Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, April 27, 2006

12:00 am

knutmeg

flip!!

12:00 am

JBsAnno

flip!

12:00 am

JBsAnno

Hi, knut!

12:01 am

NatLT

flip

12:01 am

knutmeg

Hello!

12:01 am

JBsAnno

I had 32 left to go on yesterday's grid, oh well!

12:01 am

mich_pdx

flip! back to studying -- ttfn

12:01 am

markbowers7

oh well...i got really close...only 18 left...<sigh>

12:01 am

knutmeg

so close!

12:02 am

JBsAnno

See ya, misseyem - thanks again for the clues!
Hi, mark!

12:02 am

marymary

Uh, as I said yesterday (apparently) there is no Klingon word for 'flip'

12:03 am

NatLT

I got down to 20 something left I think, which was good cause I started at 11:15 with 89 left

12:03 am

marymary

Knut~
Don't you have some plastic Vulcan ears to put on Liv?

12:03 am

markbowers7

greetings...so what's the damage for today? how many words on this grid? only 8 words? ....ok im done then

12:03 am

NatLT

only 99 today

12:03 am

JBsAnno

Does Klingon even have an "FL" sound? I would think they would bite themselves trying to say a word with FL.

12:04 am

knutmeg

Hmm... 99 words... looks like a tough grid... do I do the puzzle or not? One of Olivia's grandmas (my husband's mom) is back in town for the first time since Olivia was born, and I'll be spending the afternoon/evening with her. Choices, choices...

12:05 am

JBsAnno

Knut, you and I are BAD already - that word is in the grid!

12:07 am

knutmeg

what!? what?! We can't say fl** today?!

12:07 am

MelRinaLVN

u in here PW

12:07 am

paper+wings

yeah...zzzzz...lol

12:08 am

NatLT

f 6.36

12:08 am

markbowers7

20% done...but eyes drooping....

12:08 am

JBsAnno

No, no we can't. Not until tomorrow!

12:09 am

JBsAnno

Refresh for my StarTrek icon!
(love Spot!)

12:10 am

knutmeg

Yay Data and Spot!

12:10 am

knutmeg

No vulcan ears for Liv...yet :-)

12:12 am

paper+wings

mel...i cant hang...lol..

12:13 am

Tigereye

F6/36 x2

12:15 am

joey

MARK - how are you? employed?

12:15 am

corpsvalue

c6/30

12:16 am

Onpaki

c6/30

12:16 am

Tigereye

F 6/39

12:16 am

chic

Hey there! Hi there!

12:16 am

markbowers7

i got the fo7/52....but 2 f6/36's?

12:16 am

NatLT

Ho there, chic

12:17 am

markbowers7

no Joey...i had a job at Microsoft, but they terminated the position....no details

12:17 am

markbowers7

i actually went to the Lockheed-Martin open house today in Arlington... were u there?

12:17 am

joey

sorry to hear that Mark. any prospects?

12:18 am

corpsvalue

a6/30

12:18 am

JBsAnno

Mark, trade ya hint for the f 6's for the fo!
2nd and end parts of the words: 1st vowel plus 2nd to last consonant, then past-tense 'em!

12:18 am

joey

no, I am not in recruiting, and my mom had surgery today. Wish you luck.

12:18 am

markbowers7

no, not really...just started looking at the beginning of this week...

12:18 am

paper+wings

mel???

12:19 am

markbowers7

fo7 = we fo***** into the woods, past tense of fo5, fo+beam of light

12:20 am

JBsAnno

has anyone else typed "frolic?"
I really want that to be a word!!!!

12:20 am

MelRinaLVN

sorry arguing w/kids...........not gonna be able to stay online............talk 2u later

12:20 am

JBsAnno

got it, ty, mark!

12:20 am

paper+wings

ok

12:22 am

markbowers7

i got the fl6/36...is there a f6/39?

12:23 am

Tigereye

Theres also an Fr6/36 and yes an Fo6/39

12:25 am

corpsvalue

Tiger, thanks for the Fo 6/39

12:25 am

markbowers7

do u have a hint for the fo6/39?

12:26 am

licketySplitAUS

Hey Everyone. Mark - what sort of role do you normally work in?

12:26 am

corpsvalue

Fo 6/39: past tense of what rumblers do.

12:26 am

markbowers7

so far, i've been typecast as an admin assistant, but i feel that it's time to branch out...im quite creative and a problem-solver...

12:27 am

JBsAnno

Hi, lickety!
What time is it in Australia - you always come in at my bedtime (actually, wayyyyyyy past it...)

12:27 am

joey

fo 6 39 is the past tense of a word that rhymes with the opposite of left

12:27 am

markbowers7

hey Lickety, did u know my brother-in-law is an Aussie?

12:28 am

corpsvalue

r7/48

12:28 am

JBsAnno

TY, joey, got it right away, and the ou5 too!

12:29 am

joey

and if you take the "f" from the fo 6 39 you have a word that means you should do something

12:29 am

licketySplitAUS

Hey Clues are done! It's 3:30pm here now. Your brother-in-law Mark - sure - saw him the other day ;-)

12:29 am

markbowers7

lol...he's here in the States...i'd be quite surprised to hear u had seen him!

12:29 am

JBsAnno

LOL, lickety, and TY for the clues!

12:30 am

JBsAnno

Haven't you both heard how small the world is getting?
<wink>

12:30 am

licketySplitAUS

Oh sorry - Just one of those "Australia is such a small place, everyone knows everyone" sarcastic comments. Apologies!

12:31 am

markbowers7

AND, if u follow what Joey just did, there's an a5/18 that rhymes with the o5/18...

12:32 am

joey

mark - ty for that - i missed that one

12:33 am

JBsAnno

lickety, I know what you mean.
I'm from New Hampshire (upper eastern part of US), now living in Philadelphia. People still ask "Oh, my ______(fill in relationship) lives there, do you know them?"
New Hampshire is a small state, but not THAT small!

12:34 am

licketySplitAUS

mark - asked about your role because I like to meet talented technical heads.

12:34 am

lds

corpsvalue - like hard, hard downer in football

12:35 am

licketySplitAUS

JBsAnno - I play alot of Xbox live - and get to chat to people (voice) from all over the world. I love telling them that Australia is a really bad tourist destination and they should never come.

12:35 am

corpsvalue

Yep. That's the one. Just letting others know I got it.

12:35 am

joey

JB - where in PHL?

12:36 am

corpsvalue

In case anyone needs a clue. : )

12:36 am

licketySplitAUS

Too many people, weather is horrible, lots of deadly insects and snakes.

12:36 am

JBsAnno

Chestnut Hill, Joey!
lickety, I would love to visit Australia. I read Bill Myer's book about it, so I just have to see it now!
But not the outback, I don't want to become a statistic!

12:36 am

markbowers7

what sort of tech head? i did build my computer...is that enuf?

12:37 am

joey

JB I was born and raised about 60 miles north of there. Now I am in Texas.

12:37 am

JBsAnno

mark, where are you? Have you been doing admin stuff for a while?

12:37 am

markbowers7

what's the clue for the r7/48?

12:38 am

markbowers7

JBs im in the DFW area here in TX...ive been doing admin work for nearly 10 years...(in May it'll be 10 yrs)

12:38 am

JBsAnno

Hey, Joey, I worked in Tennessee with a lady named Carol, from Texas.
Do you know her?

(hee hee)

12:39 am

corpsvalue

You might do this to your opponent in football (past tense).

12:39 am

corpsvalue

builds off of r5/18

12:39 am

joey

OMG - Carol is my cousin........ glad you got to meet her 8)

12:40 am

markbowers7

american football? or soccer? (we're such an international community here...)

12:40 am

JBsAnno

Well, mark, I'm not recruiting, but you should check out the lively world of being a Residency Program Coordinator in a hospital or at a medical school. I've been a Coordinator since 1998, and I have to tell you, I just LOVE my job!

12:40 am

corpsvalue

actually, either sport.

12:40 am

JBsAnno

LOL, Joey! I just woke up my cats, who suddenly remembered how hungry they are!

12:41 am

licketySplitAUS

mark - wondering what you did at MS

12:41 am

corpsvalue

You can also say you did this on your camping trip when you brought very little comforts with you.

12:41 am

markbowers7

i got the r5/16...looking for the 18

12:41 am

dalmatian5

Another clue for the RE would be not smooth.

12:41 am

joey

ro sometimes when there is an assault, the police say that the person was ro..... up

12:42 am

markbowers7

ah HA...the past tense...didn't see that one coming...

12:43 am

corpsvalue

sorry mark, i thought you saw my past tense clue earlier. : )

12:43 am

JBsAnno

dalmatian, did you mean RO?

12:43 am

markbowers7

Lickety...i could tell u, but then i'd have to kill u...

12:43 am

dalmatian5

Sorry, yes I did.

12:44 am

markbowers7

nah, just kidding....i was in billing and contracts...

12:44 am

JBsAnno

Oh, good. It's almost 2 o'clock a.m. in the morning for me, and I thought I was on the wrong puzzle!

12:44 am

dalmatian5

We would have a lot of people in the states that would expect afro to be a word.

12:44 am

joey

lickety - have you put the link on your site yet?

12:46 am

corpsvalue

yeah, and if anyone needs a public relations/communications person, let me know! I'm your man!

12:47 am

markbowers7

rofl is NOT a word? ....but my AIM dictionary lists it.... :(

12:48 am

JBsAnno

That's okay, mark. I keep seeing 'heyday'.

12:48 am

stidmama

i can't believe I fell asleep and completely missed the flip...

hi all! thought i'd check out the challenge before turning in for real (since I obviously need to)

12:48 am

lds

TWO AL5, TWO AL 7, one AL6 - any hints?

12:49 am

markbowers7

stidmama...u can't use that fl4 word!!! its in the gr4!!

12:51 am

markbowers7

i was kidding about the AIM dictionary...

12:51 am

markbowers7

i DO seem to be a bit punchy...maybe becuz it's nearly 1am

12:52 am

JBsAnno

Stid!!
I took a nap earlier to be awake for the fl**, but ended up 32 words short for the previous grid. :(

12:52 am

stidmama

mark -- oops! hadn't even let the gr4 load before I posted! knutmeg -- you still here? Lickety, thanks for getting the clues up so quick!

12:53 am

markbowers7

found the al6...sounds like a game room, but with an 'L' instead of 'R'

12:53 am

JBsAnno

mark - have some more sugar!!! (hee hee)

12:53 am

lds

one AL5 is going to Israel

12:53 am

stidmama

JB -- I suppose I'd have been in the same place as you, except I stayed up later last night to work on yesterday's...

12:54 am

JBsAnno

Yes, but I have one more day to declutter before DH arrives home tonight from his trip to Tennessee.

12:55 am

markbowers7

ok...i guess i do need some sugar, cuz i have no clue about the Israel reference...<shakes head>

12:56 am

corpsvalue

Thanks, Mark, for the al word. You just also help me find the fa6/33!

12:56 am

stidmama

you can do it, JB! buy a lot of big boxes, and start shoving things in them... (grin) that's how I always do it! still going through boxes from before we moved though! LOL

12:56 am

JBsAnno

Sorry, incomplete thought...

So, why am I still up doing this grid???? I should be in bed!!!! (if I keep talking like this to myself, I just might make it off the computer)

12:57 am

markbowers7

thx corps for pointing that out!

12:57 am

stidmama

okay JB, this is your final call! the bus to dreamland leaves in five minutes, and the next one takes a detour through nightmare lane...

12:58 am

corpsvalue

yw!

12:58 am

JBsAnno

stid, I'm way ahead of you!
I have boxes from FIVE moves ago, and STILL find it difficult to let it go.
If Clean Sweep ever came here, I think they would make me get rid of my slide rule from 6th grade that I never used, and doesn't line up right anyway. But I've had it since 6th grade! How can I part with it?

12:59 am

lds

going to Israel is called "making AL5"

12:59 am

markbowers7

fo5/24 = An exclamation of contempt, disgust, or abhorrence

1:00 am

markbowers7

sorry, thats an FA5/24

1:00 am

markbowers7

rhymes with "doh!"

1:00 am

stidmama

JB, we are kindred souls, for sure! I still have workbooks from 4th grade (30 years ago)... :-)

now sleep friend, and I'll see you tomorrow when you take a break from "declutterings"

1:01 am

JBsAnno

Yes, stidmama (underline "mama"!!!), thanks for the motivation!!
Marching off to bed.
Good night all!
(good luck, mark, looking for a new job!)

1:02 am

markbowers7

thx JBs...i just keep on truckin'....

1:07 am

markbowers7

well, i've only got 52 so far, but all the tiles merge into one...think i should head off...

1:08 am

stidmama

good night, mark! see you tomorrow!

1:10 am

markbowers7

g'nite all... if there's anyone in the DFW area who needs an Admin... just let me know!

1:11 am

joey

anyone have the of 4/9?

1:13 am

chic

joey, of 4 is o plus ladies' name....

1:13 am

markbowers7

or rhymes with "okay"

1:14 am

joey

awesome, chic, thanks

1:14 am

joey

mark, ty also

1:14 am

chic

de nada..

1:17 am

markbowers7

but of course....

1:19 am

markbowers7

yay! im NOT done, but i FINALLY found the vu4/11!! thought i was gonna go nuts...<sigh>

1:19 am

stidmama

good for you, mark! :-)

1:21 am

ruthy

that was short and sweet thats me finished im now off to work bye everyone

1:22 am

stidmama

YAY ruthy! have a fine day!

1:22 am

joey

wtg mark

done? Ruthie? you are my hero!!

1:23 am

markbowers7

gj Ruthie! wow...

1:24 am

Onpaki

anyone got clues for al7?

1:25 am

markbowers7

not i...looking for that myself

1:25 am

stidmama

al 7: like a place lots of games are found in a carnival, only with the r changed out for the l

1:26 am

stidmama

oops, sorry, that was for the al 6...

1:26 am

markbowers7

thats the 6, but whats the 7?

1:27 am

stidmama

dunno -- even with the nap my eyes are tired...

1:27 am

chic

al 7 was has the sometimes vowel in the middle the other has the 3rd vowel in the middle.

1:28 am

markbowers7

ok...i will have to find the other 39 later...g'nite all!

1:28 am

chic

of the al 6, sorry I'm tired now...

1:28 am

stidmama

g'night mark!

1:29 am

Onpaki

tks chic!

1:30 am

chic

Did any call the RO 7/48 before?

1:31 am

joey

do you need a clue for ro?

1:31 am

chic

I'm just surprised it won't take the fish....

1:31 am

stidmama

no captain kirk, but thanks! I hate it when I have to ro 5 people up for cluse!

1:31 am

chic

no I have it, tx

1:32 am

chic

Ok I need to get flat now... Later, peeps.

1:33 am

stidmama

woo hoo! I am halfway, that's good enough. time to turn in so I have energy to do real work tomorrow (Grant goes back to school and I really truly don't have to be anywhere tomorrow...) good night all!

1:35 am

joey

nite to you - I am obsessed, I only have 20 to go

1:45 am

MikeyInBerlin

good morning, everyone; is it safe to enter, i wonder? :-/ lol

1:46 am

joey

i only have 11 to go, so I guess the answer is yes

1:51 am

MikeyInBerlin

lol, joey; i meant 'cos well.....yesterday, i was working on the grid, then went off to run some errands with Heinrich, and left it all here, to return later.....when we got back i had messages from faeriekay on yahoo, telling me she'd been asking where i went to, and smaller told her that she ate me! :-o ja; gobbled me right up!!! :-/ things got a little 'crazy' for a while after that, so you see, i never know if it's safe to 'set foot' in here anymore! :-P lol

1:51 am

sprite

Morning dear gang :)

1:52 am

joey

ok, now I get it - i read that - she said if I remember that you looked like chocolate.

it is quiet here, it usually is at this time of the day/night

1:53 am

hannah lou

thats me all done bye all goin to school in a mintue it was so easy today

1:53 am

sprite

For someone looking like chocolat, it is never safe to enter wherever women are present :)

1:54 am

joey

i agree with that sprite.

1:55 am

hannah lou

bye all

1:56 am

sprite

Bye hannah, have a nice day at school.

2:01 am

joey

done, me too, and just in time. i am getting very sleepy. night all and good luck

2:12 am

oggy

im done.

2:13 am

bsg75

hm there should be a ro6 thats a fish (orange..) but the list is out of date

2:14 am

mich_pdx

tell me about it! that orange fish was bugging me, kept entering it thinking I'd mistyped

2:15 am

bsg75

lol.. yeah me too i had to check the scrabble list and it was in there added recently

2:16 am

MikeyInBerlin

lol, joey; ja.....but how i could look like chocolate, i'll never know.....white choclolate, maybe? :-P

2:16 am

sprite

Do you mean there is a Ro6 or that there isn't?

2:17 am

FMitch

Morning sprite
How goes the day?

2:17 am

bsg75

well its not a valid word in this puzzle.. kind of surprising though

2:18 am

sprite

FMitch: sudoku- and babblewise very good. Company doctor-wise very bad. Some people should be locked up before they hurt more people.

2:19 am

lshult

Yippeee!!!!
just found the ro7
apart from that, I'm really struggling to find words today!!

2:19 am

FMitch

Oh dear, still getting greif from the co Dr sprite?

2:21 am

lds

Have all the ALs except two AL7 - more clues?

2:22 am

sprite

She is a pain in the butt, really. Last time I told (and written to) her that we wouldn't work with her anymore, and she agreed another doctor would be better. Then she sent me an invitation for a new visit to her, on Saturday, for Tuesday next. I sent back a copy of my previous letter, stating the above, on Monday. Then I received an angry letter that I should have cancelled the appointment two days before the date, so she would charge my employer for the time. And angry letter to my employer, of course. Is she mad, or am I?

2:22 am

FMitch

there are good clues for the a 6 and 2 x a7 in the log if you read from 1.25 upwards.

2:34 am

FMitch

BRB phone

2:48 am

Haz1558

Good morning all.

2:51 am

kls

can anyone help with the pi 6, 24?

2:53 am

bsg75

pi6/24 captain of the starship enterprise, changle last letter

2:54 am

kls

thanks bsg!

3:00 am

sprite

Nice clue!

3:00 am

FMitch

Got bumped off the site and took a while to get back in.

Sprite it's def the Dr not you!!

Morning Haz

3:01 am

Haz1558

Good morning, FMitch!

3:02 am

sprite

Glad to hear you say that, FMitch :) I will keep faith in me then, just asked my employer to assign me to another doctor in the future. Hope he will. :)
Hi Haz!

3:02 am

Haz1558

I'm so pleased to see of4/9 - it's one of those memorable babble words!

3:04 am

FMitch

There are several babble words I have found already and then thought - it's a sign that I have been playing this game too long as they came naturally LOL

3:04 am

Angelsong

good morning, all. Nice easy grid today...I'm done with it, but I do have a question: has anyone else noticed the player rankings have seemingly not updated for the past couple of days, or is it just me?

3:05 am

Haz1558

I know - before starting babble I would have fought to the death in certainty that some of these don't exist!

3:05 am

jo_jo

whats the difference between a babble word and a normal word?

3:06 am

Haz1558

jo-jo- to me a 'normal' word is one that is structured in a recognisable way and may be used in day to day life. A babble word, such as crwth, seems to defy logic.

3:06 am

FMitch

jo-jo One makes sense and the other doesn't, or one is a word you know and the other is really obscure :)

3:07 am

Haz1558

Angelsong - I don't know how often the rankings are updated normally so I'm not sure how to comment. I know I was punished for not finishing one really long grid!

3:08 am

FMitch

angel - my stats have changed so I presume it is OK

3:10 am

sprite

I hardly ever check the rankings, so I wouldn't know, sorry.

3:12 am

jo_jo

is anyone else finding this grid hard?

3:13 am

sha

thats me finished :)

3:13 am

Haz1558

jo-jo - it seems to be a case of finding a word at a time, there's not a lot of scope for building up on a lot of them.

3:14 am

Haz1558

Congratulations sha - your icon always makes me smile!

3:15 am

sha

thanx haz

3:17 am

jo_jo

ive just found a nice fr6/36 if that helps, past tense of fr4/9

3:19 am

Haz1558

Thanks - and if you take off the f, you have ra5/16

3:19 am

FMitch

Darn work keeps interupting back in a bit :)

3:25 am

kls

hints for pa 5,16?

3:27 am

Haz1558

pa 5- 5/16 - to do with money - ends in double vowel

3:27 am

jo_jo

thanks haz

3:27 am

kls

thanks haz... just couldnt see that one!

3:28 am

Haz1558

I hadn't seen it until you asked, so you helped me as well!

3:31 am

jo_jo

right, ive got a lesson next so im off x

3:32 am

Haz1558

Bye jo-jo. Have a good day.

3:32 am

bex777

good morning everyone!!!

3:33 am

Haz1558

Good morning, bex! Is the sun shining with you?

3:34 am

bex777

yes sort of but there are builders around my house putting new guttering up so it is very noisy!
how are u? is it sunny?

3:35 am

Haz1558

Where there are builders, there is noise (and dust). I'm fine, the sun IS shining here. I can't stay too long, though, as I have things to do.

3:36 am

bex777

so have you finshed the puzzle?

3:37 am

Haz1558

No, I have 50 words so far so am half-way through. The rest will have to be winkled out during the course of the day. There are some nice 'babble' words in there.

3:40 am

sprite

LOL @ FMitch!
How inconsiderate of your work to hinder your babbling!

3:45 am

Haz1558

I have to leave but hopefully will be back later. Bye all!

3:57 am

HollyBug

Goodness. I know some of you are teachers... but are any of you college/university profs?

3:58 am

sprite

I do believe some are.

3:59 am

HollyBug

I need to speak to one... when one becomes available. :o)

4:00 am

sprite

I remember people telling about their student, but I don't remember the names, sorry.

4:01 am

HollyBug

It's okay. I have a bit of a rant and then a legitimate question... which can wait for later, I'm certain.

4:01 am

evanonut

i'm not a college prof...but i play one on tv!

4:03 am

HollyBug

Perhaps I'm just tired, but I'm having trouble getting into this grid. It seems harder than usual... without looking hard.

4:11 am

Pyscho_Puppy

Hey all.

4:11 am

sprite

It's not too hard, but there are a few babble regulars hidden in there. Being tired never helps ;)
Perhaps a nice cup of tea or coffee, a ranting bout with a good friend and a little rest will make you feel better? *hug*

4:11 am

sprite

Hey Puppy :) From the sudoku to the babble!

4:12 am

Pyscho_Puppy

Yup yup! Not long before work though, so have to pay attention! =)

4:14 am

rycaut

finished! Any need any help?

4:15 am

rycaut

anyone that is... tis early here. :)

4:15 am

sprite

WTG rycaut! Still managing, but thanks for the offer :)

4:54 am

sprite

Hey, the Z is used! :)

4:54 am

Eva

Good morning everyone. 28 left to find and feeling very stuck. Had 28 left last night and couldn't get back into the grid. Thats bee happening a lot for me lately-not being able to load completely, getting bounced, having to refresh over and over. Can;t figure out what the problem is.

4:55 am

mrpresident

well hello grid!! nice to see you are still here sprite!!

4:55 am

sprite

That's nasty, Eva. Takes the fun out of playing a bit, I fear. Are you playing with FF? And do you have the latest version?

4:56 am

sprite

Always doing a zillion things in between while playing. I must learn to focus one day. Just not today, I think :)
How are you doing? Did you get my answer?

4:56 am

Eva

I am playing with FF and it worked fine for a long time. I don't have the latest upgrade-and since I have a slow dial up connection it would take a long time, but am thinking of taking my laptop into town to a friend who has highspeed and having him to the dowload and look things over. Although the odd thing is that I'm not having trouble with anything but Babble.

4:57 am

mrpresident

sprite, sure did, and have replied.

This grid is tricky in a nice way today!

4:57 am

Eva

morning mrp!

4:57 am

sprite

I did not have the latest version of FF and I had trouble all the time. Updated and all was well. Perhaps it is worth trying indeed.

4:59 am

Eva

I hate always asking him for help, but last time made him a carrot cake in return. They thought we were going to be able to get broadband here this year, but are still having trouble getting a signal. Mountains in the way.

5:04 am

mrpresident

sorry, hello eva

just had to grab my dinner

5:06 am

sprite

I guess that can be the price for having mountains nearby. You must have great views though! Hope all will be well soon with your system, it is frustrating if it doesn't work like it should.

5:07 am

sprite

3 more Hs... it says there are 3 more Hs... all 4s too... so why can't I find them??

5:08 am

sprite

Ah... because I always think the first 2 Hs are stupidhead words.

5:09 am

sprite

And the last one looks more like a german word than an english one. Done!

5:11 am

Eva

thanks for the encouragement Sprite. I've been putting it off, but this is getting too frustrating. Speaking of frustration-any clues for those stupidhead h's?

5:11 am

bookgrrl

i'm done for the day. anyone need a clue before i go?

5:11 am

kls

were those the he's? i am missing the last two he's too... any hints?

5:11 am

sprite

Yes, they have a double middle vowel that doesn't look english at all.

5:12 am

bookgrrl

last two he's

one = follow instructions

other = a word that would have preceded hitler

5:13 am

sprite

2nd last He4: watch out
last one: part of the nazi greeting in wwII

5:14 am

kls

just got the hitler one, ... any clues on the last two la's too?

5:16 am

bookgrrl

last two la's are both past tense variants of what you do on a bed..."now I *** me down to sleep"

5:18 am

kls

must be the first la i am missing then... sorry

5:19 am

lshult

those were the "only" l's that I have?

5:20 am

mrpresident

(((ishult))) long time no see... how are you!!

sprite, you have mail!!

5:20 am

cliffopa

any hints for the vu word?

5:21 am

lshult

I'm good Mr.P
Busy at work, so I tend to come and go, not so much time to chat

5:23 am

bex777

can i have a clue for the aa 5/14 please?

5:23 am

mrpresident

bex... sighed!!

5:24 am

bex777

thanks mrp!!

5:26 am

sprite

cliffopa, not really good clues, I am afraid. It would rhyme with an exclamation of utter disgust, does that help?

5:27 am

cliffopa

perfectly sprite. got it immediately from your clue :)

5:27 am

bex777

mrp you no on your clue list where you have the odd spot for the clever facts, well the one about the vowels being in the right order, well "subcontinental is the only word in the english language with all the vowels in reverse order"

5:28 am

mrpresident

bex, it is added to the odd spot!

thanks!

5:28 am

lshult

Sprite, don't sell yourself short. I got the vu 1st time from your clue, thanks

5:30 am

sprite

:)
Glad it worked, it's such a strange word.

5:34 am

sprite

In case anyone is interested, the vu is a cavity in a lode. And since that doesn't clarify much for me, I looked up lode and that is:
1.
a. The metalliferous ore that fills a fissure in a rock formation.
b. A vein of mineral ore deposited between clearly demarcated layers of rock. Also called lead.
2. A rich source or supply.

5:36 am

cliffopa

just another word i will never use in coversation. maybe scrabble tho - i love to use strange words when i play that game with my husband. he is quick to challenge words he doesn't know!

5:37 am

mrpresident

sprite, I am on it like lint on a belly button!!

will give you an email shortly!!

5:42 am

mrpresident

FM... that is cool (LOL) and on the page!!

5:42 am

sprite

mrP, you are the best :D

cliffopa: you certainly have an edge over him on this then :)
You can matter-of-factly state: well, of course vu, that is a cavity in the filling of a fissure.

5:44 am

ecco-05

ishult-independence day next week.have a good time

5:47 am

rumplestiltskin

GOOD MORNING ALL! Short one today! Hope to finish early. Lots to do. Stidmama, hope your Harley ride was good. Want to do that myself if it doesn't rain today.

5:53 am

kls

i have been doing ok (ish... for me) working backwards, but i have now hit the al's and am completely blind...

5:53 am

lynxxx

are those 2 first 2 ha words 'slang'? do they really mean anything?

5:54 am

cliffopa

is the fo 6/39 related to the other fo's at all?

5:56 am

kls

no... it is what you do when you are angry with someone... past tence

5:56 am

cliffopa

nevermind, i just got it.

5:57 am

kls

*tense...

6:02 am

mrpresident

Sprite, are you ready!!!

6:07 am

Eva

thanks for the h clues-had the hitler one but still looking for the other. Disppeared for a while to price noseeum netting for the Blackfly Festival tents. Although it might be thematically consistent to allow people who come to the festival to be eaten alive, netting will slow the bloodletting down a bit.

6:09 am

Eva

oh-couldn't find the double vowel one because I already had it. Like looking for your glasses with your glasses on.

6:10 am

Eva

Merp is getting impatient. Having eaten and thrown up dead philodendron leaves all over the carpet, he has nothing to do but fret over breakfast. Nope-I mispoke, first he had to eat some dead flies.

6:19 am

rumplestiltskin

Oh, Oh, stuck on 2 O's of4,6 and oo6,18
Help, pleeze

6:20 am

jupiterrising

flacid is invalid?>

6:22 am

mrpresident

jup... it is actually a double c! don't have any other clues as to why it is used with one c!

6:22 am

jupiterrising

i guess their dictionary can not be called exhaustive.

6:23 am

jupiterrising

oh ok thanks

6:23 am

mrpresident

well, the one c version is apparently slang, but I have seen many words in here that are questionable! LOL

6:25 am

Eva

just found the word with the z in it. An exclamation.

6:25 am

cliffopa

it's actually speclled flaccid in my dictionary.

6:25 am

rumplestiltskin

NEVERMIND. Got the O's, on to the L's

6:25 am

ch1212

Good morning all. Short grid today. Eva, when I first logged on all my chat log showed was successive entries from you (most about Merp) -- for a weird moment it looked like you were chatting with yourself :D

6:26 am

mrpresident

SPRITE!! you still with us!??

you have mail!!

6:26 am

lynxxx

rumple - that's a pity - I was looking forward to a hint on the OO

6:26 am

Eva

ch- I was----mumbling at that(-:

6:27 am

mrpresident

oo + alternate spelling to WRC driving

6:28 am

rumplestiltskin

BACK-UP, still need the of4.6 Thankx

6:28 am

Eva

what's WRC?

6:28 am

mrpresident

WRC = world rally car

6:29 am

mrpresident

of4 derogatory term for a white person

6:31 am

lynxxx

thnx Mr P - I think (not being any sort of motor head)

6:36 am

rumplestiltskin

the only one of those I know starts with ho

6:37 am

guigrrl

rumple -- i didn't know that one either but looked it up on wikipedia :)

6:46 am

Svet

Hello everyone, i have been lurking for a while, about a month and i love it here. Having trouble with the aa tonight. I know a clue was given but i could'nt get it, must be a blonde.

6:47 am

Haz1558

aa5/14 - expression of delight or surprise, past tense

6:47 am

cliffopa

one last word....al 5/14

6:48 am

Haz1558

al5/14 - add the start of an alcoholic beverage made from apples

6:48 am

kumquat

hi this is my first time here. what's an average score? i'm on 267 after 10 or 15 mins.

6:49 am

Svet

Get outta here Haz, i thought i tried it all. Thousand thanks.

6:49 am

Haz1558

Going again!

6:49 am

Jacula

Thanks, Haz. Hadn't spotted that one.

6:49 am

cliffopa

thanks haz - now i'm done! yipeee!

6:50 am

Jacula

Well done, Cliffopa. I've only been here about 15 mins so still have 38 to find.

6:50 am

mrpresident

cliff gets

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

6:51 am

cliffopa

bye everyone. time to get ready for work.

6:52 am

rumplestiltskin

Haz, do you have a clue for me on the of4,6 pleeze!!!!

6:54 am

Jacula

of4/6 - o+ actress Ms. Dunaway or Ms. Wray without the 'e'.

6:54 am

ch1212

rump, what is the blue thing in your icon with the cute little girl?

Welcome, svet

6:56 am

mrpresident

ch1212... it is green??

6:56 am

Frances

I keep seeing of4/6. Surely as the f is worth 4, the minimum score would be of4/7 or am I going gaga?

6:57 am

Jacula

Sorry! It's of4/9.

6:57 am

mrpresident

frances, it is of4/9

6:57 am

Jacula

MrP. It looks green to me, too.

6:57 am

Frances

Thank you. I thought I was really losing it for a mo

6:58 am

mrpresident

frances, I lost it back in november when I started playing this puzzle!

Hi JacQ

6:59 am

mrpresident

(that is a little ballon hanging off the end of your name)

6:59 am

Frances

mrpresident
I guess some might say that it helps

7:00 am

kumquat

hello?

7:00 am

Jacula

LOL, MrP. I did wonder. Is it a belated birthday balloon?

7:00 am

mrpresident

sorry kumquat, welcome back, haven't seen you for a little while

7:00 am

kumquat

nope this is my first time

7:01 am

kumquat

jsut wondering what an average score looks like

7:01 am

ch1212

looks blue on my screen, but this monitor is an early version of an LCD and colors flucuate. when I got married a year and a half ago, I ordered what I thought was a "champagne pink" gown --- arrived in gold :D

7:01 am

mrpresident

well then, welcome and there is no average score that I know of... can go look in history if you like!?

7:02 am

mrpresident

todays score is 1233 if that helps!

7:02 am

ch1212

Mr. P I thought the same thing -- swear I've seen the name before

7:03 am

kumquat

i've not gone babble pro (yet?) so i have no idea how many words i have left to find

7:03 am

mrpresident

ch1212... same here!

7:03 am

mrpresident

today is 99 words!

7:04 am

kumquat

grief, i have 28 and thougth i was doing ok

7:04 am

mrpresident

kumquat... go to the babble anon site or lickety's clues (over on the right side of the page) and that has got stats and clues for the puzzle

7:05 am

kumquat

i don't see that on my screen but i should get going anyway....will be back for sure!

7:05 am

Jacula

TODAY'S STATS:

Total words: 99
4-letter words - 64
5-letter words - 21
6-letter words - 10
7-letter words - 4

A- 15
C - 10
D - 1
E - 3
F - 22
G - 4
H - 7
L - 5
O -5
P - 12
R - 9
T - 3
V - 1
Y - 2

7:06 am

mrpresident

Jac, when did you have your birthday?? I remember Pauls not that long ago, but don't know about yours??

7:06 am

kumquat

wow. thank you

7:06 am

Jacula

MrP - Mine was last Saturday (22nd April).

7:06 am

Jacula

y/w, Kumquat.

7:07 am

rumplestiltskin

I collect Grinches of all sizes and that is my great-grandaughter Ruby beside one of my smaller ones.

7:07 am

mrpresident

well happy bloody birthday!! where was the announcement??

7:08 am

mrpresident

rump... you collect grinches?? WOW!

7:08 am

Jacula

MrP - I was around on the day. Most birthdays are in the list in BabAnon.

7:08 am

mrpresident

so sorry I missed it Jac!

7:09 am

rumplestiltskin

Thanks Jacula, thought I had monkey typed that one, but guess not.

7:09 am

Jacula

LOL, MrP. It's okay.

7:10 am

rumplestiltskin

I have one lifesize that I put on the sissy seat on my Harley for parades. Makes quite a hit as my bike is also green, the FXR. The other one is white.

7:11 am

mrpresident

22 Apr - International Earth Day (ch1212)

where do the birthday announcements go??

7:12 am

ch1212

Ahhh - the Grinch! I just moved to our laptop and the colors on this screen are much better. Cute!

7:12 am

bex777

mrp the birthdyas are on angel'spage!

7:13 am

Jacula

MrP - Angelsong's birthday list is in BabAnon in 'Meet & Greet' section.

7:13 am

mrpresident

ah!! going to look now!!

7:14 am

Jacula

Bex - Hadn't looked on Angels' page lately. You're right.:-)

7:16 am

mrpresident

so, how do I add a birthday, or two!??

7:16 am

bex777

babbler lets you request your own theme for your birthday too!

7:16 am

bex777

you have to tell angel when she is on and she adds it!

7:16 am

Jacula

MrP - I guess you put it in BabAnon list for Angel to add to her list.

7:17 am

kumquat

yikes, have stayed too long. think there must be lots of words that don't exist in my vocabulary judging from lickety's site! must get out of my pj's and meet a friend on the other side of town in 15 minutes!!

see you later all.

7:17 am

mrpresident

bye kumquat

7:17 am

Jacula

'Bye Kumquat. You'll learn lots of new words playing this game.:)

7:18 am

Jacula

27 words left to find. I might have to get a list soon. I have mending and gardening to do, plus I'm out tonight.

7:20 am

mrpresident

ditto Jac! have work in the morning and must go... I finished hours ago, but love to chat with you guys!!

7:29 am

Uludaas

evening all, late start for me luckily only 99 words tonight =p

7:44 am

FMitch

Morning/afternoon/evening all
Work is done for now (famous last words) and now time for some serious babbling :)

7:52 am

Haz1558

Joining in again for a few more words.

7:53 am

FMitch

Hey HAz, got yr email LOL!!!!

7:54 am

Haz1558

Good - always happy to make you smile!

7:54 am

FMitch

How are you finding the grid today Im on a paltry 41 words so far

7:55 am

Haz1558

I'm on 75 - got to about 50 and then resorted to the list.

7:56 am

FMitch

Oh I don't feel so bad then :)

7:58 am

bex777

can anyone help me with the ap 6/24 please?

7:58 am

Haz1558

Oh, the list is the way forward, in my opinion. I was just reading in the paper about John Prescott's exploits. Robin Cook, David Blunkett and now John Prescott. Are these women hypnotised or something?

7:59 am

Frances

Haz
I think they must be blindfolded

7:59 am

Haz1558

ap6/24 - add the third vowel and the start of a measurement of energy (think diets)

8:00 am

72 Temple Owl

hello, everyone! : )

8:00 am

Haz1558

They say power is very attractive, but I don't know....

8:00 am

FMitch

We were talking about that in the pub last night - what is it about men with power/in powerful positions. If Prescott was "Mr Smith" on the street would anyone look twice? And lets not mention the LibDems LOL

8:01 am

bex777

thanks haz!!! :)

8:02 am

Haz1558

Ah yes, the Lib Dems. The mind boggles at the whole thing.

8:02 am

mrpresident

Hi temple!!

8:03 am

72 Temple Owl

short grid...maybe i'll actually get some work done today - LOL!

8:04 am

72 Temple Owl

hey - ROFL is in the grid!!!!!ROFL!!!!

8:05 am

licketySplitAUS

That's Classic Temple!

8:05 am

72 Temple Owl

oh hi, lickety!

8:06 am

FMitch

LOL and Hi TO, hadn't seen that.

Hola to MrP and Lickety, not often we see you both online together :)

8:07 am

licketySplitAUS

Hey Temple. Any news?

8:07 am

72 Temple Owl

is jacs still here? saw her post earlier...

8:07 am

mrpresident

yeah, there are 'rumours' that we are the same person!! LOL

8:08 am

FMitch

I don't think so!!!!!

8:09 am

mrpresident

Scary!! I am not that hairy....

8:09 am

licketySplitAUS

FMitch - just trying to stay close in as many moments as possible. ;-)

8:10 am

Ouwachita

DONE...anyone need a clue??

8:10 am

licketySplitAUS

I want a clue to how you came up with that name ;-) I love it!

8:11 am

FMitch

(((MrP & Lickety)))

8:11 am

mrpresident

ouwatchita gets

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

8:12 am

Ouwachita

It was the brand name of a canoe I owned...I always tell people it is Indian for "man with large ______"...fill in the blank

8:12 am

72 Temple Owl

wtg, ouwa!

8:12 am

Angela

Morning everyone :)

8:12 am

licketySplitAUS

pe5,21 heheheheheheahahhahahaha

8:12 am

72 Temple Owl

hi, angela! : )

8:12 am

FMitch

That is brilliant Ouwa - so funny!!!

8:18 am

shorty

morning everyone!!!!

8:18 am

Angela

hey shorty

8:19 am

Haz1558

Hello shorty - and all other joiners I haven't greeted yet. I;ve finished so should really head off to do some baking. The spring cleaning will have to wait for another day....

8:20 am

Angela

bye Haz - have fun!

8:20 am

FMitch

Bye Haz - you could ask Mikey to help you :)

8:20 am

ch1212

like your icon, shorty.

Clue please for the fa 5/18 that follows fa 6/33? Thanks

8:21 am

shorty

Hi Haz Bye Haz :)

8:21 am

Haz1558

I don't think I could meet his standards!

8:21 am

shorty

ty ch1212

8:21 am

Haz1558

Bye all - have fun!

8:21 am

mrpresident

I am now watching star trek!! icon changed!!

8:22 am

ch1212

good one, Mr.P -- haven't seen hurshy around, and I know she's a huge Star Trek fan.

8:27 am

ch1212

... on the other hand, she turned off the chat log yesterday so she wouldn't spot clues.

Still wondering if any clues for that fa 5/18 out there?

8:30 am

Angela

ch1212 - I'd help but I don't have that one either :)

8:30 am

abe79

i just monkey typed fa 5/18, gimme a minute, i'll clue ya

8:30 am

ch1212

nevermind -- found it!

8:31 am

abe79

fa 5/18 fa+ top secret organization in the US

8:31 am

faeriekae

Good Morning Babblers :)

8:31 am

abe79

g' morning, faeriekae

8:31 am

ch1212

Hi faeriekae. Great clue, abe!

8:32 am

faeriekae

Hi Abe & ch12 :)

8:32 am

Angela

morning Faerie :)

8:32 am

ch1212

faeriekae, I had a boss who used to blame all the computer problems on "that green woman from Orion" :D

8:33 am

faeriekae

Hi Angela - what is your icon I can't make it out.

8:33 am

Angela

It's a Tribble :)

8:33 am

ch1212

ooh, let's guess... Spock's brain?

8:33 am

faeriekae

LOL can't believe you reconoized her :)

8:34 am

faeriekae

ch just what I thought LOL

8:34 am

72 Temple Owl

hi faeriekae! think i'll go change now - and get ready for 10 am meeting...BBL!

8:34 am

faeriekae

and what is a tribble ?

8:34 am

ch1212

Vina, the Orion slave girl .. she was played by Yvonne Craig.

8:34 am

Angela

I'm old school - never cared for the new trek.

8:34 am

faeriekae

Hi and Bye TO :)

8:34 am

ch1212

... not that I'm a big Star Trek fan or anything ... :D

8:35 am

72 Temple Owl

darn - i was g oing hunting for one, too...

8:35 am

FMitch

Was the episode called "The trouble with Tribbles"?

8:35 am

Angela

GASP!! What is a Tribble! Bestill my heart!

Enough drama - google "the trouble with tribbles" :)

8:35 am

mrpresident

Angela, More Tribbles, More Troubles from ST TAS

8:35 am

faeriekae

CH you really are a trekie :)
Orion the Slave Girl exactly

8:35 am

ch1212

Gorn is probably available, TO ... or just about any episode featured a beautiful alien female

8:36 am

faeriekae

oh Good Morning MrP :)

8:36 am

Angela

I used to watch it Saturdays with my Dad.

8:36 am

mrpresident

Good moring Trekkies!!

Hello Faerie!! very sexy!!

8:37 am

ch1212

Wait until Jacula returns -- she's 7 of 9 today

8:37 am

Angela

I kind of thought it looked like cotton candy also...

8:37 am

faeriekae

MrP Yes I am aren't Hi - hahahahahah

8:37 am

FMitch

I used to watch with my Dad too Angela :)

8:37 am

ch1212

LOL FMitch

8:38 am

faeriekae

LOL FMitch - you caught that huh?

8:38 am

Angela

It was ST first, then Dr. Who...ah, memories. I'll have to call him today :)

8:39 am

Angela

Did I miss something??

8:40 am

FMitch

It's no good, got to stop talking and find some more words, only added 1 to the list in the lat 45 mins.
Reverting to lurking mode :)

8:41 am

mrpresident

Ok, going to sleep now!! for real!
(waving, not drowning!)
bye all!

8:43 am

ch1212

bye, Mr. P --

Angela, no worries, we were chuckling with you :)

8:43 am

ch1212

Does anyone care for a clue before I get ready for work?

8:44 am

abe79

bye mrpresident

8:45 am

faeriekae

Good Night MrP Sweet Dreams :)

8:45 am

abe79

thanks ch1212, i'm going to monkeytype a little more until my caffeine kicks in

8:50 am

ch1212

I'm off to work. Happy babbling! Speaking of, someone please use an icon from the Star Trek episode "Journey to Babble" --- how perfect is that?!

8:50 am

tndaisy1960

It is agreeable to see you all this morning, my fellow Babblers:)

8:51 am

faeriekae

Have a nice day CH12 :)

8:51 am

faeriekae

Morning Daisy :)

8:52 am

tndaisy1960

Mornin' :)

8:52 am

jean1953

good afternoon everyone:)

8:52 am

faeriekae

Daisy where again are you TN ? I lived in Oakridge for a couple of years.

8:53 am

faeriekae

Hello Jean nice to see you today :)

8:53 am

tndaisy1960

*looks at puzzle* OMG...this puzzle looks like Vulcan! *wonders if my Vulcan S/O would be able to translate*

8:54 am

faeriekae

Daisy it is Vulcan for sure.

8:54 am

jean1953

ty faeriekae

8:54 am

tndaisy1960

I'm in California now, but I used to live quite a ways from Oak Ridge...I was south of Nashville, almost on the Alabama line.

8:55 am

faeriekae

Daisy - We is have to say the TN is a beautiful state.

8:56 am

faeriekae

OMG - I can't type the Vulcan's have me *oh no*

8:56 am

tndaisy1960

It's pretty...but poor as dirt, which is one reason I left.

8:57 am

faeriekae

yes it is sad to say. I actually grew up in Kentucky and am planning to move back down there within the nex couple of years. LOVE Kentucky.

8:58 am

faeriekae

planning to move back to KY that is.

8:58 am

tndaisy1960

lol The first thing I've seen on this puzzle that makes any sense, isn't even a word...VGA, computer term. S/O is a puter tech, so I eat, breathe and sleep it.

9:00 am

faeriekae

this actually seems to be a fairly easy grid today. Most of the smaller ones are really tuff.

9:02 am

tndaisy1960

Easy?? You must really BE an alien then! lol

9:04 am

faeriekae

*teehee* ok it is tuff as nails :)
wouldn't want to be accused of being an alien

9:07 am

tndaisy1960

I protest! "Roughy" IS a word...is a kind of fish

9:07 am

bex777

live long and prosper

9:07 am

hurshy

yeah i was irked about that too daisy...morning all...eaten any good books lately?

9:08 am

tndaisy1960

Book?? What's a book? lol

9:08 am

faeriekae

Morning Hurshy

9:08 am

hurshy

morning, you temptress you

9:08 am

faeriekae

{{{Bex}}} how are you?

9:08 am

tndaisy1960

Mornin' hursh

9:09 am

bex777

14 :)

9:09 am

bex777

oops confused bex this afternoon!!
im fine down to my last 10 to get!

9:10 am

faeriekae

excellent Bex - you rock :)
go girl!!!!

9:10 am

bex777

how are u?

9:11 am

faeriekae

Bex - I'm great. The sun is shinning and it looks like it is going to be a nice day so I'm just great. Thanks for asking :)

9:12 am

hurshy

morning daisy :)

9:13 am

hurshy

who dyed angela's tribble???

9:14 am

jean1953

bye all hopefully bbl and try and get some more not doing too well today :( lol

9:16 am

faeriekae

Later Jean :)

9:22 am

tndaisy1960

Hey faeri, I see two words that us country girlz had better get...one is an ho word, the other is a ca.

9:23 am

faeriekae

LOL Daisy - I gotem' both first thing when I sat down thats what made me 'think' this was going to be easy. LOL The joke was on me.

9:24 am

faeriekae

I've ho** many a garden and feed many little cows.

9:24 am

fig

any aa clues?

9:26 am

tndaisy1960

Yeah but know what's REALLY fun? Doing the garden thing with morning glory vines and bullnettles wrapping around your legs! I've spent too many days in a tobacco field to ever want to do that again.

9:26 am

faeriekae

Fig - aa + letter after g + 2nd voewl + 3rd letter again

9:28 am

fig

unless i'm nuts, that doesn't work....are you sure the last letter is the same as the third letter?

9:29 am

faeriekae

Daisy - If I never see another tocabbo field the rest of my life it would not hurt my feelings. I've stood in the stupid barn stripping tobacco till I thought I'd drop and I hated haning tobacco and I hated the morning glory vines and I hated cutting tobacco and I hated setting tobacco....I could go on with this all day. We had 4 tobacco fields that I had to work in.

9:30 am

faeriekae

fig sorry the last letter is d

9:30 am

tndaisy1960

Finally, somebody who understands! And the S/O smokes that crap like there's no tomorrow...*sigh*

9:30 am

fig

just monkey typed it. i iwsh i had a bigger vocab...manmomanoman

thanks

9:30 am

Jera

Greetings, fellow Babblers! How goes the grid today?

9:31 am

faeriekae

brb need more coffee. and pottie break.

9:31 am

tndaisy1960

Me too

9:31 am

faeriekae

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

and an extra dash for the grid
*SPRINKLE*

9:32 am

faeriekae

LOL Fig - so do I.

9:32 am

fig

thanks fk
on to ap....working my way down the b.a. list. for me having 26 left is a miracle. i have the day off and i'm supposed to be house cleaning before my parents come visit after ayear!

9:32 am

Jera

*dances in the faerie dust*

{{faerie}}

9:34 am

Minski

Greetings.
LIstening to country music videos while babbling.
"Let's get drunk and be somebody."

9:35 am

faeriekae

Minski-LOL theres another on that I thought you were leaning towards that is Very similar.

9:36 am

faeriekae

Fig - what the heck there is always time to clean the gird is must be finished or there will be a melt down.

9:37 am

Minski

Baby is stuffing toys down the front of her pajamas while singing e-i-e-i-o. There must be something funny in the air today.

9:38 am

fig

all bow to the power of the grid.

9:38 am

faeriekae

LOL Minski that is so sweet :)

9:40 am

faeriekae

*bows*

9:40 am

Minski

As far as books go, I couldn't get tickets to the musical "Wicked" so I decide to read the book. I highly recommend it.

9:41 am

Jera

That second/last al5/14 has me stumped... help, please?

9:41 am

faeriekae

Minski - I just ordered that book a couple days ago off Amazon - sounds really good.

9:41 am

Minski

Gotta go. It's naptime for the pipsqueak and showertime for the mama. BBL8R.

9:42 am

faeriekae

Later Minski :)

9:43 am

tarajane

jera: al5/14 if you took out the 'l' it would be a hghly coorosive compund like sulphuric...... w/ the 'l' I oculdn't find that it was really a word, but the grid likes it.

9:44 am

Jera

I have that once... I need the second one, or the last one it could be said...

9:45 am

tarajane

other al5/14 all vowels 3rd, sometimes,1st also seems to be a non-word

9:45 am

jupiterrising

dictionary.com doesnt list it

9:46 am

hurshy

this is SUCH an apropos grid for trek day.

9:46 am

Haz1558

Jera - al5/14 the first part is the first letters of the heroine of 'Through the Looking glass', the second is two letters of an imperial measurement (three feet)

9:47 am

Jera

Thanks, tarajane... that would make a pretty name, though!

9:48 am

torgone

Spock . . . .

9:48 am

tarajane

all done, and no studying to do; I may have to do housework (horrors!) Sc otty, beam me up!

9:48 am

Jera

Thank you too, Haz, good clue!

9:49 am

faeriekae

Congratulations Tarjane !!!!

9:49 am

bex777

yes captain!

9:50 am

tarajane

faerikae, you are always so generous, must be part of that babble gang thing...Gotta go. TTFN

9:50 am

faeriekae

LOL Bex :)

9:51 am

JBsAnno

Leave it to torgone to take the Captain's chair...

9:51 am

faeriekae

Bye Tarjane have a nice day cleaning house :)

9:52 am

hurshy

ohhh, hi spot!! (and data)

9:52 am

faeriekae

Hi JB :)

9:52 am

hurshy

"ode to spot" is posted in the poetry corner in babanon if anyone is the mood :)

9:52 am

JBsAnno

Tarjane, I also have cleaning, but I have a good excuse, 48 words to go!

9:52 am

faeriekae

love the Icon.

9:53 am

faeriekae

*gotta go see*

9:53 am

faeriekae

LOL BJ me too..

9:53 am

JBsAnno

Thanks, hursh! for noticing my cat (and Data).
I love that ode!
Have you seen Hamlet's soliquy from a cat's paw of view?

9:53 am

hurshy

i THINK i have... but not sure.

9:54 am

JBsAnno

Hey, faerie! Thanks!

you know, it's just got to have a cat in it somewhere!

9:55 am

JBsAnno

I had a printout, that I just ran across as I'm decluttering, I check if I can find it.
What's your email, hursh?

9:56 am

hurshy

JB, i'll put it in my bio temporarily for you :)

9:56 am

JBsAnno

Good, I just found it online, I'll c/p/s (copy/paste/send) from yahoo.

9:56 am

scribble

Can anyone help me with the fe4,7 words please?

9:57 am

faeriekae

{{Scribble}} don't have them yet. sorry.

9:57 am

JBsAnno

Got it, hursh, you can delete it now.

9:57 am

hurshy

scribble - one is a scared emotion, another has to do with loyalty (but it's kinda obscure... same as other except last letter)

9:59 am

hurshy

ty JB :)

9:59 am

majmom

hello to all-my usual question-how many words today-gl to everyone

10:00 am

JBsAnno

Here's the start:

To go outside, and there perchance to stay
Or to remain within: that is the question:

10:00 am

scribble

Oh!!! Thanks Hurshy, don't know why i couldn't see that. Got it now.

10:01 am

bex777

can anyone help me with al 7/36 and 7/44 they are my last 2 words!!

10:01 am

JBsAnno

Hursh, I just hit Send.

10:04 am

hurshy

it is very well done :) why not put it up in poetry corner too?

10:04 am

rumplestiltskin

BEAM ME UP, SCOTTY, I'M FINISHED!!!!!!

On to a day of stitching

10:05 am

hetty

Good moning, sweethearts all. This just just to tell my babbler pals I won't be playing today--have work to do on an essay about Virginia Woolf. Interestingly, looking at today's grid, it will deal largely with ORLANDO. Synchronicity, what? See you all tomorrow.

10:06 am

bex777

anyone? anyone at all?

10:06 am

torgone

Still ...working . . .on ..thembex

10:06 am

rumplestiltskin

Hi BEX 777, What's up?

10:06 am

hurshy

if you don't give her those clues, she will use the vulcan death grip on you.

10:07 am

JBsAnno

bex, I don't have those yet either, sorry.

I will, hursh! it will give me good practice in posting (more a lurker than not on babanon)

10:07 am

hurshy

tor - like kirk is gonna find them before spock... pfft

10:07 am

bex777

im missing my last 2 words!

10:07 am

JBsAnno

LOL
Processing....processing

10:07 am

rumplestiltskin

They both sound a lot like the Terrorist group

10:09 am

rumplestiltskin

The first 3 al's are all related

10:09 am

iiosefi

how many words today pls ?

10:10 am

JBsAnno

98, iio

10:11 am

bex777

im finished. fasinating!

10:11 am

rumplestiltskin

add the 3rd vowel in the middle of la7,36 and the letter after x in the middle of 7,44

10:11 am

JBsAnno

Spock beats Data!

10:11 am

torgone

Well done, bex . . . . .my . . .old . . . .friend!

10:11 am

bex777

thanks rumple!!

10:11 am

The Student

What....

...no ROFL?

10:12 am

rumplestiltskin

********FIREWORKS******** for

BEX 777

10:12 am

Jera

Whoo-hoo!

*happy dance of doneness*

10:12 am

hydra

Stuck at 57 words. Got the al7/36 but not the 44.
Any clues?

10:13 am

bex777

"thanks torgone and thanks for helping me get my katra back in my head."

10:13 am

rumplestiltskin

********FIREWORKS******** for

JERA

10:13 am

Jera

replace the dotted vowel with the sometimes vowel

10:13 am

Jera

That clue was for hydra. Thansk for the fireworks!

10:13 am

rumplestiltskin

same as 36 with letter after x in middle

10:14 am

faeriekae

*~*~*~CONGRATULATIONS BEX*~*~*~*

WHOOT!!!!!!!

10:15 am

hydra

jera, rymple, thanks so much!

10:15 am

faeriekae

Whoot Jera!!!!! Congratulations

10:15 am

hydra

Oops, meant rumple... Having bad typing day.

10:15 am

tndaisy1960

I need to do some maintenence on the ship here, or I'll be demoted. I'll bbl, probably after the S/O goes on his daily away mission.

10:15 am

torgone

Glad to help ..

10:15 am

Jera

:D

10:16 am

rumplestiltskin

How do you dowload the icons from sites?

Computer illiterate here!

10:16 am

hurshy

tor - if you're confused... bex doesn't watch trek and we've been having a little cyrano thing going on here which doesn't always work out to a tee :)

10:17 am

torgone

I was confused, and now I am more so. Thank you ..

10:18 am

hurshy

more so? you don't know about cyrano, or what?

10:18 am

bex777

join the club torgone!!

10:18 am

abe79

rumple- are you on a mac or pc?

10:19 am

hurshy

puppet master hurshy trying to make everyone trekkish...

10:20 am

abe79

hey hurshy

10:20 am

hurshy

hey :)

10:20 am

JBsAnno

Is that cyrano, as in "my, what a long nose you have" cyrano?

10:21 am

hurshy

how many cyranos are there? :)

10:21 am

torgone

Cyrano de Bergerac? I know about that ..

10:21 am

JBsAnno

Abe, is that's Zulu's head in a jar?

*note to self: Zulu is a jarhead.*

10:21 am

hurshy

and of course everyone has seen the episode where barclay plays cyrano...

10:21 am

JBsAnno

Aw, hurshy, you didn't say there would be a QUIZ!

10:21 am

abe79

yes it is

10:22 am

abe79

fiance is big into the trek, i'm learning slowly

10:22 am

torgone

I'm just a little behind the curve .. Nothing new about that .. Club? What club?

10:22 am

faeriekae

OMG I just refreshed
Abe I love your icon LOL

10:22 am

smaller

is the proportional "big nose" theory true?

10:22 am

bex777

the little gang of people that have no idea what going on!!

10:23 am

JBsAnno

Broccoli was a GREAT character! Totally erased the ATeam thing (for me) after his stint on Trek.

10:23 am

faeriekae

{{{Smaller}}}

10:23 am

The Student

Certainly is smaller....

*scratches argish nose*

10:23 am

abe79

thanks faeriekae

10:23 am

torgone

If it's TNG, I have no idea ..

10:24 am

JBsAnno

Argish, student? Hmmm, new word for me <grin>

10:25 am

hurshy

tor, my point was simply that i have been feeding trekkish things to say to bex through AIM.

10:25 am

Bash

Ah, loving all these trek icons...Spock & Q ROCK!

10:25 am

smaller

had to look that one up

hey fairiekaaeeaeea!

10:25 am

smaller

Q just seemed so mean. bored sadism

10:26 am

torgone

Now I get it .. ..

. . .

??

10:26 am

faeriekae

OMG Smaller be careful *someone just came online*
**teehee**

10:26 am

The Student

pide?

10:27 am

faeriekae

Smaller - try to look invisible

10:27 am

JBsAnno

Faerie, did you do a new icon? Looks the same to me (menancing pixie minx type) as before Refresh.

10:27 am

smaller

not on, just had a few minutes to jot some words

10:28 am

faeriekae

JB - refresh

10:28 am

JBsAnno

Hey, smaller! Note that I am behaving myself today like the sober android I am...

10:29 am

faeriekae

I can't even see you charm LOL

10:29 am

hurshy

tor... what is so hard to understand about me wanting everyone to be trekkish? :) :) :)

10:30 am

JBsAnno

Did the big R, faerie, you've still got that green sheen. And how lovely it is, if I may say!

10:30 am

rumplestiltskin

pc - Windows 98

10:30 am

abe79

ok, find a picture that you like. right click the image

10:31 am

abe79

save it to your desktop

10:31 am

smaller

JBsAnno-
darn!!!

10:31 am

JBsAnno

torgone: suck me into your universe, hursh. Make me wear pointed ears to a StarCon....

10:31 am

fig

abe.l..killer icon.

10:31 am

abe79

choose the "save picture as" option when you save it to the desktop

10:31 am

abe79

thanks fig!

10:31 am

Jera

Refresh for my new icon... finally found a decent one of my favorite villain

10:32 am

faeriekae

JB -I am Orion the Slave Girl

10:32 am

JBsAnno

Ok, maybe not so sober (refer to the misquoted torgone in my last post...)

10:32 am

hurshy

hey there is NOTHING WRONG with wearing plastic pointed ears OR going to a star trek convention

10:32 am

torgone

I think i'm being assimilated ..

10:32 am

hurshy

you mean the Orion Slave Girl, faerie :)

10:33 am

fig

keep telling yourself that hurshy. (fingers up in vulcan v)

10:33 am

rumplestiltskin

OK Abe 79, what do I do after that to get Babble to accept it?

10:34 am

JBsAnno

Whoa, down hursh! I didn't say there was, in fact, I applaud it!
Though I do frown upon Trekkies wearing the Starfleet uniform to work, unless they work on a starship -.

10:34 am

hurshy

tor, we have to assimilate a handsome fellow like yourself

10:34 am

hurshy

"no, i'm from iowa, i only work in outer space"

10:34 am

abe79

go to my profile, edit icon

choose option 2: browse your computer

10:34 am

JBsAnno

LOL, hursh!

10:35 am

fig

or the popular 'i'm not an alien, but i play one on tv"

10:35 am

rumplestiltskin

OK, I'll give it a try, thanx

10:35 am

hurshy

ch1212 should NOT have suggested this... how will i ever get the grid done with all this trek talk

10:36 am

JBsAnno

Yup, you are mean and green, faerie! Got the Orion.

Hey, Jera, is that the god in the abandoned space vehicle from the episode where they were gonna execute Wesley for trespassing on sacred ground?

10:36 am

abe79

if the image is saved on your desktop, select it, click ok, you should be all set

10:36 am

JBsAnno

Look, a Talking Head!

10:37 am

hurshy

no, JB, i think Jera has Q in Q-Pid

10:37 am

hurshy

as the sheriff of nottingham

10:39 am

hurshy

but who has noticed that Vaal is in the puzzle, and picard almost is! :)

10:40 am

JBsAnno

Yes, hursh, I have noted that!

10:41 am

hurshy

oh no. am i stuck in a warp bubble AGAIN?

10:41 am

inge

Hi everyone. I am back. Did the first half babbling silently this morning. Now for the rest!!!

10:41 am

fig

okay...hanging on the fa's...the long ones 6/33 and 5/18. am i overlooking the obvious?

10:41 am

fig

need to go through a worm hole, get the answers, come back and finish ONE GRID. i just want to finish one louSY GRID. warp speed mr sulu

10:41 am

JBsAnno

Star Trekking, across the universe...
(everyone, now!)
hmmm, hmmmm, hmmmmm
(I forgot the words...)

10:42 am

abe79

fa 5/18 - fa + top secret government group in US

10:42 am

hurshy

no let's sing "beyond antares", that's a pretty song

10:42 am

JBsAnno

Okay, you start, hursh

10:42 am

fig

fa 5/18. oh gosh how could i overlok that. connective tissue over muscle, right/ ???

10:43 am

fig

i have the fa 6/33. sorry.

10:43 am

JBsAnno

fig, at 2 in the morning, I kept trying to put an "L" on the end of the fa word

10:43 am

hurshy

the sky is green and glowing...

10:44 am

hurshy

where my heart is, where my heart is

10:44 am

JBsAnno

Hmmmmm -----

aaaaaa-------

10:44 am

hurshy

where the scented lunar flower is blooming

10:45 am

JBsAnno

--where my heart is----hmmm

10:45 am

hurshy

somewhere beyond the stars... beyond antares

10:45 am

JBsAnno

---lunar flower----

10:45 am

JBsAnno

beyond, beyond, aaaaaahhhhhmmmmmm

10:46 am

JBsAnno

That's just lovely, hurshy!

<dabs at eyes>

10:46 am

stidmama

good morning, good morning, all!

happy star trek day! woo-hoo!

10:46 am

hurshy

course it's really not the same without spock accompanying...

10:46 am

JBsAnno

Stidmama! Look, I'm up!

10:47 am

hurshy

greetings, stidkira

10:47 am

JBsAnno

Hursh, looks like Spock bugged out.

10:48 am

JBsAnno

Stid, the scary thing is, your icon does look like MY mother!

10:48 am

hurshy

didn't you loved when he "jammed" with those hippie-like folks who wanted to go to Eden?

10:48 am

fig

beam me up. i (out of breath, stupified and warped0 finished my first puzzle...ever. can i help anyone while i get prepared to clean house?

10:48 am

hurshy

YAY fig! i don't need help, i just need to stop talking trek! lol

10:49 am

stidmama

YAY fig!

*happy dance, happy dance*

10:49 am

faeriekae

Congrats Fig !!!!

10:49 am

torgone

Hooray for fig! Here's a cup of tranya ..

10:49 am

stidmama

JB -- good for you! I'm awake, but not really "up" yet...

(grin) but I did get a load of laundry in already!

10:50 am

fig

i like puzzles with a normal number of words. it's not too overwhelming....this one was good. how do they say words are 'official' when the lonline dictionary doesn't list them/

10:50 am

hurshy

dang, i'm not done, can i have some tranya anyway?!

10:50 am

fig

i want that drink whoopie goldberg made on THG that you had to drink before it disappeared.

10:50 am

JBsAnno

A stupendous accomplishment, fig! Hurrah! (Spot waves his paw in congratulations)

10:51 am

hurshy

ahem, isn't spot a girl?

10:51 am

JBsAnno

Yup, stidmama, did the laundry, cleared the bureau, now must finish the bathroom!

10:51 am

torgone

Tranya for everybody! Harry Mudd's buying!

10:51 am

stidmama

okay, I'm going to disappear while I put words into the list... brb

10:51 am

hurshy

hehehe

10:51 am

fig

yes. spot IS a girl. remember. space kittens

10:51 am

JBsAnno

A something Sunset, yes?

10:52 am

Jera

Sorry, I had given up on anyone talking to me & wandered off to do other thing. That's Q in Sherwood Forest, in the Q-pid episode, kudos to hurshy!

10:52 am

fig

okay. fig to babble-enterprise. over and out. see you on the far side of the planet. ya'll.

10:52 am

hurshy

headin' now to eden... yay brother
headin' now to eden... yay brother
no more trouble in my body or my mind
gonna live like a king on whatever i find
eat all the fruit and throw away the rind
ya-ay brother

10:52 am

JBsAnno

See what happens when you Babble to two-thirty in the morning?
(Spot gives a fig! and waves HER paw!)

10:53 am

hurshy

a samarian sunset - i don't think the drink disappears, just the prettiness disappears

10:53 am

FMitch

Morning Jera (and all)
How's the star sign research coming on?

10:53 am

JBsAnno

Yay, hursh, I knew you would know!

10:54 am

JBsAnno

Morning, FMitch! Hi back, Jera!

10:54 am

hurshy

and actually data made it for troi, i don't remember guinan making one. maybe a different drink is in question?

10:55 am

faeriekae

Hi FMitch

10:55 am

hurshy

hurshy better stop before she scares everyone so much that they don't want to be her friends tomorrow :)

10:55 am

JBsAnno

I thought there was an episode when Guinan made it first.

10:56 am

FMitch

Hi faeire, JBs et all!!!

10:56 am

shirin

morning everyone! any clues for oo..?

10:56 am

hurshy

probably.

10:57 am

JBsAnno

I think it was for Picard, maybe in the Mark Twain story line?

10:57 am

renfield

what's this...where have i landed?

10:58 am

hurshy

hang on JB let me see if i can look it up

10:58 am

JBsAnno

Hiya, ren!
Find Guynan, get a drink, you'll feel better fast!

10:58 am

JBsAnno

Okay, hursh, anything for a singning partner!

10:59 am

BryanC

Hi shirin
oo + sounds like pep r****

11:00 am

BryanC

Hi faerie, everyone.

11:00 am

shirin

thanks Bryan-I just got it by monkey typing.

11:00 am

BryanC

I need four more to go. Got clues? : )
al6/24
al7/36
al7/44
fa5 /24

11:00 am

hurshy

hmmm, only mention i am finding so far of guinan giving anyone a drink in that episode is giving twain fruit punch

11:00 am

72 Temple Owl

hi everybody!

11:01 am

BryanC

yw shirin

11:01 am

72 Temple Owl

hi ren!

11:01 am

hurshy

khan's here... i would quake in fear had i not an omnipotent being in my icon

11:02 am

torgone

KHAAAAAAAAANNN!!!!!!

11:02 am

JBsAnno

Thanks, hursh, I see that Quark also made them, so that's what I was probably thinking.
<hiding behind Q so Khan won't see Spot)

11:03 am

hurshy

from hell's heart i stab at thee... for hate's sake i spit my last breath at thee...

11:03 am

JBsAnno

Temple, I deduce that you need to upgrade your communication device!
Make it a Treo, at least...

11:03 am

stidmama

(hurshy said a wurd...)

11:03 am

hurshy

quark, yes...

11:04 am

JBsAnno

Just because I'm hiding behind you? Sheesh, touchy, touchy! <grin>

11:04 am

hurshy

oh well... it was in a quote... it doesn't count if it's in a quote... :)

11:04 am

stidmama

i'm going to have to head out for a little while (grumpy face), will miss all the fun -- *steps onto transporter*

11:04 am

72 Temple Owl

jb: spot the cat?

11:04 am

JBsAnno

That's okay, hursh, kristinc and I said the fl** word at the fl**!

11:04 am

hurshy

hmmm.... vger doesn't quite connect either but it's ALMOST there

11:05 am

JBsAnno

Tis she, tis she, sweet Temple!

11:05 am

hurshy

now that seems inevitable, JB

11:05 am

JBsAnno

Bye, stid, cul8ter

11:06 am

leighprefect

fa 6/33?

11:06 am

72 Temple Owl

jb: i saw the cutest animated card called bored spot - she walks across the computer on the bridge and types "send fish: LOL!

11:07 am

hurshy

a false front... the holodeck's projections are a mere fa6/33 (unless maybe we uncouple the heisenberg compensators...)

11:07 am

JBsAnno

I must follow stidmama. Thanks for the songs and info, hursh! Permission to depart, Captain?

11:08 am

hurshy

that's you tor...

11:09 am

JBsAnno

LOL, Temple! That's a GREAT line for me when playing this game!
Send the fish (fa6/33), I'll slap myself around a bit, then give the rest to Spot!

11:09 am

leighprefect

D'oh. Can't believe I missed that. Thanks, hurshy.

11:09 am

hurshy

i'm helpless here, JB, you outrank worf and q's mortal in this pic...

11:10 am

JBsAnno

Hmm, maybe the Captain is entertaining privately in his cabin. There IS an Orion girl on board, after all...

11:10 am

hurshy

i can give spot permission to depart...

11:10 am

BryanC

anyone got clues for the first 3 al's & the fa5/24?

11:10 am

leighprefect

Today was a bad day for me to come babble...it's like you're all speaking klingon or something... =)

11:10 am

JBsAnno

So I can tell Q to leave a message, and he would have to?

11:10 am

talk24hr

hi guys... question for all you pro members...

11:11 am

hurshy

mortal does not equal cooperative... :)

11:11 am

talk24hr

is it okay to use my credit card to go pro without using paypal? any opinions?? i can't get into my paypal acct

11:11 am

JBsAnno

Just don't give her permission to do anything else, okay, hursh? <wink>

11:11 am

abe79

talk24- yes you can use a credit card

11:12 am

JBsAnno

Talk24, I have a credit card SOLELY for internet use. I had no problem, did not use Paypal.

11:12 am

hurshy

ok :)

11:12 am

FMitch

talk24 - yes it is, I did it that way as I dont have a paypal a/c.

11:12 am

JBsAnno

But surely easier to manipulate, yes?

11:12 am

BryanC

startrek is he theme of the day leigh- check out the Angelsong's link on the right and then 'babble themes'

11:13 am

hurshy

only slightly - BUT you can give worf orders and he would follow them!

11:13 am

talk24hr

Cool, thanks guys for your opinion

11:13 am

leighprefect

Bryan- yes, yes, I know, but I don't know the first thing about Star Trek. So it's not much fun for me.

11:13 am

72 Temple Owl

JB - if you're still here -this is for you refresh

11:14 am

torgone

Sorry, Captain was gettin' some green ...

11:14 am

hurshy

sorry leigh... pull up a chair and have some gagh anyway!

11:14 am

BryanC

me neither!

11:14 am

JBsAnno

cnal;t0 type, lauging too harddd
LOLOLOLO

ahem, Captain sir!

11:15 am

leighprefect

You wouldn't poison me, would you?

11:15 am

JBsAnno

Temple, I LOVE it - purrfect!!!!!!!!

11:15 am

chic

So who's the impostor clone captain?

11:16 am

JBsAnno

leigh - if it isn't moving, don't drink it!!!!!
Try a Sumerian Sunset instead.

11:16 am

hurshy

of course not leigh... unless you're durass... you're not are you? cause there is a whole revenge thing there...

11:16 am

JBsAnno

chic, torgone was the only captain in residence for the last hour.

11:17 am

JBsAnno

So, either Captain, sir -
may I be excused to leave the bridge? I have some serious decluttering to finish!

11:17 am

leighprefect

Bother. My stolen internet was disconnected.

11:17 am

chic

It's a doppleganger from the reverse universe....

11:18 am

leighprefect

Well...er...I'm not thirsty. Yeah...not... *hides juice*

11:18 am

hurshy

gagh isn't a drink, anyway, it's a food.

11:19 am

JBsAnno

To be accurate, gagh is actually a food, not a drink.
"gagh is always best served live, sir"

11:19 am

leighprefect

Oh, well then I'm definitely not hungry. =) Late breakfast.

11:20 am

leighprefect

That just goes to show you all how clueless I am!

11:20 am

caitlyn

Hi all......Just joining Star Ship Enterprise

11:21 am

faeriekae

Hi Caitlyn :) ok excurse me Dr Spook.

11:21 am

chic

I'll be back to play later...I must away..
"Scotty beam me outta here!"

11:22 am

faeriekae

later chic :)

11:22 am

torgone

Permission granted . .for everything ..

11:23 am

JBsAnno

I must depart, fellow Trekkies and Babblers all.
<whoosh>
Transporter room.
<whoosh> (okay, it's the best I can do for the doors, okay?)
Exit, left transporter pod. Beam me back to the boxes, Chief!

11:23 am

JBsAnno

Thanks, Captain, for your usual impeccable (sic?) timing!

11:24 am

faeriekae

Bye JB :)

11:24 am

caitlyn

See you JBsAnno

11:26 am

72 Temple Owl

bye, jb!

11:26 am

torgone

Captain .. must ... beamdown too. Will return ..Promise ..
Kirk out ..

11:28 am

caitlyn

I will hold the fort captain

11:32 am

Cathyar

29 left.... (pant,pant)...does anyone have a clue for the ha4/8?

11:32 am

inge

talk24 I joined up per credit card, no problem at all.

11:34 am

Cathyar

oops...never mind...found it tks.

11:36 am

FMitch

Phew, I am finally done.

11:36 am

boreetos

hi kids.

11:37 am

caitlyn

Hi boreetos

11:37 am

hurshy

boreeeetos

11:37 am

72 Temple Owl

yayyyyy, fmitch!

hi boreeetos....

11:38 am

FMitch

Hey TO - hows it going?

11:38 am

Minski

Greetings. I"m back. I'm having issues with the FAs. Could someone please clue me in on the 1st 2 or the last one? Thanks.

11:40 am

72 Temple Owl

there are more than 2??? LOL

11:40 am

shirin

Hi Minski. The ist fa is also called the front of a building

11:40 am

FMitch

the last fa is fa5/24, def is exclamation of contempt, disgust or abhorrence.
Sounds a bit like the number after 3.

11:41 am

Minski

Thanks shirin. Got the 6.

11:41 am

Cathyar

may i have a clue for the ei4/5? got me stumped!!

11:41 am

Minski

THe ones I need now are the FA5/18 and the FA5/22.

11:42 am

FMitch

oops no its not...
the last fa is fa5/22 - to join or fit closely.

11:42 am

shirin

the FA5 is a science word-layer top of muscle.

11:42 am

leighprefect

ei is a homonym for the ey

11:42 am

leighprefect

Or is it homophone? I can't remember that far back in school.

11:43 am

hurshy

i think they mean the same thing, leigh :)

11:44 am

shirin

CAthyar, did you get it yet? It sounds just lke the ey word, just spelled differently

11:44 am

leighprefect

Maybe that's why I can't remember.. Perhaps I should re-learn that before I start teaching some little kids...

11:45 am

Cathyar

LOL...u all r funny... got it tho...thanks a bunch

11:46 am

boreetos

for anyone who cares, Silent Hill sucked.

11:46 am

Minski

Done with the Fs. Working on Cs and As. 15 words left to find.

11:47 am

hurshy

and what did the Silent Hill suck?

The Silent Hill (a haiku by hurshy)

the silent hill suck'd
all the joy from existence
leaving me empty

11:47 am

shirin

thanks for the info boreetos. I wanted to catch a flick and now I know which one not to see. Why am I all of the sudden craving pretzels or cheezy puffs?

11:48 am

boreetos

hurshy,

that was awesome.

11:48 am

leighprefect

*snaps for hurshy*

11:48 am

caitlyn

WoW hurshy

11:48 am

hurshy

lenscrafters gives you glasses in an hour, i give you haikus in a minute

11:48 am

boreetos

many a chocolate likeness of hurshy should be lovingly devoured.

11:49 am

Minski

10 words left to find. Just As.

11:53 am

tndaisy1960

Whatever that au word is, it must be Klingon instead of Vulcan...anybody speak Klingon in here? pls?

11:53 am

hurshy

i only speak a little. but the au word is english :)

11:54 am

Minski

AU5 is the same as the OU5 with a different 1st letter.

11:54 am

boreetos

tndaisy, you au5 to learn to klingon then

11:54 am

tndaisy1960

Oh this IS bad...

11:54 am

FMitch

au5/18 - another word for should

11:54 am

hurshy

actually i believe it means zero.

11:54 am

Minski

Does anyone have any ALs except for the 4 or the AP?

11:55 am

boreetos

yeah the ou word is like should, but the au means zero.

11:55 am

tndaisy1960

Oh sweet mothership...! I use that word ALL the time...I just didn't know how to spell it!

11:56 am

leighprefect

29 left. Need to move my car. bbialb

11:56 am

hurshy

how long is this ap of which you speak, minski?

11:56 am

Minski

Baby's up from her nap. I'll be back to finish the last few As later. 6 words left to find.

11:56 am

FMitch

I bet like me you had forgotten there was a t down the bottom corner!!!

11:57 am

Minski

ap6/24

11:57 am

Goosie

I'm new at this, but fromg reading ur chats, how do u know how many words are left out there?

11:57 am

dl88

minski - formal def of the ap - Of, relating to, located at, or constituting an apex.

11:57 am

boreetos

hi goosie, welcome to babble.

11:58 am

Minski

thanks dl88
baby wailing now
really have to go
bbl8r

11:58 am

Goosie

Thanks.....Boreetos

11:58 am

caitlyn

Hi Goosie welcome to the game.Ask for any help you need

11:58 am

abe79

goosie, check out lickedy's babble clues on the friends of babble list. you can find out how many words there are and such

11:59 am

hurshy

check out the links at the right for info, goosie. 99 words today.

11:59 am

FMitch

goosie 99 words today
Have a look at Angelsongs link on the right hand side of the page lots oif useful info!

11:59 am

stidmama

i am back -- hello boreetos, all!

11:59 am

boreetos

i should direct you up to the Babble rules link up top and to the Babbler's Anon. and Lickey's pages to the right. One's got info and instructions and the other has word quantity info and second letter lists of all the words.

12:00 pm

boreetos

hi stidmama!

I'm representing space pretzels!

12:00 pm

boreetos

back to work. see you all at lunch!

12:01 pm

stidmama

bye boreetos!

12:02 pm

caitlyn

Bye boreetos

12:02 pm

hurshy

bye boreeeeeeeeetos

12:04 pm

Goosie

Thanks guys!! 99 words! Frick, I only have 8... lol

I feel kinda dumb right now, but I still don't see the "link" that tells me how many words for that day.. I know it's 99 today, but I just wanted to know so I wont be bugging you folks everyday!

12:05 pm

stidmama

goosie, when you are pro, the stats page tells you how many possible words there are, as well as how many you still need to find. otherwise, we use Lickety's clues or Babbler's Anonymous to give the total number and additional hints...

12:05 pm

faeriekae

Goosie look on the right side of the page and click on Angelsongs Resource and you will see the rules of the game and under 2 letter word list click on Licketys list
Good luck and welcome to Babble.

12:06 pm

FMitch

goosie - dont worry about it - you can always ask how many words. If you look at licketys link you will see that amongst all the stats it gives the number of words in the grid too.

12:06 pm

stidmama

faeriekae! I think I missed you earlier... is the weather getting better yet?

12:07 pm

faeriekae

Stid - it is 49 degrees right now.

12:07 pm

faeriekae

And HI

12:07 pm

Cathyar

pi5/14? please

12:07 pm

faeriekae

the sun is shinning so it really isn't too bad outside.

12:08 pm

mamabear

Greetings, Treksters.

12:08 pm

Goosie

OH I get it!! I dont have Babble Pro.. but Lickety's List makes a lot of sense - that's great stuff! Thanks guys for all the help!!

12:08 pm

caitlyn

Hi Mama

12:08 pm

stidmama

well 49 isn't too bad with the sunshine. your plants will be happy :-) and you have a couple more hours to warm up, too.

12:09 pm

hurshy

pi 5/14 of or relating to the prev pi4

12:09 pm

stidmama

Greetings, Captain!

12:09 pm

faeriekae

Goosie don't be afraid to ask questions every is willing to help

Hi Mamabear :)

12:09 pm

faeriekae

Stid - Yes it got up to 62 yesterday so that was very nice.

12:10 pm

Cathyar

oops...got it... pi 4/5 will finish off my p's... can i have a clue please?

12:10 pm

hurshy

rhymes with di4/5

12:10 pm

stidmama

downright balmy! time to plant bananas and palms *I have a palm planted, just need the banana, myself* of course, they aren't the tropical varieties! LOL

12:11 pm

broll

Mamabear - came in late yesterday. Reviewed log. A product called "Acid-A-Cal" which I got in a health food store literally melted the bone spur off my elbow.

12:11 pm

hurshy

that's from the pilot (i mean the second pilot), right mama??

12:11 pm

Cathyar

lol...just got the pi4/5 too.

12:12 pm

MikeyInBerlin

good evening, everyone!!!!! :-)
(doubt my 'Spock' ears show?) :-/

12:12 pm

faeriekae

Hi Mikey - Nice ears LOL

12:12 pm

MikeyInBerlin

aw; why thank you, faeriekae!!! :-)

12:13 pm

faeriekae

No I'm not faeriekay I am Orion Slave Girl

12:14 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ja, well; have to address you by the name we all know you by, and that shows in here, to avoid confusion :-P

12:14 pm

stidmama

Mikey -- kinda scary that you could go to a star trek convention without makeup... LOL ;-)

12:15 pm

MikeyInBerlin

hmm, stidmama? :-/ i don't go to any, though; never have, probably never will.....i'm not a 'Trekkie'! :-P

12:15 pm

hurshy

there was some talk of an oo word before, is this just a rumor or is it Truth?

12:15 pm

Cathyar

hmmm... oo6/18?

12:16 pm

stidmama

*joke alert* i was referring to your 'vulcan' ears, Mikey!

12:16 pm

hurshy

ty cathyar!

12:17 pm

Cathyar

oo6/18...hmm...the clue is === oo + anagram of a train track

12:18 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ja; i know, stidmama.....just didn't understand what you meant, that i could go without makeup? :-/ oh; saying these ears are natural??? :-P lol; well.....they took a little 'work' in paint shop pro! ;-)

12:19 pm

faeriekae

LOL Mikey I thought you filed them down for todays theme :)

12:19 pm

stidmama

*giggle* I am NOT getting any words this way, folks! any clue for the pi 6/24?

12:20 pm

MikeyInBerlin

filed them down from 'the norm', faeriekae? :-o
gee.....thanks a *lot*! :-P``` lol

12:20 pm

faeriekae

ROFL Mikey they fit nicely though

12:20 pm

hurshy

STIDMAMA - enterprise D captain, change last letter!!!! :) :) :) :)

12:20 pm

caitlyn

I thought i was the one with the ears !!LOL

12:21 pm

MikeyInBerlin

hmm, Caitlyn; i think we pretty much *all* have ears? ;-) hehe!

12:21 pm

stidmama

*headbang* fish please...

ty hurshy :-)

12:22 pm

hurshy

:)

12:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

faeriekae: you cannot say ro** - it's in the grid!!!!!

12:22 pm

faeriekae

oops* Sorry

12:23 pm

caitlyn

Good job Mikey or my glasses would fall off ..

12:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

LOL!!!

12:23 pm

faeriekae

no it isn't

12:23 pm

faeriekae

really???

12:23 pm

MikeyInBerlin

lol, Caitlyn.....would be pretty hard to hear, too :-/

12:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

ok hurshy - how about a clue for those who still think there is only ONE star trek?

12:23 pm

hurshy

it is IN the grid but not in the list of words so i think it is sayable :)

12:24 pm

hurshy

hmmm...it's a hard one to clue otherwise...

12:24 pm

Aloyisius

Hi Everyone, Hi Broll... welcome back!

12:24 pm

faeriekae

geez you all are trying to make me thinking I'm going crazy......*looks around to see if anyone is watching*

ROFL

12:25 pm

hurshy

oh there was an explorer named pi_______, change his s to a c

12:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

i can't believe i monkeyed it - first try - lol!!!!!

12:26 pm

hurshy

is there a jeen luck pickerd here, a jeen luck pickerd??

12:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

how's mikey?

12:27 pm

MikeyInBerlin

hmm; since 'ROFL' is not even a word, in any language, i fail to see how it could be in the grid, anyhow? :-/

12:27 pm

broll

yo, aloy. thx. you have AIM to chat?

12:27 pm

hurshy

i'd tell you temple, but i don't like to make pointed remarks

12:28 pm

Aloyisius

Sorry, Broll - I don't. should I call you tonight?

12:28 pm

MikeyInBerlin

hey, Temple Owl!!! :-) i'm well thanks; and how are you? :-)

12:29 pm

broll

Naw. I'll send you e-mail.

12:29 pm

MikeyInBerlin

i even survived and made a miraculous recovery from being all gobbled up yesterday, Temple Owl! ;-)

12:29 pm

Deutsch

Howdy everbody!
I was brave this morning and watched The Texas chain saw massacre. Now I hear machine sounds, dare I say chainsaw sounds, coming from next door. Kinda freaking me out...

12:29 pm

majmom

how many words today

12:30 pm

caitlyn

Hi Deutsch ...be afraid ..be very afraid !!!

12:30 pm

Aloyisius

Okiedokie, Broll..

12:30 pm

kaitlyn

Anyone have a clue for the of4?

12:30 pm

MikeyInBerlin

(((((((Deutsch))))))) :-D great to see you, as always!!! ;-)

12:31 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ach; i couldn't watch that :-(

12:31 pm

faeriekae

Hi Deutsch how are you today?

12:31 pm

FMitch

majmom - 99 today

There there Deutsch, we'll look out for you!

12:31 pm

Deutsch

thanks, Caitlyn. I just went to look out the window to see what it was, but I don't see anything. *nervous lol*

12:32 pm

hurshy

oh hey there bele - catch lokai yet? ;)

12:32 pm

Deutsch

thanks, fmitch, Hi! Mikey! Faerie, I'm a little freaked at the moment. How are you?

12:33 pm

faeriekae

Deutsch - We have all got you back Hon :)

12:34 pm

Deutsch

thanks faerie!

12:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

it's all good, mikey! today is friday for me!

12:34 pm

stidmama

I'm behind you too Deutsch -- WAY behind! (can't watch scary movies...)

12:34 pm

hurshy

be logical deutsch. what are the odds that you would be chain saw massacred on the VERY DAY you watched the movie?

12:34 pm

capone

Go rent "Very Bad Things" it makes TCSM look like Sesame Street

12:35 pm

faeriekae

LOL Stid

12:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

better yet - watch scary moview 1, 2, or 3! LOL funny!

12:35 pm

Deutsch

What are the odds that the only time I've ever heard a chain saw is the only time I've watched TCM?

12:36 pm

faeriekae

{{{Capone}}} Why are you not in theme today?
You go change right now.

12:36 pm

mamabear

Beam me up.

12:37 pm

capone

Not staying just checking in to see how big the grid is today

12:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

aw, mamabear....

12:37 pm

faeriekae

Capone it's an easy one come on in :)

12:37 pm

Deutsch

Capone, I'll put that on the list for way in the future.
LOL

12:37 pm

hurshy

capone if you want to be a cat you could be spot - or there was an original series episode called catspaw with this cat with a cool thing around it's neck. come to think of it there was also assignment: earth where there was a cat/woman i think...

12:38 pm

MikeyInBerlin

:-/

12:38 pm

capone

Sorry, stuff to do. If you see TSM say hi for me

12:38 pm

stidmama

capone, grid is not bad -- I have only 9 wurds to go! (yippee for me)

12:39 pm

Aloyisius

That's me, done... have time for a few clues...if anyone so wishes..

12:39 pm

mamabear

ooooo.... a smaller grid.... perhaps I shall today....

12:39 pm

stidmama

YAY Aloyisius!

12:39 pm

capone

wtf is the theme? star trek?

12:40 pm

hurshy

yes, oh, sorry capone :)

12:40 pm

mamabear

You are correct, capone.....

12:42 pm

hurshy

phew, that's me finally done. didn't think i would be able to work on words with trek going on

12:42 pm

capone

ok, refresh theres my Star Trek avatar

12:43 pm

faeriekae

Much better Capone

12:43 pm

Aloyisius

Huzzah, Hurshy! and ty stidmama.. time to exit.. see you all tomorrow.

12:44 pm

caitlyn

Beam me up Scotty ..I have to go where no man has gone before........(See you tomorrow if i return )

12:44 pm

mamabear

It is life, but not as we know it.

12:44 pm

mamabear

bye caitlyn *waving*

12:44 pm

caitlyn

Jim

12:45 pm

stidmama

bye caitlyn!

12:45 pm

mamabear

thanks, doc

12:45 pm

ExWren

have to leave for a while, a committee meeting awaits.

12:45 pm

stidmama

bye Aloyisuis

12:46 pm

hurshy

ooh ooh don't go exwren, or at least, leave your icon here

12:46 pm

stidmama

later, Jean-Luc!

12:47 pm

leighprefect

Back.

We should have a hockey theme.

12:48 pm

hurshy

leigh - there is a sports day coming up, will that do?

12:48 pm

leighprefect

I suppose. I should see if I can afford go pro just so I can use a Brodeur icon that day.

12:49 pm

ExWren

I have to come back later, I still have 37 words to find

12:50 pm

majmom

are there any z words needed

12:50 pm

FMitch

leigh, it's not too much to go pro and apart from the icon and bio bits you get the stats panel which shows you which letters the words come from and that is a real big bonus!!!

12:51 pm

stidmama

majmom -- no words begin with z

12:51 pm

Beckzilla

naw, I don't think the Z is used at all!

12:51 pm

leighprefect

Not too much, but you're talking to a college girl who still lives with her mother. It's enough. =)

12:52 pm

majmom

thanks-i`ll keep on looking

12:52 pm

hurshy

z is used in a ge4

12:53 pm

Beckzilla

oooh thank you! I was totally ignoring it!

12:53 pm

walnutchen

leighperfect: nothing wrong with that! Might as well *milk* you parents for as long as you can, cuz when you have to work for a living, that sucks!

12:53 pm

Beckzilla

aha! and I got the ge4! thank you again!

12:53 pm

FMitch

z is used in a g4/11 word but not in a word that starts with z

12:53 pm

mamabear

Hey Mikey - did you finish the grid yet?

12:54 pm

stidmama

dun dun dun

DONE!

12:54 pm

leighprefect

walnut- I try not to too much because then I'll be in for a rude awakening when I'm off on my own.

12:54 pm

leighprefect

yay stid!

12:54 pm

stidmama

I can clue for 5 minutes, then must go get something accomplished for my day!

12:55 pm

walnutchen

leighperfect: I know - I went through that! Ha! good thing the economy was pretty good then, so I was able to learn my lesson and get by!

12:55 pm

kls

i really need help with the al's... i cant see them at all!

12:56 pm

shorty

Mikey are you still here?

12:56 pm

leighprefect

I need the la 5/16... *peers*

12:56 pm

stidmama

the al words are brutal.

three are homophones. the first al is followed by a ca 4/6

12:57 pm

kls

la... past tense of what you do on a bed.

12:57 pm

stidmama

the second al adds the third vowel to the middle

the third al substitutes the sometimes vowel in the same place...

12:57 pm

mamabear

SHORTY!!!! ((((((((SHORTY))))))))))

12:58 pm

stidmama

((shorty)) hi!

12:58 pm

shorty

{{{{{{{{{{{MAMA}}}}}}}}}}

12:58 pm

shorty

{{{{{stidmama}}}}}

12:59 pm

broll

aloy - e-mail sent after 4 tries! Done too. Bye all.

12:59 pm

stidmama

YAY broll! see you!

12:59 pm

leighprefect

I have the la 4. I need the la 5, but thanks.

12:59 pm

faeriekae

{{{{shorty}}}}

12:59 pm

stidmama

kls -- did those clues help?

12:59 pm

kls

no leigh.. spell it differently

1:00 pm

stidmama

the la 5 is another way of writing the la 4...

1:00 pm

mamabear

{{{{{faeriekae}}}}}}
{{{{{{st idmama}}}}}}}}

1:00 pm

kls

yes thanks!... though i am still bumping on the sometimes vowel one....

1:00 pm

stidmama

{{{{{{{{{everyone}}}}}}}}}

1:01 pm

faeriekae

{{{{Mamabear}}}}}

Mikey was looking for you earlier. But he is gone now.

1:01 pm

leighprefect

Oh.....thought I tried that. Sorry, thank you!

1:01 pm

shorty

{{{{{{{{{{{{faerie}}}}}}}}}}}}

1:02 pm

stidmama

the fourth al begins with the same three letters + opposite of "ego"

1:02 pm

Cathyar

please may i have a clue for al5/14??? it's my last word!!!! for the life of me I cannot find it!!!!

1:02 pm

stidmama

the fifth al sounds like the beginning of the "abc" set

1:03 pm

mamabear

He was????? ooooohhhh.... sorry I missed him..... maybe he'll come back *mamabear looks to the horizon*

1:03 pm

faeriekae

Mama -you may want to email him....sounds sad.

1:03 pm

mamabear

pi 6/24???? please.

1:04 pm

stidmama

the last al (5/14) puzzles me. I think it is a short form for "The immigration of Jews into Israel" - I have seen it as a girl's name.

1:04 pm

shorty

Cathyar What part of canada are you in?

1:04 pm

stidmama

pi 6/14: pi + ca 4

1:04 pm

shorty

awww is mikey sad?

1:05 pm

faeriekae

Stid - I is 51 degrees now. Real heat wave huh LOL

1:05 pm

stidmama

oops, that's ca 4 -l + round vowel...

1:05 pm

Cathyar

I'm in Nova Scotia, Shorty :)

1:05 pm

capone

51....pfffft

try 87

1:05 pm

kls

thank you very much stid!

1:05 pm

mamabear

sad? really? ok, I will, faeriekae, thanks!

1:05 pm

faeriekae

Yup - Mikey is sad. Nobody like him. :(

1:05 pm

shorty

i will have to e-mail him

1:06 pm

shorty

awwwww I like Mikey

1:06 pm

faeriekae

good he needs his spirits lifted.

1:06 pm

stidmama

better make sure your air conditioner's working! LOL we're up a bit also -- (16.1 C on my thermometer)

1:07 pm

faeriekae

LOL Stid. gotta turn the furnace off first.

1:07 pm

stidmama

capone -- thought you left. guess the heavy breathing should have clued me in...

and on that note, I must be off. laundry, dishes and dogs await! later, all!

1:07 pm

mamabear

faeriekae - about Mikey .... are you saying there is nobody like him, or that nobody likes him????

1:08 pm

faeriekae

Oh mercy 18 too go is this ever going to end.

1:08 pm

inge

OK all you whizzes, I need only one word--of 4/9--According to my research (a2z etc)there is no such word, but obviously al lyou who finished the grid found it. How abot sharing aclue???

1:08 pm

faeriekae

Mama-He doesn't think any of us like him :(

1:09 pm

leighprefect

of 4: o + nasty word for a gay man

1:09 pm

faeriekae

Later Stid.

1:09 pm

Minski

of4/9 hint OK

1:09 pm

mamabear

well that's just silly, faeriekae!!! Why in the world would he think that?
while I'm here.... pi 5/18, please?

1:09 pm

hurshy

inge - it sorta reminds me of morgan the bad lady in camelot, if that helps...

1:10 pm

hurshy

pi 5/18 rice _____

1:10 pm

faeriekae

Yes it is silly and he needs a big Mamabear hug to cheer him up :)

1:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

dammit, jim, i'm a doctor - not a lexicographer!

1:11 pm

mamabear

thanks hurshy..... pass the sushi *wet messy slap*

1:11 pm

hurshy

LOL temple

1:11 pm

faeriekae

LOL TO!!

1:11 pm

leighprefect

There's an estrogen overload in here... Poor men.

1:12 pm

mamabear

well I emailed him..... hopefully, he'll answer and I can hug the stuffing out of him!
Hiya Temple!!!!!!!!! It's almost the weeeeeeekennnndddd!!!!!!!! WOOT~!

1:12 pm

Cathyar

still stumped on that al5/14....i have the one that has to do with birds

1:12 pm

Minski

4 words left to find. All AL words. Please help.

al 6, 24
al 7, 36
al 7, 44
al 5, 14

1:13 pm

faeriekae

ok - gotta go to the store I need more shoes and another lipstick or two. I'll be back later on for my last 17 wrds. Later all.....

1:14 pm

hurshy

i don't know which has to do with birds, but one is like ac4 but with an l stuck in, and the other sounds like a singer who i think may have died? a recent woman... al6 and the 7's sound like bid laden's organization

1:14 pm

inge

I am typing myself sillyon that of 4/9 clue Still trying first I will refresh then try again.

1:14 pm

Cathyar

your al6's and 7's are all the same word...just spelled differently. a spanish officer

1:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

get some tinted moistririzer whila you're at it....

1:15 pm

hurshy

i think my lip is permanently split. i use the chapstick but it never seems to get better.

1:16 pm

inge

I found that last of word. Now I am done and can celebrate by doing something useful, like housework. Thansk for all the help.

1:16 pm

shorty

byyyyyyyyyeeeeeeeeeee faerie

1:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

live well and prosper, inge!

1:16 pm

hurshy

congrateroonies inge!

1:17 pm

hurshy

i used to make my mom write "live long and prosper" on my birthday cakes instead of "happy birthday"

1:17 pm

tndaisy1960

Hurshy, I think Neosporin has some kind of lip stuff out, but I can't think of the name of it.

1:17 pm

FMitch

inge use the numbers to work out which letters you need for the of4/9. Failing that think of a + girls name.

1:18 pm

hurshy

yeah i think i've seen that daisy - maybe i do need something more hard core.

1:19 pm

Minski

GOT 'EM!!
DONE!!

1:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

th4/5, th4/7...advise please which t i am missing? no clue yet- jus the letters/numbers, please...

1:19 pm

abe79

cathyar- could you elaborate on your al 6 & 7 clues please? thanks!

1:19 pm

hurshy

another th4/5

1:20 pm

tndaisy1960

Hurshy: http://www.neosporin.com/liptr eatment/liptreatment.asp?page= 3

1:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

never mind...
yay minski! : )

1:20 pm

hurshy

thanks daisy! :)

1:20 pm

cdn_in_va

of4,9?

1:20 pm

hurshy

rats, off to class with me now. bye all!

1:21 pm

mamabear

happy teaching, hurshy!!! *waving*

1:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

see of clue 1:17 ish

1:22 pm

tndaisy1960

graag gedaan Hursh;) ty in Dutch and that's about all I know, so nobody start hitting me with alot of it! I was engaged to a Belgian guy a long time ago...tried to pick it up but didnt' get far. He spoke perfect English tho, so it was np.

1:23 pm

mab

Afternoon you all.

1:23 pm

scribble

of 4/9 o + a womans name

1:24 pm

mamabear

Hi mab!!!
heya scribble!!!!!!!

1:25 pm

tndaisy1960

Taking a break, will announce my wonderful self when I'm back on board! lol

1:26 pm

scribble

scribble is still at her piano lesson, this is her mamaw. she'll get me for doing her puzzle today but I have all my housework done and was bored.

1:26 pm

mamabear

see ya tndaisy!

1:27 pm

mamabear

hi scribble's Mom!!!! Why don't you open another account in your name!!! doesn't cost anything unless you go pro!!!!!

1:27 pm

scribble

cdn_in_va did you get that of 4, 9

1:28 pm

scribble

Hi, no this is not her mom it is her mamaw. I've been thinking about it. you sure do get hooked.

1:28 pm

cdn_in_va

yup, thanks!

1:29 pm

mamabear

excuse my ignorance.... what's "mamaw"?????? and yes, it is extremely addicting!!!!

1:29 pm

NatLT

mamabear, it's a grandma

1:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

i think dr. god needs to invent a new word game

1:30 pm

mamabear

Bite your tongue, Temple!!!!!!! although.... t'would be nice......

1:30 pm

scribble

Ha Ha!!!!! that's ok when people see us out together they think scribble is my daughter and scribble's mom is my sister.

1:30 pm

mamabear

thanks, NatLT!!!! I thought maybe, but thank you for confirming!!!!

1:30 pm

nashy1993

wa u on about?

1:30 pm

Cathyar

YAY!!! I'M DONE!!! TOOK ME AN HOUR TO GET THAT AL5/14 BUT I HAD SOME GREAT HELP!!! THANKS GUYS!!!! :) :) :) :)

1:31 pm

smaller

any of you lovely people have the pi6/24 to clue?

1:31 pm

nashy1993

hi

1:31 pm

mamabear

You go girl!!! Isn't it great!!! Someone asked me the other day if I was the daughter of my husband!!!! And he's only 8 months older than I!!!!!! Love it!

1:32 pm

shorty

scribble you wanna come and do my house work?

1:33 pm

mamabear

pi + c*** (a type of thick syrup)

1:33 pm

mamabear

get in line shorty!!! my house is still a total disaster - the piano bench is still in the bathroom, etc, etc, etc,

1:34 pm

smaller

thanks mama!

1:34 pm

scribble

done all the house work I want to today. I have a day care also and I'm pretty pooped right now.

1:34 pm

shorty

wait who she closer to you or me?

1:34 pm

mamabear

*^*^*^*^*FIREWORKS*^*^*^*^*^*^ for cathyar!!!!! an HOUR for the al???? I better start on it now....

1:34 pm

mamabear

I had a daycare for 3 1/2 years!!!! Very hard work and long hours!!!!

1:35 pm

mamabear

I don't know shorty ..... but she's tired anyways :(

1:35 pm

scribble

I've had mine going now for 13 years

1:35 pm

shorty

oh man!!!!!

1:36 pm

JBsAnno

{{{{{{{MAMABEAR}}}}}}}!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1:36 pm

mamabear

God bless ya!!!! You are making a difference in little people's lives!!!! *applause*

1:36 pm

mamabear

{{{{{{{{{JBsAnno}}}}}}}}}}}}}} } how ya doin?

1:37 pm

shorty

man MAMABEAR Why does everyone hug you when they see you and no one else :P

1:37 pm

scribble

I hope so some of them are so hungry for love and attention. I have some great kids!!

1:37 pm

hurshy

argh. i am back.

1:38 pm

JBsAnno

I'm on "vacation" not working at work,but working at home.
Was supposed to go w/ DH to Tennessee to see his dad (who is still not recovered from stroke last summer) but plans changed, and I stayed behind with the felines who need daily medical attention.
And I missed yesterday's grid at the fl** by 32 words <mutters in feline language>

1:38 pm

leighprefect

Finished... Yay.

1:38 pm

mamabear

I dunno, shorty *scratches head*.... maybe it's the "bear" in me........ you know - the "bear hug factor" LOL

1:39 pm

JBsAnno

{{{{shorty!!!}}}}

It's bear hugs, get it?

1:39 pm

JBsAnno

hurshy - argh? Pirates in Trek, now?

1:40 pm

shorty

oh ok I suppose ;p

1:40 pm

Sign

Anyone know what the oo word means?

1:40 pm

mamabear

{{{{{{{{{{{{{shorty}}}}}}}}}}} }}}}}}}
mmmmmwwwwwaaaaaaahhhh hhhhhh *throws hand in the air blowing kisses to shorty*

1:41 pm

hurshy

of course there are pirates in trek... however, what you have here is one very annoyed math teacher

1:41 pm

scribble

quick!! before scribble gets home someone help me with the fa6,33 and fa5, 18

1:41 pm

shorty

oh ya didn't have to spit on me *wiping spit from eye*

1:42 pm

JBsAnno

MB - I got scolded last night for mwah - I used it for evil laughter, but the scolder thought I was throwing "fake" kisses.
My kisses are never fake!

1:42 pm

vpchat

fa 5/18 fa + first three letters of a viagra competitor

1:43 pm

inge

Websters says the oo word are" wild sheep in northern India"

1:44 pm

inge

fa 6/33 is the front of a building

1:45 pm

JBsAnno

Oh, okay. Yes, I know there are intergalatic pirates, but they usually call them something alien-and-exotic-sounding in Trek, and hardly anyone says 'argh' in Trek universe!
Annoyed math teachers, unite! Argh!

1:46 pm

scribble

Thank ya'll

1:49 pm

movieman

I'm here, everyone!!!!!

1:50 pm

inge

Hi movieman, first time today, or just returning???

1:51 pm

mamabear

{{{{{{{movieman}}}}}}}}}

1:51 pm

mamabear

shorty........ not spit - bubble soap!

1:54 pm

bendamalina

I have 34 words thus far without looking at the list...but I'm dying to know how many words there are today...

1:54 pm

movieman

Inge - first time....

I've been out with my mate punster today, went to the cinema and saw Ice Age 2 & Tristan + Isolde.....

1:54 pm

spellit

99 words today

1:54 pm

bendamalina

oh, and hi!

1:54 pm

FMitch

99 words today :)

1:55 pm

chic

Greetings all,

ooo movieman, I was just reading that J.J. Abrams is going to do another Star Trek movie. Know anything about that?

1:57 pm

mamabear

Was IceAge 2 as good as the first one, movieman?????

1:57 pm

mamabear

hiya chic!!!!!!

1:57 pm

bendamalina

ah, not so bad today, eh? gheed

1:57 pm

tndaisy1960

latest on the new ST movie here:
http://www.trektoday.co m/news/210406_01.shtml

1:58 pm

movieman

Chic - I've heard about that as well.....

Here's a link if you wanna know more:http://entertainment.tv.y ahoo.com/entnews/eo/20060422/1 14577548000.html

1:58 pm

chic

Hi MamaB.!

1:59 pm

bendamalina

bleh. oops. sometimes my computer doesn't do what i want it to do when i want it to do it. sorry

1:59 pm

mamabear

gotta do some work....... grrrrrrr

1:59 pm

chic

thanks, movieman and tndaisy...I'll check it out..

1:59 pm

movieman

Mamabear - I thought it was better, actually.....

Especially all the scenes with Scrat trying to get his paws on that blasted acorn......LOL

1:59 pm

hurshy

hmmm... not sure how i feel about the sound of that...

2:00 pm

Deutsch

Hi again!
Hey, movieman, I watched TCM this morning then when I got on to babble, I heard a chainsaw next door.
Turns out they were just trimming something.
What an odd coincidence!

2:01 pm

movieman

That is weird, Deutsch.....

So, what did you think of it, then......

2:02 pm

Deutsch

Movieman, you were right. Very little blood and gore (thankfully( but high on suspense and chills!

2:02 pm

JBsAnno

I'M D O N E ! ! ! ! ! ! !

Darn, now I have no excuse, and have to go vacuum...

still, I'm doing the happy dance of doneness!

2:02 pm

Deutsch

Yea! for JB!!!

2:03 pm

shorty

sorry Mama I didnt see your post I had to go get the soap out of my eye :P

2:03 pm

JBsAnno

*takes a bow*
TY, Deutsch! I got half the words at the fl**, and the rest over 3 hours this morning.

2:04 pm

JBsAnno

Hands shorty a handful of M&M's - here you go, that should make you feel better!

2:04 pm

renfield

i haven't even started....i think i'm caught in a time warp......

2:05 pm

JBsAnno

ren, didn't you just say that (like 2 hours ago)?

hmmm, then again, you may be right!

2:05 pm

shorty

mmmmmm ty for the M+M's much better

2:06 pm

abe79

does anyone have a clue for af 6?

2:07 pm

hurshy

i'm af6 not, abe

2:07 pm

movieman

Somebody, please clue me up with the 7's....

2:07 pm

JBsAnno

I'm af**** not, abe, you'll just have to keep asking.

Did you get it?

2:07 pm

shorty

ty hurshy

2:07 pm

hurshy

ro7 and fo7 are past tenses, the 2 al7's are alt spellings of the al6, all 3 sound like bin laden's org.

2:08 pm

JBsAnno

movieman, earlier today someone said they sound like a terrorist group you hear linked to the war in Iraq.

2:09 pm

JBsAnno

the al7's, I mean

2:09 pm

hurshy

you mean 9/11, JB. they have nothing to do with the war in iraq, really.

2:09 pm

renfield

jb....i think i'm on the wrong ship today......:-D

2:10 pm

vpchat

nicely stated hurshey

2:10 pm

movieman

Could someone give me points values for the 7's....

2:11 pm

JBsAnno

Me too, ren, for picking Data in my icon. I'm more for Spot - cats don't have to be up on current events (tee hee, hurshy!)

2:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

ren: get to work so you can eat dinner by, say, 8PM tonight - lol!

2:11 pm

JBsAnno

Temple, you changed!

2:11 pm

renfield

yes ma'am t-owl!....back to work!

2:12 pm

abe79

JBsAnno,
i just read your clue. thanks! i do get it :)

2:12 pm

FMitch

hurshy - I thought they were very involved in the war too.....????

2:12 pm

JBsAnno

Me, too, ren, gotta finish vacumming and straightening.
C U all L8r!

2:13 pm

abe79

bye JB's Anno

2:13 pm

movieman

Could someone give me points values for the 7's....

2:13 pm

chic

Hi Ren, that is my all time favorite Trek movie "the Wrath of Khan"....

2:13 pm

Deutsch

al 7 36

2:13 pm

JBsAnno

<sssuuuuuuccccckkkkk>
Ah, the sound of getting pulled back by the log.

Good, abe! How many do you have left to go?

2:14 pm

Deutsch

al 7 44

2:14 pm

JBsAnno

ro 7/48

2:14 pm

JBsAnno

fo7/52

2:15 pm

JBsAnno

Look out - the chat log died!

2:16 pm

vpchat

fo7/52, past tense of fo5/20

2:16 pm

Deutsch

Fo? *takes another look at the grid*

2:16 pm

inge

al 7/36
al 7/44
fo 7/52
ro 7/ 48

Jurshy gave clues at at 2:07

2:17 pm

abe79

JB's Anno 17 left leavign work in 5 minutes

2:18 pm

movieman

Still can't get the al7's & the ro7......

Any further clues......

2:19 pm

inge

ro 7 is ptense of 5/18, go down in the grid

2:19 pm

Deutsch

Movie, do you have al6 24?
drop the third vowel in it

2:20 pm

JBsAnno

Movie, if you're in a fight, you might get ro***** up.

2:20 pm

vpchat

nice, jbs - thanks!

2:20 pm

movieman

Deutsch - I don't even have the al6/24......

2:20 pm

JBsAnno

Abe, need any clues? Just one more word before you go go...

2:21 pm

JBsAnno

YW, vpchat

2:21 pm

inge

the al ,s sound alike, think of binLaidins group, one has an I the other a y in it, begin with al 6/27 , then stikc in the third vowel,

2:22 pm

Doll414

Movieman it's the al + ca4/6

2:22 pm

abe79

JB's Anno, so kind of you! i'm not quite sure what i need , i'm working on the 'bin laden' sounding al's right now. i have one

2:22 pm

chic

It's not fair! Theu are already giving the new Star Trek movie a bad rap and it hasn't been made yet.
I wish they had made the 'Stargate' movie they were going to do..

2:22 pm

JBsAnno

Hmm, try this, movie man:
If the 2nd letter was an 'r' instead of an 'L", you would use the word to describe a place in the mall filled with video games

2:23 pm

Deutsch

thinkk... oh, what JB said. LOL

2:23 pm

movieman

I give up!!!!

I'm gonna have to use the blasted dictionary for those al7's.....

2:23 pm

abe79

ack, must leave now. will finish later. thanks everyone!

2:24 pm

JBsAnno

Abe, then you can add the 3rd vowel and the sometimes vowel after the first vowel in the middle of the word and get the 7's

2:24 pm

Deutsch

Got to run for a bit
see you all later

2:25 pm

JBsAnno

so, you gonna train those phasers on the dictionary to blast it, movieman?

2:25 pm

JBsAnno

See ya, Abe!
Later, everyone - BBL.

2:25 pm

abe79

thanks JB's Anno! that was labor intensive ....see you all later

2:26 pm

movieman

I just found those al7's, (using the Babble Enable List), and they don't sound like Bin Laden's terroist group......

At least, not in my opinion....

2:27 pm

shorty

hey i gotta run and do some packing bbl

2:28 pm

scribble

Thanks a bunch!!!! for the help on that al6, 24 JB!!!!!

2:29 pm

vpchat

what about the last al5/14?

2:29 pm

evanonut

hey hey hey!!!!!

2:30 pm

NatLT

anyone feel like giving a clue on the other y, not the day month ____

2:31 pm

Uneaixoise

ye**, sure, glad to . . .

2:31 pm

inge

Sorry movieman, we all thought it sounded like the Al Quaida of Bin Ladin.

2:31 pm

tndaisy1960

I finally found those al's! It was the game clue that did it, btw, ty.

2:33 pm

NatLT

man pass me that fish again, I forget to go down

2:33 pm

NatLT

thanks a bunch

2:34 pm

boreetos

hi kids!

2:36 pm

hurshy

fmitch - you still around? sorry i got sidetracked.

2:37 pm

helenkeller

hey everyone -
this is the first time since i started that i have gone all the way back in the chat log, out of curiosity to see everyone's st icons - many excellent choices, but i always thought there were many more pro players than this!

2:37 pm

boreetos

so im missing one of the t words. i have one that ryhmes with ski and one that rhymes with weigh. what am i missing?

2:38 pm

Uneaixoise

change the first vowel in the one that rhymes with "ski"

2:38 pm

boreetos

hey hk! haven't seen you in a while!

2:38 pm

hurshy

another that rhymes with weigh, boreeeetos :)

so go pro, helen, go pro!

2:38 pm

boreetos

pro is the way to go! GO PRO!

2:38 pm

NatLT

there are two that rhyme with weigh

2:38 pm

boreetos

thanks hurshy!

2:39 pm

Uneaixoise

geaux preaux!!

2:39 pm

hurshy

lol

2:39 pm

boreetos

hurshy, how many letters?

2:39 pm

Lupe613

Hola - how goes it in babble-lonia??

2:40 pm

boreetos

thank you nat!

Hey lupe!

2:40 pm

Lupe613

OOoook...was is something I said?

2:40 pm

Lupe613

Hi Boreetos!

2:40 pm

helenkeller

* hk dreams if she were pro, perhaps she would have chosen seven (dang it! taken by jacula, vn & soooo hot), or spock (bex - the perfect pic) but would settle for chakotay - who could be my strong, silent second in command any time :)

2:41 pm

mamabear

boreeeeeeeetos!!!! well, you have your ski and your weigh..... looks like you're missing the curds!!!!
Hi Lupe!!!!!

2:41 pm

Lupe613

((((MAMA))))) How are you???

2:41 pm

NatLT

did you find it boree?

2:41 pm

helenkeller

lol, hey hurshy, hi boreetos

2:41 pm

mamabear

Survivin, Lupe!!!!!! Haven't seen you for a while - hows by you?

2:42 pm

boreetos

i did yes, thanks!

hi mama, glad to see you haven't gotten all serious on us. :)

2:42 pm

mamabear

hiya helen!!!!!! Just in and out here while they are FORCING me to work at gunpoint!!! tee hee

2:42 pm

Lupe613

Good- I was in Mexico for vacation....been super busy at work since I got back. Boss is out for the day so I thought I'd sneak in..

2:42 pm

helenkeller

lol mama!!!! fight back with phasers!!!!

2:43 pm

boreetos

well nice to see you lupe!

2:43 pm

Lupe613

Thx Boreetos....!

2:43 pm

mamabear

boreeeetos - my phil is that life is too short to take it THAT seriously!!!!!!!!

2:44 pm

hurshy

helen :) i sent bex that icon, cause she's never seen trek :)

2:45 pm

movieman

Just changed my icon, people.......

You all know the drill......

2:45 pm

mamabear

helen - don't dream of doing it...... DO IT!!!!!

2:46 pm

jeffer

anyone with a oo clue?

2:46 pm

helenkeller

hursh!!! that's great, show the youngun the way :))) she ought to start at the beginning & not be spoiled by more recent special effects - appreciate the awesome foresightedness that was roddenberry

2:46 pm

boreetos

interesting factoid!

I was a mount maker for the EMP's Sci Fi musuem, and we got all kinds of cool star trek gadgetry in that we got to scope out and build mounts for, it was really cool. The phasers especially kept my attention. Some really cool onews and most of them actually lit up and moved and stuff. :)

2:46 pm

mamabear

I know the drill..... also met a very interesting table saw yesterday!

2:46 pm

boreetos

hey movie man! I saw Silent Hill last night.

2:47 pm

movieman

Boreetos - cool!!!

I'll probably be seeing that one next week......

2:47 pm

helenkeller

mama - you sound like a line outta rocky horror - but, sadly, am unemployed so must watch my pennies, but have been thinking about it - also scared that i will complete my addiction by going pro, is there a 12 stepper that comes with the pro package?

2:48 pm

boreetos

eh, not so much movieman. I wasn't impressed. :(

2:49 pm

smaller

fa5/24, please?

2:50 pm

hurshy

boreetos was so unimpressed i had to write a haiku about it!

2:50 pm

vpchat

fa 5/24 fa * sound you make at something gross

2:51 pm

vpchat

fo 6/39 please?

2:51 pm

boreetos

hurshy, :)

its true, it was awesome.

2:52 pm

hurshy

i should repost it for movieman.

The Silent Hill

the silent hill suck'd
all the joy from existence
leaving me empty

2:52 pm

smaller

thanks vp!!

fo kinda like the fa, past tense of physical disagreeing

2:53 pm

vpchat

thanks smaller!

2:53 pm

jeffer

fa 5/22 please, anybody?

2:53 pm

boreetos

yes you should.

2:53 pm

hurshy

lol

2:53 pm

vpchat

well, according to Lickety's page, I'm done. According to the stats, I am missing another A word. Anybody found this discrepancy?

2:54 pm

vpchat

fa 5/22 homophone for "to lose color"

2:54 pm

hurshy

these are the a's
aa 5 14
ac 4 6
ac 5 18
af 4 7
af 6 30
ag 4 6
ai 4 5
al 6 24
al 7 36
al 7 44
al 5 14
al 4 7
al 5 14
ap 6 24
au 5 18

2:55 pm

jeffer

ty vpchat - great clue

2:55 pm

vpchat

thanks hurshey. I have all those. But the stats still tell me I'm missing an A

2:56 pm

scribble's mom

vpchat,

I did the same thing and found my bobo the list is correct and now.......

^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^* ^*^ I'm Done!!!! ^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*

2:56 pm

hurshy

then refresh

2:56 pm

hurshy

congrats to you scribble's mom!

2:56 pm

boreetos

ok kids, I gotta once again return to work. I'll see you all later. :)

2:56 pm

jeffer

clue for ap 6/24?

2:57 pm

vpchat

Congrats Silent - but I don't understand what you mean. Am I missing an A? If so, what's the letter count/score?

2:57 pm

jupiterrising

are there two al5/14s?

2:57 pm

vpchat

ap 6/24 a + tro***** fruit

2:57 pm

hurshy

vpchat - you prob just need to refresh

2:57 pm

helenkeller

ap 6/24 = news org. + state of la & sf (3 letters each)

2:57 pm

scribble's mom

99 with 1233pt

2:58 pm

vpchat

I refreshed, still says I need an A. I've also checked for mistakes, duplicates on my Lickety list. Argh!

2:59 pm

jeffer

very good clue helenkeller! ty
i thought i'd tried that

2:59 pm

helenkeller

yvw jeff

2:59 pm

vpchat

ugh. my bad. User error. Now I am really truly done. Whew!

3:00 pm

jeffer

sorry vpchat didn't see your clue ty anyway

3:01 pm

scribble's mom

hurshy,
scribble will be home from school anytime now and then she will want my list but I'm going to make her work for it. With just 99 words she can do it.

3:01 pm

jeffer

oo 6/18 there must be a clue somewhere ...

3:01 pm

hurshy

oh, i support this 100%, silent :)

3:03 pm

scribble's mom

Have a good day to all..... I need to do some house
work before hubby gets home. lol

3:04 pm

vpchat

hmm... trying to think of a clue for you for oo6/18
be patient :)

3:05 pm

jeffer

fa 4/7 please
i have the cards one and the opp of success

3:05 pm

vpchat

oo 6/18 oo + some babblers live in aust****a

3:05 pm

jeffer

vpchat i will !

3:08 pm

jeffer

vpchat, i got it ty
now any clue what it means ? lol

3:09 pm

vpchat

not a clue, jeffer :)

3:11 pm

jeffer

found the fa - last place i looked

3:11 pm

jupiterrising

oo is spelled wrong.?
dictionary.com doesnt recognize
Has a word with very similar spelling.

3:13 pm

hurshy

jupiterrising... beware... down that path madness lies waiting to devour innocent babblers

3:14 pm

hurshy

hehe jeffer, course it was, why would you keep looking after you found it?

3:14 pm

jupiterrising

memmmemennneehaoughaahhnnnnn.

3:15 pm

hurshy

uhoh, methinks the madness got him

3:15 pm

hurshy

(her?)

3:16 pm

jeffer

well, hurshy this is babble - been there done that.

3:17 pm

torgone

oorali is another name for curare, the arrow poison ..

3:17 pm

hurshy

TOR! (but cool fact)

3:17 pm

torgone

.. I think ..

3:18 pm

jeffer

tor how did you find that?

3:18 pm

hurshy

yeah tor, i see a couple of sites confirm it when i google the two together

3:19 pm

jeffer

even my favorite alphadictionary.com didn't have it

3:19 pm

torgone

Google, of course. It's mentioned in a Tennyson poem, "The surgeon and the nurse."

3:19 pm

hurshy

okay but we are overlooking the fact that torgone blatantly used a word

3:20 pm

mab

the surgeon and the nurse?

3:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

damn it, jim!

3:21 pm

torgone

Oh for the love of Khan!!!!! Kill me now!!
What a dork!!!
I'll just go jump out the shuttlecraft bay!!
Moron . .

3:22 pm

hurshy

now now tor... we haven't run out of history quite yet (your history, that is)

3:23 pm

torgone

Then, when I learn to read, I'll give reliable information. The Tennyson poem is "In The Children's Hospital."
Moron ..

3:23 pm

jeffer

maybe he should use the oo**** on himself

3:24 pm

hurshy

as a wise captain once said, torgone... "everybody's human"

3:24 pm

jeffer

lol hurshy

3:27 pm

torgone

My head is full of gh4/7 ..

3:28 pm

mab

'Drenchâ€™d with the hellish oo6â€”that ever such things should be! '

3:29 pm

jeffer

tor don't fl 4/9 yourself anymore!

3:30 pm

torgone

Heya mab!

Post more comments

So my idiocy

falls off the page

...

3:30 pm

hurshy

torgone... gh4/7, or gagh?

3:31 pm

bendamalina

hey tor, earlier i accidently typed out one of the words for the puzzle, too...my computer decided that it would type my input in the message box instead of the answer box. grrr

3:31 pm

hurshy

torgone, i discovered once that length doesn't help - it is always 50

3:31 pm

bendamalina

in fact, it was gh4/7

3:32 pm

torgone

Ah yeah, right ..
Actually there's au5/18 but air in there ..

3:32 pm

jeffer

tor that posting might draw more attention ...

3:33 pm

hurshy

3:33 pm

hurshy

will

3:33 pm

hurshy

try

3:33 pm

hurshy

to

3:33 pm

hurshy

help

3:33 pm

hurshy

poor

3:34 pm

hurshy

torgone

3:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

a klingon walks into a bar....

3:34 pm

hurshy

remove

3:34 pm

hurshy

his

3:34 pm

hurshy

shame

3:34 pm

hurshy

yeah, temple?

3:35 pm

torgone

That's okay guys .. It was an accident .. I forgive myself ..

3:35 pm

bendamalina

tor, if you fl4/9 yourself any more, you'll be too ro7/48 for any of us to discern your fa6/33, and I think we can all agree that you ou5/18 not do such a thing.

3:35 pm

jeffer

.... and the barman says
"is this some kind of a joke"

3:36 pm

hurshy

temple? joke??

3:36 pm

markbowers7

im laughing at everyone!!! rofl!

3:36 pm

bendamalina

too bad rofl isn't allowed as a word

3:36 pm

dl88

whew - I feel soooo much better now that Torgone has fogiven himself! a round of dilithium crystals to all!!

3:36 pm

hurshy

ok, hands if you love the klingon saying "fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, prepare to die!"

3:36 pm

bendamalina

CAUSE ITS IN THERE!!!

3:36 pm

torgone

fa6/33?

3:37 pm

markbowers7

when a saw "for the love of Khan" i nearly fell out of my chair!!

3:37 pm

hurshy

the holodeck images are a mere fa6/33, torgone (unless maybe we uncouple the heisenberg compensators...!)

3:38 pm

dl88

tor - the face of a building

3:38 pm

mab

Yay, torgone! You forgive yourself!!!! Very self-affirming and healthy.

3:38 pm

markbowers7

Tor fa6/33 -->i hope nothing can chip thru your fa6/33, i think what lies beneath might be scary

3:38 pm

hurshy

and now it's gone! :)

3:38 pm

bendamalina

the face or front ofa building...I'm being a bit metaphorical. it was a stretch, i know

3:38 pm

dl88

isn't self forgiveness the first step?

3:40 pm

torgone

Thanks guys. I'm just compensating for my uncoupled heisenberg ..

3:41 pm

mab

heisenberg?

3:42 pm

chic

Ah the comedy club is in full swing today!

Hi mab and temple!

3:42 pm

hurshy

didn't anybody see that episode? maybe we're all just inside some little yellow cube, sitting on someone's desk...

3:43 pm

evanonut

did someone say comedy club?

3:45 pm

evanonut

i'm not in no cube, i live outside the box!

3:45 pm

mab

nut!!!!

3:45 pm

torgone

What did Captain Picard say when he was a kid and didn't want to go to school?

3:45 pm

wassup

yeah, well I live outside the bun!

3:45 pm

mab

heisenberg?

3:45 pm

evanonut

mabbernarooskitlybop

3:46 pm

hurshy

what tor, what???

3:46 pm

mab

nut, please don't put my real name in the log.

3:46 pm

torgone

"Make it snow."

3:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

mab! nut! wassup!

3:46 pm

chic

Miss Nutcakes!

3:46 pm

renfield

i give

3:47 pm

evanonut

er sorry mab...just plain mab...* wink *

3:47 pm

hurshy

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

3:47 pm

wassup

since leslieann doesn't seem to be here... Wassssuuuupp!!!

3:47 pm

tndaisy1960

LOL tor!

3:47 pm

chic

ah Khan, a favorite of mine, indeed, worhty opponent!

3:47 pm

evanonut

chix de clix!
72!
reeennnieee - mk - stiltskin!!!!!

3:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

nut: what is ur icon?

3:48 pm

mamabear

I see the bus has arrived.....

3:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

the one from the sheltered workshop?

3:48 pm

evanonut

72... i think it's captian something or other, in his starship voyaging boxers.

3:51 pm

bendamalina

speaking of bad jokes, I can't get the line "I'm a fr6/36 knot" out of my head. bleh!

3:51 pm

wassup

ok, changed my outfit for the day.

3:51 pm

evanonut

never was much of a trekkie you see

3:51 pm

mamabear

true confessions: I've never seen Star Trek *mamabear ducks so she isn't hit by the lasers*

3:52 pm

mab

Wouldn't that kind of underwear give him boxer line when he dons his spandex uniform?

3:52 pm

wassup

neither have i mamabear.

3:52 pm

hurshy

PHASERS, not lasers

3:52 pm

helenkeller

ah, it's from the locutas episode

3:52 pm

helenkeller

mama -- gasp!!!

3:53 pm

helenkeller

nut --- gasp!!!

3:53 pm

Deutsch

Howdy, everbody!
Has anyone ever visited the stonetrek web site?

3:53 pm

helenkeller

wass -- gasp!!!!

3:53 pm

chic

MamaB and Wassup hopelessly stuck in 19th century time warp...

3:53 pm

mamabear

I know..... have led a sheltered life, limited more to the planet of inhabitance....... Pluto.

3:54 pm

evanonut

sorry, helen, kinda remember watching it a bit as a kid, but its left no lasting impression.

3:54 pm

torgone

Mama - ge4/11!

3:54 pm

evanonut

hey, where'd ren go? i KNOW i saw her!

3:54 pm

hurshy

no...lasting... impression.... *hurshy better leave before she begins to cry*

3:54 pm

renfield

here....on the phone

3:55 pm

helenkeller

i agree hurshy, it's very, very sad :((((

3:55 pm

evanonut

stinking phones

3:55 pm

mamabear

got a call from a skunk, nut?

3:55 pm

renfield

it's on the game channel now

3:56 pm

evanonut

skunk? skunk? are you saying i stink?

3:56 pm

Deutsch

*sacratches head* hmmm, I must be posting in an alternate universe... stonetrek, perhaps?

3:56 pm

Douglas

Ah, what a beautiful day to assimilate a few species!

3:56 pm

wassup

hurshy, you are crackin me up

3:56 pm

evanonut

don't know if i can cope with all this trekkiness...

3:57 pm

wassup

this theme has brought out a whole new face of the babblers.

3:57 pm

chic

I'm resisting..Aggghhhhh!

Deuts ch, stonetrek.com?

3:57 pm

hurshy

*fires modulating frequency phaser beams at douglas*

3:57 pm

mamabear

thought you got a stinking phone call, nut...... what happens when i don't read the whole log!!! Now I see it's Ren on the phone ..... well you get the gist.

3:57 pm

torgone

I'm going to have to trek to the khan in a minute ..

3:57 pm

mamabear

tor - don't forget to phlush

3:57 pm

helenkeller

sorry deutsch, never heard of it, what is there?

3:58 pm

Vicuna

NEWSFLASH NEWSFLASH! Evidence suggests that some Babblers may be nerds!

3:58 pm

evanonut

ren, did you say your phone is on the game channel?

3:58 pm

Deutsch

Hi chic, Yes, stonetrek.com
I think it's hilarius!

3:58 pm

mab

just some?

3:58 pm

wassup

vicuna... yeah.

3:58 pm

evanonut

lLOL vic - yes!

3:58 pm

hurshy

the comparison of intelligent word game players to small fruity candies is highly illogical.

3:58 pm

mamabear

Vicuan........ NERDS?????/ WHERE????? *mamabear looks around room ...... nope, none here!*

3:58 pm

helenkeller

exactly what i was think mab! lol

3:58 pm

mamabear

stonetrek? what's stonetrek?

3:59 pm

Vicuna

Recent indications suggest a correlation between people who sit at their computers playing games all day, and those with an interest in other nerdly activities...

3:59 pm

chic

Does anyone own a flip phone? A guy who watched Star Trek working for Texas Instuments came up with the idea for a cellular phone!

3:59 pm

Deutsch

Helen, it's a cross between The Flintstones and Star Trek. It has episodes and a theme song.

3:59 pm

wassup

got a flip phone.

3:59 pm

bendamalina

bleh!!!!!! Confound it!
Does anyone have a hint for the ha's?

4:00 pm

helenkeller

hmmm, as hubby tends to resemble fred, seems i will have to check it out - after my next 22, that is, thx!

4:00 pm

Douglas

I actually consider Earth: Final Conflict to be closer to reality than Star Trek

4:00 pm

hurshy

reality?? who cares about reality???

4:01 pm

vpchat

both HAs contain a double vowel

4:01 pm

mamabear

Reality is in the mind of the Realtor... I think you have to have a license for that.

4:01 pm

Vicuna

Reality is overrated. (Much like sanity.)

4:01 pm

Deutsch

I live in banana land where, according to Steve Martin, all chairs are yellow and no chairs are yellow.

4:01 pm

chic

exactly, Vicuna!

4:02 pm

renfield

no matter where you go, there you are

4:02 pm

mamabear

If your chair is yellow, that means you didn't make it to the Khan in time!

4:02 pm

Vicuna

Where? Where?

4:03 pm

Deutsch

LOL, mamab

4:03 pm

evanonut

hey, can you just walk out and buy tear gas?

4:03 pm

renfield

the khan is off limits...and out of order

4:03 pm

mamabear

Not in Utah, nut.

4:03 pm

chic

Didn't Marshall McLuhan say that, Ren?

4:04 pm

evanonut

what about in california?

4:04 pm

Douglas

Duke, Duke, Duke...

4:04 pm

renfield

i think so chic...along w/ life is a chair of bowlies?

4:04 pm

Vicuna

I'm sure you must be able to procure it on line, in addition to directions for building your own atom bomb. What mayhem did you have in mind, evano, and will Babblers get fair warning?

4:04 pm

mamabear

Oh, in California they have stands on every corner!!!!

4:04 pm

bendamalina

thanks vp!

4:05 pm

mamabear

duke of earl, duke, duke, duke of earl, duke, duke, duke of earl, duke, duke.....

4:05 pm

renfield

or is that nut is a chair of bowlies?

4:05 pm

hurshy

i thought mary engelbreit made up life is like a chair of bowlies... maybe she just copied it

4:05 pm

evanonut

no, no, just something i have here at work, and i was wondering how the fellow had possession of tear gas in the first place.

4:05 pm

chic

If you never dropped acid and watched an original Star Trek show, well then, what can I say?

4:05 pm

Douglas

De-o! Deee-o

4:06 pm

bendamalina

i've been sitting here trying almost every combination of letters that add up to 8 and 5, but I guess I didn't try the double vowels (although I thought I did)...

4:06 pm

evanonut

no ren, nut is a bowl of cherries

4:06 pm

renfield

who knows......

4:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

ah - it's happy hour in babbleland....

4:06 pm

mamabear

a bowl of cherries is the pitts

4:06 pm

renfield

come de light an i wanna go home

4:07 pm

evanonut

hairy pits

4:07 pm

mab

no, who's on first.

4:07 pm

renfield

where are the other villians?????

4:07 pm

renfield

why is there air?

4:07 pm

Douglas

Do any of you know anyone who claims to have been abducted by aliens?

4:08 pm

chic

Deutsch is a villain, Ren....

4:08 pm

evanonut

that guy from independance day was abducted

4:08 pm

chic

Why do I have black and blue marks on my arms that I can't account for?

4:08 pm

hurshy

half of my icon is a pseudo-villain...he's not really so bad...

4:09 pm

renfield

i saw her and now i don;t see her.....the white side must be facing the chat log

4:09 pm

Deutsch

That's right, I'm two villians in one!

4:09 pm

mamabear

As I walk through this world
Nothing can stop the duke of earl

4:09 pm

chic

I love Q, Hurshy!

4:09 pm

mab

most of my patients thought they were abducted. Also that they were messiahs.

4:09 pm

hurshy

douglas - does it have to have been an abduction, or could it be a friendly bring-along to a vacation timeshare on risa?

4:10 pm

helenkeller

mab - are you a therapist? what kind?

4:10 pm

mamabear

two - two - two villains in one!

4:10 pm

Douglas

Lasers aiming at mamabear for protocol violation...the collective is engaging in an exhaustive search...I believe you humans refer to it as "monkey typing"

4:10 pm

mab

Deutsch, you're reminding me of black and white cookies and I'm hungry for sweets.

4:11 pm

evanonut

mab, i could use a therapist - it all started when i found this word game website.

4:11 pm

chic

Helen, that's 5 pts. deducted for inappropriate question!

4:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...black and whites.....

4:11 pm

mamabear

therapist??? Where??? *mamabear jumps on couch and starts spouting life story*

4:11 pm

Vicuna

As long as the five points weren't ABducted...

4:11 pm

NatLT

I am missing the very last al 5 and cannot see it, anyone have a clue?

4:11 pm

Douglas

The subject of our buddy icons would suggest that there is some alien advertising going on...

4:12 pm

helenkeller

uh - oh, a protocol breech? by me? hmmmm

4:12 pm

mab

I'm out of the biz.

4:12 pm

evanonut

wait, i forgot, i'm dr. nut - scribbles notes on mama bed wetting issues.

4:12 pm

mamabear

lasers??? pointed at me?????? *hides behind telephone pole*

4:12 pm

Deutsch

Mab, I'm sure I have b /w cookies somewhere in my treasure trove of b/w stuff. *rummages around* Ah, yes, *blows on cookied to remove lint* Here you go, mab!

4:12 pm

chic

Nat, are you serious?

4:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

all those who have been abducted by aliens please raise hands

4:12 pm

vpchat

last al - al + third vowel + short affirmative

4:13 pm

helenkeller

me too mab! for a long time now, but many interesting memories

4:13 pm

NatLT

yeah chic, I am sure it is one of those that is super simple

4:13 pm

chic

Me! me! I want to go!

4:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

welll so do i; but i want to know who has already gone!

4:14 pm

NatLT

thanks a bunch

4:14 pm

Douglas

Oh, yeah, like that's a word I use everyday...

4:14 pm

evanonut

not me - they can keep them probes to themselves

4:14 pm

Deutsch

*puts the plate out in Babble Land* Help yourselves, everyone!

4:14 pm

chic

Ok Nat, al plus third vowel and "what's it to **"

4:14 pm

mamabear

'!!',
!
!
___/**|
- -
-

4:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

???

4:15 pm

mamabear

where are we going? I missed it... was busy raising my hand..... (yes that's what I drew - stop laughing!!! I am no EB!)

4:15 pm

renfield

engaging cloaking device and going to read a legal brief...bbl

4:15 pm

hurshy

again, abduction, no, but companionable trips are something else altogether. i mean if the deltans have an extra cabin and they're offering a ride, who's not going to take it?

4:16 pm

evanonut

GEEKS, EVERYONE OF YOU, GEEKS

4:16 pm

torgone

Thank you.

4:16 pm

Douglas

T'Pau asked Spock in the TOS episode "Amok Time," "Are **** Vulcan, or are **** human?"

4:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

i resent that, evan: i took the test and i am a nerd not a geek; there's a difference

4:17 pm

Deutsch

I don't fly south for the winter, so I'm no geek! LOL

4:17 pm

mab

Sorry in advance, nut, but look who's talking!

4:17 pm

hurshy

douglas! that was the very first episode i ever saw, as a lass of seven... took me a while to understand that spock was a good guy.

4:18 pm

evanonut

i'm a higher class of geek!! ;-)

4:18 pm

mamabear

T'was never a geek nor nerd til I met YOU people!!!!!!

4:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

*looks around to see to whom mama's speaking*

4:19 pm

wassup

I'm a DORK. Not a geek or nerd. VERY different.

4:19 pm

Douglas

I've heard that Earth's section of the galaxy, a place referred to by your astronomers as the Local Fluff in the Orion Arm, is quite inhabited...

4:19 pm

evanonut

what people? i though we were all trekkies today

4:20 pm

mamabear

not a geek.... but have been known to imbibe on geek wine occasionally ... goes well with saganaki

4:21 pm

hurshy

speaking of drinking, who wants some romulan ale?

4:21 pm

mrpresident

Morning/Evening all!!
MAMA!! Chic, 'nut, temple et al!! you are all here!

4:22 pm

Deutsch

Hi mrp!

4:22 pm

evanonut

just realized that ren was going to read a legal brief, is that like reading under wear? or are there illegal briefs, you know, like thongs.

4:22 pm

chic

I need a drink after all this laughing!

4:22 pm

mab

Hi mrp.

4:22 pm

helenkeller

helloooo mr. president - a very appropriate icon for you :)

4:22 pm

evanonut

(((mrp)))

4:22 pm

hurshy

*pours chic some romulan ale*

4:22 pm

wassup

hi mrp! warning...you are entering dangerous territory.

4:23 pm

Douglas

Spock was such a great character, the creators decided to do a variation on that theme in the character of Data in TNG

4:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

mr. p!
i was stuck in a meeting for nearly 6 hours yesterday, and they kept talking about you - MRP! i giggled every time!

4:23 pm

faeriekae

and I'm back once again

4:23 pm

mamabear

(((((((((Mrp)))))))))))))))))) ))))

4:24 pm

helenkeller

right doug, and another variation with seven

4:24 pm

Deutsch

Hi faerie!

4:24 pm

helenkeller

oooooh faerie - orion slave girl, verrry sexy!

4:24 pm

mrpresident

{{{{{{{MAMABEAR}}}}}}}

4:24 pm

faeriekae

Deutchs - are you still hearing the chainsaw???

4:25 pm

Douglas

On the other hand, perhaps the character of Spock was a big commercial for human-alien interbreeding...somebody put down a towel

4:25 pm

faeriekae

Well Thank you Helen :)

4:26 pm

chic

thanks, hurshy, *smacks lips loudly*

4:26 pm

faeriekae

Mama did you get Mikey straightened out?

4:26 pm

Douglas

There was a word from the SNL "word association" sketch with Chevy Chase and Richard Pryor in the grid.

4:27 pm

chic

Was Mikey bent?

4:27 pm

hurshy

a towel? you do know spock was a test tube baby don't you?

4:27 pm

Deutsch

No, I took a break to out and talk to the neighbors. They were just trimming. they were pretty tickled when I told them I had just watched TCM!

4:27 pm

mamabear

sooooo. why is it that spock has pointy ears?? I heard his mom used to give him a bath and hang him on the clothesline to dry, pinned by his hearing devices.... poor guy

4:27 pm

helenkeller

doug - what? the honkey-whitey thing?

4:28 pm

mrpresident

oh it is jokes now!!

free for all!

4:28 pm

Douglas

Affirmative

4:28 pm

helenkeller

rofl mama!!!

4:28 pm

faeriekae

Deutsch that had to be funny. They are probably talking about you right now and laughing....LOL

4:28 pm

evanonut

i though spock was a tall elf

4:28 pm

mamabear

yeah, faerie..... he's all ironed out!!1 He's just fine! Was no problem to begin with!!!!

4:28 pm

hurshy

mama - amanda would NEVER do that!!!!

4:28 pm

faeriekae

Hi MrP :)

4:29 pm

faeriekae

Hi Evan :)

4:29 pm

Douglas

We don't really encourage people to date outside their...species

4:29 pm

faeriekae

thats good.

4:29 pm

evanonut

faerie - is that you, my but you look sinister! ;-)

4:29 pm

chic

Too late, Douglas!!!!!

4:29 pm

hurshy

douglas! *hurshy is shocked* IDIC!!!

4:30 pm

mrpresident

Top 10 Signs You've Watched Too Much Star Trek:

10) You send weekly love letters to the actress who played the Green Skinned Orion Slave Girl in episode number 7.

9) You pull the legs off your hamster so you'll have a tribble.

8) You tried to join the Navy just so you could serve aboard the Enterprise.

7) Your wife left you because you wanted her to dress like a Klingon and torture you for information.

6) You went to San Francisco to see if you might bump into Kirk and crew while they were in the 20th Century looking for a whale.

5) Your college thesis was a Comparison of the Illustrious Careers of T.J. Hooker and Captain Kirk.

4) You fly into a homicidal rage anytime people say "Star Trek? Isn't that the one with Luke Skywalker?"

3) You have no life.

2) You recognize more than 4 references on this list.

1) You join NASA, hijack a shuttle, and head for the coordinates you calculated for the planet Vulcan.

4:30 pm

mamabear

Speaking of elfs..... there is a big sign by a storage facility near my house and the "S" fell off so now it says " elf Storage"...... makes me laugh every day!!!!!

4:30 pm

Deutsch

I hope they are. It's a funny story and wild coincidence!
Well, gotta go!
*zips off in shuttle*
Live well and prosper!

4:31 pm

helenkeller

bye deutsch

4:31 pm

faeriekae

Later Deutsch :p

4:31 pm

mamabear

nanoo nanoo, Deutsch!

4:31 pm

chic

That's a good one Mrp!!!!

4:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye, deutsch!

4:32 pm

faeriekae

MrP that is excellent *bravo*

4:32 pm

boreetos

hi kids.

4:32 pm

helenkeller

that is funny mrp

4:32 pm

mamabear

mrp - I confessed before I've never seen Star Trek..... was pummeled with asteroids.

4:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

boreetos! just in time for happy hour!

4:32 pm

mrpresident

hello faerie, bye deutch!!

4:33 pm

faeriekae

Boreetos Hello

4:33 pm

mamabear

boreeeeeetoes!!!!!!!!

4:33 pm

tndaisy1960

Ours is a mixed relationship...I'm human; he's Vulcan, I kid you not. We complement each other well, though...most of the time;)

4:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

well - i am off to home and lawn mowing! BBL to finish!

4:34 pm

boreetos

Captain's log... 27.3 rounded off to the nearest decimal point...we've...traveled back in time...to save an ancient species from total annihilation...SO FAR...no sign of intelligent life...but we...will..find it..We've...GOT TO MISTER!

4:34 pm

mamabear

Temple, pretend it is Christmas and ..... let it grow, let it grow, let it grow!!!!!

4:34 pm

faeriekae

ROFL

4:35 pm

Douglas

It should be noted that there were two different green skinned slave girls in TOS. The one in faeriekin's icon was the one who got blooed up real good by the explosive created by the insane Captain Garth in "Whom Gods Destroy." The other one was an attempt by the girl on Talos 4 to get Christopher Pike to get with the program of living in a Talosian zoo in the episode "Where No Man Has Gone Before." I hope that clarified things.

4:36 pm

hurshy

did people not know that??

4:36 pm

mamabear

like butter, Douglas......

4:36 pm

Douglas

Excuse me, blewed up real good

4:36 pm

faeriekae

WHAT------i got blown up :(

4:37 pm

rosalind230

need a clue for fa5/22 please

4:37 pm

mamabear

wait... there were "blow up girls" in Star Trek????? Must be the after hours version, huh?

4:38 pm

dl88

I think he said bloooed up

4:38 pm

hurshy

then does that mean people also don't know that vulcan blood is copper based and that spock and his father share the rare blood type T-negative?

4:38 pm

mrpresident

LOL mama!!

4:38 pm

tndaisy1960

rosalind...it's a homonym for a word that means "to lose color"

4:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

no, no nerds here, nope

4:38 pm

boreetos

what's a vulcan?

also, what is the af4?

4:38 pm

wassup

rosalind, just like a fr**** knot, only no r

4:38 pm

Douglas

Garth put a tiny amount of the explosive in her necklace, and then dragged her outside of the asylum dome, where she was dying slowly from the poisonous atmosphere. Garth said "Poor child. I will help her. Now." He then pushed a button on some control device that detonated the explosive with a most impressive ka-thwoom.

4:39 pm

mamabear

T Negative??????? What????? I'M T NEGATIVE!!!!!!! *thinking back to what I was told is my family history and starting to wonder........*

4:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

ok - christopher pike is the original captain?

4:40 pm

hurshy

well, in what sense, temple? he was in the original pilot, but was not the first captain of the enterprise no matter how you slice it.

4:40 pm

boreetos

i thought that Scott Bakula was the original captain.

4:41 pm

dl88

borreto -af4 - thnk away, a long distance

4:41 pm

boreetos

seriously, af4? oooh and vu4 too? please?! :)

4:42 pm

boreetos

thanks da-late-eight! (dl88)

4:42 pm

rosalind230

af 4/7 a long way

4:43 pm

hurshy

sigh. well, it was pretty well established that the name of the first captain was robert april and that james t. kirk's father was his first officer, but when they created enterprise they ignored all that and made jonathan archer. one could argue that as that was an NX, perhaps april was the first capt of an NCC-1701

4:43 pm

dl88

yw and the vu + letters 7 & 8

4:43 pm

bendamalina

DOOOOOwWHHEEEEEEEEET!

I finished the puzzle!

4:43 pm

wassup

I need to take advantage of this incredible oregon weather and get my butt outside. See you guys later.

4:43 pm

Douglas

Pike wasn't the first captain. Robert April was, and the episode I titled as "Where No Man Has Gone Before" was actually "The Menagerie" I shall have to take that data retrieval error up with the collective...

4:43 pm

boreetos

bye wassup!

thanks dl88!!

4:44 pm

mrpresident

benda gets

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

4:44 pm

faeriekae

CONGRATULATIONS BENDAMLINA!!!!!!!

4:44 pm

bendamalina

for vu...
v + a sound of disgust

4:44 pm

boreetos

woot benda!!!

4:44 pm

hurshy

mamabear's icon is from "where no man has gone before", douglas. i like you, douglas.

4:44 pm

bendamalina

thank you thank you. anyone need any hints?

4:45 pm

Douglas

good on ya, bendamalina! Oh, you mean people try to find words here?

4:45 pm

chic

Hurshy and Douglas are refering to their "Complete Compedium of Chronological History of Star Trek and all things related"

4:45 pm

mamabear

I am? I mean, it is? I mean..... wow..... I thought it was just a guy with a big gun!!!

4:46 pm

boreetos

someone just got promoted to captain! and that someone is you!

"Number one, I want a fifth of vodka, a half gallon of Fudge Ripple, and Commander Troy in my quarters at once... Make it so."

4:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

I thought something was amiss there...

4:46 pm

hurshy

*hurshy is indignant* everything i just said came right out of my memory!

4:46 pm

mrpresident

LOL boree

4:47 pm

bendamalina

bwahahahaha
sure it did, hurshy

4:47 pm

hurshy

honest! i swear by the sacred chalice of rixx!

4:48 pm

Douglas

I believe you, hurshy

4:48 pm

spellit

Staggered over the line at last waving white flag!

4:48 pm

bendamalina

hey, i got fireworks. that's awesome.

4:48 pm

hurshy

i knew i liked you, douglas. sorry about the modulating phasers before.

4:50 pm

boreetos

ahhhh hurshy and douglas made a connection...that's sweet. :)
I call it:
love, the final frontier.

4:50 pm

bendamalina

considering I don't know what the sacred malice of twixx is, I guess I believe you, too

4:50 pm

mamabear

*^*^*^*^*FIREWORKS*^*^*^*^*^* for spellit!!!!!!

4:50 pm

dl88

set phasers to stun

4:50 pm

faeriekae

Bend how about the pi 5/14 please.

4:50 pm

hurshy

a borg, a q, and a klingon? it would never work.

4:50 pm

boreetos

hey im missing a ge. ive got the sprockety cog one and the one that is spelled like one of the 7 sins without the r. what 's the third one?

4:50 pm

mamabear

I think it's a candy bar, bendamalina

4:51 pm

faeriekae

Congrats Spellit !!!!

4:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

yay to the finishers!

c u later!

4:51 pm

mrpresident

spellit gets

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

4:51 pm

rosalind230

\thats me finished thanks for the clues Tndaisy1960

4:51 pm

Douglas

The collective notices spellit as worthy of assimilation...

4:51 pm

mrpresident

bye temple!!

4:51 pm

hurshy

ge 4/11 boreetos, i can't believe you can't find it!

4:51 pm

faeriekae

Bye TO

4:52 pm

mamabear

*waves to Temple* later, hon!

4:52 pm

bendamalina

pi 5/15 is the constant used to find the circumference of a circle given its radius + the unit of measurement for heat (or for the amount of energy in food)

4:52 pm

mamabear

just checked to see what tomorrow's theme is..... *rubs hands together........*

4:53 pm

dl88

I am with hurshy, boreetos. Ge**, i can't believe you don't see it

4:53 pm

boreetos

thanks hurshy, nice clue by the way. I had no idea that was a real word. :) yeah Jon Archer is made up. he leaped in from some other show, was like "Oh boy" and then found himself captain of a friggin starship. poser.

4:53 pm

bendamalina

the other ge is a word of exasperation

4:54 pm

mamabear

ge 4/11!!!!! I still have 59 words left to find... what the heck have I been doing all this time?????????

4:54 pm

helenkeller

there is going to be a 40th anniversary st convention in rosemont in september and i've decided that i'm going - a birthday present to myself!

4:54 pm

boreetos

i got to go kids, I'll see you all tomorrow. Rare Friday babbling!!! Woot. of course that means that I have to work tomorrow, and that sucks, but I least I get to babble. :)

4:55 pm

helenkeller

bye-bye boreetos :)

4:55 pm

bendamalina

bye booreetos

4:55 pm

mrpresident

mama!! why is you IM off!! I need to chat with you!

4:55 pm

dl88

buh bye boreetos

4:55 pm

faeriekae

Later Boreetos

4:55 pm

mamabear

later, 'reetos!!!!!!! Have a good nite!!!!

4:56 pm

hurshy

well i LIKE archer... i just wish they would pay a little more attention to well established history. and i was absolutely moved to tears by the ending of the finale of enterprise.

4:56 pm

Douglas

See ya, boreetos

4:56 pm

mamabear

mrp - I am at work - I can't IM here!!!!!!

4:56 pm

mrpresident

Ok baby! I will chat with you on email!!

4:57 pm

tndaisy1960

Yeah Hurshy...I sat there and bawled when they lost the baby:(

4:57 pm

Douglas

Your world is being "visited" by several alien races and be several different organizations of races. What do they want? Pork rinds!

4:58 pm

hurshy

oh, the baby... well... sure... but i meant when they had the various captains' voiceovers all put together...

4:58 pm

mamabear

OK mrp!!!! *clicking on get message repeatedly*

4:58 pm

tndaisy1960

Douglas! With ketchup!!

4:58 pm

faeriekae

Still looking for the pi 6/24 pretty please *again*

5:00 pm

faeriekae

found it. Thanks anyway.

5:00 pm

tndaisy1960

Ok faere...gimme a clue for it then...pls?

5:00 pm

Douglas

This has been actively going on for some time, ever since the cultivation of the jalapeno pepper.

5:00 pm

bendamalina

pi 5/14 = pi 4/6 +a consonant

5:01 pm

bendamalina

sorry i didn't give you a good hint, faerie

5:01 pm

hurshy

i don't think any hints BUT the star trek one should be allowed for pi 6/24.

5:02 pm

faeriekae

pi 6/24 the Commander on USS Enterprise (New treK) change last vOwel.

5:02 pm

hurshy

good girl, faerie :)

5:02 pm

faeriekae

Bend - I see that I actually ask for the wrong word...not your fault at all.

5:03 pm

faeriekae

(*^_^*) See Hurshy - I catch on real quick.

5:03 pm

bendamalina

oh! 6/24..i see...yeah, that hint definately wouldn't have worked.

5:03 pm

Douglas

Well, I learned something today...

5:04 pm

hurshy

and pray tell, what did you learn, locutus?

5:04 pm

faeriekae

Douglas - and what did you learn today?

5:05 pm

bendamalina

heh heh, a pi6/24 is somewhat of a ro5/18 charachter

5:05 pm

Douglas

There have been visitations throughout human history, but nothing of this magnitude. Oh yeah, Pharaoh just woke up one morning and said "Ahma build me a pyramid!"

5:06 pm

mamabear

LOL douglas!

5:06 pm

Douglas

I had never seen the pi 6/24 word before...

5:06 pm

faeriekae

LOLOLOL

5:07 pm

faeriekae

Neither had I!!!

5:08 pm

bendamalina

Well, all, i'm off. been a blast today! bye bye

5:08 pm

mamabear

We're ALL off, benda!!!!! Have a good nite!

5:09 pm

faeriekae

See ya Bend have a good evening :)

5:09 pm

hurshy

if we had seen every word babble throws at us, we would be weirder than we are, which is logically impossible, as i could prove to you if i had a chalkboard handy to work out the limit of weirdness

5:09 pm

Douglas

The advent of nuclear weapons and the destruction of your natural world have brought these forces to your shores. They saw "The Day After" and "The Day After Tomorrow."

5:09 pm

bendamalina

(actually, i should go as i can see I'm going to get too much of a chuckle out of making sentences out of the wordlist, and I'm sure no one wants THAT kind of geekiness on this board. also, i'm having dinner with my parents)

5:10 pm

faeriekae

LOL Bend

5:11 pm

Douglas

It is, after all, difficult to detonate a nuclear device without drawing attention to one's self...

5:12 pm

hurshy

you don't think that was our way of saying "hi there!" to the people of hiroshima and nagasaki?

5:12 pm

1j2u3d4y

boy I feel like I 'dropped in' on a very serious conversation.

5:14 pm

faeriekae

1j2u3d4y - Very serious....just listen....Trekies are rumbling about something.

5:14 pm

Douglas

It was our way of saying "We strongly urge that you surrender" to the Empire of Japan. On further review, there were members of the Japanese military who opposed surrender even after Nagasaki.

5:14 pm

hurshy

if you can't stand the heat, beam off of vulcan!

(just kidding, of course)

5:15 pm

Douglas

Oh, hello 1j2u3d4y

5:16 pm

renfield

uncloaking...what the heck!!!!

5:16 pm

faeriekae

Hi Ren

5:17 pm

Douglas

Hello renfield, I'm just saying you can't detonate nuclear devices without people in the neighborhood taking notice.

5:17 pm

hurshy

what are you what the hecking about, ren?

5:17 pm

renfield

hey faerie

5:17 pm

1j2u3d4y

Hello, Douglas

5:18 pm

hurshy

and I'M just turning everything into a joke and/or star trek reference!

5:18 pm

faeriekae

Douglas - very true. Hard to go unnoticed for sure.

5:18 pm

renfield

lol douglas...yes...it would be hard to miss!
looked like i stepped into a nuclear holocaust hurshy!

5:19 pm

evanonut

renny, did you enjoy your legal underwear?

5:20 pm

hurshy

*sings* whose underwear is under there? fruit of the loom, cause it fits! (as if other brands of underwear only come in size 1701.)

5:20 pm

renfield

always do nut.....love that seal of approval!

5:21 pm

evanonut

frankly, i'd want to look over illegal briefs, bet they are fantabulous.

5:21 pm

helenkeller

finally done!

5:22 pm

mab

Douglas, and now we face what will be done with Iran. Have you read the Seymour Hersh piece in the New Yorker?

5:22 pm

renfield

nut...they do have the ability to cause heart failure

5:22 pm

Douglas

Pike **** the green slave girl with more than a twinge of excitement...

5:22 pm

hurshy

oh, mab, is it readable online for free? i just read chain of command...

5:23 pm

mamabear

I knew a boxer who wore briefs, but only briefly as he was boxing and briefly lost his boxers as his boxing buddy pulled them off.... briefly speaking.

5:23 pm

tndaisy1960

Four words left...all F words...and if I don't find them...well...I'd better stop now b4 I get thrown out an airlock

5:23 pm

Merk

Is anyone else having problems with the OF 4/9 word? Help please!

5:23 pm

evanonut

well ren, if you ever do come across illegal briefs, let me have a peek will you? * looks hopeful *

5:23 pm

mab

I don't know. The NYer has an online version, but with limited offerings.

5:24 pm

Douglas

I haven't read the Seymour Hersh article. What did he say?

5:24 pm

helenkeller

of 4/9 = o + ***e dunaway

5:24 pm

renfield

that was a brief boxing match mama

5:24 pm

tndaisy1960

fo6, 39
fr4,7
fr5,16
fr6,36

5:25 pm

hurshy

what issue, mab? maybe i'll pop down to the library and have a look.

5:25 pm

helenkeller

fo 6/39 = f + ou 5/18

5:25 pm

Douglas

I just got an fo 5/20, but that's not what you want...

5:25 pm

shutterbug

is the V used more than once, does anybody know?

5:26 pm

helenkeller

fr 4/7 = f + norma ***

5:26 pm

Merk

Thank you, thank you! Bells and whistles. it was the only one I was still missing!

5:26 pm

scatty

evening

5:26 pm

mab

17 April 2006. I wish I had a way of scanning it and sending it to you, but I don't. It's a deeply disturbing article.

5:27 pm

helenkeller

fr 5/16 = f + ra 4/4 (2nd one)

5:27 pm

hurshy

v(ger) just used once, shutterbug

5:27 pm

Douglas

It is irrelevant to argue with the ENABLE dictionary...

5:27 pm

helenkeller

lol hursh - cute reference

5:28 pm

hurshy

everything seymour hersch writes is deeply disturbing...

5:28 pm

shutterbug

what does the ger mean?

5:28 pm

hurshy

for your purposes, nothing, shutterbug

5:28 pm

helenkeller

fr 6/36 = past tense of fr 4/9 -or- f + ra 5/16

5:29 pm

shutterbug

Thanks.

5:29 pm

Douglas

The (ger) was a reference to Star Trek: The Motion Picture

5:29 pm

helenkeller

hurshy=meanie - you must now explain your reference - gl

5:29 pm

mab

He's brilliant, honest, and old enough to have dozens of utteraly unassailable (sp) sources.

5:30 pm

shutterbug

Oh, okay, that means nothing to me, like hurshy said.

5:30 pm

hurshy

a) i wasn't being mean, i just didn't want to bore non-fans
b) that is WHY what he writes is disturbing, mab - cause you know it's true!

5:31 pm

helenkeller

shutter - do you mean to say that you've never seen the star trek movie - the first one?

5:31 pm

Douglas

For reasons I don't understand, the odd numbered Star Trek movies were of inferior quality to the even numbered ones. I think that's why they stopped putting numbers on them after a while, so that Trekkies wouldn't say "Dude, it's an odd numbered one, that means it's gonna suck!"

5:31 pm

hurshy

a full ten minutes of which could be cut with no loss whatsoever?

5:31 pm

mab

Oh yes, I assumed that was what you meant, hursy.

5:32 pm

shutterbug

No, I have never seen it. I dont watch movies except for once in a while.

5:32 pm

evanonut

i make it a habit to read nothing disturbing - exept this log.

5:32 pm

shutterbug

I mean once in a GREAT while.

5:32 pm

hurshy

didn't work though douglas - we keep track of whether it's odd or even anyway :) ...yeah insurrection was the first really good odd one

5:33 pm

mab

Oh, nut, I loved 10 and eager to read more -- it's like good medicine.

5:33 pm

Douglas

Finding an r5 word could be difficult...

5:33 pm

Angela

what...?? No "afro"????

5:34 pm

hurshy

angela - who dyed your tribble???

5:34 pm

evanonut

mab - it's so true, i love feel good reading, you'll have to try a grrl genius book when your done with evanovich.

5:34 pm

Angela

paul mitchell

5:34 pm

hurshy

lol

5:35 pm

Douglas

It is irrelevant to argue with the ENABLE dictionary, angela. They have no words in my native language of assembly

5:35 pm

mab

All of this star trek stuff is making me want to watch it. I think I stopped watching before the new generation, and I saw only one movie with the old guys.

5:35 pm

Angela

at least you knew what it was though Hursh - not cotton candy or something... :)

5:35 pm

hurshy

that is one freaky looking tribble though.

mab - come on over!!!! :)

5:36 pm

mab

That's it Douglas! English is Disable's second language!

5:36 pm

Angela

I know Doug, but I am still amazed occaisionally...

5:36 pm

hurshy

on a completely unrelated topic, who thinks hungry, hungry hippos was the best game ever created (outside of babble)

5:37 pm

Angela

I agree Hursh. :) I figured you guys would know what it was though, no matter how odd looking.

5:37 pm

Douglas

If they made more episodes like "The Trouble With Tribbles," and less of those stupid, third-season "monster-of-the-week" episodes, TOS might have lasted longer.

5:37 pm

Angela

disagree, politely.

5:37 pm

mab

I thought it was an ottoman.

5:37 pm

evanonut

not me, looks like a pound of ground meat

5:38 pm

Angela

lol lol lol

5:38 pm

renfield

looks like a stomach

5:38 pm

periwinkle

HIAll!!, help with the two ac words please

5:38 pm

Angela

okeedokee then

5:39 pm

hurshy

but angela, why did you pick it when there are plenty of pics of normal tribbles to choose from?

5:39 pm

Douglas

How base of you to ask for help on the ac words, periwinkle!

5:39 pm

tndaisy1960

Praise God from whom all blessings flow;
I think my poor brain is sure to blow...

TY for the clues! I'm DONE! *sticks fork in self to see if truly done*

5:39 pm

shirin

Hi periwinke. ****reflux

5:39 pm

dl88

peri - in the 60's & 70's people dropped ac to get high

5:39 pm

Angela

uh..."normal" tribbles???

5:39 pm

renfield

at leaste it is an eclectic tribble angela

5:39 pm

CobraLimes

peri...ac words are not alkaline

5:39 pm

hurshy

lol douglas

5:40 pm

faeriekae

brb

5:40 pm

Angela

Thanks Ren :)

5:40 pm

periwinkle

dl88 and Cobra, thanks, just couldn't see those two

5:40 pm

mab

(shhhhh, Angela - hurshy thinks their real)

5:40 pm

evanonut

* eyes glaze over * what is a tribble?

5:40 pm

mab

(they're)

5:41 pm

mab

Oh, nut, not even the tribble episode? And I thought I was popular culture-deprived.

5:42 pm

Angela

nut - you aren't serious are you?? Only the cutest little troublemakers in the universe :)

5:42 pm

Angela

oops! late for dinner - gotta run

Later taters!

5:42 pm

periwinkle

having trouble with the AL words, only have the al4

5:42 pm

evanonut

guys, it's star trek - i mean, really....;-)

5:42 pm

Douglas

Congratulations to tndaisy1960! Would you be interested in joining the collective? There are health care benefits, plenty of company, races to assimilate...

5:43 pm

mab

imagine, nut, stephanie pinned to the ground being humped by powder puffs instead of a pack of mutts.

5:43 pm

tndaisy1960

I already joined! Can't you hear my thoughts?? *thinks louder*

5:43 pm

mamabear

Angela - looks like a crab on steroids!
psssstttt..... what's a tribble?

5:43 pm

hurshy

daisy, you might enjoy a song i wrote one thanksgiving:

a mighty forkful in my hand
of turkey never quailing
our shelter he amid the land
of vegetables prevailing
the squash we can endure
with peas our doom is sure
one little pea is daunting

did we in our own strength confide
our striving would be losing
were not one factor on our side
that we our belts are loosing
dost ask why that may be?
it was that fateful pea!
fore'er 'twill us be haunting

5:44 pm

evanonut

MAB! i can't believe you said that@!

5:45 pm

periwinkle

fa6/33?

5:45 pm

tndaisy1960

lol That's neat Hurshy:) looks like I"m not the only one getting poetic today, or trying to anyway.

5:45 pm

renfield

like a space bunny rabbit mama...they just keep mutiplying..only i'm not sure it you can tell which is front or back

5:45 pm

Douglas

Reminds of that little bit in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy where telepathy is described as the worst social disease a species can have...

5:45 pm

mrpresident

peri! al + ca4 then extend of that for another 2 words

5:46 pm

mrpresident

peri past tense the fl4/9

5:46 pm

evanonut

cant tell front from back? i'm a tribble!

5:46 pm

mrpresident

bye all! time to take the kiddies out!

ciao!

5:46 pm

periwinkle

thanks mrp

5:47 pm

mab

Lovely, hurshy, but, mmmm, relevance?

Welcome indeed tndaisy!!!

5:47 pm

hurshy

mab - daisy adapted the doxology... so i thought she might like my adapted hymn. :)

5:48 pm

renfield

later mrp

5:48 pm

hurshy

i also did a potato one called "how whipped thou art"

5:48 pm

helenkeller

bye mrp

5:48 pm

mab

Bye mrp!

5:49 pm

Douglas

Va bien, mrpresident

5:49 pm

mamabear

rennie - how do they multiply if they can't tell front from back???? poor things

5:49 pm

tndaisy1960

For all you remaining strugglers out there:

My eyes are tired,
My head is splitting
Can't find these words,
Feel like quitting.

But the power of Babble
Enrushes me on,
And I shall not quit
Until I'm done!

5:50 pm

renfield

i think they must touch fur and bingo!

5:50 pm

hurshy

mama - they reproduce asexually if they eat... they don't need food otherwise (i know, i know, violates the basic biology definition of life, but whatever)

5:50 pm

mamabear

I still think it looks like a crab on steroids.

5:50 pm

evanonut

bet they got std's then

5:50 pm

periwinkle

fa6/33 anyone?

5:51 pm

tndaisy1960

peri...the front of a building is its...

5:51 pm

mab

Oh, I see hurshy. (frantically fl4s through dictionary for 'doxology.'

5:52 pm

mamabear

so what exactly does a tribble do for fun?

5:52 pm

inge

fa6 is the front of a building

5:52 pm

periwinkle

tndaisy, thanks so much

5:52 pm

hurshy

mab, it's just a little christian ditty... "praise God from whom all blessings flow, praise him all creatures here below, praise him above ye heavenly host, praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost" (amen optional). we sing it a lot.

5:53 pm

hurshy

well mama, they enjoy being cuddled. but not by klingons.

5:53 pm

mab

Ok. with ya. (looked up 'doxology')

5:53 pm

tndaisy1960

I'm having a ball, but my eyes really are tired, so I'll step out for a bit and water the plants. I'll come back if he's not home and give more clues. Might as well be useful as well as ornamental:) bbs

5:53 pm

periwinkle

fa5/24 anyone?

5:54 pm

scatty

all done, finished at last

5:54 pm

mamabear

*^*^*^*^*FIREWORKS*^*^*^*^*^* for scatty!!!!!!

5:55 pm

mab

Yah, we have something similiar, but without the ghost and messiah parts.

5:55 pm

mab

Yay Scatty!!!!!!!!!!!!

5:55 pm

hurshy

yeah...i've heard it...i think...

5:56 pm

Douglas

Letters smashing 'gainst each other
Friends and brothers, but not lovers
Loads of words I've never seen,
Served up in a hot tureen

Prefix, suffix, palindrome
I really should be going home
But the common kind of rabble
Are not the people you're most likely to meet when you engage in a bit of Babble!

5:56 pm

periwinkle

fo7/52?

5:56 pm

evanonut

makes me wonder, was there a church on the enterprise, or chapel?

5:57 pm

inge

fo 7 is past tense of 5 above

5:57 pm

periwinkle

nevermind, found the fo7/52 myself

5:57 pm

hurshy

yes nut, didn't you see the episode that began with a wedding in the chapel which was interrupted by a red alert... i think it was balance of power... and then the groom died and it was very sad. bathrooms, no...chapel, yes...

5:58 pm

hurshy

and, LOL, of course there was also nurse chapel. hehehe

5:58 pm

evanonut

no bathrooms! - but, how?

5:58 pm

mamabear

bathrooms, no....... khan, yes!!!!!
Bravo, Douglas!!!!!!!!!

5:58 pm

hurshy

nice, douglas, although you could work on the meter in that last line...

5:58 pm

Douglas

That was a chapel? If so, it's got to be one of the lamest chapels I've ever seen. It looked more like just another meeting room to me.

5:59 pm

hurshy

nobody knows, nut, not even the Great Bird of the Galaxy - or if he does, it's a secret he took with him to the grave

6:00 pm

hurshy

yes, douglas - it was decorated in the style i believe is generally known as "starfleet ugly".

6:00 pm

evanonut

but all those women, where did they go to gab about those guys in the tight uniforms?

6:00 pm

renfield

the khan just emptied on mama's head.....:-}

6:00 pm

Douglas

The total violation of the meter on the final line is a valentine to Ogden Nash, who used that device to great comedic effect.

6:00 pm

hurshy

mmm... just their quarters, i guess.

6:01 pm

hurshy

oh, i see douglas. apologies to you and mr. nash

6:02 pm

evanonut

another thing, where did they get the water and food from?

6:02 pm

mamabear

Time for me to go where no man has ever gone.... or, home, depends on which route I take!!!!! Now where did my laser gun go...... ah... there it is..... Ta Ta!!!!!

6:03 pm

Douglas

The amount of energy expended by Trekkies complaining about the lame production values of TOS could easily power a trip to Alpha Centauri and back. But then, on the other hand, people complained about the "sanitized" TNG. I bet they had a Brawny Man program in the Holodeck...

6:03 pm

renfield

later mama....

6:03 pm

mamabear

Nut - think "gilligan's island".... same theory

6:03 pm

hurshy

nut - replicators. they were able to convert forms of matter.

6:04 pm

evanonut

yes, but i LIKE gilligans island, we should have a gilligans island themed day.

6:04 pm

helenkeller

bye-bye mama :)

6:04 pm

kumquat

evening all

6:04 pm

hurshy

balance of TERROR, not power, excuse me.

6:05 pm

Douglas

TTFN, mama

6:05 pm

dl88

just sit right back and you'll hear a tale....

6:05 pm

mamabear

I second that, nut!!!!!! We'll have to request that....
now really going.... whoooooossssshhhhhhhh.... off to the batcave!!!!!!

6:05 pm

evanonut

guess they both are sort of lost ships

6:06 pm

mamabear

dl88.....awwwww man..... why did I HAVE to see that???
... a tale of a fateful trip....... (can't resist a song)

6:06 pm

hurshy

voyager is much more akin to gilligan's island than any of the other ST series.

6:07 pm

hurshy

janeway's quadrant, they could have called it

6:07 pm

Douglas

Since I'm more than halfway to halfway, I'm going to regenerate and attack the puzzle again later. Bye all! You were excellent company!

6:07 pm

dl88

sorry MB, just had too. now try to get rid of it!

6:08 pm

mamabear

....that started from this tropic port, aboard this tiny ship...... ( no chance, dl88)

6:08 pm

mamabear

resist, resist..... I'm ok now..... buh bye

6:10 pm

mab

Bye Douglas, bye mamabear.

6:10 pm

hurshy

mama... don't you know resistance is futile?

6:10 pm

dl88

The mate was a mighty sailin' man,
the skipper brave and sure.

6:12 pm

dl88

Five passengers set sail that day,
for a three hour tour, a three hour tourâ€¦â€¦â€¦

and on that I depart, coconuts & dilithium crystals to ALL!

6:13 pm

hurshy

sigh... well i'm awfully sorry i haven't seen ch1212... but i too weary of sitting at the computer and need some dinner. later folks.

6:13 pm

helenkeller

bye doug, bye hurshy

6:13 pm

hurshy

bye helen :) go pro :)

6:15 pm

BGL

Evening all! Isn't this a FUN one today? I think it might be time for Lickety's list...

6:16 pm

helenkeller

:) i'm thinkin on it

6:16 pm

mab

Bye hurshy.

6:20 pm

SueQ

ou5/18 anyone?

6:22 pm

tndaisy1960

It's something you ou--- to know:) j/k

6:22 pm

SueQ

nevermind

6:26 pm

helenkeller

where can i find the list for the icon themes?

6:26 pm

tndaisy1960

Themes http://p105.ezboard.com/fbabbl ersanonymousfrm10.showMessage? topicID=11.topic

6:27 pm

Vicuna

helenkeller, if you are asking about icon themes, does that mean you're going pro?

6:28 pm

faeriekae

and I'm back again for the 10th time today and this time I am going to finish this grid.

6:28 pm

faeriekae

Hi Vicuan :)

6:28 pm

mab

Helen and Daisy, you can also go to Lickety's Babble Clues (link at right) or to Babbler's profile, listed in the rankings.

6:29 pm

Vicuna

Hello, faeriekae! Hello, all!

6:29 pm

helenkeller

vic - i am thinking seriously about it, but afraid i will turn into more of an addict than i am now

6:29 pm

Vicuna

Doesn't anyone remember the episode with the cosmic vicunas who dispensed the wisdom of the universe?

6:30 pm

tndaisy1960

Helen...it'll happen...but LET it! Come! Join our collective! Resistence is futile!

6:30 pm

jeffer

kumquat? you still there?
i see no-one noticed your entrance - a rare thing -
only happens when star-trek is the theme

welcome

6:30 pm

faeriekae

Helen you may as well just go for it your all ready an addict like the rest of us.

6:31 pm

Vicuna

That's true, hk. You wouldn't want to end up like faeriekae!
(Just joking, faerie!)

6:32 pm

helenkeller

LOL daisy!!!

6:32 pm

faeriekae

Hey now Vic - I'm not the only one not addicted. I can anytime I want.

*as soon as the last word is entered for the day*

6:32 pm

faeriekae

oh wait - I'm not addicted really....

6:33 pm

tndaisy1960

Shurrr Farie...shure...

6:33 pm

Vicuna

No, no. None of us is addicted. Of course not. Absolutely not even remotely.

6:34 pm

faeriekae

Daisy it's true - I can quit anytime - really - just watch. I need 5 more words and then I'll quit. You'll see.

6:34 pm

CobraLimes

Finally! Done.

6:35 pm

tndaisy1960

LMAO!! That's what I THOUGHT!

6:35 pm

helenkeller

LOL faerie & vic - yeah, i soooooo see what you mean, lol

6:36 pm

tndaisy1960

21 gun salute for COBRA!

6:36 pm

Vicuna

Congrats, CobraLimes!

6:37 pm

mab

Hurrah CobraLimes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

6:37 pm

CobraLimes

Thank you. Just when I thought I wouldn't get the last word, I said 'oh ****' and there it was. (well, not really)

6:38 pm

helenkeller

thanks guys - catch you all later -

live long & prosper !!!!!

6:38 pm

faeriekae

Congratulations Cobra!!!

6:38 pm

Vicuna

Goodbye, helenk!

6:39 pm

faeriekae

See Ya Tomorrow Helen :)

6:39 pm

CobraLimes

Thank you all again. 'Tis a far cheaper way of spending time than shopping.

6:40 pm

faeriekae

Cobra - I do both. *teehee*

6:43 pm

faeriekae

Shucks I'm missing a "p" word. Gotta figure out which one. Gone to look at Licketys list brb

6:46 pm

faeriekae

And found it and done...ta da!!

6:47 pm

tndaisy1960

YAYYYY FAERIE!

6:47 pm

faeriekae

good night to all and I'll see you tomorrow

6:47 pm

Vicuna

Yippee for faeriekae!

6:48 pm

faeriekae

Thank you, thank you very much.

6:48 pm

faeriekae

Need clues before I leave?

6:48 pm

BGL

Congratulations, Faeriekae!

6:49 pm

tndaisy1960

I'll stick around for a few also, to clue...but my clues kinda suck, so be warned:)

6:49 pm

cliffopa

hey everyone...meet my new baby. his name is brady (after the new england patriots' tom brady)

he was rescued today after being mauled by a dog.

6:49 pm

faeriekae

Thanks BGL - how are you doing with this god awful grid this evening?

6:50 pm

Vicuna

Let's do a little contest. You can each give me a clue for the fa5/22, and we'll see which clue is worst! :)

6:50 pm

tndaisy1960

Ohhhh! Cliffy! How sweet he is!

6:50 pm

faeriekae

Cliff - Brandy is adorable :)

6:50 pm

BGL

19 words to go. But I have to take a Survivor break sson...

6:51 pm

sandr

could i get a clue for the al7 - both of em. Cannae see them at all! thanks

6:51 pm

faeriekae

fa + sometimes vowel + 2nd vowel + d

6:51 pm

Vicuna

Cute as a tribble, cliffy!

6:52 pm

faeriekae

Sandr do you have the al 6/14?

6:52 pm

mich_pdx

there are three al's that are variations of sp. of each other... be creative!

6:52 pm

Vicuna

Well, faeriekae, that was pretty clear. We'll see whether tndaisy can do worse.

6:52 pm

faeriekae

LOL

6:53 pm

cliffopa

he is only 8 weeks old. most of his underside is chewed up. and the back part of his ears. plus his left eye is injured :(

6:53 pm

mich_pdx

fa 5, musical note + expression of disgust :)

6:53 pm

Vicuna

(Thanks, by the way!)

6:53 pm

faeriekae

yw

6:53 pm

sandr

no faerie - i have a 6/24 a 5/14 and the 4/7

6:54 pm

LeslieAnn

oh, cliffopa, he is precious!

6:55 pm

tndaisy1960

Cliffy...I hope he'll make it ok...sounds kinda bad...

6:55 pm

faeriekae

Sandr al 7 take your 6/24 and stick the 3rd vowel just before the d

6:55 pm

mich_pdx

okay, back to work (just wanted to see my tribble tribute on screen)

6:56 pm

faeriekae

Sandr - then for the next al 7 take the al before it and chande the i to the sometimes vowel

6:56 pm

faeriekae

Cliff that is so sad. Lots of TCL and he'll be just fine.

6:57 pm

sandr

got em. thanks v much faerie

6:57 pm

faeriekae

Hi Leslie :)

6:57 pm

cliffopa

he is going to be okay. my vet called me to ask if i would take him on because i have a lot of experience with rehabilitating felines (mostly older ones) he will need pain medication and antibiotics for a while, but he is already playing with some yarn :)

6:58 pm

evanonut

SLIFFYYYYER I MEAN CLIFFY!

6:58 pm

LeslieAnn

cliff is he a foster kid or are you going to keep him?

6:58 pm

faeriekae

Cliff - that is soooo nice. You are a good kitty mommy.

6:59 pm

evanonut

just read back cliffy - that's wonderful that you can save that little guy. he's cuter than socks on a chicken.

6:59 pm

featherbee

about to start tonight's grid...hopefully i'll have better luck than last night. got down to 9 words left, and my wireless connection froze up!

6:59 pm

faeriekae

Sandr - your welcome - ask and ye shall receive :)

6:59 pm

cliffopa

i am going to keep him. i always end up adopting my foster kittys.

nutttyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!! !!!!!!!!!!!! what do you think of my new little guy?

7:00 pm

evanonut

i'm in love with him!

7:01 pm

faeriekae

Hi ya Featherbee - sorry to hear you came so close. That is terrible. Maybe tonight will be better for you then.

7:02 pm

featherbee

thanks!

*crosses fingers*

7:03 pm

cliffopa

i think brady is going to be a babbler. he is on my desk staring up at the screen - i think he wants to say something.

7:03 pm

faeriekae

Cliff my niece works for at a doctors office and was leaving for lunch one day and a crow had a baby kitty tearing it up and she rescued it took in and the dr. gave it stiches. Removed 1 eye and he is just as fisty and sweet as can be. You would never know that he nearly lost his life to a stupid crow.

7:04 pm

stidmama

hi all! finished earlier, will be in and out as dinner, homework etc interfere. So if I beam out unexpectedly -- and reappear in a new place and time, you'll know why!

7:05 pm

faeriekae

Ok I gotta get some dinner myself so I'll catch you all tomorrow.

Hi and Bye Stid :)

7:05 pm

cliffopa

faerie - there is a special place in heaven for your niece.

7:05 pm

tndaisy1960

Refresh and you can see my "baby":) His name is Slim, he's 7 years old, and spoilt rotten!

7:06 pm

mich_pdx

stid, I'm a little stuck. I have one of the ca 4/6s at the beginning, but not the other. One I have is 2nd syll. of game place....?

7:06 pm

joey

can I jump in? missy just change the last vowel to another

7:06 pm

cliffopa

tndaisy - i love the name. does he wear a cowboy hat and carry a pistol?

7:07 pm

tndaisy1960

lol No guns in the house at the moment! He's too lazy to shoot anything anyway!

7:07 pm

stidmama

missyem -- use a different vowel at the end.

7:08 pm

cybernan

Hi guys -- just logged in about 20 minutes ago--at the point where I can't believe there are still 37 words out there!

7:08 pm

cliffopa

my big himalayan took one look at brady and fell asleep. but my other cat, zoey, is in heaven. she thinks brady is her baby!

7:09 pm

LeslieAnn

awwww

7:09 pm

mich_pdx

THX Joey, really thought I'd typed that in already.....
so much for checking in quickly & coming back before the fl4

7:09 pm

tndaisy1960

Aww:) He has somebody to love him...a real kitty mama!

7:09 pm

stidmama

hello nan! :-)

7:09 pm

mich_pdx

thx stid also

7:10 pm

joey

yvw - love to help. I am stuck at work for a while, giving myself a break

7:10 pm

stidmama

bye faerie... *message wandering in space*

7:10 pm

sandr

im going to have to beg for clues for my final two - am getting cross eyed from staring at the grid! clues for al5/14 and pi5/18 pleae and thanks

7:11 pm

cliffopa

pi 5/18 - a favorite dish of my hubby's = rice pi***

7:11 pm

stidmama

pi 5/18: a rice dish, usually made in a frying pan with veggies... ends looks like a misspelled guffaw

7:11 pm

joey

pi 5/15 - type of rice.

7:12 pm

stidmama

al 5/14: first three letters of previous word + opposite of "ego"

7:12 pm

joey

al is the ac 4 with an l

7:12 pm

stidmama

joey -- you're typing so fast I can barely keep up! :-)

7:13 pm

cliffopa

the al 5/14 = al + first 3 letters of a tangy apple beverage

7:13 pm

joey

ahhhhh, come on, stid, I am not that fast. just determined to duck work for a minute

7:13 pm

stidmama

all the kitties make it look like vulcans crossed with tribbles... *eek!*

7:13 pm

sandr

i have that al its the last one after the 4/7. but thank you all anyway

7:13 pm

stidmama

okay, need to go make the bannock for our stew. BRB

7:14 pm

tndaisy1960

LOL Stid:) it does, doesn't it?

7:14 pm

joey

al third vowel, sometimes vowel, first vowel

7:16 pm

mich_pdx

okay, another one that I can't monkey-type a solution for.... li 4/7?? THX in advance :)

7:16 pm

sandr

thank you all for the wicked clues - have finished

7:17 pm

joey

homonym for the things that fall from the trees in autumn that's the li

7:17 pm

LeslieAnn

hooray sandr!!

7:17 pm

scatty

missy - li+2nd vowel+letter after(e)

7:17 pm

mich_pdx

beyond beli4/7! thanks

7:18 pm

joey

wtg sandr

7:18 pm

cliffopa

or the name of a boy singer from the 80's by the last name garret (li 4/7)

7:19 pm

tndaisy1960

I really, really must tear myself away from this evil game and rest my eyes. I'll leave the clue-giving in more capable hands for tonight. Good luck to all, and hope to see you tomorrow. Daisy out.

7:19 pm

mich_pdx

thx all, have to finish later in the time-space continuum

7:19 pm

cliffopa

bye daisy (and slim)

7:20 pm

joey

bye all.

7:20 pm

tndaisy1960

Bye catwoman! lol *gone*

7:20 pm

cybernan

One of my favourite fishes (to eat) is not valid?!!!

7:21 pm

ExWren

I only beg when I am desperate. Just the one to go, I need an fo6/39 to finish, please very nicely

7:22 pm

cybernan

fo6/39: what soldiers did in the war

7:23 pm

periwinkle

ExWren, if you have the ou5/18 put the 6th letter at tthe beginning

7:23 pm

periwinkle

last al5/14 please

7:24 pm

featherbee

lol, how could i have only found 28 words on my first pass???

7:24 pm

ExWren

Oh, of course cybernan, what a twit I am. thank you
That's me done for today

7:25 pm

cybernan

could I have a clue for the last a in the second row, please?

7:25 pm

ExWren

al5/14 = ac4/6 with an extra consonant

7:26 pm

scatty

featherbee, i really struggled today as well, looked at the grid and walked away

7:26 pm

lds

have al5s and al6 but where are al7s?

7:27 pm

periwinkle

ExWren, have that one, need the last al5

7:27 pm

scatty

well done Exwren

7:28 pm

scatty

peri al+second to last letter + first letter

7:28 pm

cybernan

thanks Wren -- and congrats!

7:28 pm

ExWren

peri, al+3rd vowel+sometimes vowel+1st vowel

7:28 pm

scatty

missed the third letter - 3rd vowel, sorry

7:29 pm

periwinkle

missing a pa4/6 have the rodent and bucket, help please

7:30 pm

periwinkle

thanks so much ExWren

7:30 pm

periwinkle

ha4/8 anyone?

7:31 pm

ExWren

have you got the pa4/6 that sounds like a childs bad temper?

7:32 pm

lds

50% without the l makes ha4/8

7:32 pm

periwinkle

ExWren, just found it by monkeytyping, may I have a clue for the ha4/8 it is my last word

7:32 pm

ExWren

peri. ha4/8 has double vowel in middle

7:33 pm

periwinkle

ExWren, thought it had a double vowel and just found the right combination after a bit of monkeytyping. Thanks for your help. I am done, this was a hard one for me. Lots of odd words.

7:33 pm

cybernan

still looking for that a that begins with the last a in the second row!

7:35 pm

ExWren

cy, what about the PA ( helper)?

7:36 pm

ExWren

orthe sour taste?

7:37 pm

scatty

cy, do you have the a+fist vowel+letter after g +2nd vowel+letter after c

7:38 pm

scatty

cy - al+curve+3rd vowel+letter after c

7:39 pm

ExWren

there used to be sweets, ac** drops

7:40 pm

scatty

cy - do you have the ap which uses all 6 squares on the two top lines (right hand side)

7:41 pm

ExWren

cy, is it an ai or ac?

7:41 pm

majmom

hint please-is there an al4/5word-its driving me nuts-a short trip lol

7:42 pm

cybernan

Thanks, scatty -- that was it!

7:42 pm

Uneaixoise

al4/7 but not al4/5

7:43 pm

ExWren

I think my job is done now, I will retire to my bed now.
Goodnight everyone, goodnight

7:43 pm

majmom

great got that one tx

7:43 pm

cybernan

Time for a supper break!

7:44 pm

scatty

night Exwren

7:45 pm

bbnaz

hello everyone! I am here to finish my last four words. They are torturing me for sure!

7:46 pm

scatty

bbnaz, lets have them then

7:47 pm

scatty

bbnaz, which ines are you stuck on

7:47 pm

bbnaz

AL 5,14 (the last one)
AF 6,30
FA 5,21 (next to last 5)
OF 4,9

7:48 pm

tabbycat

af6/30 scared

7:49 pm

bbnaz

TYVM Tabby!

7:49 pm

scatty

bbnaz - al+3rd vowel+second to last letter in alphabet+first letter

7:50 pm

scatty

bbnaz - af6, scared, frightened

7:50 pm

lds

AL7 x 2 - can't find either one!

7:51 pm

bbnaz

merci Scatty. I was monkey typing it when your clue came through!

7:52 pm

scatty

bbnaz fa5/21 - fa+last vowel+next two letters that follow f in the alphabet

7:52 pm

bbnaz

take the AL6 before it and insert the third vowel so it is the the third letter from the end.

7:53 pm

scatty

bbnaz - of4/9 - of + 1st vowel + second to last letter in alphabet

7:53 pm

bbnaz

and then instead of the third vowel use the sometimes vowel...........and voila! you have your AL 7s

if you don't have the AL6 immediate preceeding it,, then AL + third alpha letter + first vowel + fourth alpha letter + second vowel

7:54 pm

bbnaz

Goodness Scatty, I don't think that I would have come up with that..........thanks!

7:54 pm

stidmama

YAY perimwinkle!

7:55 pm

scatty

bbnaz did you get all the clues

7:55 pm

lds

thanks - odd alternate spellings! I thought I'd tried them all before

7:55 pm

stidmama

hi all, i'm back...

7:55 pm

scatty

Hi stid, that was a short break

7:56 pm

scatty

or have i been sitting here too long

7:56 pm

bbnaz

Hot Diggity! Done and much thanks Scatty! And Tabby!

Hello Stid! Congrats Peri

doing the happy done dance today. Anybody know if DrG resolved the danish copycat?

7:56 pm

stidmama

yes, well Grant and I are sitting here eating stew and bannock, waiting for the others to get home.

7:57 pm

scatty

well done bbnaz, feels good doesn't it

7:57 pm

stidmama

YAY bbnaz!

7:57 pm

scatty

stid, what is bannock

7:57 pm

stidmama

don't know about the danish thing, but how is your mare today?

7:58 pm

majmom

well good nite-this game is too compelling-must thank a friend for telling me about it-though i`m spending more time looking for words than work around here-70 words no winner but enjoyed it-ta ta

7:58 pm

stidmama

bannock -- fry bread

like biscuits only fried up instead of baked.

7:59 pm

stidmama

good night majmom -- see you tomorrow!

7:59 pm

scatty

maj, 70 is a good number, the grid was quite hard today

8:00 pm

scatty

stid, sounds nice, i'm hungry now

8:00 pm

bbnaz

She got her staples out today. Her baby was feeling so good that whilst walking mum, baby kicked me! felt like a 5yo boy punching me but it wasn't done out of spite. she just felt really good and I was in range when she leaped into the air!

8:00 pm

stidmama

feel free to drop by, scatty! with two boys in the house, I _always_ make extra! :-)

8:01 pm

stidmama

so glad she's mending well -- and that her baby is feeling so frisky (my dog does the same sort of thing to me...)

8:02 pm

scatty

stid, if only i didn't live on an island, plus a few thousand miles away might heve something to do with it

8:03 pm

scatty

right, i'm off to bed, have a hospital app at nine in the morning, have to get up early, have a good night, see you all tomorrow, nighty night

8:03 pm

bbnaz

All in all a really good day! Got all but four words done this morning prior to taking off and with help from the wizards, I am finished. Soon I hope to make all three lists, which along with a buck will get me a cup of java at Einstein's!

8:03 pm

bbnaz

Scatty, where in the UK are you?

8:04 pm

scatty

near Oxford

8:05 pm

stidmama

well -- that's true. Tell you what -- the recipe I use for bannock is really simple. The trick is to have the oil nice and hot, and at least 1/4 " deep. I'll go post it at Babbler's anon.

8:06 pm

bbnaz

my niece went to school there for a year. she loved it. go to bed, best wishes on your appt tomorrow and will chat more later. THanks again very much for your final push!

8:06 pm

stidmama

good night scatty! hope tomorrow goes well for you.

8:06 pm

guigrrl

i've been online since 1996 and it still blows my mind that i can be sitting here in NC, USA and watching a conversation with people all over the world.

8:06 pm

guigrrl

i'm such a dork :)

8:07 pm

bbnaz

guigrrl -- don't think so!

8:11 pm

BGL

Okay, back from my Survivor break... 13 words to go!

8:11 pm

bbnaz

okay off to help with homework. see you at the flip!

8:12 pm

stidmama

guigrrl -- that's part of the magic of being 'here' now! Some of my best friends are hundreds and thousands of mles away...

8:12 pm

LeslieAnn

good one, huh bgl?

8:12 pm

stidmama

later, bbnaz!

8:13 pm

guigrrl

very cool stid

8:13 pm

BGL

I was shocked! (although secretly happy...)

8:15 pm

LeslieAnn

yeah, nobody liked courtney anyway!

8:16 pm

NatLT

clue for the fa 5/24?

8:16 pm

LeslieAnn

hi nat!

8:16 pm

NatLT

hey leslie!

8:17 pm

NatLT

I only have 6 more to go

8:17 pm

LeslieAnn

i only have 67 left! :) good job nat!

8:18 pm

NatLT

I was doing this instead of work today

8:20 pm

LeslieAnn

bravo! :) i don't have the fa 5/24 though

8:21 pm

NatLT

what about an fo 6/39?

8:22 pm

talk24hr

hey everyone,how goes it?

8:22 pm

guigrrl

natl -- fo 6/39 --> past tense of what a boxer does

8:23 pm

NatLT

thanks gui

8:24 pm

guigrrl

np. i'm still looking for that fa 5/25 too

8:24 pm

NatLT

not sure how I missed that, I often forget to look down

8:24 pm

guigrrl

it happens :)

8:25 pm

stidmama

hi talk! multitasking again, so fading in and out. Sorta like the transporter is malfunctioning and I'm "caught in-betwee"

8:25 pm

LeslieAnn

babe, no fa 5/25??

8:26 pm

LeslieAnn

oh i see nvm

8:26 pm

NatLT

what about the fr 5/16?

8:27 pm

LeslieAnn

fr 5/16 - not strong

8:28 pm

NatLT

I thought I had already typed that one, hmmm thanks

8:28 pm

NatLT

that dang fa is the only one I have left

8:29 pm

BGL

which fa do you need?

8:30 pm

NatLT

5/24

8:31 pm

BGL

f+au5/18-last letter

8:32 pm

NatLT

thank you thank you thank you, that's me all done

8:32 pm

LeslieAnn

hoooorayyyyy nat!

8:32 pm

BGL

can you clue the aa or the ap?

8:33 pm

featherbee

hmm, fa 5,24? i know it uses some of those big pointers, but can't make 'em work

8:33 pm

BGL

CONGRATULATIONS! (I hate when I post too soon!)
:)

8:33 pm

NatLT

aa, when you saw fireworks you ooooed and aa***

8:33 pm

LeslieAnn

8:31, featherbee

8:33 pm

BGL

feather, just clued at 8:31

8:34 pm

featherbee

woops, sorry! didn't scroll down. thanks!

8:34 pm

BGL

that's not a REAL word! :p (Or maybe I just feel dumb when I miss simple ones like that)

8:35 pm

NatLT

ap is like when something is not normal or it is aty***, this one is minus the t

8:36 pm

NatLT

it actually means of, relating to, located at, or constituting an apex

8:36 pm

LeslieAnn

nat = smartie

8:37 pm

NatLT

actually I monkey typed it based on points and looked it up later

8:37 pm

NatLT

but thanks leslie

8:38 pm

NatLT

any others need a few quick clues before I get ready to go out??

8:39 pm

LeslieAnn

where ya goin nat?

8:40 pm

NatLT

Marley's, a really funny/good band is playing called nice peter, they are from chicago area ever heard of them??

8:40 pm

BGL

How about pi6/24

8:41 pm

LeslieAnn

nope, have fun though!

8:41 pm

lds

OO6???

8:42 pm

NatLT

it's how a japanese guy might say piccalo

8:42 pm

guigrrl

pi 6/24 --> def: A rogue or adventurer

8:42 pm

cybernan

for the p's I have:

4x4, 5x4, 6x1

What am I missing, please?

8:42 pm

guigrrl

omg nat -- FUNNY

8:42 pm

BGL

oo6 - o+or4+3rd vowel

8:43 pm

NatLT

pi= pi+ a think syrup

8:43 pm

BGL

Nat~ LOVED the pi clue! And now it's me...DONE! YIPEE!

8:43 pm

NatLT

YAY BGL!!!!!!!!

8:44 pm

guigrrl

go BGL!

8:44 pm

guigrrl

i'm done too (doing the happy dance)
this was a good one!

8:45 pm

LeslieAnn

hooooray bgl, guigrrl!

8:45 pm

guigrrl

thankyaverymuch ;)

8:45 pm

NatLT

YAY GUIGRRL!!!!!

8:45 pm

BGL

Congrats! Isn't it a great feeling when you type in that last word! (Especially on a grid like this one!)

8:46 pm

guigrrl

oh yes!

8:46 pm

LeslieAnn

what does babble MEAN that afro isn't a word???

8:48 pm

BGL

I tried and tried for afro to be a word and then aa*** IS a word? I beg to differ... :P

8:49 pm

LeslieAnn

yeah like how the puzzle a couple days ago had pfft. oh come on!

8:50 pm

guigrrl

oh i know! pfft. LOL. Tada wasn't a word yesterday -- I say that all the time :)

8:50 pm

friedapplepie

any clues for fa 5/18?

8:51 pm

BGL

fa5/18 What you might splurge and get at a salon-the l

8:52 pm

friedapplepie

ooh, thanks! 3 to go!

8:53 pm

BGL

Keep going... you're almost there...

8:53 pm

cybernan

for the p's I have:

4x4, 5x4, 6x1

What am I missing, please?

8:56 pm

BGL

cybernan~ do you mean you have 4 4-letter, 4 5-letter and 1 6-letter p's?

8:57 pm

stidmama

there are 6 4-letter p words

8:58 pm

cybernan

exactly, bgl

8:58 pm

stidmama

there are 5 five-letter p words

8:58 pm

BGL

and 5 5 letter p's

8:58 pm

stidmama

you have the only 6 letter p word already... :-)

8:58 pm

cybernan

Thank you -- missing 2 - 4's and a 5

9:00 pm

stidmama

BGL -- are you ready for your vacation? I know musicmom is looking forward to it!

9:01 pm

BGL

Very much so! I hope to get a lot of work done tomorrow at the office (which means I may have to show lots of Babble restraint) so i won't have to do any work on vacation!

9:01 pm

Charm

evening, all.

9:01 pm

cybernan

for the p 5's, I have an 18, 16, 14, and 12 -- can someone clue me on the missing one?

9:02 pm

BGL

there's a 2nd 18

9:02 pm

LeslieAnn

two p 5/18's

9:02 pm

stidmama

two p 5/18

9:03 pm

stidmama

hello Charm!

9:03 pm

LeslieAnn

pa and pi, nan

9:03 pm

Charm

Hey, stidmama. what's going on?

9:04 pm

stidmama

oh, the usual... burned the stew (only a little, still edible today), got most of the laundry done (there's always something I miss), and actually got a little work done in between! you?

9:05 pm

stidmama

oh yeah, and I finished the grid this morning -- with a lot of help from others' clues!

9:05 pm

cybernan

Thank you -- must be missing the pi 5/18

9:06 pm

Charm

Oh, I've not been half as ambitious! Pasta for dinner - too easy. I do laundry almost every day, so if I miss something, it's no big deal. Babbling helplessly!

9:06 pm

cybernan

got it -- thanks, everyone

9:07 pm

friedapplepie

i need help again. al7/44 or al5/14?

9:09 pm

BGL

al7/44 is a varient spelling of the previous word
which al5/14 do you need?

9:09 pm

NatLT

the al's all douns like bin ladden's home town

9:09 pm

friedapplepie

thanks, bgl. the al5/14 i need is not the last one

9:09 pm

NatLT

wow, that was supposed to say sound

9:11 pm

friedapplepie

thanks, nat

9:11 pm

lds

PI5/16 and PI6/21, please

9:11 pm

BGL

al5/14 - sounds like popular Spanish hero El C**

9:13 pm

friedapplepie

ah. thanks bgl! DONE!

9:13 pm

featherbee

fo 5,20 or 7,52?

9:13 pm

friedapplepie

fo 7/52 is past tense of 5/20

9:14 pm

BGL

****YIPPEE!**** CONGRATULATIONS*****

9:14 pm

stidmama

YAY friedapplepi!

9:14 pm

friedapplepie

5/20 rhymes with a type of eel (m* eel)

9:15 pm

BGL

lds~ check your point values...

9:16 pm

featherbee

ahh, i kept looking the other direction, wasn't seeing that other 3 pt. letter. thanks!

9:16 pm

cybernan

af 6, please?

9:16 pm

friedapplepie

af6/30 means scared

9:16 pm

Charm

Cybernan- I'm af**** that's classified, so I'm af**** I can't tell you.

9:17 pm

dicktrickle

af6? i'm af6 i can't help you with that one...

9:17 pm

shirin

friedapple, af=scared

9:17 pm

bonkler

cybernan af6 is something your icon never was. we're at war on terror because we don't want to be af****

9:17 pm

cybernan

duh -- thanks bonkler!

9:17 pm

stidmama

bonkler -- hi! when did you get in?

9:18 pm

dicktrickle

charm, darn you, you beat me to it....you know what they say about great minds....

9:18 pm

bonkler

just rolled in. evening, morning and afternoon all

9:18 pm

Charm

dicktrickle - or it could be the LCD!
=8-)

9:20 pm

dicktrickle

nahhhh....it's that we're so darn smart

9:21 pm

Charm

you could talk me into it....

9:21 pm

cybernan

I have the al 7/36, can someone clue me on the other 7 please?

9:22 pm

BGL

the other 7 is another alternate spelling of the same word

9:22 pm

bonkler

i have neither one nan sorry

9:23 pm

cybernan

Thanks, BGL

9:23 pm

BGL

YW! Are you getting close to finishing?

9:24 pm

cybernan

10 to go

9:25 pm

stidmama

go nan go!

9:25 pm

stidmama

i'm off to find my icon for tomorrow....

9:25 pm

bonkler

i'd gladly pay you on tuesday for an al7 clue today...oh wait, that's wimpy from popeye, not worf from startrek. ptahk.

9:26 pm

stidmama

oops! gotta go do a science experiment first... BBL

9:27 pm

BGL

al7's are alternate spellings of al6

9:27 pm

GreyWoulf

Good Evening all :)

found half the words at lunchtime -- time to find the rest!

9:27 pm

bonkler

never mind, monkey rescue team on the job.

9:28 pm

bonkler

and thanks bgl, turbomonkey fingers just beat you to it

9:28 pm

cybernan

ra 4x2, ra5
ro4, ro5x2, ro7

What's missing please?

9:29 pm

LeslieAnn

3 ra 4's

9:30 pm

BGL

nan - you're missing 2 ra4

9:30 pm

cybernan

Thanks, leslie

9:31 pm

BGL

There are only 4 ra4 and 1 ra5

9:31 pm

cybernan

got 'em

9:31 pm

LeslieAnn

oooh... *jumps back into r's*

9:33 pm

featherbee

what's going on here? i lost my list? the chat's not showing up? is it my computer or the site?

9:34 pm

bonkler

feather refresh the page

9:34 pm

renfield

and all those F's..........................

9:35 pm

GreyWoulf

I am busy with the P's right now :)
going backwards...

9:36 pm

bonkler

aa5? if it don't eat ants, what the...

9:36 pm

LeslieAnn

sorry, i'm being dense on these al's (except the 4)...

9:36 pm

featherbee

i've been in refresh hell! i don't know what's going on, but i turned off icons, and hit never refresh chat, that finally did it

9:36 pm

LeslieAnn

past tense of what you say at the doctor, bonk

9:37 pm

featherbee

and i kept seeing the clock say 1 minute until the puzzle closes

9:37 pm

renfield

al + 1st ca 4/6

9:39 pm

bonkler

thanks leslieann, that's a ridiculous excuse for a word, then afro is excluded. shame babble couldn't be powered by a better lexicon.

9:40 pm

LeslieAnn

bonk did you get the ge 4/11 yet? just as silly.

9:40 pm

renfield

al 7/36 = al 6 insert 3rd vowel
al 7/44 = al 6 insert sometimes vowel

9:40 pm

LeslieAnn

ren = my hero

9:41 pm

cybernan

Did I see somewhere that there is an fa 6 -- could I have a clue, if there is one?

9:42 pm

renfield

al 5 = insert l in ac 4/6

9:43 pm

renfield

fa 6= like a false front or fa + 1st ca 4

9:43 pm

cybernan

Thanks, ren -- pass the fish!

9:44 pm

renfield

lol nan..i was surprised when i finally saw it!

9:44 pm

marymary

How apt. My last word I got was YEAH!

9:45 pm

marymary

OH CRAP! I'm SO sorry. So terribly sorry. Beat me now. Please

9:46 pm

LeslieAnn

lol it's ok, we all forget and do it. congrats mary!

9:46 pm

marymary

Heat of the moment and all that. Please hit me hard, someone

9:46 pm

GreyWoulf

pi5/14?

9:46 pm

renfield

so mary mary is that **F**I**R**E**W**O**R**K**S**? ????

9:46 pm

cybernan

done!!! -- thanks for all the help :)

9:46 pm

LeslieAnn

like a dill, spelled wrong, gw

9:47 pm

marymary

It is indeed, tempered by my foolish outburst, however

9:47 pm

marymary

Yay Nan!
WOO HOO

9:47 pm

LeslieAnn

hooray nan!

9:47 pm

renfield

wolf.....pi 5 = merge pi 4/5 and pi 4/6

9:47 pm

ch1212

Hi all! Just scanned the log to look at all the Star Trek icons -- wonderful :) I was sorry I had to work all day away from the computer but I finished before I left for work. Anyone need a clue?

9:47 pm

GreyWoulf

Thank you, LA

9:47 pm

cybernan

pi 5/14: old typewriter font + a consonant

9:48 pm

GreyWoulf

How about the pi6 then?

I am running on about 3 hours sleep so am beginning to fade :)

9:49 pm

cybernan

pi6: pi + italian for male sweetheart

9:49 pm

ch1212

th epi6 is captain of the Enterprise with last letter changed :)

9:49 pm

cybernan

Italian word of endearment (m.)

9:50 pm

GreyWoulf

thanks again!

9:50 pm

ch1212

I LOVE that Dr. God put that word in here today, so we could have that clue!

9:50 pm

ch1212

I meant the pi 6, of course.

9:50 pm

bonkler

thanks for thye clue ren had to reboot. i need the last al5/14. sorry i should have been more specific. d'oh

9:50 pm

cybernan

Never thought of using Jean-Luc as a clue!

9:51 pm

ch1212

the last al 5/14 is like the actress/singer who was killed in that plane crash -- one word. Similar spelling.

9:51 pm

cybernan

al 5/14: muriatic ac__ with the appropriate consonant inserted

9:52 pm

renfield

a; 5/14 = ac 4 insert l

9:52 pm

LeslieAnn

last al 5 sounds like an r & b singer who died recently

9:52 pm

cybernan

Looks like there are lots of clue givers here, so I am off to other pursuits ---- engage! :)

9:52 pm

ch1212

another clue for that last al 5/14 would be tbe boxer Al* + short form of affirmative

9:53 pm

hetty

Hullo my darlings. I've been away all day working at the library and visiting so I haven't even started today's puzzle. Had to see all these far-out (spaced-out?) icons though. So clever and varied. We done everyone

9:53 pm

ch1212

"night, cyber -- I'm coming up on your starboard soon

9:54 pm

renfield

i've got a new typo...not only do i spell don;t w. a ; i now say al as a; hmmmm what would jung say?

9:54 pm

GreyWoulf

oo6?

beginning to feel really dense about now...:\

9:54 pm

ch1212

Thank you Hetty. I meant to tell you the other day (but you had departed) that when I first saw your name I thought it was a clever play on words for Babble -- i.e. "heady clues" :) Then I found out otherwise.

9:54 pm

bonkler

ch12of12 thanks. and thanks for the other clues too but i don't listen to r&b :-)

9:55 pm

ch1212

oo + different spelling for cheerleader's pep gathering, or what certain race cars are called

9:55 pm

Wildfire

I am brand new at this - what do you do? How can I figure out what the hints are?

9:56 pm

GreyWoulf

thank you again

9:56 pm

LeslieAnn

booooooy... i've been watching you like a hawk in the sky.....

9:56 pm

ch1212

Welcome Wildfire! Off to the right are links, and the last few are great ones for a newcomer -- especially Babbler's Anonymous and lickety. Explanations abound on both websites.

9:57 pm

Wildfire

Thanks - it's a start

9:59 pm

bonkler

welcome wildfire. first advice, in the sidebar there's a link for lickety's babble clues. open it in a separate browzer window. it will be of emormous help. the clues can be funny, simple , erudite or crazy, but never reveal the actual word. that spoils the puzzling part of puzzling. when you're stumped ask for help and if you can offer help, all the better. have fun.

9:59 pm

featherbee

down to 8 left!

9:59 pm

Douglas

And what exactly, is one of those, those, oo words, exactly?

9:59 pm

LeslieAnn

i got 10 featherbee, let's race!

10:00 pm

featherbee

sure, but i bet you win! lol

10:00 pm

Wildfire

Thanks Bonkler

10:00 pm

GreyWoulf

18 to go here :)

10:01 pm

Douglas

I'm at 31, but will sends thoughts of joy rocketing throughout the collective if I could get a little over half way...

10:02 pm

LeslieAnn

that sounds dangerous, douglas ;)

10:02 pm

bonkler

fa5/24? me and the monkey is stumped.

10:02 pm

stidmama

Thanks for stopping by, Captain Janeway! I am back again, see things have really started hopping in the last few minutes!

10:03 pm

stidmama

fa 5/24: f + au 5 - t

10:04 pm

stidmama

Woulf -- how's Sebastian? how's the job? how's you?

10:04 pm

Douglas

Thanks, stidmama

10:04 pm

bonkler

thank you major kira stidmama, may the blessings of the prophets (and profits!) be upon you.

10:05 pm

GreyWoulf

Hey stid -- I am exhausted, Seb is a very happy giggly baby, and the job is closer and closer to permanent -- I think within the next two weeks I will be asked to sign my soul over :)

10:05 pm

featherbee

leslie, down to 2!

10:06 pm

LeslieAnn

oh no at 4!

10:06 pm

stidmama

YAY Nan, YAY marymary, YAY anyone else who finished while I was out...

10:07 pm

featherbee

got it!!!!!!!!!!

i totally thought you'd beat me!

10:07 pm

Kenny Chuck

Evening all, tough one today I'm finding...

10:07 pm

stidmama

featherbee -- did you just finish the grid?

10:07 pm

LeslieAnn

drats only three left. congrats featherbee!! here's your gold medal.

10:08 pm

featherbee

yeppers! woo hoo!

10:08 pm

stidmama

Hi KennyChuck! yes, not as easy as it could have been, but still manageable... (with help)

10:08 pm

stidmama

YAY featherbee!

10:08 pm

featherbee

aww, thanks!

10:08 pm

bonkler

well done featherbee!

10:08 pm

stidmama

go LeslieAnn, go!

10:09 pm

featherbee

anyone need a hint or two before i go? i feel i need to repay the hints i was given!

10:09 pm

Kenny Chuck

Evening, stidmama...yep, it's the help part I think I need.

10:09 pm

Kenny Chuck

Hold one moment, feather, if you would. Let me check my list...

10:09 pm

LeslieAnn

oh ok NOW i'm done. the baby cow did me in :)

10:09 pm

stidmama

well, that's what I'm here for! :-) and if my cluse aren't confusing enough, I am sure there are some Klingons around who can help interpret!

10:10 pm

Kenny Chuck

The aa5/14 has me stumped, among others...

10:10 pm

featherbee

lol, darn cow...

10:10 pm

stidmama

YAY LeslieAnn!

(those baby animals are tribble-like in their deceptivness)

10:10 pm

featherbee

oh, and YAY leslie!!!!

10:10 pm

featherbee

think of the sound of relief, past tense

10:11 pm

stidmama

aa 5/14: *passing fish to you in advance*

aa + tall hump letter + past tense (2 letters)

10:11 pm

GreyWoulf

done to 5!

10:11 pm

LeslieAnn

that's ok, i could never stay mad at a baby animal. like, look at featherbee, even if she did beat the pants off me, look at that otter! awwwwwwww

10:11 pm

Douglas

Oh, like the genus of some species is ok...yeah, right, whatever...It is irrelevant to quarrel with the ENABLE dictionary

10:12 pm

GreyWoulf

oops, down to 5 .... told you I was tired :)

10:12 pm

stidmama

awwwwwwww (past tense) ;-)

10:12 pm

featherbee

hee, he's my secret weapon

10:12 pm

bonkler

fo6/39? there must be a fish in it for me.

10:12 pm

Kenny Chuck

Thank you, stidmama *relishing fish*.
Any help available on the al6 and 7 family of frustration?

10:13 pm

stidmama

go woulf, go!

when you're done, we'll go to Quark's for a little pick-me-up before you transport outta here. I think he got a new shipment of Bajoran chocolate today...

10:13 pm

LeslieAnn

al 6 - al +motor**** (ca 4/6)

10:13 pm

featherbee

The commander or governor of a fortress in Spain or Portugal. and the others are spelling variations

10:13 pm

Douglas

Your cuteness will not protect you from assimilation...

10:14 pm

LeslieAnn

fo 6/39 - a past tense w/out the ed... he fo***** valiantly

10:14 pm

stidmama

fo 6/39: f + ou 5...

tuna, salmon, or halibut today sir?

10:14 pm

bonkler

al + 3rd letter + lemon***, then insert the vowel with a dot, then swap the dot for the sometimes vowel

10:14 pm

LeslieAnn

oh i think it will, douglas ... *hurries off to join the cute army*

10:14 pm

featherbee

heh, yeah, i think i've already been assimilated into the babbliciousness in here

10:14 pm

Douglas

I wonder if that's where they get Al Qaeda from?

10:15 pm

featherbee

i'm a picard fan, but i didn't like that story line!

10:15 pm

bonkler

thanks leslie and stidmama. after the brisk application of palm to forehead i shall dine on the kippers of humility thanks.

10:15 pm

Kenny Chuck

Thanks a million, all...got all 3...down to 7...could use some of that lemon*** myself right about now...

10:15 pm

featherbee

(referring to douglas' icon)

10:17 pm

LeslieAnn

refresh and looooook into my cute otter eyes, douglas... you are getting sleeeeeepy...

10:17 pm

featherbee

lmao!!!!

10:17 pm

Kenny Chuck

Any clue for ap6/24?

10:17 pm

Douglas

I thought that a Christian subject under an Ottoman ruler was a dhimmi...

10:18 pm

LeslieAnn

a + pi 5/14

10:18 pm

GreyWoulf

last al5?

10:18 pm

featherbee

sounds like a dill pi***** but spelled differently

10:19 pm

bonkler

if it is not typi***, it might be ap***

10:19 pm

marymary

Douglas-
The words are related. Al Quaeda is Arabic for "the foundation", alcaide is Spanish, but derived from 'al quaid', "the leader".

10:19 pm

featherbee

ok, going to bed, night all...thanks for the fun

10:19 pm

stidmama

ap 6/24: think of an apex, make it a plural, take off the es and add al...

10:19 pm

LeslieAnn

did you miss my singing, gw? ....are you that somebody? tell me are you that somebody....

10:20 pm

bonkler

oh oh, al5 sounds like the r&b singer who died in a plane recently, that i'd never heard of

10:20 pm

marymary

'night Feather!

10:20 pm

LeslieAnn

have a good night featherbee!

10:20 pm

stidmama

al 5 (last): al + dot vowel + sometimes vowel + first vowel...

10:20 pm

stidmama

good night featherbee!

10:20 pm

Kenny Chuck

And anything on the FE6/33?

10:20 pm

LeslieAnn

....um, mary? you did it again *giggle*

10:20 pm

stidmama

LeslieAnn, you are now "it" for cuteness... :-)

10:20 pm

Kenny Chuck

Thanks for the AP clue, all...down to 3 now...

10:20 pm

GreyWoulf

And that is me done!!

*Sleepy dance of doneness*

10:21 pm

marymary

Someone set their phaser to stun and SHOOT ME

10:21 pm

LeslieAnn

oh, stid, that's what they all say

10:21 pm

stidmama

go KennyChuck go!

10:21 pm

Douglas

Aw, that otter is so sweet...Wait...adapting...

10:21 pm

LeslieAnn

hooray for gw!!

10:21 pm

stidmama

YAY Woulf! Hugs and Kisses for Sebastian (we know he helped!) too!

10:21 pm

bonkler

i imagine i might be gettting too friendly with the fish, but i need ge4/11 and ha4/5 to finish.

10:22 pm

LeslieAnn

no fe 6, kenny

10:22 pm

stidmama

ge 4 uses the z...

10:22 pm

LeslieAnn

ge 4/11, bonkler! i can't believe you can't find it.

10:22 pm

bonkler

congrats woulf, nodding myself here. (can't find fireworks, toots kazoo instead)

10:22 pm

marymary

~*~*~*~*~*~Fireworks~*~*~*~*~* ~
for GW. That's not on the grid, too is it?

10:23 pm

Kenny Chuck

Thanks, Leslie, I meant FA6/33...*sensing something swimming nearby...a fish, perhaps?*

10:23 pm

LeslieAnn

ha 4/5 is same as 4/8 but different last letter

10:23 pm

mich_pdx

ha, kinda like cartoony laughing

10:23 pm

LeslieAnn

fa 6 is like the outside of a building. fa + ca 4/6

10:24 pm

stidmama

fa 6/33: don't let this fa 6/33 fool you, I'm really a softie inside!

10:24 pm

bonkler

oh ge**, i thought fish was supposed to be brain food. thank you for taking pity on me being dim.

10:25 pm

Kenny Chuck

Thanks, Leslie and Mama...got it! Now for the pi5/18

10:25 pm

bonkler

bonkler, now quite full of fish, burps and is done. thanks to all for clues both obvious and arcane. cheers.

10:26 pm

marymary

Uncle Ben makes a great rice pi***

10:26 pm

kristinc

evening friends! (Stid, you still scare me even a day later--your icon that is)

10:26 pm

LeslieAnn

hooray bonk!

10:26 pm

marymary

*~*~*~*~*~*~*FW~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
for Bonkler!!

10:26 pm

Kenny Chuck

Is it 99 words today?

10:27 pm

LeslieAnn

it is, kenny!

10:27 pm

mklein

pi5/19 think of a rice dish...

10:27 pm

mich_pdx

okay, 2 four letter words have me beat, then I'm done... the pa4,6 that's not a rodent or "settled", and the pi 4/5 that's before the typewriter font.... feeling very red snappery right now

10:27 pm

marymary

KC- yup

10:27 pm

Douglas

We don't get to have kute kitties...Waah!

10:27 pm

bonkler

99, yup

10:27 pm

Kenny Chuck

Then...thanks to mary's great long grain and wild clue, I am officially done!

10:27 pm

stidmama

YAY bonkler!

10:27 pm

LeslieAnn

pi + you can call me **

10:27 pm

Kenny Chuck

mklein - thanks to you, too.

10:27 pm

stidmama

YAY KennyChuck!

10:28 pm

marymary

All right kenny chuck!!
~*~*~*~*~*~FIREWORKS~* ~*~*~*~*~*~

10:28 pm

LeslieAnn

hooray for kenny!

10:28 pm

mich_pdx

TY LeslieAnn!

10:28 pm

bonkler

pa4/6 where one might grow rice, or a truncated irish saint

10:28 pm

stidmama

missyem pa 4/6: bucket? jack and jill went up the hill to fetch....

10:29 pm

marymary

I don't suppose anyone can read my icon- too tiny

10:29 pm

stidmama

the pi 4/5 you are looking for is an anagram of the clue I gave for the pa 4...

10:30 pm

bonkler

excellent cluesmanship stidmama!

10:30 pm

LeslieAnn

i see "children" and "living things," mary

10:30 pm

stidmama

when i squint and get real close it says (something) is not healthy for children and other living things...

10:30 pm

stidmama

*blush* thanks bonkler!

10:30 pm

Douglas

War is not healthy for children and other living things. But slavery wasn't very healthy for children either.

10:30 pm

kristinc

stid...you're a clue-wielding machine!

10:30 pm

LeslieAnn

worf?

10:30 pm

mich_pdx

oh, Stid, I have the bucket, there's something else there at the beginning of the pa's I'm missing. I have 2 of 3 pa 4/6s..... the rice field doesn't "take" and too many points? Argh! 1 left!

10:30 pm

Kenny Chuck

Thank you all. Plenty of clue-givers, so I will take my leave for tonight. Take care, everyone!

10:31 pm

stidmama

bye KennyChuck ! see you tomorrow!

10:31 pm

stidmama

the other two pa words are anagrams of each other...

10:31 pm

GreyWoulf

marymary -- it looks like "Hurt is not healthy for children and other living things"

10:32 pm

marymary

In the middle of the flower is a picture of the head of erveryone's favorite Klingon, and the rest reads "Worf is not healthy for children and other living things". It's a take-off on an early 70's (Vietnam era) anti-war poster (War is not healthy....)

10:32 pm

LeslieAnn

pa 4/6s - pa + california abbr., getting wages it getting pa**, then switch last two letters

10:32 pm

bonkler

bed time for this fish eater. thanks everyone. g'night.

10:32 pm

GreyWoulf

The blue blurs making it hard to read :)

10:32 pm

LeslieAnn

it = is

10:33 pm

marymary

'Nitey nite, Bonk

10:33 pm

kristinc

Hi GW--long time no see (chat)!

10:33 pm

stidmama

marymary, I _knew_ you had done something clever like that! wish the icons were re-sizable...

10:33 pm

mich_pdx

TY Again LeslieAnn! It was the remunerated anagram I didn't try. YAY!!! Done..... Started at the fl4 last night and stayed up toooooooo late

10:33 pm

LeslieAnn

oh shoot, i was right, i just don't watch star trek so i didn't get it.
<----- what a wet blanket

10:33 pm

stidmama

good night bonkler!

10:33 pm

Douglas

I think Worf made a very caring single parent. Every dad should teach his son how to slice an enemy to ribbons with that Klingon thingy

10:33 pm

stidmama

YAY missyem!

10:33 pm

LeslieAnn

hooray missyem!

10:34 pm

kristinc

It would be nice if you could click on the icon and it would pop up in another screen (we could hide all sorts of fun things in there)

10:34 pm

kristinc

yipee missyem

10:34 pm

GreyWoulf

Hey kristi -- yeah, I don't get to spend as much time on the grid anymore -- sleep dep and family keep me busy :)

10:34 pm

marymary

It was very, very funny at midnight last night, when I had a couple of glasses of wine in me!

10:34 pm

mich_pdx

thanks so much, everyone, for the hints & clues! You all are wonderful

10:34 pm

stidmama

hi kristinc! how are you doing? I can't remember how much longer you have to wait?

10:35 pm

LeslieAnn

best way to play, mary! ;)

10:35 pm

Douglas

Boy, if I'm ever quizzed on administrative details of the Ottoman Empire, I am so going to rock!

10:36 pm

kristinc

GW-did you get a permanent job yet?

Stid-baby due early August, still a while off. Went to the Dr. today, all is well besides normal aches and pains.

10:36 pm

stidmama

Um, ye** Douglas, and how do you know all these things about the Ottomans? Were you there? ;-)

10:37 pm

mich_pdx

is anyone geeky enough to go through all the icons and do an analysis of numbers of ST, TNG, DS9, etc. etc. to see where are alliances are?

10:37 pm

GreyWoulf

Almost, kristi -- I can feel it coming any day now :)

10:37 pm

Douglas

No, it's just that some of the words have to do with things Ottoman.

10:38 pm

kristinc

GW-good for you.
I bet Seb is getting big now!

10:39 pm

stidmama

BRB -- need to check on that science experiment... (growing sugar crystals as part of a geode project)

10:40 pm

GreyWoulf

Yep he's growing -- he is almost 14 pounds now and a very happy boy most of the time -- he has entered smiley phase and loves to crow happily! :D

10:43 pm

Douglas

Exhaustive search has found all the ca4's

10:43 pm

GreyWoulf

I gotta go -- way too little sleep last night + stressful day at work + dinner at gramma's = passing out with exhaustion :\

Catch you all tomorrow!!
(*Hugs*)

zzzzzzzzz zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

10:43 pm

kristinc

GW-good. My husband is getting so excited about our baby boy, he's driving me crazy! :)

10:43 pm

kristinc

So long GW! Take care

10:43 pm

marymary

Goodnight, Woulf!

10:44 pm

mich_pdx

anyone need a hint or two before I go back to studying... or maybe watching a little recuperative tv....

10:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

night, woulfie!

10:44 pm

Douglas

Any suggestions on the y words?!?

10:46 pm

mich_pdx

oh ye**, I got your suggestions right here!

10:46 pm

kristinc

hiya Temple!

10:46 pm

Douglas

Expressions of gratitude...

10:46 pm

mich_pdx

the other y is so common it'll make you fishy..... a period of time

10:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi kristin! falling asleep here...just trying to ge last 7 and and call it a night! : )

10:47 pm

LeslieAnn

all right, folks, i'm heading out. i may or may not be back in an hour and 15 minutes...

10:48 pm

mich_pdx

g last 7? Indian word for clarified butter

10:48 pm

kristinc

temple, just started or I'd help but you can try me if you want.

10:48 pm

Douglas

Thanks for the Indian clarified butter...

10:50 pm

mich_pdx

the ge 4/7 is past tense of what you might say to a horse, or if you past-tensed a letter of the alphabet....

10:51 pm

mich_pdx

good night, LeslieAnn, thanks again for the clues

10:52 pm

marymary

'nite Missy

10:52 pm

Douglas

Sebastian the crab said this in the Disney movie The Little Mermaid "She traded her voice to the Sea Witch and got legs. ****, mon!"

10:54 pm

Douglas

Since I know have 56 words, I'm going to declare victory and regenerate. Thanks for all the help!

10:54 pm

mich_pdx

kristinc, before I go, if you just started you may want to know there are 3 al's that are all variants sp. of the same word, has syn. for look in the middle + help at the end

10:55 pm

OwlMovement

oo 6/18 help!

10:55 pm

marymary

Well done, Douglas- that is a plan after my own heart.

10:55 pm

abe79

hi, is anyone still awake?

10:56 pm

kristinc

missyem-thanks I'll work on those then!

10:56 pm

mich_pdx

owl, that one's a stinker... take the oo and add a pep **** but change the spelling of it

10:57 pm

marymary

Owl- oo + consonant before 's' + 1st vowel + tall straight consonant + 3rd vowel

10:58 pm

marymary

abe- 'Awake' is a relative term...

10:58 pm

OwlMovement

thank you!

10:58 pm

OwlMovement

any help on the double a?

10:58 pm

mich_pdx

edited for your reading pleasure
"Tribes
OO****
Excep t in Devikulam and Thodupuzha block panchayats, the Oo***s are active in other places of Idukki District. They possess hide bound customs and regulations but are very backward in educational aspects. Even then they have the third position among the tribes in literary and basic educational realms. Agriculture is their main occupation. But they also engage in cattle breeding and collection of forest products."

10:59 pm

abe79

marymary, i hear you. i am on my last brains for the night

10:59 pm

marymary

Everyone oohed and aa*** at the baby...

10:59 pm

mich_pdx

Owl, after the fireworks everyone aa***** (said a drawn out syllabel)

11:00 pm

OwlMovement

thank you. so not how thats actually spelled though. ha,.

11:00 pm

marymary

...And it looks like they're pretty 'pickled' at that, abe!

11:01 pm

abe79

LOL. i have 3 words left, i've had a margarita...i can give clues if needed

11:01 pm

marymary

Let's knock down those last 3- words that is, not 'ritas!

11:02 pm

mich_pdx

maybe if you're watching fireworks you have to get the drawn-out aspect by doubling the vowel : ) hence a new word.... even though afro doesn't count as a word here!

11:02 pm

abe79

sounds like a plan!

11:02 pm

wassup

evening all. any help with the oo word?

11:02 pm

mich_pdx

Abe, I just recognized your head. I ****LOVED***** that episode of Futurama!

11:03 pm

marymary

look at 10:57

11:03 pm

mich_pdx

wassup... hey! scroll down & there are hints galore on oo/

11:03 pm

abe79

aw thanks. i'm not much into star trek (though my fiance loves it) so i tried to be "creative"

11:04 pm

mich_pdx

and it was well done!

11:05 pm

marymary

Hey Wassup! Fellow Rose City dweller! What neighborhood do you live in? I'm a SE girl myself- Hawthorne area...

11:06 pm

mich_pdx

MARYMARY! I'm in NE PDX
we have 3 portlanders online, cool!

11:06 pm

abe79

ok, i just finished. too tired for dance of doneness. anyone need any clues?

11:06 pm

wassup

hi mary and missyem. I'm in Hillsboro. Not Portland, but close. I was on hawthorne on Friday though!

11:06 pm

kristinc

ooh Mary and wassup, I grew up in the Portland area...still miss it (Seattle is nice too though)

11:07 pm

wassup

oh, and thanks for the oo word.

11:07 pm

marymary

~*~*~*~*FIREWORKS~*~*~*~*~
for abe!!

11:07 pm

mich_pdx

Happy dance for Abe79! ****Fireworks***** + long drawn out syllables

11:08 pm

stidmama

i really really think we should have a Babbler's day for the PacNW sometime... someplace there is wifi and chocolate and coffee and chocolate (and something for our families to do while we et thoroughly babblified...) and dessert and chocolate!

11:08 pm

mich_pdx

Kristinc, I grew up in Seattle. what a lovely small world it is

11:08 pm

stidmama

YAY abe! *dancing for you... *

11:09 pm

abe79

thanks guys...i didn't think i'd make it...

11:09 pm

kristinc

missyem...we just traded places then!

Stid-agreed, that would be great fun!

11:09 pm

marymary

All right, girlies! We should do a Babble meet up some night. I'm sure y'all are a tad younger than me, but I can still party like the ex-hippie I am...

11:09 pm

mich_pdx

stidmama, are you PNW too? I know just the place, Pix's new est. in NE Portland, wifi, chocolate, coffee, alcohol, free movies on Monday nights....

11:10 pm

scatty

well done abe

11:10 pm

wassup

Stidmama, sounds like you just described Papa Haydn's in Portland. Best damn cheesecake I've ever had. :)

11:10 pm

kristinc

here here wassup (on Papa Haydens)

11:12 pm

wassup

kristin, tried to go there on tuesday and it was closed at 11pm! I was in need of some dessert so we went to Kells. Really good bread pudding. (And a mighty fine Irish coffee too) In fact, anyone for Kells? :) Dang, can't.

11:12 pm

marymary

missy is thinking of Pix on Division- but Papa H is nice, too

11:12 pm

stidmama

any place there isn't cigarette smoke and loud music is good by me! Portland works -- can send the "boys" to OMSI and Powell's while we play!

11:12 pm

kristinc

marymary--there is no age in babbleland

11:13 pm

abe79

good night all!

11:13 pm

wassup

Ive never been to Pix. I'll have to try it out sometime.

11:13 pm

kristinc

stid...where are you on this one? I need someone to rally for Seattle too (I'm torn ya know!)

11:13 pm

stidmama

good night, abe!

11:13 pm

marymary

Night, Abe- sorry we got caught up with our local thang...

11:13 pm

mich_pdx

the old one on Division is much smaller & often crowded. here's their site http://www.pixpatisserie.com/

11:14 pm

kristinc

goodnight Abe, take care!

11:14 pm

marymary

There's another Pix? Get out!!

11:15 pm

stidmama

Seattle is closer for me by over an hour... and I know how to get around better, too. It would be easier for you, Kristinc, because as I recall proximity of "facilities" is really important in the last few months...

11:16 pm

OwlMovement

afro is definitely a word. im sporting one right now.

11:16 pm

OwlMovement

any vu clues?

11:16 pm

kristinc

Stid :)
We still are in Portland quite a bit b/c all our family is still there.

11:16 pm

stidmama

of course, we could meet more than once... unless we meet in Olympia area, I'll have to drive a ways anyhow!

if there were anyone on the other side of the mountains or south of Portland...

11:17 pm

wassup

ooh! I'm so going there this weekend! I am going to get really fat. :)

11:17 pm

marymary

"Enable" dictionary strikes again. They should call it "Disabled" (Differently Abled?)

11:17 pm

mich_pdx

it's on N. Williams, just off of MLK at..... Shaver? My neck o' the woods, and I've heard it's *much* nicer than Division. They have a big roll up door south-facing, I love it.

11:18 pm

stidmama

Portland might be a good spot for our first meet-up... we'd definitely want to be someplace not too crowded or noisy (at least I would, I'm only brave in virtual reality....)

11:18 pm

mich_pdx

that v! v + expression of disgust! some medical term

11:18 pm

marymary

Sweet! (Literally!) The Division location (although convenient to me) is always too crowded!

11:19 pm

stidmama

marymary -- did you get your last three words? I got completely off track... :-)

11:19 pm

mich_pdx

stid, I hear ya, so much easier to be outgoing virtually than in real-life

11:19 pm

OwlMovement

got it. thanks.

11:20 pm

marymary

That was abe that had 3 left- I've been done for almost an hour (Weeee)!

11:20 pm

wassup

I also really like all of the mcmenamins. we could meet at any of those. Edgefield, Kennedy School, etc.

11:20 pm

marymary

K. School is a great venue- plenty of little places to escape to.

11:20 pm

mich_pdx

Kennedy School is just down the street, due west of me. I love that place too. Don't know if it's wifi though....

11:21 pm

marymary

Knowing those McMenamin Bros, it probably is!

11:21 pm

mich_pdx

sounds like all us Pdx chix like the same kind of places -- most excellent

11:22 pm

wassup

Yeah, I'm sure it's not wifi. They're all really old buildings. We recently stayed at the Grand Lodge out in Forest Grove. It was wierd! A bed and a sink in the room and then you have to walk down the hall to your bathroom. European style.

11:22 pm

mich_pdx

Owl??? Anything else left to solve?

11:22 pm

wassup

My brother works at one of the mcmenamins.

11:23 pm

mich_pdx

another advantage at K. School or Edgefield, out of towners & tipplers could stay over night ;)

11:23 pm

kristinc

um...I'm stil searching and reading all the get together info--sounding fun!
Can someone help me with the fo 6/39?

11:24 pm

stidmama

You _had_ to tell me about Pix! you _had_ to give a webaddress...

I am so in trouble... *evil grin* now i have to find out if I can actually eat their chocolates... (allergies) *crossded fingers...*

11:24 pm

wassup

very good missy, you're on the right page! It's cheap too. Like 55 bucks for a room

11:24 pm

stidmama

fo 6/39: f + o5

11:26 pm

lds

pi5/16 all that's left

11:26 pm

marymary

I gots to go to bed, ladies. Fridays are a true bi*** in my world, until around 5pm!
Night all!

11:26 pm

mich_pdx

sorry, but I knew a website could clinch it -- a nice new (but funky old) facility, entertainment for the kids & S.O.s, chocolate, dessert, beer, wine, cocktails, coffee, and wifi all in one location! hehehehehhe

11:26 pm

kristinc

stid...how lame and I! so sad...thanks

11:26 pm

kristinc

and=am

11:26 pm

SueQ

hi wassup, just got home, i have 7 to go, ny help with the oo6/18?

11:26 pm

kristinc

goodnight marymary, one more day to the weekend!

11:27 pm

mich_pdx

nite MaryMary, oh lady of Hawthorne

11:27 pm

stidmama

good night marymary -- see you tomorrow i hope!

11:27 pm

lds

what the aunties did at the new baby oo----

11:27 pm

wassup

Hi! You only have 7? Dang!

11:29 pm

stidmama

oo is o + o4/4 + tall letter + dot vowel

11:29 pm

wassup

oo+letter before s + 1st vowel + letter before m + 3rd vowel

11:29 pm

stidmama

oopss... meant o + o 4/4 + dot vowel...

11:29 pm

mich_pdx

lds, that only works with the aa.... there aren't pi 5/16, there are pi 5/14 & pi 5/18? "oo" look at 10:51

11:29 pm

wassup

ok, stid...that was way better than my clue. :)

11:30 pm

stidmama

argh. the German Shepherd Dog is going after his hurt foot again -- BRB

11:30 pm

kristinc

okay friends, my husband is on the list for the computer so I better head off.
Just finished, thanks for the help!

Goodnight all! (Keep me posted on the shindig)

11:31 pm

stidmama

YAY kristinc!

11:31 pm

wassup

sueq, we were talking about a babbler get together in portland. There are a bunch of us nearby, Stid's in Olympia (right?) marymary's in se portland, missy's in portland, Kristin's in Seattle. Did I miss anyone?

11:31 pm

wassup

bye kristin!

11:32 pm

mich_pdx

nite Kristin!

11:32 pm

wassup

clue for the pi 5/18?

11:32 pm

SueQ

West of Portland here!!!

11:32 pm

mich_pdx

pi 5/18 it's a rice dish

11:33 pm

lds

pi5/18 if good to eat - a rice dish. How about pi5/16 - trade me a hint

11:33 pm

wassup

Thanks!

11:33 pm

mich_pdx

so SueQ, you'd be all over an Edgefield Babble event / slumber party?

11:34 pm

SueQ

When do we go?

11:34 pm

wassup

pi 5/16?

11:35 pm

SueQ

Groan, how about the aa5/14

11:35 pm

wassup

what we did when we saw the fireworks, sue

11:35 pm

mich_pdx

pi 5/14 typewriter type size + tall const.

11:35 pm

lds

suzyQ - what grannies did over baby

11:36 pm

blueskies29

oo6/18 pls?

11:37 pm

mich_pdx

blueskies, circa 11:29

11:37 pm

wassup

We should plan something for summer. I'm sure it would be easier for everyone (me) when school's out.

11:38 pm

wassup

then again, I don't want to wait that long. :)

11:38 pm

SueQ

Got it, thank you

11:38 pm

mich_pdx

I'm back east 6/23 - 7/10, otherwise, sounds great

11:38 pm

SueQ

al7/36 and al7/44

11:38 pm

wassup

I'm missing all the al words except for the 4/7. Any help?

11:38 pm

lds

still no pi5/16 clue?

11:39 pm

mich_pdx

there's no pi 5/16.....

11:39 pm

blueskies29

thanx missyem!

11:39 pm

wassup

lds, sorry. there's no pi5/16

11:40 pm

mich_pdx

pi 5/12? a spanish woman's name (sym. to above, change last letter)

11:41 pm

mich_pdx

from earlier....
kristinc, if you just started you may want to know there are 3 al's that are all variants sp. of the same word, has syn. for look in the middle + help at the end

11:42 pm

stidmama

al + ca 4
same as above but add the dot vowelbefore the last cons.
same again, change the dot vowel and replace with the sometimes vowel...

11:43 pm

wassup

I'll be back in a few minutes. Hubby just got home. Got to feed him!

11:44 pm

mich_pdx

al 5/14 is al 7/44 minus two vowels in 1 2 middle & 1 @ end

11:45 pm

SueQ

fa6/33 pppplllleeeezzzzee?

11:45 pm

stidmama

re: a get-together -- summer works for me (probably) so does sooner. Saturdays are generally best for me.

11:45 pm

mich_pdx

Sue, it's the front of a bldg, from french for face

11:46 pm

stidmama

fa 6/33: what a building looks like, a "false front"

11:46 pm

mich_pdx

I'm an architect & didn't get that one without a clue!!!!

11:46 pm

SueQ

Perfect clue missyem!

11:47 pm

mich_pdx

merci! that 'c' just wasn't looking soft to me until I read someone's clue -- and here I am studying for my arch. license.... we'll not this very second, lol

11:48 pm

SueQ

Okay, how about fa5/18?

11:49 pm

mich_pdx

another arch. term for a board used as trim, think of Musolini's boys without the s's or t

11:52 pm

SueQ

I'm sorry, again? fa5/18?

11:53 pm

stidmama

fa + a U.S. spy agency (not the FBI, but the ***)

11:54 pm

mich_pdx

like the one above, but 3rd &1st vowels after the const. in the middle

11:55 pm

SueQ

I'm Done!!!!!!! First one ever!!!!!!

11:55 pm

SueQ

Thank you , thank you, (((bowing))))

11:55 pm

blueskies29

is something supposed to happen if you find all the words (thanx to all your wonderful hints!)??

11:55 pm

Sushi

What's total words today? signed, sushi-the-lazy-one

11:56 pm

stidmama

YAY SueQ!

11:56 pm

mich_pdx

Stid -- excellent clues. can you guys tell I have been doing NYT crosswords since I was in 7th grade? Still have that verbal thought process instead of the patterns made

11:56 pm

stidmama

99 words today, sushi!

11:57 pm

hetty

Wassup, I just saw your message re a get together in Portland, and I'd liike to invite myself to be included in an invitation since my home (Salt Spring Island) isn't so
far away---from your Canadian cousin

11:57 pm

mich_pdx

YAYAYAYAYAYAY Bluesky & SueQ! *****fireworks******* & a happy dance. No nothing else happens, but you get mucho points for finishing

11:57 pm

stidmama

i don't do crossword puzzles, that probably shows too! I look for patterns in words, rather than meanings...

11:57 pm

Sushi

thanks stidmama. I start this too late in the night. ONly half way there and 3 minutes to go. **Sigh**

11:58 pm

stidmama

well, that's not too bad, sushi! can we help any?

11:58 pm

mich_pdx

Hetty, as a Portlander I would love to invite you!

11:58 pm

lds

Last word RA4/6 but where is it?

11:58 pm

stidmama

YAY blueskies!

11:59 pm

SueQ

wassup, got your butt on here! I finished the freaking puzz;e!!!

11:59 pm

hetty

Thanks, missyem, we'll keep in touch

11:59 pm

mich_pdx

it's like a mexican indian but with an "r"

12:00 am

stidmama

see you all on the other side...?

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