Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, April 19, 2006

12:00 am

knutmeg

flip

12:01 am

jaianniah

flip flip flip

12:01 am

wassup

FLIP

12:01 am

faeriekae

flip

12:01 am

stidmama

flip flip -- hope this is easier/shorter

12:01 am

wassup

this grid looks horrible!

12:02 am

jaianniah

looks easier and shorter!!!! ahhhhhhh

12:02 am

jaianniah

OK- How did you do with the clues?????

12:03 am

faeriekae

126 words

12:03 am

jeffer

thanks for all the clues, all !

12:03 am

knutmeg

a *lot* less words... 119. but the grid looks like a killer

12:03 am

knutmeg

scratch that, 126 words, I can read my stats, duh.

12:04 am

stidmama

jaianniah -- your cluse were great, my fingers weren't so good -- and my brain was worse. BUT i got really close, thanks to you and faeriek, and jeffer, and

"etcetera"

12:04 am

renfield

flip out

12:04 am

stidmama

126 words *seems* reasonable, and no real big words, so maybe...

*holds nose* *dives in*

12:05 am

BaronPuffPants

sw 7/48

12:05 am

stidmama

okay, since when is "FOOM" not a valid word? if it took "socko" on the last grid....
(smile -- gives me something to complain about, anyway)

12:07 am

faeriekae

LOL Baron :)

12:07 am

stidmama

renfield, great solar flare!

12:08 am

renfield

thanks stid - it's the fountain of saturn!

12:08 am

faeriekae

Yeah Ren that is great!!

12:08 am

stidmama

knutmeg, I can see where you get your smarts -- your mom was really helpful -- and creative but clear clues....

bet Liv'll be national spelling bee champ when she's a little older!

12:08 am

renfield

thanks faerie

12:09 am

Dippnall

whew! 126 is more like it...

12:10 am

renfield

good nite sweet babblers...see ya later1

12:10 am

wassup

night ren

12:10 am

Uneaixoise

i'm packin' it in as well . . . nodding off . . . TTFN

12:11 am

stidmama

bon nuit, Uneaixsoise!

12:11 am

stidmama

good night, renfield!

12:11 am

knutmeg

I'm glad she helped you, Stid. I pointed her to this game because of our scrabble games when I was a kid. She and I could whip anyone else's bum in the house. :-)

12:12 am

stidmama

:-) scrabble is a family tradition here, too.

12:12 am

faeriekae

ok refresh..

12:12 am

faeriekae

Nitey Nite Ren :)

12:14 am

faeriekae

Ok, I'm off to bed also. Happy Babbling eveyone. good night :)

12:14 am

stidmama

only 98 words left... but that's a big percentage still.

hmmm. going to change my icon, BRB

12:14 am

knutmeg

g'night ren, faerie, une :-)

12:15 am

stidmama

good night faeriekae (pretty new icon, too!)

12:15 am

evilolive

hi all
s 7/48

12:16 am

wassup

hi evilolive

12:16 am

cindasu

sh7/32

12:19 am

stidmama

okay, it's silly, but it's red.... "refresh"

12:21 am

stidmama

hello palindromic friend!

12:22 am

carra

hello

12:22 am

knutmeg

a refresh will be needed, its tiny but there is red in the picture with Liv. :-)

12:23 am

stidmama

how sweet! she looks like a little doll among her toys!

12:24 am

evilolive

hi stidmama. didn't do yesterdays grid but almost fell off me chair when i saw there were almost 400 words!

12:25 am

stidmama

you were the smart one -- was sweating bullets and still didn't finish that one! oh well -- at least 17 missing from 388 is not as bad as 17 missing from 150 :-)

12:26 am

knutmeg

she is about as big as a doll compared to her toys. :-)

12:28 am

knutmeg

wow, 32 words and I'm itching for the list already, there may have been nearly 400 words yesterday, but the monkeytyping start was much easier...

12:30 am

stidmama

me too -- I think the smaller grids are harder by comparison, even if they take less time. but --

it's all fun, so I don't mind. Just have to remember to step back once in a while and spend time with my man...

12:32 am

knutmeg

definitely like the challenge, too. Spending time with my husband isn't all that hard... for now. In less than two weeks, I'll be going back to work, though and we'll have opposite shifts... THEN it'll be more of a trick.

12:37 am

stidmama

three more words and i'll be halfway -- that's the point where I feel good about using Lickety's clues. I really do like seeing how many I can find with just the stats page...

12:37 am

dalmatian5

f 6/27

12:38 am

stidmama

dalmation, great icon!

12:39 am

dalmatian5

Thanks! This grid is none too easy.

12:39 am

knutmeg

20 more words and I'll be halfway... I just am not seeing this board today. Hmm... time to stand on my head??

12:40 am

joey

f 7/40

12:40 am

jaianniah

Hey Knutters, I have 49 words and so many of them are 4 letters!!!!! Amazing!!!!

12:40 am

stidmama

I have all the ms.... think a type of folded corner for the mi 5.

12:40 am

knutmeg

you're ahead of me. time to put my faith in random monkey-typing, I just cannot find words today.

12:41 am

stidmama

just got the last 'l' also...

12:41 am

stidmama

maybe you're tired, dear? could it be that sleep is calling you? :-)

12:45 am

knutmeg

sleep does sound like a lovely idea at this point...

12:46 am

stidmama

I'll see you at some point tomorrow, I expect! ***Liv***

12:48 am

wassup

Ha! Refresh to see my shrunken fountain!

12:49 am

stidmama

ha, ha! at least it's a happy shrunken fountain!

12:50 am

ShminkyLuvMonkey

G'night, all!

12:51 am

stidmama

good night ShminkyLuvMonkey!

12:51 am

wassup

Night Shminkey

12:52 am

stidmama

last w...

12:57 am

stidmama

50 words left, hands tired, eyes not staying open. time to fold it in for the night.

sweet dreams, all!

12:58 am

evilolive

sleep tight stidmama

1:01 am

wassup

night stid

1:14 am

Jimmythefish

Wassup............the fish is in the room.

1:24 am

Jimmythefish

Knoskers of Zib

1:27 am

wassup

hola fish!

1:28 am

wassup

i was talking to josh and didn't look down at the laptop for a few minutes

1:32 am

Jimmythefish

Wassup........It's your fault. Usually, I'm asleep by now.

1:33 am

wassup

Yeah, I know. Babble has once again claimed the sleep of a poor unsuspecting person.

1:34 am

Jimmythefish

Yeah, I got home from singing and just had to take a peak. I'm up to a whopping 11 words.

1:35 am

Jimmythefish

Isn't LOMEZ a word?

1:35 am

wassup

I've only got 66 and I've been steadily working on it for an hour and a half

1:36 am

wassup

I really want "swur"

1:37 am

Jimmythefish

Yeah, and isn't foith some kind of food? .....or should be?

1:39 am

wassup

have you found the word list yet?

1:39 am

ruthy

morning all

1:39 am

wassup

hi ruthy

1:40 am

Jimmythefish

Morning! What the................

1:40 am

Jimmythefish

Word list? No

1:41 am

wassup

look to the right of the screen at friends of babble. click on lickety's and it'll show you all the words you're looking for. (obviously not the words, but the word size and starting 2 letters) check it out

1:43 am

Jimmythefish

There ain't no stink'n lickety

1:43 am

wassup

2nd from the bottom

1:44 am

Jimmythefish

Oh that lickety......my bad

1:44 am

wassup

also angelsong's page has lots of good info on it

1:45 am

Jimmythefish

What the crap.........it's in hyrogliphics

1:46 am

wassup

cracking up over here. what those mean is this: as 5/10 = as (1st two letters) 5 letters long 10 points

1:49 am

joey

25 to go and I am calling it quits for the night. good luck everyone. see you tomorrow

1:50 am

Jimmythefish

What the crap is a militant Platypus!??

1:50 am

wassup

wow joey! nice job, see you tomorrow!

1:51 am

joey

thanks, I tried hard tonight - after yesterday's fiasco......

1:51 am

Jimmythefish

Hey...I only have 25 to go........to 38

1:52 am

wassup

well, that means you got a few more!

1:55 am

Jimmythefish

wow...it's almost tomorrow. Must crash.
Goodnight

1:56 am

wassup

me too. goodnight

2:07 am

lynxxx

f6/27 - abbreviation for favourite Australian sport

2:23 am

bbnaz

okay have all of the sevens. and only need 50 words to finish so I am going to call it a nite. see you in a few hours when I get back up. happy babbling!

2:30 am

ruthy

thats me finished

2:32 am

FMitch

WTG ruthy, how is the grid today, I've only just got here?

2:34 am

ExWren

Morning everyone, I think I might join you today. How is the grid?

2:35 am

FMitch

Hi ExWren, just started but so far OK, take it you didn't play yesterday. I didn't, was way too big.

2:39 am

ExWren

Hi Fmitch. No, I've taken one or two days off in the last week. I was telling you the other day, I've done more work on my family tree. I've just discovered how to look at the National Census on line

2:42 am

FMitch

There are some really good resources available now via the internet which help the searching.

3:05 am

axe

hey dan,mico, and john!!

3:06 am

mrpresident

Evening!! How is everyone??

3:07 am

FMitch

Hey MrP, good to see you!

3:07 am

Haz1558

Good morning, all.

3:08 am

mrpresident

FMitch!! good to see you too!

3:08 am

mrpresident

Haz! .... starting to become a party now!

3:09 am

FMitch

Did you guys finish yesterdays?
Morning Haz.

3:10 am

Haz1558

Hello FMitch, MrP and everyone. Yes I finished yesterday's slog.

3:11 am

mrpresident

Oh Fmitch!!

Friggin, piggin, swiggin R word was missed!!

3:11 am

pinecone05

I have the f/7 and s/7 discussed in the chat log...is there another s 7?

3:12 am

mrpresident

pine there is an sw and sh

3:12 am

pinecone05

thanks Mr. P

3:12 am

FMitch

wow, well done Haz, that must have been some marathon.
What a shame MrP
Pinecone - there are 2 s7's

3:13 am

mrpresident

I am very very cross because I had everything ticked and greyed out!! As far as I was concerned... I was finished and then I find out I wasn't!!

3:13 am

Haz1558

It was a bit of a marathon - my daughter commandeered the computer in the afternoon so I had to finish in the evening when the 'Hurshy show' was on in the chat log - it forced me just to concentrate on my own words though!

3:14 am

mrpresident

Haz, the Hurshy Show??

3:14 am

FMitch

LOL Haz :)

3:18 am

Haz1558

Sorry - I was called away to the phone. Hurshy has a method of doing the grid that involves an insistence on doing without the list and getting other people to guess what she's missing. I find it extremely tedious!

3:19 am

mrpresident

Tedious indeed... the list saves my butt!!

and with yesterdays grid! that would have been hell!

3:20 am

Haz1558

It went on for hours.

3:21 am

mrpresident

If it involves receiving alot of money for guessing... it might be fun! people could place wagers to see if they get the word... otherwise, NO PLAY!

3:21 am

Haz1558

Anyway, on with today's grid.

3:25 am

mrpresident

Just so you all feel for me!!!
I am eating boiled fish with spinach!! (grumble, grumble, grumble.... nasty!)

3:26 am

Haz1558

Now, come on, eat up - you know it's good for you!

3:26 am

FMitch

hhmmm, doesn't sound too appetising. Reminds me must get breatkfast.

3:27 am

hannah lou

morin all

3:27 am

Haz1558

Good morning, hannah lou.

3:33 am

FMitch

MrP - love all the new bits that lickety has added to his list with the additional stats bit etc

3:37 am

mrpresident

FMitch... thanks! He has made some great improvements and is getting good feedback!

3:38 am

mrpresident

(forces another spoon of fish spinach into mouth.... eeewwwwww.... gulp!)

3:40 am

Haz1558

You're not selling the concept of this dish very well, mrP!

3:43 am

mrpresident

Haz, the concept is simple... GROSS!!

give me a home where the mars bars roam
and the pancakes are on all day
where the seldom is heard about fish and soy curd
and the meat isn't boiled and grey!!

3:44 am

FMitch

LOL

3:45 am

Haz1558

Oh poor you!

3:45 am

mrpresident

THANK YOU!!

3:54 am

mrpresident

Does anyone have a facinating fact they would like to share... am looking for an Odd Spot for Licketys clue page

3:57 am

FMitch

What is the only mammal that carries venom?

3:58 am

FMitch

... and is only 1 of 3 mammal species to lay eggs?

3:58 am

Haz1558

I don't know!

3:59 am

FMitch

the duck billed platypus!

3:59 am

mrpresident

get outta here!! for real??

4:00 am

Haz1558

I sort ofthought that once you said about the egg laying - I didn't know about the venom. And they look so peaceful....

4:00 am

FMitch

absoultley for real MrP

4:01 am

mrpresident

Fmitch... can I put that on the odd spot for the day?

4:01 am

FMitch

LOL of course you can.

4:01 am

Haz1558

Ask for a fee, FMitch.....

4:03 am

FMitch

now where's the fun in that!

4:05 am

FMitch

just ralised I've been looking for mi5/12 on and off for the last 20 mins or so - it an obvious one?

4:06 am

Haz1558

I haven't got it yet. I'll have a look.

4:06 am

mrpresident

mi5 is the mi4/5 with r on the end

4:06 am

FMitch

nm found it.

4:07 am

FMitch

its the bishops hat.

4:13 am

mrpresident

fmitch.... your odd spot is added... go have a look on the righthand side of lickety's page

4:15 am

mrpresident

I will change the 1 of 2 to 1 of 3

4:15 am

micamonkey

hi limecat :D

4:15 am

micamonkey

/me miss limecat :P

4:16 am

FMitch

Great MrP, only one thing it's 1 of 3 not 1 of 2 :)

4:16 am

mrpresident

hello mica!

4:16 am

micamonkey

how many words today?

4:17 am

mrpresident

126 words today

4:18 am

Haz1558

126 words.

4:18 am

micamonkey

think i better come back later then
best finish my work before i tackle this :P

4:18 am

mrpresident

Fmitch... you are the 'maiden voyage!!"

4:21 am

hannah lou

thats me done..... it was quick i think

4:21 am

FMitch

:) brb on the phone

4:22 am

hannah lou

haz howz u this morin ?

4:24 am

mrpresident

hannah lou gets

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

4:31 am

rycaut

just a few vowels today... :)

4:33 am

mrpresident

eeee iii ooo u & u..... a?

4:33 am

Haz1558

Hannah Lou - sorry - was upstairs. I'm fine this morning.

4:34 am

mrpresident

.... and that is what my violin playing sounds like too!

4:35 am

Haz1558

The violin is an instrument which is sublime when played well and horrific when played badly.

4:35 am

Haz1558

With some instruments it makes no difference.....

4:35 am

FMitch

maybe you could try a crwth instead?

4:36 am

Atalante

phew! I was hoping for a small one today - I've got to spend most of teh day packing and getting ready to fly off tomorrow morning!

4:36 am

mrpresident

yeah... like the acoustic rap artist

4:37 am

Haz1558

Good morning Atalante.

4:38 am

Atalante

morning!

4:38 am

Haz1558

What happens to the pets while you are away?

4:39 am

mrpresident

(((atalante)))

survivour panama is on!! what to do? what to do??

4:40 am

Atalante

Hobbit's going to dog prison, I mean her favourite boarding kennels, and Silverclaw is staying here - husband will be here, so she'll have him around mornings and evenings - i just think she's a bit too young and timid to manage well with kennels for 2 weeks. And husband will get Hobbit at the weekends so she'll get 2 days here each week anyway. Their arrangements are more complicated than mine!

4:41 am

Atalante

dog prison are coming to pick Hobbit up in *gulps* 1 hour and 19 minutes

4:42 am

Haz1558

We've always been fortunate enough to use either my sister-in-law or our daughters as dog-sitters while we're away. I still worry about the dog, though. The daughters don't trouble me at all.....

4:44 am

Atalante

I know Hobbit will be fine - the kennel owners *love* her (one of the advantages of spaniels, everyone immediatelyloves them!) and the kennels is also a rescue centre - the owners spend their lives looking after anything and everything that gets brought to them, from hedgehogs and ferrets to horses and donkeys - I trust people like that with my Hobbit!

4:45 am

Haz1558

So, it's not so much a term in prison as an educational break! It sounds lovely - do they take humans?

4:47 am

Atalante

I wish LOL! Its as lovely a place as kennels can be! The dogs have walks every day in their grounds (which are enormous) then get brushed down / washed in their own special heated washing room!!

I really want to just go and hug Hobbit madly, and get together her food and basket, but then she'll KNOW something is up!

4:49 am

Haz1558

I understand completely!

4:50 am

Atalante

I dont mind leaving my husband for a few weeks, but Hobbit? That's trauma!

4:51 am

Haz1558

And I suppose your husband knows this too!

4:51 am

Atalante

Of course LOL! He knows his station in the grand order of things :P

4:52 am

Grim-Bigyen

help needed on the last two mu - 5 - 14's.
have monkey typed for ages.
last resort is to ask.

4:53 am

Haz1558

One mu5/14 is the comparative for mu4/6 - more quietly

4:55 am

Grim-Bigyen

got that one ta,
its the last two

4:55 am

Haz1558

Another is mu plus two consonants and the first vowel

4:55 am

Haz1558

Sorry - I should look at the list and be more constructive.

5:00 am

Atalante

mu + two consonants + 2nd vowel

5:01 am

Grim-Bigyen

thanks

5:03 am

mrpresident

I say goodnight!

GOODNIGHT (waving)

5:03 am

Atalante

night mrp!

5:03 am

Haz1558

Good night!

5:04 am

Atalante

I know its a proper name, but aoife is such a nice word

5:04 am

FMitch

Well I am done, not a bad grid today, and I must be off.
Bye all see you later and have a great trip Atalante.

5:04 am

Grim-Bigyen

no wonder i couldn't find them two.
i already had them but had ticked off the wrong ones.
anyway , all sorted and finished now.
good day to all

5:05 am

Atalante

bye FMitch! see you in 2 weeks :)

5:05 am

Haz1558

Bye FMitch. Have a good day!

5:05 am

Haz1558

Atalante - Irish Gaelic specialises in unpronounceable looking names!

5:06 am

Atalante

I know! But they do sound beautiful when you've unravelled them!

5:08 am

rycaut

anyone have the so 6?

5:10 am

Atalante

I can't believe I'm having to write out instructions on how to empty the litter tray for my husband *facepalm*

5:14 am

Haz1558

so6 - if you have the bitter so4/5, add the first vowel before the last letter, and the third vowel after it.

5:15 am

rycaut

thanks!

5:16 am

jean1953

good morning everyone:)

5:17 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, rycaut. And now I must go and do something more constructive - Atalante, if I'm not speaking to you again today, have a great trip!

5:18 am

Atalante

bye Haz!

5:53 am

GingerUK

morning everyone!

6:11 am

ch1212

good morning Ginger, and everyone. Grid looks more manageable today than yesterday's, which was brutal.

6:27 am

HollyBug

I love chicken salad. It's totally silly... I've had chicken salad for like... every single meal for the past three days... and I'm still not tired of it.

6:35 am

ch1212

That was a delightful non-sequitar, Hollybug :) I like Chicken Salad too.

6:36 am

HollyBug

Hehe. :o) Good morning.

6:37 am

HollyBug

Randomness is good. In my humble opinion. And I'm feeling quite random today.

6:38 am

ch1212

Well this is a good place to indulge in randomness, especially considering we are playing a random grid with random words forming out of random letters

6:40 am

Eva

The randomness is now becoming a pattern-chicken salad is one of my favorites too. Especially curried chicken salad with grapes and pecans.

Have a wonderful trip Atalante! Hobbit will be fine. Silverclaws will be fine. And just think of the welcome home you'll get. Some other time I'll tell you the story of my husband taking care of our 19 year old cancer ridden cat when I was away in New Mexico.

6:42 am

ch1212

morning Eva. I actually had Mesquite Chicken Salad last night at Applebees Restaurant with my beloved. (Just another addition to the CS discussion)

6:42 am

HollyBug

EXACTLY Eva! That's totally what I love. Like... I have a thing for foods with interesting textures... and I love the mix of flavors.

6:44 am

Eva

also sour cherries,or dried cranberries, and celery, and red onion, or chutney.

6:44 am

HollyBug

I've never had it with cranberries, but I bet it would be awesome. This chicken salad has celery, grapes, apples and pecans.

6:45 am

ch1212

oh yes, dried cranberries and celery and red onion -- mmm. I found a wonderful dressing called "Cranberry Harvest" that I've become quite fond of lately, especially with chicken salads.

6:45 am

Eva

Also, the best ones I've made have been with the left overs from really good rotiserrie chicken.

6:46 am

Eva

Getting very hungry. So is Merp. Only a matter of time before he bites the hand that feeds him.

6:46 am

elena

Hi Eva!! are you here?

6:47 am

HollyBug

Who is merp?

6:47 am

Eva

Toooooooo maaaaaany vooooweeeeeels!

6:47 am

HollyBug

I agree. I've just about run out of words I can find with no help. But I should probably get read for school soon.

6:47 am

Eva

Buenos dias Elena!!! So exciting to see you here again!

6:48 am

Eva

The handsome guy in my icon is Merp.

6:49 am

ch1212

(Merp is secretly the genius behind Eva's success at Babble)

:)

6:49 am

HollyBug

awww. Hehe. I have my own babies here. Mikey was mewing at the door, and Big Cat slept with me last night. Joe (the husband) slept on the couch because he's on call and his pager goes off in the middle of the night. I have trouble getting back to sleep... so. He was being nice.

6:50 am

Eva

That I have any success at babble is questionable...I sort of limp along. But having someone with fangs hovering over your mouse hand can have a concentrating effect.

6:50 am

HollyBug

lol. I wish Mikey helped me. Unfortunately when he lays on my keyboard... he never types REAL words... just like... aaaawwwwddddd```.

6:51 am

Eva

The log this morning has displayed a very interesting theme re the relative positions of husbands and cats(-:

6:51 am

elena

Eva Yes! but I'm getting hungry with all those exquisite chicken salads, and its just only breakfast time
All OK? Here it's just the normal-abnormal..
big hugs

6:52 am

HollyBug

lol. I haven't looked back this morning.

6:53 am

Eva

Yes, everything is OK. Cindy and I are going for a drive today to a wonderful park by Lake Champlain. Aside from that just the usual creaky body.

6:53 am

ch1212

(chuckles at Eva's comment) You're right, and if my husband and I were allowed to be owned by cats in our rental, we would be -- and he would understand his rightful position :) As it is, we're 'grandparents' to the neighborhood cats, who know we keep treats on hand.

6:54 am

Eva

Does anyone remember an eerie short story by Colette about one spouse murdering the cat out of jealousy? Think we should be careful.

6:54 am

HollyBug

lol.

6:54 am

elena

Eva, have a very nice day, and give my love to Cindy!!!!

6:55 am

Eva

Give Milton a hug for me.

6:56 am

Eva

ch-I'm all in favor of late in life relationships. I was on my own for 17 years before I met my present partner and soul mate....that was 16 years ago, at the age of 40. So much saner and for better reasons than when younger.

6:57 am

Eva

oh-talk about nonsequitors!!! I had just read your bio.

6:57 am

EvaNadine

mornin babblers!!

6:58 am

Eva

Have to sign off and do non-babble things. See you all later.

6:58 am

ch1212

oh yes, Eva -- I like the way you put that, saner and for much better reasons. We have both spent significant time growing and getting healthy. He is truly my best friend (next to myself, of course)

6:58 am

HollyBug

Bye Eva! :o)

6:58 am

ch1212

Bye Eva

6:59 am

Eva

The next to yourself is exactly the point! How can you possibly know, let alone appreciate another person, if you haven't gotten up close and personal with yourself?

7:00 am

ch1212

Absolutely true. And speaking of beloveds, he just woke up :) so I'm off for awhile to say good morning. BBL

7:06 am

movieman

Greetings, everyone!!!!

7:09 am

hurshy

morning

7:10 am

movieman

Greetings, Hursh.....

7:10 am

hurshy

and to you, cinematichomosapien

7:12 am

HollyBug

okay kids. I suppose I will be back later. Have a good day! :o)

7:12 am

movieman

LOL, Hursh....

7:13 am

hurshy

phew, i was afraid the joke wasn't playing well.

hi and bye holly!

7:16 am

movieman

Hursh - maybe that's what I should rename myself.....

7:17 am

hurshy

if you like :)

7:32 am

musicmom

Good morning Good morning to everyone! movie man. Love the new nickname but it is something of a mouthful

7:32 am

hurshy

more like a handful - since we're typing

morning sonorificmaternalfigure

7:33 am

musicmom

LOL Good morning scrumptiouschocolateydelight

7:33 am

movieman

Hiya, the other MM.....

7:34 am

hurshy

oh, except that is hershey, and that is not where i got my name. however, i could be called worse things than scrumptiouschocolateydelight

7:34 am

movieman

Hey, Hursh, swallowed a thesaurus have we.....LOL

7:34 am

faeriekae

Good Morning Babblers - Yeah for a short grid :)

7:34 am

musicmom

Hiya mm1 - - Hey I watched Spartacus last night. It was good but I was expecting more total action. I don't know why. I was surprised by the love story and development of story. I'm definitely not sorry i watched it.

7:35 am

hurshy

actually my mother ate the pages of one whilst i was in the womb

7:35 am

hurshy

it's a modern greek tragedy

7:36 am

musicmom

It's early - haven't had my coffee yet - best I could do. Give me a couple minutes to sip the java and I can probably come up with something mathematical.

7:36 am

faeriekae

Wellhowtheheckiseveryonetoday? *teehee*

7:36 am

musicmom

Morning faerie

7:36 am

movieman

Yes, mm2, it is a good film, and not a lot of people are aware that Kubrick directed it.....

In terms of Kubrick films, it's not as widely known as say, 2001, a Clockwork Orange or The Shining.....

7:37 am

hurshy

no no i am glad to be scrumptious

7:37 am

movieman

Hiya, faerie....

7:38 am

musicmom

Loved Clockwork Orange. Have never seen the Shining. Maybe I should check that one out. More recently and not Kubrick but I also watched Cold Mountain and Coach Carter this week. Enjoyed both of them also. Cold Mountain was neat because of the ending -- can't be termed happy or sad I think.

7:38 am

faeriekae

Music - you better get you coffe Hon. You may need it to function today. You were up late last night and I'll gulping mine down like water :)

7:38 am

hurshy

morning pixieisheleventhletter

7:38 am

ch1212

Or, Eyes Wide Shut (chiming into the Kubrick mention) which I thought was brilliant but misunderstood

7:38 am

hurshy

and chidozendozen

7:39 am

musicmom

No doubt Faerie - I couldn't believe when I looked at the clock how late it was when I left the log. Felt bad leaving with Stid so close to finishing but I was exhausted. I've already hit the yoga mat this morning. I'll be fine. Java is beside me

7:39 am

faeriekae

{{{MovieMan}}} Good morning...can you believe I finished yesterdays grid. I'm so proud of myself. Angelsong helped me switch to firefox a few days ago and I'm blown away at how much better the game goes for me now.

7:39 am

hurshy

i suppose that's why Java the computer thing is called that - they drank so much while creating it

7:40 am

faeriekae

Mus*

7:40 am

Angelsong

morning!

7:40 am

faeriekae

brb Max just threw up right by my chair....*yuch*

7:40 am

ch1212

faeriekae, is the firefox that much different than Explorer? I've been wondering.

7:40 am

musicmom

Belated Bravo for Faerie. Terrific!!!

7:41 am

musicmom

I'm not faerie but YES in my most humble opinion firefox is ten times better than explorer.

Morning Angel

7:42 am

hurshy

infernovulpes is much more picturesque than magellanlikebrowser to say the least

7:42 am

musicmom

Hurshy you are killing me. Ca you keep that up all day?

7:42 am

ch1212

Specifics, please -- what makes it better?

7:42 am

Angelsong

ch1212 Firefox is tons better than IE in my opinion. Firefox has been my default browser for three years. I use it for everything, and love it.

7:42 am

movieman

And also, Full Metal Jacket, which is, in my opinion, one of THE best war films ever made......

I especially admire R. Lee Ermey's performance as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman......

"What is your major malfunction, numbnuts? Didn't Mommy and Daddy show you enough attention when you were a child? "

7:42 am

hurshy

i probably won't want to :)

7:44 am

hurshy

just hit 100! doubt i can finish before class without listing though.

7:44 am

musicmom

Yep enjoyed Full Metal Jacket. My MIL loves that movie which would crack you up if you knew her.

7:44 am

ch1212

movieman, that's not your moniker for nothing -- you hit it on the head with that performance in FMJ, which is (I agree) even better than Apocolypse Now.

7:44 am

musicmom

LOL Hurshy. I just realized I haven't even put any words in my list yet. I've seen some just haven't typed them.

7:45 am

Angelsong

for one thing, Firefox is more secure than IE. not as many security holes as IE, and those there may be get fixed quickly. Extensions make it possible to have all kinds of extra convenient features, and I can use different extensions on different Firefox profiles. I have one profile set up fo daily use, one for work, one for Babble...

7:45 am

hurshy

words words words
oh how i love them
much better than turds
or even than birds
give me lots of wooooooords!

7:45 am

faeriekae

I'm back - Music was going to tell ya that I stayed to the flip and clued.

7:46 am

musicmom

I like being able to open different tabs instead of windows. Much easier for switching between babble and my office:-)

7:46 am

faeriekae

LOLOL Hurshey

7:46 am

hurshy

yeah yeah tabs good

7:47 am

musicmom

Hursh - how many cups of coffee have you had? I want what you're having.

Good for you Faerie - then you are probably more exhausted than I am. Did Stid finish?

7:47 am

hurshy

they need to read harry potter don't they know about floo powder???

7:47 am

hurshy

hurshy never has had coffee in whole life! very proud of this. and have consumed no food or drink today yet.

7:47 am

movieman

Firefox has been my default browser for about a year now.....

I'm signed up with AOL, but I only ever use that for checking my e-mails, even though I have two e-mail addresses.....

7:47 am

ch1212

Mmmm. Sounds like we need to take a closer look at Firefox. Thank you so much for your input.

7:48 am

musicmom

Maybe floo is a brand name?<G>

7:48 am

hurshy

oh... good point sonorificmaternalfigure (henceforth SMF)

7:49 am

musicmom

hmmmmm maybe I should starve myself........nah

7:49 am

capone

I recently started using firefox because of issues with Safari, I like it helluva lot.

And good morning to all.

7:49 am

movieman

And I'm now CHS....

7:49 am

capone

todays theme?

7:49 am

hurshy

greetings infamousgangster

7:49 am

faeriekae

Music - No Stid didn't get to finish but she was very close I felt bad for her ;(

7:50 am

musicmom

That new nickname sounds .....uhm......... exotic. Thanks Hursh. I'll never remember you are talking to me.

Capone - I also switched from Safari.

Morning!

7:50 am

hurshy

CHS, i went to CHS (Coventry High School)! :)

7:50 am

musicmom

fountains

7:50 am

BGL

Looks like y'all are having too much fun here today! Wish I could stay, but just popped in to make sure Music Mom wasn't slacking! I'll need those clues tonight when I might finally have a chance to begin the grid. If I start now, I will miss Bible study and COM! :)

7:50 am

movieman

And greetings to you, Capone.....

I would say "Good Morning", but it's nearly 14:00 over here....

7:50 am

faeriekae

Capone - anything Red is the theme

7:50 am

capone

infamous gangster? me?

As I told TSM last night, I'm just a hump from Jersey....

7:51 am

hurshy

ooh military time. i LOVE military time.

7:51 am

musicmom

Hey BGL - have a good day. I'll be done before you know it. (hahahahahhhaaa I only have 2 words in my list even though I have typed a thousand in the chat).

7:51 am

hurshy

oh faerie i think you are mixed up, today is fountains

7:51 am

movieman

Faerie - red is TOMORROW'S theme.....

7:52 am

musicmom

BGL -- btw --- good thinking on the number of pieces of taffy and yes we can coordinate packing. My curling iron sucks - can I use yours?

7:52 am

faeriekae

what's today theme ----- fountains.... brb

7:54 am

capone

Damnit Faerie!!!!

I chose the dvd cover for the Ah-nold/Jim Belushi classic "Red Heat" as my "Red" icon.

lol

7:54 am

movieman

As tomorrow's theme is red, I'll be choosing a certain cosmos based craft that goes by the moniker of crimsonshortperson.....

7:54 am

musicmom

don't sweat it capone - use it tomorrow.

7:54 am

hurshy

i think i picked out an apple for tomorrow. i am very dull.

7:55 am

musicmom

apples aren't dull

7:55 am

ch1212

movieman, I thought that was a type of star, not spacecraft :)

7:55 am

hurshy

no they are YUMMY!! my dad always pretends that he doesn't like them and says he eats them in order to rid the world of them.

7:56 am

musicmom

Hurshy - just curious. Have you found all the w words without the list? They are funky with it

7:57 am

hurshy

*lightbulbs go on over heads as everyone realizes now why hurshy is so weird*

7:57 am

hurshy

yes i have all the w's.

7:58 am

musicmom

Tell your dad he can't have mine. I'll take care of it for him.

7:58 am

hurshy

will do SMF

7:58 am

musicmom

and you have only one w and one a in your grid? Don't clue me I can figure this out.

7:59 am

hurshy

wow i am so stuck now.

7:59 am

musicmom

OOHHHHHH DUH I'm a dork!

8:00 am

hurshy

my husband told me that dork means whale penis! yikes! i am going to pretend i don't know that.

8:00 am

movieman

Hursh - you couldn't clue me up with my last 3 w's could ya?

I already have the wh4/9, the wa4/9, and the wa6/33....

8:00 am

musicmom

Oh joy!! Well I'm not that but I definitely need a crate of fish

8:01 am

hurshy

there is another wh4/9 which is real if slangy, and two more odd wa 4/9s

8:01 am

musicmom

You can clue him or I can - I have them now.

8:01 am

hurshy

anybody have the u from the bottom row?

8:01 am

capone

Who is SMF?

And refresh. Thats Friendship Fountain on the southbank of the St. Johns river here in Jville

8:02 am

hurshy

SMF is musicmom (sonorificmaternalfigure)

8:02 am

musicmom

It's me Capone
sonorificmaternalfigure

8:02 am

movieman

capone - and I am now CHS (cinematichomosapiens)....

8:03 am

hurshy

and YOU are IG (infamousgangster)

8:03 am

hurshy

while *I* am SCD

8:03 am

Atalante

hi everyone

8:04 am

hurshy

but only due to a fortunate homonymical coincidence

8:04 am

hurshy

hey hey my friend!

8:04 am

capone

Ok, SMF is a nickname the guys at work use for me on occasion. Along with SOB, MFDH, SPOS, POS, CSMF and a few others I won't type here.

8:05 am

hurshy

oh DEAR. these are not like that, IG.

8:05 am

capone

I don't like IG, can I just be JC?

8:06 am

hurshy

oh well you can just be capone, or whatever you want, we're just goofing around

8:06 am

musicmom

LOL Hurshy and Capone - are you trying to tell me something? I thought you liked me.

8:06 am

capone

JC is fine. ;p

8:06 am

hurshy

not ME not ME i do not speak in such manners

8:07 am

capone

Thats what you get for thinking Mmom.

just kidding!

8:07 am

musicmom

thinking? thinking? I thought that is what we were supposed to do here hehehehehee.

8:07 am

capone

TSM's new nickname can be SL (spider lover)

8:08 am

musicmom

No she would have to be digitcoveringprimate. DCP

8:08 am

hurshy

how funny that the whole middle column today is vowels

8:08 am

72 Temple Owl

hello everyone!

8:08 am

Atalante

and capone's can be LP. little prick. of a needle of course :P

8:08 am

hurshy

SMF gets the idea very well

8:09 am

musicmom

RFLOL -- Ata that was great.

8:09 am

movieman

Gotta go, I'm just nipping up town for an hour or so....

Be back later.....

8:09 am

hurshy

hello synagoguebucephera

8:10 am

Ouwachita

DONE...anyone need a clue??

8:10 am

capone

LP....

8*(

I told her not to tell anybody!

8:11 am

hurshy

yeah, ochita! please, u from the bottom row?

8:11 am

musicmom

Bye chs

I'll brb need more java.

8:11 am

Atalante

sorry capone. couldnt help it!

8:11 am

hurshy

how CLOSE we came to having zither. :(

8:11 am

72 Temple Owl

yay ouwa!
does anyojne understand the rankings? i did yesterday's marathon and did not advance one single point!

8:12 am

hurshy

you mean in the elders one, TO? (or SB now)... maybe it just hasn't updated yet...

8:12 am

musicmom

TO that happened to me last week and Dr._God said to give it a day or two and see if it fixed itself and it did.

Bravo Ouw.

8:12 am

Ouwachita

owl...there is an explanation for the rankings on the left side of the rankings page

8:13 am

musicmom

That's a great instrument too bad it isn't here.

8:13 am

Ouwachita

hurshy...it is all vowels

8:13 am

72 Temple Owl

i lost points because i left 8 words in the easter day puzzle ( no time to finish)

8:14 am

hurshy

no wonder i haven't got it then. yikes, there are a lot of possibilities then. length/points?

8:14 am

bbnaz

good morning all. didn't finish yesterday's marathon. I tried to do it like Hurshy and only found just over a 100 words. Of course didn't work on it all day though. 47 left to find today using Lickety's page.....

8:15 am

Ouwachita

hurshy...er5/12...add 3 vowels

8:15 am

Ouwachita

hurshy...sorry...that is ur5/12...not er5/12

8:16 am

musicmom

TO I lost major points last week because I didn't finish the grid that was almost 500 words. I've been wanting to get to 1000 in the cream of the crop but I backslid terribly with that one. Couldn't resist playing though.

Go bbnaz!

8:17 am

hurshy

phew, because i was really confused there...but so then it is not ALL vowels? it is UR7?

8:17 am

musicmom

ur5 hursh

8:17 am

hurshy

no wait it can't be have the 7's...you are only saying that it IS a 5/12 i am so dumb sorry

8:18 am

musicmom

Okay now I'm pouring coffee brb.

8:18 am

hurshy

phew, got it, glad that's over

8:19 am

hurshy

atalante? how you doing?

8:20 am

Atalante

faffing really. 46 words to go while trying to pack at the same time

8:20 am

hurshy

pack pack pack will you be able to babble while away? and where were you yesterday?

8:20 am

faeriekae

this is the fountain in my garden but you can't see it very well. It's a faerie fountain and she is holding a calla lilly where the water come out :)

8:21 am

72 Temple Owl

is there a clue in for ur 5 somewhere in that discussion?

8:21 am

Atalante

yesterday - refusing to get into a big grid while running round madly! andno babble :( this is last babble for2 weeks!

8:22 am

faeriekae

but now you can refresh for the one I'll use today

8:22 am

hurshy

oh NO!!!!!

yes temple the clue is that after the ur it is all vowels

8:22 am

musicmom

to - ur and then start adding the vowels in order

8:23 am

hurshy

i'm doing so well today atalante. yesterday i think i may have driven sprite a little crazy...

8:24 am

Atalante

poor spritey!

8:24 am

hurshy

did she say anything this morning like "that hurshy sure is nuts"

8:25 am

Atalante

didnt see her this morning!

8:25 am

hurshy

oh no, i broke sprite.

8:25 am

bbnaz

well hurshy I wouldn't say that you are nutz.....in fact after trying your method yesterday, I am even more impressed.........with you ability to work without the list.

8:26 am

hurshy

atalante and sprite do it better :)

8:26 am

Atalante

do what better?

8:26 am

hurshy

find words without the list

8:26 am

musicmom

bbnaz - my goal is to be trying without the list this summer when I can sit on the deck and watch the kids in the pool and not have to prepare lesson plans or girl scout meetings.

8:27 am

Atalante

nahhhhhhh

8:27 am

hurshy

i am a humble apprentice

8:27 am

Atalante

nahhhhhhhhhh

8:27 am

Atalante

let the force flow you, young padawan

8:27 am

bbnaz

well i am waving from a planet far far away!

8:27 am

Atalante

flow THROUGH you!

8:27 am

hurshy

sprite had like 133 to go when i first saw her yesterday and i had like 20 or 30 something and she still beat me.

8:28 am

Atalante

sounds familiar

8:28 am

musicmom

We must be builidng up for earth day - those earth words have been in a lot of recent grids.

8:29 am

musicmom

Just curious - when you work without the list do you get as many clues from the log as possible or do you also ignore those?

8:30 am

hurshy

i usually can't help seeing them. and when they are for weird words, i am glad of that!

8:30 am

hurshy

but i do NOT look at the chat until i am at least half done

8:31 am

capone

Faerie, Atalante said I was LP....

8(

8:31 am

gabumper

praes u lurking

8:31 am

hurshy

capone - you can spin it though - make it long playing :)

8:32 am

musicmom

I try to ignore the chat when I first start - even when I go with the list. I try to do as much as possible without the help. It's hard sometimes though. Yesterday i was taking every clue and used the list from the get go because I wanted to finish.

8:33 am

bbnaz

i give thanks and hallelujas for the chat on most days. without these mental giants, this pea squiddler would NEVER finish..............

8:34 am

musicmom

If it hadn't been for Faerie and Jainnaih (sp) last night I wouldn't have finished. I was slugging to the end. Very grateful they were here.

8:36 am

faeriekae

awww *blush* You could have done it Music :)

8:37 am

faeriekae

{{Capone}} there, there, now....what is LP :)

8:37 am

musicmom

No way faerie. I was going to just quit and give up and you guys kept me going.

8:38 am

capone

Little prick.

8:39 am

faeriekae

I was happy to be able to help Music. You guys help me all the time and I love to be able to return the favor. And I think we determined that " curve letter is "c" and hook letter is "r" LOL

8:39 am

musicmom

Absolutely! One hump is an n and two humps is an m

8:40 am

faeriekae

But Capone - aren't you???

8:40 am

scatty

and a snake is an s

8:40 am

scatty

HELLOOOO

8:41 am

musicmom

Hiya Scatty

8:41 am

capone

8*(*****

8:41 am

faeriekae

Hi Scatty - and you are correct about the snake letter :)

8:41 am

capone

I guess I'll have to post a pic.

8:41 am

scatty

hI MUSICMUM, DID YOU GET A GOOD SLEEP

8:42 am

faeriekae

But Capone thats what TSM told us

8:42 am

capone

8***************************** **********************(******* ****************************** **************************

8:42 am

musicmom

Yes I did -- it was short sleep though

8:43 am

scatty

Faeriekae, have you thought of any more letter clues since the other day

8:43 am

faeriekae

Scatty - not yet *phew*

8:44 am

scatty

did stid finish last night

8:44 am

jaianniah

Hi- and a big t y for the thanks for last night....i get so much help here that it is nice to help back :o)

8:45 am

musicmom

Hey Jai - I knew I spelled your name wrong.

Have I mentioned that I hate re words?

8:45 am

faeriekae

No Stid didn't make it...But it was soooo close. She gave it her 100% but the clock woudn't stop ticking.

8:45 am

jaianniah

i cannot get the re 6's at all......

8:46 am

Haz1558

Good afternoon/morning all.

8:47 am

Haz1558

re6/21 - put your players back in their place
re6/18 - rip up again

8:47 am

musicmom

Morning haz

8:47 am

scatty

i supose i'd better look at the grid, i haven't started yet

8:48 am

faeriekae

brb - phone

8:50 am

capone

Its me calling Faerie...I'm gonna give you a piece of my mind! >:{

8:50 am

musicmom

Oh oh oh don't answer faerie.

8:51 am

bbnaz

morning Haz

8:51 am

jaianniah

hi haz- THANKS for the clues!!!!!!

8:51 am

Haz1558

Hello bbnaz and everyone.

8:51 am

hurshy

i forgot i can babble in class today! yippee!

8:51 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, jai.

8:52 am

bbnaz

few more minutes for me and then off to bring home my mare and filly from the hospital....but back to finish before the flip.

8:53 am

hurshy

we got ae's today?

8:53 am

bbnaz

jest one Hursh

8:54 am

hurshy

good to know, thanks.

8:54 am

musicmom

last re - hammer again

8:56 am

musicmom

brb

8:57 am

jaianniah

i didn't get it, musicmom.....dumb this am.....

8:57 am

hurshy

it actually means to like rework something, jai

8:57 am

bbnaz

me neither Jai so dumb am i too

8:58 am

musicmom

sorry that was obscure.

8:59 am

bbnaz

the mo words are kicking my bootie too

8:59 am

musicmom

I'm not there yet. I'm working backwards and chatting too much.

8:59 am

jaianniah

still stupid.....i have most everything up to the r's if you need clues...

9:00 am

hurshy

with 15 to go, a rousing game of guess what hurshy is missing might be in order if anyone wants to play

9:01 am

jaianniah

he 6/27?

9:02 am

hurshy

5 points, jai!

9:02 am

hurshy

now i just have to find it

9:03 am

jaianniah

cross head with fume

9:03 am

musicmom

Jai - a hammer is a to4

add re before it.

9:04 am

bbnaz

okay see you later. taking girls to dentist, school and then picking up horses. back later before we close as i have 28 to go.

9:04 am

hurshy

excellent, done with the h's now. i need two a words...

9:05 am

harpjane

Good morning.

9:06 am

hurshy

morning harp

9:06 am

musicmom

morning harp

9:06 am

jaianniah

ty for the great clue for my last re!!!!!!! can i help, hursh?

9:07 am

hurshy

you cana try, jai - you nailed it on the H - so what two a's do you think i might miss?

9:07 am

hurshy

ugh this keyboard is not good

9:07 am

Judi

Morning, all. Did someone say "Judi, Judi, Judi" ?

9:08 am

jaianniah

hiya, h.j. do you play harp?

9:08 am

talk24hr

g'morning everyone :)

9:09 am

musicmom

morning talk

9:09 am

jaianniah

ar 5/12 and 6/24?

9:10 am

hurshy

i have a 5/12 but not a 6/24, are there 2 5/12's?

9:10 am

musicmom

Morning Judi - missed you coming in. Sorry.

9:11 am

jaianniah

yes, two 5/12s

9:11 am

talk24hr

well just wanted to say hello... no time right now to play .... good luck everyone :) lata!

9:12 am

hurshy

10 more points to you then jai (you are good at GWHIM!)

9:12 am

ch1212

back for quick round II this morning -- hello to all who arrived. Clue please for the he 6/27? And/or the hu 6/27?

9:12 am

harpjane

jai, yes I do. It's a hobby that got out of hand!

9:13 am

hurshy

he6 jai's clue is just down a little
hu6 funny bones

9:13 am

musicmom

most hobbies do Harp - you should see my sewing room.

9:13 am

jaianniah

he 6/27 cross head and fume

9:13 am

ch1212

Harpjane, shouldn't that be a "hobby that got INTO hand" ? :) Or into fingers ...

9:13 am

Haz1558

hu6/27 - would be more than one funny bone (latin plural)

9:14 am

Judi

Well, this grid looks miserable. Seems like we either have too many vowels or not enough.

9:14 am

hurshy

okie dokie now jai, care to continue your brilliant streak with my missing M in the fourth row?

9:14 am

Haz1558

he6/27 - h plus French for water (*** de toilette) and end with personal pronoun

9:14 am

musicmom

It really isn't bad at all Judi.

9:14 am

harpjane

lol ch1212!
Hey, I meant to ask you, where are you moving in WA? East or West?

9:14 am

jaianniah

Vary cool, harp- I play viola and piano, and knutmeg plays French horn really well...(secret)

9:15 am

hurshy

remind me not to tell jai any secrets

9:15 am

ch1212

To Seattle area, harpjane. My beloved will go to University for either another Masters (he has 2) or his Doctorate. I'm actually looking forward to the rain!

9:16 am

harpjane

f horn is my second favorite instrument, viola is right up there too. Something about those mid-range sounds that appeals to me, I guess.

9:16 am

jaianniah

me 6/21?

9:16 am

ch1212

thanks for the clues, Haz, Jai and hurshy! Got them

9:17 am

ch1212

me 6/21 is more of me 4/5

9:17 am

hurshy

nope, i have that one, for babble is my me6/21

9:17 am

Haz1558

me6/21 is French for profession or leaning. me plus ti4/4

9:17 am

hurshy

lol ch1212, no it isn't, it just looks that way

9:18 am

jaianniah

how bout what kitties say plural?

9:18 am

ch1212

:) I know. I was being silly

9:18 am

hurshy

oh haz, jai wasn't asking but guessing in ye olde game of GWHIM

9:18 am

musicmom

Wow we could have an orchestra. I play piano and my husband plays oboe and sax. My daughter is a beginning flute student.

9:18 am

hurshy

yes indeedy for i have 3 cats

9:18 am

harpjane

Cool, your beloved will fit right in at UW, lots of people with master's degrees waiting tables! There's a wonderful old church in the vicinity. I forget what it's called. I went to mass there a couple of years ago.

9:19 am

hurshy

well ok then i like silly

9:20 am

jaianniah

Or a band- hubby plays bari sax; knut plays French horn; Katie plays flute and piccolo; and Kim also plays oboe and xylophone during marching season.....

9:21 am

ch1212

We're looking forward to it. Looked up several parishes on the Diocesan directory, and Seattle has DOZENS of parishes. Here in Idaho Catholics are a real minority -- there is one parish in Twin Falls (population 35,000), but dozens of LDS stake wards (the predominant religion here)

9:21 am

musicmom

my degree was in voice and piano so I could also sing.

9:21 am

harpjane

ch1212-yup. been there!

9:22 am

harpjane

music mom, maybe we could start out each game with a rousing chorus of the alphabet song!

9:22 am

hurshy

spock did a little too much LDS at berkeley in the 60's....

9:22 am

jaianniah

soprano 1 here!!!!! "here Ye, Israel" nearly killed me....

9:23 am

harpjane

lol hurshy, I gotta start playing the game here!

9:23 am

ch1212

That is the funniest line in any ST movie, hurshy -- especially to those of us who have LDS friends, are LDS, or live in a predominantly LDS area. The whole theatre just broke up laughing around here.

9:23 am

hurshy

which game, harp? babble, or GWHIM?

9:24 am

ExWren

Wow, another one bites the dust

9:24 am

hurshy

heading back home now, see y'all in a few mins

9:24 am

ch1212

ExWren, you finished? Congrats!

9:24 am

musicmom

LOL harp that would be great. I'm a true mezzo soprano although I've been enlisted for sop 1 at times.

9:25 am

musicmom

Bravo Exwren

9:26 am

ExWren

ty ch...I've not played properly for a few days, I won't get involved with the biggies

9:26 am

ch1212

your voice must sound beautiful, musicmom. I am such a low alto that when I was in Seminary Choir they had me sing tenor. Of course, I was the only female among 70+ students, so that's probably why too. Still, I held my own!

9:26 am

Angelsong

Help, I'm stuck for an fe4. have the one with the two point tile as the third letter, and the one for afraid.

9:27 am

musicmom

do you have the thing at the bottom of your legs?

9:27 am

Merk

Good Morning, Everyone.
Wow! I haven't been doing Babble for very long ... just turned Pro last night ... but ths seems to be one of the stranger ones ... so many vowels!

9:27 am

Haz1558

fe4/7 - look down at what is attached to your legs.

9:28 am

jaianniah

Gotta get back to the puzzle!!!!! See you later!!!

9:28 am

ExWren

I'm 2nd Alto as well, and my husband is bass.
His choir is holding a St. George's Day concert on Sunday

9:28 am

ch1212

Hi Merk! Congrats on going Pro

9:28 am

musicmom

Hey Merk - you got your icon. Wooohoooo!!!!! Welcome to the pro world.

9:28 am

harpjane

welcome merk!

9:29 am

ExWren

where is your handbag merk?

9:29 am

hurshy

i'm back, very nice merk!

9:29 am

Angelsong

ch1212, I'd be happy to share information about Firefox with you if you'd like to e mail me.

9:30 am

harpjane

ei6/21? em624? et5/12? Then I can eat breakfast.

9:31 am

hurshy

5 points to harp for em 6/24
ei - ei6/or
et5 - old anaesthetic

9:31 am

Haz1558

ei 6/21 is often said with 'or' to give alternatives to something.

9:31 am

ch1212

Thanks, angelsong -- I mentioned it to my husband this morning after getting the other feedback, and we agreed to explore it a bit more. I'll email you through your resource page link.

9:31 am

musicmom

I'm going to take a break and do some cleaning. Lots of company coming this weekend and next. Be back in a bit.

9:32 am

ch1212

em 6 -- take your em4/6 and add a cross letter + second vowel

9:32 am

Haz1558

em6/24 - extends the previous em4 with almost all of a beverage that sounds like a letter

9:33 am

Haz1558

Time for dog walking. Happy hunting.

9:33 am

hurshy

missing one i - any takers?

9:34 am

harpjane

wooohooo. got em! thanks

9:34 am

Merk

Handbag? You tell me. I have no idea where it is, what it's function is, or how to get one. I asked someone last night, but I don't think they understood my question.

9:34 am

hurshy

that'll be an easy one to get points on just by process of elimination

9:34 am

musicmom

it6 - I bet - I'm having trouble with it

9:34 am

hurshy

10 points mm for NOT using elimination, bang on the dot.

9:35 am

hurshy

merk tell it your gender

9:35 am

musicmom

Merk - fill in your bio and check the box that asks if you want it to show. Then you will have a handbag.

9:35 am

Angelsong

Merk, I think if you check the tickbox in your profile page to display your profile, your handbag will appear.

9:35 am

musicmom

If you find it will you clue it?

9:35 am

hurshy

mm how much is it worth?

9:36 am

ch1212

Off to the post office -- BBL.

9:36 am

hurshy

of course, mm!!

9:36 am

musicmom

I don't deserve 10 points. I understand the rules now<G>

9:36 am

ExWren

merk, it indicates male or female in your profile

9:36 am

musicmom

24 points hurshy.

Can you see how I'm cleaning the piano room.

9:37 am

Merk

So where do I get the female handbag?

9:38 am

misstearweus

lol, female handbag...Funny. I never saw a handbag until now. just a head with pink sholders or blue shoulders. Welcome Merck. Hi gang.

9:38 am

hurshy

i should have thought of that before! mm - it has to do with repeating a process... it's a latin singular...

9:38 am

musicmom

Merk - click on the my profile at the top of this page. In the optional (other ) information box put a check mark in the show profile.

9:39 am

hurshy

35 points left up for grabs in GWHIM - two R's one from each box, one M from fourth row, two F's and two S's

9:41 am

joey

hurshy the weirdest r for me was a 5, re then ending in the first part of the long word for not permanent?

9:41 am

musicmom

Hursh me4/6 there is only one of them.

9:42 am

Angelsong

Hurshy, just curious: what is GWHIM?

9:42 am

hurshy

5 points to joey!!!

angelsong - "guess what hurshy is missing"

9:42 am

musicmom

ru 4/6

9:42 am

hurshy

sorry mm, had that already

9:43 am

Angelsong

LOL...that's cute, Hurshy...

9:43 am

joey

yippee. tyvm

9:43 am

musicmom

hursh do you have two ra5/12?

9:44 am

misstearweus

ru = lady from the Bible

9:44 am

hurshy

that leaves one R from bottom row, one M from 4th, and the 2 F's and 2 S's

9:44 am

musicmom

thanks for the it btw.

9:44 am

ExWren

Thank you for asking faerie, I didn't like to ask in case it was too obvious

9:44 am

Merk

OK, we'll see if my handbag shows now.

9:44 am

hurshy

yes mm i have two ra 5/12

9:44 am

musicmom

so6/21 hurshy

9:44 am

musicmom

You got it Merk.

9:45 am

hurshy

5 points to mm for the SO

9:45 am

musicmom

so5/18 hurshy

9:46 am

ExWren

Yeahm merk, you are female!

9:46 am

hurshy

have the 5/18

9:46 am

musicmom

Okay seriously. I have to go clean the piano room. it doubles as the guest room and BGL and her husband would like a place to sleep. Be back in about an hour.

9:46 am

musicmom

How about sh 5/12

9:47 am

hurshy

bye bye MM, and thanks for playing GWHIM! (do i sound like a game sh4 host yet?)

9:47 am

musicmom

there are 3 sh5/12 hursh

9:47 am

hurshy

i have 2 sh 5/12

9:47 am

musicmom

Bye - yes you do and it is a very fun game.

9:47 am

ExWren

What are you missing now hurshey, I've lost track

9:47 am

hurshy

aha, 5 more points then to you MM

9:48 am

hurshy

two F's, one R from bottom, one M from fourth row

9:48 am

musicmom

see I could be good at this game.

9:48 am

hurshy

:) you are good mm. :)

9:49 am

ExWren

there is an ri4/5 and ri5/12

9:49 am

hurshy

this third 5/12, is it all vowels after the sh?

9:50 am

hurshy

yup, have those exwren

9:51 am

musicmom

no hurshy it ends with a consonant. it is also a biblical word

9:51 am

hurshy

no, it is hell, nvm

9:51 am

ExWren

there are 10 dreaded re's

9:51 am

hurshy

got it thanks mm :)

9:51 am

hurshy

well exwren it can't be an re because it is from the bottom

9:52 am

ExWren

alright, be awkward

9:53 am

hurshy

hehe
by the way, i am now missing 3 4's and a 6 - if you get the 6 next i can prob find the rest by monkeying :) which means i would award you extra points. so your choices are R, M, F

9:53 am

ExWren

well you've got the ru, so it must be one of the 4 ra's

9:53 am

hurshy

indeed, i have only 3 ra's

9:54 am

hurshy

5 points to exwren!

9:54 am

ExWren

two 4's and two 5's

9:54 am

hurshy

that leaves one M and 2 F

9:54 am

hurshy

yeah i found it exwren, but thanks :)

9:55 am

hurshy

and yes, i have four fo words relating to the thing at the bottom of my leg, before anyone asks

9:58 am

ExWren

do you have the ma4/9?

9:58 am

hurshy

yup yup

9:59 am

Cheesio

I've been lurking... but do you have fl 6/27 or fo 6/30

9:59 am

hurshy

5 points cheesio, i do not have fl6!

9:59 am

ExWren

You should have 8 me's

9:59 am

Atalante

got mi6/24 hursh?

10:00 am

Cheesio

yay points! :)

10:00 am

hurshy

yes ata - was surprised to see that scottish word in there

10:00 am

joey

fo 6? last 4 letters are a type of tiny, tiny burrowing bug?

10:00 am

hurshy

oh exwren, you are now becoming too list-like... you can't play GWHIM that way :)

10:00 am

Atalante

all my other words are common ones still, sorry :(

10:01 am

hurshy

'sok ata :)

10:01 am

clubmaster1

dear guppie this was harder than yesterday
club

10:01 am

joey

fl 6? f in front of a lo 5?

10:02 am

hetty

Good morning all. The very first word I saw was an m6--a word my grandMOTHER used to use of being worried, anxious, flustered--"Dinna ****** thysen".

10:02 am

hurshy

joey, cheesio already got that one, but 5 points anyway!

10:03 am

hurshy

so that leaves an f4 and m4

10:03 am

joey

oh, well. how about the fo 6 - got that one?

10:03 am

ExWren

look hershy, either you want help or you don't. I have finished the puzzle, i'm not quoting from a list

10:04 am

joey

f 4 is an fl? follows ice?

10:04 am

hurshy

exwren - i don't mean to appear critical, it's just that the point of the game is for people to guess, not to tell me there are that many of something, because then i might as well get the list. but as always, people should only play the game if they find it fun, it is by no means compulsory.

10:05 am

hurshy

yes joey have those :)

10:05 am

faeriekae

I'm back - long phone call.

10:05 am

hurshy

i do appreciate your willingness to help though exwren!! :) :)

10:06 am

Cheesio

how about fe 4/8?

10:06 am

joey

fe with a chair and a squiggle?

10:06 am

hurshy

5 more points to cheesio!

10:07 am

hurshy

and to joey - that was a tie, i'd say :)

10:07 am

ExWren

I won't interfere again with your game

10:07 am

hurshy

last word, you all are excellent players! m4, fourth row. if someone tells me the point total i can just monkey it.

10:08 am

hurshy

exwren, please don't take it the wrong way - it's just my quirkiness!

10:10 am

hurshy

please, do forgive me for being a silly young whippersnapper :)

10:11 am

ch1212

exWren, I would welcome a clue for the fo6/30, please and thank-you (or thanks to anyone who can provide.)

10:11 am

hurshy

ch - joey gave a lovely clue for that at 10:00

10:13 am

hurshy

exwren, exwren, where are you? the last thing hurshy wants is to hurt anyone's feelings!

10:13 am

joey

thanks for the compliment from the master clue giver, I am honored.

10:14 am

ch1212

thx hurshy - got it

10:18 am

faeriekae

bbl gotta go to the bank and see if they made any money to give me. *teehee*

10:18 am

hurshy

he he, see if they made any for me while you're there faerie

10:20 am

jaianniah

I cannot find two words, and would appreciate help-
so 6/21 and te6/18. HELP!!!!! Thanks :o)

10:21 am

hurshy

so 7/21 start's like campbell's tomato and ends with white house press secretary fleischer

10:21 am

ch1212

te 6/18 = te 5/10 + second vowel

10:21 am

hurshy

te 6/18 latin plural of prev te5

10:22 am

hurshy

i meant 6/21, obviously, sorry.

10:22 am

Uneaixoise

great clue, hurshy!

10:22 am

hurshy

thanks une

10:24 am

joey

i have 4 more, need some help, please.
lo 6/18
the first me 4/6
the me 5/12
the third sh 5/12
HELP?

10:24 am

jaianniah

Bam Bam Bam <------------Jai slaps forehead repeatedly.....Thank you!!!!

10:25 am

Uneaixoise

lo6--think signs reading "no lo----ing" --where the powers that be don't want folks hanging around

10:25 am

hurshy

lo 6/18 the most passive illegal act

10:25 am

hetty

I think the me4/6 is an abbrev. for ********* spirits

10:25 am

hurshy

me 4/6 short form of a bad drug
me 5/12 not a yard but a ....

10:26 am

hurshy

sh 5/12 hebrew word for hell.

10:26 am

jaianniah

answers both m clues- a Me** thermo me****

10:30 am

joey

Hurshy, sorry, Hebrew is rusty. any thing else.

and the me 4/6 that i am missing is not the bad drug.

got the me 5 need the fish for that one, must be not enough brain cells awake this morning.. loved the lo clue - got it right away.
thanks

10:31 am

hurshy

1000 points to joey, that is what i need too then.

sh5 assonates with what you are in if you jump from a plane with no chute

10:32 am

hurshy

me add french for or

10:33 am

hurshy

i cannot be excited over finishing or the very excellent game of GWHIM because i am inconsolable from offending exwren.

10:33 am

hetty

Joey--how's your Latin? The me4 you want may be the latin term for "measure" ; as for the Hebrew, try third person pronoun--feminine--followed by the middle letters of "hole"

10:34 am

Cheesio

I'm totally stuck on he 5/14 and 6/24
any help please?

10:35 am

hurshy

he 5/14 peewee he***** cut off last letter. latin pl for 6.

10:36 am

Cheesio

Thank you! i'm sure I tried that... all done now :D

10:36 am

hurshy

oh wait do you not know about him in england??? shoot.

10:36 am

hurshy

oh you do, good.

10:36 am

hetty

hurshey, take heart. I'm sure ex-wren has simply popped off to do chores or whatever, having finished for the day, and will be back tomorrow perky as ever.
No one could be really offended by your spirit.

10:37 am

hurshy

well if i don't see her, anyone that does, tell her how i feel ok?

10:38 am

Biggles

Success! For the first time, I finished a puzzle.

10:38 am

hurshy

congrats, biggles!

10:39 am

Biggles

thank you.

10:40 am

joey

thanks for the points, Latin is better than the Hebrew that is for sure. and the me 4 is the last one for me.

(had to actually do some work for a moment)

10:42 am

hurshy

joey, did you see my 10:32 clue for the me?

10:43 am

abe79

yeah biggles!

10:43 am

joey

yup, i keep getting interrupted. have to get something done, then I will get back for this last tiny, tiny one.

10:45 am

joey

GOT IT, GOT IT. that was harder than usual for me.....

thanks for all the help

10:46 am

hurshy

congrats, joey!

10:46 am

joey

wtg biggles. feels good doesn't it. you can actually have a life for the rest of the day - or get some work done!

10:48 am

Angelsong

he6/27?

10:49 am

hurshy

he 6/27 looks like it would sound like the actor who played benson

10:52 am

Angelsong

hurshy, that clue sailed all the way over my head.

10:55 am

rumplestiltskin

clue for fo7,40 please

10:56 am

Judi

Robert Guillaume. French. Silent "L's". Still sailed over my head too.

10:57 am

hurshy

sorry! :( it was just what stuck out at me about the word.

fo7 - more like the thing at the end of your leg

10:57 am

abe79

fo 7/40, like fo 6/27, but more so

10:59 am

rumplestiltskin

thanx, abe79

10:59 am

Angelsong

I know about Rober Guiillaume...but I"m still drawing a blank on the he6/27 clue...

11:00 am

smaller

cute photo, rumple!

11:00 am

abe79

yw rumplestittskin. still confused about he 6/27

11:00 am

smaller

he6, ends like his name

11:01 am

capone

Fair to Midland rocks!, check 'em out!

11:01 am

abe79

got it! v. clever clue hurshy!

11:02 am

Angelsong

got the he6/27. what a word.

11:02 am

abe79

and smaller

11:02 am

72 Temple Owl

hey smaller, capone! : )

11:02 am

rumplestiltskin

that's our new baby Scottish Highland calf. Thanx

11:02 am

Angelsong

he6/27 clue: he = symbol for gold + singular personal pronoun

11:03 am

Angelsong

put a plus where the = is in the he clue I just gave :)

11:04 am

smaller

hey temple!
odd grid today. even odder chat log

11:04 am

musicmom

back for my last 33. The piano room still isn't clean but the porches are all swept, the grill is ready to cook dinner and the surfaces on the cabinets are cleared. Lunch and babble time.

11:04 am

hurshy

that would be my fault, i suppose, smaller...

11:05 am

72 Temple Owl

yes - i'm about to bail - too nice to spend lunch indoors!

11:05 am

caitlyn

Hi all......

11:05 am

72 Temple Owl

BTW - my fountain was in the movie the sixth sense...so that makes it in phiadelphia of course!

11:06 am

musicmom

Hi cait.

11:07 am

misstearweus

smaller, I'm with you. Been lurking for a while, reread chat log and have learned the true meaning of "dork", know more about a platypus than I can ever use, and other assorted oddball info. lots of words too no, doubt, some great clues...

11:07 am

72 Temple Owl

has the dork thing been verified?

11:07 am

musicmom

Oops the dork thing was my fault.

11:08 am

misstearweus

I went to webster and saw that it is used as a slang for male genitalia...couldn't find the whale thing though.

11:08 am

caitlyn

What have i been missing?(looking back at log)

11:09 am

smaller

LOL MM and misstear!

11:09 am

misstearweus

you never know what you will find with you look back for clues...

11:14 am

caitlyn

Its gone very quiet out there Spooky!!!!!!!

11:14 am

hetty

Please, what's all this about a whale's dork? I can't scroll back today!

11:15 am

smaller

it's the th5/14 for the day

11:15 am

musicmom

I said I was a dork and someone said that is what a whale's penis is called. :-P

11:18 am

hetty

Well what do you know. I had it all the time. Ta.

11:18 am

72 Temple Owl

anyone care to know the definitions? a dork is someone socially inept - MM i don't think that applies to you - do you?

11:19 am

smaller

awww, temple owl!!!! that's soooo sweet!!

and MM - she's right! totally not you

11:19 am

musicmom

I'd like to think not TO but considering things Capone was calling me earlier..... hehehee

11:20 am

Deutsch

Im here with a student showing her what this is. Sorry for the interruption

11:20 am

musicmom

thanks Smaller.

11:20 am

musicmom

I just used dork because I didn't want to type ignoramous

11:20 am

72 Temple Owl

well - that's different - LOL!
besides - i have taken the nerd, geek dork test and i am 69% nerd!

11:21 am

smaller

LOL

11:21 am

72 Temple Owl

yo deutsch!

11:22 am

Deutsch

Hey temple!

11:23 am

caitlyn

Hi Deutsch and student

11:24 am

Deutsch

Hi Caitlyn! student says hi!

11:25 am

Deutsch

Grid looks manageable. I haven't started. What's it like?

11:26 am

musicmom

Hi gang. It's friendly today.

11:26 am

misstearweus

blazed through first 60 words easy, but slowed then after. But the log is very fruitful...down to 26 now in less than 2 hours.

11:31 am

Jera

Hey, gang! I need help with the me5/20, please?

11:32 am

caitlyn

More than youe me4/9

11:32 am

Deutsch

Thanks, miss!
I have to shut down the machine. I'll see you all in about 2 hours.
Thanks!

11:34 am

Jera

*SMACK*

Sad when the simple plural is passed over as we search frantically for weird exotic words...

11:34 am

Jera

Bye, Deutsch!

11:35 am

caitlyn

jera that fish is beginning to stink!! Here have a fresh one LOL

11:36 am

musicmom

I do that ALL the time Jera.

11:36 am

Jera

No, you keep it... I'm too embarrassed... dare I ask about the horrible mu's? I am lacking a 4 & a 5... no idea which ones...

11:37 am

Jera

Got the 4.

11:37 am

gwenski

The first 5 mu's all begin with the same three letters.

11:37 am

musicmom

both mu5 are similar but end with a different vowel

11:37 am

musicmom

or there is more silent for an mu5

11:37 am

caitlyn

Jera two of the mu 4/6 combos have differen tvowel endings

11:37 am

Jera

I need help with the second mu5/14, please

11:39 am

stidmama

Jera -- is that the mu that makes things quieter?

11:39 am

caitlyn

My typing is getting worse !!

11:39 am

Jera

Got it... thanks for the vowel tips.

Coulda sworn I tried that 3 times already!

11:39 am

Jera

That's the last one, stidmama (I think!)

11:39 am

musicmom

Hey stid!!!
Jera - I swear the grid wasn't taking things I was typing last night. Only would take it when I humbled myself for a clue.

11:39 am

stidmama

good day, all!

back for more punishment...

11:40 am

Jera

Now I just have two re's left, a 5 & a 6...

Someone hold me...

11:40 am

musicmom

this is fairly friendly one today stid.

11:41 am

stidmama

yes, I got to about 50 words to go before I left at the flip. haven't needed the list or clues yet... :-)

lots better so far than yesterday!

11:41 am

caitlyn

Hi stidmama

11:41 am

Jera

I need the last re5/12, & the very last re, please??

11:42 am

caitlyn

re +t 4/4

11:42 am

Angelsong

is ch1212 here, still?

11:43 am

stidmama

hi caitlyn -- I suppose you-all can tell I got the wrong th*** for today, but am too lazy to change it right now!

11:43 am

gwenski

last re5: fix your shoelace again

11:43 am

leighprefect

I go away for a couple of days and BOOM! Things change, Lickety upgrades the clues page, and I think I'm in love with it!

11:44 am

boreetos

good mirnign all!

11:44 am

caitlyn

Welcome home leigh

11:44 am

stidmama

hello leigh! yes, isn't Lickety's upgrade marvelous!

11:44 am

caitlyn

Hi boreetos

11:44 am

stidmama

*boreetos* I didn't see you yesterday...

11:44 am

boreetos

wow, lets see if I can really misspell "morning" now...

molajdsgoaudgo. yeah that's better.

11:45 am

leighprefect

Hello all!

Fabulous. I'm tempted to print out the baby grid and bring it to work with me tonight. =)

11:45 am

musicmom

Jera - did you get help with your re words? My computer froze - had to restart.

11:45 am

scatty

all done

11:46 am

boreetos

yeah work kept me from being on too much yesterday, I was on in the morning around now, and then for a few at lunch but that was it. no afternoon babbling at all!! :(

11:46 am

caitlyn

LOL boreetos (your spelling made sense to me !!)

11:46 am

musicmom

Bravo Scatty.

I just lost my list. Only have 5 words to find though. I think I can I think I can.

11:46 am

leighprefect

congrats, scatty

11:46 am

stidmama

YAY scatty!

11:46 am

caitlyn

Well done scatty

11:46 am

leighprefect

Go mm!

11:47 am

stidmama

go musicmom -- go!

11:47 am

boreetos

caitlyn, that's a bad sign...

bet yeah, lickety's upgrade is sweet!

11:47 am

scatty

musicmum, can you remember which ones you are missing

11:48 am

musicmom

I need the ae6. fortunately I have the stats. It won't be hard to figure out what's missing.

11:48 am

Merk

I am so stuck on the ME 6/21 that comes after the abbreviated drug name.

11:48 am

musicmom

merk - take your measure me word and add the third vowel after the cross letter.

11:49 am

scatty

merk, last four letters are a layer on a wedding cake

11:49 am

caitlyn

Merk add a vowel in your me 5/12

11:49 am

musicmom

ar 6 also please.

11:49 am

abe79

musicmom, do you need an ae-6 clue? i got it by monkey typing, but i would be glad to share a clue

11:50 am

musicmom

yes please abe. Thanks!

11:50 am

scatty

musicmum - ae+ *** bible +a hook

11:50 am

abe79

ae + not here but ***** (minus the last letter)

11:51 am

Merk

I would if I could, but I can't find the ME 5/12 either. I have all the other MEs but those two.

11:51 am

musicmom

thanks Abe. Don't know why I didn't try that.

11:51 am

abe79

lol. it took me awhile to get it too!

11:51 am

musicmom

Merk not a yard but a me*** (unit of measure)

11:52 am

caitlyn

Merk does the gas man call to read your me5/12?

11:52 am

Jera

I'm back, sorry... someone at the door... I have the re5/10... I need the last re5/12 & the very last re, which is a re6/18

11:53 am

Merk

oh those twists and turns drive me crazy. Thanks!

11:53 am

caitlyn

Jera re + to 4/4

11:53 am

LilMommy

Hi, Wat are you doing

11:54 am

scatty

last re6, think spanner, hammer, scewdriver

11:54 am

Jera

Thanks, caitlyn! Now I just need that 5...

11:55 am

Jera

Thank you too scatty...

11:55 am

musicmom

to fix the bow on your sh** again re5
to work over again (think hammers, screwdrivers etc) re6

11:55 am

scatty

re5, men wear them round their necks

11:55 am

musicmom

Scatty - great minds

Any clues on the ar6? or the fl6?

11:55 am

caitlyn

Hi lilMommy

11:55 am

Jera

The shoe one is a 5/10, I need the 12 pointer

11:56 am

musicmom

do you have the one that is your re6 about putting a sports group together - the first vowel?

11:56 am

Merk

Done with the MEs. Thanks

11:57 am

caitlyn

musicmom ar +mu 4/6

11:57 am

Jera

That was it, musicmom! Thanks!

*happy dance of doneness*

11:57 am

scatty

ar6 - 1st 3 letters joined to the hand, +upside down n + hook+big curly

11:57 am

leighprefect

Speaking of sports group... *chokes on ticket prices*

11:58 am

leighprefect

yay jera!

11:58 am

musicmom

Bravo Jera!

Thanks for the ar clues.

11:58 am

Jera

Of course!! How could I have forgotten about that porr little desert shrub??

11:58 am

caitlyn

Well done Jera

11:59 am

scatty

do you want fireworks jera

11:59 am

Jera

Can i help anyone before I return to my Spring cleaning?? Please, please, please can I help someone? DON'T MAKE ME GO BACK!!

11:59 am

musicmom

I just need the fl 6 and I will be dancing with Jera.

11:59 am

abe79

yeah Jera!

11:59 am

abe79

Jera- fl6?

11:59 am

stidmama

YAY Jera!

11:59 am

musicmom

Jera help me -- I have to get back to it too. I still haven't cleaned that piano room up today.

12:00 pm

boreetos

jera I could use the ot5/ o word from the top o. :)
the one not used above .

12:00 pm

Sign

th 7?

12:00 pm

caitlyn

Jera STAY you are needed to give clues..and the house will get dirty again soon LOL

12:00 pm

Jera

fl6 usually has a ker- before it... when things go very badly, all kerfl****

12:01 pm

Jera

th7 is a latin plural to the th5 before it

12:01 pm

abe79

thanks Jera, that was killing me

12:01 pm

musicmom

excellent clue. Thanks Jera. I am FINISHED!

12:02 pm

caitlyn

Sign add another vowel before the end of th6/24

12:02 pm

Jera

I've never seen it spelled with that ending bofore, only a y

12:02 pm

abe79

wtg musicmom

12:02 pm

MikeyInBerlin

*is here, with nose in grid, keeping quiet; much safer/better that way, it seems!*

12:02 pm

musicmom

I'm going to go do a couple of things now but will be back in a little while to help clue. BGL will be back looking for me probably.

12:02 pm

stidmama

YAY musicmmom!

12:02 pm

Jera

boreetos, sorry I didn't see you... ot = not this one but the ot***

12:02 pm

leighprefect

yay mm!

12:02 pm

scatty

^*^*^*^^*^^*^*F*I*R*E*W*R*K* S*^*^*^*^*^^*^**FOR MUSICMUM

12:03 pm

Jera

Huzzah for musicmom!!

12:03 pm

boreetos

no no, that's the one I've got, I need the alternate one.

12:03 pm

Jera

{{{Mikey}}}

12:03 pm

caitlyn

Well done musicmom Hi Mikey

12:03 pm

scatty

hI MIKEY, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN, DID YOU ATTEMPT THE GRID YESTERDAY

12:03 pm

boreetos

hi mikey.

12:03 pm

stidmama

mikey -- guten tag! wie geht's?

12:04 pm

MikeyInBerlin

hi Jera and Caitlyn :-)

12:04 pm

Jera

I don't even know what the icon th5/14 is today... still wearing costume from yesterday...

12:04 pm

musicmom

Thanks everyone. Boreeto - there is only one ot word. There is a four letter om word

12:04 pm

musicmom

Jera - fountains. Mikey - Hi - bye - be back soon.

12:05 pm

boreetos

awesome, that's enough. thanks!

I'm out kids, I'll see you at lunch.

12:05 pm

stidmama

Later Boreetos!

12:05 pm

Jera

There is only on ot5, bor... do you need the om4?? Leave something out

12:05 pm

caitlyn

Bye musicmom Bye Boreetos

12:06 pm

stidmama

bye musicmom!

12:06 pm

Jera

Okay, i have a quick Spring Cleaning question... what is it that you aren't supposed to mix or it will kill you? Is that bleach & ammonia??

12:06 pm

stidmama

okay, i'm disappearing into the grid for a while....

*poof*

12:07 pm

leighprefect

Jera- Yes. My boyfriend did that once in his toilet and he was not doing so well afterwards.

12:07 pm

Jera

*looks confused at all the comings & goings*

12:08 pm

misstearweus

<-----Done.

Jera. Don't mix those too, the fumes can make you vomit, or have dizzy spells. You probably will lose some brain cells you really would like to keep for babbling.

12:08 pm

Jera

Okay, good. I had some stuff I wanted to thin out as I'm a bit allergic, wanted to be safe... I much prefer vinegar, anyway!

12:08 pm

hetty

scatty, please help--your clues " hook" and "big curly "
simply mystify me

12:08 pm

Jera

The gods know I don't need to lose any more braincells...

12:08 pm

stidmama

YAY misstearweus!

12:08 pm

caitlyn

Well done misstear

12:09 pm

scatty

hook is a (r) and big curlys are (e)

12:09 pm

Jera

I have some murphy's oil soap & some all-purpose cleaner... I can add water to those, right? What about vinegar?

12:10 pm

misstearweus

I add water to the oil soap often, so you should be good.

12:10 pm

Jera

Huzzah for misstearweas!!

12:10 pm

Jera

I'm used to the cheap stuff, but I made the mistake of sending my husband out for some cleaning stuff. I usually do drugstore.com

12:10 pm

misstearweus

clues anyone before I'm off to lunch?

12:11 pm

hetty

Bless you, Scatty. How are you feeling now, Hurshy?
I missed you too, Mikey

12:11 pm

Jera

I think I'm off to lunch as well, maybe some grownup tv before the littlies get home...

12:12 pm

caitlyn

Bye Jera

12:12 pm

scatty

baking powder and white vinigar is ment to be good + lemons are ment to clean off lime scaleif to leave it on for a while

12:13 pm

misstearweus

another gem is the Mr. Clean Magic Erasure. Only water needed and it gets everything off.

12:13 pm

Jera

ITA scatty I love the natural stuff for cleaning both house & body. I'm sensitive to so many chemicals & fragrances, it makes me very particular!

12:13 pm

Jera

Oh mistearweas!!! I LOVE that thing!! It even gets crayon off walls!

12:14 pm

scatty

jera, alot of stuff you buy for the bathroom nowaday is sufficating

12:14 pm

MikeyInBerlin

oh, sorry; hi, musicmom.....and aw, thank hetty.....been busy busy around here, doing our spring cleaning all day yesterday, and much more to do yet, too! :-P

12:14 pm

misstearweus

YES!!!! I tell my brother, "bring my nieces, I can handle anything!"

goop, crayon, old food, syrupy stoves...the likes...

12:15 pm

caitlyn

Jera bicarbonate of soda is great for cleaning your fridge !!

12:15 pm

Jera

The most exotic thing I have for my bathroom is orange wipes, they are handy & smell good. My daughter cleans the bathroom, though

12:15 pm

misstearweus

scatty, try the erasure on the bathtub for the "elbow grease needed" soap scum and you will done in a jiff. Just water. I'm telling you. It's magic.

12:16 pm

scatty

why is everyone spring cleaning all of a sudden, its still too cold here to get motivated

12:16 pm

Jera

She is working on the Housekeeping Badge, which is a retired one, but has good stuff kids don't seem to be taught much these days.

12:16 pm

misstearweus

Jera, I had to stay away from the wipes. I was misfortunate once to reach around and grab the wrong wipe while on the throne...

12:16 pm

scatty

cheers misstear

12:17 pm

Haz1558

Good afternoon/evening all. How goes the hunt?

12:17 pm

Jera

I start Spring Cleaning in February, to celebrate Imbolc... I'm actually running late as I'm usually done by actual Spring.

12:17 pm

caitlyn

scatty Im decorating the whole house (well hubby is )

12:17 pm

Jera

Oh my, misstear. We keep the cleaning wipes & the baby wipes in very different places!

12:18 pm

Jera

I'm done, Haz, aren't you proud of me?

12:18 pm

caitlyn

Hi Haz

12:18 pm

Haz1558

Oh, congratulations Jera!

12:18 pm

scatty

thats when we blitz as well, bicarb takes the smell out of the fridge as well

12:18 pm

misstearweus

no baby at home, so everything goes under the sink...where is a baby room when you need one?

12:18 pm

Jera

Our landlord is selling the house so we might be moving... so I'm extra motivated this Spring!

12:19 pm

scatty

well done jera

12:19 pm

Jera

My baby is 4 1/2 but we all love our baby wipes... nuff said.

12:19 pm

Jera

I figure if we end up staying, hey, the house is clean!

12:20 pm

caitlyn

Im going now Happy babbling all catch you tomorrow Bye

12:20 pm

Haz1558

Bye Caitlin. Have a good evening.

12:20 pm

Jera

Our trashcan is under the sink, not much room for storage there... extra sponges & unopened soap & shampoo, mostly

12:20 pm

misstearweus

me too! Happy cleaning and babbling.

12:21 pm

Jera

Bye, caitlyn!

12:21 pm

scatty

jera, i might be having a thick sess but what is Imbolc

12:21 pm

Jera

Someone's at the door again!! I will talk to you all later!

12:21 pm

Haz1558

Bye Misstearweus have a good day.

12:22 pm

stidmama

imbolc/groundhog day in the US

ancient festival of the end of winter/beginning of spring

12:23 pm

scatty

right i'm off out, will be back later to see if anyone needs any help, keep babbling, see you later

12:31 pm

hetty

Stidmama, here in Canada we say that Groundhog Day (Feb) is when the groundhog comes out of his burrow to see if he can see his shadow, and if not back he goes--Spring delayed another month

12:33 pm

hetty

---never heard the term "imbolc" though. Does it have a meaning? Or is it like some of these Babble clues?

12:34 pm

stidmama

imbolc is a celtic term used by many modern pagans. it occurs on groundhog day, feb 2

12:35 pm

stidmama

*blush* can't believe i just did that

*bad mama* *headbang*

12:37 pm

GreyWoulf

Hi all -- Imbolc is one of the days celebrating the turn of the year in most pagan calendars -- it is traditionally celebrated on Feb 1 and is typically dedicated to the Goddess Brigid :)

12:39 pm

stidmama

woulf! where were you yesterday?

we celebrate the new year in our family at samhain/halloween....

12:39 pm

GreyWoulf

This pagan education moment brought to you by Breaktime at work -- courtesy of Woulf, traditional guide and teacher in the Native American faith system ;)

12:40 pm

GreyWoulf

stidmama -- yesterday was waaayyy too big for me to consider attempting so I spent the day with my daughter :)

I got her her first tricycle last night!

12:41 pm

stidmama

first tricycle! my, how big she's grown!

were you having a proud papa kind of day? :-)

12:41 pm

GreyWoulf

And who says cartoons don't teach safe bahaviour patterns -- she absolutely DEMANDED that I buy her a helmet to wear as well!

12:41 pm

galliwags

Hello Hetty. How long have you lived on SSI. I was born there

12:42 pm

GreyWoulf

Yes I was stidmama-- she was very well behaved the whole time, though she had to try EVERY trike and car in Toys R Us before we found the one she liked

12:43 pm

stidmama

good for her!

our elder son has brain damage from birth trauma -- we insist on helmets for almost everything...

12:45 pm

GreyWoulf

OK, my time is done here -- I stopped by to find 50 words and then return to my mundane chaotic job :\

But I had to put in my two cents re: Imbolc since Jera was called away :)

I'll be back later tonight.... after Kristianna is done riding her trike! ;D

(*Hugs to all*) and farewell!!

12:48 pm

hetty

Hi, Galliwag. Been an islander since retiring from U Vic in 1989. Of our 48 years in Canada, the island is the place we have lived longest (and most happily, for many reasons.) When you come back you must visit us.

12:49 pm

galliwags

I lived there for 25 years. I still have lots of family there

12:49 pm

stidmama

later, Woulf!

12:56 pm

Merk

I'm finished. Bells and whistles. Perhaps now I should consider cleaning my house. What say?

12:57 pm

stidmama

YAY Merk!

12:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

yay, pro babbler merk!

12:59 pm

Merk

I might be here tomorrow, but unlikely for days and days after that. I'll miss it and you. Thanks for all the help. ttyl

12:59 pm

stidmama

later, Merk -- see you around!

1:00 pm

movieman

Well, I'm back.....

Sorry I was gone longer than I anticipated, but I had a couple of DVD's to watch.....

Anyway, what did I miss, conversation-wise?

1:01 pm

stidmama

talk about cleaning the house, mostly --

i stayed out of it, not my forte! LOL

1:01 pm

movieman

Stidmama - not the most engrossing of topics, then....

1:02 pm

stidmama

well, gross if you're describing our house!

what DVDs were you watching?

1:02 pm

soup

is there a 9 letter word for every puzzle?

1:03 pm

Judi

Hi, again all. Down to my last word. Need a clue for the So6/21. Then I'll hang and give clues for others.

1:03 pm

movieman

Darkman 1 & 2......

In case you've never heard of them, they concern a vigilante who hunts down his enemies using masks made of synthetic skin...

1:03 pm

stidmama

no soup, this puzzle, for example has only a few 7 letter words (6) and the rest have fewer letters.

1:04 pm

movieman

Stidmama - there's only 4 7 letter words today....

1:04 pm

stidmama

sounds pretty noiresque... horror-type.

no pretty flowers or fluffy bunnies, then? :-)

1:05 pm

ARB

The so 6 starts like the bitter word with an extra vowel after the first 3 letters and a vowel at the end

1:05 pm

stidmama

movieman, glad you're more awake than I am -- the benadryl i took for my allergies must have started working... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

1:06 pm

ExWren

The so6 is a large South American tree

1:06 pm

soup

I am new to this, what does So6/21 mean?

1:06 pm

Judi

Thanks, ARB! Got it on the first monkey type after your clue (so many vowels, so few fingers, you know).

1:06 pm

ARB

There is a 6 letter word with a total value of 21 points that begins with so

1:07 pm

movieman

so6/21 means the first two letters are s+o, it has 6 letters and is worth 21 points.....

1:07 pm

Angelsong

I just got some good news about Babble. I e mailed Jamie with a couple of suggestions and he told me that he is going to be adding scroll bars to both the chat log and word list soon.

1:08 pm

spellit

It's a good idea to check out the Babble Rules link

1:10 pm

knutmeg

Woot!! Finished!! (With extra help from me mum, thanks Jaianniah!) Today's puzzle: the words are ei6 really obvious or really obscure...

1:10 pm

Uneaixoise

congrats, knutmeg!

1:11 pm

stidmama

YAY knutmeg! ***Liv*** because we know she helped, too!

1:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

anyone have a clue for the fl6? saw one earlier but did not get it...

1:12 pm

stidmama

i'm at 19 words now, need to take a break and do some paperwork. BBL {{{all}}}

1:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye stidmama!

1:13 pm

knutmeg

Yes, she did help. She slept enough for me to type with two hands for the whole puzzle. :-) (Currently napping in her bouncy chair next to her dad)

1:13 pm

Vicuna

fl6/27 - f + lo5

1:13 pm

Haz1558

fl6/21 - take the first four letters of what caused Noah to build the ark, then add two vowels on the end.

1:13 pm

knutmeg

bye stidmama!

1:14 pm

ARB

The fe 6/21 sounds like someone sick with Asian ---, but totally mispelled and very upset about being sick!!

1:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

wow - two for the price of one : D
thanks vi and haz!

1:14 pm

soup

now how would a person know there is a 6 letter word in this puzzle that starts with so?

1:15 pm

Vicuna

Good one, ARB! :D

1:15 pm

ARB

TeeHee

1:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

soup: they would click on angelsong's babble page under the friends of babble list at the right of the page

1:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

or on lickety's babble clues

1:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

i have fo, sw, and th 7's - can someone please tell me that last 7?

1:19 pm

Vicuna

There's an sh7/32.

1:19 pm

ARB

sh 7

1:20 pm

movieman

Any cluez for the fo7 & the th7 plz.....

1:20 pm

movieman

Ignore the fo7, just got it....

1:20 pm

ARB

fo 7 is the comparative of the preceding word

1:21 pm

abe79

fo 7- like fo 4/7, but more so

1:21 pm

spellit

th7 is pl of th5

1:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty - movieman: build on the fo 4/7 and the th5/12

1:21 pm

Deutsch

Howdy! I'm back from class and ready to get started!
*dives in*

1:22 pm

abe79

can anyone help with em 6/24? thanks!

1:22 pm

ARB

the th plural is a Latinized plural

1:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

*splashes deutsch*

1:22 pm

movieman

Temple - sorry to sound a bit dense, but what is the th5/12?

1:23 pm

Deutsch

*wipes water from face* Hi Temple!

1:23 pm

ARB

em 6 = the previous em 4 + 2/3 of the number of fingers you have

1:23 pm

spellit

There is no th5/12 only th5/14's

1:24 pm

ARB

It's not a th 5/12 but a th 5/14

1:25 pm

abe79

thanks ARB!

1:28 pm

movieman

Anyone clue me up with the 2nd o word apart from the ot5/12.....

1:29 pm

stidmama

movieman, it's probably a word you 'left out"

1:30 pm

movieman

Thanx stidmama....

I had a feeling that was in there, but I just didn't see it.....

*SLAP! SLAP! SLAP!*......

And one for luck......

*SLAP!!!!!!!!*

1:32 pm

ARB

No hitting, children

1:34 pm

stidgrant

hi everyone!

1:34 pm

movieman

Hi, stidgrant!!!!!!

1:34 pm

Deutsch

Hi stidgrant!

1:35 pm

stidmama

hi sweetie! it's a smaller puzzle, so words may be harder to find than yesterday. go ahead and ask for help if you need it.

1:35 pm

EvaNadine

afternoon all!!
:D

1:35 pm

movieman

OK then, stidmama.....

What on Earth is the u from the bottom row, plz.....

1:36 pm

movieman

Warm greetings to you, evan.....

1:36 pm

stidmama

that's one of the ones i'm still missing, movieman...

1:36 pm

Deutsch

Hi evanadine!

1:36 pm

stidgrant

dont call me sweetie mom!

1:37 pm

stidmama

evanadine? where? *looks about*

1:37 pm

movieman

Hooray!!!!!

The mother/son partnership is back!!!!!

1:37 pm

EvaNadine

i know, ive been a ghost lately!!

1:37 pm

stidmama

just checking to see if you were paying attention, grant...

:-)

1:37 pm

mab

She's wiley, stidmama.

1:38 pm

stidmama

sure is -- at least on sudoku it shows who-all's playing... here, we have to guess. oh well -- all part of the fun!

1:39 pm

movieman

Remember, everyone, just because a Babble has less than 200 words, it don't make it easy!!!!!!

1:39 pm

sha

thats me finished : )

1:39 pm

stidmama

YAY sha!

1:40 pm

movieman

OK, Sha, maybe you can assist me with the bottom row u.....

1:40 pm

Deutsch

woot for sha!

1:40 pm

stidgrant

nice icon sha

1:40 pm

movieman

Oh, and congrats by the way.....

1:40 pm

sha

thanx stidgrant

1:41 pm

pthomp

still pondering -- "2/3 of the number of fingers you have"

1:41 pm

EvaNadine

wiley?
me??

NAH!

1:41 pm

mab

I just sighned in; hi dear everyone.

Does Anj ever come around these here parts anymore? Could he be bored with babble?

1:42 pm

abe79

hu 6/27? i'm tortured

1:42 pm

Deutsch

Hi mab!
I haven't seen Anj in a while.

1:42 pm

stidmama

anj was around at least late last week... haven't seen him the last couple days, though.

1:42 pm

Vicuna

pthomp - not to make any assumptions about your fingers, if you were to write out the word for the standard number of human fingers, and take two thirds of the word...

1:42 pm

stidmama

hu is a latin plural for a bone in the arm

1:43 pm

Vicuna

hu6 - pl of bones of upper arms

1:43 pm

sha

ur-5-u =u=r the vowel to the left then the 2 vowels above

1:44 pm

movieman

Thanx, sha.....

1:44 pm

stidmama

yes, thanks sha -- that's an obscure one!

1:45 pm

sha

yw havent a clue wot it means lol

1:45 pm

movieman

Obscure is right, stidmama, I bet it's not even in the OED....

1:45 pm

mab

Well of course, evanadine, you're all blissed out now from meditating on your icon.

1:46 pm

pthomp

vicuÃ±a - got it but laughing at the mathmatical possibilities and how to type them in :-}

1:46 pm

abe79

thanks all! torture over

1:46 pm

EvaNadine

heh, it made me happy when i found it this morning

1:47 pm

EvaNadine

*still lost on the fingers clue*

1:47 pm

dicktrickle

phew...done....is it bad that babble is more important than work?

1:47 pm

Vicuna

Yeah, and typing them in would be all the hard with only two thrids of your fingers! ;)

1:47 pm

stidmama

evanadine, unless you had an accident with a knife, you should still have ten fingers...

1:47 pm

Vicuna

Depends on your work, Mr Trickle.

1:47 pm

movieman

I'm down to 44 words, but I reckon I'm gonna have to resort to lickety & enable to complete this one....

1:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

*sits down next to evan waiting for enlightenment*

1:48 pm

dicktrickle

evanadine....letter-wise, not number-wise....

1:48 pm

stidmama

YAY dicktrickle!

isn't babble more important than work? ;-)

1:48 pm

sha

bye all :)

1:48 pm

EvaNadine

i guess im still lost cause i dont have the E4 it builds on...heh

1:49 pm

Deutsch

bye sha!

1:49 pm

MikeyInBerlin

hello? *coming up from the grid for some air* :-P

1:49 pm

stidmama

hi again mikey!

1:49 pm

Deutsch

Mikey!!!!!

1:49 pm

MikeyInBerlin

hi there, stidmama and Deutsch!!! :-)

1:50 pm

movieman

Mikey, Guten Abend!!!!!

1:50 pm

mab

Hi Mikey!

1:50 pm

Vicuna

em4 - with Easter just past, think of the "road to Em" where Jesus was sighted, then remove the last letter

1:50 pm

EvaNadine

ahh, got both of em now!

1:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

how many em4's are there? cause that clue sure won't work with the one i have! X /

1:51 pm

Vicuna

em4/6 is the one in question

1:52 pm

MikeyInBerlin

hi, movieman and mab! :-)

1:52 pm

stidmama

three ems

1:52 pm

stidmama

grant? are you okay in there? how many babble words do you have so far?

1:52 pm

EvaNadine

then ive got the 6, and the 4 that the 6 builds off of...heh

1:53 pm

pthomp

anatomically eight fingers... two thumbs

1:53 pm

movieman

vicuna - is there a clue or definition for the em4/6....

1:53 pm

stidgrant

i have 7 words mom

1:53 pm

Vicuna

All thumbs are fingers, but not all fingers are thumbs...

1:54 pm

stidmama

good for you! when you get to ten, that will be a good number. and you can come in for a game of trivial pursuit...

1:54 pm

Vicuna

em4 /6- with Easter just past, think of the "road to Em" where Jesus was sighted, then remove the last letter (means something or other related to large flightless birds)

1:55 pm

movieman

Never mind, vicuna, just got the em4/6 AND the em6....

1:55 pm

stidgrant

okay! sounds great mom!!!!

1:55 pm

Vicuna

Good! So is everyone all set, now? :)

1:57 pm

movieman

Just need one more u, then I've totally "greyed-out" the middle row....

I have the ur4/5, what's the second one....

1:57 pm

stidmama

did you get the two words that are the sound/s a cat makes?

1:57 pm

stidmama

vicuna, I think all my fingers are thumbs today.... LOL

1:58 pm

Vicuna

Well, if it's only for today, stidmama, you aren't doing too badly!

2:00 pm

rumplestiltskin

help plz with me6,21

2:01 pm

movieman

Just need one more u, then I've totally "greyed-out" the middle row....

I have the ur4/5, what's the second one....

2:01 pm

stidgrant

okay. I have 11 words and I am going to leave for a while. so, laterall!

2:01 pm

Vicuna

me6/21 - specialty or forte, derived from French, ends like a comparative

2:01 pm

jeffer

it 6/24
it 5/12 ? anyone?

2:02 pm

stidmama

me too -- trivial pursuit awaits! BBL

(hi jeffer)

2:02 pm

Vicuna

ur4/5 - chemical in urine, shows up in grids all the time

2:03 pm

stidmama

ur 4/5: ar + first two letters of the world...

2:03 pm

abe79

it 5/12 what a snake does, minus the beginning

2:03 pm

movieman

Vicuna - I already have that one....

2:03 pm

jeffer

hiya stidmama

2:03 pm

Vicuna

it6/24 - probably means something having to do with repetition, ends with a drink beloved of pirates

2:04 pm

MikeyInBerlin

wow, Vicuna; urine shows up in grids all the time??? :-o is *that* why the letter tiles/squares are yellow? :-P

2:04 pm

Vicuna

sorry, movieman, I got confused because that is the second one. The first is ur5 + ur + whole slew of vowels

2:04 pm

NatLT

good afternoon everyone!

2:04 pm

Deutsch

Mikey LOL

2:04 pm

Vicuna

Nein, Mikey, not the urine, but the ur4/5 chemical therein.

2:05 pm

Vicuna

And I have no idea what color that is!

2:05 pm

Deutsch

Hi Nat!

2:05 pm

jeffer

ty vicuna and abe good clues

2:06 pm

NatLT

looks like a hard grid today, how goes it?

2:06 pm

jeffer

hiya nat

2:06 pm

movieman

Vicuna - has that ur5 got a definition....?

2:06 pm

Vicuna

Hello, Nat. Jump in, the water's fine!

2:07 pm

Vicuna

Not under the little question mark, movieman.

2:07 pm

abe79

mo 6/21?

2:08 pm

movieman

Bugger!!!

It's gonna take me ages to monkey-type that one, then....

2:08 pm

Vicuna

mo6 - more mo4

2:08 pm

abe79

nevermind, i'm a dodo

2:09 pm

NANCY

Hi Everyone, need just 2 clues to complete the grid...AM/ 512 and AR/ 624. Thanks in advance for saving what sanity I have left today.........

2:09 pm

Vicuna

Not really, movie. It starts from the bottom u, and you haven't really got that many choices. And every vowel is different.

2:10 pm

abe79

ok, i have three left: re 5/12, lo 5/10 and sw 5/20. i'm at work for 20 more minutes. will exhange hints happily!

2:10 pm

Vicuna

am5/12 - variant spelling of am4 following it

2:10 pm

movieman

If it starts from the bottom u, then I already have that one, vicuna, I'm talking about the second u from the middle row....

2:10 pm

Deutsch

Hi nancy!

2:12 pm

Vicuna

ar6/24 - apparently some kind of fabric I've never heard of. Sounds like what knights wore, ending like the end of a n ounce of prevention is worth a pound of c---

2:13 pm

Vicuna

Oh movieman, I'm making a botch of this whole clue business. The last is ut5, pl of where babies are formed.

2:14 pm

movieman

Thanx, vicuna....

At last......

2:14 pm

abe79

Happy dance! i am finished! thanks to all for wonderful clues!

2:15 pm

Vicuna

Sorry for the runaround, movieman! In my defense, I am currently being run around by two preschoolers...

2:15 pm

Deutsch

Yea for abe!

2:16 pm

movieman

Then that's a pretty valid excuse, vicuna....

2:16 pm

jeffer

the third re 5/12 please?

and lo 5/10 too ?

2:17 pm

movieman

jeffer - lo5/10=British slang for a toilet+ie....

2:17 pm

abe79

lo 5/10 sounds like the sixties hit song "L****, L****- lots of vowels

2:17 pm

stidmama

YAY abe79!

2:18 pm

jeffer

movieman, i knew for sure that was not a word!
thanks
thanks abe

2:19 pm

movieman

jeffer - re5/12=re+the ***ple of Doom....

2:19 pm

jeffer

again thanks movieman

2:19 pm

NANCY

Vicuna, you are the best. Got both of them, great clues. Hi Deutsch...........I am finished and can now stop drooling at the mouth.....

2:20 pm

movieman

yw, jeffer.....

2:20 pm

stidmama

YAY Nancy!

2:20 pm

HollyBug

Is everyone in a better mood than when I was here earlier? People were all snippy. It was scary. :o)

2:20 pm

Vicuna

Ohh, Nancy, it's nice to be the best!
Congrats to all recent finishers!

2:21 pm

HollyBug

I think it's the weather. Also. I am tired.

2:21 pm

Dachef

nancy - I used to drool at the mouth. In fact, I drooled in a lot of places. But then they changed my medication and now Im fine. Most of the time I think Im a sealion, but Im fine.

LOL! Hi all!

2:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

dachef!

2:22 pm

MikeyInBerlin

oh, hi HollyBug; don't believe we've met yet, have we? people were snippy, here? :-o wow.....glad i either wasn't here yet, or had my nose in the grid, then! :-/

2:23 pm

Dachef

people were snippy? Snippy? Thats what we used to call the hairdresser.....

2:23 pm

HollyBug

Hehe. People were. It was totally out of the ordinary. And no we've not. I'm... Holly. Hehe. How are you?

2:23 pm

stidmama

Holly Bug, since I got on a couple hours ago, we've been pretty nice to each other... :-)

2:23 pm

NANCY

Hi Dachef.......very funny but all too true...I love sea lions, they are so comical and seem to enjoy life to the fullest.........barking away for fish and attention. Do you like fish per chance?

2:25 pm

MikeyInBerlin

well hi, Holly....i'm Michael, aka 'Mikey' of course :-) and i'm not too bad, thanks.....and how about you?

2:25 pm

Dachef

Nancy - Im not averse to being slapped around the head with one, especially when the last word I find is something like 'line' or 'milk'.

Wasnt Snippy the bush kangaroo? Oh no, that was Skippy...

2:25 pm

HollyBug

Exhausted. I've been up since 4am. hehe. Long long day.

2:25 pm

stidmama

does the first fo 6 have the cross letter in it?

2:26 pm

stidmama

i am down to 7 words, and trying to find them without hand-holding too much... :-)

*i think i can i think i can i think i can*

2:27 pm

abe79

good day all, best of luck finishing the grid

2:27 pm

movieman

Well, that's it.....

I'm down to 31 words, I've hit the proverbial brick wall, so I'm using "The List".....

2:28 pm

stidmama

movieman, you got further than I did before the list

(but i claim the handicap of allergies that needed extra medicine today!)

2:28 pm

Dachef

Sorry Temple, just read your post!!!

How the devil are you babe?!?!?

2:28 pm

stidmama

later, abe!

2:29 pm

movieman

Be back soon, gotta watch the Arsenal in the Champions League semi-final.....

2:30 pm

stidmama

later, mm!

2:30 pm

Atalante

go quickly movieman, you've already missed a goal

2:30 pm

Dachef

movieman - its 1-0 at the mo. Always have your computer where you can see the tv....!

2:30 pm

stidmama

atalante!

2:30 pm

boreetos

hi kids.

2:30 pm

bex777

hello everyone!
movie- im watching the match too!

2:30 pm

Atalante

hey :):)

2:31 pm

carra

hi

2:31 pm

boreetos

hey bex!!

2:31 pm

stidmama

hi carra

2:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am well stuffed from the easter festivities!
: )

2:31 pm

carra

hello stid

2:32 pm

Dachef

me too. Was really good and ate salad all weekend, then ruined it by eating six Creme Eggs on Monday. Oh well, back to the gym...

2:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye movieman! hi bex, ata, boreetos, carra!

2:33 pm

boreetos

The Chinese Preident Hu Jintao is visiting today. I'm right next to Boeing, so there's protestors and whatnot out front.

2:33 pm

stidmama

fo 6/30 please?

2:33 pm

carra

hi 72 temple

2:33 pm

carra

im at 21 words hah

2:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

use mi4/5

2:34 pm

Dachef

fo + one of the mi4/5's. Problee some kind of rock. Or a person who really really likes fo's.

2:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

go carra!

2:35 pm

boreetos

dachef, long time no see, great clue just now by the way. I like fo's a lot.

2:35 pm

cdn_in_va

second sw5,20 and sw7,48 please pretty please

2:35 pm

Dachef

Yeh - Boreetos, I have a coupla Chinese friends who live in the UK, and they always go to any protest they can - its because its illegal to protest in China, so they take the chance to say what they really feel when they can!

2:36 pm

stidmama

ty on the fo... i was trying to go diagonally!

2:36 pm

bleugirl2

fl 6/27?

2:36 pm

stidmama

boreetos -- i am glad i am not in Seattle today! I have the feeling that it would be very hard to get around!

2:36 pm

boreetos

as well they should. dachef, as well they should.

2:37 pm

boreetos

yeah they close a lot of stuff for the motorcade.

2:37 pm

stidmama

my last h -- he 6/27? please and ty

2:37 pm

Dachef

dont have all the s's yet, but do you have the one that is lots of bees? Also a really "so-crap-its-good" b-movie from the fifties!

2:38 pm

stidmama

and the sw 7 is the person who does sw 5...

2:39 pm

boreetos

I heart So crappy they're good B movies!!

2:40 pm

Kateq

Hi everyone!I have the h 6/27=he+symbol for gold+first person pronoun

I don't have the H 6/24

2:41 pm

boreetos

thanks kateq i didn't have that one. :)

2:42 pm

stidmama

thanks Kateq!

the 6/42 is is a latin plural of the previous he 5, need more help on this, just ask

2:43 pm

stidmama

okay, I thought I had all the ms last night, but am missing the first me 4/6 -- definition?

2:43 pm

Bugzy

Hi everyone!
Between the holiday and being swamped at work, this is the first time I've Babbled in days!!
:)

2:43 pm

boreetos

BUGZY!!!

2:44 pm

bleugirl2

fl 6 and hu 6 please?

2:44 pm

badcat

stidmama- I think French cats say me 4/6

2:44 pm

Bugzy

squeezy hugs for boreetos :)
{{{boreetos}}}

2:45 pm

stidmama

yes, bat cat, but that's the 4/9 after the 4/6 i need...

2:45 pm

boreetos

:) *beems*

2:45 pm

weesh

Hi James!

2:46 pm

stidmama

bleu:

hu 6 is the latin plural of an arm bone

2:46 pm

badcat

stid--4/9 is what American cats say; 4/6 is what French cats say

2:46 pm

Kateq

the me 4/6 is a variant of the me 4/9

2:46 pm

Bugzy

fl6 - f + lo5/10

2:47 pm

Atalante

clue for the ar6,24 please? my brain is soooo dead today!

2:47 pm

stidmama

oh -- ty, i haven't learned that dialect of cat-speak yet!

2:47 pm

boreetos

badcat, that'sa pretty awesome/hilarious clue. I wasn't aware that french cats had accents.

2:47 pm

stidmama

atalante, you can't use that excuse, i've already patented it! :-)

2:48 pm

Atalante

but but but but - its true!!

2:48 pm

stidmama

ar 6: ar + mu 4

2:48 pm

stidmama

four words left, but need to get to the trivial pursuit game... BRB

2:49 pm

Atalante

thank you! I cant think how long that would have taken to monkey type!

2:49 pm

boreetos

bye stidmama!

2:49 pm

badcat

Sometimes the Italian cats represent with a mi 4/5 that's not in today's grid.

2:49 pm

Bugzy

while we're on the a6, how about ae6/21?
*fish ready just in case*

2:49 pm

boreetos

good to know. :)

2:49 pm

Atalante

and what do French pigs go? or say? *giggle*

2:50 pm

boreetos

badcat, what part of the US are you representing with your trilingual feline mystique?

2:50 pm

stidmama

i don't know, but there is a french babydoll that does pi pi!

2:50 pm

Kateq

a6 = a+ e5/12

2:50 pm

Bugzy

Atalante - oinque?
;)

2:50 pm

badcat

Bugzy--a + et 5/12

2:51 pm

Vicuna

French wild boars say "groink"

2:51 pm

boreetos

lol bugzy...

2:51 pm

Bugzy

TY Kateq and badcat :)
Darn those ae's...

2:51 pm

Atalante

pretty much bugzy ... I cant remember how its spelt oops but its pronounced wank wank LOL

2:52 pm

badcat

I'm an American cat in the DC area.

2:52 pm

bleugirl2

it 6?

2:52 pm

hetty

Bugz, the "ae"21 is the same as the gas you already have beginning with "e"-- the way the GHreeks spell it

2:52 pm

Bugzy

As long as they find all those truffles, they can say whatever they want LOL

2:53 pm

boreetos

right on, so not technically in the US? That whole District O' Columbia thing? Don't they grow cocaine in Columbia? Are you growing cocaine?

2:54 pm

Bugzy

TY hetty :)
*anxiously awaiting it6 clue as it's her last word*

2:54 pm

badcat

DC-area meaning I work in DC, live in Maryland, and Babble from all over

2:55 pm

Atalante

same here bugzy!

2:55 pm

boreetos

neat. Say hi to the 1st Mariner stadium for me next time you pass it.

2:55 pm

KatieMcG

Hi everyone, how is the grid today?

2:56 pm

Dachef

it6 - it + 2nd vowel, plus drink like Bacardi.

2:56 pm

boreetos

hi katie, seems friendly enough.

2:56 pm

bleugirl2

need it 6. almost done here.

2:56 pm

bleugirl2

got it. thx dachef.

2:57 pm

Dachef

the grid WAS friendly. Now its frustrating. Down to 20 words without the list, and my mouse keep hovering over the BabAnon link. I swear its moving there on its own accord....

2:57 pm

Bugzy

TYVM Dachef :)
That's me done.
Hi Katie - some tricky 6's but a pretty nice one today

2:57 pm

boreetos

well, kids, I've got to get going. I'll be back in few hours, to put forth a futile effort to find my remaining 66 words. :) see you then!

2:57 pm

Atalante

thanks Dachef! and thus ends my last babble for 2 weeks. with bacardi. appropriate!

2:57 pm

stidmama

bye boreetos!

2:57 pm

CATHB

good evening all - hope you had a happy Easter....thought i would try and manage a quick hour of babble...

2:58 pm

Bugzy

Bye Boreetos - another squeezy hug for the road :)
{{boreetos}}

2:58 pm

Dachef

Laters Boreetos, Hi Cath!

2:58 pm

Bugzy

Cheers Atalante! :)

2:58 pm

CATHB

Dachef...I hear from Snowy that you are coming to Swansea....

2:59 pm

Dachef

I will be down your way in August/September. Give me your email and I'll sned you tickets to the opening of the new restaurant!!

2:59 pm

snowyowl

Hi All! - Cath!!!!!! We finally got here together!

3:00 pm

Bugzy

Hi Cath and Snowy :)

3:00 pm

Bugzy

Now that's my kind of fountain, Snowy ;)

3:01 pm

bleugirl2

re 6/18

3:02 pm

snowyowl

Hi Bugzy -yes I'm sort of Easter chocolated out really, but I couldn't resist a chocolate fountain!

3:02 pm

Bugzy

bleu: re + te4/4

3:03 pm

bleugirl2

have that one. the last 6/18.

3:03 pm

Bugzy

or re + to4/4

Chocolate is always appropriate, IMO, snowy :)

3:03 pm

hetty

Bleugirl--just think of any **** carpenters use and then re-use it

3:04 pm

bleugirl2

aargh! kicking myself....

3:04 pm

CATHB

Snowy long time no see (well on babble anyway)
Dachef - email address is on my profile...I work very near Wind St so often do lunch with friends nearby...will have to switch venues

3:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi snowy! : )

3:07 pm

snowyowl

Hi TO! I've completed so few grids this last few weeks!
It's nice to feel things are normal again.

3:07 pm

CATHB

sorry hi Bugzy,hi Temple owl

3:10 pm

bleugirl2

how's about so 6? if it's easy i'm gonna be mad

3:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey, cathB!

3:10 pm

stidmama

ri 5/12 anyone?

3:11 pm

Atalante

ri4/5 + letter

3:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

stid: do you have ri4/5? the 5 is one who...

3:12 pm

mamabear

Guten Tag!!!!!!!

3:13 pm

snowyowl

stidmama - ri5/12 another word for frost ( sounds like 'nursery rh****') + consonant

3:13 pm

stidmama

ty mamabear, coulda sworn I'd tried that...

3:13 pm

NowherePixie

evenin all :)

3:13 pm

snowyowl

Hi MAMABEAR

3:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

guten tag to you, mamabear!

3:13 pm

bleugirl2

SO 6/21 please

3:13 pm

CATHB

I thought - little grid should be easy - fooled again!!

3:14 pm

Bugzy

so6 - 3 letter french coin + former WHite House press secretary Fleischer
Not an easy one!!

3:14 pm

mamabear

Snowyowl???/ Is that you???? Haven't seen you in like FOREVER and a half!!!!!!
Stidmama - wasn't me...

3:14 pm

stidmama

sh 5/12 please?

i have the sh*** of paper...

3:14 pm

mamabear

HI Temple!!!!!

3:15 pm

bleugirl2

got it! i would have never guessed it on my own. i tried everything.

3:15 pm

stidmama

sorry, so tired and close to being done...

ty TO and snowyowl!

3:15 pm

mamabear

Not playing, but had to at least show up to use my icon du jour!!!! buckingham fountain and the red building behind it to the left, I used to work in !!!!

3:15 pm

snowyowl

Tis' me MAMA! - It is AGES -been very busy and I've not able to babble like I used to!

3:16 pm

Bugzy

2 other sh5/12s -
one is another word for scissors (singular)
other is feminine pronoun + first 2 letters of another word for margarine

3:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

NOT PLAYING! did you play yesterday?

3:16 pm

mamabear

Understandable, stidmama!!!! (((hugs)))) here's a cup of coffee for ya, maybe the caffein will help!

3:16 pm

hetty

Sidmama it's the Hebrew word for Hell--the pit of fire in which we are TOLD the wicked burn forever (take the middle two letters of the capitalized word and away you go Oops, not into the pit--wouldn't wish that on anyone!

3:17 pm

stidmama

my very last two, then I will be done...

re 5/12 after the one that means to have been introduced again

3:17 pm

mamabear

Me? No I did not play yesterday either.

3:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

stid: anagram of that one

3:18 pm

stidmama

ty bugzy and hetty! once again, my eyes want to go left to right...

3:18 pm

hetty

just reverse the "m" and the "t"

3:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

so mamabear, how was your easter? cute card TY!

3:19 pm

stidmama

I have the m-t reversal 5/12s, need the other one

3:20 pm

Bugzy

stidmama - to equip with guns again

3:20 pm

stidmama

bugzy you're my hero!

that was it, and i am DONE!

3:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

yay stidmama!

3:22 pm

Bugzy

*Bugzy flies through log, cape flapping in the breeze, shouting:*
Yay for Stidmama!

3:22 pm

snowyowl

Congrats Stidmama!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3:22 pm

CATHB

well done stidmama

3:23 pm

hetty

Do you have the one meaning what the world's armies do all the time?

3:24 pm

stidmama

thank you, thank you *bow*
I have five minutes before I need to get ready to take one of the kids to the doctor... can I help with clues?

3:25 pm

inge

Thanks Bugzy. That's me finished thanks to your sh clue.

3:25 pm

CATHB

time for about 95 of them stidmama!!!!!!!!!!

3:25 pm

mamabear

*^*^*^*^*FIREWORKS*^*^*^*^*^* for stidmama!!!!

3:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

yay inge!

3:25 pm

stidmama

better get started, then!

3:26 pm

stidmama

YAY inge!

3:26 pm

Bugzy

YW and Yay for inge :)

3:26 pm

mamabear

My Easter was...... not so good.... except for singing in church in the morning, which I LOVE!!!! I came home, made deviled eggs to take by MIL for dinner, did some laundry.... laid down for 1/2 hour, got up, went to bathroom and got dizzy and fell in the tub sideways. I had to stay home :( How was yours, Temple?

3:26 pm

scribble

clue for HU 6/27 please???

3:27 pm

Kurosaki Ichigo

has anyone find a Nine-letters word yet?

3:28 pm

stidmama

hu 6: latin plural of an arm bone; sounds like something funny

3:28 pm

Bugzy

I must get outside now and enjoy this gorgeous weather today...
See everyone soon :)

3:28 pm

mamabear

Kurosaki - no 9's today! 4 7's is the biggest.

3:28 pm

stidmama

kurosaki, no 9 or 8 letter words today. there are four 7 letter words

3:28 pm

hetty

Bugzy, you beat me to it yet again. Sorry I'm so slow, stid, either because of the distance from the frozen north or (more likely) my arthritic old fingers. Well done and see you tomorrow,LOL

3:28 pm

mamabear

have a good nite, Bugzy!

3:28 pm

stidmama

bye bugzy! thanks again!

3:29 pm

CATHB

bye Bugzy - see you later

3:29 pm

snowyowl

Oh MAMA! Are you OK now?

3:29 pm

snowyowl

bye bugzy - nice to see you again

3:29 pm

mamabear

Yeah. Just a little sore. Pulled the shower curtain & rod down on myself and everything!!!

3:29 pm

stidmama

hetty -- it's okay -- there does seem to be a bit of a delay today -- I wonder if one of the routers between the west coast and the gameserver is down...

3:30 pm

scribble

ummm.... cant find it.... please help??

3:30 pm

stidmama

mamabear -- sorry to hear about your fall -- ((hug))

3:31 pm

CATHB

MAMABEAR - it still shakes you up tho

3:31 pm

krausbrew

could I get a hint for ar6?

3:32 pm

stidmama

scribble -- making music with your mouth without moving your lips (three letters) + two-letter suffix for ""one who does something + first person subject pronoun

3:32 pm

scribble

TY i found it. Mamabear.... hope you are ok.

3:32 pm

stidmama

ar 6/24: first three letters of previous word + first three letters of an mu 4

3:32 pm

mamabear

hi scribble!!!! I'm ok.... thanks!

3:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

mamabear - sorry i was called away to work - that's scary - how r u now?

I backed into the wall at my borhter's father in law's house and put a big dent in my car!

3:34 pm

stidmama

gotta run, folks! thanks for all your help.

Back later for the flip, i expect! happy babbling!

3:35 pm

snowyowl

bye stidmama!

3:35 pm

krausbrew

thnx stidmama!

3:35 pm

Angelsong

hi....back to finish the grid. any clues for the first me4/6?

3:37 pm

snowyowl

Hi Angelsong!

3:37 pm

ExWren

me4/6, cat's cry

3:38 pm

Angelsong

hi snowy!

3:38 pm

mo

he6/27....any clues please?

3:38 pm

hetty

Angelsong--a couple of hours ago cluegivers were differentiating between English-speaking and French-speaking cats, if that helps (try an alternative spelling for the sound they make.The cats that is, not the clue-givers).

3:39 pm

mamabear

I'm ok Temple. Just a little sore. And no Easter dinner for ME!

3:39 pm

Angelsong

I've got the cat's cry. need the other me4/6.

3:39 pm

Dachef

anyone got a clue for the em 6/24? Had to resort to the list for fear of damaging something, but am still stumped!

3:39 pm

mamabear

sorry about your car, Temple :(

3:39 pm

spellit

Any clue for the fo6/30 please?

3:40 pm

hetty

Gee, never thought of that. We have to stop ****ing like this.

3:40 pm

mamabear

work is tugging at my sleeve..... try to bbl!

3:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

mamabear it can be fixed... it's only $ LOL!

3:40 pm

Dachef

fo6/30 - fo + mi4/5. Someone who really likes fo's.

3:42 pm

snowyowl

bye MAMA

3:42 pm

spellit

Cheers Dachef that finishes me off. Very grateful!

3:42 pm

movieman

Well, I'm back, people.....

What did I miss, conversation-wise....?

3:43 pm

snowyowl

Hi movieman

3:43 pm

Atalante

who won, movieman?

3:43 pm

CATHB

dachef..e+ a 4 letter word for silent starting with m with an extra vowel as the 2nd letter

3:44 pm

movieman

Atalante - Arsenal did, 1-0....

But I think the 2nd leg in Spain will be quite tricky....

3:44 pm

snowyowl

hi Atalante!

3:45 pm

hetty

Dachet, em6/24 is a real dilly. Try monkeying with the upside down "n", the cross letter, and two of the most visible vowels in the grid either side of it

3:45 pm

Dachef

thanks Cath - I think that is definately a non-monkey-typing word!!!

3:46 pm

Dachef

sorry. Hetty - I posted that at the same time! I would've been monkeying til Christmas. As the gorilla said to the actress.

3:46 pm

dl88

movieman - I caught part of that game and it looked like arsenal was having their way, just couldn't finish. was it that way the entire match?

3:46 pm

movieman

So, what has been happening in my absence...?

3:47 pm

snowyowl

OOOHHH Spellit -that was a very modest finish!!!!!!
Congrats!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!

3:47 pm

movieman

Probably, dl88, although I only caught the last 5 minutes of the first half and the whole of the 2nd...

3:47 pm

jaianniah

Hi! I'm done!!! Anyone need clues?

3:48 pm

Dachef

movieman - dunno bout everyone else, but while you were away I made a cup of coffee. O, and quit quit smoking again.

3:48 pm

krausbrew

7 to go. Hint for fo7?

3:48 pm

hetty

Nothing wrong with monkeying--any time or for any length thereof. And Cath's clue was way more helpful anyway. What I love about clue-giving is the fun we have --gamesmanship and all that.

3:48 pm

snowyowl

congrats jaianniah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!

3:49 pm

movieman

kraus - fo7=even more fo4/7.....

3:49 pm

KatieMcG

Dachef - I had a glass of wine & didn't stop smoking!!

3:49 pm

jaianniah

6/27 + r

3:49 pm

snowyowl

LOL Dachef!!!! Stick at it -it took me 25+ years!!!!!!!!

3:50 pm

Dachef

I need the hu6/27. Just not getting the whole arm bone thing. Only arm bone I know is the humurous, and that aint in there!!

3:50 pm

scatty

well done jaianniah
^*^*^*^*^*^*^*F*I*R *E*W*O*R*K*S^*^**^^^^*^*^*

3:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

dachef - that's it!

3:50 pm

movieman

Dachef - it's the Latin plural.....(ends with the 9th letter).....

3:50 pm

snowyowl

Dachef Tis!!!!! Just lop off the last 3 letters and replace them with an I

3:51 pm

Kateq

Dachef--it's the Latin plural of that bone

3:51 pm

jaianniah

I'ts spelled humerus- so plural in latin would drop ending and add "I"

3:51 pm

CATHB

dachef..take the 1st 3 letters of the said armbone...its the plural of it (i keep want to use femur but that isnt even there)

3:52 pm

Dachef

Got it. Now I feel silly.

LOL all!

3:52 pm

shutterbug

100 words to go!

3:53 pm

scatty

Dachef< 1st three letters - when to HU* a tune to yourself+2nd vowel+ hook+3rd vowel

3:53 pm

hetty

Congrats, Jaianniah. If you have time and inclination, I really need help with the two re6's(18 each)

3:54 pm

krausbrew

thnx, all, 5 to go. sh5,12 that's not something done to sheep or bed linen?

3:54 pm

carra

i only have 25 words.. yippe haha

3:54 pm

Angelsong

me5/12?

3:55 pm

jaianniah

re+ "to rip" + re + "item used to fix things"
please be careful when you slap your forehead....LOL

3:55 pm

cdn_in_va

sh5,12 is an ancient hebrew dwelling place

3:55 pm

scatty

measurement for a ruler me5/12

3:56 pm

jaianniah

re 5/12 thermo me****

3:56 pm

cdn_in_va

fl6,27 anybody?

3:56 pm

CATHB

well i am giving up now - time to make lunch for work tomorrow and then an early night..Snowy I will ring you tomorrow

3:57 pm

snowyowl

sweet dreams Cath -speak to you tomorrow X

3:58 pm

scatty

cnd fl6 - fl+ two circles+3rd vowel+2nd vowel

3:58 pm

krausbrew

thnx, cdn!! sw7,48 please?

3:58 pm

jaianniah

Things go "Bang! Ka Fl****" rhymes with louie

3:58 pm

Dachef

nite Cath, thanx for clues!

3:59 pm

Dachef

"lo***, lo***, ooo baby, you gotta go...."

3:59 pm

jbp

are we sure that someone's not making these words up? fl6 - fl+ two circles+3rd vowel+2nd vowel

3:59 pm

cdn_in_va

kraus: one who does or is sw5,20

3:59 pm

jbp

I'm not criticizing the clue, but rather, what does it mean when there's not a definition?

4:00 pm

scatty

kraus - same as above +2nd vowel + letter after q
(a group of bees)

4:00 pm

jbp

jaianniah, I DIG THAT CLUE!!!

4:01 pm

scatty

jbp, what is wrong with my clue

4:02 pm

jaianniah

T Y- I work hard at being cute and obvious....LOL

4:03 pm

Dachef

I just have to work hard at being obvious. I gave up trying to be cute a LONG time ago!

4:04 pm

jbp

scatty, NOTHING is wrong with your clue, but that's not the one I was talking about. ;-)
your clue is magnifique!

4:04 pm

krausbrew

thnx again cdn, 3 to go!

4:05 pm

hetty

ri/5 12 anyone? Can't get beyond ri/4

4:06 pm

jbp

ri 5/12...one who makes it all frosty

4:06 pm

krausbrew

th6,24 anyone?

4:07 pm

scatty

hettey, ri5 - put the letter after q onto the end

4:07 pm

krausbrew

ri5 same as ri 4 + r

4:07 pm

jaianniah

ri 5/12 adds an are to the 4....ow and both "rhyme"

4:07 pm

cdn_in_va

kraus: its the plural of hot baths (think latin endings again)

4:08 pm

mo

it5/12...any clues please?

4:08 pm

scatty

kraus, same as the second 5/14 + 2nd vowel

4:08 pm

cdn_in_va

mo: think come h*****

4:09 pm

jbp

it 5/12 archaic form of where and there rhyme

4:09 pm

jaianniah

rhymes with biterumm

4:09 pm

carra

how many A words are there?

4:10 pm

shutterbug

there are 7 A words

4:10 pm

jaianniah

7 a words

4:10 pm

scatty

mo - it+ not him (female)

4:11 pm

carra

thanks

4:11 pm

Dachef

DONE!

Off to do something semi-constructive before bed. Good luck all, and thx for the clues!

4:11 pm

scatty

well done Dachef

4:11 pm

mo

cdn,jbp and jaianniah ...thanks for your clues...i have it now

4:12 pm

krausbrew

thnx cdn & scatty!!! I'm done! Figured out the th7!!!

4:12 pm

mo

scatty thanks also

4:12 pm

scatty

well done kraus, its nice to finish isn't it

4:13 pm

jaianniah

Y R Welcome!!!

4:13 pm

snowyowl

Congrats Dachef!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4:13 pm

snowyowl

Congrats Kraus!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4:13 pm

hetty

Help! Scatty, I did what you suggested and was told-repeatedly--it was not a valid word. Thanks Jai--promise not to slap too mightily

4:14 pm

krausbrew

yes, scatty, almost time for a beer!

4:14 pm

cdn_in_va

lo5,10 anybody?

4:15 pm

mo

i am having problems with my "m" words ...namely the first me4/6 and two mu4/6's...any help available please

4:15 pm

jaianniah

sounds like louis- as in LouisIV

4:16 pm

Haz1558

The first me4/6 resembles the cat's noise, but ends in a vowel.

4:16 pm

scatty

Hetty - what the ri word its ri 4+e, the grid was playing up with me earlier, it kept doing the same thing

4:16 pm

movieman

The he6/27 plz....

4:17 pm

Haz1558

mu4/6 - French for wall, or beginning of woman's name, plus vowel, either first or second.

4:17 pm

Haz1558

he6/27 - h plus French water (*** de toilette) plus not you but **.

4:18 pm

scatty

musicmum -he6/27= same as above+2nd vowel

4:18 pm

Angelsong

the last three MO's are givng me a headache. any clues?

4:18 pm

scatty

sorry wrong clue

4:18 pm

movieman

Thanx, Haz....

4:19 pm

sandr

hi all - can i have some help with my last two

ur5/15 and am 5/12

many thanks

4:19 pm

Haz1558

The last mo's - a thing that is small but is a homonym for water surrounding a castle, an insect like a butterfuly and maternal parent

4:19 pm

Uneaixoise

angel, mo6 is the woman who gave birth to you:-)

4:20 pm

Haz1558

ur5/12 - add three vowels in order

4:20 pm

scatty

am = am+double 2nd vowel + letter after q

4:20 pm

Haz1558

am5/12 - a slightly different rendition of the eastern ruler that follows (am4/5)

4:21 pm

mo

Haz thank you ...i have got the mu clue but not the me one yet

4:21 pm

sandr

thanks all - finished hooray

4:21 pm

snowyowl

congrats sandr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4:22 pm

Haz1558

There is an me4/9 that is a cat's noise - the other me you are looking for is the same, except for the last letter which is the last vowel.

4:22 pm

scatty

mo, me=2nd vowel=a cup of *** in the morning

4:22 pm

KatieMcG

Any clues for the 2nd sh5/12 please

4:23 pm

Uneaixoise

re5/12 after opposite of front? please?

4:23 pm

scatty

got the wrong clue again

4:23 pm

Haz1558

The second sh5/12 can either be paper and written on or cotton and slept in.

4:23 pm

Haz1558

re5/12 - to give soldiers guns again

4:24 pm

jaianniah

I got yelled at- he really re**ed me!!!!

4:25 pm

KatieMcG

Sorry it's the 3rd sh5/12 I need, and a lesson in maths :)

4:25 pm

Uneaixoise

and I've finished . . . and holding a large fish :-)
Thanks for the help!

4:25 pm

NowherePixie

Finished :D I'm getting better at this! :)

4:26 pm

Kateq

anyone have a clue for the ur 4/5?

4:26 pm

Haz1558

The third sh5/12 is the Hebrew word for hell (I think). Add an l to an anagram of footwear

4:26 pm

snowyowl

congrats Une & NowherePixie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4:27 pm

Haz1558

ur4/5 - medical type word, it needs a couple of vowels added.

4:27 pm

jaianniah

The main ingredient in urine is ur+ the ending of area

4:27 pm

KatieMcG

Haz - thank you so much I would never have got that without help :)

4:28 pm

Haz1558

You're welcome, Katie.

4:28 pm

mo

Scatty thank you i already had that one....Haz thank you too ..but i still need one of the first mu4/6 words...but i dont know which one... probably the first

4:30 pm

jaianniah

the endings of the 4/6 words mentioned are in the word "are"

4:30 pm

Kateq

Haz and Jaianniah--Thank you so much!
I'm done!
Anyone want a clue?

4:30 pm

scatty

mo - mu+letter after q +1st vowel

4:30 pm

Haz1558

The first mu4 - add the first letters of a rodent.

4:30 pm

grant

fo6,30 anyone?

4:30 pm

snowyowl

kateq -congrats!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!

4:30 pm

Haz1558

Well done kateq!

4:30 pm

mo

jai...thank you got it now

4:31 pm

jaianniah

cross foam with termite

4:31 pm

Haz1558

fo6/30 fo plus mi4/5 ( the little one)

4:31 pm

snowyowl

fo+mi4/5

4:32 pm

hetty

Haz, can you please help wth one of your super clues. I can't get ri/5, though have ri/4 and ave been told to build on it by adding the last vowel (doesn't work); have also tried adding second vowel (doesn' work/ Scatty suggests the grd is acting up. Can that be?

4:32 pm

jaianniah

You are welcome, Mo!!!

4:32 pm

scatty

hetty - an e

4:33 pm

mo

creeeep creeep ,,,can i have a clue for the last re5/12 please

4:33 pm

Haz1558

ri5/12 - take the edge of a vase and add the shortened form of Emergency Room.

4:33 pm

Kateq

Hetty--don't add a vowel--add a consonant

the r5 is more **** than the r4

4:33 pm

ylleria

clue for the ar 6/24, please?

4:33 pm

scatty

sorry hetty its an R

4:34 pm

Haz1558

The last re 5/12 is an anagram of the measuring me5/12

4:34 pm

Kateq

ar+ mu 4/6
sounds like knights in *****

4:34 pm

scatty

trying to eat at the same time as giving clues, they don't mix

4:35 pm

jaianniah

re+ the beginning of what you take with a thermometer

4:35 pm

Haz1558

ar6/24 - first three letters, body part to which the hand is attached, then add a homonym of 'your'

4:36 pm

movieman

The 3rd sh5/12 plz.....

4:36 pm

hetty

Thank you, both my helpers. The moment I read "r"(missing in earlier clues),s I remembered an old poem--Thomas the ******, and started hitting my head again. I really have to stop now--both hitting and babbling. See you in a couple of hours.

4:36 pm

Haz1558

The third sh5/12 is a Hebrew word. Add l to an anagram of footwear.

4:37 pm

mo

Haz to the rescue again thank you

4:37 pm

Haz1558

Bye Hetty!

4:37 pm

snowyowl

bye hetty!

4:37 pm

Haz1558

Glad to help, Mo.

4:38 pm

jaianniah

Hebrew for Hell, cross she + the beginning of not young but ......

4:38 pm

rumplestiltskin

ur5/12 clues please

4:38 pm

movieman

Haz - does that sh5/12 have a definition.....

4:38 pm

hetty

Kateq--just saw your help too. Thank you so much.Love you all.

4:38 pm

scatty

see you later Hetty

4:38 pm

Haz1558

ur5/12 - add three vowels in order.

4:39 pm

ylleria

Thanks, Haz!

4:39 pm

Haz1558

Movieman - I understand that it is the Hebrew for 'hell' or the place of the damned.

4:39 pm

scatty

going to watch tv for a bit, be back later

4:39 pm

movieman

Never mind, just got it from jaianniah's clue....

4:39 pm

jaianniah

ut+ a lot of vowels; ut 5/12- plural of uterus (Latin)

4:40 pm

Haz1558

ylleria - have you been lurking? I didn't see you earlier.

4:40 pm

jaianniah

sorry- that's ur+ a lot of vowels
I think I've done enough....LOL

4:41 pm

snowyowl

bye scatty

4:41 pm

Haz1558

Bye scatty - have a good evening.

4:41 pm

ylleria

Haz - no, I've not been on for long at all. Not going to have time to finish tonight either :(

4:42 pm

Haz1558

Ah well - just get as many as you can. I always like the initial rush of words, but not so happy with the slowing down....

4:43 pm

wassup

Hello everyone, a clue for the ae?

4:43 pm

ylleria

Yeah, I generally do the initial load of words before I go and see what the total is. I always think I'm doing well until I find that out!

4:44 pm

mo

Bye Scatty thanks for your help
Haz thank you so much for your help too...i have just finished.....its been a bit of a struggle today !

4:44 pm

Haz1558

Isn't it funny, I always look at the stats first. A couple of mornings I've had to rub my eyes in disbelief!

4:45 pm

Haz1558

Oh well done, Mo. Yes, I thought it was quite a tricky grid today.

4:45 pm

Norma

any clues for re6/18 the last one and re5/10 also the last one pleeeeeeease :)

4:46 pm

snowyowl

congrats mo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4:47 pm

Haz1558

ae6/21 - ae plus the last four letters of either maternal or paternal parent

4:47 pm

Haz1558

re6/18 - add what you would use to do DIY.

4:48 pm

snowyowl

re5/10 do up ones laces again

4:48 pm

Haz1558

The last re5/10 is to deal with your shoelaces again.

4:48 pm

mo

thanks Haz and snowyowl...anyone need any clues before i go?

4:50 pm

Norma

Thanx everyone I just need the final re6/18

4:50 pm

snowyowl

me6/21 please?

4:51 pm

Haz1558

me6/21 is French for profession. It can be formed by adding a layer of wedding cake

4:51 pm

KatieMcG

Thanks I'm finished, just going to force fuggles to come out of his cage then will be back if people want clues.

4:51 pm

snowyowl

TY HAZ -knew I'd kick myself!!

4:51 pm

mo

me+ a part of a wedding cake

4:52 pm

snowyowl

congrats katie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4:52 pm

Haz1558

The final re6/18 - add what a bad workman blames when things go wrong

4:52 pm

mo

katie ...who is fuggles?

4:53 pm

Haz1558

No kicking necessary, snowyowl!

4:54 pm

mo

fuggles come out wherever you are we want to see you!

4:55 pm

cdn_in_va

first mo4,5?

4:56 pm

Haz1558

The first mo4/5 is a backwards rendition of the weaver's lo4/5

4:56 pm

KatieMcG

Fuggles is my hamster, for some reason he has got fed up with his ball and won't come out his cage. I have just bribed him with chocolate!! I need to put him in his playpen as I have to tidy up for the cleaner!!

4:57 pm

mo

Haz you are so quick with your clues!

4:57 pm

Norma

Hi Katie give Fuggles a hug from me - not to tight a hug though - love to all - time for bed ;)

4:57 pm

cdn_in_va

thanx Haz, mi6,24?

4:58 pm

Haz1558

mi6/24 - differs from maternal parent only in the first vowel.

4:58 pm

snowyowl

night Norma -sweet dreams

4:59 pm

Haz1558

Good night Norma, sleep well.

4:59 pm

Norma

Nite Snowy :D

5:00 pm

mo

love to fuggles too...

5:00 pm

Norma

Nite Haz :D Everyone sleep well 'see' you all 2morrow

5:01 pm

Haz1558

Mo - giving clues quickly is easier when the grid is finished and I'm not trying to find words at the same time.

5:01 pm

mo

good night Norma, sweet dreams

5:04 pm

Kenny Chuck

Hi All. New to this, but catching on & loving it. Any clue for ar 6/24? Thanking you in advance...

5:05 pm

Haz1558

ar6/24 is a variety of twilled fabric. Put together what your hand is attached to and the ending of Mother Nat***

5:05 pm

mo

Haz your brain works quicker than mine...i am still trying to think of clues when you produce an "ace"

5:06 pm

cdn_in_va

Kenny: ar**** sounds like knight's clothes + e

5:06 pm

Kenny Chuck

I am now 24 points richer, thanks to all!

5:07 pm

snowyowl

hi kenny -welcome to the mad world of babble !!!!!!!!!!!!

5:07 pm

Haz1558

Well done, kenny - and you've probably gathered that this is terribly addictive.

5:08 pm

mo

Haz...why the 1558 i am sure it isnt the year you were born!!!!LOL

5:09 pm

Kenny Chuck

Hello Owl. I am discovering in a hurry how mad BabbleWorld is. Mad in a "homonym for first number + sort of like 'duh' + not empty but..." kind of way.

5:09 pm

Haz1558

Not quite - it's my date of birth - 1 /5 /(19) 58.

5:10 pm

Kenny Chuck

Thank you, Haz. I have yet to complete a puzzle, but it won't be long!!

5:10 pm

mo

I had just worked it out....how slow can i be!!!

5:11 pm

Kenny Chuck

anyone with a good clue for hu6/27?

5:11 pm

snowyowl

LOL kenny - got it in one! Just wait till you're half way somewhere and you start remembering bits of the grid & find a word! LOL

5:11 pm

Haz1558

Kenny - it took me quite a while to finish my first, but the new babblers seem to cotton on extremely quickly! I hope you enjoy it.

5:12 pm

Haz1558

hu6/27 - more than one funny bone

5:12 pm

snowyowl

hu6 -is a plural of the funny bone

5:13 pm

shutterbug

I have done that before snowyowl! One time I even called home so I could write down the letters on the grid! LOL! :)

5:13 pm

Karys

hello everyone... :)

5:13 pm

Kenny Chuck

Great clue, Owl and Haz. Thanks!

5:13 pm

shutterbug

Hi Karys!

5:13 pm

Haz1558

Karys - good evening!

5:14 pm

mo

hi Karys...have a good evening

5:14 pm

Karys

hi shutter...you're new to me....special hi !!!

5:15 pm

snowyowl

LOL Shutterbug!! It's awful isn't it?
HI Karys -haven't seen you for ages -been an odd month for me -had very little time to babble

5:15 pm

Karys

hi Haz and mo...good to see you both :)

5:15 pm

shutterbug

I have been here a long time, just hardly ever post!
I stopped playing for a long while, then got readdicted!

5:15 pm

snowyowl

yw Kenny

5:15 pm

Haz1558

shutterbug - how did you wean yourself off?

5:16 pm

Karys

hi snowy...me too....the Easter thing sort of took over

5:16 pm

snowyowl

LOL Haz! There's no cure you know!

5:17 pm

shutterbug

Oh, I just sort of forgot about it sometimes, then a few months ago I thought "Hey, remember that babble game?" and I started playing again.

5:17 pm

Karys

well ....welcome back shutter.....I get bogged down from time to time ..but lurk a lot !!!

5:18 pm

shutterbug

Thanks karys.

5:18 pm

Haz1558

So it wasn't a major decision you took then - ah well, we continue the hunt for the antidote....

5:18 pm

Karys

Haz...don't think there is an antidote !!!

5:19 pm

snowyowl

I know the feeling Karys -It's beeen just crazy here. Husbands mother had surgery in Feb, had a big Girlguiding event to arrange for April 1st and my son in law flew to India for 7 weeks in March - had all the grandchildren as usual!!!! Mayhem & madness!!!

5:19 pm

mo

i dont get chance to forget to play ... my husband says "arent you BABBLING today," i think he wants me out of the way!!!

5:20 pm

snowyowl

FORGOT shutterbug!!!???? FORGOT?????? Did you have amnesia!!!!??????? LOL

5:20 pm

Karys

ohh...dear..snowy...know the feeling...it's all taken up with daughter's wedding here...dresses, shoes, what are the men going to wear ?,,,,and on and on it goes !!!

5:20 pm

Haz1558

So I'm doomed - we're all doooooomed (as Frazer used to say in Dad's Army)

5:21 pm

shutterbug

Oh, and when I came back tom playing I actually had forgotten I was shutterbug, so I created a new accout. I now remember who I was, so I decided to stick with shutterbug so all my points were together. So, I would have had more points if I had remembered my name. LOL.

5:22 pm

KatieMcG

Mari is my Mum & got me addicted, I had to buy a computer because I was too busy at work to babble any more :)

5:22 pm

Karys

you know Haz.... thats about it....the Dads Army chap !!

5:22 pm

Haz1558

Karys - I've recently realised that weddings are big business. There used to be 'Bride' magazine, now there are magazines just for the flowers!

5:22 pm

snowyowl

My husband is really glad I'm babbling again -I had begun to watch T.V and he only watches football when I'm up here. He was most upset

5:22 pm

shutterbug

Snowy, I just got busy and eventually forgot to check the grid each day. Now I always look at it if at all possible.

5:23 pm

Karys

Goodness....shutter....you and I seem to be about on the same wave length....I can forget who I am !!!

5:24 pm

Karys

Haz...this is supposed to be a very 'laid back'affair ????!!!

5:24 pm

shutterbug

Well, I just forgot my username after not playing for so long!

5:25 pm

Karys

snowy...got rid of mine ...to bed...early start tomorrow !!

5:25 pm

snowyowl

Oh Karys - how lovely -a wedding! My advice is smile and say yes a lot - unless its something they want you to pay for! LOL It was the only way I got to our two weddings sane!

5:25 pm

Haz1558

Laid back sounds good! (it also sounds easier on the pocket) I have two daughters so I dread weddings getting any more expensive. It's bad enough putting them through university.

5:26 pm

KatieMcG

I've been a bridesmaid so many times I was thinking of taking it up as a living. My only advice is that the hairdresser will always take hours more than you think!

5:26 pm

Karys

snowy....think that's about what I am doing...appart from making the bridesmard dresses....after that it's all 'do as you like ' !!

5:27 pm

snowyowl

My daughters wedding was very laid back -a lovely day altogether -my hairdresser says that she was the most relaxed bride she had ever seen -and that my daughter in law was the most fraught!

5:27 pm

Karys

katie...it's in Florida...just hoping they have more experience when shove comes to push !"!!

5:29 pm

snowyowl

You are clever Karys -wish i could sew well. I hadn't sat at a sewing machine for about 20 years when my daughter asked me to make her an evening dress! LOL Just manged it -wearable if you don't look too close!

5:29 pm

Karys

I just have a small problem in the fact that my daughter has asked me to give her away....and I'm a bit of a 'put me at the back person'

5:30 pm

mo

must toddle off now...the old eyes and brain are a bit strained....goodnight all see you tomorrow all being well!!!

5:31 pm

snowyowl

Bachs flower rescue remedy, a large gin & tonic and a BIG Smile Karys - Feel proud that she asked & quake in the loo afterwards!

5:31 pm

Haz1558

It's lovely that she has asked you to do that, but I can understand how daunting it would be.

5:31 pm

snowyowl

night mo -sweet dreams

5:31 pm

Karys

not clever really Snowy...dresses not so bad...but a bit disappointed when it came to the finishingoff !!

5:32 pm

Karys

ni nite mo :) xx

5:33 pm

Haz1558

And I should go now too. It has been good chatting with you all again. See you soon!

5:33 pm

Karys

think that remedy may just suit me snowy !!

5:33 pm

snowyowl

nite Haz -sweet dreams

5:34 pm

Karys

ni nite Haz :) xx

5:34 pm

shutterbug

You guys are all going to bed, and here it is still only 6:30!

5:35 pm

Karys

what you done to all our overseas friends then snowy ?

5:35 pm

Karys

aaah you still here then shutter :)

5:36 pm

snowyowl

It will work Karys -honestly -would have to be vodka for me tho'. Just the one tho'. The rescue remedy is good. I use it a lot as I seem to be getting loads of palpitations
for no good reason at the moment. My pulse was 107 at one point yeaterday!

5:37 pm

Karys

think I will need more than just the 'one'....would really like her to ask Roger to give her away

5:37 pm

shutterbug

Yup, I am still here.

5:37 pm

snowyowl

LOL Shutter - I could do with a few extra hours! Care to send a few?

5:38 pm

shutterbug

Well, you could come to the USA!

5:38 pm

KatieMcG

I'm off too. Fuggles is back in his cage and I have a breakfast seminar in the morning (in about 7 1/2 hours actually), I mean who thought they were a good idea? see you all tomorrow.

5:39 pm

snowyowl

Perhaps you could ask her to ask him to give a speech or do a reading of some sort.

5:39 pm

JeeWhiz

Hi everyone! Anyone know any clues for sw7 and th7? Thanks!

5:39 pm

snowyowl

Yes please shutter!
nifht Katie -sweet dreams

5:40 pm

shutterbug

snowy, it wouldnt take you too long to get here would it? LOL!

5:41 pm

aknitter

sw 7 -- one who sw 5's (if you are a bee)

5:41 pm

Karys

snowy...thats a good idea..... I hadn't thought of that !!

5:41 pm

snowyowl

th7 add the latin ending to th5/14 above it
sw7 more sw5( what bees do)

5:41 pm

JeeWhiz

Ah thanks Aknitter...you always come through.

5:41 pm

MikeyInBerlin

JeeWhiz; 'sw7,48' = 'one who does the previous word'
and.....'th7,36' = 'a plural of the preceding word' :-)

5:42 pm

Karys

shutter...the wedding is in Florida

5:42 pm

pbr

just finished up -- guess I can leave work now, since I stayed to complete the grid.

5:42 pm

JeeWhiz

Thanks Mikey and Snowy, I will have to work on that one...I appreciate your help.

5:42 pm

Karys

Hi Mikey :)

5:43 pm

MikeyInBerlin

you're very welcome, JeeWhiz :-) just glad i didn't copy/paste the wrong part or otherwise mess anything up in trying to help this time :-/ i'm good at that, it seems! :-(

5:43 pm

Karys

and pbr :)

5:43 pm

MikeyInBerlin

hi, Karys! :-)

5:43 pm

snowyowl

no shutter - must go to check if my lottery no.s came up! LOL I had 5 grandchildren,2 weddings, a university graduation and a huge christening in 3 and a half years. As my husband is retired due to ill health the coffers are somewhat depleted!

5:44 pm

shutterbug

Hey, some of my aunts live in Florida, but not me! I am in New Jersey.

5:44 pm

snowyowl

Hi Mikey
Congrats pbr!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!

5:44 pm

dcseain

Hi, all. Might i get a clue for the mu 5/14 that's neither an auk nor quieter?

5:44 pm

Karys

that's a shame shutter...could have come to the wedding !!

5:45 pm

shutterbug

I have a wedding to attend in about 2 weeks.

5:46 pm

snowyowl

mu5/14 more mu4/5

5:46 pm

Karys

dcseain....you could ask...and I could help..but I don't know how !!

5:46 pm

MikeyInBerlin

dcseain.....if it's the second 'mu5,14' you're after, then it's like the one before, only change the last letter to the next in alphabetical order of it's type ;-)

5:46 pm

MikeyInBerlin

sorry; its type :-P punctuation suffers at this hour :-/

5:47 pm

Karys

this wedding is on May 9th shutter !

5:47 pm

shutterbug

The wedding I am going to is on may 6th. But, it is in New Jersey anyway.

5:48 pm

dcseain

Thanks, Mikey. Turns out it was the 1st one i needed.

5:48 pm

Karys

mu5....both start the same just end differently

5:48 pm

snowyowl

sorry dc -wasn't concentrating!

5:49 pm

Karys

thats no good then shutter !!

5:49 pm

shutterbug

I have music lessons on May 9th anyway.

5:49 pm

MikeyInBerlin

oh i'm sorry, dcseain; do you have it now then?

5:49 pm

Karys

lessons for what shutter ?

5:50 pm

dcseain

all good, snowy, t'is quite late there after all.

5:50 pm

dcseain

sure do, Mikey. ur clue led me to try earlier of type.

5:51 pm

shutterbug

Violin and piano

5:51 pm

sue1965

hi

5:52 pm

MikeyInBerlin

oh good, dcseain; glad i was of some help, anyhow! :-P lol

5:52 pm

Karys

daughter did cello and clarinet....so no help here !!!

5:52 pm

Karys

hi there su :)

5:53 pm

shutterbug

My sis plays cello

5:53 pm

dcseain

i teach violin, cello, viola, and piano

5:53 pm

Karys

years ago now tho' shutter

5:53 pm

shutterbug

I also play recorder, organ, sax and handbells. I gotta go now. Maybe I will be back later.

5:54 pm

Karys

goodness...small world dcs

5:54 pm

Karys

ni nite then shutter...nice to meet you :) x

5:55 pm

snowyowl

hi su!
I wish I could play an instrument -daughter plays recorder, piano & violin & is teaching herself cello at the moment -she has borrowed a friends cello & is really enjoyiong herself

5:55 pm

snowyowl

by shutter -nice to meet you

5:55 pm

Karys

snowy.....I would love to have played piano

5:56 pm

snowyowl

& me Karys - I always think its a bit like my fat dream -I always hope to wake up in the morning 9 stone & able to play the piano -Think I could die happy then! LOL

5:56 pm

MikeyInBerlin

nice, dcseain.....i'm rather musical myself, being a vocalist; and i play a little piano and guitar.....just enough to accompany myself a bit! :-)

5:57 pm

MikeyInBerlin

and i dance to music as well :-)

5:57 pm

Karys

WOW...Snowy...we have the same dream !!!!!!

5:58 pm

snowyowl

LOL Karys - twin souls!

5:58 pm

Karys

Mikey....you just way above us !!!.....but we still love you x

5:59 pm

Karys

absolutley snowy....what you doing May 9th ????

5:59 pm

dcseain

i must off to borrow a doublet for the play. it's useful to have friends who are medievelists

5:59 pm

Karys

and hose dcs ?

6:00 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ok; i only have 1 word left to find, which i've skipped and left til i finished the rest of the grid, 'cos i'm sooooo stuck on it.....ready to tear *all* my hair out here i'm so frustrated trying to get this one; so, if anyone had a clue please, for the third 'sh5,12', i'd really appreciate it! :-)

6:00 pm

musicmom

Hi all. I finished a while ago but am back to lurk and offer clues as needed. I told BGL I would be around later if she needed me. Gonna watch some t.v. and read the newspaper but I'm here if you need me. BTW I play piano and sing.

6:00 pm

snowyowl

I'll be thinking of you giving your daughter away Karys!
LOL dc -how many times in your life will you make an exit like that!

6:01 pm

musicmom

Mikey it is a Hebrew word for Hell.

6:01 pm

dcseain

oddly, no. costume is doublet, tunic, blue jeans and athletic shoes.

6:01 pm

dcseain

i'm hoping a doublet will be no harder to play a violin in than a tuxedo.

6:02 pm

MikeyInBerlin

huh, Karys??? 'way above' you? what's that supposed to mean? :-/ i'd say just the opposite, actually; i'm a lot slower and have far more problems with these grids than most of you do!!! :-P

6:02 pm

Karys

oh dear dcs...'phillistines' or what ?

6:02 pm

snowyowl

Mikey sh 5/12 is hebrew for hell use the sh footwear ( reverse the vowels)and add a consonant

6:02 pm

musicmom

Mikey - look up for that sh word even though technically it is down<G>

6:03 pm

MikeyInBerlin

oh thank you, musicmom; i thought i'd tried that though, but i'll try it again!

6:03 pm

Karys

aaahh no Mikey....I actually live here...you don't !!

6:03 pm

dcseain

a wacky co-production of The Two Gentlemen of Verona by the Greenbelt Arts Center in GReenbelt, MD and Three Left Feet, a Baltimore dance troupe.

6:04 pm

snowyowl

It's painting an interesting picture dc!!!!!!!!!!!!!! don't forget to post a pic!

6:04 pm

Karys

weell then I suppose that says it all dsc !!....good luck

6:04 pm

MikeyInBerlin

why thank you, musicmom; i owe my finally completing this grid to your kind assistance.....very grateful! :-) hehe!

6:04 pm

dcseain

ty. g'night, all!

6:05 pm

musicmom

Twas nothing Mikey.

6:05 pm

MikeyInBerlin

huh, Karys? what are you talking about? :-/

6:05 pm

snowyowl

nite dc
congrats Mikey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

6:05 pm

Karys

best of everything dcs !!...:) x

6:06 pm

MikeyInBerlin

sounds interesting, dcseain! :-) what's it called?

6:06 pm

Karys

just you are there...and know so much more than I do Mikey !!

6:06 pm

MikeyInBerlin

thank you, snowyowl :-) a snowy owl, in Wales? :-o

6:07 pm

Karys

snowy...where about's are you ?

6:07 pm

MikeyInBerlin

what does where i happen to be have to do with anything, Karys? and what makes you think i know any more than you do, hmm? :-/

6:07 pm

snowyowl

The Girlguiding sort Mikey! We're all owls in Brownies!

6:07 pm

musicmom

Bravo Mikey - just realized I didn't say that.

6:08 pm

MikeyInBerlin

oh yesss, ok; i'm 'with' you now, snowyowl!!! :-D

6:08 pm

Karys

just because you can sustain a life in another country...and I don't think I could mikey

6:08 pm

MikeyInBerlin

i hardly deserve a 'bravo', musicmom; couldn't have done it without your help at the very end there.....the one and only time i asked for any clues in this grid! :-P makes a change; i used to pester everyone too much at first!

6:08 pm

snowyowl

Karys I live about 20 miles from Swansea & 4 miles from the centre of Llanelli. Right at the end of the M4 ( the end of the world really) LOL

6:09 pm

MikeyInBerlin

hey, snowyowl.....i've not only *been* to Llanelli, but i can pronounce it, too!!! :-D

6:10 pm

musicmom

Mikey were you here last night when I was begging for about 100 clues to finish. It was pathetic.

6:10 pm

MikeyInBerlin

beautiful country there, snowyowl.....i really liked Wales :-)

6:10 pm

Karys

snowy...Roger in Wales next week...Tuesday thro' Thursday...Cardiff, Swansea, etc

6:11 pm

snowyowl

Well I'm going to pester now! A clue please for the it6 - I know I will know it but I plead tiredness( was at the swimming pool with 3 under 6s at 9.00 am this morning)

6:11 pm

MikeyInBerlin

no, musicmom; i'm afraid i was far more pathetic than you were yesterday.....i started the grid, then we decided to start tackling all our spring cleaning.....which meant no way was i going to have time to finish that monster; so after entering about the first 20 words, i deserted it completely! :-/

6:12 pm

musicmom

i+word for a school period (te4/5)

put a vowel between the last two letters of the te word.

6:12 pm

Karys

snowy....last three letters are a spirit...(not gin)

6:13 pm

snowyowl

LOL Nothing quite like that double l Mikey - well done -it's cos you speak more than one language! We are near some beautiful landscapes here. I was brought up in Mumbles which is near the Gower coast & now live near the fasntastic Pembrokeshire coast -so can't complain really.

6:14 pm

cdn_in_va

second re4,4?

6:14 pm

JeeWhiz

Does anyone have the ae6?

6:14 pm

Karys

snowy...were you born in Wales ?

6:14 pm

musicmom

re+cross letter+vowel

6:14 pm

jaianniah

it + vowel plus holiday alcoholic drink used in cake

6:15 pm

MikeyInBerlin

sorry, snowyowl.....Heinrich was talking to me here for a couple mins; ok, 'it6,24' starts with the same 3 letters as the previous word, then ends in a 3 letter liquor :-P but i'm sure you've got it by now, anyhow?

6:15 pm

musicmom

like your ei 6 only with ae at the beginning.

or ae+not here but th*** - last letter

6:15 pm

Karys

yes jee....think of what they used before anesthesia with first vowel

6:15 pm

grant

ae6 variant spelling of firdt anaesthetic drug

6:16 pm

JeeWhiz

These words have to be made up.

6:16 pm

jaianniah

a + et 5/12

6:16 pm

cdn_in_va

final re6,18? i feel so bad, begging for clues, this grid has not gone well for me

6:16 pm

snowyowl

Ty for the it clues all
Yes Karys I was born here but have no Welsh blood. I do feel Welsh tho.
My maternal grandparents were english and english/swedish and my paternal grandparents were italians -thus I am a short round person with blue eyes!

6:17 pm

Karys

cdn.....cry again ?

6:17 pm

musicmom

to make over something such as woodwork. (re+a hammer or screwdriver or wrench)

6:17 pm

grant

re6,18 to damage cartilage again

6:17 pm

jaianniah

re + item used by repairman....don't slap your head too hard LOL

6:18 pm

MikeyInBerlin

sounds like a wonderful place to be, snowyowl.....and hey; nothing wrong with blue eyes, you know! i have them too :-)

6:18 pm

Karys

ok...ok...snowy...you don't have to apologise...as just oing to say it's a place we had thought of retiring to !!

6:18 pm

grant

Still looking for me5,21

6:19 pm

Karys

me too mikey !"!

6:19 pm

musicmom

me5/20 is a plural cat call

6:19 pm

grant

Sorry, me6,21

6:19 pm

Marc Freeman

Good afternoon, any clues for am5/12?

6:20 pm

JeeWhiz

add another vowel to me5/12

6:20 pm

musicmom

add the second vowel after the cross letter to your 5/12 that is a unit of measure.

6:20 pm

jaianniah

me SIX 21 me+ thing a guy wears around his neck + are

6:20 pm

Karys

grant....more than a yard...plus third vowel in the middle

6:20 pm

snowyowl

I'm not complaining! - my father actually had blue eyes too. They were from the north of Italy - and my mother with the swedish blood is very dark with hazel eyes. So so much for stereotypes! Dosn't make me any less short or round tho - which is a pity!

6:20 pm

JeeWhiz

Marc, it sounds like what knights wear.

6:21 pm

MikeyInBerlin

Marc, if you have the word following it, 'am5,12' would be a homonym of that.....if the following word is pronounced as the personal name

6:21 pm

musicmom

marc the one who provides the weapons.

6:21 pm

Karys

snowy....gettting there fast !!!....( the short and round bit)

6:21 pm

JeeWhiz

sorry Marc, I was looking at the ar5.

6:22 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ah yes, snowyowl; you do find a fair number of blonde, blue eyed Italians in the north of Italy, actually :-)

6:23 pm

musicmom

Oops Jee - I did the same thing. Sorry Marc

6:23 pm

snowyowl

People are very friendly here -if you want to keep yourself to yourself - you better buy a house in a field tho! LOL My daughter in law thinks the Welsh are a nosy lot and we do like to know ALL about you!! LOL - but we are also very willing to share information!

6:23 pm

Karys

see.... just look at you mikey !!!.....said you knew much more than I !! :)

6:23 pm

MikeyInBerlin

lol, snowyowl; and while i'm blue eyed, i'm very dark haired, and have skin that tans well.....and i'm half German, half English.....go figure? :-P

6:23 pm

Karys

that'll do for me snowy !!

6:24 pm

MikeyInBerlin

for crying out loud, Karys; what *are* you talking about??? :-P i'm sure you know just as much, just maybe different stuff than i do?

6:24 pm

snowyowl

Oh hi Marc ! Haven't seen you for ages - It's really nice to be here and not feeling I should be doing something else!

6:26 pm

jaianniah

You can also find a second generation Norwegian-German who is round and blue-eyed in Southern Mississippi!!!!

6:26 pm

MikeyInBerlin

lol, snowyowl; i guess i'd better stay where i am then! ;-)

6:27 pm

rumplestiltskin

sh7 and sw7 - Help pleeze

6:27 pm

MikeyInBerlin

oh hi, jaianniah; don't think we've 'met' yet, but your knutmeg's mom, i see! :-)

6:28 pm

cdn_in_va

mu5,14s, not the quieter one?

6:28 pm

MikeyInBerlin

uhm, you're knutmeg's mom, that is.....sheesh; what's wrong with me tonight/this morning? :-P too tired; ja, that's it.....time for bed!!!

6:28 pm

musicmom

the one who places the sh5/12

6:28 pm

Karys

think I just admire your 'singlemindeness' for want of a better word mikey !!

6:28 pm

musicmom

sw7 the one who sw5 before it

6:28 pm

Angelsong

re5's?

6:29 pm

MikeyInBerlin

hmm, Karys? what do you mean by 'singlemindeness'?

6:29 pm

musicmom

add vowels to the mu4/6 ( a different vowel for each 5)

6:29 pm

MikeyInBerlin

i think i have a very broad, complex, multifaceted and often multiconfusing mind :-P lol

6:29 pm

musicmom

re5
to give a weapon again
to have seen someone again

6:30 pm

jaianniah

hi, mikey!!!!!!

6:30 pm

MikeyInBerlin

megaconfusing? ja; i like that term better :-)

6:30 pm

Karys

mikey...think you saw what you wanted..and went for it...this is what I admire !!

6:30 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ok; we're off to bed.....night, everyone! :-)

6:30 pm

musicmom

re5
add a two hump consonant to the 4/4
to put something around the man's neck again

6:31 pm

musicmom

good night Mikey

6:31 pm

snowyowl

night Mikey sweet dreams

6:32 pm

Karys

hi there music....is all well with you and yours ? :)

6:33 pm

musicmom

Hi Karys - we are doing very well thank you

6:33 pm

cdn_in_va

gah, hints for that middle mu4,6 (between the 5,14s im looking for... grr)

6:34 pm

musicmom

mu+double consonant

6:35 pm

Karys

thats good to hear.....been busy with Easter here..but getting back to normal again now

6:35 pm

Marc Freeman

hi, snowyow it has been awhile. Thanks all I got the am5/12 it was my last and I am finished. I have been babbling but never have that much time to get on the board. I do read the board from time to time just to see how everyone it doing. Have to go now though.
Best to all

6:35 pm

cliffopa

hello everyone :)

6:36 pm

musicmom

Bravo Marc

Hi Cliff

6:36 pm

cdn_in_va

DONE! thanks to all who helped me out, best of luck with tomorrow's!

6:36 pm

Karys

hi marc......and.,....hi cliff ... :)

6:36 pm

chic

Hi cliff, snowy, music, karys and all.

6:36 pm

musicmom

Bravo cdn

6:36 pm

musicmom

hey chic

6:37 pm

Karys

hello there chic :)

6:37 pm

musicmom

karys - we not only had Easter but three of the four of us have birthdays. Sarah last Friday, Greg on Easter and me day after tomorrow.

6:37 pm

snowyowl

Hi cliff & chic!
Congrats cd!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!
bye Marc!
And I'm finished!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

6:39 pm

snowyowl

Oh a birthday cluster!!!! Happy birthday MM for next week!

6:39 pm

cliffopa

yay snowy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

6:39 pm

musicmom

ty snowy. my hope is to do nothing all day but play here.

6:39 pm

snowyowl

? Next Week???
Sorry MM - for Friday!

6:39 pm

Karys

music....thats just silly..didn't all those 'Moms' know what they were doing ?......( the best of good wishes to you all) xx

6:41 pm

musicmom

Well since I am one of those moms apparently not. In my defense - we were newlyweds.

6:42 pm

snowyowl

Well it's been great for me tonight - I haven't finished a grid for an ae and I almost always used to finish. Have been very busy and had a rotten few weeks health wise. I have decided to ask the doctor to knock me out for Jan & Feb & March next year as I was ill for all those months last year too!

6:42 pm

Karys

must confess...two sons with just a week apart...29th April and 5th May !!!

6:42 pm

musicmom

we got smarter 6 years later. My other daughter is in June.

6:43 pm

Karys

yes...I got better too..daughter August 31st

6:43 pm

musicmom

At least Sarah wasn't born on my birthday. She was supposed to be.

6:44 pm

Karys

but that would have been nice music !!!

6:45 pm

musicmom

to be in labor on my birthday did not sound like my idea of fun. Besides - I would have forever been giving a party instead of getting one<G>

6:46 pm

snowyowl

my two are 2 years and 6 days apart & my old neighbours son was born on her birthday. My next door neighbour has a daughter with a Dec 23rd b/day and a grandchild with a Dec 24th Birthday - personally I think that was careless!! LOL

6:46 pm

Karys

ok music...had not thought it thro' ...you could be right !!

6:47 pm

Karys

think you may be right there snowy...planning is quite important !!!!

6:47 pm

periwinkle

HI, everyone!! I am missing an ar5/12 have the one that sound like what knights wear but different ending

6:47 pm

musicmom

NO doubt. My husband is only 361 days old than his brother. The cool thing about that is my MIL always does a big birthday thing for all of us so I get pampered too. Last Saturday it was grilled steaks for us --she did all the cooking and prep and watched the kids while I did needle work.

6:49 pm

musicmom

peri - just change the last letter to a cross

6:49 pm

snowyowl

hi Peri! - ar5 same as the one before but last letter is the crossed consonant

6:49 pm

Karys

0ooo...music...sounds like you got it sorted !!

6:50 pm

periwinkle

musicmom and snowyowl, thanks

6:50 pm

periwinkle

only have em4/5, help please for the other em words

6:50 pm

Karys

well....it's bedtime for me ..........ni nite xx

6:50 pm

musicmom

Yep she grudgingly let me help with the dishes. I felt terrible that she was doing everything. They also had an Easter egg hunt and baskets for the kids since it was Easter weekend too.

6:51 pm

musicmom

night karys

6:52 pm

snowyowl

my sister in law has 2 daughters oldest born on 31st July & youngest on the 8th July the following year! We always tease her because she is tiny & the 1st one was so big 9lb 70z - she said never again! 2nd on was a caesarian section 9lb 14oz!

6:52 pm

periwinkle

he6/27 anyone

6:52 pm

snowyowl

Night Karys - Sweet dreams

6:52 pm

musicmom

LOL snowy -- YIKES

6:52 pm

cindasu

i need a clue for lo6/18 please am going nuts looking

6:53 pm

musicmom

Peri that's a tough one let me work on it

6:53 pm

musicmom

this is the easiest way

he+first vowel+last vowel+not you but **

6:53 pm

periwinkle

cind - to hang around

6:53 pm

jaianniah

to linger illegally- rhymes with goiter

6:54 pm

musicmom

cinda are you HANGING AROUND looking for a clue?

6:54 pm

periwinkle

musicmom, thanks so much, yes that is a tough one to give a clue for, never hear of it

6:54 pm

musicmom

the other one lo is the one who does the 4/4

6:55 pm

snowyowl

MM - sounds lovely to me -you can always return the favour on a special day for her. It is so lovely to be pampered. We were 10 for Easter Sunday lunch -I had church bore hand, but my son cleaned all the vegetables and he & my daughter did all the washing up. We then had church again and a cheese & wine party to follow - lovely day all round!

6:56 pm

cindasu

thanks jai and peri i know i must have typed that once or twice but wrong, i guess i didn't thanks so much

6:56 pm

periwinkle

em4/6 and em6/24 anyone

6:56 pm

periwinkle

cind, yw

6:58 pm

musicmom

em4
em+what you breathe - first letter

6:58 pm

snowyowl

em4 think bird and insert the 2nd vowel after the m
em6 add the 1st 2 letters of not coffee but **a

6:58 pm

musicmom

OOOPS

6:58 pm

periwinkle

last wa4/9 anyone

6:58 pm

jaianniah

cross emetic with a lute (drop the L)

6:58 pm

musicmom

em+2nd vowel + last vowel

add a consonant and another vowel for the 6

6:59 pm

ayz

wa 4/9 not cold

6:59 pm

musicmom

wa+ not I am but y** a**

6:59 pm

jaianniah

to battle a great battle with an extra vowel....

7:00 pm

periwinkle

thanks snowyowl

7:00 pm

snowyowl

two countries fighting is a wa* insert the 5th vowel after the a

7:01 pm

periwinkle

thanks snowyowl, that was the one I needed

7:01 pm

ayz

im a noob at this. i only got 67 words. ahihihi :D

7:01 pm

snowyowl

yw Peri - well goodnight all - 1am here & must be up at 7 for the littlies to arrive. Hope to see you all tomorrow. Happy Babbling

7:02 pm

musicmom

good night snowy

7:02 pm

chic

anyone have a clue for one of the first 2 re 5/12's? I have the one that is to get together again...

7:03 pm

jaianniah

ayz, that's great considering this grid...it's a hard one!!!!!!

7:03 pm

periwinkle

ayz, not to worry, it definitely gets better with practice. just do the best you can. people here are very nice and happy to give clues

7:03 pm

musicmom

to give a weapon again is the first one
you have the second one
the third one add a two hump letter to your 4/4

7:04 pm

chic

thanx, music!

7:04 pm

snowyowl

Welcome ayz -be warned this game is addictive!
If you need anything don't be afraid to ask -really nice people here on the whole. There are two sites you might like to check out here. On the right hand side of this page is a heading Friends of Babble -here you will find Babblers Anonymous and Angelsongs Babble Page listed. Loads of info on both sites. Hope you enjoyyourself & to see you again.

7:05 pm

ayz

yup its really hard.. ive been working on this since yesterday.. i logged out and logged in again ( i dont live in the US so we have different timezones)
the clues are really helpful and the game is really fun :D

7:07 pm

ayz

thanks snow!! and thanks to everyone who welcomed me.. hope to be here a lot too..
^^"

7:07 pm

musicmom

welcome ayz. You are doing terrific.

7:08 pm

grant

Much obliged for help w/last two: re5/12 (not bumped into again or desert shrub) and mo 4/5 (not debate or bug).

7:08 pm

periwinkle

first me4/6

7:09 pm

grant

me4/6 short for nasty drug

7:09 pm

musicmom

grant fix the lace on your sneaker again
give another weapon

7:09 pm

musicmom

same as the cat call except end with a vowel

7:09 pm

periwinkle

grant, have that one

7:10 pm

musicmom

cat call clue for you peri

7:10 pm

periwinkle

me5/12?

7:11 pm

LeslieAnn

hello folks, what is the theme today? fountains? (if so, snowy got to my idea first!)

7:11 pm

musicmom

grant a speck of dust mo
or sounds like what comes off the sheep but with a m instead of a w

7:11 pm

grant

me5/12 meas. bit longer than yard

7:11 pm

chic

ur 5/12 please?

7:11 pm

musicmom

me5/12 not a yard but a me***

7:12 pm

ayz

me 5/12 measurement

7:12 pm

periwinkle

musicmom, cant figure out how to spell the cat sound that ends with a vowel, :(

7:12 pm

musicmom

ur5/12
ur+vowels in order

7:12 pm

musicmom

me +Ohio University

7:13 pm

periwinkle

thanks, musicmom, figured it out before I saw your second clue

7:14 pm

musicmom

that's all right - got my alma mater in there

7:14 pm

periwinkle

8-)

7:14 pm

periwinkle

ayz, thanks for you clue

7:16 pm

ayz

no prob!! glad to help.. and just watching you guys give each other clues helps me too. ahihih :D
now i have 72 words from the 67 that i got a while ago :D

7:16 pm

chic

thanx, music!

7:16 pm

periwinkle

fl627 anyone? not doing well with grid,

7:17 pm

periwinkle

ayz, as you keep playing you will recognize words that you will only see here and not in the real world

7:17 pm

musicmom

jera gave this one earlier.
An exclamation of dismay usually preceeded by ker----

lots of vowels!!!

7:18 pm

periwinkle

musicmom, thanks, got it

7:18 pm

ayz

i did notice that..
and since im not a native amreican speaker.. im always like, "what the heck is that word?"
but its fun, i learn alot and i have fun doing so :D

7:19 pm

ayz

i meant american :P
litte typo.. :D

7:19 pm

periwinkle

ayz, you are doing just fine, just keep playing, it is fun, very addicting. I learn new words everyday and English is my native language

7:19 pm

chic

and I'm finished. Yay! thanx again. see ya at the flip...

7:20 pm

scatty

Hi everyone

7:20 pm

musicmom

Bravo chic
Bye Scatty

7:20 pm

LeslieAnn

hi scatty

7:20 pm

musicmom

DUH - HI scatty

7:20 pm

ayz

i just started playing yesterday (asia pacific time)
most of my officemates play babble on their free time too.. its really fun :D ( i sound like a paid advertisment LOL)

7:20 pm

periwinkle

need he4/6 have the man's nickname, also need he5/14 and he6/24

7:21 pm

musicmom

not she+not you (he4/6)

7:21 pm

periwinkle

Hi, Scatty, are you just starting, tough one today, at least for me

7:21 pm

musicmom

add one vowel to the man's nick name for the 5
add two vowels for the 6

7:23 pm

ayz

what's the ae word?

7:23 pm

musicmom

a+et5

7:24 pm

scatty

peri4/6 - female, not him h+ upside down w on the end
he5 - same as above with 1st vowel on end
he6 as above+1st and 2nd vowel on the end

7:24 pm

periwinkle

musicmom, I must be dense, don't get your clue for the he4/6 I am missing

7:24 pm

scatty

finished this afternoon

7:24 pm

musicmom

he+not you but M*

7:25 pm

ayz

a+et5 --->> huh?

7:25 pm

musicmom

a+an old fashioned anesthetic

7:25 pm

LeslieAnn

there's an et5 word that is an anasthetic. put an a in front of it for another word

7:26 pm

periwinkle

OMG, finally got the he4 thought I had typed it in already, but hadn't thanks musicom and scatty

7:26 pm

ayz

thanks.. i got it now

7:26 pm

scatty

peri - he+letter after q+ upside down w

7:27 pm

ayz

ar 6/24?

7:28 pm

faeriekae

how about this
a + 2nd vowel + cross letter + h + 2nd vowel + r

7:28 pm

yumology

hi i'm new what does it mean when people say he 4/17 or whatever?

7:28 pm

scatty

ayz ar6/24 - ar+ upside down w + last vowel + letter after q +2nd vowel

7:29 pm

LeslieAnn

he 4/5 means a word that starts with he, is four letters and worth five points

7:29 pm

ayz

thanks scatty

7:30 pm

LeslieAnn

yum, if you click lickety's babble clues to the right you will get a list like that of first and second letters

7:30 pm

periwinkle

need so4/5 - have the bitter one, also need so5/18

7:30 pm

firefly779

yum - the numbers are the number of letters, and then the point value of the word; the two letters are the beginning of a word

7:31 pm

scatty

yum - he= the letter it starts with
4 = the amount of letters in a word
17 = the score like scrabble. each letter has a number in the corner
4 letter word = add numbers
5 letter words double score
6 letter words triple score, etc

7:31 pm

LeslieAnn

i think teef should be a word. as in, "I ate a bunch of ice cream and now my teef hurt."

7:31 pm

musicmom

sorry distracted by CSI

7:31 pm

yumology

neat. kk

7:31 pm

musicmom

the other so 4 is what eagles do

7:32 pm

firefly779

yes yum, Lickety's is quite helpful, and a lot of people will use that list after they can't find any more words on their own or with help from the chat

7:32 pm

musicmom

so+battle for the 5/18

7:33 pm

periwinkle

musicmom, thanks, already had what eagles do,
I also need so6/21 please

7:33 pm

musicmom

take the so that means bitter
before the r put the first vowel after the r put the third vowel

7:33 pm

ayz

i dont have fe 4/8..
when you think about it.. i dont have alot of words. ahihih

7:34 pm

musicmom

fe+2 point consonant+snake letter

7:34 pm

LeslieAnn

fe + high school abbr.

7:34 pm

periwinkle

thanks musicmom, I think Babble made up these words just for the game 8-)

7:35 pm

musicmom

no doubt peri!

7:35 pm

ayz

thanks guys.. ahahaha.. this is fun!!!

7:36 pm

scatty

peri - if you have the word underneath it, try this.
first three letters are the same then add 1st vowel then letter before q then 3rd vowel

7:36 pm

LeslieAnn

...and addicting. mwah hahahahaha

7:36 pm

ayz

what about the fl 6/27, i missed that one too ^^"

7:36 pm

scatty

i mean after q

7:36 pm

musicmom

fl +double vowel + 3rd vowel+2nd vowel

7:37 pm

scatty

peri, that was the so6 clue

7:37 pm

periwinkle

missing an ra5/12 have the one that ends in double vowel

7:37 pm

LeslieAnn

ok, that one's NOT a word. thanks musicmom

7:37 pm

Angelsong

second re5/12?

7:37 pm

ayz

waahahah.. thanks musicmom

7:37 pm

periwinkle

scatty thanks had found it with musicmoms clue

7:38 pm

musicmom

ra+got together with (m**)

7:38 pm

ayz

what are the wh words?

7:38 pm

musicmom

re5/12 got together with again

7:38 pm

periwinkle

musicmom, found the ra5/12 before I saw your clue, getting better at monkeytyping ;)

7:39 pm

musicmom

one wh is what you say when you are on a swing or rollercoaster

the other is what you say when you want the horse to stop

7:39 pm

ayz

got it.. ahahah.. i didnt know they were considered words..

7:40 pm

LeslieAnn

am missing a u... have ur 4/5 and ur 5/12...

7:40 pm

periwinkle

sw4/10 - hope it is not an easy one

7:41 pm

musicmom

ut 5 female part

7:41 pm

scatty

ur5 - ur+vowels in order

7:41 pm

musicmom

past tense fo fish action sw

7:41 pm

LeslieAnn

huh, shoulda known since i have one... thanks again musicmom

7:42 pm

scatty

ur4 - ur+2nd vowel +1st vowel

7:42 pm

periwinkle

musicmom, that was a clue for the sw4/9 I need the sw4/10 please

7:43 pm

ayz

to words?

7:43 pm

periwinkle

ur4/5

7:43 pm

musicmom

nope that is it peri another one

7:44 pm

scatty

sw - past tense of the 4/9

7:44 pm

JeeWhiz

Anyone have lo5/10? Thanks.

7:44 pm

periwinkle

musicmom, just found the ur4

7:44 pm

musicmom

to rhymes with fireworks sound

7:44 pm

scatty

peri, have just done the ur clues

7:44 pm

periwinkle

musicmom, you were right, thanks found the sw4/10

7:44 pm

ayz

i dont know what sounds fireworks make. ahahah

7:45 pm

musicmom

jazz player l. armstrong

7:45 pm

scatty

lo - same as the fl6

7:45 pm

LeslieAnn

jee, a weird way to spell the town in missouri, st. lo*** all vowels

7:45 pm

JeeWhiz

Thanks Music Mom

7:45 pm

periwinkle

only have 12 words to find, but tired of sitting at the computer and for begging for clues, see you all tomorrow

7:46 pm

ayz

i got the to that ryhmes with fireworks sounds.. what about the other one?

7:46 pm

LeslieAnn

good night peri!

7:46 pm

Angelsong

last re6?

7:46 pm

JeeWhiz

Leslie Ann, guess I should have got that since I live in Missouri...don't you think?

7:46 pm

musicmom

good night peri I don't mind helping

7:46 pm

LeslieAnn

details, details, gee. i won't tell if you won't.

7:46 pm

ayz

ow i got the to words. ahaha..

7:47 pm

musicmom

ayz === a hammer is a to

7:47 pm

scatty

peri dont go, only 12 to find

7:47 pm

ayz

i dont have all the seven-letter words

7:47 pm

musicmom

re6 add the hammer

7:48 pm

ayz

shite! i got the sw and sh 7 letters. ahihih.. these words are too small for me to see. ahihihi

7:48 pm

LeslieAnn

i have two 7-letters: fo7 - more of what's below your ankle, and sh 7 - more of what's on your bed

7:48 pm

aknitter

ar 5/12 anyone? I have the one that sounds like a knight would wear

7:49 pm

musicmom

ar + got together

7:49 pm

LeslieAnn

just change the last letter, knitter

7:50 pm

JeeWhiz

fl6/27?

7:50 pm

ayz

i got the fl and re seven letter thanks

7:50 pm

musicmom

brb

7:51 pm

aknitter

ty for the ar assistance -- found it :)

7:52 pm

musicmom

th words has a 7

7:52 pm

musicmom

fl - exclamation of dismay ker------

lots of vowels

7:53 pm

JeeWhiz

Music Mom are they all vowels, or is there a consonant?

7:53 pm

ayz

i dont have the th 7 letters

7:54 pm

musicmom

all vowels. There is a double one in the middle.

7:54 pm

JeeWhiz

th7= th5 + 2 vowels

7:54 pm

stidmama

evenin' all!

got the kids where they needed to go and home, dinner's ready to cook when Tom arrives, kitchen is clean enough, and i am sitting down for at least 20 minutes!

7:54 pm

musicmom

th word beginning a measure for heat + latin plural

7:55 pm

LeslieAnn

hey stid

7:55 pm

ayz

hearing stid talk about dinner makes me hungry.. i cant go on my break yet..

7:55 pm

ayz

thanks music mom

7:55 pm

JeeWhiz

I found it, but I don't think I could use it in a sentence without laughing.

7:55 pm

stidmama

sorry ayz...

suppose you can't snack while you work?

7:57 pm

ayz

nope. im surrounded by computers so were not allowed to eat while we're at our desks.. the nearest 7-11 is 15 minutes away, and i only have 15 minutes for the break.. so ho hum.. waiting for the 0ne hour break instead..

7:59 pm

scatty

i'm off for a nearly early night, see you all tomorrow nighty night

7:59 pm

JeeWhiz

he 6/27?

7:59 pm

stidmama

good night, scatty!

8:00 pm

musicmom

night scatty

8:00 pm

ayz

night scatty, thanks for all the help :D

8:00 pm

stidmama

he 6/27: he + abbreviation for element "gold" + first person opject pronoun

8:01 pm

JeeWhiz

Thanks that was another strange one.

8:01 pm

ayz

what about the ru word?

8:02 pm

JeeWhiz

ru word is a ladie's name from the Bible.

8:03 pm

musicmom

Hey if BGL comes around tell her I'm playing football. <G>

8:03 pm

ayz

i didnt think that names were included...
my eyes hurt from looking at the PC too long

8:04 pm

stidmama

well, the name isn't exactly included, there are some words that are _also_ names....

8:05 pm

ayz

i dont have mi 6/24 and mo 4/5 and 6/21

8:06 pm

musicmom

mi6 name for female parent change the o to an i

8:06 pm

stidmama

mi 6/24 is like the mo 6/24, just a different first vowel (the round one)

8:06 pm

musicmom

Okay I'm out going to beat Greg at PS2 NFL football.

8:06 pm

yumology

or leave the i alone!

8:06 pm

stidmama

mo 6/25: more mo 4/5

8:07 pm

stidmama

later musicmom!

8:07 pm

stidmama

and the mo 4/5 is what a cow says with a cross at the end...

8:07 pm

ayz

byr musicmom.. thanks

8:08 pm

ayz

i got the mo cow sound i need the other mo 4/5 and i didnt get the mo 6 either

8:09 pm

ayz

i got the mo 6/21 but not the mo 4/5 that's not the cow

8:10 pm

stidmama

mo 4/5: same first three letters, tall consonant at the end

8:10 pm

ayz

thanks stidmama

8:11 pm

stidmama

yw :-)

8:12 pm

ayz

two mu words that's not the silent + r word

8:13 pm

ayz

brb.. we'll take our 15 minute break

8:13 pm

JeeWhiz

te 6/18?

8:15 pm

stidmama

need to go fix dinner, about ten minutes of intense stire-frying...

BRB

8:18 pm

JeeWhiz

My last three....te 6/18, ho 5/14, and so5/18. Any ideas?

8:19 pm

JeeWhiz

Found the so 5/18.

8:19 pm

JeeWhiz

Found the ho5/14.

8:19 pm

BGL

MM~ Did you get my voicemail?

8:21 pm

JeeWhiz

Music Mom went to play football. She told us to tell you.

8:21 pm

yumology

whats the ho5?

8:22 pm

JeeWhiz

ho5 is a measure of time plus a vowel.

8:22 pm

BGL

How dare her! :) Oh well...

8:22 pm

yumology

pssh. i'd be good at this if they were real words! thx tho

8:22 pm

circe

lol...was wondering about that so 5/18 :)

8:23 pm

JeeWhiz

For the so5, add the battle word.

8:24 pm

circe

thank you!

8:24 pm

JeeWhiz

Okay, but please, if you can, help me with that te6/18. It is hiding!

8:25 pm

circe

um...the only te 6/18 I have is a latin plural....

8:26 pm

circe

of a type of flower pot??? (terrible at clue giving)

8:26 pm

JeeWhiz

That would be the one....is it a plural of a word on the puzzle?

8:27 pm

LeslieAnn

like te***-cotta, with an e on the end

8:27 pm

JeeWhiz

Thank you Circe!!! You are fabulous!

8:27 pm

circe

yes, for me it is the te directly above the 6/18, however I am still missing a t word so I am not positive....

8:27 pm

JeeWhiz

You are obviously a great clue giver!

8:28 pm

yumology

just tell us the 3rd letter we'll get it

8:28 pm

circe

glad you found it...

8:28 pm

tndaisy1960

circe! The flower pot clue did the trick:)

8:32 pm

yumology

found the fo 6/27

8:33 pm

LeslieAnn

yum... try adding another letter to that to make it "more so" and you will have a 7

8:35 pm

yumology

i see it now thx.
spit spit. choking on hershey kiss paper insert

8:35 pm

LeslieAnn

it helps if you take those off first, yum

8:37 pm

LeslieAnn

90 words without the list... a good start.

8:38 pm

Angelsong

first 2 wa4's?

8:39 pm

LeslieAnn

angel, only one i have is between hot and cold.

8:39 pm

stidmama

wa + first person pronoun

#2 -- not chilly

8:46 pm

rumplestiltskin

Down to 6, but 3 are 7's. th7, sh7. sw7
Help

8:47 pm

LeslieAnn

sw7 - what you might call a bee (builds on sw5)

8:47 pm

stidmama

th -- lots of warm things, Latin plural

8:47 pm

LeslieAnn

sh7 - add a "more so" ending to sh5 (on your bed)

8:47 pm

stidmama

sh 7: one who makes bed linens might be called this

8:48 pm

Angelsong

finished once more....

8:48 pm

stidmama

YAY angelsong!

8:48 pm

faeriekae

*~*~*~*CONGRATULATIONS ANGEL*~*~*~*~*

W H O O T!!!!!

8:48 pm

LeslieAnn

congrats angel!

8:52 pm

LeslieAnn

ar 6/24?

8:53 pm

GreyWoulf

Good evening all!!

Stidmama!! -- did you ever leave the grid today?

8:56 pm

penis

This is so hard :S

8:57 pm

GreyWoulf

What? I show up and everyone goes quiet?!

8:58 pm

LeslieAnn

hi gw :)

8:58 pm

faeriekae

Hi GW :)

8:58 pm

GreyWoulf

(*faerie*)
(*Leslie*)

8:59 pm

stidmama

sorry, I was playing a card game on yahoo...

Hi Woulf! I actually got back just a little while ago. finished earlier, so no hurry tonight! :-)

9:00 pm

GreyWoulf

of course, now Seb decides to get fussy... :\

9:00 pm

stidmama

i'm just logged in to give clues as I notice they're needed, and to catch up on all the latest news.

such as, any word on the job application they handed you (was it only last week?)

9:00 pm

faeriekae

GW - I'm deep in the grid trying to finish this little one. After yesterday grid you would think it would be easy.

9:01 pm

Angelsong

[[GW and Seb}}

9:01 pm

GreyWoulf

We think he may be teething already

9:02 pm

faeriekae

No way GW

9:02 pm

stidmama

well, Matthew teethed early... so I know it does happen!

9:02 pm

stidmama

matthew was 2 months old and had all four incisors!

9:02 pm

GreyWoulf

He is very drooly and massaging his gums helps to calm him down, so he may be faerie

9:03 pm

LeslieAnn

me 6/21?

9:03 pm

faeriekae

Well I supose I do know someone whose baby was born with 2 teeth.

9:04 pm

stidmama

me 6/21: "Work or activity for which a person is particularly suited"

me + "level" (ti 4)

9:05 pm

LeslieAnn

huh. thanks stid.

9:05 pm

penis

How do you know how many words you're supposed to get?

9:06 pm

GreyWoulf

back to your comment re:yesterday vs today, faerie -- i find thast smaller grids just remove the more common words and leave the obscure ones ;D

9:06 pm

helenkeller

hi everyone !!!

9:07 pm

faeriekae

Gw - aint that the truth...

9:07 pm

LeslieAnn

click on lickety's babble clues link to the right, ahem... um, you know who i'm talking to

9:07 pm

LeslieAnn

hi helen

9:07 pm

stidmama

no, i don't think so -- yesterday's grid was just as hard, but with WAY more words...

i mean, really! stew_pan_? everyone I know calls it a "stewpot"

9:07 pm

faeriekae

LOL Leslie

9:07 pm

stidmama

helen! how has your day been?

9:09 pm

helenkeller

hey stid - fairly productive today (pat's self on back) got sodding & planting done & various chores & went to pool for 2 hours - fun !! how was your day?

Leslie !!! nice pic !!!!

9:10 pm

stidmama

blah. I got some sort of allergic reaction late last night -- still haven't figured out to what, so spent most of my day in bed (fortunately the computer's a laptop...) feeling miserable. Hoping tomorrow will be nice so I can go play outside again!

9:10 pm

GreyWoulf

Belated (*Angel*)

(*helen*)

9:10 pm

helenkeller

what's the theme today - i was going to guess fountains, but i see so many different things & can't think of any one single thing to tie them all together?!?!?

9:12 pm

LeslieAnn

i knew you'd recognize it, yup, fountains

9:12 pm

faeriekae

Helen - it's fountains :)

9:12 pm

helenkeller

hey grey!

stid - sounds like something devilish to put you in bed, but very nice to have a lap top [i just stare at my computer when i'm down for the count - directly across room from bed :( ]

9:13 pm

helenkeller

thx - where is your fountain faeri?

9:13 pm

LeslieAnn

i feel dumb asking, but me 4/6? (not the drug)

9:13 pm

jylcat

2 left, i might finish for the first time ever!
any hints for sh 4,5 and the 3rd sh 5, 12.

9:14 pm

LeslieAnn

sh 4/5 - sh** butter (two vowels)

9:14 pm

hurshy

don't feel dumb leslie - for a lot of us that was our last word. add french for "or"

9:15 pm

helenkeller

hi hursh!

9:15 pm

LeslieAnn

well at least it's an odd one, but i don't do french?

9:15 pm

hurshy

3rd sh 5/12 is hebrew for hell (well, the underworld, really, they didn't have the current concept of heaven and hell)

9:15 pm

LeslieAnn

and hello, hursh!

9:15 pm

stidmama

the theme is supposed to be fountains, but when I finally looked at Babbler's profile after the flip, I read "red" which is tomorrow's thing.

9:15 pm

faeriekae

Helen - I have no ideal. Just grabbed one from the internet. *teehee*

9:15 pm

hurshy

well than add not me but y**, leslie

hi helen

9:16 pm

GreyWoulf

(*hurshy*)

9:16 pm

hurshy

((GW))

9:16 pm

LeslieAnn

thanks hursh. how're things?

9:16 pm

jylcat

thanks so much, finished for the first time ever, yay! (sleep now... eyes burning)

9:16 pm

hurshy

oh, things are fine

9:17 pm

LeslieAnn

congrats, jylcat!!

9:17 pm

hurshy

that's great jylcat

9:17 pm

faeriekae

JYLCAT CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!

9:17 pm

stidmama

YAY jylcat!

9:17 pm

helenkeller

wtg jyl !!!

9:18 pm

faeriekae

BTW - Great job of getting rid of the troll.

9:18 pm

hurshy

there was a troll? ugh.

9:18 pm

rumplestiltskin

A clue for wa6,33 pleeze

9:18 pm

Staceyy

I am so confused!
I don't understand those clues,
with all the numbers and stuff,
I feel dumb
but can anyone help me out??

9:19 pm

stidmama

trolls again? glad i missed that!

9:19 pm

stidmama

waw 6/33: more of wa 4

9:19 pm

BGL

Rumple.. not colder

9:19 pm

LeslieAnn

hi stacey. he 4/5 means a word that starts with he, is 4 letters and worth 5 points. if you click on the lickety's babble clues to the right, you'll get a full first and second letter list. very helpful.

9:19 pm

faeriekae

8:56 Hurshy

9:20 pm

Staceyy

Thank you very muchh! :)

9:20 pm

hurshy

well at least it was only a one-post troll

9:21 pm

hurshy

stacey, are you a poet?

9:21 pm

LeslieAnn

no problem. ask if you have questions. it's a friendly bunch :)

9:21 pm

faeriekae

thank goodness. I hate that.

9:22 pm

faeriekae

re 6/21 please.

9:23 pm

rumplestiltskin

Stidmama and BGL thank you, thank you.
3 left, all t's th5,14, second one, th7,36 and th6,24

9:23 pm

hurshy

add the a-**** (that mr. t was on)

9:23 pm

faeriekae

shucks I need the 2nd re 4/4 and the re 6/21 following it

9:24 pm

hurshy

those th's all have to do with heat (7 has latin pl ending)

9:24 pm

Staceyy

Holy this game is hard.
Definately restricted to the smarties.

9:24 pm

BGL

th7/36 is a latin plural

9:25 pm

LeslieAnn

well, that's just what WE like to call ourselves, stacey. you can call us whatever you like. :)

9:25 pm

GreyWoulf

Staceyy -- try Angelsongs Resource link in the Friends of Babble box -- lots of stuff there to help you feel better about playing :)

9:26 pm

BGL

First me4/6?

9:26 pm

LeslieAnn

faerie, re 4/4 is re + cross letter + 2nd vowel, don't have the 6

9:26 pm

Staceyy

Haha No, I am not a poet...
Smarties sounds good to me,
I'm very envious of you all haha

9:26 pm

LeslieAnn

hurshy gave a clue at 9:15, bgl

9:27 pm

faeriekae

Leslie - thank you :)

9:29 pm

faeriekae

Leslie the re 6/21 is re + what comes from your eyes (singular) when you cry.

9:29 pm

yumology

i have 50 words, how many do i need to complete?

9:29 pm

stidmama

there are 126 words in today's puzzle

9:30 pm

LeslieAnn

thanks faerie

9:30 pm

faeriekae

yw :)

9:32 pm

rumplestiltskin

Thank you everyone. I finished for the first time. Feel like I should celebrate. Couldn't have done it without all your help. Geneva

9:32 pm

LeslieAnn

yay! congrats rumpelstilskin! (and cute pony!)

9:32 pm

stidmama

YAY rumplestiltskin!

(you're truly hooked now!)

9:33 pm

GreyWoulf

OK, Seb is in the bassinet-- Tylenol is wonderful stuff! -- he is not asleep but he is quieting down :)

9:33 pm

faeriekae

*~*~*~*CONGRATULATIONS RUMPLE*~*~*~**

9:33 pm

stidmama

poor little guy -- I hope he sleeps well.

9:33 pm

rumplestiltskin

It's a Scottish Highland calf, but I agree it is cute. We raise them.

9:33 pm

GreyWoulf

....:\ though I may have spoken too soon...

9:34 pm

LeslieAnn

ar 6/24?

9:34 pm

GreyWoulf

I have to learn not to talk about him til it is a done deal :D

9:34 pm

LeslieAnn

really. it does look like a horse. do you raise anything else?

9:36 pm

faeriekae

Leslie that re that I gave you turns out to be the 6/18 sorry. Still looking for the 6/21

9:36 pm

rumplestiltskin

Look at our web page, peacocks, geese, Galloway cattle, Highland cattle, and a Scottish Deerhound.
http://www.starshi refarm.com

9:36 pm

stidmama

ar 6/24: the thing your hand is attached to + ending of a word meaning older and wiser (mat***)

9:36 pm

LeslieAnn

no problem, i needed both. i think hursh gave a clue, add the a-**** (a la mr. t)

9:36 pm

GreyWoulf

At any rate, Staceyy -- while may seem like smarties to you, the true intelligence that we all share here is the knowledge that we can call upon each other for assistance with any of our difficulties. So don't hesitate to ask for any advice, clues, or whatever -- it is part of why we are here :)

9:37 pm

GreyWoulf

Yayyyy for rumple!!!!!

Congrats on a great finish!!

9:38 pm

stidmama

that, and the friendship, and the abundant virtual chocolate! speaking of which... I have some lovely almond macaroons here that are great for dipping in cocoa. Any takers?

9:38 pm

LeslieAnn

lol thanks stid, i kept wanting to put "wrist" in and was like, hmm, aristure is just too many letters

9:38 pm

circe

ugh...can anyone help me with the fl 6/27?

9:38 pm

LeslieAnn

ME!!!

9:38 pm

GreyWoulf

Oooh, me! -- sound totally delish!!

9:38 pm

stidmama

oh yes -- and it seems the more I play the more words I recognize without help!

9:39 pm

LeslieAnn

add the lo 5/10 if you have it, circe

9:39 pm

shorty

hello everyone!!!

9:39 pm

GreyWoulf

I keep seeing samurai in the grid today :)

9:39 pm

stidmama

okay, passes first to LeslieAnn for figuring out obscure clue...

9:39 pm

faeriekae

{{{Shorty}}}

9:39 pm

Staceyy

Thanks!!
I'll just have to take you up on that

9:39 pm

stidmama

i kept seeing "zither" but it's not really there...

9:39 pm

yumology

fl double vowel... can you guess the rest?

9:40 pm

shorty

{{{ faerie}}}

9:40 pm

stidmama

hi shorty! I have icons switched off so I didn't see you at first.

9:40 pm

LeslieAnn

hiya shorty

9:40 pm

GreyWoulf

(*shorty*)

9:40 pm

circe

TY all! whew...

9:41 pm

LeslieAnn

ok down to five left... fo 6/30?

9:41 pm

stidmama

fo + small arachnid also in the grid...

9:42 pm

shorty

man i just started i dont know how many I'll get

9:42 pm

stidmama

oh the arachnid is mi 4

9:42 pm

stidmama

shorty, it's possible, but you'll have to work at it...

'course, we're here to help!

9:42 pm

LeslieAnn

yay.... 4.... so 6/21?

9:43 pm

stidmama

so 6/21: a small french piece of money (so*) + white house reporter *** fleisher

9:44 pm

faeriekae

how about the last re 6/18 pretty please

9:44 pm

stidmama

definition of so 6/21: "large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil"

9:44 pm

LeslieAnn

re + a wrench, hammer etc.

9:45 pm

LeslieAnn

thanks stid, i will work on these last 3 before coming back for help

9:45 pm

stidmama

re 6/18: to work with an implement again...

9:45 pm

BGL

Any clues for the ut word?

9:45 pm

faeriekae

ty Leslie :)

9:45 pm

stidmama

ut word: lots of wombs, latin plural

9:45 pm

faeriekae

Leslie did you ever get the other re 6/21 if not I found it.

9:46 pm

LeslieAnn

yup, i did. thanks though.

9:46 pm

BGL

Thanks - yet another that as soon as I asked, i saw the word! :p

9:46 pm

LeslieAnn

that's the babble way, bgl ;)

9:46 pm

stidmama

that happened to me several times today! weird...

9:47 pm

faeriekae

Leslie when playing sports you are on a te 4/5 so it would be re + te4/5

9:47 pm

rumplestiltskin

Tomorrow is another day!

9:47 pm

LeslieAnn

all right, i lied, attention span getting shorter and shorter: am 5/12?

9:48 pm

stidmama

am 5/12 sounds like the am 4 right after it, substitute a double vowel for the 'i'

9:48 pm

LeslieAnn

sigh... thought i typed everything. last two: sh 5/12 (didn't get the underworld clue) and re 5/12 (after your behind)

9:49 pm

LeslieAnn

nvm monkeyed the sh

9:49 pm

GreyWoulf

I used babble psychology on myself just now -- I typed up a request for assistance but took another look at the grid before posting it, and there it was!! ;D

9:50 pm

faeriekae

Leslie for the re re + what your hand is attached to

9:50 pm

LeslieAnn

huzzah! finished! thanks all.

9:50 pm

stidmama

re 5/12: re + what your hands attach to again...

9:50 pm

stidmama

GW! *brilliant*

9:50 pm

stidmama

YAY LeslieAnn!

9:51 pm

rycaut

finished - didn't even realize I was on my last word!

9:51 pm

faeriekae

*~*~*~*CONGRATULATIONS LESLIEANN*~*~*~*~

9:51 pm

GreyWoulf

That's the best finish of all rycaut!!

YaYYYY!!!

9:51 pm

stidmama

YAY rycaut!

9:52 pm

faeriekae

*~*~*~CONGRATULATIONS RYCAUT*~*~*~

9:52 pm

rycaut

anyone I can help before I go get dinner?

9:53 pm

faeriekae

how about the last sh 5/12 please

9:54 pm

yumology

sh double vowel

9:54 pm

Staceyy

Sure
haha ae 6,21?

9:55 pm

rycaut

trying to come up with a clue for that - its a weird one - hebrew for abode of the dead...

9:56 pm

rycaut

a e 5/12

9:56 pm

LeslieAnn

ae 6 - a + ei****/or, drop the i

9:56 pm

GreyWoulf

ae6 = a + et5 (the vapor that scientists used to believe filled outer space)

9:57 pm

stidmama

ae also sounds like the stuff they use to put people to sleep for operations a hundred years ago

9:57 pm

GreyWoulf

How about so6/21?

9:57 pm

LeslieAnn

sh 5/12 - opposite of "he" + ** mcdonald (drop the d)

9:57 pm

faeriekae

the last sh 5/12 please.

9:57 pm

BGL

Sh5/12 - female (sh*) + not young (***-d)

Best clue I can come up with other than Hebrew land of the dead

9:58 pm

LeslieAnn

stid gave so 6 clue at 9:43

9:58 pm

faeriekae

thank you, thank you

9:58 pm

GreyWoulf

Thanks LA :)

9:59 pm

BGL

th6/24?

9:59 pm

GreyWoulf

And thanks stidmama :)

9:59 pm

GreyWoulf

th6 -- drop the a from the th7

10:00 pm

musicmom

BGL still here? I won!

10:00 pm

BGL

Yes~ thankfully other people are here to help me!:) Did you win?

10:00 pm

LeslieAnn

ok folks, it's off to the amazing race for me. g'night.

10:01 pm

Staceyy

I'm going now, but thanks for all the help!!

10:01 pm

GreyWoulf

What did you win, musicmom?

10:01 pm

musicmom

Sorry :-(( I was here for a while but we haven't played in about 3 weeks. Ceramics was canceled so we had time.

Yes I won in overtime.

10:01 pm

GreyWoulf

later, LA!!

10:01 pm

stidmama

later LeslieAnn, bye staceyy!

10:01 pm

BGL

Clues for mu5/14 and re6/21, anyone?

10:01 pm

GreyWoulf

Staceyy, you are more than welcome -- we look forward to seeing you again :)

10:01 pm

musicmom

PS2 NFL football. Something Greg and I do after the kids go to bed. It isn't often I win.

10:02 pm

GreyWoulf

Congrats, mm!!

10:02 pm

musicmom

more of your silence for the mu5/14

10:02 pm

musicmom

re6/21 - put a sports group together again

10:03 pm

musicmom

Thanks GW

10:03 pm

stidmama

gonna take a break, later all!

10:03 pm

BGL

Sorry, 2nd mu5/14

10:04 pm

GreyWoulf

tootles, stidmama!

10:04 pm

musicmom

if you have the mu4/6 with the double consonant at the end
the next two 5/14 have a vowel ending (different vowels obviously)

10:04 pm

BGL

Thanks for the help Stidmama!

10:04 pm

musicmom

Bye stid

10:05 pm

musicmom

BGL - yes I got the paperwork. It has been filled out and turned back in.

10:05 pm

BGL

MM~ did you get my voicemail today? ANd did you find Guiro?

10:05 pm

faeriekae

Bye Stid :)

10:06 pm

musicmom

NO I didn't find Guiro - I'm hoping maybe he is in my classroom.

10:06 pm

BGL

We must be on the same wavelength tonight! :)

10:06 pm

BGL

Okay, the hu word?

10:07 pm

musicmom

latin for the elbow (ends in a vowel)

10:07 pm

pbr

just checking in to say good evening to all the night-timers. -- i finished the grid earlier

10:07 pm

bbnaz

hi and by Stid!

10:07 pm

GreyWoulf

(*pbr*)

10:08 pm

GreyWoulf

(*bbnaz*)

10:08 pm

musicmom

hiya pbr and bbnaz. bb - did you finish?

10:09 pm

GreyWoulf

General announcement to all -- Kristianna got her first tricycle last night and today we were tooling all over the place! Granted she spent most of her time pushing it, but she had fun nonetheless, and that is all that counts! :D

10:09 pm

musicmom

BGL did you find it?

10:09 pm

bbnaz

nope, got my horses home from hospital to find out one of my dad's dogs was struck by a rattlesnake so have been at vet's too much today. 27 to go so am hoping to finish!

10:09 pm

musicmom

GW that is terrific!!!

10:10 pm

BGL

yeh, got it. These stupid f & h words are annoying tonight

10:10 pm

musicmom

bb- I'm sooooo sorry

I know BGL

10:11 pm

bbnaz

Halloo GreyWoulf!

10:11 pm

GreyWoulf

bb - sorry to hear about the animals :(

10:12 pm

musicmom

BGL How many do you have left>?

10:13 pm

GreyWoulf

2nd re5/12?

10:13 pm

BGL

17

10:13 pm

bbnaz

All will do fine, just that the vets are spending a bit more green than prior to last Thursday! After all, the critters are waaaaaaay more important!

10:13 pm

GreyWoulf

I have 19 to go :)

10:14 pm

musicmom

re5/12 to get together again

10:14 pm

GreyWoulf

not that anyone aske me ;P

10:14 pm

cying

shoot, i may need to get a subscription... i can't really tell how many are left...

10:14 pm

musicmom

gooooo bgl gooooo
ggooooo gw goooooooo

You can do it do it do it!

10:14 pm

GreyWoulf

thank you, mm

10:14 pm

BGL

it6/24?

10:14 pm

bbnaz

22 here and for some silly reason the family wants me to stop and cook dinner HAHAHAHAHA

10:14 pm

musicmom

I didn't ask but I care.

10:15 pm

musicmom

first three letters of the it4 + a liquor (not gin)

10:15 pm

GreyWoulf

LOL, bb :D

10:15 pm

GreyWoulf

(*musicmom*)

10:16 pm

musicmom

dinner schminner. Don't they know you have important things to do?

10:17 pm

BGL

We bought a new DS game... Brain Age. It is supposed to help you make your brain "younger and more healthy." It has some fun logic games and sudoku. We'll bring it on vaca.

10:17 pm

circe

Okay, I am really stuck...can anyone help me with my last few... so 6/21, it 6/24, hu 6/27 and the last re 6/18?

10:18 pm

musicmom

I just clued the it and hu words. Scroll down.

10:18 pm

stidmama

bbnaz -- who cares about humans? how are the horses!

10:18 pm

faeriekae

I need the th 6/24 please.

10:19 pm

musicmom

last re6/18 re+ a hammer or screwdriver or wrench

10:19 pm

Uneaixoise

re6--re + to4/4

10:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

ar4/6? just woke up and trying to finish...

10:19 pm

musicmom

so6 - take the bitter so 4 add a first vowel before the r and a 3rd vowel at the end

10:19 pm

Uneaixoise

th5/14 + second vowel

10:19 pm

GreyWoulf

(*Une*)

(*Temple*)

10:19 pm

helenkeller

yeah ! all done ! anyone need any help, before i go lay down & watch tv?

10:19 pm

pbr

th6/24 take the last th5/14+2 vowel

10:20 pm

musicmom

a+ popular liquor today

10:20 pm

stidmama

ar 4/6: a + pirate drink

10:20 pm

musicmom

sounds like fun BGL

10:20 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, GreyWoulf--good to see you! :)

10:20 pm

stidmama

YAY helenkeller!

10:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

sorry all - as i said i just woke up...and need to get back to bed

10:21 pm

GreyWoulf

Thanks Une -- it's great to be here! :)

10:21 pm

faeriekae

PBR - Thanks :)

10:21 pm

musicmom

BGL - any final clues before I go to bed? Girls have to be up at 6:30 in the morning. I really need to teach them to get up to alarm clocks.

10:21 pm

circe

TY musicmom - I must have been typing when you were giving those fabulous clues!!!

10:21 pm

musicmom

no problem.

10:22 pm

bbnaz

SO 6/21 (the first one)

please oh please?

10:22 pm

BGL

No, I know I'm close, but I'm tired of looking. I'm heading to bed myself. Talk to you tomorrow. Now that my evening meeting was canceled, I might have time to start on this before 9:00 P.M! (like maybe at work) :) 'Night

10:23 pm

helenkeller

good nite bgl

10:23 pm

musicmom

there is only one so 6/21

use the so4/5 (bitter one) as a base. put the first vowel before the last letter, put the 3rd vowel after it.

10:23 pm

circe

woo hoo all done..love those grey boxes!

10:23 pm

stidmama

so 6/21: french coin (so*) + white house correpondent *** fleisher

10:23 pm

NatLT

good evening babblers

10:24 pm

stidmama

YAY circe!

10:24 pm

GreyWoulf

(*NatLT*)

10:24 pm

stidmama

hi Nat!

10:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty stidmama!

10:24 pm

musicmom

Good night. Tomorrow is my crazy teaching day and Sarah's choir practice. DOn't know how much time I will have to play. I have to find Guiro! Talk to you later. Good night everyone!

10:24 pm

GreyWoulf

Congrats circe!!

10:24 pm

stidmama

good night musicmom and BGL

10:24 pm

helenkeller

that's a great clue stid !
hi nat !

10:25 pm

bbnaz

thank you very much now maybe I can monkey type the last SO

have these harpies flying about my head singing something about food food food ;~P

10:25 pm

GreyWoulf

G'nite mm and bgl!

10:25 pm

helenkeller

good nite musicmom

10:25 pm

stidmama

i can't remember who gave that clue to me, just that it worked like a charm!

10:25 pm

faeriekae

Good Night Music and BGL :)

10:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

first mo4/5.please?

10:26 pm

GreyWoulf

he6?

10:26 pm

GreyWoulf

reverse the first lo4/5

10:27 pm

GreyWoulf

OK... the only lo4/5

10:27 pm

bbnaz

Sorry Stid -- horses are home and happy. The future is a straight ahead fatten up time!

10:27 pm

pbr

grey woulf -- which he6?

10:27 pm

stidmama

he 6: he + atomic symbol for gold + first person object pronoun

10:28 pm

GreyWoulf

thanks again, stid

10:28 pm

bbnaz

RE 5/12 (the second one)

10:28 pm

stidmama

(((bbnaz))) :-)

10:29 pm

stidmama

re 5/12 #2: re + past tense of getting aquainted word in grid

10:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

what the heck...Ty woulfie but what in the world does that mean?!

10:31 pm

GreyWoulf

beats me -- I got it via the 2nd cardinal rule of babble -- reverse everything :)

10:31 pm

GreyWoulf

it6?

10:31 pm

GreyWoulf

I know it was clued but I was looking for other stuff :)

10:31 pm

helenkeller

ok gonna call it a night - have a great evening everyone!!!

10:31 pm

bbnaz

TYVM Stid! bit of a happy dance starting.......now just need to knock out the he me mo mu LOL

10:31 pm

stidmama

it 6: it + second vowel + pirate beverage...

10:32 pm

faeriekae

I need the sh 5/12 right after the 7/32 please

10:32 pm

stidmama

good night helenkeller! sweet dreams!

10:32 pm

faeriekae

Nite, Nite Helen :)

10:32 pm

stidmama

brb

10:33 pm

GreyWoulf

and score another one for stidmama ! :)

how about the em6?

10:34 pm

pbr

sh5/12 clue from earlier in day --+jewish name for hell
sh+2vow+4vow last letter of hel*

10:34 pm

faeriekae

GW - em + 2nd vowel + 5th vowel + cross + 2nd vowel

10:35 pm

bbnaz

GW use the word immediate above and add the first two letters of GWBush's home state on the end

10:35 pm

GreyWoulf

Boy, 6's have been my bane tonight!

last one -- ar6?

10:35 pm

faeriekae

PBR - Thank You

I'm Finished.

10:36 pm

Jimmythefish

Is Sue Q or Wassup in the room?

10:37 pm

faeriekae

GW - ar 6 ar + upside down m + 5th vowel + r + 2nd vw.

10:37 pm

Jimmythefish

Steebur?

10:38 pm

GreyWoulf

Thanks for the assist, and I am finished as well!

WHHHHEEEEEE!!

10:38 pm

GreyWoulf

gotta go right now, will be back in a few :)

10:38 pm

harpjane

um, what do pirates drink?

10:38 pm

SueQ

Yesh

10:39 pm

faeriekae

Well I'm off to bed. Gotta big day tomorrow. Nitie, Nite Eveyone :)

10:39 pm

faeriekae

CONTRATULATIONS GREYWOULF!!!

10:39 pm

stidmama

yo ho ho and a bottle of (pirate drink)!

10:39 pm

stidmama

YAY greywoulf!

10:40 pm

stidmama

bye, faeriekae -- see you tomorrow

10:40 pm

Jimmythefish

Oh there you are Peter.

10:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

yay woulfie!
bye faeriekae!

10:41 pm

stidmama

oops -- missed it

YAY faeriekae!

10:41 pm

yumology

yall are crazy to finish this i'm workin on 3 hours now and only 65 words found, the rest of the words must be made up and not in any dictionary, because most of the ones i've found from clues don't make any sense at all.

10:42 pm

Jimmythefish

Amen Yumo!!!!!!!!!

10:42 pm

stidmama

many of the words are very obscure, and often obsolete -- all the words are from the Enable dictionary which many online word games use.

10:42 pm

bbnaz

congrats GW. don't think I will finish this. I am at a loss of some of the words...and my chimpanzee fingers are getting frustrated!

10:43 pm

stidmama

bbnaz -- if you want help, i am back... what has you flummoxed?

10:45 pm

bbnaz

lessee.......just the
HE (other than the first two)
ME 4,6 (first)
ME 6,21 (last one)
MI 6,24

oh and some MOs and MUs

yikes! but only have 17 to find yeedawgies!

10:47 pm

stidmama

he 4,5 and 5: start with female pronoun and all have to do with the Greek god called "Mercury" by the romans...

add one vowel to the 4 for the 5, then use latin plural on that for the 6

10:48 pm

stidmama

the other he 4 is "blood" and we saw it recently

10:48 pm

GreyWoulf

alright, I am back -- now let's see what we can do to help you finish, bb :)

10:48 pm

stidmama

me 4/6 #1 is apparently french cat talk that translates to the next me 4... me + two more vowels

10:49 pm

stidmama

me 6/21: what one does best -- another french word, i think, ends like a comparative ... me + ti 4

10:49 pm

GreyWoulf

if you have the th's, most of them become he's if you lose the t :)

10:50 pm

stidmama

mi 6/24: like the more formal word for mommy, only with an i

10:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

night everyone! happy babbling!

10:51 pm

stidmama

good night, TO!

10:51 pm

GreyWoulf

the mu's that don't relate to silence are pretty much all variants of each other -- if you have the 4's then double the consonant -- if you have a 5 reverse the process

10:52 pm

bbnaz

G'nite TO

and TYVM for all the help Stid and GW

10:52 pm

Uneaixoise

'night, TO!

10:52 pm

GreyWoulf

G'nite Temple!!

10:53 pm

GreyWoulf

Always a pleasure, bb -- so where do you stand on count now?

10:53 pm

stidmama

yw bbnaz -- next?

10:53 pm

bbnaz

12.

10:55 pm

bbnaz

I guess that I don't have the HE 4,6 as the other clues you gave me filled in my lickety boxes but that one is empty.........

10:55 pm

OwlMovement

how many words?

10:56 pm

GreyWoulf

he4/6 -- he + personal pronoun

10:56 pm

stidmama

126 today, Owl!

10:57 pm

Marc Freeman

Hi all, I finished todays puzzle earlier but I know that my Aunt Helen is coming on line to play for the first time. She is my favorite Aunt and a wonderful woman. Be nice to her if she gets on the message board.
My wife says she's the best part of my family and I think my wife is right.

10:58 pm

harpjane

ae6/21?

10:58 pm

stidmama

hi Marc! will do!

wasn't it a much nicer puzzle than yesterday's?

10:58 pm

bbnaz

BINGO TYVM GW!

10:58 pm

GreyWoulf

or he4/6 == he5 - a

10:58 pm

stidmama

ae 6/21: ae + definite article + small hook letter

10:59 pm

bbnaz

HI HJ. just think of the gas that dentists used and put the a in front

10:59 pm

Marc Freeman

Yes it was. I actually had fun with this without struggling like I usually do.

10:59 pm

bbnaz

ME 4,6 (the first one)

10:59 pm

renfield

nu marc....what was the decision on your brother's retirement party?

11:00 pm

stidmama

:-) at least it's fun even if I don't get them all...

11:00 pm

GreyWoulf

Hey Marc -- long time no see -- Will definitely do my best to make your aunt welcome if she pops up :)

11:00 pm

marymary

I am entirely too close to give up now-
might I get 2 clues from the brain trust?
I am missing the 2 mu 5/12's not
"more mu 4/6"

11:01 pm

Marc Freeman

Actually, I was just talking about that with my aunt. I said the only ones who I am getting support from are my babble buddies. I haven't yet been invited to speak. I am waiting patiently.

11:01 pm

stidmama

(((renfield))) back to normal yet?

well, your "normal" anyway?

11:01 pm

GreyWoulf

marymary - double the consonant in your mu4's

11:01 pm

GreyWoulf

(*ren*) -- back to normal? what happened?

11:02 pm

renfield

lol stid..yes i am back to being abby normal

11:02 pm

marymary

Never mind- saw MM's clue from 10:04. Thanks MM!

11:02 pm

renfield

wolfie - had a throat and ear infection and had to take some rx......:-D

11:03 pm

renfield

i'm still for you marc!

11:04 pm

yumology

amoxicillin ren?

11:04 pm

GreyWoulf

oh that, I thought maybe I missed something new in the past two days :) Good that you are over it at last (*hug*)

11:05 pm

stidmama

good, ren! :-)

11:05 pm

renfield

it was cephalexin yum

11:06 pm

Marc Freeman

He Grey, I am busy now working my aunt to get started.

11:07 pm

yumology

does the z get used at all?

11:07 pm

stidmama

*waiting patiently for Auntie Helen...*

bbnaz- need any more cluse?

11:07 pm

stidmama

yum -- no, the z was just a teaser today!

11:07 pm

renfield

marc - tell auntie we want her to come on down!!!!!!

11:08 pm

bbnaz

the last two TE words
TE 5,10
TE 6,18

11:09 pm

stidmama

last two te: earth and latin plural

11:09 pm

GreyWoulf

te5 -- land is also called te*** firma
te6 - add E

11:10 pm

harpjane

done! wooohooo!

11:10 pm

stidmama

YAY harpjane!

11:11 pm

bbnaz

MO 4,5
MO 4,6
MO 6,24
the last three on the MOs

11:11 pm

GreyWoulf

Yayyyyy for harpjane!!!

11:11 pm

GreyWoulf

mo4/6 -- bug that flys around lights at night
mo6 -- momma

11:12 pm

stidmama

mo: small speck

mo: like a mo** to a flame

mo: formal mommy word

11:12 pm

bbnaz

RIGHT ON HJ!

11:12 pm

bbnaz

6 left for me...........

11:12 pm

jaianniah

W T G Harpjane!!!!

*F*I*R*W*O*R*K*S *-----------~~~~~~~~~~~~~>>>>> >>$$$$$

11:12 pm

stidmama

go bbnaz, go!

11:13 pm

stidmama

I figure that's a full 8 minutes per word, so you don't want any more help, right?

;-)

11:14 pm

stidmama

good evening jaianniah! have missed your presence tonight.

11:14 pm

bbnaz

hahahaha
twitching here like crazy............
actually I would be seriously panicky if you were not here!

11:15 pm

jaianniah

Thank You!!!! Anyone want random clues?????

11:15 pm

stidmama

with Woulf and jaianniah here, and harpjane and all the others who have finished... you'd do just fine! :-)

we are such a cool group of people *she said modestly*

11:15 pm

bbnaz

two MO (I can't count)
and
two ME to finish.

MO 6,21 first one
MO 4,5 (working on that clue)

ME 4,6 first one
ME 6,21 last one

11:16 pm

jaianniah

WAY COOL<!!!!!!!!!

11:16 pm

kristinc

Okay, I'll need help if I'm gonna finish on time:
pretty please for ar 6/24 and fo 6/30

11:16 pm

bbnaz

I'm not worthy
I'm not worthy

bowing in supplication in your general directions!

11:17 pm

bbnaz

kristinc
the 6 one is a small bug after the FO

11:17 pm

stidmama

mo 6/21: more of the previous mo 4

11:17 pm

GreyWoulf

me4/6 -- cat's cry but end with a vowel

me6- insert an i into the me5 before it

11:17 pm

stidmama

ar 6/24: what your elbow lives on + last three letters of word meaning older and wiser (mat***)

11:17 pm

jaianniah

cROSS what a cow says with the beginning of "terra"- another clue

11:18 pm

stidmama

fo 6/30: fo + mi 4 (a small archnid, teeny tiny)

11:18 pm

kristinc

donka!
Hello everyone BTW (I'm focused, can you tell?)

11:18 pm

stidmama

:-) ((kristinc))

BTW how was your trip?

11:19 pm

jaianniah

What a cat says, only with a "you" at the end instead

11:20 pm

kristinc

stid...absolutely wonderful.
Weather was perfect, hotel was nice, lots of fun..even got stung by a jellyfish right on the baby belly but that too, worked out.

11:20 pm

jaianniah

ar 6/24 cross armor with demure

11:20 pm

stidmama

:-P I don't like jellyfishes....

11:21 pm

jaianniah

So many clues- did we miss anyone?

11:21 pm

kristinc

first mi 4/5 and mi 6/24 (I'm cheating, I know...40 to go!)

11:22 pm

stidmama

mi 6/24 and mo 6/24: what you're about to become, one spelled more like the irish might say it... ;-)

11:22 pm

bbnaz

shithers...with those now i realize that it is the FIRST MO 4 that I need........

11:23 pm

stidmama

mi 4/5: the second part of quag****

11:23 pm

bbnaz

WHOOPS i got <<beeped>>

11:23 pm

stidmama

first mo 4 is the lo 4 reversed (that's woulf's clue)

11:23 pm

jaianniah

We have two types of weather here in Mississippi- wa4/9 and wa6/33!!! LOL

11:24 pm

kristinc

good clues, thanks stid and others

11:24 pm

stidmama

ha! in washington on the western side it's wet and wetter!

11:25 pm

bbnaz

OMIGOSH

have I told ALL OF YOU just how much i LOVE you!

I am finished and only because of you. My family can now have dinner and I will be back shortly to do the flip.

thank you thankyouthankyou thankyou

11:25 pm

stidmama

YAY bbnaz!

11:26 pm

jaianniah

BB_ WE LOVE YOU< TOO!!!!!!!
*F*I*R*W*O*R*K*S*-- ---------~~~~~~~~~~~~~>>>>>>>$ $$$$

11:26 pm

GreyWoulf

congrats, bbnaz!!!!

11:26 pm

yumology

curley speech:
i'm gonna "moiter" sumbudy!

11:28 pm

jaianniah

pUT AN "L" ON YUM'S WORD AND YOU HAVE LO6/18!!!!

11:29 pm

yumology

hey thanks i didnt have that. at 80 now

11:29 pm

stidmama

doing well, yum! keep going!

11:29 pm

NatLT

30 to go, freaking a little, still hunting

11:29 pm

kristinc

last re 6/18?

11:30 pm

jaianniah

Can't get fl6/27? Then everything will go "Bang! Ka FL****!!!!"

11:30 pm

stidmama

re 6/18: re + "hammer, screwdriver, saw"

11:30 pm

stidmama

go, Nat, go!

11:31 pm

jaianniah

re+ thing used to repair stuff- in general
be careful when you slap your head

11:31 pm

stidmama

order up! who got the tuna delight?

11:32 pm

kristinc

slap myself...no kidding because I already had the work...thanks though, will help someone no doubt
Nat-24 here for me, we can do it! :)

11:32 pm

GreyWoulf

Sorry to have to go now, but I need to get some sleep -- esp if Seb is indeed beginning to teeth :)

(*Hugs to all*)

11:33 pm

jaianniah

Can't get lo5/10? Take a look at that Bang clue......

11:33 pm

stidmama

good night, Woulf! thanks for hanging around

dream of those long bike rides you and Kristianna will be taking soon!

11:33 pm

NatLT

(*woulfie*)

11:33 pm

jaianniah

Cross armor + demure and you get ar 6/24

11:34 pm

kristinc

okay, then can I have the first re 6/18 since I've now figured out how to count and that is the one I need? purdy please?

11:35 pm

yumology

i still dont get the fl6/27

11:35 pm

jaianniah

re + rip something
don't hit yourself tooooo hard........

11:35 pm

stidmama

re + word meaning the stuff you cry/drop of water

11:35 pm

kristinc

goodnight GW-take care!

11:36 pm

kristinc

sh 7/32?
Thanks for the re clue.

11:37 pm

jaianniah

Fl6/27 FL + what an owl says minus the H- double vowel+ eye eeeee

11:37 pm

stidmama

sh 7/32: bed linen (sh 5) + "one who does it" suffix

11:38 pm

jaianniah

Cross your "under-blankets" with water

11:38 pm

kristinc

thanks!

11:39 pm

stidmama

Nat, need any help?

11:40 pm

jaianniah

He 6/27 cross head and fume

11:40 pm

wassup

Hi everyone, I'm back. Anyone have a clue for the ae?

11:40 pm

NatLT

probably but I am not keeping a list so it would be hard for me to tell you what I need

11:41 pm

jaianniah

The ae word would be "other" if people knew how to spell....

11:41 pm

stidmama

hi wassup!

ae is like an et 5: both end in three letters that are a feminine pronoun

11:41 pm

kristinc

so 6/21?

11:41 pm

wassup

thanks guys, got it right away.

11:42 pm

yumology

so 6/21: so**r* fill rest with vowels

11:42 pm

stidmama

so 6/21: a french coin (so*) + the first two letters of the appendage your elbow sits on + small hook letter

11:42 pm

jaianniah

Cross soup with press secretary of the past first name- also starts a philosopher....

11:45 pm

NatLT

18 to go

11:45 pm

kristinc

thanks!

11:45 pm

stidmama

go Nat go!

11:45 pm

jaianniah

Got that UT word? Latin plural for uterus....

11:46 pm

NatLT

I have 1 f, 6 m's, 6 t's, and 3 h's

11:47 pm

jaianniah

fe4/8 Fe+ chair letter+sqiggle letter

11:48 pm

Munner

Help please. I copied the puzzle and worked on it on a 6 hour flight. Just putting in the words now and need clues forso 6/21 and sh 5/12, the last one.

11:48 pm

NatLT

that was the f, thanks a bunch

11:49 pm

stidmama

so 6: french coin (so*) + "to be" - e + first person sing pronoun

11:49 pm

jaianniah

3 me words start with what a cat says, and vary at the end- don't overlook the plural

11:50 pm

stidmama

sh 5/12: hebrew for "hell" ; pronoun for girl + what your car needs besides gasoline - i

11:50 pm

NatLT

yeah, got those m's

11:50 pm

kristinc

And done! Hooray!
clues for others?
nat?

11:51 pm

jaianniah

last sh word Hebrew for hell cross she + old, drop a letter

11:51 pm

stidmama

th 5,6 and 7 all have to do with heat -- and are like the he 4,5,6 with the t added to the beginning

11:51 pm

stidmama

YAY kristinc!

11:51 pm

yumology

whats the other hebrew word for hell?

11:52 pm

stidmama

to 4/5: the way a young child might spell the place people are buried (double vowel)

11:52 pm

kristinc

first finished game since vacation...feels good.

11:52 pm

jaianniah

Kristin gets
*F*I*R*W*O*R*K*S*-------- ---~~~~~~~~~~~~~>>>>>>>$$$$$

11:52 pm

talk24hr

hey guys.. help! last re 5/12 please :)

11:53 pm

stidmama

a couple of te words involve latin for earth...

11:53 pm

jaianniah

hebrew word cross she + middle of gold

11:53 pm

stidmama

re 5/12: the electric or gas m****; backwards

11:53 pm

kristinc

last re 5/12-take the a out of the re 6/21 two about it.
rhymes with it 4/5

11:54 pm

stidmama

he 4,5,6 begin with first four letters of the greek messenger god... known as mercury to the romans

11:54 pm

jaianniah

re word cross retina and tem

11:54 pm

stidmama

my fingernails are getting shorter by the second...

11:56 pm

jaianniah

Did you get that fo word that is a cross between fool and termite?

11:56 pm

stidmama

mu 5/14s at the end are a type of bird (double hook consonant + second vowel) and then change the last vowel for the other one

11:56 pm

yumology

dont ever cross a fool with termites!

11:57 pm

stidmama

fo 7: something that is more like the fo 4 at the end of your leg than another (ends in -ier)

11:58 pm

jaianniah

LOL< Yum!!! Lots of people in the south would say that their neighbors qualify......

11:58 pm

stidmama

one me is a common street drug -- made from sudafed...

11:58 pm

NatLT

I still have 9 I am not thinking it's gonna happen, thanks for all the clues though

11:59 pm

stidmama

yw nat -- you've made good progress!

11:59 pm

talk24hr

so 6/21 and so 5/18 please

11:59 pm

jaianniah

Nat, it's the points that count- what do you have left that has lots of points?

11:59 pm

kristinc

Nat...we tried (many much harder than I). You got a lot done in a short amount of time.
Big Hooray anyhow!

12:00 am

kristinc

so 5/18 so+ opposite of peace

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