Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, December 21, 2010

12:00 am

jillibus

omg!

12:00 am

dcseain

flop

12:00 am

MLFAN17

WOW

12:00 am

dcseain

440!

12:00 am

carleekat

hahah

12:00 am

Historyjo

26 q's-i'm in trouble

12:00 am

Erda

440 damnations!!!!

12:00 am

carleekat

its to keep us going with the eclipse

12:00 am

dcseain

ra7

12:00 am

MLFAN17

PR6

12:01 am

carleekat

show off seain

12:01 am

dfmchfhf

*flip*

12:01 am

dfmchfhf

wow, 440!?

12:01 am

jan

Feast or famine.

12:01 am

jillibus

volcano alert

12:01 am

dcseain

qu8

12:01 am

MLFAN17

RE6

12:02 am

VolleymomDee

wowee kazow... flip hi all

12:02 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:02 am

MLFAN17

dc 8/55 right?

12:02 am

dcseain

ty, lickety

12:02 am

dcseain

yes, mlf

12:02 am

jillibus

Thank you , Lickety!

12:03 am

rosalind230

qu8.5

12:03 am

MLFAN17

must be the same one i got

12:03 am

joshuavorbis

hi and nbt

12:03 am

vashongin

di 7

12:03 am

MLFAN17

Fi6

12:04 am

hootowl

a biggy! I think I am gonna get my 4,000,000 points!

12:04 am

dcseain

vi7/8

12:05 am

jillibus

ugh -- 40 C words!

12:05 am

rururocks

ti8

12:05 am

MLFAN17

IN 8

12:05 am

hootowl

anyone call va8

12:06 am

carleekat

nbt

12:06 am

jillibus

wtg carlee

12:08 am

MLFAN17

IN 7/8

12:08 am

dfmchfhf

an9

12:08 am

VolleymomDee

qu 7 x 2; qu 8

12:09 am

MLFAN17

Ti6/7

12:09 am

jillibus

stuck on the Os

12:10 am

dcseain

an7/8

12:11 am

jillibus

well, got one of them...

12:11 am

jillibus

nbt

12:12 am

dcseain

oh, we have a source of real poutine here in DC now :D

12:12 am

hootowl

ta9 &10

12:12 am

jillibus

tabernac, dc!

12:13 am

rururocks

in8/50

12:13 am

joshuavorbis

regardez la bouche, jilli

12:13 am

jillibus

lol, got the ta9!

12:13 am

dcseain

http://eatwonky.com/

12:14 am

jillibus

ferme ta gueule, josh!

12:14 am

MLFAN17

3rd column 2ND N stats please?

12:14 am

justafreep

late huge flip!

12:14 am

justafreep

vi7/8 called yet?

12:14 am

jillibus

hi freep

12:15 am

dfmchfhf

in8+9

12:15 am

VolleymomDee

nbt

12:15 am

jillibus

not called, but found, freep.

12:15 am

dcseain

no4.4 and a few from it, mlf

12:15 am

jillibus

wtg and hi dee hi

12:15 am

MLFAN17

thanks dc

12:15 am

dfmchfhf

in8+9+10+11

12:15 am

justafreep

co9 was another.

12:15 am

MLFAN17

duhh thanks again dc should have seen those

12:16 am

jillibus

sorry josh -- just kidding ;)

12:16 am

MLFAN17

NO 6

12:16 am

dfmchfhf

co9+10?

12:16 am

dfmchfhf

Or is there another co?

12:16 am

MLFAN17

was NA 7 called?

12:16 am

dcseain

i have a co9 that is not 9/10, dfm

12:17 am

joshuavorbis

phant inanities

12:17 am

joshuavorbis

also halfway, this grid is a deep ocean of words

12:17 am

VolleymomDee

qu 7 x 7

12:17 am

dcseain

2 co9s that are not 9/10 now

12:18 am

VolleymomDee

qu 8 x 3

12:18 am

MLFAN17

nbt

12:18 am

MLFAN17

but still going ot try to keep going

12:18 am

dfmchfhf

at least they're not R words.

12:18 am

jillibus

dc -- what's "squeaky cheese"?

12:19 am

VolleymomDee

qu 8 x 4

12:19 am

dcseain

the same old cheese curds that belong on poutine

12:19 am

MLFAN17

i just got CO 7/8 and CO 9/10

12:20 am

dfmchfhf

10s and 11s done

12:21 am

jillibus

have you had any poutine from them, dc?

12:21 am

dcseain

not yet, as i first saw the truck at teh March for Sanity, but could not get to it.

12:22 am

jillibus

I've never had poutine!

12:22 am

m9f9l

hey all

12:22 am

dcseain

hi, m9

12:22 am

carleekat

( sorry been in grid and racingin and outside...why are we talking about poutine??)

12:22 am

jillibus

hi m9

12:22 am

dcseain

poutine is wonderful!

12:23 am

dcseain

http://eatwonky.com/ is why, carlee

12:23 am

MLFAN17

QU8

12:23 am

jillibus

because dc said he found some in dc, carlee!

12:23 am

rururocks

I don't know what poutine is

12:23 am

carleekat

ok...i dont like it..its slimy...i am not into slimy foods...

12:23 am

dfmchfhf

hey dc, did you extend your an7+8?

12:23 am

joshuavorbis

71 7's is a lot of 7's

12:23 am

carleekat

friest with cheese curds and gravy

12:23 am

dcseain

wooo, ty, dfm, i had not

12:23 am

jillibus

ruru -- fries topped with cheese curds and gravy

12:24 am

jillibus

snap, carlee, lol!

12:24 am

rururocks

ugh

12:24 am

jillibus

yes, ruru!

12:24 am

rururocks

sounds like a lipitor nightmare

12:24 am

dcseain

in NY and OH, they use cheddar and gravy instead

12:24 am

joshuavorbis

canuckistanis love their poutine

12:24 am

carleekat

most canucks love their poutine.. i like my fries extra crispy...

12:25 am

dcseain

extra crispy is not at odds with poutine, IMHO

12:25 am

hootowl

Never saw it in NY - must be new

12:26 am

m9f9l

and in Ohio they call it chili fries.. "skyline chili"

12:26 am

hootowl

there anyway

12:26 am

carleekat

but they get slimy....and by bottom they are all mushy...i dont like that..personal taste...if i could dip my fries in gravy and cheese together ( never an option)..then fine

12:26 am

jillibus

poutine is a Quebec invention

12:26 am

dcseain

Great Lakes part of NY, at least in Chautauqua County.

12:26 am

Trifioso

well dig me! nbt, nbs, and puppy walkies completed. not bad for 1 am!

12:26 am

m9f9l

I wondered what everyone went on about "skyline chili!" so I tried it. terrible

12:26 am

jillibus

just got another glimploe of the moon -- still a complete orb.

12:27 am

dcseain

go, go trif!

12:27 am

jillibus

*glimpse

12:27 am

carleekat

woot woot trifs

12:27 am

m9f9l

I was getting great live feed from chile.. and then all of a sudden it says I need to update my flash player!

12:27 am

dfmchfhf

lunar eclipse doesn't mean the moon disappears, jilli -- it will merely turn dark or red.

12:27 am

Trifioso

nice profile photo by the way dc! I had not seen it before - well done!

12:28 am

dcseain

thank you, taken using an app on my computer, and cleaned up a tad by George

12:28 am

grannyrose

whoot, whoot, just got the in8,9,10,11 combo. hello all

12:28 am

MLFAN17

100 words down woohoo

12:28 am

diem

last

12:28 am

VolleymomDee

q's conquered

12:28 am

dcseain

hi, rose, well done

12:29 am

jillibus

hi granny

12:29 am

carleekat

and ditto for me minus the puppy walking...nbtnbs

12:29 am

carleekat

hey there rmcc

12:29 am

dcseain

ooh, i just found them too :)

12:29 am

grannyrose

(((((carlee))))) hugs hun

12:29 am

Trifioso

lol carlee! poor little puppy is almost over his head in the snow, but he luuuuuuurvs it

12:30 am

carleekat

i am sure he does...my one cat is NOT happy about the snow..i think after 3 years we have at least cured her of wanting to go outside in the winter..( indoor cat jet black)

12:30 am

rururocks

fi8

12:31 am

Trifioso

at least we won't lose them out there....indy is easy to spot against the white

12:31 am

carleekat

my son threw her in the drifts of snow....and chased her down..repeated a couple of times...she ran inside and hid ( NEVER hides )..hillarious....now the door opens and she runs away :)

12:31 am

diem

last two nights clear,to-night overcast figures!! Hi all

12:31 am

carleekat

ok..going back outside....brb

12:32 am

jillibus

hi diem -- there are a few holes in the clouds here

12:32 am

dcseain

hi, diem

12:32 am

Trifioso

I want a "qu" key....

12:32 am

hootowl

nuts - after a week of clear skies I can't even tell where the moon is! I don't think I am gonna make it to 2092!!!

12:32 am

dfmchfhf

9s done

12:33 am

dcseain

i sometimes wish there were Q w/out U

12:33 am

dfmchfhf

qaid is a word that comes to mind, dc

12:33 am

Trifioso

I can see plenty of white outside, but none from the moon, unfortunately. it's blizzardy out there!

12:33 am

grannyrose

going back to lurking, see you later....if i survive

12:33 am

dfmchfhf

also I think enable accepts "qwerty", strangely.

12:33 am

dcseain

suq, qat, qi, etc, yes

12:34 am

dcseain

be well, grannyrose

12:34 am

dfmchfhf

hah, I have the co8+9 but not the na6+7 contained

12:35 am

dcseain

qwerty is valid in Scrabble dictionaries, too

12:35 am

dfmchfhf

yes, but so is blog.

12:35 am

dcseain

qwerty is a name for a keyboard layout, as is quertz

12:35 am

dcseain

qwertz rather

12:36 am

carleekat

ok...moon is starting to get eaten up by the night sky..just slightly

12:36 am

dcseain

right on schedule then :)

12:36 am

Trifioso

is there an eclipse tonight?

12:37 am

carleekat

the cloud cover is thin....so can see

12:37 am

dfmchfhf

yes there is!

12:37 am

carleekat

total lunar eclipse trifs..on hte winter solstice :)

12:37 am

dcseain

indeed so, trif, to be full at about 2:34 Eastern

12:37 am

m9f9l

oh.. I just noticed how many words there are!

12:37 am

cosdem

late flip soo we went from a tiny one to a huge one

12:37 am

dizgrannie

Os Ousted

12:37 am

Trifioso

oh, that is so cool! no chance of seeing it here, unfortunately -- can't see the trees 20 feet from the house

12:37 am

rururocks

wow.. I have 250 already

12:37 am

dfmchfhf

wow I still have BTs.

12:37 am

Trifioso

always the best plan, Cos!!!

12:38 am

cosdem

true!

12:38 am

dcseain

foggy, as ought be at Xmastime, rather than this snowy stuff.

12:39 am

m9f9l

i have all stats but a 7 or the 11.. just from goofing off!LOL

12:39 am

dcseain

cos, it's oft like that. welcome

12:39 am

dcseain

an IN series leads up to the 11, m9

12:40 am

VolleymomDee

in 8 x 3

12:40 am

jillibus

still getting glimpses through the thin spots in the clouds.

12:41 am

cosdem

full clear sky here!

12:42 am

m9f9l

cloudy here

12:42 am

jillibus

lucky you, cos

12:42 am

joshuavorbis

300

12:42 am

Trifioso

wow, the in 9,54 is as twisty as its namesake

12:42 am

jillibus

nice, josh

12:43 am

dfmchfhf

it's not TOO twisty...

12:44 am

Trifioso

woot, greyed a tile!

12:45 am

dfmchfhf

I can't find any more 8s :o/

12:45 am

m9f9l

i have a couple 7's now.. just need 11 for nbs

12:46 am

pugmama763

gosh , was so sucked into the grid I didn't realize I was NBT & past half way

12:47 am

dfmchfhf

195 in -- finally, nbt

12:47 am

jillibus

wtg dfm -- and how are you feeling?

12:47 am

jillibus

hi pug

12:48 am

pugmama763

hi dear --ok I guess

12:48 am

dfmchfhf

headachey and itchy, otherwise fi4 unless I decide to shake my head vigorously.

12:48 am

carleekat

excellent pug

12:49 am

joshuavorbis

what happened dfm

12:49 am

jillibus

well, treat yourself gently, dfm

12:50 am

dfmchfhf

I smashed my head in4 the cupboard door yesterday, and everyone was worried I'd gotten a concussion

12:50 am

Trifioso

ooh, haven't played this in a while! Name that Proper Noun: poor mother who dies in act one of Les Miserables, leaving behind her orphan for Jean Valjean to raise as his own

12:50 am

joshuavorbis

sounds like maybe you did

12:50 am

cosdem

mary poppins? :P

12:51 am

jillibus

I still think you did, dfm

12:52 am

cosdem

nbt

12:52 am

cosdem

nbt

12:52 am

jillibus

wtg cos

12:52 am

Christine

dfmchfhf - there's an article in the current issue of Prevention, on the hidden/overlooked dangers of concussion and other head injuries. Take care of yourself. There could be lasting effects..

12:52 am

cosdem

stats for the 10? i know the 11 is in

12:53 am

dfmchfhf

10s are: co10 in10 ta10

12:53 am

cosdem

ty

12:54 am

dfmchfhf

I tend to hurt my head a LOT... just not usually this badly...

12:54 am

dfmchfhf

but I mean, I'd be worse off if I actually did any sports, probably.

12:54 am

Christine

Do take care -- no way to start the new year.

12:54 am

joshuavorbis

it might not be a big deal, but you should probably follow your instincts and treat your head real nice for a few days

12:54 am

jillibus

Christine -- so glad you said that. Looks as if dfm doesn't want to know.

12:55 am

jillibus

not just for a few days -- forever.

12:55 am

Christine

We could gang up on him -- pull the "mother knows best".

12:55 am

jillibus

We tried that last night, Christine

12:56 am

hootowl

We only yelled at him for about an hour last night to make him call emergency!

12:56 am

Christine

Richt ! haven't heard of many successful head replacements.

12:56 am

jan

Head transplants are the one kind of transplant where you want to be the donor not the donee.

12:56 am

hootowl

He's still at that stage where he is invulnerable!

12:57 am

cosdem

moon's 1/2 way covered

12:57 am

jillibus

Then he declined going to the ER.

12:57 am

hootowl

he will outgrow it but who knows when...

12:57 am

jillibus

ooh -- must look at the moon (if I can)

12:58 am

dfmchfhf

I'm past the stage where I think I'm invulnerable... I think...

12:58 am

hootowl

I am completely overcast but maybe I can see if it's darker outside

12:58 am

hootowl

couldn't prove my last night

12:58 am

carleekat

ok...here is dorky..i made a bowl of popcorn..the dimwitted all black cat that tries to escape is now playingin the bowl...and she keeps getting the popcorn stuck on her claw...and tries to shake it off

12:58 am

dfmchfhf

cloudy here :o/ might go downstairs in a bit to check on the moon.

1:00 am

carleekat

i have a small pile of popcorn onthe floor...she is thinnking this is grat having me awake when she is....silly cat

1:01 am

jillibus

oh great -- got a good look at the moon, half obscured by the earth's shadow

1:01 am

carleekat

ok...gon to look

1:01 am

cosdem

should be fully covered in 20 mins or so

1:02 am

jan

What a grid--I just now got my first blanked letter, the second A, at 326 words.

1:02 am

dfmchfhf

ooh, time to find the camera battery and go outside...

1:02 am

hootowl

it does seem to be getting darker but too much reflected light. Idiot town has kighs everywhere!

1:02 am

jillibus

I hope I get to see it turn orange.

1:03 am

hootowl

lights

1:03 am

dfmchfhf

I love how I can take the bus five minutes for a dark location ^.^

1:03 am

carleekat

half gone here too

1:04 am

cosdem

my first tile blacked out (2nd N in middle colum)

1:04 am

m9f9l

there.. I've updated my flash player

1:05 am

hootowl

there are no dark places in memphis!

1:05 am

dfmchfhf

I blacked before NBTing :o/

1:06 am

dfmchfhf

hah, vespine is still phantomey.

1:06 am

VolleymomDee

co 7 x 3; co 8 x 3; co 9 x 2 co 10

1:06 am

hootowl

Everyone in the world must be trying to get into Space.com - damm1

1:06 am

jan

This is the friendliest massive grid ever.

1:06 am

hootowl

The s helps alot!

1:07 am

m9f9l

not a lot of people watching: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/eclipsel
unarchile

1:07 am

jan

and the nicely arranged n, r, e, and i,

1:09 am

dfmchfhf

okay, gonna go out for photos... I'll stay safe, don't worry :o)

1:09 am

hootowl

asking for something I have no idea about. I'll try again later. Shared cmp

1:09 am

cosdem

dang.. found another 9.. not 10

1:09 am

Christine

Is there something special abou moon-watching, tonight?

1:09 am

cosdem

spoke too soon. found a 10

1:10 am

hootowl

total eclipse

1:10 am

m9f9l

last one during winter solstice was in 1600's

1:10 am

Christine

Oh, it's raining too hard her, to go outside - I'd either melt, or be washed away into the drain.

1:11 am

hootowl

well here it's directly overhead and covered with clouds!

1:11 am

hootowl

and next in 2092

1:12 am

Christine

Here, in Los Angeles, it's rained for four days/nights, and even in the daytime everything was daark and gloomy - an ideal time to be retired, with a stack of books by the couch.

1:13 am

Christine

Darn, I'll probably miss the 2092 eclipse. too.

1:14 am

hootowl

I think we all will

1:14 am

hootowl

hate memphis

1:14 am

cosdem

i wont. im immortal :)

1:14 am

m9f9l

nbs!

1:14 am

Christine

What's wrong with Memphis??

1:14 am

hootowl

good luck cos

1:14 am

jillibus

Just got another glimpse when the cloud moved away -- just a sliver of moon showing now.

1:15 am

hootowl

you do not want to get me started

1:15 am

hootowl

damn

1:15 am

jillibus

(computer hung in the meantime -- just got it back)

1:15 am

carleekat

gone to look again

1:16 am

jillibus

Christine, read my profile.

1:17 am

dfmchfhf

... that was a big disappointment... :o(

1:19 am

hootowl

nope - can't see a thing!

1:19 am

cosdem

aww i see the orange .. its pretty

1:19 am

dfmchfhf

the sky went from cloudy-ish to overcast here in the last 30 minutes ;__;

1:20 am

jillibus

not orange here yet!

1:20 am

m9f9l

it's not orange in chile...

1:20 am

dfmchfhf

if it's orange in one location it should be orange for everyone... :o

1:20 am

hootowl

nuts!!!!

1:20 am

cosdem

u can barely see the orange here.. just...

1:20 am

dfmchfhf

* :o\

1:20 am

carleekat

no moon...lots of cloud

1:21 am

dfmchfhf

I second carlee's observations.

1:21 am

dfmchfhf

and the weather forecast said it's supposed to be clear tonight! >:o(

1:22 am

carleekat

its supposed to be covered for a while tho.. so ..try in 10 15 mins again

1:23 am

hootowl

Wow! I just closed one of the O's! w/159 words

1:23 am

dfmchfhf

It takes me 12 minutes to get to my photo spot (busses don't run so late)... don't want to go there for nothing, and it'll probably be over if I start to go when it clears...

1:23 am

cosdem

wtg!

1:23 am

dfmchfhf

Ns done, yay! Also, one away from halfway

1:24 am

jillibus

wd dfm

1:25 am

dfmchfhf

half-way; also both Os done

1:25 am

dfmchfhf

but I haven't found a single 8 for a while now ;_;

1:27 am

m9f9l

got half of the c's now

1:30 am

VolleymomDee

pe 7 pe 8

1:32 am

m9f9l

grayed out a tile!

1:33 am

carleekat

apparently the moon is red in virginia atm for those of you in that area

1:33 am

Christine

hank you, Jillibus, I read your profile entry. Then I went outside to see if teh moon was visible, but I think it drowned, in all this rain.

1:35 am

dfmchfhf

heh, the sun sets so early here now... >.<

1:35 am

m9f9l

can watch at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/eclipsel
unarchile

1:36 am

jillibus

news says the eclipse should be total here in about 5 minutes, then it will turn red and stay that way for a while. I just saw it still has a little fingerrnail of white -- and a few stars are appearing so maybe the clouds are thinning out more.

1:36 am

jillibus

Nothing like seeing it live...

1:38 am

m9f9l

yeah... but lots of clouds here..

1:38 am

dfmchfhf

*jealous*

1:38 am

dfmchfhf

C greyed!

1:38 am

m9f9l

and it hasn't happened since the 1600's... so webcam is as good as I'm gonna get..

1:38 am

jillibus

lots of clouds here too, but there's a lot of wind moving them around

1:39 am

dfmchfhf

great, now we get MORE clouds. :o(

1:39 am

jillibus

frustrating, eh dfm!

1:40 am

dfmchfhf

totally! >:o(

1:41 am

m9f9l

1/2way

1:41 am

m9f9l

phew!

1:42 am

jillibus

wd m9!

1:42 am

joshuavorbis

lickety for last 100, fireworks

1:42 am

jillibus

congrats, josh -- such a biggie too.

1:43 am

m9f9l

wtg josh!

1:43 am

dfmchfhf

congrats josh!

1:43 am

m9f9l

I'm going to see how cloudy it is out

1:44 am

joshuavorbis

this one was fun until it wasn't, and that's when i ran screaming to lickety

1:44 am

carleekat

*~*~*~POM POM TOSS*~*~*~for Josh

1:45 am

VolleymomDee

wtg josh

1:45 am

m9f9l

cloud cover so thick... can't even tell where moon would be

1:46 am

Christine

m9f91, will you check the link for the eclipse, I was unable to get it.

1:46 am

jillibus

can't see anything outside now -- no moon, no orange

1:46 am

dfmchfhf

so many Qs... :o(

1:46 am

m9f9l

I'm watching it now

1:46 am

dfmchfhf

can't even see the sky.

1:49 am

carleekat

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/eclipse-
videos

1:49 am

carleekat

is a really good view on webcam

1:52 am

Nancy Boy

hmmmm, I see a white sky, white ground, white everything. ;)

1:52 am

m9f9l

hey NB!

1:52 am

carleekat

hello NB!!!....yes i imagine things are rather white over there...better then grey i suppose :o)

1:52 am

dfmchfhf

NB!!!

1:52 am

m9f9l

it's dark here.. but snow on ground

1:53 am

Soodle

(((HNancy)))). Lovely to see you.

1:53 am

dfmchfhf

Hi soodle!

1:53 am

Nancy Boy

hello :) nice welcome! yes, we're completely overwhelmed by the snow. As usual our government is handling the chaos in a calm and efficient manner. (eyeroll)

1:54 am

Soodle

Hey DF M9, Carlie,Jilli, Christine Volley et al

1:54 am

carleekat

well as long as the are consistent..i suppose :) <snicker>

1:54 am

m9f9l

not getting anything at that site carlee..?

1:54 am

carleekat

hey soods

1:55 am

carleekat

at the moment..its pretty dark..not much there :)

1:55 am

carleekat

red coming up now on it...

1:57 am

m9f9l

440 words today.. now THERE's a welcome NB! LOL

1:58 am

m9f9l

oh... got it now carlee

1:58 am

jmcnrick

hi all

1:58 am

jillibus

Oh hello NB! (Just got in again from moon-watching -- all dark now)

1:58 am

Nancy Boy

I guess, Carlee. Friend brought me a newspaper that legitimately had a headline that read, "DON'T GO OUTSIDE". Good to see nobody's over-reacting ;)

1:58 am

jmcnrick

especially hi nb

1:58 am

hootowl

Just realised - I got my 4 million!

1:58 am

jillibus

hi jmc

1:59 am

jmcnrick

whooo hooo hoot

1:59 am

hootowl

hi NB - welcome back!

1:59 am

carleekat

now...NB...did u see the news that was about where I am from fromthe storm that hit us last week ( my little 75K city)

1:59 am

Nancy Boy

lol, M9...don't think I'll be getting them all done, somehow. it's difficult staying awake for a ten minute chat these days ;)

1:59 am

jmcnrick

who is watching the eclipse with me?

1:59 am

carleekat

we had over 300 cars and trucks stranded on the highway in about a 20K stretch starting just out of town east of me...

1:59 am

Nancy Boy

No, Carlee? Sorry, I've been living in kind of a bubble. Not too much damage I hope? :(

2:00 am

carleekat

they were stranded over 24 hours..in total whiteout conditions...

2:00 am

hootowl

only the ones with no rain, snow or overcast!

2:00 am

jillibus

I am, jmc, but it's cloudy here. I get glimpses.

2:00 am

jmcnrick

clear night hera for a change

2:03 am

m9f9l

we're socked in as usual

2:03 am

carleekat

in their cars/ trucks/ transports...temps down to -22C overnight...had to be airlifted out the next day by the military...only 1 injury..a police officer trying to get to someone who was trapped

2:03 am

Nancy Boy

omg! see, puts the 'plight' of us brits into perspective. how scary!

2:03 am

hootowl

now babble isn't taking my words. Rotten night for anything. I'm going to bed. See y'all in the morning

2:03 am

hootowl

now babble isn't taking my words. Rotten night for anything. I'm going to bed. See y'all in the moring

2:03 am

mixi6

partly cloudy. I did get to see it.

2:03 am

mixi6

partly cloudy. I did get to see it.
Then it disappeared behind a cloud.

2:04 am

mixi6

partly cloudy. I did get to see it.
Then it disappeared behind a cloud.

2:04 am

jmcnrick

bye hoot

2:04 am

jillibus

night hoot -- better luck tmw!

2:04 am

carleekat

once things cleared they could not believe there were no crashes..all these cars came to a stop..and then as the blowiing setting were mere metres from jack knifed transports or other cars...for all they knew they were completely alone

2:04 am

Soodle

Its a clear morning here - should be good for the Winter Solstice at Newgrange.

2:04 am

jillibus

I'm still hoping the clouds will move aside and I'll get to see the orange.

2:05 am

jmcnrick

ha! my first word was ta9!

2:06 am

carleekat

same jilli...going out to look again...wrong angle with my house..almost directly over head..i have to go outside to see

2:06 am

jillibus

I have to go outside too, carlee, and it's chilly

2:06 am

Nancy Boy

can't see out the window anymore, hurts. for all I know the sky has burst into flames out there ;)

2:07 am

jillibus

not likely, NB!

2:08 am

jillibus

Is the window all covered in snow, NB?

2:09 am

Nancy Boy

it's just too high; I can't pull myself up to see it. annoying!

2:10 am

lynxxx

Hello everyone, a decent sized one at last

2:10 am

jillibus

oh well, it's probably all white anyway ;-)

2:10 am

jmcnrick

hi lynxxx

2:10 am

joey

i just came in from outside, I sat in the hot tub watching. it was very neat.

2:10 am

Soodle

How are your feeling, Nancy?

2:11 am

jmcnrick

ooh sounds nice i put a pillow on my concrete front stoop and watched

2:11 am

jmcnrick

now I am peeking out my window from time to time

2:11 am

joey

jmcnrick, weren't you awfully cold?

2:12 am

jillibus

has the moon gone orange, jmc?

2:12 am

Nancy Boy

I've had better days. But okay I guess, thank you...

2:12 am

jmcnrick

i can't tell that it has jilli

2:12 am

Soodle

Good vibes to NB ((((())))

2:13 am

carleekat

i hope youa re on the mend NB....alot of people been very concerned about you...and..that all i will say on the matter:p

2:13 am

jmcnrick

its sorta a dark brown moon

2:13 am

m9f9l

not seeing orange in the webcast..

2:13 am

carleekat

nothing out there but white fluffy clouds...cant even generally pinpoint where the moon might be in the sky to look except i did see it earlier this evening

2:14 am

carleekat

i am seeing orange in the one i have m9

2:14 am

jmcnrick

is the orange a short term thing?

2:14 am

diem

guess will have to wait till 2092 still overcast here(thin) but no red

2:14 am

lynxxx

why is there an orange moon? is that a snow thing?

2:14 am

jillibus

white fluffy clouds? Here it's dark dark dark.

2:14 am

jmcnrick

no it is a total eclipse here lynxxx

2:15 am

lynxxx

oooh! lol

2:15 am

jmcnrick

i thought the next one was 2014

2:15 am

jillibus

lyn, read my profile -- it's a very special eclipse.

2:15 am

jmcnrick

2092 is the next one at the solstice i think

2:16 am

jillibus

jmc, the orange is because of refraction of light from the sun, I think.

2:16 am

carleekat

the orange for most of totality

2:16 am

jmcnrick

but is the orange a flash like at sunset?

2:16 am

jmcnrick

oh well then i would call it brown or rusty not so much orange

2:16 am

jillibus

no, it stays for a while, they say.

2:16 am

lynxxx

Interesting Jilli, apparently we are having an eclipse too here - but yours sounds very pretty

2:17 am

jillibus

It can range from orange to chocolate.

2:17 am

jmcnrick

a lunar eclipse lynxxx? i assume partial from that angle but maybe not

2:17 am

jillibus

lyn, right now ours is invisible -- too cloudy :-(

2:17 am

Nancy Boy

that's why I didn't say...didn't want anyone to worry. recovery isn't really the name of the game, but I think (hope) the worst is over.

2:18 am

jillibus

Sure hope so, NB.

2:18 am

jmcnrick

not knowing what was up was the most worrying NB

2:19 am

jmcnrick

*wishes jilli's clouds away*

2:19 am

carleekat

there are lot of people who care... and us worrying is simply an expressionof that... not knowing was worse..then knowing....as your fears always turn molehills to mountains

2:19 am

lynxxx

Yes, total, supposed to turn blood red - I'll let you know in a couple of hours...but the sun is still up here and a bit cloudy so not sure what we will see

2:20 am

m9f9l

still just dark on webcam

2:20 am

jmcnrick

cool lynxxx

2:20 am

m9f9l

NB... i recently got a geography lesson, LOL. Didn't realize you were so far north of us

2:21 am

Nancy Boy

well that's the thing, I didn't want anyone to know I was sick :)

2:22 am

Nancy Boy

LOL M9. Learn something new every day, I suppose. Whether you want to or not..

2:22 am

carleekat

well..they did :p ANYWAY....

2:23 am

m9f9l

yup... that's what *I* said! LOL

2:23 am

m9f9l

My Dad used to say that often

2:25 am

Nancy Boy

heh...my dad had a little catchphrase he'd use whenever I brought home work that wasn't an A grade. "you're not C-sian or B-sian...you're A-sian!"

2:25 am

m9f9l

ewww... I just saw a Hoff commercial... I feel like I need a shower....

2:26 am

m9f9l

oh... that would get old fast!

2:26 am

jmcnrick

lol that is actually pretty funny NB

2:26 am

m9f9l

(kind of like the Hoff..LOL)

2:26 am

jillibus

What's a Hoff? Don't think we have them here.

2:26 am

m9f9l

David Hasselhoff

2:26 am

jmcnrick

sounds like the vietnamese guy on the cartoon set in texas

2:27 am

jillibus

Oh! Him! Lol!

2:28 am

jillibus

No, I *don't* think we have him here!

2:28 am

jmcnrick

how can that lower A have 10 words???

2:29 am

Nancy Boy

tell me about it, M9 ;)

2:29 am

m9f9l

have you seen his music video??? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1Mdpah
tL1Q

2:30 am

carleekat

my mother would always complain if i got 1 wrong... " Well I dont see what you are so happy about..if you only got 1 wrong you should have had perfect " then..get all pissy with me for the rest of the day

2:30 am

m9f9l

ok... the webcam vid has a bit of redness to it now

2:30 am

jmcnrick

yikes! my mother hardly noticed i was in school

2:31 am

jillibus

must go out and see if I can see anything...

2:31 am

jmcnrick

i am surprised it has been darl for so long!

2:31 am

jmcnrick

*dark

2:31 am

m9f9l

I went to an alternative high school...no grades.

2:31 am

jmcnrick

i am typing inthe dark

2:32 am

Nancy Boy

sounds familiar, Carlee!

2:33 am

carleekat

nothing to see here but clouds <sigh> so depressing and i am wired on coffee..so i might as well just stay up now for rest of day

2:33 am

jillibus

all just pitch black here now

2:33 am

jmcnrick

well it is slightly more interesting than watching paint dry

2:34 am

m9f9l

I'm not sure if this is worse: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJQVlVH
sFF8&feature=related

2:34 am

jmcnrick

i think meteor showers have it hands down over a total lunar eclipse

2:34 am

jillibus

well, there's supposed to be one tonight too, jmc.

2:35 am

jmcnrick

i thought there might be since it is about the time of year i have seen them before

2:35 am

jmcnrick

but i have seen no meteors tonight

2:36 am

jillibus

maybe after the eclipse...

2:36 am

jmcnrick

help with the lower A please? just some stats

2:36 am

jillibus

av5/16 I think, jmc

2:37 am

lynxxx

an5.10 & 6

2:37 am

Frances

s

2:37 am

jmcnrick

ty both

2:37 am

lynxxx

at4.4

2:38 am

jmcnrick

the at4/4 did it for me nbt

2:38 am

jillibus

wtg jmc

2:38 am

lynxxx

good grief - 27 8s - I have trouble usually finding 1 or 2

2:39 am

Nancy Boy

well I'm gonna go get something drained, filled up or otherwise poked with a needle. see you later..

2:39 am

jmcnrick

i find that hard to believe lynxx

2:39 am

jmcnrick

bye NB fell better

2:40 am

Nancy Boy

rant

2:40 am

carleekat

take care NB {gentle hugs}

2:40 am

Nancy Boy

with that as a parting gift ;)

2:40 am

jillibus

Good to see you here, NB -- take it easy!

2:40 am

jmcnrick

lol

2:40 am

m9f9l

LOL... bye NB!!! luvs!

2:40 am

dfmchfhf

bye NB!

2:40 am

Nancy Boy

thank you :) bye!

2:43 am

jmcnrick

hi dfm

2:43 am

lynxxx

hi dfm

2:44 am

dfmchfhf

hi jmc, lyn! :o)

2:44 am

jmcnrick

i was just thinking about you

2:44 am

carleekat

oh..finally found the co10

2:44 am

jillibus

wd carlee!

2:44 am

jmcnrick

wtg car

2:45 am

dfmchfhf

I was just away doing this grid mentally -- greyed the Q and the R@(1,4), and mis-remembered the right side of the grid >:o(

2:46 am

carleekat

and i broke past 1/2 way...yay

2:46 am

jmcnrick

show off :-P

2:46 am

jmcnrick

wtg car

2:48 am

jillibus

got the va8 :-)

2:49 am

carleekat

yay jilli

2:49 am

jmcnrick

wtg jilli

2:49 am

jmcnrick

*smack* i could have had a v8!

2:49 am

jillibus

I know that's a mere nothing, but I was pleased

2:50 am

jillibus

I haven't found the 11 yet :-(

2:50 am

jmcnrick

surely not nothing jilli--i am lucky to get any word over 6 without help

2:51 am

stand

in10, 11 is the plural

2:51 am

jillibus

Me too usually, jmc

2:51 am

jmcnrick

hi stand

2:51 am

jillibus

ty stand -- I know -- but I haven't found the in 10 either.

2:51 am

PMS

qi

2:52 am

jmcnrick

i was shocked that my first words on this grid were ta9 and 10!

2:52 am

stand

it is a perfectly normal word

2:52 am

jillibus

or the in 8 or 9

2:52 am

jillibus

Yes, I got those too and could hardly believe my eyes!

2:53 am

dfmchfhf

jmc, that's better than "astrologies" being first words...

2:53 am

jmcnrick

the moon is finally coming out again-- i was surprised is was dark for so long! over an hour

2:53 am

stand

in 8, 9 are related to the 10, 11

2:53 am

jmcnrick

??? no g dfm???

2:54 am

jillibus

I know, stand -- but I just can't see them at this point!

2:54 am

jillibus

going to look for the moon again -- brb

2:54 am

dfmchfhf

not on this grid, jmc

2:54 am

jmcnrick

oh

2:56 am

jillibus

still solid black outside. Oh well.

2:56 am

jmcnrick

too bad jilli but we can try again in 3 years

2:57 am

jmcnrick

is there more than one in8?

2:57 am

diem

here as well jilli

2:58 am

jillibus

not on a solstice, we can't -- not until 2094 and I don't think I'll be here.

2:58 am

jmcnrick

wish my camera had a better lens-- the moon is framed by the television tower now

2:59 am

jillibus

Well, at least I got to see a lot of it before it went black.

2:59 am

jmcnrick

ah well i guess it being on a solstice doent seem that important to me

2:59 am

jmcnrick

so is it black because of clouds?

3:00 am

jillibus

I think so -- the glimpses I got before were when the clouds thinned out just a little bit in a small patch.

3:00 am

jmcnrick

well i am off to sleep -- it is my sisters birthday and i need to be awake when i fete her tonight

3:01 am

jmcnrick

well you may still get to see a bit later jilli

3:01 am

jmcnrick

by all

3:01 am

jillibus

g'night jmc -- happy sister's birthday

3:02 am

jmcnrick

lol ty

3:02 am

jillibus

I have to head for bed pretty soon too.

3:02 am

dfmchfhf

night jmc!

3:03 am

carleekat

nite jmc...

3:03 am

carleekat

i am just staying up..no point to go to bed now...

3:05 am

jillibus

I used to stay up until 4 am-ish when I was writing articles and stuff, then go to bed and sleep till noon.

3:05 am

dfmchfhf

yay, now the grid on the bottom looks like a giant R. :o\

3:06 am

jillibus

considering this is a huge grid, I think it's a hard one too. Sulk.

3:10 am

jillibus

Not halfway yet...212/228...and goodnight all
*poof*

3:10 am

dfmchfhf

night jilli!

3:10 am

dfmchfhf

2 digits left!

3:11 am

diem

night jilli sleep well

3:11 am

carleekat

nite jilli

3:11 am

Kallia

you bitten all the others right down then df?

3:12 am

Kallia

morning all

3:12 am

Kallia

flip this is a monster!

3:13 am

rubyfoo

that is the biggest grid I've seen! Good morning everybody

3:13 am

Kallia

morning Ruby

3:13 am

carleekat

mornig kallia

3:13 am

carleekat

hi ruby

3:13 am

dfmchfhf

hi kallia, Hi {{ruby}}!

3:13 am

Kallia

morning carlee

3:14 am

dfmchfhf

Missing one E@(2,3) -- any nudges?

3:15 am

dfmchfhf

never mind -- found :o)

3:15 am

Kallia

just got here, so no help from me right now :)

3:15 am

rubyfoo

not even looking for clues in the chog as I only have a couple of minutes now

3:16 am

rubyfoo

but can't wait for the afternoon when I'll have time!

3:16 am

Kallia

I told myself, I don't have time for this, then found myself entering words.....

3:17 am

Kallia

mind you haven't finished one (except for yesterdays) for weeks

3:17 am

diem

bed time for me ,night all

3:17 am

Kallia

nite diem

3:17 am

carleekat

nite diem

3:18 am

carleekat

i started cus i was staying up for eclipse

3:19 am

rubyfoo

fastest 50 ever, but I had better go and get dressed or you'll read about my murder in the Haute Savoie papers

3:19 am

grannyrose

* gasp, pant, pant, gasp* STILL 25 to go....will this grid never end?

3:20 am

dfmchfhf

your murder!? Do:

3:21 am

lynxxx

hi Rose!

3:21 am

rubyfoo

I'm hiding out in my studio and husband is looking for me, dfm!

3:21 am

rubyfoo

3:21 am

grannyrose

hey lynn. how are you enjoying winter, AGAIN?

3:22 am

carleekat

ur back rmcc :) {{HUGS}}

3:22 am

lynxxx

you mean STILL don't you? first the locusts, now the floods - when will it end !!!

3:23 am

grannyrose

well, we did have that lovely week....about 2 weeks back....was that summer?

3:23 am

Patxxx

Too many words. I'll go mad! I watched the moon to the total cover bit and then it went down behind my garage and I lost sight. I would have had to get dressed, wellies on etc and then trudge across fields looking for it. I gave up so I'll probably have to wait a few hundred years now.

3:24 am

lynxxx

oops think I missed that. How are you all Rose?

3:24 am

lynxxx

hi Ruby. hi Pat

3:24 am

carleekat

better them us..we had mostly cloudcover i got to see it to the half way point of being total

3:25 am

carleekat

then*..sorry...is 4:30 am..been up since 7 am yesterday....no point in going to bed now

3:25 am

dfmchfhf

I didn't even get to see the sky! >:o(

3:25 am

Patxxx

Hi all. I don't chat much because I'm always likely to put words in the chat. 100% likely!

3:25 am

lynxxx

Just ducking out the back to see if I can see the last few minutes of the eclipse BBS

3:25 am

grannyrose

doing ok, thanks lynn...specialist still perplexed by my continuing fevers...so am i, come to think of it...had another battery of blood te5 today.

3:27 am

Flask1

Good morning everyone..am here but not chatting for awhile.....diving in! "SPLASH!!"

3:27 am

Patxxx

One more go. This grid should have an ed and ing/s.

3:27 am

carleekat

hi flask :)

3:32 am

Flask1

nbt!!

3:39 am

lynxxx

hi Flask

3:39 am

lynxxx

Still Granny! you must be over that, it has been all year hasn't it.

3:40 am

vdddvddd

i just got 39 words in the bottom left corner!

3:42 am

grannyrose

close, lynn.... just cannot work it out, have ruled out the big C, and auto-immune disorders, so that's a relief, of some kind

3:42 am

grannyrose

yay, vddd

3:45 am

Flask1

well done vddd

3:56 am

grannyrose

* wriggling in chair* just one more

3:59 am

grannyrose

yahoo, cartwheels, catherine wheels, explosives....DONE!!!!

4:00 am

Flask1

well done granny!!!

4:00 am

lynxxx

Congrats Rose!!

4:01 am

dizgrannie

Woo Hoo Gor Granny...xxx

4:01 am

dizgrannie

Gor = GO

4:02 am

grannyrose

what a monster!! 8376 points!!!

4:04 am

dizgrannie

titer

4:04 am

dizgrannie

damn!!!

4:05 am

grannyrose

brb. have to sort out dinner...it's 9pm, yet...for goodness sakes!!! but babble comes first* grin *

4:18 am

Haz1558

Good morning/evening all.

4:18 am

rubyfoo

hello haz

4:19 am

Haz1558

Hello, ruby.

4:20 am

lynxxx

morning Haz

4:20 am

dfmchfhf

Hi Haz! :o)

4:20 am

Haz1558

Phone...

4:24 am

FishFishGarden

morning all...

4:24 am

FishFishGarden

440? ooft!

4:24 am

dfmchfhf

hi Fish! :o)

4:25 am

lynxxx

hi Fish

4:25 am

FishFishGarden

hi guys

4:25 am

rubyfoo

1/3!

4:25 am

rubyfoo

this is fun!

4:27 am

Haz1558

And back.

4:30 am

dfmchfhf

yay ruby!

4:30 am

FishFishGarden

hehe - that's the first time I've seen ta9/54 not on TV or a movie

4:32 am

rubyfoo

I am ta***lized....

4:32 am

rubyfoo

do you have a clue, fish fish?

4:33 am

grannyrose

and back, here too. salad sorted. himself is organising the fish and chips.....

4:33 am

dfmchfhf

It sounds like a country of pitch?

4:33 am

rubyfoo

ty dfm

4:33 am

FishFishGarden

ruby...think of corny lines in Westerns

4:33 am

rubyfoo

I was thinking the film director!

4:33 am

lynxxx

sounds like a very common flower to me

4:33 am

rubyfoo

and ty fish fish

4:33 am

grannyrose

also sounds like a flower, with a ca beginning

4:33 am

FishFishGarden

when someone expresses surprise

4:34 am

rubyfoo

hahah lynxx

4:34 am

grannyrose

snap, lynn

4:34 am

rubyfoo

lunch, see you later

4:35 am

grannyrose

anyone need a clue?

4:36 am

lynxxx

BBL dinner is here

4:42 am

Jivingjenny0

I can't get that ta9 please could I have another clue

4:44 am

Jivingjenny0

nevermind got it thanx

4:45 am

dfmchfhf

hmm, I should be asleep by now... night all :o)

4:45 am

grannyrose

well, i'm outtta here. see you at the flip. night, dfm

4:45 am

garyandjulie

How many?? lol

5:16 am

ChampFit

440??????????? Gahhhhhhhhhhhhh!

5:17 am

MollyL

I know Champ. Har dee har. 47 yesterday and 440 today. Har dee har har har. Blargh.

5:18 am

MollyL

And as a bonus 26 Q WORDS!!!

5:19 am

ChampFit

well, at least there are words everywhere! This is where you forget some silly word and notice later when you list.

5:19 am

redturtlehead

Good Morning! Miracle of Miracles I was placed on Call at work. so I have a chance to do the grid. so far I have 199 words.

5:19 am

redturtlehead

45 P's!

5:20 am

ChampFit

No fair! I just started...45

5:20 am

MollyL

42 S words is making me think I will never even get half way. But at least I'll have lots to do during my breaks today. : P

5:20 am

redturtlehead

I was up at 4 to get ready for work, got the call at five, took the dog for a short 1.6 mi run, and am back for more!!

5:21 am

redturtlehead

Molly the grid is really fun, at least for the first 200, goes quick.

5:21 am

ChampFit

I'm only here till I leave for my run...about 15 more minutes. It's freakin' 68 degrees at 5:20 a.m.!

5:22 am

redturtlehead

after this week of chill CHamp I'll take it.

5:23 am

ChampFit

It's going to be unseasonably warm till Christmas Eve, when a cool front comes in. Thank goodness! HATE 70+ degree Christmases.

5:25 am

redturtlehead

I have to say I like anything warm. But I am headed to Rhode Island on Friday so I imagine it will be a damp cold Xmas for me..

5:25 am

ChampFit

who's there? famiily?

5:25 am

redturtlehead

Is everyone feeling ready for the Holiday?

5:26 am

redturtlehead

my sister.

5:27 am

Lady Biotch

careful what you wish for Red 20 degrees this morning and chance of a snow storm Saturday night

5:27 am

ChampFit

That'll be nice! My family is all here, so no travels.

5:27 am

redturtlehead

Yes Lady...I dont want cold, but I know it will be there, but less snowy b/c wakefield is close to coast. I hope...

5:27 am

redturtlehead

Even Better Champ...no sleeping in strange beds!

5:28 am

Lady Biotch

however, the weather men are NEVER right....

5:28 am

ChampFit

So true! Always wake and see what the day actually brings! 100 words...

5:28 am

redturtlehead

our weather guys down ehre are predicably correct, which is annoying to me sometimes.

5:29 am

redturtlehead

go champ go!

5:29 am

Lady Biotch

well I hate liars but in my next life I want to come back as a weather gal and get paid all that money to lie LOL

5:29 am

redturtlehead

I would love that job, I think!

5:30 am

ChampFit

And wear nice clothes...

5:30 am

redturtlehead

yes, and make up...and no one vomits on you!

5:30 am

ChampFit

What a job description!

5:31 am

Lady Biotch

are you driving Red or flyingi in?

5:32 am

redturtlehead

Flying to TF Green. Very close to their house..

5:33 am

redturtlehead

it has been pretty cold up there has it not?

5:33 am

Lady Biotch

10 minutes from my house, what time do you arrive - we are always in the flight patern and I'll wave as you fly over

5:33 am

redturtlehead

1:30 ish X mas eve. do you live in Wakefield also?

5:34 am

Lady Biotch

no Coventry....about 20 minutes or so from Wakefield

5:34 am

redturtlehead

Oh Coventry is very nice.

5:35 am

Lady Biotch

the weather is on now partly cloudy high 36 on Friday

5:35 am

Lady Biotch

now the they are saying rain/snow on Sunday

5:35 am

redturtlehead

Oh Lordy that Is COLD!!! I have my Mom bring me mittens, but my goodness, I shall freeze.

5:36 am

Lady Biotch

bring your flannel jammies....you're gonna need then

5:37 am

Lady Biotch

do you go to the casino's when you are here?

5:37 am

redturtlehead

I'm going to need a parka. My BIL always keeps the house very toasty when I am there, which I think is a heating oil problem...but...I am not complaingin.

5:37 am

redturtlehead

No No casinos.

5:38 am

redturtlehead

My BIL's family is one of the older Italian families from the Area. so we mostly eat. and visit and eat and eat...pasta, feast of Seven fishes, and also those nice red wine biscuits.

5:39 am

ChampFit

yummmmmmm...much running to overcome that!

5:39 am

redturtlehead

No kidding. but I just try to avoid the pre dinner snackies.

5:40 am

Lady Biotch

Newport is back in the bidding phase of trying to get the America's Cup races back in RI so that has been our big news this week

5:40 am

redturtlehead

Oh Neat. thanks Lady, now I can say something intelligent to the family. often I seem like the odd one out, Living in retirement land..

5:41 am

Lady Biotch

Have you ever eaten at Brew's Tavern in Wakefield?

5:42 am

redturtlehead

I have not. We usually go to a seafood joint...shoot can not recall the name.

5:43 am

redturtlehead

And my BIL is an awesome chef, so often we eat huge meals there. we are having 20 for Xmas dinner...

5:44 am

Anniebrook

s

5:44 am

ChampFit

147 down...bbl ladies!

5:44 am

Anniebrook

440?? wow

5:44 am

Anniebrook

hello everyone

5:44 am

Lady Biotch

hi annie

5:45 am

Anniebrook

hello lady

5:45 am

redturtlehead

have a good run Champ. hello Annie!

5:45 am

angelinaxox

pint

5:45 am

Anniebrook

hi red!

5:46 am

Anniebrook

I have a feeling I should not have started this if I want to finish

5:47 am

angelinaxox

sorry about that

5:47 am

Anniebrook

LOL

5:50 am

redturtlehead

I am at 239, so far its been fairly good going.

5:50 am

Anniebrook

good for you!

5:51 am

redturtlehead

anyone catch the eclipse?

5:52 am

Lady Biotch

no, a was fast asleep but so overcast would not have seen it anyway

5:53 am

redturtlehead

i caught the end of it, was pretty neat. I live rurally so not a lot of light intereference.

5:54 am

Lady Biotch

can't believe that although I am on vacay this week, I woke up at 5:45!!!

5:56 am

LoriP

ton e

5:56 am

Anniebrook

hello, Lori of Scotia

5:57 am

LoriP

Gah! Sorry. G'd morning Annie of Brooklyn! :)

6:02 am

redturtlehead

Hello Lori. long time no see.

6:09 am

redturtlehead

at 246 words I have grayed one boxm the right hand N

6:31 am

Aloyisius

wowzer.. a biggee.. hi Babblers

6:44 am

Uneaixoise

oohhh, just got a 9 and plural 10 that sound like Yosemite Sam! LOL

6:45 am

Aloyisius

wtg, Une! did you stay up to watch the eclipse? I didn't but would have like too

6:45 am

Aloyisius

to that is

6:46 am

Aloyisius

liked to.. not awake, lol

6:48 am

EspritdJean

26 Qs!!!

6:48 am

car.eeyore

It's a Christmas Miracle!

6:49 am

EspritdJean

can't believe I got that 9 and 10 from Yosemite Sam clue

6:53 am

LoriP

in tense

6:53 am

suefrad625

this is a monster of a puzzle

6:55 am

Aloyisius

waves to LoriP in the PB.. hot coffee and tea brewing

6:56 am

Anniebrook

*brings bagels and cream cheese into the PB for Lori*

6:56 am

EspritdJean

hi lori

6:57 am

Anniebrook

Hi Jean :)

6:57 am

EspritdJean

gm annie :-)

6:59 am

Aloyisius

not too many phantoms, either.. if you think you see a word, you probably do, lol.. tho "inanities" didn't work

7:06 am

suefrad625

found the 10/11, yahooo

7:06 am

Aloyisius

wtg, sue!

7:09 am

dan2bit

wow from the 40's to the 440's! morning all

7:11 am

EspritdJean

definition for 11?

7:11 am

Uneaixoise

ok, i'm back -- daughter woke up and came downstairs -- has now gone running :-)

7:12 am

Uneaixoise

no, didn't see eclipse -- overcast here . . .

7:12 am

Anniebrook

Hello Une, How are you today?

7:13 am

crosshair

440!!!

7:13 am

Uneaixoise

hey, Annie -- well, I've been up since 3:00am . . .

7:13 am

Uneaixoise

hey crossy!

7:13 am

crosshair

howdy une

7:14 am

Anniebrook

Une, oh dear, way too early

7:14 am

Anniebrook

Hello crossy

7:14 am

crosshair

howdy annie:)))

7:15 am

Uneaixoise

halfway . . . for what THAT's worth! LOL

7:15 am

EvaNadine

gooooooooooooooooooooood mornin babblers!!

7:15 am

Uneaixoise

hey, eva

7:15 am

Aloyisius

hi crossy, Annie.. and Eva (-:

7:15 am

crosshair

howdy aloy;)

7:15 am

Aloyisius

Une too!

7:16 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

7:16 am

Anniebrook

Hi Aloy

7:16 am

Anniebrook

Too many in's

7:17 am

EvaNadine

how are we this morning?

7:17 am

Aloyisius

knew "narnia" wouldn't work, tried it anyway.. what is your favorite bagel, Annie? think mine is on5

7:17 am

Anniebrook

same here, Aloy

7:18 am

Aloyisius

but I like 'em all!

7:18 am

MollyL

Holy crap. I got a 10 and 11 with a guess. First time for everything.

7:19 am

Aloyisius

wtg, Molly! if I knew who Yosemite Sam was, I might see them too

7:19 am

Uneaixoise

LOL!

7:20 am

MollyL

Those aren't the ones I'm talking about, but I have those two. Yosemite Sam is a cartoon character. Looney Toons. The clue has to do with a word he uses.

7:20 am

Aloyisius

Annie.. you are in the grid!!!

7:20 am

Uneaixoise

he was crotchety cartoon character who expressed anger and frustration with "Ta*******!!!

7:20 am

Anniebrook

so I am

7:20 am

Aloyisius

omg.. ty so much Une!

7:21 am

Anniebrook

ooh, thanks Une, now I see it

7:21 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

7:21 am

MollyL

My nephew used to tell people he wanted to be Yosemite Sam when he grew up. : P

7:21 am

Aloyisius

yes, he was the one with the long handlebar mustache?

7:21 am

Uneaixoise

hint for the 10 you found?

7:21 am

Uneaixoise

molly, that's hilarious

7:21 am

Aloyisius

red hair?

7:22 am

Uneaixoise

yes!

7:22 am

MollyL

in 10...something new or different and plural

7:22 am

Uneaixoise

got it -- thanks!!!!!!!!

7:22 am

Aloyisius

yay.. ty too Molly!

7:22 am

MollyL

Gotta love a 112 point word.

7:24 am

Aloyisius

a nice 7/8 is within

7:24 am

Uneaixoise

back in a mo -- need coffee

7:24 am

Aloyisius

and associated ov5

7:24 am

MollyL

I thought it was 8/9

7:25 am

Aloyisius

ov7/8?

7:25 am

Aloyisius

aha.. just realized what you mean, yay.. ty

7:25 am

MollyL

Oh, I thought you were referring to in words.

7:26 am

Aloyisius

should have said "imbedded" or is it "embedded"?

7:26 am

periwinkle

looking for the in word, not seeing it yet

7:26 am

periwinkle

hello all

7:26 am

Aloyisius

howdy peri

7:26 am

Anniebrook

thanks, Molly, got it

7:27 am

Anniebrook

hi peri!

7:27 am

periwinkle

something new or different, hmmmm... still looking

7:28 am

Anniebrook

em, aloy

7:28 am

periwinkle

got the in10 and the 11 ty ty Molly

7:28 am

Aloyisius

ty Annie (-:

7:30 am

Aloyisius

fi8 must refer to a very fancy fish

7:31 am

Anniebrook

I have tried finnan 2x and no go. finnan haddie?

7:31 am

periwinkle

don';t have any of the 9's any help out there

7:31 am

periwinkle

the most fish like Annie

7:32 am

Aloyisius

do you like old furniture, peri?

7:32 am

Anniebrook

peri, What Yosemite Sam say...Ta9!!!!!

7:32 am

Anniebrook

I have that one but thanks, Aloy

7:32 am

periwinkle

have not idea what YS said

7:32 am

Anniebrook

*says

7:32 am

periwinkle

no I like modern stuff

7:33 am

Aloyisius

well, if you liked old stuff, you would see an9

7:33 am

periwinkle

ty Aloy

7:33 am

Anniebrook

peri, black gooey stuff and One ****** under God with liberty and justice for all

7:33 am

Anniebrook

thanks, Aloy!!

7:33 am

MollyL

Thanks for the an's Aloy

7:33 am

periwinkle

ty Annie

7:33 am

Aloyisius

nice clue, Annie

7:35 am

MollyL

It's cartoon reference day in the grid. The adventurous Johnny cartoon is in there.

7:36 am

Uneaixoise

oohh, good clue, annie!

7:36 am

LoriP

ravi

7:37 am

MollyL

Add an n Lori

7:37 am

Aloyisius

and extend that too

7:37 am

Anniebrook

extend that to a gulch

7:38 am

MollyL

I haven't heard the word "gulch" since the last time I watched "The Wizard Of Oz" : D

7:39 am

Anniebrook

LOL...the only other word I could think of was arroyo

7:41 am

MollyL

This is kind of fun. I am just seeing a part of a word, typing it in, and it's there. Like the va8.

7:42 am

Anniebrook

molly, clue for the va8 please

7:42 am

MollyL

The plural of what you sit at to apply your makeup.

7:42 am

dan2bit

dressing tables, annie

7:43 am

MollyL

Mornin' Mr. 2Bit.

7:43 am

Anniebrook

I got it as you clued, thanks

7:43 am

dan2bit

morning. Maggie was up lots last night - she wanted to see the eclipse I guess

7:43 am

Anniebrook

hi dan2

7:43 am

Aloyisius

ooh, I have to be careful not to use the rodent expletive today... hi dan2

7:43 am

MollyL

Did you see it Dan?

7:44 am

dan2bit

yes a bit of the early "bite"

7:45 am

dan2bit

saw one a few years ago in Spring in southern France, it was lots warmer :-)

7:45 am

MollyL

Is Miss Maggie teething?

7:46 am

dan2bit

we think maybe so, but nothing visible yet. she is babbling up a storm at this very moment

7:46 am

MollyL

Aw Maggie. Our wee Babbler.

7:59 am

Mom

Oh what a beautiful morning, oh what a beautiful day, I have a wonderful feeling nothing will get done today. 440, wow! Good morning everyone

7:59 am

Aloyisius

lol, morning Mom

8:00 am

Anniebrook

((Mom))) LOL...I have lots to do but I am sitting here saying one more word, one more word

8:00 am

Mom

good morning Aloy

8:00 am

Mom

((Annie)) good morning, I am sitting here wishing I baked the cookies yesterday

8:00 am

Aloyisius

yup, fruit salad to make, cookies to bake, presents to wrap etc

8:00 am

Anniebrook

LOL

8:01 am

Mom

I did get the presents wrapped yesterday

8:01 am

Anniebrook

Thats a big job, Mom

8:02 am

Mom

it was but under the tree looks so pretty

8:02 am

Mom

which reminds me I need to take a picture of it and post it as my icon, I forgot

8:03 am

Anniebrook

that would be very nice, Mom

8:03 am

Mom

I will do that here in a bit

8:04 am

Mom

I am qu*** sure I do not know 26 q words

8:05 am

Anniebrook

I only have 12 q's

8:06 am

Mom

I have managed 8

8:06 am

Aloyisius

to be or not to be, that is the qu8

8:06 am

Anniebrook

But I was here earlier than you so I had a head start

8:07 am

Mom

oh Aloy, thank you

8:08 am

ChampFit

Oohhh...thanks!

8:08 am

Mom

Morning Champ

8:08 am

ChampFit

Morning Mom, Annie, Aloyisius!

8:08 am

Aloyisius

yw (-: qu + he was dressed ** *** and feathers for his violation

8:08 am

Anniebrook

Hi Champ!

8:08 am

Aloyisius

hi Champ!

8:09 am

Mom

and again, Aloy, thanks

8:09 am

ChampFit

Had that...thanks...monkeyed it...

8:10 am

Anniebrook

thank you, Aloy

8:10 am

Aloyisius

yw.. I still have only 15 Q's tho.. kind of hopping around the grid for a while

8:11 am

ChampFit

Me too...just monkeyed a good one...

8:11 am

ChampFit

One who qu5/18's

8:12 am

MollyL

Yay! We get to see Mom's Christmas tree!

8:12 am

Aloyisius

had that one, but tx Champ... bbs, need a break

8:12 am

Mom

brb, going to take the picture

8:15 am

Anniebrook

I need a break, be back later

8:17 am

ChampFit

Have a good one Annie!

8:20 am

Kaplan the Magne

Oh, goody. Only 257 left.

8:20 am

Mom

Icon updated

8:20 am

Mom

oh, I missed Annie

8:20 am

ChampFit

272 for me Kap...

8:21 am

Mom

There you go, Molly

8:21 am

Mom

only 365 left for me

8:22 am

ChampFit

Beautiful Mom! Have to say, it's odd to me to see the lovely snow behind your tree, given that it's 68 degrees and I'm wearing a running skirt and tank top!

8:22 am

Mom

Oh Champ, I will trade you

8:23 am

Mom

Thanks, our sons always decorate the tree

8:23 am

ChampFit

Supposed to be lovely and cooler for Christmas eve...

8:23 am

mama2maddie

Oh my! 440 words! Yikes!

8:23 am

Mom

I wish you and your family a wonderful Christams

8:23 am

Mom

Christmas*

8:23 am

Mom

HI Mama

8:27 am

blueheron

Hi Mama;)

8:27 am

blueheron

Hi Mama;)

8:30 am

Mom

Hi Blueheron

8:31 am

ChampFit

Back for a bit. I think it was a dud of a call to see a dud of a house!

8:32 am

Mom

welcome back Champ

8:33 am

ChampFit

is it acting up for you Mom?

8:37 am

Mom

it is, for you too?

8:40 am

poodletoes

babble is all messed up today

8:41 am

Jayk

it just won't load

8:41 am

poodletoes

this is unplayable now. bye

8:41 am

HelenaB

ok, glad to hear it's messed up for everyone. Sad.

8:41 am

HelenaB

ok, glad to hear it's messed up for everyone. Sad.

8:43 am

Mom

Hopefully Dr. God will get it fixed

8:43 am

phaeton

mine is working fine...hello

8:46 am

redturtlehead

hello?

8:46 am

redturtlehead

hello?

8:46 am

redturtlehead

hello?

8:46 am

redturtlehead

hello?

8:46 am

JesDreher

mine works, but it's delayed....the words i'm entering are taking a long time to get added

8:46 am

JesDreher

mine works, but it's delayed....the words i'm entering are taking a long time to get added

8:46 am

JesDreher

mine works, but it's delayed....the words i'm entering are taking a long time to get added

8:46 am

JesDreher

mine works, but it's delayed....the words i'm entering are taking a long time to get added

8:48 am

rubyfoo

hello everybody
strange lag

8:48 am

rubyfoo

hello everybody

8:49 am

rubyfoo

hello everybody
strange lag

8:54 am

Mom

I just sent an email to Dr_God asking him to look into the lag

8:55 am

jmcnrick

no to mention the echo

8:55 am

jmcnrick

hi all

8:55 am

Mom

Hi JMC, Phae, Red, Jes

8:55 am

Mom

and ((Ruby))

8:56 am

littlebit

yay!!babble is finally working for me!!

8:57 am

redturtlehead

Hello?

8:57 am

redturtlehead

ahhh normal.

8:57 am

littlebit

morning world!!

8:57 am

jmcnrick

yay!

8:57 am

jmcnrick

hi red

8:57 am

car.eeyore

Good morning.

8:57 am

redturtlehead

happy Xmas week everyone.

8:57 am

jmcnrick

hi little and car

8:59 am

jmcnrick

hi little and car

8:59 am

redturtlehead

chat is working, but I have a lag in the actual adding of words... :(

8:59 am

hootowl

3 refreshes and a change of page sizing finally got me in the clear!

9:00 am

jmcnrick

*puts an electric blanket over the grid to warm it up*

9:00 am

littlebit

you too red

9:01 am

EvaNadine

looks like things are back to running smoothly now?

9:01 am

Mom

Hi Littlebit and Car.

9:02 am

Lady Biotch

my game shows less than a minute left ???

9:02 am

hootowl

I'll try again later - everything is clear but frozen - bbl

9:02 am

jmcnrick

hoot do you have a large icon?

9:04 am

Flask1

I can't any words now!

9:05 am

Flask1

I can't any words now!

9:05 am

Jayk

absolutely not fixed

9:05 am

Flask1

I can't any words now!

9:05 am

Flask1

I can't any words now!

9:05 am

Flask1

I can't any words now!

9:05 am

Flask1

I can't any words now!

9:05 am

Flask1

I can't any words now!

9:05 am

Flask1

I can't any words now!

9:08 am

jmcnrick

:-(

9:10 am

crosshair

lol

9:12 am

crosshair

babble is super slow today...;((

9:12 am

littlebit

spoke too soon :( maybe it's working for me now. morning to all i missed while being bumped off and back

9:13 am

crosshair

anyone have any jumbo pictures in their profiles? that often causes babble lag

9:13 am

littlebit

slow is not the word i was thinkin of!!

9:13 am

littlebit

not me

9:14 am

crosshair

mm..now it is back up to speed

9:14 am

littlebit

let's see if it stays that way!!

9:14 am

MollyL

Bad day for the grid to go down

9:15 am

littlebit

yes it is

9:15 am

sprite

good afternoon all!
It never rains...

Couldn't get access to the site before either.

9:16 am

MollyL

Thanks for the band-aid Dr. God.

9:16 am

crosshair

you kidding molly? if i get half this grid it will be a miracle

9:16 am

crosshair

((sprite))

9:16 am

MollyL

Half is all I'm aiming for Cross

9:16 am

EvaNadine

working now??

9:16 am

sprite

hey crossy :)

9:16 am

jmcnrick

seems to be evan

9:16 am

littlebit

seems to be :)

9:19 am

MollyL

Oy, I can't get words entered though.

9:19 am

EvaNadine

good. thought i would share a fab deal with you guys:
if any of you are familiar with restaurant.com, you can buy gift certificates for your local restaurants at a fraction of the face value. (we go there all the time for places we dine at regularly)
well, right now, if you enter the promo code "HOLIDAY" at checkout, you save 80% off your entire purchase!
so a $50 gift cert would normally be priced at just $20 on the site, but with the promo code, would only cost you $4!

9:19 am

crosshair

darn thing is bogging down again..common dr-g,give that server tower a shake!

9:19 am

crosshair

darn thing is bogging down again..common dr-g,give that server tower a shake!

9:20 am

crosshair

ty for the fine tip eva:)

9:20 am

MollyL

Oy, I can't get words entered though.

9:21 am

Aloyisius

.. back for a bit.. ra4! hope the bugs get ironed out

9:24 am

littlebit

yep

9:25 am

HelenaB

same, molly

9:28 am

Mom

looks like I may get the cookies baked today after all

9:28 am

littlebit

thanks eva for that tip

9:28 am

Dr_God

No idea what was causing the server to swim in molasses. I restarted the web server and all seems to be fine now.

9:29 am

Mom

Bless you, Dr_God :-)

9:29 am

littlebit

thank you soooo much!!

9:29 am

Mom

would hate to see a 440 word grid go to waste

9:29 am

littlebit

that would be bad

9:30 am

EvaNadine

ahh, smooth sailing.
thankyou DrGod!

9:30 am

littlebit

woohoo!!!

9:31 am

Mom

thanks Eva for the information

9:31 am

CiociaJudy

thx Dr. God! You're the best!!

9:31 am

HelenaB

Yay, thanks

9:32 am

redturtlehead

we looove you dr g. I am over half! I want to fonish...

9:32 am

littlebit

now that it's working...i have to go get ready for my day. going to see Narnia with my son! :)

9:32 am

EvaNadine

youre welcome Mom.
i also posted a message that didnt show up:

be sure to check out Ebates first (and go to restaurant.com through that site) as you will get an extra 15% cash back on your purchase!

you should go to ebates.com before doing any online shopping, as the majority of major retailers will offer a percentage of cash back. usually 3%-6%, but it adds up!

9:32 am

redturtlehead

finish that would be.

9:32 am

Riverdance

Good Morning Everyone - just now able to get on - wow what a grid - and thanks to DR G for giving us this wonderful gift of babble

9:33 am

littlebit

i'll be back later to finish this baby!!

9:33 am

redturtlehead

hi river.

9:33 am

Riverdance

we go from itty bitty to this monster - dont if my heart can stand it....lol

9:35 am

Mom

bye bye Littlebit, have a good time

9:35 am

Mom

((River)) hello

9:35 am

Riverdance

Hiya ((Mom))

9:35 am

Mom

it goes very fast, River

9:36 am

beachboggle

hi fellow Babblers! Wowza! We go from a 49 word grid to this monster! I will never finish it!

9:36 am

wvteach

good morning all

9:37 am

Riverdance

morning teach

9:37 am

Mom

Hi Beach and wvteach

9:37 am

hootowl

seems to be ok now!

9:37 am

Mom

I would like to get to at least half

9:38 am

crosshair

babble is back!

9:38 am

redturtlehead

you totally can Mom, it really is not that bad a grid. I am at 266 words, and no list. but I have no 10 or 11.

9:39 am

crosshair

ty for whacking the server for us dr_g

9:39 am

Mom

I have one 10 .... Yosemite sam always say what in Ta 9/54 and plural for the 10

9:40 am

Riverdance

thanks for that Mom

9:40 am

Mom

you're welcome

9:40 am

Riverdance

that gave me 4 words - whoohoo

9:44 am

crosshair

these big grids tend to overwhelm crossy:(

9:45 am

Mom

((Crossy)) how true, but that S and the ion come in qu*** handy

9:46 am

jmcnrick

i bought several christmas gifts that way evan

9:47 am

jmcnrick

bbl

9:47 am

Mom

bye bye JMC

9:47 am

Riverdance

hi and bye jmc

9:50 am

Jayk

help! i've added 14 V words and my list stops with the ts

9:50 am

Riverdance

try rebooting

9:51 am

Jayk

they show in the tile boxes. this happened when i DID reboot

9:51 am

Jayk

no i didn't . i rfreshed

9:51 am

Mom

I'll put them in my profile Jayk

9:52 am

Mom

there you go

9:52 am

Jayk

put what?

9:52 am

Mom

the stats for the V words

9:53 am

Jayk

no, i have the stats. just words not appearing on word list

9:53 am

dfmchfhf

Babble loads extremely slowly if you have 388 words :o(

9:53 am

dfmchfhf

( hi all :o) )

9:53 am

Mom

oh my mistake, I misunderstood

9:53 am

Jayk

this is maddening

9:54 am

Mom

(((DFM))) hello, how are you?

9:54 am

dfmchfhf

Hi {{Mom}}! :o)

9:55 am

Riverdance

thats half 220 words - must get back to work - good day all

9:55 am

Mom

bye bye ((River)) try not to work too hard :-)

9:55 am

dfmchfhf

Bye River!

9:57 am

Aloyisius

..holds breath while typing in word.. yay.. it works

9:57 am

Sandieangel

can anyone clue the pe7/32 plz. The one preceding the pe5/12 that sounds like the thing you keep your money in.

9:57 am

Mom

Aloy, Dr. God has it all fixed

9:58 am

Aloyisius

ooh, very good to hear, Mom, ty

9:58 am

Mom

Hi Sandie

9:58 am

dfmchfhf

Ribose and deoxyribose are examples of pe7s.

9:58 am

Mom

lol DFM

9:58 am

dfmchfhf

( hi sandie! :o) )

9:59 am

Aloyisius

yes, use the prefix for "each" and add an examination, Sandie

9:59 am

dfmchfhf

hmm, that clue was bad... too many letters >.>

9:59 am

Mom

thanks Aloy

9:59 am

Aloyisius

no, dfm, I needed that five sugar.. ty!

10:00 am

wvteach

no dfm - got it by googling ribose - learned something new

10:00 am

dfmchfhf

yeah, I had the -ose ending though >.>

10:00 am

Aloyisius

yw Mom, glad it worked

10:00 am

dfmchfhf

should have mentioned that it forms phosphodi7 linkages to form the backbone of DNA and RNA. ;o)

10:01 am

Mom

DFM, I have a hard time following your clues (oh to be smart) lol

10:01 am

Aloyisius

lol dfm.. I used to teach cell bio

10:01 am

Aloyisius

had the di7, but ty

10:02 am

Sandieangel

googled ribose and am still stuck!!!!

10:02 am

Mom

Sandie, look at Aloy's clue

10:02 am

Aloyisius

ok, to a writing implement, add an acromyn for what you have ten of on your feet

10:03 am

dfmchfhf

5 + sugar ending

10:03 am

Aloyisius

h'mm, it could be a homonym too

10:03 am

dfmchfhf

erm. *five might be better

10:03 am

Aloyisius

"acronym, sorry for the typo

10:04 am

dfmchfhf

homonym was right, aloy

10:04 am

Aloyisius

phantom: tenant

10:04 am

Aloyisius

ty dfm

10:05 am

dfmchfhf

phantom serenities

10:06 am

Sandieangel

Think I'll have to come back to that one later. Just can't get it at all.

10:06 am

dfmchfhf

sandie, try the prefix for "five" + ending of a sugar

10:06 am

Aloyisius

you know, like gluc*** intolerant

10:07 am

Mom

Sandi, take the pe 4/5 before it + a r*** (a flower)

10:07 am

Aloyisius

we're not giving up, Sandie.. you have to get it, lol

10:08 am

o-o

Phantom: ballistocardiograph

10:08 am

Mom

hello ((BR))

10:08 am

Aloyisius

LOL... nice to see you, BabbleRabble

10:09 am

dfmchfhf

yes, yes, very phantomy there, BR, I see it too.

10:09 am

o-o

Herllo

10:09 am

crosshair

try to latin up the ending on that br...may help:))\

10:09 am

o-o

for sure for sure

10:09 am

Mom

phew, got a 10 and the 11

10:09 am

Aloyisius

rofl.. concentration shot

10:10 am

HelenaB

congrats, mom

10:10 am

sandrafrances

what do the 10 & 11 start with

10:10 am

Mom

thanks Helena

10:10 am

Dorens

hello. babrab, i was just thinking about you yesterday... it's been ages ( i have to be in a class in five minutes)

10:10 am

Mom

in

10:10 am

Aloyisius

wtg, Mom

10:10 am

crosshair

anyone remember the television artist teacher bob Ross?? totally amazing!

10:10 am

Mom

((Doren)), hello

10:10 am

o-o

Good to see you, Dorins

10:10 am

Mom

I do, Crossy

10:11 am

Aloyisius

vaguely, crossy

10:11 am

Dorens

hi mom. (hugs to you too)

10:11 am

Sandieangel

Finally got the pe7. It had me really stuck. Thanks for the help.

10:11 am

Mom

my sweetie learned to paint by watching him

10:11 am

Aloyisius

may have been b4 my time, lol

10:11 am

crosshair

his voice is so soothing..my bp drops just watching him

10:11 am

Mom

hooray Sandie

10:11 am

Aloyisius

yay for Sandie!

10:11 am

Mom

Doren, our Lexulous game isn't showing up any more.

10:12 am

Mom

Crossy, his son does it now

10:12 am

Dorens

really? then time for a new one, mom. i don't do that at school.. just drop in and do a few words on babble from time to time

10:12 am

crosshair

oh? very cool

10:12 am

Dorens

babrab, haow've you been?

10:12 am

Aloyisius

holy cow, the ship that sunk is in the grid!

10:13 am

Mom

I was thinking "rematch" has to be clicked

10:13 am

Dorens

go for it then, mom

10:13 am

Mom

thanks Aloy

10:13 am

rururocks

*puts on sappy music for crossy*

10:13 am

Aloyisius

so big I didn't see it, (-:

10:13 am

Mom

Sandie, did you get the in 10 and 11

10:13 am

Mom

Hi Ruru

10:14 am

Aloyisius

hi ruru!

10:14 am

Mom

I can't because, alas, I didn't win the game

10:14 am

Mom

(what else is new) :-)

10:14 am

sprite

hi all, trying again, hoping the site stays working now

10:15 am

Aloyisius

hi sprite!

10:15 am

Mom

Hi ((Sprite)), yes it is up and running Dr_God restarted the server

10:15 am

sprite

hey Aloy :)

10:15 am

Flask1

Hi Sprite.....my sentiments exactly!!

10:15 am

Mom

Hi Flask

10:15 am

Dorens

i'll try to remember to look into it tonite mom, IF i finish this grid before i fall asleep!

10:16 am

msideb01

oh dear, this is a massive grid today

10:16 am

sprite

hi Flask and Mom, ok *fingers crossed*

10:16 am

Mom

whenever you get the chance, Doren. Just hadn't seen that before

10:16 am

Mom

Hi Mside

10:16 am

HelenaB

i just got an 8-letter word all by my little self! This really does get easier the more you play. :-)

10:16 am

Mom

136 down and 304 left. Better start my day. ((Hugs)) to all of you

10:16 am

sprite

bye Mom

10:16 am

Flask1

Hi everyone....to busy to chat.....still a long way to go here!.....lol

10:16 am

Mom

BR, so good to see you again. ((Hugs))

10:17 am

Mom

bye bye Sprite

10:18 am

Mom

looks like I spoke too soon. Lagging again

10:18 am

Aloyisius

bye, Mom.. probably see you later

10:18 am

Aloyisius

bye, Mom.. probably see you later
am working on and off today.. oh oh.. chat not entering

10:19 am

Jayk

back to its old tricks. cannot add words

10:20 am

Flask1

is anyones grid slow????

10:20 am

wvteach

having trouble also with words not adding

10:20 am

Flask1

is anyones grid slow????

10:20 am

Flask1

is anyones grid slow????

10:20 am

Jayk

back to its old tricks. cannot add words

10:20 am

sprite

I have red boxes of doom coming up again...

10:20 am

Flask1

is anyones grid slow????

10:21 am

Aloyisius

ok, bbl.. time to start some fruit salad, promised to bring it to the solstice party tonight.."less than 1 minute left" lol.. buggaboo

10:21 am

dianedecoder

my game is slow too... keeps freezing and big delay in entering words.

10:21 am

dianedecoder

my game is slow too... keeps freezing and big delay in entering words.

10:22 am

dianedecoder

my game is slow too... keeps freezing and big delay in entering words.

10:22 am

Dorens

ok that's it for me.. got to go teach kids how to be bullies

10:22 am

dianedecoder

my game is slow too... keeps freezing and big delay in entering words.

10:22 am

dianedecoder

red alert boxes

10:22 am

Dorens

ok that's it for me.. got to go teach kids how to be bullies (and snickering at ruru's sappy music)

10:23 am

dianedecoder

red alert boxes

10:24 am

Dorens

ok that's it for me.. got to go teach kids how to be bullies (and snickering at ruru's sappy music)

10:25 am

dfmchfhf

It's the server, I think it's having problems handling such big grids for everyone!

10:26 am

dianedecoder

sorry for multiple posts...

10:32 am

dfmchfhf

hi diane -- you're in the grid today! :o)

10:32 am

dfmchfhf

(and it looks like Babble is back to speed!)

10:33 am

Scrabbler

Good morning Babblers! I am using Wi-fi in Panera Bread, sipping coffee.\

10:33 am

dfmchfhf

Hi Scrabs! :o)

10:33 am

dianedecoder

hey dfm..... so I am !!! Hadn't noticed that yet

10:33 am

Scrabbler

440 words!! Yikes!

10:34 am

dianedecoder

hi Scrabbler

10:34 am

Scrabbler

26 Q words!

10:34 am

crosshair

howdy scrabbs;)

10:35 am

dfmchfhf

guess what, they're all qu words! :oO

10:35 am

crosshair

you had to tell me that..didn,t you?:((

10:35 am

dianedecoder

good morning, Crossy !! :-)

10:36 am

Scrabbler

quest

10:36 am

Scrabbler

quest
nine

10:36 am

Scrabbler

quest
nine
nine

10:36 am

Scrabbler

quest
nine
nine
vines

10:36 am

crosshair

babble is lagging badly again;((

10:36 am

Scrabbler

quest
nine
nine
vines
vine
tine

10:37 am

dfmchfhf

ooh, hehe, this grid would PB me if I had to clue one of the st7! :oO

10:39 am

Scrabbler

quest
nine
nine
vines
vine
tine
tines

pine
pines

10:41 am

amelu0218

dang, got all of them already, scrabs!

10:46 am

HelenaB

haha, same amelu! I was hoping to get some extras!

10:49 am

dfmchfhf

*catches the rabbit and puts her in4 the PB*

10:50 am

Mom

oh Scrabbler, that is a hoot

10:50 am

Jayk

what is wrong with this grid?!

10:51 am

mixi6

quietly puts cookies in PB.

10:51 am

Mom

hmmm my post are disappearing

10:52 am

Mom

Dr_God said earlier that the server was swimming in molasses

10:52 am

dfmchfhf

:o( poor server...

10:53 am

Scrabbler

I am back. You are most welcome for the free clues. Merry Christmas to all!

10:53 am

rururocks

damn it scrabs.. already had all of those

10:54 am

Mom

Hi Scrabbs

10:54 am

Soodle

Could you put in some of the 9's and 10's next time, Scrabbler, please?

10:54 am

Kazzer99

evening all - this is a very large grid

10:54 am

Soodle

Hi everybody. :-)

10:54 am

Mom

Hi ((Soodle)) and ((Kazzer))

10:54 am

dfmchfhf

hehe ruru I like your ic4

10:54 am

dfmchfhf

hi Soodle, Kazzer! :o)

10:54 am

Scrabbler

I will do my best to help. With 440 words I think some slip-ups in the chat log should be tolerated. LOL

10:55 am

Scrabbler

Ruru: vi7 = wine maker

10:55 am

EvaNadine

are we working again?

10:56 am

Mom

Soodle .... in 8/55, 9/72, 10/91 and 11/112

10:57 am

Soodle

Yay!! Thanks (((Mom)))

10:57 am

Scrabbler

I was unable to get on for about 10 min.

10:58 am

dfmchfhf

hi EvaN! :o)

10:58 am

rururocks

ugh.. the red boxes of death

10:58 am

rururocks

ugh.. the red boxes of death

10:58 am

rururocks

ugh.. the red boxes of death

10:59 am

Mom

ta 8/54 and 10/70 (what in Ta...... - Yosemite Sam's saying)

11:00 am

Jayk

this is insane

11:02 am

Mom

I meant ta 9/54

11:03 am

Kazzer99

i take it this is a server prob - its moving like treacle

11:04 am

Soodle

Its like swimming in treacle wearing flippers.

11:04 am

Mom

it is Kazzer

11:04 am

Kazzer99

too many of us on at once?

11:05 am

hurshy

and too many words

11:05 am

aebmusica

hi all...hey...what's with this playbabble site? It won't take words from the grid and it keeps saying try again in a minute. This is the slowest I've ever had to play.

11:05 am

dfmchfhf

too many words, I'd say... wonder how the back-end of Babble works...

11:05 am

hurshy

great, now we have to think of all the zillion things that we could be "against"

11:05 am

dfmchfhf

the server is having problems, aeb.

11:05 am

dfmchfhf

also hi hurshy, aeb! :o)

11:06 am

dfmchfhf

there's nothing "against" in this grid, amazingly, hurshy.

11:06 am

aebmusica

oh ty ..so am I! hi dfmch

11:06 am

hurshy

what about "before"?

11:06 am

dfmchfhf

well, maybe you can be "against" a letter and "against" another letter (sort of), but other than that there's nothing more

11:07 am

dfmchfhf

no "before" either.

11:07 am

hurshy

you refer to 6/18 and 5/12?

11:07 am

dfmchfhf

oh, you can be "against" another letter (sort of), too.

11:07 am

aebmusica

well...I'll be back later to try again.......................... . . . . . . . . .

11:07 am

dfmchfhf

yes hurshy, there's another letter you can be against too ;o)

11:07 am

hurshy

ok

11:08 am

hurshy

lol, do you mean the old things?

11:08 am

dfmchfhf

yeah... alternatively, against the highest-point letter.

11:08 am

dfmchfhf

There are also oldER things too ;o)

11:08 am

hurshy

you're so silly :)

11:08 am

hurshy

yeah, and pl

11:09 am

dfmchfhf

being silly is fun!

11:09 am

hurshy

i agree

11:10 am

hurshy

silliness is the quality i value most, so that was a high compliment. :)

11:10 am

Kazzer99

my phantom for today is covariant

11:10 am

hurshy

well done, kazzer

11:11 am

dfmchfhf

what about ovarian?

11:11 am

Kazzer99

thats a good one as well

11:11 am

m9f9l

wow...babble wouldn't load there for some time

11:12 am

dfmchfhf

hi m9! Yeah, server problems.

11:18 am

rururocks

I think the grid needs an Ing commercial

11:18 am

rururocks

I think the grid needs an Ing commercial

11:18 am

rururocks

I think the grid needs an Ing commercial

11:18 am

dfmchfhf

This grid is infused with so much of element #50 (I think it's 50, at least.)

11:19 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! cs lewis' fictional land

11:19 am

m9f9l

hey ru...ya think the grid nees an ing commercial?

11:21 am

mixi6

4 letter words done. Used many others so far, that were not in the grid. Time for a nap. BBL

11:23 am

EvaNadine

still acting up, are we?

11:23 am

dfmchfhf

If there were an apple in the grid, it would be a Snapple!

11:24 am

BryanC

this lag is unbelievably frustrating today. christmas shopping awaits!

11:24 am

BryanC

this lag is unbelievably frustrating today. christmas shopping awaits!

11:24 am

MollyL

This thing is stopping and starting like an old beater car.

11:28 am

jmcnrick

narnia hursh

11:30 am

jmcnrick

wow that only took 3 minutes to register

11:32 am

Jayk

nothing is registering

11:34 am

Kazzer99

i am coming back later

11:34 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!

11:36 am

EvaNadine

*pokes chog*

11:37 am

BryanC

THIS IS UNBELIEVABLY FRUSTRATING.

11:37 am

BryanC

THIS IS UNBELIEVABLY FRUSTRATING.

11:37 am

BryanC

THIS IS UNBELIEVABLY FRUSTRATING.

11:40 am

Dr_God

I'm gonna restart the whole server. Something just ain't right...

12:04 pm

hootowl

seems to work fine now! ty Dr God

12:05 pm

hurshy

yay!

12:05 pm

periwinkle

took me forever to get onto the site now

12:06 pm

dfmchfhf

hi peri! :o)

12:06 pm

dfmchfhf

my ping requests are still timing out :o/

12:07 pm

EvaNadine

are we better now?

12:07 pm

Boobear

hi all. yikes a huge grid

12:07 pm

carleekat

oooh...babble is back

12:07 pm

carleekat

anyone have a good wassail recipe????

12:07 pm

dfmchfhf

hi carlee, boo! :o)

12:07 pm

hurshy

you just attack a W, and voila! wassail!

12:08 pm

dfmchfhf

hmph, I lost a word in that re5... wonder which it is...

12:09 pm

jmcnrick

yeah! we are back! we live! we live!

12:09 pm

jan

Last night at the flip I got about three quarters of the way through. The thing is, right now my word list only lets me see about three hundred of them, so I have no idea what my t's and v's are. Is there a way around that?

12:10 pm

jmcnrick

wassail is just hot spiced apple cider

12:10 pm

Boobear

hi dmf

12:10 pm

jmcnrick

i put it in my crock pot and add what spices are handy

12:11 pm

jmcnrick

you can add wine (i prefer a dry white wine) if you want it to be alcoholic

12:11 pm

dfmchfhf

I'm not sure whether this would be a way around it... I just go to http://www.playbabble.com/action/get_w
ord_list?puzzleid=2828 for a word list. (It's a JSON array object, but it's pretty readable.)

12:12 pm

carleekat

i have an orange studded with cloves and apples with brownsugar baking to put in with the hot cider and brandy with cinnamon and ginger slices

12:12 pm

dfmchfhf

wassail is a drink? o.0 I thought it meant well-wishing...

12:12 pm

jmcnrick

oh how cool dfm

12:13 pm

jan

Thanks, dfm. I'll try it if I decide that I want to try to finish this monster.

12:13 pm

jmcnrick

it is sort a carol to apple trees too dfm

12:13 pm

jmcnrick

sounds tasty car

12:14 pm

jmcnrick

but since it is a great winter drink it has become connected to Christmas

12:14 pm

Boobear

it is definitely a monster

12:15 pm

BryanC

Yay Babble's back

12:15 pm

jan

But a friendly one. Most of the words seem to be of the real word variety

12:15 pm

jmcnrick

jan is that a pic of you in your icon?

12:15 pm

Boobear

was babble down today

12:16 pm

dfmchfhf

yeah it was boo, Dr. G re5 the servers a short whie ago

12:16 pm

carleekat

its nice to have at solstice :)

12:16 pm

jan

Nope. That is the late Dave Niehaus, former play by play guy with the Seattle Mariners, who died earlier this winter

12:16 pm

jmcnrick

i am having champagne with my sister for her birthday

12:17 pm

jmcnrick

oh okay i don't really follow the mariners being how i live in DC

12:18 pm

jan

Not many do, even here in the Pacific Northwest! Dave was one of the nicest guys ever, though, so he is my icon for awhile at least.

12:18 pm

periwinkle

and here I thought it was a pic of you jan :)

12:19 pm

periwinkle

hello all

12:19 pm

dfmchfhf

hi peri! :o)

12:19 pm

periwinkle

only 241 left but two gray blocks, oh wait, they were gray when I started :)

12:19 pm

dfmchfhf

wow, this is a first, I finished off the 4s and 5s before my 7s.

12:19 pm

jmcnrick

hi peri

12:20 pm

periwinkle

hi jmc, when is your sister"s BD

12:20 pm

jmcnrick

today peri

12:20 pm

jan

Peri, I didn't gray my first non-given square till I had almost 300! And at that, I still have only three done.

12:20 pm

jmcnrick

shortest day of the year

12:21 pm

periwinkle

Happy Birthday to your sister, jmc

12:21 pm

periwinkle

enjoy the champagne

12:21 pm

jmcnrick

<==thinks greying squares is not the cards today

12:21 pm

periwinkle

I have 17 of the q words

12:21 pm

jmcnrick

i will pass on your greetings peri

12:21 pm

jmcnrick

i was proud to have 12 of the q words

12:22 pm

MollyL

Carlee, you are one of the few people I know who celebrates Solstice. Here's to the return of the light.

12:22 pm

dfmchfhf

two left... a t6 and a t7, 53 points left (probably 6/24 and 7/32), T@(3,3) and T@(2,4)... any nudges?

12:22 pm

Boobear

Hi Molly and Peri

12:22 pm

dfmchfhf

Molly, we're far enough north to have a reason to celebrate ;o)

12:23 pm

dfmchfhf

I greyed before NBTing before getting halfway :o\

12:25 pm

jmcnrick

sorry dfm no help here -- which can't be a surprise

12:26 pm

dfmchfhf

Molly:
Today: 4:22pm (EST) - Sunset in Ottawa, ON

12:28 pm

periwinkle

phantoms, penitent and penis :)

12:28 pm

dfmchfhf

hehe
1:42pm (EST) - Sunset in Iqaluit, NU

12:28 pm

jan

dfm, you get one extra minute of daylight before sunset compared to us in Seattle. I always forget that some of Canada is actually to the south of us.

12:28 pm

jmcnrick

my phantom is repent

12:29 pm

dfmchfhf

We're north of you, jan ;o)

12:29 pm

jan

Iqaluit always has the scariest temperatures when the CBC does its weather reports.

12:29 pm

dfmchfhf

o.0 *wonders what peri is thinking*

12:29 pm

dfmchfhf

no, jan, here in Canada, we watch for the temperatures in Snag, too... it has reached -86C there before! :oO

12:30 pm

dfmchfhf

erm, F. not C. >.>

12:30 pm

jan

Are you really? I mean, I know that Canada is generally north, but I think a lot of Eastern Canadian cities are actually to our south

12:30 pm

periwinkle

who me, I am innocent :)

12:30 pm

dfmchfhf

erm, uhh... my facts are messed up... Snag has hit -63C. yeah, of *course* that's what I meant to say.

12:31 pm

periwinkle

I found the volcano right at the beginning

12:31 pm

dfmchfhf

yes jan... compare sunrise times too ;o)

12:31 pm

rubyfoo

hello again. Is babble behaving now? The site was acting very oddly earlier

12:31 pm

jmcnrick

brb

12:32 pm

periwinkle

hi ruby

12:32 pm

dfmchfhf

hi {{ruby}}! :o)
yeah, it is! Dr. G had to restart the servers earlier

12:32 pm

dfmchfhf

oh wait, I think Ottawa is south of Seattle... >.>

12:33 pm

rubyfoo

I think the penitent penis had better repent before Christmas

12:34 pm

Boobear

it seems sluggish today

12:34 pm

rubyfoo

Happy Birthday to your sister, JMC, today was my late father's birthday

12:34 pm

periwinkle

:)

12:34 pm

rubyfoo

hello peri

12:34 pm

rubyfoo

12:35 pm

dfmchfhf

Tdajw Skka,a G: ;sfkj sy :dakkpde se0

12:35 pm

dfmchfhf

erm... who changed my keyboard to QWERTY? o.0

I meant to say: yeah, Ottawa IS south of Seattle. o.0

12:35 pm

jan

Sorry, I don't speak Ottawaese, dfm.

12:36 pm

jan

Decoding that would be a neat puzzle, though

12:36 pm

Boobear

clue for the first an 7

12:36 pm

jan

I wondered if perhaps you'd moved your fingers over my one, but that didn't seem to work.

12:37 pm

Angelsong

hi, all. this grid is getting old. any clues for the co 8 and 9 following the co that means "buries together"?

12:37 pm

jmcnrick

back and ty ruby

12:37 pm

dfmchfhf

I use Dvorak, jan, somehow switched to QWERTY >.>
and I *hate* typing QWERTY in Dvorak...

12:37 pm

jan

Sounds like it should mean two countries together.

12:38 pm

jan

That would have been my next guess, dfm Is Dvorak the Esperanto of keyboards?

12:38 pm

Angelsong

thanks, Jan

12:38 pm

jan

YW, angel

12:39 pm

dfmchfhf

the an7 is the first years' worth of profits of a Roman Catholic benefice, usu. given to the papal treasury

12:39 pm

dfmchfhf

no, Dvorak needs to be tweaked for every language...

12:39 pm

jan

Interesting. Does it really make typing faster?

12:40 pm

dfmchfhf

De(d)vorak [the German version] for example tucks the Y away, and the J is easily accessible, whereas in English the Y is easily accessible and the J less so.

12:41 pm

Boobear

don't understand your clue dmf

12:41 pm

rubyfoo

I would really like to reach half, but I am daunted!

12:41 pm

dfmchfhf

no, it doesn't...
typing speed (not counting the ~20 or so errors I make):
QWE ~180
Dvo ~100

12:41 pm

hurshy

*waves magic wand to un-daunt ruby*

12:41 pm

jmcnrick

hang in there ruby!

12:41 pm

jmcnrick

wd hursh

12:41 pm

periwinkle

past half way! have 215 left

12:42 pm

periwinkle

you can do it, ruby!!

12:42 pm

dfmchfhf

but QWE makes me have to contort my fingers sometimes...

12:42 pm

hurshy

well how can you say yet dfm, you're not equally USED to another setup than QWERTY

12:42 pm

dfmchfhf

go ruby, you can do it!

12:42 pm

rubyfoo

thank you for your encouragement

12:42 pm

Sally-catlover

ruby, hi! If it's any consolation I have only just come on and only have 55 words. Not sure I should have started this one!

12:42 pm

jan

I have arthritis in my fingers, so I've wondered if Dvorak would be more finger-friendly

12:43 pm

rubyfoo

12:43 pm

dfmchfhf

Dvorak is a LOT more finger-friendly. :o)

12:43 pm

periwinkle

what jan and dfm are talking about

12:43 pm

periwinkle

meant have not idea what...

12:44 pm

dfmchfhf

sometimes I find needing to remember where some keys are in Dvorak, or copy-pasting especially, a pain in Dvorak though :o( then I switch to QWE briefly

12:44 pm

jan

Peri, dfm accidentally switched his keyboard default which made him type something in gibberish.

12:44 pm

rubyfoo

the worst is typing English on a French keyboard. Q's and a's are reversed, r's are in the wrong place. It's a nightmare if you're a touch typist

12:44 pm

dcseain

Dvorak is MUCH more finger friendly

12:44 pm

jmcnrick

they are talking about different configurations of the standard keyboard

12:44 pm

jan

Dvorak is an alternative to Querty

12:44 pm

dfmchfhf

yaay dc! :o)

12:44 pm

dfmchfhf

ruby, you should see FDvorak ;o)

12:44 pm

rubyfoo

does anybody have any 10's or the 11?

12:45 pm

jmcnrick

i can't say that my fingers have ever filed a complaint

12:45 pm

Mom

in 10 & 11 Ruby

12:45 pm

dcseain

in 8,9,10,11

12:45 pm

jan

I have my keyboard set to alternate between Turkish and English, and an accidentally reset is pretty humorous

12:45 pm

Mom

also they build off the in 8 and 9

12:45 pm

jmcnrick

i have one 10: ta9/54's plural

12:45 pm

hurshy

i have ta9 and 10 "what in ta9!"

12:45 pm

Boobear

good afternoon Mom

12:45 pm

Mom

Hi Boo

12:45 pm

carleekat

hi mom

12:45 pm

periwinkle

hi Mom!!

12:46 pm

Riverdance

sneaking in to find a few words - hello everyone

12:46 pm

Mom

Hi ((Carlee))

12:46 pm

periwinkle

hi River

12:46 pm

Mom

((River))

12:46 pm

jan

That ta/9 and 10 is pretty appropriate to this board!

12:46 pm

carleekat

hi river

12:46 pm

jmcnrick

hi mom and river

12:46 pm

Mom

((Peri)) hello

12:46 pm

dfmchfhf

co9+10, in8+9+10+11, ta9+10

12:46 pm

Mom

Hi JMC

12:46 pm

dfmchfhf

hi river! :o)

12:46 pm

hurshy

i have two in8 and one in9 but i think these must not be the words that the 10 and 11 build from...

12:46 pm

rubyfoo

12:46 pm

Mom

they do Hurshy

12:46 pm

jmcnrick

i may have to do some work soon

12:46 pm

jmcnrick

:-(

12:46 pm

dfmchfhf

ruby, I think they call French Dvorak the BÃ‰PO?

12:46 pm

Mom

change the ending and then plural

12:47 pm

jmcnrick

i think i will change my icon

12:47 pm

Mom

hmm unless there are more than 1 set of IN 8 and 9

12:47 pm

rubyfoo

HAHAH DFM

12:47 pm

Boobear

hi River

12:47 pm

MollyL

Mom, what happened to the picture of your Christmas tree?

12:47 pm

hurshy

this is what i was saying.

12:47 pm

jan

Me too, jmc I have a meeting to get to.

12:47 pm

jan

So, for now, over and out.

12:48 pm

hurshy

could you clue the in8 and 9 that lead to the 10 and 11?

12:48 pm

Riverdance

ruby - I dont think I have seen you to tell you that Sarah got accepted at her #1 choice Art school

12:48 pm

jan

To do something new

12:48 pm

periwinkle

that is great, River, which school?

12:48 pm

jmcnrick

hokay icon change and work beacons bbl!

12:48 pm

Mom

Molly, I took it down because I thought it was too large and was slowing down babble. But then I found out it it was actually babble. I will put it back up

12:48 pm

dfmchfhf

bÃ©po (French Dvorak): http://www.tomestla.in4/blog/public/70
0px-Fr-dvorak-bepo-1.0rc2-simplifiee.p
ng
English Dvorak: http://aarontoponce.org/presents/dvora
k/images/dvorak.png
completely different...

12:49 pm

Riverdance

Chester College of New England - 200 students so lots of one on one with professors - she was accepted into their photography and media program with a minor in graphic arts

12:49 pm

periwinkle

Wow, that is great River, I wish her well

12:50 pm

Mom

There I put it back up

12:50 pm

rubyfoo

That is great news, river, a wonderful Christmas present for you after a really hard year!!!

12:50 pm

dfmchfhf

that's great, river! :o)

12:50 pm

rubyfoo

yes, I'll go to the pb, but there are so many words in here, it is hard to write a sentence without one of them

12:50 pm

Riverdance

we are all thrilled for her - now comes the job of finding the money...will need to start doing research into scholarships and grants - the school offerred a $6000 scholarship - thats a start

12:50 pm

hurshy

could someone clue that in8/9/10/11 set please?

12:51 pm

carleekat

very pretty mom

12:51 pm

Mom

a small hotel in* + ov 5/16 Hurshy

12:51 pm

amelu0218

hursh, something novel is in....

12:51 pm

jan

Starts 'to do something new and original" then plural, then noun then plural that

12:51 pm

Mom

and go from there

12:51 pm

Kazzer99

in 8,9,10,11 - come up with new ways of doing things and the things themselves

12:51 pm

Mom

Thanks Carlee, the boys decorated it

12:51 pm

hurshy

thank you :)

12:52 pm

jacq

rani

12:52 pm

rubyfoo

oh, wow, thank you

12:52 pm

jacq

oops hello

12:52 pm

dfmchfhf

still missing two words :o(

12:52 pm

hurshy

so how about that co9/10 combo?

12:52 pm

jacq

was abpout to type hello and saw a word at the same time

12:52 pm

Bremen

renter

12:52 pm

Mom

hello Jacq and thanks

12:52 pm

rubyfoo

and hello to you jacq!

12:52 pm

dfmchfhf

co9+10 mass(es) of land

12:52 pm

jacq

wow a huge grid tonight

12:52 pm

Boobear

clue for ar 7 please

12:52 pm

hurshy

thanks!

12:52 pm

jacq

well i have my first word lol

12:52 pm

Bremen

rein

12:53 pm

hurshy

ooh there are ar words?

12:53 pm

sadie52

Hello :)

12:53 pm

Riverdance

oh thanks dfm

12:53 pm

dfmchfhf

ar7/32 is an order of spiders

12:53 pm

dfmchfhf

hi sadie! :o)

12:53 pm

Mom

Hi Sadie

12:53 pm

dfmchfhf

the ar7 is the only ar word.

12:53 pm

MollyL

Beautiful tree Mom. I hope there is something special under it for you.

12:53 pm

Boobear

I hate spioders

12:54 pm

Erda

clue for in9,54 please?

12:54 pm

sadie52

hiya dfm and Mom :)

12:54 pm

Mom

not yet, but I am sure there will be

12:54 pm

dcseain

in9 is plural of in8

12:54 pm

dfmchfhf

it's part of your alimentary canal, erda

12:54 pm

dcseain

oh, wait, wrong one, sorry

12:54 pm

hurshy

you have a large one and a small one in your abdomen, erda

12:55 pm

dcseain

thanks, hurshy

12:55 pm

Mom

thanks DFM and Hurshy

12:55 pm

Erda

oh dear -- it had to be something simple! TY hurshy!!

12:55 pm

dfmchfhf

hey dc, wondering how fast you are at typing Dvorak and QWERTY? (hehe, I switched to QWERTY to type "QWERTY" >.>)

12:56 pm

dcseain

i can do about 86 wpm on Dvorak, vas 36 on QWERTY

12:56 pm

dcseain

i make MANY more errors with QWERTY

12:56 pm

dcseain

and have trouble keeping E and I straight on QWERTY

12:57 pm

dcseain

i really hate QWERTY

12:57 pm

hurshy

well QWERTY was originally designed to slow people down, so...

12:58 pm

dcseain

one thing i found when i switched was that the right hand does almost nothing with qwerty. (i space left-handed)

12:59 pm

Kazzer99

i can type really fast on qwerty - about 120 words on a word processor

12:59 pm

dfmchfhf

I practically type entirely LH on QWERTY.

12:59 pm

Kazzer99

i had to learn for a civil service typing test

12:59 pm

Kazzer99

touch typing is much easier on qwerty

1:00 pm

hurshy

original typewriters were wimpy and secretaries got too fast for them and broke them so they tried to slow them down by making qwerty. of course then people got used to that too, but by then the machines had become less wimpy so it was ok.

1:00 pm

dfmchfhf

I can type really quickly, but I make *so* many mistakes... when I'm actually typing, the backspace accounts for about 15% of my total keystrokes.

1:01 pm

rubyfoo

they made us learn touch-typing with qwerty on old Royal manuals without letters on the keys. It gave me a way to work my way through university

1:02 pm

periwinkle

never heard of qwerty and I learned to type many years ago

1:02 pm

hurshy

peri, look at your keyboard :)

1:02 pm

mixi6

qwerty are the top row of letters.

1:02 pm

Kazzer99

i have had 30 years of practise - first on manual keyboards that you had to thump to get to work and then on puter keyboards that have changed design over many years - i am hoping to get one that is better for my hands soon

1:02 pm

dfmchfhf

yeah, and look at the top row ;o)

1:02 pm

periwinkle

aha, now I see, thanks hursh :)

1:03 pm

periwinkle

ty mixi

1:03 pm

periwinkle

and dfm

1:03 pm

periwinkle

mos of the letters have worn off, need a new keyboard

1:04 pm

periwinkle

I rememember the old manual ones too Kazzer

1:04 pm

dfmchfhf

I need to re-label mine with Dvorak... some day...

1:04 pm

dcseain

i learned on manual typewriters also. It was hard to get get used to return key instead of hitting the bar

1:04 pm

sadie52

my letters are worn off my keyboard which is fine for me but a friend comes over and uses computer at times and i have to use magic marker to put letters on keyboard so he can find them lol

1:04 pm

dcseain

i touch-type dvorak, but need to look at keys for qwerty

1:05 pm

dcseain

that's funny, sadie

1:05 pm

rubyfoo

I've changed my computer twice, but keep the old keyboard which is really fast

1:05 pm

dfmchfhf

I touch-type, but for K/J and W/V I get them mixed up... also I don't know where my punctuation (esp. parenthesis) keys are

1:05 pm

rubyfoo

that is very sweet, sadie!

1:06 pm

sadie52

i realy do need a new keyboard for this machine lol

1:06 pm

dfmchfhf

also P/Y and F/G too >.<

1:07 pm

periwinkle

what does the last 10 start with pls

1:07 pm

rubyfoo

3 more words for half, then I will quit

1:07 pm

dfmchfhf

10s are: co in ta

1:07 pm

periwinkle

have in and ta 10

1:08 pm

dfmchfhf

co9+10 landmass(es)

1:08 pm

dfmchfhf

don't qu4 ruby! :o(

1:08 pm

periwinkle

have co8x2 and one co9 but no co10

1:09 pm

periwinkle

have those as co8/9

1:09 pm

rubyfoo

thank you, dfm, got them, now half

1:09 pm

rubyfoo

but still no nbt. nothing for the lower a....

1:10 pm

periwinkle

still not seeing the co10 :(

1:10 pm

rubyfoo

plural of landmasses

1:11 pm

rubyfoo

(the 9)

1:11 pm

scribekd

ruby-av + charged particle

1:11 pm

periwinkle

have the co9, a pl. but no co/10

1:11 pm

rubyfoo

thank you scribekid, or Fr plane

1:11 pm

dfmchfhf

peri... think America, Australia, ...

1:12 pm

scribekd

ah-don't know that Fr word-glad you got it-don't forget the plural

1:12 pm

dfmchfhf

hehe, ruby, when I run out of words I just start typing random French.

1:12 pm

rubyfoo

got it, ty

1:12 pm

periwinkle

I am dfm, is there an extra in the middle or something

1:12 pm

rubyfoo

that's how I speak it, random French!

1:13 pm

periwinkle

back later

1:13 pm

dfmchfhf

it should be a 9, peri... a 9+10...

1:13 pm

sadie52

think your georgraphy america africa europe south america are all examples of >>>>.

1:14 pm

dfmchfhf

still missing two :o(
maybe I should start monkeying

1:15 pm

dfmchfhf

start monkeying *again.

1:15 pm

sadie52

im impressed you are missing only two lol

1:15 pm

scribekd

thank you, sadie-finally got the co9 & 10!

1:15 pm

dfmchfhf

oh, no, I just stopped monkeying and am sitting here waiting for clues...

1:15 pm

sadie52

you are very welcome

1:15 pm

sadie52

lol i love the clues on here only way i will get some of these words

1:16 pm

dfmchfhf

T@(3,3), T@(2,5)... 53 points left, probably t5/21 and t6/32.

1:17 pm

dfmchfhf

erm, 6/21 and 7/32. -.-

1:17 pm

dfmchfhf

and ohhey lookatthat whatdoyouknow I found a to7/32 I *should* have seen much earlier...

1:18 pm

sadie52

yea i got the first hundred done lol im so impressed with myself...

1:18 pm

HelenaB

can someone clue a word from the o on the far right? I'm going for nbt!

1:19 pm

sadie52

ocurse when theres this many words its not all that hard to do either

1:19 pm

sadie52

k

1:19 pm

scribekd

HelenaB-it will make you cry-think vegetable

1:19 pm

dfmchfhf

hi Helena! :o)
O@(5,4)
on5/10 + 6/18
on5/12
ov5/16+7/40+8/55
ov5/16+6/
27

1:19 pm

HelenaB

yay, thanks

1:20 pm

HelenaB

those make me weeeep

1:20 pm

Riverdance

ov + pt of eat

1:20 pm

sadie52

uh , sorry dog came flyin in and jumped in lap and typed that lol

1:20 pm

dfmchfhf

ov5 sheep

1:20 pm

dfmchfhf

ov5 applaud

1:21 pm

dfmchfhf

on5 philosophy of existence, I think... correct me if I'm wrong.

1:22 pm

dfmchfhf

hah I've been trying to monkey 5s when I actually have a 6 left, I'm an idiot

1:22 pm

HelenaB

woo! thanks everyone!

1:22 pm

sadie52

i hate when i do that lol

1:23 pm

rubyfoo

what's funny in this grid is that I keep finding the obvious tiny words that I missed before

1:24 pm

dfmchfhf

ruby my last 4 goes right down the second column ;o)

1:24 pm

rubyfoo

I just found fi4/7 duh

1:25 pm

dfmchfhf

there're more fi4/7s!

1:25 pm

rubyfoo

I have 3 of them, are there more?

1:26 pm

dfmchfhf

there are 4 4/7s and 1 fi4/8

1:26 pm

dcseain

i hav 6 of them so far, ruby

1:26 pm

zoozzoom

there are 9, Ruby.

1:27 pm

zoozzoom

f 4 that is.

1:27 pm

rubyfoo

you are kidding me, zzoozz

1:28 pm

dfmchfhf

hi zooz! :o)

1:28 pm

carleekat

ok...i am stuck....with 179 to go

1:28 pm

Boobear

hi Ruby and zoo

1:28 pm

Riverdance

me too with 184 left

1:28 pm

rubyfoo

hi boo

1:28 pm

Riverdance

and I hate to list with so many left but may have to

1:28 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, Boo :-)

1:29 pm

rubyfoo

I give up with 202 left. Good night everybody!!!

1:29 pm

Riverdance

good night ((Ruby))

1:29 pm

dcseain

g'nght ruby

1:29 pm

zoozzoom

down to 53 will need to list soon.

1:29 pm

zoozzoom

Take care, Ruby :-)

1:29 pm

lynxxx

Goodnight Ruby. Hello everyone else

1:30 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, Lynxxx :-)

1:30 pm

Sally-catlover

bye ruby.

1:30 pm

Riverdance

hello lynxxx

1:30 pm

carleekat

night ruby

1:31 pm

dfmchfhf

night ruby!

1:31 pm

lynxxx

hi River, haven't seen you for ages, everyone well?

1:31 pm

Boobear

River,are you ready for Christmas

1:32 pm

Riverdance

we are doing well - I am usually on in the morning that would be night for you so we miss each other - grid is so big I needed to sneak in again during work (dont tell, shhh)

1:32 pm

Riverdance

Not yet Boo - going shopping after work today to hopefully finish up.... wish me luck

1:32 pm

Boobear

good luck.. I am done but have stockings to do

1:35 pm

Kazzer99

any clues for the co 9/10 please

1:35 pm

Riverdance

large mass of land - examples are asia and africa (pl)

1:35 pm

lynxxx

co9.10 the person in the quiz show

1:35 pm

EvaNadine

*yawn*
afternoon babblers!

1:35 pm

Boobear

co 9 someone who is playing a game on tv

1:36 pm

carleekat

hi there eva

1:36 pm

lynxxx

hi Eva

1:36 pm

Kazzer99

thanks got them

1:36 pm

lynxxx

TY River!

1:36 pm

Riverdance

hi Eva

1:36 pm

Anniebrook

*plops down* hello hello

1:37 pm

Riverdance

hello Annie

1:37 pm

Anniebrook

Hi River.

1:37 pm

lynxxx

hi AnnieB

1:37 pm

Riverdance

I need to get back to work - bbl - happy babbling

1:37 pm

dcseain

hasta, river

1:37 pm

Anniebrook

lynnxxxie, hello, havent seen you in a while

1:37 pm

dcseain

hi, carlee, eva, annie, lyn, kaz, et al

1:37 pm

lynxxx

bye River

1:38 pm

Anniebrook

can I get a clue for in8/50 all the way at the bottom of the in's

1:38 pm

Kazzer99

hi all again - this grid is rather grim in places

1:38 pm

Anniebrook

Hi dc, how are you and Tom?

1:38 pm

lynxxx

hi Annie, been playing but grids have been small and fast

1:39 pm

Aloyisius

Annie, that word means bold and brave.. does that help?

1:39 pm

dcseain

we're alrgighty, annie, ty

1:39 pm

Anniebrook

thanks, Aloy, will put on thinking cap

1:39 pm

dcseain

ty, aloy

1:39 pm

lynxxx

TY Aloy

1:40 pm

Aloyisius

warm water is t****; add a consonant for the end of the word

1:40 pm

Boobear

Hi Annie,Lynxx , Aloy

1:40 pm

Anniebrook

thank you!!!

1:40 pm

Anniebrook

hi Boo

1:40 pm

Aloyisius

yw all.. back to find some more.. yay, glad you found it Annie

1:41 pm

Anniebrook

me too

1:41 pm

dfmchfhf

hi annie! :o)

1:41 pm

Anniebrook

hi dfm :)

1:42 pm

jmbdobie2

woo hoo... half way finally.

1:46 pm

Boobear

clue for the second co 8/45

1:47 pm

Anniebrook

boo, plural of what is inside

1:47 pm

Boobear

inside?

1:48 pm

Aloyisius

like the table of co8

1:48 pm

Anniebrook

boo, co and camp dwelling, plural

1:48 pm

Aloyisius

in a book

1:48 pm

Anniebrook

co, consonant, camp dwelling, plural

1:48 pm

lynxxx

co8.45 it might be co & the United ******s

1:49 pm

Boobear

ty got it

1:49 pm

Aloyisius

hi lynxxx! .. brb.. multitasking today

1:51 pm

mkg

state is not in grid!!!

1:52 pm

dcseain

an other word for state in the political sense, mkg

1:52 pm

lynxxx

state is only 5 letters, I did 6

1:52 pm

MollyL

It's not "States" mkg

1:52 pm

mkg

ty. got it.

1:53 pm

dcseain

i wonder why it doesn't take 9r

1:53 pm

Anniebrook

phone

1:53 pm

MollyL

9r???

1:54 pm

MollyL

You mean "niner"?

1:54 pm

dcseain

ni4r, yes

1:54 pm

lynxxx

it does! thanks DC, I must not have tried that

1:54 pm

dcseain

indeed, molly. lyn, it says it was not found in dictionare

1:55 pm

dcseain

dictionary even

1:55 pm

lynxxx

Try again, it took for me

1:55 pm

mkg

never has taken niner.

1:56 pm

mkg

presto

1:56 pm

MollyL

Hmm, how is lynxx getting niner and we are not.

1:56 pm

mkg

oops. sorry.

1:56 pm

lynxxx

oh - I thought you meant the co8.45, lol

1:56 pm

dcseain

heh :)

1:59 pm

dcseain

ooh, finally more than halfway

2:00 pm

MollyL

Halfway is commendable for a grid this size with all the grid glitches today.

2:00 pm

lynxxx

This is a lovely grid but I still have 125 to g and if I want to do anything else today I can see I am going to have to list soon

2:01 pm

dcseain

i slept through the glitches, happily :)

2:01 pm

HarryHood

hi all...more 5s than 4s - that's gotta be a good sign :)

2:01 pm

dcseain

howdy, harry

2:01 pm

MollyL

Hi Harry

2:02 pm

lynxxx

hi Harry

2:02 pm

dfmchfhf

hi harry! :o)

2:03 pm

HarryHood

hallo :) this grid will not be finished today by me :)

2:03 pm

HarryHood

unless I manage to ignore my kids for a few hours

2:04 pm

dfmchfhf

whooo half an hour + of monkeying ^.^

2:04 pm

lynxxx

Hope you have Expert Harry, very useful with grids this big

2:04 pm

HarryHood

stein

2:05 pm

HarryHood

sorry :(

2:05 pm

HarryHood

expert?

2:05 pm

dfmchfhf

then an observation that there were THREE Ns next to Is in the grid :o)

2:06 pm

lynxxx

Lickety's Babble Expert - program he sends you to instal if you email him

2:06 pm

Boobear

clue for the second co 8/45. i am stuck

2:06 pm

HarryHood

I'll do that...won't help for today though :)

2:07 pm

Kateq

like two countries together

2:07 pm

Haz1558

co8/45 - co plus Mr King Cole running into a charged particle

2:08 pm

lynxxx

Bulk Upload in the interim will help then Harry, see instructions at bottom of his list, very fast and useful tool

2:08 pm

Boobear

ty Haz

2:08 pm

lynxxx

Hello Kateq and Haz

2:08 pm

HarryHood

yah I use that sometimes

2:08 pm

Haz1558

You're welcome, Boo. Hello all.

2:08 pm

Kateq

hello all

2:08 pm

HarryHood

but I'm still a long way from listing

2:09 pm

HarryHood

bbl - tantrum

2:09 pm

MollyL

Funny clue Haz. : D

2:09 pm

Haz1558

I reckoned it needed a fresh approach.

2:11 pm

MollyL

Yes, but now I'm envisioning Nat running into a mass of charged particles singing "Unforgettable" : )

2:11 pm

Haz1558

He had an unforgettable voice.

2:12 pm

zoozzoom

And fireworks for me..phew

2:12 pm

lynxxx

Hooray for Zooz!

2:12 pm

Haz1558

Well done, zooz!

2:13 pm

Mom

Congratulations (((Zooz)))

2:13 pm

sadie52

congrats zooz :)

2:13 pm

CiociaJudy

WOOHOO ZOOZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2:14 pm

CiociaJudy

Had to come out of lurk mode for that! What an accomplishment to finish this grid!!

2:14 pm

lynxxx

(wow - I had forgotten how loud that Judy is)

2:14 pm

CiociaJudy

ROFl Lynxxx

2:14 pm

Haz1558

My ears are still ringing.

2:14 pm

CiociaJudy

sorry Haz!

2:15 pm

Haz1558

It might have been worse. It could have been you know who singing.

2:15 pm

dfmchfhf

congrats zooz! :o)

2:15 pm

zoozzoom

Thank you babble friends :-)

2:15 pm

Mom

my last three packages just arrived. Off to go wrap presents.

2:15 pm

Mom

be back in a bit ((hugs)) to all of you

2:15 pm

Haz1558

Bye, Mom.

2:15 pm

lynxxx

hi Mom! bye Mom

2:15 pm

Mom

bye bye Haz

2:16 pm

Mom

HI and bye ((Lynxx))

2:16 pm

zoozzoom

((MoM((

2:16 pm

dfmchfhf

Bye Mom!

2:16 pm

zoozzoom

))

2:16 pm

Shirlockc

if anyone is interested in NYC holiday lights, i posted some pics http://expatsinthecity.com/2010/12/20/
deck-the-city/

2:16 pm

Mom

bye bye Zoozz and dfm

2:22 pm

CiociaJudy

Thx Shirlock. Enjoyed immensely.

2:23 pm

Shirlockc

you're welcome judy

2:24 pm

sadie52

testing

2:24 pm

Aloyisius

hip hip hooray for zooz!
oh oh, can't enter chat or words, frozen up.. bbl

2:24 pm

Boobear

clue for the third co 7/32

2:24 pm

Boobear

clue for the third co 7/32

2:26 pm

hootowl

anyone else getting red boxes again???

2:27 pm

LuvWordGames

the 3rd co 7/32 is plural of the co 6/21-a woman's name

2:28 pm

dizgrannie

I am, everytime I type a word

2:28 pm

dfmchfhf

pl. of preceeding co6/21, hemlock poison
uh oh I think Babble is at it again

2:32 pm

MollyL

Shirlock, beautiful pictures of New York. Thanks for the link.

2:34 pm

Shirlockc

no prob, glad you enjoyed it molly

2:37 pm

Boobear

clue for co 5/18

2:38 pm

LuvWordGames

co 5/18 co + grapes grow in a ***e

2:39 pm

LuvWordGames

on a ***e

2:43 pm

Dorens

i have the right column greyed out. major accomplishment! (this grid is a honey, isn't it?

2:45 pm

lynxxx

hi Dorens, a honey indeed - except when the server crashes

2:46 pm

Dorens

yes, i said that somewhat tongue in cheek lyn, have been on and off and noticed it can take forever for a word to be entered.

2:47 pm

dfmchfhf

a honey? o.0

2:48 pm

Dorens

honey BEAR?

2:49 pm

MollyL

I'm not getting the woman's name clue.

2:50 pm

cosdem

omg it took me forever to get in this

2:50 pm

Dorens

i just hope that when I get home, the 355 words I've already found will still show up.

2:51 pm

Boobear

still stuck on that stupid co 7 and co 8

2:53 pm

mrloser

first part = ex-prisoner, scribble a n***

2:53 pm

mrloser

first part = ex-prisoner, scribble a n***

2:53 pm

mrloser

first part = ex-prisoner, scribble a n***

2:54 pm

mrloser

fff

2:55 pm

mrloser

fff

2:56 pm

mrloser

oops

2:56 pm

Boobear

oops troll alert

2:56 pm

Boobear

oops troll alert

2:57 pm

Soodle

Hello....

2:57 pm

dfmchfhf

Did you get the unword co+to bury?

2:58 pm

Kazzer99

i cant believe how slow this still is

2:58 pm

lynxxx

babble alert more like it!

3:02 pm

dianedecoder

Hi babble friends... I haven't even been able to load Babble ... took a 3 hour break, and at least it's opening now.

3:02 pm

dfmchfhf

hi diane! :o)
Looks like the server is having some turbulence.

3:02 pm

Boobear

hi Diane

3:03 pm

Kazzer99

its been slow all evening

3:03 pm

lynxxx

hi Dianne, it seems quite unstable

3:03 pm

cosdem

just in time i need the clue for the first an6 please?

3:03 pm

dianedecoder

hi Boo :-)

3:04 pm

dfmchfhf

Average response time: 12s
Median response time: 3.52s
Maximum response time: 46.5s

3:04 pm

dianedecoder

hi Boo :-)
hi again dfm :-)

3:04 pm

Soodle

Please excuse my appearance. Teeth ground down to nubs, and hair all pulled out. You might say I am a tad frustrated!!!!

3:04 pm

mrloser

tear causing salad ingredient with boston accent

3:05 pm

dianedecoder

. don't know where it went ??

3:05 pm

dianedecoder

. don't know where it went ??

3:05 pm

lynxxx

an6 an & birds home mixed up

3:07 pm

dfmchfhf

an6 (Brit.) beside, in line with

3:07 pm

cosdem

just in time i need the clue for the first an6 ?
\

3:07 pm

cosdem

just in time i need the clue for the first an6 ?

\

3:09 pm

Boobear

I am going to stop now.. I will be back if it the server works again

3:11 pm

Jayk

can't get into chat

3:12 pm

carleekat

ok..carlee is feeling lovely right about now :)

3:13 pm

Jayk

any help with an se 5/10--5th or 6th in

3:15 pm

hootowl

red boxes - red boxes - help!!!!!

3:15 pm

dfmchfhf

se5/10 surgical thread guide?

3:16 pm

dfmchfhf

I have Firebug open for this window now, lets me know whether my message se4 or not :o)

3:16 pm

cosdem

im doing the grid on lickety while this is odwn :)

3:16 pm

cosdem

then sending the words to grid when its working

3:17 pm

LuvWordGames

that's what I'm doing too, cosdem

3:17 pm

dfmchfhf

I thought about doing that but I didn't want to open Lickety's

3:17 pm

Jayk

surgical thread guide?

3:18 pm

cosdem

clue for the 2nd co7/32?

3:18 pm

dfmchfhf

yeah, a se5 may be used to guide a tube.

3:18 pm

dfmchfhf

unword, cos, co + to bury

3:18 pm

Jayk

oh dear. how about se 7/32?

3:19 pm

dfmchfhf

se7/32 snake?

3:19 pm

cosdem

ty got it

3:19 pm

Jayk

OMG! I'm an idiot

3:20 pm

Jayk

just need that se 5/10

3:20 pm

carleekat

i have pretty much lost all patience witht his grid today and the server issues

3:20 pm

carleekat

i still have 176 words to go

3:20 pm

dfmchfhf

jayk don't worry about being an idiot, my last 4-letter word goes straight down the second column.

3:20 pm

hootowl

working normally now

3:20 pm

hootowl

except chog

3:21 pm

Jayk

LOL!!!!!!

3:21 pm

dfmchfhf

if you want to be an idiot you have to beat that in stupidity ;o)

3:21 pm

cosdem

finally -- NBT (just got the 11)

3:22 pm

sadie52

yea im back babble got all messed up wouldnt let me do anything gee and i only had 280 words left lol

3:22 pm

Jayk

someone pls have mercy so i can squeeze in some work today

3:23 pm

LuvWordGames

what word are you looking for Jayk?

3:23 pm

Jayk

se 5/10--the fifth or 6th one down

3:24 pm

LuvWordGames

there's only 4 se 5/10's

3:24 pm

Jayk

no i meant of all se

3:25 pm

dfmchfhf

oh, that one...
same as the other but with a different last letter

3:25 pm

LuvWordGames

2 different se 5/10's add 2 different vowels to se 4/4

3:25 pm

Jayk

the 5th or 6th se

3:25 pm

dfmchfhf

oh, that one...

3:25 pm

sadie52

se 5/10 add a vowel to the end of the se 4/4 before it

3:26 pm

sadie52

10

3:27 pm

Aloyisius

finished, very frustrating experience today, sigh.. but a great grid.. really have to go, am late.. byee

3:27 pm

Kazzer99

boy am i struggling tonite - still got 81 to find

3:28 pm

Jayk

i have the one with the added vowel

3:28 pm

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~*~for aloy

3:29 pm

Soodle

Hey everybody. Carlee... Hows the whajacmacallit cidery stuff going down?

3:31 pm

carleekat

i am going to sleep like a baby who got intot he rum tonight... i am so looking forward to it

3:32 pm

Jayk

i hate to quit with one left, but.............

3:32 pm

dfmchfhf

jayk there are two with added vowels.

3:33 pm

wvteach

what one do you need?

3:34 pm

Soodle

Yay Carlee.. that deserves its own PomPomToss!!!!

3:34 pm

carleekat

i will post recipe tomorrow...babble being so horrid i dont want to muck about

3:37 pm

Boobear

Hi Soodle and Carlee

3:37 pm

carleekat

hi boo..you limping along too?

3:37 pm

jmcnrick

back

3:39 pm

Soodle

Hello Boo, Jmc et al. Everything is pear-shaped! The weather is gone mad, Babble is gone mad... Soodle is slowly but surely going mad (der)

3:39 pm

Flask1

I am sick of this......the site crashing all the time!

3:39 pm

Boobear

yes carlee

3:40 pm

Flask1

now the words aren't registering!!

3:40 pm

jmcnrick

*wonders how soodle can tell*

3:40 pm

Jayk

dfm--well, i've tried everything and i can't find a second one. could you just practically spell it?

3:41 pm

Flask1

now the words aren't registering!!

3:42 pm

Angelsong

fireworks

3:42 pm

Angelsong

fireworks

3:44 pm

Jayk

Me too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3:44 pm

Boobear

wtg Angel

3:44 pm

Mary

Congrats Angelsong, I just started a little while ago and I've only got 150 words. I have refreshed and everything. I will never finish this one

3:44 pm

wvteach

good going = today takes perserverance

3:44 pm

Mary

Congrats Angelsong, I just started a little while ago and I've only got 150 words. I have refreshed and everything. I will never finish this one

3:44 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo angel and jayk

3:45 pm

wvteach

good going jayk

3:45 pm

wvteach

good going jayk

3:46 pm

car.eeyore

Hello! I am finally able to get back to this wonderful, huge, ginormica grid!

3:47 pm

carleekat

*~*~*POMOM TOSS*~*~*angel

3:49 pm

sprite

omg I can hardly believe it... babble is back on! Hello all, not much luck today getting on the site.

3:49 pm

car.eeyore

I know! I am so happy!

3:49 pm

car.eeyore

Figures...the day it is a big grid and I am caught up on my work!

3:49 pm

sprite

me too! Hi car.ee :)

3:50 pm

carleekat

its been poopy getting on

3:50 pm

sprite

yeah... it never rains...

3:51 pm

car.eeyore

Uh oh....

3:52 pm

car.eeyore

Houston.....

3:52 pm

Soodle

Hello Spritey ((())))

3:53 pm

sprite

oh dear...

3:54 pm

car.eeyore

: -(

3:55 pm

carleekat

whats wrong car,ee

3:55 pm

Kaplan the Magne

what is going on with the site?

3:57 pm

carleekat

drgod had to restart the servers and its been burping ever since

3:57 pm

Boobear

don't know but it stinks today

3:58 pm

Kaplan the Magne

The grid is too big and it's got indigestion

3:59 pm

Kaplan the Magne

The grid is too big and it's got indigestion.

4:00 pm

Boobear

i agree Kaplan

4:01 pm

sprite

trying once more: hi Soodle, red boxes of doom again...

4:01 pm

Flask1

Sprite don't be too hasty......cos' it'll just go off again!!

4:01 pm

stidmama

hello? (((hugs and choclits)))

4:01 pm

sprite

trying once more: hi Soodle, red boxes of doom again...

4:02 pm

carleekat

hi stiddy!!!

4:02 pm

jmcnrick

the chog is chugging along for the first time today!

4:02 pm

stidmama

*waves at everyone* only 416 to go!

4:02 pm

carleekat

hi sprite..again :)

4:02 pm

Flask1

And because I've already done half of the grid am gonna lose loadsa points!!

4:03 pm

sprite

lol hi.... trying carefully to say hi to you all...

4:03 pm

stidmama

415...

4:03 pm

jmcnrick

321 left

4:03 pm

Flask1

and I love a biggie too!

4:03 pm

littlebit

it was burping before carlee

4:04 pm

Boobear

can anyone clue the en 6

4:04 pm

car.eeyore

Ooh! Don't have it yet! Scanning now!

4:05 pm

sprite

it is crazy!
en6 = 3rd person singular for coming into a room

4:05 pm

sprite

or for hitting the 'post' button, grin

4:06 pm

stidmama

thanks spritely! down to 389! LOL

4:06 pm

Boobear

ty sprite

4:06 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Yay! 218 left!

4:07 pm

sprite

I have 258 left, about 100 I had to en5 twice or 3 times already... I wish drG got this site working properly now!

4:07 pm

stidmama

are you dug out yet, sprite?

4:09 pm

car.eeyore

stuck

4:09 pm

carleekat

oh man..this wassail is so freaking good...

4:10 pm

carleekat

Happy Solstice stiddy :)

4:10 pm

sprite

256 left, but red boxes galore

4:11 pm

sprite

yeah, no problem, stiddie, all dug out. Only homebound now, frost over snow, I am not allowed to walk on that. How about sending a helicopter over and pick me up? :)

4:11 pm

stidmama

sorry phone rang + lag = late reply

Happy Solstice, sprite! Thanks for remembering!

4:11 pm

sprite

*hugs stiddie*

4:12 pm

stidmama

*sends heli-sleigh w/ Rudolf the pilot*

4:12 pm

MollyL

Happy Solstice to all my fellow Light lovers. Soodle is Grinchified. : P

4:12 pm

stidmama

WE watched part of the eclipse last night!!! only part, then the clouds covered it all up. But we saw the moon completely disappear!!

4:12 pm

sadie52

ok try this again i keep gettin tossed here

4:12 pm

sadie52

lo again

4:12 pm

car.eeyore

cool@

4:12 pm

sprite

hi sadie, we all do, it is awful today. Server issues apparently.

4:12 pm

sadie52

er hello that should be

4:12 pm

stidmama

soodles a grinch? porquois?

4:13 pm

stidmama

hey sadie!

4:13 pm

sadie52

oh good its not just me i keep yellin at the computer and threatening it with a mack truck lol

4:13 pm

Soodle

Bah humbug! (Only joking.....)

4:13 pm

JBV

before babble disappears again, I'm here to say hi, and believe it or not I had only ONE word left when the whole grid went kerblooey on me!

4:13 pm

sadie52

hiya sprite and stid :)

4:13 pm

sprite

woot, impressive, isn't it stid? I once saw a sun eclipse. In french. It was incredible.

4:13 pm

stidmama

(((JBV!)))

4:13 pm

sprite

oh JBV how awful! And hi :)

4:14 pm

sadie52

lol JBV hi :)

4:14 pm

JBV

hi stid!

4:14 pm

carleekat

qu's done...

4:14 pm

stidmama

hey soodley-oo! *blows sticky who-kisses at soodle-grinch*

4:14 pm

Boobear

anyone got any wine..let's drink

4:14 pm

stidmama

go carlee go!!!

4:14 pm

sprite

in french???? In France, for crying out loud. Stupid sprite.

4:14 pm

carleekat

oh how ick JBV

4:14 pm

carleekat

i have wassail....chockabloc with brandy

4:14 pm

JBV

it was really surreal carlee - but I've got fireworks now, so all is well again

4:14 pm

car.eeyore

I have homemade egg nog....

4:14 pm

sprite

spiced wine coming up.

4:15 pm

stidmama

rofl sprite... I suppose, if you were IN france, then you were talking about it in french??? roflmao

4:15 pm

car.eeyore

Yeah JBV!

4:15 pm

stidmama

I have brandy... *grin*

4:15 pm

sprite

yayyyy JBV! One of the few who manage today!

4:15 pm

MollyL

Soodle's new icon is the Grinch. To that, I reply "Dah-who-doray". : P

4:15 pm

stidmama

YAY JBV!

4:15 pm

Flask1

Hey everyone sorry for moaning.....its just soooo frustrating!...ok am diving in now....!SPLASH"!!!!

4:15 pm

JBV

Had to use the list forthe last 34

4:16 pm

Soodle

I am totally alcohol free right now, but veering towards the bottle of whikkey, which is looking at me, saying Drink Me, Drink Me, Ã¡ la Alice!

4:16 pm

sadie52

hiya Flask...good luck??

4:17 pm

stidmama

*blows more kisses at FM*

4:17 pm

stidmama

*blows more kisses at FM*

4:17 pm

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS*~*~*~WITH SPARKLERS*~*~*~for JBV

4:17 pm

sadie52

here we go again sigh

4:17 pm

stidmama

*blows more kisses at FM*

oh. oh....

4:17 pm

sadie52

hiya Flask...good luck??

4:17 pm

car.eeyore

I did not figure out that en 6. May I please have a remedial clue?

4:18 pm

stidmama

car: leaves is opposite of en 6 (goes in)

4:18 pm

sprite

..

4:19 pm

stidmama

down to 359...

4:19 pm

sprite

how about the button you hit most on your keyboard while babbling? Plural.

4:19 pm

car.eeyore

OH, I have that one!

4:20 pm

stidmama

roflmao... oh car! *grin*

4:20 pm

stidmama

my "a" is going to be very tiny by the end of today, I think.

4:21 pm

sprite

well, with all the burbs and red boxes of doom and restarts I don't even know which word I have en5ed myself!

4:21 pm

car.eeyore

My laptop may end up flying across the room!

4:22 pm

sprite

and only now I discover there is an 11 word today! Jeezzzzz.

4:22 pm

bichon

I'm just starting!

4:22 pm

stidmama

ahhhh.... N.B.T. down to 335

4:22 pm

MollyL

*Guides Soodle gently towards the whuskey bottle*

4:23 pm

car.eeyore

C'mon in Bichon!

4:23 pm

sprite

Soodle, I don't like Xmas either. It is overrated. Let's get drunk together :D

4:23 pm

sprite

hi bichon, be nice to the grid, it is being obstinate all day long!

4:24 pm

bichon

how do you mean sprite

4:24 pm

bichon

oif

4:24 pm

stidmama

*sits between sprite and soodles and takes dainty sips as she passes bottle back and forth*

4:24 pm

sprite

the site is more off than on today, bichon.

4:24 pm

MollyL

Stid, ever the dainty one. : D

4:25 pm

stidmama

*dainty burp*

4:25 pm

carleekat

no takers on the wassail huh?...ok..more for me ( sits back giggling and whistling a happy tune)

4:25 pm

sprite

*gently urges stiddie to come sit in a circle, to prevent her from getting drunk twice as fast*

4:25 pm

bichon

yes, it was pesky for me too

4:25 pm

car.eeyore

Oh no...just saw 40 C words!

4:25 pm

car.eeyore

Oh, yes please Carlee!

4:25 pm

lil*monkey

I heard a rumor that babble isn't working??? seems OK to me

4:25 pm

lil*monkey

oh is stiddie drunk?

4:25 pm

littlebit

it's off and on monkey

4:26 pm

carleekat

passing car.ee a mug of wassail..

4:26 pm

lil*monkey

hi littlebit!

4:26 pm

stidmama

let's see... sprite, molly, soodles, stid, carlee... we'll need more! *grabs the brandy from the cupboard to share*

4:26 pm

car.eeyore

Hi Lil*monkey!

4:26 pm

MollyL

What's in the wassil Carlee?

4:26 pm

stidmama

not yet monkey... LOL

4:26 pm

littlebit

hey monkey

4:26 pm

lil*monkey

HI carole!

4:26 pm

stidmama

monkey and littlebit, FINALLY on at the same time! *smile*

4:27 pm

littlebit

hey stid

4:27 pm

sprite

hi lil monkey, littlebit !

4:27 pm

littlebit

hey sprite

4:27 pm

lil*monkey

we have snowflake toes :)

4:27 pm

MollyL

Ten bottles of booze in the cupboard, ten bottles of booze, take one down, pass it around, nine bottles of booze in the cupboard.

4:27 pm

littlebit

they are pretyy

4:27 pm

car.eeyore

Sweet!

4:28 pm

lil*monkey

yes they are pretyy and they are pretty

4:28 pm

sprite

pwitty toes!

4:28 pm

littlebit

*pretty

4:28 pm

stidmama

yes! I saw the pic on facebook. VERY cute, ladies! too bad it's too cold to show them off!

4:28 pm

lil*monkey

yes they are pwitty

4:28 pm

Boobear

hi littlebit

4:28 pm

sprite

ni4 bottles of booze in the cupboard...

4:28 pm

carleekat

i took an orange and studded it with cloves and 6 apples and essentially made baked apples with brown sugar and cinnamon..and baked them for an hour whilst i heated 2 parts orange juice and 5 parts apple cider... with slices of fresh ginger, cinnamon sticks..more brown sugar and 1 part brandy...once the fruit was done...in they went into the slow cooker as well...( along with the caramelized sugars in bottom of pan )

4:28 pm

littlebit

i like pwitty better

4:28 pm

stidmama

I am pretyy sur ew nede mr booz....

4:28 pm

lil*monkey

me too, wittlebit

4:28 pm

stidmama

oh carlee... *drool* that sounds AMAZING!

4:29 pm

sprite

I definitely need a bit of that, carlee!

4:29 pm

carleekat

it is rather...i am very pleased with myself... its been simmering on low in slow cooker all afternoon

4:29 pm

lil*monkey

OK diving into this king-size grid *cannonball* LOOK OUT

4:30 pm

Boobear

go lil monkey

4:30 pm

littlebit

yeah...get words in while you can

4:31 pm

Kazzer99

does anyone have the te 8 - the one after te 5 meaning slightly warm

4:31 pm

sprite

and copy the words you found into notepad or something similar... on a regular base... or you will have to find them ugh times over!

4:32 pm

carleekat

its like pine tar but with a partially frozen ending

4:33 pm

lil*monkey

uh oh

4:33 pm

lil*monkey

lil*monkey just had an explosion in the microwave

4:33 pm

Kazzer99

thnk you very much

4:33 pm

littlebit

not good

4:33 pm

stidmama

oh oh monkey!

4:33 pm

sprite

ouch lil*monkey. You alright? And all other living creatures nearby too?

4:33 pm

Kazzer99

oops - what was you cremating

4:34 pm

lil*monkey

littlebit can you come over? bring a mop

4:34 pm

littlebit

on my way!! :)

4:34 pm

lil*monkey

sketti sauce all over the dam place

4:34 pm

littlebit

oh! what a mess!

4:34 pm

lil*monkey

lil*monkey set the microwave wrong

4:34 pm

stidmama

*makes mop of spaghetti and flies over on wooden spoon*

4:35 pm

lil*monkey

waaaaaaah

4:35 pm

lil*monkey

waaaaaaah

4:36 pm

littlebit

son #1 is cooking supper tonight :)

4:36 pm

stidmama

okay, gotta go. down to 310. ***hugs, choclits, hot cider, eggnog, wassail, cakes, cookies, candies and love* Happy Solstice All!!! *poof*

4:36 pm

sadie52

i cant make up my mind what i want for dinner

4:36 pm

sadie52

i cant make up my mind what i want for dinner

4:36 pm

lil*monkey

i'm thinking it's too hot to eat right now

4:36 pm

car.eeyore

Bye Stid!

4:36 pm

Judi

Afternoon, Babblers. Is anyone else having a problem with the grid today? Mine keeps timing out. Keeps choking on the refresh.

4:37 pm

sadie52

cya stid

4:37 pm

sprite

bye stiddie, big *hug*!

4:37 pm

sadie52

cya stid
hi Judi :)

4:37 pm

sprite

hi Judi, yes, it seems there are server troubles in babble land.

4:37 pm

MollyL

Ooo Carlee, your wassil sounds wonderful. Stid made a mop of spaghetti? Do we need to call her Stidda Nona now?

4:39 pm

carleekat

thanks molls...:)

4:39 pm

sadie52

ackkkkk not workin again sigh

4:40 pm

MollyL

*All the Solstice Goddesses shine their light down on their Sister Carlee*

4:41 pm

carleekat

hahaha....i am not sure if that is shiny or if is the glow i have going from the brandy in the wassail :)

4:41 pm

sadie52

net must be rocky im having trouble in fb apps too

4:42 pm

lil*monkey

look at my sparkling clean microwave now!

4:42 pm

littlebit

:)

4:43 pm

car.eeyore

This egg nog is hitting the spot...yummmmmmmmm

4:43 pm

lil*monkey

the sauce is still smoking

4:44 pm

carleekat

98 words in the grid to go..98 words in the grid...

4:44 pm

carleekat

i'm up to the i's...( passed over the re's for now )

4:44 pm

car.eeyore

The server crashes, erases it all...still 98 words in the grid to go!

4:44 pm

lil*monkey

i'm afriad to ask how many REs there are

4:45 pm

dfmchfhf

aww, poor lil :o(

4:45 pm

carleekat

not that many..more in's the re's

4:45 pm

dfmchfhf

also there are... 20 REs... surprise!

4:46 pm

lil*monkey

yikes i only have 7 so far

4:46 pm

bichon

esne is too a word

4:46 pm

dfmchfhf

also lil said a worrrrrrrrrrd (sixteen minutes ago)

4:46 pm

sprite

hi all new incomers. Had to be pissed at my son again.

4:47 pm

dfmchfhf

why sprite?

4:47 pm

lil*monkey

well i can't figger out what i said, dfm

4:47 pm

car.eeyore

phantom: variant

4:48 pm

periwinkle

I am making mushroom barley soup for dinne. will also have a green salad

4:48 pm

sprite

got me worried sick he wasn't home yet in this weather, but he had sneaked in and just had not let us know he was in. I was about to go search for him.

4:48 pm

MollyL

Lil, I will have to friend you on Facebook so I can see your snowflake toes.

4:48 pm

lil*monkey

peri, i am having sketti, but right now it is still smoking

4:48 pm

sprite

lil*monkey eats sketti from the ceilings etc

4:48 pm

periwinkle

smoking?

4:49 pm

littlebit

my son is fixing marinated chicken breasts and rice

4:51 pm

mkg

clue for the 11 please?

4:52 pm

sprite

improvements on a product or something, new stuff.

4:52 pm

Kazzer99

At last - fireworks - good i can get ready for tomorrow night - I might not be about tomorrow as I am going to work early and then i might be visiting my mom for a Christmas visit

4:52 pm

carleekat

81 wordsin the grid to go...81 words in the grid...

4:52 pm

car.eeyore

Yeah Kazz!

4:52 pm

dcseain

in11 plural in in10

4:52 pm

sprite

wtg Kazzer!

4:52 pm

dcseain

hi, {{{sprite}}}

4:52 pm

carleekat

*~*~*POMPOM TOSS**~*for Kaz

4:52 pm

dcseain

congrats, kaz!

4:53 pm

carleekat

taking a bit of a break

4:53 pm

sprite

hello dcseain

4:53 pm

Kazzer99

thanks all - if you see me tomorrow the weather has let me down once again

4:54 pm

sprite

bye carlee :)

4:55 pm

mkg

ty dc but need clue for in 10 please

4:55 pm

sprite

see 4.52, mkg

4:55 pm

dcseain

it's the noun of in8

4:56 pm

mkg

confused. dont know the in 8

4:56 pm

dcseain

to do/create something new

4:56 pm

car.eeyore

mkg...a new technology or breakthrough in science could be called a new in8

4:57 pm

bichon

invention isn't it

4:57 pm

sprite

are my posts lost in space again? New red boxes?

4:57 pm

sadie52

i see ya now

4:58 pm

sprite

thanks sadie! Now I see them too. Pfew.

4:58 pm

bichon

which i does the 10/11 come from?

4:58 pm

sprite

upper i

4:58 pm

bichon

ty sprite

4:59 pm

sprite

yvw

4:59 pm

mkg

trying. ty

5:00 pm

mkg

got it. ty.

5:00 pm

bichon

I haven't. Anyone help me out?

5:01 pm

car.eeyore

no room in the in* + standing OV 7/40 for a brilliant performance!

5:01 pm

bichon

tyvm car

5:01 pm

sprite

great clue, car.ee :)

5:02 pm

car.eeyore

now don't forget the plural!

5:02 pm

sprite

nor both the standing applause words nor both words without the in.

5:03 pm

car.eeyore

ty sprite! I did not have the NO ones!

5:04 pm

sprite

yvw :) Sprite's babble rule # 12: always try all prefixed words without the prefixes ;)

5:04 pm

Dorens

an excellent rule, particularly in monster grids!

5:04 pm

lil*monkey

I'm back! I was on the phone

5:05 pm

Pinikula

(sneaking in for a peek - at work) OMG!! 440!!! I'd better leave early...perhaps go home sick!!! LOL

5:05 pm

lil*monkey

thanks for the 11 clue

5:05 pm

car.eeyore

Welcome back!

5:05 pm

sprite

grin, yes. It does pay off... sometimes :)

5:05 pm

car.eeyore

PINI!!!!!

5:05 pm

sprite

that is the spirit, Pini

5:05 pm

Pinikula

sistah! :)

5:05 pm

lil*monkey

hi pini!

5:05 pm

car.eeyore

{{{{hugs}}}}

5:05 pm

lil*monkey

is mom here?

5:05 pm

Dorens

hi pini, monkey, car, sprite, et al

5:05 pm

Pinikula

hi lil* ;)

5:05 pm

Pinikula

hi dorens

5:06 pm

car.eeyore

Hi Dorens!

5:06 pm

Pinikula

being 'sick' is the spirit, sprite?

5:06 pm

sprite

hi Dorens, and wb lil*monkey

5:06 pm

Dorens

saw her earlier monkey, she said something about not finding our game... will have to look into that

5:06 pm

lil*monkey

*paging mom, mom come in please*

5:06 pm

sprite

for babble, Pini? Of course.

5:06 pm

Pinikula

in that case...I'm outta the office in 25 minutes....I'll play until then!!! :)

5:06 pm

Dorens

a grid like this is certainly cause for a sick day (imho)

5:06 pm

Pinikula

(and then again when I get home!)

5:07 pm

sprite

see, Pini, you do have your priorities in order.

5:07 pm

carleekat

ok...on to finifh the f's

5:07 pm

Pinikula

* grin *

5:07 pm

lbdawger

finally have nbt and nbs! AND one greyed block! oi!

5:07 pm

lil*monkey

WTG lbd!

5:07 pm

sprite

good job lbdawger

5:07 pm

Dorens

shh. don't tell anyone, but I spent an hour babbling at work today instead of doing my boring paperwork*

5:08 pm

car.eeyore

DAWG! I was just typing that I just grayed my first tile!

5:08 pm

lbdawger

good for you, Dorens!

5:08 pm

Pinikula

<- I've done the boring paperwork...

5:08 pm

Dorens

good job dawg.... i have greyed out the last column and it feels sooo good

5:08 pm

lil*monkey

dorens, guess what, the BABBLE site is BLOCKED at my workplace!

5:08 pm

Pinikula

...I'm thinking 25 minutes just might come faster than the clock says it will!

5:08 pm

sprite

good job too, Dorens :)

5:08 pm

lil*monkey

how rude!

5:08 pm

car.eeyore

That is just not right!

5:09 pm

Dorens

it used to be at mine monkey, i'm not telling anyone that it got unblocked somehow!

5:09 pm

lil*monkey

the u.s. army never lets me have any FUN

5:09 pm

sprite

I found a sunken ship!

5:09 pm

Pinikula

just like 'em, lil* ;)

5:10 pm

Dorens

didn't realize you worked for the army monkey... then that isn't surprising, is it?

5:10 pm

Pinikula

<-- army brat

5:10 pm

lil*monkey

no it isn't dorens... we are not allowed to get on the internet at ALL during work hours (and by the way, pini, I am a NAVY brat)

5:10 pm

car.eeyore

Go Navy!

5:11 pm

Pinikula

<-- former navy-wife...ugh!

5:11 pm

sprite

my faaaaaaather waaaaasssss a sailorrrrrr....

5:11 pm

Dorens

i honestly find it amazing that people can play these games while working.... not exactly the old work ethic, is it?

5:12 pm

Pinikula

<-- on a break...

5:12 pm

sprite

nope it isn't, Dorens

5:12 pm

Pinikula

...been working straight since 8:00am this morning and it's 3:15!

5:12 pm

sprite

it is the NEW ethics, lol

5:12 pm

car.eeyore

May I please have a clue for ON 5/12?

5:12 pm

car.eeyore

Definitely time for a break!

5:12 pm

Dorens

no, i'm not criticizing you pini, just surprised that so many people actually can... and do.

5:12 pm

sprite

on + nervous habit

5:13 pm

car.eeyore

TY!

5:13 pm

Dorens

on + *** douleureux (spelling?)

5:13 pm

Pinikula

No offense taken...I rarely do it myself...I never have time...

5:13 pm

sprite

no critics from me either.

5:13 pm

jmcnrick

dorens :-P to your work ethic ;-) -- I work long days

5:13 pm

sprite

hi jmc :)

5:13 pm

Pinikula

hi jmc

5:13 pm

crosshair

howdy again everyone,was not able to get far on this grid as the babble servers where acting up a lot it seems

5:13 pm

cosdem

ugh now im pissed.. i did all the in words and it didnt save

5:13 pm

Pinikula

<-- please to say this break is doing well for my spirits...57 words down so far...

5:13 pm

car.eeyore

Hi Crossy!

5:14 pm

sprite

hiya frossy, we know!

5:14 pm

Pinikula

hi cross, cos

5:14 pm

Dorens

oh :-P to you too jmc! I do it now too, but am always amazed that we do these days

5:14 pm

Pinikula

try refreshing, cos

5:14 pm

lil*monkey

oh bummer, cos :(

5:14 pm

sprite

I mean crossy, of course. You cold?

5:14 pm

car.eeyore

Oh! That stinks!

5:14 pm

lil*monkey

mom are u here? MOM! MOOOOOOOOOM

5:14 pm

cosdem

i did pinky :( lets see if i rememb er then,, i had 200 left and now it says 260... so 60 words down the drain

5:15 pm

carleekat

61 words in the grid to go...61 words int he grid.....

5:15 pm

Pinikula

egads...keep refreshing until they all come back???

5:15 pm

crosshair

not cold sprite,it is a reasonable -6 here atm

5:15 pm

jmcnrick

lol i am off now probably won't be back now that the d**n thing works

5:15 pm

sprite

then I have no reason to call you frossy, have I? :)

5:15 pm

Pinikula

I found a 9!!!!

5:15 pm

jmcnrick

*poof*

5:15 pm

Pinikula

oh crap...there's a 10 and 11, too? * swoon *

5:15 pm

crosshair

:)

5:15 pm

sprite

bye jmc

5:16 pm

Pinikula

ok...1 10 gone

5:16 pm

sprite

normal words, Pini. Don't worry.

5:16 pm

Pinikula

I'm not sure I know what 'normal' is anymore!!! LOL

5:17 pm

mkg

need 13 words to be half way. ugh.

5:17 pm

cosdem

normal enough that even *I* found it wieth no trouble lol

5:17 pm

lil*monkey

i still have 300 left to find.... whew

5:17 pm

Pinikula

ROFL...then I'll work harder on them!

5:18 pm

Pinikula

68 here for me...

5:18 pm

littlebit

down to 180

5:18 pm

Pinikula

...just another 372 to go!!!

5:18 pm

lil*monkey

WTG littlebit :)

5:18 pm

Pinikula

oooh, got an 8! ...just need the 11 for nbs

5:19 pm

littlebit

i found 110 words this morning before going to see narnia with son #2

5:20 pm

Pinikula

NBT!! :)

5:20 pm

Pinikula

now for the NBS

5:20 pm

Pinikula

what does the 11 start with?

5:20 pm

cosdem

how was narnia?

5:20 pm

cosdem

in/11

5:20 pm

car.eeyore

Narnia is in the grid!

5:20 pm

lil*monkey

pini, in11 and it's a plural

5:20 pm

littlebit

yes it is! it was very good!

5:21 pm

Pinikula

hmmm ...

5:21 pm

lil*monkey

littlebit, was it better than Th e Fighter? LOL

5:21 pm

littlebit

yes! yes monkey it ws!!

5:22 pm

cosdem

clue for the en7?

5:22 pm

lil*monkey

lol that's not saying much

5:22 pm

littlebit

true!

5:22 pm

Dorens

e + five letters that are the end of most of the big words here today

5:22 pm

littlebit

it was MUCH better! :)

5:23 pm

sprite

e + countries

5:23 pm

Pinikula

ok...nudge for the in11...it's almost quittin' time and I need to get Koda ready to go, too (he's spent the day here in the office with me)

5:23 pm

Dorens

or should i say en + five letters......

5:23 pm

cosdem

ty sprite and dorens!

5:23 pm

Dorens

it ends in those five letters, pini, and begins with in

5:23 pm

cosdem

the sad thing is i had these words already and it didnt save lol i just needed a reminder :)

5:23 pm

car.eeyore

No room in the IN* + a standing OV 8 for a brilliant performance!

5:24 pm

car.eeyore

add the plural for the 11

5:24 pm

Dorens

no, sorry... that is the ten. in + star + common suffix

5:24 pm

Pinikula

BINGO! NBT, NBS, and 100 words!!!

5:24 pm

Pinikula

danke danke danke

5:24 pm

car.eeyore

Huzzah!

5:24 pm

sprite

cosdem, yvw and I know, it is awful when that happens. The servers have been off and on all day. And eating our words!

5:24 pm

cosdem

i wldnt be so upset if i didnt do all the in words ughhh

5:24 pm

sprite

good job, Pini

5:25 pm

car.eeyore

Oooh! Just found the co 9 & 10!!!!

5:25 pm

Pinikula

...and I'm outta here...see ya shortly...will be home soon.

5:26 pm

Dorens

drive safely pini

5:26 pm

car.eeyore

Bye Pini! Bye Koda!

5:27 pm

sprite

it is always hard to do words again, because your memory will keep blinding you to them...

5:27 pm

sprite

bye Pini

5:28 pm

cosdem

ok starting the in words again.. wish me luck :)

5:28 pm

Dorens

ahhhhh -i've made it down to 30.. taking a dinner break. see you later... good luck cos!

5:28 pm

car.eeyore

Wow Dorens! Well done!

5:28 pm

car.eeyore

Go, Cosdem, co!

5:28 pm

car.eeyore

* go!

5:28 pm

sprite

and once again the mum scores! Driven some sense into my boy...

5:28 pm

sprite

wow Dorens, great

5:29 pm

sprite

good luck cosdem

5:29 pm

carleekat

i am sick of this grid...

5:30 pm

sprite

how come carlee? Can't you just stop?

5:30 pm

crosshair

i have lost my enthusiasm for this grid..to big and interrupted too many times today:(

5:30 pm

carleekat

37 to go...

5:31 pm

sprite

I have had many interruptions and lost a load of words too. But right now finally on a roll... hoping the site holds, lol.

5:32 pm

car.eeyore

May I please have a clue for the first co 7/32?

5:33 pm

o-o

co 7 -- minters

5:33 pm

car.eeyore

BR!!!!!! Sorry I need the second one!

5:33 pm

sprite

people who make the metal disks for payment

5:34 pm

sprite

hi BabbleRabble, good to see you.

5:34 pm

carleekat

c;s DONE

5:34 pm

Boobear

Hi BR

5:34 pm

o-o

Hello

5:34 pm

carleekat

31 words int he grid to go...31 words int he grid...

5:34 pm

sprite

the metal disk for payments, plus first 3 letters of my dog's name

5:34 pm

car.eeyore

Go Carleekat, Go!

5:34 pm

cosdem

7 in words left.. teyre coming back to me

5:35 pm

sprite

go cosdem!

5:35 pm

car.eeyore

TY Sprite!

5:35 pm

cosdem

clue for the in9 though?

5:35 pm

sprite

yvw car.ee

5:35 pm

car.eeyore

Plural of in 8/55.

5:36 pm

cosdem

the other in9 lol

5:36 pm

o-o

Typical grid. Only problem words were those I could not find

5:36 pm

lynxxx

in9 your guts

5:36 pm

cosdem

in 9/54?

5:36 pm

sprite

3rd person singular for making new aspects for something, cosdem

5:36 pm

lynxxx

Hi BabRab and Sprite

5:36 pm

sprite

hey lyn! :) xxx

5:36 pm

cosdem

i have that series of in

5:36 pm

o-o

Hello, Lyn

5:36 pm

car.eeyore

TY! I needed that one!

5:37 pm

sprite

you need lynx's clue then

5:37 pm

cosdem

ok if i can remeber how to spell it :P

5:38 pm

car.eeyore

I need the second co 8/45 please?

5:38 pm

lynxxx

in & exam & fork t***

5:38 pm

sprite

in + exam + the dangerous end of a fork

5:38 pm

cosdem

got it ty!

5:38 pm

sprite

co + country, car.ee

5:39 pm

lynxxx

co8.45 the ceremony when crowning a queen/king less or

5:39 pm

car.eeyore

TY!!!

5:39 pm

car.eeyore

I too have now finished the C's!

5:40 pm

sprite

ah good :)

5:40 pm

carleekat

yay car.ee

5:41 pm

cosdem

in's done...

5:41 pm

sprite

yay cosdem, you did it

5:41 pm

cosdem

7 more words then ill be where i was left off at :P

5:43 pm

lynxxx

very st5.12 Cos

5:43 pm

carleekat

12 re's to go

5:44 pm

sprite

13 left here, most of them S words.

5:44 pm

lynxxx

love the qu8.60

5:45 pm

car.eeyore

me too!

5:45 pm

sprite

it is a nice one, isn't it lyn :)

5:45 pm

car.eeyore

Sounds like a superhero!

5:45 pm

o-o

akin to the ti 7

5:45 pm

sprite

we have a couple of those here :D

5:46 pm

car.eeyore

clue for en 6/21 please?

5:46 pm

lynxxx

yes - that was was easy for me a a young friend is one (the ti that is)

5:46 pm

lynxxx

en6 en & room under the eaves - less t

5:46 pm

cosdem

yay im back to where i was when i stopped earlier.. phew

5:47 pm

car.eeyore

Ty Lynxxx! I was all around it!

5:47 pm

sprite

from now on it is going to be fun again, cosdem :)

5:47 pm

cosdem

195 to go though

5:48 pm

sadie52

i think ill be doing this grid in my sleep tonight

5:49 pm

sprite

If I am to see my bed tonight, I'd better use lickety for the last 5. *blind*

5:49 pm

Boobear

yes its going to take all night

5:51 pm

car.eeyore

di 7/32 please? I just can't monkey it!

5:52 pm

lynxxx

di & biblical girl name or chemical thingy

5:52 pm

sprite

perishes/ends his life + first 3 letters of my dog's name, car.ee

5:52 pm

car.eeyore

Good grief! I was only using 6 letters!

5:53 pm

sprite

fireflies. Wow, this was a challenge... because of the site burps mostly.

5:53 pm

carleekat

finished....ugh..i wont be babbling for a few days now i think...i will need a break i hate these big ones

5:53 pm

sprite

wqtg carlee!

5:54 pm

lynxxx

Congrats Sprite & Carlee!!

5:54 pm

carleekat

*~*~*POMOPM TOSS*~*~*for Sprite

5:54 pm

car.eeyore

wahooey!

5:54 pm

sprite

love your ic4, lyn!

5:54 pm

carleekat

pompom even..sheesh

5:55 pm

lil*monkey

woo hoooooooo carlee & sprinte!

5:55 pm

sprite

works for me either way, carlee, thanks :)

5:55 pm

cosdem

just monkeyed the no8 and 9

5:55 pm

sprite

ok, off to bed with me, it is close to 1 am here. Thanks all, and have fun.

5:55 pm

carleekat

nitenite sprite

5:56 pm

lynxxx

bye Spritley

6:06 pm

Boobear

clue for the second in6/18

6:07 pm

lynxxx

plural Boo

6:08 pm

Boobear

its not working

6:09 pm

lynxxx

plural of the in5.10

6:09 pm

lynxxx

silly, sillier, sillies, the silliest

6:11 pm

lynxxx

that is the first 4 in's Boo

6:11 pm

Pinikula

Hi all...I'm baaaaack...

6:11 pm

lynxxx

wb Pini

6:11 pm

Pinikula

thx ;)

6:13 pm

cosdem

150 left.

6:13 pm

lynxxx

Boo? did you work it out?

6:13 pm

Boobear

no

6:14 pm

lynxxx

the in5.10 all of them are bvased on is crazy, mad or ins*** (drop the s)

6:14 pm

lynxxx

(means silly or senseless)

6:16 pm

blueheron

Happy Solstice everyone!

6:16 pm

lynxxx

hi BlueH

6:16 pm

blueheron

hi lynxx

6:17 pm

blueheron

BR where have you been??

6:18 pm

lynxxx

I must go - bye everyone

6:18 pm

cosdem

P's done!

6:18 pm

Pinikula

cya l8r lynxxx

6:20 pm

Pinikula

wtg cos ;)

6:21 pm

Boobear

clue for in 7

6:22 pm

Pinikula

wish I had it, boo

6:23 pm

Mom

in + 1st vowel + a bird builds a **** for the babies to hatch in

6:23 pm

cosdem

its a feeling... like.... in + te 5/10?

6:23 pm

Pinikula

thx cos ;)

6:23 pm

cosdem

oh that in7 sorry :)

6:23 pm

Pinikula

thx mom ;)

6:23 pm

Mom

that was the only in 7 I had

6:23 pm

Pinikula

<-- grasping at any straws provided

6:23 pm

Mom

you're welcome Pini

6:24 pm

Anniebrook

hello, Im back

6:24 pm

Pinikula

hi annie

6:24 pm

Anniebrook

can I get a clue for the second co 8/45?

6:24 pm

Anniebrook

hi pini, I have been at this on and off all day

6:24 pm

Mom

Hi ((Annie))

6:25 pm

Mom

it has been a day, hasn't it

6:25 pm

Anniebrook

It sure has, Mom...I squeezed in all the things I had to do around this grid

6:25 pm

Mom

Annie co + the United N***** and plural

6:26 pm

Mom

the grid was down more than it was up today

6:26 pm

Anniebrook

thanks!!! Mom

6:26 pm

Mom

you're welcome Annie

6:26 pm

Mom

just made half way and I am calling it quits. Good night to all of you ((hugs)) See you all in the morning

6:27 pm

Anniebrook

Yes, I would go on and have to leave because my words were never entered...

6:27 pm

Mom

I heard a lot of babblers say they lost their words, thankfully that didn't happen here

6:28 pm

Anniebrook

Cosdem did but then he was able to get them back

6:28 pm

cosdem

i did! ugh im al l caught up though

6:28 pm

Anniebrook

Have agood nite, (((Mom))

6:28 pm

Mom

HOpefully tomorrow's grid will be a bit more managable

6:28 pm

Mom

((Annie)) pleasant dreams

6:28 pm

Mom

Good luck Cos

6:29 pm

dcseain

hi, back again

6:30 pm

Anniebrook

I am done!

6:30 pm

Pinikula

wtg annie, hi dc

6:30 pm

dcseain

congrats, annie!

6:30 pm

Anniebrook

hi dc, thanks

6:30 pm

dcseain

howdy, pini

6:32 pm

Anniebrook

anyone like a clue before I go and clean up the kitchen?

6:32 pm

Pinikula

another 200 would work for me, annie!

6:33 pm

Anniebrook

I know. I would love to click on something and get you exactly what you need.

6:33 pm

Pinikula

sure would be nice! :)

6:34 pm

dcseain

yes the new site will be lovely :)

6:34 pm

Anniebrook

dc, looking forward to it

6:34 pm

HarryHood

50% !!! woohoo

6:35 pm

Anniebrook

wtg, HH

6:35 pm

Anniebrook

okay, bye dear babblers

6:35 pm

dcseain

g'night annie

6:35 pm

dcseain

go, go harry!

6:39 pm

carleekat

and the new site is going to incorporate something to do with recipes :)

6:40 pm

dcseain

oh, cool! we do trade many recipes here

6:40 pm

carleekat

i KNOW..i thought that was going to be so cool

6:41 pm

carleekat

food porn at its best in babble land

6:41 pm

cosdem

clue for the first re6.27?

6:42 pm

cosdem

never mind found it

6:42 pm

carleekat

sounds like the se6 27 sparkly thing that goes on costumes in the thousdands

6:43 pm

HarryHood

ty carlee - got 2 more :)

6:44 pm

HarryHood

190 left, and I'm about ready to list

6:44 pm

cosdem

100 left!

6:44 pm

MollyL

Two dozen meatballs in the oven for the office shindig tomorrow.

6:45 pm

carleekat

ok...well i am off again.. enjoy the rest of the evening

6:45 pm

HarryHood

185 rather :)

6:48 pm

dcseain

hasta, carlee

6:49 pm

crystalle

hello everyone. How many words are there today?

6:49 pm

lil*monkey

OK i'm back and i'm all caught up on Lexulous... MollyL did you say you were on Facebook?

6:49 pm

Pinikula

440

6:49 pm

Pinikula

hi crystalle

6:49 pm

Pinikula

a tad bit larger than yesterday's

6:49 pm

crystalle

omg!

6:50 pm

Pinikula

that's what I said!

6:52 pm

TeaNCrackers

holy crikeys!

6:52 pm

crystalle

there is no way i can get 440 words

6:52 pm

Pinikula

I'm working on it now...but hoping to finish...

6:52 pm

Pinikula

sometime tonight...

6:52 pm

TeaNCrackers

26 Q words - wth?

6:52 pm

cosdem

just be glad u werent on earlier lol

6:52 pm

Pinikula

what happened earlier?

6:53 pm

cosdem

site crashed

6:53 pm

crystalle

are there 26 q words?

6:53 pm

crystalle

are there 26 q words?

6:53 pm

Pinikula

oops!

6:53 pm

TeaNCrackers

yes, there are - waaaa haaaa haaaa

6:54 pm

crystalle

omg i didnt even know there where that many q words lol

6:54 pm

Pinikula

Q x 26, P x 45, S x 42, C x 40, T x 69, this is going to hurt!

6:54 pm

dcseain

dr god had to reboot earlier pini

6:55 pm

dcseain

due to performance degredations

6:55 pm

MollyL

Lil, I just sent you a friend request. I figure if my kids blackmailed me into joining Facebook, I might as well make the best of it.

6:55 pm

m9f9l

what kind of word is that? fi8.

6:55 pm

Pinikula

yikes! glad he was around, dc!

6:55 pm

littlebit

woohoo!! fireworks for me!!

6:55 pm

cosdem

it means u smell liek a fish? lol

6:55 pm

Pinikula

good answer, molly!

6:55 pm

TeaNCrackers

just add an s to everyword - that shoudl get a few :)

6:55 pm

cosdem

wtg little

6:55 pm

dcseain

congrats, littlebit

6:55 pm

crystalle

wtg little

6:55 pm

lil*monkey

woo hooooooooooo littlebit!!!! way to go!

6:56 pm

Pinikula

wtg lil*bit

6:56 pm

TeaNCrackers

yay, little!

6:56 pm

dcseain

hm, gonna try and cook something to satisfy my belly. bbs.

6:56 pm

littlebit

thank you! thank you!

6:56 pm

lil*monkey

OK MollyL... i don't have it yet tho

6:57 pm

Boobear

clue for in 8/50

6:57 pm

littlebit

off to harvest my crops and let monkey beat me in lexulous

6:57 pm

Dorens

struggling to the finish line... huffing and puffing

6:57 pm

littlebit

you can do it dorens!!!

6:57 pm

Pinikula

lil*, how's our game going?

6:57 pm

lil*monkey

hahahahhaaha littl;ebit! "let " me beat you?????

6:57 pm

Dorens

boobear... naval warship museum in NYC

6:58 pm

lil*monkey

i just got caught up on all my Lex games, pini

6:58 pm

Pinikula

* sitting on dorens shirttail to be dragged across the finish line ... eventually! * LOL

6:58 pm

Pinikula

oooh, going to check, lil* :)

6:58 pm

m9f9l

I'm down to less than a 100

6:58 pm

Dorens

i will move on to lex soon monkey

6:58 pm

littlebit

haha! just joking! you always win fair and square!!

6:58 pm

lil*monkey

MolyL i don't have it yet... are you sure you got the right Laurie Jones? the pic is exactly the same as here

6:59 pm

cosdem

80 left.

6:59 pm

littlebit

*poof*

6:59 pm

Pinikula

hey, lil*, nice start! :)

6:59 pm

lil*monkey

WOW go cos go cos go cos!!!!!

6:59 pm

mixi6

37 left right

6:59 pm

TeaNCrackers

373 left - bwaa ha ha ha

7:00 pm

Pinikula

167 to go here...

7:00 pm

TeaNCrackers

my real name is in the grid

7:00 pm

lil*monkey

TeaN, is your name Diana?

7:00 pm

Dorens

pini ,my shirttails aren't that big!!!

7:01 pm

TeaNCrackers

close, lil

7:01 pm

cosdem

Anna?

7:01 pm

TeaNCrackers

it is Raina

7:01 pm

Pinikula

* darn, she caught me * can't fault me for tryin' dorens!!

7:01 pm

Pinikula

Tina?

7:01 pm

lil*monkey

vanna?

7:01 pm

lil*monkey

oh, Raina is very pretty

7:01 pm

Pinikula

wouldn't have guessed that one, TNC

7:01 pm

car.eeyore

I have to go to bed. I have been up since 1 AM. I hope you all have a wonderful evening!

7:01 pm

TeaNCrackers

that's why it always cool when it is in the grid

7:02 pm

TeaNCrackers

thanks, lil

7:02 pm

cosdem

clue for the last sp6?

7:02 pm

lbdawger

clue for the last in5.16?

7:02 pm

Dorens

i will tug you along as far as i can pini

7:02 pm

Pinikula

thx, dorens...much appreciated! :)

7:03 pm

TeaNCrackers

night, car

7:03 pm

Pinikula

wish I could help, cos

7:03 pm

Boobear

need that one too lbd

7:03 pm

Dorens

but i need a clue or two... an7/40?

7:03 pm

Pinikula

my in5/16 = pl

7:04 pm

car.eeyore

sp + monthly payment for an apartment

7:04 pm

Pinikula

the pe6 who an6s

7:04 pm

Trifioso

car!!!

7:04 pm

Pinikula

thx sistah

7:04 pm

cosdem

ty got it

7:04 pm

Pinikula

(that's for dorens)

7:04 pm

Dorens

dawg// in + ***iety is the spice of life

7:04 pm

car.eeyore

Trif!

7:04 pm

lbdawger

ty, dorens

7:05 pm

Trifioso

so tired....

7:05 pm

Pinikula

thx dorens

7:05 pm

Trifioso

but so many words to find....

7:05 pm

Pinikula

* offers toothpicks to trif *

7:05 pm

car.eeyore

I can't even keep my head straight. I am so pickin' tired.

7:05 pm

Boobear

don't get that clue

7:05 pm

Dorens

oh funny. i had the three words after an7/40, but not the an/740 itself!

7:05 pm

Kaplan the Magne

198 left- let's call it a night.

7:06 pm

Trifioso

primo is SUCH a good guy. totally shoveled and cleared and all while I was at the meet today <3

7:06 pm

Pinikula

git'r dun, kap!

7:06 pm

car.eeyore

Besides the stoopid judge, how did secundo do?

7:06 pm

Trifioso

just fine. it was a good start, and I believe in starts

7:06 pm

car.eeyore

Good!

7:07 pm

Dorens

F * I * R * E * W * O * R * K * S

7:07 pm

Pinikula

wtg dorens! :)

7:07 pm

car.eeyore

Somehow on just 2 1/2 hours of sleep, I got all my work done, shoveled the front driveway, and managed to get through the day!

7:07 pm

car.eeyore

Well done Dorens!

7:07 pm

car.eeyore

And we do have heat again, so that is good!

7:07 pm

Pinikula

* I think I fell off your shirttail tho * just another meer 164 to go

7:07 pm

Trifioso

dont you all have the snowblower still? I know it was in the garage last winter

7:08 pm

jmbdobie2

hi all. back to try to get the other half.

7:08 pm

car.eeyore

What!!!!???? There is a snowblower here?!??!

7:08 pm

redturtlehead

Hello all, I just got done with work, 169 left. I think I can...

7:08 pm

Dorens

well pini, ask for a clue or two before i leave

7:09 pm

Pinikula

oh, gosh, dorens, I wouldn't know WHERE to start!

7:09 pm

car.eeyore

Well, seeing the positive, it was almost a full hour of sweat and exercise for this chubbster!

7:09 pm

cosdem

S's done!

7:09 pm

Boobear

reclue the in5/16.can't get it

7:09 pm

Dorens

of course you can red!

7:09 pm

Dorens

in + ***iety is the spice of life

7:10 pm

Dorens

or in + A**TA* was an award winning, very long movie from last year

7:10 pm

Flask1

in8/40 please?

7:10 pm

Trifioso

hey car -- you kids want some to5?

7:10 pm

redturtlehead

thanks dorens...

7:11 pm

Flask1

Sorry should read AN8/40

7:11 pm

redturtlehead

I need to go to sleep soon.

7:11 pm

car.eeyore

Tab, please!

7:11 pm

Pinikula

an8/40 = the pe6 who an6s

7:11 pm

jmbdobie2

and plural too

7:13 pm

Dorens

i'm out folks.. happy babbles

7:13 pm

beachboggle

but I don't have the an6

7:13 pm

car.eeyore

Bye Dorens!

7:13 pm

Pinikula

night dorens!! :)

7:13 pm

Pinikula

an6 = drop of oil on head

7:13 pm

periwinkle

help with te8 pls

7:13 pm

Pinikula

(like at baptism)

7:13 pm

periwinkle

down to 88 left

7:13 pm

Pinikula

git'r dun, peri

7:14 pm

beachboggle

ahh ty

7:14 pm

Shirlockc

that greyed a square, thx pini

7:14 pm

periwinkle

am doing the best I can, Pini

7:14 pm

Pinikula

don't have it, peri...

7:14 pm

Pinikula

;)

7:14 pm

Trifioso

i just hit halfway!

7:14 pm

Pinikula

this is like pulling teeth again...

7:14 pm

Flask1

thanx!

7:15 pm

redturtlehead

oh the volcano is there.

7:15 pm

Shirlockc

i've been on/off all day and only have 115 left!

7:15 pm

redturtlehead

pitar

7:15 pm

car.eeyore

Go Trif!

7:15 pm

redturtlehead

not a word...

7:16 pm

Pinikula

thx red...i had to try it, too...still doesn't work

7:17 pm

mixi6

28 left.

7:17 pm

Pinikula

git'r dun, mixi

7:17 pm

car.eeyore

125. I would like to get down to 100 left.

7:17 pm

redturtlehead

I am feeling a little slow.

7:17 pm

mixi6

I'm tryin', but it ain't workin'.

7:17 pm

Pinikula

147 to go here

7:18 pm

Trifioso

figures. nice bright moon tonight, one night too late

7:18 pm

car.eeyore

Any night I see the moon, I am happy!

7:18 pm

Pinikula

<-- still haven't greyed one tile!

7:18 pm

Trifioso

hmmm. secondo's name is in the grid today!

7:19 pm

Shirlockc

how does dr. god do these grids? is it totally random that there's a teeny grid yesterday and then this huge one today? anyone know?

7:19 pm

Pinikula

oooh, wait...greyed one!!!!

7:19 pm

car.eeyore

Oh so it is!

7:19 pm

Pinikula

it's randomly generated, shirl

7:19 pm

hurshy

yes, it is random, computer generated within certain limits.

7:19 pm

car.eeyore

and primo if you change the first vowel!

7:19 pm

hurshy

there have to be some vowels.

7:20 pm

car.eeyore

and tertiare in an italian spelling!

7:20 pm

Shirlockc

just curious, thx

7:20 pm

Trifioso

oh, just so! thanks car

7:21 pm

mixi6

last two columns gray. tummy rumbles are actually in in9.

7:21 pm

cosdem

clue for the ta9?

7:21 pm

Pinikula

the only 9 I don't have, cos

7:21 pm

car.eeyore

What in TA9 is going on here Yosemite Sam?

7:22 pm

MollyL

Cos, Yosemite Sam says What in ta9

7:22 pm

cosdem

me too lol :P

7:22 pm

Pinikula

got it :)

7:22 pm

mixi6

Yosemity sam say "what in ta9"

7:22 pm

Shirlockc

my nevvy got that one for me, long-ish swear word

7:22 pm

cosdem

oooh ty

7:22 pm

MollyL

Plural works too, don't ask me why

7:22 pm

jmbdobie2

don't forget the plual

7:23 pm

cosdem

50 to go!\

7:23 pm

redturtlehead

162 gotta get into bed soon...

7:24 pm

mixi6

go cos go

7:24 pm

jmbdobie2

phantom peri

7:24 pm

redturtlehead

cos is on fire!

7:24 pm

Pinikula

I might have to take a power nap...

7:25 pm

Pinikula

...or make some choc-chip cookies...

7:26 pm

periwinkle

I am a phantom?

7:26 pm

periwinkle

I made mushroom barley soup for dinner and realized that I don't really like barley :(

7:26 pm

periwinkle

and I amde lots of soup

7:26 pm

mixi6

yes you are peri

7:27 pm

redturtlehead

oh bummer. I rayther like barley

7:27 pm

suefrad625

I love barley, send it over

7:27 pm

periwinkle

soup going straight to sue

7:27 pm

Pinikula

I made pumpkin soup and realized I didn't have any cream...but it's still good!!!!

7:27 pm

periwinkle

and to red

7:27 pm

periwinkle

I do like pumpkin soup, trade, Pini?

7:28 pm

Pinikula

recipe's in my profile, peri ;)

7:29 pm

suefrad625

yahooooo

7:30 pm

suefrad625

hey, 7lbs down

7:30 pm

suefrad625

fit into my 12's

7:30 pm

periwinkle

will check it out, Pini

7:30 pm

Pinikula

well done, sue

7:30 pm

periwinkle

good for you, sue

7:31 pm

car.eeyore

Made it. Only 100 left, but I am all done.

7:31 pm

Pinikula

well done, sistah

7:31 pm

suefrad625

first an6 pls

7:31 pm

car.eeyore

Let's pray the heat stays on and I will get some sleep!

7:32 pm

Pinikula

(speaking of soup, best make some rice and warm a bowl)

7:32 pm

redturtlehead

155 here.

7:32 pm

Trifioso

good night car, my love. sleep well, I hope

7:32 pm

mixi6

20 left. BBL. must go practice piano.

7:33 pm

car.eeyore

Good night Trif! What is your schedule tomorrow? I am going to Braintree tomorrow night, so if you think you need anything, let me know.

7:33 pm

car.eeyore

Play well mixi!

7:33 pm

car.eeyore

Sistah...it was so "good" to see you! {{hugs}} and Happy Holidays to you and Koda!

7:33 pm

gapeach

Evening all. May I please have a clue for ta6-18 the 2nd? Thanks

7:33 pm

mixi6

thanks. It's beginning to sound good.

7:33 pm

car.eeyore

OK. the " " should have been around "see" not good

7:34 pm

car.eeyore

Hi and Bye Peach!

7:34 pm

LuwandaHL

I love the Yosimite Sam reference earlier!

7:34 pm

Pinikula

thx sistah...likewise!

7:34 pm

jmbdobie2

cino

7:35 pm

jmbdobie2

whew - not a word...

7:35 pm

LuwandaHL

gapeach - "What in ta9!" is what Yosemite Sam would say.

7:35 pm

Pinikula

* was biting lip *

7:35 pm

Pinikula

* hoping it was a good word *

7:35 pm

gapeach

Bye, car. Have a great evening.

7:36 pm

gapeach

Have that one Luw....need ta6-18 the 2nd. Thanks.

7:37 pm

cosdem

the massive ship that sunk is a word :P

7:37 pm

cosdem

25 left!

7:38 pm

crystalle

i have been working on qu words for like an hour and still need 8 of them :(

7:38 pm

Pinikula

2nd ta6/18 = more sunkissed

7:38 pm

Pinikula

I still need 14, crystalle!!!

7:38 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, Pini.

7:39 pm

crystalle

I monkeyed most of em

7:39 pm

crystalle

dont even know what most of the qu words mean !

7:39 pm

Pinikula

guess I should start feeding my monkeys...

7:41 pm

LuwandaHL

sentar

7:41 pm

LuwandaHL

dint

7:41 pm

Pinikula

nope, that doesn't work for me either, luv

7:41 pm

LuwandaHL

oops!

7:41 pm

Pinikula

already had that one!

7:41 pm

periwinkle

te8 anyone?

7:42 pm

Pinikula

not yet, peri

7:42 pm

periwinkle

ok

7:42 pm

periwinkle

36 left

7:42 pm

LuwandaHL

someone who assesses

7:43 pm

cosdem

10 left!

7:43 pm

Pinikula

* thinking *

7:43 pm

Pinikula

git'r dun, cos!

7:43 pm

periwinkle

was that clue for me, Luv

7:43 pm

LuwandaHL

sorry i'm playing with my grandson and babbling at the same time. My clue was te6

7:43 pm

periwinkle

oh ok

7:44 pm

Pinikula

<-- going to heat up something to eat...brb

7:44 pm

cosdem

te8 - medical term

7:45 pm

cosdem

found in oil.. a kind of acid

7:45 pm

periwinkle

ok, which one would that be, cos :)

7:45 pm

cosdem

llemnme tihnk of a better clue

7:46 pm

periwinkle

NM found it on morewords, cos

7:46 pm

cosdem

te + letter + sounds like a man's gentila but change the last letter?

7:46 pm

periwinkle

new word for me

7:46 pm

periwinkle

ty got it

7:46 pm

cosdem

lol ok sorry i culdnt be of help

7:46 pm

periwinkle

you tried that is what counts

7:48 pm

crystalle

ty cos

7:49 pm

periwinkle

27 left, bbs

7:51 pm

cosdem

FIREWORKS

7:51 pm

suefrad625

that is very wonderful cos

7:51 pm

crystalle

WTG COS

7:52 pm

Pinikula

wtg cos!

7:52 pm

Pinikula

(rice is on)

7:53 pm

Boobear

clue for in5/16

7:53 pm

kje

before I start this monster, is lickety up?

7:53 pm

crystalle

has anyone got a clue for first qu7 and last qu8?

7:54 pm

suefrad625

in +***ity is the spice of life

7:54 pm

suefrad625

qu7 builds on qu5 before it

7:54 pm

suefrad625

working on the 8 now

7:55 pm

Boobear

spice of life

7:55 pm

wht

Good Evening Babbleland

7:55 pm

Pinikula

hi wht

7:55 pm

suefrad625

hi wht

7:55 pm

lbdawger

finito! must resuscitate my monkeys

7:56 pm

Pinikula

wtg lbd

7:56 pm

HarryHood

nice lbd

7:56 pm

wht

Congrats lbd

7:56 pm

suefrad625

yahoooo lbd

7:57 pm

lbdawger

ty, ty, i sure didn't need this huge monster of a grid today, and the wonky site didn't help either!

7:57 pm

crystalle

wd lb

7:57 pm

lbdawger

biab, need tea and bengay for the hands.

7:58 pm

Pinikula

* hoping lbd will share the bengay! *

7:58 pm

crystalle

i have 1 more qu word and i just cant find it :(

7:58 pm

gapeach

qu7-40 the 2nd please....thanks

7:59 pm

crystalle

add on from qu5 (first one)

7:59 pm

suefrad625

cant find it cry

8:00 pm

crystalle

thanks for that suefrad by the way

8:00 pm

Pinikula

working on it myself, peach

8:00 pm

crystalle

for the qu7

8:00 pm

suefrad625

not getting it cry

8:00 pm

gapeach

Thanks anyway, Pini.

8:01 pm

suefrad625

go it

8:01 pm

crystalle

i am just putting eight random letters ...will have to hit on it soon

8:02 pm

crystalle

quitant

8:02 pm

crystalle

sorry

8:05 pm

crystalle

is it que or qui?

8:06 pm

reparteena

Merry Christmas Everyone!!! EEks! 440???

8:06 pm

Pinikula

I'm still trying to monkey 6 qu's

8:06 pm

Pinikula

hi teena

8:06 pm

lbdawger

must be going. good luck with this monster. see you all tomorrow

8:06 pm

Pinikula

yeah, that's we all said, teena! :)

8:07 pm

reparteena

Hey Pini!

8:07 pm

Pinikula

night lbd ;)

8:10 pm

lil*monkey

Molly are you still here? I got the friend request :)

8:10 pm

crystalle

i can try to clue some of them for u pinki (the qu)

8:11 pm

Boobear

clue for the second na 4

8:11 pm

Flask1

a clue please for in8/50 please??

8:11 pm

Pinikula

I need the 3 qu's before the five kids

8:11 pm

Boobear

in 8 the name of a ship in Ny

8:12 pm

crystalle

na4 what you might call a graandmother

8:12 pm

Flask1

Pinkula...Ssshhhh...

8:12 pm

Pinikula

after those, flask :)

8:12 pm

mixi6

in8 resolutely fearless

8:13 pm

jillibus

those clues about qu7 building on the qu5 before it are fine if you have the qu5, which I don't have. Hi all!

8:13 pm

Pinikula

brb - dinner's ready

8:14 pm

crystalle

jil qu5 ask a *****ion

8:14 pm

Flask1

thanx....got it!

8:14 pm

jillibus

ty crystalle -- of course I got it as soon as I asked, duh.

8:15 pm

wht

qu5 - 5 kids at a time

8:16 pm

jillibus

sorry, wht, I had that one -- it was the first qu5 -- I now have the subsequent 8 but not the 7!

8:16 pm

jillibus

nm -- got it now.

8:17 pm

jillibus

I shall now stop asking until I've had another look. Just got here after a busy day, and quit last night without even reaching halfway.

8:18 pm

sammysmom

hi babblers.....

8:19 pm

sammysmom

struggling away nere

8:19 pm

jillibus

(but I still maintain that this grid is not only huge but tough)

8:19 pm

sammysmom

clue please for the an 7/28 ?

8:19 pm

jillibus

hi s'mom

8:20 pm

Boobear

clue for na 5/10

8:20 pm

sammysmom

hi jil

8:20 pm

jillibus

far too tough for busy pre-Christmas days

8:21 pm

HarryHood

an7/28 puts some oil on one's head

8:21 pm

wht

One an7/28 is what you do with oil, one is what a radio uses, and I don't have the third one.

8:21 pm

jillibus

ty HH xx

8:22 pm

mixi6

it's a plural without a singular.

8:22 pm

sammysmom

it is the first one that i need right now but the oil thing lost me

8:22 pm

chrisk

an7 - something very old is an7 and then plural

8:23 pm

chrisk

sone

8:23 pm

chrisk

pb for me

8:23 pm

scribekd

Thanks,chrisk! thought I had tried those two!

8:24 pm

mixi6

an7 - in a baptism you an6/7 with water.

8:24 pm

jillibus

oh, thanks, all, for those an clues!

8:24 pm

Boobear

clue for na 5/10

8:24 pm

mixi6

plural without a singular, goes with the middle an7

8:25 pm

Pinikula

hiya jilli (got your note...did find it 'interesting') ;)

8:25 pm

jillibus

hi pini -- ty

8:25 pm

sammysmom

it is still the first an t/28 that i am lost on

8:26 pm

sammysmom

an/7/28 that is

8:26 pm

jillibus

I'd like that one too

8:26 pm

Pinikula

me too

8:27 pm

MollyL

When given the last rites, a priest an 7/28 with holy oil

8:27 pm

Pinikula

before that one, molly

8:27 pm

scribekd

think of writer Hawthorne's first name-shortened with a plural (no singular)

8:28 pm

scribekd

then use that in the an word

8:28 pm

MollyL

Sorry, this grid is so big I'm losing track of first, second, third.

8:28 pm

scribekd

did that help or make it worse?

8:29 pm

jillibus

confused, scribe, sorry

8:29 pm

scribekd

there is a na5 word that is used in the an7 word

8:29 pm

scribekd

neither has a singular version just the plural

8:29 pm

MollyL

An* Landers + I can't believe I *** the whole thing + plural letter

8:30 pm

jillibus

ah, got it -- had tried the singular, silly me

8:30 pm

scribekd

did you get both?

8:30 pm

jillibus

ty scribe and molly

8:30 pm

Pinikula

got it :)

8:30 pm

jillibus

both?

8:30 pm

scribekd

the na5 & the an7

8:31 pm

Pinikula

greyed another tile! (that's TWO!)

8:31 pm

jillibus

oh, I had the na5 -- pesky babblet

8:32 pm

scribekd

congrats-I still only have 1 greyed.

8:33 pm

m9f9l

hey all.

8:33 pm

wht

ar7 please.

8:33 pm

m9f9l

9 grayed.. besides the two gimmes

8:34 pm

Pinikula

wee kin due et, kids!

8:34 pm

scribekd

have no ar's sorry

8:35 pm

wht

The only ar7 I have is not in the grid. arrrrgh!!!

8:35 pm

jillibus

brb -- have to do supper stuff -- at least I'm over halfway now.

8:35 pm

scribekd

but,, wht, it is appropriate for this grid!

8:36 pm

m9f9l

ar7: you are * not ***l armstrong, you *id know that.. right?

8:36 pm

m9f9l

or something like htat

8:38 pm

Pinikula

* thinking *

8:38 pm

wht

ty m9

8:38 pm

m9f9l

yw

8:38 pm

Boobear

hi wht,m9

8:38 pm

scribekd

got it m9f9l-thanks! it's the spider word earlier that i didn't get, i bet!

8:38 pm

m9f9l

i cleared up your identity crisis, eh?

8:38 pm

jillibus

are * not?

8:38 pm

m9f9l

LOL

8:39 pm

Pinikula

I'm stuck there, too, jilli

8:39 pm

m9f9l

uh... it's Lawrence Welk talking?? LOL

8:39 pm

Pinikula

got it!

8:39 pm

Pinikula

(Lawrence Welk is in my family tree)

8:40 pm

wht

a + sprinted + vowel + Freudian term

8:40 pm

Pinikula

(but NOT related to me)

8:40 pm

m9f9l

now a THATa isa cool!!!

8:41 pm

Pinikula

Frank Pollard (the brother of John Pollard aka jockey of Seabiscuit) is in my tree, too :)

8:41 pm

Pinikula

(also no direct relation)

8:42 pm

jillibus

ah, got the ar at last, combining m9's and wht's clues -- thanks!

8:42 pm

m9f9l

anda now.. here is de loverly Lennon sisters!

8:42 pm

flosey

hello everyone

8:42 pm

Pinikula

hi flosey

8:42 pm

m9f9l

hi flosey

8:42 pm

stidgmere

Hi jilli, have not seen you for ages!

8:42 pm

flosey

I don't mind saying, I've had enough of this grid!!

8:42 pm

jillibus

hi flosey -- where were you last night?

8:42 pm

m9f9l

you just marry into all this greatness or something?

8:42 pm

Pinikula

no kidding, flosey!

8:42 pm

flosey

I took one look and went to bed

8:43 pm

stidgmere

Hi flosey. Nice to see you, too. The grid is way over the top, isn't it?

8:43 pm

jillibus

ROFL flosey! Smart girl!

8:43 pm

Pinikula

I fell asleep before flip...imagine that!

8:43 pm

wht

Does anyone have the co7/8 after Chuck's misspelled last name?

8:44 pm

jillibus

Hi gmere -- sorry I've been so busy -- thanks for the newsy card which arrived today

8:44 pm

flosey

hi stidgmere, nice to see you too. Well, I've got it well under way now, but ugh!! in and out all day

8:44 pm

Pinikula

that's my next one, wht...

8:44 pm

flosey

thanks wht for the Chuck clue

8:44 pm

stidgmere

We went looking at cabinets--furniture today to see how the drawers are constructed and the cases made. Think I'll buy some chairs.

8:45 pm

jillibus

well, as I said a while ago, I have supper stuff to do -- back soon but this grid is the pits.

8:45 pm

scribekd

co7/8 prisoner + short letter or card & plural

8:45 pm

scribekd

co7/8 prisoner + short letter or card & plural

8:45 pm

flosey

sure is jilli - almost didn't even attempt it

8:45 pm

m9f9l

musical ending

8:45 pm

Pinikula

thx scribe ;)

8:45 pm

flosey

thanks scribe

8:46 pm

scribekd

sure-glad to help for a change

8:46 pm

wht

ty scribe

8:46 pm

scribekd

didn't mean to clue it twice, though!

8:47 pm

flosey

no prob. scribe - better twice than not

8:47 pm

stidgmere

Took me twice to write it sribe!

8:47 pm

inge

it

8:49 pm

renfield

did i miss the blues clues to the 10s?

8:50 pm

Pinikula

co10 is one

8:50 pm

Pinikula

in10 is another (with a 9 and 11 on either side)

8:51 pm

Pinikula

ta10 is the last ( a pl of ta9)

8:51 pm

renfield

danke pini

8:51 pm

Pinikula

bitte ;)

8:51 pm

wht

You will find yourself using the ta9/10 words a lot as you do this grid.

8:52 pm

TeaNCrackers

back again

8:52 pm

TeaNCrackers

is crossy here?

8:52 pm

flosey

hmmm, tantrum? wht

8:53 pm

Pinikula

ta10 = what Yosemite Sam might say, "What in the ta10?"

8:53 pm

Pinikula

oops, -the

8:54 pm

kje

lol pini - great clue

8:54 pm

Pinikula

(stole it...) :)

8:54 pm

crystalle

the frekin washing machine hose came off the sink and flooded my house!

8:55 pm

Boobear

clue for the second na 4

8:55 pm

Pinikula

wooot woot...98 more bottles of beer on the wall ... er make that ... 98 more words on the grid to find...

8:55 pm

Pinikula

OH NO, crys!!!

8:55 pm

Pinikula

2nd na4 = grandma

8:55 pm

scribekd

poor crystalle-do you have boots?

8:55 pm

Boobear

I have the grama one

8:56 pm

Pinikula

the first na4 = indian bread

8:56 pm

crystalle

no boots but luckily i do have a wet and dry vac to suck it up

8:57 pm

scribekd

they're yucky to empty but a godsend!

8:57 pm

crystalle

and an 11 year old eager for an early xmas pressie to do it for me

8:57 pm

scribekd

ah--bribery! what a deal! lol

8:57 pm

Boobear

ty pini

8:57 pm

m9f9l

just on tile? or rug?

8:58 pm

crystalle

just tiles mostly

8:58 pm

m9f9l

phew!

8:58 pm

m9f9l

but what a bummer

9:00 pm

Pinikula

hopefully it was relatively easy to clean up?

9:00 pm

Pinikula

...and nothing was damaged?

9:01 pm

Pinikula

wow...almost missed the no4 on my face!

9:02 pm

flosey

lol, Pini

9:02 pm

crystalle

ok so something odd just happened

9:02 pm

crystalle

did all of your screens suddenly change

9:02 pm

Pinikula

thx flosey...

9:03 pm

Pinikula

mine didn't

9:03 pm

Pinikula

(yet)

9:03 pm

crystalle

i refreshed and now its all different!

9:03 pm

flosey

mine hasn't changed this evening - was pretty screwy this afternoon

9:03 pm

Pinikula

refresh again?

9:04 pm

HarryHood

seitan not OK $(*%&#$(

9:04 pm

crystalle

ok so now its normal again

9:04 pm

HarryHood

losing my mind from this grid

9:04 pm

flosey

stuck on eq8, any clues please?

9:05 pm

Pinikula

don't have it yet, flosey

9:05 pm

crystalle

did u get those qu before five kids pinki

9:05 pm

renfield

my screen went black - my cat stood in fromt of it

9:05 pm

flosey

ok, tks

9:05 pm

Pinikula

yes, thx, crys

9:06 pm

HarryHood

eq8 beginning of insurance company + cross + picnic insect

9:06 pm

Pinikula

thx HH!

9:06 pm

wht

eq8 ****dis****

9:06 pm

HarryHood

np

9:06 pm

flosey

thanks wht

9:06 pm

flosey

and Harry

9:07 pm

crystalle

ty foe eq8

9:07 pm

crystalle

for*

9:07 pm

crystalle

does anyone have the last qu 8

9:08 pm

Pinikula

i do i do!

9:08 pm

m9f9l

i AM last qu8!!

9:08 pm

HarryHood

one who qu4s

9:08 pm

Pinikula

qu5 + before or af***

9:08 pm

Pinikula

oh my...I have 4 grey tiles (+ 2 gimmes)...I'm rollin'...

9:08 pm

Pinikula

...like a slug!!

9:09 pm

rururocks

co 9/10 combo

9:09 pm

rururocks

??

9:09 pm

crystalle

ty ty ty for the qu8

9:09 pm

flosey

hi ru

9:09 pm

Pinikula

co9 = large land mass (pl)

9:09 pm

crystalle

that one ws driving me nuts

9:09 pm

Pinikula

hi ru ;)

9:10 pm

Boobear

hi ruru

9:10 pm

rururocks

thank you pini

9:10 pm

rururocks

hi boo hi pini

9:10 pm

Pinikula

yvw ru ;)

9:11 pm

wht

This whole grid is driving me nuts, crys

9:11 pm

Pinikula

how many left, ru?

9:11 pm

HarryHood

59! and over 7k points!!! this is insane

9:12 pm

periwinkle

first se6 pls

9:12 pm

Pinikula

nice work, HH!

9:12 pm

m9f9l

hey ru

9:12 pm

Boobear

ita Harry

9:13 pm

rururocks

168

9:13 pm

rururocks

first di 7?

9:13 pm

Pinikula

let's go peeps, wee kin due et!

9:13 pm

Pinikula

add before and af*** to di4

9:13 pm

rururocks

nm

9:14 pm

HarryHood

di7 = two es5s

9:15 pm

jillibus

there are 8 di4s. I wish people wouldn't clue that way. (No offense, pini)

9:15 pm

kje

158 here ru, shall we race?

9:15 pm

wht

Clue for any of the en's?

9:16 pm

Pinikula

sorry jilli

9:16 pm

m9f9l

come in?

9:16 pm

Pinikula

(the first di4

9:16 pm

m9f9l

e + country

9:17 pm

jillibus

ty pini ;-)

9:17 pm

kje

di4 - doesn't live

9:17 pm

Boobear

clue for the second pe 5/12

9:17 pm

wht

ty m9, That is the fi8 fish. Slap me so I wake up.

9:18 pm

rururocks

yes.. let's race

9:19 pm

kje

k

9:19 pm

kje

I LOVE winning

9:19 pm

Pinikula

2nd pe5 = sounds like $0.01

9:19 pm

periwinkle

anyone have the re7/32, pl

9:19 pm

periwinkle

my last word

9:20 pm

gortmold

re + nastiness

9:20 pm

periwinkle

NM and that is fireworks for me!!!

9:20 pm

stidgmere

Congrat!! I'm going to poof off. Good night everyone.

9:21 pm

periwinkle

too late but thanks

9:21 pm

Pinikula

that's the one, gort (hi)...I was trying to figure out to clue it, too

9:21 pm

gortmold

well done and cheerio

9:21 pm

Pinikula

wtg peri ;)

9:21 pm

Pinikula

night stidm

9:21 pm

Pinikula

+ g

9:21 pm

gortmold

heya pinik, yuletide greetings and whatnot

9:21 pm

periwinkle

ty, too tired to give any clues, need to check e-mail before bed, happy babbling

9:21 pm

periwinkle

nite all

9:22 pm

jillibus

Nuts. This is a waste of time, except for the good people around. Going to get a glass of wine and look for the next ic4 (Racing Cars of the Future -- !!!???) while my chili defrosts and warms up.

9:22 pm

Pinikula

nite peri ;)

9:22 pm

Pinikula

I hear ya, jilli! :)

9:22 pm

jillibus

Night peri :-)

9:22 pm

flosey

g'night Peri, after completing this grid, you deserve a rest

9:23 pm

gortmold

so whaddayareckon the perfect babble grid size is?

9:23 pm

flosey

around 200, i'd say gort

9:23 pm

gortmold

fair call flo

9:23 pm

Pinikula

oooh, i broke into the 80's! :)

9:23 pm

Pinikula

agreed, flosey

9:24 pm

Pinikula

and another grey tile!!! 7 total now!

9:25 pm

rururocks

in 8./55?

9:25 pm

Pinikula

brilliant idea

9:26 pm

gortmold

in = to design in a clever way and includes an exploding celestial body in the word

9:26 pm

Pinikula

in8 9 10 11 are all related

9:27 pm

kje

ty

9:27 pm

wht

Make something new, ruru

9:27 pm

rururocks

thanks a lot

9:27 pm

flosey

darn, I closed babble a while back and just realizing have lost all words I had after the 2 ta7 words - apparently the word list can only hold a set number??

9:28 pm

HarryHood

31 left....eyes are shutting down.

9:28 pm

Pinikula

not sure, flosey...mine are still holding * crossing fingers *

9:28 pm

flosey

really Pini, strange

9:28 pm

flosey

and they're missing in Lickety as well

9:29 pm

EvaNadine

fellow american babblers, have any of you experienced any issues with UPS this holiday season??

9:29 pm

Pinikula

down to 86 here...wearing out...

9:29 pm

Pinikula

I haven't ... yet ... eva

9:29 pm

wht

clue for the in7,28 after the foot part?

9:30 pm

kje

in9/54?

9:30 pm

gortmold

in + taut or vivid

9:30 pm

Pinikula

bowls, kje

9:30 pm

kje

in7 is in + not relaxed

9:30 pm

wht

Abdominal organs, kje

9:30 pm

EvaNadine

my husband + i each have a package we are expecting. both tracking numbers claim our packages were delivered yesterday morning, but indeed they were NOT.
*grumble*

9:31 pm

scribekd

in9-small & large ones in your belly

9:31 pm

kje

sheesh - ty

9:31 pm

wht

ty kje and gort

9:31 pm

Pinikula

I'd ask UPS to identify who signed for them, eva...

9:31 pm

kje

ow that was embarrassing lol

9:31 pm

Pinikula

in6/21 after in + twinkler

9:31 pm

EvaNadine

the senders didnt require signatures.

9:32 pm

Boobear

clue for the last pe6/21

9:32 pm

gortmold

pini that's one small **** for a man... + in

9:32 pm

wht

Part of your foot, pini

9:32 pm

Pinikula

hmmm ... I'd still call and file a claim?

9:32 pm

Pinikula

thx wht ;)

9:32 pm

Pinikula

and gort

9:32 pm

HarryHood

boo add suffix to the pe4/5

9:33 pm

Pinikula

last pe5 = french? itty bitty?

9:33 pm

HarryHood

one who pe4/5s

9:33 pm

gortmold

how about the in6/16 after the guts pls?

9:33 pm

HarryHood

add the fork part

9:33 pm

EvaNadine

yes, pini. not sure what else to do.
i have sent them an email, so we shall see where that takes me...

9:33 pm

Pinikula

in + fork prong?

9:33 pm

gortmold

thanks harry and pini

9:33 pm

HarryHood

qu7/8 b4 the fives?

9:34 pm

rururocks

not getting the in 7/28 clue

9:34 pm

wht

na6, 18?

9:34 pm

Pinikula

I'm working on the qu7 7 8 before the fives

9:34 pm

Pinikula

in + butt + cross

9:34 pm

HarryHood

wht one who makes a tree dwelling

9:34 pm

Pinikula

(for ru)

9:35 pm

rururocks

butt?

9:35 pm

HarryHood

any1 have the frist se6/5/6

9:35 pm

wht

HH, that is the ne6, I am looking for the na6.

9:36 pm

wht

The one after the grandmother.

9:36 pm

Pinikula

er...
1) in7 = pl
2) in7 = immediate
3) in7 = in + past ***** (pt)
4) in7 = in + camping shelter
5) in7 = in + fork prongs

9:36 pm

Pinikula

does that help, ru?

9:36 pm

HarryHood

oh sorry wht - na6 and the professor

9:36 pm

HarryHood

spelled long way

9:37 pm

dfmchfhf

wht, na6 country?

9:37 pm

rururocks

I need the in6 /7 after the bank in 8/40

9:37 pm

Pinikula

hi dfm...how are ya feelin' today

9:37 pm

dfmchfhf

Harry, 6/5/6? o.0

9:37 pm

gortmold

is the se6 the spangly decorations on prince's pants?

9:37 pm

crystalle

are u looking for the second qu7

9:37 pm

Pinikula

ru, in + fork prong and pl

9:37 pm

kje

how goes it ru?

9:37 pm

Boobear

na nat***** treasure

9:38 pm

dfmchfhf

hi pini!
A bit headachey and still itchy :o(
headache is worse than yesterday too

9:38 pm

rururocks

it pretty much sucks kje

9:38 pm

crystalle

hi dfm

9:38 pm

rururocks

these i's are brutal

9:38 pm

Boobear

yes they are

9:38 pm

scribekd

ru-plural the in before bank in8

9:38 pm

Pinikula

just be careful, dfm

9:38 pm

wht

I have the country. I am still trying to figure out HH's clue.

9:38 pm

kje

it does indeed... I may go to sleep before finishing

9:38 pm

dfmchfhf

hi crys! :o)

9:38 pm

gortmold

clue for the very last in5 pls?

9:38 pm

dfmchfhf

oh, OOPS forgot to refresh

9:39 pm

Pinikula

in + ***iety is the spice of life

9:39 pm

HarryHood

sorry wht - lady who takes care of your kids

9:39 pm

HarryHood

julie andrews, for instance

9:39 pm

rururocks

thanks scribe.. I am not finding the in7 after it

9:39 pm

gortmold

thanks pinik, monkeys would have died of scurvy before they got that one

9:39 pm

wht

ty HH. I am dense tonight

9:40 pm

Pinikula

the last in7, ru?

9:40 pm

HarryHood

ta7/8?

9:40 pm

HarryHood

or va6/7?

9:40 pm

HarryHood

I'm not picky :)

9:40 pm

rururocks

second in 7 is throwing me

9:41 pm

dfmchfhf

Harry, ta7 is the adjectival of the ta6/21 + ta6/18.

9:41 pm

Pinikula

in7 = immediate? or freeze dried coffee?

9:41 pm

dfmchfhf

erm, *salt, not adjectival.

9:41 pm

wht

va6, someone who drives a delivery truck?

9:41 pm

rururocks

isee.... I am scrrewed up and confused

9:41 pm

Pinikula

thx wht

9:41 pm

dfmchfhf

va6, someone who drives a vehicle larger than a car but smaller than a truck

9:42 pm

HarryHood

ty for the vas...working on the tas

9:42 pm

Pinikula

(sorry, ru...hope not because of me)

9:42 pm

crystalle

va6 type of motor vehicle + your on my ***ves

9:43 pm

gortmold

any/all of the pe7s pls?

9:43 pm

dfmchfhf

brown to4 + repeat last letter + salt suffix
salt suffix e.g. nitr???, acet???.

9:44 pm

dcseain

win the pe7 -- a type of flag

9:44 pm

dfmchfhf

erm, that "to4" would be better off as "colour".

9:44 pm

Pinikula

and another tile bites the dust!

9:44 pm

HarryHood

ty dfm :)

9:45 pm

dfmchfhf

The "backbone" of DNA and RNA is formed by phosphate groups and pe7s, bonded by phosphodi7 linkages.

9:45 pm

HarryHood

24 left....I'm packing it in.

9:45 pm

Pinikula

well done, HH!

9:45 pm

dfmchfhf

pe7 is a flag

9:45 pm

gortmold

is it the sort of flag you might find only in the northern hemisphere?

9:45 pm

wvteach

the very last in 5 / 16 please

9:46 pm

crystalle

geez dfm! how are normal people meant to get your clues!

9:46 pm

dfmchfhf

pe7 saucy or jaunty

9:46 pm

dcseain

no, gort, think mediaeval

9:46 pm

gortmold

(dumb ozzie, can't think of a flag that starts with pe, then again could be all that blood pounding in the noggin from being down under all this time)

9:46 pm

Pinikula

around here, gort...you'd find it at a baseball game...

9:46 pm

dfmchfhf

and one pe7 is (probably) an un-word.

9:46 pm

kje

done to 100... def tiring here

9:46 pm

wht

Think a triangular flag.

9:46 pm

kje

down

9:46 pm

crystalle

we dont use the pe word as a word for flag

9:46 pm

wht

no8 please

9:46 pm

Pinikula

gads, kje, you're catching up to me!!! I'd better hunker down!

9:47 pm

dcseain

Ohio, US has a pe7 type flag

9:47 pm

wht

nm I just monkeyed it.

9:47 pm

dfmchfhf

last in5, if something does not change it is ?????iate

9:47 pm

Pinikula

n + standing o******

9:47 pm

dcseain

often has darted end

9:47 pm

wht

n + applause

9:47 pm

gortmold

you're all being so helpful and i'm still not getting it

9:47 pm

dcseain

end, fly, that is

9:47 pm

wvteach

clue for the very last in 5 / 16 please

9:48 pm

Pinikula

in + ***iety is the spice of life

9:48 pm

dfmchfhf

The pe7 flag is an alternate spelling, actually... you might be more familiar with it being a pe6 ending in -on.

9:48 pm

dfmchfhf

teach, last in5, if something does not change it is ?????iate

9:49 pm

wvteach

thnx pinikula

9:49 pm

Pinikula

;)

9:49 pm

gortmold

oh dfm, bless your sweet optimism, but i didn't get a highschool education, and no matter which way you spell it, i can't get a flag that starts with anything other than an fl!

9:49 pm

dfmchfhf

hey, so my clues don't count, teach? Do:

9:49 pm

gortmold

nun of this fancee book larnin for me

9:50 pm

Scrabbler

Hi kids. I am here to find my last 386 words.

9:50 pm

Pinikula

pe7 = ink writing utensil + single hump ltr + picnic pest

9:50 pm

dfmchfhf

hi scrabs!

9:50 pm

Pinikula

well done, scrabs!! :)

9:51 pm

gortmold

got it, thanks pinik!

9:51 pm

big red

hi all. thanks for all the clues

9:51 pm

Gadget

Sorry if it's been asked a million times...clue for the 11?

9:51 pm

Pinikula

in 8 9 10 11 are all related (the 11 is a pl)

9:51 pm

dcseain

in 8,9,10,11 -- the odd numbers are plurals

9:52 pm

Scrabbler

Good plan. Since I won't finish I would like to find the 10's and the 11.

9:52 pm

dfmchfhf

Lotsa people on the chog tonight... maybe it has to do with the downtime earlier, and the huge grid size?

9:52 pm

dcseain

huge grid most likely

9:52 pm

Pinikula

probably, dfm

9:52 pm

Scrabbler

rant

9:53 pm

Gadget

I guess I have none of them...

9:53 pm

dfmchfhf

a new idea is an in10.

9:53 pm

Scrabbler

I am ranting + raving here with 374 to go, LOL.

9:53 pm

rururocks

omg.. finally got the in's

9:53 pm

flosey

fireworks!! my word list only shows 332 words but word stats say 0 left! and am seeing fireworks!

9:54 pm

Scrabbler

Wooo hoo Flosey!

9:54 pm

Pinikula

wtg flosey!

9:54 pm

Pinikula

well done, ru!

9:54 pm

Scrabbler

Ty for the in's

9:54 pm

flosey

what a grid! do not think I'll attempt another of this size

9:54 pm

rururocks

nope.. missing one

9:54 pm

Pinikula

in8 = in + month before dec + consumed

9:54 pm

flosey

goodnight all

9:55 pm

Pinikula

night flosey ;)

9:55 pm

dfmchfhf

flosey, this list may be less readable, but you can always check http://www.playbabble.com/action/get_w
ord_list?puzzleid=2828 for your word list.

9:55 pm

dfmchfhf

(replace 2828 with the day's puzzle ID -- today is 2828.)

9:55 pm

dfmchfhf

night flosey! :o)

9:56 pm

kje

last qu8?

9:56 pm

rururocks

now I do

9:56 pm

Pinikula

qu5 + before and af***

9:56 pm

dfmchfhf

a pe6 who makes eq5/18s.

9:56 pm

dfmchfhf

erm, q5/18s.

9:56 pm

kje

ty

9:57 pm

Pinikula

rather like a joker, dfm?

9:58 pm

dfmchfhf

no, you won't find a qu8 in a deck of cards!

9:58 pm

Scrabbler

Oh, I get it now. TY, Pini.

9:58 pm

Pinikula

silly boy!

9:59 pm

Pinikula

yvw scrabs ;)

10:00 pm

kje

ah crap - re's

10:00 pm

Pinikula

65 to go...will it ever end?????

10:01 pm

DR1965

silly me- I just started without looking at the stats

10:01 pm

DR1965

oh well.

10:01 pm

kje

no, pini

10:01 pm

Scrabbler

So get to work, DR!

10:01 pm

Pinikula

* sniffle *

10:01 pm

Pinikula

go for it, dr!

10:01 pm

DR1965

I have 50 words

10:01 pm

Scrabbler

Go go Babblers!

10:01 pm

dfmchfhf

go DR, you can make it!

10:02 pm

sammysmom

in 8/50 ?? next to ther last word

10:02 pm

dfmchfhf

heh, speaking of grid size, so glad our troll isn't here tonight :o)

10:03 pm

Scrabbler

DR, I have 101 but am here for fun, not to finish.

10:03 pm

Pinikula

no kidding, dfm...but don't say that too loudly!!!

10:03 pm

DR1965

I am with you Sscrabs- I hardly ever finish anymore

10:04 pm

Scrabbler

I aim for halfway but do try to finish small grids (100 or less)

10:04 pm

kje

I am up to s and STILL have 63 left - insanity

10:04 pm

Pinikula

dang, I'm at 61, kje!

10:04 pm

Pinikula

you're cruisin!

10:04 pm

wht

I think I have to call it a night with 45 left.

10:05 pm

kje

1st se6?

10:05 pm

Scrabbler

You can do it! I'll help by searching with you.

10:05 pm

Pinikula

in8 = fearless

10:05 pm

Pinikula

well done, wht

10:05 pm

sammysmom

thanks

10:06 pm

Pinikula

<-- going for brain food (choclit)...brb

10:06 pm

sammysmom

still have 123 to go and wearing out.... eyes are berginning to blur-lol

10:06 pm

Scrabbler

Congrats, wht. You just did 3 average sized grids.

10:07 pm

wht

I have yesterday's grid left.

10:07 pm

wht

Night all.

10:07 pm

rururocks

pe 7/32 # 2 please

10:07 pm

dcseain

g'night wht

10:07 pm

Scrabbler

Sleep well, wht.

10:08 pm

dcseain

greyed my 1st tile with 184 to go

10:08 pm

dfmchfhf

night wht!

10:08 pm

Scrabbler

I have no grey tiles and have not accomplished NBT yet.

10:09 pm

dfmchfhf

erm... 2.pe7/32 is one who pe4/5s (preceeding)?

10:09 pm

godthaab

I need the re/7/32 after the restart for fireworks. Any clues?

10:10 pm

rururocks

two above the pe 6/21 human

10:10 pm

DR1965

up to 90 words ... Jake wants to make fondue- be back soon

10:10 pm

dfmchfhf

re7/32 an interval of relief?

10:10 pm

Pinikula

re7 = pause in time

10:11 pm

dfmchfhf

oh ruru... pe7 sugars along with phosphate groups, bonded by phosphodi7 linkages, make up the "backbone" of RNA asnd DNA.

10:11 pm

godthaab

VERY EXCELLENT! THANK YOU! FIREWORKS!

10:11 pm

dfmchfhf

Congrats godthabb!

10:11 pm

Pinikula

wtg god

10:11 pm

godthaab

Thank you.

10:12 pm

Scrabbler

Yahoo godthaab!

10:12 pm

dfmchfhf

Also, I don't think I've welcomed you to Pro-dom (Pro-hood? Pro-ness?) yet... welcome! :o)

10:12 pm

dcseain

congrats, godthaab!

10:15 pm

kje

last st7?

10:15 pm

kje

yaya god

10:15 pm

Pinikula

the person tho st5s?

10:15 pm

dcseain

one who st5, kje

10:16 pm

kje

ty

10:16 pm

Pinikula

* taking self to pb *

10:16 pm

kje

i am getting a headache

10:16 pm

Scrabbler

I am almost falling asleep.

10:17 pm

kje

that too

10:17 pm

dfmchfhf

I already have a headache and *am* falling asleep.

10:17 pm

Pinikula

the first 2 st7's?

10:17 pm

kje

but I am too close now to quit

10:17 pm

kje

st7 ends in 9

10:18 pm

dfmchfhf

of or like ti3. Element #50.

10:18 pm

Pinikula

thx kje

10:18 pm

kje

yw

10:18 pm

dfmchfhf

The other one is element #50 in its +4 ionic form.

10:19 pm

dfmchfhf

(as in, st7 acid.)

10:19 pm

Pinikula

are you cluing the 2nd, dfm?

10:19 pm

dfmchfhf

yes

10:19 pm

Pinikula

hmmm, thinking

10:20 pm

Pinikula

got it! :)

10:20 pm

rururocks

qu 7/44?? please

10:21 pm

kje

1st te5?

10:21 pm

Pinikula

qu4 + the sound a clock makes

10:21 pm

kje

same root, ru, ends in facial twitch

10:21 pm

Pinikula

10 + 2 vowels

10:21 pm

dcseain

not relaxed, kje, anxious

10:21 pm

dcseain

oh, pini's right

10:21 pm

kje

one before that, dc

10:21 pm

dfmchfhf

kje, ribbon

10:22 pm

crystalle

does anyone get dfm,s clues?? he is such a brainiac!

10:22 pm

Pinikula

crys, I don't usually, but I do find enough buried in them to figure something out (usually being the optimal word there)

10:23 pm

kje

ty

10:23 pm

dfmchfhf

no, I'm just not creative enough to write clues people can understand, crys... I just merely give dictionary definitions (or what I think are the correct definitions)...

10:23 pm

Pinikula

brb - Koda needs "a moment" and I need to go get some choclit

10:23 pm

dfmchfhf

pini and ruru are smarter, they can give actual good and understandable clues.

10:23 pm

Pinikula

(not always, dfm, but thanks!) :)

10:24 pm

crystalle

i wasn't bagging u out dfm

10:24 pm

dcseain

te8.50, pls?

10:24 pm

crystalle

merely saying that i need layman clues

10:24 pm

kje

te8?

10:24 pm

dfmchfhf

not saying you are -- just that I'm more or less incapable of making understandable clues ;o)

10:25 pm

kje

me too dc

10:25 pm

dfmchfhf

te8 Of or like a plant-derived 10-carbon ring?

10:27 pm

dfmchfhf

carotene is an example of one, if I recall...

10:28 pm

kje

dc - start of the U of MD mascot + writing utensil + 2/3 frozen water

10:28 pm

kje

easiest just to spell it out

10:29 pm

dcseain

finally found it, ty

10:29 pm

dcseain

yes, once i though to start with UMCP, was easy

10:29 pm

kje

lol

10:29 pm

dfmchfhf

see, I wouldn't have gotten that clue :o\

10:30 pm

rururocks

re6/27?

10:30 pm

kje

re + 5

10:30 pm

dfmchfhf

re6/27 (Fr.) a Mass sung for the dead

10:30 pm

kje

I'm beginning to see the light

10:31 pm

rururocks

oh god

10:31 pm

rururocks

come on

10:31 pm

rururocks

anything easier than that

10:32 pm

dfmchfhf

spelled almost like the English Mass for the dead? Except without the -em but with the next letter.

10:32 pm

crystalle

re7 is re+ qu4

10:33 pm

m9f9l

hello again...

10:33 pm

m9f9l

48 to go..

10:33 pm

kje

re + start of group of 5 babies... easier?

10:33 pm

dfmchfhf

hi m9!

10:33 pm

rururocks

thanks

10:33 pm

kje

I ca do shapes of letters if we are reaching that point, ru

10:34 pm

m9f9l

hi dfm! head better?

10:34 pm

dcseain

1st TA7.28, pls?

10:34 pm

jillibus

there are 4 qu4s. Please don't clue that way.

10:34 pm

rururocks

lifts middle finger to kje

10:34 pm

kje

but I hate to insult your intelligence (such as it is)

10:34 pm

kje

LOL

10:35 pm

kje

now THAT'S the ru I know

10:35 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for qu7-40 the 3rd? Thanks

10:36 pm

NonnieLight

ta7 = darken ones skin + number before ten minus the e

10:36 pm

dcseain

found it

10:36 pm

kje

qu - start with 5 prefix and end with mr hawthorn short

10:37 pm

rururocks

last re 7/28 please

10:37 pm

dfmchfhf

3.qu7/40 recurring every five days

10:37 pm

dcseain

Vs and Ts done

10:37 pm

dfmchfhf

also a sightless five-line stanza?

10:37 pm

crystalle

qu start of 5 babies and childbirth is ***ural

10:37 pm

dcseain

ty, dfm

10:37 pm

kje

plural, ru

10:38 pm

kje

10

10:38 pm

Scrabbler

Go kje go!

10:38 pm

Pinikula

back with 38 to finish

10:38 pm

NonnieLight

go pini go!

10:38 pm

dfmchfhf

crys I don't get that clue! Do:

10:38 pm

rururocks

thanks

10:39 pm

kje

5

10:39 pm

dcseain

dfm, that's why several of us clue; different styles work for different ones of us

10:39 pm

m9f9l

i'm at 43 to go pini

10:39 pm

m9f9l

just came back also

10:40 pm

dfmchfhf

go pini, go m9!

10:40 pm

crystalle

dfm i can only clue what makes sense to me.........unfortuneately usually what makes sense to me doesnt to others lol

10:41 pm

DR1965

I'm back

10:41 pm

dfmchfhf

I need to start asking for definitions instead of clues next time I need them then ;o)

10:41 pm

dcseain

1st st5, pls?

10:42 pm

kje

uno

10:42 pm

NonnieLight

qu8/60 please?

10:42 pm

dcseain

dfm, some of us give thinky clues, some of us spell out to varying degrees, some of us go either way depending on who asked

10:42 pm

dfmchfhf

Scottish word. Babblet.

10:42 pm

kje

st - sounds like a spot that won't come out

10:42 pm

dfmchfhf

qu8/60 one who makes qu5/18 (preceeding)?

10:42 pm

dcseain

ty both

10:43 pm

kje

fw

10:43 pm

Pinikula

wtg kje

10:43 pm

dfmchfhf

congrats kje!

10:43 pm

DR1965

WOOHOO KJE!!!

10:43 pm

Scrabbler

Yooo hooo kje!

10:43 pm

NonnieLight

aha, thank you dfm!

10:44 pm

kje

ty

10:44 pm

NonnieLight

congrats kje!

10:44 pm

rururocks

well done kje

10:44 pm

rururocks

you wooped me

10:44 pm

dcseain

congrats, kje!

10:44 pm

MLFAN17

is the 11 a word by itself not a plural?

10:44 pm

kje

ty ru... sorry you are having a crabby night

10:44 pm

Pinikula

in11 is a pl

10:44 pm

Scrabbler

Let's get ruru + pini done! anyone else close?

10:44 pm

dfmchfhf

the 11 is plural.

10:45 pm

wvteach

have 24 left

10:45 pm

Scrabbler

I think the grid is plenty cause to be cranky.

10:45 pm

kje

go wv!!!

10:45 pm

NonnieLight

I'm not even half.

10:45 pm

MLFAN17

can someone clue the IN 10 please?

10:45 pm

kje

definitely, scrab

10:45 pm

Pinikula

wee kin due et!!!

10:45 pm

NonnieLight

go wv go!

10:45 pm

DR1965

ty for the in11- got it

10:45 pm

torgone

Just 440 to go ..

10:45 pm

Pinikula

in8 9 10 11 are all related (9 and 11 are pl)

10:45 pm

Pinikula

hi tor...

10:45 pm

MLFAN17

nonnie only have 108 words

10:45 pm

DR1965

up to 100 words now- flying fast LOL

10:46 pm

kje

i10 - hotel + standing applause

10:46 pm

dfmchfhf

hi tor!

10:46 pm

NonnieLight

new idea, mlf and then plural

10:46 pm

dcseain

last SP6?

10:46 pm

kje

go tor go

10:46 pm

MLFAN17

i have IN 8/40

10:46 pm

Scrabbler

256 to go for me. At my pace I should finish at 4am.

10:46 pm

crystalle

ty kje

10:46 pm

kje

sp6 - sounds like to run a short fast race

10:46 pm

kje

sp + lease

10:46 pm

MLFAN17

lol scrabbler i can relate

10:46 pm

DR1965

I have 339 to go

10:47 pm

Scrabbler

Dive in, torgone.

10:47 pm

kje

yw

10:47 pm

NonnieLight

change the ending, mlf

10:47 pm

crystalle

i am hoping to get half done

10:48 pm

crystalle

i got all the qu words so i am happy enough with that!

10:48 pm

dcseain

ty

10:48 pm

NonnieLight

same here crystalle!

10:48 pm

Pinikula

well done, crys

10:48 pm

Scrabbler

I need 9 q's.

10:49 pm

kje

I am dozing off.. thanks for the help, ad hagn all

10:49 pm

MLFAN17

nonnie first 5 letters are still the same?

10:49 pm

NonnieLight

10 qu's have the same first 5 letters scrabbs

10:50 pm

Scrabbler

Then I need 3 more of those.

10:50 pm

NonnieLight

first 6 letters are the same in the in word mlf

10:50 pm

MLFAN17

thanks nonnie

10:50 pm

NonnieLight

You're welcome.

10:52 pm

NonnieLight

I have the in10, what do the other 2 10s start with?

10:52 pm

Pinikula

co10 (pl)

10:52 pm

Pinikula

ta10 (pl)

10:53 pm

NonnieLight

thanks pini (looking)

10:53 pm

Pinikula

Yosemite Sam might say, "What in ta10?"

10:53 pm

DR1965

ty Pini

10:54 pm

MLFAN17

found the TA 9/10 woot

10:54 pm

MLFAN17

LOL pinik

10:54 pm

NonnieLight

ty pini--I'm still looking for the co

10:54 pm

Pinikula

the co10 ends in the same

10:55 pm

Scrabbler

Can you help with the in between ltrs please?

10:55 pm

Pinikula

2nd pi5/12?

10:56 pm

NonnieLight

thanks pini, got them all now!

10:56 pm

Pinikula

co10 = not pro + United ******* (countries)

10:57 pm

Pinikula

nm, got it

10:57 pm

MLFAN17

i have CO and TA 10 what is the third one?

10:57 pm

Scrabbler

I am a moron. I tried constates.

10:57 pm

Pinikula

in10 and in11

10:57 pm

MLFAN17

oh thats right

10:57 pm

Pinikula

nice try, scrabs :)

10:58 pm

NonnieLight

in10 mlf

10:58 pm

dfmchfhf

It's not nice to call yourself a moron, scrabs!

10:58 pm

MLFAN17

i need a clue for that IN 10 i still cant figure it out please?

10:58 pm

MLFAN17

i need a clue for that IN 10 i still cant figure it out please?

10:58 pm

Scrabbler

Alright, then I am a doofus.

10:59 pm

Scrabbler

I laugh at myself readily + frequently.

10:59 pm

Pinikula

in10 = hotel + standing applause

10:59 pm

Pinikula

15 to go...UGH!!!!

10:59 pm

MLFAN17

GOT IT

10:59 pm

MLFAN17

thanks

10:59 pm

MLFAN17

phew

11:00 pm

m9f9l

30 to go

11:00 pm

MLFAN17

perfect c lue pinik mostly got it from the second part of the clue

11:01 pm

wvteach

8 left- all S's

11:01 pm

crystalle

i always get pinks clues ..she does em in terms i understand 1

11:01 pm

MLFAN17

lol crystal very true

11:01 pm

m9f9l

go teach!

11:02 pm

dfmchfhf

pini is an awesome cluer. :o)

11:02 pm

Pinikula

thx crys ;)

11:02 pm

Pinikula

thx dfm...there are others that are better!

11:03 pm

Pinikula

<-- needs to work on definition clues ;)

11:03 pm

dcseain

last co9.60, pls?

11:03 pm

Scrabbler

240 to go and I am staring at the grid trying to find a word.

11:03 pm

Pinikula

pi6 5 7 after the tree?

11:03 pm

Pinikula

co9 = large land mass

11:03 pm

dcseain

<-- should work on fewer punny/malapropist clues :)

11:04 pm

dcseain

ty

11:04 pm

dianedecoder

cheesed off at something pini ....

11:04 pm

Scrabbler

I like punny clues.

11:05 pm

DR1965

to7- first one please

11:05 pm

dcseain

oh, good scrabs, as i doubt i'll actually change much :)

11:05 pm

dianedecoder

having a "snit fit"... if you were asking for the pi 5/18 and 6/30

11:05 pm

Pinikula

to7 = sound + clock sound

11:06 pm

Pinikula

the cheesey was for me, dfm?

11:06 pm

DR1965

ty Pini

11:06 pm

Scrabbler

*still thinking of cheesy pi clues*

11:06 pm

crystalle

ty pini

11:07 pm

dcseain

cheesy apple pi can be nice

11:07 pm

crystalle

pizza is a cheesy pi word

11:07 pm

dianedecoder

lol.... I still have 116 words left... I might as well relax and enjoy the chat !

11:08 pm

dcseain

116 here too, diane

11:08 pm

dianedecoder

This was a LONG LONG grid....

11:08 pm

Scrabbler

I am nearly brain dead.

11:08 pm

Pinikula

* sniffle * not getting the pi clue

11:08 pm

wvteach

fireworks here - finally

11:08 pm

dcseain

congrats, teach

11:08 pm

m9f9l

wtg teach!

11:08 pm

Scrabbler

*wiping crocodile tears away* I don't get it either.

11:08 pm

Pinikula

wtg teach!

11:08 pm

crystalle

very nice teach

11:09 pm

Scrabbler

Wooo hooo, wvteach!

11:09 pm

Scrabbler

Wooo hooo, wvteach!

11:09 pm

Scrabbler

Now stay here and clue my last 234.

11:10 pm

dcseain

3rd an6.18 pls, before the 8

11:10 pm

Pinikula

got 'em!

11:10 pm

Pinikula

drop the last 2 letters of the an8

11:10 pm

m9f9l

9...

11:11 pm

Pinikula

10 to go now

11:11 pm

dcseain

don't have the 8 yet, but i i can guess which letters get dropped

11:11 pm

dianedecoder

it's an anagram of eq 5/18 meaning to irritate.... or to arouse one's attention

11:11 pm

Pinikula

an6 with water like at a baptism

11:12 pm

dcseain

ty, pini

11:12 pm

Pinikula

1st ne5?

11:13 pm

Pinikula

nm, got it

11:13 pm

dianedecoder

pi + pop the ***stion

11:13 pm

Scrabbler

Almost halfway.

11:14 pm

m9f9l

2..

11:15 pm

Scrabbler

*drum roll for m9*

11:15 pm

rururocks

last st 7 please

11:15 pm

Pinikula

git'r dun, m9

11:15 pm

ch1212

back for my last 19, and only have a few minutes... help please with the fi7/8 combo? Or ni7/28 ? please and thanks

11:15 pm

ch1212

last st7 -- extend the st5 before it

11:16 pm

m9f9l

1....

11:16 pm

Pinikula

6

11:17 pm

Scrabbler

I passed halfway. Yeehaa!

11:17 pm

Pinikula

well done, scrabs

11:17 pm

ch1212

got the ni7 ... hint for the fi7/8 combo?

11:18 pm

m9f9l

fireworks!

11:19 pm

Scrabbler

Yippee m9!

11:19 pm

Pinikula

3rd to last st5/12?

11:19 pm

ch1212

got them! hurrah m9! I'm done too!

11:19 pm

dcseain

congrats, m9

11:19 pm

Scrabbler

Yay ch!

11:19 pm

m9f9l

fi 7/8... weird words..

11:19 pm

ch1212

Have to scoot --- good luck all!

11:19 pm

Pinikula

wtg m9 ;)

11:19 pm

m9f9l

"that there was the fi8 darn fish I ever did saw!"

11:19 pm

ch1212

found them, m9, but thanks.

11:19 pm

Scrabbler

Good night, ch.

11:20 pm

rururocks

te8 please

11:20 pm

Pinikula

te + hook + ink writer + 2/3 frozen water

11:20 pm

m9f9l

ruru.. kind of sounds like it's a word pertaining to paint thinner..

11:20 pm

m9f9l

ruru.. kind of sounds like it's a word pertaining to paint thinner..
but not really

11:21 pm

Pinikula

3

11:22 pm

m9f9l

I would love to stay and clue... but I was falling asleep earlier sitting in a chair during a family meeting... Tim says I should go to bed.. and I really must agree.LOL

11:22 pm

Pinikula

wtg m9...sleep well

11:22 pm

Scrabbler

Yep, go to bed!

11:22 pm

m9f9l

Go pini!!!!!! wish I could stay for your pyrotechnics!LOL

11:22 pm

Pinikula

1 to go!

11:22 pm

crystalle

ru have u got it

11:23 pm

m9f9l

(wait.. bought a little time by asking for a glass of water! go pini!!!!!)

11:23 pm

Pinikula

* sparklers *

11:23 pm

Pinikula

woo hooooooo!

11:23 pm

crystalle

YAY pini

11:23 pm

Scrabbler

Yahoo Pini!

11:23 pm

Pinikula

* huge sigh of relief *

11:23 pm

m9f9l

WHoo HOOO!!!!!!

11:24 pm

m9f9l

NOW I can go to bed! LOL

11:24 pm

dianedecoder

way to go, Pini.... that quite a feat on a grid like this !!

11:24 pm

DR1965

YEA!!! PINI ROCKS

11:24 pm

Pinikula

;)

11:24 pm

m9f9l

night all! *poof*

11:24 pm

dcseain

congrats, pini

11:25 pm

Pinikula

will try to clue, if desired...

11:25 pm

DR1965

I greyed a square!

11:25 pm

Pinikula

go dr go!

11:25 pm

Scrabbler

Yay, DR. I haven't done that yet.

11:26 pm

dianedecoder

I'm just aiming to have 100 remaining... have to get to bed .. a trip to the lab at 8 in the a.m.

11:26 pm

jan

Hello all--back to try to finish this monster.

11:26 pm

Scrabbler

I had bloodwork this morning.

11:26 pm

Scrabbler

Go Jan go!

11:27 pm

dianedecoder

:-) mine's just routine this time... yearly checkup

11:27 pm

dianedecoder

so I'm fasting.... glad we're not discussing food lol

11:28 pm

Scrabbler

I have tomorrow off, because I have to work Xmas eve, so I can sleep in tomorrow. Otherwise I would have gone to bed hrs ago.

11:28 pm

rururocks

last ti7./28 please

11:28 pm

Scrabbler

I did that too, Diane, and by 10:15 AM I was so hungry!

11:28 pm

Pinikula

oceanliner that sank

11:29 pm

Pinikula

oops...wrong one, ru

11:29 pm

Pinikula

ti7/28 = pl ti6

11:29 pm

rururocks

nm

11:29 pm

rururocks

I need the ti 7/32 please

11:30 pm

Pinikula

that's the ocealiner that sank, ru

11:30 pm

Pinikula

the ti7/32 before that one is the one who ti4s

11:31 pm

rururocks

to 7.32?

11:31 pm

Pinikula

to7 = sound + clock noise

11:32 pm

rururocks

thanks

11:32 pm

rururocks

to 7/28

11:32 pm

Pinikula

did the ti7 clues work, too?

11:32 pm

Pinikula

to7/28 = heavy weight + fork prong (pl for to8/40)

11:33 pm

herinfernallady

HI

11:33 pm

Scrabbler

TY

11:33 pm

Pinikula

hi herin

11:33 pm

Scrabbler

Hi herin

11:33 pm

herinfernallady

HOw are you all?

11:33 pm

DR1965

Hi Herin

11:34 pm

cybernan

who won survivor?

11:34 pm

Scrabbler

Delirious + ready for bed.

11:34 pm

herinfernallady

Waves lots

11:34 pm

sammysmom

re 6/27??

11:34 pm

herinfernallady

O I just heard something new brb

11:34 pm

Pinikula

re + The Mighty ****n

11:35 pm

rururocks

help with the sp'

11:35 pm

Pinikula

which one?

11:35 pm

sammysmom

thanks

11:35 pm

rururocks

sp7

11:36 pm

Pinikula

sp7 = twirl + consumed

11:36 pm

herinfernallady

and I am back

11:36 pm

Pinikula

wb

11:37 pm

herinfernallady

I just heard that we had a new Attorny General (About time)

11:38 pm

herinfernallady

And tell me this why on a day of a massive grid I had to finish my Christmas shopping

11:38 pm

Pinikula

that's how it goes, herin

11:39 pm

Scrabbler

Done. 240/200. Off to bed at 0038.

11:39 pm

herinfernallady

On the plus side it is all done and I have a couple of suprise presents for himself

11:39 pm

Pinikula

well done, scrabs ;)

11:39 pm

herinfernallady

Night Scrabbler

11:39 pm

DR1965

gnight Scrabs

11:39 pm

dianedecoder

night, Scrabbler

11:40 pm

Pinikula

how are you coming along, ru?

11:40 pm

rururocks

sp 5 # 2 please

11:41 pm

Pinikula

s + wharf

11:41 pm

rururocks

sp7

11:41 pm

herinfernallady

RURURRRRRRRRRRRRu

11:42 pm

Pinikula

sp7 = twirl + consumed

11:42 pm

Pinikula

or sp4 + consumed

11:42 pm

rururocks

ty

11:42 pm

rururocks

hi herin

11:42 pm

rururocks

sp6/21

11:42 pm

herinfernallady

how is you?

11:42 pm

rururocks

either

11:42 pm

Pinikula

sp5 + cross

11:43 pm

Pinikula

(sounds like alt spelling of sp7 or type of piano)

11:43 pm

Pinikula

sp6 (at the end) = sp + monthly apt payment

11:43 pm

rururocks

last sp 6/21?

11:43 pm

rururocks

thanks pini.. have to run.. bbl

11:44 pm

Pinikula

yw ru

11:45 pm

dianedecoder

thanks Pini... I picked up some clues from the chat, and got down to 98 ... I think I'll call it a day !

11:45 pm

herinfernallady

waaaaaaaaaaa I want more time

11:45 pm

Pinikula

well done, di!

11:46 pm

Pinikula

not sure that'll happen, herin

11:46 pm

Pinikula

sorry to burst your bubble!

11:46 pm

dianedecoder

I keep wanting to get more grey boxes, but I did finish the C, D , Q words !

11:47 pm

Pinikula

well done, di!

11:47 pm

herinfernallady

ar 7 clues please

11:48 pm

dianedecoder

You folks who finish, are so quick. I do know most of the words,.... they just don't "flow"... especially this morning. I finally shut Babble for about 3 hours

11:48 pm

Pinikula

a + walked fast + vowel + **entification

11:48 pm

dfmchfhf

hi herin, diane! :o)
ar7 is an order of spiders

11:48 pm

Pinikula

di...trust me, there's a lot of monkeying!

11:48 pm

herinfernallady

hi

11:48 pm

Pinikula

is it really, dfm?

11:49 pm

dianedecoder

good evening and hi, dfm

11:50 pm

herinfernallady

Hi DF

11:50 pm

DR1965

HI

11:50 pm

Pinikula

anyone else close to finishing?

11:50 pm

DR1965

Getting ready to go to bed- need one more word for halfway

11:51 pm

Pinikula

whatcha need, DR?

11:52 pm

DR1965

Im good Pini- just got a ti7 and a ti8- I am stopping at 221

11:52 pm

Pinikula

well done ;)

11:52 pm

DR1965

Pretty good for staritng when I did

11:52 pm

Pinikula

sure is :)

11:53 pm

DR1965

gnight all- c u soon!

11:53 pm

DR1965

HUGS

11:53 pm

Pinikula

g'night ;)

11:53 pm

herinfernallady

There is no way I am finishing this

11:54 pm

herinfernallady

what are teh 10s please

11:54 pm

Pinikula

co, in, ta

11:55 pm

herinfernallady

he

11:55 pm

herinfernallady

Opps Thanks even

11:56 pm

cybernan

200 down -- don't think I'll finish ;) -- too big a grid when one has company!

11:56 pm

Pinikula

company should be helping, nan!!! :)

11:56 pm

Pinikula

what a party game!

11:57 pm

herinfernallady

Ok since when did Zara Phillips (Prince Phillips kid) grow up

11:57 pm

cybernan

good night all

11:57 pm

Pinikula

night nan ;)

11:57 pm

Pinikula

(and company)

11:58 pm

herinfernallady

Night Nan. I am off too going to get food

11:58 pm

Pinikula

night herin

11:59 pm

herinfernallady

I will be back laters

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