Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, March 9, 2010

12:00 am

cybernan

hello everyone -- been watching celtic woman

12:00 am

dcseain

flop :)

12:01 am

MLFAN17

LE 6

12:01 am

westford

flip and hello seain and nan

12:01 am

dcseain

sure quiet tonight

12:02 am

westford

hi ML

12:02 am

MLFAN17

hi west

12:02 am

MLFAN17

EA 6

12:02 am

westford

we like Celtic Woman have some of their CD's the Christmas one is really nice

12:02 am

pinecone05

hi all ---- I haven't played babble in months -- good to be back

12:02 am

westford

I need to change my icon

12:03 am

westford

hi pine welcome back

12:03 am

MLFAN17

what is the theme this time?

12:03 am

dcseain

antique cars

12:03 am

cybernan

aq 7

12:04 am

dcseain

howdy, pine

12:04 am

VolleymomDee

howdy all! I actually made it close to the flip

12:04 am

MLFAN17

oh i thought that was the one before i saw that on somebody elsesthansk dc

12:05 am

dcseain

howdy, dee, mlf, west, nan, et al

12:05 am

VolleymomDee

hi dc; nan; mlf; west,...

12:05 am

MLFAN17

hi dee

12:06 am

MLFAN17

Ri 6

12:06 am

justafreep

howdy all

12:06 am

dizgrannie

needle case alert

12:07 am

melonheadjujube

3 grid in a row I believe

12:08 am

westford

back again hello new comers

12:08 am

VolleymomDee

me 6

12:08 am

westford

diz that needle case drove me crazy the other day..big grid and I was over 200 before I found it for nbt

12:09 am

dizgrannie

lol west

12:09 am

dcseain

same for me, west :)

12:09 am

westford

who is it that loves that word?

12:10 am

justafreep

nbt, but this grid doesn't look like it's gonna be all that easy after a certain point....

12:10 am

westford

it's in her profile but I can't remember who it is

12:10 am

dcseain

trying to recall - she mentions it in her profile

12:10 am

dizgrannie

me 6x2

12:11 am

westford

wtg freep !! I haven't even started wonder if I should?

12:11 am

dizgrannie

e 7

12:11 am

westford

lol sure I should

12:11 am

MLFAN17

diz?

12:11 am

dizgrannie

sorry me 7

12:12 am

MLFAN17

lol thats better diz

12:12 am

wallyj

ma7

12:13 am

wallyj

wa7

12:13 am

MLFAN17

i just found a MA 7/2

12:13 am

MLFAN17

7/32

12:13 am

MLFAN17

oops

12:13 am

cybernan

nbt

12:14 am

westford

wtg nan !!

12:14 am

dcseain

go go nan!

12:14 am

VolleymomDee

wtg nan

12:15 am

westford

last night we were watching the Oscars and our DirecTV went out just as they were about to announce the best actress. Grrr

12:16 am

justafreep

it went to miley cyrus, west. honest.

12:16 am

MLFAN17

WA 7 called?

12:16 am

cybernan

me 7 if not called

12:16 am

westford

we weren't watching it real time so I looked that and the best movie up on the internet

12:16 am

VolleymomDee

nbt

12:17 am

cybernan

yes mlf

12:17 am

westford

We would have liked to see the reactions

12:17 am

westford

wally called it ML

12:17 am

cybernan

y's done

12:17 am

VolleymomDee

I was really disappointed Meryl Streep didn't win

12:17 am

Douglas

Did the give Hurt Locker Best Picture because they were tired of looking like a bunch of America-hating elitists, or because they were inwardly seething with jealousy over James Cameron's phenomenal success?

12:17 am

westford

wtg dee!

12:17 am

Douglas

Oh, hello everyone

12:18 am

westford

not sure doug and hello

12:18 am

MLFAN17

Dougllas neither its because it was a real film

12:18 am

dcseain

i'm off to bed, happy babbling, yall!

12:18 am

westford

good night seain happy sleep

12:18 am

VolleymomDee

nite dc

12:18 am

westford

sometimes the blockbusters don't do that well

12:18 am

dcseain

ly6

12:19 am

dcseain

thans, yall! {poof}

12:19 am

MLFAN17

i wanted the start of precious to win i have seen sandra bullock in a lot of good films that she was great in and never got oscar nods

12:19 am

westford

lol dc one more for the road?

12:19 am

justafreep

night, dc

12:20 am

westford

Sandra Bullock looked good in the clip that was shown

12:20 am

MLFAN17

think tht was planned west?

12:20 am

westford

I haven't seen any of the nominees so I can't have an opinion now

12:20 am

Douglas

MLF, it depends on what one means by real. On the one hand, I've heard a lot of military people mock the details of the movie. On the other hand, it seems to give people a feeling of what it might be like to be there. So yes, I suppose.

12:20 am

MLFAN17

i mean id dint see this movie she was in this time but i have seen her in others

12:21 am

westford

what was planned ML that they showed a good clip?

12:21 am

MLFAN17

coudl be west..but maybe not

12:21 am

justafreep

it's not a documentary, douglas. it's entertainment. so the miliatry crit shouldn't matter, should it?

12:22 am

MLFAN17

doug i think hurt locker was more real and not fantasy so it had a better chance

12:22 am

westford

Cameron must have been just a little miffed that his ex beat him out

12:22 am

MLFAN17

west lol i was thinking that too

12:23 am

MLFAN17

was AQ 7 called?

12:23 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:23 am

westford

I really like movies that entertain

12:23 am

westford

thanks lickety

12:23 am

VolleymomDee

ty lickety

12:23 am

cybernan

yes mlf

12:23 am

cybernan

ty lickety

12:23 am

MLFAN17

oh darn thought i found a good one thansk cyber

12:23 am

westford

I have 8 words must get busy

12:23 am

justafreep

thanks lickety. methinks we'll be needing them

12:24 am

VolleymomDee

did someone actually find an ea 6... not seeing it

12:24 am

MLFAN17

but right now Alice in Wonderland is the number one movie

12:24 am

VolleymomDee

totally agree freep

12:25 am

justafreep

ti6 (called because I like the word!)

12:25 am

VolleymomDee

lol

12:26 am

VolleymomDee

ti 7

12:26 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

12:26 am

VolleymomDee

if you can be ti 7 why can't you be cu 7?

12:26 am

MLFAN17

did anyone who watched the awards find that a lot of peoiple in the audiience looked bored?

12:27 am

cybernan

as 7 if not called

12:27 am

westford

they looked like they were trying to get some of the jokes

12:27 am

MLFAN17

deei havent found either of those

12:27 am

MLFAN17

west i thought steve martin was hilarious

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

looked angry to me... was an interesting crows

12:27 am

westford

hi josh gj !!

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

crowd

12:28 am

MLFAN17

i wasnt sure fi clooney was made or clueless

12:28 am

MLFAN17

dee yeah annoyed or bored or something

12:28 am

MLFAN17

cyberf is AS 7 something we should know?

12:30 am

justafreep

it's an incredibly long day for them. getting ready, getting there, dealing with crowds. I'm sure they're all tired.

12:30 am

MLFAN17

pi6

12:31 am

justafreep

pi7

12:31 am

MLFAN17

freep i am sure thats the case every year even some mentioned they got ready earlier in the day

12:32 am

justafreep

me7 x 2

12:35 am

cybernan

150 down -- good night all :)

12:35 am

VolleymomDee

nite nan

12:35 am

westford

ML just read what you typed I loved Martin and Baldwin they were a great team not sure about the song and dance number in the beginning though with Dougie Howser lol

12:35 am

MLFAN17

i have tow letters greyed ugghh

12:36 am

MLFAN17

west i agree dougie howser number wasvery strange and seemed very out of place

12:37 am

westford

maybe he's going to star in a Broadway musical?

12:37 am

MLFAN17

he has done broadway before lol

12:38 am

westford

I didn't know that

12:38 am

westford

I haven't seen his new show so I still think of him as Dougie

12:38 am

justafreep

he's hosted the tony's (and the emmys)

12:39 am

dizgrannie

need middle column top e for nbt

12:39 am

MLFAN17

yep umm chicago maybe or succeeding in business without really trying.. i dont know for sure what he was in but it was his broadway debut a few years ago

12:39 am

VolleymomDee

volcano?

12:39 am

VolleymomDee

or opp of hard or difficult

12:39 am

westford

needle case?

12:39 am

Douglas

Neil Patrick Harris is now officially America's Gay Guy You Can Take Home To Your Parents

12:40 am

joshuavorbis

en5/10 grannie

12:40 am

justafreep

He was in Rent, MLF

12:40 am

VolleymomDee

yeah or its pl

12:40 am

MLFAN17

ROTFL Douglas

12:40 am

westford

he's darling no matter what

12:40 am

MLFAN17

really freep? thought it was a broadway show that was more dancing oriented then that

12:40 am

VolleymomDee

qu 6

12:41 am

dizgrannie

thanx josh...NBT

12:42 am

westford

I really hate to ask but I can't find anything for the s in the 4th column I need that for nbt

12:42 am

westford

never mind lol

12:42 am

joshuavorbis

si4/5 west

12:42 am

westford

nbt

12:42 am

westford

I knew as soon as I said that I'd find something

12:42 am

westford

thanks josh

12:43 am

dizgrannie

sl 4 8 ?

12:43 am

MLFAN17

thats what i was thinking diz

12:43 am

dizgrannie

si 4 5

12:43 am

westford

I had that one diz it's not from there

12:43 am

westford

thanks for the help though

12:43 am

MLFAN17

Si 6

12:44 am

justafreep

pu8

12:44 am

joshuavorbis

if you can make a word from two different tiles, babble says it's from the higher or lefter one by default

12:44 am

MLFAN17

PU 6

12:44 am

westford

it does? there are default rules in babble? lol

12:45 am

joshuavorbis

so when you're looking for something from the lower or more right-ish tile, oftentimes it will start from that tile and at some point incorporate the other identical tile later in the word

12:45 am

MLFAN17

freep is that P-U 8 soemthing we shoudl know?

12:45 am

westford

I see

12:46 am

VolleymomDee

ty for pu 8

12:47 am

justafreep

hmm. I knew it, mlf. not a common word, though, but not unknown (and similar in spelling, though not meaning, to the pi7)

12:47 am

MLFAN17

Pi 7 i dont have

12:47 am

VolleymomDee

pu 6 x 2

12:48 am

VolleymomDee

pu 6 x 3

12:49 am

joshuavorbis

i want to make situate so badly

12:49 am

justafreep

and, in fact, you can make situate very badly

12:49 am

rururocks

up6

12:49 am

VolleymomDee

aww

12:49 am

joshuavorbis

and synapse

12:49 am

MLFAN17

okay i have 137 left i am out poof

12:49 am

VolleymomDee

quantities is my phant

12:50 am

VolleymomDee

an 6

12:50 am

westford

good start ML bye for now

12:50 am

westford

up 7 too ruru

12:52 am

VolleymomDee

aw 6

12:52 am

VolleymomDee

hi ru

12:53 am

justafreep

up6 x 2

12:53 am

justafreep

wow, dee, that's an odd variant, isn't it?

12:54 am

VolleymomDee

yep

12:56 am

VolleymomDee

cu 6 x 2

12:57 am

VolleymomDee

cu 6 x 3

12:58 am

Douglas

And what, pray, is the northwest t word?!?

12:59 am

VolleymomDee

very

12:59 am

VolleymomDee

ta 6/18 maybe... I am so awful at knowing where they originate

12:59 am

westford

it's plural doug of a a Jodie Foster movie

1:00 am

justafreep

cu6 x 4

1:00 am

westford

Little Man Ta**

1:00 am

joshuavorbis

ta5/10

1:00 am

joshuavorbis

it's a pl

1:00 am

westford

I got more than half the other t's before I found that one

1:00 am

joshuavorbis

or what westford said

1:00 am

VolleymomDee

cu 6 x 4

1:01 am

westford

one 8 is pu has the other been called?

1:02 am

VolleymomDee

I haven't seen the 2nd one

1:02 am

Douglas

Ah, thanks all

1:02 am

westford

thanks dee

1:02 am

flosey

hi everyone

1:03 am

westford

hi flosey hope your game went well

1:03 am

VolleymomDee

yw hi flosey

1:03 am

Douglas

I was thinking, "It couldn't start with ta or te because that would go with the northern t" D'oh!

1:04 am

westford

just a little joke that babble plays on us from time to time doug

1:04 am

flosey

not too bad west, will find out in the morning - we don't do the scoring anymore

1:04 am

flosey

scoring is done on computer

1:04 am

westford

and no flood in the kitchen?

1:04 am

flosey

and we don't have the program

1:05 am

Douglas

Got an email today with the subject "Did You Sing Power Of Attorney?" Trial-la-law!

1:05 am

flosey

no more flooding, thanks

1:05 am

westford

that's good flosey

1:06 am

flosey

hope we don't see any more of that for a good long time

1:06 am

westford

can't agree more flosey that must have been horrible

1:06 am

rururocks

did you retorte the email doug?

1:07 am

westford

lol ruru

1:07 am

flosey

but we didn't lose any of the carpet west, which was a blessing

1:07 am

joshuavorbis

well if i've done nothing else tonight i've greyed the bottom row

1:07 am

VolleymomDee

that is really amazing flosey

1:07 am

Douglas

nice one, ruru

1:07 am

westford

yes it could have been much worse

1:07 am

justafreep

okay, y'all... 200 down but I must sleep

1:08 am

westford

good night freep well done

1:08 am

VolleymomDee

nite freep

1:08 am

westford

josh I have 3 tiles greyed and one is a 0

1:09 am

westford

I'm being too chatty

1:09 am

Douglas

sweet dreams freep

1:09 am

joshuavorbis

the other 8 is ti8/40

1:09 am

VolleymomDee

ty josh

1:09 am

rururocks

no such thing as being too chatty

1:09 am

westford

thanks josh

1:10 am

joshuavorbis

related to a 5 and a 6

1:11 am

westford

great big guys?

1:11 am

joshuavorbis

yep, it's an abstract noun, if that helps

1:11 am

westford

not at all lol

1:11 am

joshuavorbis

or maybe it's a great big gal?

1:12 am

rururocks

got it thanks josh

1:12 am

westford

ah thanks josh

1:13 am

Douglas

She turned me into a ne4! A ne4?? [Pause]I got better...

1:13 am

rururocks

it is amazon that you got that josh.. er I mean amazing

1:13 am

westford

groan

1:13 am

joshuavorbis

jokes everywhere

1:14 am

joshuavorbis

first a monty python reference and then a brutal pun

1:14 am

VolleymomDee

ly 6/24

1:14 am

westford

I just got the wa7 what kind of word is that??

1:16 am

VolleymomDee

as in lost? lol don't know if I have seen that before or not

1:17 am

westford

maybe

1:17 am

VolleymomDee

pu 7,44 is also odd

1:17 am

rururocks

wa7 is where elmer fudd gets drugs

1:18 am

jillibus

hello all -- late after bridge

1:18 am

Douglas

Even if Avatar was 160 minutes of species and civilizational self-loathing, I'm happy it won an Oscar for visual effects

1:18 am

VolleymomDee

lol ru hi jili hugs

1:18 am

westford

oh yeah lol

1:18 am

westford

hi jilli

1:18 am

rururocks

I am glad James Cameron didn't win the oscar

1:19 am

jillibus

why, ruru?

1:19 am

westford

I think it would have had to doug

1:19 am

Douglas

Thinking that es6 would have started at the southern e, but noooo....

1:19 am

VolleymomDee

why ru

1:19 am

flosey

hi jilli

1:19 am

VolleymomDee

I'm ticked M Streep didn't win; she is most talented actress alive

1:20 am

rururocks

he is a self-absorbed narcissitic jerk for starters

1:20 am

westford

tell us how you really feel

1:20 am

flosey

I thought M Streep would win

1:20 am

westford

that's for sure dee

1:20 am

rururocks

I hear you dee.. Sandra Bullock?

1:20 am

jillibus

hi flosey -- I sent the email

1:20 am

VolleymomDee

terribly disappointed... S Bullock is improving, but not worthy yet

1:21 am

flosey

thanks jilli, will work on that tomorrow

1:21 am

rururocks

I think Helen Mirren should have won

1:21 am

westford

did you see that our satellite shut off just as they were announcing best actress? so we missed the end

1:21 am

VolleymomDee

awww

1:21 am

flosey

I've always liked S. Bullock, but M Streep is, in my opinion, far ahead

1:21 am

westford

Meryl Streep is one class act

1:22 am

VolleymomDee

definitely

1:22 am

rururocks

Meryl streep is amazing.. but how do your recognize one performance over another with her.. she is such a chameleon

1:22 am

jillibus

oh, bummer, west -- but I wanted Meryl streep too, not having seen the thing sandra bauulock was in.

1:22 am

westford

I like to see the reactions

1:22 am

Douglas

Is Sandra Bullock forgiven for that movie where she played a socially inept crossword composer?

1:22 am

westford

missed that one doug

1:22 am

VolleymomDee

what was name of that douglas?

1:22 am

rururocks

she is a B actress ...

1:23 am

westford

that's what makes MS such a good actress she doesn't play herself in every role

1:23 am

VolleymomDee

who is a B?

1:23 am

Douglas

All About Steve...kinda came and went, didn't it?

1:23 am

rururocks

sandra bullock is a b actress

1:23 am

VolleymomDee

aww I saw that... hideous I thought

1:23 am

VolleymomDee

agreed ru

1:24 am

westford

not too memorable doug

1:24 am

westford

was everyone happy about Jeff Bridges?

1:24 am

VolleymomDee

best part of that movie was the red boots

1:24 am

rururocks

truly Speed was such an important movie that they had to continue the story.. **choke ... choke ***

1:24 am

VolleymomDee

haven't seen that movie yet, so can't say west

1:24 am

VolleymomDee

lol

1:25 am

westford

I haven't seen any of them but I thought Jeff's win might have been a mercy vote

1:25 am

rururocks

I am happy about Jeff Bridges..

1:25 am

rururocks

he is overdue.

1:25 am

rururocks

So is Morgan Freeman one of these days.

1:25 am

jillibus

I think I'm happy about Jeff Bridges -- didn't see the movie

1:26 am

VolleymomDee

don't get me wrong... I love the true story of The Blind Side, and I applaud the real people, but I think SB got it because it was a pc movie..

1:26 am

westford

jeff seemed like he was staying in character

1:26 am

rururocks

THey never give the oscars to the black actors on their best films (except Halle Berry)

1:26 am

westford

could be dee not too many of them out there these days

1:26 am

westford

and Sidney Poitier

1:26 am

VolleymomDee

oooh I love SP

1:27 am

westford

was Morgan Freeman in Driving Miss Daisy?

1:27 am

rururocks

yes..

1:27 am

VolleymomDee

last year watched some of his black and white movies... very interesting man

1:27 am

rururocks

he was great in that

1:27 am

VolleymomDee

he has kept his integrity too I think

1:27 am

VolleymomDee

yes west

1:27 am

rururocks

he was also great in Shawshank Redemption

1:28 am

Douglas

Wondering if I should ask for help in getting one of the southern e words so that I could have nbt

1:28 am

westford

oh yes one of my favorite movies

1:28 am

rururocks

get the clue or el4 doug

1:28 am

joshuavorbis

el4/4 douglas, totally normal word

1:28 am

VolleymomDee

ey 4/6

1:28 am

westford

I believe one is ey4/6 too

1:28 am

rururocks

ey 4 is the other

1:28 am

westford

snap dee

1:28 am

westford

and ruru

1:29 am

VolleymomDee

snap

1:29 am

rururocks

I need direction on the i in the top row

1:29 am

VolleymomDee

ic 5,14

1:29 am

westford

I'm watching an old Cheers now they just don't make situation comedies like that anymore

1:29 am

VolleymomDee

it 4/5

1:30 am

Douglas

If it was a snake, it'd a bit me

1:30 am

westford

I have surrounded by water and thing

1:30 am

westford

sure would have doug lol

1:30 am

VolleymomDee

:~)

1:30 am

westford

do you have nbt now?

1:30 am

jillibus

guessed at that ic word and bingo! ty dee

1:31 am

westford

there's a tank in this grid that I am happy we don't have anymore

1:32 am

VolleymomDee

yw

1:32 am

flosey

ah, thanks Dee, got it too

1:32 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks

1:32 am

flosey

wow, WTG Dee

1:32 am

westford

Yay dee !! Very Nice !!

1:32 am

VolleymomDee

ty

1:33 am

jillibus

YAY dee!!!

1:33 am

VolleymomDee

ty may I help anyone before I poof

1:34 am

westford

the pu 8 please?

1:34 am

joshuavorbis

fireworks here as well, helped for the last 50 or so by the wonderful licketylist

1:34 am

westford

I have the pi7 but can't make it work

1:34 am

joshuavorbis

put a u in the middle of the pi7, west

1:34 am

VolleymomDee

start with pi 7/32 and add the vowel in kitties

1:34 am

westford

Yay Josh !!!

1:34 am

joshuavorbis

well, i imagine you can figure out where to put it

1:35 am

VolleymomDee

me too josh... went to lickety at 49 left

1:35 am

westford

oh thanks josh that should do it

1:35 am

westford

it did and ty too dee

1:35 am

jillibus

YAY josh!!!

1:35 am

VolleymomDee

any others?

1:35 am

VolleymomDee

yqw

1:35 am

rururocks

pi 7?

1:35 am

rururocks

(lol)

1:35 am

westford

not unless you have a lot of time I have 129 left lol

1:36 am

VolleymomDee

pee + anoying pest at picnic

1:36 am

joshuavorbis

if you wanted to insult someone and call them nothing, you would relate urine to an insect and call them a pi7, ruru

1:36 am

rururocks

thanks

1:36 am

VolleymomDee

best clue ever josh

1:36 am

joshuavorbis

i should just yield the floor to dee, she's quicker on the clue-draw than me right now

1:36 am

jillibus

ty dee and josh

1:36 am

VolleymomDee

yours are better and I need to poof

1:37 am

VolleymomDee

hugs to you all!!! have a great day / eve

1:37 am

VolleymomDee

*poof*

1:37 am

joshuavorbis

night dee

1:37 am

westford

oh yes dee wait please I need the last q

1:37 am

rururocks

dee does a lot of poofing if you ask me

1:37 am

jillibus

night dee

1:37 am

VolleymomDee

LOL LOL

1:37 am

joshuavorbis

last q west?

1:37 am

westford

I have qua x5

1:37 am

joshuavorbis

it's a plural of the one before it

1:37 am

joshuavorbis

you're missing a qua then

1:38 am

rururocks

qu6

1:38 am

westford

I just realized that

1:38 am

joshuavorbis

someone with a lisp would call the part of school where they study history or language or math qu***

1:38 am

rururocks

ends with british buh-bye

1:39 am

westford

that was it thanks guys

1:40 am

joshuavorbis

elmer fudd would say "be vewwy vewwy quiet, i'm studying for my history qu***"

1:40 am

jillibus

thanks -- that's all the Qs for me :)

1:40 am

westford

and my husband has a sweatshirt that asks 'What part of qu*****mechanics don't you understand

1:41 am

westford

I love Elmer

1:41 am

rururocks

huh huh huh huh huh

1:41 am

joshuavorbis

more than one 80's tv show about time trival would be qu**** leap

1:41 am

jillibus

phant -- lisps

1:41 am

joshuavorbis

travel not trival

1:41 am

westford

that would be a good one josh

1:41 am

joshuavorbis

interesting typo, that

1:42 am

joshuavorbis

okay, i need to quit procrastinating and get back to work on my thesis. nitol

1:43 am

flosey

goodnight josh

1:43 am

rururocks

me too .. off with my head...er I mean off to bed

1:43 am

jillibus

night josh -- thanks for the help

1:43 am

westford

good night josh happy effort

1:43 am

jillibus

night ruru

1:43 am

westford

bye too ruru hope puppy lets you sleep

1:44 am

flosey

g'night ru

1:44 am

jillibus

west -- nice ice-cream truck :)

1:45 am

diann

how many words are there today??

1:45 am

westford

245 diann

1:45 am

westford

jilli when I was looking for the picture I found out there were a fleet of them..I always thought there was just one

1:46 am

flosey

ah jilli, I remember dad cranking a car like that - back in the 30s

1:47 am

jillibus

cars have come a loooong way!

1:47 am

westford

they're still in business around here Peter Palagi means ice cream

1:48 am

flosey

I don't think I ever saw an ice cream truck until I had kids!!

1:48 am

jillibus

I never saw an ice cream truck in Canada -- in NY there was competition between the Good Humor man and the Bungalow Bar

1:51 am

jillibus

one bt -- the upper T on the left.

1:52 am

flosey

don't have it jilli, and still have 6 bts

1:52 am

westford

a little drunk?

1:52 am

jillibus

I keep finding T words but they come from the top T

1:52 am

westford

also a giant and plural

1:53 am

westford

oh jilli I was not asking if you were lol

1:54 am

City 17 dweller

try t + at4/4

1:54 am

westford

just forget everything I said you asked for the left

1:55 am

westford

it's ta5/10 a plural

1:56 am

westford

Little Man Ta**

1:58 am

westford

are you still here?

1:59 am

westford

see you all in a bit then

1:59 am

jillibus

I'm back, west -- had to restart

2:03 am

jillibus

ok, NBT -- thanks west and city!

2:05 am

jillibus

city, I totally agree with what CS Lewis sys in your profile!

2:10 am

jillibus

is there anyone here?

2:10 am

flosey

I'm still plodding along

2:11 am

flosey

did you get wa7 jlli?

2:11 am

jillibus

Is it just me or is this a hard one?

2:11 am

flosey

I'm not finding it easy

2:11 am

jillibus

no, flosey -- came in too late

2:11 am

flosey

have 85 words

2:13 am

jillibus

59 here -- do you have the wa7? Can you clue it?

2:13 am

flosey

darn, and now red

2:13 am

flosey

no, sorry, don't have it

2:14 am

Haz1558

Good morning/evening all. wa7 - without direction?

2:14 am

jillibus

all I saw was somebody thinking it was a weird word

2:14 am

jillibus

thanks, Haz, and good morning to you!

2:14 am

flosey

ty Haz,

2:15 am

Haz1558

You're welcome - I'm finding smaller words, not so many big ones.

2:15 am

jillibus

and that gave me 2 more words :)

2:16 am

flosey

have all the ws and ys

2:17 am

jillibus

I have all the Qs

2:17 am

flosey

giving up on the u words, maybe they'll come more easily in the morning

2:17 am

flosey

me too jilli

2:17 am

City 17 dweller

Jilli, sorry, wasn't ignoring you - had to restart too and got distracted by shiny things on the way back here.

2:18 am

Haz1558

up7 - out of bed in the morning.

2:19 am

flosey

thanks again Haz

2:19 am

jillibus

shiny things?

2:19 am

Haz1558

us5 - us plus most of not far

2:19 am

jillibus

ty haz -- that's a bit strange

2:20 am

City 17 dweller

thanks for those, Haz.

2:20 am

flosey

and again, tks Haz

2:20 am

jillibus

merci encore, haz!

2:20 am

Haz1558

It's babble, jillibus, expect nothing less.

2:21 am

jillibus

well, if up7 is valid, why isn' upsit?

2:22 am

Haz1558

We talk quite happily about an up***ing somewhere.

2:23 am

jillibus

true, O queen

2:23 am

Haz1558

It's okay, you can stop curtseying.

2:24 am

jillibus

sorry, I went too low and can't get up

2:24 am

Haz1558

That's what I was worried about. A slight nod of the head is grand.

2:25 am

flosey

didn't someone do that in front of Queen Elizabeth ?

2:25 am

jillibus

at your command, your maj

2:25 am

Haz1558

I'll agree that another up6 is strange - up6/24 - delivered heavenward.

2:25 am

jillibus

didn't hear about that -- how awful!

2:27 am

jillibus

sigh

2:27 am

flosey

don't remember any details, just a vague memory

2:27 am

Haz1558

I don't remember either, flosey, was this recent?

2:27 am

Haz1558

Or does Queen Elizabeth refer to the first?

2:27 am

flosey

oh no, and, as I said, it's a vague memory

2:28 am

flosey

not even sure of that

2:33 am

herinfernallady

Evening is this a tuffy?

2:34 am

flosey

I think so herin, and hi

2:34 am

Haz1558

Hello, herin, it's okay, certainly not the worst we've ever had.

2:34 am

jillibus

needlecase alert

2:34 am

herinfernallady

Thank you and hello

2:35 am

jillibus

volcano alert

2:35 am

flosey

aha, just got the ti8

2:35 am

jillibus

hi OSGD

2:35 am

flosey

thanks jilli

2:35 am

jillibus

wtg flosey!

2:36 am

flosey

want a clue jilli?

2:36 am

herinfernallady

HI OSGMA.

2:37 am

jillibus

sure, flosey :)

2:37 am

herinfernallady

My half sis posted the question of "how bad do I look to get the explosive tests 4 times at 4 airports?'' She works for the army and yes she is a little bit scary

2:38 am

jillibus

Lol, herin!

2:38 am

flosey

do you have ti5/10?

2:38 am

herinfernallady

I just called her dodgy

2:39 am

jillibus

no, but I have the kleenex before that

2:39 am

herinfernallady

cheers

2:40 am

jillibus

now I have the ti5/10 (name of our first Dane)

2:40 am

flosey

ti8 is female of the ti5

2:40 am

herinfernallady

errr ok

2:40 am

jillibus

oh my goodness! thks flosey!

2:40 am

flosey

yw jilli

2:40 am

flosey

now just need the 7

2:41 am

jillibus

cheers, herin!

2:42 am

herinfernallady

what did I do?

2:43 am

herinfernallady

what is the other 8 please

2:43 am

jillibus

you said cheers so I cheersed back

2:44 am

flosey

don't have it herin

2:44 am

herinfernallady

right o. Thanks

2:46 am

jillibus

there's a pu8/50 which I don't have yet

2:46 am

Haz1558

pu8 - French word meaning strong, mighty.

2:47 am

herinfernallady

Thank yuo Haz

2:47 am

Haz1558

It ends in the picnic pest and picks up a full quota of plural letters along the way.

2:48 am

jillibus

got it -- ty haz again

2:48 am

herinfernallady

I always remember it as a word that is rude

2:49 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

2:50 am

jillibus

the hybrid toyota is here :)

2:50 am

flosey

ty Haz

2:52 am

dizgrannie

wow thx haz

2:53 am

flosey

missing first 2 pu6 have the last one

2:53 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, diz and flosey.

2:53 am

flosey

hi diz

2:53 am

dizgrannie

hey flos

2:54 am

jillibus

hello diz

2:54 am

Haz1558

pu6 - first letters of the strong French, first letters of not far (2)

2:54 am

dizgrannie

dunno french...lol

2:55 am

dizgrannie

hey jill

2:55 am

Haz1558

It was clued just a while ago for the pu8. Or pu, verb form of to be, first letters of not far.

2:56 am

flosey

got the first one, thanks Haz

2:57 am

jillibus

flosey, you said you had the last pu6 -- can you clue it?

2:57 am

flosey

catish

2:58 am

jillibus

sheesh, another strange one

2:58 am

jillibus

thanks, tho, flosey

2:58 am

flosey

do you have the 7 before it?

2:58 am

Haz1558

The sedon pu6 removes one of the double consonants from the pu7/44.

2:59 am

flosey

add a vowel to the ending

2:59 am

Haz1558

That should be the second pu6..

2:59 am

jillibus

no, I don't have the 7

3:00 am

Haz1558

pu7/44 o a cat followed by the first three letters (backwards) of the Beatles submarine.

3:01 am

jillibus

ty Haz for them both

3:02 am

jillibus

now going to see what they mean

3:02 am

herinfernallady

Thank you

3:02 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

3:03 am

herinfernallady

thank you

3:03 am

Atalante

helllooooo, just dropping in, won't be able to start grid till this afternoon, going to KWT today

3:03 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

3:03 am

dizgrannie

good gawd another ODD word...pu 7...thanx for thar

3:04 am

flosey

pi6?

3:04 am

dizgrannie

thar = that

3:04 am

herinfernallady

Ata did you get my male of the day?

3:04 am

jillibus

hello ata -- what's KWT?

3:04 am

Haz1558

Hello Ata - got your wellies and your gloves? It's cooooold.

3:04 am

Haz1558

pi6 - has compassion.

3:05 am

flosey

thanks Haz

3:05 am

jillibus

hah -- just over halfway

3:05 am

Haz1558

No problem, flosey.

3:06 am

Haz1558

I should be all disciplined and leave the rest of this until later.

3:06 am

Atalante

I get to sit in a warm office being made cups of tea!

3:06 am

flosey

wtg jilli, need 3 more to half way

3:07 am

Haz1558

That's not fair! I need to think of you shivering.

3:07 am

herinfernallady

What is KWT and did you get my male?

3:08 am

jillibus

haerin, are you giving away males?

3:09 am

herinfernallady

That was a play on Mail

3:09 am

swmbo

I'll have one...

3:09 am

jillibus

hello swmbo!

3:10 am

flosey

hi swmbo

3:10 am

jillibus

oh darn, herin, I thought it was free cabana boys

3:10 am

swmbo

howdy! just a quick pop in here as it is almost time for me to start my morning round

3:10 am

Atalante

sorry! we even get cake sometimes, and we have a cafe that makes mozzarella paninis that they deliver to the office with salad

3:10 am

herinfernallady

nope sorry

3:10 am

Haz1558

Hello, swmbo.

3:10 am

herinfernallady

Hi SW

3:10 am

Haz1558

You're sure you're not a civil servant in training, Ata?

3:10 am

Atalante

*gasp*

3:10 am

swmbo

:) hi everyone!

3:11 am

jillibus

ata -- we still want to know what KWT is

3:11 am

herinfernallady

ATA did you see that link?

3:11 am

Atalante

Kent Wildlife Trust

3:11 am

Haz1558

*smug* becaue I know what KWT is.

3:11 am

Atalante

yes, herin!!

3:11 am

jillibus

ah, thanks!

3:12 am

jillibus

You're not allowed to be smug, Haz -- that's ata's job

3:12 am

Haz1558

But I allow myself a little smug now and again, just to know what it must be like in Ata's world.

3:12 am

flosey

Haz, here's one for you!

3:12 am

lynxxx

Hello everyone. Ensuite isn't accepted!

3:12 am

Atalante

she's allowed momentary smugness

3:13 am

herinfernallady

Hi Lynxx

3:13 am

Haz1558

Hello, lynxxx.

3:13 am

jillibus

Oh that's all right then, if it's ok with you, ata

3:13 am

jillibus

hi lynxxx

3:13 am

Atalante

as long as it's only momentary!

3:14 am

herinfernallady

Ata i did send you Anikan :Dt

3:14 am

Haz1558

Yes, it's fleeting glimpses only.

3:14 am

Atalante

yes, herin! fab costume!

3:14 am

herinfernallady

I thought you would like thank the boi for finding that

3:15 am

Atalante

absolutely!! ty!

3:16 am

herinfernallady

Well I just got 1000 free points at the sims 3 for free

3:21 am

FMitch

Greetings all
Stopping by for 5 mins to say hello :)

3:21 am

Atalante

FM!

3:21 am

flosey

hi FM

3:21 am

Haz1558

Hello FM!

3:22 am

FMitch

hellooooo!

3:22 am

lynxxx

morning FM

3:22 am

jillibus

Bedtime for moi -- goodnight/evening/morning all! *poof*

3:22 am

herinfernallady

Hi FM and bye Jilli.

3:22 am

Haz1558

Goodnight, jillibus, sleep well.

3:22 am

FMitch

Night jilli

3:23 am

jillibus

hi/bye FM! *repoof*

3:23 am

flosey

g'night Jilli

3:23 am

herinfernallady

Bye bye

3:23 am

lynxxx

anymore is OK but not anyless, is this fair?

3:23 am

FMitch

how is the grid today?

3:24 am

lynxxx

night Jilli

3:24 am

Haz1558

It's an interesting grid, FM.

3:24 am

Atalante

I'll tell you this afternoon when I actually do it LOL

3:25 am

FMitch

hmmm an interesting one, that could be read several ways but will be a pleasure deferred till later.
I saw that you are off to the KWT Ata

3:25 am

Haz1558

Interesting in a good way.

3:25 am

Atalante

yep, in about 2 minutes and counting :D

3:25 am

FMitch

Ah good.

3:26 am

Haz1558

Lots of simple fours and then the bigger words start to appear.

3:26 am

FMitch

what will you being doing there today?

3:26 am

Haz1558

Drinking tea and giving orders.

3:26 am

Atalante

oooo. exciting seaweed stuff. LOL

3:26 am

FMitch

LOL

3:26 am

Atalante

I want analysis and epistle.

3:27 am

Haz1558

She's a civil servant in training, she just hadn't been able to confess it before.

3:27 am

Atalante

and drinking tea, yes

3:27 am

FMitch

Oh btw ruby got her first fireworks yesterday and was SO happy.

3:27 am

Atalante

is that what civil servants do?

3:27 am

Atalante

I did spend 2 1/2 hours on the beach in the freezin cold yesterday, if that helps

3:27 am

Haz1558

They drink tea and shuffle papers - ask Katie, she'll confirm it.

3:28 am

FMitch

drinking tea is compulsory.

3:28 am

Haz1558

Good for ruby!

3:28 am

flosey

100 left for tomorrow, goodnight everyone

3:28 am

Haz1558

Bye flosey.

3:28 am

FMitch

Nighty night flosey

3:28 am

lynxxx

bye Flosey

3:28 am

flosey

Haz, I posted this pic for you!

3:28 am

FMitch

Hello lynxxx

3:29 am

Atalante

I'm off too. Back later!

3:29 am

Haz1558

OH, let me see what it is.

3:29 am

lynxxx

have fun Ata

3:29 am

FMitch

What a pic flosey!
TTFN Ata

3:29 am

Haz1558

Isn't it a mercy he's grown old so gracefully?

3:29 am

Haz1558

Bye Ata.

3:29 am

Haz1558

Is that really him?

3:30 am

FMitch

He has certainly improved with age!

3:30 am

flosey

I agree, Haz, yes, apparently!

3:30 am

lynxxx

You didn't see him at the Oscars then Haz - think he has regressed

3:30 am

flosey

yes lyn, he's showing signs of aging

3:31 am

FMitch

It was kind of Haz to let him attend the oscars wasn't it?

3:31 am

Haz1558

No, didn't see any of the Oscars. Did he really have red hair? Whoever cut his hair in that picture needed more practice.

3:32 am

flosey

pretty bad hair!

3:32 am

Haz1558

Maybe it was a candid shot taken before the hairdresser had finished. Perhaps it was a work in progress.

3:32 am

flosey

ok, off to bed, poof

3:33 am

FMitch

Bye flosey

3:33 am

Haz1558

Bye, flosey.

3:33 am

lynxxx

BBL Stew wants attention

3:33 am

Haz1558

Bye lynxxx. I'd better go as well, wallpapering awaits and I can finish this later.

3:34 am

FMitch

Bye Haz see you later.

3:34 am

Haz1558

See you later - have a good day!

3:35 am

FMitch

phone so I too will exit stage left. TTFN

3:37 am

rubyfoo

good morning everybody

3:38 am

rubyfoo

Let it be announced that through the EXTENDED help of FM and Robbie and Dachef, I was successfully carried into fireworks yesterday!!!

3:48 am

PMS

man s

3:49 am

rubyfoo

hi pms, are we the only ones here?

3:49 am

PMS

Maybe. I've only just started.

3:50 am

rubyfoo

I started 12 minutes ago

4:08 am

sugar

spent

4:09 am

rubyfoo

hi sugar

4:12 am

rubyfoo

trying to get to half

4:17 am

Brookie

Hi everyone!

4:20 am

rubyfoo

gm brookie

4:20 am

rubyfoo

or is it good nite?

4:20 am

Brookie

gm here, but barely! And good "late morning" to you!

4:21 am

rubyfoo

ty, trying desperately to get to half before lunch, but I don't think I'll make it!

4:22 am

Brookie

It is a good grid today, but it does seem to get tougher as I go on...

4:22 am

Brookie

Or you could always take a really late lunch to meet your halfway goal!

4:22 am

rubyfoo

the first 50 were a snap! these last 3 before half are very hard!

4:22 am

rubyfoo

husband wd murder me!

4:23 am

Brookie

I take it he's not a babbler?

4:23 am

rubyfoo

raofl!!!

4:24 am

Brookie

my bf is really trying to get into babble, god bless him

4:24 am

Brookie

he even paid the lifetime membership to go pro

4:24 am

rubyfoo

you are v lucky! my husband doesn't believe in ANY fgames

4:24 am

rubyfoo

games

4:25 am

rubyfoo

got my half, see you later

4:25 am

Brookie

even non-online games?

4:25 am

Brookie

congrats and enjoy your lunch!

4:25 am

FMitch

Morning Ruby are you still smiling? and Hi Brookie

4:25 am

rubyfoo

nope, won't even play scrabble on a board with me

4:25 am

Brookie

Hi FM!

4:26 am

rubyfoo

I owe it all to you FM, for carrying me to my first firworks!!!

4:26 am

FMitch

It was fun and I was happy for you :)

4:26 am

rubyfoo

not smiling so much, had to go to the Fr tax office this AM, but they were actually very nice

4:27 am

FMitch

ugh taxes :(

4:27 am

rubyfoo

you and Robbie and Dachef!!

4:27 am

Brookie

nice people at the tax office makes the whole task much easier

4:27 am

Brookie

although taxes are never fun

4:27 am

rubyfoo

and I have to file in both places

4:27 am

rubyfoo

it is just too hard for me and husband is no help. He never reads the codes and then I hv to take full responsibility

4:28 am

Brookie

surely your husband has some redeeming qualities?

4:28 am

rubyfoo

see you after lunch and before dr's appt! ((hugs))

4:28 am

FMitch

Byeee

4:28 am

Brookie

bye!

4:29 am

FMitch

Why is it, everytime I stit down to babble the phone rings :( BBS

5:46 am

PinnyPoppins

hi all

6:00 am

guernseygirl

Hi Pinny, are you still there?

6:01 am

PinnyPoppins

i'm here

6:01 am

guernseygirl

I'm having loads of trouble with this grid. How are you doing?

6:02 am

PinnyPoppins

i've only just started

6:03 am

PinnyPoppins

i anticipate trouble later!

6:03 am

guernseygirl

Do you go on right to the end?

6:04 am

PinnyPoppins

i do, even if it kills me, which it often does

6:04 am

PinnyPoppins

but there're usually a bunch of helpful folk willing to give clues if necessary

6:05 am

guernseygirl

I am still at the stage of having to look at yesterday's wordlist to learn some of the more unusual words.

6:05 am

guernseygirl

but the clues are often really helpful.

6:05 am

PinnyPoppins

i wouldn't worry about that - i've been playing for six months and still find dozens of words i don't know each day

6:06 am

ursh

hello all - guernsey are you using lickety's list?

6:07 am

guernseygirl

Yes, i am. It's very useful, but can be very frustrating when i think I've used every combination of letters but find I still need 6 et words

6:08 am

guernseygirl

Incidentally, who is lickety?

6:09 am

ursh

worst is when you get the list and find you have the plural but not the singular

6:10 am

guernseygirl

sometimes i find it useful to go down my own list and check on plurals

6:10 am

ursh

lickety is a nice man from Australia whose wife plays under the name Mr President and he kindly set up his clue page

6:11 am

guernseygirl

Such a great idea. Thank you Mr Presiden'ts husband

6:11 am

ursh

yep God Bless Lickety

6:12 am

guernseygirl

Have you been doing this for long?

6:12 am

ursh

had to check - since sept 2006

6:13 am

guernseygirl

Wow. i'm hoping my present addiction will wear off. i've only been at it for a month but its taking up far too much time.

6:14 am

guernseygirl

especially as i really enjoy the chat as well.

6:14 am

ursh

no the addiction tends to stick and I have to look every day and have a go

6:15 am

guernseygirl

I'm trying not to give into the temptation to go professional.

6:17 am

ursh

I think you only get to see the tile stats for a certain number of weeks - thereafter you only see the grid and the number of words

6:18 am

guernseygirl

That's right. That's when i started to use Lickety.

6:19 am

ursh

Oh OK - but sometimes lickety does not post - and going pro is not too expensive and it is once off for life - so worth it i think

6:20 am

guernseygirl

I can see that there are some groups of people who get to know each other really well, which is nice.

6:20 am

guernseygirl

By the way, i have a cat who looks exactly like yours.

6:21 am

ursh

quite fascinating that people all over the world get so friendly and will probably never meet - oh thats my Chucky boy

6:22 am

guernseygirl

Mine's inappropriately called Violet

6:22 am

ursh

Oh you have a ginger "girl"?

6:23 am

guernseygirl

Yes. Only one in four, i gather. She's very very naughty - has made holes in the stair carpet by pulling out the threads

6:25 am

ursh

interesting that ginger fur colour can be more common in males - i believe tortoiseshell is always female

6:27 am

guernseygirl

Actually, Violet has one black whisker. Yes, i think that's right about tortoiseshells. Are cats popular in SA. They are the most common pet over here.

6:27 am

crosshair

our abby kitty is a ginger girl

6:27 am

Trifioso

hello babble friends! grid is a right old roach motel today - lured me in with a big count, promise of lots of easy finds....got nbt, and then whammo. grid lock

6:28 am

crosshair

howdy trif

6:28 am

Trifioso

howdy crossy dear!

6:28 am

ursh

Hi crossy - yes most households have both dogs and cats as pets - we have 3 cats and just the one dog

6:28 am

guernseygirl

Hi, Crosshair. What's an 'abby' kitty?

6:28 am

crosshair

we are a two cat house at this time

6:29 am

crosshair

lol gurnsey our cat is named "aberacadabera" we call her abby for short

6:29 am

Trifioso

hmmmm - enable is up to its old tricks, I see ---- I have been "pissy" many a time, and I am pissy now, since enable won't legitimize my pissy attitude!

6:30 am

crosshair

aberacadabera hocuspocus melbourne---cant quite fit it all on her file lol

6:30 am

guernseygirl

I wanted pissy too. And pissle, which is part of a bull over here.

6:30 am

guernseygirl

ty for the explanation, Cross

6:30 am

Trifioso

dare I ask which part?

6:31 am

guernseygirl

I think you can guess. lol

6:31 am

EspritdJean

isn't it "pizzle"?

6:32 am

Trifioso

that reminds me, crossy, diggity needs a new license...thanks for the reminder!

6:32 am

guernseygirl

Oh, perhaps it is. Definitely won't get it from this grid then.

6:33 am

guernseygirl

Bye all. Off to do a search on London bus routes.

6:34 am

ursh

bye

6:34 am

Trifioso

good luck with THAT girl!

6:37 am

Trifioso

ooooooh - just found the DREADED ta5 that I cannot eradicate from my garden! It hid from me all winter, and now here it is, taunting me from within the grid! (((((shudder)))))

6:37 am

Trifioso

ooooooh - just found the DREADED ta5 that I cannot eradicate from my garden! It hid from me all winter, and now here it is, taunting me from within the grid! (((((shudder)))))

6:38 am

EspritdJean

does it rhyme with the cute monkey faced flower?

6:39 am

EspritdJean

I must have become invisible

6:43 am

crosshair

sorry jean in attacking the laundry pile whilst i babble

6:43 am

EspritdJean

too late, I've already called my therapist

6:44 am

Trifioso

yes, it does jean. but it will ruin you life, and your garden if you let it go to seed just once. A mistake I will pay for for years

6:44 am

chrisjay28

the rapist

6:44 am

EspritdJean

that's what my son says crossy

6:47 am

crosshair

pah! it takes na 5/10 but not na 5/9 i cant have just one now? lol

6:47 am

Trifioso

HA! greyed the w - yay me!

6:47 am

crosshair

yaa for triff!

6:49 am

SeaSpray

Good morning everyone!

6:49 am

EspritdJean

gm sea

6:50 am

crosshair

top of the morning to ye seaspray my lass!

6:50 am

SeaSpray

lol did you move Crossy? I detect a new accent

6:50 am

Kaplan the Magne

Meetup is not a word? See you later.

6:51 am

EspritdJean

big word in The land of the Unemployed for sure

6:55 am

sprite

good afternoon all

6:55 am

crosshair

ive had so many meeting the businesses are a blur

6:56 am

crosshair

howdy sprite;))

6:57 am

sprite

hiya crossy :)

6:58 am

crosshair

i showed that laundry who is boss today its coming up to 8 am and ill have 3 loads out of the dryers in 15 minutes:))

6:59 am

sprite

woooot crossy! *stares admiringly at the big man*

6:59 am

crosshair

horrya for crossy:)

6:59 am

crosshair

horray even

7:00 am

sprite

I had similar plans for today, but my body was in anarchy and forced me to sleep.

7:00 am

crosshair

now,the clean laundry pile is another matter;((

7:00 am

sprite

bring it to Haz. She loves ironing.

7:02 am

Trifioso

back from bus stop shuffle, hoping the letters rearranged themselves in my absence....

7:02 am

sprite

hiya Trif

7:03 am

sprite

if that is what you long for, darling, just leave the window open when the wind blows

7:03 am

crosshair

who said anything about an iron? lol 90% of the rags are wash and wear,id just take it folded and put away lol

7:04 am

sprite

crossy, same here. And I tell my kids, if they want to buy something that needs ironing, they must iron it themselves.

7:04 am

crosshair

last time i saw the iron,it was functioning as a bookend on one of the bookcases

7:04 am

Trifioso

I actually sort of like ironing - it is a good mindless task, and I always get a great feeling of a job well done when it is finished, since you can see how nice everything looks right away

7:05 am

sprite

last time here was when there was a little dent in one of my love's canoe paddles. I believe he used it to get the dent out.

7:05 am

crosshair

my m-i-l irons teaa towels and underwear..;/

7:05 am

sprite

true, Trif! I am a great hand at folding laundry, am almost as good as an iron. ;)

7:05 am

Trifioso

I iron the cloth napkins, crossy, does that count?

7:06 am

crosshair

no,top end cloth dinner nappies are different

7:06 am

Trifioso

dinner nappies - lol! the idea!

7:06 am

sprite

crossy, so did mine! She was still alive when our son was born and she came over to help while I had to stay at the hospital. When I came home, everything was ironed! Underwear! Clean rags!

7:07 am

sprite

I was baffled but truly grateful, grin.

7:07 am

Trifioso

mine used to iron undershirts, which I never saw the logic of....

7:07 am

crosshair

yup,you know your in trouble when you find that your future m-i-l irons the cleaning rags

7:08 am

sprite

she told me she just folded everything on the ironing table, and couldn't help herself putting the iron on even the cleaning rags. She was sweet, I was really sorry when she died. She didn't judge me for not ironing :)

7:08 am

periwinkle

morning all

7:08 am

Trifioso

morning peri!

7:08 am

sprite

hello periwinkle

7:10 am

Trifioso

oh for gawds sake - secondo made this big drama over me writing her a note this morning, so she could get off the bus at another girl's house this aver, and I just found the note on the kitchen table, forgotten. do I drop it off at school, or let her swing?

7:11 am

sprite

depends on if you want another drama or just feel generous.

7:11 am

Trifioso

technically, I do pass the school on my way to work....but if I keep bailing her out, she is NEVER gonna remember this stuff!

7:12 am

sprite

if you really want my advice, drop it off, lol. You are never going to reeducate her. Or anyone that adult. Save your energy for something better.

7:14 am

Trifioso

thanks sprite....gonna get ready for work, so see you around!

7:14 am

sprite

lovely, have a save drive!

7:14 am

periwinkle

not hasppy with this grid

7:14 am

crosshair

i used to think that,till you end up running them to school because they sleep late,run thier lunch in cause they leave it at home,run notes in,run gym clothes in..spend your whole life delivering crap to the school

7:15 am

sprite

for kids, yes. For m-i-l's, no.

7:15 am

periwinkle

need to find as much as I can quickly, going to take care of my great nephew for a few hours soon. he is 8 months old and cu** as can be. he is a really easy baby to care for

7:16 am

sprite

lovely periwinkle. Enjoy him.

7:16 am

periwinkle

heolp with the 8's pls

7:16 am

kje

my parents NEVER did that, cross...

7:16 am

sprite

sorry I just started

7:16 am

kje

they had 7 kids... there were rules, and that was one - you forgot it, you live with the consequences

7:17 am

sprite

hi kje! Our son has earned himself a week of detention at school, must be at school from 7.45 am till 17.00 pm every day for the whole week. Getting up early is very difficult for him, so he wants our help. We told him he needs every practice he can get if it is that difficult for him, so he must do it himself.

7:18 am

hego

Mornin' Dears

7:18 am

sprite

hiya hego

7:18 am

periwinkle

hi there hego!!

7:18 am

kje

uh oh... detention - hope whatever he did was worth it!

7:19 am

periwinkle

I think being a parent is the toughest job

7:19 am

crosshair

lol s prite,we need c-4 to get our kid out of be on time

7:19 am

kje

of course it is... it is 24/7/365 and never ends

7:19 am

hego

NEVER ends.

7:20 am

sprite

he and a couple of friends managed to make a mess of the school internet system. They were messing around with the plugs, daring eachother, just before the holidays. Then after, the whole thing just didn't start up properly anymore. He is getting what he deserves for not keeping his hands off other people's stuff, we told him.

7:20 am

hego

good for you Sprite.

7:21 am

kje

hard at that age... it seems like SUCH a clever idea when you are doing something, sprite - LOLOL

7:21 am

kje

must run - see ya

7:21 am

sprite

I don't, crossy. Either he gets up, or he is late and must come in extra early the next few days. The school is pleasantly strict. Our son tends to get out of bed, put out the alarm and go back to bed. He is the only one who can change that.

7:21 am

sprite

*hugs* kje!

7:21 am

hego

Bye kje

7:22 am

sprite

I see I took Trif's question the wrong way. I thought she was talking about m-i-l secunda. Guess she me5 her daughter... ouch.

7:27 am

crosshair

lol,my kids is currently doing extra school service for being tardy.he is in the library 1 hour a day after school reshelving books

7:29 am

hego

If you wait about 30 years, you get to see them go through all this with their kids. And laugh.

7:29 am

sprite

I can't wait. *giggle*

7:30 am

hego

It's GREAT!

7:30 am

crosshair

last year he was caught drawing stuff on the brick walls of the school with chalk,so he spent a month picking up trash along one of our towns walking paths

7:30 am

sprite

I am slightly jealous, hego!

7:30 am

crosshair

i cannot wait to be a grandpa:))))

7:30 am

sprite

very fitting punishments, crossy

7:30 am

hego

The toughest one I had now has a kid just like her. AAH, sweet revenge. lol

7:31 am

sprite

I have a friend with a daughter and she says the sa4 thing. She LOVES hearing the stories about her granddaughter and then telling daughter dear she was exactly the sa4. Revenge served cold, lol.

7:32 am

hego

yup!

7:32 am

crosshair

revenge is always a dish best served cold;)

7:33 am

sprite

am not sure about revenge being a good thing, but a bit of gloating is human, right?

7:33 am

crosshair

hehe,baby sit the little darling for the afternoon,pump the full of sugar,wind them up and send them home;))

7:33 am

hego

Actually we have a lot of fun te***ing her about it.

7:34 am

sprite

my friend also says she will not educate the child, just spoil it. The rights of the grandma, she calls it.

7:34 am

hego

Oh, yes.

7:34 am

crosshair

up grammas and granpas are all about fun;0

7:35 am

sprite

I think it is wonderful if a child has a place where it can be spoiled and be admired as a miracle. As long as the parents can handle the rest.

7:36 am

sprite

so what does peter sellers call it when a lady sunbathes without her upper bikini part?

7:36 am

hego

what

7:36 am

sprite

tuple4. Alas, it is not valid.

7:36 am

crosshair

lol sprite now you have me wanting to dig up the old pink panther movies with peter sellers

7:36 am

sprite

nor is cuple4

7:37 am

sprite

hehehe they are good, in their way, crossy.

7:38 am

sprite

oh but that was close to a real word! There is justice in the world yet.

7:43 am

sprite

hm that wasn't supposed to be a stopper

7:44 am

hego

we're just immersed Sprite.

7:45 am

sprite

I am glad :)

7:45 am

hego

this is a big one for me.

7:45 am

crosshair

crossy is immersed int eh darn laundry;(

7:46 am

hego

yesterday was the easiest one ever.

7:46 am

sprite

aw crossy! Good man, but keep on babbling! ;)

7:46 am

hego

I need to hit the laundry soon myself.

7:46 am

crosshair

sigh..my work is never done

7:46 am

sprite

yesterday's was very friendly for a small one.

7:46 am

sprite

you are always needed, dear crossy. It is not a bad thing ;)

7:47 am

hego

aaww poor Crossy

7:49 am

sprite

it is amazing, btw. I wanted to refrain from binge eating for Lent. Having serious eating disorders, this is usually a disaster. But so far it is just working! I have been ill, been under stress both emotionally and from money issues, and I haven't binged once.

7:50 am

hego

Good work, Sprite!

7:50 am

crosshair

yaa for sprite!!

7:51 am

hego

Food is just too darn nice.

7:51 am

sprite

:D
Gives me hope things can be changed for the better. Changing your habits for 40 days is long enough to build up a better habit, they say.

7:51 am

sprite

thanks :D

7:52 am

sprite

the bad thing about eating disorders is that you still need to eat. If you are addicted to smoking, you quit smoking fully. Drinking, no more alcohol. Gambling, no more gamling. But with eating, you can't just say no more food. It is tricky.

7:52 am

hego

As someone who quit smoking, I understand what you're going through. You can do it.

7:53 am

sprite

thanks hego! And wtg on quitting smoking! Not easy at all.

7:53 am

hego

Never thought of that Sprite. Interesting.

7:53 am

hego

I quit years ago, but it was the hardest thing I ever did. A true addiction.

7:54 am

sprite

that was why I thought of doing it for Lent. Not some diet or something low in calories to take the place of bingeing. But 'simply' quitting eating snacks in any form, or overeating anything in general. Not finding solutions to keep the habit, but to really quit it.

7:54 am

hego

As you said, it's not about quitting something, it's about making new habits. Healthy ones.

7:55 am

hego

You can learn to love veggies. lol

7:56 am

sprite

that is so true, hego. And I can feel there is power in doing it during Lent. Some communual energy from other people trying to change things for the better, maybe.

7:56 am

hego

Good attitude. Go Sprite.

7:56 am

PinnyPoppins

do you go to OA meetings sprite?

7:56 am

hego

Hi Pinny

7:57 am

PinnyPoppins

hi hego

7:57 am

sprite

oh I do love veggies. Most of them anyway. My love is a marvellous cook.
I used to either not eat at all for times on end, or eat only snacks in huge quantities. Very weird and sick patterns in my brain about food. Worked on those for a long time. Now it is paying off.

7:57 am

sprite

hi PinnyP

7:57 am

PinnyPoppins

hi sprite

7:58 am

sprite

no I don't, PinnyP. I feel I need to do this on my own, though I have tried group therapy. But it didn't help me feel supported, just being exploited.

8:00 am

crosshair

opps,and here i have been going on about gastronomic delights;(( crossy bad

8:01 am

sprite

crossy, I love it when you do that.

8:01 am

hego

food good

8:01 am

PinnyPoppins

that sucks :( going it alone can be really hard, and is such a symptom of our disorder (the desire to isolate)

8:01 am

hego

good point Pinny

8:01 am

sprite

you're one of us, PinnyP? Am sorry, but also a little glad for not being alone :)

8:01 am

Judi

Good morning, all. Yeah, Crossy.... talk bacon to us, baby!

8:02 am

sprite

hi Judi!

8:02 am

hego

Hi Judi :-)

8:02 am

hego

we love it when you talk bacon

8:02 am

sprite

crossy, it is lovely to hear about good food. And about loving food the way you love bacon. Eating disorders aren't about that at all and those are things I need to learn.

8:02 am

hego

Crossy?

8:03 am

sprite

put away that laundry and come back here, young man ;) Tell us what's for dinner today.

8:03 am

crosshair

well here is one just for you sprite, a nice whole wheat or spicnach pasta,and what you do isget a nice vegetable cream cheese and melt it down in a pan on medium heat with 4 tbs of water.when it is smooth add cooked pasta and simmer for 5 minutes add 1/2 cup of cooked sweet baby peas and serve.garnish with a few shakes of parm cheese,fresh ground pepper and a sprinkle of oregeno

8:04 am

hego

Crossy, I have a question

8:04 am

crosshair

yes?

8:04 am

sprite

oh yummy that sounds so good! Copied and will make that soon.

8:04 am

sixty7stang13

good morning all

8:04 am

PinnyPoppins

yes sprite - i'm a full paid up member of every addiction going (apart from gambling)

8:04 am

hego

when you make the meatloaf with the stove top.

8:05 am

crosshair

yes?

8:05 am

hego

Do you put it from the box or cook it first?

8:05 am

sprite

hi sixty7

8:05 am

crosshair

no,just from the box,do not cook first

8:05 am

hego

Oh, easy, ty.

8:05 am

crosshair

its is used as a cracker or bread crumb replacement and a yummy one

8:06 am

hego

Do you add any liquid?

8:06 am

sprite

*PinnyP* It is tough to have a personality that is easily addicted, isn't it. And tough to learn to live with the things we try to compensate.

8:06 am

crosshair

do not forget the 1 egg per pound of ground

8:06 am

hego

whole box?

8:06 am

crosshair

blend eggs with a dash of milk then add

8:06 am

o-o

I am convinced that the only reason I have food is so I have something to eat.

8:06 am

hego

Hi br

8:06 am

sprite

that was supposed to read (PinnyP), btw

8:07 am

crosshair

whole box per 2 punds of ground

8:07 am

sprite

that is a very good reason, BabbleRabble. Happy to see you.

8:07 am

hego

ty Crossy.

8:07 am

crosshair

2 pounds just works nice in bread pan

8:07 am

PinnyPoppins

it's a lifelong journey on the path to normality!

8:07 am

hego

Some eat to live, others live to eat.

8:07 am

PinnyPoppins

or banality...

8:07 am

crosshair

and brush fav bbq sauce on top and slide in oven

8:08 am

sprite

isn't that the truth!

8:08 am

hego

What is normal?

8:08 am

Judi

Most people don't eat livers, though.

8:08 am

crosshair

normal is just a state of mind

8:08 am

hego

ty Crossy

8:08 am

PinnyPoppins

normality is not being so full of self loathing that you try to destroy yourself on a daily basis

8:08 am

crosshair

i dont adhere to it myself

8:08 am

Nef

Good Morning Everyone. How are you all today?

8:08 am

hego

LOL Judi. I don't.

8:08 am

crosshair

howdy nef

8:08 am

hego

Hi Neff

8:08 am

crosshair

brb last load to come out of dryer

8:09 am

PinnyPoppins

pity the poor babblers just signing on and reading all this :)

8:09 am

hego

They get it Pinny.

8:09 am

sprite

that is pretty much it, PinnyP. Self loathing is devastating and hard to conquer, or so I feel. But we learn. Tiny step by tiny step.

8:09 am

Nef

LOL! I am trying to figure it out, Pinny! :-)

8:09 am

sprite

hi nef!

8:10 am

sprite

as usual, we talk about lots of things at the sa4 time, lol. Laundry. Eating disorders. Normality. Bacon. Food in general. And life.

8:10 am

Nef

hi sprite, crossy, hego, and PinnyP

8:10 am

PinnyPoppins

hi nef

8:10 am

Nef

And BR. BR, are you stocked up on sandbags yet? How is the river?

8:11 am

Nef

Why is crossy cooking a box on the stove?

8:11 am

PinnyPoppins

we do sprite - i've literally just rejected a job offer that i've been waiting for desperately for nine months, because ultimately it wasn't right for me, but my instinct tells me to accept anything - even when it's not good enough - because they want me

8:12 am

PinnyPoppins

and why isn't 'meatless' in the grid!?

8:12 am

hego

box of stovetop stuffing

8:12 am

o-o

Flooding is anticipated. Sandbagging has begun

8:12 am

crosshair

you will love it hego;) its so easy and there is never any leftover;0

8:12 am

Nef

Oh! And good Morning to Judi! I thought your response about the livers was BR! Sorry!

8:12 am

sprite

wow PinnyP, but that is a really good thing you did. Must have been a struggle. To decide for what is good for you I me4, and not what you hunger for.

8:13 am

sprite

*sends BabbleRabble a floating hammock*

8:13 am

sprite

crossy, can I find that recipe somewhere too!

8:13 am

PinnyPoppins

was a terribly hard decision that has taken me 24 hours (and consulting with friends and family) to come to

8:13 am

Judi

S'okay, Nef. Glad I'm not BR, today. Sandbagging would definitely not be good for my back.

8:13 am

PinnyPoppins

and now i remain jobless :(

8:13 am

o-o

For the self-loathers: http://tinyurl.com/yglkhtr

8:14 am

crosshair

here ill put it in my profile.give me a sec sprite

8:14 am

PinnyPoppins

anyway, where's the flooding? are you sandbagging with stovetop stuffing, or am i getting the conversations mixed up??

8:14 am

sprite

for now, PinnyP, and for the right reasons. It should open some space for a better job for you.

8:14 am

hego

sprite he just told us how to do it. the meatloaf.

8:15 am

PinnyPoppins

is true. and in the meantime, i don't have a pesky job to impact on my babble time :)

8:15 am

o-o

Used 6 million last year

8:15 am

sprite

oh that is a good summary, thanks BabbleRabble.

8:15 am

Nef

I love your icon today, BR

8:15 am

hego

ain't it great?

8:15 am

PinnyPoppins

anyway, time to go have some soup and watch some tv... catch you all later. thanks for the chats

8:15 am

sprite

hego, sorry I missed part of it then, I thought it was about the topping. Will scan the log.

8:15 am

hego

bye Pinny.

8:16 am

Nef

Well, I'm all confused about the meatloaf: where did that come in?

8:16 am

sprite

bye PinnyP, thanks for telling about yourself. be well.

8:16 am

Nef

bye, PinnyP

8:17 am

hego

Keep up Nef.

8:17 am

Judi

Meatloaf is a naturally occuring substance in the univers, Nef. Geesh!

8:17 am

sprite

how ignorant I was, Judi, lollllll

8:18 am

hego

Judi is very wise

8:18 am

Nef

LOL! It's my day off and morning! Give e a break! :-)

8:18 am

sprite

and very cool icon for the antique cars theme too.

8:18 am

Judi

It has many uses - including a sandbag substitute, adobe bricks, etc. etc.

8:18 am

crosshair

.

8:18 am

Nef

the was: Give ME a break

8:18 am

hego

doorstops

8:18 am

sprite

crossy makes his point

8:19 am

Judi

Football, doorstop, pillow.

8:19 am

crosshair

ok sprite crossy,s famouse meatloaf recipie is in my profile

8:19 am

o-o

meatloaf is a great example of inertia

8:19 am

sprite

thank you crossy, copied it and will make that soon as well. Lovely recipes!

8:19 am

Nef

crossy, how many servings is that?

8:19 am

movieman

Hello, hello, what's going on 'ere then?

8:19 am

hego

too funny!

8:20 am

sprite

crossy, what exactly is stovetop stuffing?

8:20 am

Nef

no one knows yet, mm

8:20 am

crosshair

you can do 4 people,they always want seconds so keep it at 4 people

8:20 am

sprite

hiya movie my man, just the usual chaos!

8:20 am

Judi

Heya, Movieman!

8:20 am

crosshair

it is a premade stuffing mix that you buy at stores

8:20 am

hego

uh oh cultural difference

8:21 am

movieman

Oh great, I like chaos!!!!!

8:21 am

hego

hi mm

8:21 am

sprite

yeah there often are some of those in recipes, that is why I ask. When I know exactly what it is, I can try and find it here.

8:21 am

Nef

when we have our prenatal clinic days, we're working with a low income population so we serve a lunch each clinic day. I usually make soup, but some times I look for something different.

8:21 am

sprite

wikipedia knows!

8:22 am

crosshair

this is fast and easy nef..you can do it it large batches and is cost effective

8:22 am

Jacula

Hello. Crossy - is that like the dry stuffing mix we have here in UK, i.e. Paxo sage & onion stuffing?

8:22 am

crosshair

yes,paxo will work fine also

8:23 am

hego

hi jac

8:23 am

Jacula

Thanks.

8:23 am

crosshair

paxo is just a tad stronger is all

8:23 am

Nef

hey, sprite, if you want something that's really a cultural difference, I live in Minnesota and we have something that no other part of the country has I guess. It's called "hot dish!"

8:23 am

sprite

sounds exiting, Nef, what is it?

8:23 am

sprite

hi Jac *hugsss*

8:24 am

o-o

I use my meatloaf for tire blocks when parked ... have to keep it our in the open too or I get charged with having a concealed weapon

8:24 am

Nef

that's the name of what the rest of the country calls "casseroles". A one dish meal

8:24 am

Judi

Lol, nef! Does "hot dish" work at the local strip club?

8:25 am

sprite

hm Kraft only has chocolate, biscuit and soft cheese products in the netherlands.

8:25 am

crosshair

lol br,try my meatloaf,it can actually be eaten

8:25 am

sprite

I love that na4, nef :)

8:25 am

hego

brb

8:25 am

sprite

BabbleRabble, or with waging chemical war?

8:26 am

dalmatian5

What is vegetable cream cheese?

8:26 am

Nef

BR, you just described my coffee cake. A friend once broke a fork on mine

8:26 am

pk

hi all! and when you carry it to the table nef, do you say "hot dish coming through! and she's carrying a casserole!"

8:26 am

crosshair

karaft makes several varieties of cream cheese here dalmation,garlic and chive,herb and garli and vegetable

8:26 am

crosshair

kraft

8:27 am

sprite

lolll pk, and hi

8:27 am

Jacula

sprite (hugs) - My son's g/f often complains about the amount of stuff you can't get in the Netherlands. She went home after this last visit with lots of Cheddar cheese, salt & vinegar crisps and Galaxy choc bars.

8:27 am

sprite

crossy, what does it contain? Bread crumbs and herbs and spices, or something more?

8:27 am

dalmatian5

Does it come in a block like cream cheese?

8:28 am

crosshair

the premade stuffings (sovetop and paxo) generallly contain bread crumbs,sage,onions and various herbs and spices

8:28 am

crosshair

comes in blocks or tubs

8:28 am

sprite

oh my, good cheddar cheese, almost impossible to come by here. We are lucky to have a great cheese shop close by. I think we must come and visit you as well, Jac ;)

8:28 am

Nef

which one, sprite? the hot dish or the casserole? They both describe a meal that is made all at once and contains a starch (usually pasta) a sauce (often creamy, but also can be a tomato sauce), a meat (usually ground beef) and some veggies.

8:29 am

sprite

ok it might be called paneermeel here, will check.

8:29 am

dalmatian5

I am certainly going to try the pasta recipe. I absolutely love pasta dishes!

8:30 am

o-o

my meatloaf likely would be tastier if I used less fast drying concrete.

8:30 am

Jacula

26 words to find, but I've got stuff to do. BBL. Happy Babbling all. x

8:30 am

crosshair

try durabond 90 br,it hardens to a smooth workable finish

8:30 am

sprite

does it look anything like this, crossy:
http://tinyurl.com/ygmu5k5

8:31 am

sprite

bye Jac, have a grand day

8:31 am

Nef

hi pk; I don't think you'd ever catch a Minnesotan saying the word casserole! (we might write it, but not say it!)

8:31 am

Nef

hi dalmation

8:31 am

pk

kind of like a southerner saying pop instead of coke, nef

8:31 am

crosshair

mm sprite,i cannot read that but it looks almost like peameal or cornmeal to me

8:31 am

sprite

Nef, the stovetop stuffing. Trying to find a substitute or the actual thing here in holland.

8:32 am

Judi

Don't they have something called Kefir in the Netherlands? I know it's not like creme cheese, but something in between sour creme and soft cheese.

8:32 am

crosshair

is paxo available for you sprite?

8:32 am

sprite

hi dalmatian

8:32 am

crosshair

that would work jidi

8:32 am

sprite

they do, judi, it is Turkish.

8:33 am

Judi

Ah. Ty, Sprite. Shows you how much I know.

8:33 am

sprite

am afraid not, crossy

8:33 am

hydra

I'm sure sprite would taste fine without Paxo, cross (LOL)

8:33 am

Nef

isn't kefir a sort of liquid yogurt?

8:33 am

sprite

hehehe no additions necessary for making me tasting great, thanks

8:33 am

Judi

I thought the Turkish version was Labni (althought I know that's made with yogurt).

8:33 am

crosshair

lol the stuffing is the base of the entire meatloaf,otherwise you would just used crushed corn flakes or craker crumbs hydra

8:33 am

sprite

it is between yoghurt and soft cheese

8:34 am

hydra

Hiya sprite. Long time no see

8:34 am

sprite

hi hydra

8:34 am

dalmatian5

Hi everyone - I love to just sneak in and listen to all the good ideas everyone shares.

8:34 am

hydra

Isn't it made out of mare's milk - or am I thinking of something else?

8:34 am

crosshair

it is fun indeed dalmation

8:35 am

Nef

I don't know what kefir is, but I can get it at the health food stores here and I drnk it (it's flavored)

8:35 am

hydra

Does it taste good Nef?

8:36 am

crosshair

it shows that north america takes for granted all the things on our store shelves

8:36 am

Judi

Psst, hydra: Kefir is hideous.

8:36 am

sprite

I think it is made from a little plant or seed, kefir. It is milklike.

8:36 am

Nef

it's like a liquid yogurt. It tastes like that too

8:36 am

crosshair

my brother sould sell his soul for some peanut butter in costa rica lol

8:36 am

sprite

crossy, I am still not clear on the stuffing. Can I make it myself?

8:37 am

crosshair

and peameal bacon

8:37 am

sprite

I'd be willing to send him some, crossy...

8:38 am

sprite

link to kefir:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ke
fir

8:38 am

poodletoes

kefir is a fermented milk drink. if you like yogurt you would like it. raspberry flavor is good

8:38 am

crosshair

you can sprite,just crunble up some day old brad,add sage and some of those dried onion flakes you get in the spice asile,add pepper,basil,dash of oregeno,dash of garli

8:38 am

Judi

Costa Rica? Don't they grow a lot of nuts down there? He could make his own nut butter.

8:38 am

crosshair

not the same judi

8:38 am

sprite

good idea, Judi. Best there is, home made peanut butter.

8:38 am

crosshair

but he has a good trade off,thier coffe is amazing

8:38 am

poodletoes

means

8:39 am

poodletoes

sorry

8:39 am

pk

i make my own stuffing sprite. I cube a loaf of white/italian/french bread and spread it out on a baking sheet then heat it in the oven til it's dry and a bit crunchy

8:39 am

pk

then add whatever spices you like

8:39 am

crosshair

what i said;))

8:40 am

sprite

crossy: garlic powder, you mean?

8:40 am

sprite

thanks pk and crossy

8:40 am

crosshair

indeed sprite

8:40 am

sprite

hi vlcl

8:40 am

Nef

here's the kefir I get: http://www.lifeway.net/

8:41 am

sprite

my love wil like the new recipes!

8:41 am

crosshair

it mdid not occur to me that prepared stuffing mix would not be redily available elsewhere..crossy bad

8:41 am

sprite

crossy not bad at all. It is amazing which things make it across the oceans and which don't. No logic there at all.

8:42 am

poodletoes

hi sprite

8:42 am

Judi

No prepared stuffing??? Just crush up some cat food.

8:42 am

sprite

lollll Judi

8:43 am

crosshair

lol judi

8:43 am

crosshair

sprite it is also very good if you crush up some corn flakes and spice the same way

8:44 am

Judi

Beef flavoured cat food, of course.

8:44 am

crosshair

i use crushed spiced corn flakes for a coating for my chicken cordon bleau;)

8:45 am

sprite

am copying it all into a word document, this is going to be great. I might even try and cook this myself and surprise my love. It doesn't look like I have to be on my legs for very long for this recipe.

8:45 am

sprite

better than cat flavoured beef

8:45 am

crosshair

nope,its fast to make

8:45 am

EvaNadine

all this talk of yumminess (1) is making me hungry and (2) is making my plans of sloppy joes for dinner seem SO low-class...

8:46 am

sprite

hiya EvaN, and still you will make it taste great

8:46 am

crosshair

serve with steamed veggies with cheese sauce

8:46 am

EvaNadine

i AM gonna make them from scratch, at least...

8:46 am

sprite

EvaN, what are sloppy joes?

8:47 am

Nef

here's a quick MN hot dish: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mnwa
bash/hotdish.htm

8:47 am

aebmusica

Eva ..for high class Sloppy Joes, call them Untidy Josephs!

8:47 am

aebmusica

Eva ..for high class Sloppy Joes, call them Untidy Josephs!

8:47 am

EvaNadine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloppy_jo
e

8:47 am

Judi

GASP! Admit it, Sprite. You really aren't from this planet.

8:47 am

EvaNadine

hah, nice aeb!

8:47 am

Nef

hi EvaN

8:47 am

sprite

Judi, resistance is futile

8:48 am

aebmusica

ty

8:48 am

aebmusica

ty

8:48 am

sprite

lol aeb

8:48 am

Judi

LOL! *prepares for assimilation*

8:49 am

crosshair

lol,poor sprite,bring here here to a standard grocery store and she would spend 2 hours just looking at all the stuff

8:49 am

sprite

thanks EvaN, looks good! I think we have something like that here as well.

8:50 am

sprite

oh yes, crossy! And I would want to send heaps and heaps home, i am sure.

8:50 am

crosshair

we have a local(quebec) smoked 5 year old cheddar i would love to send to you

8:51 am

sprite

ohhh that sounds soo lovely

8:52 am

crosshair

it is amazing,you take it and some wine and crackers and grapes and lock your self away for the day

8:52 am

Judi

Sprite, darling... we have this thing called mail order now. You can buy anything from anywhere.

8:52 am

EvaNadine

cheese? send some here too!

8:52 am

sprite

true, only it becomes crazily expensive that way

8:53 am

Judi

Yes, I suppose so. Customs, duty. Well, if you want something bad enough, you'll just have to smuggle it or buy it on the black market.

8:55 am

crosshair

i think they would frown on me sending cheese bulk parcle through the mail overseas;(

8:55 am

EvaNadine

hints for the 8s?

8:56 am

Judi

True confessions: I sent beer to MonkeyGames in Amsterdam (from Delaware, US). The trick is to pack so nothing gurgles.

8:56 am

sprite

EvaN, female giant

8:56 am

Nef

EvaN, are you implying that we should be doing something besides the chog?

8:56 am

EvaNadine

never, nef!

8:57 am

crosshair

oh! didnt see the grid over there! lol

8:59 am

EvaNadine

im gonna guess "female giant" isnt giantess, seeing as how "giant" isnt in the grid...heh

8:59 am

Judi

Pu8 is one.

8:59 am

sprite

cool, Judi!

8:59 am

Judi

Ti8 'tis the other.

9:00 am

sprite

the female giant starts ti

9:00 am

EvaNadine

TY sprite. :)

9:01 am

sprite

now smuggling sounds so good to me. That implies both travelling and getting good stuff here cheaply.

9:02 am

sprite

hey, Es6dJean is in the grid today

9:03 am

Judi

Now, if you could just avoid the dogs at the airports, Sprite, you'd be home free.

9:03 am

sprite

darn dogs.

9:03 am

sprite

aren't they trained for drugs and such? Wouldn't the cheddar or the beer be outside their interest?

9:04 am

crosshair

nope,they have food dogs

9:04 am

crosshair

dogs with phd noses

9:04 am

Judi

Terrorists can waltz right through, but god help you if you're a sausage.

9:04 am

sprite

I repeat, darn darn dogs. Another good plan ruined.

9:05 am

sprite

*checks mirror and must admit some semblance to a sausage*

9:05 am

EvaNadine

they key is just to stick a sausage in the pocket of the person in front of you. dogs go nutso on them, and youre home free!

9:05 am

crosshair

lol eva

9:05 am

sprite

EvaN, you smart you! Thanks, that will work.

9:05 am

Judi

Diversion sausages! Brilliant!

9:06 am

Nef

sounds like a plan, EvaN

9:06 am

EvaNadine

not that, yknow, ive ever done such a thing...

9:06 am

sprite

hmmmmm we know that EvaN, we know that. *almost looks convincing*

9:08 am

Judi

I don't think there's any restrictions about transporting cheese. Just meat, fruit, vegetables & plants. And explosives, weapons, blah blah blah.

9:10 am

sprite

cheese is the food of gods

9:10 am

Nef

that would make sense, Judi. I don't think that cheese would be an illegal substance as it can't be planted, contagious, addicting or destructive

9:11 am

sprite

fireflies. Will keep them away from all the good food. Thanks all, for the fun, company and recipes!

9:13 am

Judi

Clue for Aq7, please?

9:14 am

aebmusica

a blue-green pest...Judi

9:14 am

aebmusica

a blue-green pest...Judi

9:14 am

sprite

nervous water habit

9:17 am

aebmusica

clue for the pu7...please

9:19 am

Nef

sorry, I don't have it, ae

9:20 am

aebmusica

ty anyway, Nef

9:20 am

car.eeyore

pu 4/6 with an adjective ending...being the most like that

9:20 am

aebmusica

anyway

9:20 am

car.eeyore

* take out "the most" from my clue...not accurate enough...sorry

9:21 am

Judi

I don't get the blue green pest. Does it start with the aq4 water?

9:21 am

sprite

it does, Judi, and then add a nervous habit

9:21 am

car.eeyore

yes, Judi...then add a twitch or a small blood sucking pest to the end of it.

9:21 am

aebmusica

yes

9:21 am

Judi

Ty for the aq. Fish me.

9:21 am

car.eeyore

AE. did you get the PU 7?

9:21 am

Nef

sprit

9:21 am

sprite

*poof*

9:22 am

Nef

OOOPS! Sorry!

9:22 am

car.eeyore

TY nef!

9:22 am

aebmusica

not yet

9:23 am

car.eeyore

do you have the PU 6/30?

9:24 am

999Tony

can there be a pu 4/7? would have to have the c in it, wouldn't it?

9:24 am

aebmusica

i have no Pu,s.....i smell gooooood(lol)

9:24 am

999Tony

puci

9:24 am

999Tony

oops

9:25 am

LuvWordGames

it's a pu 4/6

9:25 am

car.eeyore

PU 4/6 is what is found in an infected wound (ick!)...

9:27 am

car.eeyore

Why isn't tanless a word? If you don't have a tan you are tanless!

9:28 am

car.eeyore

Whee NBT!

9:28 am

aebmusica

still can't find the Pu7, car?

9:29 am

car.eeyore

Did you find that pu 4/6?

9:29 am

car.eeyore

Add an superlative ending to it for PU 6/30...

9:29 am

sixty7stang13

pu 6/24 plz

9:30 am

aebmusica

ty , car, i found the pu6

9:30 am

car.eeyore

? superlative....maybe just adjective ending would be more accurate....

9:30 am

car.eeyore

Now, add an extra vowel between the last 2 letters for the pu 7!

9:30 am

phaeton

hello...phantom - manatee

9:30 am

sciencegeek

acjective ending

9:30 am

sciencegeek

morning all where is the bacon?

9:30 am

car.eeyore

Hi Phae!

9:30 am

sciencegeek

adjective = sorry

9:31 am

Kateq

actually adverbial ending LOL

9:31 am

sciencegeek

lo, true

9:31 am

sciencegeek

lol

9:31 am

sciencegeek

help me i need new fingers

9:31 am

car.eeyore

TY! I am so blank when it comes to proper grammar!

9:32 am

car.eeyore

I don't have the pu 6/24 yet....

9:32 am

sixty7stang13

okay car ty will keep looking

9:32 am

sciencegeek

me either

9:33 am

car.eeyore

phantom: peanuts

9:33 am

aebmusica

ty , car.....i have to learn what that word means.

9:33 am

kalea

pu7...cat + medieval ballad

9:34 am

car.eeyore

pussley

noun
weedy trailing mat-forming herb with bright yellow flowers cultivated for its edible mildly acid leaves eaten raw or cooked especially in Indian and Greek and Middle Eastern cuisine; cosmopolitan

9:37 am

crosshair

lol ty car

9:37 am

crosshair

i like your clues

9:37 am

sciencegeek

crossy - where's the bacon?

9:37 am

car.eeyore

Don't thank me! Thank the Babble dictionary!

9:37 am

car.eeyore

Well...then there is the fact that i put the word in there too, isn't there! Off to the PB for me!

9:38 am

crosshair

no bacon today science,a bowl of bran flakes and some fresh fruit

9:38 am

sciencegeek

bummer

9:38 am

crosshair

hehe poor car

9:38 am

car.eeyore

No, I deserve it!

9:38 am

car.eeyore

I should be working and here I sit playing BAbble! Punishment!

9:41 am

car.eeyore

OK...off to work I go! Have a great day everyone!

9:45 am

Boobear

hi all

9:47 am

Nef

hi Boo

9:49 am

hego

Hi All. Finally made it back.

9:49 am

superflippy

Whoo! Found the pu8!

9:49 am

phaeton

hi boo and super

9:49 am

hego

what? What?

9:50 am

superflippy

G'morning. Been a while since I chatted - totally different crowd this morning! Hello all!

9:51 am

999Tony

hey I got the pu8 too! Only 66 words to go!

9:51 am

Nef

hi super, phae, and 999. WB hego

9:54 am

hego

hi Nef

10:15 am

phaeton

done

10:16 am

phaeton

any clues needed?

10:16 am

hego

pu8 pls Phae

10:16 am

hego

Yaaayyy!!! Phae

10:16 am

999Tony

congrats phaeton

10:16 am

phaeton

hego...do you have pu6/24 before it?

10:17 am

hego

the adverb one I have

10:17 am

hego

not 24

10:18 am

phaeton

pu...it ** a nice day...****a Claus

10:18 am

hego

OH! ty Phae

10:18 am

phaeton

yw

10:19 am

phaeton

pu6/24...pu...it ** a nice day...I **ed to eat to live

10:20 am

Nef

thank you phae.

10:21 am

phaeton

yw

10:21 am

phaeton

any more clues before i leave?

10:21 am

hego

not for me. ty

10:22 am

999Tony

just clues for the remaining 63 words thanks

10:22 am

Nef

not for me either. DH says I need to get busy now!

10:22 am

phaeton

Happy Babbling!

10:23 am

hego

Bossy!

10:23 am

999Tony

ansute

10:23 am

hego

Bye Phae

10:24 am

crosshair

ahh thats better,took a nice walk to the store in this amazing sunshine and got some fresh cheese bagels and some smoked ham slices for lunch

10:24 am

Nef

gotta love him anyway, hego. He does most of the cooking! ;-) Bye for now; Happy Babbling All!

10:24 am

hego

LOL Bye Nef

10:25 am

hego

Hi Crossy

10:25 am

crosshair

howdy hego

10:26 am

crosshair

only 3c or 37f,but the sun is just blazing away;))

10:27 am

hego

great here too.

10:27 am

bichon

lovely in the Bay Area today and back home in CT

10:27 am

crosshair

yaa for early taste of spring!

10:28 am

hego

Hi bichon

10:28 am

hego

We deserve it.

10:28 am

bichon

hi Hego, et alia

10:28 am

crosshair

howdy bichon

10:29 am

Jayk

tenate

10:29 am

periwinkle

hey all,

10:29 am

periwinkle

going to be 60 degress here today, yay

10:30 am

crosshair

howdy peri

10:30 am

hego

Hey Jay! I see you.

10:30 am

Jayk

oops--was thinking of asking, then didn't

10:30 am

periwinkle

my geat nepherew was here for a little while, what a sweet boy and he is a good eater too

10:30 am

hego

Hi Peri.

10:30 am

crosshair

lol 60f and we would have the pool open

10:30 am

Jayk

Hi Hego--only have one left but I've been working on this all morning!

10:31 am

999Tony

i'm impressed with you guys --I could work on this all year and not get done

10:31 am

hego

Whoa, I'm impressed!

10:32 am

Jayk

i am not WORKING! AGAIN. yesterday was SO lovely

10:32 am

crosshair

do not feel bad 999tony,i almost never finish one over 300

10:32 am

hego

For me it's 200. Short attention span.

10:33 am

Jayk

got it!! TG

10:33 am

hego

YAAAYYY!!! Jay!

10:34 am

Jayk

holy cow, the time i devote to this thing!

10:34 am

hego

Shocking, isn't it.

10:34 am

crosshair

yaa for jay!!!

10:35 am

Jayk

i've seriously considered poverty as a means by which to babble. of course, probably couldn't afford my cable connection

10:35 am

Jayk

treating myself to a bacon sanwich!

10:35 am

Jayk

sandwich

10:35 am

jmbdobie2

hi all! hope everyone is fine.

10:35 am

crosshair

yaa for bacon sammich!

10:35 am

hego

God, a true babbler!

10:35 am

crosshair

howdy jmb

10:36 am

hego

Hi jmd

10:36 am

Jayk

a true basket case, you mean

10:36 am

hego

:-D

10:36 am

crosshair

im not worried about babbling to much,dont have to worry bout the mind turning to mush later on,ill be 103 and a babble fiend!

10:37 am

Jayk

and it's finally getting warm too! when will i find time to garden?

10:38 am

Jayk

crossy, the mind stays sharp but the judgment goes entirely

10:38 am

hego

Hmmm, will have to get a laptop.

10:39 am

crosshair

im not worried about judgement cause no one will take me seriously anyways

10:39 am

Jayk

excellent point

10:40 am

Jayk

OK, i'm off. still a few hours for that sweat of the brow thing

10:40 am

crosshair

my dad told me that.he has a great ole time getting into trouble,he chases the ladies and they just laugh and pat him on the head and send him home lol

10:40 am

hego

Jay, what's ma7/32

10:41 am

hego

Bye Jay

10:41 am

Jayk

to be without one of the opposite sex--in other words, a state of nirvana

10:41 am

hego

Oh, of course! ty and bye.

10:41 am

crosshair

lol,he is still with them,they just dont keep him around as long lol

10:42 am

Jayk

anything else? i don't seem to be moving very fast

10:42 am

hego

lol

10:42 am

hego

I'm good

10:43 am

Jayk

Kay then. really going now. yuk

10:43 am

hego

ttfn

10:54 am

jmcnrick

hi all

10:54 am

bichon

hi jmc

10:54 am

hego

Hi jmc

10:54 am

jmbdobie2

howdy jmc

10:57 am

helensgirlkid

Just looked it up (good thing, too, I had been guessing at a meaning almost opposite!) and am charmed to realise that pu6/24 must be the origin of puny!

10:59 am

stidmama

hello all. big grid, but what's it like? It's my long day at class and I am not motivated to do much before I leave home.

10:59 am

crosshair

howdy stiddles;)

11:00 am

crosshair

medium-tough

11:00 am

helensgirlkid

Just pick up easy words as you see them, if you don't have much time - there are lots - then you can thik about the toughies if you get home with lots of energy,

11:00 am

helensgirlkid

Just pick up easy words as you see them, if you don't have much time - there are lots - then you can thik about the toughies if you get home with lots of energy.

11:00 am

stidmama

oh. well, I am up to 22. will make 100 my goal. It's cold here...

11:00 am

helensgirlkid

Sorry - it just sat there doing nothing, so . . .

11:01 am

stidmama

hey cross. how's the weather there? It was below freezing here last night. I am worried my peach tree that is starting to bloom will have been hurt.

11:01 am

stidmama

LOL I know how that is helensgirlkid

11:01 am

hego

bye bbl

11:01 am

crosshair

amazing day here stiddy!! 3 c and the sun is beaming

11:02 am

stidmama

not bad, cross!

11:02 am

stidmama

later hedo

11:02 am

hego

prise

11:02 am

stidmama

oop.s hego. my figners are cold too -- the house is cold.

11:02 am

hego

OUCH!

11:02 am

stidmama

go hego go! LOL

11:03 am

hego

I have to go. Bye really lol

11:03 am

bichon

now where's the sur?

11:03 am

stidmama

rofl... *waves at hego*

11:03 am

stidmama

hey bichon

11:03 am

crosshair

amazing here! wife and i took a walk in the sun,listening to the birds awaken.strolled downtown to the baker got some fresh cheese bagles

11:05 am

stidmama

N.B.T. and only 185 to go.

11:05 am

stidmama

sounds romantic, cross! LOL

11:05 am

stidmama

oh! the boys made supper for us last night! younger made the dessert and the elder made the meal. Felt really pampered.

11:07 am

crosshair

just a nice early taste of spring,listening to nature come back to like,the chuckling of the water rivlets as they come off our giant snowbanks,got us each a cappachino and strolled to the bakery as he was activly pumping the fresh bread smell out of his shoppe and down the sidewalk lol

11:07 am

bichon

anyone have cu 6/24?

11:07 am

bichon

nm, got it

11:08 am

stidmama

wanna share, bichon?

11:08 am

stidmama

I thought I had NBT, but find I still need the E under the T. any shoves in the right direction?

11:09 am

bichon

It rhymes with the native name for a landlocked European country with tall mountains and lots of snow

11:09 am

stidmama

hm. *thinking*

11:09 am

bichon

Actually, the French native name forthe country. Also Bank ******

11:10 am

Boobear

clue for ma 7 pls

11:10 am

stidmama

got it!!!!

11:11 am

bichon

Boo, to be without the masc. gender

11:11 am

Boobear

ty

11:11 am

bichon

yw

11:14 am

stidmama

clue for the E under the T? any of the three please...

11:14 am

bichon

don't have any of those mama

11:15 am

stidmama

thanks bichon... was hoping cross or boo or a lurker... *sigh*

11:15 am

bojazz

es**** de corps

11:15 am

stidmama

thanks lurker bo!! :-D

11:15 am

bichon

tyvm bo

11:15 am

stidmama

NOW I have NBT.

11:15 am

bojazz

yvw :)

11:16 am

stidmama

there. up to 100. feeling MUCH better about the prospects for today. For now, no matter what happens, I accomplished one of my goals! *happy mama grin*

11:17 am

stidmama

I think I will head out now while I have some time to get to school in a leisurely fashion. (((hugs and choclits for all))) see you-all again soon.

11:17 am

crosshair

tc stiddles

11:17 am

bichon

anyone have the t in left most colum [upper or lower t]?

11:18 am

bichon

*column

11:18 am

sciencegeek

nope

11:18 am

crosshair

i have several....

11:18 am

jmcnrick

pl ta4/4

11:18 am

crosshair

cow udders

11:18 am

crosshair

bronzing your skin

11:18 am

sciencegeek

that's not the right t crossy

11:18 am

stidmama

*hugs science on the way out* try ty 4 words.

*Poof*

11:18 am

bojazz

left column T - Jody Foster movie

11:19 am

sciencegeek

woot

11:19 am

sciencegeek

jody foster movie?

11:20 am

bojazz

ta*** - rhymes with late (s)

11:20 am

sciencegeek

ty bo

11:20 am

Sally-catlover

Delurking briefly. The T from the left column is the plural of the ta 4/4 which sounds like a British art gallery

11:20 am

bojazz

sorry - shgould have said "plural"

11:20 am

bojazz

*should

11:20 am

bichon

ty Sally

11:21 am

sciencegeek

need some c clues ugh! only have 8

11:21 am

Sally-catlover

np

11:22 am

bichon

cu's think of some teeth

11:22 am

bichon

en 6?

11:22 am

hootowl

bottom left corner is ty 4, 4 and 5

11:22 am

sciencegeek

ty

11:22 am

SeaSpray

clue for the u for NBT please?

11:23 am

sciencegeek

i am missing one ty

11:23 am

hootowl

morning

11:23 am

hootowl

5 is plural

11:23 am

SeaSpray

nm got oen

11:23 am

sciencegeek

got them!

11:23 am

SeaSpray

*one

11:23 am

bichon

ty think of English/Scottish river

11:24 am

hootowl

yw

11:24 am

bichon

en 6?

11:24 am

sciencegeek

too many c's!

11:24 am

sciencegeek

dont have en

11:24 am

crosshair

http://www.binscorner.com/pages/f/fw-t
he-charles-schultz-philosophy.html

11:27 am

sciencegeek

how about a clue for the upper i for nbt

11:28 am

SeaSpray

off to daughters...bbl

11:28 am

Mr Bob

Hello eyerybody

11:28 am

bichon

upper i 4/5 one of something on your shopping list

11:28 am

sciencegeek

nm a fish!

11:29 am

sciencegeek

i am blind by the easy ones

11:35 am

cybernan

good morning everyone -- 88 to go and thinking I should head for the list

11:35 am

bichon

hi nan.

11:35 am

bichon

o you have the en6?

11:35 am

Boobear

clue for me 6/21 pls

11:36 am

sciencegeek

a disease producing red spots and pl

11:36 am

cybernan

in 6 ends with a facial twitch

11:36 am

bichon

don't have it boo

11:36 am

sciencegeek

en 6 nan

11:37 am

cybernan

me 6/21: spotty childhood disease - usually plural

11:37 am

bichon

ty nan

11:37 am

cybernan

sorry geek -- that was a typo -- that is the clue for en 6

11:37 am

sciencegeek

ty

11:38 am

Boobear

got that one.. there is another

11:38 am

cybernan

only have one en 6 so far, but missing 3 e's still

11:38 am

bichon

can you have only one me 6?

11:38 am

sciencegeek

me 6/27 is me 6 less the two letters on the end - add adjective ending

11:39 am

sciencegeek

you went on vacation and all you got me was this me 6/27 tee shirt!

11:39 am

bichon

nan I have all the e's. which ones do you need

11:39 am

Uneaixoise

how ma** ea's? only have 2 . . .

11:39 am

sciencegeek

later

11:39 am

Uneaixoise

ea4/4 and ea4/6

11:40 am

cybernan

I have 3 so far

11:40 am

bichon

there's two which mean simple to do

11:40 am

bichon

one is the pt of consuming food

11:41 am

Uneaixoise

doh!! tx bichon!

11:42 am

cybernan

missing an i from the top -- have it 4/5

11:43 am

Uneaixoise

me too, nan

11:44 am

Uneaixoise

80 to go and looking longingly at going for the list!

11:44 am

cybernan

you're 5 ahead of me

11:44 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

11:46 am

Uneaixoise

78

11:47 am

cybernan

84 and listing

11:47 am

Uneaixoise

77 . . . and taking a break -- BBL -- happy babbling!

11:47 am

Uneaixoise

go, nan!

11:48 am

cybernan

3 latin plurals right off the bat :(

11:48 am

Scrabbler

Good afternoon Babblers

11:50 am

bichon

Are you off today Scrabs?

11:50 am

sandrafrances

anyone have a clue for the wa 8 pls

11:50 am

Scrabbler

Yep. I spend Tuesday afternoons + evening with my late friend's 3 little kids. It is the highlight of my week.

11:51 am

bichon

I'm here in the Bay Area with my two little grandkids and I love it so much. They are so cute. 3 and 7 months

11:52 am

Scrabbler

These kids are 2, 5 and 9--hilarious.

11:52 am

Scrabbler

How long is your visit, Bichon?

11:52 am

bichon

good age difference. the 7 month old is starting to crawl and goes directly for his sister's toys

11:52 am

bichon

I always come for 2 weeks, about 4 times a year.

11:53 am

Scrabbler

Very nice.

11:53 am

Scrabbler

I stay with the 2 year old when the nanny goes to get the older 2 at school.

11:53 am

bichon

I think grandparents can make a great difference. Mine did for me

11:53 am

cybernan

cu 6/27, please?

11:54 am

bichon

think of a tooth + he ** a boy

11:54 am

helensgirlkid

It's a wa 7, sandra, and it's a situation in which there is no way from here to there.

11:55 am

cybernan

oops -- ty bichon -- asked for the wrong one -- cu 6/24 -- first one?

11:55 am

bichon

Okay thnk of ****** bank in a landlocked snowy European country

11:55 am

sandrafrances

thanx helensgirlkid

11:56 am

helensgirlkid

Wonderful grid - in addition to that pu6/24, there's pu 8/50 and pi 7/32 all in the same puzzle!

11:56 am

helensgirlkid

Fireworks - and off to get some - ahem - work done.

11:56 am

Scrabbler

Yahoo hgk!

11:57 am

cybernan

bank? -- river, snow, money --- mmmmm

11:58 am

bichon

Think of how the French would say the country of banks

11:58 am

bichon

Think of how the French would say the country of banks

11:58 am

bichon

Think of how the French would say the country of banks

11:58 am

bichon

turn off switch now Bichon

11:59 am

cybernan

oh - swiss -- have no idea what the french word for swiss is

11:59 am

cybernan

oh -- yes i do!

11:59 am

cybernan

ty bichon

12:00 pm

bichon

just substitute an s for the c and your have the French name for the country [I think]

12:01 pm

Scrabbler

OK, I must do 2 chores before I leave the house. Bye kids.

12:02 pm

999Tony

how do you guys know 2nd letter and number of points, or is that from others who have already gotten the words?

12:03 pm

LuvWordGames

Tony, there's a list availabe if you click on Lickety's Babble Clues below the tile stats

12:04 pm

999Tony

thanks that would make this a LOT easier

12:04 pm

LuvWordGames

yw Tony and welcome

12:04 pm

cybernan

darn -- missed the heavenly bread again!

12:11 pm

Uneaixoise

that cu6/24 is french for thigh! LOL

12:11 pm

periwinkle

hello all, help with the ti7 pls

12:12 pm

periwinkle

Bonjour, Une

12:13 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, peri!

12:13 pm

cybernan

ti 7: what a waitress hopes never happens -- that she goes ti 7 (stiffed)

12:13 pm

Uneaixoise

Spring is upon us -- just changed my icon to my hellebore!

12:13 pm

periwinkle

ty, nan

12:13 pm

Uneaixoise

tx nan!

12:13 pm

periwinkle

bbl

12:14 pm

cybernan

* better than to 7, I suppose ;)

12:14 pm

Uneaixoise

nan LOL!!

12:15 pm

Uneaixoise

ok, got "Precious" from Redbox this morning -- going back to finish watching -- needed a break *poof*

12:19 pm

cybernan

me 6 following carnivore's food?

12:21 pm

bichon

add a word that means you and I together

12:21 pm

cybernan

ty bichon

12:22 pm

bichon

yvw

12:26 pm

cybernan

stuck on those 1st 3 pu's

12:29 pm

rubyfoo

hello everybody

12:30 pm

FMitch

Have you got the is7/32 canan?

12:30 pm

rubyfoo

I don't have any of the long p's, any clues?

12:30 pm

rubyfoo

and the thigh word is a riot!!!

12:30 pm

FMitch

*pi even

12:30 pm

rubyfoo

hello fm

12:30 pm

FMitch

Good evening ruby

12:30 pm

cybernan

not yet, mitch

12:31 pm

LuvWordGames

pi 7/32 add picnic pest to pi 4/5

12:31 pm

rubyfoo

lol lol, luv!!

12:32 pm

FMitch

great clue from josh earlier today then:
if you wanted to insult someone and call them nothing, you would relate urine to an insect and call them a pi7

12:32 pm

rubyfoo

too funny!

12:33 pm

FMitch

and to get the pu8 just add the u in the 2nd place

12:33 pm

rubyfoo

so tonight they are allowing French words?

12:34 pm

FMitch

with enable who knows roby!

12:34 pm

FMitch

Gah I can't type this evening :(

12:34 pm

cybernan

have the pi 7, but that doesn't convert to a pu 7 or an 8

12:35 pm

rubyfoo

what is funny is their selection of which foods to allow (not tonight)

12:35 pm

cybernan

ah -- add an extra vowel

12:36 pm

cybernan

pu 6/24 or 6/30?

12:36 pm

cybernan

I should learn to read!

12:38 pm

FMitch

pu6/24 = If it were a french word meaning cooking it would start with a c

12:40 pm

FMitch

hard word to clue tonight

12:40 pm

cybernan

puisine isn't there!

12:40 pm

rubyfoo

sounds like my cooking....

12:40 pm

mongie

Afternoon. Anyone have a clue for up6 and up7?

12:41 pm

rubyfoo

hello mongie

12:41 pm

FMitch

take out one of those i's cnan

12:41 pm

mongie

Hi ruby

12:41 pm

FMitch

Hello mongie

12:41 pm

mongie

Hi FMItch

12:41 pm

cybernan

ty mitch

12:42 pm

FMitch

up + what the sun does in the morning

12:43 pm

mongie

I have that one, FMitch

12:43 pm

rubyfoo

lovely, fm

12:43 pm

FMitch

ok then try making that what the sun did for the 7

12:45 pm

mongie

Got it ... thanks!

12:47 pm

FMitch

yw

12:48 pm

Atalante

hellooooo

12:48 pm

rubyfoo

hello ata

12:48 pm

FMitch

Hey Ata how was the KWT?

12:49 pm

mongie

Still stuck on the second up6,24 ... can anyone clue?

12:49 pm

Atalante

fun fun!

12:49 pm

Atalante

much discussion of chinese mitten crabs invading the UK

12:49 pm

FMitch

oh goodie for you!

12:49 pm

starbuck

up + what you did with that email

12:50 pm

mongie

thinking ... starbuck, thx

12:50 pm

FMitch

2nd up6/24 = Up + I have posted you a letter. think of an alternative word for posted.

12:51 pm

rubyfoo

ty, FM

12:51 pm

mongie

Got it! Thanks! I didn't not see that one in any of the word lists!

12:51 pm

FMitch

starbuck, good clue, mine was clumsy.

12:51 pm

poodletoes

hi mongie!

12:51 pm

starbuck

lol thanks

12:51 pm

mongie

They both would have worked for me. But, I got it with starbuck's clue first. Thanks, both of you!

12:52 pm

mongie

Hi, vlcl! Have you finished the grid?

12:52 pm

Atalante

bsg fan, starbuck?

12:52 pm

poodletoes

'just got here

12:52 pm

mongie

I have 9 left ...

12:52 pm

mongie

Just starting?

12:52 pm

poodletoes

yup

12:53 pm

mongie

this has been kind of a fun one for me ... but, a few tough ones left

12:53 pm

FMitch

So what is the latest news on the Chinese mitten crabs then Ata?

12:53 pm

Atalante

they are invading! and they are big and me4 and outdo our own little crabs

12:54 pm

rubyfoo

are they edible?

12:54 pm

FMitch

Can we stop their invasion?

12:54 pm

rubyfoo

if yes, just put them on the menu

12:54 pm

FMitch

lol ruby

12:54 pm

Atalante

nope, not really. we can try and curtail it, thats about all

12:54 pm

rubyfoo

do they go through a soft-shell stage?

12:55 pm

rubyfoo

can't get decent fresh crab here

12:55 pm

FMitch

and how many cups of tea did you manage to quaff?

12:55 pm

Atalante

they do taste good! people are seeing whether we could get a good fishery going for them

12:55 pm

Atalante

4 I think

12:56 pm

FMitch

ruby you are going to have to take a detour when you come to the UK in May

12:56 pm

rubyfoo

I think that's the best solution!

12:56 pm

rubyfoo

I think so, too!

12:56 pm

Atalante

me too. I love crab

12:57 pm

rubyfoo

when I lived in NJ, neighbors would bring sacks full of little blue claw crabs and we'd put newspaper on the table, open a bottle of white wine and pig out

12:57 pm

rururocks

(opens nice Chardonnay / slices lemons)

12:57 pm

Atalante

mmmmmm! we do the same in Oregon with king crabs when the fishing boats come in

12:58 pm

rubyfoo

mmmmm!

12:58 pm

FMitch

Ah fresh crab brings back childhood memories. Going to the seaside and picking a crab from the trawler and cooking it as soon as we got home.

12:58 pm

Atalante

when you come down, if it's a nice day, we can go to Whitstable and eat freshly-caught stuff outside at the harbour

12:59 pm

FMitch

*grin* I see we all share similar memories.

12:59 pm

rubyfoo

we used to get soft-shell crabs in NY, but just in restaurants

12:59 pm

FMitch

Oh Ata that would be brill!!!!

12:59 pm

rubyfoo

the one time I tried to cook them, they kept trying to climb out of the frying pan -- bad experience! :((

12:59 pm

Atalante

if it's raining, we can go *inside* and eat it ;)

12:59 pm

Atalante

oh no ruby!!

1:00 pm

Uniquity

Mm, freshly caught fish. I want some shark, swordfish, halibut cheeks and haddock please!

1:00 pm

rubyfoo

I can't cook live things any more

1:00 pm

FMitch

Although I drove for 20 mins today and the leg was not happy so we will have to see.

1:00 pm

FMitch

UNI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1:00 pm

Atalante

this is the local hangout, FM: http://www.crabandwinklerestaurant.co.
uk/

1:00 pm

Atalante

UNIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!

1:01 pm

FMitch

(((Hugs Uni))))

1:01 pm

Atalante

we'll be here whenever your leg is better enough!

1:01 pm

FMitch

forgive us ruby - Uni is a very dear friend.

1:01 pm

Uniquity

Whoa, my internet is lagging and that all came at once!! **happy onslaught of love**

1:02 pm

cybernan

through the list and 6 left -- back after a break

1:02 pm

Atalante

LMAO my CHRISTMAS CARD got to Lori YESTERDAY!!

1:02 pm

FMitch

So glad to see you hun :) sorry for the love overload.

1:03 pm

FMitch

well if you only poated it last week ;)

1:03 pm

cybernan

what happened to your leg, mitch?

1:03 pm

Atalante

I posted it before Christmas!!!

1:03 pm

Uniquity

Mum said she got it yesterday! I asked when it was mailed ;) I can't wait to see it.

1:03 pm

Atalante

that's just so funny!

1:03 pm

Atalante

did you ever get yours, Tiffy? It'll probably arrive in June

1:04 pm

FMitch

Fell down stiars cnan and it has been a real pain in all senses of the word!

1:05 pm

cybernan

ouch -- a fracture?

1:05 pm

Uniquity

Hm, I can't recall. I was with Mum when all my cards showed up so the bea was in charge of them. I don't recall one from you, but my memory is busy with school and sun :) Fm, don't break yourself!!

1:05 pm

Atalante

oh well, one may turn up at some point! :P

1:05 pm

FMitch

I posted my cards to Uni and Lori 1st week of December

1:06 pm

cybernan

off for a cuppa before I tackle the last 6

1:06 pm

Uniquity

I didn't post cards this year. I'm a rebel!

1:06 pm

FMitch

cnan - thankfully no - but I am beginning to realise how close I came to breaking something.

1:07 pm

Atalante

yay rebelliousness!

1:07 pm

cybernan

Hubby is off to the gymn -- he makes me feel like such a slouch, but I really do hate exercising!

1:07 pm

Atalante

how's Emma?

1:07 pm

cybernan

that's good -- hope the bruises heal soon

1:07 pm

FMitch

Anyway it is great to see you Uni ((()))

1:08 pm

sciencegeek

could some clue the first cu 6 please

1:08 pm

FMitch

Can you kick yr Mum for me?

1:08 pm

Atalante

poor Lori!

1:08 pm

sciencegeek

nm

1:09 pm

Boobear

Hi FM ans Science,Ata

1:09 pm

FMitch

Hi Boo

1:10 pm

sciencegeek

okay I do need a clue for the cu 5 last one please

1:11 pm

Uniquity

Shall kick Lori next time I see her!

1:11 pm

sciencegeek

nm

1:11 pm

Uniquity

Emma is fantastic. And awful. She just swiped at me for daring to peek into her window.

1:11 pm

Atalante

how dare you!!!

1:13 pm

Uniquity

I know, it was outrageous of me. And Hobbit and Sily

1:13 pm

Uniquity

?

1:13 pm

Atalante

hobbit is licking my foot for some unknown reason!

1:13 pm

Atalante

silverclaw is gorgeous. and purry. and she's very cuddly at the moment for some reason

1:16 pm

EvaNadine

*tiptoes into chog, taps Ata on left shoulder, and hides behind right shoulder*

1:16 pm

Atalante

sorry, so used to not calling you Uni *ooops* :D

1:16 pm

FMitch

Uni did you see the pic from our UK get together?

1:16 pm

Uniquity

That's always nice. In general, Emma had been being cuddly all week, sleeping all over me. No licking my feet though!

1:16 pm

Atalante

Eva!!!!!

1:16 pm

Atalante

*spins round madly*

1:17 pm

FMitch

Hey EvaN

1:17 pm

Uniquity

I did see your picture! I started a response, but then got distracted. might have some good stories to share soon!

1:17 pm

Uniquity

Eva!!

1:18 pm

FMitch

OK am going to have to go and am getting dizzy with all this spinning. :)

1:18 pm

FMitch

(((Hugs all round))))

1:19 pm

Atalante

(((hugs)))

1:19 pm

Uniquity

Take care, dizzy mama!

1:20 pm

mongie

se6,18 clue, please?

1:21 pm

EvaNadine

gorgeous day here today, had lunch outside. now listening to some great music i havent heard in a while. :)

1:21 pm

Atalante

how far do you live from the sea, Uni??

1:21 pm

Dippnall

US legislative assembly?

1:22 pm

Uniquity

If I walk down the road a little bit, I can see water. I'm by a polluted harbour, but there is sea SO close!

1:22 pm

Atalante

Bay of Fundy!

1:23 pm

poodletoes

100 more words to go!

1:24 pm

mongie

Wow, vlcl ... you are pretty fast, having just begun!

1:25 pm

mongie

I have 1 left, but have no idea how to find it. There is a word on the lists that works, but it is not found in this dictionary for some reason. :(

1:25 pm

poodletoes

slowed way down now tho.

1:25 pm

Riverdance

hello everyone - been working on this a little all day long and still have 98 words to go - may have to hit the list soon

1:25 pm

Uniquity

Babble ate my post. Poo. I'm on the other side of NS from the bay now. Mum gets the bay!

1:25 pm

mongie

Hi, Momneedshelp!

1:25 pm

Nancy Boy

evening all :)

1:25 pm

poodletoes

hi mom

1:26 pm

mongie

Vlcl .. same happened to me this morning ..

1:26 pm

mongie

Hi Nancy Boy

1:26 pm

mongie

Could anyone give me a clue for se6,18, please?

1:27 pm

EvaNadine

*runs over to snoggle NB*
hello!

1:27 pm

jessmom

not the House of Representatives, but the Se6

1:27 pm

Boobear

clue for as 7 pls

1:27 pm

poodletoes

mongei see 1:21 post

1:27 pm

Dippnall

us legislative assembly

1:28 pm

Nancy Boy

Eva!! didn't see you around :) how are you?

1:28 pm

mongie

Oh!!!! Thanks, vlcl! I missed that clue!

1:28 pm

Dippnall

not infected - boo

1:28 pm

Riverdance

thanks for the clue - didnt realize I need that until I saw the clue - are you done now mongie?

1:28 pm

mongie

Thanks, dippnall! Sorry I didn't see the clue!

1:28 pm

Uniquity

need to go tend to psychocat! Take care!

1:29 pm

mongie

Yes ... fireworks here! :)

1:29 pm

poodletoes

yea Mongie

1:29 pm

Riverdance

congrats mongie

1:29 pm

mongie

Thank you, thank you ... lol

1:29 pm

Dippnall

wtg mongie

1:30 pm

mongie

Once again, I could not have done it without some help from you kind folk! :) Thank you, all!

1:32 pm

mongie

Have to take a break ... bbl ... good luck everyone. :)

1:34 pm

EvaNadine

i am well, NB. the weather is gorgeous today! oh, how i wish it would stay like this!

1:34 pm

poodletoes

bye mongie

1:36 pm

Nancy Boy

lucky you! our weather is nasty...reeeeally bright sunshine that tricks you into going out lightly dressed. However, it's freezing!

1:40 pm

periwinkle

help with ma7 pols

1:40 pm

periwinkle

glorioius weather here, at least 60 degress and sunny, snow is almost all gone!!!

1:41 pm

Riverdance

ma7 - what you are if you dont have one of the opposite sex

1:41 pm

periwinkle

ty , Mom

1:41 pm

Riverdance

your welcome

1:43 pm

EvaNadine

its a few degrees cooler than i would like, but it was still lovely enough to eat lunch outside today. :)
will do so again tomorrow, i hope, since we are expecting rain for the rest of the week after that. :/

1:43 pm

Riverdance

I am in NH - beautiful day in the low 50's - little breezy to eat outside today but worth the stroll

1:48 pm

cybernan

back again -- struggling with the last few

1:48 pm

Nancy13

hi all! back for more humbling

1:50 pm

Merk

... and Fireworks!

1:51 pm

poodletoes

Really nice here too ( Ohio) Should go walk dog again.

1:52 pm

poodletoes

syles

1:52 pm

poodletoes

sorry

1:54 pm

bojazz

we're in the low 70's in SC today

1:55 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* - it does help to take a break!

1:56 pm

bojazz

congrats nan

1:56 pm

cybernan

^5 merk

1:56 pm

cybernan

anyone want clues before I leave?

1:57 pm

bojazz

no thx nan

1:58 pm

EvaNadine

*grabs NB, wherever he sis hiding, and starts dancing*

1:58 pm

cybernan

on my way then -- back at the flip :)

2:12 pm

Flask1

hi all...clue for ti7/32 please?

2:13 pm

lynxxx

hi Flsk. Compound, no point to it

2:13 pm

Flask1

thanx lynxxx

2:21 pm

Flask1

ti8/40 please?

2:24 pm

ddb4nana

a female 5/10

2:25 pm

ddb4nana

not literally, but it clues best that way ;)

2:26 pm

lynxxx

but it is literally isn't it?

2:27 pm

lynxxx

Fask - ends in our fav Loch monster

2:28 pm

ddb4nana

hmmm...lots of definitions on dictionary.com...looks like one of them is actually female 5/10

2:28 pm

ddb4nana

I continue to learn every day!

2:30 pm

PinnyPoppins

not doing so well on the grid today

2:31 pm

bojazz

well pinny - you are NOT alone! :)

2:31 pm

tfgrrl

Man are there ever grids under 100 words?

2:31 pm

bojazz

hi tfgrrl

2:31 pm

PinnyPoppins

the grid yesterday was only 55 words

2:31 pm

lynxxx

I'm with you too Pinny

2:31 pm

tfgrrl

I guess you get faster with time, or is most everyone retired?

2:31 pm

Riverdance

me neither pinny - got 89 left and getting very frustrated. Dont want to work the list. Yesterdays grid was small and quick.

2:31 pm

Flask1

can I please ask for ti6/21 as well??

2:32 pm

bichon

I like the longer grids when I have the time, and today I do

2:32 pm

PinnyPoppins

89 left - i've only clocked up 99 so far!

2:32 pm

ddb4nana

what you use when you sneeze

2:32 pm

tfgrrl

OH LOL that figures, I miss one day. Well, that's what I get, Hi BO!

2:32 pm

lynxxx

ti6.21 paper square

2:32 pm

Riverdance

i started at 8 this morning and periodically check in looking for another word

2:33 pm

Flask1

thankyou!

2:33 pm

tfgrrl

I've gotten really good at 4 letter words.

2:33 pm

Riverdance

thanks for that ti clue - i needed that - considering my cold, I should have gotten that one myself - 88 to go

2:34 pm

tfgrrl

I was looking at the rankings just now, and it's interesting that the top 10 or so are almost never in the chog?? I'm trying to decide if there's a lesson to be learned from that.

2:35 pm

bojazz

maybe tfgrrlv - but hink how dull & boring their lives probably are lol

2:36 pm

PinnyPoppins

are you sure they're not just on a different timezone?

2:36 pm

bojazz

i enjoy the chog as much as the wordbattle

2:37 pm

Riverdance

i like to chat but depends on how my day is going - sometimes dont have time to chat but can check out a word - pure addiction

2:37 pm

tfgrrl

IDK pinny I've been on at all different times, but not too many names I recognize. Maybe they're ... Da duh da... lurkers!

2:37 pm

dcseain

broll is british, aloy is in NY, sprite is in Netherlands, and they all chat sometimes

2:37 pm

bojazz

sucking up

2:37 pm

tfgrrl

Missed you Bo, *gives big hug*

2:37 pm

bojazz

infor from us sturgglers!!

2:38 pm

bojazz

thx ((tfgrrl))

2:38 pm

PinnyPoppins

sprite was here today

2:38 pm

Riverdance

have you all been playing long? been a week for me and love it

2:38 pm

PinnyPoppins

almost six months for me now (i think)

2:39 pm

tfgrrl

Chog folks' humor and interesting comments made me go pro.

2:39 pm

lynxxx

I recognise half of them. They are just so fast they are only here for a half hour each dy!

2:39 pm

bojazz

finished yesterday's grid at lunch - bored silly last night

2:39 pm

dcseain

4 years for me, 2ish of which i've been chatting

2:39 pm

bojazz

started Dec 09

2:40 pm

tfgrrl

dc what did you do for the first 2 years? Just grid? Grid and look at chog clues? Ignore the chog completely?

2:40 pm

Riverdance

wow bo you remember the exact day - impressive. i finished too early yesterday too. but went onto play my other favorite word game on wordsplay

2:40 pm

dcseain

grid and search chog archive for clues

2:41 pm

dcseain

i wanted to grok the chat culture before participating, so i read it, too

2:41 pm

Flask1

te6/24 please??

2:41 pm

lynxxx

Mom - our start dates are on Profiles

2:41 pm

tfgrrl

I will day that this has practically cure me of my FB addiction which I would've thought was impossible. I don't think I've been on it in 2 weeks at least.

2:41 pm

lynxxx

te6.24 really small

2:41 pm

dcseain

itsy-bitsy, flask

2:41 pm

Riverdance

glad you approve. I like chatting on wordsplay but can only do so in between the 3 minute games

2:42 pm

tfgrrl

I wonder what Kaplan would have to say about trading one addiction for another?? he he he

2:43 pm

Riverdance

I consider these educational addictions so they are OK

2:43 pm

dcseain

it won't take pi4.5y - enable can be prudish at times

2:43 pm

Flask1

sorry it is the other te6/24 am looking for!

2:44 pm

tfgrrl

Right Mom, at least I can say I'm learning new words, or in some cases unwords.

2:45 pm

tfgrrl

.... Most of which I will never be able to work into a conversation, but still. :-D

2:45 pm

lynxxx

te6 te & Bo**** is the study of plants

2:45 pm

dcseain

te6 - a state marked by severe, intermittent tonic contractions and muscular pain, due to abnormal calcium metabolism.

2:46 pm

Flask1

thanx both of you!

2:46 pm

Riverdance

Oh thats helpful.....

2:46 pm

tfgrrl

Ouch!

2:47 pm

Riverdance

tetanes

2:47 pm

bichon

i THOUGHT TE 6 IS WHAT YOU GET IF YOU DON'T HAVE A ***ANUS SHOT

2:47 pm

dcseain

not quity, momneeds

2:47 pm

Riverdance

lol to me

2:48 pm

dcseain

no, that's te***us, bichon

2:48 pm

tfgrrl

LMOL! What Bichon? I hope to goodness I never need one of those!

2:48 pm

lynxxx

lol Bichon

2:49 pm

bichon

I had the caps locks, sorry. It does look funny. Glad to provide entertainment

2:50 pm

hurshy

i have ti8 - what's the other one?

2:50 pm

lynxxx

pu8.50 Hursh

2:50 pm

tfgrrl

Gosh, I needed a laugh. TY.

2:50 pm

lynxxx

(a near cousin of pi7.32)

2:51 pm

hurshy

pu...pu... putative... no... pussycat... no... pu... aha, thanks lynxxx

2:51 pm

dcseain

ty for ti8 :)

2:51 pm

tfgrrl

Like your profile pic Bichon.

2:51 pm

lbdawger

hi everyone, clue for the lone T in the first column, plz?

2:52 pm

bichon

I'm still excited about all the Olympic skating

2:52 pm

hurshy

pl of a ta4/4

2:52 pm

hurshy

little man ta4 is the 4 in question

2:52 pm

lbdawger

oi! thanks, hursh

2:53 pm

hurshy

oi! back

2:53 pm

lynxxx

hi Dawg

2:53 pm

PinnyPoppins

first i wanted to get halfways before i listed and now i want to get down to 100 before i list, but it's all so hard!!!

2:54 pm

bichon

It's very hard for me too.

2:54 pm

hurshy

i like to go for 90%

2:54 pm

Riverdance

I'm getting slap happy here - guess its time for a break - thanks for the help everyone and the laughs too

2:54 pm

inge

Bichon, come visit us. The top two ice dancning medal winners pratice just souht of of in Canton, MI

2:54 pm

dcseain

i list when i'm ready to list, but i usually wait to at least halfway or two-thirds

2:54 pm

PinnyPoppins

i'm sure there's an ending or two that i'm missing, which would help me get a whole bunch in one go

2:55 pm

bichon

Yes, Inge, I know. It's nice that they're close to U of M

2:55 pm

hurshy

it is funny how you can feel soooo stuck and then go away and come back and find things

2:55 pm

tfgrrl

I think I'm listing a bit to the side actually from trying to see backwards words.

2:55 pm

dcseain

hasta, momneeds

2:56 pm

inge

The American couple actualy grew up in this area

2:56 pm

dcseain

shall i fry some ravioli in a bit?

2:56 pm

tfgrrl

BFN Mom nice to m** you.

2:57 pm

tfgrrl

Fry? I don't think I've ever tried that.

2:57 pm

dcseain

like with pierogi - boil then fry :)

2:57 pm

hurshy

america. we take other people's foods and fry them.

2:57 pm

Riverdance

fried pierogi are great - I make them - OK bye

2:57 pm

dcseain

very yummy. i had pan-fried ravioli in Palma de Mallorca when i was there.

2:58 pm

Flask1

clue please for the FIRST sp5/12 please??

2:58 pm

hurshy

you can turn the cat into an adverb!

2:58 pm

dcseain

ball sp5 hammer

2:59 pm

ChrissieDee

ty hurshy, that's a wierd one

2:59 pm

dcseain

(that clue's a malapropism, as usual)

2:59 pm

tfgrrl

dc - You are the first person to my knowledge I've ever met who uses a Dvorak keyboard, and I love the Nicoll quote!

2:59 pm

hurshy

what is a dvorak keyboard?

2:59 pm

Flask1

Oh no!!!...am so sorry its the SECOND one I want!!!

2:59 pm

dcseain

:)

3:00 pm

dcseain

i sp5 too much, or is there one in between?

3:00 pm

tfgrrl

Look at dcseain's profile

3:00 pm

hurshy

i think i've just tried anything that could come in between so i'm going to say you're right dc

3:00 pm

Flask1

thanx DC

3:01 pm

hurshy

i think a dvorak should have the letters in that order, since qwerty does

3:02 pm

dcseain

i switched to Dvorak in 1996 - much happier with it, and i have better accuracy with it. I also realized that with QWERTY, the right hand does nothing at all.

3:02 pm

tfgrrl

and dc you've gotta stop using polysyllabic words, cuz it gets me all excited and I can't concentrate on the grid.

3:02 pm

hurshy

but also, did you guys know that they originally were going to make keyboards alphabetical, but the early typewriters couldn't handle how fast secretaries were typing, and so qwerty was invented to slow them down, which it did, but only temporarily, but then they improved keyboards so it didn't matter, but by then everyone was used to qwerty and we are stuck with it to this day!

3:02 pm

dcseain

LOL

3:03 pm

tfgrrl

At first I thought it was a composer

3:03 pm

dcseain

yes, the evolution of keyboards is fascinating.

3:03 pm

tfgrrl

I didn't know that, that's typical.

3:03 pm

lynxxx

I've got 3 cat adverbs - but they are actually related to a plant

3:04 pm

dcseain

Dvorak is also the name of a composer, yes.

3:04 pm

dcseain

cat?

3:04 pm

lynxxx

pu words

3:04 pm

hurshy

how can there be 3 adverbs??????

3:05 pm

tfgrrl

I hate hate hate the screen keyboard on my phone, but my new Droid has both. I don't see how people can type on the little tiny keys.

3:05 pm

dcseain

there's a pu cat other than puma? hm....

3:05 pm

lynxxx

pu6.30 *2 & pu7.44

3:05 pm

tfgrrl

maybe I just have abnormally big fingers

3:06 pm

lynxxx

2 end like Elvis

3:06 pm

hurshy

cat in boots

3:06 pm

dcseain

ah, the pu4 that is a bodily fluid?

3:06 pm

hurshy

thanks lynxxx, that brings me up to 90%!

3:06 pm

lynxxx

depends how you say it I guess

3:07 pm

hurshy

the bodily fluid when unmodified by any endings is only a pu3

3:07 pm

Vicuna

Bodily fluid is a 3 letter word.

3:07 pm

Vicuna

Hello, all.

3:07 pm

dcseain

i don't think i've seen that word used for cat except in that one book.

3:08 pm

lynxxx

hi Vi

3:08 pm

hurshy

snap vi

3:08 pm

tfgrrl

Pu** -in-Boots

3:08 pm

dcseain

so, the cat word is unknown in the dialect here, apparenty

3:09 pm

hurshy

well... it has fallen out of favor due to other associations :(

3:09 pm

dcseain

ty for the clarificatin, vi

3:09 pm

lynxxx

really? we say "here pu**" when calling cats here

3:09 pm

Vicuna

Well, I think it's taken on taboo connotations because ...

3:09 pm

Vicuna

Hursh beat me to it again, lol!

3:09 pm

hurshy

we think far too much alike!

3:09 pm

dcseain

alaways with a y on the end here, and still not very common.

3:10 pm

tfgrrl

That's cuz you say fanny

3:10 pm

dcseain

and rarely used for cats anymore, come to think of it, though it still carries that meaning.

3:11 pm

Vicuna

But we have pu5 willows blooming here right now! =)

3:11 pm

lynxxx

I/we don't use fanny all that much actully tfg

3:12 pm

dcseain

pu5 willow is exceedingly rare here - it's mostly not cold enough for it.

3:12 pm

tfgrrl

Really? What about u hurshy? Maybe I've been misinformed.

3:12 pm

dcseain

fanny is known here, but slightly antiquated.

3:13 pm

tfgrrl

Ya, but in the US fanny is your bum, not so elsewhere is what I was told.

3:14 pm

hurshy

i'm officially american. i'm only british in spirit.

3:14 pm

lynxxx

That is right tfg, but we still don't use the word very much

3:14 pm

Vicuna

Oh fanny means a neighboring district in some dialects? Intriguing. Must research!

3:15 pm

bichon

Wait, we don't use fanny or bum, but heinie or butt

3:15 pm

tfgrrl

Well, I guess it used to, thanks for the update lynx, like to um, stay on top of things.

3:16 pm

tfgrrl

You don't say bum bichon?

3:16 pm

dcseain

few in NA do for that usage

3:17 pm

bichon

Not in the northeast. We use heinie cause hubby is German or tushie cause I'm Jewish or butt

3:18 pm

bichon

But I do have "CA grandkids and I suppose I'll have to use other words around them

3:18 pm

tfgrrl

Hmm, well I wonder were I picked that up, tushie is Jewish?? What about tuckus?

3:18 pm

dcseain

derriere is used here sometimes, too.

3:18 pm

bichon

both are Yiddish forms of the Hebrew word for bottom

3:19 pm

bichon

too fancy dc

3:19 pm

dcseain

US English has absorbed a lot of Yiddish

3:19 pm

bichon

In polite company, I'd use bottom

3:19 pm

tfgrrl

Wow, derriere must be French.

3:19 pm

dcseain

much to ruru's dismay :)

3:19 pm

Vicuna

My favorite euphemism was used in a yoga class I took once. They insisted on referring to our "sitbones."

3:19 pm

dcseain

i've heard that term - i always want to giggle at it

3:20 pm

tfgrrl

*giggling* I think I had an elementary teacher who said that

3:20 pm

Vicuna

Yeah, I thought it was funny.

3:20 pm

bichon

yes, but you exercise your "glutes"

3:21 pm

hurshy

the cows at the farm were glad to see a group of children who came to visit and seemed awfully excited. but the pigs were dismayed. "don't you know?" they said to the cows, "they're here to me6!"

3:21 pm

tfgrrl

They were always telling us to sit "Indian style" on the floor too, which I never understood.

3:21 pm

dcseain

yes, the muscles over the bones

3:21 pm

bichon

Or "tailor style". Who knew any tailors

3:22 pm

Vicuna

Never heard tailor style, but that makes sense. If you see old engraving that's how tailors sat!

3:22 pm

tfgrrl

I always like the "r" inserted into a**.

3:22 pm

Vicuna

Now they say "criss-cross applesauce." Cute, but I never saw applesauce sitting that way, either! lol

3:22 pm

bichon

tassle isn't in the dictionary

3:22 pm

hego

Whew! done!

3:22 pm

dcseain

my mothers parents used ares only combined with 'horse's'

3:22 pm

hego

Anyone need a clue?

3:22 pm

dcseain

congrats, hego

3:23 pm

lynxxx

Congrats Hego!

3:23 pm

dcseain

swich last letters, bichon

3:23 pm

hurshy

you've spelt it wrong, bichon

3:23 pm

Vicuna

Bichon, that's cause it's spelled with the last two letters reversed.

3:23 pm

bichon

Good work Hego

3:23 pm

Vicuna

Yay for Hego!

3:23 pm

tfgrrl

WTG Heo

3:23 pm

bichon

oh doh! excuse me

3:23 pm

hego

lol Bichon

3:24 pm

hego

ty friends

3:24 pm

tfgrrl

*hego

3:24 pm

hego

yes

3:24 pm

jmbdobie2

good job hego !

3:25 pm

hego

Hi jmb

3:25 pm

tfgrrl

no just fixing my typo, I said heo

3:25 pm

hego

I see

3:25 pm

jmbdobie2

hi hego... i still have 127 left.

3:26 pm

hego

this was a hard one today, I thought.

3:26 pm

hego

Oh, poor jmb

3:26 pm

hego

nice hot cocoa, though.

3:27 pm

lynxxx

great looking car jmb

3:27 pm

jmbdobie2

got to quit soon and finish up work. bb later tonight

3:27 pm

jmbdobie2

thanks lynxx

3:27 pm

hego

I have to go if no one needs anything.

3:28 pm

hego

Lynxxx, how are you?

3:29 pm

hego

okay, g'nite All, then. have a good one!

3:29 pm

jmbdobie2

bye hego!

3:29 pm

lynxxx

Very well Hego, about to go too, just starting the day here

3:30 pm

hego

Keep an eye on the other side of the world, wiil you?

3:30 pm

dcseain

be well, hego

3:30 pm

hego

Bye Seain and All

3:31 pm

dcseain

how is Fall setting in, lyn?

3:31 pm

Vicuna

Bye, hego.

3:34 pm

Nancy Boy

good evening, all :) back for the last...er...200

3:34 pm

Vicuna

Hello, Nancy Boy.

3:38 pm

dcseain

hi, NB :)

3:39 pm

sammysmom

clue please for the last 6/24

3:39 pm

dcseain

starting with what, sammys?

3:40 pm

Vicuna

y, I guess! lol

3:41 pm

sammysmom

te 6/24

3:41 pm

dcseain

very, very small, sammys

3:41 pm

Vicuna

I have only one, and it's very small.

3:42 pm

dcseain

oh, sorry, add the ending of the study f plants

3:42 pm

dcseain

a state marked by severe, intermittent tonic contractions and muscular pain, due to abnormal calcium metabolism.
is the definition

3:42 pm

Vicuna

Oh, thanks, dc.

3:42 pm

jmbdobie2

i need one more word to be over halfway done. does anyone have a clue for the bottom left t (any at all) so i can stop BABBLING?

3:43 pm

Vicuna

They're all ty words, jmd.

3:43 pm

dcseain

the ty5 of a fork

3:44 pm

bichon

I'm done, anyone need clue[s]

3:44 pm

sammysmom

sorry- i am so befuddled that i dont get the clue

3:44 pm

bichon

sammy, think of a Brittish river

3:44 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

3:45 pm

jmbdobie2

ty dc i forgot the alternative spelling!

3:45 pm

dcseain

howdy, jmc

3:45 pm

jmbdobie2

hi jmc

3:45 pm

Vicuna

Hello, jmc.

3:45 pm

jmcnrick

jmb your car is not older than I am!

3:45 pm

Vicuna

Mine is, jmc! lol

3:46 pm

jmcnrick

true vic!

3:46 pm

jmcnrick

If I were at home I could use a photo of my 1972 Mustang convertible -- cars over 25 are legally antiques

3:46 pm

jmbdobie2

if your profile is accurate, you only have me beat by 3 years

3:47 pm

jmbdobie2

a 72 stang??? way cool!

3:47 pm

jmcnrick

I was born the year of your car jmb

3:47 pm

jmcnrick

it needs work -- alas

3:48 pm

Nancy Boy

Jmc! Your icon just made me laugh all over again

3:48 pm

jmbdobie2

This car is in a museum in ypsilanti - i love looking at all the goodies there. *you don't need work jmc?*

3:49 pm

jmcnrick

i need lots of work jmb

3:49 pm

Vicuna

Well, your '72 car is only older than Nancy Boy. It's a young 'un. =)

3:50 pm

Nancy Boy

but I'm growing up as fast as I canÂ¬

3:50 pm

jmcnrick

i need some help with the i words for nbt

3:50 pm

jmbdobie2

anyway dc helped me get over halfway & i added a few more... so time to go for now. I will bbl.

3:51 pm

jmcnrick

don't rush NB

3:51 pm

Vicuna

There's a water-locked bit of land, a Japanese immigrant,

3:51 pm

Vicuna

and the end of a famous poem (and now a movie?) Inv----

3:52 pm

Vicuna

Bye, jmdobie.

3:52 pm

jmcnrick

bye jmb

3:52 pm

jmcnrick

ty ty vic i am now at nbt

3:52 pm

Vicuna

Yay!

3:53 pm

jmcnrick

i never remember the japanese immigrant -- i am going to have to put that on my memorization list

3:53 pm

Vicuna

Yeah, I tend to miss it, too. Maybe because it isn't English!

3:55 pm

guernseygirl

Hi, everyone

3:55 pm

jmcnrick

hi guernsey

3:55 pm

Vicuna

Hello, guernseygirl.

3:56 pm

guernseygirl

i hope you're all well.

3:56 pm

Vicuna

Blooming, thanks. And you?

3:57 pm

guernseygirl

Great, too, thanks. planning a trip to London for the weekend.

3:57 pm

Vicuna

Sounds like fun.

3:57 pm

guernseygirl

Should be. Going to see the Van Gogh exhibiton and catch up with old friends.

3:58 pm

Vicuna

Oh wonderful.

3:58 pm

guernseygirl

meanwhile, i'm totally stuck on an6/18. A clue would be great.

3:59 pm

Vicuna

an6/18 - an + fill your hunger

3:59 pm

guernseygirl

aneats

4:00 pm

guernseygirl

Sorry, sorry, wrong box!

4:00 pm

Vicuna

well, it's actually an anagram of that...

4:00 pm

guernseygirl

not that one anyway

4:00 pm

Vicuna

and the last 3 letters would be the past tense of the word you added there...

4:01 pm

Vicuna

And speaking of which, time to go make dinner. It'll be a big production today because the kids are "helping!"

4:01 pm

Vicuna

Bye, all!

4:01 pm

guernseygirl

Got it. TY. have a good meal and a good time with the kids.

4:01 pm

jmcnrick

bye vic

4:10 pm

Flask1

clue for pu6/30 please.....the FIRST one please?

4:11 pm

guernseygirl

Sorry, I haven't got it either

4:14 pm

Nef

Hi Everybody. Flask, I haven't gone to the list yet; I have a pu6/30 after the pu7/44. Is that the right one?

4:16 pm

Flask1

Sorry Nef...its the one after pu8

4:16 pm

guernseygirl

I'd love clues for either of those two.

4:16 pm

Nef

then I don't have it. Sorry.

4:17 pm

Flask1

do any lurkers have it for me please??

4:17 pm

Flask1

Its my last word!

4:17 pm

dcseain

i have not the 8 nor that 6.30

4:18 pm

sammysmom

help please... the are 2 te 6/24 words- i have the forst meaning very small.. i need a clue for the last one on the list following what you sleep in on a camping trip

4:18 pm

Joanne123

more kitty with sometimes vowel ending??

4:19 pm

Nef

guernsey, pu** 4/6 is fluid from an infected wound. There is a pu7/44 which could be a cat + and archaic song; then pu 6/30 is a cat + adverb ending

4:20 pm

guernseygirl

Thanks Nef. i'll work on those.

4:22 pm

Nef

Sorry, sammy. I don't have the other one

4:22 pm

sammysmom

never mind- i finally monkeyed it

4:22 pm

sammysmom

bbl to fisish

4:22 pm

guernseygirl

Got them both. Thanks

4:24 pm

Flask1

so does anyone have the first pu6/30 now?

4:24 pm

dcseain

i don't yet

4:24 pm

Nef

not me

4:24 pm

Flask1

lol....DC, you and I both!

4:25 pm

dcseain

is that the one that drops one of the double letters?

4:26 pm

Nef

NOW I have the pu6/30 after the 8! Take a cons out of the middle of the pu7/44!

4:26 pm

Flask1

what do you mean??

4:27 pm

Nef

If it's the pu 6/30 after the pu8/50, take a consonent out of the middle of the pu 7/44 a few words farther down

4:28 pm

guernseygirl

It's the one like a cat +an old fashioned song, but you take out a doubled letter in the middle.

4:28 pm

smooth_pappa

hey everyone! Diving right into the grid today. I have a new video game that I can't wait to get to... but the OCD part of me won't let me start it till I work on this puzzle ;)

4:28 pm

dcseain

lol smooth, welcome

4:28 pm

Flask1

OMG!!....Thanks Nef....and DC.....Fireworks for me at last....Goodnight all....

4:28 pm

dcseain

ah, the pu8 is from French

4:28 pm

dcseain

congrats and good night, flask

4:28 pm

guernseygirl

Hi smooth pappa. i have to go to bed now ready for an early start tomorrow.

4:28 pm

Nef

hi smooth! Sounds like you have your priorities straight! ;-)

4:29 pm

guernseygirl

goodnight all.

4:29 pm

Nef

YAY, Flask!!! WTG!!

4:29 pm

dcseain

good night, gurnsey

4:29 pm

Nef

bye guernsey

4:31 pm

smooth_pappa

you know, I really do like the fact that even as a 30 year old man, with a decent job, I can still appreciate a good video game ;)

4:32 pm

Nef

I didn't know men outgrew video games, smooth. You wouldn't know it by my DH or son

4:33 pm

Nef

(of course my son works as a QA supervisor for a video gaming company now; so he plays games at work too!)

4:34 pm

smooth_pappa

HA!

4:34 pm

smooth_pappa

now, he's got his priorities straight ;)

4:35 pm

Nef

maybe, maybe not. His wife doesn't agree with that I think

4:35 pm

Nef

So what game did you get?

4:38 pm

smooth_pappa

The new Final Fantasy

4:39 pm

smooth_pappa

I don't actually play that many video games, but I'm a sucker for that series

4:41 pm

Nef

I don't know that one.

4:42 pm

dcseain

it amazes me that they keep comung out with more Final Fantasy games

4:43 pm

smooth_pappa

this is number 13

4:46 pm

sixty7stang13

pu 6/24 pls

4:48 pm

Nef

pu 6/24 = pu + ** this a **w toy?

4:49 pm

dcseain

oy. ty, nef

4:50 pm

sixty7stang13

ty nef

4:51 pm

Nef

yw

4:56 pm

sixty7stang13

does the PU 8 work off the PU 6/24?

4:57 pm

smooth_pappa

up for air! Man! I love lickety! that is such a great tool!!

4:57 pm

Nef

yes, sixty

4:58 pm

Nef

add a small picnic pest to the beginning of the word

4:58 pm

sixty7stang13

tyvm Nef

5:00 pm

Rows

that picnic pest clue makes no sense to me... i tried adding it to the beginning of the word and it's not a word, nor is it even in the puzzle :/

5:00 pm

Rows

i know i'm not the one who asked for the clue, but i was using it :)

5:01 pm

dcseain

end, not beginning

5:02 pm

Nef

the picnic pest surrounds the high point 2 letter box on the grid

5:03 pm

Nef

pu8/50 ends with that

5:03 pm

bojazz

which pu6/24 are you using? is there more than 1?

5:05 pm

Nef

there is only 1 pu 6/24, bo. Pu + ** that a ** toy you have?

5:05 pm

Nef

sorry I'll try again : Pu+ ** that a **w toy?

5:05 pm

bojazz

got that, don't understand the pu8 clue, though

5:06 pm

kje

yo

5:06 pm

Nef

pu+ ** that ****a Claus?

5:06 pm

Nef

hi kje

5:07 pm

kje

looks french - ty nef

5:07 pm

bojazz

thax - got that. sorry for being like molasses

5:08 pm

Boobear

clue for as 5/12

5:08 pm

bojazz

even sounds french :)

5:09 pm

Nef

sorry Boo, I don't have it

5:09 pm

Nef

bo, I don't know or speak French.

5:10 pm

Nef

I'm language-impaired. :-)

5:11 pm

kje

us?

5:13 pm

Nef

us5= nauseated?

5:14 pm

bojazz

i don't either, nef - it sure looks french to me

5:16 pm

kje

def does not mean nauseated, but got it

5:17 pm

bojazz

it is french in origin - i looked it up in my Funk & Wagnalls :)

5:17 pm

Kaplan the Magne

And "tieups" is not a word because...?

5:17 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Bojazz is remembering catchphrases from "Laugh-In?" That dates us for sure.

5:18 pm

bojazz

for sure!

5:18 pm

bojazz

if profiles are correct, i'm not the oldest here - but damn close

5:19 pm

Kaplan the Magne

NO ONE under 50 would know that reference.

5:19 pm

bojazz

lol

5:19 pm

Riverdance

hello all - i am struggling with those u words - dont have any - and I loved "laugh in"

5:19 pm

Nef

very true, bo

5:19 pm

Nef

err Kaplan

5:19 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Any more than they would remember poems by Henry Gibson.

5:19 pm

kje

up + ri4

5:20 pm

kje

up + ri5

5:20 pm

Riverdance

not a poem fan'

5:20 pm

kje

up + se4

5:20 pm

kje

up5 = angry

5:21 pm

kje

us5 = us + a ompass direction + vowel

5:21 pm

kje

sorry, hard to clue that

5:21 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Oh, but Henry Gibson's poetry you would like.

5:21 pm

LuvWordGames

clue for the last te 6/24 after the canvas abode please?

5:22 pm

Riverdance

supper calls - be back - thanks - got 2 anyway

5:23 pm

kje

ti7?

5:24 pm

bojazz

thx kje

5:24 pm

LuvWordGames

ti 7/32 what a waitress never wants to experience

5:24 pm

kje

yw

5:25 pm

kje

ty luv

5:25 pm

kje

good clue

5:25 pm

bojazz

or waiters, Luv

5:26 pm

LuvWordGames

true bojazz

5:27 pm

smooth_pappa

fireworks!!! time to go play my new game. have a good night, all!

5:27 pm

bojazz

congrats smooth

5:27 pm

dcseain

congrats, smooth, and enjoy the game

5:28 pm

Nef

YAY, smooth! WTG!!!

5:30 pm

LuvWordGames

pu 6/30 Gomez & Morticia's son minus the g

5:34 pm

Boobear

clue for cu 6/24 pls

5:34 pm

kje

really wishing i hadn't started this grid - mind is not in it today

5:35 pm

dcseain

little adorable ones, boo

5:35 pm

jillibus

hello all

5:35 pm

kje

cu- pretty little children? or the new name for a box of clementines

5:36 pm

kje

hi

5:36 pm

dcseain

hi, je and jilli

5:36 pm

jillibus

I just want you all to know that the ? says the sn4/6 word and its pl are Canadian (chiefly Ontario) and I've never heard of it.

5:36 pm

Nef

hi jilli

5:37 pm

jillibus

that's cute about your car, DC :)

5:37 pm

dcseain

ty, jilli

5:38 pm

kje

my first car was a VW bug too, dc!

5:38 pm

jillibus

oh dear, PB for me -- it's cu4 about your car

5:38 pm

kje

actually, my first 2 cars were bugs

5:38 pm

dcseain

cool, kje. i hated the standard bugs, what with the windscreen in your face.

5:38 pm

kje

my dream car is a ghia

5:39 pm

dcseain

ghias are nice :)

5:39 pm

jillibus

my funnest car was a Sunbeam Alpine, red

5:40 pm

kje

baby blue ghia... that would be my car

5:40 pm

dcseain

those were pretty, and looks like they were fun to drive.

5:40 pm

Nef

ghias weren't good in the winter though.

5:41 pm

jillibus

I loved it, but then hubby got me a yellow Camaro and I didn't like it at all -- it fishtailed.

5:41 pm

jillibus

he thought it was safer, hah!

5:45 pm

dcseain

tom loves camaros. he wants a t-top one.

5:46 pm

dcseain

i doubt he'll ever have one, but he can dream.

5:47 pm

jillibus

tell him about the fishtailing

5:48 pm

Nef

My first car was a 1971 Pontiac Firebird, blue metalic paint with white leather interior. I paid cash for it; it was beautiful, but a lemon.

5:49 pm

Nef

I was a County Health nurse and that thing knew the ditches better than the road: powerful engine, body was way too light

5:49 pm

jillibus

pretyy, though, eh nef?

5:49 pm

jillibus

*pretty

5:50 pm

dcseain

will do, jilli.

5:51 pm

dcseain

i hated the pontiac i had briefly in the early 90s.

5:51 pm

jillibus

my Sunbeam was secondhand and I had it in about 1964. I felt so cool driving around with the top down and a white chiffon scarf on my head

5:51 pm

Nef

yep. I sold it at 44,000 miles and the trunk body floor was actually cracked in half from the spare tire vibrating in there

5:52 pm

dcseain

sonds lovely, jilli

5:52 pm

dcseain

that's horrible nef

5:53 pm

jillibus

I traded in my 12-year-old Pontiac in 2004 for my recall-free Toyota Corolla LE -- the Pontiac's floor was rusted almost through and the head gasket was shot. I got $500 for it in the trade-in.

5:53 pm

Nef

my next car was a yellow Vega! I figured if it was a lemon, it would be the right color! :-D

5:53 pm

jmbdobie2

hello all! back to try and get down under 75 before listing (120 left right now)

5:54 pm

jillibus

well done, dobie!

5:54 pm

jillibus

I have 26 left and have been listing for ages. Was quite blond last night.

5:55 pm

Nef

I listed at 100

5:56 pm

dcseain

i'm down to 63, no list yet, but soon. right now, i think i'll go cook something. bbl

5:56 pm

Nef

Oh. 79 left now

5:56 pm

jillibus

*blind (I've never been blonde except when I wore a wig as a joke)

5:57 pm

Nef

LOL, jilli! Blind, blonde; does it matter on Babble some days?

5:57 pm

jillibus

although I guess I was being as dumb as the blond they make jokes about

5:58 pm

Rows

any clues on the pu 8/50?

5:58 pm

Rows

i have the pu 6/24 if that helps

6:00 pm

Nef

first 4 letters are the same, then add a consonant and finish with a picnic pest

6:00 pm

jillibus

rows, remove the last 2 letters of the pu6, double the last cons of what remains, and add the picnic pest. It's French and powerful :)

6:01 pm

jillibus

nef beat me to it

6:01 pm

Rows

argh, what a terrible word

6:01 pm

Rows

thanks guys

6:04 pm

jillibus

I've seen a lot worse and at least this one has a meaning

6:07 pm

jillibus

does anyone need a clue for ti7/32?

6:07 pm

stidgmere

Sure, what is the ti clue?

6:09 pm

jillibus

ti7/32 -- what a bad waitress becomes ;)

6:09 pm

jillibus

hi gmere

6:09 pm

stidgmere

Oh, what a great joke! Got it immediately!!! We're going to be your way later this month. Looking forward to a good visit.

6:09 pm

jillibus

(or waiter)

6:10 pm

jillibus

looking forward to that, gmere :)

6:11 pm

jmbdobie2

great clue jili

6:13 pm

jillibus

ty dobie

6:17 pm

jillibus

dobie -- nice car -- we had a Henry J back in the fifties

6:18 pm

jillibus

way ahead of its time -- all cars then were huge and it was about the size of my Toyota now

6:24 pm

lbdawger

hi everyone!

6:24 pm

Kenny Chuck

I am lost with ti8.Any help? I don't get the female ti5.

6:25 pm

lbdawger

before the greek gods like kronos and atlas, add feminine ending.

6:27 pm

jillibus

* * firewords * *

6:27 pm

lbdawger

whoooooo hooooo JILLI!!

6:27 pm

stidgmere

Hooorayyy jilli!

6:27 pm

jillibus

hi lbd and kenny

6:27 pm

jillibus

I can clue now

6:28 pm

Kenny Chuck

Thanks Ibdawger!

6:29 pm

jillibus

kenny -- why no flag?

6:29 pm

lbdawger

yw, kenny

6:30 pm

sixty7stang13

sp 5/12 the 3rd one plz

6:31 pm

jillibus

sp5 -- add a cons after the sp of the previous word

6:31 pm

Rows

clue for an 6/18?

6:32 pm

sixty7stang13

tyvm jillibus

6:32 pm

jillibus

an6/18 -- an + cons + consumed

6:32 pm

jillibus

yvw 67

6:38 pm

Rows

ty jilli :)

6:39 pm

jillibus

yw

6:42 pm

sixty7stang13

es 6/21 pls

6:46 pm

lbdawger

es**** de corps

6:47 pm

sixty7stang13

tyvm Ibdawger

6:52 pm

Boobear

clue for cu 6/24 pls

6:53 pm

Boobear

the first one pls

6:54 pm

jillibus

cu6/24 is a French thigh, woowoo -- the owner might be a good k****r

6:55 pm

sixty7stang13

cu6/24 - a piece of armor or padding for protecting the thigh

6:56 pm

jillibus

(that's cu + k****r (smoocher))

6:58 pm

Boobear

ty found it

6:58 pm

PinnyPoppins

any clues for the as7?

6:59 pm

Boobear

as 7 to put on cuts to prevent infection

7:00 pm

jillibus

as7 -- nice and clean, free from germs

7:00 pm

PinnyPoppins

thanks boobear :)

7:00 pm

Boobear

yw

7:00 pm

PinnyPoppins

thanks jilli

7:00 pm

jillibus

brb

7:00 pm

lbdawger

gotta go pay attention to my class, bbl

7:02 pm

jillibus

gee, the clock on this computer is about 10 minutes slow!

7:02 pm

jillibus

gotta go fix that...

7:07 pm

jillibus

oh, it was my watch that was out of whack, duh.

7:19 pm

Boobear

clue for is 5/12 pls

7:21 pm

dcseain

japanese-ish babblet, boo

7:21 pm

lynxxx

like the ti6.21 - no T

7:21 pm

Boobear

ty

7:27 pm

dcseain

pan-fried ravioli and broccoli in browned butter with burnt garlic. Yummy!

7:28 pm

Rows

any clue on the as 7?

7:28 pm

lynxxx

very nice!

7:28 pm

dcseain

not toxic, rows

7:29 pm

Rows

hmm, not getting it

7:29 pm

dcseain

se6 - dirty/toxic/sicening as7 is opposite

7:30 pm

jillibus

as7 -- germ-free

7:30 pm

Rows

ah...

7:30 pm

Rows

thanks... i didn't have se6 before

7:31 pm

jillibus

brb again

7:33 pm

dcseain

that se6 is a common nickna4 for the Philadelphia transit system

7:34 pm

lynxxx

we call the tanks that are not hooked up the the sewerge system that too

7:35 pm

rururocks

ta 5/14 please?

7:36 pm

dcseain

yes, same here, lyn

7:36 pm

lynxxx

ta5 like the flower with black faces p****

7:36 pm

dcseain

small, ruru

7:37 pm

rururocks

ty

7:37 pm

rururocks

weird...but thank you

7:37 pm

dcseain

oops, wrong one. sigh.

7:38 pm

Rows

i'm stuck on the cu 6/24... i swear i've tried the only combo that should work

7:38 pm

lynxxx

pretty common herb Ruru though not used so much now

7:38 pm

dcseain

a group of children or kittens might be called cu6

7:39 pm

lynxxx

cu & that guy was a good k****r (smoocher) Jilli's clue

7:40 pm

Rows

oops i meant the cu 6/27

7:40 pm

Rows

and never mind, i just got it
i was mixed up

7:40 pm

rururocks

boy.. is this a tough grid

7:41 pm

rururocks

te 6/24?

7:41 pm

Rows

ty though

7:41 pm

jillibus

cu6/27 -- swear and urinate but remove the last cons from each word

7:41 pm

dcseain

thanks, jilli

7:42 pm

jillibus

te6/24 -- add the sometime vowel to the adolescents

7:42 pm

rururocks

swear and urinate..? sounds like Mickey Rouke

7:42 pm

lynxxx

te6 really small ,use the te5.10 to start

7:43 pm

rururocks

after that one lynxxx..

7:43 pm

jillibus

probably, ruru, whoever he is

7:43 pm

rururocks

the last te 6

7:43 pm

redturtlehead

evenin babblers!

7:43 pm

lynxxx

te & the study of plants is Bo****

7:43 pm

lynxxx

hi Red

7:44 pm

jillibus

te6/24 -- the Vietnam Te* offensive hardly left ***one alive

7:44 pm

lynxxx

Hve you seen his movie Ruru, apparently very very good

7:44 pm

redturtlehead

how is everyone?

7:44 pm

rururocks

thank you both >>> I always miss that one

7:45 pm

herekittykitty

Fireworks!

7:45 pm

rururocks

Mickey Rourke is a very good actor..

7:45 pm

jillibus

hi red

7:45 pm

lynxxx

Congrats Kitty

7:45 pm

redturtlehead

yaaay! Kitty!

7:45 pm

jillibus

YAY kitty!!!

7:46 pm

herekittykitty

Ill stick for a bit for clues.

7:46 pm

Boobear

clue for na 5 pls

7:46 pm

dcseain

congrats, kitty

7:46 pm

dcseain

hi, red

7:47 pm

jillibus

n + consumed (pl)

7:47 pm

herekittykitty

na 5, plural a mans name

7:48 pm

Boobear

ty

7:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi all

7:50 pm

dcseain

hi, TO

7:50 pm

lynxxx

hi TOwl

7:50 pm

dcseain

the Montecillo Crianza 2006 is quite a lovely Rioja.

7:51 pm

dcseain

and it tastes like it would age well for a few years, too.

7:52 pm

lynxxx

I am so up with wines - thought you were talkng about a car at first

7:52 pm

rururocks

they do dc ... they do

7:52 pm

rururocks

aw 6 please?

7:53 pm

rururocks

I need help on my last ones

7:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

can someone pls clue the is?

7:53 pm

rururocks

nm

7:53 pm

rururocks

I figured it ou

7:53 pm

rururocks

out

7:53 pm

lynxxx

aw & fewer (common end today)

7:53 pm

rururocks

japanese 1st generation

7:53 pm

rururocks

is the is

7:53 pm

dcseain

tropical is4

7:54 pm

rururocks

se 6/24?

7:54 pm

lynxxx

is5 give forth, or to take is*** with someone

7:55 pm

lynxxx

se6 liike the as7

7:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty, missing one fromn the top i

7:56 pm

rururocks

the first se 6/24 before tha as7

7:56 pm

lynxxx

ic5.14 perhaps TOwl?

7:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes ty lyn

7:57 pm

lynxxx

se6 like the antidandruff shampoo

7:57 pm

redturtlehead

I am having a lot of trouble convincing myself to get this one done.

7:58 pm

lynxxx

bit wearisome isn't it Red

7:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

lyn not getting that one

7:58 pm

redturtlehead

Yes, that work in between sort of got me tired.

7:59 pm

rururocks

thanks.. took a bit for me

7:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

the shampoo last vowel is a u and none of the others work

8:00 pm

lynxxx

try sometimes vowel insted TOwl

8:00 pm

redturtlehead

try the sometimes vowel TO

8:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

8:00 pm

rururocks

I have learned an rapid distaste of P words today

8:01 pm

rururocks

pi 6/21?

8:02 pm

dcseain

he pi6 her for her troubles

8:02 pm

lynxxx

How odd, that shampoo seems to be spelled both ways

8:02 pm

rururocks

yeah.. dc.. thank you

8:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

in this grid?

8:04 pm

redturtlehead

TY DC

8:04 pm

lynxxx

no, not here, I ws just checking on the web that my spelling of it was OK

8:05 pm

rururocks

1st pu?

8:05 pm

dcseain

pu6 like cu6 meaning food

8:05 pm

redturtlehead

Any TW words?

8:06 pm

Rows

no, no tw words

8:06 pm

redturtlehead

ty rows

8:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

don't have cu 6

8:07 pm

Rows

haha am i the only one who tried eywa?

8:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

and i don't have any words fron the bottom left t

8:08 pm

dcseain

all ty words

8:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

8:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

cu 6 pls?

8:08 pm

lynxxx

pu6 like french cu**i**

8:08 pm

redturtlehead

oh man, I have been eyeing that T and its gray already...

8:08 pm

rururocks

don't get the pu 6 clue?

8:09 pm

Rows

which one?

8:09 pm

Rows

which one?

8:09 pm

dcseain

pu6 like haute cu6

8:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

the one that is a food like cu6

8:09 pm

dcseain

oh, drop next-to-last vowel :">

8:09 pm

lynxxx

no food like cu6

8:10 pm

rururocks

got it

8:10 pm

rururocks

thank you

8:10 pm

kenzie123

HI PPL

8:11 pm

Riverdance

<(") penguins and (^^^) sharks

8:11 pm

kenzie123

hello

8:11 pm

rururocks

told you I need clues...

8:11 pm

dcseain

hello, kenzie

8:11 pm

Riverdance

hey kenzie123

8:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

:( not getting wither pu6 or cu6

8:12 pm

kenzie123

hi

8:12 pm

kenzie123

!!!

8:12 pm

redturtlehead

I need bunches too Ruru.

8:13 pm

dcseain

pu6 ends rather like mr D if Mickey fame

8:13 pm

rururocks

i just need help on the pu 6/30 the first one

8:14 pm

rururocks

how did dee finish this beast so quickly...jeez

8:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

ok...i am totally can confused. maybe i should go back to original clue

8:14 pm

lynxxx

pu6.30 pu & Par**** green herb added to most things

8:14 pm

rururocks

yikes...

8:14 pm

rururocks

thank you lynxxx

8:15 pm

rururocks

never would have found that one.

8:15 pm

rururocks

knew the y was involved

8:15 pm

dcseain

1st pu6 - add Mr D****y of Mickey fame

8:15 pm

Rows

clue for en6?

8:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

8:16 pm

Rows

clue for en6?

8:18 pm

rururocks

en + vowell + nervous twitch

8:19 pm

Rows

ty ruru

8:19 pm

lynxxx

TY Ruru, was stuck on that too

8:19 pm

rururocks

:)

8:19 pm

rururocks

happy to help.. you saved me today

8:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

as 7 pls?

8:27 pm

jillibus

as 7 is germ-free

8:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

8:28 pm

jillibus

whereas se6 is infected

8:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

wow verizon has droid on buy one get one free - times must be tough in the cell industry

8:29 pm

dcseain

economy's hard all around

8:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes went to dr tonightand he gave me a deal, but his waiting room was full

8:30 pm

dcseain

tom's cousin -a doctor - has been working for barter

8:30 pm

lynxxx

sheesh - took me 10 minutes to find up6/7 (the revolting one)

8:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes if it is elective ooh revolting words?

8:31 pm

lynxxx

Wow, that is awful. Things are picking up here quite well

8:31 pm

redturtlehead

there is a revolting up?

8:31 pm

lynxxx

revolting as in rebelling

8:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

think ri4/5

8:32 pm

redturtlehead

ahhh, not vomit.

8:32 pm

dcseain

revolutionary, yes, red

8:32 pm

lynxxx

ewww no!

8:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

missing both as 5

8:33 pm

lynxxx

one as5 is a tree - or a ski resort?

8:33 pm

dcseain

a town in Colorado and a ski resort and a tree, yes

8:33 pm

lynxxx

the other s 5 are the snakes with a vwl in it

8:34 pm

lynxxx

I must go, spent waaay to much time on this, bye all - have fun

8:35 pm

redturtlehead

bye lynnx, I am ging to watch this ending episode of Phineas and Ferb and then go to bed!

8:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

night red

8:35 pm

Rows

i'm having a tough time with these me words

8:36 pm

Rows

i'm missing me 6/24, 6/21 and 7/32

8:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

59 left.

8:39 pm

redturtlehead

go TO..

8:40 pm

westford

rows there are 2 sets of 6/21 7/32 which do you need?

8:41 pm

westford

hello everyone

8:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi west, pu8 pls?

8:41 pm

Rows

oops, i mean the second set

8:41 pm

Rows

oops, i mean the second set
sorry

8:41 pm

Nef

the 6/24me is the urinary exit for the body

8:42 pm

dcseain

1nd sp5.12, pls?

8:42 pm

dcseain

1nd sp5.12, pls?
er, 2nd sp5.12, pls?

8:42 pm

westford

like an annoying little person with a u after the p

8:42 pm

Rows

apparently i'm not familiar with anatomy :(

8:43 pm

westford

sorry rows that was the pu8 you need the stone that tortillas are made on

8:43 pm

westford

and plural

8:43 pm

Nef

me 6/24= beef +you and me= **

8:43 pm

Rows

i'm not familiar with tortilla-making either :/

8:43 pm

Rows

this is making me feel dumb :(

8:44 pm

westford

or I remember when we me* and what we a** for dinner

8:44 pm

Rows

i got your clue, Nef, thanks :)

8:44 pm

pippingeek

hello babblers! wow is that a lot of words...

8:44 pm

Rows

west, that leads me to "metre"

8:44 pm

Nef

pu8= pu+ ** that ****a Claus?

8:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

8:45 pm

redturtlehead

TY

8:45 pm

Rows

sadly i know nothing about making tortillas or the stones that are used for that

8:45 pm

westford

almost rows what we a** yesterday

8:46 pm

Nef

and seain, I'm struggling with those dans sp words myself

8:46 pm

Rows

ah, got it! ty :)

8:46 pm

Nef

(dang)

8:46 pm

Rows

this is a tough grid

8:46 pm

westford

and now you can make tortillas lol

8:46 pm

redturtlehead

I have a few minutes left as I watch agent P defeat doofenschmirtz.

8:46 pm

westford

what is that you're watching red?

8:47 pm

redturtlehead

Phineas and Ferb. a very amusing cartoon done by Disney, not at all Disneyish

8:48 pm

westford

I'm one away from 50 so I can list

8:48 pm

redturtlehead

I have 102 left. too lazy to list.

8:49 pm

redturtlehead

and too lazy to finish

8:49 pm

westford

I have 3 y words the sailboat and plural and desires

8:50 pm

westford

the 2 y's I have left ...is the y used as a vowel?

8:51 pm

Uneaixoise

ye4 and 5 -- animal ouchie sound

8:51 pm

westford

thanks une

8:51 pm

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

8:52 pm

westford

there is was right under my nose

8:52 pm

Uneaixoise

i didn't see it at first either!

8:52 pm

Rows

i can't seem to get the last pe 5/12 :/

8:52 pm

Rows

ah, never mind, got it

8:53 pm

HarryHood

hi hi - 36 left to mop up

8:54 pm

westford

hi HH

8:54 pm

redturtlehead

go harry

9:00 pm

redturtlehead

Oh wow, double episode of Phineas, more time to chip at this grid...

9:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

fonal te6/24 pls?

9:04 pm

tlynn78

te6/24 little

9:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty but i meed the final te word

9:06 pm

Jacula

TO - it's a pathology/medical word. te + consonant + ***one know the answer?

9:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty. i am watching our news. a middle aged woman in our country is in custoday for recruiting terrorists.

9:08 pm

stidmama

thanks for the te 6, Jac! hey all

9:08 pm

Jacula

y/w stid and Hello.

9:08 pm

stidmama

I am heading for halfway now, then will finish reading the book for my teaching (actual real teaching!!!!) on Thursday, and then maybe have energy to finish. *sigh* down to 137

9:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

ti8 please?

9:09 pm

Jacula

In the UK news, Facebook is under fire for allowing paedophiles to lurk and child killer John Venables is back in prison again.

9:10 pm

Jacula

ti8 is a giant strong woman.

9:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

lovely news.

9:10 pm

Jacula

TO - the papers don't print much good news.

9:10 pm

stidmama

what a sad thing, Jac. but really... how can fb know if its users are mean and nasty?

9:10 pm

dcseain

hi, back. had to reboot.

9:11 pm

Jacula

Hi dcs.

9:11 pm

stidmama

they can't. just like no one here knows the "real me" *cackle, chortle, plot*

9:11 pm

stidmama

hey seain

9:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

neeed final pe5 clue pls?

9:11 pm

dcseain

i think it's ridiculous to expect FB to keep track of such considering the number of users.

9:11 pm

Jacula

Stid - FB can't unless they make stringent checks, which will undermine the internet.

9:12 pm

stidmama

thanks for the giant strong woman.

9:12 pm

dcseain

if they are alerted of such, that's one thing, but to expect them to check is too much, IMO

9:12 pm

Jacula

I always tell my teenaged stepdaughter that the teenaged lad she 'thinks' she's talking to, 'cos she's seen his photo etc., may not be all he appears to be.

9:13 pm

Jacula

stid, y/w re ti8.

9:13 pm

dcseain

yes, important lesson that, jac

9:13 pm

Rows

clue for the sa6 please?

9:14 pm

stidmama

that's right, Jac -- you know, I was REALLY nervous when I first met Jill and Hetty ... didn't know if they weren't perhaps like the witch from Hansel and Gretel (of course they weren't, more like Glinda the Good from Oz)

9:14 pm

Jacula

I try to chat with her about such things rather than lecture, so she wil keep on chatting to me about this and that and I'll know mostly what's going on.

9:14 pm

dcseain

sa6 is a type of woven cotton, often used for bedding

9:14 pm

Jacula

sa6 is a satiny material.

9:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

11 left and no energy

9:14 pm

Rows

ah, thanks jacula

9:15 pm

Jacula

y/w Rows.

9:15 pm

dcseain

2nd sp5.12, pls?

9:15 pm

stidmama

hey Rows!

9:15 pm

dcseain

you can find'em, TO!

9:15 pm

stidmama

bummer. halfway. going to go read. (((TO))) YAY in advance, TO, and see you tomorrow. *poof*

9:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

final pe5 pls?

9:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye stid

9:16 pm

Jacula

Stid - LOL. I've done a few internet meets, after speaking to people for YEARS, and they've been fine so far. I often find talking to folks on the phone first helps.

9:16 pm

dcseain

hasta, stid

9:16 pm

MaMaWA

Oh Im getting all the clues and seeing so many words but just popped in to say HI every one

9:16 pm

HarryHood

4!

9:16 pm

Jacula

TO - final pe5 is the French for small or tiny without the last vowel.

9:16 pm

MaMaWA

too tired to attempt a stab at the grid

9:16 pm

Jacula

Keep going Harry!

9:17 pm

MaMaWA

go Harry

9:17 pm

Jacula

MaMaWA - nice to see you.

9:17 pm

HarryHood

any help on the en6?

9:17 pm

redturtlehead

me too , but yet I have 71 left....trying to decide if I want 12 hours OT this week...such a tough choice.

9:17 pm

MaMaWA

you too Jacula and just keep up the chat with the daughter

9:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

9:18 pm

MaMaWA

go for the ot red

9:18 pm

MaMaWA

never know when it might not be an option

9:19 pm

Jacula

Harry - en6 is the adjectival form for relatives on your mother's side of the family. en + vowel + physical twitch.

9:19 pm

redturtlehead

well. Its always an option in my job. I must have the most recession proof career...barely noted a blip.

9:19 pm

HarryHood

ty jac :)

9:19 pm

HarryHood

2 left now

9:19 pm

dcseain

hint for 2nd se5.12, pls?

9:19 pm

Rows

hey stid :) how are you?

9:20 pm

dcseain

indeed, red.

9:20 pm

MaMaWA

You are one of the lucky ones then!!! good for you

9:20 pm

Jacula

MaMaWA - she's my unofficial stepdaughter. My real daughter is almost 23.

9:20 pm

HarryHood

dc - you sure?

9:21 pm

HarryHood

se5/10 add *** kwon do

9:21 pm

dcseain

oops sp5.12 :">

9:21 pm

Jacula

dc - there is no se5/12.

9:21 pm

MaMaWA

I have a gaggle of unofficial childs but its good to give them a place to feel like chatting it could really make a difference to at least one of them and that counts

9:21 pm

dcseain

i had the se :)

9:21 pm

HarryHood

sp5/12 second one is time well sp***

9:21 pm

dcseain

oh, 3 rd sp5.12 then :)

9:22 pm

Jacula

2nd sp5.12 = all your money has fone.

9:22 pm

dcseain

( i can count, really)

9:22 pm

HarryHood

lymon drink minus last vowel

9:22 pm

HarryHood

pu8 please?

9:22 pm

MaMaWA

Ok .. Im off just wanted to say hey to some familiar "faces" : ) Night all see you next time

9:22 pm

dcseain

huh. i thought that needed a vowel or a consonant on it. ty, harry

9:22 pm

Jacula

3rd sp5.12 = a water nymph, or a popular Babbler from the Netherlands without the last vowel.

9:23 pm

Jacula

'Bye MaMaWA.

9:23 pm

dcseain

http://tinyurl.com/yk8t26y
a friend made a best of the 60's playlist on Lala.com

9:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

ti 7 pls?

9:23 pm

dcseain

be well, mamawa

9:23 pm

Jacula

*fone? Meant Gone.

9:24 pm

HarryHood

ti7 without gratuity

9:24 pm

Jacula

TO - the waitress got no coins in her pocket and so went hone ti7.

9:24 pm

Jacula

*home

9:24 pm

HarryHood

pu8 my last word...gotta grade papers

9:25 pm

Jacula

Keyboard's got all sticky again but I refuse to change to a new one until I've stopped smoking.

9:25 pm

dcseain

adj of the 6 - french

9:25 pm

dcseain

best with the quitting, jac

9:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty,

9:25 pm

Jacula

pu8 - potent or being powerful.

9:28 pm

tfgrrl

Harry what do you teach?

9:28 pm

welki

'evening, folks

9:28 pm

HarryHood

math and science tfg

9:28 pm

HarryHood

done! finally

9:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

have you seen the techtalk comercials seain?

9:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

for metro pcs

9:29 pm

Jacula

pu + verb, presen indicative + snake letter doubled + picnic pest.

9:29 pm

dcseain

no, TO, we've no TV

9:29 pm

HarryHood

hi welki

9:29 pm

Jacula

Well done, HH.

9:29 pm

dcseain

hi, welki

9:29 pm

tfgrrl

I'm wading through a stack of English homework right now.

9:29 pm

Jacula

Hi Welki.

9:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

yay harry!

9:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

sorry i forget

9:29 pm

HarryHood

ugh tfg...I'm a terrible procrastinator when it comes to grading.

9:30 pm

HarryHood

leave it all to spring break I say

9:30 pm

dcseain

congrats, harry

9:30 pm

HarryHood

ty ty

9:30 pm

Jacula

Harry - that might be good for you, but it's not good for your students.

9:30 pm

HarryHood

bye all

9:30 pm

kje

back for my last 58... sigh... wish it was over

9:30 pm

welki

wtg harry

9:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

pu 7 pls?

9:30 pm

tfgrrl

Procrastination, hmm maybe that's why I have a foot & a half stack of papers.

9:30 pm

kje

too tired for this tonight

9:30 pm

dcseain

i'm at 23 kje, you can do it :)

9:31 pm

welki

hi, kje

9:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi kje

9:31 pm

welki

63 here and i'm just about done, too

9:31 pm

tfgrrl

kje I've got let's see only 154 :-)

9:32 pm

Jacula

Freddie Mercury (of Queen) once sang of himself as 'The Great Pretender'. I think we Babblers should retitle the song for ourselves, The Great Procrastinator. We all do it well, do we not?

9:32 pm

kje

ok, wills top whining then, tfgrrl

9:32 pm

welki

i don't know. let me think about it.

9:33 pm

kje

go dc!

9:33 pm

kje

go welki!

9:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

maui have a clue for pu 7 pls?

9:33 pm

welki

( i was answering jac .. heheh)

9:33 pm

Jacula

I was done with the grid hours ago, so can clue, if bribed subtly enough.

9:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

ok must regroup

9:34 pm

tfgrrl

Oook wuz I whining? Perhaps there's some cheese somewhere to go with.

9:34 pm

dcseain

extend the pu4 as an adv-like thing

9:34 pm

welki

g'night folks ... my decision's been made :)

9:34 pm

dcseain

g'night welki :)

9:35 pm

kje

gn welki... sweet dreams

9:35 pm

kje

ty dc

9:35 pm

Jacula

Goodnight to those leaving.

9:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty all i must go

9:36 pm

Jacula

'Night TO.

9:36 pm

dcseain

Would anyone else liek some of the Crianza - Montecillo 2006 from Rioja?

9:36 pm

dcseain

g'night TO

9:37 pm

kje

mmmmm - that is a nice friendly bottle, dc

9:37 pm

kje

i enjoy rioja

9:38 pm

dcseain

*pours some for kje*

9:38 pm

tfgrrl

Night all

9:38 pm

dcseain

g'night tfgrrl

9:38 pm

tfgrrl

Sounds expensive, I know nothing about wine

9:38 pm

kje

ty ty... i am sure just one glass won't adversely affect my grid work

9:38 pm

dcseain

it's nicely leggy, rich, lightly oaky, very complex and a bit smokey, very nice

9:39 pm

tfgrrl

but lots about whine :-P

9:39 pm

dcseain

this bottle was only $9 on sale at Wegmans, 15 usually.

9:39 pm

kje

not at all, tfgggrl - rioja is an inexpensive spanish red

9:39 pm

kje

yep - was gonna ges 12-13, so close

9:39 pm

tfgrrl

Is it even wine? I take that back I don't know anything about alcohol.

9:39 pm

dcseain

well, stuff costs more here.

9:39 pm

kje

yes, it is wine

9:40 pm

tfgrrl

Did you say leggy?

9:40 pm

dcseain

yep, wine from Spain

9:40 pm

kje

pi7?

9:40 pm

kje

nm

9:40 pm

tfgrrl

Is that a taste or smell?

9:40 pm

dcseain

yes, when you swirl it in the glass, it's slow to flow back down the sides, so it's viscous, and in this case, a tad on the sweet side

9:40 pm

kje

LOL

9:40 pm

dcseain

it's a visual texter

9:41 pm

dcseain

er, texture

9:41 pm

tfgrrl

er, wow, that's kinda hot.

9:41 pm

tfgrrl

Right up until you misspelled it. *giggle*

9:42 pm

dcseain

LOL

9:43 pm

tfgrrl

You can describe wine to me any time. :-) Excellent visual imagery.

9:43 pm

kje

ma7?

9:43 pm

dcseain

i used to sell wine, so that was a needed skill that developed in time.

9:43 pm

dcseain

with out a male, kje

9:44 pm

kje

i should have seen that

9:44 pm

kje

ty

9:44 pm

Shirlockc

me too! since I'm in that state

9:45 pm

tfgrrl

Some how I kinda figured you did, or you just had a really good collection. (I'm not going to try to spell the big word for wine-lover at this time of night.)

9:45 pm

dcseain

lol Shirlock

9:45 pm

kje

sigh, me too

9:45 pm

kje

ly6?

9:45 pm

dcseain

i have enough to make Tome complain, though i'm down to about 2 and a half cases now

9:45 pm

Shirlockc

actually i was supposed to go on 2nd date tomorrow and he cancelled on me

9:45 pm

Shirlockc

didn't think i was "opening" up fast enough

9:45 pm

tfgrrl

Better watch seain - lots of single women on the chog tonight.

9:45 pm

dcseain

ly6 ends w/a chemical suffix

9:45 pm

wildcat17

ly + sa4

9:46 pm

dcseain

most of the women know i'm happily partnered, and happy to entertain females, but have no romantic interest :)

9:46 pm

kje

ty

9:46 pm

tfgrrl

Jeez, opening up one the first date?

9:46 pm

kje

25

9:47 pm

dcseain

kje and me and a bunch of other babblers shared much sangria the 1st time we met :)

9:47 pm

Shirlockc

a bunch of "bantering" emails, one meeting < 1 hour

9:47 pm

Shirlockc

and a week where i was not "answering" his emails -- i was just not bantering as previous

9:47 pm

dcseain

oh, bummer shirlock. dating is so hard.

9:47 pm

kje

indeed... white sangria, no?

9:47 pm

Shirlockc

so obviously, *I* was not opening up enough

9:48 pm

dcseain

yes indeedy, kje

9:48 pm

kje

dc, nrkii and I are going sailing this summer!

9:48 pm

dcseain

oh, fun! :D

9:48 pm

tfgrrl

I don't think I'd be too upset about not getting a second date with that one Shirl, sounds like kind of silly anyway.

9:48 pm

Jacula

Bacchus was the Roman God of Wine. Bacchanalian describes the lover of wine.

9:48 pm

tfgrrl

Sailing where?

9:48 pm

kje

i was thinking oenophile

9:48 pm

Shirlockc

i'm not upset but it's more of the "is it worth it" to even try?

9:48 pm

dcseain

my great-great-grandma's maiden name was Bacchus

9:48 pm

kje

maine coast

9:49 pm

dcseain

Maine is gorgeous!

9:49 pm

kje

on an old wind jammer... she has been before

9:49 pm

tfgrrl

kje that's sounds cold, but fun!

9:49 pm

Jacula

Shirlock - you have to kiss or avoid a lot of frogs before you finally find your prince.

9:49 pm

dcseain

and wading out into the Bay of Fundy is amazing. you can walk out to over your head. And the tides!

9:49 pm

kje

it is august, so hopefully has warmed a bit by then

9:49 pm

tfgrrl

Shirl, I'm right there with you, my last date was, let's see '08?

9:50 pm

kje

dc - you will not catch me wading in fundy - it is like an ice bath

9:50 pm

dcseain

the air yes, the water no. There's never warm water in ME

9:50 pm

tfgrrl

Something about dating in big cities maybe?

9:50 pm

kje

i tried to ski in the bay in my 20s, and was shaking so bad I couldn't get up

9:50 pm

dcseain

so i learned the one and only time i went in the water there, kje :)

9:50 pm

featherbee

dang.

9:51 pm

Jacula

What's up, feather?

9:51 pm

tfgrrl

Sailing would be a blast except I would probably fall in.

9:51 pm

kje

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WEED!!!!!!

9:51 pm

featherbee

i need to go to bed, and i discovered you're hiding out in here, kje! now i'm gonna be sucked into the chat. ;)

9:51 pm

tfgrrl

Hey feather!

9:51 pm

Shirlockc

i was doing personals and i don't understand these men who emailed me "hey beautiful", or who are NOT IN THE SAME CITY or even CONTINENT!!!

9:51 pm

dcseain

hi, feather

9:51 pm

dcseain

oh, happy b'day weed :D

9:51 pm

featherbee

hi everyone! ooo, lots of my favorite peeps in here

9:52 pm

kje

shirlock... it is insane out there... I did on online site - CRAZY

9:52 pm

dcseain

a dear friend of mine met her hubby through an ad in Washington City Paper.

9:52 pm

kje

weed turned 51 today!!!!

9:52 pm

tfgrrl

That kinda thing actually makes me laugh because there are obviously plenty of guys a lot more desperate than me.

9:52 pm

dcseain

another married a guy she met online back in 1990. they're still together.

9:52 pm

Jacula

feather, click on 'turn off computer', remember to also turn your monitor off and then walk away. See? It's ea4/6!

9:52 pm

dcseain

that there are, tfgrrl

9:52 pm

featherbee

tfgrrl, i keep thinking you're kje, because she had a coffee icon a while ago!

9:53 pm

featherbee

HEY!!!!

9:53 pm

featherbee

you make it seem so simple jac!

9:53 pm

kje

i keep thinking she is me too... gets screwing me up

9:53 pm

dcseain

i love the 59th st bridge song. it's always the last song we sing at the end of the church year. :D

9:53 pm

Jacula

It really is that simple, feather.

9:53 pm

tfgrrl

I think someone else had one too, I will get around to changing it.

9:53 pm

featherbee

36, i'm 36.

9:53 pm

dcseain

jac, wo want no logic.

9:54 pm

Shirlockc

it is laughable -- i'm amazed anyone ever meets and connects with anyone else

9:54 pm

dcseain

you're my little sister's age, feather

9:54 pm

Jacula

Pardon, dcs?

9:54 pm

featherbee

i was mentioning your house book to a few friends this morning jac, we were talking about interesting books we want to read

9:54 pm

tfgrrl

36 is a good age :-)

9:54 pm

Pinikula

evening all...

9:54 pm

dcseain

Tom and i went to HS and part of uni together, then reconnected online after 14 years.

9:54 pm

dcseain

hi, pini

9:54 pm

featherbee

i like it. i'm happy!

9:54 pm

Pinikula

just wanted to pop up and say NBT!!! :)

9:54 pm

Jacula

Hi Pink. Welcome to the madness that is Babble and dating hell.

9:54 pm

featherbee

yay pini!

9:54 pm

kje

es6?

9:54 pm

Pinikula

won't finish tonight, but hit that goal ;)

9:54 pm

dcseain

great icon, pini, and go you!

9:55 pm

torgone

Heyas kids ..

9:55 pm

featherbee

hi tor!

9:55 pm

dcseain

es6 de corps

9:55 pm

kje

yay pini!

9:55 pm

kje

hey tor

9:55 pm

Pinikula

it's my new assistant monkey - one with a little more expression - no matter what the size of the grid! :)

9:55 pm

featherbee

giving myself 5 more minutes, then i'll try jac's nifty trick.

9:55 pm

tfgrrl

WTG pini, can I borrow your monkey?

9:55 pm

Jacula

kje - es + most of our former No. 1 Babbler's name (from Netherlands).

9:55 pm

kje

ty dc!

9:55 pm

wildcat17

1st cu6 please

9:56 pm

kje

are you gridding weed?

9:56 pm

dcseain

cu6 like frunch turm for swiss

9:56 pm

Jacula

wild - it's a piece of knght's armour that protected the thigh. Sounds like a 'x'.

9:57 pm

featherbee

nah, not tonight

9:57 pm

kje

ty dc

9:57 pm

featherbee

if it's not a weekend, and it's over 125 or 150, there's little chance i'll do it

9:57 pm

kje

good idea, weed... no need to torture yourself on your bd

9:57 pm

wildcat17

ty

9:57 pm

kje

what did you guys do? did the boys make you presents?

9:58 pm

Pinikula

back to task for me...back soon...have a great evening (HBD Weed!)

9:58 pm

dcseain

hasta, pini

9:58 pm

featherbee

i had a meeting after school, so we did our celebrating this past weekend. doug had the boys get me a BEAUTIFUL gold heart necklace, says #1 mom on it. I love it.

9:58 pm

kje

aaawwww

9:58 pm

dcseain

how lovely, feather :)

9:58 pm

featherbee

daniel made me a sticker collage card

9:58 pm

kje

is that why nick called you old? your bd?

9:59 pm

dcseain

should i stop after 3 glasses of wine, or keep going?

9:59 pm

featherbee

no, it was daniel, and i think he was being serious! until he saw my reaction, then he had to keep it going of course, needling me!

9:59 pm

kje

keep going!

9:59 pm

kje

LOL

9:59 pm

featherbee

i think he was seriously telling nick to be careful with me

9:59 pm

kje

very sweet though

9:59 pm

Jacula

dcs - stop if you want to feel okay in the morning, or keep going if you are partying, or you don't care how you feel in the morning.

10:00 pm

featherbee

yeah, it was

10:00 pm

featherbee

poop. ok, witching hour for me. heading to bed!

10:00 pm

kje

10

10:00 pm

Jacula

dcs - you could have water or a soft drink between each glass of wine.

10:00 pm

dcseain

i usually drink half a bottle of wine a sitting, or 3 hard liquor drinks, so i think i'll go for full bottle tonight

10:00 pm

kje

gn weed... sweet dreams

10:00 pm

dcseain

so tasty, and just waht my tongue wanted

10:00 pm

dcseain

sweet dreams, feather

10:01 pm

tfgrrl

Where I'm from wine comes in jugs or boxes.

10:01 pm

tfgrrl

Night feather

10:01 pm

dcseain

there are decent ones in both forms

10:01 pm

featherbee

*toddles off to bed feeling all warm and fuzzy from the well wishes* POOF1

10:01 pm

Jacula

dcs - white wine will give you the squits in the morning and red wine will give you a headache, both will leave you not quite compos mentis and with heavy limbs.

10:01 pm

tfgrrl

I was going to say, that's one of the reasons I moved to CA

10:01 pm

dcseain

sigh. hearing Janis Joplin always leaves me feeling a bit sad.

10:01 pm

featherbee

darn, hate when i do that. let's try again: POOF!

10:02 pm

kje

aw6?

10:02 pm

dcseain

hasn't yet, but noted.

10:02 pm

torgone

*Waiting for POOF2 ..

10:02 pm

mkg

hi all. only have 52 words. would love clues ofr hte 8s.

10:02 pm

dcseain

without awe

10:02 pm

tfgrrl

squits?

10:02 pm

Jacula

Hi torg!

10:03 pm

kje

crap! keep missing that suffix! ty again dc (clearly the wine is not affecting your clueing)

10:03 pm

tfgrrl

I don't think I want to know.

10:03 pm

Jacula

tfg - 'squits' = diarrhoea or runny poo.

10:03 pm

Jacula

Or, like kje just said, crap. LOL

10:03 pm

dcseain

ti8 - female giant (Greek origin)

10:03 pm

torgone

Actually, that would be without "aw" ..

10:03 pm

dcseain

builds on ti5 - moon of uranus

10:04 pm

tfgrrl

I have...*struggling to regain her composure* never heard it called that before. tee hee

10:04 pm

dcseain

hm. so without disappointment, torg?

10:04 pm

tfgrrl

As in clash of the

10:04 pm

dcseain

my welsh great-grandma used to use that term.

10:05 pm

bojazz

Alert: big brother is watching & listening

10:05 pm

kje

as7?

10:05 pm

bojazz

he he

10:05 pm

torgone

Or not cu4 enough ..

10:05 pm

dcseain

whoop-de-doo, but thank you bo

10:05 pm

Jacula

'moon of Uranus' - isn't that what's on show when drunken men decide to show their buttocks in public, often from the window of a moving vehicle?

10:05 pm

tfgrrl

really? too bad my welsh relations have passed on

10:05 pm

dcseain

as7 - germ-free

10:05 pm

dcseain

LOL jac

10:05 pm

kje

that is just shameful... ty

10:06 pm

mkg

great clue dc.

10:06 pm

mkg

any clues for the 8?

10:06 pm

Rows

27 left :)

10:06 pm

dcseain

ti8 - female giant that builds on clash of the ti5s

10:06 pm

Jacula

Squits is a bit like 'shart'. I think you all know the meaning of that one?

10:06 pm

tfgrrl

*nearly losing tea out of her nose* O.K. that's it, no more chog for me for a bit, I'm in a public place and people are looking at me funny

10:07 pm

Jacula

pu8 is the other word you seek, mkg.

10:07 pm

bojazz

no. please explain "shart"

10:07 pm

kje

uno

10:07 pm

tfgrrl

*wanders off mumbling about squits and Uranus' moons*

10:08 pm

Jacula

Sorry tfgrrl. (Not) LOL

10:08 pm

torgone

..Gambled and lost ..

10:08 pm

dcseain

be well, tfgrrl

10:08 pm

dcseain

be well, tfgrrl
:)

10:08 pm

mkg

i got the clash of the ti 6 but dont know the other word from it.

10:08 pm

kje

and done!!!

10:08 pm

kje

bye tffgrrrl

10:08 pm

dcseain

congrats, kje

10:08 pm

kje

ty dc, and thanks for all your great clues

10:09 pm

mkg

dont know pu 8 either. any clues?

10:09 pm

tfgrrl

:-p congrats kje - *poof*

10:09 pm

dcseain

much gusto, kje

10:09 pm

kje

i hate to runoff right after fireworks, but i am nearly falling asleep at the keyboard

10:09 pm

Shirlockc

powerful, mkg

10:09 pm

mkg

dc i guess i need clues for both 8s. sorry.

10:09 pm

Jacula

bojazz - okay, I'll explain if I must. A 'shart' is a cross between a 'shit' and a 'fart' - you try to fart and shit happens.

10:09 pm

mkg

teutonic

10:09 pm

kje

see ya... poof

10:09 pm

dcseain

sweet dreams, kje

10:09 pm

mkg

oops sorry.-

10:09 pm

Jacula

'Night kje.

10:09 pm

dcseain

good phantom, mkg

10:10 pm

Jacula

mkg - good try but it's not in the grid today.

10:11 pm

dcseain

huh. last qu5 variant of kv*** - rye or barley beer from Russia

10:12 pm

jmbdobie2

16 left but i need to go to bed. tomorrow is another day.

10:12 pm

mkg

ty. great clue. actually it is not a beer, but is a soda made from bread. i had some in russia in 1969. horrible stuff.

10:13 pm

dcseain

sleep well, jmb

10:13 pm

mkg

gnight jmb

10:13 pm

Jacula

dcs - yes, that is down to the vagaries of Enable.

10:14 pm

Jacula

mkg - it also refers to a beer.

10:14 pm

mkg

still dont have either 8 word. any more clues out there please? i dont get the ones i have been given.

10:14 pm

mkg

oh. ok.

10:14 pm

bojazz

pu8 is realy tough to clue

10:15 pm

dcseain

ti5 extends to female form for ti8 - giants

10:16 pm

Shirlockc

first up6?

10:16 pm

dcseain

firewords

10:16 pm

Shirlockc

pu8 = cat (insert vowel) then add picnic pest

10:16 pm

mkg

female form? huh? ly???????

10:16 pm

dcseain

up6 - what they do at the beginning of a revolution

10:16 pm

Jacula

Well done, dcs.

10:17 pm

mkg

got the pu. ty. great clue.

10:17 pm

Jacula

up6 - get out of bed.

10:18 pm

Shirlockc

thx jac

10:18 pm

dcseain

vowell doouble consonant for female form, mkg

10:18 pm

Jacula

mkg - what is a female giant called?

10:18 pm

mkg

so how do you make ti 5 into female version??

10:18 pm

Jacula

A giant***.

10:18 pm

mkg

oh gee. got it. ty dc. gee never would have gotten it. ty.

10:18 pm

Rows

i'm looking for the ti7, myself

10:19 pm

Jacula

Well done, mkg.

10:19 pm

dcseain

without gratuity, rows

10:19 pm

bojazz

ti7 - what a waitress might fear?

10:19 pm

Shirlockc

an angry waitress = ti7

10:19 pm

Rows

ah! got it :) ty

10:19 pm

Jacula

ti7 is what the waitress is if she goes home with no gratuties.

10:19 pm

bojazz

better Shir - lol

10:20 pm

bojazz

brevity is the soul of wit!

10:20 pm

Jacula

Or maybe a cigarette with no filter is ti7?

10:21 pm

Rows

10 left :)

10:21 pm

bojazz

go Jac - you're on a "roll"

10:21 pm

Shirlockc

me6 after steak?

10:21 pm

mkg

weird clues going round. weird. cigs with no filters..........waitress is penniless.........weird.

10:21 pm

bojazz

weird people?

10:22 pm

Shirlockc

ooooo nm, just got it

10:22 pm

bojazz

is that a clue mkg? :)

10:22 pm

Jacula

Shirlock - add 'not ** but them'.

10:22 pm

dcseain

add you and me to the steak, shirl

10:22 pm

pippingeek

well, let me try this again: hello babblers!

10:23 pm

Jacula

Helli pippin.

10:23 pm

bojazz

hi pip

10:23 pm

Jacula

Or even Hello. LOL

10:23 pm

mkg

not a clue but i cant get that ti 7 from those clues. very confused.

10:23 pm

pippingeek

lots and lots of words this time i see

10:23 pm

bojazz

or howdy

10:24 pm

Jacula

mkg - ti7 = without a pointy end.

10:24 pm

pippingeek

as a waitress, i get the ti7 - it's the waitress after a table of canadians or germans

10:24 pm

mkg

time for bed anyway i guess. but welcome to any other clues. i wanted to get half way and have only 105 words. so clues please! missing 7 of the 7s. and have 10 or 40 sixes. so clue away.

10:24 pm

bojazz

a waitress works for t*** - she gets none she is ti***SS

10:24 pm

mkg

got it. now i get it.

10:24 pm

mkg

wow.

10:24 pm

Jacula

Pippin - LOL! That's exactly what my daughter once told me.

10:25 pm

Rows

second up6? anyone?

10:25 pm

bojazz

but the waitress didn't

10:25 pm

Jacula

Rows - mailed to Heaven again?

10:25 pm

Rows

ooh thanks

10:26 pm

mkg

ha ha bojazz

10:26 pm

Jacula

y/w Rows.

10:26 pm

mkg

i need those up clues too. only have 3 up words.

10:27 pm

Jacula

mkg - you might be quite up5.14 if you don't see those words.

10:27 pm

pippingeek

i understand different countries have different customs with gratuities and all, but it seems like a good idea to find out before you mess with someone's livelihood

10:27 pm

pippingeek

if you're travelling that is

10:27 pm

mkg

got that one. ty.

10:27 pm

mkg

how many up words are there?

10:28 pm

bojazz

4 up words

10:29 pm

Jacula

Pippin - something else to remember re your restaurant waiting staff... most are Uni students and, one day, they might be your surgeon, psychiatrist, consultant, radiologist etc.

10:30 pm

pippingeek

true, but i also believe it shouldn't matter - i have an almost phd and i'm amazed at the number of people who think it's okay to treat me like s*** because i have a "menial" job

10:30 pm

dcseain

up*4

10:31 pm

pippingeek

and they would treat me different if they knew and that is totally lame

10:31 pm

Jacula

Unless your waiting staff display that they are numbskulls, don't treat them like they are. But, if they are numbskulls, don't forget that if you do piss them off they WILL either spit or pee in your food.

10:31 pm

pippingeek

or worse!

10:31 pm

dcseain

years ago, in Montreal, we were tipping at the then-15% common here, but learned after the fact that 10% was common there. If we wanted another cuppa after paying, they were nowhere to be seen. LOL

10:31 pm

pippingeek

i've never done anything like that, btw

10:32 pm

Jacula

LOL Pippin, I believe you.

10:34 pm

mkg

need first qu 6 please.

10:35 pm

Jacula

Pippin - I don't treat anyone differently, unless they compel me to. I was talking generally from my own xperience of what you call 'menial' jobs and my daughter's.

10:35 pm

Uneaixoise

there's only one, mkg, and it's qu5/16 with a vowel at the end

10:35 pm

gortmold

hi babblers; need cu6/24, cu6/30 and en 6/21 please

10:36 pm

Jacula

mkg - Fashion designer from the 60s Mary Qu*** with a vowel at the end.

10:36 pm

Uneaixoise

cu6/24 is french word for thigh

10:36 pm

pippingeek

oh it's not most of my customers, but it happens more often than i would like. don't understand people who treat any kind of service staff like they're less than human!

10:36 pm

mkg

ty got it.

10:36 pm

Rows

can anyone give a clue for us 5/12?

10:36 pm

Rows

it's my last word :)

10:37 pm

mkg

jac, only those of my age would know that clue. i am 62. how do you know that one?

10:37 pm

Uneaixoise

us + 3/4 of not sloppy

10:37 pm

gortmold

thanks unea, nervously googling french thighs..

10:37 pm

Uneaixoise

or us + 3/4 of not far

10:37 pm

Uneaixoise

gort LOL!

10:38 pm

mkg

aq 7 clue please.

10:38 pm

Rows

got it :) fireworks

10:38 pm

Rows

thanks

10:38 pm

Uneaixoise

yay, rows!!!

10:38 pm

Uneaixoise

aq7 watery

10:38 pm

dcseain

aq7 animals, like fish, live in water

10:38 pm

dcseain

congrats, rows

10:38 pm

mkg

yeah rows!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10:38 pm

gortmold

wow, i got the thighs without having to wade thru a hole (haha) heap of fishnets, thanks unea

10:38 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

10:39 pm

mkg

got it dc. ty.

10:39 pm

mkg

well have 123 so one more than half.

10:39 pm

mkg

so goodnight all.

10:39 pm

Uneaixoise

you got me worried, gort LOL

10:39 pm

Jacula

Goodnight, mkg.

10:39 pm

Uneaixoise

nite, mkg

10:40 pm

Jacula

4 x aq water words.

10:44 pm

gortmold

clue for the 1st and 2nd pu6es please?

10:49 pm

gortmold

uh oh...got that only familiar feeling that the apocalypse has been and gone and i alone have survived

10:49 pm

westford

I have been hiding in the grid. I am done.

10:49 pm

Uneaixoise

yay, west!!

10:49 pm

gortmold

praise be, me and westford still on the planet

10:50 pm

westford

that's good we can rule with an iron will

10:50 pm

westford

hi une thanks lol

10:50 pm

gortmold

yeah, right on west, and we can make waitresses tip us! (if there are any waitresses left)

10:51 pm

westford

there is a sad waitress clue in the grid

10:51 pm

jillibus

YAY west!!!

10:51 pm

gortmold

yeah that's why i mentioned it

10:51 pm

jillibus

and hi all, I'm back.

10:51 pm

gortmold

hey jili

10:51 pm

Uneaixoise

and a sad lonely gal as well!

10:51 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, jilli!

10:52 pm

westford

hi jilli

10:52 pm

westford

I saw her too une lol

10:52 pm

jillibus

I claim credit (or something) for the waitress.

10:52 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

10:53 pm

mkg

clue for is 5 plesae? i am still here. addictied.

10:53 pm

gortmold

kid retrieval time, toodle pip til later

10:53 pm

westford

the 2nd pu is an insignificant little twerp with a u inserted

10:53 pm

jillibus

and when I saw the lonely gal I thought "That's me"

10:53 pm

westford

hi mkg

10:53 pm

westford

trying to think how to clue the first

10:54 pm

westford

aww jilli you have lots of them in your life and here too

10:54 pm

westford

the first is5 mkg is a japanese word first generation I think

10:55 pm

jillibus

west, it was just a jest.

10:56 pm

mkg

got it ty.

10:56 pm

westford

I figured that lol

10:56 pm

mkg

ly 6 plz?

10:56 pm

westford

good mkg

10:56 pm

westford

ly and satisfy

10:57 pm

mkg

satisfy?????????in what way?

10:57 pm

westford

has to do with appetite usually

10:57 pm

jillibus

I'll be back later

10:58 pm

westford

ok cyulater

10:58 pm

mkg

got it ty.

10:59 pm

westford

wtg !!

11:00 pm

pippingeek

too tired even for chat. night all, will try again tomorrow!

11:00 pm

westford

good night pip sleep well

11:01 pm

mkg

need wa 7 please.

11:01 pm

mkg

nm got it.

11:01 pm

mkg

night all. 84 left and now must sleep.

11:01 pm

westford

that's a strange one..

11:02 pm

westford

good for you mkg sleep well

11:04 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for wa5-22? Thanks.

11:04 pm

westford

an adverb describing pale

11:06 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, westford.

11:06 pm

westford

glad you got it peach

11:10 pm

beccaasdfgds

ds

11:10 pm

beccaasdfgds

oops

11:12 pm

westford

becca what do the letters at the end of your name stand for? can you say it in mixed company?

11:13 pm

jillibus

I think this entire island must be online at this time of day (8-9ish pm) because there is a huge lag

11:13 pm

westford

you've been having trouble with lag haven't you?

11:14 pm

jillibus

just around this time, west

11:14 pm

westford

are you getting someone in to check out your computer?

11:15 pm

westford

I keep forgetting you're 3 hours earlier than me

11:15 pm

westford

so that would make sense

11:15 pm

jillibus

anyway, here's my new icon -- theme is George Barris Day. I had to google him :-)

11:15 pm

westford

that's right I don't know him either

11:15 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for sp5-14 the 2nd? Thanks

11:16 pm

jillibus

sp + babblers often need cl*** for hard words

11:17 pm

westford

just checked out your icon jilli..now I know

11:17 pm

gapeach

Thanks, jilli, but I need the next one down.

11:17 pm

jillibus

want one of those cars, west?

11:18 pm

westford

no thanks lol I want the flying one

11:18 pm

jillibus

same first 3 letters + brit thanks

11:19 pm

flosey

hi everyone, I'd llike a small one tonight please

11:19 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, jilli.

11:19 pm

jillibus

yeah, from the sublime to the ridiculous, eh west?

11:19 pm

jillibus

hi flosey

11:19 pm

jillibus

yw peach

11:19 pm

westford

sure is..bet they're both gas guzzlers

11:19 pm

flosey

hi jilli - you have a bat car too?

11:20 pm

westford

I'm going to go look for something

11:20 pm

jillibus

just a baby one, flosey ;)

11:20 pm

westford

hi flosey

11:20 pm

flosey

hi west

11:21 pm

flosey

yes please, I intend to go to bed early tonight

11:21 pm

flosey

jilli, looks like a jazzed up Smart car

11:22 pm

flosey

but not like the 55 we had the other night

11:23 pm

jillibus

that's why it's called the Batsmart, flosey

11:24 pm

rururocks

it that where you shop for bats?

11:24 pm

flosey

ah, read it too quickly

11:24 pm

jillibus

around 150 would be nice. I have the local techie guru coming for 2 hours tomorrow afternoon.

11:25 pm

flosey

who do you have jilli?

11:25 pm

flosey

first name enough

11:25 pm

jillibus

funny, ruru :-/

11:26 pm

jillibus

Bob this time, flosey

11:26 pm

flosey

a neighbour? perhaps retired?

11:27 pm

jillibus

no, a pro, used by many here

11:27 pm

flosey

yes, I know him, he's been here a few times

11:27 pm

flosey

also plays fiddle?

11:27 pm

jillibus

I hope he's as good as McGyver -- his name sounds like that

11:28 pm

jillibus

I don't know about his fiddling, lol ;)

11:28 pm

flosey

ah, thought you meant McG.

11:29 pm

jillibus

this guy is Bob McI

11:29 pm

flosey

don't know him

11:29 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for se6-24 the 1st? Thanks.

11:30 pm

rururocks

has he been stringing you along flosey?

11:30 pm

jillibus

well, I hope he can clear up my messy puter and give me some good advice

11:30 pm

flosey

if you live in the country, you would probably have a se6 tank

11:30 pm

flosey

lol ru

11:30 pm

westford

I'm back with my new icon

11:30 pm

flosey

will hope so jilli

11:31 pm

gapeach

Thanks, flosey, I have that as the 2nd se6-24. Need the 1st.

11:31 pm

jillibus

1st se6/24 sounds like a blue shampoo -- add the sometime vowel and a cons to the previous word

11:31 pm

flosey

wow West, that's some mean looking machine

11:31 pm

rururocks

bet he takes a bow often that fiddler

11:32 pm

flosey

he is very good ru

11:32 pm

westford

isn't it flosey? kind of says 'get outta my way'

11:32 pm

jillibus

ooh, that's a biggie, west!

11:32 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, jilli.

11:32 pm

flosey

at the fiddle and as a computer tech

11:33 pm

westford

hello ruru

11:33 pm

westford

who is a fiddler?

11:33 pm

flosey

ru is being a rascal

11:33 pm

jillibus

yw peach

11:33 pm

flosey

a local computer tech, west

11:34 pm

westford

these themes are so interesting..I would never have known who Barris is or what he does

11:34 pm

jillibus

ruru is being impossible. Dylan, nip his ankles and teach him to behave

11:34 pm

flosey

I'd never heard the name

11:34 pm

westford

ouch ouch ouch

11:36 pm

jillibus

I always look forward to seeing what others post for the theme -- too often disappointed that few do

11:37 pm

westford

it should be a rule that whoever suggests the theme should post...

11:37 pm

flosey

you'd think they would, west

11:37 pm

westford

but then again if they suggest it they probably know all about it

11:37 pm

jillibus

they often don't!

11:37 pm

flosey

all the more reason to post

11:38 pm

jillibus

I mean they often don't post

11:38 pm

Sudokuaddict

can i get a clue for the last te6 pls?

11:39 pm

jillibus

and there are many whose birthdays are the theme who don't get to see the greetings because they don't come to babble that day

11:39 pm

flosey

t + ** go home, + I don't have *** more words to find

11:40 pm

flosey

true jilli, seems a shame

11:40 pm

jillibus

the Vietnam Te* offensive didn't leave m*** alive

11:41 pm

Jacula

Jilli - sorry that I often disappoint re themes.I tend to save my creative energy for my blog.

11:41 pm

westford

maybe we could have a birthday month and include everyone at the beginning

11:42 pm

Sudokuaddict

thank you

11:42 pm

jillibus

your choice, jac -- never mind

11:42 pm

flosey

that's what our south end seniors do west, April is birthday month

11:42 pm

westford

I mostly copy and paste jac

11:42 pm

Jacula

West - some of the themes suggested were suggested 2 years or more ago.

11:42 pm

westford

no kidding I wondered

11:43 pm

westford

well I am learning things and that's always good

11:43 pm

flosey

yes, Jac, and it says in Sprite's list, (save for next year) or words to that effect

11:43 pm

westford

jac I'd love to see your blog if you don't mind

11:43 pm

jillibus

I just enjoy finding out about the themes, and even if they're repeated (which is seldom) there are other choices to make. Witness ambigrams.

11:43 pm

Jacula

Copy and paster is fine, so long as you proof read it first and it IS a subject you actualy know something about. If not, I suggest, you should not suggest it.

11:44 pm

westford

I haven't made any suggestions..I just meant I'm not being creative when I cut and paste

11:45 pm

jillibus

I think wst means we copy and paste from wikipedia or some such source when we post our icons, not when we suggest themes

11:45 pm

westford

and I do read first lol

11:45 pm

flosey

I made a suggestion once, it wasn't used, can't remember what it was

11:45 pm

westford

well I'll be flosey !!

11:45 pm

Jacula

I'll make an amendment there, you can suggest a theme if it's something you woould like to know about. But you should then find out about it yourself.

11:45 pm

flosey

must have been something very thought provoking

11:45 pm

jillibus

flosey, there was a time when sprite's computer was on the fritz

11:46 pm

westford

very true jac

11:46 pm

flosey

good idea

11:46 pm

flosey

was probably during that time jilli

11:46 pm

westford

kitchen floods flosey?

11:46 pm

jillibus

jac, we're not talking about suggesting themes, we're talking about following the suggestions

11:46 pm

flosey

could well have been, west

11:47 pm

westford

how are you jac have you been up all night?

11:47 pm

Jacula

jilli - slapped wrist for me then for being away long enough to have been talking to Other Half and then coming back to chat. I'll shut up then. Goodnight.

11:48 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for me6-21 the 2nd? Thanks

11:48 pm

Nef

hi again. I was just reading here about the themes. IF I didn't have to change my icon, I would post something about the themes, but I'm not here every day either; so that may not help. I had a dickens of a time getting my icon on here and I just decided to leave it alone

11:48 pm

westford

peach it's the stone used to make tortillas on

11:49 pm

westford

the 7 is the plural

11:49 pm

flosey

me + don't hesi**** to ask

11:49 pm

gapeach

Thanks, flosey and westford.

11:49 pm

flosey

yw peach

11:50 pm

westford

nef I find it easiest to take the picture from google images and put it on my desk top then 'choose' it

11:51 pm

flosey

brb

11:51 pm

Nef

I'm on a Mac and have had a lot of trouble putting images on different sites. I belong to a nursing BB and I still can't get a picture posted there after 10 years of trying!

11:51 pm

westford

me too

11:52 pm

westford

on a Mac I mean

11:52 pm

Nef

okay.

11:52 pm

westford

sometimes I have to put the image into iPhoto and then choose it

11:52 pm

jillibus

I think it's 5:52 am where Jac is

11:53 pm

westford

I know it's very early

11:53 pm

westford

I wish she hadn't gone away

11:54 pm

VolleymomDee

hi all; cool icons and stories west and jili

11:54 pm

westford

Nef I know next to nothing about computers so I love my mac lol

11:55 pm

westford

hi dee love to learn new things

11:55 pm

VolleymomDee

some day I would love to try a mac... have never had one before

11:55 pm

VolleymomDee

ditto that west

11:55 pm

westford

you could rule the world

11:55 pm

jillibus

I put pix from Google into My Pictures. Sometimes they need cropping or something and I can edit them in Photoshop Elements or Album StarterEdition

11:55 pm

VolleymomDee

I discovered how to do a fun thing on Sunday

11:56 pm

jillibus

what's that, dee?

11:56 pm

VolleymomDee

I took a photo from a friend's facebook album; removed all the color and made it into a coloring book page, then colored it for her kids in MSPaint

11:56 pm

jillibus

wow, pretty fancy stuff, dee!

11:57 pm

VolleymomDee

little more complicated than that, but that was the end result...

11:57 pm

jillibus

and hi dee hi ;-)

11:57 pm

westford

sounds like you are really getting the hang of your new computer dee

11:57 pm

VolleymomDee

was so cute, and doing it that way preserved the original eyes in the photo

11:57 pm

Jellen

Hi, all!

11:57 pm

cybernan

good evening, all :)

11:57 pm

westford

hello jellen are you okay?

11:57 pm

VolleymomDee

I love things like that west! Used to do it on old one before it aged too much, so this is like opening up a new world again

11:57 pm

jillibus

hi jellen and nan!

11:58 pm

VolleymomDee

hi nan; hi jell

11:58 pm

westford

heard there were tornados in OK

11:58 pm

gapeach

10 left.....thanks for all the help.

11:58 pm

Jellen

I'm quite well, thanks!

11:58 pm

westford

that's good !!

11:58 pm

jillibus

wtg peach

11:58 pm

VolleymomDee

looked like nasty ones on the weather channel

11:58 pm

VolleymomDee

hi peach wtg

11:58 pm

Jellen

Oh, I hadn't heard...I've been in Arkansas for a couple of days...

11:58 pm

Nef

Part of my problem is whenI used to try to learn how to do stuff; my kids would just take over and DO it for me! I've never had a computer class or anything; but because the kids did those things for me (instead of teaching me HOW to do it myself) I feel really ignorant about some things like pictures

11:59 pm

jillibus

teach the kids to teach, nef!

11:59 pm

westford

I know what you mean nef our 4 yr old granddaughter knows more than I do

11:59 pm

cybernan

just get a good step by step book nef

11:59 pm

VolleymomDee

totally understand that Nef... I always have to do things myself to learn them

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