Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, January 8, 2007

12:00 am

flosey

flip

12:00 am

Minveryork

Flip flip hooray!

12:00 am

Erda

Ha ha and ha

12:00 am

stidmama

flip

12:00 am

dr9397

flip

12:00 am

stidmama

oooh. yuck.

12:00 am

Angb

flip

12:00 am

jillibus

bah

12:00 am

TeaNCrackers

carud!

12:00 am

brandyjack

never was any good at math....

12:00 am

debbinla

flipster -

12:00 am

debbinla

ooooh goodness!

12:00 am

brandyjack

or reading the numbers on babble for that matter....

12:00 am

TeaNCrackers

new cuties on board!

12:00 am

helenkeller

flip

12:01 am

Minveryork

Goodnight to my fellow babblers!I'll see you tomorrow

12:01 am

jillibus

I really don't have time for these huge ones

12:01 am

flosey

good night Min

12:01 am

stidmama

froggy -- was going to say, when our kids were little, I had a little corner always set up for them with paper and glue sticks (and a floor mat) and crayons. Their artwork graced our kitchen and halls for years!

12:01 am

melonheadjujube

id!lt (upside-downish flip!)

12:01 am

stidmama

good night Min!

12:01 am

flosey

ouch, this is too much

12:01 am

helenkeller

yikes! a biggie!

12:01 am

stidmama

Tea -- they're adorable! (of course)

12:02 am

jillibus

I guess nan will be happy but I'm not

12:02 am

melonheadjujube

oh, TnC they are cute!

12:02 am

TeaNCrackers

thanks, stid - those were new Christmas outfits they got

12:02 am

Angb

we 7

12:02 am

stidmama

I don't know if I want to do this one. Will decide in the morning. If I feel really energetic, I might. Otherwise... no way!

12:02 am

brandyjack

stats posted.

12:02 am

melonheadjujube

tl!b (another upside down flip)

12:02 am

TeaNCrackers

we have since cut Crackers' hair - it is much shorter!

12:02 am

stidmama

WOW BJ! *bowing to greatness*

12:03 am

stidmama

LOL melon!

12:03 am

melonheadjujube

335 ouch - i think i'll just hunt for the biggies

12:03 am

Angb

another we 7

12:03 am

stidmama

and I am off to eat cake and fall into bed. Early morning tomorrow, it's my day to help a bit at the school.

12:03 am

jillibus

night stid (read my icon at bedtime)

12:03 am

brandyjack

ea7 to go with we7

12:04 am

cybernan

oh boy -- and I plan to paint the den tomorrow!

12:04 am

marpocky

335! oofda

12:04 am

frogtaco

Night stid

12:04 am

melonheadjujube

ha7

12:04 am

brandyjack

wa7, and another pair of ea7 we7's.

12:05 am

brandyjack

ae7...

12:05 am

:D

th7

12:05 am

jillibus

nan -- love your profile!

12:05 am

Natasha

of 7...and hello

12:05 am

flosey

I'm off to bed, good night all

12:06 am

melonheadjujube

phantom: anteater

12:06 am

Angb

te 7

12:06 am

Natasha

he7

12:06 am

jillibus

night, flosey (you too -- read my profile!)

12:06 am

melonheadjujube

th8

12:06 am

flosey

yes

12:06 am

helenkeller

melon! i wsa just going to say that one!

12:07 am

TeaNCrackers

how in the heck is the of 7 a word?

12:07 am

ARB

Shalom Everyone

12:07 am

Natasha

I don't know tea, but enable thinks so

12:08 am

Angb

se 7

12:08 am

melonheadjujube

boker tov, ARB

12:08 am

brandyjack

the short of5/16 is even stranger

12:08 am

melonheadjujube

the of7 i found is very ordinarylikewise the of5

12:08 am

brandyjack

the one that comes after the 7, not the one before that is it's base

12:09 am

marpocky

so8, from of7

12:10 am

DRBERNABO

2 re7s,

12:10 am

DRBERNABO

th 8

12:10 am

melonheadjujube

how many points brandyjack?

12:10 am

DRBERNABO

wa 7, we 7

12:10 am

melonheadjujube

th7

12:10 am

DRBERNABO

da 7

12:10 am

brandyjack

both are of5/16. one ends with 2nd syllable, the other ends with 3rd syllable

12:10 am

marpocky

thetan was not found in the dictionary. sorry tom cruise

12:11 am

melonheadjujube

lo7

12:11 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up - nice grid!

12:11 am

melonheadjujube

are there 2 of7S?

12:11 am

DRBERNABO

2 x we7

12:12 am

brandyjack

only 3 of's period.

12:12 am

marpocky

no, 2 of5's

12:12 am

melonheadjujube

hmm, i misstyped and got a word - howdya like that?

12:12 am

melonheadjujube

ahhh

12:12 am

melonheadjujube

luvU lickety!

12:12 am

DRBERNABO

so8

12:12 am

brandyjack

po7

12:14 am

jillibus

thanks Lickety me dearie

12:14 am

melonheadjujube

i have 3 we7s so far

12:15 am

melonheadjujube

he7

12:15 am

debbinla

sweeeeeeeeeeeeet lickety - thanks!!! hi babblers!

12:15 am

marpocky

there's an amusing dw8

12:16 am

marpocky

ea7, ea8 combo

12:17 am

jillibus

phantom - therefore

12:17 am

DRBERNABO

this might be my fastest to 100 words. what a fun grid

12:20 am

melonheadjujube

fo8

12:20 am

melonheadjujube

taDah DRB

12:21 am

melonheadjujube

se7

12:21 am

brandyjack

defintiely my fastest to 100

12:21 am

brandyjack

sack time.

12:21 am

brandyjack

ciao

12:21 am

melonheadjujube

buona notte bj

12:21 am

cybernan

bye, bj

12:21 am

helenkeller

good nite bj

12:22 am

chic

Hi ya Helen!

12:22 am

helenkeller

hiya chic!

12:23 am

melonheadjujube

ea7 & 8

12:24 am

melonheadjujube

'nuther ea7

12:25 am

DRBERNABO

i have 3 ea7s so far

12:25 am

Natasha

I've got 4 drbernabo

12:25 am

ARB

I have 4 ea 7's

12:26 am

DRBERNABO

then I will keep looking

12:26 am

Faerie

Hello my fellow addicts :)

12:27 am

Natasha

if you have three of them you just need to change the ending of one of them to get the 4th

12:28 am

Natasha

hi faerie

12:29 am

Faerie

Hi Natasha

12:29 am

Natasha

lol, I've already got more than I got all day yesterday

12:29 am

melonheadjujube

ARB, i'm listening to Israeli radio while i play - Kol Ha Campus - 106 fm

12:31 am

ARB

Melon, I've never heard of it -- will go turn on the radio right now.

12:31 am

helenkeller

200!

12:31 am

melonheadjujube

wooHoo hk!

12:31 am

Natasha

wow! go HK

12:31 am

Faerie

te 7

12:31 am

Faerie

th8

12:32 am

melonheadjujube

its www 106fm co il on the internet. there playing spacey instrumentals right now

12:32 am

melonheadjujube

their - & english my 1st lang! sheesh

12:33 am

helenkeller

got my new icon & going to bed now - taped the housewives & going to watch it now

12:34 am

melonheadjujube

good icon hk - those were my 1st chapter books - have fun & laila tov

12:34 am

helenkeller

wwhat the heck are 'chapter books' - kids say that all the time. what are they talking about?

12:35 am

melonheadjujube

books with chapters - as opposed to "little kid books' i guess

12:35 am

DRBERNABO

chapter books are books where at the end of a chapter you make a choice of which chapter to go to next

12:35 am

DRBERNABO

you can read it several times and make different decisions

12:35 am

:D

an7

12:36 am

DRBERNABO

so there are a half dozen different endings possible. I have a bunch of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" ones

12:36 am

helenkeller

drb - so are you saying then that each 'chapter' is a story in it's own right?

12:36 am

Natasha

dr, aren't those just choose your own adventure books? My kids refer to books with distinct chapters as chapter books

12:36 am

Natasha

it is a big deal to move from easy readers to books with actual chapters

12:36 am

:D

we used to call those 'pick-a-path' books

12:36 am

DRBERNABO

could be. My daughter always called them chapter books and what does she know?

12:37 am

Natasha

I guess about as much as any other kid dr! I bet they get called different things regionally. Kind of like pop vs. soda

12:37 am

:D

chapter books usually refer to books released in seperate chapters, used to be fairly common, most recent example of actual physical book rather than etext that i know of was stephen kings green mile

12:38 am

helenkeller

yeah, a big deal to progress in reading, puhl-leeez! - that's why school is TOO easy now-a-days & kids are too spoiled

12:38 am

cybernan

so 8

12:38 am

helenkeller

i have never heard of a pick-a-path book, ever

12:38 am

Natasha

I don't know that I agree that is is totally too easy. My kids have had homework since kindergarten--and it wasn't always simple.

12:38 am

marpocky

drb i love buffy

12:39 am

Natasha

then again, they were in a charter school that was mixed grade

12:39 am

DRBERNABO

joss whedon is writing a new comic book that will be Season 8 of "BtVS"

12:39 am

:D

http://www.gamebooks.org/pickpath.htm

12:40 am

Natasha

I think being with first and second graders allowed them to move in and out of their comfort levels with different subjects

12:40 am

marpocky

i heard that! i read the first few pages and it looks great

12:40 am

helenkeller

but to make such a fuss over progress in reading is a big reason why johnny can't read - it's a necessity -the thinking ought to be more like you just HAVE TO do it, like you have to eat to survive

12:41 am

Gadget

This grid rocks! Makes me feel fast and smart

12:41 am

helenkeller

yes- exactly, hahaha - kids need "comfort levels" now because: drum-roll, there aren't enough good teachers, it's that simple

12:41 am

DRBERNABO

I've ordered three copies from my comic book store: one for me and one each for my daughters

12:42 am

DRBERNABO

Yeah, just type words you think might be there and they usually are. Amazing.

12:42 am

justafreep

Perhaps it's a cultural thing, but a chapter book is pretty much defined as a book with chapters that combine to tell a full story. Choose your own adventure/path books are kinda a subset of those.

12:42 am

Natasha

I see what you are saying hk--and I agree schools fall down in a lot of ways. However, I do think it is good for little kids to see reading as fun and a challeng and this is one way to foster that

12:42 am

justafreep

he says jumping into the midst of a convo!

12:42 am

marpocky

when do those start publishing? march comes to mind

12:42 am

jillibus

my father was my best teacher of reading and I loved it from age 5 on

12:42 am

Natasha

*challenge

12:42 am

helenkeller

& not enough parents who are willing to give up the second job & stay at home to provide that 'comfort' that helps kids to read - too much stress on the poor school system, underpaid teachers

12:42 am

marpocky

i got 3 copies of each of the firefly comics, but basically just to get 1 of each cover :-D

12:42 am

DRBERNABO

something like that. should be if they are ordering them now

12:43 am

VolleymomDee

hi everyone!

12:43 am

helenkeller

jili - same here with my mom - i remember her reading to me as far back as i can remember, there was always reading

12:43 am

jillibus

especially such things as the verse in my icon nobody is reading -

12:43 am

DRBERNABO

i draw the line at being cover crazy. Then again I have close to 200 8 x 10 Buffy/Angel photographs

12:44 am

jillibus

I was NOT read TO - I was taught to read to myself

12:44 am

marpocky

i just ordered all the LEGO parts to build a serenity. maybe i shouldn't have admitted that

12:45 am

DRBERNABO

There's a LEGO serenity? Oh, I don't need to know that...

12:45 am

marpocky

www.reasonablyclever.com

12:45 am

melonheadjujube

i miss picture books, now that my kids are older - there are some wonderful illustrators out there, both older and newer books

12:45 am

Natasha

hk, I don't think of comfort levels as a way to coddle. My kids, like all kids, get some things more intuitively and need more time to learn others. They could join the second graders in reading and the first graders in math and stay with the kindergartners for other things. That's the great thing about mixed age classrooms.

12:46 am

ARB

What is a lego serenity?

12:46 am

ARB

or even before that, what is a serenity?

12:47 am

DRBERNABO

it is a space ship from a tv series and movie made of LEGOs

12:47 am

DRBERNABO

The TV series was called "Firefly" and the spaceship was "Serenity," the title of the movie

12:47 am

marpocky

arb, serenity is the name of the spaceship from the tv show firefly (and movie serenity). a fan made one out of legos

12:47 am

helenkeller

jili - i just came back from reading your profile - informative as awlays :) vn!

12:47 am

ARB

I should tel you all that I am the dispair of my sons-in-law for not knowing anything about Star Wars et al.

12:48 am

ARB

My daughters gave up long ago!

12:48 am

jillibus

helen -- I hope you enjoyed King John -- ???

12:48 am

helenkeller

drb - really?? over 200 pic of angel & buffy - i find that funny

12:49 am

melonheadjujube

fading - 136 words, 20 7s, 5 8s - laila tov all

12:49 am

helenkeller

yes jili - i did, but then i've been having eggnog & rum for a while now

12:49 am

marpocky

200 pics of "angel and buffy"? or 200 pics from both series you mean?

12:49 am

DRBERNABO

Okay, I changed my icon so everybody can see the LEGO Serenity

12:49 am

ARB

laila rov Melon

12:50 am

ARB

Tov

12:50 am

melonheadjujube

gotcha ;)

12:50 am

melonheadjujube

{poof}

12:50 am

helenkeller

nat - thanks for being, uh, diplomatic, i get preachy when i get drinky

12:50 am

DRBERNABO

200 from both series, most with the logos on them, and a couple dozen autographed

12:50 am

marpocky

drb, i should be clear that i'm making the small one

12:50 am

jillibus

But DrB you still say Lucy Maude Montgomery

12:50 am

marpocky

not the much-more-awesome giganto-one

12:51 am

DRBERNABO

Yeah, I suppose I should change that part too

12:51 am

Natasha

oh, no problem hk--I just thought we were having an interesting conversation from different points of view

12:51 am

marpocky

i wish i could have the big one he made though. it would have a place of honor in my house

12:52 am

helenkeller

nat - good, yes,interesting it was :)

12:52 am

helenkeller

good nite everyone

12:52 am

DRBERNABO

I used to have a dozen LEGO castle sets that I would combine to make into architecturally "real" castles

12:52 am

Natasha

anyway, I have to get up in 5 hours, so I must head off to bed. see you all later.

12:52 am

jillibus

If you think lego serenity is a children's author, DrB!

12:52 am

marpocky

night hk

12:52 am

jillibus

night helen and nat

12:52 am

DRBERNABO

LM was only good for 177 words and then I got distracted

12:52 am

cybernan

of the 8's I have ea, so and th -- what else has been called, please?

12:53 am

Gadget

so8, th8

12:53 am

cybernan

have those, gadget

12:54 am

DRBERNABO

phantom: stewards

12:58 am

cybernan

phantom: weather

1:00 am

VolleymomDee

theater phantom

1:01 am

larlielou

dw 8 es 8 ra 8

1:02 am

sprite

morning all

1:03 am

VolleymomDee

hi sprite

1:04 am

cybernan

hi sprite

1:04 am

cybernan

hi sprite
it's a doozie

1:04 am

sprite

big but sweet, this grid, I think?

1:04 am

sprite

words keep jumping out of the grid :)

1:05 am

marpocky

phantom: theater

1:05 am

lynxxx

good grief!

1:06 am

sprite

hey lynxxx!

1:06 am

cybernan

lol lynxxx

1:08 am

sprite

I need Ata! To weep with me over Arwen being here and not being valid :_(

1:14 am

marpocky

phantom: drawer(s)

1:15 am

sapphie1

Hello guys , back to work today after my Christmas break :(. But also back to Babble :)

1:15 am

sprite

hey sapphie :) How was your holiday?

1:15 am

lynxxx

Hi Sapp!

1:16 am

sapphie1

holiday was great thanks sprite.. not looking forward to work though

1:17 am

sapphie1

hi lynxxx

1:19 am

:D

are there 3 of words? and if so are they related?

1:20 am

o-o

yes

1:20 am

o-o

dont know if related

1:20 am

lynxxx

Hi BabbleR

1:21 am

o-o

Hello, lynxxx and all

1:21 am

:D

ty babblerabble, 2of5 wasnt it? and a 7

1:21 am

o-o

yes

1:21 am

sprite

I have 2 related ones, did not see the 3rd yet.

1:22 am

:D

ty babblerabble and sprite

1:24 am

Iain

morning all

1:24 am

sprite

On a side note: this great grid is even better for having only one K word :)

1:24 am

VolleymomDee

how many we 7s?

1:24 am

jwest302

morning

1:24 am

lynxxx

hello Iain

1:25 am

:D

the third is related, a little antiquitated, poetic

1:25 am

jwest302

4

1:25 am

VolleymomDee

ty

1:25 am

jwest302

yw

1:26 am

jillibus

hello sprite, sapphie, babrab, volley,jwest iain, lynxxx, all who arrived while I was doing dishes and stuff

1:26 am

jwest302

hello

1:27 am

sprite

jilli! *hug* How are you?

1:27 am

o-o

HowDy, jillibus

1:27 am

lynxxx

Hi Jilli and jWest and VolleyMom

1:27 am

VolleymomDee

hi lynxxx

1:27 am

jwest302

hi

1:28 am

jillibus

I'm in a sulk, sprite -- didn't want a big grid today -- haven't had time to finish anything lately and hoped to be able to this time

1:29 am

sprite

(((jilli)))
But it is a fast grid, really. It is a lot of fun.

1:29 am

cybernan

the dw 8 and es 8 are eluding me!

1:29 am

jwest302

my cat is attacking a box and trying to eat the tape on it

1:29 am

cybernan

is the dw 8 a derivative of little people?

1:29 am

jwest302

quite funny

1:29 am

sprite

cybernan: there aren't any smaller than the dw8!

1:30 am

cybernan

ah -- got it!

1:30 am

jillibus

I have all of 37 words, only 2 8s, just not seeing things through the sulk :(

1:30 am

VolleymomDee

how many wa 7s?

1:30 am

sprite

Ah, nothing wrong with a good sulk, jilli! ;)

1:30 am

:D

i have 2 volley

1:30 am

VolleymomDee

yes cyber it is (dw)

1:31 am

VolleymomDee

ty

1:31 am

o-o

4

1:32 am

jillibus

got another 8

1:32 am

VolleymomDee

which one jil?

1:32 am

sprite

wtg jilli!

1:33 am

jillibus

th8 -- I think everyone has it already

1:35 am

cybernan

I wonder why you can't hitch up a horse again?

1:38 am

sprite

you can, cybernan. Only enable can't.

1:39 am

cybernan

that darn es is my last 8 ---- grrrrrrrrrrrrrr!

1:39 am

sprite

And I want someone who does the Th8 to be valid!

1:39 am

cybernan

me too sprite -- tried it a couple of times

1:40 am

sprite

it is a chemical word, nan, the es8. It builds on the es5/10.

1:43 am

cybernan

I have one es 5/10 -- is that the only one?

1:44 am

sprite

I don't know yet. So far I have only one too.

1:45 am

lynxxx

Sprite - can I have the value pls so I can work out the end. TY

1:45 am

sprite

the def of mine is: a compound produced by the reaction between an acid and an alcohol with the elimination of a molecule of water

1:45 am

:D

licketys sez 1 es5

1:45 am

sprite

es8/40

1:46 am

:D

one each of es5, 6, 7, 8

1:46 am

sprite

the es8 's def is: any enzyme that hydrolyzes an es5/10 into an alcohol and an acid

1:47 am

VolleymomDee

could I bother someone to tell me which 8 I am missing? I have dw, ea, es, so, th...

1:47 am

jillibus

couldn't see it but typed it in anyway and bingo

1:48 am

sprite

I do that all the time, jilli, lol.

1:50 am

sprite

I have the same ones, Volleymom, sorry.

1:50 am

cybernan

thank you, sprite -- finally googled it. Can go to bed now -- 89 left for tomorrow.

1:50 am

cybernan

good night all ---- (((hugs))) sprite

1:50 am

sprite

night nan :)

1:50 am

VolleymomDee

ty sprite... one is still "hiding" lol

1:50 am

lynxxx

bye Cybernan

1:51 am

jillibus

night nan

1:51 am

:D

ra8/40 - but i dont have it

1:51 am

VolleymomDee

ty

1:53 am

cybernan

8's: dw, ea, es, ra, so, th -- good luck

1:54 am

VolleymomDee

ty cyber

1:58 am

wilson27fan

WOW,what a cube,going to bed with 201 on and 134 left to find / HAPPY BABBLING ALL

1:59 am

sprite

night wilson

1:59 am

lynxxx

bye Wilson

2:01 am

jillibus

well done wilson - g'night

2:03 am

sprite

that ra8 eludes me. Am I just blind or is it a funny one?

2:04 am

VolleymomDee

I still haven't found it either

2:04 am

jillibus

nor I

2:04 am

Dispatch

try of being ra4/4 for the ra8

2:06 am

sprite

thanks :)

2:06 am

Dispatch

yw

2:07 am

sprite

Volleymom and jilli: the worth of precious stones depends for a good part on their ra8.

2:07 am

joey

the ra ends in the loch monster

2:08 am

:D

ty joey & dispatch

2:08 am

VolleymomDee

joey ty ty ... didn't get it til your clue!!!

2:08 am

VolleymomDee

ty dispatch

2:08 am

joey

yvw

2:08 am

VolleymomDee

ty sprite

2:08 am

Dispatch

i've got the es 5, 6, and 8...but can't see the 7. any clues?

2:09 am

:D

anyone have the lo5/10??

2:09 am

:D

es7 is not related to the others

2:09 am

o-o

es + trick or ...

2:09 am

jillibus

thanks joey -- it should end in ity though

2:09 am

joey

the lo 5/10 ends in the same thing as the loch monster

2:10 am

Dispatch

ty BR...should have had it...it's been in the grid lately

2:10 am

joey

i agree jillibus, i have never heard of that word. but then there are a lot of words that i have never heard of that are in here

2:10 am

:D

oh ty joey

2:10 am

jillibus

too right, joey!

2:11 am

jillibus

and thanks for the es, babrab

2:11 am

girlfriday

Im stuck on that ES 8 I have all the others...I keep monkey typing but can't get it...help, please. Only 8 Im missing.

2:12 am

sprite

es5 + ** the world turns + vowel

2:12 am

Dispatch

es8: er + con + er5/10

2:13 am

Dispatch

sorry...es8: es + con + er5/10

2:13 am

girlfriday

Thanks!

2:14 am

sprite

Did everyone find the Ts4/8 without any vowels?

2:14 am

jillibus

no!!!

2:14 am

girlfriday

now I did, thanks!

2:15 am

Dispatch

ty sprite

2:15 am

ren8

Ive just found it

2:15 am

sprite

a babblet if I ever saw one, lol

2:15 am

ramix

hi all...been lurking for a bit, but now i'm totally stuck on that dw 8. pretty please?

2:15 am

sprite

hey ramix, longgg time no see indeed :)
dw8: the smallest of the lot.

2:16 am

girlfriday

the smallest of the small people

2:16 am

VolleymomDee

ty for mentioning the ts...

2:16 am

ren8

off to work I go, see you tonight

2:16 am

sprite

bye ren8, have a good day

2:16 am

jillibus

I found a ts4/8 without any vowels but it was "not found in the dictionary" :(

2:16 am

girlfriday

or rather, the most small of the small people

2:16 am

ramix

ack!! the only suffix i didn't try. thanks for the clue guys!

2:17 am

Dispatch

girl friday said a word!

2:17 am

sprite

indeed

2:18 am

girlfriday

Do I have to take a time out?

2:18 am

sprite

lol

2:19 am

sprite

on the naughty spot?

2:19 am

Dispatch

nope...just next time...give me a word i don't already have!! heheh

2:19 am

jillibus

got the ts4/8 and the singular is a word I use a lot!

2:19 am

sprite

for me it is a word they use with me a lot ;)

2:21 am

jillibus

I use it when I'm about to be slapped with a fish

2:21 am

sprite

nobody would dare slapping you with a fish!

2:23 am

jillibus

howcum I'm covered with scales for missing that ts?

2:24 am

sprite

will that perpetrator report at once for proper punishment! No slapping jilli!

2:25 am

jillibus

maybe I did it to myself ;)

2:25 am

sprite

lol, that would complicate matters!

2:25 am

jillibus

soft

2:25 am

sprite

go jilli goooo, on your way to an 8 :)

2:25 am

jillibus

ech -- but you all have it anyway

2:26 am

jillibus

I had the 8!!!

2:26 am

Angb

Hi all - have you lost it then Jilli?

2:26 am

sprite

*very big grin*

2:27 am

jillibus

lost some marbles, I think!

2:27 am

jillibus

hi angb

2:27 am

sprite

hi angb - you said a wo-ord :) And jilli too :)

2:28 am

jillibus

oh dear -- now I see

2:28 am

Angb

Evening .... Have I sprite ... its hard not to when there are 335 of them. Love this type

2:29 am

sprite

Yes, it is Angb, lots of common words in here.

2:29 am

Angb

And I didn't have it ... so thnx

2:29 am

Angb

That's me ... common

2:29 am

jillibus

well, yesterday we couldn't say "grid" or "icon"

2:29 am

lynxxx

Hi Ang

2:29 am

sprite

yes, that was tough

2:29 am

Angb

I kept reasonable quiet yesterday. Hi lynxxx

2:30 am

Dispatch

i am missing an L. i have the lo 4,5,6, and 7 that are related; i have the lo5/10; i have 2 lo 4/4. any help for my missing L?

2:31 am

sprite

another lo4/4, I think. They all come from the same word.

2:31 am

:D

unrelated lo5 - end as the (last 3 letters of) loch monster

2:32 am

Dispatch

:D, got that...and sprite...3 4/4 all together

2:32 am

Angb

That lo 5/10 is a lovely word

2:33 am

:D

yes 3 x 4/4

2:33 am

Dispatch

is there four 4/4?

2:33 am

sprite

there is 3 x 4/4, you said you had 2.

2:34 am

Dispatch

i listed the 4 relating to the 5,6, and 7; and then 2 more 4

2:34 am

lynxxx

there are 3 lo4.4 - one ends in double cons

2:34 am

:D

lo 4/4 = to not win is to lo**, or suffer a lo**, meaning that you have lo**

2:34 am

sprite

the 4 related to the 5,6,7 is 4/7.

2:34 am

Dispatch

oohhhhh...i am confusing myself!

2:35 am

Dispatch

needed that first lo 4/4 that was so obvious that i copying jilli and saying t4 to myself!!!!!!!!!

2:36 am

sprite

Did you lo4/4 something? I am so sorry for your lo4/4. It has been lo4/4 for a long time now.

2:36 am

jillibus

thanks, all -- greyed the L

2:36 am

sprite

yeah :)

2:36 am

Dispatch

ditto jilli

2:37 am

Dispatch

now if only i could see more than 12 F's!!!! those will have to wait until later this morning. I'm off to bed now. nite all!

2:37 am

sprite

night Dispatch

2:37 am

:D

nite dispatch

2:38 am

jillibus

night dispatch!

2:38 am

girlfriday

that's funny, I only have 12 F's too!

2:40 am

sprite

fr4/7 to worry. fr7/56 to worry + tool

2:40 am

lynxxx

nice one Sprite . TY

2:40 am

sprite

yw :)

2:41 am

jillibus

good one, sprite!

2:41 am

jillibus

good 2 or 3, actually

2:42 am

ramix

tool?

2:42 am

sprite

the short ones go well with another vowel too. And latin brother.

2:42 am

sprite

carpenter tool, ramix.

2:43 am

ramix

merci, sprite!

2:43 am

lynxxx

I came, I ---, I conquered

2:43 am

jillibus

hi ramix

2:44 am

jillibus

our hawaiian friend is in the grid

2:44 am

ramix

hi jilibus...i'm here, just lurking

2:44 am

sprite

I love hawaiian words

2:45 am

jillibus

lovely lilting language

2:45 am

sprite

One of my favorite writers is in the grid too, Roald.

2:46 am

sprite

awwww, beautifully put, jilli :D

2:46 am

Angb

thnx sprite

2:46 am

jillibus

oh yes, I see

2:46 am

jillibus

I mean I see roald

2:49 am

sprite

I am happy, for once I have no S-words left at the end!

2:52 am

sprite

wa7/52 compound - someone who should keep a tighter rein on his temper?

2:53 am

jillibus

hmmm

2:53 am

sprite

or, if you don't like cryptic clues, think nuclear.

2:53 am

ramix

hmm indeed!

2:54 am

lynxxx

ahhh !

2:55 am

o-o

I don't mind cryptic clues; its the encryptic clues that are a smidge difficult

2:56 am

jillibus

ah, got it - thanks again

2:58 am

girlfriday

I guess im too tired to get it tonight...thought I had it twice...but no...

2:59 am

jillibus

baby's going "wah!", dear, all confused. Now that's a brit-type cryptic clue.

2:59 am

sprite

girlfriday: when nations fight with arms + upper part of your body

3:00 am

ramix

goodnight all...be back tomorrow to finish up

3:01 am

sprite

night ramix! sweet dreams!

3:01 am

jillibus

night, ramix -- how many left?

3:01 am

lynxxx

so Jilli - is that a w8?

3:01 am

ramix

67

3:01 am

jillibus

w7, lynxxx -- the one sprite was clueing

3:02 am

jillibus

wow, ramix -- well done!

3:02 am

sprite

wtg ramix!

3:02 am

lynxxx

Oh - silly me - I was trying to get it along the lines of we7.44! out of practice with cryptics I guess

3:02 am

girlfriday

nope...obviously got the first part. Just realized there's two ways in on this word...maybe tomorrow. thanks though

3:03 am

ramix

thing is i usually dont get time to get back to the grid before it flips...so i hate leaving.

3:03 am

ramix

but i have to sleep, it's already 1am

3:03 am

jillibus

here too, ramix, and Cat says it's bedtime

3:04 am

sprite

Cat is soooo right ;)

3:04 am

Haz1558

Good morning/evening all. Looks like work today!

3:04 am

sprite

Hi Haz! It is fairly easy, actually. The words will fly out at you right away.

3:04 am

lynxxx

Hi Haz - just in time though - unless your a speed typiste

3:05 am

Haz1558

I don't think I'd count as a speed typist!

3:05 am

Haz1558

wart

3:05 am

sprite

that's one!

3:05 am

Haz1558

See - not concentrating yet!

3:05 am

jillibus

better clue would begin "aiming for trouble when baby says 'wah!' dear,..."

3:05 am

jillibus

hi haz

3:05 am

sprite

wow, that is a great one, jilli

3:06 am

Haz1558

It worked for me, jillibut!

3:06 am

jillibus

hoho -- good!

3:08 am

lynxxx

f7 - she was worried about the cutting remarks

3:09 am

sprite

pfah, finally got my last W. No idea what it means, vaguely remember it being in grids before.
wa7/44 - drop first and 4th letter of 'the state of realising it is there' like in self ~, cancer ~.

3:09 am

jillibus

well, brain has fizzled so I'll have to settle for not even being close to half way, but it's been fun and I'm over my sulk, thanks to the good company.

3:10 am

sprite

sweet dreams, jilli, and thanks for the fun :)

3:10 am

sprite

I like that one too, lynxxx

3:11 am

lynxxx

Its been a pleasure playing with you Jilli as always - bye for now

3:11 am

Haz1558

Sleep well, jillibus.

3:11 am

jillibus

yes, lynxxx -- another nice cryptic!

3:12 am

jillibus

Thanks all, and good night *poof*

3:12 am

Haz1558

Is this cryptic clue day?

3:12 am

Angb

nite jilli

3:13 am

sprite

no, lots of non cryptic clues in the log, Haz. But I have to admit, I love good cryptic clues :)

3:14 am

Haz1558

I do too.

3:14 am

Atalante

hi all :) that has to be the height of language skills - understanding cryptic clues in a foreign language!

3:15 am

sprite

Hey Ata *hug*
I longed for you earlier - wanted someone to weep with me over Arwen being here and not valid!

3:16 am

Atalante

oh no! poor Arwen :(

3:16 am

lynxxx

Hi Atal

3:16 am

Haz1558

Good morning, Atalante.

3:16 am

sprite

*feels totally understood now*

3:17 am

Atalante

there have been some nice tolkien-y words recently

3:17 am

sprite

yes, and some of them even valid :)

3:18 am

Atalante

not enough of them though!

3:20 am

Angb

Hi Ata

3:23 am

Atalante

why why do I start grids when I know I'm not awake enough to see words!

3:23 am

sprite

it is called 'addiction'

3:24 am

lynxxx

Halfway - time for break - BBL (who said addiction!)

3:24 am

sprite

bye lynxx :)

3:24 am

Angb

Good one lynxxx

3:25 am

sprite

fireworks :)

3:25 am

Haz1558

Congratulations sprite!

3:26 am

Angb

Yay sprite - such genious

3:26 am

Angb

* genius - now you can see why I am only half way

3:27 am

sprite

lol! That's because you started later.

3:27 am

Angb

With the time line I start much earlier than you LOL

3:28 am

sprite

see, all is relative ;)

3:28 am

Angb

I love these grids - makes me feel like I know some words ...

3:29 am

sprite

Loved this one too. And for such a big one it has few unwords.

3:29 am

Atalante

yay spritey!

3:31 am

Angb

I have found my 1st 8 letter word - not looking at clues tonite - stupid me

3:32 am

sprite

go Angb!

3:33 am

Angb

Doesn't happen often sprite so I am pleased for small mercies.

3:33 am

sprite

it is fun to find the biggies all by yourself. I also need clues most of the time.

3:34 am

Angb

thnx for the support sprite ...

3:40 am

oboe123

im a newbie can you give me any tips

3:40 am

sprite

I am off, shower and then some domestic chores.

Oboe, welcome here. If you scroll down to the links at the bottom and click Angelsong's Babble Page, you will find great tips there. Good luck!

3:41 am

o-o

hello and welcome, oboe

3:41 am

Haz1558

If you care to read Angelsong's Babble Page, under Friends of Babble at the bottom left of the page, you will find lots of info about the game, the rules etc. Otherwise, try to find four letter words and build up from there. I hope you enjoy the game.

3:41 am

sprite

Have a good day/night/whatever all of you and thanks for the fun :)

3:41 am

oboe123

thank you

3:41 am

Angb

Bye sprite. And hello oboe

3:43 am

kangabrat

Hello oboe from another newbie

3:44 am

oboe123

hello kangabrat

3:44 am

o-o

Just players here; some longer than others. Welcome!

3:45 am

sprite

and welcome kangabrat. Have fun :)
*poof*

3:48 am

Douglas

Hello everyone...

3:48 am

Haz1558

Good morning, Douglas.

3:48 am

Atalante

douglas! hi!

3:48 am

Douglas

Hello Haz

3:49 am

Douglas

Hello Atalante

3:49 am

Douglas

Quite a few words in this grid...

3:50 am

Yoink

Hi all

3:50 am

oboe123

how long have you guys been a member of babble

3:50 am

Haz1558

You're right there, Douglas.

3:50 am

Haz1558

And good morning Yoink.

3:50 am

Haz1558

oboe - if you click on anyone's icon, it usually tells you when they joined.

3:50 am

Douglas

Almost a year, oboe

3:51 am

Douglas

phantom kestrel

3:53 am

Yoink

I'm 6 days older than you in babble age, Haz ;)

3:53 am

Atalante

how's spangle today, haz?

3:53 am

Haz1558

Snoring happily, Atalante.

3:54 am

Douglas

Ricky would say to Fred, "I'm going to let Lucy **** in her own goose."

3:54 am

Haz1558

But I'm MUCH older than you in human years, Yoink....

3:54 am

Atalante

awwwww happy spaniels all round :)

3:55 am

Yoink

And (hopefully) a happy labrador back home

3:55 am

Haz1558

She'll be even happier when she gets a walk. But, as in the Shakespeare weather report 'The rain, it raineth every day.'

3:56 am

FMitch

Morning all, rather too large a grid today me thinks

3:56 am

Atalante

so will Hobbit ... but rain here as well

3:56 am

Haz1558

Good morning FMitch - it's large, but fun so far.

3:56 am

Atalante

aww you have a lab, yoink? what colour?

3:56 am

Yoink

Hi FMitch, you'd be surprised, there are a lot of easy words that just jump out

3:57 am

Yoink

Black, Atalante. just over a year old, called Bonnie

3:57 am

oboe123

how do you put info in your profile

3:57 am

Haz1558

Which reminds me of the two Ronnies sketch when, imitating a sports report, they announced 'East Fife 5, Forfar 4 so far.'

3:57 am

Atalante

awww! black ones are the best

3:57 am

FMitch

Might use Licketys version instead so I don't miss out on all the fun

3:58 am

Haz1558

oboe - you get to put up a profile and icon when you pay to 'go pro'. You might want to take advantage of the free trial period to see whether you enjoy the game.

3:58 am

Yoink

http://www.flickr.com/photos/80667411@
N00/348439490/

3:58 am

Douglas

"I had been running a successful escort agency -- high class, no really, high class girls -- we didn't have any of *that* -- that was right out. So I
decided to open a high class night club for the gentry at Biggleswade with International cuisine and cooking and top line acts, and not a cheap clip joint for picking up *****

3:59 am

Haz1558

That has to be the longest clue! For ta5/10?

3:59 am

Atalante

oh!! she is *gorgeous*!

4:00 am

Douglas

I know I must have said a word in there somewhere...

4:00 am

Yoink

Yeah, she is. We've just had her about a month

4:00 am

Douglas

I was reminded of the Piranha Brothers sketch when I saw that word

4:01 am

oboe123

has any one found the 8 letter word

4:01 am

Yoink

I have one 8, th8 meaning intimidate

4:01 am

Angb

oboe there are 6 x 8 letter words

4:02 am

Haz1558

I have that one as well (hadn't realised it was an 8!)

4:02 am

kangabrat

thanx yoink!

4:02 am

kangabrat

threat

4:02 am

kangabrat

oops and sorry

4:03 am

Douglas

That's a newbie milestone, kanga

4:03 am

Douglas

That's a newbie milestone, kanga

4:03 am

Douglas

That's a newbie milestone, kanga

4:03 am

Douglas

That's a newbie milestone, kanga

4:03 am

Douglas

oops

4:03 am

kangabrat

If only I hadn't done it once before!

4:05 am

Yoink

Don't worry, kangabrat, it happens all the time

4:06 am

kangabrat

sigh of relief

4:07 am

Haz1558

Some people do it of7/40 than others.

4:07 am

Yoink

Heh, didn't have it with the extension, thanks Haz

4:08 am

Haz1558

It doesn't look right as a word, though.

4:08 am

Atalante

it doesn't, does it

4:08 am

Yoink

No, I think I'd usually say more of5

4:08 am

kangabrat

but it makes one laugh!

4:10 am

Douglas

I might be movin' to Montana soon...

4:10 am

Yoink

warhat should be a word, the hat you wear to go to war

4:11 am

Yoink

or the hat for a wa7

4:11 am

Atalante

shouldnt cessate be allowed?

4:11 am

Haz1558

Change it to what you wear your hat upon, and see what you get.

4:12 am

Yoink

I have that one already, thanks

4:12 am

Haz1558

Grand!

4:12 am

tongsa

ballerina

4:13 am

Haz1558

Atalante - cessation is the noun, to cease would be the verb, my dictionary,(admittedly flawed) doesn't have cessate.

4:13 am

Atalante

ahhh ty Haz :)

4:14 am

oboe123

kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

4:14 am

oboe123

sorry\

4:14 am

Douglas

Thanks for saying that Haz, I was going to say something to that effect...

4:15 am

Douglas

I think...I think I am...therefore I am...I think
Of course you are, my bright little ****

4:15 am

Haz1558

Okay - time for dictionary corner to turn her attention to things household. I've got 194 words so the rest can wait until later. Have a good day!

4:15 am

Atalante

bye haz :)

4:16 am

kangabrat

bye haz

4:16 am

Angb

bye haz

4:16 am

Yoink

7 behind you Haz, see you later

4:16 am

FMitch

Have a good day Haz

4:16 am

Atalante

Yoink, that is a coool surgeon fish in your flickr photos

4:17 am

Yoink

That was in the Red Sea off Sharm el Sheikh, never seen water so clear and so many fish

4:18 am

Atalante

the Red Sea is so lovely. Especially way far down the coast of Egypt. Its stunning

4:20 am

Yoink

That jetty went out about 30 metres with the water just over it and the fish would swim all about your feet

4:20 am

Atalante

oh wow! that is very cool

4:21 am

Douglas

I'm halfway to halfway...back later for another bash...

4:21 am

Yoink

You can see it on another of the pics, it went out over a coral shelf

4:22 am

Yoink

Bye Douglas

4:22 am

Atalante

oh yes, that is *very* cool

4:22 am

kangabrat

bye douglas... nearly halfway too

4:23 am

Yoink

I love travel

4:24 am

Atalante

me too, especially diving places with pretty fish

4:25 am

Yoink

I considered diving there but I could see so much by snorkelling that I didn't bother. I have been diving in Goa but the visibility was atrocious in comparison

4:25 am

oboe123

i have found no good words

4:27 am

Atalante

I'd go diving anywhere. There's always something to see. and its just fun being underwater

4:27 am

Atalante

but I'm just addicted to diving

4:28 am

kangabrat

Keep looking oboe! They're there. And I am off to do some housework :-( now that I am half way.

4:28 am

Yoink

It is a great feeling, the freedom of movement is very liberating

4:28 am

Yoink

Bye kangabrat

4:28 am

Atalante

oh its wonderful. best feeling in the world

4:30 am

oboe123

does this game ever get boring

4:30 am

Atalante

nope!

4:31 am

FMitch

frustrating, infuriating, fun exciting but not boring

4:31 am

oboe123

lose

4:31 am

Yoink

That all depends on your bordeom threshold but it hasn't with me

4:32 am

oboe123

sorry i ment to type that to the add word area

4:32 am

lynxxx

Hello again

4:32 am

Yoink

HI lynxxx

4:32 am

FMitch

Hi lynxxx

4:33 am

oboe123

how much does it cost to go pro

4:34 am

Atalante

$14.95 I think

4:34 am

lynxxx

peanuts Oboe - about US10 - for a lifetime of addiction!

4:34 am

FMitch

Think it's $14.95 USD (one off payment)

4:35 am

Yoink

I can't remember it's been so long, $14.95 I think

4:38 am

oboe123

i looked at the rankings you guys are good

4:39 am

FMitch

We have been play way too long!!!!

4:40 am

lynxxx

when the addiction gets you !

4:41 am

FMitch

Sshhhh lynxxx we can stop whenever we want, can't we! Honest : )

4:42 am

lynxxx

well, I now I can!

4:42 am

lynxxx

but I just dont want too!

4:43 am

lynxxx

(and see what it does to your spelling!)

4:44 am

FMitch

LOL

4:45 am

Yoink

You should see what it does to your productivity at work too...

4:46 am

lynxxx

I conquered that Yoink - I only do it at home now. Alright, I have been known to be 2 hours late into work or only have 4 hours sleep but...

4:47 am

oboe123

bye bye

4:47 am

Yoink

Well my job is boring and I'm only here for less than 2 months more now, so I don't really care. Bye oboe

4:48 am

lynxxx

bye Oboe - hope we haven't put you off! Babble really is good.

4:51 am

Atalante

run away while you still can!

4:52 am

Yoink

200 up, slowing up though

4:52 am

Jacula

Morning all.:)

4:53 am

Yoink

Morning , Jacula

4:53 am

lynxxx

Hi Jac !

4:54 am

Atalante

Hi Jac!

4:54 am

movieman

Hiya, everyone!!!!!

Rather a large grid today.......

4:54 am

Yoink

Hi, movieman

4:55 am

Jacula

Hi mm. Yes, looks like another day will pass without me doing the ironing!

4:55 am

lynxxx

Hi Movieman

4:59 am

movieman

I have 9 of the 34 (!!!) 7's so far.....that's da7, ha7, ne7, se7, st7, th7, wa7, & we7x2......some cluez for the rest would be nice, plz?

5:00 am

Yoink

ea7, plural of people that get a salary

5:00 am

Yoink

and 2 more ea7s that build from ea4/4 the compass direction

5:02 am

Yoink

he7 - organ + 2 letters

5:02 am

FMitch

Thanks Yoink, thats given my total a little boost

5:03 am

lynxxx

fr7.56 compound word / he7.32 take he**** / lo7.40 a place up high / re7.28 birds do it / we7.44 there are three of these

5:03 am

movieman

same here, yoink......got 16 of 'em now......

5:04 am

Haz1558

There are wa7/44 - prophets of doom and failures at recycling

5:05 am

Haz1558

po7/32 - a rear entrance or gate

5:05 am

Atalante

ae7/28

5:06 am

Yoink

of7, more of5

5:07 am

Atalante

te7/28

5:07 am

Haz1558

an7/32 - plural flower part

5:07 am

Haz1558

es7/28 - add a little luxury for yourself to the es

5:10 am

lynxxx

Haz - does the an flower sound a bit like the an cattle disease?

5:11 am

movieman

haz, was that wa clue for 1 word or 2?

5:11 am

Haz1558

It starts the same way (first four letters, but ends in the US medical drama)

5:11 am

Haz1558

It was for two different words, MM.

5:11 am

lynxxx

TY Haz - and TY Movieman for starting that!

5:12 am

Haz1558

wa7/44 - those who give notice (the prophets of doom) and wa7/44 - those who fail to use things to full advantage (recycling failures)

5:12 am

Yoink

That's me up to 21 7s, still only one 8 though. Anyone got any hints for 8s other than th8?

5:13 am

Haz1558

Not me, Yoink, sorry.

5:13 am

lynxxx

dw8 - the smallest of the small

5:14 am

Atalante

I have a wa7/44 but I'm not sure if its the same as the recycling clue or not ...

5:14 am

Yoink

Thanks, lynxxx

5:14 am

lynxxx

es8.40 chemical - extend the es5.10

5:15 am

Haz1558

The recycling clue works from the homonym for the bit between chest and hips.

5:15 am

lynxxx

so8.55 use in laundry

5:16 am

movieman

haz, still can't get the prophets of doom one......

5:16 am

Yoink

And thanks twice more

5:16 am

Haz1558

The prophets of doom could also be plural of movie-making brothers?

5:17 am

kkiln

lynxxx -- your clues are great...

5:17 am

Yoink

Or the brothers and sister from Anamaniacs!

5:17 am

movieman

oh.......i already had that one, no wonder i couldn't get it......

5:18 am

lynxxx

wa7.52 used in A bombs (I think)

5:19 am

lynxxx

(that one is compound type too)

5:19 am

Atalante

ok i have a different wa7/44 then

5:19 am

kkiln

still can't get the es 7...luxury?

5:19 am

movieman

kkiln - es=trick or t****

5:19 am

Haz1558

Okay, try e plus a road in a city or town, but change one vowel

5:20 am

Atalante

wa7/44 - the state of being small in Scottish, change the second letter of the small word

5:20 am

Haz1558

Good grief, that's a word?

5:21 am

Atalante

apparently!

5:21 am

Yoink

Weird word

5:21 am

kkiln

Thanks....I was missing the smaller word.

5:22 am

Yoink

ea7 and 8, sincere

5:22 am

lynxxx

I think Im lost - how many WA7.44s are there ?

5:23 am

Haz1558

I have three so far, lynxx.

5:23 am

Atalante

3 here too

5:23 am

lynxxx

TY

5:25 am

sugar

morning all, I have 4 wa 7's

5:25 am

Haz1558

But is one a wa7/52?

5:25 am

movieman

ata, clue me further on that wa7/44 plz?

5:26 am

Yoink

ra8/40, the state of being ra4/4

5:26 am

sugar

sorry,just seen that one is a wa7/52! I'll go back to my box now.........

5:26 am

FranMag

hi everyone! starting really late here. thanks for all the 7 and 8 clues!

5:26 am

Haz1558

It's okay, sugar, just checking to see if you had come up with another wa7 that we didn't have.

5:27 am

Atalante

ermmmmmmmm I can't think of another clue! its such a dumb word

5:27 am

sugar

hi fran

5:27 am

Haz1558

Hello FranMag - I'm just backing away from the computer, things to do...... And the number of words left is even, so that's okay.

5:28 am

Haz1558

wa plus a vowel then the monster of the Loch (wa7)

5:28 am

FranMag

hi sugar, hi haz!

5:28 am

movieman

ty haz......

5:28 am

Yoink

Hi sugar and FranMag

5:28 am

FranMag

hi yoink!

5:28 am

Haz1558

You're welcome - bye again!

5:28 am

movieman

6 more 7's left......

5:29 am

Atalante

ty haz!

5:30 am

sugar

bye hax, tx for all the clues - hiyoink

5:30 am

FranMag

bye haz!

5:30 am

Yoink

Bye, Haz

5:30 am

Atalante

hi Fran!

5:31 am

FranMag

hey ata!

5:31 am

FranMag

i don't know why i started this one! i have a lot to do tomorrow besides babble.

5:31 am

lynxxx

Haz....I got it!

5:31 am

lynxxx

Hi Fran - hope you type fast

5:32 am

FranMag

i do lynxxx, but my brain doesn't find the words as fast as i can type!

5:33 am

lynxxx

You'll be fine then, the words are pretty easy to find

5:40 am

Yoink

Finally down into double figures required

5:40 am

movieman

clue for the k plz?

5:40 am

Yoink

ke4/11

5:41 am

movieman

ty yoink......

5:41 am

lynxxx

Good going Yoink

5:41 am

Scrabbler

Good morning Babblers. 335 words! Look at what some E's, R's T's and an S can do. I'm diving in!

5:42 am

FranMag

hi scrabbler!

5:42 am

Yoink

Morning, Scrabbler

5:43 am

Scrabbler

Ha, my first word was the ke4,11 from your clue, Yoink. My monkey would never have found that one. Fran, you look just like Jamie Leigh Curtis

5:44 am

FranMag

that's because it is jamie lee curtis! :-)

5:44 am

FranMag

theme is children's authors today and that's her new career.

5:44 am

Yoink

Fran, is that up to date in your profile about today's theme being children's authors? Bizarre if it is as there is one in the grid and allowable too

5:44 am

Scrabbler

Oh dear, there are 2 S's, and an est......I know, Fran, I was joking with you.

5:45 am

FranMag

yes yoink

5:45 am

Atalante

woohoo finished the Ls

5:45 am

Scrabbler

I have read some of her kid's books---the one on adoption is very nice.

5:45 am

FranMag

sorry scrabbler, wasn't sure.

5:45 am

FranMag

ooh, i need one more ata! any strange ones?

5:46 am

Atalante

lo5/10 is the strangest!

5:46 am

Yoink

Roald Da4/6 is in the grid for children's authors day

5:46 am

FranMag

thanks yoink!

5:47 am

Yoink

Thanks, Ata. Finished off the Ls too with that one

5:48 am

FranMag

thanks ata!

5:49 am

lynxxx

sheesh - I hate going back over my word list - but today I am getting plural or singular on every other word ...I may just continue!

5:50 am

FranMag

you've probably all found it, but dumb ts4/8 in the grid.

5:50 am

Scrabbler

So what is the strange LO word?

5:50 am

FranMag

scrabbler, a female lo?

5:50 am

Yoink

Why dumb, Fran?

5:51 am

FranMag

kind of like a female lion

5:51 am

FranMag

i just don't think of it as an actual word yoink

5:51 am

Scrabbler

OK, got it. TY

5:51 am

kangabrat

thanks fran

5:52 am

FranMag

yw

5:52 am

Yoink

It can be any of 3 spellings, I've seen all three used

5:53 am

FranMag

i suppose there has to be a way to write those sounds. :-)

5:54 am

Scrabbler

Ah, I found the ts you are referring to.

5:54 am

Yoink

ts4/4 is preferred by most scholars of Slavic studies as a more accurate transliteration of the Russian and is often found in scholarly writing with reference to one of the Russian emperors.

5:54 am

Yoink

Just off the top of my head, lol

5:55 am

Scrabbler

I knew that already, Yoink. LOL

5:55 am

FranMag

thank you for that tidbit yoink. the ts4/8 is the word i was talking about though.

5:55 am

Yoink

off for lunch, later all

5:56 am

sugar

bye Yoink, enjoy!

5:56 am

Yoink

oh! lol, got that too now, thanks

5:56 am

lynxxx

bye Yoink

5:56 am

FranMag

have to get to bed, almost 2 am!

5:56 am

FranMag

hope i can get this done tomorrow!

5:56 am

periwinkle

Hi Everyone, was surprised to see you here Fran

5:56 am

lynxxx

bye Fran

5:57 am

FranMag

peri, i'm really not here. *poof*

5:57 am

Scrabbler

2 Am tuesday or Monday?

5:57 am

sugar

bye fran

6:00 am

Atalante

nice pretty fish wr6/30

6:02 am

Scrabbler

Hmmm, I have wr6,33....

6:03 am

kangabrat

thx ata

6:03 am

movieman

Lunchtime, bbl.......

6:04 am

sugar

bye movi, have a good one!

6:04 am

Atalante

me too *follows MM out of the door*

6:04 am

Scrabbler

Bye Atalante and MM

6:04 am

sugar

okay, so now I'm hungry, bbl

6:06 am

Atalante

so8/55 by the way, as a parting gift!

6:08 am

periwinkle

thanks Ata

6:09 am

periwinkle

I have the so8, clues for the other 8's please

6:10 am

Haz1558

wr6/33 - pin the vowel to the donkey

6:10 am

Scrabbler

TY Hazel. Now, clue for the so8??

6:11 am

periwinkle

so8 to make less hard

6:12 am

Scrabbler

TY Periwinkle!

6:12 am

Haz1558

th8/45 - to make one's bad intentions clear

6:12 am

periwinkle

anytime, Scrabbler

6:12 am

Scrabbler

I have 5 words from that so root now.

6:12 am

periwinkle

thanks Haz

6:12 am

Haz1558

dw8/80 - to be the best of help to Snow White

6:13 am

Haz1558

ea8/40 - where earwigs might stay? Or plural of a characteristic to accompany Frank.

6:14 am

Haz1558

And that is all the 8s that I have so far. But I'm not really here, I'm cleaning....

6:14 am

hydra

Hi folks. Somebody mentioned an so8 clue. Is it a long way down the log?

6:15 am

hydra

Don't worry, I've just found it.

6:15 am

Karys

Hi Haz....ty for those....and hello everyone

6:15 am

Scrabbler

I need more help with that ea8, Hazel--my caffeine level is just hitting the therapeutic range

6:16 am

Haz1558

Karys! Hello and welcome back!

6:16 am

periwinkle

thanks Haz, got the dw8 working on the e8

6:16 am

Jacula

Scrabbler - think of a play, 'The Importance of Being Ea*****'.

6:17 am

Haz1558

Scrabbler - Oscar Wilde wrote a famous play about the importance of being a particular name, similar to the characteristic.

6:17 am

Karys

thank you ...it's good to be back !

6:17 am

Haz1558

I take it everything went smoothly?

6:17 am

Scrabbler

TY Hazel!!!

6:17 am

Jacula

Welcome back, Karys.

6:17 am

mousey

hi guys

6:17 am

hydra

Hi Karys. Happy New Year! And Jacula, Haz, peri... Haven't seen you on the log since last year. Hi mousey

6:17 am

Karys

it all went brilliantly...ty Jac

6:18 am

Scrabbler

OK, 140 words so far and I must get ready for work. Waaaaaahhhhhhh. Have a good day/night everyone!

6:18 am

mousey

bye sc

6:18 am

Scrabbler

Oh, hi mousey!!

6:18 am

Haz1558

Bye Scrabbler - and Karys, delighted to see you back again. Off I go as well!

6:19 am

mousey

thats ok if you didnt see me

6:19 am

periwinkle

got the e8 thanks Haz and Jacula

6:19 am

Jacula

'Bye Scrabbler & Haz. Hi Hydra - not seen you for ages.

6:19 am

Karys

bye to you both

6:19 am

Jacula

y/w - peri.

6:19 am

periwinkle

Hi hydra and mousey

6:19 am

mousey

bye haz

6:20 am

mousey

hi hydra and peri and mousey lol!

6:23 am

mousey

and nobody talks?

6:24 am

Eva

good morning everyone. Finally got below 100, so can emerge from the pit

6:24 am

periwinkle

HI Eva

6:24 am

mousey

??????????????????????????????????????
??????/ WHA

6:24 am

mousey

THANK YOU

6:25 am

mousey

HI EVA

6:25 am

Eva

nice grid, isn't it?

6:25 am

lynxxx

hello mousey - everyones concentrating on finding words....or going to bed - like me! see you all later ( below a 100 too)

6:25 am

Jacula

Hi Eva & Merp. 73 left here and time I took another break.

6:25 am

Eva

hi mousey & peri & jac

6:25 am

mousey

bye lynxxx

6:26 am

Jacula

Hello mousey - What lynxxx just said is true, plus we are not here all of the time but come and go throughout the day.

6:26 am

Jacula

BBL.

6:27 am

mousey

me have brains BRAINS

6:34 am

6a

hi eva

6:34 am

Eva

hi6a

6:35 am

CyborgScrabbler

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

6:35 am

mousey

im bored ME WANT BRAINS BRAINS!!

6:35 am

ch1212

congrats cyborg!

6:35 am

mousey

cooooooooooooooooooooooool

6:36 am

mousey

bye all

6:36 am

sugar

congrats cyborg!!!!!!

6:36 am

mousey

POOF,/;'

6:36 am

spellit

Well done cyborg - I have a long, long way to go! Morning all

6:36 am

sugar

hi spellit

6:37 am

CyborgScrabbler

some tougies in there, thx all

6:37 am

spellit

Hi Sugar - still raining with you? Wet here in Wilts

6:37 am

CyborgScrabbler

*toughies

6:38 am

sugar

Just started raining spellit, quite warm though....

6:38 am

CyborgScrabbler

Hi Speltit, I used to work in Trowbridge :))

6:38 am

spellit

I'm NE of there Cyborg

6:39 am

CyborgScrabbler

Love WIlts, used to live in Bath

6:39 am

Eva

time for a break

6:41 am

spellit

Bath is nice except the rugby has gone down hill

6:43 am

CyborgScrabbler

Spellit, I used to work in Swindon too, for St Ivel on the industrial site just down from the M4, what a small world lol

6:44 am

spellit

I used to work in Swindon at Westlea and now live in Greenmeadow

6:44 am

spellit

My son did some IT temping at St Ivel too

6:44 am

CyborgScrabbler

I am in London now :((

6:45 am

spellit

I have escaped from London ! Welling, Wandsworth, and Putney

6:45 am

CyborgScrabbler

No Way, I probably know him, what is his name?

6:46 am

spellit

His name is Tim and he has just gone snowboarding in Austria

6:46 am

CyborgScrabbler

I am in Cheam, just up the road from the end of the Northern line

6:47 am

CyborgScrabbler

I was there between 1998 and 2002, maybe before his time

6:47 am

spellit

Afer Putney we moved out to Chessington, West Wimbledon, then New Malden. Lots of house moves

6:48 am

CyborgScrabbler

I lived in Winbledon too, off the broadway where the old ODEON used to be

6:48 am

spellit

I used to play chess in the pub opp the station

6:49 am

miametro

afternoon all :)

6:49 am

rosalind230

I was born in London

6:49 am

CyborgScrabbler

Mia, Hi, have missed you!

6:49 am

spellit

Hi and welcome!

6:49 am

sugar

hello miametro

6:49 am

CyborgScrabbler

I used to play Chess at the YMCA in Wimbledon, going back sometime now lol

6:50 am

sugar

ster

6:50 am

miametro

i've been around, but barely, heh.

6:50 am

sugar

ummmmm sorry!

6:50 am

spellit

Me too Rosalind - I am a real cockney born well within the sound of Bow Bells

6:50 am

miametro

been meaning to reply to your latest email but gmail crashed in the middle and i never got back to it, lol. been manic this last week.

6:51 am

rosalind230

I was born in Notting Hill

6:51 am

spellit

Wasnt the YM on the Broadway?

6:51 am

CyborgScrabbler

Oh Mia, My Sister absolutely loves your hand made red scarf, thank you ever so much

6:51 am

sugar

rant

6:51 am

CyborgScrabbler

Yes, YMCA still there on the Broadway, the Odeon has gone now

6:51 am

miametro

i'm so glad she likes it :)

6:52 am

spellit

Ta Sugar!

6:52 am

CyborgScrabbler

MIA is wonderful, go buy some of her work on the web :))))

6:52 am

sugar

okay, heading for the penalty box without being told!

6:53 am

bethanyej

sugar - i just started - don't need help yet - but thanks

6:53 am

spellit

Time for lunch - great to chat

6:54 am

hebbzy

how many words in the grid today ?

6:54 am

rosalind230

335

6:54 am

movieman

335

6:54 am

CyborgScrabbler

Cya Spellit, nice chatting

6:54 am

CyborgScrabbler

335 words / 5130 pts

6:54 am

spellit

Bye Cyborg

6:54 am

hebbzy

thanks

6:55 am

sugar

I know, I know, at least there's good things to eat in the penalty box - have some xmas cake!

6:55 am

movieman

anyone got all the 7's yet?

6:55 am

CyborgScrabbler

yep all 7's

6:56 am

CyborgScrabbler

what do you need?

6:56 am

sugar

beibg bumped off the computer, BBL

6:57 am

CyborgScrabbler

Mia, what you been doin, partying till you dropped?

6:57 am

sugar

*being*

6:59 am

CyborgScrabbler

Movieman, do you need clues?

6:59 am

movieman

I'm missing 4 of them.....i have ae, an, da, eax4, es, fr, ha, lo, ne, of, po, ra, re, se, st, te, thx2, wax4, wex4....

6:59 am

miametro

just busy at work unfortunately.

7:00 am

movieman

cluez plz, cyborg

7:01 am

CyborgScrabbler

FO 7/40 Like floss and present tense of eat

7:02 am

movieman

oh, and i also had the he7....

7:02 am

CyborgScrabbler

HE7/32 he5/12 + 2 letters

7:03 am

CyborgScrabbler

RA7 = * 2

7:03 am

CyborgScrabbler

ra7/32 guys with dreadlocks

7:04 am

P.J.

morning all

7:05 am

movieman

cyborg, i don't get that ra=*2 clue......

7:05 am

CyborgScrabbler

ra7/44 the state of being new

7:06 am

CyborgScrabbler

There are two RA7 words

7:06 am

FMitch

Morning hodag, love the icon

7:07 am

P.J.

Hi Fmitch,TY

7:07 am

CyborgScrabbler

and two RE7 words

7:07 am

movieman

just missing 2 more 7's now

7:08 am

CyborgScrabbler

2 TH words

7:08 am

movieman

i have the re7 re+ bird's homes.....clue for the other one

7:08 am

miametro

glad it's a nice big puzzle today, makes me feel smarter, ha.

7:09 am

movieman

and i have the th7=intent.......

7:09 am

CyborgScrabbler

re7/28 when you repeatedly rip paper

7:12 am

CyborgScrabbler

re7 re+ crocodile ????? - Boo Hoo

7:12 am

movieman

I'm missing 1 7.....i have ae, an, da, eax4, es, fo, fr, ha, he, lo, ne, of, po, rax2, rex2, se, st, te, thx2, wax4, wex4....

7:13 am

CyborgScrabbler

HE*2

7:14 am

CyborgScrabbler

soz scratch that

7:14 am

miametro

how have you been dave?

7:15 am

movieman

i have the he7=ear sense+number......

7:16 am

CyborgScrabbler

There are 3 TH's

7:16 am

CyborgScrabbler

Sarah, I said, been missing you :))

7:16 am

miametro

lol, other than that.

7:17 am

movieman

re the th7's.....i have the melters, and the intention......

7:17 am

CyborgScrabbler

It has totally consumed me lol, nothing else is important

7:18 am

miametro

how amazingly creepy :P i've been crazy at work,it's horrible.

7:18 am

CyborgScrabbler

TH7/32 anagram of anthers

7:19 am

CyborgScrabbler

Sarah, I have been good thanks, I got a call this morning for a job interview tomorrow with Legal and General, I could not be happier and really hope I get it

7:20 am

CyborgScrabbler

I hope to be craziliy busy at work, it is better than being home for months on end lol

7:20 am

miametro

aww, congrats :) fingers crossed for that then.

7:21 am

CyborgScrabbler

Thanks Mia, you have already bought me luck, I just know it was you, gotta keep the faith, maybe catch you upon your return :))

7:22 am

CyborgScrabbler

God willing, he works in humourous ways sometimes

7:22 am

CyborgScrabbler

movieman ... did you get the last one now?

7:23 am

movieman

yes i did

7:23 am

miametro

i'm hoping it's going to calm down, but i think the next month or so is going to be even worse.

7:23 am

miametro

off to america in a month tho so at least i get a reprieve!

7:24 am

grammaterri1

good morn/afternoon all!

7:24 am

Uneaixoise

morning, gramma!

7:24 am

grammaterri1

this in one fun puzzle so far eh?

7:24 am

Uneaixoise

yes!

7:25 am

grammaterri1

I see the re's, LoriP is going to ack ( :

7:25 am

grammaterri1

I love re's but despise co's so I am happy there are no co's ( :

7:26 am

shorty

so is this puzzle easier than the last 2?

7:26 am

grammaterri1

back to the grid for me, blessings, wanted to say hello

7:26 am

Uneaixoise

yes, shorty!!!

7:26 am

CyborgScrabbler

mia...when you back, if your only having a flying visit to Croydon?

7:26 am

shorty

ty then I think I will do it

7:26 am

miametro

leave on 15th back on 28th then staying in london till 4th.

7:27 am

grammaterri1

well so far the beginning is, I found over a hundred just sitting down to it, we'll see what the next 200 bring lol

7:27 am

CyborgScrabbler

yes shorty

7:27 am

miametro

back to work now unfortunately, shall email you this evening probs.

7:27 am

Uneaixoise

shorty, I've found nearly 200 "real" words so far! :-)

7:27 am

CyborgScrabbler

mia, ok thx, looking forward to it!

7:29 am

shorty

lol

7:33 am

Anniebrook

good morning everyone, long grid I see, how is it?

7:34 am

grammaterri1

morning annie, too fun!

7:34 am

Anniebrook

over 300 and fun, okay, will start ...*dives into grid*

7:54 am

Anniebrook

woohoo, i greyed a box

7:57 am

Aloyisius

hello, annie and fellow babblers.. looks like everyone is deep in the grid today - a biggee to start the week. diving in, myself..

7:58 am

Anniebrook

hi aloy, im at the beginning, not too bad

7:59 am

Aloyisius

good to hear, annie... I see a LOT of "er" and plurals.. fingers flying now

8:00 am

grammaterri1

hi aloy, great fun!

8:01 am

Aloyisius

hi gramma, yes, I can see that! After I whittle it down, we shall see how many "wierdos" I have to monkey

8:02 am

grammaterri1

lol yep

8:03 am

EvaNadine

harts

8:03 am

EvaNadine

hart

8:04 am

EvaNadine

*DOH!*

8:04 am

EvaNadine

mornin babblers...hehe

8:04 am

Jacula

Oh deer, evan!

8:04 am

Anniebrook

hi evan, have that one, but thans

8:04 am

Anniebrook

*thanks

8:04 am

grammaterri1

hi evan

8:04 am

Aloyisius

giving away freebies so early, evan?

8:04 am

EvaNadine

only because im not awake...hehe

8:05 am

Jacula

Babbling in your sleep? A sign of addiction, is that. Tee hee.

8:05 am

shorty

i dont so thanks evan heehee

8:06 am

EvaNadine

sadly, i also manage to commute to work in my sleep...heh

8:06 am

EvaNadine

glad to be of help shorty. ;)

8:12 am

Aloyisius

oooh, got the L's...

8:13 am

Anniebrook

aloy, me too! the L's are gone

8:14 am

Anniebrook

going to see what the 8's start with

8:15 am

Uneaixoise

annie, one of them is Downy

8:15 am

Aloyisius

ty, une..

8:15 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

8:17 am

Uneaixoise

th8/45 what mobsters do to intimidate people

8:17 am

Aloyisius

wow, ty again!

8:18 am

Aloyisius

now I have 2 8's (-:

8:18 am

Uneaixoise

it pays to be in the chat log in the middle of the nite :-)

8:19 am

Anniebrook

thanks Une! couldnt sleep?

8:19 am

Anniebrook

thanks Une! couldnt sleep?

8:19 am

Uneaixoise

NEVER sleep! lOL!

8:20 am

Anniebrook

Une, I went through a long period of not sleeping, I got a lot done that I wouldn't have otherwise.

8:21 am

EvaNadine

TS4/8 has no vowels...

8:21 am

Uneaixoise

probably doesn't help that I've got high speed internet in the bedroom! LOL!

8:22 am

Anniebrook

Une, no that is not a sleep solver, lol

8:22 am

Anniebrook

evan, I am clucking away, thanks

8:23 am

Anniebrook

evan, What? no breakfast today?

8:23 am

EvaNadine

yeah, i just went and got it...
"light & fit" peach yogurt, an apple + a bottle of water today

8:23 am

Uneaixoise

off to grab toast before it burns . . . BBL

8:24 am

Anniebrook

evan, very healthy!!! good for you

8:24 am

Aloyisius

see ya, une

8:24 am

Anniebrook

later,une

8:24 am

Jacula

1 word left for me to find, bu I have to be elsewhere now. BBL.

8:25 am

Jacula

*but

8:25 am

Jacula

Happy Babbling!

8:25 am

EvaNadine

im trying annie!
finally made it back to the gym on friday after a month of due to my neck problems....
im definitely feeling it today!
the trainer + i sat down + talked about stuff + tomorrow he is supposed to give me a list of things to eat + not eat, so i figured id get a head start...

8:25 am

Aloyisius

bye, Jacula... wowee, one word!

8:26 am

Aloyisius

babblet alert, ta4 and its pl from the bottom t

8:26 am

Anniebrook

evan, hope your neck problems subside

8:27 am

Anniebrook

ah, the goat, thanks, aloy

8:27 am

EvaNadine

thanks annie -- it feels pretty much all better. thanks to the rehab guy in the gym who did all kindsa crazy things to me!
hehe

8:28 am

Anniebrook

evan, good re: neck now the healthy diet....good for you

8:28 am

EvaNadine

im trying to get myself in shape again!

8:29 am

EvaNadine

the BF + i went for a nice long walk yesterday around brunchtime. :)

8:29 am

Anniebrook

you can DO IT and you WILL, I know, I sound like a mother

8:30 am

EvaNadine

i know i can...i just need to break some old habits...
i have a very lazy tendency, and i get discouraged when i dont see quick results...

8:31 am

Anniebrook

evan, patience!! you have to have patience...I am really speaking to myself also...just started another diet for the 40th time

8:31 am

EvaNadine

patience has never been my forte...heh

8:32 am

Aloyisius

bbl, breakfast time; you two are reminding me to practice healthy habits - do NOT skip bfast!! see ya later

8:32 am

Anniebrook

or the 50th time. lost count. I am not heavy just feel better when I am down a few

8:32 am

Atalante

evan,I'm having the same issue! Stay strong! We can overcome!

8:32 am

Anniebrook

bye aloy, right

8:33 am

EvaNadine

same here annie.
the BF thinks im a twig, but i know im heavier than i should be...
just trying to tone up + build better habits really -- losing weight is just the happy side-effect im hoping to see!

8:34 am

Anniebrook

evan, you can do it and you will! That is what I keep saying to myself when I look at all the goodies in the supermarket...don't touch!

8:35 am

EvaNadine

i hear you there annie!
the BF and i are starting an effort to cook at home more -- difficult to do when his house is walking distance from the bars + restaurants!
but itll be healthier + better financially as well!

8:36 am

Anniebrook

evan, oh dear, move immediately! lol...

8:37 am

Anniebrook

can I have a clue for dw8?

8:39 am

inge

thanks for keeping me company with an occasional clue thrown in. I am giving myself a break. 259 down, 76 to go, bbl

8:39 am

Anniebrook

later, inge

8:39 am

Atalante

dw8 - the most small person

8:39 am

inge

dw 8, the most smallest of Snowists helpers

8:39 am

EvaNadine

hah, the sad thing annie, is that i want to move closer to where he lives!

8:39 am

inge

*Snowwhite

8:40 am

Anniebrook

thanks, inge and Ata

8:40 am

smooth_pappa

woah! A biggy today...

8:40 am

Anniebrook

evan, why sad? But stay where you are

8:41 am

EvaNadine

just sad because its going to be such temptation!

8:42 am

Anniebrook

evan, Am I being dense? what temptation....just stay put

8:42 am

Anniebrook

oh dear, I am being a mother!

8:43 am

EvaNadine

ive been thinking of moving up to his area for a number of reasons....more social life, closer to him, but mainly for work -- its closer/easier to commute to work from there, plus there are TONS of job opportunities in that area...

8:45 am

Anniebrook

evan, lots of good reasons especially closer to work and the job opportunities...the other stuff will come with time.....is it in the DC area or in DC proper... I love visiting DC. There is so much to see and do

8:47 am

EvaNadine

annie -- he lives in bethesda

8:48 am

Anniebrook

doorbell, bbl

8:48 am

smooth_pappa

I used to live in DC... up in NE... what a fun place

8:49 am

Anniebrook

I'm back,...evan, did you ever think of living in DC?

8:54 am

EvaNadine

the idea of living in the city has never really appealed to me...

8:55 am

Anniebrook

then bethesda it is.

8:56 am

Anniebrook

clue for ea 8, please

8:57 am

sugar

ea8 = the importance of being ea......... and then pl, annie

8:57 am

Anniebrook

thanks sugar!

8:57 am

sugar

yw

8:59 am

inge

breaking news from Michigan: we are having a snow blizzard!!! got to go make beds

8:59 am

mom23

tks, sugar. led to a couple more easy but elusive ones!

9:00 am

Anniebrook

hi mom23

9:00 am

sugar

I have 4 more connected to that one

9:01 am

mom23

hi Annie! think it'll rain? more?

9:02 am

Anniebrook

mom, it looks like it is going to snow here.

9:03 am

mom23

i could only hope for here! i'd rather put up with pretty white than soggy gray. even driving.

9:03 am

smooth_pappa

so... are we the only ones left that is snowless, that shouldn't be?

9:04 am

Anniebrook

I agree but it does not stay pretty white here for long..it becomes slushy grey..ugh

9:04 am

mom23

well, then it's time for more white stuff!

9:05 am

Anniebrook

we definitely should have had snow by now, not 70 degrees like it was on Saturday

9:05 am

evanonut

annnnnnnieeeeeeeeeee

9:05 am

Anniebrook

smooth, no snow yet in Wisconsin?

9:05 am

smooth_pappa

oh yeah, I heard about that... saw a picture of sunbathers at coney island

9:06 am

Anniebrook

hi nutsyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!

9:06 am

smooth_pappa

snowless in wisconsin... In northern wisconsin they did have a bunch earleer, but down here in madiosn, not a flake of the stuff

9:06 am

evanonut

buncha rain here

9:06 am

Anniebrook

smooth, that is where I live...I was on the boardwalk and yes, there were out there sunbathing

9:07 am

mom23

my aunt in Tom's River said same thing re boardwalk there, annie

9:08 am

Uneaixoise

yep, a good friend called me from the Newark airport Sat. nite and said it was still balmy there!

9:08 am

Anniebrook

nutsy, love your icon...my grandson who does not like to read (he is 8) loves to read Harry Potter, hooray to JKR

9:08 am

evanonut

oui oui!

9:09 am

Uneaixoise

sun is finally shining here--we've had rain rain rain gloom gloom gloom . . .

9:09 am

Anniebrook

well, it is in the 50's here and dreary

9:10 am

Atalante

well its horrid here, rainy and foggy and COLD

9:10 am

mom23

loud raspberries to Harry's detractors complaining about sorcery, etc. -- real life's almost as bad in some cases!

9:11 am

Uneaixoise

ata, we need some cold here--my yard looks like March rather than early January!

9:11 am

Anniebrook

mom, real life can be much much worse than Harry Potter....I agree with you, a loud Bronx cheer to JKR's detractors....she is marvelous

9:11 am

anike

Fireworks!! Bedtime

9:12 am

Atalante

it does here too ... crocuses have been out for a month already ...

9:12 am

mom23

yahoo anike!

9:12 am

Uneaixoise

wow, congrats, anike!!

9:12 am

Anniebrook

congrats, anike

9:13 am

horse_girl

how many words are in this puzzle guys?????

9:13 am

grammaterri1

something is goiing on in NYC, on fox news

9:14 am

Anniebrook

335 words

9:14 am

Anniebrook

to the TV

9:14 am

horse_girl

o my goodness.lol. thx annie

9:14 am

Uneaixoise

apparently a widespread gas leak

9:15 am

grammaterri1

gas leak, they think, waiting for the mayor to speak

9:15 am

Atalante

There are reports of a strong smell of gas across large parts of Manhattan in New York.

America's Fox News reports that gas can be smelt across the city, including high up in skyscrapers.

9:15 am

mom23

something smelly in NYC

9:15 am

mo

hello all ..... this looks as if it is a marathon!!!!

9:15 am

grammaterri1

I just get an icky feeling in the pit of my stomach when I hear things like that

9:16 am

Atalante

A similar smell is reported across the river in New Jersey.

Con Edison, New York city's biggest gas supplier, says it has no leaks in its system.

Authorities say terrorism is not suspected at this point but they are monitoring the situation.

9:17 am

K.Elisabet

downtown Austin is closed this morning too, two policemen felt ill and many dead birds

9:17 am

evanonut

i bet it's some kind of natural thingy

9:17 am

grammaterri1

a friend of mine works for the BTP in London, and was first on the scene in their bombing, we knew it was going to happen, just wondered when

9:17 am

grammaterri1

I sure hope, and pray it is nut ( :

9:18 am

evanonut

now i gotta put my news on ...brb

9:19 am

Aloyisius

NOTHING on local news.. "across america" on now.. we don't have cable..ty for the h***s up..

9:20 am

evanonut

okay...they say it's not smelling harmful, but this sucks, cause if they raise the security alert i'll be waiting in line an hour to get into work

9:21 am

jean1953

good afternoon everybody:)

9:21 am

Uneaixoise

it's all there is right now on CNN

9:21 am

mo

just read the log ...... hope things turn out ok there in the US ..... OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH YOU.

9:22 am

Anniebrook

they say it is the smell of natural gas. they are not ruling anything out as yet but the NYPD says it is not harmful

9:22 am

Aloyisius

hi, jean

9:23 am

grammaterri1

ty mo, that is sweet of you

9:23 am

Anniebrook

thank you, mo...I lost 2 friends in the World Trade Center bombing and was working in the area in 1983 when the first bombing occurred so this is not good news...only when it is over and nothing happens then it is good

9:23 am

vpchat

weird, we have 10 blocks shut down here in Austin... 2 police officers got sick and many, many birds were found dead this morning. This is Congress Ave., downtown. Hope it's just a coincidence...

9:23 am

mom23

gotta run kids. will check news for updates. see y'all later.

9:23 am

grammaterri1

wow vp

9:24 am

grammaterri1

of course we all know that things are only go to get worse, so we have to be prepared, seems like they are testing that 911 system

9:24 am

Anniebrook

vp, hope all is okay....going back to TV in livingroom, bye, mom

9:25 am

Aloyisius

I think everyone's antennae start vibrating after 9-11, appreciate the news flashes as there is still nada on the local news

9:26 am

evanonut

pardon me a few secs

9:26 am

grammaterri1

for sure aloy

9:27 am

grammaterri1

con ed still says no leaks, but lots of buildings being evacuated

9:27 am

grammaterri1

epa is out sampling the air

9:28 am

grammaterri1

nobody is panicking tho, that's good

9:28 am

grammaterri1

nobody is panicking tho, that's good

9:29 am

Aloyisius

yes, that is good... geez, its an abc station, too.. and to watch the smiling anchors talk about trivialities while all this is going on... the "big" story is about a high school student who was killed in a car accident

9:30 am

grammaterri1

it's not on our local channel either

9:30 am

Aloyisius

not to lessen that tragedy... but don't they know at the news station that stuff is happening nationally?

9:30 am

grammaterri1

maybe you should call them ( :

9:31 am

grammaterri1

I would bet it's a trial run, not that I am a conspiracy theorist ( : but it certainly could be

9:32 am

Aloyisius

I'm sure they are aware.

9:32 am

hurshy

what's happening?

9:32 am

hurshy

i have not turned on the tv today

9:32 am

grammaterri1

some type of gas cloud in NYC and Jersey

9:32 am

grammaterri1

trains are shut down

9:32 am

hurshy

oh dear

9:33 am

grammaterri1

Hazmat teams and DHS are out checking

9:33 am

hurshy

have people been hurt?

9:33 am

dpglauber

according to NPR, officials are saying that gas pressure levels are safe and that the air is not dangerous

9:34 am

grammaterri1

no one taken to hospital, just dizzy and nauseous

9:34 am

hurshy

yeah and they said that it was safe for kids to go back to nearby schools a week after 9/11 and now they are getting sick...

9:34 am

dpglauber

true

9:34 am

grammaterri1

con ed says they don't have any gas leaks

9:34 am

grammaterri1

right hurshy

9:35 am

hurshy

well i hope it turns out to not be very bad.

9:35 am

grammaterri1

maybe someone in NYC that babbles will come on and let us have the poop

9:35 am

grammaterri1

me too hurshy

9:35 am

hurshy

i am in CT, i get NYC local news, i can go check if that might help - but it's not the same as on the spot

9:36 am

Anniebrook

the odor is gas seems to be dissipating accdg to CNN.

9:36 am

grammaterri1

sure, fox is reporting here, they said they can smell it at their studios

9:36 am

Anniebrook

they smelled it from Bleecker St. in Soho to Harlem. that is quite a distance

9:37 am

Atalante

The NYPD, New York's police department, says the gas is not harmful.

Mayor Michale Bloomberg is expected to talk about it shortly.

9:37 am

evanonut

they think it's coming from plants in new jersey

9:37 am

grammaterri1

something happened in Austin too, dead birds everywhere

9:38 am

Anniebrook

evan, they said the odor originated from Bleecker and 4th Sts...

9:38 am

grammaterri1

but I am sure the news reports won't go there, with something happening in NYC

9:38 am

Anniebrook

yes, very weird about Austin

9:38 am

evanonut

just reporting was fox said

9:39 am

jean1953

got to run will bbl when I am at work hopefully happy babbling everyone:)

9:39 am

hurshy

i see, it smells like natural gas - it's not like unidentified

9:39 am

grammaterri1

yeah seems NJ says it's NY and NY says its NY lol

9:39 am

grammaterri1

oops NY says its NJ

9:39 am

Anniebrook

hurshy, they keep saying natural gas

9:39 am

hurshy

that's good, so it's not like some sort of weird toxic thing

9:40 am

grammaterri1

thank God

9:40 am

Anniebrook

hurshy, so far everyone is going about their business as far as I can see on the TV...going back to TV in livingroom

9:40 am

torgone

Maybe NJ's pilot light blew out ..

9:40 am

grammaterri1

har har har tor ( :

9:41 am

hurshy

fox is inviting NYC residents to blog about it at myfoxny.com, so if anyone wants to read blogs

9:41 am

Anniebrook

torgone, that's it! A giant pilot light under a gas tank in Linden

9:43 am

hurshy

so no smoking in NYC today!

9:44 am

hurshy

they are telling people not to ring doorbells, use cell phones if you are smelling it strongly - who knew these things could spark explosions

9:46 am

evanonut

oh! our rain turned to snow!

9:47 am

hurshy

interesting, they said it is possible that it's just the odor additive that is leaking, not necessarily the gas itself

9:48 am

smooth_pappa

been here an hour already, and have only 125 words to show for it... this is goping to take a while!

9:48 am

grammaterri1

did I read earlier pappa that you have the ae8?

9:49 am

hurshy

i have ae6 and 7, there's an 8?

9:49 am

grammaterri1

not sure, that's why I am askihg

9:49 am

Aloyisius

nope

9:50 am

grammaterri1

looking.....for the 6 and 7

9:50 am

smooth_pappa

no there isn't an ae8

9:51 am

Aloyisius

punch holes in the soil ...

9:51 am

grammaterri1

ty was looking the wrong way

9:52 am

Anniebrook

the mayor says they dont know where the smell is coming from, think it is an additive they put in natural gas, dont think it is dangerous...he also said not to turn on lights (?)....oh boy, that is comforting.....i wonder what is happening in Austin, texas

9:53 am

grammaterri1

yep that's comforting

9:53 am

Aloyisius

yeah, I feel a lot better now.. )-:

9:54 am

periwinkle

HI all, have the following 8's: ea8, dw8, so8 and th8. anyone know what the other 8's start with

9:54 am

K.Elisabet

no updates here in Austin...

9:55 am

Anniebrook

thanks, JE

9:55 am

Anniebrook

*KE

9:55 am

Aloyisius

looking, peri

9:55 am

Anniebrook

peri, es 8

9:55 am

hurshy

i have the same 4 you do, peri

9:55 am

periwinkle

thanks Annie will look for it

9:55 am

Aloyisius

ra8... don't have it yet

9:56 am

Anniebrook

I need es8 and ra 8, have the others

9:56 am

Aloyisius

ra8/40

9:56 am

periwinkle

thanks Aloy will look for that too

9:56 am

hurshy

consensus, those are the two hardest, lol

9:57 am

Aloyisius

use the enzyme ending to es5.10... wow, local news just mentioned the gas in NYC.. briefly

9:58 am

hurshy

what's the enzyme ending?

9:58 am

periwinkle

got the es8 thanks Aloy

9:58 am

Atalante

it should be -ase but ....

9:59 am

hurshy

maybe i'm trying the wrong es5?

9:59 am

Anniebrook

going to take a break and watch the TV

9:59 am

Aloyisius

most enzymes have the same ending.. like something that breaks down es*** would be es8... yes, ata got it

9:59 am

hurshy

oh i see, have to start at the right

9:59 am

Aloyisius

brb...

9:59 am

Atalante

oh duh, sorry, I couldn't see it in the grid *facepalm*

10:00 am

hurshy

i couldn't either at first :)

10:01 am

periwinkle

can't find the ra8 is there a clue around

10:02 am

hurshy

avoid non one-point tiles, but that still leaves a lot of monkeying... sigh

10:04 am

raelite

ra8: the essence of being singular?

10:04 am

the_raven

I am

10:05 am

Strider

realite - thks for the ra8 - it is quite simple really

10:05 am

Aloyisius

just found ra8: the ra8 of the steak appealed to him but appalled his dinnermates

10:05 am

the_raven

only love?

10:05 am

CiociaJudy

thx raelite. Morning everyone.

10:06 am

Aloyisius

(they were vegans)

10:06 am

raelite

:) glad to help

10:06 am

periwinkle

HI CJ, did you get the recipe

10:06 am

Strider

I like my steak ra4. If it's almost bloody, that's ok too.

10:06 am

onlylove

yeah raven

10:06 am

Aloyisius

howdy, CJ.. long time, no see

10:06 am

doxy1lover

thanks for the ra clue. got it

10:06 am

the_raven

k...making sure your with me

10:06 am

Aloyisius

great

10:06 am

CiociaJudy

Hi Aloy! Good to "see" you too!

10:07 am

onlylove

always

10:07 am

hurshy

woot

10:07 am

Aloyisius

you may be interested to know that we have had clouds of tree swallows and robins here lately..

10:07 am

periwinkle

thanks, now have all the 8's

10:07 am

the_raven

renew

10:08 am

Aloyisius

and a lovely bald eagle paid us a Christmas visit

10:08 am

the_raven

my bad

10:08 am

CiociaJudy

good for you aloy. I'm all excited because I've been having wrens, titmice, flicker at my window bird feeder.

10:08 am

onlylove

way to go baby

10:08 am

CiociaJudy

How awesome aloy. Eagles are a rare treat.

10:08 am

the_raven

lol....i need to go

10:08 am

the_raven

see you in like....3 mins

10:08 am

onlylove

sure

10:08 am

the_raven

love you

10:09 am

the_raven

plus i suck at this game

10:09 am

the_raven

bye

10:09 am

onlylove

love u too bye

10:09 am

periwinkle

back in a minute, doing laundry

10:09 am

Aloyisius

yup, I saw a huge bird fly overhead.. thought it was a black vulture until I saw the straight wings in flight, grabbed my binos.. and it perched atop a utililty pole not far from here.. for quite a while. What a gift.

10:10 am

CiociaJudy

those moments take your breath away, Aloy.

10:10 am

grammaterri1

wow that is a blessing aloy!

10:10 am

hurshy

as do the ones in NYC...

10:11 am

CiociaJudy

what's happening in NYC? I saw you chatting about it but didn't catch the beginning.

10:11 am

grammaterri1

my ex and I saw a wolverine in the wild in Mich, it was breath taking

10:11 am

grammaterri1

oh my hurshy ( :

10:11 am

grammaterri1

some type of gas leak/gas cloud Judy

10:11 am

grammaterri1

similar event in Austin

10:11 am

CiociaJudy

Hope it doesn't come south.

10:12 am

CiociaJudy

that's weird to have it in NYC and Austin.

10:12 am

grammaterri1

con ed says there is no leak, but there is still a stench

10:12 am

evanonut

no one seems interested in texas though

10:12 am

grammaterri1

fox news has moved on, so guess it's fizzling out now

10:13 am

grammaterri1

I know nut, just a ticker across the bottom of the screen

10:13 am

hurshy

don't worry judy, it's blowing up my way

10:13 am

CiociaJudy

mornin' nut!

10:13 am

raelite

yeah, bush said iraq and suddenly his own country didn't matter anymore

10:13 am

evanonut

morning miss judy

10:13 am

Book Doctor Gwen

morning, afternoon, all. time for time wasting . . .

10:14 am

grammaterri1

I have to be off, bbl to finish my 101 left

10:14 am

grammaterri1

blessings ya'll

10:14 am

CiociaJudy

cu later gramma. morning Gwen

10:14 am

Aloyisius

finally a mention on the local radio...

10:14 am

periwinkle

back

10:15 am

Aloyisius

bye, gramma

10:16 am

Strider

Any clues for the bottom A?

10:16 am

hurshy

ae6 put bubbles in wa5

10:16 am

hurshy

an6 like deer horns but change a letter

10:17 am

Strider

Hurshy - you always come thru. thks

10:17 am

Aloyisius

reproductive stalk of a plant, strider.. the male part

10:17 am

hurshy

2 pls of a certain space

10:17 am

hurshy

stadium and pl

10:19 am

raelite

clue for the k?

10:19 am

Strider

That's great - I now have 7 of the bottom 8 A's.

10:19 am

periwinkle

missing an L word, someone mentioned earlier that there was an odd lo5, any clues

10:19 am

hurshy

ke4/11

10:19 am

Strider

the k is a bablet I think k, 4, 11

10:19 am

hurshy

a female lo?

10:20 am

hurshy

lo, a leer, a female leer

10:20 am

Aloyisius

K + pl letter after e

10:20 am

Atalante

lol hursh

10:20 am

raelite

I kept trying to stuff an o in there...thanks

10:20 am

hurshy

strider did you get the latin pl?

10:21 am

Strider

hursy - I think so, it's a 5, 10 after the 4,4?

10:21 am

periwinkle

finally figured out the lo5 thanks hurshy

10:21 am

hurshy

yes. just, if you only have 7, you must have missed a plural somewhere

10:22 am

hurshy

4 more F's and my right side will be greyed!

10:23 am

periwinkle

only have one C word ce4/5 clues for the others please

10:23 am

hurshy

ce 5/6 combo, we had it quite recently

10:24 am

periwinkle

I don't remember the ce5/6 combo :(

10:24 am

hurshy

make it sound like a small plane but change an N to a T

10:25 am

periwinkle

brb

10:27 am

periwinkle

thanks hurshy

10:28 am

periwinkle

for the E on the far left I have a chemical word but need the other please

10:29 am

Strider

Hurshy - I got the last plural for the bottom A. That box is now grayed.

10:29 am

Aloyisius

do you have the pl, peri?

10:29 am

periwinkle

yes aloy

10:29 am

hurshy

do you mean the far right, peri?

10:29 am

hurshy

ef4

10:29 am

periwinkle

yes Hurshy

10:30 am

hurshy

yay, strider :)

10:30 am

periwinkle

thanks hurshy

10:30 am

periwinkle

don't have any O words clues please

10:31 am

hurshy

hey ata, why aren't you on IM?

10:31 am

periwinkle

found os4 to do with bones

10:31 am

doxy1lover

of5/16 - frequently

10:32 am

periwinkle

thanks doxy, found that and a similar one

10:32 am

periwinkle

need one more O words

10:34 am

Aloyisius

more of of5.16, peri

10:34 am

K.Elisabet

three of the o's have to do with frequency, the other bone

10:34 am

Millerhead

peri: If you know the of5,16, the opther two mean more of5,16.

10:35 am

periwinkle

thanksk Miller

10:35 am

Atalante

i will be in a bit, just on phone

10:35 am

periwinkle

and Aloy

10:35 am

periwinkle

back later, life calls

10:36 am

rolin

still on the o;s..i have 0fx2 and an os..what do i need

10:37 am

K.Elisabet

rolin did you see the clues from a minute or two ago?

10:37 am

doxy1lover

of7 - more frequent

10:37 am

bunnyvicious

Change the last letter on the of 5/16

10:37 am

rolin

aaah..ty both

10:38 am

hurshy

woot! 90% and done with A's!

10:39 am

bunnyvicious

stane

10:40 am

bunnyvicious

strand

10:40 am

72 Temple Owl

ty bunny but i just got that ! : )

10:40 am

hurshy

*cough*

10:40 am

bunnyvicious

ahhh, sorry!!

10:40 am

rolin

no need to apologise bunny..

10:41 am

EvaNadine

bunny -- dont forget to make that first one plural. ;)

10:41 am

rolin

ok..last hint before i have to work...i have the newt of the right e...does anyone have a clue for the other pls?

10:41 am

bunnyvicious

TY, lol

10:41 am

72 Temple Owl

happy new year bunny

10:42 am

EvaNadine

ES8 comes from the right E

10:42 am

bunnyvicious

Hey TO! You too!

10:42 am

rolin

oooh greeaaat...thx

10:43 am

72 Temple Owl

so are you chewing the wood and blaming the bunny lol

10:43 am

bunnyvicious

Nah, the kids.

10:43 am

Mubner

Rolin, think of a woman's name

10:44 am

72 Temple Owl

hahahahhaha hi everyone!

10:44 am

K.Elisabet

I'm missing 11 of the F's - must be missing some really obvious combinations.

10:45 am

rolin

ty..got it..ok..thats the 7 lessser boxes greyed..time to prepare for parent teacher meetings tomorrow...bbl maybe..

10:45 am

hurshy

i miss 4 f's

10:45 am

72 Temple Owl

ty evaN!

10:45 am

o-o

ew 8 - start with the es5/10 preceding and end with suitc****

10:45 am

72 Temple Owl

bye rolin

10:45 am

hurshy

so far i have 5 fe, 4 fl, 6 fo, 7 fr, if that helps, k. elisabet

10:45 am

Uneaixoise

thanks, babblerabble!

10:47 am

o-o

fe --5
fl --4
fo --7
fr -- 10

10:47 am

hurshy

yeah, i figured more fr's :(

10:50 am

K.Elisabet

so I'm missing one fe and half of everything else...

10:50 am

hurshy

you might need fe5/16

10:50 am

Uneaixoise

french for buttcheek :-)

10:51 am

Uneaixoise

hursh, where's your children's author??

10:52 am

K.Elisabet

I have the fe5/16 ditch, is that it?

10:52 am

Uneaixoise

no, that's like Bob Fo***

10:52 am

Uneaixoise

oh, well . . . there's only one fe5/16

10:53 am

hurshy

my children's author? hmmm?

10:53 am

K.Elisabet

So did I just learn some practical French? lol

10:53 am

Uneaixoise

theme du jour

10:53 am

hurshy

i didn't even know i owned an author!

10:53 am

72 Temple Owl

french for butt? my how educationl

10:53 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

10:54 am

Uneaixoise

ONE cheek--both would be fesses :-)

10:54 am

72 Temple Owl

*wishes she had taken frenh instead of spanish*

10:54 am

hurshy

ohhh, i haven't been keeping up with themes much these days

10:54 am

hurshy

une!

10:54 am

Uneaixoise

ergo, to spank is "fesser"

10:54 am

Uneaixoise

quoi, hursh?

10:54 am

Aloyisius

enable never went to a cocktail party where tartare was served, boo...

10:55 am

hurshy

you're on the borderline of word in chat usage

10:55 am

Uneaixoise

enable's led a sheltered life . . .

10:55 am

72 Temple Owl

oh ok une...i thought it might be f + re4/4 = french re4/4

10:55 am

Uneaixoise

are you serious? wow

10:56 am

hurshy

is who serious, me, or alo, or TO?

10:56 am

Uneaixoise

ok, done with today's french lesson

10:56 am

Uneaixoise

you

10:56 am

hurshy

too many chat th6s

10:56 am

Uneaixoise

ooh, didn't have that one, thanks!

10:56 am

hurshy

oh, well, if you meant to do it and you thought it was ok, then ok. whereas, if it were an accident, it would not be ok. i have no idea why i think this.

10:57 am

Uneaixoise

don't know what I meant to do . . . ? In any case, gotta run, BBL

10:57 am

Aloyisius

bye, une

10:58 am

hurshy

bye une :)

10:58 am

72 Temple Owl

bye une!

11:00 am

caitlyn

Afternoon all..........

11:00 am

hurshy

hey cait

11:00 am

Aloyisius

hi caitlyn and TO

11:00 am

o-o

I think to excel in the craft of life each must know what battles to fight; which is, of course, most subjective.

11:00 am

CiociaJudy

Hi Cait & TO.

11:01 am

72 Temple Owl

hi aloy! hi cait! hi hursh!

11:01 am

72 Temple Owl

hi judy!

11:01 am

Babbler

hello all

11:01 am

caitlyn

Hi Babbler

11:02 am

hurshy

ooh, babbler maketh the appearance!

11:02 am

Babbler

Happy New Year to everyone. (is it still new?? lol) : )

11:02 am

72 Temple Owl

hi babs! : )

11:02 am

o-o

Hello, caitlyn, and babblers all

11:02 am

72 Temple Owl

hi rabble

11:02 am

CiociaJudy

Hi Babbler!

11:02 am

CiociaJudy

Hi Rabble!

11:03 am

EvaNadine

afternoon babblers!

11:03 am

caitlyn

Hi evan!!

11:03 am

72 Temple Owl

yes babs- the mummers have strutted here in philly, so we can now officially say it's new year's

11:03 am

Aloyisius

howdy, BR...

11:03 am

CiociaJudy

Hi Evan

11:03 am

Babbler

ooh thanks, T-Owl. I felt terrible not being able to wish everyone happy new year last week.

11:04 am

caitlyn

TO mummers?

11:05 am

72 Temple Owl

yes caitlyn - i believe the custom came from you . it

11:05 am

72 Temple Owl

it's a parade to celebrate the new year, originally tomfoolery with people dresed as "wenches"

11:05 am

caitlyn

Did you have a nice Christmas and New Year Babbler?

11:06 am

72 Temple Owl

brb

11:06 am

Babbler

Mummers are somehow connected to Morris Dancers or something?

11:06 am

Babbler

I did, thanks, Caitlyn. Gained more poundage!! lol! How about you? : )

11:06 am

hurshy

ok i have an author now

11:07 am

caitlyn

Great thanks Babbler..hectic with the grandchildren but fun

11:08 am

mo

who is your author hurshy?

11:08 am

hurshy

laura ingalls wilder

11:08 am

Babbler

Children make Christmas, Caitlyn, don't they. It's not so much fun without them. : )

11:09 am

Aloyisius

last word, wr6.30 was new to me: wr+donkey+vowel, fireworks and I am off to neglected chores.. must get them done before the BIG game tonight at 8pm. Fla or Ohio? Bye Babble buddies!

11:09 am

hurshy

mmm... i guess tastes vary

11:09 am

Babbler

congratulations Aloyisius

11:09 am

mo

ah! ...American i assume?

11:09 am

o-o

Congrats, Aloyisius!

11:09 am

hurshy

thanks alo!!!!

11:09 am

caitlyn

Congrats Aloy!!

11:10 am

hurshy

yes, mo - "little house on the prairie" books

11:10 am

Babbler

Mo, remember Little House on the Prairie? That was about Laura Ingells Wilder and her family.

11:10 am

hurshy

she was of scotch descent

11:10 am

CiociaJudy

woohoo Aloy!

11:10 am

Babbler

Scottish descent

11:10 am

Babbler

scotch is a drink. ; )

11:10 am

caitlyn

I always loved Little House on the Prairie

11:10 am

mo

oh yes i know now thanks.

11:10 am

hurshy

i know, but i thought you could use it that way too

11:10 am

caitlyn

LOL Babbler

11:11 am

Babbler

no. people get upset.

11:11 am

hurshy

hmmm, interesting

11:11 am

EvaNadine

its like asian -vs- oriental

11:12 am

hurshy

so it used to be acceptable, but no longer is? it's not a grammatical issue?

11:12 am

bunnyvicious

Off to take Chopper and Fig Bat to school, back in an hour or so.

11:12 am

Babbler

exactly right. in the UK, we use asian to mean India/Pakistan/Bangladesh. But in the States, Asian describes Chinese/Japanese

11:12 am

Babbler

no hurshy. it's incorrect to refer to a scottish person as scotch.

11:12 am

caitlyn

bunny!! Before you go Happy New Year

11:13 am

Babbler

in the UK, Chinese/Japanese origin is described as Oriental.

11:13 am

EvaNadine

i was always taught that PEOPLE are asian, THINGS are oriental...

11:13 am

bunnyvicious

You to Cait! Byee

11:13 am

Babbler

no. it's to do with the names of the continents / sub-continents

11:13 am

Babbler

no. it's to do with the names of the continents / sub-continents

11:13 am

hurshy

but there is no reason that people can't be oriental other than they don't like it, it is seen as derogatory

11:13 am

inge

FIREWORKS for me

11:13 am

hurshy

in the US it's to do with political correctness, though, babbler

11:13 am

caitlyn

Congrats inge!!

11:13 am

CiociaJudy

woohoo Inge!

11:14 am

Babbler

oriental is derogatory?? first I've heard!!

11:14 am

inge

gotta run to get birthday present and cake for my husband, Bye

11:14 am

o-o

Congratulations, inge

11:14 am

hurshy

well it probably isn't over there! :)

11:14 am

caitlyn

Bye inge

11:14 am

Babbler

you're kidding, hurshy? that's so ridiculous!!

11:14 am

hurshy

well, i know, but what are you gonna do?

11:15 am

72 Temple Owl

if anyone is still here refresh to see mummers

11:15 am

Babbler

blimey.... : /

11:15 am

EvaNadine

i dont pretend to know the Whys, i just know thats what i was taught...heh

11:15 am

Babbler

that's so cool, T-Owl!

11:15 am

EvaNadine

i think its because since Items are "oriental" referring to a person that way is like saying theyre just a thing + not a person...

11:16 am

caitlyn

WOW TO that looks like its great fun!

11:16 am

hurshy

but by the same logic, if i have an asian lamp, asian could be derogatory

11:16 am

Babbler

Well, the Orient is what used to be called The Far East - (far east from the British Empire), so that's China, Japan and over that way.

11:16 am

72 Temple Owl

if you think grown men dressing up like women and shooting guns are cool lol....

11:17 am

caitlyn

LOL TO

11:17 am

hurshy

i think it is all about intent. i think at some point people used "oriental" with derogatory intent, and so it became that, just like negro did.

11:17 am

Babbler

People can twist anything to be derogatory

11:17 am

frogtaco

The term "oriental" originally meant "east of Europe."

11:17 am

EvaNadine

its all far east from the US....hehe

11:17 am

torgone

Is that what mumming is?

11:17 am

72 Temple Owl

It is eiter a brisith or german based celebration i cannot remember which. these ar omis, the traditional mummers. There are fancies and string bands featuring banjos.

11:17 am

hurshy

and we're all occidental! :)

11:18 am

72 Temple Owl

hi tor! want to join *wink wink nudge nudge*

11:18 am

72 Temple Owl

just kidding! : D

11:18 am

Babbler

I'm going to look up 'orient' on wikipedia or something. I'm curious now!

11:18 am

torgone

Sure .. I haven't mummed in forever ..

11:18 am

Babbler

hi Tor-Tor!

11:19 am

caitlyn

Hi tor!!

11:19 am

Babbler

The term "Oriental" is derived from the Latin word oriens, which is the present participle of "orior": to rise. The implication is that it refers to the rising sun, hence the use of Orient to describe the "land of the rising sun", i.e. the Far East, and is exactly analogous with the Chinese term for Japan. Comparable terms are the French-derived "Levant" and "Anatolia" from the Greek anatole, two further locations for the direction in which the sun rises. The opposite term "Occident" - derived from the Latin word occidens, from the verb "occido": I fall - was once used to describe the western world, i.e. the "land of the falling (setting) sun", but is slowly falling into disuse.

11:19 am

72 Temple Owl

well you get drunk tomarch then party all night after the parade in the streets

11:20 am

hurshy

yeah one kid didn't even believe me when i told him occidental was a word.

11:20 am

EvaNadine

http://www.modelminority.com/modules.p
hp?name=News&file=article&sid=183

11:20 am

caitlyn

Fireworks!!

11:21 am

o-o

Congrats, caitlyn!

11:21 am

o-o

Aren't fenderbenders most frequently, occidental?

11:22 am

jan

Babbler, you're right that anything can be twisted to be derogatory, and unfortunately the term oriental got twisted that way by frequent racist usage, so that now it's contaminated in the minds of many. Did you know that a lot of now derogatory terms for women like slut and hussy started out as neutral and developed derogatory senses much later due to sexist users trying to insult women?

11:22 am

72 Temple Owl

yay caitlyn!

11:23 am

Babbler

no, I didn't know that jan. It seems strange to try and imagine those words as anything other than offensive

11:24 am

EvaNadine

the article i linked to basically said that since "Oriental" stems from the Euro-centric use of the word, some people in the asian community preferred to use the term "Asian" because it didnt define them through European eyes...

11:24 am

Babbler

that was interesting, evanadine. I didn't know that.

11:24 am

jan

Hussy originally came from the same word as house, and refered to the idea that women spent time keeping house.

11:24 am

Babbler

it's still confusing to me (as a european) because I have to stop and figure out what someone means when they say 'asian'.

11:25 am

caitlyn

Its like the word gay..used to mean happy and joyful,but now i like the way it is used

11:25 am

EvaNadine

jan -- did you know that the word "wimp" derives from a termm simply meaning "woman" ?

basically, since people viewed women as weak, "wimp" mean from meaning "woman" to "weakling"

s'why i refuse to use the word.

11:25 am

Babbler

I can still remember when gay meant happy!

11:25 am

Babbler

hussy - housewife. wow!

11:27 am

72 Temple Owl

gee this game is educational....we learned the driation of the word as well as the french term for "rear"

11:27 am

jan

That's interesting, evanadine. I remember a historical linguistics paper I heard some years back racing a lot of negative terms referring to women to originally neutral terms that developed negative connotations only later. Oddly, the reverse never happened. Or maybe not so oddly.

11:27 am

Book Doctor Gwen

Hi all, see you're talking about derogatory woids, one of my hobbies. derogatory should be taken to mean that the word is spoken as an insult. It is not the same as "offensive" which means the word is taken as an insult. Most poeple get these two mixed up.

11:28 am

chic

"We've seen the enemy and they is us"

11:28 am

72 Temple Owl

hiya chic!

11:28 am

Babbler

I can

11:28 am

chic

Temple!

11:28 am

Babbler

whoops. I can't see the distinction, Gwen. :s

11:28 am

caitlyn

Hi Gwen
Hi chic

11:29 am

Book Doctor Gwen

jan, an excellent point. words associated with women get degraded over time. Good example is governess.

11:29 am

Babbler

hi chic, hi everyone just arriving

11:29 am

EvaNadine

i think the difference is a word not intended as an insult but is taken that was -vs- a word that is intended as an unsult

11:29 am

72 Temple Owl

i think the opposite is interesting - how terms in common usage are actually offensive if one knows the origins of the words.

11:30 am

chic

Hi Babbler and Caitlyn!

11:30 am

Book Doctor Gwen

babbler: one is spoken to be insulting. the other is heard to be insulting. The intent of the speaker; the reaction of the listener. When an African American calls his friend a nigga it is not supposed to be an insult therefore it is not derogator; however, some guy overhearing it might be offended.

11:31 am

Book Doctor Gwen

one can choose to be offended by anything. this is a separate function of whether the word was being used as an insult. See?

11:31 am

Babbler

My brain cells are whirring, Gwen. :s

11:32 am

chic

and then there is semantics...

11:32 am

Book Doctor Gwen

i am offended by the gubminst spending $BIL on war. War is not derogatory. Is this a better example?

11:32 am

caitlyn

WOW This is interesting tonight...Im going to the bar,drinks anyone?

11:32 am

Babbler

I've heard some women affectionately call each other 'bitch' or similar and they've not been offended at all, but I hate it. Like that?

11:32 am

Book Doctor Gwen

semantics: the science of proving that every woid in the English language is ambiguous. LOL

11:33 am

Book Doctor Gwen

babbler, exactly. you are offended, but they are not being derogatory.

11:33 am

72 Temple Owl

yes cait make it a double please

11:33 am

evanonut

BABBLER!!!!!!!!!1

11:33 am

Babbler

ahaaaa

11:33 am

Babbler

wot? wha'ave I done, Nutser?

11:33 am

72 Temple Owl

hello nut!

11:33 am

Babbler

*Nutster

11:33 am

o-o

So, in the end, the old saw about only opening your mouth to change feet, is a realistic approach to improving global harmony.

11:34 am

Book Doctor Gwen

one of my hobbies is collecting derogatory woids. Most of them are usually offensive as well.

11:34 am

evanonut

hey owl...chix, book...just so shocked to see babbler

11:34 am

caitlyn

Hi nut

11:34 am

chic

hey nutty! I just found out there is a town in AZ called Nutt...

11:34 am

Babbler

you mean pleasantly surprised? or have you fallen off your chair? ;D

11:34 am

Book Doctor Gwen

ummm, yup. although swearing is a time-honored cultural rite LOL

11:35 am

72 Temple Owl

especially with a grid of this size

11:35 am

evanonut

i certainly fell off my chair! nutt...hmmm hope i can vacation there

11:35 am

Babbler

LOL!

11:35 am

72 Temple Owl

chic is it near you?

11:36 am

chic

not too far away; about mid-eastern...

11:37 am

Babbler

so Gwen, I can use a word in a derogatory fashion, and the other person may or may not find it offensive. Like that?

11:37 am

caitlyn

Gwen its fu to see you use the Welsh flag!!LOL

11:37 am

caitlyn

FUN

11:38 am

72 Temple Owl

whoa cait lol speaking of offensive!

11:38 am

Babbler

lol! I was thinking that too, TO!

11:38 am

caitlyn

LOL TO!!

11:39 am

Book Doctor Gwen

babbler, i think you got it, bitch! LOL

11:39 am

72 Temple Owl

i am punch -drunk with 87 word to go...

11:39 am

Babbler

I HATE that, Gwen! I truly do! (LOL!)

11:39 am

Book Doctor Gwen

i am an honorary welsh person, being a Gwyneth in real life LOL

11:40 am

caitlyn

Now should I take that as offensive Gwem

11:40 am

o-o

What you do is your choice

11:40 am

dr9397

May I please have a clue for the two st 5,18 pls?

11:40 am

EvaNadine

so heres the question...if someone says a derogatory word to me, but i dont find it offensive, doesnt that take the steam out of their choo-choo?

11:40 am

Book Doctor Gwen

yes, but, babbler, if your best friend said to you, with a friendly smile, "happy birthday, bitch" and you knew she was just teasing you, this would not be derogatory. (Must of course might be highly offensive anyway!)

11:41 am

Book Doctor Gwen

evan, exactly. this is why w

11:41 am

Babbler

ahaa!! *light bulb moment*. so the word 'bitch' is just a word, it's the intent behind it that makes it derogatory or not.

11:41 am

doxy1lover

dr st5/18 - what is used in a manger

11:41 am

Book Doctor Gwen

. . . why women say "bitch" or girl or other insulting words, or gay people call themselves queer or fags; they are "relaiming" the word at takiung it away from those who use them as insults

11:42 am

72 Temple Owl

LOL 84 words left and tthe one i was missing was the sa4/4 for "not crazy" ....er "not mentally challenged" lol

11:42 am

caitlyn

dr9397 st5/18 dried grass change the vowel for the other st

11:42 am

Book Doctor Gwen

i am offeding when poeple call me Gwem LOL

11:43 am

dr9397

Thanks

11:43 am

caitlyn

Sorry Gwen typing not that good today LOL

11:43 am

EvaNadine

so...isnt a derogatory word still derogatory, even if i dont take offense to it?

11:43 am

chic

I'll see all you word 'hos later.....

11:43 am

Babbler

LOL Chic!

11:44 am

Book Doctor Gwen

evan, no, derogatory is define by intent of the speaker. There is awhole book about the N word, for example, that goes into this.

11:44 am

kthdsn

hi all, what's going on, is there another bad word in the grid?

11:44 am

72 Temple Owl

LOL chix you bee--yatch...

11:44 am

Siouxz

cute chic!

11:44 am

Book Doctor Gwen

kth, LOL!

11:44 am

o-o

So, if a KKK uses racial epithets directed towards another KKK and in the presence of those he knows likely will be offended, the speaker is not to be excoriated?

11:44 am

caitlyn

Hi kth

11:44 am

EvaNadine

so, if you call me the B-word intended it as an insult, but im not insulted by it, its still derogatory because you intended it that way, isnt it?

11:44 am

Siouxz

Kt, how ya been? New Year being good to ya?

11:45 am

Book Doctor Gwen

just being called a woman or a flight attendant or a restaurant owner can be derogatory if the person is using it to insult you

11:45 am

Book Doctor Gwen

evan, yep

11:45 am

kthdsn

mostly good thanks siouxz, things are very difficult but starting to look up a little

11:46 am

caitlyn

kth this started (I think ) about a Scottish person being called scotch LOL

11:46 am

EvaNadine

kth -- no naughty words, i dont think....we just got into this conversation round-about-ly
hehe

11:46 am

Book Doctor Gwen

i'm not sure i can predict how a KKK person would behvae in any situation dealing with racial epithets.

11:46 am

Babbler

oh yeah! it did. Scottish / Scotch are not the same thing.

11:46 am

Book Doctor Gwen

scotch is a drink, not a nationalisty !! LOL

11:47 am

Babbler

exactly right!

11:47 am

72 Temple Owl

*has moment of deja vu*

11:47 am

Babbler

you don't even have scotch biscuits or objects or anything. they're scottish too.

11:47 am

EvaNadine

yeah, so we started talking about scottish-vs-scotch and asian-vs-oriental...

11:47 am

Book Doctor Gwen

but if two KKKers are talking together about some racial group they hate, they are probably going to use a lot of derogatory words that will not be offensive to each other

11:47 am

o-o

nice sidestep

11:47 am

kthdsn

I finally got my passport forms sent off today for the girls :D

11:47 am

caitlyn

and me TO and me..LOL

11:48 am

dr9397

May I have a clue for the first th 6/21 and the th 5/12?

11:48 am

72 Temple Owl

do you have scotch eggs? how about scotch tape?

11:48 am

Book Doctor Gwen

anyway, me back to puzzle for a while, hmm, hmmmm . . .

11:48 am

EvaNadine

what about butterSCOTCH...hehe

11:48 am

Siouxz

Kt, one step at a time...good for you!

11:48 am

72 Temple Owl

lol thanks gwen!

11:49 am

Babbler

scotch tape is a brand name. scotch eggs... you got me!

11:49 am

Babbler

hmmm butterSCOTCH. :P

11:49 am

Babbler

hopscotch

11:49 am

EvaNadine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_eg
g

11:49 am

Babbler

I'm not scottish!! HOw should I know! lol!

11:50 am

Siouxz

have you guys ever heard of "stirring the pot"? Sounds like you are all giving a stir!

11:51 am

Babbler

LOL!! scotch egg isn't even Scottish!! It's a London thing! that's too funny!

11:51 am

caitlyn

LOL Siouxx

11:51 am

EvaNadine

*stirs intently*
hehe

11:51 am

caitlyn

That pot we are stirring is scotch broth

11:51 am

Babbler

hubble bubble toil and trouble...

11:52 am

o-o

so, Siouxz finds the chat offensive even tho not derogatory

11:52 am

Babbler

butterscotch uses scotch whisky... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buttersco
tch

11:52 am

72 Temple Owl

speaking of stirring the pot - i guess nut has gone!

11:52 am

EvaNadine

i so very much wikipedia. :)

11:53 am

Babbler

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopscotch

11:53 am

72 Temple Owl

lol cait!

11:53 am

Babbler

lol cait!

11:53 am

EvaNadine

so very much LOVE, that was supposed to say...heh

11:54 am

Babbler

oooh Scotch broth doesn't have scotch in it, and it is scottish! an exception to the rule! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_br
oth

11:54 am

72 Temple Owl

gee and my mom ate them all the time...fed them to us, too

11:54 am

Babbler

I'm hungry...

11:55 am

EvaNadine

it seems in several cases, "scotch" means a "scratched line"

11:55 am

caitlyn

Does it have lamb in it Babbler

11:55 am

Babbler

butterscotch, TO? doesn't always have scotch in it.

11:55 am

Babbler

it says beef or lamb, cait

11:55 am

72 Temple Owl

*phew* thanks i was beginning to worry...

11:56 am

caitlyn

LOL TO!!!

11:57 am

72 Temple Owl

shoot lunch is over.... : (

11:58 am

72 Temple Owl

oh i found a term in the grid that is potentially offensive and could be derogatory dw5/26

11:59 am

jan

I think the alcohol in cooked things mainly boils away before eating. A friend in culinary arts school told me that alcohol is used to dissolve certain flavor components that are not soluable in water or fat, so it does enhance flavor. Then, its work being done, you can boil it away. BTW my mom wouldn't use vanilla in cooking because of its alcohol...

11:59 am

caitlyn

Thats very true TO I dont think its used now as its not PC!!

11:59 am

72 Temple Owl

whatever but i cannot yet find the 8

11:59 am

torgone

dw8 is the most ..

12:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty tor that is weird....

12:00 pm

Siouxz

Siouxz is not offended, merely chuckling to herself...

12:01 pm

torgone

Either that or it's a party with the wee ones ..

12:01 pm

Millerhead

not offensive! not derogatory! A dw5 star is a scientific term for a very small star. This has nothing to do with little people! (just an example) Other examples may dw5 in comparison.

12:01 pm

chj

vanilla is one of the few useful products of orchids

12:01 pm

jan

Unless you count beauty as a use...

12:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi chj! cait are you bartening? another round please

12:02 pm

chj

the are quite beautiful

12:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

gee tor - don't they have that somewhere in oklahoma? i think i saw it on the travel channel

12:03 pm

caitlyn

Hi chj
Hands a very large drink to TO..cheers!!

12:03 pm

Siouxz

if TO meant bartending, may I have a Bailey's and coffee? It's 40 degrees here in Texas and we don't know how to act!

12:03 pm

EvaNadine

DW8, EA8, ES8, RA8, TH8 -- whats my last 8?

12:03 pm

o-o

So

12:03 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hey, *all* words are potentiall offensive and derogatory! it's all psuckological LOL

12:04 pm

dr9397

May I have a clue for the first th 6/21 and the th 5/12?

12:04 pm

chj

so8 fabric so******

12:04 pm

EvaNadine

chuck a fish at me for that one!

12:04 pm

caitlyn

Thats just what im drinking at the moment Siouxx ...handing a large drink over..cheers

12:04 pm

o-o

th 6 is the plural of the greek letter

12:04 pm

Siouxz

thanx Cait!

12:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

ooh poor siouxz! *hands siouxz a cup* careful now don't spill it. hey siouxz where are your banshees?

12:05 pm

dr9397

thanks

12:05 pm

Siouxz

must have me confused with someone else...only have one and he's in school whilst mom "works"

12:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

i do not have ra 8....

12:06 pm

EvaNadine

heh, theres a musical group called Siouxzee and the Banshees

12:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

exactly!

12:06 pm

o-o

re 8 - the quality of being unique

12:06 pm

Siouxz

Ohhhh, duh!

12:07 pm

dr9397

BabbleRabble - do you have the first th 6,21?

12:07 pm

EvaNadine

TO -- some people are disgusted by the RA8 of my dads steak -- so much blood!

12:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye i don't want to get fired first day back to work - later! thanks rabble bye all!

12:07 pm

caitlyn

Bye TO see you tomorrow

12:07 pm

Siouxz

Just censored a Green Day cd I let my 9 yr old buy. Wow! I thought language warnings were supposed to be printed on the cover! Bless his heart, he came to me and said "Mom, there's some really bad words on here. Even the F word."

12:08 pm

torgone

L8er TO ..

12:08 pm

jan

Thanks for the list of 8's evanadine, I didn't have the ra/8. And just after I was grumbling about the waste of a perfectly good suffix in the grid.

12:08 pm

Siouxz

Hasta TO

12:08 pm

chj

ra8 how i like my steak cooked + scottish monster lake

12:08 pm

o-o

th 6 -- an article and undercover drug agent: ***co

12:08 pm

o-o

Are you feeling better now, chj?

12:08 pm

torgone

Howzabout the es8?

12:09 pm

caitlyn

Going to do supper now...happy babbling all..catch you tomorrow ..bye

12:09 pm

jan

It's one of those enzyme words I think

12:09 pm

EvaNadine

ES5/10 + enzyme ending

12:10 pm

chj

es8 es*imated time of arrival + remove from the blackboard

12:10 pm

dr9397

Thanks Babble I am trying to figure it out.

12:11 pm

hurshy

back from lunch, 26 to go

12:11 pm

chj

yes thanks BR

12:13 pm

hurshy

8 of which are 7's! yikes!

12:13 pm

o-o

th 6/21 - start with preceding th 4/5 and add how much is that doggie in the window, **f **f?

12:13 pm

torgone

Muchos thank yous!

12:14 pm

hurshy

hey, thanks brabble!

12:14 pm

dr9397

thanks Babble

12:16 pm

Siouxz

thanks br, got two words from that clue. another sound a dog makes-ending.

12:16 pm

o-o

then you should have 3

12:16 pm

kthdsn

ok I'm here to start the grid, it better not be another evil one

12:17 pm

hurshy

*looks confused but interested*

12:17 pm

hurshy

it's quite fun kate

12:18 pm

Siouxz

ahhh...thx br!!

12:18 pm

hurshy

bark, growl, woof...

12:18 pm

torgone

It's somewhat evil . .

12:19 pm

hurshy

sioux, that other one you found is also a 6?

12:20 pm

o-o

a 7, hurshy

12:20 pm

hurshy

the plural? i got the plural - but you said there are 3...?

12:22 pm

o-o

ar4/7

12:22 pm

hurshy

ohhhh, i thought you meant 3 t's. cool.

12:24 pm

hydra

think of the sound a barking dog makes, BabbleRabble

12:24 pm

o-o

thanks, hydra

12:25 pm

torgone

Yippee ki yay .. I made it half way . .

12:26 pm

hurshy

anybody done with D's? only 3 dw, i hope?

12:26 pm

hydra

yes, 3 hurshy

12:27 pm

dr9397

May I have a clue for the ae 6,18 pls?

12:27 pm

hurshy

phew.

12:27 pm

hurshy

put bubbles into wa5, dr9397

12:29 pm

dr9397

Thanks Hurshy I am working on it.

12:29 pm

hurshy

you need to start with the lower A

12:30 pm

hurshy

these f's are killing me. sigh.

12:31 pm

lynxxx

Just finished the Ds - only three dw's

12:31 pm

lynxxx

Hursh - you may be missing da5.20

12:31 pm

o-o

two f 7's

12:32 pm

hurshy

i have one of those, actually, lynxxx

12:32 pm

hurshy

ooh, i don't have either F7!

12:33 pm

raelite

po 7? related to mail?

12:33 pm

hurshy

PO7 is in an agatha christie title, po7 of fate

12:34 pm

hurshy

it's not related to mail but does contain it

12:34 pm

Haz1558

It's a back door/gate. Add a letter to the teenager's wall decoration.

12:34 pm

hurshy

yay, got the fo7!

12:35 pm

hurshy

now i know there are just fr's left cause we went over that before

12:37 pm

o-o

other f 7 is a worry cut

12:37 pm

hurshy

a cut that you get because you are worried?

12:38 pm

Haz1558

It's a delicious play on words.

12:38 pm

hurshy

oh, ok :)

12:39 pm

hurshy

got it! the worry was easy but i was having trouble with the cut for some silly reason

12:40 pm

bunnyvicious

I'm still having problems with the cut part...

12:40 pm

hurshy

go up after the worry

12:40 pm

TheFiz

*scratches head trying to figure out the cut part* hi everyone!

12:41 pm

o-o

bunny, think about what Caesar said after the Roman invasion of Gaul

12:42 pm

bunnyvicious

Lol, BabRab, you think I'm MUCH smarter than I am!

12:42 pm

hurshy

almost warlock

12:42 pm

o-o

I came, I ***, I conquered

12:43 pm

bunnyvicious

Ahhh, I was think about a cut on your skin, not something you could cut with. Thanks.

12:43 pm

raelite

not so much worry as agitated sight...

12:43 pm

TheFiz

thanks babblerabble - knew that 7 years of latin would come in handy one of these days.

12:43 pm

bunnyvicious

*thinking

12:43 pm

torgone

It's a tool ..

12:44 pm

o-o

the cigs still in the trash?

12:44 pm

bunnyvicious

Yuppers!

12:44 pm

o-o

WTG!

12:45 pm

bunnyvicious

I think the worst of the cravings have past too, so hopefully it's all downhill.

12:45 pm

hurshy

there's also a coping ***, to use after you use the fr7

12:46 pm

hurshy

tor?

12:46 pm

TheFiz

yay bunny! the love of my life is considering giving the awful things up too...

12:47 pm

o-o

replacing the habit was the hardest .... needed something to fiddle with

12:47 pm

raelite

lo 5.10 pls?

12:47 pm

bunnyvicious

I have to say the patches help, lotsa peppermints. I was leary of the patch, but not now. Maybe you can talk your into talking mine out of smoking. It would be so much easier if he would quit to.

12:47 pm

hurshy

a female lo, rae?

12:47 pm

hurshy

lo rae me fa so many words!

12:48 pm

bunnyvicious

Suckers keep my mouth and hands busy at the same time...

12:48 pm

TheFiz

lol bunny - i bet your breath is WAY better! no smoke and extra peppermint! and good for you for quitting solo - i'm sure that's harder.

12:48 pm

o-o

lo 5/10 -- not more but l***

12:49 pm

raelite

ah yes, a female lo indeed :)

12:49 pm

hurshy

dang it all, just one more E to complete the vowels... just 2 EN words?

12:49 pm

pabtrek

es7/28 please

12:49 pm

bunnyvicious

Yeah, day five I almost packed up all five kids and shipped em to Caitlyn! They don't understand the concept of nerves...

12:49 pm

hurshy

es + trick or _____

12:49 pm

torgone

My fr7/56 gets more use than my coping s**

12:50 pm

torgone

I fr** more than I cope . .

12:50 pm

hurshy

maybe fr***ing is your way of coping

12:50 pm

pabtrek

thanks hurshy, i always miss that one doesn't look like real word

12:51 pm

hurshy

there isn't an ew by any chance, is there?

12:51 pm

o-o

no ew

12:52 pm

hurshy

and 2 EN and one ET? or more of either of those?

12:52 pm

o-o

five e 7's

12:53 pm

hurshy

got all the 7's

12:53 pm

lynxxx

Hursh do you have ef

12:53 pm

hurshy

i mean, all the E7's

12:53 pm

hurshy

yeah, lynxx, i miss one from the top.

12:53 pm

o-o

yes, 2 en's and 1 et

12:54 pm

hurshy

ok

12:56 pm

o-o

five e 6's

12:56 pm

raelite

fo 7?

12:56 pm

hurshy

adj on the fo5

12:57 pm

hurshy

i have 5 e6's. ok so a shortish word, that's good

12:59 pm

ruthy

can anyone please clue me the 1st fr 5/16

12:59 pm

horse_girl

whats the fo 5?????????????????

12:59 pm

hurshy

f + o4 (bone)

12:59 pm

hurshy

first one i have is fr + butt, ruthy

1:00 pm

hurshy

got my E! it was the noble one, silly me.

1:00 pm

torgone

Huh huh . .you said butt . . .

1:00 pm

ruthy

ty hurshy that was the one

1:00 pm

hurshy

yeah, well you have cooties

1:00 pm

o-o

fo 5 -- there are 2 --- add a vowel to the fo 4/7, different one for each

1:01 pm

pabtrek

first fr6/27 please

1:01 pm

hurshy

first? so there's more than one?

1:01 pm

hurshy

mine is a homonym of a cargo ship.

1:02 pm

pabtrek

that's the second one

1:02 pm

o-o

fr 6 -- start with the fr 4/7 and add **tive Americans

1:02 pm

pabtrek

i went to the list when i had a 100 left

1:02 pm

hurshy

woohoooooooooo done with F's

1:02 pm

hurshy

thanks brabble!!!

1:03 pm

torgone

Do not!

1:04 pm

hurshy

do too!

1:05 pm

pabtrek

thanks babble

1:05 pm

torgone

Four eyes!

1:05 pm

hurshy

i'm rubber, you're glue, whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you

1:05 pm

o-o

yw

1:07 pm

o-o

my non-phantom word: truthiness: the quality of stating concepts or facts one wishes or believes to be true, rather than concepts or facts known to be true.

1:07 pm

torgone

Oh yeah? Well you're just a stinky girl ...

1:07 pm

hurshy

haha, torgone just called himself a stinky girl!!

1:07 pm

hurshy

colbert fan, eh brabble?

1:08 pm

torgone

I don't play baby games . .nyaahh

1:08 pm

o-o

Quite an intriguing process

1:08 pm

hurshy

well, sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me

1:08 pm

grammaterri1

ok ok kids ( : back to finish up

1:09 pm

grammaterri1

hello all

1:09 pm

hurshy

ow! torgone just pulled my pigtail!

1:09 pm

grammaterri1

lol you guys really kill me

1:09 pm

o-o

what were you doing with a pig's tail in the first place?

1:10 pm

grammaterri1

grammas don't discipline tho hurshy ( :

1:10 pm

torgone

Ha ha!

1:10 pm

torgone

Girl

1:11 pm

hurshy

cootie boy

1:11 pm

Judi

What

1:11 pm

Judi

What's this? Trouble on the playground?

1:11 pm

hurshy

(torgone and i are playing on the playground)

1:12 pm

lynxxx

there is an odd wr6.30 - anyone need a clue?

1:12 pm

Judi

I'm telling.

1:12 pm

hurshy

ok, if you hem and haw, aren't you a hemmer and hawer?

1:12 pm

torgone

I don't play with stinky girls . .

1:12 pm

hurshy

alo gave us that one before, lynxxx

1:13 pm

hurshy

you better leave here then tor, cause you're way outnumbered :P

1:13 pm

kristinc

me lynxxx..I'll take a crazy wr6 clue :)

1:13 pm

kristinc

hi everyone...98 to go!

1:13 pm

torgone

I don't care ..

1:13 pm

grammaterri1

me too

1:13 pm

lynxxx

blast missed that - would have saved me time!

1:14 pm

hurshy

lol lynxxx

1:14 pm

torgone

You're not the boss of me ..

1:14 pm

lynxxx

wr6.30 = wr + ****ts & liabilities

1:14 pm

hurshy

*isn't speaking to tor anymore*

1:14 pm

torgone

Good ..

1:15 pm

lynxxx

gonna take her toys and go home!

1:15 pm

hurshy

at last, the dreaded 14!

1:15 pm

bunnyvicious

Trade you for the dreaded 100...

1:16 pm

hurshy

i still need FIVE sevens, this is NOT good.

1:16 pm

torgone

I have 10 times that, so nyaaah ..

1:16 pm

kristinc

thanks lynxxx (embarassed but I'm thinking) :)

1:16 pm

hurshy

i have one D7, is there another?

1:17 pm

kristinc

just 1 hursh

1:17 pm

lynxxx

only 1 d7

1:17 pm

hurshy

2 H7?

1:18 pm

o-o

yes

1:19 pm

hurshy

i betcha i need some S7, i only have one of those and 4 S's to find

1:20 pm

hurshy

ooh, there's one, a plural fish!

1:21 pm

bunnyvicious

Off to town, again! Back with the list in an hour or so (I hope). Bye.

1:21 pm

o-o

cya, bunny

1:22 pm

hurshy

bbl, gotta tutor

1:22 pm

grammaterri1

bye bunny, hurshy

1:29 pm

walnutchen

hi all, total for today? looks liek a big puzzle!

1:30 pm

lynxxx

335 walnut - but easy

1:30 pm

grammaterri1

335 words, hi walnut

1:30 pm

torgone

$3.35

1:30 pm

walnutchen

thanks y'all!

1:30 pm

kristinc

hi walnut

1:30 pm

Charm

afternoon everybody!

1:30 pm

grammaterri1

hi charm

1:30 pm

lynxxx

Hi Charm

1:30 pm

kristinc

hiya charm

1:32 pm

Haz1558

Hello Charm!

1:32 pm

Charm

Hey, lynxxx, krist, gramma

1:34 pm

EvaNadine

i would like to both thank and curse whichever of my coworkers left the candy bars near the printer with a note reading "ENJOY!"

1:36 pm

kristinc

lol...believe it or not, working from home now has done wonders for my waistline...so much temptation at work (with or without "helpful" coworkers)

1:36 pm

Siouxz

evan-sounds like sabotage in the workplace to me...

1:36 pm

Gkmandy

hi ma, grammaterri

1:36 pm

EvaNadine

yeah, if i worked at home, id probably cook more, which means i could make healthier stuff...plus, id probably be able to hit the gym around lunchtime, which means i could go more often!

1:37 pm

EvaNadine

siouxz -- i agree!

1:37 pm

Siouxz

sure you would evan...me too

1:37 pm

grammaterri1

hi gk, hi evan

1:38 pm

EvaNadine

without an hour+ commute each way every day, i could get SO much more done!

1:38 pm

kristinc

the only bad thing is now I have to wait until I go into the office to pawn off anything I baked and don't want at home anymore :) other than that, I love it!

1:39 pm

Charm

Y'all are kidding yourselves - you know that???? I'm a stay at home mom. You spend so much time running after the household monsters and doing chores that you get a lot less done. And you're so tired of looking at four walls that you'd do anything for an evening out!

1:40 pm

Siouxz

when I wasn't working I wondered how I ever had time to work. now, I've just lowered my household standards and work outside the home.

1:40 pm

Siouxz

...and I am blissfully happy...

1:40 pm

Charm

that's me when I worked, Siouxz! But when you don't work outside, you have to keep a better house. lol

1:41 pm

Siouxz

says who?

1:41 pm

Charm

my unfortunate conscience.

1:41 pm

Siouxz

just don't tell it where I live!

1:42 pm

Charm

=8-)

1:54 pm

dr9397

may I pls have a clue for the ra7/44?

1:54 pm

Haz1558

ra7/44 - the condition of not being cooked

1:55 pm

dr9397

thx Haz... I'm working on it

1:55 pm

Haz1558

Use the monster Loch ending.

1:56 pm

dr9397

got it.... thank you!

1:56 pm

dr9397

fireworks!

1:56 pm

Takuma Sato

wow, congrats, dr

1:56 pm

Haz1558

Well done!

1:56 pm

NonnieLight

wtg dr!

1:56 pm

Takuma Sato

so far, this board has been a monumental f*** for me

1:57 pm

periwinkle

HI all, clue for the wr6/33 please

1:57 pm

Uneaixoise

kudos, dr!!

1:57 pm

NonnieLight

hello peri

1:57 pm

Takuma Sato

xmas decoration, peri

1:57 pm

Uneaixoise

round Xmas thing you put on your door

1:57 pm

periwinkle

NM found it

1:57 pm

periwinkle

but thanks for the clues

1:58 pm

periwinkle

clue for the first wa7 please

1:59 pm

NonnieLight

wa 7/44?

1:59 pm

periwinkle

NM got it

1:59 pm

Uneaixoise

peri!!!!

2:00 pm

periwinkle

Une!!!

2:00 pm

Haz1558

10 second rule to apply from now on.

2:00 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

2:00 pm

Uneaixoise

I think warfoes should be a word!

2:02 pm

periwinkle

clue please for the wa7/52

2:03 pm

Uneaixoise

don't have it yet, peri, sorry

2:03 pm

dr9397

peri... think of the end of a missile

2:03 pm

raelite

ar 5.12?

2:04 pm

periwinkle

dr9397 not helping me but thanks

2:04 pm

NonnieLight

ty dr

2:04 pm

dr9397

yw

2:04 pm

Haz1558

Clued nicely this morning as aiming for trouble.

2:04 pm

Takuma Sato

it's a compound word

2:04 pm

dr9397

raelite... ar + something you wear on your he4/6

2:04 pm

CiociaJudy

peri, be at wa* with another country + he 4/5

2:05 pm

NonnieLight

battle + noggin'

2:05 pm

Uneaixoise

ooohhh, got it, thanks!

2:05 pm

CiociaJudy

oops that's the wa 7/52 Peri

2:05 pm

periwinkle

thanks, got it

2:05 pm

raelite

thanks!!

2:05 pm

periwinkle

CJ, did you get my recipe?

2:05 pm

CiociaJudy

yes. sounds luscious. Can't wait to try it. I'll let you know how it turns out.

2:06 pm

periwinkle

CJ the wa7/52 was what I asked for :)

2:06 pm

CiociaJudy

wow! fireworks!! *she says exhaustedly*

2:06 pm

CiociaJudy

I realized that after I typed my reply. I think I'm losing it. LOL

2:06 pm

Uneaixoise

woohoo, judy!!!

2:07 pm

Haz1558

Well done!

2:07 pm

periwinkle

Wow. Congrats to you CJ.!!!

2:07 pm

CiociaJudy

do you have the wa 7/44 Peri

2:07 pm

periwinkle

way too many W words today

2:07 pm

NonnieLight

congrats, CJ

2:07 pm

CiociaJudy

*curtsies to fellow babblers* thx

2:07 pm

periwinkle

CJ I have three wa7/44 words

2:08 pm

CiociaJudy

great Peri. That's all of the wa 7/44's

2:09 pm

spellit

There are four wa7 words

2:09 pm

periwinkle

missing a wa5/18 near the bottom, have H2O

2:09 pm

spellit

3 x wa7/44 and one wa7/52

2:09 pm

periwinkle

spellit I count three wa7/44

2:10 pm

CiociaJudy

do you have the plural of wa 4/8 Peri

2:10 pm

spellit

Glad that one is over now

2:10 pm

periwinkle

I do now :) thanks CJ

2:12 pm

periwinkle

fist we5/18 please

2:12 pm

Uneaixoise

we5 is clad in

2:13 pm

periwinkle

thanks Une

2:13 pm

K.Elisabet

I must be missing a wa7/44 - are they all three plurals?

2:13 pm

NonnieLight

yes, k, they are

2:13 pm

Uneaixoise

no, wa7/52 is not

2:13 pm

periwinkle

K. Eliz, two of the wa7/44 are plurals

2:13 pm

Uneaixoise

oh, sorry, the FIRST wa7/44 is not plural

2:14 pm

EvaNadine

the only wa7/44 i have is people who don clothing.
hints on the other 2?

2:14 pm

NonnieLight

oops sorry, I added the we 7 in with that

2:14 pm

Uneaixoise

wa7/44 plural of wa6/30

2:14 pm

Uneaixoise

(paul revere and his ilk)

2:14 pm

NonnieLight

people who overuse needlessly

2:15 pm

periwinkle

evanadine, think of a major movie company Wa**** Brothers

2:15 pm

EvaNadine

doh, sorry, the one i clued was the WE. i have the cautioners. its the other 2 i dont have.

2:16 pm

periwinkle

3rd we6/30 please

2:17 pm

NonnieLight

oops, grandbaby is awake--see you all later.

2:17 pm

K.Elisabet

a hint for the wa7/44 that is not plural, please?

2:17 pm

CiociaJudy

opposite of east + more ending

2:17 pm

Uneaixoise

bye, nonnie

2:17 pm

CiociaJudy

wa + second vowel + loch **** monster

2:17 pm

CiociaJudy

bye Nonnie

2:17 pm

EvaNadine

K -- Wa* (another word for battle) + body part that sits on your shoulders

2:17 pm

periwinkle

thanks CJ already had the we7

2:18 pm

Charm

thanks, Judy - that one was confounding me!

2:18 pm

periwinkle

bbl

2:18 pm

CiociaJudy

welcome. cu later Peri

2:19 pm

K.Elisabet

Evan,have that one, it is a wa7/52. Is there another wa7/44 that I'm missing?

2:19 pm

K.Elisabet

Oops, sorry Judy, didn't see your clue. That's it, thanks!

2:19 pm

Haz1558

wa7/44 - wa plus a vowel then the monster ending

2:19 pm

EvaNadine

yeah, CJs clue -- "wa + second vowel + loch **** monster"

2:21 pm

Uneaixoise

had never heard of the po6/21--sounds disgusting--a drink made of hot milk curdled with ale, wine, or the like, often sweetened and spiced--eeww

2:21 pm

K.Elisabet

one of those non-words, anyway. hate 'em, I do

2:22 pm

Haz1558

It's used in old fashioned books, Une, it's never sounded appetising to me either.

2:22 pm

Uneaixoise

must be a brit thing . . . hmmm

2:23 pm

Takuma Sato

either a brit thing or a masochist thing

2:23 pm

Takuma Sato

Oops, sorry - that was redudant

2:24 pm

Strider

Sorry i couldn't get the was 7,52 clue. Can someone give it another shot?

2:24 pm

Strider

That is wa 7,52

2:24 pm

Haz1558

As I suspected, Dickens is full of people drinking po6.

2:24 pm

Anniebrook

strider, World W** II and the thing that sits on your shoulders

2:26 pm

Takuma Sato

warparrot doesn't work, annie

2:26 pm

Anniebrook

lol, takuma

2:27 pm

raelite

the battle of independance was a *** + what sailors call the toilet

2:27 pm

hurshy

woot, back to get 2 W7's! finished with W!

2:27 pm

Anniebrook

hi raelite!!!

2:27 pm

raelite

hey annie...how are you today?

2:27 pm

Millerhead

anybody know fr6,27 (the first one)?

2:27 pm

Takuma Sato

howdy hurshy

2:28 pm

Strider

Annie - for some reason I was looking for "neck". Got it now. Thnks.

2:28 pm

hurshy

scottish fr4 + sodium

2:28 pm

Anniebrook

glad

2:28 pm

M.P.

hurshy ... I miss your cat picture, it was cute.

2:28 pm

Haz1558

fr6/27 - adds an extra vowel to the fr5/16.

2:29 pm

hurshy

well, une wanted me to join in children's author day

2:29 pm

Millerhead

thanks hursh. Good thing I had my periodic chart of the elements handy!

2:29 pm

hurshy

i still think i probably need more S7 - i only have 2...

2:29 pm

Gkmandy

strath

2:29 pm

Gkmandy

oops

2:30 pm

Takuma Sato

yikes. people here are lining up now to get into bars to watch a game that starts in 6 hours

2:30 pm

hurshy

what game?

2:31 pm

Takuma Sato

the college championship - florida v. ohio state

2:31 pm

Takuma Sato

(football, that is)

2:31 pm

hurshy

ohhh, right.

2:31 pm

Takuma Sato

I'm in Gainesville, so people are a little... excited

2:32 pm

hurshy

i'm in a boys' school, so people are a little excited here too

2:32 pm

Ankhorite

*waves hi to Hurshy & Haz & Une & Strider & all*

2:32 pm

hurshy

hey ankh

2:32 pm

Takuma Sato

heh, I can imagine

2:33 pm

hurshy

any one have any more than one each se7 and st7?

2:33 pm

grammaterri1

hi Ankh and all that came in whilst I was diving

2:33 pm

Ankhorite

*coughs* Yeah, hey. I've been sick, I'm still sick, just stuck my nose in to say hi for a minute. Hi, Gramma!!

2:33 pm

Charm

Hi, Ankh! been a while.

2:33 pm

Anniebrook

hi Ankh

2:33 pm

hurshy

ooh, a sick hamster is never good

2:34 pm

Ankhorite

Hello, Annie, Charm! :)

2:34 pm

Takuma Sato

can someone give me a clue on the k?

2:34 pm

hurshy

ke4/11

2:35 pm

Takuma Sato

got it - thanks!

2:35 pm

Takuma Sato

forgot to check lickity

2:35 pm

Ankhorite

Yeah. I'm the germ queen. Dear One has had me locked in one end of the house since Christmas, and just throws food in through the door. I feel like a real hamster. And heaven knows, I'm surrounded by enough kleenex to make it look realistic.

2:37 pm

Takuma Sato

lol - I tried an fo5/16 on a lark, and when it was accepted, I was amazed that the choreographer's name had made it into the dictionary

2:37 pm

Ankhorite

Same here, Takuma.

2:38 pm

Anniebrook

ankh and takuma, remove the last vowel for another

2:38 pm

Anniebrook

*word

2:38 pm

hurshy

we had a big fight in our town recently about whether to pay to pave a dirt road... tarwars

2:38 pm

M.P.

Ha ha ha groan

2:38 pm

CiociaJudy

LOL Hurshy

2:38 pm

Takuma Sato

thanks annie- I was so amazed that I looked it up (and saw the fo4) to see if it referenced fo*** fingers

2:39 pm

M.P.

Who won Tarwars, hurshy?

2:39 pm

Ankhorite

Txs, Hursh. Okay, I've got to crawl back to bed. I'll see y'all later, just wanted to check in so you didn't think I'd run off. :)

2:39 pm

Takuma Sato

boo, hurshy

2:39 pm

hurshy

um, it didn't really happen. i just made it up for the joke.

2:39 pm

pabtrek

first wa7/44 please, my last one

2:39 pm

Takuma Sato

ciao, ankh.

2:39 pm

BerniceQ

anyone have a clue for RA 8,40?

2:39 pm

hurshy

the brothers who created bugs bunny, pab?

2:39 pm

Anniebrook

feel better soon, ankh

2:40 pm

Charm

Feel better, ankh

2:40 pm

hurshy

if your steak is red, it has a lot of ra8

2:40 pm

Uneaixoise

hursh, tarwars, LOL!

2:40 pm

Ankhorite

Ciao, sayonara, adieu, auf wiedersprechen, etc!
:::*POOF!*:::

2:40 pm

pabtrek

that's the second one hursh

2:40 pm

BerniceQ

ah, thanks hurshy

2:40 pm

M.P.

hi charm

2:40 pm

hurshy

oh right, sorry

2:40 pm

M.P.

Hi pabtrek, Bernice Q

2:41 pm

hurshy

scottish beginning, end like the ra8

2:41 pm

Charm

Hi, M.P.

2:41 pm

Ankhorite

(& txs for the good wishes---)POOF for real!

2:41 pm

pabtrek

thanks hursh, kept going for est

2:43 pm

Takuma Sato

don't think I've seen a grid with this many 7's before

2:43 pm

Anniebrook

clue for es 8, please

2:43 pm

hurshy

speaking of 7's... did anyone have any more S7's than one se and one st?

2:44 pm

grammaterri1

not yet here hurshy

2:44 pm

broony

last 2 7's got me beat. Missing a he7 (got he7/32) and po7

2:44 pm

Takuma Sato

nope - don't even have the se7

2:44 pm

hurshy

es8 = es5 + enzyme ending, start from right.

2:45 pm

hurshy

ooh, me too broony on the he i guess!!!

2:45 pm

Uneaixoise

se7 s + people who consume food

2:45 pm

hurshy

po7, agatha christie novel po7 of fate

2:45 pm

Takuma Sato

thanks una - I'll work on that one

2:45 pm

Takuma Sato

er, une

2:45 pm

Uneaixoise

:-

2:46 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

2:46 pm

Anniebrook

hurshy, bless you

2:47 pm

Takuma Sato

oops - I had that one (and I misread your clue, thinking it was an se word meaning "people who consume food)

2:48 pm

hurshy

broony, you must have one i don't have, if it's not a third S it's either an R or a T...

2:49 pm

CiociaJudy

ra 7/28 and ra 7/44 and two re 7/28. Got those Hurshy?

2:49 pm

hurshy

oh man, roald is a WORD??? what are the odds of that! on children's author day!

2:49 pm

torgone

he7/32 is the only he7

2:49 pm

hurshy

no judy, i need the ra!

2:50 pm

CiociaJudy

Hiya Tor!

2:50 pm

CiociaJudy

do you want a clue Hurshy?

2:50 pm

Uneaixoise

interesting, hursh

2:50 pm

hurshy

yes please (ratsolo didn't wor)

2:50 pm

hurshy

k

2:51 pm

Anniebrook

ra 7.44---the state of being uncooked

2:51 pm

hurshy

that's ra8

2:51 pm

hurshy

oh wait

2:51 pm

hurshy

ok

2:51 pm

broony

got the po7 thanks hurshy.

2:51 pm

hurshy

i thought judy said ra7/28

2:51 pm

Takuma Sato

ratsolo - I can't tell you how many times I've used that in my work

2:51 pm

broony

If onlt 1 he7 then don't know what my last one is now!

2:51 pm

Takuma Sato

and on that note, I need to get back to finishing a syllabus. cheers all, good luck

2:52 pm

Uneaixoise

bye, takuma

2:52 pm

hurshy

she DID, she said both. so i guess i need ra7/28 now

2:52 pm

Uneaixoise

ra7 r + fall flowers

2:52 pm

CiociaJudy

LOL it's the plural of ra 5/18

2:53 pm

CiociaJudy

good clue une!

2:53 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

2:53 pm

CiociaJudy

bye Takuma

2:53 pm

broony

only have 2s7

2:53 pm

CiociaJudy

*ra 6/18

2:53 pm

hurshy

how can a 7/28 be the plural of a 5/18??

2:54 pm

hurshy

ah, ok.

2:54 pm

Uneaixoise

i wasn't gonna ask . . .

2:54 pm

CiociaJudy

rough crowd today! LOL

2:54 pm

hurshy

phew. ok, done with 7's AND r's!

2:54 pm

Uneaixoise

oh, nm

2:54 pm

hurshy

we may take circuitous routes, but we get there in the end :)

2:55 pm

broony

2 t7 and 4r7 - none the wiser!

2:55 pm

grammaterri1

what are those 2 middle r's hurshy? I can't see them

2:55 pm

hurshy

there are 4 t7

2:56 pm

hurshy

the ones une just clued? that rhyme with ma**** and man?

2:56 pm

lynxxx

try 2 rh words gramma

2:56 pm

hurshy

oh oh you mean middle box

2:56 pm

hurshy

my brain is fried i think

2:56 pm

grammaterri1

lol mine too down to 44, taking a break

2:56 pm

hurshy

but fortunately i only have 7 to go and they are all in the middle column.

2:57 pm

grammaterri1

ty lynxxx

2:57 pm

broony

that's the one! I've got 3 t7 - my eyes are done in - off for some supper before looking further!

3:14 pm

lynxxx

Done - have 5 minutes - can I help anyone?

3:14 pm

M.P.

How many points, lynxxx?

3:14 pm

hurshy

lynxxx, if you care to guess, i need 3 S and 2 T (the t's are one from each box), 1-2-2 by length.

3:16 pm

lynxxx

5130 points in total

3:16 pm

M.P.

Thanks sounds hard

3:16 pm

lynxxx

Hursh not sure what you mean by 1-2-2

3:16 pm

hurshy

1 4, 2 5's, 2 6's

3:17 pm

hurshy

if i could get the sixes out of the way that would be a big help

3:17 pm

hurshy

oh, and the 3 S's i need are all from the top

3:18 pm

lynxxx

th6.33 grows on th5.20

3:18 pm

Uneaixoise

got the plastic wrap hursh?

3:18 pm

hurshy

i THINK i have those, there are 2 th6/33 and that's the second, right? yes une, i do indeed! :)

3:19 pm

lynxxx

yes - so not th6.33

3:20 pm

hurshy

any tr6?

3:20 pm

lynxxx

H - ta5.18 & 6.30

3:20 pm

BerniceQ

can anyone help me with fr6,27 (the first one) and fr 7,56??

3:20 pm

bunnyvicious

Back for my last 91, race ya Hursh!

3:20 pm

lynxxx

No tr6

3:21 pm

hurshy

ohhhhhhh didn't plural that one!!!! ty lynxxx

3:21 pm

hurshy

fr6 start scottish and end with sodium

3:21 pm

lynxxx

H - 3 ta6.18 all together

3:22 pm

hurshy

fr7 worry + cutting tool

3:22 pm

hurshy

are they all in a row lynxxx?

3:22 pm

hurshy

yes, of course they are.

3:22 pm

lynxxx

Yes Hursh

3:23 pm

hurshy

well my other 6 is probably an S

3:24 pm

BerniceQ

hursh, what do you meant start scottish?

3:24 pm

hurshy

the scottish word for from, which is a 4

3:24 pm

BerniceQ

forget it, i got that one. now, what cutting tool do you mean?

3:24 pm

lynxxx

H 3 se6.18s

3:24 pm

Uneaixoise

a hack***

3:24 pm

hurshy

the kind you cut a 2x4 with

3:25 pm

hurshy

yup, have those lynxxx

3:25 pm

BerniceQ

thanks hursh, all done

3:25 pm

lynxxx

H - se5.18 & plural se6.30

3:25 pm

Uneaixoise

congrats, bernice!!

3:26 pm

BerniceQ

tx, i hate these long ones

3:26 pm

hurshy

aha, that's them lynxxx

3:26 pm

grammaterri1

congrats bernice!

3:26 pm

hurshy

thank you muchly

3:27 pm

lynxxx

Congrats Bernice

3:27 pm

lynxxx

Must be off - bye all

3:28 pm

hurshy

bye lynxxx, and thanks again!!!

3:28 pm

hurshy

ohhhh that pesky little no-vowel t4!

3:28 pm

hurshy

phew, done.

3:29 pm

grammaterri1

yay hurshy!

3:29 pm

grammaterri1

bye lynxxx

3:29 pm

grammaterri1

can I get a hint at ha6?

3:30 pm

bunnyvicious

Darnit, you beat me. WTG Hursh!!

3:31 pm

hurshy

if your boss does ha6 to you, you can sue!

3:31 pm

grammaterri1

duh, didn

3:31 pm

hurshy

that sentence is not remotely grammatical.

3:31 pm

grammaterri1

even see that ty

3:32 pm

grammaterri1

lol it works tho ( :

3:33 pm

P.J.

good afternoon everyone

3:33 pm

grammaterri1

hi hodag

3:33 pm

bunnyvicious

Afternoon Hodag

3:35 pm

P.J.

hi gramma,bunny

3:35 pm

M.P.

Hi hodag

3:36 pm

P.J.

howdy M.P.

3:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi again clue for final es7/28 please? ty

3:36 pm

hurshy

es + trick or _____

3:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty hursh

3:37 pm

M.P.

Just if anyone was wondering what M.P. was, you can look at my profile. It says it right there.]

3:37 pm

M.P.

hursh, you know what it is.

3:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

earl

3:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

anyone ever watch that on thrusday nights?

3:38 pm

P.J.

good clue hurshy ty

3:39 pm

mom23

nice cover, TO

3:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

lol

3:39 pm

Strider

clue for the as 6,18 not the flowr?

3:39 pm

hurshy

to the back of the boat

3:40 pm

Strider

Thks hursh

3:41 pm

M.P.

Hi temple owl, Strider, mom

3:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi mp!

3:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

my name is earl is the show i hate to admit i watch. they are so bad you just have to laugh

3:42 pm

M.P.

Strider, your line ...

3:42 pm

bunnyvicious

Yay me (in Cosmo voice), I'm done! Now off to Sudoku and then I have to shove everything under the couch to make it look like I cleaned. Have a great afternoon!!

3:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye, bunny! you can visit my house anytime LOL

3:42 pm

grammaterri1

yay bunny, see ya

3:43 pm

M.P.

Always a wonderful mothod. Congrats on finishing. Bye.

3:43 pm

hurshy

TO, my guilty pleasure is... america's next top model (cringe)

3:43 pm

mom23

Yay bunny--my kina housekeeper!

3:43 pm

M.P.

Except I use the bed.

3:43 pm

grammaterri1

I watch with my daughter hurshy

3:44 pm

mom23

Ah, if only it would all fit under my bed! Takes more than one stashing place! In my next life ...

3:45 pm

P.J.

see ya bunny

3:45 pm

M.P.

I don't got that much junk. I had to go through all of my other hiding places, like my closet and lower desk shelf. Now, they're clean

3:45 pm

hurshy

i DO wish tyra would stop saying "you're still in the running towards becoming america's next top model" fifty million times...

3:46 pm

grammaterri1

lol I agree hurshy

3:47 pm

Scarlet

Hi everyone. This has been a fun grid after the past few days, but I can't find or monkey the last word: the first FR6/27. Does anyone have it? Thanks!

3:47 pm

ren8

evening all, a biggie I see, what fun

3:48 pm

grammaterri1

hi scarlet, add a sha ** ** to the 4 before it

3:48 pm

grammaterri1

hi ren, it is a blast!

3:49 pm

Kazzer99

Evening all - can only linger for a mo tonight but any clue for the th4

3:49 pm

Scarlet

Thank you so much grammaterri1, that did it and the fireworks mean I can start dinner. Thank you!! :-)

3:49 pm

ren8

hello terri

3:49 pm

ren8

Hi Kazzer

3:49 pm

grammaterri1

yay scarlet!

3:49 pm

grammaterri1

hey kazzer

3:49 pm

ren8

well done Scarlet

3:50 pm

Kazzer99

Hi REn - glad to be here had a c**p day at work

3:50 pm

grammaterri1

there are more than one th4 kazzer

3:50 pm

Scarlet

Thank you gramma and ren8.

3:50 pm

Kazzer99

Hi Gramma T - the one mentioned with no vowels

3:50 pm

grammaterri1

see ya later scarlet, blessings!

3:50 pm

Scarlet

And to you, gramma.

3:51 pm

ren8

I was really busy and the day flew by - what went wrong with yours Kazzer

3:51 pm

grammaterri1

oh, ts** ts** on me kazzer lol

3:51 pm

Kazzer99

too many gliches in data extractions and too many phone calls

3:51 pm

grammaterri1

that is a ts, sorry don't have the th with no vowels yet I guess

3:52 pm

Kazzer99

ta - i got the ts one - another word that leaps out at ya when its been pointed out

3:53 pm

ren8

I work for a firm of Quantity Surveyors and even though the office was empty I was well busy

3:54 pm

Kazzer99

Also its really my first real day bck after the hols - cant count last Tuesday as i still had the lurg and shouldn't have been there

3:54 pm

ren8

what sort of company do you work for

3:54 pm

Kazzer99

Government

3:55 pm

ren8

do you enjoy it

3:55 pm

Kazzer99

for the most part - I've been at it for 28 years

3:56 pm

ren8

well I've been in my same company for 11Â½ years and I thought that was a long time!!

3:56 pm

Strider

7 left and I am having trouble with the last re 6,18 and 7,28. Got clues?

3:56 pm

ruthy

F*I*R*E*W*O*R*K*S finally

3:57 pm

ren8

Well done Ruthy

3:57 pm

grammaterri1

yw kazzer, sorry I was off ( :

3:57 pm

grammaterri1

yay ruthy

3:57 pm

LoriP

G'd evening babblers!

3:57 pm

Kazzer99

I think Im too scared to leave - cant afford not to work these days. Good on ya Ruthy

3:57 pm

Kazzer99

Hi Lori

3:57 pm

grammaterri1

to rip again and plural strider?

3:58 pm

ruthy

ty all

3:58 pm

Strider

Thks gramma - how simple was that!!!

3:58 pm

grammaterri1

Hi LoriP

3:58 pm

grammaterri1

yw strider, I had it clued earlier lol

3:58 pm

Biltong

Hi everyone. Could I have a clue for the an6/21 and an7/32 please?

3:59 pm

ren8

That's the same with me - been there since I left school and am scared to have to learn something else

3:59 pm

LoriP

Congrats ruthy!

3:59 pm

Biltong

and congrats, ruthy!

3:59 pm

grammaterri1

think I'll take a break before LoriP acks ( : brb

3:59 pm

ren8

Hi Lori & Biltong

3:59 pm

LoriP

Eek! re words, in a big grid. I'm doomed. Word total please?

4:00 pm

Haz1558

an6/21 is a part of a flower - form it by adding female possessive pronoun to the picnic pest insect

4:00 pm

ren8

335

4:00 pm

Biltong

335 Lori

4:00 pm

mom23

335 Lori

4:00 pm

Haz1558

And plural for an7/32

4:00 pm

LoriP

Thank ye.

4:00 pm

helenkeller

hi everyone

4:01 pm

Biltong

ty, Haz

4:01 pm

Biltong

Hi helenkeller

4:01 pm

Haz1558

You're welcome, Biltong.

4:01 pm

M.P.

Hi hellenkeller

4:01 pm

LoriP

G'd evening Helen.

4:01 pm

ren8

Hi Helen

4:01 pm

Kazzer99

Hi All

4:02 pm

ren8

Evening Haz

4:02 pm

Biltong

Are you done, Haz?

4:02 pm

Haz1558

Hello ren. Yes, Biltong, finished earlier on. Just counting down the minutes to the return of ER!

4:03 pm

ren8

Be prepared to be gripped Haz, good 1st episode to the new series

4:03 pm

Biltong

oh, congrats!

4:03 pm

Haz1558

It's on! I'm off! Byeeee.

4:03 pm

Biltong

bye Haz, enjoy!

4:04 pm

Strider

Fireworks. Those last T's were tough, but so obvious. Thanks all for the clues. Does anyone need a clue before I go cook dinner?

4:05 pm

ren8

Congrats Strider

4:05 pm

Biltong

well done, Strider!

4:05 pm

LoriP

Later Haz. Congrats Strider!

4:05 pm

Biltong

Could you please clue the ae combo?

4:06 pm

Strider

Put bubbles in water and plural

4:06 pm

periwinkle

Hi all, ts5 please.

4:06 pm

periwinkle

Having vegetarin stuffed peppers for dinner

4:06 pm

Biltong

oh, wow, so obvious, lol. Thank you strider

4:06 pm

Strider

A plural ruler

4:07 pm

periwinkle

sheesh, thanks Strider, hate when that happends :)

4:07 pm

ch1212

plural Romanovs of Russia

4:07 pm

Strider

No prob. Chicken and rice here. If it stops raining, we'll grill.

4:12 pm

periwinkle

just can't see the ta4/5

4:13 pm

Kazzer99

we had bacon and gypsy toast - lovely

4:13 pm

periwinkle

NM

4:13 pm

Gadget

what's gypsy toast?

4:13 pm

ch1212

peri, use the bottom t

4:13 pm

periwinkle

what is gypsy toast

4:13 pm

Kazzer99

bread dipped in beaten up egg and then fried - called french toast or eggy bread as well

4:13 pm

Strider

peri - its Bert L***

4:14 pm

evanonut

hey ch, who are you today?

4:14 pm

ch1212

Louisa May Alcott, author of Jo's Boys, Little Women, Under the Lilacs, etc....

4:15 pm

evanonut

oh good, excellent!

4:15 pm

ch1212

And most superb choice on your part too -- we can hardly wait for the final book

4:15 pm

Biltong

mmm, french toast

4:16 pm

M.P.

Back, hi everybody

4:16 pm

periwinkle

bbl

4:16 pm

evanonut

i'm dying for the final installment...and someones bound to die in it as well

4:16 pm

Biltong

hi M.P.

4:16 pm

Biltong

later, peri

4:16 pm

M.P.

... sorry, but bbl means what?

4:16 pm

M.P.

hi bittong

4:16 pm

ch1212

I'm just hoping it won't be one of the main 3, although I'm willing to lay pretty good bet it will be.

4:17 pm

evanonut

i'd lay a substantial bet on it being one of the three, or a weasley.

4:17 pm

grammaterri1

hi mp, wb (welcome back) bbl means be back later

4:18 pm

ch1212

I'm afraid she'll have Lord V kill HP but then we find out the two of them have 'merged' and that HP's spirit is the stronger ... thus leaving everyone with some suspicion ...

4:18 pm

hurshy

you really think she'd kill one of the main 3???

4:18 pm

TheFiz

howdy folks. still @ work which messes with my chatting.....

4:18 pm

M.P.

Okay ... that shows my knowledge of Babble ... of course, still pretty new

4:18 pm

hurshy

oh, no, ch1212, i can't imagine she would do that.

4:18 pm

Biltong

hi Fiz

4:18 pm

grammaterri1

lol fiz

4:19 pm

evanonut

good one ch...i think one other thing to think upon, dumbledore died to save harry.

4:19 pm

Biltong

bye everyone, happy babbling!

4:19 pm

Kazzer99

i thin HP is a hrocrux nad the him and Lord V will die

4:19 pm

ch1212

Absolutely she would, hurshy -- she has built a substantial analogy of HP as sacrificial lamb, PLUS she does not shy away from real life -- she doesn't believe in sugar coating

4:20 pm

grammaterri1

bye bilt, same to ya, blessings

4:20 pm

TheFiz

i hate these super long ones- when i feel like i've found every word I know and there's still100 to go. *groan*

4:20 pm

TheFiz

bye bilt!

4:20 pm

hurshy

i'm pretty sure that she's said that harry lives

4:20 pm

evanonut

and ch, the only way to prevent the demand for further installments is to kill harry

4:20 pm

ch1212

Good thought, evanonut --- that would dovetail nicely with the sacrifice theme

4:20 pm

Kazzer99

do you feel that Dumbledore is really dead - he had a withered hand and it reminded me of Peter who was the rate and in the employ of snape

4:20 pm

ch1212

Ah, but 'lives' in what manner? Mmmm.... :)

4:21 pm

evanonut

well, i was thinking of the love/magic protection like he had from lily

4:21 pm

TheFiz

but won't he live always in our memories?

4:21 pm

grammaterri1

yeah but fiz the last 100 makes ya brain work ( :

4:21 pm

ch1212

great question, kazzer -- I'm positive we haven't seen the last of Dumbledore, though I don't think she would pull a Gandolf

4:21 pm

TheFiz

gramma my brain was working on the first 235!

4:22 pm

evanonut

she's also been setting up bellatrix for something big i think

4:22 pm

evanonut

and HI FIZZZZZZZZ

4:22 pm

ch1212

Or an Obi Wan

4:22 pm

grammaterri1

lol fiz

4:22 pm

M.P.

I want Harry to live! But maybe he'll have to give up his magic powers, or something. Maybe he'll get his mind erased to kill Voldemore. Ir maybe he'll just strangle the guy.

4:22 pm

TheFiz

nutty butty! how's the keystone state?

4:22 pm

evanonut

dumbledore will hand in the headmasters office.

4:22 pm

evanonut

dumbledore will hand in the headmasters office.

4:22 pm

evanonut

brb

4:22 pm

torgone

:|

4:22 pm

hurshy

At an appearance in New York in August, 2006 Jo added some more hints...

* Headmaster Albus Dumbledore, who was murdered in Half-Blood Prince, has an important role in the final book - even though he is dead...
* Severus Snape (played by Alan Rickman in the Harry Potter films) is actually a good character.
* Harry's aunt, Petunia Dursley, will have a very important part in the final book.
* Not said at the reading, but strongly implied... Harry, Ron and Hermione will survive book seven.
* Rowling is still thinking up the title for the final book.
* Stephen King, reading from his work at the same New York benefit, asked whether Harry Potterâ€™s rival Draco Malfoy would be redeemed. Rowling answered that all her characters except Lord Voldemort, â€œappear redeemableâ€ and that Harry firmly believed that Draco Malfoy was not evil.
* JKR added that book seven will explain the deep connection between a wizard and his wand.

There is a rumor that Harry may die in book 7...An article in the UK's Mirror reveals, "Actor Jim Dale - the voice of the teenage wizard in the US audio books - believes the seventh and final installment will spell the end for Harry." Yet Jo seemed to nix that idea when answering questions in New York.

4:23 pm

grammaterri1

wuzzup tor?

4:23 pm

TheFiz

howdy tor - you hangin' in?

4:23 pm

hurshy

well, of course, we have the title now.

4:23 pm

ch1212

OOoooo,.... thanks, hurshy!! What fun!

4:23 pm

torgone

Heya gram ..

4:24 pm

M.P.

Waiting is torture.But thanks for the information, I hadn't seen it.

4:24 pm

hurshy

she also says a couple people die that she didn't initially intend to kill off

4:25 pm

torgone

We've had a serious virus infection in the computers here which has really cut into my Babble time .. :(

4:25 pm

ch1212

I have to wonder about whats-his-name, the chubby boy that is revealed to have the connection with Harry -- oh gosh, what's his name?

4:25 pm

grammaterri1

bummer, that stinks

4:26 pm

hurshy

neville

4:26 pm

TheFiz

:( i've also found myself actually working. but time to go home.......see you later!

4:26 pm

ch1212

ah yes, Neville -- I knew it started with an N

4:26 pm

grammaterri1

bye fiz

4:26 pm

torgone

Later The ..

4:26 pm

ch1212

okay, 29 left to go... I need to buckle down for a bit :)

4:27 pm

grammaterri1

me too ch

4:27 pm

grammaterri1

lol tor

4:28 pm

evanonut

got it back

4:28 pm

evanonut

i don't think neville will have too much to do with it

4:28 pm

evanonut

but i think draco will be key

4:28 pm

sha

fireworks for me gtg bye all

4:28 pm

bethanyej

ah - harry potter fans - how much longer do we have to wait for the book? and is it the last one?

4:28 pm

ruthy

wtg sha bye

4:28 pm

evanonut

it is the last one bethany

4:29 pm

sha

thx bye ruthy

4:29 pm

grammaterri1

yay sha, and bye

4:29 pm

bethanyej

well that stinks - do you suppose the lure of lots of money will get her to write another?

4:29 pm

cliffopa

nutterie budderie!

4:29 pm

ch1212

congrats sha!!

4:29 pm

evanonut

CLIFFEROPIEAAAAAAAAAA

4:30 pm

moule

HP could be out next July.

4:30 pm

evanonut

i think she may try her hand at a different book bethany

4:30 pm

cliffopa

who stole my winter?????

4:30 pm

evanonut

it would figure moule

4:30 pm

bethanyej

that could be worth it - i wonder if she till stick with the same genre

4:30 pm

evanonut

what give us a movie and book at the same time

4:30 pm

hurshy

on his birthday, that'd be cool

4:30 pm

evanonut

with nothing to sustain us in between

4:31 pm

bethanyej

have you read eragon?

4:31 pm

Kazzer99

any clues for the first po 5/12

4:31 pm

evanonut

yes bethany, i love the books, but the movie was a pile of barf.

4:31 pm

bethanyej

i agree - maybe he'll have another come out soon

4:32 pm

moule

The 3rd Eragon should be out soon.

4:32 pm

evanonut

i dunno....i just wonder if he's going to let the good guys win?

4:32 pm

Mom

What Prince Charles plays, plural. Don't know if it the first or not, but it is my first

4:32 pm

LoriP

The ar 5/12 please?

4:33 pm

grammaterri1

phew, made it thru the se's

4:33 pm

bookwomen

ar plus what you put on your head

4:33 pm

grammaterri1

ar and what you wear on your head to keep warm lori

4:33 pm

evanonut

crap, gotta see about dinner

4:33 pm

LoriP

Thank ye!

4:33 pm

grammaterri1

bye nut

4:34 pm

grammaterri1

taking a break with 22 left

4:34 pm

torgone

Sounds good, nut ..

4:34 pm

evanonut

nvm, i'm not to cook

4:34 pm

Kazzer99

thanx for clue

4:36 pm

torgone

There goes a narwhal . .

4:37 pm

Mom

you're welcome Kazzer

4:37 pm

Mom

hope it was the one you needed

4:38 pm

Kazzer99

it was - obvious but the brain fried today

4:38 pm

Mom

I don't think it is a fried brain. Just overload with all these words and the many endings

4:41 pm

Kazzer99

yes - 339 is a lot to find

4:41 pm

cliffopa

can anyone help with me with the dw's

4:41 pm

torgone

Especially the last 4 ..

4:41 pm

Mom

indeed, and no chance of finding them all.

4:42 pm

Mom

Go Torgone, go.

4:42 pm

torgone

Small people ..

4:42 pm

Mom

What are you looking for? Not that there is a chance that my measly 132 would be one that you need.

4:42 pm

Mom

but maybe ...

4:43 pm

torgone

I have 94 left .. I was making a joke about finding 339 words in today's grid ... ;)

4:43 pm

Mom

lol

4:44 pm

Mom

still 94 is something to crow about.

4:44 pm

Mom

got it. I am a little slow today

4:46 pm

LoriP

ea 5 10, I have the compass direction and a person munching. Help please?

4:46 pm

grammaterri1

*takes tor by the ear to the woodshed* ( :

4:46 pm

misstearweus

afternoon all. I see some other HP fans, so here's a place might like to visit to get more info about book 7...Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows...http://www.the-leaky-cauldro
n.org/#book:7

4:47 pm

Mom

sorry Lori, I have the same as you.

4:47 pm

Mom

Hi Misstearweus

4:47 pm

grammaterri1

after the munching the person has ea***

4:47 pm

grammaterri1

hi miss

4:47 pm

evanonut

oh goody misstear....and i suppose you watch mugglenet

4:47 pm

Mom

oh duh, thanks Grammaterri

4:47 pm

LoriP

Ack! Thank ye gramma!

4:48 pm

grammaterri1

yw ladies

4:48 pm

Dippnall

finished! gosh, what a monster!

4:48 pm

grammaterri1

woot dipp

4:48 pm

Mom

Congrats and roses to Dippnall

4:48 pm

Mom

Roses to all who have finished today

4:48 pm

misstearweus

have heard of it, but never visit. I've been trying (with support from friends) to abstain from too much digging about seven to avoid any preconceptions, but this place gives just enough to allow me to sleep at night

4:49 pm

cliffopa

um, dw's, anyone?

4:49 pm

LoriP

Congrats Dipp! And any others who have finished. :)

4:49 pm

torgone

Small people or stars, cliff ..

4:49 pm

Dippnall

thanks - after the day I've had the roses smell lovely!

4:49 pm

Mom

Cliffopa, Snow White's pal or one of the 7

4:50 pm

evanonut

supposing it's true misstear...for me most of the fun is speculation

4:50 pm

Mom

Sorry you had a lousy day.

4:50 pm

misstearweus

i know, but I literally have been up nights worrying about poor Potter. Will he live, will he die...Oh the horror!!!

4:50 pm

Mom

and plural Cliff

4:51 pm

cliffopa

thanks mom. got 'em all.

4:51 pm

evanonut

just think of all the possibilities. i hope she isn't too nice in the end, though i shouldn't worry what with the way she took out dumbledore

4:51 pm

Mom

you're welcome Cliff

4:51 pm

Dippnall

thanks mom - fireworks have cheered me up - and the roses, of course

4:52 pm

grammaterri1

ah I see I need the so8 any clues?

4:52 pm

M.P.

misstearweus -- I just wanted to tell you, I am keeping a "harry potter journal" of all of the stuff I find. J.K.R. did an interview and there are hints that Harry will live along with his friends.

4:52 pm

torgone

Snuggle ..

4:52 pm

Mom

Now, go rest and put your feet up and relax, Dippnall

4:52 pm

grammaterri1

nm got it, duh

4:52 pm

grammaterri1

ty tor

4:52 pm

misstearweus

just be kind to potter and everything will be all right.

4:52 pm

evanonut

i'm laughting now...they predict that harry and ron will never read hogwarts a history...ever hermione...lol

4:52 pm

broony

still can't find the elusive 34th 7 - a t7 by all accounts - gotta get it before i go to bed - and I'm knackered!

4:53 pm

Mom

Off to finish dinner. I will definitely have to come back later to at least get half way. Bye for now

4:53 pm

grammaterri1

bye mom, bring me a plate back will ya? ( :

4:53 pm

Dippnall

2nd letter broony?

4:54 pm

torgone

Byee mom ..

4:54 pm

Mom

Sure will ... lasagna and a roll to go

4:54 pm

grammaterri1

ty ty ty ( :

4:54 pm

LoriP

The es 7 please?

4:55 pm

broony

wish I knew - I'd be 2/7ths closer! Got te7 and th7*2 so far

4:55 pm

grammaterri1

es + trick or *****

4:55 pm

Mom

es + trick or tr***

4:55 pm

grammaterri1

great minds mom ( :

4:55 pm

Dippnall

es + something nice!

4:56 pm

LoriP

thank ye! New word.

4:56 pm

Mom

yes indeed. Now, have to finish dinner so Grammaterri will have a plate

4:56 pm

grammaterri1

lol

4:57 pm

cliffopa

how about the es 8/40?

4:57 pm

Dippnall

th7/48 th7/32 th7/32 any help?

4:58 pm

grammaterri1

girls name plus suitc*** for the es8

4:58 pm

Dippnall

extends es5/10 before - something chenical

4:58 pm

broony

its a th7/32 got the intimidating one

4:58 pm

Dippnall

sorry - chemical

4:59 pm

cliffopa

got the 8, ty for the clues

5:00 pm

Dippnall

th 4/5 + autos (without the first letter)

5:00 pm

torgone

th7/32 = "The fleshy mass on the palm of the hand at the base of the thumb. "

5:00 pm

torgone

Surely everyone knows what that is ...

5:01 pm

broony

What a relief. Now I can go to bed! Thanks

5:01 pm

cliffopa

fe 6/27?

5:01 pm

hurshy

latin pl, cliff

5:02 pm

hurshy

sorry that's fo

5:02 pm

garyandjulie

do now i googled it thanks torgone

5:02 pm

CyborgScrabbler

fe6/27 uncle fe**** one of the addams family

5:02 pm

hurshy

fe is when a wound just sits and gets infected and stuff

5:03 pm

torgone

Ew.

5:03 pm

garyandjulie

fo think australian larger

5:03 pm

torgone

Yum.

5:04 pm

cliffopa

i've got uncle fe**** but don't know latin plural

5:04 pm

grammaterri1

lol tor

5:04 pm

hurshy

if i'd known you were so easily grossed out, i'd have shown you my nifty scab on my knee earlier, on the playground.

5:05 pm

ren8

down to 100 left, off to bed, see you all tomorrow, nite

5:05 pm

torgone

I can take it ..

5:07 pm

LoriP

The fo 7 please? Can't see it for looking.

5:07 pm

hurshy

it's an adj built on fo5

5:08 pm

CyborgScrabbler

fo8 fo + gistapo + past tense of eat

5:08 pm

LoriP

Thought so. Thank ye.

5:09 pm

LoriP

One combo I didn't try. Thanks again.

5:09 pm

sfwood

task

5:09 pm

M.P.

I am looking to make a "Harry Potter notebook". I think that will help solve some mysteries. I want anything, from rumors to fact to what J.

5:09 pm

hurshy

<---- try over there, sfwood

5:09 pm

M.P.

K.R. hinted

5:10 pm

cliffopa

still need assistance on the fe 6/27

5:10 pm

hurshy

cliff, there's just the one

5:10 pm

hurshy

the latin plural clue was me accidentally giving you fo instead of fe

5:10 pm

LoriP

fe + music is played on a ****eo

5:10 pm

ch1212

ra 8/40?

fe6/27 - a wound does this when it gets infected

5:11 pm

hurshy

gold is valuable because of its ra8

5:11 pm

ch1212

oh for .... of course. thanks, hurshy

5:12 pm

cliffopa

duh, i had the fe 6/27 all along - don't have the 5/16. i think its time for dinner.

5:13 pm

M.P.

Oh, check my profile for e-mail.

5:15 pm

garyandjulie

M.P you said last night you were only 11 so excuse me for sounding as if i am sticking my nose in but be careful who you share your email address and personal details with

5:16 pm

helenkeller

only 100 left to go!

5:16 pm

garyandjulie

babble is a great group of people but you never know who is lurking

5:18 pm

LoriP

The first fr 6/27 please?

5:18 pm

helenkeller

mp - you're 11 years old?? no way, a typo perhaps?

5:18 pm

M.P.

Only 250 left! 85 words, that's my record.

5:19 pm

ch1212

cue the Rocky theme ....

duh duh DUUHHHHH...duh duh Duuuuuu

5:19 pm

ch1212

FIREWORKS!

5:19 pm

M.P.

Oh, sorry, just put them in the chatterbox please.

5:19 pm

helenkeller

lol ch1212

5:19 pm

LoriP

Congrats ch!

5:19 pm

helenkeller

wd ch1212 !

5:19 pm

garyandjulie

wtg ch

5:19 pm

ch1212

Lori, add a slang negative to the word before it

5:20 pm

ch1212

helenkeller, I was thinking of using Ms. Cleary -- she's from Portland, where I was in school as a young girl

5:20 pm

ch1212

Loved her books, btw

5:20 pm

M.P.

Thanks for sticking out for me not at all offended I'll check for any comments every day

5:21 pm

Kazzer99

OOh helen I just read your biog and it made me cry

5:21 pm

helenkeller

ch - me too! but instead you used - who IS that?

5:22 pm

ch1212

Louisa May Alcott ... believe it or not, I was a Junior Rose Princess, and my gift from the PTA in 4th grade was a copy of LIttle Women. But they argued because they wanted to give me a set of Beverly's books!

5:22 pm

garyandjulie

yw m.p. got a 14 year old son myself. he may be big but still worry about him online

5:22 pm

LoriP

ch, the lights are on, but nobody's home.... :(

5:22 pm

helenkeller

kazz - sorry to make you cry (i cry at all kind of weird times now)

5:22 pm

ch1212

okay Lori, take your fr4/7 (first word) and then add the last two letters of the yellow fruit whose skin kids love to peel

5:23 pm

Kazzer99

I think with me its anything remotely sad and it sets me off - i cried in the Lion King but i went by myself so that was a bit embarassing

5:23 pm

broony

No more for me - give up with 44 left. Night all

5:23 pm

ch1212

{{{ gentle hugs, helenkeller }}}

5:24 pm

garyandjulie

night broony

5:24 pm

helenkeller

good nite broony

5:24 pm

ch1212

nite broony -- come back soon

5:24 pm

helenkeller

tyvm ch1212

5:24 pm

LoriP

Thank Ye ch. Another new one for me.

5:24 pm

Kazzer99

Oh but not to belittle wehat you wrote because that was very moving and I dont believe that anybody should have to suffer losing a child no matter waht age they are

5:25 pm

ch1212

Any more clues needed before I go?

5:25 pm

garyandjulie

sure ch got 137 to go

5:25 pm

garyandjulie

just kidding lol

5:26 pm

ch1212

:D

5:26 pm

ch1212

Ooops - phone ringing -- bye

5:26 pm

garyandjulie

what's the first fr 5 ?

5:27 pm

garyandjulie

bye

5:32 pm

helenkeller

sorry - phone - first fr5 is pl of the fr 4 - not sorority

5:32 pm

helenkeller

no - it's not -i'm only on the fr's just now & tht's NOT the first one

5:33 pm

garyandjulie

it's ok i was trying to work out the yellow fruit ending but didn't have the fr to start with

5:34 pm

helenkeller

ah - 2 vowels at the end

5:34 pm

torgone

fr + donkey

5:34 pm

helenkeller

tx tor!

5:34 pm

spanner

Excuse me helen keller, but do you also haunt the iron sudoku site?

5:35 pm

garyandjulie

thanks torgone

5:35 pm

helenkeller

yes spanner, or rather more like - it haunts me ;)

5:36 pm

spanner

God, but youre fast!!!!

5:37 pm

helenkeller

spanner - lol, only on the easy one's & some hard one's that are really just 'easy in disguise' - there've been alot that have taken me over an hour!

5:38 pm

spanner

Ther have been more that have taken me a day LOL

5:38 pm

helenkeller

LOL

5:39 pm

helenkeller

i'm just watching the news about this NY smell thing - weird

5:39 pm

Mom

Back from dinner ... passes plate to Grammaterri

5:40 pm

spanner

I watched it on sky, but it seemed a bit vague to be honest

5:40 pm

garyandjulie

just when i think i am going to give upand go to bed i keep finding one more word

5:40 pm

Mom

and any one who hasn't torn themselves away from the grid to eat

5:40 pm

garyandjulie

this game is designed to make me sleep deprived lol

5:40 pm

spanner

First it was fron NYC then from NJ, then it was a chemical that gives natural gas the smell, then not...

5:41 pm

garyandjulie

thanks mom

5:41 pm

helenkeller

it's scary 'they' can't tell what it is & that's such a big area

5:42 pm

Mom

you're welcome Julie

5:42 pm

mo

hi again everyone ....desperate for the ar5/12 please.

5:42 pm

spanner

I know I thought that. I went to NY a couple of years ago and its sooooo vast. I think i would have spooked cause of 9/11

5:43 pm

helenkeller

ar + what you wear in your head, not a cap

5:43 pm

Haz1558

ar5/12 - add an item of headgear

5:43 pm

Mom

ar + head covering

5:43 pm

garyandjulie

no got that one sorry mo

5:43 pm

hurshy

hey MP, you still there?

5:43 pm

Mom

Hi Mo

5:43 pm

mo

ok thanks gary

5:43 pm

mo

hi mom

5:43 pm

grammaterri1

hi mo and all that came in whilst I was diving

5:44 pm

garyandjulie

thanks again mom, food and clues. what more could I ask for?

5:44 pm

Mom

Grammaterri, I passed you your plate. Better hurry and eat before it gets cold

5:44 pm

grammaterri1

lol ty mom I am starving ( :

5:44 pm

Mom

I aim to please

5:45 pm

mo

Haz and helenkeller ...thank you so much.

5:45 pm

Haz1558

You're welcome, mo.

5:45 pm

mo

hi gramm too.

5:45 pm

grammaterri1

mmm that was good mom *burp* oops pardon me ( :

5:46 pm

grammaterri1

I have 8 left, stuck on the th's after the sewing string

5:46 pm

mo

and thank you too mom

5:46 pm

Mom

:)

5:47 pm

Mom

you're welcome Mo

5:47 pm

Haz1558

Intimidation is the theme for some of those th words.

5:47 pm

garyandjulie

think of flinging something past tense

5:48 pm

raelite

ha6.21?

5:48 pm

grammaterri1

oops the 5 before the sewing string I can't find

5:48 pm

Haz1558

th5/20 - th plus the opposite of cooked

5:49 pm

grammaterri1

I have the past tense of tossing and all the intimidations I think ( :

5:49 pm

Haz1558

ha6/21 - to bully or intimidate especially in the workplace

5:49 pm

mo

I also need one of the ne5/10's...I have the one that is insane ...can anyone help please?

5:49 pm

grammaterri1

ty haz that's it

5:50 pm

raelite

thanks haz :)

5:50 pm

Uneaixoise

ne5 straighten? get closer to?

5:50 pm

Haz1558

ne5/10 - in the grid quite a lot, an anagram of the rear of the boat.

5:50 pm

garyandjulie

plural of bird homes

5:51 pm

grammaterri1

wow past tense of tossing but alt spelling worked!

5:51 pm

Haz1558

It rhmes with the car hire company (ne5/10)

5:52 pm

garyandjulie

right much as i would love to stay i have to go to bed now

5:52 pm

garyandjulie

night all and happy hunting!

5:52 pm

Haz1558

Sleep well ,g&j.

5:52 pm

grammaterri1

nitey garyandjulie, blessings

5:52 pm

LesForMore

luvmypom....are you still here?

5:52 pm

Mom

Good night Julie

5:53 pm

mo

got that one gary thanks ...working on Haz's clue now.

5:53 pm

Kazzer99

Night Jules

5:53 pm

Kazzer99

tawn

5:54 pm

Haz1558

That rear of the boat can be cross as well! The ne5/10 is ALMOST the reverse of it.

5:56 pm

LesForMore

helloooooooooooooo....luvmypom...you here?

5:56 pm

luvmypom

Yup, I'm here ;)

5:57 pm

mo

Haz I HAVE THAT ONE IT IS THE OTHER 5/10 NEXT TO IT i NEED.

5:57 pm

grammaterri1

thought I was done with the th's, but found the greek letter and now have them done, whew, that was fun

5:57 pm

mo

oops sorry for shouting!!

5:58 pm

grammaterri1

the plural of clean mo?

5:58 pm

Enci

hi- escope?

5:58 pm

entroposcope

back atcha nc

5:59 pm

LesForMore

Hi! I have to tell you something funny...but probably best by email...I'm at lesformore@yahoo.com

6:00 pm

mo

thats the one grammat ...why didnt i get that!!! ...thank you all for your help.

6:00 pm

grammaterri1

np mo, glad you got it

6:00 pm

spanner

OOOwwweeeee tigers - I just found an 8!!!!!!

6:01 pm

grammaterri1

I have 3 w's left then I am done

6:01 pm

o-o

Was it lost?

6:01 pm

raelite

na 5 pls?

6:01 pm

Kazzer99

any clues for the tr 5/12 and 5/10

6:01 pm

grammaterri1

n+at4

6:01 pm

o-o

na 5 -- plural if a masculine name

6:02 pm

spanner

Rabble, you should know me by now, to me theyre ALL lost!!!LOL

6:02 pm

raelite

thanks gt :)

6:02 pm

grammaterri1

yw

6:02 pm

Haz1558

tr5/12 - a step

6:02 pm

luvmypom

Les, sorry, I was on the phone. Didn't mean to ignore. I'll drop you a note. :)

6:02 pm

grammaterri1

don't tr5 on me ( :

6:02 pm

Haz1558

tr5/10 - a luxury or gift to yourself

6:03 pm

Kazzer99

thanx got that one and now the other

6:03 pm

grammaterri1

going to find my last 3 w's, the good cluers are here ( :

6:04 pm

mo

Haz you are too quick with your clues ...you have posted them while I am still thinking ...you are brilliant.

6:04 pm

o-o

tr 5 -- a donkey-like animal

6:04 pm

Haz1558

Glad they work for you,mo!

6:04 pm

LesForMore

: )

6:05 pm

grammaterri1

I agree Haz!

6:05 pm

Haz1558

Fingers poised, word list at the w words....

6:05 pm

KatieMcG

Going to bed now, thanks for the clues I've been using from you all but the clock has beaten me :-)

6:06 pm

o-o

Good night, KatieW

6:06 pm

Haz1558

Good night Katie - sleep well.

6:06 pm

mo

night katie ,sleep well.

6:06 pm

spanner

Night Katie

6:06 pm

grammaterri1

nite Katie, blessings

6:07 pm

Mom

Good night Kate

6:07 pm

grammaterri1

I found one of my w's a singular that I had a plural for already, \gasp

6:07 pm

helenkeller

good nite katie

6:07 pm

Haz1558

I do that plural thing too.....

6:08 pm

mo

and me!!!

6:08 pm

grammaterri1

( : one left, it is a w5

6:09 pm

grammaterri1

prolly a plural lol

6:09 pm

Haz1558

Yes it is.

6:11 pm

grammaterri1

yup it was, fireworks

6:11 pm

Haz1558

Well done!

6:11 pm

mo

well i must bid farewell now ...see you tomorrow all being well ....good night all.

6:12 pm

Uneaixoise

congrats, gramma!

6:12 pm

grammaterri1

ty ty, such a fun puzzle today

6:12 pm

M.P.

Hi, everybody. How are you all doing on the puzz?

6:12 pm

grammaterri1

nite mo, blessings

6:12 pm

Haz1558

Goodnight mo - sleep well.

6:12 pm

M.P.

night mo

6:12 pm

spanner

Later Mo

6:12 pm

Haz1558

Fireworks everywhere, MP

6:12 pm

M.P.

Haz what time is it for you right now?

6:13 pm

M.P.

And what about you, spanner? You're both in different time zones.

6:13 pm

Haz1558

Six hours ahead of the log time.

6:13 pm

spanner

Me too

6:13 pm

Haz1558

Yes, that pesky Irish sea adds a couple of hours difference.

6:13 pm

gramma

Hi everybody! I'm home from watching the Wee One. What a great day! Now I need to get down to business. Help please for the th6 and 7 after the now and th4

6:13 pm

M.P.

That makes it ... well, let me see, midnight, about? yeah.

6:14 pm

grammaterri1

hi gramma

6:14 pm

M.P.

HOWDY!

6:14 pm

Haz1558

th6/21 - to the th4/5 mentioned, add the beginning of Mr Garfunkel's name

6:14 pm

spanner

Just after

6:15 pm

gramma

TY

6:15 pm

M.P.

Sefo'

6:15 pm

M.P.

ain

6:15 pm

M.P.

a

6:15 pm

M.P.

word

6:15 pm

M.P.

darn

6:15 pm

M.P.

it

6:15 pm

M.P.

(completely purposeful)

6:17 pm

evanonut

issues mp?

6:17 pm

M.P.

Do any of you think that Babble makes up words? I think so. I couldn't find some in the dictionary.

6:18 pm

evanonut

babble doesn't, enable does

6:18 pm

M.P.

Yes, but not really. I just like the sound of Sefo and think it should be a word.

6:18 pm

M.P.

Enable? What's that? Is that Babble's word find place?

6:18 pm

Atalante

Sefo Dias

6:19 pm

M.P.

For ex., little man+est(eight letters)=not a word

6:20 pm

grammaterri1

I rely mostly on babblers clues, today I found a word in atoz that babble wouldn't let, tho it is a link from here

6:20 pm

spanner

Gotta go, the ancient one is calling, Happy babbling all

6:20 pm

grammaterri1

bye spanner, blessings!

6:21 pm

helenkeller

bye spanner

6:21 pm

Haz1558

Good night spanner.

6:21 pm

M.P.

bye spanner. Hi helen

6:21 pm

helenkeller

hi mp

6:22 pm

M.P.

Hellenkeller ... read your profile, so sorry to hear the news

6:23 pm

grammaterri1

I am popping off ya'll, thanx for all the great clues and blessings

6:23 pm

helenkeller

tyvm mp

6:23 pm

helenkeller

bye gramma

6:24 pm

M.P.

bye gammy

6:24 pm

Haz1558

Bye terri.

6:24 pm

M.P.

(sorry, pushed the wrong stuff, meant to say 'gramma'

6:27 pm

Jacula

Good evening Haz., Helen and other Babblers. Helen - just read your news. (((HUGS)))xx

6:27 pm

helenkeller

hiya (((jacula))) ty

6:28 pm

M.P.

jac, I see you changed the picture again good evening

6:29 pm

Jacula

Hi M.P. Yes, I wasn't 'in theme' this morning - too eager to Babble.

6:30 pm

gramma

WA5/18 after the WA7/44 and before the WA5/18 liquid? Please.

6:30 pm

Jacula

Today's grid was great fun to do; lots of words and none of them too hard to find.

6:30 pm

M.P.

Hi gramma

6:30 pm

evanonut

hk, good choice on icon

6:30 pm

M.P.

So, you're done, close to it, what?

6:31 pm

gramma

Howdy!

6:31 pm

kristin

gramma plural of a virus that grows on your skin

6:31 pm

Jacula

M.P. - me? I finished all but one by UK lunchtime & came back for the final word at 11.30am grid time.

6:31 pm

gramma

Me? Heck no! I'm just jumping about. I still need 40 words.

6:32 pm

helenkeller

hiya nuttttt! & tx

6:32 pm

cybernan

good afternoon/evening, everyone -- a little slow today?

6:32 pm

Jacula

Is Haz Chief Cluer at the moment or is she still finishing? Haz??

6:32 pm

helenkeller

hi nan!

6:32 pm

M.P.

Don't think you're doing badly. I'm at my best ever so far, but only 90 words.

6:32 pm

gramma

kristin, I believe I have that. This comes later?

6:33 pm

kristin

ok how about another word for trash?

6:33 pm

Jacula

Hi nan & anyone else I've missed. (M.P. - I didn't actually say, did I? Yes, I am done. Just here to chat & clue.)

6:34 pm

gramma

kristin, ty but later. After the WA7/44

6:34 pm

kristin

these are after my wa7/44, that must be the problem! I still need about 15 w's - sorry!

6:35 pm

helenkeller

i'm not quite to the w's yet, still on the t's

6:35 pm

Jacula

gramma - You do know that there are 3 wa7/44's?

6:35 pm

gramma

OOps! the 2nd 1 . Sorry 8(

6:35 pm

cybernan

have 3 wr's -- am I missing any
?

6:35 pm

shorty

M.P. You sure are a smart little guy for 11 years old!

6:35 pm

shorty

M.P. You sure are a smart little guy for 11 years old!

6:35 pm

Jacula

nan - there's one more.

6:36 pm

shorty

excuse me :)

6:36 pm

gramma

Actually no I didn't. only have 2. So I guess I don't know what I'm asking for. The 1 before the liquid that flows in rivers.

6:36 pm

cybernan

have anger, christmas decoration and bird -- missing wr?

6:37 pm

cybernan

gramma -- ones who wa 5/18

6:38 pm

M.P.

Thanks shorty

6:38 pm

Jacula

nan - it's a fish. No, it's really a fish, not a word you get a fish for not finding.

6:38 pm

shorty

Your Welcome

6:39 pm

cybernan

how many letters, jacula?

6:39 pm

gramma

ty nan. I'm so flustered. I can't seem to get it. I'll move on and come back to it later.

6:39 pm

Jacula

nan - wr + silly person or donkey + vowel.

6:39 pm

cybernan

trashers, gramma

6:40 pm

Jacula

Sorry nan - the fish is wr6/30.

6:40 pm

cybernan

ty, jacula

6:40 pm

cybernan

that was the one I was missing

6:40 pm

Jacula

y/w, nan.

6:41 pm

hurshy

MP, what shows do you like? or do your parents not let you watch much TV?

6:42 pm

M.P.

I don't watch much myself, but if you know of it "Extreme Makeover Home Edition."

6:42 pm

helenkeller

i can't believe how many words i've just missed putting the 's' on at the end - or the opp of that, just have the pl

6:42 pm

hurshy

yes, i know of it - comes on right before desperate housewives :)

6:42 pm

M.P.

Yeah

6:42 pm

helenkeller

gotta go make dinner - still 26 to find - bbl

6:43 pm

Jacula

gramma - No need to be flustered. Let's go through the wa7/44's - The first (which is the first word in the 'wa' list) is Scottish for 'smallness'. The 2nd = idlers or trashers. The 3rd = those who tell you to take heed of approaching dangers (or the name of a film company & a travel company).

6:43 pm

pam

well, dare I dive in to this huge grid at this hour???? And, Hi, ALL!

6:43 pm

Jacula

See you, Hell. xx

6:44 pm

Jacula

pam - You'll do it easily in the time left. It's a fun grid.

6:44 pm

pam

LOL, jac. You know I am an inveterate dabbler!

6:45 pm

Jacula

pam - LOL. Perhaps you should change your name to DabblerBabbler?

6:45 pm

pam

roflmao!

6:46 pm

gramma

Jacula, ty for your patience. I'm fixing a little toddy and going out for a breath of not so fresh air. Th** I'll come back a better person.

6:46 pm

aknitter

hi jac, i am afraid my scottish is a little weak, gotta another hint for that wa 7??

6:46 pm

Jacula

gramma - a break from staring at the grid always works wonders. The words will leap out at your when you return.

6:47 pm

Ping

hi babblers!

6:47 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, ping!

6:47 pm

pam

ping!!!!!

6:47 pm

Jacula

aknitter - Hi! I was afraid someone would ask that! Let me think a minute...

6:47 pm

Jacula

Hi Ping.

6:47 pm

periwinkle

Hi Ping and Pam and Jacula and aknitter

6:47 pm

aknitter

tic tic tic tic

6:47 pm

periwinkle

Hi everyone else too!

6:48 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, peri :-)

6:48 pm

Jacula

aknitter - Try this for first wa7/44 : wa + vowel + Scottish loch monster.

6:48 pm

Jacula

Hi peri.

6:48 pm

Ping

monster grid, i see?

6:48 pm

periwinkle

he Une are you finished with the grid?

6:48 pm

pam

Hi, Peri!!!!!!

6:48 pm

periwinkle

I still have 107 to go

6:48 pm

Jacula

BRB - need to check on laundry.

6:48 pm

Uneaixoise

17 to go

6:48 pm

M.P.

Hi everybody new; I see lots

6:48 pm

periwinkle

meant *hey* Une :)

6:49 pm

aknitter

ty jac, can i do your laundry for you

6:50 pm

Jacula

You can do it, Une!

6:50 pm

Jacula

aknitter - No, but I've got a big pile of ironing...

6:51 pm

periwinkle

go Une! go Une!

6:51 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D down to 14 . . .

6:51 pm

Jen

Hi all! Long time no Babble! :)

6:51 pm

cybernan

I have a scottish background and am stumped on the scottish wa 7

6:51 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, jen!

6:51 pm

M.P.

hi jen excited, everybody, have got only 215 left!!!

6:51 pm

aknitter

i do not iron, not ever, never. that is why permanent press was invented

6:51 pm

M.P.

(that's good for me, at 11)

6:51 pm

periwinkle

nan- wa+second vowel and ends like the loch **** monster

6:51 pm

pam

ditto, aknitter

6:52 pm

pam

what does that word mean, LOL

6:52 pm

cybernan

thanks, peri

6:52 pm

pam

oh, and thanks, peri

6:52 pm

periwinkle

anytime pam

6:52 pm

periwinkle

YW nan

6:52 pm

aknitter

meaningless protest to ban all irons

6:52 pm

Jen

aknitter, I have an iron deficiency as well!

6:53 pm

cybernan

lol, akniitter -- I'm with you!

6:53 pm

aknitter

lol

6:53 pm

Ping

are you really only 11, MP?

6:53 pm

Jacula

LOL - aknitter.

6:53 pm

aknitter

tarn

6:53 pm

cliffopa

ty peri - i've been looking for that wa word for forever

6:53 pm

aknitter

of grrrrrrrrrr sorry

6:53 pm

periwinkle

YW cliff

6:53 pm

aknitter

consider it a free-bee

6:53 pm

Jacula

Hi Jen.

6:53 pm

periwinkle

I am stuck in the T words, going backwards with the list.

6:54 pm

periwinkle

May never finish but will give it my best shot

6:54 pm

Uneaixoise

go, peri!

6:54 pm

Jacula

peri - I'm here to clue so just ask away.

6:54 pm

Jen

Hey there Jac! How are ya?

6:54 pm

Haz1558

Sorry I was away at QP just then.

6:55 pm

Jacula

I'm fine thanks, Jen. You?

6:55 pm

Jen

lost

6:55 pm

Jen

oops!

6:55 pm

Ping

LOL Jen

6:55 pm

aknitter

ty jen

6:55 pm

Jacula

Haz - I thought you'd fallen asleep at the keyboard and might wake up with little squares all over your forehead.

6:55 pm

Jen

I am fine, not l***

6:55 pm

periwinkle

first th6/21 please

6:55 pm

Haz1558

Waffle forehead as herinfernal likes to talk about?

6:56 pm

aknitter

any one able to clue the k word?

6:56 pm

Uneaixoise

th4 + I'll take you for a ride in my c**

6:57 pm

Jacula

peri - th6/21 is the ball of flesh at the base of your thumb. Try this: definite artlicle + Somerset 'ah!'

6:57 pm

Haz1558

ke4/11 - ke plus the initals of Old Blue Eyes

6:57 pm

Jacula

Waffle forehead, Haz? Is that what she calls it? LOL.

6:57 pm

bookwomen

k plus santa's helpers minus the l

6:57 pm

Uneaixoise

k + what comes between ees and gees

6:57 pm

aknitter

ty kidly for that k

6:57 pm

Haz1558

Yes, that's one of her better expressions.

6:57 pm

Uneaixoise

oh, good clue, haz!

6:58 pm

shorty

Hey Jen Where have you been?

6:58 pm

Haz1558

Thanks Une!

6:59 pm

Jen

workin' hard shorty!

6:59 pm

Jen

long commutes into DC, then dinner, then time with family

6:59 pm

shorty

I havent seen you forever

6:59 pm

gramma

I kicked the W's and I'm ready to relax and play now. Sorry about me earlier. When I start soo late and face a big grid, sometimes I lose sight of the fun.

7:00 pm

Jacula

Welcome back, gramma.

7:00 pm

Uneaixoise

kudos on conquering the w's!!

7:00 pm

Jen

I miss chatting with you guys since I went back to work!

7:00 pm

periwinkle

Jacula, can't figure out your clue :(

7:01 pm

shorty

well Im happy to see you welcome to the grid.....ROFLOL

7:02 pm

Haz1558

Try adding the first letters of the Camelot King to the preceding th4/5 for the th6/21

7:02 pm

gramma

Jen, work isn't good for you. Take it from me. I never worked and now I have 3 jobs.

7:02 pm

Jacula

peri - okay. Try this: now and 'th**' + King of Camelot.

7:03 pm

Haz1558

Great minds, Jacula - see my clue below (7.02)

7:03 pm

Jacula

Oops, Haz. So I see!

7:03 pm

pam

that th seems to be stupidhead.....

7:04 pm

Jacula

Mind you, Haz., you clued it better than me. Poor peri might be trying the whole of the king's name from my clue.

7:04 pm

M.P.

Hi all

7:04 pm

Haz1558

But will peri be on the same wavelength?

7:04 pm

pam

it IS stupidhead:
1. the fleshy mass of the outer side of the palm of the hand.
2. the fleshy prominence or ball of muscle at the base of the thumb.

7:04 pm

pam

but thanks for the clue!

7:04 pm

pam

hi, mp

7:04 pm

Jacula

pam - It's not silly, it's a medical word. Wait until you get to the chemical words! LOL.

7:05 pm

periwinkle

Not to worry got the th6 thanks for the help

7:05 pm

pam

LOLOL, jac

7:05 pm

Jacula

(e5/10 & e8/40, for instance, Pam.)

7:05 pm

Haz1558

I never knew what my fleshy mass was called (other than disgusting) but now I do.....

7:05 pm

pam

and, this was the easiets 107 words I have ever babbled, maybe this grid isn't a bear after all!

7:05 pm

pam

lol, haz

7:06 pm

Jacula

Haz - why is the base of your thumb 'disgusting'? Have you been helping hubby at a birth??;)

7:06 pm

Jacula

peri - glad you got it.

7:06 pm

Jacula

pam - I told you the grid was fun.

7:07 pm

FranMag

hi babblers!

7:07 pm

Jacula

Hi Fran.

7:07 pm

pam

hi, fran!

7:07 pm

pam

yes, jac, you did!

7:07 pm

FranMag

hi jac!

7:07 pm

Haz1558

I spent the afternoon at the surgery, but no surgery thank goodness.

7:07 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, fran--love your choice of authors!

7:07 pm

Jacula

Haz - FMitch is back. I guess you know that?

7:07 pm

periwinkle

Hi there Fran,you are in the grid today

7:07 pm

Haz1558

Yes, it's good to see her back again.

7:07 pm

FranMag

thanks une!

7:08 pm

FranMag

hi peri!

7:08 pm

periwinkle

My monkeys have decided to help tonight

7:08 pm

FranMag

my name can be made two ways and it's very distracting!

7:08 pm

shorty

OH-IO

7:09 pm

FranMag

une, that's cool you found an author with a springer.

7:10 pm

FranMag

hi haz! hi shorty!

7:10 pm

periwinkle

th6/24 please

7:10 pm

Uneaixoise

Love Ms. Potter! FIREWORKS for me!

7:10 pm

Jacula

Well done, Une.

7:10 pm

shorty

Wow someone said HI to me besides Jen HI Fran

7:10 pm

Uneaixoise

th6/24 you sew with needle and th****

7:10 pm

Haz1558

Well done Uneaixoise!

7:10 pm

periwinkle

Congrats to you Une!!!

7:11 pm

Jacula

peri - needle and th****.

7:11 pm

periwinkle

sheesh, thought I had typed that one in, thanks Une

7:11 pm

periwinkle

and Jacula

7:11 pm

Jacula

Hi Shorty - if I didn't say it already.

7:11 pm

Haz1558

Hello FranMag - nice to see you.

7:11 pm

jillibus

hello all, briefly

7:11 pm

Jacula

Hi jilli (briefly).:)

7:12 pm

pam

hi, briefly, jilli

7:12 pm

Uneaixoise

yw :-) hi and bye, Shorty! Be back for the flip . . . (and hey, jillibus)

7:12 pm

periwinkle

HI jilli

7:12 pm

Jacula

'Bye, Une.

7:12 pm

shorty

bye une Hi Jac

7:12 pm

pam

bye, une

7:13 pm

Haz1558

Hi Ji (that's as brief as I can make it, jillibus)

7:13 pm

LesForMore

What is "the flip"?

7:13 pm

featherbee

evening. wow, a biggie!

7:13 pm

periwinkle

HI feather

7:13 pm

pam

hi, feather!

7:13 pm

shorty

its when the puzzle changes to a new one

7:13 pm

jillibus

I have 25 to go but have to have supper and be outa here in about an hour

7:13 pm

FranMag

hi heather!

7:14 pm

FranMag

hi jilli!

7:14 pm

LesForMore

thanks

7:14 pm

shorty

yw

7:14 pm

Haz1558

And I should go too - it's later than I thought.... Bye all.

7:14 pm

featherbee

fran, you done?

7:14 pm

FranMag

nope, still need 191

7:14 pm

featherbee

ugh!

7:15 pm

FranMag

i've been assured they are easy to find though

7:15 pm

FranMag

bye haz!

7:15 pm

pam

bye, haz

7:15 pm

featherbee

feel like taking a break for a speed round of scrabble? i'm trying to stay awake long enough to go to bed.

7:15 pm

FranMag

okay! one game sounds good

7:15 pm

featherbee

awesome.

7:15 pm

Jacula

Quick story about my Mum's pink Grass Parakeets... She has a pair who are in a v. large cage with 4 budgies. Pinky & Perky (the parakeets) apparently love watching TV and sit there, square-eyed long after the budgies have tucked their heads under their wings. Mum watches CSI Crime Investigatio or some such late night programme. She'd watched one in which a woman repeatedly yelled, 'He's a rapist!' Now, when the male (Perky) chases the female (Pinky) around the cage she 'says', yes, you've guessed it... 'He's a rapist! He's a rapist!'

7:15 pm

shorty

LOL Feather

7:16 pm

periwinkle

Very funny Jacula :)

7:16 pm

shorty

OMG TOOOOOOO funny

7:16 pm

FranMag

see you all in a little bit

7:16 pm

jillibus

bye fran

7:16 pm

pam

LOLOLOLOLOL, jac

7:16 pm

pam

later, fran

7:17 pm

shorty

bye fran

7:17 pm

gramma

Jacula, that's GREAT!

7:17 pm

Jacula

Night Haz, Fran & anyone else who went whilst I was typing.

7:17 pm

jillibus

hilarious story!

7:17 pm

Jacula

Truth is stranger than fiction, 'they' say!

7:18 pm

periwinkle

last ta5/18 please

7:19 pm

Mary

ta5/18 plural of ta4/8 or chores

7:20 pm

periwinkle

Mary there is another ta5/18 after that but thanks

7:20 pm

periwinkle

ta6/30 anyone

7:21 pm

Jacula

peri - plural of the ta5/18 before it.

7:21 pm

pam

there is a ta 5/18 that I monkeyed and can't figure out how to clue, peri
t* shock and more a**

7:22 pm

periwinkle

Jac, I don't have that ta5/18 and I can't figure out pam's clue

7:22 pm

helenkeller

hi again - good timing for me! that's hysterical jacula, tx, i needed that

7:22 pm

pam

rhymes with a dresser dr****

7:23 pm

periwinkle

thanks pam, that kind of clue I understand :)

7:23 pm

Jacula

Hi again, Hell. Glad it cheered you.

7:23 pm

periwinkle

Finally done with the T words.

7:23 pm

pam

yw, i thought the other was lame...

7:23 pm

pam

yay, peri!

7:23 pm

periwinkle

still have 92 to go

7:24 pm

pam

but no more t's!

7:24 pm

periwinkle

need to take another break

7:24 pm

Jacula

See you soon, peri.

7:25 pm

cybernan

d? -- have da 7 x1, 6 x2, 5 x2, 4 x6 and 3 dw's -- missing?

7:25 pm

helenkeller

another da 6/21

7:25 pm

helenkeller

another 5

7:26 pm

scraggle18

Just saying hello! This is a fun one. =)

7:26 pm

cybernan

oops have 3 6's -- missed one -- how many 5's?

7:26 pm

Jacula

Hello scraggle. Yes, it is.

7:26 pm

helenkeller

& i only count 5 da4's

7:26 pm

cybernan

ah -- missing a 5 -- thanks helen

7:26 pm

helenkeller

3 total da5

7:27 pm

Jacula

4 x d5's

7:27 pm

cybernan

da 5? -- have one who makes a challenge and pointed objects thrown at a circular board -- missing?

7:28 pm

Jacula

da5/20 is missing. Add a vowel between the last 2 letters of the da4/9 it's darkest before.

7:28 pm

pam

thanks, jac

7:29 pm

helenkeller

i am going to watch some of the national championship now - bbs

7:29 pm

cybernan

thanks, jacula -- time for supper

7:30 pm

Jacula

That da5 is Middle English for the da4/9, BTW.

7:30 pm

Jacula

'Bye Hell & nan.

7:37 pm

jillibus

5 left

7:38 pm

Ping

go jilli!

7:38 pm

Jacula

I'm rooting for you, jilli!

7:38 pm

pam

go, jilli

7:39 pm

Jacula

*Wonders which section of the grid jilli is snorkelling in.*

7:40 pm

Dorens

good evening.... wallowing through this monster grid

7:40 pm

Ping

hi doren!

7:40 pm

Jacula

Hi Dorens. It may be big but it's not mean.

7:41 pm

pam

hi, dorens

7:41 pm

Jacula

I'm here to clue, so ask if you need anything.

7:41 pm

Dorens

thankful for that jac, I have a book to finish tonight for tomorrow's book club, but need to finish this first (major compulsion)... hi pam, ping... will ask i'm sure in a few minutes

7:42 pm

pam

what book?

7:42 pm

kalea

hello everyone

7:42 pm

Jacula

What book, Dorens?

7:42 pm

pam

hi, kalea

7:42 pm

kalea

hiya pam

7:42 pm

Ping

doren, was is the book you are reading?

7:42 pm

Jacula

LOL Pam. Word greedy to a woman, we Babblers.

7:42 pm

pam

LOLOLOLOLOLOL

7:42 pm

Jacula

Hi kalea.

7:42 pm

Dorens

hi kalea.... snowflower and the secret fan (and we're meeting in a private dining room of a good local Chinese restaurant for dinner)

7:43 pm

kalea

hiya jac

7:43 pm

kalea

hiya Dorens

7:43 pm

pam

heard it is a good book! Am reading Heat now....

7:43 pm

Dorens

also read water for elephants for my other book group and really enjoyed it a lot!

7:44 pm

kalea

i heard that one was good

7:44 pm

pam

good to know, had heard of that one, Dorens

7:44 pm

kalea

i just finished Kiterunner

7:44 pm

Dorens

haven

7:44 pm

Jacula

I've been having a sort out of my (too) many books this evening. I'll send those I can bear to part with and know I'll never dip into again to the local hospital for them to sell. The rest will be boxed up in the attic until such time as I (roflol) have a spare room to turn into a proper library with a real log fire, squashy armchairs and a bay window with a seat on the sill.

7:45 pm

Dorens

heard of heat... who wrote it? Kiterunner was one of my favories from lastyear

7:45 pm

Dorens

am i the only one who finds i'm reading far far less these days, thanks to this insane compulsion?

7:46 pm

Jacula

Dorens - I was reading a write-up on Wa5/18 For Elephants on Sunday. It looks interesting.

7:46 pm

kalea

lol Jac......i had to do that when i moved.......my new hubby refused to rent an extra truck just for my books

7:46 pm

jillibus

WOW! Done!!! Phew!!

7:46 pm

kalea

woooooooooohoooooooooooooooo jilli........i still have 3 left

7:46 pm

Jacula

Dorens - same here due to Babble, but I've been trying to keep up my reading (which I love) as well in recent times.

7:46 pm

Dorens

i'm curious to hear what others thought of it... we meet later this month. haven't read reviews... just know that I loved it. one of those you don't want to finish, youknow?

7:46 pm

Dorens

YAY JILLI!

7:47 pm

Jacula

Well done, jilli! What were your last 5?

7:47 pm

pam

yay, jilli! CONGRATS

7:47 pm

speedfreak

I am down to 2 words one is a fr5/16 before the college group Please help

7:47 pm

jillibus

st words, jac -- wish I had time to clue but I've got to eat and get out of here for bridge!

7:48 pm

Dorens

fr + dodnkey, speedfreak

7:48 pm

kalea

fr + donkey

7:49 pm

pam

Bill Buford wrote Heat--his year in teh kitchen on the line with MArio Batali (Buford was the fiction editor of the New Yorker)

7:49 pm

Jacula

jilli - You go off with a clear conscience. I can clue for a while longer yet.

7:49 pm

speedfreak

thanks dumb word

7:49 pm

pam

I haven't read Kiterunner, seemed to Hard, so I read the Bookseller's Daughters...

7:49 pm

pam

night, jilli

7:49 pm

kalea

was that good, pam?

7:50 pm

pam

yes, very, Kalea

7:50 pm

jillibus

Here's your last chance to read a verse from AA Milne (after my little tale)

7:50 pm

Dorens

try kiterunner again pam. not hard. and worth the read...

7:50 pm

Dorens

anyone read the book thief?

7:50 pm

kalea

i so agree, Dorens

7:51 pm

Ping

sadly, i haven't read anything lately

7:51 pm

kalea

not i........who wrote it?

7:51 pm

Dorens

can'

7:51 pm

Enci

any hint on the k? I am down to typing random combinations...

7:52 pm

Dorens

remember the name now... a czech or polish sort of name, but he was from new zealand... good and powerful

7:52 pm

Dorens

k + the letters after e's

7:52 pm

Enci

kefs

7:53 pm

kalea

lol........you got it

7:53 pm

Enci

dang- I was typing in the wrong dang box

7:53 pm

pam

dorens--hard emotionally and psychicly

7:53 pm

Enci

sorry

7:53 pm

Mom

Thank you, thank you, thank you Enci

7:53 pm

Jacula

jilli - Haven't read that rhyme for years. Thanks for reminding me of it.

7:54 pm

Enci

still don't know what it means! lol.

7:54 pm

Dorens

i understand pam. still... when you are feeling stronger...it was an excellent view on things i hadn't seen otherwise, and wouldn't have

7:54 pm

entroposcope

not even in dictionary.com link from the word list

7:54 pm

entroposcope

bah

7:54 pm

kalea

it was emotionally draining, pam, but as you get into the story, you can't give up on the characters

7:56 pm

pam

kalea--i don't have the emotional strength right now. I am on the Carl Hiaasen and Janet Evanovich level of emotional commitment to books. Soon, maybe, i will be far along enough in my healing

7:56 pm

Dorens

th 7 32 please

7:56 pm

Enci

nope entrop- bah is only three letters. :)

7:56 pm

pam

But, I read daily, on my commute, and whenever I can, so I must say the addiction to babble is not preventing this...

7:56 pm

Enci

7 32 letters from a terrorist

7:56 pm

Dorens

i drive to work, pam, so don't have that time... but i do listen to books on tape

7:57 pm

Dorens

i need the first one, enci. thanks though

7:57 pm

pam

oh, I see Dorens 8-)

7:57 pm

kalea

th7...............pl of th6..........article + ***row pathway

7:57 pm

pam

I read at night, too. After babble/tv/surfing and before bed

7:58 pm

Dorens

thanks kalea

7:59 pm

periwinkle

HI all an5/10 please, thought I'd go back to the top of the list

7:59 pm

kalea

well pam........it's good that you have chances to read.........and i hope you feel better in the days to come

7:59 pm

kalea

an5..........a + ne4/4

8:00 pm

Jacula

enci & entrop - k** (singular) is a variant spelling or a word for marijuana.

8:00 pm

periwinkle

thaks kalea

8:00 pm

Dorens

while you're at the a's... i need the ar 5/12 please

8:00 pm

Enci

my innocence is exposed-- lol

8:00 pm

Jacula

*of a word for 'pot/grass' etc.

8:01 pm

Mom

ar + head wear

8:01 pm

kalea

ar + cap

8:01 pm

Jacula

Dorens - ar 5/12 = ar + headwear.

8:01 pm

Dorens

and the fr 6/27 (first one)..thanks mom. I ALWAYS miss that (and kalea too

8:01 pm

kalea

lol Enci

8:01 pm

periwinkle

I still have time to read. Right now am reading: The Hot Flash Club Chills Out by Nancy Thayer. Love all of her books. Other favorite authors are Anne Tyler, Jodi Picoult, Alice Hofman and Eliz Berg and Anita Shreve.

8:01 pm

Jacula

Or should I say he4/6wear.

8:02 pm

Mom

Duh, thanks Jacula. Brain dead tonight

8:02 pm

Dorens

peri do you work full time too?

8:02 pm

Jacula

I've got 3 books and 2 magazines on the go re4/5ingwise in various parts of the house.

8:02 pm

periwinkle

not at the moment Dorens

8:02 pm

Enci

do you get the thing where someone tries to talk to you and you look for the words they are saying on the grid instead of listening?

8:03 pm

kalea

same here, Jac.........lol

8:03 pm

Dorens

fr 6/27 (first one) please?

8:03 pm

Enci

like a black cat with no b

8:03 pm

Dorens

i will get into bed tonite trying to read the last 75 pages of my book and fall asleep after 5 pagest

8:03 pm

Enci

no- that's 6/21 never mind

8:04 pm

Jacula

fr6/27 (1st) supporting ligament - as of the tongue or the foreskin. Begins not with 'fren' but fr** that sounds like what you do with eggs in a shallow pan with oil.

8:05 pm

kalea

sorry Dorens.........monkeys are still working that one

8:05 pm

pam

thanks, kalea

8:05 pm

pam

peri, i LOVE Elizabeth Berg and Jodi Piicoult

8:05 pm

Jacula

BRB - laundry time again.

8:06 pm

periwinkle

pam, have you read any of Anne Tyler, she is the best one of all of them. All of the ones I mentioned write in a similar way

8:06 pm

Dorens

thanks jac... that makes sense

8:06 pm

periwinkle

Read Jodi Picoult's latest book recently but don't remember the title.

8:06 pm

kalea

sheesh.......only combo i missed

8:07 pm

pam

I have read a few of Anne Tylers, should read more

8:07 pm

Dorens

i always have loved anne tyler peri... feel like i have lived around baltimore, have read so many of her books.. her characters are great--don't like jodi picoult's as much

8:07 pm

Dorens

ha 6/21?

8:07 pm

gwenski

Good evening, all. First wa7/44 or 7/52, please?

8:07 pm

periwinkle

Dorens have you tried Eliz. Berg or Anita Shreve or Alice Hoffaman

8:07 pm

kalea

ha6.................to bother all the time, as at work

8:08 pm

Dorens

yes... anita shreve not my cup of tea... alice hoffman. don't remember what i read of hers but think i liked it.

8:08 pm

kalea

wa7..............the brothers who made bugs bunny cartoons

8:08 pm

Dorens

ty kalea... how did i miss that? i'm a aguidance counselor.. frequently talk to kids about bullying and ha****ment

8:09 pm

kalea

wa7/52............combat + what's atop the neck

8:09 pm

kalea

lol Dorens

8:10 pm

Dorens

how about the first wa word?

8:10 pm

gwenski

Thanks for the others, kalea!

8:10 pm

Mom

the first wa word I have is for the good fairy to wav her magic wa 4/9

8:10 pm

kalea

wa4/8............scottish word?

8:11 pm

Mom

wave*

8:11 pm

Dorens

no, it's a 5/44 before that one

8:11 pm

Dorens

wa 7/44 sorry

8:11 pm

Mom

oh dear, better go look

8:12 pm

kalea

lol....i'm missing the same one, Dorens

8:12 pm

Dorens

jacula, oh, jacula?????

8:12 pm

Dorens

th 5/12?

8:13 pm

Jacula

I'm back! What's up Dorens?

8:13 pm

Dorens

the first wa? it's a 7/44?

8:13 pm

kalea

th5......greek letter

8:13 pm

Dorens

ty

8:13 pm

Jacula

Need some help myself - can anyone lend me a few radiators or another clothes airer? Am running out of space due to addition of son's under and outer thermal wear from his trip to Finland.

8:14 pm

Dorens

i have lots of space jac.... my kids all gone, this house is too large.. you may have an extra bedroom or too as well

8:14 pm

Jacula

Dorens - yes, the 1st wa is a wa7/44 - Scottish for smallness.

8:15 pm

kalea

gee Jac......*checking pockets* i know i have one here somewhere

8:15 pm

gwenski

My kids are gone, too, but not all of their stuff!

8:15 pm

Dorens

hah... got it from that clue.. thanks jac

8:15 pm

periwinkle

2nd ar6/18 please

8:15 pm

BGL

grannyg ~ how ya doin?

8:15 pm

kalea

thanks Jac................you helped me as well

8:16 pm

grannyg

doing fine but this grid is killing me

8:16 pm

kalea

ar6....pl, mountain ridge

8:16 pm

Dorens

yup. it's a killer grannyg... i'm down to 10 and not much patience left

8:16 pm

grannyg

my long committee meeting was canceled to night - the chairman has the flu(?) - I think she just wanted to watch the game

8:16 pm

BGL

me too, I need 136 more, but I think I'm going to go watch the football game for awhile

8:17 pm

Jacula

gwenski - kids NEVER take all of their stuff. My Other Half and me were discussing that a while ago... how our parents turned up and dumped loads of our 'old junk' on us just when we'd got our new homes al nice.

8:17 pm

periwinkle

kalea I just tried that and it was not accepted, but tried it again after your clue and it was, very frustrating

8:17 pm

grannyg

I'm down to 124. getting really frustrated.

8:17 pm

periwinkle

thakns kalea

8:17 pm

grannyg

arete

8:17 pm

Mom

172 left here and if I can get 4 more to make it to the halfway mark. I am going to go to bed.

8:17 pm

BGL

I *should* be packing, or cleaning out, or something

8:17 pm

Jacula

Most of the stuff in my attic isn't mine.

8:17 pm

grannyg

oops - sorry

8:18 pm

grannyg

You can't have that much more to pack - do you???

8:18 pm

Mom

no need to be sorry Granny -- made me closer to the halfway mark

8:18 pm

kalea

lol Jac.......i had that problem til i moved out of the country

8:18 pm

BGL

No, not really. But, I want it done so we're not panicking on the 29th!

8:19 pm

grannyg

Plus this computer is moving really slow tonight.

8:19 pm

grannyg

Yeah, I can see your point.

8:19 pm

periwinkle

es7 please

8:19 pm

BGL

Every time I'm about to quit, I have a run on words! Then I feel I must stay...

8:19 pm

Mom

es + trick or *****

8:20 pm

kalea

es + trick or *****

8:20 pm

cybernan

wa7? -- have the scottish one, the movie brothers, and the ones who spend carelessly

8:20 pm

Mom

same here BGL

8:20 pm

periwinkle

thanks kalea

8:20 pm

Dorens

down to 5...and they're all dreaded re'

8:20 pm

Jacula

BGL - LOL - oh addicted one.

8:20 pm

Jacula

re's are easy, Dorens.

8:20 pm

kalea

wa7......combat + what's atop the neck

8:21 pm

Scrabbler

Good evening Babblers. I am here to reach the halfway mark--I found 141 this AM.

8:21 pm

kalea

hiya Scrab

8:21 pm

Dorens

hey scrabbs

8:21 pm

periwinkle

Hi Scrabbler

8:21 pm

gwenski

Well, I'm going to stop now. (Unless I get a run of words!) Mostly I wanted to say 'hi' and show off my icon picture.

8:21 pm

Natasha

hi all...back to finish my last 150

8:21 pm

pam

Hello, Scrabbler!!!!!!!

8:22 pm

pam

Hi, Natasha!!!!!

8:22 pm

Dorens

go natasha

8:22 pm

Scrabbler

Is anyone close to finishing? Hi everyone!!

8:22 pm

Mom

HI Scrabbler -- good luck. I just got to the halfway mark.

8:22 pm

kalea

hiya Natasha

8:22 pm

pam

Night, gwen

8:22 pm

BGL

Okay, I give. See you all tomorrow for hopefully a less frustrating grid. Good luck!

8:22 pm

Mom

I won't finish

8:22 pm

kalea

i got 1 left

8:22 pm

M.P.

Hi all

8:22 pm

kalea

hello MP

8:22 pm

Mom

Hi M.P.

8:22 pm

Scrabbler

WHoa kalea!!!!!!

8:22 pm

Mom

Night BGL

8:22 pm

periwinkle

70 eft, may be back later to finish

8:23 pm

grannyg

By - happy packing

8:23 pm

kalea

lol Scrab

8:23 pm

cybernan

thanks, kalea

8:23 pm

Natasha

bye peri

8:23 pm

Mom

Bye Peri

8:23 pm

Merk

My goodness. I just got here. Is anyone finishing this monstrosity of a grid today? I had hoped to squeeze a bit of time in here, but I think I might pass.

8:23 pm

Dorens

3 left

8:23 pm

pam

bye, peri

8:23 pm

kalea

night, BGL

8:23 pm

M.P.

Hi kalea never met you before but just red your profile nice to meet you by peri

8:23 pm

pam

merk!

8:23 pm

stidmama

wait wait peri!

8:23 pm

kalea

the pleasure is mine, MP

8:24 pm

Dorens

bye peri, hii merk

8:24 pm

stidmama

I made the almond cake last night... It is DELICIOUS!!!!!

8:24 pm

Merk

How long has it taken you Doren? And how long to get half finished, Mom?

8:24 pm

stidmama

hi merk, MP, kalea, Dorens, Pam.... et al!

8:24 pm

kalea

hiya stid.......nice to see you again

8:24 pm

Merk

Hey, Stid. You were the last one I chatted with before I left here last week!

8:24 pm

pam

stidmama!!!!!!!

8:25 pm

Mom

Merk, it goes fast. I have spent about 1 1/2 to 2 hours on it. I did it in 15 minute spurts

8:25 pm

stidmama

yep. I was. Did you friend like Babble?

8:25 pm

Dorens

hard to say merk.. half hour this morning... maybe45 minutes late afternoon.. and now about an hour

8:25 pm

Mom

no more than 3 hours for sure

8:25 pm

Natasha

can someone clue teh an 6/7 combo, please?

8:25 pm

Dorens

stid... i love almond cake... pass some over, please

8:25 pm

kalea

merk, i think in all total, i've probably worked a couple of hours on this one

8:26 pm

Mom

Merk, a lot of plurals so that helps

8:26 pm

Dorens

but i think i will sit here and look at these last three for half an hour more

8:26 pm

stidmama

*slices almond cake for everyone who's here* I think it would go well with a chocolate frosting, if anyone has some made!

8:26 pm

Merk

Yes, she did. I am sure she'll visit here again. We were doing it to save boredom at the Seoul airport.

8:26 pm

kalea

an + over yonder minus last letter

8:27 pm

stidmama

how long did you have to wait? and are you glad to be back in China?

8:27 pm

Natasha

thanks kalea

8:27 pm

Dorens

thanks stid... had berry torte with dinner tonight ( one of my many celebratory late birthday dinners), so will pass on the chocolate frosting.. bad enough i am having two desserts

8:27 pm

Dorens

who's in china?

8:28 pm

Dorens

ah merk, just read the profile... fascinating...

8:28 pm

stidmama

MMMMMM. that sounds really good too (what would berry torte be like with an almond cake for the base?)

8:28 pm

kalea

and fireworks!!!!!!!!!!!

8:28 pm

pam

Woooo Hoooo, Kalea

8:28 pm

stidmama

YAY kalea!

8:28 pm

Mom

Congrats and roses for Kalea

8:28 pm

Natasha

congrats kalea

8:28 pm

Dorens

(it tasted kind of almondish, now that i think of it... with a layer of pastry cream below the berries0

8:28 pm

Dorens

yay kalea!!!!!!!!

8:29 pm

Scrabbler

Yahooo kalea!

8:29 pm

pam

Natasha~

8:29 pm

kalea

roses...........wow, thanks

8:29 pm

pam

did you have a good weekend catching up with your kids?

8:29 pm

Scrabbler

enes

8:29 pm

Mom

anyone who finishes this monster deserves roses

8:29 pm

stidmama

*wiping drool off keyboard* dinner isn't for another 30 minutes! *sob*

8:29 pm

kalea

lol

8:29 pm

Scrabbler

Ignore that please--monkey is acting up.

8:29 pm

stidmama

did that one work Scrabbler?

8:30 pm

Natasha

yes, it was great Pam. They took their first ice skating lessons this weekend and they were so cute!

8:30 pm

Dorens

first re 6/18 clue please

8:30 pm

pam

Ohhh, fun!!!!!! I never mastered stopping without slamming into the wall, LOLOL

8:30 pm

Natasha

and we did a bunch of other stuff, too--playground, movie, reading books together, art projects

8:30 pm

Scrabbler

No, it didn't work--I am never sure which chemical words work and which aren't accepted.

8:30 pm

stidmama

yippee! gray P! *wicked grin*

8:30 pm

kalea

lol stid.........hubby took me out to dinner tonight.....lol, to mcdonalds

8:31 pm

Scrabbler

How romantic, kalea!

8:31 pm

Natasha

yeah, I don't know how to skate myself. they picked it up quickly though.

8:31 pm

pam

i know you missed them a lot--sounds like a nice weekend

8:31 pm

kalea

re + bird home

8:31 pm

Dorens

ty kalea

8:31 pm

kalea

lol Scrab.......at least i didn't have to cook

8:32 pm

Dorens

and we have F*I*R*E*W*O*R*K*S!!

8:32 pm

kalea

woooooooooooohooooooooooooooooo Dorens

8:32 pm

Jacula

Well done, Dorens!

8:32 pm

Natasha

Hey, dorens congrats!

8:32 pm

Scrabbler

Yippppeeeee Doren!

8:32 pm

stidmama

YAY Dorens!!!!!!

8:32 pm

pam

wooo hooooo, Dorens

8:32 pm

Mom

Congrats and roses for Dorens

8:32 pm

kalea

sounds like a lovely weekend, Natasha

8:32 pm

Jacula

Was off talking to my son. Sorry if anyone asked anything whilst I was away.

8:32 pm

Dorens

and now to see how many pages I can read of snowflower and the secret fan before falling asleep. OH ! roses! thanks mom

8:32 pm

grannyg

Yay dorens

8:33 pm

Mom

you're welcome Dorens

8:33 pm

kangabrat

I gotta go, with 93 still to do :-( thanks for all the clues!

8:33 pm

kalea

happy reading and sweet dreams, Dorens

8:33 pm

stidmama

later Dorens, sweet reading dreams :-)

8:33 pm

stidmama

It does sound fun, Natasha!

8:33 pm

stidmama

later kanga!

8:33 pm

pam

yes, good reading, Dorens

8:33 pm

kalea

take care, kanga

8:33 pm

Scrabbler

Whilst you were gone we found out that kalea's husband took her out to MacDonald's tonight for dinner! Does Paul ever do that for you Jacula?

8:34 pm

Natasha

pam, my son is really interested in greek myths these days and at the playground he was climbing up the slide and then slipping back down before he got to the top. I asked him what he was doing and he said he was pretending to be sisyphus.

8:34 pm

Mom

Bye Kangabrat. Bye Dorens

8:34 pm

pam

OH MY, that is SOOOO neat, Dorens. he is not even 8, right? I am impressed

8:34 pm

Scrabbler

I used "whilst" in a sentence!

8:34 pm

kalea

lol Natasha..............i love Greek mythology myself..........but what a neat imagination your son has

8:35 pm

stidmama

you sure did Scrabbler! *worried checks Scrabbler's forehead for fever*

8:35 pm

kalea

lol Scrab

8:35 pm

pam

nice going, scrabbler!

8:35 pm

Natasha

they both have a great imagination--maybe it was good to keep them away from the TV after all!

8:35 pm

wurdygurl

i wonder if any of the other mothers heard him and thought he said syphyllis

8:35 pm

wurdygurl

lol

8:35 pm

pam

methinks you were on to something there, natasha

8:35 pm

Scrabbler

I'm turning British!

8:35 pm

kalea

*falls off chair laughing at wurdy*

8:36 pm

wurdygurl

come on you were all thinking it

8:36 pm

Natasha

lol, wurdy--we were alone at the park in the 39 degree temps.

8:36 pm

pam

balmy there in madison, eh?

8:37 pm

Natasha

well, yes, for this time of year!

8:37 pm

wurdygurl

we actually had some snow in MI today

8:37 pm

wurdygurl

low battery got to go

8:37 pm

pam

we have had very warm temps here in MA

8:37 pm

Natasha

I was still freezing, though. wuss here<-------

8:37 pm

kalea

take care, wurdy

8:37 pm

Scrabbler

It's been snowing here today--I came into the woods behind the snow plow tonight.

8:38 pm

pam

lucky you, scrabbler

8:38 pm

kalea

its been snowing a LOT here........but temps are nice

8:38 pm

stidmama

cool, Scrabbler! fresh snow is lovely (though I hate to be out in it) -- old snow, not so nice.

8:38 pm

Natasha

you like the snow, then Pam

8:38 pm

stidmama

how much is A LOT kalea? *worried about Jill driving to the library*

8:38 pm

pam

umm, no, to be truthful I LOVE it, Natasha

8:38 pm

Scrabbler

It is quite beautiful and I am eager to cross-country ski in the woods!

8:39 pm

kalea

jilli is about 10 hours from me, stid

8:39 pm

hurshy

scrabbler - email update for you

8:39 pm

Natasha

LOL, I like to look at it but can really do without it. Not sure why I seem to always end up living in snowy states

8:39 pm

Jacula

Erm... how do I put this? If Paul ever subjected me to any kind of Big Mac for 'a meal out' I would leave him. (I might also come back to kill him then.)

8:39 pm

stidmama

Cross-country is SO MUCH FUN! the only skiing I can do with my knees. I might get to do some this winter.

8:39 pm

pam

'tis something to consider, natasha!

8:39 pm

kalea

lol Jac

8:39 pm

Mom

Good luck to all. May those who want to finish finish and those who want to make it halfway make it. Good night all. As an addict, I'll be back tomorrow for another fix.

8:40 pm

pam

night, mom

8:40 pm

kalea

night Mom......sweet dreams

8:40 pm

stidmama

??? OH! Kalea, I got you confuseded with Kahlua, whose mother and grandmother are up in the islands with Jill! *embarassed look*

8:40 pm

Scrabbler

Jacula--the Big Mac will kill him.

8:40 pm

Natasha

bb in a minute.....

8:40 pm

zTink

finally turned ac off tonight. down to 50's tonight, high in upper 60s tomorrow insunny Florida

8:40 pm

stidmama

good night Mom! *tosses roses*

8:40 pm

kalea

Jac......any meal i don't have to cook is a good meal........lol

8:40 pm

Jacula

Hi stid. I posted your snail mail yesterday.

8:40 pm

zTink

rast

8:40 pm

Mom

Thank you Stid. How sweet

8:41 pm

zTink

oops....

8:41 pm

kalea

not to worry, stid

8:41 pm

stidmama

wow Tink! are you gonna survive? do you need extra blankets? LOL

8:41 pm

stidmama

Cool! I am so eagerly anticipating the arrival of said package! :-)

8:41 pm

Jacula

Sorry, Kalea, but we prefer to cook for ourselves. Horses for courses, eh?

8:41 pm

kalea

lol Tink...........the only sunburn i've ever had was in Florida

8:42 pm

zTink

I'll probably through an extra comforter on the bed, but noheat on yet.

8:42 pm

kalea

lol Jac

8:42 pm

Ping

jac, please send me a package too?

8:43 pm

stidmama

I can send it on to you if you like Ping -- save Jac the postage! (that is a for-real offer)

8:43 pm

Ping

food that you cooked and some wonderful books, maybe?

8:43 pm

Jacula

My son found muscles he didn't even know he had whilst skiing, husky sledding, reindeer driving etc., in Finland.

8:43 pm

stidmatt

Hey everybody!

8:44 pm

kalea

hiya matt

8:44 pm

Ping

hello stidmatt - it's stidping here!

8:44 pm

Jacula

Ping - if you give me your snail mail address through Babblers' Anonymous ez mail, I'd be happy to send it to you.

8:44 pm

stidmama

hi kiddo -- you are noted as being online without asking...

8:44 pm

stidmatt

OOH! That handsome dog in Stidmama's Icon is our dog Lucky!

8:44 pm

hurshy

ping, you're a stid too??

8:44 pm

stidmatt

May I babble?

8:44 pm

hurshy

lol

8:44 pm

Ping

i'm not sure how to do that jac, but i will try

8:45 pm

stidmama

looks like she is NOW! LOL

8:45 pm

grannyg

Down to 95 - and I'm stopping for tonight. I'll be back tomorrow for another fun filled grid

8:45 pm

Ping

hurshy, tonight, yes - i need extra fortitude

8:45 pm

pam

night, grannyg

8:45 pm

hurshy

and if you're in georgia - the country - it's WAY past your bedtime

8:45 pm

stidmatt

See ya tomorrow granny!

8:45 pm

Jacula

Stid - none of the 3 e-mail servers I have would support sending 7,020 words plus lots of pics. I must sort out a preferred site to post it all on.

8:45 pm

kalea

sweet dreams, granny

8:45 pm

stidmama

only until dinner is ready -- then you log off and TURN OFF... got it? (witnesses take note)

8:45 pm

stidmama

good night grannyg!

8:46 pm

Scrabbler

Hi stidmatt!

8:46 pm

stidmatt

Okay, I hope stidhat takes a long, long time for dinner.

8:46 pm

Scrabbler

hurshy--I replied to your e-mail.

8:46 pm

Jacula

Hi stidmatt.

8:46 pm

wurdygurl

how many dw's are there

8:46 pm

wurdygurl

and are they all elated

8:46 pm

Jacula

Being a bit of a rebel are you, Matt?

8:47 pm

wurdygurl

oops related

8:47 pm

kalea

3

8:47 pm

kalea

and yes

8:47 pm

Jacula

wurdy - ever so tempted to say 7, but there are only 3.

8:47 pm

Ping

we are all elated

8:47 pm

stidmama

thanks for pointing them out wurdy -- I am elated they were all related! It was my first 8...

8:48 pm

wurdygurl

lol

8:48 pm

wurdygurl

having trouble fiindingthe 8

8:48 pm

Jacula

wurdy - they may well be elated, related or inflated, once they see Snow White.

8:48 pm

pam

yes, thanks, wurdy!

8:48 pm

stidmama

the most dw...

8:48 pm

wurdygurl

got it

8:48 pm

hurshy

scrabbler - LOL

8:49 pm

stidmatt

warter, that sooooooo should be a word!

8:49 pm

kalea

hubby home from choir practice.........be back later, maybe

8:49 pm

hurshy

what would it mean?

8:49 pm

Scrabbler

Yes, hurshy--I thought you would like that. Now DA Jack McCoy is awaiting your report.

8:49 pm

Jacula

One who inflicts wa4's?

8:49 pm

stidmama

later kalea!

8:50 pm

swivel

wats an 8 letter 1 4 2day?????????

8:50 pm

gramma

Help! I have 2 left. Both FR's and I don't have a clue where to even start looking.

8:50 pm

swivel

lol im just doing really

8:50 pm

Jacula

Or the UK Somerset way of saying the liquid wa5/18 (H2O).

8:50 pm

swivel

bad

8:50 pm

swivel

i need an avatar

8:50 pm

JeeWhiz

HI everyone....can anyone please help me with the fr7/56 please? Thanks....signed lost in babblonia

8:50 pm

Ping

gramma - one rhymes with the green stuff that you mow

8:50 pm

wurdygurl

dont fr** my pet

8:50 pm

hurshy

i'll probably go watch him in 10 mins :)

8:51 pm

stidmatt

Hey JeeWhiz!

8:51 pm

Ping

hi jee

8:51 pm

hurshy

fr7 = worry + cutting tool for wood

8:51 pm

JeeWhiz

HI stidmatt...long time no see you.

8:51 pm

stidmama

woo-hoo! halfway in 45 minutes! off to finish making dinner. Scrabbler and Hurshy -- you are in charge of stidmatt -- feel free to give him lots of algebra problems!

8:51 pm

JeeWhiz

no wonder I couldn't monkey that one...thanks hurshy

8:51 pm

Jacula

fr7/56 - the tree cutting device that worries?

8:51 pm

JeeWhiz

Hi Ping

8:52 pm

Scrabbler

Good for you, hursh. I need a few more to hit halfway then I can join my man, Mr REM, in bed.

8:52 pm

stidmatt

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! I wann babble! *whine whine sniff sniff*

8:52 pm

JeeWhiz

got it, thanks Jacula

8:52 pm

Scrabbler

TY Jacula--new word for me!

8:52 pm

Jacula

Notice stidmama didn't leave ME in charge of stidmatt. I would have set him language problems.

8:53 pm

JeeWhiz

wow stidmatt, your mom is tough!

8:53 pm

Ping

i don't see a tree cutting device?

8:53 pm

stidmatt

I know.

8:53 pm

hurshy

stidmatt, if y = 5x + 2, state the equation of a line parallel to this line and containing the point (1, 12)

8:53 pm

Natasha

maybe you would SEE it in the past ping?

8:53 pm

gramma

Ping, TY I didn't have that 1. I'm afraid I may have made my cocktail a little too strong. I can't even keep up w/the chat log.

8:53 pm

wurdygurl

12=5(2) +2

8:54 pm

Scrabbler

OK, Matt. a + 4(x + y)= z, and b=6(y-a), then what is the asymptote of the parabola?

8:54 pm

wurdygurl

sorry couldnt resist math

8:54 pm

stidmatt

y=10x+2

8:54 pm

JeeWhiz

look up ping

8:54 pm

Ping

hurshy and scrabbler, take this chat to sudoko!

8:54 pm

Jacula

Ping - 'see' past tense is 2nd part of the fr (worrying device) word.

8:54 pm

Ping

u 2 wordy

8:54 pm

Jacula

For 1st part of word - think guitar neck bumps.

8:54 pm

wurdygurl

sorry

8:54 pm

hurshy

not quite, matt - you need to change the y-intercept, not the slope. parallel lines have the same slope.

8:54 pm

wurdygurl

just trying to belong

8:54 pm

Ping

thanks jac!

8:54 pm

Ping

got it

8:55 pm

Scrabbler

Matt--you may use a calculator.

8:55 pm

Jacula

Well done, ping!

8:55 pm

JeeWhiz

good suggestion ping...we have enough to fr4 about with 335 words and only 3+ hours to go

8:55 pm

hurshy

note that scrabbler's problem is complete nonsense. :)

8:55 pm

stidmatt

I don't think I have got to parabola's yet.

8:55 pm

Ping

you're one of us, wurdy, for better or for worse...

8:55 pm

stidmatt

What are they?

8:56 pm

Natasha

did pam leave?

8:56 pm

Ping

unfortunately, hurshy, they were all nonsense to me :(

8:56 pm

wurdygurl

thank you I feel so much better

8:56 pm

Ping

hi natasha

8:56 pm

hurshy

parabolas are shaped like a sort of a big "U", and are described by equations of the form y = ax^2 + bx + c

8:56 pm

Scrabbler

No, it is higher math. LOL. I cannot believe that I once did differential equations and linear algebra!

8:56 pm

Ping

8:56 pm

wurdygurl

running on low battery so if i leave not being rude

8:56 pm

wurdygurl

aww a hug I like hugs

8:57 pm

Scrabbler

Are you a math teacher, hursh?

8:57 pm

hurshy

but scrabbler, how can a parabola have an asymptote?

8:57 pm

Jacula

Matt - I have no idea what Scrabbler and Wurdy just said, nor do I care. I am old enough not to care about numbers unlesss they affect my finances. And I've been to bank today and sorted long-standing problem out and got lots of money back off them, thank you very much.

8:57 pm

pam

more than half!!!!!!!!!!!!!! now, I can stop and go to my book whenever the mood strikes!

8:57 pm

stidmatt

linear equations are fun. I am on to Chapter 4 right now in Algebra 1.

8:57 pm

Natasha

hey ping, how's it going

8:57 pm

JeeWhiz

wurdy, my brain is now on low battery, but we will forge on til it's truly dead, won't we?

8:57 pm

pam

good going, Jac

8:57 pm

hurshy

i tutor now - taught calc and precalc last year

8:57 pm

Ping

ah, it's going - you?

8:58 pm

Jacula

Love words, HATE numbers. If I win the lottery, please write my cheque out in worda.

8:58 pm

wurdygurl

i have to know how much time I have before low batttery is cited and the time it goes dead

8:58 pm

stidmatt

Yes, even though it is mor fun to be in full blast JW.

8:58 pm

Natasha

about the same ping. we clearly live such exciting lives!

8:58 pm

Scrabbler

Hursh--I totally made up those equations and don't remember an asymptote from other as**** but asymptote is fun to say.

8:58 pm

Judi

Did someone just say linear equations are fun??? Proof that aliens live among us. *adjusts tin foil skull cap for maximum protection*

8:59 pm

Ping

i'm inclined to agree

8:59 pm

wurdygurl

have that same problem with gas gauges...I need an idiot light that talks to me..."hey idiot get to a gas station now you've milked this far enough"

8:59 pm

Scrabbler

I almost majored in math---I love numbers!

8:59 pm

hurshy

well *i* know you made up that equation, but i wanted everyone else not to feel so stupid by pointing it out? :)

8:59 pm

cybernan

how many se 6's and 7's?

8:59 pm

stidmatt

It was me.

9:00 pm

stidmatt

I think it is fun that you can chart a problem on a graph and it is just plain cool! (to my mind, which is nerdy and crazy.)

9:00 pm

hurshy

good for you stidmatt! math IS fun and you keep right on thinking so. (did you figure out the right answer to the problem i gave you?)

9:01 pm

Scrabbler

OK, halfway--that would be 1/2 or 0.5 or 50%---LOL, sorry. Matt---Nerds rule!

9:01 pm

stidmatt

Yes, I wrote it down in the blog pretty quickly. We were doing stuff like that just today!

9:01 pm

Judi

Well, more power to you Stidmatt. I envy anyone that can to higher forms of math. Personally, I'm mathlexic. If that's even a word.

9:01 pm

hurshy

no stid, your answer in the chat was not it - you need to change the y-intercept, not the slope. parallel lines have the same slopes as each other.

9:01 pm

stidmatt

Yup, that

9:01 pm

Jacula

I heard a word in 'Wire in the blood' today that reminded me that Babblers have never yet been subjected to the word 'lachyrmose'. It's an la10/140, I think.

9:01 pm

Ping

do you have a blog, stidmatt?

9:02 pm

stidmatt

right scrabbler.

9:02 pm

Scrabbler

Matt---I saw a kid today in the office and his name, for real, is Anakin! LOL!

9:02 pm

wurdygurl

mathlexic that is funny...I am a whiz at percetnages and equations as long as i can relate it to shopping

9:02 pm

stidmatt

Yes. My blog is http://stidmatt.livejournal.com

9:02 pm

stidmatt

SWEET!!!

9:02 pm

Judi

OMG! You know your parents are geeks if your name is "Anakin". Does he have a sister named Leia?

9:02 pm

stidmatt

That is so awesome. I have never met a single person in my life who's name is Anakin.

9:03 pm

Judi

A dog named "Chewbacca"?

9:03 pm

Scrabbler

You would be shocked at the names parents choose for their kids!!

9:03 pm

hurshy

he shouldn't have a sister - a daughter named leia, someday, sure...

9:04 pm

stidmatt

I have met a cat named chewbacca!

9:04 pm

stidmatt

Time for dinner! See ya later

9:04 pm

cybernan

missing 3 s's from the top -- have 1 se 7 and 2 se 6's - are there more?

9:04 pm

Ping

thanks, matt, i will check it out

9:04 pm

Ping

enjoy!

9:04 pm

Scrabbler

Recent ones: Infinitous; Genesis.......OK, off to bed!

9:04 pm

Corbinmom

+Hi, this is my first time here. A quick question...do all the letters get used?

9:04 pm

JeeWhiz

I recently heard of kid in first grade named Hisroyalhighness....How would you lilke to have to learn to spell that, and then have to live with it the rest of your life?

9:04 pm

hurshy

good heavens, that's awful

9:05 pm

wurdygurl

probably goes by royal I had a boss with that name

9:05 pm

JeeWhiz

most definitely horrible!

9:05 pm

Scrabbler

Yes, corbinmom---there is always one word that contains every letter.

9:05 pm

hurshy

not always, corbinmom, but today they all get used at least IN something, though not all as the first letter of something.

9:05 pm

pam

tomorrow, all

9:05 pm

Ping

night, pam

9:05 pm

wurdygurl

unfortunately he was short and suffered from napolean syndrom

9:05 pm

Ping

happy reading!

9:05 pm

Judi

Way to apply math to real life, Wurdygirl. Fortunately, English was/is my strong suit.

9:05 pm

JeeWhiz

Night Pammie

9:06 pm

Scrabbler

LOL wurdygirl!

9:06 pm

wurdygurl

ahhh english I tutor the neighborhood in english

9:06 pm

hurshy

scrabbler - haven't you seen those grids where a J is buried in the corner surrounded by consonants or something?

9:06 pm

firefly779

evening everyone - been enjoying the chat :) may I have a clue for the ae6 ?

9:06 pm

cybernan

3 x asking:

missing 3 s's from the top -- have 1 se 7 and 2 se 6's - are there more?

9:06 pm

Scrabbler

Tonight's challenge is we25--anyone find it yet?

9:07 pm

Corbinmom

Thank you!

9:07 pm

hurshy

yes cnan, more 6's

9:07 pm

Scrabbler

Some words are constipated with consonants, others with vowels.

9:07 pm

Judi

Don't have it, Scrabbler. Howzabout a clue?

9:07 pm

hurshy

four se6

9:07 pm

hurshy

it's weskcestanrerfoplhawdntno!

9:08 pm

Scrabbler

It ends in "er" Judi.

9:08 pm

Ping

nan, impressive that you're doing THIS ONE without the list!

9:08 pm

Scrabbler

Close, hursh--just change a few letters and you'll have it.

9:08 pm

Judi

Am I to assume that's a We5/25?

9:08 pm

cybernan

se 6? have one who cooks meat, one who puts another in a chair and government body -- missing?

9:08 pm

hurshy

oh, then it must be weskceopontndwahlfstanrer!

9:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi everyone!

9:09 pm

hurshy

no word of any length can be 25 points.

9:09 pm

Ping

ha ha hurshy!

9:09 pm

Jacula

Speaking of names chosen by parents - there was an army (UK) general on the news earlier who got a gong for bravery... his given name was 'Richard Head'. Work out what his men and schoolmates called him! I told my Other Half that his parents must be sadists for calling him Richard with that surname, but then I saw his mother, Julia, on the the news and guesssed she had NO idea.

9:09 pm

Jacula

Hi TO.

9:09 pm

Ping

hi TO

9:09 pm

gramma

After the fraternities, the fr5/16? Please put me out of my misery.

9:09 pm

hurshy

se + conflict, pl

9:09 pm

JeeWhiz

HI Temple

9:09 pm

Scrabbler

Yes, hursh, you found it! It has German origins, of course, but Dictionary.com does not have the definition.

9:10 pm

periwinkle

there is no we5/25 in this puzzle

9:10 pm

hurshy

i am sooooooooooo good

9:10 pm

periwinkle

Hi everyone

9:10 pm

cybernan

thanks, hurshy -- had the sing. too!

9:10 pm

hurshy

fr5 is an alt sp of the first fr6

9:10 pm

Judi

Duped! Scrabbler said there was a We25.

9:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey jacs - i know several dick heads...once worked for one

9:10 pm

hurshy

yes, we25 as in, start at the top and use all the tiles :)

9:11 pm

Scrabbler

Perwinkle--we are joking about a mythical we25, using every tile.

9:11 pm

hurshy

is a joke

9:11 pm

periwinkle

oh, I see

9:11 pm

Judi

Hey Owl, I once worked for 7 dick heads. All lawyers, of course.

9:11 pm

cybernan

42 left -- caving in!!!

9:11 pm

Scrabbler

My boss is named Dick Head too!

9:11 pm

Natasha

i had a substitute teacher once in 6th grade named dick ice...you can imagine how that went over.

9:11 pm

hurshy

and as i said, no word of any length, with any letters, can EVER equal 25 points.

9:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

lol judy!

9:12 pm

hurshy

wow natasha - why hadn't he changed it???

9:12 pm

Natasha

I don't know, you'd think he'd go by his middle name or something!

9:12 pm

Smdnjv

Greetings Babblers, can someone clue the first wa7/44? I am totally stuck on that one!!

9:13 pm

Judi

What can I say, Hurshy. I fell for the gaseous anomoly that was rumored to be we25.

9:13 pm

Natasha

bbl, dinner

9:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

see you nat

9:13 pm

hurshy

start scottish, SMDNJV, and end... with a scottish lake monster!

9:13 pm

Scrabbler

Judi, you took the bait and we caught you.

9:13 pm

gramma

God bless you hurshy and good night all. I'll be a better person tommorrow

9:13 pm

hurshy

those gaseous anomalies will suck you in every time...

9:14 pm

Judi

And they don't smell very good either.

9:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

as opposed to scotch

9:15 pm

hurshy

yes, we learned that one yesterday! :)

9:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

has anyone seen artlady? she seems to have disappeared

9:15 pm

stidmama

hi TO -- I was thinking about her yesterday! I wonder if she's just really busy teacching?

9:15 pm

hurshy

hmmm, now that you mention it, no, don't think i have seen her in awhile

9:16 pm

Scrabbler

OK, although I could use some more good laughs, I also need some sleep. Good night Babblers. Good luck to all trying to finish. All finishers deserve roses, chocolate, and a medal!

9:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi stid!

9:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

goodnight, scrabs. see you tomorrow

9:16 pm

hurshy

stidmama, i gave matt a problem but then he ran away

9:16 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams, Scrabbler!

9:16 pm

stidmama

hey TO -- how's it going?

9:16 pm

Smdnjv

Thanks Hurshey, I never would have gotten that one. You are a great cluer Can you also clue FR 7/56 please?

9:17 pm

periwinkle

HI stidmama

9:17 pm

Scrabbler

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz-----
--> REM

9:17 pm

hurshy

fr7 = worry + tool for cutting wood

9:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

ok. first day back at work today : (

9:17 pm

stidmama

hi peri! I just missed you when I came on earlier -- the almond cake is superiorly wonderful!

9:17 pm

stidmama

glad you feel better, TO . Sorry you have to work. *pat on back, offers almond cake*

9:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

recipe swap?

9:18 pm

periwinkle

stidmama, I am so glad you like it, it is one of my favorite cakes.

9:18 pm

lbdawger

Hi everyone, firewords...finally

9:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

ooooooooh i love almonds...with almond paste?

9:18 pm

muskrat3

Can someone give me a clue to the "K" word?

9:18 pm

periwinkle

Congrats lbd

9:18 pm

Jacula

Hi TO, I worked for a couple too. One WAS called Richard and he finally decided he was 'gay' and so left his wife and 2 kids. But the first wasn't a Richard, he was a Mike McG (Irish) chap who decided, just afte the 70s IRA bombings in Birmingham (UK) to sit back, whilst we (rest of us in company) were still reeling with the shock, and say' They deserved it!' He never got his comeuppance, other than us lot walking out of the office, but the poor Irish loo cleaner, Kay, got ignored by most folks who had once passed the time of day with her. I found her crying in the corner and asked what was wrong. She told me. Sometimes, I despair! Folks sometimes accuse people most wrongly - our office manager, Mike, was from N. Ireland (where the bombers came from), Kay was S. Irish. Totally different accent. But, even if she HAD sounded like the Rev Ian Paisley when she spoke, that DID NOT mean she was personally responsible for, or even supported the terrorist activity in our town.

9:18 pm

hurshy

ke4/11

9:18 pm

stidmama

me too (now) peri! All I have to do at this point is find a way to afford all the almond paste! LOL

9:18 pm

Jacula

Well done, lbd!

9:18 pm

stidmama

YAY lbd!

9:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

yay dawg! *offers hot towel and cold drink*

9:19 pm

aknitter

ke + the letter after eeees

9:19 pm

Smdnjv

FIREWORKS!! Thx very much hurshey. I can now rest in peace tonight!!

9:19 pm

Jacula

hursh - ke4 is another word for hash, pot, marijuana.

9:19 pm

cybernan

ae -- the bane of my existence -- help please!

9:19 pm

Jacula

(pluralled)

9:19 pm

muskrat3

thanks! got it

9:19 pm

hurshy

jacs, i'm long done, was just letting muskrat know the value :)

9:19 pm

lbdawger

thanks all, i'll take the hot towel and the cold drink too! thanks To

9:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

stid: make your own. it's cheaper

9:20 pm

FranMag

done!

9:20 pm

stidmama

YAY SMDNJV! (that's the last time I call you by your full name)

9:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

wtg fran!

9:20 pm

FranMag

nan, add air to dirt or water

9:20 pm

stidmama

actually, have done so in the past, TO! It was way tastier (but not as smooth as I would need for the cake)

9:20 pm

stidmama

YAY Fran!

9:20 pm

lbdawger

whoo hoo smdnjv!

9:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

yay smdj

9:20 pm

lbdawger

whoo hoo Fran!

9:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

so did you get the recipe or is it on babanon? or did you get a cake int he mail

9:21 pm

FranMag

thanks everybody!

9:21 pm

FranMag

yay smd!!

9:21 pm

periwinkle

TO I emailed the recipe to stid.

9:21 pm

periwinkle

stid did you put my recipes in babanon yet

9:21 pm

stidmama

LOL -- peri gave me the recipe. Hold on -- I've been meaning to post the two recipes... I'll be right back.

9:21 pm

Smdnjv

Call me whatever you like Stidmama. You would be surprised at some of the names I have answered to!! LOL.

9:22 pm

lbdawger

oh good, i was hoping it would be put up in babanon.

9:22 pm

periwinkle

TO: recipes were for Apple Crustada and Almond Cake

9:22 pm

Judi

Back to the strange name thread: Nurse who worked at the hospital told us of a 13 year old girl who gave birth to a son. She and her proud mother, decided to name the baby S-h-i-t-h-e-a-d, pronounced "Shith - eeed".

9:22 pm

lbdawger

smd, do the letters stand for something?

9:22 pm

cybernan

thank you

9:22 pm

Smdnjv

Thx Fran!! Fireworks make me feel sooooooo good!!

9:22 pm

periwinkle

Oh, Judi, that is a terrible name

9:23 pm

FranMag

yw nan

9:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

yum

9:23 pm

lbdawger

that's what my sister called her former son in law amongst other names! lol

9:23 pm

Jacula

Stid - I'll send you the recipe for the Christmas cake I've made since I was 11 (so, for almost 49 years now?). This year's was my best ever, since, in the absence of any brandy, I pinched some of Paul's irish whiskey.

9:23 pm

Judi

Talk about being a victim of illiteracy.

9:23 pm

FranMag

is that really true or an urban legend judi?

9:23 pm

periwinkle

they are both easy and delicious

9:23 pm

FranMag

jac, i want the recipe for the australian christmas cake.

9:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey peri - did you watch the parade on saturday?

9:23 pm

Smdnjv

My three initials and the small, small town I live in. I use the initials at work for part of my secure entry into the computer environment!!

9:24 pm

periwinkle

clue for the fr7 please

9:24 pm

Judi

Unfortunately true, FranMag. Nurse says the mother spelled it out for her to put on the birth certificate.

9:24 pm

periwinkle

no TO I really don't like the mummer and I totally forgot

9:24 pm

FranMag

jac, i'm going to send you my address since i still would like to read your cyprus travel log also.

9:24 pm

Jacula

Fran - it's Crete, not Cyprus.

9:25 pm

smooth_pappa

FIREWORKS!

9:25 pm

Judi

Goodnight, all. Throwing in the towel with 89 left.

9:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

ok i must ocncentrate for w hile it took me nearly an hour to get on to the site

9:25 pm

bookwomen

fr 5/15 plus tool for cutting down trees

9:25 pm

FranMag

sorry jac, i knew it was an island. :-)

9:25 pm

lbdawger

i have a friend from Mexico. she was born in the US, and her mother had to name her before they would release them. the nurse kept pointing to the word female and her mother nodded her head...Female (femalay) juanita and 4 other names are on her birth certificate!

9:25 pm

lbdawger

hoo hoo Smooth

9:25 pm

stidmama

okay! YAY pappa!

9:25 pm

FranMag

peri, it's a compound word, a type of tool for cutting

9:25 pm

FranMag

yay smooth!

9:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

judi, see you later!

9:25 pm

stidmama

two recipes posted at BabAnon -- started a new recipe "folder" :-)

9:25 pm

smooth_pappa

thanks! it was quite the journey to get them all

9:25 pm

Jacula

Fran - I will send you the recipe for the Aussie Xmas cake. Mind you, I do have to say sensitive toothed folks in the house don't like it.

9:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

what type of cakeis that jacs?

9:26 pm

FranMag

it sounded really good jac, i'd like to give it a try

9:27 pm

Jacula

And so you will, Fran.

9:27 pm

periwinkle

thanks Fran, got it

9:27 pm

aknitter

an 6 please and thank you

9:27 pm

Jacula

TO - it's a quick make fruit cake.

9:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

please may i have a clue for fo7/40? ty

9:28 pm

lbdawger

picnic pest + not his AK

9:28 pm

stidmatt

'Night babbleland!

9:28 pm

stidmama

a flower part, knitter? like pistil and stamen, the an**** kinda like what's on a deer's head

9:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

aknitter: not afar

9:28 pm

aknitter

ty for those an clues got it and the 6 too

9:28 pm

Jacula

an6/21 is the pollen bearing part of a plant. Sounds like a big cat pa***** without the 1st letter.

9:28 pm

lbdawger

fo+double snake + past tense of eat

9:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

night matt! ty dawg!

9:29 pm

periwinkle

fo4/7 and past tense of eat TO

9:30 pm

Jacula

BRB, laundry again. (Last load.)

9:31 pm

periwinkle

da5/20 please

9:33 pm

FranMag

peri, add a vowel before the end of the morning da4/9

9:34 pm

periwinkle

thanks Fran

9:34 pm

FranMag

i wish i could do laundry, it's been raining all day

9:34 pm

FranMag

yw peri

9:35 pm

periwinkle

it is 10:30 pm here time for another break, may be back, not sure, still have 43 left

9:35 pm

stidmama

so fran, go out in the yard with a bar of soap.... *grin*

9:35 pm

stidmama

go peri go! see you when you return

9:35 pm

FranMag

later peri

9:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

ha 7/32 clue please?

9:35 pm

FranMag

lol stid, the problem is no electric dryer

9:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

see you olater, peri!

9:36 pm

cybernan

last ra 5 (5/18)?

9:36 pm

hurshy

something you put on a horse

9:36 pm

FranMag

TO, straps to keep your horses attached to the cart

9:36 pm

Angelsong

Fireworks!

9:36 pm

FranMag

nan, more uncooked

9:36 pm

lbdawger

whoo hoo anglesong

9:36 pm

oldhousejunky

ra 5/18 - not cooked

9:36 pm

FranMag

yay angel!!

9:36 pm

stidmama

YAY angelsong!

9:37 pm

FranMag

hey hursh! hi OHJ!

9:37 pm

Angelsong

took most of the day, but I did finish...and worked 8 hours to boot.

9:37 pm

stidmama

hello venerabledomicileaddict

9:37 pm

aknitter

wr 6 / 30 please

9:38 pm

hurshy

VDA! good one stid!

9:38 pm

FranMag

knitter, it's a type of fish

9:38 pm

stidmama

:-) thanks hurshy *modest look*

9:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty hurshy and fran! yay angel> HNY to you!

9:38 pm

aknitter

fish? hit me with it please

9:38 pm

FranMag

knitter, wr + donkey + vowel

9:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

wr 6 fish *puzzled look*

9:39 pm

aknitter

got it ty

9:39 pm

FranMag

yw

9:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

i have never heard of this fish...

9:39 pm

Jacula

wr + donkey or fool + 2nd vowel.

9:40 pm

hurshy

you know how they're always saying there are plenty of fish in the sea... we can't possibly have heard of them all...

9:40 pm

FranMag

TO, wr + donkey (or rear end) + vowel

9:40 pm

cybernan

thank you, oldhouse

9:40 pm

FranMag

lol hursh

9:41 pm

klaurel

MISS ME EVERYONE? :)

9:41 pm

stidmama

*thinking Atalante probably knows a lot of them though*

9:41 pm

stidmama

{{{{{KLAUREL}}}}}

9:41 pm

FranMag

hi klaurel!

9:41 pm

Jacula

Just come back from final laundry load, hanging it up (phew! just made it with a bit to spare - Then kissed Homely Cat (mustn't DO that!)& put her to bed.

9:41 pm

klaurel

wow, I was on for like a couple of minutes last night and it was like 4 weeks since I have been on!

9:42 pm

klaurel

wow, I was on for like a couple of minutes last night and it was like 4 weeks since I have been on!

9:42 pm

FranMag

jac, i just sent you an email

9:42 pm

Jacula

Fran - will go and look... where?

9:43 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi klaurel

9:43 pm

Jacula

Got it, Fran.

9:43 pm

FranMag

i hope it was your email, the .uk one

9:43 pm

aknitter

i just did a google image search for the fishy in question, rather a pretty fishy. not the type you would eat.

9:43 pm

klaurel

hi jac!

9:43 pm

klaurel

hi jac!
hi, Fran

9:44 pm

Jacula

Hi klaurel.

9:44 pm

Jacula

Just nipping off to use my new printer.

9:44 pm

klaurel

Hi, TO

9:44 pm

FranMag

actually you wouldn't want to eat the really big ones, but smaller members of that family are quite tasty.

9:45 pm

babbz

Hi babblers; hope everyone is having fun tonight!

9:46 pm

FranMag

hi babbz!

9:46 pm

Jacula

Hi babbaz - indeed we are.

9:46 pm

aknitter

we have some in the saltwater tank @ work, think i;ll take my pole with me tomorrow ;)

9:46 pm

babbz

hey there fran & jacula

9:46 pm

FranMag

rofl knitter!

9:47 pm

Jacula

ak- That might be a sacking offence! I can see Meg Ryan in the film of the story.

9:47 pm

FranMag

ROFL jac!!

9:47 pm

aknitter

can she play me??? i'd like to look like her -- i'm more like angelina haha

9:47 pm

Jacula

'I'll have what she's having, if it won't get me fired!' LOL

9:47 pm

babbz

klaurel - hi and who is your icon? is that the guy from top gun?

9:48 pm

babbz

lol knitter

9:48 pm

klaurel

Nope, its Adam Baldwin when he was in ID4

9:48 pm

aknitter

i like that term --- sacking offense --- sounds much better than you're fired

9:49 pm

babbz

is adam one of the baldwin brothers like alec?

9:49 pm

babbz

was he in "My Bodyguard"

9:50 pm

cybernan

need help with the fr biggies, please

9:50 pm

Smdnjv

Question please!! How long is the trial period and what do you get if upgrade to pro??

9:50 pm

aknitter

also known as friggies

9:50 pm

klaurel

Yep, he was Ricky Linderman

9:50 pm

babbz

that was a movie shot in chicago about a guy that acts as a body guard to a kid who lived in a hotel in chicago to protect him from bullies

9:50 pm

Jacula

Adam Baldwin/Barlow is a Coronation Strret charactet to we in UK.

9:51 pm

babbz

what is a coronation street character?

9:51 pm

FranMag

SMD, the trial period is two weeks

9:51 pm

Jacula

I seem to have lost the ability to spell - mind, it IS 3.51am here.

9:51 pm

FranMag

Pro will allow you to keep the tile and word stats

9:51 pm

aknitter

gotta go plug in, night all

9:51 pm

FranMag

night knitter!

9:51 pm

babbz

night knitter

9:51 pm

cybernan

brb

9:51 pm

stidmama

the trial period is two weeks. If you upgrade, you KEEP the helpful boxes at the bottom and the word count. You also get to have a profile.

9:51 pm

stidmama

later knitter!

9:52 pm

Smdnjv

thx Fran! What title and world stats?

9:52 pm

Jacula

Do you not to UK soap Coronation Street over there in UK?

9:52 pm

FranMag

also Pro lets you have a flag and icon.

9:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye knitter

9:52 pm

klaurel

are you sure, Jac?

9:52 pm

klaurel

he was a major nasty on X-Files

9:52 pm

Smdnjv

I am very green about this at the moment as you may have noticed!!

9:52 pm

Jacula

'Night, ak. xx Sweet dreams.

9:52 pm

FranMag

those pretty boxes under the grid that show how many words start with each tile and how many words there are of each length SMD.

9:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

clue please for the second re6/28 re7 combo? ty

9:53 pm

stidmama

green is okay :-) you did really well on this big grid!

9:53 pm

hurshy

rip again

9:53 pm

Jacula

I am an X-files fan - can't remember the black man as a baddie. Rememberer Smoking Man.

9:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

hurshy: didn't you finish this morning?

9:53 pm

fuzzykoala

how come so many people seem to know the first 2 letters and the point value for all the words?

9:53 pm

hurshy

i finished around... 4 PM my time, i think

9:54 pm

klaurel

black man, Jac?

9:54 pm

babbz

good night all - i have 184 words left and there is no way on this planet that I am going to finish! Another day!

9:54 pm

FranMag

fuzzy, there's a link to "lickety's babble clues" below the grid.

9:54 pm

FranMag

night babbz!

9:54 pm

hurshy

i just pop in and out...

9:54 pm

fuzzykoala

ohh..ty

9:54 pm

stidmama

good night babbz!

9:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

good night babbz

9:54 pm

Smdnjv

thx Stidmama. For a person my age, I am sort of shy at first....but then when I get to know someone I can't shut up!! I love this game tho and rush home from work to play!!

9:54 pm

Jacula

Just clicked on your icon, klaurel and realised he's just suntanned.

9:55 pm

stidmama

I am the same way (though I work at home... must limit myself during the daytime), SMD!

9:55 pm

klaurel

<LOL> Okay, so, its not me who is confused

9:55 pm

FranMag

lol jac, you crack me up!

9:55 pm

Jacula

Was that the new agent, whose name I can't recall, that was drafted in?

9:56 pm

Jacula

Goodnight, babbz. See you again.

9:56 pm

stidmama

(not this time, klaurel)

9:56 pm

klaurel

yeah, he was Doggett CIA friend who was in fact a super soldier

9:56 pm

cybernan

fr 6/27?

9:56 pm

stidmama

*grin*

9:57 pm

helenkeller

hi again all

9:57 pm

lbdawger

Nan, add your first two letters of your name to the end of the fr4.7

9:57 pm

stidmama

hi agian helen!

9:57 pm

Jacula

Doggett - that's the feller. I knew I would remember him and the episodes as soon as you told me.

9:57 pm

FranMag

nan, first one is alt spelling of fr5/16 that is the thin membrane of skin that's attached to the underside of your tongue.

9:57 pm

lbdawger

Hi HK

9:58 pm

klaurel

Doggett is now in THE UNIT as a colonol

9:58 pm

FranMag

hi hk!!

9:58 pm

cybernan

thanks, fran

9:58 pm

Jacula

X Files IS mulder nd Scully to me.

9:58 pm

cybernan

2nd fr 6?

9:59 pm

Jacula

Any intruders dilute it.

9:59 pm

stidmama

the other fr 6 is latin for "brother" I think...

9:59 pm

FranMag

nan, "one who" fr4/7s

9:59 pm

cybernan

nm -- monkey went back to work

9:59 pm

lbdawger

latin for brothers

9:59 pm

stidmama

instead of the P**** noster...

9:59 pm

klaurel

:) yeah, it was

10:00 pm

stidmama

*wishing I had actually studied latin at some point...*

10:00 pm

Jacula

There's a hell of a lag on this log here in UK at present.

10:00 pm

K.Elisabet

hi everyone - I want to get the last 8 before I quit for the night. I've got e x2, r,s,t. What am I missing?

10:00 pm

Jacula

5 refreshes for the 'log not responding' thingey at very least.

10:00 pm

stidmama

hi K.E.!

10:00 pm

lbdawger

I took latin in junior high. sure had a great teacher and that certainly helped my English! (although you couldn't tell by my typing!)

10:02 pm

Jacula

I studied Latin, stidmama. I was cr*p at it,. but it's served me well since re crosswords, word puzzles, Babble, gardening, medical stuff.

10:02 pm

FranMag

dw8 KE

10:02 pm

lbdawger

dw8.80 KE

10:02 pm

Smdnjv

What is the "monKey" some of you refer to??

10:02 pm

FranMag

SMD, random typing of letters

10:02 pm

Jacula

dw8 = the most small.

10:02 pm

helenkeller

my mom TOLD me to take latin as a second language - i refused, i regret that now

10:03 pm

lbdawger

that's when we just keep typing letters and hope something comes up that works!

10:03 pm

stidmama

we all have a little monkey, typing away randomly, SMD, who occasionally happens upon a bit of lovely prose, poety or even a grid word or two!

10:03 pm

FranMag

it refers to the idea that if you put a bunch of monkeys in a room they would eventually come up with the works of shakespeare/

10:03 pm

stidmama

my monkey responds to chocolate, praise and (only occasionally) threats

10:03 pm

Jacula

The 'monkey' is the thing responsible for random typing that hoists up grid words.

10:03 pm

FranMag

oh, with typewriters of course.

10:04 pm

Smdnjv

OH!! So that is what I have been doing! I thought it was just random typing hoping a word would fall out!!

10:04 pm

helenkeller

16 to go

10:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi helen!

10:04 pm

FranMag

go hk go!!

10:04 pm

stidmama

go helen go!!!!!

10:04 pm

klaurel

time to put the child to bed, put a nice dent in the puzzle at least

10:04 pm

klaurel

night all!

10:05 pm

lbdawger

Go HK Go!

10:05 pm

FranMag

later klaurel! glad to have you back!

10:05 pm

helenkeller

good nite klaurel

10:05 pm

lbdawger

night Klaurel

10:05 pm

K.Elisabet

thanks, got it -and a few more from that corner to get me down to 99 left, at wheich point I am calling it a night. Happy babbling to all!

10:05 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams, klaurel! see you again SOON. *emphatic look*

10:05 pm

FranMag

night K.E!

10:05 pm

stidmama

well done K.E.! see you tomorrow!

10:06 pm

helenkeller

good nite k.el

10:06 pm

mkl

I am missing two 8's. Could somone clue the es,8 and the ra,8?

10:06 pm

lbdawger

Night KE!

10:06 pm

helenkeller

ra is the quality of least well done (like a steak)

10:06 pm

FranMag

mkl, extend the es5/10

10:06 pm

Jacula

*Just trying to take a photo of Stidmama doing an emphatic look.* Stiddmatt - where are you when I need you?

10:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye klaurel! bye elisbeth!

10:07 pm

FranMag

es8 is es5/10 + r*i** the titanic

10:07 pm

Smdnjv

All of you are just too funny!! First good laughs i have had all day!! Thanks!!

10:07 pm

stidmama

he is blowing his own horn, Jac! the trumpet fanfare is quite astounding!

10:07 pm

Jacula

Have you been feeding him sprouts, Stidmama?

10:07 pm

helenkeller

hi to! i've always been fascinated by that mummer's parade, have you been in one, is it as fun as it looks

10:08 pm

stidmama

one more, then I am down to 100 and I will take a break *squints at grid*

10:08 pm

mkl

Thanks. Anything for the ra,8?

10:08 pm

stidmama

(turnips, Jac)

10:08 pm

stidmama

that's "swedes" I think?

10:08 pm

lbdawger

nearly uncooked + loch**** monster

10:08 pm

cybernan

!~*~! yaaay !~*~!

10:08 pm

helenkeller

mkl - look at my 10:06

10:08 pm

FranMag

hk clued it mkl, the quality of being ra4/4, add loch **** monster

10:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

can bem helen....they are drunk whrn they march and then go back and party in the streets all night

10:08 pm

FranMag

yay nan!!!!!

10:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

not to mention the fans

10:09 pm

stidmama

YAY Nan! woo-hoo!

10:09 pm

lbdawger

oops that was for the ra8 the uncooked and monster clue

10:09 pm

stidmama

but -- isn't that the ra 7/44?

10:09 pm

helenkeller

lol TO

10:09 pm

lbdawger

whoo hoo nan!

10:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

helen- our papers had an article on how nice chicago is. made me want to take a long weejend there

10:09 pm

FranMag

ra7/44, is most uncooked stid

10:09 pm

cybernan

I found that to be the toughest one in a long while.

10:09 pm

FranMag

ra8 is still cool in the middle

10:10 pm

lbdawger

nearly uncooked+ monster=ra8

10:10 pm

Jacula

*sending a can of air freshener + odour deactivator to Stidmama.* xxx

10:10 pm

mkl

thanks so much

10:11 pm

stidmama

oh! "nearly" uncooked! *faceplam* duh!

10:11 pm

stidmama

LOL Jac!

10:11 pm

stidmama

and I am down to 100, better than I expected. time for a break... back later! :-)

10:11 pm

Jacula

stid - swedes and turnips are 2 different vegs here.

10:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

ok please help! i am stuck on final ta5/18 and ta6/30...clues appreciated!

10:12 pm

lbdawger

i've got too many distractions, i better not clue tonight.

10:12 pm

FranMag

later stid!

10:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye stid!

10:12 pm

cybernan

Is my icon there for the rest of you (it isn't for me) ?

10:12 pm

helenkeller

TO - someone paid them to say that - i don't know, maybe i'm jaded, my friend who i met when i lived in southern illinois came up with me & said "look at all the big buildings" like a real hick, she's from philadelphia!! we laughed & still laugh about it to this day

10:13 pm

lbdawger

TO, lord of the rings the two To**** change the o to an a

10:13 pm

helenkeller

nan - alice through the looking glass?

10:13 pm

cybernan

t + wonderment + r, then pl.

10:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

dawg didn't see that movie : (

10:14 pm

mkl

es7,28?

10:14 pm

Jacula

TO - final ta5/18 anmd plural 6/30 are like the thing/s the princess was trapped in... change the 1st vowel from 4th to 1st.

10:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

they praised millenium park. all i know of chicago is stockyeards and "devilinthe White City"

10:14 pm

cybernan

yep -- thanks -- have this problem a lot, where the icon posted doesn't carry over from when I've signed off. A lot of your icons are missing as well

10:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty jacs

10:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty dawg

10:15 pm

Jacula

y/w, TO

10:15 pm

lbdawger

yw TO

10:15 pm

Jacula

Glad you got it.

10:16 pm

FranMag

mkl, es + tr5

10:16 pm

FranMag

or es + trick or *****

10:16 pm

helenkeller

there's nothing interesting in millenium park except for 'the bean' & that's cool for all of about 5 minutes - there's a restaurant with an interesting menu - but other than that, same old, same old, ice skating rink, tennis courts (nice rose garden, but that's always been there) a theatre for live performances (small & nothing special)

10:16 pm

NonnieLight

hello everybody

10:16 pm

cybernan

hi nonnie

10:16 pm

FranMag

hi nonnie!

10:17 pm

mkl

thank you Fran

10:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty for the travelogue, helen! : )

10:17 pm

FranMag

what a cutie pie in your icon nonnie.

10:17 pm

helenkeller

TO - what is 'devil in the white city'?

10:17 pm

helenkeller

hi nonnie

10:17 pm

FranMag

yw mkl

10:18 pm

NonnieLight

Hello nan, fran and helen and ty Fran--my grandbaby

10:18 pm

cybernan

cute

10:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

eheln- very good nonfction crime book. chicago had it's own "jack the ripper" during th eexpo/world's fair

10:18 pm

Jacula

Thanks for that info, Hell. I won't bother going ther e then. I take it I can be in Amsterdam 20th-2ed Apil 2007?

10:18 pm

NonnieLight

thank you nan

10:18 pm

FranMag

hey, has anyone seen CHJ around? is he on a trip or something?

10:18 pm

mkl

ha7,32?

10:19 pm

FranMag

mkl, straps to attach horse to cart

10:19 pm

Ping

i haven't see chj in ages

10:19 pm

FranMag

hi ping!

10:19 pm

Jacula

horse tack, mkl.

10:19 pm

helenkeller

TO - i don't think i knew that

10:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi nonnie hi poing

10:20 pm

mkl

Crap. A real word. :-)

10:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

i highly recommend the book if you like nonfiction

10:20 pm

Ping

hi oil

10:20 pm

Ping

hi fran

10:20 pm

NonnieLight

hi TO

10:20 pm

FranMag

TO, what's the name of the book?

10:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

"Devil in the White City"

10:21 pm

FranMag

oh, thanks missed that part of the conversation TO!

10:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

brb let me check my reading log for the author

10:21 pm

Jacula

I'm bowing out now, in hope of getting some bad dream and night sweat free sleep.

10:21 pm

Jacula

See you all next grid!

10:22 pm

helenkeller

no tx TO - i don't like creepy, bad stuff like that ESP. if it's true - i don't be needing no nightmares here

10:22 pm

FranMag

night jac! sleep tight!

10:22 pm

NonnieLight

lol, good luck Jac--sleep well.

10:22 pm

helenkeller

good nite jacula :)

10:22 pm

mkl

ra7,44?

10:22 pm

FranMag

mkl, the state of being completely uncooked

10:22 pm

NonnieLight

less cooked meat

10:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

well he is long dead. fran, i didn't record the author, just the rating of "B"

10:23 pm

FranMag

ends in that loch **** monster ending.

10:23 pm

mkl

Isn't that the ra6? I can't see how to add onto that

10:23 pm

FranMag

same root as ra6

10:23 pm

mkl

Got it. thanks

10:24 pm

Ping

night jac

10:24 pm

lbdawger

gotta go, see you all tomorrow. i hope it's not another monster grid! something like 165 would be nice. Nighters all

10:24 pm

Jacula

when all your dreams explode around you, mkl. you may have tender nerve ends...

10:24 pm

FranMag

thanks TO, i like nonfiction like that.

10:24 pm

NonnieLight

night dawg

10:24 pm

FranMag

night lbd!

10:25 pm

Jacula

Gone now.... PING!

10:25 pm

mkl

Last plea for help. wa7?

10:25 pm

Ping

yes madame?

10:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

i love crime nonfiction especially portraits of criminlas and psychos.

10:26 pm

FranMag

mkl, same ending as the ra7, wa + vowel + loch ****, it's the state of being small

10:26 pm

Jacula

mkl - wa7 - those who heat you up.

10:26 pm

helenkeller

good nite lbd

10:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

help pleas for the last te5/10 after the sea birds?

10:26 pm

mkl

Wow. That ending came in handy for this puzzle.

10:26 pm

Jacula

Let the mistress of dark go now, before dawn breaks!

10:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

night dawg

10:27 pm

FranMag

yes mkl, and i missed most of them until i went to the list!

10:27 pm

FranMag

night mistress!

10:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

ack 11 left 9 of which are w words...

10:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

god night, jacs x

10:27 pm

FranMag

TO, te5/10 is to be short with someone

10:27 pm

FranMag

a te5 reply

10:28 pm

Jacula

Ah, thank you, all of you, for reminding me of my dear Renfield.

10:28 pm

FranMag

don't worry TO, Ws weren't too bad

10:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

gee ty my instaint told me it ws that but i didn't even try. funny like that. i mean no penalty for guessing

10:28 pm

Jacula

xxxxxxxxxxxxxZONK!

10:29 pm

FranMag

TO, most of the time i just type words in without trying to figure out how they appear in the grid!

10:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

fran,instinc is more often right than wrong...the subconscious sees it befor ethe conscious mind does

10:30 pm

FranMag

that must be what it is TO.

10:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

now - with 10 left should i wash my hair then come back to finish?

10:31 pm

Ping

could i have help on the first fr 6/27 please?

10:31 pm

FranMag

no, last 10 shouldn't take too long

10:31 pm

FranMag

ping, it's an alt spelling of the second to last fr5/16

10:31 pm

helenkeller

fr4/7 + sha ** ** (i stole that from earlier)

10:32 pm

Ping

thanks fran and hk!

10:32 pm

FranMag

yw

10:34 pm

FranMag

have to get dinner started or at least wash dishes, see you all later!

10:35 pm

Ping

thanks, fran!

10:35 pm

helenkeller

bye fran

10:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye fran and thanks for the clues!

10:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

anyone have the wa7/52?

10:40 pm

helenkeller

to - the thing at the end of a bomb that makes it explode

10:40 pm

bookwomen

wa 7/52 battle plus what sits on your neck

10:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty book women!

10:41 pm

helenkeller

firewords !

10:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

yay helen!

10:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

ist wa7/44? it's my last word plesae.

10:43 pm

bookwomen

wa plus second vowel plus loch **** monster

10:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh ty, ty! *tosses chocolate* i am so tired! i will see you all tomorrow

10:45 pm

Ping

wa 7 = battle + bobble

10:45 pm

Ping

congrats TO!

10:47 pm

helenkeller

wd TO!

10:48 pm

helenkeller

bye for now - see you at the flip

10:49 pm

bookwomen

any clues needed before i get back to work?

10:53 pm

Enci

I am new to the game- how do you know how many fr's there are...?

10:55 pm

bookwomen

if you go to the bottom of the page click on lickety's babble clues. there will be a list of words with the first two letters.

10:56 pm

Enci

ah- thatnks!

10:58 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers!How is everyone?

10:59 pm

Minveryork

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! YAY!

11:17 pm

Enci

hmmm= perhaps it is my typing that is the problem...lol

11:18 pm

cybernan

Hi all -- must be a lot of people signed on tonight -- 5 tries to log in!

11:19 pm

Faerie

Hi Babblers just got home from work and 71 to go *diving in*

11:19 pm

cybernan

bye temple -- congrats

11:19 pm

Faerie

Hi Enci and Nan :)

11:19 pm

cybernan

hi faerie

11:19 pm

Faerie

Nan it also took me awhile to get logged in

11:20 pm

Faerie

any clues for the ar 5/12

11:20 pm

Faerie

Please :)

11:21 pm

oggy

morning all, ar5 is ar + what you wear on your head

11:21 pm

Faerie

and 1st re 6/18

11:21 pm

Faerie

thanks Oggy that was my last A

11:22 pm

cybernan

What birds make again

11:22 pm

cybernan

that was for faerie

11:22 pm

oggy

re6 re+ where birds live

11:23 pm

Faerie

Thanks :)

11:26 pm

vedaman

evening everyone!

11:26 pm

Faerie

Hi Vedaman

11:27 pm

vedaman

how ya'll doing?

11:28 pm

o2baflyndog

Hi all, lost power last night -big windstorm- so didn't say goodnight.

11:28 pm

vedaman

how has the weather been over in Colorado?

11:28 pm

Faerie

I'm good 60 to go

11:29 pm

Faerie

Hi o2b

11:29 pm

oggy

im done

11:29 pm

Faerie

Congratulations Oggy !!!!!!!

11:29 pm

vedaman

hooray for oggy!

11:29 pm

o2baflyndog

well, if you don't count the two blizzards, one snowstorm and a huge windstorm (excess of 100 mph gusts) in the past 3 weeks and a huge cold front + more snow on the way, the weather's fine!

11:30 pm

oggy

i finished last night.

11:30 pm

vedaman

congrats anyways oggy.

11:30 pm

stidmama

hello oggy! hi o2! back for my last 100... LOL

11:31 pm

Faerie

(((((

11:31 pm

o2baflyndog

hi faerie

11:31 pm

o2baflyndog

hi stid

11:31 pm

Faerie

(((((Stid)))))

11:31 pm

oggy

hi stid, how u doing

11:31 pm

vedaman

yeah o2ba, I've been looking at pictures of those, it's kinda nuts

11:31 pm

stidmama

{{{Faerie}}} :-)
I am well oggy! you?

11:31 pm

o2baflyndog

nuts is right. snowiest winter we've had in a long time

11:31 pm

LesForMore

Luvmypom...are you working here? Or sitting back???? : )

11:32 pm

o2baflyndog

my sister lives in MA and she says it was 70degrees there the other day. that's pretty wild

11:32 pm

oggy

yes im fine, off to work soon.

11:32 pm

Faerie

how about the re 5/10 after the 5/18

11:32 pm

vedaman

raced again, Faerie

11:33 pm

Faerie

thanks seems I always miss that one

11:34 pm

vedaman

here in MD it was around 70 the other day too, the weather has been all over the place. warm then cold then warm again

11:34 pm

o2baflyndog

crazy winter. I'm just glad we get a few days in between snowstorms to dig out. =)

11:35 pm

oggy

we have rain, wind and more rain here

11:36 pm

o2baflyndog

ugh. I'll take snow over rain any day! =)

11:38 pm

vedaman

same here. :]

11:40 pm

o2baflyndog

time for bed, good luck everyone!

11:40 pm

oggy

im off to work now bbl for todays grid.

11:40 pm

stidmama

good night o2!

11:40 pm

stidmama

I like rain better than snow -- fewer power outages...

11:40 pm

oggy

bye o2

11:40 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye o2baflyndog! I'll see you tomorrow in the log

11:40 pm

stidmama

later oggy! have a really good day at work! :-)

11:41 pm

Minveryork

Does anyone have a clue for the ra 8/40 word please

11:41 pm

oggy

i will stid, bye for now.

11:41 pm

zysx

can the next one have fewer words.... Please...

11:41 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye oggy!I will see you tomorrow in the chat log

11:42 pm

zysx

Minv...: it is a scarce sighnting in a scottish lake...

11:42 pm

Faerie

Bye Oggy

11:42 pm

stidmama

AN 5/10 please?

11:42 pm

Minveryork

My sentiments exactly zysx! I hate these long grids!

11:42 pm

Ankhorite

Great clue, Zysx.

11:43 pm

zysx

stid: an + Aural implement

11:43 pm

Ankhorite

*greets everyone she knows, and then everyone she doesn't know*

11:43 pm

Faerie

Hi Ank :0

11:43 pm

vedaman

hiya ankh

11:43 pm

stidmama

{{{{{{ANKHORITE}}}}}} where have you been, young lady? you have been MIA for ages!

11:43 pm

stidmama

thanks zysx!

11:44 pm

zysx

stid: an 6/18 is its plural

11:44 pm

Minveryork

Hi Ankhorite!How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

11:44 pm

Ankhorite

Hiya, Minver. I quit at 125 this afternoon. :)

11:44 pm

Ankhorite

Stiddy, I've been siiiiiiick. :( Still sick, but hope to catch the flip with y'all.

11:44 pm

Ankhorite

*waves to Vedaman & Faerie, long time no talk to!*

11:45 pm

stidmama

AR 5/12 please?

11:45 pm

Minveryork

I should've quit a long time ago too, but I'm addicted!

11:45 pm

stidmama

oh -- your eyes kept you out for THAT long? *googly eye expresssion*

11:45 pm

zysx

Stid: ar + head covering

11:45 pm

Minveryork

ar 5/12 is ar plus what you wear on your head stid.

11:46 pm

Ankhorite

I was getting better from the eye op when I came down with Who Knows What. I've had it for almost three weeks. Bleeeah... just coughing, coughing, coughing. Doc says Sudafed is the best he can do.

11:47 pm

stidmama

hm. got it! thanks all -- My A is GRAY!

11:47 pm

stidmama

*gentle hugs and a cup of warm tea* Ankh, I am so sorry. yucky sicky coughing is NOT FUN.

11:48 pm

Ankhorite

My K is gray... oh, thanks, Stiddy. Dear One jokes that I am surrounded by so much kleenex, I look like a REAL hamster.

11:49 pm

Ankhorite

Oooh, Stiddy, Lucky is a beeeeeauuuutiful boy. Those ears! Those eyes!

11:50 pm

stidmama

arent they loverly? He's a good boy!

11:51 pm

Ankhorite

*green with envy*

11:51 pm

stidmama

EA 5/10 betwen directions and one who consumes?

11:51 pm

Minveryork

Does anyone have a clue for the es 8/40 word please

11:51 pm

stidmama

you want ea** like that Ankh?

11:51 pm

Ankhorite

*smacks self in snout with sardine* I'd be a strange hamster indeed with those! :)

11:51 pm

zysx

it is a form of medicine

11:52 pm

zysx

stid: or make a birds life comfortable

11:52 pm

stidmama

Min -- the es 5 (chemical) + first vowel, plural letter, vowel

11:53 pm

zysx

es 8/40: es + cross letter + rub out

11:53 pm

stidmama

thanks zysx!

11:54 pm

stidmama

EN 5 please? down to 74...

11:54 pm

cybernan

en + consumed

11:54 pm

zysx

en + past tense of consume food

11:54 pm

cybernan

pl. for the following 6

11:55 pm

stidmama

thanks again! hi nan! down to 68

11:55 pm

zysx

go stid... go...

11:56 pm

stidmama

60!

11:56 pm

zysx

4 min to go... :)

11:56 pm

cybernan

you just need 15 per minute, stid!

11:58 pm

Angb

go stid

11:58 pm

stidmama

FIFTY!!!!!

11:58 pm

zysx

one per second...

11:58 pm

cybernan

104 for the next grid

11:59 pm

zysx

fires up excel....

11:59 pm

Minveryork

I say 212 for the next grid. That's how many I have.

11:59 pm

Ankhorite

i say 176

11:59 pm

cybernan

I was hoping for something smaller, minver

12:00 am

stidmama

40!!!!

12:00 am

zysx

I say 40... but then again I can dream on

12:00 am

Faerie

38 left

12:00 am

Minveryork

Yeah, me too!!

12:00 am

Ankhorite

fff...

12:00 am

Ankhorite

ffffffffffff.....

12:00 am

mymuseisme

flip?

12:01 am

mymuseisme

hi everyone

12:01 am

zysx

flip waiting for Stid?

12:01 am

stidmama

I think it flipped without us!!!! REFRESH!!!!!

12:01 am

Faerie

no flip

12:01 am

Ankhorite

ffffl, ffflll, fllll..... Hi, Muse!

12:01 am

cybernan

hi, muse

12:01 am

Faerie

Hi Muse

12:01 am

melonheadjujube

flip - piIf - tI!b - d!It

12:01 am

Ankhorite

fli, fli... fli...fliiiii.....?

12:02 am

melonheadjujube

zowie all the vowels are in 2 columns - should be - ahem - interesting. . .

12:02 am

Ankhorite

What's that, Melon, Hebrew for flip? :)

12:03 am

melonheadjujube

no - it's flip, mirror image flip, upside down flip, and upside down backwards - my clusy attempt at "graphic' humor.

12:04 am

melonheadjujube

if i was all healed upI'd stand on my head & double check. . . ;0

12:05 am

melonheadjujube

boyoboy, a lot of this grid looks like leftovers from yesterday, see loer RH corner, for instance

12:06 am

melonheadjujube

wait - i have last night s grid - better hit refresh

12:32 am

helenkeller

flip

12:33 am

helenkeller

wait - i have last night's grid -better hit refresh

12:44 am

VolleymomDee

Hi everyone!!

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