Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, May 2, 2009

12:00 am

flosey

flip

12:00 am

magazinemom

and flllliiippp!

12:00 am

cherlyq63

flip

12:00 am

Pinikula

flip!

12:00 am

rbud

hi, flippers!!

12:00 am

magazinemom

Im saving this for tomorrow- nite all!

12:00 am

PAV3

I didn't get to finish...had 27 left...thanks for posting the list on Babs ANon..

12:00 am

Pinikula

oooh, my ex's name is in the grid...glad it doesn't count

12:01 am

PAV3

then

12:01 am

jillibus

flip

12:01 am

Pinikula

thx pav...but already have it

12:01 am

PAV3

hi ladies...alrighty...

12:01 am

cherlyq63

nite magmom

12:02 am

Pinikula

night magz

12:02 am

VolleymomDee

hi all

12:03 am

MLFAN17

hello

12:03 am

VolleymomDee

th 6

12:03 am

rolin

re6

12:04 am

rolin

re6x2

12:04 am

Pinikula

thx rolin

12:04 am

VolleymomDee

pa 6

12:05 am

angelinaxox

hi all, ep 7

12:05 am

VolleymomDee

hi

12:06 am

MLFAN17

i wish that R would be put in a different place on this grid

12:08 am

MLFAN17

how many this time?

12:08 am

rolin

yes ... its one of those that has lovely letter combinations but not in a place you can use them

12:08 am

rolin

135

12:08 am

Pinikula

135

12:08 am

MLFAN17

thank you

12:08 am

jillibus

135

12:09 am

jillibus

not liking what I'm not seeing

12:09 am

flosey

don't think this is going to be an easy grid

12:09 am

MLFAN17

slow going jill?

12:09 am

MLFAN17

flosey for me not so far

12:10 am

VolleymomDee

hi jili

12:10 am

jillibus

words begin but they don't end

12:10 am

jillibus

hi dee hi

12:10 am

flosey

just drop off eh jilli

12:11 am

jillibus

right, flosey

12:11 am

rolin

rex3

12:11 am

rolin

re6x3

12:11 am

jillibus

or don't count, like goth

12:11 am

jillibus

and re words are beyond the pale

12:11 am

rolin

sorry... brain burp.. i only have 2

12:12 am

jillibus

although I just found re6/30, lol

12:12 am

jillibus

and re6/27

12:12 am

MLFAN17

RE 6/27

12:13 am

MLFAN17

RE 6/30 or RE 6 x2

12:13 am

Pinikula

phantom: petite

12:13 am

ChrissieDee

phantom kitten - aaahhhh

12:14 am

jillibus

paht -- paint

12:14 am

rolin

and pa4/6etic

12:14 am

jillibus

that was supposed to be phant

12:14 am

ChrissieDee

can't sleep - have been waiting for the flip for an hour but forgot I had not finished yesterday's grid. Brain cells must be dying off fast

12:14 am

jillibus

hi chrissie

12:15 am

ChrissieDee

hi jilli and everyone

12:15 am

VolleymomDee

ce 6

12:16 am

VolleymomDee

hi chrissie

12:16 am

MLFAN17

30 words in 15 minutes ugghh

12:16 am

Pinikula

only 37 here...and fading off...

12:16 am

Pinikula

...night all...cya tmw ;)

12:16 am

MLFAN17

nite pinik

12:16 am

rolin

nite pini

12:16 am

jillibus

night pini

12:16 am

ChrissieDee

night Pini

12:17 am

flosey

night Pini

12:17 am

Uneaixoise

tetu should be a word, eh, jilli? ;-)

12:17 am

Uneaixoise

nite, pini

12:17 am

jillibus

sure, une!

12:18 am

cherlyq63

headed to bed myself, starting to try to make up words, and spell them wrong too lol

12:18 am

MLFAN17

i hope lickety posts the clues soon

12:18 am

Uneaixoise

nite, cheryly

12:18 am

jillibus

LOL cherly!

12:18 am

ChrissieDee

but it's great when that works out isn't it cherly

12:19 am

rolin

cherly...thats my main strategy for playing...lol

12:20 am

ChrissieDee

in the midst of all the red flashes there's a green flash, but your fingers have moved on and you don't know what you typed

12:21 am

Uneaixoise

halfway

12:21 am

VolleymomDee

ke 6

12:22 am

jillibus

chrissie, the flashes don't count anyway without Lickety's current list

12:22 am

ChrissieDee

I don't have expert jilli

12:22 am

VolleymomDee

sure not seeing 7 k words yet

12:23 am

MLFAN17

i am out bye guys

12:23 am

jillibus

oh, sorry, chrissie -- you have amac?

12:23 am

rolin

bye mlf

12:23 am

angelinaxox

bye mlf

12:23 am

jillibus

bye mlf

12:23 am

angelinaxox

i'm missing one k word

12:24 am

angelinaxox

ooh, just found it

12:24 am

ChrissieDee

no, just open lickety in a side window

12:24 am

jillibus

I'm missing 6 K words, lol

12:24 am

VolleymomDee

so am I angel I have 4 ka 2 ke so far

12:24 am

angelinaxox

lol jill

12:24 am

jillibus

Chrissie, why not get Expert? So many other goodies

12:24 am

ChrissieDee

me too jilli (and 91 more random words)

12:24 am

angelinaxox

you're missing another ka

12:25 am

VolleymomDee

ty angel

12:25 am

angelinaxox

yw

12:26 am

VolleymomDee

are any of your ka's above a 4?

12:26 am

jillibus

ah, got an et6

12:26 am

VolleymomDee

ty jili

12:26 am

PAV3

it's been 26 mins and I have two greyed tiles besides the given three! 50 words and 4 BTs

12:26 am

ARB

5 ka's 2 ke's

12:26 am

angelinaxox

ty jill

12:27 am

angelinaxox

no all are 4's

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

ty

12:27 am

angelinaxox

yw

12:27 am

rbud

it's the darn vowel BT's, I have 4 still

12:27 am

jillibus

hi arb

12:28 am

ARB

shalom everyone

12:28 am

jillibus

I have lots of BTs :(

12:28 am

ChrissieDee

hi ARB

12:28 am

PAV3

did you finish yesterday's grid, Jilli?

12:29 am

VolleymomDee

so do I jili

12:29 am

Just1Mar

evening all....no BT's left!

12:29 am

angelinaxox

hi just, good job

12:29 am

VolleymomDee

howdy just

12:29 am

jillibus

no, pav -- no time today

12:29 am

Just1Mar

hi Dee angel! thx

12:29 am

jillibus

wtg just!

12:30 am

PAV3

I had 27 to go...8(

12:30 am

VolleymomDee

et 6 x 2

12:30 am

Just1Mar

hi Jill thx

12:30 am

angelinaxox

tx dee

12:30 am

ChrissieDee

I'm feeling in5 today, heavy sigh

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

yw jili got me on the track

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

ditto that

12:31 am

flosey

thanks Chrissie

12:32 am

flosey

and btw, me too

12:32 am

stidmama

hello all, how is this one?

12:32 am

jillibus

me too Chrissie and ty

12:32 am

flosey

I think a bit sticky stid

12:32 am

VolleymomDee

wtg flosey!

12:32 am

stidmama

I am feeling yucky... don't stand too close *cough sniff wheeze*

12:32 am

jillibus

tough for me stiddy -- hi!

12:32 am

angelinaxox

hi stid

12:32 am

jillibus

oh not again, stid!

12:32 am

flosey

ah stid, that's nasty

12:32 am

Just1Mar

hi stid another toughy (for me at least)

12:33 am

stidmama

yes, I thought it was an allergy, now I am pretty sure it's viral. *sigh* I am really put out.

12:33 am

Just1Mar

aww stiddy hope it's not that flu..

12:33 am

stidmama

drat, I was looking forward to an easy one.

12:34 am

flosey

me too stid, leaving on early ferry tomorrow

12:34 am

ChrissieDee

have tried to enter packet at least 6 times now

12:34 am

rolin

has the u.s. been getting all the swine flu puns?

12:34 am

stidmama

I doubt it's H1N1, just -- I don't know anyone who knows anyone who has been to Mexico in years. And I don't know anyone who's sick. I suspect it's a cold from the school where I volunter.

12:34 am

stidmama

why leaving? shopping day in the city?

12:35 am

jillibus

off again, flosey? Where to this time?

12:35 am

flosey

no, going to Van. baby shower for daughter

12:35 am

VolleymomDee

ap 7/32

12:35 am

stidmama

wait! when did this happen? when is she due? yippee!!! another grandbaby!

12:35 am

flosey

taking Vesuvius to Crofton, driving to Nanaimo and crossing to Horseshoe Bay and short drive to West Van

12:35 am

jillibus

should be fun, flosey

12:35 am

Uneaixoise

if ya cain't see thru it, i reckin it's opake

12:35 am

flosey

she's due end of June

12:35 am

angelinaxox

tx dee

12:36 am

flosey

looking forward, of course

12:36 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:36 am

stidmama

long trip, flosey. hope it's a smooth crossing.

12:36 am

jillibus

that sounds like a good route, flosey

12:36 am

stidmama

I know you'll have a good time. So happy for her!

12:36 am

VolleymomDee

having awful time with the a's

12:36 am

PAV3

cute une! that would be my spelling yesterday fer sher

12:36 am

rbud

I can't find those two vowel singles in the bottom row. are they weird?

12:36 am

flosey

should be sunny day I believe, smooth sailing

12:36 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

12:36 am

jillibus

I'm having an awful time, period

12:36 am

angelinaxox

me 2, only found the one you just called

12:37 am

flosey

thanks Stid

12:37 am

VolleymomDee

ooo accidentally found ap 8/50

12:37 am

stidmama

there is a greek letter from the i tile

12:37 am

stidmama

don't have the o yet

12:37 am

Uneaixoise

oh4 babblet, rbud

12:37 am

flosey

wtg Dee

12:37 am

rbud

thanks, Une

12:37 am

stidmama

thanks for babblet, Une

12:37 am

stidmama

go dee go!

12:37 am

VolleymomDee

one is io 4/4 rbud ty flosey

12:37 am

ChrissieDee

ty Une

12:37 am

jillibus

ty for the greek letter

12:37 am

VolleymomDee

ty une!

12:37 am

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

12:38 am

rbud

and thanks stid and Dee - NBT!

12:38 am

ChrissieDee

sounds like you're on a roll now Dee

12:38 am

stidmama

go rbud go!

12:38 am

VolleymomDee

lol still can't find an h from the 4th column

12:38 am

jillibus

wtg rbud!!!

12:39 am

angelinaxox

both are he words

12:39 am

ChrissieDee

he4/8

12:39 am

PAV3

carry weight around Dee

12:39 am

VolleymomDee

ty

12:39 am

rbud

or a young cow

12:40 am

VolleymomDee

awww ty for both

12:40 am

angelinaxox

tx dee, got the ap 8

12:40 am

VolleymomDee

wtg! yw

12:40 am

VolleymomDee

nbt

12:41 am

PAV3

thx rbud...well I'm off to walk Joey

12:41 am

stidmama

go dee go!

12:41 am

VolleymomDee

ty stid ! you too

12:41 am

VolleymomDee

ha 6/24

12:42 am

stidmama

I am up to 33 words, but it's being rather difficiult

12:42 am

VolleymomDee

and ha 7/36

12:42 am

VolleymomDee

it is

12:43 am

rolin

are both he words 4/8?

12:43 am

jillibus

I'm falling alseep

12:43 am

flosey

can't stay awake, off to bed, goodnight all

12:43 am

flosey

won't be babbling tomorrow night

12:43 am

angelinaxox

one is he 6,30

12:43 am

ChrissieDee

night flosey

12:43 am

VolleymomDee

he 4/8 and he 6/30

12:43 am

stidmama

sweet dreams flosey, enjoy your visit with your daughter, give her my best!

12:44 am

jillibus

night flosey -- find an extinct animal, won't you please?

12:44 am

flosey

thanks stid, I will

12:44 am

rolin

aah..ty

12:44 am

VolleymomDee

did anyone hear how ga peach is?

12:44 am

jillibus

oh yes -- have fun in West Van

12:44 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:44 am

angelinaxox

gn flosey

12:44 am

stidmama

no, was she ill, dee?

12:44 am

flosey

thanks jilli

12:44 am

jillibus

stid, she had a diabetic scare the other night

12:44 am

Uneaixoise

i wondered about her the next day but never heard anything . . .

12:45 am

stidmama

oh dear... poor peach!

12:45 am

VolleymomDee

the other nite she came on with a diabetic issue

12:45 am

VolleymomDee

I have been worried ever since

12:45 am

stidmama

I don't know anything about diabetes really, just that there are some really scary things that can happen.

12:45 am

broll

someone said she posted she had been to the hospital and was out and ok.

12:45 am

VolleymomDee

how about the young man strande on the icecap?

12:46 am

stidmama

thanks broll

12:46 am

stidmama

what young man on icecap?

12:46 am

jillibus

I hope she's okay -- we all urged her to wake her hubby and get help -- we thought she had done so but haven't heard anything

12:46 am

flosey

haven't seen her but she still appears as online

12:46 am

VolleymomDee

wow so she did have to go to the hospital wow

12:46 am

jillibus

oh good, broll.

12:46 am

Uneaixoise

it was her daughter and SIL, wasn't it, jilli?

12:46 am

stidmama

I know red went to the hospital last recently too -- saw her today and she is okay

12:46 am

Uneaixoise

she said they lived upstairs . . .

12:47 am

flosey

thanks Broll

12:47 am

Uneaixoise

oh, good to hear Red's ok!

12:47 am

jillibus

Lizsark's hubby was injured in Greenland and hoping for rescue by helicopter but weather was bad.

12:47 am

flosey

poof

12:47 am

VolleymomDee

someone named Liz ... hubby went on an expedition; hurt his ankle and they hadn't been able to evacualte him with helicopter cuz of weather

12:47 am

broll

yw

12:47 am

VolleymomDee

sorry jili; lag here didn't mean to repeat your message

12:47 am

stidmama

oh no! not Liz's hubby. oh dear. will have to send her an email. brb

12:48 am

jillibus

quite ok, dee

12:48 am

VolleymomDee

:)

12:48 am

jillibus

I think he did get out, stid -- checked her FB page earlier

12:48 am

ChrissieDee

or6

12:49 am

ARB

Can someone review the 7's and 8's that have been called?

12:49 am

VolleymomDee

ty chrissie

12:49 am

jillibus

ty chrissie

12:49 am

stidmama

thanks jill, then I won't worry too much.

12:49 am

VolleymomDee

doing terribly with the t's

12:49 am

stidmama

shalom ARB!

12:50 am

Just1Mar

op6x2

12:50 am

ARB

hi there mama

12:50 am

Uneaixoise

arb, all i have is the ha7/36

12:50 am

stidmama

I cannot see the C. Or the middle i. or the top E to the left...

12:50 am

VolleymomDee

ap 7 ap 8 ep 7 ha 7 is what I have

12:50 am

Just1Mar

err op6 x1 so far sorry

12:50 am

jillibus

I have zero 7s and I don't care

12:50 am

angelinaxox

that's what i have too

12:50 am

ChrissieDee

lol jilli

12:51 am

angelinaxox

missing 2 sevens and one eight

12:51 am

Uneaixoise

jilli LOL!

12:51 am

ARB

ty Dee

12:51 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:52 am

jillibus

the biggies will grow later. I prefer sowing the 4s

12:52 am

stidmama

missing 90 words of various shapes and sizes...

12:53 am

jillibus

I'm missing 94

12:53 am

stidmama

I have a 6-letter root vegetable, jill. will share with you if you like

12:53 am

ChrissieDee

phantom cake... need food

12:53 am

VolleymomDee

te 6; the 6

12:53 am

VolleymomDee

oops sorry th 6

12:53 am

angelinaxox

has anyone found any gh words?

12:53 am

stidmama

I ate FOUR oatmeal cookies. They tasted good. Tom is so good to me!

12:53 am

ChrissieDee

is it a potato stid?

12:53 am

jillibus

I like, stid, lol!

12:54 am

stidmama

no, has nice greens you can it. T6

12:54 am

stidmama

starts with a "rotation" T4

12:54 am

stidmama

the t in the middle row

12:54 am

VolleymomDee

ty stid didn't have that one

12:54 am

Uneaixoise

tx stid

12:54 am

ChrissieDee

ty stid

12:54 am

stidmama

any time, ladies!

12:55 am

cybernan

hi all -- late start for me, so won't be here long

12:55 am

VolleymomDee

any more t's you care to share is great with me lol

12:55 am

stidmama

hello nan

12:55 am

VolleymomDee

hi nan

12:55 am

angelinaxox

hi nan

12:55 am

jillibus

hi nan

12:55 am

ChrissieDee

hi nan, not an easy one today

12:56 am

jillibus

not getting that veg :(

12:56 am

Uneaixoise

90 slain . . . off to bed -- was up all nite with pup with extreme fear of loud noises . . . thunder thunder thunder

12:56 am

ChrissieDee

carrot and tu6

12:56 am

stidmama

jill -- before they had potatoes in ireland, they ate these. They taste a little cabbagey, and have (often) a pink tinge at the top but are mostly white

12:56 am

angelinaxox

gn une

12:56 am

stidmama

sweet dreams Une.

12:56 am

jillibus

aww, poor pup!

12:56 am

VolleymomDee

colarabi is in the same family as the tu

12:56 am

stidmama

tu 6/24

12:57 am

VolleymomDee

stink to high heaven when they cook

12:57 am

jillibus

ty stid -- I was just being blind as usual -- got it now

12:57 am

stidmama

but they taste really good!

12:57 am

stidmama

go jill go!

12:57 am

jillibus

(good in beef stew but stid wouldn't know!)

12:57 am

stidmama

any help on a C word?

12:58 am

Just1Mar

ce4,5

12:58 am

stidmama

thanks just *thinking*

12:58 am

VolleymomDee

ce 6 and ce 4

12:58 am

angelinaxox

ce 4 and ce 6

12:58 am

PAV3

ce6...chem word

12:58 am

stidmama

got it!

12:58 am

stidmama

got them both! thanks PAV

12:59 am

Just1Mar

what were the K's? 5 ka 2 ke ?

12:59 am

jillibus

ty -- got the ce6

12:59 am

ChrissieDee

help for an A word please?

12:59 am

stidmama

now I need an a, an i and an e all from the middle row for NBT

12:59 am

angelinaxox

yes just

12:59 am

jillibus

still 5 BTs

12:59 am

VolleymomDee

yest just

12:59 am

Just1Mar

all 4 letters?

1:00 am

VolleymomDee

a ke 6/30 rest 4

1:00 am

stidmama

go jill go!

1:00 am

Just1Mar

thx vm dee, angel

1:00 am

jillibus

same to you, stid!

1:00 am

VolleymomDee

yw

1:00 am

stidmama

are there any AA words today?

1:00 am

cybernan

found the pa 8, but can't spot the 7 -- is it related?

1:00 am

VolleymomDee

any help on bottom t

1:01 am

VolleymomDee

no stid

1:01 am

PAV3

in5...not brilliant

1:01 am

stidmama

thanks jill (((hugs))) I can hardly wait to see you again. June still seems so far away...

1:01 am

Just1Mar

ti5,12

1:01 am

VolleymomDee

course I have that one just

1:01 am

jillibus

time flies, stid!

1:02 am

stidmama

thanks again PAV

1:02 am

Just1Mar

ti4,4

1:02 am

stidmama

"fugit" is not in the grid, jill! LOL

1:02 am

VolleymomDee

ty

1:02 am

Just1Mar

ti5,10

1:02 am

PAV3

um,,whre milk comes out of cows...? Dee?

1:02 am

Just1Mar

still need another 2 from there

1:03 am

jillibus

phant -- eightieth

1:03 am

stidmama

thanks for that one PAV!

1:03 am

ChrissieDee

phant - pathetic!!

1:03 am

broll

phant - heathen

1:03 am

rbud

te4/8, a kind of wood

1:04 am

stidmama

thanks for that also rbud!

1:04 am

jillibus

ty rbud

1:04 am

stidmama

there are no "phake" words in this grid... *sigh* wish there were

1:04 am

Hugabugs

Hi everyone

1:05 am

jillibus

phant -- gothic

1:05 am

VolleymomDee

also just found a ti 6/18

1:05 am

VolleymomDee

hi hug

1:05 am

rbud

Hi, Hugs!!

1:05 am

Just1Mar

hi huga

1:05 am

angelinaxox

hi hugs

1:05 am

ChrissieDee

hi hugs

1:05 am

PAV3

stid I don't see any real words either!

1:05 am

jillibus

hi hugs

1:05 am

stidmama

just got a "bee" related AP 5

1:05 am

stidmama

hello hugs!

1:05 am

VolleymomDee

still missing some t's from top one and one in last column

1:05 am

stidmama

now that lone E in the middle row... help please?

1:05 am

VolleymomDee

also an ap 7 and 8 (not related to the 5)

1:06 am

angelinaxox

tx dee for the ti 6

1:06 am

stidmama

thanks dee *thinking*

1:06 am

ChrissieDee

can you give a clue for the ap's please Dee

1:06 am

angelinaxox

tx stid for the ap 5

1:06 am

stidmama

sure thing angelina

1:06 am

VolleymomDee

ap 7 sounds like word for when you are starving and eat a lot of food; phrase is wow what a big ap...

1:07 am

rururocks

ep7

1:07 am

VolleymomDee

I do not know how to clue the ap 8/50

1:07 am

VolleymomDee

hi ru

1:07 am

stidmama

thanks ruru. you're up late

1:07 am

ChrissieDee

ty Dee

1:07 am

VolleymomDee

yw

1:07 am

stidmama

*thinking about ep&

1:07 am

jillibus

hi ru

1:08 am

rururocks

ep 8?

1:08 am

rururocks

there is an ep8?

1:08 am

PAV3

words on grave marker stid...

1:08 am

Just1Mar

ap8 sounds like the lead male dog (minus middle cons) + ni4

1:08 am

stidmama

oh! that's not horrible...

1:08 am

broll

et 5, stid for 3rd row

1:08 am

VolleymomDee

here is the def for the ap 8 â€“noun Petrography. a fine-grained igneous rock having such compact texture that the constituent minerals cannot be detected with the naked eye.

1:08 am

cybernan

have an ep 7

1:09 am

stidmama

thanks broll *thinking*

1:09 am

rbud

thanks for the ep7, PAV

1:09 am

stidmama

wow. the ap 8 is cool! thanks just

1:09 am

PAV3

sounds like a diamond to me Dee

1:10 am

ChrissieDee

ty just and Dee

1:10 am

VolleymomDee

yw

1:10 am

jillibus

ah, got that hungry ap8!

1:10 am

Just1Mar

yw

1:11 am

VolleymomDee

wtg

1:11 am

VolleymomDee

are all the g's ge?

1:11 am

PAV3

et5 for mid row e....hmmmm?

1:11 am

jillibus

and the witty ep7 -- ty ru and just!

1:11 am

angelinaxox

i'm missing 2, but so far i have all ge's

1:11 am

stidmama

there. NBT and just barely past halfway. I can take my medicine and go to sleep happy...

1:11 am

Just1Mar

still missing one ka

1:11 am

ChrissieDee

55 left - going to look for food, bbl

1:12 am

VolleymomDee

phantom ghetto

1:12 am

Just1Mar

I just kant find it

1:12 am

VolleymomDee

ty angel

1:12 am

stidmama

later dee

1:12 am

angelinaxox

bye chrissie

1:12 am

jillibus

oh, that was the ap7 I got. Really too sleepy for this!

1:12 am

VolleymomDee

bye stid

1:12 am

Just1Mar

bye chrix

1:12 am

VolleymomDee

just ka's are all ka 4

1:12 am

Just1Mar

bye stiddy

1:12 am

VolleymomDee

ke 6 and a ke 4

1:12 am

angelinaxox

bye stid

1:13 am

stidmama

***hugs all*** stay well.

*poof*

1:13 am

jillibus

night stid -- get better fast

1:13 am

Just1Mar

have 4,11 4,8 4,8 4,10 ??

1:14 am

VolleymomDee

4/9

1:14 am

angelinaxox

ka 4,9

1:14 am

Just1Mar

thx angel

1:14 am

angelinaxox

yw

1:14 am

Just1Mar

ohh shoot me

1:14 am

PAV3

yes, I'm off as well...and this grid isn't helping any! so we'll call it a day...and see y'all manananana

1:15 am

angelinaxox

gn pav

1:15 am

Just1Mar

night pav

1:15 am

jillibus

bye pav

1:15 am

rbud

nite, PAV!

1:15 am

Just1Mar

was the other 8 called?

1:15 am

VolleymomDee

not that I know of

1:16 am

angelinaxox

no it hasn't been called

1:17 am

gran

How many words today

1:17 am

jillibus

help that there's no S in this grid :(

1:17 am

jillibus

135

1:17 am

angelinaxox

135 words

1:17 am

cybernan

is there more than one ke? -- have ke 4/8

1:17 am

gran

Thanks

1:17 am

Just1Mar

2 ke's

1:18 am

VolleymomDee

ke 6/30

1:18 am

Just1Mar

ke6

1:19 am

cybernan

ty -- k's done

1:19 am

VolleymomDee

I have ge 4, 5, 5, 5, 5, 4 missing?

1:20 am

Just1Mar

sorry Dee :(

1:20 am

angelinaxox

that's exactly what i have lol

1:20 am

VolleymomDee

k ty

1:21 am

VolleymomDee

go 7/40 also

1:21 am

angelinaxox

thanks will look for it

1:22 am

jillibus

did anyone clue a word for the bottom O?

1:22 am

VolleymomDee

oh 4 like the state chg one letter

1:22 am

Dippnall

oh - babblet

1:23 am

jillibus

thanks -- should have got that, duh

1:23 am

jillibus

thanks dee and dipp

1:23 am

VolleymomDee

yw

1:23 am

VolleymomDee

so still missing one g

1:23 am

angelinaxox

yes

1:25 am

jillibus

still missing 2 E words for NBT -- lower one in 2nd column and middle one in 4th column

1:25 am

VolleymomDee

ea 5/10 you have consumed food

1:26 am

jillibus

ty dee

1:26 am

VolleymomDee

ea 4 looks like our planet minus a consonant

1:26 am

VolleymomDee

yw

1:26 am

Just1Mar

other e is money across the pond

1:26 am

VolleymomDee

ty

1:27 am

VolleymomDee

I am baffled about that last g

1:27 am

Just1Mar

and I ty too Dee

1:27 am

jillibus

ty just -- NBT and I can go to bed. 79 left, very little time tomorrow.

1:27 am

angelinaxox

i am too

1:27 am

VolleymomDee

yw

1:27 am

Just1Mar

wtg jilli

1:27 am

angelinaxox

gn jill, take care

1:27 am

Just1Mar

and good night

1:27 am

VolleymomDee

for o's I have of, oh, 3 op's; or... others?

1:28 am

rururocks

oh 4

1:28 am

angelinaxox

i'm missing one o, it looks like the same one as you

1:28 am

VolleymomDee

I have one oh 4 are there 2?

1:29 am

VolleymomDee

oops found it another op

1:29 am

justafreep

another ge5, dee. ge 5/16

1:29 am

Dianne

Hi all - there are 4 op words.

1:29 am

justafreep

and good evening

1:29 am

VolleymomDee

hi freep and ty vm

1:29 am

angelinaxox

tx just and dee, will look for those

1:30 am

angelinaxox

hi dianne

1:30 am

rururocks

op 4, 4 6, 5 what am I missing dee

1:30 am

jillibus

hi dianne and freep -- hadn't quite left yet

1:30 am

angelinaxox

got my missing op and ge, thanks for both

1:30 am

justafreep

hi, jilli

1:31 am

rururocks

nm

1:31 am

VolleymomDee

of 5; oh 4; or 6

1:31 am

Dianne

Hope everyone having a nice am and pm.

1:31 am

VolleymomDee

I have 2 fe; 3 fi; 1 fo; 1 fr... missing?

1:32 am

angelinaxox

three fe

1:32 am

VolleymomDee

ty

1:32 am

rururocks

missing a fe fi fo and fum dee

1:32 am

angelinaxox

yw

1:32 am

VolleymomDee

bigger than an fe 4?

1:32 am

angelinaxox

no

1:33 am

VolleymomDee

duh the stupid green one I always miss the easy ones

1:33 am

Dippnall

fe x 3 fi x 3 fo x 2

1:33 am

angelinaxox

lol

1:33 am

rururocks

I have an fr too

1:34 am

VolleymomDee

ty dip

1:34 am

Hugabugs

there's only 1 fo

1:34 am

Dippnall

soz - fo x1 fr x 1

1:34 am

VolleymomDee

I have in 5, 4, 4 and io... others?

1:35 am

anike

2x in 5

1:35 am

angelinaxox

in 5 x 3

1:35 am

VolleymomDee

ty

1:36 am

anike

thanks angel

1:36 am

angelinaxox

yw

1:36 am

cybernan

fe 4,4,4 fi4,4 fo 4, fr 4

1:36 am

VolleymomDee

the other 8 has to be a t, p, or 9

1:37 am

angelinaxox

yes, that's what i have it down to as well

1:37 am

Just1Mar

or 9?

1:37 am

cybernan

ap 8/50, pa 8/60

1:37 am

angelinaxox

letter r

1:38 am

VolleymomDee

or n

1:38 am

VolleymomDee

not an r

1:38 am

angelinaxox

not an n

1:38 am

VolleymomDee

ty nan

1:38 am

angelinaxox

thanks nan

1:38 am

Just1Mar

ooothx nan for the pa

1:39 am

rbud

yes, thanks for the pa8!

1:39 am

VolleymomDee

aww great find nan

1:39 am

VolleymomDee

still missing one 7... have ap, ep, go, ha

1:41 am

cybernan

only one 7 here.

1:41 am

angelinaxox

i'm missing the same one

1:42 am

Just1Mar

have in5,12 5,16 what is the other pls?

1:42 am

VolleymomDee

k how about n's... I have 1 na, 2 ne; 1 ni; 1 no... others?

1:42 am

VolleymomDee

another in 5/12

1:42 am

angelinaxox

na x 2, ni x 2

1:42 am

VolleymomDee

ty

1:42 am

bookwomen

in 4/4

1:42 am

Just1Mar

have 2 na's

1:43 am

Just1Mar

thx dee

1:43 am

cybernan

95 down -- enough for tonight

1:43 am

VolleymomDee

yw

1:43 am

angelinaxox

gn nan, tc

1:43 am

jillibus

*poof*

1:43 am

Just1Mar

night nan

1:43 am

angelinaxox

i can't find the pa 8

1:44 am

VolleymomDee

think of something bad in the blood... start with a walking trail ....

1:44 am

angelinaxox

ah thanks, great clue

1:44 am

VolleymomDee

yw

1:45 am

Just1Mar

so how many of each n? pls

1:45 am

VolleymomDee

so n's are: na 4, 4 ne 4, 4 ni 4, 4 no 4

1:46 am

Just1Mar

thx Dee

1:46 am

VolleymomDee

yw

1:47 am

angelinaxox

i'm missing one r, i have re 6,5,6 ro 4, and ru 4, what am i missing?

1:47 am

VolleymomDee

re 6, 5, 4, 6

1:48 am

angelinaxox

thanks, can't believe i missed the four

1:48 am

VolleymomDee

last 7 is ph 7/36 yw

1:49 am

angelinaxox

thanks got the ph too

1:49 am

VolleymomDee

yw

1:49 am

Just1Mar

thx dee nice

1:49 am

VolleymomDee

yw

1:49 am

angelinaxox

i am missing 3 sixes, either p or t words

1:50 am

VolleymomDee

I am missing a bunch of p's I have 8 pa; 1 pe; 2 ph; 3 pi; 3 po ....

1:51 am

angelinaxox

i have six pi

1:51 am

VolleymomDee

k I will start there ty

1:51 am

angelinaxox

still missing seven p words though

1:53 am

Just1Mar

still missing 2 top o's what are they pls? (so much slower than you guys)

1:53 am

broll

4 po at least

1:53 am

VolleymomDee

no prob just usually it is the other way around

1:53 am

angelinaxox

of 5, op 4, op4, op 6, op 5, or 6

1:53 am

VolleymomDee

of 5; oh 4; op 4, 4, 6, 5 or 6

1:53 am

Just1Mar

heh I don't think so Dee lol

1:53 am

VolleymomDee

oops lag again

1:54 am

VolleymomDee

ty bro

1:54 am

angelinaxox

tx broll, found another po 4

1:54 am

Just1Mar

thx dee angel and broll but not a p's yet (slow slow)

1:55 am

angelinaxox

yw

1:57 am

Just1Mar

missing 2 h's from the left pls?

1:57 am

rolin

could i have a clue for the 2nd op6 pls?

1:57 am

VolleymomDee

ha 4, 4, 6, 7, 4, 4 he 4, 6

1:58 am

broll

9 pa

1:58 am

Just1Mar

a narcotic rolin

1:58 am

VolleymomDee

only one op 6

1:58 am

Just1Mar

thx dee

1:58 am

VolleymomDee

yw

1:58 am

VolleymomDee

ty bro

1:58 am

bookwomen

only one op 6 one or 6

1:58 am

broll

no, 10 pa

1:58 am

angelinaxox

thanks broll will look for another pa

1:59 am

rolin

aaah ty..need to read more carefully

2:01 am

VolleymomDee

missing 3 more p's here

2:01 am

demi

hi rolin

2:01 am

VolleymomDee

missing 3 more p's here

2:01 am

VolleymomDee

I think there was a miscall rolin not your fault

2:02 am

angelinaxox

i'm missing four p's

2:02 am

rolin

hey demi...hows things?

2:02 am

demi

ok, how bout you rolin

2:03 am

Just1Mar

Have 18 left thx for all your help guys and good night!

2:03 am

VolleymomDee

missing 2 p's here... have 10 pa; 1 pe; 2 ph; 7 pi; 4 po

2:03 am

angelinaxox

gn just, take care

2:03 am

VolleymomDee

gn just sleep well

2:03 am

rolin

im very excited..we're off to the cotswolds tomorrow for a wedding

2:04 am

rolin

volley 3ph

2:04 am

demi

lovely hope the weather is nice

2:04 am

VolleymomDee

ty

2:05 am

angelinaxox

i have ph 4 and ph 7, how many letters in the other?

2:05 am

rolin

yeah me too..looks ok..ive bought SUCH a girlie dress... but theres lots to do today...i gotta dash...give my baby a hug for me...*poof*

2:07 am

anike

Missing an r - I have re6, 5, 4, 6, and ro4

2:08 am

angelinaxox

ru 4

2:08 am

VolleymomDee

not seeing that other ph

2:08 am

anike

ty angel

2:09 am

angelinaxox

yw

2:10 am

angelinaxox

dee, i have 10 pa, 1 pe, 2 ph, 7 pi, 4 po; i'm missing that one ph and still 2 others, can't figure out which one you have that i'm missing

2:11 am

VolleymomDee

8 pi

2:11 am

angelinaxox

thanks, are any of the pi six letters?

2:12 am

VolleymomDee

pi 4, 5, 5, 4, 4, 6, 4, 4

2:12 am

angelinaxox

got it, thanks

2:12 am

VolleymomDee

yw

2:12 am

VolleymomDee

yw

2:13 am

VolleymomDee

another pa... so there are 11 pa, 1 pe; 2 ph; 8 pi; 4 po

2:14 am

angelinaxox

and i think there was a third ph, but i can't find it

2:15 am

VolleymomDee

no only 2 ph for sure

2:15 am

rbud

well, thank goodness, I'll stop looking for that other ph! ;p

2:15 am

angelinaxox

that's good, i've been going crazy looking for it

2:16 am

VolleymomDee

I was too

2:17 am

angelinaxox

i

2:17 am

angelinaxox

i'm missing one pa, i have 2 sixes is there another six?

2:17 am

VolleymomDee

tell me when you are ready for t's

2:18 am

angelinaxox

got it, onto the t's

2:19 am

VolleymomDee

I have 4 ta; 9 te; 12 th; 4 ti; 1 to; 3 tu so far

2:20 am

angelinaxox

i have five ti and 13 th

2:21 am

angelinaxox

the rest match

2:21 am

VolleymomDee

k looking

2:22 am

grannyrose

ta x 6 dee and angel

2:23 am

VolleymomDee

ty granny

2:23 am

angelinaxox

ty granny

2:25 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks

2:25 am

angelinaxox

congrats dee

2:25 am

rbud

yay, Dee!!!

2:25 am

grannyrose

WTG DEE!!!!

2:26 am

broll

wtg dee

2:26 am

VolleymomDee

t's are: 6 ta; 9 te; 13 th; 5 ti; 1 to; 3 tu

2:26 am

VolleymomDee

ty all; great community effort on this tough grid!!

2:28 am

VolleymomDee

does anyone need any specific help?

2:28 am

angelinaxox

still stuck on my last one, ta six

2:28 am

broll

could you list the pa's, please. Still need one.

2:28 am

VolleymomDee

ta 6/33... start with ta 4/8 and add male pronoun

2:29 am

VolleymomDee

pa 5, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 8, 5, 6, 5, 6

2:29 am

angelinaxox

thanks dee, fireworks, i never would have found that one

2:29 am

VolleymomDee

wtg!!!!

2:29 am

VolleymomDee

ty for all of your patient help angel

2:30 am

grannyrose

dee, would love the k's please. have 1 to go

2:30 am

angelinaxox

and thanks for your help too!

2:30 am

rbud

yay, angelina!!!

2:30 am

angelinaxox

thanks

2:30 am

VolleymomDee

ka 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 ke 6, 4

2:30 am

grannyrose

WTG ANGEL!!!!

2:30 am

VolleymomDee

yw angel

2:30 am

angelinaxox

thanks granny

2:31 am

grannyrose

tyvm, dee

2:31 am

VolleymomDee

any others before I poof?

2:31 am

angelinaxox

gn all and take care

2:31 am

VolleymomDee

yqw

2:31 am

VolleymomDee

cya the flip; have a great day/eve; hugs! *poof*

2:32 am

rbud

nite, angelina and Dee! thanks so much!

2:38 am

grannyrose

often

2:39 am

grannyrose

sorry.....

2:40 am

anike

I'm missing an a - have ap 7 and8

2:40 am

grannyrose

anike ap5... to do with bees

2:41 am

anike

ty granny - don't know why I didn't see that

2:41 am

grannyrose

yw anike

2:42 am

haza

hi everone

2:44 am

rbud

hi!

2:52 am

anike

I have na 4, 4 ne 4, 4, ni 4 and no 4 - what am I missing?

2:52 am

grannyrose

anike another ni4

2:53 am

anike

found it , thanks

2:54 am

anike

Does anyone have all the g's - I have ge 4x2, ge 5x4 and go 7 - Missing?

2:55 am

rbud

ge 5 x 5

2:56 am

rbud

all start with same 3 letters

2:58 am

anike

g's done - thought I'd already put that word in

2:58 am

anike

tyrbud

2:58 am

rbud

yw :)

2:59 am

anike

7 words to go

3:00 am

rbud

8 left here :D

3:03 am

rbud

now 5, all P's

3:04 am

anike

he4 - can you help?

3:04 am

anike

got it

3:07 am

grannyrose

okay, have posted stats in babanon

3:08 am

rbud

oh, you're done? congrats!!

3:08 am

grannyrose

* grin * thanx rbud

3:12 am

o-o

another te 4 at the end

3:13 am

o-o

congrats, granny, and thank you

3:14 am

rbud

yay, fireworks!

3:15 am

o-o

congrats, Rose

3:15 am

grannyrose

WTG RBUD!!!!

3:16 am

grannyrose

hmmm.... how do i edit?

3:17 am

rbud

had to hit your list for my last pa5, thanks!

3:19 am

grannyrose

okay, have edited the list. and yqw rbud

3:19 am

rbud

did you find the edit? it looks to be under your image on the left

3:19 am

grannyrose

babrab, any others i missed?

3:19 am

rbud

oh, nevermind, I see you got it! That was nice of you to do, by the way.

3:20 am

o-o

I do not think so. thank you very much

3:21 am

grannyrose

* sigh * good! not doing to badly for someone whose sole goal in life, was to die computer illiterate

3:21 am

anike

fireworks - thanks granny, I used your list for last 6

3:22 am

o-o

congrats, anike

3:22 am

grannyrose

WTG ANIKE!!!!

3:22 am

rbud

yay, anike!!!

3:23 am

anike

I did get stuck for a while because one of the words I needed was the te 4 that wasn't in the list - got there tho

3:24 am

rbud

what got you into computering, granny, if that was a goal of yours?

3:25 am

anike

Bye everyone

3:25 am

grannyrose

sorry anike, like i said, not very computer orientated, plus can be confusing when posting ( for me anyway )

3:25 am

rbud

you did great! and bye, anike!

3:26 am

o-o

grannyrose, I appreciate so much the list.

3:26 am

grannyrose

nite anike, and babble ,of course, rbud. and a very tolerant husband who helps me when i need it

3:26 am

o-o

good night and be well, granny

3:27 am

rbud

my husband has the same goal as you did, he refuses to even learn which mouse button to click! haha

3:30 am

rbud

well, it's plenty late for me, guess I'm off unless anyone is still hanging around needing help.

3:31 am

o-o

be well, rose

3:31 am

KatieMcG

morning everyone

3:31 am

o-o

good morning, Katie

3:33 am

o-o

pretty quiet night again

3:34 am

KatieMcG

it is quiet isn't it

3:41 am

lynxxx

whispering hello

3:42 am

o-o

Hello, lyn

3:45 am

oodleberry

man you folks are making too much noise... I'll have you know you woke me up sheesh :D

3:46 am

lynxxx

sorry Oodle

3:46 am

oodleberry

hi lllyyynnnxxx hi BR

3:53 am

KatieMcG

morning everyone :-)

3:53 am

oodleberry

hi katie

3:54 am

lynxxx

hi Katie

3:54 am

KatieMcG

is it just me or is this a nasty little grid?

3:55 am

lynxxx

just started and it seems so

3:55 am

Haz1558

Good morning/evening all. It's a tweezers kind of grid.

3:56 am

KatieMcG

Morning Haz :-)

3:56 am

lynxxx

good morning Haz. Did you paint the town red last night?

3:56 am

Haz1558

Hello there - no, lynxx, very circumspect and stayed home. I'm getting old.

3:58 am

oodleberry

hi haz

3:58 am

Haz1558

Hello oodle.

4:03 am

KatieMcG

Happy Birthday for yesterday Haz

4:04 am

Haz1558

Thanks Katie !

4:06 am

oodleberry

bbl

4:07 am

grannyrose

hey all! have just up-dated flicker with a few more photos of deacon.

4:07 am

Haz1558

Hello granny.

4:07 am

lynxxx

hi Rose. At last! beautiful day today, hope byou sat in it for a while

4:09 am

Flask1

Morning all........just missed you yesterday to say Many Happy Returns to Haz!

4:10 am

Flask1

Hope it was a good one!!

4:10 am

Flask1

Hope it was a good one!!

4:10 am

lynxxx

Lovely looking boy Rose, looks like his dad a lot

4:10 am

lynxxx

hi Flask

4:10 am

Haz1558

Thank you Flask! Yes, it was a good day. Are you well settled into your new house yet, or are you still opening and unpacking boxes?

4:11 am

Flask1

Oh no.....am settled!!!....and am going nowhere else!!...lololo

4:11 am

Haz1558

Good for you!

4:12 am

Flask1

;-)....thanx!

4:12 am

grannyrose

lyn, managed to sit for a while.feeling a lot better today. maybe gardening tomorrow?

4:14 am

Flask1

any clues for the ap words please?

4:14 am

grannyrose

flask, have posted stats in babanon

4:15 am

Haz1558

ap7 - a plus first letters of Ireland's saint, then rearrange the letters of gent's neckwear. It looks like the wrong spelling of what you lose when you don't want foodl

4:15 am

lynxxx

ap5.12 to do with bees

4:15 am

Flask1

Yes granny....have them and thankyou!

4:15 am

Flask1

thanx lynxxx!

4:16 am

lynxxx

TY Haz

4:16 am

Haz1558

ap8 - ap, three quarters of what's on the end of your wrist, rearrange gent's neckwear as before.

4:16 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, lynxxx.

4:17 am

lynxxx

TY again, great clues, I've missed them

4:17 am

Haz1558

It's funny, you get out of practice.

4:18 am

Flask1

Great clues, Haz....thanx!!

4:18 am

Flask1

Have you been away Haz?

4:18 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, Flask.

4:18 am

Haz1558

Is the sun shining with you today? Blue skies here for a change.

4:19 am

Haz1558

No, not been away, Flask, just not chatting as much as I used to do.

4:19 am

Flask1

Yes, its beautiul right now.....

4:19 am

Flask1

oh...same here!!

4:20 am

Haz1558

It must be catching, Flask.

4:21 am

Flask1

well Haz, I find that I can't chat and babble properly at the same time........it ends up using my whole.......and thats not on, am afraid!

4:21 am

Flask1

*whole day*

4:22 am

Haz1558

I know, it's easy to lose track of time, isn't it?

4:22 am

grannyrose

lol, have been known to babble quietly away, and not chat. but then i miss all the goss.

4:23 am

Flask1

and then there are a lot of folks on here now, that I don't even know!!

4:24 am

Haz1558

Yes, there's comings and goings all the time and sometimes you don't realise somebody's not been around for a while.

4:24 am

Flask1

very true

4:33 am

elder

Good morning everyone.

4:33 am

periwinkle

good morning all, help with O on the bottom pls

4:33 am

Haz1558

Good morning, elder and peri.

4:33 am

elder

Belated 'Happy Birthday' Haz.

4:33 am

lynxxx

morning Elder!

4:33 am

Haz1558

peri, it's a babblet, oh4

4:33 am

lynxxx

hi Peri

4:34 am

Haz1558

Thank you, elder.

4:34 am

periwinkle

sheesh, thanks Haz

4:34 am

periwinkle

also need help with E below the F pls

4:34 am

Haz1558

It's that sort of grid, peri.

4:34 am

LoriP

Elder! G'd morning Babblers, this grid has poopy potential.....

4:35 am

lynxxx

morning Lori, it does indeed

4:35 am

periwinkle

it is 5:30 am here but had a restless night and decided to finally get out of bed at 5 am

4:35 am

grannyrose

peri et5/12

4:35 am

Haz1558

Good morning Lori. It's the sort of grid you tackle with tweezers but wish for dynamite.

4:35 am

LoriP

Weird, weird, weird letters. Gah

4:35 am

periwinkle

hi there Lori, wish I had your e-mail address. Had a great message re housework to send

4:35 am

elder

'giggles' another good icon from Lorip.

4:36 am

grannyrose

((lori ))) check out flicker, have some more photos of deacon

4:36 am

Haz1558

That woman knows how to pick an icon.

4:36 am

grannyrose

and elder, how are you?

4:36 am

LoriP

Oooh, more picks. Peri, doesn't my e-mail show my addy? ***ponders that***

4:37 am

periwinkle

not seeing the et5, will keep looking

4:37 am

periwinkle

Lori, have not checked your profile in a while, brb

4:37 am

LoriP

I meant *pics.. jeesh. Thanks elder! I laughed so hard, had to have this icon.

4:37 am

Haz1558

peri, I think FM maybe forwarded it yesterday. It would be right up Lori's street.

4:37 am

elder

I have trouble with tweezers, nip my skin due to eye sight not being as good as they once were. So it's going to have to be dynamite.

4:37 am

LoriP

I've clicked the "show address" feature. I think....

4:37 am

Haz1558

Lori, I hope you were careful where you laughed.

4:38 am

periwinkle

Lori, no e-mail address in your icon.

4:38 am

LoriP

Oooh, yes the one FM sent. Tooo funny!

4:38 am

periwinkle

Love your icon, Lori. Adore Maxine

4:38 am

periwinkle

YOu did get it then, great. It was funny wasn't it?

4:38 am

LoriP

Haz, I'm always careful, especially with the placement of l's in a word....

4:38 am

elder

Granny am fine thank you and you?

4:39 am

periwinkle

thought you of all people, Lori, would appreciate it

4:39 am

LoriP

oh yes peri, it was a big laugh for me. :)

4:39 am

Haz1558

I've found that to be a rule to stick to, Lori. Check that L is where it should be.

4:39 am

grannyrose

going great guns, elder. had a yucky start to the week, but all is good now.

4:39 am

LoriP

Doesn't Maxine just epotimize all the things we'd like to say, but restrain ourselves from saying?

4:40 am

LoriP

: D

4:40 am

periwinkle

yes she does, Lori, sort of like Murphy Brown.

4:40 am

FMitch

Morning all :)

4:40 am

grannyrose

hey mitch

4:40 am

Haz1558

Good morning FM!

4:40 am

periwinkle

hi there FM!!!!

4:40 am

elder

Granny, it's always pleasing when the late part of the week is better than the begining.

4:40 am

elder

Hello FMitch.

4:40 am

LoriP

FM!!! ***lone water balloon to the ehad, cutbacks due to the economy***

4:41 am

lynxxx

morning FM

4:41 am

FMitch

Hello hello!
*missed me Lori teehee*

4:42 am

LoriP

Stoopid economy. I wasted my only balloon. :(

4:42 am

periwinkle

got the et5 thanks

4:42 am

grannyrose

omg, just realised haven't remade the bed , stripped it this AM for wash. brb

4:42 am

periwinkle

NBT

4:42 am

FMitch

It's postitively warm outside already *sighs happily*

4:42 am

FMitch

wtg peri

4:43 am

periwinkle

:-)

4:43 am

grannyrose

mitch, stop gloating. not nice. we are heading for very low figures tonight

4:44 am

Haz1558

Do you believe the long range weather forecast? The one that says we're in for a warm summer?

4:44 am

grannyrose

still, good excuse for a cuddle ( not th4 i need one )

4:44 am

FMitch

Sorry *tries not to smile* how low is low granny?

4:44 am

FMitch

I would like to believe it Haz

4:44 am

Eva

good morning all. This is the most stubborn grid I've seen in a long time, n'est ce pas?

4:44 am

Haz1558

Maybe I'm being cynical but I think it's been ordered by the government to try to divert attention from the sort of economy that forces the restriction of water balloons.

4:45 am

Haz1558

Good morning, Eva. Stubborn is the word.

4:45 am

elder

Hello Eva.

4:45 am

FMitch

Only just stated Eva so am in the happy stage (so far).

4:45 am

lynxxx

hi Eva

4:45 am

LoriP

G'd morning Ehva, that's a kind description

4:45 am

joshuavorbis

good morning

4:45 am

grannyrose

mitch, not as low as the other night( -2deg cel) down to 9 tonight

4:45 am

LoriP

G'd morning josh

4:45 am

lynxxx

morning Josh

4:46 am

Haz1558

Good morning josh.

4:46 am

elder

Hello Josh.

4:46 am

grannyrose

hi josh

4:46 am

FMitch

that is chilly granny.
Hi josh

4:47 am

Eva

is there a happy phase FM? Got the first 60, but that was a slog

4:47 am

grannyrose

correction, 9 deg cel for inner melbourne, 5 deg cel out where i live. look out electric blanket, here i come!

4:48 am

FMitch

Ah I am only at 15 words Eva, perhaps it's happy ignornce :)

4:49 am

Eva

ignorance is bliss.....enjoy it while it lasts

4:50 am

FMitch

Perhaps I had better apply myself.
*dives in and soaks Lori*

4:51 am

joshuavorbis

hard-fought NBT

4:51 am

periwinkle

have the ap8 thanks to Haz, help with other 8 pls

4:51 am

periwinkle

yay josh

4:51 am

Haz1558

pa8/60 - medical term

4:52 am

periwinkle

hmm, ok, will keep looking, thanks Haz

4:52 am

Haz1558

A disease producing agent is the definition

4:52 am

lynxxx

TY Haz.

4:52 am

periwinkle

got it, thanks Haz

4:52 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

4:52 am

periwinkle

phantom, patient

4:53 am

joshuavorbis

i have an ap7 but not an ap8

4:53 am

Haz1558

Do you want a clue, josh?

4:54 am

joshuavorbis

not at the moment, ty. just getting started

4:54 am

Haz1558

No problem.

4:54 am

periwinkle

teat

4:54 am

periwinkle

rats, sorry

4:57 am

Haz1558

Time I was heading out of here. I'll be back later to try to finish. Happy babbling!

4:57 am

periwinkle

by Haz

4:57 am

FMitch

Bye Haz, enjoy the sun!

4:57 am

lynxxx

bye Haz, have a good day

4:57 am

elder

Bye for now Haz.

4:58 am

Haz1558

Bye!

5:01 am

Eva

just found the root veggie-nice word

5:02 am

periwinkle

what does it start with Eva?

5:02 am

FMitch

peri t6/24 unless there is another one.

5:02 am

Eva

tu

5:03 am

periwinkle

ty, Eva

5:03 am

Eva

yw

5:03 am

periwinkle

ty, FM

5:03 am

periwinkle

1/2 way, will be back later to finish

5:04 am

FMitch

Bye peri

5:04 am

elder

Bye peri.

5:05 am

elder

Good grief, I have only 46 words, it's like looking into an abyss.

5:05 am

joshuavorbis

halfway here too

5:05 am

joshuavorbis

trying to get at least half from each tile before sleep

5:06 am

FMitch

It's not the fastest of grids I have to say.

5:06 am

elder

good tactic Josh.

5:09 am

FMitch

oh found my favourite musical instrument :)

5:09 am

elder

The i5/12 sums it up :)

5:09 am

elder

saxophone ?. :)

5:10 am

Eva

secon letter elder?

5:10 am

FMitch

*grin*

5:10 am

elder

In Eva.

5:10 am

joshuavorbis

ok, got it - back in a few hours after sleep for the rest

5:10 am

Eva

hmmmm

5:11 am

elder

later Josh.

5:11 am

Eva

got it-thanks!

5:11 am

lynxxx

bye Josh

5:11 am

elder

Yw.

5:11 am

joshuavorbis

night

5:13 am

Eva

Feh with this grid!!!

5:14 am

FMitch

LOL where's your fighting spirit?

5:15 am

Eva

rather live to fight another day(-:

5:15 am

FMitch

Good point!

5:16 am

elder

::

5:16 am

Eva

almost light enough to go out into the garden.

5:17 am

FMitch

I must go and get on with some chores, bye for mow.

5:17 am

Eva

see you all later

5:17 am

lynxxx

bye FM & Eva

5:17 am

elder

Bye for now FMitch.

5:32 am

elder

Half way , Must get on with some other bits. Be back later. Enjoy.

5:46 am

rolin

morning all..do we have lickety?

5:47 am

rolin

no we do not..*sigh*

5:49 am

lynxxx

hi Rolin, may be one on BabAnon

5:52 am

gran

What is the total for today please

5:52 am

lynxxx

135 gran

5:53 am

gran

Thanks

5:53 am

Dippnall

grannyrose on babanan

5:53 am

lynxxx

hi Dippnall

5:55 am

Chris P

phantom for today - pathetic

5:56 am

lynxxx

hi Chris, half the 8 anyway

5:56 am

Sally-catlover

ty for that Chris - you have led me to an 8-letter word!

5:56 am

oodleberry

that's what these grids have been this past week, Chris

5:56 am

Chris P

wish I could see an 8! Hi lynxxx

5:57 am

Chris P

tell me aboutit oodle

5:57 am

lynxxx

hi Oodle

5:57 am

oodleberry

hi lllyyynnnxxx

6:00 am

oodleberry

is lickety back?

6:00 am

LoriP

Honest ta' Pete, I'm hating this stoopid k. Are there more than the 2 ke's please?

6:01 am

lynxxx

no, the rest are ka

6:01 am

lynxxx

and all 4's except the ke6.30

6:01 am

LoriP

That helps greatly, thanks Lynx! I was a tad over focused on ke. poopy

6:02 am

LoriP

good, thanks again. I have the 6, so I'm foiled by a stoopid 4. MENSA!

6:03 am

lynxxx

ka4.11 perhaps

6:04 am

LoriP

nope, got taht unless there's 2

6:04 am

lynxxx

ka4.10

6:04 am

LoriP

Gah! Found it. Dumb of me. Thanks again Lynx

6:05 am

LoriP

Ashamed to admit it was Citizen..... ***blush***

6:10 am

LoriP

Big words from that a. Is the 3rd words also an ap?

6:11 am

lynxxx

ap5.12

6:11 am

LoriP

Thanks muchly again. You keep saving my bacon. :)

6:13 am

LoriP

Can't believe I missed THAT. Best start looking a little clser at this..... gah

6:15 am

FMitch

It is surely a poopy grid today.

6:16 am

LoriP

No kiddin'! I'm going the p last, cuz I know that'll suck.14 words left from assorted annoying letters

6:17 am

FMitch

I've given up on the methodical approach and have set my monkeys lose to see if they can do any better.

6:18 am

LoriP

'Bout as good a plan as any with this grid.....

6:19 am

FMitch

Tell me!! :)

6:21 am

FMitch

It's no good I give in and will take peek at the list on BabAnon .. I am so weak :(

6:21 am

LoriP

: p

6:25 am

Dorens

oh no, if this grid is defeating fmitch, what on earth will it do to me? good morning

6:25 am

FMitch

Welcome to a toughie Dorens :)

6:26 am

lynxxx

hi Dorens

6:26 am

Dorens

a toughie without lickety? doooooom!

6:26 am

LoriP

G'd morning Dorens

6:26 am

FMitch

There are some great words hidden in there but they are so very hard to find today!

6:26 am

Dorens

well, at least it isn't a work day :)

6:28 am

FMitch

Get stuck in and the workds come in fits and starts (ish) *grin*

6:29 am

Dorens

ok. the first 30 have come nicely. and now the fun begins?

6:30 am

FMitch

That was the fun part Dorens.

6:30 am

LoriP

My ep***** should read...this grid was poopy.

6:32 am

Dorens

well, the next ten were ok.

6:32 am

Scrabbler

Good morning/day to all.

6:32 am

FMitch

Never ceases to amaze me how the brain works when you look at the list and see the 2 letter number combo and the word just pops into the brain right away.

6:32 am

Dorens

morning scrabs

6:32 am

Scrabbler

FMitch--you are pro again.

6:32 am

lynxxx

Thanks Lori!

6:33 am

FMitch

Scrabbler, Hi there!!!!

6:33 am

lynxxx

hi Scrabs

6:33 am

Dorens

yes fmitch, and so oftten we don't even need to look at the grid. just the list does it

6:33 am

FMitch

yes I am, I switched it back on yesterday in honor of Haz's brithday.

6:33 am

Dorens

oh, by the way fmitch. last night the penalty box included a hottub. a very very large hottub.

6:34 am

Dorens

oh, belated happy birthday to haz

6:34 am

Dorens

yikes. i just found a word and now i need to go to the pb and dip in the hottub

6:34 am

LoriP

yvw Lynx, I owe ya'. :) Mornin' Scrabbler

6:34 am

FMitch

Glad to hear the hot tub lives on, I had to put a pool in the PB pic as a hot tub took up too much room.

6:36 am

Dorens

believe it or not, people (I won't tell divulge names) were putting words in the chat just to take a dip!

6:36 am

Scrabbler

We could have a pool installed in Babble Land.

6:36 am

FMitch

Darn was there a party going on?

6:37 am

Scrabbler

I didn't do it on purpose. I was having trouble without Lickety's Babble Expert.

6:37 am

Scrabbler

Yes, ethyl alcohol was involved.

6:37 am

Dorens

soomeone else actually did, though, remember?

6:37 am

FMitch

We believe you Scrabs!

6:37 am

Scrabbler

I remember, Doren, someone repeatedly putting the word "armet" into the chat, haha.

6:38 am

Dorens

yes, she was very very funny

6:38 am

Dorens

well i've finally found 50 words. time for coffee, bbs

6:39 am

Scrabbler

And now must leave for work---8-12 then quick shopping. BBL.

6:40 am

FMitch

Bye Scrabs and Dorens

6:49 am

lynxxx

big sigh..this is tuff ...24 left...BBS

6:54 am

redturtlehead

Morning. Watching This weeks Daily shows, very amusing. but sort of sad....in a way, some of the news is too serious for humor.

6:55 am

redturtlehead

I want another R for this grid.

6:57 am

kje

R

6:58 am

redturtlehead

thanks KJE! but I am unsure if I can do it.

6:58 am

FMitch

I want another R, and an S and D would come in handy too and Hi red and kje

6:59 am

redturtlehead

Hi FM.

6:59 am

kje

hi

6:59 am

hurshy

bite your tongue red

6:59 am

redturtlehead

An s would be a welcome addition for sure.

7:00 am

FMitch

Hey hurshy

7:00 am

hurshy

hey FM, how are you? :)

7:00 am

redturtlehead

hello hurshy, no tounge biting for me.

7:00 am

Dorens

back for another ten

7:01 am

FMitch

Okey dokey hursh and you?

7:01 am

hurshy

well you should... too serious for humor, hmph.

7:01 am

redturtlehead

there was a very not humouous discussion of torture, and waterboarding. It just was not funny at all. Just wrong.

7:02 am

FMitch

Yay there is hope have just monkeyed the pa8!!

7:02 am

kje

yay FM!

7:02 am

Dorens

yay fmitch!!!

7:02 am

redturtlehead

the germ?

7:02 am

redturtlehead

congrats FM!

7:02 am

Dorens

oh, thanks red

7:02 am

kje

how can you be ruthLESS if you can't be ruth?

7:03 am

FMitch

My monkeys are brilliant *grin*

7:03 am

Dorens

ummmm kje?

7:03 am

redturtlehead

uh kje, you can be that ru word.... you have to spell it correctly.

7:03 am

hurshy

i'm doing just fine FM...
that's true red, i did see that

7:04 am

redturtlehead

the rest is funny, especially the part about the washington monument consummating its love for the pentagon withthe image....

7:04 am

kje

oops -

7:04 am

Dorens

but his apology for saying tht truman was a war criminal, followed by some nasty bit about warren harding (i think?) was terrific

7:04 am

redturtlehead

I think I missed that.

7:05 am

grant

Word count, anyone?

7:05 am

hurshy

yes, if only other public figures knew how to apologize as sincerely!

7:05 am

redturtlehead

135

7:06 am

grant

thanks

7:06 am

Dorens

ok, got ten. be back later (this is my new discipline... ten words at a time)

7:07 am

kje

need coffee... which means leaving the hotel... darn it

7:07 am

FMitch

Oh have just found the word LorP clued earlier - nice one Lori!

7:07 am

kje

good luck with that dorens

7:07 am

redturtlehead

kje, how on earth can there be No coffee in a hotel. that is crazeee.

7:07 am

Dorens

haha kj, you kno me too well... and what kind of hotel are you in????

7:07 am

Merk

Rememeber the PBS program, "Where in the world is Carmen San Diego?" Well, where in the world is Lickety? I miss him here. I have to do the grid while traveling and can't enter words in the grid.

7:08 am

kje

well... there is a coffee pot in the room - but it SUCKS

7:08 am

kje

and there is a starbucks 2 blocks down, so I can actually get a decent cup

7:08 am

kje

therefore it is hard for me to settle for crap

7:08 am

Dorens

understandable

7:08 am

redturtlehead

I dislike starbucks coffee, but it is probably better than hotel swill...

7:09 am

hurshy

i have a "soundtrack" from carmen san diego :)

7:09 am

FMitch

How much does a standard cup of normal coffee in Starbucks cost over there?

7:09 am

kje

peets is my fave - but starbucks is good, and reliable

7:09 am

kje

ok, poofing

7:11 am

Dorens

me too (stuck around and found ten easier ones... now more than halfway) this grid is tough. sorry, fmitch, don't know the answer to that

7:11 am

FMitch

No probs Dorens :)

7:11 am

Dorens

ah. just found interesting vegetable... i definitely see what you meant about this grid fm

7:12 am

hurshy

and as i have never had so much as a sip of coffee in my life, i haven't the foggiest idea either.

7:12 am

lynxxx

I have heard about the price of a coffee in the UK!

7:12 am

Merk

Starbucks is overpriced. I buy about a cup a month. I like it, but I can't tolerate the price and it is very dark roasted. I prefer grinding and making my own at home. I miss my coffee when I'm on the road like this.

7:12 am

Dorens

oh no, i actually do get a cup at starbucks from time to time, but don't want to know the price

7:13 am

Merk

So where is Lickety ... camping, sick, or busy?

7:13 am

FMitch

Yup lynxxx, go to a coffee shop here and pay around about Â£3

7:13 am

redturtlehead

I think a regular cup of coffee is about 1.79. and it is too dark roasted for me.

7:13 am

lynxxx

Busy I am guessing Merk

7:14 am

lynxxx

I wonder how they justify that proce

7:14 am

lynxxx

price

7:14 am

FMitch

Â£3 is just for a regular coffee with milk and no froth etc!

7:14 am

redturtlehead

I have no idea, but they make most of their money off of those 400 calories in a cup fancy drinks.

7:14 am

Merk

We are on our way to Seattle, so I can't chat. I'll log off to have breakfast, check here one more time, and hit the road. bbl

7:15 am

lynxxx

Coffee here is $3 - $3.50

7:15 am

hurshy

i was just reading an article from one of the medical journals about how we should put an extra tax on sugary beverages like soda. it now occurs to me that if we also tax coffee, we would have a one-two punch, creating a fabulous revenue stream!

7:15 am

redturtlehead

I think ours is less expensive, except that I have trouble converting monies and right now the dollar is so weak.

7:16 am

Dorens

seattle, should get some fabulous coffe there!

7:16 am

hurshy

three pounds is at least 6 bucks.

7:16 am

redturtlehead

Well, they admit that taxing cigarettes have encouraged some people to stop smoking, but drinking coffee in moderation is not proven to cause cancer, like smoking in moderation does.

7:17 am

hurshy

but it would be a fab source of revenue.

7:17 am

FMitch

Not sure that is right these days hurshy the pound has taken a beating with the economic decline over here.

7:18 am

redturtlehead

I'd probably just stop drinking it.

7:18 am

hurshy

really? ok off to check the currency converter

7:18 am

redturtlehead

checked one dollar = 1.49 pounds.

7:19 am

hurshy

other way - one pound is a buck fifty. so $4.50 for coffee.

7:20 am

redturtlehead

oh yes, sorry, have not had any coffee today yet.

7:20 am

FMitch

lol

7:20 am

redturtlehead

and thank goodness, I dont pay 4.50 for coffee....who goes tothat kind of coffee shop????

7:21 am

crosshair

morning everyone:)

7:21 am

FMitch

Hi crossy :))

7:21 am

redturtlehead

hello cross.

7:22 am

lynxxx

hi Cross

7:22 am

Uneaixoise

add your family's original phrases at will: http://tinyurl.com/cctn92

7:23 am

Uneaixoise

"cat fur to make kitten britches" -- my mom's answer to questions she had no intention of answering! LOL

7:23 am

lynxxx

hello Une

7:23 am

Uneaixoise

morning, all!

7:24 am

redturtlehead

Hi Une.and what an odd phrase.

7:24 am

Uneaixoise

indeed!

7:24 am

oodleberry

hi everyone, salut Une

7:24 am

Uneaixoise

and in YOUR family, red? :-)

7:24 am

oodleberry

Une are you on FB?

7:24 am

Uneaixoise

salut, oodle

7:24 am

Uneaixoise

yes

7:24 am

FMitch

Ha! p's are done!!

7:24 am

redturtlehead

Yaaaay P

7:24 am

Uneaixoise

wow, impressive, fmitch!

7:25 am

oodleberry

ok how can we be friends

7:25 am

FMitch

Sheer determination Une :)

7:25 am

Uneaixoise

ok, zipping back out to watch tennis in Rome!

7:25 am

hurshy

how many of 'em are ph?

7:25 am

oodleberry

ok hb Une

7:26 am

FMitch

only 2 hurshy, ph4 and ph7

7:26 am

hurshy

thanks!

7:26 am

FMitch

yw

7:28 am

kim m

morning all...te 6/21 clue pls?

7:28 am

kje

I'm back

7:28 am

kje

with coffee

7:28 am

lynxxx

"wigwam for a goose's bridle" was my fathers answer for the unanswerable Une

7:28 am

kje

life is acceptable again

7:29 am

hurshy

te + vowel + pots and ***s

7:29 am

kje

ph7?

7:29 am

hurshy

(that was my first word today) :)

7:29 am

hurshy

ph + related on the mother's side

7:29 am

kim m

thanks hurshy...I always miss that one

7:29 am

kje

ty!

7:29 am

kim m

5 left...

7:30 am

FMitch

Good going kim, I'm down to 12

7:30 am

evanonut

yo yo yo!!!

7:30 am

Uneaixoise

lynxxx, that's hilarious!

7:31 am

kje

i am down to 78... woohoo!

7:31 am

kim m

yo

7:31 am

evanonut

yo

7:31 am

FMitch

Mine are all t's and e's *sigh*

7:32 am

FMitch

Nutty!!!!!!!

7:32 am

kim m

g,h and a for me....

7:32 am

lynxxx

mine are all over the shop

7:32 am

lynxxx

hi Nut

7:32 am

evanonut

fmitchy!!!

7:32 am

kje

hi nuttier

7:32 am

evanonut

lynxxxxxxxxxster

7:32 am

FMitch

God girly it has been an age!! How are you?

7:32 am

evanonut

kjerjerjerrrjy

7:33 am

evanonut

a-ok fmitchster

7:33 am

evanonut

just popping in for a spell before heading off to the bank

7:33 am

FMitch

Well it is grat to see you hun!

7:33 am

FMitch

*great even

7:34 am

evanonut

why thanks fmitchster, right back at ya

7:34 am

pianoman

does anyone know how many words there are today?

7:34 am

kim m

135

7:34 am

kje

135

7:35 am

pianoman

ty kim

7:35 am

kje

my dad would have answered that question "yes"

7:35 am

kim m

:)

7:36 am

pianoman

thought about that after I asked it that way. I do the same thing to my kids.

7:36 am

kje

LOL piano

7:36 am

evanonut

i would have said 531

7:36 am

pianoman

it bugs them as much as it used to bug me when my parents did that.

7:36 am

kje

that's b/c you're a nut

7:37 am

kim m

ha 7 clue anyone?

7:37 am

kje

aha! your name was a clue - TY

7:37 am

evanonut

no, that's because I've decided its opposite day, i mean its not opposite day

7:37 am

pianoman

a clue to a word I had missed

7:38 am

kje

no idea kim, but will look with you

7:38 am

kim m

ty

7:38 am

kje

hey, how do you know there is a ha7? is there a list?

7:39 am

kim m

I went to babblers anon

7:39 am

FMitch

Yes on BabAnon kje

7:39 am

kje

ty... may head there in a bit

7:39 am

lynxxx

ha7 the start of not sad and a mixed up adolescent

7:40 am

kje

excellent clue lynxx

7:40 am

kim m

great clue...thanks

7:40 am

kim m

3 left....

7:40 am

kje

all though "mixed up adolescent" is somewhat repetitive

7:43 am

lynxxx

Am I out if I use repetitions?

7:43 am

kje

you are never out

7:43 am

crosshair

good clue lynx ty:)

7:45 am

FMitch

Gah I am stuck with an e and a t to find for fireworks, one is a 4 and the other is a 6

7:46 am

kje

which E?

7:46 am

hurshy

is it the 3rd row E?

7:46 am

hurshy

that's the only one i don't have for E

7:46 am

FMitch

top e 2nd column

7:46 am

hurshy

ep4?

7:47 am

lynxxx

ep4.6

7:47 am

kje

et6 - gas

7:47 am

FMitch

got 2 alt sp of the e gas already

7:47 am

kje

ep + half laugh

7:48 am

FMitch

Ah so that means the t is a six - the hunt is on!

7:48 am

lynxxx

ti6.18 my mum's hair color

7:48 am

kje

another good clue lynxx

7:49 am

lynxxx

you knew my Mum?!

7:49 am

kje

and I haven't even met your mom ; )

7:49 am

kje

LOL

7:49 am

kje

snap

7:49 am

Mom

tinted? it is not in the grid. :)
Good morning all

7:49 am

LadyNatts

also Nancy Drew's hair colour

7:49 am

kje

(((((MOM))))))

7:50 am

kje

hello

7:50 am

lynxxx

hi Mom!

7:50 am

hurshy

so named for the painter who liked to paint red-haired women

7:50 am

Mom

{{{{KJE}}}} hello. How have you been?

7:50 am

FMitch

ditto, great clue.

7:50 am

hurshy

don't forget anne of gg!

7:50 am

Mom

Hi Lynxxx

7:50 am

FMitch

Awe lol hursh how could we forget her!

7:51 am

lynxxx

hi LadyNatts

7:51 am

kje

i loved anne with an e

7:51 am

kim m

fireworks!

7:51 am

LadyNatts

hi lynxxx :)

7:51 am

Mom

congrats Kim

7:51 am

kje

woohoo kim!!!

7:51 am

FMitch

OK so I have one 4 letter word to find fron the top left e ....

7:51 am

lynxxx

congrats Kim!

7:51 am

hurshy

we told you ep4/6

7:52 am

kje

ep + laugh

7:52 am

lynxxx

or the middle of the animal with a trunk

7:52 am

katmama

how many words are there today?

7:52 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! hot actor brad

7:53 am

FMitch

Doh!!! thanks all got there finally -Yahoo!!

7:53 am

kje

pitt

7:53 am

kje

woohoo fm!!!

7:53 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!

7:53 am

kje

135 words

7:53 am

lynxxx

Hooray for FM!

7:53 am

FMitch

Pitt

7:53 am

Mom

congrats FMitch

7:53 am

Mom

hello Katmama

7:53 am

kim m

WTG!

7:53 am

kje

though th e real hot actor is clooney

7:54 am

hurshy

they are both hotties (which should count but noooo)

7:54 am

Uniquity

FM has finished before I've even got a word in? Oh, happy days! :D

7:54 am

katmama

thanks!

7:54 am

crosshair

yaa for fm!! 21 gun salute for you!!

7:54 am

Mom

Good morning Uni

7:54 am

kje

cute icon pic uni

7:55 am

lynxxx

hi Uni

7:55 am

FMitch

Thank you crossy and on that high note I must poof!

7:55 am

Uniquity

Mom! I am months behind on your news, how are you?? ((And a hello to all))

7:56 am

Mom

Doing just fine, Uni. How have you been?

7:57 am

Uniquity

I'm well enough. Just trying to get some words in before work.

7:57 am

Mom

are you still working at the book store? (I am months behind on your news as well)

7:58 am

hurshy

ugh, i hate ce words

7:58 am

FMitch

Awe Uni - sorry but cant stop. Approach this grid with all the years of learning and dont forget the bablebts

7:58 am

rolin

afternoon all...

7:58 am

rolin

its a lovely day here today

7:59 am

Mom

good afternoon Rolin

7:59 am

Uniquity

Still at the store. We have to move in the next thirty days though and it has been lean times there, so I am starting to look for a second job to pair with it. Oh joy, oh bliss :)

7:59 am

Mom

oh dear, I am sorry to hear that.

7:59 am

rolin

i dont think im gonna be finishing this grid without lickety

7:59 am

kim m

no lickety today

7:59 am

kim m

8:00 am

kim m

8:00 am

kim m

8:00 am

kim m

8:00 am

kim m

oops

8:00 am

Uniquity

I haven't started yet and I am already a little afraid of this grid. No-one is very impressed with it. I assume there is a backup list in bab anon?

8:00 am

rolin

ooooookay...seems i wont be finishing the grid then..lol

8:00 am

Mom

Uni, I will keep you in my thoughts that you find another job quickly

8:00 am

hurshy

no need to rub it in, kim

8:01 am

kim m

It's hard to type with a cup of coffe in your hand!

8:02 am

kje

3rd row E?

8:03 am

lynxxx

currency kje

8:03 am

Uniquity

Thanks, Mom. I certainly have not applied myself to the task yet, as it is rather daunting, but my hours are up to almost 35 this week, so that is comforting.

8:03 am

kim m

et 5/12...warehouse

8:03 am

kje

I think that is top E

8:04 am

Mom

that is good, Uni. I hope the hours continue to be good

8:04 am

kje

ty kim - looking

8:04 am

Tanja

hi all - thisis a horrible grid methinks

8:04 am

kje

got it - thanks

8:04 am

Mom

Hi Tanja

8:05 am

Mom

30 down and 105 left. But, chores await. Hope to see all of you later.
Uni, it was good to see you again.

8:05 am

kje

you have such discipline, mom... I admire that since I have none : )

8:05 am

Tanja

104 left here .............andshould really go to bed but i am restlesstonight

8:05 am

Uniquity

Take care Mom!

8:06 am

Mom

it is something that I am trying to acquire as I lack it

8:06 am

Mom

bye bye Uni

8:07 am

Uniquity

Bed, pah. Easier to say when you are me and only have been awake for an hour though, I suppose. It's 10am here

8:07 am

lynxxx

Giving this away for now. Goodnite all

8:07 am

kje

gn lynxx - sweetest of dreams

8:07 am

Uniquity

Oh my. Phantom: goiter.

8:07 am

oodleberry

night lyn

8:08 am

kje

0800 here uni - and I have also been awake for an hour - LOL

8:08 am

hurshy

AND ghetto

8:08 am

kje

my phantom is ghetto

8:08 am

Uniquity

This is a grid of phantoms.

8:09 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! actor george, plays hikaru sulu on star trek

8:09 am

Tanja

9pm here andI have been up since 4.30

8:09 am

kje

no idea hursh

8:09 am

rolin

i have 9 x te...is that all of them?

8:10 am

flosey

yes rolin

8:10 am

Tanja

cant helpsory only got 3 te

8:10 am

oodleberry

hi flosey

8:10 am

hurshy

interesting, i have all the te

8:10 am

flosey

hi oodle

8:10 am

kje

hi flos!

8:10 am

kje

how is your cute neighbor?

8:10 am

flosey

hi kj

8:11 am

rolin

ty flossy

8:11 am

flosey

lol, good thanks kj

8:11 am

hurshy

so my missing two t's are either ta, ti, th, or to... lol

8:11 am

redturtlehead

OK, RUnning out to pick up my nervous dog. and hope that I can find the HOA address so I do not have to deal with them any more.

8:11 am

flosey

he house sits for us when we're away

8:12 am

kje

we should do a house swap flos - LOL

8:12 am

flosey

lol

8:12 am

kje

I hate K words

8:13 am

hurshy

but you're a k word

8:14 am

kje

well, yes, hursh, I do realize the irony - LOL - but still hate 'em

8:14 am

Uniquity

25 words. That's all I have. This grid is not my friend.

8:15 am

kje

one of my common nicknames is in the grid - and still hate 'em

8:15 am

kje

well, actually, 2 of my common nicknames

8:15 am

hurshy

kate, katie

8:15 am

oodleberry

ok bbye everyone bbl

8:16 am

Uniquity

Not Keith?

8:16 am

kje

kath, kat

8:16 am

kje

was never called kate

8:16 am

kje

never called keith either - LOL

8:16 am

hurshy

ah.

8:16 am

kim m

Kathie? Kath?

8:16 am

rolin

hurshy...whats you breakdown of ts?...other than 9xte?

8:16 am

kje

was called kathy, but with a Y

8:17 am

flosey

going to take a break, have to leave by 8:30, shower time, then get things together for weekend - baby shower for daughter in Vancouver tomorrow

8:17 am

hurshy

i have... 4 ta

8:17 am

flosey

bbs

8:17 am

kje

oh, what fun flos - have a great time!

8:17 am

hurshy

13 th

8:17 am

flosey

thanks kj

8:17 am

hurshy

5 ti, 1 to, and 3 tu

8:17 am

kim m

6 ta's

8:18 am

hurshy

two ta's and a side of k's, please

8:18 am

rolin

*sigh*..ok..ty

8:18 am

kje

hmmm - missing a tu

8:19 am

kje

aha - found the nasty veggie - yuck

8:19 am

hurshy

found a ta!

8:19 am

kim m

I love them!

8:20 am

kim m

Brings to mind Thanksgiving...

8:20 am

kje

I am not a huge fan of root veggies, besides sweet potatos and potatoes and raw carrots - hate turnips, beets, parsnips, etc

8:20 am

rolin

ah..ok..cos i was gonna say i had 5xta

8:23 am

Anniebrook

hello everyone!

8:27 am

Uniquity

Hello Annie!

8:27 am

Anniebrook

Hi Uni...

8:28 am

Anniebrook

I hope all is well with Lickety..I see no list today

8:29 am

Uniquity

There is a list posted in BabAnon, luckily. Not as fluid as using Expert (:D) but stilllovely.

8:31 am

Anniebrook

I still do not have Expert. I am computer illiterate and I dont think I will be able to install Expert. So here I sit in the Dark Ages.

8:31 am

rolin

ho0w do you get expert?

8:31 am

rolin

is that different to pro?

8:32 am

Anniebrook

rolin, Email Lickety for it

8:32 am

rolin

cos i need one more t...and its driving me crazy..lol

8:32 am

Uniquity

Aww, poor Annie. There is no installation, you just have to double click on one or two different things and you're computer just kind of does it for you. You get Expert by e-mailing Lickety and asking him for it- it combines the grid and the list in one browser and allows you to enter words to both simultaneously.

8:32 am

hurshy

ta + abbr for alias + male pronoun

8:32 am

Uniquity

Expert won't help today though, since no Lickety's.

8:32 am

hurshy

i meant just T, not ta, there

8:33 am

Uniquity

Oh yeah, cuz that is a common word...thanks hurshy.

8:33 am

hurshy

yw

8:34 am

rolin

thats the one hurshy...ty

8:34 am

Anniebrook

Uni, Would I be able to get Expert from Lickety and then hold the program until someone who knows how to install can be here to do it for me?

8:35 am

hurshy

mart thing (doo doo doo doo doo)
you make my heart sing (doo doo doo doo doo)
you make everything... mewy
mart thing, i think i loooove you
but i wanna know for sure
so come on over here and mew at me
(doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo...)

8:35 am

Uniquity

Absolutely. Since it is e-mailed to you, you will have it in your e-mail as long as you choose to keep it, I have installed it on my father's computer that way for when I babble at his place, heh

8:36 am

Anniebrook

Uni, sending kisses to you, thanks

8:36 am

Uniquity

If you would like, I could send you an e-mail this evening talking you through it, so you don't have to wait...Have to leave for work now, but can do it later :)

8:37 am

Anniebrook

Uni, can you send me the email and when I get courageous and you have free time, can you help me?

8:38 am

crosshair

annie,you have been without expert all this time??! you should of spoken up:/

8:38 am

Anniebrook

crossy, hi..and I dont use the list either. I know, I know.

8:38 am

Uniquity

Yep! I have saved a draft e-mail to you so I won't forget. Catch y'all later, I've gotta hit the road. Take care!

8:39 am

Anniebrook

Thanks Uni..bye

8:39 am

Uniquity

((Many people prefer not to use expert or list, which is great! If you don't like it, don't use it, but it's all worth a shot))

8:39 am

crosshair

i do not list anymore,but expert is a must for me;)

8:39 am

Anniebrook

Yes, I agree. I am just afraid that if I try to install it and I mess up I cant get onto Babble then.

8:40 am

hurshy

not possible.

8:40 am

72 Temple Owl

hi all

8:40 am

Uniquity

Nah, that won't happen unless you destroy your computer or internet access. Expert is just a handy dandy thing. Really going now, xo!

8:41 am

Anniebrook

xxxx, have a great day, Uni, bye

8:41 am

Anniebrook

hurshy, thanks for the positive input

8:42 am

Anniebrook

Hi Owl!

8:42 am

rolin

just out of interest...what are the 8s..and values pls?

8:42 am

crosshair

annie,i just cheked i still have the babble exe files and everything that dr_god sent me.if you like we can gat on msn and i can set it up for you in ten minutes...

8:43 am

72 Temple Owl

hi annie!

8:44 am

hurshy

ap8/50 pa8/60

8:44 am

Anniebrook

crossy, I dont know how to get onto msn (please dont laugh) so I think I will wait for Uni's email. I do live in the Dark Ages computerwise but thank you for trying to help me. Really.

8:44 am

hurshy

the p is a word you know, the a is prolly not

8:44 am

crosshair

k then no problen:)

8:44 am

rolin

ty hurshy.. do have all the gs?

8:44 am

hurshy

yep

8:45 am

Anniebrook

got the pa8...thanks, hurshy

8:45 am

72 Temple Owl

ty hursh for pa8

8:45 am

hurshy

yw :)

8:46 am

rolin

ha..got the pa.. i have ge4,5,5,5,5,4,and go7

8:46 am

hurshy

ge5/16 ends like tu6

8:48 am

rolin

nope..got that

8:49 am

hurshy

all the others are 5/14, the fives run all in a row there.

8:50 am

rolin

oooh how embarrassing...and me an english teacher ..not to see that one..lol

8:50 am

hurshy

your *****ic makeup is in your DNA
aladdin knew a *****
westerns are a ***** of film
change end vowel for the last.

8:51 am

kje

ap8?

8:51 am

hurshy

ap7 sounds like a hearty desire for food

8:51 am

kje

trying to work off not caring... but that's not working

8:52 am

hurshy

ap8 inserts the letter you'd think it would in the 3rd position, and changes it so the end is the opp of day.

8:53 am

kje

got it - TY!

8:53 am

72 Temple Owl

insert that e into the ap7?

8:53 am

hurshy

:)

8:54 am

rolin

cool..ty

8:54 am

Judi

Hiya, chicks. That's a wacky one.

8:54 am

Anniebrook

thanks, hurshy

8:54 am

72 Temple Owl

thiswokrs from the ap 7 gem?

8:54 am

Anniebrook

morning, Judi

8:54 am

hurshy

no, not the e... start it like you would start the bug ***id

8:55 am

Judi

I found the other 8 all by myself. *beaming*

8:55 am

72 Temple Owl

ok now since we are to ugs not food, please repeat orginal clue?

8:56 am

hurshy

start like bug, then vowel, then opp of day

8:57 am

hurshy

that's not the original, but the original was awfly confusing.

8:58 am

72 Temple Owl

ty. hurshy, i think i will pack it in, garden club is having a plant sale

8:58 am

crosshair

0_o

8:58 am

Judi

Crossy!

8:58 am

crosshair

judi!!:))

8:58 am

hurshy

pack pack pack, have fun at plant sale

8:59 am

72 Temple Owl

began a 8, probably nothing left but i must get moving

8:59 am

Judi

Have fun, TO. Hope the rain lets up so you can plant something.

8:59 am

Anniebrook

I love plant sales, have a great time and buy lots of plants, Owl

9:00 am

72 Temple Owl

aw llok- the little cow is in the grid, it is often just a phantom

9:04 am

mom2han8

what little cow???

9:05 am

72 Temple Owl

the baby female cow

9:05 am

Judi

Pondering why "neuro" is not accepted.

9:05 am

mom2han8

I am brain dead... TO... what does it start with?

9:05 am

Anniebrook

judi, remove the first letter

9:05 am

Haz1558

he6/30 - first calving cow

9:05 am

Haz1558

Good morning/afternoon all.

9:05 am

Anniebrook

Hi Haz!

9:05 am

Judi

Morning, Haz!

9:06 am

mom2han8

ah... of course... fish slap.

9:06 am

72 Temple Owl

he6/30 hi haz!

9:06 am

Haz1558

Hello there! Back to finish - I hope..

9:06 am

Judi

The 7's are elusive today.

9:06 am

mom2han8

And what's worse is I already had it entered. LOL.

9:06 am

Judi

lol, mom!

9:06 am

72 Temple Owl

oh i sometimes puzzle to decipher a clue to find i already have it

9:07 am

72 Temple Owl

gee haz you

9:07 am

72 Temple Owl

odn't look a day older lol

9:07 am

mom2han8

I should really go back to bed!

9:07 am

Judi

I'm sure there's a word for that. Like... deja fish.

9:07 am

mom2han8

Judi.... cause there are no d's or s's to help us along!

9:08 am

Atalante

hi all!

9:08 am

Haz1558

Hello Ata!

9:08 am

Anniebrook

Hi Ata!

9:08 am

72 Temple Owl

hi ata!

9:09 am

mom2han8

hi ata

9:09 am

Judi

Morning, Ata! Hubby's almost ready to go out to breakfast. Half asleep still - walking around with his socks half on. Oy.

9:09 am

Anniebrook

Isnt kapo a word? Or is it only accepted with the C spelling?

9:09 am

Atalante

I thought that too, annie

9:10 am

Judi

Only with a C, annie.

9:10 am

Trifioso

good morning, babble friends!

9:10 am

72 Temple Owl

annie mught just as well ask us to explain the mysteries of the universe....rather than the enigma that is enable

9:10 am

Anniebrook

Hi Trif

9:10 am

Haz1558

Good morning Trif.

9:10 am

Trifioso

howdy ho

9:10 am

Dorens

hi all. belated birthday greetings to haz!

9:11 am

flosey

morning Trif and Haz

9:11 am

Haz1558

Thanks Dorens!

9:11 am

Anniebrook

"the enigma that is enable" ...I like that

9:11 am

flosey

back for a few more while I have coffee

9:11 am

Judi

BBL, kids.

9:11 am

72 Temple Owl

which takes ph4/6 but not chai or internet

9:11 am

Judi

Hi, trif.

9:11 am

72 Temple Owl

hi doren hi flosey

9:11 am

Anniebrook

hi dorens and flosey

9:11 am

72 Temple Owl

hih trif bye judi *head spins*

9:11 am

Atalante

haaaappy birthday yesterday to haz, happy birthday yesterday tooooo haz

9:12 am

Haz1558

Lovely singing.

9:12 am

Trifioso

did you do anything nice for your birthday, haz?

9:12 am

72 Temple Owl

psst ata - she looks pretty good for her age, doesn't she?

9:12 am

Anniebrook

happpy biiiiirthday yesterday to Haaaaz, ......Happy birrrrrrthday to youuuuu

9:12 am

Atalante

yeah, very good for 60

9:12 am

Dorens

or we could sing the song from alice in wonderland that my parents always sang n the day after a birthday. A very merry unbirthday to you, to you, a very merry unbirthday to you, to you!

9:12 am

hurshy

oh, funny, my sister's is today.

9:13 am

Haz1558

Nothing dramatic. At this advanced age you need to slow down.

9:13 am

Dorens

don't laugh at 60, i'll be there within the year!

9:13 am

72 Temple Owl

what did george send?

9:13 am

kadresa

Gd morning all...

9:13 am

mom2han8

having a birthday beats the alternative!

9:14 am

hurshy

mr. rogers had a nice birthday song.
happy birthday, happy birthday, dear friend, we sing to you
happy birthday, happy birthday, happy birthday to you

9:14 am

Anniebrook

morning, kadresa

9:14 am

Trifioso

KAD!!!!!

9:15 am

Dorens

good morning kadresa

9:15 am

kadresa

How was your night? Mornin Dorens, Annie and the rest!

9:15 am

Haz1558

TO, George is being terribly discreet. I know when he smiles in a particular way that it's for me.

9:15 am

72 Temple Owl

hi kadresa

9:16 am

Dorens

he does need discretion, haz, so as not to incur boundless jealousy from the rest of us

9:17 am

72 Temple Owl

he is looking a little peaked lately...are you spurning him again just for sport?

9:17 am

Dorens

(he's getting up there in years now, himself)

9:18 am

Atalante

Haz would never! Would she?

9:18 am

72 Temple Owl

doren enought with the old age talk lol

9:18 am

Dorens

ok, i'm done owl. thanks

9:18 am

72 Temple Owl

or i will have to reinvent myslef to a younger age.

9:19 am

Dorens

not with the grid, with the old age talk :')

9:19 am

72 Temple Owl

what a bother, to create w hole new past

9:19 am

Dorens

owl you are still one or two years younger i think

9:19 am

Haz1558

George knows that there's always a place in my downstairs cupboard for when times get too stressful.

9:19 am

suefrad625

no lickety again?

9:20 am

suefrad625

is he ok?

9:20 am

Haz1558

No LIckety again and we don't know why.

9:20 am

Haz1558

Or do we? I've been away for a while and haven't caught up.

9:20 am

72 Temple Owl

mr p was here yesterday, from her talk i thought he was to run a list . no talk of anything bad

9:20 am

CiociaJudy

Hello lovely YOUNG ladies!!! Happy belated birthday, Haz.

9:21 am

Dorens

it must be an awful burden to owe us this every day and have to explain if he isn't doing it.

9:21 am

72 Temple Owl

cj!

9:21 am

72 Temple Owl

before lickety there was brandy jack's list in babanon

9:21 am

crosshair

we love the work that lickety does for us..makes us apreciate it more when he comes back;)

9:21 am

CiociaJudy

morning TO. I should ge doing outside work and here I sit.

9:22 am

Atalante

ys. we loved BJ

9:22 am

CiociaJudy

very true Crossy

9:22 am

72 Temple Owl

yes liked his humor

9:22 am

Haz1558

grannyrose completed the grid earlier and put a list in BabAnon again. I'll be resorting to it.

9:22 am

Dorens

good judy, don't go outside, then I won't feel too guilty for being inside myself, please

9:23 am

Haz1558

Does Brandyjack still babble?

9:23 am

CiociaJudy

hahaha Dorens. I'll wait a few more minutes.

9:23 am

72 Temple Owl

i don't know. only the rankings would tell

9:23 am

Atalante

not sure

9:24 am

Atalante

I know he got a bit fed up

9:24 am

Haz1558

We all get a bit fed up.

9:24 am

72 Temple Owl

fed up?

9:25 am

Haz1558

Although we probably get fed up for different reasons. Why was Bj fed up?

9:25 am

Dorens

i'm of*** fed up

9:26 am

Atalante

cos everyone loved lickety's list and no-one acknowledged his contribution. which i understand!

9:26 am

CiociaJudy

thx Dorens didn't have that word

9:26 am

jmcnrick

late happy birthday haz

9:26 am

flosey

thanks dorens

9:26 am

Dorens

oh i can completely understand that, ata

9:26 am

Haz1558

Thank you jmc.

9:26 am

Dorens

yw ... wish more people would do that. I am down to 40 without a list but am beginning to need some help. hi j

9:26 am

72 Temple Owl

hi jmc

9:27 am

CiociaJudy

hi jmc

9:27 am

Haz1558

Bj's list was very helpful, always.

9:27 am

Atalante

not that he really said that, but reading between the not very thinkly veiled lines ...

9:27 am

72 Temple Owl

doe you have two et 6 gases? and ep7 bad word?

9:28 am

Dorens

yes, thanks owl. i need 9 p's, if anyone has any particularly clever ones

9:28 am

CiociaJudy

oooo thx TO

9:28 am

Haz1558

No, I don't think he'd ever say anything, Ata. Just like me, the soul of discretion (note sarcastic font)

9:28 am

Dorens

ant that ep is the only 7 i've managed to find on my own

9:29 am

72 Temple Owl

two all beef pa6s on a sesame seed bun

9:29 am

Dorens

yes haz, we often discuss your discretion and tact!

9:29 am

CiociaJudy

so why isn't hottie a word?

9:29 am

72 Temple Owl

permission to smirck please, ata!

9:29 am

Atalante

we do?

9:29 am

flosey

thanks TO

9:29 am

Dorens

good owl, didn't have that

9:30 am

Haz1558

Tact and diplomacy, my middle names. I've been good lately, haven't caused a row for a while.

9:30 am

Atalante

smirk away!!

9:30 am

72 Temple Owl

robber

9:30 am

Dorens

lol, haz, that's cause you haven't been here, maybe?

9:30 am

Atalante

no, you just make people flee at your presence lmao

9:30 am

72 Temple Owl

one who takes property and the crime

9:30 am

jmcnrick

ty TO

9:31 am

72 Temple Owl

kimors lee simmons. baby ph4

9:31 am

Haz1558

I know, Ata, it's some talent, isn't it?

9:31 am

Atalante

oh yes. a great one.

9:32 am

72 Temple Owl

oh heck not even ready to go and plant sale ends at 11 - outta here! *poof*

9:32 am

Dorens

run owl run!

9:32 am

jmcnrick

buy TO

9:32 am

CiociaJudy

later owl

9:33 am

Haz1558

Bye TO! Put some clothes on!

9:33 am

jmcnrick

wow I can see I am in real trouble on this grid

9:33 am

Dorens

it is a toughie j!

9:34 am

jmcnrick

goo thing I have a baseball game to go to later

9:34 am

jmcnrick

btw dorens your turn

9:34 am

jmcnrick

*good

9:35 am

Dorens

oh good j. will get there soon as i find two more words (which will bring me down to 30)

9:35 am

jmcnrick

how early did you get up Dorens! lol

9:36 am

Dorens

it's really an interesting grid.. the words do come to you i time... just not as quickly as usual

9:36 am

Dorens

(and of course there are the occasional clues that I am gobbling up from time to time)

9:37 am

Haz1558

And I found that some words just leapt out at me when I came back - after being convinced I would never see any more.

9:37 am

jmcnrick

i can see there aren't going to be much in the was of pl and pt add one!

9:37 am

Dorens

exactly.

9:38 am

Dorens

i meant to agree with haz, but I also agree with jmc

9:38 am

jmcnrick

ever the optimist in spite of evidence to the contrary I plug on!

9:38 am

CiociaJudy

that does work Haz. Sometimes you need to walk away for a while.

9:39 am

Haz1558

What frustrates or amazes me is that they were just sitting there, not even hiding.

9:39 am

Haz1558

PHone

9:39 am

CiociaJudy

I need to move some letters around on this grid!!

9:39 am

Haz1558

There are a lot reading right to left.

9:40 am

Atalante

sitting there smugly

9:40 am

jmcnrick

wipe the smirk off ata

9:40 am

Haz1558

And pulling faces - the letters, I mean.

9:41 am

jmcnrick

oops you meant the words were sitting there smuggly

9:41 am

jmcnrick

my bad

9:41 am

Dorens

wipe the smirk off the words, then

9:41 am

harpjane

hello-how many letters in the A words, please?

9:41 am

Dorens

8 and 5 ap

9:41 am

Haz1558

ap 7, 8 and 5

9:42 am

harpjane

did you see my icon haz? it is happy birthday AND a word from the grid!

9:42 am

Angelsong

hi, all...any clues for th6/21?

9:42 am

jmcnrick

hi angel

9:42 am

Haz1558

It's lovely! Thanks harpjane.

9:42 am

Dorens

add a letter to the 5/12 before angel

9:43 am

Haz1558

th6/21 - put a vowel in the midst of old fashioned 'your'

9:43 am

Ouwachita

how many words today?

9:43 am

Ouwachita

and points?

9:44 am

Dorens

135

9:44 am

jmcnrick

ty haz

9:44 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

9:46 am

Ouwachita

ty...how many points?

9:46 am

Dorens

ok down to 30 without resorting to list.. back in a while

9:46 am

jmcnrick

wtg dorens

9:46 am

rururocks

*** cleaning up all the confettis and streamers from Haz's birthday celebration ***

9:46 am

CiociaJudy

me too. but only down to 61 :( time to do some work!!

9:47 am

jmcnrick

o let them stay they look nice

9:47 am

Atalante

I am sooooo bored of swine flu news. I don't need to know every symptom of every person in the UK with the thing

9:47 am

Haz1558

Thanks ruru - be sure to put them in the right recycling spot.

9:48 am

crosshair

phantom "eight"

9:48 am

rururocks

*** now I am mr. Johhn ecology too? ***

9:48 am

rururocks

johhny

9:48 am

cherlyq63

hi all, lots of phantoms in this grid grumble grumble

9:49 am

Haz1558

Absolutely, you know it makes sense.

9:50 am

rururocks

I thought I would buy a couple of pigs to get rid of my nasty neighbor...

9:50 am

Angelsong

fireworks! thanks for the help.

9:50 am

cherlyq63

yeah angelsong

9:50 am

redturtlehead

good afternoon all...I am finding this grid tobe more challenging than normal.

9:50 am

jmcnrick

wtg angel

9:50 am

redturtlehead

And congrats Angel Song.

9:51 am

cybernan

good morning, all :)

9:51 am

rururocks

morning nan

9:51 am

jmcnrick

I like the fact that the government has quit calling it swine flu to protect the pork industry -- and the isreali government quit calling it that to avoid offending observant Jews

9:51 am

Atalante

ooooo good idea, ruru

9:51 am

jmcnrick

hi red and nan

9:51 am

reparteena

Hello all! Are we still having trouble with Lickety?

9:52 am

redturtlehead

H1N1....but I believe the pork industry has taken a hit, though I am not sure about the Observant Jew industry has.

9:52 am

cybernan

no lickety yet?

9:52 am

Dorens

j! i just found taeniae on lexulous

9:52 am

jmcnrick

lol red!

9:52 am

rururocks

I think the US stopped calling it swine flu so that people wouldn't associate it with Congress

9:52 am

jmcnrick

dorens you are a mean lady! lol

9:52 am

cybernan

lol!!!

9:53 am

redturtlehead

Good Job Ruru!

9:53 am

reparteena

I cant get rid of Thursday's clues!!

9:53 am

Anniebrook

no clues today, teena

9:53 am

redturtlehead

And I will say, I guess if I was an observant Jew, being diagnosed as having swine flu would be offensive.

9:53 am

jmcnrick

there are no other clues repart

9:53 am

reparteena

Oh ruru--I thought they were talking about some of my past beaus!!!

9:54 am

Haz1558

Taking a quick break.

9:54 am

rururocks

You've been dating Congressmen?

9:54 am

reparteena

no - just swine apparently...

9:55 am

rururocks

lol

9:55 am

jmcnrick

I went out with a few many years ago

9:55 am

rururocks

getting your chops down are you?

9:55 am

reparteena

it happens to all of us unfortunately!!!

9:55 am

rururocks

or bringing home the bacon?

9:56 am

jmcnrick

mmmm bacon

9:56 am

Atalante

mmmmm

9:56 am

jmcnrick

okay got to do a few things before I go watch the Nationals embarrass themselves again

9:56 am

rururocks

oh sure guys are pigs... but women love scrambled eggs and bacon...

9:57 am

jmcnrick

bbl

9:57 am

Anniebrook

chores call, be back later

9:58 am

nrkii

hi all

9:58 am

periwinkle

hi nrkii

9:59 am

periwinkle

hello all

9:59 am

nrkii

hi peri

9:59 am

periwinkle

is lickety's up yet. I know there is a list in bab anon

9:59 am

Atalante

he peir

9:59 am

Atalante

hi peri!!

9:59 am

nrkii

I have AP8... could someone tell me what the other 8 starts with please?

10:00 am

Atalante

pa8

10:00 am

periwinkle

pa8 medical term

10:00 am

reparteena

hahaha! you know that joke about how God had 2 things left to give out when creating man and women? one was a "peepee" which the man excitedly said he must have that because he could pee standing up and could write his name in the snow? When God asked the woman if she was ok with that she said absolutely because what was left was BRAINS!!!

10:01 am

nrkii

thanks, I see it!

10:03 am

cybernan

finally found the ap 7 -- hope it doesn't mean the same as the usual spelling

10:04 am

cherlyq63

is the ap 8 off the ap 7 or is it a completly different word,please

10:04 am

Atalante

it's a simialr type of word

10:04 am

cybernan

totally different beginning, same end

10:05 am

nrkii

ap 8 is some kind of rock or mineral

10:05 am

redturtlehead

oh no I have no sevens yet, searching.

10:05 am

nrkii

you gotta be hungry red

10:05 am

cybernan

ap 8 -- think of a russian hound begining with an article in the dark

10:05 am

redturtlehead

Oooooh.

10:07 am

cherlyq63

ty for clues, still monkeying,:)

10:07 am

Uneaixoise

aw, jeez, poor Federer just lost to Djokovic in the Rome semi-finals . . . even with a big fan sign in the upper bleachers: "Federissimo!"

10:08 am

redturtlehead

Well, I am sure he played heroically.

10:10 am

cybernan

russian hound beginning+indef. article+dark time

10:10 am

redturtlehead

Amazing! I am planning a tripto St Augustine, and the Fort and ferry are free park admission! amazing.

10:12 am

redturtlehead

apparently the visitor center was built by the WPA...

10:12 am

cybernan

fort wasn't free when we were there (mind you that was about 30 years ago)

10:12 am

crosshair

free is nice;)

10:13 am

nrkii

if russian hound has you stumped, there are little pests that destroy flowers and you can use that beginning... or ap + laugh syllable + alt spelling of dark time

10:13 am

redturtlehead

this is fort matanzas, not the Big Fort.

10:14 am

redturtlehead

nrkii, that did it for me, thanks.

10:14 am

crosshair

tyvm mrkii! very good clue;))

10:14 am

cybernan

ah -- that makes more sense then -- not much upkeep

10:14 am

cherlyq63

ty nrkii, that was a great clue

10:14 am

nrkii

yvw

10:15 am

redturtlehead

the Big fort is 6.00 entry. but I think I willleave a donation, it is the oldest foreign settlement in the US....

10:17 am

cybernan

100 down and really struggling -- guess I should consult the list at babanon

10:17 am

redturtlehead

I have only 47 words... crazy.

10:18 am

cybernan

I started last night, red -- haven't found more than 10 this morning

10:18 am

crosshair

im right there with you red:/

10:18 am

rururocks

me 2 nan

10:18 am

redturtlehead

Well, it is a challenge.

10:19 am

Atalante

34 left and getting stucked

10:19 am

Haz1558

Ata, wash out your mouth.

10:19 am

rururocks

the top e is driving me crazy.. i have epX 2 and en X1 can't get the last one.

10:19 am

cybernan

are there any gh words?

10:19 am

Atalante

:P

10:19 am

nrkii

no gh

10:20 am

redturtlehead

i have not found any!

10:20 am

nrkii

14 left here...

10:20 am

Haz1558

et6, ruru

10:20 am

Haz1558

et6/21 to be precise

10:21 am

rururocks

thank you haz

10:21 am

nrkii

shoot, I had the OTHER et6 that is one vowel off, but I missed the one from the top

10:21 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

10:21 am

nrkii

thanks haz

10:21 am

nrkii

13 left

10:21 am

cherlyq63

just found ep 7 thats two 7s

10:22 am

cybernan

ooh -- i'm missing the en -- how many letters?

10:22 am

rururocks

5

10:22 am

Haz1558

en5, cybernan.

10:22 am

rururocks

e + mr hawthorne

10:23 am

rururocks

I have 36 and I am stucked too

10:23 am

cybernan

no -- I have that -- must be the et (one I have comes from the bottom)

10:23 am

cybernan

yep -- almost the same word!

10:24 am

cybernan

33 and also stuck

10:24 am

rururocks

35 and stucked now thanks nan

10:24 am

rururocks

(driving haz crazy with bad english)

10:24 am

cybernan

yw ruru

10:24 am

rururocks

poor english..lol

10:24 am

nrkii

ooh, just found ha6 and ha7... not very easy to monkey words

10:25 am

Haz1558

Starting to froth at the mouth and twitch.

10:25 am

cybernan

mmm -- don't have those either -- related?

10:25 am

crosshair

i am stuckted cause of badder wordses:))

10:25 am

nrkii

sort of like "what's Ha****ning?" but need to change 4th letter

10:25 am

rururocks

** passes paper towels **

10:25 am

Atalante

well start using apo'strophes wrong next

10:25 am

nrkii

then add a letter

10:25 am

cybernan

Oh dear, Haz -- I was just about to ask if that was a drive or a putt?

10:26 am

Haz1558

Gritting teeth and trying to whistle nonchalantly is impossible

10:26 am

crosshair

i founded one:)

10:26 am

cybernan

ty nrkii

10:27 am

magazinemom

are there actually words in this grid? :-)

10:27 am

crosshair

a few magazinemom;/

10:27 am

movieman

ep7 clue plz

10:27 am

cybernan

little 5 word flurry there -- soon died down

10:28 am

cybernan

have the ce 4/5 -- what is the other one, please?

10:28 am

nrkii

ep7 = a nickname

10:28 am

Haz1558

ep7 - a word ascribing a characteristic as in a dog is man's best friend. Not to be confused with epitaph.

10:29 am

nrkii

ce6 is similar, but stick indefinite article before last vowel

10:29 am

Haz1558

ce6/21

10:29 am

Atalante

ty haz for clearing that up

10:29 am

cybernan

ty

10:29 am

Haz1558

It's just that I saw it being clued earlier as something you'd see on a gravestone.

10:29 am

cybernan

break time

10:30 am

Atalante

yes, me too

10:30 am

nrkii

Haz, I always have to stop and think about those two words... really only about the one that is in today's grid, to be sure I don't confuse it

10:31 am

nrkii

9 left... need babanon list...

10:31 am

Haz1558

I know, it's one of those words.

10:33 am

nrkii

wow, even when I purposely look for he6 in the grid, I miss it

10:34 am

Haz1558

What is the point total?

10:35 am

Haz1558

It's okay, got it.

10:38 am

Atalante

go go haz!

10:38 am

nrkii

finally done

10:38 am

Haz1558

I've stopped going. I've got there.

10:38 am

cherlyq63

wow nrkii, thats great

10:38 am

Atalante

yay haz! yay nrk!

10:39 am

Haz1558

Did you not hear the big sigh of relief?

10:39 am

cherlyq63

I have 81 left

10:39 am

cybernan

have op 4 , 6, 5, and or 6 from the top o -- what am I missing?

10:39 am

cybernan

congrats, nrk

10:39 am

nrkii

of5

10:39 am

Haz1558

There are two op4

10:40 am

nrkii

congrats haz@

10:40 am

cybernan

duh -- ty

10:40 am

nrkii

!

10:40 am

Haz1558

Also or6

10:40 am

rururocks

I am missing an in 5 somewhere I have the clumsy one

10:40 am

cybernan

I of 5 miss the most obvious!

10:40 am

Haz1558

Thanks nrkii - nice to be done, isn't it?

10:40 am

rururocks

nm

10:40 am

cherlyq63

ty

10:40 am

nrkii

there are two in5 very similar

10:40 am

cherlyq63

great job haz

10:40 am

rururocks

yeah haz an nrkii.. nice going you two

10:41 am

nrkii

clumsy and not appropriate

10:41 am

cybernan

found it -- the big o minus a letter

10:41 am

Haz1558

Thank you!

10:41 am

nrkii

there is also in5/16

10:42 am

nrkii

yes haz, very nice, this grid was a monster

10:42 am

cybernan

have in 5 x3

10:42 am

cybernan

missing a lot of t's though

10:42 am

CiociaJudy

*sneaking in* nerky, how's the family?

10:43 am

nrkii

good thanks CJ!

10:43 am

rururocks

ap 5 clue anyone?

10:43 am

CiociaJudy

are you back home?

10:43 am

nrkii

nope, still in MA until after Mother's Day... dad still in rehab hospital

10:43 am

Haz1558

ap5 - concerning bees

10:44 am

cybernan

to do with bees ruru

10:44 am

nrkii

I wonder why it's not to do with apes?

10:44 am

CiociaJudy

thinking of you and the family, nerky. take care of YOURSELF too.

10:44 am

nrkii

thanks CJ!

10:44 am

rururocks

thank you..

10:44 am

cybernan

what are the 7's? -- still missing 2

10:45 am

rururocks

I never get that word

10:45 am

nrkii

ap7, ep 7, go7, ha 7, ph7

10:45 am

Atalante

because that would be simian or something. maybe.

10:45 am

Haz1558

ap, ep,go, ha,ph are the sevens

10:46 am

cybernan

go and ph then -- ty haz

10:47 am

nrkii

Ata, I guess so, but isn't it more convenient to have ap5 be "having to do with apes" and have beeian be "having to do with bees?"

10:47 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

10:48 am

Atalante

the scientific family for most of our common bees is Apidae :)

10:48 am

nrkii

yes but Latin is so inconvenient :)

10:48 am

rururocks

don't see a go anything

10:49 am

Atalante

Latin is a wonderful language for science :)

10:49 am

Haz1558

go7 - looks like a citizen of Batman's city

10:49 am

cybernan

me neither ruru

10:49 am

Haz1558

(Hoping I've got my superheros right)

10:49 am

nrkii

when in doubt, combine a few letters and add ate, ite, ane, ene, or some other similar ending

10:49 am

Atalante

you have

10:50 am

Haz1558

There's a relief!

10:50 am

cybernan

ty hax

10:50 am

cybernan

*haz

10:50 am

Judi

Hi again. I see we have no Lickety again today.

10:50 am

cybernan

ph 7, please?

10:50 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, cybernan.

10:50 am

cybernan

nm -- found it

10:50 am

Haz1558

ph7 - p plus the fowl consumed food

10:51 am

movieman

i have ap8, clue for t'other plz

10:51 am

cybernan

pa 8 -- think bad blood

10:51 am

Haz1558

pa8 - an agent of disease

10:51 am

nrkii

pa 8 = medical term

10:51 am

Judi

Pa8: virulent germ

10:52 am

rururocks

finally found the go thank you haz

10:52 am

Haz1558

You're welcome ruru.

10:52 am

crosshair

ty all pa 8 cluers;)

10:52 am

cybernan

ta 4 x4 -- any more?

10:52 am

Erda

Applause for Haz's ph7 clue!!!

10:53 am

Haz1558

Taking a bow.

10:53 am

Haz1558

5 ta4 words

10:53 am

Haz1558

And a ta6

10:53 am

movieman

got the pa8, ty

10:53 am

movieman

path

10:53 am

movieman

bugger!!!!!

10:54 am

crosshair

to the pb for movie man!

10:54 am

Atalante

lol

10:55 am

crosshair

here is your hair shirt and a bowl of cold nacho cheese dip

10:55 am

smaller

pumpkin rolls in the pb. i just baked. mmmm

10:55 am

crosshair

mm punkin rolls;)

10:55 am

Haz1558

You're too good to them, smaller.

10:55 am

Judi

I'd wear a hair shirt for some pumpkin roll!

10:55 am

wildcat17

can't get the ap7

10:56 am

smaller

haz, purely selfish. for when i send meself there, luv.

10:56 am

Haz1558

ap7 - a plus three letters of Ireland's saint, finish by mixing up letters of gent's neckwear

10:56 am

cybernan

ap == similar to hunger -- change a vowel

10:56 am

Haz1558

Ulterior motives, smaller, would never have guessed!

10:56 am

wildcat17

ty

10:57 am

Haz1558

ap7 looks like the wrong spelling for what you lose when you are ill and want no food.

10:57 am

wildcat17

yay 7's done

10:57 am

cybernan

only one go word?

10:57 am

Haz1558

Yes, just the one.

10:57 am

Judi

Ideally, that would be "weight", Haz. Unfortunately, that never seems to happen when I'm ill.

10:58 am

wildcat17

15 to go and no list >>proud of self

10:58 am

cybernan

any gi's? or are the rest all ge?

10:58 am

Haz1558

Goodness, you're right, I never thought of that, Judi.

10:58 am

Haz1558

All the rest are ge.

10:59 am

cybernan

ty -- missing 3 of them

10:59 am

Haz1558

PHone.

11:00 am

Haz1558

Time to go. Have a nice day all!

11:00 am

Haz1558

Bye!

11:00 am

Judi

Ta ta, Haz.

11:00 am

smaller

bye! thanks for the clues

11:01 am

cybernan

ge 4x2, 5 x4 -- missing ge?

11:01 am

cybernan

bye haz -- thanks for the help

11:03 am

Erda

There are five fives, Nan

11:04 am

smaller

so many phantoms today. pancake, gothic, peak

11:05 am

cybernan

ty erda

11:05 am

cybernan

do they all start the same?

11:05 am

Erda

yes they do

11:07 am

Erda

Small animal; lives in a lamp; substitute last letter of preceding with a "p"; art kind; substitute last syllable with a ro

11:07 am

Judi

Clue for ke6, please?

11:09 am

cybernan

ge 5: have the cat, aladdin's friend, familial group, japanese statesman -- missing ge 5?

11:09 am

cybernan

ke + number + vowel

11:10 am

Judi

Ty, cybernan.

11:10 am

Erda

ge + *** and tuck

11:10 am

cybernan

ty erda

11:11 am

Erda

yw

11:11 am

cybernan

have ea 4 and et 5 from the bottom e -- missing?

11:12 am

Judi

There's two et6/s, Cybernan. Both types of fuel.

11:13 am

cybernan

have those

11:14 am

Erda

stymied by a stupid RE, of course.....

11:14 am

cybernan

oh -- sorry -- have the ea 4 and et 6 from the bottom e

11:14 am

cybernan

is there an et 5 from that one?

11:15 am

cybernan

there are three re do agains

11:16 am

cybernan

re 4/7, erda?

11:16 am

cybernan

re 6, 5, 4, 6

11:16 am

Erda

got 'em

11:16 am

Judi

Re6/27, re5/16, re4/7, re6/30. That's all I have so far.

11:16 am

cybernan

good

11:16 am

Erda

yay

11:16 am

cybernan

do you have the 3rd e from the bottom?

11:17 am

cybernan

do you have the 3rd e from the bottom?

11:17 am

cybernan

nm -- found it

11:17 am

Judi

No. What is it?

11:18 am

cybernan

consumed

11:18 am

Judi

Have that one. I'm missing three e's.

11:19 am

cherlyq63

ru 4

11:19 am

Judi

Missing the ep's.

11:20 am

cybernan

ep 4/5, 7/36

11:21 am

cybernan

*ep 4/6 I meant

11:21 am

Judi

Clue for the ep7?

11:22 am

cybernan

in 5 x3, in 4, io 4 -- missing i?

11:22 am

cybernan

found it -- in 4

11:22 am

wildcat17

another in4

11:23 am

cybernan

ty wildcat

11:23 am

wildcat17

yw

11:23 am

cybernan

na 4 x2, ne 4, ni 4, no 4 -- missing?

11:24 am

cybernan

found another ne 4

11:24 am

wildcat17

2 ne4

11:24 am

rururocks

need help on two p's please

11:24 am

rururocks

pi 6/21 anyone have it?

11:24 am

wildcat17

don't have last one

11:25 am

cybernan

no, but looking ruru

11:25 am

rururocks

got it

11:25 am

rururocks

conifer tree + bye in brit

11:26 am

cybernan

want to give a clue ruru?

11:26 am

cybernan

ty ruru

11:26 am

rururocks

anyone have the very first pa 5/12?

11:26 am

cherlyq63

pa and number ru

11:27 am

cybernan

na 4 x2, ne 4 x2, ni 4, no 4 -- one still missing?

11:27 am

rururocks

that isn't the first one cheryl

11:27 am

movieman

another ni4 cyber

11:27 am

cybernan

pa 6: shampoo minus a consonant

11:27 am

cherlyq63

oh sorry, still looking

11:28 am

rururocks

pa 6? I need the first pa 5

11:28 am

cybernan

ty movieman -- n's and 4's done

11:28 am

cybernan

pa + number

11:28 am

movieman

yvw cyber

11:29 am

cybernan

pa + metal, the add a vowel for the 6

11:30 am

movieman

the bottom o plz?

11:30 am

wildcat17

sounds like a state

11:31 am

cybernan

pa x10, pe, ph x2, pi x8, po x4 -- missing?

11:31 am

movieman

ty wildcat

11:31 am

Judi

I give up on this grid. Too aggravating. See you kids tomorrow. *POOF*

11:31 am

rururocks

you are missing the first pa nan.. pa + metal isn't the first

11:31 am

cybernan

bye judi

11:31 am

wildcat17

yw

11:31 am

cybernan

no -- I have pa + number as well

11:32 am

cybernan

I thought you were looking for the pa 5 and 6, ruru

11:32 am

rururocks

there is a pa 5 before the hurt pa 4

11:32 am

rururocks

no the first pa 5/12

11:33 am

cybernan

ooh -- ty

11:34 am

cybernan

left with 6 t's now

11:34 am

rururocks

could you clue the first pa?

11:35 am

hydra

pa + vowel + indefinite article, ruru

11:35 am

hydra

Hello. And goodbye! Just dashed in and now must dive off.

11:36 am

cybernan

song of praise

11:36 am

cybernan

ta x 5 -- missing any?

11:37 am

rururocks

arrrrrrrgggh

11:37 am

rururocks

can't find it

11:37 am

cherlyq63

me either ru

11:38 am

wildcat17

it's there just type it

11:38 am

cybernan

it's a common babblet (song of praise), ruru

11:39 am

cybernan

pa + vowel + indef. article

11:39 am

rururocks

finally...

11:39 am

cybernan

how many ta's please?

11:39 am

rururocks

fish me

11:40 am

rururocks

thank you guys.. couldn't see it and was all around it

11:41 am

Roses6

Hello everyone. Are there stats for this grid?

11:42 am

cybernan

pleeeeeeeeeeeese -- how many ta's?

11:42 am

Uneaixoise

and Nadal goes on to play Djokovic tomorrow in Rome for the title! Wahooooo!

11:42 am

rururocks

6 nan

11:43 am

rururocks

missing the ta 6/33 I am

11:43 am

Erda

six TAs

11:43 am

cybernan

I just have ta 4 x5

11:43 am

rururocks

ta 4 X5 + ta 6/33

11:44 am

Erda

ta 6/33 is not gettable without help!! Awful

11:44 am

rururocks

helP/

11:44 am

rururocks

help?

11:44 am

cybernan

help?

11:44 am

Uneaixoise

ta4/8 + male pronoun

11:45 am

Erda

TA + Kiss Me **te + male pronoun

11:45 am

rururocks

thanks

11:45 am

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

11:45 am

cybernan

ah soooooo! ty

11:45 am

Erda

Yeah, right

11:46 am

Erda

You're welcome, Nan

11:46 am

cherlyq63

ty erda

11:46 am

cybernan

ti x4? to x1? tu x3?

11:46 am

Erda

yw cher

11:46 am

cherlyq63

would never have found that one

11:47 am

Erda

who would???

11:48 am

cherlyq63

need a c to be ebt help please anyone

11:49 am

Uneaixoise

ce4/5 and ce6/21

11:49 am

cybernan

ce 6/21, ce 4/5

11:49 am

Uneaixoise

snap, nan! LOL

11:50 am

cybernan

would someone please give me the count on the ti's, to's and tu's?

11:50 am

cherlyq63

ty monkeying now

11:50 am

Roses6

ep 4/6, 7/36?

11:50 am

Uneaixoise

tu x 3

11:50 am

Uneaixoise

ep4 ep + laugh

11:50 am

inge

I am missing a ta 4 word, right after the sticky stuff for packaging. Any help please?

11:51 am

phaeton

what's up with lickety? today's grid...yesterday's clues?

11:51 am

cybernan

that is the last ta 4, inge

11:52 am

cybernan

maybe you need the ta before it (change last vowel)?

11:52 am

Roses6

Thanks Une!

11:52 am

cybernan

how many ti's please?

11:53 am

Uneaixoise

clues are here: http://tinyurl.com/dnzru8

11:53 am

Uneaixoise

yw rose :-)

11:53 am

72 Temple Owl

hi une and all

11:53 am

oodleberry

maybe you need main**** inge

11:54 am

Uneaixoise

hey, TO

11:54 am

inge

no, I got that already Tile stats say I am missing a t word. I thought it was that one. Now I have to go search

11:54 am

cherlyq63

yeah nbt 57 left

11:54 am

Uneaixoise

just added the list to my profile

11:55 am

phaeton

ty uni

11:55 am

oodleberry

th?

11:56 am

rururocks

anyone have teh third th 5/12?

11:56 am

72 Temple Owl

greek letter

11:56 am

Uneaixoise

greek letter

11:56 am

rururocks

aahhh thanks

11:56 am

Uneaixoise

followed by robber

11:57 am

inge

I am accessing Unes list to compare to Granny rose. BBL

11:57 am

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

11:57 am

Uneaixoise

inge, i copied it from her list in BabAnon :-)

11:57 am

72 Temple Owl

une, went to garden club pant sale this morning - too late for plants but i joined

11:58 am

oodleberry

***falls asleep on Une's shoulder***

11:58 am

Uneaixoise

cool! We've had over 3 inches of rain in the last 24 hours -- when it finally stops, I'll be working in MUD! LOL

11:58 am

oodleberry

hi peeps lady

11:58 am

Uneaixoise

awww, it'll be ok, oodle . . .

11:58 am

cherlyq63

ru do you have the old way to say yours

11:58 am

cherlyq63

hi oodle

11:58 am

72 Temple Owl

unen someone was selling lily of the valley and someone else asked if they could grow it in pots

11:59 am

72 Temple Owl

hey oods

11:59 am

oodleberry

ok bbl need a nap

11:59 am

oodleberry

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

11:59 am

Uneaixoise

big plant/herb sale one block from my house right now but who want to slog around in this mess . . . ugh

12:00 pm

Uneaixoise

TO, in the last 2 weeks I've divided and shared MOUNTAINS of lily of the valley -- mine had gone nuts with all the rain and cool nite time temps!

12:00 pm

rururocks

ti 6 anyone?

12:00 pm

rururocks

nm

12:00 pm

rururocks

got it

12:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

i od know it is invasive but what about potting it?

12:00 pm

cherlyq63

clue please ru dont have it

12:01 pm

Uneaixoise

why would you grow it in pots? it's very hardy down to like O degrees . . .

12:01 pm

rururocks

A giant ti5 with an extra vowell thrown in

12:01 pm

Uneaixoise

when it spreads, just dig it up and share like I did . . .

12:01 pm

Uneaixoise

ooohhh, ruru, like ti6 red . . .

12:02 pm

stidmama

hello dear all... wandering in on 6 hours' sleep. 65 to go.

12:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

well the person asking wanted to make it a houseplant. but i would do it to control it. une i think our habitats are probably very different

12:02 pm

Dorens

I'll take some owl! (i have had very bad luck with lily of the valley)

12:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

ru: dutch master

12:02 pm

Uneaixoise

houseplant? uh, er, I don't think so :-)

12:02 pm

Dorens

hi stid, and everyone else

12:02 pm

rururocks

this was a toughie

12:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

really dor? i will get you some

12:02 pm

Uneaixoise

stid, 6 hrs' sleep sounds great to me!

12:02 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, dorens!

12:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

if you really want it, looked very healthy

12:03 pm

stidmama

(((Une))) rough night again?

12:03 pm

stidmama

YAY ruru!

12:03 pm

inge

I have 6 ta words: r,r 6,4, 4, 4 correct?

12:03 pm

Dorens

only when yours has overgrown, owl, and then I will take it for free. it is on sale around here too, i just think it doesn't like the place i want it to be.

12:03 pm

inge

NM. I mean 4,4 , 6, 4,4,4,

12:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

dor the garden sale was tapped out but i may join them. unfortunately there was the development wide yard sale

12:04 pm

stidmama

I suspect that lily of the valley in a pot would do okay for a short time 2-3 weeks (while it's blooming) indoors, but should really be outside most of the year, sunk into the ground to avoid dying in winter.

12:04 pm

Uneaixoise

stiddy, at least I chatted with the vet and he wrote a scrip for Shelby -- 1/4 of an acepromazine did the trick

12:04 pm

Dorens

my garden is overwhelming... i thin k i'm going to move

12:04 pm

Uneaixoise

just a very odd choice for a house plant . . .

12:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

doren it was very reasonale like a buck or two. but funny you should say that. the garden club lady said heres does not spread,, thinking that was why.

12:04 pm

Uneaixoise

dorens! LOL

12:05 pm

stidmama

GOOD. why is your neighborhood so noisy, chere amie?

12:05 pm

Uneaixoise

not noisy -- we've just had a very stormy sprint with thunder and lightning, which totally freaks her out

12:06 pm

Uneaixoise

*spring

12:06 pm

Dorens

pachysandra blight in a huge area... something has attacked viburnum and cherry laurell. I just came in from spending an hour just picking off old seemingly diseased leaves from viburnum and i am just getting tired of it

12:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes women did not know anything about them, prob apartment dweller.

12:06 pm

cybernan

first te 6/21, please? (really hated to go to the list for the last 2 words!)

12:06 pm

cherlyq63

are there two ti 5

12:06 pm

Uneaixoise

actually the neighborhood itself is quiet :-)

12:06 pm

stidmama

oh. yes, I can understand. I have trouble sleeping in big storms too, but ours are mostly wind, not thunder.

12:06 pm

Uneaixoise

i have ti 4 5 4 6

12:07 pm

cherlyq63

ty une

12:07 pm

cybernan

got it!!!

12:07 pm

Dorens

i have ti 45546

12:07 pm

Uneaixoise

aahhh, tx dorens!

12:07 pm

stidmama

go nan go!

12:07 pm

cybernan

*~*!*~* ta da *~*!*~* - thanks for the help :)

12:07 pm

Dorens

yay nan

12:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

doren i have had an estimate to treat my lawn and dig beds around the house all sides

12:07 pm

stidmama

YAY NAN!!!!

12:08 pm

phaeton

clue for the he6?

12:08 pm

phaeton

WTG Nan!!

12:08 pm

crosshair

i own,i owe,its off to work i go..tc all and happy babbling:)..poof

12:08 pm

cybernan

off to the garden -- back at the flip :)

12:08 pm

Uneaixoise

congrats, nan!!!!!!!!!!!!!

12:08 pm

Dorens

i don't know abaout the lawn, but could you do the beds yourself -- save a few $?

12:08 pm

stidmama

later nan

12:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye crossy

12:08 pm

stidmama

(((bye cross)))

12:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye nan

12:08 pm

Dorens

cattle, phaeton

12:08 pm

cybernan

he 6: a cow

12:09 pm

phaeton

ty dorens

12:09 pm

Uneaixoise

ad in paper for local woman who hires out for weeding . . . think I'm gonna get her to weed the big bed with VERY healthy poison ivy growing

12:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

doren, the soil is pure clay. i cannot even move it with a pitchfork and all my weigh. after a good rain.

12:09 pm

cherlyq63

bye cross, ty stid

12:09 pm

Uneaixoise

TO, my mom's yard is like that -- all the stuff I've been digging up and sharing with folks -- have to wait each time till after big rain

12:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

i will conitnue to cut it myslef and use the money saved to do the work

12:09 pm

Dorens

smart une... and yes, owl I understand.. clay is another story

12:10 pm

stidmama

TO, there are ways to amend clay (and fine silt, like mine) by adding in compost and calcium.

12:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

the site ws a farm. they stripped the topsoil and sold it

12:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

stid: i am 5.2" opn a good day and too old to do it on a 50x178 ft lot

12:11 pm

Dorens

right, stid, but first she has to be able to dig into that clay and it can be really arduous

12:11 pm

stidmama

Also, plants like dandelion and dock, that have LONG taproots can help restore depleted soils such as yours (but it takes time).

12:11 pm

Uneaixoise

all our rain has been wonderful for the flowers but some very nasty stuff is thriving, like poison ivy and . . . a tick fell onto me from a dripping branch yesterday when I took the pups out to pee . . . ack!!!

12:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

i do EVERYTHING myself that i can here which is - everything, with no help, even dragging out and sawing heavy branches.

12:12 pm

stidmama

LOL I know TO, what we did because my back was bad when we moved in, we just overlaid the existing silt soil with good stuff we brought in for raised beds. Now ten years later, we have the raised beds + extra inches down where the calcium has worked its magic.

12:12 pm

Dorens

owl is superwoman!!!

12:12 pm

Uneaixoise

me too, TO

12:12 pm

stidmama

TO, you're amazing!

12:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

no she is NOT is the problem

12:12 pm

stidmama

I am so glad I don't live in tick country... though that may change as the climate changes.

12:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

stid: who moved the soil?

12:13 pm

Uneaixoise

gotta feed and walk the pups . . . BBL!

12:13 pm

Dorens

bye une... i'm out for now too... see you later all

12:13 pm

stidmama

I am TOTALLY not going to finish today's grid. Though I am no longer coughing constantly or blowing my nose, "by heb id sduffed ub"

12:13 pm

stidmama

later Une!

12:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye une by dor

12:14 pm

stidmama

the man who delivered it put it in small piles near where we wanted it and then I (and the children who were then 5 and 7) spread it with rakes.

12:14 pm

stidmama

au revoir dorens!

12:14 pm

inge

are thre 6 ta words? I have only 5

12:14 pm

cherlyq63

by dorens

12:15 pm

cherlyq63

by une too?

12:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

you cannot get a truck onto this property. the xclosest is the driveway, then must bring all in at opposite end of house.

12:15 pm

cherlyq63

have ka 4x4 and ke 4 and ke 6 what am i missing please

12:15 pm

stidmama

wow, the disadvantages of city living I guess... *thinking*

12:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

via wheelbarrow

12:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

i don't live in the city actually

12:16 pm

stidmama

*IDEA* there are motorized wagons.... can you rent one of those for a weekend?

12:16 pm

thugsNthistles

new here. do these grids get difficult at times?

12:17 pm

stidmama

YES thugs, and this grid is quite difficult.

12:17 pm

godthaab

How many words today?

12:17 pm

cherlyq63

my yard is caliche and so have to plant in pots or raised beds

12:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

s'ok stid i'll just pay like i do for other things i cannot do

12:17 pm

stidmama

so welcome to the madness and good luck. LOL

12:17 pm

stidmama

there are 135 today

12:17 pm

stidmama

hello godthaab!

12:17 pm

godthaab

Thanks.

12:18 pm

thugsNthistles

I already have three words

12:18 pm

godthaab

Hello

12:18 pm

cherlyq63

go thugs and welcome to you both

12:18 pm

stidmama

there is a "list" of the first two letters and their count at babbler's anonymous, thugs... see the links below the stats. It's under the "general" category

12:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello gpdhaab and wtg thugs

12:19 pm

stidmama

is there a GH today?

12:19 pm

stidmama

"ghoti" isn't working...

12:19 pm

stidmama

and "ghetti" doesn't work either, though it would be tasty...

12:20 pm

phaeton

no gh

12:20 pm

godthaab

I know! I tried that!

12:20 pm

stidmama

thanks phaeton

12:20 pm

phaeton

yw

12:21 pm

lkdubb

word and point totals for today?

12:21 pm

Kazozz

hi all...not liking this grid lol...help with the ap 8/50 please!

12:21 pm

stidmama

135 words, no idea on points

12:21 pm

stidmama

oooh! i ahve that!

12:22 pm

lkdubb

1,590 poimts ?????

12:22 pm

stidmama

start like the plant sucking insect... ap*id + vowel + opposite day (misspelled)

12:22 pm

MizHoffle

lickity isn't updated yet

12:22 pm

phaeton

not yet, clues on babanon

12:22 pm

lkdubb

that's what I have.......135/1590

12:22 pm

stidmama

no, Lickety isn't. I think they are being really busy the last few days with their summer vacation and all.

12:23 pm

stidmama

then you're done, lkdubb! YAY!

12:23 pm

inge

Bring the smeilling salts! I finally got fireworks. Too much work without Lickety. Thanks to Granny Rose for wanting to help. The small print does not work well with macular degneration.

12:23 pm

cherlyq63

yeah inge

12:23 pm

MizHoffle

I have come to rely so heavily on that!

12:23 pm

phaeton

ap7 like a voracious hunger

12:23 pm

stidmama

YAY inge!!!! sehr gut!

12:23 pm

phaeton

WTG inge!!!

12:23 pm

lkdubb

yep, i'm done....sure is a challenge without Lickety

12:24 pm

cherlyq63

good job ikdubg

12:24 pm

MizHoffle

wow inge!!

12:24 pm

cherlyq63

oops ikdubb

12:24 pm

phaeton

WTG lkdubb!!

12:24 pm

stidmama

can you not enlarge the print on your screen, inge? Control +

12:24 pm

stidmama

or something like that...

12:25 pm

cherlyq63

ty didnt know you could do that

12:25 pm

phaeton

or if you are using IE lower right corner increase to 150 or 200

12:25 pm

Kazozz

ty for the ap stid

12:25 pm

inge

I printed out the cllue lsit on a separate sheet, so I did not kow how to enlarge it

12:25 pm

stidmama

yw kaz!

12:26 pm

stidmama

how are you otherwise, inge, have you been to any concerts lately?

12:26 pm

inge

Going to the All Beethoven tomorrow with Jonathan Biss as soloist.

12:27 pm

stidmama

oh, that will be so nice!

12:28 pm

stidmama

EP 7 please?

12:29 pm

bubba218

ep7 what is written on your tombstone

12:29 pm

stidmama

"epitaph" isn't working and "epigram" isn't there.... *thinking*

12:30 pm

stidmama

oh! not tombstone, it's a cuss word! LOL

12:30 pm

stidmama

thanks bubba!

12:32 pm

stidmama

there. I have ALL the E words now!! *happy mama look*

12:33 pm

cherlyq63

missing one e word from each e

12:34 pm

stidmama

and all the F words... need a break with 45 to go.

12:34 pm

phaeton

nothing but T's left!

12:34 pm

stidmama

do you have both EA words, cherly?

12:34 pm

stidmama

go phaeton go!

12:34 pm

cherlyq63

yes stid

12:34 pm

stidmama

go you have both 6-letter chemicals? (ET)

12:35 pm

cherlyq63

have 2 ea, one en, to ep and an er and et

12:35 pm

cherlyq63

no missing those

12:35 pm

cherlyq63

have et 5

12:36 pm

cherlyq63

will try to find them

12:36 pm

cherlyq63

ty

12:36 pm

phaeton

eu4;

12:36 pm

stidmama

the ET 6 are two gases, end like the met**** that comes outta cows

12:36 pm

stidmama

and the other 6 differs in middle vowel only

12:36 pm

stidmama

only one en and er

12:36 pm

cherlyq63

etiane

12:37 pm

cherlyq63

oops sorry

12:37 pm

stidmama

close... LOL

12:38 pm

cherlyq63

ty just one more from top left corner

12:38 pm

stidmama

go cherly go!

12:38 pm

Shirlockc

ep7?

12:38 pm

cherlyq63

have the er 4

12:39 pm

stidmama

ep 7 is a "cuss word" resembles what is written on a tombstone

12:39 pm

Shirlockc

ooo nm, got it

12:39 pm

cherlyq63

continent is not a word?

12:39 pm

stidmama

go shirlock!

12:39 pm

phaeton

eu4 cherly

12:39 pm

redturtlehead

oooh I came at the right time, thanks stid for that clue.

12:39 pm

stidmama

continent is a word, but not in the grid...

12:40 pm

stidmama

hello red! how are you today?

12:40 pm

stidmama

you want the money...

12:40 pm

redturtlehead

I am Ok. I just got the dog fromt he vet.

12:40 pm

cherlyq63

ty

12:40 pm

stidmama

is dog okay????

12:41 pm

cherlyq63

is the dog ok red?

12:41 pm

redturtlehead

they put him on hydralazine and Prozac, and He is really rather sleepy.

12:41 pm

redturtlehead

He has a very nasty hot spot.

12:41 pm

stidmama

what does hydralazine do? antihistamine like hydroxyzine?

12:41 pm

stidmama

what is he allergic to?

12:41 pm

cherlyq63

oh those are bad, had a dog that got one once

12:41 pm

cherlyq63

ant bite will do it

12:42 pm

redturtlehead

Oh geez, I meant Hydroxizine. Hydralizine is aBP med.

12:42 pm

GreyWoulf

Hi all -- this one seems to be tricky but fun

12:42 pm

stidmama

hello WOULF!!!! *faints then gets up and makes cake to celebrate*

12:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello woulf

12:42 pm

redturtlehead

Hi Grey Woulf. How isit. and yes tricky. Hi TO.

12:43 pm

GreyWoulf

12:43 pm

stidmama

well glad you got him the meds so he will be comfortable. We are STILL giving Lucky hydroxyzine, trying to get him back to normal after he ate all those chicken meatballs... *sigh*

12:43 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi red. sorry began to paly then wandered off

12:43 pm

cherlyq63

occasionally i find some words I should have found earlier lol

12:44 pm

stidmama

yes, me too cherly

12:44 pm

GreyWoulf

I am not here for very long right now -- I was just checking my dates before taking the kids out for a short trek

12:44 pm

redturtlehead

Well, I admit he is quite sedate. I could get used to it, but I am not really sure I want a dog on Prozac.

12:44 pm

stidmama

I do that a lot TO!

12:44 pm

Shirlockc

go7?

12:44 pm

stidmama

sounds like a good saturday activity, woulf. everyone healthy at the moment?

12:44 pm

GreyWoulf

Today is Free Comic Book day and I am getting the kids hooked early :-)

12:45 pm

stidmama

I don't have that yet shirlock

12:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh i see the sun has come out again, for a bit

12:45 pm

cherlyq63

kids who dress in black might be called go7

12:45 pm

stidmama

WOO HOO!! free comic books, eh?

12:45 pm

phaeton

go + lisp word for taut

12:45 pm

redturtlehead

I only have one seven and thats not it.

12:45 pm

stidmama

perfect clue, phaeton!

12:46 pm

phaeton

ty

12:46 pm

stidmama

and good clue also cherly!

12:46 pm

GreyWoulf

Well... everyone except me stid :(

I had strep throat two weeks ago, and it seems to have come back... I am still waiting for the results of the throat culture the doc took on Thursday to find out if I need stronger antibiotics... the amoxicillin seems to have not fully done the job

12:46 pm

stidmama

hm. two more G words, need a GE 5/16...

12:47 pm

redturtlehead

sorry gray, hope they find the right stuff.

12:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

sorry to hear that. this weather does not help. more to come next week

12:47 pm

cherlyq63

ge and slight bite

12:47 pm

stidmama

oh dear. I am sorry to hear that. you know black tea (without sugar or milk, both of which "feed" strep) can help knock it back?

12:47 pm

stidmama

thanks cherly!

12:47 pm

cherlyq63

yw

12:47 pm

stidmama

at least until you have the culture back and know what to take for it.

12:48 pm

stidmama

Gs gone!

12:48 pm

GreyWoulf

Thanks everyone -- my greatest concern is that it isn't strep at all, but allergies... I have never manifested allergies before in my life and don't like feeling like this at all

12:48 pm

stidmama

down to 36...

12:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

have one g4 g g5 and one 57

12:49 pm

Shirlockc

go clues were good, i finally got it, thx, i think i'm just slow today ...

12:49 pm

stidmama

I thought I was having allergy problems a couple days ago, Woulf, but it has turned into a nasty head cold.

12:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

woulf as someone who has had them all my life, this seasonis a KILLER> worst in a long time

12:49 pm

stidmama

two g4, both GE

12:49 pm

redturtlehead

I have 55 only, keep falling asleep. I think having days off work is grrrrreat.

12:49 pm

GreyWoulf

stid -- my personal favorite home remedy is Chinese hot mustard... my local restaurant across the street from me makes their own and it did a good job of clearing my sinused last night

12:49 pm

stidmama

there are 5 GE5

12:50 pm

cherlyq63

still never got the ap 5 brain dead I guess

12:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

woulf are you still in the same place?

12:50 pm

stidmama

*gasp* you are just a sucker for punishment! LOL my sinuses were draining just fine on their own all night (which is why I got only 6 hours sleep)

12:50 pm

Shirlockc

think "swiss" mountain

12:50 pm

stidmama

ap 5 refers to "bee-like" in latin. looks like famous highway in rome, with only one P

12:50 pm

Kazozz

help with the he 6/30 please

12:51 pm

Shirlockc

cow, kazozz

12:51 pm

stidmama

he 6/30 young female cow

12:51 pm

stidmama

HA 7 please?

12:51 pm

GreyWoulf

TO - yep -- still haven't had an opportunity to find a new place to live and still working for Enersys as well

12:52 pm

Kazozz

thx....couldnt wiggle my way thru that for love nor money

12:52 pm

stidmama

I guess maybe I need the HA 6 first?

12:52 pm

redturtlehead

GW you can go to NC and purchase my house.

12:52 pm

redturtlehead

Please.

12:52 pm

Kazozz

add a vowel to the end of the 6 Stid

12:52 pm

stidmama

*grin* thanks kaz... *waiting*

12:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

i need to go to redner's - i NEED almond cookies LOL

12:52 pm

phaeton

fireworks

12:52 pm

stidmama

red, I would buy your house if a) I lived over there, and b) I had the money...

12:53 pm

stidmama

mmmm. almond cookies!

12:53 pm

redturtlehead

Congrats Phaeton!!!!!!!

12:53 pm

stidmama

YAY phaeton!

12:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

wyg, phae

12:53 pm

phaeton

Thank you! gotta go...happy babbling!'

12:53 pm

stidmama

later phaeton

12:53 pm

redturtlehead

It's just such a pain to maintain from a distance. andthen all thesepeople thinking of writing offers, and then not....so stressful and depressing.

12:53 pm

Shirlockc

was ha6 clued?

12:54 pm

redturtlehead

And I amin the PB.

12:54 pm

GreyWoulf

Thanks for the offer, red -- but I am looking locally first

12:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

ha7? all i can think of is a little ha4 fish but not accepted

12:54 pm

Kazozz

62 left...this grid is taking me forever!!

12:54 pm

stidmama

I don't know if those are PB-worthy words, red

12:54 pm

redturtlehead

80.....

12:54 pm

stidmama

ha 6 + vowel is clue for ha 7, but I don't have the ha 6!

12:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

red would you consider renting given present market?

12:54 pm

redturtlehead

it was the pa4.

12:55 pm

GreyWoulf

TO - does Redner's have the almond cookies?

12:55 pm

Kazozz

ha 6 is you wear a ca* to keep your head warm and the number after 9 ....

12:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

the voortman ones - in the open case

12:55 pm

redturtlehead

I do not want to rent, becausethen the tenants would damage the house.

12:55 pm

Kazozz

not a very good clue, but hopefully u'll get it

12:55 pm

stidmama

thanks kaz! H gray!

12:56 pm

GreyWoulf

Oh -- I will have to check that out -- because I have found their bakery department to be very disappointing

12:56 pm

redturtlehead

Its not the mortagage that bothers me, its trying to deal with the lawn in summer, and the Homeowners association.

12:56 pm

Kazozz

yay !!!

12:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

i hear that, red. but the possibility is the only thing that keeps me buoyed at times

12:56 pm

redturtlehead

I've hadan offer written and withdrawn, and the housecontinues to show and show,sowe keep hoping.

12:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

i don't like their bakery. old enough to remember good local german bakers

12:56 pm

cherlyq63

ty

12:57 pm

stidmama

I was reading the other day that people are more likely to purchase a home that is being lived in. There are people who make their living doing that!

12:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

nearly all gone now, except a few in the city

12:57 pm

GreyWoulf

OK -- I need to go for now, but I will be back later -- after all I still have 99 to find

Good seeing you all -- and look forward to seeing you again tonight

12:57 pm

redturtlehead

the real estate business in CH Hill is less bad than most spots.

12:58 pm

stidmama

we have a nice german bakery, Wagner's -- of course I can't eat their food any more, but when I could I did!

12:58 pm

stidmama

later Woulf, have a great afternoon!

12:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

laterwoulf, hope you feel beter. it may very well be allergy, my dad is on prednison his are so bad

12:58 pm

redturtlehead

feel better everyone!!!!

12:59 pm

Scrabbler

Hi everyone! Stid, your MIL just called me and we had a nice talk.

12:59 pm

redturtlehead

hi Scrabbs.

12:59 pm

cherlyq63

hi scrabbs

1:00 pm

stidmama

hello scrabbler! that's good. she's a nice woman. how are you feeling today?

1:00 pm

Scrabbler

How are you, Red? Still having pain?

1:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

so red they put him straight from claritin to prednisone. the d would raise his bp, ant the regular does nothing. one would think they could try another allery med before going to steroids?

1:00 pm

thugsNthistles

a rather fun grid

1:00 pm

stidmama

KE 6 please?

1:00 pm

JBV

Hi everyone - started earlier, just getting back now

1:00 pm

Scrabbler

Not much discomfort for me, just occ achiness.

1:00 pm

redturtlehead

Yes, I think I pulled one of thebig abdominal muscles. I must have.

1:01 pm

redturtlehead

I dont really know anything about allergy meds.

1:01 pm

Scrabbler

Claritin is almost a pacebo--very weak antihistamine.

1:01 pm

Scrabbler

hi JBV

1:01 pm

stidmama

hello JBV, I am down to 27, just slogging away and begging for clues...

1:01 pm

JBV

Stid, reading back I saw you mentioned Wagners - ask them if their family ever had a business in Astoria, NYC - we had a great Wagners German bakery many years ago

1:01 pm

Scrabbler

*placebo, I mean

1:01 pm

stidmama

really scrabbler? and yet it works for me. perhaps it "pre-primes" things?

1:01 pm

cherlyq63

ke and alternate sp for not child but not adult

1:02 pm

stidmama

these folks have been here at least 40 years... I don't go in anymore, since I can't eat what they sell.

1:02 pm

stidmama

thansk cherly

1:02 pm

redturtlehead

that is sadstid.

1:02 pm

cherlyq63

yw

1:02 pm

stidmama

Ks konquered

1:02 pm

stidmama

down to 25.

1:02 pm

stidmama

ah, stidkid has his trumpet out!

1:02 pm

Scrabbler

Nasla steroid sprays are the most effective treatment for nasal allergy symptoms. Claritin does work but is very weak compared to Benadryl.

1:03 pm

cherlyq63

have ka 4x4 , ke 4 and ke 6 what am i missing please

1:03 pm

thugsNthistles

five ka

1:03 pm

stidmama

I take Benadryl when I have a cold or a strong reaction to one of my really bad allergens. But otherwise it makes my legs twitchy, so I avoid it

1:03 pm

stidmama

and a ke 4

1:03 pm

Scrabbler

I bought more flower seeds today! Some perennials, some annuals.

1:03 pm

thugsNthistles

all ka 4

1:04 pm

cherlyq63

ty

1:04 pm

redturtlehead

I get very sleepy with benadryl.....

1:04 pm

Scrabbler

I will take Benadryl if I cannot fall asleep.

1:05 pm

stidmama

good for you scrabbler! I still need to buy the rest of our veggie seeds. Just haven't been highly motivated...

1:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

so flonase ok if you have high blood pressure?

1:05 pm

cherlyq63

got it, ty

1:06 pm

Scrabbler

I planted seeds in 144 peat cups 8 days ago and seedlings are appearing. This is the first year I have started with seeds.

1:06 pm

stidmama

Ns nicked!

1:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

%$#!!*&#@ jus broke glasses

1:06 pm

redturtlehead

thats some dedication scrabbs.

1:06 pm

Scrabbler

Yes, Owl, and it works far better. Another option = nasal antihistamine sprays, e.g. Astelin, Patanase

1:06 pm

stidmama

excellent! remember to expose them slowly to outdoors, and keep them moist but not soggy to eliminate damping off

1:07 pm

stidmama

oh no TO! that stinks

1:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

well scrabs they put him right on a course of prednisone.

1:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

and to me that is scary

1:07 pm

Scrabbler

It took time, red, but it was fun and will be cheaper than buying flowers and veggie plants.

1:07 pm

redturtlehead

TO sorry.

1:07 pm

JBV

let me guess, scrabbler, you planted lettuce and carrots for the bunnies....

1:07 pm

stidmama

bunnies also like blackberry and raspberry leaves...

1:08 pm

redturtlehead

Nothing worng with fun. Ijust did 3 big container gardens, stole some weeds from the grass, but bought n=some zinnia and stuff.

1:08 pm

Scrabbler

Stid, we cannot plant here til after Memorial Day. So I will bring things in at night.

1:08 pm

stidmama

great idea, red!

1:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

actually, it is the inevitability of losing him that is the source of the anxiety

1:08 pm

JBV

I know stid, I have some very hungry little visitors each year - they are thriving on my marigolds too

1:08 pm

Scrabbler

I have not yet planted lettuce or carrots.

1:09 pm

stidmama

mexican marigolds or calendula?

1:09 pm

redturtlehead

I didnt think the weeds would make it, but they are now thriving in a pot with thepolka dot hosta.

1:09 pm

JBV

calendula - what is mexican marigold? are they rabbit-resistant?

1:09 pm

redturtlehead

Has anyone ever been to St Augustine FL? I am planning a trip and want to know if the forts are "worth" it.

1:09 pm

DR1965

Hi everyone

1:09 pm

stidmama

carrots should be started in the ground anyway, they don't transplant well.

1:09 pm

stidmama

hello DR!

1:10 pm

redturtlehead

Hi DR!

1:10 pm

Scrabbler

Hi DR

1:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

red: be sure to take a dip i the fountain ;)

1:10 pm

JBV

the oldest Spanish settlement in the U.S. - I would imagine it would be worth a visit, red - I've never been there tho

1:10 pm

stidmama

the mexican marigold is the one most people think of when one says marigold (the english call calendula marigold)... it's a bug deterrant and very pretty

1:10 pm

DR1965

Hi Stid and Red and Scrabs and TO and JBV

1:10 pm

redturtlehead

Can I do that?

1:10 pm

redturtlehead

Clearly I need to do more research.

1:10 pm

stidmama

family name is tagetes

1:11 pm

JBV

hi DR

1:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

add kicking in again later all

1:11 pm

stidmama

can't find fishy op 4/6

1:11 pm

cherlyq63

sorry red last time I went I was five, dont remember much

1:11 pm

DR1965

the grid looks a little scary today

1:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

off to $ store for more glasses

1:11 pm

car.eeyore

Like the talk show host without the R in her name

1:11 pm

stidmama

later TO ((hugs))

1:11 pm

cherlyq63

that was 40 yrs ago so dont think it helps

1:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

stid think ms winfrey

1:11 pm

DR1965

Bummer TO

1:11 pm

Scrabbler

Bye Owl....*laughing about ADD*

1:11 pm

stidmama

thanks TO!

1:12 pm

thugsNthistles

the grid is quite manageable

1:12 pm

stidmama

got it.

1:12 pm

stidmama

LOL how many do you have now thugs?

1:12 pm

Scrabbler

Welcome, thugs

1:12 pm

thugsNthistles

all done

1:12 pm

Scrabbler

Yahoo thugs!

1:12 pm

DR1965

good for you Thugs!

1:12 pm

stidmama

Os obliterated!

1:12 pm

stidmama

YAY thugs!

1:13 pm

cherlyq63

good job thugs

1:13 pm

thugsNthistles

thank you all

1:14 pm

redturtlehead

I want just a nice day trip, theres a fish store that I want to get some fish at for the aquarium...

1:14 pm

Scrabbler

Go Stid! Pound the P's next!

1:14 pm

DR1965

I have a lot of the 4's

1:14 pm

stidmama

pounding, but hurting my hands.... first PA 5 pleasE?

1:15 pm

JBV

pa 5/12 - poem of praise

1:15 pm

thugsNthistles

pa -- joyful song of praise

1:15 pm

stidmama

yes! got the pa 8...

1:15 pm

stidmama

thanks thugs and JBV!

1:16 pm

stidmama

five more P

1:16 pm

JBV

can you clue the pa 8, stid?

1:16 pm

thugsNthistles

cow pa 6

1:16 pm

stidmama

ph 7 please?

1:16 pm

DR1965

just found the ep7 all by myself

1:17 pm

stidmama

pa 8: start with trail word; it means virus or bacterium that causes disease

1:17 pm

stidmama

go DR go!

1:17 pm

redturtlehead

Yaaaaay DR!!!!!

1:17 pm

JBV

thanks, stid

1:17 pm

Scrabbler

Yay DR!

1:17 pm

Kazozz

ok gotta to rehearsals...hopefully i'll be able to find my last 32 tonight! Have fun all :)

1:17 pm

Scrabbler

Bye Kazozz

1:17 pm

stidmama

enjoy kaz! see you again soon!

1:17 pm

JBV

ph 7 - is chemical beginning (4 letters) + consumed

1:18 pm

stidmama

thanks JBV! got it right away!

1:18 pm

DR1965

Bye Kaz-

1:18 pm

Scrabbler

Up to 45 and time for a hike to the park. I like to sit next to the ponds and read. Bye all.

1:18 pm

DR1965

TY Jbv and Stid

1:18 pm

cherlyq63

ty jbv

1:18 pm

JBV

sounds great, scrabs, enjoy!

1:19 pm

cherlyq63

by scrabbler

1:19 pm

stidmama

later scrabbler, enjoy yourself! (don't fall in... or if you do, toss the book to safety)

1:19 pm

stidmama

down to 12 here

1:19 pm

Scrabbler

Off to pack my backpack with book, water and a snack.

1:19 pm

DR1965

I am up to 44

1:19 pm

JBV

36 left here

1:19 pm

cherlyq63

still have 43 left

1:19 pm

stidmama

Ps pummeled!

1:19 pm

Dorens

sounds like a good idea scrab. i have a book and water, can i join you?

1:20 pm

stidmama

(am I feeling aggressive this morning?)

1:20 pm

stidmama

hello dorens!

1:20 pm

o-o

does aggressive mind?

1:20 pm

stidmama

Rs removed, ten T to go!

1:20 pm

stidmama

hello BR!

1:20 pm

cherlyq63

hi dorens and br

1:20 pm

stidmama

LOL "feeling aggressive..."

1:20 pm

o-o

hello, stid

1:20 pm

DR1965

Hi Dorens and BR

1:20 pm

Dorens

hi stid. i am in and out all day. -- really do want to go outside now that the sun has arrived. hi BR

1:21 pm

stidmama

need TA 6 please?

1:21 pm

o-o

hello, DR and Dorens

1:21 pm

JBV

hi BR and Dorens

1:21 pm

Dorens

add mail pronoun to the 4/8 stid

1:21 pm

stidmama

thanks Dorens!

1:21 pm

JBV

thanks dorens

1:22 pm

Dorens

hi jb, cheryl, dr et al (that was supposed to be maLE sorry stid)

1:22 pm

o-o

hello, cheryl

1:22 pm

DR1965

what are the a's stats?

1:23 pm

Shirlockc

2nd te6?

1:23 pm

stidmama

AP 7,8,5

1:23 pm

DR1965

ok thanks

1:23 pm

stidmama

7/32, 8/50, 5/12

1:24 pm

Dorens

oooh, i only have one te6 (waiting for the crumbs)

1:24 pm

o-o

te 6 -- add the opposite of close with a different vowel

1:25 pm

Dorens

oh, thanks br,,, nice old babblet

1:25 pm

Shirlockc

thx br

1:25 pm

cherlyq63

ty br

1:26 pm

stidmama

I don't get it... *sigh* perhaps I should go sleep for a bit and come back

1:26 pm

stidmama

I need the first TE 6 too.

1:26 pm

Shirlockc

latin plural of the te5 beofore it

1:27 pm

Dorens

tapeworms stid... fish for you. it's a babblet

1:27 pm

stidmama

thanks for the first te 6

1:27 pm

stidmama

okay, thinking tapeworms

1:27 pm

stidmama

oh -- right got that one.

1:28 pm

o-o

te 6 -- start of teddy roosevelt's formal name and pots and ***s

1:28 pm

o-o

the start would have an h second

1:29 pm

stidmama

OH! thanks BR! got it! down to three suddenly

1:29 pm

stidmama

two...

1:29 pm

o-o

this grid is so easy

1:29 pm

hootowl

Hi peoples! - ph 7 please - to finish

1:29 pm

stidmama

hey hoot!

1:29 pm

lbdawger

anybody have a workable clue list?

1:30 pm

lbdawger

oh and Hi everyone

1:30 pm

redturtlehead

For you BR>

1:30 pm

DR1965

Hi Hoot

1:30 pm

DR1965

and Dawger!!!

1:30 pm

hootowl

in my profile

1:30 pm

stidmama

ph 7: ph + vowel + man's nickname n4

1:30 pm

o-o

one at babanon

1:30 pm

stidmama

hello LBD, no lickety, but BabAnon has one that works

1:30 pm

cherlyq63

hoot an medical start and consumed

1:30 pm

swmbo

hello lbd et al

1:30 pm

o-o

hello, Ms T --- hope you are feeling better

1:31 pm

DR1965

is th eap7 related to the ap8?

1:31 pm

lbdawger

Hi Swmbo

1:31 pm

redturtlehead

feeling the same, but nice to know I do not have an appendix issue.

1:31 pm

Shirlockc

2nd th5?

1:31 pm

hootowl

got it! Thanks stid

1:31 pm

swmbo

oicking away at the grid today, 50 to go

1:31 pm

lbdawger

44 left here...oi!

1:31 pm

swmbo

picking that is

1:32 pm

hootowl

ap's not related

1:32 pm

redturtlehead

thanks for asking. How is Dakota?

1:32 pm

o-o

doing fine here, H. Hope you feel better soon.

1:32 pm

DR1965

ty Hoots

1:33 pm

hootowl

sec tht is to steal something

1:33 pm

stidmama

SWMBO!!!! *faint*

1:33 pm

hootowl

th5

1:33 pm

Shirlockc

that's the 3rd th5

1:33 pm

hootowl

yw

1:33 pm

Dorens

hi dawg, swmbo, hootowl, shirl amd everyone else who came in while i was making my move. the sun came out, and so did I

1:33 pm

cherlyq63

are you done stid?

1:33 pm

Merk

fireworks!

1:33 pm

o-o

ap 8 -- and country singer ***k williams; and miller l*** beer

1:34 pm

Shirlockc

o, wait, I see what you mean hootowl

1:34 pm

cherlyq63

yeah merk

1:34 pm

o-o

congrats, Merk

1:34 pm

swmbo

stid, wake up! it's ME LOL

1:34 pm

Dorens

yay merk!

1:34 pm

hootowl

no - 3rd is article + indefinite article (wish I was better at grammar!)

1:34 pm

stidmama

firewords!!!!

1:35 pm

o-o

congrats, stid

1:35 pm

cherlyq63

yeah stidmama

1:35 pm

Dorens

yay stid!!

1:35 pm

stidmama

oh... hi swmbo, thought I was dreaming... you here. wow. *sits up and shakes head to clear* you well? I miss seeing you!

1:35 pm

hootowl

hooray stid!

1:35 pm

redturtlehead

Yaaay Stid! Shoots of 21 almond cookie salute for stiddy.

1:35 pm

lbdawger

xxooxx, br for the ap8

1:35 pm

JBV

article + preposition (th 5/12)

1:35 pm

stidmama

mmmm. catches the almond cookies and redistributes them to adoring fans... rofl

1:35 pm

hootowl

ok - said I sucked aty grammar!!!!

1:36 pm

swmbo

thank you stid. I babble everyday but rarely finish and rarely have time to chat. nice to be missed

1:36 pm

Dorens

send one my way stid (virtual almond cookies have no calories, right?)

1:36 pm

JBV

:)

1:36 pm

hootowl

now going to make lunch! later

1:36 pm

cherlyq63

ditto hoot owl, still havent got the ap 5

1:36 pm

stidmama

no calories, no sugar, no guilt. Just pleasure and fun!

1:37 pm

JBV

ap 5/12 - related to bees

1:37 pm

stidmama

ap 5: ap + first person pronoun + two-letter indefinite article

1:37 pm

hootowl

think of roman road with 1 less letter

1:37 pm

cherlyq63

going to have to eat fish tonight I guess lol

1:37 pm

stidmama

bye hoot! see you soon!

1:37 pm

o-o

iter

1:37 pm

JBV

that was weird, BR , I was just about to ask for that clue!!!

1:38 pm

JBV

a clue for it 4 I mean

1:38 pm

JBV

or any clue for the i on the bottom row please

1:38 pm

stidmama

JBV, greek i letter

1:39 pm

o-o

greek

1:39 pm

JBV

thank you

1:39 pm

o-o

iter I believe is latin for road

1:40 pm

JBV

yes

1:40 pm

cherlyq63

ty br,

1:41 pm

o-o

so nice to have so many making the journey to pyromania

1:41 pm

stidmama

gotta go...

1:41 pm

stidmama

thanks for the fun! (((hugs all)))

*Poof*

1:41 pm

o-o

be well, stid

1:41 pm

JBV

bye stid

1:42 pm

Dorens

take it easy stid

1:42 pm

cherlyq63

have a good day stid

1:42 pm

o-o

How are you doing today, Dorens?

1:42 pm

JBV

G.B> Shaw's "fish" word is here - too bad it's not accepted by Babble

1:42 pm

cherlyq63

yeah finally got it

1:42 pm

joshuavorbis

good afternoon babblonia

1:42 pm

Dorens

ok now with 12 left i need to look at a list, am goig slightly crazy. (i saw that too, jbv!!!)

1:43 pm

o-o

Is it warm in texas, cherly?

1:43 pm

Atalante

hi all :)

1:43 pm

Dorens

bab, i am doing fairly well today. have zillions of things i want to do and should be doing, but brought the laptop out so at least i am enjoying the garden as well as babbling. hi ata

1:43 pm

Dorens

and josh

1:43 pm

cherlyq63

not too bad, just vey humid today

1:44 pm

cherlyq63

yesterday it was humid and hot up in 90s

1:44 pm

JBV

hi josh, hi ata, and cherly

1:44 pm

o-o

saw a robin today, big and fat

1:44 pm

cherlyq63

hi jbv

1:44 pm

Dorens

i have his cousin right here, babrab

1:45 pm

cherlyq63

wanted to plant some tomatoes this weekend but have to wait till next week

1:45 pm

Dorens

pet

1:45 pm

o-o

might hit sixty today

1:46 pm

Atalante

I have a pair of them here too :)

1:46 pm

cherlyq63

its 61 right now here

1:47 pm

cherlyq63

oops and raining now lol

1:47 pm

o-o

is that a spillway you sitting by?

1:48 pm

cherlyq63

yes, we have a nice little spillway near my house

1:48 pm

redturtlehead

Wish it would rain here.

1:48 pm

JBV

[humming along to "Robin in the Rain - such a saucy fellow, robin in the rain, mind your socks of yellow"]

1:48 pm

cherlyq63

that picture was taken last summer though

1:49 pm

o-o

might be a song lyric there, Ms T

1:49 pm

car.eeyore

May I please have clues for the i and o in the bottom row?

1:49 pm

cherlyq63

we go from drought to too much to drought again so glad when we get it

1:49 pm

o-o

io 4 greek letter

1:50 pm

car.eeyore

TY BR!

1:50 pm

Dorens

a small bit io4

1:50 pm

car.eeyore

Figures! I have been keying in every other Greek letter today!

1:50 pm

Dorens

oh like the state

1:50 pm

Dorens

this is a very greek grid

1:50 pm

car.eeyore

As I have noted before...I always miss that one!

1:50 pm

cherlyq63

change the last vowel on oh

1:50 pm

car.eeyore

TY!

1:51 pm

o-o

Texas is a land of contrasts

1:51 pm

car.eeyore

{readjusts thinking cap before going back to grid}

1:51 pm

Dorens

ohmy, i just finished the p's and didn't even realize it

1:51 pm

redturtlehead

thinks thinking cap to be mportant.

1:52 pm

car.eeyore

Good for you Dorens!

1:52 pm

cherlyq63

true, we say if you dont like the weather today wait 10 mins

1:52 pm

Dorens

speaking of texas, is anyone from austin?

1:52 pm

cherlyq63

it will change lol

1:53 pm

Atalante

sounds familiar cherly

1:53 pm

cherlyq63

sorry dorens havent seen anyone from austin

1:53 pm

Uniquity

Babbling from work again, this is getting to be a bad habit.

1:54 pm

car.eeyore

Any e clues would also be appreciated!

1:54 pm

Atalante

uni! *glomp*

1:54 pm

Dorens

oh, thanks cheryl. i am going to be there in june, was wondering

1:54 pm

Dorens

et6 two words chemicals

1:54 pm

cherlyq63

two et 6s almost the same

1:55 pm

Dorens

ep + laugh

1:55 pm

cherlyq63

continent eu is not accepted but the money is lol

1:55 pm

Uniquity

Halp. I've been glomped.

1:55 pm

Dorens

e + fasten

1:55 pm

Dorens

how does one get rescued from glomping?

1:56 pm

Atalante

one doesn't. it's permanent

1:56 pm

cherlyq63

glomping is new to me sorry

1:56 pm

Dorens

ah! sorry then, uni, no halp for you!

1:56 pm

Uniquity

This grid is awful. Worse than yesterday? Possibly.

1:56 pm

redturtlehead

DOg is demanding walking, I am very pleased, BBL.

1:57 pm

cherlyq63

br loves it he said

1:57 pm

cherlyq63

thats good red, means he is going to be ok

1:58 pm

Dorens

much worse than yesterday. i have 5 left but need a break. see you later

1:58 pm

cherlyq63

by dorens have a good day

1:58 pm

cherlyq63

39 left and stuck

1:59 pm

Atalante

tis tricksy

1:59 pm

car.eeyore

TY for all of the E clues everyone!

2:00 pm

cherlyq63

may have to list

2:00 pm

cherlyq63

yw car

2:00 pm

Uniquity

Is there a list up? Other than babanon that is..

2:00 pm

Atalante

dont think so

2:01 pm

cherlyq63

on someones site, have to go back and look at whos

2:01 pm

car.eeyore

Still one away from NBT though! Arrrrgh!

2:02 pm

cherlyq63

what one do you need car

2:02 pm

car.eeyore

E in the middle of the second column from the right.

2:03 pm

Atalante

e + scotch ****

2:03 pm

weiik

thks ata

2:03 pm

car.eeyore

TY! Started looking for whiskey and malt though!

2:05 pm

Atalante

of course!

2:05 pm

Uniquity

I thought of scoth mints..

2:05 pm

Uniquity

*scotch

2:07 pm

joshuavorbis

i just got an ep7 - name-calling

2:07 pm

cherlyq63

finate

2:07 pm

cherlyq63

oops

2:07 pm

Uniquity

Phantom: apathies

2:08 pm

Atalante

and apathetic

2:09 pm

Uniquity

Got that ep7..thanks Josh. Similar to our phantoms.

2:12 pm

joshuavorbis

also got a go7 that is similar to the ap7

2:18 pm

redturtlehead

Oh I am struggling now. I just went outside and its beastly hot, I am supposed to go to beach tomorro. I really dont know if Ican take that heat.

2:21 pm

Atalante

poor red!

2:23 pm

joshuavorbis

got my last 7, finally

2:37 pm

redturtlehead

Urh, found someone to mow the lawn before the showing of my house tomorro, Joshua sure you dont want my house?

2:38 pm

joshuavorbis

i've got my hands full with houses within 2 miles of where i live now, ha

2:38 pm

joshuavorbis

also: fireworks

2:39 pm

redturtlehead

Yaay for Joshua Vorbis.

2:40 pm

joshuavorbis

does anyone desire clues while i am here?

2:41 pm

Uniquity

Umm...ap7? :D I am having mega-trouble

2:43 pm

Atalante

most people have a good ap7 for chocolate (phonetically)

2:43 pm

joshuavorbis

misspelled craving for food

2:45 pm

Pinikula

thank you ;)

2:45 pm

Pinikula

congrats on your finish, josh

2:46 pm

Pinikula

hi ata

2:46 pm

Atalante

hi pini

2:48 pm

oodleberry

hi everyone

2:48 pm

oodleberry

hi pini

2:49 pm

Uniquity

Very delayed thanks for the ap7. I now have 2 7s and 67 words lft. Ack.

2:49 pm

Pinikula

hi oodle

2:49 pm

Pinikula

better off than I, uni...I only have 1

2:50 pm

Uniquity

Ep7 is a name for someone, an ep*****.

2:51 pm

Pinikula

hmmm...

2:52 pm

Atalante

go, ha, ph are the other 7s

2:52 pm

Uniquity

i got it because it was so close to apa****ic (my lazy phantom)

2:53 pm

Uniquity

I am peeking at the list and still failing. I have missed some very easy words. This grid is not my friend. *pout*

2:53 pm

Pinikula

thx uni ;)

2:53 pm

Pinikula

list? where?

2:53 pm

Uniquity

babblers anonymous

2:54 pm

Pinikula

ahhh.. ok

2:55 pm

Pinikula

I'm hoping to get at least NBT before listing....is it possible?

2:56 pm

Atalante

oh yes

2:56 pm

Uniquity

The whole thing without listing is possible...just not likely for most. Ata has her smug hat on and is a genius.

2:56 pm

Pinikula

but I'm having trouble with the lone E and O in the fourth column, and at least 1 from the C

2:56 pm

oodleberry

mya I have a clue for the bottom O please

2:57 pm

Pinikula

no kidding! and this list is loaded with vowels...albiet useless!

2:57 pm

Pinikula

I'm looking for that one, too, oodle

2:57 pm

Uniquity

The o is like the state (but a bit different at the end)

2:57 pm

Atalante

14 left without the list *smug*

2:57 pm

Pinikula

thx uni

2:57 pm

oodleberry

***cries***

2:57 pm

Pinikula

well dones, ata

2:57 pm

Pinikula

why ya cryin', oodle?

2:58 pm

Uniquity

e + video t***

2:58 pm

oodleberry

I don't even have NBT yet :-(

2:58 pm

Pinikula

thx again uni

2:58 pm

Uniquity

And my c word is c + french for summer

2:59 pm

oodleberry

ty Uni almost misseded it

2:59 pm

Pinikula

hmmm... sure wish I knew french!

2:59 pm

Pinikula

me either, oodle...

2:59 pm

Uniquity

Ata, darling. I love you, but. Boy, do I hate you. I am struggling through this and clinging to the last vestiges of sanity.

2:59 pm

Uniquity

Google, Pini. All clues in other languages can be solved with that aid.

2:59 pm

Pinikula

the words "sanity" and "babble" should never be used in the same sentence!

3:00 pm

Uniquity

<3s google and french.

3:00 pm

Pinikula

going ;)

3:02 pm

Atalante

isn't french obligatory in schools in canada?

3:03 pm

Uniquity

My province isn't on fire anymore, yay! Nooo...depends on the school. And in many cases it is ludicrously basic at best. It could be so much better, it is easy to become bilingual young, but the effort is not made.

3:03 pm

Uniquity

The Nooo...was to French, sorry for potential confusion.

3:04 pm

Atalante

huh. I always assumed it was. strangeness

3:04 pm

Uniquity

I have a pittance of a French vocab, despite my 1/4 Acadian blood and being raised in a highly Acadian region of the province.

3:05 pm

Uniquity

Did you compl*** your hunt for French summer, Pini?

3:06 pm

Atalante

outrrrrrrrageous

3:07 pm

Pinikula

found it!

3:08 pm

Pinikula

<-- used Bable Fish to translate ;)

3:08 pm

Pinikula

er...Babel Fish

3:08 pm

Uniquity

what about a babe fish?

3:09 pm

Pinikula

Babel Fish is a free online translator

3:09 pm

Pinikula

how about that center I ?

3:10 pm

Uniquity

I was making a joke in poor taste :(

3:10 pm

Uniquity

Not out + **w your boat

3:10 pm

Pinikula

I'd take the babe part, uni :)

3:10 pm

Pinikula

danke ;)

3:11 pm

Pinikula

and 1 of the 8 G's?

3:11 pm

Atalante

LOL I am being officially Ignored by the cat

3:11 pm

Uniquity

What, do I look like your ge***? I don't grant wishes!

3:11 pm

Uniquity

Ignored with a capital I, at that. Why is Sily cranky?

3:11 pm

Pinikula

ata? ignored?

3:12 pm

Pinikula

you're awesome uni!!! NBT!!!!

3:12 pm

Atalante

noooo idea! I obviously did something wrong lol

3:13 pm

Uniquity

Perhaps she was put off by your smugness and blinded by your genius and halo (since you are an angel)

3:14 pm

Atalante

probably! no-one is allowed to be more perfect than Silverclaw herself

3:14 pm

Pinikula

* blink * huh? did I miss something?

3:15 pm

Atalante

my cat's being a brat

3:15 pm

redturtlehead

Okey, Iam actually startign to dislike the grid...like it has a distastefulpersonality.

3:20 pm

Pinikula

starting? I still say there are too many vowels...

3:20 pm

sammysmom

hi

3:20 pm

Pinikula

hi sammy

3:21 pm

sammysmom

i used to just THINK i was dumb.. butr thanks to this grid i KNOW.......... and my faoritest french word is MERDE!!

3:22 pm

sammysmom

actually it is the only one i know

3:22 pm

Pinikula

I know the french word for summer now! :)

3:22 pm

sammysmom

i m sulking with 49 words to go and may hae to do something desperate- if i could only figure out What!!

3:23 pm

Pinikula

have been told there's a list in Bab Anon

3:23 pm

Pinikula

I still have 85 and am actually thinking I should list...but I also need to go to the home improvement store...

3:23 pm

Pinikula

...and it's raining out :(

3:23 pm

sammysmom

i thought about kicking sammy- but with his catly espl, he felt it and gave me the LOOK, so thats out

3:23 pm

redturtlehead

Pinik, I dont think there is a list.

3:24 pm

redturtlehead

Oh bab anons, of course there is that!!!

3:24 pm

redturtlehead

I have 72 left and really have no hope.

3:24 pm

Pinikula

let me go see, red...brb

3:26 pm

Pinikula

yep, there's one there...I'm going to clean it up for myself (I'll post in my profile when done)

3:26 pm

Uniquity

60 left. I am babble suicidal. I am only in danger of closing the window, never to open it again.

3:27 pm

Atalante

nooooooo!

3:28 pm

Uniquity

Hey, I took my last break from Aug - Dec. Maybe I need another :)

3:28 pm

Uniquity

Trying to scare the grid into behaving.

3:29 pm

Atalante

*looks unimpressed*

3:29 pm

Atalante

LOL

3:30 pm

Atalante

though I am starting to want to kick the grid too

3:32 pm

Pinikula

ok...stats in my profile...hope they're right...I still need to find 85 more words...

3:33 pm

kje

ep7?

3:34 pm

Pinikula

ep7 = a characterizing word or phrase firmly associated with a person or thing and often used in place of an actual name, title, or the like, as â€œman's best friendâ€ for â€œdog.â€

3:35 pm

kje

TY pini

3:35 pm

Pinikula

ur welcome :)

3:35 pm

Pinikula

I should be off to Home Depot...back in a bit...

3:35 pm

kje

go7?

3:36 pm

redturtlehead

72 and 72 still, I fear I shall never find another word today.

3:36 pm

Atalante

go7 - someone from Batman's town

3:36 pm

FMitch

Uni - you can do it, I did (finally) :)

3:36 pm

kje

excellent clue, TY ata

3:37 pm

kje

bye pini

3:37 pm

lynxxx

good morning good morning

3:37 pm

Atalante

FM!!!

3:38 pm

FMitch

Ata!!

3:38 pm

FMitch

*grin*

3:39 pm

Atalante

yay!!

3:39 pm

FMitch

Can't stay too long but wanted to pop in to say Hi.

3:40 pm

FMitch

as I saw you and Uni were online.

3:40 pm

Atalante

awwwwww :)

3:40 pm

FMitch

(((Ata)))

3:41 pm

Pinikula

and so much for home depot...it's raining pretty good right now :(

3:41 pm

Pinikula

hi FM

3:42 pm

FMitch

Hi pinik

3:43 pm

Atalante

10 left!

3:43 pm

FMitch

Anyone need clues otherwise I am departing for the evening?

3:43 pm

Atalante

I'm fi4. Being stubborn lol

3:44 pm

FMitch

LOL Ata you can do it!!

3:44 pm

kje

first pa5?

3:46 pm

redturtlehead

I need 72 clues.

3:46 pm

Atalante

lots of vowels, kje, if that's the first

3:46 pm

redturtlehead

how about the lonely O on the bottom?

3:47 pm

FMitch

any song of praise, joy, or triumph. pa5/12 use lots of vowels

3:47 pm

kje

k

3:47 pm

kje

red - kinda like the state - oh4

3:47 pm

Pinikula

oh4 = state (change last vowel)

3:47 pm

lynxxx

the O is the babblet like the US state

3:47 pm

kje

ty

3:47 pm

redturtlehead

TY lynxx, I missed it!

3:48 pm

redturtlehead

TY pini, did you get to hhome depot yet?

3:48 pm

Pinikula

nope...it's raining...

3:48 pm

Pinikula

will try again if it lets up

3:49 pm

Kenny Chuck

Can't find second ne4. What am I missing? Any help?

3:50 pm

Kenny Chuck

Found it.

3:50 pm

Pinikula

clue plz?

3:51 pm

lynxxx

The bottom line or ne** profit

3:51 pm

Pinikula

thx ;)

3:54 pm

kje

10

3:55 pm

Pinikula

go go go!

3:56 pm

kje

going going going

3:57 pm

oodleberry

pini quit telling kje to leave sheesh how ruuuuude

3:57 pm

kje

5 - all T and all 4 - interesting

3:57 pm

redturtlehead

that ne with the double cons always gets me....

3:58 pm

kje

4

3:58 pm

kje

3

3:59 pm

kje

2

3:59 pm

redturtlehead

69 left. making some smallprogress

3:59 pm

kje

2

4:00 pm

kje

1

4:00 pm

Pinikula

* getting fireworks lined up *

4:01 pm

kje

last word - sulfur chemical prefix - FW!

4:01 pm

Pinikula

wtg kje!

4:01 pm

lynxxx

Congrats kje!

4:01 pm

kje

thanks to granny rose for posting the clues - woohoo granny!!!

4:01 pm

oodleberry

wtg

4:01 pm

kje

thanks

4:02 pm

oodleberry

who can we see those clues kje

4:02 pm

kje

OK... must abble and run - have early dinner plans and would like a nap first - bye bye

4:02 pm

oodleberry

or do you mean first two letters

4:02 pm

redturtlehead

Have fun KJE.

4:02 pm

kje

oodle - go to bab anon

4:02 pm

oodleberry

ok bbye kje

4:02 pm

kje

first 2 letters and points values - like usual

4:02 pm

oodleberry

ty

4:02 pm

kje

poof

4:03 pm

Pinikula

oodle, I've posted grannyroses' list in my profile...if that helps.

4:04 pm

oodleberry

um i thought I saw that list afore somewhere...

4:04 pm

oodleberry

ty pini but have it

4:04 pm

Pinikula

oh, ok

4:04 pm

oodleberry

***waves away the smoke that kje left behind when she poofed***

4:06 pm

oodleberry

need the E second from the east... and not seeing the ap's or a's for that matter

4:07 pm

Pinikula

ap7 = alt spelling of whet your ap******

4:08 pm

oodleberry

ty

4:10 pm

Atalante

is there just one k that's not a 4?

4:10 pm

oodleberry

for those who are directionally challenged that is second column from the right

4:10 pm

lynxxx

ke6.30

4:11 pm

Atalante

ty

4:11 pm

Pinikula

I have E + scotch **** (adhesive)

4:12 pm

oodleberry

damn french words

4:13 pm

redturtlehead

LOL Pini, that was clued earlier, and all I was looking for was alcohol!

4:13 pm

oodleberry

4:14 pm

oodleberry

hee hee hee red

4:14 pm

Pinikula

glad to have helped, red ;)

4:14 pm

Atalante

well that should make life easier for people, oodle

4:15 pm

redturtlehead

Hiata.

4:15 pm

sprite

evening all...
sad but true Ata

4:16 pm

lynxxx

hello Sprite

4:17 pm

oodleberry

just because I gave the word some etomology?

4:17 pm

Atalante

because you included the word lol

4:18 pm

Dorens

fireworks! (just dropped in to say that.. now i have to run out) good luck everyone, with this bear! (and yes, oodle the word IS right there)

4:18 pm

oodleberry

oh chit sorry

4:18 pm

sprite

hi Dorens, good job

4:19 pm

lynxxx

congrats Dorens

4:19 pm

Dorens

hi sprite, thanks. nice to see you, even if i don't have time to actually chat

4:19 pm

oodleberry

damn I am so dense at times

4:19 pm

sprite

better than not seeing you at all, Dorens :)

4:23 pm

sprite

*begs for mercy*
Are there any K biggies today, please?

4:23 pm

Atalante

ke6.30

4:23 pm

sprite

thanks Ata!

4:24 pm

Pinikula

phantom: ketchup

4:24 pm

sprite

lol I had found the phantom. Got the 6, Ata, thanks again, now only one missing.

4:25 pm

Atalante

5 or 6 T 6's? pleeeease?

4:25 pm

sprite

sorry, just started, I only have the Ks and the et5.

4:26 pm

Pinikula

looks like just 5

4:26 pm

Atalante

ty ty pini!

4:27 pm

lynxxx

6 t6's

4:28 pm

sprite

Ks down, now for some real babble :)

4:28 pm

Atalante

ty ty :)

4:29 pm

lynxxx

ta6.33 is unusual builds on ta4.8

4:29 pm

redturtlehead

watching to russia with love, very strange flick.

4:29 pm

sprite

I like the tu6

4:30 pm

sprite

some parody on bond?

4:30 pm

redturtlehead

not a parody, just seems to be a spy film. from 1965,

4:30 pm

sprite

how odd, that title is so close to a bond movie.

4:31 pm

redturtlehead

Maybe it is a Bond movie. I amnot always aware.

4:31 pm

redturtlehead

No one has called him Bond yet, but lots of girls, and guns.

4:32 pm

sprite

that would be From russia with love, with a very famous sound track.

4:33 pm

redturtlehead

Oh yes it is from russia with love, I just checked, I foudn it strange.

4:34 pm

sprite

I like the bond films with Connery.

4:34 pm

redturtlehead

I rarely watch movies but since I've spent the day on couch...

4:35 pm

redturtlehead

i dont like this grid too much.

4:35 pm

oodleberry

okely bbl

4:35 pm

lynxxx

and that's ANOTHER word I never see - po4.5, the writer of verse, second last word

4:35 pm

sprite

was it amusing?

4:35 pm

redturtlehead

the film? not really, odd but not fun.

4:36 pm

redturtlehead

too much gun.

4:36 pm

sprite

oh yes lyn, thanks. Even worse: same word ending M. Eludes me every time it is there.

4:36 pm

sprite

am sorry, red. A day on the couch should be rewarded with a good movie.

4:36 pm

redturtlehead

Well, I am sure eventually something nice will come on.

4:37 pm

sprite

looks like a tough grid indeed. Not at all like yesterday's.

4:37 pm

redturtlehead

Sprite how is your new puppy?

4:38 pm

Atalante

1 to go, and it's a 6. typical

4:38 pm

sprite

doing great, red! Healthy and funny and so sweet.

4:38 pm

sprite

6s are sneaky

4:38 pm

Atalante

they are ...

4:39 pm

lynxxx

did you have ta6.33 Ata?

4:39 pm

Atalante

yep, its a 6 from the bottom row T

4:40 pm

redturtlehead

thats great to hear! Nice icon theme today I shoudl participate, but its so close to manana.

4:40 pm

lynxxx

ti6.18?

4:40 pm

sprite

be nice to yourself, red. Tomorrow is another day.

4:40 pm

Atalante

thats it!

4:40 pm

redturtlehead

tomorro I am going to the beach.

4:41 pm

lynxxx

Red should give you a clue

4:41 pm

sprite

lol yes, red know all about it

4:41 pm

sprite

lovely, red. Enjoy your free time!

4:41 pm

lynxxx

especaly if she left out Turtle

4:41 pm

redturtlehead

I should give a clue? but I think I dont have the word.

4:41 pm

Atalante

ohhhhhh ty! firebirds!

4:42 pm

sprite

wtg Ata!

4:42 pm

lynxxx

congrats Ata!!

4:42 pm

redturtlehead

Yipee ata!

4:42 pm

sprite

thanks to lyn and you, red

4:43 pm

iluvit

wehgbrhegbehrg

4:43 pm

lynxxx

ti6.18 is a redhead color Red

4:43 pm

redturtlehead

How did I help??? I still cant figure out the word!

4:43 pm

sprite

you help by being you

4:43 pm

redturtlehead

Really?

4:43 pm

lynxxx

Also a great painter

4:43 pm

iluvit

fhbghrbgrabb

4:43 pm

redturtlehead

Oooh I know the painter...goes to enter painter.

4:44 pm

redturtlehead

had no idea it was an actual hair colour.

4:44 pm

sprite

very deep red

4:46 pm

Atalante

gorgeous gorgeous hair colour

4:46 pm

lynxxx

That's me done too. Better get going, Stew walk b4 breakfast out. Bye all

4:46 pm

sprite

wtg lyn, and enjoy your walk

4:46 pm

iluvit

bye lynxxx

4:46 pm

Scrabbler

Hello again kids.

4:47 pm

sprite

hey Scrabs! Good to see you again. How are you feeling?

4:48 pm

Uniquity

Go7? Please?

4:48 pm

sprite

phantom: nefertite

4:48 pm

Scrabbler

The gastroenteritis adventure lasted only about 24 hrs, thankfully. The chest discomfort is occasional.

4:48 pm

sprite

aw Uni, please stay, don't Go.

4:49 pm

sprite

glad that part is over, Scrabs. When is your doctor's appointment?

4:50 pm

Scrabbler

I had a mammo and chest X-ray on Wednesday--both were normal. I am waiting for a return call from my doc regarding the next step.

4:50 pm

Atalante

go7 - someone who lives in Batman's town

4:50 pm

Atalante

*poofs* tiiired!

4:50 pm

sprite

darn sorry, I thought you still had to go. Glad both are normal!

4:50 pm

Scrabbler

TY, Atalante.

4:50 pm

sprite

night Ata, sleep well

4:51 pm

Scrabbler

Aw, Ata, I wanted to tell you something

4:51 pm

sprite

great word Ata, thanks

4:52 pm

Uniquity

Thankees. I am just wiped. 43 left and I need to make supper and get groceries still. All I want is bed.

4:52 pm

Scrabbler

BRB--must stir dinner.

4:52 pm

sprite

*hugs Une*

4:53 pm

Scrabbler

Can groceries wait til tomorrow?

4:55 pm

Uniquity

Work through the hours the store is open tomorrow. I can do it Monday night after work, but that seems even worse. I will just buck up! It is early, I am just tired.

4:55 pm

Uniquity

* I work through etc etc

4:55 pm

sprite

nobody who can do it for you?

4:55 pm

Scrabbler

I did the same thing Tuesday afternoon--exhausted but I needed to shop.

4:57 pm

sprite

the dreaded shopping... once beautifully typoed as deaded shopping by a fellow babbler.

4:58 pm

Scrabbler

Haha. Typos can be funny

4:58 pm

sprite

lol yes, some you never forget!

4:59 pm

Scrabbler

This is one tough grid! I still need 78 and am seeing nothing.

4:59 pm

sprite

I totally agree

5:00 pm

Uniquity

I am hunting for an ap8. And losing the hunt. *Trades in for elephant gun*

5:00 pm

sprite

*ducks*

5:01 pm

sprite

wow got it. It ends in alt spelling for not day

5:02 pm

Haz1558

ap8 - to ap add half a laughing fence and finish with American hours of darkness. Now put your gun away.

5:02 pm

Uniquity

Just got it as well! ap + laugh + not day

5:02 pm

sprite

lol yes

5:02 pm

sprite

hi Haz

5:02 pm

Scrabbler

Hi and Happy Birthday, Hazel!

5:02 pm

Scrabbler

I was close with that ap8--except I was only typing 7 letters

5:03 pm

Haz1558

Hello there! Just passing through and getting ready to close up computer but thought I'd say hello. Sticky grid, isn't it?

5:03 pm

Uniquity

I can't give up the elephant gun. This grid is elusive.

5:03 pm

sprite

yes it is, Haz, to me too anyway. A grid with a bite.

5:03 pm

Scrabbler

I am likely to quit this grid soon and focus on the NY Times crossword puzzle for the rest of the evening.

5:04 pm

Haz1558

I think everybody has felt the same way about it.

5:04 pm

sprite

sounds nice, Scrabs

5:05 pm

Uniquity

Times crossword.That might be easier compared to this. Not for me, of course.

5:05 pm

sprite

at least I have spotted one of Ata's worms.

5:06 pm

Scrabbler

It is one of my weekly highlights---diving into a tough crossword.

5:06 pm

Haz1558

Only Ata would be pleased if you said 'I saw a worm and thought of you.'

5:06 pm

sprite

too true, lol

5:06 pm

sprite

never tried english crosswords. Might be fun, Scrabs! Though probably too hard for me.

5:07 pm

Haz1558

I think you'd manage fine.

5:07 pm

Scrabbler

The NYT puzzle is the best--tricky, sneaky, full of cleverness. I like a real challenge that makes me think and think and think.

5:08 pm

sprite

not sure, might be too hard because one has to know a lot of synonyms to be good at crosswords. But worth a try! But will not start with the NY Times one for sure.

5:08 pm

Uniquity

I, on the other hand, do easy easy crosswords. It even says easy on the cover in big letters. That way I can finish and feel smart.

5:08 pm

sprite

and why not, Uni!

5:08 pm

Scrabbler

The clues have multiple meanings so you really have to be careful.

5:09 pm

sprite

oh nice!

5:09 pm

Uniquity

The Times often makes me mad. I think I have the meaning, but they are playing with the words and leaving me in the dust. I can only get tenor twenty words.

5:09 pm

Scrabbler

My dinner is ready, so I will bid adieu. Bye everyone.

5:10 pm

Uniquity

I am always impressed with those who do the times! Happy evening, Scrabbler

5:10 pm

sprite

enjoy, Scrabs, both dinner and the puzzle.

5:10 pm

sprite

hahaha Uni, you typoed yourself into the sin bin!

5:10 pm

Haz1558

Bye Scrabbler. To the PB Uniquity.

5:11 pm

Uniquity

Rubbish. Not even a word I needed :( **Hot pool nap

5:11 pm

Uniquity

Or hot tub. Whatever.

5:12 pm

sprite

not great for the brain but so nice for the body, a hot tub

5:12 pm

Haz1558

Well, time for me to go. I'll give the grid a well-aimed kick on my way out. Have a nice evening!

5:12 pm

sprite

night Haz, sleep well

5:12 pm

redturtlehead

Hey has anyone here had a pet on Prozac?

5:12 pm

Haz1558

Bye!

5:13 pm

sprite

no never

5:13 pm

Uniquity

Au revoir~

5:13 pm

redturtlehead

They put my Dog on Prozac as he is excessively nervous, and well, no he is so excessively not nervous, i am not sureabout it.

5:14 pm

redturtlehead

It could be also the anti itch meds.

5:14 pm

sprite

what does the doc say?

5:14 pm

Babs1

why not give him rescue remedy or look at changing his diet instead of Prozac which has soooo many cautions for humans

5:15 pm

Babs1

Have you tried apple cider vinegar and water as a spray for the itching?

5:15 pm

sprite

oh wow, the other 8 makes up for a lot of this grid. Very nice find!

5:15 pm

sprite

hi Babs

5:15 pm

redturtlehead

Well, his diet is good, and the itch medicine is just hydralizine, but he really has some pacing and such....

5:16 pm

redturtlehead

He doesnt have the normal seperation anxiousness its different.

5:16 pm

Babs1

hi, Sprite! haven't been on here in a lonnnng time!

5:16 pm

redturtlehead

Ithink it could be the hydralizine.

5:16 pm

sprite

glad you are now, Babs :)

5:16 pm

Babs1

What's the anxiety to do with?

5:17 pm

Babs1

Thanks, Sprite!!

5:17 pm

redturtlehead

I have no idea, I think its his breed and his inbred ness though it could have to do with the recent move yet again.

5:17 pm

redturtlehead

I need to figure out if its either or both, or just the one day at the vet that made him very tired.

5:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi all

5:18 pm

Babs1

rescue remedy would be really good...a few drops a day in water...get at any health food store

5:18 pm

redturtlehead

They have a large yard.

5:18 pm

sprite

could also be the case, especially for an emotional dog

5:18 pm

redturtlehead

I would prefer to have him on nothing if its going to make him this sleepy, but I think its the antihistamine, which he needs right now.

5:19 pm

sprite

hi TOwl!

5:19 pm

sprite

rescue remedy is worth trying. Bach remedies are very good.

5:20 pm

o-o

Hello, sprite. Is the little lion behaving?

5:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey spritey! any one else watching the derby?

5:21 pm

sprite

hi BabbleRabble, good to see you. Yes, he is, most of the time. Pushing his limits at other times. Very happy little lion it is.

5:21 pm

sprite

not me, TOwl, sorry. Having fun?

5:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

and please can some one clue the ce that's not the gas ce6?

5:21 pm

sprite

ce4

5:22 pm

Pinikula

C = French summer

5:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

i love a good horse race, though haven't seen many money horses in person.

5:22 pm

redturtlehead

yes, but i also like and trust this vet very much, I have been through 3 vets in Fl. This one is the only good one so far.

5:22 pm

Pinikula

er ... c + french summer

5:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty pini. you hit the only french word i know, form crosswords

5:22 pm

redturtlehead

I want aclue for the gas?

5:22 pm

o-o

hello, maven maven

5:22 pm

sprite

wow Pini nice clue

5:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

like the et6

5:23 pm

sprite

ce + skin tone from sun + vowel

5:23 pm

Pinikula

hi TO, red, BR!, sprite, et al

5:23 pm

o-o

howdy to all

5:24 pm

redturtlehead

TY! I now have a gray row.

5:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

wooooooooooooooHOO!

5:24 pm

sprite

all rows greyed. Not an easy grid. Fun though.

5:25 pm

redturtlehead

Yay Sprite!

5:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

wtg, sprite!

5:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

a clue please for the bottom o? even first two and count willd o

5:26 pm

Pinikula

oh4 = state (change last vowel)

5:26 pm

sprite

that is quick, Pini, I was still trying to figure out which one came from that tile :)

5:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty, pini to the rescue! and a babblet to boot!

5:27 pm

Pinikula

well, I'm still missing 78 words, but had that one, so it was easy to narrow down! :)

5:27 pm

redturtlehead

OH My, I was shopping and kept thinking I was forgetting something, sauce for lasagne. oops. No lasagne

5:28 pm

sprite

it is 0.27 am here and I really must go to bed. Ha4 to leave you guys, but without sleep life isn't as much fun for me (and my kids).
Thanks for the company, enjoy the grid!

5:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye sprite

5:29 pm

redturtlehead

gn spirte

5:30 pm

oodleberry

ap8 please

5:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

whoa what a race

5:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

that would be one happy bettor!

5:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

50 to 1 odds

5:32 pm

oodleberry

hi peeps lady

5:33 pm

Pinikula

ap + AlP**bet soup + not day

5:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi oodle!

5:36 pm

oodleberry

ty pini

5:41 pm

oodleberry

ap5 please

5:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

refersn to bees oodle

5:42 pm

oodleberry

ty

5:43 pm

Pinikula

* dense at the moment * plz dummy down?

5:43 pm

72 Temple Owl

i tkae it there are no other horse racing fans present. what a great race

5:44 pm

Pinikula

I enjoy watching occasionally, TO, but missed the KD

5:44 pm

renfield

i'm watching vengeance of the zombies

5:44 pm

Pinikula

I'm gathering by your excitement that the long-shot won?

5:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

ooh pini turn it on they will replay and replay this one

5:45 pm

oodleberry

HI REN!!!!!

5:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes but what a great race

5:45 pm

renfield

hey ya oodle! hey owl and pini

5:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey ren!

5:47 pm

Pinikula

hi ren (sorry, distracted)

5:48 pm

renfield

i like that op6....dreamy

5:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

i don't. it's hiding.

5:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

hahhahaha 103.20 on a $2bet

5:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

is it beofre or after to give your 2 cents?

5:53 pm

renfield

karl marx said 'religion is the op6 of the poeple....' yes i read marx and engle....

5:53 pm

Uneaixoise

op6 of the masses, no?

5:53 pm

Pinikula

before

5:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty, ren. btw woulf was here earlier and promising to come back tonight

5:54 pm

Uneaixoise

oh, cool! sorry I missed him!

5:54 pm

renfield

des volkes actually

5:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

still one o short

5:55 pm

Uneaixoise

oh, you got me there, ren -- no German :-)

5:55 pm

renfield

saw a foto today of some wolves and thought about wolfie and kirsten - hope they are all doing well

5:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

he said they were all well except him

5:56 pm

renfield

so k une - there are only a few things i do know - the rest is beyond the pale for me

5:56 pm

Uneaixoise

ren!! LOL!

5:56 pm

renfield

ouch owl! he's been feeling bad a while now

5:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

throat i believe

5:58 pm

renfield

ok me beauties - i need to sleep...bbl - i hope

5:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye ren

5:58 pm

Uneaixoise

later, ren

5:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

missing ha 6/7

6:00 pm

oodleberry

bbye ren

6:04 pm

speedfreak

someone helped with the ap 8 does someone know the other 8 letter and can i have help thank you

6:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

was just clued in last 10 min, pa 8 = a germ

6:06 pm

speedfreak

thanks temple missed that earlier sorry

6:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

got them both now, sf?

6:08 pm

speedfreak

sure do thanks

6:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

pa 8 = pa***logical liar + dna carrier

6:11 pm

oodleberry

ty peeps lady

6:17 pm

redturtlehead

Hey all, am I nuts are is Saturday TV just about the worst thing ever?

6:18 pm

oodleberry

no you aren't nuts

6:18 pm

oodleberry

idiotic if you asked me

6:18 pm

redturtlehead

I'm idiotic?

6:19 pm

oodleberry

no no saturday tv!!

6:19 pm

redturtlehead

Ohhh ok.

6:19 pm

redturtlehead

:D

6:20 pm

oodleberry

now why on earth would I call you idiotic red... I hardly know you

6:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am seriously thinking of pulling the plug on cable, red. i never thought i would ever say that

6:20 pm

oodleberry

and even if I did know you well I wouldn't say you were idiotic

6:21 pm

oodleberry

it's getting ridiculous peeps lady, I agree

6:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

are there 2 ea4?

6:23 pm

Uniquity

24 left...I am starting to see the light! As for cable - I put the tv on but I don't enjoy it. I watch a lot of older shows on dvd. Re-watching Third Rock From the Sun at the moment. I LOVE our library.

6:23 pm

Uniquity

2ea words, 1 5, 1 4

6:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty and hi,, uni!

6:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

tv is featuring the place i am g oing tomorrow, so it has its virtues tonight

6:24 pm

Uniquity

Hello again! Got the groceries. Much more awake now. Strawberries were on sale, a lovely treat. Belated thanks for the pa8.

6:24 pm

oodleberry

wb Uni

6:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

must go, bbtonight ot finish. sorry to miss you uni

6:26 pm

oodleberry

bbye peeps lady

6:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

feel the urge to shop

6:27 pm

Uniquity

Take care TOwl!

6:28 pm

chiley

Hi all...need a miracle cure for urinary tract infection....any suggestions? Already have cranberry juice

6:29 pm

Uniquity

Ouch, Chiley. I've no knowledge on that front :(

6:30 pm

Uniquity

I'm assuming antibiotics or something similar are prescribed as well?

6:35 pm

redturtlehead

Antibiotics are generally the best cure.

6:36 pm

redturtlehead

TO, I am very fond of Law and Order and Star Trek re runs....

6:36 pm

redturtlehead

As well as sports coverage.

6:36 pm

redturtlehead

I wont finish this grid, but I want to. I have 62 left!

6:39 pm

pam

Hi all

6:39 pm

redturtlehead

Well, I finished the F's

6:40 pm

pam

congrats on the F's, red!

6:44 pm

redturtlehead

Hi Pam, thanks, this grid is a toughie.

6:45 pm

pam

Thanks for the warning! 8^)

6:45 pm

redturtlehead

any help with the E from the top right corner?

6:45 pm

redturtlehead

Oh I got the babblet bird.

6:46 pm

VerbalFunderbur

eu 4 -- monetary unit

6:46 pm

Pinikula

eu4 = foreign currency

6:46 pm

Uniquity

Bert and er*i* and the foreign money.

6:46 pm

redturtlehead

thanks Verbal andUniquit.

6:48 pm

redturtlehead

any helpfor the middle I? I have no ne of the 5.

6:49 pm

Uniquity

Muahahah. FINISHED!

6:49 pm

Pinikula

in + **w your boat

6:49 pm

Pinikula

wtg uni

6:49 pm

Uniquity

If you are bad at something, you are in***. Another one is similar, just change a vowel.

6:49 pm

pam

YAY Uni!

6:49 pm

redturtlehead

Whooo Hooo Uni!

6:50 pm

Uniquity

By these clues, you may in*** the answers and I hope you have enough in** to get them.

6:50 pm

redturtlehead

Oh geez, I need a few fish.

6:50 pm

redturtlehead

thanks.

6:50 pm

Uniquity

Thanks. I honestly didn't know if I could do this. How've you been coming along Pini?

6:51 pm

Pinikula

been wandering in/out...down to 68; 1 more and I'll have made it 1/2-way!

6:51 pm

pam

great, pini!

6:51 pm

Uniquity

:) Have you got the residents of Batman

6:51 pm

redturtlehead

I have 50 left.

6:52 pm

Uniquity

*Batman's city? (Borrowed this great clue)

6:52 pm

pam

I can't in*** the word you are cluing with in**, uni...

6:52 pm

redturtlehead

I know batmans city but I dont see it in grid.

6:52 pm

Uniquity

in + the re***ance section of the library. TO check your in**rmation.

6:53 pm

Uniquity

The 'punk' word that is not accepted (go**) + stalact***s and stalagm***s).

6:53 pm

pam

thanks, had the first part not the second, uni. now i have the 411`

6:53 pm

redturtlehead

Oh yes I have that one.

6:54 pm

Uniquity

There are lots with the ending like minerals or gasses.

6:54 pm

Pinikula

my largest grey box yet! I5/5 - thanks!

6:55 pm

redturtlehead

49 left. whoo hoooo, I started to have issues at 70 left.

6:55 pm

Uniquity

I was ready to quit forever at one point. Darn this addiction. Babble sucks you in.

6:56 pm

Pinikula

I has issues when I learned I would have to do the list manually!!!

6:56 pm

redturtlehead

I'm pretty good at not being too addicted in fact I rarely finish though I play a lot.

6:56 pm

redturtlehead

since I am not a frequent list user, (which is probably why I dont finish...) I havent had that problem.

6:57 pm

pam

8^), red

6:57 pm

redturtlehead

Pam, the vet wants to put Teulu on prozac.

6:58 pm

redturtlehead

He is on Hydroxizine for hot spots and is so dopey already.

6:58 pm

pam

Have you tried other mood things? rescue remedy?

6:58 pm

pam

Why does s/he want to use prozac?

6:58 pm

redturtlehead

He really doesnt have a mood issue, he was just very restless.

6:58 pm

redturtlehead

and feet licking.

6:58 pm

Pinikula

well, not that I always run with the list first...I do like the idea of having it available should I run with it

6:59 pm

pam

I have heard great things about hydroxizine. I am lucky about the Tavist!

6:59 pm

redturtlehead

I think the frequent moves have caught up on him....

6:59 pm

pam

I forgot about the feet licking...

6:59 pm

redturtlehead

Well The hydrox works, but I miss my hyper dog.

6:59 pm

pam

LOL! I'll bet you do miss that!

6:59 pm

redturtlehead

Pini, I like the list, I am just usually too lazy to drag it out, I dont have expert.

7:00 pm

redturtlehead

I am thinking I will use the hydrox until the 2 spots heal and then see where we are.

7:00 pm

pam

You definitely want the spots to heal....

7:00 pm

redturtlehead

Oh I do.

7:00 pm

Pinikula

well, the one thing I like about the "list" in expert is that even when it's hidden the good words turn green and the bad ones turn red... ;)

7:01 pm

redturtlehead

Now Harry Potter is On, yay. I like the music.

7:01 pm

redturtlehead

He's such a nervy dog, but I hate to put him on a drug like prozac.

7:01 pm

pam

The last time a Harry Potter was on ABC, i thought it was cut to shreds--very disappointed... I want to see the whole movie...

7:02 pm

pam

Have you tried rescue remedy?

7:02 pm

o-o

hey, redT, give the dog a placebo.... fool him

7:02 pm

redturtlehead

Oh well, hope they show enough for me.

7:02 pm

redturtlehead

LOLOLOLOL babble!!!!

7:03 pm

pam

LOLOLOL babbler

7:04 pm

redturtlehead

Maybe I need the placebo.

7:07 pm

pam

I could sure use one once in a while....

7:12 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers!How is everyone?

7:12 pm

Minveryork

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! YAY!

7:15 pm

car.eeyore

Hello Min!

7:16 pm

Minveryork

Hello car.eeyore!How are you?Welcome to the puzzle

7:16 pm

car.eeyore

I am well! Had a crazy busy day, but turning out to be a nice evening!

7:16 pm

Minveryork

I was having a tri-polar conversation with me,myself and I.

7:17 pm

car.eeyore

I have those all the time...especially when I thing I am speaking to my boys but they are not listening!

7:17 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

7:18 pm

car.eeyore

Good evening!

7:18 pm

car.eeyore

Any GH words?

7:18 pm

Minveryork

Hi jmcnrick! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

7:18 pm

Minveryork

I have the list in my profile car.eeyore if you need it.

7:19 pm

car.eeyore

Great! TY Min!

7:19 pm

Minveryork

There are no gh words,but ghetto's a phantom today

7:20 pm

car.eeyore

Pancake is my phantom today!

7:20 pm

car.eeyore

And the C in the corner is driving me into fits! It doesn't go with anything I want it too!

7:21 pm

jmcnrick

I keep trying to type packet

7:21 pm

Pinikula

ce4 = c + french summer

7:21 pm

Minveryork

Oh,GOOD phantom car.eeyore.That would've been a wonderful icon for the phantom theme the other day

7:21 pm

redturtlehead

I have tried packet.

7:21 pm

lbdawger

hi everyone!

7:21 pm

jmcnrick

good to know i can find a list min

7:22 pm

redturtlehead

that is an ecellent phantom, all of them.

7:22 pm

jmcnrick

hi lbd

7:22 pm

Minveryork

Hi lbdawger! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

7:22 pm

redturtlehead

Mine has been apron.

7:22 pm

Pinikula

my phantom was ketchup

7:22 pm

lbdawger

list is available in my profile. Hi jmc

7:22 pm

car.eeyore

hi sistah! I have that word! I just keep wanting to make words using the ck but it is not going the right way for most of the words!

7:22 pm

lbdawger

Hi Min! i'm doing well. and yourself?

7:22 pm

Pinikula

there's one in mine too (compliments of grannyrose)

7:22 pm

Minveryork

Yes, I have tried apron and iron today several times.

7:23 pm

lbdawger

fetch was my phantom

7:23 pm

redturtlehead

as well as fuet, fute, frute and none of them are actual words.

7:23 pm

Minveryork

Well we all have a list in our profiles. Great resources

7:23 pm

o-o

my phantom: jaculiferous

7:24 pm

jmcnrick

not me :-)

7:24 pm

car.eeyore

LOL BR! Didn't even know that was a word!

7:24 pm

Minveryork

Hello BabbleRabble!How are you? Welcome to the grid

7:24 pm

lbdawger

and that would mean...what br?

7:24 pm

redturtlehead

BR always has the most exotic phantoms.

7:24 pm

o-o

having arrow-like prickles

7:24 pm

Minveryork

I think we might have to ask Jacula what that means

7:25 pm

redturtlehead

jacula should know immediately!

7:25 pm

car.eeyore

Clue for the CE 6 please?

7:25 pm

redturtlehead

this is the best Harry Potter movie out there. Prisoner of Azkhabhan.

7:25 pm

lbdawger

ce + color sun turns skin + vowel

7:26 pm

jmcnrick

I am watching it too red

7:26 pm

lbdawger

I liked that HP a lot, Red

7:26 pm

Minveryork

My phantom words today are apron,ghetto, pinafore

7:26 pm

car.eeyore

TY! Off to get the boys in bed. BBL!

7:26 pm

redturtlehead

Oooh I get to watch a movie with jmcrick.

7:26 pm

jmcnrick

lol red

7:27 pm

jmcnrick

bye car

7:27 pm

lbdawger

i wanted apain to be a word, like he is apain in my butt

7:27 pm

lbdawger

later, car

7:27 pm

Minveryork

More like today's puzzle is apain in the butt lbdawger

7:28 pm

lbdawger

amen to that, Min

7:28 pm

redturtlehead

todays puzzle is special It could use a few extra letters.

7:28 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye car.eeyore! I will see you later in the chat!

7:28 pm

lbdawger

not as stinky as yesterday's grid. that was just nasty!

7:29 pm

jmcnrick

I am baffled by this grid

7:29 pm

redturtlehead

I thinkk todays is worse.

7:29 pm

deejoy

has anyone tried getting on Lickety's site today? I seem to et yesterday's list

7:29 pm

deejoy

or get, as the case may be

7:29 pm

lbdawger

no new lickety today, deejoy

7:29 pm

deejoy

ty for the reply

7:30 pm

redturtlehead

Lickety free day. Hope he has had a nice day.

7:30 pm

Pinikula

min's got a list in her profile as do I

7:30 pm

lbdawger

yw. but if you need a list, there's one in my profile

7:30 pm

Pinikula

oh, and lbd's

7:30 pm

jmcnrick

hope he's okay

7:30 pm

deejoy

was thinking something was wrong with me or 'puter or that I just didn't know how to work the page....ty tbdawger

7:31 pm

lbdawger

i hope he's okay too. i worry about Mrp and him when there's no list. I hope they are enjoying time together

7:32 pm

lbdawger

np, deejoy. those are often my first concerns too. as in, "Oh geez, how'd i screw this up?"

7:32 pm

Minveryork

Hello deejoy!How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

7:34 pm

jmcnrick

I would gratefully accept any ap clue -- I don't seem to see anything on that a

7:35 pm

lbdawger

ap7 is a phonetic spelling of wanting to eat.

7:35 pm

jmcnrick

ty lbd

7:35 pm

jmcnrick

I think I need a short cut key that just types out "ty lbd" :-D

7:38 pm

Minveryork

That ap 5/12 word is a plus the pi 4/5 word jmcnrick

7:38 pm

jmcnrick

ty min

7:39 pm

Minveryork

yw

7:44 pm

lbdawger

the last ap is ap + ***s solo (star wars) + b*** me!

7:45 pm

jmcnrick

lol lbd what a clue!

7:46 pm

lbdawger

*wicked laugh*

7:47 pm

Minveryork

Thank you lbdawger! Did you just monkey that word?

7:48 pm

pam

hi, again... wandered off...

7:48 pm

Minveryork

Hi pam!How are you doing? Welcome back to the grid

7:48 pm

jmcnrick

whoohoo I greyed my first tile LOL

7:48 pm

pam

ap8 is fun to say; thanks, lbd

7:49 pm

pam

hi, min

7:49 pm

jmcnrick

only took three clues!

7:49 pm

jmcnrick

hi pam

7:49 pm

pam

hi, jm

7:50 pm

lbdawger

hi Pam

7:50 pm

pam

hi, lbd

7:51 pm

lbdawger

i got help with that word, earlier today. I think it was BR, but that wasn't the clue given

7:51 pm

bleugirl2

is there something wrong with lickety's page?

7:51 pm

Minveryork

Hi bleugirl2! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

7:52 pm

bleugirl2

'allo

7:53 pm

Minveryork

There's no Lickety list today. I have list in my profile.

7:53 pm

bleugirl2

ah. thanks. i am stuck now so need it.

7:56 pm

bleugirl2

AP *?

7:56 pm

bleugirl2

AP 8 that is

7:56 pm

lbdawger

i clued it at 7:44 bleu

7:58 pm

jmcnrick

poo goth is a word

7:59 pm

bleugirl2

got it!

7:59 pm

jmcnrick

wtg bleu

8:00 pm

oodleberry

hi again everyone

8:00 pm

jmcnrick

hi oodle

8:00 pm

jmcnrick

oodle did you friend me on fb

8:01 pm

oodleberry

couldn't find you

8:01 pm

Minveryork

Hello oodleberry!How are you? Welcome to the puzzle

8:01 pm

oodleberry

ty min you too

8:01 pm

lbdawger

hi oodle

8:01 pm

jmcnrick

I see know it can't be you -- wrong city in Canada

8:01 pm

oodleberry

hi lbw

8:02 pm

jmcnrick

*now

8:05 pm

oodleberry

with whom are you friends... pini?

8:06 pm

jmcnrick

yes and lil monkey

8:06 pm

jmcnrick

and dorens

8:10 pm

oodleberry

on pini's list I am the 39th down

8:10 pm

oodleberry

1st page

8:11 pm

bleugirl2

ET 6s

8:12 pm

jmcnrick

ty oodle

8:12 pm

Minveryork

N et 6/21 is et*** Allen plus a vowel and other is same but replace one vowel with another vowel bleugirl2.

8:13 pm

bleugirl2

hottie is a word!

8:13 pm

Minveryork

The et 6/21 is et*** Allen + a vowel and other is same but replace one vowel with another vowel bleugirl2.

8:15 pm

jillibus

hello all -- good to see another extinct animal, min!

8:15 pm

bleugirl2

got em

8:15 pm

lbdawger

hi Jilli

8:16 pm

Minveryork

Hello jillibus! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

8:16 pm

oodleberry

hi jilli

8:17 pm

Minveryork

Your extinct animal's better looking than mine jillibus

8:17 pm

jillibus

well, I'm just past halfway -- been out all afternoon

8:18 pm

jmcnrick

hi jill

8:18 pm

jillibus

is your picture squished, min? Or is the glyptodon a hunchback?

8:20 pm

Minveryork

I think that it's a hunchback because of its shell, but it also could be squished too jillibus.I am not too sure

8:25 pm

jillibus

I wish more people had oosted extinct animals -- I'm always interested to see what others choose

8:25 pm

oodleberry

jm?

8:25 pm

jillibus

*had posted

8:25 pm

jmcnrick

yes oodle

8:25 pm

oodleberry

did you find me?

8:25 pm

jmcnrick

sorry haven't looked yet

8:26 pm

oodleberry

oh ok

8:26 pm

jmcnrick

will do it after the movie I'm watching

8:26 pm

redturtlehead

Jilli, I am sorry I liked todays theme, but I was too tired to go searching....

8:26 pm

redturtlehead

jmc still watching Harry?

8:26 pm

jmcnrick

yes

8:26 pm

jmcnrick

I read the book so long ago I forgot most of it

8:26 pm

redturtlehead

me too. thinking about bed.

8:26 pm

jillibus

sorry you're so tired, red -- what's been happening?

8:27 pm

oodleberry

harry?

8:27 pm

oodleberry

as in harry potter?

8:27 pm

redturtlehead

just lots of things all is well, but lots of stress.

8:27 pm

redturtlehead

Yes, we are watching harry Potter.

8:27 pm

jmcnrick

ye soodle

8:27 pm

jillibus

bummer, red

8:27 pm

oodleberry

which one

8:27 pm

redturtlehead

It could always get worse.

8:28 pm

oodleberry

#6?

8:29 pm

jmcnrick

Prisoner of Azkaban

8:30 pm

oodleberry

oh ok that's #2 I believe

8:30 pm

jmcnrick

I had a good day not only did the Caps win but so did the Nationals

8:30 pm

jmcnrick

on the other hand I have a headache and need to write a rebuttal for a client

8:31 pm

redturtlehead

I think its one of the best ones.

8:31 pm

jmcnrick

red is you aquarium up and running now?

8:31 pm

lbdawger

POA is #3

8:31 pm

redturtlehead

Well, it has water and gravel and one filter is running...and some dead plant material is cycling.

8:32 pm

redturtlehead

If I have time next week I'll go over to St Augustine for fish.

8:32 pm

jmcnrick

is cycling dead plant material good?

8:33 pm

redturtlehead

The tank needs to get some bacteria in it and i dont like to risk feeder fish, sooo.

8:33 pm

redturtlehead

maybe write the rebuttal tomorro?

8:34 pm

jmcnrick

sunday i teach HS sunday school and take my mother out to lunch then tomorrow I have a conference call on a budget issue with a Quaker Org

8:34 pm

jmcnrick

thinking I won't babble tomorrow :-(

8:34 pm

redturtlehead

Maybe Monday?

8:35 pm

jmcnrick

maybe before Meeting

8:35 pm

redturtlehead

Is it a complicated rebuttal?

8:36 pm

oodleberry

en 10 please

8:36 pm

oodleberry

oops

8:36 pm

oodleberry

en5 10 please

8:37 pm

jmcnrick

just long because I have to go through 56 pages of background material

8:37 pm

redturtlehead

eplus mans name.

8:37 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

en + past tense of put something in your mouth, chew, swallow

8:37 pm

redturtlehead

oooh jmc, I am so glad I am just a nurse!!!!!

8:37 pm

oodleberry

ty

8:37 pm

redturtlehead

hi gwen! How is Michigan???

8:38 pm

jmcnrick

lol red!

8:38 pm

mkg

peonie

8:38 pm

mkg

isnt peonie a flower? must be spelled different. have tried before. is it with 2 ns?

8:38 pm

jmcnrick

I would have lots of time if I didn't take on sunday school, my mother, and various boards

8:38 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

howdee y'alls. michigan is sunny but kinda chilly (well, not sunny right now, but it was sunny today)

8:39 pm

redturtlehead

spring is coming!!!

8:39 pm

Minveryork

Hello mkg! How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle

8:39 pm

jmcnrick

one n by ends with a y

8:39 pm

redturtlehead

spelled with a Y mkg.

8:39 pm

Minveryork

Hi Book Doctor Gwen! How are you? Welcome to grid!

8:39 pm

redturtlehead

jmc, how can you not take on your Mom, you only get one.

8:39 pm

jmcnrick

and my MIL is saturdays

8:39 pm

bleugirl2

KE 6

8:40 pm

redturtlehead

JMC, maybe you shoudl combine MIL and Mom!!!

8:40 pm

jmcnrick

so there you go and my son back on friday

8:40 pm

redturtlehead

crazy long week for you, but your son will be a help with some things, I hope.

8:40 pm

Minveryork

ke 6/30 is ke plus number after 9 plus vowel bleugirl2

8:41 pm

oodleberry

et6 21 but don't know which one

8:41 pm

bleugirl2

ah i was spelling it wrong

8:41 pm

jmcnrick

wow Potter is a ballsy student

8:42 pm

redturtlehead

good movie.

8:43 pm

Minveryork

et6/21 is Et*** Allen plus vowel and other is same,but replace one vowel with another vowel oodleberry.

8:43 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hey, "ghoti" fish is in the grid lol

8:45 pm

oodleberry

you haven't seen this one before jmc?

8:46 pm

oodleberry

it is amazing how much the movie resembles the book.... a lot of times it doesn't and is frustrating for readers... 'oh well what about this part and that'

8:47 pm

jmcnrick

no i havn't seen any of the potter movies before this series on tv

8:47 pm

oodleberry

what are they playing all five?

8:48 pm

jmcnrick

whats a ghoti?

8:48 pm

GreyWoulf

Hi all -- Gwen I noticed it earlier today as well!!

8:48 pm

jmcnrick

each saturday night apparently

8:49 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

one of my mom's favorite jokes . . .

8:49 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

well, i just joined twitter. wish me well lol

8:49 pm

Minveryork

Hello GreyWoulf!How are you? Welcome to the puzzle

8:50 pm

jmcnrick

hi grey

8:50 pm

GreyWoulf

I've been better, Min -- I am still waiting for the test results to come back to determine if I am suffering a relapse of strep throat or just really nasty allergies for the first time in my life

8:51 pm

oodleberry

i can't find that et6 21

8:51 pm

GreyWoulf

Otherwise, we are doing pretty good, though Kristianna decided to be a brat from heck today -- I hate when she gets into one of her ultra rebellious days

8:51 pm

oodleberry

ce6 21 also

8:51 pm

Minveryork

Sorry to hear that GreyWoulf. I got allergies for the first time in my life last year. Never had them before

8:52 pm

GreyWoulf

hi jmc

8:53 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

et6 = deadly m****** gas

8:53 pm

bleugirl2

first PA 5

8:53 pm

jmcnrick

the pollen has been especially bad this year

8:53 pm

oodleberry

need the other one

8:53 pm

Minveryork

et 6/21 is Et*** Hawk plus a vowel. Other is same but replace one vowel with another.A ce6/21 is ce + Mr. Hawthorne's nickname anagramed oodleberry.

8:54 pm

jmcnrick

can scrap it off my car car with a rake every morning

8:54 pm

Minveryork

pa 5/12 is p plus three vowels plus single hump letter.

8:55 pm

oodleberry

I've tried the et one and can't find it... and I don,t know Mr hawthorne

8:56 pm

oodleberry

ok got the et one.. . sheesh

8:56 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ce + nickname for someone named nathaniel, but scramble the letters

8:57 pm

Minveryork

ce 6/21 is ce + sun skin color plus a vowel oodleberry

8:58 pm

oodleberry

ty

8:59 pm

Minveryork

yw

9:04 pm

bleugirl2

last PA 5 and 6

9:06 pm

bleugirl2

got the 6

9:06 pm

Minveryork

The pa 5/12 is like a deck area in your backyard and the pa 6/21 word is a nickname for Patricia bleugirl2

9:06 pm

lbdawger

another name for lanai or deck for the pa5, the 6 is like a hamburger without the bun

9:07 pm

bleugirl2

geez. i should have got the 5. FISH!

9:08 pm

Ping

hello, pals!

9:09 pm

Ping

que pasa?

9:09 pm

oodleberry

hi ping

9:09 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nothing pasa. we're all sitting here staring at the grid 8-)

9:09 pm

bleugirl2

PH 7

9:10 pm

Ping

hey oodle

9:10 pm

oodleberry

no words to be found

9:10 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ph + vowel + mr hawthorne again

9:10 pm

Minveryork

Hello Ping! How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle

9:11 pm

Ping

hi min - i'm good - how are you?

9:11 pm

Minveryork

The ph 7/36 word is ph plus an en 5/10 word bleugirl2

9:12 pm

Minveryork

I am well. I have been working on this FOREVER! I am almost done though. I got four more words left to go.

9:12 pm

oodleberry

ok may be back later but I'm just staring at the grid with no words coming

9:12 pm

jmcnrick

hi ping

9:12 pm

jmcnrick

go min

9:12 pm

oodleberry

i have 351 more words to go

9:13 pm

oodleberry

ciao

9:13 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oodle???

9:13 pm

Ping

hello jmc!

9:13 pm

Ping

i don't think there are 351 words today, are there?

9:13 pm

tabbycat

How many words tonight, please??

9:13 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye oodleberry!I'll see you tomorrow in the chat

9:14 pm

Minveryork

135

9:14 pm

jmcnrick

oodle is into hyperbole

9:14 pm

Minveryork

Hi tabbycat! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

9:14 pm

jmcnrick

bye oodle I will look you up on fb

9:14 pm

tabbycat

Thanks Minveryork

9:14 pm

jmcnrick

1hi tabby

9:15 pm

pam

ping!!!!

9:15 pm

pam

I am wandering back for a bit...

9:15 pm

Ping

jmc, i run a nonprofit also

9:15 pm

Ping

hi pam!!!!!

9:15 pm

jmcnrick

er hi tabby

9:15 pm

Ping

how's your pearl?

9:15 pm

Ping

hi tabby

9:15 pm

tabbycat

Hello all...haven't been here in a while

9:15 pm

jmcnrick

hi pam

9:15 pm

pam

pearl is doing well, thanks.

9:16 pm

jmcnrick

what is you nonprofit focused on ping?

9:16 pm

pam

hi, tabby and jm

9:16 pm

Kazozz

you chose a tough one to come back too tabby! gl :)

9:16 pm

bleugirl2

PI 6

9:17 pm

Ping

education - we teach creative writing in schools

9:17 pm

Ping

what about yours, jmc?

9:17 pm

jmcnrick

war bad peace good ping

9:18 pm

pam

in a nutshell, eh, jm?

9:18 pm

Ping

i like that cause, jmc! explains your icon too!

9:18 pm

jmcnrick

:-D I wonder if there is a peace emoticon?

9:19 pm

Ping

min might know

9:19 pm

Ping

hi kaz

9:19 pm

Minveryork

pi 6/21: an arboretum of pines and coniferous trees.

9:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi all

9:21 pm

mkg

dont know of an arboretum of pines and evergreens.

9:21 pm

Minveryork

Hello Kazzoz!How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

9:21 pm

pam

TO

9:21 pm

bleugirl2

monkeyed it

9:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

PAM!

9:21 pm

jmcnrick

hi TO

9:21 pm

Minveryork

Hi 72 Temple Owl! How are you? Welcome to the grid!

9:21 pm

jmcnrick

hi kazz

9:22 pm

Minveryork

pi 6/21 is safety pi* plus ending for th 5/12 word mkg

9:22 pm

GreyWoulf

Hi again, TO

9:22 pm

Scrabbler

Hello kids.

9:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

i just got a recipe for a watermelon margarita

9:22 pm

Kazozz

hi min, jmc...I am doing well thanks min..but finding this grid to be very tricky...7 left!

9:22 pm

Minveryork

Go Kazozz go!

9:23 pm

Scrabbler

Go Kazozz!

9:23 pm

Minveryork

Hi Scrabbler!How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

9:23 pm

GreyWoulf

Howdy Scrabbler

9:23 pm

Scrabbler

I do not like this grid. Not in a house. Not with a mouse. I do not like this grid, Sam I am.

9:23 pm

jmcnrick

hi scrabs

9:23 pm

Minveryork

2 left

9:24 pm

Kazozz

right there with you Scrabs!

9:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

go min

9:24 pm

Scrabbler

69 left and I will not be finishing

9:24 pm

GreyWoulf

I agree, scrabbler -- it seemed so innocent when I started it earlier

9:24 pm

magazinemom

evening all!

9:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

for fe i have cheese and party - what am i missing please?

9:24 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

well, gotta cut out, my chichen's done. POINK

9:25 pm

jmcnrick

92 left and I am proud!

9:25 pm

Scrabbler

I think there is a conspiracy and some Babblers are in on it. There aren't truly 135 words to find.

9:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

it is a wicked, wicked grid. i thas drvien me to drink. and it's hard to babble and dirnk at the same time

9:25 pm

GreyWoulf

enjoy, BDG

9:25 pm

Scrabbler

Hi madmom

9:25 pm

jmcnrick

Bye book hi mag

9:26 pm

jmcnrick

I usually drink and Babble at the same time

9:26 pm

magazinemom

scrabs when I first started this AM I wasn't sure there were ANY words- now I've managed to find 40

9:26 pm

Ping

hi scrabbler

9:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

but jmc you nmight spill your drink

9:26 pm

Ping

hi to

9:27 pm

lbdawger

Hi again, got distracted.

9:27 pm

jmcnrick

nah I am good at juggling

9:27 pm

Scrabbler

And the words that I have found include some real weirdos that monkeys found for me.

9:27 pm

GreyWoulf

Hey lbd

9:27 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Ping & dawger

9:27 pm

Ping

is licket down today?

9:27 pm

lbdawger

Woulfie! Scrabs! PING!!

9:28 pm

Ping

hey DAWG!!!

9:28 pm

lbdawger

yes, lickety is down. i have a list in my profile

9:28 pm

Scrabbler

Yes, and also yesterday, Ping, which is making us appreciate Lickety even more.

9:28 pm

Ping

76 left and already resorted to list which isn't there: wha!

9:28 pm

GreyWoulf

Hi Ping -- missed you earlier

9:28 pm

Ping

thanks, dawg, i'll use yours

9:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

any leads on that fe please?

9:28 pm

Ping

hi gw - i took a * break* and folded some clothes

9:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

ping was just thinking of you earlier, it;s been a while

9:29 pm

Ping

yeah, owl, how are you doing?

9:29 pm

lbdawger

To the other fe is a plant

9:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am well and you?

9:30 pm

Scrabbler

How are the girls, Ping?

9:30 pm

GreyWoulf

Yayy -- happiness is a dish of choc chip cookies fresh out of the oven!
*passes dish around to share*

9:30 pm

Minveryork

Ping, I also got a list in my profile thanks to Babanon.

9:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh my it is a bit backwards and twisty ty

9:31 pm

Scrabbler

Yummy, Woulf! I usually eat most of the dough before I even cook it.

9:31 pm

lbdawger

yummm, thanks woulfie

9:31 pm

Kazozz

fireworks thx to babblers anon and morewords....that was toughhhhh

9:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

no ty woulf.

9:31 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hoooooo KAZ!!

9:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

yay, kazozz!

9:32 pm

GreyWoulf

Yayyy for Kaz!!!

9:32 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations Kazozz on fireworks!Hooray for you

9:32 pm

Ping

there both sick, scrabbler, but doc says it isn't pig flu. we're laying low for now.

9:32 pm

jmcnrick

wtg Kaz

9:32 pm

magazinemom

yay kaz!

9:32 pm

Ping

thanks, min!

9:33 pm

Minveryork

yw

9:35 pm

Kazozz

anyone need clues before i take a break?

9:35 pm

Ping

cough and fever, mostly

9:35 pm

harpjane

hello

9:35 pm

harpjane

clues for the ap's please?

9:35 pm

GreyWoulf

ha6 & 7?

9:35 pm

GreyWoulf

hi harp!

9:35 pm

Ping

that's what i was about to ask for, owl

9:35 pm

jmcnrick

hi harp

9:36 pm

Scrabbler

Yahoo Kazozz!

9:36 pm

Kazozz

ap 7 sounds like what you have when u are a healthy eater but with different vowel after the ap

9:37 pm

lbdawger

ha6&7 ha*py birthday + number after nine

9:37 pm

harpjane

people are referring to babanon? does there is no lickety's list?

9:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

hmm a hard one to clue, sounds like to occur

9:37 pm

Ping

ty kaz

9:37 pm

lbdawger

harp, list is in my profile

9:38 pm

harpjane

oh good, thanks!

9:38 pm

mkg

hey what is with lickety?????

9:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

heck i need 8 p erods and have beenworking this all day

9:38 pm

Kazozz

ap 8 is a plus part of a huge animal ele****t and ant like creature term***

9:39 pm

GreyWoulf

thansk

9:39 pm

Ping

ty again kaz

9:39 pm

magazinemom

ty for the clues kaz

9:39 pm

mkg

ty for ap word. how bout other 8 please? would love a clue.

9:39 pm

GreyWoulf

oops thanks for those :)

9:40 pm

mkg

kazozz, i have only one 7, the ha word so any 7 clues are much appreciated too.

9:40 pm

Kazozz

pa 8/60 mkg?

9:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

is the pa 5/12 song of praise the first p word?

9:41 pm

Minveryork

Hi harpjane! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

9:42 pm

Scrabbler

I just hit 80 words. Aaargh.

9:42 pm

Ping

i'm still at 66

9:42 pm

jmcnrick

go scrabs!

9:42 pm

Minveryork

ap 8/50 is ap plus *** Solo of Star Wars plus will never finish this ton*** mkg.

9:42 pm

GreyWoulf

at 94 here

9:43 pm

jmcnrick

90 here

9:43 pm

Minveryork

ap 7/32 sounds like what U have when you're hungry.

9:43 pm

Scrabbler

I am fading away here---losing consciousness slowly.

9:43 pm

Kazozz

ep 7 e plus white layer around an orange p*** and ** phone home

9:44 pm

harpjane

ha8?

9:44 pm

Kazozz

go 7/40 is person who dresses all in black go** and the ant like creature term***

9:44 pm

Kazozz

no ha 8

9:45 pm

Minveryork

The ha7/36 word is the ha6/24 plus a vowel harpjane

9:45 pm

harpjane

i meant he4/8, sorry

9:45 pm

Kazozz

ph 7/36 p plus chicken h** and i just "consumed"
food

9:46 pm

Minveryork

An he4/8 rhymes with the opposite of right harpjane

9:46 pm

Kazozz

are they helping mkg?? lol

9:46 pm

Ping

get some zzzz's scrabbler

9:47 pm

Scrabbler

I am still here-waiting for Law & Order to be done, then I will go to bed.

9:47 pm

harpjane

thanks, too much bicycling to think straight!

9:47 pm

CiociaJudy

perfect timing. needed the ap7 to finish and there was min's great clue!!

9:48 pm

Scrabbler

Yahoo judy

9:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey cj!

9:48 pm

GreyWoulf

hi CJ

9:48 pm

CiociaJudy

Hi all. Scrabs, how did you make out at work after the last time I chatted with you?

9:49 pm

CiociaJudy

{{{GW}}} Haven't seen you in ages!!!! I heard your mother was visiting.

9:49 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations CiociaJudy on fireworks! Good for U

9:49 pm

jmcnrick

hi ciocia

9:49 pm

Ping

hi judy

9:49 pm

CiociaJudy

Hey TO. I saw earlier that you didn't get any plants but joined the Garden Club!!

9:50 pm

Scrabbler

I am talking to another practice about a job. I ignored Boss Richard Head's tantrum of an e-mail.

9:50 pm

CiociaJudy

Hi jmc and ping and min and kaz and harp

9:50 pm

CiociaJudy

you go Scrabs!

9:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

well i said i would join...they sem nice enough

9:50 pm

GreyWoulf

That was a couple of weeks ago, CJ -- she is back home

9:51 pm

Ping

cool, scrabs

9:51 pm

Minveryork

I am done! I have fireworks!ep7/36 was my last word

9:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

scrabs, what set him off?

9:51 pm

Scrabbler

I must depart the tyranny of Dr Head! It will never get better and the stress is not healthy at all.

9:51 pm

magazinemom

wtg min!!

9:51 pm

Scrabbler

Yippee Minveryork!

9:51 pm

CiociaJudy

I couldn't remember when she said she was going, GW!! Half-zheimer's settling in my brain!

9:51 pm

GreyWoulf

Despite my best efforts, I have been kept away from the log due to work stress and illness... the work is lessening a little as we have just started our new fiscal year, but we are working hard to avoid layoffs due to the slow economy

9:52 pm

CiociaJudy

Woohoo Min!!!!!!!!!!

9:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

wtg,min!

9:52 pm

jmcnrick

wtg min!

9:52 pm

Scrabbler

It is nice to see you here, GW

9:52 pm

Minveryork

Hi magazinemom! How are you? Welcome to the grid!

9:52 pm

CiociaJudy

Well, Scrabs, you need to look out for YOU!!

9:52 pm

Minveryork

I'll be here off and on for clues until the flip if needed.

9:52 pm

CiociaJudy

Yes, GW, I've missed seeing you in the chat.

9:52 pm

magazinemom

doing well min, thanks!

9:53 pm

GreyWoulf

it's nice to be seen, Scrabbler

9:53 pm

CiociaJudy

Hey, MM!!

9:53 pm

Scrabbler

I am proud of myself for deciding to find a new job. I must divorce myself from the narcissist. He is controlling, critical and a bully.

9:53 pm

magazinemom

Judy! How are you?

9:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi mm

9:53 pm

CiociaJudy

Fine, MM. And you??

9:53 pm

magazinemom

hey TO

9:54 pm

magazinemom

you go scrabs! if you don't look out for #1, no one else will

9:54 pm

CiociaJudy

those damn narcissists are a PIA, scrabs. I work with one too but not as bad as yours.

9:54 pm

jmcnrick

good for you scrabs

9:54 pm

magazinemom

doing great Judy- just got back from a birthdya party at the natural history museum. Fun stuff!

9:54 pm

rururocks

how many narcissists does it take to put in a light bulb

9:55 pm

jmcnrick

hi ruru

9:55 pm

rururocks

hey jm

9:55 pm

Scrabbler

I am burned out because the office atmosphere is toxic.

9:55 pm

GreyWoulf

none - ruru -- they give off enough of a glow on their own

9:55 pm

Scrabbler

Hi ruru

9:55 pm

rururocks

new job .. new job..new job..

9:55 pm

jmcnrick

good answer grey!

9:55 pm

rururocks

you got it grey..lol

9:55 pm

CiociaJudy

Sounds wonderful, MM. I've been trying to get all my outside work done--deck, patio, front porch, garden!!

9:55 pm

GreyWoulf

8-D

9:55 pm

CiociaJudy

ROFL GW and Ruru

9:56 pm

magazinemom

judy- come to my house when you are through with yours :-)

9:56 pm

lbdawger

((SCRABS)))

9:56 pm

CiociaJudy

hahahahaha MM

9:56 pm

CiociaJudy

Hi lbd, ruru

9:57 pm

CiociaJudy

calling for rain here tomorrow, MM. I'm hoping not; need to do a lot of outside stuff right now.

9:57 pm

Scrabbler

It is scary to make a change, but it is time. And when I resign all I will say is that I need to work closer to home. There will be no discussion of any other "whys".

9:58 pm

magazinemom

it has rained here incessantly- we've had over 5 inches!

9:58 pm

jmcnrick

I am going to take my headache to bed see you all monday (sunday is just too crunched)

9:58 pm

magazinemom

night jmc

9:58 pm

Scrabbler

Today was sunny and beautiful, about 60.

9:58 pm

CiociaJudy

yes, Scrabs. change is tough. went through that a while back but it all worked out.

9:58 pm

CiociaJudy

nite jmc. hope you feel better

9:58 pm

GreyWoulf

rest well, jmc

9:58 pm

Scrabbler

Bye JM. Sleep well and the headache will be gone.

9:59 pm

CiociaJudy

*moving in with Scrabs*

9:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

good night, jmc

9:59 pm

lbdawger

sweet sleep, JMC

9:59 pm

CiociaJudy

MM, I have friends in Houston. Horrible down there.

9:59 pm

Scrabbler

Come on over, Judy. I have lots of room.

9:59 pm

Minveryork

Hello rururocks! How are you? Welcome to the puzzle

9:59 pm

magazinemom

Yes, heard about that!

10:00 pm

CiociaJudy

*but only for the summer; too snowy in the winter??*

10:00 pm

rururocks

HI minver..thank you.

10:00 pm

Scrabbler

Tomorrow is tennis, Scrabble festival and then dinner--with 3 friends.

10:00 pm

rururocks

no tennis here.. rain rain rain

10:00 pm

CiociaJudy

sound lovely Scrabs

10:00 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye jmcnrick! I will see you Monday in the chog!

10:00 pm

brodstar7

shiggy la poey goo ka wing da to ba

10:00 pm

Ping

have a great sunday, scrabs

10:00 pm

Scrabbler

OK, Judy, I have spare bedrooms but you will have to share a room with a rabbit.

10:00 pm

harpjane

ke6?

10:01 pm

rururocks

th4 sounds like a good day scrabs

10:01 pm

GreyWoulf

pi6?

10:01 pm

Minveryork

A ke 6/30 is ke plus anagram for adolescent harpjane

10:01 pm

lbdawger

ke+ anagram of adolescent

10:01 pm

CiociaJudy

love rabbits. Have a great rabbit story I'll tell you sometime.

10:01 pm

harpjane

thanks

10:02 pm

lbdawger

pi6 pi**cone + brit slang for thanks

10:02 pm

Minveryork

pi6/21:safety pi* + ending of th5/12 word GreyWoulf

10:02 pm

Minveryork

yw

10:02 pm

Scrabbler

I am at a good place to stop now: 85/50. Good night friends. See you in the morning.

10:02 pm

GreyWoulf

tks

10:03 pm

Minveryork

yw

10:03 pm

CiociaJudy

nite Scrabs sleep well

10:03 pm

lbdawger

sweet dreams, scrabs

10:03 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye Scrabbler! I will see you tomorrow in the log

10:03 pm

magazinemom

night scrabs!

10:03 pm

CiociaJudy

min, very educational icon and info!

10:04 pm

lbdawger

i think i'm going to head out too. see you all tomorrow! hope Lickety is back! *poof*

10:04 pm

Minveryork

Thank you CiociaJudy! I did some learning today also.

10:04 pm

CiociaJudy

bye lbd

10:04 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye lbdawger! I will see you tomorrow in the log!

10:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

scrabs still here?

10:05 pm

GreyWoulf

nitey nite scrabs & lbd

10:05 pm

CiociaJudy

GW, has your health improved? I sure hope you are feeling better.

10:05 pm

magazinemom

well I'm not going to finish, so I'm off to upload pictures of the bday party. Night all!

10:05 pm

CiociaJudy

GW's headed to the PB! *hands out cosmos*

10:06 pm

CiociaJudy

good night MM. sweet dreams

10:06 pm

GreyWoulf

Getting there, CJ -- will know for sure on Monday if I need more antibiotics

10:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

night mm

10:06 pm

CiociaJudy

*sending good health vibes to GW*

10:07 pm

Minveryork

Adios magazinemom!I will see you tomorrow in the log

10:07 pm

GreyWoulf

The most annoying part about my current symptoms is that I have a cough that is preventing me from getting good sleep -- I keep waking up

10:08 pm

CiociaJudy

well that sucks, GW!!

10:09 pm

Minveryork

Cough medicine doesn't help GreyWoulf? My allergies makes me sneeze and my eyes really itch and water.

10:09 pm

rururocks

I don't really get sick anymore

10:09 pm

GreyWoulf

I feel more sorry for the kids -- while I don't need a lot of sleep at night -- if I don't get at least four hours uninterrupted, I have a horrible temper the next day

10:10 pm

rururocks

take naps to catch up GW

10:10 pm

rururocks

Sundays are great for afternoon naps

10:10 pm

GreyWoulf

Min -- for some reason, this cough is only related to how I am positioned in the bed -- and stranger yet... it only occurs when I am on my side

10:10 pm

CiociaJudy

hmmmm naps. I remember those.

10:10 pm

rururocks

they are sooooo delicious

10:11 pm

GreyWoulf

I am not a nap kind of guy, ruru -- whenever I take one, I always wake up feeling more out of step than refreshed

10:12 pm

CiociaJudy

well, time to close up shop here. need to get up early to beat the rain tomorrow. hope to see everyone tomorrow. nite all. :)

10:12 pm

rururocks

that's too bad..

10:12 pm

CiociaJudy

*PB for me*

10:12 pm

rururocks

night judy..hagd tomorrow

10:12 pm

rururocks

I am off to cook dinner too.. later GW ..good luck and get better

10:13 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye CiociaJudy!I'll see you tomorrow in the chat

10:13 pm

GreyWoulf

sleep well, CJ -- so long ruru

10:13 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye rururocks!I will see you tomorrow in the log

10:13 pm

rururocks

bye min.. have a great night

10:20 pm

GreyWoulf

te6/21?
my monkeys are getting tired

10:30 pm

Pinikula

te + vowel + pots & ***s

10:30 pm

Pinikula

(if you're still there)

10:30 pm

GreyWoulf

thanks Pini

10:31 pm

Pinikula

yw

10:31 pm

GreyWoulf

That brings me down to two -- both g5's

10:32 pm

Pinikula

poetry and fiction are ge***s

10:32 pm

GreyWoulf

have that one -- how about the 5/18?

10:33 pm

GreyWoulf

sorry -- 5/16

10:33 pm

Pinikula

ge + a little drink in secret?

10:34 pm

GreyWoulf

that's the one! that means I am missing the one after it and I will be done

10:35 pm

Pinikula

change last vowel on the poet/fiction

10:35 pm

GreyWoulf

got it

10:35 pm

GreyWoulf

I am done!!

10:35 pm

Pinikula

wtg GW

10:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

yay woulf!

10:36 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations GreyWoulf on fireworks! Good for U!

10:37 pm

Pinikula

hi TO, min...

10:38 pm

Minveryork

Hello Pinikula!How are you doing?I was playing Pinball.

10:38 pm

Pinikula

not to bad...dragging butt ~ but down to 7

10:39 pm

Minveryork

Go Pinikula go!

10:39 pm

Minveryork

I am done so I can help you with clues if you need any

10:39 pm

hootowl

Howdy woulf and everyone else

10:40 pm

GreyWoulf

Hey hoot!

10:40 pm

hootowl

Raining by you?

10:40 pm

Minveryork

Hello hootowl!How are you doing?Welcome to the grid

10:40 pm

Pinikula

thx...might see if I can wing it for a bit more tho...will keep offer in mind tho!!!

10:40 pm

GreyWoulf

not right now -- but it will be

10:41 pm

hootowl

hi min - finished this afternoon and wanting to talk to my son. How's by you

10:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi hoot

10:41 pm

Pinikula

raining here... :(

10:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

mn please, i cannot sync up with the babanon list

10:41 pm

hootowl

Hi TO - did you find my list after I left?

10:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

on the th words

10:41 pm

Pinikula

list in my profile, too

10:42 pm

GreyWoulf

logging onto Yahoo now, mom

10:42 pm

hootowl

I think we are all doing it to cope:(

10:42 pm

hootowl

why?

10:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

i have th4/5x2;5/12;4/5;5/18;5/12;4/5;5/12;4/
5

10:43 pm

Pinikula

th6/21

10:43 pm

72 Temple Owl

clue please?

10:43 pm

Pinikula

add vowel to 2nd th5/12

10:44 pm

hootowl

missing a 6/21 after the 2nd 5/12

10:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

10:45 pm

hootowl

then finish with 5/18, 4/5, 5/12 and 4/5 after that last 4/5

10:45 pm

Pinikula

th5/18?

10:46 pm

hootowl

yup

10:46 pm

hootowl

another varient on first 5/18

10:46 pm

Minveryork

A th 5/18 word is someone who steals things Pinikula.

10:46 pm

Pinikula

have that one...is there one before that?

10:47 pm

Pinikula

ooooh, got it!

10:47 pm

Minveryork

th5/18 word is the act of stealing something Pinikula

10:47 pm

Pinikula

thx ;)

10:47 pm

hootowl

just 2 5/18

10:47 pm

Pinikula

only 5 more to go...

10:48 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations hootowl on finishing early.Way to go

10:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

two p words

10:49 pm

hootowl

thanks Min

10:49 pm

Minveryork

yw

10:51 pm

Pinikula

2

10:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh lord have mercy, fre at last

10:52 pm

hootowl

way to go TO!

10:52 pm

Pinikula

done TO?

10:52 pm

Pinikula

well done!

10:53 pm

GreyWoulf

Yayyy for TO!!

10:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty for the clues *collapses at finish line*

10:54 pm

Pinikula

1

10:55 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations 72 Temple Owl on fireworks! Hooray!

10:55 pm

hootowl

Was a bugger wasn't it? :D

10:56 pm

Pinikula

~ done ~

10:56 pm

Pinikula

(thank goodness)

10:56 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations Pinikula on fireworks!Hooray for you

10:56 pm

hootowl

Hooray Pini!

10:56 pm

Pinikula

thx min

10:57 pm

Pinikula

thx hoot

10:57 pm

GreyWoulf

Yayyy for Pini!!!

10:57 pm

o-o

congrats, Pini

10:57 pm

Pinikula

thx GW, BR :-)

10:58 pm

o-o

aren't these easy ones fun, maven maven?

10:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

wtg, pini! *offers hot twoel and cold drink*

10:59 pm

Pinikula

* cough * pardon me? easy? I think not!

10:59 pm

o-o

one of these days, we may even get a challenging one.

10:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

off to play dictionary devil. ty all for the clues and company.

11:00 pm

Pinikula

I need to find something to eat...held off until grid was done...

11:00 pm

Pinikula

back shortly

11:00 pm

o-o

be well, TO

11:00 pm

GreyWoulf

so long, TO & Pini

11:01 pm

Minveryork

Bye 72 Temple Owl! I will see you tomorrow in the log!

11:02 pm

hootowl

nite TO & Pini

11:03 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye Pinikula! I will see you tomorrow in the chat

11:24 pm

tygerbryght

hey, peeps

11:26 pm

Minveryork

Hello tygerbryght! How are you? Welcome to the grid

11:26 pm

tygerbryght

hey, min

11:26 pm

tygerbryght

I'm very self-indulgently sticking my nose in for a minute. I've gotta take another hiatus from playing Babble to nurse my legs. :(

11:27 pm

Minveryork

I just changed my icon. Had an extinct animal before

11:27 pm

tygerbryght

I clicked to see what it was, and found the NPR logo :)

11:28 pm

tygerbryght

you can imagine what extinct animal I'd have chosen if I'd been participating, I bet :D

11:29 pm

Minveryork

Don't remember what it was. Let me see if I can find it. I'll look it up on Google pages to see if I can get it.

11:29 pm

Minveryork

The Saber-toothed tiger?

11:29 pm

tygerbryght

I'd love to know what the saber-tooth looked like. probably didn't have stripes, though

11:29 pm

tygerbryght

of course! you know me! ;)

11:30 pm

MLFAN17

we didnt have a list for this grid?

11:30 pm

tygerbryght

striped species aren't all that common, after all

11:31 pm

Minveryork

Hi MLFAN17! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

11:31 pm

ChrissieDee

I'm using the one in Pini's profile MLF. She's just left so you can get it by scrolling down a little.

11:31 pm

MLFAN17

Min!!!!! Long time no see

11:32 pm

tygerbryght

well, I'd better get outta here. I'd hoped to "see" more people in the chog that I know, but it is the weekend, after all

11:32 pm

Minveryork

Had a list in profile, but then I changed it. lbdawger and Pinikula both have lists in their profiles MLFAN17

11:32 pm

tygerbryght

nytol

11:32 pm

Minveryork

Hello ChrissieDee! How are you? Welcome to the grid!

11:32 pm

MLFAN17

Thanks

11:33 pm

Minveryork

Hey, tygerbryght my extinct animal was a glyptodon.

11:33 pm

ChrissieDee

Hi Min. Keeping my head down to try and finish the grid.

11:33 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye tygerbryght!I'll see you tomorrow in the log

11:39 pm

bleugirl2

TA 6

11:40 pm

Pinikula

add t** end to the end of the ta4 before it

11:41 pm

Pinikula

(back to see what happens at flip)...

11:41 pm

Minveryork

A ta 6/33 word is ta 4/8 plus a male pronoun bleugirl2

11:41 pm

Minveryork

I bet I know what will happen at the flip, the grid will change Pinikula.What are the chances that I'm right?

11:42 pm

Pinikula

well, shoot...you're takin' all the fun out of the suspense, min!!! LOL

11:42 pm

Pinikula

and the million dollar question is whether or not we'll have a list for when we get desparate!

11:43 pm

Minveryork

I have a feeling we will have no list, but babblers are nice enough to provide a list in their profiles though.

11:44 pm

Pinikula

ain't that the truth!! :)

11:44 pm

bleugirl2

i know i will regret this but TE 4/4

11:45 pm

bleugirl2

i am ready for the flip. this grid is giving me fits!

11:45 pm

Pinikula

te4/4 = nipple?

11:46 pm

bleugirl2

like i said, regret it. FISH #2!

11:46 pm

bleugirl2

last grids have been hard to see easy words, for me anyway

11:47 pm

Pinikula

agreed

11:47 pm

DR1965

I only got half way on this one

11:47 pm

DR1965

UGH!

11:48 pm

o-o

Pini told me these grids are way too easy for her ... looking forward to a challenging one

11:49 pm

Pinikula

* blink * Pardon me?????

11:49 pm

ChrissieDee

can I get a clue for the te5/12 before the robber please?

11:49 pm

Pinikula

I said WHAT????? :)

11:50 pm

ChrissieDee

no, I mean the th5/12 before the robber

11:50 pm

Pinikula

alpha beta th***

11:50 pm

flosey

hi everyone, had to leave this grid 10 hours ago, have 35 words to go, obviously won't finish

11:50 pm

ChrissieDee

ty Pini

11:50 pm

Pinikula

yw

11:51 pm

Pinikula

hi flosey

11:51 pm

Minveryork

Hi DR1965! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid!

11:51 pm

Minveryork

Hello flosey! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid!

11:51 pm

bleugirl2

i only have 24 lest but don't have the patience anymore. Flip me!

11:51 pm

DR1965

Hi Min

11:51 pm

bleugirl2

like a pancake

11:51 pm

flosey

we're at our daughter's now = too tired to wait for flip but might be on around 2: or 3:

11:51 pm

flosey

good thanks Min, and how are you?

11:51 pm

Pinikula

hi flodau

11:53 pm

flosey

they've gone to bed, daughter is in her 8th month and getting tired

11:53 pm

ChrissieDee

finished - ty for your list Pini - and ty all other listers and cluers

11:53 pm

Minveryork

I am well flosey. Just hanging out waiting for the flip.

11:53 pm

Pinikula

yw ;)

11:54 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations ChrissieDee on fireworks! Way to go

11:54 pm

Minveryork

Any guesses for number words for next one?I say 159

11:54 pm

ChrissieDee

ty Minveryork

11:55 pm

DR1965

147

11:55 pm

flosey

I'm hoping a very small one Min, perhaps 100

11:55 pm

ChrissieDee

264

11:55 pm

Minveryork

I guess ChrissieDee has nothing else to do tomorrow.

11:55 pm

Pinikula

mdm-lrg with list....or small w/o

11:56 pm

ChrissieDee

lol, no, my family are visiting me and I won't have much time to babble

11:56 pm

flosey

I'm hopeless without Lickety

11:56 pm

ChrissieDee

and that is the law of the grid - the less time you have available the larger / tougher the grid

11:56 pm

flosey

I won't have time tomorrow either

11:56 pm

DR1965

me too Flosehy

11:57 pm

ChrissieDee

me too flosey, really appreciate him

11:57 pm

jillibus

Hi all

11:57 pm

ChrissieDee

is your daughter well Flosey

11:57 pm

flosey

hi jilli

11:57 pm

ChrissieDee

hi jillli

11:57 pm

DR1965

Hi Jilli

11:57 pm

Minveryork

You may be hopeless without lickety, but you can be hopeful for lists provided in other babbler's profiles.

11:57 pm

cybernan

Hello everyone :)

11:57 pm

flosey

I'm just waiting to see how many words, then off to bed

11:57 pm

ChrissieDee

hi nan

11:57 pm

flosey

yes Min, they're very much appreciated

11:58 pm

Minveryork

Hi cybernan!How are you doing? Welcome to the grid

11:58 pm

DR1965

Hi Nan

11:58 pm

flosey

hi nan

11:58 pm

Minveryork

Hello jillibus! How are you? Welcome back to the grid!

11:58 pm

ChrissieDee

bet you don't flosey ;-)

11:58 pm

cybernan

A breath of spring, Chrissie -- very nice

11:58 pm

ChrissieDee

ty nan

11:59 pm

flosey

we'll see Chrissie

11:59 pm

jillibus

There was a list posted in BabAnon by grannyrose, bless her, which was very helpful but I still didn't have time today

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