want to find more words, even though I know there are no more...I think. 114 was the number today wasn't it?

10:57 am

LeslieAnn

bandm, if you have 114 words, you're done

10:58 am

LeslieAnn

sometimes people will give you fireworks. like this:
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* ~BANDM*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
con grats!

11:00 am

72 Temple Owl

hi bex!

11:01 am

72 Temple Owl

hi leslie ann! - GTG - lunch! BBL

11:02 am

72 Temple Owl

ty hursh for ph 7 clue! : )

11:02 am

sjh3585

do you get better the more you play? I've been playing for only a couple of days now, and I never get more than like 25 words. i think yesterday was an easier one, so I got maybe 30? haha

11:03 am

bandm

lol! Thanks LeslieAnn. I guess now I've done babbler and IronSudoku I should probably head to bed

11:03 am

LeslieAnn

sjh, have you tried the lickety's babble clues link to the right? it will give you a list of first and second letters of the words

11:04 am

sjh3585

well i'm not a paid member

11:04 am

sjh3585

oh. haha no i haven't

11:04 am

LeslieAnn

it's a free page

11:05 am

stidmatt

Wow, bandm, you must be somewhere like Asia or Australia!

11:05 am

sjh3585

i just realized that, thanks haha. i didn't realize that those were helpful pages.

11:05 am

LeslieAnn

that really helps.

11:06 am

caitlyn

Im back!!!! Welcome sjh and any other new players

11:06 am

LeslieAnn

hey caitlyn

11:07 am

stidmatt

Hi caitlyn!

11:09 am

caitlyn

This grid today looks easy when you start but seems to get harder!!

11:09 am

bandm

yup, Australia. and it's just after 2am. oops. Have school tomorrow too :/

11:09 am

LeslieAnn

i just figured that out caitlyn!

11:11 am

stidmatt

Though, this grid for me started out harder then yesterday's and the day before's. They were easier for me to start out.

11:12 am

stidmatt

I guess bandm has school 'cause it is fall down there.

11:13 am

LeslieAnn

why don't you have school matt? spring break?

11:13 am

caitlyn

I hadnt thought about that ..can someone pass the fish please!!!!

11:14 am

stidmatt

That's right Leslieann. Spring Break! Boo-Yeah!

11:15 am

LeslieAnn

i wish i had spring break.

11:16 am

bex777

im on holidays too!

11:17 am

stidmatt

Yeah, but if you work you have holidays and vacations that you can use too.

Cool bex!

11:17 am

sjh3585

ok someone please help me out with the aa word haha

11:17 am

Axemonkey

aaargh. ep4/6 is driving me mad

11:18 am

bex777

stidmat how old are u?

11:18 am

stidmatt

The aa word is the plural of what people say when something "sweet" happens.

11:18 am

hurshy

axe, sounds like it has an f in it but doesn't.

11:18 am

stidmatt

I'm 13 years old.

11:18 am

sjh3585

such a simple answer.. i was expecting it to be some ridiculous word that i've never heard of before.

11:19 am

Axemonkey

got it, thanks! i think that was the only combo i didn't try! grrrr.... ;-)

11:19 am

bandm

Yes, it's autumn down here...can't tell it by the weather half the time! I don't get a proper break til end of June, as I teach as well as study and school and uni breaks are different over Easter this year :(

11:20 am

chic

Good day, all , can I get a clue for the sa 6/24, please?

11:22 am

caitlyn

Hi chic sa6/24 sa+double cons +opposite of down

11:26 am

chic

thanx, caitlyn!

11:27 am

stidmatt

Thanks caitlyn!

11:27 am

caitlyn

YW chic

11:28 am

caitlyn

It went so quiet on the log i was getting worried!!

11:28 am

sjh3585

how long does it usually take you guys to finish these? or how much time do you spend on them?

11:30 am

caitlyn

sjh it depends on the grid size and how much time i can spare

11:30 am

LeslieAnn

depends on how many words... anywhere from 45 minutes on the easy ones to hours and hours on the big ones!

11:30 am

sjh3585

the grid size changes?

11:31 am

LeslieAnn

she means different number of words every day

11:31 am

caitlyn

Daily..it has been known to have a 400 +

11:33 am

caitlyn

OOOps am i confusing everyone ??Sorry

11:34 am

LeslieAnn

ugh, i don't think i like this grid

11:35 am

chic

I'm finished already!!! I'll stay if anyone needs a clue for a few; I get to have a day out with my friend!!

11:36 am

caitlyn

Im finished also !!!

11:37 am

LeslieAnn

good job, chic, caitlyn!

11:37 am

stidmatt

Good job chic and caitlyn!

11:38 am

chic

see, Caitlyn, lightning does strike in the same place..;-)

11:39 am

caitlyn

LOL chic

11:41 am

stidmatt

I am a bad human. My big galoot just came in and said we have a play date. See y'all later!

11:41 am

caitlyn

Bye stid enjoy!!!

11:42 am

chic

OK, I'm off for shopping and lunch out. See ya later; Happy Babbling!

11:42 am

caitlyn

Bye chic catch you tomorrow

11:42 am

MikeyInBerlin

i'm back.....for a bit; had to try a few more words; still stuck on the 5 letter 'an' words at the moment! :-P

11:43 am

da pimp

WAT IT DO

11:43 am

ch1212

clue please for the na 5/10 that follows the diminutive for grandma? Thanks!

11:43 am

caitlyn

Hi Mikey

11:45 am

LeslieAnn

what is a galoot?

11:45 am

caitlyn

ch it rhymes with what you would catch an animal with +s

11:46 am

ch1212

thanks caitlyn, I swear I tried that, but probably without the 's'

11:46 am

hurshy

it's just... a galoot! i think in this case he means his dad? but it's just a saying... 'you big galoot'... affectionate, perhaps slightly teasing term

11:47 am

caitlyn

I tried it about 5 times without the s

11:47 am

MikeyInBerlin

hi, Caitlyn

11:47 am

LeslieAnn

hmmm, never heard that one before. i'm such a square.

11:47 am

chic

Hi Mikey!

11:47 am

hurshy

i am a dodecahedron

11:47 am

Merk

Does anyone please have a clue for 'fe' 4,8?

11:49 am

LeslieAnn

you have ten sides??

11:49 am

chic

there's 2 fe 4/8's

11:49 am

hydra

f plus what people say when they're deaf and someone asks
them a question (plural)

11:49 am

hydra

The other is a bit like the French word for fire.

11:50 am

hurshy

12

11:50 am

Merk

Thanks ... sounds almost like the fez hat.

11:51 am

LeslieAnn

wow, that must suck when you fall down the stairs

11:51 am

smithchick

Hello everybody!

11:52 am

hurshy

howdy smith

11:52 am

caitlyn

Hi smithchick lol leslieann

11:52 am

hurshy

i don't see how the number of one's sides is relevant to how much it hurts to fall down stairs...

11:52 am

stidmatt

'Sup Smith?

11:53 am

LeslieAnn

you never know where you're gonna land

11:53 am

smithchick

Hey, stidmatt...why aren't you in school (says the maternal me)?

11:53 am

hurshy

does anyone?

11:53 am

smithchick

Cause you have that many more sides to suffer pain in, hurshy...DUH!!!

11:54 am

LeslieAnn

well, i'm pretty sure i'm always going to land on my face ;)

11:54 am

hurshy

(except cats of course)

11:54 am

stidmatt

Spring Break.

11:54 am

smithchick

Would you rather two sides hurt or ten?

11:54 am

smithchick

Oh, okay stidmatt...you're off the hook. Ours was three weeks ago.

11:54 am

hurshy

but if the sum total of the pain is the same, leslie might just have more on each of her 4 sides than i have on each of my 12

11:54 am

gabumper

praes u lurking

11:55 am

LeslieAnn

this existential convo is making my head hurt ;)

11:55 am

smithchick

I always land on my butt. It's something to do with the way that I am weighted, I'm almost positive. I used to just wobble like a weeble.

11:55 am

LeslieAnn

lol smith

11:56 am

smithchick

Hmmm...I see what you are saying, hurshy...you're pain would be diluted across the many sides, as opposed to concentrated on just four.

11:56 am

stidmatt

Yes. LOL

11:56 am

hurshy

see... so it IS more painful to be a square... you hurt even without falling down any stairs.

smith - i love weebles!

11:57 am

smithchick

Oops, I mean your pain...not you're pain. I don't know if you are pain to anybody or not, but you aren't to me, hursh.

11:57 am

hurshy

exactly smith... glad you got my drift :)

11:57 am

hurshy

thank you smith :)

11:57 am

LeslieAnn

*sigh* and all this time i thought it was hip to be square

11:57 am

stidmatt

stidmama will be on soon. I just heard her chair from the other room scrape on the floor. We'll have another player on soon!

11:58 am

smithchick

Well, you know, Weebles wobble but they don't fall down. It's hard to beat that.

11:58 am

Schroeder

Hi all!!!
If you were a weeble you wouldn't fall down the stairs, cause....Weebles wobble but they don't fall down

11:58 am

hurshy

it may be hip - or it may cause you to break a hip

11:58 am

smithchick

The dreaded chair scrape... My children do not like to hear it because it usually precedes an angry mother having to interrupt her babbling to thump some skulls.

11:59 am

smithchick

LOL, great minds, Schroeder!

11:59 am

ch1212

lol schroeder -- I remember that commerical

11:59 am

caitlyn

Hi schroeder

11:59 am

smithchick

Square hips? Who has square hips? Mine are decidedly round.

12:00 pm

ch1212

okay, I'm knocking my brain out on the un 5/14 -- I think I've tried every combination (obviously not though) ... clue please?

12:01 pm

LeslieAnn

ar7?

12:01 pm

hurshy

let the animals out of their enclosure, ch1212

12:01 pm

boreetos

good morning everyone!

12:01 pm

boreetos

ROUND HIPS! :) what are we talking about?

12:01 pm

smithchick

Hello, boreetos!!

12:01 pm

MikeyInBerlin

don't know; i'm just a 'squarehead', smithchick :-P

12:01 pm

stidmatt

Hi boreetos!

12:02 pm

Schroeder

Hi Boreetos!!!!

12:02 pm

MikeyInBerlin

good evening, boreetos! :-)

12:02 pm

ch1212

arrgggghhhhh! thanks, hurshy, knew it would be some simple word like that.

12:02 pm

smithchick

Ummm...Weebles...we're talking about weebles...not anybody's really round hips.

12:02 pm

caitlyn

Leslie either a gun store or an English football team

12:02 pm

faeriekae

I'm back. did a little laundry and went to the grocery.

12:02 pm

movieman

Greetings, everyone!!!!!

And hi, boreetos......

12:02 pm

smithchick

ROFL, MIkey! So you've decided you like the babble universe?

12:03 pm

hurshy

took me awhile to guess it myself, ch, don't aaaargghh too much

12:03 pm

Schroeder

Hi faerie and movieman!!

12:03 pm

ch1212

hi movieman - I see you and caitlyn are dressed alike today :)

12:03 pm

boreetos

lightning theme today? or just storms?

12:03 pm

Jera

Hey all, I'm back... slow going today...

12:03 pm

smithchick

Hey! {{{{{FAERIE}}}}}!! Movieman, you aren't lurking?

12:03 pm

smithchick

ANd... {{{{JERA}}}}}

12:03 pm

Jera

Extreme Weather, boreetos...

12:03 pm

hurshy

extreme weather

12:03 pm

Schroeder

Hi Jera!

12:03 pm

LeslieAnn

hmm.. i don't follow guns or soccer?

12:03 pm

stidmatt

Love your icon Jera :)

12:04 pm

ch1212

hi jera, hi katrina (: - )

12:04 pm

Jera

{{{smithchick}}}

12:04 pm

boreetos

i see, I'll look for something approproate a little later then.

12:04 pm

Jera

Thanks, stidmatt

12:04 pm

stidmatt

Your welcome.

12:05 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ja; it's kinda fun, smithchick! ;-)

12:05 pm

hurshy

leslie, you don't have to know a lot about guns - it's just a cache of weapons

12:05 pm

faeriekae

12:05 pm

movieman

Smithy - no, I don't lurk....

I just don't have anything to talk about right now.....

12:05 pm

smithchick

Yep, we're a wild and crazy bunch here in Babbleland!

12:05 pm

LeslieAnn

oh i see... thanks

12:06 pm

smithchick

Movieman...Did you just say that you don't lurk? Really? Hmm....

12:06 pm

caitlyn

leslie ar4/4 +half of yourse5/10 + everyone omit last l

12:06 pm

smithchick

Well, there's the weeble discussion you could weigh in on, movie...

12:07 pm

LeslieAnn

lots of bum words today

12:08 pm

caitlyn

I never had a weeble

12:08 pm

smithchick

Is that a clue or a complaint, Leslie?

12:09 pm

Schroeder

Don't feel bad cait, I didn't either :)

12:09 pm

LeslieAnn

more of a general comment. you can use it as a clue, though :)

12:09 pm

smithchick

caitlyn, you poor thing! Your parental people should have been turned over to DHS!

12:09 pm

smithchick

Well, whatever the equivalent is in Wales.

12:10 pm

caitlyn

smith do you think its to late?

12:10 pm

smithchick

Of course, I was one of six girls, so my weebles were all hand-me-downs, but I didn't mind.

12:10 pm

inge

OK everyone I am back, in case you were going to talk about me. He, He (which really means good bye in Finnish) I decided to play this grid after all. About 25 words to go. Got most of them from your clues since this a.m.

12:10 pm

movieman

I don't really know much about weebles, smithy.....

I suppose I could start a discussion about Babbler's top five favourite movies.....

Mine being:

(in no particular order)

1. Sin City
2. 2001: A Space Odyssey
3. An American Werewolf in London
4. Pulp Fiction
5. The Terminator

12:10 pm

AngelaC

This is a hard one and I can only find 45 words

12:11 pm

stidmatt

Any clues on the un words?

12:11 pm

smithchick

It's never too late, caitlyn. I bought my kids weebles just so they wouldn't be traumatized as adults as you and Schroeder are now.
Hi, Inge!!

12:12 pm

boreetos

interesting and wonderful films. The only one I would disagree would be 2001. Though it is an amazing movie, I enjoy it as more of a novelty, and I think of my favorite movies as those that I can watch more often and not get tired of.

12:12 pm

hurshy

ooh fun, here are mine:

bringing up baby
clueless
princess bride
star trek VI
cold comfort farm

12:12 pm

stidmatt

Hey! Movieman, where does Star Wars (any of them) fit on that list? Or Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, or James Bond.

12:12 pm

smithchick

I've only seen three of those. Never seen Sin City or Pulp Fiction...Despite my love for John Travolta.

12:12 pm

boreetos

I would instead put Fight Club on that list, perhaps.

12:12 pm

jan

Could I please have a clue for the su/6? I feel like I've monkeyed every possibility but obviously I haven't...

12:13 pm

hurshy

alt spelling of prev su5

12:13 pm

stidmama

hi all! {{{hugs}}}

is stidmatt behaving himself?

12:14 pm

movieman

Stidmatt - OK, I may be forced to substitute American Werewolf for the LOTR trilogy......

12:14 pm

hurshy

yes very nicely stidmama

12:14 pm

caitlyn

Hi stidmama

12:14 pm

tiger

Help please I need one more word a Pe5/12 I just
can't see it been trying for ages

12:14 pm

stidmatt

Mine is:
Star Wars
Lord of the Rings
Harry Potter
and James Bond

12:14 pm

boreetos

hi stidmama, yes it seems so.

12:14 pm

Atalante

ooooh mine would be:
The Two Towers
Return of the Sith
Atlantis (the Luc Besson one, not the Disney one!)
Nagoyaqatsi
and ... um ... maybe Bladerunner

12:14 pm

LeslieAnn

i always want owie to be a word

12:14 pm

bluephlox

there are 2 pe 5/12 and they are the same except for 1 letter

12:14 pm

Angelsong

stidmama, I did change the css setting for the resource page; now it works much better in IE

12:15 pm

bluephlox

if you have one already, that should help- the last letters are different

12:15 pm

stidmatt

Atlante! That is soooooooo cool! We both have movies in the same series in our favorite movie list! (Top: Return of the Jedi)

12:15 pm

boreetos

Luc Besson reminds me of another of my favorites: The Fifth Element.

12:16 pm

hurshy

actually there are at least 3 - the other one sounds like yummy fruit filled desserts

12:16 pm

movieman

Luc Besson reminds me of another of MY favourites: Leon (aka The Professional)......

12:16 pm

MikeyInBerlin

*yawns*

12:16 pm

capone

Top 5 Fave flicks, no order

LotR Trilogy (I consider it 1 big movie)
Godfather Trilogy (same as LotR)
Highlander (original)
Batman Begins
Life As a House/Life Is Beautiful (toss up for different reasons)

12:17 pm

caitlyn

Are you tired Mickey?

12:17 pm

Atalante

I love Luc Besson's films - all his are completely wonderful. And I forgot Spirted Away. Or Kiki's Delivery Service. Any Miyazaki film really

12:17 pm

capone

Oh and Hi btw

12:17 pm

MikeyInBerlin

rather, Caitlyn, ja :-/

12:17 pm

LeslieAnn

hullo capone

12:17 pm

smithchick

I've never really given thought to my favorites but they'd probably be chick flicks.

12:18 pm

bluephlox

Porko Rosso! Such a fun movie- and he takes a break from his man vs nature theme

12:18 pm

caitlyn

Sorry Mikey

12:18 pm

jan

Thanks for your clue, hurshy--I kept trying the shoehorn one of those "p"s into it...

12:18 pm

faeriekae

{{{Capone}}} SBB

12:18 pm

movieman

Although I agree that Batman Begins is a pretty good movie, I just couldn't get into it in the same way as the first Batman, or Batman Forever......

12:18 pm

boreetos

hello MikeyinBerlin. How's Germany?

12:18 pm

LeslieAnn

i thought batman begins was better than the others... except for katie holmes. she was awful.

12:18 pm

MikeyInBerlin

fine, boreetos; and i see you're a 'Taffy', Caitlyn? :-)

12:19 pm

capone

Begins had a better "story" than The first Burton or Forever...and the bad guys DIDN'T die! (Ras Al Ghul is immortal)

12:19 pm

capone

Hi Faerie.

12:20 pm

faeriekae

{{{CAPONE}}} hi.....

12:20 pm

boreetos

capone, I agree with you on the LotR trilogy being one big movie. It was filmed that way and it shold be viewed and thought of that way.

12:20 pm

faeriekae

Capone are you feeling any better?

12:20 pm

caitlyn

Mikey im not really a taffy just married to one!!

12:21 pm

MikeyInBerlin

oh; i see, Cailtlyn.....good thing you're not taffy then, or else you might stick! ;-)

12:21 pm

boreetos

I have to get back to work, I'll be back at lunch! Movies rule!

just saw "Slither" this past weekend. Awesome, hilarious, and quite a bit twisted.

12:21 pm

tiger

thanks bluephlox I have that one there are 3 Pe5/12
i need the other one

12:22 pm

stidmatt

Hi tiger!

12:23 pm

tiger

Hi stidmatt

12:23 pm

caitlyn

LOL Mikey

12:24 pm

Schroeder

Bye boreetos!!

12:24 pm

movieman

Of course, I could also mention other movies like The Fly, Shaun of the Dead, GoodFellas, Clerks, The Others (Nicole Kidman should have been Oscar-nominated for this, rather than Moulin Rouge), Bubba Ho-Tep (instant cult classic), Ong-Bak, (the action scenes are amazing), and Hellboy (Ron Perlman has never been better).....

12:25 pm

smithchick

dang telephone... I'm missing all kinds of conversation. I didn't get to say goodbye to boreetos!

12:25 pm

smithchick

Oh, I thought of a movie I loved...The Shawshank Redemption.

12:26 pm

capone

No Faerie. But I'll survive.

12:26 pm

MikeyInBerlin

well, Caitlyn; taffy getting stuck to me would be a nightmare! :-/

12:26 pm

movieman

See ya later, boreetos.....

12:26 pm

stidmama

Angelsong -- that's good to hear. Glad it worked, wish I'd thought of it sooner!

I really can't pick favorite movies, there are so many good ones! I would start my list with The African Queen, LOTR (the whole series), Harry Potter 1 and 4 (though the books are better), and the star wars saga of course!

12:26 pm

stidmama

later Boreetos!

12:26 pm

stidmatt

Bye borreetos!

12:27 pm

stidmatt

Hey! Mom! Love your picture that you are using today.

12:27 pm

faeriekae

Capone - go to the doctor.......

12:27 pm

rolin

i have one word left....
the su6/24....HEEEEEELP!!!!...pls. ..

12:28 pm

stidmama

thanks stidmatt! drew it last night...

12:29 pm

stidmatt

Did a good job.

12:29 pm

stidmama

okay, i need to focus. 59 words left, and so far without a list! i'll lurk, but won't really be paying attention...

12:29 pm

caitlyn

Im going now catch you all tomorrow happy babbling all (A night to remember is a great film)

12:29 pm

stidmama

bye caitlyn!

12:29 pm

Schroeder

Rolin, someone who know how bad the sun is for them would be su6/24

12:29 pm

capone

Although some people didn't like GF 3, it should still be held into the same light as 1 and 2. After reluctantly taking control of the family business and pretty much losing touch with everything he holds dear, his ultimate search for redemption turns around an bites him in the ass for the sins of his past. Karma, baby...don't mess with it!

I really wish they would re-edit them in chronological order (and leave in the good stuff! unlike the USA network).

12:29 pm

faeriekae

Catilyn - see ya later.

12:30 pm

movieman

See ya, caitlyn.....

12:30 pm

capone

Oh no Faerie, the ankle is kosher. Down about other stuff now. Don't really feel like "babbling" about it.

12:30 pm

Schroeder

Bye caitlyn!!

12:31 pm

smithchick

Bye, caitlyn! Go buy some weebles!

12:31 pm

stidmatt

Bye caitlin!

12:32 pm

faeriekae

Capone - gottcha. no problem. glad your ankles are feeling bettr.

12:32 pm

capone

Speaking of LotR (well at least Tolkien)...I see Elwe in the grid! Too bad it doesnt count.

12:33 pm

smithchick

BRB, Got to go get some Lime Tostitos and diet Dr. Pepper to munch on.

12:34 pm

movieman

Capone - I think you'll find that Coppola did re-edit the Godfather trilogy into chronological order.....

A straight-to-video release came out some years back (in 1992 I believe).....

12:34 pm

stidmatt

Could I have a clue on the pe 5,12's? :|

12:34 pm

capone

VHS?

Wots dat?

12:34 pm

stidmatt

Yeah! Gees! They don't even have chapters!

12:35 pm

movieman

I know you're joking, capone.....

It's also available on DVD.....

12:35 pm

lynxxx

stidmat - pe - type of pasta

12:35 pm

faeriekae

I think Smith is preggo "Lime Tostitos and diet Dr Pepper?"

12:35 pm

stidmatt

Good.

12:35 pm

capone

j/k Movieman.

I dread looking at my VHS library that has been collecting dust in recent years. Last DVD count I was at around 400 and climbing.

12:35 pm

rolin

one word to go..and i CANT see it...
su6

12:35 pm

stidmatt

Thanks lynxxx

12:36 pm

smithchick

I'm back and not again in this lifetime! Been there done that four times. Filled my quota!

12:36 pm

capone

I bought GF on DVD when it came out, may have to go back and look for the chronological cut.

12:36 pm

smithchick

That su6 just adds a silent consonant at the end of the su5 preceding it.

12:36 pm

faeriekae

LOL Smith

12:37 pm

smithchick

If there is only one, that is (su6).

12:37 pm

rolin

BLESS YOU

12:37 pm

rolin

smithchick...

12:38 pm

smithchick

Part of the overpopulation problem can be blamed on me.

12:38 pm

smithchick

YW, Rolin!

12:38 pm

faeriekae

lol

12:38 pm

stidmatt

LOL smithchick!

12:39 pm

movieman

My DVD collection at present numbers around 400 as well (but that's not counting the box sets, and TV series)......

12:39 pm

stidmatt

You really are a movieman.

12:40 pm

smithchick

Hey, I have a bunch of Mary-Kate and Ashley movies...

12:41 pm

movieman

I know, stidmatt, I even bought the box sets of every season of Friends, Buffy, Angel AND the X-Files....

12:43 pm

smithchick

Gotta go. My sister just called and I have to go meet her. See ya later!

12:43 pm

movieman

See ya, smithy....

12:43 pm

stidmatt

Bye smithchick!

12:44 pm

faeriekae

By Smith

12:44 pm

faeriekae

brb phone.

12:45 pm

stidmatt

MY brother just came into my room and was acting really weird.

12:46 pm

movieman

What was he up to, stidmatt.....

12:48 pm

stidmatt

Putting a bottom egg piece on his pink fuzzy ball and playing with it by saying "Swing from the ropes and die if you do."

12:49 pm

movieman

How old is your brother, stidmatt?

I'm just wondering if he's need of professional help.....

12:49 pm

stidmatt

He just fell from my ladder and said it was fun.

12:50 pm

stidmatt

He is eleven years old.

Gotta go get a friend and bring him over to my house,

BYE!

12:50 pm

movieman

See ya, stidmatt.......

12:53 pm

inge

Faerikea, are you still here? I have but 5 words to go. What do you say???

12:55 pm

movieman

Anyone care to assist me with the f's.....

I can't see a single one.....

12:57 pm

hetty

Hullo there, Movieman. Look for the creatures that cluck.
"Fair is **** and **** is fair"

12:57 pm

Jera

Think barnyard bird...

12:58 pm

LeslieAnn

pu 6 and 7?

12:58 pm

Jera

*whispers to hetty* That's spelled with a u...

12:58 pm

inge

fe 4/8: Think of family fe** (fight) and change last letter to s

12:59 pm

hetty

pu 6 and 7 have to do with witty homonyms.
*** my word

12:59 pm

Vicuna

pu6 and 7 - sing and pl of people who say things like "It was raining cats and dogs, and I stepped in a poodle!"

12:59 pm

LeslieAnn

ack i am one of those! thanks folks.

1:00 pm

Jera

Well, I gotta scoot to the library for an activity... later all... keep the grid warm for me!

1:00 pm

hetty

Hi Jera, I know that--thought we could clue our friends with "sounds like"

1:02 pm

LeslieAnn

ph 7 and i'm done with p's...

1:08 pm

ladyafrica

Hi to everyone....this is my first time on this site. I am from new york

1:10 pm

LeslieAnn

hi ladyafrica

1:10 pm

movieman

Anyone care to help me with the 7's....

I have the pu7 (the funny people), and the sh7 (the people who ignore others).....

1:10 pm

LeslieAnn

ar 7, your cache of guns

1:11 pm

movieman

That should be the sh7 (the PERSON who ignores others).....

1:11 pm

Merk

Hey, everyone. I'm back at it and I'm still stuck on what is probably a smack in my face word. The final "an" 4,5 has me stymied.

1:11 pm

LeslieAnn

also a pe 7 that rhymes with the pu7

1:11 pm

LeslieAnn

it is another bum word merk!

1:12 pm

lynxxx

leslieanne - people who write with ....

1:12 pm

movieman

Should have got the ar7, what with being a football fan and all.....

That's soccer, not American football......

1:13 pm

Merk

I forgot to try that vowel curving to the left. Thanks.

1:16 pm

LeslieAnn

all right, my final 18 will have to wait until tonight. have a good day, folks.

1:18 pm

Merk

Back again with these 'a' words. What about an "al" 4,6 word.

1:19 pm

Merk

Oh duh, the scum in the pond word.

1:19 pm

KatieMcG

thanks movieman got it straight away just from your comment!

1:20 pm

albo_gator

anybody have pe/4 clues?

1:21 pm

Haz1558

pe4/6 - add masculine possessive minus the vowel

1:21 pm

movieman

yw, katie.....

Gunners scum.....

Can't stand that team.....

Too many bloody foreigners.....

1:22 pm

albo_gator

Got that one... it's the other 4/6 I'm missing.

1:23 pm

mab

I am stunned at how many movies movieman owns. How wondereful. And movieman, I loooove the tv series Charmed. It often didn't make a lot of sense and it certainly was not profound, but I looooved it. Do you have that one too?

1:23 pm

Haz1558

pe4/6 - looks like a clown's name or a game you'd play with small children. Ends in a vowel

1:23 pm

movieman

'Fraid not, mab.....

Never really took much notice of it as it happens....

1:24 pm

rolin

does anyone know if you can read a profile of a person whos not online?

1:24 pm

Deutsch

Ah, the queen is here. Hi mab!
Hi everyone!
I'm a reluctant charmed fan

1:25 pm

Haz1558

rolin - if you go to the players ranking page, you can click on anyone's profile.

1:25 pm

rolin

cheers haz

1:25 pm

Kateq

Hi, All!

the other pe 4/6 is pe + an Italian river

1:26 pm

mab

Oh. Well. I thought it was sort of similar to Angel, except less dark, but I only saw Angel perhaps twice.

Never mind.

1:27 pm

inge

OK I finished. Who needs a clue?

1:27 pm

mab

I hope munner is playing today. This somehow seems her kind of puzzle.

1:27 pm

stidmama

YAY inge!

1:28 pm

stidmama

okay, just got below 50 words left, heading for the lists... BRB

1:28 pm

inge

Hi, stidmama, at 7 a.m. I didnt want to play, and here I am with a finsihed grid. I AM addicted.

1:28 pm

helzchux

hi folks...any clues for my last pe/5 please?
got two that are pasta variants but can't see the other for love nor money!

1:29 pm

movieman

Howsabout a discussion about Babbler's favourite movie directors?

Mine being Steven Spielberg, Sam Raimi, Stanley Kubrick, and Peter Jackson....

1:29 pm

inge

pe 5: drop last letter from pe 6,

1:30 pm

harpjane

Robert Altman. One of the best!

1:30 pm

Deutsch

Movie, I just saw a clockwork orange for the first time recently.
What about Brian de Palma?

1:31 pm

movieman

I've managed to find 50 words this session.....

Compared to 23 during my first session...

1:31 pm

inge

OK that pe 5 was my last one too. pe + 3rd person sing. of to be + secnodn vowel

1:31 pm

bluephlox

pe 5 is a dumb word with 3 vow and s cons - it is the same as a very elegant po word that you already have. you just have to change a letter

1:32 pm

movieman

De Palma's not bad, I just haven't seen enough of his films....

I've only seen Scarface, Carrie, and the Untouchables....

1:33 pm

inge

Boy that pe 5 is related to the po 5, almost same meaning!

1:35 pm

bluephlox

can anyone give a hint for the fe 4 - and not the one that rhymes with the environment friendly toyota

1:35 pm

Deutsch

body double
dressed to kill
and blow out are three of de Palma's early works and very good.

1:35 pm

helzchux

ty bluephlox...dumb word indeed, but one to remember :-)

1:36 pm

helenkeller

hey everyone - i just came on - is anyone having problems with the site today?

1:36 pm

cybernan

Hi helen -- just logged on as well -- impossibly slow!

1:37 pm

Deutsch

Hi Helen. I just started, too but haven't noticed any.

1:37 pm

bluephlox

you're welcome:)

1:37 pm

harpjane

Yes helen, it just accepted a word twice....

1:38 pm

helzchux

thanx inge & bluephlox...a tricky one indeed :-)

1:38 pm

mari

Help needed please for the fe's have got the fe4/8 family quarrel - different consonent and that's it!!

1:38 pm

Minski

Hello all.
It seems to be vvvvveeeeerrrrryyyyy ssllooww today.

1:38 pm

Merk

Yes, it tells me that it can't always connect. It has refused words, but accepted them the next time I tried it.

1:38 pm

harpjane

refreshed and all is ok. Seems a little slow today, too.

1:38 pm

helenkeller

oh man - i just had a major heart attack- nan, mine was slow too, so i hit the refresh & everything came back EXCEPT MY LIST OF WORDS !!!! i started late last nite and had 11 to go - but thankfully, i refreshed again and ta-dah here are my words - cancel 911

1:38 pm

Minski

BTW - what's today's theme?

1:38 pm

smithchick

Hi again!

1:39 pm

helenkeller

that was not pretty - to see 'no words entered' yikes! has that ever happened to anyone, where all the words were irretrievable?

1:41 pm

faeriekae

Hi all - I'm back and looking for the ne 6/30 please.

1:42 pm

Kateq

I'm so happy that I have this!

ne 6 -- think old movies, guy peddling papers--add two vowels to ne 4

1:42 pm

smithchick

Hey, faerie...I just got back too!

1:42 pm

movieman

ecome back faerie.....

ne6/30=word given to first-timers to things, e.g. Babble.....

1:43 pm

faeriekae

Katieq-oh my gosh. thank you. been looking for that forever it seems.

Hey Smith..

1:43 pm

smithchick

That's happened to me before...It was very worrisome.

1:43 pm

movieman

Welcome back faerie.....

ne6/30=word given to first-timers to things, e.g. Babble.....

1:43 pm

faeriekae

{{{Movieman}}} Hi....thanks got it.

1:44 pm

Minski

I'll probably slap myself upside the head for needing help on these, but does anyone have the UN5&6? Thanks.

1:45 pm

movieman

Minski - un5=to release an animal from its cage....

un6=not sensible.....

1:45 pm

Kateq

un6 = un + wi/4

un5 is driving me crazy

1:45 pm

smithchick

erase something you wrote with ink(un5). without sense(un6)

1:46 pm

smithchick

Oooh, that was a good clue on the un5, movieman! Makes a lot more sense...

1:46 pm

KatieMcG

Mari, you managed to change your flag :)

1:46 pm

movieman

Minski - time to get the ole fish ready.....

1:46 pm

Kateq

Oh--TY--(hitting myself in the head) They always seems so obvious once someone gives a clue

1:46 pm

Minski

THanks movieman and kateq. Got them.

1:46 pm

bluephlox

help with fe 4? and not the family problem one that has gotten lots of hints

1:47 pm

Minski

yep. pass the flounder over here pelase.

1:47 pm

movieman

yw, Minski.....

1:47 pm

mari

KatieW - can sleep easy now!!

1:49 pm

KatieMcG

Good job I'm such a nice daughter - many another would have grassed you up!!

1:49 pm

smithchick

Your flag is so pretty, mari!

1:50 pm

Merk

Finished, done, completed, bells and whistles!!

1:51 pm

abe79

yeah Merk!

1:51 pm

kaurie

Woohoo Merk, go you!

1:51 pm

faeriekae

CONGRATULATIONS MERK!!! WHOOT

1:51 pm

movieman

The a's are proving tricky, yet again.....

Still need 12 of them.....

1:51 pm

smithchick

WooHoo Merk!!!!
~*~*~*~*~*fIREWORKS*~*~*~*~* ~*~

1:52 pm

mab

Well done Merk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1:52 pm

stidmatt

Great job Merk!

1:52 pm

movieman

Oh, and congrats merk!!!!!!

1:52 pm

stidmama

YAY Merk!

mari did you finish?

1:52 pm

smithchick

Loathe a's...always!

1:53 pm

smithchick

Hey, stidmatt's back. Did your brother stop acting weird? Of course you know that is his job as the little brother.

1:54 pm

helenkeller

smith - i see you answered my question, sorry, i missed it on first read-through. i was just wondering if that was a possibility, am very sad to see that it is :(
-when that happened to you, did you do it again or quit out of frustration?

1:54 pm

mari

Stidmama - no babysitting grandchildren so it's very spasmodic tonight

1:54 pm

movieman

Before you left, stidmatt, I was gonna say that if your brother was at least in his mid teens, then he might require help.....

But seeing as he's 11, he's just probably holding on to what remains of his childhood.....

1:54 pm

stidmama

oh -- i'm just babysitting (teensitting?) my own... but still pretty sporadic... :-)

1:55 pm

smithchick

Well, helen...since I am a bonified addict, I did it again.

1:56 pm

abe79

any hints for the ep's? :)

1:56 pm

helenkeller

lol smith !!! - good for you !!!

1:56 pm

mari

Leaving now - last bedtime story of the night God willing!!

1:56 pm

harpjane

btw, my icon is a forest fire, taken about 20 miles from my home in August 2000. There are two elk standing in the river, with the mountain behind in flame. It's turned into a rather famous phot. fyi.

1:56 pm

faeriekae

Nite Mari sweet dreams hon.

1:57 pm

stidmama

good night mari!

1:57 pm

KatieMcG

Have fun - you are the best reader of stories in the world, lets hope they enjoy.

1:57 pm

movieman

abe79 - ep4=ep+sound of a laugh......

ep5=plural.....

1:57 pm

smithchick

Cool Harpjane! Bye, Mari!!!

1:57 pm

movieman

Bye, mari....

1:57 pm

mab

Bye mari. ('again!' 'one more!' etc.)

1:58 pm

abe79

movieman...THANK YOU!!

1:58 pm

helzchux

my last two are ha6 & su7...any clues would be very much appreciated

1:58 pm

smithchick

Movieman-Bless you! I needed those e's!

1:58 pm

movieman

yw, abe79....

1:58 pm

stidmatt

Mom! Scott just got me the q word!

1:59 pm

stidmama

good for you, boys!

stidmatt's friend, Scott, is over -- both of 'em braniacs!

1:59 pm

smithchick

Don't have the ha6 but su7 Is how I would imagine Tweety Bird would describe the morning su** Little lisp thing...

1:59 pm

smithchick

YAY Scott!!

2:00 pm

movieman

You're also welcome, smithy.....

2:00 pm

stidmatt

Having fun yet?

2:01 pm

movieman

I suppose it's pretty handy having a mother and son Babbling at the same time!!!!!!

2:01 pm

bluephlox

ok, i'm going to ask all you nice folks one more time- if someone could please help, i'd really be thankful.

fe 4 and not the one that is a familial dispute

2:01 pm

mab

Love your icon stidmama. And yours, harpjane, beautiful and an awe-inspiring way, but so sad.

2:01 pm

helenkeller

ha 6/24 = ha + you&me + **cyclopedia

2:01 pm

stidmatt

LOL

2:01 pm

faeriekae

owen is a word "name" I want to use it.

2:01 pm

KatieMcG

The way I am getting on with the grid I could do with stidmama & scott visiting here! Still 80 words to go - I can tell it's going to be a long night.

2:02 pm

abe79

faeriekae-i know it...i've tried owen like 10 times!

2:02 pm

faeriekae

fe + 8th letter of alph. + s

2:02 pm

faeriekae

Bluephlox that is for you :)

2:03 pm

bluephlox

THANK YOU!

2:03 pm

bluephlox

YOU'RE MY HERO

2:03 pm

faeriekae

Your welcome - I just happend to have that one.

2:03 pm

helzchux

thanks helen...one more to go! (great name btw)!!

2:04 pm

helenkeller

lol, thx helz

2:04 pm

stidmama

helen -- that was an awesome clue -- still took me a while, but that's 'cause I haven't had any chocolate yet...

2:05 pm

helenkeller

su 7/48 = the big, round, hot, yellow thing in our sky + adjective to describe king solomon

2:05 pm

stidmama

thanks mab for the compliment. I'm trying to use the paint program that came with Windows... it's basic but I'm starting to get the hang of it!

2:05 pm

smithchick

TY, Helen...that was my last h and it's been eluding me all day!

2:06 pm

helzchux

thnx smithchick, but not getting the tweety pie lisp thing for su7...a little dimmer today!

2:06 pm

Minski

does anyone have the SU6/24?

2:06 pm

Minski

what's the theme for today?

2:06 pm

helenkeller

thx stid - ahh chocolate, i'm not a sweets-fan but in the last year or so i'm eating chocolate by the truckload! thanks for mentioning it - must go find some now - (thinking it's something hormonal)

2:06 pm

stidmatt

We were talking about movies earlier, so, let's talk about favorite TV shows!
Doctor Who is the best by far.

2:07 pm

Minski

SU7 = SU3+Wi4

2:07 pm

movieman

Minski - su6/24=su5+h......

2:07 pm

faeriekae

Minski - harsh weather or something like that.

2:07 pm

Minski

thanks movieman. I think I tried every combination of that word but that one.

2:08 pm

KatieMcG

Stidmatt, completely addicted to House, Mari got me into it and now plan the week around it.

2:09 pm

helzchux

yey got it...my 3rd grid completed...thanx to you all for clues/chat

2:09 pm

movieman

My favourite TV shows?

The Simpsons, Futurama, Red Dwarf. X-Files.....

As you can see, I'm a bit of a Sci-Fi nut......

2:09 pm

stidmama

YAY helzchux!

2:09 pm

helenkeller

argh - these last 5 are worse than having a tooth pulled while sitting in a traffic jam listening to a car alarm going off

2:09 pm

smithchick

Congrats, helz!!!
~*~*~*~*~*~*FIREWORKS *~*~*~*~*~*~

2:10 pm

stidmama

could be the baby's crying in the back seat too, helenk!

2:10 pm

helenkeller

wtg helz !!!!!

2:10 pm

smaller

miniski,
thanks for the su7. elmer fudd words are allowable?

HI all!

2:10 pm

smithchick

LOL, Helen!!!

2:10 pm

stidmatt

Red Dwarf is pretty cool, haven't seen it in a while.

2:10 pm

stidmama

i have 25 to go, a teenager looking over my shoulder... going for chocolate!

BBL :-)

2:10 pm

smithchick

And the older children are asking you when you're going to get there and why don't you just go already!

2:10 pm

stidmatt

YEAH HELZ!

Huh huh, huh huh, huh HUH!

2:11 pm

smithchick

And the toddler has to use the bathroom...

2:11 pm

smithchick

Bye, stid!

2:11 pm

movieman

I've got all 8 series of the Dwarf on DVD, including the box sets of 5 & 8 with the free Starbug and Skutter models (which I haven't even taken out of their boxes)......

2:11 pm

smithchick

Hey smaller! Long time no see!!

2:12 pm

smaller

bye stid!

hi smithie!!!!

2:12 pm

stidmatt

AWESOME MOVIE!

2:12 pm

helenkeller

lol stid - but see. complaining has helped me get 2 more, now 3 to go

2:12 pm

smaller

smithie,
yes forever no see. work is being mean to me. should only be another month of the peak, then i'll be able to give babble the attention it so richly deserves!

2:13 pm

movieman

Yep, trying to make them as collectable as possible!!!!!

2:13 pm

smaller

great icons, people!!!

2:14 pm

helzchux

WOW smithchick...never had fireworks before (well, not in the babble sense) i'm touched :-D

2:14 pm

smithchick

Well you know it is all about priorities, smaller... We musn't lose sight of what's important. You'll just have to tell your boss that you quit!

2:14 pm

KatieMcG

Movieman, you are a true fan, although I can quote I haven't got the collection you have. I was once on a plane when the pilot announced himself as Dave Lister, only my ex partner and myself thought it was funny.

2:15 pm

smithchick

You are only my second person to give them too, helz!

2:15 pm

smaller

smithie,
GREAT IDEA!!!

wow there sure are a lot of butt words today

2:16 pm

smithchick

I've heard that there are. I believe it was Leslie that said that. Only she was more polite and said bum.

2:16 pm

movieman

Katie - great story!!!!!

Anyone care to assist me with the middle row L's?

I have the le4/4 and the le5/18 (the boy's name)....

2:17 pm

helzchux

then i shall accept the honour graciously, thankyou :D :D :D

2:17 pm

smithchick

Those are the two I have too, movieman...Anxiously awaiting amazing clues...

2:18 pm

stidmatt

Any clues on the sh words? I have been going back and forth a lot.

2:18 pm

Vicuna

lw4 and lw5, vaguely reminiscent of German for two

2:19 pm

movieman

Thanx, vicuna.....
You've helped both me AND smithy....

2:19 pm

helenkeller

sh words not tricky

2:19 pm

helenkeller

sh 5/12 = s + another word for rabbit

2:19 pm

stidmatt

Okay.

2:20 pm

smithchick

I've just got the one your mother always tells you you'd better do with your brother (sh5) and the think you wish you could do to your brother to avoid him(sh4) and the one you would be if you were doing the sh4 (sh7)

2:20 pm

abe79

sh 4- turn away
sh 5-opposite of that

2:20 pm

helzchux

sh4...ignore
sh6...one who ignores

2:20 pm

helenkeller

sh 4/6 = sh + 7up, the **cola

2:20 pm

smithchick

TY, TY Vicuna!!

2:20 pm

Vicuna

YW YW!

2:21 pm

helenkeller

sh 7/36 = a person who sh 4/6's you if you were a leper

2:22 pm

smithchick

I need f help please... I've got two fe4/8's and an fo4/11.

2:22 pm

stidmatt

See ya later!

2:23 pm

helenkeller

i need f help too, lol smith

2:23 pm

faeriekae

later Stidmatt

2:23 pm

movieman

Bye, stidmatt.....

2:23 pm

Vicuna

Me, too, those are exactly the 3 I have!

2:23 pm

smithchick

Bye, stidmatt!!

2:24 pm

MikeyInBerlin

oh; am i still here? :-P

2:24 pm

mab

fe4 one is French for fire, pl.

The other sounds like a moroccan hat.

2:24 pm

smithchick

Someone come to our rescue, please!!!

2:24 pm

smithchick

I think you must be mikey... Or you're incredibly adept at typing in absentia!

2:24 pm

mab

Apparently, Mike.

2:25 pm

MikeyInBerlin

well, i don't know; suppose i could be, smithchick, 'cos i'm a pretty talented guy ;-) hehe!

2:25 pm

faeriekae

fe 4/8 fe + 8th letter of alpha + plural
fe 5/18 fe + 5th vowel + 1st Vowel + r
fe 4/8 fe + 5th vowel +s
fo 4/11 bird

2:25 pm

smithchick

Well, I'll let that slide...

2:26 pm

helzchux

fe5/18 relating to scottish land ownership...fe6/30 plural of

2:26 pm

hurshy

fe 5/18, 3 vowels in the middle. pl for 6

2:26 pm

helenkeller

uh thx mab - but those are the ones we already have, right smith?

2:26 pm

MikeyInBerlin

52 words so far.....62 left to find.....ja; i'll be back a bit later i guess, before we go to sleep, to see if i can finish this! :-P

2:26 pm

smithchick

Yep, but faerie and hurshy just gave us more clues!

2:27 pm

faeriekae

Later Mikey *wink*

2:27 pm

helenkeller

thx hursh !!! down to my last one now :)

2:27 pm

Vicuna

Hurrah, faeriekae to the rescue!

2:27 pm

faeriekae

your very welcome.

2:27 pm

movieman

Thanx, hursh.....

Those last 2 f's were driving me crazy.....

2:27 pm

smithchick

All this and the lady shops too! Thanks faerie and hursh!!

2:28 pm

hurshy

np

2:28 pm

smithchick

Bye, mikey!

2:28 pm

mab

faerie and hurshy to the rescue. Sorry, fe seekers.

must get going. hunting and gathering to do (horrors)

2:29 pm

hurshy

aw, mab, you just got here!

2:29 pm

helenkeller

"more clues" - reminds me of an old snl skit - evelyn wood was sitting in a chair reading & a man was shoveling books at her from a huge mountain of books, announcing "more books, more books for miss wood please!" that still cracks me up :)

2:30 pm

faeriekae

You people are a trip. No wonder I keep coming back.

2:30 pm

smithchick

Did someone say earlier that there is a ph7?

2:30 pm

helenkeller

bye mab & thx!

2:30 pm

hurshy

yes ph7, adj built of the 5

2:31 pm

mab

I can't quite tear myself away. Just a couple more words.

2:31 pm

hurshy

yay, we pulled her back in!

2:31 pm

Vicuna

ph7 - adj version of ph5

2:31 pm

helzchux

yes smithchick...it relates to the ph5+con+vowel

2:31 pm

smithchick

You know you love us, mab... TY again, hursh!

2:32 pm

mab

oh, they just made that ph up!

2:32 pm

helzchux

sorry that should have been +vowel+con...sorry

2:33 pm

smithchick

Thanks helz...that was enough for me to monkey-type it! 7's are done. Thank goodness...

2:34 pm

mab

Well of course I adore you all, goes without saying. By the way, it was raining intensely the moment my icon was singing. So I'm in theme.

2:34 pm

smithchick

LOL, Mab...What are you singing?

2:34 pm

movieman

I'm still missing one 7.....

I have the ar7, pe7, ph7, pu7, sh7 & su7......

2:34 pm

hurshy

etymological note that the ladies will appreciate in regard to ar7 - the first five letters is the greek for male, manly. shows you what they think manhood involves.

2:35 pm

faeriekae

Ok - I don't know who started it but I heard the word chocolate a little bit ago so needless to say I had to have some. I'll pass it around. It is Dark Chocolate with Marzipan....yummy

2:35 pm

Vicuna

Stormy Weather?

2:35 pm

bluephlox

ne 5-18? ne 6-30 anyone? please:)

2:35 pm

hurshy

si7 pl of si6 a color (in crayola, the color is generally burnt)

2:35 pm

smithchick

There is an si7... Color from a box of Crayola Crayons! (the big box)

2:36 pm

movieman

bluephlox - ne5 & 6=not old+ie & plural......

2:36 pm

helenkeller

ok - that's it - i give - help please with sa 6/24 - i don't believe there could possibly be a combo i haven't tried - am really curious to see what it is

2:36 pm

smithchick

Delayed reaction...LOL Hurshy!

2:37 pm

bluephlox

i have the plural, i'm missing the other ne 6. but thanks for the 5. any idea on the other 6?

2:37 pm

movieman

Thanx smithy & hursh....

They were also the 2 s's I needed from the top row.....

2:37 pm

mab

That si was used on Say's You, a radio word game, on Saturday.

2:37 pm

smithchick

Yeah, Helen really needs that word. Someone should give her a really good clue.

2:37 pm

hurshy

sa 6/24 - add double cons and opp. of down

2:38 pm

scribble

can someone help me with the aa word please?

2:38 pm

hurshy

ne5/18 a post at the end of a banister
ne6 - full of ne4 before it

2:38 pm

movieman

Hursh - these words are getting crazier every day.....

2:38 pm

helenkeller

lol smith ( you need it too, huh?)

2:39 pm

smithchick

YW Movieman...TY hursh...had to look up the definition to that one.

2:39 pm

hurshy

doctor tells you to op4 your mouth and say the aa word, pl

2:39 pm

bluephlox

thanks all:)

2:39 pm

faeriekae

Movieman - I agree 100%

2:40 pm

helenkeller

thx hurshy - all done now!

2:40 pm

smithchick

*~*~*~*~*~*~FIREWORKS FOR HELEN~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

2:40 pm

hurshy

yay helen!

2:40 pm

mab

Hurrah helen!!!!!!!!!!!!

2:40 pm

scribble

thank you hurshey!

2:41 pm

helenkeller

yippeee - fireworks - pretty - ty

2:41 pm

boreetos

hi kids.

2:42 pm

domanda

na6?

2:42 pm

helenkeller

ok, anyone need some clues before i go make myself crazy at sudoku?

2:42 pm

faeriekae

CONGRATULATIONS HELEN !!!

2:42 pm

smithchick

Hi again boreetos...so the na6 is the n I'm missing...

2:43 pm

movieman

domanda - na6=a feeling of sickness.....

2:43 pm

mab

Hi Boreetos.

2:43 pm

helenkeller

na 6 is that sick feeling you get when you think babble has lost your entire word list

2:43 pm

bluephlox

i also need the na 6! any helpful babblers?

2:43 pm

smithchick

I need an o helen. I have op4/5, op4/6 and ow4/8. What am I missing?

2:44 pm

smithchick

TeeHee, TY helen!

2:44 pm

faeriekae

Blue-na 6 is how you feel just before you throw up.

2:44 pm

bluephlox

got it, thanks

2:44 pm

smithchick

Hello domanda:)

2:44 pm

helenkeller

ty faeri & hi, long time, no see

2:44 pm

movieman

smithy - there's another ow4/8....

It's an anagram of the first ow4/8.....

2:45 pm

helenkeller

right, what movieman said :)

2:45 pm

smithchick

TY, movieman...that o has been driving me crazy (crazier)

2:45 pm

faeriekae

Your welcome Helen - been hiding..*teehee*
and shopping.

2:45 pm

domanda

hi...i also miss the uns...

2:46 pm

movieman

yw, smithy.....

2:46 pm

bluephlox

3 more, and i'm done. i'm missing pe 6- not the writing and not the pasta variant. anyone have it?

2:46 pm

helenkeller

un 5/14 = un + inky writing implement

2:46 pm

movieman

domanda - un5=to release an animal from its cage....

un6=not sensible.....

2:47 pm

hurshy

there are only 2 pe6

2:48 pm

bluephlox

you're right, i'm missing the non writing one. any hints?

2:48 pm

hurshy

latin pl of prev pe5

2:49 pm

bluephlox

thanks:)

2:49 pm

hurshy

yw :)

2:50 pm

helenkeller

off to sudoku - everyone have a great day !!!!

2:50 pm

boreetos

bye HK!

2:51 pm

faeriekae

Bye Helen :)

2:51 pm

smithchick

Bye helen...Good luck with soduku!

2:51 pm

smithchick

Oops, sudoku!

2:52 pm

KatieMcG

Those lw words definately have to be made up

2:53 pm

faeriekae

Katie - they are.

2:53 pm

boreetos

all words were made up at some point.

2:54 pm

smithchick

I need the last an6/18. Anybody?

2:54 pm

KatieMcG

I think these are more recent than most i.e. this morning

2:54 pm

mab

I miss our hawaiian goose and south american river dolphin.

2:54 pm

smithchick

LOL, Katie!

2:55 pm

mab

Ah, well-spoken Bor. Disable is simply aiding he evolution of the language.

2:55 pm

boreetos

:) fair enough, I don't even have yet. silly lw words.

2:56 pm

KatieMcG

boreetos - just make them up it's the only way to get them!! :)

2:56 pm

hurshy

end of last an6 sounds like mr. armstrong or mr. simon

2:57 pm

smithchick

TY, Hurshy. I'm missing three four letter words. AARGH!!!

2:59 pm

faeriekae

Ok I need the ph words please!!!

3:00 pm

Uneaixoise

he's not a bad kid, he's just going through a ph*** . . .

3:00 pm

boreetos

I gotta go kids, back to work for a few more hours. I'll be back later to try and finish, see you all then!

3:00 pm

faeriekae

Later Boreetos :)

3:01 pm

smithchick

Bye boreetos!

3:01 pm

faeriekae

thanks Une :)

3:04 pm

faeriekae

I got both ph's yeah for me.

3:04 pm

faeriekae

and Une (*^_^*)

3:04 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

3:06 pm

inge

Pe 5 is like the po 5, change the second vowel

3:09 pm

inge

Bluephox that last clue ws for you, or am I too late

3:12 pm

faeriekae

30 word to go and I need a break. bbl

3:14 pm

movieman

Has anyone else noticed that there are twice as many fours as there are fives, and twice as many sixes as there are sevens....

3:15 pm

hurshy

ah... movieman, a man after my own heart

3:15 pm

mab

moveman, this sounds like a case for hurshy.

3:16 pm

mo

su5/12,su6/24 and su/48....any clues please ...i am stuck!

3:16 pm

inge

Movieman, now that you mention it, I do find it unusual. What might it signify?.

3:16 pm

Uneaixoise

what i've noticed is the "cycles" of words . . . remember when "feta" was in practically every puzzle??

3:17 pm

hurshy

su5 think of the kind of muslim that saddam hussein is, but change last vowel
su6 alt spelling
su7 compound of the solar body and ____ old owl

3:19 pm

inge

All three su words start with the word that lights up the day, the first is Islamic way of life, the second gets an h attached, the third is Knowing to stay out of the ***.

3:19 pm

Uneaixoise

done! Later, all!

3:21 pm

movieman

Missing two h's.....

I have the rabbit-like creature and the plural, & the ha6/24....

3:21 pm

inge

Bye everyone. Other work calls.

3:22 pm

hurshy

movieman - those scottish words'll get you every time...

3:22 pm

movieman

Hursh - I really should have seen those....

Thanx.....

3:23 pm

mo

hurshy and inge..thanks to you both ...i have 2 of them now ...just need to get the su7..but i am working on it

3:26 pm

movieman

I mave have to consult the list for the a's.....

I would ask for help, but I have 17 of them already and it would take too long to list the ones I've got......

3:26 pm

mo

got the su7 now thanks a lot

3:26 pm

movieman

Same with the s's.....

3:38 pm

hurshy

the a's are not so bad movie...none of them are that weird today

3:39 pm

hurshy

see if you can get a few more and then i'll play guess what movieman is missing

3:41 pm

domanda

who can help me about the eps...

3:41 pm

movieman

Actually, hursh, I've just consulted the list and I'm just missing the su4/5....

3:41 pm

mo

ph7/36 ..anyone have a simple clue please?

3:42 pm

Jera

Back from the library... hey all!

3:42 pm

movieman

Never mind, just got it.....

AAAAANNNNNNDDDDDDD... ......

I'VE FINISHED!!!!!!!

It's doneness dance time again..........

3:44 pm

Jera

Huzzah for movieman!!

3:44 pm

Jera

Okay, I'm stumped on the su6...

3:44 pm

Norma

Mo - Ph7/36 add al to ph5/14

3:46 pm

bleugirl2

ok down to 2 words

su 7/48

ne 5/10 (i have the plural of 'get closer to')

3:46 pm

hurshy

congrats, movieman - was over at sudoku :)

3:47 pm

hurshy

ep sounds like it has an f but doesn't

ne 5/10 post at end of banister

3:47 pm

mo

Norma ..thank you ...what a strange word...but i suppose i should be used to strange words by now!!

3:47 pm

movieman

Just checked my rankings, and I'm 2nd on the "Who's Hot" list......

3:48 pm

Jera

Could someone help me with the su6, please? I was dismayed to find it isn't sunwoe...

3:48 pm

Norma

you are welcome Mo
Any clues out there for pe5/12 I have the first two it is the third one I am stumped on - I have the pei and pen

3:50 pm

movieman

Anyway, gotta go, have to prepare myself for another brain-taxer on the morrow......

Byyyeeeee!!!!!!!

3:51 pm

mo

Norma ..the other pe5 is a pasta

3:51 pm

domanda

thanks hurshy...

3:52 pm

Norma

Thanks Mo I get the obscure ones and the obvious ones I miss - thanks

3:53 pm

bleugirl2

still not getting ne 5/10 or su 7/48

3:53 pm

Jera

Hmmm.

*checks breath*

Is it me or does no one have the su6?? Or is it a really stupid one that will subject me to a huge fish-smack & you are trying to spare me the humiliation of needing a clue for such an obvious word??

3:53 pm

Norma

Jera add a H to su5/12

3:53 pm

Jera

su7 = being smart about tanning

3:54 pm

domanda

i still didn't get that un6...

3:54 pm

mo

Norma ...i know what you mean ...it happens to all of us!!!

3:54 pm

Jera

Eureka! Thanks, Norma... the only letter I didn't try... sneaky circular word!

3:55 pm

movieman

Anyway, gotta go, have to prepare myself for another brain-taxer on the morrow......

Byyyeeeee!!!!!!!

3:55 pm

Jera

According to my list (which could be wrong) there is only one ne5/10 & it is plural of close...

3:55 pm

Norma

Domanda add a **** old owl to the un

3:56 pm

Jera

Bye movieman! See ya later!

3:56 pm

bleugirl2

you're right, then i only need su 7/48. still don't see it

3:57 pm

Jera

su7 = daytime star + smart (wi4/8)

3:57 pm

harpjane

ph7?

3:58 pm

Norma

Add al to PH5

3:58 pm

domanda

Norma...i need a clearer hint...i can't even think now

3:59 pm

KatieMcG

Ok I know this is going to be obvious but I'm stuck on se5/10 and it's my last one - any clues please

3:59 pm

harpjane

thanks norma, just saw the clue from a while ago also!

3:59 pm

Jera

un6 = not wi4/8

4:01 pm

Jera

se5 = si6/18 - second letter

4:01 pm

domanda

ooo...

4:02 pm

KatieMcG

Jera - thanks a lot that's me done now :)

4:02 pm

Norma

Hi katie did you get Jera's clue si6/18 take out the first vowel

4:04 pm

Jera

Glad to help Katie... Congrats!!

4:05 pm

KatieMcG

Hi Norma, yep thats me done. Just got to wake up fuggles for his exercise now.

4:07 pm

domanda

last word...re5...please help

4:08 pm

Norma

Give Fuggles a hug from me - see you soon :D

4:08 pm

Norma

domada - to do with the kidneys

4:10 pm

KatieMcG

Norma - He sends hamster kisses back ;)

4:11 pm

Playwoman

What's today's word total?

4:12 pm

Norma

Playwoman click on Licketys Babble Clues it will give you all the gen ;)

4:13 pm

Playwoman

Thanks, Norma

4:15 pm

domanda

will anything happen after it's all done?

4:15 pm

Norma

******Finished *********
Goodnight everyone

4:17 pm

Norma

No Domanda just the satisfaction of finishing and getting all the words

4:18 pm

domanda

i don't know if i still miss sth...it's the first time i try so hard.

4:18 pm

stidmatt

Today's word total is 114.

4:19 pm

Stephanaki

is the Q so simple and i am just not seeing it. A clue anyone?

4:19 pm

domanda

ok i'm done! so satisfied!

4:19 pm

tndaisy1960

qua

4:20 pm

Stephanaki

just got it. thanks!

4:21 pm

rosalind230

need a clue for the na 5/10 6/21 please

4:24 pm

KatieMcG

Thinking of clues but they are completely different words to each other

4:24 pm

stidmatt

I need a clue for the ce word.

4:24 pm

inge

na 6/21 sick feeling in your stomach

4:25 pm

fit1

I am down to my last word. it is an su 6. Is there any help?

4:25 pm

KatieMcG

na 5/10 is n+2nd ar4/4

4:25 pm

rosalind230

Thanks inge got it

4:26 pm

inge

ce 4 add last two letters of actor /commedian Bbob Ho**'s last name.

4:27 pm

inge

su 6: add silent consonant to su 5 preceeding

4:28 pm

KatieMcG

su6 = Su 5/12 + consonant

4:29 pm

inge

Shouldn,t you British people be in bed by now???

4:29 pm

Jera

I'm probably gonna feel stupid, but I can't find my second na4... I have grandma...

4:30 pm

KatieMcG

Unfortunately my hamster is nocturnal so I end up stopping up late to make sure he can get his exercise - I am willing to admit he is a little spoilt!!

4:30 pm

Deutsch

Hi everyone!
Jera, it's an anagram of grandma

4:31 pm

inge

You want the first na 4, it is the Indian Bread with a double vowel

4:31 pm

fit1

Thanks Katie and Inge. found the stoopid word. It was driving me nuts :)

4:32 pm

stidmatt

Thanks inge!

4:33 pm

Jera

tyvm, inge!!

4:33 pm

inge

`You are welcome. Now I will contemplate cooking dinner and come back later to see how everyone is doing.

4:34 pm

Deutsch

Bye Inge! Have fun!

4:39 pm

Jera

Well, that's it for me!

*happy dance of doneness*

4:39 pm

KatieMcG

I'm going to bed now....see you all tomorrow

4:39 pm

Deutsch

Yea! Jera!!

4:40 pm

Jera

Nite, Katie... sweet dreams!

4:40 pm

Deutsch

g'night Katie and katie's hamster!

4:40 pm

Jera

Does anyone need some help before I go?

4:41 pm

Deutsch

Thanks, Jera, But I'm not even far enough along to know what help I need LOL!

4:44 pm

Jera

I know the feeling well, Deutsch!

4:44 pm

cybernan

un 5?

4:46 pm

mo

Jera could you help with ne5/18 and ne6/30 please

4:47 pm

scribble

hey when i go to player rankings im at the top of all of them. does anyone know why?
and is it a bad thing?

4:48 pm

Deutsch

scribble, I think that's telling you were to find your self in the rankings. Should be a number on the line with your name. Either that or you are VERY good!

4:50 pm

cybernan

your own ranking always shows at the top --- sprite is currently holding the top ranking.

4:50 pm

cybernan

un 5, please?

4:51 pm

scribble

thank you deutsch. i think your right bcuz everyone on the list has a better score than me. *tear*

4:51 pm

Deutsch

cyber, to release an animal

4:52 pm

Deutsch

don't worry about that, scribble. I'm prett low, too!

4:53 pm

cybernan

Thanks, deutsch

4:53 pm

Jera

Sorry, i wandered off to shop...

4:54 pm

Deutsch

yw, cybernan

4:54 pm

Jera

Which ne5/18 & ne6/30??

4:54 pm

cybernan

ha 6?

4:55 pm

Jera

Most of the ne's have root = opp. old

4:55 pm

harpjane

sa5/12?

4:55 pm

mo

Jera ne5/18 and ne6/30..can you help please

4:55 pm

Jera

ha6 sounds German...

4:56 pm

Jera

Think of word for building one lives in, change o to an a & add an n

4:57 pm

mo

Jera the two together in the middle...if that makes sense

4:57 pm

Dachef

Evenin' ladies and germs!

Stuck on an6/18. Any clues gracefully received. I will be giving out coconuts later.

4:58 pm

Jera

There are 2 of each, mo... one is end post at bottom of fancy staicase, other is nickname for inexperienced person, without middle consonant

4:58 pm

cybernan

thanks, jera

4:58 pm

Deutsch

Hi Dachef! Put de lime in the coconut?

4:58 pm

Jera

Those were for the ne5's, btw!

4:59 pm

Jera

You need the 5 for inexperienced person... then pluralize it for the 6

5:00 pm

periwinkle

Hi, Everyone!!! faeriekae, are you still here. I would die for a piece of marzipan and dark chocolate, well not actually die but would love to have some. Two of my favorite things in the whole world are dark chocolate and marzipan and together they would be heavenly. I have plain marzipan here.

5:01 pm

mo

Jera ...thank you ..i got there eventually,,,i am a bit slow tonight!

5:02 pm

cybernan

fe 5?

5:02 pm

periwinkle

Jera, the word I am thinking of for inexperienced person can't fit here. I know it is not spelled correctly here but still can't figure it out.

5:03 pm

mo

any help for ha6/24 please

5:03 pm

Dachef

fe5 - yoU ARe gonna be happy when you find it!

5:04 pm

cybernan

ha 6: similar to what you live in plus a consonant

5:04 pm

cybernan

Merci, dachef!

5:05 pm

periwinkle

nevermind, figured out the inexperienced person clue

5:06 pm

stidmama

hello all! back again to try to finish. I need 13 more words.

5:08 pm

NaTaShAMuCh

how many words are there today does anyone know?

5:08 pm

stidmama

114 words

5:09 pm

leen

ok dachef - I'll allow you to help me with the q - can't see it

5:09 pm

mo

cybernan...thank you ,but still cannot get it!!

5:10 pm

Dachef

leen - your back garden in the winter is a qu**mire. Remove the mire.

5:10 pm

mo

cybernan...got it now ,thank you

5:11 pm

leen

ta!

5:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi everyone! : )

5:12 pm

periwinkle

48 to go but am starving, back after dinner break

5:13 pm

mo

hi Temple Owl

5:13 pm

Jera

Greetings, TempleOwl, how are you this evening?

5:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

i'm good! : )
but i may have to finish later - just back from eye doctor and not seeing too well( at least this time i have an excuse lol!)

5:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

for the f's i only have fe4/8 and fo4/11....need three more

5:16 pm

beazus

any thoughts on the last an 5/10?

5:18 pm

Deeha

an 5/10 more than one coin

5:18 pm

Dachef

the last an5/10 - girls name pluralised. Will gladly swop for the last ne6/30........

5:19 pm

Deeha

think of a nice chatty letter that is full of ne..

5:20 pm

cybernan

sa 6?

5:20 pm

beazus

thanks Dee. Dachef - I haven't the ne 6/30 either

5:21 pm

cybernan

ne 6/30: person who sells papers and sandwiches on the train

5:21 pm

evanonut

* sneak, sneak, sneaks up behind 72 - cherry pie! *

5:22 pm

Dachef

thanx, stupid word or what? The guy who sells newspapers and sandwiches on a train? I usually call him "art student dropout".

5:23 pm

boreetos

hello hello!

5:24 pm

evanonut

boreeeeeeeeeeetoooooooooos

5:24 pm

cybernan

sa 6, please?

5:25 pm

boreetos

hi Evanonut, hows it going?

5:25 pm

evanonut

downhill since i got home, think i just might go back to work. the place is shut up, but i'm sure they won't mind if i break in.

5:26 pm

evanonut

howzabout boreto man.

5:26 pm

boreetos

interesting...

5:27 pm

boreetos

can't complain really. Weekend was entirely too short, and getting up all early this morning was pretty lame, but what are you going to do? I went to a midnight showing of the Goonies on Saturday though, that was awesome.

5:28 pm

evanonut

what am i really going to do? sit here, work on the evil over time, call hr block and rip them a new one. that'll make me feel better anyway.

5:29 pm

boreetos

yeah, rip em a new one. :)

5:29 pm

cybernan

Finished!!!

5:29 pm

cybernan

bye, helen

5:29 pm

boreetos

go cybernan! woot!

5:29 pm

Dachef

cybernan - just monkeyed the sa6 - sa + double consonant + opposite of down. Another bloody stupid word.

5:29 pm

evanonut

>;-}

5:30 pm

stidmama

YAY nan!

5:30 pm

evanonut

LOL stid, cute icon!

5:31 pm

cybernan

thanks, dachef -- did the same thing!

5:31 pm

cybernan

Would love to stay and chat, but must get back to painting walls. --- back at the flip:)

5:31 pm

Dachef

my last word is the su6/24.... any clues?

5:32 pm

stidmama

hi nut! thanks... i figured wind is behind most of the nastiest weather...

5:32 pm

cybernan

su6: su 5/12 + silent consonant

5:32 pm

boreetos

bye cybernan!!

5:33 pm

stidmama

later nan!

5:33 pm

Dachef

whoo=hoo! done! Leen, how you getting on?

5:34 pm

boreetos

good job dachef!!

5:34 pm

stidmama

YAY dachef!

5:37 pm

stidmama

four more... I hate latin plurals!

5:38 pm

evanonut

oh boy, tater tots with an obscene amount of ketchup.

5:38 pm

boreetos

TOTS! :)

5:38 pm

bbnaz

looking for the NA 5,10 help

5:38 pm

boreetos

CATSUP!

5:38 pm

boreetos

JOY!!

5:39 pm

evanonut

i love tots, school lunch staple

5:39 pm

boreetos

that's cause they're awesome.

5:39 pm

smaller

ketchup!!

there are only 35 words today, right?! please say yes

5:39 pm

Dachef

na5/12 - same as ha5, change first letter.

5:39 pm

bbnaz

hello again all. i am back for my last 12 words.

5:39 pm

evanonut

catsup - no! only heinz ketchup.

5:39 pm

stidmama

smaller -- yes

( but i'm lying)

5:40 pm

evanonut

36 smaller, i have 36, so 36 it must be.

5:40 pm

stidmama

bbnaz! how goes spring break?

5:40 pm

mamabear

Hello, hello!!!!!

5:40 pm

stidmama

MAMABEAR!!!! {{{{hug}}}}

5:40 pm

smaller

thank you stid and nut!

stid, it's ok i can deal with nut's 36, but thank you for lying

5:40 pm

evanonut

((( mama )))

5:41 pm

boreetos

hi Mamabear!! Hi BBnaz!!!

5:41 pm

boreetos

HI SMALLER!!

5:41 pm

bbnaz

hey stid! today was a great day although there was tons of drama here early in the morning (like 1.30a my time). saw my horses, had some great mexican food with my daughters and niece and now am home to finish this before a Mozart Requiem concert at church tonight that I should be singing in but can't because of respiratory problems..........

5:42 pm

stidmama

time to break out the chocolate and cookies! who wants to make the tea?

5:42 pm

bbnaz

hola boreetos!

5:42 pm

Dachef

I'll donate the sugar.

5:42 pm

smaller

Hi-dy Ho Boreetos!!!
do you seriously say "catsup"?
i had thought more of you than that.
don't disappoint, dear. it's unsightly

5:42 pm

boreetos

COOKIES!!!

5:43 pm

mamabear

((((smaller)))) ((((boreetos))))) (((((nut))))))) ((((nan))))) ((((dachef)))))) ((((bbnaz))))) ((((stidmama))))))

5:43 pm

stidmama

sorry about the drama -- hope no one was seriously hurt.

and sorrier about your missing the concert. There's nothing (i think) as tough as sitting through something you rehearsed... except maybe some of these grids!

5:43 pm

evanonut

what'd you call me boreeto?

5:43 pm

smaller

LOL nut!!!!!!!!!!!

5:43 pm

boreetos

i don't say "Catsup", I still say Ketchup, but I spell it catsup.

5:44 pm

boreetos

:)

5:44 pm

evanonut

you can't put a spin on that sin boreetos

5:44 pm

bbnaz

the drama was from some babblers who had a misunderstanding. i am pretty sure that they worked it out but it was a touch tense at times this a.m.

5:44 pm

smaller

isn't that a form of schizophrenia?

5:44 pm

evanonut

falling out in babble? really?

5:44 pm

stidmama

oh right --

na 5/10: we see it a lot here, has to do with the nose... anagram of ne 5/10

5:45 pm

beazus

off to a soccer game...be back for the last ten! Happy hunting!

5:45 pm

smaller

HI MAMA!!!!

dachef,
sugar for what?

5:45 pm

stidmama

later beazus! we'll keep some cookies and chocolate for you!

5:45 pm

evanonut

smaller, i've alway argued that my grandma was paranoid schizophrenic, so if heredity applies...

5:46 pm

beazus

thanks Mama!

5:46 pm

stidmama

i may have been in at the very beginning of that exchange, but was so tired I just ignored it -- I hate stuff like that.

*hustles off to review log*

5:46 pm

boreetos

fiddlesticks and pickleshoes, I gotta go, Have a great afternoon/evening/night everyone, and I'll see you all tomorrow!

5:46 pm

grant

Clues for su6/24 and 2nd an6/18?? Getting close to 114.

5:46 pm

evanonut

what time was it?

5:46 pm

smaller

oh nutty dear,
i was referring to boreetos tomato-based affliction. you, my dear, are perfect!

5:47 pm

boreetos

((((((((everyone)))))))))

5:47 pm

smaller

toodles boreetos

5:47 pm

boreetos

TOMATO BASED AFFLICTIONS!!!!!

5:47 pm

evanonut

* preens *

why thank you smaller, i always knew you were a discerning woman.

5:47 pm

mamabear

see ya later boreetos!!!!

5:47 pm

smaller

why thank you, nut!

5:48 pm

bbnaz

clues to the last SA 5,12???

and the misunderstanding was at about 1a my time (AZ)

5:48 pm

evanonut

still no one mentions the time of the spat, guess i'll just have to hunt.

5:48 pm

evanonut

tx bb

5:49 pm

bbnaz

Grant put a consonant on the su5,12 just before the 6,24

5:49 pm

grant

Sa5/12 think Swedish bath

5:49 pm

bbnaz

all i remember nut was it was the middle of the night for me and i came in after it started. it was ugly and tense and then i hope that the feelings were assuaged.....it appeared so and i certainly hope they are.

5:50 pm

bbnaz

TYVM Grant!

5:51 pm

grant

bbnaz that certainly worked, thanks.

5:53 pm

Sherylr1961

evening all
I have been going round and round trying to find the last pe 4/6 can i pls have a clue

5:54 pm

bbnaz

sheryl -- what you sit in in a church

5:54 pm

Sherylr1961

got that one

5:55 pm

Sherylr1961

need the one after the 32

5:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

back! hi mama, nut, stidmama, boreetos, smaller !

5:56 pm

bbnaz

switch the fourth vowel with the consonant that follows it

5:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey naz, sheryl! : )

5:56 pm

Sherylr1961

is everything all calmed down in here now, popped in this morning and all heck was breaking loose.

5:57 pm

Sherylr1961

hey temple
how goes it

5:57 pm

bbnaz

still looking for some help with the na 5,10
or
either si
or
either un

so i monkey type until then.

5:57 pm

Sherylr1961

are you giving me a clue bbaz?

5:57 pm

bbnaz

howdy TO!

5:58 pm

bbnaz

yessiree

5:58 pm

Sherylr1961

na 5/10 n + the greek god of war

5:58 pm

kaurie

si- think burnt crayon color

5:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

11 left ...but need a break soon X (

5:59 pm

bbnaz

tyvm kaurie!

5:59 pm

Sherylr1961

bbaz switch the fourth vowel in what you sit on in a church??????

6:00 pm

bbnaz

no sheryl. think of what the fourth vowel is. what consonant follows it in the alphabet. switch them around to finish pe**

6:00 pm

Sherylr1961

ah monday fried brain

6:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

i have two ha4/5, one ha5/12, and one ha6/24...plese someone tell me what's missing?

6:01 pm

bbnaz

TO another 4,5

6:02 pm

stidmama

*whew* wow, that was intense. I hope they are both feeling better now... grief is so powerful. just reading it made me tense and sad. :-( perhaps it will be cathartic and healing. *hope, hope*

6:02 pm

Sherylr1961

ty bbaz got it

6:02 pm

stidmama

hi Sheryl -- i was off reading the log when you arrived just now! glad I missed the real-time event!

6:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

thanks naz!

6:03 pm

bbnaz

oh stid it was painful just to watch it unfurl. i think it is resolved (at least I hope so).

I like them very much and was very sad to observe it

6:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

(although i do not have the word) working to dechiper your pe clue to sheryl

6:04 pm

marymary

T.O. - regarding your previous 'cry for help'
Not sure which fe 4/8 you have
one fe 4/8 is French for fire(?)
the other sounds like a hat you'd wear in Marrakesh
fe 5/18 & 6/30 are Scottish feudalism related (6 being the plural of 5)

6:04 pm

Sherylr1961

i just looked at the puzzle and logged off

6:05 pm

Sherylr1961

temple you are missing another ha 4

6:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty mary!

6:06 pm

marymary

YVW!

6:06 pm

bbnaz

okay, the le 5,10 and the two un words and I will be finished! any clues or directions to earlier clues?

6:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

i have the rabbit and a scottish word for ha 4/5

6:07 pm

bbnaz

TO did you get the pe yet?

6:07 pm

Sherylr1961

does someone have a clue for the pu4/7 pls

6:07 pm

stidmama

le 5/10 is a man's name! it also means a type of iron tenon that fits into a stone mortise... anagram of the lw5

6:07 pm

bbnaz

don't pull the door, pu** it

6:07 pm

Sherylr1961

sry bbaz don't have any of those ones yet

6:07 pm

evanonut

bb, thanks, glad i check that, so that i don't go sticking my foot in my mouth later, or would it be sticking my foot on the keyboard.

6:08 pm

Sherylr1961

ty bbaz

6:09 pm

stidmama

I am down to 2 an 4: one is just before a woman's name, the other is the very last on the list. my brain hurts and my eyes don't work anymore... (help, please?)

6:09 pm

kaurie

8 left, eyes starting to cross! se5,10 clue please

6:10 pm

stidmama

got one, now just need the very last...

pass the fish already!

6:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

i have a pe4/6 - is that what youclued?

6:10 pm

Sherylr1961

stid what letter are you looking for

6:11 pm

bbnaz

yes TO

6:11 pm

stidmama

no, it looks like i have all the an's now! grrrr. have to go through and re-check the list. because the stats says I still have one left...

6:11 pm

bbnaz

sounds like the natural stuff egyptians put on their hair to make it red

6:12 pm

Sherylr1961

i hate when that happens

6:12 pm

bbnaz

kaurie that clue was for you

6:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

got to go - need a quick walk now that sun is lower...how long does it take eyes to go to normal after eye drops?

6:13 pm

faeriekae

Hey gang - does anyone have a clue for the un 5/14 please?

6:13 pm

bbnaz

2 left to do. those pesky UN words..........

6:13 pm

stidmama

dun dun dun

DONE

6:13 pm

MikeyInBerlin

boo!!!
:-o
did i scare anyone? :-P

6:13 pm

stidmama

i hate when i write the word on the paper, but it doesn't get added into the official list on this page!

6:13 pm

faeriekae

CONGRATULATIONS STIDMAMA !!!!
*%*%*%*BOOM*%*%*%*

6:14 pm

bbnaz

hey mikey! welcome back! did you finish the other day?

6:14 pm

Sherylr1961

scared me mickey, lol

6:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

*falls off chair* what the......

6:14 pm

stidmama

bbnaz-- a person would be un +wi 4 to start playing this game!

6:14 pm

faeriekae

You can't scare me Mikey :)

6:14 pm

stidmama

Mikey -- I have two boys and two dogs -- it will take more than that to startle me!

6:14 pm

marymary

Faerie-
un 5/14- to let a pig out of its 'prison'

6:15 pm

stidmama

well, bbnaz *tapping foot impatiently* do we get to go out for ice cream sodas, or what?

6:15 pm

bbnaz

woot woot thanks marymary and stid! all done

6:15 pm

stidmama

YAY bbnaz!

6:15 pm

faeriekae

Mary Thank You very much great clue.
I'm finished.

6:16 pm

bbnaz

the desserts are on me..........where shall we promenade to?

6:16 pm

marymary

WTG bbnaz!

6:16 pm

faeriekae

bbnaz Congratulations!!!
*%*%*%*BOOM*%*%*%

6:16 pm

stidmama

YAY faeriekae!

6:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

yay stid, bbnaz and faaaaaaaaaaerrrrrrrrriekkkaaaa aaeeee!

6:16 pm

marymary

Huzzah for Faerie!

6:17 pm

stidmama

let's see if I can get this right (cover your ears, folks)

faeriekae... %%%%%%BOOM%%%%%%

6:17 pm

misshoax

any help for the last of the "u" words...? i obviously have the simple ones...sigh.

6:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

naz: do you have claimjumpers there? ever since i heard about their chocolate cake - a sllcie of which weighs over 2 pounds....*loses train of thought* mmmmmmmmmm

6:18 pm

bbnaz

faeriekae

babababa BOOM crasha crasha!

6:18 pm

faeriekae

Thank you everyone to begin with I'd like to thank my Mom and God and all the Babblers in babbleland. what I'm not supose to give a speach. Ok. ....
That was a loud boom though.

6:18 pm

MikeyInBerlin

thanks, bbnaz; and no, i didn't finish yesterday :-/ doubt i will today, either.....this is tough! :-P

6:19 pm

bbnaz

think of when you utilize something you are a us** (second vowel and consonant that follows "Q")

6:19 pm

MikeyInBerlin

er.....lol; it's Tuesday here already, at 1:17 am! :-P i just don't have all day today to finish this one, though!

6:19 pm

shutterbug

how many words are in this puzzle?

6:20 pm

faeriekae

114 words

6:20 pm

bbnaz

no claimjumpers but it sounds quite decadent. two pounds of chocolate cake yum yum

6:20 pm

misshoax

i've got that one and the "let the pig loose" one...

6:20 pm

bbnaz

114 shutterbug

6:20 pm

faeriekae

Mikey - how many word do you have so far?

6:21 pm

bbnaz

i used lickety's list towards the end and found it to be really really helpful. it is located over on the right hand side towards the bottom. i believe that lickety is mrpresident's son.............

6:21 pm

faeriekae

Miss- un + wi 4/8

6:21 pm

cliffopa

i think lickety is mr p's husband.

6:22 pm

MikeyInBerlin

lol, stidmama and faeriekae; glad i'm not *that* frightening, then! :-P

6:22 pm

faeriekae

Miss- if you don't have the wi 4/8 then
wi + crooked letter + 2nd vowel

6:22 pm

cliffopa

at least that is what she said early am today. apparently someone criticised lickety's list and she wanted people to email him words of support if they like the list.

6:22 pm

evanonut

mikey, don't believe them, you scare the crap outta me.

6:23 pm

bbnaz

i thought that this morning she referred to him as her son..........and that his sleepy arse was on the couch. can't remember the time but it was very early arizona time like between 1a and 3a

6:23 pm

MikeyInBerlin

i only have 59 words thus far, faeriekae....and have to get to bed here (again) soon! :-P

6:23 pm

misshoax

faeriekae, i adore you. thanks. and now i feel so dim witted.

6:24 pm

bbnaz

shows you how tired i was now doesn't it cliff?

6:24 pm

cliffopa

she claimed he was a very nice person, and that she had been married to him for 10 or more years. that was around 6-7 am est.

6:24 pm

MikeyInBerlin

i do, evanonut; am i really that frightening??? :-/ why???

6:28 pm

kaurie

bbnaz- thanks for the clue- it took me some thinking, but i finally got there!

6:28 pm

Sherylr1961

can i pls have a clue for the ne 6 /30 pls last one i think

6:29 pm

EasternBlue

G'evenin' kids!! : )

6:29 pm

bbnaz

well after i went to bed i had dreams about alien arms with guns shooting people through slits in the bottom of the windows.........i think that i am delusional. no wait, i know at that hour of the morning i AM delusional.

6:30 pm

EasternBlue

lickety is Mr P's hubby....(from what I can recall in previous conversations...)

6:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey eb! : )

6:30 pm

bbnaz

when you start something for the first time you are a ne****. drop out the "b"

6:30 pm

EasternBlue

Hi TO!!

6:30 pm

bbnaz

hello EB

and sheryl that clue was for you!

6:30 pm

EasternBlue

so is this a beast today??? this is the first I've even looked at the grid!!

6:31 pm

Sherylr1961

got that one bbaz

6:31 pm

EasternBlue

hi bbnaz...we had some of your AZ weather (sorta)...sunny & 65 today!! (not bad for NY...)

6:31 pm

mamabear

could someone point me in the direction of the su 7? a clue earlier was someone who sits in the shade, but I'm not seeing it....

6:32 pm

mamabear

Hi EB!!!! Sheryl!!!!! Temple!!!!!!

6:32 pm

Sherylr1961

add a s to the start of your un 6/33

6:33 pm

EasternBlue

HI Mama - well...you little bear covered 3 themes - umbrella, weather & boots!!

6:33 pm

bbnaz

a smart person is consider very ....

does that help mama?

6:33 pm

grant

Ne 6/30 usually ends in a y, I believe; means full of what's been going on as a letter. Can we trade for the 2nd an6/18?

6:33 pm

bbnaz

heck Sheryl's made far more sense than mine

6:34 pm

bbnaz

the playwrite Mr Simon's first name......

for you GRANT

6:35 pm

bbnaz

anyone else before I take a nap prior to the concert tonight? after the very late night I need some rest!

6:35 pm

grant

Not sure I follow

6:35 pm

Sherylr1961

an + sounds like what you do when you propose

6:35 pm

EasternBlue

bbnaz - what concert???

6:35 pm

cliffopa

bbnaz, i went back to the chat i heard just to make sure i was not hallucinating (i've had a few cocktails this evening and i don't usually drink) here is what she said:

sorry! will get over it no doubt and lickety is too sweet to let this one go! He is the nicest person in the world... and that is coming from his WIFE of ten years!!

he sounds like a great guy. here is what started the conversation:

OK here it goes... Lickety has his clue page and he got a bit of flak from someone the other day about his efforts... don't know why.... ?? I think his clues are great!
if you guys use his clues and think they are worth anything.... can you please email him.
The flak he got gave him a bit of a downer, and an email from one babbler might lifted his spirits heaps!
He did this for US and he loves babble... it was just so rare, but it would help him

Please pass it on if you see fit!
Lickety is very good and proud of babble!! and he takes nothing from it... not ever!

6:35 pm

Sherylr1961

ty for the clue grant one more to go
the se 4/4 the one before the 4/8 pls

6:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey mama!

6:37 pm

bbnaz

Mozart's Requiem. Was supposed to sing in it but have respiratory issues so will be content (NOT) to sit in attendance.

6:38 pm

bbnaz

Thanks clif! I had had a few frosties myself before beginning last night so that is why I was having such a difficult time remembering. MrPresident is not committing incest with her son, rather she is hopefully enjoying cohabital bliss with her hubby!

6:38 pm

grant

Sheryl, que se**nse**

6:39 pm

EasternBlue

bbnaz -
ah...so disappointing when you want to sing & can't!!!
it's nice that you'll be there to cheer on your friends!! enjoy the concert!!

6:39 pm

grant

Let me try again: que se** se**

6:39 pm

cliffopa

i just can't understand why anyone would give lickety flak! when bj's list didn't show up one day i started using likety's. i like being able to keep track of things using the boxes.

6:39 pm

bbnaz

its doris day!

6:40 pm

Sherylr1961

Cliff
Just sent an email of support to lickety

6:41 pm

EasternBlue

well...hubby is calling to figure out what's for dinner (can we say 'takeout??')...

catch you later if I decide to jump into the grid after dinner!!

Bye!!!

(((((((( HUGS))))))))))

6:41 pm

bbnaz

i am a visual puzzler. when i do crosswords i have to cross out the clue as i answer them so bj's list was quite helpful to me (I am no Hurshy). I found Lickety's list really easy to use but didn't print it out like I do bj's so it will be interesting when it is a bigger grid....

6:41 pm

Sherylr1961

sry grant was off emailing but i have that one

6:41 pm

bbnaz

enjoy EB. if not later than on the flip!

6:42 pm

mamabear

EB -- my bear is a multi-tasker!!!!
Anything on the su 7 anyone?

6:42 pm

bbnaz

the part of your head that sound goes through is one of them. se**

6:42 pm

Sherylr1961

still need a clue for that pesky se 4/4 the last one on the list

6:42 pm

cliffopa

a bigger grid!? eek, when is that supposed to happen?

6:43 pm

faeriekae

Ok I gotta go also. Night folks.

6:43 pm

bbnaz

and the other is a mammal that lives in the ocean

the two other se 4 Sheryl

6:43 pm

Sherylr1961

thats it bbaz ty you have no more words to find

6:43 pm

mamabear

cliffopa - have you never played one over 400 words yet?

6:44 pm

cliffopa

the su 7 - the big yellow thing in the sky that keeps us warm + what an owl is (the wi word for today)

over 400 words!!!!!!!!!!!!! i'll kill myself trying to finish!

6:44 pm

bbnaz

MAMA. a smart person is considered **** instead of foolish...
start with the yellow star in the daytime

6:45 pm

bbnaz

400 freakin words?!?!?!?!

loud thud as i hit the floor

6:45 pm

Sherylr1961

mama su 7 add an s to your un 6

6:45 pm

mamabear

thanks cliff!!!!! yes a few people have met their demise by way of a 400'er!

6:45 pm

stidmama

whew! we had a minor crisis with the teen (again) -- and I had to duck out. Now I come back and find out someone was mean to Lickety! *rolls up sleeves, gets mean mama look in eye* off to send an encouraging note, then back to teen duty... Later, all! (hi cliffopa)

6:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

mama: how elmer fudd would say abother word for dawn
and i am DONE!! yay!

6:45 pm

Sherylr1961

anyone need a clue before i go clean up the kitchen from dinner

6:45 pm

grant

Sheryl- anagram of the doris day??

6:46 pm

cliffopa

hi stidmama. bye faerie.

6:46 pm

Sherylr1961

ty grant all done, finis, no more words to find

6:46 pm

mamabear

Got it Temple - cute clue!

6:46 pm

cliffopa

yay temple!!!!!!!!!!!

6:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

mamabear: i AM cute - LOL!

6:47 pm

Sherylr1961

k night all see you all tomorrow

6:48 pm

Judi

Good, evening Babblers.

6:48 pm

cliffopa

nite sheryl.

6:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

off I go - eyes hurt - probably should n't have babbled with them dilated.

mamabear: mikey seems to like it here - he'snbeen in and out all day

6:49 pm

MikeyInBerlin

uhm; i'm back now.....was distracted for a bit, so if i missed anything anyone might've said to me, i'm sorry! :-/

6:50 pm

mamabear

nite nite Temple!!! sleep well!

6:50 pm

MikeyInBerlin

lol, Temple Owl; i do, i do!!! :-D but i haven't been in here that much, 'cos i've been kinda busy here and there :-P

6:50 pm

cliffopa

mamabear, how often do those ginormous grids show up?

6:50 pm

bbnaz

no worries mikey. hopefully they were good distrations

catch you on the flipside babblers! thanks for all the incredible help!

6:51 pm

shorty

HI Mikey

6:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

LOL mikey!

grrr - ready to go when i realized i need one more word

6:53 pm

ExWren

I thought 114 words would be a piece of cake this morning, but I just cannot get into it, I'm only half way through, and am going to call it a day (or night).

6:53 pm

mamabear

g'nite bbnaz!!!
cliffopa - I have seen maybe 4 or 5 big ones since I started. Really brutal!

6:53 pm

inge

Hallo Mikey, still no German flag!

6:53 pm

MikeyInBerlin

hi, Shorty :-)

6:53 pm

mamabear

Hi there ExWren!!! I am having problems making headway myself... will give it a little more time.

6:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

yo shorty!
and good night for real dear babblers! see you tomorrow! owl out!

6:54 pm

MikeyInBerlin

nein, Inge; aber was kann ich machen? :-/ *shrugs*

6:54 pm

shorty

uh sure buddy

6:55 pm

ExWren

I might stay on and add a few more, but I certainly won't finish this one

6:55 pm

mamabear

Mikey - go into your profile - you can pick your country in there in order to get your Deutschland flag!

6:55 pm

inge

Press the update profile button, that may make a difference.

6:55 pm

cliffopa

nite owl.

6:57 pm

weegee

Hi everybody! I've got 2 words to go...will probably need the fish. other na 4/4 (got the child's taunt/nickname for granny) and su 6/24- is it a compound like su 7/48?

6:57 pm

MikeyInBerlin

MAMABEAR.....i've *done* that, more than once, to try and get a flag, but it doesn't work for Deutschland, i'm afraid :-(

6:57 pm

inge

or you can send a message to Dr. God. the link is to the right of this page under the firefox ad

6:58 pm

MikeyInBerlin

and i *did* press that button after selecting it, Inge

6:58 pm

cliffopa

su 6/24 not related to the 7

6:58 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ja, Inge; i've also done that.....emailed Dr God, and he didn't seem to know either :-/

6:59 pm

cliffopa

if you use reverse dictionary, def for su 6/24 is muhammad's way of life viewed as a model for muslims.

6:59 pm

inge

If there ae flags for Hongkong, Holland and Switzerland, why not Deutschland???

7:01 pm

mrpresident

morning/evening all!!

7:01 pm

inge

If anyone needs a clue speak up. I lost track of who asked for what.

7:01 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ich habe keine Anhung, Inge! :-/

7:02 pm

weegee

Hi MrPres... and cliffopa, isn't the mohammed one su 5/12?

7:02 pm

cliffopa

hi mr p. hope lickety got some supportive email today.

7:02 pm

weegee

inge, thanx... su 6/24 and na 4/4 (not the child's taunt)

7:02 pm

inge

Ich glaube, der Liebe Gott naeht noch eine deutsche Fahne

7:03 pm

cliffopa

weegee - just add one more letter. 8th in line in the alphabet.

7:03 pm

pbr

weegee - take you rsu5/12 and add a constanant

7:03 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ja, Inge; ich denke du bist ganz richtig :-/

7:04 pm

pbr

weegee for the other na4 -- take the one you have an reverse the last two letters.

7:04 pm

weegee

cliffopa... got it... this grid's not bad but I've found it verrrry tirrring. Maybe it's the allerrrrgggies? pbr, thanks, too

7:04 pm

inge

na 4 is that Indian bread with the double vowel
su 6/24 is the preceeding 5 with a silent consonant

7:05 pm

pbr

gotta run for now, i'll try and check in later.

7:05 pm

weegee

pbr, thought I'd tried that earlier & it wouldn't take the first time.... but I'm FINISHED now (yawns).

7:06 pm

inge

congratulations weegee.

7:06 pm

stidmama

YAY weegee!

*back to lurk mode*

7:06 pm

mrpresident

Cliffopa... yes thanks! Lickety is over the moon!! thanks for clearing up the husband/son thing!! My son is only 7 years old... just had his birthday!

7:07 pm

Yvo

micki might they go under the name Germany rather then Deutschland ??? im sure theres a Flag

7:07 pm

cliffopa

congrats weegee.

i think the major problem with this grid is that so few words are related. there is no flow to it.

7:08 pm

stidmama

Yvo, I just tried the Germany option, but it doesn't render a flag! :-( back to the USA setting for me!

7:10 pm

Yvo

guess they dont want to show flag , what a pity

7:10 pm

mrpresident

Mikey! I love your bio!! Very informative and exciting!

7:12 pm

inge

Got to write a letter to my German penpal--in Guben an der NeiÃŸe--so I'll call it a night for the grid. See you all tomorrow I hope. Tschuess.

7:14 pm

inge

Boy, this shat log doesnt deal well with the Umlaute and other German letter curiosities. Good Night.

7:14 pm

MikeyInBerlin

gut'nacht und tschuess, Inge!!!

7:14 pm

Yvo

biba " bis bald"

7:15 pm

MikeyInBerlin

why thank you, mrpresident, sir.....er, ma'am! :-P lol; as i've just said to you on yahoo when i added you just now! ;-)

7:17 pm

weegee

...asleep at the keyboard, thanks all. (lurky Hi to stidmama) I'd offer clues but I'd probably just give flags lol goodnight everyone

7:19 pm

periwinkle

help with both an6/18 please

7:21 pm

periwinkle

what about the ar7 then

7:22 pm

periwinkle

nevermind, found the ar7 myself. guess the clue givers are gone or asleep

7:23 pm

ExWren

Goodness Mikey, it's more of an essay than a profile!!
I've just been in Germany for a few days, in Weimar, Eisenach, and Bad Berka, but don't expect any German language from me, I can't!

7:24 pm

MikeyInBerlin

all righty, ExWren.....i don't have expectations in any case! ;-)

7:24 pm

Judi

Peri one of the An6/18's is : an + _ _ _ _ Armstrong (variant spelling)

7:24 pm

mel james

this game is a hard one - have great day & night always thank you lines man thank you babble boys - and gals {:-]){ xo

7:25 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ExWren.....if you want some German reading practice, then view my yahoo profile; the link to it is at the end of my bio there :-P

7:25 pm

periwinkle

thanks, Judi, can't figure it out even with your clue

7:27 pm

cliffopa

peri - one of the an 6/18's is an + plus those things on the side of your head that you listen with.

the other is an + an alternate spelling for what you often have to do when working in a flower bed (also a man's name.)

7:28 pm

Judi

Peri - first name of the astronaut. Guy who walked on the moon. A + N _ _ _ Armstrong.
2nd An6/18 is: An + ea4/4.
*standing by with giant wet slimey fish*

7:28 pm

ExWren

How are you getting on Mamabear? I've managed a few more words, but I'm giving up now, still need 37 words. Time for bed.
Goodnight all

7:30 pm

periwinkle

Judi, please no fish :) thanks so much, never can spell the first an correctly, but got them both

7:30 pm

periwinkle

thanks cliff, did not see your clue till after I found the words

7:31 pm

Judi

I need clue the Na4/4 (not the one that means gramma).

7:31 pm

cliffopa

type of indian bread judi

7:31 pm

periwinkle

Judi, do you have the Indian bread with *A* double vowel in the middle

7:32 pm

Judi

Now I do, Peri. Thanks.

7:33 pm

periwinkle

su6/24?

7:34 pm

cliffopa

su 6/24 = su 4/5 + two middle letters from the first a word.

7:34 pm

Judi

Su +Wi4/8.

7:34 pm

mamabear

I've been distracted ExWren.... but will get back to it in a minute!!!!

7:35 pm

MikeyInBerlin

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Re: Country flags, again!
Date: Tues, 11 Apr 2006 02:31:06 +0100
From: Jamie Tibbetts (aka Dr_God) <feedback@playbabble.com>
To: Michael Hicks <mikeyinberlin@yahoo.de>
Refer ences: <20060411002032.7E38180C001@d exter.success.com>

Ahhh. I misunderstood your question. There is indeed no Germany flag.
Gimme a few minutes and I'll whip one up.

Jamie
(aka Dr_God)

7:35 pm

periwinkle

Judi, isn't that the def. for the su7 - I already have that one, need the su6

7:36 pm

cliffopa

peri, did you see my clue?

7:36 pm

periwinkle

cliff, don't have the su4/5

7:36 pm

cliffopa

the 4 is the big yellow thing in the sky with duplicate consanant on the end.

7:38 pm

evanonut

thought i was the big yellow thing in the sky?

7:38 pm

HyperStitch

hey guys,
just became a pro babbler... very new at this. how do you all know the answers?? feel so small :-)

7:38 pm

periwinkle

cliff, thanks, finally figured it out, got the su6 another new word for me

7:38 pm

cliffopa

funny nut :)

7:39 pm

MikeyInBerlin

we don't, HyperStitch; we just guess and type like crazy, mostly.....or at least i do, a lot! ;-)

7:39 pm

evanonut

cliffy, i'm being serious...
* flips through dictionary *
nut: big obnoxious...er never mind.

7:39 pm

periwinkle

Hyper - we don't know all of the answers/words, although some of us are better at the game than others. it does get better with practice

7:41 pm

cliffopa

hyper - my secret is i start the puzzle at 6 am, lurk around when i am at work for all the great clues, then ask desperately for help. (plus i use the handy tools available through babblers anon and lickety)

7:41 pm

HyperStitch

i've been using the clues from this chat to help me solve the puzzle. what's weird is, when I do want to find the definition by clicking on the question mark icon next to the word, even dictionary.com gets stumped sometimes, telling me the word doesn't exist! :-)

7:42 pm

cliffopa

nut, you always make me laugh. i hope you are on wed evening. my son leaves that day. i will be weepy.

7:42 pm

HyperStitch

does anybody know if i use an image from my computer for my icon, will it still show up when i log on from work? does it get saved w/ my profile?

7:43 pm

HyperStitch

mikey, that's what i do too!!

7:44 pm

mamabear

yes hyper - your icon will go with you wherever you go!!

7:44 pm

evanonut

it's a date cliffy, glad you didn't say tuesday next week. i put you in charge of cheering me up friday next week, and i'll take care o you on wednesday...did that make sense.

7:44 pm

inge

Took a break and switched back here to lurk. And what do I see, the German flag gracing Mikeys icon. Wow and congratulations. I am going back to my letter.

7:45 pm

cliffopa

lol lol lol lol.
thanks nut :)
it doesn't have to make sense as long as it works.

7:46 pm

MikeyInBerlin

hmm; vielen Dank, Inge.....aber ich kann nicht es sehen? :-/

7:46 pm

HyperStitch

thanks, mamabear, that's good to know.

7:46 pm

evanonut

* snaps to salute *

at your service!

7:46 pm

mamabear

Mikey - click on REFRESH and you'll see it

7:47 pm

stidmama

woo-hoo! Dr. God rocks!

Mikey! you have a flag! :-)

*back to lurk again*

7:47 pm

periwinkle

missing the first ne6/30

7:48 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ach, ja; ich kann jetzt es sehen.....sehr gut!!! :-D

7:48 pm

cliffopa

i know this is random, but i saw the most ridiculous movie with my son today. benchwarmers. would never have picked it myself, but my son was doing the choosing. much stupid humor. but i have never laughed so much at a movie.

7:48 pm

mamabear

Bitte!

7:48 pm

Jera

Whoo-hoo! Mikey has a flag at last!!

7:49 pm

smaller

((((all))))

this grid makes my brain hurt

7:49 pm

evanonut

kind of like dude where' my car.

7:49 pm

periwinkle

cliff, doesn't matter if the movie was stupid, laughing is always good and you got to spend time with your son

7:49 pm

mamabear

Hi smaller!!!!!!

7:49 pm

stidmama

ne 6/30: ne 4/8 that comes just after, with two vowels (third and second) inserted before the final consonant.

7:49 pm

mamabear

Anybody see Harold & Kumar go to White Castle? Now talk about dumb movies... but funny as he!!

7:50 pm

evanonut

no smaller *raises shovel over head*
wanna know what makes your brain hurt?

7:50 pm

smaller

peri,
change the last 3 letters around of the other ne6/30

7:50 pm

Judi

Clue for 2nd Pe6/21, please?

7:50 pm

cliffopa

what was really great - it was an early afternoon show and we were alone in the theatre (small town) so we could laugh as loud as we wanted. it felt sooooo good to be laughing.

7:50 pm

Jera

I'm back from the techno laser juggling show at the library... that was pretty cool! I'm glad my daughter dragged me back to it!

7:50 pm

smaller

nut,
not again. you left a brain goop mess the last time. and it was so hard to shove it all back in.

7:51 pm

periwinkle

thanks smaller, never would have thought to do that

7:51 pm

smaller

hi jera!!
oooo an outing!!! welcome back!

7:51 pm

stidmama

there are plenty of folks here to give clues, so I am going to go read a book (you know, the paper thing that you hold in your hands...). Meantime, I've uploaded my icon for tomorrow, refresh for a preview!

7:51 pm

evanonut

yeah, but i have a bigger shovel this time smaller, see? relax, i'm a professional. remember you said i'm perfect after all.

7:52 pm

Jera

Judi... someone who writes with ink might be called this... (pe6/21 clue)

7:52 pm

periwinkle

Judi, do you have the one you uses a writing instrument

7:52 pm

smaller

yw peri,
me too. i actually entered the second incorrectly and that's how i got it.

7:53 pm

Judi

Jera & Peri, yes I have the one related to writing. Need the other one!

7:53 pm

smaller

MamaBear-
I loved that movie!!! I don't really know why either

7:53 pm

cliffopa

looking good stidmama. have a good read.

7:53 pm

Jera

Give your 2nd p5 a latin plural ending

7:53 pm

periwinkle

Judi, Latin plural of the pe5 above it

7:54 pm

smaller

mamabear,
and i loved van wilder. sooo funny

7:54 pm

evanonut

dumb and dumber tops all thank you very much

7:55 pm

Judi

Thank you, Peri. Stupid Latin.

7:55 pm

mamabear

My most favoritest movie EVER is Multiplicity

7:55 pm

cliffopa

omg mamabear - another movie my son talked me into seeing. harold & kumar rocked! (same with van wilder)

7:56 pm

mamabear

I watched it 3 times!!!! LOL...... too funny.
Anybody see Office Space?

7:56 pm

periwinkle

gonna quit with 22 left to find, Everwood is on TV and I really like the show. see you all tomorrow.

7:56 pm

abe79

I love Office Space!

7:57 pm

cliffopa

how about super troopers. very twisted humor. loved when they pulled guys over for doing the speed limit.

7:57 pm

evanonut

office space, now can we say that's my every day? i don't have a red swingline, but i did break three staplers in one day once!

7:57 pm

abe79

did you have a 'case of the mondays'?

7:57 pm

mamabear

please..please...please....don 't ..... take.... my..... stapler......

7:57 pm

cliffopa

i once killed a fax machine.

7:58 pm

evanonut

i think it might have been a monday actually, i was nearly in tears - you know the i'm going to have a mental nervous breakdown tears.

7:58 pm

evanonut

gonna...burn dis place down

7:58 pm

cliffopa

oh oh. 24 is coming on in a minute. my last time watching it with my son. time to go. bye everyone. don't forget me on wednesday nut.

7:59 pm

evanonut

gotcha cliffy *wed, tickle cliffy*

8:00 pm

Jera

*wonders how to set the laser printer to "stun"*

8:00 pm

mamabear

see ya cliffopa (my daughter married an Air Force man - I feel your pain) Will be thinking about you... give your son my best and tell him I said "thank you".

8:00 pm

leitlady

I'm new at this...could someone please explain what
p5; pe5, pe6/21; ne6/30 mean. thanks.

8:00 pm

evanonut

i've mastered the chinese staple puller.

8:00 pm

Jera

So Mikey, does this mean you are they very first german Babbler? How cool is that?

8:01 pm

mamabear

I'm German.... does that count? Mikey, what do ya think?

8:02 pm

abe79

leitlady: ne 6/30 means that the first two letters are 'ne'; the word is 6 letters and worth 30 points. it's a way of giving hints

8:03 pm

Jera

leitlady... it's a clue code... rather than just blurt out the answers, we give each other clues & oh-so-clever little hints. The main clue code is (for example) pe4/5... the word starts with pe with 4 letters in the word, with a point calue of 5 for the whole word.

8:04 pm

leitlady

thanks for info. back to the board.

8:05 pm

Jera

I mean German as in living in Germany & thus needing a German flag...

8:05 pm

mamabear

I know Jera - I was just kidding!!!!

8:05 pm

evanonut

i'm german, i know how to say 'i hate this' in german

8:07 pm

mamabear

auch du lieber!

8:07 pm

Eva

ha6/24 anyone?

8:07 pm

mamabear

are the pu 6 & 7 really obvious and I just need the fish across the face?

8:07 pm

evanonut

really mama? i would vote for him.

8:08 pm

Judi

Mama: Pu6 & 7: One(s) who make play(s) on words.

8:08 pm

mab

Hi Mama, Jera, everyone.

Nut, I just got 'Ten Big Ones.'

8:08 pm

abe79

ha 6/24 sounds like a brand of pickles

8:08 pm

evanonut

mab - alright! didja read it?

8:09 pm

mamabear

thanks judi!

8:10 pm

mab

just got home; will start reading when I've finished here.

8:10 pm

Eva

thanks abe!

8:10 pm

MikeyInBerlin

lol, oh; hmm.....i guess it is, Jera? haven't really given it any thought! :-P

8:10 pm

evanonut

mab;
don't delay,
read today!

8:10 pm

leitlady

lost again. re HA6/24--if you don't know word how do you know it has 6 letters for 24 points.

8:11 pm

evanonut

hey smaller, i nominate mikey for morelli

8:14 pm

abe79

leitlady- you can get hints from the friends of babble sites. they kind of steer you in the right direction. many folks like to share them over chat, which is super friendly

8:14 pm

Eva

na6/21?

leitlady-I am working from BJ's list, which you can find at Babblers Anonymous. It gives the second letter for each word and it's length and point count. I usually don't use it until I;m close to the end and just can't find any more on my own.

8:15 pm

abe79

eva- na 6/21 barfy

8:15 pm

evanonut

okay, time to call it a night, you all behave without me.

8:16 pm

Eva

lOL-abe, I kept reading your clue as "barfly" and couldn't figure it out, and then noticed the absence of the "l" and got it right away. Thanks again.

8:16 pm

mab

Night nut. Sweet dreams, or whatever dreams you prefer.

8:17 pm

aknitter

if you were a barfly you might become barfy!! my mind inserted an L too!

8:17 pm

abe79

yw- that word was actually the bane of my existence all afternoon

8:18 pm

mamabear

nite nite nut!!!!!!! mmmmwwwwwaaaaaahhhhhhh!!!!!!!

8:18 pm

torgone

Nite nut.

8:18 pm

mab

aknitter! How nice to see you.

8:18 pm

mamabear

(((((((((((Torgone)))))))))))) ))))) What's up, bud?

8:19 pm

aknitter

good evening! Just lurking about trying to find words

8:19 pm

Goat

lw 4/8, lw 5/18? Not having any luck with either of those.

8:19 pm

mab

Torgone! You've become so enigmatic lately.

8:19 pm

mamabear

hi ak!!!!!!!!!

8:19 pm

abe79

anyone have the first an 6/18?

8:20 pm

mab

I miss you, Torgone.

8:20 pm

aknitter

lw -- think hawaiiaan (spelling??) necklace and add a w

8:20 pm

MikeyInBerlin

huh; you nominate me for *what*, evanonut??? :-/

8:20 pm

Eva

abe-approaching...or put an a in front of your ne5/10

8:20 pm

torgone

Hi guys!
Yes, I am an enigma wrapped in a riddle, covered in cream cheese, with cole slaw on the side.

8:21 pm

aknitter

to that necklace add a plural fish!

8:21 pm

abe79

thanks eva!!!

8:22 pm

Goat

thanks! hit 90, I can quit and go out now. :)

8:22 pm

mab

nut loves a series of mysteries by Janet Evanovich. There are to male characters in them - very gorgeous and appealing, I understand. It's quite an honor to be cast in nut's screenplay.

8:23 pm

aknitter

any clues phor those ph words? Can't phigure them out

8:23 pm

mamabear

Torgone - macaroni salad goes much better with enigmas than cole slaw, I've found.

8:23 pm

mab

And me, allergic to dairy.

8:23 pm

MikeyInBerlin

yikes; i'm being drooled on, by a 'Bear', no less!!! :-/

8:24 pm

mamabear

What would be the name of these mysteries, mab????

8:24 pm

MikeyInBerlin

that's just.....icky!!! :-P

8:25 pm

Goat

I don't know if I'm any good at giving out clues, but...when I was a teenager I went through a ph***.

8:25 pm

mab

I just purchased my first. They each have a number in the title.

8:26 pm

mab

And the hero is a woman.

8:26 pm

Eva

as knitter- one says about teenagers that they are just going through a "ph___" then add an aadjectival ending to that for the 7.

8:26 pm

mamabear

I will have to look for them - are they a series where you have to read the first one first, etc.? If so, do you know the name of the first?

8:26 pm

Eva

goat-funny that we both went to the same reference. Boy that used to piss me off when I was a kid!!!

8:27 pm

aknitter

phanks phor the ph clues guys, I just didn't see those 2

8:27 pm

mab

The one to be published this June is 12. I got 10 in paperback.

8:27 pm

abe79

se 5/10?

8:28 pm

Onpaki

anyone with clue for sa6?

8:28 pm

abe79

sa 6/18 - ends with the opposite of down

8:29 pm

mamabear

thanks mab, I haven't read a good book in a while. I am due.

8:29 pm

Eva

se5/10 is an herb used as a laxative. Like the colour, minus the first vowel.

8:29 pm

abe79

ooo, sorry, i meant sa 6/24

8:30 pm

Judi

*whimper* Last word - need clue for Su6/24.

8:30 pm

mamabear

judi - add a silent consonant to the su 5 above it!

8:31 pm

Eva

pe5/12 that isn't the pasta or the pasta with the pasta with the different ending?

8:31 pm

mab

Mama, consider Kate Atkinson's Emotionally Weird. I love the author. This book is a mystery of sorts, very funny, and brilliantly written. She's a Brit.

8:32 pm

torgone

I've missed you too, mab. And all my Babble Buddies. I'm blocked at work, and when I get home, I don't get a bunch of computer time.

8:32 pm

mamabear

thanks mab! I will look for it...

8:33 pm

abe79

ye--haw! thanks for the final hint, eva. thanks to all for your help...

8:33 pm

mab

Do you share a computer with the lad?

8:33 pm

mab

Yay abe!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

8:35 pm

Eva

Mazel Tov Abe!!! Since you are now a person of leisure....how about that pe5/12 I'm searching for?

8:35 pm

torgone

Yes, and his sister. Though she doesn't spend as much time on it. Is that Billie Holliday?

8:35 pm

Onpaki

and clue to the su5 please?

8:36 pm

mab

like your po5, just change the vowel.

8:36 pm

GreyWoulf

hi all -- saw convo about books and had to speak up :)

What do you consider to be a good book, Mama?

8:36 pm

abe79

eva- thanks! do you have the 5/12 that is spelled similar to po 5/12?

8:36 pm

aknitter

su 5 -- that thing in the sky, double connsenant and add 1st vowel

8:37 pm

mamabear

HI GW!!!!
Anything that keeps my interest.

8:37 pm

abe79

su 5- su 4/5 + a vowel

8:37 pm

Judi

Yaaaaaaah! I'm done!

8:37 pm

mab

T'is. Was the anniversary of her birth on the 7th.

I thought daughter moved to her own apartment.

8:38 pm

Eva

I didn't abe, but now I do. Thks!

8:38 pm

GreyWoulf

Well, Mama -- since I am a bibliophile and used to work for a bookstore I can come up with all sorts of suggestions -- do you have a preferred genre?

8:38 pm

mab

Hurrah, Judi!!!!!!!

8:39 pm

Angelsong

trying to finish the grid. fe5/18?

8:39 pm

torgone

mab - The oldest did. The middle child(21) still lives with me.

8:40 pm

mab

Oh, I see. That must be a comfort.

8:40 pm

Eva

the last pe4/6? Must be staring me right in the face, but can't see it.

8:41 pm

GreyWoulf

So how is the grid today? I haven't started yet :)

8:41 pm

mamabear

I was into James Patterson for a while... have a few of his I didn't read yet. And Nicolas Sparks. He makes me cry. But I do enough of that on my own. Dan Brown is a good mystery writer...... I like everything - just like music

8:41 pm

bonkler

pu is it the one that sounds like a running shoe brand, with a one hump consonant instead of two?

8:42 pm

mab

pe 4 is something in a church. I think it's the seats.

8:42 pm

Eva

mab, that's the pe4/9. I need the pe4/6 before it.

8:42 pm

bonkler

oops ignore me i misread ;-p

8:43 pm

mab

oops. don't have it yet.

8:44 pm

Angelsong

fe5/18?

8:44 pm

mamabear

I only have 50 so far, GW... too busy yattling!

8:44 pm

Staffer6

The pe 4/6 sounds like the candy dispenser with the big heads and little sugar candies.

8:45 pm

lgorms

hi all, can anyone help with ha6/24 and su6/24...? thanks

8:45 pm

mab

Try some good literary fiction, Mama. The Corrections is fabulous and I think somehow you'd like it.

8:45 pm

torgone

pe4/6 is another name for a melon ..

8:45 pm

GreyWoulf

How about fantasy? My personal fields of personal preference are Fantasy and science fiction -- and one of my favorite series is the Discworld books by Terry Pratchett. Therer are a lot of them, but well worth the time --- they are that rarest of all beasties... the quality humorous fantasy series. The quality is consistently high and each book is better than the one previous. And best of all, they do not have to be read in order.

8:45 pm

Eva

angel- a word I had never seen before. 3 letter word french for fire + the state abbreviation for one of the southwestern states- beginning with the first vowel.

8:46 pm

GreyWoulf

Wow! that was longer than I realised :)

8:47 pm

Jera

*wanders back into chat from shopping on eBay... sees GreyWoulf & does a doubletake*

{{{GREYWOULF}}}

8:48 pm

GreyWoulf

((**Jera**)) - Merry Meet, lady!

8:48 pm

jeffer

se 5/10 anyone?

8:48 pm

Jera

My husband is a big fan of Discworld...

8:48 pm

Eva

torgone-can't think of any pe melons. Could you nudge that a little bit more?

8:48 pm

mab

The Corrections is about a family - older parents, adult children. I forget the author.

8:48 pm

MikeyInBerlin

GW.....hi again!!! :-D

8:49 pm

mamabear

Thanks GW - I wrote it down. Who is The Corrections by, mab?

8:49 pm

sonipitts

ep 4?

8:49 pm

MikeyInBerlin

'merry meet'? are you pagan, GW? :-/

8:49 pm

Jera

se5/12 is like the herbal stuff you use to make your hair red, but an S rather than an H

8:49 pm

aknitter

se 5/10 -- sounds like the stuff you'd color your hair with but change the first letter

8:49 pm

jeffer

mikey got his flag!

8:49 pm

Staffer6

Eva, The pe 4/6 sounds like the candy dispenser with the big heads and little sugar candies. Sounds the same, but different letters.

8:50 pm

aknitter

jera -- nice clue! LOL

8:50 pm

GreyWoulf

Yes indeedy, Mikey :)

8:50 pm

aknitter

si 6/18????

8:51 pm

jeffer

that was se 5/10 thanks Jera

8:51 pm

mab

I've momentarily forgotten, Mama. But don't rule out Kate Atkinson - astonishing writer.

8:51 pm

bonkler

si6 like the famous city in austria where mozart worked, but beginning with an ess

8:51 pm

BaronPuffPants

Good Omens is one of my favorite books, Terry Pratchett co-wrote it with Neil Gaiman who is also an excellent author.

8:52 pm

mamabear

I wrote her down too!

8:52 pm

Eva

staffer-I think I have that. The pe4/6 I'm searching for is the second to last pe and is later in the alphabet than pen....

8:52 pm

hetty

Hi, Jeffer. Whem I as a child (long tme ago) there used to be PODS of this stuff, I think used for constipation.
Otherwise, think Tuscany and amost beautiful city there, them remove the "i"

8:52 pm

mamabear

Mikey - if you don't go to bed soon, it's going to be time to get up!!!!

8:52 pm

wassup

any help w/ al 4/6?

8:53 pm

bonkler

pe4 folloeded by edgar allan **e

8:53 pm

jeffer

anyone got the first pe 4/6 -- please?

8:53 pm

GreyWoulf

Baron -- Oh yes, a definite must read -- especially for those who like to debate free will vs. predestiny ;)

8:53 pm

mab

think scum for the al.

8:54 pm

aknitter

any help for the un's?

8:54 pm

mab

Which are you woulf?

8:54 pm

renfield

wish i was here w/ all you guys...however - i'm stuck here at the office again.....blah blah blah!!!!

8:54 pm

GreyWoulf

I doomed -- I just entered my first word ..... :D

8:54 pm

wassup

I think I literally tried every other possible combo...ugh. Thanks

8:54 pm

GreyWoulf

(((***ren***)))

8:55 pm

mab

depos go okay ren? poor thing still at the office.

8:55 pm

renfield

mab - 1 more to go tomorrow a.m. poor poor pitiful me

8:55 pm

mrpresident

do my eyes deceive me!! only one C !!!

8:55 pm

GreyWoulf

I am a firm believer in free will, mab

8:55 pm

MikeyInBerlin

Renny!!! :-)

8:56 pm

mamabear

((((Rennie)))))))) what did I tell you about all work and no play??????

You did it now, GW!!!!!!

8:56 pm

renfield

(((wolf))...(((everyone)))

8:56 pm

mab

un5 - let out of cage

un6 - not sensible

8:56 pm

MikeyInBerlin

i know, MAMABEAR; just heading (back) there.....really i am! :-P poor Heinrich's already asleep! :-/

8:56 pm

jeffer

anyone got the first pe 4/6 -- please?

8:56 pm

mab

I as well woulf!

8:57 pm

aknitter

ty mab got the 6 from your clue but the 5 still eludes me

8:57 pm

GreyWoulf

I believe that there are overarcing patterns that can be traced and predicted once you hit a certain critical mass of people, but ultimately, every indivivual has the freedom to pick and choose how they will react to any given stimulus.

8:57 pm

mab

root word is a writing implement, inky.

8:57 pm

renfield

gee mikey...i hadly get to see yo now!

i know mama....but a girls gotta do what a girls gotta do!!!!

8:58 pm

Eva

su6/24 anyone?

8:58 pm

aknitter

ohhhh let out of a cage!!!! Smacks self with fish LOL

8:59 pm

Jera

*yawns hugely and stretches*

Well, folks it's been real fun, but time to toddle off to bed for me... see ya'll later...

8:59 pm

mamabear

I know Rennie - I should talk!!!!!

8:59 pm

mab

Night Mikey!

8:59 pm

mab

Sweet dreams Jera.

9:00 pm

renfield

mama mama mama...work...work...we gotta get out of this place....

9:00 pm

mamabear

good nite jera! sweet dreeemmmmmmzzzzzzz!

9:00 pm

GreyWoulf

Mikey -- I read your bio and am very happy to see that you have found your soulmate -- give him a hug from me, will you? (When he's awake, that is) (*Hug*)

9:00 pm

renfield

nite mikey
nite jera

9:00 pm

mamabear

if it's the last thing we ev-er doooooooooo

9:00 pm

Jera

Merry Part, GW... nite all!

*poof*

9:00 pm

mab

Shall we all run away to the Caribbean together?

9:01 pm

renfield

we gotta get out of this place....

9:01 pm

GreyWoulf

G'nite Jera -- sleep well! (*Hug*)

9:01 pm

mamabear

YES, mab, YES, YES, YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9:01 pm

renfield

yes mab yes!!!!

9:01 pm

mamabear

girl, there's a better life for me and you.........

9:01 pm

torgone

ren!

9:01 pm

renfield

torg!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

9:02 pm

Eva

pretty please guys, I have only 3 to go before I sleep.

the last pe4/6
su6/24
and un5/14.

All help much appreciated.

9:03 pm

bonkler

pe 4/6 did you get pe + edgar allan **e?

9:04 pm

Eva

Thanks bonkler!!! Is that actually some kind of melon?

9:04 pm

bonkler

don't thank me, thank my monkey for that one!

9:05 pm

renfield

bbl when i get home...home....

9:05 pm

mab

You made that word up bonkler!

un5 is to let out of a cage

9:05 pm

pivo

su 6/24 is a sp variant of su 5/12 above it

9:05 pm

mamabear

thank you, bonkler's monkey!

9:05 pm

Eva

thanks monkey!

9:05 pm

bonkler

un5/14 un plus the english word for stylo

9:05 pm

mamabear

on the range.... where the deeer and the antelope play.....

9:05 pm

GreyWoulf

What should we get your monkey as a thank you -- bananaa? or something else?

9:06 pm

jeffer

i cannot see the first pe 4/6 - HELP

9:07 pm

bonkler

i think the monkey would appreciate a new comb and some pomade. dandy monkey!

9:07 pm

Minski

Howdy. I'm back again. Does anyone have the
na 5, 10
na 6, 21
Thanks.

9:07 pm

mamabear

nothing better than a well groomed monkey!

9:08 pm

mamabear

anybody for the pe 7?

9:08 pm

Eva

thanks bonkler. Still playing with the clue for the su6/24. Haven't got it yet.

9:08 pm

bonkler

lol mamabear, that's what i keep telling all the girls

9:08 pm

Eva

pe7 is pl of pe6 just befor eit

9:08 pm

Angelsong

can't get the ha6. Help?

9:08 pm

Minski

for the 1st pe4/6 look down from the e

9:09 pm

Minski

pe7
plural of the pe6

9:09 pm

Eva

jeffer-the english spelling of the hebrew "p" letter.

9:09 pm

jeffer

ha6 german sounding houses

9:09 pm

mab

pomade and a comb -- you're adorable bonkler!

Minski, hi. na6: the feeling that one might vomit.

9:10 pm

Minski

su6/24
add one consonent to the word above it

9:10 pm

mamabear

ok then, clue on the pe 6 please? and I don't see the first pe 4/6 either!!!

9:10 pm

JoyLee

any clues fo rthe lasr ar 4/4 word?

9:11 pm

torgone

Yep.
Well-groomed monkey.
Yep.

9:11 pm

Minski

THanks mab.
Do you have the na5 also?

9:11 pm

bonkler

ar4 greek god of war and sundries

9:12 pm

Eva

pivo-sorry for thie thickness, but I feel as if I've tried every variation of the su5 to get the su6 and still don't have it. Any other clues?

9:12 pm

Minski

pe6
another word for one who writes.

9:12 pm

mab

Isn't the last ar4 brit for bum?

9:13 pm

Eva

got it!!!! Thanks minsky! DONE.

9:13 pm

mab

na5: nostrils; rhymes with 'pares'

9:13 pm

bonkler

mab is correct, mind you i have 31 words and no list. i try to look dashing in a caveat.

9:14 pm

mab

mazel tov eva!!

9:15 pm

mab

I'm so sorry. Struggling with cats again.

9:15 pm

Eva

toda raba mab.

9:15 pm

bonkler

well done eva

9:15 pm

mamabear

can anyone help with the pe 6 I need in order to get the pe 7?

9:16 pm

mab

cats that would type.

9:16 pm

Eva

wondered where that space came from. Are the little buggers trying to play-or just to come between you and that stupid keyboard that gets all the attention that should be going to them?

9:16 pm

torgone

Yay Eva!

9:16 pm

GreyWoulf

lol, mab -- similar issue going on here as well -- Seb is in his bassinet, but I have a fussy cat in my lap instead :D

9:16 pm

Minski

thanks mab
done with the n words
on to the Ls

9:17 pm

bonkler

pe6/21 take the famous magic duo and switch their consonants. you get tell and pe****

9:17 pm

Eva

Thanks bonkler. Couldn't have done it without you.

Good night all.

9:17 pm

mab

They just haven't the least qualm about walking on the keyboard. It's maddening.

9:17 pm

GreyWoulf

pe6 -- add a letter to the pe5 which is a type of pasta

9:17 pm

mab

Laila tov, eva.

9:18 pm

torgone

A couple flying lessons would cure that ..

9:18 pm

mamabear

thanks GW! I had those, but had others crossed off list in their place. Now I need the 5 & 6 above them on the list.

9:20 pm

GreyWoulf

glad to help Mama -- luck was with us as I just found my 50th word just now :)

9:20 pm

mab

cure what, tor?

9:21 pm

bonkler

pe5 variation on pasta with a first vowel on the end

9:21 pm

mamabear

Read my post again.... I still need 2 of the little pe buggers

9:22 pm

mamabear

I have the pasta and the pasta with first vowel

9:22 pm

GreyWoulf

change the ending of the pasta and then give the latin plural -- I just got them myself ;)

9:23 pm

jeffer

eva got that pe 4/6 ty is the next related?
pe 5/12 (the first one) ?

9:23 pm

pivo

pe 5/12 is spelled like the pasta pe 5/12 is pronounced..pe 6/21 is latin plural of that

9:23 pm

bonkler

follow the first vowel with a second vowel on the variation of the pasta

9:24 pm

joey

Hi everyone. New computer allows me to post from home. Very excited. Also just finished. ready to give some clues........8)

9:24 pm

mab

jeffer - change vowel in your po5

9:24 pm

mamabear

I guess it's the very first pe 5/12 on the list I am missing then.....

9:25 pm

bonkler

from the pasta, add a consonant to describe one who wields a scribbler, then plural

9:25 pm

GreyWoulf

congrats on both, joey!!!!!
((*hug*))

9:25 pm

joey

pe plus the last 3 letters from the wi 4

9:26 pm

mamabear

hi joey!!!!!
thanks mab - pe's finally done.... whoo-peeeeeee

9:26 pm

bluephlox

I just finished. Anyone need a hint before i go?

9:26 pm

jeffer

mab Brilliant! you knew better than i did what i wanted ... ty

9:26 pm

joey

thanks, GW, it has been a long time coming for the new puter

9:27 pm

mab

jeffer, I just saw the same clue at least five times this morning.

9:27 pm

joey

Hi Mama - doing better?

9:27 pm

mamabear

I still need 40 but can't sit here anymore..... the score is:
Babble 0
Pain 1

9:27 pm

mamabear

in what regard, joey?

9:28 pm

mab

Oh, mama, I'm so sorry. I hate pain.

9:28 pm

joey

last time we "talked" you weren't doing so hot emotionally.

9:28 pm

mamabear

me too, mab..... near tears

9:28 pm

jeffer

mab it was killing me having made up my mind the first two were related ... thanks again

9:29 pm

GreyWoulf

pain is definitely not fun ((**Mama**))

9:29 pm

mamabear

well the physical pain has taken over the emotional for now....

9:29 pm

GreyWoulf

time to trade the cat for the baby :)

9:29 pm

joey

take some good drugs, a hug and wrap yourself up in bed, if you can

9:30 pm

mamabear

I took good drugs yesterday and I was in bed for 18 hours - didn't go to work today...

9:30 pm

mab

You could enter the biathelon for cat and baby wrangling, gw.

9:31 pm

joey

that's not good, though. find a happy medium somehow. ((hug))

9:32 pm

Minski

up to the As
only 12 words left to find!

9:32 pm

joey

nite all, see you at the flip.

9:33 pm

mab

It's best to control pain before it becomes unbearable; studies show that one needs less of the med. Also peak pain is so much harder to alleviate.

Ok public service announcement over.

9:33 pm

mab

Bye joey.

9:34 pm

torgone

Hope you feel better mama.

9:35 pm

mamabear

I very seldom take anything for pain. VERY seldom. Just as a last resort.

9:36 pm

mamabear

thanks Tor!

9:38 pm

Angelsong

sa6?

9:39 pm

mab

Mama, as my doc told me today: 'defer saving the world please. Take care of yourself for now.' Do feel better. Will keep a good thought.

9:40 pm

mamabear

thanks mab, I appreciate the concern!

9:40 pm

torgone

Wise doc, mab.

9:40 pm

mamabear

my docs tend to say "hmmmm..... have never seen anything like this before...."

9:41 pm

mab

Angel, I don't have it yet. Somebody must. Please?

Angel the resource pages are gorgeous and such a trove of info - brilliant.

9:42 pm

mamabear

good nite, everyone! Happy Babbling!!!!!!

9:44 pm

torgone

G'nite mama ..

9:44 pm

GreyWoulf

So long, Mama -- may your pain pass swiftly and your dreams be deep (*HUG*)

9:45 pm

mab

Night dear MamaBear.

9:46 pm

Minski

DONE!!!

9:47 pm

Angelsong

se5?

9:47 pm

mab

Yay Minski!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

N ow. Do you have a clue for sa6? hmmmm?

9:48 pm

mab

se 5 same as he5, angel.

9:49 pm

mab

if he were there. Sorry. think temporary tattoo, with double cons in middle.

9:50 pm

hootowl

se6 = first 3 letters of previous + first 3 letters of a wedding

9:50 pm

Angelsong

thank you most kindly, Mab! I'm glad you like the pages.

9:51 pm

hootowl

Good evening ladies & gents. Did I miss anything this weekend?

9:51 pm

GreyWoulf

((**Hoot**)) - hi mom!

9:52 pm

hootowl

ok - a fancy name for a wedding..:)

9:53 pm

hootowl

Hi woulf - hows it going? Got my stuff from Knox! Missed two tornedos! Now trying to find room for everything!

9:53 pm

stidmama

Hi hootowl -- I just got back, too. Took all the boys and one dog for a walk in the sunshine!

Here to help if you need it. Hi Angelsong, mab.... jeffer... et al, etc. {{hugs}}

9:54 pm

hootowl

Also doing a lot of ...why did I buy that? Get that? Ugh!

9:55 pm

hootowl

Hi mama! I'm done. After 2 days deprived I concentrated! What a pain in the butt! Monkeytyping rules!!!

9:55 pm

GreyWoulf

Great to hear, hoot! Discovered the trick to getting Seb to sleep through the night yesterday :)

Took him to visit his Mimi and sat outside with him... the fresh air knocked out all night ;)

9:56 pm

hootowl

Also trying to put the missing word into the RIGHT place!

9:56 pm

Angelsong

Hi, Stidmama!!! hi, GW...all. I'm all finished!

9:56 pm

hootowl

That'll work even when your my age! But what about during the day???

9:57 pm

mab

Brava Angel!!!!

9:57 pm

hootowl

Hi angel - good work!

9:58 pm

stidmama

YAY Angelsong!

9:58 pm

stidmama

YAY hootowl!!

9:58 pm

GreyWoulf

he takes lots of little catnaps during the day -- makes getting anything done problematic :\

10:00 pm

hootowl

Aww, just play some rocking music and keep him in line-o-sight and he'll be happy.

10:00 pm

OwlMovement

anyone know how many words tonight

10:01 pm

hootowl

114 - pain in the butts!

10:01 pm

mab

114 Owl. See Angelsong's Babble Pages link at right for tons of info.

10:01 pm

OwlMovement

yea this one is really difficult

10:02 pm

hootowl

What really scares me is how many of these weird words I remember! I won't have room for important stuff!!!

10:04 pm

Minski

sa6
when the sun goes up it could be called su6 replace the u with an a

10:06 pm

GreyWoulf

jsut put SEb back in his bassinet -- another quirk about him and sleep is that he really sleeps better and deeper when he is tightly bundled --

He is also much more sensitive to temperature than his sister was

10:06 pm

Minski

sa6
sa + double consonent + opposite of down

10:06 pm

mab

Thanks Minski.

10:07 pm

Minski

GW
how old is Seb now?

10:08 pm

hootowl

Misses the womb. It'll go away.

10:09 pm

GreyWoulf

10 weeks and growing!

He was 12 pounds 2 weeks ago

10:09 pm

torgone

yay. halfway.

10:09 pm

GreyWoulf

same here tor :)

10:10 pm

hootowl

Hahaha! Growing is built in. Good sign!

10:10 pm

dinoshadow

grey wolf, I feel your pain. Raya only goes down for 20 min naps during the day and some nights it is a PitA to get her to sleep.

10:11 pm

JoyLee

any clues for the last na 4/4 word?

10:11 pm

hootowl

na word is sick to your stomach

10:11 pm

Minski

That's about what my Paigey was at that age. Babies are so miraculous.

10:11 pm

GreyWoulf

dino -- actually on the overnights I am extraordinarily blessed -- once he goes to sleep he is out for at least 4 hours, usually 5 --- but once he wakes for the midnight feed it takes at least an hour to get him back to sleep

10:12 pm

stidmama

na 4/4: repetitive word often used for grandmother or nursemaid... think the dog in Peter Pan

10:12 pm

dinoshadow

Yeah, once Raya goes down, she sleeps for about 6-8 hours now. She just turned 6 months last week, though
She's always been a great night sleeper

10:12 pm

hootowl

Goofed the 4/4 is nostrils

10:13 pm

JoyLee

I have that na word. ANy clues for the other 4/4 word?

10:13 pm

hootowl

Nuts! I give up. Gonna have a drink! Anyone want to join me?

10:13 pm

dinoshadow

Oh god I wish! But, drinks get into the boob juice

10:14 pm

hootowl

Bread - double a in middle of single humps

10:14 pm

GreyWoulf

Joy - reverse the last letters of the gramma

10:14 pm

dinoshadow

If you have the bread one, the other one is grandma

10:15 pm

hootowl

Well I'm done so I don't have to think any more!:):)

10:15 pm

Minski

Paigey is 15 months old now. Today I put her down for a nap at about 10am after she almost fell asleep watching Sesame Street. About 20 minutes later she was wailing so loud and so strangely that I went in to check on her (I usually just ignore it and she falls asleep pretty quickly). She was standing up in the corner of her crib wearing nothing but a diaper. I had put her down in her fleece footed zipup sleeper. I know she figured out zippers, but she has never undressed herself before. That was one nap she was NOT going to take. She didn't end up taking a nap until 2pm.

10:15 pm

dinoshadow

Ahhh, the things we have to look forward to!

10:16 pm

Minski

Joy ~ do you have the bread from India?

10:16 pm

hootowl

At a certain age they all seem to want to divest themselves of clothes. My nephew did it, and so did my son. Amazing how fast they can do it too. Normal.

10:16 pm

Onpaki

i'd like a clue for ar7 please?

10:16 pm

GreyWoulf

Minski -- the only way I used to be able to get Kristianna to take a nap during the day was for me to take a drive in the car.... and even then the longest she slept was a little over an hour

10:17 pm

Minski

AR7 ~ someone who has a lot of guns could be said to have an AR7

10:18 pm

hootowl

Hey I keep telling you! Just because granma says so - It ain't necessarily so!

10:18 pm

stidmama

i can't believe i am falling asleep again! time for a quick nap, back later.

10:19 pm

hootowl

All babies do not take long naps. All babies do not start walking at 2 1/2. Allbabies do not talk at 3. Stop trying to shove them into a box!

10:19 pm

Minski

I don't know how I did it but Paige is a great sleeper. She goes to sleep between 7 & 7:30 pm and sleeps usually until between 6 & 7:30am. She used to take 2 naps 1.5 to 3 hours long but now she is down to one 2ish hour nap a day.

Don't despair, it will happen for your kidlets too.

10:19 pm

hootowl

later mama.

10:20 pm

Onpaki

Thanks MInski, got it!

10:21 pm

GreyWoulf

Hoot -- you will get a kick out of this one -- Mimi is as much of a packrat as you are though she is cleaning out her nooks and crannies now -- she brought over a bunch of booklets on child rearing issued by the US Dept of Health from 1968 -1972

10:22 pm

Minski

Hoot ~ I didn't walk until I was 19 months old. Paige is 15 months old and still doesn't walk although that hasn't slowed her down any. She has 2 words: mama, dada, ba (hello, goodbye, dog, cat.....ba means many things). THe last place she will be put is in a box (she would figure out a way to climb out of it).

10:22 pm

GreyWoulf

It is definitely interesting to compare the tone and quality of the advice between then and now :)

10:22 pm

dinoshadow

I don't think any of us were putting kids in a box - just relating our experiences

10:24 pm

hootowl

Hah - My son walked at 1 yr and didn't talk til 3+. And that was cause his cousins forced him to! If we are all individuals why do they insist babies follow some kind of schedual!??

10:24 pm

Minski

My Parents and In-Laws are always giggling about all the "terrible things" they did to us when we were kids. We sat in the front seat. We rode unrestrained in our porter cribs in the way back of the car with all the windows opened. We rode our bikes without helmits. etc. etc. It's a miracle we all survived.

10:25 pm

hootowl

Oh don't get upset with me please! Just my soapbox for the night! Everyone does things their own way and the kids survive. Not sure about the parents but the kids do!:D

10:27 pm

GreyWoulf

Don't sweat it, hoot -- the hazard of the chat log -- it can be very easy to misinterpret someones intent due to the lack of visual and auditory cues that a face to face meeting provide

10:27 pm

GreyWoulf

Lord knows we have had our fair share of mistakes here in Babbleonia

10:28 pm

Minski

Noone's angry with you Hooty. Every child is different. Some people need the statistics to feel better. Others blow that stats out of the water and laugh at them. I would rather laugh and not worry. Paigey is normal and healthy and happy and wonderful and I'm sure all of the babble world's children are also.

10:28 pm

hootowl

Well lets see...I was raised in Brooklyn so it was stickball and all other games in the street. Catching a tow from a bus or trolley on roller skates. Going just about anyplace on our bikes. All nonos now. Too bad.

10:29 pm

dinoshadow

Oh, Raya is only going to crawl so she can chase the cats and dog around the house. She is on the motivational track! The sad part is, she hates tummy time, so I don't know how she'll learn to crawl ;)

10:29 pm

GreyWoulf

have clues for su6 been given recently?

10:29 pm

hootowl

Oh this is a great conversation! But are you Babbling or just babbling?

10:30 pm

dinoshadow

My mom told me that before this whole car seat craze they would put the kid in the foot well of the passenger's seat if there was no one to watch/hold them in the back

10:30 pm

Minski

Both cats just jumped on me. I guess it's time for bed. SEe you all tomorrow.

Happy Passover
or
Happy Easter

10:30 pm

mab

add cons to su5 above.

10:30 pm

GreyWoulf

Don't worry, dino -- it will happen -- in her own time ;D

Hoot -- the answer is YES :D

10:31 pm

hootowl

Night Minski - Happy holidays to you too.

10:31 pm

mab

Hag sameach, Minski! Night.

10:31 pm

dinoshadow

Like I said, she's motivated to chase the cats. I know it'll happen. I've already started baby-proofing the living room in preparation

10:31 pm

GreyWoulf

later, Minski (*Hug*)

10:32 pm

Minski

su6
start with the su4/5
move on to the su5/12 by adding a vowel to the end
move on to the su6/24 by adding a consonent to the end of the 5

10:32 pm

GreyWoulf

OK, got the su6, but that blows my clever plan to get the su7 out of the water! :D

10:33 pm

hootowl

And then there was summers in the country... Walking everywhere. Fires in the woods. BB guns. Axes.
I'm sitting here counting scars and realising how little we were watched!

10:33 pm

Minski

su7
compound word
su3 + w4

10:34 pm

GreyWoulf

Ty, Minski

10:34 pm

Minski

cats are screetching
really going to bed this time
ni ni all

10:34 pm

hootowl

Very little conns on this grid woulf

10:35 pm

GreyWoulf

dino -- now that is where I am a bad parent according to the books -- I do the most minimal baby proofing -- I cover outlets and try to pad the sharpest corners-- other than that I rely on something which seems to have been forgotten by most of the books... I pay attention to what my children are doing

10:37 pm

dinoshadow

That is all I have done - outlets and padded my coffee table. I am not bolting my bookcase to the wall, I am not strapping the TV down and I will not hide all the cords. I do, however, plan on putting up little v hooks to wrap the blind cords around. Even my cat gets into trouble with those

10:37 pm

hootowl

Thats what I did + removing all breakables within reach. It's amazing how many pieces a 3" piece of pottery will break into!

10:38 pm

hootowl

And you were always in eye range!

10:38 pm

stidmatt

I just want to say that the Red Green show, made in Canada has come to a finale.

10:39 pm

dinoshadow

OK, gotta drive hubby to the airport at ih-dark hundred. Night!

10:39 pm

GreyWoulf

I agree with that as well, my blinds are out of reach so I have no concerns there -- but I didn't even pad the coffee table -- Kristianna has thunked herself a couple of times now and has already made it to the point where, unless it is a really bad bump or comes as a complete surprise, she is more likely to laugh it off than cry :)

10:40 pm

hootowl

Dino - I never heard about the bookcases but if they are that unstable it's much more likely to be you under them than a 50 lb baby!

10:40 pm

GreyWoulf

So long, dino -- safe travels :)

10:41 pm

torgone

No more Red Green? Say it ain't so!

10:41 pm

hootowl

Night Dino - take care

10:41 pm

GreyWoulf

stidmama -- I don't know the Red Green show, so am unaware of the significance of your statement--- sorry :\

10:42 pm

hootowl

Think they are just tired of us talking about babies! :D:D:D

10:43 pm

hootowl

We could talk about tornedoes. We were missed twice in one week!

10:43 pm

mab

i'm sure not, hoot. what's a red green? (brown, I know)

10:44 pm

GreyWoulf

sounds incredibly thrilling in the fullest meaning of the word, hoot

10:47 pm

torgone

"Remember - If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy."

10:49 pm

SPINK

i got 114 words! am i done?

10:49 pm

hootowl

Well we had a whole string come thru Memphis last week but it split 2 ways and one string headed north and the other south. We got a spectacular light show but not even rain!
Then on our way back from Knox I was tdriving his truck & listening to the radio and they were issuing warnings again. Pulled into a rest stop and told him what was happening and we decided to get off the road and headed for a motel. Same thing! Split up and half went north and half went south!

10:49 pm

hootowl

Yes you are spink

10:51 pm

GreyWoulf

Sounds like someone was watching over you, hoot

10:51 pm

stidmatt

Well, it was it's 300th episode and is pretty funny. It was a pretty fun show and I did the math. I knew that the current season was going to be the last. Bill was there, Red and Harold hugged. It would have been the last season if it was 15, 20, 25, or 30 episodes in a season. So, most likely.

10:51 pm

hootowl

But especially in the north there was devestation. You really ought to watch the news. Houses just piles of splinters, semis on their sides and at least 2 auto dealerships totally wiped out!

10:53 pm

hootowl

I came to the conclusion long ago that I will be nit-picked to death! No spectacular exit for me. I win $2.00 jackpots, not $2,000,000. Pain in the butt!

10:53 pm

GreyWoulf

oops, sorry stidmatt, just noticed my error - didn't mean to confuse you with your mama -- I forgot to look past the stid in your name :)

10:53 pm

stidmatt

It's okay.

10:54 pm

mab

300 episodes sounds like a lot. Cool that you get some Canadian tv, stidmatt.

10:54 pm

stidmatt

We are in Washington, and get CBC.

10:54 pm

hootowl

Well that solves that! Didn't know there were 2 of them!

10:54 pm

stidmatt

It also shows on KBTC which is PBS.

10:55 pm

stidmatt

Time to go to bed. Bye y'all!

10:56 pm

hootowl

Bye Matt - nice to meet you

10:56 pm

mab

I'm envious. I'm thinking maybe they run a lot of Brit programs. Yes?

10:56 pm

GreyWoulf

I was just gonna comment on that, stidmatt ;D

Good night and have a great tomorrow!!

10:56 pm

mab

oops. Night stidmatt!

10:58 pm

hootowl

I should go too. You need more clues woulf?

10:59 pm

GreyWoulf

Well, I have 20 to go -- so I am sure I will need a few more, but not at the moment

10:59 pm

hootowl

Anyone?

10:59 pm

GreyWoulf

oh alright -- ha6?

10:59 pm

hootowl

I'll wait a few...

11:00 pm

hootowl

Someone earlier said it was like a german home with small hump end

11:01 pm

GreyWoulf

got it

11:02 pm

wassup

ok, i have 13 to go... here are a few...any clues?
fe 5/18
fe 6/30
ha 4/5
ha 6/24
ar 7/28
ph 7/36

I'm going crazy here, any help would be great!

11:03 pm

GreyWoulf

ph7 == ph5 + man's name (Prince **bert)

11:03 pm

jfarber

stupid dictionary never saw star trek...no PH 6 ending in R!??

11:03 pm

GreyWoulf

ROFL -- I thought the exact same thing, jfarber!!

11:04 pm

wassup

thanks, that was one that was driving me nuts! I wanted ph 6 to be ph 5 w/ an R too!

11:05 pm

hootowl

well we're unanimous!
fe5/18 = fe + upside down single hump + middle of er 4/4

11:05 pm

GreyWoulf

ar7 -- a large collection of weapons is considered to be an ar*****

11:06 pm

hootowl

fe 6 is plural

11:07 pm

LeslieAnn

ok back for my last 15!

11:08 pm

wassup

thanks for the fe hoot.

11:08 pm

GreyWoulf

love the def for the fe5 -- one who holds a fe3

now and fe3 is "(Scots Law) A free and gratuitous right to lands made to one for service to be performed by him; a tenure where the vassal, in place of military services, makes a return in grain or in money. --Burrill."

11:08 pm

GreyWoulf

Hi LA -- how's it going?

11:08 pm

hootowl

first 2 ha 4s are both scot spelling. ha + 2nd vowel and single hump
ha + 2nd vowel and plural letter

11:08 pm

LeslieAnn

good, now that i'm off work and have some mexican food!

11:08 pm

GreyWoulf

OH boy!! Eleven A's to go!!

11:09 pm

hootowl

you are welcome :)

11:09 pm

hootowl

Hi Leslie Ann

11:10 pm

mab

Hi LeslieAnn! Seven for me -- an, na.

11:10 pm

LeslieAnn

*phtwph* that was my sticking out my tongue

11:11 pm

GreyWoulf

:P> right back atcha!!

11:11 pm

LeslieAnn

hey that was for mab! let's not get crazy here, people.

11:12 pm

mab

That's right LeslieAnn, start a riot! The A's are deadly though.

11:13 pm

GreyWoulf

sorry -- thought it was at me, so I responded in kind :)

:P

11:13 pm

hootowl

Oh the stop at the motel was accompanied by hail the size of limes and very heavy rain! Nothing but sirens the rest of the night. Da** Tenn drivers never slow down!

11:13 pm

GreyWoulf

;D

11:14 pm

wassup

anyone with the ha 6/24?

11:15 pm

hootowl

check 11:00 wassup

11:17 pm

Goat

aq 5/16?

11:18 pm

ChelsLuvsDante

Hey

11:18 pm

LeslieAnn

geez, woulfs, owls, goats... i feel out of place

11:18 pm

hootowl

Add second vowel to 4/7

11:18 pm

LeslieAnn

goat, add the second vowel to your aq4

11:18 pm

wassup

aha! Thanks hoot. I'm going to finish thanks to your awesome clues!

11:19 pm

LeslieAnn

su 6/7 combo?

11:19 pm

hootowl

Fantastic! Love to help people finish!

11:20 pm

GreyWoulf

And I am now done!!!!

Yayayayy!!!!

11:20 pm

hootowl

NOT a combo!
su 6 just add ladder letter to previous
su 7 is compo of our star and wi 4

11:20 pm

mab

su7 - compound of orb in the sky plus wi4.

11:20 pm

hootowl

Hooray for woulf!

11:21 pm

mab

su6 add cons to end of su5 above it.

11:21 pm

LeslieAnn

thanks hoot, mab

11:21 pm

hootowl

yw

11:22 pm

oggy

g/morning all.

11:24 pm

LeslieAnn

i'm down to 6, how bout you mab? (hi oggy!)

11:24 pm

mab

Morning oggy.

first an 5/10, 6/8?

11:24 pm

hootowl

morning? hi oggy

11:25 pm

hootowl

an5/10 = a + ne 4/46 is plural

11:25 pm

oggy

an5/6 an+what you listen with

11:26 pm

mab

Thanks oggy

11:27 pm

LeslieAnn

the other an 6/18?

11:28 pm

hootowl

What they do to metal to make it stronger

11:29 pm

SPINK

rhymes with a long, snakelike, slippery, fishy thing

11:30 pm

mab

double cons, Leslie

11:30 pm

LeslieAnn

aha, a rhyming clue will always work when an actual definition confounds me :)

11:30 pm

LeslieAnn

mab are you done yet? cause i only have one more....

11:31 pm

mab

I am, but i had many fewer words than you did.

11:32 pm

mab

to find, I mean.

11:32 pm

LeslieAnn

oh i missed it, didn't get to tell you congrats! i'm done now too.

11:33 pm

mab

Hurrah for LeslieAnn, Woulf and me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11:33 pm

hootowl

Congrats to everyone - I'm crashing! See you tomorrow!

11:33 pm

oggy

has everyone finished now.

11:34 pm

mab

I think so, oggy.

11:34 pm

GreyWoulf

YAAYYYYY for all of us!!!!

And now I am gonna follow my mom and go to bed -- see you all tomorrow!!!!

((**HUGS for all**))

11:35 pm

LeslieAnn

g'night woulf, hoot

11:35 pm

oggy

nite g/w

11:36 pm

mab

Good night Woulf (I know you didn't mean what that sounds like -- it's late)

11:36 pm

mab

'Night hootowl!

11:37 pm

GreyWoulf

lol, mab -- though that would be a neat trick as she is in TN and I am in PA :D

G'nite again :)

11:37 pm

wassup

2 left.
pe 6/21
pe 4/6
HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!

11:38 pm

mab

pe4: pe plus not rich.

11:38 pm

SPINK

look at fe 4/8 for pe 4/6

11:39 pm

LeslieAnn

pe 4/6 like pe** le pew, change last vowel to another vowel

11:39 pm

oggy

which pe6 theres 2

11:39 pm

LeslieAnn

pe 6/21: add a letter to the pe 5/12 before it (for both 6/21s)

11:40 pm

mab

pe 6 is pe5 with latinate plural.

11:41 pm

wassup

great clues for the pe 4/4. "not rich..." ha!

I'm looking for the pe 6/21 that isn't about a writer

11:42 pm

LeslieAnn

wassup, take your pe 5/12 (pasta with an a at the end) and add second vowel

11:42 pm

mab

Add vowel to pe5 that looks like pasta variation ending in first vowel.

11:43 pm

Goat

I'm not having any luck with the ep's.

11:43 pm

ChelsLuvsDante

why is this game sooooo long

11:43 pm

LeslieAnn

ep + two letters for a laugh

11:44 pm

mab

ep plus h plus vowel. it is a biblical unit of measure.

11:44 pm

oggy

im off to work see you all later. bye

11:44 pm

wassup

eps- e+ "f" sound + 1st vowel
for the 5, add a plural

11:45 pm

mab

Have a good day og.

11:45 pm

LeslieAnn

wassup did you get your last word?

11:46 pm

Goat

got it, thanks!

11:47 pm

wassup

no, i'm still trying to get my pe 4/6(not the candy sounding one) and pe 6/21 (not the writer one)

11:48 pm

knutmeg

Good Evening, All!

11:48 pm

wassup

hi knutmeg

11:48 pm

LeslieAnn

i gave you a clue for pe 4/6 at 11:39

11:49 pm

LeslieAnn

pe 6/21, wassup - a 1-cent piece, minus the y, then add first and second vowel

11:51 pm

wassup

I'm losing it. I don't know what I need anymore. My sheet went awry! I have both 6/21s. AAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH Sorry guys. Letme figure it out. :)

11:51 pm

fig

f's anyone?

11:52 pm

LeslieAnn

try cry fo**

11:52 pm

stidmama

i'm here, sorry i'm late... want clues anyone?

11:53 pm

stidmama

fo 4: like chickens and ducks

11:53 pm

LeslieAnn

fe + you letter + what a pirate says (and plural)

11:53 pm

LeslieAnn

hey stid

11:53 pm

wassup

ok, got it. pu 6/24 & pu 7/36

11:54 pm

stidmama

pu 6 and 7: a person who makes jokes like the pu 4 would be a pu (double consonant) **, then plural

11:54 pm

stidmama

hi LeslieAnn, got caught up in a book...

11:55 pm

LeslieAnn

wassup, also rhymes with your pe 6/7 combo

11:56 pm

stidmama

fig, f3 4/8: fe + tall single hump consonant + recurvy consonant

11:56 pm

wassup

Thank you so much! I finally finished with 5 minutes left! That is my 2nd finished grid!

11:56 pm

stidmama

YAY wassup!

11:56 pm

LeslieAnn

congrats, wassup!

11:59 pm

stidmama

so LeslieAnn, race you to the flip!

12:00 am

LeslieAnn

um how does that work?

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