Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, December 6, 2007

12:00 am

carra

flip

12:00 am

melonheadjujube

fleep!

12:00 am

harpjane

flip thnaks

12:00 am

DRBERNABO

ooh, first and last digits right on the guess...

12:00 am

jillibus

flip -- too big

12:00 am

NonnieLight

flippity flap

12:00 am

MeTarzanUJane

lots of n's!

12:00 am

melonheadjujube

got a 7!

12:00 am

stidmama

flip!

12:00 am

harpjane

thanks for the help, i figured out my last word--tonic, but didn't have time to enter it!

12:00 am

stidmama

LOL it's a nice one!

12:01 am

dcseain

oh, it flipped

12:01 am

dcseain

252! cool

12:01 am

stidmama

oh gee harp -- hate it when that happens!

12:01 am

jillibus

5 X words!

12:01 am

flosey

flip

12:01 am

melonheadjujube

and an 8 :)

12:02 am

stidmama

LOL okay, I am off for the night. seain, be well. I know YOU know how to drive, but watch out for the other idiots out there! *stern mama look* see you tomorrow!

12:02 am

stidmama

hi flosey! {{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}

12:02 am

harpjane

well considering i had 100+ to at 11:15, and i have dialup, I"m happy

12:02 am

dcseain

g'night, stid!

12:02 am

dcseain

oh, well done indeed, harp!

12:02 am

corpsvalue

hi y'all! xa7

12:02 am

flosey

Hi Stid, ty

12:03 am

stidmama

sweet dreams all *poof*

12:03 am

melonheadjujube

too early to announce biggies?

12:03 am

jillibus

hi flosey {{{hug too}}}

12:03 am

melonheadjujube

laila tov, stid!

12:03 am

jillibus

night stiddy

12:03 am

dcseain

not from my POV, melon

12:03 am

DRBERNABO

xa 7, 8, 9, 8, 9

12:03 am

jillibus

likewise, melon

12:03 am

flosey

thanks jilli {{{{{hugs back to you}}}}}

12:04 am

jillibus

OMG, DrB!!!

12:04 am

melonheadjujube

oh, DRB I got those minutes ago and held my piece! I so wanted to beat you just once announcing a biggie {pout}

12:04 am

corpsvalue

i was getting to those DrB. you type fast! lol

12:05 am

DRBERNABO

just starting in the upper corner and working my way down

12:05 am

jillibus

I think I have the first 5 letters of those xes

12:05 am

MeTarzanUJane

do you guys want to help me with some of the x words? im totally blanking!

12:06 am

dcseain

if you have the 5 i do, jillii, yep!

12:06 am

flosey

good for you jilli, No idea here

12:06 am

melonheadjujube

yellow otanical pigment

12:06 am

jillibus

but I can't get past the first 5

12:07 am

harpjane

there are all kinds of words in the grid that we usually use in chat.....going to be fun to bust each other!

12:07 am

melonheadjujube

jilli, just keep thinking up suffixes

12:07 am

harpjane

for example, MeTarzan said a word.....MeTarzan said a wooooord.....

12:07 am

corpsvalue

wow i have 6 words and 390 points already!

12:08 am

jillibus

I must have the wrong first 5

12:08 am

harpjane

lol i have 39 but not that many points!

12:08 am

dcseain

wow 35/612 with the Xs

12:09 am

Robespierre

This isn't fair! I have 60 words, but only 611 points, and no idea what the x's might be...

12:10 am

NonnieLight

I'm drawing a blank with the x words also.

12:10 am

Just1Mar

where can you see your total points now

12:10 am

dcseain

wetten the cloth, no?

12:10 am

lynxxx

Yay! a decent sized one. Hello all

12:11 am

dcseain

hi, lynxxx!

12:11 am

corpsvalue

hi lynxxx

12:11 am

NonnieLight

at the bottome of your word list

12:11 am

Just1Mar

oh my it's so faint I couldn't see it lol

12:11 am

NonnieLight

bottome = bottom

12:11 am

Just1Mar

nines

12:11 am

mkl

hey pigeonman

12:11 am

Just1Mar

oops

12:12 am

melonheadjujube

I'm fading - laila tov all {poof!}

12:12 am

dcseain

laila tov, melon!

12:12 am

Just1Mar

night melon

12:12 am

corpsvalue

la7

12:12 am

Just1Mar

hate

12:12 am

lynxxx

bye Melonnn....

12:12 am

Just1Mar

darn sorry

12:13 am

dcseain

howdy, pigeon

12:14 am

jillibus

whew, X words done

12:14 am

dcseain

fun, weren't they?

12:15 am

flosey

WTG Jilli, good for you

12:15 am

jillibus

Now, just, get BabbleExpert and you won't have that problem -- email Lickety for it

12:15 am

jillibus

well, sort of, dc -- a bit time-c0nsuming!!!

12:15 am

herinfernallady

Hi

12:16 am

dcseain

expert is wonderful, i'm really liking it. :)

12:16 am

Just1Mar

What is that jilli?

12:16 am

dcseain

hi, lady!

12:16 am

flosey

Hi herin

12:16 am

NonnieLight

hiya herin

12:16 am

dcseain

free-running, lady?

12:16 am

NonnieLight

I can't hardly function without it, dc

12:17 am

mkl

pigeon, are you out there?

12:17 am

mkl

this

12:17 am

chic

sw 7

12:17 am

dcseain

ty, mkl :)

12:17 am

herinfernallady

Contary to popular belief i do exisist. Yes Parkour. My friends are mental enough to do Wo Shu with washing baskets so i thought of them

12:17 am

herinfernallady

Hi everyone

12:17 am

corpsvalue

thanks chic ... and hi!

12:17 am

dcseain

ty, chic!

12:18 am

chic

Hi corps and dc! and herin

12:18 am

jillibus

Just, it puts everything onn one page, and one of the best features is "Lickety Add". If you enter one word, it goes to the list. If you enter more than one word, it goes to the chat. Lickety will explain

12:18 am

dcseain

hi, corps

12:18 am

jillibus

hi herin

12:18 am

corpsvalue

hi dc!

12:19 am

flosey

thanks chic, got the sw7

12:19 am

lynxxx

Hi Corps & Infernal

12:19 am

herinfernallady

Been out and at the gym so didn't finish the last couple of grids

12:19 am

corpsvalue

hi again lynxxx!

12:20 am

jillibus

and chic and mkl

12:20 am

jillibus

herin -- beautiful icon!

12:20 am

herinfernallady

Hi How are you all

12:20 am

MeTarzanUJane

i still cant find the final x! i have two 8's a 7 and a 9? anyone can help?

12:20 am

dcseain

platten is a typewriter part, no?

12:20 am

herinfernallady

Thank you jill i do love the idea

12:20 am

corpsvalue

another plural MeTarzan

12:20 am

NonnieLight

one t, dc

12:21 am

jillibus

platen, dc

12:21 am

herinfernallady

wow i just learned what that X was.

12:21 am

corpsvalue

thanks for that pl7 LOL

12:21 am

dcseain

maybe i'm recall the German directions on my typewriter, then. :)

12:21 am

herinfernallady

Jill i love the idea of doing yoga at sunrise too

12:21 am

MeTarzanUJane

thank you! corpsval!

12:21 am

corpsvalue

yw

12:21 am

dcseain

jilli said a word :)

12:21 am

jillibus

oops, let the cat out of the bag (anything good in the sin bin? Melon's latkes?)

12:22 am

corpsvalue

ne7

12:22 am

NonnieLight

wow, herin--you just arrived and you got the xa??? I'm still struggling with those :o(

12:22 am

harpjane

has nayone found the 3rd 9?

12:22 am

dcseain

the xa all start w/the same 5 letters, nonnie, like a common food additive.

12:22 am

herinfernallady

Nonie (looks about) I cheated. I looked at morewords.

12:22 am

jillibus

yoga suspended in midair, herin?

12:22 am

corpsvalue

nope on the 9

12:22 am

herinfernallady

Yoga at sunrise on the beach mmmmmmmm sigh

12:23 am

FranMag

Aloha Babblers! late flip

12:23 am

dcseain

aloha, fran!

12:23 am

lynxxx

Hi Fran!

12:23 am

corpsvalue

hi fran! have fun with those X's!

12:23 am

FranMag

hi dc!

12:23 am

chic

hiya fran!

12:23 am

NonnieLight

thanks, dc---looking

12:23 am

dcseain

for a moment, fran, i thought you'd chosen dreidel-spinning as you sport.

12:23 am

FranMag

hi lynxxx! hi corps! hi chic!

12:23 am

NonnieLight

aloha, fran!

12:23 am

FranMag

i found xa7,8,9 already. :-)

12:24 am

FranMag

hi nonnie!

12:24 am

harpjane

i'm going to get some parsnips and make latkes today

12:24 am

corpsvalue

yea!

12:24 am

FranMag

hi harp!

12:24 am

dcseain

another xa8,9 after those, fran

12:24 am

harpjane

because i can't spin a dreidle to save my life....

12:24 am

herinfernallady

Hi Fran

12:24 am

NonnieLight

I'm a twit...still no xa!

12:24 am

FranMag

those darn cached images dc. :-)

12:24 am

lynxxx

don''t ruin a good latke Harp! parsnips - yuk!

12:24 am

FranMag

hi infernal!

12:24 am

jillibus

parsnips fried in butter -- yum!

12:25 am

dcseain

i love parsnips

12:25 am

harpjane

parsnips are nice actually

12:25 am

herinfernallady

Nonie i used more words to find the xa

12:26 am

herinfernallady

Oh and news flash. I hit the 10 pound weight loose mark

12:26 am

dcseain

congrats, lady!

12:26 am

FranMag

that wind storm we had last night was worse than i thought, parts of the state are still without power and cable was knocked out to the whole state most of the day.

12:26 am

FranMag

awesome infernal!!

12:26 am

herinfernallady

I am nearly at my 105kilo mark by christmas.

12:26 am

dcseain

oh, wow, fran. gale-force winds i gather?

12:28 am

herinfernallady

Fran glad you are ok

12:28 am

jillibus

hooray for herin!

12:28 am

NonnieLight

ha--xa is done! Thank you for the help :o)

12:28 am

chic

ph 7 & 8

12:28 am

FranMag

must have been, some large trees were blown down too

12:28 am

FranMag

thanks infernal. :-)

12:28 am

dcseain

a neighbors boat got crushed by a fallen tree last hurricane that came through here. It was on a trailer beside their house.

12:29 am

FranMag

woo hoo! finished my Xs with just the monkeys. :-)

12:29 am

jillibus

fran, I hope that storm doesn't come here -- we've had enough!

12:29 am

dcseain

go, fran!

12:30 am

jillibus

wd, fran

12:30 am

NonnieLight

wtg, fran!

12:30 am

VolleymomDee

hi all!!!

12:30 am

herinfernallady

better than me fran

12:30 am

NonnieLight

hello dee!

12:30 am

NonnieLight

Hitting the hay...night all!

12:31 am

FranMag

night nonnie!

12:31 am

FranMag

hi dee!

12:31 am

corpsvalue

hi dee!

12:31 am

jillibus

phish is so a word nowadays

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

hi frannie nonnie.... jil, corp... hope you are feeling better lady

12:31 am

jillibus

night nonnie

12:31 am

FranMag

xa7 gum is an ingredient popular with cutting edge chefs these days, i must have read it on a blog

12:31 am

jillibus

hi dee

12:31 am

lynxxx

Hi Volley. Nite Nonnie

12:32 am

herinfernallady

All right i have to tend to the man back in a bit. Volley i am good

12:32 am

jillibus

ah, that's why I knew those first 5 X letters!

12:32 am

VolleymomDee

glad to hear

12:32 am

dcseain

drop a letter, jilli

12:32 am

VolleymomDee

hugs jili

12:32 am

dcseain

plural of an irrational number

12:32 am

corpsvalue

in7

12:32 am

cybernan

good evening all :)

12:33 am

jillibus

must have read it on a label for some food or other

12:33 am

corpsvalue

hi nan

12:33 am

dcseain

evening, nan!

12:33 am

jillibus

hi nan

12:33 am

jillibus

I already did, dc, lol

12:35 am

10s Gu

how many words?

12:35 am

dcseain

252, 10s, hello

12:35 am

dcseain

9*3, 8*6, 7*17

12:36 am

dcseain

xa7,8,9,8,9

12:36 am

dcseain

king of iran

12:39 am

jillibus

ty dc

12:39 am

corpsvalue

fi9

12:39 am

dcseain

ty ,corps

12:39 am

corpsvalue

yw

12:39 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up!

12:39 am

corpsvalue

thans lickety!

12:39 am

dcseain

thanks, likety!

12:39 am

lynxxx

TY Corps

12:40 am

MeTarzanUJane

any help for the h word in the bottomleft corner?

12:40 am

dcseain

yall signed contract today?

12:40 am

corpsvalue

yw

12:40 am

lynxxx

TY Lickety !

12:40 am

flosey

thanks Lickety

12:40 am

corpsvalue

gotta get back to work. have fun y'all!

12:40 am

dcseain

ciao, corps!

12:40 am

helenkeller

ai

12:40 am

corpsvalue

*poof*

12:41 am

licketySplitAUS

dcseain - yes we did - Now just a 5 day cool off and all is set!

12:41 am

lynxxx

bye Corps!

12:41 am

dcseain

wonderful!

12:41 am

momof5

Can anyone tell me why: I type words in the Babble Expert box and, unlike the previous puzzle, I am only getting a red box (even when the word exists in the puzzle)?

12:42 am

licketySplitAUS

dcseain - and then onto the next task - finding somewhere to live - but not too early ;-) momof5 - I just updated clues then - do a Refresh clues and it'll work

12:42 am

dcseain

if clues are not up yet, that happens, momo

12:42 am

VolleymomDee

congrats lickety!!! So glad everything is moving forward so quickly.

12:42 am

dcseain

i would expect finding a place shan't be too difficult?

12:43 am

licketySplitAUS

thanks volley and dcseain - it means alot.

12:43 am

momof5

Ok, I'll see if I can find a new word and try again.

12:43 am

licketySplitAUS

dcseain - hopefully not - again another unknown really.

12:43 am

dcseain

true. :)

12:43 am

momof5

It works now. Thanks. I guess I just wasn't patient enough. I've always come into the game with Lickety already up.

12:44 am

lynxxx

What settlement days did you ask for Lickety?

12:45 am

licketySplitAUS

21st Jan lynxxx

12:45 am

dcseain

phantom thesis

12:45 am

herinfernallady

Hi I am back. Thanks LIckety

12:46 am

dcseain

wb, lady.

12:46 am

jillibus

MeTarzan -- most interesting pix in your flickr!

12:46 am

licketySplitAUS

hey lady. hope you are well

12:46 am

herinfernallady

Stuff Congrates on house sale

12:46 am

herinfernallady

That was i am stuffed. hope you are all good

12:46 am

MeTarzanUJane

hahaha thanks jilli...im a bit of an amateur.

12:47 am

lynxxx

Lickety - Wow, at least you had your clean out and be ready to rock & roll - hope you find a great place to lease

12:49 am

herinfernallady

MeTarzan i like your handle. Is that your puppy in the picture?

12:50 am

SaddySolar

my internet died on me when i had only 18 words left on the last puzzle... sigh

12:51 am

dcseain

bummer, saddy. wb!

12:51 am

jillibus

sad, saddy!

12:51 am

MeTarzanUJane

my icon is the beatles? is that what our talking about?

12:51 am

lynxxx

very saddy Solar

12:52 am

herinfernallady

MeTarzan your flicker pics

12:52 am

jillibus

probably the pug, MeTarz

12:52 am

MeTarzanUJane

oh yess! the pug is my doggy. Her name is Floyde.

12:52 am

herinfernallady

Very cute pug.

12:53 am

MeTarzanUJane

shes so great.

12:53 am

MeTarzanUJane

shes so great.

12:53 am

MeTarzanUJane

alright im exhausted. good night everyone!

12:53 am

herinfernallady

zDoubly so it sems

12:53 am

dcseain

g'night metarzan!

12:53 am

lynxxx

nite Tarzan

12:54 am

herinfernallady

Night Tarzan

12:54 am

jillibus

night Metarz

12:55 am

herinfernallady

phantom elephant

12:55 am

dcseain

at the zoo

12:56 am

herinfernallady

I have to take the back stitches out of the cat. Vet approved

12:56 am

dcseain

you take out? not dissolving?

12:57 am

cybernan

half way -- had one wine too many at dinner to finish tonight! --- see you tomorrow :)

12:57 am

dcseain

sweet dreams, nan!

12:57 am

lynxxx

nite C'nan - you'll sleep well

12:57 am

herinfernallady

They are dis solvable but one seems not to have. She was such a charmer they don't want her back

12:57 am

herinfernallady

Night Nan

12:58 am

jillibus

night nan

12:58 am

cybernan

you're right lynxxx, lol

12:58 am

jillibus

lol herin

12:59 am

SaddySolar

i jusr upgraded to pro

12:59 am

dcseain

i see, herin.

12:59 am

VolleymomDee

la 7 x 2

12:59 am

herinfernallady

Yah Saddy

1:00 am

dcseain

yay saddy!

1:00 am

dcseain

well worth the money

1:01 am

jillibus

good, saddy! Don't forget to check the little "Show Profile" box, upper right in your My Account

1:02 am

herinfernallady

Wow the city was locked down again. BIg fire in a basement electrical substation. bottom half of city was in lock down. 3000 staff in one building 4000 in another

1:03 am

dcseain

huh.

1:04 am

herinfernallady

there was a fire in a buildings Electrical substation 2 buildings no power that kinda thing all not goog

1:06 am

jillibus

I need help so I can crash.The E in the second row, right side. The E in the bottom row, left side. The H in the bottom left corner

1:07 am

herinfernallady

DC http://tinyurl.com/25psm3

1:07 am

herinfernallady

Sorry jill no go from me

1:07 am

VolleymomDee

I think your h is he 4/6

1:07 am

jillibus

dee, it's not assistance

1:07 am

VolleymomDee

your e may be es 6/18

1:08 am

ursh

hello all

1:08 am

VolleymomDee

es is a large house and grounds where wealthy person lives

1:08 am

herinfernallady

Hi Urs

1:09 am

dcseain

hello, ursh

1:09 am

SaddySolar

so how do i go about getting a flag?

1:09 am

dcseain

interesting, lady, ty for the link

1:09 am

jillibus

thanks dee, that was the upper E

1:09 am

dcseain

hi, dee

1:09 am

VolleymomDee

I don't know how to clue the he... no definition in dictionary.com

1:09 am

lynxxx

ep4.6 (ends in vowel)

1:09 am

dcseain

select a country in your profile, saddy

1:10 am

lynxxx

the he4.6 is a plural

1:10 am

ursh

hmm the large property also works with in

1:10 am

SaddySolar

i did... it just shows a blank space next to my name in the chat still

1:10 am

VolleymomDee

et 4/5 ?

1:10 am

ursh

oh look saddy - there you are

1:11 am

herinfernallady

Saddy maybe you need to ask DR God for a flag he may not have one

1:11 am

dcseain

huh. yeah you profile says pakistan. maybe you need to fill something in the city?

1:11 am

jillibus

well, saddy, you got your icon and all but your flag!

1:11 am

lynxxx

et4.5 is a plural too

1:11 am

dcseain

oh, good point lady.

1:11 am

ursh

volley - use the aitch and pl

1:12 am

lynxxx

Hi Ursh - TY for the in

1:12 am

VolleymomDee

ty ursh

1:12 am

SaddySolar

how do i get in touch with Fr.God lol

1:12 am

SaddySolar

DR.god***

1:12 am

ursh

well and truly stuck on 132

1:13 am

jillibus

ah, monkeyed the lower E

1:13 am

ursh

oh do tell jilli

1:13 am

herinfernallady

Down the bottom. There is a contact Dr god

1:13 am

dcseain

yes, the send them link down below

1:13 am

jillibus

ursh, ep + half a laugh

1:14 am

dcseain

ep's all build from 1st

1:14 am

ursh

tx jilli that was the only one i had

1:14 am

ursh

tx looking

1:14 am

dcseain

italian volcano

1:15 am

Atalante

hi all :) I have a new beautiful Silverclaw pic: http://tinyurl.com/2vwwg4

1:15 am

jillibus

and I got the H in the corner so I can go to bed -- very tired

1:15 am

herinfernallady

Hi Ata

1:16 am

dcseain

lovely, complete with the 'why are you bothering me' glare :)

1:16 am

dcseain

g'night jilli, sleep well.

1:16 am

lynxxx

thats gorgeous Atal (person in the grid)

1:17 am

herinfernallady

Its a sleepy kitty. Very cute

1:17 am

Atalante

oooooh! I'm in the grid! ty lynx!

1:17 am

jillibus

beautiful, ata!

1:18 am

lynxxx

goodnite Jilli (if you are really going!?)

1:18 am

Atalante

ty :) she's a beaaauuuuuutiful girl :)

1:19 am

herinfernallady

I am watching the news. There was a house fire were 2 kids were badly injured so was their mum. Last week their car was stolen and some low life stole the clothes the sister bought for her from the ER while she was waiting. grumble

1:19 am

jillibus

I'm really going, lynxxx! zzzzzzzzz *poof*

1:19 am

herinfernallady

Night Jill

1:20 am

MVA

night jilli and hi all!

1:20 am

herinfernallady

Hi MVA

1:20 am

lynxxx

Hi MVA.

1:21 am

lynxxx

BBS taking a coffee break (after I found the la5)

1:24 am

bbnaz

okay......too much Project Runway. Will have to continue this tomorrow........

1:25 am

herinfernallady

DId i scare everyone off again.

1:25 am

dcseain

g'night bb!

1:25 am

herinfernallady

Hi BB

1:25 am

MVA

night bb

1:25 am

dcseain

hello, MVA!

1:25 am

dcseain

how are you this morning?

1:25 am

SaddySolar

still no flag :(

1:25 am

MVA

hi dc

1:25 am

dcseain

probably dr god will need to upload one, then. you mailed him, yes?

1:26 am

bbnaz

I didn't mean to be rude. Hello to all of my flip friends and nighty night. see you all later

1:26 am

herinfernallady

Saddy you may have to wait

1:26 am

flosey

ph ar

1:26 am

MVA

i've lost mine too, well i've never had one saddy!

1:27 am

dcseain

i've seen welsh flags on here, though.

1:27 am

dcseain

or mayb they had british ones, and i'm flaky, which is likely.

1:27 am

rururocks

dc I found a yiddish word the grid/enable won't take on this grid

1:28 am

MVA

dc i'm fine but the rehearsals for the Christmas concert could lead me to insanity!!!

1:28 am

FranMag

back again!

1:28 am

dcseain

yeah, rehearsals are like that.

1:28 am

MOJOJOMO

sup guys

1:28 am

dcseain

which is that, ruru?

1:28 am

bbnaz

though there is that "weta" word mentioned yesterday

1:28 am

VolleymomDee

a very strange sh 7/32 I have never seen it before

1:28 am

FranMag

i think the 8:00 gremlins are back!

1:28 am

rururocks

shplat!!!!!!...lol

1:28 am

dcseain

weta is a word? here local it is, it refers to one of our PBS stations.

1:29 am

FranMag

lol ruru!

1:29 am

bbnaz

no it is NOT a word. although someone was wanting it to be one.

1:29 am

dcseain

shlemiel i think is valid

1:29 am

dcseain

ah, i c.

1:29 am

bbnaz

worked for laverne and shirley

1:29 am

rururocks

if you are a putz

1:29 am

rururocks

lol

1:29 am

dcseain

indeed it did, bb!

1:30 am

dcseain

according to a yiddish text at home , George Bush is not a mensch.

1:31 am

rururocks

dick cheney is though...

1:35 am

dcseain

wow, the desk was dirty

1:36 am

FranMag

phantom: shtetl

1:36 am

dcseain

indeed fran

1:36 am

dcseain

i thought 1st ph8 was a proper noun

1:37 am

dcseain

oh, it has a usage other than the proper noun one. who knew.

1:37 am

FranMag

thanks dc! got it

1:38 am

FranMag

how many ph8s are there?

1:38 am

dcseain

2, both ph8/50

1:38 am

dcseain

other follows ph7/36, so likely o plural

1:38 am

rururocks

no there are three ph 's

1:38 am

FranMag

okey doke

1:39 am

FranMag

3 ph8s ruru?

1:39 am

rururocks

I have a ph 7/36

1:39 am

dcseain

2 ph8s, ruru

1:39 am

dcseain

5 total PHs

1:39 am

rururocks

a ph4/6

1:39 am

rururocks

and a ph 8/50..

1:39 am

dcseain

ph 8,4,7,8,4

1:39 am

rururocks

ugh

1:40 am

dcseain

is your ph7 pluralable?

1:40 am

herinfernallady

Pounce HI RU

1:40 am

rururocks

yes

1:41 am

FranMag

hi infernal!

1:41 am

dcseain

phantom: phalanx

1:41 am

dcseain

ty, ruru. PHs done :)

1:43 am

rururocks

now you have me stuck on the ph's dc...

1:44 am

MVA

flip, got to go, may be back later!

1:44 am

dcseain

last one is an irrational number plural

1:44 am

dcseain

ciao, mva!

1:44 am

FranMag

later mva!

1:46 am

herinfernallady

Fran were did you run off to?

1:46 am

FranMag

internet went down again

1:47 am

herinfernallady

sigh

1:47 am

FranMag

i think that time was due to the previous problem and not the storm issues

1:47 am

herinfernallady

Rude.

1:47 am

dcseain

this one will score well.

1:48 am

dcseain

i few photes from yesterday on Maui: http://tinyurl.com/2u6g3s

1:50 am

herinfernallady

I am tired but cant complain as he had a really crap day

1:50 am

rururocks

just going to get halfway for now

1:50 am

dcseain

rough job?

1:50 am

dcseain

go, ruru, go!

1:50 am

rururocks

how are you feeling herin..heard you were not felling well

1:50 am

herinfernallady

Dc he isn't talking

1:50 am

dcseain

ah, i see.

1:51 am

herinfernallady

Guaranteed monkey nuts his boss upset him

1:52 am

herinfernallady

When hes like this i get him a cold drink, take his shoes off and leave him be

1:52 am

dcseain

sounds appropriate

1:53 am

dcseain

how's your cold doing?

1:53 am

herinfernallady

Nearly gone which is great. Its stinkie hot though 30C still

1:54 am

dcseain

here, we were 30F for the high, low of 20ishF expected

1:54 am

herinfernallady

bbrt

1:54 am

dcseain

so high of -1C, lows of about -8C

1:55 am

herinfernallady

That is cold

1:55 am

FranMag

brrr

1:56 am

lynxxx

DC did you get the yiddish word for today?

1:56 am

dcseain

for here, that's quite cold. For other parts of North America, that toasty this time of year.

1:56 am

dcseain

i found the aramaic one :) not sure if i've come across the yiddish. what's it start with?

1:57 am

rururocks

Ifound one lynxxx... sphlatt!!

1:57 am

lynxxx

sh5.14

1:58 am

rururocks

?

1:58 am

dcseain

don't have that yet.

1:58 am

lynxxx

are you sure tat wasn't you just jumping in Ruru?

1:58 am

rururocks

get in sh***

1:58 am

dcseain

that 2nd one, i'm guessing?

1:59 am

FranMag

i have the one that means to carry

1:59 am

lynxxx

its one letter changed from baa lamb

1:59 am

lynxxx

Franny has it

1:59 am

dcseain

so yes, the last one. :)

1:59 am

dcseain

ty, fran

2:01 am

FranMag

i know that from the flintstones, bad luck sh***rock, remember him?

2:01 am

rururocks

there it is dc..glad I stayed up for that one

2:01 am

rururocks

there it is dc..glad I stayed up for that one

2:01 am

rururocks

there it is dc..glad I stayed up for that one

2:01 am

rururocks

there it is dc..glad I stayed up for that one

2:01 am

bookwomen

any clue for last sh 7/32

2:02 am

herinfernallady

oh look its 2am stupidity

2:02 am

bookwomen

nm got it.

2:02 am

FranMag

infernal, don't talk about ruru that way. ;-)

2:02 am

herinfernallady

I got booted

2:03 am

lynxxx

lol Fran

2:03 am

herinfernallady

I meant me. I didnt even see that clitch. My bum hurts from the booting

2:04 am

FranMag

i know infernal, i'm just teasing

2:04 am

rururocks

I didn't mean to stutter.. chat wouldn't take

2:04 am

rururocks

yeah infernal... Iam sensitive...

2:04 am

FranMag

yeah, it's the 2am hiccup

2:04 am

bookwomen

i thought she was talking about me as I do have the 2 AM stupids. I should be in bed. lol

2:05 am

herinfernallady

No

2:06 am

rururocks

137 words and only 4 greyed out tiles...eeek

2:07 am

herinfernallady

Go Ru

2:07 am

dcseain

yes, fran i do remember.

2:07 am

dcseain

well done, ru!

2:07 am

lynxxx

at least you've got the X's (no, I don't want to talk about them)

2:09 am

SaddySolar

does anyone have the forst an5,10?

2:09 am

rururocks

plural the 4/4

2:09 am

bookwomen

just finsihed those x's and going to bed. ty for the clues

2:09 am

dcseain

it's a latinate plural, saddy

2:09 am

balboe

Hi Mari,

2:10 am

FranMag

lol, i only have 3 AN words

2:10 am

rururocks

can't even think about those x's yet....

2:10 am

FranMag

night book!

2:10 am

dcseain

i have all but 1st and last ANs

2:10 am

balboe

How`s the new box

2:10 am

dcseain

the Xs were fun, and they all share 5 letters in
common

2:10 am

dcseain

this grid is nice, balboe, good morning

2:11 am

dcseain

i've got 58 left at this point, though i think i'll work for'em

2:11 am

SaddySolar

a latinate plural... yeah that makes it easier... NOT lol

2:11 am

dcseain

add a vowel, saddy; that vowel is a typical Latin plural.

2:12 am

FranMag

saddy, add a vowel to the one before it, latin plural, not an S

2:12 am

lynxxx

usually an e Saddy

2:12 am

rururocks

sorry

2:13 am

lynxxx

are you being sensitive again Ruru?

2:13 am

SaddySolar

i have the 2nd an5,10.... its the first i want

2:13 am

FranMag

brb

2:13 am

rururocks

yes

2:14 am

dcseain

oh, sorry, saddy. i don't have that one yet.

2:14 am

SaddySolar

the first an

2:14 am

rururocks

an + british for goodbye

2:14 am

rururocks

then the latin plural

2:14 am

rururocks

then the latin plural

2:14 am

dcseain

that's the 1st 4/4, no ruru?

2:15 am

dcseain

there's a 5/10 before it.

2:15 am

rururocks

isn't that what she wants?

2:15 am

rururocks

oh I didn't know

2:15 am

SaddySolar

i have the an + british for goodbye+the latin plural

2:15 am

dcseain

she needs 1st an5/10

2:16 am

lynxxx

I've got 3 an5.10s so far - first one is an + Australian model **l* McPherson

2:16 am

dcseain

oh, it's from next-to-rightmost A

2:16 am

dcseain

an + Italian 'he'

2:17 am

herinfernallady

It is not accepting Frisee but its on more words

2:17 am

rururocks

sorry saddy I didn't have that one nice clue lynxx

2:17 am

dcseain

it has the short form, lady

2:17 am

SaddySolar

thanks lynx got it

2:18 am

herinfernallady

Ok i have that but its not right

2:18 am

dcseain

i agree not right, but this is ENABLE, after all :)

2:18 am

lynxxx

DC is my clue for your Italian he? (no italian here)

2:18 am

rururocks

maybe enable just had one too many frisee salads

2:19 am

flosey

off to bed, goodnight all, see you tomorrow

2:20 am

dcseain

an + letter L in spanish, portugues or italian

2:20 am

lynxxx

goodnite Flosey

2:20 am

dcseain

g'night flosey! pleasant dreams

2:20 am

rururocks

I am right behind you flos...good night

2:21 am

dcseain

g'night ruru! rest well.

2:21 am

sprite

morning all

2:21 am

dcseain

morning, sprite! D:

2:21 am

lynxxx

Hello Spritely!

2:22 am

dcseain

they signed contract today, and asked for 21 Jan closing.

2:22 am

sprite

lol, did I scare you, dc?

2:22 am

sprite

hey lynxxx *hug*

2:22 am

sprite

good news, dc!

2:22 am

dcseain

my fingers got the :D backward, i noticed on send. but i startle easily in general

2:23 am

sprite

so do I :)
*hug*

2:23 am

mrpresident

hello everyone :)

2:24 am

dcseain

evening, mrp!

2:24 am

dcseain

congrats on the contract again.

2:24 am

lynxxx

Hi MRP !

2:24 am

sprite

hey mrP! *hug*
How is the home situation, now that the end of the selling stress is near?

2:24 am

sprite

oh yes, and congrats on the contract!

2:24 am

mrpresident

thank you!! we signed today... very exciting stuff :D

2:25 am

dcseain

OJ from concentrate is so much less nice than fresh.

2:25 am

mrpresident

it is almost over sprite. I am sad that we will be sending our last xmas here. Still going through 1 more open house this saturday

2:25 am

mrpresident

spending *

2:26 am

sprite

why is that? Seeing you already sold?

2:26 am

lynxxx

why MRP? just as a backup?

2:27 am

mrpresident

the contract stipulates they have to come up with $57,000 by thursday next week... when we see that money, then we stop advertising

2:27 am

dcseain

that's reasonable, mrp.

2:27 am

sprite

ah, I see. Must be irritating, having to have an open house while you should not need it. But you will survive ;)

2:28 am

mrpresident

people can 'say' they will buy and sign anything, but unless the money is in our bank, we don't believe it

2:28 am

sprite

well, you are right about that, though once they sign, they are bound to deliver.

2:28 am

dcseain

unless they have a financing contigency, sprite

2:28 am

mrpresident

and we settle on the 21st January, one week before school goes back. So, in a month, we will be moving out

2:29 am

spellit

Morning all - early start for a change

2:29 am

dcseain

morning, spellit!

2:29 am

sprite

yup, if it is in the contract.

2:29 am

sprite

hi spellit

2:29 am

lynxxx

hello Spellit!

2:29 am

mrpresident

hi spelit :)

2:30 am

dcseain

will you be in the same school district, mrp? else, moving and reregistering, oy!

2:30 am

mrpresident

oh sprite, we found some good yugioh cards for Tim. Luke is sending them this weekend

2:30 am

mrpresident

we are staying in the area for sure... move closer to the school

2:31 am

sprite

Tim is SOOO looking forward to it! And Caya too. Will they really send this weekend? If you know for sure, I will tell them.

2:31 am

sprite

are you on skype yet, mrP?

2:32 am

mrpresident

they really will, letters are written and ready to go. I just have to get to the post office tomorrow

2:32 am

lynxxx

So Sprite - are the comics & the letters making the English learning more attractive for Tim?

2:32 am

sprite

oh wonderful! They are having so much fun in advance already. It is really cool, pen pals from the other side of the world, isn't it.

2:33 am

sprite

they certainly do, lynxxx! And Caya reads them as well! It is really easy with the pics along with the words and they love it.

2:34 am

mrpresident

must go eat dinner, brb

2:34 am

dcseain

njoy, mrp

2:34 am

lynxxx

That's great, glad it has all worked out so well - AND they have made new friends to boot!

2:34 am

sprite

enjoy

2:34 am

mrpresident

will try and get skype up and working sprite, when I get back from dinner

2:34 am

sprite

yay, the laughing fence is back

2:35 am

dcseain

fran, that sh yiddish word is ther, but different spelling

2:35 am

dcseain

last sh7/32

2:35 am

sprite

just typing will do as well, mrP! Just want to ask you a few things that I don't want to put in general chat ;)

2:36 am

FranMag

back just in time for that sh7, thanks dc!

2:36 am

sprite

who shot the shirf?

2:37 am

FranMag

now that spelling makes more sense!

2:37 am

FranMag

hi sprite!

2:37 am

FranMag

hi mrp!

2:37 am

sprite

hi Fran *hug*

2:37 am

FranMag

rehi dc!

2:37 am

dcseain

SHAIRiff is the pronunciation here

2:38 am

dcseain

wb, fran, missed ur slipping away

2:38 am

FranMag

you two are really close to the sh6/30. might have to send you to the penalty box. :-)

2:39 am

dcseain

ty, fran, i'd not noticed that :)

2:39 am

sprite

ooooow thanks Fran!

2:39 am

FranMag

i wouldn't have either until sprite said her thing. :-)

2:39 am

dcseain

sprite, H, not We for surprise. W for pain/chagrin.

2:40 am

sprite

grin, I needed you to point out my almost-find ;)

2:40 am

dcseain

i'm at a total loss for sh7/32, after the bed dressing.

2:41 am

sprite

*tries to look smart while searching for the meaning of that clue*

2:41 am

SaddySolar

does anyone have the ar8,40?

2:41 am

dcseain

i don't saddy

2:41 am

dcseain

sprite, not a clue, request for help from me

2:41 am

sprite

nope, but it is good to know it is there, Saddy

2:42 am

FranMag

not yet, but i'll look

2:42 am

SaddySolar

:)

2:43 am

FranMag

saddy, do you have the ar6/18 that sounds like a record company?

2:43 am

Cat9x

ar8/40, Jackie O's hubby and the United *****s of America, hi everyone :)

2:43 am

herinfernallady

Back from washing the kitty

2:43 am

FranMag

it starts with that, last part is like one of the 50 united *****

2:43 am

sprite

just found it before you clued it, Cat, and hi :)
Thanks for saving me the cluing!

2:43 am

FranMag

ooh, cat beat me to it... hi cat!!

2:43 am

lynxxx

TY Fran & Cat

2:44 am

Cat9x

LOL, tis ok Fran, hello!

2:44 am

Cat9x

hi Lynxxx :)

2:44 am

FranMag

yw lynxxx!

2:44 am

Cat9x

hi sprite!

2:44 am

SaddySolar

thanks

2:44 am

dcseain

morning, cat!

2:44 am

SaddySolar

got it

2:44 am

sprite

yay Saddy

2:44 am

herinfernallady

HI Cat and hugs sprite

2:44 am

dcseain

ty fran, filled out my ARs

2:45 am

Cat9x

hi herin!

2:45 am

FranMag

cool dc

2:45 am

sprite

hi lady! *hugs back*

2:45 am

dcseain

1st sh7/32?

2:45 am

Cat9x

morning dc!

2:45 am

sprite

I haven't any of the sh biggies yet, dc, sorry

2:45 am

FranMag

i was still looking for that one dc

2:46 am

herinfernallady

Well the cat has her collar off so she is OCD cleaning

2:46 am

lynxxx

DC the only one I have is female sh* + vowel + what you get from the sun

2:46 am

FranMag

thanks lynxxx!

2:47 am

sprite

thanks lynxxx!

2:47 am

sprite

lol lady, glad for her

2:47 am

dcseain

oh! ty, lynxxx!

2:48 am

herinfernallady

I did bath her first she was all manky

2:48 am

lynxxx

taking another clearbrain break - BBL

2:48 am

FranMag

how does the last 9 start? the one that's not an XA?

2:48 am

sprite

bfn lynxxx!

2:48 am

FranMag

later lynxxx!

2:48 am

dcseain

ciao, lynxxx

2:49 am

Cat9x

both are xa's Fran

2:49 am

herinfernallady

Yes

2:49 am

dcseain

fi9,84

2:49 am

Cat9x

oops, sorry! it's fi

2:49 am

Flask1

Morning all.......

2:49 am

FranMag

:-)

2:49 am

FranMag

thanks

2:49 am

FranMag

hi flask!

2:50 am

dcseain

morning, flask

2:50 am

sprite

thanks for the 4 X biggies

2:50 am

Cat9x

morning, Flask :)

2:50 am

FranMag

woo hoo sprite!

2:50 am

Flask1

any clues for sh5/14 and sh7/32 please?

2:50 am

dcseain

sprite:
xa 7,8,9,8,9

2:51 am

dcseain

which sh5/14?

2:51 am

sprite

lol dc, sw5 of you :)

2:51 am

dcseain

last one is to carry

2:51 am

Flask1

sorry its the final 2 x 7's

2:51 am

herinfernallady

Well she may be clean but i am now damp and covered in wet cat hair

2:51 am

sprite

works miracles for my points total, this one letter greyed out!

2:51 am

Flask1

the final 2 x sh's....sorry!

2:52 am

dcseain

last sh7 is yiddish for an encampment, with an extra vowel in it.

2:52 am

dcseain

last SHs are both yiddish , carry, and an an encampment - with an extra vowel

2:52 am

dcseain

the joys of cat bathery, lady :)

2:52 am

FranMag

sh5/14 means to carry in yiddish, s + anagram of "assist"

2:53 am

sprite

great clue, Fran

2:53 am

FranMag

thanks sprite. :-)

2:54 am

herinfernallady

Clue for the Fi 9 pleaese

2:54 am

SaddySolar

wish i knew yiddish

2:54 am

SaddySolar

does anyone have the at7,32 yet?

2:55 am

Flask1

Sorry Fran....not getting it!

2:55 am

dcseain

searching, saddy...

2:56 am

FranMag

flask, s + h*** (last 4 letters are "assist" mixed up)

2:56 am

Flask1

F9 is marine life + dish!

2:56 am

dcseain

saddy, a sportsman

2:56 am

herinfernallady

That is not a word

2:56 am

dcseain

a sportsman is at7

2:56 am

FranMag

thanks flask! i knew it had to start that way, didn't get the ending yet.

2:57 am

FranMag

thanks dc! that word is so hard to me to see

2:57 am

dcseain

ty flash, i knew the start, had no clue on end :)

2:57 am

dcseain

it's spiral, fran, no wonder it's hard to see :)

2:57 am

SaddySolar

tytytytyt

2:57 am

FranMag

lol dc, that's essentially what i said about the word. :-)

2:58 am

sprite

lol Fran and dc

2:58 am

FranMag

dc, that and i never played sports. :-)

2:58 am

dcseain

my sister did, only reason it's on my radar

2:58 am

Flask1

anytime dc...:-)

2:58 am

dcseain

she did softball, volleyball, and basketball

2:58 am

Flask1

Fran is the 7 related?

2:59 am

FranMag

no flask, but it's also yiddish

2:59 am

FranMag

sh + coffee or **a + ***ephone

3:00 am

dcseain

last sh7 - yiddish for a village or town - with an extra vowel toward the end.

3:00 am

sprite

thnx Fran, again :)

3:00 am

FranMag

we see it in the grid more without the last e

3:00 am

FranMag

yw sprite

3:01 am

sprite

I even tried it without the extra e. But did not realise there was a longer version.

3:01 am

herinfernallady

DC the cat also left a hair or two in my eyes

3:01 am

dcseain

how cat-like

3:01 am

herinfernallady

yes

3:01 am

dcseain

sprite, the version today is unusual and rare.

3:01 am

Flask1

ok Fran...thanks for that and your patience!

3:01 am

FranMag

i announced it as a phantom a couple hours ago and then a little while ago dc found that one!

3:02 am

dcseain

finally found the Indian bread

3:02 am

FranMag

yw flask, anytime. :-)

3:02 am

sprite

that is good to know, dc. Will try and remember this version as well, though :)

3:02 am

herinfernallady

How are you SPrite

3:02 am

sprite

I sooo love the indian bread. With garlic, if possible.

3:03 am

FranMag

dc, thanks, i hadn't seen it yet!! (as usual, it was much too obvious)

3:03 am

dcseain

garlic kulcha is lovely

3:03 am

dcseain

na6, anyone?

3:03 am

sprite

dead tired, lady, but happy with the way the Sinterklaas celebration went yesterday. Kids were happy, we were happy, and with small and not too many gifts. Great fun surprises though (not sure that is how you call it), and a marvellous atmosphere.

3:04 am

sprite

looking now, dc

3:04 am

FranMag

well, i know it's from the lower left N

3:04 am

dcseain

sounds wonderful, sprite!

3:05 am

sprite

dc: na + canvas shelter, change vowel.

3:05 am

FranMag

thanks sprite!

3:05 am

dcseain

huh. i didn't know that was English.

3:05 am

dcseain

ty, Sprite

3:06 am

sprite

yes, it was wonderful. :)

3:06 am

FranMag

dc, since when is that a requirement of enable? :-)

3:06 am

dcseain

true, true...

3:06 am

sprite

LOL... don't we love enable and all its incongruencies

3:06 am

dcseain

fran, we played walleyball in HS

3:07 am

FranMag

cool dc, for some reason i thought it was relatively new when i was in college, late 80s

3:08 am

dcseain

i was in HS 85-89, so that'd be about right.

3:08 am

FranMag

my friends were into racquetball so we'd see some people playing walleyball in the other courts.

3:09 am

herinfernallady

Sprite that sounds wonderful. i had to look it up

3:09 am

dcseain

heh, musta been entertaining to see

3:09 am

sprite

for a moment I wondered if it had anything to do with kangaroos

3:09 am

FranMag

i guess it's not that unusual, but i think the name is cute

3:09 am

dcseain

1st la5/12?

3:10 am

FranMag

sprite, glad your sinterklaas celebration was nice.

3:10 am

dcseain

we played it in the small gym in HS, so a bit larger than a racquetball court.

3:10 am

sprite

yeah, it was really good!

3:10 am

sprite

dc, I am sorry, no idea if mine are last

3:11 am

sprite

I have: not early, with inserted consonant, and the same word plural minus the last vowel.

3:11 am

dcseain

it's before the road, sprite, if that helps

3:11 am

FranMag

found it

3:11 am

sprite

hm, I have la5 after the road, so I must be really mixed up

3:11 am

FranMag

it's rubble at the base of a mountain dc

3:12 am

FranMag

base of a volcano to be specific, end sounds like laughter

3:13 am

sprite

mine are strips of wood used for roofing

3:13 am

FranMag

and thanks for the road. didn't have it yet. :-)

3:13 am

dcseain

ty, fran

3:14 am

dcseain

that's mid-LAs, sprite

3:14 am

sprite

and heavy pole or stick

3:14 am

FranMag

yw

3:14 am

dcseain

or late, depending on which you have :)

3:14 am

sprite

hm, must be meaning another kind of road, I think

3:14 am

sprite

sin bin for you, dc!

3:14 am

dcseain

only one road in the LAs, 2nd word.

3:15 am

FranMag

you need an la5 before the country la** spritey

3:15 am

sprite

dc, you said it came before the road???

3:15 am

dcseain

yes

3:16 am

sprite

I think dc sent me on a wild goose trip, or he means a word for road that I do not have, LOL.

3:16 am

dcseain

la4 - a small road

3:17 am

FranMag

i didn't have it until he mentioned it either sprite, i think it's because it builds left. :-)

3:17 am

sprite

I have the la4/4 as road and it is my second la word... so for me the last la5 comes after it.

3:17 am

dcseain

1st la5 is before the road.

3:17 am

FranMag

that's because he asked for the first la5/12 sprite. :-)

3:18 am

dcseain

ty fran, we had a communication disconnect apparently :)

3:18 am

sprite

totally. I read: last la5. While he definitely wrote 1st. Never mind me!

3:18 am

dcseain

that in6 has not enough letters.

3:20 am

FranMag

lol sprite, you must have been up la**?

3:20 am

FranMag

i'll be back

3:21 am

sprite

not really, I am having some word troubles since I am on my most recent pain meds. I say other words th4 I think and read others th4 there are. Thanks for bearing with me.

3:21 am

dcseain

all good sprite, we all do that sometimes.

3:21 am

dcseain

we had a whole thread in here about discalculia yesterday.

3:21 am

sprite

:D

3:22 am

dcseain

best part, is we can all laugh about it :)

3:22 am

sprite

lol, same here, my kids have the best of fun about my slips.

3:23 am

dcseain

ah, so it's independent of languageL

3:23 am

dcseain

? not L

3:23 am

sprite

yes, and that is interesting in itself,lol.

3:23 am

sprite

strange, it takes united st5s, but not st5n island.

3:24 am

dcseain

Spoke with a Mr Oosterveld in Ontario earlier today, thought of you.

3:24 am

dcseain

that island is a proper name

3:24 am

dcseain

similar accent to yours.

3:24 am

sprite

oh lol, yes, a totally dutch name that is.

3:24 am

sprite

I realise, but I always thought it was named after a real word, lol.

3:24 am

sprite

seems there is no getting rid of a dutch accent!

3:25 am

dcseain

yes, i asked him. His wife is also dutch. There's a largish community in Sothern Ontario, mostly in shipping or farming of either flowers or potatos.

3:25 am

dcseain

he's a flower farmer who ships his own produce.

3:26 am

dcseain

i think the dutch accent carries through due to the large difference in the vowel sounds.

3:26 am

sprite

I wonder how many people call him Oosterveld with a proper O sound at the start (as in go). Most will say it starting OO as in oops, I think.

3:26 am

dcseain

i would imagine the same would be true of english speakers speaking nederlands.

3:26 am

sprite

that is what they told me as well... accent is merely a matter of vowels.

3:26 am

dcseain

didn't think to ask, but i know better.

3:27 am

sprite

ah well, you guys can understand us, and that is what it is really about :D

3:27 am

dcseain

i've a friend whose surname is Japikse - it's fun how people butcher it. Even allowing for the fact that they've come to say it as Ja-PIKS-ey, with an english J.

3:28 am

dcseain

indeed so, sprite. I'm always telling imigrants that an accent does not mean speaking badly. I'm a native speaker, and have a clear accent to others not from my region. no big deal.

3:28 am

sprite

and how is it really to be pronounced, dc?

3:28 am

dcseain

oh, does 'jarja' mean anything?

3:29 am

sprite

not in dutch, sorry

3:29 am

sprite

jaja means yesyes, but that is as close as I can get

3:29 am

dcseain

YA-pik-se - with short vowels, though a like spanish, not english.

3:30 am

sprite

thanks :)

3:30 am

dcseain

just asked as 'jarja farm' is his business.

3:30 am

dcseain

thanks?

3:30 am

sprite

for explaining the pronunciation of the name to me!

3:31 am

sprite

aha, in that case the word is not from dutch. Might be an abbrev combo of names of his family, or something else entirely.

3:31 am

dcseain

Japikse is equal Jacobson in English, if i understand correctly.

3:32 am

sprite

ah, in Dutch that would be Jacops of Jakops of Jacopsen.

3:33 am

dcseain

her paternal grandfather emigrated from Delft in the 1930s.

3:33 am

sprite

did you ever visit Delft? It is one of the most lovely cities in Holland.

3:35 am

dcseain

only been to Spain in Europe thus far. Plan to fix that in the next 2 years. with Oxford, Amsterdam, and Madrid in the works, though likely not in that order.

3:35 am

sprite

will you let me know when you will be in Amsterdam? We could have a cup of coffee in the big city, or you could visit us at home, if you would like to :)

3:36 am

dcseain

that would be lovely, and i most certainly will, as the purpose of that visit is to see my friends. Mike's son is 8, and i've yet to meet Maas in person. For that matter, haven't met Katelijne in person yet either.

3:37 am

dcseain

that's mike's gf, mass and fien's mother.

3:37 am

sprite

sounds wonderful!

3:38 am

dcseain

and it would be wonderful to meet you and your clan :)

3:39 am

sprite

you will be most welcome! We can cook you a dutch dinner even... I could ask my hubby to make us meatballs and sauerkraut st4.

3:39 am

dcseain

appreciated, though i'm an ovo-lacto vegetarian - i've no clue how that meshes with the cuisine there. Sauerkraut is a fave of mine though - grew up with lots of it.

3:40 am

sprite

let me think... no meat, no eggs, no dairy products?

3:40 am

dcseain

i eat eggs and dairy

3:40 am

dcseain

i MUCH too lazy to be a vegan.

3:41 am

dcseain

plus, i like my butter and cream

3:41 am

sprite

ah, ok! Just no meat! Well, if you are coming over, we will discuss the menu and make sure you can have everything that is on it. I can cook a decent vegetarian meal myself, we don't always eat meat here either.

3:42 am

dcseain

few cuisines are entirely meat-ladden, and those that are tend to be more northerly than yours, like Scandanavia and Russia, for example
.

3:42 am

dcseain

ha5/18?

3:43 am

sprite

it is rather common in the netherlands to have meat with every meal, but I think it is not healthy.

3:43 am

sprite

don't have it yet, looking now

3:46 am

lynxxx

ha5.18 ha most of a thing with scales & fins

3:46 am

lynxxx

thats ha + etc

3:47 am

Karys

thank you lynxxx !

3:47 am

dcseain

oh! i'm not sure i'd ever have monkeyed that.

3:47 am

dcseain

ty, lynxxx!

3:48 am

dcseain

morning, karys!

3:48 am

lynxxx

hello karys - yw

3:48 am

Karys

good morning dc...and sprite...and of course, lynxx:)

3:48 am

sprite

hi Karys. Still working on that clue...

3:49 am

sprite

oh wait, think I have it

3:49 am

Karys

seeing how many I can do before I have to go out at 10

3:50 am

dcseain

firewords!

3:51 am

dcseain

i must process emails, bbl

3:51 am

lynxxx

Hoorays for DC !!!

3:51 am

Karys

Well done dc !!!

3:51 am

dcseain

ty, see yall in a bit, have great day, karys!

3:51 am

sprite

woooooot dc!

3:51 am

sprite

go Karys goooo

3:52 am

dcseain

deracinate dee-RAS-uh-nayt, transitive verb:

1. To pluck up by the roots; to uproot.
2. To displace from one's native or accustomed environment.

3:52 am

Karys

was going well sprite, but slowed down a little now !

3:55 am

herinfernallady

hi

3:55 am

Karys

hello there hern

3:55 am

herinfernallady

I disappeared again. Damn goldfish brain

3:55 am

herinfernallady

Hi Karys

3:56 am

lynxxx

I think the heats getting to me! sitting here sweltering - haven't turned on the fan - dumb

3:57 am

Karys

don't !!!!....lynxxx...it's winter here, and grey and miserable

3:57 am

herinfernallady

Lynxx its horrid isnt it

3:58 am

Karys

there cannot possibly be 27 words from that L

3:58 am

lynxxx

at least its not too humid. ahhh much cooler now

3:59 am

herinfernallady

Dang its still 29 C

4:00 am

Karys

well, that's it 10 o clock...must go...back later ...byeee

4:01 am

lynxxx

Infernal - only 24 tomorrow...when is the change coming do you know?

4:01 am

herinfernallady

Later Karys

4:01 am

lynxxx

bye Karys!

4:02 am

o-o

phantom: slangwhanger

4:02 am

herinfernallady

Hi bable

4:03 am

o-o

Hello, herin

4:03 am

sprite

hey BabbleRabble

4:04 am

o-o

hello, sprite

4:04 am

lynxxx

Hi BR - dont dare ask what that means

4:05 am

o-o

hello, lynxxx

4:05 am

sprite

awwww that was my hubby on the phone, telling me he loves me. I never knew that after more than 14 years together, people could still be so in love, but we are.

4:05 am

herinfernallady

That is lovely SPrite

4:06 am

sprite

:D

4:06 am

lynxxx

we are all jealous Sprite!

4:06 am

o-o

fr. slangwhang, to assail with abuse] chiefly U.S.
a noisy or abusive talker or writer; a ranting partisan

4:07 am

sprite

am sorry about that, lynxxx... would love for you all to have this much happiness in your relationships!

4:07 am

herinfernallady

Happy here except hes in a shit and the cats gone mental

4:08 am

sprite

and of course we have our bad moments as well, if that is any consolation ;)

4:08 am

lynxxx

which is exactly what the word sounds like it means BR! good one

4:08 am

herinfernallady

At least he range you that was very kind and lovely

4:09 am

sprite

it just made me so happy he did, that I wanted to share, lol

4:14 am

jean1953

good morning everyone:)

4:14 am

sprite

morning jean

4:18 am

lynxxx

Hi Jean!

4:18 am

herinfernallady

Sprite that is lovely. It really is.

4:19 am

sprite

thanks lady :)

4:19 am

herinfernallady

I am looking at the disgusting world of age retouching for pageant photos

4:20 am

sprite

like signs of age are ugly. I love faces of older people.

4:20 am

jean1953

very quick visit this am, happy babbling everyone will bbl:)

4:20 am

sprite

bye for now, jean!

4:22 am

herinfernallady

Sprite i am talking about babies. 'Has YOUR child outgrown their photo'. that kind of thing. Its bad

4:22 am

lynxxx

whew, exactly 3/4 thru - time for list

4:22 am

sprite

I don't think I understand what you mean th4, lady

4:23 am

sprite

wtg lynxxx!

4:24 am

herinfernallady

Ok Sprite you know baby pageants they have in the states for example. The get the photos and turn them into dolls

4:25 am

sprite

how weird! No, we don't have anything like that in the netherlands, I think.

4:26 am

herinfernallady

Sprite i mean this. http://tinyurl.com/2owa35
it is quite disturbing what parents will do to have their perfectly cute kids made older

4:28 am

Queenruejean

Herinfernallady, I quite understand what you are saying. I'm sure you heard of our case here, a few years back, of Jon Benet Ramsey? Mom's frustrated beauty pageant dreams taken out on a tiny child. They gussy them up & make them a pedophile's dream!

4:30 am

sprite

that is so disgusting

4:30 am

Queenruejean

They don't allow a child to be a child. They make them look so much older than they are. Make-up slathered all over & even try to make them look like they have bosoms. It's disgusting.

4:31 am

herinfernallady

Hi Queen yes i did mean that. We have natural pagents. My exs kid was a winner of a baby photo comp (take out in your back yard deal) he was a cute kid.

4:31 am

Queenruejean

That's what they all should be like. A kid is the cutest thing in the world when allowed to be a kid!

4:32 am

sprite

I hate the pic at the right!

4:32 am

herinfernallady

Which therefor reminds me i have to get my 3 year old picture redone as its torn and shabby. Its a family fav. Im all cute and stuff

4:32 am

herinfernallady

I am watching Bones and they are talking about it.

4:33 am

sprite

I love that series, lady! Am waiting for it to be available on dvd in our region.

4:34 am

herinfernallady

Had to wait till summer to see it. I love it.

4:35 am

sprite

it is on tv here, but I haven't been able to follow it. And on dvd is more fun anyway... I love disappearing into the whole story for a couple of hours.

4:37 am

herinfernallady

So do i. I bought all 3 seasons of Deadwood as it wasn't on here. Thinking about hitting people up for ANgel for christmas

4:38 am

herinfernallady

Ill tell you what i got my mum

4:38 am

sprite

yay, the first season is available!

4:39 am

herinfernallady

I bought my mum and dad Metalica S n M dvd for chrissy

4:39 am

sprite

Angel... not sure about that one. How can he be alive after he sacrificed himself at the end of buffy?

4:40 am

sprite

nice, if they like metallica!

4:42 am

herinfernallady

hey do

4:42 am

herinfernallady

That was Spike not angel (droooooool)

4:43 am

sprite

owwwwww so true! How stupid of me! Guess I am mixed up because they are both so hot ;)

4:43 am

herinfernallady

That is true

4:43 am

sprite

but isn't spike coming back in angel as well?

4:44 am

lynxxx

Have you seen interview w. Spike? certainly not up to the character (who I agree is v. hot)

4:45 am

sprite

never, lynxxx, I love to keep my illusions alive. I am not interested in the man, just in the char :)

4:45 am

herinfernallady

Which one of James Masters have i not seen :D

4:49 am

lynxxx

phantom: athiest

4:50 am

sprite

as a superlative? Or a misspelt unbeliever?

4:51 am

lynxxx

just a misspelt - probably why I can't find words!

4:51 am

sprite

LOL, same here!

4:51 am

herinfernallady

I have 111 words

4:52 am

sprite

211 here

4:52 am

joso

40 here

4:52 am

sprite

yay JoSo! *hug*

4:52 am

lynxxx

Hi Joso!

4:53 am

joso

well if that deservis a yea then big yay for herin and huge yay for sprite

4:53 am

herinfernallady

Hi Joso

4:54 am

sprite

your arriving is deserving a big YAY in itself, actually!

4:54 am

joso

hi lynx, I'm betteing you deserive a yay too, so yay

4:54 am

joso

blush

4:55 am

lynxxx

TY Joso - lol

4:56 am

herinfernallady

So how are you Jos

4:56 am

joso

I'm good, how are you all

4:56 am

SaddySolar

im surprised dictionary is not accepting latin as a valid word

4:57 am

grannyrose

g'day all

4:57 am

sprite

very tired, but content with how Sinterklaas went.

4:57 am

sprite

hi rmcc. It is because it needs a capital, Saddy.

4:57 am

joso

hi rmcc

4:57 am

herinfernallady

I am tired and my thighs hurt from yoga (in a good way)

4:57 am

herinfernallady

Hi RMC toasting there

4:57 am

joso

Sinterklaas sounds like fun, wish we had it

4:57 am

sprite

when my thighs hurt, I don't dare to put it in the chat, LOL

4:58 am

sprite

you could start it, JoSo ;)

4:58 am

grannyrose

hey joso, herin, sprite. it sure is hot, herin. melting comes to mind!

4:58 am

herinfernallady

Hey i was being poliet (cheeky).

4:58 am

sprite

*grins evilly at lady*

4:58 am

herinfernallady

Is there a P 8 word if so what comes after the P please

4:59 am

joso

awww poor rmc, we have beautiful blanket of snow here

4:59 am

grannyrose

it's a ph, herin

4:59 am

sprite

I think there are at least 2 ph8 words.

5:00 am

dcseain

ph8*2 is correct, sprite

5:00 am

grannyrose

hahha, joso, wouldn't trade this for all the tea in china.

5:00 am

herinfernallady

Thanks i was going nuts

5:00 am

grannyrose

hey dcs!

5:00 am

sprite

thanks dc!

5:00 am

lynxxx

Hi Rose!

5:00 am

herinfernallady

Found it

5:01 am

grannyrose

does anyone have sh7/32? first one. clue pls.

5:01 am

sprite

one sounds biblical to me.

5:02 am

grannyrose

hey ((((lynxxx ))))

5:02 am

herinfernallady

Is it still 30 out there?

5:02 am

lynxxx

sh7 - female sh* + vowel + what you get in the sun (well not me but...)

5:02 am

sprite

me neither, lynxxx, lol.

5:03 am

o-o

I often get sweaty

5:04 am

grannyrose

veryone, please watch the news on sunday night. our toy run is on, last year we had over 17,000 motorbikes turn up, should be even bigger this year, as the weather prediction is for a much cooler day.

5:04 am

lynxxx

too much laying in that hammock BR

5:04 am

herinfernallady

That is wonderful RMC

5:05 am

lynxxx

will do Rose - have a great day won't you

5:05 am

sprite

wtg rose!

*sends cool breeze to BabbleRabble*

5:05 am

o-o

little fresh air snooze is therapeutic

5:06 am

grannyrose

thanx lynxxx. yes, herin, and it isn't just toys, we collect donations of money and food as well. the salvos were ecstatic last year.

5:06 am

sprite

will remember th4 until next summer, BabbleRabble. Not much therapy in rain, hail and wind, I fear ;)

5:06 am

o-o

minor nuisances

5:07 am

herinfernallady

Rose is there any way to donate?

5:07 am

sprite

*grins broadly at BabbleRabble*
Guess so... can I claim being delicate?

5:08 am

SaddySolar

does anyone have the es word?

5:08 am

sprite

like a big mansion with grounds, Saddy

5:09 am

o-o

what a decedent leaves

5:09 am

Sandieangel

Hi here for half an hour - does anyone have the at7 plz?

5:09 am

herinfernallady

Hi Sandie

5:09 am

SaddySolar

*bangs head on monitor* that was so obvious.... got it thanks

5:09 am

grannyrose

herin, just turn up on the day, the ride ends at williamstown, lol, you should see the cafe and restaurant owners faces when 17,000 bikers turn up at lunchtime. come to the MRAA tent and introduce yourself. if i'm not there i'll only be away for a short while.

5:09 am

sprite

hi Sandie: a sportsman is one.

5:10 am

Sandieangel

hi herin!

5:10 am

lynxxx

at runs, jumps, plays football, swims etc

5:10 am

SaddySolar

at7 is a sportsman

5:10 am

sprite

never blame yourself for babble blindness, Saddy, lol.

5:10 am

herinfernallady

May do. May do (looks about thinking i may need to get the boy though for a road trip)

5:11 am

o-o

overpaid strut and styler

5:11 am

grannyrose

it would be really grand to meet you, herin

5:11 am

Sandieangel

forgive me for being thick - but I don't get the sportsman!!! I bet it is obvious.

5:11 am

Sandieangel

Oh I got it!!!

5:11 am

herinfernallady

I don't drive i will see

5:11 am

Queenruejean

Sandie, a cricket player, football player, etc.

5:11 am

SaddySolar

well some times i get an at7's foot

5:12 am

SaddySolar

or is that at7's toe?

5:12 am

sprite

someone who sports a lot and is nimble and healthy and has a great condition.

5:12 am

grannyrose

can anyone tell me if the last sh7/32 begins with the same three letters as the word before it?

5:12 am

sprite

yayyy , congrats, lol

5:12 am

SaddySolar

english isnt my native tongue so i screw up these things sometimes

5:12 am

o-o

if an at7 gets at 7 foot, what does an astronaut get?

5:13 am

sprite

I don't think so, rose. Starts with 3 consonants, but the 3rd is not the same.

5:13 am

grannyrose

helmet hair?

5:13 am

o-o

missile toe

5:13 am

sprite

LOL BabbleRabble

5:13 am

herinfernallady

Saddy I speak clear English and sometimes enable doesn't work English

5:13 am

sprite

Saddy: I am no native speaker either. We manage though ;)

5:13 am

grannyrose

thanx sprite, bbling now

5:14 am

SaddySolar

:)

5:14 am

SaddySolar

im stuck on the en words and the et words... cant seem to find any

5:15 am

lynxxx

et4.4 is an Italian Volcano

5:15 am

o-o

en 5 --- add consumed foodd

5:15 am

o-o

aand pl

5:15 am

sprite

en + had for dinner, and plural.
volcano babblet.
et + laughing sound + first 2 letters of bird's home.

5:15 am

lynxxx

et6.21 is a gas - sometimes has m at the front of it

5:16 am

sprite

also plural greek letter

5:18 am

SaddySolar

gee thanks

5:18 am

o-o

my fatigue exacerbates my codswallop responses

5:18 am

SaddySolar

till dont have et4,5 and et4,4 though

5:19 am

sprite

plural greek letter and volcano, Saddy

5:19 am

herinfernallady

I am going to bed soon

5:19 am

sprite

is that a promise or a threat, lady? :)

5:20 am

herinfernallady

Promise. I am stuffed. Yoga last night 1 hour work out today. Stuffed.

5:20 am

lynxxx

et4.4 volcano - et + the last 2 letters of the curved yellow fruit

5:21 am

SaddySolar

how come none of you has their own mugshot on your buddy icons?

5:21 am

grannyrose

i give up * sigh * clue pls for sh7/32, the last one?

5:21 am

o-o

workouts stuff you? you doing the taxidermist shufffle?

5:22 am

herinfernallady

Saddy every day there is themes. I know i get my themes from Babble

5:22 am

montreal13

we dont want to scare people off SaddySolar - Hi all !

5:22 am

lynxxx

shy sh + **a or coffee + I'll call you on the ***ephone

5:22 am

lynxxx

shy sh + **a or coffee + I'll call you on the ***ephone

5:22 am

herinfernallady

BabbleRabble way i feel I agree :P

5:22 am

grannyrose

saddy, i, for one, don't like the way i look!

5:22 am

lynxxx

shy? sh7

5:23 am

lynxxx

Hi Mont!

5:23 am

o-o

sh 7 ---- vietnam offensive; the lure of gold, ** dorado

5:24 am

montreal13

tx lyn

5:24 am

SaddySolar

heheh... so how many of you have i scared off lol... i just think it would be nice to have faces to your alls names

5:24 am

KristineNas

Here's one and GM E1

5:24 am

grannyrose

thanx lynxxx, i think we've had that one before?

5:25 am

lynxxx

yes Rose, although there is a few variations in the spelling I think

5:25 am

Eva

Good morning everyone. Saddy-some people do the daily theme, others of us are lazy and stick with the same icon.

5:25 am

herinfernallady

saddy i can be found at http://tinyurl.com/24cu9s

5:25 am

herinfernallady

Hi Kris and bump

5:25 am

montreal13

no one Solar ! - some of us have personal pictures in Flickr within our profile...

5:25 am

o-o

I don't scare easily .... just hiss at the monitor

5:25 am

grannyrose

that's easy, my icon shows my sh5 of nicely, * giggle *

5:26 am

Eva

Also, some of us are computer incompetent and wouldn't know how to put our own photo there

5:26 am

lynxxx

Hello Eva....and Saddy, a lot of people, like Eva, have their pets

5:26 am

lynxxx

hey Eva, don't talk about me like th4.5

5:27 am

montreal13

Hi Eva - how's hobbit ?

5:27 am

grannyrose

how true, eva. my lifelong ambition was to dye computer illiterate, then what did i do? i married a computer whiz.aaaarrrggghhh

5:27 am

o-o

atalante and hobbet

5:27 am

Eva

LOL lynxx. I think that it was Jacula who a long time ago finally said-okay Eva, send me Merp's photo and I'll put in on for you!

5:27 am

dcseain

hello, back for a bit

5:27 am

SaddySolar

ok i still dont have the et greek plural

5:28 am

SaddySolar

i think i fell asleep in class the day they were teaching the greek alphabet lol

5:28 am

Eva

saddy-with the alternate greek plural ending, not the s

5:28 am

KristineNas

e + take a ba** you smell + plural letter

5:28 am

herinfernallady

Saddy that url was me

5:28 am

KristineNas

;-)

5:28 am

dcseain

et9 - a gas. et4 - plural archaic English letter. et4/4 italian volcano

5:28 am

lynxxx

et4.5 is plural, you can work out the missing letter by counting

5:29 am

lynxxx

nice Kris lol

5:29 am

KristineNas

ty ty lol

5:29 am

o-o

we can even narrow it down between a and z

5:30 am

grannyrose

lololol, BR

5:30 am

montreal13

tx a lot BR

5:30 am

dcseain

lol, babrab

5:30 am

SaddySolar

call me stupid... but i am still stuped... i keep thinking ethe...

5:31 am

grannyrose

close saddy, change the last letter

5:31 am

o-o

dump the last e for the pl

5:31 am

herinfernallady

Hi DC

5:31 am

dcseain

Saddy, pix of me: http://tinyurl.com/2fdgmh

5:31 am

dcseain

howdy, lady

5:32 am

KristineNas

e + you take a ba** in a tub of water the plural letter

5:32 am

SaddySolar

thnaks lady and dc for sharing :D

5:32 am

montreal13

hi DC !

5:33 am

SaddySolar

oohhh... but i thought the plural for greek was different.... got it now thanks for bearing with my stuidity

5:33 am

dcseain

bonjour, montreal, how've you been

5:34 am

herinfernallady

Saddy u can poke about at my 200 odd shots if you want

5:34 am

grannyrose

it's 10:30pm, i've been up since sparrow's f**t, still a lot to do for sunday, might be here at the flip ( hope i am ), nite all

5:34 am

montreal13

ok DC except for 2 long days of shovelling - arms and shoulders still ache... and you ?

5:34 am

herinfernallady

Rose you have fun

5:35 am

SaddySolar

dc... i would have hit on you had we met in 93.... too bad i would only have been 12 then lol

5:35 am

montreal13

nite rmcc - sweet dreams

5:35 am

herinfernallady

Mont swap your arms for the muscles above my knees which are dead

5:35 am

dcseain

:">

5:35 am

lynxxx

bye Rose !

5:35 am

montreal13

any time lady ! - you name the place, i'll figure the time ...lol

5:36 am

bfsog

hello room.

5:36 am

grannyrose

* poof *

5:36 am

herinfernallady

PRAISE THE GODS abbot is no longer the opposition head of health woot

5:36 am

herinfernallady

Hi BFS

5:36 am

lynxxx

Hi bfsog

5:36 am

dcseain

i'm well, ty. migraine from start of shift- well b4 that - is gone, and the roads are not too icy this AM apparently, so getting home should be a breeze, esp w/schools opening late.

5:36 am

montreal13

hi bfsog

5:36 am

dcseain

morning, bgsog!

5:36 am

herinfernallady

Then again this pain is worth the nearly ten pounds i have lost.

5:36 am

herinfernallady

Drive safe DC

5:37 am

montreal13

glad migraine gone at least DC...

5:37 am

bfsog

who wants one of my not so famous jokes?

5:37 am

herinfernallady

YAH BF

5:37 am

dcseain

i shudder to think what it'll take to get the ice off the sidewalk if my roomy didn't shovel, though. he's half-assed about clearing things, which annoys me.

5:37 am

montreal13

go ahead bf...

5:37 am

dcseain

bfsog, i'm on edge of chair...

5:38 am

herinfernallady

Dont go arse over on the ice

5:38 am

bfsog

I emailed you yesterday regarding receiving a refund for order number 14546815 and I did not get any response.

I have been emailing you now for the best part of a week now, the item I am after is a christmas present and I plan to purchase the item from elsewhere due to the no-show.

Can you tell me when I will get my refund? Thanks

Andrew Buchan.

My girlfriend came home from shopping the other day and said she was complimented on her driving skills.
She returned to her car and on the windscreen someone left a piece of paper saying "Parking Fine"

5:38 am

montreal13

bfsog, am on the edhe of abyss...

5:38 am

dcseain

spun out on way to work ,way home will be better :)

5:38 am

bfsog

oops

5:38 am

bfsog

i did that wron glol

5:38 am

bfsog

My girlfriend came home from shopping the other day and said she was complimented on her driving skills.
She returned to her car and on the windscreen someone left a piece of paper saying "Parking Fine"

5:39 am

herinfernallady

LOL

5:39 am

montreal13

(groan) ...and lol

5:42 am

montreal13

made it to 1000...

5:42 am

bfsog

nice

5:42 am

montreal13

100... that is ...lol

5:42 am

SaddySolar

fi9 anyone???

5:42 am

dcseain

nearly 1/3 there then.

5:42 am

bfsog

i just in, only done 20

5:42 am

dcseain

fi6 - compound - sea animal + dish

5:42 am

herinfernallady

They live in the sea Fi?? plus what you eat off

5:43 am

sprite

sorry, had to run off, had not noticed the time and the kids came home for lunch

5:43 am

herinfernallady

Sprite they do need feeding

5:44 am

dcseain

sprite, i've not been following well, has Belgium a gov't yet?

5:44 am

sprite

not sure, dc

5:45 am

montreal13

nearly 1 third DC...lol

5:45 am

sprite

seems that way, lady...

5:45 am

dcseain

just goes to prove, no one cares LOL

5:46 am

sprite

indeed so, grin

5:46 am

herinfernallady

More than likely have to get the vet to get the cat stitch out of her side no luck for us to get rid of it.

5:46 am

dcseain

not surprising, lady

5:47 am

herinfernallady

Little minx wouldn't sit still

5:47 am

SaddySolar

fr8?

5:47 am

dcseain

Montreal 1000 - thought was points :)

5:47 am

dcseain

Saddy, add French diminuitive to fr5/16

5:48 am

dcseain

either that, or you were offering a card game, montreal ;)

5:48 am

SaddySolar

hahah whats with you all giving me clues in latin, greek and french ahahahah

5:49 am

sprite

we treat you like a real babbler, is all, Saddy :)

5:49 am

dcseain

well, that's the source of the words, Saddy.

5:49 am

Eva

phantom-pariah

5:49 am

SaddySolar

hahah... sorry dont know french either!!!

5:49 am

dcseain

fr8 definition: a fringe of curled or frizzed hair, usually artificial, worn on the forehead by women

5:50 am

montreal13

no, just a typo - was sooooo happy to have reached 100 that i got excited and kept my finger on the 0 a bit too long

5:50 am

SaddySolar

i just joined!!! im a rookie!

5:50 am

sprite

not for long, if you remember these words and the clues, lol

5:50 am

dcseain

today was easier than yesterday by far

5:51 am

herinfernallady

Saddy

5:51 am

montreal13

just the time constrain dc - must go to work soon ...

5:51 am

bfsog

3 Men are walking through a park and they stumble upon a lamp. Excitedly they rub it and a genie appears.
The genie says "Hello there, as the founders of Grant the Genie, I will give you whatever you want."

"You have to climb to the top of that slide, say what you want to land in at the bottom and then slide down."

5:51 am

herinfernallady

http://tinyurl.com/3xekfg
this is a link of diminutives

5:51 am

bfsog

The first man climbs up the slide and says "gold!" - Sure enough, he lands in a heap of gold.
The second man, sensing an opportunity to earn lots of money says "silver".
The third man climbs the ladder and as he slides down he is having so much fun he shouts "weeeeeeeeeeeeee"...

5:51 am

SaddySolar

so any (more blatant) clues for fr8?

5:51 am

Eva

Chappy Channukah Montreal

5:51 am

sprite

lol, I thought he shouted shiiiiiiiiit

5:51 am

Atalante

or "shiiiiiiiiiiiit" for a ruder version :P and hi :)

5:52 am

sprite

lol Ata, great minds...

5:52 am

lynxxx

Hi Ata !

5:52 am

montreal13

tx eva - just too early (or lazy) to have changed my icon from yest.

5:52 am

herinfernallady

Saddy look at my link

5:52 am

herinfernallady

http://tinyurl.com/3xekfg

5:52 am

Eva

well its still appropriate

5:52 am

bfsog

i didnt know the audience today was so rude

5:53 am

Atalante

I am surrounded by snoring animals

5:53 am

montreal13

hi Ata

5:53 am

herinfernallady

this has the diminutives.

5:53 am

herinfernallady

Hi ATa

5:53 am

SaddySolar

am looking m'lady

5:53 am

SaddySolar

am looking m'lady

5:53 am

Atalante

oh! and for all you who weren't here earlier, I have a new pic of Silverclaw: http://tinyurl.com/2vwwg4

5:54 am

Eva

Saddy, I don't know if this will help, but the fr is also a kind of lettuce , plus the diminutive ending

5:54 am

herinfernallady

Ata she is dang cute kitty

5:54 am

montreal13

(more groan) bf...

5:54 am

sprite

lovely, Ata

5:55 am

Atalante

isnt she just :D she spent all afternoon yesterday snuggled up under the duvet in a little hidey-hole

5:55 am

montreal13

time to go and get ready for working day # 2 - happy babbling all - and have a nice day "POOF"

5:55 am

sprite

wouldn't it be great to be a cat

5:55 am

Eva

Merp doesn't know that in a couple of hours he is going to be stuffed into his travel case to go back to Vermont. If he catches on ahead of time, which he usually does desppite very precaution, we have to drag him out from th corner where he hides in the midst of a tangle of electrical wires and a fun time is had by all.

5:56 am

lynxxx

bye Mont

5:56 am

sprite

bye motreal

5:56 am

herinfernallady

Eva you going on a trip?

5:56 am

Atalante

sounds soooo familiar, Eva!

5:56 am

SaddySolar

and the lettuce+french diminutive brongs me to a hundred

5:57 am

Eva

we've been in Boston for a few days, in his old apartment, which we still have.

5:57 am

herinfernallady

My cat loves her crate. She sleeps in it its part of the furniture

5:57 am

Eva

YAY Saddy!

5:57 am

Atalante

good!

5:57 am

sprite

wtg Saddy

5:57 am

Gail

It's cold in Vermont this morning, Eva

5:57 am

Eva

Do you think she could write to Merp please, and let him know how nice crates can be?

5:58 am

sprite

fireworks at last

5:58 am

Eva

I know Gail, and there have been 10 inches of snow while I was gone, so I'm looking forward to seeing the transformed landscape.

5:58 am

herinfernallady

Eva I have it as part of the furniture. Its there for her to sleep in and be quite if she wants

5:58 am

Atalante

YAY SPRITEY!

5:58 am

Atalante

but thats a different "thing" to having a carry crate?

5:58 am

Gail

Yes, six inches in Rutland and lots of wind and sleet

5:58 am

Eva

Where are you in Vermont Gail (if you're comfortable saying)

5:58 am

herinfernallady

Probably have to stuff her in there tomorrow to get the blasted disolvable stitch removed.

5:59 am

lynxxx

Congrats Sprite!

5:59 am

herinfernallady

She purrs her head off when i walk her to the vet. YAHHH SPRITE

5:59 am

Eva

Got my answer......boy you guys have had a rough weather year. I'm about 10 minutes from Montpelier, and on top of a hill, so no worries re flooding like you guys.

5:59 am

SaddySolar

yay 5 o'clock... time for me to go home.... still have loads of words left... i'll try to fit as many as i can tomorrow morning... though by the time i get to work theres only an hour or so left of the grid

6:00 am

SaddySolar

yhoo... toodles my new babble friends

6:00 am

dcseain

ciao, saddy

6:00 am

sprite

I am off too, back to the kids. Have a great day or night or whatever :)

6:00 am

lynxxx

bye Saddy - see you tomorrow

6:00 am

herinfernallady

NIght Saddy and welcome

6:00 am

herinfernallady

Bye SPrite

6:00 am

Eva

And Rutland also seems to attract huge winds, right?

6:00 am

herinfernallady

Ok but don't forget my cat likes being bathed and vacuumed

6:00 am

Gail

I live in town now, so it's not so bad.

6:01 am

lynxxx

bye Sprite !

6:01 am

Gail

We lost our huge tree this summer and part of the garage.

6:01 am

dcseain

g'day, sprite!

6:01 am

dcseain

bummer, gail. wind?

6:01 am

Eva

wow. why is it so windy there?

6:01 am

Gail

Yes, huge windstorm

6:01 am

herinfernallady

Ok i am going to its late

6:02 am

KristineNas

Cuz Rutland stinks lol I live here I know !!

6:02 am

lynxxx

nite Infernal

6:02 am

KristineNas

sorry just had to chime in ! lol

6:02 am

herinfernallady

nighty night

6:02 am

Gail

Rutland does stink. It's ugly, too.

6:02 am

KristineNas

VERY !!!

6:03 am

Eva

Luckily I put the bird feeder back up just before I left for the city. I called Fish & Wildlife and they said that after the first snow most of the bears should be asleep. We'll see. Now I'll need snowshoes to get to the feeder to refill it.

6:03 am

Gail

I would rather have bears than robbers and muggers like we have here.

6:04 am

KristineNas

AMEN to that Gail !!

6:04 am

KristineNas

I should have stayed in New York !! lol

6:04 am

Eva

Sounds like it's time for the two of you to relocate!!It's beautiful up here. Come on up

6:04 am

KristineNas

I am never moving again. I'm sick of packing and unpacking

6:04 am

Eva

Anyplace is better than New York! I grew up there. Well, maybe not Newark

6:05 am

dcseain

must away. Bye, everyone! {poof}

6:05 am

KristineNas

Well not out of state anyway

6:05 am

KristineNas

bye dc

6:06 am

lynxxx

bye DC

6:06 am

Eva

okay....100 left and getting too frustrated. Back later, from Vermont.

6:06 am

Gail

I should have stayed in Chicago

6:07 am

Eva

You guys sound like big city girls. Rutland has to be hard if that's true.

6:07 am

Eva

Adieu

6:07 am

lynxxx

Going too - very late dinner - nite everyone!

6:08 am

Gail

I love Boston, my daughter lives there. That's where I will go when I retire.

6:09 am

KristineNas

It's very hard Eva I spent 30 years in NY and this move was awful

6:09 am

KristineNas

nite lyn

6:09 am

Eva

do you two know each other? Sounds like you'd be good support for each other re being in exile in Rutland.

6:09 am

KristineNas

I can count my friends on one hand after 2 years of being here

6:09 am

KristineNas

I don't believe I know Gail

6:10 am

KristineNas

I know A Gail but it's not this one

6:10 am

Eva

Okay-now I'm really going. Have to get ready for the trek.

6:10 am

Gail

We have never met. Maybe we should. I have been here 20 years, lots of friends, but...

6:10 am

KristineNas

HAGD Eva

6:10 am

Atalante

about time you knew another one then ;)

6:11 am

KristineNas

Yes I suppose it would be nice

6:11 am

Gail

I don't think we live all that far apart. I'm on Kendall Ave.

6:12 am

KristineNas

I'm on Terrill St. Rather close !

6:12 am

KristineNas

rather close ? why the heck did i say that ?

6:13 am

Gail

I think we knew this before. I used to work at Terrill and East Street corner. Walking distance for me.

6:13 am

KristineNas

I am 2 houses from the corner

6:13 am

Atalante

amazing how small the world is sometimes, isn't it?

6:14 am

KristineNas

Yes it is !

6:14 am

KristineNas

Where did you work ? there's nothing but houses here

6:15 am

Gail

Speaking of work, I have to go. Maybe we can meet for coffee some time. There is a doctor's office on the corner. I work for the wife doctor and she left him two years ago and I went with. For good reasons.

6:16 am

KristineNas

ahhhhhh

6:16 am

KristineNas

Have a good day Gail

6:17 am

Gail

Thanks. My email is gfcarter@verizon.net. Gotta run now. I would love to meet up with you.

6:18 am

KristineNas

same here

6:22 am

Atalante

hmmmm can I reach and get my jumper which the pup is resting against without waking her?

6:23 am

KristineNas

doubt it lol

6:23 am

Atalante

you're right. she's awake

6:23 am

KristineNas

lol figured

6:25 am

Atalante

but .... she's asleep again

6:26 am

Atalante

hard life being a dog

6:26 am

KristineNas

yeah it's just horrible isn't it ?

6:26 am

Atalante

awful

6:27 am

Atalante

almost as awful as being a cat LOL

6:27 am

KristineNas

you got that right !

6:28 am

Atalante

*looks at Silverclaw fast asleep in her little basket right next to my laptop*

6:28 am

KristineNas

awww

6:29 am

Atalante

let me think. so far today she has: slept in her cat bed, slept on my hip, ate food, been given treats, slept on my feet, slept in her basket. yeah, hard hard life

6:30 am

KristineNas

oh yeah what a lousy life

6:31 am

Atalante

appalling. I'll be called out Animal Cruelty before long

6:31 am

KristineNas

yes you better be careful

6:32 am

Atalante

*giggle* she's such a spoilt little madam

6:33 am

KristineNas

they all are !

6:34 am

Atalante

very true!

6:36 am

KristineNas

I need a break from these letters, I will be back after the baby gets on the bus !!

6:37 am

Atalante

byee!

6:38 am

Uniquity

Oh dear. 252 words and I have an exam and paper tomorrow. Dr. God, you torture me!

6:39 am

Atalante

at least its not 452 :P

6:39 am

Atalante

what are you studying, Uni?

6:41 am

Uniquity

Right now, classical mythology paper and three hour exam in literary landmarks. Not hard so much, I just need to prepare

6:42 am

Atalante

classical mythology? verrrrrry cool

6:43 am

Uniquity

Unfortunately, w are receiving the 1000 level lectures (first year) while I am in the second year course. I already know everything he said. Should make it easier, but mostly just boring. Thus, I babble! How're you, by the way?

6:44 am

Atalante

trying to think which god or goddess out of classical mythology to draw :P I've got a topic of "Gods and Goddesses". And I always go the mythology route

6:45 am

Uniquity

It's so beautiful to see different physical interpretations of gods/goddesses

6:45 am

Uniquity

And the way that their "purpose" is always denoted in their looks

6:45 am

Atalante

I'm wavering between Iris, Sedna, Hephaestus, Athene and Loki at the moment. Just a bit of choice!

6:46 am

Uniquity

Loki is fun because you have to give such good charcteization in his looks. I can only assume it would be tricky though!

6:47 am

Atalante

I'd look to draw him sitting on his pointy rocks with venom dripping on him. But I'm not very good at making things look horrible and painful!

6:47 am

Atalante

*love, not look

6:48 am

Uniquity

I'd rather be good at positive than horrible and painful, I think :)

6:48 am

Atalante

me too ...

6:49 am

Atalante

Baldor and the mistletoe dart would be fun, but its a really common thing, and I like trying to find things not many people draw

6:50 am

susanml138

just new at this trying to understand it

6:50 am

Uniquity

Who has given you this assignment?

6:51 am

Atalante

well, its not really something I have to do. There's an arty forum I post on a lot and every month we have a theme to post something on. And I *try* to do something every month, if only just a scribble. And this month is Gods and Goddesses

6:51 am

Atalante

hi susan

6:51 am

Uniquity

Susan - Welcome to babble! If you check out the help link above this chatterbox, and look in the links below the babble grid (particularly Angelsongs babble page and lickety's babble clues) you'll be sorted out in no time

6:51 am

Uniquity

Ata, that sounds like a lot of fun. I always wished that I could draw something when I set my mind to it. Unfortunately, I can only handle houses, it seems

6:52 am

Atalante

houses are good! and the main part of this monthly thing is to try and kick us all into working with subjects we don't feel at home with. Its very tricky sometimes!

6:53 am

Uniquity

I'm sure you get a huge sense of accomplishment from doing it though

6:54 am

Atalante

when it works well LOL. Yes, its a very good thing for everyone involved

6:55 am

Uniquity

Oh, how's your dog doing? I never remember who is who. You have Hobbit

6:55 am

downeastdame

good morning

6:55 am

Uniquity

Maybe?

6:55 am

Atalante

Yes, I have Hobbit :)

6:55 am

Atalante

Haz has Spangle

6:55 am

Uniquity

Or Hobbit has you...Heh

6:56 am

Uniquity

Did she get re-coned, or is this just an old pic?

6:56 am

Atalante

She's doing well, she's still got the Collar of Doom on though, poor babe, cos everytime I take it off she scratches so much we go back to square 1. grrrr

6:57 am

Uniquity

My kitty had to have eye surgery as he had something similar to entropian. He was acollared for ten days I believe, but at first the vet gave us too big a cone and he figured out how to gt it off. So for the very first day, we chased him around the house putting his cone back on! When we finally let it off, he went nuts...groomed his eye for hours

6:57 am

Uniquity

((after it had healed enough))

6:58 am

Atalante

I bet! poor babe! Hobbit goes mad grooming her pawss whenever I take the collar off when she's in eyesight. Her paws have never been groomed so much!

6:59 am

Uniquity

Bo was unimpressed with the fact that his fur had to be shaved around his eye. Looked ridiculous for quite some time

7:00 am

Atalante

oh my! LOL I bet! And Hobbit does look a little silly with 1 shaved ear ...

7:00 am

Uniquity

Does her ear seem to be healing though? Don't want her to look goofy forever! :)

7:01 am

periwinkle

Yowsa a bigger grid today. Hi all

7:01 am

Atalante

its healed fine. just got to keep the collar on long enough now for the skin to strengthen and start growing some fur again so she can't scratch it all away again

7:01 am

periwinkle

Ata, Hobbit does not look quite as pitiful in your icon today

7:01 am

Uniquity

Hi Peri! This grid is here to distract from things you really should be doing

7:02 am

Atalante

hi peri

7:02 am

fundays

hello everyone.. this is my first time. This game seems fun

7:02 am

EspritdJean

welcome fundays

7:02 am

periwinkle

we had snow yesterday and now have a coating of ice on roads and cars and windchill is 9 degrees

7:02 am

Atalante

she's got used to the collar now, and bounces around eveywhere just like normal now. Nope, no pitifulness any more

7:02 am

periwinkle

:-)

7:02 am

EspritdJean

having found this site, life as you knew it is over

7:03 am

Atalante

mn

7:03 am

Atalante

oops sprry that was silverclaw

7:03 am

fundays

I know.. i don't know how I am going to get work done today.

7:03 am

fundays

I must admit, it is kinda hard. I don't think I know 5 words that start with x.. ha ha

7:03 am

EspritdJean

you won't. accept it

7:05 am

downeastdame

i am not going to do work

7:05 am

downeastdame

hahaha

7:05 am

fundays

ha.

7:05 am

downeastdame

i accept fundays, you should too

7:05 am

EspritdJean

work is just a 4 letter word

7:05 am

fundays

I know... It is crazy. I have so much to do today, but it isnt looking good. HA HA

7:06 am

Anniebrook

hello everyone!

7:06 am

EspritdJean

gm annie

7:06 am

periwinkle

hi Annie, how are you today,

7:06 am

Anniebrook

hi peri and Jean, I am feeling much better, thanks

7:06 am

bfsog

Three boys called Mind your own business, Poo and manners are walking down a street one day.
They are not looking where they are going and poo falls down a man hole. Manners tries to reach down to rescue him while Mind your own business runs to a local police station

7:06 am

bfsog

He says to the policeman "quick quick my brother has fell down a hole"
"Hold on hold on, whats your name?" says the policeman
"Mind your own business" says the boy
"Oi, wheres your manners" said the angry policeman
"down the road picking up poo"

7:07 am

Anniebrook

LOL, bf

7:08 am

Scrabbler

Good morning Babble buddies.

7:08 am

Scrabbler

I agree---5 words starting with X???

7:08 am

Anniebrook

Good morning, Scrabbler

7:08 am

bfsog

hello all.

7:08 am

periwinkle

hi there Scrabs

7:09 am

EspritdJean

I hear ya scrabbler

7:09 am

Scrabbler

**monkeys are freed from cage**

7:09 am

EspritdJean

I've a feeling the monkeys are going to go on strike in protest

7:09 am

Scrabbler

Hi Perwinkle--I played Bogglific last night--different rules than Noggin so it caught me off gurad.

7:09 am

Atalante

at least 3 revolve around a sciencey word for yellow

7:09 am

ms_gilly

hi everyone

7:09 am

lil*monkey

:)

7:10 am

Scrabbler

And here is my lil*monkey out of her cage, LOL

7:10 am

Atalante

actually they all do. all the same first 5 letters

7:10 am

EspritdJean

how do you spell them atalante?

7:10 am

Scrabbler

Hi Ms Gilly

7:10 am

Scrabbler

Aha, Atalante--TY

7:10 am

ms_gilly

hi scrabbler

7:10 am

Atalante

if I told you how to spell them, that might be a bit obvious LOL

7:11 am

EspritdJean

was hoping you wouldn't notice that

7:11 am

lil*monkey

tee hee , i'm out of my cage but not on strike... working on the x's

7:11 am

Scrabbler

I know the first 5 letters now and am working on creating the rest.

7:11 am

Atalante

xa7/52 gum is a common food additive if that helps

7:11 am

Atalante

just try all sciencey endings, scrabbler!

7:12 am

lil*monkey

ata, do all the x's start like xa7,52 ???

7:12 am

Atalante

all have the same first 5 letters

7:12 am

lil*monkey

TY ata

7:13 am

Scrabbler

I am going to ignore the X for a while and enjoy finding normal words.

7:13 am

fundays

I need a clue for the X words. I am totally lost

7:13 am

ms_gilly

me too

7:14 am

Scrabbler

Scrabble Dictionary to the rescue!

7:14 am

ms_gilly

lol

7:14 am

Atalante

the xa7.52 is E415 food additive

7:17 am

Scrabbler

Done with X---all beging with same first 5 ltrs, as Ata said, the prefix for "yellow". Endings are (1) indefinitie article, (2) past tense of to eat, (3) pl that, (4) Suddam Huss***, and (5) pl that

7:17 am

EspritdJean

I drug 3 of them out of the scrabble dictionary

7:17 am

Scrabbler

Pluralize 2, EJ, and you are done too.

7:18 am

Atalante

is that yellow word used medically, Scrabs? I just know it from biology stuffs

7:18 am

Scrabbler

And we have all increased our word power for the day. I am a better person now than I was 10 minutes ago.

7:18 am

Anniebrook

Scrabbler, thanks for saving me the trouble, kisses going your way....

7:18 am

EspritdJean

and the monkeys are happy too

7:18 am

periwinkle

thanks Scrabs and Ata

7:18 am

periwinkle

have all the x's now

7:18 am

Scrabbler

Yes, Ata--xanthomas are yellow growths on the skin--filled with cholesterol, if I am correct.

7:19 am

lil*monkey

i got all 5 x's, i'm a happy monkey :)

7:19 am

Scrabbler

let's all do the HAPPY DANCE together!

7:19 am

Atalante

anyone not got the first 5 letters now? *grins*

7:20 am

Anniebrook

*hop, skip, jump, hop, skip, jump*

7:20 am

Scrabbler

That is the least I could do for everyone, Ata. :-)

7:20 am

Atalante

its a nice word. we had xa***flavins and stuff

7:20 am

Uniquity

Sure, you say it after I follow the clues!

7:20 am

Scrabbler

And I have a patient with bone tumors called xanthofibromas.

7:21 am

Atalante

thats a good word, if it sounds a horrid thing to have

7:21 am

Scrabbler

They are benign, at least for her.

7:22 am

Atalante

oh ... good!

7:22 am

fundays

ok.. i am so dumb. i am not seeing it.

7:22 am

bfsog

ha 5,18?

7:22 am

Scrabbler

It is 19 degrees F and with huge snowflakes slowly falling--beautiful despite the temp.

7:23 am

Scrabbler

Fundays--use the first 5 letters of the words I threw out there, then follow my clues for the endings

7:23 am

fundays

yellow??? I am more confused now

7:24 am

Atalante

google the food additive E415

7:24 am

Scrabbler

BBS--going to check e-mail.

7:25 am

KatieMcG

afternoon all

7:25 am

Anniebrook

hi katie

7:26 am

fundays

thanks.. I got it

7:29 am

sukee

ok, i'm leaving those x words for last...

7:30 am

sukee

anyone know how to lower a 102 temperature?

7:31 am

Uniquity

Sukee, if you go back in chat a little bit, scrabbs spelled it out for you :)

7:31 am

Atalante

paracetamol

7:31 am

Uniquity

Umm, acetominophen? I don't know. I always just wait out fevers

7:31 am

Anniebrook

try tyenol

7:31 am

sukee

I'm taking aspirin right now, going to the doctor later

7:32 am

downeastdame

cold fluids

7:32 am

downeastdame

and tylenol

7:32 am

Anniebrook

I hope you feel better soon...drink lots of water

7:32 am

Atalante

not aspirin, take acetominophen

7:33 am

sukee

ty :) I don't have anything else right now. I'm going to pick up something else at the drugstore

7:33 am

sukee

At least the good part is I am home and can play Babble :)

7:33 am

bfsog

where do the words babble has come from!

7:33 am

Atalante

that should work. it normally does. it makes you feel a bit worse, then breaks the fever

7:34 am

Atalante

thats a very good thing!

7:34 am

periwinkle

found 1/2 on first go round and have at least 1 words from each square, bbs

7:34 am

chiley

Babble is a combination of Boggle & Scrabble

7:34 am

Anniebrook

later, peri

7:34 am

chiley

OH.....a program generates the words each day

7:36 am

Uniquity

They come from enable dictionary. Which doesn't enable all real words but makes it's own! :)

7:36 am

bfsog

dam right it makes its own

7:38 am

Atalante

poor enable, we dislike it so much

7:39 am

Uniquity

I'm still mad that it taikes zaire, but not mexico!

7:40 am

Atalante

but mexico aint a currency ;)

7:40 am

NonoNanette

Morning Babblers and thanks for the clues for the X!

7:40 am

Uniquity

It is in my world. And that is what matters!

7:41 am

Atalante

lol

7:41 am

Anniebrook

hi Nono!

7:41 am

bfsog

ha 5,18?

7:41 am

Atalante

is it the currency of mexico?

7:42 am

Uniquity

It is the currency of Houyhnhnmland (Gulliver's Travels) ;)

7:42 am

Atalante

oooooo cool

7:43 am

NonoNanette

ha5...ha + make a ***t to punch the bag

7:44 am

NonoNanette

news

7:44 am

NonoNanette

nest

7:44 am

bfsog

wow, how did you get that word! thanks

7:44 am

NonoNanette

ooops sorry

7:44 am

NonoNanette

my monkies found it bf

7:44 am

NonoNanette

i'm off to the pb now hope it is well stocked

7:45 am

bfsog

catch you later, i have under 200 to go!

7:45 am

Atalante

you should have just pretended you had been brilliant!

7:46 am

NonoNanette

well Ata i did tell the monkies what was needed does that count

7:46 am

Atalante

oh I think so :)

7:47 am

lil*monkey

did you call out a monkey? :)

7:49 am

NonoNanette

nah they were already out LOL

7:49 am

Aloyisius

hi everyone.. that ha word was deleted from the acceptable Scrabble words, dunno why .. tuff grid today.. for me at least

7:49 am

NonoNanette

hi aloy

7:49 am

Anniebrook

hi Aloy!

7:50 am

Aloyisius

hi Nono and Annie.. I hope the trend toward larger grids as we approach the holidays does not continue toward monster grids as this is a time my "to do" list of non-Babble activities keeps growing too!

7:51 am

NonoNanette

i hear ya aloy

7:51 am

Uniquity

The bigger grids are nice...just, interfering with exam period for me. LoriP complains as lobster season has started too

7:52 am

Aloyisius

how does lobster season interfere with babbling?

7:53 am

Uniquity

She works LONG days now...gone at 7, home to make supper around 6

7:53 am

Uniquity

once i go home for break, she will be working over 12 hours a day

7:54 am

NonoNanette

am sure by the time she is done she is too tired to do much but go to bed

7:54 am

Aloyisius

oh, wow.. i understand.. i tried, but had to give up on babble while i was teaching.. same reason.. long days

7:55 am

Uniquity

Pretty much. She has to cook, clean, laundry, take care of kids, work, sleep and try to babble, lol. I admire all of you who work and babble, I just do it instead of study

7:57 am

NonoNanette

how long does lobster season go on Uni?

7:58 am

Uniquity

A long time. June? July? One season ends, but another goes two months longer

7:58 am

Uniquity

It is just december/january/february that is REALLY bad

8:01 am

Scarlet

Good morning, Nono, Uni, Aloy and all!

8:02 am

Scarlet

{{Annie!}}} I didn't see you!!

8:02 am

Aloyisius

Good morning, Scarlet!!!

8:02 am

Scarlet

Hi, Sunshine!

8:02 am

Uniquity

**Scarlet!**

8:02 am

Scarlet

**Uni-Clue**

8:03 am

Scarlet

This looks to be a real fun grid! Another fabulous reason to goof off for a little bit! :-)

8:03 am

Uniquity

We're gonna have a new version of CLue (the game)here soon, if we're not careful...It was Scarlet...in the grid...with the monkeys!

8:05 am

Scarlet

I don't know what that means, Uni, but I am laughing really hard now....

8:06 am

fundays

hello everyone... I love this game. I have just started playing today

8:06 am

Uniquity

Hi again fundays :)

8:06 am

Scarlet

Good morning, fundays!! Welcome to insanity, fun and a life-long addicition!!

8:06 am

Aloyisius

welcome, fundays! You have started with a challenging grid..

8:08 am

Anniebrook

Just came back...{{{Scarlet}}}

8:08 am

Scarlet

Hello dear friend, Annie!

8:09 am

Anniebrook

I have so much to do and I keep pulling myself away and I am being pulled back...

8:09 am

Scarlet

Did you make a lovely first-night Channukah meal last evening, Annie? I am so in the mood for latkes... think I'll do it tonight!

8:10 am

Anniebrook

My daughter and family will be here on Saturday for Chanukah and then it is latke fest...I love potato latkes

8:10 am

Uniquity

Latkes are delicious

8:11 am

Scarlet

So do I, Annie...with sour cream... beloved likes applesauce, and daughter loves sour cream and applesauce... I can taste them now!! :-)

8:11 am

fundays

any clues for the i words

8:11 am

Anniebrook

Sour cream for me!

8:11 am

Aloyisius

in4.4 motels

8:11 am

Scarlet

fundays, I just started, so no help from me... YEA for Annie... we know what's good! :-)

8:12 am

Uniquity

Latkes are the only thing I like ketchup with

8:12 am

Atalante

I've never had latkes :(

8:12 am

Uniquity

Although, sour cream and cheese is always good

8:12 am

Anniebrook

Uniquity!

8:12 am

Aloyisius

in5.10 the jewel was in*** into the gold ring

8:12 am

Scarlet

Uni... that's funny... sometimes I mix a little ketchup withe the sour cream... everyone goes "Yerch" but it tastes good to me!!

8:12 am

periwinkle

Hi al

8:12 am

periwinkle

*all* even

8:13 am

Anniebrook

welcome back, peri

8:13 am

Scarlet

Hi, Ata... they are easy to make!! {{{Peri-kins!!}}}

8:13 am

Uniquity

I like peanut butter, jelly and cheese! Mixing is good

8:13 am

Atalante

easy or easy for culinary idiots?

8:13 am

fundays

thanks aloy.. i just got blocked

8:13 am

periwinkle

making breakfast bbs

8:13 am

Uniquity

Easy easy

8:13 am

Aloyisius

good morning peri... oops, she just flew by

8:14 am

Uniquity

The recipe my mum and i use involves...flour, pepper, potato, onion. That's it

8:14 am

Atalante

I could manage that!

8:14 am

Anniebrook

salt, uni

8:15 am

Scarlet

VERY easy, Ata... grate the potatoes, add Uni's stuff, and I add a half-teaspoon of baking powder and some freshly-chopped parsley to it... nice, not canola oil... not to the smoke point, and drain on paper towels, and pop into a 250-degree oven whilst you continue making them.

8:15 am

Scarlet

*HOT* not *not*

8:16 am

Atalante

ooooo, yes easy!

8:16 am

Uniquity

Oh! They are good with syrup too! I discovered that when we made potato pancakes ins chool which are pretty much just the "Acadian" version

8:16 am

Scarlet

Syrup! Acccckkkkk

8:16 am

Atalante

mayonnaise. I'd have them with mayonnaise. Or aioli

8:17 am

Aloyisius

how about ketchup?

8:17 am

Anniebrook

Syrup!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Uni!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

8:17 am

Uniquity

You can eat them with anything. They are great on their own too. Potatoes can't be bad

8:17 am

Anniebrook

Sour cream and salt, that's it

8:17 am

NonoNanette

Hi Scarlet and anyone else i missed while checking email

8:17 am

lideola

home fries are always good when a little maple syrup gets on them

8:18 am

Atalante

mmmm. now I need food. brb

8:18 am

Scarlet

Hi, Nono.... the ketchup thing has been covered, Aloy... LOL. Hi, lideola...

8:18 am

lideola

hi : )

8:19 am

NonoNanette

you have made me hungry for latkes, may have to make some for supper tonight

8:19 am

Uniquity

We have a global Babble Latke dinner thing going on

8:19 am

Scarlet

I know, Nono... I have talked myself into it!! :-)

8:19 am

lideola

home fries/hash browns/ potato pancakes/ latkes- all very similar, so I imagine that what tastes good on one will taste pretty good on another

8:20 am

Anniebrook

Latkes reign!

8:20 am

periwinkle

I am back

8:20 am

movieman

Hiya, everyone!!!!!

8:20 am

lideola

at least they all have similar ingredients... different preparations

8:20 am

Scarlet

There is something a little magical about a good latke, though... I am not a fry fan... but a latke... {{{peri!!}}}

8:20 am

Aloyisius

ah so, Scarlet.. just scrolled back. Have been buried in grid.... hey, movieman!

8:20 am

Anniebrook

welcome back, peri..hi mm

8:20 am

Scarlet

Good morning to you, movieman... Want a latke?

8:21 am

periwinkle

I like latkes too but find grating the potatoes by hand to be very tedious, Scarlet would you volunteer to make latkes for our Chanukah part this Sat.

8:21 am

movieman

I'd just like to get those bloody x words out of the way first, so......any cluez plz?

8:21 am

movieman

What is a latke?

8:21 am

periwinkle

*party*

8:21 am

lideola

oh a good belgian fry reigns supreme to me- creamy in the middle and crisp on the outside

8:21 am

periwinkle

potato pancake movieman

8:21 am

Anniebrook

mm, a potato pancake

8:21 am

Uniquity

Movieman - Scrabbler clued them all this morning, read back in chat

8:21 am

Uniquity

Antyhing that involves a potato is delicious in my books!

8:21 am

movieman

Sounds nice.....

8:21 am

Aloyisius

X + picnic pest + opp of Love..

8:21 am

periwinkle

mm, the x-words all start with the same 5 letters

8:22 am

lideola

pierogies!

8:22 am

amelu0218

X: the first 5 letters for all is the name of a magical land created by piers anthony.

8:23 am

Scarlet

Yes, I will, peri... I don't mind the work at all... I use my Cusinart for the grating... Zoom, and it's done... after many tedious years of doing it the old-fashioned way!

8:23 am

Scarlet

Pierogies... ohmygosh... love them, too! With fried onions and sour cream!

8:23 am

NonoNanette

pierogies are quite different but every bit as good as latkes

8:23 am

periwinkle

okay, will be expecting you on Sat. unless someone is kind enough to buy me a food processor for Chanukah

8:23 am

Scrabbler

I am back from playing my latest addiction = Noggin.

8:24 am

lideola

love the food processor... and love the mandolin for scalloped or au gratin potatoes

8:24 am

periwinkle

I would love a mandolin too.

8:24 am

Aloyisius

what's Noggin?

8:24 am

NonoNanette

hi
Scrabs

8:24 am

Scarlet

Hi, Scrabbler.

8:25 am

fundays

you guys are making me hungry!! :-)

8:25 am

lideola

oh yes, pierogies are very different but incredible in their own right. one of my favorite dinner nights is the soup & pierogi night

8:25 am

periwinkle

I is a game llike weboggle and Bogglilfic, Aloy

8:25 am

Scrabbler

A 4 x 4 word grid, played over 180 seconds. Shortest word = 3 ltrs. It is fast paced with just 20 sec between rounds. Babble helps me.

8:25 am

Aloyisius

ty for the info, Scrabbler..

8:26 am

Scrabbler

Peri--in Bogglific--you score points when you find words that the other players do NOT have, correct?

8:26 am

periwinkle

*it* is

8:26 am

Flask1

Afternoo all......

8:26 am

periwinkle

yes Scrabs

8:26 am

Aloyisius

hi there, Flask!

8:26 am

Scrabbler

Hi Flask

8:26 am

Anniebrook

hi Flask

8:26 am

Scrabbler

It threw me off with my only game, Peri.

8:27 am

movieman

Got the x's.....with some major assistance.....would never have got them on my own

8:27 am

Scrabbler

Yahoo, MM!

8:27 am

Scarlet

{{{ Flask-A-Riffic }}}

8:27 am

Pringleplace

Hi there - funny I do not have the word list underneath today? or something that tells me how many words left?

8:27 am

periwinkle

Scrabs you can see who you are playing against, if too many of the others have a higher rating than me, I chose another game :-)

8:27 am

Flask1

Awww thanks Scarlet......I need it today.....

8:27 am

Scrabbler

Maybe your 14 day trial period is over--time to go pro, PP

8:28 am

Scrabbler

I will try it again tonight, Peri. fish

8:28 am

Scarlet

OH, Flask... bad day, dear?

8:28 am

Aloyisius

Scrabbler!!!

8:29 am

Aloyisius

off to the sin pen

8:29 am

Scrabbler

Hi Aloy! How are you? and baby?

8:29 am

Scarlet

OOpsss to Scrabbler!

8:29 am

Aloyisius

lol... your piscine booboo

8:29 am

Scrabbler

hey, how did that word end up at the end of my sentence?? Sorry!

8:29 am

Anniebrook

*putting cookies in the penalty box for scrabbler*

8:30 am

Flask1

An uncle that my brothers and I were brought up with is dying.......his brothers and sisters have been sent for...and he is now on morphine......not good am afraid!

8:30 am

Scarlet

Oh, sweetie.... sending you a strong hug. Babble is very good to do when the world gets sad and crazy...

8:30 am

Scrabbler

Keep him peaceful and comfortable, Flask, and wish him a good passing. You will miss him. ((Flask and uncle))

8:31 am

Aloyisius

the baby swing arrived yesterday.. the diapers the day before.. house is gearing up.. can't wait to see her again.. parents relay that she is still keeping them up nights but looks to be thriving

8:31 am

Anniebrook

Flask, I am so sorry to read that {{flask}}

8:31 am

Scrabbler

I hope they are chocolate chip, Annie.

8:31 am

Flask1

thanks everyone!

8:31 am

Aloyisius

oh, so sorry, Flask.. just read

8:31 am

Anniebrook

scrabbler, none other than chocolate chip

8:32 am

Flask1

thanks Aloy!

8:33 am

Scrabbler

My "dinner" last night was half a carton of Edy's fudge brownie double churned ice cream. Naughty Scrabbler.

8:33 am

Anniebrook

Now that's a nutritious double delicious dinner

8:34 am

Flask1

ok am diving in....***SPLASH***.......

8:34 am

Scrabbler

I just "needed" it, Annie.

8:34 am

Anniebrook

*gets towel and wipes myself*

8:34 am

bfsog

tonight for dinner me and friends are going out for tea, my friend Christine just turned 19

8:34 am

raelite

great googely-moogely! an x with 5 words!

8:34 am

Scrabbler

19---just a baby.

8:35 am

bfsog

yeps im much older than her!

8:35 am

Scrabbler

I clued them a bit ago, raelite, if you check the archives from about an hr ago.

8:35 am

Anniebrook

Scrabbler, I have been in "need" also and have finished cartons of ice cream...good for the soul

8:35 am

Anniebrook

{{{{raelite}}}}

8:36 am

raelite

((annie)) - scrab, I had half a box of ferrero rocher for dinner

8:36 am

Scrabbler

TY for alleviating my guilt, Annie.

8:36 am

Anniebrook

LOL, anytime, scrabbler

8:36 am

Scrabbler

Well, it looks like we all periodically need to get our serum chocolate levels up in the therapeutic range.

8:37 am

Scrabbler

I have to get ready for work--meeting my dad first as he is taking my car to get new tires.

8:38 am

Anniebrook

later, scrabbler

8:38 am

Scrabbler

I shall return tonight.

8:38 am

raelite

see you scrab, have a great day

8:38 am

Scrabbler

Enjoy the day everyone!

8:38 am

Aloyisius

You too, Scrabbler.. see you next time!

8:43 am

Anniebrook

raelite, I read Chapter 8 and it is great reading and I loved it

8:43 am

raelite

I am currently working on chapter nine. it will involve squirrelsa

8:43 am

Anniebrook

raelite, LOL, that should be a great read

8:44 am

raelite

it is ...looking good. it's also got haz's spangle and atalante's hobbit in it

8:44 am

bfsog

anyone got the first la 5,12?

8:44 am

Cherrypop

What are we reading?

8:44 am

Aloyisius

la+ the ***lem Globetrotters

8:44 am

Anniebrook

bf, dont know if it is the first but la and # after 9

8:45 am

lideola

la+ ***dy *** *** (laughter)

8:46 am

bfsog

ty aloyisius, and thank yuo Annie, oh and you lideola

8:46 am

Anniebrook

cherry, go to raelite's profile and open her blog

8:46 am

Aloyisius

yvw

8:46 am

Cherrypop

ty Annie

8:47 am

Anniebrook

raelite, a true babble fist of the night...cant wait

8:48 am

raelite

lol...I hope so.

8:48 am

raelite

this grid is ver engaging!

8:48 am

alicesuckling

has anyone finished

8:49 am

Aloyisius

done, done and I must run.. lol.. rhymes. Will be back soon to help with any clues .. see you all laterA!

8:49 am

Anniebrook

congrats to Aloy and bye for now

8:49 am

raelite

see you Aloy :)

8:50 am

Sandieangel

hi back for a few more. Can anyone clue me the first la5/12 plz? got the rest but cannot see that one.

8:50 am

Anniebrook

I must leave for a while too, see you later, babblers

8:50 am

raelite

bye annie

8:51 am

Sandieangel

Oh just got it!!!!

8:52 am

bichon

anyone have the second ap 5? please

8:53 am

Anne38

hi everyone clue for ha 5/18 please

8:55 am

raelite

not yet, working on it though

8:55 am

Anne38

ta x

8:55 am

flosey

good morning all

8:56 am

flosey

ap5 - behaviour sort of like a monkey

8:57 am

raelite

got it . ha 5.18: ha + first three letters of what a salmon is

8:57 am

bichon

ty flosey

8:57 am

Anne38

hi flosey x

8:57 am

flosey

hi Anne

8:57 am

flosey

yw bichon

8:58 am

Anne38

thank you raelite x

8:58 am

raelite

no worries

9:00 am

flosey

clue for ep5 please?

9:02 am

raelite

ep + when something is funny you say *** (or ha4.6)

9:03 am

flosey

thanks rae - new words to me

9:03 am

raelite

me too!

9:04 am

fundays

ar 8,40?

9:05 am

flosey

ar8 - Mr. Onasis + the united *****s

9:06 am

flosey

at 7 clue please?

9:08 am

fundays

thanks

9:08 am

flosey

yw fun

9:09 am

Sugerpig

flossy, take out a letter from the end of the clue you just gave.

9:09 am

raelite

at7: someone who does sports

9:09 am

bbnaz

howdy everybody. just in for a minute but wanted to say hello

9:09 am

flosey

thanks sugar and rae

9:10 am

raelite

welcome :)

9:11 am

Anne38

se 6 /18 please

9:14 am

bbnaz

and dropping in was well worth it. all the nines and only one more eight to go

9:14 am

flosey

the only se I'm missing Anne

9:15 am

phaeton

se6/18, try the game where you hit a ball back and forth...sp backward and the vowels reversed

9:15 am

pigeonman

al6 please? Hello all.

9:15 am

Uniquity

I am making slow progress today. Is this tricky, or am I too distracted?

9:15 am

flosey

hi bb,

9:15 am

Anne38

some strange words again lol

9:15 am

flosey

a few strange words Uni

9:15 am

bbnaz

hello flosey (~:

9:16 am

periwinkle

help with ph8 please

9:16 am

flosey

al6 is plural of al5 - do you have it?

9:16 am

fundays

Good to know uniq.. so they are aren't this hard

9:16 am

fundays

ha ha

9:17 am

periwinkle

NM\

9:17 am

periwinkle

bbl

9:17 am

Uniquity

Nope~!

9:17 am

Anne38

thank you i missed that x

9:17 am

flosey

peri, ph8 is plural of ph7 - do you have it?

9:18 am

pigeonman

Flosey. Yes I have the al5, but I can't see how to plural it.

9:18 am

Uniquity

Is the fi9 related to the 4?

9:18 am

pabtrek

i don't flosey, could you please clue it

9:18 am

bbnaz

no more 8s or 9s. bbl must go out into the world and run errands

9:18 am

bbnaz

the preceding fi4 yes it is Uni

9:19 am

Uniquity

Thanks

9:19 am

bbnaz

the creature in water is served on a dish called a *****

9:19 am

raelite

al 5: yiddish for a number..I can't remember which one though

9:19 am

bichon

an 5/10, the first one

9:19 am

pigeonman

Oops. Put the al5 in the wrong box. Sheepish grin.

9:19 am

Uniquity

Thanks BB, that was great

9:20 am

bichon

No, it's hebrew for the first letter in the ********

9:20 am

raelite

there ya go :)

9:22 am

Anne38

platies

9:22 am

crpw48

ty anne

9:22 am

Anne38

sorry

9:22 am

crpw48

good morning all

9:23 am

Angelsong

hi, all. phantoms: elephant, elephants

9:23 am

flosey

morning crpw

9:23 am

flosey

hi angel

9:23 am

EvaNadine

mornin babblers!

9:23 am

raelite

hello angel, eva

9:23 am

crpw48

celebrated my 37th wedding anniversary yesterday, give me a big yahoooooooooo

9:24 am

raelite

congratulations, crpw

9:24 am

Anne38

yay crpw48 great xxxxx

9:25 am

crpw48

tytyty

9:25 am

bichon

an 5/10, 1st one please

9:26 am

EvaNadine

how is everyone today?

9:26 am

crpw48

good, and you

9:26 am

flosey

indeed crpw, congratulations

9:27 am

pabtrek

bichon, my first an5 is plural of the an4/4

9:27 am

EvaNadine

busy morning...not bad, i guess, but not great...heh

9:27 am

bichon

an 5/10 is the very first an

9:28 am

pabtrek

okay, guess I don't have it yet, will look

9:29 am

crpw48

have a good day all, going christmans shopping, bbl

9:29 am

witchy

k

9:29 am

witchy

soz

9:29 am

mkg

111 words and i must go to work. ugh. wont finish this today. too bad.

9:29 am

pabtrek

how about an + anagram of long slippery swimmer

9:30 am

debjed

good morning all. want my christmas list crpw?

9:31 am

pabtrek

ph7 please

9:32 am

bichon

ty pab, that was it

9:32 am

pabtrek

yw, bichon

9:33 am

flosey

pab, do you have ph7?

9:33 am

pabtrek

nope, flosey

9:34 am

flosey

ph7 is a salt or ester, does that help?

9:35 am

pabtrek

not really, flosey

9:35 am

Anne38

last sh 7/32 please

9:35 am

flosey

ester of phenol

9:37 am

flosey

ending is I just *** my breakfast

9:38 am

flosey

sorry, I'm not good at clues

9:38 am

pabtrek

thanks flosey

9:39 am

raelite

ph+en5.10

9:39 am

flosey

ah, much better clue rae

9:39 am

raelite

:D

9:40 am

flosey

clue for fi9 please?

9:40 am

kathw

i liked both your clues, thank you

9:41 am

pabtrek

what you eat the fi4 on, flosey

9:41 am

flosey

thanks kath

9:41 am

kathw

fi9, what you serve a sea creature on

9:41 am

flosey

thanks pab

9:41 am

raelite

halibut and chips, $5.99

9:41 am

flosey

and kath

9:41 am

flosey

a favourite rae

9:42 am

raelite

mmmmmm beer batter

9:42 am

pabtrek

yw, flosey

9:42 am

flosey

and good spots in sidney for that

9:42 am

Anne38

last sh 7/32 please

9:43 am

flosey

don't have it Anne

9:43 am

raelite

was just thinking that...warm sunny day, the end of the pier...wafts of cider vinegar in the air

9:43 am

flosey

oh yummm

9:44 am

pabtrek

hmmmm, sounds good raelite

9:44 am

raelite

I meant malt vinegar...cider is too sw5.18

9:45 am

raelite

there's this place in oak bay, on estevan by willows beach called blighty's...the chips are amazing. they are only open as long as they have fresh catch left too

9:47 am

flosey

thanks rae, must remember that. When we go over to Vic. it's usually lunch

9:47 am

Deeha

Had a holidsay in US recently and had very good fish snf chips up in the Rockies of all places in a town called Nederland. As good as I get here!

9:48 am

raelite

in the rockies? they have great fish up there...trout, pink salmon

9:48 am

CadFan

I'm not too far from Nederland.

9:59 am

Angelsong

rp

10:00 am

wasgij5

r

10:03 am

Haz1558

Good morning/afternoon all.

10:04 am

Haz1558

sh7/32 - variation of spelling of the Yiddish village. sh, infamous Vietnam offensive (three letters), masculine Spanish 'the'.

10:05 am

flosey

morning Haz

10:05 am

Uniquity

Morning Haz

10:05 am

Haz1558

Good morning flosey. Th4/5 is a twisty little grid. Hello Uniquity!

10:07 am

Uniquity

Hopefully my tea will help me make progress. At 98 for now..

10:08 am

Haz1558

Tea helps most situations, they say.

10:09 am

flosey

lol, coffee sure didn't help !

10:09 am

inge

I see the Yiddish word for small town and for to drag or haevy load are in the grid. Guten MOrgen, all, I am down to my last two words. can anyone clue ph 8/50 and na 4/4?

10:09 am

Haz1558

I covered all eventulalities - most situations, not all!

10:09 am

Uniquity

Not I, Inge!

10:10 am

phaeton

ph8/50, pluralize ph7

10:10 am

NonoNanette

na is a palendrome

10:10 am

Haz1558

Good morning inge - ph8/50 is the plural for ph7/36 - p, plus the chicken consumed food.

10:10 am

Haz1558

na4/4 - a type of Indian flat bread - make the na a mirror image of itself.

10:11 am

Uniquity

Beautiful Haz, muchly appreciated

10:11 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

10:11 am

Deeha

oh ho ho Haz chicken consumed food indeed!!!

10:12 am

mkg

they spell the yiddish small town wrong.

10:12 am

Haz1558

I couldn't think of anything else on the spur of the moment.

10:12 am

Deeha

Not bad for an off the cuff!!!

10:12 am

pabtrek

i have ar8, ph8, and xa8 x2, what do the other 2 8's start with please

10:12 am

Haz1558

This may be a variation of the original spelling, though.

10:13 am

Haz1558

fr8/55 is one

10:13 am

inge

there must be two wasy of spelling it, mkg, are you qeustioning the enable dictionary? :)

10:13 am

Haz1558

ph8/50 is the other

10:14 am

mkg

oh my how dare i question enable........they holy dictionary.

10:14 am

mkg

cant get that ph 7 word nor either of the ph 8s

10:15 am

Haz1558

ph8 - a Jewish religious leader

10:15 am

pabtrek

thanks Haz

10:16 am

mkg

actually there could be many since yiddish is not written in english letters. so the yiddish spelling is open to intrepretation and if you were galitz you pronounce it one way and litvak pronounces it another

10:16 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

10:16 am

mkg

what ph is a jewish religious leader? i only know rabbi or i guess you could say a gabi is a leader.

10:16 am

Atalante

yaaawwwwwwwn hi!

10:16 am

Haz1558

So you are wrong to say that it's spelled wrongly then?

10:16 am

Haz1558

Hello Atalante.

10:16 am

Uniquity

Hi again Ata

10:17 am

Atalante

I thought about going to Hobbycraft, but then thought I'd just stay here and babble instead

10:17 am

inge

I need the first ph 8/50, not the second which is a plural, did I miss my clue?

10:17 am

Haz1558

ph8 - religious leader spoken of in New Testament. p, rearrange slightly what grows on your head (four letters) then three letters of what your eyes do.

10:18 am

mkg

no clues just comments inge.

10:18 am

Haz1558

ph8/50 is the Jewish religious leader, clued below, inge.

10:18 am

Uniquity

Thanks again Haz

10:18 am

inge

you mean those guys that kept critizing Jesus?

10:19 am

mkg

what jewish religious leader is a ph???? i dont get it. i am an orthodox jew....what are we speaking of? a sect?

10:19 am

Atalante

"I danced for the scribe and the ph8, but they would not dance adn they would not follow me"

10:19 am

Haz1558

The ones, inge (or one in this case)

10:19 am

Deeha

those are the kids!!

10:19 am

kdcn

hey harlie!!

10:19 am

Haz1558

mkg - I've given a spell out clue below. Please read it and follow the directions to get the word.

10:19 am

inge

Fireworks, firewords, and all the rest. Thanks for the clues. Better look at the video.

10:19 am

mkg

oh those were a sect, not religious leaders. will look back haz.

10:20 am

Haz1558

I give up.

10:20 am

Atalante

google the lyrics I gave below!

10:20 am

mkg

haz i dont see the spell out and am trying it. i know who the sect was but the grid isnt taking it.

10:21 am

Haz1558

Use morewords and you'll find it, mkg or wwwa2zwordfinder.com.

10:21 am

mkg

oh my i just got it and i have never seen it spelled this way......oh blessed be enable.

10:22 am

Atalante

its a perfect normal way to spell it

10:22 am

mkg

and for the record, they werent religious leaders, but a sect of judiasm

10:22 am

Uniquity

If you look up the definition, it likely refers to something different than you had expected

10:22 am

Haz1558

Be sure to clue it that way when you offer to clue it for other people. I'm out.

10:23 am

mkg

i spell it with ie at end not what they do. but my sources are from the hebrew. oh well.

10:23 am

Atalante

haz, you have mail

10:24 am

Atalante

mkg. there is something wrong when you annoy one of the nicest people on babble to the extent of her leaving the chat. please don't be awkward. if you really can't get a word, come back to it later

10:24 am

Uniquity

Ata - Thank you

10:25 am

carra

Hi Everyone

10:26 am

Uniquity

Hello Carra!

10:26 am

NonoNanette

hi Carra

10:26 am

72 Temple Owl

hi everyone!

10:26 am

Atalante

hi TO!

10:27 am

NonoNanette

hi TO!

10:27 am

inge

hi carra, not working in NY today, or are you there now?

10:27 am

Uniquity

Hi TO and Nono!

10:27 am

carra

hi nono & inge

10:28 am

carra

no work today

10:28 am

72 Temple Owl

: ) : ) : )

10:28 am

carra

my back hurts today i think i slept weird or something =/

10:29 am

72 Temple Owl

*theme to twilight zone* me, too!

10:29 am

inge

hello TO.

10:29 am

inge

Come back Haz, we like your company

10:30 am

debjed

i got the word from all that craziness, thanks Haz

10:30 am

petemcb

can anyone tell me how many words today?

10:30 am

petemcb

please

10:30 am

inge

252

10:30 am

Uniquity

252

10:30 am

debjed

252

10:30 am

72 Temple Owl

252, pete

10:31 am

petemcb

which spelling of 252 is that? I've never seen it written that way.

10:31 am

petemcb

kidding.

10:31 am

inge

ha, ha , ha, is thre an echo?

10:31 am

Uniquity

Echos are common in here :) And Haz, if you're reading - I got your clues perfectly

10:31 am

72 Temple Owl

: D

10:32 am

debjed

if anyone would be willing to clue some X's for me, it would be appretiated. i have one x7.52.

10:32 am

Angelsong

I got a late start this morning, but I only have 35 to go, so it isn't bad at all.

10:32 am

inge

well, Haz, I knew the guys from Bible class! Just needed your guidance

10:32 am

Uniquity

Deb, they all beign with those five letters

10:32 am

Atalante

take the same first 5 letters, deb and monkey

10:33 am

72 Temple Owl

omg there 's an X 7?

10:33 am

Uniquity

as well as two8s and two 9s

10:33 am

inge

I am taking a break to write my year end Christmas letter, before the year ends due to procrastination

10:34 am

petemcb

for a total of 5, of which I have none....

10:34 am

NonoNanette

yep and 2 x8's and 2 x9's

10:34 am

Haz1558

Breathing cleansing breaths. I'll lurk for a while if that's okay.

10:34 am

Sandieangel

Fireworks!!!!! Does anyone need any help before I go?

10:34 am

72 Temple Owl

o.0

10:34 am

NonoNanette

congrats Sandie

10:34 am

Uniquity

Congrats Sandie!!! **party**

10:35 am

Atalante

yay haz *gives cake* ooooh I never took a pic of the cake I bodged together! *runs to do so*

10:35 am

72 Temple Owl

yay sandie! hi haz

10:37 am

Haz1558

Hello TO. Looking forward to seeing Ata's cake. No tasting offered, did you notice that?

10:37 am

flosey

oops, cleaning lady will be here in minutes and not even dressed !!! bbl

10:37 am

72 Temple Owl

yes i DID

10:38 am

Haz1558

We'll just have to imagine what it tastes like.

10:38 am

72 Temple Owl

this grid needs xanax. or may I do

10:38 am

witchy

hi haz who's under the stairs this week?

10:39 am

Haz1558

I'm still waiting for George to come back. FM has promised him as an advance for a film script.

10:39 am

Haz1558

If he doesn't arrive, I'll know who to blame, won't I?

10:39 am

witchy

I have a proof of posting now!!

10:40 am

witchy

maybe the lady in the post office stole him

10:40 am

Haz1558

Were you able to squeeze in all the details on the form?

10:40 am

Atalante

tasting was offered yesterday when it was still just a smidge warm and yummy!

10:41 am

debjed

got the x's. thanks guys:)

10:41 am

witchy

yes I can write really small

10:41 am

Sandieangel

Yikes I don't know what just happened but my computer froze and kicked me out! so, does anyone need clues?

10:41 am

Haz1558

So, you're saying it's too late for a taste? I'm sure it'll be great.

10:42 am

Haz1558

I look forward to his reappearance, witchy.

10:42 am

Atalante

of course you can have a taste *offers round* it tastes yummy, if not the prettiest-looking cake ever

10:42 am

Uniquity

Perhaps you could sweep out his cupboard or soemthing to make it more habitable

10:42 am

Sandieangel

Ok gonna make some coffee - maybe I could have some cake as well!!!!

10:43 am

72 Temple Owl

is it by any chance yellow with chocolate icing that is my all time favorite

10:43 am

Atalante

its yellow, but with buttercream icing and jam

10:44 am

Haz1558

Has George complained about his accommodation? It was passed by the Tourist Board as being fit for a star. Or did they mean one star accommodation?

10:44 am

72 Temple Owl

mmmmmmmmty ata!

10:44 am

Atalante

I'm sure Spangle would share her kennel if neceessary

10:44 am

Uniquity

George is used to top notch accomodations...

10:44 am

witchy

He told me it was the best dressing room he'd ever had

10:45 am

Haz1558

And you think my cupboard isn't top notch? I could huff, you know.

10:45 am

witchy

aale

10:45 am

witchy

sorry

10:45 am

Uniquity

You don't want to create a negative environment before his return! He's very sensitive to the emotions of his captors...er, i mean hosts!

10:46 am

Haz1558

I'll bear it in mind. Have you ever seen some of the demands made by the stars with regards to their dressing rooms?

10:47 am

Uniquity

I've heard bad things

10:47 am

Haz1558

Rose petals in the toilet, pink champagne in the bath, that kind of thing.

10:48 am

Atalante

ok, cake in icon! its not the prettiest thing ever, but its a culinary triumph for me!

10:48 am

Uniquity

I'm sure he is quite a fan of the feminine details..hopefully he's not allergic to Spangle

10:48 am

rururocks

I don't know where to go on the al's help?

10:48 am

witchy

His main demand was a doggy blanket and a bowl of bonios

10:48 am

Uniquity

Looks yummy Ata!

10:48 am

Haz1558

It looks good, Atalante!

10:49 am

Haz1558

If he's allergic to Spangle, he's no use to me.

10:49 am

Atalante

I'm sure he's not

10:49 am

72 Temple Owl

yes it does. cake is my wekness, and cookies and pastry. you can keep candy and iced cream

10:49 am

Uniquity

I'm more than willing to take him off your hands :)

10:50 am

Haz1558

But Uniquity, how would you manage with your studies and all?

10:50 am

Atalante

me too, TO. I can walk past chocolate and sweets and most things any day, but stick a cake in front of me and I'm a disaster

10:51 am

Uniquity

And the fact I don't have a cupboard...or stiars. just a bach. pad. Hmm...perhaps I have let things get away from me

10:51 am

stidmama

hello all... our power is out AGAIN! I have about ten more minutes of generator time before I have to shut it off and go into town for errands.

10:51 am

debjed

help with the bottom row h?

10:52 am

Haz1558

Hello stidmama!

10:52 am

stidmama

"laughs" deb...

10:52 am

Atalante

stid - I finally got hold of my Astoria friends this morning. They still have no power, and maybe not for another 5 days. No cell phone networks. They had winds of 125mph. A lot of roads washed away. Pharmacies closed, everything closed

10:53 am

stidmama

*stands ready with fish*

10:53 am

72 Temple Owl

hey stiddy, i saw your bbq restaurant on cnn...unfortunately you'll have to drive a bit longer to get to it...

10:53 am

debjed

thanks stid, thought i had tried that:)

10:53 am

stidmama

oh man... yes, as the info gets out we are hearing of more and more places like that. Still, glad they were okay.

10:54 am

rururocks

I need help with the AL words I have the greek A

10:54 am

stidmama

LOL yes, washed it further down the road... luckily they have a small sandwich shop in town -- but no flood insurance. So a fund has been set up for them. We will be contributing...

10:54 am

stidmama

thanks for that one ruru

10:54 am

Atalante

they are ok. Their house has half the roof shingles it had before, and their lovely new fence is all over the garden. But they are ok, and this time next week they'll be over here away from the storms anyway

10:54 am

stidmama

there is also the hebrew A

10:54 am

Uniquity

Oh stid...that is a lot of no power. Lower power bill though!

10:54 am

Haz1558

al5/14 - three letters for beer, then the letters that are pronounced f, then plural

10:55 am

stidmama

how nice! it will be nice for you to see each other!

10:55 am

Angelsong

se6 clues, please?

10:55 am

DRBOFFICE

are we using foreign languages also

10:55 am

Atalante

I just can't *wait*

10:55 am

72 Temple Owl

hey angel

10:55 am

stidmama

what is that X doing there????? *sob*

10:55 am

rururocks

thank you I needed to get past that to move on

10:55 am

stidmama

hi angelsong!

10:55 am

Atalante

oh we always do lol

10:55 am

Atalante

being yellow, stid

10:56 am

72 Temple Owl

we need xanax!

10:56 am

Uniquity

drb - we use enable, which includes quite a few words from languages other than english. I believe they have to be ones that are considered "common" though

10:56 am

stidmama

oui, DRB, nous parlons en francais, et hebrew, y espanol...

10:56 am

Angelsong

hey, Stid!

10:56 am

debjed

thanks haz for the al''s!

10:56 am

stidmama

do I EVER, TO! rofl

10:56 am

Haz1558

se6 - sounds like a branch of government but spelled differently.

10:56 am

stidmama

who's yellow, ATalante?

10:56 am

Atalante

the x's ;)

10:56 am

cybernan

hello everyone :)

10:57 am

debjed

hi cybernan

10:57 am

Haz1558

Or se plus a baby louse with a stutter (se6)

10:57 am

Atalante

what would we do without baby louses?

10:57 am

stidmama

ooh. finally got it haz!

10:57 am

stidmama

hi nan!

10:58 am

Haz1558

I'm scratching my head and wondering about that, Atalante.

10:58 am

Uniquity

We would eradicate lice and have non-itchy persons

10:58 am

NonoNanette

hello nan

10:58 am

debjed

help with the E from the second row?

10:58 am

Angelsong

hi, TO, Ata, Nana, haz

10:58 am

72 Temple Owl

rofl

10:58 am

Haz1558

Hello cyber - and you're welcome Stid.

10:58 am

Haz1558

Hello Angelsong.

10:58 am

stidmama

hey nanette! I have really enjoyed the videos you pick out! REALLY like the accordian, listened to some of his other things, too.

10:58 am

72 Temple Owl

nesten

10:59 am

72 Temple Owl

eths

10:59 am

72 Temple Owl

sorry

10:59 am

stidmama

thanks TO!

11:00 am

cybernan

nice mild morning here, but I do wish Washington state would keep their wind to themselves!

11:00 am

debjed

but it's not e i'm looking for;)

11:00 am

Angelsong

still not getting the SE6

11:00 am

Haz1558

Flatulence or the weather kind?

11:00 am

stidmama

okay, need to head out. Keep your fingers crossed that I have power again when I come home. The parakeet HATES being in a dark, cold house!!!

11:00 am

72 Temple Owl

well stid - that's your present for second day of hannukah. i gave you one yesterday too, as i recall

11:00 am

cybernan

both!

11:00 am

Haz1558

se6 - three letters to begin the opposite of junior, three letters for the baby louse.

11:01 am

debjed

where's montreal? still shoveling?

11:01 am

stidmama

it's not our wind, anyway, nan... it's that durn pineapple express out of Hawaii. Let's blame FRan....

11:01 am

Haz1558

Then I can understand why you want them to keep it, cyber!

11:01 am

stidmama

and out I go... *last look at grid*

11:01 am

debjed

bye stid

11:01 am

Atalante

blame FM

11:01 am

72 Temple Owl

if it's from hawaii, then why isn't it balmy?

11:01 am

cybernan

we did ask fran to direct it further west!

11:01 am

Haz1558

FM to blame for flatulence?

11:01 am

rururocks

there can't be that many ar's !!!

11:02 am

72 Temple Owl

ruru, your monkeys will find them. trust me.

11:03 am

cybernan

how many are there ruru -- haven't gone to the list yet

11:03 am

debjed

are there more than four? ar's?

11:03 am

scribekd

there are 6 ar's

11:03 am

Atalante

how can I still have 93 words left? *groans*

11:04 am

rururocks

6 .... three are easy the others uh.....

11:04 am

cybernan

mmm -- only have 3

11:05 am

72 Temple Owl

think beards on grain. long ones.

11:08 am

debjed

another clue TO??

11:08 am

Atalante

yay got the ar's

11:08 am

rururocks

got them to...all off the same cyber sounds like a record company

11:09 am

Atalante

a shoulder - an elbow - a ***** (sounds like) - * finger

11:10 am

Angelsong

and fireworks for me.

11:10 am

72 Temple Owl

going to venture out to the sotre before lunch ends. see you later, all!

11:10 am

cybernan

not really up to date on record companies, ruru -- haven't bought any for years!

11:10 am

72 Temple Owl

antle

11:11 am

72 Temple Owl

sorry, time for a break!

11:11 am

Haz1558

Bye TO.

11:11 am

debjed

bye TO, congrats Angel

11:11 am

rururocks

I think they do Aretha Franklin.. sounds like what Picasso is with out a cross letter

11:11 am

rururocks

at 7 clue Haz?

11:11 am

cybernan

can't believe there are 5 x words --- have no idea

11:11 am

Haz1558

at7 - a finely trained runner, perhaps?

11:11 am

Atalante

or Ar****cats - Disney films. Take the cats off and change the last vowel

11:13 am

debjed

need one more ar. any relation to the ar6,18 and ar8,40?

11:13 am

Ouwachita

last one i need...any help with the sh4/5?...cant seem to even monkey type it

11:13 am

Atalante

gosh that at7 is twisty turny

11:13 am

cybernan

ty atalante

11:13 am

debjed

got it!!

11:14 am

Haz1558

sh4/5 - s plus a type of headgear. I make no reference to the past tense of anything....

11:14 am

Atalante

*looks round for nut*

11:15 am

Ouwachita

got it thanks

11:15 am

debjed

is there an fi9? any clue?

11:15 am

Haz1558

You're welcome!

11:15 am

phandmd

can I have a clue for the ra 6/24 after the sexual assault pls?

11:15 am

Atalante

not a meat bowl but a **** *****

11:15 am

Haz1558

fi9 - the type of china on which you serve your flounder or your plaice.

11:16 am

debjed

ty haz!

11:16 am

Haz1558

ra6/24 - on its way to being an Italian painter - or one of those turtles.

11:17 am

debjed

saw clues way earlier, but just got the single words out of it:)

11:17 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, deb.

11:17 am

phandmd

took work, but I got it; Thnx!

11:18 am

Haz1558

We like the work ethic.

11:19 am

Atalante

weakest link just now: "what is the large white bear that lives up at the Arctic?"
answer: penguin

11:20 am

Haz1558

And what was the right answer?

11:20 am

Haz1558

(Just kidding, we all know it's the grizzly)

11:20 am

Atalante

black bear. duh. LOL. pneguin? PENGUIN???

11:21 am

Atalante

ha ha he just got voted off for being an idiot

11:21 am

Haz1558

Maybe they knew it began with a p and their mouth engaged before the brain swung fully into action.

11:22 am

Haz1558

He'll not be a candidate for Eggheads then.

11:22 am

Atalante

I think thats what always happens in the weakest link. it does lead to amusing moments though!

11:22 am

Haz1558

True!

11:23 am

Atalante

hobbit: *snort!snuffle* she obviously agrees

11:23 am

Haz1558

Right, time for me to take a little walk with Spangle. I'm feeling more in tune with the world again. Bye for now!

11:24 am

Atalante

good dear! have a lovely walk

11:24 am

Haz1558

Will do.

11:27 am

cybernan

anyone got a clue for the x's?

11:27 am

Atalante

xa7/52 is a common food additive

11:27 am

Atalante

x7/52 gum, even

11:28 am

rururocks

I am haveing trouble with the et 6

11:28 am

Atalante

its a gas, ruru

11:29 am

cybernan

ty -- are all 5 based on the same word?

11:29 am

rururocks

got it atal thanks a lot

11:30 am

Atalante

yup, cnan. all five have the same first 5 letters

11:31 am

phandmd

can I have a clue for the last 2 sh words pls?

11:34 am

Mary

clue for ha5/18 pls?

11:35 am

debjed

plural ha4,5

11:35 am

debjed

i don't ha4,5 you , i like you

11:35 am

rururocks

fi 9?

11:36 am

Atalante

ha + short name for Fiona, plural

11:36 am

Atalante

fi9 - the type of china on which you serve your flounder or your plaice.

11:36 am

Mary

ty Atalante

11:36 am

caitlyn

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

11:36 am

debjed

sorry wrong ha

11:37 am

debjed

guess i need ha5,18 too:)

11:37 am

phandmd

does no one have the last 2 sh words?

11:37 am

72 Temple Owl

the last one i have is the one you sail on

11:37 am

Atalante

I dont know which are the last two, I'm afraid

11:38 am

Mary

No where near the sh words yet

11:38 am

phandmd

there is a 5/14 an 7/32 after the boat

11:38 am

caitlyn

phan sh5/14 like the animal that goes baa but put a cons in place of the 1st e

11:38 am

sandr

can i have a clue for the last sh 7/32 please , thanx

11:41 am

phandmd

thnx, cait, I got the 5

11:42 am

raelite

in7.28 please?

11:43 am

caitlyn

Will someone please say hello to me!! I feel like a troll

11:43 am

Atalante

HI CAIT!

11:43 am

Uniquity

Hi Caitlyn!!!

11:43 am

hydra

Hello Caitlyn!

11:44 am

debjed

hi caitlyn!!!

11:44 am

debjed

loved your sheep clue:) it helped

11:44 am

caitlyn

rae in plus st5/10

11:44 am

hydra

raelite, the in you want is when you are in a section of the USA. Or the queen is lying in----- sort it!)

11:44 am

caitlyn

Thanks that was such an unexpected welcome

11:45 am

hydra

I meant, sort of. I can't type today!

11:45 am

raelite

thanks!

11:45 am

hydra

Right, I'm off. I've been lurking but I've just managed my fireworks!

11:45 am

EvaNadine

afternoon babblers!

11:45 am

caitlyn

Congrats hydra!!

11:45 am

Uniquity

YAY hydra!

11:46 am

caitlyn

Hi Eva

11:46 am

debjed

hi Eva, yeah Hydra

11:46 am

EvaNadine

how goes it?

11:47 am

Uniquity

Progress is being made

11:47 am

EvaNadine

good to hear!

11:48 am

72 Temple Owl

i think i see the hebrew village bu can't sspell it : (

11:49 am

EvaNadine

im trying to hunt down an inexpensive space-heater...
apparently the one ive used here at work for the last 7 years is "illegal" for the office because it doesnt have a tipover shutoff feature...

11:50 am

72 Temple Owl

if ther eis a problem,THEY should provid eyou a heater. what does your union say?

11:50 am

NonoNanette

how big of a heater do you need EvaN?

11:51 am

phandmd

sandr, do you still need the sh 7/32 clue?

11:51 am

EvaNadine

i dont work for a union.
they dont provide space heaters here -- im just abnormally cold compared to most people...

i just need a tiny one -- i like it to point on my feet during the day.
i just dont want to spend very much money, since the one i have does work...heh

11:52 am

EvaNadine

i found a good one on amazon for $25 but its another $12 in shipping...
gonna try to swing by the hardware store tonight...

11:52 am

NonoNanette

you should be able to find one fairly cheap then and all of them now i think have the shut off feature

11:52 am

EvaNadine

lots of the ones online talk about a thermal shutoff (as in, its shuts off if it gets too hot) but they dont mention a tipover shutoff

11:53 am

NonoNanette

yes your best bet is to try to buy locally.... shipping can kill you online on inexpensive items

11:53 am

Uniquity

Plus, you'll have to wait

11:53 am

EvaNadine

yeah. i just dont like going out once im home...heh

11:54 am

72 Temple Owl

do it on the wasy home,

11:54 am

caitlyn

Thats a good solution TO LOL

11:55 am

EvaNadine

i dont drive to work + the stores arent walkable -- gonna try to get chris to pick me up from the metro station + take me to the hardware store...

11:55 am

72 Temple Owl

i do...saves gas, too. once i am in i am IN

11:55 am

72 Temple Owl

whatever, lunch is over *poof*

11:55 am

caitlyn

Bye TO

11:55 am

72 Temple Owl

latan

11:56 am

72 Temple Owl

mean later

11:56 am

EvaNadine

someone told me the CVS across the street from my office had them for under $20, but when i just went over there on my lunch break, they didnt have any...
no wonder, since it just snowed yesterday...heh

11:59 am

raelite

you should ask them to get you one from another location

11:59 am

caitlyn

Can youaskthem to order one for you Eva?

11:59 am

phandmd

can I have a clue for the last ST 5/10?

11:59 am

EvaNadine

not worth it -- unforunately, most of the people who work there arent too swift...
id be better off just foraging on my own...
no worries, though.

12:01 pm

caitlyn

phan st5/10 is a large drinking mug best full of beer

12:01 pm

phandmd

no, there is one after that...

12:03 pm

caitlyn

Or its medical thing put in your heart to keep the artries open

12:04 pm

phandmd

that's the one! Thnx Cait

12:04 pm

caitlyn

YW phan that gets me every time!

12:04 pm

NonoNanette

ahhhh FIREWORKS!!

12:04 pm

raelite

pe7? please?

12:05 pm

phandmd

pe + na 5/10

12:05 pm

Uniquity

Nono! YAY!

12:05 pm

caitlyn

Congrats Nono!!!

12:06 pm

raelite

thank you!!

12:07 pm

NonoNanette

no i need to finish cleaning my carpet :( Happy babbling everyone

12:07 pm

caitlyn

Bye Nono

12:09 pm

rururocks

ha 5/18 clue ?

12:10 pm

caitlyn

ruru ha add nearlly all of a clenched hand

12:10 pm

phandmd

not whole (- stick ltr) + form of to be

12:10 pm

phandmd

I will bbl to finish last 16

12:10 pm

caitlyn

Bye phan

12:11 pm

rururocks

thanks phan

12:11 pm

Mary

can someone clue the na4/4 for me pls?

12:12 pm

Uneaixoise

it's a palindrome, mary

12:12 pm

caitlyn

Mary an Indian bread

12:12 pm

Mary

nevermind, it's that word I've seen a hundred times ty

12:14 pm

rururocks

la 6/18 # 3

12:15 pm

Uniquity

la + an object you sleep under while camping

12:16 pm

Mary

3rd la6/19 change last letter to the cross letter of the one above it

12:16 pm

cybernan

th 5/12 following the one referring to a time?

12:16 pm

rururocks

fish me

12:16 pm

rururocks

thanks

12:18 pm

caitlyn

nan same 1st 3 letters and a short thank you

12:19 pm

cybernan

got it , thanks

12:19 pm

caitlyn

YW

12:26 pm

lideola

afternoon everyone- here's a little holiday cheer from my family to you:

12:26 pm

lideola

http://tinyurl.com/ypa935

12:27 pm

Mary

1st ph8/50 pls?

12:27 pm

caitlyn

Hi lideola!

12:28 pm

lideola

ph+vowel+ periodic table for sodium + a cuppa

12:29 pm

phaeton

xa8..pls

12:31 pm

EvaNadine

there are 2 XA8/70 s

12:32 pm

Uniquity

32 more!!

12:32 pm

Mary

ty, lideola, too a while but I got it

12:32 pm

lideola

yw

12:32 pm

phaeton

either one or both...thx

12:33 pm

lideola

sorry- couldn't think of much to clue it with

12:33 pm

EvaNadine

X + picnit pest + detest (plural for the 9)

12:33 pm

cybernan

ph 8?

12:33 pm

EvaNadine

x + picnic pest _ opp of her + opp of out (plural for the 9)

12:34 pm

EvaNadine

PH8 is plural of the 7 -- PH + mans name

12:35 pm

EvaNadine

sorry, PH + vowel + mans name

12:36 pm

cybernan

ty eva

12:36 pm

EvaNadine

YW

12:37 pm

phaeton

thanks, Eva, kept trying all combos, never came up with that

12:37 pm

cybernan

can't see how you get to "not out" on the first one though

12:38 pm

lideola

thats not the first, its the second x8/9

12:38 pm

phaeton

it more opposite of a different way to say 'her'

12:38 pm

EvaNadine

i guess its really opposite of "she"

12:39 pm

Judi

Afternoon, lumpkins and pumpkins. Fireworks!

12:39 pm

EvaNadine

X + picnic pest + opp of she + opp of out

12:39 pm

Judi

My goodness, there were more X words in this puzzle than there has been all year, I think!

12:39 pm

cybernan

ty eva

12:40 pm

MLFAN17

ty eva i got it

12:44 pm

MLFAN17

fi 9/84?

12:46 pm

Mary

fi9/94 when they serve you salmon they put it on a *********

12:47 pm

Mary

sorry that should be 9/84

12:47 pm

Scarlet

Good afternoon, Babble Nation. Thanks, Eva... looks like I came in at the right time! :-)

12:47 pm

Uniquity

Does the fr8 work off te 5?

12:48 pm

Mary

yep

12:49 pm

MLFAN17

mary for that clue its 9/84 isnt it?

12:50 pm

EvaNadine

hints for the FR8?

12:53 pm

EvaNadine

allo?

12:53 pm

harpjane

how's this for an ususual sport?

12:53 pm

Scarlet

I'm just poking along, Eva... no help here.

12:53 pm

Scarlet

I see a menorah, harp... what is it?

12:53 pm

debjed

hi red!

12:53 pm

harpjane

don't have it eva

12:54 pm

harpjane

refresh scarlet

12:54 pm

Scarlet

Hi, deb!! :-)

12:55 pm

Scarlet

Ohhhh, nice colors... underwater?

12:55 pm

harpjane

yup

12:55 pm

dan2bit

fr8 - fr + to be + little girl ending

12:56 pm

Uneaixoise

fr8 add "french" diminutive ending to fr5/16

12:56 pm

MLFAN17

aa 5 please

12:56 pm

debjed

thanks dan!!

12:56 pm

dan2bit

hi Une, harp, scarlet

12:56 pm

Uneaixoise

hey dan!

12:56 pm

Scarlet

Hi, dan2!!

12:57 pm

EvaNadine

thanks une!

12:57 pm

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

12:57 pm

raelite

have any of you guys ever been so mad that you started to shake?

12:57 pm

Uneaixoise

yep . . .

12:57 pm

Scarlet

Harp, is that underwater bicycle racing? LOL

12:57 pm

debjed

yes, shake and cry. why are you mad?

12:57 pm

Scarlet

Yes, a long time ago, rae...what's wrong?

12:57 pm

raelite

oh just evil customers making me crazy. I'll be fine but it's such a weird sensation

12:58 pm

Scarlet

Tis the season to be insane...

12:58 pm

Scarlet

Hi, Une and raelite!!

12:58 pm

raelite

hi scarlet

12:59 pm

Uneaixoise

howdy, scarlet!

12:59 pm

EvaNadine

rae -- i have!
way back when i used to work at the museum, i had to have someone thrown out...

12:59 pm

debjed

what kind of customers are you serving (getting mad at)?

12:59 pm

MLFAN17

aa clue please

12:59 pm

Scarlet

How are you, Une? We are almost in the 60s today, with a nice weekend approaching...

1:00 pm

raelite

they are customers buying products for their rosacea and acne: two conditions aggravated by stress

1:00 pm

Uneaixoise

in the 30s here but warming up this weekend . . .

1:00 pm

debjed

when you get in a warm bath, you say aa* then plural

1:00 pm

Scarlet

MLF... the sound you make when you kick off some tight shoes...

1:00 pm

cybernan

first ha 5?

1:00 pm

flosey

Hi again, back to finish up - hopefully

1:00 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, flosey

1:00 pm

cybernan

aa 4: not oohs

1:00 pm

Scarlet

Hi, flosey and Nan!!

1:00 pm

MLFAN17

lol ty scarlett

1:01 pm

Scarlet

:-)

1:01 pm

debjed

you work for a dermatologist?

1:01 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, nan ;-)

1:01 pm

raelite

nope, I work for a cosmetics company

1:01 pm

Scarlet

I guess folks with those conditions aren't in such a great mood to begin... and then, you need to help them feel better about themselves... sounds tough, rae.

1:01 pm

debjed

anything really work to reduce fine lines? :)

1:02 pm

debjed

i know stress doesn't help

1:02 pm

cybernan

hi flosey and une

1:02 pm

raelite

oh yes, we have a great product for that, it's a glycolic acid peel

1:02 pm

Scarlet

WHAT stress, deb? LOL

1:03 pm

debjed

i don't have much stress at my job, since i get to play babble a good part of the day and help animals feel better the rest of the time.

1:03 pm

DRBOFFICE

does anyone know the last x clue

1:03 pm

raelite

you can check out our website at www.zenmed.com

1:03 pm

debjed

a acid peel to do at home?

1:03 pm

debjed

*an

1:04 pm

EspritdJean

it is plural of the xa8/70

1:04 pm

Scarlet

This is a perfect segue to an ongoing conversation with some women friends... if you could, with money being no object, subject yourself to plastic surgery to "improve" the hand you were dealt in life?

1:04 pm

debjed

i will, thanks

1:04 pm

MLFAN17

drb ihave onky gotten two of them

1:04 pm

raelite

yes, it's really simple and only takes 10 minutes twice a week

1:04 pm

garyandjulie

t

1:04 pm

Scarlet

Hi, there, g&j!!

1:04 pm

DRBOFFICE

i have those

1:05 pm

DRBOFFICE

ty anyway

1:05 pm

flosey

could I have a clue for et6 please?

1:05 pm

debjed

my sis works for a plastic surgeon and he's done some face stuff for her- it looks a little unnatural at this point - she's 52

1:05 pm

EspritdJean

you said you wanted the last x clue, well that is the xa9/90 plural of the xa8/70

1:06 pm

DRBOFFICE

i have 4 mlfan17

1:06 pm

cybernan

ha 5/18, please?

1:06 pm

MLFAN17

expr i need the other two clues for the x

1:06 pm

MLFAN17

drb lucky you lol

1:06 pm

Scarlet

That's kind of my basis for saying "no", deb... some Hollywood types look as though they are hiding their kneecaps behind their earlobes... eyes too wide, looking like Gloria Swanson on crack...

1:07 pm

Uneaixoise

and the exploding lips! LOL

1:07 pm

debjed

hee, hee. i say my sis is looking like Michael Jackson.

1:07 pm

flosey

ha + beginning of sea creature

1:07 pm

Uneaixoise

ohnooooo

1:07 pm

Scarlet

Oh, yes, Une... like that crazy cat lady a few years ago...

1:08 pm

Uneaixoise

ohmygod, soooo creepy!

1:08 pm

debjed

hey, i'm a crazy cat lady:)

1:08 pm

MLFAN17

me too deb

1:08 pm

Uneaixoise

but do you LOOK like one??

1:08 pm

Scarlet

Does she hit you, deb!! No, deb... you may be a crazy cat lady, but this babe had 35 surgeries to turn her face into the image of her favorite Persian cat.... acccckkkkkk

1:09 pm

debjed

what does one look like?

1:09 pm

raelite

oh that's nasty!

1:09 pm

Uneaixoise

actually her face looks kinda like melting wax

1:09 pm

EspritdJean

they get their eyes shaped like a cat and a cleft under their nose like a cat

1:09 pm

Atalante

oh Jocelyn Wildensomething?

1:09 pm

Scarlet

Exactly... and she's complaining that her therapist is telling her that her problems go deeper than addiction to surgeries...

1:09 pm

debjed

that's disgusting

1:09 pm

Scarlet

Right, Ata... a certifiable nutcase!

1:09 pm

cybernan

ty flosey

1:10 pm

flosey

hi nan, did you get my clue?

1:10 pm

flosey

yw

1:11 pm

Uneaixoise

wildenstein . . . and here she is: http://tinyurl.com/56tpm

1:11 pm

Scarlet

She looks like a Barbie Doll after exposure to radiation... Bikini Atoll burn-out.... LOL

1:12 pm

Uneaixoise

oh wait, this is better and shows how she used to look: http://www.awfulplasticsurgery.com/arc
hives/000351.html

1:12 pm

MLFAN17

fr 55 please

1:12 pm

Uneaixoise

shorter: http://tinyurl.com/2oso6

1:12 pm

EspritdJean

that is freakish

1:13 pm

Uneaixoise

MLFAN it builds on fr5/16

1:13 pm

debjed

OMG!

1:13 pm

MLFAN17

then i need fr 5/16 unfortunately

1:13 pm

MLFAN17

what deb?

1:14 pm

Uneaixoise

you just looked, didn' t you . . .

1:14 pm

debjed

That cat lady

1:14 pm

Uneaixoise

fr + Three **** Men

1:14 pm

MLFAN17

ohh i saw a guy looked like acat with whiskers and lip just luike a cats

1:14 pm

Uneaixoise

oops, fr + Three W*** Men

1:14 pm

debjed

ok, going back to pharmacy, see you all on the other computer:)

1:15 pm

EvaNadine

ahh, a nice cup of tea...that will make up for my "illegal" heater!

1:15 pm

flosey

et6 please?

1:16 pm

Uneaixoise

it's a gas, flosey

1:16 pm

Scarlet

Aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhkkkkkkkk! I had almost forgotten how frightening she is....

1:16 pm

Uneaixoise

LOLOLOL

1:16 pm

MLFAN17

une i dont get hwo to connect it

1:16 pm

MLFAN17

i udnerstand that clue though

1:17 pm

Uneaixoise

that's a clue for fr5

1:17 pm

Uniquity

Can i have a clue for the last two sh please?

1:17 pm

Uneaixoise

ends like the name of a Babbler: Nononan****

1:18 pm

cybernan

sh 6/30?

1:18 pm

flosey

thanks Une

1:19 pm

Uneaixoise

have 5s but no 6, nan

1:19 pm

cybernan

do you have the sh 7's?

1:19 pm

Uneaixoise

i have an sw7 . . .

1:19 pm

MLFAN17

me too

1:19 pm

Uneaixoise

an xa7

1:19 pm

Uniquity

sh6, 30 - sounds like I shot the she***f (but with differnt first vowel

1:20 pm

Uneaixoise

a pe7

1:20 pm

Uneaixoise

an ne7

1:20 pm

cybernan

yeah -- me too!

1:20 pm

MLFAN17

if you have the sw 5 18 it goes with that

1:20 pm

gramma

I love sh7 It's a fun word to say. It's Yiddish I think and it means a little town

1:20 pm

Uneaixoise

oh, like Omar Sh****

1:20 pm

Scarlet

Omar Sh****

1:20 pm

cybernan

right une

1:21 pm

MLFAN17

i go that ty une

1:21 pm

Uniquity

gramma, I don't know the term - could you clue another way please?

1:21 pm

gramma

Could someone please clue the 1st LA word? I'm very stuck

1:21 pm

Uneaixoise

ok, Scarlet, picture the ice palace in Dr. Zhivago . . .

1:21 pm

cybernan

now to find those sh 7's!

1:21 pm

phaeton

mlf, did you get to watch the end of Tin Man?

1:21 pm

Scarlet

That beautiful Egyptian face and Lara swooning...

1:21 pm

Uniquity

ha + sa***a desert

1:21 pm

Uneaixoise

i know . . . sigh . . .

1:21 pm

Scarlet

Cue orchestra....

1:22 pm

MLFAN17

yes phae did you?

1:22 pm

gramma

SH + Asian holiday + 1st 2 letters of your power utility

1:22 pm

Uniquity

**la + sa***a desert

1:22 pm

phaeton

no, i got as far as dg giving up the emerald, then fell asleep

1:22 pm

MLFAN17

scarlet egyptian face?

1:22 pm

Uneaixoise

ohh, thanks, gramma--that's usually spelled with just one "e"

1:22 pm

periwinkle

Truffles!!

1:23 pm

Scarlet

Omar Sh****

1:23 pm

Uneaixoise

Omar Sh**** is Egyptian . . .

1:23 pm

periwinkle

I just 4 of Trader Joe's dark truffes, mmmmm

1:23 pm

gramma

Isn't that a great word?

1:23 pm

MLFAN17

i got that une

1:23 pm

periwinkle

*ate*

1:23 pm

Uneaixoise

yep, lots of yiddish words are fun!

1:23 pm

Scarlet

Ohhhh, peri... I will make your latkes if you share!!

1:23 pm

gramma

Do you have a clue for the 1st LA?

1:24 pm

cybernan

not getting that yiddish town -- assume it is based on the 5/14 before it?

1:24 pm

MLFAN17

seh got tit back though because of dg grey

1:24 pm

Uneaixoise

my first la is a small street . . .

1:24 pm

periwinkle

If I thought you were serious Scarlet, I would :-)

1:24 pm

gramma

me too.I need the 5

1:24 pm

Uniquity

What i said at 1:22 should be the first la

1:25 pm

Uniquity

And thank heavens, I have finally finished!

1:25 pm

phaeton

i hope it's on again, but earlier.

1:25 pm

gramma

nan, did you see my clue?

1:25 pm

Scarlet

If wishes were horses, peri, then beggars would ride... {hug}

1:25 pm

Uneaixoise

do you have la5, to make tardy?

1:25 pm

Uneaixoise

and the plural?

1:25 pm

Uniquity

sh + first two letters of number after (x2) and stick letter

1:25 pm

gramma

TY Uniquity

1:26 pm

Uniquity

***number after nine. Man

1:26 pm

periwinkle

huh?

1:26 pm

cybernan

yes gramma, but asian holiday? and up here the power utilities all have different names

1:26 pm

MLFAN17

uni what is the rest of that?

1:26 pm

MLFAN17

about the number 9?

1:26 pm

Uneaixoise

nan, think Vietnam . . . the *** Offensive

1:26 pm

phaeton

bbl

1:27 pm

Uniquity

sh + first two letters of number after nine (x2) plus stick letter

1:27 pm

gramma

3 letter Asian holiday and the wattage comes thru the ******** line

1:27 pm

Uneaixoise

(3-letter Asian holiday)

1:27 pm

Scarlet

Just change the vowel in a vulgar word for breast...

1:27 pm

cybernan

sorry, don't know any asian holidays

1:28 pm

cybernan

other than chinese new year!

1:28 pm

Uniquity

Or, SH + french for head + stick letter

1:28 pm

Scarlet

A singing quar***

1:29 pm

MLFAN17

i am confused lol

1:29 pm

Scarlet

Then be glad that we

1:29 pm

cybernan

got that --- thanks uniquity

1:29 pm

Scarlet

we're not clueing one of my favorite words: tchotchkes... LOL

1:30 pm

MLFAN17

scar what is the rest of that clue about quar?

1:30 pm

Uneaixoise

great word!

1:30 pm

cybernan

and the first sh 7? following cloth for a bed?

1:30 pm

Uniquity

Mlfan, but some of these clues together

1:30 pm

gramma

HA 5/18? please

1:30 pm

MLFAN17

yes uni i thought so

1:30 pm

Scarlet

It was the middle of Uniquity's clue for the SH 7... the Vietnamese New Year... or Offensive during the war...

1:31 pm

Uneaixoise

sh7 is an Islamic devil . . .

1:32 pm

cybernan

frustrating --- wish this game would stick to english

1:32 pm

Uneaixoise

ends in pigment change on the beach

1:32 pm

Uneaixoise

nan! LOL

1:32 pm

cybernan

how in the heck are we supposed to know islamic devils!

1:32 pm

Scarlet

LOL, nan

1:32 pm

Atalante

ohhh wondered what that sh7 meant!

1:32 pm

Uneaixoise

sorry--ONE is the Islamic devil--the other is a Russian village

1:33 pm

Uniquity

Okay, take the bed covering sh5 before it, change the second vowel + c**dy is yummy!

1:33 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, ata!

1:33 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, ata!

1:34 pm

cybernan

ty uniquity

1:36 pm

Uneaixoise

ah, MORE yiddish . . . sh5/14!

1:37 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* -- thanks for getting me through those last few,, everyone!

1:37 pm

Uneaixoise

woohoo, nan!!!!

1:37 pm

Scarlet

Yahoo for nan!@!

1:37 pm

periwinkle

Yay for nan

1:37 pm

Scarlet

Une... isn't the al5/14 and 6/24 more of the same?

1:38 pm

Uneaixoise

but not yiddish, right?

1:38 pm

Scarlet

Hebrew?

1:38 pm

bubba218

the 1st ph8,50 please

1:38 pm

Uneaixoise

yep

1:38 pm

flosey

sh7 please, the first one

1:38 pm

periwinkle

Hebrew, Une

1:38 pm

Uneaixoise

right

1:38 pm

Scarlet

I knew I could count on you, peri!!

1:38 pm

MLFAN17

i need that too bubba

1:39 pm

Uneaixoise

look at 1:33 flosey

1:39 pm

flosey

thanks Une, will do

1:39 pm

Scarlet

bubba... those in the temples who ruled the land... in the time of a young Jesus...?

1:40 pm

Scarlet

Or interpreted the rules for the people?

1:40 pm

bubba218

Thanks Scarlet

1:40 pm

cybernan

sh 7: female pronoun + neutered pronoun + indefinite article

1:40 pm

Uneaixoise

sanctimonious and self-righteous, bubba

1:40 pm

periwinkle

se6/18 please

1:40 pm

Scarlet

Great, bubba! LOLOLOL... Une... excellent! :-)

1:41 pm

Uneaixoise

what? huh? the word--not you! LOL

1:41 pm

MLFAN17

help me out with that one buba lol

1:41 pm

cybernan

se 6/18: first part of upper house in parliament + louse egg

1:41 pm

o-o

Before the days when dogs were used to sniff out drugs at airports, many different animals were tried, including chickens, due to their superior sense of smell. Things went awry, however, when the Sergeant in charge of the Poultry Unit was arrested for drug trafficking. At his arraignment, the Press was scandalized when he pled guilty, but he remained indignant. "What did you expect? I ran a fowl of the law!"

1:41 pm

Uneaixoise

ouch!

1:41 pm

Scarlet

*groan*

1:41 pm

periwinkle

thanks nan

1:42 pm

bubba218

ph8 starts like old egyptian ruler + vowel + what you do with your eyes

1:42 pm

Uneaixoise

se6 sounds like W pronouncing a legislative body in DC

1:42 pm

periwinkle

thanks Une, got it

1:42 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

1:42 pm

MLFAN17

cyber a louse egg//

1:43 pm

Uneaixoise

100 to go . . . groan . . . BBL

1:43 pm

cybernan

ph 8: person from the old testament

1:44 pm

flosey

te6/18 please?

1:44 pm

cybernan

actuallly, I guess they were around during Jesus' lifetime, weren't they?

1:44 pm

periwinkle

taking a break and having some tea, bbs

1:45 pm

Scarlet

Later, Une!!

1:45 pm

flosey

enjoy peri

1:45 pm

bubba218

fr8 please

1:45 pm

o-o

ph 8 --- goliath's tribe

1:45 pm

Scarlet

I believe that Jesus reacted strongly to the ph* and the moneylenders in the Temple...

1:45 pm

cybernan

te 6: drop a letter from the second decade

1:45 pm

danf63

bubba - it's looks like a female fr5/16

1:45 pm

bubba218

the sadducees and the ph8's

1:46 pm

o-o

pharisees

1:46 pm

Scarlet

Oy!

1:46 pm

Atalante

thats the one ;)

1:46 pm

MLFAN17

ty babble lol

1:46 pm

flosey

thanks nan

1:46 pm

Scarlet

;-)

1:46 pm

cybernan

great clue BR --- but I heard that there is hot chocolate in the penalty box!

1:46 pm

o-o

one of my better clues

1:46 pm

bubba218

thanks dan

1:47 pm

Scarlet

He can't go in, nan... he's too busy paying his fine for going afowl of the law...

1:47 pm

danf63

yw

1:47 pm

o-o

I have it rented for the whole month

1:47 pm

danf63

yw

1:47 pm

flosey

Fireworks

1:47 pm

Scarlet

Yahoo for flosey!!

1:47 pm

cybernan

^5 flosey

1:47 pm

MLFAN17

ph 7/36 please

1:47 pm

danf63

yea flosey!

1:48 pm

o-o

congrats, flosey

1:48 pm

flosey

thanks all - great clues

1:48 pm

MLFAN17

and i only have 60 words lol

1:48 pm

cybernan

ph 7: beginning of a drug + consumed

1:49 pm

bubba218

ph + vowel + mr king cole + vowel

1:50 pm

cybernan

off to do some creative flower arranging in the form of Christmas baskets for our front doorstep --- see you tomorrow or at the flip :)

1:50 pm

Scarlet

I am a little confused as to why the ph4/6 can't be pluralled? Is it supposed to be an adjective here?

1:50 pm

Scarlet

Later, flosey!! Have a nice day.

1:51 pm

flosey

thanks Scarlet, you too

1:51 pm

Scarlet

:-)

1:52 pm

flosey

must be off too, be back at flip

1:52 pm

Scarlet

Later, nan... thank you for the clues! :-)

1:53 pm

MLFAN17

cybver which direction for the ph with the consumed i cant get anything to work i dont know the drug part

1:53 pm

debjed

i have ap = acting like a monkey. clue for the other ap?

1:53 pm

o-o

be careful, back flips may be dangerous to your health

1:54 pm

Scarlet

AP + not belonging to her

1:54 pm

debjed

thanks red

1:54 pm

Scarlet

:-)

1:54 pm

bubba218

the first la5,12,please, just can't see it

1:55 pm

bubba218

nm, just found it, 10 second rule

1:56 pm

bubba218

pl7,32 after what we eat on, please

1:56 pm

gramma

HA5/18 is all that's between me and the fireworks.

1:57 pm

Scarlet

plural of the 6/21 after the dish

1:57 pm

Scarlet

Or, bubba, use the first three letters, add number after nine and then plural

1:57 pm

bubba218

ha + a halibut is a ***h

1:57 pm

MLFAN17

bubba that is 6 letters isnt it?

1:58 pm

gramma

TY They've never been more beautiful!

1:58 pm

Scarlet

Congratulations, gramma!!

1:58 pm

gramma

Out for a celebratory ciggie. BRB

1:58 pm

Scarlet

'Ta!

2:00 pm

bubba218

the third pl7,32 please

2:00 pm

Scarlet

Still trying to monkey it, bubba...

2:01 pm

MLFAN17

i just got the fr 8 55 woohoo

2:02 pm

smcarrier

share please

2:02 pm

MLFAN17

i think its a french word

2:02 pm

newyrkplay

does anyone know how many words are in today's puzzle

2:02 pm

MLFAN17

i think its a pastry but i cant be sure

2:02 pm

Scarlet

252

2:03 pm

MLFAN17

but its fri......

2:03 pm

newyrkplay

ty

2:03 pm

gramma

PL7- washie your dishies

2:03 pm

Scarlet

You're welcome, new

2:03 pm

gramma

that was a really stoopid clue!

2:03 pm

Scarlet

?

2:04 pm

MLFAN17

who me gramma?;lol

2:04 pm

gramma

pl7- begins like all the others 1st 4 letters than make it cute and plural

2:04 pm

gramma

Not your clue...mine

2:05 pm

MLFAN17

ohh i am not sure mine was so great either lol

2:05 pm

MLFAN17

but different word

2:05 pm

bubba218

Thanks, finished at last!!

2:05 pm

MLFAN17

Anyway i am going to watch tv see ya

2:05 pm

gramma

but did it work?

2:05 pm

Scarlet

That was a good clue, gram!! Yahoo for bubba@!

2:05 pm

gramma

WYG bubba!

2:06 pm

bubba218

worked for me!

2:06 pm

debjed

need one of the two th5,12's that comes right before the th4,9?

2:06 pm

gramma

wyg? I think I've had a stroke..I meant wtg

2:07 pm

gramma

th- 8th letter of the greek alphabet

2:07 pm

gramma

th-plural of the 4

2:08 pm

debjed

thank you , thank you , that was driving me crazy

2:08 pm

gramma

I usually drive my husband crazy.

2:09 pm

debjed

:)

2:09 pm

Carl Carlton

I'm missing one of the X words...I've got the 'ates' and the 'eins'.

2:10 pm

Atalante

xa7/52

2:10 pm

gramma

how bout the an?

2:10 pm

Carl Carlton

Crud, I though I'd tried that one. Guess not. Thanks.

2:11 pm

gramma

yw

2:12 pm

gramma

Back to work. See you all tommorrow.

2:12 pm

debjed

bye gramma, thanks for the clue

2:12 pm

Scarlet

Later, gramma.

2:16 pm

phaeton

//

2:16 pm

Scarlet

Ohhh... just monkeyed a new word for me: sw6/33... will check it later. Ata, how was your cake? Wonderful?

2:17 pm

Atalante

does it look nice???? :D

2:17 pm

Scarlet

Will check!

2:19 pm

debjed

clue that sw, red??

2:19 pm

Scarlet

Ata... is that a jam in the center? Yes, it DOES look good... was it tasty?

2:20 pm

Atalante

jam and then buttercream icing - its a traditional thingy here

2:20 pm

Atalante

it tastes GOOD!

2:20 pm

Scarlet

deb, it is the first four letters of the preceeding word, adding use an emory board to fi** your nails.

2:21 pm

Scarlet

It is making me so hungry for a sweet... buttercream is directly from heaven... Oh, nice!!

2:21 pm

debjed

ty

2:21 pm

Atalante

there are so many more complicated icings, but how can you better buttercream??!

2:21 pm

Scarlet

Glad you found it, deb!

2:22 pm

Scarlet

The only one better than buttercream is whipped cream frosting with heavy cream (lots of it) with a dusting of vanilla sugar or vanilla confectioner's sugar and beat the heck out of it. What is the name of your creation, Ata?

2:23 pm

Atalante

I dont like cream, so I'll stick with buttercream :P well, its a trial run for next week when I'm going to attempt to splodge together a birthday cake

2:24 pm

Scarlet

You have something for which I have lusted: double cream... not available in the states. Nice trials, though... my beloved is wonderful to help with the test cakes! :-)

2:24 pm

Atalante

you cant get double cream???? O.O

2:25 pm

Scarlet

Eating... not baking them! No, alas, not here!

2:25 pm

periwinkle

never heard of double cream

2:25 pm

periwinkle

i all

2:25 pm

periwinkle

*hi* all

2:25 pm

Atalante

wow

2:25 pm

Scarlet

Oh, peri... I would love to have some to do experiments...

2:25 pm

Atalante

and you can't get *proper* clotted cream either :(

2:26 pm

periwinkle

is it that good, Scarlet

2:26 pm

periwinkle

never had clotted cream

2:26 pm

Atalante

not as good as clotted cream. I don't like cream, and even I will eat clotted cream whenever possible. Its divine

2:26 pm

periwinkle

well, then Scarlet we must take a trip across the pond asap

2:27 pm

periwinkle

Ata, it is like our whipped cream?

2:27 pm

Scarlet

Peri... it's like sour cream, it's that thick, but it is purely heavy cream... pack your suitcase, peri-kins... we're a goin' over the big water! LOL

2:27 pm

periwinkle

I am ready now, Scarlet

2:27 pm

Atalante

and clotted cream is even thicker and richer. its more solid than liquid

2:27 pm

periwinkle

Ata, do you have room for Scarlet and me?

2:27 pm

Scarlet

Ata.... please call Heathrow... two starving American women are coming soon...

2:28 pm

Scarlet

Oh, divine, Ata...

2:28 pm

periwinkle

Wow, would love to try the double cream and clotted cream

2:28 pm

Atalante

just turn up!

2:28 pm

periwinkle

will let you know when our flight arrives, Ata

2:29 pm

Atalante

www.roddas.co.uk - look there and salivate!

2:29 pm

Scarlet

Clotted cream has been a siren call for years... not that I have actually ever tasted it...

2:30 pm

Scarlet

Okay, Ata... thanks...will look.

2:30 pm

periwinkle

going to check it out now Ata

2:30 pm

Atalante

I wish I could send you some but I dont think it would taste very nice after sitting in a box for a week!

2:33 pm

periwinkle

thanks for the thought though Ata

2:33 pm

periwinkle

surelly there is a place in New York city that one could find some clotted cream, they seem to have everything else

2:34 pm

periwinkle

will have to ask my friends who live in the Big Apple to check it out for me

2:34 pm

Atalante

you would hope! I have had some "clotted cream" in Oregon, but it wasn't like the way its made over here, it was just sweetened whipped cream. bah!

2:34 pm

Scarlet

The only thing I can think of that is comparable is the rich cream that is sweeter than cream cheese, and I can't think of the proper name of it... I use it in French pastries...

2:35 pm

periwinkle

where do you buy it Scarlet

2:35 pm

Atalante

you could - in *theory* - make your own clotted cream. I *think*. You boil up cream until it solidifies a bit

2:35 pm

Kateq

mascarpone?

2:35 pm

Atalante

aha - http://www.cornwall-calling.co.uk/food
/clotted.htm

2:36 pm

Atalante

that site has recipes and mail order in the US!

2:36 pm

periwinkle

thanks Ata will check that out later

2:37 pm

periwinkle

brb

2:37 pm

Scarlet

That's it, Kateq!!!! thank you!

2:38 pm

Atalante

kind of. if you take marscapone texture and make it taste like cream. but richer. you'd get something like clotted cream

2:38 pm

periwinkle

just looked up mascarpone and thought that is what you might be using Scarlet

2:39 pm

Scarlet

I use the marscapone in many baked goods, especially the phyllo dough/cherry goodies!!

2:39 pm

periwinkle

when are you inviting me over, Scarlet, I am a very good pastry taster :-)

2:40 pm

periwinkle

I will even bring Trader Joe's truffles or make my own

2:40 pm

Scarlet

Turnovers, small Sunday bruch pastries... LOL, I bet, peri... Oh, Ata, I am just longing for clotted cream now...

2:40 pm

periwinkle

I am longing for clotted cream too :(

2:40 pm

Atalante

sorrrrrry!

2:40 pm

Scarlet

Truffles and French pastries... I can feel my jeans breaking apart at the waistline now... (Not that I give a hoot :-)

2:41 pm

hawknoah

ever get the wine from trader joe's? prices can't be beat

2:41 pm

hawknoah

used to like the meringues there but don't buy them much anymore

2:41 pm

periwinkle

know, I've not seen wine in our Trader Joes

2:41 pm

periwinkle

meant *no*

2:41 pm

hawknoah

some states don't have it- I have to go to Virginia to get the wine cuz our stores don't have it either

2:41 pm

periwinkle

I do give a hott

2:42 pm

periwinkle

*hoot* can't seem to type well today

2:42 pm

hawknoah

i often make the trip just to stock up! best $4 wines around

2:42 pm

periwinkle

I like wine but it gives me a headache

2:42 pm

Scarlet

Why, peri... I thought you were a tall, skinny, like me...

2:43 pm

periwinkle

I am tall and skinny like you, Scarlet and want to stay that way

2:43 pm

hawknoah

better that you don't spend more than $4 for a bottle of headache then :)

2:43 pm

Scarlet

Hellfire and brimstone, peri... I am 62... if I never got fat before...even during pregnancies, I never will...

2:43 pm

periwinkle

:-)

2:44 pm

periwinkle

I probably won't either Scarlet

2:44 pm

hawknoah

i was sorry to see a 252 word puzzle today, i was hoping to finish much more quickly

2:45 pm

Scarlet

OH! A grid, Noah... better get into it! (Right, peri! We couldn't get too chubby, even if we really tried!) I still have 83.

2:45 pm

Niamh

hello everyone!

2:46 pm

periwinkle

52 ledt here

2:46 pm

periwinkle

Hi Niamh

2:46 pm

hawknoah

138 for me..

2:46 pm

periwinkle

*left even

2:46 pm

Scarlet

Hi, Niamh!! Did you choose a name for your baby? LOL

2:46 pm

bichon

anyone have a clue for the first ph 8?

2:46 pm

Niamh

I would like to thank everyone who gave me ideas yesterday on my puppy's name. I kinda swung wide with Ata's idea of cloud... her name is Rain

2:47 pm

Scarlet

Those who dominated the interpretations for the people during the time of Jesus, bichon.

2:47 pm

Scarlet

That is wonderful, Niamh!!

2:47 pm

Scarlet

*religious*

2:48 pm

hawknoah

i read ALL of the current top ten dog names are human names

2:48 pm

hawknoah

fido and rex have left the list

2:48 pm

periwinkle

fr5 please

2:48 pm

hawknoah

spot

2:48 pm

hawknoah

rover

2:48 pm

phandmd

I am having a hard time with the NA 4/4; I feel so dumb, but can I have a clue pls

2:48 pm

Scarlet

I just can't get too excited over a dog named "Ralph" Noah... LOL

2:48 pm

periwinkle

all of my cats have had human names

2:48 pm

hawknoah

interestingly Ralph wasn't on there

2:48 pm

Scarlet

NA + the same letters, flipped

2:48 pm

phaeton

it a palindrome, phan

2:48 pm

hawknoah

7 of the top ten cat names were human i think

2:48 pm

phandmd

f + get up

2:49 pm

hawknoah

tiger and smokey still on the list

2:49 pm

Scarlet

I have always named my cats after Greek or Roman gods and goddesses

2:49 pm

phandmd

ok thnx! am done now

2:49 pm

periwinkle

na4 is Indian Bread

2:49 pm

Scarlet

Yahoo for phandmd!!

2:49 pm

hawknoah

it occurred to me when reading this that my cat's name is human too: Wesley

2:50 pm

Niamh

I did a lot of reading on names... my sister is upset with me settling on a name like Rain, she thinks it should have been more exotic.

2:50 pm

periwinkle

Scarlet, how many words do you need to find?

2:50 pm

hawknoah

i had a cat named Oliver growing up. a human name yes, but anot a popular one this century

2:50 pm

hawknoah

congrats fellow marylander

2:50 pm

tat2dolfin

hi everyone

2:50 pm

hawknoah

(sings Maryland, my Maryland)

2:50 pm

Scarlet

I have 83 more, peri... and enjoying a pokey time through the grid.

2:50 pm

Scarlet

Hi, tat2

2:50 pm

hawknoah

which is to the tune of Oh Tannenbaum so it's timely this season

2:50 pm

Scarlet

Go Terrapins!!

2:51 pm

phandmd

Yes, indeed!

2:51 pm

tat2dolfin

aw i have a Grey kitten names Grayson go figure lol

2:51 pm

hawknoah

i guess grayson could qualify as a human name

2:51 pm

phandmd

I have a black cat name Bagheera

2:51 pm

periwinkle

bbs want to to what Ophrah has to say

2:51 pm

hawknoah

one of those unisex ones

2:51 pm

phandmd

an an orange kitty named Amber

2:52 pm

hawknoah

amber-- def human

2:52 pm

tat2dolfin

yes it is

2:52 pm

periwinkle

want to see what Oprah has to say, think I ate too many chocolate truffles :-)

2:52 pm

hawknoah

i have an orange kitty as well. they make fine pets

2:52 pm

phandmd

the best! They are so friendly

2:52 pm

Scarlet

LOL, peri... see you soon!

2:53 pm

bichon

ph 8,1st one?

2:53 pm

Scarlet

When I was a little kit, I named my cat "Doggie"

2:53 pm

phandmd

My black cat is just like Rugyard Kippling's the cat that walked alone

2:53 pm

hawknoah

speak of the devil, here comes the orange monster now asking for food

2:53 pm

tat2dolfin

thats cute

2:53 pm

Scarlet

bichon, ph + **e you reading this now + first person singular + use your eyes to ***

2:53 pm

phandmd

PH 8 - is who Jesus spoke out against

2:54 pm

hawknoah

i try to make him wait until 5

2:54 pm

momof5

ph8 = biblical character with double vowel ending

2:54 pm

Atalante

I used to have a cat called Mouse

2:54 pm

Scarlet

Right, phand... and the moneylenders...

2:54 pm

phandmd

My daughter wants a huge dog and name it kitty

2:54 pm

bichon

ty momo

2:54 pm

Scarlet

LOL, Ata... we're both a little warped...

2:55 pm

hawknoah

ack he's eating the cords behind the computer-- that always gets my attention

2:55 pm

Scarlet

My daughter's cat, Penguin, does the same thing, Noah... and makes her crazy with worry...

2:55 pm

nurse1000

hello everybody. Trying to finish this grid and really stuck on 4. Can anyone please help???? sh 6/30 and the sh4/5 following it. Also, the last sh5/14 and sh7/32. ty for any help.

2:56 pm

Scarlet

nurse, the sh6/30 sounds like the top guy in a western.. the one with the shiny badge, change the first vowel, then end the same.

2:57 pm

Scarlet

SH 4/5 is the past tense of a vulgar expression (SH**)

2:57 pm

phaeton

sh6/30...Omar Sh****

2:57 pm

phandmd

sh 6/30 = as kids we are told to sh**e (- the E) + preposition

2:57 pm

hawknoah

i don't think he does it when i'm not here- it's just to get a rise out of me

2:57 pm

phandmd

s + head gear

2:58 pm

Scarlet

SH 7/32 sh+ have a cuppa, minus last vowel + ***l me a secret

2:58 pm

phandmd

sh 5 - is to carry

2:58 pm

phandmd

sh + french for head + stick ltr

3:01 pm

nurse1000

whew!!! Terrific clues. I can't thank you enough!! Starting to lose it here. Ty so much all. Welcoming fireworks today. Your help was much appreciated.

3:02 pm

Scarlet

Yahoo for nurse!!!

3:03 pm

Scarlet

The same thing with my daughter, Noah... only when she is using the computer!! Wily kitties!

3:04 pm

hawknoah

pretty smart actually

3:05 pm

Scarlet

I know... they have us trained to a "tee" and fully get the reactions they intend to create! :-)

3:05 pm

hawknoah

i'd pick him up and cuddle him now but i don't feel like getting furry

3:05 pm

hawknoah

ack.. my daughter's tv show is over and she's calling me

3:06 pm

hawknoah

i'd better occupy her rather than turning on another one

3:06 pm

Scarlet

My beastie, a 15-pound, 15 1/2 year old, tiger with amber/golden eyes, is past her winter shed right now...

3:06 pm

Scarlet

Later, Noah!

3:06 pm

hawknoah

she keeps asking to go out and play in the snow but i don't feel like it.. maybe i should

3:06 pm

hawknoah

my monster was 17 pounds but we barely feed him the prescription food and he's trimmed down to 15

3:06 pm

hawknoah

he's 12 now

3:07 pm

Scarlet

Wears 'em out, and they have a ball for about 10 minutes, Noah.

3:07 pm

hawknoah

ok i guess i'll give in

3:07 pm

hawknoah

maybe if i pelt her with snowballs she'll get tired of it

3:07 pm

Scarlet

Our monster has lost three pounds in two years...

3:07 pm

Scarlet

LOL... enjoy!

3:08 pm

hawknoah

thanks! may be back later to finish the last 122...

3:08 pm

Scarlet

'Bye!

3:08 pm

Atalante

my bestfriend has a *20lb* cat. Beat ya!

3:09 pm

Scarlet

Wow... does she have a saddle for that critter, Ata?

3:09 pm

Atalante

pretty much!

3:09 pm

Atalante

finds a pic cos he's gorgeous*

3:09 pm

phaeton

we had a desert domestic that weighed 32lbs.

3:09 pm

Scarlet

That is a true T-rex, phaeton...

3:09 pm

phaeton

he liked dog food better than cat food

3:10 pm

Niamh

my neighbor has a 18 pound cat.. his name is Angus

3:10 pm

Scarlet

I would think he'd eat the mailmen... LOL

3:10 pm

Scarlet

Well named, Niamh.

3:10 pm

phaeton

when he purred he sounded more like a lawn mower

3:10 pm

Scarlet

I like big cats...

3:11 pm

phaeton

no, he was very friendly. He would meet you at the door when you came home

3:11 pm

Niamh

Angus is very pretty, cream colored with grey mask and long hair

3:11 pm

phaeton

we called him TC for ToughCat

3:11 pm

Scarlet

Mine is more of a canine than a feline...

3:11 pm

Scarlet

LOL, phae...

3:11 pm

Atalante

http://tinyurl.com/2y37tb

3:12 pm

Atalante

there :)

3:12 pm

Atalante

dinnertime now. brb

3:12 pm

Scarlet

She growls, fetches, rolls over on demand, makes "big kitties" on command, and I taught her, thee months ago, to "shake paws", first the left and then the right... she is amazing.

3:12 pm

phaeton

when he got too old to jump up where his food was, he would sit on the floor and go, 'wah, wah' just like a baby

3:12 pm

Scarlet

Thanks, Ata... will take a peek!@

3:13 pm

phaeton

bbs

3:13 pm

Scarlet

My old gal is too arthritic to jump up anymore, too, phaeton, so I lift her.

3:14 pm

phaeton

we did too, he would nibble, then jump down and start all over again.

3:14 pm

Scarlet

Awwww... we don't love them too much, do we!

3:15 pm

phaeton

we do, even tho i'm allergic to them

3:15 pm

phaeton

gotta check somethig out, bb

3:15 pm

Scarlet

I just love cats... even though I grew up with more dogs than kits... Boston Terriers and English Bulldogs...

3:16 pm

Scarlet

Later, phaeton!

3:16 pm

MLFAN17

i am back until dinner is ready

3:17 pm

Scarlet

I'd better get moving on this thing, MLF... still 81 to find!

3:18 pm

MLFAN17

Scar i have only found 65

3:18 pm

Scarlet

LOL... then we both have some more digging to do. I will work on it a bit longer, then help clue you, MLF>

3:19 pm

MLFAN17

i was so lost when iw as here two hrs ago scar i had to get away from it for a bit lol

3:19 pm

Scarlet

Lost looking for words, ML... or just that chat was flying like a supersonic aircraft? LOL

3:21 pm

MLFAN17

well both i guess as so many of the clues got lost and i didnt know what cclues were gong with what letters

3:21 pm

praise2him

wi 5 plz?

3:21 pm

Scarlet

It gets crazy sometimes, MLF... I will try to be a better cluer for you. HI, P2H... blow on a birthday cake candle and make a **** then add the first vowel

3:22 pm

praise2him

ty scarlet

3:22 pm

Scarlet

:-) P2H!!

3:22 pm

MLFAN17

okay scar lol.. i have the two fr's 55 and 27 what are the other two??lol

3:23 pm

MLFAN17

hi praise

3:23 pm

praise2him

hi Ml

3:23 pm

praise2him

how goes it?

3:23 pm

Scarlet

I have the 8/55 and the 5/16 only, MLF.

3:24 pm

MLFAN17

is that fr 5/16?

3:24 pm

phaeton

mlf, put the f in front of the ra5/10

3:25 pm

phaeton

i don't have the fr 55

3:25 pm

MLFAN17

ohh duhh i have that one

3:25 pm

MLFAN17

that is 6 27

3:26 pm

MLFAN17

unfortunately phae i dont know what the word means

3:26 pm

MLFAN17

its french though lol

3:26 pm

phaeton

scarlet, what is a clue for the fr8/55?

3:26 pm

phaeton

lot of french and yiddish words today

3:27 pm

Scarlet

FR + he ** a nice person + "small ending" like on a kitchen

3:27 pm

momof5

fr = to cook in oil + *** the table for dinner and have a cup of **a, not coffee

3:27 pm

MLFAN17

scar that si the 8/55 right?

3:28 pm

lideola

hi all, here is a happy holidays treat from my family to you! http://tinyurl.com/ypa935

3:28 pm

Scarlet

Yes, MLF

3:28 pm

phaeton

thanx, scarlet

3:28 pm

Scarlet

Yea!!

3:28 pm

Scarlet

Hi, lideola... I am a Bah! Humbug! but, I really like to hear when others are in a holiday mood!!

3:28 pm

MLFAN17

the oen that ends with a cup of is an fr word?

3:30 pm

phaeton

mlf, take the fr5/16 word and at the ending of a small kitchen

3:31 pm

Takuma Sato

howdy folks

3:31 pm

Takuma Sato

fun grid today?

3:31 pm

phaeton

mlf, did that make any sense to you?

3:31 pm

Scarlet

Well, hi there, Takuma!!

3:31 pm

praise2him

gonna go for a while

3:31 pm

Scarlet

Very fun, and a little whacky too!

3:31 pm

praise2him

need to fix supper

3:31 pm

praise2him

bbl

3:31 pm

Scarlet

Later, p2H

3:31 pm

MLFAN17

phae not quite

3:31 pm

phaeton

bye p2

3:32 pm

praise2him

see ya!!

3:32 pm

Takuma Sato

excellent! I'm taking a little break from writing and could use some levity ;)

3:32 pm

Scarlet

This is the place, TS!

3:32 pm

Scarlet

Lots of Yiddish words, so be forewarned!

3:33 pm

phaeton

fr5/16 then double stickletter and the second vowel

3:33 pm

Takuma Sato

ah! good to know. Yiddish words seem to occur frequently in the NYT xword, so hopefully I'll be prepared

3:34 pm

billmster

latte

3:34 pm

Scarlet

Hi, bill... yep, that's a good clue! :LOL

3:34 pm

MLFAN17

i found that word already lol

3:34 pm

Scarlet

Love the NYT

3:34 pm

Takuma Sato

Mmm, I could go for one of those -- thanks!

3:34 pm

phaeton

mlf, is there another fr8?

3:35 pm

MLFAN17

theris an 8/55

3:35 pm

phaeton

btw, how many are there today?

3:35 pm

Scarlet

phaeton, no, but there's a fi9/84...

3:35 pm

phaeton

that is the fr8/55

3:35 pm

Scarlet

There are six 8; and three 9 letter words.

3:35 pm

MLFAN17

i go tthe fr 8 55

3:36 pm

phaeton

i got the fi9

3:36 pm

MLFAN17

oh well gotta go again see ya

3:36 pm

Scarlet

Silly word, phae.

3:36 pm

Scarlet

Later, MLF.

3:37 pm

periwinkle

Hi all, back to find my last 49

3:37 pm

Takuma Sato

ciao ml

3:37 pm

phaeton

yeah, bye mlf

3:37 pm

Scarlet

Hi, :-)

3:37 pm

billmster

80 words call it a day!! good night folks

3:37 pm

phaeton

scarlet, how many words in all?

3:37 pm

Scarlet

Good night, bill. Sleep well!!

3:37 pm

Scarlet

252

3:37 pm

phaeton

bye bill

3:37 pm

periwinkle

fr5 please

3:37 pm

speedfreak

help with at7 please

3:38 pm

phaeton

great, at least i'm half way there

3:38 pm

Scarlet

Use the first five letters of the 8/55 peri

3:38 pm

phaeton

speed, sportsman

3:38 pm

Scarlet

Hi, speed... not there yet!

3:38 pm

stidmama

hello again all! hi peri! what's cooking today?

3:38 pm

periwinkle

but of course, thanks, Scarlet

3:39 pm

periwinkle

hi there stidmama, are you okay, saw the floods on TAV

3:39 pm

Scarlet

:-) peri. Hi, stid.

3:39 pm

periwinkle

TV even

3:39 pm

phaeton

fr5...what you get with a BigMac, misspelled

3:39 pm

periwinkle

probably left over roast chicken and steam asparagus

3:39 pm

Scarlet

Stid... that was a nightmare seeing the news... we thought about you and yours... a LOT!

3:40 pm

stidmama

we are doing fine peri... our favorite restaurant (the BBQ place that washed onto highway 8) is gone, but other than that life is fine. I worry though about the hundreds of people south of us who have been flooded out. Rotten time of year to make a new start.

3:40 pm

stidmama

that sounds like a lovely meal you're planning!

3:41 pm

stidmama

I am worried about AprilD -- she doesn't babble much any more, but I know the area she lives in to the north had some mud slides.

3:42 pm

stidmama

hm. so what are we saying if we ask for an obvious clue? pesce? salmon? halibut? (yes I just found the fi 4/8)

3:43 pm

Scarlet

stid... serve it on a fi 8/84

3:43 pm

stidmama

hm. *thinking*

3:43 pm

periwinkle

glad to hear that you are okay stid, also have carrot salad with my chicken

3:43 pm

phaeton

scarlet, thats 9/84

3:43 pm

stidmama

ooh! got it! :-)

3:44 pm

stidmama

I LOVE carrot salad!

3:44 pm

phaeton

but who's counting, lol

3:44 pm

Scarlet

Yep... and stid's good enough to find it anyway! LOL

3:44 pm

periwinkle

this carrot salad is very easy, shredded carrots, minced garlic, olive and some minced fresh parsley

3:44 pm

Scarlet

Mmmmmm

3:44 pm

phaeton

is the x used in any words other than to start them?

3:44 pm

stidmama

you know, I think I have all the ingredients, too!!!!

3:45 pm

periwinkle

*olive oil*

3:45 pm

periwinkle

it is really good

3:45 pm

Scarlet

Five words start with X

3:45 pm

Fiber Art

does the fi9 build off the fi4?

3:45 pm

Fiber Art

Hi, Scarlet

3:45 pm

phaeton

right, but is it in any other words?

3:45 pm

Fiber Art

And all

3:45 pm

Scarlet

Yes, Fiber, and Hi!!

3:46 pm

Atalante

back :)

3:46 pm

periwinkle

Hi Ata

3:46 pm

Scarlet

Phaeton, I have found 199 words, and none that I know of have an X in them... HI, Ata... that was one sweet cat!!

3:46 pm

Atalante

isnt he goooorgeous :)

3:46 pm

Fiber Art

probably not a fi..latte. Ugh

3:46 pm

Scarlet

Yep!

3:46 pm

phaeton

thanks, scarlet

3:47 pm

Scarlet

LOL.. fiber!

3:47 pm

phaeton

fiber, it's what you serve dinner on

3:47 pm

Scarlet

Other than the five I mentioned... but, I am not done yet, so....??

3:47 pm

Fiber Art

Ah! Thanks. Not a potable, after all.

3:48 pm

phaeton

well, i guess time will tell

3:48 pm

Scarlet

No in our house, Fiber... LOL

3:48 pm

herinfernallady

Hi

3:48 pm

Scarlet

Hi, Lady!

3:48 pm

TeaNCrackers

hi all

3:48 pm

lideola

hey phaeton- your name is almost there

3:48 pm

lideola

hi herin, TnC

3:49 pm

Scarlet

Hi, T&C

3:49 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Tnc

3:49 pm

herinfernallady

Hi everyone

3:49 pm

phaeton

is that what it means?

3:49 pm

herinfernallady

Phaeton your name is nearly in te grid

3:50 pm

phaeton

I tried with the en instead of the on but it didn't work

3:50 pm

periwinkle

Scarlet and stid what are you having for dinner tonight

3:50 pm

lideola

for anyone who wishes to view- here is a little holiday cheer from my family to you http://tinyurl.com/ypa935

3:52 pm

phaeton

lideola, your girls are darling

3:52 pm

lideola

ty phaeton: ) i like them an awful lot, too

3:53 pm

lideola

especially right now when they are napping

3:53 pm

bbnaz

excellent lideola!

3:53 pm

Scarlet

peri, I made a heavy lunch with homemade red sauce for the pasta, salad and garlic bread... so, tonight will be a little lighter!

3:53 pm

phaeton

yw, someone at the door, bb

3:54 pm

lideola

ty bbnaz- you can add voice to it if you wish- we deicded against it

3:54 pm

lideola

but i laughed and laughed the first time i saw it

3:54 pm

periwinkle

lideola I typed in the information but can't get to see it

3:55 pm

periwinkle

will try again

3:55 pm

herinfernallady

Lideo that is cute

3:55 pm

lideola

http://www.elfyourself.com/?id=9601426
936

3:55 pm

lideola

that is the original URL

3:55 pm

herinfernallady

Does any one want a kitty for christmas she is going nuts

3:56 pm

lideola

sure- airmail her... a good punt might get her all the way over here

3:56 pm

lideola

thanks herin

3:56 pm

herinfernallady

Lideo that is so not funny its funny

3:57 pm

lideola

; ) exactly as i intended, then

3:57 pm

featherbee

does anyone want a 3 year old for christmas? you can return him once he reaches 4. IF he reaches 4.

3:57 pm

featherbee

does anyone want a 3 year old for christmas? you can return him once he reaches 4. IF he reaches 4.

3:57 pm

herinfernallady

I am about to dunk her in the bath shes driving me nuts. I can actually feel a ball of energy when she is near me or runs past me

3:58 pm

stidmama

hello, back!

3:58 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Stid

3:58 pm

herinfernallady

And feather.

3:58 pm

herinfernallady

Feather whats he doing to you?

3:58 pm

stidmama

peri, I think we'll have chicken adobo -- I have a canned sauce that is quite nice.

3:59 pm

stidmama

feather, trade you for the older teen...

3:59 pm

herinfernallady

Feather i am a BIG fan of bribery and stars.

3:59 pm

featherbee

just being oppositional in general

3:59 pm

stidmama

ah -- hard-headed. is that like his mum or his daddy? LOL

3:59 pm

phaeton

our daughter inlaw did that elf thing. It is really cute

3:59 pm

featherbee

i bribed him with fruit to get him upstairs

4:00 pm

featherbee

lol both

4:01 pm

stidmama

:-) thought so. I can only blame myself for my own children's tendencies... *banging head on wall*

4:01 pm

periwinkle

finallly got to see it lideola, really cute

4:01 pm

herinfernallady

I was thinking more of a toy thing. I used to bribe my exs little boy to behave. That and i gave him noisy toys at Christmas as i loathed his mum. the noisy toys were 'mummys' house toys.

4:01 pm

periwinkle

feather, nicholas is a cutie pie

4:02 pm

stidmama

muse, if you're lurking... you win!!!!

4:02 pm

periwinkle

feather, I will trade your 3 year old for an 11 year old cat that pees outside the box

4:02 pm

featherbee

lol stid

4:02 pm

featherbee

lol stid

4:02 pm

stidmama

and it's your turn too feather...

4:03 pm

stidmama

peeing outside the box -- he's THINKING outside the box. rofl

4:03 pm

featherbee

ty peri

4:03 pm

featherbee

hat issues now too

4:03 pm

featherbee

o thanks on the cat though! darn chat box

4:03 pm

herinfernallady

Feather is he just having the good old bed time tanty?

4:04 pm

featherbee

*chat issues not hat issues

4:04 pm

stidmama

too early for bed, lady -- only suppertime back east

4:04 pm

featherbee

he just has a hard time transitioning from daycare to home

4:05 pm

herinfernallady

Oh so its go go go go go home now but i don't wanna bath mum?

4:05 pm

stidmama

don't we all, feather!

4:06 pm

featherbee

more like no mommy, i don't wanna play when we get home, no, a story doesn't sound nice, no, those twinkly deer aren't pretty, no, i don't want to go into the garage, no i don't want to get out of the van, etc. etc. etc. these were all the issues we had tonight, but i'm sure i left out a few.

4:07 pm

featherbee

and we aren't talking conversational nos either. whiney/grumpy/yelly nos.

4:08 pm

herinfernallady

Oh the fantastic NO stage of a child's developement Got to love that one. Then theres the WHY stage.I have a cert 3 in early Childhood Studies and i swear they didn't cover that one. I love kids just don't want them

4:09 pm

stidmama

feather, have you ever tried being oppositional first? for example, when I have a grumpy gus (similarities between 3 and teen are many), I'll say "Let me know when you want me to make some really awful supper and I won't feed you... and don't look so pleasant! It annoys me." usually gets them to smile a bit...

4:09 pm

featherbee

he's watching diego cartoon while i nurse nick, so peace briefly reigns

4:09 pm

featherbee

lol will try it stid!

4:09 pm

fruittart

just popping in while the older ones are on the paper route and little two are resting. feather -- some days I'd trade you an oppositional 8 yr old for the 3! ;-)

4:10 pm

featherbee

;) fruittart!

4:10 pm

herinfernallady

Feather from a strangers point of view Daniel seems to be doing the whole 'I don't wanna share my mum' mood. Some days you can't win. Hugs

4:10 pm

herinfernallady

HI Fruit

4:11 pm

fruittart

hi infernal!

4:11 pm

featherbee

nope. i gave up on winning. ty for the hugs

4:11 pm

fruittart

other days, feather, i'm just looking for the highest bidder -- $1? do I hear a $1? ;-)

4:12 pm

featherbee

*tosses a dime at fruit*

4:12 pm

periwinkle

27 to go

4:12 pm

fruittart

sold!

4:13 pm

featherbee

lol, wait! weren't there any other bidders????

4:13 pm

herinfernallady

I remember a friend of mines toddler threw the biggest hissy fit. She curls up in a ball on the floor. He just walks up puts her an other direction says 'Meca is that way' and walks off into the other room. After a couple of minutes she gets the 'you done yet' speach

4:14 pm

featherbee

LMAO

4:14 pm

stidmama

fruit, I am in line for the 3 year old first -- you and feather can fight over my t4s

4:15 pm

herinfernallady

Stid the stidkids driving you menta?

4:15 pm

featherbee

ok gotta go stick dinner in the oven. brb perhaps.

4:15 pm

fruittart

i have a friend with 6 who says i can only look for it to worsen for the next few years. i tell her, "thanks! some friend!" ;-)

4:16 pm

stidmama

well at the moment, they are in school, but we are having some interesting evenings...

4:16 pm

stidmama

later feather!

4:16 pm

herinfernallady

Later Feather

4:16 pm

stidmama

6? 6 CHILDREN???? *faints*

4:16 pm

lilliann

hi all.i'll gladly swap an 8 yr old girl feather....fruitart your 8 yr old sounds like mine!

4:16 pm

stidmama

where were these wise friends BEFORE we had kids?

4:16 pm

herinfernallady

Stid they do that. I was horrid as a t???

4:16 pm

stidmama

hi lilliann

4:16 pm

herinfernallady

Hi LILI

4:17 pm

lilliann

hi stid and herin

4:17 pm

herinfernallady

I remember telling my parents i hated them. I was so horrid as a t??? i nearly caused them to separate. Mum would take my side dad wouldn't.

4:17 pm

fruittart

i think before kids i thought *mine* would be different.

4:17 pm

periwinkle

24 left, bbs to finish

4:18 pm

stidmama

later peri!

4:18 pm

lilliann

bye peri

4:18 pm

herinfernallady

Later Peri

4:19 pm

lilliann

i was a terrible teen aswell herin, i use to have physical fights with my mam and my dad never believed my mam un

4:19 pm

lilliann

sorry, pressed wrong one....until my dad saw me being rude to my mam

4:19 pm

herinfernallady

I never ever hit my parents just was a whiny little snot

4:20 pm

lilliann

my mam hit me so i'd hit back

4:20 pm

stidmama

I didn't hit people, but once poked a hole through the wallboard with my my pinky finger... *holds up finger as proof* did it as an alternative to hitting my younger brother. He was impressed enough to actually back off.

4:21 pm

herinfernallady

I think mum slapped me once across the face. I think that was due to me telling her she wasn't my real mum

4:21 pm

herinfernallady

Stid owwees

4:21 pm

lilliann

my mam and i are too much alike, we use to dislike eachother.it wasn't until i was 25 that we became really good friends, now we tell eachother everything and its lovely

4:22 pm

stidmama

it didn't hurt me... LOL it was good it worked though because he was actually stronger and would have won in a tussle

4:22 pm

herinfernallady

My parents and me are and have always been really close.

4:22 pm

herinfernallady

Stid thats why girls learn to kick

4:22 pm

herinfernallady

Or bite (i was good at bitting)

4:22 pm

lilliann

i kneed my brother in a tender place once....he left me alone after that and never picked on me again!

4:23 pm

stidmama

oooh. ouchie *says the mom of two boys*

4:23 pm

Merk

Good afternoon gang

4:23 pm

lilliann

i sound really horrible, don't i? believe me, i'm not like that now!

4:23 pm

herinfernallady

Lili thats what i am getting at. I was a biter and a kicker.

4:23 pm

lilliann

hi merk

4:23 pm

herinfernallady

HI Merk

4:23 pm

stidmama

hello Merk! how's life today?

4:23 pm

fruittart

had to answer the door . . . i once slapped my mom and called her a nasty name.

4:23 pm

Dorens

hi all

4:24 pm

stidmama

hey dorens!

4:24 pm

Merk

I'm here 5 minutes before we have to leave. I'm just using the beta tonight and hope I find another internet connection later on. Where are the 9s and could I have clues please.

4:24 pm

Merk

busy, busy, busy

4:24 pm

fruittart

shucks, gotta go make dinner! bbl

4:24 pm

stidmama

the only 9 I have is compound sea creature + what you serve it on (a dish)

4:24 pm

stidmama

later fruit!

4:24 pm

Dorens

I have a powerful urge for potato latkes... even tho I'm home alone tonight. Could I possibly be that self-indulgent?

4:25 pm

stidmama

I am past 100 words, ready for the list, I think.

4:25 pm

phaeton

the other 9's are the xa words

4:25 pm

lilliann

the only problem is, is that my daughter seems to be following in my footsteps......at the moment she likes to call me stupid and tells me to shut up alot!!!i don't mind the shut up so much its just the "stupid" does get to me!

4:25 pm

stidmama

Latkes sound lovely. I was going to make some today until I realized one of the kids has a concert tonight. So we'll do latkes tomorrow instead. Some meals deserve to be lingered over

4:25 pm

lilliann

hi dorens

4:26 pm

lilliann

what are latkes?

4:26 pm

stidmama

It's really hard when the children say things like that isn't it? One of our kids seems to be on permanent restriction...

4:26 pm

Dorens

hi lil... I don't like your daughter calling you stupid,, OR telling you to shut up. latkes are jewish potato pancakes

4:26 pm

stidmama

latkes are lovely potatoe pancakes very popular this time of year (hanukkah season)

4:27 pm

Dorens

eaten with sour cream (yum) or applesauce (also yum)

4:27 pm

lilliann

they sound lovely!

4:27 pm

stidmama

We try very hard to model polite disagreement behaviors... but sometimes I "snap" and holler back. They are usually just shocked enough to hear what I have to say after that.

4:28 pm

herinfernallady

Oh pfft now you make me want to go cook Welsh Picklets

4:28 pm

stidmama

dorens-- we eat them with both... AND maple syrup!

4:28 pm

phaeton

i need another 'p' so i can have frappe

4:28 pm

Dorens

i eat both too stid, but syrup is a new one for me!

4:28 pm

lilliann

i can walk away, talk nicely or shout and none of it has any effect on her!

4:29 pm

herinfernallady

Is she acting out for a reason? Is someone being mean to her at school?

4:29 pm

lilliann

oohh, you eat potato pancakes with maple syrup??

4:29 pm

Dorens

keep walking away lil... and maybe she could lose a privilege or two.....She ought to see the connection between bad behavior and loss of something she wants

4:29 pm

stidmama

then, *wicked grin* have you tried putting earplugs in, sitting in a comfortable chair with a book? LOL THAT works really well! They just can't believe you will ignore such outrageous behavior!

4:30 pm

Dorens

stid, you are cruel lol

4:30 pm

lilliann

she was bullied but i've sorted it out and it seems to have stopped....she's alot happier going to school now but not nice to me

4:31 pm

stidmama

lilliann -- you might "check in" with her again. I have found that (for one of mine, the other's more random) bad behavior is usually linked to some stress away from home. They bottle it up there, and bring it home.

4:31 pm

herinfernallady

I was the fat kid that was picked on at school. I was also a good couple inches taller than the rest of the class. I was about 150cm at 12

4:32 pm

maddline1

could i have some help with one of the xa words...either one thnx

4:32 pm

MeTarzanUJane

anyone have help with the corner bottom left h word? its a tricky one!

4:32 pm

lilliann

i ignore her and she comes and stands infront of me for a confrontation...she's been grounded for i don't know how long...no telly allowed or treats, i've also told her that santa won't be coming and me and dad aren't buying her any xmas gifts until she's nicer to me, but she says "i don't care" and shut up!

4:32 pm

phaeton

xa...the bugs....opp.of s**...and not out

4:33 pm

stidmama

bottom left corner h is he 4/6: laughts

4:33 pm

phaeton

then the rest build on that

4:33 pm

stidmama

thanks phaeton!

4:34 pm

phaeton

yw

4:34 pm

stidmama

{{{{{lilliann}}}}} it's so hard to be a mom when the kids are that unhappy.

4:34 pm

MeTarzanUJane

thanks stid!

4:35 pm

stidmama

is it possible that your child has simply forgotten what it is like to have a good day? Does she need a trip to the zoo or park with you -- for some one-on-one without stress?

4:36 pm

lilliann

i know stid, i just don't know what to do. i'm going into the school tomorrow so will see how she is there. the thing that got me last time was the the school had noticed the changes in her behaviour and didn't think about contacting me to see why

4:36 pm

Chris P

anyone have the 1st ph8?

4:36 pm

herinfernallady

Hugs Lili

4:36 pm

stidmama

sorry Chris, not yet...

4:36 pm

phaeton

it's a Jewish leader in the new testament

4:36 pm

herinfernallady

http://www.hintsandthings.com/ i just found this interesting site.

4:37 pm

stidmama

wow phaeton... too fi4-like!

4:37 pm

Chris P

a clue would be good phaeton

4:37 pm

lilliann

the other problem is,is that she also gets jealous of other people talking to me, either on the phone or standing next to me, she even gets jealous of her dad and will try and cause us to fight

4:37 pm

lilliann

thanks herin

4:37 pm

phaeton

ph..first vowel..get up with double vowel on the end

4:39 pm

stidmama

okay, I know for sure this is a sea-dweller, AN 5/10? the first one?

4:39 pm

Aryn

any clues for the at7?

4:39 pm

stidmama

is your daughter still adjusting to the new family situation? could she be worried about her status in the family?

4:40 pm

phaeton

an5/10 to raise the pot in poker

4:40 pm

phaeton

at7 is a sportsman

4:40 pm

herinfernallady

Lili that seems a lot of problems poor her and you

4:40 pm

stidmama

no , the first an 5/10 please

4:40 pm

Aryn

ty!

4:41 pm

stidmama

a sportsman? *thinking*

4:41 pm

phaeton

sorry, that's the only one i have

4:41 pm

phaeton

yw, aryn

4:41 pm

Chris P

thx phaeton - been looking in wrong direction!

4:41 pm

Scarlet

stid, think annointing with oil

4:41 pm

phaeton

yw, chris

4:42 pm

Uniquity

first an5,10 = small picnic pest + first adn second vowels

4:42 pm

Uniquity

Oh. Oop. I lied. Wrong one!

4:42 pm

stidmama

got it, thanks Scarlet and Uniquity!

4:42 pm

Aryn

any clues for the es and the et 6?

4:42 pm

Scarlet

Yea, stid!!

4:43 pm

stidmama

need the second AP and more help with the AT 7

4:43 pm

Scarlet

E + one of the individual areas of the United ****

4:43 pm

herinfernallady

My b.f is off from work as yesterday was horrid for him. He doesn't want to talk about it. He may take off tomorrow too (yes its a Saturday) and no work means no overtime but i guess its just money and i don't want him to quit

4:43 pm

stidmama

I don't think I'll finish today

4:43 pm

lilliann

there isn't a new family situation stid, me and her dad have been together all her life....i think it's because i'm disabled and haven't been able to work, she's always had me around and because i felt guilty that i couldn't do physical things with her i spent alot of time to other things, and at that time my hubby was working away but now he is home more to help me and she doesn't like it. she's great with him until i show up!

4:44 pm

Aryn

ty for the es scarlet

4:44 pm

Scarlet

You're welcome, Aryn.

4:44 pm

phaeton

at7, think of olympian competitors

4:44 pm

stidmama

oh lilliann...

4:45 pm

stidmama

that did it, thanks phaeton

4:45 pm

phaeton

yw, stidmama

4:45 pm

lucyloo

hi ya lilliann why you not picked up and phoned me XXXX

4:46 pm

phaeton

well, i have over 100 to go, so i know i won't finish

4:46 pm

lilliann

es in england is where you have a big country house on one of these

4:46 pm

herinfernallady

Hi lucy and anyone else i have missed. Trying to do many things at once

4:46 pm

phaeton

been at this for most of the day and only got 148

4:46 pm

lilliann

lucyloooooooo.becsause hun, you've been in the usa

4:46 pm

stidmama

hi lucy

4:47 pm

carra

hi :)

4:47 pm

stidmama

hi carra!

4:47 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Cara

4:47 pm

carra

Hi Stid & Herin!

4:47 pm

lilliann

did you have a nice time...and i was going to ring you this week, been meaning to ring you the last few days but been busy

4:47 pm

lucyloo

hi to you all just back of me hols all americanfied now!!!!!!

4:47 pm

MeTarzanUJane

im still stuck on the corner h... i thought i had it but it was something different!

4:48 pm

lilliann

hi carra

4:48 pm

valde

Hi there, how do you decorate your box? flags and prcures

4:48 pm

phaeton

MeT it's he...like to laugh

4:48 pm

stidmama

change the vowel in the "laughs" word Jane

4:48 pm

valde

sorry, pictures.

4:48 pm

carra

Hi Lilliann!

4:49 pm

lilliann

valde, you need to go pro and pay... i don't know how many dollars it is now

4:49 pm

phaeton

valde, i think you have to be Pro

4:49 pm

phaeton

$14.95

4:49 pm

stidmama

those are "pro" features, valde -- for a $15 payment you get to play with icons and have the tile and word stats for life.

4:49 pm

valde

ok, thanks. i"m a novice.

4:49 pm

stidmama

fr8 please?

4:50 pm

phaeton

lots of those here

4:50 pm

lilliann

so, have you got any money left lucy?? and by the way, you are on talk talk aswell so you can phone me as its free!

4:50 pm

herinfernallady

Stid FR 5 french dimuntive at the end

4:50 pm

phaeton

take the fr5 and add ending of small kitchen

4:50 pm

MeTarzanUJane

I have no idea! AHHHH!!!

4:50 pm

stidmama

welcome valde, let us know if you need help. Also do check out angelsong's help pages -- link in the "friends of babble" section at the bottom of this page

4:51 pm

stidmama

got it! thanks phaeton and lady!

4:51 pm

phaeton

yw, stidd

4:51 pm

herinfernallady

Welcome Valde.

4:51 pm

herinfernallady

I found a Wikipedia site last night on Dimunitives

4:51 pm

valde

Tanks stidmama.

4:52 pm

lucyloo

have i hell shopped till i dropped it very nice being a size 5 in jeans felt thin!!!! good stuff enjoyed it actually quite sad to be back managed to babble on holiday which was fab x

4:52 pm

herinfernallady

Lucy that sounds like you had a good time

4:52 pm

stidmama

oh lucy -- are you one of those people taking advantage of the great exchange rates? there have been news stories about people on holiday from Europe!

4:53 pm

lilliann

i thought you'd been babbling as your score went up, but it stayed there, mine didn't when i went on my hols. what size is 5 here?

4:54 pm

carra

te 5.12 first one

4:54 pm

lucyloo

not telling you dont steal my thunder!!!!!!!

4:54 pm

lilliann

and lucy....you are thin!so stop it!

4:55 pm

stidmama

size five over here translates to... *mental math* about 78" waistline over there, I think... *wicked grin*

4:55 pm

phaeton

what you have in your mouth ....or a fraction of 100

4:55 pm

lilliann

lol lucy!

4:56 pm

lucyloo

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!XXXXXX

4:56 pm

carra

thanks phaeton

4:56 pm

stidmama

actually I am about a "new" size ten, that's a 40 inch hip so a five is considerably smaller

4:56 pm

lucyloo

lol lil xxx

4:56 pm

phaeton

glad that helped

4:56 pm

herinfernallady

Thanks Phaeton i didn't ahve that

4:57 pm

lilliann

i'm an 8 here but i don't know how many inches that is stid....and lucyloo has a complex about her body that she doesn't need to have!

4:57 pm

Scarlet

*laughing like crazy at stid's math*

4:57 pm

Chris P

clue for last sh7?

4:58 pm

stidmama

{{{lucy}}} please don't take me seriously... I am miffed that months of "dieting" and I gained a couple inches.

4:58 pm

herinfernallady

I am what ever size my butt will fit in to. Its crazy over here

4:58 pm

stidmama

well said, lady! *sound of applause*

4:58 pm

lilliann

hi scarlet

4:58 pm

Scarlet

A Yiddish village, Chris.

4:58 pm

Scarlet

Hi, lillian!!! :-)

4:58 pm

stidmama

and I should head out and grab the kid from school. He needs time to decompress before his concert. See you-all later!

4:58 pm

lilliann

bye stid, take care

4:59 pm

herinfernallady

Even though i have lost 10 pounds (60 to go)

4:59 pm

Scarlet

SH + Vietnamese New Year + ** Cid, the chariot warrior... LOL

4:59 pm

herinfernallady

Later stid best of luck

4:59 pm

joanne0334

hi all

4:59 pm

Scarlet

Later, stid

4:59 pm

MLFAN17

hi scar

4:59 pm

lilliann

i'm putting weight on as i can't exercise and sit or lie down most of the day

4:59 pm

Scarlet

Hi, joanne!!

4:59 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Jo

4:59 pm

lilliann

joooooo, how are you hin?

5:00 pm

Scarlet

Hi, MLF... glad you're back!!

5:00 pm

joanne0334

good lill how r u??

5:00 pm

herinfernallady

Lili that must be hard. Is there a cure or relief?

5:00 pm

lilliann

well done herin

5:00 pm

MLFAN17

scar that clue you just gave its about the 4th time i have seen it and still cant get it

5:00 pm

MeTarzanUJane

anyone for the al6/24?

5:01 pm

Scarlet

Chris, that is probably more Jewish than Yiddish...

5:01 pm

Chris P

thx scarlet

5:01 pm

lucyloo

its are ages lil middle age spread!!!!!!!!! only 18 ish months to go hun!!!

5:01 pm

Scarlet

MLF... SH + a group of eight is an oc*** + s**l your goods on E-bay!

5:01 pm

lilliann

no herin, but thats life...lucy will tell you that when i walk, well stagger i look like i'm paraletic but 10 times worse...i frighten her to death when i see her...dont i lucy?

5:01 pm

Scarlet

Glad you found it, Chris.

5:02 pm

herinfernallady

I really need to go soon. the darling cat needs this stitch removed and she is hiding behind the tv.

5:02 pm

lilliann

fine thanks jo

5:02 pm

cool girl

can i have a clue 4 the ha5/18 please

5:02 pm

lilliann

don't remind me lucy!!lol

5:02 pm

herinfernallady

LIli that is really sucky. I do hope they find relief for you

5:02 pm

cool girl

hi hern

5:02 pm

maddline1

plura; of ha 4

5:02 pm

Scarlet

HA + a finny creature, minus the last consonant

5:03 pm

lilliann

there's no cure herin

5:03 pm

lucyloo

you do sweet its an awful disease that has crippled you,but you live life to the full thats why i loves ya xxx oh and the big man x

5:03 pm

lilliann

al6 is plural of the 5 me tarzan

5:03 pm

Scarlet

Did that help, cool girl?

5:04 pm

joanne0334

ty for ha5 and sh7

5:04 pm

MeTarzanUJane

oh well then help with the al5?

5:04 pm

herinfernallady

HI Cool

5:04 pm

Scarlet

:-)

5:04 pm

lilliann

ahh lucy! thats why your my best mate.xxxx

5:04 pm

herinfernallady

Well Lili i do hope that one day they find something.

5:05 pm

lilliann

ty herin

5:05 pm

Scarlet

Al5/14, the first one, is the beer-like drink, first three letters, and call me on the **one

5:05 pm

cool girl

pural

5:05 pm

joanne0334

plural??

5:05 pm

lucyloo

of course going to my bed now xxx god bless to ya all catch ya later xxx

5:05 pm

MLFAN17

scar i think its lost lol

5:05 pm

Scarlet

The second al5/14 is what we call our animals who are the leaders of the pack: the al*** dog...

5:05 pm

lilliann

ditto what scarlet said

5:05 pm

cool girl

of which one ive put s on the top 2 and its not right

5:05 pm

Scarlet

Bye, lucy.

5:06 pm

herinfernallady

Night lucy

5:06 pm

MeTarzanUJane

thankyou scarlet!

5:06 pm

lilliann

i will try and phone tomorrow or the weekend lucy. take care hin and love you loads

5:06 pm

joanne0334

tyty

5:06 pm

Scarlet

Great, MeTarz

5:06 pm

lucyloo

ok xx

5:06 pm

Scarlet

MLF... is it still the st word?

5:07 pm

MLFAN17

scar sh word

5:07 pm

joanne0334

ohh i can't wait for christmas!!

5:07 pm

cool girl

its the third one down after the 2 ha4s

5:07 pm

MeTarzanUJane

any help for the aa4/5? :)

5:07 pm

Scarlet

SH + I ha** mean people + use the ***ephone lines for communications...

5:08 pm

MLFAN17

somethign about ebay which i got but only as the last two letters of that clue

5:08 pm

Scarlet

Metarz... the sound you make when you kick off too-tight shoes...

5:08 pm

lilliann

i hate christmas jo, apart from seeing the bairn open her presents

5:08 pm

joanne0334

release breath

5:08 pm

joanne0334

lol lill just glad to get almost 2 weeks off is all

5:08 pm

cool girl

think what noise u make if somethings cute

5:08 pm

lilliann

when you see something sweet you say this word metarzan

5:08 pm

herinfernallady

Over it already

5:09 pm

cool girl

anyone got that ha5/18 pleaseeeeeeee

5:09 pm

MeTarzanUJane

that was the silliest word! thanks you guys!

5:09 pm

Scarlet

HA + the first three letters of a salmon, a sardine, a trout...

5:10 pm

Scarlet

LOL, MeTarz...

5:10 pm

lilliann

plural of ha4, when you really dislike something

5:10 pm

squrell2

hi

5:10 pm

joanne0334

hi squu

5:10 pm

herinfernallady

Hi

5:10 pm

Scarlet

Hi, squrell

5:10 pm

lilliann

hi squrell

5:11 pm

squrell2

im starting to get the clues now,lol

5:11 pm

cool girl

scarlet u angelxx

5:11 pm

Scarlet

MLF... how are you doing on that stickler? Any luck yet?

5:11 pm

MLFAN17

scar i spelled it but it wiont work

5:11 pm

joanne0334

great squ

5:11 pm

lilliann

good for you squrll, some are easier than others to get

5:12 pm

joanne0334

aristan

5:12 pm

joanne0334

ooooppppppppppppsssssss

5:12 pm

MLFAN17

i only have 68 words ugghh

5:12 pm

lilliann

ty scarlet, i didn't have that 5

5:12 pm

Scarlet

Okay, MLF... SH + a cuppa **a + then, a cuppa **a again + letter before M

5:13 pm

herinfernallady

Later gators

5:13 pm

joanne0334

ar8 please

5:13 pm

Scarlet

Later, Lady.

5:13 pm

lilliann

bye herin, take care

5:13 pm

joanne0334

bye herin

5:14 pm

Scarlet

AR8 Jackie Onassis' husband's name, three letters + we live in the United *****s

5:14 pm

Scarlet

Yea for lillian!! :-)

5:14 pm

lilliann

do you have the 6 jo, if you have it builds onto that and its past tense of eat

5:15 pm

joanne0334

tyty

5:15 pm

Scarlet

:-)

5:16 pm

MLFAN17

is the oen about onassis the 8/40?

5:16 pm

joanne0334

humm at7 pleaseeeeeeee

5:17 pm

Scarlet

MLF... how's it going? Yes, it is.

5:17 pm

Scarlet

Olympic participant, for the at7

5:17 pm

lilliann

a sportsman jo

5:17 pm

MLFAN17

i kind of can figure the otehr one out but i did get the onassis one lol

5:17 pm

joanne0334

sport yuk

5:17 pm

Scarlet

LOL... great!

5:17 pm

lilliann

lol jo

5:18 pm

MLFAN17

i go tthat oen too scar the olympic lol

5:18 pm

joanne0334

i must try to fish it then

5:18 pm

Scarlet

It's getting better, MLF!! :-)

5:18 pm

lilliann

you're too quick for me scarlet

5:18 pm

lilliann

sports people who run,jump throw javelins etc jo are these

5:18 pm

MLFAN17

not really scar lol

5:18 pm

Scarlet

:-) I'm not trying to be quick... it's just natural!

5:19 pm

MLFAN17

i still only have70 words lol

5:19 pm

joanne0334

omg big hit up side the head

5:19 pm

MeTarzanUJane

ar8??? i'm not doing very well on this grid

5:19 pm

Scarlet

Oh, MLF... this is a tricky one... but, the more of the grids you do, the more you will remember some of the craziest words!!

5:19 pm

MLFAN17

Mc join the club

5:19 pm

joanne0334

so true scar

5:20 pm

Scarlet

A blueblood is called and *****ocrat + past tense of having eaten a meal

5:20 pm

lilliann

i'm not natural at anything scarlet!

5:20 pm

Scarlet

*an*

5:20 pm

joanne0334

me either lill hehe

5:20 pm

Scarlet

Yes you are, deal lillian.. a natural wit, a natural supporter, a natural friend and a natural compassionate person!!

5:20 pm

MLFAN17

oh is that the definition for that word scar i got it a few minutes ago

5:20 pm

squrell2

i think i royally suck

5:21 pm

joanne0334

lol squ

5:21 pm

lilliann

a and what your hand is joined onto(not arm)and past tense of to eat metarzan

5:21 pm

Scarlet

For the AR8, use six of the first letters of the ar7/28, and add g** going on this grid!

5:21 pm

hurshy

if you're going to suck, royally is the best way to do it.

5:22 pm

squrell2

hehe, ty

5:22 pm

joanne0334

believe me when i started i thought i was the stupidest ..still stupid just not as much but they come easier the more u play

5:22 pm

dan2bit

hooray - a yiddish word!

5:22 pm

lilliann

ahhh, thank you for that scar...i'm getting tearful now!!!

5:22 pm

squrell2

i think its the 4's that get me,lol

5:22 pm

Flask1

Helloooooooo...lillian!!!

5:22 pm

hurshy

sooo close to elephant

5:22 pm

joanne0334

i know lill hugs

5:22 pm

joanne0334

flask too

5:22 pm

MLFAN17

i wish i stilll had the trial thing lol

5:23 pm

Scarlet

Awwww *hugs Lillian* {{{Darlin' Flask}}} How are you now, dear?

5:23 pm

squrell2

i have it mlf,,,its not helping much,lol

5:23 pm

lilliann

hi flaskkkk!how you doing hin?

5:23 pm

MeTarzanUJane

thanks guys!

5:23 pm

MLFAN17

hurshy yeah i was trying ot spell that lol

5:23 pm

lilliann

and jo you are not stupid

5:23 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oooh, big juicy grid today 8-D hi all

5:23 pm

Flask1

Am ok.....his brothers and sisters are with him........its just a waiting game Scarlet......very sad!

5:24 pm

lilliann

hi hursh

5:24 pm

Scarlet

Hi, BDG... and a fun one...

5:24 pm

joanne0334

huhh my left brain begs to differ hehe

5:24 pm

lilliann

hi book doctor

5:24 pm

MeTarzanUJane

im still working on some of the an5's!! any clues?

5:24 pm

joanne0334

what flask?? if u don't mind me asking?

5:24 pm

Scarlet

Oh, Flask.. it is so difficult to see them go... to wait for the moment... and to grieve... I wish I could hug you hard...

5:24 pm

lilliann

lol jo!

5:25 pm

MLFAN17

i just found 3 more words without clues lol

5:25 pm

Flask1

an uncle we were brought up with is dying...his family have been sent for so its fairly iminent...

5:25 pm

lilliann

did you get the 7 metarzan?

5:25 pm

joanne0334

i mean the left side of me brain..see

5:25 pm

lilliann

sorry to hear that flask...big hug to you

5:25 pm

Scarlet

Rock and roll, MLF!!

5:25 pm

joanne0334

ahhh so sorry flask <<hugs>>>

5:25 pm

MLFAN17

i got two more with no clues

5:26 pm

lilliann

go go go mlf!

5:26 pm

joanne0334

hubby's uncle has the big c

5:26 pm

Flask1

thanks lillian.......Ive had company most of the day...so haven't been able to email you will do soon tho'....

5:26 pm

lilliann

i remember you saying jo...hows he doing?

5:26 pm

hurshy

on of the a capella groups from my college is in the grid! the ephlats!

5:27 pm

Scarlet

Oh, Flask... how are you doing on this grid... are you still in it? What may I do for you, dear?

5:27 pm

joanne0334

well incision healed finally

5:27 pm

lilliann

don't worry about it flask.

5:27 pm

joym999

5 words that start w/ x? Huh?

5:27 pm

MLFAN17

what is the other he 4/9?

5:27 pm

joanne0334

so ma in law says he's doing well ..taking the pills for the cancer

5:28 pm

Flask1

52 left Scarlet.....am gonna dive in and see what I can do.......will pop up shortly....***SPLASH***!!!!!!

5:28 pm

MLFAN17

joy i only have 2 x words

5:28 pm

lilliann

my bairn has written out an xmas card for you and i will post it with mine in next couple of days

5:28 pm

lilliann

59 here flask

5:28 pm

Scarlet

MLF... there is the past tense of having cut the tree.. it is he**, then the present tense of doing it.

5:28 pm

joanne0334

too many here!

5:29 pm

lilliann

thats good to hear jo

5:29 pm

periwinkle

Hi all 24 left here

5:29 pm

Scarlet

HI, peri-kins!!

5:29 pm

lilliann

hi peri, can we swap???

5:29 pm

joanne0334

ty

5:29 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

175 to go LOL

5:29 pm

Kenny Chuck

missing one ap5, got the one that rhymes with swimming creature with scales

5:29 pm

carra

82 left here

5:29 pm

lilliann

i'm not swapping with you though book doctor!!lol

5:30 pm

Scarlet

Being more like a gorilla, Kenny

5:30 pm

MLFAN17

i have gotten 75 so how many i have left no idea

5:30 pm

periwinkle

I'll pass lil

5:30 pm

periwinkle

Scarlet are you done

5:30 pm

Scarlet

Yes.

5:31 pm

periwinkle

ok

5:31 pm

lilliann

kenny a and not minus but the other

5:31 pm

lilliann

spoilsport peri!!LOl

5:31 pm

Scarlet

I'll clue for you, if needed... but, with a brain like yours, peri... you don't need much help!!

5:31 pm

MeTarzanUJane

help with the an5??

5:31 pm

periwinkle

hey, I have been working on this grid off and on all day

5:31 pm

periwinkle

thanks Scarlet

5:31 pm

Scarlet

Which one, MeT

5:32 pm

hurshy

there are at least 2 an5

5:32 pm

MLFAN17

well with a brain like mien i need LOTS of help lol

5:32 pm

Scarlet

3

5:32 pm

lilliann

diving in for a bit....little plop!!!

5:32 pm

hurshy

thanks scarlet

5:33 pm

Scarlet

Sure, hurshy. How are you these short, dark days?

5:33 pm

hurshy

eh. same as ever. just blah most of the time.

5:34 pm

MeTarzanUJane

oh! i have the one which means administer an oil or ointment to but i dont have the others...

5:34 pm

Scarlet

MeTarzan... AN+ long, skinny fish, with the spelling rearranged; AN, the second one uses the Latin ending and the third is theplural of the preceeding four

5:34 pm

MLFAN17

i just put in two more words

5:35 pm

Scarlet

Sorry, hurshy... for depression, the winter stealing the light just piles it on...

5:35 pm

joanne0334

lol lill u r too funny ..think i seen belly flop

5:35 pm

Kenny Chuck

apist

5:35 pm

hurshy

actually it doesn't really for me. summer is maybe the worst for me.

5:35 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

grrr, won't take phish!

5:35 pm

MLFAN17

wrong box kenny and its not a word

5:36 pm

Scarlet

Try the "sort of" ending, Kenny... what time will you be there... oh, five***

5:36 pm

MeTarzanUJane

thank you scarlet!

5:36 pm

MLFAN17

Book i thought that would be a word too but you are right it wouldnt take it

5:36 pm

Kenny Chuck

I give upn the ape stuff!

5:36 pm

Scarlet

We all have strange clocks, hursh... I dislike the short days too much!

5:36 pm

Scarlet

AP + finned creature is a f***

5:36 pm

Scarlet

You are welcome, MeTArz

5:36 pm

lilliann

cheek jo!i glided in like a beautiful graceful swan!!LOL

5:37 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

mlfan, we are dealing with a "traditional" dictionary, not a real one LOL

5:37 pm

lilliann

now i'm belly flopping back!LOL

5:37 pm

hurshy

i never know what to do with myself anyway, so having summer where i know i'm supposed to be out doing things just emphasizes the fact that i'm never out doing things.

5:37 pm

MLFAN17

scar ap wont go with f***

5:38 pm

MLFAN17

Ohh i am so sorry Book what was I thinking ROTFLMAO

5:38 pm

periwinkle

11 left

5:38 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

phantom name: shatner LOLOL

5:38 pm

Scarlet

You know what, hursh... I have NEVER given a hoot about what I am "supposed" to be doing... and that has been a salvation of sorts...

5:38 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

go go periwinkle!

5:38 pm

Scarlet

MLF... yes, ap + a trout is a f***

5:39 pm

periwinkle

I can always find something to do in the summer even if it is just sitting and reading on my balcony

5:40 pm

Scarlet

Right, peri... I am not a "crowd" person... don't much like socializing and "busy" stuff... but I enjoy my own head, and smelling flowers, hearing the birds...

5:40 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

found an et4, woo hoo!

5:40 pm

MLFAN17

Literate spelling?

5:41 pm

Haz1558

ap plus the d*** ran away with the spoon

5:41 pm

Scarlet

AP + first person singular + Hu** little baby, don't say a word...

5:41 pm

periwinkle

I hate crowds

5:41 pm

periwinkle

HI Haz

5:42 pm

Haz1558

Sorry, it was either interrupt or hit the screen.

5:42 pm

MLFAN17

lol that one was easier scar

5:42 pm

Robo-bonobo

i found the xa7, but i am having lots of trouble finding the other xa's

5:42 pm

Haz1558

Good evening all - just passing through.

5:42 pm

hurshy

hi haz

5:42 pm

joanne0334

et6 please

5:42 pm

Scarlet

Good evening, Haz... nice to see you!

5:43 pm

Haz1558

Hello hurshy and Scarlet.

5:43 pm

Scarlet

ET with a gas ending, joanne... like bu****

5:43 pm

MLFAN17

scar is that five letters with hu little baby etc?

5:43 pm

Scarlet

AP ***

5:44 pm

MLFAN17

if its 5 letters i got it already

5:44 pm

Scarlet

Well done, MLF!

5:44 pm

MLFAN17

its the fish one i am having probs with

5:44 pm

Haz1558

Now I am hitting the screen.

5:44 pm

joanne0334

omg ty scar

5:44 pm

lilliann

with your head haz??!!

5:44 pm

Scarlet

The other ap5/14, the first one, is AP + not belonging to her.

5:45 pm

hurshy

are you finished with the grid, haz?

5:45 pm

Scarlet

Yea for joanne... hitting the screen, Haz?

5:45 pm

Haz1558

With bits of paper.

5:45 pm

Scarlet

Why? LOL

5:45 pm

Haz1558

Yes, I finished and declared that it was a grid of the sneakier sort.

5:45 pm

periwinkle

finally fireworks for me

5:46 pm

Scarlet

So the bits of paper helps how... ? LOL

5:46 pm

lilliann

wtg peri!!

5:46 pm

Haz1558

Congratulations peri!

5:46 pm

hurshy

i unnerstand, haz

5:46 pm

Scarlet

Congratulations, peri!! Well done!

5:46 pm

Haz1558

I thought you would, hurshy.

5:46 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

wtg peri~~~!!!

5:46 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

well, i have just over half, time for the dinner. later, buddies! **poink!*

5:46 pm

periwinkle

thanks, will be going now,see you all tomorrow

5:46 pm

Scarlet

Later, BDG.

5:47 pm

Scarlet

See you soon, peri!

5:47 pm

lilliann

bye peri, take care

5:47 pm

Haz1558

Bye peri.

5:47 pm

periwinkle

yes you will Scarlet :-)

5:47 pm

lilliann

bye bdg, take care

5:47 pm

periwinkle

byeee

5:47 pm

Scarlet

;-)

5:48 pm

praise2him

hey everyone

5:48 pm

Scarlet

Haz, I'm still floundering over the deeper meaning of your paper/screen activities.

5:48 pm

lilliann

hi p2h

5:48 pm

Robo-bonobo

clue for the 1st la5/12?

5:48 pm

joanne0334

hi praise

5:48 pm

joanne0334

bye peri

5:48 pm

DaphWentzNay

can someone tell me how many letters each of the x words have?

5:48 pm

hurshy

haz moves in mysterious ways, her wonders to perform

5:49 pm

Haz1558

Scarlet, I was just frustrated. Your patience in giving clues is endless.

5:49 pm

Scarlet

Robo, the ashen flow that destroys property and land after a volcanic explosion.

5:49 pm

praise2him

daph there are 2 8's 2 9's and a 7

5:49 pm

carra

sh6.30?

5:49 pm

DaphWentzNay

that makes sense, thanks p2h

5:49 pm

MLFAN17

one of them has 8 another one has 9 they are hte only two i have gotten

5:49 pm

Scarlet

You are the most patient, diverse and creative cluer I have seen yet, Haz...

5:49 pm

praise2him

yw daph

5:50 pm

MLFAN17

carra his last name is omar he was an actor

5:50 pm

lilliann

sh 6/30 the actor omar sh

5:50 pm

hurshy

thankeeeeee that's x's done

5:50 pm

Haz1558

Sometimes the stock of patience just runs dry!

5:50 pm

carra

no idea.. what movi was he in?

5:50 pm

hurshy

why do i always think he's a politician??

5:51 pm

Scarlet

Well, maybe having grandchildren reinvigorated my waning patience, Haz... it teaches me every time I see them.

5:51 pm

Haz1558

No politician - a professional gambler now. Older and grizzlier but still handsome.

5:51 pm

lilliann

like a wild west policeman spelt differently carra

5:51 pm

MLFAN17

i just got te 4/8

5:51 pm

hurshy

i guess i'm crossing muammar khaddafi with ariel sharon or somethin

5:51 pm

Scarlet

He is still an amazing looking gentleman...

5:51 pm

carra

ty

5:51 pm

Haz1558

I can't see Ariel Sharon taking on the Dr Zhivago role.

5:52 pm

lilliann

i've been past one of his homes in egypt

5:52 pm

hurshy

and throw in musharraf

5:52 pm

Scarlet

No... LOL

5:52 pm

Scarlet

Nor George Clooney...

5:52 pm

MLFAN17

scar?

5:52 pm

hurshy

i love george clooney. i hear he's dating someone seriously now :( :( :(

5:52 pm

Haz1558

Ah well now, I'd cross the Russian steppes for George.

5:52 pm

Scarlet

Yes, Mrs. Haz of Ballymena...

5:53 pm

Haz1558

It's a rebound thing, hurshy. He belongs to me, really.

5:53 pm

lilliann

how dare he!!!

5:53 pm

lilliann

no, he's mine haz!

5:53 pm

Scarlet

Or is that called something other than dating... when one is locked away in a cupboard for many weeks...?

5:54 pm

MLFAN17

scar i have gotten 83 words do i still have a million to go?lol

5:54 pm

Haz1558

He was never locked, he was just being kept safe.

5:54 pm

Scarlet

Oh, my... another Babble Battle over the elusive Mr. C.

5:54 pm

Scarlet

Hahahhaaa.... Haz, I knew you would rationalize it so beautifully!

5:54 pm

hurshy

well i have gotten all the E's, that's something

5:54 pm

Haz1558

He needed a bolthole from the likes of lilliann and hurshy.

5:55 pm

Scarlet

Well, MLF.. there are 252 altogether, so, don't push yourself into a huge frustration.

5:55 pm

MLFAN17

hurshy i have gotten 3 of those

5:55 pm

lilliann

atleast i would have fed him!

5:55 pm

MLFAN17

scar been there done that and back again rotflmao

5:55 pm

joanne0334

fi9 is it with the water guys??

5:55 pm

lilliann

and washed and cared for him!!

5:56 pm

lilliann

yes jo and dish

5:56 pm

MLFAN17

added two more

5:56 pm

joanne0334

lill how's the belly??

5:56 pm

Haz1558

Has the home for the bewildered been phoned about lilliann?

5:56 pm

Scarlet

I am not certain what the hospitality angle is from Haz's perspective, lillian... LOL

5:56 pm

Haz1558

Just to tip them off that there may be a new girl for them.

5:56 pm

carra

last sh 5.14

5:56 pm

Scarlet

joanne, put your fresh catch on a serving dish

5:57 pm

joanne0334

haha ty

5:57 pm

Scarlet

LOL... lillian... you have to prove your sanity now...

5:57 pm

lilliann

its better now thanks jo

5:57 pm

joanne0334

red?? still i bet

5:57 pm

joanne0334

ty lill for sh omar thing

5:57 pm

lilliann

they are carting me away with a white jacket as we speak haz!!

5:57 pm

Scarlet

carra, a nice Yiddish word meaning to drag or pull or just drag along.

5:58 pm

lilliann

yw jo

5:58 pm

Haz1558

I knew that was a well placed telephone call. You'll thank me later.

5:58 pm

joanne0334

i hope they brought the scooter lill

5:58 pm

speedfreak

anyone have the se6/18 word please and thanks

5:58 pm

carra

i think the grid should just be english lol

5:58 pm

lilliann

we're picking you up on the way haz!

5:59 pm

lilliann

yes jo, definately got my scooter!1

5:59 pm

MLFAN17

nope no se 6/18 but i will take it too

5:59 pm

Scarlet

Speed, sounds like W saying a branch of government that is not the legislature...

5:59 pm

Robo-bonobo

na6/18?

5:59 pm

speedfreak

thanks Scarlet!!!

6:00 pm

Scarlet

The process of the first ne4/4

6:00 pm

lil*monkey

excellent clue scarlet ... hahahaha

6:00 pm

MLFAN17

yeah robo dont know what that is for either

6:00 pm

joanne0334

huh scar??

6:00 pm

Scarlet

Yea! Glad you found it, speed and lil*monkey!

6:00 pm

praise2him

good clue scarlet

6:00 pm

Robo-bonobo

is that for na6/18 scarlet?

6:00 pm

lilliann

hi lil...now its gonna get confusing!!

6:00 pm

Flask1

na4/4 please?

6:00 pm

hurshy

200!

6:01 pm

Scarlet

Hi, P2H.. glad you found it. The na6/18 is NA + a misspelling of the canvas shelter, Robo

6:01 pm

Robo-bonobo

na4/4 is an indian bread

6:01 pm

Flask1

thanks robo

6:01 pm

Scarlet

Na + a mirror image of the same letter, Flask

6:01 pm

Haz1558

You're nearly there, hurshy. It's a bit of a twister today, isn't it?

6:02 pm

hurshy

auntie em, auntie em!

6:02 pm

joanne0334

se scar again please

6:02 pm

Scarlet

:-)

6:02 pm

Robo-bonobo

can someone tell me which N the ne6/33 begins from?

6:02 pm

Haz1558

I should have known Dorothy and Toto would appear.

6:02 pm

joanne0334

as i snap my heels

6:02 pm

Scarlet

SE+ double consonants + not he or she, but **

6:02 pm

hurshy

you brought it up

6:02 pm

EmaMaria

I'm Auntie Em .... were you calling? lol

6:03 pm

hurshy

the top right, robo

6:03 pm

MLFAN17

is he mirrored one same as the indian bread?

6:03 pm

Scarlet

I think it's the second row, right one, Robo

6:03 pm

Haz1558

True. I should choose my words carefully. Let's be glad I didn't say something else (waiting now for Pollyanna)

6:03 pm

joanne0334

lol ok went wrong way ty scar

6:04 pm

joanne0334

i think lill drowning i don't see any bubbles?? lill

6:04 pm

Scarlet

Yea!! Go, jo!

6:04 pm

hurshy

go... backwards, then go forwards, if the number's still the same then it's a... pallllllindrome

6:04 pm

hurshy

go backwards, then go forwards, it's a wonder, glad you came cause it's a..... palllllindrome

6:04 pm

joanne0334

scar almost done here tonight past that time

6:04 pm

Scarlet

Go, jo, go!\

6:05 pm

hurshy

it's not a palamino on a western plain where cowboys love to roam, no! cause wonder of all wonders, a backwards-forwards number is called a palindrome

6:05 pm

MLFAN17

th 5/12 what does that word mean/

6:05 pm

Robo-bonobo

thanks scarlet

6:06 pm

Scarlet

YOu're welcome, Robo.

6:06 pm

joanne0334

fr6 please

6:06 pm

hurshy

strawberry, s'il vous plait

6:06 pm

Flask1

la5/12 please...the very FIRST one please?

6:06 pm

Amyjv

anyclues for the first al 5,14

6:06 pm

MLFAN17

ne 6/33 is that right?

6:07 pm

joanne0334

ohoh lil confused who i am talkin too..lill come back scooter lady

6:07 pm

Haz1558

la5/12 - la plus the beginning of soft's opposite.

6:07 pm

hurshy

yes that's right there is an ne6/33 and it ain't been around that long

6:07 pm

Scarlet

FR6 rhymes with ***** your hand in class when you know the answer

6:07 pm

Flask1

ty haz

6:07 pm

MLFAN17

so whats the clue hurshy lol

6:07 pm

Haz1558

You're welcome, Flask.

6:07 pm

Scarlet

Flask, LA + Hollywood duo, Laurel and ***dy

6:07 pm

lilliann

i'm here jo!

6:08 pm

hurshy

the clue is in the pudding

6:08 pm

Haz1558

That was the clue. I liked it.

6:08 pm

joanne0334

whew i thought i might have to send divers in!!

6:08 pm

joanne0334

tyvm scar

6:08 pm

hurshy

ty haz :)

6:09 pm

Scarlet

:-) jo.

6:09 pm

Haz1558

De rien, hurshy.

6:09 pm

MLFAN17

hurs i think i just got it lol

6:09 pm

joanne0334

haz ty too for that

6:09 pm

hurshy

oh does that mean you also enjoyed my berry clue? :)

6:09 pm

Haz1558

Oui!

6:10 pm

MLFAN17

i dont think i saw it hurs

6:10 pm

Amyjv

al 5,14

6:10 pm

Scarlet

Amyjv... AL 5/14, first three letters like the beer; + ET **one home.

6:10 pm

hurshy

lol, our company christmas dinner is next week and we're going to this restaurant; i looked on the menu today and one of the things they have is roast duck with "raspberry framboise sauce"!

6:10 pm

joanne0334

ok all 172 and done has to get up early been fun congrats to all finishers and those who tried ..like me gn ! squ never give up if u r there just have fun with the peop's here byeeeeeeeeeeeee

6:11 pm

Haz1558

Groan.

6:11 pm

Scarlet

Oh, do they specialize in redundancy, hursh?

6:11 pm

Haz1558

Bye joanne.

6:11 pm

Amyjv

tyty

6:11 pm

lilliann

bye jo, take care hin,see you tomorrow

6:11 pm

hurshy

it sounds delicious only i don't know if i can order it under those conditions!

6:11 pm

SamanthaJoy

Not even half done and I have to quit for the day, woe is me

6:11 pm

Haz1558

The groan was for the raspberry framboise sauce.

6:11 pm

joanne0334

but of course hun friday weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

6:11 pm

SamanthaJoy

So on that note, hi and bye, everybody!

6:11 pm

SamanthaJoy

*poof*

6:11 pm

Scarlet

I can't eat when I see "Potatoe's" and green bean"s and salad's on the menu...

6:11 pm

Haz1558

Maybe you should ask whether the framboise or the raspberry is the dominant flavour.

6:11 pm

lilliann

hi sam, bye sam

6:11 pm

joanne0334

chao

6:12 pm

lilliann

nite jo

6:12 pm

Scarlet

I'll just have the raspberry sauce, please.

6:12 pm

hurshy

lol, now i want to haz. i can just see me trying to keep a straight face while asking the waiter... and then he says, i'll have to ask the chef...

6:12 pm

Haz1558

It's not easy to correct all the menus, is it, Scarlet?

6:13 pm

Scarlet

Good night, Samantha.

6:13 pm

Haz1558

That's your dare for the night, hurshy.

6:13 pm

hurshy

could be worse - in high school our bickford's had scrod on one page of the menu and fresh scrod on the next...

6:13 pm

Scarlet

Nor any easier in supermarkets, Haz. Mushroom's and coffee's

6:13 pm

MLFAN17

AL 5/14 3 letters like beer(i understand that)what is the rest of that?

6:13 pm

hurshy

oh and "fresh" produce, scarlet, in the supermarket, love that one...

6:13 pm

Flask1

ha5/18 please?

6:13 pm

Scarlet

LOL, hursh

6:13 pm

Robo-bonobo

2nd sh5/14?

6:14 pm

Haz1558

Blackboards outside are the best. The chalk can be rubbed out, stealthily of course.

6:14 pm

Haz1558

ha5/18 - ha plus almost a fully grown trout.

6:14 pm

Scarlet

SH + something you do for joy, minus a vowel

6:14 pm

Flask1

Robo its a jewish word!

6:15 pm

Robo-bonobo

i thought that was the sh7, flask

6:15 pm

MLFAN17

BRB

6:15 pm

Robo-bonobo

never mind, i see it

6:16 pm

Robo-bonobo

ok, how about a clue for the 1st sh7?

6:17 pm

hurshy

so, let me get this straight... there's a word for an adolescent trout???

6:17 pm

Flask1

help again.......Haz..can't remember what it is called?

6:17 pm

Scarlet

Sh7 + female + not him or her + sun color.

6:17 pm

lilliann

ha and trout,salmon, are all these flask

6:17 pm

Haz1558

No - it's just an example of a creature - other ones are halibut, pollock etc

6:18 pm

Robo-bonobo

thanks, scarlet

6:18 pm

hurshy

ohhhhh

6:18 pm

Scarlet

Great, Robo.

6:18 pm

Haz1558

ha plus the first three letters of the french poisson.

6:18 pm

Robo-bonobo

only 7 more....(including 4 of those xa's!)

6:18 pm

hurshy

i wondered how bored someone would have to be to decide we needed a word for an adolescent trout.

6:19 pm

Scarlet

Robo, all of the XA words have the same first five letters...

6:19 pm

Haz1558

They're a pretty nasty bunch, those teen trouts. Haven't you heard of trout pouts?

6:19 pm

Haz1558

It comes from the teen trout's inability to do anything but look sulky.

6:19 pm

Flask1

am bamboozled!!!!

6:19 pm

hurshy

but a rainbow joyride would be such fun!

6:19 pm

Robo-bonobo

thanks scarlet.

6:20 pm

Scarlet

You're welcome, R-b

6:20 pm

lilliann

we eat them with chips flask

6:20 pm

Haz1558

ha plus first three letters of what boxers use to fight (they put their gloves on over these)

6:20 pm

Flask1

Got it!!!!....lolol...dopey or what????

6:20 pm

Scarlet

LOL...Flask.. you are wonderful!

6:20 pm

Haz1558

You got there in the end, well done!

6:21 pm

lilliann

we'll slap you with one now!!!LOL

6:21 pm

Flask1

lol....only if you catch me......

6:21 pm

lilliann

my scooter's quicker than yours!!!

6:21 pm

Flask1

F I R E W O R K S for FLASK!!!!!

6:21 pm

momof5

Hi All, Just stopping in for a bit to see how everyone is doing.

6:21 pm

Haz1558

Well done!

6:22 pm

Scarlet

Mark you spots, ladies... and Flask gets the green flag!! Well done, Flask!

6:22 pm

lilliann

wtg flask!!

6:22 pm

Flask1

have you finished?

6:22 pm

Scarlet

Hi, momof5.

6:22 pm

lilliann

30 left

6:22 pm

lilliann

hi mo5

6:22 pm

angel13136

hi momof5

6:22 pm

momof5

Hi Scarlet

6:22 pm

hurshy

somebody clued at7 and i wasn't paying attention, didn't they?

6:22 pm

Flask1

are you gonna finish?

6:22 pm

hurshy

nvm i see it

6:22 pm

lilliann

hopefully!

6:23 pm

Haz1558

at7 is a normal word.

6:23 pm

momof5

Hi Angel13136, Haven't seen you here in a long while.

6:23 pm

hurshy

course she's gonna finish, why wouldn't she finish

6:23 pm

angel13136

I know...it's been a busy week or so.

6:23 pm

vanessa8

hurshy at7, like a runner or a football player

6:23 pm

lilliann

cos i chat too much!!!

6:23 pm

lilliann

hi angel

6:24 pm

momof5

Same here. Hubby is still traveling every week -- and got stuck up north by the flooded I-5.

6:24 pm

angel13136

hi lilliann

6:24 pm

angel13136

poor guy -- how long was he stuck?

6:24 pm

Flask1

well folks, my carers will be here in 5 mins so am gonna go and get ready......thanks for the clues...and goodnight to you all...!

6:24 pm

Scarlet

Good night, dear Flask. *hugs*

6:24 pm

angel13136

'nite flask!

6:24 pm

Flask1

by the way Lilliann....had any xmas cards yet???

6:25 pm

lilliann

nite flask.take care hin and will hopefully speak to you tomorrow.sleep well.

6:25 pm

lilliann

no flask

6:25 pm

MLFAN17

sorry i was afk

6:25 pm

Amyjv

the second ar 6,18

6:25 pm

Haz1558

Good night Flask.

6:25 pm

momof5

He's still there. He's taking a plane home tomorrow and leaving his car at the airport. He has to go back Mon.

6:25 pm

Flask1

nite Scarlet[[hugs]]

6:25 pm

Scarlet

:-)

6:25 pm

Haz1558

Right, off I go to bed as well. See some of you tomorrow. Bye!

6:25 pm

angel13136

yuck! We're supposed to have what passes for rain here tomorrow or Saturday. Same storm, I think.

6:25 pm

angel13136

'nite Haz

6:26 pm

momof5

a + joint above hand + vowel

6:26 pm

hurshy

aw, ttfn haz

6:26 pm

Scarlet

AMY...like the record company name for hot artists

6:26 pm

lilliann

your's will be on way tomorrow flask and bairn written one for you aswell.

6:26 pm

lilliann

bye haz, take care.

6:26 pm

Haz1558

Byee!

6:26 pm

Scarlet

Good night, Haz. Nice seeing you.

6:26 pm

hurshy

she said hello, you fool, i love you, c'mon and join the joyride... join the joyride

6:26 pm

Amyjv

ty vm

6:26 pm

momof5

They said there was 10' of water on I-5 and weren't sure what kind of damage after it recedes. It just keeps raining, so...

6:26 pm

MLFAN17

momof 5 what is that a clue for?

6:27 pm

lilliann

i love that song hursh

6:27 pm

momof5

That's for the 2nd ar6

6:27 pm

hurshy

me too

6:27 pm

MLFAN17

hursh i saw roxette in concert once

6:27 pm

lilliann

you've got me singing it now!

6:27 pm

hurshy

i'm glad the adolescent trout made me think of it.

6:27 pm

hurshy

wait, mlfan, i thought you were 17

6:28 pm

carra

an5/10 first one

6:28 pm

MLFAN17

i go tthe record company oohoo

6:28 pm

momof5

an5/10 = tiny picnic pest + two vowels

6:28 pm

MLFAN17

my age hurshy?

6:28 pm

hurshy

yes

6:29 pm

Robo-bonobo

my last 2 words are an xa8/9 combo that i just cannot find

6:29 pm

carra

one before that mom

6:29 pm

Uniquity

an + popular palindrome women's magazine, minus a middle letter

6:29 pm

Uniquity

robo - all thr x start with the same five letters

6:29 pm

momof5

sorry... an + ***phant, zebra,...

6:29 pm

Robo-bonobo

yeah, i know. thanks uni

6:29 pm

lilliann

a bet, plural of the 4 carra

6:29 pm

MLFAN17

no hurshy been a fan of Meat Loaf's since the age of 17

6:29 pm

carra

whats a palindrome ?

6:30 pm

carra

ty mom

6:30 pm

hurshy

ohhh... wow. i'm sorry.

6:30 pm

momof5

no problem

6:30 pm

hurshy

carra - something that is the same backwards as it is forwards

6:30 pm

Uniquity

A word that is spelled the same forward and backward

6:30 pm

MLFAN17

hurshy no problem lol

6:30 pm

hurshy

not nec a word, can be a number too!!

6:30 pm

Uniquity

Hm

6:31 pm

Uniquity

Never thought of that

6:31 pm

Mom

Evening everyone :)

6:31 pm

momof5

{{Angel13}} How's the family?

6:31 pm

Scarlet

Robo, is it the first set, or the second set?

6:31 pm

hurshy

i first learned about them as numbers, meself.

6:31 pm

10s Gu

there are 5 st5/10 - I can not find the last one...I have the first two, but I am missing one of the next three - I think it is either the 4th or 5th one....... HELP please

6:31 pm

Robo-bonobo

i don't know....

6:31 pm

Scarlet

HI, Mom and Uni!

6:32 pm

lilliann

hi mom, how are you?

6:32 pm

kristin

Robo - two vowels and a single hump, then plural

6:32 pm

lilliann

hi uni

6:32 pm

Robo-bonobo

it is the set in which one suffix is an at4 word

6:32 pm

Uniquity

Just popping in Scarlet...pretend I'm not here :)

6:32 pm

angel13136

everyone is good...mom went to the dr yesterday and got mostly good news. She seems to be feeling much better

6:32 pm

Mom

{{Scarlett}} hello, you are on late tonight.

6:32 pm

Scarlet

Okay, the first set adds the past tense of having eaten and plural\

6:32 pm

Scarlet

Okay, Uni/invisible one. Yes, Mom... bad day at the back 40... LOL

6:32 pm

Robo-bonobo

i think that's the set i have, scarlet

6:32 pm

Mom

so sorry to hear that, Scarlet

6:32 pm

momof5

st5/10: frankenst***

6:33 pm

kristin

Robo moms clue is your ending

6:33 pm

Scarlet

The second set, Robo, adds M*** Kamph and plural

6:33 pm

10s Gu

got that one MO

6:33 pm

momof5

st5/10: st + abs*** from school

6:33 pm

hurshy

oh bother. i'm a-gonna need some ph help (the long uns, that is)

6:33 pm

hurshy

ooh wowee i got the combo, now just need the first 8.

6:34 pm

Scarlet

hursh, the Biblical overseers of the word...

6:34 pm

10s Gu

got it Mo ty

6:34 pm

lilliann

ph8 is a religious jewish leader hursh

6:34 pm

MLFAN17

ele with a zebra??

6:34 pm

MLFAN17

got the from schoo one

6:34 pm

hurshy

if there were an o we could have phaeton, but that's only seven anyway... oh MAN, thanks scarlet, lilli

6:34 pm

Scarlet

:-)

6:34 pm

Robo-bonobo

aha! thanks scarlet

6:35 pm

Scarlet

Great, Robo!!

6:35 pm

Mom

thank you Scarlet

6:35 pm

momof5

ph8/50 is a biblical character that accused Jesus of blasphemy. Ends in double vowel

6:35 pm

Scarlet

Yahoo for Mom, too! :-)

6:36 pm

momof5

{{Angel}} Was there any bad news?

6:36 pm

10s Gu

fireworks here!!! big thank you to momo

6:36 pm

hurshy

yeah yeah they're a brood of vipers, you don't gotta rub it in

6:37 pm

momof5

yeah 10s Gu

6:37 pm

Scarlet

Yahoo for 10s Gu!!

6:37 pm

MLFAN17

what was the clue with the animals ele something with a zebra

6:37 pm

lilliann

wtg 1o's gu!

6:37 pm

angel13136

just that it is congestive heart failure -- but can be managed, though not cured

6:37 pm

Mom

congrats 10s

6:37 pm

momof5

an5/10 = an + ***phant, zebra, etc.

6:38 pm

hurshy

JUST congestive heart failure... oh gee, is that all

6:38 pm

Robo-bonobo

now time for dinner

6:38 pm

Robo-bonobo

good luck everyone

6:38 pm

Mom

bye bye Robo and thanks, I will need the luck

6:38 pm

momof5

I guess she's doing pretty good, considering her diabetes, etc.

6:38 pm

Scarlet

Congratulations, Robo... good seeing you and enjoy dinner!

6:38 pm

angel13136

well, hurshy, that was the bad news. The good news is that she's feeling pretty good right now.

6:39 pm

hurshy

oh, ok. then... yay?

6:39 pm

Scarlet

Gosh, angel... you have a good attitude!

6:39 pm

angel13136

Yes, momof5, she is. Now she's just following up with the other doctors to make sure that she's coordinating all her care needs.

6:39 pm

momof5

Did the dr. give her any special instructions? Or, more of the same?

6:39 pm

angel13136

Thanks, Scarlet.

6:40 pm

Scarlet

:-)

6:40 pm

lil*monkey

hi all :)

6:40 pm

angel13136

Actually, she's going to be taking fewer medications than before. She has to strictly limit her sodium intake, and monitor her weight/body for signs of fluid retention.

6:40 pm

MLFAN17

i kept tryign to add to it lol

6:41 pm

Mom

Hi Lil Monkey

6:41 pm

lil*monkey

how many ph words are there??? (haven't checked lickety yet)

6:41 pm

Scarlet

Hi, lil*monkey!

6:41 pm

angel13136

Apparently, it's the fluid retention that causes most of the discomfort and difficulty breathing.

6:41 pm

Scarlet

5

6:41 pm

lil*monkey

OK thanx scar

6:41 pm

carra

pe5?

6:41 pm

lil*monkey

i only have 2 of the ph's dammit

6:41 pm

Scarlet

:-)

6:41 pm

momof5

She's always had so many meds, some can have a reaction with the glycerine, etc. A friend's mom started 'seeing things' when she went through this.

6:42 pm

praise2him

ph 8 plz?

6:42 pm

Scarlet

There are two ph8/50s, monkey

6:42 pm

angel13136

She's not seeing things, but she is having really bizarre dreams...

6:42 pm

lil*monkey

oh my :-O

6:42 pm

robwhy

sure want elephant to be here, but alas....

6:42 pm

praise2him

I need the second one scarlet

6:42 pm

hurshy

how old is she?

6:43 pm

Scarlet

PH 8/50, the first one, is the Biblical tribe from which Goliath sprang...

6:43 pm

momof5

first ph8, is biblical guys who accused Jesus of blasphemy (double vowel ending)

6:43 pm

praise2him

have that one

6:43 pm

Scarlet

The second one is the plural of the 7/36...

6:43 pm

hurshy

no those was the philistines scarlet

6:43 pm

momof5

May be a similr symptom, I don't know.

6:43 pm

angel13136

68, hursh, and a 20+ year survivor of open-heart surgery

6:43 pm

Scarlet

You are right, hurshy...

6:44 pm

lil*monkey

scarlet, would you clue the ph7,36 ???

6:44 pm

praise2him

ty scarlet

6:44 pm

lil*monkey

pretty please miss scarlet

6:44 pm

praise2him

must have been looking at the grid too long

6:44 pm

LadyNatts

I'm still missing 2 phs

6:44 pm

momof5

How's dad?

6:44 pm

MLFAN17

ap 5/14 the first one

6:44 pm

LadyNatts

along with 73 other words

6:44 pm

hurshy

*sympathies*

6:44 pm

carra

pe 5.12 ?

6:44 pm

Scarlet

PH 8/50, the second, is ph+not the beginning, minus the last letter + having had a meal, plural

6:44 pm

momof5

ap + not hers

6:45 pm

MLFAN17

momof5 the other one

6:45 pm

angel13136

dad's better now that mom is better...he left her home alone for the first time today. He's been driving me a little nuts; his cabin fever was getting on my nerves.

6:45 pm

angel13136

Thanks, hurshy.

6:45 pm

Scarlet

More like a gorilla, MLF

6:45 pm

lil*monkey

thank you Scarlet

6:45 pm

Mom

thank you Scarlet

6:46 pm

Scarlet

Yea for lilmonkey and Mom!!

6:46 pm

MLFAN17

no scar THE OTHER ONE

6:46 pm

lil*monkey

thank you Mom

6:46 pm

Scarlet

momof5 gave you a great clue, MLF

6:47 pm

MLFAN17

i thought hta was the same one??

6:47 pm

Scarlet

Nope!

6:47 pm

Scarlet

AP+ not belonging to her.

6:48 pm

MLFAN17

oops sorry i got it lol

6:48 pm

Scarlet

AP+ finned creature, minus the last consonant

6:48 pm

lil*monkey

meat loaf, you need to chill

6:48 pm

Scarlet

First consonant... but, no matter...you found it@

6:48 pm

momof5

sorry, stepped away for chocolate chip cookies!
AP5/14 = I feel a little sheep*** (shy)

6:49 pm

Scarlet

mom... any more of those goodies left on the platter?

6:49 pm

momof5

I've clued both, and you can pick which one you need.

6:49 pm

Mom

thank you Momof5

6:49 pm

momof5

They just came out of the oven. But, those five kids are working fast!

6:50 pm

angel13136

for once, cookies don't sound good...worked the bake sale at band concerts two nights in a row and the smell of sugar was overwhelming.

6:50 pm

Scarlet

LOL... I make a full recipe and my husband can word as fast as your kids, mom!

6:50 pm

Mom

I would imagine so Angel

6:50 pm

momof5

I know what you mean! If only I could have more non-sugar moments.

6:50 pm

Scarlet

I hated to travel to Hershey, Pennsylvania for the same reason, angel... chocolate until I wanted to oopsie!!

6:50 pm

angel13136

lol -- exactly!

6:51 pm

Scarlet

:-)

6:51 pm

momof5

I've learned a trick with my hubby. Make the cookies bite size. (He eats 5 cookies either way, better they start small so he doesn't end up big!)

6:51 pm

Scarlet

I have done the same thing, mom... and, have saved a goodly portion of dough to make giant cookies, which he will not touch until the baby ones are gone... it's a head game...

6:52 pm

angel13136

the worst part was, it's tradition to go for ice cream after a band concert. I took the kids, but for once was not even tempted!

6:52 pm

angelinaxox

hi all

6:52 pm

Mom

Hi Angelina

6:52 pm

Scarlet

I think he just loves to see 10-inch cookies with his name on them... LOL. Hi, angelina!

6:52 pm

angel13136

hi angelina!

6:52 pm

squrell2

hi ang

6:53 pm

momof5

I've run out of hiding places. He's on to me and hunts all over the kitchen for hidden goodies. I also just bake half batch (which is only 2 dozen). That doesn't last long with 7 people.

6:53 pm

angelinaxox

hi mom, angel, scarlet and sq

6:53 pm

momof5

Hi angelinaxox

6:53 pm

Scarlet

I figure if I am doing the work, I may as well do the whole five dozen!

6:53 pm

Mom

Momof5, I ran out of hiding places in the kitchen also, so I hid them in the living room under the sofa. THey never look there. lol

6:54 pm

Scarlet

Just put them near the vacuum cleaner...

6:54 pm

angel13136

As if this wasn't enough sugar...on Sunday little Angel made me TWO birthday cakes -- one with coconut/pecan frosting (for me, in theory) and one with chocolate frosting, for everyone else!

6:54 pm

lil*monkey

momo, if he's like most men, he won't find them IF you hide them with the cleaning supplies :)

6:54 pm

Scarlet

LOL, MOm... good one!

6:54 pm

carra

pe 5.12 ?

6:54 pm

Scarlet

Exactly, lil...

6:54 pm

lil*monkey

haha scarlet ! great minds think alike

6:54 pm

Mom

lol Lil Monkey

6:55 pm

momof5

I don't think there's a place in the house other than our bedroom that I could hide things without at least one person finding them.

6:55 pm

angel13136

In my house, it would be next to the supply of toilet paper...I seem to be the only one who knows where it is...

6:55 pm

Scarlet

Arg, angel1313

6:55 pm

praise2him

bbl

6:55 pm

lil*monkey

why can't men ever put a new roll of TP on the holder???

6:55 pm

carra

ne 6.33?

6:55 pm

MLFAN17

i have 101 words right now\

6:55 pm

lil*monkey

feel free to answer if you are a man babbler

6:55 pm

Scarlet

The system which jails persons, is the PE5/12

6:55 pm

Scarlet

Not old, carra

6:56 pm

MLFAN17

lil my hubby does lol

6:56 pm

Mom

my 3 (husband and two sons) always replace the TP and put the seat down

6:56 pm

momof5

Actually, I don't think kids know where the TP is either. Which brings the question: what do they do...

6:56 pm

Scarlet

Good job, Mom!!

6:56 pm

angel13136

wow, mom, they must love you.

6:56 pm

MLFAN17

I i am out of here going to watch Are you smarter then a 5th Grader

6:56 pm

angel13136

Eww...momof5!

6:56 pm

Mom

bye bye MLFan

6:56 pm

Scarlet

LOL, MLF... have a good time!

6:57 pm

MLFAN17

ty see ya

6:57 pm

angelinaxox

bye mlf, have fun

6:57 pm

Mom

I think they do, Angel. I could not ask for a better family. They are my life

6:57 pm

momof5

Just wondering, if they don't replace it, how they accomplish their task!

6:57 pm

lil*monkey

mom, sounds like you trained your men well

6:57 pm

Scarlet

That is a rhetorical question, right, mom?

6:58 pm

momof5

Definitely, Scarlet.

6:58 pm

Scarlet

:-)

6:58 pm

carra

in 6.18?

6:58 pm

Mom

Thanks lil monkey

6:58 pm

angel13136

Usually that's when mine (girl and boy alike) yell, MOM!

6:58 pm

Mom

lol Angel

6:58 pm

Scarlet

In + when your car runs out of gas, it ****ls

6:59 pm

featherbee

new roll of toilet paper isn't the problem in my house. it's replacing the garbage bag when he takes the old one out! drives me nuts.

6:59 pm

carra

ty

6:59 pm

Scarlet

Or, In + Russian leader, Josef ****in

6:59 pm

lil*monkey

mom, would you like to come visit here for the weekend and give my man a crash course in TP replacement????

6:59 pm

momof5

My pet peeve happened last night when I found the empty roll removed and in the trash can, the dispenser put back together, but NO TP replacement!

6:59 pm

angel13136

adorable picture, feather!

7:00 pm

featherbee

ty angel!

7:00 pm

lil*monkey

lol momof

7:00 pm

Scarlet

but, *sputter* momof5... doesn't it just "appear" out of nowhere? LOL

7:00 pm

angel13136

yes, momof5! Mine will go a step further, and rest the new roll on the dispenser, but not actually threaded on the roller...

7:00 pm

momof5

Time to change the subject: What are your plans for Christmas?

7:01 pm

carra

na 5.10 first one

7:01 pm

lil*monkey

hahahaha angel, i was just about to say that

7:01 pm

Scarlet

Pertaining to birth, carra

7:01 pm

angel13136

None, so far.

7:01 pm

angel13136

It's good to know I'm not alone, lil*monkey

7:01 pm

momof5

na5/10 = preemie babies go to the nena*** unit

7:02 pm

vanessa8

help with fr8/55, please

7:02 pm

Scarlet

Add a petite French ending to the fr5/16

7:02 pm

carra

ty

7:02 pm

momof5

fr + me, myself and * + se4/4 + silent vowel

7:02 pm

Scarlet

:-) carra.

7:03 pm

Mom

sorry, ran upstairs for a minute. Yes, Lil Monkey, I can do that

7:03 pm

vanessa8

thanks! got it!

7:03 pm

carra

2 left na 6.18 & pe 5.12

7:03 pm

Mom

actually my sweetie deserves all the credit. He has always put the seat down and the boys were taught that way.

7:03 pm

lil*monkey

mom you're the best :)

7:03 pm

Scarlet

Excellent, vanessa!

7:04 pm

licketySplitAUS

Hey everyone

7:04 pm

Mom

Hi Lickety

7:04 pm

momof5

{{Angel}} We are home for Christmas (at this point) since hubby doesn't get to be home until 21st (same day kids get out of school).

7:04 pm

angelinaxox

hi lickety

7:04 pm

featherbee

how do lickety

7:04 pm

Scarlet

Hi, Lickety!! How are you and yours?

7:04 pm

lil*monkey

hi there lickety

7:04 pm

angel13136

Hi Lickety

7:04 pm

dan2bit

morning lickety

7:05 pm

licketySplitAUS

Here is a little video from my (sob) balcony this morning

7:05 pm

licketySplitAUS

http://tinyurl.com/2cybfc

7:05 pm

angel13136

It will be nice for you to be home with everyone...I'm not sure what brother's plans are, yet. It usually depends on how T is doing.

7:05 pm

weegee

hi lickety & thank you thank you thank you for your lists... after 150 words one's patience erodes without your lists!

7:05 pm

Scarlet

NA6/18= NA + bad spelling of a canvas camping shelter; and PE + at school, having fi*** exams...

7:05 pm

licketySplitAUS

weegee - your welocme

7:05 pm

weegee

HI everyone!

7:05 pm

momof5

I haven't heard from them since the fires.

7:05 pm

Scarlet

Is it all done now, Lickety?

7:07 pm

licketySplitAUS

scarlet - next thrusday is end of cool off - and we are definitely need to find somewhere else to live by Jan 21st

7:07 pm

stidmama

hello all! Lickety! you're wonderful (still)! how's everyone down under?

7:07 pm

licketySplitAUS

Hey stidmama!

7:07 pm

licketySplitAUS

Little vid : http://tinyurl.com/2cybfc

7:07 pm

Scarlet

Oh, Lickety, these things happen so fast... how are you all doing with it? We think of you and the family often.

7:08 pm

licketySplitAUS

Change is good, exciting even!

7:08 pm

momof5

Angel, when do you kids finish school for holidays?

7:08 pm

featherbee

neat birds!

7:08 pm

angel13136

i guess it's touch and go...they visited mom in the hospital on their way home from Utah for T-giving. He called today.

7:08 pm

angel13136

Kids finish the 21st here as well.

7:08 pm

weegee

yes, change is good... after it's happened!

7:09 pm

weegee

not during, so much

7:09 pm

stidmama

stidkid #2 is so jealous that you have wild parrots who just eat from your hands!!!!

7:09 pm

licketySplitAUS

thanks feather - they were very friendly! came straight to us.

7:09 pm

momof5

I don't quite understand why the 'mood swings' have continued for so many years. You would think they would do something different by now.

7:09 pm

weegee

ewis

7:09 pm

Scarlet

Such an amazing attitude, Lickety... you and mrp should go on tour telling people how to overcome adversity, and how to deal with life on life's terms... and overcome it all through love and laughter and family...

7:09 pm

licketySplitAUS

feather - hows the young one?

7:09 pm

stidmama

I love how good mrp looks in the video, too!

7:10 pm

angel13136

I guess it's taken time to diagnose as something more than *just* depression...

7:10 pm

licketySplitAUS

Oh scarlet - thank you! we have our moments of stress - don't you worry about that ;-)

7:10 pm

featherbee

which one? the elder, i was ready to strangle, but he got all sweet on me tonight and bought a few more days. the younger is so stinking happy it's ridiculous!

7:10 pm

stidmama

can someone help me find the gol-durn ap 5/14 #2? please? I have the first one

7:10 pm

momof5

What other diagnosis?

7:10 pm

licketySplitAUS

featherbee - haaa! good to hear about both of them. I gotta rush away - see you all at the flip.

7:11 pm

Scarlet

I know.. but you keep on keepin' on, Lickety!!

7:11 pm

stidmama

later lickety! love to all!

7:11 pm

featherbee

bye lickety

7:11 pm

angel13136

feather -- they do know how to pull back from the brink, don't they?

7:11 pm

angel13136

bye lickety

7:11 pm

Mom

bye bye Lickety

7:11 pm

bookwomen

ap 5/14 behaving like a primate

7:11 pm

featherbee

little scammer, yes he does angel!

7:11 pm

weegee

bye lickety, good on ya!

7:11 pm

stidmama

thanks book!

7:11 pm

Scarlet

Like a gorilla, stid

7:11 pm

stidmama

I am finally done with A words!

7:11 pm

weegee

apist

7:12 pm

PMS

ap 5,14 Like a type of monkey

7:12 pm

weegee

sorry!!!!!

7:12 pm

featherbee

stid, doug decided to do the opposite game at dinner. "don't you dare eat those beans!!!" and it worked! lol, he's patting himself on the back now.

7:12 pm

stidmama

EP 5 perchance?

7:12 pm

stidmama

well done, doug! :-D it's a fun game.

7:12 pm

angel13136

momof5, i believe it's borderline personality disorder, but that's second-hand via mom, so don't hold me to it.

7:13 pm

stidmama

now you need to find a copy of the contrary woman... the man was married to a woman who was so contrary, but he loved her.

7:13 pm

bookwomen

ep+laugh

7:13 pm

weegee

ep... e + sounds like f + oooh *ah

7:13 pm

angel13136

feather, I once tried to get my son to eat a tomato by saying it was "tasty". The next time he ate something he didn't like, he said it was "tasty" (the way you might say naassty.

7:13 pm

stidmama

And all their married life, he learned to say the opposite of everything so that she would feel she was holding her own but things would still get done.

7:13 pm

momof5

ep5 = e + ele***nt + *ello is a greeting

7:13 pm

featherbee

hehe angel

7:13 pm

PMS

la 5,12 please (first one)

7:14 pm

featherbee

nothin' like a little reverse psychology! when it works that is....

7:14 pm

stidmama

And then, one day, after many long years of marriage, they were crossing a rickety bridge over a rushing river, and he forgot. He said, "step gently here, darling, or the bridge will break,."

7:14 pm

bookwomen

la+opposite of soft-last letter

7:14 pm

momof5

Why did it take so long to diagnose? She's been in therapy for, what, 3 years?

7:14 pm

stidmama

So of course, she stomped hard just where he pointed, and went right through, and into the river.

7:14 pm

featherbee

eeek!

7:15 pm

stidmama

The distraught husband ran excitedly upstream, calling his wife's name, to be stopped by an old man who asked why he was going in the opposite direction of the water flow.

7:15 pm

angel13136

Oh, stidmama! How sad...

7:15 pm

stidmama

The man replied, "Well she never did like to go with the flow..."

7:15 pm

angel13136

Not sure, momof5...

7:15 pm

angel13136

lol stid!

7:15 pm

featherbee

LOL and a *groan!*

7:15 pm

stidmama

I can't remember where I heard/read that tale, but it's SOOOO funny!

7:15 pm

stidmama

and thanks for that ep5, btw

7:16 pm

stidmama

done with E words now!

7:16 pm

angel13136

well, much as I'd rather play and chat, I must go take my final exam.

7:16 pm

stidmama

angel, good luck!

7:16 pm

Mom

bye bye Angel, good luck

7:17 pm

featherbee

working on scrabble, in and out

7:17 pm

angelinaxox

bye angel

7:17 pm

momof5

I observed some behavior while staying with them in Oct. that would made me be concerned (when I thought it was depression). The constant put downs, derrogatory remarks, etc. You need a thick skin to live in that house. I only saw 2 people not participate: T and eldest daughter.

7:17 pm

angel13136

Thanks, everyone. Take care. *poof*

7:18 pm

phaeton

clue for na6/18, pls

7:18 pm

stidmama

momo5... I am coming in mid-conversation, but I understand the concern!

7:18 pm

stidmama

HA 5/18 please?

7:18 pm

momof5

My theory is, if you have a clinically depressed person in your home, don't keep putting them down!

7:19 pm

stidmama

I am looking for that one too phaeton

7:19 pm

phaeton

ha5...ha plus the water creature minus last consonant

7:19 pm

Scarlet

HA + finned creature minus the first letter

7:19 pm

Scarlet

The LASTlettere, stid

7:19 pm

momof5

ha + water creatures minus last letter

7:19 pm

stidmama

thanks scarlet! LOL second clue worked ;-)

7:19 pm

momof5

Seems we all think alike on this one

7:19 pm

phaeton

well, scarlet clued it earlier, but i couldn't figure out how to mispell a canvas shelter

7:20 pm

Scarlet

Letter after nine, phae, with an extra beginning letter at the end. :-)

7:20 pm

Scarlet

LOl, stid...you are amazing!

7:20 pm

stidmama

oh! it means "swimmy" phaeton

7:20 pm

momof5

Kids need computer for homework... see you all at the flip.

7:21 pm

Scarlet

NA + what Boy Scouts stay in when camping

7:21 pm

stidmama

na + first four letters of german word for "auntie"

7:21 pm

angelinaxox

bye mom, take care

7:21 pm

Mom

bye bye Momof5

7:21 pm

Mom

thanks Stid

7:21 pm

stidmama

na + canvas camp shelter, but use the first vowel instead of the 2nd

7:21 pm

stidmama

bye mom

7:21 pm

stidmama

hello Mom!

7:21 pm

stidmama

IN 6 please?

7:22 pm

Scarlet

Good night, mom

7:22 pm

Mom

Hi Stid

7:22 pm

Mom

you all doing okay?

7:22 pm

Scarlet

In + one of 50 sections of the USA

7:22 pm

stidmama

doing great, Mom! you?

7:22 pm

phaeton

finally! thought i had tried that combo

7:22 pm

phaeton

thnx all!

7:22 pm

stidmama

that was the in 7... thanks scarlet

7:22 pm

Scarlet

Man, I am goofing us royally... In + Russian leader, Josip ****in

7:23 pm

weegee

in 6: you call a plumber to in***** your new waterheater, minus one of doubled last consonants

7:23 pm

Mom

not too bad, first snowfall of the season yesterday and now the prediction of freezing rain mixed with snow.

7:23 pm

bookwomen

in+stops-last letter

7:23 pm

stidmama

thanks book!

7:23 pm

stidmama

and weegee...

7:23 pm

Mom

thank weegee

7:23 pm

phaeton

in6 is to put something in, like an appliance

7:24 pm

Scarlet

Have to go make an omelet... needing cheese and mushrooms now... 'night all, and good Babbling!

7:24 pm

weegee

yw. here plumber makes $150 per hour!! Still a sore point,sorry. Do like hot showers again though

7:24 pm

Mom

{{Scarlet}} pleasant dreams.

7:24 pm

stidmama

I think being a plumber would be a good occupation... LOL I like hot showers too!

7:24 pm

Scarlet

Thank you, Mom... {{{hugs back}}}

7:24 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams scarlet!

7:25 pm

weegee

g'night scarlet. still huffing along here

7:25 pm

Scarlet

Thanks, stiddy.

7:25 pm

phaeton

nite, scarlet, and thnx for all the clues

7:25 pm

Scarlet

Go for it, weegee!

7:25 pm

Scarlet

'Bye, phaeton... you'll do just fine!

7:25 pm

stidmama

pe 7 please?

7:26 pm

phaeton

pe7...pe and a mans name plural

7:27 pm

stidmama

thansk phaeton again!

7:27 pm

stidmama

PL 7/32 after the dishes please?

7:28 pm

phaeton

yw, i've been here most of the day and have gotten alot of words from clues

7:28 pm

phaeton

pl7 add the third vowel

7:29 pm

stidmama

thansk again!

7:29 pm

stidmama

down to 49...

7:29 pm

phaeton

yw, i'm glad my clues are making sense to you

7:29 pm

phaeton

i think i still have about 100 to go

7:30 pm

stidmama

this grid is tough again. I wish I had been home more -- or would be home more. Kid has a concert we need to leave for in less than an hour

7:31 pm

stidmama

RA 6/24 after the nasty sex act?

7:31 pm

phaeton

well, that will be more entertaining than this

7:31 pm

helenkeller

hello Babblers!

7:31 pm

stidmama

hello helen!

7:31 pm

phaeton

ra...take the nasty sex word and change ending to opp.of her

7:32 pm

phaeton

keep the first three letters

7:32 pm

stidmama

I have that one... need the other

7:32 pm

phaeton

hi helen, don't seem to be too many here

7:32 pm

helenkeller

heya stiddy!

7:32 pm

stidmama

sorry. the dog is getting between me and the keyboard

7:32 pm

helenkeller

hi phaeton

7:32 pm

phaeton

sorry, stid, must be one I don't have

7:32 pm

stidmama

they're here, phaeton, just being quiet I think.

7:33 pm

stidmama

it's okay, I

7:33 pm

stidmama

I'll move on and come back to it. :-

7:33 pm

weegee

I'm here but am driving the monkeys pretty hard

7:33 pm

phaeton

ok ra6...same first three letter, the scottish spelling for a man

7:34 pm

helenkeller

i still have 115 to go, not going to be very helpful cluing, sorry

7:34 pm

stidmama

*thinking....* thanks again phaeton

7:34 pm

featherbee

i'm half here, check on chat while waiting for srabble to load

7:34 pm

featherbee

hi helen

7:34 pm

phaeton

me too, helen

7:34 pm

weegee

112 to go, doubt I'll finish either

7:34 pm

phaeton

yw, stid

7:34 pm

stidmama

got it!

7:35 pm

stidmama

PH 7?

7:35 pm

phaeton

that was just a big guess. right on first try

7:35 pm

stidmama

do I need to take a turn feather?

7:35 pm

featherbee

soon. your game is up next, after i do scrabbler's

7:35 pm

phaeton

it's like the pe7 except it starts with ph

7:36 pm

stidmama

okay, thanks again

7:36 pm

phaeton

then pluralize it for the ph8

7:36 pm

stidmama

got it!

7:37 pm

helenkeller

hiya feather !

7:37 pm

phaeton

i've got about a halfhour left before I take off

7:37 pm

stidmama

take off? are you flying somewhere?

7:38 pm

phaeton

no, not that kind of take off, just meant shutting down for the night

7:38 pm

stidmama

oh! LOL I am so easily confuzzled!

7:39 pm

phaeton

not really, i forget other countries are here. sometimes the clues are confusing because of the different spellings

7:39 pm

aknitter

plan t

7:39 pm

aknitter

oops sorry

7:40 pm

aknitter

cat was helping me type

7:40 pm

phaeton

that's ok, wasn't helpful anyways. :)

7:40 pm

stidmama

hello knitter!

7:40 pm

weegee

know the feeling knitter!

7:40 pm

phaeton

is it a better speller?

7:40 pm

aknitter

i will tell him to do better lol

7:41 pm

phaeton

tell him to find some good words, still need quite a few, lol

7:41 pm

weegee

Taking a sherry break. bbl

7:42 pm

aknitter

pour some for the kitty please

7:42 pm

phaeton

if i took a sherry break, i'd never spell anything right.

7:42 pm

stidmama

later weegee

7:42 pm

phaeton

bye weegee

7:43 pm

aknitter

might help me

7:43 pm

phaeton

will that help the kitty to spell better?

7:43 pm

mom23

may be phaeton, but you won't care!

7:44 pm

phaeton

yes i will, cuz the kitty is helping aknitter to find words

7:45 pm

aknitter

the kitty is laying on top of my computer

7:45 pm

stidmama

XA 7 please? I have the last 8/9 combo

7:45 pm

phaeton

that isn't going to help with the typing! LOL

7:46 pm

pam

Hi, all...

7:46 pm

stidmama

hey pam!

7:46 pm

phaeton

same start, with different endings. Like I *** my dinner

7:47 pm

stidmama

thanks phaeton!

7:47 pm

phaeton

and then if you need the xa 7/52, that starts the same too, but with the little bug on the end **ts

7:47 pm

phaeton

yw, stidmama

7:48 pm

phaeton

hi pam

7:48 pm

stidmama

got them! down to 7!

7:48 pm

pam

hi, stid and phaeton

7:48 pm

stidmama

phaeton, if you need clues, please ask. I have about 15 minutes left to play

7:48 pm

phandmd

I can give some clues, if anyone wants

7:48 pm

phaeton

good for you, hope you get the fireworks before you have to leave, or can you finish when you get back home?

7:49 pm

phaeton

stidmama, i have no idea what I need

7:49 pm

featherbee

stiddy gonna have to raincheck. fell asleep twice sitting up here.

7:49 pm

aknitter

i would like 220 clues please

7:49 pm

phaeton

there is over 200 today?

7:49 pm

stidmama

no idea when I will be home -- or if I will have energy then. Was up until after 1 am this morning wrapping presents for today

7:49 pm

phandmd

well, just ask for what you waant

7:49 pm

featherbee

well, maybe a snack will revive me

7:49 pm

phandmd

yes, 252

7:49 pm

aknitter

yup 252

7:49 pm

stidmama

hi phand

7:49 pm

aknitter

where to begin.... lets see

7:50 pm

phandmd

evening, Stidmama

7:50 pm

stidmama

thanks for letting me know feather, go lie down and see you tomorrow!

7:50 pm

stidmama

there are 252

7:50 pm

phaeton

thanks, only 97 more to go

7:50 pm

stidmama

the last TH 5/12 please?

7:51 pm

stidmama

go phaeton go!

7:51 pm

phaeton

if there are only 2 5/12's... then it is a greek letter

7:51 pm

phandmd

greek letter

7:51 pm

stidmama

oh man, pass the f4 over here! LOL

7:51 pm

harpjane

hello

7:51 pm

aknitter

wi 5

7:51 pm

stidmama

there are four th 5/12

7:51 pm

phaeton

won't make it...only 8 minutes left

7:51 pm

phandmd

there are other th 5/12's Phaeton

7:52 pm

stidmama

wi 5 is the process of becoming maturely intelligent

7:52 pm

stidmama

hey harp!

7:52 pm

phaeton

ak, same as 4/9 add first vowel

7:52 pm

phandmd

add vowel to make a wi

7:52 pm

phaeton

really, that's what that means?

7:52 pm

stidmama

down to three...

7:53 pm

phaeton

oh, yea, i have three, are there more than that?

7:53 pm

aknitter

odd word sounds like something an italian fairy would grant you one wi*** lol

7:53 pm

featherbee

ok, i actually revived some after typing that! i went, and am getting a snack now

7:53 pm

stidmama

oh, I am a dummy -- no no no. the wi 5 is to wi4 upon * star

7:53 pm

stidmama

I am getting a little punchy here.

7:53 pm

phaeton

i'll ask hubby if that's how they say it. lol

7:54 pm

stidmama

down to ONE!

7:54 pm

aknitter

phaeton your husband is a fairy????????

7:54 pm

phandmd

not just a fairy, and italian one!

7:54 pm

phaeton

no.........LOL ....Italiano

7:54 pm

phandmd

go Stid!

7:54 pm

stidmama

yep. phaeton's husband has little wings and a wand and everything...

7:55 pm

harpjane

na6 please?

7:55 pm

aknitter

LOL stid

7:55 pm

aknitter

that creates a picture

7:55 pm

phaeton

hmmm....I'll have to check and see if he's been hiding things

7:55 pm

stidmama

SH 7 pease? the one after the "sh5" of paper

7:55 pm

phaeton

which na6?

7:55 pm

phandmd

change 1st 2 ltrs of teenage Mu* nija turtles

7:55 pm

phandmd

only 1 na 6

7:56 pm

phaeton

sh 5 another word for movie, and change the vowel to the second one

7:56 pm

harpjane

thanks

7:56 pm

phaeton

oh, thnx phan...seeing things

7:56 pm

stidmama

trying to envision an italian fairy -- pretty Botticelli wings, thick dark hair, spaghetti stains on muscle shirt...

7:56 pm

phandmd

not he + personal pronoun+sun coloring

7:57 pm

phaeton

yep........that's him..........you been peeking in my windows?

7:57 pm

stidmama

thanks phand! that's firewords for me!

7:57 pm

phandmd

I had to look 2x too, phaeton

7:57 pm

phandmd

woo hoo!

7:57 pm

featherbee

yay stid!

7:57 pm

featherbee

i did my turn after all

7:58 pm

stidmama

rofl... feather, this video is perfect for you!

7:58 pm

phaeton

WTG, stidmama. Have a good time tonight!

7:58 pm

stidmama

okay, will check it out when Tom is done watching the video

7:58 pm

stidmama

thanks so much for your help today phaeton!

7:58 pm

stidmama

wouldn't have done it without you.

7:59 pm

featherbee

send me the link on facebook stid! didn't do the grid today

7:59 pm

phaeton

well, I'm outta here too. See ya'll tomorrow

7:59 pm

phandmd

nitey nite

7:59 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams phaeton -- see you soon!

7:59 pm

phaeton

Your welcome stidmama, i;m glad you got fireworks...maybe some day i will too

7:59 pm

phaeton

*poof*

8:01 pm

stidmama

video link sent. scrabulous doesn't want to load

8:01 pm

bethn

hi all ! back for final 6

8:01 pm

featherbee

ok

8:02 pm

stidmama

hey bethn

8:02 pm

harpjane

at7?

8:02 pm

stidmama

turn tooken, too.

8:02 pm

Mom

okay, back from helping my sweetie set up the tree in the stand.

8:02 pm

Mom

Hi Beth

8:02 pm

bethn

hi stid how are you tonight?

8:03 pm

phandmd

sporty person

8:03 pm

bethn

hi mom!

8:03 pm

Mom

congrats Stid

8:03 pm

phandmd

that was for AT 7

8:03 pm

harpjane

thanks phan

8:03 pm

Mom

thank you Phandmd

8:04 pm

phandmd

yw

8:04 pm

stidmama

the at 7 clue I needed earlier was to think of people who compete in the Olympics

8:09 pm

harpjane

sw6?

8:09 pm

Mom

sorry Harp, I don't have it

8:09 pm

phandmd

to add sugar

8:10 pm

harpjane

isn't that the sw7?

8:10 pm

bethn

sw5 with another cons. before the final vowel

8:10 pm

phandmd

oh, sorry

8:10 pm

stidmama

okay, I need to get people moving toward this concert. back tomorrow sometime

8:10 pm

stidmama

*poof*

8:10 pm

harpjane

thanks beth

8:11 pm

Mom

bye bye Stid, have a good evening

8:11 pm

bethn

yvw harp

8:12 pm

bethn

does anyone have the ha5/18?

8:12 pm

Mom

sorry Beth, I don't

8:12 pm

phandmd

not whole (- l) + form of to be

8:12 pm

harpjane

ha + throw me a ***h

8:14 pm

Fiber Art

kiss?

8:15 pm

bethn

ty harp & phan:)

8:18 pm

harpjane

sh7?> either one?

8:19 pm

phandmd

sh 7 - not he + personal pronoun + form of to be

8:19 pm

phandmd

sh 7 sh + french for head + stick ltr

8:22 pm

harpjane

thanks, got one of them anyways, bbl

8:23 pm

Mom

bye Harp

8:24 pm

Mom

sheita

8:24 pm

Mom

so sorry.

8:24 pm

Fiber Art

at least give us a real word, Mom!

8:25 pm

bethn

one more letter mom !

8:25 pm

Mom

oooh, thanks Beth

8:26 pm

Mom

Fiber, take my not real word and add a consonant on the end.

8:26 pm

Mom

wow, that worked out, thank you

8:26 pm

bethn

yw !

8:26 pm

Fiber Art

thanks! It worked!

8:27 pm

Mom

gotta go, see everyone tomorrow. Hugs to all of you

8:27 pm

phandmd

nitey, nite

8:27 pm

phandmd

I am so cold

8:28 pm

phandmd

and I have a turtle neck and a heavy sweater on!

8:29 pm

Fiber Art

you must be up here in the frozen north, phan

8:29 pm

bethn

fireworks!

8:29 pm

phandmd

well, no mid atlantic, but that is pretty cold here to

8:29 pm

Fiber Art

wisconsin here, freezing and then some.

8:29 pm

phandmd

*too

8:30 pm

bethn

anyone need clues before i leave?

8:31 pm

Fiber Art

I need 48 clues!

8:31 pm

phandmd

ask away, I'l be here a bit longer

8:31 pm

Fiber Art

how about one of the 9's, not the seafood

8:31 pm

bethn

i am a very slow 1 handed typist but bring it on :)

8:32 pm

phandmd

2 of the 9's are x words

8:32 pm

Fiber Art

or any of the x's

8:32 pm

phandmd

do you xa 8/70

8:32 pm

phandmd

either of them

8:33 pm

Fiber Art

so that's where the 9's are hiding out. I don't have them

8:33 pm

phandmd

x + picnic pest + thing at end of arm - last ltr

8:33 pm

bethn

x+picnic pest+not now but ***n+not out but **

8:33 pm

phandmd

same 1st 4 ltrs + opp of love

8:34 pm

phandmd

plural

8:34 pm

phandmd

same 1st 4 ltrs + th 5/12 and plural

8:34 pm

Fiber Art

great! thank you!

8:35 pm

phandmd

yw

8:35 pm

bethn

x+picnic pest+what you wear on head+past tense of devour

8:35 pm

Fiber Art

there went all the pesky x's

8:35 pm

bethn

im off now see you all tomorrow!

8:35 pm

Fiber Art

g'nite, bethn

8:36 pm

phandmd

nitey nite

8:43 pm

phandmd

any last clues before I sign off?

8:45 pm

richp

I have x7/52 and x8/70, but is there a third one? If so, a clue?

8:45 pm

phandmd

there is a 9 which is plural and there is another 8/9 pair

8:46 pm

richp

Duh! I just figured out the obvious plural!

8:46 pm

phandmd

which 8 do you have? end in not love or end in th 5?

8:47 pm

richp

I have end in not love. What's the other one?

8:47 pm

phandmd

test?

8:48 pm

richp

I don't follow (I'm really new at this!)

8:53 pm

richp

Did you die, phandmd?

8:59 pm

gracewer

clue for en 6/18 please

9:01 pm

rururocks

it is a plural of the word before grace

9:04 pm

dan2bit

na6?

9:07 pm

rururocks

don't have it yet dan2

9:07 pm

rururocks

anyone be able to clue the last la 6/18?

9:09 pm

grant

la6 the dead language with an extra consonant

9:10 pm

rururocks

thanks grant forgot about the double

9:11 pm

grant

na6 ends in picnic pest

9:11 pm

dan2bit

ty grant!

9:12 pm

grant

yw

9:13 pm

mymuseisme

hi all!

9:14 pm

rururocks

le 5/12?

9:14 pm

dan2bit

le + definite article

9:14 pm

grant

Underworld river in mythology

9:16 pm

tygerbryght

hey, peeps

9:17 pm

dan2bit

hi tyg

9:17 pm

mymuseisme

hi tyger

9:17 pm

tygerbryght

this is embarrasking (to quote Popeye), but I need clues (feeling very dense for this word) for the very first he4/6 (before aid)

9:18 pm

rururocks

thanks grant and dan2 I finally monkeyed it

9:18 pm

tygerbryght

pretty kitty, muse :)

9:18 pm

mymuseisme

thanks tyg

9:19 pm

mymuseisme

he4/6 like a plural laugh

9:19 pm

dan2bit

clue for the ph8 (first one)?

9:20 pm

tygerbryght

thx, muse. pass the fish, please. I got that one in yesterday's puzzle :blush:

9:20 pm

mymuseisme

I still have half the grid to find, so if I don't answer, don't have it yet

9:20 pm

mymuseisme

sorry, but my cat ate the fish already as soon as I took it out ;)

9:21 pm

tygerbryght

that's my last. it'll take a couple minutes for me to upload, and then I can help with clues for a bit

9:21 pm

grant

Biblical characters, hypocritical and self=righteous= ph8

9:21 pm

mymuseisme

congrats then!

9:22 pm

dan2bit

again, thanks grant

9:22 pm

mymuseisme

thanks grant!!

9:22 pm

grant

my pleasure

9:23 pm

tygerbryght

that's an EXCELLENT clue for one of the words that gave me a problem, grant!

9:23 pm

rururocks

pe 5/12?

9:23 pm

rururocks

pe 5/12?

9:23 pm

tygerbryght

ah, the joy of watching all those pesky words pop into the word list

9:23 pm

tygerbryght

still popping words in with BabExp

9:24 pm

grant

Jails are part of the pe*** system

9:24 pm

mymuseisme

pe5/12 do you have the pe5 colony?

9:24 pm

dan2bit

pe 5 - start of the hockey box

9:25 pm

bbnaz

hello back for my last 8 and I need help

9:25 pm

tygerbryght

hey, BB

9:25 pm

mymuseisme

hi bb

9:25 pm

dan2bit

sh7 (first one, after bedcover)?

9:26 pm

bbnaz

yes that would be one I need too

9:26 pm

tygerbryght

sh7/32: it's a peculiar spelling of the Evil One

9:26 pm

tygerbryght

if someone insists, I'll do the letter by letter thing, but it's a variant on the usual Arabic spelling

9:27 pm

mymuseisme

sh7 misspell the bed cover and end in beige

9:27 pm

dan2bit

thanks tyg, grant and all cluers - fireworks for me!

9:27 pm

tygerbryght

one vowel different, very 1st one

9:27 pm

bbnaz

woohoo that worked, now only 6 to go

9:27 pm

grant

sh + 2nd vowel+3rd vowel + sit in the sun to get a ***

9:27 pm

tygerbryght

yay, dan

9:27 pm

mymuseisme

congrats dan!!

9:27 pm

bbnaz

good dan! now I must look for those 6

9:28 pm

bbnaz

sh6.30, sh5.14 (second one) and sh7. 32 last one

9:28 pm

tygerbryght

sh6/30: Omar Sh**** the actor/bridge expert

9:28 pm

dan2bit

sh6 - omar's last name, or alt spelling of lawman

9:29 pm

bbnaz

thank you for that.........

9:29 pm

dan2bit

sh5 - yiddish word for hike

9:29 pm

dcseain

last 2 SH are yiddish. The 7 is a village, with an extra vowel in it.

9:29 pm

grant

sh + french head+ straightup consonant

9:29 pm

tygerbryght

2nd sh5/14 is Yiddish word for do errands

9:30 pm

tygerbryght

wow, lotsa clues for that word! :)

9:30 pm

tygerbryght

yw on the other one, BB :)

9:30 pm

bbnaz

okay and now that I have the 7 does the 5 work off of that?

9:31 pm

Amyjv

can i get clue for the fi 9

9:31 pm

dcseain

no bb, the 5 is to carry

9:31 pm

bbnaz

and huge thank you

9:31 pm

dcseain

fi9 - sea animal + dish

9:31 pm

tygerbryght

with so many piping up with clues, maybe I could take a few and warm my fingers. I worked for FAR too many hours today on the grid, and I've been keeping my apt @ +/- 70 (chilly to me)

9:31 pm

bbnaz

i would laugh but that is in the puzzle

9:31 pm

grant

sh5 sh+ ***er colony

9:32 pm

bbnaz

okay off to finish the last three na words

9:32 pm

bbnaz

thank you for the sh help!

9:32 pm

tygerbryght

took lots of us :D

9:32 pm

tygerbryght

yw, for my part

9:32 pm

Amyjv

tyt

9:32 pm

tygerbryght

did anybody else want to cuss at the X words?

9:33 pm

tygerbryght

lots of ingredients from packaged food boxes :P

9:33 pm

bbnaz

yes indeedy

9:33 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers!How is everyone?

9:33 pm

Minveryork

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! YAY!

9:33 pm

tygerbryght

hey, Min

9:33 pm

dcseain

well minver, and you?

9:34 pm

Minveryork

I am doing well, but I am not going to finish this grid!

9:35 pm

bbnaz

woohoo rockets! was a bit worried i must say about finishing.

9:35 pm

tygerbryght

think I'll make some tea. I can warm my hands on the mug. back in a few

9:35 pm

dcseain

congrats, bb!

9:35 pm

tygerbryght

yay, BB

9:35 pm

bbnaz

and thank you to everyone who helped me find those nasty words. also Nono another hysterical video!

9:35 pm

tygerbryght

back shortly

9:35 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations bbnaz on your fireworks!Good for U!

9:36 pm

bbnaz

how many left for you minver?

9:36 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye tygerbryght! I will see you shortly in the log

9:39 pm

Amyjv

fr 6,27

9:39 pm

boo57

homonym for phrase

9:40 pm

dcseain

or French for strawberry

9:40 pm

rururocks

last pl someone?

9:40 pm

Minveryork

Hello boo57! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

9:40 pm

Amyjv

ty

9:40 pm

Minveryork

Hello rururocks! How are you? Welcome to the puzzle

9:40 pm

dcseain

ruru, spanish for plain

9:41 pm

dcseain

geographical plain - not llano.

9:42 pm

dcseain

or add sha ** **

9:43 pm

rururocks

thanks

9:43 pm

rururocks

was looking up and not down... I am determined to beat this grid..

9:44 pm

dcseain

lots of swirly words this grid, like at7

9:47 pm

rururocks

I need the ra aafter the sexual crime the ra 6/24

9:48 pm

rururocks

I am never going to get those x's

9:48 pm

dcseain

start to spell renaissance artist, ruru

9:48 pm

rururocks

either

9:48 pm

dcseain

xa6 gum

9:48 pm

dcseain

all Xs start w/same 5 letters

9:49 pm

dcseain

the ra6 is also most of a teenage mutant ninja turtle :)

9:49 pm

rururocks

got it.. someone clued that before and didn't get it thanks dc

9:50 pm

dcseain

the5/6 are part of one pair of Xs

9:50 pm

rururocks

sh** 14 sh's

9:51 pm

dcseain

th5/6 rather

9:51 pm

dcseain

that's not there, but its past is, ruru

9:51 pm

dcseain

last 2 SHs are yiddish. the 7 is a village with an extra vowel. 5/14 is to carry.

9:54 pm

rururocks

you must be in really good shape on all this yiddish words in the grid LOL

9:54 pm

carra

na6?

9:54 pm

rururocks

rhymes with mu**** ninja turtles

9:55 pm

Minveryork

Hello carra! How are you doing? Welcome to the chat

9:55 pm

dcseain

evening, carra

9:55 pm

rururocks

sorry I didn't say Hi Minerv.. my head is in the grid.. I am damn well determined to finish this beast

9:56 pm

carra

ty ruru

9:56 pm

carra

hi minve , dc

9:56 pm

carra

::fireworks:: be back for flip maybe :) ciao

9:56 pm

dcseain

today easier than yesterday ruru, you can do it!

9:56 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations carra on your fireworks!Good for U!

9:57 pm

dcseain

ciao & congrats, carra!

9:57 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye carra! I'll see you tomorrow in the chat log!

9:59 pm

rururocks

sw 6/33?

9:59 pm

dcseain

insert a stick near the end of the sw5

9:59 pm

dcseain

sw6 ball LOL

10:00 pm

rururocks

new one for me.. what does it mean

10:00 pm

dcseain

the freely swinging part of a flail, which falls upon the grain in threshing; swingle.

10:05 pm

mkg

anyone have the first two al words? i tried so many

10:05 pm

Minveryork

Hello mkg! How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle

10:06 pm

Minveryork

Does anyone have a clue for the te 6/18 word please

10:06 pm

mymuseisme

hi mkg, add the sound for "f"

10:06 pm

tygerbryght

back, and feeling better. on my 2nd cup of raspberry zinger tea :)

10:06 pm

mkg

min have the one before but not that one. sorry.

10:06 pm

dcseain

yay! wb, tyger

10:07 pm

mkg

hi mymu sound for ef?????

10:07 pm

tygerbryght

MKG, those 2 words are the first word in the Hebrew alphabet, and its plural

10:07 pm

mkg

mymu that is the last one right? but i need the first two.

10:07 pm

dcseain

1st letter of Hebrew aplhabet, mkg

10:07 pm

mkg

ty tyger got one of them

10:08 pm

mymuseisme

don't know if first or last, it's what I have right now

10:08 pm

Minveryork

al 5/14 word is al plus vowel plus 2 letter f sound mkg

10:08 pm

tygerbryght

yw, mkg

10:08 pm

mkg

got them thanks min and my mu and tyger

10:08 pm

tygerbryght

yw

10:09 pm

mkg

so tyger do you have clues for the an words? i have last four but missing first three.

10:10 pm

dcseain

an + italian "he" for 1st an5

10:10 pm

tygerbryght

1st an5/10: an + ***ments are the building blocks of molecules

10:10 pm

dcseain

change vowel on poker pre-pay for 1st an4, latin plural for 5

10:10 pm

mkg

italian he eh? dont speak that language.

10:10 pm

tygerbryght

read my clue, mkg :)

10:10 pm

mkg

ty tyger got it.

10:10 pm

tygerbryght

yw

10:11 pm

mkg

what is poker pre pay? a game?

10:12 pm

dcseain

oh, thought you had the last of the ANs, against, change vowel for poker pre-pay, change vowel for 1st an4

10:12 pm

tygerbryght

that's what you have to put into the pot in order to participate in a game of poker (card game, with betting)

10:13 pm

tygerbryght

it's an + 2 letters. people say "an** up" in many contexts :)

10:13 pm

mkg

tyger what you put in the center? i think that is further down. maybe i am wrong...will ask son of mine

10:13 pm

harpjane

hello

10:13 pm

tygerbryght

yes, mkg, it's the money (or peanuts, or whatever you're betting) you put on the table

10:13 pm

mkg

yup my son says it is the word i already have further down..........unless spelled different.

10:14 pm

tygerbryght

hey, harp

10:14 pm

dcseain

hi, harp!

10:14 pm

mymuseisme

hi harp

10:14 pm

mkg

yes tyger that is exactly what i am saying. i have that one.

10:14 pm

dcseain

bottomost an4 is 'against'; different vowel on end for poker play.

10:14 pm

tygerbryght

now, just change the last vowel :)

10:14 pm

dcseain

all 3 an4 start with small insect

10:15 pm

mkg

oh tyger super. got all the an words now. ty

10:15 pm

tygerbryght

the insect nobody wants at a picnic :D

10:15 pm

tygerbryght

yw, mkg

10:15 pm

Natasha

hello all. can someone clue the first an 5?

10:15 pm

tygerbryght

some of the best old cartoons feature picnics, and those insects

10:16 pm

tygerbryght

hey, Nat

10:16 pm

mymuseisme

hi Nat

10:16 pm

tygerbryght

1st an5 is Latin plural of preceding word

10:16 pm

StephieC

an + ***phant

10:17 pm

tygerbryght

oops. I just clued the 2nd one

10:17 pm

rururocks

someone guide me towards the last xa 8/70 I have athe first

10:17 pm

dcseain

add th5/6 combo, ruru

10:17 pm

tygerbryght

first an5: an + book essential for beginning writers is The ***ments of Style

10:17 pm

Natasha

got it--thanks tyger!

10:18 pm

tygerbryght

yw, Nat

10:18 pm

tygerbryght

2nd x8, change last 3 letters of 1st one, different vowel, another vowel, cons

10:19 pm

rururocks

ap 5/14 I have the gorilla one.. thank you for the xa clue dc. I have to finish this puppy

10:19 pm

rururocks

ap 5/14 I have the gorilla one.. thank you for the xa clue dc. I have to finish this puppy

10:19 pm

tygerbryght

Steph, I think your clue (just saw it) was better than mine

10:19 pm

StephieC

thanks!

10:19 pm

dcseain

move the last letter
to the middle

10:20 pm

mkg

those xa words are killers. i am totally clueless......doubt i can get them .

10:20 pm

tygerbryght

yw :) I tend to get too complicated

10:20 pm

mkg

xathews

10:20 pm

dcseain

xa6 gum; same 1st 5 letters in each.

10:20 pm

tygerbryght

mkg, those words appear on packaged food labels

10:20 pm

rururocks

bingo.......... I finished.......thanks dc you are my saviour tonight

10:20 pm

tygerbryght

the 9s are plurals of the 8s

10:20 pm

dcseain

yay! congrats, ruru!

10:21 pm

mkg

yeah ruru

10:21 pm

rururocks

that is the biggest grid I have ever finshed.

10:21 pm

Xanika

Hi all

10:21 pm

tygerbryght

Piers Anthony has a whole series of books set in Xa***

10:21 pm

mkg

oh my who would a though it.........will go look.

10:21 pm

tygerbryght

hey, Xan! this grid should be made for you ;)

10:21 pm

dcseain

evening, xanika!

10:21 pm

Xanika

yes, I thought so too!

10:22 pm

dcseain

well done, ruru! i remember my first >250 grid. quite the rush. :)

10:22 pm

tygerbryght

mkg, just work at it. we'll help

10:22 pm

tygerbryght

yay, ruru! very well done

10:22 pm

mkg

well everyone says there is a u in that gumm. and no u in grid........

10:23 pm

Minveryork

I am stopping at 200 words.Goodnight to all babblers!

10:23 pm

dcseain

no U in that gum.

10:23 pm

tygerbryght

nope, no U in the gum

10:23 pm

tygerbryght

snap, DC

10:23 pm

tygerbryght

nite, Min

10:23 pm

mkg

got one of them. hmmmmmm

10:23 pm

dcseain

:D

10:23 pm

mkg

the one i got is first one.

10:23 pm

tygerbryght

very good, mkg. you CAN do it

10:23 pm

dcseain

got one, you can find the rest, mkg!

10:24 pm

tygerbryght

the next 2 have the same 6th letter

10:24 pm

tygerbryght

and 7th, come to think of it

10:24 pm

tygerbryght

oops, no

10:24 pm

tygerbryght

letter 7 on next 2 is a cross

10:24 pm

mkg

right but what after that same sixth letter that is the stumper

10:25 pm

tygerbryght

then a vowel

10:25 pm

mkg

got another with that clue and added vowel. ty

10:25 pm

tygerbryght

yw :)

10:25 pm

Natasha

second ar6?

10:25 pm

tygerbryght

the 9s are plurals

10:25 pm

mkg

plural for the 9 i suppose

10:26 pm

tygerbryght

2nd ar6 has different last 2 letters

10:26 pm

tygerbryght

yes, mkg. the 9s are plurals

10:26 pm

mkg

got one plural from the 8. now two more. do i just change last two letters?

10:26 pm

Jacula

Ouch! Just came in here to switch pc off, after spending 5 hours straight writing at kitchen table. Caught left thumb on something most inconsequentiallyy and now it's bleeding like hell.It'll settle down in a moment, mehopes.

10:26 pm

tygerbryght

no, last 3

10:26 pm

tygerbryght

next vowel in the progression

10:26 pm

tygerbryght

hey, jac

10:26 pm

tygerbryght

owwww ((((jac))))

10:27 pm

tygerbryght

squeeze it!

10:27 pm

Jacula

Hi,m tyger. Thumb's clotted now.

10:27 pm

mkg

next vowel cant be made plural. dont understand

10:27 pm

dcseain

oh, good, jac.

10:27 pm

tygerbryght

good.

10:28 pm

mkg

tyger last three letters get changed?

10:28 pm

tygerbryght

no, 6 letters + vowel #2 + another vowel, then cons

10:28 pm

SaddySolar

top of the morning all

10:28 pm

tygerbryght

hey, solar

10:28 pm

tygerbryght

yes, mkg all 3

10:28 pm

dcseain

morning, saddy!

10:28 pm

mkg

got them tyger. ty

10:28 pm

tygerbryght

yw

10:28 pm

mymuseisme

hi saddy

10:28 pm

mymuseisme

hi jac!

10:28 pm

tygerbryght

now see, mkg. we knew you could do it! :)

10:29 pm

mkg

with 93 to go it is hopeless tonight but hey, i got other stuff done tonight.

10:29 pm

mkg

the first ar is funny. but cant get rest so clues most welcome.

10:29 pm

tygerbryght

you can't do it all at once. most people don't manage to finish, as far as I can tell

10:29 pm

SaddySolar

hahah... i hace 151 words to go... that gives me about half a minute per word....

10:29 pm

mkg

got two more sorry.

10:30 pm

tygerbryght

next 2 are what you do in the morning, plus past tense

10:30 pm

dcseain

i played for more than a year before i finished a grid.

10:30 pm

SaddySolar

m so not completing

10:30 pm

dcseain

didn't finish regularly until i stared working nights.

10:30 pm

mkg

ty tyger got the morning stuff.

10:30 pm

Natasha

ar8?

10:30 pm

Jacula

Other Half told me has was beeling to death earlier... he'd been to the dentist and had to have 2 teeath removed. One on bottom right and one on top right. The numbing injections had been put in both places (something or our dentist, who avoided pulling te5/12 at any price anyway avoided like the plague. When you get that much deadening stuff top and bottom of one side of your jaw it makes you feel like you cannot breathe.

10:30 pm

tygerbryght

thx, solar, for helping encourage

10:30 pm

tygerbryght

owwwww, poor guy

10:31 pm

harpjane

hi jac

10:31 pm

tygerbryght

give him hugs from here

10:31 pm

dcseain

the numbing does leave on feeling funny, jac

10:31 pm

Jacula

Hi, harp.

10:31 pm

tygerbryght

ar8 is Latin plural of ar7, Nat

10:31 pm

Jacula

tyger - can'tt give hugs, they hurt him right now.

10:31 pm

mymuseisme

ar8 Mr. Onassis short name + United *****s

10:31 pm

dcseain

ar + me + what the US is composed of

10:31 pm

harpjane

i had novocane yesterday and drank ice cream milk shakes and smoothies ALL DAY!

10:31 pm

Jacula

I'll save them for him.:)

10:31 pm

licketySplitAUS

Hi Everyone. Here is a cute video from this morning : http://tinyurl.com/2cybfc

10:31 pm

tygerbryght

virtual hugs, then :)

10:31 pm

tygerbryght

hey, Lickety

10:31 pm

Natasha

thanks mymuse

10:31 pm

dcseain

sounds like fun, harp!

10:32 pm

mymuseisme

hi lickety

10:32 pm

tygerbryght

yow, harp!

10:32 pm

dcseain

hi, lickety

10:32 pm

harpjane

well it tasted good anyway!

10:32 pm

licketySplitAUS

hey tyger, dcseain, mymuse

10:32 pm

tygerbryght

I'll bet! :D

10:32 pm

tygerbryght

sorry, I messed up on the ar8 clue. I was looking at the 7 :blush:

10:33 pm

tygerbryght

I didn't mean to mess you up, Nat

10:33 pm

Jacula

I finished hours ao if anyone wants clues.

10:33 pm

Jacula

Lickety - did you sell the house yet?

10:33 pm

tygerbryght

you can help make up for my mistakes, jac

10:34 pm

mkg

ty for the ar 8 clue. got it. but missing the 7 and 6 before it.

10:34 pm

Jacula

Not that I think you 'should' be selling the house anyway! That insurance company stinks!

10:34 pm

tygerbryght

I might've done the same thing, harp

10:34 pm

licketySplitAUS

Jacula - we have a buyer, accepted an offer, and signed. Just have to wait for cooling off period to end next thursday and get the 10% deposit.

10:34 pm

dcseain

drop last cross, drop vowel respectively, mkg

10:34 pm

tygerbryght

the ar6/7 - there is an old Disney movie, the Ar***ocats

10:35 pm

tygerbryght

put that together with DC's clue

10:35 pm

Jacula

Good luck with that then, Lickety.

10:35 pm

tygerbryght

insurance companies don't care about what should be, jac :(

10:35 pm

tygerbryght

have you guys found another house, Lickety?

10:36 pm

mymuseisme

well, good news then lickety!! I'm sure those open houses were exhausting.

10:36 pm

tygerbryght

Nat, have those clues worked, or do you need more?

10:36 pm

Natasha

sorry tyger, popped out for a minute. I've got all the ar words now, thanks.

10:36 pm

licketySplitAUS

thanks jac. Sad to go, but exciting too - and means we can relax over christmas. Haven't got anywhere to go yet - have to try and organise it so we move 14th jan

10:37 pm

licketySplitAUS

we have one more open house tomorrow - in case the buyers fall through (unlikely)

10:37 pm

tygerbryght

has the housing market disaster here affected your housing market, Lickety?

10:37 pm

dcseain

you will be looking before the holidays, though, lickety, no?

10:37 pm

tygerbryght

yw, Nat

10:37 pm

Natasha

must sign off now, thanks everyone

10:37 pm

tygerbryght

nite, Nat

10:37 pm

dcseain

the housing market is allowing me to buy next year :D I was right about the correction, but no one listened.

10:38 pm

dcseain

g'night, natasha

10:38 pm

licketySplitAUS

tyger - we did it just right - after 2 years of a null - then it went up a bit - so all good

10:38 pm

Jacula

tyger - I know that! My house is unsaleable because it is uninsureable as from about 6 or 7 years ago when I made 4 house flood claims. Local water authority has, since then, not only flood-prrofed both my house and next-door, but also carried out major sewage and flood water pipeworks in the roads on this estate. It was cheaper than digging up mine and next-door's gardens and putting in the huge drainage tanks needed and then reinstating everything.

10:38 pm

tygerbryght

DC, what makes me maddest is that the banks are responsible, pressing the assessors to inflate home values

10:39 pm

licketySplitAUS

oh jacula - that's aweful!

10:39 pm

dcseain

well, in fairness, people bought anyway, though i fundamentally agree, tyger

10:39 pm

tygerbryght

they deserve to be hurt worse than they are, though the problem is that we all suffer for their SNAFUs

10:39 pm

tygerbryght

people gotta have a place to stay, DC.

10:39 pm

SaddySolar

ok help people... with the first three and the 5th HA

10:39 pm

dcseain

here, jac, the states off insurance of last resort for flood coverage. does the Government offer such there?

10:39 pm

Jacula

|Maybe I should ask my local water authority to insure my house and give any prospective buyers an assurance that theere will be no more house floods?

10:39 pm

tygerbryght

the other problem is the greedy people who bought to "flip"

10:40 pm

tygerbryght

5th ha: plural of a kind of laugh

10:40 pm

dcseain

1st 2 ha4s are Scots

10:40 pm

tygerbryght

often a kind of sarcastic laugh, solar

10:41 pm

Jacula

Not yet, dsc, but it will come in time.

10:41 pm

dcseain

3rd, sort of like 0.5 + he 'be'

10:42 pm

dcseain

i guess what with the hurricanes and what, it happened here sooner.

10:42 pm

SaddySolar

got the 5th

10:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi all!

10:42 pm

SaddySolar

still need the first 3

10:42 pm

tygerbryght

good. wasn't sure. it's an americanism

10:42 pm

SaddySolar

hael

10:43 pm

tygerbryght

oops!

10:43 pm

SaddySolar

oops

10:43 pm

tygerbryght

:)

10:43 pm

dcseain

almost, saddy!

10:43 pm

tygerbryght

1st 2 ha words have a diphthong in the middle, solar

10:43 pm

dcseain

must remember to buy baking powder on the way home. I need to bake for Saturday, and want to do some of it tomorrow.

10:44 pm

tygerbryght

same one (Latin fem plural)

10:44 pm

SaddySolar

dip my WHAT!!!!!

10:44 pm

tygerbryght

diphthong is the word for 2 vowels in a row :)

10:44 pm

tygerbryght

LOL

10:44 pm

dcseain

diphthong - a pair of vowels pronounced as one.

10:45 pm

tygerbryght

ROFL

10:45 pm

SaddySolar

hehehe.. thats a naughty sounding word though lol

10:45 pm

crpw48

sh7-32 clue please

10:45 pm

tygerbryght

maybe so, in (Urdu?). but not here

10:45 pm

dcseain

it's pronounced as DIF-thong

10:45 pm

dcseain

crpw, yiddish village, plus a vowel toward the end

10:46 pm

tygerbryght

sh7/32: which one, CRPW???

10:46 pm

Jacula

In one way I wish my Other Half, Paul69 knew what we are going throughre floods and thread of flooding. Last time the waters rose he was at work, as he should be during the day... but m kids and my Mum were trapped in the house after I went out before the flood waters rose too high. They saw how I frantically ripped drain covers here and there off and up, swept the waters away with a broom and a shovel. Got soaked to the skin in only a tee-shirt and jeans....

10:46 pm

crpw48

hi all

10:46 pm

crpw48

thank you dsceain

10:46 pm

tygerbryght

hey :)

10:46 pm

crpw48

both sh7 actually

10:46 pm

SaddySolar

lol... no not in urdu at all... in english

10:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

i havce been strugglign with that one all day

10:46 pm

tygerbryght

the other one is an alternate spelling for the Arabic version of the Evil One

10:46 pm

pbr

I am stuck also on the ha5/18 and the last sh7/32...tht is all I have to go...two words

10:47 pm

Jacula

Unless someone has experienced flooding of the home, you can't really explain it. But, I don't want O'Half to experience it... well, not in our home!

10:47 pm

SaddySolar

i didnt read it as f at first

10:47 pm

dcseain

how tedious, Jac!

10:47 pm

dcseain

i figured, saddy :)

10:47 pm

dcseain

damage in the structure from it, Jac?

10:47 pm

tygerbryght

ha5/18 rhymes with that Scottish specialty dish - the one with 2 Gs in the middle

10:47 pm

dcseain

2 friends were flooded in the last 2 years. Such work cleaning up.

10:49 pm

harpjane

se6?

10:49 pm

dcseain

funny-spelled up house of Congress, harp

10:49 pm

tygerbryght

ha5/18 sounds like Â½ + 3rd person PT of "be"

10:49 pm

Jacula

Not merelyu 'tedious' if it happens again, dcs. Life shattering. I no longer have any flood insurance. If I get flooded again I've lost everything in th house.

10:49 pm

dcseain

think phonetically

10:49 pm

harpjane

sennat

10:49 pm

harpjane

oops

10:50 pm

harpjane

well it was wrong anyway i see

10:50 pm

harpjane

but i got it, thanks!

10:50 pm

dcseain

almost, harp!

10:50 pm

Jacula

Change ladst vowel, Harp! LOL

10:50 pm

tygerbryght

se6 sounds like the upper house of Congress, but double cons in middle. almost got it harp

10:50 pm

dcseain

oh, i'd not thought of that aspect jac, how horrible!

10:50 pm

SaddySolar

got it yay

10:50 pm

tygerbryght

yay, solar

10:50 pm

dcseain

will complaining to your local council or MP do any good?

10:51 pm

dcseain

from a regulatory standpoint, that is.

10:51 pm

dcseain

you can't be only one with that issue. Especially after this year.

10:51 pm

tygerbryght

I'd complain, vociferously, even if I knew it would do no good

10:51 pm

harpjane

es6?

10:51 pm

tygerbryght

just for the relief of my feelings :)

10:51 pm

pbr

finaly got the ha 5/18..thx..now just one, the last sh7/32

10:51 pm

Jacula

I found much amusement here from observing the chaatlog when people came in and found there were 5 'x' words. Once you'd worked out the root word they really werent that hard to find.

10:51 pm

harpjane

never mind, got it

10:52 pm

dcseain

pbr, yiddish village, with an extra vowel toward the end.

10:52 pm

tygerbryght

es6 - "death tax" for those who haven't got it yet

10:52 pm

dcseain

i agree about the X words, jac

10:52 pm

Jacula

Hrp's done a Peri, dcs. No ned to clue! LOL

10:52 pm

tygerbryght

go, pbr!

10:53 pm

dcseain

heh :)

10:53 pm

Jacula

Glad it wasn't just me re the 'x' words, dcs.

10:53 pm

harpjane

the first sh7?

10:54 pm

tygerbryght

alt Arabic spelling of Evil One

10:54 pm

tygerbryght

for you, harp

10:54 pm

Jacula

Hindu word for an evil spirit or a bad friend, Harp.

10:55 pm

tygerbryght

or fallen angel

10:55 pm

SaddySolar

yay!! Im going home day after tomorrow.... hehehhe sorry if that was a bit out of nowhere... just got my tickets :)

10:55 pm

Jacula

Starts with a female + a personal pronoun vowel & ends what a sun-kiised skin.

10:55 pm

tygerbryght

yay, solar

10:56 pm

tygerbryght

you're abroad at present?

10:56 pm

Jacula

Yay for you, solar.

10:56 pm

tygerbryght

school hols? :)

10:56 pm

SaddySolar

lol no.... i got married Jan this year and moved to another city

10:56 pm

pbr

dcseain .. my yiddish is very poor, still trying to get the word

10:56 pm

tygerbryght

oh. so gonna see your family

10:57 pm

Jacula

So, what city are you moving to, Saddysolar?

10:57 pm

harpjane

thanks

10:57 pm

SaddySolar

hahahah no school ended for me a long time ago. I work for marketing at a bank now

10:57 pm

tygerbryght

2nd sh7: sh + **enager + cross + Spanish masc pronoun

10:57 pm

harpjane

in 6/7?

10:57 pm

tygerbryght

well, I didn't know :)

10:58 pm

SaddySolar

well, now i live in Karachi with ,y husband.... im going back to Islamabad for my sisters wedding day after tomorrow.... i'll be back after christmas

10:58 pm

Jacula

I'm glad you speak English! It's very ard for girls who don't and then go into English-speaking countries...

10:58 pm

DR1965

last sh7?

10:59 pm

tygerbryght

in7 is compound word - in + not a nation, but a subdivision of it

10:59 pm

tygerbryght

DR, I just clued that about 6 down

10:59 pm

Jacula

in6, harp = what the SkY engineer does when he puts your system in place.

10:59 pm

SaddySolar

Pakistani weddings are like a family and friends festival... last for a couple of weeks

10:59 pm

tygerbryght

MS is a ***** in the US

10:59 pm

DR1965

ok ty Tyger- just signed on.

10:59 pm

tygerbryght

yw, DR

10:59 pm

Jacula

in7 = in + US partition of parts.

11:00 pm

harpjane

got the in7 but i still don't have the 6

11:00 pm

SaddySolar

umm... in Pakistan only uneducated people dont speak english. English is a part of the curriculum at schools

11:00 pm

tygerbryght

the in6 is no relation to it

11:01 pm

DR1965

ty tyger-

11:01 pm

tygerbryght

in6: putting something in place, like plumbing (minus last repeat letter)

11:01 pm

tygerbryght

yw, DR

11:01 pm

Jacula

It took my young friend from India's imported wife 4 years to finally stop looking like a whipped horse every time someone spoke to her and she learned the language.

11:02 pm

harpjane

got it, thanks

11:02 pm

tygerbryght

yw

11:02 pm

pbr

got it--doing fireworks

11:02 pm

dcseain

pakistan, like india, basically has English in common language-wise internally
, no?

11:02 pm

tygerbryght

wasn't sure how that clue would work

11:02 pm

SaddySolar

however there is a large part of our population that doesnt have access to formal education... so yeah i can understand what you mean

11:02 pm

tygerbryght

yay, pbr

11:02 pm

Jacula

Not so commonly as we might hope, dcs.

11:03 pm

tygerbryght

from India, it depends on which st5 they're from. some of them have good education for most

11:03 pm

SaddySolar

yeah. its also the language used in all professional institutions

11:03 pm

SaddySolar

like all our official communication is in English

11:04 pm

Jacula

But, from the pooer areas of India and Pakistan... that's not the language.

11:04 pm

tygerbryght

I had Pakistani neighbors for a year, when I was working on my last job at a uni, brother & sister - sweet kids

11:04 pm

Jacula

*poorer

11:04 pm

tygerbryght

jac is SO right

11:04 pm

jillibus

saddy -- how many languages are spoken in Pakistan? (Hi all)

11:04 pm

tygerbryght

and have Indian friends

11:04 pm

tygerbryght

hey, jilli!

11:04 pm

dcseain

true tyger. People from the West don't speak as well as people from the South of India, from my POV.

11:05 pm

tygerbryght

have to get used to accents, of course :)

11:05 pm

SaddySolar

well you see, education is still something that is not common in the rural areas.... so yeah if youre from a backward area you wouldnt have access to good schools.... but you wont have any trouble communicating in english in the urban areas

11:06 pm

dcseain

yeah, i grew up next door to a Korean family, and therefore understand thicker Korean accents than most.

11:06 pm

tygerbryght

but I think that population pressures there make people more adaptable ("root hog or die" syndrome - no offense, solar; it's an adage) than westerners are

11:06 pm

dcseain

i worked with a man from Pakistan who spoke only Pashto. Here, he learned Spanish, then English.

11:06 pm

SaddySolar

a lot jillibus. Theres Urdu, the national language. Then the educated part of pakiland speaks english. Then theres punjabi, pushto, sindhi, saraiki and a lot of different dialects for all the above languages :)

11:07 pm

tygerbryght

wow, what a route, linguistically, DC

11:07 pm

jillibus

I ask again, saddy -- how many languages are spoken in Pakistan?

11:07 pm

dcseain

well, he worked in the kitchen, and the kithen, like the production bakery, spoke Spanish. So, he learned what he was around most.

11:07 pm

tygerbryght

when there is difficult terrain, languages fracture very readily into dialects

11:07 pm

tygerbryght

may be a hard question to answer, jilli :)

11:08 pm

SaddySolar

sorry jillibus. Theres Urdu, the national language. Then the educated part of pakiland speaks english. Then theres punjabi, pushto, sindhi, saraiki and a lot of different dialects for all the above languages :)

11:08 pm

tygerbryght

and that part of the world is very mountainous

11:08 pm

jillibus

Sorry -- you did respond. I understand there are many more (?) spoken in India so English became the lingua franca

11:08 pm

Jacula

And that, Jac concludes, is why Babble is an international puzzle!

11:08 pm

tygerbryght

yup, jac :)

11:08 pm

SaddySolar

lol

11:09 pm

tygerbryght

well, jilli, India is a bit larger :P

11:09 pm

tygerbryght

I think you're forgetting that the main reason is colonialism

11:09 pm

crpw48

one word to go the 1st sh7, just didnt get the clue earlier, clue again please

11:09 pm

jillibus

well, yes, tyger

11:10 pm

tygerbryght

crpw - the most famous fallen angel, variant of arabic spelling

11:10 pm

Jacula

The British Empire/colonianism is the main reason, tyger.

11:10 pm

tygerbryght

a bunch of the main languages of India are NEARLY mutually comprehensible

11:10 pm

jillibus

colonialism left a lot of benefits and I don't want to get into that

11:10 pm

SaddySolar

du is a language that "evolved" from hindi , persian, arabic and *surprise surprise* English!!! when the british ruled the subcontinent. the army had peopel from all over so it was something that everyone contributed to

11:10 pm

tygerbryght

I'd intended to do a PhD in sociolinguistics, in India, so I'm a bit better read on the subject than most

11:11 pm

SaddySolar

URDU is a language that "evolved" from hindi , persian, arabic and *surprise surprise* English!!! when the british ruled the subcontinent. the army had peopel from all over so it was something that everyone contributed to

11:11 pm

tygerbryght

well, not "in" India, but doing my research there

11:11 pm

jillibus

China has many dialects and there's atale about the two guys from different provinces who couldn't understand each other's Chinese so spoke in English.

11:12 pm

tygerbryght

so the English of India, Pakistan & Bangladesh has many "loan" words not in other versions of English

11:12 pm

tygerbryght

I don't think it's a tale, jilli. same thing happens with Arabic speakers from geographically distant places

11:12 pm

Jacula

And thank god for all of that, mostly, as say all of my friends, even those whose ancestors wer once slaves. (Thought I do have to add that the slave plantation master who was one of my ancestors was a good guy. Guess what? When he go a slave pregnant, he allowed her to use his surname, ubut he did also pay for the child for life and check on child's progress in life.

11:12 pm

tygerbryght

I've known a few

11:13 pm

SaddySolar

well urdu and hindi are almost the same, except for some words here and there.... even though its written differently..

11:13 pm

dcseain

a friend who grew up 500K souof of Chennai said he could understand 1 village away, but not the ones on the other side of those, even though the all technically spoke Tamil. They used English therefore.

11:14 pm

jillibus

tyger, one of the books I'm reading is called "Sociolinguistic Theory" and my grandfather was something of a pioneer in the field

11:14 pm

tygerbryght

local languages often drift too much for mutual comprehensibility - in the hinterlands

11:14 pm

Jacula

So, she had a name and so did the child.

11:14 pm

tygerbryght

in the cities, things are different

11:14 pm

Jacula

Jilli - I'm with you on this one.

11:14 pm

tygerbryght

who is the author, jilli?

11:15 pm

SaddySolar

brb

11:15 pm

tygerbryght

wow, I just noticed the time. I'm gonna regret not getting my nap tonite - but enjoying talking :)

11:16 pm

jillibus

J.K. Chambers, tyger

11:16 pm

dcseain

jac, the Carroll family in Maryland acknowledges both the european-descended and the african-descended members, at least for the last few generations; i'm guessing longer singe they do today.

11:16 pm

Jacula

Not every white man was bad and not every black man or woman was stupid.

11:16 pm

tygerbryght

Hmmm. when published? (don't go look for exact date, if a problem, but a guesstimate?)

11:16 pm

dcseain

indeed so, jac!

11:17 pm

Jacula

Same thing applies now.

11:17 pm

Jacula

But, as for the stupid? Re white people? eRM... BUSH, BLAIR... MUBLE, MUMBLE.

11:18 pm

dcseain

LOL Sing it, Sister!

11:18 pm

tygerbryght

LOL, jac

11:18 pm

tygerbryght

Brown??

11:18 pm

tygerbryght

I know he's a nerd

11:18 pm

tygerbryght

I read Economist :)

11:19 pm

tygerbryght

he's pulled some stupid stunts since taking over

11:19 pm

Jacula

DCS - My best friend here n UK was once in love with a guy called Rob Carrol. He lived in the concil estate.

11:19 pm

Jacula

He was good-loking, put short and poor.

11:20 pm

jillibus

tyger, first published 1995. This is the second edition, published 2003, reprinted 2003. 2004. Subtitle is "Linguistic Variation and its Social Significance".

11:20 pm

tygerbryght

aha! thx, jilli. I didn't recognize the name, so figured it must be fairly new, or quite old :)

11:20 pm

dcseain

The Carrolls have a county and 2 cities in Maryland named for them. And they owned Jenkins Hill, on which the US Capitol was built.

11:21 pm

tygerbryght

anymore clue requests?

11:21 pm

tygerbryght

I'm about to bail, if not

11:21 pm

dcseain

John Carroll signed the Declation of Independence for Maryland, also. It's his descendents of which i speak.

11:21 pm

Jacula

Rob Carroll died 2 years' ago but I guess he'd have loved to know about his history, haad he the mental capacity to check it out.

11:21 pm

harpjane

is the fi9 a compound word?

11:22 pm

dcseain

yes harp, want clue?

11:22 pm

tygerbryght

yes, harp - 2 words, smushed

11:22 pm

jillibus

bfn tyger

11:22 pm

Jacula

fi9 = food from the sea and what you eat it on.

11:22 pm

tygerbryght

previous fi + a word for a dish you put your meal on

11:22 pm

harpjane

thanks

11:23 pm

tygerbryght

later, all

11:23 pm

Jacula

y.w, harp.

11:23 pm

SaddySolar

bubye

11:23 pm

dcseain

ciao, saddy!

11:23 pm

Jacula

'bye. tyger.

11:24 pm

SaddySolar

does any one here understand urdu hindi at all ?

11:24 pm

SaddySolar

um i wasnt leaving... was saying bye to tyger

11:25 pm

dcseain

i have some Nepali and Tamil, neither of which is much like Hindi/Urdu.

11:26 pm

SaddySolar

at ahundred and twenty ive given up

11:26 pm

dcseain

good show, saddy!

11:26 pm

SaddySolar

waiting fr the new one now

11:31 pm

SaddySolar

ok im ff now... will be back later to check out the new puzzle

11:31 pm

dcseain

ciao!

11:32 pm

dart001

ossie and nana on early tonight?

11:33 pm

dcseain

haven't seen them yet, dart, though they may be lurking

11:34 pm

dart001

hi dcs...just looked and there here....if you can believe log in list....but my comp. wont let me log off here...so who knows lol

11:34 pm

dcseain

i see that banana is online here, no sign of ossie

11:35 pm

OssieA

g'day g'day here's me lurking!

11:35 pm

dart001

hiya oss :)

11:35 pm

OssieA

hiya darty!

11:36 pm

dcseain

howdy, oss!

11:36 pm

OssieA

I've already bumped myself out of the site once already lol

11:36 pm

OssieA

g'day dc!

11:36 pm

dart001

done with this mess oss?

11:37 pm

OssieA

lol, I wish, only started it 20 mins ago, got 124 to go

11:37 pm

dart001

lots of weird x words on this one

11:38 pm

jillibus

I have 150 left -- too pooped to party -- very busy and tiring day

11:38 pm

OssieA

wouldn't even know where to start after the x

11:38 pm

dart001

do you use lickety's list?

11:38 pm

jillibus

what's the verdict on this grid overall?

11:38 pm

OssieA

lol sort of

11:38 pm

dart001

this one was tougher for me than usual

11:39 pm

jillibus

that makes me feel better, dart -- thanks!

11:39 pm

Jacula

Saddy - I should know that if my friends didn't keep whispering to tell me the words, like I wasn't allowed to know them.

11:39 pm

OssieA

ok, so 5 x words all with a after them, yeah fine, like now I know (not) lol

11:39 pm

Jacula

x + picinict pest is the start of all of the x words.

11:40 pm

dart001

if you cant figure them out...and cant "monkey" them...go to lickety's word list....especially for the big words.....7 letters and bigger

11:40 pm

jillibus

you b'long pretty lady, ossie, if that's you

11:40 pm

Jacula

*picnic

11:40 pm

OssieA

ty jilli, that is I

11:40 pm

dcseain

1st XA is XA6 gum

11:40 pm

OssieA

monkey dart?

11:41 pm

Jacula

The x words reaal aren't that difficult...

11:41 pm

jillibus

monkey-typing -- hot or miss

11:41 pm

dcseain

type random letters until you get it, ossie

11:41 pm

jillibus

hit or miss, that is (said I was tired!)

11:42 pm

Jacula

Hot or miss? I like it! LOL, jilli.

11:42 pm

jillibus

yeah yeah, jac - lol!

11:42 pm

dart001

thhe 4 and 5 letter ones you can monkey....look at the value ofthe word in lick. list....you know the first two leeters....if you have any words around them,....you can sometimes figure them out by looking at what they are between alphabetically....and the point values of the squares next to the letters you already know

11:42 pm

crpw48

hi all, where do you get the daily icons

11:43 pm

Jacula

I can get my own back on you soon, jilli , by sending you a snail mail Christmawss update letter.

11:43 pm

dcseain

http://www.playbabble.com/view_profile
/6719

11:43 pm

dcseain

is where, crpw

11:43 pm

jillibus

Oh goody, jac!

11:43 pm

crpw48

thank you ds

11:43 pm

dcseain

crpw, here: http://tinyurl.com/2sef33

11:43 pm

stidmama

{{{{{{{{{{JILL}}}}}}}}}}

11:44 pm

stidmama

hello all -- what's the ice cream flavor tonight, seain?

11:44 pm

Jacula

Do you really want all the mdeical updates on me and my family, jilli?

11:44 pm

dcseain

link is to the right in Lickety's list

11:44 pm

harpjane

fireworks

11:44 pm

dcseain

mint choc chunk

11:44 pm

harpjane

my vote is raspberry chocolate swirl

11:44 pm

dcseain

though i'm nibbling a caesar salad right now.

11:44 pm

jillibus

crp, There's Icon Themes on Lickety's page, but if you get BabbleExpress, it's in Resources up top. To get BabbleExpress, email Lickety and he will send it to you

11:44 pm

dart001

nj harp

11:44 pm

stidmama

mmmm. that really is one of my fav flavors

11:44 pm

dcseain

oddly, this restaurant puts tomatos on it. *shrug*

11:44 pm

stidmama

YAY harp!

11:45 pm

Jacula

Hi , stid. You'll be getting that update, too. No FRIEND bABBLERR WILL BE SPARED!

11:45 pm

dcseain

Babble Expert, you mean jilli?

11:45 pm

stidmama

tomatoes on ice cream??? weird. is it a japanese restaurant? *silly look*

11:45 pm

crpw48

ok, thanks jillibus

11:45 pm

harpjane

i ate a whole pint yesterday to celebrate my numbed face

11:45 pm

jillibus

I'm with you dc -- as I said, we can't get it here *weep*

11:45 pm

Jacula

aIRMAIL RE THE xMAS CARD AND LETTERS, THOUGH.

11:45 pm

dcseain

no, tomatos on caesar salad

11:45 pm

dcseain

ice cream in freezer for later :)

11:45 pm

dart001

i love tomatoes....but not on or in ice cream

11:46 pm

jillibus

um, jac...caps lock?

11:46 pm

stidmama

jilleroo -- come visit. We'll buy a gallon (I have friends who own a Baskin Robbins)

11:46 pm

Jacula

Harp- you and my Other Half are as one tonight.

11:46 pm

dcseain

actually, one of the winning flavors at Baitcon this year was Tomato Ice Cream. Tasted like creamy, fresh tomato

11:46 pm

Jacula

Yes, caps lock prob.

11:46 pm

dcseain

we based it on a recipe for grape ice cream, but the tomato needed more sugar to taste right.

11:46 pm

jillibus

hi stiddy. It's Ben & Jerry's I crave :)

11:47 pm

OssieA

hmm interesting, sounds yuck but tomatoes are sweet so it could work

11:47 pm

stidmama

tomatoes are apparently lovely in a number of things that we don't normally think of. I don't eat them a lot, but I know some varieties are very sweet.

11:47 pm

stidmama

okay, I need to go make a phonecall. back as soon as I can

11:47 pm

jillibus

I am a V8 addict

11:47 pm

dart001

ossie...sounds like your uncle john got voted out?

11:47 pm

OssieA

I can imagine sun-dried toms in icecream

11:47 pm

Jacula

My red and green tomato chutnies are to die for!

11:47 pm

dcseain

V8 is a godsend - makes it easy for me to get enough sodium in a day. :)

11:48 pm

jillibus

cu soon, stid

11:48 pm

OssieA

lol darty, yes unfortunately, I can no longer say my uncle john in canberra

11:48 pm

dart001

lol

11:48 pm

dcseain

the sun-dried only work well in ice cream if you cook them in the custard, then mince them.

11:48 pm

Jacula

If you are a chutney type person, that is,,, whgich ny other half is not.

11:48 pm

jillibus

there is a low-sodium V8 now *polishing halo*

11:48 pm

dcseain

tomato chutney is a joy!

11:48 pm

OssieA

hmm again interesting take on that dc lol

11:49 pm

dcseain

yes there is low-sodium, but the high-sodium is what i need.

11:49 pm

Jacula

Thank you, dcs.

11:49 pm

dart001

ossie...you ever see fire in here....i see he is crawling up the list

11:49 pm

jillibus

need or want, dc?

11:49 pm

OssieA

nope, haven't seen him

11:50 pm

OssieA

he sent me an email saying he asked iWin if he could buy the rights for Tangle

11:50 pm

dcseain

need, jilli. my body does not keep sodium in it. I eat 500-800% USRDA of sodium, yet my fasting bloodwork shows minimal sodium levels.

11:50 pm

Jacula

you may win the crown yet, jilli. We will see! LOL

11:50 pm

OssieA

peeing it all out dc?

11:50 pm

dart001

he is at 747 on the "who's hot list"...in the rankings section

11:51 pm

dcseain

fresh tomato chutney with fresh papadum is a fav snack of mine. I need to learn to make the chutney myself.

11:51 pm

jillibus

oh, lucky you, dc! Salt makes things taste so good! But it's verboten for many of us!

11:51 pm

OssieA

747?

11:51 pm

dcseain

sweating and urinating, yes ossie.

11:51 pm

jillibus

crown, jac??? what for???

11:51 pm

dart001

top ranking is 1030

11:51 pm

OssieA

Celtic Sea Salt is a bonus for bodies!

11:51 pm

dcseain

dad's family has lived for 6 generations in a place with natural salt in the ground and the water - the river is called Licking for the salt licks that occur allong it. I think that's why.

11:52 pm

OssieA

dart, sorry sweets, what are you telling me?

11:52 pm

Jacula

I may or may not post the recipes for redd and green tomato chutney on my BabAnon website. I'll consoder it ... later.

11:53 pm

dart001

right click on the rankings section...its quicker than left clicking so you dont have to reload this page....look at the whos hot list....747 firemanrfdny

11:53 pm

jillibus

interesting, dc!!! Who's the non-Mendelian genetcs guy? -- can't remember -- begins with an L I think

11:53 pm

Jacula

jilli - I think yo and I may need to sit back now.

11:53 pm

dart001

and open in new window should have said

11:54 pm

dcseain

Lineus ?

11:54 pm

jillibus

don't think so, dc

11:54 pm

dcseain

carl linnaeus

11:55 pm

Jacula

dc - Bable tops? Not anyone you know!

11:55 pm

dcseain

taxonimist/genetic theorist

11:55 pm

jillibus

going to google...

11:55 pm

MLFAN17

Waiting for the flip........

11:55 pm

dcseain

bable tops? Is that a someone?

11:55 pm

dcseain

hi, mlf!

11:56 pm

MLFAN17

HI DC

11:56 pm

Jacula

Imight go to Ozzy Osvbourne yet, if thing cotinue in this vein...

11:56 pm

MLFAN17

Jac ozzy osbourne what?

11:56 pm

OssieA

well my ranking is just about to go down after this board (can't go much further! lol)

11:57 pm

Jacula

Or maybe I'll please Jamie and go to ZZ Top?

11:57 pm

MLFAN17

i got 101 words

11:57 pm

dart001

saw yours once...cant remember where you were though

11:57 pm

OssieA

lol, a pathetic 490

11:57 pm

stidmama

I am back, Tom is going to bring me a beer. Bless his heart. I hate making phone calls, but sometimes they are unavoidable.

11:57 pm

MLFAN17

Jac is the Ozzfest going on?

11:58 pm

dart001

there it is....just get to 200000 total points and youll appear in the second column

11:58 pm

OssieA

oh my and I thought you were only 10 years old stid!

11:58 pm

stidmama

I would like to have a small grid tomorrow, an easy one, one that I can do without the list...

11:58 pm

jillibus

still don't think it was Linnaeus -- I meant the guy who thought if you cut off the tails of animals for several generations eventually they would be born without tails.

11:58 pm

stidmama

yeah, we drink young here...

:-)

11:59 pm

OssieA

lol

11:59 pm

dcseain

oh, yes , i know of whom you speak, but yes, not Linneaus.

11:59 pm

MLFAN17

stid one minute and u will see how bit it is

11:59 pm

crpw48

74

11:59 pm

OssieA

how many zeros is that dart?! lol

11:59 pm

jillibus

another L, I think, dc

11:59 pm

stidmama

*burps daintily* it's a nice home-brewed india chai ale. Love the spices in it

11:59 pm

OssieA

oh yes, so would I stid!

11:59 pm

dart001

2 hundred thousand

11:59 pm

dcseain

102

11:59 pm

stidmama

Lucifer, Liniment...

11:59 pm

OssieA

who makes it?

12:00 am

crpw48

lol

12:00 am

jillibus

chai ale?

12:00 am

cybernan

good evening, all :)

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