Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, June 3, 2006

12:00 am

wassup

flip!

12:00 am

knutmeg

Flip!

12:00 am

nrkii

Fliparoni!

12:00 am

TheOneInsider

what just happened?

12:00 am

GreyWoulf

flip!

12:00 am

TheOneInsider

i just signed up?

12:00 am

Layne

FLIP

12:00 am

stidmama

flip....

12:00 am

harpjane

flip

12:00 am

hootowl

I told him it would be big when he was home!

12:00 am

rebekb

flip

12:00 am

wassup

i hate this puzzle already!

12:00 am

debbinla

flippo

12:00 am

libarebel

flipt!

12:00 am

TheOneInsider

new puzzle?

12:00 am

Jimmythefish

Knoskers of Zib

12:00 am

TheOneInsider

it's only 10

12:01 am

GreyWoulf

Babble resets at midnight central time

12:01 am

stidmama

me too, wassup, but since it's not my birthday anymore...

12:01 am

anders

here we go

12:01 am

wassup

the puzzle flips over to a new one at midnight central time every night

12:01 am

hootowl

It changes at midnight central time

12:01 am

wassup

hello fish!

12:01 am

stidmama

yes TheOne- a new puzzle every day at midnight Illinois time.

12:01 am

knutmeg

yikes!! 213 words. I'm off to bed. G'night!

12:01 am

Jimmythefish

Ah.....my favorite first daughter

12:01 am

hootowl

Where is Kris? Did she go to the hospital?

12:01 am

GreyWoulf

hoot -- she has -- she is gonna be baking oatmeal raisin and peanut butter oatmeal raisin cookies in addition to choc chip

12:02 am

hootowl

NO peanut butter!

12:02 am

stidmama

good night knutmeg...

12:02 am

FranMag

night knutmeg!

12:02 am

GreyWoulf

But their goood that way!

12:02 am

wassup

that'd be me

12:02 am

GreyWoulf

g'nite knutmeg

12:02 am

helenkeller

yay - hope it's a rainy day tomorrow -i had planned to spend most of the day gardening - not babbling

12:02 am

hootowl

enjoy

12:03 am

stidmama

good night all! hope this grid is easier than it looks...

12:03 am

rebekb

night stidmama & knutmeg

12:03 am

hootowl

nite stid - 10 q's - maybe

12:03 am

FranMag

night stid!

12:04 am

debbinla

gnight stid

12:04 am

harpjane

i see a nasty one

12:05 am

jillibus

stid -- late happy b'day -- was it June 1 or June 2?

12:05 am

GreyWoulf

g'nite stid!

12:05 am

nrkii

night stid!

12:05 am

nrkii

I'm heading out of chat for the night as well -- see ya tomorrow all!

12:06 am

debbinla

night nrkii

12:06 am

FranMag

night nrk, love the tree frog!

12:06 am

GreyWoulf

At least it is a fairly diffuse board -- I hate when you have 36 words originating from one square

12:06 am

libarebel

wow, I have less than 1 minute left (!?)

12:06 am

libarebel

wow, I have less than 1 minute left (!?)

12:06 am

GreyWoulf

so long nrkii

12:06 am

FranMag

i like your frog too harpjane!

12:06 am

hootowl

50 S WORDS!

12:06 am

libarebel

I repeat...

12:06 am

harpjane

well, there IS that s....

12:07 am

GreyWoulf

oops I didn't see the S -- I take it back

12:07 am

hootowl

nite nrkii

12:07 am

harpjane

thanks fran

12:07 am

GreyWoulf

refresh libarebel -- babble hiccuped on you

12:07 am

rebekb

al 7/28

12:07 am

libarebel

I didn't catch the theme?

12:08 am

Freckle

does ne one have the 10?

12:08 am

FranMag

rain forest animals libarebel

12:08 am

jillibus

how do you catch the theme?

12:08 am

hootowl

Theres a 10

12:08 am

libarebel

t, fran :)y

12:09 am

Jimmythefish

Zib...........check out email. Found Water Lions

12:09 am

TheOneInsider

tassle isn't in the dictionary?

12:09 am

FranMag

don't know if anyone else watched American Idol, but the Pickler's favorite dish is in the grid!

12:10 am

wassup

awesome. will do

12:10 am

TheOneInsider

hahaha

12:10 am

FranMag

theone, switch the letters at the end

12:11 am

TheOneInsider

thnx

12:11 am

hootowl

Insider - you are going to find we have a very strange dictionary!

12:12 am

hootowl

tassle

12:12 am

hootowl

tasp

12:12 am

FranMag

hoot, switch the last two letters

12:12 am

GreyWoulf

hoot have you been reading Ringworld again?

12:13 am

wassup

fish, those are great pictures. the kids will love it.

12:13 am

hootowl

Weird things are happening on my end! They were supposed to go into my word list.

12:13 am

TheOneInsider

pissa isn't in this dictionary either

12:14 am

wassup

that happened to someone else the other day hoot. they said they typed in the word box and it showed up in the chat

12:14 am

hootowl

Not yet. Just found out it'a been added to. Found 2 at our local used book store. Need the first. THEN I'll get the new ones. Years since I read them!

12:15 am

hootowl

Thanks wassup - thought I was crazy.

12:16 am

TheOneInsider

done with the Qu

12:16 am

jillibus

I used to read ringworld too but not for years

12:16 am

hootowl

At least 2 new ones jill

12:16 am

hootowl

trial

12:16 am

GreyWoulf

I haven't read the most recent one - ringword throne -- and I am not sure I want to

12:17 am

hootowl

NUTS!

12:17 am

hootowl

why?

12:17 am

GreyWoulf

The idea of a Kzinti protector is just disturbing

12:18 am

hootowl

OOOOK - When I get caught up I'll know what you are talking about! NOW I'm going to babble!

12:18 am

hootowl

tralee

12:18 am

GreyWoulf

Apparently in Throne he introduced the concept that each of the different races can evolve into a protector advanced state

12:19 am

hootowl

I never even got to many races. Enough. I'll catch up.

12:21 am

ls1

s 8/55

12:22 am

FranMag

q7/40

12:22 am

Onpaki

hello! happy weekend to all!

12:24 am

Paddytt

R8/60

12:24 am

anders

q 7/40 = weirder

12:25 am

TheOneInsider

queerer

12:25 am

TheOneInsider

oh i'm sooooo sorry

12:25 am

Jimmythefish

Fish out

12:25 am

wassup

nite fish

12:25 am

joey

r 7/40

12:27 am

wassup

r 10/70

12:30 am

anders

got the r 10/70 ... it means 'keeps coming, doesn't let up'

12:31 am

ls1

thanks anders!

12:31 am

anders

no problem

12:31 am

helenkeller

i'm back - how's the grid, looks easy!

12:32 am

Freckle

THNX ANDERS!

12:32 am

wassup

hi helen. i'm up to 68 but slowing drastically

12:32 am

rebekb

Thanks got the R 10

12:32 am

Freckle

Word counts eveyr1?

12:32 am

helenkeller

i am going to start now & go for speed

12:32 am

Erda

Phantom word: Lentil

12:33 am

GreyWoulf

g'night to all -- still haven't decided if I am gonna start or not

12:33 am

wassup

70 now

12:33 am

rebekb

I'm at 80, going to bed!

12:34 am

wassup

well done rebekb. good night

12:34 am

hootowl

I'm going too. I'll be back in the morning. Well later in the morning. Have fun.

12:34 am

rebekb

Thanks! (It's the other 100 plus I'll have to work on!)

12:34 am

wassup

night hootowl

12:34 am

GreyWoulf

G'night hoot -- tomorrow we will intro you to Lit as well :-)

12:35 am

wassup

was anyone else going to give word counts? I'm curious too freckle

12:35 am

hootowl

Maybe - he's going IN at midnight!

12:36 am

hootowl

Anyway - Night all! gone

12:36 am

anders

quine

12:36 am

Freckle

I have 88 words Wassup =/

12:36 am

anders

yikes

12:36 am

jillibus

that was a big help, anders

12:37 am

wassup

wow freckle, nice!

12:37 am

anders

okay, I'll make it up. anyone want the pi 7/32?

12:37 am

wassup

sure!

12:37 am

jillibus

i meantyour r10!

12:37 am

helenkeller

i found the ten - all by myself !!! - a banner day!

12:38 am

anders

pee + insect

12:38 am

wassup

haha! just monkeytyped the p7/32. funny word!

12:38 am

Paddytt

116 words & going back to bed. Good luck everyone

12:41 am

jillibus

i have 6 qu's but the little squares say only 5 -- why?

12:41 am

wassup

try refreshing jill

12:41 am

Freckle

Wassup, hints for p7/32?

12:42 am

jillibus

it worked, wass, thx

12:42 am

wassup

what you'd call a little jerk. pee+carpenter's *** (bug)

12:42 am

misshoax

helen, can you give the rest of us a hint?

12:42 am

jillibus

look at anders below for p7/32

12:44 am

wassup

i need a snack. brb

12:48 am

Freckle

YAY 100!

12:50 am

Freckle

So what's the snack 2night wassup?

12:51 am

wassup

just downed a piece of cake from the other night. dang good. probably the worst thing i could have chosen right before bed, but what the heck!

12:51 am

joey

yippee, me too - 100

12:52 am

Freckle

Right b4 bed =(

12:52 am

joey

sino

12:52 am

wassup

i'm still at 74, so i'll work off some of the calories by typing frantically to catch up!

12:52 am

Freckle

I would prefer if u didn't type words on the chat Joey -.-

12:53 am

wassup

haha!

12:53 am

helenkeller

i'm slowing at 110 & guess what wass - i just had me a piece of cake too - lol - i rarely ever eat sweets, so it's a very odd thing for me to have done (the ball & chain has the world's biggest sweet tooth, so there are always tons of sugary things around

12:53 am

joey

sorry, I would prefer it too, but sometimes we make mistakes. I apologize

12:53 am

Freckle

words that have possibilities in the puzzle =(

12:53 am

stidmama

I would prefer if you would type actual grid words Joey! LOL

12:53 am

Freckle

Apology accepted =}

12:53 am

stidmama

*back to hiding*

12:53 am

joey

me too

12:54 am

helenkeller

exactly what i was thinnking stid!!!! LOL

12:54 am

wassup

stid! just had cake in your honor. *back to typing*

12:54 am

wassup

me too, i tried "sino" and no luck

12:54 am

smazing

Good evening all. What, no cake for your neighbor wassup!

12:55 am

wassup

come on over! it's 2 days old and stale as hell! still tasted good though

12:55 am

helenkeller

wass - i you crack me up - i just rad what you wrote about burning calories - ok, let's go, one-two-three-four, two-two-three-four ......

12:55 am

helenkeller

hiya smaz :)

12:55 am

wassup

and s, and g, and l, and r, and

12:55 am

smazing

Stale cake!! still sounds good.

12:56 am

smazing

how many words in the grid? I am to lazy to try to open another window.

12:56 am

wassup

just unfortunate that i can't have coffee with it.

12:56 am

stidmama

213 smazing

12:56 am

wassup

213

12:56 am

stidmama

cake in any form sounds good.... urp!

12:56 am

helenkeller

2 grey boxes !!! (both 1/1) i rock!

12:57 am

smazing

At this time of night!!! You'll be typing like a madman! BZZZZZZZ

12:57 am

stidmama

way to go helen! shouldn't you be asleep already though?

12:57 am

jillibus

stid - u still there? was your b'day june 1 or 2?

12:57 am

wassup

i don't have any grey boxes, except for the freebie. it looks like a bingo board. "free space"

12:57 am

smazing

Ewww. i smelled that burp clear to oregon.

12:57 am

stidmama

my birthday is still here for another hour and three minutes our time, jill!

12:57 am

helenkeller

wass -hey, i never noticed that, we could actually play babble bingo witht he grey boxes !!!

12:58 am

wassup

cake burps...

12:58 am

smazing

Well happy happy! How old r ya!

12:58 am

stidmama

sorry smazing... too tired and full to be overly polite, but *stifles another burp*

12:58 am

wassup

i would lose for sure helen!

12:58 am

smazing

lol!

12:58 am

stidmama

old enough smazing, to not wish to tell ;-)

12:58 am

smazing

You're making me jealous!

12:58 am

jillibus

same as my granddaughter's big 21st, then! happ[y to you both

12:59 am

wassup

jill, just read your profile. you breed great danes? that's awesome!

12:59 am

helenkeller

i have one corner - 3 more & i can get the 4-corner bingo!

1:00 am

wassup

still just the free space.

1:00 am

stidmama

thanks Jillibus!

1:01 am

libarebel

lovely icon as usual, helen :)

1:01 am

wassup

some moron is shooting off fireworks. it's june 2, right? I'm not missing anything?

1:02 am

helenkeller

thank you lib :)

1:02 am

smazing

It's downtown! The bigging of the Rose Festival.

1:02 am

smazing

The parade is tomorrow!

1:02 am

stidmama

what -- you don't think my birthday is that important? LOL

1:02 am

smazing

beginning! oh, i so need to go to bed.

1:02 am

wassup

but i'm in hillsboro! it's someone in my neighborhood.

1:03 am

wassup

:) stid

1:03 am

smazing

oh, no. Correction. It's for stidmama!

1:03 am

jillibus

USED to breed gt danes, wassup. Wrote a book about their history too. And is that a cowboy steer in your icon or what?

1:03 am

smazing

Any excuse to blow off a finger and scare the bejezus out of the animals and war veterans!

1:03 am

wassup

actually we're going to go downtown (hopefully) tomorrow to tour the pirate ship. they have the one from pirates of the caribbean

1:03 am

wassup

exactly smazing

1:04 am

helenkeller

lol smaz

1:04 am

smazing

Really? I didn't know that! Of course, rain is in the forecast!

1:04 am

wassup

yeah, it's a cow from the time life photos of the year. he's wearing a hat. i thought he was cute

1:05 am

ls1

jillibus - you don't by any chance know of great dane rescue groups do you?

1:06 am

Freckle

Word Counts?

1:06 am

wassup

i love great danes. they're the biggest sweetest dogs i've ever met.

1:06 am

wassup

77, i'm not doing anything am i? :)

1:06 am

stidmama

87, but Tom is helping a little

1:06 am

smazing

I think it's time for bed since my shadow word for the evening is 'sleep'. I have 96 though!

1:07 am

helenkeller

good nite smaz :)

1:07 am

stidmama

I love danes, but they don't have the longest life span.

1:07 am

wassup

good job! i'm going back in *diving head first*

1:07 am

stidmama

good night smazing, see you tomorrow!

1:07 am

smazing

nite all.

1:08 am

Nef

I can't figure out how everyone can post so much AND still get high word counts here! I'm struggling at a measily word count of 45 and have a really hard time of following what's posted!

1:08 am

ls1

i have a boxer now stid and they don't live long either

1:08 am

stidmama

practice Nef, practice, obsession and not enough other things to do...

1:08 am

wassup

i have 2 boxers ls1.

1:08 am

ls1

did you have them as your icon a while ago wassup?

1:09 am

wassup

yep, that was e

1:09 am

wassup

*me

1:09 am

stidmama

speaking of other things to do.

1:09 am

jillibus

Our dane bloodline was living to about 11, and one was 14 -- we were working on that.

1:10 am

wassup

the oldest boxer i've ever heard of was 13 and he was really falling apart

1:10 am

ls1

we'll be in the market for a dane soon, but can't afford a breeder - that's why i'm looking for rescue groups

1:11 am

wassup

we're actually looking for a new home for our 2nd boxer. she's going to be 1 on june 19th. we got through the hard part and now have to get rid of her. our house seems to be shrinking

1:11 am

SueMagee

I've got a couple of Rhodesian Ridgebacks - gorgeous dogs.

1:11 am

froelica

sarah!!!

1:11 am

wassup

ashley!

1:11 am

SueMagee

quear

1:11 am

froelica

hehehe

1:11 am

SueMagee

Sorry!

1:12 am

wassup

i had fun last night.

1:13 am

froelica

i know!! thought that sounds kinda dirty....

1:13 am

froelica

but everything sounds dirty to me

1:13 am

froelica

though i mean

1:13 am

wassup

true!

1:13 am

renfield

howdy!

1:13 am

wassup

nice icon ren!

1:14 am

froelica

renfield did you choose your name from a certain dracula movie?

1:14 am

helenkeller

hiya ren

1:14 am

sprite

Morning dear gang :)

1:14 am

renfield

yes i did

1:15 am

froelica

haha!

1:15 am

helenkeller

3 grey boxes - 133

1:15 am

renfield

hey wassup, helen....hey sprite

1:15 am

libarebel

hmm... quora not found? plural of quorum... hmmph!

1:15 am

froelica

i need to change my icon....

1:15 am

helenkeller

hiya sprite

1:15 am

jillibus

ls1 = Try googling Great Dane Rescue -- there are many listed in various areas

1:15 am

helenkeller

that's what i thought too , lib

1:15 am

wassup

hi sprite, you were in the puzzle yesterday

1:16 am

libarebel

yep, helen

1:16 am

wassup

me too froelich. i'm getting tired of my cow

1:16 am

sprite

I know, I was addressed as Sp6/21 or as 7from9 ;)

1:16 am

ls1

thanks jillibus - will do. was thinking maybe you had a favorite

1:16 am

wassup

haha!

1:16 am

helenkeller

lol - that's still funny sprite

1:17 am

Xandria

you have to give lickety his due when you miss him so badly you spend 5 minutes refreshing just to try and get his site to have today's clues up.

1:18 am

wassup

i know what you mean xandria, i'm hopeless without the list

1:18 am

froelica

is the little pink guy frolicking?

1:19 am

libarebel

wassup--youricon has been right on for many themes-- try to pass as the not yet discovered rain forest critter?

1:19 am

froelica

nope. man it was so good!!!

1:19 am

sprite

Lol, I saw the name of a once-famous dog, entered it for fun and it took :)

1:19 am

froelica

but if you click on my icon it will

1:19 am

Xandria

if we all shouted really loudly for Lickety to come and give us addicts our Lickety fix do you think he'd hear in Australia?

1:19 am

wassup

good call liba!

1:19 am

helenkeller

i don't see rintintin anywhere

1:20 am

wassup

froelich, love the pink guy. too bad he doesn't frolick on here

1:20 am

wassup

yeah, where's old yeller?

1:20 am

froelica

i know!! but he will if you click on him... it's like an investment

1:20 am

renfield

here spot....

1:20 am

libarebel

the rare hat wearing bovine

1:20 am

helenkeller

lol lib

1:21 am

sprite

Collie to the rescue!

1:21 am

wassup

yes, we discovered the rare hat wearing bovine in the deepest darkest part of the amazon. he was reading a novel and drinking a martini.

1:21 am

jillibus

ls1 -- good luck - my involvement was back east and am now on the west coast, no longer in touch altho stil a GDC of America member, also GDC of Quebec, CKC etc.

1:22 am

froelica

charlie is a collie. but if you're in danger, she'll bite you and bark at you

1:22 am

froelica

my friend's dog

1:22 am

jeffer

lol, renfield

1:22 am

wassup

charlie is your mom's dog?

1:22 am

wassup

oh, yes, typed too fast

1:22 am

sprite

Perhaps I am the only one from the hero collie generation here :)

1:23 am

libarebel

hmm, hence the sly smile... :-d

1:23 am

renfield

i think we're all teasing you sprite! it was a good clue!

1:23 am

helenkeller

i believe rintintin preceded timmy's dog

1:23 am

ls1

i think they're messing with you sprite. surely everyone knows who saves timmy from the well!

1:23 am

Gwen

That collie pulled Timmy out of a lot of scrapes

1:23 am

froelica

that's so funny about denise last night....

1:23 am

wassup

abbie is barking in her sleep. (dog)

1:23 am

helenkeller

lol ls1

1:24 am

froelica

aw....

1:24 am

wassup

i know, i was telling josh about it. he was cracking up.

1:24 am

libarebel

you are correct, helen!

1:24 am

sprite

:D
Thanks... so I am not as old as I just felt ;)

1:24 am

froelica

HAHAH!

1:24 am

helenkeller

we had a dog named abbie!

1:24 am

renfield

(((sprite))))...tee hee

1:25 am

wassup

abbie's a grumpy old lady. we love her though

1:25 am

froelica

dirty word..... first one i saw, as usual

1:25 am

helenkeller

we just lost our abbie, earlier this year

1:26 am

sprite

A dirty mind is a joy forever, froelica :)

1:26 am

froelica

it's good to know i'm appreciated!!

1:26 am

sprite

Sorry to hear that, helen... always sad when you lose a friend that's been with you so long.

1:26 am

andy12489

hi sprite ** hug **

1:26 am

wassup

so sorry helen. my parents just had to put down our family dog. Martin, the flying luck dragon (neverending story?, anyone?). He was almost 17

1:27 am

sprite

Hey andy! *hugs right back* Good to see you. :)

1:27 am

andy12489

dips

1:27 am

andy12489

sorry tying in wrong window ;-(

1:27 am

froelica

: ( he was always the flying luck dragon AND a gay old man in a satin robe to me

1:27 am

helenkeller

wow - 17, that's a blessing

1:27 am

andy12489

same here how are you doing? Job/husband ok?

1:28 am

sprite

Neverending story, absolutely. "Follow your heart's desire and luck will find you."

1:28 am

andy12489

did u see lucky lately?

1:28 am

wassup

Totally! Josh used to call him "the mute kid in the corner"

1:28 am

andy12489

Can't agree more sprite

1:28 am

wassup

ATRAYU!!!!!!!!!!

1:28 am

froelica

hehehe

1:28 am

wassup

sprite, my parents dog looked just like him. I'm going to look for a picture. brb

1:28 am

sprite

Job is going in the right direction slowly but surely. Husband and kids are doing fine. And with you?

1:28 am

jillibus

Kipling wrote "don't give your heart to a dog to t***" if anyone wants an easy hint

1:29 am

froelica

he was a breed of his own

1:29 am

froelica

awesome. he should be your icon

1:30 am

andy12489

all OK sprite, business is good, off to Florida next week so no babble, glad you are OK

1:30 am

libarebel

dogs seem to wear their hearts on their sleeves...

1:31 am

sprite

Good to hear you're doing well, Andy. Yes, Lucky has been on recently, she did not think she would be passing the tests for next year's school though.

1:31 am

ramix

hi babblers

1:31 am

libarebel

while cats are soo reserved..

1:31 am

andy12489

oh well hope she will but I think she can still paint right?

1:31 am

renfield

hey ramix

1:31 am

ramix

ooh lookie!! my flag!!!

1:31 am

libarebel

luv 'em both :-)

1:32 am

sprite

ramix, you have your flag!

1:32 am

jillibus

Hooray for Ghana and Dr_G!

1:32 am

helenkeller

yes lib, that's the best thing about them - is the afternoon getting my 1 1/2 year old pom acquainted with a 14 week old pom - i think my gal is still a pup, but next to the babe, she's like an old lady - the puppy just crazy runs whenever she feels like it

1:32 am

sprite

I think she will always paint, Andy, indeed.

1:32 am

ramix

i do...i do!! yay!!!

1:33 am

sprite

It is a pretty flag too :)

1:33 am

andy12489

agreed, it is her passion and she is pertty good at it, sprite

1:33 am

helenkeller

*spent the afternoon ...

1:34 am

wassup

there he is, in all his glory. refresh for the flying luck dragon

1:34 am

libarebel

oh, helen you have a pup w/ adopted mom or dad?

1:34 am

helenkeller

aww, wass, what a sweet face :)

1:35 am

sprite

Oh dear, he DOES look like the luck dragon! What a sweetheart :D

1:35 am

wassup

yes, we miss him

1:35 am

wassup

falcor is what i called him. my dad called him marty j. dog. he had a middle name. :)

1:36 am

helenkeller

nope lib, my husband brought me my pom even though i made him promise not to - i wanted to go looking myself, after my last one died at 14, but he has no will power - the puppy is his son's new dog (grown up son who just bought a house, so now they can have dogs)

1:37 am

froelica

there he is!!!!

1:37 am

edmo

how many words today plzz

1:37 am

helenkeller

when the two pom first met, mine didn't know what to make of a free-spirit dog that was smaller than her!

1:37 am

wassup

213

1:37 am

Uncagain

hi folks, how many words are there? Please

1:37 am

andy12489

213 words edmo

1:38 am

libarebel

oh, but maybe that's what it took to get another pet after a loss...

1:38 am

edmo

ty

1:38 am

Uncagain

thnx

1:39 am

edmo

slat

1:40 am

libarebel

helen, have yo seen the classic video of the kitten teasing the big cat--made in japan in around 1998

1:40 am

sprite

Now now, no calling names, edmo ;)

1:40 am

wassup

lol sprite

1:41 am

helenkeller

actually lib, a rescue dog came into my life about 1 1/2 years before gizmo died - mr. face is the transitional dog & a very good one- kept the old dog young & now he's training the new one! a mutt, someone threw him away as a 10 week old puppy, i just kept him after no one repsonded to my many posters, pictures, vet calls, internet & newspaper postings - i hate it when people are mean to animals

1:41 am

froelica

i made manicotti today, now i'm gonna go have my second helping and a glass of sangiovese : ) see you all laytah!!!

1:41 am

wassup

bye! eat some for me!

1:42 am

froelica

will do, chickie!!

1:42 am

sprite

Sounds delicious!

1:42 am

helenkeller

lib, no haven't seen that do you have a site for it? or shoudl i just google ktten teasing cat japan?

1:42 am

wassup

abbie's barking again, in her sleep

1:42 am

sprite

alees

1:42 am

helenkeller

bye froe

1:42 am

froelica

so cute..... see ya!

1:42 am

sprite

Sorry!

1:43 am

helenkeller

again, must we remind you sprite, we want useful words, lol

1:43 am

libarebel

that is so nice, helen--the older training the kid-- I had my cats do that once-- awe ome

1:43 am

sprite

And there I was being happy at least it wasn't a valid word, lol.

1:43 am

wassup

psst, drop the s from sprite's word...

1:44 am

helenkeller

yeah, it's funny how they know just what to do, when to protect & when to encourage/discourage & when to just let them be

1:44 am

sprite

Or insert another consonant.

1:44 am

helenkeller

lol wass

1:44 am

wassup

ooh....

1:44 am

joey

after an hour I finally got the 10, yippee

1:44 am

sprite

This grid is hard on me. I am at 1/3 and slowing down already.

1:46 am

libarebel

helen -- I'll email the quicktime mpeg

1:46 am

SueMagee

I keep thinking I've found quilt.

1:46 am

helenkeller

ok lib :) thx

1:46 am

andy12489

well same here sprite, got 71 words in about 30 mins and it is geetting harder

1:46 am

wassup

why isn't allen a word? allen wrench? ugh!

1:46 am

andy12489

aron

1:47 am

andy12489

sorry again

1:47 am

sprite

Bad setup of the site, andy, we all keep doing it.

1:48 am

andy12489

sure we will - or maybe bad setup in our brains handling word recognition lol

1:48 am

sprite

Lol, I was referring to the accidental posting of words in the log...

1:49 am

andy12489

yup I got it as soon as I posted it you know smart minds think alike - or is i fools do not differ :-)

1:50 am

sprite

Hehehehe :)

1:50 am

andy12489

ok got 2 more words in like last 5 mins arrrrgh

1:50 am

jillibus

another psst, drop the a from sprite's word

1:51 am

wassup

hee hee jill

1:52 am

jillibus

oooh, cutiepie puppydog, wassup!

1:52 am

sprite

Or play a little with the letters and make A6/18 - 7/28 parts of the genepool.

1:52 am

wassup

thanks jill

1:53 am

libarebel

helen-- I emailed attachment for tease cat-- hope it works :)

1:54 am

wassup

ok, off to bed. i'm not even trying anymore! :)

1:54 am

helenkeller

ok, thx lib :)

1:54 am

sprite

Sleep well, wassup!

1:54 am

renfield

later wassup

1:54 am

helenkeller

i am trying to figure out sprite's cryptic clue (maybe only cryptic cause it's so late)

1:54 am

helenkeller

good nite wass :)

1:55 am

jillibus

Me too helenk

1:55 am

joey

nite wassup

1:55 am

libarebel

nite, wassup

1:55 am

helenkeller

lol jill - well let me know if you get it

1:56 am

sprite

Nah, not cryptic. Just the carrier(s) of a specific trait in genes.

1:56 am

joey

me, too, I am done. 126 down, 87 to go. good night and good luck

1:57 am

sprite

Night joey!

1:57 am

renfield

nite joey

1:57 am

helenkeller

ok, i do not see dioxyriboluclaic acid in there anywhere

1:57 am

sprite

You don't?

1:57 am

helenkeller

LOL

1:57 am

jillibus

gotcha, sprite. Shoulda remembered my genetics, yikes - too late an hour!

1:59 am

helenkeller

ok, jili, share with the class

1:59 am

jillibus

That's deoxyribonucleic acid, podner

1:59 am

FranMag

hi everybody!

1:59 am

sprite

Hi Fran :)

2:00 am

renfield

hey fran

2:00 am

FranMag

how's everybody doing? sprite, you done already?

2:01 am

sprite

Not even halfway, Fran. I am having trouble with this grid.

2:01 am

ramix

well color me blind! i just found the ten letter word!

2:01 am

helenkeller

ok jili (showoff) :)

2:02 am

sprite

wtg ramix! I don't have it yet. Nor any 8 and only 3 of the 7s.

2:02 am

FranMag

i did a little bit before dinner, still have 165 to go

2:02 am

jillibus

totally twisted long fish for al 6/18

2:03 am

FranMag

helen, i like your choice of rain forest creature!

2:03 am

helenkeller

ty fran :)

2:03 am

jillibus

and plural for 7/28

2:03 am

helenkeller

as the talking head said - we are little creatures, creatures of god

2:05 am

sprite

I probably look incredibly stupid for asking, but err... helen... is that a clue?

2:06 am

helenkeller

no sorry sprite - it's a reference to my icon

2:06 am

sprite

Darn! ;)

2:07 am

helenkeller

lol & sprite - i doubt you would EVER look supid

2:07 am

helenkeller

*stupid

2:07 am

sprite

At least 100x each day!

2:08 am

helenkeller

no way, lol

2:08 am

jillibus

maybe i should have said totally + twisted long fish

2:09 am

sprite

LOL! I just told my kid what we were saying and he says: "No, not 100x, mum, only 50!"

2:09 am

sprite

Well, eh, thanks son... I think. :)

2:09 am

helenkeller

oh man, i had that those words - fish, i didn't know they were

2:10 am

helenkeller

lol- i still think you have great kids!

2:10 am

sprite

So do I! :)

2:13 am

helenkeller

hey, a favorite childhood cereal is in the grid - quisp!

2:14 am

sprite

I wonder... how many of us tried that right away to see if it were valid?

2:14 am

jillibus

Silly! :^D

2:15 am

Dianne

Hi

2:15 am

FranMag

hi dianne!

2:15 am

sprite

Hi Dianne :)

2:16 am

Dianne

How is everyone this Saturday afternoon?

2:16 am

jillibus

Hi Dianne, say hi to Hong Kong where I got a terrible sunburn in 1939

2:17 am

FranMag

i'm fine this Friday evening.

2:17 am

sprite

Still enjoying the morning here. I have come down with a nasty flue, and being a mom doesn't help. But my husband is taking the kids on a camping trip, so I will be home alone for the next 2 days :)

2:17 am

Dianne

jilli - it's changed a bit since then but you can still get a terrible sunburn here :)

2:17 am

oggy

morning all

2:18 am

sprite

Hi oggy :)

2:18 am

helenkeller

aww, that's very nice - quiet is good for recouperaton - although, fetchers are always nice to have too

2:18 am

andy12489

so sprite I expect to see you here 7/24 lol

2:18 am

FranMag

hi oggy!

2:18 am

sprite

Lol, with this grid I probably will have to!

2:18 am

Dianne

sprite - that will give you time to nurse yourself back to health - and - babble!

2:18 am

sprite

123 down, 90 to go... and no speed left at all.

2:18 am

andy12489

I am at 92without list adn feel like going to bed son

2:19 am

jillibus

I hear it's changed a LOT, and nobody swims in Repulse Bay. How about Big Wave Bay?

2:19 am

Dianne

They cleaned up Repulse

2:20 am

Dianne

I'll start again - they cleaned up Repulse Bay and it is full of swimmers all the time.

2:20 am

jillibus

Oh good. It was fun.

2:20 am

Dianne

as the

2:20 am

Dianne

epulse

2:20 am

Dianne

ay hotel here when you were here ? (i hate this ste up!!!!)

2:20 am

sprite

Things are bound to have changed since 1939. You are about the same age as my parents, jilibus... how great to see you puzzling like this :D

2:21 am

ramix

hey andy. i'm stuck at 92 too

2:21 am

andy12489

qwell that makes two of us ramix

2:22 am

jillibus

Yes, the Repulse Bay hotel was there , and little sort of shacks on the beach where we could change. I wasn't there for long tho. My dad spent the war there, interned at Stanley civilian camp.

2:23 am

Dianne

Wow - that is something about your dad. Was he a civil servant here?

2:24 am

ramix

yes!!!! 93!! finally

2:24 am

jillibus

Long story. He was a Scot who worked for the Chinese Postal Bank and set up a branch in HK. We really lived in Shanghai.

2:25 am

andy12489

still @ 92 ramix, congrats

2:25 am

Krys10

evening, all

2:25 am

andy12489

k 93 now

2:25 am

helenkeller

ok that's it - i'm done in - 158 - 55 for tomorrow, gone listless for quite a few days, ego is satisfied, so maybe will hit the list tomorrow asap - unless of course it decides to rain

2:25 am

sprite

Hey Krys :D

2:26 am

andy12489

night helen

2:26 am

helenkeller

so good nite everyone :)

2:26 am

FranMag

night helen!

2:26 am

Krys10

sprite how are you feeling>

2:26 am

Krys10

>?

2:26 am

FranMag

hi krys!

2:26 am

Dianne

jilli - were you born in Shanghai?

2:26 am

ramix

on a roll now andy...97

2:27 am

sprite

Not to well yet, but looking forward to two days without kids and husband. He's taking them on a little camping trip :)

2:27 am

andy12489

94 here ramix

2:27 am

libarebel

nite, helen ;-)

2:27 am

sprite

*too

2:27 am

jillibus

No, born in Peking. Moved to Sh'ai at age 1, left age 12 to go to England.

2:27 am

andy12489

96 here

2:27 am

Krys10

oh, that sounds good, sprite - a chance to recuperate and rest with some peace and quiet.

2:28 am

sprite

Exactly. I love them dearly, but they don't combine too well with flue ;)

2:29 am

jillibus

i talk too much and only have 59. Must get to 60 and WILL NOT stay up till 2:30 am again!

2:30 am

andy12489

that's why I try to keep semi quiet lol

2:30 am

sprite

Hehehe :)

2:31 am

Dianne

I have been trying to get the r word from the top corner but just can't find it no matter how I monkey type :)

2:31 am

Krys10

it's a straightforward word - think of lions

2:31 am

jillibus

Just go straight down!

2:32 am

sprite

It sounds like wild animals, Dianne ;)

2:32 am

andy12489

Diane think about not bying but re** the placem, flip last consonant

2:32 am

Dianne

OMG - this is a stupid day for me - thanks for putting me out of my misery.

2:33 am

andy12489

ok 100 in 70+ minutes or so, good night everyone

2:33 am

Dianne

nite andy

2:33 am

jillibus

smarty andy!

2:33 am

sprite

Night andy :) *hug*

2:35 am

ramix

nite andy..i

2:35 am

aleksia

hello everybody

2:35 am

sprite

hi aleksia

2:38 am

shell0151

any1 got the 10?

2:39 am

ramix

yah shell..build on the re 6/18

2:40 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up everyone, sorry about the delay - Saturday Soccer ;-) Nice one today!

2:40 am

FranMag

hi lickety!

2:40 am

Krys10

thanks so much lickety!!

2:40 am

shell0151

cheers at 8.40 in the morning,,brain not working well so could be here for a while lol

2:40 am

FranMag

thanks ramix, got two out of that clue!

2:41 am

ramix

yw Fran

2:41 am

Deutsch

re 6 18?
Hi all, I could use a clue for this one

2:42 am

ramix

deutsch - think unstoppable...

2:43 am

aleksia

how many QU do you guyz have

2:43 am

Haz1558

Good morning all.

2:43 am

aleksia

morning haz

2:43 am

lynxxx

Afternoon Haz

2:44 am

Deutsch

Hi Haz
thanks, ramix, I will ponder

2:44 am

FranMag

hi haz, hi shell

2:45 am

Haz1558

Deutsch - re6/18 - either to allow to be borrowed again, or to give in or stop.

2:45 am

shell0151

hi fran,,hi haz

2:45 am

aleksia

jessie is that you

2:45 am

Haz1558

Alexsia - how many q words do you have?

2:45 am

shell0151

ramix got it thanks

2:45 am

ramix

but the re 10 means pretty much the opposite of that

2:46 am

aleksia

i have 2....how bout you

2:47 am

Deutsch

Haz, that's a fine howdy-do! Have the ten now!

2:47 am

sprite

There are 10 Q-words.

2:48 am

Haz1558

Glad you got there, Deutsch!

2:48 am

sprite

Hey Haz :)

2:48 am

ramix

i am officially stuck on the o's. not even 1!

2:49 am

Haz1558

Good morning, sprite - I've got an early start this morning!

2:49 am

FranMag

ramix, by mouth

2:49 am

Krys10

i've only got one O word... means spoken

2:49 am

shell0151

ramix think of ur mouth!!!

2:49 am

sprite

ramix, think of the mouth

2:49 am

ramix

hah...!! well whaddya know! ty shell

2:49 am

shell0151

yw

2:50 am

shell0151

isle

2:50 am

Krys10

the second O word is a 4/4.

2:50 am

shell0151

soz peeps

2:50 am

sprite

Yeah, that should work, shell :)

2:50 am

shell0151

lol

2:50 am

Deutsch

thanks, shell

2:51 am

shell0151

good start eh!!

2:51 am

sprite

The other O is what you shoot with a bow, lose last letter, invert.

2:52 am

Krys10

it's a scotch word, not in common use

2:52 am

ramix

merci sprite.

2:52 am

FranMag

sprite, that clue was like playing twister! thanks!

2:52 am

sprite

Twister! Oh help, that brings back memories, LOL!

2:53 am

aleksia

hello everyone

2:54 am

Deutsch

Hi aleksia!

2:54 am

Krys10

I'm dying here - gotta go to sleep. back tomorrow

2:55 am

shell0151

hi aleksia

2:55 am

aleksia

hi

2:55 am

FranMag

night krys!

2:55 am

shell0151

bye krys

2:55 am

sprite

Sleep well, Krys :) *hug*

2:55 am

FranMag

hi aleksia

2:55 am

Deutsch

Nite Kyrs!

2:56 am

Krys10

'night all! ((hugs)) to sprite especially - feel better!

2:56 am

sprite

:) I will, promise!

2:58 am

FranMag

just finished all the Qs!!

2:59 am

shell0151

clues??

2:59 am

shell0151

plz!

2:59 am

sprite

I am still one short, could you give me a clue?
I have 1x7, 5x5, 3x4.

3:00 am

aleksia

how many Qs r there

3:00 am

FranMag

which do you have already shell?

3:00 am

FranMag

sprite, you need the 6, it's a type of grain that you can eat if you are allergic to gluten

3:01 am

shell0151

2x5 1x4

3:02 am

ruthy

can anyone please give me a clue for the al 5/10

3:02 am

FranMag

shell, qu5/16, king's wife

3:02 am

aleksia

got that 1

3:02 am

FranMag

don't have it yet ruthy

3:03 am

sprite

Yeah, that was is, thanks Fran!

3:03 am

shell0151

got that one

3:03 am

sprite

Yeah, that was it, thanks Fran!

3:03 am

shell0151

got that one

3:03 am

shell0151

got that one

3:03 am

shell0151

got that one

3:03 am

shell0151

got that one

3:03 am

FranMag

shell, another qu5/16 sounds like king's wife, just change one vowel

3:03 am

shell0151

got that one

3:03 am

shell0151

got that one

3:03 am

shell0151

got that one

3:03 am

FranMag

yw sprite!

3:03 am

shell0151

soz dyslexic keyboard

3:04 am

aleksia

qw

3:04 am

sprite

And yet another connection error! Sry guys.

3:04 am

FranMag

qu5/16, strange

3:04 am

aleksia

b

3:04 am

FranMag

qu7/40, more strange

3:05 am

FranMag

qu5/16, calm as in qu*** a riot

3:05 am

Haz1558

Ruthy - its everyone plus two vowels (al5/10)

3:05 am

FranMag

qu4/8, money in UK

3:05 am

FranMag

qu4/7 qu** the eskimo

3:06 am

FranMag

qu6/27, a grain that doesn't have gluten

3:06 am

ruthy

thank u haz

3:06 am

FranMag

qu4/8 clever remark and plural

3:07 am

Wyrd

i dont get the eskimo one

3:08 am

shell0151

ty fran me niether!

3:08 am

FranMag

it's from an old 60s song

3:08 am

Wyrd

well im old enough to remember

3:08 am

Haz1558

Manfred Mann, if I remember correctly?

3:08 am

FranMag

another clue would be one of 5 babies minus last consonant

3:09 am

FranMag

you're probably right Haz, can't remember!

3:09 am

Wyrd

that i can figure out, ty

3:10 am

shell0151

cheers omg memories lol

3:10 am

dalmatian5

r 7/44

3:11 am

FranMag

can we get a clue dalmatian?

3:12 am

sprite

Is that the one with the 8/60 for 3rd person singular?

3:12 am

jillibus

what's the 3rd qu 5/16 please?

3:13 am

sprite

That's the weird one, jillibus

3:13 am

Haz1558

re7/44 is to prepare something again with the required elements

3:13 am

FranMag

jill, it means strange or slightly off

3:13 am

dalmatian5

re + e 5/18

3:14 am

FranMag

thanks haz and dalmatian

3:14 am

sprite

Yeah, that's the one that makes an 8 too, dalmatian.

3:14 am

dalmatian5

ty

3:15 am

Frances

Morning everyone. Having a quick babble before I go to cricket.......and at last, a sunny day.

3:15 am

jillibus

i have strange,, Her Majesty, and put down but there's another 5/16, isn't there?

3:15 am

FranMag

hi frances!

3:16 am

Haz1558

Good morning Frances - the sun is shining here as well.

3:16 am

shell0151

gm frances lovely day

3:16 am

FranMag

jill, it sounds just like her majesty, but change a vowel

3:16 am

Deutsch

Good day, Frances!

3:16 am

sprite

You may be missing the alt. spelling of Her Majesty, Jill

3:17 am

sprite

Hey Frances!

3:17 am

jillibus

scratching head, should go to bed...

3:17 am

Frances

How you all doing? Lots of vowels today. Could be interesting

3:18 am

Frances

lees

3:18 am

Frances

Here we go again!

3:18 am

sprite

It is interesting, Frances! I was out of speed at 1/3 today.

3:18 am

FranMag

jill, it's the first qu word in the list

3:19 am

jillibus

Heehee, Elisabeth?

3:19 am

Deutsch

Frances, I would appreciate it if you would give me words I didn't already have. LOL

3:19 am

sprite

lol!

3:19 am

shell0151

so glad im not on my own lol

3:19 am

FranMag

yes, an 8 letter word would be nice!

3:19 am

Frances

Oops, I'll try harder next time

3:19 am

Haz1558

I'm impressed that qu is being so useful today and not just taking up space.

3:20 am

Deutsch

thank you, hon!

3:20 am

Deutsch

thank you, hon!

3:20 am

FranMag

i know haz, it's part of a lot of good words too!

3:20 am

Deutsch

excuse my redundancy

3:20 am

shell0151

question 4 u all

3:21 am

sprite

For some 8s: think without canvas and a person giving loud and shrill yells.

3:21 am

shell0151

if my screen name is on someone elses buddy list!!! doesnt that mean they should be on mine?

3:22 am

sprite

That's entirely up to you, shell :)

3:22 am

FranMag

thanks sprite!

3:22 am

shell0151

how do u mean sprite?

3:25 am

jillibus

ok, got that last qu, thanx, and now to bed with 72

3:26 am

FranMag

sprite, got the canvas one, what's the first letter of the yelling one?

3:26 am

FranMag

night jillibus!

3:26 am

shell0151

night

3:27 am

Frances

FranMag
S

3:28 am

FranMag

thanks Frances!

3:30 am

KatieMcG

Morning everyone :)

3:30 am

FranMag

hi katie

3:30 am

Frances

Morning katie

3:30 am

shell0151

hi

3:32 am

sprite

Fran: S8/55

3:32 am

FranMag

thanks sprite, found it!

3:33 am

Deutsch

Hi katie

3:33 am

sprite

Was a bit late with answering, my family is going on a little camping trip and all I hear is: "Honey, do you know where this is?" Mum, do you know where I left that?"

3:33 am

KatieMcG

Hi Deutsch good to see you, I haven't seen you for ages.

3:34 am

FranMag

understandable sprite, they'd be lost without us wives and mothers!

3:35 am

Deutsch

I know, Katie, I've been under the weather for a bit. I'm sort of a bad accountant- I've lost my balance!

3:35 am

mrpresident

Hello Everyone!

3:35 am

sprite

They couldn't find their asses with a map and a torchlight if we weren't there to point them in the right direction. Seriously!

3:35 am

sprite

(((Deutsch)))

3:35 am

FranMag

hi mrp!

3:35 am

Deutsch

Hi Mr. P!

3:35 am

KatieMcG

I hope your better now Deutsch, LOL sprite

3:35 am

shell0151

morning mrp

3:35 am

mattygroves

Morning - Happy Saturday! How's the grid today?

3:35 am

shell0151

lol sprite

3:35 am

Frances

You're right there sprite

3:35 am

FranMag

hi matty!

3:36 am

shell0151

morning matty

3:36 am

Frances

Morning matty/mrp

3:36 am

FranMag

i like the way you put that Sprite! LOL

3:36 am

Deutsch

Gash on my nose and black eye, but hey, I can still spel!

3:37 am

Deutsch

Hi matty! sprite, yes!

3:37 am

sprite

No you can't, Deutsch, 'spell' is with double L :D
Sorry, couldn't resist that.

3:37 am

Frances

Deutsch
So that would be Lx2 (spell)

3:39 am

KatieMcG

Gosh Deutsch that doesn't sound good. At least you are on the mend now :)

3:39 am

Deutsch