Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, March 1, 2007

12:00 am

FranMag

flip!

12:00 am

ADHDWordLover

P

12:00 am

flosey

flip

12:00 am

jillibus

flip

12:00 am

hetty

flipperoo

12:00 am

stidmama

flip....

12:00 am

doxy1lover

flipperooni

12:00 am

hootowl

Oh thank the gogs! A short one!

12:01 am

hootowl

gods

12:01 am

stidmama

He's HUGE, Jill! *pop-eyes*

12:01 am

stidmama

hi hetty!

12:01 am

justafreep

looks like 290+ again!! Errr. Give or take 250

12:01 am

doxy1lover

only 3 left, not too bad

12:01 am

mymuseisme

aye caramba, something wierd is happening to my pc

12:01 am

mymuseisme

aye caramba, something wierd is happening to my pc

flip

12:01 am

mymuseisme

aye caramba, something wierd is happening to my pc

12:01 am

stidmama

not bad at all doxy!

12:01 am

mymuseisme

FLIPPPING OUT

12:01 am

mymuseisme

FLIPPPING OUT

12:01 am

mymuseisme

close with 116

12:01 am

helenkeller

flip

12:02 am

FranMag

oh no muse, maybe the QP thing was a symptom of something else

12:02 am

harpjane

hoot-thank the gogs?

12:02 am

helenkeller

think i'll get my icon first, still tired from the last grid

12:02 am

FranMag

hi harp

12:02 am

stidmama

hi harp!

12:03 am

jillibus

hi harp

12:03 am

jillibus

hi everybody else too!

12:03 am

stidmama

okay, I am really tired. I'll play tomorrow. {{{everyone}}} bye!

12:03 am

ADHDWordLover

when michael jackson was a human

12:03 am

mymuseisme

well, got booted out of QP, then only half the tiles showed up, but looks ok now

12:03 am

hootowl

gods - it flipped before it could show up. but sometimes i do wonder

12:03 am

flosey

ah how nice, a reasonable size!

12:03 am

mymuseisme

booted out of Babble I meant

12:03 am

mymuseisme

booted out of Babble I meant

12:03 am

hootowl

Bye mama

12:03 am

jillibus

stid -- is stidmatt sick again or still?

12:04 am

FranMag

hi flosey! hi hootowl

12:04 am

hootowl

hi fran

12:04 am

Hugabugs

Hi folks

12:04 am

flosey

Jill - what an absolutely beautiful animal

12:04 am

FranMag

hi hugs!

12:04 am

mymuseisme

hi Hugs and flosey

12:04 am

flosey

hi all

12:05 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up!

12:05 am

jillibus

Thanks, flosey -- he was beautiful to live with too

12:05 am

hootowl

firm

12:05 am

hootowl

firn

12:05 am

72 Temple Owl

thanks lickety! love to mr p and all!

12:05 am

jillibus

Thanks yet again, Lickety!

12:05 am

hootowl

NUTS!

12:05 am

mymuseisme

zippetty doo dah, lickety is here!! thank you

12:05 am

FranMag

thanks lickety!

12:05 am

flosey

he would indeed take up a good part of a house !

12:06 am

flosey

wow, lickety soooo early

12:06 am

hootowl

And the food budget. But he is indeed gorgious!

12:06 am

jillibus

Danes are remarkably unobtrusive!

12:06 am

ADHDWordLover

love your icon flosey. that was such a great movie.

12:06 am

nellebean

thanks lickety. . . you are fadt tonight

12:06 am

nellebean

make the FAST. . . LOL

12:06 am

FranMag

jilli, i don't think i told you that my dad almost got us a great dane when i was little

12:07 am

FranMag

one of the other professors raised them and we went to look at them

12:07 am

flosey

thanks ADHD, was great wasn't it

12:07 am

helenkeller

back with my icon

12:07 am

FranMag

we were terrified of them!

12:07 am

jillibus

why didn't he, fran?

12:07 am

FranMag

so we ended up not getting one.

12:07 am

FranMag

they were just too big, we were so little

12:08 am

helenkeller

fran - missed out on all those pony rides :(

12:08 am

jillibus

they're sweet with kids and I have a tale to tell about that.

12:08 am

FranMag

i know hk!

12:08 am

chic

Hey all!

12:08 am

FranMag

hi chic!

12:08 am

jillibus

Hi chic

12:08 am

mymuseisme

hi chic

12:09 am

helenkeller

hi chic!

12:09 am

chic

Hi Jilli and fran and mymuse and helen!

12:09 am

FranMag

what's the story jilli?

12:09 am

FranMag

or do you want to save it for later?

12:09 am

chic

I almost got a pic of Michael J. too fran.

12:10 am

72 Temple Owl

hiya chixie!

12:10 am

72 Temple Owl

roni

12:10 am

VolleymomDee

hi babble buddies!

12:10 am

72 Temple Owl

roan

12:10 am

mymuseisme

hi dee

12:10 am

chic

Hey Temple, you're up late for a week nite..

12:10 am

helenkeller

rice - a - roni

12:10 am

72 Temple Owl

whoops a little early for clues

12:10 am

FranMag

i was trying to think of something that said 80s to me and the song "wanna be starting something" was what came to mind chic.

12:10 am

FranMag

hi dee!

12:10 am

flosey

would love to hear it Jill

12:11 am

72 Temple Owl

chic- home iwth back. cortisone giving me insomnia

12:11 am

FranMag

great icon hk! i loved that show

12:11 am

FranMag

my husband doesn't even remember it

12:12 am

chic

I loved Miami Vice too!

12:12 am

helenkeller

men~

12:12 am

helenkeller

*!*

12:12 am

harpjane

somebody should put up prozac, or a self-help group in their icon

12:12 am

chic

that was a great flic too, flosey..

12:13 am

jillibus

I was born in Peking at a time when there was a revolution going on. "Foreigners" like us were warned to go to their Legation quarters because there were memories of the Boxer rebellion when foreigners were targets. So my mother and her newborn (me) stayed with friends in the British quarters.

12:13 am

helenkeller

it wasn't on long enough - that show & another, more recent, 'byrds of paradise', i think were some of the best tv of their respective times

12:13 am

flosey

hubby's all time fav.

12:13 am

FranMag

or that book, "i'm okay, you're okay"

12:13 am

Crone

evening all - how many words please

12:13 am

helenkeller

fran - do you remember that show? it was set in hawaii

12:13 am

FranMag

no i don't hk.

12:13 am

FranMag

119 crone

12:14 am

Crone

thanks fran

12:14 am

jillibus

The kind people had a couple of dogs, one of which was a Dandie Dinmont Terrier and tried to dispatch this little intruder. but a Great Dane called Helga kept him away and stood guard over that baby.

12:15 am

helenkeller

awwww jili, that's just precious

12:15 am

FranMag

wow jilli, you mean you almost became a chew toy?

12:15 am

flosey

wow, so you were won over at a very early age Jill

12:15 am

meatpikmin

HAPPY CAPS LOCK MARCH, EVERYONE!

12:15 am

jillibus

I didn't know this story until my mother told it to me after we had acquired our first Dane, but i had always had a soft spot for the breed.

12:16 am

helenkeller

i guess there would be worse things to imprint on, lol

12:16 am

jillibus

lol helen!

12:16 am

FranMag

great story jilli

12:17 am

helenkeller

ms. mag - you are in the grid

12:17 am

ADHDWordLover

wow jilli what a story!

12:17 am

jillibus

kinda spooky, yes?

12:17 am

FranMag

still not a word though helen!

12:17 am

jillibus

now for the grid...

12:17 am

flosey

what a little sweetie DO

12:18 am

FranMag

adhd, your grandbaby is lovely

12:18 am

ADHDWordLover

she's much cuter in person... the icon is stretched

12:18 am

FranMag

so far i'm not fi**ing anything over 6 letters

12:18 am

72 Temple Owl

ok jjjjili - what was theintruder the dane kept at bay? sorry i am tired and druggy

12:19 am

FranMag

baby jilli was the intruder TO

12:19 am

helenkeller

adhd - i love the little hat

12:19 am

72 Temple Owl

oh sorry

12:19 am

helenkeller

i have 1 six - YAY

12:19 am

cybernan

hello everybody -- late start for me tonight!

12:20 am

jillibus

I was the baby intruder the Dandie Dinmont wanted to dispatch. The Dane protected me.

12:20 am

FranMag

where's cybernan when we need her

12:20 am

ADHDWordLover

brb

12:20 am

mymuseisme

hi nan

12:20 am

helenkeller

hi nan

12:20 am

FranMag

hi nan!

12:20 am

72 Temple Owl

great sotry, jili

12:20 am

jillibus

hi nan!

12:20 am

cybernan

looks like it might be a little sticky!!

12:21 am

jillibus

thanks, TO

12:21 am

72 Temple Owl

i so wanted to putd this grid to rest...but i think i should try to turn in. i want to keep regular hours becaus ethe cortisone breeds insomnia. i no good at all unlesss i get 8 hours

12:21 am

FranMag

nothing over 6 so far nan, was hoping you could find some!

12:22 am

FranMag

night TO! see you tomorrow

12:22 am

justafreep

I've got a DI7

12:22 am

Crone

in7/32

12:22 am

cybernan

there you go!!!

12:22 am

72 Temple Owl

bye all!

12:22 am

FranMag

:-)

12:22 am

FranMag

now can i find them?

12:23 am

helenkeller

good nite to

12:23 am

mymuseisme

nite TO

12:23 am

chic

nite temple

12:24 am

FranMag

one of those awful e words from the last grid is here again

12:25 am

jillibus

dang, I never got to the e words in the last grid

12:25 am

mrpresident

m7 and m8

12:26 am

FranMag

hi mrp!

12:26 am

jillibus

hi mrp!

12:26 am

chic

Hi mrp!

12:26 am

mymuseisme

hi mrp

12:26 am

helenkeller

hiya mrp

12:26 am

licketySplitAUS

Hi mrp!

12:26 am

jillibus

mars

12:26 am

mrpresident

hello all!

12:26 am

jillibus

eek

12:27 am

72 Temple Owl

well good think i am so slow at signing out....((((mr p))))

12:27 am

licketySplitAUS

mrp - is it true that you're doing a Master's Degree in Business?

12:27 am

saphyre

hi everyone

12:27 am

helenkeller

LOL

12:27 am

jillibus

hello saphyre

12:27 am

mymuseisme

hi ya saph

12:27 am

mymuseisme

hi ya saph

12:27 am

Crone

cut it out you two!!

12:28 am

licketySplitAUS

Crone - who you talking to?

12:28 am

FranMag

hi saph!

12:28 am

mrpresident

well duh!! you just live here lickety...

((owl))

12:28 am

Crone

you & mrp licketty

12:29 am

helenkeller

hi saph

12:29 am

saphyre

how is everyone?

12:29 am

FranMag

great saph, how about you?

12:29 am

72 Temple Owl

good and you saph?

12:30 am

saphyre

doing good - just got back from a weekend in Myrtle Beach SC - went to see 2 of my kids :)

12:30 am

licketySplitAUS

ok, ok, So I'm so very proud of mrp - My everything!

12:30 am

72 Temple Owl

mr p are you in grad school?

12:31 am

mymuseisme

go for it mrp!!!

12:31 am

Crone

that's great lickety - now get a room already

12:32 am

Crone

I honour anyone doing business degrees of any level - coz they're just so mind-bogglingly boooring

12:33 am

Crone

i guess mrp is doing a research masters?

12:34 am

helenkeller

na4/4 from yesterday's grid too

12:34 am

licketySplitAUS

Crone - Have you changed names?

12:35 am

FranMag

thanks hk, don't forget it's singular

12:35 am

Crone

nope - still the same mean old bugger

12:35 am

helenkeller

tx ms. mag - another grey box

12:36 am

justafreep

mi8!

12:36 am

licketySplitAUS

crone - mrp is going back to uni after 10 years - and doing it long distance all from home on top of everything else - wrok and kids! So I have to feel proud and support her as much as I can!

12:37 am

helenkeller

couple of le's from yesterday too

12:37 am

72 Temple Owl

bless yo lickety. i got no support at all wheni went back to school.

12:37 am

FranMag

yup, got those

12:38 am

cybernan

bottom row grey

12:38 am

FranMag

woo hoo nan!

12:38 am

Crone

good on you both - it's bloody hard to do. I did my degree staring at 35 with 4 kids. you learn all sorts of bribery tricks to get some peace to finish assignments etc. I used to write at the mantlepiece and throw biscuits over my shoulder.

12:39 am

licketySplitAUS

Crone - hahahah - I'll tell her to try that one.

12:40 am

helenkeller

well - hat's off to anyone over 30 who goes back to school (the kids just make you doubly certifiable)

12:40 am

Crone

where is she doing it?

12:41 am

helenkeller

there was a gal in my grad program, a year behind me, she got married her 2nd year & got pregnant her 3rd year - you wouldn't believe how her advisor bitched her out - it was unbelievable

12:41 am

Crone

prima

12:41 am

helenkeller

of course the prof was borderline and the program was clinical psychology

12:42 am

Crone

people who do psych are often in need of help

12:42 am

rolin

morning all...

12:42 am

helenkeller

you'd think she'd get som,e support from her primary advisor, but this woman was literally screaming at her - amazing the gal managed everything beautifully

12:42 am

FranMag

hi rolin!

12:42 am

helenkeller

crone - but of course, anyone who says they are in the field for any other reason are just plain lying to themselves

12:43 am

mymuseisme

hi rolin

12:43 am

rolin

i did the mature study thing too...i was 28...2 young children..went back to on camous full time study...and a 20 hour a week shift working job

12:44 am

Crone

gosh, what an excellent bunch we all are

12:44 am

72 Temple Owl

are you saying that anyone who is in the pysch/counseling thing are in need of help, and anyone who says that is not the case is just lying to her or his self?

12:44 am

rolin

was there any doubt crone??..lol

12:44 am

helenkeller

to - yep, i very much believe that's what draws people to the field - they have issues to resolve themselves

12:45 am

Crone

no TO - not everyone. some have family problems

12:45 am

mymuseisme

we all have issues to resolve

12:45 am

Crone

my issue is a big mouth

12:45 am

helenkeller

of course, there are varying degrees of 'issues' & 'craziness'

12:46 am

72 Temple Owl

well how many peole here are in that field, or were in that field, to make such an observation? because i founf many of them compassionate because they had been through things themselves and wanted to help other through.

12:46 am

helenkeller

no, not necessarily 'in need of help' - maybe just need to figure things out

12:46 am

72 Temple Owl

of course, i WAS in such a program and worked int hat filed for many years, so i guess i have a different view

12:47 am

helenkeller

right to - that's what i'm saying - there are various degrees of 'help' - i didn't mean it like everyone in the field is crazy - those are just the ones who land in academia

12:47 am

Crone

oh no doubt TO - I don't think we're saying they're no good at their job - just that their own problems are what motivates them and directs them towards psych

12:47 am

helenkeller

NO, KIDDING, JUST KIDDING THERE

12:47 am

72 Temple Owl

and when i wnet in tot he business workd, i was AMAZED to find i needed all of my psuych skills to cope with these business wunderkinds

12:48 am

72 Temple Owl

anyway over time for bed later

12:48 am

helenkeller

exactly - what crone said

12:48 am

FranMag

night TO!

12:48 am

helenkeller

to - no doubt you had the upper hand in that environment, lol

12:48 am

72 Temple Owl

many of which are more maladjusted than the kids i worked with. the difference being they cannot admit it

12:49 am

mymuseisme

nite TO and everyone!

12:49 am

72 Temple Owl

fo rexample my psychotoc boss

12:49 am

Crone

oh for the power junkies of the business world!

12:49 am

rolin

night TO

12:49 am

72 Temple Owl

acutlaly not. beacue i was so naive, i did not let myself believe what i was seeing]

12:49 am

FranMag

going muse?

12:50 am

ruthy

can anyone please clue me the fr 5

12:50 am

Crone

night muse

12:50 am

72 Temple Owl

bye muse and all

12:50 am

mymuseisme

yes my eyes are closing!

12:50 am

FranMag

good night muse! hope your QP problems are solved soon

12:50 am

Hugabugs

nite muse

12:51 am

FranMag

ruthy, i have an fr5 that ends with a "bottom"

12:51 am

helenkeller

i did part-time graphics a while back, small company, a bunch of us were having lunch, the president (phd in business) kept insisteing that everyone was type a or type b - he couldn't listen to any other explanation - it was then i realized how stunted he was internally

12:51 am

helenkeller

good nite to, muse

12:51 am

jillibus

night muse, and TO when you obey yourself!

12:52 am

ruthy

ty franmag

12:52 am

helenkeller

nope - there's only the a/b theory to explain personality - it's just that simple - grrrrrrrrrrrr

12:52 am

helenkeller

i am going to bed too

12:53 am

helenkeller

good nite everyone

12:53 am

rolin

has anyone noticed todays puzzle has something mnay aspire to?... a taut bottom?

12:53 am

jillibus

actually, this grid is rrrrr

12:53 am

FranMag

yw ruthy, night hk!

12:53 am

FranMag

lol rolin!

12:54 am

jillibus

too sleepy to get that, rolin

12:54 am

FranMag

rolin, on both sides of the pond too

12:54 am

broll

Rolin - in 2 versions!

12:55 am

rolin

HA!!....forgot about your strange spelling of the word...and thats why i didnt get your fr5 clue at first fran...thx guys

12:55 am

rolin

said

12:55 am

chic

packing it in...ciao for now!

12:55 am

jillibus

I get 2 bottoms but the taut escapes me

12:55 am

FranMag

:-)

12:55 am

FranMag

night chic!

12:56 am

rolin

jilli...from the top row

12:56 am

FranMag

jilli, they don't go together, just in the grid

12:56 am

Crone

lol

12:56 am

jillibus

oh -- I see -- the taut was my first word tonight!

12:57 am

rolin

ahem....i have a man here who will argure with that fran...

12:57 am

jillibus

well, it's all rather cr***

12:57 am

justafreep

fireworks!

12:58 am

FranMag

lol rolin, i guess they should go together, but it's not a word. :-)

12:58 am

jillibus

WOW freep!!!

12:58 am

FranMag

yay freep!!

12:58 am

MVA

yay freep and morning all!

12:58 am

justafreep

some days are just bizarre that way

12:59 am

FranMag

hi mva!

1:00 am

justafreep

i have to dash in a couple (hence the rush). if anyone wants early clues....

1:00 am

FranMag

not for me, thanks freep!

1:01 am

justafreep

yeah. so early

1:06 am

cybernan

aha -- fi -- my first 7!

1:06 am

sprite

morning all

1:06 am

FranMag

hi sprite!

1:06 am

FranMag

yay nan!

1:06 am

MVA

hi sprite

1:07 am

ruthy

fireworks

1:07 am

ruthy

bye all off to work now

1:07 am

FranMag

yay ruthy!

1:07 am

MVA

yay ruthy!!

1:07 am

cybernan

congrats, ruthy -- please tell me you didn't go listless!

1:08 am

sprite

yay early finishers :)

1:08 am

ruthy

no cybernan i got 85 b4 i got a a bit stuck

1:09 am

cybernan

I know the feeling -- at 86 and stuck!

1:10 am

sprite

it may be a toughish day, but every day that begins with a greyed-out K has to be doable ;)

1:10 am

cybernan

anyone want to give a clue for the mi, in or di 7?

1:11 am

FranMag

i don't have a single 7 nan!

1:13 am

corpsvalue

i am 7-less as well

1:13 am

sprite

corps said a wo-ord, corps said a wo-ord :)

1:14 am

corpsvalue

oopsie

1:15 am

MVA

no 7s here either

1:15 am

cybernan

down to 30 -- leaving them for tomorrow -- maybe the 7's will just 'pop out' in the morning, lol :)

1:16 am

sprite

night nan :)

1:17 am

cybernan

and with that, I just found the di 6-7 combo

1:17 am

corpsvalue

and with that, i need a clue, nan. : )

1:18 am

cybernan

think about a girl's best friend -- very similar

1:18 am

melonheadjujube

eeeeeeek! i heard a mouse in my apt - at least i hop it was only a mouse. . .

1:19 am

sprite

arrrgghhh melon!

1:19 am

MVA

ty nan!

1:19 am

sprite

thanks nan!

1:19 am

corpsvalue

you mean besides chocolate?

1:19 am

sprite

more valuable, corps

1:19 am

jillibus

got it nan -- thanks

1:19 am

cybernan

the fi 6-7 combo couldn't find the missing letter in the ashes

1:20 am

jillibus

hi sprite

1:20 am

corpsvalue

got it! thanks!

1:20 am

jillibus

and MVA and all

1:20 am

sprite

hey jilli *hug*

1:20 am

MVA

hi jilli!

1:21 am

melonheadjujube

that, and my cats were nowhere to be seen!

1:21 am

sprite

so, to answer your question, melon: it is not a mouse ;)

1:21 am

melonheadjujube

that said - i popped out of bed, looked aout & decided to babble a little - in both senses of the word ;)

1:22 am

cybernan

good night, all :)

1:22 am

corpsvalue

seeya nan

1:22 am

sprite

for real now, nan? :)

1:22 am

MVA

night nan

1:23 am

sprite

melon, I don't know - babbling while there is something loose in your apartment that scared your cats away?

1:23 am

MVA

i must go too, bbl, have fun!

1:23 am

sprite

bye MVA

1:23 am

melonheadjujube

'nite nan!

1:23 am

jillibus

night nan and MVA

1:24 am

jillibus

did I say hello to you, melon? Hello...

1:24 am

melonheadjujube

what can i do? i heard a squeak, looked in the general direction - {shrug} - it may have been in the wall - my room is panelled.

1:25 am

melonheadjujube

it didn't scare my cats away - they just couldn't be bothered - too well fed, i guess!

1:25 am

sprite

hehehe, just teasing you melon, of course it is nothing.

1:25 am

melonheadjujube

i'm gullible! hey, if it were you, you'd babble too!

1:26 am

sprite

absolutely! Must go to scary therapy session in about 5 minutes and am babbling too!

1:27 am

jillibus

ah, got the fi6/7

1:27 am

sprite

is it a common word, jilli?

1:27 am

melonheadjujube

oh, i've babbled in therapy - - -heh heh

1:27 am

jillibus

still scary, sprite? oh dear

1:28 am

sprite

*ponders bringing a print of the babble with her*

1:28 am

jillibus

not really common, sprite, but nearly

1:29 am

sprite

jilli, the therapy is a tiny bit L4 scary now, I am taking it slower and things get time to settle before we shake them loose again.

1:29 am

jillibus

as nan said, missing a letter for one who fights didasters

1:29 am

jillibus

disasters too

1:29 am

sprite

:D

1:29 am

sprite

got them thanks!

1:29 am

Douglas

Hello everyone...

1:30 am

jillibus

:)

1:30 am

jillibus

hi douglas

1:30 am

sprite

ok, really must leave now, hi Douglas, bye all, back later.

1:30 am

Douglas

Hello jilli...

1:30 am

melonheadjujube

L4, sprite? as in lumbar?

1:30 am

jillibus

chin up, sprite

1:31 am

Iain

gm all

1:31 am

Douglas

hi and bye, sprite...

1:31 am

jillibus

hello Iain

1:32 am

melonheadjujube

bye sprite

1:34 am

ARB

Shalom Everyone

1:34 am

jillibus

shalom, ARB

1:34 am

Douglas

Shalom ARB...back with updated icon...

1:36 am

melonheadjujube

boker tov ARB, an "akbar" woke me up! >:(

1:36 am

jillibus

Um, Douglas -- re your icon -- I'm afraid I can!

1:36 am

melonheadjujube

good icon, Doug!

1:36 am

ARB

as in Allah or as in eeeeeeeeeeek?

1:36 am

jillibus

melon -- is an akbar a mouse?

1:37 am

Douglas

Thanks melon...Simon was my favorite Duran...

1:37 am

melonheadjujube

eeeeeeeek! yes, jilli!

1:37 am

ARB

yes, Jilli. It's also very close to the Arabic word for great as in the expression Allah Akhbar -- Allah is great

1:38 am

Douglas

When a lot of words let you down, you can always count on the ubiquitous Greek Babblet to be in the grid...

1:38 am

ARB

Where was the mouse -- not attached to your computer, I assume.

1:38 am

jillibus

That's really funny -- there was a Great Dane called Akbar aus dem Haus Fend imported to the USA from Germany many years ago

1:39 am

melonheadjujube

it woke me up - i'm hoping just in the wall - my room is panelled.

1:39 am

melonheadjujube

hehe jilli!

1:40 am

melonheadjujube

my lazy cats didn't even budge!

1:40 am

diem

Hi all

1:40 am

jillibus

hello diem!

1:40 am

Iain

gm diem

1:40 am

Douglas

Hello diem...

1:40 am

ARB

too well fed, I'd say

1:42 am

melonheadjujube

one of them is a real pudge, we call her Jabba the Cat.

1:42 am

jillibus

That's cute, melon!

1:42 am

melonheadjujube

my daughters cat is no longer here - she was a meany. the 2 i have now have never been outdoors - no hunting skills.

1:43 am

melonheadjujube

Jesse, my dauhter's cat, used to bring "offerings' t the back door.

1:43 am

Douglas

This seems like a very Scandinavian kind of grid, with Larrssons and a phantom Odin in it...

1:44 am

melonheadjujube

I keep seeing diamond.

1:45 am

ARB

This is a mean grid

1:45 am

Douglas

The Greek island Ionia is in the grid, but not in the dictionary

1:45 am

melonheadjujube

it sure is, ARB.

1:45 am

helenary

could i have a clue for the fr5 pleese?

1:46 am

EnigmaNeko

what about the word "norse"?

1:46 am

Douglas

A lot of investors were doing this a couple of days ago...

1:46 am

jillibus

melon, you're close to a 6/7 combo

1:46 am

jillibus

fr5 ends with a rear end

1:47 am

Douglas

Enable considers it a proper name...

1:47 am

melonheadjujube

tx jilli

1:47 am

melonheadjujube

good clue, btw!

1:47 am

Douglas

What is an fr5?

1:47 am

jillibus

;)

1:47 am

helenary

thanks jilli

1:47 am

Douglas

Bug poop?!?

1:48 am

jillibus

so it seems, douglas

1:48 am

melonheadjujube

holy guano, batman!

1:50 am

ARB

there are 7 and 8's in this grid?

1:51 am

jillibus

only one 8 and I don't think anyone's foundit yet

1:51 am

melonheadjujube

5 7s, 1 8, believe it or not.

1:51 am

jillibus

Five 7s

1:51 am

maccafixx

hello everyone. nice grid.

1:52 am

jillibus

Hi macca

1:52 am

ARB

I see the stats -- I meant can anyone find them.

1:52 am

diem

Arb i think we got a different grid from everone else

1:52 am

jillibus

I have 2 7s

1:52 am

Douglas

I've found all of 2 of the 15 sixes so far...

1:52 am

ARB

aaaaaaaah. That explains it!

1:53 am

Chris12388

i need help

1:53 am

ARB

I've found 6 of the 6's, but no & nor the 8

1:53 am

maccafixx

where's the 8?

1:53 am

jillibus

don't we all

1:53 am

ARB

&=7

1:54 am

melonheadjujube

not one durn 7 for me yet. I'm back to bed, doc appt in the morning. laila tov, all.

1:54 am

Chris12388

can any one give me a clue for any word

1:54 am

jillibus

get better, melon

1:54 am

ARB

Laila Tov Melon. Sleep well.

1:54 am

Douglas

Join the club, Chris, this is a rather nasty grid, worthy of the skill of great Babblers such as us...

1:54 am

ARB

Chris -- what you do to socks with holes.

1:54 am

maccafixx

I have a i 7/44

1:55 am

maccafixx

make that fi 7/44

1:55 am

melonheadjujube

tx, ARB & everybody. {poof}

1:55 am

Douglas

Seek and ye shall...

1:56 am

Chris12388

cmon im only a kid i not that smart

1:56 am

Chris12388

im*

1:57 am

Douglas

I gave a clue, Chris...

1:57 am

Chris12388

what is it

1:57 am

jillibus

Chris, you have to fi** words yourself

1:57 am

Chris12388

ok sorry

1:57 am

diem

Jilli is it snowing?

1:58 am

jillibus

not now, diem (I don't think so but it's dark) -- it did a bit earlier. How about you

1:59 am

maccafixx

that should tech you a l*****

1:59 am

ARB

Up to 60 words -- half way. That was HARD

1:59 am

jillibus

I have 50 words and am going to Lickety

2:01 am

maccafixx