Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, July 24, 2009

12:00 am

NonnieLight

flippity flop

12:00 am

dart001

flip ea 6

12:00 am

flosey

flip, these big ones are getting to be too much

12:00 am

jillibus

flip

12:00 am

saanichcat

soooo much time!

12:00 am

dart001

te 6 ti 8

12:01 am

saanichcat

Hi Jilli, thanks for the Shakespeare quote. Good one.

12:02 am

flosey

thanks dart

12:02 am

jillibus

hi saan -- thanks -- and good to seeya

12:02 am

jillibus

flosey, I agree about these biggies

12:03 am

cybernan

Hi everyone --- WE GOT RAIN!!!!! -- steady for about 1.5 hours -- yay!

12:03 am

saanichcat

we'll all meeet up I hope when stid comes to visit. I'm into the grid now, see you later.

12:03 am

flosey

Great news nan

12:04 am

jillibus

oh, that's so good, nan! None here.

12:04 am

Trifioso

Flippety do, babble friends!

12:04 am

DR1965

how does it look from the PB Nan ?

12:04 am

jillibus

Hi trif

12:04 am

flosey

hi trif

12:04 am

NonnieLight

hiya nan and trif

12:05 am

DR1965

Hi Trif and everyone

12:05 am

Uneaixoise

st8/40

12:05 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:05 am

NonnieLight

hello dr

12:05 am

DR1965

ty Lickety

12:05 am

Bugsaw

thank you Lickety

12:05 am

flosey

thanks Lickety, sure need them today

12:05 am

cybernan

ty lickety

12:05 am

DR1965

Hi Nonnie

12:06 am

jillibus

thanks a lot, Lickety -- we'll need them badly!

12:06 am

Erda

Thank you, Lickety!!!

12:06 am

72 Temple Owl

hi gang

12:06 am

Uneaixoise

le6/7

12:06 am

PAV3

ooohhhh! a nice one!

12:06 am

jillibus

hi TO

12:07 am

MLFAN17

i almost thought it said 399 lol

12:07 am

Uneaixoise

so8/40

12:07 am

westford

hello everyone

12:08 am

MLFAN17

ST 7

12:08 am

jillibus

hi west

12:08 am

westford

hi jilli

12:08 am

DR1965

me 7

12:08 am

72 Temple Owl

hi jili hi west

12:08 am

MLFAN17

ME 6

12:09 am

72 Temple Owl

rain

12:09 am

Trifioso

mo 7

12:09 am

Trifioso

mo 7

12:09 am

melonheadjujube

HI, I'm "flppin'" late for this monster.

12:09 am

jillibus

hi melon

12:09 am

Dianne

Hi eveyone - just found a ye9 - wow

12:09 am

westford

hi TO and melon

12:10 am

jillibus

wow indeed, dianne!

12:10 am

flosey

wow, good for you Dianne

12:10 am

DR1965

ty Dianne

12:10 am

Dianne

I know jilli - I never, ever find the big ones.

12:10 am

westford

gj di !!

12:11 am

melonheadjujube

hi jilli west & anyone I missed

12:11 am

Dianne

ti8

12:11 am

jillibus

any ye word would be an acievement, but a 9 ---!!!!

12:11 am

westford

hi flosey and pav and DR

12:12 am

DR1965

Hi West

12:12 am

flosey

hi west

12:12 am

jillibus

*achievement

12:12 am

dart001

ty for the ye 9...150 down how many total?

12:12 am

MLFAN17

SE 6/7

12:12 am

MLFAN17

299

12:12 am

westford

299 dart and hi

12:13 am

NonnieLight

gracious dart! 299

12:13 am

dart001

ty hi westy

12:13 am

Douglas

Hello everyone...this is going to take a little while, isn't it?

12:13 am

MLFAN17

HA I thought i saw that YE 9 before ... got it

12:13 am

Uneaixoise

es6/7

12:13 am

dart001

to4 of phant tonite

12:13 am

westford

gj ML !! wish I could see it

12:13 am

NonnieLight

hiya doug

12:14 am

dart001

ha 88 if not called

12:14 am

dart001

ha 8 that is

12:14 am

Douglas

Hello Nonni

12:14 am

joshuavorbis

hi hi hi hi hi

12:14 am

Douglas

*Nonnie

12:14 am

MLFAN17

west..ummmm

12:14 am

NonnieLight

hello josh

12:15 am

flosey

hi josh

12:15 am

DR1965

NBT

12:15 am

PAV3

28 for 25 and NBT! was fairly ea4

12:16 am

westford

hi josh have you been going up lately?

12:16 am

jillibus

hi josh

12:16 am

westford

wtg pav!!

12:16 am

MLFAN17

LE 6

12:16 am

jillibus

wtg, nbters

12:16 am

westford

ML was that a clue?

12:17 am

MLFAN17

west unfortunately no

12:17 am

MLFAN17

cant clue it wish i could

12:17 am

melonheadjujube

NBT in order, with 5 7s and 2 8s in the mix!

12:17 am

westford

I have my word clue icon and it was a surprise

12:17 am

Trifioso

NBT! Yay!

12:17 am

westford

no ML don't want one yet

12:17 am

westford

but thanks anyway

12:18 am

westford

wtg trif!!

12:18 am

Bugsaw

Westford I picked the same word! How weird. I will try again.

12:18 am

MLFAN17

your welcome west

12:18 am

westford

yours could be the plural

12:19 am

joshuavorbis

nbt here as well

12:19 am

PAV3

I have 2x le6 and an le7 so far..

12:19 am

MLFAN17

EA 7

12:19 am

Bugsaw

OK that is easier

12:19 am

westford

gj josh!!

12:19 am

PAV3

yay trif and josh!

12:19 am

westford

now I must concentrate and get nbt

12:19 am

melonheadjujube

grey Q

12:19 am

cybernan

nbt

12:19 am

PAV3

and Nan!

12:20 am

PAV3

GJ melon!

12:20 am

westford

wtg melon and gj nan!!

12:20 am

MLFAN17

AR 6

12:21 am

joshuavorbis

i have 3 le6 so far

12:21 am

Douglas

you rock melon!

12:21 am

dart001

have 3 ar 6's and 2 ar 7 's so far

12:21 am

melonheadjujube

updated icon

12:22 am

MLFAN17

ME 7 which i am sure was called

12:22 am

jillibus

nice sturdy one, melon :)

12:22 am

melonheadjujube

josh - ne of those 7 letter le's has only three letters ;)

12:23 am

melonheadjujube

indeed jilli - it almost looked like some medieval interrogation device.

12:23 am

melonheadjujube

one of those not ne of those!

12:23 am

joshuavorbis

got it ty

12:23 am

MLFAN17

EA 6

12:23 am

joshuavorbis

i did need the extra letter in one though to understand you :)

12:24 am

MLFAN17

ME 9 is that a word by itself or an extension of another?

12:25 am

joshuavorbis

halfway

12:25 am

melonheadjujube

sorry bout that josh.

12:25 am

melonheadjujube

taDah josh! all that and a running commentary! ;)

12:25 am

Uneaixoise

me too, josh!

12:25 am

melonheadjujube

bonne chance une!

12:25 am

MLFAN17

IN 6

12:26 am

PAV3

forge ahead Josh! we'll follow...perhaps...maybe.. if we can keep up!

12:26 am

MLFAN17

Not ne PAV

12:26 am

jillibus

hello une

12:26 am

DR1965

Jonny Depp made a surprise visit to San Diego today

12:26 am

meliae

hmmm having trouble with the 2nd row middle A then I will be NBT, and hello everyone

12:27 am

Uneaixoise

hey, jilli :-)

12:27 am

Trifioso

whoo! when kadresa finds out she is going faint, DR!!!

12:27 am

westford

hi meli

12:27 am

PAV3

I have 4 x le6 and 2 x le7

12:27 am

jillibus

une, we're both still under water, I see

12:27 am

DR1965

He was at Comic Con- a "surprise guest"

12:28 am

Uneaixoise

indeed :-)

12:28 am

DR1965

tell her to you tube comic con and his name. I am sure it is there

12:28 am

Uneaixoise

how cool, DR!

12:28 am

PAV3

and Brad is still above water jilli!

12:28 am

MLFAN17

DR Do you watch the tv show the Big Bang Theory?

12:28 am

DR1965

someone sent me a text on my phone.

12:28 am

jillibus

yes, yum, pav :)

12:28 am

DR1965

sometimes Mlf

12:29 am

MLFAN17

DR I think the cast was at that comic thing

12:29 am

meliae

found them finally!

12:29 am

DR1965

LOL_ " That Comic thing " is the biggest thing of San Diego's summer... People dressed up in ALL kinds of costumes for 4 days downtown

12:29 am

westford

finally nbt

12:29 am

DR1965

It is a sight !

12:29 am

MLFAN17

RA 6

12:30 am

vashongin

ar 8

12:30 am

MLFAN17

DR So i have heard

12:30 am

DR1965

tv, movies, parades,...

12:30 am

PAV3

yay west an mel!!

12:30 am

Trifioso

DR, Primo went to the boston version a couple of months ago, and I dropped him and his GF off there - it was hilarious! I saw someone dressed head to toe as Sonic the Hedgehog strolling down the street.

12:30 am

meliae

me too west, that a was kililng me lol

12:30 am

DR1965

yea West

12:31 am

westford

wtg meli and ty DR

12:31 am

DR1965

yep! I used to work 3 blocks from the event and on my lunch would people watch and take pictures

12:31 am

cybernan

165 down and falling asleep -- anyone find a 9?

12:31 am

dart001

ye 9 nan

12:32 am

westford

dianne found a ye9

12:32 am

joshuavorbis

not yet

12:32 am

VolleymomDee

hi all!!! late flip

12:32 am

DR1965

The guy from Burn Notice was supposed to be here but sadly- due to some small issue un florida ( DUI) he was not here

12:32 am

meliae

compund word Dart?

12:32 am

joshuavorbis

ty for ye9

12:32 am

dart001

hi volley

12:32 am

westford

hello dee

12:32 am

MLFAN17

AR 7

12:32 am

meliae

hiyas dee!

12:32 am

cybernan

ty

12:32 am

VolleymomDee

hugs dart, west, mel

12:32 am

MLFAN17

DR OOPS LOL

12:32 am

joshuavorbis

ye9 is easy to find - you sometimes find it when you aren't looking for it

12:33 am

meliae

nm got it thank you Dart

12:33 am

westford

thanks josh that never happens to me

12:33 am

flosey

if you say so josh

12:33 am

DR1965

something about benadryl and alcohol are not a good mix

12:33 am

MLFAN17

thats an interesting way to put it josh but isnt that always the case for any word in the grid especially the big ones?

12:33 am

melonheadjujube

dropping out. must sleep. nite all!

12:33 am

jillibus

NBT

12:33 am

westford

well I just got it so there you go

12:33 am

meliae

yay Jilli

12:33 am

DR1965

YAY Jilli

12:33 am

Trifioso

sounds like a lovely mis to me! I wish I had some - 1:33 and I am way awake

12:33 am

westford

wtg jilli !!

12:33 am

dart001

gj jilli

12:34 am

Trifioso

well done jilli!

12:34 am

DR1965

I was like that the other night trif

12:34 am

joshuavorbis

i was more making a joke on the word itself than saying it is easy to find in this grid, flosey

12:34 am

dart001

205 and slowing

12:34 am

jillibus

ty gang

12:35 am

joshuavorbis

181 and fully stopped

12:35 am

Trifioso

okay the cat has been licking my right forearm for five minutes straight. what the hell?

12:35 am

flosey

I'll keep looking

12:35 am

westford

josh did you see my question near the beginning?

12:35 am

MLFAN17

Ti 8 was that called?

12:36 am

flosey

aha, found it

12:36 am

joshuavorbis

i was not here at the flip, west - i probably missed it

12:36 am

dart001

12:00 am mlf

12:36 am

MLFAN17

Trifoso my female cat does that to my hubby all the time

12:36 am

MLFAN17

i assumed thanks dar

12:36 am

westford

you were here when I asked are you still going up?

12:37 am

joshuavorbis

i must have missed that in the scrolling when i was retina-deep in the grid. sorry, west

12:37 am

westford

that's okay

12:38 am

Douglas

Toto is in the grid...grayed the second row e...whoo-hoo!

12:39 am

DR1965

lol- me too Douglas

12:39 am

jillibus

take a2 -minute fun break here:http://fschnell.net/WordPress/?p=
1094

12:39 am

VolleymomDee

sorry if I repeat, since I was late... I have ea 7; le 7; mo 7; ti 8; to 7; ye 9 so far

12:39 am

westford

are we still in Kansas doug?

12:39 am

cybernan

tr 8

12:40 am

cybernan

st 8

12:40 am

joshuavorbis

ar7 x 2 so far for me, ar8

12:40 am

joshuavorbis

in7 x 2, io7

12:40 am

VolleymomDee

ty

12:40 am

joshuavorbis

so7, st7

12:40 am

MLFAN17

LE 7

12:42 am

dart001

have ar 7 X 2..ea 7..ha 8..in 7..le 7..mo 7..ne 7..se 7..so 7..te 7..ti 8..tr7...ye9 so far

12:42 am

MLFAN17

Okay i am at 90 words i am out fo here poof

12:42 am

PAV3

I do have 2 x le7, if it helps...

12:42 am

ARB

me 7

12:43 am

dart001

and forgot st 8

12:45 am

pugmama763

there's an AR8/ 40 as well

12:45 am

joshuavorbis

i'll be back for the last 95

12:45 am

VolleymomDee

ar 7 x 3

12:45 am

cybernan

8's so far: ar, ha, st, ti, tr

12:45 am

cybernan

can't seem to spot the le

12:46 am

PAV3

wow josh! I'm behind you all the way! I have 100 more to catch up to ya!

12:46 am

joshuavorbis

before i go - ae7

12:47 am

westford

bye josh

12:48 am

Douglas

After I went on and on about eo6 a few nights ago, it stares me in the face and I don't get it without help

12:48 am

PAV3

phantom assinine

12:49 am

PAV3

yay my top A is greyed!

12:49 am

VolleymomDee

no 7

12:49 am

westford

doug I'm having deja vu

12:49 am

jillibus

icon clue posted -- you may need to refresh

12:50 am

westford

not getting the word though

12:50 am

pugmama763

IO7 if not called

12:50 am

westford

jilli for once it's backwards..getting the picture in your icon but the one in chat didn't change

12:50 am

cybernan

crashing -- last 117 for tomorrow :)

12:50 am

jillibus

I haven't got yours either, west :)

12:51 am

westford

gn nan

12:51 am

jillibus

even with a refresh, west?

12:51 am

westford

mine and bugsaw's are the same

12:51 am

westford

will try that

12:52 am

westford

all's well

12:52 am

flosey

I see yours jilli but don't recognize it

12:52 am

jillibus

I realise that, west, but can't remember the word

12:52 am

PAV3

ty West! (i read your mail)

12:53 am

westford

some good ones there pav

12:53 am

jillibus

mine is a common weed with some medicinal qualities, maybe

12:53 am

westford

I got it

12:54 am

meliae

tr 7/32 being onery!

12:55 am

flosey

have a 6/18 jilli but don't know if it's the one

12:55 am

meliae

have all the t words but that one

12:55 am

jillibus

it's the first te6/18

12:55 am

flosey

no, just checked it

12:56 am

dart001

mel..rhymes with word for a good looking person/gujy

12:56 am

flosey

got it, thanks jilli

12:56 am

meliae

doh! thank you Dart

12:56 am

westford

one who climbs in through the top of the door dart?

12:56 am

jillibus

oh -- must change my clue cuz it actually shows te7/28

12:57 am

meliae

yay T's all done thank you

12:57 am

flosey

yes it does

12:59 am

westford

I'm missing 2 q words

1:00 am

westford

and now I'm not

1:00 am

Trifioso

me too west, but on the plus side, I did just type something by mistake, and it was a word!!!

1:00 am

jillibus

:D west

1:01 am

westford

love when that happens trif

1:01 am

westford

thanks jilli

1:01 am

jillibus

just got your clue, west -- thanks

1:02 am

westford

good!!

1:02 am

VolleymomDee

I have ye 9 was the other 9 called yet?

1:03 am

westford

don't think so dee

1:03 am

jillibus

don't think so dee -- and hi!

1:03 am

VolleymomDee

ty and hugs jili

1:03 am

westford

it's pouring AGAIN !!!

1:03 am

dizgrannie

me 9

1:03 am

westford

thanks diz

1:04 am

jillibus

thanks, diz

1:04 am

dizgrannie

yw

1:04 am

VolleymomDee

ty diz

1:04 am

Trifioso

here too west. :(

1:04 am

Trifioso

my whole house is damp and icky

1:06 am

westford

maybe this means we'll have a mild winter

1:06 am

Douglas

113 words, the fourth row t is blank, I got whupped! Good night all

1:06 am

westford

come back fighting doug

1:06 am

flosey

goodnight Douglas

1:07 am

VolleymomDee

me 7/32 also

1:08 am

anike

38 words left but shopping is calling - must go and finish later

1:08 am

torgone

Open a window Trifs..

1:11 am

jillibus

it's turned really chilly here tonight

1:12 am

Trifioso

hey there torgone! how is your vaca going???

1:12 am

westford

nicely done so far anike

1:12 am

flosey

here to jilli, welcome for sleeping

1:13 am

jillibus

I have no trouble sleeping in warmth

1:13 am

torgone

Like a really long weekend ..

1:16 am

jillibus

yay -- Ys yclipsed

1:18 am

Trifioso

btw, I saw the new harry potter tonight. was all great until the end, which was a big disappointment

1:19 am

westford

is this the last one trif?

1:19 am

jillibus

did it not end like the book?

1:19 am

Trifioso

yes west

1:19 am

Trifioso

no, jilli, it didn't, and it made a big difference

1:20 am

meliae

is the qu 5/16 the one in the middle of the other 2 5/16's a fish?

1:20 am

westford

I wonder why

1:20 am

Trifioso

oh wait, west - it's not the "last" harry potter film, just the latest one.

1:20 am

jillibus

I don't remember how the book ended -- but surely it's not the last HP movie, just the latest?

1:20 am

jillibus

snap, trif!

1:21 am

Trifioso

indeed, jilli

1:21 am

westford

it's been in before meli

1:21 am

meliae

hiding chat I have not seen the movie yet BBS

1:22 am

Trifioso

Stephen Fry cracked me up at the BAFTA awards - he said Daniel Radcliffe has been begging JK Rowling to write one more book called "Harry Potter and the Jacuzzi Full of Models" ROTFL!!!

1:22 am

westford

he's growing right up

1:22 am

jillibus

is he growing up right?

1:23 am

westford

lol jilli

1:23 am

Trifioso

looked pretty good to me!

1:23 am

westford

Hermione might be going to Brown

1:23 am

Trifioso

he is definitely on my "cougar" list!

1:23 am

jillibus

good for her, getting an education

1:25 am

Trifioso

hmmm. wonder why, when she could go to oxford or cambridge?

1:25 am

westford

she must love our weather

1:28 am

jillibus

probably wants to see the USA

1:28 am

Trifioso

bummer, "innies" doesnt count

1:28 am

jillibus

that's annoyed me before too, trif

1:29 am

jillibus

or should I say innoyed?

1:29 am

PAV3

I'm at 128 left and am stumped...

1:30 am

Trifioso

just keep chatting, pav, so I can see your icon over and over

1:34 am

dart001

firewords

1:35 am

jillibus

YAY drt!!!

1:35 am

jillibus

*dart

1:35 am

PAV3

yay dart! still 117 for me to go...

1:35 am

Trifioso

WOW!!! I am so impressed!

1:37 am

lynxxx

Congrats Dart! Hello everyone

1:38 am

jillibus

hi lynxxx!

1:38 am

dart001

hi lynxxx

1:38 am

PAV3

hi lynxxx. time for me to rest my weary brain

1:38 am

lynxxx

Goodnite PAV and kids

1:39 am

PAV3

"poof!*

1:39 am

jillibus

night pav

1:39 am

PAV3

nitol!

1:41 am

Trifioso

oops - fell asleep on keyboard again. gonna say good night now. night!!!

1:42 am

lynxxx

nite Trif

1:42 am

jillibus

night trif -- and I'm yawning

1:43 am

helensgirlkid

It doesn't allow quonset!!!

1:43 am

jillibus

may be a proper noun

1:45 am

helensgirlkid

They made millions of them ,littered them all over every war zone and most US campuses, left them there (at least on the campuses) for decades - believe me, they weren't proper nouns!

1:46 am

helensgirlkid

BUt I think maybe it was only the US that called them that.

1:47 am

jillibus

I think they were called that in Canada too, maybe also the UK -- how about Aus, lynxxx?

1:48 am

lynxxx

I haven't a clue what you are talking about, so I guess not

1:49 am

meliae

72 to go and stuck I think I need a brain break LOL

1:49 am

jillibus

Quonset huts -- metal things like half a cylinder

1:49 am

lynxxx

hi Meliae.

1:49 am

dart001

back to work for me..nite all and gl

1:49 am

helensgirlkid

Awful buildings of corrugated metal, some of them like a pipe cut in half and mounted on short side walls, some of them sith regular side walls and peaked roofs; on our local campus they put a wall down the middle, door at each end, and called them married student housing.

1:49 am

joshuavorbis

back

1:49 am

meliae

night Dart did you finsih?

1:50 am

meliae

Hello Lynx =) ((HUGS))

1:50 am

lynxxx

Ahhh - we called them Nissan huts

1:50 am

dart001

yes about 15 mins ago

1:50 am

Kazzer99

Morning, i got to 105 in 15 minutes or so - late start today for me. i will try to finish today but might not make it - plans for this evening

1:50 am

helensgirlkid

The interior walls were fibreboard - the kind that even a toddler could pick pieces out of with mittens on. Probably painted with lead.

1:50 am

lynxxx

Bye Dart. Hi Josh

1:50 am

meliae

awesome grats Dart!

1:50 am

helensgirlkid

rain

1:51 am

jillibus

A Quonset hut is a lightweight prefabricated structure of corrugated galvanised iron having a semicircular cross section. The design was based on the Nissen hut developed by the British during World War I. The name comes from their site of first manufacture, Quonset Point, at the Davisville Naval Construction Battalion Center in Davisville (a village located within the town of North Kingstown, Rhode Island). [from Wikipedia]

1:51 am

lynxxx

hi Kazz - have a good evening

1:51 am

helensgirlkid

I had heard of Nissen huts - even suspected a relationship.

1:51 am

Kazzer99

thats what we call them as well - my grandad turned his into a garden shed and the college we used to half at work housed the snooker table in onw

1:51 am

lynxxx

There you go, that's why we called them Nissan huts then

1:51 am

helensgirlkid

Sorry - what's in the PB tonight?

1:52 am

jillibus

maybe some leftover choclit from when stid was here last...

1:53 am

jillibus

hi kazz

1:53 am

helensgirlkid

I'll try to leave some caramels

1:53 am

Kazzer99

one blank tile e in the 2nd row from top

1:54 am

joshuavorbis

artist tool kazzer

1:55 am

Kazzer99

ty josh - first completed box and nbt

1:55 am

rolin

ok..ok..morning all..can someone tell me is the spotted disease in there...or can i just not spell today?

1:55 am

Kazzer99

yes it is in singular and plural

1:55 am

lynxxx

hi Rolin - it works - TY

1:56 am

jillibus

it's there, rolin -- hi

1:56 am

rolin

ok..so i just cant spell

1:57 am

meliae

does anyone have the AR 8/40 and if so is it a compound word?

1:57 am

Kazzer99

off to work be back later maybe

1:58 am

jillibus

bye kazz

1:59 am

flosey

meliae, not compound, most ar4/4

1:59 am

meliae

thank you!

2:01 am

flosey

actually, the second ar4/4

2:01 am

flosey

yw mel

2:02 am

jillibus

ty flosey

2:02 am

flosey

yw jilli

2:02 am

lynxxx

2 ar8.40's - thanks for the clue

2:03 am

flosey

yw lyn

2:09 am

lynxxx

How is that for weird - Nissen is in the grid as well as Quonset

2:11 am

jillibus

cute, lyn!!!

2:11 am

J. C.

Jilli and flosey! :)

2:12 am

lynxxx

BBL

2:12 am

jillibus

well, I've had it for now -- 172/127 -- nice numbers

2:12 am

helensgirlkid

ok, I'll accept that Nissen is a proper noun.

2:12 am

jillibus

hi JC -- how goes it?

2:12 am

rolin

into

2:13 am

rolin

pooh..sorry

2:13 am

helensgirlkid

arsiest

2:13 am

rolin

wont work..

2:14 am

jillibus

I wonder how ruru is doing

2:14 am

rolin

is something wrong with ruru?

2:15 am

jillibus

he was dreading today

2:15 am

rolin

why?

2:16 am

jillibus

I was hoping someone here could clarify -- I think it was about his dog

2:16 am

rolin

oh ok...

2:17 am

rolin

oooookay...i better get myself of to work...bya all..

2:17 am

jillibus

bye rolin

2:18 am

jillibus

you there, flosey?

2:19 am

flosey

yes, still here jilli

2:19 am

flosey

should be in bed!!

2:20 am

jillibus

so should I! Do you know what ruru was dreading?

2:20 am

flosey

no, didn't see much of him tonight at all

2:20 am

flosey

didn't realize there was a problem

2:20 am

J. C.

Sorry , Jilli - was sidetracked. Hello, flosey! :)

2:20 am

flosey

hi there jc

2:21 am

jillibus

yesterday he said he would probably not feel like babbling for a couple of days

2:21 am

J. C.

Oh no - that's highly unusual, for him - isn't it?

2:21 am

flosey

oh dear, sorry to hear that

2:22 am

westford

just got back hello JC

2:22 am

jillibus

west -- do you know what ruru was dreading today?

2:22 am

J. C.

Hello, westford . . .

2:23 am

westford

yes scrabs said earlier that he was having to put his Monty down

2:23 am

J. C.

Oh no, westford - but whY? :(

2:23 am

flosey

oh my, very sorry to hear that west

2:23 am

westford

not sure if it was happening today

2:23 am

jillibus

that's what I was afraid of -- poor ruru -- so hard to do.

2:24 am

J. C.

Is he an old dog?

2:24 am

westford

it is it's like losing a piece of your heart

2:24 am

jillibus

Last I heard it was Thursday he was dreading.

2:24 am

J. C.

Yes, it's the worst, Jilli - had to do it with my last dog, when she was 19. :(

2:24 am

westford

I think so JC he's had him a long time

2:25 am

J. C.

It sure is, westford - it's exactly like that, it IS that. :(

2:25 am

jillibus

He was very beautiful -- ruru did post a picture of him a while ago, winning at a show

2:25 am

westford

I think he is getting or just got a new puppy that will help

2:25 am

jillibus

at least I think that was Monty

2:26 am

jillibus

He's been looking forward to a new pup for a long time

2:27 am

jillibus

JC, 19 is a VERY long time to have a dog. As you may remember, my late cat was lamost 19.

2:28 am

VolleymomDee

as 8/40

2:29 am

J. C.

Oh yes? Yes it is, Jilli - she was a small dog, though.

2:29 am

J. C.

I think you will have seen her, Jilli - there were photos with her, in my pages.

2:30 am

J. C.

I was only 21 when I got her, and lost her just after my 40th birthday.

2:30 am

jillibus

While I'm at it, has anyone heard from sprite lately?

2:30 am

westford

I'm sorry JC

2:31 am

J. C.

Definitely not me, of course.

2:31 am

jillibus

Yes, JC, I remember seeing those pix and writeups -- she was a big part of your performances, wasn't she? Like Valerie now?

2:31 am

westford

she's usually on quite late but she has been keeping up with listing the themes

2:32 am

flosey

as8 - as + plural of one of the entertainment awards

2:32 am

jillibus

west, she hasn't changed her icon since July 16

2:32 am

westford

thanks flosey !!

2:32 am

J. C.

Valerie isn't as such, no - not in the same way, but she does go almost everywhere with me.

2:32 am

westford

I meant she's been listing them

2:33 am

jillibus

thanks flosey -- new one to me!

2:34 am

flosey

yw

2:34 am

jillibus

I know, west, but has the list changed recently?

2:34 am

westford

the word that describes a lot of babblers doesn't count

2:34 am

westford

she's listed until Sunday

2:37 am

jillibus

I think that list has been there since last Saturday, west. But never mind -- I just hope she's ok -- she was sick for quite a while and last I heard was just beginning to recover

2:38 am

westford

I'm trying to remember the last time I saw her on here. It was quite awhile ago

2:38 am

flosey

I haven't seen Sprite in ages

2:38 am

jillibus

exactly

2:38 am

westford

the days just seem to blend together

2:38 am

VolleymomDee

oe 7 and oe 8 if not called before

2:39 am

flosey

any clues for those Dee?

2:39 am

jillibus

I emailed her two days ago -- no reply. Maybe she's away?

2:39 am

VolleymomDee

they end like the es 6 and es 7

2:39 am

VolleymomDee

on 7 and on 8

2:40 am

westford

thanks dee

2:40 am

flosey

thanks Dee

2:40 am

VolleymomDee

yw

2:40 am

jillibus

I have no es words, lol!

2:40 am

westford

I always forget to talk like a Brit

2:40 am

westford

or should I say spell?

2:40 am

flosey

hmmm, I don't have those ones

2:41 am

westford

hormones I think

2:41 am

J. C.

Hmmm, Jilli - one of the 'es' words is a letter - the plural of it. ;)

2:42 am

jillibus

that gave them to me, west -- thanks!

2:42 am

westford

ty JC

2:42 am

J. C.

You're welcome, westford . . .

2:42 am

westford

no one got my babbler joke

2:42 am

VolleymomDee

se 6 x 2; se 7 x 2\

2:42 am

jillibus

thanks, JC -- I was relly blind -- or brain dead

2:43 am

VolleymomDee

oops se 6 x 3 so far

2:43 am

J. C.

Or just too overtired perhaps, Jilli? ;)

2:43 am

westford

ty dee didn't have the plural

2:43 am

flosey

thanks west,

2:44 am

VolleymomDee

I always miss pluras :(

2:44 am

jillibus

guess so, JC -- couldn't even spell "really"

2:44 am

westford

not me usually get the plurals and forget the singulars

2:44 am

westford

that's why it's nice to have the list

2:46 am

VolleymomDee

definitely great to have list with these large grids

2:46 am

J. C.

That's OK, Jilli - I read 'typo' very well. Probably because I make many, myself . . . :P

2:46 am

westford

I could use one now

2:46 am

VolleymomDee

se 7 x 3

2:46 am

jillibus

and so to bed -- goodnight all -- babble well (still nice numbers -- 181/118)

2:46 am

VolleymomDee

lickety is up west

2:47 am

westford

good night jilli those would be good for lottery numbers

2:47 am

J. C.

Much better than me, Jilli - as usual.

2:47 am

J. C.

Sweet dreams to you . . .

2:47 am

westford

oh thanks dee must have posted while I was away

2:47 am

jillibus

been here longer, JC!

2:47 am

VolleymomDee

yw

2:48 am

jillibus

west, Lickety posted almost right after the flip

2:48 am

flosey

wow jilli, you giving up before me! unusual

2:48 am

jillibus

you're up later than usual, flosey!

2:48 am

westford

I missed the announcement jilli my bad luck

2:49 am

flosey

yes and I'll regret it jilli

2:49 am

jillibus

well, now you know, west and will zip through this like a dart

2:49 am

westford

flosey did you find out what happened to the neighbor last night?

2:49 am

flosey

53 to go, just wanted to get 3 more

2:50 am

westford

wow flosey you're a speed babbler

2:50 am

flosey

I believe it was a stroke

2:50 am

flosey

his wife came home and found him

2:50 am

westford

how awful

2:50 am

J. C.

Oh no!!! :(

2:50 am

jillibus

hope he's ok, flosey

2:50 am

westford

me too

2:50 am

flosey

haven't heard today

2:51 am

J. C.

That's terrible - yes, hope he'll recover?

2:51 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks

2:51 am

jillibus

YAY dee!!!

2:51 am

jillibus

You're amazing, dee

2:51 am

flosey

s-i-l is quite involved with the strata, knows all the owners

2:52 am

westford

Yay dee!!

2:52 am

flosey

wtg Dee

2:52 am

VolleymomDee

ty may I help anyone before I leave? ty jili; not amazing, just thankful for lickety and morewords LOL

2:52 am

jillibus

Now, POOF!

2:53 am

westford

maybe a little help with the me9 please?

2:53 am

westford

does it have anything to do with spots?

2:53 am

flosey

think I'll call it a day, will have these to work on - I stay out of the way until s-i-l is off to work

2:53 am

VolleymomDee

ext of me 7/32 with foot digits ending... nothing to do with spots

2:54 am

flosey

goodnight all, be back in the morning

2:54 am

westford

thanks dee I can search elsewhere then

2:54 am

VolleymomDee

starts like an exam but change t to an m; opp of out is ..

2:54 am

westford

good night flosey sleep well

2:55 am

VolleymomDee

ends with opp of the affirmative word (and its plural)

2:55 am

meliae

14 to go whew

2:56 am

westford

and has foot digits in it too?

2:56 am

VolleymomDee

that was horrible clueing... hang on and let me try again

2:56 am

westford

have I ever heard of this word? lol

2:57 am

VolleymomDee

me 7/32 exam (change t to m) + opp of out + vowel (shape of mouth when exclaiming surprise)

2:57 am

VolleymomDee

me 9/60 plural is made by adding 2 letters, not just one

2:57 am

westford

as nan would say..ta da !!

2:58 am

VolleymomDee

if you get it from my clue it will be a miracle..

2:58 am

westford

and no I have not heard of it

2:58 am

VolleymomDee

yay whew

2:58 am

VolleymomDee

I hadn't either

2:58 am

westford

thanks so much

2:58 am

VolleymomDee

any others? yw

2:58 am

meliae

Dee could I get help with the se 6/18 and se 7/28 i am thinking they are a pair?

2:58 am

westford

your clues were perfect it was my brain that wasn't working

2:59 am

VolleymomDee

one se 6/7 combo is fall, winter, summer, spring (what they are called)

3:00 am

westford

Howdy Doody's princess!!

3:00 am

meliae

the one after that Dee

3:00 am

meliae

sorry =(

3:00 am

VolleymomDee

one se 6/7 combo is what you do to a letter through the mail (minus the last consonant) + lice eggs

3:01 am

meliae

thank you dang I know that word too lol

3:01 am

westford

thanks dee didn't have that one

3:01 am

VolleymomDee

yw

3:01 am

VolleymomDee

well I am poofing til the flip; hugs to all; have a good day / eve poofing with hugs

3:02 am

westford

bye dee and hugs for you too

3:02 am

meliae

night and grats on finishing

3:08 am

J. C.

Finally, over half-way . . .

3:10 am

meliae

whew Firewords!

3:11 am

meliae

anyone need any help before I go

3:11 am

meliae

grats J.C.

3:18 am

o-o

try adding the superlative whenever you can. there are a bunch of them with that suffix

3:21 am

westford

yay meli !!

3:22 am

westford

I can't get my second a word so much for the list

3:24 am

westford

bye not fun anymore

3:35 am

LoriP

G'd Morning Babblers! Another decent sized grid.

3:35 am

Haz1558

Hello Lori. Yes, seems pleasant.

3:35 am

LoriP

Hey Hazaurus!

3:36 am

Haz1558

Hello there - good morning/evening all.

3:36 am

LoriP

I tried 'inniest'. I have the inniest belly buckle ever, but no luck. Stoopid Enable.

3:37 am

Haz1558

It just doesn't recognise greatness when it sees it.

3:37 am

LoriP

Alas and alack.

3:38 am

LoriP

Hopefully this grid contains actual words, not to be confused with yesterday's....

3:39 am

Haz1558

It seems to be full of words we've encountered before. Was A lass and a lack the old fashioned way of indicating a bimbo (a girl, no brains)?

3:40 am

LoriP

Quite possibly. If so, what a polite putdown, no? :p

3:40 am

Haz1558

Very, she wouldn't know that anything untoward had been indicated.

3:42 am

LoriP

Far more subtle than something like "well, I should go to bed now, so my company can go home". Different genre altogether.

3:43 am

Haz1558

Subtlety is no use if you want people to leave. Setting off the smoke alarm works wonders.

3:43 am

Haz1558

You can't carry on a conversation in the face of overwhelming noise and the possibility of getting scorched.

3:44 am

LoriP

True. Creative as well.

3:45 am

Haz1558

I would have thought manufacturers would be able to create a series of emergency measures to get rid of unwanted guests.

3:45 am

Haz1558

Powerful aromas, flickering lights, that kind of thing.

3:46 am

Haz1558

Empress Marie Theresa of Austria used to instal special short candles when she knew politicians were coming to tea. Once the candles started to go out, she could shove them out the door.

3:47 am

LoriP

They can build an International Space Station, but troublesome guests are still a problem after all this time. You'd think something electric could be invented.

3:47 am

LoriP

Now that is excellent. Nice foresigh on ehr part.

3:47 am

Haz1558

I suppose you could always suggest something fun like cleaning the oven or scrubbing the front step.

3:48 am

LoriP

*foresight, her. You get the idea...

3:48 am

Haz1558

I've admired Marie Theresa ever since. When she wanted to dance all night, the candles were so long they could hardly get them through the front door.

3:50 am

Haz1558

I don't know if the politicians ever tumbled to her little scheme, they were possibly too busy filling in their expense reports.

3:50 am

LoriP

Politicians aren't the brightest lot.

3:51 am

Haz1558

Especially when the candles are running low.

3:54 am

Haz1558

Complete change of subject, but I 'saw' Novia Scotia on TV the other day.

3:54 am

Haz1558

There's a fleet of tall ships being sailed from Novia Scotia to Belfast - Novia Scotia was fog bound, you could just about make out the shape of some of the boats. I thought of you.

3:55 am

LoriP

Good heavens. New Scotland and fog. Who knew.

3:55 am

Haz1558

Yes, they mentioned something about it not being unusual.

3:55 am

LoriP

The Tall Ships are always a highlight for me. I sit and look at them and I'm lost in time.

3:56 am

Haz1558

They're fabulous, aren't they? So graceful.

3:56 am

LoriP

The Parade of Sail was Monday (I think) in Halifax, and the ships departed for other small NS ports of call.

3:56 am

Haz1558

If we'd thought ahead, we could have got you aboard.

3:57 am

LoriP

I may borrow my neighbors camera and take some pics and send them to you.

3:57 am

Haz1558

You could have stowed away or earned your keep as a galley slave.

3:57 am

LoriP

I'd rather be a wench, than a galley slave.

3:58 am

Haz1558

I'm hoping to get a chance to go and see them. They'll be docked in Belfast for a few days and were a huge tourist attraction back in 1992. They've got all sorts of things planned for this time around.

3:59 am

Haz1558

It would be great to get to a high enough vantage point to see them sailing up Belfast Lough.

3:59 am

LoriP

Oh, do it Haz! Do not miss it. They're fabulous

4:00 am

Haz1558

I may even remember how to use binoculars!

4:00 am

LoriP

Sure, and I'll remember how to use a vacuum. C'mon now Haz....

4:01 am

LoriP

The boys were little last time they were here. They're quite excited now, as they're old enough to appreciate them.

4:01 am

Haz1558

Seriously, I had to be shown what to do by ever patient husband. Once I had mastered the complication of taking off the lens caps things slipped into place.

4:02 am

Haz1558

They'll love it then, I don't think you could fail to enjoy how magnificent they look.

4:02 am

LoriP

Once you know all the tricks, the viewing comes easily. :)

4:03 am

Haz1558

This is true. I'm not frightened by technology, no ma'am.

4:03 am

LoriP

Which reminds me, are you and your printer on speaking terms again?

4:04 am

Haz1558

Yes, indeed. We reached a rapprochement. I switched off the computer, switched it on again and would you believe, that printer swung into action.

4:05 am

Haz1558

It printed SORRY in big letters. I call that respectful.

4:05 am

Haz1558

It didn't really. Another example of lies coming easily to me. But it did print what I had been asking it to print for about an hour.

4:05 am

LoriP

Long as no grudges are held, it's good.

4:06 am

Haz1558

No, we've agreed to let bygones be bygones.

4:06 am

LoriP

A tumultuous working relationship could be bad all 'round.

4:06 am

Haz1558

And no printer or foot was harmed.

4:06 am

LoriP

Excellent. Police arriving for a domestic distubance could be embarassing.

4:07 am

Haz1558

I did brandish the instructions in front of it, showed it the CD and threatened uninstalling it. That seemed to help.

4:08 am

Haz1558

I know. It's bad enough when they arrive to search to see if I'm really keeping a dog in a cold, dank kennel. Or an international film star kidnapped under the stairs.

4:08 am

LoriP

Hostage negotiations can sometimes call for drastic measures.

4:08 am

Haz1558

Fortunately I had got a tip-off and got Spangle under the stairs and GC into the garage.

4:09 am

Haz1558

You've got to keep one step ahead of the law.

4:09 am

LoriP

Resourceful woman. I'd think the underground bunker is almost complete soon?

4:10 am

Haz1558

Yes. We decided it would be best if we didn't apply for planning permission. It's a pain having to deposit little bags of soil every time we go out anywhere.

4:10 am

Haz1558

Those films make it look easy (digging tunnels and disposing of the stuff) but it really isn't.

4:11 am

LoriP

No doubt. At least it'll be soundproof when complete.

4:11 am

Haz1558

Oh absolutely. It would be ideal for Vicuna to practise her singing.

4:12 am

LoriP

It'd be a service to the entire International Community....

4:12 am

Haz1558

I know. We're terribly benevolent as well as resourceful. I expect the Nobel Peace Prize any day now.

4:15 am

Haz1558

Everybody else has gone awfully quiet. They're either concentrating on the grid or they're on the phone to report a mad woman on the loose.

4:15 am

LoriP

Perhaps they're considering the possibility of Esprit's incessant nekkid' Babbling.

4:16 am

Haz1558

She'd be another candidate for the underground room. Vicuna could sing and Esprit could exhibit and the rest of the world could be safe.

4:18 am

LoriP

I consider Esprit o be the nekkid' Babble Ambassador.

4:19 am

Haz1558

She'll get no competition from me for that particular position.

4:19 am

hydra

Morning Haz, Lori. I shan't interrupt your chat!

4:20 am

Haz1558

Good morning hydra - interrupt away, I was getting worried that we were alone. Or not alone but being pitied!

4:20 am

LoriP

lol, time to kill, chat to fill. G'd morning hydra

4:20 am

Haz1558

How are you?

4:20 am

hydra

I had a quick look and thought the bunker was an amazing idea! I could come and be the scribe who writes it all down for history.

4:21 am

hydra

Don't ask how I am for I might tell you and then you'll be sorry!

4:21 am

Haz1558

Excellent! We need everything written down for the archives.

4:21 am

Haz1558

Ah, are you one of those people who are said to enjoy ill health?

4:21 am

hydra

That's settled then. Quill in hand.

4:23 am

Haz1558

You'll have to be very circumspect and slightly change names to avoid giving offence.

4:23 am

LoriP

We've not even inquired as to her skills for this esteemed position.

4:24 am

hydra

Only temporary ill-health, thank goodness. Tooth and ear infection, one on either side. On second lot of antibiotics and taking loads of live yogurt and probiotic capsules to ward off ill effects.

4:24 am

LoriP

: )

4:24 am

Haz1558

Good point and well made, Lori. Do we need to get hydra to fill in an application form?

4:24 am

hydra

OK Lori, put me to the test! You want my biography?

4:24 am

hydra

Or rather, CV.

4:24 am

Haz1558

(Haz to Lori - she looks like a health risk to me -)

4:25 am

hydra

LOL :->

4:25 am

LoriP

***Germs in an enclosed space give me pause***

4:26 am

LoriP

Perhaps we should focus more on general health than skills? :p

4:26 am

Haz1558

(Haz to Lori - have you got a copy of the 'letting down gently' refusal letter?)

4:26 am

hydra

Oh dear. I'll stay outside and maintain a webcam link so I can continue to write.

4:27 am

Haz1558

I don't know. Someone writing a history of a place that they're too sick to enter?

4:27 am

hydra

Qualifications: 20 years as a journalist and editor, now a freelance book editor, and 40 novels published. Will that qualify me? Pretty please?

4:27 am

LoriP

lol Haz. I always think of that letter as being the same as breaking up with "let's still be friends though" type of rejection.

4:27 am

herinfernallady

measle

4:27 am

herinfernallady

HI opps so much for lurking

4:27 am

Haz1558

I don't know, hydra. What is your position on apostrophes?

4:27 am

hydra

OK then. I shall pen a scurrilous account and make my fortune. Thank you, herin!

4:28 am

hydra

Painful if you're on the pointed end, Haz.

4:28 am

LoriP

hydra does seem keen. I wonder how she feels about -----> ???? usage

4:28 am

Haz1558

And now she's holding us to ra6/21.

4:28 am

hydra

One at a time, Lori. I hate the teenage diary effect of ???!!!

4:29 am

Haz1558

I'm warming to you more and more, hydra. Your stance on !!!!!! ?

4:29 am

hydra

Yes, ransom it is. How much not to dish the dirt?

4:29 am

Haz1558

Oh, you've already said. This is looking more and more positive.

4:30 am

hydra

With skis on, Haz. Only way to stay upright on 'em!

4:30 am

LoriP

She fell for it Haz. That was disappointing. To the PB!

4:30 am

Haz1558

ra6/21 I said for a reason. So much for writing about the bunker, you'll have to do it from the PB!

4:30 am

Haz1558

Okay, next candidate for official bunker scribe?

4:30 am

LoriP

A definite tick in the negative column. :p

4:30 am

hydra

But it's not in the grid, so how have I offended? (sob)

4:31 am

Haz1558

It IS in the grid. Try it and see.

4:31 am

LoriP

***Look again hydra***

4:31 am

hydra

Sticks quill up Haz's nose and stalks off in huff.

4:31 am

Haz1558

Artistic temperament.

4:32 am

LoriP

***Waits for the glowing red cheeks of the ousted scribe***

4:32 am

hydra

Oh yikes! I'm definitely off now. I didn't even spot an r in the grid. I'm still working on left hand top corner. Oh dear. Scarlet flush!

4:32 am

LoriP

I admire the defense though, points for that. Sticking to her story no matter what!

4:32 am

Haz1558

A fine display of ar8/40, hydra.

4:33 am

LoriP

Will you be placing that quill somewhere else now?

4:33 am

Haz1558

I know, but do you trust a scribe who can't see an r?

4:33 am

hydra

Yep. I bow my head in shame. Mea culpa (no p's in grid.)

4:33 am

hydra

Give her new glasses, Haz!

4:33 am

hydra

Or a rear view mirror for the r's

4:34 am

Haz1558

This is going to cost money - the appointment of a scribe, I mean. Webcams, glasses, new quills daily.

4:34 am

LoriP

hydra, a good scribe cannot function on a 25 letter alphabet.

4:34 am

Haz1558

I'll have to look up and see if the budget can stick this.

4:34 am

hydra

OK, ok, I'll scrub the floor and wash the dishes. Now can I come in?

4:34 am

Haz1558

Oh, and alphabet chart, I forgot that.

4:35 am

LoriP

***It's difficult to enter grid words when you've been laughing this hard for an hour***

4:35 am

Haz1558

We'll maybe take you on as a trial period, but if Jacula applies for the position as well, you're going to have stiff competition.

4:35 am

hydra

All this has been a big st6/18 on me. I'm off to make coffee. Anyone like on?

4:36 am

hydra

I mean 'one'? Don't wanna be mocked for my poor proof reading, too!

4:36 am

Haz1558

Yes, stick on the coffee, a break will do us all good.

4:36 am

LoriP

Coffee? Yes please.

4:36 am

hydra

With milk? Any sugar? Ginger biccy for dunking?

4:37 am

LoriP

Black coffee for me please.

4:37 am

Haz1558

You're being too good to us, hydra. Don't think we don't know you're trying to butter us up.

4:37 am

hydra

*Damn. They guessed*

4:37 am

Haz1558

I'll have latte with a slice of chocolate gateau, and look lively about it.

4:38 am

hydra

Herin, are you still here? I suppose you'd like coffee too. Chocolate gateau? Think of your waist, Haz. *Thinks: time to get bitchy*

4:39 am

Haz1558

(Haz to Lori - she's coming out in her true colours now)

4:39 am

LoriP

Snarking will get you nowhere hydra, and sarcasm? We don't even know the meaning of that.

4:39 am

Haz1558

Sarcasm? We're strangers to it.

4:39 am

hydra

Better slip away before I cause any more trouble. Now, where did I put my broomstick?

4:39 am

LoriP

***She's feisty though, that counts for something***

4:40 am

hydra

Just a small touch of irony will do

4:40 am

Haz1558

It does.

4:40 am

Haz1558

Irony? You'll get Lori worried in case she thinks you want her to dewrinkle her clothes.

4:41 am

hydra

Nice one, Haz. tres droll

4:41 am

Haz1558

She has NO idea about irony, nor ironing.

4:41 am

LoriP

No need to press me on the issue Haz. I will never get it. Ever.

4:42 am

Haz1558

Which is why she'd fit in so well to being a wench on a tall ship. No room to swing an ironing board.

4:42 am

hydra

This topic is going round in ever decreasing circles.

4:42 am

Haz1558

Anybody else having deja vu?

4:42 am

Haz1558

Anybody else hearing Sonny and Cher?

4:42 am

hydra

Wench on tall ship? Yes please! All those hunky sailors. NOW I'm showing my true colours!

4:43 am

hydra

No, I'm hearing Flanders and Swann, Haz

4:43 am

LoriP

I'm having a Yellowbeard moment or three.

4:44 am

Haz1558

I'm hearing Sonny and Cher from that Groundhog day film. I do remember Flanders and Swann though, one in a wheelchair?

4:45 am

hydra

Lefthanded honeysuckle and righthanded bindweed?

4:45 am

hydra

I'm a gnu.

4:45 am

hydra

Think I've finally flipped!

4:45 am

Haz1558

Mad dogs and Englishmen.

4:46 am

hydra

That's it! And Tom Lehrer. We'll all go together when we go, and Poisoning Pigeons in the park.

4:46 am

Haz1558

It's okay, hydra, we're used to people saying the strangest things. It does put a big ? over your bunker correspondent suitability.

4:46 am

hydra

OK. I'm off to construct my own and you can't come in, so there! *STOMPS FOOT*

4:47 am

LoriP

Oh my.

4:47 am

Haz1558

(Haz to Lori - definite attitude issues)

4:47 am

hydra

It's just a tiny foot, honestly!

4:47 am

Haz1558

Does not respond well to challenge.

4:48 am

hydra

Does. Humph.

4:48 am

Haz1558

Haz to hydra - thank you for your enquiry about this position. We will keep your application on file (in the bin) and will contact you if we require your assistance (don't hold your breath).

4:49 am

hydra

*crawls away along cyberpath and returns to own room, sadly contemplating failure*

4:49 am

LoriP

***I'll apply for the restraining order***

4:49 am

Haz1558

(Haz to Lori - I let her down gently, I don't think she suspects a thing)

4:50 am

Haz1558

(Haz to Lori - good thinking, she may be more disapointed than we realise)

4:50 am

Haz1558

disappointed - as I am with my spelling...

4:50 am

hydra

Big bottle of wine would help!

4:51 am

Haz1558

You're still on your meds, dear.

4:51 am

hydra

Yes, you need a professional scribe, Haz. Hah!

4:51 am

LoriP

That's a good girl. Drown your sorrows, and conjure up ways to make yourself totally unemployable.

4:51 am

LoriP

Perhaps some tattoos or piercings.

4:52 am

hydra

Really am off now. Work to do. Bunker mentality? Who needs it? *poof*

4:52 am

Haz1558

Bye hydra!

4:52 am

hydra

Hang on... (unpoofs self briefly) ... always fancied a tattoo of Pegasus. *poofs again*

4:53 am

Haz1558

I'm going to take a quick break as well. Housework to do (sorry Lori), laundry to do, dog to walk, the excitement never ends around here.

4:53 am

LoriP

lol, have a good day hydra!

4:53 am

LoriP

Laters Haz. I shall dive in this grid.

4:53 am

Haz1558

Okay, enjoy the grid, Lori, it's a nice one so far.

4:54 am

Haz1558

Bye all (and herin if still silently observing)

4:54 am

Haz1558

*gone*

5:58 am

kje

hello?

6:01 am

zoozzoom

Hello Kje :-)

6:02 am

kje

hi zoom

6:13 am

carleekat

Good morning all

6:13 am

periwinkle

hi carlee, hello all

6:14 am

zoozzoom

Hello Carlee & Peri

6:14 am

carleekat

hi peri..zoom

6:21 am

carleekat

ooh..got the y greyed

6:22 am

zoozzoom

i have found just over 100 words and not one tile greyed yet..lol

6:23 am

carleekat

I've only found 36 words so far

6:24 am

carleekat

thisone twists the wrong way for me..am needing to pick them out..nothing jumps out at me

6:25 am

zoozzoom

i seem to be making up words that i feel are words, and getting angry as they are not accepted..LOL

6:26 am

o-o

two letter plurals superlatives abound

6:26 am

carleekat

nothing pops out...am having to hunt around each letter..

6:26 am

zoozzoom

Hello BR!

6:26 am

carleekat

I did notice that BR....got a couple of those...

6:29 am

lynxxx

Hi Carlee, Zooz, BR

6:29 am

zoozzoom

Hello Lynxxx :-)

6:29 am

carleekat

hi there lynxxx..hows trix

6:29 am

o-o

me 7 -- add the short form of the one who took dictation, with a different first vowel; the plural for the me 9

6:30 am

lynxxx

she's good Carlee

6:32 am

Wolvie

wowsa - big grid today

6:32 am

carleekat

glad to hear lynxxx

6:32 am

lynxxx

hi Wolvie

6:32 am

zoozzoom

Thanks BR, Hello Wolvie.

6:33 am

Wolvie

hey - ty for the clues babble - nice way to sign on

6:37 am

carleekat

I"m not seeing it..but that is ok...I am completely stuck at 54 words

6:37 am

carleekat

with 245 to go...there isn't any more words in here

6:37 am

Wolvie

;-)

6:37 am

carleekat

dr god is LYING to me

6:38 am

lynxxx

He's just a te***

6:38 am

carleekat

( have that one lynxxx... )

6:39 am

zoozzoom

are you feeling the st**** already?.

6:39 am

lynxxx

did you add my start to the end too?

6:40 am

carleekat

anyway...time to get ready for work..time to make the wine again....man am looking forward to the weekend..now if only the rain would stop....time to build an ark

6:41 am

Wolvie

have fun carlee

6:41 am

zoozzoom

lol..Bye Carlee.

6:41 am

carleekat

( uknow its a bad grid when the first word you find is a short whip for a horse )

6:41 am

lynxxx

bye Carlee

6:41 am

carleekat

( and it starts with q)

6:42 am

carleekat

*poof*

6:42 am

Wolvie

lol

6:42 am

zoozzoom

:-)

6:44 am

Scrabbler

Good morning Babblers!

6:44 am

Wolvie

have an me 9 thanks to babble, what does the other 9 start with?

6:44 am

Wolvie

hi scrabbler

6:44 am

zoozzoom

Hi Scrabbler.

6:44 am

lynxxx

hi Scrabs

6:44 am

zoozzoom

sorry Wolvie not listing yet.

6:45 am

Wolvie

nor am i, just looking at the box under the stats. :-)

6:45 am

Wolvie

says there are 2 9 words

6:45 am

zoozzoom

yeah i see it..just do not know what it is..sorry

6:46 am

o-o

ye 9-- most of what gets the bread dough to ri 4

6:46 am

Wolvie

ty again babble

6:51 am

Scrabbler

*enjoying typing away with rapid, early word search*

6:51 am

zoozzoom

Thanks Br...took me a while to get that one..lol

6:53 am

zoozzoom

ok 180 to find, will be back later..better get some house work done..bye for now.

6:53 am

Scrabbler

Bye Zoo

6:53 am

Wolvie

bye zoo

6:53 am

lynxxx

bye Zooz

6:53 am

periwinkle

I have a ti8 and an st8. Help with other 8s pls

6:54 am

o-o

ar 8 - carney or linkletter; and a self-employed person is in bus***** for herself

6:54 am

Scrabbler

Hi Periwinkle. How is Zooey?

6:54 am

lynxxx

tr8.40 people who are learning

6:55 am

periwinkle

thanks BR and lyn

6:55 am

periwinkle

Scrabs, Zoe-Anne is doing well, thanks. She finally came upstairs to the 2nd floor yesterday. And still getting along with the other cat, thanks for asking.

6:56 am

lynxxx

oe7/8 are hormones

6:56 am

Scrabbler

Good for her, Periwinkle. The transition is tough for pets.

6:56 am

periwinkle

thanks lyn

6:57 am

Scrabbler

TY, BR & Lynxxx

6:57 am

periwinkle

I am so pleased with her progress, Scrabs.

6:57 am

o-o

ar 8 -- carney and linkletter and an intersection with the most cars going through is the bu**** in town

6:57 am

Wolvie

ty lynxx

6:57 am

periwinkle

thanks BR

6:58 am

o-o

as 8 -- add orlando; curtis, bennet

6:59 am

periwinkle

thanks BR

6:59 am

o-o

ha 8 -- the quickest to make waste

7:00 am

periwinkle

merci beaucoup, BR

7:00 am

o-o

no 6 - without carney or linkletter; pl

7:00 am

lynxxx

TY BR

7:00 am

Scrabbler

TY--up to 4 of the 8's now

7:00 am

periwinkle

nice clue, thanks BR

7:00 am

Wolvie

like the orlando clue

7:01 am

o-o

so 8 - male begats with the mostest

7:01 am

movieman

me9 clue plz

7:02 am

periwinkle

not getting the so8 clue

7:02 am

lynxxx

gah - I gave up the so when it wouldn't take a plural - thanks again

7:02 am

Scrabbler

It took me 3 tries, Peri--pl of the boys first

7:02 am

periwinkle

have the pl of the boys

7:02 am

o-o

st 8 -- sticks and most of the other may break my bones

7:03 am

periwinkle

thanks BR

7:03 am

o-o

ti -- most of the can metal

7:04 am

movieman

me9 clue plz

7:04 am

periwinkle

got the so8, thanks

7:05 am

lynxxx

me7 me & Quentin Taran**** - plural end for the 9

7:05 am

Wolvie

movie - BR clued that as me plus note taker abbr with a different vowel for the 7, then plural for the 9

7:05 am

movieman

me7?

7:05 am

lynxxx

sorry me & cons & then Quentin

7:07 am

o-o

trivia: which animal is the most dangerous based on estimated deaths causes per year?

7:07 am

lynxxx

man

7:07 am

Scrabbler

Homo sapiens

7:08 am

o-o

other than man

7:08 am

sparklygem

Hippos?

7:08 am

Scrabbler

Other primates?

7:08 am

movieman

mosquitos

7:08 am

o-o

mosquitoes

7:08 am

periwinkle

rhino

7:08 am

lynxxx

Yay for MM!

7:08 am

Scrabbler

Aha, nice trivia info

7:09 am

movieman

still can't see that me9

7:10 am

lynxxx

did you get the me7 MM?

7:10 am

Wolvie

ends like the bits on your feet, just no t

7:10 am

movieman

no lynxx

7:10 am

Wolvie

me plus taker of notes, different vowel for the 7

7:11 am

movieman

taker of notes?

7:11 am

lynxxx

**e**grapher

7:11 am

Wolvie

st**o

7:12 am

Wolvie

just change the e

7:13 am

movieman

got the 9 ty

7:14 am

o-o

on 7 -- add, van cliburn is a pi*****; pl

7:15 am

forwardbyfaith

still can't get that me7

7:16 am

lynxxx

well guess that ain't a pitcher, better google

7:16 am

Wolvie

ty babble

7:17 am

Scrabbler

me7 = Make a big me*s + metal + last 3 letters of foot digits

7:17 am

Wolvie

forward a note taker is referred to sometimes as a st**o, just change the e to the third vowel add the st word to the me

7:17 am

Wolvie

much better scrab. ;-)

7:18 am

Trifioso

good morning babble friends! raining buckets here AGAIN. sigh.

7:18 am

lynxxx

TY BR

7:18 am

Wolvie

poured fit to beat the band here last nite trif

7:18 am

forwardbyfaith

but that only gives me 6 letters - sorry i am just slow tonight

7:18 am

lynxxx

hi Trif

7:19 am

Trifioso

scrabbler, do you think it is possible to have seasonal affective disorder in the summer? I suspect the entire state of massachusetts is suffering

7:19 am

Wolvie

me plus 5 letter st word for 7, plural for 9

7:20 am

forwardbyfaith

finally got it and the 9 - thanks for you patience!

7:20 am

Wolvie

cool. :-)

7:22 am

Scrabbler

Sure, Trif, anytime there is insufficient sunlight, and moreso when one's summer is ra**ed upon.

7:22 am

Scrabbler

Good job, fbf

7:23 am

Scrabbler

We have had a terribly ra**y July here too.

7:23 am

o-o

lest we forget. there are only 154 days until christmas

7:23 am

forwardbyfaith

your too kind :)

7:23 am

Trifioso

saw the latest harry potter last night, btw. Loved the first two hours, HATED how they handled the ending. Feh.

7:23 am

sadie52

Hello Everyone

7:23 am

Scrabbler

trif--read www.vitamindcouncil.org for valuable info on the magic of vitamin D. I take 5000 IU/day.

7:23 am

Wolvie

oh man - don't remind me

7:23 am

Wolvie

hi sadie

7:23 am

o-o

I guess that gets me to PB

7:24 am

Scrabbler

Hi Sadie

7:24 am

sadie52

Hi Wolvie

7:24 am

Wolvie

what did they do to the ending trif

7:24 am

Trifioso

oh, and this was fun - I took the "which Hogwarts guy would you end up with" quiz on facebook, and got seamus finnegan. THE IRISH ONE. God almighty.

7:24 am

sadie52

Hi Scrabbler

7:24 am

Scrabbler

Well, nice clue, BR

7:24 am

Wolvie

oh! LOL

7:24 am

Scrabbler

A NICE Irish guy, Trif

7:24 am

Wolvie

even better trif

7:25 am

o-o

5 ly words

7:25 am

Wolvie

trif - what did they do to the ending?

7:25 am

Trifioso

the basically skipped the funeral in it's entirety. no white vault, no sobbing hagrid, no Fawkes's song. oh, and hey - no battle at Hogwarts either. If I was Emma Watson, I would be pissed. she was ROBBED

7:25 am

lynxxx

TY BR

7:26 am

Wolvie

you are kidding me!?! that was huge in the book

7:26 am

sadie52

and I found all five ly words hehe not bad for half asleep lol

7:26 am

o-o

good for you, sadie

7:26 am

Scrabbler

I was looking forward, in a way, to seeing Hagrid at the funeral as that scene, in the book, was SO touching.

7:27 am

Trifioso

no, serious. oh, and no petrificus spell for harry in the astronomy tower. instead he just stands there. making the choice not to act.

7:27 am

Scrabbler

Go Sadie go!

7:27 am

sadie52

hehe ty

7:27 am

Wolvie

wow. I may wait for DVD on this one then - that is terrible

7:27 am

Trifioso

and no moaning myrtle either! I guess she was too expensive.

7:27 am

Trifioso

and no moaning myrtle either! I guess she was too expensive.

7:27 am

Trifioso

whoops, sorry.

7:28 am

Scrabbler

Why did JK agree to this version? Or was she not involved in the movie production?

7:29 am

Wolvie

what gets me is stuff that is so central to how the series plays out gets changed or just flat removed. Happens too much

7:29 am

Trifioso

not sure. of course, they may have filmed all sorts of stuff, and had to edit it down, and it will be in the deleted scenes stuff on the DVD. personally, I would have happily sat for the extra 15 minutes the funeral would have taken, and I would have LOVED the battle at hogwarts scene

7:30 am

Trifioso

and hey - did bellatrix burn down the burrows in the HBP? I don't remember that, but it has been ages since I read it....

7:31 am

Wolvie

i don't remember if that was hbp or not either

7:31 am

movieman

the trouble is, trif, if they included all the important stuff as well, the movie would have been close to 3 hours long (if not more)

7:31 am

Wolvie

that's why you have more than one part, as they are doing for the last book

7:32 am

Trifioso

yes, and we would have happily watched every second, movieman! I suppose they have to factor in other things, such as if the movie is 3 hours long, you can't run it as many times in one day, and thus not make as much money. The movie business is just that, in the end. a business

7:32 am

redturtlehead

Hi all, I have not even planned to gosee the HP film, I just am not sure I'll like it.

7:33 am

Wolvie

hi red

7:33 am

Trifioso

that said, the movie contained a LOT of excellent humor, and the pensieve affects were AMAZING. Also, Rupert Grint was great in this one. And the scene where Katie Bell gets cursed is chilling, and very, very well done

7:33 am

lynxxx

hi Red

7:34 am

o-o

hello, HT

7:34 am

redturtlehead

hi all...

7:35 am

Trifioso

also, casting as usual was spot on. Jim Broadbent CANNOT make a bad movie, and he was genius as Slughorn.

7:36 am

movieman

and as usual, alan rickman is playing a villain

7:37 am

Trifioso

easy there, movieman! we only *think* he is a villian, remember?

7:37 am

Scrabbler

Hi Red

7:38 am

forwardbyfaith

is the ye9 a compound word?

7:40 am

lynxxx

no Faith - it is a 'most' word

7:40 am

forwardbyfaith

thanks lynxxx!

7:41 am

mom2han8

I think my favorite Alan Rickman role was in Dogma when he played the angel Gabriel... hysterical.

7:43 am

Scrabbler

Hi mom2

7:43 am

Wolvie

hi mom2

7:43 am

mom2han8

Hi all.... sorry, have been lurking this A.M.

7:44 am

mom2han8

I am feeling a bit under the weather today... so I have to keep getting up!

7:44 am

Scrabbler

Sometimes I lurk too

7:44 am

Trifioso

I vote for the sherriff of nottingham, mom2

7:44 am

mom2han8

Also, sometimes I just have nothing to add, LOL.

7:45 am

mom2han8

Yeah... but it is a villain role again... in Dogma he is not a villain... just a confused angel, LOL.

7:45 am

mom2han8

I generally like him, period, in anything.

7:46 am

suefrad625

ae7 pls and good morning all

7:46 am

Trifioso

me too. that voice!!!

7:46 am

mom2han8

Also i just love Dogma. If you have not seen it... I recommend it.

7:46 am

Trifioso

oh, galaxy quest, that was a movie that surprised me in every way. I thought it was going to be so stupid, and I LOVED it.

7:46 am

hurshy

sense & sensibility, total non-villain role, great delicate performance

7:46 am

mom2han8

I have only seen that one in bits and pieces... but my husband and daughter love it.

7:47 am

mom2han8

Oh, I forgot about him in Sense & Sensibility... yes. He was good in that one.

7:47 am

mom2han8

He is talented.

7:47 am

mom2han8

Also, Gary Oldman is one of those actors who is good in everything.

7:47 am

Wolvie

ae 4/4 with an ending that might make you one.

7:48 am

hurshy

who's he again? older guy with short curly hair?

7:48 am

mom2han8

And Oldman always looks different... it took me 1/2 the Batman movie to realize it was him playing Harvey Dent, LOL.

7:48 am

Trifioso

I agree, mom, but he, to me, is just way creepy. Colin Firth, on the other hand, could be filmed reading a phone book and I would happily pay to attend.

7:48 am

mom2han8

Hursh... he would be difficult to describe, as I said he looks different in everything... he played Sirius Black in Harry Potter.

7:48 am

hurshy

ohhh, ok

7:48 am

mom2han8

LOL... Colin Firth... love him.

7:49 am

hurshy

that's what i think about johnny depp, looks different in everything - i'm sure i could have a whole conversation with him and never realize who i was talking to

7:49 am

Scrabbler

Hi hurshy

7:49 am

hurshy

hey sc!

7:49 am

Trifioso

LOL hurshy! johnny depp could have a whole convo with ME and not realize who he was talking to!

7:49 am

mom2han8

OMG... I have loved Johnny Depp since 21 Jump Street!

7:49 am

Judi

Good morning, all. I love Alan Rickman in everything he does. He's just so atypical.

7:49 am

Sandieangel

can anyone clue me the an6/18 - an7/28 combo plz? Can't get it at all.

7:50 am

Scrabbler

Hi Judi

7:50 am

Scrabbler

Haha, Trif

7:50 am

Wolvie

hi judi

7:50 am

Scrabbler

Hi Sandie

7:50 am

hurshy

you an6 my head with oil, my cup overflows

7:50 am

Trifioso

I loved alan richman in Love Actually. He was so flawed, and so lovely at the same time

7:50 am

lynxxx

hi Hursh - your nephew is so cute now.

7:50 am

Sandieangel

Thanks so much Hurshy.

7:51 am

hurshy

he was so cute before too!

7:51 am

mom2han8

I have never seen that one. Meant to, but somehow never got around to it.

7:51 am

movieman

Can't believe no one's mentioned Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber in Die Hard

7:51 am

periwinkle

how old is he now, hursh

7:51 am

NonoNanette

good morning Babblers :)

7:51 am

hurshy

who was he in love actually? married to emma thompson?

7:51 am

periwinkle

hi.NoNo

7:52 am

Trifioso

yup

7:52 am

hurshy

he's 21 months

7:52 am

Scrabbler

Hi Nono

7:52 am

mom2han8

mm... well, of course that is the first thing I remember seeing him in.

7:52 am

lynxxx

of course Hursh - but now he should be painted by someone

7:53 am

mom2han8

That role kind of set him up for those villain roles he is famous for... so we were discussing how good he is as a non-villain.

7:53 am

Scrabbler

I passed halfway and have NBT. Bye for now. My friend is checking out the water level in the local creek. With our abundant ra** yesterday and overnight we might be able to kayak there.

7:53 am

mom2han8

have fun.

7:53 am

lynxxx

Bye Scrabs, glad someone has got ra**

7:53 am

Wolvie

bye scrab

7:53 am

hurshy

but norman rockwell is dead!

7:55 am

Judi

As is Andy Warhol. Goodness. Who does that leave?

7:57 am

EspritdJean

there an elephant in Thailand who still paints

7:57 am

Wolvie

well folks, I am 3/4's of the way thru and must be off for a bit - have fun!

7:57 am

hurshy

does he do portraits, though? i'd imagine it would be more... abstract art.

7:58 am

EspritdJean

I'll have to get back to u on that

7:58 am

Boobear

hi all

7:58 am

Judi

Perhaps a photo portrait would be best. Plenty of photographers around.

8:01 am

Judi

Stupid Q's.

8:07 am

Judi

Phantom: emotion

8:10 am

Boobear

clue for en 6 pls

8:12 am

lynxxx

en & land surrounded by sea

8:16 am

Boobear

not getting it lynxxx

8:16 am

lynxxx

i4.4 Ireland is the emerald i***

8:18 am

Boobear

ty

8:18 am

lynxxx

yw

8:20 am

Trifioso

phantom: sonnet

8:21 am

lynxxx

it's late! Night everyone

8:21 am

Trifioso

g.nite lynxx!

8:21 am

NonoNanette

nity nite lynxxx

8:27 am

Anniebrook

phantom--quonset

8:27 am

Anniebrook

and hello everyone

8:30 am

Scrabbler

A quick hello again--grabbing a few words while eating breakfast

8:30 am

Anniebrook

Hi Scrabbs

8:30 am

Scrabbler

Hello Annie of Brooklyn!

8:31 am

Anniebrook

Scrabbs, I read in the chat that you take 5000 Vit D a day..

8:32 am

Scrabbler

Yep, read that web site, Annie, for valuable info

8:32 am

Anniebrook

I will, thanks. I think I should up my intake then. I take 1000 Vitamin D

8:33 am

Scrabbler

The magic of vitamin D is being discovered

8:34 am

Sandieangel

can someone clue me the first in5/10 plz?

8:34 am

Scrabbler

I am struggling with the in's right now too

8:34 am

Anniebrook

sandie, very silly

8:34 am

Scrabbler

TY, Annie

8:35 am

Sandieangel

don't get it Annie. hmmmm.

8:35 am

Anniebrook

and plural that in5

8:35 am

Sandieangel

got it thanks!

8:36 am

Scrabbler

124 left. I must shower and get ready to take on the day. I will check in periodically through the day.

8:36 am

crosshair

mm another ba** buster:(

8:36 am

Anniebrook

carpe diem!

8:36 am

Haz1558

Good morning/afternoon all. Back to find some more nice words.

8:37 am

Anniebrook

Hi Haz, Nice words, indeed.

8:37 am

Anniebrook

Hi crossy

8:37 am

crosshair

howdy annie:)

8:37 am

Judi

Hiya Crossy, Haz & Annie!

8:38 am

Haz1558

Hello Annie, I liked the grid when I was here earlier, I'm hoping it's still as kind now. Hello cross.

8:38 am

Anniebrook

Hi Judi

8:38 am

Haz1558

Hello Judi.

8:38 am

crosshair

howdy judi,haz et al

8:48 am

Judi

Down to 98. Off to do a bit of real work. BBL.

8:48 am

Anniebrook

bye, judi

8:49 am

Haz1558

Bye Judi.

8:49 am

crosshair

i made the tactical mistake of peeking at the list early:(

8:49 am

Anniebrook

doorbell, later

8:50 am

Haz1558

Why the mistake?

8:51 am

crosshair

got blinded by all the ai,s

8:51 am

Haz1558

Ah! You'll know for again.

8:58 am

Boobear

clue for the second an 7 please

8:58 am

Haz1558

an7 - think in terms of holy oil

8:59 am

Boobear

oops sorry meant an 7 the first one

9:00 am

Haz1558

I wondered! A plus a bird's nest, finish off with the first letters of Liz Taylor's actor husband Burton

9:01 am

Haz1558

Stupid me, I intended to say bird's home.

9:01 am

Boobear

that's ok

9:01 am

FMitch

both those words will get you a priority enrty to the PB haz *grin*

9:02 am

Haz1558

I know. Nice to see you, FM, pity you arrive just when I'm slinking to the PB.

9:02 am

FMitch

lol Good afternoon, and Hi Boo.

9:02 am

Boobear

hi

9:03 am

FMitch

I think its one of those grids today even BR ended up in there this morning.

9:03 am

Haz1558

PB safe clue. To the preceding an4/4 add first letters of three sided figure.

9:03 am

Haz1558

I've been away from it for a while and you end up forgetting what words are there.

9:04 am

FMitch

Lots of soggy hats and horses round my way today, we have had torrential r4 and thunderstoms on and off all day.

9:05 am

crosshair

morning fm ;))) ((())

9:05 am

Haz1558

Oh nasty! We had the rain yesterday, today's much nicer. What a shame to get those hats spoiled.

9:05 am

FMitch

((crossy)) Hi there

9:05 am

EvaNadine

mornin babblers!

9:06 am

FMitch

Haz make yourself comfy in the PB it's going to be a long stay!

9:06 am

Haz1558

Good morning EvaN!

9:06 am

FMitch

Morning EvaN

9:06 am

Boobear

hi Evan

9:06 am

crosshair

crossy makes haz some crepes;)

9:06 am

EvaNadine

how are we this fine + lovely friday??

9:07 am

Haz1558

I'm going to have to go down my list of words to avoid further misdemeanours.

9:07 am

FMitch

Doing fine EvaN, you too ?

9:07 am

Haz1558

Thank you, cross, I appreciate it.

9:07 am

sciencegeek

Good morning all! I could not finish yesterday ;( TGIF~

9:07 am

EvaNadine

doing ok -- better than yesterday! TGIF!

9:08 am

Haz1558

Good morning sciencegeek - this grid is much more benign.

9:08 am

FMitch

Hi science

9:08 am

flosey

good morning everyone, back to finish up

9:08 am

crosshair

mm cat is playing in the toilet again brb

9:08 am

Haz1558

Good morning flosey.

9:09 am

FMitch

Morning flosey!

9:12 am

sciencegeek

Haz - I already have 66 in 8 minutes. But, the day is new..... I also have to run a lab with my students so I will have to stop and start

9:13 am

Haz1558

It's a great grid for finding normal words, you can dip in and out.

9:14 am

sciencegeek

Let's hear it for normal words!

9:14 am

Anniebrook

hear, hear!!

9:15 am

Haz1558

It's not that I'm dead against learning new words, but it's fun to find lots of words quickly.

9:15 am

sciencegeek

Well, we all need to feel encouraged at times.

9:16 am

EvaNadine

hints for the E beneath the H?

9:16 am

sciencegeek

something an artist uses

9:17 am

Kateq

think painters, Eva

9:17 am

EvaNadine

TY newbie. ;) (said with love, of course!)

9:17 am

Haz1558

We can read 'with gritted teeth' font.

9:18 am

Haz1558

You were just giving us all a chance to be kind, weren't you, EvaN?

9:21 am

sciencegeek

any clues for the top M???? I have 7. Have not looked at the list yet....

9:21 am

sciencegeek

got all but 12

9:22 am

Haz1558

Did you remember mh4/6 from the other day?

9:22 am

Anniebrook

mh 4/6

9:22 am

sciencegeek

No????? Probably was my first day! LOL

9:22 am

phaeton

me6...childhood disease

9:22 am

EvaNadine

haz, i was being perfectly kind -- its friday + thus im in a great mood! now, if youd asked me yesterday, that would have been a different story...

9:23 am

Haz1558

If you strip back mo7/32, you get quite a few other words. (My mo5/12, if at first you don't succeed, consult morewords)

9:23 am

sciencegeek

MH??? Got the disease and plural

9:23 am

FMitch

there is a me 7/8 that comes from there plus writings you find in a christmas cracker ... and it has just occured to me you have gone pro science - congrats!

9:23 am

sciencegeek

and had it as a child, too! Should get bonus points.

9:23 am

FMitch

sorry that should have been an me 7/9 (not 8)

9:24 am

Anniebrook

Hi FM!

9:24 am

Haz1558

Sorry, EvaN, I misunderstood and thought you were being annoyed with yourself at missing an obvious word. Friday is always a good day, isn't it?

9:24 am

sciencegeek

Yanks don't do Christmas crackers!

9:24 am

Haz1558

Poor Yanks, no crackers, no pantomimes. You might as well stay at work for all the fun you have.

9:24 am

flosey

really science? Canadians do

9:24 am

phaeton

Christmas crackers?

9:24 am

FMitch

Ahh, didn' know that!
Hi Annie :)

9:25 am

sciencegeek

No, we are so silly here. I have friends that do the crackers and I have done them on occasion, but all with Brits

9:25 am

phaeton

is that like fire crackers?

9:25 am

sciencegeek

Ha Haz !

9:25 am

Haz1558

See what you've been missing? Rolled up and decorated cylinders containing a 'bang', presents and the worst jokes known to civilisation.

9:25 am

sciencegeek

phaeton - google it = not fireworks.

9:26 am

Erda

What ARE Christmas crackers?

9:26 am

EvaNadine

we get crackers. :)

9:26 am

phaeton

ok

9:26 am

flosey

interesting, possibly it's more amongst those with brit background here too

9:26 am

EvaNadine

they sell them in the stores here nowadays, but most people dont know what they are...heh

9:26 am

sciencegeek

Right Eva

9:26 am

Haz1558

See my explanation below. Christmas isn't complete until you've pulled the cracker and donned the silly paper hat.

9:26 am

FMitch

A Christmas cracker is a small cardboard tube with a paper hat, a small gift and a cracker in it encased in a festive outer covering it takes 2 people to pull it .

9:26 am

Anniebrook

The things you learn on Babble

9:26 am

sciencegeek

But, has anyone ever had goat

9:27 am

sciencegeek

s head soup? Speaking of strange cultural traditions

9:27 am

flosey

no, not here!

9:27 am

sciencegeek

oops read it all together got split

9:27 am

Haz1558

I used to make my own crackers until good se5/10 prevailed.

9:27 am

sciencegeek

Once had a Romanian spouse......

9:27 am

EvaNadine

we used to have to have our elgish relatives mail them over when we were younger, but now you can find them here... (especially in stores like TJ Maxx -- which is TK Maxx in elgnad, if im correct?)

9:27 am

FMitch

I suddenly feel like I felt when having to expalain to a US citizen what a bidet was for and she thought I was teasing her.

9:27 am

Haz1558

TK Maxx, you're right.

9:28 am

sciencegeek

se 5/10???? better clue pls I need that one

9:28 am

Erda

algish? My, my

9:28 am

Haz1558

They don't have footbaths in the States?

9:28 am

EvaNadine

wow. i cant type "england" today...heh

9:28 am

flosey

lol FM, had a friend who thought it was for washing feet

9:28 am

Erda

elgish, I mean

9:28 am

sciencegeek

HAHAHAH on the bidet! I wish I could afford to put one in at home! I love them.

9:28 am

FMitch

LOL

9:28 am

Haz1558

se5/10 - you have five of them, touch, taste etc.

9:28 am

EvaNadine

youll only see those in schmancy hotels here. heh

9:29 am

sciencegeek

duh ty

9:29 am

FMitch

She really really thought I was joking, she hadn't travelled much and I am going back a few years but it was hysterical!

9:29 am

phaeton

I've always wondered....cold or hot water in a bidet?

9:29 am

sciencegeek

or, the wealthy put them in their newly remodeled homes

9:29 am

flosey

yes, here too science

9:30 am

FMitch

phae you want to scald or freeze? use both!

9:30 am

Haz1558

Warm, not too hot, not too cold, phaeton. Mixer taps.

9:31 am

FMitch

The topics that get covered in the babble log !! LO

9:31 am

FMitch

L

9:31 am

Haz1558

I know! There's google and then there's us.

9:32 am

sciencegeek

Now my students are discussing the pros and cons of bidets in chemistry class.... lovely friday topic

9:32 am

FMitch

ROFL

9:32 am

Haz1558

I'd worry about what they'd add to a bidet in a chemistry class.

9:33 am

FMitch

LOL esp if you turn the taps on full so the fountain reaches at least 2 feet high :)

9:34 am

Haz1558

Thar she blows!

9:34 am

FMitch

allowing for local water pressure of course.

9:34 am

sciencegeek

The discussion ensues along with stoichiometry problems - grams to moles

9:34 am

sciencegeek

moles to gram

9:35 am

Haz1558

Yes, I've often had discussions along those lines.

9:35 am

FMitch

what have those poor garden creatures got to do with it ;)

9:35 am

Haz1558

That would certainly be enough to startle a mole.

9:35 am

flosey

could someone help me with second se7 please

9:35 am

Haz1558

Being propelled into the air on a bidet fountain.

9:36 am

sciencegeek

flosey i need it too

9:36 am

Haz1558

se7 - plural of se6 - sounds and looks a bit like Mack ? comedies.

9:36 am

sciencegeek

second se7

9:36 am

Haz1558

Or sounding like one of the legislative bodies in US (different spelling)

9:36 am

FMitch

pl of the 2nd se 6 which sound like a part of the US government.

9:36 am

flosey

hmmm, Mack comedies - never heard of them

9:37 am

Haz1558

Okay, se6/18 -first letters of opposite of junior, finish off with baby louse

9:37 am

Haz1558

And then plural for se7/28

9:37 am

sciencegeek

lost hopelessly lost....

9:38 am

Haz1558

First se7 - plural of the type of section of the year (autumn, summer, spring).

9:38 am

flosey

thanks Haz, got them

9:38 am

sciencegeek

Okay, se6/18 -first letters of opposite of junior, "finish off with baby louse" HUH?

9:38 am

Haz1558

What's opposite of junior?

9:38 am

FMitch

or Vivaldi's 4 se6/7

9:39 am

sciencegeek

i know that but cannot see where i am in the grid

9:39 am

flosey

are you being a *** picker science

9:39 am

sciencegeek

see it! ty

9:39 am

sciencegeek

I am not one of those HAHA

9:39 am

Haz1558

It comes from the s in the second column and heads west.

9:40 am

EvaNadine

oh man. gonna be another fun day in the government paradise here...

9:40 am

flosey

yw - really didn't think so

9:40 am

Haz1558

What's happening, EvaN?

9:41 am

sciencegeek

clue for first column o - have 2 of 3. probably need to print the list

9:41 am

EvaNadine

oh, just lotsa work, little time, no direction...

9:41 am

sciencegeek

EvaN - sorry, do the dance of 1000 Fridays!

9:41 am

grant

First ar4,4 anyone?

9:42 am

Haz1558

os4/4 - what the cockney fireman uses to put out fires?

9:42 am

sciencegeek

Cockney fireman? Where do you think I am, Haz????

9:42 am

FMitch

Back in a while, must finish off some work stuff before 5.30. Happy Babbling.

9:43 am

sciencegeek

got it - good clue Haz!

9:43 am

phaeton

grant...rear end?

9:43 am

Haz1558

Well done, science!

9:44 am

sciencegeek

Now, I must look it up

9:44 am

Haz1558

See you later, FM.

9:44 am

sciencegeek

bye fm

9:44 am

Boobear

clue for last ar 7/28

9:44 am

grant

Oh, ty, ty phaeton

9:44 am

phaeton

yw

9:44 am

sciencegeek

Boo I have none yet

9:45 am

Haz1558

ar7/28 - describes Paul Simon when he split up with his singing partner.

9:45 am

sciencegeek

phaeton - what is "yw"?

9:45 am

phaeton

You're Welcom

9:45 am

movieman

you're welcome science

9:45 am

EvaNadine

im still in recovery from my day yesterday, so i was looking forward to a nice, relaxing friday, but i guess ill hafta settle for a nice, relaxing friday night + weekend instead...heh

9:45 am

sciencegeek

duh ty

9:45 am

phaeton

welcome :)

9:45 am

Haz1558

Or the owner of the gallery after the thieves had made off with the pictures.

9:46 am

phaeton

ty Haz

9:46 am

sciencegeek

not working here Haz

9:46 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

9:47 am

Haz1558

ar7/28 - to be without painting or pictures or beautiful things.

9:47 am

sciencegeek

oh wow slow on the uptake here

9:47 am

Haz1558

It really means to be free from cunning or deceit.

9:47 am

sciencegeek

yes it does indeed

9:48 am

sciencegeek

still waiting for the MH clue

9:48 am

Haz1558

mh4 - m plus first letters of person who looks after guests at a party or when staying in a hotel.

9:49 am

Anniebrook

Haz, the ar7 (less Paul Simon) was very very funny

9:49 am

Haz1558

Thank you, Annie. I've got a bit of a twisted mind, I think. science geek will get used to me, I hope!

9:49 am

sciencegeek

what is world does that mean? Must be a foreign letter of some sort

9:50 am

sciencegeek

Science Geek is a twisted sister, too!

9:50 am

sciencegeek

oops what in the world does that mean? Brain is faster than fingers

9:50 am

crosshair

lol haz,love the cockney fireman clue even though im o,er ere now;))

9:51 am

Haz1558

Something to do with electricity, according to dictionary.com (if you click on the ? beside each word, you get a definition)

9:51 am

Anniebrook

I have so much to do today..hate to leave you all..bye dear babblers

9:51 am

sciencegeek

bye annie

9:51 am

Haz1558

Thanks crossy!

9:52 am

Haz1558

Bye Annie - nice to see you, as always.

9:52 am

crosshair

tc annie an ave yerself a fione day ;)

9:52 am

Anniebrook

bye science, welcome to babbleland

9:52 am

Anniebrook

you too, crossy dear

9:52 am

sciencegeek

Haz - Oh yes, it is a science term should have known

9:52 am

sciencegeek

I think bidet should be a word in this grid!

9:53 am

Anniebrook

*poof

9:53 am

flosey

Fireworks, at very long last!

9:53 am

sciencegeek

yea flosey

9:53 am

crosshair

yaa for flo!!! 21 gun salute for you!!

9:53 am

NonoNanette

wtg flosey

9:54 am

Haz1558

Well done flosey!

9:54 am

flosey

this grid went like a breeze at times, then hit brick wall!

9:54 am

flosey

now I can have my first cup of coffee of the day

9:54 am

NonoNanette

i'm up against one of those brick walls at the moment

9:54 am

Haz1558

Goodness, flosey, you're heroic to do this grid without coffee!

9:54 am

crosshair

mm a cuppa,now theres the best idea of the day so far;))

9:55 am

Boobear

clue for the last ar 8

9:55 am

movieman

could someone plz list the 8s.....i'm missing one

9:56 am

Haz1558

ar8 - superlative of the ar5/14 that comes after it in the list.

9:56 am

sciencegeek

how about that ar 5/14????

9:56 am

flosey

as9 - as + an entertainment award

9:57 am

EvaNadine

and remove a middle letter for AR7/28 :)

9:57 am

Haz1558

ar8,as8, ha8,oe8,on8,so8,st8,ti8,tr8

9:57 am

phaeton

oscar?

9:57 am

movieman

ta haz

9:57 am

flosey

oops, that was as8 - fingers aren't working properly yet

9:58 am

Boobear

what's a superlative

9:58 am

Haz1558

ar5/14 - add sometimes vowel to the end of ar4/4 (plural Mr Garfunkels)

9:58 am

flosey

no phaeton but same idea

9:58 am

Haz1558

Two ar8, MM

9:59 am

sciencegeek

haz ty now back to the other clues

9:59 am

Haz1558

Adjective is soon, comparative is sooner, superlative is soonest

9:59 am

flosey

good luck everyone, be back tonight at flip time

9:59 am

Haz1558

Bye flosey.

10:00 am

sciencegeek

wew

10:00 am

sciencegeek

whew

10:00 am

sciencegeek

see u flosey

10:00 am

Haz1558

Relieved?

10:01 am

NonoNanette

bye flosey

10:03 am

Haz1558

I'm going to head out for a walk with Spangle, so I'll say bye for now and happy babbling!

10:03 am

crosshair

tc haz

10:03 am

Haz1558

Bye!

10:03 am

NonoNanette

enjoy the walk Haz

10:08 am

crosshair

lol we used to have a little cok-a-poo years ago,when you said "walkies" his back half would wag so hard that he couldnt walk till you got the leash ready:))

10:11 am

crosshair

we are thinking bout leash training our newest cat 'serius black"

10:12 am

hurshy

good luck with that...

10:12 am

beachboggle

Hi Babble friends!

10:12 am

sciencegeek

Cross - love the name!

10:13 am

crosshair

ty science;)

10:13 am

crosshair

he is all black of course with a white bib

10:13 am

crosshair

howdy beach;)

10:14 am

NonoNanette

hi beach

10:15 am

EvaNadine

crossy, i won a great tshirt from our local irish pub the other night that i thought would be perfect for you...

10:15 am

NonoNanette

crossy, is serius black just a kitten?

10:15 am

crosshair

? do tell

10:15 am

crosshair

nope,about 9 month to a year old now..a rescued cat so we do not know exact age

10:15 am

EvaNadine

it said "rashers are not something to see your doctor about"

10:16 am

crosshair

lol,would go over big in the U.k but say "rashers" here and you get a funny look

10:16 am

NonoNanette

ah , may be a bit hard to train to a leash at that age

10:16 am

sciencegeek

Bacon jokes! Love it!

10:16 am

EvaNadine

exactly. :)

10:16 am

crosshair

crossy loves hsi bacon science;)

10:17 am

hurshy

i tried with two of mine when they were VERY young, but they would not have it. as soon as the harness was attached to the leash, they would lie down and refuse to move. "excuse me," they said, "what do you take me for? a dog? this is entirely undignified and i demand my freedom instantly."

10:17 am

sciencegeek

i love bacon too we had this short discussion yesterday - t makes me FAT

10:17 am

crosshair

i have even made bacon vodka science..twice;))

10:18 am

crosshair

nothing ventured,nothing gained hurshey

10:18 am

crosshair

cat harneses are not to dear so may give it a go in next few days

10:18 am

sciencegeek

Bacon vodka is pushing it, Cross

10:19 am

hurshy

i shall salute you if you succeed!

10:19 am

NonoNanette

hurshy I had one cat that would come to me as soon as i picked up the leash and harness because he knew it meant he was going outside but as for walking well on the leash for get it!

10:19 am

sciencegeek

Cross - have you seen the wallets that look to be made of bacon?

10:19 am

Angelsong

hi, all. I have completed Babble per lickety's list...but the last two MEs do not show up in Babble. when I try to enter them it says they have already been entered.

10:20 am

hurshy

didja refresh?

10:20 am

crosshair

yes indeed science..i have recently taken ownwership of a set of 3 candles that smell like a b.l.t when lit:))

10:21 am

crosshair

i do draw the line at bacon toothpaste though

10:22 am

sciencegeek

Ok - middle e I only have 1 of 4 . Anybody clues pls its Friday!

10:22 am

Angelsong

yes, I have refreshed, hurshy

10:23 am

NonoNanette

eo4 a long periond of time

10:23 am

EvaNadine

oh, HAVE you, crossy? ;)

10:23 am

crosshair

pull up a chair and tale your ea** and plural as well

10:24 am

crosshair

yup eva..got them today

10:24 am

car.eeyore

Hmmm...why do I think Eva may have sent Crossy the candles?

10:24 am

NonoNanette

en6 add the emerald **** and pl for the 7

10:24 am

EvaNadine

i didnt send them, but i did draw his attention to them. :)

10:25 am

crosshair

nope got them at a as seen on t.v and novelty store in barrie

10:26 am

crosshair

the lettuce one is quite nice,but the bacon one tends to smell like i left a pan of bacon on for a tad too long

10:26 am

car.eeyore

Yummers!

10:26 am

EvaNadine

thats sad! we dont need the scent of burnt bacon!

10:26 am

crosshair

and the tomato one smells like clamato juice

10:27 am

EvaNadine

lol

10:27 am

car.eeyore

ROFL!

10:29 am

sciencegeek

thanks Nono. Now I need one more

10:29 am

sciencegeek

I have not printed the list yet.

10:29 am

phaeton

clues for the io's?

10:29 am

car.eeyore

I need a clue for the E in the second row for NBT please?

10:29 am

rururocks

nono what do you mean by emerald....?

10:30 am

NonoNanette

Ireland is known as the emerald ****

10:30 am

sciencegeek

Where the hobbits live RuRu!

10:30 am

crosshair

bag end? lol

10:31 am

rururocks

oh...

10:31 am

rururocks

gollum

10:31 am

sciencegeek

hello what is up with the last T on the first column? I am o/4!

10:32 am

crosshair

a large weight science,the pl it

10:32 am

car.eeyore

I did get TI 8 from there....the most aluminum can like....

10:32 am

phaeton

to4...a bag to carry thingd

10:33 am

sciencegeek

ok that is 2/4 thanks

10:33 am

crosshair

ty car

10:33 am

sciencegeek

that metal can goes with the t above

10:33 am

rururocks

thnk the indian worship pole is one

10:34 am

sciencegeek

ruru good now one more

10:34 am

car.eeyore

Whoo Hoo! That grays that one!

10:34 am

sciencegeek

i need one more on that lower t.....

10:34 am

phaeton

pl the bag

10:34 am

rururocks

purse like bag?

10:35 am

car.eeyore

The bag to carry something in and its plural

10:35 am

sciencegeek

car did those

10:35 am

phaeton

any io clues?

10:35 am

rururocks

to4 the babblet..

10:35 am

rururocks

foot digit with another vowell on the end

10:35 am

car.eeyore

Just the usual one phae...small particles

10:36 am

sciencegeek

got the digits

10:36 am

72 Temple Owl

hello all

10:37 am

car.eeyore

Hi TO!

10:37 am

crosshair

howdy T.O

10:37 am

NonoNanette

hi TO

10:37 am

phaeton

ly6?

10:37 am

suefrad625

can I have the ae4 word?

10:37 am

Kazzer99

bACK again after a crappy day at work

10:37 am

72 Temple Owl

hurshy, crossy and ru, i changed my icon just for you

10:37 am

crosshair

ae=a long tome

10:38 am

phaeton

nm

10:38 am

car.eeyore

Ugh. Sorry Kazz.

10:38 am

crosshair

time even

10:38 am

72 Temple Owl

hi cross hi kazz hi nono

10:39 am

car.eeyore

LY + 2 curvy letters + first vowel + another curvy letter

10:39 am

car.eeyore

Did anyone have any hints for the second row E?

10:39 am

sciencegeek

Okay - I am on pause for now. We are investigating frezzing point depression and making slushies..... Back later.....

10:39 am

car.eeyore

OK....sg Have a good one!

10:40 am

rururocks

cute TO...

10:40 am

72 Temple Owl

ru sorry to hear about your dog

10:41 am

sciencegeek

I am sure Cross wishes he were here. I might have a bacon flavored slushy!

10:41 am

rururocks

thank you TO.. big loss for me..

10:41 am

crosshair

ruru,what happened to your dog?

10:41 am

rururocks

we had to put him down yesterday crossy.

10:41 am

car.eeyore

Oh ruru...I am so sorry

10:42 am

crosshair

lol sciencegeek,i have made bacon vodka,everything else pales by comparason:) well except a clubhouse made with 2 bacon weaves

10:42 am

Kazzer99

sorry to see that ruru

10:42 am

crosshair

i am sorry for the loss of your friend;(

10:42 am

rururocks

thank you...

10:43 am

72 Temple Owl

you gave him a good life. it is amazing how much more tho we get from them than we give.

10:43 am

crosshair

of course you MUST get another

10:43 am

Kazzer99

i am missing 2 qs after the starting letters i have 2a, 6i 5os

10:43 am

rururocks

yes ... sometime early next year...

10:43 am

crosshair

a nice rescue pet,whos life would otherwise of been lost

10:43 am

FMitch

(((ruru)))

10:44 am

FMitch

HI TO et al

10:44 am

rururocks

HI FM..

10:44 am

Kazzer99

hi fm

10:44 am

72 Temple Owl

hi fm!

10:44 am

car.eeyore

Kazz...i have the same...except 3 of the QUO's!

10:44 am

cybernan

hi all -- back for the 120 I left last night

10:44 am

NonoNanette

hi FM

10:44 am

FMitch

Happy Friday TO hows you?

10:45 am

NonoNanette

hi Nan

10:45 am

rururocks

bb in a min

10:45 am

car.eeyore

Hi FM! Hi Cyber! Hi Nono!

10:45 am

Aloyisius

joining the crew too.. with condolences to ruru :-( so sorry for your loss..

10:45 am

car.eeyore

Hi Alo!

10:45 am

NonoNanette

Kazzer there are 4 with a

10:45 am

crosshair

:(( i am on shift at work for the next 4 days:((

10:45 am

FMitch

Hello hello and hello Aloy!

10:46 am

crosshair

howdy aloy

10:46 am

Aloyisius

howdy FM.. happy Friday back to you

10:46 am

NonoNanette

hi Aloy

10:46 am

Kazzer99

ty no no - got em

10:46 am

helensgirlkid

Just caught up with chat - so sorry, ruru.

10:46 am

72 Temple Owl

i am wlel and you, fm?

10:47 am

Aloyisius

4 days? long shift! eeks.. hope the snow has melted, crossy

10:47 am

car.eeyore

Please share Kazz!

10:47 am

72 Temple Owl

although i am scratching my head how to get a 7 from ae the long long time

10:47 am

crosshair

lol aloy..last of the snow went mid june

10:47 am

FMitch

Don't believe it there goes the phone brb

10:47 am

cybernan

just read the chat -- sorry, ruru -- how old was the dog?

10:47 am

Kazzer99

french word for a road in the water(not a good clue)

10:48 am

Aloyisius

TO, you could think like an adjective (-:

10:48 am

crosshair

a flooded french road..but of course!:/

10:49 am

FMitch

ruru's dog was of a good age I believe (typing whilst listening on the the phone)

10:49 am

cybernan

mmm, french for road and water? chemin, eau, -- don't see anything

10:49 am

72 Temple Owl

what word is a flooded french road? have mercy, i have been away for a week

10:49 am

crosshair

cyber im guessing it is a track or course lol

10:50 am

Kazzer99

an old fashioned thing could be called qu**nt

10:50 am

car.eeyore

Irish for John, isn't it?

10:50 am

suefrad625

sorry to hear about your loss RURU

10:50 am

suefrad625

still had ae words, cant find any

10:50 am

suefrad625

pout, pout, pout

10:51 am

Kazzer99

sue - long time sing and pl

10:51 am

car.eeyore

OH my goodness! I am so confused! Finally got all the hints figured out...I think! Got AE 7 and QU 4 and 5.

10:51 am

suefrad625

ty

10:51 am

Kazzer99

ae 7 ?

10:52 am

cybernan

had the boat dock(s), was that the french water clue? -- thought it was for the ae 7

10:53 am

FMitch

take the 1st ae4/4 and add a particle but change the last vowel.

10:53 am

crosshair

ahh got them

10:53 am

car.eeyore

AE long time + Scottish/Gaelic for John

10:53 am

Kazzer99

got it - doh - too much computer at work today

10:54 am

cybernan

ah -- ty mitch

10:54 am

car.eeyore

I am still missing 2 QUO's....have 5, 5, and 6

10:54 am

crosshair

mm my gaelic is a tad rusty...

10:54 am

suefrad625

got it

10:54 am

suefrad625

ty

10:55 am

crosshair

wonder if enya is at home? lol

10:55 am

Kazzer99

quo - 5/6 give someone a quo** - price for a job or quo** something you throw

10:55 am

FMitch

hey! 3 letter clues?

10:56 am

sciencegeek

There is a minor curse word in here today. How funny

10:56 am

Kazzer99

qu is only one tile

10:56 am

crosshair

bad kaz,naughty,naughty

10:56 am

FMitch

lol nice try but no!

10:56 am

crosshair

playing the technicality

10:57 am

car.eeyore

It's not Kazz's fault! It was the only way for us to figure out what words we were cluing!

10:57 am

cybernan

pb for kaz -- lol

10:57 am

Aloyisius

50 lashes with a wet noodle on the way to the pb

10:57 am

crosshair

its ok ill make her a nice omelette

10:57 am

Kazzer99

i shall retire with a large amount of coke zero and a large packet of trple choc cookies

10:57 am

car.eeyore

Kazz I'm not getting the something you throw part.

10:58 am

Trifioso

hello car!!!!

10:58 am

car.eeyore

10:58 am

Kazzer99

circular made of rope

10:58 am

car.eeyore

{{{TRIF}}}

10:58 am

crosshair

coke zero?? i read the label..whats the point ? lol

10:58 am

72 Temple Owl

right on kaz sace those calories for the important stuff

10:58 am

Kazzer99

change the last letter of the first qu* and plural

10:58 am

cybernan

can I come to the pb party kaz?

10:59 am

car.eeyore

Got 'em! TY Kazz!

10:59 am

crosshair

like them ladies i see at mc d,s ordering a big mac,lrge fries,cherry pie and a diet coke lol

10:59 am

car.eeyore

Oooh! 3 gray tiles for me now!

10:59 am

Kazzer99

i might let you - crossi i cant stand the taste of diet coke but zero is as close to the real thing that i am allowed to drink

10:59 am

72 Temple Owl

ooh cool commercial on now.fresh mozzarella in a roll!

11:00 am

72 Temple Owl

endless possibilites

11:00 am

crosshair

someone say cheese?

11:00 am

FMitch

how funny TO , we have just started getting ads here too for that.

11:00 am

72 Temple Owl

is it bel gioso brand?

11:01 am

Kazzer99

that sound good - barbeque sauce, mozzarella and pineaple pizza

11:01 am

Trifioso

WIN!!! Priscilla Queen of the Desert is on tv!!!!

11:01 am

crosshair

o am working on a most evel recipie,it involves 3 linds of cheese,bacon and a deep fryer;)

11:01 am

FMitch

one has to wonder how processed it is tho to make it into a roll.
umm can't say - will pay more atention next time it is on :)

11:01 am

crosshair

evil even

11:01 am

72 Temple Owl

mitch no processing needed just shaping

11:02 am

72 Temple Owl

brb dryer stopped

11:02 am

DR1965

hi friends
Car- I am wearing my eeyore shirt today : )

11:02 am

Kazzer99

blow the healthy living - bad week - thought hubby had a lump in a place we dont talk about and friend in work has bc

11:02 am

Trifioso

I still don't get the qu + rope in a circle thing. am I mixing up clues???

11:02 am

crosshair

LOL! dr,my wife is wearing eyore jammies:)

11:03 am

FMitch

y4 right TO. how can someting that has been hand crafted be turned in4 miles of 'sausage shaped shippable items', not that I am cynical or anything. However if it retains the taste and texture then Im there!

11:03 am

Kazzer99

trif - its a game usually played at sea -sounds like a posh way of saying the final qu

11:03 am

DR1965

so.. I wastrying to figure out why my chat message was not going to the chog and realized... I needed to log in- DUH

11:04 am

Trifioso

oh, I have that one. Love that game. bummer. wonder what my missing qu is then?

11:04 am

FMitch

qu5/16 and pl a deck game abouard ship?

11:04 am

crosshair

lol kazz,ive had more lumps and bumps and crap growing in places it should not,then removed,that fore the time being i tend to live for the moment:)

11:04 am

FMitch

LOL Dr

11:05 am

Kazzer99

how many you missing trif

11:05 am

DR1965

I have not had coffee for a week

11:05 am

Trifioso

two, which i am hopefully assuming is a word and it's plural

11:05 am

Trifioso

btw, car, I saw your comment on my FB quiz results - LOL!

11:05 am

crosshair

tea is better for your gut dr;)

11:06 am

Kazzer99

ooh how did you manage that dr - it would drive me nuts

11:06 am

sciencegeek

FMitch - what is the deck game? I cant see it but have your clue

11:06 am

Trifioso

well, well, look who went pro!!!! welcome to the fold science!

11:07 am

cybernan

ends in the generic pronoun mitch

11:07 am

DR1965

I am managing fine. I do also enjoy tea and have rediscovered good old water

11:07 am

DR1965

Welcome Sciencegeek

11:07 am

sciencegeek

Thanks, Tri

11:07 am

Kazzer99

trif there is the french pier, the liquid measure, 1 of 5, whip(S), STOP (s), corner, game, to say something

11:07 am

sciencegeek

Hi Dr

11:08 am

crosshair

water,lol,i drink tons of the stuff,once you have whizzed a few kidney stones,you will do anything to not do so again

11:08 am

DR1965

in my case it was a 5 day migraine

11:08 am

rururocks

ouch!

11:08 am

DR1965

it was a virus of some kind

11:08 am

hootowl

no time but had to say something. Bel Giorno is lousy anything! Practically no taste. Good for the non-initiated but lousy for those looking for taste!

11:08 am

FMitch

umm science, I am stuck as I only know the word from babble and USA movies, never played the game.

11:09 am

DR1965

Hi Ruru- I am sorry for your loss

11:09 am

Trifioso

I think I am missing the french pier - but thanks, kazzer - now I know what all those words mean!

11:09 am

cybernan

I gave a clue mitch --- ends with the generic pronoun

11:09 am

hootowl

for the qu think ring toss

11:09 am

Trifioso

OHHHH, the joy - they are at the point in Priscilla where they are dancing with the Aborigines. LOVE the big silly cuffed pants

11:09 am

rururocks

thank you dr.. I miss him terribly already

11:09 am

FMitch

cnan, I have the word Iwas tring to clue it for science :)

11:10 am

72 Temple Owl

ty hott owl for giving us some class

11:10 am

DR1965

I am sure.. only other animal lovers truly understand

11:10 am

crosshair

trif the amreican word for this is the qu++ qith the sometimes vowell..this one ends in a i

11:10 am

crosshair

damn typos;/

11:10 am

rururocks

I didn't sleep at all last night..

11:10 am

hootowl

hehe

11:10 am

cybernan

sorry -- I thought you were looking for the qu 5 game

11:11 am

Trifioso

q's quonquered!

11:11 am

crosshair

yaa!

11:11 am

Trifioso

ruru, you are so dear to us all, and we are all thinking of you. what a terrible time you have had....

11:11 am

FMitch

ruru, tough times and so sorry but you know you did what had to be done.

11:11 am

DR1965

That is so hard Ruru

11:11 am

car.eeyore

UGH. Water in the basement.

11:11 am

Kazzer99

this feels like a much bigger grid than it is - its taking ages to get anywhere

11:11 am

Trifioso

water all over massachusetts.

11:12 am

Aloyisius

here too, car.. gutter cleaning on the to do list

11:12 am

cybernan

I wish you could send some of that ra 4 this way --- without the wind, of course

11:12 am

car.eeyore

Gladly Cyber!

11:12 am

DR1965

or send it here please!

11:12 am

Trifioso

actually, it is really, really windy here now, and I am rather enjoying it. at least it is blow drying the place

11:13 am

sciencegeek

I need my French dictionary = I forgot the QU word......

11:13 am

car.eeyore

Not my basement!

11:13 am

Trifioso

science, it is a phoneme for what you use to open a lock

11:13 am

Trifioso

sorry, homophone, not phoneme. makes all the diff, lol

11:13 am

72 Temple Owl

wow was out of news loop while traveling - this cambridge police incident has ignited a firestorm

11:14 am

sciencegeek

Oh, thanks! I got it know

11:14 am

sciencegeek

now

11:14 am

cybernan

finally down to 100

11:14 am

DR1965

yes it has TO

11:14 am

car.eeyore

Trif...remember those little "Sisters" books you gave us?

11:14 am

JBV

Good morning, and hi, Trif - glad you straightened that out- you're speaking my language there (phonemes, etc.)

11:14 am

sciencegeek

TO - yes it has. Are you near there?

11:14 am

72 Temple Owl

police press conference on now

11:14 am

Aloyisius

hi JBV..

11:15 am

JBV

hi, Aloy!

11:15 am

72 Temple Owl

i was very surpsied that the president would make any comment at all

11:15 am

DR1965

and it was not a good comment... started ok but then...

11:16 am

sciencegeek

He should have kept quiet

11:16 am

72 Temple Owl

just remembering how adept former prez was at avoiding that

11:16 am

JBV

I was watching, hubby and I were staring in disbelief but I think the president was making a deliberate statement and it was not a mistake

11:16 am

JBV

I mean I think it was a mistake but he didn't

11:16 am

rururocks

TO is confusing adept with inept

11:17 am

cybernan

wow, did I ever bomb on the an's!

11:17 am

Aloyisius

Anyone remember the story "Ra6.21 of RedChief" ? Made me laugh and laugh, just found the ra6

11:17 am

Trifioso

TO, did you just say that our former president was adept at avoiding stupid comments?

11:17 am

72 Temple Owl

ty aloy

11:17 am

JBV

I'm sitting here with a day-by-day calendar on my desk with 365 in*** comments by the former prez

11:17 am

72 Temple Owl

you know - i think it's time to move along to the day's business.

11:18 am

Trifioso

oh, aloy I love that story and I read to my kids, and we all shared a great laugh. O Henry RULES

11:18 am

Aloyisius

yes! ty for the author's name, Trifioso (-:

11:19 am

JBV

thanks for the ra, Aloy

11:19 am

JBV

and yes, great story

11:19 am

Trifioso

I have a complete set of all his writings, left by my grandfather. It is one of the best things ever

11:19 am

72 Temple Owl

WHAT I SAID WAS HE WS AEPT ON NOT GETTING SUCKED INTO COMMENTING ON LOCALAND STATE MATTERS. you are hearing through your own filters.

11:19 am

cybernan

an 7, please?

11:19 am

crosshair

ive really been out of the loop.what happened with the police in cambridge?

11:19 am

72 Temple Owl

give it a rest,he beongs to history

11:20 am

Aloyisius

nan, an + start of the female hormone, change second vowel

11:20 am

JBV

google Professor Henry Gates, crossy - interesting story

11:20 am

72 Temple Owl

we have many very real issues int his country to deal with today.

11:20 am

sciencegeek

Aloywhich female hormone?

11:21 am

Trifioso

I do think it is stressing when people get all out of joint at things that are spoken

11:21 am

Aloyisius

most common one, science.. not testosterone, lol

11:21 am

cybernan

ty aloy

11:21 am

crosshair

i usually dont follow U.S goings on,unless it has fallen out of a planes belly and is tracking my scrawny butt;)

11:21 am

72 Temple Owl

trif: the comments stress me.

11:21 am

Trifioso

lol aloy!!! no, we women don't have much of that, no

11:22 am

Trifioso

or is concerned with bacon, right crossy!?

11:22 am

cybernan

an 6-7 combo following the licorice?

11:22 am

Aloyisius

picks at hair chin, no, not us, lol

11:22 am

72 Temple Owl

so snipe away if you must

11:22 am

crosshair

nope..no need to be concered bout amreican bacon lol

11:22 am

Trifioso

do have the one that means to put oil on, cybernan?

11:23 am

sciencegeek

Aloy - lost all of it. An and hormone how many letters? I dont have the list yet

11:23 am

cybernan

ty trif -- that was it

11:23 am

car.eeyore

TY Trif!

11:23 am

Trifioso

this grid is way harder than it looks - hard to grey any letters!

11:23 am

Aloyisius

oh.. was cluing the an7, science

11:23 am

car.eeyore

Hooray! Uncle Joe is coming to watch the boys on Sunday while we go see Toby & Trace!!!!

11:23 am

Trifioso

you are welcome, car me love, me life, the other half of me brain!

11:24 am

Trifioso

Yay for uncle joe!!!

11:24 am

72 Temple Owl

it is long but relatively straight forward today

11:24 am

car.eeyore

Are there more than 4 LY's?

11:25 am

car.eeyore

Ahhhh...watching the Flintstones with my boys...the circle continues....

11:25 am

Aloyisius

five, car

11:25 am

Trifioso

yes, I have 5 car

11:25 am

Trifioso

are there no words that end with -tion?

11:25 am

car.eeyore

Whoops! So do I!

11:25 am

car.eeyore

Math is hard....

11:26 am

FMitch

2 of them Trif

11:26 am

Trifioso

I want to go to Australia so much. all the movies make it seem so gorgeous

11:26 am

crosshair

5/4 people have problems with math;)

11:27 am

sciencegeek

clues for the y's I have 2 of 7

11:27 am

sciencegeek

I love math.

11:27 am

72 Temple Owl

trif how is your cat?

11:27 am

crosshair

lol @ equating flintstone re-runs with the circle of life..everone knows that old warner brother cartoons are the circle of life;))

11:27 am

FMitch

I am/was number dyslexic

11:28 am

cybernan

as 8, please?

11:28 am

Kazzer99

so's my boy - he cant up for diddle squat

11:28 am

crosshair

lol fm im not under the affluence of incohol,its just that thinkle peep i are

11:28 am

sciencegeek

I learned about classical music watching Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd!

11:28 am

Trifioso

the two older ones are fine, the younger one remains possessed by satan. last night I was doing some financial stuff on the little shit ran over the surge protector and shut the entire computer, and the light off.

11:28 am

72 Temple Owl

lol

11:29 am

Trifioso

on the computer, sorry

11:29 am

Aloyisius

ooh, groan, Tri!

11:29 am

72 Temple Owl

fm have you seen haz lately? i do wish she were here

11:29 am

Trifioso

And I know what you are going to say, car. the kids are the problem

11:29 am

sciencegeek

Trif - LOL LMAO!

11:29 am

FMitch

ha ha, but truley I can only see number in patterns and colours.

11:29 am

sciencegeek

TO - Haz was here earlier

11:30 am

FMitch

TO she was on this morning and is fine and dandy.

11:30 am

sciencegeek

any y clues pls?????? :)

11:30 am

crosshair

i see colours everywhere..i see a rainbow..la laaa

11:30 am

Kazzer99

cant remember but she was either here this morning or yesterday morning

11:30 am

FMitch

I could go off you crossy ;)

11:30 am

Trifioso

probably due to the constricting of your arteries restricting the flow of oxygen to your head, crossy

11:30 am

JBV

I have 4 - science - all affirmatives - different spellings

11:30 am

sciencegeek

ok

11:31 am

JBV

ye 4/7, ye 4/6, ye 5/14, y3 6/24

11:31 am

Kazzer99

and ye 5/6 combo - stuff that makes bread rise

11:31 am

crosshair

most likely trif

11:31 am

JBV

thanks, Kazz!

11:31 am

Soodle

Good evening Babblers. What a depressing looking grid

11:32 am

Kazzer99

it is soodle

11:32 am

sciencegeek

i have 3 of the affirmatives cannot see the others

11:32 am

Aloyisius

just found sa5.14, thought of your cat, Trif.. (-:

11:32 am

Trifioso

soodle!!! run over to drung for me and look for three sweet little american kids, pleeeeeeez?

11:32 am

FMitch

I'ts not that bad Soodle.

11:32 am

JBV

one is slangy, one is a vote, two are plurals (different spellings)

11:32 am

Wolvie

back to finish and I need a clue for the ar 7/28 after the one that means most artful per se, the one immediately after the first ar 8.

11:32 am

Aloyisius

hi Soodle, dive in.. not too bad

11:33 am

Soodle

Soodle standing on diving board, holding her nose, and belly-flopping....whoosh

11:33 am

Wolvie

oh - and hi all. ;-)

11:33 am

crosshair

howdy wolvie

11:34 am

Trifioso

hello wolvie!

11:34 am

Kazzer99

wolvie - someone who is pretending to be something is ar7

11:34 am

cybernan

without ar 3

11:34 am

Wolvie

oh man - ty kazz

11:34 am

Kazzer99

not having any of the ar*

11:34 am

FMitch

Time for me to be off, things to do and food to cook. Happy Babbling.

11:35 am

Wolvie

just could not see it. that cleared the a's. :-)

11:35 am

Kazzer99

bye fm

11:35 am

Wolvie

by fm

11:35 am

crosshair

tc fm..and dont go off on poor ole crossy:/

11:35 am

Trifioso

have a nice day, fm!

11:35 am

cybernan

as 8, please?

11:35 am

Aloyisius

bye, FM.. see you next time, I hope.. hagd! (hugs)>>>>>

11:35 am

72 Temple Owl

bye fm

11:36 am

Kazzer99

you're lucky i still have 14 to find - i might have to give up and do some tea -still got 120 to go even with the list

11:36 am

crosshair

crossy is a free spirt..who sometimes pays less attention than he should

11:36 am

FMitch

(((crossy))) how could I :)

11:36 am

Aloyisius

and hi to Wolvie!

11:36 am

Wolvie

as 8 - a plus plural rocks

11:36 am

72 Temple Owl

ar8?

11:36 am

Trifioso

soodle, are you still watching the chog?

11:37 am

Wolvie

ar 8 #1: the trait of being ar5/14, ar 8#2" most ar 5/14

11:37 am

Wolvie

hi aloy

11:38 am

cybernan

isn't that only 7 letters wolvie?

11:38 am

cybernan

nm -- got it

11:38 am

cybernan

ty wolvie

11:38 am

Wolvie

add an s inside the 7 for an 8 nan

11:38 am

Wolvie

cool. :-)

11:39 am

Wolvie

I hate a words - save them for last. :-)

11:40 am

72 Temple Owl

ty wolvie, it;s the first one that is hiding from me i HTAe when you have the words alla round it and can't see it

11:40 am

Wolvie

not that I am done mind you. there are others that are just as nasty. lol

11:40 am

Wolvie

the beauty of babble TO - happens to me all the time

11:41 am

Wolvie

first ar 8 ar plus ti 4, then double snake

11:41 am

72 Temple Owl

oh it is maddening

11:42 am

Aloyisius

phew, took forever to find the last se7, ends with the first name of the rock diva Turner

11:42 am

Wolvie

ty for that one aloy

11:43 am

Aloyisius

yw .. have seen it before, but not very often

11:43 am

72 Temple Owl

ty aloy. *looks for word between most bohemian and having no talent at all*

11:44 am

bonjour

bonjour all... how many words do we have here??

11:44 am

sciencegeek

Oh, What did i miss???????????

11:45 am

cybernan

en 6?

11:45 am

Aloyisius

looked it up, a "type of verse form".. thought it was a musical instrument, lol

11:45 am

car.eeyore

Sorry...was away for a bit....what did I miss?

11:46 am

Aloyisius

to surround with water, nan?

11:46 am

car.eeyore

En + emerald ****; plural

11:46 am

cybernan

ty car -- so many words I've never heard before!

11:47 am

car.eeyore

What do the 9's start with please?

11:47 am

sciencegeek

ae 7/28 pls?

11:47 am

72 Temple Owl

one begins with y

11:47 am

Wolvie

me and ye

11:47 am

Trifioso

car, guinness has been licking my right forearm for about four minutes, and did it for about 10 minutes last night. what is with that?

11:48 am

car.eeyore

Maybe the kitty is low on salt?

11:48 am

Boobear

hi Wolvie and Car

11:48 am

car.eeyore

Or maybe she just loves you!

11:48 am

car.eeyore

Hey Boo!

11:48 am

Wolvie

hi boo

11:48 am

car.eeyore

TY Wovlie! Will get the monkeys fed and on the case!

11:48 am

Boobear

hi aloy

11:49 am

72 Temple Owl

they like salt. also juvenile behavior.

11:49 am

crosshair

we have a cat that always does that..tis more of a security thing

11:49 am

72 Temple Owl

like kneading also juvenile bahavior

11:49 am

Aloyisius

hi Boobear!

11:49 am

car.eeyore

Maybe Trif was dipping her arms in bacon....

11:49 am

Wolvie

for the me, look to your NOTE taker. ;-)

11:50 am

crosshair

mm perhaps,im sure if anyone sweats essence of bacon it would be me:0

11:51 am

Wolvie

just bought 2 pounds of nueskes for this weekend's cookout myself. ;-)

11:51 am

Aloyisius

enjoying the arrangement of the letters in to5.12 pole (-:

11:51 am

car.eeyore

Wolvie...I get your drift...just not making it happen...will continue to work on it though!

11:52 am

Aloyisius

um, what are nueskes?

11:53 am

72 Temple Owl

muskies?

11:53 am

Wolvie

great brand of bacon!

11:54 am

Wolvie

me plus st note taker for me 7, plural for 9

11:55 am

Wolvie

did someone ask for the en 7??

11:55 am

Aloyisius

h'mm, haven't seen that brand.. ty

11:55 am

cybernan

me 5 following the plateaus?

11:56 am

cybernan

I did, and I got it, wolvie -- ty

11:56 am

Wolvie

don't have that one yet nan - not finished with the m's

11:56 am

Aloyisius

me + tennis shoes sometimes called ***akers

11:57 am

Wolvie

ty aloy

11:57 am

rolin

afternoon all...

11:57 am

rolin

wolvie..the st note taker isnt there...

11:57 am

72 Temple Owl

bacon much beter than muskies! :)

11:57 am

Wolvie

hi rolin

11:57 am

cybernan

ty aloy -- a fish!

11:57 am

Wolvie

indeed TO. ;-0

11:58 am

Aloyisius

yw.. hi rolin .. nan, that is not so fishy.. am not hurling one at you

11:58 am

crosshair

muskie is not that good now pickrel wrapped in bacon should be a fine thing

11:58 am

Wolvie

spell the note taker with a different vowel - sorry

11:58 am

Wolvie

in the middle that is

11:59 am

cybernan

me 7-9 combo?

11:59 am

Wolvie

sort of left off an important part, eh? lol

12:00 pm

Aloyisius

must scoot.. time to shop for a wedding gift.. Happy Babbling, all!

12:00 pm

Wolvie

that was what I just clued nan: me plus note taker spelled with a different middle vowel, then plural for the 9

12:00 pm

Wolvie

bye aloy

12:00 pm

cybernan

ty wovie

12:00 pm

cybernan

whew -- m's done

12:01 pm

rolin

got it..ty wolvie

12:01 pm

Wolvie

must dive back to grid - must finish. :-)

12:01 pm

Wolvie

yw rolin - sorry I screwed it up

12:01 pm

rolin

seasons

12:01 pm

rolin

shoot

12:01 pm

Boobear

clue for the first an 7

12:03 pm

sciencegeek

an + to be

12:04 pm

sciencegeek

he **

12:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

nice to see you rolin - hope you are well

12:04 pm

sciencegeek

Boo did you see the clue?

12:04 pm

rolin

i am TO... heading into my busiest work period of the year...but feeling in control..what about you?

12:05 pm

cybernan

ni 5 following the numbers?

12:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am fine,vacationing in a week

12:06 pm

sciencegeek

an clues??????????

12:06 pm

rolin

lovely...going away?

12:07 pm

JBV

hi cybernan ni + french negative

12:07 pm

sciencegeek

ar clues?????????

12:07 pm

Wolvie

science - are you casting about for any and all clues on an and ar??

12:07 pm

cybernan

ty jbv

12:08 pm

JBV

looking for my last i in the lower left - are there more than three io's?

12:08 pm

crosshair

well,babble buddies,i must be off to work.tc all and happy hunting!

12:08 pm

sciencegeek

Wolvie- Hi1 No I just got the list and checked it off. I am missing a slew of ai an and ar!

12:08 pm

cybernan

this is getting ridiculous -- not seeing any of the 6-7-8's -- think I need a break

12:08 pm

sciencegeek

by cross!

12:08 pm

JBV

bye crossy

12:08 pm

crosshair

poof!

12:08 pm

rolin

there are 3 io's??..oooh

12:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

wokring at musikfest. but also took time to just kick back and enjoy

12:09 pm

Wolvie

it is a ha 6 (bother) but fun nan

12:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

tr6/18?

12:09 pm

Wolvie

by cross

12:09 pm

JBV

I have two TO, both plurals

12:09 pm

Wolvie

most of the ai's are 4 letters, some are more, but ...long and narrow say

12:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

there is one after the door windows tr7

12:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am still looking for

12:11 pm

Wolvie

an - whoo boy - a lot from playing with liquorice

12:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

time to go get ready for doctor visit. ty all and happy babbling

12:12 pm

Wolvie

the tr 6/18 i have after the door is triple - plural. but - I don't have all the t's yet, and I haven't gone to the list

12:12 pm

Wolvie

by TO

12:12 pm

mixi6

I don't have it either temple owl

12:13 pm

JBV

tr 6/18 is an anagram of the last 6/18 - meaning threefold

12:14 pm

JBV

two vowels in the middle, TO

12:14 pm

mixi6

ty wolvie

12:15 pm

Wolvie

ty for that one jbv

12:15 pm

JBV

yw

12:15 pm

Wolvie

yw mix

12:16 pm

suefrad625

ai second 5/10

12:16 pm

mixi6

latin plural

12:16 pm

Wolvie

ai: long and narrow passage way

12:16 pm

Wolvie

or just passage way

12:16 pm

mixi6

oops thay was an5

12:17 pm

suefrad625

ty

12:17 pm

Wolvie

yw

12:21 pm

sciencegeek

need some ar clues. I have most with the ***ful Dodger types.

12:21 pm

suefrad625

I need an words

12:21 pm

suefrad625

how about the 7

12:21 pm

suefrad625

mostly for the ar, is a painter

12:22 pm

suefrad625

work around that word for a bit

12:22 pm

Wolvie

ar plus si math term, then plural, ar plus that math term with a different vowel ending, also with a different middle vowel

12:22 pm

Wolvie

to select sue - an -6/18, the plural for the 7

12:22 pm

sciencegeek

ty wolvie

12:23 pm

Wolvie

ar - get up, got up

12:23 pm

Wolvie

yw science

12:24 pm

suefrad625

no good wolvie

12:24 pm

suefrad625

I have a block in my head

12:25 pm

suefrad625

am i going left or right

12:25 pm

sciencegeek

still need ar 4/4, ar 5/10 and last at 7/28

12:25 pm

Wolvie

what a priest does with water an left

12:25 pm

sciencegeek

got the other 6/18

12:25 pm

suefrad625

got those

12:25 pm

Wolvie

ar 4/4 - butt

12:26 pm

suefrad625

those r the only ones I have

12:26 pm

Wolvie

ar 5/10 : more butts

12:26 pm

suefrad625

lol

12:26 pm

sciencegeek

Wolvie nice There is a synonym for that also in the as group

12:26 pm

nrkii

ar 7 28 - without skill

12:26 pm

Wolvie

yes - i finally finished the a's tg

12:27 pm

nrkii

or without tact

12:27 pm

sciencegeek

great now only need at 7/28 3rd one

12:27 pm

o-o

superman's gal pal: lois l + an*; and stars and ****pes forever

12:27 pm

nrkii

at?

12:27 pm

Wolvie

no at's - the last ar is the not having any ar*.

12:27 pm

Wolvie

ar 7 that is

12:28 pm

Wolvie

hi nrkii

12:28 pm

nrkii

hi wolvie

12:28 pm

sciencegeek

I need the last (3rd) ar 7/28 I have the one that you clued

12:28 pm

Wolvie

oh TG. BR is back. whew! the clue master will save me

12:28 pm

Wolvie

i muck up clues so badly lol

12:28 pm

nrkii

I think that is the third one science

12:29 pm

o-o

all yours, Wolvie

12:29 pm

nrkii

there is one just before it, most creative

12:29 pm

sciencegeek

oh so maybe I am missing the 2nd one

12:29 pm

Wolvie

nooooo Babble - I can't finish if I clue.

12:29 pm

Wolvie

plus you do it much better

12:30 pm

o-o

ar 6 -- at a trig function; pl

12:31 pm

cybernan

on 7-8 combo -- been working on it for quite a while with no success

12:31 pm

o-o

add, "at'

12:31 pm

nrkii

how many ae words please?

12:31 pm

sciencegeek

Hi Babble! How are you?

12:31 pm

o-o

on + van cluburn is a pi*****; pl

12:31 pm

o-o

3 ae

12:32 pm

nrkii

thanks br

12:33 pm

cybernan

ty babrab

12:33 pm

nrkii

how many ai please?

12:34 pm

o-o

8 ai

12:36 pm

o-o

ae 7 -- a + a long time unit + a keyboard instrument: p***o

12:37 pm

nrkii

still looking for words on my own... but struggling... off to physical therapy then back for the last 17

12:37 pm

nrkii

bbl

12:37 pm

Wolvie

bye nrkii

12:38 pm

mixi6

by nrkii ty for the clues

12:42 pm

suefrad625

first an5,10

12:43 pm

o-o

an + a word to the w***

12:43 pm

mixi6

licorice sue

12:44 pm

suefrad625

ty both

12:44 pm

suefrad625

2 more a's

12:44 pm

suefrad625

getting there

12:44 pm

suefrad625

as5 & as8

12:45 pm

mixi6

a + mix up with a spoon

12:45 pm

o-o

a + shaken, not ****red;

12:45 pm

suefrad625

do they all have to do with the butt

12:45 pm

mixi6

don't have the 8

12:46 pm

suefrad625

ty

12:46 pm

o-o

as + orlando; bennet; curtis; quinn

12:46 pm

Wolvie

a plus plural rocks, kind of

12:46 pm

mixi6

ty BR

12:46 pm

Wolvie

I like babble's clue much better. funny

12:47 pm

suefrad625

what are you clueing babb

12:49 pm

suefrad625

the as8?

12:50 pm

Wolvie

do you guys ever enter a word and not have it taken, then come back and try it again a bit later and it does?

12:50 pm

suefrad625

yes

12:50 pm

Wolvie

yes sue- they all have the same first name

12:50 pm

suefrad625

makes me crazy

12:50 pm

Wolvie

plural

12:51 pm

Wolvie

it makes me a bit peeved when that happens, I have to say

12:51 pm

suefrad625

ty

12:51 pm

Wolvie

yw

12:51 pm

suefrad625

A's done

12:51 pm

suefrad625

141 left and I have to go for a bit

12:51 pm

suefrad625

poof

12:51 pm

Wolvie

bye

12:51 pm

mixi6

14 left

12:52 pm

Wolvie

go mix go!

12:57 pm

cybernan

2nd se 6-7 combo?

12:58 pm

mixi6

se6 you ***d a letter and lice eggs

12:58 pm

Wolvie

i am just getting to the se's to finish up nan, nit sure if i have that

12:59 pm

sciencegeek

127 left :(

12:59 pm

cybernan

ty mixi

1:00 pm

Wolvie

ty mixi

1:00 pm

Wolvie

go science go

1:00 pm

sciencegeek

any clue pls for ae 7/28? I have been off for awhile and probably missed a lot.

1:00 pm

Boobear

clue for na 4/4

1:01 pm

Wolvie

cybers last part, plural

1:01 pm

cybernan

last se 7?

1:02 pm

sciencegeek

wolvie - who are you cluing?

1:02 pm

Boobear

ty wolvie

1:02 pm

Wolvie

boo bear

1:02 pm

Wolvie

yw boo

1:02 pm

sciencegeek

help (pitiful sound here)

1:02 pm

cybernan

ae 7: long time + author, Fleming

1:03 pm

sciencegeek

y

1:03 pm

sciencegeek

ty

1:03 pm

Wolvie

sorry science, I missed your plea earlier. ;-)

1:04 pm

cybernan

2 left: last se 7 and so 7 -- help!!!

1:04 pm

sciencegeek

ok I am with BooBear - I have NO na's

1:04 pm

o-o

wins and los +se*; and ike and **** turner

1:05 pm

cybernan

is that a clue for me babrab? -- can't really make any se 5 of it!

1:05 pm

DR1965

ty BR

1:05 pm

sciencegeek

cyber it is a poetic term

1:05 pm

cybernan

the se or the so science?

1:06 pm

sciencegeek

Boo na 4/4 type of bread (less one vowel) eaten in India

1:06 pm

DR1965

Nan- that was the se7 clue from BR

1:07 pm

Boobear

ty . i got the na

1:07 pm

cybernan

have no idea who ike and mike are, though

1:07 pm

Wolvie

yw boo

1:07 pm

Wolvie

singers cyber

1:07 pm

o-o

so 7 -- add, bo**** and clydes

1:07 pm

DR1965

not mike! the lady with the legs ... thunderdome...

1:07 pm

o-o

what does love have to do with it?

1:07 pm

cybernan

ty babrab

1:08 pm

sciencegeek

What's love got to do with it?

1:08 pm

DR1965

have to do with it...

1:08 pm

sciencegeek

Babble - we think alike (sometimes)

1:08 pm

cybernan

they may be singers, but I've never heard of them

1:08 pm

DR1965

that could be scary. : )

1:08 pm

sciencegeek

DR - those are song lyrics

1:08 pm

cybernan

that still doesn't help

1:08 pm

Wolvie

well actually, it was ike and tina

1:09 pm

DR1965

I was singing Science

1:09 pm

Wolvie

turner

1:09 pm

DR1965

well, there you go Nan... just put it together now... lol

1:09 pm

sciencegeek

Ok - Dr. I don't have my speakers on LOL

1:09 pm

Wolvie

hey DR - gotta try. ;-)

1:10 pm

cybernan

please -- a clue for the last se 7 that I can understand?

1:10 pm

DR1965

we sometimes sing whole songs in the chog science

1:10 pm

cybernan

nm -- found it :)

1:11 pm

Wolvie

congrats nan

1:11 pm

DR1965

ok Nan... se7 is se then same again then the name of the lady in Wolvies post

1:11 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* - thanks for the help

1:11 pm

DR1965

ok good for you Nan : )

1:11 pm

DR1965

WTG on the fireworks!!

1:12 pm

cybernan

have to run -- a trip to Salmon Arm on the slate for this afternoon.

1:12 pm

sciencegeek

cyber you all are so fast.....

1:12 pm

Wolvie

bye nan

1:12 pm

o-o

a confident student may tell the teacher: te 6

1:12 pm

DR1965

CYA Nan

1:14 pm

DR1965

indeed BR

1:18 pm

sciencegeek

Okay. Is there any hope that I will get faster at this??

1:18 pm

Wolvie

yes there is. :-)

1:18 pm

DR1965

sometimes Science.. I am just barely half way Science.. it depends on the grid

1:20 pm

sciencegeek

need na 6/18 and 5/10 clues pls :)

1:20 pm

sciencegeek

Well it is a bit frustrating to be overly educated and still unable to complete a grid!

1:21 pm

DR1965

* ponders overly educated...

1:21 pm

sciencegeek

two and one half degrees

1:21 pm

sciencegeek

but not very smart LOL

1:21 pm

Bugsaw

I agree science. It is hard when the grid accepts a plural that has no singular and has no definition when you get it. as8 for example

1:22 pm

sciencegeek

dont have as 8!

1:22 pm

Bugsaw

someone just clued it. I will check the chog

1:22 pm

DR1965

Hi Bugs

1:23 pm

Wolvie

as plus plural rocks, or the t**y awards, but plural

1:23 pm

Bugsaw

Hi DR. I loved your charity. We didn't have anything like that when I needed it.

1:24 pm

sciencegeek

wolvie: dont get plural rocks

1:24 pm

DR1965

I was lucky to find it Bugs. I am sorry for you loss

1:24 pm

DR1965

pl st5 SG

1:24 pm

Bugsaw

as8 = start with James Bond's car as*** martin

1:24 pm

Wolvie

sticks and st****, but add an i in there

1:25 pm

sciencegeek

oh i see sorry slow on all fronts

1:26 pm

Wolvie

not at all - i wouldn't have gotten it earlier without babble

1:26 pm

sciencegeek

It was hours ago that I worked on this last and forgot about those rocks!

1:26 pm

o-o

the as 8 has to do with: (archaic) To stun, paralyse, astound.

1:27 pm

Wolvie

well, it certainly does that! ;-)

1:27 pm

DR1965

lol wolvie

1:27 pm

sciencegeek

okay so now it is down to the as 5/10 is it related to the as 8/40?

1:28 pm

o-o

it is the Third-person singular simple present indicative form of astony.

1:28 pm

sciencegeek

lol

1:28 pm

Bugsaw

Thanks BR. It is easier to remember them if i learn the meaning

1:28 pm

Wolvie

lol - if you say so babble

1:28 pm

sciencegeek

THanks BR, but that is no help to me....

1:29 pm

Bugsaw

it is not BR

1:29 pm

Boobear

clue for the last ne 5/10 please

1:30 pm

o-o

ne + what santa makes and checks twice: l***

1:31 pm

o-o

as + a rant: ***ade

1:31 pm

Boobear

ty br

1:31 pm

phaeton

Boo..what birds live in pl

1:32 pm

sciencegeek

ty br

1:32 pm

Boobear

ty got it

1:34 pm

Soodle

any clues for the na 4/4, please

1:34 pm

o-o

ne 6 -- where hatchlings reside and the six million dollar man: **e majors; pl

1:35 pm

phaeton

na4...cyber*** just left

1:35 pm

phaeton

Soodle...pl it

1:35 pm

Soodle

Fish me! Ta phae

1:36 pm

phaeton

yw

1:36 pm

sciencegeek

any oe clues

1:37 pm

o-o

oe + puppet on a *****g; pl

1:37 pm

sciencegeek

ty need to look that one up

1:39 pm

sciencegeek

cannot find it = BR: is it hormonal????

1:41 pm

o-o

okay, o + hormonal

1:42 pm

sciencegeek

BR - I got the word, just wanted to know what it is????

1:42 pm

sciencegeek

mo 5/12?

1:43 pm

phaeton

science...click on the ? mark next to the word

1:43 pm

Soodle

is there a special babble term for getting a pretty difficult clue, then forgetting to plural the wretched thing?

1:43 pm

sciencegeek

what question mark?

1:43 pm

Wolvie

slogan or type of applesauce

1:43 pm

sciencegeek

oh i see the box

1:44 pm

Wolvie

or things in your eye

1:44 pm

Wolvie

or an extra vowel on mo 4 meaning lots of

1:44 pm

sciencegeek

already have those Wolvie

1:45 pm

Wolvie

there are 4 mo 5/12's - i clued them all. :-)

1:45 pm

sciencegeek

duh got it Wolvie thanks

1:45 pm

phaeton

add a vowel to the first mo4

1:45 pm

Wolvie

yw

1:47 pm

sciencegeek

clue el 4/4???

1:47 pm

sciencegeek

elys

1:47 pm

sciencegeek

yikes

1:47 pm

Wolvie

threaten

1:47 pm

sciencegeek

eeeeeellllllllllssssssss

1:47 pm

Wolvie

close

1:47 pm

DR1965

clue for sl6 please

1:47 pm

sciencegeek

no cigar

1:48 pm

sciencegeek

i see it now. why is it that the longer i look, the less i see??

1:48 pm

Wolvie

craftiest DR

1:49 pm

Wolvie

works like that for me too science

1:49 pm

DR1965

ty Wolvie - that is certainly twisty isnt it

1:50 pm

phaeton

sl6..crafty fox

1:50 pm

Wolvie

yes it is. :-)

1:51 pm

sciencegeek

I have a plethora of leftover se - have the 4 types of weather, the ones that sound like a government office, the 4 things we possess, and the strange one re: poetry. The rest are not done.

1:51 pm

o-o

A cabbage, a faucet, and a tomato had a race. The cabbage was ahead, the faucet was running, and the tomato tried to catch up.

1:51 pm

sciencegeek

Oh, and, of course, where the pirates are...

1:51 pm

sciencegeek

LOL

1:52 pm

Wolvie

groan

1:52 pm

Wolvie

describes me pretty well tho

1:52 pm

DR1965

thanks BR

1:57 pm

Wolvie

fireworks

1:57 pm

DR1965

wtg Wolvie!!!

1:57 pm

o-o

congrats, Wolvie

1:58 pm

phaeton

WTG! Wolvie

1:58 pm

Wolvie

just took me a long time today

2:02 pm

Boobear

good job wolvie

2:17 pm

phaeton

i know it's been clued but need help with the se7/28, the second one

2:17 pm

phaeton

OOPs! I meant the last one

2:19 pm

o-o

se + ***cks and stones may ... and **t king cole

2:20 pm

phaeton

Ty BR, i saw you clue it earlier, but didn't get it then

2:21 pm

o-o

yw

2:22 pm

nrkii

hi, and thanks br

2:23 pm

nrkii

16 to go... would like to finish off the E's and Y's before I list

2:23 pm

phaeton

fireworks

2:23 pm

nrkii

how many EN words please?

2:24 pm

nrkii

yay Phaeton!

2:24 pm

phaeton

2...6 & 7

2:24 pm

o-o

congrats, phaeton

2:24 pm

nrkii

okay, have both of those

2:24 pm

phaeton

TY nrkii and BR

2:25 pm

phaeton

2x eo

2:25 pm

nrkii

oh shoot, I had missed the eo4... thanks phae

2:25 pm

nrkii

now just one more Y and I can list

2:26 pm

phaeton

yw

2:26 pm

periwinkle

hello all, clues for the en6/7 pls

2:26 pm

nrkii

peri, to strand in Hawaii, perhaps

2:26 pm

phaeton

en and emerald is4

2:26 pm

periwinkle

thanks nrkii and phae, got them both

2:27 pm

periwinkle

I need one more y too

2:27 pm

phaeton

y's are pretty easy today

2:27 pm

nrkii

for the Y's, I have ye 4, 4, 5, 9, 6, 5

2:27 pm

periwinkle

have 3 affirmative y words and two baking words

2:28 pm

periwinkle

hat is what I have nrkii

2:28 pm

o-o

ye 6 -- double the middle consonant

2:28 pm

phaeton

another 6 nrkii

2:28 pm

periwinkle

thanks BR

2:28 pm

nrkii

aaargh! thanks!

2:28 pm

phaeton

4 affirmative and 3 baking

2:28 pm

nrkii

okay, list time

2:29 pm

phaeton

ok, gotta move on...Happy Babbling!

2:29 pm

nrkii

bye phae... enjoy the rest of your day

2:29 pm

o-o

be well, phaeton

2:30 pm

phaeton

ty and hope you all have a great day *foop*

2:31 pm

periwinkle

need to take a nap, bbs

2:32 pm

nrkii

bye peri!

2:34 pm

sciencegeek

clues for the ye 4/7 and ye 9/66 pls :)

2:35 pm

nrkii

ye 4/7 is an affirmative answer, often used by adolescents

2:35 pm

o-o

ye + oohs and a**s

2:35 pm

nrkii

ye9 = the most filled with ye5

2:35 pm

sciencegeek

Great ty now for the 9/66

2:36 pm

sciencegeek

ok i thought i tried that earlier!

2:36 pm

nrkii

fireworks!

2:37 pm

o-o

congrats, nrkii

2:37 pm

sciencegeek

nrkii great! no good on the extreme baking term

2:37 pm

suefrad625

back and school is paid for

2:37 pm

nrkii

there's an i in the middle of it science

2:37 pm

sciencegeek

spelling error

2:37 pm

suefrad625

two semesters down

2:37 pm

nrkii

yay sue!

2:38 pm

sciencegeek

Hi Sue. What are you studying?

2:38 pm

suefrad625

on here I am starting the ea's

2:38 pm

suefrad625

info systems and networking

2:38 pm

nrkii

okay, need to go for a walk and hopefully buy a book on the way

2:39 pm

nrkii

have a great time babbling folks!

2:39 pm

nrkii

bye!

2:39 pm

sciencegeek

any clues for the tr 7/28, 8/40, 7/32, 5/10 and 6/18! I see nothing (says Schultz)

2:39 pm

suefrad625

bye nrkii

2:39 pm

sciencegeek

bye

2:39 pm

suefrad625

tr5 = ride on a tr***

2:39 pm

suefrad625

and plural

2:39 pm

sciencegeek

5/10 gone

2:40 pm

saanichcat

scigeek: choo-choos

2:40 pm

suefrad625

t+ri4

2:40 pm

nrkii

tr7 28 - new employees are called tr7 while they are in tr5ing

2:40 pm

suefrad625

pl

2:40 pm

suefrad625

ty nr

2:40 pm

nrkii

and tr 7 32 = t + hold kidnap victim for r***** (payment)

2:41 pm

sciencegeek

ty working working working blind blind blind

2:41 pm

nrkii

bye again! poof!

2:41 pm

sciencegeek

tr 7/32?

2:41 pm

suefrad625

ea done

2:42 pm

saanichcat

tr 7/32 - window over door

2:42 pm

saanichcat

like old hotels had

2:42 pm

suefrad625

eo6

2:43 pm

sciencegeek

Gees. Used to be married to an architect

2:43 pm

LuvWordGames

eo 6/18 long time + keyboard instrument p***o

2:43 pm

sciencegeek

is tr 6/18 related to anything else there?

2:44 pm

suefrad625

ty

2:44 pm

o-o

yes, a third t once removed

2:44 pm

saanichcat

plural the rail machine

2:45 pm

sciencegeek

it is the last tr 6/18 that i am missing

2:45 pm

sciencegeek

Luv thanks for your eo clue!

2:46 pm

LuvWordGames

have to give credit where credit is due, BR did that clue earlier

2:46 pm

sciencegeek

Nice

2:46 pm

suefrad625

es6

2:46 pm

sciencegeek

tr 6/18 tr 6/18 tr6/18

2:47 pm

o-o

es - hormone

2:47 pm

sciencegeek

female hormone shortened

2:48 pm

sciencegeek

SOme birth control pills are called Loes......

2:48 pm

suefrad625

ty

2:48 pm

suefrad625

e's done

2:49 pm

sciencegeek

tr 6/18

2:49 pm

o-o

tr 6/18 is a pl - tr + because you're mine, I walk the l***

2:49 pm

sciencegeek

tr 6/18 is my mantra now.

2:53 pm

sciencegeek

SOrry BR I cannot see the letter pattern

2:53 pm

Soodle

clue for the me9 please?

2:54 pm

DR1965

do you have the me7 Soodle?

2:54 pm

DR1965

if so then plural it

2:54 pm

Soodle

I have the childhood illness....

2:54 pm

suefrad625

me7 they have a shot to prevent them

2:54 pm

o-o

me + puppet on a **r**g; and god bl**s america

2:56 pm

suefrad625

babble, it doesnt work

2:56 pm

o-o

sorry, bad clue

2:56 pm

o-o

me + puppet on a **r**g and pop g*** the weasel

2:57 pm

periwinkle

BR, I like your icon, pretty picture

2:57 pm

Soodle

God Ble** Babble Rabble!! Ta

2:57 pm

o-o

thanks

2:57 pm

suefrad625

ty

2:58 pm

Bugsaw

thanks Babble

2:58 pm

suefrad625

h's done

2:58 pm

suefrad625

i stink at vowel starting words

2:59 pm

Soodle

Sue - I have the he + shortened saint. Could you clue the other one, please?

3:00 pm

suefrad625

reverse the last letters

3:00 pm

sciencegeek

Babble it is the LAST tr 6/18 that I need. I have the pl on the choo choo

3:01 pm

suefrad625

t+ri5

3:01 pm

o-o

I clued the last one

3:01 pm

DR1965

help with on7 please?

3:01 pm

Soodle

thanks sue

3:01 pm

sciencegeek

Well, then maybe I need the other tr 6/18??? I thought it was the last one

3:02 pm

suefrad625

on+pi****** plays the keyboad for music

3:02 pm

suefrad625

keyboard

3:02 pm

Bugsaw

great clue sue. Thanks!

3:02 pm

DR1965

ty Sue

3:02 pm

Boobear

clue for the last ra 6/21

3:03 pm

Soodle

Is anybody else finding this grid blooming tiresome?

3:03 pm

DR1965

Money for kidnapping Boobear

3:03 pm

saanichcat

YES!

3:03 pm

DR1965

Absolutely Soodle!

3:03 pm

sciencegeek

I give up on this frickin tr6/18 nothing works. Clues are helping ... Need to move on to some other trifle

3:04 pm

o-o

tr*al and error; motors in a car: **gine*

3:04 pm

Soodle

Oh Good. I thought I was the only one!!

3:04 pm

saanichcat

ty BR

3:04 pm

Bugsaw

I am bored too Soodle

3:05 pm

sciencegeek

The horns are blowing. Thanks BR

3:05 pm

Soodle

Someone tell a joke, or something...... Entertain me!!

3:05 pm

Boobear

it seems like this grid goes on and on

3:05 pm

sciencegeek

I could swear I had tried that combo before!

3:05 pm

Bugsaw

nits

3:06 pm

o-o

to 5 -- heavy metric weight; pl

3:06 pm

Soodle

Hey Bugsaw. Lets all go to the PB, and have a party!!!!

3:06 pm

DR1965

I have 7 stupid q words left to finish

3:06 pm

sciencegeek

Bugs, your profile photo is scary! LOL

3:06 pm

Bugsaw

I just went to the PB for complaining! taking ice cream and pop for floats

3:06 pm

sciencegeek

Need both st 5/10's

3:06 pm

Boobear

i will send you some chocolate malts

3:06 pm

sciencegeek

and one st4/5

3:06 pm

Bugsaw

The photo is a word from the grid qu 5 and 6

3:07 pm

sciencegeek

I see that!

3:07 pm

sciencegeek

THat is a major clue! LOL

3:08 pm

suefrad625

crop

3:09 pm

o-o

the only hard ones in this grid were those I could not find right away

3:09 pm

Bugsaw

Jillibus is a wonderful lady who always changes the icons with a big writeup of what she chose and she went off the other night about how only a few people take the time to do the icons when it only takes 5 minutes and it it is supposed to be cooperative game etc. I liked my icon but she shamed me into it.

3:09 pm

DR1965

lol- that is what I thought too Sue

3:10 pm

suefrad625

good think I am still in the in's

3:10 pm

suefrad625

I need the first in5 pls

3:10 pm

Bugsaw

Did you guys get it with the qu start?

3:10 pm

DR1965

she does that sometimes Bugs... not the first time and certainly not the last. We love her just the same. : )

3:10 pm

sciencegeek

crop?

3:10 pm

o-o

in + game *** match

3:10 pm

suefrad625

no

3:11 pm

sciencegeek

as in the icon or as in an st clue?

3:11 pm

suefrad625

neither for me

3:11 pm

suefrad625

have that one babb

3:11 pm

Bugsaw

put a s in front of the qu and think of water

3:11 pm

lynxxx

in5 crazy/mad but drop the s

3:12 pm

westford

I am here and I have something wonderful to tell

3:12 pm

suefrad625

got it

3:12 pm

DR1965

do tell west!!!

3:12 pm

suefrad625

and change the vowel for something to put the water in

3:12 pm

Bugsaw

please west

3:12 pm

o-o

you and the possum are buds?

3:12 pm

westford

I just discovered there are no re words in this grid

3:12 pm

suefrad625

got it lynx, ty

3:12 pm

westford

never bab

3:13 pm

DR1965

lol BR

3:13 pm

westford

this grid is molasses

3:14 pm

suefrad625

that is because most words have 3 looks

3:14 pm

saanichcat

is 5 & 6 -- take off the first two letters of a scottish prickle plant

3:15 pm

Soodle

West - if this is a RE-free grid - all I can say is bring back the RE's!!

3:15 pm

westford

rather not sood

3:15 pm

Bugsaw

there are no de words either so I thot it would be fun.

3:16 pm

westford

saani say that 3 times fast

3:16 pm

suefrad625

io6?

3:16 pm

o-o

that that that

3:16 pm

sciencegeek

What is a Scottish prickle plant?

3:16 pm

DR1965

I have completed this evil beast and am going to reward myself with some lunch!

3:16 pm

westford

you always make me laugh bab

3:16 pm

DR1965

I will bbl to clue...

3:16 pm

lynxxx

Congrats DR!

3:17 pm

suefrad625

yahoooooo DR

3:17 pm

DR1965

good luck!

3:17 pm

westford

yay DR!!

3:17 pm

DR1965

ty Lynxxx

3:17 pm

o-o

congrats, DR

3:17 pm

sciencegeek

go DR!

3:17 pm

pida 1

Congrats, DR

3:17 pm

Bugsaw

well done DR. You have patience

3:17 pm

suefrad625

io6

3:17 pm

DR1965

ty for the clues everyone.... * MUNCH***

3:17 pm

sciencegeek

Enjoy your lunch.

3:17 pm

sciencegeek

io6 and io7

3:18 pm

saanichcat

going to list now at 54 and get this thing over with.

3:18 pm

lynxxx

io6/7 to charge with io4

3:18 pm

o-o

io -- the charged particle; scrooge was a m***r

3:19 pm

Kazzer99

evening folks back to the slog again - decide Big Brother was too depressing

3:19 pm

sciencegeek

Thanks Babble that is the British spelling BTW

3:19 pm

westford

reminds me of an eagles song

3:19 pm

lynxxx

hi Kazz

3:20 pm

o-o

your lying eyes

3:20 pm

westford

hello kazz

3:21 pm

westford

that's it bab

3:21 pm

sciencegeek

any clues for ho5/14 and 5/12?

3:21 pm

Soodle

Hiya Kazz. My daughter is watching BB in the other room & she will let me know if anything good happens. i will duly alert you!!

3:21 pm

Kazzer99

ho 5/14 plur of ho 4/6

3:22 pm

lynxxx

Science - you are forgetting to look for plurals

3:22 pm

Soodle

I saw the Eagles in Dublin a couple of weeks ago. Fan-bloody-tastic!

3:22 pm

westford

ho 5/12 stockings

3:22 pm

Kazzer99

good o soodle - though Davina has just said that as kenneth left there isnt an eviction tonight

3:22 pm

sciencegeek

crap! Missing ho 4/6 too! Woe is me

3:22 pm

suefrad625

ty babb

3:22 pm

westford

ooh sood lucky you

3:22 pm

Kazzer99

ho 4/6 where the heart is

3:23 pm

westford

and where the buffalo roam

3:23 pm

Soodle

Kaz - I can Babble or I can watch BB. I cannot do both!! So mercifully I escaped the dreaded BB this year

3:23 pm

sciencegeek

I think I do this best first in the am when my eyes are fresh!

3:23 pm

sciencegeek

on the range....deer and antelope play.....

3:23 pm

Kazzer99

i've still got 83 to find

3:24 pm

westford

this is definitely a singing game

3:24 pm

sciencegeek

That leaves the last ho 5/12

3:24 pm

westford

stockings

3:24 pm

Soodle

West - they were superb. The sound quality was second to none. But - they just did not interact with the audience. They came on. They sang their songs, and they left.

3:24 pm

westford

the german wear them

3:25 pm

Kazzer99

old fashioned way of plural of ho 4/5

3:25 pm

sciencegeek

West! THat was it! Danke

3:25 pm

westford

oh too bad sood that's the part I like best

3:25 pm

westford

wilcomen?

3:26 pm

westford

not sure if that's the right spelling

3:26 pm

Soodle

U2 are just kicking off their first Dublin gig about now. I suspect they will be interacting with the crowd!!!!

3:26 pm

sciencegeek

West - bitte

3:27 pm

westford

of course they will

3:27 pm

westford

that's right thanks geek

3:27 pm

westford

been a long time

3:27 pm

MadMunky100

hello all

3:27 pm

Soodle

Hi Munk

3:28 pm

Kazzer99

hi mad

3:28 pm

o-o

* What's the opposite of a somersault?
* A winter pepper.

3:28 pm

sciencegeek

Okay you lovely and entertaining souls - I must depart for the treacherous ride home on a Friday afternoon with all the crazy people that are allowed a driver's license. See you on the grid in 45 or so....

3:28 pm

suefrad625

hi mad

3:28 pm

sciencegeek

Hola Mad

3:28 pm

Soodle

Kaz = Marcus is getting locked in a cage...???

3:28 pm

westford

hi mad and bye geek drive safely

3:28 pm

Kazzer99

see ya geek good journeyings

3:29 pm

MadMunky100

how is the grid for you all

3:29 pm

Kazzer99

yes i just had a quick look - good i dont like him much

3:29 pm

sciencegeek

grid is gruesome tata

3:29 pm

westford

lol bab

3:29 pm

Kazzer99

horrible mad - been at it on and off all day and ive still got 76 ro find

3:29 pm

Soodle

Bab - I like that!!

3:29 pm

westford

I give up a clue please for the sa5/10

3:30 pm

suefrad625

lys5, not the pl

3:30 pm

MadMunky100

well good look kazz

3:30 pm

MadMunky100

and you geek

3:30 pm

o-o

si + an offense against god

3:30 pm

westford

I just got it thanks anyway

3:31 pm

westford

I was trying not to ask

3:31 pm

Kazzer99

its a black buck

3:31 pm

westford

it is?

3:31 pm

lynxxx

ly5 ly & dbl cons & vwl

3:32 pm

Soodle

Sue -3 ly's are anagrams of each other

3:32 pm

westford

hello lyn

3:32 pm

Soodle

Hiya Lynn

3:32 pm

Boobear

clue for the last se 4/4

3:32 pm

suefrad625

I have the 4 (2) and one 5

3:32 pm

lynxxx

hi West

3:32 pm

westford

I'm told you have the cleanest air..Cassie wants to go back so she can breathe

3:32 pm

suefrad625

got it

3:32 pm

Dorens

hi all. just dropping in for a clue for the second qu5 please?

3:33 pm

suefrad625

whew

3:33 pm

suefrad625

l's done

3:33 pm

suefrad625

onto the m's

3:33 pm

suefrad625

qu = "

3:33 pm

Kazzer99

dorens measurement - 2 pints

3:33 pm

o-o

se 5 -- the *a*t shall be first and the first shall ...

3:34 pm

o-o

se 4, that is

3:34 pm

Dorens

ach! big fish my way.. thanks kaz

3:34 pm

o-o

se + double consonant

3:34 pm

Dorens

i don't believe it.. fireworks here

3:35 pm

o-o

congrats, Dorens

3:35 pm

Soodle

Yay Dorens

3:35 pm

lynxxx

Congrats Dorens!

3:35 pm

Kazzer99

wtg dorens

3:35 pm

MadMunky100

congrats

3:35 pm

westford

yay dorens!!!

3:35 pm

zingylemon12

hey ppl

3:35 pm

westford

hey zing

3:36 pm

MadMunky100

lemon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3:36 pm

zingylemon12

munky!!!!!!

3:36 pm

zingylemon12

i g2g pack im watchin the bill

3:37 pm

MadMunky100

lol

3:38 pm

zingylemon12

im bk

3:38 pm

zingylemon12

my mom ringin mi nan

3:39 pm

Dorens

ty. anyone want a clue before i leave?

3:40 pm

o-o

yes, the first two letters of 24 down?

3:40 pm

JBV

hi dorens, no clues needed, but how are you? how's the baby?

3:40 pm

Kazzer99

dorens - the ens please

3:41 pm

JBV

en + land surrounded by water

3:41 pm

Dorens

en + land surrounded by water

3:41 pm

Kazzer99

ty vm

3:42 pm

Dorens

gmta, jbv, and baby is fine but I haven't seen him in three weeks, working on plans to run up there one day next week. This guidance curriculum is kicking my butt

3:43 pm

JBV

hope you see him soon, dorens - summer work is no fun - I'm taking fridays and mondays off, nice long weekends, but those 3 days are quite intense to get everything done at the office

3:44 pm

JBV

if I may ask, what exactly is the guidance curriculum you are writing?

3:45 pm

Boobear

clue for the third se 7/28

3:47 pm

o-o

se 7 -- parted the red sea: mo + se*; and singers ike and **** turner

3:47 pm

Dorens

21st century LIFE SKILLS.and career ed

3:48 pm

lynxxx

se7 se & conS & *** can & vowel

3:48 pm

JBV

do you have guidance counselors teaching that as a course?

3:48 pm

Dorens

problem is, there are all these state mandates and objectives and goals, but no books or material put together, so i'm searching the net, my library, and my feeble brain to come up with activities

3:49 pm

Dorens

no, and we have no time in the schedule for it, so Im curious to see when and how it is implemented. we did put a careers piece in the 8th graders during library, and I suppose we'll beef that up

3:50 pm

JBV

did you ever wonder why the state does not come up with a "model" curriculum instead of having 600 districts going crazy each doing the same thing?

3:50 pm

Dorens

books and materials do exist, but I don't have them at my fingertips, like when you write curriculum for a course that has a textbook... so it is like slogging through mud

3:50 pm

Kazzer99

i have had a little spurt and i am down to 61

3:50 pm

lynxxx

go Kazz!

3:50 pm

JBV

Now I don't even know how we do it in my district - I know technology skills are supposed to be integrated in all content areas, not sure about career ed

3:50 pm

Dorens

oh yes, absolutely, and yesterday thought about getting together with counselors from other small districts and saying, I'll do this part, you do that part and we will share

3:51 pm

Dorens

go kazz

3:51 pm

JBV

someone should sponsor that effort, dorens, like your state guidance counselors association

3:52 pm

Dorens

i tried to work at home today, but finished the grid instead

3:52 pm

JBV

much better use of time, I'd say

3:52 pm

Dorens

i think i will ask, but it will be too late for this round... this one needs to be done this summer, apparently

3:52 pm

Dorens

more fun use of tiime, but feeling guilty now. going out for a walk, the sun appeared... catch you tomorrow

3:53 pm

JBV

bye, til tomorrow

3:53 pm

lynxxx

bye Dorens

3:58 pm

abetterjulie

the definition for the mh word hurts my brain.

4:00 pm

Kazzer99

unit of conductance - also a siemens - we did all our calculation at uni in antisiemens

4:01 pm

Soodle

Julie. I have been dipping in and out of this JOKE of a grid all day, and my brain is mh**'ed!!

4:01 pm

abetterjulie

haha, yes. It just hurts that it is another word backwards and does it mean the opposite of that word?

4:03 pm

Kazzer99

yes it does

4:03 pm

abetterjulie

that's messed up.

4:03 pm

Kazzer99

thats physic

4:04 pm

Kazzer99

oooh this is defo doing my head in - i am stuck on the first in 5/10

4:05 pm

Kazzer99

doh - got it now been looking at the grid for tooooo long

4:05 pm

abetterjulie

oh my. I just saw how many A words there are!! Eeek.

4:06 pm

Soodle

Kaz - in 5 - its a fish - in + to put in place, or as in a jelly ...to solidify

4:09 pm

rururocks

an7 anyone?

4:09 pm

car.eeyore

thou AN 7 my head with oil

4:09 pm

rururocks

before that one car the first one

4:10 pm

car.eeyore

Sorry!

4:10 pm

pida 1

an 4/4 + prefix for three

4:11 pm

lynxxx

TY Pida

4:12 pm

car.eeyore

ty!

4:12 pm

rururocks

thank you pida

4:12 pm

car.eeyore

And just so you know...I have rescued Trif from Dante!

4:14 pm

car.eeyore

Oooh! SA 5...one of my favorite words!

4:15 pm

periwinkle

hello all

4:15 pm

periwinkle

Dorens, cute picture of your grandchildren

4:15 pm

periwinkle

still 57 to find

4:16 pm

car.eeyore

Hi Peri!

4:18 pm

Scrabbler

Hello all. 118 to find

4:18 pm

car.eeyore

Scrabs!

4:18 pm

Soodle

Hiya Scrabbler.

4:19 pm

Scrabbler

How are you this week, Car? How is your new widower friend holding up?

4:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello scrabs and all.

4:20 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Owl--how are you on your day off?

4:20 pm

car.eeyore

He is well as can be expected.

4:20 pm

Soodle

Hello Temple Owl

4:20 pm

car.eeyore

Hey TO!

4:20 pm

Scrabbler

Still in shock, disbelief.

4:20 pm

Kazzer99

there are some pretty dicey words today

4:21 pm

periwinkle

Hi, Owl

4:21 pm

Kazzer99

and i am down to 40

4:21 pm

Scrabbler

Not as bad as I feared for a big grid though

4:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

what happened, scrabs?

4:21 pm

Scrabbler

Car's friend's wife died suddenly, unexpectedly at 39, with 2 boys 4 and 7

4:22 pm

Kazzer99

oh my goodness - that is very sad

4:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh my, that is tragic. what happened?

4:22 pm

Soodle

I am so sorry to hear that, Car

4:22 pm

Scrabbler

Car, any news on a cause of death?

4:23 pm

Scrabbler

ar6 after British fanny?

4:24 pm

Scrabbler

NM, Monkey found it

4:25 pm

myrddyn

heh, the "N" tile isn't displaying.

4:28 pm

Scrabbler

Hi myrddyn--sometimes that happens. Refresh and it should disappear.

4:30 pm

zoozzoom

Hello all...back to try and finish this grid..167 to go.

4:31 pm

Scrabbler

Go Zooz. I opened the list to help me move along and save time.

4:32 pm

zoozzoom

yes i have opend it now..i think it will glide along now.

4:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

i ams tuck on a four letter word! :/

4:34 pm

zoozzoom

any idea which one TO?.

4:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

se4/4 ater spaniosh 6

4:35 pm

Scrabbler

Phew, done with the A's. I had to look hard for those ar's.

4:36 pm

Kazzer99

it took me most of the day to do the a's

4:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

scrbas, what would you say to person with b12 deficiency who appears to test normally otherwise?

4:36 pm

Scrabbler

I have se4 = homonym for opp of buys

4:37 pm

Scrabbler

Owl, do you mean the B12 level is normal because of supplementation?

4:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

i mean blood work does not appear to show anything

4:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty for se. pass the fish. at least it's friday.

4:38 pm

Scrabbler

Hummingbird is nearby, in garden!!

4:39 pm

Scrabbler

Then the B12 deficiency has been corrected, I guess.

4:39 pm

zoozzoom

would love to see a hummingbird.

4:39 pm

Scrabbler

Then it came closer, to the hummingbird feeder near me

4:40 pm

Scrabbler

Many of my flowers are blooming and those attract the hummers

4:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

no scrabs, it has not. poor diet?

4:40 pm

zoozzoom

we do not get hummingbirds here :-(

4:41 pm

k21eyes

hi folks

4:41 pm

Scrabbler

I don't understand then, Owl. If the serum B12 level is normal then one is not deficient.

4:41 pm

Scrabbler

Hi k21

4:41 pm

Soodle

Are they tiny, scrabs? the only thing I know about hummingbirds is that they fly backwards..... too many quizzes I guess!

4:41 pm

zoozzoom

Hello K21

4:42 pm

k21eyes

We gert lots of hummingbirds here

4:42 pm

Scrabbler

Very tiny, and fast, and you know they are around because you hear them first---humming!

4:42 pm

k21eyes

get even

4:42 pm

Soodle

Always an old reliable in table quizzes - 'what bird flies backwards'?

4:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

sorry scrabs. deficiency exists. all blood work normal except b12 level is low

4:42 pm

Scrabbler

They hover, Soodle--several weeks ago, when doing gardening, I was wearing a red bandanna (they like red), one was hovering right in front of my face--very cool!

4:43 pm

Scrabbler

So that is usually a result of poor absorption--read about pernicious anemia.

4:43 pm

zoozzoom

they also have long beaks to get to the nectar.

4:43 pm

72 Temple Owl

that was mentioned. is it bad?

4:44 pm

Scrabbler

Nope, fairly common as one ages--if I recall (we don't see this in pediatrics much at all) one looses the ability to absorb B12 because of deficiency in production of something else.

4:45 pm

Scrabbler

treatment = injections of B12

4:46 pm

Scrabbler

Missing item = "intrinsic factor", Owl.

4:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

wondering if being mediterranean has any relevance

4:50 pm

Kazzer99

i had to have b12 injections years ago - caused by bad diet they think

4:52 pm

zoozzoom

i eat marmite/vegimite alot, so i guss i am getting enough of the b-vit family.

4:53 pm

zoozzoom

guess*

4:53 pm

Kazzer99

i lived off of eggs and tinned spaghetti

4:53 pm

Kazzer99

with the occasional slice of spam

4:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

eggs are good for you.lots of b12 in them

4:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

hmm ty scrbas, this hasbeen interesting.

4:54 pm

Scrabbler

I was updating my knowledge of B12 physiology.

4:55 pm

periwinkle

help with last ar7 pls

4:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

seems like something that can be managed or cured , depndeing on cause

4:55 pm

Scrabbler

adj for lack of ar* talent

4:56 pm

Scrabbler

2nd me5?

4:56 pm

periwinkle

thanks Scrabs

4:56 pm

periwinkle

thanks Scrabs

4:57 pm

lynxxx

me5 me & ***er or turn up your lip

4:57 pm

periwinkle

last ar8/40 pls

4:57 pm

Scrabbler

superlative for most talented in ar*

4:58 pm

Scrabbler

*trying to think of another word for turning up one's lip*

4:58 pm

periwinkle

thanks Scrabs

4:59 pm

Scrabbler

**doing silly things with my lips now*

4:59 pm

lynxxx

me5 me & cons & **w not old

4:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

how are you, peri?

4:59 pm

Boobear

clue for sl 6.24

5:00 pm

Scrabbler

TY, Lynxxx, that helped me

5:00 pm

lynxxx

sl6 like a fox

5:00 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Boobear

5:00 pm

periwinkle

doing fine, Owl and you? How is your new position coming along?

5:00 pm

Scrabbler

I have no sl words yet, Boobear

5:01 pm

lynxxx

sl6 is most sl* like a fox - maybe that is a better clue

5:02 pm

Scrabbler

TY, Lynxxx

5:02 pm

Kazzer99

hooray fireworks - didnt think id get here today

5:02 pm

Boobear

ty

5:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

well...i may not have it long

5:02 pm

lynxxx

Congrats Kazz!

5:02 pm

Scrabbler

Yahoo Kazzer!

5:03 pm

Kazzer99

thank you all - any clues before i go - its nearly bed time

5:03 pm

periwinkle

why is that, Owl?

5:03 pm

periwinkle

why is that, Owl?

5:04 pm

zoozzoom

WTG Kazzer

5:04 pm

hshliz

ae7/28? I just know it's a fish....

5:05 pm

Scrabbler

same as eo6

5:05 pm

periwinkle

the ae7 buils on the ae4/4 above it

5:05 pm

Kazzer99

like the wind lyre but with an n instead of the l

5:05 pm

lynxxx

an ae7 sounds like it comes from the land of ae4.4

5:05 pm

Scrabbler

na6 please?

5:06 pm

hshliz

ty....

5:06 pm

hshliz

airt

5:06 pm

Matches

last se 7/28 clue please

5:06 pm

Kazzer99

like them that fought with their boots on but with an n

5:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

well they are chaning the terms

5:06 pm

Scrabbler

I need it too, Matches

5:07 pm

periwinkle

that does not sound good, Owl

5:07 pm

Scrabbler

I need more help, Kazzer

5:08 pm

LuvWordGames

se 7/28 se + plural letter + Ike and **** Turner

5:08 pm

Scrabbler

TY, Luv. I have seen that word in Babble before

5:08 pm

Kazzer99

se 7 - se + wiggly consonent + Ike and **** Turner

5:08 pm

Matches

ty luv

5:08 pm

Kazzer99

oops great minds

5:09 pm

LuvWordGames

yw

5:09 pm

LuvWordGames

lol kazzer that's right

5:09 pm

lynxxx

na6 spells like Ma****s, one of the armed forces

5:09 pm

Kazzer99

na 6 - pertaining to the nostrils -

5:10 pm

Scrabbler

TY, Lynxxx

5:10 pm

LuvWordGames

so 7/28 please?

5:10 pm

Scrabbler

first ne5 please?

5:10 pm

periwinkle

help with ni6 pls

5:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

to md aug 17 till 30 nov

5:10 pm

Kazzer99

nick name for glasses to wear in bright light with an o

5:10 pm

Scrabbler

I am on the ni's now too, Owl

5:11 pm

lynxxx

so7.28 nickname for male offsprings?

5:11 pm

LuvWordGames

ne 5/10 sounds like a robbery but change the h to an n

5:11 pm

Scrabbler

TY, Luv

5:11 pm

LuvWordGames

thanks lynx

5:12 pm

LuvWordGames

have to get one more before dinner, never like to leave it at 13 remaining; superstitious I guess. Ar 7/28 please?

5:12 pm

Kazzer99

ni 6 plural of ni 5 - if you had a louse you would have a ni* ** your head

5:12 pm

Scrabbler

2nd ni5 please?

5:13 pm

Scrabbler

Which one, Luv?

5:13 pm

LuvWordGames

sorry, second to last one

5:14 pm

Scrabbler

superlative for ar*istic talent

5:14 pm

Kazzer99

2nd ni 5 - ni plus french for negative ***

5:15 pm

Scrabbler

TY, Kazzer.

5:15 pm

LuvWordGames

thanks Scrabbler now I can have dinner with 12 remaining

5:15 pm

lynxxx

TY Kazz - my last N

5:15 pm

Scrabbler

62 to go--list is helping immensely!

5:15 pm

Scrabbler

Enjoy dinner, Luv, and Kazzer, go to bed, TY for clues.

5:15 pm

periwinkle

27 left here

5:16 pm

Kazzer99

i definitely would not have finished today if the list hadn't been available

5:16 pm

Scrabbler

peri, you are so close!

5:16 pm

Kazzer99

i will see you all in the morning - have fun with the o's

5:17 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

5:17 pm

Scrabbler

Hi JM

5:17 pm

zoozzoom

Bye Kazzer & Hello Jmc.

5:17 pm

lynxxx

bye Kazz. hi jmc

5:18 pm

Scrabbler

Yes, on7-8 is eluding me now

5:19 pm

Scrabbler

I am guessing they are compound words

5:19 pm

Soodle

Scrab on + PI***** - one who plays the piano and plural

5:20 pm

Scrabbler

TY, Soodle--words my monkey would have not found for a few days

5:21 pm

periwinkle

ra6/21 pls

5:22 pm

Scrabbler

I am on the ra's now too, Peri

5:22 pm

jmcnrick

281 left :-)

5:23 pm

lynxxx

ra6.21 connected with kidnaps

5:23 pm

periwinkle

thanks lyn, forgot about the M up in the corner

5:25 pm

lynxxx

BBL getting nowhere fast

5:25 pm

jmcnrick

bye lynxxx

5:25 pm

periwinkle

ri6/18 pls

5:26 pm

periwinkle

NM

5:26 pm

periwinkle

21 left bbs

5:27 pm

jmcnrick

bye peri

5:31 pm

rururocks

me 7 ./32?????

5:32 pm

Boobear

clue for st 4/4

5:33 pm

jmcnrick

me 7/32 is a once wiped out disease not come back with spots

5:33 pm

jmcnrick

st 4/4 = the witches st** th epot

5:33 pm

Boobear

or what children get when they are young

5:33 pm

jmcnrick

*the pot

5:34 pm

rururocks

last me 7/32 jm.. have the spotted one

5:34 pm

jmcnrick

no more boo -- the get shots

5:34 pm

jmcnrick

I wondered ru

5:34 pm

Boobear

ok

5:35 pm

jmcnrick

sorry ru I can't help yet

5:35 pm

Matches

need first sa 4/4 please

5:35 pm

Bugsaw

me 7,32 = clean up your me* + what Italians call Anthony for short

5:35 pm

jmcnrick

I just started 5 minutes ago

5:35 pm

Bugsaw

and pl

5:36 pm

Matches

I mean sa 5/20 sorry

5:36 pm

Scrabbler

((Ruru))--been thinking of ya.

5:36 pm

Matches

It's been a long grid. It's sa 5/10

5:36 pm

Bugsaw

helping ruru?

5:36 pm

Scrabbler

What kids are, with bad mouths--sa5/20

5:37 pm

Scrabbler

I mean sa5/14

5:37 pm

jmcnrick

I couldn't get it from that bugs

5:37 pm

Matches

ty Scrab but I need the sa 5/10

5:37 pm

Scrabbler

But that still isn't what you asked for, Matches

5:38 pm

rururocks

Hi scrabs

5:38 pm

Bugsaw

the last part is the first name of the lady singer with long legs and spiky hair, then change the last vowel to masculine

5:38 pm

Matches

I know. I finally got it straight with the sa 5/10

5:38 pm

rururocks

not yet bugs..

5:38 pm

rururocks

can't work it out yet

5:38 pm

Bugsaw

It is a stupid word!! try

5:39 pm

Scrabbler

I'm lost, Bugsaw

5:39 pm

Bugsaw

more than one of "I" + ***a Turner, then change the a on the end of her name to another vowel

5:40 pm

Bugsaw

sorry scrabbler I didn't mean you had to try harder but that is how it came out. I hope you can forgive me!

5:40 pm

Bugsaw

or, me + snake letter

5:40 pm

jmcnrick

got it that time bugs

5:40 pm

Scrabbler

When I finally get the word then the clues will make sense--that always happens to me.

5:41 pm

Bugsaw

me too scrabs

5:41 pm

Scrabbler

Aha, my confusion is that I am looking for sa5. Silly Scrabbler, all confused now.

5:42 pm

rururocks

finally got it bugs. thank you

5:42 pm

rururocks

no 6/18?

5:43 pm

Scrabbler

prefix for not + Bachelors in Fine ***s

5:43 pm

Bugsaw

I am not the best cluer but I keep trying

5:44 pm

jmcnrick

I appreciate the effort bugs

5:44 pm

Bugsaw

meson

5:44 pm

Bugsaw

mesons

5:45 pm

Bugsaw

SORRY

5:45 pm

Scrabbler

I have those already, Bugsaw

5:45 pm

jmcnrick

WOW those were great clues bugs ;-)

5:45 pm

Bugsaw

Off to the PB again today. . . taking iceream for the hot day

5:45 pm

Scrabbler

It is tough to create clues to make everyone pleased

5:46 pm

jmcnrick

you want some jimmies for the ice cream bugs?

5:47 pm

rururocks

bachelors in what?

5:47 pm

Bugsaw

if they are good. What are they?

5:47 pm

Boobear

clue for the last st 5

5:47 pm

jmcnrick

bachelors in liberal or fine ***s

5:47 pm

jmcnrick

some regions call them sprinkles others jimmies

5:48 pm

Scrabbler

Bachelors or Masters degree in Fine ***s

5:48 pm

rururocks

thanks jm,

5:48 pm

Bugsaw

I like sprinkles. Thanks for the topping and the new word

5:48 pm

rururocks

was thinking like single guys here

5:48 pm

jmcnrick

the tiny multicolored sugar pieces for the top of ice cream

5:48 pm

Scrabbler

I am going nutty here and need a break. 41 for later

5:48 pm

jmcnrick

yw ru

5:48 pm

jmcnrick

so ru. . .

5:49 pm

jmcnrick

clearly something is up with you . . .don't want to pry but will hold you in the light

5:49 pm

rururocks

yes

5:50 pm

rururocks

We had to put my best buddy to sleep yesterday.

5:50 pm

jmcnrick

so so sorry ru

5:50 pm

rururocks

I am kind of in a state of shock.

5:50 pm

jmcnrick

{{{ru}}}

5:51 pm

Bugsaw

I am so sorry ru. There is never a good time for that, even when it must be done. You are doing well to clue for us

5:52 pm

rururocks

thanks.. just barely getting by to be honest

5:53 pm

jmcnrick

are there any SL words?

5:53 pm

jillibus

Hi ruru -- big hug

5:53 pm

jillibus

Hello all

5:53 pm

rururocks

thank you jilli

5:53 pm

jmcnrick

hi jill

5:54 pm

jillibus

Doesn't help, I know, but helps ME, if that makes any sense.

5:55 pm

jillibus

I feel so bad for you

5:55 pm

rururocks

thank you .. I am hurting.. for sure

5:56 pm

jillibus

have you finished this grid, ru?

5:56 pm

rururocks

no

5:56 pm

rururocks

not yet

5:57 pm

car.eeyore

{{{hugs}}}

5:58 pm

jillibus

well, it's a good distraction

5:59 pm

rururocks

yes.. it is .. helped me last night for a while

5:59 pm

jillibus

I have 74 left

6:00 pm

jmcnrick

200 left

6:00 pm

car.eeyore

May I please have a clue for the last ai 5/10?

6:00 pm

rururocks

the walk way in a theater car.ee

6:00 pm

car.eeyore

UGH! Duh!

6:01 pm

car.eeyore

TY!

6:01 pm

zoozzoom

18 left.

6:01 pm

jmcnrick

go zooz

6:01 pm

car.eeyore

Wow! Go Zooz!

6:01 pm

jillibus

ty for that from me too, ruru, duh!

6:01 pm

rururocks

so 6/18 after not daughters?

6:03 pm

jillibus

ru, it's that good-nauted Scots word -- not daughters + that is abbr

6:03 pm

jillibus

good-natured

6:04 pm

jillibus

and the 8 is the most so6/18

6:04 pm

rururocks

thank you jilli

6:04 pm

jillibus

yw

6:04 pm

jillibus

I'll trade you for the ae7/28...

6:05 pm

Pinikula

ae4 + My Favorit Mart***

6:05 pm

redturtlehead

Hi all, just returned from beach, very red...

6:05 pm

car.eeyore

AE long time + Gaelic for John

6:05 pm

Pinikula

hi all...here for a few minutes...

6:06 pm

car.eeyore

Sistah!

6:06 pm

Pinikula

yo!!!

6:06 pm

jillibus

ty car

6:06 pm

jillibus

hi pini!

6:06 pm

car.eeyore

How are you? Long time, no chat!

6:06 pm

jillibus

hi red red, lol!

6:06 pm

Pinikula

hey there, hi there, ho there!

6:06 pm

redturtlehead

Hey Jilli, How are you doing?

6:06 pm

Pinikula

Not too bad...been busy getting ready for the little one and cleaning out the bonus room (to convert to playroom)

6:07 pm

zoozzoom

yo there Pini.

6:07 pm

Boobear

clue for ti 8

6:07 pm

jmcnrick

hi pini and hi red red

6:07 pm

redturtlehead

Oh sounds fun Pini...well having a play room, not the cleaning part...

6:08 pm

redturtlehead

hi jmc.

6:08 pm

Takuma Sato

Howdy folks

6:08 pm

Anniebrook

hello everyone

6:08 pm

jmcnrick

hi taku

6:08 pm

Pinikula

you've got that right, Red...thankfully, I'm not having to do it all by myself...

6:08 pm

jmcnrick

hi annie

6:08 pm

jillibus

hi takuma and annie

6:08 pm

Anniebrook

boo, the smallest sort of

6:08 pm

Pinikula

hi tak and annie

6:08 pm

Boobear

ty

6:09 pm

rururocks

se 7/28 the last one>?\

6:09 pm

jmcnrick

*waves wildly at pini*

6:09 pm

Anniebrook

hi jmc, jilli, pini etal

6:09 pm

Pinikula

jmc! *waving frantically back*

6:09 pm

o-o

ti 8 -- the most of the wizard dude looking for a heart

6:10 pm

Pinikula

hi BR ;)

6:10 pm

Anniebrook

ruru, I am so sorry about your loss of your best bud

6:10 pm

o-o

howdy, Pini

6:10 pm

rationalimage

se 7/28 rhymes with one of the houses of congress plural

6:10 pm

Anniebrook

Hi BR!

6:10 pm

o-o

wizard of Oz

6:10 pm

o-o

hello, Annie

6:10 pm

rationalimage

nevermind, ruru, you wanted the other one

6:11 pm

jmcnrick

BR I dont see how to get 8 letters out of that! lol

6:11 pm

Pinikula

ti8 = the most metal

6:12 pm

jmcnrick

ty pini and BR I get it now

6:12 pm

o-o

Mo + se* parted the red sea; and singers ike and **** turner

6:13 pm

o-o

what does love have to do with it?

6:14 pm

Bugsaw

ruru se7 is almost exactly like the me one I had a hard time cluing for you. The beginning 2 letters are different and the ending is the girls name

6:14 pm

Pinikula

thx BR and Bugs

6:15 pm

rururocks

thanks BR

6:15 pm

jmcnrick

okay bbl last night with the Baptist . . . on the trail home tomorrow

6:15 pm

zoozzoom

Fireworks for me..bit of a long one today.

6:15 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo zooz

6:15 pm

o-o

well done, zoooooooom

6:15 pm

jmcnrick

*poof*

6:15 pm

Pinikula

wtg zooz

6:16 pm

Anniebrook

yay for zooz!

6:16 pm

jillibus

YAY zooz!!!

6:16 pm

Bugsaw

well done zooz! I despair of seeing fireworks today

6:16 pm

redturtlehead

COngratulations Zooz, I have 162! Guess I should have taken puzzle to beach...

6:16 pm

car.eeyore

Congrats Zooz!

6:17 pm

o-o

howdy, HT

6:17 pm

Pinikula

I'm right up there with you, red...133 to go

6:17 pm

car.eeyore

117 here

6:18 pm

car.eeyore

I am distracted by a kitty stare-down going on in my living room...

6:18 pm

zoozzoom

Many thanks everyone..great clues given as usual..could not do it without you all.

6:18 pm

rururocks

tr7/32?

6:18 pm

Pinikula

I'm distracted with the thought of having to go back to straightening up the "playroom"!

6:18 pm

zoozzoom

LOL...sound interesting Car...do not give in..lol

6:19 pm

car.eeyore

I'm just an innocent bystander!

6:19 pm

redturtlehead

i'm distracted by my face peeling.

6:19 pm

zoozzoom

oh you mean two cats..LOL

6:19 pm

o-o

t + what kidnapper want for the one they hold

6:19 pm

Pinikula

ooooh, red...that bad?

6:19 pm

Anniebrook

ruru, tr 7 is a person who learns on the job

6:19 pm

car.eeyore

New kitten vs. resident cat

6:19 pm

Pinikula

thx br ;)

6:19 pm

zoozzoom

oh Dear sunburnt Red.

6:20 pm

rururocks

after that is the 7.32 that is the 28

6:20 pm

redturtlehead

Iwore sun screen, they all made fun of me for putting so much on...yet....

6:20 pm

Bugsaw

can't help ruru

6:20 pm

Anniebrook

sorry ru, that was ru 7/28

6:20 pm

Pinikula

ru, see BR's clue...

6:21 pm

jillibus

ruru, babrab gave a great 7/32 clue

6:21 pm

zoozzoom

You must burn very easily Red.

6:21 pm

Anniebrook

BR just clued tr 7/32

6:21 pm

redturtlehead

I dont know, I keepwondering if the sun screen was faulty. its very hot theese days though on the shore.

6:21 pm

rururocks

hanks br

6:22 pm

redturtlehead

Hi Ru.

6:22 pm

zoozzoom

suncreams do have a use by date ..make sure it is still in date.

6:22 pm

rururocks

hi there red

6:22 pm

car.eeyore

Clue for the second AS 5/10 please...it is driving me nuts!

6:22 pm

welki

so sorry, ru. my heart breaks for you. never easy, no matter the circumstances.

6:22 pm

zoozzoom

donkeys Car

6:23 pm

redturtlehead

Teulu wants to climb in your lap, and hug you Ruru.

6:23 pm

car.eeyore

Have that one....need the following...

6:23 pm

rururocks

thank you welki.. bad day for me.

6:23 pm

Pinikula

a + mix

6:23 pm

zoozzoom

what you do with your cup of tea..with a teaspoon

6:23 pm

welki

there'll be a few of those for sure. the worst are the ones that sneak up on you when you think you're getting better.

6:23 pm

Anniebrook

so sorry, ru...I know the feeling, heartbreaking

6:24 pm

zoozzoom

Pini`s was soo much better..LOL

6:24 pm

car.eeyore

TY Pini!

6:24 pm

Pinikula

* smile *

6:24 pm

car.eeyore

TY Zooz!

6:24 pm

rururocks

need to go for a while.. thanks you guys..

6:24 pm

Pinikula

take care, ru!

6:25 pm

zoozzoom

Take care Ruru.

6:25 pm

welki

later, ru

6:25 pm

car.eeyore

Bye Ruru.

6:27 pm

Pinikula

clue for the ar6 (butt) plz/thx

6:28 pm

jillibus

bye ruru -- come back in a while

6:29 pm

welki

ar + part of an angle (si 4/4)

6:29 pm

Pinikula

the one before that (with "butt" in it)

6:29 pm

zoozzoom

bottom + not yes

6:29 pm

Pinikula

thx zooz...sorta like Mr Hall

6:30 pm

jillibus

55 left and I must freeze some lovely local strawberries, then take cat to her home and feed her for her stay there overnight -- may have a swim after that...back later :)

6:30 pm

Pinikula

wow...busy evening, jilli...have fun!

6:30 pm

redturtlehead

Well, I am half way, stuck to tv watching NCIS.

6:30 pm

zoozzoom

Bye Jilli.

6:30 pm

Pinikula

115 left here...goal: 15 more before going back to picking up

6:31 pm

Pinikula

ar6,7,8 combo?

6:32 pm

Pinikula

red...don't forget the aloe!

6:32 pm

redturtlehead

TY Pini,I am glad my aloe plant is now doing well enough for me to use it...

6:35 pm

zoozzoom

I drink aloe vera juice evryday, love it.

6:35 pm

Pinikula

it comes in a juice?

6:35 pm

zoozzoom

pini they are all like picasso.

6:35 pm

redturtlehead

really zooz?

6:36 pm

zoozzoom

yes it is a tonic, tastes great.

6:36 pm

Pinikula

got the 7, zooz...

6:37 pm

zoozzoom

the 8 is similar

6:37 pm

Pinikula

I have one of the ar8, but need the first one

6:38 pm

zoozzoom

it has an eding like the loch*** monster

6:38 pm

Pinikula

oooh, got it...thx

6:39 pm

zoozzoom

yw..are you close to your target of 15 yet?.

6:39 pm

car.eeyore

What is the other AR 7/28?

6:39 pm

Pinikula

Yep...4 more to go

6:39 pm

Pinikula

working on that one myself, sistah!

6:40 pm

car.eeyore

Just got it....without AR* talent

6:40 pm

Matches

need sa 5/10 please

6:40 pm

Pinikula

me too...

6:41 pm

Pinikula

how about the ar6/18 before ar7 (piccasoish)

6:42 pm

Pinikula

don't have it, matches

6:42 pm

zoozzoom

sa5 is a bit like a person going round killing people but take away the `as` at the begining.

6:42 pm

car.eeyore

I am missing the ar 6/18; AR 7/28; AR 6/18 chunk right there....

6:42 pm

car.eeyore

Ty Zooz!

6:43 pm

Pinikula

ar6/18 = sounds like rat poison

6:43 pm

Pinikula

1 more to break 100!!!

6:43 pm

Pinikula

then pl, sis

6:44 pm

car.eeyore

Have the AR that sounds like the talk show host AR**** hall. Is that the same one?

6:44 pm

Matches

ty zoom great clue. got fireworks.

6:44 pm

zoozzoom

there is an ar6,18 watching a sun****

6:44 pm

Pinikula

yep

6:44 pm

car.eeyore

Hooray Matches!

6:44 pm

Pinikula

wtg matches

6:44 pm

Pinikula

I'm missing the ar6 after that one

6:44 pm

zoozzoom

WTG Matches :-)

6:44 pm

car.eeyore

Meetoooooo!

6:44 pm

Matches

I sure had a hard time finding that sa

6:45 pm

zoozzoom

ar6 +si4,4

6:45 pm

car.eeyore

Oooh! Another one that sounds like the talk show host!!!!! Different last vowel!

6:45 pm

car.eeyore

* that would be different middle vowel!

6:45 pm

Pinikula

got it!!! thx!!!

6:46 pm

Pinikula

100 left now!

6:46 pm

zoozzoom

nice one Pini..good going.

6:46 pm

Pinikula

help me cap off the a's? as8???

6:46 pm

Pinikula

thx zooz!

6:46 pm

Pinikula

just this one more before heading out for a bit

6:46 pm

Pinikula

pretty plz?

6:46 pm

periwinkle

back to find my last 21 words

6:47 pm

Pinikula

hi peri ;)

6:47 pm

periwinkle

hi there Pini, have not seen you in a long time

6:47 pm

zoozzoom

as8 sound like the name of a car *****martin

6:47 pm

Pinikula

haven't been on much lately...been really busy...missing everyone!

6:47 pm

Anniebrook

pini, as8 is ** the World Turns and nicknames for Anthony

6:47 pm

Pinikula

danke ;)

6:47 pm

zoozzoom

with three more letter on the end..but you should get those easy enough.

6:48 pm

Pinikula

ok...that hits the goal...200 down, 99 to go...back later!!!!

6:48 pm

zoozzoom

oops..sorry Annie did not see your clue then.

6:48 pm

car.eeyore

Bye Pini!

6:48 pm

zoozzoom

bye Pini.

6:48 pm

Pinikula

thx for the help...ciao!!!

6:49 pm

Anniebrook

not to worry, zooz more clues the merrier

6:49 pm

Bugsaw

clues for so 7 please

6:49 pm

car.eeyore

Clue for the HA 8 please?

6:50 pm

Bugsaw

ha8 is the person who is the quickest

6:50 pm

car.eeyore

TY Bug!

6:50 pm

Anniebrook

thanks, bug

6:51 pm

Bugsaw

anyone have the so7?

6:51 pm

redturtlehead

thanks bug very nice!!

6:51 pm

car.eeyore

Not yet Bug.

6:51 pm

Anniebrook

56 left for later...bye

6:51 pm

car.eeyore

Bye Annie!

6:52 pm

redturtlehead

Oh I am not going to be able to finish the grid, I shoudl not have begun.

6:53 pm

car.eeyore

Just do what you can Red!

6:54 pm

periwinkle

first so6/18 pls

6:54 pm

Bugsaw

is a plural of the one above it peri

6:55 pm

periwinkle

just found them, htanks Bug

6:55 pm

Kallia

so7...what old men call little boys??

6:55 pm

Bugsaw

YES Great clue Kaillia

6:56 pm

Kallia

yw

6:56 pm

Bugsaw

May I ask what you icon is? It won't enlarge for me

6:56 pm

Kallia

Its a pic of my fluffball:)

6:57 pm

Bugsaw

what kind? to my blurry eyes it looks like the back end of Eeeyore and I am sure it is not. Just another thing to drive me nuts

6:58 pm

Bugsaw

if ayone needs it, my icon is a clue from the grid

6:58 pm

Kallia

LOL...she's a tabby, no special breed but a special kitty :)

6:59 pm

periwinkle

first st5/10 pls

6:59 pm

periwinkle

14 left and tired of this grid and just plain tired

6:59 pm

redturtlehead

Oh gosh, it is Friday isnt it...

7:00 pm

car.eeyore

We'll get you through Peri!

7:00 pm

Kallia

st.....what pigs live in

7:00 pm

redturtlehead

127 ere....

7:00 pm

Kallia

I'm tired of this grid too

7:00 pm

periwinkle

thanks Kalia

7:00 pm

Kallia

I have 114 left and noway will I finish it

7:00 pm

periwinkle

thanks car :)

7:01 pm

car.eeyore

You can do it Kallia...we will help you! OK>..everyone step back...do 3 Jumping Jacks...and then back to work!

7:02 pm

Kallia

thanks for the offer...but its 1 am here so bed is calling

7:02 pm

redturtlehead

Kallia, sleep sounds so good to metoo....

7:02 pm

car.eeyore

Well...there is that!

7:03 pm

Kallia

and I have dishes to sort before I can sleep

7:03 pm

redturtlehead

leave the dishes....

7:03 pm

car.eeyore

They will be there in the morning...get some rest!

7:03 pm

Kallia

so I will bid you all goodnight :)

7:05 pm

car.eeyore

You know....I am struggling with the i's...moving on!

7:08 pm

Bugsaw

any ideas on ha 6, 21 words? I am stumped and monkeys are crying

7:09 pm

car.eeyore

Actor from Baywatch David HA****hoff

7:09 pm

periwinkle

finaly fireworks, goodnight all

7:09 pm

car.eeyore

Switch the last 2 letters for the second HA 6/21

7:09 pm

car.eeyore

Congrats & Good night Peri!

7:10 pm

Bugsaw

fish me car. I must need food and drink to miss those

7:10 pm

Bugsaw

well done Peri, I just noticed.

7:10 pm

car.eeyore

I had the second one but couldn't get the first....now that is bad!

7:12 pm

redturtlehead

Well,I have fnished the H's.

7:12 pm

Bugsaw

i still have an se 4,4 I keep going back for and it never shows up. that is really bad

7:13 pm

car.eeyore

I have 3 se 4's I haven't gotten yet! It's Friday...go with the flow!

7:14 pm

redturtlehead

LOL, I do not knwo how many Se 4's I'mmissing...

7:14 pm

car.eeyore

Do the ME 7 and 9 have anything to do with the 5 &6 before them?

7:15 pm

kim m

no car.eeyore

7:15 pm

car.eeyore

TY Kim...will keep on trying!

7:16 pm

Bugsaw

they have the fist 3 letters tho car

7:17 pm

Bugsaw

first 3 (sorry)

7:18 pm

car.eeyore

na 6/18?

7:19 pm

Bugsaw

change the first letter on the group of your military with the motto Semper Fi

7:20 pm

car.eeyore

TY!

7:21 pm

lbdawger

hiya everyone!

7:21 pm

car.eeyore

DAWG!!!!

7:21 pm

lbdawger

CAR!!!

7:21 pm

Bugsaw

Hi lb. Your icon fits today for sure!

7:21 pm

car.eeyore

OMG! Both cat & kitty are trying to get to the bay window first to see who gets the primo spot....

7:22 pm

lbdawger

Hi Bugs, it sure does for here too.

7:22 pm

lbdawger

who won, car?

7:23 pm

car.eeyore

My other cat...pride male...has now entered the room...it's a whole new game....

7:23 pm

kje

yo

7:24 pm

lbdawger

ahh, it's no fun when the alpha comes in and takes all the challenge away

7:24 pm

lbdawger

Yo, yourself, kje!

7:24 pm

car.eeyore

He has not seen Kitten yet....

7:24 pm

Scrabbler

Hello again Babble buddies!

7:24 pm

lbdawger

is this a new addition to your family?

7:24 pm

kje

i took my team out for HH, and i think I had one too many... hopefullly i can finish this last 149!

7:24 pm

car.eeyore

I can't get any Ni words! I just have the last one!

7:25 pm

car.eeyore

Duh! Just got a couple!

7:25 pm

redturtlehead

I have 113 left...

7:25 pm

Scrabbler

use the list, kje

7:25 pm

kje

will do scrab - going now

7:25 pm

car.eeyore

I am babysitting Trif's kitten, Dante....

7:26 pm

lbdawger

Hi scrabs!

7:26 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Dawger

7:26 pm

kje

does everyone here know scrab streaked in the woods??? just saying

7:26 pm

lbdawger

oh i bet it will be fun to watch the alpha interact with the kitten

7:26 pm

car.eeyore

Sweet!

7:27 pm

car.eeyore

Either fun or bloody...not sure which yet!

7:27 pm

lbdawger

no, kje, but watch out for plants that make you itch

7:27 pm

Scrabbler

Yep, my tale is public, kje. I guess you read about it. *scratch, scratch*

7:27 pm

car.eeyore

And all I did today was go to the grocery store....

7:27 pm

lbdawger

or is that "my tail is public, kje." lol

7:28 pm

redturtlehead

we were aware. But looking in a different direction.

7:28 pm

kje

bummer about the poison ivy - that is why i do not go naked in the woods - LOL

7:28 pm

redturtlehead

I went to the beach.

7:29 pm

car.eeyore

Ugh. I have hit a WALL!

7:29 pm

lbdawger

the beach would be nice, as long as it's private! i'd be netted and sent back to the waters for whale endangerment

7:29 pm

Bugsaw

can any one bring out the fish and clue me for the last se4.4 in the group of 4 in a row

7:29 pm

lbdawger

whatcha need, car?

7:29 pm

Scrabbler

Oh, I almost typed that too, Dawger. My tail was public. I am a regular skinnydipper but this is my first ever bout with poison ivy --- not widespread but the itch is so severe.

7:30 pm

Scrabbler

The poison ivy must have been hiding under some of the other plants.

7:30 pm

lbdawger

se + Latter day Saints...just use the caps

7:30 pm

redturtlehead

I wore a suit all day. the itch is severe. theres not a lto to do about it, scrabbs unless you need a solumedrolpack.

7:31 pm

kje

take benadryl, scrab

7:31 pm

Bugsaw

Thanks lb. Only 3 more to go now

7:31 pm

Scrabbler

I am using topical steroid treatment--I do not want to take oral steroids.

7:31 pm

car.eeyore

Dawg...I'm not gettin' it!

7:31 pm

lbdawger

i'm chuckling here, listen to the medicos giving advice to the other medico!

7:31 pm

welki

hi, all (and calamine lotion .. mostly psychological, but it make you look all pink :)

7:31 pm

car.eeyore

Cat has won window seat...

7:31 pm

redturtlehead

beandryl and oatmeal baths.

7:32 pm

lbdawger

se + letter before M + letter after R

7:32 pm

Scrabbler

Cute kitties for you, Car!

7:32 pm

lbdawger

hi welki

7:32 pm

car.eeyore

Ummm..ok...got it!

7:32 pm

redturtlehead

Calamine does help, I think. butmaybe it was in my head. Idonotdo well with plant poisons.

7:33 pm

car.eeyore

It's like watching Wild Kingdom! Just need Marlin Perkins & Jim to come in....

7:33 pm

Scrabbler

Ice packs have helped a lot.

7:33 pm

lbdawger

lol, car

7:33 pm

kje

medicos often give advice to other medicos.... cuz we are all lousy patients

7:33 pm

Scrabbler

Fun, Car.

7:33 pm

car.eeyore

OMG...I JUST got your previous clue Dawg....capitals...got it now!

7:34 pm

Scrabbler

We have trouble being objective, us medicos.

7:34 pm

lbdawger

a bit too hot for you today, Car?

7:34 pm

car.eeyore

No...too much rain...my brain is mushy & moldy!

7:34 pm

lbdawger

ahh, the other summer extreme.

7:35 pm

lbdawger

brb, need more ice

7:36 pm

Bugsaw

clues for the es5 word, please?

7:36 pm

Scrabbler

tr7/32 help, please?

7:36 pm

kje

air 5 and 6 combo?

7:36 pm

Scrabbler

Grocery store rows

7:36 pm

car.eeyore

T + what kidnappers ask for.

7:37 pm

kje

ty scrab

7:37 pm

Scrabbler

TY, Car!

7:37 pm

kje

transom

7:37 pm

kje

crab

7:37 pm

kje

crap

7:37 pm

kje

something liek that

7:37 pm

car.eeyore

ES 5....many curvy letters

7:37 pm

kje

oh shoot, i think i am drunk

7:37 pm

car.eeyore

{{{passing cup to KJE to be filled}}}

7:37 pm

kje

friends do not let friends babble drunk

7:37 pm

Scrabbler

*guessing that kje's BAC is over 1.0

7:38 pm

car.eeyore

Yes, the join the drinker!

7:38 pm

o-o

for those who do not know, joey will be having surgery to remove the lump

7:39 pm

Scrabbler

Is Joey a babbler?

7:39 pm

Bugsaw

Thank you car. I thot I had that one already. hangs head in shame and wanders away

7:39 pm

car.eeyore

Bug...if you skulk away...I will have to go with you! We are in this together today!

7:39 pm

Scrabbler

Middle tr6 please?

7:39 pm

kje

*passing car a blood orange martini*

7:39 pm

kje

I have had 3

7:40 pm

car.eeyore

Loving you madly, KJE!

7:40 pm

welki

those blood oranges again ... you made these 'tinis from fresh ones?

7:40 pm

kje

anytime, car - they are delish!

7:40 pm

Bugsaw

You just helped my finish car. and my son and his family are due to arrive half an hour ago. I have to tidy up the place!

7:40 pm

Scrabbler

Are you maintaining your elevated BAC, kje?

7:40 pm

kje

but be careful, they sneak up on you

7:40 pm

Scrabbler

Yippee Bugsaw!

7:40 pm

kje

b'bye bug

7:40 pm

car.eeyore

All done! Congrats Bugs!

7:41 pm

kje

no, I am home now, scrab, and drinking water

7:41 pm

car.eeyore

Thanks for "hangin' with me!

7:41 pm

kje

yaayay car

7:41 pm

Scrabbler

Did someone drive you home, kje?

7:41 pm

Scrabbler

Congrats, Car!

7:42 pm

kje

ar6 after pirate butt?

7:42 pm

redturtlehead

anyone else with notion as a phantom.

7:42 pm

kje

indeed scrab

7:42 pm

car.eeyore

No! I'm not done! That should have been "All Done?" meaning Bugs!

7:42 pm

Bugsaw

hard to clue. tr 6= t + what horsemen hold on to only reverse the vowels

7:42 pm

Scrabbler

Those ar's were tough!

7:43 pm

car.eeyore

OK...remedial help for the OE words?

7:43 pm

Scrabbler

I looked it up, Bugsaw. TY anyway

7:43 pm

o-o

o + hormone

7:43 pm

Scrabbler

ar + triangle angle

7:43 pm

Bugsaw

bye all. good luck

7:44 pm

Scrabbler

triangle ratio is more accurate, I think

7:44 pm

kje

aestrin

7:44 pm

kje

oops

7:44 pm

kje

typo anyway - LOL

7:44 pm

car.eeyore

TY BR!

7:44 pm

Scrabbler

Hahaha, kje! Step away from the keyboard.

7:44 pm

redturtlehead

tanks BR@

7:45 pm

kje

seriously, scrab - i may need to go lay down - apparently i have a low tolerance

7:45 pm

suefrad625

hi all

7:45 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Sue

7:46 pm

featherbee

what? kje drunk in chat? i gotta see this!

7:46 pm

kje

bbiab

7:46 pm

kje

perfect timing tater tot

7:46 pm

Scrabbler

Yep, some chat errors by kje, very unlike her.

7:47 pm

featherbee

got a few minutes while doug grabs stuff from the car. he's home!

7:47 pm

Trifioso

car!!!!

7:47 pm

redturtlehead

Hi weed tot.

7:47 pm

kje

i am going to take a nap - sleep deprivation and EtOH do not mix

7:47 pm

car.eeyore

Trif!

7:47 pm

kje

poof

7:47 pm

Scrabbler

BRB, I need some ice packs for the itching

7:47 pm

Trifioso

give me permission to babble, pleeeez?

7:47 pm

car.eeyore

They don't mix...but can make for some fun times!

7:47 pm

car.eeyore

I grant thee permission to babble!

7:48 pm

Trifioso

why is scrab itching?

7:48 pm

Scrabbler

Check out my FB profile, Trif.

7:48 pm

lbdawger

hi trif!

7:49 pm

lbdawger

bye, KJE

7:51 pm

car.eeyore

Second TR 6/18 please?

7:51 pm

Trifioso

i feel sort of weird. I loafed around so much today, probably I should be doing something like cleaning, or anything else off my list. sigh

7:52 pm

suefrad625

t+ri*** steer a horse with

7:52 pm

lbdawger

prefix for 3 + liquid protein drink ***ure

7:52 pm

car.eeyore

Trif...babble...come to the dark side....

7:52 pm

car.eeyore

TY!

7:52 pm

Scrabbler

I was very unproductive today and am trying to get over the guilt

7:53 pm

Trifioso

I think I will go be productive for one more hour, and then come back to finish up my last...well, 88, sadly. bbs!

7:53 pm

lbdawger

too _____ (fill in the blank) to do anything constructive.

7:53 pm

car.eeyore

Why do we have to feel so guilty? Babble is something...it is good for our brains and makes us feel good about ourselves! This is very important to me!

7:54 pm

Scrabbler

Babble is fine, but I didn't get many chores done

7:54 pm

suefrad625

ok, m's done

7:54 pm

car.eeyore

Clue for the first YE 6/24?

7:54 pm

lbdawger

i don't feel guilty about doing things i like. i get the other things done sooner or later.

7:54 pm

o-o

babble has slowed my alzheimers ... well someone said that ... I think ... not sure

7:54 pm

car.eeyore

But sometimes we need to step away from the chores and just do something that makes us happy.

7:55 pm

lbdawger

the stuff you put in bread to make it come to life...plural

7:55 pm

car.eeyore

Oh...big duh for me! Got the 9 all by myself...but not the plural!

7:56 pm

Scrabbler

Go Car!

7:56 pm

car.eeyore

On that note...going to switch the laundry though!

7:56 pm

lbdawger

ahhh, see, car's multitasking! lol

7:58 pm

Scrabbler

I am stuck on both te6-7 combos

7:59 pm

lbdawger

the first one rhymes with Pop goes the W******

7:59 pm

Scrabbler

Monkey found the first pair

7:59 pm

lbdawger

second one is exam + not off

7:59 pm

LuvWordGames

te 6/18 exam + opp of off and pl

7:59 pm

Scrabbler

And monkey found the 2nd pair

8:00 pm

lbdawger

good monkeys!

8:00 pm

o-o

what a confident student may say to her teacher: te 6

8:02 pm

lbdawger

never had one say that to me, br

8:07 pm

Scrabbler

20 to go

8:07 pm

lbdawger

go Scrabs!

8:07 pm

suefrad625

sec. ni5

8:07 pm

lbdawger

ni + alcoholics a***ymous

8:10 pm

car.eeyore

17 here Scrab!

8:10 pm

Scrabbler

19 now, and all S's

8:10 pm

lbdawger

go CAR!!

8:10 pm

suefrad625

ty

8:11 pm

lbdawger

yw, sue

8:11 pm

suefrad625

se6, they change 4x a year here in the south

8:11 pm

car.eeyore

Scrabbs...I have finished my S's, so ask if you need assistance!

8:11 pm

Scrabbler

TY, sue

8:12 pm

lbdawger

they do here too, sue. just sometimes it happens in a matter of a few weeks! lol

8:12 pm

suefrad625

lol

8:12 pm

suefrad625

that stinks

8:12 pm

suefrad625

can i have the last ni5

8:13 pm

lbdawger

ni + 2000 pounds

8:13 pm

o-o

Frankie Valli had a contingent of four

8:13 pm

welki

yep, lb .. same here. but we really only have two ... winter and sprisumfall.

8:13 pm

suefrad625

se7 se+s+ Turnier, ornando and dawn

8:13 pm

suefrad625

lol welki

8:13 pm

lbdawger

lol, welki

8:13 pm

suefrad625

ty lbd

8:14 pm

o-o

here, it is winter and construction

8:14 pm

lbdawger

winter, potholes, small craters and tourists

8:14 pm

welki

yep, that, too ... so much construction. either sliding on the roads or falling into them

8:15 pm

suefrad625

is the no6 & 7 a compond?

8:16 pm

lbdawger

yes, sue.

8:16 pm

o-o

no - without carney and linkletter

8:16 pm

suefrad625

ty babble

8:16 pm

lbdawger

grafitti, doodles, scribbles...are considered no6

8:16 pm

suefrad625

ty for showing my age babble

8:17 pm

lbdawger

yea, some of us actually knew who BR was referring to! lol

8:17 pm

welki

in my biz, i say, 'the only difference between grafitti and art is permission"

8:17 pm

suefrad625

lol

8:18 pm

suefrad625

are you a cop Welki

8:18 pm

lbdawger

some of the street art i've seen is pretty amazing stuff! the rest of it is just vandelism

8:18 pm

welki

no

8:19 pm

suefrad625

n's done

8:19 pm

welki

oh, some grafitti is spectacular. there's a lot of talent there ... but it's a culture unto itself and there are many layers within the grafitti culture

8:20 pm

car.eeyore

Only have 13 to go...but they are 5+ letters each!

8:20 pm

Scrabbler

The nearby village is having a street art show soon.

8:20 pm

gapeach

Hey there, ya'll.

8:20 pm

suefrad625

hi gap

8:20 pm

welki

hi peach

8:20 pm

lbdawger

hi Peach

8:20 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Peach

8:21 pm

o-o

hello, gapeach

8:21 pm

car.eeyore

Hi Peach!

8:22 pm

suefrad625

oe7?

8:22 pm

gapeach

Hey Scrabbs. I'm in Kentucky now....had a friend pass away last sunday....came here for funeral....staying with my friends.

8:22 pm

suefrad625

it scares me

8:22 pm

o-o

oe + puppet on a *****g

8:22 pm

lbdawger

add the o to your es6, sue

8:23 pm

suefrad625

ty

8:23 pm

suefrad625

qu's

8:23 pm

lbdawger

sorry to hear that, Peach.

8:23 pm

suefrad625

wow, there are a lot

8:23 pm

Scrabbler

Sorry, peach.

8:23 pm

suefrad625

I am sorry peach

8:24 pm

suefrad625

I will pray for you and your friends family

8:24 pm

car.eeyore

{{{sending hugs & prayers}}}

8:24 pm

Scrabbler

13 to go

8:24 pm

lbdawger

go scrabs, go Car!

8:25 pm

Scrabbler

so7 please?

8:25 pm

lbdawger

more than one mr. bono

8:25 pm

car.eeyore

What old ladies or men might call a young man plural....

8:26 pm

Scrabbler

TY, ladies!

8:26 pm

car.eeyore

First in 5/10 please

8:26 pm

lbdawger

in + place the utensils on the table

8:26 pm

o-o

in + lois l*** of superman

8:27 pm

Scrabbler

6 to go, all se's

8:27 pm

lbdawger

yea, what br said!

8:27 pm

car.eeyore

TY!

8:27 pm

car.eeyore

6 here too Scrab!

8:28 pm

Scrabbler

4 now

8:28 pm

car.eeyore

4...

8:28 pm

lbdawger

go scrabs, go car

8:28 pm

welki

39 here! (guess i'm an underachiever tonight :)

8:28 pm

Scrabbler

I cannot ask for clues now--2 pairs

8:28 pm

Scrabbler

Go Car, go Welki!

8:28 pm

car.eeyore

I need 2 7's, an 8, and a 9!!!! UGH!

8:29 pm

lbdawger

go welki!

8:29 pm

gapeach

Thanks every one.....I will go now.....am going back to ct sunday. love to all.

8:29 pm

Scrabbler

We will all get there!

8:29 pm

lbdawger

the me9 is an odd plural of the me7

8:29 pm

lbdawger

take care Peach

8:29 pm

Scrabbler

Bye, Peach. Take care.

8:29 pm

car.eeyore

I don't have the 7!!!!!

8:29 pm

car.eeyore

Be well Peach!

8:30 pm

o-o

me + puppet on a **r**g, pop g*** the weasel; back off for the me 7

8:30 pm

car.eeyore

Kisses BR! TY! Down to 2....

8:31 pm

car.eeyore

Kitten is playing with a puff...VERY entertaining!

8:32 pm

lbdawger

se6/7 se + double coNsoNant + he, she or **

8:32 pm

lbdawger

se5/6 se + 2000 pounds

8:33 pm

Scrabbler

Two...go Car!

8:33 pm

car.eeyore

Doing the first ON's.... do they begin with the "number"?

8:34 pm

Scrabbler

Fireworks! First time in weeks!

8:34 pm

lbdawger

rolling out drum for Scrabs and Car's firewords

8:34 pm

car.eeyore

Congrats Scrabbler! Well done!

8:34 pm

lbdawger

whooooooo hooooooo SCRABS!!!

8:34 pm

o-o

on + van cliburn is a pi*****

8:34 pm

o-o

congrats, Scrabbler

8:34 pm

car.eeyore

TY BR! FIREWORKS!!!!!!

8:35 pm

Scrabbler

on + player of ebony + ivory keys

8:35 pm

Scrabbler

Yippee Car!

8:35 pm

car.eeyore

{{{hugs Scrabs}}}

8:35 pm

o-o

congrats, car

8:35 pm

lbdawger

whooooo hooooooo CAR!!!!

8:35 pm

Scrabbler

How nice to cross the finish line with you, Car!

8:35 pm

car.eeyore

I am now off to do a Pokemon sticker book with my little one. Have a great evening everyone and I shall see some of you tomorrow!

8:36 pm

lbdawger

night night, Car!

8:36 pm

Scrabbler

Haha, Miss Bea Bunny just sprinted across the living room into her room--probably a litter box emergency

8:36 pm

o-o

be well, car

8:36 pm

Scrabbler

Bye, Car. Have fun.

8:36 pm

car.eeyore

Give her a scritch scratch for me!

8:36 pm

suefrad625

bbl

8:36 pm

suefrad625

last two qu's upset me

8:37 pm

suefrad625

I need icecream now

8:37 pm

Scrabbler

She's tough to catch.

8:37 pm

welki

here, have a shot .. it'll make you feel better, sue

8:37 pm

Scrabbler

Alright, this grid has whipped me today but it was fun. Bye all, see you tomorrow.

8:37 pm

welki

'night scrab

8:38 pm

o-o

be well, Scrabbler

8:53 pm

Trifioso

i am back

8:54 pm

lbdawger

night scrabs!

8:55 pm

lbdawger

welcome back, trif

8:56 pm

Trifioso

on the plus side, secondo's room is nice and clean for her return. on the minus side, secondo is a PIG.

8:57 pm

o-o

John Sweney was reading a Robert B Parker novel, Bad Business. The narrator refers to â€œa slightly overweight currently blond woman in a dark blue suit named Edith.â€ He wondered what she named her other suits.

9:01 pm

Trifioso

did car get her fireworks?

9:01 pm

o-o

yes

9:02 pm

o-o

see, 8:35

9:02 pm

Trifioso

yipee!

9:07 pm

lbdawger

lol BR (re named suits)

9:08 pm

Jacula

Hi all. Has anyone seen Ata's 'dear deer' pics on Facebook?

9:09 pm

Jacula

She might well have them on here on Flickr, too.

9:10 pm

Trifioso

yes jacula! wasn't that wonderful, they way she rescued that fawn!!!

9:10 pm

Trifioso

the way, I mean!

9:11 pm

o-o

what I find somewhat ironic is the term, "misplaced modifier." I generally can find mine, even if in the wrong place in the sentence.

9:11 pm

Jacula

Trif - have you seen the state of her inner thighs since? Bruised and cut!

9:11 pm

Trifioso

I don't like the term "lost a baby" - as if the mother put it down somewhere....always hated that one.

9:12 pm

Trifioso

hmmm, no jacula, haven't seen those! ouch!

9:12 pm

Jacula

Must remember to tell her to put a towel or jacket over the eyes of the creature to be rescued next time. It calms and stills them.

9:12 pm

Jacula

I'd have told her to 'hobble' te creature (tie 3 of its legs together) but fawns can die very easily from shock and stress, so not a goot idea.

9:13 pm

Jacula

Trif - very ouch!

9:13 pm

Trifioso

poor ata. you try to do a good thing, and you end up all bruised. I agree about the blindfold, that would have helped a lot

9:15 pm

Trifioso

it's so against the way they always portray fawns as these gentle, little wobbly things. I guess this proves that any animal will fight and thrash when it feels threatened.

9:15 pm

o-o

sometimes, euphemisms are worse than being straight forward

9:15 pm

Jacula

I've found, with most animals (except cats) that getting them not quite on their backs, but kind of sitting up, covering their eyes helps. You can also, in many cases, especially rabbits, hypnotise them by gently stroking their bellies. Again, not of that works with cats. LOL

9:16 pm

Trifioso

BR, a friend of mine was fighting with her husband, and he snapped "will you stop throwing epitaphs at me!" She dissolved in4 such laughs that the whole fight stopped right there. :)

9:16 pm

Jacula

*no4 of that works, I meant.

9:17 pm

Jacula

epitaphs? PSML. 'Here lies my wife without bed or blankit, Dead as a doornail, God be thankit!' That sort of thing?

9:17 pm

o-o

at least he did not have to dodge a tombstone

9:17 pm

Trifioso

psml?

9:18 pm

Trifioso

he meant "epithets"

9:18 pm

o-o

i know

9:18 pm

Jacula

Becoming incontinent on the bladder front laughing, Trif. (Putting it politely for what pmsl means.)

9:19 pm

Jacula

I know, too, Trif.

9:19 pm

Trifioso

ms? is that my self? that's one word, isn't it?

9:20 pm

Jacula

Trif - it's the net way of saying it, don't get too pedantic. LOL

9:20 pm

Trifioso

thank you jacula. never heard that before. oh, hey, did we talk about john barrowman the other night? can't remember....he was in a documentary that I was watching

9:21 pm

Jacula

It stems from American shorthand, which I learned in preference to Pitman's when I couldn't do Gregg.

9:22 pm

Jacula

Not us, Trif. But there are many 'Oh what a waste'' female fans of his out there, on Babble in in the wider world.

9:23 pm

Jacula

*and in the wider world.

9:24 pm

Jacula

Has everyone present finished the grid?

9:24 pm

Trifioso

he came off very well on the program. very quick on his feet, and a good extemporaneous speaker.

9:24 pm

Trifioso

i haven't jac, and I am finding it quite the slog

9:25 pm

Jacula

He's cute but not one I 'fancy', Trif.

9:25 pm

Jacula

I can clue, if you wish, Trif.

9:26 pm

Trifioso

thank you, jacula. at the mo I am scarlet to admit I am stuck on a 4. monkeeeez? monkeeeeez?

9:26 pm

Jacula

BR - how true the poem in your bio is.

9:27 pm

Jacula

archaic way , or maybe Greek way, of spelling a very long time (one billion years).

9:27 pm

o-o

I thought so too. <{:+))

9:27 pm

Jacula

Look to your first e4 for a clue.

9:29 pm

Jacula

Or did you mean, Trif, tht you are stuck on an a4 word?

9:30 pm

Trifioso

stuck on an an word, but I got it! onward I go

9:30 pm

Jacula

BR - do I mean Greek or Latin for that ae4? I was rubbish at classics at school.

9:31 pm

Jacula

Having said that, I'd probably be top of the class in a modern school.:/

9:33 pm

Trifioso

ugh, getting the dreaded red bars

9:33 pm

o-o

you are way ahead of me, Jac .. says of Greek origin. I always must look.

9:34 pm

Jacula

Site seems to be working fine here, Trif.

9:34 pm

Trifioso

oooh, pride and prejudice is on. WIN

9:36 pm

lbdawger

got sidetracked, and now ready to go read my book. see you all tomorrow!

9:36 pm

Trifioso

goodnight lbd

9:37 pm

Jacula

BR - like me, you need to know. If I'd attended the local Comp (mixed ability school) rather than the elite Grammar school I went to, I wouldn't aim so high. I'd have always been top and never had to strive. It's much more edifying, challenging and sometimes elating to beat those who have same, similar abilities. And it's extremely satisfying to outsmart those who are smarter.

9:37 pm

Jacula

lbd - Hi and 'bye and enjoy your book, then sleep well. x

9:38 pm

Shirlockc

first an7?

9:39 pm

Jacula

A friendof mine had a Peanuts poster in his room that read, 'It isn't whether you win or lose, but how you play the game..'

9:40 pm

Jacula

an4.4 + a three-letter word meaning '3'.

9:40 pm

Jacula

Think of the 3 wheeled bicycle.

9:40 pm

Shirlockc

huh, weird word, thx

9:41 pm

Jacula

BR - but winning tastes so sweet sometimes!

9:41 pm

Jacula

y/w, Shir.

9:41 pm

o-o

as one whose livelihood for many years depended on being able to communicate well, I still am struck by how often I fail to get the job done.

9:43 pm

Jacula

BR - the job of communicating well gets harder and harder as the Me,Myself, I! culture continiues to make pace. Do you want to go to another level to communicate? That's up to you.

9:43 pm

Sudokuaddict

clue for en6/7 combo? plz

9:44 pm

o-o

en -- napoleon was first en****d to Elba

9:45 pm

Jacula

Sudo - en + small parcel of land surrounded by sea and verb form (or plural for the purpose of clueing.)

9:45 pm

Trifioso

I am falling asleep so I am hanging this onhe uo. too hard uigjm

9:46 pm

Shirlockc

first ar8?

9:46 pm

Sudokuaddict

thank you all

9:46 pm

Jacula

Damn, BR - I'm trying to remember the rhyme we were taught about Napoleon and Elba.

9:47 pm

Trifioso

good night!

9:47 pm

Jacula

Shir - painter + the Scottish loch monster??

9:47 pm

Jacula

'Night Trif. Dormez bien.

9:47 pm

Shirlockc

thx jac

9:48 pm

Jacula

y/w Shir.

9:49 pm

Jacula

Ah! I remember. It was a palindrome - 'able was I ere I saw Elba.'

9:51 pm

redturtlehead

Arrrugh, I can not sleep...

9:51 pm

Jacula

Can anyone come up with a palindrome or Babble addiction?

9:52 pm

Jacula

Answers on a postcard, please.:)

9:52 pm

Jacula

*for not or

9:52 pm

Jacula

Hi Red. Try my competition then.

9:53 pm

redturtlehead

I need to sleep, work in am...

9:53 pm

Jacula

Best not try making up palindromes then!

9:54 pm

redturtlehead

i never hve sleep issues, i am peeved!

9:55 pm

redturtlehead

going back to try...

9:55 pm

Jacula

Make yourself a mug of warm milk, drink it slowly in a low light in bed and try to drift back off again. At the very least, switch the computer off.

9:58 pm

Jacula

In fact, the less electrical equipment you have in your bedroom, the better you will sleep. My sleep pattern's gone haywire since Beloved introduced a TV/DVD/video, electric alarm clock cum cd player, electric fan etc to the room. I have a battery alarm clock and any lights in the room that have plugs are switched off at the mains.

9:58 pm

Jacula

All of that stuff creates a field of electricity.

9:59 pm

Shirlockc

as8?

9:59 pm

Jacula

as + plural Mr Blair (ex UK PM).

10:00 pm

Shirlockc

thx jac, fishing forever

10:01 pm

Jacula

y/w Shir.

10:03 pm

Jacula

Any more clues needed?

10:04 pm

Shirlockc

yes pls! last se7?

10:05 pm

Jacula

Smokers' talk - dragging likemad on the filter of a low-tar one right now and getting nothing. Reluctant to open my new pack of Black Devil my daughter brought me back from Cyprus because I had to make the one pack she brought me back from Russia last year last 12 months.

10:07 pm

Jacula

6 line poem, Shir. Se + consonant + girl's name.

10:08 pm

Jacula

Girl's name is Ms. Turner, Ike's ex wife. Simply The Best.

10:08 pm

Jacula

Nutbush City Limits...

10:08 pm

Shirlockc

thx jac

10:09 pm

Jacula

y/w SShir., Glad you got it.

10:11 pm

Shirlockc

last so6?

10:12 pm

moolingwa

evening all

10:12 pm

Jacula

I've (apparently, so I'm told) got a baking day ahead of me when I wake up. They've eaten all the stuff I made last week and there are written requests on the kitchen pin board they want me to make. Oooh eer, heck! Ever heard of the term 'making a rod for your own back'? It seems I have done that.

10:12 pm

Jacula

Hi moo.

10:12 pm

Shirlockc

i bake in batches then have all this stuff in my freezer

10:14 pm

Jacula

Last so6 = your male offspring + a short form for making anote, not 'e.g.' but **. so8.40 is the superlative form.

10:14 pm

moolingwa

me9 anyone?

10:14 pm

Jacula

Shir - my freezers (2) are full to bursting.

10:15 pm

Jacula

me7 plural, moo

10:15 pm

Shirlockc

then you guys eat fast! lol

10:15 pm

moolingwa

I don't have that either :)

10:15 pm

Uneaixoise

plural of me7/32

10:17 pm

Shirlockc

not getting that so6 clue, jac

10:17 pm

moolingwa

okay...how about me 7/32 then?

10:18 pm

Jacula

3rd person present plural subjunctive of to plot or scheme. (me7)

10:18 pm

Shirlockc

me + pl + ***a turner + vowel

10:18 pm

gingentleman

Hello Moo...have you broken out in spots?

10:18 pm

moolingwa

tx shirl

10:18 pm

moolingwa

not yet :)

10:19 pm

moolingwa

one left....

10:19 pm

Jacula

Try me + a word for 'can' + round vowel.

10:20 pm

Jacula

Shhir - male offpring plural + 3rd vowel + 2nd vowel.

10:20 pm

moolingwa

fireworks

10:20 pm

Jacula

Can't rally spell it out any more clearly.

10:20 pm

moolingwa

tx all

10:20 pm

Shirlockc

duh, thx jac

10:21 pm

Jacula

Well done, moo!

10:21 pm

Jacula

y/w, Shir.

10:21 pm

o-o

congrats, moolingwa

10:22 pm

Jacula

BR - Not wanting to offend, because I know how I take it when others comment upon the hours they think I keep, but I think you might get less sleep than me.

10:24 pm

Jacula

I am fortunate enough to work from home and so can mostly choose my own hours (around family expectations) and get 8 hours sleep.

10:24 pm

Jacula

Unless noisy people disturb me (which often happens).

10:25 pm

o-o

I always am asleep until I wake

10:26 pm

Shirlockc

2nd tr7?

10:27 pm

o-o

tr -- t + kidnappers may hold someone hostage for a ******

10:27 pm

Shirlockc

thx!

10:28 pm

Jacula

LOL BR!

10:30 pm

Jacula

A good thing BR gave the tr clue as, I'd probably have given a complicated window/door clue re architecture, since I studied it and expect everyone else to know what I do. LOL

10:32 pm

Jacula

BTW (by the way), I think I need to coin a new net abbreviation now... LOLAM. (Laughting out loud at myself.)

10:33 pm

rururocks

as 8 please

10:33 pm

Jacula

BRB - just have to raid in for a coouple more giner biscuits. Why on earth Beloved and Stepdaughter think hey are 'boriing' is beyond me and my son. They are delicious and a real kick.

10:34 pm

Jacula

as = plural Mr. Blair (ex UK Prime Minister).#

10:34 pm

Jacula

*ginger

10:34 pm

rururocks

thank you jack..

10:35 pm

rururocks

do you have the oe words too?

10:37 pm

Jacula

ruru - your know your es words for the feamle hormones? This is the British versopm/

10:37 pm

Jacula

*female. Sorry, it's hard to type when you're scoffing ginger biscuits.

10:37 pm

rururocks

thank you

10:38 pm

pam

Hi, all

10:38 pm

Jacula

y/w ruru.,

10:38 pm

rururocks

hi pam.

10:38 pm

Jacula

Hi Pam

10:38 pm

rururocks

I need the no 6/18 too..

10:38 pm

pam

Hi, jac and ru!

10:39 pm

o-o

no -- without carney or linkletter

10:39 pm

rururocks

no i don't ..

10:39 pm

rururocks

I found them

10:39 pm

pam

Hi, babbler

10:39 pm

Jacula

Pam - no6 - you might be confronted with a painting or drawing that you think is rubbish, you'd call it no6.

10:39 pm

rururocks

just three more jac ..can you help

10:39 pm

rururocks

ra 6/21?

10:40 pm

Jacula

ruru - if you were kidnapped, your takers might ask your family for a ra6 to give you back.

10:40 pm

rururocks

crap

10:40 pm

rururocks

thanks

10:41 pm

Jacula

y/w

10:41 pm

rururocks

st5/10 last st?

10:41 pm

Jacula

(But cut the crap) LOL

10:41 pm

pam

would they pay it, ru?

10:41 pm

Jacula

layers of rock, ruru.

10:42 pm

Jacula

Thin groove, channel etc.

10:42 pm

o-o

st + a diva's forte: a***

10:43 pm

rururocks

thanks

10:44 pm

o-o

hello, pam

10:46 pm

Jacula

I think I'm gong to head off now, since the high-powered giner bicuits haven't made the low-tar ciggies taste any stronger. Happy Babbling/ See you all again sometime.x

10:46 pm

pam

Ciao, Jac!!!!

10:47 pm

Madi95

hi babble buddies! Long time no see!

10:47 pm

Jacula

*ginGer

10:47 pm

Jacula

Byeee! xxx

10:47 pm

pam

hi, madi

10:48 pm

Madi95

hi pam :) how's the grid?

10:48 pm

Jacula

Madi - surely you must be at least 16 by now?

10:48 pm

pam

you know me, madi! I dive in, wander off, dive back.... I think ruru and babbler have a better idea of it than I!

10:49 pm

pam

Oh, jac is still here. 8^)

10:49 pm

Madi95

Haha, no Jac. Thirteen and a half :)

10:49 pm

JenMO16

i have 108

10:50 pm

Jacula

If not, I must've wasted a long time defending what I thought was a teenaged girl against a nasty person.

10:50 pm

o-o

as usual with grids, the more words you find, the fewer you have to find

10:50 pm

Jacula

Oh, well I see I did waste my time. Night.

10:50 pm

o-o

be well, Jacula

10:51 pm

Madi95

wasted time? nasty person? so confused...

10:52 pm

Madi95

i've gotten the farthest I've been tonight with no list at 145. Hit a wall at 150, and I can't seem to climb it...

10:53 pm

pam

That's great, Madi!

10:56 pm

Madi95

Thanks! Now i have little faith in finishing before the flip, though. I spent too much time doddling 'round.

10:56 pm

o-o

ti 8 -- the highest quality of a ti metal

10:57 pm

o-o

te 6 -- t + pop goes the w*****; pl

10:58 pm

Madi95

thank you babblerabble! much appreciation

10:59 pm

o-o

st 8 -- add, one is the l**l**** number, two can be as bad as

11:00 pm

Madi95

Phantom: sensation

11:01 pm

o-o

so 7 -- add, cartoons in a newspaper: fu*****

11:01 pm

o-o

comic strips would be more accurate

11:02 pm

o-o

so 8 - the most of plural male children

11:04 pm

o-o

tr 5 -- choo choo
tr 7 -- the one getting instructed on doing a job or what a position entails; pl

11:04 pm

Madi95

Random question: does anyone know a way to soothe inner ear pain? With no medicine?

11:05 pm

o-o

sorry, Madi, no idea

11:05 pm

Pinikula

warm moist washcloth...

11:05 pm

Pinikula

hi all...here to find a few more words

11:06 pm

Madi95

Hi Pini. Thank you :) I have a killer ear infection and I don't want to take the Tylenol with Codine yet. It knocks me out.

11:07 pm

Pinikula

hope it helps

11:07 pm

o-o

Hello, Pini

11:07 pm

Pinikula

hi BR :)

11:08 pm

Pinikula

hey, br, first an7? plz/thx

11:08 pm

Madi95

Thank you. I've been a wreck lately... lost my voice completely yesterday, JUST in time for my voice audition with LyricStreet Records. ughh...

11:08 pm

o-o

an + most of the hormone in the grid

11:09 pm

Pinikula

oh, that's not good, madi

11:09 pm

Pinikula

thx br ;)

11:10 pm

Pinikula

how about the 2 en's?

11:11 pm

o-o

en + a small land mass surrounded by water .. napoleon was en****d on Elba

11:11 pm

Madi95

brb, time to get some hot Jello water.

11:11 pm

Pinikula

danke ;)

11:11 pm

Pinikula

gee, just another 44 to go now...

11:11 pm

JenMO16

i got 177 left

11:12 pm

JenMO16

sian

11:12 pm

Pinikula

hi jen

11:12 pm

JenMO16

hi pini

11:12 pm

Pinikula

last ha6 plz/thx?

11:13 pm

o-o

there are two ha 6s together ... transpose the last two letters

11:13 pm

rururocks

a problem is the last ha

11:13 pm

rururocks

tr 6.18 # 2 abtibe

11:14 pm

Pinikula

oy, thx ru

11:14 pm

rururocks

I mean tr 6/18 # 2 anyone?

11:14 pm

Pinikula

I'm missing that one, too, ru

11:14 pm

rururocks

and se 7/28 are my trouble words today

11:15 pm

o-o

pre for 3 and motors in cars: **gine*

11:15 pm

Pinikula

thx BR

11:15 pm

rururocks

thanks .. can you clue the se 7/28? please????

11:16 pm

o-o

one in particular or the 3 of them

11:16 pm

Madi95

back, with a steaning cup of orange jello water and a vick

11:16 pm

Pinikula

I choose the middle one, BR! :)

11:16 pm

rururocks

the third and last one

11:17 pm

Madi95

's vapor rub humidifier...

11:17 pm

Pinikula

going all out, madi? ;)

11:17 pm

rururocks

no.. that isn't what I am missing

11:17 pm

Pinikula

the last se7 kinda sounds like the chapel in rome

11:17 pm

o-o

mo +se* parted the red sea and singers ike and **** turner

11:17 pm

rururocks

I need a se 5 it looks like

11:18 pm

Madi95

my mom is making me. you should see all the stuff she's made me use today. :/

11:18 pm

o-o

se + space org: *A**

11:19 pm

rururocks

have that one

11:19 pm

Pinikula

I need the last se5 ;)

11:20 pm

o-o

se + heavy weight

11:20 pm

Pinikula

thx BR ;)

11:20 pm

rururocks

have that one too

11:20 pm

o-o

sight hearing touch taste smell?

11:21 pm

Pinikula

are you missing one of the se****s? taste, touch, smell, hear, see?

11:21 pm

Pinikula

how about the se6,7 combo before those BR?

11:22 pm

o-o

s + tony, I left my heart in san francisco, b****t

11:22 pm

Madi95

16 words in the last 20 minutes... I surrender, with 97 to go.

11:23 pm

Pinikula

thx br ;)

11:23 pm

Pinikula

you're awesome...

11:23 pm

o-o

You did well, Madi

11:23 pm

Pinikula

...you can do it, madi...

11:23 pm

Pinikula

it'll distract you from not feeling well

11:27 pm

JenMO16

got 125, must get to bed, i work tomorrow, nite all

11:27 pm

Pinikula

well done, jen...sleep well

11:27 pm

Pinikula

ha8?

11:27 pm

o-o

be well, Jen

11:27 pm

Madi95

84...

11:28 pm

Pinikula

very well done, madi ;)

11:28 pm

o-o

ha - one who speeds to make waste

11:29 pm

o-o

superlative of the ha 5

11:29 pm

Pinikula

hmmm...

11:29 pm

o-o

ha 5 -- makes waste

11:30 pm

Pinikula

have that one

11:30 pm

Madi95

thank you, BR!

11:30 pm

o-o

the ha 8 is the superlative

11:30 pm

Pinikula

got it! :)

11:30 pm

Madi95

79...

11:32 pm

Pinikula

io6,7 ?

11:33 pm

o-o

charged particle and army **su^

11:34 pm

Madi95

stuck with 76 to go...

11:34 pm

Pinikula

thx br

11:34 pm

o-o

charged particle and r*** and shine

11:34 pm

Pinikula

go go go!

11:34 pm

Pinikula

2nd is5?

11:35 pm

o-o

is 5 -- add a scrabble piece: *i**

11:35 pm

Pinikula

you rock, br ;)

11:36 pm

o-o

5 ly words

11:37 pm

Pinikula

found 'em all! :)

11:37 pm

Madi95

okay, as much as i want to finish, I am now VERY done. Now off to bed, praying for a restful sleep. nighty night.

11:37 pm

o-o

bravo

11:37 pm

Pinikula

do you need them, br?

11:37 pm

o-o

be well, Madi

11:37 pm

rururocks

I need the st 5/10 before the rocks

11:37 pm

Pinikula

take care, madi

11:38 pm

o-o

no .. I is alllllllll done

11:38 pm

Madi95

thanks :) *tosses a broom Pini's way for poof dust* *POOF* =P

11:39 pm

o-o

st + the abbr for the tax collectors

11:39 pm

rururocks

done.. a stupid plural

11:39 pm

o-o

or, the plural of the preceding st 4

11:39 pm

rururocks

Oh geez

11:39 pm

rururocks

thanks for helping BR..

11:39 pm

rururocks

I am hopeless today.

11:39 pm

o-o

congrats, ru ru

11:39 pm

Pinikula

wtg ru

11:41 pm

Pinikula

last 4 me's plz

11:41 pm

jillibus

Yes, rururocks indeed!!!

11:41 pm

o-o

how many, Pini?

11:41 pm

jillibus

lovely icon, babrab

11:41 pm

Pinikula

another 26 :(

11:42 pm

o-o

thank you, jilli

11:42 pm

jillibus

I did manage to finish earlier, thanks to morewords and clues from you guys

11:42 pm

o-o

whatyouneed?

11:42 pm

Pinikula

wtg jilli

11:43 pm

jillibus

had to go get supper and stuff

11:43 pm

Pinikula

last 4 me's?

11:43 pm

o-o

me + male child; pl

11:43 pm

jillibus

me5/12 -- me + not daughter, the 6 is the pl

11:44 pm

Pinikula

danke

11:44 pm

jillibus

my internet is sluggish

11:44 pm

Pinikula

no worries, jilli...the more the merrier!

11:44 pm

o-o

me 9 -- add, puppet on a *****g and pop g*** the weasel; back off for the me 7

11:45 pm

jillibus

me7 & 9 -- me + cons + metal + vowel -- the 9 is the pl

11:45 pm

Pinikula

got it

11:45 pm

Pinikula

mo7?

11:45 pm

Pinikula

thx peeps!

11:46 pm

jillibus

great clue(s), babrab, as usual

11:46 pm

o-o

pl of the mo 5

11:46 pm

Pinikula

oy

11:46 pm

o-o

there are two mo 5 plurals

11:47 pm

Pinikula

mo's done ;)

11:47 pm

Pinikula

na6?

11:47 pm

jillibus

the 7 pl ending is like foot appendages

11:48 pm

o-o

na + a jarhead or leatherneck: ma****

11:48 pm

jillibus

na6, like the "tell it to the Ma****s"

11:48 pm

Pinikula

thank you ;)

11:49 pm

Pinikula

first 2 ne's?

11:50 pm

jillibus

ne + Aunt ** of Oz

11:50 pm

Pinikula

now wonder I'm not getting these final 18 so quickly!

11:50 pm

Pinikula

thx jilli

11:50 pm

o-o

ne 5 + what santa checks twice: L***

11:50 pm

jillibus

bunch of unwords

11:51 pm

Pinikula

thx br

11:51 pm

Pinikula

how about ni 5 5 6?

11:51 pm

jillibus

ne5/10 -- ne + what you punch with minus first letter

11:51 pm

o-o

ni 5 pl

11:52 pm

jillibus

ni5 -- ni + negative

11:52 pm

Pinikula

no6, 7

11:52 pm

o-o

ni + without any: ***e

11:53 pm

jillibus

next ni5 -- ni + 2000 lbs (6 is pl)

11:53 pm

o-o

no + without carney or linkletter

11:53 pm

o-o

or garfunkel

11:53 pm

o-o

or fleming

11:53 pm

o-o

first name

11:54 pm

Pinikula

2nd ni5/10 again plz?

11:54 pm

Pinikula

on7,8

11:54 pm

jillibus

can't keep up with you, pini -- you get the word before we give the clue and want the next lot

11:54 pm

o-o

ni + ***e the worse for wear

11:54 pm

Pinikula

I'm just throwing out what I need next while I work on getting the clues! :)

11:55 pm

o-o

on + van cliburn is a pi*****

11:55 pm

Pinikula

thx br

11:55 pm

o-o

one who plays the keyboard ivories

11:56 pm

Pinikula

last on5?

11:56 pm

Pinikula

os4

11:56 pm

Pinikula

(still working on that ni5)

11:56 pm

o-o

os + the great **cape

11:56 pm

PAV3

just finished! ..must run to the toliet as well as take dogs out for their runs..no pun intended...

11:56 pm

Pinikula

wtg pav

11:56 pm

jillibus

os 4 -- more than one os

11:56 pm

Pinikula

;)

11:56 pm

jillibus

YAY pav!!!

11:57 pm

PAV3

double opp of "day off"

11:57 pm

jillibus

middle ni5 -- ni + french no

11:58 pm

PAV3

ni5 10 x 2 one rhymes with camera maker CH****

11:58 pm

o-o

add the prefix that means expressing negation or absence to the ni

11:59 pm

PAV3

ok back after the flip!

11:59 pm

o-o

ni + *** sequitur

11:59 pm

o-o

good try, Pini

11:59 pm

Pinikula

* sigh * I'm sorry for being so dense

11:59 pm

cybernan

hello everyone :)

12:00 am

Pinikula

10 left...but better than I've done in the past few weeks!

12:00 am

Pinikula

hi nan

12:00 am

o-o

nonsense, Pini

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