Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, October 5, 2007

12:00 am

NatLT

flip

12:00 am

GroovyKiwi

flippidedoodah flippideaye woohooo another good size today

12:00 am

mymuseisme

FLIP

12:00 am

dart001

flip

12:00 am

jillibus

flip

12:00 am

Aussieme

flippppin !!!!!

12:00 am

flosey

flip

12:01 am

Aussieme

160, lemmeattem !!

12:01 am

frogtaco

Flip! Didn't realize what time it was. Just happened to open Babble at the flip. :)

12:01 am

jillibus

sh6

12:01 am

helenkeller

flip

12:02 am

flosey

thanks jill - my first word

12:02 am

Aussieme

mine too...

12:03 am

jillibus

:) I don't usually see those early

12:03 am

corpsvalue

hi y'all from Utah!

12:03 am

Aussieme

tr5

12:03 am

jillibus

hi corps

12:03 am

corpsvalue

hi Jilli

12:03 am

GroovyKiwi

ea 7

12:03 am

GroovyKiwi

ea 7 x 2

12:04 am

GroovyKiwi

<---- doing the happy happy joy joy dance NO RE WORDS lol

12:04 am

jillibus

here come the real experts at finding biggies

12:04 am

corpsvalue

thanks Kiwi. too bad about that misplaced un for your ea7!

12:04 am

GroovyKiwi

yup lol

12:05 am

saanichcat

un 2

12:05 am

saanichcat

un 9 I mean

12:05 am

Aussieme

un8

12:05 am

stidmama

oh poo. missed flip again!

12:06 am

stidmama

hi all!

12:06 am

saanichcat

unearths

12:06 am

stidmama

rake

12:06 am

mymuseisme

hi stid

12:06 am

corpsvalue

wr7

12:06 am

stidmama

oh no....

12:06 am

Aussieme

and un9.... hey stiddy......

12:06 am

saanichcat

SORRY

12:06 am

jillibus

hi stid

12:06 am

GroovyKiwi

wooohooo found the un 9

12:06 am

stidmama

joins saanichcat in penalty box

12:06 am

GroovyKiwi

and the un 8

12:06 am

jillibus

saanichcat -- you must be near flosey and me

12:07 am

flosey

I was just wondering jilli

12:07 am

stidmama

hey aussie -- do you want to hear about the non-virtual cookies my Tom brought me just now?

12:07 am

justafreep

wr7

12:07 am

Aussieme

oooh, yeah...

12:07 am

saanichcat

yes over near Butchart Gardens

12:07 am

jillibus

stid, meet saanich cat, saanich cat, meet flosey in the penalty box and have nice northwestern chat

12:08 am

saanichcat

Hello hello hello!

12:08 am

GroovyKiwi

oh heck 13 k words GULP lol

12:08 am

jillibus

I mean meet stid (not flosey, who is without penalty)

12:08 am

stidmama

well, I CAN eat spelt... and chocolate. So he made lovely chocolate cookies last weekend, and knowing I am not really up to wandering around the house, he brought me a couple AND a cup of warm milk!!! (do you think he was lurking earlier?)

12:09 am

jillibus

where, saanich, Brentwood Bay?

12:09 am

Aussieme

hmmm, just maybe he was stid.....

12:09 am

stidmama

hi saanich -- next time I visit maybe we can meet up in Victoria! Jill- what are you doing the weekend we have our thanksgiving?

12:09 am

flosey

thanks jilli, was just wondering what I had said that I might need!!

12:09 am

corpsvalue

i at first thought that the un biggies weren't there. I was looking at the wrong un letters!

12:09 am

stidmama

I am feeling very pampered.

12:09 am

saanichcat

a bit further south near Gowlland-Tod park. So lovely.

12:10 am

jillibus

you deserve pampering, stid

12:10 am

stidmama

that sounds close to raelite...

12:10 am

stidmama

ooh. found a real fish in the grid!

12:10 am

saanichcat

hiya Stid, great idea!

12:10 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up!

12:10 am

Aussieme

yikes, 3 aa words !!

12:10 am

dart001

ty lick

12:10 am

stidmama

{{{Lickety!!!!}}} when do we get you in one of nut's interviews?

12:11 am

flosey

oops, now have to refresh

12:11 am

jillibus

Yippee, Lickety -- ta very much!

12:11 am

Aussieme

muchas gracias lickety.....

12:11 am

stidmama

well I found one of the aa words...

12:11 am

GroovyKiwi

woohoo tyk lickety

12:11 am

NatLT

stid, when did you sneak back in?

12:11 am

mymuseisme

thanks so much lickety :)

12:11 am

Aussieme

opp of oohs, stid ?

12:11 am

flosey

thanks Lickety, much appreciated

12:11 am

jillibus

omg -- 3 aa's!

12:11 am

stidmama

yep, that was the one.

12:11 am

GroovyKiwi

no panic found them lol

12:12 am

licketySplitAUS

stidmama - good question - hopefully soon ;-) BTW - Todays clues comes from another location, and I'm on holiday. I can see the ocean right now as I type.

12:12 am

stidmama

you weren't here earlier aussieme, but they threatened to eliminate all the four-letter words!

12:12 am

Aussieme

lucky lickety..... say that when you are drunk !!

12:12 am

mymuseisme

oooh, I'm jealous :), hope you're having a great time

12:12 am

flosey

ah, Lickety, enjoy your well earned holiday

12:12 am

GroovyKiwi

who did stid???

12:12 am

stidmama

oh, that sounds lovely Lickety... do you prefer daiquiris, margaritas or wine coolers for beach combing?

12:12 am

Aussieme

OMG, no 4's, i would be horrified....

12:12 am

licketySplitAUS

Hey Aussieme - did it work?

12:13 am

stidmama

yep, I was pretty upset... fortunately, I think they were joking. ;-)

12:13 am

NatLT

ok 50 words down, the rest will have to wait

12:13 am

Aussieme

yeah, it finally worked thanks heaps.......

12:13 am

NatLT

night all

12:13 am

licketySplitAUS

stidmama - I think I'd like a nice cold beer actually - then get onto the white wine

12:13 am

stidmama

{{{NAT}}} hope you are well! sweet dreams

12:13 am

herinfernallady

Hi

12:13 am

flosey

night NatLT

12:13 am

mymuseisme

nite nat

12:13 am

GroovyKiwi

good eve herin happy babbling

12:13 am

mymuseisme

hi herin

12:14 am

flosey

Hi herin

12:14 am

licketySplitAUS

Hey lady - And Hi Kiwi, flosey, and everyone else. It's so nice to be on holiday

12:14 am

stidmama

:-D beer works too!

12:14 am

corpsvalue

phantom: natural

12:14 am

GroovyKiwi

lucky lickety - mind you ive just had half a holiday - only big brat been home for th last two weeks

12:14 am

flosey

diving into the grid, will surface a little later

12:14 am

jillibus

bliss by the beach, eh Lickety?

12:14 am

herinfernallady

Hi is sprite about not sure if shell like the K being here

12:14 am

licketySplitAUS

3hours and 300kms away from home - North. Whole family and Dog with me. Staying with my parents too - and it's like a 5 star hotel here.

12:14 am

GroovyKiwi

little brat been away on holiday with my stepdad in samoa for last two weeks

12:14 am

jillibus

cul8r flosey

12:15 am

flosey

for sure

12:15 am

licketySplitAUS

Kiwi - well - a break is always good. Obviously he came back brattier

12:15 am

stidmama

how cool is that, Lickety? *wishing I lived near a sandy beach instead of the mud and rocks and barnacles...*

12:15 am

jillibus

samoa -- ah, these lovely names

12:15 am

stidmama

later flosey

12:15 am

GroovyKiwi

not yet - back sunday lol

12:15 am

GroovyKiwi

but he will come back brattier thats for sure lol

12:16 am

licketySplitAUS

oh sorry kiwi - whoops - misread that! hehehhe. stidmama - I'm going to take some video of mrp on the beach and upload to youtube while I'm here - so I can turn babble into a little retreat for you all

12:16 am

Aussieme

I am ready for watching the rugby world cup games tomorrow..... Aussie vs England, lets hope the wallabies thrash the lions.....

12:16 am

corpsvalue

ne7

12:16 am

Aussieme

ok, who are the All-Blacks playing ?

12:17 am

stidmama

oh good! I hope your child is better now? I know she was home sick for a while.

12:17 am

GroovyKiwi

well i wish they would finally finish fighting over who going to play in the away strip when all black play france

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

a bit better thanks. ok, I'm off to relax, be back later. bye all.

12:17 am

herinfernallady

Aussie and your a brit :P

12:17 am

GroovyKiwi

enjoy lickety

12:18 am

stidmama

so birthplace trumps current location for you... *considers implications of emigrating loyalties (or not)*

12:18 am

stidmama

thanks lickety! love to mrp!

12:18 am

Aussieme

All-Blacks vs France, hope NZ give France a thrashing too.....

12:18 am

Aussieme

Might live here Herin, but Aussie at heart.......

12:18 am

GroovyKiwi

oh i expect they will - not that im particular interested lol - im a soccer nut - no thrills for me in rugby lol

12:18 am

herinfernallady

But we all know that France are a bunch of Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys :D

12:19 am

Aussieme

not even in a scrum with lots of big, sweaty men ?

12:19 am

jillibus

stid -- early years often trump later ones -- lookame!

12:19 am

GroovyKiwi

nope lol

12:19 am

stidmama

icky. icky-icky-icky. yuck. sweaty men. *retch*

12:20 am

stidmama

I think that last post of mine was pretty clear...

12:20 am

Aussieme

**reminds self not to ention sweaty men to stid again**

12:20 am

jillibus

yikes -- 13 Ks!

12:20 am

Aussieme

mention even

12:20 am

herinfernallady

Dont sweat the small stuff and dont pet the sweaty stuff

12:21 am

Aussieme

gremlins keep nicking my letters

12:21 am

stidmama

LOL

12:21 am

Aussieme

no, herin, dont sweat the petty stuff and dont pet the sweaty stuff.....

12:21 am

stidmama

oh! another fishy in the grid!

12:21 am

GroovyKiwi

lol jilli you are about 40 chat lines behind me already going GULP lol

12:22 am

herinfernallady

opps. thats what i meant still trying not to nana nap on the couch

12:22 am

Aussieme

awwwww..... {{{{herin}}}}}

12:22 am

jillibus

I noticed a remark about sprite's reaction, kiwi, but didn't pay attention ;)

12:23 am

herinfernallady

Yep. Going out tonight bounce bounce bounce

12:23 am

GroovyKiwi

ok there is a little kiwi bird in the grid tonite

12:23 am

GroovyKiwi

ohhh and the first half of eldest brats name is in grid lol

12:25 am

Aussieme

I found the ka5/18

12:25 am

herinfernallady

I did not finish the last grid

12:25 am

Aussieme

me either herin

12:26 am

stidmama

*thinking about ka 5*

12:26 am

Aussieme

think gold stid

12:26 am

stidmama

ooh! solid gold....

12:26 am

herinfernallady

Havent been getting into them

12:28 am

TeaNCrackers

hi all

12:28 am

stidmama

ha. I actually knew the bottom i word...

12:28 am

Aussieme

got the kh

12:28 am

GroovyKiwi

good eve TNC happy babbling

12:28 am

mymuseisme

hi TnC

12:28 am

herinfernallady

THeres a KH? Hi TnC

12:28 am

Aussieme

hey TnC

12:28 am

saintfranny

wow, made my halfway goal without Too much effort! surprising

12:28 am

stidmama

hey tea! you doing okay? I am almost to halfway, getting sleepy

12:28 am

Aussieme

kh4/9 herin

12:28 am

GroovyKiwi

wtg franny

12:29 am

TeaNCrackers

hi all and good job franny

12:29 am

stidmama

and that is halfway

12:29 am

stidmama

hi franny!

12:29 am

Jellen

Hi, all

12:29 am

TeaNCrackers

think meow herein

12:29 am

Aussieme

I been talking too much, still have 144....

12:29 am

jillibus

icon clue posted

12:29 am

herinfernallady

thanks

12:30 am

TeaNCrackers

hi, jellen

12:30 am

saintfranny

thanks. so funny, except for the huge grids where there's tons of obvious little words, at around 20 or 25 words, i always think, oh there's No way i'm getting to half way let alone further. :)

12:30 am

jillibus

gee, you're fast, stid!

12:30 am

stidmama

oh, clue day. right. I think I'll keep my pretty moon gate up and hope someone knows where it is...

12:30 am

Aussieme

hey Jellen...

12:31 am

herinfernallady

Hi Franny too

12:31 am

mymuseisme

hi Jellen

12:31 am

stidmama

hi again jellen!

12:31 am

saintfranny

oh cute icon herin. i want a white cat one day So badly.

12:31 am

Aussieme

I found the grid fish stid......

12:32 am

stidmama

there are two types of fish I have found so far...

12:32 am

Aussieme

me too, the big fish and the little fish

12:32 am

jillibus

me too with the grid fish, stid

12:32 am

TeaNCrackers

I have two fishies, too

12:33 am

stidmama

okay! :-D now what are we looking for? I need the top E, the right E and the A from the center to feel justified going to the list

12:33 am

Aussieme

fish are friends, not food

12:33 am

herinfernallady

Thanks Bruce

12:33 am

stidmama

okay, got the center A, need the Es

12:33 am

Aussieme

hee hee hee herin

12:33 am

mymuseisme

top e is babblet

12:34 am

stidmama

oh dear, a babblet. hm.

12:34 am

stidmama

four letters muse?

12:35 am

mymuseisme

yes, and only 1 vowel

12:35 am

stidmama

okay, thanks. *looking*

12:35 am

mymuseisme

which right e?

12:35 am

saanichcat

three fishies now

12:35 am

Aussieme

I gots it stid......

12:35 am

jillibus

it's not eths

12:36 am

stidmama

the lower one muse

12:36 am

Aussieme

ed stid

12:36 am

mymuseisme

that's 4/8

12:36 am

herinfernallady

Mine?

12:36 am

stidmama

oh! there it is! thanks aussieme

12:37 am

GroovyKiwi

shhhhhh dont tell anyone but only 40 left lol

12:37 am

Aussieme

welcome stid...

12:37 am

stidmama

go kiwi go!

12:37 am

Aussieme

WHAT !!!!!!

12:37 am

herinfernallady

I still like the Turtle though

12:37 am

mymuseisme

lol you're 3 ahead of me kiwi

12:37 am

stidmama

kiwi -- how is your son doing? I have been thinking about both of you a lot

12:38 am

jillibus

ah, got the top e babblet -- thanks aussie

12:38 am

Jellen

Go, kiwi, go, muse!!

12:38 am

Aussieme

welcome jilli...

12:38 am

GroovyKiwi

hes back to normal stid - has been working in the warehouse at work all week earning money - allready decided what hes spending it all on lol

12:38 am

stidmama

good for him! :-)

12:39 am

stidmama

and good for you, too, I suspect!

12:39 am

GroovyKiwi

i guess we will find out how much its really effected him when he goes back to school on monday

12:39 am

stidmama

well, I will keep him at the top of my list then. *sending brave and calm thoughts to kiwikid*

12:40 am

GroovyKiwi

ty stid much appreciated

12:40 am

Aussieme

I have the bottom right e stid

12:41 am

stidmama

help please aussie? I am actually falling asleep here

12:41 am

herinfernallady

harlet

12:41 am

herinfernallady

dang sorry about that

12:41 am

stidmama

did it work lady? LOL

12:41 am

Aussieme

he ek** out a living

12:41 am

mymuseisme

means to mete out stid

12:41 am

stidmama

*fishbop* thanks muse!

12:42 am

stidmama

and aussieme -- I think that's my signal... see you-all next time! have lovely days! *poof*

12:42 am

mymuseisme

lol thought you'd get it from the e4/8 clue

12:42 am

Jellen

G'night, stid

12:42 am

Aussieme

night stid...

12:42 am

mymuseisme

nite stid

12:43 am

GroovyKiwi

wooohoooo greg murphy in top ten grid for bathurst sunday

12:43 am

saintfranny

jillibus you still here?

12:43 am

saanichcat

see you tomorrow stid

12:43 am

stidmama

oh btw aussieme, sent you a short email. at google. *poof for real*

12:43 am

jillibus

yes, saint, still here, plugging away in the grid

12:44 am

GroovyKiwi

ohhhh two kiwi birds in list tonite ta 6/33 and ke 4/8

12:44 am

jillibus

night stid

12:45 am

saintfranny

i was just checking out geni.com that you mention in your profile.. i'm stuck on what to do beyond putting me and my parents in. does it help you search for ancestors at all?

12:45 am

jillibus

no saint, no searches in Geni, just entries -- it's free

12:46 am

saintfranny

oh, ok

12:46 am

jillibus

but you can put in brothers, sisters, cousins, kids and get others to add to it

12:47 am

jillibus

I wish I knew kiwi birds

12:48 am

jillibus

monkey doesn't know them either

12:48 am

saintfranny

well my problem is i'm an only child, all g.parents and my dad deceased. just my mom and she knows limited info. : /

12:49 am

jillibus

I'm an only child too but had 21 first cousins and a hubby with a long pedigree!

12:50 am

lynxxx

Hello everyone. TY Kiwi - got your ta6 bird on points

12:50 am

Jellen

Hi, lynxxx

12:50 am

saintfranny

oh, well you know my dad was 1 of 11 kids. but, sadly, i don't talk to any of that family anymore. last i knew, i have at least 50 first cousins (hillbilly breeders from appalachia). oh well. guess i'll remain a mystery

12:51 am

mymuseisme

hi lynxx

12:51 am

GroovyKiwi

good eve lynxxx did you get the ke 4/8 birds

12:51 am

lynxxx

Yes that one was easy...the other sounds like a Moari warsong

12:52 am

Aussieme

I Love to watch them do that lynxxx

12:53 am

jillibus

saint, there are sites for tracing backgrounds, eg ancestry.com, with a free 2-week free trial

12:54 am

GroovyKiwi

does anyone have the first la 5/10 yet?

12:54 am

saintfranny

hmm, maybe i'll give that a shot sometime. i'm just curious where i "first" came from. my husband thinks maybe scotch-irish. last name was harper.

12:55 am

lynxxx

Kiwi - uses double vowel

12:55 am

GroovyKiwi

ty lynxxx

12:56 am

jillibus

ha! got a ka4/8 -- is it the bird? Not according to the ? -- it is meaningless

12:57 am

GroovyKiwi

its plural of a bird

12:58 am

BigFootedMonster

saintfranny, I saw you were interested in geneology. My uncle has been working on our ancestors for about 20 years now, and it's fascinating all the people that show up.

12:58 am

DRBERNABO

fireworks

12:58 am

Aussieme

blooming heck !!

12:58 am

mymuseisme

yay doc wtg!

12:58 am

GroovyKiwi

woohooooo wtg drb ^5 - im only 12 behind you lol

12:58 am

BigFootedMonster

My mom was one of 11 kids, also.

12:58 am

lynxxx

Yay for DRB - within the hour!

12:58 am

Jellen

Congrats, Dr. B.!

12:58 am

Aussieme

mine was the only girl from 10

12:58 am

saintfranny

wow, lucky you BFM.

12:59 am

jillibus

ah -- got another ka4/8, with the double vowel (ta lynxxx) -- not the bird either

12:59 am

BigFootedMonster

Oh, everyone, please disregard my icon. That's from a couple months ago. ;)

1:00 am

DRBERNABO

the un7-9-8 were my last three. Was convinced they were going in the other direction. Sheesh

1:00 am

BigFootedMonster

You also might want to check with the Mormon geneology site. Not sure what it is, but they have put a lot of research in.

1:00 am

saintfranny

it's funny - i've recently been copying videotapes my dad left behind to DVD, and some are of family gatherings years ago - tho i don't talk to them anymore, it felt good in a way to see the huge family i come from... my "roots".. lots of mixed feelings.

1:00 am

jillibus

bigfoot, nice to see the Expo on Nolan Ryan!

1:01 am

jillibus

saint -- go and talk to them!

1:01 am

jillibus

DrB, you're amazing

1:01 am

BigFootedMonster

jilli, I am looking at collector's plates right now on my wall that have him in all of his uniforms.

1:02 am

BigFootedMonster

They are not mine, though. I'm a fan by marriage. lol

1:02 am

saintfranny

oh jilli. it's been 12 1/2 years since my dad died... not one of them has reached out to Me in that time. don't see as i'm missing much. i don't know. maybe next year - planning to drive thru their way next summer on a roadtrip with my mom - we'll see

1:03 am

BigFootedMonster

franny, if you get a chance, do go see them. I regret not getting much of a chance to know my mom's family. They all stayed in Kentucky when my mom moved to California, and now she and all her sibs are gone.

1:03 am

herinfernallady

Flicks water every were im off and back soon as im dressed for this eve. Hugs the chat room

1:03 am

GroovyKiwi

woohoooo firewords for me

1:03 am

saintfranny

lol herin. hugging a chat room! that's a lot of love!

1:04 am

Aussieme

{{{{herin}}}}

1:04 am

GroovyKiwi

nite herin enjoy

1:04 am

jillibus

saint, you only hurt yourself by holding that grudge, not that it isn't a worthy one. But forgive, and reach out.

1:04 am

Jellen

Congrats, Kiwi!!

1:04 am

MVA

yay kiwiw and hi all

1:04 am

lynxxx

Hooray for Kiwi!

1:04 am

Aussieme

C*O*N*G*R*A*T*U*L*A*T*I*O*N*S Kiwi.....

1:04 am

Jellen

Hi, MVA

1:04 am

lynxxx

Hi MVA

1:04 am

mymuseisme

yay kiwi!

1:04 am

GroovyKiwi

good eve MVA happy babbling

1:04 am

herinfernallady

Yah Kiwi.

1:04 am

Aussieme

hey MVA..... How is Cornwall ?

1:04 am

jillibus

YAY kiwi!!!

1:05 am

herinfernallady

I will enjoy this eve and if himself is coming home soon

1:05 am

GroovyKiwi

ok ya all unless someone calls help im off to spend time on the couch with hubby before he heads off to niteshift

1:05 am

jillibus

hi MVA

1:05 am

BigFootedMonster

Oh, franny, my uncle found we're related to Lizzie Borden. My husband was a little discomfitted by this, especially when I said we needed a hatchet to go camping. lol

1:05 am

MVA

beautiful as ever! but a bit wet and windy

1:05 am

jillibus

have fun herin

1:05 am

saintfranny

i know. maybe jilli/bfm. a lot of them did my wrong after my dad passed ($$ etc) and i've been bitter that "christians" could be so awful. i'm gonna think on it. only 7 (last i knew) of the sibs are left as it is... i appreciate the thoughts

1:05 am

Aussieme

oops, I forgot you live in Wales....

1:05 am

flosey

50 to go and I'm falling asleep here, bedtime

1:05 am

flosey

goodnight all

1:06 am

Aussieme

night night flosey, see ya later sometime

1:06 am

herinfernallady

will do probably be deaf as a post tomorrow

1:06 am

MVA

nite flosey

1:06 am

GroovyKiwi

nite flosey sweet dreams

1:06 am

jillibus

night flosey -- how are you doing?

1:06 am

saintfranny

bfm - was that the movie with samantha from bewitched? (can't think of her name - elizabeth something)... freaky!

1:06 am

GroovyKiwi

ok all happy babbling and see ya tomorrow for flip

1:06 am

BigFootedMonster

That's the one.

1:06 am

herinfernallady

Elizabeth Mongomery ?

1:06 am

mymuseisme

nite flosey, sweet dreams

1:06 am

jillibus

elizabeth montgomery

1:06 am

mymuseisme

nite kiwi, sweet dreams

1:06 am

flosey

just very tired is all jilli, and 5 coming tomorrow night

1:07 am

saintfranny

right that's it jilli :)

1:07 am

lynxxx

bye Kiwi

1:07 am

Jellen

Bye, Kiwi!

1:07 am

MVA

bye kiwi

1:07 am

jillibus

holy mackerel, flosey, more guests?

1:07 am

flosey

will prob. be on for a bit in the morning

1:07 am

flosey

2 daughters plus 3 - pretty easy

1:07 am

dart001

firewords

1:07 am

Jellen

Bye, flosey. Rest well.

1:08 am

Jellen

Congrats, dart!!

1:08 am

mymuseisme

wd dart!

1:08 am

Aussieme

yay dart

1:08 am

lynxxx

Well done Dart !!!

1:08 am

flosey

happy babbling, see you later

1:08 am

jillibus

daughters will help, I hope, flo

1:08 am

dart001

some weird one in there

1:08 am

jillibus

YAY dart!!!

1:08 am

MVA

yay dart!!

1:08 am

dart001

ones

1:08 am

flosey

oh yes, they do Jill - both great cooks

1:09 am

lynxxx

just one Dart? that good to hear

1:09 am

BigFootedMonster

Aaagh! Now I know why I shouldn't babble while working. I can't get anything done. *poof*

1:09 am

herinfernallady

So i guess if we descended on Floseys house she wouldnt notice

1:09 am

jillibus

nowhere but enjoying the chat

1:09 am

flosey

and, weather permitting, they might camp up on the mountain property one night

1:09 am

jillibus

I meant to say I'm getting nowhere...

1:09 am

flosey

lol herin, it use to feel that way when the kids were all home

1:10 am

jillibus

flosey, just how many acres do you have?

1:10 am

flosey

38 up the mountain

1:10 am

flosey

12 down in the valley

1:11 am

herinfernallady

My friends family was like that and im off and the stupid weather is setting in as bad and wet and i may not be able to wear my silk lined jacket and shorts

1:11 am

jillibus

ooo, lots of room!

1:11 am

flosey

oh yes, they can spread out

1:12 am

jillibus

flosey, the weatherman showed one sunny day in the next week or so, I think

1:12 am

flosey

the mountain property is where hubby's dad homesteaded

1:12 am

Aussieme

got all my w's... now for the rest.....

1:12 am

jillibus

I must come and see it in the daylight some time, flosey!

1:13 am

herinfernallady

back latere

1:13 am

saintfranny

i'll take Both of your weathers, jilli and herin - it's been 80 degrees and Muggy here this week, feels like august in florida - Ick!

1:13 am

flosey

would love it jilli, please do

1:13 am

flosey

would need 4W drive to get up to mountain property tho

1:14 am

jillibus

saint, we had no summer this year and now it's more like winter here than fall. I'll take your 89 degrees, thank you very much.

1:14 am

flosey

expect frost tonight jilli

1:14 am

saintfranny

....the grass is always greener. haha

1:14 am

jillibus

80 degrees, but even 89

1:15 am

jillibus

oh #$%^&* flosey!

1:15 am

flosey

went out for dinner tonight and after, George picked the rest of the squash and tomatoes

1:15 am

saintfranny

mmmm fresh tomatoes! i barely had ONE this summer!

1:16 am

jillibus

maybe we'll be spared frost up here I hope

1:16 am

jillibus

was dinner good? Where?

1:16 am

flosey

oddly enough, in spite of our cold summer, we had best tomato crop ever

1:17 am

jillibus

envy envy envy about the tomatoes

1:17 am

flosey

quite possibly jilli - we're in a cold spot with water each end of the valley - either a breeze up or down

1:18 am

saintfranny

i just looked up where you two are... i want to visit those parts. travelled up as far as seattle one time. fantasize about living in northwest...

1:18 am

flosey

went to Rock Salt - Thursday special is prime rib beef with yorkshire pudding

1:18 am

jillibus

oh, our fave, eh flosey!

1:19 am

flosey

Jeremy is vegetarian so we haven't eaten meat since Sunday

1:19 am

saintfranny

Ohh flosey - now you've done it! we lived in San Fran for 2 years and they have the House of Prime Rib there - yummy PR and yorkshire pudding, and creamed spinach, etc etc. the BEST meal ever

1:19 am

flosey

oh, would love creamed spinach

1:19 am

saintfranny

it's meals like that that keep Me from becoming veggie

1:19 am

sprite

good morning all!
I am sorry to say my husband did not get the job. Thank you all for your support and prayers!

1:20 am

jillibus

yum, creamed spinach, haven't had that in years!

1:20 am

saanichcat

hello saltspringers, I visit often as I can.

1:20 am

saintfranny

i learned to make a good one from suzanne somers cookbooks

1:20 am

jillibus

oh NO, sprite!!! So sorry!

1:21 am

flosey

franny, please share your recipe in your bio?

1:21 am

sprite

yes, so are we :( :(
They said they'd love to have him as a collegue, but his strong side was practical coaching, and they were looking for more of a sales person.

1:21 am

lynxxx

Hello Sprite...that must be so disappointing for him, give him a hug for me.

1:21 am

jillibus

Saanichcat, we must get together! See my flickr pix by clicking on my icon!

1:21 am

sprite

will do that, lynxxx, thanks :)

1:22 am

flosey

Sorry to hear that Sprite - but there has to be a reason, must be something waiting for him elsewhere

1:22 am

jillibus

from me too sprite

1:22 am

saintfranny

ok flosey - will make a note to do that

1:22 am

lynxxx

Sprite...oh dear. perhaps they'll keep him on the books and if something suitable comes up - who knows

1:22 am

flosey

that would be fun jilli

1:22 am

Jellen

Me too, sprite

1:22 am

flosey

thanks franny, will watch for it

1:22 am

sprite

flosey, I truly truly hope so. It is what he said himself: if this had been THE job for me, I would have gotten it. So there must be another one.

1:23 am

sprite

will hug my love from all three of you, thank you so much :)

1:23 am

Aussieme

add my hugs sprite....

1:23 am

lynxxx

I need to have a break and get a coffee (thanks Jellen!)

1:24 am

sprite

thanks Aussieme :)

1:24 am

MVA

sorry from me too sprite, add my hugs

1:24 am

sprite

will do, MVA, thanks :)

1:25 am

flosey

have enjoyed the chat but really must get to bed

1:25 am

Aussieme

which n does the un5/14 go to from the u please ? I have monkeyed from both, and its driving me crazy...

1:25 am

flosey

goodnight again!

1:26 am

Aussieme

night night flosey....

1:26 am

saanichcat

wow Jilli that looks like my view too -- I think hat my log cabin is hidden in one of those background hills acoss the great water. Love to visit!

1:26 am

flosey

where is your cabin saanichcat?

1:27 am

Aussieme

unear

1:27 am

saintfranny

nite flosey. i'm right behind you

1:27 am

Jellen

G'night, flosey

1:27 am

Aussieme

oops, good job its not a word....

1:27 am

saanichcat

Hve you heard of of Willis Point? That's where I am -- right across from Bamberton

1:28 am

flosey

I'd have to check the map

1:28 am

MVA

nite flosey and saintfranny

1:28 am

saanichcat

unear

1:28 am

saanichcat

darn sorry

1:28 am

Aussieme

I did that too saani

1:28 am

MVA

got to go, catch you later!

1:29 am

Jellen

Bye, MVA

1:29 am

Aussieme

see ya MVA..

1:29 am

Aussieme

helllpppp, which n does thes the u follow for the un5/14 please...... I am desperate now.....

1:29 am

sprite

just had my hubby on the phone. He says thank you all for the support and the hugs, very much appreciated. And, as one of you asked: they have asked him if they were allowed to contact him if something else comes up, or even if they come across a good job for him at another firm. So at least something good is in motion there.

1:31 am

Aussieme

Thats good sprite, really good...

1:31 am

Jellen

That sounds promising, sprite.

1:31 am

jillibus

sprite -- light on the horizon -- keeps the spirits up

1:32 am

Jellen

Could someone clue ka 5/20, please?

1:32 am

sprite

that is what I thought. Anyway, they were really enthusiastic about him as a person, only he did not fit this job in their opinion.
And they tipped him off on a possbile job offer that he would be good for, at another firm... he is going to look into that as well.

1:32 am

jillibus

saanich -- I must look at a map too, but anyway, we must gather the islanders -- there are four of us on SSI

1:32 am

Aussieme

not got it yet jell....

1:33 am

jillibus

not yet jellen

1:33 am

sprite

*hugs jilli*
Was really bitter and down yesterday about it. In my defense I have to say I had a lousy lousy morning with a major panic attack, so too low on energy to take a disappointment with faith and flair. Hope to do better today.

1:33 am

sprite

and I really feel that after all this, I'd deserved a K-free grid!

1:34 am

jillibus

sprite -- do you know the poem "Invictus"?

1:34 am

crankycow

un5/14 uses upper n

1:34 am

sprite

I don't think so, jilli!

1:35 am

saintfranny

http://wordinfo.info/words/index/info/
view_unit/3981/?letter=P&spage=10

1:35 am

saintfranny

for sprite

1:35 am

saanichcat

I am the Captain of of my Soul..

1:37 am

sprite

oh WOW

1:37 am

jillibus

and see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Invictus

1:37 am

sprite

thanks, jilli and franny! I think I will read that often... although I have winced and cried alout yesterday.

1:38 am

Aussieme

grrr, please clue the un5/14..... cranky ?

1:38 am

saanichcat

untah

1:38 am

crankycow

take off headwear aussie

1:39 am

jillibus

close but no cigar, saanich, lol!

1:39 am

Aussieme

bless you my child, for I was about to tear my hair out !!!!!

1:39 am

crankycow

lol

1:39 am

saanichcat

puff puff got it now!

1:40 am

jillibus

silly word

1:40 am

Aussieme

yes it is, I'll un5 it myself !!

1:40 am

saanichcat

agreed

1:41 am

sprite

thanks jilli, for the wiki link too. I think he will have winced and cried aloud sometimes too, don't you?

1:41 am

Aussieme

hope it doesnt become a babblet !!

1:41 am

crankycow

haka is not a word?

1:41 am

Aussieme

I know, how mean......

1:42 am

sprite

cranky, even hara is not a word in enable. Enable is incredibly deficient.

1:42 am

Aussieme

seat

1:42 am

Aussieme

oops..... doh, penalty box for me...

1:42 am

saanichcat

"haka" IS a word...

1:43 am

saanichcat

...but not here

1:43 am

Aussieme

but not in this dictionary !! more like deadcanary than dictionary......

1:43 am

crankycow

lol aussieme

1:44 am

sprite

I am the master of my game,
I am the captain of my soul...
I can use lickety for the Ks
and go back to babbling without shame!

1:44 am

Aussieme

Brilliant sprite.....

1:44 am

saanichcat

hahahaha!

1:47 am

Aussieme

cor, how many fish in this grid ?

1:48 am

saanichcat

3 so far

1:48 am

Aussieme

did you get the plural of the ha fish ?

1:48 am

jillibus

I've only found 2 fish but then I've been chatting a lot

1:48 am

saanichcat

oui

1:49 am

Aussieme

sh5 is counted as a fish, albiet rather big fish..... tu4, ha4 and plural for ha5...

1:49 am

jillibus

and I still haven't found those kiwi birds (kiwi isn't one of them)

1:50 am

Aussieme

me either jilli, never mind, we will get there.....

1:50 am

saanichcat

so far...

1:50 am

sprite

even with lickety I draw a blank with 4 of the Ks, sigh.

1:50 am

jillibus

oh, better throw the tu4 at me

1:50 am

sprite

kiwi is a phantom, grrrrrrr

1:50 am

saanichcat

lake

1:50 am

Aussieme

goes well with mayo jilli....

1:51 am

sprite

er... other box saanich?

1:51 am

jillibus

sprite, apparently there is a ka and a ta bird (I think that was it)

1:51 am

saanichcat

sorry everyone, I am not used to chatting

1:51 am

Jellen

Any clues for the un 9/72?

1:52 am

Aussieme

if you found it below ground, you un******* it....

1:52 am

Jellen

ty Aussieme!

1:52 am

jillibus

saanich, if you go pro you can get BabbleExpert and avoid putting words in the wrong box (among other advantages -- but not avalibale for Macs

1:53 am

Aussieme

welcome jellen...

1:53 am

Aussieme

you get un smaller words from that one too.... just less ea5...

1:53 am

jillibus

ty aussie -- I had the un7 but not the 9

1:53 am

saanichcat

oh. I have a Mac but I feel like a klutz nonetheless

1:54 am

Aussieme

welcome also jilli.....

1:54 am

Aussieme

add and s for the 8 too jilli...

1:54 am

sprite

darn, you made me try klutz.

1:54 am

Aussieme

and jellen....

1:54 am

Aussieme

an s even

1:54 am

saanichcat

lol

1:54 am

jillibus

ty again aussie

1:55 am

Aussieme

very welcome.....

1:55 am

Jellen

Got them, Aussieme, thanks!

1:55 am

Aussieme

take away the un for ea5 too !!

1:55 am

sprite

see how desperate I become when it comes to Ks? ;)

1:55 am

sprite

ea5, 7 and 7, Aussie

1:56 am

sprite

and a 6 as well

1:56 am

jillibus

see, Mac people, there are some fun advantages to PCs, lol!

1:56 am

FMitch

... and make it pt for the 9.
Morning all

1:56 am

squidgy82000

thanks for those clues

1:57 am

Aussieme

we did all that FM..... Morning to you, welcome squidgy...

1:57 am

Jellen

Hello, FMitch

1:57 am

saanichcat

ka double vowel plural

1:57 am

Aussieme

take away the r for ea4 too.... !!

1:57 am

FMitch

Oh sorry, just arrived and still asleep.

1:58 am

FMitch

Hello Jellen

1:58 am

sprite

hi FMitch

1:59 am

FMitch

Morning sprite, sorry to hear the job didn't work out for hubby.

1:59 am

jillibus

hi FMitch

1:59 am

sprite

thanks FMitch.

2:00 am

FMitch

Hello jilli, good to see you. Is that one of your lovely GD's?

2:01 am

jillibus

no, FMitch, we only had fawns and brindles. This one is an icon clue

2:02 am

FMitch

Ever thought about writing your autobiography?

Yea, the laughing wall is back again.

2:02 am

sprite

even the plural fence :)

2:03 am

sprite

Ks done. Lickety has my eternal gratitude.

2:03 am

sprite

now I am gonna play babble! :D

2:03 am

FMitch

Bit early for fish but thanks sprite missed the pl as usual. Going to shut up now and concentrate.

2:04 am

sprite

yw FMitch and *hug*

2:04 am

jillibus

it's a ditch

2:04 am

sprite

(in stead of fish)

2:04 am

jillibus

yay for sprite and the Ks!! Bloody but unbowed!

2:04 am

sprite

is it, jilli? Not a fence but a ditch?

2:05 am

FranMag

hello Babblers

2:05 am

sprite

true, jilli, LOL! At least I set out my own course in this and did not make myself suffer on purpose ;)

2:05 am

FMitch

Its a hidden fence or a ditch that divides the land from one function to another without sullying the landscape.

2:06 am

Jellen

fran!!!!

2:06 am

sprite

thanks FMitch :)

2:06 am

jillibus

I believe so -- a hidden obstacle. ? says "a sunk fence".

2:06 am

FranMag

hi Jellen!

2:06 am

sprite

Fran!!!!! Darling... how are you?

2:06 am

FMitch

(((Fran))) welcome back dear one.

2:07 am

FranMag

i'm doing fine sprite. hi FM!

2:07 am

jillibus

FRAN!!!! So good to see you!

2:07 am

sprite

glad to hear that, Fran. Must have been tough.

2:07 am

FranMag

hi jilli!

2:07 am

FranMag

it was tough for many reasons. still feels like i dreamed it all.

2:08 am

jillibus

HUGE {{{{{hugs}}}}}} to Fran!

2:08 am

sprite

hope you will let me hold you for a sec. *hug*
Have thought a lot of you.

2:09 am

FranMag

thank you everyone that sent messages or posted thoughts at babanon.

2:09 am

Aussieme

{{{{{{{{{{ Huge, massive hugs for Fran and all}}}}}}}}

2:09 am

jillibus

back in a mo -- bedtime banana and glass of milk waiting

2:09 am

FranMag

thanks aussie. :-)

2:09 am

sprite

bfn jilli

2:09 am

FranMag

later jilli!

2:10 am

Aussieme

you are most welcome Fran......

2:11 am

Aussieme

ok, 96 to go, have to get a couple hours shut eye.... ngiht night, see ya later xx

2:12 am

Aussieme

**poof**

2:12 am

FranMag

sprite, any strange Ks? i have 10 out of 13 so far

2:12 am

Jellen

G

2:12 am

FranMag

night aussie!

2:12 am

Jellen

G'night, Aussieme

2:13 am

sprite

I'd say yes, though all have been present in grids before. There are 2 with a double vowel that look more dutch than english... and one that looks german... and one ka5/20 that looks like a foreign prince but not starting P but K.

2:13 am

sprite

bye Aussie

2:14 am

FranMag

thanks, those are probably the 3 i'm missing!

2:14 am

sprite

lol, that would be great :)

2:16 am

FranMag

1 left, 8 x ka, 2 x ke, 1 x kh and 1 x kr is what i have

2:17 am

sprite

kr x 2

2:17 am

FranMag

thanks!

2:17 am

Jellen

I'm going to get some sleep now. Goodbye everybody! ((Fran)) Glad you're back!

2:18 am

sprite

yw :)
Always glad to help, but even more with those dreaded Ks.

2:18 am

FranMag

night jellen! thanks, ((hug))

2:18 am

sprite

sleep well, Jellen

2:19 am

FMitch

Bye Jellen sleep well.

2:23 am

jillibus

ok, I'm back to get two words -- one each for the middle column H and A -- any help available?

2:23 am

FranMag

i'm so pleased with myself, i found the 8 and 9 all by myself!

2:23 am

jillibus

oh clever fran!

2:23 am

FranMag

the H is the plural laugh or sunken fence jilli

2:23 am

sprite

yay Fran!

2:24 am

FMitch

jilli perhaps you are missing the ak5/18?

2:24 am

sprite

I don't think so, Fran... that comes from the H left of it.

2:24 am

jillibus

nope, fran, wrong H

2:24 am

FranMag

one of the As is the name of Disney's little mermaid.

2:24 am

FranMag

oh, that's right

2:25 am

FranMag

i have it though, just have to figure out which H word it was.

2:25 am

jillibus

Yes indeed, FM, I am missing the ak5/18 and have been staring around for it for ages, lol!

2:25 am

sprite

I think it is one of the 6s from the drug.

2:25 am

sprite

the ak leads kids in scouting

2:26 am

FMitch

Okey dokey - think pack leader in the scouts

2:26 am

jillibus

thanks for the ak, sprite!

2:26 am

FranMag

that's it sprite, the past tense of the ha4/6

2:26 am

sprite

and the H you need is past time of the drug

2:26 am

jillibus

and FM :)

2:26 am

FMitch

; )

2:26 am

jillibus

drug? *thinking hard*

2:27 am

sprite

lol, I had it, but had trouble figuring out which word came from that tile!

2:27 am

sprite

Fran, thanks for the mermaid!

2:27 am

FranMag

yw, still trying to figure out the pack leader.

2:28 am

FMitch

jlli, think corned beef or to make a mess of something.

2:28 am

FranMag

jilli, there's a dim sum dish called pork ha**

2:28 am

sprite

jilli: ha**ish

2:28 am

jillibus

nope, not the past tense of the corned beef ha**

2:29 am

nursegladys

jilli its the plural

2:29 am

FranMag

then it's the plural

2:29 am

rolin

sprite..morning..you know the double vowel k's?..are they both 4s?

2:29 am

sprite

darn no, that comes from the top H. Now, then the plural.

2:29 am

lynxxx

Hello Fran! its sooo good to see you back

2:29 am

jillibus

bingo, nursegladys -- tyvm!!!

2:29 am

FranMag

rolin, one is a 5

2:29 am

sprite

rolin: one 4 and one 5, but not related.

2:29 am

FMitch

You can tell sprite lives near Amsterdam and Im hungry by our clues.
Must get some more tea such a sore throat.

2:29 am

lynxxx

Hello FM & NurseGladys too!

2:29 am

FMitch

Hey lynxxx :)

2:30 am

FranMag

hi lynxxx! i missed you all too. :-)

2:30 am

sprite

poor FMitch :(

2:30 am

jillibus

sore throat, FM? Take care...

2:30 am

joso

hi all, good to see you again Fran

2:30 am

FranMag

brb

2:30 am

nursegladys

hello and bye everyone must go to work now. you're welcome jilli

2:30 am

sprite

bye nurse

2:30 am

rolin

ok..ok..i gotta go to work...maybe see you at lunch...*poof*

2:31 am

FMitch

mm, the swallowing raor blades kind jilli, might try a pain killer too.

2:31 am

lynxxx

short & sweet NurseGladys...bye

2:31 am

joso

anyone have a hint for la5/10

2:31 am

lynxxx

bye Rolin

2:31 am

lynxxx

la5.10 uses double vowel

2:33 am

jillibus

painkiller and soothing lozenges and hot rum and lemon and honey, FM!

2:33 am

sprite

bye rolin

2:34 am

FMitch

Dr jilli has said hot rum *grin* so I must obey

2:34 am

jillibus

so I can go to bed now and dream of weird words this seems to be full of

2:34 am

jillibus

;)

2:34 am

FranMag

ugh FM! hot tea with lemon and rum sounds good.

2:34 am

sprite

you can, jilli... will you? ;)

2:34 am

FranMag

lol, that was my question too sprite. :-)

2:35 am

sprite

lol Fran... we know our jilli ;)

2:35 am

FranMag

thanks for la5/10 lynxxx

2:35 am

jillibus

yes, sprite, I will! Good night and good luck, all *poof*

2:35 am

FranMag

night jilli!

2:35 am

sprite

sleep well, jilli!

2:35 am

lynxxx

nite Jilli

2:39 am

FMitch

Good grid today, try pl everything as usual and when in doubt double up on the vowels :)

Night jilli.

2:40 am

sprite

lol FMitch... I still don't get the double vowel clue for the la5/10...

2:41 am

o-o

la 5 -- add what a diva performs: ***a

2:41 am

joso

I'm with you sprite, still stuck

2:41 am

lynxxx

Sprite - ends in **se & shine

2:42 am

FMitch

perfect BabbleRabble.

2:42 am

FranMag

hi babrab and joso!

2:42 am

sprite

wow... thanks BabbleRabble, that worked. Thanks lynxxx :)

2:42 am

joso

tks all, thats fireworks for me

2:42 am

FranMag

yay FM!!

2:42 am

FranMag

yay joso!!

2:42 am

sprite

yay joso!

2:42 am

lynxxx

Congrats Joso !

2:42 am

o-o

congrats, joso

2:43 am

lynxxx

Hi BabRab

2:43 am

FranMag

time for me to go. hubby wants us to go out for breakfast.

2:43 am

joso

ty all

2:43 am

sprite

sounds special, Fran. Enjoy and big *hug* from me.

2:43 am

FranMag

good night all! glad to be back.

2:44 am

FMitch

Anyone done sudoku yet today?

Bye Fran glad to see you back.

2:44 am

lynxxx

Enjoy Fran

2:44 am

FranMag

thank you sprite. :-)

2:44 am

o-o

take care, Fran

2:44 am

sprite

nope, comes after babble for me

2:44 am

Atalante

hi all :)

2:45 am

sprite

hi Ata :)

2:45 am

FMitch

Morning Ata

2:45 am

lynxxx

morning Ata

2:47 am

joso

another neat vid sprite. you must be looking forward to a break and having the vids be a suprise for you by now.

2:47 am

joso

hi Ata

2:47 am

sprite

I enjoyed sharing very much, joso, but I am looking forward to Fran's vids! They were waiting for us until she would return and would be able to enjoy sharing too :)

2:49 am

Atalante

I want nutria and nutate

2:49 am

joso

getting late here, should go soon. does anyone desire a hint or 2 before I get all responsable and go to bed.

2:50 am

sprite

lol joso... I am fine, thanks, love to torture myself with struggling through Babble. Sleep well :)

2:50 am

FMitch

Tsk, I want never gets!

2:50 am

Atalante

well it should do :D

2:51 am

sprite

don't start me on not getting what I want...

2:51 am

FMitch

oops :)

2:52 am

Atalante

we are being *happy* today sprite dearest :D count your blessings :D *hugs*

2:52 am

Atalante

and Tahlkora is nearly in the grid

2:52 am

sprite

but.... there used to be a deep gratitude in my heart and I intend to put it right back there asap.
I will count my blessings.

2:52 am

sprite

lol Ata... but that does not make YOU happy, does it ;)

2:53 am

Atalante

I don't like Tahl. was thinking abotu that earlier LOL!

2:53 am

sprite

anyone ever read Ricky Moore: a goddess in my shoes?

2:53 am

joso

my favorite word today is nu7/48, sounds like religious ladies going banzi, not the true meaning but it made me laugh at the mental image. Good luck all. g'nite *poof*

2:54 am

sprite

she writes about gratitude: there is always something to be grateful about. If you cannot find a single thing, be happy you do not have to eat a living frog today.

2:54 am

Atalante

nope

2:54 am

FMitch

Dang there goes my breakfast.

2:54 am

sprite

ooops!

2:54 am

o-o

You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
You can't always get what you want
But if you try sometimes well you just might find
You get what you need
Oh baby, yeah, yeah!

2:55 am

sprite

YAY BabbleRabble!

2:55 am

Atalante

you would like "The Battersea Road Guide to Enlightenment" - its about a lady who wants to makes her life happier after a divorce etc etc, she goes through all these different therapies and classes and weird mystic thingies. and concludes in the end that she could either spend her life striving to be "better" with all these strange things that might or might not help her, or she could simply get on with her life and live it rather than spending all her time not wanting it

2:56 am

sprite

too true... I am being an obstinate adolescent today, in spite of my years. And I do realise it. Just not totally ready to turn it around.

2:56 am

Atalante

if that makes sense, i'm not awake enough for long sentence

2:56 am

Lizsark

morning babblers

2:56 am

sprite

lovely, Ata :)

2:56 am

sprite

morning Liz :)

2:56 am

Atalante

if I can find my copy, sprite, I'll send it over to you to read. its a wonderfully funny and enlightening book

2:56 am

Lizsark

Hiya Sprite, better day today?

2:57 am

sprite

ow great Ata :D

2:57 am

FMitch

Morning Liz.

That sounds more like my type of book Ata. I can oncur with her outcome.

2:57 am

sprite

better by far, Liz. And just could welcome our Fran back, which made me realise how petty the things are I moan about...

2:57 am

Lizsark

I had an email from Fran yesterday

2:58 am

Atalante

its a very very good book! I buy copies for all my friends when they need a kick in the backside, I mean, a nice quiet poke in the right direction

2:58 am

Lizsark

has she been in here?

2:58 am

sprite

she just left, Liz

2:58 am

Lizsark

aw I missed her :(

2:58 am

FMitch

LOL you DO mean a kick in the behind we know that :)

2:59 am

Atalante

well, yes .... :D

2:59 am

sprite

I will concentrate on your calling me friend, Ata, and not on your need to kick me in the behind.

2:59 am

o-o

Well, there's a rose in a fisted glove
And the eagle flies with the dove
And if you can't be with the one you love
Love the one you're with
Love the one you're with

3:00 am

Atalante

*grins* you're a bit too far away for that, dear :D

3:00 am

sprite

lol :D

3:00 am

sprite

I like that too, BabbleRabble. Especially the image of a rose in a fisted glove.

3:01 am

FMitch

Thanks BabRab, I will be trying to remember who sang that now, unless you can put me out of my misery?

3:01 am

o-o

csn & y

3:02 am

sprite

please, put FMitch out of her and our misery, or she will go on about it all day :)

3:02 am

FMitch

Ah of course, thanks BabRab

3:04 am

lynxxx

Broken the back of this & might finish in the morning...good evening everyone...or have a great day

3:04 am

sprite

*hugs* lynxxx!

3:04 am

o-o

cya, lynxxx

3:04 am

FMitch

Toodleoo lynxxx

3:04 am

Lizsark

bye lynxxx

3:04 am

rosalind230

Luther van Dross

3:05 am

sprite

BabbleRabble, checked your profile's text for today. Thank you. This one is very important to me at this point in life. I will ta4 it with me.

3:06 am

Atalante

refresh for new pic :)

3:08 am

Lizsark

awww look at her eyes Ata

3:08 am

Atalante

she was eyeing up my dinner ...

3:09 am

Lizsark

as cockers do

3:10 am

Atalante

she was In Disgrace yesterday so she was eyeing from the sofa rather than trying to sit at my feet

3:10 am

Lizsark

oh no what'd she do?

3:10 am

Atalante

she ran round on some very nasty mud flats and wouldn't come back. they are very dangerous cos the mud is so soft, its easy to get stuck. She was chasing ducks

3:11 am

Lizsark

scary! I take it she was ok?

3:11 am

Atalante

oh, yes, fine. as always! I'm sure the mud is fine for dogs, they spread their weight much better than we do

3:12 am

Lizsark

doesn't stop you worrying though

3:13 am

Atalante

no. and she was foul when she got back (see flickr). needed a big shower and shampoo

3:13 am

sprite

back later :)

3:14 am

Lizsark

I miss Scully - I know it sounds mad but I used to love doing all that stuff with her. Oscar's very different from her

3:14 am

Lizsark

bye Sprite

3:14 am

Lizsark

you need a sense of humour to bath a labrador!

3:14 am

Atalante

I *bet* you do! sorry to go on about Hobbit's adventures :(

3:14 am

Atalante

cockers are very special little snuffly things

3:15 am

Lizsark

no I love to hear about her - she's my surrogate cocker now lol

3:15 am

FMitch

Naughty Hobbit glad it had a good outcome though.

3:15 am

Lizsark

we may get another one sometime next year - not just yet

3:15 am

FMitch

Liz I love yr pics of Scully in Flikr, she is such a sweety.

3:15 am

Atalante

you'll get one when you're ready

3:16 am

Lizsark

she really was FM an absolute darling

3:16 am

cool girl

morning babblers could i have todays stats please and any biggies thankyou

3:16 am

Atalante

someone else commented on how gorgeous she was in your pics the other day. been meaning to tell you

3:16 am

Lizsark

morning cool - 160 words today

3:16 am

Lizsark

aww Ata thats so lovely to hear

3:17 am

Atalante

let me put a pic up for liz of my ex-golden boy. he was so pretty too

3:17 am

Lizsark

yes please!!!

3:18 am

cool girl

hi liz are there any big words today

3:18 am

FMitch

It was Haz that was talking about Sculy

3:19 am

Lizsark

theres one 8 letter and one 9 letter, 7 7-letters

3:19 am

Lizsark

Aww bless her I must say thanks when I see her

3:19 am

FMitch

cool - 160 words 1 x 9, 1 x 8 and 7 x 7

3:19 am

cool girl

thankyou

3:20 am

Atalante

there :) look at my flickr now

3:21 am

FMitch

Im in love all over again!

3:21 am

Lizsark

ohhhhh Ata he's adorable

3:21 am

Atalante

he was run over a few years ago :( he was brain-damaged from birth and was always going to have a sticky end

3:22 am

Atalante

golden cockers are *so* beautiful

3:22 am

Lizsark

omg ata how awful

3:22 am

Lizsark

was he from the same litter as hobbit?

3:23 am

Atalante

nope, but we got them together from a woman who'd bought them both separately then couldn't cope with them

3:23 am

Lizsark

oh good for you. I'm sorry to hear about Jake though :(

3:23 am

FMitch

That was their lucky day then :)

3:23 am

Atalante

he was a little sh**head LOL but adorable. he used to bustle round the house gathering up all their toys and then sit on them in his basket

3:24 am

Lizsark

anyway talking of dogs, Oscar is complaining coz I'm twenty minutes late taking him out today!!! Better go! (Sasha used to do that with Scully's toys when they were little!!)

3:24 am

Atalante

once he sat on a tupperware container all day. a tupperware contained without the lid. and the right way up. must have been so uncomfortable!

3:25 am

Atalante

have a lovely walk!

3:25 am

FMitch

TTFN Liz

3:25 am

Lizsark

will do - see you alter

3:25 am

Lizsark

*later*

3:27 am

Atalante

hobbit's giving my eyes too, but she can just wait till I'm ready today

3:27 am

FMitch

lol

3:28 am

Atalante

of course that resolution will last for 5 minutes lol

3:28 am

FMitch

I'll say ta ta now then?

3:29 am

Atalante

she's alright for the moment, she's lying in the sun and I'm ignoring her :) and I want to get more than 56 words!

3:30 am

FMitch

Here, borrow my chisel, you might need it for some of the more obscure words.

3:30 am

cool girl

any clues 4 the 8 or 9 please

3:30 am

Atalante

I think so! this sint easy

3:30 am

Atalante

*isnt

3:32 am

Haz1558

Hello there - a challenging grid today?

3:33 am

Atalante

sh***let should be allowed. a baby Jaws fish

3:33 am

FMitch

Ah ha the illustrious one has arrived. a bit Haz, but on the whole a good Friday one.

3:33 am

Atalante

yes

3:34 am

Haz1558

Well, are we not up to a challenge?

3:34 am

Atalante

nooooooo lol

3:35 am

Haz1558

Come, come, Atalante! Where's your bulldog spirit?

3:35 am

FMitch

She drank it?

3:35 am

Atalante

I dont think its woken up yet!

3:35 am

Haz1558

Not along with the poteen from yesterday? No wonder she's groggy!

3:36 am

Atalante

wow. my resolution has lasted 7 minutes! she's now doing the head through arm thing

3:36 am

Atalante

poteen? *shudder*

3:37 am

FMitch

You weren't leading her astray were you Haz as I wasn't around to keep an eye on things?

lol Ata

3:37 am

Haz1558

No, indeed. I was issuing warnings all day about the illegality and lethalness of 'wee still'.

3:38 am

Haz1558

A vet student with husband made the mistake of taking some poteen that was offered as 'Christmas cheer'. He had to take the rest of the day and the next day off to recuperate.

3:39 am

FMitch

100% proof?

3:39 am

Haz1558

Perhaps even more.

3:39 am

Atalante

ouch

3:40 am

FMitch

eeek, well I bet he never did it again.

3:40 am

Haz1558

He went into the Ministry of Agriculture where he would be safe from farmers and their offers.

3:40 am

Atalante

I've never been so ill as when I first drank some Philipino rum. that stuff couldn't have been far off illegal

3:41 am

Atalante

I honestly thought I was dying the next morning!

3:41 am

Haz1558

Virtual drinking is so much safer. No hangover and it doesn't affect your looks.

3:41 am

FMitch

Pish, no backbone, the wimp! The studen that is not Ata.

3:42 am

Haz1558

He was a bit of a big girl's blouse.

3:42 am

Haz1558

The laughing fences are here in numbers!

3:42 am

Atalante

perfect for the ministry then

3:43 am

FMitch

They are indeed and a fair smattering of fish too

3:43 am

Haz1558

Indeed, Atalante.

3:43 am

Atalante

ok, the sooner I go, the sooner I'll be back in the warm. see you soon!

3:43 am

FMitch

Bye Ata see you later.

3:43 am

Haz1558

Bundle up and we'll see you later. Bye Atalante.

3:44 am

Haz1558

How's the university student?

3:44 am

FMitch

Not very well today, but tutorial was good thanks

3:45 am

Haz1558

Oh dear - are you coming down with something?

3:45 am

FMitch

sore throat, swollen glands in neck. Think Ive just been pushing myself a bit too hard recent;y.

3:46 am

Haz1558

Tut tut! Although it IS the time of year for colds and things to go around. What were your fellow-students like?

3:48 am

FMitch

Very intersting mix, of retired and working mostly female (2 men) and we all seem to have some common threads that had brought us to the course.

3:48 am

FMitch

Think it will become a good solid group over time.

3:49 am

Haz1558

It'll be fun to get to know them a bit better. They'll all be keen, I'm sure. I remember always being amazed at how studious and eager mature students were. They put us young things to shame.

3:49 am

Flask1

Good morning all.........a clue please for nu7/48 please?

3:50 am

FMitch

yes, I am definiately one of the younger participants.

3:50 am

Haz1558

Good morning Flask. Did you sleep well? I'm just started so can't help, I'm afraid,but I'll have a quick look.

3:52 am

Flask1

Morning Haz.......I did yes, thankyou!
I was too busy trying to get finished last night to join in the conversation you were having about books........I just love books....biographies in particular!

3:53 am

Haz1558

Flask - nu7 - begin with a religious sister, finish with what looks like a badly spelt physical threat.

3:53 am

FMitch

Hi Flask, umm it's quite a hard one to clue think of women who wear the habbit + a vowel + American for a drawing pin spelt phonetically.

3:53 am

Flask1

I will put any of my paperback into a charity shop but I tend to hang on to my hardbacks!

3:54 am

Haz1558

Or religious sister, three letters of Hobbit's owner, finish off with sprite's least favourite letter.

3:54 am

Haz1558

I know, Flask - but I can't even get the paperbacks out of the house. It's a problem.....

3:55 am

FMitch

Great 2nd clue there Haz

3:55 am

Flask1

thanks Mitch.....

3:55 am

Haz1558

And what if you want to read something again?

3:55 am

Haz1558

Thanks FMitch - I get the feeling that word will be much requested today!

3:56 am

Haz1558

There's a babblet - the anagram for the gardener's store, coming from the top e.

3:57 am

Flask1

thats the second time we've had it, in my lifetime anyway.......I love that word...lol......a good clue could be...onslought from holy daleks!!!!

3:58 am

Haz1558

I know - once I saw it I remembered it from before. It's in the same class as gorhen, the slasher chicken.

3:58 am

Karys

Good morning everyone..... all well I trust :)

3:59 am

Flask1

Hi Karys!

3:59 am

Haz1558

Good morning, Karys. Nice to see you. FMitch is a bit crook, to use Australian parlance. She's a fine upstanding citizen, though.

4:00 am

FMitch

Re books, thee is always room on the shelf for a few favourites that will be visited again and again, but there are so many new ones out there waiting to be read.
Morning Karys and happy smiley cat.

Oh for those that weren't on earlier dear Fran is back from Guam and was babbling.

4:00 am

Karys

Oh dear ...what's up with Mitch then ?

4:00 am

Flask1

FMitch...you need some of that amber nectar down yer throat....lol..

4:00 am

Haz1558

It's good that Fran's back again.

4:00 am

Karys

oh there she is... ( talking about her behand her back, again ! )

4:01 am

FMitch

Talking too much probably Karys. LOL, think I should have had tonsils out as a child, they are my achilies heel so to speak.

4:01 am

Flask1

Mitch...how is she?

4:01 am

Karys

now there's a word 'behand'.... what could that be I wonder !

4:01 am

FMitch

She came across as fine but still in shock too.

4:02 am

Karys

may I ask what has happened to Fran ?

4:02 am

Haz1558

Behand one's back is what signers do if they don't want the person to know what they're saying about them.

4:02 am

Flask1

Am glad she's able to come back....

4:02 am

Karys

LOL Haz

4:03 am

FMitch

Fran said she was grateful for all the messages and thoughts too.

4:03 am

Haz1558

Karys, Fran's sister was killed in a road accident.

4:03 am

Flask1

Yes Mitch, I know exactly what you mean about the book.....I can seem to not buy one or two when shopping.....

4:04 am

Karys

Flask !!!....how lovely to see you and your Handsome Son !!

4:04 am

Flask1

Aww..thanks Karys!

4:04 am

Karys

Oh dear.... that is such a dreadful thing to have happen.... poor Fran

4:05 am

Karys

thats a lovely happy picture Flask !

4:05 am

Flask1

At the time, it was dreadful....we all felt for her.....she's very popular here!

4:05 am

Haz1558

Another sad thing is that Carleekat's husband was badly injured in a road accident. There was talk of him not being able to walk again, but he is making progress in that direction, apparently.

4:06 am

Karys

indeed Flask... we all feel we know each other, and consequently feel for each other too

4:06 am

Flask1

Karys, that was taken on Sept 11, this year on my 53rd birthday!

4:07 am

Karys

I heard about Carlee, that was awful too.... we really could do with some good things happening

4:07 am

FMitch

Haz, when do you get the answers for those brain teasers the other day?

4:08 am

FMitch

KaToad's baby is due on Monday I think - thats a lovely thing.

4:08 am

Haz1558

I had HOPED to get the answers from the brains assembled here..... I'll have another try at them,but no indication given on the form about answers. I could be bitter and say that half of them are made up.

4:08 am

FMitch

Sorry you all need to swich your FMitch to English translators on.

4:08 am

Karys

oh good....a friend of mine had another grandaughter day before yesterday

4:09 am

FMitch

In which case Haz I am binning the scrap of paper I wrote them down on as it's lying on my desk mocking me.

4:10 am

Katydid0615

okay, i'm stumped. does anyone have a clue for the first la5,10? It is my last word and I just can't find it!

4:10 am

Haz1558

No, don't bin it! I can give you more to join the mockers.

4:10 am

FMitch

I bets thats the double vowel one Katy

4:11 am

FMitch

BabRab clued it earlier as la + what a diva sings minus last letter

4:11 am

Katydid0615

it must be. thanks for the clue fmitch. thanks for the clue

4:11 am

FMitch

yw and congrats?

4:12 am

Haz1558

Round of applause for Katy!

4:12 am

Karys

I am waiting for the sun to come round just a little more before I start my gardening day

4:12 am

Flask1

well done Katy!!

4:12 am

Katydid0615

thanks all!

4:12 am

Karys

Congrats Katy !!!

4:13 am

FMitch

I blanched a load of runner beans ready for the freezer and froze tomatoes. HAve a cucumber and a green pepper for salad, all from BFs pots only garden.

4:14 am

Katydid0615

thanks. took me forever to find it even with the clues. I kept trying to use "alto" and that didn't work!

4:14 am

Katydid0615

anyone need anything before I go?

4:14 am

Karys

wow Mitch.....that's excellent !

4:14 am

FMitch

Not for me thanks Katy.

4:15 am

Katydid0615

yw. have a great day all and thanks again for clues!

4:15 am

FMitch

Oh and I forgot the aubergenes too Karys, he has green fingers and thmbs.

4:15 am

Haz1558

Bye Katy.

4:15 am

Flask1

bye Katy

4:15 am

Karys

I do runner beans in a big half barrel, but thats about all veggiewise. We do have some grapes this year 'tho.

4:16 am

Haz1558

How did the grapes do this year with so little sun?

4:16 am

FMitch

Aparently its been a good year for vines.

4:17 am

Haz1558

I'm surprised, I thought they would have suffered. Shows you what I know!

4:17 am

Karys

Very well Haz, could have been a little bigger, but they are only in a pot on the patio anyway, not enough for wine !

4:17 am

FMitch

What with all of that and the aples and figs from my Mums, bliss. I am hoping for somewhere with a garden when I move.

4:18 am

Karys

Are you thinking of moving Mitch ?

4:19 am

FMitch

I am definiately moving just haven't found where yet. Property developers came knoking on the door so to speak of the flats where I am now.

4:19 am

Karys

Are you sorry ?

4:19 am

FMitch

Mind you until I complete I won't be counting any chickens but so far so good.

4:20 am

FMitch

Yes very as I love where I am and will be moving quite some distance as round here too pricey, but wonderful opportunity to become mortgage free.

4:21 am

Haz1558

I still think you should get the Location Location I can't be bothered typing it again people onto it.

4:21 am

Karys

so, a bit of a mixed blessing then, it's strange how things sometimes force us to do something we wouldn't have chosen, only to find it was the right thing after all.

4:21 am

Haz1558

They always seem to find amazing places at good prices.

4:22 am

Haz1558

And you could pretend to be difficult and turn up your nose at what they ofer.

4:22 am

Haz1558

offer. Anybody would turn down an ofer.

4:22 am

Andree

hi everyone

4:22 am

Karys

I like to watch some of those 'moving' programmes, except when they are talking telephone number prices !

4:23 am

Haz1558

Hello Andree.

4:23 am

FMitch

I look on the Ch4 website Haz and couldn't see that they were filming a new series.

4:23 am

Haz1558

Husband imparted interesting information yesterday. House prices in Belfast have risen 47% in the last year - highest in UK!

4:23 am

Karys

Hi and bye Andree.....sun's round now, best strike whilst iron etc..etc..

4:24 am

Haz1558

Ah well. You don't want to be doing that Try before you buy one. It's a BIT contrived (sarcastic or what!)

4:24 am

Haz1558

Bye Karys, don't try to do too much in one day!

4:25 am

FMitch

Wow Haz thats some increase. That has got to be one of the worst progs.

Bye Karys

4:25 am

Haz1558

Doing babble has saved me from looking at some of those programmes!

4:26 am

FMitch

Right, I have emails stacking up waiting for my attention, had better get act together and at least look as though I know what I am doing.

4:27 am

Haz1558

I KNOW you know what you're doing!

4:27 am

Haz1558

Anyway, I should take a break as well and make the house civilised. You've distracted me from getting a lot of words but I'll forgive you. You're not well.

4:27 am

FMitch

What? what am I doing?

4:28 am

Haz1558

You're distracting me from the word search. You know you're to blame. You just know.

4:28 am

FMitch

I've been behaving myself all morning :) Oh that old excuse LOL
HAve a good day and see you later Im sure.

4:28 am

Haz1558

But I meant that in the office you do know what you're doing, so you don't have to look as though you do.

4:29 am

FMitch

LOL *poof*

4:29 am

Haz1558

Off Igo as well, and I'll speak to you all later. (Sounds a bit headmistressish, doesn't it?) Byee!

4:30 am

Andree

bye

4:42 am

P.J.

hi

4:43 am

Andree

hi hodag

4:44 am

P.J.

good morning Andree

4:51 am

P.J.

the chat box sure is quiet this morning,where is everyone?

4:54 am

Andree

i think we ar it hodag

4:55 am

movieman

Except for me, that is!!!!!

4:55 am

Andree

hi movie

4:55 am

P.J.

HEY MAN..:)

4:56 am

Andree

wrale

4:56 am

Andree

sorry

4:57 am

lilliann

morning hodag,andree and mm.i don't like all these h's.

4:57 am

P.J.

i'M GLAD I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE that dose that..lol.Hi Lill

4:58 am

movieman

I don't like all the a's

4:59 am

lilliann

i keep wanting to put shashe!!

4:59 am

Andree

hi lill

5:01 am

lshult

Hi everyone

5:01 am

movieman

hi shult

5:01 am

lilliann

hi ishult.

5:01 am

Andree

hi shult

5:01 am

P.J.

hey shult

5:02 am

Andree

naut

5:02 am

movieman

cool!!!! I just found the 8 and the 9!!!!!!

5:02 am

Andree

done it again, i had better have a break, back later

5:02 am

lilliann

has anyone got the ne7 pls.

5:02 am

lshult

I'm stuck.....just found one 7 ....and forget about the 8 & 9...not even a sniff!!!!

5:02 am

Lizsark

hi again

5:03 am

lilliann

see you later andree.

5:03 am

lshult

enlighten me with a clue, movieman????

5:03 am

Lizsark

I found the 8 and 9 completely by accident lol

5:03 am

lilliann

hi liz.

5:03 am

lilliann

me too pls mm.

5:03 am

P.J.

enjoy An........hi Liz

5:03 am

movieman

un8= digs up, excavates

5:03 am

Lizsark

think about digging something up for the 8 and 9

5:04 am

movieman

ne7= neither for or against

5:05 am

lilliann

thanks mm and liz,someone just slap me with a ha4 pls!

5:05 am

Lizsark

LOL *waves the fish*

5:05 am

movieman

yw lilli

5:05 am

lshult

thanks everyone, looking healthier with 3 7's, the 8 & the 9

5:05 am

Lizsark

its the aa's I'm stuck with

5:06 am

lshult

aa= sigh (plural & past)

5:06 am

movieman

the aa's are to do with sighing noises

5:06 am

Lizsark

aaaaaa! I get it now ty Movie

5:07 am

movieman

yw liz

5:07 am

movieman

lilliann, did u get the ne7?

5:07 am

lilliann

yes thanks mm.

5:07 am

movieman

just checking

5:08 am

anawaltgal

ke

5:08 am

anawaltgal

morning e1

5:08 am

lshult

got ne7, un7 & ea7 what are the other 7's?

5:08 am

lilliann

when i said ty earlier i meant for all 3.

5:08 am

movieman

The cat is bothering me again!!!!!!

5:09 am

lilliann

hi ana.

5:09 am

P.J.

hey Ana

5:09 am

P.J.

love that kitty

5:09 am

movieman

There's a wr7 ishult

5:10 am

dpomfr

has anybody got at4.4?

5:10 am

movieman

And another ea7

5:10 am

lilliann

2xea7,wr7

5:10 am

lshult

eat in the past (plual)

5:10 am

lshult

that at4/4

5:11 am

lilliann

ta7shult.

5:11 am

dpomfr

ty. i was looking in the wrong place

5:11 am

Lizsark

at 4/4 at + french for (you) are

5:11 am

lshult

got the other ea7,ty

5:12 am

movieman

clue for the ta7 lilliann

5:12 am

lilliann

ak5 pls.

5:12 am

craggus

morning everyone

5:12 am

Lizsark

:)

5:12 am

lilliann

haven't got that one yet mm.

5:13 am

lilliann

hi crag.

5:13 am

movieman

ty anyway

5:13 am

movieman

ak5= cub/ scout leader

5:14 am

movieman

or a character in Kipling's Jungle Book

5:14 am

craggus

had my initial run thru earlier but then went back to bed, so back to make a dent in the next 76 :o)

5:15 am

P.J.

welcome back

5:15 am

lilliann

ty mm.

5:16 am

movieman

yw lilliann

5:17 am

lshult

now got ne7, un7 , ea7x2 ,wr7 & ta7. What 7 am I missing????

5:18 am

movieman

clue for the ta7 plz ishult?

5:21 am

Lizsark

clue for the nu 7 please?

5:21 am

lshult

this is not an easy one to clue, but here goes
ta6= misspelling of pin + 1st vowel +male singular (add plural for 7)

5:21 am

movieman

there isn't a nu7 liz

5:21 am

lilliann

just monkeyed ta7.ta4/8 without the l and ***** and pains but minus 2nd letter.

5:22 am

Lizsark

according to licketty there is???

5:22 am

Lizsark

nu7/48

5:22 am

movieman

ty ishult.....it's a bloody bird!!!!!!

5:22 am

movieman

there's a nE7 liz

5:23 am

Lizsark

yes I have that one Movie but the list says theres a nu7/48 too

5:23 am

movieman

so it does.......my bad!!!!!!!!!

5:24 am

lilliann

nu7 a lady og god and when someone gets *****ed in the street.beaten up. but minus 2nd t and another cons.hope that makes sense.trying to think of better clue.

5:24 am

lshult

nu7 sounds like a raid by habit wearing sisters

5:24 am

Lizsark

ok Movie I found it anyhow

5:25 am

Lizsark

it means a mountain surrounded by a glacier and its actually a word I did know believe it or not!!

5:26 am

movieman

anyone found any d words yet?

5:26 am

lilliann

ty liz.that's good to know.file it in my brain and forget about it as usual.

5:27 am

Lizsark

LOL Lilli - I only know it because my husband has been on 3 Arctic expeditions!

5:27 am

craggus

movieman - dh4/6 - roahl da**

5:27 am

lilliann

dh4/6 roald **** the writer and swap 2nd and 3rd letters around.

5:27 am

lideola

yes mm- i have 1 so far... jsut tstarted on them, though

5:28 am

craggus

oops roahl!

5:28 am

lideola

the other one i have is just like that... but with a different last letter

5:28 am

Lizsark

I have 58 left but will have to come back later. Have fun everyone.

5:29 am

movieman

howabout the top row e?

5:29 am

lilliann

liz,how exciting.did he enjoy them?silly really,he must off done or he wouldn't have gone 3 times!

5:30 am

lilliann

dh4/101st vowel and cons.

5:31 am

Lizsark

yes Lilli he loves it but I prefer to be somewhere hot! Have a look at what I'm up too... http://www.justgiving.com/lizelmont

5:31 am

Lizsark

Lilli - he did get attacked by a polar bear when he went to the North Pole though - very nasty incident

5:31 am

lilliann

omg,was he ok?

5:32 am

lilliann

i'm like you liz.i hate the cold.we're going to egypt in just over a week and i can't wait!

5:32 am

Lizsark

Very shaken but not badly hurt. He was with another guy and I'm afraid he had to shoot it - dreadful it was

5:33 am

toadandtoadette

good morning/afternoon/evening

5:33 am

Lizsark

Have a great time Lilli - wonderful place to go!

5:33 am

Lizsark

Anyway I must go or I'll be late - see you all later

5:33 am

Atalante

urf polar bears aren't fun

5:33 am

movieman

howabout the top row e?

5:33 am

lilliann

ahh.what a shame,but in that situation it's him or you.

5:33 am

lilliann

bye liz.

5:34 am

lilliann

they look cute but i wouldn't want to get too close to one!!

5:35 am

lideola

mm- it's an e+3 consonants

5:35 am

lilliann

mm,top e -edcons + vowel.

5:35 am

Atalante

I had a musk ox creep up on me in Greenland. It was foggy and I needed to go to the loo so went out of camp about 50m and did what was necessary. turned round while still crouched down to see this HUGE musk ox glaring at me about 2m away. never screamed so loudly!

5:35 am

lideola

actually, its an ed + 2 consonants

5:36 am

lilliann

sorry,meant 2 cons.

5:36 am

movieman

ty all

5:36 am

lilliann

did it run away ata?

5:36 am

Atalante

did it heck LOL

5:37 am

Atalante

did I run away? ohhhhhh yes

5:37 am

Atalante

someone shot a flare at it from the camp and I legged it

5:37 am

lilliann

lol.

5:37 am

lilliann

did it chase you?

5:38 am

Atalante

no, luckily. cos they certainly run faster than I do

5:38 am

lilliann

hope you had your running shoes on!!

5:38 am

Atalante

you dont realise how *big* they are - and how big polar bears are - till you really see them up close. they are *huge*

5:39 am

Atalante

we got chased by another musk ox a week or so later, we had to shoot that one, soooo sad

5:40 am

lilliann

hopefully we are going on a safari next year which will be great to see the animals in the wild and not zoos for a change.

5:40 am

lilliann

ahh,what a shame.

5:40 am

Atalante

oh wow! you'll love it!

5:41 am

Atalante

but as you said, when you have 2 tonnes of muscle bearing down on you, there's not much else you can do!

5:41 am

lilliann

my daughter will be 9 then so i think she'll be the right age to appreciate it.

5:41 am

Atalante

oh yes! wow, she'll remember it for ever I would think

5:42 am

lilliann

it will be great to see elephants, as they are one of my favourites.

5:42 am

Atalante

and lions!

5:43 am

Atalante

and giraffes! I'd love to see giraffes properly

5:43 am

lilliann

and rhinos!!

5:44 am

lilliann

they can't half move!!

5:44 am

Atalante

and hippos! dangerous little beasties that they are!

5:44 am

lilliann

i know, and they look quite cute but very dangerous!

5:44 am

Atalante

incredible how such huge things can *run*

5:45 am

Atalante

and cheetahs, I'd love to see cheetahs

5:45 am

lilliann

as long as i don't have to,because my wheels won't go that fast!!

5:46 am

Atalante

you need an added rocket pack

5:46 am

lilliann

i want to see them hunt, but also i don't.if you get what i mean?

5:47 am

Atalante

oh yes. you want to see it, but not see the scared animal being hunted

5:47 am

lilliann

i could with a few!!!especially when i'm in tescos!!!

5:47 am

lilliann

meant could do.

5:48 am

Atalante

I could do with a big sharp stick to poke people out of the way in tescos!

5:48 am

lilliann

my daughter won't like that part!

5:49 am

lilliann

but it's life and i think she should see that it's not like the zoos where they are given it.in the wild they have to hunt or die!

5:49 am

Atalante

no, you might have to subtly distract her on occasion

5:50 am

Atalante

you're right, she should certainly see it, just not to told to, if she really doesn't want to

5:50 am

P.J.

ooh boy

5:52 am

lilliann

sharp sticks aren't enough!!i hate shopping at the best of times but people in tescos drive me to distraction,especially when they stand in the middle of an isle taking it up with trolleys,gassing away and don't move out the way for you even though you're practically on top of them.it really infuriates me!!!

5:53 am

Atalante

they would be a good start though! Tasers might be even better. Espceially for the mid-aisle chatters

5:53 am

lilliann

great idea.where can i get one?!!

5:54 am

Atalante

if I ever work out where, i#ll let you know!

5:54 am

P.J.

easy laddies

5:54 am

Trebor46

no the workst is pensioners, when u only have a limited time and u want in and out

5:55 am

Atalante

its just wishful thinking, hodag!

5:55 am

Fordy

speaking of tasers i'm annoyed tase and tased aren't in the puzzle! haha

5:55 am

lilliann

i just run into them now in my chair.i get wheelchair rage.don't come near me when i've got my cap on back to front.it won't be pretty!!!

5:56 am

Atalante

the *worst* are those d**n self-service checkouts which never work! those waste more time than pensioners and chatters put together!

5:56 am

P.J.

I see,i can go along with that........lol

5:56 am

lilliann

omg,i used one of those once.never again!!

5:57 am

Fordy

tbh they're usually ok in tesco but never try the ones in asda! if you make a mistake it takes forever to correct it

5:57 am

Atalante

they really are evil supermarket-ified!

5:57 am

toadandtoadette

I love the self check outs... but I worked retail for a long time (not grocery) so I understand how to use them

5:57 am

lilliann

the one i used was in somerfields.

5:58 am

Atalante

yours probably work. the uk ones don't! (well, have issues, a lot of the time)

5:59 am

Atalante

we have one in tesco's that I swear is possessed

5:59 am

toadandtoadette

we just got some new ones on post and they work. :)

5:59 am

lilliann

i thought it would be alot quicker.it took me 10 times longer,and i did what it told me to.

5:59 am

toadandtoadette

I've never seen them in the german markets or stores

5:59 am

lilliann

don't blame the!!

6:00 am

lilliann

meant them!

6:00 am

lideola

i love them in Home Depot and Lowes. In the market I tend to stay away from them because I usually have HUGE orders and prefer to just bag while someone else checks out

6:00 am

Atalante

sounds familiar lilli!

6:00 am

Atalante

we've only got them in supermarkets so far, I think

6:00 am

P.J.

I have to use the electric scooters in the stores when I shop but,I find that most people are very nice and helpful. Every now and then you find one bad apple and i feel sorry for their ignerence!!(I spelled that wrong)...:)

6:02 am

Atalante

most people are, its just some .....

6:02 am

lilliann

don't get me started on the shops.i also have an electric scooter but can only get in 1 shop in my village and even then there is always boxes,trolleys etc in the way.

6:03 am

NonnieLight

I like the self-checkout because usually you and zip in and zip out. What I don't like is there are 4 of them at the store I shop and generally 2 of them aren't up and running!

6:04 am

Atalante

I *love* the idea of self-checkout, I just wish it would work properly

6:04 am

lilliann

when i'm out with my hubby and bairn i take my normal wheelchair and i hate shopping because i can never get around a shop properly and people with prams have trouble.it'll get even worse now that xmas is coming.i'm just going to ram everything!!!definate wheelchair rage!!

6:05 am

P.J.

I think at that point I would be speaking to the store manager! (he wouldn't like me after that)

6:05 am

NonnieLight

When they first installed them, they were too sensative. Now that they've adjusted them I can bag my groceries with the best of 'em!

6:06 am

Trebor46

prams, children, pensioners should be banned from supermarkets

6:06 am

lshult

aa5/10??

6:06 am

lilliann

what about wheelchairs?

6:06 am

toadandtoadette

what are prams?

6:07 am

Trebor46

pushchairs

6:07 am

Atalante

wheelchair rage! woohooo!

6:07 am

lideola

stroller TnT

6:07 am

Atalante

things you put babies in

6:07 am

toadandtoadette

oh okay.

6:07 am

toadandtoadette

never heard that word before

6:07 am

P.J.

what are pensioners?

6:07 am

lideola

retirees hodag

6:07 am

Trebor46

senior citizens

6:07 am

lilliann

do you call them strollers toad?

6:08 am

P.J.

I see,I am one of them and I like me.......lol

6:08 am

toadandtoadette

yes I do

6:09 am

Trebor46

but why do they need to go shopping when those that work only have a short time to do it in and pensuioers have all day, and in some cases all night as we are told the dont sleep much

6:09 am

lilliann

everyone should be banned from supermarkets especially when i'm shopping!!

6:09 am

toadandtoadette

I've heard them called trolleys though. its interesting what the different cultures call somethings

6:10 am

lilliann

when my husband's away, i usually do it online.much easier.

6:10 am

toadandtoadette

here, on post, they allow those with disabilities to enter the commissary (grocery store) 30 minutes before it opens

6:10 am

lideola

my Polish nanny kept calling them "strolleys" because she couldn't get it straight between stroller and trolley

6:10 am

NonnieLight

My folks shopped the military commisary when I was a child. During those days children were not allowed in that store. Makes it too difficult for families especially if one of the spouses is deployed. Thankfully, they had changed that rule by the time I was raising my own children.

6:10 am

Atalante

toad, that is *remarkably* sensible

6:11 am

lilliann

that's nice toad.

6:11 am

toadandtoadette

oh that's a new word. we should use that. strolleys

6:11 am

toadandtoadette

really Nonnie.. wow. I've never heard of that

6:11 am

NonnieLight

Great idea, toad!

6:12 am

lideola

when my 2nd was born and i had a newborn and a 16 month old, i did a LOT of online market shopping... the $10 delivery charge was SO worth it

6:12 am

P.J.

don't forget all of us retirees already put in our time to make a nicer world for everyone else.............lol

6:12 am

toadandtoadette

I know lots of families that do that in the states. I agree it would be worth the $10

6:13 am

NonnieLight

It was in Washington DC, during the sixties. I've even shopped a commisary where they had arrows on the floor and you were to follow the arrows!

6:13 am

lideola

my husband and I now make it a night out with the kids

6:13 am

Trebor46

nobody asked Hodag

6:13 am

toadandtoadette

haha. traffic control Nonnie

6:14 am

P.J.

come again?

6:14 am

lideola

he takes one and I take the other, we split th elist and have a race- the girls think it is a blast when we make it a race

6:14 am

toadandtoadette

oops sorry I just realized I used a word. :(

6:14 am

lideola

whoever gets back to the car first wins

6:14 am

lideola

not nice Trebor

6:14 am

NonnieLight

trebor--I hope I'm not being too bold but you may want to watch your attitude and keep it respectful. Thank you!

6:14 am

lilliann

my husband usually goes on his own now and normally late at night when it's quieter,but then there's not alot of choice as they are filling the shelves.

6:14 am

toadandtoadette

that is so fun lideola

6:15 am

Trebor46

well......... i get sick of people saying we did this for you and that for u in the past, i wasnt asked before i was born so nobody did nothing for me.

6:15 am

lideola

ah yes the universe started when you were born Trebor

6:15 am

Trebor46

bye

6:15 am

toadandtoadette

sorry you feel that way Trebor.

6:15 am

NonnieLight

so that gives you the right to be disrespectful?

6:16 am

lilliann

that's not hodags fault.

6:16 am

Trebor46

not being disrespectful at all, just honest

6:16 am

P.J.

ty Nonnie,I feel if you can't show your self then keep quet

6:17 am

toadandtoadette

it is very disrespectful. Especially the way you said it

6:17 am

lideola

and mean

6:17 am

Atalante

there's ways to say honest things though that aren't disrespectful

6:17 am

lilliann

you wouldn't have the life you've got today without the older people fighting for us.

6:18 am

toadandtoadette

what is it with fat old men on "Survivor" wanting to be naked???

6:18 am

P.J.

losta letter in that one. TY all like I said it only takes one bad apple..................

6:18 am

Atalante

ewwwwwww!

6:18 am

lideola

so you are predjudiced against the elderly, children and the handicapped? just want to keep it straight

6:18 am

Trebor46

so what we owe them

6:18 am

toadandtoadette

very true hodag

6:18 am

Trebor46

i hva not mentiones handicapped

6:18 am

lideola

i KNow TnT- he is reminding me more and more Richard from the first season

6:18 am

P.J.

GROSE

6:18 am

Atalante

I don't think we "owe" them anything. but they *deserve* our respect

6:19 am

Trebor46

and i am not predjudice

6:19 am

toadandtoadette

dh6? anyone

6:19 am

lideola

oh ok- then just children and the elderly

6:19 am

P.J.

Lol all...........8)

6:19 am

lilliann

i'm getting my wheelchair ready and my cap on!!

6:19 am

NonnieLight

I don't think anyone here feels they are owed anything but we don't deserve to be spoken ugly to either.

6:19 am

Trebor46

deserve respect yes, but why do we constantly need them telling us what they did

6:19 am

NonnieLight

you go girl!

6:20 am

toadandtoadette

I'm so mad that Ashley got voted off last week instead of him. ergggg. My DH is a huge WWE fan, so he was rooting for Ashley

6:20 am

movieman

What trebor doesn't seem to realise is that he might not even be on this planet if it wasn't for those brave souls who fought in the various wars.....

6:20 am

lideola

you know, there are a few things lacking in this site. The first being the ability to send a private message

6:20 am

Atalante

we don't. but if you did something good, I'm sure you'd like to be able to mention it. but yes, I agree in a way, it can get oppressive. but we just have to deal with that

6:20 am

Trebor46

oh u go for it lideola

6:20 am

lideola

the second being the ability to mute people

6:21 am

Trebor46

oh and being on this planet is a good thing is it, with the state its in

6:21 am

NonnieLight

I haven't been following this season, toad but I do remember past seasons where someone felt the need to bare all. Yikes!

6:21 am

toadandtoadette

well, you have ways of leaving it. don't make us miserable with you

6:21 am

P.J.

46, are you including your parents and grandparents in your disrespect?

6:22 am

movieman

If you don't like living on the planet "with the state it's in", then you can always do the honourable thing.....

6:22 am

lideola

i know TnT- i liked Ashley, too. was not happy at the decision they made

6:22 am

Trebor46

where have i been disrespectful

6:22 am

Trebor46

tell me#

6:22 am

lilliann

which planet would you like to live on?

6:22 am

NonnieLight

fix it trebor if you don't like it.

6:22 am

toadandtoadette

from the interviews the members of that tribe were just giving, they are beginning to question their decision last week

6:23 am

toadandtoadette

does anyone have the dh6?

6:23 am

P.J.

Toad you go girl...:)lol

6:23 am

lideola

i don't yet tnt

6:23 am

Trebor46

well if nothing else it has made a chenge to listening to the woffle that usually goes on in here

6:23 am

NonnieLight

I'll take planet number 5 with a side of moon, please.

6:23 am

lilliann

no sorry toad.

6:23 am

lilliann

do't listen then!!

6:23 am

toadandtoadette

hahaha Nonnie

6:24 am

P.J.

Me to darliin...lol

6:24 am

toadandtoadette

oh gag. now he (naked dude) is sucking up to the person they kidnapped.

6:24 am

lilliann

don't even.

6:24 am

movieman

chenge? woffle?

6:25 am

movieman

Never heard of those words before.....

6:25 am

lilliann

kidnapped??

6:25 am

Atalante

they sound kind of familiar though ....

6:26 am

lilliann

never watched it toad.is it on sky?

6:26 am

toadandtoadette

yah, at the end of reward challenge, the winning team gets to kidnap one of the losing teams members until the next challenge

6:26 am

NonnieLight

trebor--I've never "seen" you here before. How long have you been a non-contriuting member of this site?

6:26 am

toadandtoadette

I have no idea. its an american show. sorry lillian

6:27 am

movieman

Nonnie - I just think he's using the site to air his ill-informed views

6:27 am

lilliann

quite glad really, as i don't want to see tubby naked men running around!!

6:27 am

NonnieLight

I was thinking the same, mm

6:28 am

toadandtoadette

wahoo I've greyed the "w", "h", and "e"-s

6:28 am

P.J.

46 your kind of thinking is why the world is in the shape its in. You are the one that needs the "pity party"

6:28 am

lideola

must needs to get to work...Trebor is a bore anyway... Tnt- the immunity challenge is VERY interesting

6:28 am

lideola

bbl to finish this grid off

6:28 am

toadandtoadette

okay. thanks lideola. I think its coming up very soon. :)

6:28 am

toadandtoadette

have a great day lideola!!

6:29 am

Atalante

bye lideola!

6:29 am

toadandtoadette

lol lilliann

6:29 am

lideola

ty- see you all later!

6:29 am

lilliann

bye lideola.don't work too hard!

6:29 am

P.J.

bye Lideola

6:29 am

NonnieLight

bye all, have a great day...even trebor.

6:30 am

toadandtoadette

bye nonnie

6:30 am

lilliann

bye nonnie.

6:30 am

P.J.

by Nonnie,have A GOOD ONE :)

6:31 am

P.J.

TIME TO GET MY DAY GOING NOW,bow hunting is on maybe I'll see 46 in the woods! BY all LOL

6:32 am

toadandtoadette

bye hodag

6:32 am

lilliann

bye hodag.

6:37 am

lilliann

toad,ive monkeyed dh6, if you still need it.

6:38 am

Atalante

oooh yes clue clue!

6:39 am

toadandtoadette

yes yes

6:40 am

lilliann

dh and what's attached to your shoulder but change last cons for one simiar and 1st vowel on end.

6:40 am

lilliann

sorry,not a verry good clue.

6:40 am

Dorens

exccellent clue!!

6:40 am

Ragalla

good clue!! got it right awat

6:40 am

Ragalla

away*

6:40 am

lilliann

your hand are on the end of them.

6:41 am

lilliann

ooh.i'm glad.

6:41 am

Atalante

ty!

6:41 am

lilliann

yw.

6:41 am

toadandtoadette

oh got it.

6:42 am

lilliann

has anyone got kr5/20 pls.

6:43 am

Dorens

kr double vowel consonant

6:43 am

Atalante

its a German, lilli

6:43 am

Dorens

oh sorry, wrong kr5

6:43 am

lilliann

thanks ata.

6:43 am

toadandtoadette

thanks doren

6:43 am

lilliann

thanks anyway dorens.

6:44 am

Preethi

Hey guys.. this is preethi here.. long time.. hope everyone is doing good

6:44 am

toadandtoadette

hi preethi

6:44 am

lilliann

hi preethi.

6:44 am

Preethi

lilliann thanks r the dh6 clue

6:45 am

Preethi

Hello Atlante

6:45 am

Atalante

hi preethi! good to see you

6:46 am

Preethi

yeah.. its been 5 months.. i am struggling with the grid

6:46 am

Atalante

everyone returns eventually :D

6:46 am

Preethi

jus managed to get 88 words.. any fireworks as yet?

6:46 am

Preethi

true :)

6:46 am

toadandtoadette

can I have some help with the other kh5... the 20

6:47 am

lilliann

yw preethi.

6:47 am

lilliann

ata's clue.it's a german.

6:47 am

lilliann

sorry,wrong one.

6:48 am

lilliann

kh and feline.

6:48 am

lilliann

sounds like.

6:48 am

toadandtoadette

oh shoot no I meant the kr5.20

6:49 am

lilliann

kr -german.

6:49 am

toadandtoadette

not familiar with it. will keep looking thanks

6:50 am

lilliann

what they are called where you are toad.

6:50 am

FMitch

toad think pickled cabbage end part of that work I think.

6:51 am

lilliann

kr 2 vowels and cons.

6:51 am

FMitch

... and hello

6:51 am

toadandtoadette

oh that sounds gross FM

6:51 am

Anniebrook

sauerkr***

6:51 am

Anniebrook

hi everyone

6:51 am

lilliann

hi fm.

6:51 am

toadandtoadette

ha. duh. sorry for my stupidity

6:51 am

Atalante

hi fm :)

6:51 am

lilliann

hi annie.

6:52 am

FMitch

Ah thanks Annie that was what I was thinking of.
Hey Ata, good walk, did H behave?

6:52 am

Preethi

Hello FMitch

6:52 am

FMitch

Well! Prethi long time!!

6:52 am

lilliann

don't be sorry,we all have stupid heads for some of the words.

6:52 am

rolin

woah..is that single e a babblet or what??

6:53 am

Atalante

yes. ohhhhh yes. she's now fast asleep again. its a hard life

6:53 am

toadandtoadette

I don't like kr5.20 so I don't think about it

6:53 am

Preethi

yeah FMitch.. 5 months is along time.. hows it going??

6:54 am

FMitch

Yes it is a babblet rolin.
Good Preethi - has work been keeping you away?

6:55 am

craggus

hi again everyone

6:55 am

toadandtoadette

what is considered a babblet? I've heard that term so many times on here, but never understood it... is it just a made up word?

6:55 am

lilliann

hi craggus.

6:55 am

lilliann

i was just going to ask the same question toad.

6:56 am

Atalante

words that you'd never never ever see apart from in babble

6:56 am

toadandtoadette

okay. that makes sense. thanks Ata

6:57 am

lilliann

thanks ata.

6:57 am

Atalante

especially 4 letter ones!

6:57 am

toadandtoadette

is it really bad that it is 2 pm and I haven't showered or gotten dressed or done anything

6:57 am

FMitch

crwth and ywis/iwis to name my favs

6:58 am

toadandtoadette

I think the first ri is one

6:58 am

Atalante

ywis really is the best

6:58 am

FMitch

You have to save yr energy for the baby toad. Good excuse?

6:59 am

Atalante

and etna

6:59 am

toadandtoadette

yah that is a good excuse

6:59 am

rolin

now ya see..i can make a great 10 letter compiund word that means geological event...

6:59 am

toadandtoadette

etna reminds me of a health insurance company in the US

6:59 am

lilliann

nowt wrong with that toad.

6:59 am

toadandtoadette

I see it rolin

7:00 am

rolin

so close to a real word isnt it toad..?

7:00 am

toadandtoadette

yah it is. I've heard people call the event that word

7:00 am

lizmac

How about LWEI...that's a good one!

7:01 am

Preethi

yeah FMitch.. lotsa travelling.. and trying to give some exams as well..

7:01 am

toadandtoadette

hahaha liz. I just tried to put it in. I'm such a dork

7:02 am

toadandtoadette

oh pre you went pro!

7:02 am

lizmac

It does exist, just not in this grid!

7:02 am

FMitch

yes thats a good one too liz, there are quite a few of the little darlings scattered throughout the grids.

7:02 am

toadandtoadette

grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr. getting no where now

7:03 am

Preethi

I did! :)

7:03 am

FMitch

... and toad sorta said a word but we'll let her off otherwise she will munch all the goodies in the penalty box.

7:03 am

toadandtoadette

okay have 54 left. be back in a half an hour. gonna go shower. feel icky right now

7:03 am

toadandtoadette

oh shoot I did it again. I'm sorry FM. I said it earlier and caught myself.

7:03 am

toadandtoadette

my penelty.. gotta go shower. hehehe

7:03 am

lilliann

i know what you mean,i've got 51 left and going round in circles.

7:03 am

lizmac

I'm stuck too, will come back later.

7:04 am

FMitch

LOL no probs

7:04 am

lilliann

bye toad and liz.

7:04 am

Preethi

i have 70 left Lilliann

7:04 am

Preethi

bye toad and liz

7:04 am

toadandtoadette

bye. bbvs

7:05 am

lilliann

you'll soon catch up preethi.

7:07 am

lilliann

i need a babble break,toilet break and lunch break.see you later.

7:08 am

periwinkle

Hello all

7:08 am

Preethi

Lilliann - I need help with a te4/4. I have the tree one.

7:08 am

periwinkle

found the 8 need a clue for the 9 please

7:08 am

lilliann

te and do ray me ** so

7:09 am

lilliann

same as 8 past tense.

7:10 am

periwinkle

thanks lil

7:10 am

lilliann

i meant te-do,ray ,me,far so **,te

7:10 am

Preethi

Thanks Lilliann

7:11 am

lilliann

your welcome and hi peri.

7:11 am

lilliann

anymore clues before i go for my breaks?

7:12 am

Atalante

clue for the 8?

7:13 am

lilliann

when you uncover something

7:13 am

lilliann

soil.

7:13 am

Atalante

ty, I'll go searching :)

7:13 am

Atalante

aha got it :)

7:13 am

lilliann

and 9 is past tense.

7:14 am

Uneaixoise

thanks, lilliann--you just gave me six words!!

7:15 am

rosalind230

and me thanks

7:15 am

lilliann

i like to please.

7:15 am

Preethi

Lilliann - I need an aa.. I have the aa4/5 and 5/10

7:16 am

lilliann

to sigh,past tense.

7:16 am

Preethi

Thanks Lilliann

7:16 am

Preethi

enjoy the break :)

7:16 am

lilliann

sorry,wrong one

7:16 am

periwinkle

bbl

7:17 am

lilliann

yes it is.i'm having a stupid moment!!!

7:18 am

lilliann

right,definately got to go now before i end up even worse!!actually, i can't get anyworse!!

7:18 am

lilliann

see you all later when i'm refreshed!!

7:20 am

Atalante

brb too. need something warm to eat

7:22 am

Preethi

Guys i need a clue for the A in the middle of the grid. I have the 4/4

7:24 am

Anne38

hi everyone need a clue for the first la 5 / 10 please

7:25 am

Anne38

laate

7:31 am

rosalind230

la5/10 la+first vowel+Cons+ third vowel

7:33 am

Anne38

thank you rosalind xxxxxxxxxxx that was my last one fireworks

7:33 am

rosalind230

well done

7:35 am

greenbayladi

good morning

7:36 am

Anniebrook

hi green

7:36 am

Anne38

bye for now xx

7:36 am

Anniebrook

bye Anne38 and congrats

7:36 am

rosalind230

going too bye

7:36 am

Anniebrook

and bye to rosalind too

7:37 am

Mom

good morning everyone
(bye Anne)

7:38 am

Anniebrook

Hi Mom, how was your lunch with your mom yesterday?

7:39 am

greenbayladi

hi mOM

7:39 am

Mom

Hi Annie, it was very good. thanks for asking. We had a great day

7:39 am

greenbayladi

Hi Mom

7:39 am

Mom

Hi Greenbay. I haven't seen you in a while. How have you ben

7:39 am

Mom

been*

7:39 am

greenbayladi

good

7:39 am

greenbayladi

I've been busy doing other things

7:40 am

Mom

glad to hear that. :)

7:40 am

Scarlet

Good morning greenbay, congratulations to Anne38, Mom, *hands hot coffee and bagel w/ schmear to AnnieBrooklyn to keep her happy*!

7:40 am

greenbayladi

hi Scarlet. Good Morning back

7:40 am

Mom

Good morning Scarlet

7:40 am

Scarlet

Mom's right, greenbay, it has been a while since seeing you. Hope everything is all right! :-)

7:40 am

Anniebrook

Scarlet, I am not happy at all, even a bagel with a schmear will not do it....12-3, I cant believe it!

7:41 am

Scarlet

Always good to see your smiling face, Mom!

7:41 am

greenbayladi

yes it is.

7:41 am

Mom

is that the Rockies game Annie?

7:41 am

KatieMcG

afternoon everyone :-)

7:41 am

Anniebrook

Mom, it was the Cleveland Indians

7:41 am

Scarlet

AnnieB... it was a slaughter yesterday in the games... Maybe the Yanqueros needed to blow the carbon out of their bats! The Rockies won again!!

7:41 am

Mom

Yours too Scarlet. I feel like it isn't morning until I have come down and "seen" everyone

7:42 am

Mom

Hi Katie/

7:42 am

Mom

I remember seeing during the night that the Rockies had scored quite a few runs. I didn't see the Indians score.

7:43 am

Scarlet

Awww... Mom, you always make me smile. Hi, katieW!! We are a few grumpy ladies because of the baseball divisional playoffs yesterday!

7:43 am

Mom

:)

7:43 am

KatieMcG

Ahhhh, baseball is to the british what cricket is to americans, we can see it's fun but we just don't get it!

7:44 am

Mom

Katie, you don't have baseball?

7:44 am

Mom

(showing ignorance here, I am sure)

7:44 am

Anniebrook

Mom, As Scarlet said it was a slaughter in Cleveland yesterday, only hope the Yankees wake up...too good a time to waste...*sigh* ....yes, babble and coffee start my day..would not want it any other way...great group of folks here

7:44 am

Scarlet

AnnieB... it's the New York Yankees... they always find a way to come back! katieW... it's a very complicated, psychological chess game in baseball, but I think cricket is more physically demanding!

7:44 am

KatieMcG

No football is our national game (obviously soccer over with you) :-)

7:45 am

Fordy

I'm sure there are a few baseball clubs around here but nothing widespread and certainly not professional

7:45 am

Scarlet

We ( and I am a huge fan, Katie) have football that is not soccer...

7:45 am

Mom

We never had soccer growing up, it seems like in the last 10 years it has grown in popularity, especially with the school age children

7:46 am

greenbayladi

I love the Yankees

7:46 am

KatieMcG

I'm always impressed with how big your female game is over there, it is struggeling to take off over here as the Premiership is so dominant.

7:46 am

Anniebrook

My grands play soccer.....green you are a true fan then...I wish I was in Cleveland to see the game

7:47 am

Mom

our team (Cincinnati Reds) have been the pits for so long now, I don't think they will ever get their act together

7:47 am

Anniebrook

Scarlet, I googled McCormick Field...it is a wonderful replica...

7:47 am

greenbayladi

yes they lost. today they will win though

7:47 am

Scarlet

It was Cleveland's night... that happens... I am still waiting for the Chicago Cubs to get going!

7:47 am

Fordy

I think football is the easiest game to pick up, in Britain everyone plays it from when they can stand

7:48 am

Anniebrook

Scar, I am not keeping track of the divisions as I should, where are the Cubs as we speak?

7:48 am

Scarlet

Oh, AnnieB... I am so happy that you had a chance to see the field... The Bambino himself loved it!

7:48 am

KatieMcG

I love the passion of football, I had a season ticket until this year but I moved too far away and it was too expensive to keep going

7:49 am

Scarlet

The Cubbies have been in Arizona the past two nights, and they just can't find their groove, so travel day today, and resume in Wrigley for Saturday and Sunday. Short series... if they lose on Saturday, they cry for the rest of the winter.

7:50 am

Anniebrook

We have a Little League Stadium near my home (Mets) which is great fun to see a game played.

7:50 am

Anniebrook

Then I will watch the Cubs play on
Saturday....okay, where are the Red Sox?

7:52 am

72 Temple Owl

hi all!

7:52 am

Anniebrook

Hi Owl!

7:52 am

greenbayladi

hi TO

7:52 am

Mom

Hi To! I haven't seen you in a while. How are you feeling?

7:52 am

cool girl

could i please have a clue 4 the 8 and 9 letter words please

7:53 am

Scarlet

You know, Annie, I haven't had time to read the papers for two days, and I thought it odd that Fenway would host one game and leave me hanging for the rest... must find a schedule. They are one-up. Hi, Temple... are you a Phillies' fan?

7:53 am

cool girl

hi mom

7:53 am

Mom

good morning Cool girl, sorry I can't help.

7:53 am

Scarlet

Hi, cool girl!

7:53 am

72 Temple Owl

i am fine and you? annie, the crying in the household second only to the crying at work for the phillies!

7:53 am

72 Temple Owl

no phillies phan

7:53 am

craggus

any help wit hthe kr5/18?

7:54 am

Mom

Hi Craggus

7:54 am

cool girl

hi scarlet didnt want to disturb you you seem deep in conversation

7:54 am

Mom

I don't have the kr word, sorry

7:54 am

craggus

hi mom

7:54 am

Anniebrook

Scarlet, thanks for the updates....I was getting lazy.....Owl, I must confess that I did not root for the Phillies...

7:54 am

Scarlet

That answers that question, TO... Hey, craggus... are you feeling any better?

7:55 am

72 Temple Owl

how are the sox doing?

7:55 am

Scarlet

The Sox are one-up, the Yankees and the Cubbies lost, too!

7:56 am

Anniebrook

Owl, I am a Yankee fan and when the Phillies beat the stuffing out of the Mets it sort of took the stuffing out of me too....New York teams and all that

7:56 am

craggus

yeah starting to feel better today thanks! my boss came up from work and brought a birthday card and cake for me coz im on holiday next week

7:56 am

Scarlet

Both the Cubs and the Phillies are in danger of kissing the season goodbye, with one more loss!

7:56 am

Mom

Happy Birthday early, Craggus

7:56 am

craggus

thanks mom :o)

7:57 am

Anniebrook

craggus...glad you are feeling better and "Happy Birthday to You"!!!!

7:57 am

Scarlet

Well, whenever your birthday is, craggus, Happiest OF Days to You! Many happy wishes!

7:57 am

Mom

:)

7:57 am

72 Temple Owl

i know what you mean. and i was there for the august game

7:57 am

craggus

thanks guys, my birthday is on tuesday but with the postal strike everyone was sending cards early!

7:57 am

cool girl

has anyone got the 8 or 9 yet

7:58 am

Anniebrook

not here, cool

7:59 am

Scarlet

Oh, that's nasty, craggus... a postal strike would bring this country to its knees...

7:59 am

craggus

the 8 is the plural of the un7/36 and the 9 is the past tense- un7- a metal detector enthusiast may un7 a treasure

7:59 am

Mom

I keep trying to find ways to use the "let"

7:59 am

Trebor46

yes thanks cool girls

8:00 am

Anniebrook

thanks, craggus

8:00 am

cool girl

thankyou craggus

8:00 am

jbp

awesome, thanks Craggus

8:01 am

KatieMcG

Postal strike is driving me mad, you can't do anything until next Thursday and that's if we are lucky. Sorry it clashes with you birthday Craggus

8:02 am

craggus

on the bright side at least no bills will arrive for a week lol

8:02 am

Scarlet

Is the postal service privatized, katie and craggus, or is it a goverment-run service?

8:02 am

KatieMcG

LoL

8:03 am

KatieMcG

It a kind of hybrid system, it is a private company but the Government own shares. They probably have a point with the dispute but they are not coming over as reasonable. Its all to do with pensions and modernisation of the service.

8:03 am

craggus

it is open to private companies but all the mail is sorted and delivered by the Royal Mail which is nationalised ( i think thats right!) lol

8:04 am

Mom

feeling foolish here, not getting the un 7

8:04 am

craggus

the posties here, in one office anyway, go out on strike all the time over petty little things and half the time dont even have the backing of the union so never last more than a few hours or a day but still disrupts things

8:04 am

Scarlet

Oh, so it is for the benefits of its workers that has ground it to a halt... does the news keep citizens updated on the progress? And, who is responsible for increasing or creating the pensions? Stock-holders or the government?

8:05 am

craggus

mom- if you were in the garden harvesting potatoes you may have to un7 them

8:05 am

cool girl

craggus i have the kr5 4 20 is there another one two

8:06 am

Haz1558

Glad to report that the Ballymena postmen are working as normal. (Hope no flying pickets arrive)

8:06 am

Mom

well DUH! thank you Craggus.

8:06 am

Mom

Hi Haz

8:06 am

craggus

:o)

8:06 am

Scarlet

LOL, Mom.

8:06 am

KatieMcG

They had a few strikes in the summer (the odd day here and there) however they are now doing back to back two day strikes so they went out yesterday and will not be back to Wednesday morning.

8:06 am

craggus

theres a kr5/18 cool girl

8:06 am

Haz1558

Good morning/afternoon all.

8:06 am

Scarlet

Good morning, Haz. Well, at least you are getting your bills on time!

8:06 am

craggus

hey haz

8:07 am

Mom

(didn't see that N on the bottom) **makes eye appt.**

8:07 am

Haz1558

Isn't it joyful? The bills, I mean.

8:07 am

KatieMcG

Lol Haz, can just see a van full sweeping down and grabbing the postie as he goes about his business. Seriously who can afford to lose 4 day's wages!

8:07 am

cool girl

it was hard enough finding the first one it took me ages

8:08 am

Scarlet

Haz, has your husband encountered any bluetongue, yet? (I hope not)

8:08 am

Haz1558

So, craggus, are you feeling any better today?

8:08 am

craggus

even though most of my bills come off as direct debits, i still feel better if i dont see it in black and white lol

8:08 am

greenbayladi

hi Haz. how are you?

8:08 am

craggus

yeah starting to perk up a bit haz :o)

8:08 am

Haz1558

No, Scarlet, no bluetongue. We're hoping that we're so far north that the midges won't venture to these parts.

8:09 am

Haz1558

It sounds a really nasty disease, I do hope it stays away.

8:09 am

Haz1558

Glad to hear you're on the mend, craggus.

8:10 am

Scarlet

I read that the midge outbreak was sort of a surprise with the cooler weather arriving. Thank you, Haz.

8:10 am

KatieMcG

I'm not having much fun with the gird today :-( sometimes find it that way!

8:10 am

swmbo

Greetings Babblers. Anyone remember me?

8:10 am

Haz1558

The whole thing started off in Africa and has been spreading north. Hopefully winter setting in will stop it in its tracks.

8:10 am

Scarlet

Hi, swmbo, of course I do... good to see you!

8:11 am

Scarlet

I know it affects sheep, too, Haz.

8:11 am

Haz1558

Indeed we do - you set up BabAnon! How many points do I get, swmbo?

8:11 am

Anniebrook

Hi swmbo, of course and Hi Haz!!

8:11 am

swmbo

What is new in babbleland? I haven't been here in a loong time.

8:11 am

Haz1558

Hello Anniebrook!

8:12 am

swmbo

Haz, you get a bonus os 100 points for that LOL

8:12 am

Haz1558

How long is it, swmbo? You haven't heard about paying for really good clues?

8:12 am

craggus

clue for the aa5/14, i cant seem to get it!

8:12 am

Haz1558

Or that the first babbler to get to 3,0000000 points gets to meet George Clooney?

8:12 am

swmbo

No, tell me about it. and what is bluetongue?

8:13 am

Haz1558

aa5/14 - gave a sound of satisfaction.

8:13 am

swmbo

I try to play a bit everyday (almost never finish) but rarely have time to chat. I am on vacation this week

8:13 am

craggus

lol thanks haz

8:13 am

Haz1558

Bluetongue is a disease affecting cloven-footed animals. It originated in Africa, is fatal to many species and is spread by infected midges. The first cases happened in Britain recently. It's NASTY.

8:14 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, craggus.

8:14 am

Mom

Hi SWMBO, welcome back. ")

8:14 am

Mom

:)

8:14 am

Anniebrook

Oh, that is nasty...hope it stops in its tracks as the weather cools down

8:14 am

Scarlet

And costly.

8:15 am

swmbo

bluetongue sounds awful *shudder*

8:15 am

Haz1558

I hope so - farming is in a precarious state at the best of times, never mind having a new disease to contend with.

8:15 am

craggus

am i right in thinking theres to be no government compensation for bluetongued cattle?

8:15 am

KatieMcG

Right better get back to work, new job and all that. Have a good weekend everyone. See you on Monday :-)

8:15 am

craggus

see ya katie!

8:16 am

Mom

bye bye Katie. enjoy your day and weekend.

8:16 am

swmbo

so tell me about how you pay for a good clue?

8:16 am

Haz1558

No, there'll be no compensation because, as I understand it, the animals can be used in the food chain, provided no antibiotics have been used etc.

8:16 am

Haz1558

Now, do I make up a plausible means of clue payment, or do I confess that it's a joke/

8:17 am

Anniebrook

No confessions here

8:18 am

Anniebrook

Haz, I would really like to hear your "plausible means of clue" payment, I bet it will be good

8:18 am

swmbo

there are many ways of making people PAY. Remember, NO ONE expects the Spanish Inquisition, so beware of pulling SWMBO's leg LOL

8:19 am

Atalante

paypal: st_haz_of_babble@hotmail.com $10 a clue

8:19 am

Haz1558

I'm still mulling over it. It's easier to make up clues than to sort out payment issues.

8:19 am

Preethi

Hello Haz

8:19 am

Haz1558

I knew you wouldn't let me down, Atalante!

8:19 am

swmbo

Well, now, would that USD or CAD???

8:19 am

Anniebrook

LOL, atalante

8:19 am

Haz1558

Hello Preethi - haven't seen you around for a while.

8:19 am

Mom

Hi Preethi

8:19 am

Preethi

yeah.. been busy with work

8:20 am

Atalante

whichever has the best exchange rate to the Â£!

8:20 am

Haz1558

We'd have to have Australian dollars as well. Is there no universal currency, like Esperanto? Okay, it's not a currency, but you get the idea.

8:20 am

Haz1558

I suppose chocolates are a universal currency?

8:20 am

Mom

Hi Ata

8:21 am

Haz1558

So, are you on holiday, Preethi, or just taking a break from work?

8:21 am

Atalante

oh yes, definitely

8:21 am

Atalante

hi mom!

8:21 am

swmbo

Chocolates, now that sounds like a good method of payment to me!

8:21 am

Jacula

How about chocolate clooneys?:)

8:21 am

72 Temple Owl

they get mt vote, haz! : D

8:21 am

Mom

lol Jac!

8:21 am

Jacula

Afternoon, all.

8:21 am

Haz1558

You're on my wavelength, Jacula!

8:22 am

Anniebrook

hi jacula

8:22 am

mrpresident

hello everyone :) so good to see you all!

8:22 am

Mom

Hi Jac!

8:22 am

Scarlet

Hello, Jacula and good afternoon! Perfect Babblespeak... ChocolateClooneys...

8:22 am

Anniebrook

hi mrp, good to see you

8:22 am

Haz1558

Hello mrpresident - have you been sunning yourself?

8:22 am

Mom

hello MrP, even better to see you. How are you?

8:22 am

Scarlet

Hello, mrpresident.

8:22 am

72 Temple Owl

{{{{{mr. P}}}}}}

8:23 am

Jacula

Haz - It seems there'll be no postal deliveries until at least next Thursday. I'll look into another way of sending you that book; don't want it going missing in the backlog.

8:23 am

Jacula

Hi, MrP. I hear you're cast-free now.

8:23 am

Haz1558

Thanks, Jacula - like I said, there's no panic.

8:24 am

mrpresident

I have been enjoying the beach and the house enormously!
We got here mid afternoon and went for walks and lay around on the beach!
I am cast free!!! yaaaaaaaay!
I am almost feeling human again! But, still a long way to go.
Lickety has been an angel through all of this so am blessed beyond belief

8:24 am

Mom

have to run, be back later.
Hugs to you all.

8:25 am

mrpresident

bye mom :)

8:25 am

Anniebrook

bye, Mom, later

8:25 am

Haz1558

That's great to hear, mrpresident.

8:25 am

Jacula

What happened to Babble last night? I got frozen off the page in the middle of a convo.

8:25 am

Mom

bye MrP and Annie

8:25 am

Haz1558

Bye Mom, see you later.

8:25 am

Jacula

I took my new book to bed and ended up reading until 3.30am!

8:25 am

Scarlet

Until later, Mom... :-)

8:26 am

Jacula

'Bye, Mom.

8:26 am

Mom

bye Haz

8:26 am

Mom

bye Scarlet and Jacula. :)

8:26 am

mrpresident

wow jac! must have been some book!

8:26 am

Haz1558

I don't know, Jacula - the last I saw of you was heading to take a phone call, I carried on but found that things I was typing weren't showing on screen. I went to bed as well. Eventually.

8:26 am

mrpresident

ok, is this grid half nice? or do I have to think seriously about starting??

8:27 am

Haz1558

It's got its fair share of normal words, babblets etc. I'm about to get more threatening with it, though.

8:28 am

Atalante

its about a quarter nice

8:28 am

mrpresident

Hey haz!! I must ask a question of hubbyhaz... when a dog has skin lesions... the type that are raised and lumpy and get chewed on... what usually causes them?

8:28 am

mrpresident

thanks ata! will consider being quarter nice to the grid now! LOL

8:29 am

Haz1558

I'm not great on skin - there are so many different kinds. Is it like a wart?

8:29 am

lizmac

Afternoon all.

8:29 am

toadandtoadette

back. and un-stinky now

8:30 am

Haz1558

Or it may be a kind of cyst. If the dog is working at it, maybe best to get it checked out, but don't interrupt your holiday!

8:30 am

mrpresident

no, not a wart... it looks like an injury from a bug bite.

8:30 am

Atalante

or insect bites

8:31 am

Haz1558

If it's oozing (sorry folks, if you're having something to eat), it may be infected post-insect bite.

8:31 am

mrpresident

we did have the injury tested. and it is now going away (thank god), but my doggy is just like my children so am concerned

8:32 am

mrpresident

hi liz! :)

8:32 am

Atalante

well I'm eating, but when I'm used to discussing gangrene at the table, lumps aren't a problem!

8:32 am

Haz1558

Does gangrene feature often in your dinner time chats?

8:33 am

mrpresident

it is amazing to me that my children and my dog are as important ... I think I am over over over over protective of my canine... what you think??

8:33 am

gran

clue please for the first la 5/10

8:33 am

Atalante

quite often, yes! LOL well it depends whether I'm up with my sister or not. Up there conversation ranges from gengrene to osteomyelitis and ulcers, fistulae, you name it!

8:33 am

Atalante

I think you're a normal dog owner LOL!

8:34 am

o-o

la 5 -- add what a diva sings: ***a

8:34 am

mrpresident

bugger osteomyeloitis... am getting over it.... but still hurt by the result

8:34 am

Haz1558

I think you've hit the nail on the head, mrpresident - the dog is like another child to you. I suppose others would consider me to be too blase about animals, because you do encounter people who go to amazing lengths for them.

8:34 am

swmbo

Well, I am not making much headway with the grid, so I guess I ought to go dress for the day BBL...

8:35 am

Atalante

talking about doggies - do you believe that dogs can scare themselves? Hobbit had a close encounter with Treacherous Mud yesterday, and ever since then she's been really quiet and clingy

8:35 am

mrpresident

hi swmbo!!! long time no see! great to see you again

8:35 am

Haz1558

See you swmbo - thanks for saying hello!

8:36 am

Haz1558

I think spaniels are easily spooked, Atalante.

8:36 am

Atalante

I'm never sure whether its just me attributing behaviour to her - but I think so too. she's really edgy and not happy today

8:37 am

mrpresident

oh ata!! that is so right! Vixie has been a right dynomite lately and we know it is because she is spooked by crazy hormone infested males! She is just hanging to find a 'nice' boyfriend

8:37 am

Atalante

I let her in the bedroom to sleep for once, and she slept *glued* to me all night

8:38 am

Haz1558

Spangle particularly dislikes a section of the road where we walk quite often, because there are occasionally rowdy schoolchildren there. She sits down in protest.

8:38 am

Atalante

has she been spayed??

8:38 am

mrpresident

my vixie?

8:39 am

Atalante

yup

8:39 am

Haz1558

Or was she splootered?

8:39 am

mrpresident

no, she hasn't .... I am looking for a partner for her

8:39 am

Atalante

hmmmm that makes me feel better. I can restore her to happiness with cuddles over a few days. But only if I know that she really is likely to be spooked, if that makes sense

8:39 am

Atalante

or splayed?

8:40 am

mrpresident

I would do anything for her to have a healthy happy litter

8:40 am

Haz1558

Seriously, somebody did once ask how much it would be to get their dog splootered. A handy cross between spaying and neutering.

8:40 am

Haz1558

Are you in touch with other breeders, mrpresident?

8:40 am

Atalante

can you advertise with a sheltie group?

8:40 am

mrpresident

I don't get it haz?

8:40 am

Angelsong

morning, all. I'm a bit late this morning, because I've been cleaning my keyboard. what a mess!

8:41 am

Haz1558

The splootering or the breeding?

8:41 am

mrpresident

we have people contacting us to breed her. But I must be careul cause Shelties are not a common breed

8:41 am

Atalante

my vet here was once asked to display a female dog

8:41 am

Jacula

LOL

8:41 am

Jacula

Hi, Angel.

8:42 am

mrpresident

not in australia anyway

8:42 am

Haz1558

If you speak to Vixie's breeder, he/she ought to know of reputable breeders.

8:42 am

Jacula

MrP - my old dog, sadly long gone now, was a Jack Russell x Sheltie.

8:43 am

mrpresident

and I am really really dumb to the whole whelping thing! am I just not right to be a parent of these dogs?

8:43 am

Haz1558

mrpresident, you won't be the parent! Why do you want Vixie to have a litter?

8:45 am

mrpresident

I want her to have a litter so that she can be a mum, and so that nwe can keep a pup of hers and breed on.... she is the most beautiful dog (excellent temprement) and we would like to have a pup of hers.,

8:45 am

craggus

clue for dh6/24?

8:45 am

mrpresident

oh let me tell you all... I am loving this cast free environment!! I feel like the bionic woman!!!

8:46 am

Atalante

wheeee!

8:47 am

Haz1558

Vixie probably won't care either way about having pups, but if you want to breed from her, there's going to be quite a bit of work involved. Talk to other breeders to find out the pitfalls etc.

8:47 am

o-o

dh 6.24 --- add a flower: c****tion

8:47 am

mrpresident

I think that her personality and the way she presents is perfect for puppies... she is delightful!
Her puppies would make great pets.
My only concern is.... who gets the pups

8:48 am

Atalante

whoever pays for them and has a good home

8:48 am

mrpresident

thanks BR! :)) nice to see you

8:48 am

Kenny Chuck

1st ar5 please?

8:48 am

o-o

hello

8:48 am

greenbayladi

hi Rabble

8:48 am

Atalante

breeding becomes a "commercial" venture, not a cute "oh won't it be nice for her to have puppies" venture

8:48 am

craggus

thanks rabble

8:48 am

Jacula

BBL. I need to do some gardening and some ironing.

8:49 am

mrpresident

bye jacQ!

8:50 am

lizmac

Has anyone got a clue for the KA5/18, please?

8:50 am

Haz1558

I have a friend who breeds Cavaliers. She has about 20 of them, all treated like royalty, but to buy a puppy from her is REALLY difficult. I doubt whether we would pass the test.

8:50 am

Haz1558

Bye Jacula.

8:50 am

Atalante

oh yes, mrp you could pick and choose at will exactly where you wanted any pup to go, I'm sure

8:51 am

mrpresident

ok, time for me to hit the hay! am so happy to be on holiday but must get some sleep with the kids completely crazy to go tomorrow!
Love ya all heaps and see you later! :))

8:51 am

Haz1558

Off to be with you, mrpresident - sleep well!

8:51 am

mrpresident

oh haz! she needs to let go!

8:51 am

Haz1558

She dotes on her dogs. And she's a good client!

8:52 am

mrpresident

thanks haz! will go and 'make a night of it'... thanks so much all

8:52 am

Haz1558

NIghty night!

8:52 am

mrpresident

kisses and hugs! xxxoooxxxooo

8:52 am

Atalante

night dear!

8:53 am

mrpresident

nite nite ata and haz et al!
kisses all round *poof*

8:54 am

lizmac

No clues? Ah well better go and finish the ironing to see if it inspires me..haha, as if!!

8:54 am

Quick

Hi everyone. I haven't been on chat in over a year but here goes

8:54 am

Atalante

awww every time I look round, hobbit is gazing at me

8:54 am

Haz1558

Wait, liz, how much are you prepared to pay for a clue?

8:55 am

Quick

lizmac, KA 5/18 = alt spelling of a diamond characteristic

8:55 am

Haz1558

Hello Quick - welcome back.

8:55 am

Quick

thanks Haz!

8:55 am

Haz1558

Ooooh - a picture of Elizabeth Taylor would be a good icon clue for that ka5.

8:55 am

Quick

Haz, I have a spaniel too and she is very easily spooked

8:55 am

lizmac

By the way, it looks like Venice is on after all, Doctor advised hubby to go as wee one is stable and it'll be a long haul (my kind of Doc.)

8:56 am

Haz1558

Another spaniel lover! They're definitely timid at times.

8:56 am

lizmac

TY Quick.

8:56 am

Haz1558

That's great news, liz - on both counts. I was so frustrated for you last night.

8:56 am

Atalante

what happened, Liz?

8:57 am

Quick

yw liz

8:57 am

lizmac

Yes, it seemed so selfish to bother about a holiday under the circumstances, but it still disappoints doesn't it!

8:58 am

Haz1558

It does. We had to abandon a trip to Paris when father in law took ill.

9:00 am

lizmac

Ata. Hubb's grandson (from previous marriage) has become very ill with Ecoli 507 and needed dialysis, blood transfusion, and operation in a hurry yesterday as his kidneys stopped functioning. He's 18 months, and fit as a flea normally.

9:01 am

Atalante

oh no! how awful :(

9:02 am

lizmac

He's still very ill but responding to treatment slowly but surely. Turning point will be when he starts to pee again.

9:03 am

Haz1558

It's fantastic that he's improving. Children do seem to recover more quickly than adults, but what a worry!

9:03 am

Atalante

never will a pee be so greatly acclaimed!

9:04 am

lizmac

Misinformation there, it's ecoli 0157 apparently.

9:05 am

lizmac

I shal change my icon in his honour. BBL.

9:05 am

Haz1558

Best wishes for a complete recovery.

9:05 am

lizmac

I shall spell shall correctly too!!

9:06 am

Haz1558

I have crawled to 100. I'm getting words slower than a Ballymena man reaching for his wallet.

9:06 am

Atalante

wow, thats good for this little horrid grid

9:07 am

Haz1558

Half the words are straight from enable's basement. Goodness knows what the rest are going to look like.

9:09 am

Atalante

sub-basement / gateway to hell

9:12 am

Haz1558

Creative typing can only go so far with this grid. I'll have to suspend my disbelief and lose linguistic inhibitions. But I'll do it later. And Lickety will help if fresh air doesn't. Bye for now!

9:12 am

Cherrypop

Good morning all

9:12 am

lizmac

There, changed it (or not maybe). As you see, mum and dad sre very young and have recently split up.

9:13 am

debjed

good morning all. i'm stuck with just 55 words. maybe have to print the list

9:13 am

Quick

I only have 57 :(

9:13 am

flosey

good morning all

9:14 am

lizmac

I've still got 5 words to go, but I really should finish the ironing!! BBL

9:14 am

Cherrypop

lizmac nice looking group! tell me about your caravan

9:15 am

montreal13

good morning babblers everywhere ! - how are things with you ?

9:15 am

montreal13

bye liz

9:15 am

flosey

hi there montreal

9:15 am

flosey

things great thanks, and you?

9:15 am

grant

Clue for la5/10, anyone?

9:16 am

debjed

YEAH for Friday!

9:16 am

Angelsong

and fireworks once more

9:16 am

montreal13

TGIF !

9:16 am

montreal13

wtg angel !

9:16 am

flosey

la5/10 has double vowel

9:16 am

flosey

WTG Angel

9:17 am

lizmac

My caravan? Oh yes, my profile. It's a fairly old Knauss (German), in excellent nick inside, a bit shabby outside. It's a four+ berth, but we leave the bed down for ease. We love it dearly.

9:17 am

lizmac

IRONING !!!

9:17 am

flosey

that's a double a if it helps

9:18 am

lizmac

Well done Angelsong.

9:18 am

Quick

tx flosey

9:18 am

Cherrypop

I drive a 28 ft motorhome with my dog for a copilot!

9:19 am

flosey

yw quick

9:19 am

montreal13

tx flosey, got it - 82 left...

9:19 am

grant

Was monkey typing around aa. No luck so far.

9:20 am

Karyn

la5/10 sounds like an animated cucumber

9:20 am

montreal13

think famous african animal reserve grant for the rhymes to the aa word

9:20 am

harpjane

good morning, does anyone have an icon clue for me?

9:21 am

flosey

sorry jane, haven't had time to change icon since it was paper art

9:21 am

NonoNanette

la
la + operatic solo ***a

9:21 am

lizmac

Cherry, we had a small motorhome to start with, but swopped it for the comfort and convenience of the caravan, but we had some fun times with it and remember it fondly!

9:21 am

flosey

good clue nanette

9:22 am

NonoNanette

thanks but i cant take credit for it..... think babble rabble gave it earlier

9:22 am

flosey

good one at any rate

9:22 am

grant

Thanks, everyone. Got it.

9:22 am

flosey

coffee time here, brb

9:23 am

grant

Amazing how monomaniacal those searches can become.

9:23 am

montreal13

cu l8ter flosey

9:24 am

Quick

I need a clue for one of the e word from the last column, second row e. I have the simple one along with its past tense but there is one more .....

9:25 am

montreal13

greek letter pl. quick ?

9:25 am

Quick

what?

9:26 am

montreal13

5th or 6th greek letter pl., might be your word quick...

9:26 am

montreal13

plural...

9:27 am

Quick

oh, I see. Sorry, I'm a little slow on the uptake this morning.

9:27 am

montreal13

np... am slow on the downtake !!!

9:28 am

Quick

lol

9:28 am

flosey

back - perhaps coffee will jolt the brain

9:29 am

Cherrypop

I did't even know I knew any Greek! lol

9:29 am

craggus

hey again

9:29 am

montreal13

hi crag !

9:30 am

craggus

hey montreal & flosey

9:30 am

craggus

im drifting in and out today, down to the last 14 but struggling i think lol

9:31 am

pabtrek

ak5 please

9:31 am

harpjane

i have 45 words and none of them will make a good icon....

9:31 am

montreal13

let me get this straight crag: you're not sure you are struggling - ergo, you ARE struggling !

9:32 am

Brookie

Hello! Does anyone have a clue for either of the kr words? Thank you!

9:32 am

craggus

lol

9:32 am

montreal13

yes brook, slang for a german person

9:32 am

pabtrek

african corral and half of fermented cabbage

9:33 am

montreal13

tx pab, got the other kr !

9:34 am

craggus

im stuck on the ka5/20

9:35 am

montreal13

dont have it crag..

9:35 am

pabtrek

k + burnt wood remainder + vowel

9:35 am

craggus

thanks pab

9:35 am

montreal13

unless it's the slang for german or half a fermented cheese...

9:35 am

NonoNanette

ka + wear a warm ***wl

9:36 am

montreal13

cabbage that is...

9:36 am

Quick

still not getting the KRs... help please

9:36 am

montreal13

tx nono !

9:36 am

Quick

oh... got the fermented one

9:37 am

montreal13

kr + double vowel + cons. = african corral quick

9:38 am

harpjane

ha4/9, ha4/9, a la4/8!

9:38 am

NonoNanette

kr + double vowel + cons. sounds like what a baby does

9:39 am

pabtrek

aa5/10 please

9:39 am

montreal13

1 rhymes with stake harp

9:39 am

craggus

aa+cons+ double vowel

9:39 am

Quick

tx Nanette and montreal!

9:40 am

NonoNanette

aa5 past tense of a sigh?

9:40 am

harpjane

montreal, i was showing of my icon clue, i have the la4

9:40 am

harpjane

more than one actually

9:40 am

montreal13

oh, sorry hp...

9:41 am

harpjane

could someone clue the D?

9:41 am

montreal13

just so your new icon harp...

9:41 am

harpjane

and the i?

9:41 am

montreal13

saw*

9:42 am

Quick

harp, the DH reminds me of a tv show ______ and Greg

9:43 am

harpjane

how many letters quick?

9:43 am

Quick

6 letters

9:44 am

pabtrek

thanks craggus

9:44 am

montreal13

tx quick, got the dh...

9:45 am

Quick

yw

9:45 am

pabtrek

ak please

9:45 am

Quick

harp, DH rhymes with the word for sewing a hole in your socks plus first vowel

9:49 am

Quick

Pabtrek, It is a native american word I believe, meaning pack leader. Is used in Cub Scouts.

9:49 am

harpjane

thanks quick

9:49 am

Quick

yw harp

9:50 am

lizmac

Any clues for the last KA4/8 please?

9:51 am

montreal13

haven't gone to lickety's yet...

9:51 am

pabtrek

thanks Quick

9:53 am

Uneaixoise

i have a ka + brief goodbye . . .

9:53 am

montreal13

tx une

9:54 am

pabtrek

nu7 please

9:54 am

Quick

yw pab

9:54 am

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

9:54 am

montreal13

think it is used in karate...

9:54 am

craggus

clue for the last sh6/33?

9:54 am

lizmac

TY, Une.

9:54 am

pabtrek

a middle eastern coin

9:55 am

montreal13

israeli currency maybe crag ?

9:55 am

pabtrek

that's for craggus

9:55 am

Wyrd

what your hands do when you are old craggus

9:55 am

Uneaixoise

money . . .think it's in the Bible

9:55 am

Wyrd

the plural of it

9:55 am

craggus

thanks

9:57 am

lizmac

The last TA 4/4, can't find it at all, any help, please?

9:58 am

Uneaixoise

i have a ta4/4 that rhymes with fixing a hole in a sock

9:58 am

montreal13

have the same one as une liz...

9:59 am

lizmac

TY again, Une.

9:59 am

lizmac

& Montreal.

9:59 am

pabtrek

nu7 please

9:59 am

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

9:59 am

flosey

any clues for ta6 please?

10:00 am

montreal13

dont have it pab... never found the ak word..

10:00 am

NonoNanette

nu a sister + vowel + ***e a break and rest

10:00 am

CadFan

not for, not against. just nu7 on a subject

10:01 am

CadFan

oh - wrong word, sorry!

10:01 am

pabtrek

thanks Nono, you're a life saver

10:01 am

Wyrd

a convent beating you up

10:01 am

Uneaixoise

tx, cad!

10:01 am

CadFan

yw une - at least it helped someone!

10:01 am

Uneaixoise

wyrd LOL!

10:01 am

lizmac

Last word, any clues for the TR5, please?

10:01 am

harpjane

i must admit i've never used nu7 in a sentence!

10:01 am

montreal13

tx nono, i would never have monkeyed that one...

10:02 am

pabtrek

montreal, ak= a + hull of a ship minus a vowel + vowel

10:02 am

Uneaixoise

ta6/33: insert a sigh into ta4/8

10:02 am

montreal13

tx pab, got it

10:02 am

pabtrek

yw

10:02 am

flosey

thanks Une

10:03 am

craggus

the last ta5/18?

10:03 am

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

10:05 am

NonoNanette

ta + a hot dog or ***ner

10:05 am

Quick

une, can you give another clue for the ta 6/33?

10:07 am

Uneaixoise

thanks, nanette!

10:07 am

NonoNanette

yw

10:08 am

Uneaixoise

ta4/8 minus the final vowel + first vowel + not she

10:08 am

lizmac

Fireworks for me. Thanks for the clues good people.

10:09 am

Uneaixoise

woohoo, lizmac!!!

10:09 am

NonoNanette

wtg liz!

10:09 am

montreal13

tx une, got the ta6

10:09 am

montreal13

way to go liz !!!!!

10:09 am

Uneaixoise

excellent!

10:09 am

Quick

tx une - I got it!

10:09 am

Uneaixoise

love your icon pic, liz!

10:10 am

montreal13

made it to 100 - BBL - bye for now and tx for all your clues...

10:10 am

Uneaixoise

a plus tard!

10:11 am

montreal13

merci une !

10:11 am

rururocks

the last aa 5/10 anyone?

10:11 am

montreal13

je suis parti "poof"

10:13 am

Uneaixoise

aa + consonant + double vowel

10:13 am

craggus

aa+cons+double vowel

10:14 am

rururocks

yikes.....never would have guessed that one thanks craggus

10:14 am

Uneaixoise

snap, craggus! LOL

10:14 am

flosey

thanks crag, I was stuck on that one

10:15 am

Quick

only up to 80 words

10:16 am

craggus

gotta nip to shops then back for the last 4 :o)

10:18 am

NonoNanette

the un's have me stumped any help please?

10:18 am

rururocks

to dig up nono

10:18 am

rururocks

with more add ons

10:18 am

Quick

I only have one..... un + name of third rock from the sun

10:19 am

NonoNanette

ty ruru!

10:19 am

CadFan

expand those Quick

10:19 am

NonoNanette

I could not see that to save my life!

10:19 am

NonoNanette

thats fireworks!

10:19 am

rururocks

nice to help you once

10:19 am

flosey

need a clue for ne7 please?

10:20 am

Jacula

opposite of acid, flosey.

10:20 am

Uniquity

Two more uns come from variant endings of Quick's clue

10:20 am

flosey

thanks Jacula

10:20 am

Jacula

Or rather between acid and alkaline.

10:21 am

Jacula

y/w.

10:21 am

rururocks

ak clue?

10:21 am

NonoNanette

i have to relinquish computer to son now........ Happy Babbling everyone

10:21 am

flosey

bye for now nanette

10:21 am

rururocks

bye

10:23 am

Quick

tx Nanette for clues

10:23 am

Quick

tx uniquity

10:23 am

Quick

and cad

10:24 am

Quick

ruru, the ak is the name for a pack leader of cub scouts

10:25 am

Uniquity

un5,14...is this something obvious?

10:25 am

rururocks

I didn't do cub scouts sorry

10:25 am

Uniquity

I can't see it

10:25 am

Jacula

ruru - Leader of the wolves in The Jungle Book (ak5)

10:26 am

Quick

it is a native american word. ak+ 2nd vowel + abreviation for los A, CA

10:26 am

Quick

uniquity, I'm having trouble with the un5 also

10:27 am

rururocks

thanks quick and Jac got it now.. the a's are killing me.. I have other toughies but the simple a's are eludingme

10:27 am

Scarlet

Hi, all... un5/ Take off your cap

10:27 am

Jacula

Thanks, Scarlet. I doff my cap to you.;)

10:28 am

Quick

tx scarlet!

10:28 am

Scarlet

Muchas gracias, Jacula. *small curtsey* You're welcome, Quick!

10:28 am

Jacula

(Well, I would do, if I was wearing one.):D

10:28 am

Scarlet

;)

10:28 am

Quick

I didn't even know that was a word... tee hee

10:29 am

Uneaixoise

ohmygod, this looks fabulous: http://tinyurl.com/2w5uws
--I saw the play back in the '80s with John Cullum and Angela Lansbury

10:30 am

Jacula

Sweeney Todd, eh? A man of very close shaves.:)

10:31 am

Uneaixoise

with Messieurs Depp and Rickman!!!!

10:31 am

Scarlet

Arrggghhhhh....

10:31 am

Uneaixoise

I'm salivating . . .

10:31 am

Jacula

OOOH! Oh yes!

10:31 am

Scarlet

That's worth the price!!

10:32 am

kakamolaka

the first aa 5?

10:32 am

Uneaixoise

but what a film to launch at Xmas! LOL

10:32 am

Scarlet

I could Alan Rickman read the phonebook... love that voice, the eyebrows, the dry delivery... ooooooo

10:32 am

Uneaixoise

aa5 sighed

10:32 am

Jacula

aa5 - sighed with pleasure.

10:33 am

kakamolaka

cool, thanks

10:33 am

Uneaixoise

me too, Scarlet . . .

10:33 am

Scarlet

*mini-swoon*

10:33 am

Jacula

I would have loved Vincent Price to had read all the Pan books of horror stories aloud to me.

10:33 am

Uneaixoise

gotta run . . . BBL . . . happy babbling!

10:34 am

Scarlet

Later, Une!

10:34 am

Jacula

'Bye, Une. I dunno! She gets us all drooling and runs off!;)

10:34 am

Scarlet

LOL, Jacula. Well, it WAS a nice newsflash!

10:35 am

Jacula

True, Scarlet.

10:39 am

Quick

well, I guess I'll BBL ..... my brain just went on strike.

10:39 am

Jacula

... and my tea break's over so I need to get back outside. BBL.

10:40 am

craggus

clue for the an5/10?

10:41 am

Scarlet

Later, Quick and Jacula... I'll keep trudging along with 19 to find!

10:41 am

Scarlet

AN + *** la la, craggus

10:41 am

craggus

thanks scarlet

10:42 am

Scarlet

Or, picnic pest and **h, say the cheerers

10:42 am

Scarlet

Oh, you have it! Great, craggus!

10:43 am

craggus

yep thanks, ill go back to tearing my hair out over the last 2 :op

10:44 am

Scarlet

No, don't hurt the brain bin, crag... LOL

10:44 am

craggus

lol i just know its gonna be something obvious

10:44 am

Scarlet

I get snagged on the simple words... like the last ar5/10... yipes!

10:45 am

craggus

thats what im stuck on! lol

10:45 am

flosey

ar5/10 please the last ar word

10:45 am

flosey

ah, looks like a sticky one!

10:45 am

Scarlet

Just found it? Ar+ not short, shortened

10:45 am

debjed

last ea5,12?

10:46 am

flosey

thanks Scarlet

10:46 am

Scarlet

Hi, deb and flosey! Glad you found it, flosey. Not there, yet, deb!

10:46 am

flosey

first kr word please?

10:46 am

craggus

lol thanks

10:46 am

Scarlet

:-)

10:46 am

debjed

hi red, flosey, craggus and everyone

10:47 am

craggus

hi deb!

10:47 am

flosey

hi there deb

10:47 am

Scarlet

KR+double vowels+ m**content

10:48 am

Scarlet

Clued badly, flosey... I'm sorry. It should be KR+double first vowels+ I *ike this game

10:48 am

flosey

tks scarlet,

10:48 am

Scarlet

:-)

10:48 am

doxy1lover

hi all. thanks for the recent clues.

10:48 am

flosey

and that's Fireworks

10:49 am

doxy1lover

congrats flosey

10:49 am

Scarlet

Hi, doxy! Yippee for flosey! Well done!\

10:50 am

debjed

hey flosey congrats! could you clue the last ea5,12, please:)

10:50 am

flosey

our planet deb

10:50 am

flosey

or is it the last ea5/12?

10:51 am

flosey

to make more simple?

10:51 am

doxy1lover

I just got the 9, all by myself, woohoo.

10:51 am

flosey

should say made more simple

10:51 am

flosey

wtg doxy

10:51 am

doxy1lover

and the 8.

10:51 am

Scarlet

Oh, for goodness sake, flosey! Tuna pounding! Thank you!

10:51 am

craggus

fireworks woohoo :o)

10:52 am

flosey

WTG craggus

10:52 am

flosey

yw scarlet

10:52 am

Scarlet

Congratulations to craggus on his pre-birthday celebration! (Oct. 9, 2007)

10:52 am

doxy1lover

congrats craggus

10:52 am

craggus

haha thanks!

10:53 am

Scarlet

:-)

10:53 am

debjed

yeah craggus. last ea5,12 is made more simple?

10:53 am

flosey

must go, lots to do with 5 arriving tonight for the weekend

10:53 am

Scarlet

Go doxy, go!

10:54 am

Scarlet

Enjoy your weekend, flosey and see you soon.

10:54 am

doxy1lover

bye flosey

10:54 am

flosey

thanks Scarlet, sure will enjoy, 2 daughters and mates plus 1 friend

10:55 am

Scarlet

How nice to have family, flosey. I live for their visits!

11:12 am

KatieMcG

Hi everyone

11:12 am

doxy1lover

hi katie

11:14 am

rururocks

dh 6 clue anyone

11:15 am

doxy1lover

dh + 1st vowel + hook letter + hump letter + 1st vowel

11:15 am

rururocks

YYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH
HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

11:15 am

rururocks

thanks doxy

11:15 am

doxy1lover

it's Indian for sitting and fasting for demands.

11:15 am

doxy1lover

congrats ruru

11:16 am

rururocks

just that word Doxy not fireworks yet

11:16 am

doxy1lover

oh, ok.

11:16 am

movieman

the la5/10 plz

11:17 am

movieman

Need it for the display!!!!!

11:17 am

doxy1lover

sorry, not there yet.

11:17 am

rururocks

I get really excited over the impossible words to find... sorry

11:17 am

doxy1lover

it's perfectly ok to be excited over the little things.

11:17 am

SillyD

hello to everyone

11:18 am

doxy1lover

hi silly

11:18 am

movieman

Never mind, got it!!!!!!

11:24 am

Mary

how about the un8 & 9?

11:24 am

Uniquity

Variants on the ending of the un 7

11:24 am

doxy1lover

un + past tense of planet

11:24 am

Uniquity

plural and past tense

11:24 am

doxy1lover

un + plural of planet

11:25 am

Mary

ty ty doxy

11:25 am

doxy1lover

yw

11:26 am

rururocks

ka 5/20 plese

11:27 am

doxy1lover

k + left over fire + 1st vowel

11:28 am

Ouwachita

any clue for the nu7/48?

11:29 am

doxy1lover

nu7 - between acid and alkali

11:29 am

craggus

a clue i was given earlier was `sounds like a raid by habit wearing females` lol

11:30 am

Ouwachita

thanks craggus....got it

11:30 am

rururocks

I have one of the ke's 4/8 but none of the combos work on the other... any ideas I am misshing?

11:31 am

craggus

the second ke rhymes with garden p***

11:31 am

craggus

oops soz thats the 1st

11:31 am

rururocks

I have that one I guess I need the first

11:32 am

Ouwachita

two to go...la5/10 and ta5/18...any help?

11:32 am

72 Temple Owl

garden p***?

11:32 am

rururocks

found it

11:33 am

72 Temple Owl

only ta 5/18 i have is a plural ouwa

11:33 am

lilliann

hi all.back for my last 11.may need some help!

11:33 am

doxy1lover

hi lilliann

11:33 am

72 Temple Owl

hi lili

11:34 am

craggus

la + ar4/4 minus last letter

11:34 am

lilliann

hi doxy and temp.

11:34 am

craggus

sorry that was a rubbish clue!

11:34 am

craggus

hey lill

11:34 am

lilliann

hi crag.

11:35 am

sprite

la5/10 is a real stupid one.
la + the diva sings an ***a in the opera.

11:35 am

rururocks

kr clues anyone

11:35 am

doxy1lover

thanks for the la5.

11:35 am

72 Temple Owl

ty, spritey! : )

11:36 am

doxy1lover

kr + double vowel + stick letter

11:36 am

lilliann

saurkr***

11:36 am

sprite

hey TOwl! How are you, feeling better?

11:37 am

72 Temple Owl

i'm good, sprite!

11:37 am

sprite

I am glad :)

11:37 am

Ouwachita

temple owl...there is a ta5/18 ... the last ta in the list

11:37 am

Ouwachita

i got it

11:38 am

72 Temple Owl

yay, ouwa!

11:38 am

rururocks

dixy you are saving my life here today

11:38 am

rururocks

thanks

11:39 am

rururocks

doxey

11:39 am

doxy1lover

yw

11:39 am

72 Temple Owl

doxy is a cluing machine....

11:39 am

doxy1lover

sometimes

11:39 am

lilliann

can i have help with ha6/24 pls.

11:39 am

rururocks

kr20 anyone?

11:40 am

sprite

no machinery there, I think... all human

11:40 am

sandr

clue on the la 5/10 please

11:40 am

sprite

hotdog with saurKR***, ruru

11:40 am

doxy1lover

kr5 - saurkr***, pickled cabbage

11:40 am

lilliann

kr/20 saurkr*** or slang for a german person.

11:40 am

sprite

is just clued, sandr

11:40 am

rururocks

LOL omg

11:40 am

72 Temple Owl

ok back to work - later, all and ty for the clues

11:41 am

72 Temple Owl

hey sandr!

11:41 am

doxy1lover

bye for now TO

11:41 am

sandr

thanx sprite

11:41 am

lilliann

bye to

11:41 am

rururocks

lill... she ha***** it out with a friend (an argument resolution)

11:42 am

Haz1558

Good afternoon/morning all.

11:42 am

sprite

bye TOwl :)

11:42 am

sprite

and yw sandr

11:42 am

sprite

hi Haz :) :)

11:42 am

72 Temple Owl

*waves to all* and hi and bye, haz

11:42 am

Haz1558

Hello sprite. I'm armed and dangerous. This grid needs dynamite.

11:42 am

doxy1lover

hi haz

11:43 am

Haz1558

Bye TO!

11:43 am

lilliann

omg.thanks ruru.someone hit me with a ha4.

11:43 am

lilliann

hi haz.

11:43 am

doxy1lover

haz, my granddaughter likes your dog.

11:43 am

sprite

lots of tough words to get today. Not a smooth grid at all!

11:43 am

Haz1558

Hello lilliann, doxy. Your granddaughter has good taste!

11:44 am

Haz1558

This is my third go at it, sprite - real life has intervened but, as you say, it doesn't flow.

11:44 am

stidmama

hi all! {{{sprite}}}

11:44 am

Kallia

this is my 2nd go and still 43 left!

11:44 am

Kallia

hi all

11:44 am

Haz1558

Hello stidmama.

11:45 am

stidmama

I am not usually here this time on Fridays, but BOTH kids are home today, and I wasn't completely back to normal anyway...

11:45 am

sprite

same here, just came back after leaving this morning... whole day flew past without a moment to spare. So now it is ME time... me and babble ;)

11:45 am

doxy1lover

hi stid

11:45 am

lilliann

hi stidmama and kalia.

11:45 am

stidmama

hi kallia! you can do it!

11:45 am

sprite

hey stid! *huggg*

11:45 am

doxy1lover

hi kallia

11:45 am

sprite

and hi Kallia

11:45 am

Kallia

witha little help :)

11:45 am

lilliann

you can have all the help you need.

11:46 am

sprite

still need 25 and they don't come easy

11:46 am

Kallia

thank ye kindly...I'll shout loudly ok?

11:46 am

doxy1lover

that's what we're here for

11:46 am

Kallia

well I haven't gone to the list yet...

11:46 am

sprite

wow, whoever clued that nu7 was a great mind... brilliant clue.

11:47 am

lilliann

i need 10 and am going round in circles now.all i'm seeing is blooming aaaaaaa's and hhhhh's.

11:47 am

sprite

I used the list with the Ks this morning, didn't feel like torturing myself too much today. But otherwise listless... but not clueless.

11:47 am

Kallia

oh never clueless !

11:48 am

sprite

lilliann, they are there for a reason. You are invited to say: AHAAAA!

11:48 am

doxy1lover

I caved in, I'm using the list.

11:48 am

Kallia

but I can't get that nu....

11:48 am

Haz1558

I've been making up clues in my head all day for that nu7. They're probably incomprehensible, though!

11:48 am

Kallia

rally must be feeling thick today

11:48 am

Haz1558

nu7 - begin from the end. Sprite's least favourite letter, follow with three letters of Hobbit's owner (a babbler), finish with a three lettered religious sister.

11:48 am

sprite

that nu7: a habit-wearing lady starts a fight with you (badly spelled)

11:49 am

Haz1558

Or nu7 - a dyslexic soldier's call to ceasefire.

11:49 am

sprite

ah, a backward clue, always smart, Haz :)

11:49 am

Haz1558

It just tickled me that there were two palindromes in there, kind of.

11:50 am

sprite

I like mine best :D
But it was not mine, it was clued like that earlier.

11:50 am

stidmama

hm. *thinking on clue*

11:50 am

sprite

very true, Haz, and nice :D

11:50 am

sprite

and for the record, guys... it is a NONword. Unword. Stupidhead word.

11:50 am

stidmama

what do you mean, religious sister? like "OP" for Dominicans?

11:51 am

Vicuna

When the convent tries to take over the diner, the waiters yell "Nu7!"

11:51 am

Haz1558

No, a sister like Maria in Sound of Music?

11:51 am

sprite

no, like a lady who wears a habit and spends her life being married to Jesus.

11:51 am

doxy1lover

a religious sister wears a habit

11:51 am

periwinkle

thanks for the nu clues, it is indeed a stupidhead word

11:52 am

doxy1lover

hi peri

11:52 am

lilliann

love your clue vicuna.lol

11:52 am

Vicuna

It is too a real word. It has to do with glacial hills.

11:52 am

stidmama

Dominicans ARE that sort of sister... I don't understand the "three letters" bit

11:52 am

Haz1558

I quite like the word. I think it would be fun if it ever appeared with the slasher chicken (gorhen).

11:52 am

sprite

lol Haz

11:52 am

Haz1558

The word begins nu, add another letter for the sister, stid.

11:52 am

Kallia

LOL....Brillliant clues you guys....

11:52 am

Sandieangel

Hi all - only here for a short time. Wow the A words are really hard!!!!

11:52 am

sprite

stid, there is a short 3 letter word for a sister like that...

11:52 am

doxy1lover

hi sandie

11:52 am

stidmama

oh! *duh*

11:53 am

sprite

a real DOH moment, stid? ;)

11:53 am

debjed

first la5,10? and last ka4,8??

11:53 am

Haz1558

Hello sandie - they are 'amazing'.

11:53 am

sprite

hi Sandie

11:53 am

Vicuna

If you can have a baronet, it's a shame you can't have an ea4-et

11:53 am

Haz1558

la5/10 - la plus the start of Mr Onassis.

11:53 am

doxy1lover

la5 - la + an opera singer sings an ***

11:54 am

stidmama

got it. there oughta be a prize for stupidest babbler... I might get that one!

11:54 am

Haz1558

They get an ea4 dom instead.

11:54 am

sprite

'dom' in dutch is stupid, dumb.

11:54 am

Vicuna

I dunno, stid... You'd have some heavy competition! lol

11:54 am

lilliann

typical,just get back on the computer,now i have to go again.blooming husbands and children getting in the way of babbling.how dare they!!!!see you all later for my last 8 and 4th attempt.

11:55 am

stidmama

LOL now that's justice! rofl... dumb e4s...

11:55 am

Kallia

bye lil

11:55 am

stidmama

later lilliann!

11:55 am

Haz1558

See you again lilliann.

11:55 am

sprite

never stid. grin :)

11:55 am

doxy1lover

bye for now lilliann

11:55 am

lilliann

bye all.

11:56 am

sprite

bye lilliann

11:56 am

doxy1lover

down to 16, have to go for now. will be back later.

11:56 am

Vicuna

Bye, lilliann.

11:56 am

stidmama

later doxy!

11:56 am

Kallia

bye doxy

11:56 am

Vicuna

... and doxy...

11:56 am

sprite

bye doxy

11:56 am

Kallia

me too...hope I can get back later

11:57 am

Kallia

so bye all

11:57 am

Vicuna

... and Kallia...

11:57 am

periwinkle

bbl time for lunch and laundry

11:57 am

Haz1558

Bye Kalia!

11:57 am

Vicuna

... and peri...

11:57 am

sprite

and all other leavers :)

11:57 am

stidmama

see you peri!

11:58 am

Vicuna

(anyone else?)

11:58 am

stidmama

ha. gray right-hand column!

11:58 am

sprite

... and then there were none...

11:58 am

stidmama

are ye done sprite? *hopefully opens rum cask*

11:59 am

sprite

I will need that rum to finish... no, I was just counting down babblers :)

11:59 am

gwenski

Except for the lunching lurkers, of which I am one!

12:00 pm

stidmama

oh, okay, as long as there's a reason... *POP!* grab the dipper and help yerself. ARRR.

12:00 pm

sprite

hah.... not anymore you aren't, gwenski!

12:00 pm

stidmama

hey gwenski!

12:00 pm

gwenski

Oops!

12:00 pm

Vicuna

Gwenski blew her cover!

12:00 pm

debjed

last ka4,8?

12:00 pm

sprite

AAAARRRRR! Bottoms up... no not those, the glass's, you beast!

12:00 pm

gwenski

Greetings, all

12:01 pm

stidmama

rodl (that's rolling on deck -- easier to do when underway and full sails (and full of rum))

12:01 pm

sprite

ka + colour you get from the sun minus last letter

12:01 pm

sprite

hi gwenski :) Good to see you unlurking yourself.

12:01 pm

stidmama

good clue sprite; type of japanese character

12:02 pm

Vicuna

I was hoping "edna" would mean an elderly "etna."

12:02 pm

gwenski

I tend to lurk only while on lunch hour at work. If I'm playing at home, I'm much more likely to speak up.

12:02 pm

sprite

or a japanese sword with the end cut off :D

12:02 pm

stidmama

is that ka 4/8 "cheese" in dutch?

12:02 pm

debjed

thank you

12:03 pm

sprite

the first one, yes!

12:03 pm

stidmama

coolness! *satisfied grin*

12:03 pm

sprite

dame Edna... too true, possum!

12:03 pm

sprite

multilingual Stiddie!

12:04 pm

stidmama

and I am at 100 words and toddling off to grab list

12:04 pm

sprite

down to 20 and suffering

12:04 pm

stidmama

that's not the half of it sprite... my new project includes learning the local native language, a variant of "Lushootseed" spoken by the Coastal Salish people around Puget Sound. I know three words already! LOL

12:05 pm

sprite

this dutch firm has been at it for 2 years now to make a new pudding each month. This month's is pancake pudding with melasse! Was our dessert today and delish!

12:05 pm

sprite

oh WOW stid, some project!

12:05 pm

stidmama

hm. sounds nice -- melasse= molasses? or syrup?

12:05 pm

Vicuna

By pudding do you mean dessert in general, or specifically gelled creamy thing?

12:06 pm

stidmama

yes, and there are sounds that simply don't exist in European languages, so a bit of a challenge

12:06 pm

sprite

errr... not gelled. Creamy yes.

12:06 pm

sprite

let me check molasses and melasse...

12:07 pm

sprite

molasses it is, stid

12:07 pm

stidmama

I just love cognates! thanks sprite

12:08 pm

xuzy

lol @ loving cognates

12:09 pm

sprite

one has to, when loving babble, LOL

12:09 pm

stidmama

not many cognates in Whulshootseed -- 'al'al means "cedar board house", there is a glottal stop before the a sounds. the other words I know are "hi there" and "bye" (O-chawH and Hoy!)

12:09 pm

sprite

I think I can do Hoy

12:09 pm

Vicuna

"Hoy" qualifies as a faux ami!

12:11 pm

stidmama

of course, there are actual linguistic symbols for the sounds, I am trying to approximate the sounds with a standard keyboard... but many of the recognizable letters do have the usual sounds. fortunately. there is a funny "crossed lamba" symbol that resembles the Welsh "ll"

12:12 pm

stidmama

okay, end of lesson. the AA 5/10 is NOT being cooperative. help please?

12:12 pm

sprite

ah, isn't this wunderbar... I have won a million dollars in the lotto Rheinland-Pfalz! And I did not even play :)
I won with my email address. Miracles never cease.

12:12 pm

sprite

stid: past tense of sound you make when you get this word.

12:12 pm

tuco

stidmama think the place where you bowl

12:12 pm

Vicuna

There's an aa5/10?

12:12 pm

LouieLilly

clue for aa 5,10 please

12:12 pm

stidmama

yes Vi...

12:13 pm

Atalante

hi again. back to *try* and tame this grid

12:13 pm

Vicuna

Cool. Thanks.

12:13 pm

stidmama

hey atalante, you're a clue today!

12:13 pm

stidmama

thanks tuco... *thinking*

12:13 pm

Vicuna

Hello, Ata. Well, part of one, anyway.

12:14 pm

Haz1558

Hello Atalante! Are you copyright or anything?

12:14 pm

Atalante

yayyy!

12:14 pm

stidmama

oh my! that is a peculiar word... there are two double vowels in in Louie

12:14 pm

sprite

hey Ata!

12:14 pm

Vicuna

Apparently it's a shrub, stidmama.

12:15 pm

LouieLilly

thanks stidmama!!!

12:15 pm

stidmama

I think it was in the grid a week or two ago, actually.

12:16 pm

sprite

am sry, clued the wrong one. A bit dazed about winning such a big prize. Too bad I kicked the email from my server before it arrived :)

12:16 pm

stidmama

well then, only 56 to go and I obviously need a lot of help today. AK please?

12:16 pm

Vicuna

Oh, I don't remember that. Either I forgot, or I didn't play that day. *shrug*

12:17 pm

Haz1558

ak5 - ak plus a type of beer, rearranged.

12:17 pm

Vicuna

Ah well, sprite. Easy come, easy go.

12:17 pm

sprite

think scouting, stid. The lady leading the little ones.

12:17 pm

sprite

stupid spam

12:17 pm

Haz1558

We'll be intellectual and talk about Kipling as well for ak5.

12:17 pm

stidmama

okay, thinking...

12:18 pm

stidmama

AH! thanks!

12:18 pm

sprite

funny, the Jaws animal in two consecutive days

12:18 pm

stidmama

ha. A axed.

12:18 pm

sprite

huh.... something very weird with that word... I can't spell anymore!

12:19 pm

Vicuna

ooh, I hadn't noticed that particular fish. Thanks, sprite.

12:19 pm

sprite

no fish... mammal!

12:19 pm

stidmama

it's the squiggly-ness of the words sprite, when I leave off babbling the last couple days I can't read in straight lines any more.

12:19 pm

Vicuna

no mammal... fish!

12:19 pm

xuzy

no, its a fish

12:20 pm

xuzy

olphins are mammals

12:20 pm

stidmama

Jaws animal is non-mammal, pre-vertebrate fish. yes?

12:20 pm

xuzy

dolphins*

12:20 pm

sprite

most I know are human

12:20 pm

Vicuna

It's a vertabrate, too, just cartilaginous instead of bony.

12:20 pm

stidmama

atalante, help us out here.. you're the ocean-type!

12:20 pm

Atalante

well, its a vertebrate, but non-mammal LOL

12:20 pm

Vicuna

Ata, where are you when we need you?

12:20 pm

Vicuna

Ah, there you are!

12:20 pm

sprite

the ocean type is a fish... the human type is mammal

12:21 pm

Atalante

pisces: chondrichthyes: big huge jaws fish. aka Carcharodon

12:21 pm

Vicuna

Good point sprite. I'll grant you that!

12:21 pm

sprite

:D
Couldn't resist...

12:21 pm

stidmama

LOL I read the names to stidkids. They are impressed!

12:21 pm

Vicuna

And actually, the word meant humans first and was later applied to the fish!

12:21 pm

Atalante

human type: homo sapiens lawyerensis

12:22 pm

stidmama

we have such "intellectual" discussions here!

12:22 pm

sprite

lol Ata!

12:22 pm

Vicuna

Same with shrimp, much to my amusement.

12:22 pm

xuzy

"harlet" isn't in the dictionary

12:22 pm

xuzy

??

12:22 pm

Vicuna

harlot, you mean?

12:22 pm

stidmama

usually spelled harlot

12:22 pm

sprite

I tried harlet too

12:23 pm

sprite

ow... of course Vic, thanks

12:23 pm

xuzy

ahhh....

12:23 pm

stidmama

please point me in the right direction for the dh 6? I have the 4s

12:23 pm

sprite

figures... enable knows 10 alt spellings for each word, but not the ones we think of

12:24 pm

xuzy

tartlet

12:24 pm

sprite

stid, do you know the indian word for the sum of all your good and bad deeds in your present life?

12:24 pm

Vicuna

As Margot Asquith once told Jean Harlow when she (Jean) called her "Margott"... "No, dear, the T is silent, as in Harlow."

12:24 pm

xuzy

haha baby tart?

12:24 pm

Atalante

the fish should work with let too. a baby jaws

12:24 pm

stidmama

yes.... I know that one

12:24 pm

stidmama

got it. thanks sprite!

12:24 pm

Haz1558

dh6 - dh, plus three letters of Mr Palmer or Mr Schwarzenegger, finish with not applicable.

12:24 pm

sprite

LOLLLLLLL Vic! Great one!

12:24 pm

stidmama

thanks also Haz!

12:25 pm

sprite

ah, you are fast, stid! Wanted to say: change last consonant, but you were there already

12:25 pm

Haz1558

You're welcome!

12:27 pm

Vicuna

Oops, laundry is waiting to be hung on the line. Enjoy your words while I'm gone!

12:27 pm

stidmama

later Vi!

12:27 pm

sprite

bfn Vicuna

12:27 pm

Atalante

byeeeee Viiiiiiii

12:27 pm

Haz1558

Enjoy your words? Have you SEEN some of them?

12:28 pm

stidmama

the last K I need is the 5.20 please...

12:28 pm

Atalante

I think she's trying to avoid looking

12:28 pm

sprite

*hungs words out to dry and puts laundry in the list*

12:28 pm

stidmama

um, kA 5/20

12:29 pm

stidmama

monkeying works for me almost as well today as looking for patterns

12:29 pm

Haz1558

ka5/20 - incorporate what Cinders had to clean up, finishing with a vowel

12:29 pm

sprite

ka5/20: a foreigh prince would be a Pa***.

12:30 pm

stidmama

thanks haz and sprite!

12:30 pm

stidmama

down to 31

12:30 pm

sprite

11 here

12:30 pm

stidmama

go sprite go!

12:31 pm

Atalante

have you found out where your garden is yet, stiddy?

12:31 pm

sprite

my son is growing up... he went out tonight to play... I said: shouldn't you put on a coat?
Mum, it is not that cold, he said. And if I get cold, I can come back to grab my coat.

12:32 pm

stidmama

wow. he IS growing up! careful sprite, that logical stage is tricky!

12:32 pm

stidmama

not yet atalante, thinking new england or england, but no way to tell

12:32 pm

sprite

I know... but I love it!

12:33 pm

Atalante

It does *look* English ...

12:33 pm

Haz1558

Well, I should get me to the kitchen. Enjoy the struggle.... Bye!

12:33 pm

stidmama

okay, my last L, the first LA 5/10?

12:33 pm

stidmama

later Haz... thanks again! {{hugs}}

12:33 pm

sprite

lol, I must have clued that la5 a dozen times today

12:33 pm

Haz1558

No problem!

12:34 pm

sprite

la + the diva sings an ***a in the opera

12:34 pm

stidmama

*sigh* I thought I tried that already. thanks

12:34 pm

sprite

and YES it is a STUPIDhead word!

12:34 pm

stidmama

is the ne 7 more challenging? it's my last N word... and down to 25

12:36 pm

sprite

lol stid... no, not at all.

12:36 pm

sprite

let's say... not male... not female...

12:36 pm

stidmama

well I tried a past tense and a silly plural...

12:37 pm

sprite

not related to the other ne words...

12:37 pm

stidmama

got it. thanks sprite

12:37 pm

sprite

not engaging in war... not helping any party...

12:38 pm

sprite

yay stid!

12:38 pm

Betharie

hey yall

12:38 pm

Betharie

wut up

12:38 pm

sprite

hi Betharie

12:38 pm

stidmama

fifteen to go!!!

12:38 pm

Tinascratch2

Betharie says "ya'll", too. Hi everybody!

12:38 pm

Betharie

who r u

12:38 pm

stidmama

hi beth, hi tina

12:39 pm

sprite

hi Tina

12:39 pm

Tinascratch2

Lookit me, I'm not a shadow person anymore! Now I'm a tiny long-haired boy eating ice cream.

12:39 pm

sprite

I still have the same 11, stid :)

12:39 pm

sprite

lovely son you have there, Tina

12:39 pm

stidmama

TEN! *dances around* ten ten ten

12:40 pm

stidmama

congrats on going pro tina, when did this happen?

12:40 pm

sprite

yay stid! Go girrrrrrl!

12:40 pm

Tinascratch2

I've only been doing this a couple of weeks, but I'm already making a commitment because it's apparent I'm not going to be able to stop.

12:40 pm

Tinascratch2

Thank you sprite, both my kids are awesome in my humble opinion :)

12:40 pm

sprite

lol... and another addict is born... welcome Tina, great to have you :)

12:40 pm

Betharie

i am a new cumer iam on my friends coputer

12:40 pm

stidmama

:-) maybe I'll finish before sprite? of course I am using the list...

12:41 pm

sprite

you will, stid, I am SO stuck here. And listless, still... totally silly, I know. But I have fun, grin.

12:41 pm

stidmama

ooh. got the ta 5/18 by meslef!

12:41 pm

Tinascratch2

I just went pro a day or two ago but had to work on a pic for an avatar (not un-savvy computer wise, but I AM a little lazy)

12:41 pm

Betharie

my name is allielynn13

12:41 pm

stidmama

or meself... arrr. *reaches for grog*

12:41 pm

stidmama

*posts yellow alert*

12:42 pm

sprite

are there more than one, stid? Mine is the winner ta5 all.

12:42 pm

Tinascratch2

It's way fun allielynn - watch yourself or you'll start ignoring all else :)

12:42 pm

Betharie

wut does that mean

12:42 pm

stidmama

that last ta is also 5/18

12:42 pm

sprite

tr5-let?

12:43 pm

Betharie

wut do yall mean

12:43 pm

sprite

yup, definitely, lol

12:43 pm

stidmama

no idea, sprite, on the tr 5 that is

12:43 pm

Betharie

wut does tr5 mean

12:44 pm

joso

tr5, type of fishing boat, uses hi score letter

12:44 pm

sprite

stid... I meant tr5 like in yellow alert. Guess this is a little one.

12:44 pm

stidmama

it means a word that begins with tr and is five letters long

12:44 pm

debjed

second sh6,33?

12:44 pm

stidmama

yes, I think you are right sprite, but not little, pretending

12:44 pm

sprite

ah, even worse

12:44 pm

stidmama

deb: jewish coin from the bible I think

12:44 pm

Tinascratch2

Allie, there are links on the bottom of the page. The one that says "Angelsong's Babble Page" has a bunch of links on the side, and there are clue pages that tell you what kind of words are in today's puzzle.

12:44 pm

Betharie

oooooo!

12:45 pm

sprite

debjed: I think it is a jiddish word. Money in Israel.

12:45 pm

stidmama

down to 5 sprite...

12:45 pm

Betharie

iam not playing the game

12:45 pm

stidmama

still need that tr 5 -- not the one in the log

12:46 pm

stidmama

if you are not playing beth, then please do not use the chat log.

12:46 pm

sprite

still have 8 left... nasty words I think... or too obvious ones

12:46 pm

Betharie

how old r yall

12:46 pm

stidmama

two now

12:46 pm

Atalante

7

12:46 pm

stidmama

go atalante go!

12:46 pm

craggus

hey guys, hows everyone getting on?

12:46 pm

sprite

stid, it is not yet feeding time, I think?

12:46 pm

stidmama

troll alert craggus

12:47 pm

sprite

hi craggus... torturing myself towards the finish.

12:47 pm

FMitch

Evening all, Oooh is it play time?

12:47 pm

craggus

lol

12:47 pm

sprite

woot Ata! Go girrrrrl!

12:47 pm

stidmama

should be nut's lunch time, I could see if she wants to play with it a while... LOL

12:47 pm

Atalante

fm! I was just about to see if you were on IM :)

12:47 pm

sprite

omg... nut and FMitch... grinnnnnnn

12:47 pm

stidmama

hey FM! hope your day was lovely!

12:48 pm

sprite

they don't feed trolls... they feed ON trolls :)

12:48 pm

FMitch

I am there and here Ata. Hi stiddy Im sicky but can still type

12:48 pm

Betharie

who is the youngest yall think

12:48 pm

Atalante

this is a very substandard one, I'm afraid

12:48 pm

Atalante

FM, I'm sure. She's only 3

12:48 pm

sprite

stid, I finally monkeyed a ta6 and 7 combo that is totally new to me! Down to 6 now, biggies done.

12:49 pm

Betharie

hey

12:49 pm

stidmama

go sprite go!!!!

12:49 pm

FMitch

4 and a half actually

12:49 pm

sprite

must see what it means first!

12:49 pm

Atalante

liar

12:49 pm

FMitch

Sprite nice to see you in the evening as well :)

12:49 pm

stidmama

tina, how are you doing with words? I am down to two, can clue all the others!

12:49 pm

Betharie

i think i might be the oldest

12:49 pm

sprite

ah, I always wanted to know this. An almost extinct flightless bird (Notornis mantelli) of New Zealand, having a large red bill and brightly colored green and blue plumage.

12:49 pm

FMitch

Liar liar pants are on fire

12:49 pm

Atalante

do you? how old are you bethanie?

12:50 pm

sprite

hi FMitch! No rest for the wicked... did not come back to the grid since this morning! It is fun to be here at this time, I see :D

12:50 pm

Betharie

to whom fmitch

12:50 pm

Betharie

13

12:50 pm

stidmama

thanks for the definition sprite! :-) love to know these names for things I shall never encounter!

12:50 pm

Atalante

oh yes. thats very very old.

12:50 pm

FMitch

Oooo 'to whom' all of a sudden and not 'wot'

12:50 pm

Betharie

not ah

12:51 pm

Tinascratch2

Man, I am slooooow on this one today. Still have 40 to go and have tortured myself over several that turned out be, ahem, rather easy

12:51 pm

sprite

ancient, I'd say. And totally ignorable.

12:51 pm

Betharie

wut dou mean fmitch

12:51 pm

stidmama

I do that all the time tina -- get so caught up looking for tricky ones that the fish swim right past!

12:51 pm

FMitch

Oh spritey sprite, can't I play, it's been sooo long.

12:51 pm

sprite

hate to be the one to bring the bad news, Tina... but there are lots of very tough words to come ;)

12:51 pm

stidmama

*proudly modeling anti-feeding hat*

12:51 pm

FMitch

Promise to be good after and not make a mess.

12:51 pm

debjed

ta6,33?

12:52 pm

sprite

you can, FMitch, and you will :D
And I will watch and be amused, as ever.

12:52 pm

Atalante

wut dou mean? is this a strange and ancient language?

12:52 pm

sprite

just gave the def, debjed!

12:52 pm

Tinascratch2

Oh noes! Don't tell me that, sprite! :) I could really use a clue to the dh6 - my current nemesis on the grid

12:52 pm

stidmama

deb, try anagram of k4/8 japanese word + male pronoun. then plural

12:52 pm

FMitch

LOL you know how to take the fun out of it sprite by saying yes. Reverse psychology works every time *grin*

12:53 pm

stidmama

tina, remember TV show dh**** and greg? change last consonant

12:53 pm

sprite

Tina: dh + first 2 letters of form of to be + mother **ture.

12:53 pm

sprite

hehehehe... FMitch... I have kids of my own, remember? ;)

12:54 pm

stidmama

oh man, found the tr 5 in the grid *FISHBOP* fishing term!!!!!

12:54 pm

stidmama

down to one...

12:54 pm

Betharie

ok yall r afishly werding outme

12:54 pm

debjed

ty

12:54 pm

sprite

wooooot stid! Lots of fish today.

12:54 pm

Atalante

definitely a strange and ancient language. can anyone interpret?

12:55 pm

Betharie

how old r u sprite

12:55 pm

Atalante

she's 80

12:55 pm

stidmama

methinks eet dost protest oe'rmuch...

12:55 pm

Betharie

not ah

12:56 pm

sprite

last count 102

12:56 pm

Tinascratch2

Aha! Thanks sprite and stidmama! Now my dd says it's her turn on the computer. Back later - bye!

12:56 pm

FMitch

Nope its not a dialect Ive come across before my preciousssssssoh that means I do believe you are joshing me or telling an untruth?

12:56 pm

stidmama

later tina

12:57 pm

FMitch

*That being 'not ah'

12:57 pm

sprite

telling untruth? Never! Not on babble, drGod would not permit!

12:57 pm

stidmama

102 in dog years is... 780 in human years?

12:57 pm

sprite

would you say trying tariw reeks of desperation?

12:58 pm

stidmama

got it!!!!! fireworks!!!!!

12:58 pm

sprite

*checks mirror....*
Yes, my wrinkles say that is about correct, Sitd

12:58 pm

FMitch

lol stid and Woohoo congrats.

12:58 pm

sprite

*Stid even. And congratulations!

12:58 pm

Atalante

Sitd! argh! Sprite is speaking the strange language too!

12:58 pm

stidmama

oh man, and there I thought I had you beat at 750. drat!

12:58 pm

Betharie

shut up stidmama

12:59 pm

sprite

omg it is infectuous!

12:59 pm

stidmama

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