12:00 am
melonheadjujube
flip!
12:00 am
helenkeller
flip
12:00 am
tndaisy1960
flip!
12:00 am
jillibus
another monster
12:00 am
firefly779
woohoo! i'm first again! :P
12:00 am
chic
flippity do dah!
12:00 am
licketySplitAUS
Don't fret, clues will be soon!
12:00 am
nrkii
firefly... hi there
12:01 am
MayneGuy
11 left - lol!!!!! thanks all for your efforts!
12:01 am
cybernan
ooh -- not even going to start -- too busy tomorrow -- see you Friday :)
12:01 am
nrkii
firefly, were you looking for me the other day?
12:01 am
nrkii
nicely done maynegirl!
12:01 am
MayneGuy
Oh MY G-D!!!!!!!!
12:01 am
melonheadjujube
ears
12:01 am
Kahlua
Holy #@$@!!
12:01 am
MayneGuy
NOt happening for me - too much to do tomorrow!
12:01 am
hetty
I can't believe it! and my flip message eaten up too! Flipping heck
12:01 am
firefly779
nrkii - YES! wanted to chat a sec about your evening with 3 fine writers (yes i read your blog already)
12:02 am
nrkii
are you on IM?
12:02 am
melonheadjujube
woops. & eeek!
12:02 am
MayneGuy
Well put Kahlua
12:02 am
dilly
nice try,MG - I gave up in the c's
12:02 am
helenkeller
i am going to go as fast as i can for a few minutes
12:02 am
stidmama
NONONONO
12:02 am
Kahlua
Race mom.....how many in 15 min
12:02 am
nrkii
see ya helen
12:02 am
stidmama
not again....
12:02 am
MayneGuy
OK race youi
12:03 am
nrkii
stid, stop stomping your feet, it'll be okay...
12:03 am
firefly779
nrkii - sorry, i'm not...really I just wanted to say that I got to see it on MSN Video and it was really neat!
12:03 am
hetty
Apparently flipping heck was not found in the dictionary
12:03 am
stidmama
good night all -- again.
12:03 am
jillibus
that's the spirit, MG and Kahlua
12:03 am
nrkii
I changed the blog so now anyone can comment -- I know it was a pain before
12:03 am
melonheadjujube
phantom canaries
12:03 am
nrkii
I'm glad you saw the video -- that said so much more than my summary!
12:03 am
nrkii
good night stid!
12:04 am
firefly779
your summary was great though - and i was also surprised by Irving's reading, cracked me up!
12:04 am
nrkii
he was funny :_
12:04 am
firefly779
I've never read any of his work, but now I think I must!
12:04 am
jillibus
good night, stid -- a demain, peutêtre?
12:04 am
nrkii
his stuff is odd, but very good
12:05 am
nrkii
okay, gotta go grab water to fortify for this grid
12:05 am
nrkii
see ya later!
12:05 am
firefly779
odd is good, i like odd ;)
12:06 am
firefly779
this grid looks scary, the x, the m, two f's...too many a's....argggh
12:07 am
licketySplitAUS
A word for every letter on the grid - Even with the X. Clues are posted. Good luck everyone - nice biggy!
12:07 am
licketySplitAUS
BTW Intranet is NOT a word in Dr_God's dictionary ;-)
12:08 am
jillibus
neither is internet
12:08 am
helenkeller
100 words 1079 points
12:08 am
firefly779
thank you Lickety!!!!
12:08 am
licketySplitAUS
yeah - but Intranet is on the grid today ;-)
12:09 am
Erda
Thank you, Lickety!!!
12:09 am
licketySplitAUS
oh - so is internet
12:09 am
RocDragon
114 words 1765 pts
12:09 am
helenkeller
dang man !!!!!!!!!
12:09 am
licketySplitAUS
Roc - you're flying!
12:09 am
Erda
bragass.....lol
12:09 am
SeaDove
wow helen you move fast!
12:09 am
jillibus
!!!lickety!
12:09 am
helenkeller
not as fast as our buddy roc here !
12:10 am
firefly779
Roc - looks like congrats are in order...do you know the sex?
12:11 am
helenkeller
oh yeah roc - any news on the baby front?
12:11 am
jillibus
roc - has the little one arrived?
12:11 am
RocDragon
it's a boy. still waiting...
12:11 am
RocDragon
tomorrow we're having another ultrasound
12:11 am
saintfranny
holy crap. 311????
12:12 am
jillibus
hi stfran
12:12 am
saintfranny
hi jill
12:12 am
firefly779
how soon then Roc?
12:12 am
firefly779
overdue?
12:12 am
RocDragon
it was due on monday
12:12 am
saintfranny
any of ya'll watching our "marquee marc" on big brother?
12:13 am
helenkeller
i am saintfran
12:13 am
firefly779
ahhh, i was 8 days overdue, so don't panic yet :)
12:13 am
saintfranny
i'm disappointedin him helen. he's been mean to janie, who i still like for some reason.
12:14 am
helenkeller
i love janie - she's wonderful!
12:14 am
jillibus
texan not allowed (no comment)
12:14 am
RocDragon
halfway mark!
12:14 am
saintfranny
me too. am watching her talk to james right now - who is a Total Worm. she's so trusting.
12:14 am
Kahlua
times up mom 57
12:15 am
melonheadjujube
got my 1st - & maybe my last - 8 - this is a thankless grid :(
12:15 am
MayneGuy
79 but I had ibb to help!
12:15 am
MayneGuy
I have that one already!
12:15 am
jillibus
ooh, an 11!
12:15 am
MayneGuy
Dilly - you still there?
12:16 am
Kahlua
I could get a lot more if I had help :P
12:16 am
firefly779
new icon for tomorrow - refresh!
12:16 am
firefly779
Kahlua - great icon! i love frogs
12:17 am
MayneGuy
Are you whining Kahlua?
12:17 am
Kahlua
Thanks firefly...me too
12:17 am
Kahlua
yes I am MG ;P
12:18 am
MayneGuy
*whispers that she doesn't know what :P means*
12:18 am
jillibus
yes, kahlua, cute froggie
12:18 am
firefly779
it's a tongue sticking out smiley
12:18 am
jillibus
MG - I think it's rudely sticking out tongue
12:19 am
MayneGuy
Hmmm - so you can be cheeky long distance too!
12:19 am
Kahlua
jilli's got it
12:19 am
firefly779
oh jilli, it's not rude! it's more like an elbow nudge...
12:19 am
MayneGuy
Kids - what are you gonna do?
12:19 am
Kahlua
Now I'm spitting at you :P~~~
12:19 am
jillibus
lol. kahlua!
12:20 am
MayneGuy
*speechless*
12:20 am
Kahlua
that's a first
12:20 am
MayneGuy
I hope your grandmother's not listening in!
12:20 am
firefly779
jillibus - gawgeous kitty...i've always been partial to calicos (as they are uniquely always female, and very pretty too)
12:21 am
MayneGuy
Isn't it time for you to be in bed?
12:21 am
Kahlua
yes mom :( (that's a frowning face )
12:21 am
jillibus
thanks, firefly - your triangle is gorgeous too - unless you're in it!
12:22 am
MayneGuy
You're very expressive tonite!
12:22 am
Kahlua
night all
12:22 am
firefly779
hmmm....good thinking jilli - and now, i'm off to bed without even having touched this silly looking grid
12:22 am
Kahlua
*hugs to Ibb and cheater i mean MG)
12:22 am
MayneGuy
Night *hugs Kahlua even tho she's been a naughty girl*
12:23 am
MayneGuy
ulululu
12:23 am
Kahlua
ululululuyl
12:23 am
jillibus
g'night, firefly - this grid is discouraging indeed. I have 2 words and no interest in finishing. Just as well - I have other work to do
12:27 am
verna
Morning everyone.
12:27 am
jillibus
morning, verna - welcome to 311 words
12:28 am
helenkeller
150 - no match for roc, gonna change icons & call it a nite
12:28 am
jillibus
amazing to get 150 already, hk!!!
12:29 am
RocDragon
night hk
12:29 am
jillibus
oh dear, dunnit again!
12:30 am
verna
I seem to be the only Brit in the chat log. Hope you like my new icon. I can actually see this from my window . The grid is a bit daunting today. I have things I should do!!!!!
12:30 am
jillibus
love your icon, verna -- just what is it?
12:32 am
RocDragon
more st6/21
12:33 am
verna
Its the country's most famous work of art. Done by Antony Gormley. Its has a wing span of 54m. It is right by the side of a major road so thousands of people get to see it daily.
12:34 am
godthaab
Are you near Durham Cathedral?
12:34 am
verna
Its called the Angel of the North. It being in the north of England.
12:34 am
jillibus
amazing, verna
12:35 am
RocDragon
i have two st7/28's, both follow the previous 5/10.
12:35 am
verna
Yes I am very near to Durham Cathedral.
12:35 am
Erda
there's two of them, Jilli
12:36 am
godthaab
Ah! The Venerable Bede!
12:37 am
jillibus
haven't found the 2nd st7/28, or the 8. I'm no good at long words.
12:37 am
Erda
sorry -- sorry -- sorry
12:37 am
verna
You obviously know a bit about Durham. Do you live around that area or have you travelled there.
12:38 am
jillibus
erda - glad -- glad -- glad
12:38 am
godthaab
No, I travelled there in 1987 actually. We stayed in the dorms in the University. I remember it as a very beatiful town. I live in Canada.
12:40 am
melonheadjujube
i have 2 st 28s - don't see how either would lead to an 8 letter word
12:40 am
verna
We have Canadian friends who live in Etobicoke Toronto and we took them Durham when they stayed with us. Like you they loved it.
12:41 am
melonheadjujube
taDah, roc!
12:41 am
godthaab
Really, I live in Etobicoke!
12:42 am
jillibus
roc - how do you do it?????
12:43 am
verna
This is getting spookie. Their area code is M8V 1X8.
12:43 am
verna
We normally holiday with them every year but had a break this year for the first time in 8 years.
12:43 am
RocDragon
played lots of tangleword over the past decade
12:43 am
jillibus
got that st8!
12:45 am
jillibus
hats off to roc the Great!
12:47 am
godthaab
I'm M9B 6A9
12:47 am
Erda
what was your name in Tangleword, Roc?
12:47 am
godthaab
They are probably nearby.
12:47 am
RocDragon
clubber / xiao_zheng / rocdragon
12:48 am
Erda
I used to play as Erda and as Trazom
12:48 am
Erda
Trazom = Mozart backwards
12:49 am
verna
My friend Donna was a school teacher and has taught at quite a few schools in the area. She is now retired. They have 2 American retrievers which take up quite a bit of their time.
12:49 am
jillibus
and what does xiao_zheng mean?
12:49 am
melonheadjujube
got the an 9
12:49 am
godthaab
What school?
12:50 am
jillibus
American retrievers???? Chesapeake Bay retrievers? (I've been a dog show person)
12:50 am
RocDragon
it's what the teacher called me in chinese class. "little zheng"
12:50 am
debbinla
very late fliparooni ! hello everyone !
12:50 am
jillibus
chinese class? Are you Chimese?
12:50 am
jillibus
*Chinese
12:50 am
RocDragon
american-born chinese
12:51 am
verna
I thought you might ask me that, unfortunately I can't remember her last school, but the next time I speak to her I'll find out.
12:51 am
RocDragon
RocDragon is a translation of my chinese birth-name
12:51 am
godthaab
What a small world, eh?
12:51 am
jillibus
great that you keep in touch with the language, roc
12:52 am
jillibus
Sorry I only have a few words (see my profile)
12:52 am
verna
It s certainly is, if you do live close by the chances are I have walked her dogs by your house as I walked the dogs for miles all around the that area.
12:53 am
godthaab
There is a very large park near my house; perhaps she walks there.
12:53 am
RocDragon
ok i'm stuck. going to lickety's..
12:54 am
verna
She lives off Royal York rd. There is a park close to her beside a tennis courts and the park has a baseball area.
12:55 am
jillibus
you're giving me a well-deserved inferiority complex, wikth my 40 words found!
12:57 am
godthaab
By the school on the hill?
12:58 am
verna
I should have said Royal York road and Lakeshore.
12:59 am
godthaab
Oh, down there. I am up at the other end, near Eglinton, but I do know that area fairly well.
1:00 am
jillibus
verna and godthaab, this is amazing. I lived in Toronto eons ago and know a bit about the area you're talking about.
1:00 am
godthaab
Where did you live?
1:01 am
jillibus
In Leaside
1:01 am
godthaab
Nice area of town!
1:01 am
jillibus
Had friends in Etobicoke
1:02 am
godthaab
I guess the whole world knows someone in Etobicoke!
1:02 am
verna
If we keep this up we might turn out to be related!!!
1:03 am
jillibus
Our part of Leaside was little boxes on the hillside, cheap post-WW2 housing, right by a railroad line - not fancy but convenient!
1:03 am
godthaab
That's funny!
1:04 am
debbinla
it's not just me the site being nutty - is it?
1:05 am
jillibus
We paid $10K in 1948 and heard much later (60s)that this tiny house had sold for $300K!
1:06 am
godthaab
Housing prices in TO are ridiculous, although I hear it is even worse out in Vancouver. I think real estate is the most expensive in Canada. That house is probably worth 500-600 now
1:07 am
verna
godtaab I think I know the park you mention. Does it have a small passenger train running through it and a small collection of caged animals???
1:08 am
jillibus
absolutely nuts!
1:10 am
godthaab
No, you are thinking of High Park, the biggest park in the city. The place I was referring to was a school on the Kingsway whick is one block west of Royal York, north of Dundas.
1:11 am
melonheadjujube
halfway! just one 8 & one 9 - laila tov, everyone!
1:11 am
debbinla
congrats melon
1:11 am
jillibus
sleep tight, melon, and congrats on your mediocrity <g>
1:12 am
verna
Ok. Got you. Its been very nice talking to you, and hope we will catch up again sometime. I going to have some breakfast now and maybe try the grid later.
1:12 am
melonheadjujube
:D
1:12 am
jillibus
Full English breakfast, Verna???
1:13 am
verna
No just tea tea and toast. Got to wacth the figure you know.
1:13 am
jillibus
roc, haven't you finished YET???? LOL
1:14 am
jillibus
Marmalade, verna?
1:14 am
RocDragon
still 87 left
1:14 am
jillibus
and I only have 261 left
1:14 am
verna
Well ok could probably stretch to marmalade.
1:14 am
debbinla
lol jilli
1:15 am
jillibus
enjoy, verna!
1:17 am
verna
Thanks jillibus. Must say I like your icon. I'm a big cat person.
1:24 am
MVA
i love cats but my 14 yr old moggie has started waking me up 3/4 times a night!
1:27 am
MVA
morning jfb, are you packed yet?
1:30 am
RocDragon
ok time to stop. 75 left.. night all.
1:34 am
jillibus
thx, verna - prrrrrr
1:34 am
jillibus
Nite, rocdragon
1:49 am
JFB
Not packed - time for that later! Are you?
1:50 am
MVA
no, later will do for me too!
1:51 am
jillibus
MVA, my 17-year-old does that too - really yells loudly! She can no longer jump up on the bed but wants an ear-and- neck-rub before settling down beside it
1:56 am
jillibus
where are MVA and JFB going?
1:59 am
MVA
my cats been worse since she's been to the vets!, she's taking it out on me!!
2:01 am
MVA
i'm off to cornwall for a long weekend
2:01 am
jillibus
And JFB lives in cornwall...
2:02 am
MVA
and jfb is off to london at the sametime!
2:04 am
jillibus
oh, so you're not meeting somewhere! What a pity! Have you met?
2:06 am
JFB
We share the same birthplace and parentage!!
2:21 am
Frances
Morning everyone.
My two phantom words for the day : titanic and treacle
2:22 am
MVA
breakfast calls, bbl
2:25 am
jillibus
hmmm - sisters, I expect
2:26 am
JFB
You got it jillibus!
2:26 am
jillibus
how clever of me <vbg>
2:27 am
jillibus
Hello frances!
2:27 am
jillibus
got you all excited at my cleverness, jfb?
2:27 am
Frances
JFB
You've found the treacle. Got some on your typing fingers?
2:28 am
JFB
If I knew how I did that I would know how NOT to do it again!
2:28 am
Frances
Morning jilli
Just a quick ten minute babble this morning
2:28 am
maddison
hello everybody
2:28 am
Frances
Hi maddison
2:28 am
jillibus
hello maddison
2:30 am
EnigmaNeko
how many words are in this grid?
2:31 am
EnigmaNeko
ok, thanks, jillibus
2:41 am
maddison
i ve got 53 words so far thats my highest score ever
2:41 am
Frances
Well done maddison. Keep going.
2:43 am
FMitch
Morning all
Want a clue for the m8/50? - The film "The Italian Job" and the preferred modes of transport.
2:45 am
Frances
Morning FMitch
Only here for a few more minutes and then off to be with four year old granddaughter
2:45 am
JFB
Thanks FMitch - thats taken me past the 100 mark.
2:46 am
FMitch
Hi Frances, sounds like a lovely way to spend some time
yw JFB
2:46 am
jillibus
phantom - elixir
2:47 am
EnigmaNeko
thanks, jfb
2:47 am
FMitch
:) thanks JFB
2:47 am
Frances
I usually spend three of four days a week with her and we spend all day laughing and having fun. WONDERFUL! They have just come back from holiday so I have a lot of fun time to make up.
2:48 am
JFB
At least it was an actual word not like some I've tried!
2:49 am
maddison
byeeeeeeeeeeeee i have 62 words and am going to go to dinner
2:50 am
jillibus
I wish I were a moviegoer for that m8! No idea
2:50 am
Frances
Bye maddison. Well done.
2:50 am
jillibus
bye, maddison - well done, and have a good dinner!
2:50 am
Frances
jilli
What did they drive?
2:50 am
FMitch
Bye maddison
2:51 am
FMitch
jilli - think tiny little vehicles.
2:52 am
JFB
The first part also describes short skirts.
2:52 am
jillibus
ooh, that's better, FMitch - thanks!
2:53 am
jillibus
frances - didn't see the movie so didn't know what they drove but I do now, thanks!
2:54 am
Frances
I'm off. May be back tonight if not too late home. Bye.
2:54 am
jillibus
bye frances
2:55 am
FMitch
HAve a lovely day Frances
2:58 am
sha
153 to go off to work bye all
3:00 am
JFB
Have a good day all those leaving - I must go too.
3:01 am
jillibus
bye sha - good job!
3:01 am
jillibus
bye jfb - I must go too -- to bed!
3:12 am
Odin
Mornin' All...
3:16 am
beebee
i've been on about 30 mins and have a mere 78 words- this is going to be a long grid esp. since it won't accept my made-up words ;)
3:18 am
Odin
I see what you mean. Some many to find and I'm afraid my brain is mush. I need caffeine!
3:19 am
pinecone05
I'm having the same problem...there are a lot of phantom words in this puzzle and you never know if you can ____ier a word
3:20 am
Odin
You are right pinecone
3:20 am
hydra
Morning everyone. There are a host of phantom words today, like relax.
3:21 am
Odin
Mornin' Hydra
3:21 am
hydra
Hi Odin. Did you finish yesterday? I didn't cos I couldn't get back on the grid.
3:22 am
Odin
No Hydra...I left for work with good intentions of returning but I was delayed last night and never made it back.
3:23 am
Odin
I grid was weird yesterday mornin' for me.
3:23 am
beebee
hey pine and hydra
3:23 am
hydra
I had to work till midnight to make up for my Babbling.
3:25 am
Odin
I told you the other day it wouldn't work for me. I would be sneaking on every few minutes until I had it done. I woek on a lap top in my car but can't get to this site...lucky for me and even luckier for the boss!
3:25 am
hydra
What do you do, Odin?
3:25 am
Odin
Government relations and business development in the ambulance industry.
3:26 am
beebee
hydra- magnolia, gardenia or water lily
3:26 am
hydra
Wow. Really worthwhile job, Odin. Beebee, it's a Clematis Montana.
3:28 am
Odin
It keeps me busy. Always growing unfortunately.
3:28 am
beebee
oh- not exactly sure what that is, but it looks very peaceful and like it would smell yummy
3:28 am
hydra
Thanks, beebee. My boyfriend has it in his garden to I took a photo. Bout time I changed my icon, but I like it.
3:29 am
mattygroves
Morning - big grid today- what's it like?
3:30 am
beebee
matty- it's kind of trying
3:30 am
hydra
Hi matty. I got 93 in half an hour and now I'm stuck, so a bit awkward, I'd say.
3:30 am
Odin
Mornin' Matty
3:32 am
Odin
Anyone have the 11?
3:32 am
hydra
What does it start with? Haven't looked at the lists yet.
3:33 am
Odin
I haven't looked yet either
3:33 am
hydra
Well obviously I haven't got it or I'd be boasting!
3:34 am
Odin
I try not to look at the lists....it is better for me to stumble around on my own and see what damage I can do first!
3:35 am
Kateq
it's an in
in 5/10 + st6/18
3:35 am
Odin
Thanks Kateq
3:35 am
hydra
Like your SOH, Odin. And thanks, Kateq. Congrats on getting it.
3:37 am
hydra
Got it. Wheeee!
3:40 am
mattygroves
An 11? Sigh.
3:41 am
mattygroves
Kim - you here?
3:42 am
mattygroves
What's today's theme?
3:45 am
beebee
matty- Unexplained Phenomena
3:46 am
mattygroves
I'll stick with my icon, then. Cats and dragons both defy explanation!
3:48 am
ExWren
Oh dear, another BIG one, I don't think I am in the mood for this. But I thought I would show off my icon.
3:49 am
hydra
Mornin'g ExWren
3:50 am
mattygroves
Still strugginging with the 11. Hi Wren!
3:51 am
Odin
in 5/10 + st6/18
3:52 am
hydra
kateq gave great clue at 3.35am
3:52 am
Odin
Yes she did...she bailed me out
3:54 am
hydra
well, must go and do some work. See you all later and happy babbling.
3:54 am
Odin
Later Hydra...enjoyed talking this mornin'
4:17 am
Jacula
Morning all. Whether or not I do today's grid on line depends on whether we get the thunderstorms the weather lady 'promised' today. Big grid, busy day... hope to be back later.
4:18 am
sprite
Morning all. What a nice grid for my last babble day before leaving for Germany!
4:20 am
Atalante
spritey? cos Anakin is copyright George Lucas *SIGH*
4:22 am
sprite
*Sighs too*
What happened to the freedom of the arts? How can one copyright work from somebody else... *kicks George Lucas*
4:23 am
Atalante
I know! its madness!
4:24 am
sprite
You think God copyrighted all pictures of Jesus?
4:24 am
Atalante
O.O that's a thought!
4:25 am
JFB
Thanks kateq for the 11. I've just come back and scrolled back through the chat. Though I wasn't going to come back but the computer must have a magnetic field around it!
4:27 am
sprite
JFB: that is a well proven fact!
4:27 am
mattygroves
I can't find the proper st6 for the 11. I'm assuming the in5 is the normal one.
4:28 am
Odin
I'm fighting the magnetic field now...I HAVE to go to work...I will however be forced back without a doubt before the day ends.
4:28 am
Atalante
there are 2 normal in5s matty
4:29 am
JFB
I'm supposed to be cleaning up house, sorting sleeping arrangements for house sitters and packing to go away and what am I doing? You guessed!
4:30 am
sprite
Same here, JFB. I have to pack for the holidays in Germany, we leave tomorrow. But I am not packing. Not yet. Almost... only 252 words to go.
4:30 am
mattygroves
By normal, I meant the one that often is the start of longer wrods...
4:31 am
spanner
And me! I am taking my husband to Rome as a suprise for his birthday, and I havent done a thing yet!
4:31 am
Atalante
so did I ;)
4:31 am
sprite
Welcome to the other side, spanner ;)
4:31 am
JFB
I've only 182 to go so I might reach the suitcase before you sprite. I doubt it though as I've slowed up. Have a great time.
4:31 am
Beast
hi sprite, just saw your comment re 252 more words, how many are there!!
4:32 am
sprite
311, Beast!
4:32 am
Beast
wow thats huge
4:32 am
Beast
i would have to be up all night
4:32 am
spanner
Do we all live on the planets Babble and Ironsuduko?
4:32 am
Beast
i have 31 at the moment
4:33 am
sprite
That's the first 10 percent already, Beast.
We do, spanner... at least some of us.
4:33 am
JFB
No I'm only on planet Babble - no good with numbers but love words.
4:34 am
sprite
nrkii got me hooked on quotepuzzler as well...
4:34 am
Beast
i am yet to try iron soduko, am too scared as got addicted to regular sudoku
4:34 am
mattygroves
Oooh - the hairnosed dolphin is here. I only have one in5 - struggling to find the other, because I'm looking for the 11.
4:35 am
spanner
Im not nationalised yet! Not good enough for either, but enjoying the visits!
4:35 am
JFB
No I mustn't ask about that one. I really mustnn't but........?
4:36 am
sprite
I love that dolphin word. It is so dolphinlike, somehow. Such a light word that I see it jumping out of the waves right away.
4:37 am
Atalante
yes :) its a lovely word
4:38 am
mattygroves
I'm really struggling here with the 11...
4:39 am
sprite
Me too, matty, I think I don't have the right in5 yet either.
4:39 am
SueMagee
Morning everyone! Has the site been OK this morning? I just about gave up on Babble permanently yesterday afternoon - and for the first time in nearly three months I din't finish the grid.
4:40 am
mattygroves
Hey Sue - how's you! Big grid today.
4:40 am
sprite
The site seems to be back to normal, Sue. *keeps fingers crossed*
4:40 am
SueMagee
Struggling a little, Matty. It is a big grid. Did we ever find out what was the problem yesterday, Sprite?
4:41 am
Atalante
woot! got the 11!
4:41 am
sprite
Not me, Sue! I believe drG fixed it.
4:41 am
SueMagee
Well, so long as it's fixed. Well done Ata!
4:42 am
sprite
Got it too! Did have the right in5, just not the right St6. Think stress for the last part, matty.
4:42 am
Atalante
its a dumbass word
4:43 am
mattygroves
Thanks Sprite - that was it! Fab thanks.
4:43 am
mattygroves
It is a dumbass word.
4:44 am
sprite
And I agree. A stupidhead word, to quote Griffs. God, I really hope she is alright, haven't seen her online for ages.
4:48 am
mattygroves
This is the first grid I've seen that uses every letter in the grid as a first letter.
4:49 am
sprite
Even the X. I never can think of words starting X. Except some chemical ones.
4:49 am
jean1953
good morning everybody:)
4:49 am
mattygroves
Gawd - I've no idea what the X could be.
4:50 am
SueMagee
Morning Jean!
4:50 am
sprite
Hi jean :)
4:50 am
Atalante
nor me matty!
4:50 am
mattygroves
Morning Jean
4:50 am
Kateq
x=Of, characterized by, or adapted to an extremely dry habitat
4:51 am
mattygroves
Thanks Kate!
4:51 am
mattygroves
My first greyed out letter.
4:52 am
sprite
Oh dear, we had that one before. I forgot again!
4:52 am
pam
Wow--a large grid today!
4:52 am
mattygroves
Hi Pam
4:52 am
ExWren
I have still resisted the grid so far (?), but I felt it my duty to find the '11'
4:52 am
jean1953
morning pam
4:53 am
sprite
WTG ExWren!
We all succumb to the lure of babble (right Ata?), lol.
4:53 am
Atalante
utterly ;)
4:55 am
pam
OK, had to go for the 11--yep, stupidhead indeed!
4:57 am
spanner
Thats it, Im off, have to pack, blah, blah, blah. Have a great time in Germany, meet you on this planet again. Take care all.
4:59 am
pam
take care, spanner!
5:00 am
Atalante
have fun!
5:00 am
JFB
And yet another word with no definition!
5:01 am
pam
Hate that, JFB! I then google them "to death"
5:03 am
JFB
Wht part of massachusetts are you from Pam? My sister used to live in a tiny place called Shirley but has moved to NH now.
5:04 am
pam
Shirley is nice! I am near Boston. And, I work in Newton
5:04 am
pam
What's the theme? Atalante and JFB, you haveintersting icons...
5:04 am
pam
Today, i kind of wish hieronymous bosch was the theme
5:04 am
JFB
We've only been over once - loved it. We were there in the fall of 2000.
5:04 am
sprite
pam: for words without def try
http://www.infoplease.com/
5:06 am
pam
Coool, sprite, thanks! I really spend a heck of a time trying to suss out any word--I will have to book mark that link!
5:06 am
sprite
I have it bookmarked as well. I just can't stand it finding a word and not knowing the meaning.
5:06 am
JFB
My icon is the Cornish crest - I don't know what today's theme is.
5:06 am
pam
With you there, sprite
5:07 am
pam
Well, you have one on me, JFB, I've never crossed the Pond
5:07 am
Atalante
ermmmm I tend to continually have Anakin unless a theme comes up of particular interest :P
5:07 am
JFB
Now I really must go and put afew things in a suitcase!
5:08 am
pam
gotcha, altalante and jfb... just that they (icons) seemed somehow connected....
5:08 am
pam
See you late, JFB
5:08 am
sherb
oh, another biggie... morning all :)
5:09 am
sprite
hi sherb :)
5:10 am
mrpresident
Hi all!
5:10 am
sprite
Found a very sad Te9/54 (compound)
5:11 am
sprite
Ha mrP (hug)
5:11 am
sherb
well clued sprite... thanks :)
5:11 am
pam
wow, sprite, you said that and all I had to do was look at the grid... tis sad indeed!
5:11 am
mrpresident
Nice to see you all!
**hugs to you too**! thanks for the clue!
5:12 am
pam
phantom--exultant
5:12 am
sprite
Argh, yes pam! Keep seeing that one too.
5:12 am
OldRottenHat
Did you hear about the fish that went deaf?
5:18 am
mattygroves
I think I've got the first half of the nine, but not the second half.
5:18 am
mrpresident
OldRottenHat is our muse...
5:19 am
mrpresident
maddison played earlier, she got 60 odd words all on her own!! she was so happy!
5:19 am
OldRottenHat
He had to buy a herring-aid.
5:19 am
sprite
matty: when you go out on a date with your best clothes on, and the guys is a jerk, you might end up with some 9s on your blouse ;)
5:19 am
mrpresident
HAHAHA! love it!
5:19 am
sprite
Hehehe, OldHat
5:20 am
sherb
*groans* :)
5:21 am
mattygroves
Got it, thanks Sprite! LOL
5:22 am
mattygroves
I want to try to get eight more words before going to the list...
5:22 am
mrpresident
have you got the fish sauce??
5:25 am
pam
ooops, lost track of time... see you all later!
5:26 am
mattygroves
Fish sauce?
5:26 am
sherb
later pam :)
5:26 am
mrpresident
do you have the ta6 that you put on fish?? has lovely anchovie and stuff in it!! :)
5:27 am
mattygroves
Ooh - you mean the white condiment, that doesn't actually contain the ingredient it's named after :D
5:27 am
mrpresident
yes!! add some frozen water cube to it, minus the last letter !!
5:27 am
Becca Lorum
Hello everyone
5:28 am
mrpresident
and you get some more of the same non descriptive stuff!!
5:28 am
mattygroves
Thanks Pres! Hi Becca.
5:29 am
mrpresident
Hi Becca
5:29 am
Becca Lorum
Huge grid today - I don't think I'll be finishing today
5:29 am
sprite
Huge, but for the most part easy, Becca.
5:29 am
sherb
morning Becca :)
5:30 am
mrpresident
have you got all the st8's?? more st6/21 and more st6/18??
5:30 am
sprite
Down to 78 and not yet really slowing down.
5:30 am
Becca Lorum
Hi Sherb - your icon is great today
5:30 am
Becca Lorum
Is that the theme?
5:30 am
mrpresident
re8/40 and re9/54 people who are not working anymore and enjoying their old age
5:31 am
mrpresident
ends with a little picnic insect
5:31 am
sherb
thanks Becca :) ...theme is unexplained phenomena... why have one crop circle when you can have dozens...
5:31 am
mattygroves
Again - thanks Pres! How about the ac8?
5:32 am
mattygroves
acris
5:32 am
mattygroves
Sorry!
5:33 am
Becca Lorum
There was one near our house recently - never seen one near us before
5:33 am
sprite
Ac8 = Ac5/12 with latin ending.
5:33 am
mrpresident
sure! ac + metal + radio active!
5:33 am
Kateq
Done! At last! Any clues before I go?
5:34 am
sprite
Great job, Kateq!
5:34 am
mrpresident
yay Kate!!
5:34 am
Becca Lorum
Fantastic Kate!
5:34 am
mattygroves
Hmmm...radioactive? There's no H for hot... LOL
5:35 am
mrpresident
ac8 can also be described as A radioactive element found in uranium ores
5:35 am
mattygroves
Got it - thanks!
5:35 am
mattygroves
Pres, great clues.
5:35 am
mrpresident
no prob!!
5:35 am
Kateq
Have a great day everyone!!
5:35 am
mattygroves
acinier
5:35 am
mattygroves
Sorry!
5:36 am
mrpresident
the al8 contains al****** foil, but change the last letters
5:36 am
Eva
Good morning everyone! There's a tr7 with the same ending as the ac
5:36 am
phandmd
could you put actual words in here
5:37 am
mattygroves
British spelling or American?
5:37 am
mrpresident
oh matty, you are precious tonight!! we need words darling heart!!
5:37 am
mattygroves
Sorry Phand!
5:37 am
sprite
Loose two letters of that one from matty and you got one, phand :)
5:37 am
mrpresident
I need the American!
5:37 am
phandmd
sallright
5:37 am
mrpresident
Hello Eva!! nice to see you :)
5:38 am
Becca Lorum
I want 7 more words before I go to the list
5:38 am
mrpresident
oh the in11 is a doozie!!
5:40 am
mrpresident
in5/10 + st6/18 to all heave ho!! together!
5:40 am
Eva
mrp-the al8, I have the al4/6 which is the root, and an al6/24 from that, but don't get the 8
5:41 am
mrpresident
eva, add the frozen cube to the end, minus the last letter
5:41 am
mrpresident
no problem!
5:41 am
Becca Lorum
Thanks MrP - I got those too, and made it to 100!
5:42 am
sprite
After that one there comes a not-related An9/66.
An + vowel + important female part that babble doesn't count valid + that broken frozen cube.
5:42 am
mrpresident
woohoo!!
5:42 am
mrpresident
stria
5:42 am
Becca Lorum
Ooh, great clue Sprite!
5:43 am
mrpresident
oh crap! sorry!
5:43 am
Becca Lorum
BTW Sprite, I also tried the important female part!
5:43 am
sprite
Oh, nice combo: tiny vehicle(s) Mi7/36-8/50.
5:43 am
sprite
I know, we keep trying, Becca, and babble stays stubbornly stupid!
5:43 am
Atalante
an+vowel+chocolate+ic? interesting word!
5:44 am
sprite
LOL Ata! But babble does recognize chocolate, at least.
5:44 am
mrpresident
Hello Atalante!
5:44 am
Eva
which a are you starting with?
5:44 am
sprite
the one in the middle column, Eva.
5:44 am
mrpresident
Hi Fran!
5:45 am
Becca Lorum
Hi Fran. Have you been to the Nazca lines?
5:45 am
sammy.arthurs
hiya every 1 iz rolin on
5:45 am
FranMag
just picked all those beautiful clues! thanks!!
5:45 am
FranMag
hi sherb!
5:46 am
FranMag
no i haven't becca! haven't been to south america yet.
5:46 am
sprite
Not at the moment, sammy.
5:46 am
Eva
great word, that an9-actually knew it from long ago psych studies. an_______depressioin.
5:46 am
Ho Hum
rolin is away on holiday
5:46 am
Becca Lorum
So many phantoms today - must be related to the unexplained phenomena
5:46 am
FMitch
Morning all
5:46 am
Becca Lorum
Hi Fmitch
5:46 am
mrpresident
Hey FMitch!!
5:46 am
mattygroves
Hey Fi.
5:47 am
Becca Lorum
Fran - they're amazing, but an in-flight sick bag is necessary!
5:47 am
sherb
morning FMItch :)
5:47 am
Eva
phantom-antarctic
5:47 am
FMitch
Greetings :)
Another rather , er, large one today!
5:47 am
FranMag
thanks becca, i'll remember that if i ever go.
5:47 am
FranMag
hi fmitch!
5:48 am
sprite
Hi FMitch :)
5:48 am
FMitch
Lovely to see everyoneon this rather thundery/monsooney day
5:49 am
Becca Lorum
Whereabouts are you FMitch - feels like spring here in Yorkshire
5:50 am
FranMag
i'm loving all the unexplained phenomena, sherb and becca, great icons!
5:50 am
mattygroves
My husband's at the cricket. It's rainging.
5:50 am
sprite
It's cloudy, but dry and quiet here in Holland. But either Jac is very silent today, or the thunderstorms she was expecting are on her now.
5:50 am
FMitch
I'm in Berkshire. Where in Yorkshire Becca?
5:50 am
Becca Lorum
Thanks Fran - rather gruesome, don't you think?!
5:51 am
Eva
time for a walk and to check the melons. Never grew then before and am like a kid, checking them 3 times a day to see whether they are ripe yet.
5:51 am
sherb
Becca's icon is a complete story in a picture... someone just needs to write it...
5:51 am
Becca Lorum
FMitch I'm in Sheffield at the moment - I work here week days, then home to Stafford
5:51 am
FranMag
yes becca, the untouched foot is a great touch.
5:52 am
FMitch
Hi and bye Eva
5:53 am
sherb
later Eva :)
5:53 am
Becca Lorum
Bye Eva
5:53 am
FMitch
Becca, I have some family roots in Middlesborough
5:53 am
mattygroves
Bye Eva
5:53 am
phandmd
woot! 100 words!
5:54 am
sprite
Yeah phand!
5:54 am
Becca Lorum
WTG Phand
5:54 am
FranMag
gooo phandmd!!!
5:54 am
sherb
there's only one O in Boro FM... ;)
5:55 am
Becca Lorum
FMitch, I have family roots all over the place - we're like brambles!
5:55 am
phandmd
ac 7 clue?
5:55 am
phandmd
well, well...
5:55 am
FMitch
lol sherb you should know how bad my typing is by now, lucky I didn't put 3 in there :)
5:55 am
mattygroves
Please?
5:56 am
mrpresident
ac + li5/10 but change the last letter to c
5:56 am
sprite
A + Cl6/24
5:56 am
mrpresident
I will say it again!! I hate C's!!!!!!! arrgghhhh!
5:57 am
phandmd
need the li 5 & the cl 6...
5:57 am
sprite
So far I have 3 Cs ending in X! Argh!
5:58 am
FranMag
thanks sprite!
5:58 am
Becca Lorum
Waah, what happened - it's all stopped!
5:58 am
FranMag
cl6 is where you go to see a doctor phandmd.
5:59 am
sprite
CL6 is like a hospital.
5:59 am
lynxxx
hello everyone. another slow nite - in more ways than one.
5:59 am
mrpresident
how nasty can the C's get!! two days in a row!
5:59 am
sherb
ah... that one... there's another cl6 with the female part...
5:59 am
FranMag
hi lynxxx!
5:59 am
mrpresident
hello lynxxx!!
5:59 am
mattygroves
Hi lynxx
6:00 am
Becca Lorum
I think we're becoming obsessed with the female part!
6:00 am
sherb
hi lynxxx :)
6:00 am
Becca Lorum
Hi Lynxxx
6:00 am
mattygroves
Ertia should so be a word.
6:00 am
FranMag
sherb, must be the opposite of the an9
6:01 am
Becca Lorum
Time to do more work, bbl, bye everyone
6:01 am
FranMag
bye becca!
6:01 am
sprite
Becca, we are probably inspired by the art of Ta6/18 and perhaps Ti4/4.
6:01 am
lynxxx
Bye Becca - but what on earth is your logo - not you I hope !
6:02 am
sprite
As opposed to inertia, I agree, matty.
6:03 am
souleh
Blimey - 311 today eh!
6:03 am
Becca Lorum
Lynxxx, it's spontaneous combustion - today's theme is unexplained phenomena. Def not me! Bye
6:03 am
FranMag
hi souleh
6:03 am
sherb
later Becca... and hi souleh :)
6:04 am
lynxxx
hello souleh
6:05 am
Flask1
Hi everyone.......my goodness the grids are getting BIGGER by the day........HELP!!!!
6:06 am
mattygroves
AKK. I must need a break. I can't even find the easiest wrods.
6:06 am
sprite
Actually it's not a bad grid, Flask. Lots of nice endings.
6:06 am
sherb
hi Flask :)
6:07 am
mrpresident
so fireworks for me :(( but I have entered all the words
6:07 am
amandacath
Hi all! Is the site feeling better today?
6:07 am
sprite
Fireworks! And I got to run too, must go pack for the holidays now.
6:08 am
FranMag
yay sprite and mrp!
6:08 am
FranMag
hi amanda!
6:08 am
FranMag
bye sprite!
6:08 am
mrpresident
I didn't get fireworks!
6:08 am
sprite
Hey amanda, yes, seems that way.
6:08 am
lynxxx
YAY MRP & SPRITE !**!**!
6:08 am
souleh
Nice one guys
6:08 am
sherb
hi amanda :) ...still a bit slow...
6:08 am
mrpresident
it won't give it to me!! I have entered all the words, but no, I am missing 1 apparently
6:08 am
FranMag
oh, sorry mrp, thought you had.
6:09 am
FranMag
just look at tile and word stats for ungrayed boxes
6:09 am
sprite
How's that possible, mrP? With 311/5.36/5242?
6:09 am
mrpresident
I am apparently missing a c5??? I have 310/5230
6:10 am
mrpresident
and I can't find it for the life of me!!!
6:10 am
sprite
Perhaps the a la ca5? Or Ca5 blanche?
6:10 am
mrpresident
oh Sprite!! that was it!!!
6:11 am
mrpresident
*~*~*~FIREWORKS!~*~*~*
6:11 am
FranMag
wow sprite, how did you know?
6:11 am
FranMag
yay mrp!!!!
6:11 am
FMitch
Woohoo MrP and sprite
6:11 am
sprite
The only one that was a bit odd, Ca5/12 I mean.
6:11 am
amandacath
Did I read that right - 311 words?
6:11 am
mrpresident
thank you thank you thank you!
6:12 am
amandacath
treats
6:12 am
sprite
Perfectly right, amanda :)
6:12 am
FranMag
true, the rest (at least the ones i have) are logical.
6:12 am
mrpresident
you have a wonderful trip Sprite!!
6:12 am
amandacath
sorry sorry sorry!
6:12 am
FMitch
another 310 to go amanda ;)
6:13 am
sprite
*tears herself away from the site NOW! and starts packing*
Have fun in my absence, kids, and try to behave, LOL!
6:13 am
Atalante
have a wonderful holiday!
6:13 am
sherb
enjoy your break sprite :)
6:13 am
FranMag
have a good trip!
6:13 am
mrpresident
bye sprite!! bon voyage!
6:13 am
FMitch
HAve a great trip sprite and family
6:13 am
amandacath
have fun sprite!
6:15 am
phandmd
I would like 2 moire words before leaving for awhile; can I have 2 an 5/10 clues, the middle 2
6:16 am
souleh
right, 54 words enough for me, work to do! bbl ;)]
6:17 am
phandmd
phantom word, antic
6:20 am
FranMag
phand, i only have one of th
6:21 am
FranMag
an5/10, sounds like a main dish, different beginning
6:21 am
amandacath
I've got one that sounds like the main course
6:21 am
phandmd
got that one, need 2 before it
6:21 am
mrpresident
a + close by
an5/10 a cavern
6:21 am
amandacath
gotta stop doing that!
6:22 am
FranMag
don't have them yet
6:23 am
phandmd
have both of those I think mr p.
6:23 am
mrpresident
an5's architectural design greek, and bone structure plural
6:23 am
phandmd
there should be 2 inbetween
6:24 am
mrpresident
I am going to watch Bones now!! enjoy your day!! nearly Friday here so need to break! bye all!
6:24 am
phandmd
thnx for the clues mr. p have a great one
6:25 am
lynxxx
Nite MRP - take it easy!
6:25 am
sherb
3000 points... seems like a good place to take a break... later all :)
6:25 am
FranMag
bye sherb!
6:25 am
amandacath
I try it every time and it's still not accepted - t5/10+n. Aren't we all?
6:26 am
FranMag
i know amanda, i try that word every time! don't know why it's not a word.
6:26 am
mattygroves
ai5/10 - will I need a fish?
6:27 am
FranMag
only if you already have the ai4/4
6:27 am
amandacath
unless there are two ai5/10's, no you won't need a fish. It's a babblet, generally occuring in singular form
6:27 am
mattygroves
Wrong ai 5/10 - I need the first.
6:27 am
lynxxx
what about a clothes dryer or ai***
6:27 am
mattygroves
Pass the fish, please!
6:28 am
mattygroves
Thanks
6:28 am
amandacath
when you're finished, pass it on over here matty!
6:31 am
phandmd
ok then 140 words down and off to do chores before dr. appt. bbl
6:32 am
FranMag
bye phandmd!
6:33 am
FranMag
going to bed with 129 words to go! see you all later!
6:34 am
amandacath
see ya phan, nitey fran!
6:34 am
lynxxx
nite Fran - sleep well.
6:36 am
Wolvie
okay - morning all - and this icon to me represents unexplained phenom - why she is popular, I don't know. :-)
6:36 am
Wolvie
nite Fran!
6:38 am
lynxxx
hello wolvie - v. cute !
6:38 am
Wolvie
site seems to be behaving today, TG
6:39 am
amandacath
I think that's a phenomenon too, Wolvie. I guess if you can buy your own spotlight...
6:39 am
Uneaixoise
Morning, all! Well, any other time I'd be freakin' over such a huge puzzle but since I fractured my ankle and they put a big old cast on it yesterday and I'm on crutches and can't do ANYTHING, this is GREAT!!
6:39 am
Wolvie
amen, amanda
6:39 am
Wolvie
Good morning, Une - sorry to hear about the ankle
6:39 am
lynxxx
do't be too sure about that - it was not good when I started an hour ago wolvie
6:39 am
Uneaixoise
thanks, wolvie
6:40 am
FMitch
Oh poor Uni, how did you do that?
6:40 am
amandacath
Oh dear, Une! How'd you manage that?
6:40 am
Wolvie
shhhh - lynx - I didn't get to finish yesterday's with all of the down time. :-(
6:40 am
Uneaixoise
Fell in my own garage like an idiot!
6:40 am
Dianne
I'm puzzled (duh)......I'm looking for a la5/10 that comes before the stuff you tat - how can that be? Any help?
6:41 am
lynxxx
hello Une - 'every cloud has a silver lining?' but I don't envy you
6:41 am
FMitch
Are you sure it wasn't dancing in those gold stilettos Une?
6:41 am
Uneaixoise
Hah! LOL!
6:42 am
Wolvie
haven't gotten to the l's yet - just signed on. sorry
6:44 am
FMitch
Fellow babblers FIY - just had an email from Haz who has had PC probs all week and is off on hols this w/e so we won't see her back on line until the beginning of September.
6:44 am
Wolvie
thanks, FM
6:44 am
Uneaixoise
oh, no--we'll miss her!
6:44 am
lynxxx
Dianne - go with a double vowel for the L word
6:46 am
Dianne
lyn - thank you so much.
6:47 am
amandacath
Oh no - Babble with out haz?
6:49 am
FMitch
She is so frustrated, no babble no email - she was at the local library using their PC to email me.
6:50 am
Uneaixoise
I know the feeling--was doing the same thing a couple of weeks ago--was able to fix the problem via a 90 minute phone call with a Dell tech in India!
6:51 am
FMitch
Don't you just love those outsource helpdesk options Une? At least you were able to get sorted though.
6:52 am
Uneaixoise
It was pretty crazy but I was just so ecstatic when I had my email and web access back!
6:52 am
Wolvie
isn't is amazing how dependent we are on computers now?
6:52 am
Wolvie
I have to change this icon - makes me ill. :-0
6:53 am
Uneaixoise
what's the theme? bimbos?
6:54 am
Uneaixoise
phantom word: extract
6:54 am
FMitch
I can't imagine being w/o my PC/email/internet - I would have serious issues including not being able to work.
6:56 am
Wolvie
LOL - unexplained phenoms, une - this should be better
6:57 am
Anniebrook
good morning everyone......une hope you heal quickly, a long grid to keep you busy
6:57 am
Wolvie
must be off for a bit - need to take my Mom to get her driver's license - hope the line isn't huge! bbl
6:58 am
Uneaixoise
thanks, Annie :-)
6:58 am
Uneaixoise
good luck with that, Wolvie!
7:09 am
amandacath
lots of phantoms today: literate, ministrant. luxuriate
7:09 am
Anniebrook
hi amanda
7:10 am
Anniebrook
oooops ..sorry
7:10 am
amandacath
Hi Annie
7:12 am
mattygroves
I just wanna finish the As before dealing with my laundry and making some lunch. I must be stupid today...
7:13 am
Anniebrook
Matty!!!!!!! thank you for the instructions re: changing my icon!!!
7:13 am
mattygroves
You're very welcome, Annie! Hope it helped...
7:14 am
Davy
let the laundry stink- do it much later-lol
7:14 am
Anniebrook
I will try it later have to go out in a while but will def. try later, did I hear the theme today is bimbos????
7:15 am
mattygroves
No - theme is unexplained phenemonenenenenononon
7:15 am
Anniebrook
did it again, sorrry
7:15 am
mattygroves
(I can never remember how to stop spelling that word)
7:15 am
SueMagee
"internet" was not found in the dictionary!
7:15 am
periwinkle
Hi all, May I have clues for the 11 ad the 9's please
7:16 am
Anniebrook
oh that is funny, wolvie had a pix of paris hilton ( I get it ) and someone said the theme was bimbos. Im laughing so hard I going to split
7:16 am
mattygroves
ar6/30?
7:18 am
Anniebrook
see you all later
7:19 am
mattygroves
Bugger. I'm going to have to give up for now - more later.
7:20 am
amandacath
matty - a museum might be ar6/30
7:21 am
mattygroves
Thanks amanda!
7:22 am
Mom
oh no, Babble is slowing down! I hope this isn't a sign of things to come. Too many words today for it to be slow
7:23 am
periwinkle
Doesn't anyone have the 11 or any of the 9's
7:24 am
periwinkle
Clues of the 8's would be appreciated too
7:24 am
amandacath
sorry peri, don't have tham yet
7:24 am
K Dizzle
glad it's slow for someone else, was starting to think it was my network
7:24 am
abe79
no, just started
7:24 am
GraceM
in11 = in prefix + injury to a muscle
7:25 am
amandacath
Hi abe, jaiel
7:25 am
periwinkle
thanks Grace will look for it
7:25 am
faeriekae
Hey Babblers - another hugh grid today huh
7:25 am
jaiel
Peri - the 11 was clued nicely earlier... in5/10 + st 6/18
7:25 am
jaiel
Hi amanda :)
7:25 am
periwinkle
thanks jaiel, looking for it
7:25 am
amandacath
thanks Mom! I always miss that one
7:26 am
abe79
i just hope the server behaves!
7:26 am
jaiel
g luck peri
7:26 am
amandacath
...oh - but it's not there after all
7:26 am
periwinkle
thanks so much jaiel and Grace, found the 11!
7:26 am
periwinkle
What about the 9's?
7:26 am
Mom
I forgot to switch back to the puzzle. I wish it had been there but alas ...
7:27 am
GraceM
te9-- what you get from crying
7:27 am
K Dizzle
thanks for the 11 clue
7:27 am
jaiel
didn't have any luck w/the 9's yet...
7:27 am
amandacath
I've got 2 of the 8's: tiny autos, where your organs are
7:27 am
periwinkle
amanda and Grace, thanks will look for them
7:28 am
hydra
ac8/55 clue anyone?
7:28 am
periwinkle
Grace, thanks, found te9/54 with your great clue
7:29 am
hydra
Ignore my last posting, Ive got it now.
7:30 am
amandacath
me too now, hydra - an element for thespians
7:30 am
jaiel
can ask for a clue hydra?
7:30 am
hydra
amanda's just given one!
7:30 am
jaiel
yep, just saw :D
7:33 am
amandacath
anyone have the x?
7:35 am
hydra
It's a dead man whose name is 4 letters beginning with e!
7:36 am
TQ
wonderful clue hydra thanks
7:36 am
faeriekae
Hello Babblers :)
7:36 am
hydra
yr welcome :)
7:36 am
abe79
Hi Faeriekae
7:36 am
ch1212
hi faeriekae, good morning everyone
7:36 am
hydra
Hello Faerie
7:36 am
shorty
{{{{{{{{FAERIE}}}}}}}}
7:36 am
amandacath
Hi Faerie! Hmmm, hydra - I'm sure I'll understand your clue when I find the word...
7:37 am
faeriekae
{{{{{{SHORTY}}}}
7:37 am
Atalante
x word = cross cantona
7:37 am
faeriekae
Shorty I love your icon
7:38 am
faeriekae
oops sorry about that
7:38 am
shorty
oh no already shes entering words :)
7:38 am
Atalante
love your icon faerie
7:38 am
amandacath
Ahhh - that's the one from a couple of weeks ago that I swore I was going to remember...
7:39 am
faeriekae
How are you? I miss you and eveyone soooo much. I'm using my friend Cathys computer so maybe it will work better for me
7:39 am
faeriekae
Thanks Ata :)
7:39 am
shorty
LOL amanda
7:39 am
amandacath
oh, and thanks Ata, and now I get it Hydra
7:40 am
shorty
yester my computer wouldnt do nothing it took me 2 hrs to get back on babble
7:40 am
shorty
yesterday*
7:40 am
faeriekae
shorty - I'm going to try downloading messenger so I'll see what happens maybe we can talk for a bit before I have to go to work
7:40 am
Glokrae
Is this game working better today than yesterday? Half way through yesterday all my words were lost :(
7:40 am
amandacath
sure it was your computer Shorty? There was loads of trouble with the site yesterday
7:41 am
shorty
do you work today faerie?
7:41 am
faeriekae
No kidding yesterday sucked and that is being very nicely put
7:41 am
fit1
It's very fast today.
7:41 am
shorty
no im not sure so maybe it was babble
7:41 am
faeriekae
12 - 8 so YES
7:41 am
periwinkle
I have the te9/54, any clues for the other 9's
7:41 am
fit1
Yesterday was a disaster
7:42 am
faeriekae
Peri I don't have them sorry
7:42 am
periwinkle
Hi and thanks faerie
7:42 am
periwinkle
for responding to my post, that is
7:43 am
faeriekae
Peri - If I had a clue I'd sure give it to you.
7:43 am
shorty
faerie I have my babies today :)
7:43 am
hydra
the an9/66 is girl's name minus an n, + Japanese reviewer of the arts
7:43 am
Miyavi_fan
Babies? What a good time to come in XD
7:43 am
faeriekae
awwww - your going to be busy today :)
7:44 am
amandacath
Hi Miya! Long time no see!
7:44 am
faeriekae
{{{Miyavi}}} Hi
7:44 am
periwinkle
hydra, got the first part of your clue, but don't get the second part
7:44 am
hydra
That was the best I could do. Trying to think of another way of putting it; Japanese referred to pronunciation. Didn't mean to be racist!
7:44 am
shorty
well there leaving today :( I've had them since Tues. :)
7:45 am
Miyavi_fan
Hi hi hi hi hi hi hi hi ^^ that should be enough for everyone. If not, share with your neighbour.
7:45 am
shorty
speaking of my babies here comes one
7:45 am
hydra
Who goes to first nights and writes about them? What is he or she known as? Then change 3nd letter, peri.
7:45 am
chiley
Hydra...great clue...thanks
7:45 am
amandacath
got it, thanks hydra - tee hee
7:45 am
72 Temple Owl
well hi miya! : )
7:46 am
Miyavi_fan
heeeey ^^ how are you?
7:46 am
shorty
k m ........n
7:46 am
72 Temple Owl
i'm good - hi all!
7:46 am
Miyavi_fan
Temple...that's one intriguing profile...XD
7:46 am
faeriekae
Shorty I'm going to try and do the messenger thing now so hang on
7:47 am
shorty
that was my matthew
7:47 am
72 Temple Owl
you have heard of t-rex? leftover from dinosaur day...
7:48 am
Miyavi_fan
T-rex? nooope...unless you're talking about the large reptilian version? XD
7:48 am
periwinkle
hydra, must be dense today, still can't get the an9
7:49 am
72 Temple Owl
lol! no - early glam rock pre-bowie
7:50 am
Atalante
have you heard of marc bolan, miya?
7:51 am
Atalante
dead rock star guy
7:51 am
Miyavi_fan
ahhh, unfortunately the only glam-rock I'm really familiar with is Daigo Stardust and the unforgettable sheeny-shiny spandex.
7:52 am
Miyavi_fan
Atalante, my world is full of dead rock star guys XD hide for one, and of course it was the anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death a few weeks or so ago, but...Marc Bolan, nope >.>;
7:52 am
Atalante
exactly :P that's why I thought you might have heard of him LOL. go loook him up on google!
7:53 am
Miyavi_fan
The world is my google XD hi-yo, silver, away...
*coughs*
7:55 am
72 Temple Owl
work intrudes on my babble again...bbl
7:55 am
Miyavi_fan
ahhh, cocaine...>.> the other day I managed to write "Kurt Cocaine". Freudian slip? o.o
7:56 am
Atalante
I must draw him one day
7:57 am
Miyavi_fan
*nods* I just saw, you had an account on DeviantArt! I'm too shy of my "masterpieces" to set up one of my own, but my best friend Hayley has one there...
7:57 am
Atalante
you should miya!
7:58 am
Miyavi_fan
...Good Lord. You're amazing O.O
7:58 am
EvaNadine
mornin babblers!
7:59 am
amandacath
mornin evan!
7:59 am
CiociaJudy
Good Morning, all. *hyperventilating from the word count* Are they trying to Kill us?
7:59 am
periwinkle
HI there CJ!
7:59 am
Miyavi_fan
Hey Eva!
7:59 am
CiociaJudy
gm Peri!
7:59 am
Atalante
hi evan!
8:00 am
amandacath
Hi Judy
8:00 am
EvaNadine
looks like its gonna be another babbling-free day for me...heh
8:00 am
CiociaJudy
Hi Amanda!
8:01 am
Miyavi_fan
Atalante, your art is absolutely INCREDIBLE. I love the Briar Rose O.O
8:03 am
mom23
Yowser! I'm not sure I know that many words!
8:03 am
CiociaJudy
cu later peri
8:04 am
arleneehm
hi ... glurph .....bye ...... to many words and job interview to get ready for....... have fun all..... I'll try to get back later
8:04 am
shorty
atalante what is your art under?
8:05 am
Atalante
thanks Miya *blushes* :)
8:05 am
faeriekae
Shorty I'm still working on trying to download messenger
8:05 am
Atalante
its here shorty: http://elegaer.deviantart.com/gallery/
8:06 am
Cathyar
ok...today's icon theme is just too creepy for me.
8:06 am
shorty
is all that yours?
8:07 am
Atalante
yup. mine. :)
8:07 am
amandacath
are there more than 3 f's from the bottom corner?
8:07 am
shorty
wow awesome
8:07 am
faeriekae
Cath I agree so I'll stick with my usual LOL
8:08 am
abe79
amanda there are 6 f's from the bottom corner
8:08 am
Cathyar
i'm staying with yesterday's for now
8:08 am
Miyavi_fan
what *is* today's icon theme?
8:08 am
CiociaJudy
Me too Cath
8:08 am
abe79
unexplained phenomena
8:08 am
Cathyar
lol...abe, yours is bizarre ;)
8:08 am
amandacath
my monkeys are getting a workout! Thanks, abe - will hunt them down
8:08 am
Miyavi_fan
I'm sticking with the Meevs, because...I'm amused by my gif. deal with it XD or "dil wis it", as he would say. Shut up, brain.
8:08 am
Cathyar
span...unexplained meat?
8:09 am
faeriekae
there are 6 fr words from the corner
8:09 am
Miyavi_fan
unexplained phenomena? looks like I'll have to change the picture to Kyo, then XD
8:09 am
abe79
i question how spam came to be in existence
8:10 am
abe79
amanda- i'll let you know if i find any weird fr's. so far i've found normal ones!
8:10 am
Atalante
does Anakin count as an unexplained phenomenon?
8:10 am
Cathyar
parts of different animals (pigs nose, hoofs, etc.) that people don't eat in a cut of meat are in spam bologna, weiners, etc!
8:11 am
Cathyar
spam is no longer a mystery!
8:11 am
CiociaJudy
thx faerie
8:11 am
CiociaJudy
thx faerie
8:11 am
abe79
sure, why not atalante? oh thank you cathyar, i have been enlightened :)
8:12 am
Cathyar
lol...guess they had to do something with all those extra parts abe ;)
8:12 am
amandacath
I've got one strange one - misspelled 'throw oneself into the fr**' or 'fr**ed ends of yarn'
8:12 am
abe79
and it has quite the following too!
8:12 am
Atalante
any excuse to keep my anakin pic!
8:13 am
abe79
thanks amanda!
8:13 am
faeriekae
Ciocia how are you doing with the grid? I'm loosing my mind
8:14 am
amandacath
and I think 'frexin' should be a word - "What are those frexin' f-words?!?!"
8:14 am
Atalante
there are f words? lol
8:15 am
faeriekae
Ata 7 fi's and 6 fr's
8:16 am
EvaNadine
*performs my icon*
8:16 am
Miyavi_fan
ahahaaaa...took me long enough but I finally selected a picture out of my millions. I had to fight hard not to get one with Kyo wearing a bucket on his head XD
8:17 am
inge
any help with the fr 7/56? it is driving me crazy
8:18 am
amandacath
that would be one of the ones I'm missing, inge
8:18 am
ShadeEagle
wow. there's just a few t words today
8:19 am
Tiny
Hullo Everyone
8:20 am
faeriekae
Hi Tiny
8:20 am
faeriekae
Hi Shade
8:20 am
faeriekae
Hi Inge
8:20 am
CiociaJudy
Hi Tiny
8:21 am
inge
hi Faerie, perfect weather again. Our bromeliad show and sale is at Matthaei Botanical garden this weekend. Are you passsing by?
8:21 am
Tiny
There are some strange words tonight LOL
8:21 am
ShadeEagle
hey faerie
8:21 am
Vicuna
fr7/56 - "and each particular hair to stand on end, like quills upon the fr7 porpentine..."
8:21 am
CiociaJudy
gm Inge
8:22 am
amandacath
oh duh - fr7: what a sick child often is (stick a prefix on one of the 4's)
8:22 am
faeriekae
Inge I wish I were sounds beautiful. I'm still in KY and won't be coming to Mi until the end of Sept.
8:23 am
amandacath
*suffix - sorry
8:24 am
mattygroves
Can anyone clue the ar6/18 between the operatic solo and the clever person (or what might describe a museum)
8:25 am
amandacath
matty - like a knight, start with a
8:26 am
inge
got it amandacath
8:26 am
mattygroves
Not me, though.
8:26 am
thesnark
Hello everyone...has anyone else had a problem with their screen? I was playing a bit ago, had 170 words, just signed back in and now its only show 75 words. Ack!
8:26 am
CiociaJudy
me either Matty
8:27 am
amandacath
there's an e-word in the grid for the knight, change it to an a-word
8:28 am
mattygroves
Is there? An e word for night?
8:28 am
amandacath
K-night, like Lancelot
8:28 am
mab
try refreshing snark
8:28 am
mattygroves
That's what I meant.
8:28 am
thesnark
I've been trying, but no success.
8:29 am
amandacath
it's a kind of knight, not a synonym for it
8:29 am
mab
maybe reboot? babble does steal words, but usually not so many
8:30 am
mattygroves
Got it - thanks!
8:30 am
thesnark
I guess I'll have to - thanks Mab.
8:30 am
amandacath
no prob
8:34 am
Tiny
how come we can have a person who looks at you for a long time but not the plural st6/18
8:34 am
amandacath
'cause there's only one s?
8:36 am
Tiny
duh of course why did I not realise that must be cause I'm Tired
8:41 am
verna
Any hints please fu6,33
8:41 am
mattygroves
ax5/20? My monkey seems poorly.
8:42 am
amandacath
matty - tool + mineral ending
8:43 am
CiociaJudy
thx Amanda! *sneaks in to pick up clues that other people ask for*
8:43 am
mattygroves
Ya know, I could have sworn I'd already tried that, Amanda - thanks!
8:44 am
amandacath
that's precisely what I'm doing, Judy!
8:44 am
amandacath
I know what you mean matty - I swear it eats words sometimes
8:45 am
amandacath
ah, found the fu6 - more smelly? having more smelly things?
8:46 am
CiociaJudy
thx again Amanda!
8:47 am
verna
thank you amandacath I thought I was going mad. I'm not doing too well today.
8:48 am
amandacath
Verna - not feeling well, or not getting on with the grid?
8:49 am
verna
Not getting on with the grid. See what I mean I can't even make myslef understood!!!!
8:50 am
amandacath
aw, don't beat yourself up
8:50 am
verna
Now I can't spell correctly either. Do you thjink I should just call it a day.
8:51 am
verna
I had to laugh when I saw my attempt at correcting myself.
8:51 am
CiociaJudy
Deep breathing, Verna. In, out, in out. You can do it.
8:52 am
verna
I think my skin has taken in water during my aqua lesson!!!!
8:56 am
amandacath
miniret - model of a mosque
8:56 am
faeriekae
It's way tooooooo quiet
8:57 am
CiociaJudy
so many words, too little time. lol
8:57 am
faeriekae
I understand. I have to be a work in less than 2hrs so I'm nose to the grid also.
8:57 am
amandacath
minirat - Mickey's evil girlfriend
8:58 am
mattygroves
I'm trying to avoid asking for too many clues. I seem to be a real moron today.
8:58 am
amandacath
oh go on, matty - chances are it's something we can all look for!
8:59 am
faeriekae
Matty - you hush that up right now.
8:59 am
CiociaJudy
*slaps Matty on the side of the head* Get that out of your head this instant!
9:00 am
faeriekae
ask for clues so I don't have to LOL
9:01 am
mattygroves
OK - ca5/22?
9:02 am
amandacath
see, don'T have that one either - goes off to find it!
9:02 am
faeriekae
me too going looking for it now
9:02 am
CiociaJudy
just got it matty - ca + what a dog does to your face with his tongue, different spelling
9:03 am
amandacath
Got it - think of what DNA looks like, same ending
9:03 am
faeriekae
excellent clues got it thanks :)
9:03 am
mattygroves
Yep - got that one now.
9:03 am
mattygroves
Thanks!
9:03 am
bubba218
ca+ what a dogs does to your face (phonetic)
9:03 am
mattygroves
There's another.
9:04 am
CiociaJudy
we're cookin' now! lol
9:04 am
mattygroves
Which I have now too.
9:05 am
amandacath
you mean a second ca5/22?
9:05 am
faeriekae
I don't have the 2nd one Amanda
9:08 am
amandacath
me either - what is it, matty?
9:09 am
mattygroves
Autombile plus Tyrannosaurus
9:09 am
Uneaixoise
verna, wonderful icon!
9:09 am
torgone
$3.11? Just bash me over the head, why don't you? . .
9:09 am
amandacath
ah, found it - was going from the wrong c
9:09 am
CiociaJudy
thx Matty!!!!
9:10 am
faeriekae
thanx got it
9:10 am
CiociaJudy
me too Amanda
9:10 am
mattygroves
Can anyone help wit the first ca5/18?
9:10 am
amandacath
Hi torgone!
9:10 am
CiociaJudy
Morning Torgone!
9:11 am
faeriekae
Hi Tor :)
9:11 am
amandacath
is it the oriental ruler, matty?
9:11 am
torgone
Good morning! No problems today?
9:12 am
amandacath
so far so good...
9:12 am
CiociaJudy
so far so good, Tor
9:12 am
CiociaJudy
Amanda, are we twins?? LOL
9:13 am
amandacath
maybe so, judy!
9:13 am
phandmd
I need 2 ar 5's (after the ist ar 5) and the s 6's
9:13 am
mattygroves
Yep, it is, Amanda!
9:14 am
CiociaJudy
Hi phandmd!
9:14 am
faeriekae
Hey there Phand
9:14 am
mattygroves
Hey Phan
9:15 am
phandmd
Hi Ciocia; just got back from the docs off and tring to find a few more words before hunkering into chores
9:15 am
phandmd
Hi everyone else
9:15 am
CiociaJudy
Hope all went well at the doc's
9:15 am
faeriekae
any clues for the an9/66
9:15 am
verna
Uneaixoise I'm pleased you like my icon. I can actually see this from my window. Its called the ANgel of the North.
9:15 am
beebee
phand- ar5/10= a +opposite of fake
9:15 am
amandacath
don't have the ar5's phan - I've got 3 s6's, any idea which ones you need?
9:15 am
phandmd
yes fine, I went for a follow up on my stress fracture in my ankle
9:16 am
CiociaJudy
thx bb
9:16 am
ren8
hi greg37, not busy at the moment then!!!
9:16 am
phandmd
the 1st 2 6's
9:16 am
beebee
phand- ar5/10=a+ what people refer to their den as a r** room(add an extra vowel in it)
9:16 am
phandmd
thnx beebee
9:17 am
faeriekae
Beebee thank you fantastic clue
9:17 am
CiociaJudy
ar 5 - what you breathe + not him but h**
9:17 am
phandmd
thnx again
9:17 am
amandacath
first one I've got is the person who ogles, but I doubt that's it
9:17 am
Greg37
not really no,
9:17 am
CiociaJudy
duh! strike that
9:17 am
CiociaJudy
I need more coffee!!!
9:18 am
ren8
Daniel is having a sleep, will be getting him up shortly, won't let him have too long
9:19 am
beebee
faeriekae- an9/66= an+ what you run in the summer to keep u cool+stick letter+3rd vowel+ nasty little insect in woods that gives you lyme disease(drop last letter)
9:19 am
Greg37
i thought it was hard work looking after him all day!!
9:21 am
ren8
he has been ok today, see you tonight xx
9:21 am
amandacath
Ah - found the first s6 (I think) - Jayne Mansfield, Marilyn Monroe were st... (sounds like)
9:21 am
faeriekae
Beebee bless you......(smooch) <grin>
9:22 am
phandmd
need ist ar 6/18 and ar 6/30 pls
9:23 am
phandmd
phantom word - relax
9:24 am
beebee
phan-ar6=ar+ ra4/4(or r+an4/4 drop the s)
9:25 am
faeriekae
need to jump into the shower and get ready for work but I'll be back :)
9:25 am
amandacath
ar6/30 - a museum might be this
9:26 am
beebee
bye faerie
9:26 am
CiociaJudy
cu Faerie
9:27 am
phandmd
is there an f in the word?
9:27 am
beebee
phan- take 2nd ar6/18- use first 3 letters+ you are ***l of sh$$
9:28 am
amandacath
The A6/30 Dodger
9:28 am
phandmd
thnx again beebee
9:28 am
phandmd
and Amanda!
9:28 am
CiociaJudy
thx Amanda!
9:30 am
phandmd
that 1st ax is aluding my monkies as well. I swear I have tried every combination. what am I missing?
9:31 am
amandacath
eek! there's more than one ax? I've got the one with the mineral ending...
9:31 am
beebee
phan- the same as the 2nd- different vowel
9:31 am
phandmd
yep, I didn't try that before... You have been a big help BeeBee :-)
9:32 am
phandmd
and the car wheel thing
9:34 am
amandacath
nooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!
9:34 am
torgone
uh oh . . .
9:34 am
mattygroves
My computer decided to hick up.
9:35 am
beebee
can i buy a vowel , please?
9:36 am
abe79
can we all say a brief prayer (or what have you) for the server?
9:37 am
shorty
so did mine
9:38 am
tndaisy1960
Lickety's is screwed up too, at least on my machine....anybody else?
9:38 am
CiociaJudy
not again!! :O
9:39 am
abe79
not with a 300 + board...
9:39 am
amandacath
anyone have a goat we can sacrifice to the server gods?
9:39 am
Angelsong
311 words, 5,242 points...Fireworks!
9:39 am
abe79
how about some spam?
9:39 am
abe79
yay angelsong!
9:39 am
mab
well done angelsong!
9:39 am
CiociaJudy
woohoo Angelsong
9:39 am
mattygroves
Congrats Angel! I'm not quite halfway through.
9:40 am
amandacath
Wow Angel! Guess it helps if you don't chat, huh?
9:40 am
tndaisy1960
Yay Angel!
9:40 am
lbdawger
uh oh, looks like we need to say a prayer to St Iggy... and sacrifice a nanobite or two...
9:40 am
CiociaJudy
I haven't made it to halfway yet either, Matty.
9:40 am
Praes
man! i could those points.....
<---Dives into the Grid!
9:41 am
Angelsong
after yesterday, I was afraid to do much besides getting the words in.
9:41 am
lbdawger
congrats Angel! i am impressed!
9:41 am
amandacath
If I were a god, I wouldn't take spam - but then I really don't think I'd want a goat, either
9:41 am
Angelsong
how many people have finished so far, any idea?
9:42 am
phandmd
k, need 3 ca words then I have to go...
9:42 am
phandmd
ca 5/12 - after nurses are ca*
9:42 am
Tiny
**~~**~~**FIREWORKS**~~**~~** for Angelsong Ciongrats
9:42 am
phandmd
and the 2nd 6/7 pair
9:43 am
lbdawger
whoo hoo Tiny!
9:43 am
phandmd
yeah for Angelsong
9:43 am
CiociaJudy
ca 5/12 - another spelling for what Bugs Bunny chews on
9:43 am
CiociaJudy
woohoo Tiny! Awesome!
9:43 am
Praes
ca 5/12 WOMEN love the big numbers!
9:44 am
phandmd
like what diamonds are measured in? have that one
9:44 am
CiociaJudy
change the last vowel, ph
9:45 am
amandacath
there are two spellings for that one (well, they mean different things, but they sound the same)
9:45 am
Angelsong
the ca7/32 has a latin plural ending.
9:45 am
Tiny
not me for Angelsong I only have 76 words and have to go to bed as I have to go to the Brisbane Ekka Tomorrow so good night all or is it goodmorning after all it is 12:45 am Here
9:46 am
phandmd
of the 6? still need a clue for that 6
9:46 am
lbdawger
night Tiny...you deserve the whoo hoo's anyway, just cuz
9:46 am
phandmd
good work Tiny
9:46 am
faeriekae
((((((ANGEL))))
9:47 am
abe79
ca + girls name, change vowel ( actress t*** yothers from family ties)
9:47 am
Angelsong
try this for a clue: feline + unit of measure in printing + first vowell
9:47 am
Tiny
thank you at least I got some done not home much at the moment with the exhibition (EKKA) on
9:47 am
Angelsong
faerie!!! I just fiinished this grid.
9:48 am
faeriekae
Angel - CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!
9:48 am
faeriekae
I didn't make it to Flash's yesterday. He wasn't at home :(
9:48 am
Angelsong
did you get to do yesterdays, faerie? I had an adventure at the doctor's.
9:48 am
mattygroves
I'm missing a ca5/12 between the people using horse boxes and my real name but with a C
9:49 am
phandmd
yay! done with ca's I have 162 words. BBL
9:49 am
faeriekae
No I didn't get to finish
9:50 am
Angelsong
hey Faerie, I'm in the grid today!!!
9:50 am
faeriekae
what happend at the Dr?
9:50 am
klaurel
okay, gonna squeeze in some beore I take the kids to a playdate!
9:51 am
beebee
matty- their are 2 5/12's that could be horse boxes do you have both
9:51 am
klaurel
morning. BTW
9:51 am
CiociaJudy
morning klaurel
9:51 am
beebee
matty- i don't know your name- so, i'm not sure which other you are talking about
9:51 am
amandacath
you don't mean the plural buggy, do you matty?
9:51 am
faeriekae
Angel thanks I didn't have YOU yet LOL
9:52 am
mattygroves
My name is short for Katherine...
9:52 am
mattygroves
Actually, it's short for Katherina, but that's another story.
9:52 am
beebee
matty- add an vowel to the end of your horse box
9:53 am
Angelsong
the woman at the front desk would not let me see the doctor b/c I had no referral. She wouldn't call my Dr to get a referral, and would not let Jay use the phone to call for it. We had to drive all the way back to my doctor's office, talk to the nurse there about the referral (and she couldn't figure out why the first woman hadn't just called. She was very rude. I made a verbal complaint to the doctor about it.
9:53 am
mattygroves
Someone who drive a horse box I have, and I have blanche, and I have kinda my name...I'm missing the ca5/12 after the ca7/32
9:53 am
beebee
matty-or an s- if it's neither of those let me know
9:54 am
CiociaJudy
plural of the horst box matty
9:54 am
faeriekae
My goodness sounds like you really did have an adventure. Good for you for filing a complaint
9:54 am
mattygroves
I'm an idiot. I had it all along. But hadn't entered it in lickerty.
9:54 am
Angelsong
I was so mad!
9:54 am
amandacath
rude receptionists are such a pain!
9:54 am
beebee
matty- i know the feeling :)
9:55 am
torgone
Angel - sounds almost like California health "care"
9:55 am
mattygroves
I'm always having problems with Dr's receptionists. I think they're worse here in England (apologies to any Doctor's receptionists here)
9:55 am
Angelsong
would have taken less than five minutes over the phone....but we had to drive for an hour to get it done and get back to see the doctor.
9:55 am
gwenski
Is this a good grid to dive into? ** sticks toe in grid to test **
9:56 am
faeriekae
that is just crazy. Sorry you had such a crappy doctor day.
9:56 am
beebee
gwen- don't do it unless you have a few hours and don't mind getting an ulcer(phantom)
9:57 am
faeriekae
I ended up helping my Mom can tomatoes yesterday. 25qts. of tomato juice and 20qts of whole tomatoes
9:57 am
CiociaJudy
will be doing tomato juice soon too
9:57 am
Angelsong
oh, well, she isn't going to be happy when the supervisor and the doctor gets done wirh hwe.
9:58 am
faeriekae
Ciocia - there is nothing like your own tomatoes
9:58 am
beebee
angel- just start calling her up all the time with silly ?'s and get your friends to help- high school acting yes, but it's fun
9:58 am
faeriekae
Angel - that is for certain LOL
9:58 am
amandacath
Hausmeister-Sydrom - what I like to call it here. People who like to make themselves important because their jobs are so unimportant
9:58 am
CiociaJudy
we make homemade spaghetti sauce with the juice. Yum. Tastes much better than store bought.
9:59 am
mattygroves
That's the Cs done, and over halfway through - 161 words found. 150 yet to find!
9:59 am
gwenski
Thanks for the advice, beebee. I decided I DO have time and deserve a break -- I've been playing nurse all week. (Hubby had triple bypass last Tuesday, and came home Saturday)
9:59 am
faeriekae
ROFL Ciocia excellent idea
10:00 am
Angelsong
idiot woman told me 8 times: "You don't have a referral. you can't see the doctor, and it's not my job to get a referral for you."
10:01 am
faeriekae
how rude!
10:01 am
beebee
yea gwen- jump in misery loves company ;)
10:01 am
gwenski
*splash*
10:01 am
faeriekae
she should be fired.
10:02 am
abe79
people like that should not work in a field where they have to help people
10:02 am
beebee
angel- u must be very nice- cause i would have had to inform her it would be her job to get my foot out of her a$$
10:02 am
Angelsong
I've been a patient of his for three years. she's been there for a year..
10:02 am
hetty
There are 3 ar6's, and I'm blessed if I can find he second one (ar6/30)
10:03 am
abe79
hetty- painting, drawing, etc + not empty
10:03 am
amandacath
hi hetty! The Ar6/30 Dodger
10:03 am
Angelsong
Oliver Twist's Ar**** Dodger
10:04 am
cauzneffct
Ar6 18: something that is more arty
10:04 am
faeriekae
ROFL Beebee
10:05 am
beebee
i hate the c's- i'm missing 3- what or who they are- i haven't a clue
10:05 am
Angelsong
I restrained myself pretty severely.
10:06 am
hetty
Thank you dear friends. I must remember to read upwards.
10:06 am
Angelsong
faerie, are you still here?
10:06 am
Wyrd
good morning everyone
10:06 am
faeriekae
I already have that one cauzneffct.
10:06 am
faeriekae
morning Wyrd
10:06 am
Wyrd
and it would be really nice if you people would come help me with my garage sale this weekend
10:07 am
beebee
angel- good for you, i'm not capable of restraint and that's why no one wants to go anywhere with me.
10:07 am
amandacath
So I finally give up and go to the list, and I can't get the very first two words - ac5/12 and 7/36
10:07 am
klaurel
oh-oh, has it slowed suddenly and again?
10:07 am
CiociaJudy
gm wyrd
10:07 am
Angelsong
news, Faerie! my daughter had her dr appt yesterday. She's 13 weeks now, and it's a girl; due on February 21, exactly one week on either side of my birthday and Dylan's.
10:08 am
Wyrd
hi faerie, Juday
10:08 am
faeriekae
Wyrd - Oregon is a bit far for me but it sounds like fun :)
10:08 am
mattygroves
Is this going slowly for anyone else?
10:08 am
mattygroves
Is this going slowly for anyone else?
10:08 am
faeriekae
OMG - Congratulations!!!!!!!
10:09 am
beebee
angel- good for you, i'm not capable of restraint and that's why no one wants to go anywhere with me.
10:09 am
Munner
s------l-----o------w
10:09 am
faeriekae
That is so awesome. You will be spoiling a little girl now.
10:09 am
mattygroves
Yep.
10:09 am
Angelsong
she showed me the sonogram pictures. so tiny...
10:10 am
faeriekae
Hiya Munner
10:10 am
mattygroves
en5/12? Will I need a fish?
10:10 am
mattygroves
Yep - I do. Got it!
10:10 am
mattygroves
Gosh, I'm slow today.
10:10 am
Munner
Hi, everyone. Working on getting halfway. I'm the one who always wants a bigger puzzle..
10:10 am
faeriekae
have her email them to you and you can send them to me. How about that?
10:11 am
CiociaJudy
so you're the cause of this munner
10:12 am
Munner
Hi, abe. Love your Spam. It was a standby when we used to do a lot of camping. Fried Spam with a can of pineapple chunks. Yum Yum!?
10:13 am
beebee
i'm off to get the dog from the groomer- i'm sure when i return the babble fairy will have finished up the grid for me(hope- pray -hope) happy babbling and good luck y'all
10:13 am
abe79
the sounds kind of good Munner! My mom used to make it with eggs sometimes.
10:14 am
tndaisy1960
Ok, if anyone is interested, I finally figured out what my problem was with Licketey's.....my old words from yesterday remained in the boxes, even though the new letter/number pairs were there! so I was seeing stuff like....ar 5/10 = canso Almost blew my poor little blonde brain to pieces!
10:17 am
whitewitch1111
hi babblers
10:17 am
abe79
hi whitewitch!
10:18 am
whitewitch1111
finally my icon for yesterday's theme shows up...a bit too late
10:18 am
whitewitch1111
what is today's theme?
10:19 am
mattygroves
Hey White!
10:19 am
hetty
Good morning Munner. The Spam brings back memories of food parcels from the States during the second world war
10:21 am
gwenski
Theme is "Unexplained Phenomena"
10:22 am
mattygroves
My favourite needlecase is almost there.
10:22 am
Jacula
Afternoon all!
10:22 am
72 Temple Owl
hi jacs!! rofl!
10:23 am
amandacath
Hi jac!
10:23 am
hetty
Why am I finding the ca words SO DIFFICULT?
10:23 am
ren8
a clue for fi5/20 would be nice please
10:23 am
Jacula
TO - I thought it fitted the theme quite well.:))
10:23 am
72 Temple Owl
because this whole #@!!$%##! grid is difficult?
10:24 am
Jacula
TO - I thought it fitted the theme quite well.:))
10:24 am
CiociaJudy
Hi Jac. Great icon.
10:24 am
CiociaJudy
Hi TO
10:24 am
Jacula
Can't comment on the grid yet as I'm only just typing in words found on paper...
10:25 am
Jacula
Hi Judy. Glad you like it.
10:25 am
72 Temple Owl
anyone have the 11 or any of the nines?
10:25 am
tndaisy1960
ac 8/55 pls? so it will quit taunting me? ty
10:25 am
mattygroves
E's down - onto the Fs
10:25 am
OldRottenHat
What happens when a T-Rex bites you?
10:26 am
CiociaJudy
ac 8 is the alloy + t** tac toe
10:26 am
amandacath
fi5/20 - I've heard of phy***, I think - genus, species...
10:27 am
amandacath
ac8/55 - an element for thespians?
10:27 am
OldRottenHat
You get a dino-sore.
10:27 am
mattygroves
Hi Kim!
10:28 am
hetty
for ac8, tndaiy, take the word for performin and lop0 off the "g" , then add a "chemical" ending as in al**in***--Brits spelling
10:28 am
72 Temple Owl
what alloy? all together now - GROAN at orh
10:28 am
Jacula
LOL & groan, ORH.
10:28 am
amandacath
alright, get the fish ready - I can't for the life of me find the an4/4, 5/10 in the middle
10:28 am
tndaisy1960
got it! amanda, that was a cute clue :)
10:28 am
CiociaJudy
what the soda cans are made of - use the first 6 letters
10:28 am
Erda
You mean, as in an** retentive???
10:28 am
hetty
My clues seem harder to work trhgrough than the word list itself. Sorry
10:29 am
tndaisy1960
the 8 has been conquered :) now for those other monsters....*sigh*
10:29 am
amandacath
nope, not that one, Erda. After come closer
10:30 am
Erda
an + what many (mostly Brits) say upon leaving; then the Latin plural
10:31 am
hetty
Anyone have the ca5/12 and the ca6/21 between pl. of ca4/5 and ca term meaning love?
10:31 am
amandacath
Oh thank you Erda - I thought I was going blind!
10:31 am
hetty
Oh--I think I have those, thanks
10:32 am
amandacath
the diamond ones, hetty?
10:32 am
hetty
Looking at my wedding ring did it. Thanks Amandacath
10:32 am
stidmama
hello hello!
10:33 am
abe79
Hi Stidmama
10:33 am
mattygroves
Hey Stid
10:33 am
stidmama
hi spam!
10:33 am
stidmama
errrr abe!
10:33 am
tndaisy1960
{{{{{Stid}}}}
10:33 am
stidmama
I am NOT happy about the number of words today...
10:34 am
stidmama
{{{daisy}}}
10:34 am
abe79
it's a beast
10:34 am
tndaisy1960
but a beast that's almost half conquered here!
10:34 am
stidmama
go daisy go!
10:34 am
CiociaJudy
morning Stid
10:34 am
72 Temple Owl
hi stid
10:35 am
stidmama
hello everyone! :-)
10:35 am
CiociaJudy
How are you doing today TO? I finally finished last night. Not so sure about today's grid.
10:37 am
shorty
i love your icon tndaisy :)
10:37 am
72 Temple Owl
i have 130 to go...tha's a whole other grid!!!
10:37 am
jagman146
what do the tile stats mean?
10:37 am
stidmama
I have 202 left...
10:37 am
CiociaJudy
good for you TO. I still have 173!
10:37 am
faeriekae
I have 199 left and its time for me to go to work see everyone later
10:38 am
stidmama
jagman -- tile stats tell you how many words from that particular tile there are -- and how many you have so far
10:38 am
stidmama
later Faeriekae!
10:38 am
shorty
by faerie {{{{{{{{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}
10:38 am
mattygroves
fr5/16?
10:38 am
mattygroves
See you faerie!
10:38 am
amandacath
see ya faerie!
10:38 am
72 Temple Owl
by faeirekae!
10:38 am
jagman146
stidmama - thanks
10:39 am
stidmama
jagman, if you haven't already, DO check out Angelsong's Resource page, link at bottom of the "Friends of Babble" below... she has pulled together the basic rules of the game, helpful hints, websites that are useful... :-)
10:39 am
CiociaJudy
cu faerie
10:39 am
amandacath
matty - where boys are boys?
10:39 am
mattygroves
I'm SURE I tried that.
10:39 am
mattygroves
Thanks Amanda.
10:39 am
CiociaJudy
short for opposite of sororities
10:41 am
stidmama
dear amanda,
boys are boys in the living room,
in the bathroom (only too true)<
at the dining table,
and in the car on the way to visit grandparents...
10:41 am
mattygroves
That's the Fs...onto the Is
Are we on go-slow again?
10:41 am
mattygroves
Testing...
10:41 am
abe79
yes we are
10:42 am
amandacath
now that you mention it, Stid - where AREN'T boys boys?
10:44 am
stidmama
*giggle* I thought for a minute I broke babble with that silly comment of mine!
10:47 am
stidmama
wow -- quiet all of a sudden...
10:48 am
torgone
. . *Too* quiet . . .
10:48 am
whitewitch1111
Am I the only one has trouble to change the icon?
10:48 am
gwenski
Sometimes quiet is nice.
10:49 am
stidmama
wasn't complaining, actually, just checking to be sure things weren't frozen!
10:49 am
amandacath
Whitewitch - a fellow German, or in-Germany-liver. Where are you?
10:49 am
gwenski
Maybe it's partly due to the large number of words that need to be found.
10:49 am
stidmama
whitewitch, what icon are you trying to load? did you know that after loading a new icon you need to refresh the monitor to see it in the chat log?
10:49 am
72 Temple Owl
phatom words: nectar itinerant hi tor
10:49 am
mattygroves
IN5/26?
10:49 am
whitewitch1111
gwen - i am german but living in St. Maarten
10:50 am
stidgmere
I have to wait for Stidmama to show me AGAIN! Icon changing and theme-finding are not easy for me.
10:50 am
gwenski
Thanks for that info, whitewitch, but it was amandacath that was asking! :)
10:50 am
mattygroves
Stid, what's your email addy?
10:50 am
stidmama
hello mother dear! glad to see you this morning!
10:50 am
whitewitch1111
i refreshed stid...didn't work...i wanted to upload an icon for today's theme
10:50 am
torgone
Hi TO ..
10:50 am
nrkii
matty, in + repair
10:50 am
whitewitch1111
sorry gwen
10:50 am
stidmama
oops, hit enter to soon. When do you want the elder grandchild for a few hours?
10:51 am
stidgmere
I am up and thinking about going to see friend in Yelm today. Join me?
10:51 am
mattygroves
Thanks Nrk!
10:51 am
nrkii
whitewhich, you have an icon that looks like a very pale alien
10:51 am
amandacath
Oh. Oh well, I'm American and living in Germany. Guess that sorta balances out
10:52 am
nrkii
okay, I have 148 left to go, and must get on the road to travel in about 40 minutes... hmmmm... this does not compute
10:52 am
stidmama
Yes, I will have to change my clothes. just a sec, I will call you .
10:52 am
stidmama
later everyone else!
10:52 am
72 Temple Owl
hi nrk!
10:52 am
CiociaJudy
cu Stid
10:52 am
amandacath
What's the stupid fr6/27?
10:52 am
CiociaJudy
Hi nrkii
10:52 am
stidgmere
I will take my 7 words and go.
10:52 am
whitewitch1111
bye stidmama
10:52 am
puptone
Yikes! 311 words - should I even start??
10:52 am
mattygroves
I'm really struggling with the i words. I'm now looking for the in7s and 8s after the in4/4 that isn't a dolphin...
10:54 am
amandacath
matty - like someone who signs up for a contest (or goes through a door), start it with i
10:54 am
CiociaJudy
come on in pup. Join our misery.
10:55 am
72 Temple Owl
MMMMMMMWWWWWWWWHAHAHAHAHA
10:55 am
chj
how can internet not be a word
10:56 am
72 Temple Owl
at judy's invite to pup
10:56 am
CiociaJudy
gm chj
10:56 am
amandacath
same was fest isn't, chj. We just have to live with it
10:56 am
chj
hey cj...hows the grid coming
10:56 am
torgone
Internet? Is that thing still around?
10:57 am
mymuseisme
Hi everyone
10:57 am
chj
enable was prob written in 1950
10:57 am
amandacath
nobody wants to clue me on the fr6/27?
10:57 am
CiociaJudy
dreadful for me. I actually have work to do today! only have 151 words. :( How's it with you?
10:57 am
nrkii
they never take internet, but they take it if you drop the last letter
10:57 am
mymuseisme
in7,8 to stir up a riot perhaps
10:57 am
nrkii
don't have it amanda
10:58 am
CiociaJudy
Good icon nrkii. ROFL
10:58 am
CiociaJudy
me either Amanda
10:58 am
72 Temple Owl
OMG NRK!!! i was going to pick thasame icon!!!
10:59 am
jan
Amandacath, it builds on the f/4/7 just before it; I monkey typed it. ( I think it's been in babble before.)
10:59 am
nrkii
I've been waiting to use Joan for a whle now...
10:59 am
72 Temple Owl
lol!
11:00 am
SueMagee
FR 6/27 builds on the FR4. It's a connecting fold of membrane. Add how some people say "no" to the FR4.
11:01 am
amandacath
Whew! Finally - thanks Sue, that gave it to me!
11:02 am
mattygroves
I have all the words starting with the in5/10, and the ones before - it's the last four in words I'm looking for - probably starting with the in4/4
11:02 am
stidmama
oh -- I am going to visit Mother's friend this morning, so up and at 'em -- but before I go, Mother pointed out that the story is getting long in BabAnon. I am going to split it into volumes and eventually move it onto it's own site so it doesn't use up so much of BA's bandwidth.
11:02 am
stidmama
Anyway -- outta here for now, and back later. :-)
11:02 am
CiociaJudy
have fun Stid
11:03 am
72 Temple Owl
bye stid
11:03 am
mattygroves
Byeeee.
11:03 am
torgone
cya stid
11:04 am
nrkii
help with second tr 5 12 please
11:04 am
mattygroves
the two last in7/28s and the related 8/40s?
11:04 am
amandacath
matty - the first pair after the last 4/4: one who has entered an contest is an en***** - change it to an in
11:05 am
mymuseisme
not there yet nrkii, and don't have yet
11:05 am
amandacath
the genetic one, nrkii?
11:05 am
mattygroves
Ahh. thanks
11:05 am
nrkii
I have a genetic one that is 5/10
11:06 am
nrkii
matty, the other pair is in + trick or *****
11:06 am
amandacath
...and the last in pair: same as an en-pair
11:06 am
72 Temple Owl
bye abe
11:06 am
mattygroves
Thanks! I'm sure Babble's eating words today.
11:07 am
amandacath
oh sorry, you said 5/12 - don't have those yet
11:07 am
chj
how are you doing on the grid
11:07 am
mymuseisme
nrkii = tr5/12, prefix for 3 then beginning of high card
11:08 am
verna
Any clues please last ca6,21
11:08 am
nrkii
thanks muse!
11:08 am
hetty
I have to leave for the library, but I'd love to finish the c's first and I have just one left--the second cl6/24
11:08 am
chj
is joan rivers your uneplainable phenomena
11:09 am
TheFiz
*leaps to the stage in a split, shouting into mic* Hello Babbleland!
11:09 am
nrkii
yes she is chj... do you even have to ask
11:09 am
mymuseisme
sorry verna don't have yet
11:09 am
amandacath
hetty - change the middle letter of the other one. Like a part of the female anatomy (that isn'T accepted as a word)
11:10 am
nrkii
whoooo hoooo fiz!
11:10 am
hetty
the last ca6/21, verna, is ca4 sing followed by the ending of ar***--the place where we wach football etc.
11:10 am
amandacath
verna - feline + first part of our favorite word list
11:10 am
verna
thanks anyway mymuseisme
11:10 am
amandacath
and lat. pl
11:11 am
torgone
Aerial on a kitty?
11:11 am
amandacath
good one, torgone!
11:11 am
ExWren
for my icon today, I was torn between the Loch Ness Monster, and Corn Circles, but the latter won
11:12 am
CiociaJudy
Hi Fiz. Hope you didn't hurt yourself.
11:12 am
hetty
Thanks, amandacath. Verna I posted the Bonfire Night story on babanon for you
11:13 am
mattygroves
I'd like to get to 200 before popping to the pub - any clues for the ir and it?
11:13 am
72 Temple Owl
hi wren!
11:14 am
amandacath
the it7 is repetitive
11:15 am
ExWren
Hi TO and Nrkii, I have taken another day off, didn't play yesterday either, but can't stay away completely
11:17 am
amandacath
... and the ir is fake
11:19 am
nrkii
not finding the it 7
11:19 am
nrkii
just found it
11:19 am
nrkii
was trying to end with ate
11:19 am
verna
Hetty thank you but I don't know anything about babanon Sorry
11:21 am
mattygroves
Thanks guys - that's the i words - Need 7 more (onto the Ls) then I'll have 200 and can go to the pub.
11:21 am
Mary
mattygroves, if it were me, I'd forget babble and go direct to the pub.
11:22 am
mattygroves
You're right - that would be the sensible option...but just 6 left for my 200...
11:22 am
walnutchen
morning all... how many total today?
11:22 am
walnutchen
looks like a big number?
11:22 am
Jacula
311 walnutchen
11:23 am
walnutchen
thanks jacula... yeah. big puz today...
11:23 am
nrkii
hello, te 7/28 after those who rip things up (or just before that)
11:23 am
Jacula
Well, I have 186 words so far and only the 'n' in the top r/h corner greyed out!
11:23 am
amandacath
more wet-eyed?
11:23 am
nrkii
jac, I haven't found either of those two words!
11:23 am
nrkii
been trying
11:24 am
nrkii
thanks amanda
11:24 am
mymuseisme
I have 2 te7, one is land, the other like the alien
11:24 am
helenkeller
hey everyone !
11:24 am
hetty
Verna, don't thin you must, but there's a lot of good stuff to read on babanon. Scroll down to "Babblers Anonymous". click on it, and follow the various links there
11:24 am
mymuseisme
hi HK
11:24 am
shorty
can some one tell me a clue for in 11 please
11:25 am
amandacath
11: exertion in the middle?
11:25 am
TheFiz
hi helen!
11:25 am
verna
Thanks Hetty I might as well I've come to a dead stop on the grid still haven't got ca6,21
11:25 am
72 Temple Owl
ni 7/40 clue, please?
11:26 am
hetty
The Gunpowder Plot story is in "Other Interests"; Stid's tale-telling is there also and a host of good animal stories from Haz
11:26 am
amandacath
TO: cooler
11:26 am
chiley
Good Grief! I feel like I've been at this all day and still have 79 words left. This game has a way of making me feel stoopid!
11:27 am
mattygroves
Me too - I've 112 left - just one more to go to the pub - but I can't even find the first la5 (I can't imagine what it can be, given the second la4)
11:27 am
hetty
Meanwile, Verna, the ca6/21 is our feline friend followed by the last 3 letters of the nov*** Catholics say
11:27 am
Jacula
TO - ni7/40 - more speedy (of a car, usually)
11:28 am
72 Temple Owl
ty for those! : )
11:28 am
nrkii
jac, n's from top right?
11:28 am
helenkeller
hetty - i am loving your new profile - bubt also at the same time i am sorry for those who will not have read the previous - which was equally fascinating in an altogether different light :)
11:29 am
mattygroves
I don't get the ni...
11:29 am
mattygroves
Yes I do. Sorry.
11:29 am
amandacath
'cause I want him to live next door to me, Helen!
11:29 am
hetty
Well, Helen, we are all a lot of different people--depends on the day and the mood when writing--I'll update again soon
11:31 am
helenkeller
LOL amandacath! - you are welcome to move two houses away from me - i'm not really fond of those people anyway, lol
11:31 am
helenkeller
LOL amandacath! - you are welcome to move two houses away from me - i'm not really fond of those people anyway, lol
11:32 am
Jacula
nrkii - na5/10 - Nigerian currency, na5/12 - acronym for a national centre for rehabilitation.
11:32 am
verna
Thank you Hetty. Its the old finger trouble again trying to put 7 letters into a 6 letter word. I'm sure I'm getting worse at this damn thing.
11:32 am
mattygroves
OK, dumb question - the la4/4 before the doily fabric
11:32 am
72 Temple Owl
la 7/32 please?
11:32 am
nrkii
thanks Jacula!
11:33 am
leighprefect
Uh oh. I broke the site again.
11:33 am
mattygroves
I meant la5/10 of course.
11:33 am
helenkeller
i just froze up - anyone else having a problem?
11:33 am
mattygroves
Yep, Helen.
11:33 am
TheFiz
oooh. something weird happening in babbleland....
11:33 am
72 Temple Owl
double vowel - sounds like one of the three stooges
11:33 am
Jacula
Helen - yes. Same here.
11:34 am
helenkeller
nice going leigh!
11:34 am
mattygroves
Thanks TO!
11:34 am
Uneaixoise
great clue, TO!
11:34 am
torgone
Babblespasms, fiz . .
11:34 am
TheFiz
*twitch, twitch*
11:34 am
72 Temple Owl
hey leigh!
11:35 am
amandacath
sounds good, Helen - I'm willing to share him!
11:35 am
helenkeller
jac, matty, fiz, leigh, tor - it's frustrating all these glitches, but feeling relieved to know i'm in good company - in other words - glad it's not just me!
11:36 am
TheFiz
definitely not you - this time, anyway!
11:36 am
helenkeller
amanda - okay, it's a deal *hk shakes amandacath's hand in ladies agreement to share ar*
11:36 am
mattygroves
Right, I'm shutting down and going to the pub - see you later!
11:36 am
Jacula
Helen - the site was down for about 2 hours yesterday (UK lunchtime). I think Dr_G must be on holiday.
11:37 am
TheFiz
bye matty - hoist one for me!
11:37 am
phandmd
Hi, back for about 30 min need a clue for the ce 7/32 pls
11:37 am
Jacula
'Bye matty.
11:37 am
72 Temple Owl
later, matty!
11:37 am
Uneaixoise
love the icon, jac!
11:37 am
Jacula
Thanks, Une.:)
11:38 am
CiociaJudy
ce - coin + form of the verb to be
11:38 am
TheFiz
lol, jac, that's hilarious!
11:38 am
amandacath
I'm gonna sign off for a while too - dinner's being offered, and who am I to say no? bbl
11:38 am
CiociaJudy
cu amanda
11:38 am
phandmd
thnx ciociaJudy
11:38 am
TheFiz
bye amandacath
11:40 am
phandmd
ea 5/10?
11:41 am
Cathyar
ok...clue on the xe please?
11:41 am
72 Temple Owl
ok - later all - lunch is over!
11:42 am
Uneaixoise
phan, past tense of consume food
11:42 am
TQ
Cathy think of the comedian Morecombe
11:42 am
phandmd
now why couldn't I see that before?
11:43 am
Cathyar
comedian morecombe...never hear of him/her
11:43 am
TheFiz
cathy - means related to a dry habitat - xe+ ***k james the superfreak
11:43 am
TQ
sorry, maybe only an English name
11:44 am
Cathyar
ty TQ and Fiz
11:44 am
Jacula
Morecombe & Wise - E*** & Ernie. Try Mr. Clapton instead, Cathyar.
11:44 am
Cathyar
thought i'd tried every combo, but apparently i did not
11:45 am
JFB
Thanks TheFiz - at last I have a grey box - evenif it is only 1/1!
11:45 am
TheFiz
yay jfb - yw! that's the only one i have, too...
11:47 am
CiociaJudy
ty Fiz!
11:48 am
CiociaJudy
two grey boxes for me. finally over half way!
11:48 am
TheFiz
yw, judy - for what?
11:48 am
CiociaJudy
the xe clue!
11:49 am
TheFiz
oh, yw. i'm big on gardening and it's a hot thing right now. *looks sadly at grid containing 230 as yet unlocated words*
11:49 am
JFB
Just monkeyed the U so thats 2 grey boxes!
11:52 am
nrkii
ta 7 28 after the baby powder?
11:53 am
Cathyar
i just got it..nrkii...think of the sauce u put on fish for the 6 then plural it for the 7
11:53 am
TheFiz
(and btw - ta4um is a total phantom today)
11:54 am
jeanniejinx
judy.. dictionary says 'Of, characterized by, or adapted to an extremely dry habitat' for xe
11:54 am
Cathyar
nrkii...it works off the bottom right t
11:54 am
nrkii
cathy, nope, looking for the one before that
11:55 am
nrkii
but thank you anyways :)
11:55 am
Cathyar
sorry...don't have that one myself
11:55 am
Cathyar
i'll hang off any clue ya get for it tho nrkii! ;)
11:55 am
nrkii
there is a ta 4/4 that this one might work off of, not sure... ta + **ve and let **ve
11:56 am
nrkii
either that or it starts with the ta** where scarlet ohara lived
11:57 am
nrkii
ooh, wait... found another option
11:57 am
nrkii
there is a ta 6/18 that is latin plural of hissy fits that little children have
11:58 am
nrkii
okay, ta 7 28 = browned by sun + where scarlet ohara lived
12:00 pm
nrkii
and ... done with the T's
12:00 pm
nrkii
okay, must pack up the car and hit the road...
12:00 pm
nrkii
93 left, maybe will do them late tonight
12:00 pm
ChasDBA
Nrkii, I didn't get the children
12:00 pm
abe79
sorry phand, don't have the ec yet
12:00 pm
Cathyar
lol...ty nrkii... see later
12:00 pm
TheFiz
ok, gotta go to a meeting - brb
12:00 pm
Cathyar
me neither Chas
12:00 pm
ChasDBA
sorry - children hissy fits
12:00 pm
torgone
Later nerky
12:01 pm
nrkii
ah, sorry -- = t + in meditation, OM is a m*****
12:01 pm
ChasDBA
thanks, bye!
12:02 pm
Cathyar
ty again nrkii!
12:02 pm
Jacula
ec5/12 - acclaimed success. (Once meant notoriety.) Think of a long, thin cream cake with chocolate on top.
12:02 pm
JFB
thanks and bye nrkii
12:03 pm
chiley
I could use help with en7,28 please.
12:04 pm
Cathyar
en + tr5/10 chiley
12:04 pm
Cathyar
en + tr5/10 chiley
ooo...things are slow again
12:05 pm
phandmd
to beg some one for help
12:05 pm
phandmd
what is the en 5?
12:06 pm
helenkeller
hey all - i'm back
12:06 pm
Jaime
anyone have the xe?
12:06 pm
Jacula
Hi Helen.
12:07 pm
helenkeller
hey jacula !
12:07 pm
Jacula
Jaime - x + Mr. Clapton or Mr. Burdon.
12:07 pm
helenkeller
i am immediately going to lickety
12:07 pm
helenkeller
no point wasting time
12:07 pm
CiociaJudy
Hi Helen
12:07 pm
Jaime
yay, thanks! i knew there would be a c in it
12:07 pm
Jacula
LOL, Helen. Just looked at your icon & read the comment.:)
12:07 pm
helenkeller
ciociajudy!!!! long time, no see - how are you?
12:08 pm
helenkeller
same here jacula - yours is soooo tooooo true, lol
12:09 pm
CiociaJudy
doing well helen. Crazy life but other than that . . . How are you?
12:10 pm
CiociaJudy
He doesn't live next door to me, either, Helen! LOL
12:10 pm
Cathyar
i will never, as others have said in the past, understand why internet is NOT a word!
12:10 pm
Jacula
Well, Helen, I figured everyone else would choose Nessie, the Yeti, crop circles, UFO's & aliens, or the Bermuda Triangle and so I thought... why not pick the biggest mystery of all? LOL.
12:11 pm
Jacula
Cathyar - I agree!
12:11 pm
helenkeller
judy - lately not enough hours in the day, am having house rewired, chimneys tuckpointed & new roof -
12:12 pm
Jacula
BBL. I need to prepare dinner.
12:12 pm
helenkeller
jacula - MEN???? ROFL!!!!
12:12 pm
mymuseisme
cl5/18 anyone please?
12:12 pm
CiociaJudy
Wow, Helen. That will keep you out of trouble. My Dad moved in with me in June. Haven't had a free moment since. He has done a lot around the house but no time to myself!
12:13 pm
abe79
mymuse- Hi! try actor montgomery cl***
12:13 pm
helenkeller
also - i just waited 8 weeks for a new picture window - oversized so had to be custom (seal on old one compromised, so all foggy inside) they installed it yesterday & there's a scratch on the glass - so they have to replace it, another 3 weeks
12:13 pm
mymuseisme
merci, muchas gracias abe, was going crazy
12:13 pm
Jaime
anyone have teh tr 8/60 or the tr 7/36?
12:13 pm
FMitch
Hi all
If I had been able to play today my icon would have said "Enable Dictionery" one of the greatest unexplained mysteries of our time :)
12:13 pm
Cathyar
next time someone speaks with Dr. G, please ask him why?
12:13 pm
abe79
no prob mymuse :)
12:14 pm
phandmd
alt spelling for a suspensful moment in a book or t.v. show where you are left hanging. add a cross letter to it
12:14 pm
mymuseisme
lol FMitch
12:14 pm
Jaime
hmm, phandmd, which word are you referring to? more clues?
12:14 pm
abe79
that's a good one, FMitch
12:15 pm
phandmd
er 6 & both 7's
12:15 pm
phandmd
think mountain
12:15 pm
helenkeller
ahh judy - one of those blessing/curse situations, good luck! - but i think that's great of you - too many people our generation stick their parents in nursing homes - i have no respect for that at all - time to pay back the piper
12:16 pm
CiociaJudy
Hi FMitch!
12:16 pm
CiociaJudy
Helen, will they replace the window for you?
12:18 pm
helenkeller
yes judy they are & i feel kinda bad about it because the scratch really is very minor, but beside the cosmetic thing, i also worry that a golfball-sized piece of hail will hit it at just the right angle, 10 years & 1 day from now when the warrenty expires & then i will regret not having it replaced
12:18 pm
phandmd
did you get it jamie?
12:18 pm
Jaime
nope. i got lost as to what you were referring to. one more time?
12:19 pm
helenkeller
that & also for $1800 i think it should be free of flaws just like it said in the contract
12:19 pm
CiociaJudy
Absolutely, Helen! better safe than sorry later.
12:19 pm
phandmd
cl 5 - mountains have sharp drops, or a t.v. show might have a cl* hanger, change the last letter
12:19 pm
Jaime
ahhh, thanks!
12:20 pm
Jaime
do you have the tr 8 or tr 7?
12:21 pm
Aloyisius
Hi everyone.. not much time for me to chat today.. wow, another big grid!
12:21 pm
phandmd
I need er 6 & er 7/32
12:22 pm
phandmd
go the er 6
12:22 pm
CiociaJudy
how about the fi 6/27? My fingers are tired. *sigh*
12:22 pm
abe79
Hi Aloyisius
12:23 pm
CiociaJudy
Hi Aloy!
12:23 pm
phandmd
comes to a definite end
12:23 pm
Aloyisius
hi abe, CJ: the fi is the end of the in****** mysteries in life... make any sense?
12:24 pm
CiociaJudy
Duh! Thx ph!!
12:24 pm
CiociaJudy
and thx aloy
12:24 pm
phandmd
sure would like to get 8 more quick words need to leave again in 5 min
12:24 pm
bgmadden
hi everyone
12:25 pm
arleneehm
hi......
12:25 pm
CiociaJudy
hi bg, sha & arlene
12:26 pm
bgmadden
Here's one of life mysteries. I buzzed my 7 yo don Jaun's hair and now the girls want to touch and feel it. I was hoping for a Samson effect...
12:28 pm
raelite
hi all...could someone please help me with the la7/28?
12:29 pm
Cathyar
rae, la76 means dormant..plural it for the la7
12:29 pm
Wolvie
hi all - site still behaving?
12:29 pm
Cathyar
(i think it means dormant)
12:29 pm
arleneehm
bg - sometimes it doesn't work....
12:30 pm
Cathyar
oops la6 then plural it for la7. sorry
12:30 pm
raelite
ok I'll keep looking, I know they are related. It would just be nice to make some headway...this thing is a monster
12:30 pm
bgmadden
ar - I think I am just going to give up
12:30 pm
CiociaJudy
I got it Cath. thx
12:31 pm
mymuseisme
ty cath!
12:31 pm
Cathyar
was i wrong about the word dormant?
12:31 pm
mymuseisme
li8 = yahoo's name for scrabble
12:31 pm
mymuseisme
no cathy
12:31 pm
arleneehm
no cathy
12:32 pm
mymuseisme
anyone have the en7 please?
12:32 pm
Cathyar
rae, think of bla*a** disregard for another's feelings.
12:33 pm
raelite
aw man. it's right there, right in front of me
12:33 pm
phandmd
en 7 to beg for help
12:33 pm
raelite
you were right, it does mean dormant...but not in the zzzz's sense
12:33 pm
mymuseisme
thanks phan, just can't see it in grid
12:34 pm
Aloyisius
mymuse: to beg, I en***** you to try to finish!
12:34 pm
phandmd
en + tr5
12:34 pm
mymuseisme
aaah see it now
12:34 pm
mymuseisme
thx all
12:35 pm
phandmd
up to 197 gotta go again
12:37 pm
raelite
did you guys hear about the jonbenet thing?
12:37 pm
phandmd
200! see ya
12:37 pm
CiociaJudy
cu ph
12:38 pm
Aloyisius
later, ph
12:38 pm
mymuseisme
bye phan
12:39 pm
Cathyar
ok...takin a break....this is tiring
12:40 pm
torgone
Half way! Woop de crap!
12:40 pm
Wolvie
lol - hi, torgone - and ruthy.
12:41 pm
helenkeller
see ya cath
12:41 pm
CiociaJudy
LOL Torgone!
12:41 pm
CiociaJudy
cu later Cath
12:41 pm
helenkeller
hi wolvie
12:41 pm
Wolvie
hi helen!
12:42 pm
torgone
Heyas W & CJ ..
12:42 pm
helenkeller
tor is funny!
12:42 pm
chic
Hi there! Helen, that Alan Rickman?
12:43 pm
torgone
My fan .. Thanks!
12:43 pm
helenkeller
you betcha chic!
12:44 pm
chic
one of your favorites, I know....so who goes tonite in BB7?
12:44 pm
Wolvie
truly, madly, deeply. ;-)
12:44 pm
helenkeller
chic - what is your pic? bermuda triangle from space?
12:44 pm
chic
that's correct, Helen...
12:44 pm
helenkeller
:) wolvie
12:45 pm
helenkeller
chic - yes weird to actually see the triangle part - i thought it was just roughly the shape
12:45 pm
Wolvie
why can't we have exlax - just once! ;-)
12:46 pm
chic
BB7, Helen, who goes tonite?
12:47 pm
helenkeller
chic - are you getting the live feed? i hope the robe goes, that's all i got to say
12:48 pm
chic
no I didn't do the live feed; and that would be Marcie?
12:49 pm
helenkeller
well - i'm torn bet the 2 - pros & cons for each - who are you wanting out?
12:50 pm
helenkeller
i did the feed this year - 1st time - have really tapered off cause they are boring, lazy, mean, very mean - but marci wears that robe ALL THE TIME it's annoying, the man rarely gets dressed
12:51 pm
Calqhoon
internet and intranet aren't words :(
12:52 pm
chic
really wanted James out; Jannie is being so naive this time around..Marcellas should go, he's turned into such a rat....
12:52 pm
Vicuna
Yes, they are, Calqhoon... just Enable won't accept them! But TRY not to let Babble distort you view of reality too badly!
12:52 pm
sha
la 5-10 please the 1st one?
12:52 pm
Wolvie
what is bb7??
12:52 pm
helenkeller
and the producers really do a great deal of heavy editing - they all hate being there, most have really bad attitudes, they make fun of the competitions, they aren't excited about rewards, they complain all the time - and many are veyr mean drunks - jase & dani in particular
12:53 pm
sha
big brother wolvie
12:53 pm
chic
Big Brother 7 on CBS
12:53 pm
helenkeller
sorry wolvie - big brother7
12:53 pm
Wolvie
oh - brother. ;-)
12:53 pm
Calqhoon
USA Big Brother, that is.
12:54 pm
chic
I love watching Dr Will and Boogie; they are so evil...and funny...
12:54 pm
Aloyisius
sha: la + a number after nine
12:54 pm
Wolvie
not much of a television watcher - CSI - Vegas, yes. Stargate, yes. Football (american) yes...ott - not much.
12:54 pm
helenkeller
chic - ITA james out!!! what a total ass! i am really hoping it's all an act on janie's part - i am beginning to suspect that much of this season is scripted & people walked into the house already having intact alliances - there are runors that boog & erika were living together, or at least dating prior to show
12:55 pm
chic
Wolvie, Love Stargate
12:55 pm
helenkeller
i love stargate too! & atlantis!
12:55 pm
Wolvie
yep - I got hooked on Daniel from day one. :-)
12:55 pm
MVA
love stargate too
12:55 pm
Wolvie
of course, the story lines are great, too - lol
12:56 pm
chic
I'm a Richard Dean fan
12:56 pm
helenkeller
lol - babble stargate fanclub - i prefer o'neal -he cracks me up
12:56 pm
Wolvie
he's good too - got my fix with McGyver tho
12:57 pm
chic
Helen, I agree that some of it seems scripted, esp when Will and Boogie do their thing in the diary rm..
12:57 pm
helenkeller
see, i never saw any mcgyver - not even part of one episode - think i need to fill this pop culture hole in my life
12:58 pm
chic
It's still running everyday probably twice a day on TVLand channel; McGuyver that is...
12:58 pm
mymuseisme
chiley the one I have is more wet as in weather
12:58 pm
chiley
nevermind.....I found it
12:58 pm
helenkeller
chic- i mean more than that - i mean competitions are designed to favor certain people & the hg's think that too & re-doing a comp is easily fixed too - you can always have a 'malfunction' & then re-do if you don't like who won - bb7's rating will suffer bigtime when janie leaves & the producers know that so they are invested in keeping her around
12:59 pm
Wolvie
yes you do, helen - it's a hoot.
1:00 pm
helenkeller
chic - i do not get the expanded cable, maybe i should look into that - or get my neighbor, who is not ar!, to tape it for me, huh
1:00 pm
Wolvie
hey, chiley - share?
1:00 pm
chic
really! that's quite a conspiracy theory going there, Helen. but this last POV contest was so easily not fair but fixed...
1:01 pm
Wolvie
yep - or get direct TV - that's what I have
1:01 pm
helenkeller
which pov - they are all running together in my mind
1:02 pm
helenkeller
i think everyone has direct tv but me, lol
1:02 pm
chic
the only channel I don't have that I want is the SCi-Fi one; I just don't want all the drek that comes with it...
1:02 pm
Mom
I don't Helen, just cable
1:02 pm
Wolvie
worth it - much better than cable - and you don't even have to use me as a referral. ;-0
1:03 pm
Wolvie
chic - drek anyway you go these days - like the old springsteen tune...
1:03 pm
chic
Tues nite's POV, where they had to bid who could last the longest in the spinning chair, mech. bull etc.
1:03 pm
Mom
excuse me - did it again
1:03 pm
Wolvie
much better than yesterday - how about you?
1:04 pm
helenkeller
but i need to have the cable anyway for my computer & the basic package is just $20/mo more - but yeah i don't get scifi either, which i would love to have, maybe a good thing to stay away from more tv though
1:04 pm
Mom
doing good. I was hoping for a smaller puzzle.
1:05 pm
Wolvie
I have cable for the puter, direct TV for TV. you can do both with drtv tho
1:05 pm
chic
that's what Dvr is for; I tape a lot of shows so we can zip thru in half the time...
1:05 pm
Wolvie
Mom - ha! I don't mind as long as the site stays up.
1:05 pm
helenkeller
i'm sorry chic - i did not include the 'thrown comps' aspect into my theory - producers know who is going to throw comps in which direction so they can set it up ahead of time to make those outcome occur/occur easier
1:06 pm
Mom
I spend way too much time doing this. But I am enjoying it and the family isn't fussing
1:06 pm
chic
well that's certainly making sense now but too bad. I'd rather see them all battle it out for real..
1:06 pm
mymuseisme
hi MaWa
1:07 pm
MaMaWA
wow i just logged on and this grid is begger than yeaterday
1:07 pm
helenkeller
man i sound paranoid, don't i - but this is the common thinking in the feed chat rooms & there are A WHOLE LOTTA PEOPLE there
1:07 pm
MaMaWA
Bigger i mean
1:07 pm
chic
and they are probably right...
1:08 pm
chic
anyone gett the 11 yet?
1:08 pm
MaMaWA
at least it seems like site is working better today
1:08 pm
helenkeller
chic - it would be boring for feed subscribers then & they would lose $$$, but i agree - the problem with this season is that they already all know each other so there is none of that 'testing the waters' & 'getting to know you' intrigue
1:08 pm
sha
yes thanx ruthy u?
1:08 pm
Mom
Chic, there was a clue earlier -- in 5/10 + st 6/18
1:08 pm
helenkeller
hi mama
1:09 pm
ruthy
sha u goin on msn
1:10 pm
sha
its the in 6-18 + wot thomas the tank is
1:10 pm
MaMaWA
Im gonna dig in while the 3yr old and the puppy are both napping
1:10 pm
sha
ur not on msn ruthy
1:10 pm
ruthy
yer i am im on hans
1:11 pm
helenkeller
i am going to sudoku, bbl
nice chatting bb with you chic :)
1:11 pm
chic
thanx Mom and Sha that clinched it for me!
1:11 pm
shmoozanne
anyone have the 7 and 8 ac's?
1:11 pm
chic
Brb, rice pudding is done....
1:14 pm
mymuseisme
a7 a + type of service in hospital where you have to wait
1:15 pm
mymuseisme
ac8 = ac + soft metal + baseball stad***
1:16 pm
Judi
OOps! Sorry.
1:16 pm
shmoozanne
thank you, muse
1:16 pm
Mom
Oh Judi - thanks
1:16 pm
torgone
Enter a good word next time . .
1:17 pm
Wolvie
I agree torgone!
1:17 pm
torgone
Like the 11 .. ..
1:17 pm
Judi
As soon as I find a good word, I'll let you know. Stuck at 158.
1:17 pm
Wolvie
precisely!
1:18 pm
mymuseisme
in11 = prefix for between + cooking utensil for ridding vegetables, pasta of water
1:19 pm
mymuseisme
just drop the er at the end
1:19 pm
sha
re 5-10 before the 6-18
1:19 pm
CiociaJudy
thx mmim. Didn't have that in 11.
1:19 pm
mymuseisme
don't have yet sha
1:20 pm
Wolvie
thanks mymuse!
1:21 pm
torgone
intertowel??
1:21 pm
mymuseisme
sha try re + spanish for aunt
1:22 pm
mymuseisme
lol no torgone it also means when you really exert your muscles you might ****** them
1:22 pm
mymuseisme
rhymes with the wet weather
1:23 pm
Judi
*sticks tongue out at Torgone*. I got the 11. Just thought I'd let you know.
1:23 pm
sha
dont know any spanish sorry mymu
1:24 pm
torgone
Aaaaah .. Thanks! You put it in terms I understand; st6/18ed muscles . .
1:24 pm
mymuseisme
lol you need to spend more time in the kitchen!
1:24 pm
torgone
Well nonny nonny poo poo! I got now too
1:24 pm
mymuseisme
sha there is a liquer *** maria
1:24 pm
gwenski
sha, if you have the re6/18 part of the eye, drop the last consonant.
1:25 pm
mymuseisme
n1 gwen
1:25 pm
verna
I've got 229 and I'm giving up. Had enough now. The brains gone on holiday just need my body to follow and I'll be Ok. Good luck you brave souls.
1:26 pm
Judi
Nonny nonny poo poo? I know you are. But what am I?
1:26 pm
sha
got that one my mu tried ur one gwen it wont accept it
1:26 pm
torgone
I spend a LOT of time in the kitchen; I was trying to find colander . . .
1:27 pm
sha
theres one either before or after the ones ur clueing me
1:27 pm
mymuseisme
lol well that's the fancy name, was describing the act
1:27 pm
Wolvie
ha ha - cute!
1:29 pm
gwenski
I only have 2 of the 3 re5/10's, so perhaps I'm missing the one you're wanting, sha.
1:30 pm
Vicuna
I have three re5/10's - brings up children, raced again, and the one with the Spanish aunt. Do any of those help?
1:30 pm
torgone
I'm a bit slow, but I got it now. Thanx ..
1:30 pm
gwenski
Ah! Now I have the three re5/10s!
1:32 pm
mymuseisme
thx gwen!
1:32 pm
gwenski
I helped? Cool! :)
1:34 pm
sha
any other clue for the bringing up children one vic please
1:34 pm
mymuseisme
r + what you listen with
1:34 pm
Vicuna
Sure, sha, it could also be what a horse does when it's trying to throw its rider
1:35 pm
Vicuna
Or it could be tushes...
1:36 pm
sha
thanx all duh how obvious was that
1:36 pm
gwenski
Clues for re8/40 & 9/54, please?
1:38 pm
inge
persons who have finished working, agewise
1:38 pm
inge
just finished the re's and deserve a very long break
1:39 pm
mymuseisme
tyvm inge
1:39 pm
inge
when you get social security payments you are a re******
1:40 pm
mymuseisme
just started m's
1:40 pm
Vicuna
I see your new bromeliad today, inge. Very nice! Enjoy your break!
1:40 pm
inge
bbl only 34 to go
1:41 pm
gwenski
There aren't enough e's for "retiree".
1:41 pm
Wolvie
forget the e and use a garden pest
1:41 pm
Vicuna
Gwenski, it sounds like it might mean "dictator again"
1:41 pm
torgone
gwen - a different "one who" ending ..
1:42 pm
gwenski
Got it. Thanks, all!
1:42 pm
periwinkle
Hi all, clue for the an9 please
1:42 pm
gwenski
Funny word. Perhaps it means a grumpy old person collecting social security?
1:42 pm
gwenski
(the re's, I meant)
1:44 pm
mymuseisme
an 9 = first part sounds like a girl's name, then add person who reviews movies is called and change the r to another consonant
1:47 pm
phandmd
fi 5/20 clu pls
1:48 pm
mymuseisme
fi + don't be a ***p on a log
1:48 pm
RocDragon
vn clue mymuseisme, thx!
1:49 pm
phandmd
good one; thnx!
1:50 pm
torgone
Take the girl's name off of the 11 for a 6
1:50 pm
torgone
I mean off the an9
1:50 pm
RocDragon
or the 9 even
1:50 pm
periwinkle
thanks mymuse, working on the an 9
1:51 pm
torgone
I'm not a smart man . . .
1:51 pm
mymuseisme
this grid is enough to get everyone cross-eyed
1:52 pm
periwinkle
mymuse, could you tell me how many letter in the girls name in the an9
1:52 pm
72 Temple Owl
my head hurts....
1:52 pm
abe79
does anyone have anything from the top right n?
1:52 pm
72 Temple Owl
and i don't have either the an 7 or the an 9...
1:53 pm
Anniebrook
thank you, muse
1:53 pm
mymuseisme
na5/10 is NIgerian currency
1:53 pm
abe79
thanks mymuse!
1:53 pm
mymuseisme
an + vowel + movie ****** (one who reviews/censors) but change the r to another consonant
1:54 pm
mymuseisme
na5/12 is na + ***ky, Lucy's hubby
1:55 pm
periwinkle
finally got the an9, was looking at the wrong A
1:55 pm
72 Temple Owl
*tears at hair*
1:55 pm
abe79
thanks mymuse, i would have never gotten those...
1:57 pm
periwinkle
ac8/55?
1:57 pm
tracymoo
mymuse - so by asking for help, we are an+vowel+movie***** (change cons)??
1:57 pm
72 Temple Owl
perhaps a definition?
1:57 pm
beebee
temple said a word-oooohhhhhhhhhhhhh
1:58 pm
72 Temple Owl
i DID??? WHERE???
1:58 pm
torgone
ac8 = "A radioactive element found in uranium ores, used in equilibrium with its decay products as a source of alpha rays. Its longest lived isotope is Ac 227 with a half-life of 21.6 years. Atomic number 89; melting point 1,050°C; boiling point (estimated) 3,200°C; specific gravity (calculated) 10.07; valence 3."
1:58 pm
tracymoo
i didn't see it owl
1:58 pm
Anniebrook
temple, psychological dependence on others for the an 9
1:58 pm
mymuseisme
an9 means having a physical or emotional dependence on someone
1:58 pm
72 Temple Owl
tor: i have that one
1:59 pm
periwinkle
mymuse, its not addiction, will keep looking, thanks for the clue,
1:59 pm
beebee
temple-an9=an+what you run in the summer to keep cool+straight letter+3rd vowel+the insect in the woods that gives you lyme disease(drop the last letter)
1:59 pm
periwinkle
torgone, your clue went completely over my head
1:59 pm
tracymoo
hey torgone!!
1:59 pm
72 Temple Owl
i can see where being a loner will be a definite handicap for this one....
2:00 pm
mymuseisme
if you are having trouble with the movie part, just think of female sexual organ
2:01 pm
torgone
an9 = girl's name + Chinese movie reviewer
2:01 pm
periwinkle
what am I doing? I already have the an9 :)
2:01 pm
periwinkle
what am I doing? I already have the an9 :)
2:01 pm
tracymoo
OOOOPPS!!!
2:01 pm
mymuseisme
al8 = beginning of tin foil and ending with **e cream
2:01 pm
torgone
Heya tracymoo!
2:01 pm
mymuseisme
al8 = beginning of tin foil and ending with **e cream
rofl torgone
2:01 pm
torgone
Heya tracymoo!
=O
2:02 pm
72 Temple Owl
LOL TRACYMOO!!!!
2:02 pm
tracymoo
and iT"s not even a word in the disctionary.... who knew
2:02 pm
beebee
peri- what do you need?
2:02 pm
tracymoo
good clue, torgone (as usual)
2:02 pm
Jacula
I dunno! It's always the 'rude' words that end up being typed in upper case on the log. Last week it was 'penis'. LOL.
2:03 pm
tracymoo
jacula - my turn in the box, as it were
2:03 pm
Jacula
Yes, tracymoo... so to speak *grins*
2:04 pm
tracymoo
so - help with the "x" word (not the x-rated word, the one that starts with "x")??
2:04 pm
Jacula
x + Mr. Clapton.
2:04 pm
mymuseisme
xe + e*** clapton
2:07 pm
tracymoo
thx all!! got he "x"
2:07 pm
Mom
time to rest my eyes - this is going to take a while. be back later on
2:07 pm
helenkeller
back to throw in a few more words - still 113 to go :(
2:07 pm
tracymoo
after blushing, now I get to smile!! y'all are too good to me!!
2:08 pm
torgone
Slapped that sudoku around, didn't you hk?
2:08 pm
Jacula
mymuse - Are you using your gold toes sock icon today for the unexplained mystery of where missing socks go?:)
2:08 pm
Wolvie
hi again helen
2:08 pm
dromano66
can nayone help with the in11
2:08 pm
Jacula
Hi Helen. 100 to go here...
2:08 pm
Anniebrook
later, mom
2:09 pm
mymuseisme
lol sounds good jac, didn't take the time to look for something sadly
2:09 pm
helenkeller
lol tor - not too bad - always a good thing when not neccessary to guess :)
2:09 pm
mymuseisme
in11 = between + ******ed muscles (overexertion)
2:10 pm
helenkeller
wolvie - where is apex?
2:10 pm
torgone
At the top?
2:10 pm
Wolvie
North Carolina - near Raleigh
2:10 pm
helenkeller
tor on a roll today - lol
2:11 pm
helenkeller
wol- i dont knwo where that is either - friend's sister lives in leicester, do you know where that is?
2:11 pm
Wolvie
hey tor - everything around here does say "peak" ;-0
2:12 pm
Jaime
i need help with the ac words please
2:12 pm
Wolvie
uh - the only one of those I can think of is across the pond. Do you know where Durham is?
2:12 pm
helenkeller
nope - i would need to look at a map
2:13 pm
mymuseisme
ac + not out + vowel
2:13 pm
Wolvie
ahhh - well - Raleigh is the beginning of the research triangle park - where all of the companies are moving these days. Sort of middle
2:13 pm
mymuseisme
ac + *** man from Oz
2:13 pm
Aloyisius
a + where you go to get an immunization
2:13 pm
helenkeller
ah - she is on the west side of charlotte cause i know she is 40 minutes from ashville
2:14 pm
mymuseisme
ac + *** man + baseball stad***
2:14 pm
torgone
My ex lives in that area. If you see her, shoot her please ..
2:15 pm
Wolvie
okay - ashville is south and west of me - charlotte is about 2 hours away.
2:15 pm
helenkeller
lol be careful tor - i think they really do that in those parts
2:15 pm
Wolvie
no no - just moved here - even nicknames are no longer allowed on dl's - a big change, I assure you.;-0
2:16 pm
Jaime
anyone have the second ac 5/12
2:16 pm
Deeha
You are all being so helpful tonight I have gots lots of words just eavesdropping on your chat!!
2:16 pm
KMS
a different clue for in,11 please. I didn't get the last one
2:17 pm
tracymoo
mymuse - you're now in the running with torgone for BEST CLUES EVAH!!
2:17 pm
Jacula
Jaime - what thespians are doing on stage minus the last letter.
2:17 pm
helenkeller
well deeha - a tally is being kept - you will get a bill at the end :)
2:17 pm
mymuseisme
in11 = prefix for between as in in***national + kitchen item what it does to relieve veggies of water
2:17 pm
mymuseisme
lol helen
2:18 pm
helenkeller
yeah - it's not like i'm not scamming these clues either, lol
2:18 pm
Jacula
KMS - in*** (between, as in 'between state' highway) + what you do to your muscles from working out too much or what you do to vegetables.
2:19 pm
Wolvie
oh man - I saved the ca's for last - here we go...
2:20 pm
Deeha
I will give you a false address for that bill! Just paid £80 today to have a tooth extracted. That hurts for us Brits with the NHS!!!!
2:20 pm
72 Temple Owl
hey tor - i finally got the an 9!
2:21 pm
tracymoo
best to everyone - gotta run!!
2:21 pm
72 Temple Owl
clitic
2:21 pm
Anniebrook
bye, moo
2:21 pm
Wolvie
TO = that's great. ;-)
2:21 pm
72 Temple Owl
oops
2:21 pm
Wolvie
LOL - cute
2:21 pm
Jacula
Don't YOU start, TO! LOL
2:21 pm
tracymoo
BYE ANNIE!! (now you've done it owl!!)
2:22 pm
72 Temple Owl
* *
2:22 pm
helenkeller
lol deeha - i believe that is fairly cheaped compared to what millions of americans who cannot afford health insurance would have to pay - but i think those people are using the old string & door technique
2:22 pm
72 Temple Owl
yea i guess so...
2:23 pm
helenkeller
i wish we had national health insurance
2:23 pm
Deeha
Sure it is but we just arent used to having to pay!! My dad never had a tooth is his head and he could eat anything!!!What a disappointment 'tartier' isnt in the dictionary!!
2:24 pm
helenkeller
i wish healthcare wasn't tied to employment
2:24 pm
72 Temple Owl
bite your tongue hk!
2:24 pm
Vicuna
I tried "tartier," too, Deeha. After all, some girls are clearly tartier than others.
2:25 pm
Vicuna
(And some desserts are tartier, too.)
2:25 pm
72 Temple Owl
hi vi!
2:25 pm
Deeha
Having bragged it was free our hospitals are getting like Third World ones now, many are dirty and infected with superbugs
2:25 pm
Wolvie
i wish we did too, helen. Big time
2:25 pm
Vicuna
Hello, TO! :)
2:25 pm
Deeha
You speak for yourself Vicuna!!!!
2:25 pm
Jaime
phantom word to match the teeth talk: extract
2:25 pm
helenkeller
seriously - it's insane - healthcare should not be treated like a luxury item, those who can afford the best get the best, that's not right
2:25 pm
Wolvie
gee - just like ours deeha.
2:25 pm
Jacula
Deeha's not exaggerating. It's true, sadly.
2:25 pm
Vicuna
Phantom word for Deeha's healthcare: extinct.
2:25 pm
Wolvie
I'm not kidding either
2:26 pm
72 Temple Owl
or tartar
2:26 pm
CiociaJudy
any clues for the la 7/32?
2:26 pm
Jacula
My phantom words today are inertia, intricate & itinerant. Also, 'malfunction' was the first word I 'saw'.
2:27 pm
Anniebrook
judy, pl of the one before it
2:27 pm
Wolvie
inertia was the one I wanted
2:27 pm
mymuseisme
TO just gave a great clue!!
2:27 pm
Jacula
TO - that is a word!
2:27 pm
gwenski
TO: That's NOT a phantom word!!
2:27 pm
Vicuna
I've been seeing tenant at every turn, plus financier.
2:27 pm
72 Temple Owl
*slinks off to naughty corner*
2:27 pm
helenkeller
i just had a hip replacement - went to a top guy, got the minimally invasive procedure, excellent care, excellent results - but i had to pre-pay his surgeon's fee of $8800 because he's fighting the insurance companies to code this procedure differently from the old way - now not everyone can afford to lay out that kind of cash - it's not right
2:28 pm
Wolvie
it is - just make sure you get the plural!
2:28 pm
Vicuna
Poor TO! If it's any comfort to you, I was convinced that was a phantom, too.
2:28 pm
Aloyisius
CJ: first 3 letters of a bride's material + alt spelling of a 13 year old
2:28 pm
Jacula
Time Out, TO! 10 minutes for you. LOL.
2:28 pm
helenkeller
lol vic - your 2:25
2:28 pm
helenkeller
okay * hk steps gingerly off the soapbox*
2:29 pm
Wolvie
wow helen - sadly, i would have thought it would cost more. Glad it went well.
2:29 pm
72 Temple Owl
ok jacs! as long as it isn't one minute for every year of age! LOL!
2:29 pm
helenkeller
that was just his surgeon's fee, discounted from $14,000
2:29 pm
Deeha
altho' ours is free you can still get refused treatment - on cost- that the next door hospital trust will give you. It epends on your post code and is really unfair
2:29 pm
CiociaJudy
ty Aloy! Perfect clue!!
2:29 pm
ls1
hi helen - i'm glad someone else gets on the soapbox - it's usually me
2:29 pm
Aloyisius
whoopee!
2:30 pm
Vicuna
Well, helen, if you can jump on and off a soapbox this nimbly, that hip replacement MUST have been a success!
2:30 pm
Wolvie
whooo - okay. Man
2:30 pm
Jacula
Tee,hee Temple.:) Speaking of time out, I must take some to feed the bunnies and g/pigs, and then to play Snakes & Ladders with P's 11-yr-old daughter. BBL.
2:30 pm
mymuseisme
ok need to take a break, back later
2:30 pm
Jacula
LOL, Vicuna!
2:30 pm
Anniebrook
helen, I cant believe you had to prepay a surgical procedure b/c the surgeon is fighting a code. What a terrible state our health system is in. Glad everyting went well for you.
2:31 pm
CiociaJudy
have fun Jac
2:31 pm
CiociaJudy
cu later mmim
2:31 pm
abe79
see you later Mymuse and Jacula
2:31 pm
Anniebrook
Later, muse and jac
2:31 pm
72 Temple Owl
bye jacs bye muse
2:31 pm
Vicuna
Bye, to those who are leaving!
2:31 pm
JFB
A friend had straightforward operation and then spent 15 months battling MRSA which needed plastic surgery to repair the damage done.
2:32 pm
Wolvie
bye mymuse, jac, etc. ;-)
2:32 pm
inge
back for my last 34...i hiope
2:32 pm
72 Temple Owl
ai 6/18 clue, please?
2:33 pm
Wolvie
plural of the ai 5/10
2:33 pm
Aloyisius
pl of the ai 5 before it
2:33 pm
Vicuna
ai6/18 - pl of ai5 meaning those who open up the windows
2:33 pm
Deeha
ai6/18 pl of previous sounds like another word for nuder!!
2:33 pm
Anniebrook
plural of the people who make the oxygen fresher to breathe
2:34 pm
jillibus
A chap they all call Aloysius,
Of his wife and a guy grew syspysius.
And quicker than you'd think
He found them by the sink
But they were only doing the dysius.
(Ididn't make this up)
2:34 pm
jillibus
Hello all...
2:34 pm
72 Temple Owl
ooh - plural fish...
2:34 pm
CiociaJudy
ROFL Jilli
2:34 pm
Anniebrook
Jilli, very clever and thanks for the instructions!!!
2:35 pm
Aloyisius
LOL... where did it come from, jilli?
2:35 pm
Vicuna
Jilli, that poem was delysius!
2:35 pm
Anniebrook
lol, vic
2:35 pm
jillibus
a website full of limericks, aloy - some really awful
2:36 pm
jillibus
Good one, vicuna!
2:36 pm
Aloyisius
well, it was a much needed lift; this grid is getting to me.. (-:
2:37 pm
Anniebrook
Jilli, did you get my email re: the instructions you sent me
2:37 pm
jillibus
Yes, thank you, annie -- now I'm waiting for your icon change!!!
2:37 pm
Vicuna
Thsi grid is downright vysius!
2:38 pm
Anniebrook
Not today, jilli, but soon....
2:39 pm
CiociaJudy
can't seem to monkey the li 8/40. clues anyone?
2:39 pm
raelite
li 8: famous book people
2:39 pm
Aloyisius
high brow term, CJ for bookworms
2:40 pm
Aloyisius
put the first person sing. at the end, CJ
2:40 pm
72 Temple Owl
or the scrabble -like game some of us play on line
2:41 pm
CiociaJudy
got it Aloy & Rae. Thx. That's been in the grid before. Should have known it. grrrr
2:41 pm
CiociaJudy
finally below 100. *fanning self*
2:43 pm
raelite
I think chocolate tastes better when you're frustrated.
2:44 pm
jillibus
I refuse to worry about this huge grid. I'm just sitting here sopping up the neat clues you're giving :^)
2:45 pm
Vicuna
Chocolate ALWAYS tastes better!
2:45 pm
abe79
does anyone have the first ta 7/48?
2:47 pm
Aloyisius
abe, if you are careful about what you say, you are being ta*****
2:47 pm
abe79
oh duh. thanks Aloyisius!
2:48 pm
Aloyisius
glad the clue worked.
2:48 pm
raelite
texan isn't a word. what-ev.
2:49 pm
72 Temple Owl
but texas is
2:49 pm
sha
cl-6-24 please not medical place
2:49 pm
raelite
I thought texas was a state....of mind...lol
2:49 pm
Jaime
last tr 7/ 36?
2:49 pm
Jaime
or tr 8/60?
2:49 pm
Vicuna
cl6/24 - movie reviewer with a Chinese accent?
2:49 pm
72 Temple Owl
or a state out of its mind...
2:50 pm
Vicuna
Yeah, it's the state of mind exemplified by the current White House.
2:50 pm
Aloyisius
just substitute a t in the middle of the word, sha
2:50 pm
raelite
as a Canadian I can't comment on that
2:50 pm
JFB
Wonderful clue Vicuna - and a great icon!
2:51 pm
Aloyisius
jaime: the choochoo is loaded with people!
2:51 pm
Vicuna
Thanks, JFB!
2:51 pm
Anniebrook
Vicuna, my sides are splitting
2:51 pm
Deeha
that was a rubbery clue vicuna!! thew old jokes are the best!!
2:51 pm
raelite
is that euphemism for going to the bathroom??
2:51 pm
72 Temple Owl
'nuff politics...always a divisive topic
2:52 pm
jillibus
rae - we CAN comment about our own politicos!
2:52 pm
Anniebrook
enough of staring at the grid, be back later
2:52 pm
mothmaam
thankyou 72 Temple Owl
2:52 pm
raelite
coool let's comment!
2:53 pm
raelite
the foonie: totally bad idea
2:53 pm
Wolvie
whew - about 15 to go - saved those ca's, but got them all. Now a few l's, and r's, and I should be done
2:53 pm
jillibus
trouble is finding a consensus -- you know the definition of Salt Spring Island - a difference of opinion surrounded by a large body of water
2:53 pm
Aloyisius
bye, everyone: FIREWORKS at last; I have spent way too much time on this beautiful day.. good luck to all!
2:54 pm
raelite
oh boy, is that ever true
2:54 pm
CiociaJudy
woohoo Aloy!
2:54 pm
Jaime
anyone have the first 2 ti 6 words?
2:54 pm
torgone
Hooray aloy!
2:54 pm
JFB
ancient is my phantom today
2:54 pm
Wolvie
congrats Aloy!
2:54 pm
jillibus
YAY Aloy!!!!
2:54 pm
abe79
congrats Aloy
2:54 pm
raelite
I've lived on the island 14 years and never been to saltspring!
2:54 pm
Vicuna
Yay for Aloyisius! (Vicuna said enviously)
2:55 pm
Dathai
is anyone else bored of this?
2:55 pm
JFB
WTG Aoyisius says I through gritted teeth
2:55 pm
72 Temple Owl
*raises both hands*
2:55 pm
jillibus
You'll have to rectify that, rae
2:56 pm
72 Temple Owl
see you all later - happy babbling all!
2:56 pm
jillibus
later TO
2:56 pm
CiociaJudy
cu later TO
2:56 pm
Dathai
horny anyone?
2:57 pm
JFB
Time to go - off for a long weekend tomorrow so it will be withdrawal symptoms until midweek. Thanks for all the clues.
2:58 pm
raelite
you know, it's the old I've been meaning to go bit...I even live in sidney.
2:58 pm
raelite
I don't know what my problem is
2:58 pm
CiociaJudy
bye JFB Enjoy the long weekend.
2:58 pm
Dathai
everyone get naked!
2:58 pm
sha
fireworks at last
2:58 pm
Vicuna
Goodbye, JFB!
2:59 pm
Vicuna
Hooray for sha!
2:59 pm
gwenski
Congrats, sha!!
2:59 pm
Roisin
i just lost the game
2:59 pm
sha
how you doing ruthy?
2:59 pm
Jaime
anyone have the last tr 7?
2:59 pm
izzyjinx
HIP hooray sha!!
2:59 pm
CiociaJudy
Bravo Sha!
3:00 pm
Roisin
www.theultimatecomment.com
3:00 pm
Wolvie
congrats, sha!
3:00 pm
gwenski
Sorry, Jaime. I don't.
3:01 pm
Dathai
let's play charades
3:01 pm
ruthy
thats me finished
3:01 pm
Wolvie
congrats ruthy
3:01 pm
Vicuna
Congrats, ruthy.
3:02 pm
sha
tr 5-10 -the last vowel +3rd vowel +last vowel = letter in top left corner
3:02 pm
sha
thats the last tr 7 jaime
3:02 pm
Dathai
lets play a gam tommy i don;lghjmvtfikyvkyufkvubhjlgkvi8 i
3:03 pm
Uneaixoise
congrats, ruthy!
3:03 pm
CiociaJudy
Woohoo Ruthy!
3:03 pm
Jaime
thanks so much, sha
3:03 pm
sha
do we have some trolls on tonight
3:04 pm
sha
ur welcome jaime
3:04 pm
Jaime
wow, te 7/28 help?
3:04 pm
frazer_not_crane
does trolls = idiots here?
3:04 pm
tndaisy1960
*fills room with Troll B Gone*
3:04 pm
Charm
afternoon, all. have I arrived at an inauspicious moment?
3:05 pm
Jaime
i need all 7 te 7/28 words!
3:05 pm
ruthy
bye everyone
3:05 pm
frazer_not_crane
tenar
3:05 pm
ruthy
bye sha off to do my essays
3:05 pm
jillibus
hi charm!
3:05 pm
Charm
hi, jillibus. bye ruthy
3:05 pm
CadFan
absolutely not Charm - a measure of Charm would do the room nicely just about now.
3:05 pm
CiociaJudy
Hi Charm!
3:06 pm
jillibus
bye, all who are leaving
3:06 pm
Charm
Hey, Cadfan, Judy. looks like a toughie today....
3:06 pm
sha
te 7-28 alt spelling of rotate+had food
3:07 pm
CiociaJudy
I'm exhausted. *fanning self* Still have 83 to go.
3:07 pm
CadFan
Yea, I have no chance of finishing... classes begin next week I am ridiculously busy - so only have time while on lunch hour - or on the phone on hold!
3:07 pm
jillibus
rae - sorry, went away for a bit (email arrival) - I knew you live in sidney - lovely town - we almost bought there back in 1996
3:07 pm
Jaime
awesome, got it sha
3:08 pm
sha
2 of the te -7 sound like an area of land with different spellings
3:08 pm
Jaime
ares of land?
3:08 pm
raelite
yeah I'm at work...so I had to .. you know..go to the washroom
3:08 pm
sha
sorry areas of land
3:08 pm
Jaime
hmm, i'm confused
3:08 pm
Charm
Hi, Wolvie.
3:09 pm
raelite
jilli I remeber you saying that now...
3:09 pm
sha
or u can get an all te-7 bike
3:09 pm
Charm
all te***** vehicle
3:09 pm
sha
a series of rock formations
3:10 pm
raelite
oops...do I have to get shot now?
3:10 pm
sha
te 7-people who rip things are te-7s
3:11 pm
Jaime
wow, that was so obvious!
3:11 pm
sha
te-7 sounds like a type of dog with alt spelling
3:11 pm
sha
how many u need now jaime
3:12 pm
Jaime
hmm, working on the last 3 te words.
3:12 pm
Jaime
you've been really helpful!
3:12 pm
CiociaJudy
any clues for the re 8 & 9?
3:13 pm
sha
re +alt spelling of nasty boss
3:13 pm
jillibus
I think I know the te type of dog but can't figure out the alt spelling
3:14 pm
sha
the 9 is a plural of the 8
3:14 pm
CiociaJudy
awesome Sha! thx much
3:14 pm
periwinkle
Hi all, ac55 please
3:14 pm
periwinkle
ac8/55, I meant
3:14 pm
Wolvie
think cry, jilli
3:15 pm
CiociaJudy
Hi Peri. Glad to see you back.
3:15 pm
Wolvie
or what crying causes
3:15 pm
sha
u cry a te-4 +3rd vowel+2nd vowel+18th letter of the alphabet
3:15 pm
periwinkle
I have 173 to go :(
3:15 pm
jillibus
I'm totally on the wrong track, then -- never mind!
3:16 pm
sha
extend the ac-5-12 peri
3:17 pm
raelite
lol I just got the chinese critic joke...that
3:17 pm
periwinkle
sha, I am trying to do that with no luck so far
3:17 pm
stidmama
hello all! back from running errands... Andrea -- are you still here?
3:17 pm
stidmama
hey Wolvie -- bow's it going?
3:17 pm
raelite
hi stid :)
3:18 pm
sha
ac-5+3rd vowel+5th vowel + letter in top left corner peri
3:18 pm
bean66
does anyone have a clue for ul4,5?
3:18 pm
Wolvie
peri - it's not an ism, but close
3:18 pm
stidmama
I logged in earlier from a friend's house to show her what babble was, and left it up for her to try out. We'll see if she comes back or if this monster grid scares her off!
3:18 pm
jillibus
hi stid - pretty icon!
3:19 pm
sha
have u got it peri?
3:19 pm
periwinkle
shan, thanks for the dumbed down clue, got the ac8, never would have found it myself
3:19 pm
stidmama
thanks Jill -- it's the one I made for mandala day a while back. Thought I would use it today.
3:19 pm
Wolvie
loong, day, doing work as I babble - so also slow
3:19 pm
raelite
chinese disney character minus the "m"
3:19 pm
periwinkle
I still need the other ac5/12 and the ac7 any clues for those, anyone?
3:20 pm
CiociaJudy
Hi, Stid.
3:20 pm
jillibus
finally got the "dog" clue!!!
3:20 pm
stidmama
hey Judy -- how are you doing today?
3:20 pm
sha
a +cl-6-24 the 1st one
3:20 pm
raelite
ac5/12 : short for what thespians do
3:21 pm
stidmama
oh-- there's the water for my "pot noodles" *listens for the gasps of horrified shock from across the pond* actually pilipino ramen today :-)
3:21 pm
sha
ac+ another word for a can
3:21 pm
jillibus
any help for ac7/36
3:21 pm
Uneaixoise
a + a smalll hospital
3:22 pm
Uneaixoise
gorgeous kitty, jillibus!
3:22 pm
jillibus
merci bien, une!
3:22 pm
sha
gtg now happy babbling
3:22 pm
Uneaixoise
mon plaisir, jillibus!
3:22 pm
Uneaixoise
bye, sha
3:23 pm
jillibus
merci encore, une!
3:23 pm
Jaime
anyone have the st 5/10 and st 7/28 in the middle?
3:23 pm
periwinkle
dthanks got the ac7 but still need the first ac5/12
3:24 pm
periwinkle
NM found it
3:24 pm
periwinkle
Need help with al words, just have the al4/6
3:25 pm
stidmama
peri, I need help with ALL words too! LOL
3:25 pm
stidmama
later sha@
3:25 pm
gwenski
peri, think 'foil'
3:26 pm
Jaime
peri, the first 6 letters of foil, then add the beginning of **e cream to it
3:26 pm
periwinkle
gwen, I am but can't seem to make a word
3:26 pm
periwinkle
thanks Jaime, got it
3:26 pm
gwenski
Start with just the first four letters, then the first six.
3:27 pm
stidmama
ooh gwen and Jaime, good clues!
3:28 pm
periwinkle
al4/7?
3:28 pm
gwenski
al + a preposition.
3:28 pm
Jaime
what a fairie does. al+ what you call a baby if you don't know the gender yet.
3:28 pm
jillibus
al + as**!
3:29 pm
gwenski
Al + No **s, and's or but's!
3:29 pm
jillibus
does anyone have the 9s?
3:29 pm
Jaime
anyone have the last 3 re words?
3:29 pm
periwinkle
thanks gwenski
3:29 pm
stidmama
I think my goal today is halfway...
3:30 pm
gwenski
re + choo choo is the last one.
3:30 pm
periwinkle
me too, stid, if I can get there :)
3:30 pm
CiociaJudy
I wish I could do that, Stid. But I'm a Type A. Gotta do it ALL!! LOL
3:30 pm
stidmama
*thanks lucky stars that she is NOT Type A!*
3:31 pm
periwinkle
Well I am halfway already, will play a little longer, no way will I finish. too many other things to do
3:31 pm
gwenski
re8/40 & plural: Add alternate spelling of a dictator. Sounds like someone who is old enough to no longer work. Ends in picnic pest.
3:31 pm
Atalante
hi all! love your pic, stidmama!
3:31 pm
Jaime
fantastic, gwenski
3:31 pm
stidmama
thanks, Ata -- how goes it today?
3:32 pm
gwenski
an9: sounds like girls name + small medical facility
3:32 pm
torgone
Tiny hint on the te9? . .
3:32 pm
hetty
Jilli, I have one 9--an9/66--whic combines the first 3 letters of an4 with cl6/24--second one
3:32 pm
stidmama
hello dear hetty! how's our Perky?
3:33 pm
periwinkle
torgone, what you get after you cry, compound word
3:33 pm
periwinkle
torgone, what you get after you cry, compound word
3:33 pm
hetty
that is the first an4/4
3:33 pm
stidmama
I had a dream last night where Perky was jumping over Buffy, over and over and over... LOL
3:33 pm
periwinkle
hints on any of the in8 please
3:33 pm
Jaime
torgone, te******ed cheeks
3:33 pm
stidmama
"stanine" is so close to being a word!
3:34 pm
jillibus
hi hetty, and thanks - I tried that and it "was not found in the dictionary"
3:34 pm
Jaime
anyone have the ra 6/18? i just can't see it
3:35 pm
hetty
At the moment, Stid, Perky is jumping over and over me. She's in fine fettle. Just got back from the library, now have 1565 words to find, so see you all later!
3:35 pm
gwenski
in8/40: on the inside.
3:35 pm
oggy
evening all. how u all doing.
3:35 pm
stidmama
hi oggy!
3:35 pm
gwenski
in 8/45: plural of 7/32, people who cause riots.
3:36 pm
periwinkle
thanks gwen, will look for them
3:36 pm
CiociaJudy
Time to close up shop and head home. Pedicure tonight. *ahhhhh* Have fun all. 57 left.
3:37 pm
stidmama
later Judy!
3:37 pm
gwenski
in8/40: plural of to beg. (or + tasty things)
3:37 pm
Wolvie
fireworks. finally!
3:37 pm
Atalante
it goes well now the site is letting me type in words! I'm trying to come up with Clever Ideas for tattoos ...
3:37 pm
periwinkle
thanks gwen got the in7/32 and in8/45
3:37 pm
stidmama
YAY wolvie!
3:37 pm
hetty
Last night at the click, jilli, I was busily complaining that the box had eatejn my words, anbd O started with "flippin' heck"--only to find the words "flippin' 'heck is not found in he dictionary" shong up in my "Add Word" Box!
3:37 pm
torgone
Aaah! .. Like my pillows .. Thank you all!
3:38 pm
gwenski
I'm still missing one set of in7/28,8/40. Maybe you can find it for me?
3:38 pm
jillibus
are you still there, Hetty? I got the an9- had been using the wrong cl6/24
3:38 pm
hetty
I laughed myself silly until Alan sad ," You'd better come to bed!"
3:39 pm
periwinkle
gwen, still workin on the in8/40's
3:39 pm
jillibus
LOL Hetty!
3:39 pm
stidmama
that was so silly, hetty! I saw it briefly before I disappeared for real. I was really looking forward to a smaller grid today. Oh well. All the points add up!
3:39 pm
hetty
Good, jilli. At the library today I tried to interest Murray Shoolbraid in babblers--he may show up!
3:40 pm
Wolvie
gwen - I would normal spell this other in 7/8 with an en - think contestant
3:40 pm
mab
aw, tor.....:(
3:40 pm
jillibus
Well, he's clever with words, all right!
3:41 pm
stidmama
poor Tor -- are you okay?
3:41 pm
stidmama
poor Tor -- are you okay?
3:41 pm
stidmama
It's doing it again!
3:41 pm
hetty
I shoud say. Today we were declining Latin verbs a deal of the time.
3:41 pm
Wolvie
that's the combo I , not the total. ;-)
3:41 pm
hetty
I shoud say. Today we were declining Latin verbs a deal of the time.
3:41 pm
hetty
I shoud say. Today we were declining Latin verbs a deal of the time.
3:41 pm
gwenski
Thanks, Wolvie.
3:41 pm
jillibus
now I must try for the 3 ar6's
3:42 pm
gwenski
Thanks, Wolvie.
3:42 pm
hetty
It's swallowing my words again!
3:42 pm
hetty
It's swallowing my words again!
3:42 pm
hetty
It's swallowing my words again!
3:42 pm
stidmama
*note: I ALWAYS decline Latin!* *giggle*
3:42 pm
periwinkle
gwen thanks for the clues, found one of the in8 (I thought contestant :) and got it, don't have the ohter in8 yet though
3:43 pm
Vicuna
Hello, stidmama.
3:43 pm
Vicuna
And hetty, and others who arrived while I was administering snack.
3:44 pm
stidmama
hello Vi!
3:44 pm
gwenski
Speaking of snacks, hubby wants one. (He hasn't been out of the house since getting home from the hospital.) So, it's (short) roadtrip time!
3:45 pm
helenkeller
hey everyone ! i'm back - sorry for bugging out like that - roofer came with samples
3:45 pm
evanonut
holy monster of a grid!!!
3:46 pm
stidmama
yes, nut, and you expected pablum?
3:46 pm
periwinkle
you can say that again evanonut
3:46 pm
stidmama
later gwen
3:46 pm
Vicuna
A little pablum is nice from time to time (she says wistfully)
3:46 pm
hetty
Hi vicuna. Resurfaced to beg for the ex5/20, please
3:46 pm
periwinkle
up to 160 time for another break, bbl
3:46 pm
evanonut
i can't start this one...maybe i'll just help jam the log instead
3:47 pm
Jaime
ugh, where will i find 40 more words?
3:47 pm
Vicuna
Ex5/20, Ex5/20, read all about it!
3:47 pm
helenkeller
99 bottles of .... no wait, that's 99 words, hmmm, beer might make this easier to bear
3:47 pm
bekki
boy this is a big one, not sure where to start
3:48 pm
stidmama
hello helen!
3:48 pm
tndaisy1960
beer might make alot of things easier to bear...*sigh*
3:48 pm
Vicuna
The grid of a thousand words starts with a single letter.
3:48 pm
stidmama
{{[daisy}}}
3:48 pm
moule
The distorted view from beer may help find words.
3:49 pm
stidmama
somebody said that Marquee Marc is on a reality TV show? Does anyone know which one?
3:49 pm
jillibus
hello moule - don't think we've met before -- ?
3:50 pm
helenkeller
stid - i think that's marcellas on big brother
3:50 pm
stidmama
hi Moule -- Ottawa?
3:50 pm
moule
Hi Stidmama
3:50 pm
jillibus
hungry - going to get lunch - back soon
3:50 pm
stidmama
oh, thanks helen, I was just trying to figure out which one he might be... never saw a picture of him before .... brb
3:51 pm
helenkeller
or as he is known among the chatters who get the feed - marcell ass because he has been mean toe everyone's favorite janie & no one likes him anymore, plus he wear the same white silk robe most of the day, never seems to get dressed
3:52 pm
jillibus
stid - where's your flag gone?
3:52 pm
helenkeller
what??? me??? a rumor-spreader!!!!
3:52 pm
hetty
I read all about it, Vicuna! Ta.
3:53 pm
kimberblue
hi all
3:53 pm
kimberblue
wowza- on the puzzle!
3:53 pm
helenkeller
hi kim!
3:53 pm
Vicuna
Hello, kimberblue. Yes, it's a doozy.
3:53 pm
stidmama
still don't know, jill -- it's been a few weeks. I also don't have a purson of any color any more. That's okay... it makes me mysterious.
3:53 pm
stidmama
you said it, kimberblue!
3:54 pm
helenkeller
so stid - did you go check him out?
3:55 pm
jillibus
I noticed the purson absence too - and your profile doesn't say if you're male or female
3:55 pm
stidmama
no Jill -- but does it really matter?
3:55 pm
Vicuna
With a name like "mama," I think I have a guess as to her gender...
3:55 pm
stidmama
LOL as if my screen name and my chat topics didn't give it away!
3:55 pm
helenkeller
stid-incognita
3:55 pm
jillibus
no, stid - and I think people can figure it out from the mama bit - lol
3:56 pm
stidmama
Helen, I am trying to figure out how that game is played... I have never watched a "reality" TV show... so far I am stymied!
3:56 pm
jillibus
going for lunch NOW - bbl
3:57 pm
helenkeller
well stid it's pretty awful - i realized what it was that kept me watching these shows, like bb & the bachelor & that is the pure horror of it all - & since i am allergic to scary movies, this has substituted for that genre
3:58 pm
helenkeller
in bb - 15 people are locked in a house & must live together & each week they vote one person out, until there are 2 left & then the last 7 voted out (the jury) vote on who wins the big prize
3:58 pm
stidmama
later Jill!
4:00 pm
helenkeller
i say it's mean because there is lying, conniving, tone of swearing, deceit left & right, & people's true natures come out on natioinal tv for all to see - it is the epitomy of inappropriate disclosure
4:00 pm
stidmama
Helen, it seems like a very silly thing to me. I can't imagine taking that much time out of my life for something like that -- I guess I am really just a stick in the mud. give me "Green Acres" or "Looney Tunes" any day!
4:00 pm
helenkeller
stid - $1,000,000 - does that give you pause
4:01 pm
stidmama
I don't need to watch people being mean to others and acting like total trash... not even for a million dollars. It is not in my nature, and it makes me sad when people put money over relationships.
4:01 pm
Vicuna
You testify, stidmama! Hear hear!
4:01 pm
inge
popped up for help with the ca 5/12 , the one after the autos, please
4:02 pm
Vicuna
a la ca5/12
4:03 pm
inge
hmm, got that one, what precedes it ( a 5/12)?
4:03 pm
helenkeller
well, they are at best fake relationships - but if you mean their real life relationships, i can see where for some people that much money really means a long-term change in circumstance - which can be great for large families struggling, etc. - but your point is taken, most are greedy, single young people
4:03 pm
stidmama
hello inge. I am ten words from halfway...
4:03 pm
cauzneffct
ca 5/12 diamond measurement?
4:03 pm
hetty
Anyoe have the fr7, please?
4:04 pm
inge
I am 15 to go, and loosing my sanity
4:04 pm
Vicuna
no, it goes autoas, a ca4/5 wagon, and then a la ca5/12. The next 5/12 is the pl of wagons.
4:04 pm
stidmama
I am glad to not live in a soap opera! LOL
4:04 pm
stidmama
go inge go!
4:04 pm
stidmama
*what is sanity?*
4:04 pm
helenkeller
me too stid!
4:04 pm
inge
got that one too, maybe I will wait till chj shows up
4:05 pm
cauzneffct
wrong box
4:05 pm
stidmama
maybe chj was smart today and stayed away, inge?
4:05 pm
inge
well, I got all those, maybe licketys list is off???
4:05 pm
stidmama
unlike me, drawn in even with no hope of finnishing.
4:05 pm
stidmama
*finishing...
4:06 pm
Vicuna
Well, my c's match up with lickety.
4:06 pm
helenkeller
you will finish stid!
4:07 pm
cauzneffct
wrong box again
4:07 pm
inge
is there a 5/12 before the autos?
4:07 pm
helenkeller
ty cauz!
4:07 pm
hetty
fr7/56, please?
4:07 pm
stidmama
okay, new product for the Babble Store: "LUXAN" add instant glamour and polish to your babble icons... apply "LUXAN" (c)(tm)(mr) over the finished icon and sit back to be admired. Available from all fine Babble Stores (and a few trucks in back alleys) wherever ROLECKS watches are sold!
4:08 pm
Vicuna
I think that's what cauz just "clued"!
4:08 pm
helenkeller
LOL stid
4:08 pm
inge
Hetty add suffix to 4/7, what children are sometimes
4:09 pm
Vicuna
fr7/56 - "each particular hair to stand on end like quills upon the fr7 porpentine"
4:10 pm
inge
oops, I thought cauz was a misspelling!!! Thats what I needed
4:10 pm
hetty
Vicuna, beautiful quotation, ta
4:11 pm
hetty
and thanks, inge. I somehow always miss the top left hand corner
4:12 pm
helenkeller
gotta run - bbl
4:12 pm
stidmama
later helen
4:12 pm
Vicuna
Bye, helenk!
4:12 pm
stidmama
three more words and I will pass halfway
4:14 pm
phandmd
go stid! go!
4:17 pm
Vicuna
(Duty calls. But I'll be back for more punishment later.)
4:18 pm
phandmd
clue for 1st la 5pls?
4:20 pm
stidmama
one more...
4:21 pm
stidmama
I think "calixte" ought to be a word. it just looks cool. *sigh*
4:22 pm
phandmd
phantom word
4:22 pm
stidmama
nope tor, not in the grid today... *grin* try again tomorrow!
4:23 pm
torgone
I know .. Just making a statement ..
4:23 pm
phandmd
whatsa matter tor
4:23 pm
stidmama
yippee! I got to 156 words! now I am going to accomplish some ART! back later at storytime... *vanishes in cloud of paint and brushes*
4:24 pm
phandmd
happy creating
4:24 pm
phandmd
no clues for the 1st la 5 then?
4:25 pm
torgone
Byee stid ..
Nothing phand, just in a farty mood ..
4:25 pm
Wolvie
double ist vowel, ends in 3rd vowel ph
4:25 pm
hetty
Yes, phandam--just found it--double first vowel and then go to hook and second vowel
4:25 pm
Wolvie
starts with l, of course. ;-)
4:26 pm
Wolvie
2nd? I (ahem) have it as the third. ;-)
4:30 pm
TheFiz
this grid is making me cry.
4:30 pm
TheFiz
i feel like it should be my "unexplained phenomenon"
4:31 pm
torgone
Don't cry, little Fiz ..
4:32 pm
Charm
It has the opposite effect on me - I want to throw the laptop across the room, stomp on it, then come back and try again - of course.
4:33 pm
TheFiz
*snifffffff* ok, tor, but just cause you're so nice.
4:33 pm
TheFiz
i'm just having one of those days where everything is taking 12 times as long as they should to finish. no exception here.
4:34 pm
torgone
There there . . You don't want your blouse to get te9/54ed ..
4:34 pm
Charm
here, Fiz, have a cookie.
4:34 pm
TheFiz
*tries stomping on laptop* hey charm, that works great. i feel better already!
4:34 pm
Charm
yes, but does your laptop?
4:35 pm
TheFiz
we're not talking about the laptop's feelings, we're talking about mine. *deep breath, bite of cookie, delicate swan dive into grid*
4:36 pm
Charm
we've kept one off the ledge....
4:36 pm
TheFiz
*flurry of nilla wafers floats through the air*
4:37 pm
klaurel
finally made it back. :)
4:38 pm
Wolvie
hi klaurel
4:38 pm
klaurel
and stop talking about breaking laptops! I am considerng the same . . . because I want a new one but I am not scheduled for another one for 6 more months!
4:38 pm
TheFiz
have a nilla wafer, klaurel - they make facing the grid easier!
4:38 pm
phandmd
ist li 6 pls
4:39 pm
klaurel
yummy! I might have to attack my pickle supply.
4:39 pm
Angelsong
hi.....anyone need clues?
4:39 pm
Uneaixoise
li + er4/4
4:40 pm
klaurel
angel, I am staring the the grid and thinking I am SOOOO fried after having too many kids on a playdate and thinking, feel free to just start tossing clues. :)
4:40 pm
TheFiz
mmmm. i love pickles. i can eat a whole jar of those little gherkins in a sitting.
4:40 pm
klaurel
Fiz, I got a :Bucket of Pickes from Jimmy Johns
4:41 pm
TheFiz
sounds tasty!
4:42 pm
inge
ta 8/45 and ta 7/28 please
4:43 pm
inge
love pickles, toss one to me
4:43 pm
Wolvie
sorta like ultra, ph - just minus the middle uri...
4:43 pm
mymuseisme
lu + high pointer and consumed
4:43 pm
Wolvie
ultra like a day at the spa
4:43 pm
Wolvie
sigh - much better clue mymuse. :-)
4:44 pm
mymuseisme
back from gym, hope it helps my brain cells :)
4:44 pm
phandmd
excellent!
4:44 pm
Wolvie
it does - I just took the doggie for a looonnng walk - finally a nice evening.
4:45 pm
sandr
evening everyone hope your all o.k,can anyone help me out a bit with the last 4 IN's please im well stuck on them,cheers
4:46 pm
klaurel
damn, muse! I need that!
4:46 pm
Wolvie
first set of in 7 /8 - alternate spelling of contestant
4:46 pm
Wolvie
second set - plead.
4:47 pm
tndaisy1960
cl 5/18 pls? ty
4:47 pm
Wolvie
both 8's are plurals.
4:47 pm
sandr
cheers wolvie
4:47 pm
Wolvie
in college, some use cl**notes, and add a t
4:48 pm
Wolvie
Hi sandr, and that clue was for you. :-)
4:48 pm
tndaisy1960
ty Wolvie:)
4:49 pm
Wolvie
ummm - forgot to say - minus the last letter - or replace last letter with a t
4:49 pm
tndaisy1960
oh I got it; no worries :)
4:50 pm
Wolvie
off to fix dinner - hope to bbl!
4:51 pm
TheFiz
see you later wolvie, enjoy dinner!
4:51 pm
phandmd
mu clues?
4:51 pm
sandr
can you also help with the te6/18 and the 2 7/28's between te 4/4 meaning to weep and te 5/10 to weep plural,cheers
4:52 pm
phandmd
need the 1st one
4:53 pm
dodge
straight down left side mu5
4:53 pm
sandr
soz for the hassel guys just got them answers thanx anyway
4:53 pm
phandmd
yeah, found that one, need the other one pls
4:55 pm
TheFiz
phand mu5/20 is first 3 letters of a fur role to keep your hands warm + **ne's on your fork
4:55 pm
phandmd
thnx, Fiz
4:56 pm
TheFiz
yw. did you get that? i had a little brain fart on the clue.
4:56 pm
mymuseisme
yay oggy!!!
4:56 pm
phandmd
it was perfecto
4:56 pm
inge
I asked for clue for ta 8/45 and ta 7/28 . Did I miss it? or are theclueers overworked???
4:57 pm
TheFiz
i don't have those 2 inge.
4:57 pm
mymuseisme
I don't have it inge, was hoping Angelsong would clue
4:57 pm
inge
OK lets all wait for an inspiration from avove
4:58 pm
mymuseisme
na + e*** clapton
4:58 pm
oggy
ta 8 is ta6/18 + frozen water minus last letter
4:59 pm
mymuseisme
thx oggy!
5:00 pm
TheFiz
tx oggy - weird word
5:00 pm
phandmd
up to 248 words, gotta go, hope to bb after dinner
5:00 pm
mymuseisme
30 left here
5:01 pm
klaurel
the ANs are going to kill me! That does not bode well for my 232 other words
5:01 pm
oggy
ta7 is skin colour from the sun + type of headwear minus the i if that helps.
5:01 pm
TheFiz
103 to go here. klaurel i've got all the ans if you need help
5:01 pm
inge
thanks Oggy, how abut the ta 7/28?
5:02 pm
72 Temple Owl
hi again all! clue plese for ce6/21 - i have the middle one...
5:02 pm
oggy
clued at 5.o1
5:03 pm
TheFiz
to - last ce6/21 is british spelling of middle - change last vowel on the one you have.
5:03 pm
tndaisy1960
the last cl 6/24 pls? ty I've been all over the map...
5:03 pm
oggy
ce6/21 just change the last letter for diff vowel
5:04 pm
hetty
Anyone have the na5/12?
5:04 pm
72 Temple Owl
ty oggy, fiz
5:04 pm
inge
is there another ta 7/28 right after the 8/45 you clued for us?
5:04 pm
oggy
cl6 change the n for a t
5:04 pm
TheFiz
first ca6/21 is a feline+2nd vowel+first 3 letters of a little rest the feline might take
5:04 pm
tndaisy1960
ok ty oggy :)
5:04 pm
dodge
ta7 pl of ta6/18?
5:05 pm
oggy
yes there is
5:05 pm
tndaisy1960
96 left...time to rest a bit
5:05 pm
inge
got it dodge
5:06 pm
oggy
na5 is na + ...e the stuff u have with curry
5:06 pm
72 Temple Owl
en5/12 please?
5:06 pm
mymuseisme
na5 = na + e*** clapton
5:07 pm
mymuseisme
en5/12 to put into law
5:07 pm
hetty
TO, en5/12 is another verb for performin gon a stage--you en*** a role
5:07 pm
RocDragon
ar6/18 before the ar6/30 dodger?
5:07 pm
72 Temple Owl
ty muse...struggling here...ex5.20 please?
5:08 pm
hetty
I have that one-must be the na5/10 I'm looking for
5:08 pm
RocDragon
ex5/20 = more
5:08 pm
mymuseisme
ar + complain (ends with picnic pest)
5:08 pm
mymuseisme
na5/10 is the NIgerian money
5:08 pm
inge
sounds stupid, but I am missing a ca 4/5 , the one right after the 5/12 that ends in x
5:08 pm
72 Temple Owl
same as er 6/18 only with an a instead of an e
5:09 pm
mymuseisme
ex5/20 newsboy call? or standby actor?
5:09 pm
TheFiz
inge take out the last vowel on the 5.
5:09 pm
72 Temple Owl
ty roc - i am beyond seeing words in this ggrid...
5:09 pm
hetty
which I've never traded with--is there another clue before I google?
5:09 pm
hetty
which I've never traded with--is there another clue before I google?
5:09 pm
hetty
which I've never traded with--is there another clue before I google?
5:09 pm
TheFiz
oh, sorry inge, ca4/5 is what you might use to walk with a bad leg - or how sugar grows
5:09 pm
oggy
ca+ double hook letter
5:09 pm
inge
no, that is not the one I need
5:10 pm
hetty
3 times lucky!
5:10 pm
klaurel
YAY! there is hope for me yet, I managed the ANs
5:10 pm
mymuseisme
n + what we breathe + vowel
5:10 pm
72 Temple Owl
yay for klaurel
5:10 pm
amandacath
back to finish this thing off!
5:11 pm
oggy
larlielou are u there
5:11 pm
TheFiz
good work klaurel!
5:11 pm
mymuseisme
inge ca auto double last consonant
5:12 pm
hetty
fifh minkey caught it, ta
5:12 pm
torgone
Dear Dr_God,
May we please have a somewhat smaller grid tomorrow, please? Thank you.
5:12 pm
chj
ok...i whittled it down to one , so now im gonna beg for a clue...pleeeeeeaase, could someone clue me for the ir6
5:13 pm
72 Temple Owl
smart ...aleck. some us of HAVE no life....
5:13 pm
mymuseisme
ir + opp fake
5:13 pm
TheFiz
fake, chj.
5:14 pm
chj
ty...fireworks here
5:14 pm
72 Temple Owl
i know i just LIVE for these monster grids...
5:14 pm
mymuseisme
congrats chj!!
5:14 pm
chj
tanks fiz, muse
5:14 pm
72 Temple Owl
congrats chj
5:14 pm
chj
i was just so tired
5:14 pm
torgone
:P Who has a life?
5:14 pm
renfield
pyros chj!
5:14 pm
torgone
Hoorayee chj!
5:15 pm
TheFiz
no life here, tor. i'm still @ work.
5:15 pm
72 Temple Owl
hey hey ren!
5:15 pm
TheFiz
rennie! how's it going?
5:15 pm
renfield
hey t-owl!!!
5:15 pm
amandacath
life? what's that?
5:16 pm
renfield
you and that dishy marc!!!
5:16 pm
debbinla
yay chj - and hello everyone - sneaking on at work
5:16 pm
mymuseisme
hi ya ren!
5:16 pm
mymuseisme
hi debb!
5:16 pm
TheFiz
shhhhh! hi debb
5:16 pm
torgone
renrenrenrenrenren & ren!
5:16 pm
72 Temple Owl
hi deb - you had your revenge today...
5:17 pm
debbinla
jeez - finally
5:18 pm
chj
yeah mets finally win one
5:18 pm
debbinla
everyone doing good? i didn't finish yesterday (cause of computer problems and i had a dinner - excuses, excuses - i have to finish today)
5:18 pm
debbinla
how good does maine look chj
5:18 pm
klaurel
the AR 6/18 after the opera song and the 6/21 right after?
5:19 pm
chj
looked great today
5:19 pm
72 Temple Owl
so disappointed...love to see phillies get their butts kicked
5:19 pm
chj
and delgado had 2 and beltran 1
5:20 pm
mymuseisme
ar + complain for ar6/18
5:20 pm
oggy
theres no 6/21
5:20 pm
RocDragon
final-freakin-ly fireworks
5:21 pm
klaurel
whoops AR 6/30
5:21 pm
klaurel
complain,. muse? :)
5:21 pm
72 Temple Owl
well for the in words i only have one 7/8 pair...the ones that are are those who sign up for contests
5:21 pm
debbinla
it's NOT been a good week - i felt bad cause glavine pitched really well yesterday - to no avial - lol TO
5:21 pm
72 Temple Owl
yay roc!
5:21 pm
debbinla
yay for roc!!!
5:22 pm
chj
how is everyone doing on the grid...it was a long slog today, especially since i didnt do any at the flip
5:22 pm
amandacath
TO - another in-pair is just like an en-pair
5:22 pm
RocDragon
ar6/30 the ar---- dodger from Oliver Twist?
5:22 pm
mymuseisme
sorry dinner just arrived
5:22 pm
debbinla
i mssed you at the flip chj
5:22 pm
inge
Hear ye, hear ye, Inge is about to enter her last word, a lousy ti 5. Moment of silence please for my Fireworks.
5:22 pm
72 Temple Owl
well chj - i could use a clue for the7/8
5:22 pm
klaurel
thanks, roc
5:22 pm
chj
i was there but went to bed immediately
5:23 pm
mymuseisme
ar6/18 ar + **** and rave (ends w/ picnic pest)
5:23 pm
chj
you left coasters have a big advantage
5:23 pm
jillibus
ihave the an9 - does anyone have the re9 or the te9?
5:23 pm
debbinla
**i was late))
5:23 pm
chj
staying for the flip and working on the grid has ruined my sleeping patterns
5:23 pm
amandacath
can we cheer now inge?
5:23 pm
debbinla
i bet it has!!
5:24 pm
inge
te (is compound word of drops you cry, and the spot they make on your skirt
5:24 pm
mymuseisme
re + sounds like another name for dictators spelled differently
5:24 pm
RocDragon
re9 sounds like people that no longer need to work
5:24 pm
oggy
te9 is te4/4 + st5/10
5:24 pm
mymuseisme
bbs have to eat :)
5:24 pm
kalea
hello everyone.........back to try and finish this bad boy
5:24 pm
inge
yes please do, I never worked so hard before, and wont do tomorrow if it exceeds 150 words
5:24 pm
klaurel
thanks, muse. How could I have missed my Knigh ar****
5:24 pm
Charm
clue on that an9 please?
5:24 pm
72 Temple Owl
ty inge!
5:25 pm
amandacath
Yay Inge!!!!
5:25 pm
jillibus
ta, rocdragon
5:25 pm
chj
who needs clues
5:25 pm
RocDragon
te9 you've been crying and now your dear john letter is covered with these
5:25 pm
amandacath
me too kalea, and promptly got stuck on a stupid ra6/18 - anyone?
5:26 pm
inge
got to put on supper, bbl for clueing
5:26 pm
kalea
an + first vowel + movie reviewer with second consonant changed
5:27 pm
72 Temple Owl
ty amanda!
5:28 pm
jillibus
roc - that takes me to the te5/10 - how do I get to the 9?
5:28 pm
oggy
ra6 is rodent + anagram of tie
5:28 pm
kalea
jilli, add the st5/10 to that
5:29 pm
jillibus
thanks kalea
5:29 pm
amandacath
thanks oggy!
5:30 pm
jillibus
hi chj - you being good?
5:30 pm
oggy
im off to bed, happy hunting, bb 2morrow.
5:30 pm
gwenski
I'm back -- 59 to go. Just looked at the definition of an9: "Having a physical and emotional dependence on another person". Doesn't that describe all of us?
5:31 pm
gwenski
(or at least, just those of us who chat!)
5:31 pm
72 Temple Owl
bye oggy
5:31 pm
jillibus
you bet, gwenski
5:31 pm
tndaisy1960
en 7/28 pls?
5:31 pm
72 Temple Owl
first li6/18 clue, please? ty!
5:32 pm
chj
im always good jilli
5:32 pm
chj
how many left jilli...or have you finished already?
5:32 pm
gwenski
en7/28: to beg.
5:33 pm
amandacath
that's a nasty one TO - it wore my monkeys out. li + an ever-present babble bird
5:33 pm
tndaisy1960
ty gwenski....*will have tartar sauce with that*
5:33 pm
jillibus
chj - I only have 150 words, 161 left, and I don't care!
5:34 pm
72 Temple Owl
ty amaanda - i knew the first four letters so it was easy with your clue!
5:34 pm
jillibus
have you finished, good chj?
5:34 pm
chj
jilli crack corn and i dont care
5:34 pm
gwenski
No problem. (And there's a word in your reply!)
5:34 pm
72 Temple Owl
daisy said a wo-ord
5:34 pm
jillibus
quite so
5:34 pm
chj
yes just a few minutes ago
5:35 pm
kalea
congrats chj
5:35 pm
jillibus
YAY chj!!!!
5:35 pm
amandacath
hooray for chj!
5:36 pm
tndaisy1960
*goes and stands in the corner*
5:36 pm
chj
thanks...hope everyone else is within reach
5:36 pm
tndaisy1960
good job chj :)
5:37 pm
tndaisy1960
92 left here...
5:37 pm
kalea
that corner gets crowded sometimes, daisy
5:37 pm
72 Temple Owl
i am missing the last three re words...
5:37 pm
kalea
67 left, here
5:37 pm
gwenski
re + choo choo
5:37 pm
jillibus
I'm only reaching for half way
5:37 pm
gwenski
57 left for me
5:37 pm
chj
het daisy...keep going...you too debb
5:38 pm
72 Temple Owl
well now i have the 7
5:38 pm
72 Temple Owl
33 left
5:39 pm
amandacath
they have to do with not working anymore, TO
5:39 pm
gwenski
TO: add a variant spelling of a dictator. Or, sounds like an older person on social security.
5:40 pm
klaurel
any help with the 1st CA 5/18? Right after the biblical character?
5:40 pm
72 Temple Owl
ty amanda, gwen - odd words but the r words are slain
5:40 pm
gwenski
Sadly, some of my r's are still alive. :(
5:40 pm
kalea
ca.........a varied spelling of arab chieftain
5:41 pm
chj
go to...need any help
5:41 pm
kalea
or abbr for the golden state
5:41 pm
klaurel
got them! Forgot the CAL and then found it and found them all
5:42 pm
72 Temple Owl
well bring it on gwen! we'll stomp on those little buggers for you!
5:42 pm
hetty
Does anyone have the re8/40and the re9/54, please?I assume they are related
5:42 pm
hetty
TO, please help me slay my re words
5:43 pm
gwenski
RA 6/21? (I'm NOT going to ask for help on my missing ra4/4 just yet.)
5:43 pm
72 Temple Owl
hetty just clued - those no longer working
5:43 pm
Sherylr1961
evening all can someone clue me for the ac 8 pls and ty
5:43 pm
72 Temple Owl
sexier
5:44 pm
kalea
re8.....funny way of saying person over 65
5:44 pm
hetty
gwen, ra6 is more ra** than other runners in life's race
5:44 pm
kalea
and the plural
5:44 pm
72 Temple Owl
gwenski
5:44 pm
gwenski
Thanks, TO! And I found the missing 4, so my R's are slain!!
5:45 pm
72 Temple Owl
yay for dead r's!!!
5:45 pm
kalea
ac8...........to perform + not out + mineral suffix
5:45 pm
klaurel
the last 6/24?
5:46 pm
TheFiz
yay gwenski!
5:46 pm
72 Temple Owl
first st word please? 6/21
5:47 pm
amandacath
a woman with big boobs is st6/21 - if you can't spell
5:47 pm
kalea
st + perform + cross letter + second vowel
5:48 pm
72 Temple Owl
ty for st - that has been in grids before
5:48 pm
klaurel
LOL Amanda
5:48 pm
TheFiz
lol amanda!
5:48 pm
Sherylr1961
kalea i must be dense, got the first 5 letters but can't figure out the end any help
5:48 pm
klaurel
the last CL 6/24
5:48 pm
amandacath
glad to entertain
5:49 pm
Gadget
I never knew Babble would be such a turn on!
5:50 pm
chj
or such a burden
5:50 pm
kalea
sheryl, add personal pronoun + what people say when tongue is tied
5:50 pm
klaurel
but it won't take the shortened form of the female part
5:50 pm
72 Temple Owl
there are some bogus st words i this grid!
5:50 pm
hetty
Now I'm stuck on the final re7--also to do with no longer working?
5:51 pm
gwenski
nope, hetty -- choo choo
5:51 pm
kalea
klaurel.........movie reviewer with second consonant changed
5:51 pm
72 Temple Owl
no hetty- if those pepole wanted to change careers this is what must happen
5:53 pm
klaurel
thanks, kalea
5:53 pm
TheFiz
*suddenly dancing around the room as "funky cold medina" comes on the radio*
5:53 pm
klaurel
thanks, kalea
5:54 pm
Sherylr1961
i give up not coming to me at all
5:54 pm
Sherylr1961
moving on
5:55 pm
kalea
yw, klaurel
5:55 pm
72 Temple Owl
site is slowing down again
5:56 pm
klaurel
oh-oh, suddenly slowing down
5:56 pm
Uneaixoise
is everyone experiencing a return to the 'creeping along at a snail's pace'???
5:56 pm
amandacath
adj of the one before it, gwen
5:56 pm
TheFiz
uhhhhh...........ohhhhhhhh.........slo
oooooooo
5:57 pm
gwenski
thanks, amandacath!
5:57 pm
kalea
yep........it's almost as slow as my typing, and that's baaaaaaaaaaaad
5:57 pm
amandacath
yw - those ta's are giving me a headache
5:58 pm
72 Temple Owl
they're giving me a pain in the a** - literally
5:59 pm
gwenski
Speaking of ta's, I just found my college colors: ta**** plaid!
5:59 pm
jillibus
ca7/32 is giving ME a headache
6:00 pm
kalea
the second one, jilli?
6:00 pm
72 Temple Owl
twio are plurals of ca6 above them
6:00 pm
Uneaixoise
do you have the two ca7's that are plurals?
6:00 pm
tndaisy1960
la 5/10?? pls?
6:00 pm
amandacath
let me relieve you of your pain, jilli - aerials on a kitty?
6:01 pm
kalea
la + mr onassis
6:01 pm
Uneaixoise
amanda, you are toooooo clever!!
6:01 pm
jillibus
did i say ca7/32? silly me, I meant ce7/32
6:01 pm
amandacath
(I stole that one from torgone)
6:01 pm
72 Temple Owl
it was in yesterday's grid, hetty
6:01 pm
tndaisy1960
ok ty kalea :)
6:02 pm
kalea
ce...........penny + to be
6:02 pm
amandacath
oh, in that case - misspelled greek creatures?
6:02 pm
kalea
lol.........or misspelled star
6:02 pm
TheFiz
i'm missing ra6/18 btw "not common" and rodents - help?
6:02 pm
klaurel
whoops., FI 5/20
6:02 pm
klaurel
and FI 6/27
6:02 pm
hetty
TO, why are you telling me somethng was in yesterday's grid? Did I ask a question i've forgotten already?
6:03 pm
kalea
ra + misspelled not loose
6:03 pm
jillibus
thanks, all
6:03 pm
TheFiz
klaurel - fi5/20 looks like "phylum" - i'm a biogeek
6:03 pm
72 Temple Owl
the ca that you sought - aerials on a kitty?
6:03 pm
kalea
fi + ***p of coal
6:03 pm
chj
fr6/27.....brother in latin + to ***ct legislation
6:03 pm
amandacath
this grid can't spell - fi5/20, think genus, species, etc.
6:03 pm
hetty
if it was the choo choo clue, I got that, thanks TO
6:04 pm
jillibus
TO - I goofed - it was a ce and I got it, thanks to helpers
6:04 pm
TheFiz
fi6/27 is limited - often used as infi6/27 to mean unlimited or expansive
6:04 pm
72 Temple Owl
sorry it was for jili!
6:05 pm
amandacath
so someone return the favor and tell me what the ta7/28 is after the t***ban
6:05 pm
klaurel
thanks, fix
6:05 pm
gwenski
I would if I could, but I can't. Sorry, amandacath.
6:06 pm
kalea
my ta's are few, amanda...........sorry
6:06 pm
TheFiz
yw klaurel. amandacath - like the kind of sex sting has - stick an extra vowel in the ta6/18 before the last 2 letters
6:06 pm
amandacath
it's all so twisty-turny down there in the right-hand corner
6:07 pm
klaurel
okay gonna make dinner and hope to get back!
6:07 pm
chj
ta7/28 to brown in the sun + scarlett's home
6:07 pm
kalea
gosh..........what kind of sex DOES sting have?
6:07 pm
Uneaixoise
ta7/28: bronzing of the skin at the beach plus where Scarlett O'hara lived
6:08 pm
TheFiz
the kidn that takes a lot of practice, kalea.
6:08 pm
Uneaixoise
chj, love your icon caption!
6:08 pm
amandacath
oh, thank you, thank you all! One more ta....
6:08 pm
chj
thnx une...it was in honor of rennie
6:09 pm
Uneaixoise
totally salivating just thinking about Cheetos!
6:10 pm
amandacath
Ta's are slain!
6:10 pm
TheFiz
go amandacath!
6:10 pm
amandacath
...on to the te's...
6:11 pm
jillibus
chj - you joined babble on my son's 58th b'day!
6:12 pm
Charm
evening everyone.
6:12 pm
Uneaixoise
hey, charm!
6:12 pm
chj
july 19....a belated happy bday to your son
6:12 pm
kalea
hello Charm
6:12 pm
amandacath
Hi charm!
6:12 pm
gwenski
Help with the ta6 after the ta4 mountain lake? (It could be my last ta, but I'm not sure.)
6:12 pm
jillibus
gdevening charm 9afternoon here)
6:12 pm
chj
your son is a year older than moi
6:12 pm
Charm
Hi, Unea, kalea, amanda.
6:12 pm
Charm
quite a crowd for this little grid today.
6:13 pm
chj
also the bday of my friend jennifer the md
6:13 pm
jillibus
I saw that, chj
6:13 pm
72 Temple Owl
hi charm - imust go take a walk. i am developing babble butt
6:13 pm
gwenski
Quite a grid for the crowd, too.
6:13 pm
jillibus
when's your b'day, chj?
6:13 pm
Charm
Hi, Fiz. bye, TO.
6:13 pm
chj
ta6/18 beige + *** la la
6:14 pm
gwenski
Got that one, chj. It's the next one I'm looking for.
6:14 pm
TheFiz
lol to - i think me too!
6:14 pm
amandacath
that was the one stumping me too, gwen. My monkeys found it - like ca**** knowledge (the Sting Sex is stuck in my mind...)
6:14 pm
pabtrek
in7/28 in the middle please
6:15 pm
chj
mmmm...its been almost a month of babbling for me...next week i should join the 1030 club on the hot list
6:15 pm
gwenski
Took me a bit, but got it, amanda. Thanks again.
6:15 pm
chj
ta6/18 a plane lands on the ***mac + car*** knowledge
6:16 pm
jillibus
too bad it's not july 19 too - you sound like kindred spirits
6:16 pm
TheFiz
pabtrek - in+cross letter+ ra4/4 and rave
6:16 pm
chj
im a taurus what is july 19
6:16 pm
jillibus
bb in a mo
6:16 pm
pabtrek
thanks Fiz
6:17 pm
TheFiz
yw pabtrek
6:17 pm
chj
jilli...rennie also has a cat as her unexplained phenomena
6:18 pm
kalea
brb........door
6:19 pm
TheFiz
how sick is it that i've got 57 left and they are all S and T words? this grid is out of control!
6:20 pm
gwenski
By any chance, do the last 7 te's all start with the same four letters?
6:20 pm
Roisin
any clues for the word starting with U ?
6:20 pm
Roisin
this is my first game ! :)
6:21 pm
chj
no u's and no the last 7 te's dont all start with the same 4 letters
6:21 pm
TheFiz
ul4/5 batur is the last stop on the transsiberian railroad - it's a city in mongolia. *dissapears in a flash of useless knowledge*
6:21 pm
amandacath
U*** Bator
6:21 pm
Sudokuaddict
u + what your computers hook to like internet but not
6:21 pm
tndaisy1960
wow Roisin! talk about a baptism by fire! this is huge for your first game :)
6:21 pm
chj
the first 6 do, the 7th starts with different letters
6:22 pm
chj
sorry i missed the one u
6:22 pm
amandacath
but the 6 before the last te do...
6:22 pm
Roisin
im only on 83...muh
6:22 pm
Roisin
im only on 83...muh
6:22 pm
Roisin
im only on 83...muh
6:22 pm
gwenski
OK. I've got 4 with the same four letters. I'll keep looking...
6:23 pm
chj
in the last 2, the vowel changes
6:23 pm
hetty
There's an st5/10 I can't get-- not the mess and not the steps--what can it be?
6:23 pm
Roisin
whats the tile stats thing supposed to tell you ?
6:24 pm
chj
it tells you how amny words start with each tile
6:24 pm
TheFiz
hetty a homophone of the mess
6:24 pm
chj
and also how many of those have you gotten
6:24 pm
Jacula
Evening all. I'm back for my last 82...
6:25 pm
amandacath
hi Jac!
6:25 pm
gwenski
Last te7/28, please?
6:25 pm
hetty
but there isn't an "e" to make the homophone with
6:25 pm
gwenski
go down, not up, hetty
6:26 pm
hetty
Thanks, gwenski
6:26 pm
Jacula
Hi amandacath.
6:27 pm
amandacath
gwen, every third day - if that helps...
6:27 pm
hetty
Thatshould be written on my firehead--go down not up, go left not right--
6:28 pm
chj
te7/28 the famous venetian painter but replace first vowel with emergency room
6:28 pm
gwenski
Wow! te's down! WooHoo! (Gotta take pleasure in small things in the large grid)
6:29 pm
TheFiz
ok. 46 left. ALL Ts. that's just wrong.
6:30 pm
amandacath
AAARRRGGHHH! I've missed one word somewhere!
6:30 pm
Charm
ar6/30 please?
6:31 pm
tndaisy1960
the 1st of the mi's...the 7/36 pls?
6:31 pm
gwenski
Oliver Twist's Ar6/30 Dodger
6:31 pm
Charm
aarrgh - thanks, gwenski!
6:31 pm
Charm
I forgot that 'f'.
6:31 pm
pabtrek
ar5/12 please
6:32 pm
gwenski
*also waiting on daisy's clue*
6:32 pm
chj
mi7 that spicy pie was mi****** than the others
6:32 pm
amandacath
ar5/12 - ar + anagram of frozen water
6:32 pm
tndaisy1960
ty chj...what a word!
6:33 pm
gwenski
No wonder I didn't see it -- we always had pumpkin pie, not that mi stuff!
6:33 pm
tndaisy1960
I don't even like the SOUND of that mi stuff myself
6:34 pm
chj
i found that whenever there was a 6, 7, or 8 word with no relatives, it ended in ier
6:34 pm
gwenski
Yeah -- it couldn't possibly be meat, right?
6:34 pm
frazer_not_crane
mmm, meat
6:34 pm
frazer_not_crane
oh, and evening, folks :)
6:34 pm
chj
lets not mi*** words
6:37 pm
amandacath
FIREWORKS!!!!!
6:37 pm
TheFiz
*gets out onion and chef's knife*
6:37 pm
gwenski
Yay amandacath!!
6:37 pm
TheFiz
yay amandacath!
6:37 pm
Jacula
Well done, amandacath!
6:37 pm
kalea
congrats amanda.........and hello frazer
6:37 pm
chj
are you making mi*** pie fiz
6:38 pm
amandacath
Phew! That was a long haul!
6:38 pm
TheFiz
yep right here on my laptop. mmmm.
6:39 pm
gwenski
last ti7/28 & ti8/40?
6:40 pm
72 Temple Owl
fireworks! but i just cannot stand to be here any more (not the company) - ty for the help and see you tomorrow!
6:40 pm
kalea
sorry gwen.........don't have them
6:40 pm
kalea
congrats, TO
6:40 pm
chj
ti 7/28 breast + to spew anger
6:40 pm
amandacath
gwen - a fit about boobs?
6:40 pm
chj
good one amanda
6:40 pm
gwenski
I was trying 'boobier', but not 'fits'. THanks!
6:41 pm
kalea
lol...thanks for the descriptive clue
6:41 pm
72 Temple Owl
gwen: ti4/4 singular + ra4/4 and ra4/5
6:41 pm
72 Temple Owl
bye!
6:42 pm
amandacath
only monkeys think of words like that!
6:42 pm
Jacula
amandacath - Thanks. Got it/them straight off from you descriptive clue.:)
6:44 pm
amandacath
anything to make this grid more enjoyable!
6:44 pm
gwenski
Dead T's!! (but 33 more words still live)
6:45 pm
pabtrek
ar5/12 please
6:45 pm
chj
ar + anagram of ice
6:46 pm
pabtrek
thanks chj
6:47 pm
amandacath
I think I'll join TO and sign off - I really can't stand to look at the grid anymore either. Not that I don't enjoy the company!
6:47 pm
gwenski
Bye amanda. Thanks again for your help
6:47 pm
TheFiz
see you later amandacath. have a good rest!
6:47 pm
kalea
night amanda
6:48 pm
Charm
hi again - fading in and out of the grid. 100 more blankety-blank words....
6:48 pm
Jacula
'Night Amanda (& TO - didn't see her go!). Sleep well.
6:49 pm
gwenski
na5/10 and ni7/40??
6:49 pm
Jacula
68 to go.... (words, not Babblers).
6:49 pm
aknitter
OMG such al big grid, i just started (what was I thinking!) 271 to go and how many hours =O
6:50 pm
chj
na5/10 na + *** ocasek of the cars
6:50 pm
periwinkle
need a cl6/24 - have the small hospital, Hi everyone
6:50 pm
kalea
49 to go for me
6:50 pm
periwinkle
145 here and will not finish and that is okay with me
6:50 pm
gwenski
Sorry chj -- that meant nothing to me.
6:50 pm
chj
ni7 your idea was ni***** than mine
6:51 pm
kalea
take that word, peri, and change the middle consonant
6:51 pm
TheFiz
peri change the center consonant.
6:51 pm
chj
na + e*** clapton
6:51 pm
Jacula
gwenski - na5/10 = Nigerian currency. ni7/40 = more quick or agile.
6:51 pm
periwinkle
thanks should have known that from the an9
6:51 pm
TheFiz
gwenski - na+**k james the superfreak
6:51 pm
scv
i won't finish either but its worth a try
6:52 pm
TheFiz
ohhhh, i'm finishing. only 7 to go....
6:52 pm
chj
sorry i was giving na 5/12
6:52 pm
gwenski
GOt the ni. Still struggling with the nigerian currency
6:52 pm
chj
na5/10 n + what you breath + great grade
6:53 pm
gwenski
Got it! thanks
6:53 pm
periwinkle
en5 and en7 please
6:54 pm
gwenski
en7: to beg. (Also an in7 like that)
6:55 pm
Mary
peri, en7 = en plus tr5/10
6:55 pm
periwinkle
thanks gwenski, got them both
6:56 pm
jillibus
the 2nd er7/32?
6:56 pm
TheFiz
yay! done!
6:56 pm
TheFiz
anyone need a quick clue? then off to dinner
6:56 pm
jillibus
yes please -- see below!
6:57 pm
TheFiz
this grid was a real....tr5/10
6:57 pm
jillibus
YAY Fiz!
6:57 pm
gwenski
fu6? That's been bugging me for a while
6:57 pm
chj
er7 your behaving er*****ly
6:57 pm
TheFiz
er7/32 is irregular, or not straight - an er7/32 pattern
6:58 pm
TheFiz
fu+ do re **+ **ic clapton
6:59 pm
gwenski
thanks fiz
6:59 pm
aknitter
a clue for the x word
6:59 pm
Jacula
(Just typed that in the 'add word' box. LOL.
6:59 pm
aknitter
and thank you
7:00 pm
TheFiz
yw gwenski. aknitter - xe+ ***k james. means dry
7:00 pm
Jacula
aknitter - x + Mr. Clapton or Mr. Burdon (of The Animals).
7:00 pm
jillibus
pondering those er7 clues. Are they for the 2nd er7? not the one that ends in a tirade.
7:01 pm
aknitter
ahhh ty for that x it was bugging me
7:01 pm
Jacula
Jillibus - Yes. If a driver his drunk, he might drive in an er***** fashion.
7:01 pm
periwinkle
en5/12 please
7:01 pm
Jacula
His drunk?? Meant is drunk.
7:02 pm
Jacula
Think it's time I had a drink!
7:02 pm
TheFiz
and i HAVE to get something to eat - see you all later. Jilli - the 3rd er7 - you asked for the last (only) er7/32
7:02 pm
periwinkle
need help with ex words, have the way to go out
7:02 pm
TheFiz
sounds like a good idea. see you all tomorrow!
7:02 pm
jillibus
ooh, got it - thickheaded me - thanks jacula
7:03 pm
gwenski
EX5/20 EX5/20 Read all about it!
7:03 pm
Mary
ex5/22 precise
7:03 pm
Mary
ex4/9 is to leave
7:03 pm
Jacula
peri - en5/12 - police sometimes re**** a crime scene.
7:03 pm
aknitter
peri the newspaper headline -- ex*** read all about it
7:03 pm
jillibus
bye fiz (there are only 2 er7s)
7:03 pm
gwenski
IR6 and It7? I've been dancing all around them to no avail.
7:04 pm
periwinkle
thanks have all the ex words now
7:05 pm
Roisin
any clues for the 11 letter word ?
7:05 pm
aknitter
peri how many ex words are there?
7:05 pm
periwinkle
Jacula, don't get your clue
7:05 pm
gwenski
en5: en + to perform
7:05 pm
periwinkle
Jacula, got it, thanks
7:05 pm
periwinkle
3 ex words aknitter
7:05 pm
Jacula
gwenski - ir6 is imaginary or like a dream. it7 is repetitive.
7:06 pm
periwinkle
woo hoo! the E squares are gray! but lots of empty ones left
7:07 pm
Jacula
Howdy pam. (Nearly typed 'pardner' then!)
7:07 pm
pam
dream-like??? repetitive?
7:07 pm
gwenski
Jac, I'm close on the it7, but just not getting it. (Not close at all on the ir6, yet).
7:08 pm
Jacula
Roisin - in11 - in*** (between, like a highway between states) + what you do to your muscles if you over-exercise, or what you do do vegatables to get rid of the water.
7:08 pm
Jacula
vegetables! I'm definitely in need of a drink! LOL
7:08 pm
pam
eeeeks, got the it7 this a.m. and forgot, LOL
7:08 pm
Roisin
interstrain
7:08 pm
debbinla
lol pam - i thought the same thing iwth the ir/it
7:09 pm
pam
DON"T have the ir--I checked!
7:09 pm
aknitter
ty roisin, needed that one LOL
7:09 pm
Jacula
Okay - ir6/18 - if something is imaginary, it is not r***.
7:09 pm
debbinla
can you clue it pam?
7:09 pm
Roisin
entered it in the wrong place - sorry
7:09 pm
debbinla
aaaah jac! thanks
7:09 pm
Jacula
Correct Roisin! (On both counts.)
7:09 pm
gwenski
Does the it end in picnic pest?
7:10 pm
Roisin
you'd never guess this was my first game....hmmm. still im on 122 words now
7:10 pm
Jacula
gwenski - the it word does, yes.
7:10 pm
aknitter
yes gwenski
7:11 pm
pam
finally, the ir 6! Thanks for the help!
7:11 pm
gwenski
Arrrgh!! I was doubling the r! No wonder I couldn't get it! Thank you. Thank you. Thank you
7:11 pm
debbinla
got them - thanks pam and jac -
7:11 pm
debbinla
(i'mhiding behind gwen taking her clues)
7:12 pm
pam
NFL--Giants and Kansas City
7:13 pm
Jacula
LOL debbinla. Hello.
7:13 pm
gwenski
Well then, I'll just have to ask for more! :)
7:13 pm
featherbee
i'm avoiding again today!
7:13 pm
debbinla
i was HOPING you'd say that gwen!
7:14 pm
aknitter
come on feather jump on in, your bound to get a word or 2, there are so many
7:14 pm
jillibus
lagging - only working on the fi words - the 2 fi6's...
7:14 pm
dromano66
can anyone help with the te954
7:14 pm
featherbee
ha, right! there's NO way i'll be sucked in this time! this is a grid you need a whole day for
7:14 pm
aknitter
one fi 6 is one who repairs
7:14 pm
pam
this morning's phantom: exultant
this evening's" ulcerate
7:14 pm
featherbee
and since i've been gone all day, no grid
7:15 pm
jillibus
*mutters- I need a whole week, methinks*
7:15 pm
aknitter
just one tiny little word feather ... let me help you
7:15 pm
Jacula
jilli - there are 3 fi6's.
7:15 pm
gwenski
One of the last two mi6/21? I have a plural. (Need that one, debbie?)
7:15 pm
featherbee
ha, i've seen your kind before knitter! not listening!
7:15 pm
Jacula
Naughty aknitter; trying to lure folks in!;)
7:15 pm
featherbee
besides, i'm planning on scrabble later, if any of my good buddies are up to it
7:15 pm
aknitter
in 11 == in between + to drain the water from your patsa
7:16 pm
jillibus
it's the 1st 2 I need - I have the repairing set
7:16 pm
Jacula
Feather has her fingers in her ea4/4's and is humming 'La, la, la,' loudly.
7:16 pm
featherbee
lol, yes jac!
7:16 pm
blowfish
heh...internet is not in the dictionary
7:17 pm
gwenski
fi6/42: To study intently. Like those of us who have been on this grid all day!
7:17 pm
featherbee
ok, well i just popped in to say hi. going to go read message boards elsewhere. later!
7:17 pm
aknitter
feather ....don't fr 4/7, you can do this puzzle
7:17 pm
pam
cya, feather!
7:17 pm
jillibus
ridiculous, eh blowfish?
7:17 pm
Jacula
jilli - 1st is having bounds, a set time before ending. 2nd is what Babblers and stalkers do!
7:17 pm
gwenski
or, repair + consumed food
7:17 pm
tndaisy1960
37 left..alllll T's!
7:17 pm
blowfish
true true
7:18 pm
gwenski
Together we can conquer this! I have 24 left, and none are t's!
7:18 pm
aknitter
208 here and lots of t's
7:19 pm
Jacula
I have 55 left so I'd better concentrate on finding them. I'm supposed to be taking my step-daughter to a matinee showing of Pirates of The Caribbean II later!
7:19 pm
pam
how many fi 6's? I have 2, the repairer and the focussed on something...
7:19 pm
jillibus
thanks, jac and gwen - got the babbler part (and food) but still puzzling over the bounds
7:20 pm
Jacula
Mind you, she saw it with her Mum on Wednesday. The trip's for me really. *Sighs* Aah, Johnny Depp.
7:20 pm
Vicuna
fi6/27 - does not go on forever
7:20 pm
aknitter
ooo jac johnny depp -- yummy
7:20 pm
pam
great clue, vicuna, thanks!!!!
7:20 pm
jillibus
gotcha, vicuna, ta
7:21 pm
Jacula
Hands off, aknitter. He's mine, all mine! LOL
7:21 pm
aknitter
oh know, johnny loves me ......
7:21 pm
Jacula
No. He loves me, ME, ME! *grins*
7:22 pm
Jacula
Actually, I believe he's to be married soon.
7:22 pm
gwenski
No, he's just hungry!
7:22 pm
aknitter
marcia....john, marcia ..john nope me
7:22 pm
aknitter
hungry for a little lamb stew???
7:22 pm
scv
jacula- like that would stop anyone anyway
7:22 pm
jillibus
my 6'2" 27-year-old grandson looks like johnny depp
7:23 pm
scv
27 you say? ;)
7:23 pm
inge
there are 7 fi's. fi 4/7 is latin plural for thread, hence the word fi**ment (inside of bulbs for ex) the next fi is the Latin singular
7:23 pm
aknitter
jilli -- i'll be by later to pick him up (dashes off to pack)
7:23 pm
Jacula
jilli - get your grandson over. I'll be right there! *sound of bat wings outside jilli's door*
7:23 pm
jillibus
yep, and he's brainy and funny and charming -- and taken
7:24 pm
scv
surprise surprise!
7:24 pm
aknitter
i am brainy, funny, charming .... soft
7:24 pm
Jacula
(Gosh, I'm gonna be in big trouble when/if my OH reads this log.):)
7:24 pm
dromano66
please can anyone help with the te9.....i can't seem to get anywhere
7:25 pm
aknitter
don't have it drom
7:25 pm
Jacula
Sorry, dro, don't have it myself yet.
7:25 pm
pam
dr--T******** on the pillow from crying yourself to sleep
7:25 pm
dromano66
thanks anyway
7:25 pm
Jacula
(Too busy playing tug of war with aknitter for Mr. Depp.)
7:25 pm
pam
Inge--looking for that fi--seems like a fun clue!
7:25 pm
gwenski
te9: compound word. water from your eyes plus a spot.
7:25 pm
kalea
te.........what is left on paper after crying
7:26 pm
dromano66
thank you so much
7:26 pm
aknitter
jac... let's duel, size 10 knitting needles at 20 paces
7:26 pm
dromano66
i spent the last hour on htat one word....thanks
7:26 pm
jillibus
here he is - a couple of years ago
7:26 pm
gwenski
fr6/27 and fr7/56?
7:26 pm
Jacula
Ah, got it! Aw, how sad! *wipes te4 from eye*
7:27 pm
jillibus
uh-oh - refresh!
7:27 pm
pam
another way of looking at the fi 7, please?
7:27 pm
Jacula
Ooh, I see what you mean jilli.
7:27 pm
aknitter
ooo jilli,
7:27 pm
Vicuna
fr7/56 - "each particular hair to stand on end like quills upon the fr7 porpentine"
7:27 pm
speedfreak
Hi all: Down to my last 3 Finally!! One is the second cl6/24 I have the one where you seek medical help Pls any clues on other
7:28 pm
Jacula
jilli - It's okay, it comes up on your profile when clicked on.
7:28 pm
kalea
the cl is like the one above it, but change the middle consonant
7:28 pm
aknitter
freak long time no see
7:28 pm
Vicuna
cl6/24 - think of a film or theatre reviewer with a fake Chinese accent
7:28 pm
inge
fi + do,re, mi, fa, so **
7:29 pm
Jacula
aknitter - I've been meaning to say for ages... it's about time you finished that red knitting. You need to play with your paintbox and get some new wool. LOL
7:29 pm
jillibus
distorted picture of Mr Gorgeous - kittykat coming back -- the one in the profile is distorted too - he's leaner than that
7:29 pm
gwenski
pam, there isn't any fi7.
7:29 pm
pam
ah, have it inge, I misread--Thought it was an fi with 7 letters
7:29 pm
speedfreak
Thx Vicuna laughing while typing that one!!!
7:29 pm
pam
I am off my game....
7:29 pm
aknitter
good idea jac, johnny would look better in blue
7:29 pm
pam
thanks, gwen!
7:29 pm
inge
she meant 4/7
7:30 pm
gwenski
fr6/27, anyone?
7:30 pm
Jacula
And just what are you knitting for him, aknitter??
7:30 pm
aknitter
a little something sexy for ME
7:31 pm
inge
fr 6/27 : fr 4/7 + **tional
7:32 pm
gwenski
Thanks inge
7:33 pm
Jacula
fr6/27 - a bridle or (anatomical) a supporting bridge, i.e. of the base of the tongue or the foreskin.
7:33 pm
inge
gwenski whose house are you featuring in your icon?
7:33 pm
Jacula
I'm intrigued, aknitter.
7:34 pm
jillibus
lovely house. gwenski
7:34 pm
gwenski
Mine! The unexplained phenomena must be why the picture shows nicely mowed grass, when I didn't mow it this week (yet)!
7:34 pm
aknitter
heheheheh
7:35 pm
Jacula
LOL, gwenski.
7:35 pm
pam
are there more than one fr 4/7?
7:35 pm
inge
our house in Detroit looked very similar. We moved to the burbs in 1993
7:35 pm
Jacula
There are 3, pam.
7:35 pm
Uneaixoise
three, pam
7:36 pm
inge
no Pam just that one
7:36 pm
inge
sorry Pam I misread your question. Jacula and Une are right.
7:36 pm
pam
guess the fr 7 letter word will take some more work...
7:37 pm
pam
ahhhh,,,,thanks!
7:37 pm
Jacula
fr4/7 - Scottish 'from'. fr4/7 - short word for college brotherhood. fr4/7 - what's on a guitar neck or 'to worry'.
7:38 pm
pam
thanks--got them as you wrote, Jac!!!!
7:38 pm
Jacula
Anagram of 'ear fan', pam.
7:40 pm
debbinla
ear fan is the fr 6/27?
7:41 pm
aknitter
jac, i am starting a new sock refresh
7:41 pm
Jacula
Sexy socks, aknitter??
7:42 pm
Jacula
It stems from the Scottish word, pam.
7:42 pm
klaurel
IN 11/88>
7:42 pm
Jacula
Sorry - meant debb.
7:42 pm
pam
do you mean debb, jac? I am all set
7:42 pm
aknitter
very sexy, as long as they cover my fat ankles
7:43 pm
pam
al mets fans sound alike, LOL
7:43 pm
debbinla
LOL pam! i'm still working on that one -
7:43 pm
phandmd
ok back to finish the last 50+ words, clue me on the NI 6/21 pls
7:43 pm
Jacula
in11 - in*** (between, as in between state highway) + what you do to your muscles if you overdo it or to vegetables to get the water away.
7:44 pm
Jacula
LOL, aknitter.
7:45 pm
mymuseisme
ni + ****k or treat
7:45 pm
phandmd
well duh! thnx
7:45 pm
Jacula
If you care to scroll back a bit, klaurel, someone actually typed the word in the chatlog after it was last clued.
7:47 pm
aknitter
imagine that LOL
7:47 pm
mymuseisme
in11 = prefix for between + overworked muscles are ******ed (or what a colander does)
7:47 pm
Uneaixoise
first mi7, please?
7:47 pm
pam
the ones who make coins, une?
7:47 pm
mymuseisme
compound word for small + auto
7:47 pm
klaurel
thanks, Jac
7:48 pm
Jacula
Still hanging in there the, Roisin. Good for you. BTW, you are not the first to type a word into the chatlog and you won't be the last. Most of us have done it since the Beta site began.
7:48 pm
mymuseisme
sorry wrong one
7:48 pm
Uneaixoise
the one before small car
7:48 pm
mymuseisme
first mi7 what you might do to garlic but more so
7:48 pm
Roisin
aww i just keep leaving the cursor over here... doh !
7:48 pm
Uneaixoise
ahhhh, thanks!
7:49 pm
Roisin
im on 133 - but its 01:48 here in Ireland
7:49 pm
Jacula
Une - mi7/36 - or what an over femine chap might be.
7:49 pm
gwenski
last ca6/21 & 7/32?
7:49 pm
Uneaixoise
jac, LOL!
7:50 pm
mymuseisme
ca6,7 = feline + sports ar***
7:50 pm
mymuseisme
then latin plural
7:50 pm
Jacula
Roisin - a hint. After you type a message in the chatlog or a word in the add word box, you can hit the tab (<-) key. That takes your cursor out of both boxes.
7:50 pm
gwenski
And yet another gray block! Thanks.
7:50 pm
pam
thanks, mymuse
7:51 pm
Roisin
thanx Jacula :)
7:51 pm
Jacula
God! I can't type tonight (and me a professional, too)! I'm definitely going to get a glass of wine. BRB.
7:51 pm
pabtrek
la7/32 please
7:51 pm
debbinla
himymuse!
7:52 pm
klaurel
137 left!
7:52 pm
mymuseisme
hi debb
la7/32 beginning of milk and ending of oc*** (Atlantic/Pacific)
7:53 pm
jillibus
jacula - useful hint about the cursor - will try to remember to do it!
7:53 pm
pam
muse, what kind of word is that, she mutters...
7:53 pm
pabtrek
thanks muse
7:53 pm
mymuseisme
lol you got me
7:53 pm
pam
milk-like, I looked it up, lol
7:54 pm
Jacula
For anyone who's curious about mymuse's icon. She is investigating the mystery of where the Missing Socks go.
7:54 pm
periwinkle
my goal was 200 words and I am there, but will play a little bit longer
7:55 pm
pam
good job, peri!!
7:55 pm
Jacula
50 words to go... *straightens shoulders, gird loins and lifts wineglass...*
7:55 pm
periwinkle
fi5/20 please, thanks pam
7:56 pm
periwinkle
you can do it Jacula
7:56 pm
Jacula
(And, no, before anyone says it, it is NOT one of those glasses that holds a full bottle of wine!)
7:56 pm
mymuseisme
fi + don't be a ***p on a log
7:56 pm
Jacula
Peri - I'll try!
7:56 pm
pam
but is it endless, jac?
7:56 pm
periwinkle
love your icon Jacula
7:56 pm
pam
muse--fun clue!
7:57 pm
Jacula
*Dreams of seeing Johnny Depp in the morning fade to ones of seeing him mid-afternoon.* LOL
7:57 pm
Jacula
Thank you, peri. (re the icon)
7:57 pm
pam
new phantom: treacle
7:57 pm
periwinkle
mymuse I don't get your clue :(
7:58 pm
Jacula
Pam - it is fi6/27. Has to be when I'm looking after my step-daughter.
7:58 pm
pam
fi+ L***P of coal
7:58 pm
gwenski
try adding ***p of coal to the fi, peri.
7:58 pm
mymuseisme
it's an idiom, sugar comes in this form
7:59 pm
periwinkle
mymuse, thanks another new word for me
7:59 pm
periwinkle
thanks gwenski
7:59 pm
inge
Peri, keep that stick letter after the fi in the word
7:59 pm
periwinkle
fr6/27
8:00 pm
mymuseisme
fr + sports ***n*
8:00 pm
gwenski
ax4/9? Have the one that sounds like a car part.
8:00 pm
inge
fr 6 is fr 4/7 plus **tional
8:01 pm
mymuseisme
ax + Mr. Gore
8:01 pm
mymuseisme
ax + sick - l
8:01 pm
gwenski
Thanks... Closing in on the goal, with just 4 to go!
8:02 pm
periwinkle
thanks inge and mymuse
8:02 pm
mymuseisme
te 5/10 after camp dwelling please?
8:02 pm
klaurel
LA 5/10 and LA 7/32?
8:02 pm
periwinkle
go gwenski, go gwenski!!
8:02 pm
debbinla
WOW gwen - go go go
8:02 pm
scv
plural! or the next 5/10 after the set?
8:03 pm
mymuseisme
hi debb
la7/32 beginning of milk and ending of oc*** (Atlantic/Pacific)
8:03 pm
klaurel
thanks, muse
8:04 pm
klaurel
how abou that first LA?
8:04 pm
periwinkle
2nd fr4/7 and fr7/56 please
8:04 pm
mymuseisme
re6/18 light receiving part of the eye
8:04 pm
periwinkle
I only have 6 of the 8 letter words
8:04 pm
inge
`la 5/10 is opp. of early plus consonant
8:04 pm
gwenski
first LA is currency. Contains a double vowel and ends in a vowel.
8:04 pm
phandmd
la + acronym for what you breathe
8:05 pm
gwenski
te5=te + anagram of what you breathe
8:05 pm
phandmd
Thnx, I thought I tried that word
8:05 pm
klaurel
thanks, phan
8:05 pm
mymuseisme
thx gwen!
8:07 pm
periwinkle
2nd fr4/7 and fr7/56 anyone, please
8:07 pm
gwenski
2nd fr4/7: group of college boys
8:08 pm
gwenski
fr7: contains much fr4
8:08 pm
periwinkle
thanks gwen, I already had the fr47
8:08 pm
Jacula
Speaking of Batty Natty (she was Nitty Natty once, but an electronic comb soon put paid to that), we've had great fun tonight. We played Snakes & Ladders and I beat her (she's 11, btw). Then we played it back to front (up the snakes and down the ladders). I beat her again. 'Let's play something else!' she said. We played 'Frustration'. A straight game of only one set of pegs each. I beat her. A more complicated game of 2 sets of pegs each (where you can end up knocking one of your own pegs off the board). She beat me. (She was happier now! LOL) Then we played a game she calls, 'Girl Boy' - it's a list of boy's name, girl's name, fuit, flower, animal, bird, country, colour, clothing, food. One of you picks a letter of the alphabet and each word in your list has to begin with that. You get 3 points for each word you don't coincide with and 1 point for any you do. After that, there was another paper game where each player draws a head an neck and then folds the paper over, you swap papers and then draw the trunk and arms to the waist, fold & swap again, below waist and legs, ditto former things, draw feet.
8:09 pm
stidmama
go gwen go!
8:09 pm
stidmama
hi Jacula!
8:09 pm
debbinla
hello stid!!
8:10 pm
gwenski
** furiously trying to determine which 2 L words are missing**
8:10 pm
stidmama
I met my goal already -- 156 words found, 155 left. Taking a quick break before putting together a peanut sauce for our shrimp and rice.
8:10 pm
stidmama
hi debb!
8:10 pm
periwinkle
can't figure out the fr7 even with the clue
8:10 pm
Jacula
Hi stidmama. Didn't see you come in. I was too busy typing about the fun games I've been playing.
8:10 pm
stidmama
is there only one fr 7? (haven't check a list yet)
8:10 pm
pam
peri-- guitar f*** + loaded down...
8:10 pm
Bambam
hi ladies!! peri think of a house that college boys live in
8:11 pm
Bambam
they join a ***ernity
8:11 pm
Jacula
Stidmama - get your finger off the send button! LOL
8:11 pm
gwenski
stid - there are three fr4/7's
8:12 pm
Buttonman
stid, what did you do..you wipe out the chatter
8:12 pm
stidmama
I didn't! I didn't! It freaked out on me and I didn't do anything wrong (this time)!
8:12 pm
Jacula
fr4 - Scottish 'from', fr4 - college brotherhood. fr4 - what's on a guitar neck or to worry.
8:12 pm
pabtrek
the last te6/18 please
8:12 pm
stidmama
Actually, I didn't do anything yesterday either... :-( Dr. God is going to kick me out of the club....
8:13 pm
Bambam
t + Tom Sk***** the actor
8:13 pm
pam
get in line, stid, way behind those of us (ME) who seem to type in chat a grid word on a daily basis
8:13 pm
pabtrek
NVM got it
8:13 pm
mymuseisme
te6/18 same 4 letters as last word, then add he/she/**
8:13 pm
Jacula
Well you just knocked my story off the page, stid. LOL
8:14 pm
gwenski
Last word -- li7/28. I have the plural of the cotton fiber word. Help, pretty pretty pretty please?
8:14 pm
pabtrek
that hardly ever works for me, ask for a clue then find it
8:14 pm
pam
Love that actor, bamabam!
8:14 pm
Jacula
pab - works for peri all the time! LOL
8:14 pm
gwenski
But sometimes it works! FIREWORKS!!!
8:15 pm
pam
WOOOO HOOOOOOOOO, gwen
8:15 pm
stidmama
YAY gwen!!!!
8:15 pm
klaurel
and I guess you got it, gwen
8:15 pm
Bambam
i like your icon Pam..... maybe W should have a look at it
8:15 pm
Jacula
LOL gwenski. WELL DONE!
8:15 pm
Uneaixoise
woohoo, gwenski!!!! I've still got 28 to go . . .
8:15 pm
periwinkle
Jacula, not now, I still can't figure out that fr7 even with the clues
8:15 pm
Vicuna
Hooray for gwenski!
8:15 pm
debbinla
congrats gwen!!
8:15 pm
stidmama
go Uneaixoise go!
8:15 pm
periwinkle
WTG gwenski!
8:15 pm
pam
W wouldn't know a peace sign if it throttled him, but thanks, bambam
8:15 pm
gwenski
peri - the glass is not half empty, it's half-***l. Add that to the last fr4
8:15 pm
periwinkle
106 left
8:16 pm
stidmama
go peri go!
8:16 pm
periwinkle
thanks ever so much gwen, finally got that fr7
8:16 pm
Bambam
i have 10 left and my brain is about to explode like a Fembot on Austin Powers
8:16 pm
Jacula
fr7/56, peri? What a child might be if it's restless and crying.
8:16 pm
gwenski
Thank you, thank you. You all played a part in my success tonight.
8:16 pm
phandmd
st 7 after beginning pls
8:16 pm
periwinkle
stidmama, you gotta be kidding, no way am I finishing this grid
8:17 pm
periwinkle
bambabm, you can do it
8:17 pm
Bambam
phandmd ... the person who does it!
8:17 pm
Bambam
yes i will do it but need to go for a walk back soon!
8:17 pm
kalea
hello everyone...back again
8:17 pm
Jacula
gwenski - are you about to cry lots and make a speech naming everyone you've ever known? My God! Gwenski is Gwyneth P. in disguise.
8:18 pm
gwenski
No! Really! I was finished!!! :)
8:18 pm
phandmd
I couldn't see it I tried, but until you said so, it wasn't happening
8:18 pm
Uneaixoise
but does gwenski have a child named after a fruit, jac? ;-)
8:19 pm
Jen34
howdy, all!
8:19 pm
gwenski
Nope -- no fruits in my family! :)
8:19 pm
pam
careful, gwen, some of us resemble that remark, LOLOL
8:19 pm
klaurel
Mi 7/36 and MI 7/50 after the other word for small
8:20 pm
gwenski
CHANGE OF SUBJECT: News flash -- I'm going to be joining the ranks of grandparents in the spring!
8:20 pm
kalea
that's amazing, gwen.........my family must have gotten all the fruits.....errrrrrrr.........make that fruitcakes
8:20 pm
Jacula
Pam - your surname is Apple??
8:20 pm
Roisin
right its 2.19 here and im off to bed - got 138,not bad for my first game i think. good luck :)
8:20 pm
Munner
ni 7/40 please?
8:20 pm
kalea
congrats gwen
8:20 pm
pam
congrats, gwen!
8:20 pm
Jacula
gwenski - Congrats!
8:20 pm
inge
Klaurel, small vehicles
8:20 pm
Uneaixoise
congrats, gwenski, that's wonderful!
8:20 pm
Jen34
that's great, gwen!
8:20 pm
stidmama
good night roisin!
8:20 pm
pam
No, jac, I would be a fruit...
8:20 pm
tingy
Hello Babblers
8:20 pm
stidmama
hello Munner!
8:20 pm
gwenski
klaurel: mi7/36: small motor vehicles
8:21 pm
kalea
hello tingy
8:21 pm
Uneaixoise
good job and good nite, roisin!
8:21 pm
Jacula
Well done, Roisin. Same time here. Are you in Ireland or on the mainland?
8:21 pm
stidmama
how are the grand-munners? :-)
8:21 pm
tingy
Do...I am an idiot...sorry!!
8:21 pm
Jacula
tingy - move your cursor.
8:21 pm
klaurel
thanks, gwen
8:21 pm
kalea
tingy..........at least give us words we DON'T have.......lol
8:22 pm
Roisin
i am in the republic, that's the mainland for me ;)
8:22 pm
klaurel
wow! 94 left, I might actually finish
8:22 pm
tingy
Haha....Sorry guys!..
8:22 pm
stidmama
what is the U word please? My new goal for the evening is to get at least one from each box... :-)
8:22 pm
pam
go, klaurel!!!!!
8:23 pm
stidmama
tingy? are you feeling okay?
8:23 pm
pam
tingy!!!! 8-)
8:23 pm
kalea
i have 27 left, and i don't think i'll EVER finish
8:23 pm
Jen34
stid, U + ***d of the free, home of the brave
8:23 pm
Uneaixoise
20 to go and sooooo tired from dragging this stupid cast around . . .
8:23 pm
tingy
Okay...I'm not gonna talk her anymore!!
8:23 pm
klaurel
Go Kalea!
8:23 pm
tingy
My brain is obviously broken!!
8:23 pm
Jen34
first an 5/10, anyone?
8:23 pm
klaurel
you quit and I quit, Kalea! So, it will all be YOUR fault!
8:24 pm
klaurel
you quit and I quit, Kalea! So, it will all be YOUR fault! We will finish this together!
8:24 pm
Jacula
45 to go here.
8:24 pm
Jen34
you can do it, kalea!
8:24 pm
stidmama
thanks Jen!
8:24 pm
kalea
yikes, klaurel.....ohhhhhhhhhh, the pressure
8:24 pm
Munner
Hi Stid, not ignoring you. I am frantically searching for words to finish this grid.
8:24 pm
Jacula
Roisin - I take your point.
8:24 pm
Jen34
yw, stid :)
8:24 pm
gwenski
jen - not afar
8:24 pm
Uneaixoise
yep, fractured my ankle Tues AM and am on crutches 4-6 weeks . . . ugh . . .
8:24 pm
pabtrek
tr8/60 please
8:24 pm
kalea
an...........a + close
8:25 pm
Jacula
Lots and lots of people in Douglastown, I think it is (?) with my surname.
8:25 pm
inge
Stid, ul 4 is a russian Cavalerist (sp?)
8:25 pm
kalea
oh my, Une......so sorry to hear it
8:25 pm
Jen34
. . . and kalea!!
8:25 pm
Jacula
Oh, Une. Bad luck! How did you do it?
8:25 pm
gwenski
tr8: not an empty choo choo
8:25 pm
Roisin
was only messin anyway :)
8:25 pm
Dianne
tr8/60 - an unempty Orient Express.
8:26 pm
kalea
am i the only one that can't see the ax words?
8:26 pm
Jen34
I hate asking for smaller words, but my monkeys are beginning to mutter threats under their breath . . . the last li 5/10, plz?
8:26 pm
Uneaixoise
fell in my own garage like a total klutz
8:26 pm
Jen34
oh, never mind, the monkeys came through on that one . . .
8:26 pm
pabtrek
thanks gwen and dianne never thought of putting that ending on tr5/10
8:26 pm
kalea
li5 is a metric measurement of fluid
8:27 pm
periwinkle
li8/40 please
8:27 pm
Uneaixoise
what would we do without the monkeys!
8:27 pm
abe79
may i have a clue for the last te 7/28? thanks!
8:27 pm
phandmd
last st 6 & 8?
8:27 pm
gwenski
last te7: occuring every three days
8:27 pm
Jen34
abe, i think the definition for the te 7 is happening every three days . . . maybe?
8:27 pm
Jen34
oh, yea, I was right!
8:28 pm
inge
last te 7; means third
8:28 pm
stidmama
Une! I just read your last couple entries... *horrified expression* OH NO!
8:28 pm
abe79
thanks Jen and Gwenski and Inge :)
8:28 pm
Jacula
Roisin - Douglas Bridge? It's a while since I looked at my family tree, but, since my surname is from the Isle of Man, Douglas being the capital, the proliferation of people with my surname in what seems like a small place in N. Ireland intrigued me.
8:28 pm
Jen34
can I plz have a clue for the ti 5/12?
8:29 pm
Uneaixoise
yep, stid, just as I was about to start a new job that would require lots of standing!
8:29 pm
abe79
i'm looking for that one too jen
8:29 pm
gwenski
st6: very precise; tough on discipline. st8 is even more so.
8:29 pm
Uneaixoise
thanks, gwen!
8:29 pm
kalea
ti5..........dinosaurs are ex*****
8:29 pm
inge
ti ****
ure of iodine
8:29 pm
periwinkle
doesn't anyone have the li8/40
8:30 pm
Vicuna
ti5/12 - a color, when it ends in -ure it's a colored chemical as in ti----ure of iodine
8:30 pm
abe79
thanks kalea!
8:30 pm
Munner
peri, change the ending vowel for word that means can read and write
8:30 pm
inge
li 8 is the google name for scrabble
8:30 pm
gwenski
li8: group of high-brow educated people. Ends in a vowel
8:30 pm
stidmama
So Uneaxioise, to give you something to do while you recuperate, here is a strange plant we saw in Victoria, B.C. last month. The leaves are somewhat like a viburnum...
8:30 pm
Vicuna
li8/40 - fancy schmancy word for bookworms
8:30 pm
Jen34
is the ti 6 related to the 5/12?
8:31 pm
periwinkle
thanks for all the help found the li8
8:31 pm
gwenski
the ti5/12 is not related to any other word in this grid
8:31 pm
Vicuna
ti6/18 - littler
8:31 pm
Munner
klaurel, isn't that ni 7/40? I need that one.
8:31 pm
Jen34
I don't have a na 7/40 . . .
8:31 pm
inge
no na 7/40 in my grid
8:31 pm
gwenski
ni7/40: groovier, man
8:32 pm
klaurel
yeah, it is NI, I am losing my mind tonite
8:32 pm
Jen34
thanks, vicuna, but there's a 6/30 right before that that I'm missing . . .
8:32 pm
phandmd
ni 7 - more neat/cool
8:32 pm
periwinkle
ta8/45 please
8:32 pm
Jacula
ni7 means speedier, really.
8:32 pm
klaurel
okay, gwen, we are too young for Groovier, man! :)
8:32 pm
klaurel
okay, gwen, we are too young for Groovier, man! :)
8:32 pm
Charm
you're pretty groovy yourself, gwen. thanks.
8:32 pm
Vicuna
Oh, I don't have that either, then, Jen.
8:32 pm
pam
klaurel--ummmm, I beg to differ, lol
8:33 pm
pabtrek
ti5/12 please
8:33 pm
Jen34
peri, add the frozen water, minus the last letter to the fish sauce
8:33 pm
klaurel
:) Okay, some of us, Pam. :) Though my children will disagree
8:33 pm
Jen34
vicuna, maybe some kind soul will clue it for us . . .
8:34 pm
periwinkle
thanks Jen
8:34 pm
Bambam
ac7,36 and an9.66 anyone ?
8:34 pm
gwenski
ti6/30? not an empty can??
8:34 pm
Bambam
my first request with 8 left!
8:34 pm
klaurel
but I did get it. :)
8:34 pm
Vicuna
okay, got it. ti6/30 - metal of the woodsman in oz plus suffix meaning it's got lots in it...
8:34 pm
kalea
ok, resorting to shameless begging.......ax 4/9 and 5/20?
8:34 pm
Jacula
I can't be a kind soul for a while - have 42 words still to find and so much switch you lot off. SORRY!
8:35 pm
inge
stid, hubby says it is definitelyin the vibernum family, you should google Vibernum and study their images
8:35 pm
mymuseisme
sorry, been paying attention to TV, good story on
8:35 pm
stidmama
okay, time to make that peanut sauce.... back later. Am I correct in assuming that folks want story even if they are still searching for words?
8:36 pm
mymuseisme
ax4.9 ax + Mr. Gore or ax + sick - l
8:36 pm
Jen34
i heart gwen . . ty!
8:36 pm
stidmama
thanks inge! I will do that! :-) (so nice to have friends who are smart about plants)
8:36 pm
mymuseisme
what did you ask for that I missed?
8:36 pm
Charm
an9 = an + vowel + movie/art reviewer but change the middle consonant.
8:36 pm
inge
ax 4/9 is tool + ** Gore
8:36 pm
Munner
Anyone have another clue for ni 7/40 please?
8:36 pm
gwenski
ac7: a + small medical facility
8:36 pm
Charm
sorry, for that an9, change the 2nd consonant.
8:37 pm
stidgmere
Hi Stidmama and jilli and all. Hope my picture is correct. I've been trying to get in unexplainable.
8:37 pm
periwinkle
missing last in8/40 please
8:37 pm
inge
thre other 4/9 is ax + sick minus last letter,
8:37 pm
gwenski
munner - think of a slang term for great, cool, first-rate. But make it more so.
8:37 pm
stidgmere
Nope. Not different. Hmmm.
8:37 pm
mymuseisme
ni7/40 = means first rate as in that's a real ni**y idea, then add "more so" ending 3 letters+
8:37 pm
Jen34
my last word . . . tr 5/12 (the 2nd one) . . . there's a big chunk of chocolate in it for you . . .
8:37 pm
PastorJ
ni7 = fin going the other way + ti4/4
8:37 pm
pabtrek
munner, more ni4/7, unfortunately the root word is not enabled:)
8:38 pm
Jen34
peri, do you have the in 7/28, to beg? It's the plural of that . . .
8:38 pm
inge
ax 5/20 is ax + ex***
8:38 pm
stidgmere
Yes! This is a strange little building in Tacoma, Washington on the historic register.
8:39 pm
periwinkle
thanks Jen
8:39 pm
mymuseisme
tr5/12 prefix for 3 + high card - e
8:39 pm
kalea
thank you, thank you, everyone......you are jewels all
8:39 pm
periwinkle
220 and quitting, see you all tomorrow
8:39 pm
gwenski
Chocolate? tr5/12: a piece of land. Add 'to perform'.
8:39 pm
Munner
thanks all for the ni 7. Finally got it into my thick head. FIREWORKS!
8:40 pm
pam
congrats, munner
8:40 pm
Charm
bye, Peri. 87 left and bleeding all over the place....
8:40 pm
kalea
congrats Munner
8:40 pm
mymuseisme
congrats munner!
8:40 pm
pam
the an 9 is eluding me...
8:40 pm
Charm
yay, Munner ! ! ! !
8:40 pm
klaurel
yay munner
8:40 pm
Jen34
yay fireworks!! *throws a car-sized chunk of chocolate to gwen and muse*
8:40 pm
Jen34
WTG Munner!!
8:40 pm
Charm
an9 = an* (girl's name) + small medical facility but change the middle consonant.
8:41 pm
mymuseisme
an9 = sounds like girls name + Chinese movie reviewer (change r to another consonant)
8:41 pm
Bambam
tx charm and gwen!
8:41 pm
gwenski
*chew...chew... gulp... burp*
excuse me
8:42 pm
klaurel
pam, girls name+ female happy part+ the frozen water without the last letter
8:42 pm
pabtrek
sorry mymuse should have said the second tr5/12
8:42 pm
klaurel
pam, girls name+ female happy part+ the frozen water without the last letter
8:42 pm
Erda
This is supposed to be fun, not torture -- I'm outta here...
8:42 pm
Anniebrook
congrats, munner!!!
8:42 pm
Erda
This is supposed to be fun, not torture -- I'm outta here...
8:42 pm
Anniebrook
congrats, munner!!!
8:42 pm
pam
got it, thanks, all!
8:42 pm
inge
an 9 : girls name + cl 6/24
8:43 pm
Bambam
hahaha klauret you naughty girl!
8:43 pm
gwenski
pabrtek: 2nd tr5/12 is prefix for 3 plus what keeps you cool in the summer.
8:43 pm
kalea
lol.....naughty, but happy
8:44 pm
Anniebrook
hi, ch
8:44 pm
pabtrek
thanks gwenski that was my last word
8:44 pm
klaurel
thank you, <takes a bow>
8:44 pm
klaurel
hey, I write romances, what do you expect?
8:44 pm
PappouTed
Hi Everyone, just finished! I sure hope tomorrow's grid is smaller.
8:44 pm
Anniebrook
congrats, pab
8:44 pm
gwenski
Well, gang, I'm gonna close out for tonight. It's been fun helping y'all tonight! Still we meet again...
8:44 pm
pam
firewords, pab!
8:45 pm
kalea
congrats, pab
8:45 pm
pam
Congrats, pappou
8:45 pm
Bambam
i'd like to read one klaurel hahahah ;-)
8:45 pm
pam
Giants are up!!!!
8:45 pm
PappouTed
hi pam, thanks
8:45 pm
Jacula
Hurrah! Finally got the lu words.
8:45 pm
gwenski
(Pam -- don't tell anyone, but my name was misspelled like that once, and my old college roommate will still call me that!)
8:46 pm
Jacula
Brand of soap begins them, if you hadn't all already guessed.
8:46 pm
PappouTed
My D Rays were winning a few innings ago, not anymore
8:46 pm
pabtrek
see everybody tomorrow, hopefully the grid won't be so grueling
8:47 pm
klaurel
http://www.triskelionpublishing.com/Mo
dules.asp?Mod=ShoppingCart&Page=Result
s&SearchMod=ShoppingCart&search=blaesk
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8:47 pm
Jacula
34 to go... and I'm still trying. (Well my OH says I'm 'trying'. LOL)
8:47 pm
klaurel
never say I won't prmote myself
8:47 pm
Charm
bye, pabtrek.
8:47 pm
Bambam
i'm missing two er's the er5,12 and the er7,32
8:48 pm
kalea
er5............first name of author jong
8:48 pm
kalea
er7.........random
8:48 pm
stidgmere
Well I got some words plunking around. Someday I'll be more disciplined. Not today. Good night all.
8:48 pm
kalea
night stidg
8:48 pm
PappouTed
bye stidgmere
8:48 pm
Anniebrook
good night, mere
8:48 pm
Charm
bye, stidgmere
8:49 pm
pam
night, stidgmere
8:49 pm
Bambam
tks kalea, got the 7 but dunno the author (fish!!)
8:49 pm
jillibus
hi and goodbye, stidgmere - sorry I missed you!
8:49 pm
pam
e*** the red plus a vowel, bam
8:49 pm
kalea
mr clapton + vowel
8:50 pm
Jacula
I do not BELIEVE the mi7/36 & 8/50! Living not far from where the blessed cars were made, I know those two words are NOT words, other than separate words.
8:50 pm
PappouTed
character on
8:50 pm
Bambam
oh yeah i have heard of her now that i got it ahahhah
8:50 pm
PappouTed
All my children
8:50 pm
stidmama
YAY pabtrek!
8:50 pm
stidmama
YAY Penny!
8:51 pm
inge
A change of subject briefly; two 8 year olds who come to me for German did not know the term "margarine". When I brought out my Country Crock, they claimed that that is their butter....
8:51 pm
stidmama
hi/bye Mother... :-(
8:51 pm
Jacula
Anyone who needs a clue for those 2 words, think of the film, 'The Italian Job'.
8:51 pm
bgmadden
Hi everyone
8:51 pm
stidgmere
By Stidmama!
8:52 pm
Jacula
Inge - really? So they add oil to the natural product?
8:52 pm
kalea
hello bgmadden
8:52 pm
Anniebrook
margarine is unhealthier than butter, at least butter tastes so good
8:52 pm
jillibus
hi again stid! Is it nearly storytime or are you skipping it today because of the Monster Grid?
8:53 pm
klaurel
morning bg! :) How are my boys
8:53 pm
kalea
fr6, anyone please?
8:53 pm
stidmama
inge -- I looked up viburnums and I think it's similar to (or exactly) a "Korean Spice" -- thank you so much! :-)
8:53 pm
bgmadden
The girls all want to touch aramis's hair now...
8:53 pm
Bambam
i need the ar6,18 between the musical piece and the dodger, pretty please
8:53 pm
inge
I was just dumbfounded that they had never experienced the difference, and they lived in Germany with their families for two years.
8:54 pm
stidmama
Jill, I am thinking of doing the story, even if it's just a short bit. I am not even trying to finish these monster grids any more. Maybe in the winter when I am inside anyway...
8:54 pm
Jacula
Aramis is a very nice aftershave/cologne. LOL.
8:54 pm
klaurel
<LOL> I need a pic of that
8:54 pm
bgmadden
I think I will have some wine and become an ostrich with them
8:54 pm
klaurel
Jac, its also her 5 year old
8:54 pm
bgmadden
Drinks are on me ...
8:54 pm
Jacula
Stid - you do what you want. Grid or story.
8:54 pm
stidmama
go Jacula go!
8:54 pm
inge
thanks Stid, I will inform my hubby as well
8:54 pm
klaurel
whoops, he is like 7 now, ain't he?
8:54 pm
kalea
think of the er****knoght, and change the first vowel
8:55 pm
kalea
lol......knight
8:55 pm
PappouTed
A connecting fold of membrane serving to support or restrain any part; of the tongue
8:55 pm
bgmadden
Yeah he's 7 and now looks cute in football pads
8:55 pm
jillibus
bgmadden, those drinks look lovely. Would you like to be bartender at Chez When?
8:55 pm
PappouTed
that was for the fr6
8:56 pm
klaurel
BG, hubby says hi and he says I have to finish fast because he wants to pla
8:56 pm
klaurel
RE 7/28 (last one)
8:56 pm
Bambam
thanks kalea, the 2nd and 5th te7,28?
8:56 pm
bgmadden
The bar's always open here jilli. K what does hubby want to play?
8:56 pm
Anniebrook
Jilli, is Chez When open tonight, if yes, i will have a margarita on the rocks
8:57 pm
klaurel
and RE 5/10 after the thing you control a horse with.
8:57 pm
kalea
sorry Papp.........i must be brain dead
8:57 pm
Jacula
You want me to go, Stidmama? LOL. I understand.
8:57 pm
PappouTed
re plus choo choo
8:57 pm
klaurel
:) think about it BG
8:57 pm
pam
Ok, I am doing so poorly at this tonight that soon I will be SUBTRACTING words....
8:57 pm
PappouTed
kalea, I just copied the definition, I couldn't think of a way to describe it
8:57 pm
bgmadden
I didn't need that image....
8:58 pm
stidmama
LOL pam!
8:58 pm
jillibus
stid - I'm with you. My goal too was half way and -yippee! - I've exceeded that with 191 words and 120 left so far. Didn't get much else done though, and have a calendar to finish and a bridge writeup to do for the local paper. Addiction to babble????
8:58 pm
kalea
te7..........topography of land..........
8:58 pm
stidmama
wow, good for you, Jill! so will you be staying for story?
8:58 pm
stidmama
later, pam...
8:58 pm
Anniebrook
bye pam manana
8:59 pm
Uneaixoise
manana, pam
8:59 pm
PappouTed
night, pam
8:59 pm
klaurel
and RE 5/10 after the thing you control a horse with.
8:59 pm
stidmama
I am amazed and impressed by how many people have finished already...
8:59 pm
klaurel
RE 7/28 (last one)
8:59 pm
bgmadden
Could I get a clue for the cl6/24 that isn't the place you go to please?
8:59 pm
kalea
re5.............played a show again
8:59 pm
phandmd
te 6/18 & 7/28 pair after singular of what comes out of your eyes
8:59 pm
Anniebrook
re+ spanish aunt, klaurel
9:00 pm
jillibus
Of course, stid - and yes, Chez When is open - but I don't want to take business away from bg...and one margarita on the rox (huh???) coming up for annie - salt or no salt?
9:00 pm
Bambam
thanks y'all i got just the last te7,28 to get now...
9:00 pm
Anniebrook
salt, please
9:00 pm
inge
stid, hubby says you should call up viburnum lantana, which has the same berries and leaves
9:00 pm
jillibus
scuse me while I get my vodka - ;^)
9:00 pm
PappouTed
cl6 same as the place you go, just change the middle consonant to the letter that comes after s
9:00 pm
klaurel
BG, The womans' happy part + frozen water without the last vowel
9:01 pm
kalea
bg........just change the second letter of the cl6 you have
9:01 pm
kalea
oops........middle letter, i mean
9:01 pm
stidmama
okay, inge, will do! (then I will start the story...)
9:01 pm
bgmadden
Hey Jilli we have a whole fridge in the basement devoted to party stuff...
9:01 pm
klaurel
thanks, kalea
9:01 pm
klaurel
and how about the last RE?
9:01 pm
PappouTed
re plus locomotive
9:01 pm
kalea
re...........to teach again
9:02 pm
phandmd
te 6/18 & 7/28 pair after singular of what comes out of your eyes
9:02 pm
bgmadden
Thanks K I tried that one I swear...
9:02 pm
inge
last re: re + chocho
9:02 pm
Jacula
GRR! I've just got that damned 'unreponsive script' thingey 9 times!
9:02 pm
Bambam
"the woman's happy part"... that is precious i'll have to remember that!
9:02 pm
Jacula
That is the worst ever. Dr_God, where ARE you??
9:02 pm
Bambam
as soon as i get this last te7,28 i'm giong to look on the net for your book!
9:02 pm
klaurel
:) yes, you learn something new every nite Bam Bam and I put the link in for my book
9:03 pm
bgmadden
Hey bambam she's good.
9:03 pm
Bambam
and i've written it down for later
9:03 pm
Jacula
Bambam - is that the clit word that's been bandied about n the log all day? Sorry, not scrolled back yet.
9:03 pm
klaurel
yes, Jac. :)
9:03 pm
kalea
thats a drunk choochoo
9:03 pm
inge
choo choo OK
9:03 pm
Jacula
Bambam - if you've had to write it down, you need practice! LOL.
9:03 pm
Bambam
i got it god i'm stupid..... well that was almost too many words -- thank god my job is so boring!
9:04 pm
PappouTed
last te Recurring every other day
9:04 pm
stidmama
so, Bambam -- done?
9:04 pm
Bambam
yep KaBOOOM!
9:04 pm
klaurel
okay, I am still not getting that last RE
9:04 pm
inge
actually, every third day or year or century
9:04 pm
Jacula
stidmama - he might be done, but is SHE??
9:04 pm
stidmama
inge -- yes, that v. lantana is also definitely a candidate! will just have to get a "sample" from that bush when I go back... ;-)
9:05 pm
phandmd
te 6/18 & 7/28 pair after singular of what comes out of your eyes
9:05 pm
kalea
re + locomotive
9:05 pm
Bambam
yeah i'm sure i can cut n paste Jac.... but i err on the side of manual unless i need to
9:05 pm
Jacula
Sorry! A bit smutty, that. Huge apologies. Torgone would be wetting his pants laughing, were he here.
9:05 pm
Charm
phandmd - do you have the one who produces the eye product and pl?
9:05 pm
inge
re + transportation on tracks
9:05 pm
jillibus
stid - just went to Rankings for the halibut and I see you're not listed as a pro - just your name in black - weird - have you asked Dr_God about this?
9:05 pm
stidmama
I was ignoring you, Jac. *fingers in eyes* lalalalala
9:06 pm
Charm
Jac, I missed a smutty bit? <scrolls back furiously>
9:06 pm
phandmd
I was looking at the wrong T; didn't think that was in there; thnx
9:06 pm
Bambam
Jac i always go last... just the gentleman in me
9:06 pm
stidmama
Jill -- I have not asked Dr. G about it, seems there are so many other things WAY more important. I will play around someday with my profile and see if I can get them back. But very LOW on my list of things to do!
9:06 pm
Bambam
that's why Greg Norman is the world's best lover... he always comes 2nd!
9:07 pm
kalea
*falls off chair laughing*
9:07 pm
Jacula
Bambam - we really don't need details of the gentleman in you. ROFLOL. But, if you go last, then good for you. ((HUGS))
9:07 pm
Charm
I'm waaaay too young for this chat....
9:07 pm
Bambam
you started it Jac!
9:08 pm
klaurel
you guys are horrid
9:08 pm
Jacula
*Picks kalea up off her chair but also asks, 'Can you retrieve my Siberian Tiger print slippers from under the desk, whilst you're there?' Thank you!
9:08 pm
bgmadden
Hey K you write worse....
9:08 pm
Bambam
don't you start klaurel, you actually started it if you go back a bit hahahahaah
9:08 pm
Bambam
i'm just the cat among the pigeons
9:09 pm
bgmadden
or at least read it...
9:09 pm
jillibus
OK, Mystery ManWoman Stidmama!
9:09 pm
kalea
why thank you, Jac....*hands over the slippers, albeit slightly dusty*
9:09 pm
stidmama
**Today the story continues with more of Paul's adventure, but we need to bring the family back together...**
9:09 pm
Jacula
Oh, there's the Aussie guy trying to play the victim now! ROFLOL.
9:09 pm
jillibus
kalea - what book?
9:10 pm
stidmama
As Owain and Otto went about their business in the market that morning, they heard the rumor that the doctor had been called to their mother's house.
9:10 pm
kalea
book, jilli?
9:10 pm
lbdawger
ooh just in time for story time...hope i can stay for it all
9:10 pm
Jacula
kalea - is that 'cos since you discovered Babble you don't dust in every corner, or do you mean I don't? I don't!
9:10 pm
stidmama
"Probably Doris again," opined Otto. "I bet she ate too much again," agreed Owain.
9:10 pm
jillibus
didn't you say your were going to put a link in your book?
9:10 pm
klaurel
had to swap batteries
9:10 pm
kalea
that was klaurel, jilli
9:11 pm
bgmadden
Wow K is hubby that impatient?
9:11 pm
jillibus
oh - well, both start with k!
9:11 pm
kalea
*winks at Jac* i'll never tell, but the bunnies are growing larger than my dog
9:11 pm
Jacula
Off to find more words. Stidmama - will catch up with you in Babanon.x
9:12 pm
stidmama
They continued on, helping merchants set up stalls, bringing in straw for the cart animals to stand on (made clean-up easier), helping older people carry their purchases home.
9:12 pm
klaurel
http://www.triskelionpublishing.com/Mo
dules.asp?Mod=ShoppingCart&Page=Detail
Page&ProductID=59606&CategoryID=2916&D
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9:12 pm
stidmama
Okay, later Jac!
9:12 pm
klaurel
there we are
9:12 pm
stidmama
**and a reminder, keep tossing out those clues, folks! I have 141 to go!**
9:12 pm
Uneaixoise
FIREWORKS!! Now if I can just hobble over to the bed . . . see you all tomorrow!
9:13 pm
stidmama
Mid-afternoon, a new rumour began to circulate, that the doctor had been driven home by a stranger.... in Gilly's cart.
9:13 pm
Bambam
"Texas Hearts"... sounds good! congrats on being published !
9:13 pm
bgmadden
ladies and gentlemen we will be back later need to take care of business
9:13 pm
jillibus
woo - hope I can copy that URL and have it come out ok!
9:13 pm
stidmama
See you tomorrow, Une, take care.
9:13 pm
phandmd
ti 6 after the iodine word?
9:14 pm
jillibus
stid! you used a Brit spelling!!!
9:14 pm
shmoozanne
anyone have the al8?
9:14 pm
stidmama
Owain looked at Otto, and Otto grinned. They said nothing about the strange man, but listened to the rumors grow as the afternoon wore on.
9:14 pm
Bambam
the metal used for Coke cans, take away the last two letters and put a C instead
9:14 pm
phandmd
add frozen water - e to the 6 before it
9:15 pm
stidmama
See, Jill? I TOLD you you and Hetty are a bad influence on me!
9:15 pm
jillibus
klaurel, is that it? Texas Hearts?
9:15 pm
tndaisy1960
tr 5/10 right after the 8/60 pls?
9:15 pm
Bambam
actually that clue only works for brits/aussies.... we spell it -ium not -um
9:15 pm
stidmama
Or is that Haz and Jacula who are a bad influence? LOL
9:15 pm
klaurel
if you like romances with strong heroines, that is your book
9:15 pm
Jacula
Oh the ru word, re Stidmama. Not every American uses the shorter spellings!
9:15 pm
Bambam
is that a writer's name or is that really you?
9:16 pm
phandmd
I have had enough. 293 words but I just don't care anymore...
9:16 pm
inge
ti 6: metal cookie container + opp. of empty
9:16 pm
Jacula
I can see why I might be a bad influence, Stid. But Haz? What has she done??
9:16 pm
klaurel
though i am getting there too
9:17 pm
klaurel
the STs are driving me nuts
9:17 pm
Andree
hi everyone, hi son
9:17 pm
tndaisy1960
TR 5/10 after the 8/60?
9:17 pm
kalea
hello Andree
9:17 pm
Bambam
g'day mum did you get your share update on email?
9:17 pm
stidmama
Finally, the merchants were loaded up, the stalls cleaned, the old straw tossed out and the tables wiped down. Otto and Owain wearily walked through town toward their mother's home.
9:17 pm
stidmama
Hello Andree
9:18 pm
Jacula
tndaisy - tr5/10 - it might be a family tr***. To look or act alike, or something.
9:18 pm
bgmadden
Okay Klaurel, I got the pics to you.
9:18 pm
jillibus
actually, I read somewhere that the Brit "u" insertions are from the French (Norman) influence and the American elimination is based on Latin.
9:18 pm
klaurel
the last two STs?
9:18 pm
tndaisy1960
ok thanks Jac :)
9:19 pm
Bambam
the last 2 st's are harsh, severe... and more so
9:19 pm
stidmama
They were greeted at the gate by an excited Andy and Gray, full of news. Jokingly, they grabbed the boys and swung them upside down, pretending to get more information by shaking them.
9:19 pm
Andree
not yet Bambam, I haven' checked my emailst
9:19 pm
klaurel
ahhh, BamBam, makles some woman parts happy
9:19 pm
Bambam
ok have a look did a minor reshuffle
9:20 pm
stidmama
Nan and Olivia came to the edge of the porch, dolls in their arms and waited their turn.
9:20 pm
inge
st 6/21 stern disciplinarian, st 8 : more so
9:21 pm
Bambam
klauret do i have to just download it or can i buy an actual copy of it?
9:21 pm
Jacula
jilli - traditonally we in Britain 'hate' the French but we also 'hate' the Romans. Thing is, they gave our language such fluidity that they must have made us crossword champions of the world.
9:21 pm
stidmama
The twins put the boys down and picked up the girls, carrying them around the house to the back, the little boys trailing behind -- and in front and in circles.
9:21 pm
klaurel
bam - you have to download it. It is an epub, unfortunately
9:22 pm
Bambam
i think the american elimination is based on lack of need for the extra U, and simplicity, and wanting to be unique ... which is why you call all sorts of things something different (boot/trunk for example)
9:23 pm
Jacula
faucaet/tap.
9:23 pm
Bambam
and Jac, who likes the French?
9:23 pm
stidmama
The commotion brought Anna to the back door with a fussy Sarah in her arms. "Boys, can't you keep it down a little? Some of us were taking a nap." But her eyes were twinkling and a smile broke through.
9:24 pm
Jacula
Got it right at last! I really will open a bbottle of wine now. 26 words to go... it's been a long day!
9:24 pm
stidmama
Otto sent Andy inside to get a couple of towels, and Owain set up a basin in the shade to wash the worst of the grime off.
9:25 pm
Bambam
sidewalk = pavement.... Jello = jelly.... jelly = jam .... hood = bonnet .... porch = patio/verandah ..... gas = petrol ..... gas station = service station/garage .... the list is endless
9:25 pm
Jacula
Bambam - je n'cromprenz pas? I think! It's been a long time since I tried out my French.
9:25 pm
kalea
the first li6/18, please?
9:26 pm
Jacula
My wine had better be a good bottle, since it began with a double b when I typed about it!
9:26 pm
stidmama
Paul poked his head out of the stable, "Hello boys, John and I are just reshoeing the donkey. We'll be in soon."
9:26 pm
tndaisy1960
FIREWORKS!
9:26 pm
kalea
congrats, daisy
9:26 pm
stidmama
YAY daisy!
9:26 pm
Jacula
Well done, Daisy! Hi nrkii!
9:26 pm
abe79
hi nrkii! yay Daisy
9:26 pm
Bambam
je ne comprends pas.... come on you brits should know better french than that, they're just next door!
9:27 pm
nrkii
yay daisy!!!
9:27 pm
nrkii
90 to go here... must hurry
9:27 pm
lbdawger
congrats to the diehard solvers! i quit at 201
9:27 pm
stidmama
In no time, it seemed, The family was again gathered around the table in the front room. Doris sat in a comfortable chair in the corner, sipping broth from a large mug.
9:27 pm
Jacula
Oh, shurrup. Bambam! LOL.
9:27 pm
tndaisy1960
Well I suppose I should go back to my "other" life for a little while. maybe later tonight I'll be back.
9:27 pm
kalea
be well, daisy
9:28 pm
Bambam
to be honest i went around europe a bit, and i've never felt so unwelcome as in france, even though i speak OK french,,,, they just plain don't like the english (or any dirivative) despite the fact that if not for us they would all be german... and i'm stopping now just in case i dig myself too deep a hole!
9:28 pm
stidmama
The twins were soon brought up to date on the story, and Paul continued.
9:28 pm
Bambam
italy, on the other hand, was WONDERFUL!
9:28 pm
lbdawger
bye daisy
9:28 pm
stidmama
**The next bit leaves off all quotes on what Paul says...**
9:28 pm
stidmama
later daisy
9:28 pm
bgmadden
All right we have to be nice everyone. My 9 yo is eaves dropping
9:29 pm
Jacula
Bambam - you've got the point most succinctly!
9:29 pm
Jacula
They are very rude people!
9:29 pm
kalea
*gags Bambam for the child*
9:30 pm
Bambam
they have massive chips on their shoulders that english became the global language, and not french... i think it really irks them!!
9:30 pm
stidmama
When we woke that morning in the loft of the tavern in the walled town at the base of the mountains, we found that several men from another party had lost their pockets.
9:30 pm
bgmadden
thanks kalea
9:30 pm
Jacula
Bambam - I agree/.
9:30 pm
jillibus
truck = lorry, trunk = boot and on and on<I calim to be semi-quadrilingual - educated Brit aand American and Canadian, with school French plus a smattering of Québécois thrown in -- oops, visitor arriving..bbl
9:30 pm
Bambam
quelle domage! hahahahah
9:30 pm
lbdawger
*lost their pockets?*
9:31 pm
Jacula
They have never gotten over Napoleon's defeat.
9:31 pm
Bambam
jill, how about "da" = "the" hahahaahha
9:31 pm
stidmama
Fortunately, we had been reminded to sleep lightly and with our bags under our heads. Still, it left us with an uneasy feeling.
9:31 pm
Jacula
If there is anyone truly from France here, then please come in and speak your piece.
9:31 pm
stidmama
*lbd: it used to be that pockets were something tied on to a belt that was worn under clothes....*
9:32 pm
kalea
anyone have the first li6/18? pleeeeeeease?
9:32 pm
Bambam
how many people does it take to defend paris? no-one has ever tried! boom boom!
9:32 pm
lbdawger
*thanks Stid...i thought that was an odd turn of words.*
9:32 pm
Bambam
we will defend paris, right down to the very last american!
9:32 pm
Charm
li6/18 = one who collects that dusty stuff out of the dryer.
9:33 pm
inge
li 6: like the li 4 before it plus **ettles will sting you
9:33 pm
Charm
sorry, wrong li....
9:33 pm
kalea
thank you!!!!!
9:33 pm
stidmama
We soon had our wagons and carts hitched up and made our way to the center of town, to learn whether the supplies we needed could be acquired there. Our intention was to gather the foodstuffs we needed on our way back, but we had lost some large chain and metal fittings in the storm that blew us off course.
9:34 pm
Bambam
the first li6,18 is li4,4 + bird's **st
9:34 pm
stidmama
We had been told that mines in that region produced good quality materials. And with the ship's quartermaster and first mate along, we were confident we could describe our needs to any competent blacksmith.
9:34 pm
Andree
clue for 1stti5/10 please
9:35 pm
klaurel
BG! Hubby wants you
9:35 pm
Bambam
*ang****, capital of libya
9:35 pm
abe79
does anyone have the last tr 7?
9:35 pm
bgmadden
Why did he have to wait until after I move. Men and their timing! lol
9:35 pm
Bambam
no thats the wrong country, hang on... **mental blank** i think its algeria
9:36 pm
stidmama
We were disappointed to learn that a mine had collapsed the week before, and all available hands were busy lifting and digging to get to the trapped miners.
9:36 pm
klaurel
yah, I know!
9:36 pm
kalea
ti..........diamond crown
9:36 pm
klaurel
BR he wants to know how far along you are
9:36 pm
Bambam
oh im having a shocker... its not even a capital and its in morocco... and my geography is my pet subject OOPS!!!
9:37 pm
bgmadden
What's up with DH?
9:37 pm
Bambam
good one mum!
9:37 pm
Jacula
British troops defending Paris, bambam? Let's go back to WW1 first, to my grandad's 2 brothers who died in the trenches doing just that.
9:37 pm
klaurel
not much. and your DH?
9:37 pm
stidmama
Naturally, we offered our services, but with no experience in mines we would have been ineffective.
9:37 pm
Bambam
yes full respect there Jac.... sorry.
9:38 pm
bgmadden
Ummm How far along who is K? My Dh is fout of town agin for next week/
9:38 pm
Bambam
those trenches.... what a fate...
9:38 pm
Jacula
Yes, not the glory those young lads imagined, were promised or got, Bambam.
9:39 pm
Bambam
now i've got the tune for Tip Top bread in my head.... Good onya Mum, Tip Top's the one! good onya mum hahahaah
9:39 pm
klaurel
ahhh, which iis why you are here. :) And how far along in the puzzle
9:39 pm
Bambam
same in australia, people lying about their age to get over there, it was seen as a big chance for glory, but for way too many it was just a horrible fate
9:40 pm
stidmama
So we decided to leave some of the men and wagons behind to help haul the debris from the mine, including the quartermaster and first mate; and the rest of us pressed on.
9:40 pm
Jacula
Mind you, the Vietnam fighters were treated badly when they got home, too. See the film 'First Blood' for an example of that.
9:40 pm
stidmama
We followed the river for a day, moving parallel to the mountains. It was a nice change from the climbing of the previous two days.
9:40 pm
Bambam
there is one town in france that loves Aussies, and even celebrates Australia Day.... some place we liberated, but far too many others with short memories make it very difficult ... even when we try to speak French (and they bloody-well understand me too!!)
9:41 pm
nrkii
mu 5/16 help please?
9:41 pm
bgmadden
I have 139 left. He Flies out to Iowa on Tues. and comes back on Sun..
9:41 pm
Jacula
Bambam - cannon fodder, all. Dispensible. According to the Government. Dunno why I gave them a capital letter back there; cowards, all.
9:41 pm
Bambam
i think vietnam was worse for the mental state of the POW's, definitely... in the world wars they were all heroes, but the vietnam war was so unpopular by the end that even the veterans were not lauded
9:41 pm
kalea
nrk.............go straight down
9:42 pm
stidmama
The weather was nice, and we shared stories and jokes as we walked along.
9:42 pm
nrkii
thanks kalea
9:42 pm
inge
mu 5: donkey minus last vowel + abbreviation for Connecticut
9:42 pm
Bambam
good clue inge, that was a stupid word!
9:43 pm
stidmama
Toward dusk, we found a farm we had been told of; not too big nor prosperous, but the farmer was pleasant enough and had an extra barn we could shelter in. He invited us to dine with his family.
9:43 pm
Bambam
anwyay off the French subject, it's Friday and I wanna be in a good mood
9:43 pm
inge
just looked it up , it measn penalty
9:43 pm
asculptor2
hi all
9:43 pm
stidmama
We brought out some of our supplies, and shared some preserves with them for the biscuits.
9:43 pm
kalea
hello asculptor
9:44 pm
nrkii
hi asculptor, long time no see!
9:44 pm
stidmama
It was a pleasant evening, and passed quickly.
9:44 pm
stidmama
hi asculptor.
9:44 pm
nrkii
na 5/10 help please anyone?
9:44 pm
Jacula
Bambam - you are wrong re the POW's being heroes. Unles they tried to escpe they were not tought of as heroes. But, truth is, not every guy can do the Colditz thing. Sometimes, they just want to keep their heads down and get back in one piece to their families. At times, in the 194o's and 50's, that made some people think they were cowards. Unbelievable really!
9:44 pm
asculptor2
ack, been busy slamming my hand in car door...
9:44 pm
inge
na 5: na + anagram of air
9:44 pm
Charm
na5/10 = n + stuff we breathe + vowel.
9:44 pm
asculptor2
typing one handed for a couple of days now
9:45 pm
kalea
na + mr levin
9:45 pm
nrkii
I'm at my mom's... she says "HI! and ooh!"
9:45 pm
klaurel
okay, the last TE?
9:45 pm
klaurel
HI NRKII's MOM
9:45 pm
stidmama
hi nrk and mom!
9:45 pm
nrkii
thanks charm!
9:46 pm
Charm
yw. how goes it.
9:46 pm
lbdawger
nrkii, are you getting your mom hooked on babble?
9:46 pm
nrkii
asculptor, she's been watching for you online, and now she understands why you haven't been on
9:46 pm
asculptor2
sliding minivan door at soccer practice. broke middle finger of left hand in half plus 4 stitches!
9:46 pm
nrkii
lbd, I tried to keep her away, but she did not listen to my advice
9:46 pm
kalea
ra7/28 please?
9:46 pm
inge
last te means third, from the Latin
9:46 pm
klaurel
OOOOH, sculptor! Did that, broke finger
9:46 pm
stidmama
Thinking ourselves safe, we fell asleep...
9:46 pm
Bambam
Jac i feel much sorrier for people who are conscripted, going somewhere to fight when they really don't want to,,,, at least if you join the army you are aware that this is a possiblity
9:46 pm
asculptor2
Hi Aunt N!
9:46 pm
lbdawger
owie!!!*curls fingers under in empathetic pain*
9:46 pm
nrkii
I'll pass your "Hi" along...
9:47 pm
asculptor2
klaurel...how long did it take to heal?
9:47 pm
stidmama
{{{asculptor}}} you and Uneaixoise... hope you feel better soon, kiddo!
9:47 pm
Charm
ra7 - Mt. RA***** or prince RA of Monaco (I think that's the spelling of his name)
9:47 pm
Bambam
all my uncles were very lucky not to go to vietnam.... they had the right birthdays (they just announced birthdates to pick people)
9:47 pm
asculptor2
they say splint for 6-8 wks....
9:47 pm
asculptor2
merci, stid. i am fairly clutsy anyway, but this took the cake.
9:47 pm
Bambam
as a point of trivia, Australia is the only country in the world to fight with the US in every war of the past 100 years
9:47 pm
stidmama
**back to story**
and were rudely awakened before it was light by huge men with dull stares and large clubs.
9:48 pm
nrkii
asculptor, from one who has been there... take the physical therapy seriously ... do your exercises at home and everything ... it really helps!
9:48 pm
Jacula
Bambam - I also cannot believe the number of mean who wereshot by their own in the WWI as 'deserters' etc.. Surely mankind had been long enough on the earth to realise that not always everyone can shrug everything off? Effin' 'ell!
9:48 pm
kalea
thanks Charm..........i should have known
9:48 pm
nrkii
asculptor -- I thought the clutsiness was on my Mom's side of the family, not my Dad's!
9:48 pm
Jacula
Sorry! Sorry for the swearing Babblers.
9:48 pm
Jacula
That last thing I was on about really gets to me though/
9:48 pm
asculptor2
hmm, they sent me home with a BLANK instruction sheet. what exercises?
9:49 pm
Bambam
Anzac Day (our equivalent of the american Veteran's Day) is getting bigger and bigger in australia, even young people go to the dawn service... Lest We Forget
9:49 pm
stidmama
{{{Jacula}}} war is not an easy or pleasant topic.
9:49 pm
nrkii
probably after a few weeks -- you should ask your doctor though
9:49 pm
nrkii
my favorite was using silly putty-like stuff
9:49 pm
stidmama
that probably means, asculptor, that you are to do NOTHING right now until the bones are setting properly!
9:49 pm
Bambam
and i know Australia is the small partner in the Allied Powers, but it is really the US-UK-Australia friendship that is keeping this world semi-together if you ask me
9:50 pm
asculptor2
ha, i had to stay back in kiddie gymnastics because i couldn't do a straight log roll.
9:50 pm
nrkii
but basically, your goal should be to get your left finger to do everything your right finger can do
9:50 pm
Bambam
my great uncle was Anzac of the year last year! (by marriage but i'll take it!!)
9:50 pm
inge
is this chapter ending with them getting clubbed???
9:50 pm
nrkii
yes, as stid says, don't do anything without talking to doctor.
9:50 pm
asculptor2
cnt do nothing! been dongeverything! not well, but doing.
9:50 pm
nrkii
I had to go for physical therapy for my pinkie finger, and I felt silly about it, but it really helped!
9:50 pm
stidmama
*story again**
The men didn't speak, just kicked us awake and pointed to the animals and carts. We were outnumbered, and hitched up in record time.
9:51 pm
asculptor2
also, oldest cat died today, a long day...
9:51 pm
lbdawger
*oooh, those mean men!*
9:51 pm
nrkii
I broke mine playing indoor volleyball (wallyball) a couple years ago... sigh... not born for team sports I'm afraid
9:51 pm
nrkii
oh, so sorry about the cat...
9:52 pm
lbdawger
sorry to hear about your cat asculptor. (((hugs)))
9:52 pm
bgmadden
Good night everyone. It's pat my bedtime and I need at least 4 hours of sleep to function...
9:52 pm
asculptor2
rotten bluecross hmo, they probably don't offer it but i will check, thanks!
9:52 pm
lbdawger
night night bg
9:52 pm
asculptor2
nrkii, i bet that hurt...did you hit the ball with it?
9:52 pm
nrkii
np... hope you're well enough to send an email sometime soon, but I understand if not...
9:52 pm
nrkii
the ball hit me!!!
9:52 pm
stidmama
The farmer's house was dark as we left the yard, no movement or light, nor even smoke from the chimney. It was dark and cold, and the plants that in the evening had seemed well cared for; in the light of the dawn were shriveled and dry.
9:53 pm
stidmama
good night bg
9:53 pm
nrkii
dislocated and fractured my finger
9:53 pm
asculptor2
thanks. Special cat.
9:53 pm
Bambam
Jac,,, a famous quote (possibly misatributed to Patton)... "I'd rather have a German tank in front of me than a French one behind me!"
9:53 pm
asculptor2
dislocated???!!!yikes, they would have to knock me out 4 that one
9:54 pm
Bambam
wikiquote.com says it wasnt him but was falsely attributed to him
9:54 pm
Jacula
Bambam - small partner? Not in my eyes! If only our Government would take a leaf from yours....
9:54 pm
nrkii
it was ugly looking when it happened, but more gross than pain... till they put it back in place!
9:54 pm
stidmama
Rather than keeping to the broad, easy road along the river, the men soon directed us over a rickety bridge and up a rocky path toward the mountains.
9:54 pm
Jacula
Our island, Bambam, is far smaller than yours... I think you get my drift?
9:55 pm
Jacula
Bambam - re the quote - LOL.
9:55 pm
stidmama
It soon became clear that the larger wagons would not make it. So they were abandoned and pushed off the side of the path, skittering and falling apart as they hit trees and rocks below. The huge men laughed every time another wagon had to be abandoned.
9:57 pm
stidmama
Further and further into the mountains we climbed, stopping only once when we reached a dry meadow with a bitter spring at the edge. Our captors seemed comfortable enough to let us wander while they rested in the shade of the only tree.
9:57 pm
Bambam
have a look at Patton's quotes on wikiquote.com... some classics in there ... e.g. "give me a bunch of West Point graduates, and I'll win a battle, give me a handful of Texas Aggies and I'll win a war!"
9:57 pm
klaurel
TA 7/28 please?
9:58 pm
stidmama
The donkey was the only animal left, and my little cart the only conveyance. As much of our foodstuffs as we could pack were loaded in, and our bedrolls.
9:58 pm
stidmama
The rest of the trunks and bags we lugged as best we could between us.
9:58 pm
jillibus
Just got back and scrolled down - BAMBAM - are you completely forgetting about Canada???????????
9:58 pm
asculptor2
nrkii i will send you email so stid can continue lovely story without so many interruptions.
9:58 pm
Bambam
klaurel.... ta7,28.... to sun your skin, plus scarlett o'hara's house's name
9:59 pm
stidmama
Strangely, the mute men did not seem interested in anything we carried.
9:59 pm
nrkii
okay, be well!
9:59 pm
Bambam
or the Kama Sutra thing with an A in there
9:59 pm
klaurel
thanks, bam bam
9:59 pm
stidmama
asculptor, I do not mind you having a conversation. I am almost done anyway...
9:59 pm
nrkii
jilli, did you ever read the book Rilla of Ingleside?
9:59 pm
Jacula
jilli we in UK have not forgotten the Canandians' input.
9:59 pm
Bambam
Jill, I am not forgetting about Canada at all, just it seems they have dropped out of it for now
9:59 pm
klaurel
TA 5/10 before *** and feathers
10:00 pm
asculptor2
Goodnight all, thanks for well wishes: those plus my cousin's Joan Rivers pic made me smile!
10:00 pm
nrkii
stid, seeing she's only got one hand to type with, probably tiring anyhow!
10:00 pm
bookwyrmish
oooh, stidmama, keep going!
10:00 pm
nrkii
good night aim!
10:00 pm
Jacula
iIt was a world war, for God's sake! Our allies our ilmost inborn now.
10:00 pm
klaurel
got that
10:00 pm
asculptor2
ty stid, but i will tell cousin gory details and spare you all! :)
10:00 pm
Bambam
both canada and australia were fighting in WWII for King George VI (I know this because a great uncle died and he got a certificate -- now framed -- thanking him for losing his life in the name of King and Country!)
10:01 pm
abe79
does anyone have the last tr 7? thanks!
10:01 pm
Bambam
and my father (andree's ex-husband) has his exact name
10:01 pm
jillibus
asculptor - see my icon for today - I watch my dear old cat every time she goes to sleep, hoping she's still breathing...
10:01 pm
Bambam
as he died shortly before my Dad was born
10:01 pm
stidmama
All too soon, it was time to move on. There were just eight of us: the young man who had seen a tree move, the sailor who had seen a face in the pool on the second day, three men from a place far from our home who spoke a language more like music than speech; and myself and three others from around our mountain here.
10:02 pm
Bambam
and it's really the only thing I wish (or realistically hope) to inherit from him!! **mum will get a laugh out of that**
10:02 pm
helenkeller
hey everyone - finally made it back to finish - 81 to go
10:02 pm
klaurel
BG, DH wants to know how many you have left
10:03 pm
helenkeller
ty nut - got that one already
10:03 pm
Jacula
Bambam - I know all about WW1 an 2. Well, not ALL about, but.... It seems we can't leave all tis behind us yet because it is still new and too raw.... people's grandfparents lost at the very least.
10:03 pm
helenkeller
that one too!
10:03 pm
nrkii
thanks Nut! for the fi6
10:03 pm
stidmama
The youngest among us looked more and more frightened the further we went. And he started to lag behind.
10:03 pm
evanonut
any time nrkii
10:03 pm
nrkii
HELEN, love the icon and the explanation
10:03 pm
Jacula
I am now playing Melanie Safka's song, 'Peace Will Come, According To Plan'.
10:03 pm
Bambam
and Jill, might I add, despite the fact that Canadians are very quirky... we have more in common with you than any other country..... former colony, large country, small population, most of it unusable (desert in our case, tundra in yours), etc.... very similar indeed -- have lots of canadian friends (and ex-girlfriends!!)
10:04 pm
klaurel
okay, here we go! TI 6/30 and TI 6/18 (first one)
10:04 pm
helenkeller
ty nrkii
10:04 pm
stidmama
It wasn't too long after the rest in the meadow that he dropped out of site completely. Rather than go back and get him, though, our captors urged us forward with gestures and swings of their clubs.
10:04 pm
Jacula
Helen - 25 to go here, so I guess I'd better get off my soapbox!?
10:05 pm
Bambam
ready Jac, we'll jump off together... 1... 2.... 3.... go!
10:05 pm
abe79
metal + not empty - ti 6/30
10:05 pm
helenkeller
good soapbox to be on - that's what my parents always told me - never forget what happened
10:05 pm
klaurel
thanks,. abe, got that as you were typing
10:06 pm
stidmama
At the close of the day, we came to a pass in the mountains. Broad and wide, with many tumbled down rocks, the wind blew fiercely here.
10:06 pm
jillibus
Bambam - Canadians are NOt "out of it" - they're getting killed every day in Afghanistan
10:06 pm
evanonut
what kind of soap box is it jac?
10:06 pm
abe79
no prob klaurel!
10:06 pm
Bambam
Lest We Forget.... can't sum it up better than that
10:06 pm
klaurel
and got the last
10:06 pm
bubba218
ti 6,18 smaller
10:06 pm
jillibus
sorry, stid
10:07 pm
evanonut
jili, that cat is gorgeous
10:07 pm
stidmama
The men pushed us toward an overhang, mostly hidden by scraggly trees and twisted shrubs.
10:07 pm
stidmama
They directed me to go in first, pushing the cart over some rocks that were too big for the wheels.
10:07 pm
Jacula
Holding my mose now, Ba,bam. amd jumping off! May I ask whst I'm jumping off INTO?
10:07 pm
abe79
41. we can do it!
10:07 pm
jillibus
Thank you, nut, not only for the compliment but for changing the subject
10:08 pm
stidmama
The overhand was just high enough for them to walk without hitting their heads, and went back further and further. It became very dark.
10:08 pm
Bambam
jill you mean as part of the UN peace-keeping thing? i had the impression that they had distanced themselves a bit from the Anglo-American alliance... as have the Kiwi's
10:08 pm
nrkii
help with first mi7 please?
10:08 pm
evanonut
i can't resist a beautiful cat
10:09 pm
renfield
see my cat
10:09 pm
stidmama
Just before the light failed completely behind us, I could see a bit of gray ahead. And the men kept pushing us forward as day turned to night and the light faded in both directions.
10:09 pm
Bambam
more meaty, nrkii... mi + finan**** (banker)
10:09 pm
stidmama
**back to normal mode**
10:09 pm
evanonut
yeah ren
10:09 pm
jillibus
Not recently, Bam, thanks to our new PM
10:09 pm
evanonut
reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenie
10:09 pm
nrkii
clue me clue me clue me!!! :)
10:09 pm
renfield
nutty buddy!!!!!!!!!1
10:09 pm
inge
thanks stid, and Gute Nacht
10:10 pm
evanonut
did you make up your bio
10:10 pm
klaurel
TR 8/60?
10:10 pm
renfield
the only clue i have is the movie
10:10 pm
chj
nrk...need clues?
10:10 pm
evanonut
he he, thought maybe you and mama quit talking to me
10:10 pm
stidmama
Paul sat back, and Gilly brought out tea and fruit tarts for dessert. The children were eager with questions, but Paul had talked enough. Instead, he asked questions about their school, their friends and their work.
10:10 pm
renfield
no did you?
10:10 pm
evanonut
chj - how ya doing???
10:10 pm
abe79
tr 8- choo choo + not empty
10:11 pm
nrkii
yes please chj
10:11 pm
nrkii
mi7 (first one)?
10:11 pm
evanonut
i pretty much always make mine up...yes
10:11 pm
klaurel
thanks, abe
10:11 pm
jillibus
stid, I really must get the flow tonight from babanon.
10:11 pm
abe79
yw klaurel
10:11 pm
stidmama
It was a pleasant evening, and soon everyone was headed to sleep -- to dream of strange places and strange peoples.
10:11 pm
chj
mi that spicy pie was mi***** than the other one
10:11 pm
renfield
i'll make one up again....give me a word
10:11 pm
Bambam
anyway Jill, apologies for any offense, you are definitely part of my club!
10:12 pm
renfield
hey cheetos
10:12 pm
stidmama
**end of story for tonight**
I have noticed that last night's chapter (and this one will be when I load it) are now on page 2 of the "storytime with stidmama" thread at babanon...
10:12 pm
renfield
you want me to do a bio on treat???
10:12 pm
stidmama
I am out for a while. See you all later!
10:12 pm
renfield
i will not do a bio on that word nut!!!
10:12 pm
abe79
later stidmama
10:12 pm
lbdawger
night Stid, thank you for the story!
10:12 pm
jillibus
I was interrupted by a dear friend with a newly adopted older dog -- such a darling (both)
10:12 pm
evanonut
bye stiddie
10:13 pm
bookwyrmish
Tx, stidmama. So nice to have you enable my escape!
10:13 pm
CiociaJudy
Good evening everyone. I think I'm giving up. Down to 20.
10:13 pm
renfield
later stid
10:13 pm
helenkeller
bye stid
10:13 pm
chj
what'sthe count nrk
10:13 pm
evanonut
a stray dog just killed my moms chickens rennie
10:13 pm
Jacula
25 words tp go now... don't think I can do it.
10:13 pm
CiociaJudy
cu tomorrow stid
10:13 pm
chj
no no dont give up cj
10:13 pm
CiociaJudy
I know the feeling Jac
10:13 pm
abe79
yes you can Jacula
10:13 pm
chj
well get you there
10:13 pm
klaurel
OH! CRUD! I have 1 left accprding to lickety and 2 according to Babble!
10:13 pm
CiociaJudy
It's past my bedtime chj
10:13 pm
Jacula
31 words.
10:13 pm
nrkii
56 to go chj
10:13 pm
renfield
oh no!!! not the rooster 2!!!! not my rooster buddy!
10:13 pm
lbdawger
and now, i'm off to find a snack or just off to bed. i hope the next grid is nicer! nighty night
10:13 pm
abe79
does anyone have the last tr 7?
10:14 pm
evanonut
its a goner
10:14 pm
CiociaJudy
night lb
10:14 pm
chj
jac...keep going
10:14 pm
Jacula
I have 25 left to find.
10:14 pm
nrkii
I was on road for half day, then at brothers for dinner, so didn't do much on this today
10:14 pm
abe79
goodnight lbdawger
10:14 pm
klaurel
TR 7/36 the last one?
10:14 pm
nrkii
slow going
10:14 pm
helenkeller
judy & jac - you hang in there - you CAN do it!
10:14 pm
evanonut
and the stray is tied out back, trying to decide what to do with it
10:14 pm
chj
past your bedtime? ive been staying up 3 hours past my bedtime for the last 3 weeks
10:14 pm
Jacula
TR& was a snazzy car in UK onc. LOL. Not a clue though.
10:14 pm
CiociaJudy
I need clues! ac 7/36
10:15 pm
stidmama
bookwyrm... I just read your profile. We had a Chesapeake Bay-golden lab mix when I was a child. I love those dogs!
10:15 pm
CiociaJudy
But you're retired chj! Some of us work for a living. LOL
10:15 pm
Bambam
if anyone wants any clues, just mail me at tony.bradley@credit-suisse.com.... no one should have to go thru this kinda grid !!
10:15 pm
stidmama
good night, Judy, et all who are leaving...
10:15 pm
kalea
tr..........the last tr5/10 minus the last letter, adding a mineral suffix
10:15 pm
evanonut
they think the dog was dropped off. oh...we'll drop it at a farm where it will be happy. never mind the poor innocent animals/pets that the happy dog might be killing.
10:15 pm
jillibus
bambam - no offense - please read my profile - it's just that Canada gets so overlooked and has given so much to the world
10:15 pm
Jacula
Judy- don't have a go ay chj.
10:15 pm
chj
ac 7/36 a +cl6/34
10:16 pm
abe79
thanks kalea!
10:16 pm
Jacula
It's not Babble etiquete.
10:16 pm
evanonut
jilli - i would never underrate canada
10:16 pm
chj
you mean you dont get a check from dr. god every two weeks for playing babble
10:16 pm
Bambam
thanks Jill, agreed, and see the week after next... next week i'm pretending to be a pro golfer in an amateur event.... cheers all have a great w/e!!
10:17 pm
Jacula
And, yes, I spelled that wrong.
10:17 pm
klaurel
thanks! now I have to figure out which one I am missing!
10:17 pm
Andree
bye Bambam
10:17 pm
evanonut
it's a great country that we have the longest unguarded border in the world
10:17 pm
Jacula
25 to go... do I wan to bother?
10:17 pm
CiociaJudy
oh boy. I already had the ac 7/36. See what I mean? Fatigue!! okay. how about the first ar 6/18
10:17 pm
CiociaJudy
nite bam
10:17 pm
Bambam
bi Mum xoxox.... need to pretend to do some work now
10:18 pm
chj
ar + to spew anger
10:18 pm
helenkeller
good nite bambam :)
10:18 pm
CiociaJudy
I also need fr 6/27
10:18 pm
renfield
brb nutty buddy
10:19 pm
CiociaJudy
got the ar chj thx
10:19 pm
jillibus
Bambam - I have big Aussie connections - check with Mr President!!!
10:19 pm
chj
fr6 /27 frescoist *** angelica + ge*** davis
10:20 pm
CiociaJudy
woohoo chj! another one down. how about the dreaded 11 in11/88
10:21 pm
CiociaJudy
also need the ir and it
10:21 pm
chj
in11 in5/10 + st6/18
10:21 pm
abe79
may i have a super remedial clue for the ending to the li 8? :)
10:21 pm
kalea
ge*** davis?
10:21 pm
klaurel
FIREWORKS! Thank goodness my missed word was early
10:21 pm
chj
ir6 ir + the **** mccoys
10:21 pm
Jacula
25 words short of a completed grid, I am offf. Sorry! lONG DAY AND EARLY STRAT LATER.
10:21 pm
abe79
yay klaurel!
10:21 pm
kalea
congrats klaurel
10:21 pm
jillibus
good luck with the golf, bambam Tiger!
10:21 pm
helenkeller
wtg klaurel !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
10:21 pm
abe79
good night jacula
10:22 pm
kalea
i still have 9 to go
10:22 pm
chj
it7 stalagm*** + to spew anger
10:22 pm
abe79
you can do it kalea!
10:22 pm
kalea
thanks abe........i'm drowning here.......lol
10:23 pm
CiociaJudy
ty very much chj. Still working on the in11. Missing some of the st's yet
10:23 pm
klaurel
yay kalae you can do it
10:23 pm
helenkeller
good nite jacula - sleep cooly :)
10:23 pm
abe79
i have 27 left kalea, i'll be here with you!
10:23 pm
CiociaJudy
go abe and kalea
10:23 pm
klaurel
you can do abe!
10:23 pm
klaurel
you can do IT abe
10:24 pm
chj
spam...good one abe
10:24 pm
chj
ham eggs and spam
10:24 pm
jillibus
It's been fun, but I quit for now with 117 left to find. Time to do my stir-fry and love my beautiful old cat for a while. Back for the flip
10:24 pm
abe79
thanks chj. my mom used to make that for us!
10:24 pm
chj
ewwww ..child abuse
10:25 pm
helenkeller
i got a postcard last year from my friend who vistied the spam museum
10:25 pm
renfield
nutty buddy...double dog dare
10:25 pm
abe79
i've heard good things about spam museum
10:25 pm
kalea
in minnesota, helen?
10:25 pm
helenkeller
lol abe!
10:25 pm
chj
what town was low enough to let that be put in their town
10:26 pm
chj
triple dog dare her
10:26 pm
klaurel
The flip, what time zone is that?
10:26 pm
helenkeller
hmm kalea, could be, they took a long road trip from chicago - west to mt rushmore, sturgis, yellowstone - so very well could be
10:26 pm
renfield
nutty buddy...
10:26 pm
kalea
lol chj.........austen minnesota......home of hormel
10:27 pm
klaurel
ahhh, my time zone
10:27 pm
chj
fi5/20 fi*ament + bubble g**
10:27 pm
nrkii
brilliant! thx
10:28 pm
helenkeller
we always had spam in the house - my dad loved spam, but then of course there were always weird things in the refrigerator also - brains, tripe, carp in aspic with the one creepy eye staring at you - yuck
10:28 pm
klaurel
okay, time to sleep
10:28 pm
klaurel
nite nite all
10:28 pm
chj
i had a very caring a thoughtful mother who NEVER served us spam
10:28 pm
abe79
good night klaurel. great job today
10:28 pm
abe79
you missed out, chj :)
10:29 pm
debbinla
hi again everyone
10:29 pm
renfield
not kosher - never had to worry about spam spam spam spam
10:29 pm
helenkeller
kalea - then that would be it - they said they had a great time there too - both over-educated & hubby is a total intellectual snob, go figure !
10:29 pm
debbinla
i'm with you on that ren
10:29 pm
chj
yes and i missed out on vegamite and marmite
10:29 pm
bubba218
Night all, too many words, not enough time
10:29 pm
renfield
hey ya debs
10:29 pm
debbinla
you done ren? kalea?
10:30 pm
kalea
lol helen........whoda thunk, spam bringing the classes together
10:30 pm
helenkeller
nite bub
10:30 pm
kalea
no deb...........8 to go
10:30 pm
chj
how about ms. met...did you finish
10:30 pm
abe79
i'm missing a set of in 7/8. i have the one in + beverage letter + spewing anger
10:30 pm
GreyWoulf
And just what is wrong with spam?!
other than the high sodium content
10:30 pm
renfield
not me debs...i'm slow...i would need a 2 week vacation to do this grid
10:30 pm
abe79
* last set
10:30 pm
renfield
wolf!!!
10:31 pm
debbinla
i have 90 to go - second day in a week i had to work at work !
10:31 pm
kalea
in7.........in plus trick or ******
10:31 pm
GreyWoulf
But that is what condiments are for, chj
10:31 pm
MayneGuy
fr6/7 anyone? tearing my hair out in large chunks here
10:31 pm
GreyWoulf
also when prepared properly, it can be pretty good
10:31 pm
chj
in + trick or *****
10:31 pm
abe79
i've had to work at work all week too... thanks kalea
10:32 pm
MayneGuy
that would be 6/27
10:32 pm
abe79
working at work is not convenient for 300 grid
10:32 pm
abe79
getting loopy
10:32 pm
chj
fr7 the ridge on a guitar neck + 888l of crap
10:32 pm
evanonut
abe is loooooooopy
10:32 pm
debbinla
exacly abe!
10:32 pm
chj
***i of crap
10:33 pm
GreyWoulf
too true, abe -- I worked on it during my break until I broke 100 and then had to quit til I got home
10:33 pm
MayneGuy
too esoteric for me chj! :)
10:33 pm
GreyWoulf
Hey nut!
10:33 pm
evanonut
hey wolfie!
10:33 pm
renfield
kool nut - this cat;s on a hot tin roof!
10:33 pm
CiociaJudy
looking for some st's now. the first and last four.
10:33 pm
GreyWoulf
Oh yeah, and HI to everyone else!!
{{*Hugs for all*}}
10:33 pm
chj
fr7 to worry + ***l of crap
10:33 pm
CiociaJudy
Hey GW. How are ya?
10:34 pm
evanonut
thanks ren, wassup with the corsage? is that some kind of painful memory?
10:34 pm
abe79
me too. i'm ignoring my hubby right now ...but must. finish. grid.
10:34 pm
kalea
the first tr6/18 and the third tr6/18 please?
10:34 pm
chj
fr7 to worry + the glass is half ***l
10:34 pm
MayneGuy
I have that one , chj it's the 6/27 I need
10:34 pm
GreyWoulf
another thing that is not conducive to finishing a monster like this is IMing with someone you haven't talked to in a long time
10:34 pm
renfield
yes....no one really wanted to take me to the prom so my cousin paid a friend
10:34 pm
nrkii
ac 8 help please?
10:34 pm
CiociaJudy
first tr 6/18 is the plural of the 5/10 above it Kalea
10:35 pm
MayneGuy
Ah the prom - hell nite for some us! I skipped school that day!
10:35 pm
evanonut
really? my friend had to blackmail her brother...
10:35 pm
CiociaJudy
the third tr is more of the tr 5/10 above it
10:35 pm
chj
fr6 fr + ins company ae*** minus the cross
10:35 pm
renfield
everyone was afraid of me
10:36 pm
CiociaJudy
ac 5/12 + two vowels and double hump
10:36 pm
evanonut
i'm not scared of you!
10:36 pm
GreyWoulf
Judy - in a word, exhausted!!
Seb finally cut all four teeth over the weekend, but that meant that he was up every hour and a half or so during the entire weekend so no rest for daddy or mommy
10:36 pm
kalea
duhhhhhhhhhhhhh on the first
10:36 pm
nrkii
muchos thanks
10:36 pm
evanonut
i ended up dating that date for a while
10:36 pm
chj
but i pobably should be
10:36 pm
renfield
i know nut...*-D
10:36 pm
CiociaJudy
so this is a rest for you GW? LOL
10:37 pm
MayneGuy
I'm too tired I guess -not getting the ins company reference
10:38 pm
evanonut
okay, maybe a little
10:38 pm
chj
fr6 fr*n dresser + ge*** davis
10:38 pm
GreyWoulf
pretty much, Judy -- I use babble to destress during the day at work -- I spend my entire half hour lunch grid hunting (unless the site wipes out, like it has a couple of times this week)
10:38 pm
kalea
geez Judy......thank you, and pass the fish please
10:38 pm
CiociaJudy
kalea do you have the first st and last four st's. I'm stuck there.
10:38 pm
GreyWoulf
Then if I get back to it when I get home, I do my best to finish, but usually I am so tired I just end up going to sleep once the kids are down
10:39 pm
CiociaJudy
I am sooooo hooked on this game GW. Not a good thing--I stay up past my bedtime (like right now!)
10:39 pm
GreyWoulf
a couple of times I have quit with less than then to go
10:39 pm
MayneGuy
chj! got it! that must be the ONLY combination I didn't ry. tyvm!
10:40 pm
kalea
st6........sounds like what they call a big busted woman
10:40 pm
GreyWoulf
{{{{***Charm***}}}}
10:40 pm
Charm
GW, is your icon iconic of your mental state at the moment? How are the kids? How are YOU?
10:40 pm
kalea
last st6...........very harsh with discipline, and the 7 is more so
10:41 pm
CiociaJudy
Duh! Fish for me too Kalea! It must be our fatigue!!
10:41 pm
debbinla
an 9/66 anyone?
10:41 pm
GreyWoulf
Judy -- before Seb was born, I finished EVERY grid every day except for the first few when I started -- then I got the new job and the new son and lost the time to play
10:41 pm
chj
[nrkii obviously with nose in the grid]
10:42 pm
CiociaJudy
Well, GW, I'll be down pretty much tomorrow and next week. Have to do some real work during the day. LOL
10:42 pm
kalea
ta 6/18, before the little pies?
10:42 pm
Charm
an9 = an* (girl's name) + last c6/24.
10:42 pm
renfield
nut sis you go away?
10:43 pm
chj
an9 ana* retentive + short for a female body part +intensive care
10:43 pm
abe79
kalea- l ike sauce for fish, change a vowel
10:43 pm
CiociaJudy
change the last vowel in the 6/18 before it kalea
10:43 pm
debbinla
thanks charm
10:43 pm
renfield
what happene* to my D?
10:43 pm
evanonut
not me...no way...well, maybe soon
10:43 pm
chj
thast should be an*l
10:43 pm
nrkii
what'd I miss?
10:43 pm
Charm
ta6/18 before the little pies = ta4 before it + Mr. Gore.
10:43 pm
abe79
may i have a clue for the later part of the li 8? gracias
10:43 pm
chj
whats your count
10:43 pm
CiociaJudy
down to 9. *yawn*
10:43 pm
evanonut
nrkii!!! hiya crazy lady
10:44 pm
chj
lets get to work
10:44 pm
kalea
ty Charm......now i KNOW i'm fried......lol
10:44 pm
Charm
li8 = to be well read and well spoken - Italian pl.
10:44 pm
ch1212
it7 clue please?
10:45 pm
abe79
thanks chj
10:45 pm
kalea
this is embarrassing...........i have 4 left, and 3 are te's in the middle...........a 4, a 5, and a 7
10:45 pm
Charm
it7 =say that again? re****ate the clue + picnic pest.
10:45 pm
MayneGuy
it+second vowel + rave
10:46 pm
CiociaJudy
st 8/40?
10:46 pm
nrkii
ar 6 18 before the one who is creative and ***l of creativity
10:46 pm
ch1212
I swear I tried that ... thanks, maynegirl
10:46 pm
GreyWoulf
my count is only 134 -- my goal is to reach the half way point and find the 9's
10:46 pm
ch1212
and charm
10:46 pm
stidmama
(psst! Judy! thought you were going to sleep...)
10:46 pm
chj
st8 bering st**** + emergency room
10:47 pm
Charm
st8/40 = add an ending to the st6/18 before it - one who st6's.
10:47 pm
kalea
more so than the 6/18, Judy
10:47 pm
CiociaJudy
fish for me, chj. I thought I already tried that!!
10:47 pm
chj
ar + to spew anger
10:47 pm
CiociaJudy
I was, Stid. Now my Type A personality as kicked in.
10:48 pm
kalea
third te7/28?
10:48 pm
CiociaJudy
mi 7/36 and two mi 7/32's??
10:48 pm
nrkii
okay, only the c's left, must go spend qual time with parents before they go to sleep
10:48 pm
nrkii
bb later to grab last 17
10:48 pm
CiociaJudy
te is the bird + past tense of to eat
10:48 pm
Charm
3d te7/28 = the te4/4 before it + dined.
10:49 pm
renfield
what color
10:49 pm
chj
mi7/32 mi** julep + emergency rooms
10:49 pm
Charm
mi7/36 = mi***meat pies at christmas - even more so.
10:49 pm
debbinla
i still can't get the an 9 -- i think i have it but i dont
10:49 pm
Charm
mi7/32 = one who makes money at the mi5.
10:49 pm
chj
mi7/32 that jlep was mi***** than the first one
10:50 pm
CiociaJudy
I must be totally losing it chj & charm. Thx
10:50 pm
Charm
mi7/32 = even more flavor of the herb.
10:50 pm
ch1212
debbinla, try this: your ac5 right above it, then add 3rd vowel, 5th vowel, and a consonant
10:51 pm
chj
an9 an + great grade + cl6/24 (small hospital) but change small hump to cross
10:51 pm
MayneGuy
la 5/10 (first one) and la7/32?
10:51 pm
abe79
first li 6?
10:51 pm
CiociaJudy
next up is the ta 8/45 and ta 7/28 right after it
10:51 pm
CiociaJudy
la + number
10:51 pm
kalea
dang...........gotta find which one i'm missing
10:51 pm
debbinla
oooooh - got it -- thank you!!!
10:51 pm
chj
ta8 fish sauce + **e cream
10:52 pm
CiociaJudy
la + nickname for Onassis
10:52 pm
chj
ta7 fish suace pl
10:52 pm
MayneGuy
got that one Judy, thx tho - it's other la 5/10 I need
10:52 pm
Charm
li6 = li + e4/4.
10:52 pm
CiociaJudy
OMG chj. Just shoot me now. I got the hard ones and am missing the easy ones.
10:53 pm
kalea
the ax5 please? last one
10:53 pm
CiociaJudy
*falls off chair*
10:53 pm
abe79
thanks Charm
10:54 pm
abe79
thank you charm!
10:54 pm
MayneGuy
ty judy *helps Judy back up- needs her for clues!*
10:54 pm
kalea
ooh, got it
10:54 pm
Charm
ax5/20 = ax + stalagm***/stalact***.
10:54 pm
ch1212
first ac5/12 please?
10:54 pm
chj
ax + term***
10:54 pm
GreyWoulf
The curse of Babble, Judy -- the odd becomes so normal, the normal becomes invisible :D
10:54 pm
kalea
*falls over in victory*
10:54 pm
CiociaJudy
*applying pressure bandage to wounds* thx Mayne
10:54 pm
Charm
ac5/12 = a + por**** mushroom
10:55 pm
MayneGuy
la 7/32 pls :)
10:55 pm
chj
ac + vodka mart***
10:55 pm
CiociaJudy
woohoo Kalea
10:55 pm
MayneGuy
*pours Judy medicinal glass of wine*
10:55 pm
ch1212
ah, thanks chj and charm!
10:55 pm
kalea
ty everyone.........my mother thanks you, my father thanks you, my sister thanks you, etc
10:56 pm
CiociaJudy
just what I needed Mayne. down to 3.
10:56 pm
nrkii
fireworks!
10:56 pm
nrkii
(I lied, I didn't leave)
10:56 pm
abe79
yay nrkii!
10:56 pm
CiociaJudy
woohoo nrkii
10:56 pm
nrkii
was too close
10:56 pm
chj
yayayayayayay nrkii
10:56 pm
Charm
la7/32 = la prefix meaning dairy + James D*** (dead teen idol)
10:56 pm
Charm
yay nrkii!!!!
10:56 pm
abe79
last 2- an 5 after the 9?
10:56 pm
nrkii
okay, now really going as father is grumbling bout the darn computer having stolen his family
10:56 pm
MayneGuy
41 for me but still trucking...
10:56 pm
kalea
woohoo nrk
10:56 pm
helenkeller
wtg nrkii !!!!!!!!!!!
10:57 pm
CiociaJudy
first li 6/18
10:57 pm
nrkii
see ya later (maybe) or tomorrow!
10:57 pm
debbinla
congrats nrkii!!
10:57 pm
ch1212
oh nrkii congrats!!!! How about a clue for the ta6/18 that immediately follows the ta4/4 (small mountain lake) ??
10:57 pm
abe79
li + e 4/4
10:57 pm
kalea
li + sea eagle
10:57 pm
ch1212
okay nrkii, I know you have to leave... someone else?
10:57 pm
Charm
1st an5/10 = a + not far.
10:57 pm
CiociaJudy
thx Kalea
10:58 pm
kalea
add mr gore to the lake
10:58 pm
debbinla
st 8/4?
10:58 pm
kalea
woohoo abe
10:58 pm
debbinla
YIPEE FOR ABE !!!
10:58 pm
helenkeller
wtg abe !!!!!!!!!!!!
10:58 pm
abe79
my eyes are watering with exhaustion
10:58 pm
CiociaJudy
last st 5/10 (I can't think anymore)
10:58 pm
abe79
thanks to all for fabulous clues
10:58 pm
CiociaJudy
way to go Abe!
10:58 pm
kalea
more so than the 6/18 before it
10:59 pm
MayneGuy
lthx Charm!
10:59 pm
debbinla
(the only other st i dont' ahve)
10:59 pm
CiociaJudy
plural of re 8 above it GW
10:59 pm
chj
st 8/45 more rigid
10:59 pm
FranMag
judy, narrow grooves i think
10:59 pm
debbinla
oooh, got it !
10:59 pm
GreyWoulf
Yay -- Buckaroo Banzai is on Movieplex!!
10:59 pm
FranMag
i need help!!
10:59 pm
kalea
st5..........st + rivulet
10:59 pm
chj
st8/40 bering st**** + emergency room
10:59 pm
CiociaJudy
Hi Fran! thx
11:00 pm
FranMag
yw judy!
11:00 pm
Charm
Hey, Fran.
11:00 pm
GreyWoulf
Okay so how about the re8 then, smartypants? :P
:D
11:00 pm
FranMag
first ar6/18 anyone?
11:00 pm
kalea
whatcha need, Fran?
11:00 pm
FranMag
hi charm!
11:00 pm
MayneGuy
lar + rave Fran
11:01 pm
ch1212
thanks, kalea -- I got kicked off for a moment, but got it
11:01 pm
MayneGuy
that's ar + rave
11:01 pm
GreyWoulf
Can you guess I am feeling the effects of sleep deprivation :)
11:01 pm
Charm
ar6/18 = ar + rave.
11:01 pm
kalea
ar + have a tantrum
11:01 pm
FranMag
thanks MG!
11:01 pm
chj
ar + throw a fit
11:01 pm
FranMag
and everyone else!
11:01 pm
MayneGuy
can NOT monkeytype the first li6/18. Help!
11:02 pm
GreyWoulf
Hi Fran
11:02 pm
CiociaJudy
re 8 gw is to finish working minus the last vowel + small picnic pest
11:02 pm
FranMag
fr6/27 anyone?
11:02 pm
FranMag
hi wolfie!!
11:02 pm
Charm
re8/40 = ones who have finished in the workplace. and pl.
11:02 pm
debbinla
HELLO fran!
11:02 pm
kalea
li + sea eagle
11:02 pm
GreyWoulf
thank you most kindly, Judy :)
11:02 pm
FranMag
hey debb!! got sidetracked today, still need 16!
11:02 pm
kalea
fr + stadium minus the r
11:03 pm
chj
fr6 fr*nk sinatra + ge*** davis
11:03 pm
abe79
good night all
11:03 pm
debbinla
i got sidetracked and need 70 :-(
11:03 pm
MayneGuy
ty kalea - my eyes! My eyes!
11:03 pm
kalea
hang in there.........you can do it
11:03 pm
abe79
best of luck to all who are finishing. you can do it!
11:04 pm
Charm
I think I'm done in, folks. have fun babbling. and see y'all some time tomorrow....
11:04 pm
kalea
night Charm
11:04 pm
helenkeller
ty abe!
11:04 pm
FranMag
thanks chj and kalea!
11:04 pm
helenkeller
good nite charM
good nite abe
11:04 pm
FranMag
night charm!!
11:04 pm
GreyWoulf
g'nite Charm
11:04 pm
debbinla
nite charm
11:04 pm
GreyWoulf
so long, abe
11:04 pm
debbinla
nitey nte abe
11:05 pm
kalea
brb........need a drink
11:05 pm
FranMag
night abe!
11:05 pm
CiociaJudy
tr 6/18 first one
11:05 pm
CiociaJudy
bye abe
11:05 pm
FranMag
first st6/21 anyone?
11:06 pm
FranMag
plural judy
11:06 pm
CiociaJudy
sounds like what you do to books when you put them one on top of the other with a vowel at the end Fran
11:06 pm
chj
st6 st**k of records + te**** ball
11:06 pm
helenkeller
tr 6/18 = pl of the tr 5/10 - features
11:07 pm
CiociaJudy
The chorus is singing . . . . * FIREWORKS * ty Fran and throw me a fish!!!!
11:07 pm
GreyWoulf
help with the te9 now, please
11:07 pm
FranMag
thanks judy!!
11:07 pm
FranMag
and chj!
11:07 pm
helenkeller
wtg auntie !!!!!!!!!!!!
11:07 pm
FranMag
yay judy!!!!!
11:07 pm
kalea
wooooooohoooooooooo Judy
11:07 pm
debbinla
yipee jucy!!
11:08 pm
CiociaJudy
te 9 GW - what falls down your cheek when you cry + a mark on your clothing
11:08 pm
chj
dont know them...what era
11:08 pm
CiociaJudy
* attempts to curtsy and falls over *
11:08 pm
GreyWoulf
thanks Judy -- these compound words are always my downfall
11:09 pm
kalea
*picks Judy up, and brushes her off*
11:09 pm
FranMag
te5/10 after plural canvas dwellings?
11:09 pm
GreyWoulf
obviously you haven't fully recovered from being shot earlier, Judy -- here take my chair.... I insist
11:09 pm
FranMag
thanks for that te9 also judy!
11:09 pm
CiociaJudy
it is now after midnight. I'll be falling asleep in court tomorrow. Thank you allllll for your help. I pray the grid will be smaller tomorrow.
11:09 pm
stidmama
JUDY DOOD IT! YAYAYAYAY!
11:09 pm
kalea
te + ***nfall
11:10 pm
FranMag
night judy!!
11:10 pm
CiociaJudy
how thoughtful of you gq and kalea.
11:10 pm
CiociaJudy
ty Stid
11:10 pm
helenkeller
good nite judy
11:10 pm
CiociaJudy
that was gw not gq
11:10 pm
MayneGuy
mi 7/36 (first one) nad mi 6/21 (last one)
11:10 pm
stidmama
the chapter is up at babanon, on the second page of the thread.
11:10 pm
FranMag
thanks kalea!
11:10 pm
stidmama
(oh I dunno Judy, gq probably fits him, too!)
11:11 pm
debbinla
thank you stid!!
11:11 pm
MayneGuy
WTG Judy! 37 and still rolling
11:11 pm
stidmama
go helen go!
11:11 pm
CiociaJudy
(true Stid)
11:11 pm
CiociaJudy
good luck Mayne. You can do it!
11:11 pm
FranMag
MG, small vehicles (compound)
11:11 pm
kalea
mi........more of the stuff in mi***meat pie
11:11 pm
FranMag
sorry, wrong one MG!
11:11 pm
GreyWoulf
not by a long shot, stid --- I am a simple blue jeans and t-shirt kinda guy
11:11 pm
GreyWoulf
Though I have been told I clean up pretty good ;D
11:12 pm
FranMag
te7/28 after rough te*****
11:12 pm
MayneGuy
Fran thanks - why am I missing the obvious ones tonite?
11:12 pm
kalea
mi6.........misspelled mi****** than the sword
11:12 pm
stidmama
LOL Woulf! If good looks run in the family, I bet Seb takes after you!
11:12 pm
stidmama
Oh -- btw, how did your daughter like her birthday party and presents?
11:13 pm
lynxxx
I think I'll give up with 123 to go - good luck to you all who are still going !
11:13 pm
MayneGuy
ty kalea - but makes me itchy!
11:13 pm
FranMag
bye lynxxx!
11:13 pm
stidmama
later lynxxxx... I have 134 remaining.
11:13 pm
GreyWoulf
MG -- it is as I said earlier -- Once you play Babble long enough the wierd becomes normal, and the normal becomes invisible
11:13 pm
kalea
night lynxxx
11:13 pm
MayneGuy
how about lu 6/36?
11:13 pm
helenkeller
good nite lynxxx
11:13 pm
FranMag
lol wolfie! so true.
11:14 pm
esquian
Norad - are you there?
11:14 pm
GreyWoulf
And she loved her presents, stid -- the table is a hit because she can open and close the umbrella on it all by herself
11:14 pm
leighprefect
I'm trying to not get into onling gambling, but the thought of winning is just...irresistable.
11:14 pm
FranMag
MG, sort of make more luxurious
11:14 pm
MayneGuy
LOL Grey woulf!
11:14 pm
GreyWoulf
But the rollerskates she got were an even bigger hit
11:14 pm
stidmama
oh that makes a kid feel so grown-up! well done, Daddy-type Guy!
11:14 pm
kalea
lu.........delu* accommodations = past tense of eat
11:14 pm
FranMag
first ti5/12?
11:15 pm
stidmama
leigh! and how is the thought of losing? ;-)
11:15 pm
FranMag
te7/28 after the rough te7/28?
11:15 pm
kalea
ti.......metal plus abbr for connecticut
11:15 pm
chj
ti5/12 ti*can + connecticut
11:15 pm
GreyWoulf
Thanks stid --*blushes slightly* -- I didn't even think of it from that angle -- just got the set because it has the Backyardigans on it
11:15 pm
Kahlua
Hey Mg are you going to make this grid?
11:15 pm
stidmama
rollerskates? Oh my! I still have the scars on my elbows (don't ask) from when I had rollerskates at age four...
11:15 pm
leighprefect
I know, I know, but I can't help it...
11:16 pm
FranMag
thankds chj and kalea! forgot about that word!
11:16 pm
kalea
te7.............sounds the same as the rough one
11:16 pm
GreyWoulf
stid -- she was like a baby fawn -- she fell down so many times in the first few minutes I lost count, but she didn't let that stop her at all
11:16 pm
stidmama
Do you have a large supply of bandages and popsicles, Woulf? (that's what my mother used to do for all my boo-boos)
11:17 pm
stidmama
I bet she was darling, hope you got some nice pics!
11:17 pm
GreyWoulf
I have taught her that falling is nothing to be afraid or ashamed of... it just happens
11:17 pm
MayneGuy
Kahlua! ibb and i have been taking turns all day (been back and forth from ag hall) - 34 left and my brain is mush!
11:17 pm
debbinla
how bout the very last te 7?
11:17 pm
GreyWoulf
The bandages we have, though I haven't introduced her to popsicles yet
11:17 pm
stidmama
leigh -- the other night you left because of "stupid boyfriend troubles". The query is, was it a "stupid boyfriend" trouble, or stupid "boyfriend trouble"...
11:17 pm
kalea
te + little green men - ma*****s
11:18 pm
MayneGuy
Not getting the lu - tried ier and ite no luck
11:18 pm
Kahlua
you guys are die hards...or losers one or the other ;)
11:18 pm
leighprefect
A bit of both.
11:18 pm
GreyWoulf
And I got a few pix, I need to get a better camera though -- the refresh rate before I can take another with the one I have is agonisingly slow
11:18 pm
stidmama
Yes, because my back was so bad, my kids learned to say "oopsie" and pick themselves up, dust themselves off and come sit on my lap for inspection. :-)
11:18 pm
esquian
NORAD - are you there?
11:18 pm
leighprefect
Kahlua- Perhaps a group of die-hard losers.
11:18 pm
kalea
lu + sideways cross + past tense of eat
11:18 pm
FranMag
MG, kalea had a better clue, lu*ury + consumed
11:19 pm
stidmama
They are still pretty tough fellas!
11:19 pm
stidmama
hope you got things sorted out properly, then, leigh.
11:19 pm
debbinla
thank kalea
11:19 pm
GreyWoulf
I believe the term you are looking for is "beneficially insane", Kahlua
11:19 pm
MayneGuy
Kahlua - we end up staying up late (idiots!) and then have this drive to finish it! *prefers die hards to losers*
11:19 pm
FranMag
ti6/0 anyone?
11:19 pm
kalea
ooooooooh, i LIKE that, GW
11:19 pm
leighprefect
Not really. *laugh* I seem to be going in circles.
11:19 pm
MayneGuy
Greywoulf - that's exactly it!
11:20 pm
helenkeller
an 5/10?
11:20 pm
Kahlua
*walks quiety to the podium and announces with a megaphone* TOMORROW IS MG'S BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!
11:20 pm
FranMag
ti6/30 anyone?
11:20 pm
kalea
6/30, Fran?
11:20 pm
stidmama
well leigh, eventually it'll get worked through. Is your family back from vacation and is your mouth all healed now?
11:20 pm
kalea
metal + not empty
11:20 pm
FranMag
helen, which one?
11:20 pm
MayneGuy
ty Fran and Kalea - finally got it!
11:20 pm
helenkeller
ti 6/30 filled up with metal
11:20 pm
helenkeller
fran - any & all
11:21 pm
FranMag
thanks kalea!!
11:21 pm
stidmama
OOH! Another Babble birthday! *counting candles...* how many dozens of candles will we need?
11:21 pm
FranMag
1st one is a + not far
11:21 pm
GreyWoulf
I have officially hit my goal of halfway with all the 9's found!!
11:21 pm
leighprefect
Unfortunately, everyone is home. But my mouth is healed, yes. Thanks. I'm not quite the same as before, but it's okay. I'll get over it.
11:21 pm
Kahlua
lots!!! hundreds
11:21 pm
FranMag
2nd one, latin plural of an4/4
11:21 pm
stidmama
woo -hoo Woulf!
11:22 pm
FranMag
last an5/10 sounds like main dish
11:22 pm
stidmama
Oh! I forgot my goal of finding one from each block...
11:22 pm
MayneGuy
Hohoho!
11:22 pm
leighprefect
*wanders on over to a couch*
11:22 pm
FranMag
the final an5/10 just change the last vowel of the last one n the list.
11:22 pm
kalea
santa????/
11:22 pm
stidmama
*relaxes a bit* I need something from the bottom E... any ideas, folks?
11:22 pm
MayneGuy
ta 7/28?
11:23 pm
kalea
*hops on MG's knee*
11:23 pm
helenkeller
tyvm fran
11:23 pm
GreyWoulf
me too, stid -- I still need to locat an I and and E
11:23 pm
MayneGuy
Not that old, Kalea!
11:23 pm
stidmama
*giggle* poor MayneGirl...
11:23 pm
Kahlua
happy bithday to Mg, happy birthday to mg, haaaappppppyyyy biiiirrrthdaaay to mg, what's it like to be old hehehhe
11:23 pm
GreyWoulf
the right I and the lower E to specify
11:23 pm
hurshy
en7 beg/plead
11:23 pm
kalea
ta.........more than one fish sauce
11:23 pm
MayneGuy
*falls to ground in agony*
11:23 pm
leighprefect
stid- listen to me?
11:23 pm
FranMag
last ti7/28?
11:24 pm
MayneGuy
Stid - thanks for sticking by me in my hour of need...
11:24 pm
FranMag
yw helen!
11:24 pm
Kahlua
four martinis with dinner and I'm feeling bratty
11:24 pm
kalea
sorry MG *picks her up, and gives her a margarita*
11:24 pm
stidmama
??? leigh? something to do with a a listening organ?
11:24 pm
leighprefect
I need a drink in this hour.
11:24 pm
MayneGuy
You don't even like martinis!
11:24 pm
hurshy
ti7/28 thing you put in solution drop by drop
11:24 pm
kalea
ti.....breast + rave
11:24 pm
stidmama
it's okay, MG. we can be "oldish" together... I know for a fact dear Jill has us beat!
11:24 pm
leighprefect
Yes, mama. You said you needed a word down there. I was just trying to give you one.
11:25 pm
Kahlua
I like raspberry ones!
11:25 pm
MayneGuy
ty kalea - this grid is driving me to drink
11:25 pm
MayneGuy
it's the first ta7/28 that i need
11:25 pm
stidmama
okay, I am trying to think, leigh -- but I am pretty slow tonight. *rust falls out of listening organ as gears turn*
11:25 pm
FranMag
thanks kalea!!
11:26 pm
hurshy
ta7/28 beige + o'hara residence
11:26 pm
MayneGuy
OMG - I raised a child who can destroy a martini!
11:26 pm
kalea
diplomacy + not empty, MG
11:26 pm
leighprefect
You have the word. Or maybe I had the wrong letter for the right word.
11:26 pm
MayneGuy
great clue hurshy thx!
11:26 pm
Kahlua
I didn't desroy it...the bartender did...I just drank it :) *hic*
11:26 pm
kalea
oops....sorry, wrong one
11:26 pm
stidmama
hi hurshy! you blended in with MayneGirl to my bleary eyes...
11:27 pm
kalea
lol Kahlua
11:27 pm
leighprefect
You could always e*** your keep around here by telling stories. I think that's the e that got me the bottom block.
11:27 pm
kalea
nonempty choochoo
11:27 pm
hurshy
tr8/60 did jesse james shoot that whole tr8 of people?
11:27 pm
stidmama
I think the word that fits your clue comes from the middle E, leigh.
11:27 pm
GreyWoulf
nope, leigh -- that is off the top e
11:27 pm
MayneGuy
*shocked and awed*
11:27 pm
hurshy
stid, you may have missed me saying en7 beg/plead.
11:27 pm
stidmama
So Mr. G. Woulf, what am I looking for?
11:28 pm
MayneGuy
Need a whole lotta ti's
11:28 pm
leighprefect
Damn.
11:28 pm
FranMag
thanks hursh and kalea!
11:28 pm
leighprefect
*yawn*
11:28 pm
GreyWoulf
what hurshy just said stid :)
11:28 pm
FranMag
tr5/12 after the tr4/4?
11:28 pm
stidmama
oooh! I got one, leigh! It means "to beg" -- like I was just doing...
11:28 pm
hurshy
or put a law into effect, or ec5
11:28 pm
stidmama
um. yep. what you said, hurshy!
11:29 pm
hurshy
tr5/12 3 prefix + what keeps you cool in summer
11:29 pm
kalea
tr...prefix for three + summer cooling machine
11:29 pm
esquian
NORAD NORAD NORAD - are you there?
11:30 pm
Kahlua
*skips around waiting for the flip* lalalala
11:30 pm
stidmama
okay, new goal. the 11 please...
11:30 pm
FranMag
thanks again hursh and kalea, tried to use fan at first, doh!!
11:30 pm
hurshy
in11, 5 letter prefix + st6
11:30 pm
GreyWoulf
so how about an I that originates from the rightmost one, please
11:30 pm
MayneGuy
Obviously G has left the building
11:30 pm
stidmama
thanks hurshy *looking*
11:31 pm
kalea
in11.........between + pulled muscle
11:31 pm
FranMag
last tr7/thirty-six?
11:31 pm
stidmama
whee! so many good cluers tonight!
11:31 pm
hurshy
in5/26 or in11
11:31 pm
MayneGuy
ti 5/12 and ti 6/30
11:32 pm
hurshy
tr7/36 sounds sciency, like an atom
11:32 pm
stidmama
Woulf -- person who is in college but works at a big office to learn the ropes is an in6
11:32 pm
kalea
tr...........the tr5/10 before it, minus last vowel + mineral suffix
11:32 pm
kalea
ti5.........plot of land
11:32 pm
stidmama
or maybe that comes from the other I on the top... now *I* am getting all turned around!
11:33 pm
hurshy
ti5/12 little bit of color
11:33 pm
kalea
ti6/30..........not empty metal can
11:33 pm
hurshy
ti 6/30 i'd like a ti6 of sardines, please
11:33 pm
GreyWoulf
so far no luck here, but haven't found the 5/26 yet
11:33 pm
kalea
which one, GW?
11:34 pm
MayneGuy
ty kalea - got the 6/30 but don't get plot of land clue
11:34 pm
stidmama
AN 9 please?
11:34 pm
GreyWoulf
the in that hurshy mentioned, kalea
11:34 pm
FranMag
thank you, thank you, thank you hursh and kalea!! firewords!!!
11:34 pm
GreyWoulf
got it!!
11:34 pm
hurshy
an9 sounds like a person who thinks about things logically, but with a c stuck in it.
11:34 pm
kalea
MG..........how about digestive tr****
11:34 pm
stidmama
YAY Fran!
11:35 pm
kalea
wohoooo Fran
11:35 pm
debbinla
CONGRATS FRAN!!!
11:35 pm
MayneGuy
YAY for Fran!
11:35 pm
hurshy
you don't get the plot of land clue because it's tr, and you wanted ti, which is a little bit of color.
11:35 pm
cybernan
Hello Everyone -- how are you doing with this giant?
11:35 pm
kalea
in5...........in + repair
11:35 pm
MayneGuy
it's ti's I'm after, Kalea
11:35 pm
FranMag
ti5/12 is metal + abbrev for connecticut.
11:35 pm
kalea
oops..........sorry MG
11:35 pm
debbinla
in 8/40
11:36 pm
kalea
which one, deb?
11:36 pm
FranMag
first one is in8/40 organs debb
11:36 pm
hurshy
first in8/40, liver, kidney, etc are in8 organs. other 2 are pls.
11:36 pm
stidmama
thinking about it hurshy, thanks.
11:36 pm
MayneGuy
ty Fran!
11:37 pm
debbinla
sorry - the last one - the in7/28 and in 8/40 before the bottom two
11:37 pm
FranMag
in7/28 is in + somthing nice (trick or ...)
11:37 pm
hurshy
you can't possibly know that, debb. i think you need the ones before that, that sound like people who register for a contest, but with i instead of e.
11:38 pm
debbinla
the pair bfore that
11:38 pm
helenkeller
ar 5/10? both
11:38 pm
hurshy
both based on prev 4/4
11:38 pm
Kahlua
where you at now mg?
11:38 pm
FranMag
helen, latin plural of ar4/4
11:39 pm
debbinla
thank you - sorry for the confusion!! i got em!
11:39 pm
FranMag
and a + genuine
11:39 pm
kalea
and a + not fake
11:39 pm
FranMag
goooo debb!!!
11:39 pm
stidmama
I am NOT getting the AN 9 -- more help please? I think it starts with the 4-letter word for point of extrusion...
11:39 pm
FranMag
goooo helen!!!
11:40 pm
hurshy
close, stid. stick the c in 3rd posish.
11:40 pm
helenkeller
ar 5/12?
11:40 pm
kalea
an + first vowel + movie reviewer with second consonant changed
11:40 pm
MayneGuy
Alas - Kahlua - I seem to be stuck at 29 - what a coincidence as it is my bday tomorrow! *laughs gaily*
11:40 pm
stidmama
*thinking* thanks again hursh and kalea
11:40 pm
FranMag
helen, a + anagram of **** the red (viking explorer)
11:40 pm
hurshy
ar5/12 - babblet - i am, you *** + fudge ripple
11:41 pm
kalea
ar........to be + frozen water minus e
11:41 pm
stidmama
yippee! I got it!
11:41 pm
helenkeller
ty fran
11:41 pm
helenkeller
ty fran
11:41 pm
Kahlua
????? your turing 29 again???? isn't this the 40th year in a row that you done that
11:41 pm
FranMag
goooo stid!!!
11:41 pm
FranMag
yw helen, yw helen
11:41 pm
GreyWoulf
go stidmama go!
11:41 pm
helenkeller
lol, lol
11:42 pm
MayneGuy
*ignoring rude child*
11:42 pm
Kahlua
*giggle nervously while she waits to get the #$@#!@# kicked out of her by MG*
11:42 pm
helenkeller
er 5/12?
11:42 pm
stidmama
right. I have only 119 remaining. That's a mere 5 words per minutes or so... LOL
11:42 pm
hurshy
er 5/12, girl's name
11:42 pm
FranMag
helen, er*** kane on soaps
11:42 pm
kalea
er.........author jong
11:42 pm
stidmama
Kahlua, if you want ANY B-day cake tomorrow, you had best simmer down... *stern look*
11:42 pm
debbinla
lol stid - i have 47 - and am going nowhere - yet, i still try
11:43 pm
FranMag
gooo debb!!!
11:43 pm
Kahlua
*sits sheepishly in the conner*
11:43 pm
debbinla
how bout the first tr8/60
11:43 pm
stidmama
*confused look* who's conner?
11:43 pm
kalea
not empty choochoo
11:44 pm
FranMag
debb, choo choo filled to capacity
11:44 pm
Kahlua
corner?? can't type
11:44 pm
debbinla
thank you both - i'm dumb today
11:44 pm
chj
tr8 rr + the glass is half ***l
11:44 pm
helenkeller
te 6/18 & te 7/28? at end
11:44 pm
FranMag
not dumb debb, overwhelmed!! i felt the same way!
11:44 pm
kalea
not dumb...........looking at a 300 grid does that
11:45 pm
hurshy
te 6/18 rhymes with worth
11:45 pm
debbinla
i'd been on a run of getting them all done - then told my nephew i get them every night - that was yesterday -- jinxed myself !
11:45 pm
FranMag
helen, rhymes with what you do with a ticket stub
11:45 pm
renfield
only one dummy allowed here...moi!
11:45 pm
stidmama
LOL Kahlua. thanks for all the help, folks, I met my goals and now really really must go get the things off my bed so I can sleep tonight (have been sorting old kid books into toss-giveaway-keep for the hoped-for-someday-not-too-soon grandkids)
11:45 pm
FranMag
and plural
11:46 pm
FranMag
night stidmama!!
11:46 pm
stidmama
good night all!
11:46 pm
FranMag
lol debb!!
11:46 pm
debbinla
gnite stid - i'm looking forward to catching up with the story
11:46 pm
Kahlua
nite stid...take care
11:46 pm
leighprefect
I should hope not too soon....night, stid
11:46 pm
FranMag
hi rennie!
11:46 pm
renfield
sweet z's atid
11:46 pm
renfield
hey ya fran!
11:46 pm
kalea
te6........te + = consonant + puttin on the ***z
11:46 pm
MayneGuy
26 - still breathing
11:46 pm
debbinla
hi again ren!
11:46 pm
GreyWoulf
clue for the in8/45?
11:47 pm
MayneGuy
NIte Stid - see u tomorrow
11:47 pm
renfield
hey again deb!
11:47 pm
helenkeller
but it can't find a rhyme for putsitinmypocket
11:47 pm
hurshy
in8/45 people who foment riots
11:47 pm
GreyWoulf
g'nite stid
11:47 pm
helenkeller
no, just kidding, i got it , ty
11:47 pm
kalea
in.......those who in6
11:47 pm
GreyWoulf
thanks
11:47 pm
helenkeller
tr 7/36? i couldn't get it from previous clues
11:47 pm
FranMag
plural wolfie, for the ones who start riots
11:47 pm
Blaze
hello ((GW))... and to one and all
11:48 pm
Kahlua
Your probably not going to make it MG...but you should be darn proud that you got that many!!
11:48 pm
hurshy
tr7/26 take a very strong metal and remove "an"
11:48 pm
FranMag
helen, prefix for three + outdoor a*r***
11:48 pm
FranMag
hi blaze
11:48 pm
GreyWoulf
{{*Blazee*}}
11:48 pm
kalea
tr.........tr5/10 before it minus the e + me + not sure what to say
11:48 pm
Kahlua
Is IBB still with you?
11:49 pm
MayneGuy
Thanks, Kahlua! It's really too big a grid! That's my story...
11:49 pm
GreyWoulf
ta8/45? I know it was clue just recently, but I missed it
11:49 pm
MayneGuy
Indeed he is!
11:49 pm
Kahlua
It's crazy big...I didn't even attempt it.
11:49 pm
Blaze
I am so glad there is only 6 minutes left on this grid... I only have 203 owrds left to NOT find
11:49 pm
hurshy
ta 8/45 adj form of prev 6/18
11:49 pm
MayneGuy
tr 8/50 anyone?
11:49 pm
Kahlua
got 100 and gave up
11:49 pm
kalea
ta........fish sauce + ***k springsteen
11:49 pm
FranMag
wolfie, add "sort of" suffix to ta6/18
11:49 pm
helenkeller
ty - got it from hurshy
11:50 pm
FranMag
sorry helen, my clue wasn't very good.
11:51 pm
helenkeller
FIREWORDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
11:51 pm
FranMag
yay helen!!!!
11:51 pm
MayneGuy
PLEASE! tr 8/50
11:51 pm
kalea
wohooooo helen
11:51 pm
debbinla
yipeeeeee for helen wgt
11:51 pm
MayneGuy
YAY for HELEN
11:51 pm
helenkeller
that's okay fran - it's hard when there are way more *****'s than letters, lol
11:51 pm
GreyWoulf
thanks
11:51 pm
Blaze
Hip hip horray for Helen %%%%%
11:51 pm
kalea
tr8/50, MG?
11:51 pm
FranMag
tr8/60 is choo choo filled to capacity
11:51 pm
helenkeller
tr 8/60 - amtrak peopled to capacity
11:52 pm
MayneGuy
yes pls
11:52 pm
helenkeller
ty,ty,ty
11:52 pm
MayneGuy
I'm an IDIOT! thx helen
11:53 pm
leighprefect
Made it to halfway.
11:53 pm
GreyWoulf
mi8/50?
11:53 pm
leighprefect
I just haven't been in a babble mood lately. *sigh*
11:53 pm
FranMag
wolfie, plural of small vehicles
11:54 pm
kalea
little autos, GW
11:54 pm
MayneGuy
GW small autos
11:54 pm
MayneGuy
ir 6/18
11:54 pm
GreyWoulf
sorry to hear that, leigh -- but the pride should be in the play not in the finish so take heart!! {{Hug}}
11:54 pm
debbinla
how bout the t 6/33 and ta 7/52 after the cab - do they build off the 4/9 - cause ie been monkey-ing that for hours
11:54 pm
hurshy
ir 6/18, fake
11:54 pm
kalea
ir + not fake
11:55 pm
leighprefect
thanks, gw..
11:55 pm
MayneGuy
ty hurshy and kalea!
11:55 pm
GreyWoulf
Thanks all -- since I was staying up way past my bedtime I revised my goal to get the 8's as well and I did!!
11:55 pm
kalea
ta6......those who impose levy
11:56 pm
debbinla
good for you gw
11:56 pm
Blaze
I am glad I caught you GW
11:56 pm
hurshy
yes debb, the 6 ends like ci4/5, and the 7/52 is adj form.
11:56 pm
Kahlua
Race again at the flip MG?
11:56 pm
GreyWoulf
me too, Blaze -- I miss all my late late night buddies
11:56 pm
jillibus
well, finished supper (not the dishes yet) and back for the flip with 194 words found and 117 left, and I don't care. I'm in awe of those who have finished this horror and hope tomorrow's won't be a huge one too.
11:57 pm
Blaze
Is all well with the family ?? and the new job ??
11:57 pm
debbinla
thank you hurshy
11:57 pm
Blaze
Hi Jilli I caught you before you headed off to bed...LOL
11:57 pm
GreyWoulf
family are all well, Seb just cut four teeth at once
11:57 pm
GreyWoulf
Kristianna celebrated her 3rd b-day on Sun
11:58 pm
Blaze
Lucky boy... poor mom and dad...
11:58 pm
chj
almost flip time
11:58 pm
Blaze
happy birthday
11:58 pm
jillibus
very funny, blaze - you know I hardly ever head for bed!!!
11:58 pm
MayneGuy
For sure, Kahlua - but can't call names if you lose!
11:58 pm
GreyWoulf
and the job is going well -- I have long days, but I am allowed overtime unlike any other place I have ever worked
11:58 pm
Blaze
just about seven times a night... lOL
11:58 pm
debbinla
yeah, i have 40 left - doubtful i'll get them in a mintue
11:58 pm
jillibus
whose birthday???
11:58 pm
debbinla
how big do u think the next one will be?
11:59 pm
leighprefect
big
11:59 pm
MayneGuy
Stuck at 20
11:59 pm
debbinla
good job mg!
11:59 pm
debbinla
premature flipster
11:59 pm
Kahlua
promise no name
11:59 pm
MayneGuy
19 and flipis coming ican feel it
12:00 am
hurshy
hey, she's deaf and dumb, she needs to be psychic to make up for it
12:00 am
MayneGuy
you're on kahlua!
12:00 am
helenkeller
lol deb