Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, January 31, 2012

12:00 am

cosdem

flip

12:01 am

m9f9l

flip

12:01 am

m9f9l

hi cos

12:01 am

cosdem

hi m9

12:02 am

jillibus

flip

12:02 am

flosey

flip

12:02 am

MLFAN17

ugghh

12:02 am

MLFAN17

hi

12:03 am

saanichcat

au 6, mi 6, good evening all! back into grid...

12:04 am

cosdem

NBT

12:04 am

cosdem

nbt/nbs

12:04 am

Uneaixoise

od6

12:05 am

jillibus

wtg cos

12:05 am

jillibus

hi and bye saan

12:06 am

m9f9l

hmm.. nbs nbt 29 left

12:08 am

jillibus

wtg m9

12:09 am

Uneaixoise

20 to go . . . leaving them for tomorrow *poof*

12:09 am

jillibus

bye une

12:09 am

vanillaslice

little late flip but the little grid will take littler time... I suppose

12:11 am

cosdem

25 left.

12:11 am

m9f9l

19..

12:12 am

dart001

4

12:12 am

jillibus

Not enjoying this -- bye for now...*poof

12:13 am

vanillaslice

bye jill

12:13 am

m9f9l

17

12:13 am

flosey

nbt nbs

12:13 am

melonheadjujube

hi!

12:14 am

m9f9l

15

12:14 am

m9f9l

good going flosey!

12:14 am

MitchDick

fireworks

12:14 am

flosey

thanks m9, not finding this one easy

12:14 am

flosey

wtg Mitch

12:14 am

dart001

done also

12:14 am

flosey

and dart

12:15 am

m9f9l

sheesh!

12:15 am

cosdem

wtg finishers and flosey

12:15 am

flosey

thanks cos

12:17 am

dart001

got to run..airport in 7 hrs..nite all

12:17 am

flosey

goodnight dart

12:18 am

dart001

bye flos pooof

12:18 am

rururocks

have a nice trip without wifi dart

12:18 am

rbud

hi, bye, whichever applies... ;p

12:18 am

mrpresident

Clues are up

12:19 am

flosey

hi mrp, and thanks

12:19 am

dart001

puzzles done ruru....not to worry til i'm home for tonight's grid :)

12:19 am

dart001

'

12:22 am

m9f9l

9

12:22 am

cosdem

fireworks sans list

12:23 am

flosey

wtg cos, welll done

12:23 am

rururocks

hope tomorrow's is a giant grid

12:23 am

cosdem

yw.. pretty easy grid tonight. it sucks. i want a big grid.

12:23 am

m9f9l

gg cos!@

12:24 am

m9f9l

i have 8 to go.

12:25 am

cosdem

i always forget the ps4/5 word

12:31 am

m9f9l

6

12:33 am

rbud

go, m9! :)

12:33 am

vanillaslice

fireworks so ad5 ev1 hagd even if it is without babble

12:33 am

rbud

and yay for cos! and dart, and MitchD, etc. if any

12:33 am

flosey

well, finished but no fireworks

12:33 am

m9f9l

lol.. gg flosey!

12:34 am

rbud

oh, no! but congrats. :)

12:34 am

flosey

ty m9

12:34 am

flosey

thanks rbud

12:34 am

rururocks

i'm stuck at 12 to go

12:34 am

rbud

yay, vanilla!

12:35 am

m9f9l

heyru

12:35 am

m9f9l

3

12:35 am

vanillaslice

go m9

12:36 am

rbud

what's the darn U, not seeing it

12:36 am

magazinemom

u + *** and don'ts

12:36 am

flosey

I can remember a game ud5

12:37 am

rururocks

hi m9

12:37 am

flosey

oops, sorry, it's ud4

12:37 am

rbud

thanks - never heard of th4 one.

12:37 am

magazinemom

yw

12:37 am

saanichcat

fireworks here too. looked harder than it is.

12:37 am

flosey

don't remember anything about it

12:38 am

vanillaslice

wd saan

12:38 am

rbud

yay, saan!

12:38 am

saanichcat

thanks!

12:38 am

rururocks

is there a pt word?

12:38 am

flosey

wtg saanich, I thought so at first too

12:38 am

flosey

no, just ps

12:38 am

m9f9l

no

12:38 am

saanichcat

no ruru

12:38 am

m9f9l

1 to go

12:38 am

rururocks

thanks.. I'll find it

12:39 am

saanichcat

thanks flosey!

12:39 am

flosey

yw saanich

12:40 am

m9f9l

oh doh!!LOL fw

12:40 am

m9f9l

and ad5 muchachos!

12:40 am

flosey

wtg m9

12:40 am

saanichcat

congrats m9!

12:40 am

rururocks

que bueno muchacha

12:40 am

rbud

yay, m9!

12:40 am

m9f9l

gracias!

12:41 am

rururocks

tres aqui

12:42 am

rbud

vamanos, ru!

12:42 am

rururocks

go?

12:42 am

rururocks

maybe you mean andele?

12:42 am

rbud

let's go, more or less

12:43 am

rururocks

vamanos is get outta here

12:43 am

rururocks

lol

12:43 am

rururocks

I'm going as fast as I can rb

12:43 am

rbud

but then I learned a lot from apple pickers in washington, they used it to mean let's go, or hurry up

12:44 am

rbud

dialectic oddities, I suppose - wanna hear some cuss words? ;p

12:44 am

rururocks

lol.. I already know those

12:45 am

rururocks

wow.. if they could ALL be as easy as this one

12:45 am

rbud

I taught this little 15-year-old illegal some english one year, he wanted to learn how to say "How much for the Camaro?" lol!

12:56 am

rbud

not even 1:00, and the chog has wilted away...

12:56 am

rururocks

okay.. i'm off to sleep.. night rb.. have a nice eveing

12:57 am

rbud

you too - night! :)

1:01 am

VolleymomDee

hi all late flip.. you all must be finished with this one already! hi rb ru

1:02 am

sammysmom

hi dee... wish i was finished

1:02 am

sammysmom

stuck with 123 to go

1:02 am

VolleymomDee

lol

1:02 am

VolleymomDee

123?

1:03 am

sammysmom

meant 12-lol

1:03 am

VolleymomDee

thot the words were multiplying LOL

1:04 am

rbud

clues are even already up!

1:04 am

VolleymomDee

oooh ty ty glad to hear that

1:07 am

rbud

yeah, I kinda ground to a slow halting pace with 18 to go, was glad to see clues myself

1:07 am

VolleymomDee

starting to slow already with 39 left lol

1:10 am

rbud

2 du 4's I'm ashamed I didn't see on my own. :\

1:10 am

sammysmom

done... not even any fun tonight

1:11 am

sammysmom

it was easy once i got over tha mad because it was so small

1:11 am

VolleymomDee

one d short and have no clue yet what it is lol

1:11 am

VolleymomDee

lol sm wtg

1:11 am

sammysmom

you and me both dee

1:12 am

sammysmom

you are dynamic- you'll get it

1:12 am

VolleymomDee

awww sweet... good to know I have the clues :)

1:14 am

witchy

anyone got the last sh 4 please

1:15 am

VolleymomDee

mising 2 esses

1:16 am

witchy

there are 8 sh words and 3 so if that helps dee

1:17 am

ursh

witchy - plural girls - use the top h

1:17 am

VolleymomDee

ty witchy looking

1:17 am

witchy

ta urs was looking the wrong way again! Fireworks

1:18 am

VolleymomDee

the last sh seems to be sh4/5 plural feminine pronoun that is used as subject of a sentence

1:18 am

VolleymomDee

wtg witchy!!

1:18 am

witchy

never finished so quickly before!

1:18 am

VolleymomDee

excellent!

1:21 am

VolleymomDee

down to 8

1:26 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks sans list

1:27 am

scouser

wtg VolleymomDee I am trailing way behind today

1:27 am

VolleymomDee

may I help you in some way?

1:27 am

scouser

mahs
maht

1:27 am

scouser

mahs

1:27 am

scouser

mahs
maht
mads

1:28 am

scouser

sorry I just sent some PB material there .... grrr ... must look before I type

1:29 am

scouser

ty Dee but I am going to have to quit soon as I have to speak objections at a council planning meeting early this morning.

1:30 am

VolleymomDee

lol have done that before too

1:30 am

VolleymomDee

good luck!

1:30 am

scouser

the first two words I sent are in posh English !

1:30 am

VolleymomDee

:)

1:31 am

scouser

wouldn't mind a quick clue to the y's I have 4/7 and 4/8 one to the left and one to the right corner

1:31 am

scouser

ya those two

1:32 am

VolleymomDee

ya 4, 4, 5, 4

1:32 am

VolleymomDee

pl the ya 4/8

1:32 am

VolleymomDee

then another ya 4/9 different consonant at the end

1:34 am

scouser

ty Old English this time ! all y's done now. Must do hair now. Byee

1:35 am

VolleymomDee

cya soon byeee

1:43 am

diem

hi all

1:44 am

westford

hello diem

1:46 am

rbud

yay, fireworks - lotsa odd little words in this one!

1:46 am

westford

Yay rbud..thought you left

1:46 am

westford

I have 7 left..trying not to list

1:47 am

diem

wtg rbud

1:47 am

rbud

well, I did for a few, had to warm up supper for the old man -he finally wandered in

1:47 am

westford

did you have a light in the window?

1:48 am

rbud

haha! no, but he had an escort from his shop to the door, one of our son's buddies steered him in. He doesn't walk so good in the mud. (or anywhere else)

1:49 am

westford

are you having inclement weather?

1:50 am

westford

snow then rain then mud then frozen mud?

1:50 am

rbud

snow melted, left nice slippery mud and icy spots. :P

1:51 am

westford

I pretty much called it

1:51 am

westford

I have decided I hate weather

1:52 am

rbud

hubs has MD, legs kinda undependable at times. We have plans for a nice wide heated sidewalk from his shop to the house, in case of future wheelchair needs.

1:52 am

westford

now that is a good idea

1:52 am

rbud

he says he'll have the most souped-up chair anyone's ever seen, and I have no doubt of that.

1:52 am

westford

I like his attitude

1:53 am

rbud

he also has a recliner out there, hard to pry him out of his space some nights. local social center.

1:53 am

westford

does he have a wood stove too?

1:54 am

rbud

oh, heated concrete floor! we saved up for years for that shop. plus a wall heater if it gets really cold.

1:55 am

westford

reminds me of an old general store where the men sat around and solved all the world's problem

1:55 am

rbud

he works on motorcycles, he says soot and ashes aren't good.

1:55 am

westford

I'd say not

1:56 am

westford

I'll bet he's an artisan

1:56 am

rbud

we went that route in years past, in the smaller shop. it's mostly a storage shed now.

1:56 am

westford

can he still ride?

1:57 am

rbud

he is good at what he does, but even wrenching is getting difficult, some days.

1:57 am

westford

I really admire someone who keeps busy and doesn't sit around feeling sorry

1:58 am

rbud

oh, he could ride, but not legally, lost license. a little DUI.

1:59 am

rbud

he tears around town on his riding mower. pretty funny.

1:59 am

westford

I think I like him lol

1:59 am

westford

does he have a snow mobile for winter?

2:00 am

rbud

this is a riding mower town - sometimes there's a line of them at the bar. no golf carts, too bad.

2:00 am

westford

and easy on gas too

2:02 am

westford

maybe we'll all go that route pretty soon

2:02 am

rbud

dang hiccup

2:02 am

rbud

no snowmobile, he has chains on the rider!

2:03 am

westford

are you out in the country?

2:03 am

westford

I use the hiccup to check my mail

2:03 am

rbud

yes, little bitty town. I run the library a block away.

2:03 am

mrpresident

rbud, been following on lurk mode, and laughing hard! he sounds like the ideal of country man!

2:03 am

westford

sounds perfect

2:03 am

westford

hi mrp he sure does

2:04 am

rbud

oh, he's special all right. always been a unique individual.

2:04 am

mrpresident

he certainly is!!
hi girls :)

2:05 am

westford

mrp did you have a good Aussie Day?

2:05 am

rbud

hi, mrp! how's things?

2:06 am

mrpresident

yes thanks west! I forgot it was a public holiday though!! bad me!

2:06 am

mrpresident

things are great cause kids went back to school after loooooonnng summer holidays today!

2:07 am

westford

I remember those days..what a relief

2:07 am

westford

as much as you love them it's nice when vacation is finally over

2:07 am

rbud

yes, lovely! ours are both way out of school, but I remember it all so fondly

2:08 am

rbud

now I get that thrill when they're both off working. :D

2:08 am

westford

one woman I worked with had 10 and she always had a coffee for all the mothers on first day back lol

2:09 am

rbud

oh, wow, 10! I'd have more than coffee!

2:09 am

mrpresident

10! oh my!

2:09 am

westford

I think she did lol

2:09 am

rbud

maybe a bit of Bailey's irish cream in mine. :)

2:10 am

mrpresident

i think people who have over 4 kids are on prescibed meds! Just my observation

2:11 am

westford

RC family and husband in the Navy..I think he was only home long enough to get her pregnant

2:11 am

mrpresident

and they didn't have a working TV

2:12 am

rbud

lol!

2:12 am

westford

probably not

2:12 am

westford

didn't even have internet in those days

2:12 am

mrpresident

a friend of mine is 3 of 8... he did not know half his siblings

2:13 am

westford

I was reading a bio of Liam Clancy..his older brothers left home before he was born

2:14 am

westford

so when he arrived in America he met them for the first time

2:14 am

mrpresident

wow! that is surreal sounding

2:15 am

westford

they're all gone now but what amazing music they made together

2:15 am

Christine

My Dad's oldest and youngest sisters are 34 years apart. The oldest adopted the baby when their mother died (12 kids)

2:16 am

westford

what an amazing thing to do

2:17 am

westford

did the youngest grow up knowing the sister was not her natural mother?

2:18 am

westford

where was your dad in the family?

2:19 am

Christine

Not until she was in her 20s. The other kids (her neices) found out, but we were threatened with gross bodily harm if we mentioned it. One of her older brothers thought she had been told. My Dad was in the middle age-wise.

2:20 am

Christine

heck - nieces.

2:21 am

westford

I don't know why some people feel that it should be kept a secret..adopting a baby is one of the kindest acts

2:21 am

westford

but times have changed

2:22 am

Christine

My Auntie thought she couldn't conceive, had been married ten years, adopted her sister, and was prgnant within six months. AThis would've been in England, back in the early 30s.

2:23 am

westford

that happens quite a bit..my husband's cousin and his wife adopted a baby and their daughter was born 8 months later

2:24 am

westford

so she was already pregnant before the adoption was finalized

2:24 am

Christine

Maybe, you give up worrying, 'cos you have your baby, and things takeoff from there.

2:25 am

westford

I think that's probably true

2:25 am

westford

I remember you and your sister from NZ

2:25 am

westford

haven't seen you in awhile ..how have you both been?

2:26 am

Christine

Yes, Judith's off celebrating the rempoval of a big red santa boot - she broke her ankle, and has been hobbling for the past many weeks.

2:27 am

westford

oh dear..sounds like jilli

2:27 am

westford

but no ice there

2:27 am

Christine

I play, but generally don't have the chat on. For a while there was such animosity on the board (after NancyBoy's death) I just decided to get on with my own thing.

2:27 am

westford

I know. How sad it was.

2:28 am

Christine

Did one of our ladies in England die> I think her name was Mitch?

2:28 am

westford

yes that was FMitch..Fiona Mitchell

2:29 am

westford

she was a beautiful person

2:29 am

Christine

Very sad.

2:29 am

Christine

miso

2:29 am

westford

I like to think Nancy Boy and FMitch are our guardian angels now

2:29 am

Christine

oh bother

2:30 am

westford

very delicious so**

2:31 am

westford

there has been some happy news too

2:31 am

westford

weddings and new babies

2:32 am

Christine

Mazeltov

2:32 am

westford

I am very happy to see you here again Christine and hope Judith will join us again soon

2:33 am

Christine

I think she and my other sister play, but both avoided the chat for the same reason.

2:34 am

westford

things seem better now

2:35 am

westford

I like the international flavor

2:36 am

westford

people are really very much alike

2:37 am

Haz1558

Except that the Brits know how to spell properly... Good morning/evening westford and Christine.

2:37 am

westford

very true haz lol

2:37 am

Christine

I cannot believe, in this puzzle, there are twelve words beginning with D!

2:38 am

Christine

Haz, after 51years in US, the lines are blurring. There was a time when I pounced on words, now I think "well, could be ..."

2:39 am

Haz1558

You need to come back for a refresher course, Christine.

2:40 am

Christine

When I can afford an ocean trip - the thought of being cooped up in a skinny seast, for twelve hours is what keeps me from UK and NZ.

2:41 am

westford

flying is just not pleasant any more

2:41 am

Christine

Haz, your profice icon looks like my Mother's wedding china - never referrd to as Dad's china ??

2:41 am

Christine

profile, even

2:41 am

Haz1558

I know. Planes may be fast but they're not all that comfortable. I'm small so leg room isn't an issue for me but husband finds it very cramped.

2:42 am

Haz1558

Really? I only have what you see in the picture - it was bought online last year when I was hoovering up vintage china items for my daughter's wedding.

2:43 am

Haz1558

It's lovely, so delicate and dainty.

2:43 am

Christine

I too am short, but the scoliosis makes sitting in one spot uncomfortable. 'They' tell you to walk about, but in the cheapo seats, that's not an option.

2:44 am

Haz1558

I know, walking about means getting past people and clogging up the aisle.

2:44 am

grannyrose

hey haz, christine, and westy

2:44 am

westford

When we bought this house everything was left and I have 12 sets everyone different but each as beautiful as the next

2:44 am

Haz1558

Hello, grannyrose.

2:44 am

grannyrose

just 4 more sleeps.

2:44 am

Christine

We had few pieces left, as we were growing up, so it was reserved for the 'birthday girl', or a special occasion. Hey Grannyrose.

2:45 am

westford

hello New Zealand cruise woman

2:45 am

grannyrose

haz, what sort of china is it? reason i ask, i love royal albert.

2:46 am

westford

I'd have to go unpack it..I know it's from England though

2:46 am

Haz1558

I'd need to look it up, but I know it's not Royal albert. Give me two minutes....

2:46 am

westford

oh sorry you were asking haz

2:46 am

grannyrose

lol, also interested in yours westy

2:47 am

westford

since Downton Abbey has been on I have thoughts of getting it out

2:47 am

westford

but the staff is nowhere to be found

2:48 am

Haz1558

It's Royal Doulton 'Full blown roses;

2:48 am

westford

oooh

2:48 am

Haz1558

I'm interested that Downton Abbey seems to have been such a hit internationally.

2:49 am

grannyrose

before my adored grandmother died, each year she gave me $5 for my birthday. and each year i went out and purchased a different pattern in a cup, saucer and plate. then i bought sandwich and cake plates, sugar bowls, creamers all in the same pattern ( lavender rose)

2:49 am

Haz1558

The first series was very popular over here, the second series came in for a bit more criticism because of the storylines. But it looks so beautiful you kind of forgive it.

2:50 am

westford

what a lovely thing to do rose

2:50 am

westford

the acting is superb

2:50 am

grannyrose

haz, royal doulton also one of my favourites, but was too expensive here

2:51 am

westford

we are in the midst of Season Two right now

2:53 am

Haz1558

The theory was that the writer took ages to do the first series but was under time pressure to get the second series done. The Christmas special was very good and they're about to do series three.

2:53 am

westford

I am happy to hear that

2:53 am

grannyrose

and last christmas, hubby bought me a setting for 8 in a trent and dunne, plus serving plates and bowls....i never thought i would own anything so exquisite

2:54 am

Haz1558

Lovely! And do you use it or just stroke it?

2:54 am

grannyrose

westy, so looking forward to the new series of downtown abbey. both of us adored it.

2:55 am

grannyrose

haz, LOL. as it is packed away until the renovations are finished, i just look at the boxes and sigh.

2:55 am

westford

I can just picture what a beautiful table you will set

2:56 am

westford

rose, are you having some of the work done while you are away?

2:56 am

Christine

We'll all come over and celebrate it's unveiling.

2:56 am

westford

and dress for dinner

2:56 am

Haz1558

I just love china as well. I can drink coffee from a mug but tea has to be in a china cup.

2:57 am

grannyrose

i think it's called cottage garden...in fact i'm sure. google it, and covet

2:58 am

grannyrose

westy, no such luck....for heavens sake, the tiles for the bathroom have been siiting in their boxes for the last 4 weeks...hopefully this cruise will restore his faith in himself. he is so set on doing everything himself.

3:02 am

Haz1558

I'm torn between congratulating him on being prepared to do the work and looking up the number of a tiler to do the work while you're away.

3:03 am

grannyrose

so am i, haz, so am i

3:04 am

Haz1558

I mean, if you got it done while he was away, he couldn't really do anything, could he? Okay, he could sulk but you'd be nearer to getting those boxes open and that china out.

3:05 am

grannyrose

i do plan on having a bathroom party when it's finished...should be interesting

3:06 am

grannyrose

ummmmm himself in a sulk is not the most pleasant experience i have had.* sigh*

3:06 am

westford

I'd like to reserve a seat on the edge of the tub please

3:06 am

Haz1558

Oh well, maybe think of plan B to avoid the sulks.

3:07 am

grannyrose

consider it reserved. might mention here, that it is and old-fashioned slipper tub....and the shower can hold 4-6 bodies (not all upright)

3:07 am

westford

then I'll just sit in the tub

3:08 am

grannyrose

LOL, you and who else? mrp? andree? lynxxx?

3:10 am

westford

we are thinking of doing our bathroom over..has ugly grey wall paper, stained tub, cracked toilet bowl, old vanity and fluorescent lights..but the most beautiful light grey tile..I know they'll want to gut the whole thing

3:10 am

grannyrose

so long as it is finished by june...that's when i plan on the total knee replacement.

3:10 am

westford

both knees rose?

3:11 am

grannyrose

westy, if you're very careful, you may be able to save some of those tiles...and use them with new ones

3:12 am

grannyrose

just the right, westy, although the left has decided to go clunk. :(

3:12 am

westford

not just the tub surround but all the walls half way up

3:12 am

westford

best of luck rose

3:13 am

westford

what causes knees to go?

3:13 am

Christine

Me too - whether to do the knee or the fip .. already did the left knee, but the scoliosis has caused the right hip to splay - my doctor calls it a 'froggy hip' nice!

3:13 am

grannyrose

i found my dolphin tiles at a factory outlet, plus the plain alabaster ones with a ripple effect.

3:14 am

westford

Christine that's not very nice of him

3:14 am

Christine

Westford, my feeling is all the years we wore high, high heels, caused us to 'walk funny' and put pressure in the wrong places/

3:14 am

grannyrose

i have no cartiledge left in my right knee, so all bone joints are bone on bone. too many hours earning my keep on my feet.

3:15 am

westford

I am having sympathy pains for both of you

3:15 am

grannyrose

bbl, have to go and sort dinner

3:16 am

westford

bye rose bon apetit

3:16 am

Christine

My neighbour's granddaughter has just started to have knee pains, so her doctor/surgeon drained the cartilage through a

3:17 am

Christine

nhole' twirled the stuff around, to make a slurry, then reinjected it. It re-formed, around the joints. Of course, this isn't an option if said joints ar 75 years old.

3:17 am

Christine

wow!!

3:17 am

westford

it is amazing what they can do

3:18 am

westford

how old is the girl and is she an athlete?

3:24 am

Christine

Sorry, off getting a cuppa - she's about 20, not overly athletic, but if early intervention saves her years of discomfort - well, I wish they'd known about this back when I was her age. I;ve had about sixty years getting used to knees that feel like crumbling walls (when you bash a nail in ??)

3:26 am

westford

I know what you mean

3:27 am

westford

long lag here I think it's time to leave..enjoy your tea and please come back again

3:27 am

Haz1558

Bye, westford.

3:27 am

westford

*poof*

3:30 am

Christine

Actually, I hear ma' wee bed calling me. 'See you" tomorrow, please God.

3:30 am

Haz1558

Sleep well, Christine and nice to see you again.

3:31 am

Haz1558

I'll head off as well to get the day started properly. Bye!

3:31 am

Christine

At that, I'll probably lie awake, worrying about the 12 D-words ...

4:45 am

dpomfr

da

5:44 am

Marc Freeman

good morning, could anyone give me the first two letters and the values of the 4 6's, please?

5:47 am

City 17 dweller

I only have au6/24 so far, Marc

5:47 am

Marc Freeman

thanks

5:48 am

moshemoo

mi 6/24 od 6/21 marc

5:48 am

City 17 dweller

ty, mosh

5:48 am

moshemoo

mi 6/27 too marc

5:49 am

moshemoo

ok mornin all

5:49 am

Marc Freeman

thanks got it

5:49 am

moshemoo

cold here in dear old blighty

5:50 am

Marc Freeman

misday

5:50 am

Marc Freeman

sorry

5:50 am

moshemoo

My sister here have to go happy babbling all i will be back later for my last 9

5:50 am

Marc Freeman

bye bye

5:58 am

Marc Freeman

Could I get a clue for the mi6/24, please?

5:59 am

City 17 dweller

mi6/24 - in the centre of, plural

6:01 am

rubyfoo

hello everybody

6:01 am

rubyfoo

winter has arrived!! blizzard today

6:02 am

doseffing

... shoveled snow last night ... must shovel snow this morning ... ... such is life ...

6:02 am

rubyfoo

but it is so beautiful
!

6:03 am

Marc Freeman

thanks got it

6:03 am

Marc Freeman

imid

6:04 am

doseffing

... yeah ... but you've got mountains for it to lie on ... ... I'm a big city boy ... it's only on streets and roads ... cars piling up again this morning ... idiots without snow tires and insisting on driving at the speed limit ... ... but the trees are beautiful

6:05 am

City 17 dweller

can anyone give me a clue for the u, please?

6:06 am

rubyfoo

yes, we are on a hillside. We can't drive any place, but food will be delivered, housekeeper has done the shovelling, poor husband can just lie down

6:06 am

rubyfoo

he is not doing well at all

6:07 am

ladycece920

city - ud 4/6

6:07 am

City 17 dweller

ty, lady!

6:07 am

ladycece920

yvw

6:07 am

rubyfoo

ty lady

6:08 am

doseffing

... my condolences ... is it more serious than failure to thrive syndrome? ...

6:08 am

rubyfoo

he is getting very old and has a lot of pain in his back

6:08 am

rubyfoo

meds aren't working and he won't go for an x-ray

6:09 am

rubyfoo

I'm not sure I know what failure to thrive syndrome is, except in babies

6:10 am

doseffing

... just getting old ... and tired ... and not caring anymore ... nothing to live for ... so you don't ... ... pain doesn't help any ...

6:10 am

doseffing

...

6:10 am

rubyfoo

he is certainly depressed, that's for sure

6:12 am

doseffing

... Medicine is about the only thing I never stduied at all ... so no useful suggestions ... other than gotta find something for him to do ... and to look forward to ... but I'm sure you've already figured that out

6:13 am

rubyfoo

all I can do is feed him what he likes, help him try to control the pain, keep him warm, restrict his activity. byond that, I'm not his mother

6:14 am

kje

failure to thrive is weight loss, poor appetite, and inactivity.... usually multifactorial in origin as most geriatric syndromes are. Depression and pain are not part of it, and need to be treated

6:15 am

rubyfoo

he won't see his doctor or get an x-ray, so there's not much I can do

6:15 am

rubyfoo

he would like to do more exercise, but then his back gets much worse and pain can't be controlled

6:15 am

rubyfoo

his appetite is good

6:15 am

kje

didn't you have a geriatric nurse coming out at one point?

6:16 am

rubyfoo

she is totally unreliable; I've been trying to get her to come to the house since September! And we are in a tiny village

6:17 am

kje

go above her head! get someone else out and report her.... 4 months is a long time

6:17 am

lynxxx

Hello everyone

6:17 am

rubyfoo

I guess this is the downside of moving to such an isolated place

6:18 am

rubyfoo

6:18 am

kje

hi lynxx

6:18 am

doseffing

... is there any idea of the cause of the back pain? ... exercise sounds like exactly what he needs to handle the depression ... but if it hurts "why bother" sets in ...

6:18 am

lynxxx

Sorry to read about your problems Ruby. Will his doctor come to the house?

6:18 am

Marc Freeman

I have an od 5 and 6, could someone tell me what the third o id, please?

6:18 am

rubyfoo

he was working out on his treadmill every day but it seems to have made his back much worse

6:19 am

lynxxx

ou4.6

6:19 am

rubyfoo

I've been trying to get his MD to come, but, again, he is overloaded with patients in this little place

6:19 am

Marc Freeman

got it thanks

6:20 am

rubyfoo

ou4/6 the middle eastern instrument like a lyre

6:20 am

Marc Freeman

yaud

6:20 am

kje

sorry, ruby... keep nagging people to come. Unfortunately the "squeaky wheel gets the grease" is true

6:21 am

rubyfoo

my French squeak may be inadequate LOL

6:22 am

kje

use your american squeak... that one is pretty obnoxious for most people usually ; )

6:23 am

rubyfoo

nobody here speaks English

6:23 am

lynxxx

Do you drive Ruby?

6:23 am

kje

use your french, but act american - lol

6:23 am

rubyfoo

not, of course, all the second-guessers are saying "Why did you move there?"

6:23 am

rubyfoo

now*

6:23 am

rubyfoo

I drive, but not in this blizzard

6:24 am

kje

hell, ruby - i saw pictures of the place, I'dd move there!

6:24 am

rubyfoo

ty, kje

6:25 am

rubyfoo

we still look outside every day (him, too) and say there isn't a prettier place

6:26 am

Marc Freeman

I have ha6, ha6, and ha7, what am I missing, please?

6:26 am

rubyfoo

American medical care would be better, but our family is so spread out that they wouldn't be any help, anyway

6:27 am

doseffing

... unfortunately ... the same one I'm missing Marc

6:28 am

kje

there is absolutely NO data to support american medical care is better in that situation, in fact, we have data that shows it is worse

6:28 am

lynxxx

I think maybe you need to threaten him a bit by saying that unless he gets to the Doctor and has the xray (or whatever) he will end up being taken in an ambulance to a nursing home for old people - he has to make an effort so he can stay with you etc

6:28 am

rubyfoo

I'm surprised

6:28 am

kje

we are better at high dollar, expensive, extreme, extending life for a month or two at the end care.... not chronic care, we such at chronic care and pay a hell of a lot of money for it

6:28 am

rubyfoo

you are probably right, lynxx. I had to threaten him to stop his outdoor activities. He even fell yesterday

6:29 am

lynxxx

oh dear

6:29 am

kje

that should be suck not such

6:30 am

rubyfoo

dish

6:30 am

rubyfoo

sorry

6:31 am

lynxxx

ha5.14 Marc - an archaic word

6:32 am

doseffing

... silly suggestion ... and I know that in winter lots of nasty things can happen ... but if it's not too dangerous ... why not let him fall? ... if he can get himself up ... that' s "something I can do" ... rather than being "mothered" ... ... sorry ... my mother still thinks I'm six years old and it truly bugs me

6:32 am

rubyfoo

ty lynxx

6:32 am

rubyfoo

he didn't even tell me about his fall 'til nighttime

6:32 am

rubyfoo

last time he fell in the house, I had to call the EMT's because I couldn't get him up

6:33 am

lynxxx

old people falling can be v. nasty...my mother fell and broke her pelvis...about 4 weeks b4 she passed

6:33 am

rubyfoo

that's what I'm afraid of; he has fallen a lot but not broken anything

6:33 am

doseffing

... another silly question ... are his hips okay? ... I heard a long time ago that someone had found that a lot of falls that were thought to be breaking hips in the elderly ... were caused by the hips already being broken by stress so the person falls down

6:34 am

rubyfoo

that is interesting, dose. If he would agree to an x-ray, many questions might be answered

6:35 am

doseffing

... which would mean demand the x-rays he doesn't want ...

6:35 am

lynxxx

he uses a walking aid? or is that another thing he refuses....even a fancy walking stick

6:35 am

doseffing

... which would require great skill ... which I don't have ...

6:36 am

rubyfoo

no, he won't even hold onto the bannisters and we have a lot of stairs

6:36 am

rubyfoo

we are discussing the consummate stubborn man,; he must be part chow chow

6:36 am

lynxxx

lol

6:36 am

rubyfoo

I make jokes about it, but it's all very sad

6:37 am

kje

u?

6:37 am

rubyfoo

ud4/6 sounds like a Japanese food

6:38 am

kje

ty ruby

6:39 am

rubyfoo

Polish word for butt is in here lol

6:39 am

Marc Freeman

Last ha is ha5/14

6:39 am

lynxxx

Sigh..I don't know what to suggest as I don't know how the French assess the elderly or what services may be available for you Ruby. Although you are healthy I realise you are tiny and not strong which makes looking after him physically difficult

6:39 am

rubyfoo

du4

6:40 am

rubyfoo

I am sorry to go on and on about this, but I'm feeling a little scared at the moment

6:40 am

doseffing

... Hold the banister! ... I had elderly relatives ... how climbed the stairs every night to bed ... until one was holding something instead of the bannister ... missed a step ... fell and took his wife down the stairs with him ... ... she died on the last bounce ... and he died of guilt ... (they were 90) ... ... even I hold the bannister at night rather than trip over a cat

6:40 am

rubyfoo

at least I organized the food and the snow shovelling

6:41 am

kje

du4 - responsibility.... I did my du4

6:41 am

kje

or groups of two also

6:41 am

rubyfoo

but I think dupa is funnier

6:41 am

lynxxx

oh Dosef - how awful

6:42 am

kje

I tried that too ruby

6:44 am

doseffing

... It was really sad ... ... but while it may not be manly to hold the bannister ... it is also not manly to do stupid things ... so tell him to hold the bannister ... and to get a damned x-ray ... last word ... tell him" to do things" ... not to "not do things" ...

6:45 am

roncook

clue for the mi 6/27 please

6:45 am

rubyfoo

if I was bigger, I'd shake him by the shoulders! hahah

6:45 am

rubyfoo

mi6 flase move

6:45 am

doseffing

... I'm sounding way to knowledgable for a know nothing ...

6:45 am

rubyfoo

false

6:46 am

kje

mi6 - an accident

6:47 am

roncook

got it thank you,it was soooo easy i could`nt see it der!

6:47 am

crosshair

reading back on the elderly and falls.a fall is what started my father in laws decline.he slipped in the driveway,landed badly and broke his shoulder,which lead to pins and screws,a blood clot and a entire myrrad of issues and he declined from that point on.i would not let him fall as a "lesson" is there such a thing as a community care access centre available to you ?are funds available for a in home helper a few hours each day to take the load off you ruby?

6:48 am

rubyfoo

he has really been in decline since the dog bits and fall 1 1/2 yrs ago. Has never really regained what he lost

6:48 am

rubyfoo

bites*

6:50 am

crosshair

do you have grab bars for the tub /toilet etc? you must hazard proof the place

6:50 am

rubyfoo

please forgive me, everybody, for leaning. But I feel a little bit better

6:50 am

crosshair

tis what we are here for:)

6:51 am

rubyfoo

he has a walk-in shower and an otherwise small bathroom, so there is plenty to hold onto; he just isn't careful

6:51 am

crosshair

yup,he has to learn to re-behave.my father in law also was a stubborn mule

6:52 am

rubyfoo

and now it is time to try to catch a few z's while he is napping

6:52 am

rubyfoo

6:52 am

crosshair

ok ruby tuesday,have a good nap

7:02 am

doseffing

... 11 left ... but must leave for school ... ... "a good day for all barkeep" ...

7:16 am

uusue2

morning, all!

7:17 am

Anniebrook

morning, sue

7:18 am

Good Enough

morning

7:19 am

Anniebrook

good morning, GE

7:20 am

uusue2

hi annie and GE!

7:22 am

Good Enough

i'm still half alseep. almost halfway and thought i was almost done. couldnt figure why i still had so many open tiles

7:23 am

Anniebrook

It's an easy one today

7:23 am

uusue2

I was doing well at getting nbt until I hit the right-hand column :-P

7:23 am

Good Enough

i guess thats why i could get halfway and still be asleep

7:23 am

Good Enough

i agree sue

7:24 am

uusue2

ok, got an i, now I just need the u...

7:25 am

uusue2

got it, now nbt

7:25 am

Kenny Chuck

Does anybody have a clue list?

7:26 am

Good Enough

me too nbt, nbs

7:26 am

Anniebrook

lickety is up

7:27 am

uusue2

yay, GE!

7:28 am

Anniebrook

I am done. Anyone like a clue before I leave?

7:28 am

Good Enough

did you feel the earthquake sue?

7:28 am

Good Enough

congrats annie!

7:28 am

Kenny Chuck

All I can get from Lickety are Monday's clues

7:29 am

Anniebrook

There was an earthquake in Illinois?

7:29 am

lbdawger

whloooo hooooo ANNIE!!

7:29 am

lbdawger

gm, everyone

7:29 am

Anniebrook

Kenny, They say refresh when that happens

7:29 am

Anniebrook

Hi dawg :)

7:30 am

uusue2

hi, lbd!

7:30 am

Mom

good morning everyone

7:30 am

Good Enough

guess i'll leave a few for later. must go exercise this lazy body

7:31 am

uusue2

no, GE, I guess we are too far west (it was near Kenosha). We did feel the last one a couple of years ago, though - it was bigger and closer to us

7:31 am

Mom

congrats Annie on your fireworks. Now, what will you do all day?

7:31 am

lbdawger

hi annie, UU, (((mom)))

7:31 am

Mom

:-) Good enough

7:31 am

Mom

HI ((LBD))

7:31 am

Anniebrook

(((Mom))) good morning :)

7:31 am

lbdawger

hi GE

7:31 am

uusue2

hi mom!

7:31 am

Mom

(((Annie))) good morning

7:31 am

Mom

hi uusue

7:32 am

uusue2

and yay annie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

7:32 am

NonoNanette

good morning Babblers

7:32 am

Mom

I missed playing yesterday, it was my mom's 76th birthday and 32 years of being a cancer survivor. I just love her.

7:32 am

Anniebrook

I think I was go to the library today and then visit my friend Sally.

7:32 am

Mom

good morning Nono

7:32 am

Anniebrook

Hi Nono :)

7:32 am

Mom

sounds like fun, Annie. I love the library

7:33 am

Anniebrook

Happy Birthday to Mom!!! and congrats on the 32 years.

7:33 am

Mom

we went out to lunch and shopping

7:33 am

Anniebrook

I could live in a library.

7:33 am

NonoNanette

sounds like a nice day Mom

7:34 am

Mom

I am reading Phyllis Diller's autobiography. What a hoot.

7:34 am

lbdawger

Happy birthday to your mom, mom

7:34 am

uusue2

hi nono!

7:34 am

uusue2

and happy birthday to mom's mom!

7:34 am

lbdawger

clue for the mi6.24?

7:34 am

Anniebrook

What is the name of the book? I would like to read it.

7:34 am

Mom

it is titled Like a lampshade in a whorehouse

7:34 am

Mom

thank you all, I will tell her

7:34 am

lbdawger

hi nono

7:35 am

uusue2

<--- would live in the library with annie

7:35 am

Anniebrook

LOL, sounds like phyllis diller

7:35 am

Mom

it is also in large print, which makes it much easier for me to read

7:35 am

lbdawger

nm. found it.

7:36 am

Mom

glad you found it.

7:37 am

Mom

lbd, would you mind to clue it?

7:37 am

lbdawger

plural the mi5

7:38 am

Mom

thanks, will go look for the mi 5

7:38 am

lbdawger

tada!! finito...now what will i do with the rest of my day?

7:38 am

Anniebrook

mi6/24 plural ---in the middle or surrounded by

7:38 am

NonoNanette

wtg dawg

7:38 am

Anniebrook

YAY for lbdawger !!!!!

7:38 am

Mom

thanks Lbd and Annie, got it

7:39 am

MollyL

â™ª Happy Birthday to Mom's Mom â™« Happy Birthday to Mom's Mom â™ª Happy Birthday dear Mom's Mom â™« Happy Birthday Mom's Mom â™ª

7:39 am

Mom

congrats LBD

7:39 am

Anniebrook

that was lovely, Molly! and hi

7:39 am

Mom

thank you Molly

7:39 am

Mom

how sweet of you to sing to her

7:39 am

NonoNanette

hi molly

7:40 am

Anniebrook

okay then, I am on my way. Bye dear babblers

7:40 am

Mom

enjoy your day, Annie. (((Hugs))))

7:41 am

NonoNanette

bye bye annie have a good day

7:42 am

lbdawger

HAGD, ANNIE

7:47 am

NonoNanette

goodness that was an easy grid for being so small

7:47 am

Mom

finished, Nono?

7:47 am

Mom

Congrats!

7:48 am

NonoNanette

yep, guess I better go do something constructive for a change

7:48 am

NonoNanette

happy babbling

7:48 am

Mom

this was constructive.... building brain power

7:48 am

Mom

take care, Nono. See you tomorrow

7:50 am

lbdawger

whooo hoooo NONO

7:51 am

periwinkle

hi all

7:51 am

periwinkle

help with the a

7:51 am

periwinkle

pls

7:51 am

Mom

((Peri)) good morning

7:51 am

Mom

spanish goodbye

7:52 am

Mom

the sound is too loud you need to adjust the au*** and plural

7:52 am

periwinkle

((((Mom)))) Happy Birthday to your Mom,Mom.

7:52 am

Mom

and the last a is the spanish good bye minus a vowel

7:52 am

Mom

thanks Peri,

7:52 am

periwinkle

sheesh,ty

7:52 am

Mom

you're welcome

7:52 am

periwinkle

ty

7:54 am

lbdawger

mom, have you finished the grid?

7:54 am

Mom

not yet, 29 left

7:58 am

lbdawger

must send hubby off to the salt mine. bbl

7:58 am

Mom

bye bye LBD :-) ((hugs))

8:10 am

Mom

!!~~Fireworks!!~~

8:11 am

Mom

any one need clues before I go?

8:12 am

Mom

see you all tomorrow ((Hugs))

8:19 am

sprite

good afternoon all. They shrunk my babble... tiny and tame or small and vicious?

8:19 am

MollyL

Tiny and tame

8:20 am

sprite

hey Molly :)

8:20 am

MollyL

Pretty butterfly

8:21 am

sprite

thank you!

8:36 am

cybernan

good morning, everyone :)

8:36 am

sprite

morning nan

8:36 am

cybernan

small and sweet?

8:36 am

Scrabbler

Hi Nan.

8:37 am

Scrabbler

So far it is.

8:37 am

sprite

very, nan. Hi Scrabs.

8:37 am

sprite

only have 3 left now and just started.

8:38 am

Scrabbler

Hi sprite.

8:39 am

cybernan

going by column -- need one more s for the 2nd

8:39 am

cybernan

shes

8:39 am

crosshair

good morning everyone;))

8:39 am

cybernan

oops -- sorry

8:40 am

sprite

fireflies! Very fast one.
Hi crossy!

8:40 am

Scrabbler

TY, Nan.

8:40 am

Scrabbler

Hi Crossy

8:40 am

sprite

must love and leave you all. *hugs*

8:41 am

crosshair

((sprite))

8:41 am

Scrabbler

Bye Sprite. Enjoy the day.

8:41 am

cybernan

congrats, sprite

8:48 am

tceicher

a

8:48 am

tceicher

ys

8:55 am

jan

Wow--quickest grid ever I think. Pity though that there wasn't a use of the 'out' prefix. Bet Lewis could have outmapped Clark, and I know our neighbor's dog can outyap most dogs.

8:59 am

cybernan

is there a d 6?

9:01 am

CiociaJudy

no, Nan. No d6.

9:02 am

CiociaJudy

padi

9:02 am

CiociaJudy

sorry! oops!!

9:02 am

crosshair

ty judy:)))

9:02 am

CiociaJudy

yw Crossy!!

9:03 am

cybernan

missing m x2, d, o, u, p - one of them is a 6 and I already have one m6

9:03 am

CiociaJudy

and a plural crossy

9:03 am

CiociaJudy

o6 / plural

9:04 am

kje

u is ud4/5, cyber

9:04 am

cybernan

have the o 6

9:04 am

CiociaJudy

Morning kje!

9:04 am

kje

hi judy!

9:04 am

CiociaJudy

I need a d, i, m and p

9:04 am

doseffing

... mi5/15 ... to be in the middle of something ... plus plural

9:04 am

crosshair

ty for the kje

9:04 am

crosshair

u*

9:04 am

doseffing

... that's mid5/14

9:04 am

CiociaJudy

there are two m6's

9:05 am

kje

that i is likely the one ralted to the other two but ends in a vowel - im4

9:05 am

kje

sorry im5

9:05 am

doseffing

... mi6/27 ... unfortunate accident

9:05 am

crosshair

ty dose

9:05 am

doseffing

... and there's another mi6.21 which I haven't found

9:05 am

cybernan

ty kje

9:05 am

Picklesny

GM, all

9:05 am

cybernan

have the accident

9:05 am

cybernan

just 4/s left now

9:05 am

crosshair

howdy pickles

9:06 am

CiociaJudy

morning pickles

9:07 am

kje

is the cat sound in here? I always confuse that vowel order on the weird 100 ways to spell it

9:07 am

Picklesny

I tried to change my profile pic in honor of my son's birthday but it didn't work

9:07 am

CiociaJudy

no, kje. I tried to find it too!

9:07 am

kje

pickle - I see a pic of a boy and girl... is that what you wanted

9:08 am

doseffing

... I'm seeing I LOVE LUCY

9:09 am

CiociaJudy

refresh the page, pickles. it's there

9:09 am

doseffing

refreshed and got two kids

9:10 am

car.eeyore

Hi everyone!

9:10 am

CiociaJudy

howdy car!

9:10 am

CiociaJudy

how can 4 letter words be so difficult to find

9:11 am

CiociaJudy

FIREWORKS!!!

9:11 am

car.eeyore

Good grief! 2 left columns grayed! I am amazing!!! LOL!

9:11 am

car.eeyore

Congrats CiociaJudy!!!!

9:11 am

kje

woohooo judy!

9:12 am

Picklesny

ok , I don't know who the girl is but the gentleman is my son Matthew\

9:12 am

cybernan

*!* ta da *!*

9:12 am

car.eeyore

Yeah Cybernan!!!!

9:13 am

cybernan

^5 judy

9:13 am

kje

wooohooo cyber!!!

9:13 am

CiociaJudy

YAY Nan!!!!

9:14 am

cybernan

that was short and sweet - good thing I have plans for today

9:14 am

kje

FW!!!

9:14 am

cybernan

bye everyone -- have a good day

9:14 am

kje

he is quite handsome, pickles

9:14 am

car.eeyore

Bye Cyber!

9:14 am

MollyL

Happy birthday to your son, Pickles. I can see your new picture.

9:14 am

cybernan

grats, kje :)

9:15 am

kje

happy birthday to him

9:16 am

car.eeyore

Hi Molly! Hi kje! Hi Pickes!

9:16 am

car.eeyore

Happy Birthday to Pickles' son!

9:17 am

kje

must get to work - hagd all

9:17 am

car.eeyore

Ooh! Congrats kje!

9:17 am

Picklesny

ty, all

9:23 am

car.eeyore

I am missing 1 H word from the middle....any ideas?

9:23 am

doseffing

... ha5/14 ...

9:24 am

doseffing

... archaic form of to possess something

9:24 am

car.eeyore

That was it! TY doseffing! You always seem to know!

9:25 am

doseffing

... to much experience of getting the hard words from earlier clues ... then passing them on and getting all the credit

9:25 am

car.eeyore

:)!

9:26 am

car.eeyore

let's play again....I am missing 1 A word....

9:26 am

doseffing

... well there are only four ... sound system and plural ... a fuss ... so I'll guess you missed spanish goodbye

9:27 am

car.eeyore

The goodbye was it!

9:28 am

doseffing

... two for two

9:29 am

OldOrangeCat

ty doseffing for the a clues

9:29 am

doseffing

... glad to help

9:30 am

Picklesny

1st column grey!

9:30 am

car.eeyore

OK...need 1 i word and 1 o word from the right....

9:30 am

car.eeyore

Go Pickles!!!!

9:31 am

doseffing

... ou4/6?

9:31 am

car.eeyore

Ding, ding, ding!!!!!! TY!

9:32 am

doseffing

... I'll guess that you missed the one in the middle ... same start ... but ends with to perform

9:32 am

car.eeyore

And you are 4/4!!!!!!! YOU ROCK!!!!

9:33 am

doseffing

... now all I need is the long term multi million dollar contract to go along with my amazing batting average

9:33 am

car.eeyore

Drawing it up now, dear....

9:34 am

MollyL

*Gets line for multi-million dollar contract*

9:34 am

car.eeyore

Only 3 to go, but I have to run. I wish you all a GREAT day! {{hugs}} to any and all who may need one today.

9:34 am

car.eeyore

Molly...you don't need a contract...you have a lifetime deal!!!! {hugs}

9:37 am

Picklesny

2nd column done!

9:46 am

MollyL

If everyone was like Car, the world would be a better place : )

9:47 am

Jivingjenny0

I have au6 and mi6 what are the other 6s please

9:47 am

doseffing

... second mi6

9:48 am

doseffing

... od5/6

9:49 am

Jivingjenny0

thank you doseffing

9:50 am

crosshair

and now it is time for crossys quote of the day!!

9:50 am

crosshair

By one count there are some 700 scientists with respectable academic credentials (out of a total of 480,000 U.S. earth and life scientists) who give credence to creation-science, the general theory that complex life forms did not evolve but appeared "abruptly." - Newsweek, June 29, 1987, pg. 23

9:51 am

doseffing

... I'll bet it's a higher number at present

9:52 am

crosshair

good news is we will all get the answer once we die.only problem is we will not be able to tell anyone:)

9:54 am

crosshair

if it is all darwin,we are but a worm feast,if it is the other way,you are chatting with G or roasting in hell

9:54 am

Focal

And yet Sarah Palin has all the answers now!!

9:55 am

crosshair

she does?? well ask her the lottery numbers for me quick!

9:55 am

doseffing

... "The universe may .... Be as great as they say ... But it wouldn't be missed ... if it didn't exist" ... ... Piet Hein

9:55 am

Focal

ha ha if only!

9:56 am

Picklesny

nice quotes!

9:58 am

Picklesny

3 columns down

10:04 am

doseffing

... and one more piece of advise from my favourite Dutch Mathematician, Poet and Resistance Fighter ... for those who are struggling ... ...

10:05 am

doseffing

... "Put high on a hilltop ... for all to see ... the cryptic admonishment ... T.T.T. ... ... When you feel how incredibly slowly you climb ... It's good to remember ... that Things Take Time" ... ... ... ... have a good day ...

10:07 am

Focal

And you have a good day Doseffing, I only have to sit down at Babble to understand TTT !!

10:14 am

Focal

Hi Babblers, my son is hovering beside me, waiting to use the PC! So who can help me with my remaining 8 words. Let's begin with ad5,12 - anyone?

10:14 am

mixi6

good bye focal.

10:15 am

Picklesny

i aint got it

10:15 am

Focal

?

10:15 am

crosshair

my son is also hovering...

10:15 am

crosshair

but i can switch to the tablet later:)

10:15 am

mixi6

spanish

10:15 am

crosshair

hovering for my computer

10:15 am

Focal

I always tell my son that hoovering is much more fun. . . !

10:16 am

Focal

Gracie mixi!

10:16 am

Picklesny

Your son is vacuuming?

10:16 am

Focal

No, hovering!!! I want him to hoover. .

10:16 am

dianedecoder

ad 5/12 spanish goodbye

10:17 am

Focal

OK, how are we with ha5,14 ?

10:17 am

doseffing

... archaic form of to possess in the past

10:17 am

dianedecoder

old English for past tense of to have

10:18 am

Picklesny

focal is the biblical form of ownership

10:18 am

Focal

thou art brilliant diane and dose! Thanks

10:18 am

dianedecoder

archaic ... much better adjective

10:18 am

mixi6

ty dose and diane

10:18 am

aslindy

could I have a tiny hint for mi 6,24 please?

10:18 am

Focal

Ye are wonderful, now im5,14 ?

10:18 am

mixi6

plural aslindy

10:18 am

doseffing

... mi 5/14 ... plural or third person

10:18 am

dianedecoder

sort of the same thing.... in the center... and a plural

10:19 am

aslindy

thank you

10:19 am

doseffing

... either plural of im4

10:19 am

doseffing

or . in the middle with a vowel

10:20 am

Focal

Nearly there. . . . pa5.14 ?

10:20 am

dianedecoder

we'll all be speaking old English before we're done !

10:20 am

Focal

verily!

10:20 am

doseffing

... oh sayst not so

10:20 am

aslindy

how about mi 5,14 please

10:21 am

dianedecoder

ink pa* + to be

10:21 am

Focal

mi5,14 is an old fashioned way of saying among

10:21 am

doseffing

... in the middle ... more commonlly seen with an a in front

10:21 am

aslindy

ah, the second one, sorry

10:22 am

doseffing

... the second one ... to perform badly

10:22 am

dianedecoder

make an error aslindy

10:23 am

Focal

Only 4 to go here, and I get fireworks (which my son has never seen here!!) H E L P! pa5,14 ?

10:23 am

doseffing

... plural of pa4/6

10:24 am

Focal

3 to go, got your clue in the end diane, thanks!

10:24 am

Picklesny

check dianedecoder below

10:24 am

dianedecoder

clued just earlier.... ink pa* + "to be"

10:24 am

Focal

od6,21 ? He's hovering madly!!!

10:24 am

dianedecoder

poets of a sort

10:24 am

doseffing

... plural of od5/12

10:24 am

dianedecoder

plural of od 5/12

10:25 am

Focal

Darn, I know someone would clue that - guess what I don't have od5,12 !!! Hover hover hover. . .

10:25 am

doseffing

... I take it as a person who believes in the quirky or unusual

10:25 am

dianedecoder

go go fo

10:25 am

aslindy

finally got that, thank you

10:25 am

dianedecoder

okay think of a poem *** on a Greek Urn ...

10:25 am

Focal

I do believe Babble invents words!!

10:26 am

Focal

im5,14 and the boy gets the PC. Or the Mom gets it!!!

10:26 am

mixi6

add vowel to the 4

10:26 am

doseffing

... im4 ... then with a vowel ending ... then plural ending

10:26 am

Focal

No, the other one!

10:27 am

dianedecoder

that took care of all three of them Focal....

10:27 am

doseffing

... add the vowel ending to im4

10:27 am

doseffing

... add the plural to im4

10:28 am

Focal

F I R E W O R K S!! Thanks all, from me and from the young lad who hovers! Have a good day all, catch up tomorrow. (Ross says hi to all!) SlÃ¡n :)

10:28 am

doseffing

... and now must stop hovering and commence hoovering ... bye again ...

10:28 am

dianedecoder

do I see Focal lighting the fuse ???

10:28 am

dianedecoder

Yayyyy.... good work. I finished earlier, now am going to make breakfast and then to the dentist... Have a great day everyone !!

10:29 am

Picklesny

i think i'll take a nap bbl

10:29 am

mixi6

congrats Focal

10:30 am

mixi6

8 left. haven't listed.

10:41 am

mixi6

fireworks.

11:11 am

crosshair

yaa for mixi!!

11:18 am

Jindigo

Afternoon everyone - I need a clue for the second MI 5/14 please. I am at a standstill.

11:19 am

hoyamd

me too! last one!

11:19 am

hoyamd

got it... to accomplish the wrong way?

11:20 am

crosshair

ty hoyamd

11:21 am

Jindigo

hoy - i don't understand, can you dumb it down a little?

11:21 am

MollyL

Robin Williams was in a movie called ***us **ubtfire

11:21 am

hego

opposite of to get it right

11:21 am

Jindigo

thanks Molly

11:21 am

hoyamd

its hard to without giving it up. um... little ***s muffet + short sction word

11:22 am

hoyamd

yeah the others were better.

11:22 am

Jindigo

thanks hoy

11:33 am

Jindigo

ok - last one for fireworks MI 6/27?

11:37 am

montreal13

mi6 = small incident, where something went wrong...

11:38 am

hego

I'm stymied

11:38 am

hego

but ty Mont.

11:38 am

montreal13

mi + cons. + dont worry be ***py

11:39 am

Jindigo

Thanks Monttreal

11:39 am

hego

Oh cheez! ty

11:39 am

montreal13

yw :-)

11:39 am

hego

I knew I was looking right at it.

11:40 am

montreal13

jindigo's request prompted me to find it... my last M

11:41 am

hego

: )

11:42 am

montreal13

any help with Os, ?

11:43 am

hego

there is no os

11:43 am

montreal13

meant O words...

11:43 am

hego

od and ou

11:43 am

hego

oh, sorry

11:43 am

montreal13

ok thx, will look...

11:43 am

hego

I have those,

11:44 am

hego

od's are one who writes a form of poetry and pl

11:44 am

montreal13

thx hego !

11:44 am

hego

and ou 4 is easy to monkey

11:45 am

hego

yw

11:45 am

hego

Happy to help you for a change. : )

11:45 am

montreal13

got it, many thx

11:46 am

hego

yw

11:46 am

montreal13

12 left...

11:47 am

hego

quick little grid

11:47 am

hego

but tricky

11:47 am

montreal13

ahhh 10 left now - yes very easy start and then...

11:48 am

hego

right

11:49 am

montreal13

are u finished hego ?

11:49 am

hego

phone

11:50 am

hego

no

11:50 am

montreal13

ok - 8 left here...

11:56 am

montreal13

down to 5 - BBL to finish - no way will I list today ! - nice seeing you Hego - tc - "poof"

11:57 am

hego

Bye Mont

12:11 pm

hoyamd

cl for h5/14 pls for FW!

12:11 pm

periwinkle

hi all,do not like these smaller grids

12:12 pm

hego

hi Peri

12:12 pm

hego

Ha5 old English pt of to possess

12:12 pm

Haz1558

ha5/14 - old fashioned verb form of possession

12:12 pm

periwinkle

hi hego, how are you doing. I went to the gym again today. getting used to the machines and did extra reps on some,cause I could!

12:13 pm

hego

Hi Haz

12:13 pm

periwinkle

hi there Haz

12:13 pm

Haz1558

Hello, hego and peri.

12:13 pm

hego

YAY! Peri

12:13 pm

periwinkle

:-)

12:13 pm

hego

are you enjoying it?

12:13 pm

hoyamd

ty haz!

12:13 pm

wvteach

hello all

12:13 pm

hego

Haz?

12:14 pm

periwinkle

I want to learn some of the other machines too and may alternate with some classes. want to look good for my bikini this summer,haha

12:14 pm

Haz1558

Yes, hego?

12:14 pm

periwinkle

yes, hego

12:14 pm

Haz1558

You're welcome, hoyamd.

12:14 pm

hego

Is everyone there watching Downton Abbey?

12:14 pm

periwinkle

I know others are, hego. think Molly is one

12:14 pm

periwinkle

what channel is it on?

12:14 pm

Haz1558

Well, it was shown during October/November over here and there was also a Christmas special. It was very popular.

12:15 pm

hoyamd

i just joined a gym and am excited to get back to my former "glory" (such as it was).

12:15 pm

hego

PBS

12:15 pm

periwinkle

oh, will look for it

12:15 pm

hego

I love it Haz

12:15 pm

hego

very popular

12:15 pm

periwinkle

good for you hoyamd. I joined a gym a few weeks ago

12:15 pm

hego

Sunday nite Peri 9 PM

12:16 pm

periwinkle

ty hego

12:16 pm

Haz1558

The second series came in for more criticism because of slightly more outlandish storylines but overall it was beautiful to look at. The Christmas special was very good.

12:16 pm

wvteach

clue for the mi 6/24 please

12:16 pm

hoyamd

i joined so that my sons could get a reduced rate on summer camp, so now i HAVE to go!

12:16 pm

Haz1558

And somehow Maggie Smith contrived to get the best lines every single episode.

12:16 pm

hoyamd

mi6/24 - pl of mi5/14... "among"

12:16 pm

Haz1558

mi6 - an unfortunate occurence

12:17 pm

hego

I adore her in this!

12:17 pm

hoyamd

maggie smith is great!

12:17 pm

Haz1558

Sorry, clued the wrong mi6.

12:17 pm

hego

and she does have the best lines

12:17 pm

hego

she does wonders with them too

12:18 pm

Haz1558

I think she had it written into her contract that she had to steal every scene.

12:18 pm

hego

looks that way

12:18 pm

hego

she shows those grandkids how it's done!

12:19 pm

hego

she's my role model. lol

12:19 pm

Haz1558

I must admit that Lady Mary annoys me with her monotonous delivery. She looks wonderful but everything is in the same tone of voice.

12:19 pm

periwinkle

help with y pls. have ya4/7 and ya4/8

12:20 pm

hego

4, 5 combo

12:20 pm

wvteach

ya 4/7 - sweet potatoes

12:20 pm

periwinkle

have that ty

12:21 pm

hoyamd

a loud whoop, a la walt whitman

12:21 pm

wvteach

that's the only 4/7 i have

12:21 pm

hego

4,8 + 5,18 pl

12:21 pm

Haz1558

ya4/8 and its plural (ya4/8 to rhyme with not even)

12:21 pm

hoyamd

and change the last consonant of it for the 4,8.

12:22 pm

periwinkle

ty new words for me

12:22 pm

Haz1558

hego, how far along are you in Downton Abbey - is the second series showing?

12:22 pm

OldOrangeCat

I watched all of Season one and the first two epiodes of season two on the computer.....I like it better that way as when I miss a line, I can go back and relisten to it...

12:23 pm

hego

I have TIVO so I can do that on my TV

12:23 pm

Haz1558

That's interesting - do you need to relisten because the accents are unusual or because of the content?

12:24 pm

hego

Sometimes it's the accent

12:24 pm

OldOrangeCat

It is the accent and also my own hearing problem....

12:24 pm

hego

or even the idioms

12:24 pm

SamanthaJoy

I have that problem with the accent, but I have a processing disorder that makes it worse. Still, English accents are easier than Boston ones for me!

12:24 pm

Haz1558

Yes, there are Yorkshire and Lancashire and Scots and Irish accents.

12:25 pm

hego

and all of them are in that show

12:25 pm

hego

But I love hearing Brits speak.

12:26 pm

Haz1558

There are infinite variations on the British accent, that's for sure.

12:26 pm

hego

same in USA

12:26 pm

Picklesny

back for the last 18

12:30 pm

HollyF

I'm missing one sh4/5, help please

12:30 pm

hego

Bye All. hagd

12:30 pm

Picklesny

the past of elimination

12:30 pm

SamanthaJoy

The three I have are all 4/5 combos; you have those?

12:31 pm

KnightTime

sh 4 - bowel movement

12:31 pm

Haz1558

If it's the last sh4/5 - plural female pronoun

12:31 pm

SamanthaJoy

D'oh! Sorry, you need a four. I'm an idiot today.

12:31 pm

hego

the last is plural of females

12:31 pm

Haz1558

Bye, hego

12:31 pm

hego

POOF!

12:32 pm

HollyF

Duh, thank you!!!!!!

12:32 pm

Haz1558

You're welcome.

12:35 pm

Haz1558

I must head kitchenward. Enjoy the grid. Bye for now!

12:35 pm

Haz1558

*gone*

12:36 pm

wvteach

need the third I in right corner - have the im 4/5 combo

12:42 pm

bogster

-s +o

12:45 pm

periwinkle

missing an A, have spanish goodbye and 2 hearing words

12:46 pm

wvteach

ad 4/5

12:46 pm

LeslieAnn

take a vowel out of the goodbye peri

12:46 pm

bogster

much a*** about nothing

12:46 pm

periwinkle

duh, ty

12:46 pm

periwinkle

it is the obvious ones I miss in these smaller grids

12:46 pm

periwinkle

6 left

12:47 pm

wvteach

need the third I in right corner - have the im 4/5 combo

12:47 pm

wvteach

have 3 left but monkeys worn out

12:47 pm

periwinkle

pl of the im4/6

12:47 pm

LeslieAnn

im 4/5/5 combo wv

12:48 pm

periwinkle

my monkeys quit on me

12:48 pm

periwinkle

missing 4 d words, and two p words

12:48 pm

wvteach

thnx leslie - 2 left

12:48 pm

periwinkle

one from each p

12:48 pm

wvteach

missing 1 M and i D

12:49 pm

periwinkle

have have 4 pa4 and one pa5

12:50 pm

periwinkle

one pu4

12:50 pm

periwinkle

two pe4 and one pe5

12:51 pm

periwinkle

found a ps4/5

12:51 pm

periwinkle

just need help with corner p

12:51 pm

MollyL

<---Loving Downton Abbey : )

12:51 pm

periwinkle

have not watched it yet Molly

12:52 pm

MollyL

I saw Haz chatting about it below, but she's gone now.

12:53 pm

periwinkle

3 left, one corner p and 2 d words

12:53 pm

MollyL

The corner p rhymes with wet dirt, plural

12:53 pm

periwinkle

hego is watching it too,Molly

12:54 pm

periwinkle

have pu4/7

12:54 pm

MollyL

I love shows about other time periods.

12:55 pm

MollyL

p + ***os means goodbye in Spanish

12:55 pm

periwinkle

ty Molly,have that one

12:56 pm

periwinkle

hate to go to the list with just 3 left, but monkeys have quit on me

12:56 pm

periwinkle

will come back later

1:23 pm

Snitkina

missing 1 H, I have 3 ha4s, he 4 an he 5

1:24 pm

jessmom

ha5/14

1:26 pm

Picklesny

help with the last da4/6

1:27 pm

turqaz

d + ***o (car)

1:29 pm

Picklesny

ty, turq!

1:29 pm

turqaz

yw

1:34 pm

HarryHood

nbt finally! that U took me awhile...24 to go

1:40 pm

HarryHood

13 left...going to list.

1:41 pm

bfsog

26 left here...

1:45 pm

EvaNadine

sooooooo.....
yknow whats embarrassing?

1:45 pm

bfsog

answering the door in a towel to the postal worker?

1:45 pm

Picklesny

what, eva?

1:45 pm

EvaNadine

sitting in a meeting with someone and drinking from your water bottle, only to realize that its NOT YOUR water bottle.

1:47 pm

HarryHood

can any1 clue my last 2 words...the second mi5/6?

1:47 pm

turqaz

LOL!!

1:48 pm

turqaz

2nd mi6 is something you don't want to ***pen

1:49 pm

HarryHood

ty turq!

1:49 pm

turqaz

yw

1:50 pm

Picklesny

2nd mi5

1:50 pm

turqaz

fireworks! maybe tomorrow's grid will be more interesting

1:51 pm

HarryHood

wtg turq!

1:51 pm

turqaz

2nd mi5: err

1:51 pm

turqaz

ty HH

1:51 pm

HarryHood

DONE

1:51 pm

turqaz

wtg HH!

1:51 pm

HarryHood

ty! gonna go eat some luncho

1:52 pm

turqaz

bon appetit

1:53 pm

turqaz

pickle: 2nd mi5: act incorrectly

1:54 pm

Picklesny

ty, turq, only need ta4/4 and mi6/24

1:54 pm

turqaz

yw

1:55 pm

turqaz

mi 6/24 plural of mi 5/14

1:55 pm

Picklesny

got the ta need the mi

1:56 pm

Picklesny

uno

1:56 pm

LuvWordGames

mi 6/24 plural of mi 5/14

1:57 pm

Picklesny

ty, all waiting for my hubby to return so we can share fireworks

1:59 pm

turqaz

yw

1:59 pm

turqaz

>poof<

2:15 pm

periwinkle

i give up.missing a p from the corner and two of the d's. all four letter words. don't want to go to the list

2:15 pm

periwinkle

not really giving up just having trouble finding them

2:16 pm

periwinkle

found that p, thought I had it already

2:16 pm

periwinkle

help with the d pls

2:17 pm

periwinkle

found the du4/6

2:17 pm

periwinkle

1 d word left

2:19 pm

periwinkle

and I do not see it

2:26 pm

KatieMcG

I'm missing one as well peri - I bet they are different ones lol

2:36 pm

cool.girl

hi everyone clues 4 the 6s please

2:43 pm

lbdawger

6 da's. 2 do

2:43 pm

lbdawger

2 di's, 2 du's

2:44 pm

lynxxx

TY dawg. Morning all

2:44 pm

lbdawger

Hi Lynxxx

2:45 pm

lbdawger

au6=plural of the 5; mi6. 24 is a plural, mi6.27 is an accident; od6 also a plural

2:49 pm

lynxxx

nice little no grief grid...Bye all

2:50 pm

lbdawger

whoooo hooooo LYNXXX!!

2:53 pm

cool.girl

can i have a clue for the mi6 24

2:58 pm

lbdawger

mi6.24, plural of the 5.14. stupid word.

3:02 pm

cool.girl

got the 5 still dont get the 6

3:03 pm

lbdawger

just add the plural letter to it

3:04 pm

cool.girl

is there more than 1 mi 14

3:06 pm

periwinkle

yes there are two

3:06 pm

cool.girl

i think i have wrong one can you clue me the 5

3:07 pm

cool.girl

imis

3:19 pm

markytom

fireworks

3:23 pm

dan2bit

mi5 - to accomplish incorrectly

3:23 pm

dan2bit

mi5 - in among

3:38 pm

bogster

ha5/14?

3:45 pm

lbdawger

old english for have pt

3:46 pm

bogster

tk

3:47 pm

lbdawger

yw

3:57 pm

bogster

clues anyone before I depart

3:57 pm

lbdawger

whooo hooooo bogster!!

3:57 pm

bogster

/tks

4:03 pm

zTink

clues for od words please

4:04 pm

MollyL

One who writes poetry, like the one about the Grecian Urn and plural.

4:05 pm

Good Enough

thanks molly. all i could think of for a clue was stangest minus a d

4:05 pm

zTink

Thanks Molly

4:06 pm

zTink

non down to 7 and 6 of them are M words and i I word

4:13 pm

Snitkina

missing the final s in the 4th column. Have 2 sos

4:14 pm

zTink

help please for the mi 6/27 and I didn't get

4:15 pm

zTink

Please, clue form the MI 6/27 and I didn't understand the clue for the HA 5/14

4:16 pm

Snitkina

Ha: when you used to possess something + the ending for most ordinal numbers

4:17 pm

zTink

got it thanks!

4:18 pm

Snitkina

Any help with the s's in the 4th column? I have 2 sos, is the third an so or an si?

4:18 pm

zTink

no si in puzzle

4:19 pm

Snitkina

thanx

4:19 pm

Snitkina

soud

4:19 pm

zTink

so 4/6 so-- "n" sanwich for lunch

4:20 pm

zTink

wash your hand with so-- and water

4:21 pm

OldOrangeCat

MI 6/27 accident (I got it below)

4:21 pm

zTink

the Mi 6/27 is my last word. help please

4:24 pm

OldOrangeCat

the beginning would be part of ***take for Mi 6/27

4:24 pm

Snitkina

thanks, but those are the 2sos I found and it is my last word. As for the MI 6 word: a common New Year's resolution is to promise to get into ****e.

4:24 pm

zTink

Mi 6/27 doesn't make sense to me

4:25 pm

zTink

got the Mi thanks so Much!!

4:25 pm

zTink

the lastt so is another name for a cocoa cola

4:25 pm

mkg

any clues for the i on top right corner?

4:25 pm

OldOrangeCat

I need them too

4:27 pm

zTink

all biult off the first one a word you would think started with an A

4:27 pm

mkg

what a waste of pl and sl and two s's and sn and th and thr.................

4:28 pm

Snitkina

I + the opposite of bright reversed

4:28 pm

mkg

ty got all 3

4:29 pm

mkg

have only one o word. the o 5 12. clues for others please.

4:29 pm

mkg

i hate that ps word. it is cheating.

4:30 pm

Snitkina

thanks, something you miss the most obvious words! Nice to see fireworks.

4:30 pm

montreal13

plural it mkg for od6

4:30 pm

mkg

have he 5 what is other h word for top h?

4:30 pm

montreal13

also ou 4/6

4:30 pm

mkg

ty. got that plural

4:31 pm

Snitkina

singular of he5

4:31 pm

Snitkina

singular of he5

4:31 pm

montreal13

he4, singular of he5

4:31 pm

mkg

ouds

4:31 pm

mkg

ooops so so sorry. off to pb

4:32 pm

montreal13

GMTA snitkina !

4:32 pm

mkg

i have he 4 5 only. need other

4:32 pm

mkg

got the plural. ty.

4:32 pm

Roses6

what's GMTA montreal?

4:33 pm

montreal13

great minds... roses

4:33 pm

Roses6

Oh TY, I will use that one!

4:34 pm

Roses6

yads

4:34 pm

montreal13

last word is a D4 something - I have DAx5, DIx2, DOx2 and 1 DU - what am I missing please ?

4:34 pm

Roses6

oops. so sorry...

4:34 pm

montreal13

not a word roses...

4:35 pm

mkg

i still need 20 wqords.

4:35 pm

mkg

need more clues i guess

4:35 pm

Good Enough

du4/6 or du4/8

4:35 pm

Roses6

lucky for me.

4:35 pm

montreal13

thx GE, will look

4:35 pm

Good Enough

twosome

4:36 pm

Good Enough

or do your du** to your country

4:36 pm

montreal13

Fireworks ! - many thanks GoodEnough !

4:36 pm

montreal13

was the du4/8

4:36 pm

mkg

ty got two words there.

4:36 pm

Roses6

could use some Y help - obviously.

4:36 pm

mkg

18 left.

4:37 pm

montreal13

ya 4/7, 4/6, 5/18,4/8

4:38 pm

montreal13

any clues needed ? anyone ?

4:38 pm

Roses6

thank you montreal. got em!

4:38 pm

montreal13

that was quick roses !

4:38 pm

Roses6

can you clue the lone u on the far right please?

4:39 pm

montreal13

anagram of twosomes...

4:39 pm

Roses6

Thank you. Gotta look that one up. :-)

4:40 pm

montreal13

:-)

4:40 pm

Good Enough

arggg you plurals

4:40 pm

montreal13

lol

4:41 pm

montreal13

last chance for free clues ...

4:42 pm

Good Enough

ty montreal. i only have two left and will agonize on my own

4:43 pm

montreal13

ok then, take care all and happy babbling "poof"

4:45 pm

Good Enough

firewords! *poof*

5:01 pm

OldOrangeCat

need a clue for corner i word--have two

5:01 pm

crosshair

howdy everyone:) back to get my last 21..i hope

5:02 pm

crosshair

im+ freuds friend and pl

5:03 pm

OldOrangeCat

I think they are the two I have ty

5:03 pm

crosshair

still looking for the others myself.have not listed yet

5:18 pm

OldOrangeCat

have 11 words left--am working on the P's in 1st and last columns...need clues

5:55 pm

welki

hi folks - can clue for a few if anyone needs help

5:56 pm

crosshair

howdy welki,may need a nudge from you verry soon

5:56 pm

welki

wooo - empty in here! 37 minutes since last post!

5:56 pm

welki

i am at your service :)

5:56 pm

crosshair

od 5 and 6?

5:57 pm

crosshair

i had to clue with ten to go:(

5:57 pm

welki

someone who might write a poem to a grecian urn (and plural)

5:58 pm

crosshair

ty welki:)

5:58 pm

welki

i like that kind of clue, glad it worked

5:59 pm

crosshair

works for me:))

6:02 pm

welki

danged mac mail is giving me a pain. every other computer/laptop/tablet/iphone in the house is turned off and it errors - says the account is 'in use by another device' - grrrr

6:05 pm

crosshair

:(((

6:05 pm

crosshair

someone on the other computers are still logged in

6:05 pm

crosshair

i get that often with gmail and msn,lets me know i am logged in on other devices to the same acct

6:06 pm

crosshair

but i do not do macs:))

6:06 pm

welki

nope, no one is logged on

6:06 pm

welki

there are some discussions about this at the apple support site - i have some research to do :)

6:07 pm

welki

article 1 is a bust

6:09 pm

mkg

ad 5 clue plz

6:09 pm

welki

ditto #2

6:09 pm

welki

ad5 - a spanish farewell

6:09 pm

crosshair

ad 5/12 to say goodbye

6:10 pm

mkg

got it. goodby in spanish

6:10 pm

welki

hmmm - maybe i have to change to imap

6:10 pm

crosshair

6 left and four of them are fours..cannot believe they are still hiding from me

6:12 pm

crosshair

5..

6:13 pm

crosshair

3..

6:13 pm

wvteach

2 left and not sure what they are - one is a M and one is a D - I have ma x 5 and mi x 7 and then i have da x 6 and di x 1 and do x 2 and du x 1 - what am i missing

6:14 pm

welki

1 mi7 missing

6:15 pm

crosshair

there is no mi7..unless i am going blind

6:15 pm

welki

and i'm guessing it's something like an accident or a mistake

6:15 pm

welki

oh you're right, it's mi6

6:15 pm

wvteach

that is mi 6 - have that one

6:16 pm

wvteach

i have mi 6 x 2, mi 5 x 2, and mi 4 x 3 - am i missing an mi

6:17 pm

crosshair

pl the mi 5/14?

6:17 pm

wvteach

have that one

6:18 pm

crosshair

THEN A SECOND MI 5/14= TO DO SOMETHING,BUT NOT SUCEED

6:18 pm

crosshair

i cannot type tonight

6:19 pm

wvteach

thnx - that was the mi i needed

6:19 pm

crosshair

:)

6:20 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I think you're in the PB but that is not a very nice way for me to enter, is it.

6:20 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Good evening.

6:20 pm

crosshair

howdy kaplan

6:20 pm

Kaplan the Magne

You used the verb in your clue.

6:20 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Howwwwwwdy.

6:21 pm

mkg

ha 5 14 plz.

6:21 pm

crosshair

ahhh..one of the 3 i need

6:23 pm

wvteach

now just need a D4

6:23 pm

wvteach

Kaplan - we both used the th 4/5

6:23 pm

Kaplan the Magne

What's to eat in the PB then?

6:24 pm

wvteach

ancient form of a verb

6:24 pm

crosshair

i made home made subs/gyros/hoagies tonight ,so i will put some in da pb

6:24 pm

wvteach

I'll bring some cookies and mugs of hot tea

6:25 pm

Kaplan the Magne

aren't words like th4 given a pass?

6:25 pm

crosshair

ha 5/14 anyone?

6:25 pm

wvteach

ha 5/14 - ancient use of a verb

6:26 pm

crosshair

ty teach

6:26 pm

wvteach

i have da x 6 and di x 1 and do x 2 and du x 1 - what am i missing

6:27 pm

wvteach

i know it is a 4 letter word

6:27 pm

mkg

what verb?????????????

6:27 pm

maggiej

there is a da 7

6:27 pm

kangabrat

verb of possession, mkg...

6:28 pm

wvteach

there are no 7 letter words in the stats

6:28 pm

maggiej

7 pts I meant ... 4 letters

6:29 pm

maggiej

I am new .. apologies

6:29 pm

OldOrangeCat

7 of them in a week

6:29 pm

maggiej

trying to figure out how you all chat

6:29 pm

wvteach

sorry - no need to apologize - i appreciate your help

6:29 pm

wvteach

have that da 4/7

6:30 pm

wvteach

we chat in all kinds of crazy - shortened - ways

6:30 pm

maggiej

do you have the da 4 letters 6 pts?

6:30 pm

crosshair

im 5/14 please

6:30 pm

crosshair

the first one

6:30 pm

OldOrangeCat

I must need the same da that you do

6:30 pm

Kaplan the Magne

We chat and sometimes do the grid.

6:31 pm

wvteach

there are two of them crossy - second one is pl of im 4, first one changes the final letter to a vowel

6:31 pm

maggiej

this is my 3rd grid and I have yet to complete one

6:31 pm

wvteach

don't have the list so I don't even know if it is a
DA

6:31 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Really. It takes longer than 3 grids.

6:32 pm

OldOrangeCat

Beavers some times visit them

6:32 pm

crosshair

ty teach

6:32 pm

wvteach

Never finished when i began but just enjoyed the challenge of the words - didn't even chat back then - but now that is half the fun

6:32 pm

maggiej

there are two da words

6:33 pm

Kaplan the Magne

After a while the fireworks get boring ;)

6:33 pm

wvteach

have the beavers home da 4/6

6:33 pm

mkg

maggie, i didnt finish the first dozens! it takes time. just enjoy doing it and the reset will come.

6:33 pm

crosshair

i used to kill myself to finish all grids during my first year,but after that i learned to enjoy the chog and the company,and finishing became less of a dire issue

6:33 pm

mkg

ok all, cant get that first ha 5 14. any clues other than ancient use of a verb? what was the verb?

6:33 pm

maggiej

ok :)

6:33 pm

OldOrangeCat

I just started a little over a week ago and I haven't finished one yet; am hoping to do so tonight???

6:33 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Process oriented, not product.

6:34 pm

crosshair

1...

6:34 pm

OldOrangeCat

I guess the ha 5/14 is an archaic or Shakespearean way of saying used to own

6:34 pm

mkg

give yourselves time guys. in six months you will whip through them

6:35 pm

Shirlockc

what mkg said, you start seeing the words, it gets easier

6:35 pm

crosshair

lol,i am 4th year this june and i still do not "whip" through them lol

6:35 pm

Kaplan the Magne

ooh- whips?

6:36 pm

crosshair

too busy making breakfast for the pb:))

6:36 pm

Shirlockc

i said easier, no whips ;)

6:36 pm

OldOrangeCat

need a clue for a Y word

6:36 pm

crosshair

lol,kaplan,relax,take a cold shower..ill get the ping pong paddles later

6:36 pm

mkg

still cant get ha............

6:36 pm

wvteach

and we enjoy just reading about your breakfasts

6:36 pm

wvteach

today I have, yesterday I ***

6:37 pm

mkg

ty got it.

6:37 pm

mkg

oh wow i am missing lots of mi words.

6:37 pm

crosshair

think that is bad? my last word is a piddly 4 and it is kicking my arse

6:38 pm

Kaplan the Magne

watching my soap. Are the soap people here?

6:38 pm

Shirlockc

oooo, pb for kaplan

6:38 pm

mkg

any clues for the second mi 5 14?

6:38 pm

wvteach

another trip to PB for Kasp

6:38 pm

crosshair

sorry kap,i think a tv is good to put a fish tank on..little els,or i just use it as a 400 dollar monitor for the dvd player

6:39 pm

crosshair

else

6:39 pm

Kaplan the Magne

OOPS. I barely got out. Now I can't even NAME my so4.

6:39 pm

OldOrangeCat

If you think in the middle ......

6:39 pm

crosshair

or biblical in the middle

6:39 pm

wvteach

mi 5/14 - wrong action

6:40 pm

mkg

anyone have a clue for second mi 5 14? what y0ou are cluing is the first one.

6:40 pm

OldOrangeCat

what about a Y clue???

6:40 pm

mkg

and wrong action is mi 6 i believe.

6:40 pm

mkg

y: sweet potatos

6:40 pm

OldOrangeCat

there is also a plural

6:41 pm

mkg

the other ys are with two vowels in place number 2 and 3 of the words. same two vowels in all 3 words

6:41 pm

wvteach

no there is a mi 5 - take action in the wrong way

6:41 pm

mkg

i have the plural. ty. need second mi 5 14 please.

6:41 pm

mkg

vwteach, is it before the 6? if so i must t hink what it is.

6:42 pm

OldOrangeCat

got the y thx

6:42 pm

wvteach

prefix that means wrong and root that means taking action

6:42 pm

mkg

ty got it. ty ty ty

6:42 pm

crosshair

fireworks!!! last work was the second ma 4/6:)

6:42 pm

wvteach

mi 5 is right before the mi 6 that means wrong action also

6:43 pm

crosshair

word

6:43 pm

OldOrangeCat

begins the same but is shorter

6:44 pm

crosshair

teach is a great cluer,so i will bid you all a good night

6:45 pm

OldOrangeCat

still working on P's in first and last columns

6:49 pm

LeslieAnn

cat, there is a ps 4/5 from the first p that is all consonants

6:51 pm

Shirlockc

i'm missing 2 da 4! how aggravating

6:57 pm

LeslieAnn

are the o words weird?

6:58 pm

wvteach

they are not common words

6:59 pm

LeslieAnn

ok. deciding whether to list with 14 left

7:00 pm

OldOrangeCat

no, I would say the o words are the opposite of even in a weird way

7:01 pm

OldOrangeCat

tx Leslie I got one all consonants P word

7:03 pm

OldOrangeCat

what does it mean to list?

7:04 pm

LeslieAnn

oooh. "lickety's babble clues" link under the grid. gives you first and second letters of all the words

7:04 pm

LeslieAnn

and lengths

7:05 pm

OldOrangeCat

tx LeslieAnn appreciate learning stuff that I don't know

7:06 pm

LeslieAnn

just ask! everyone here is very nice

7:12 pm

Tanja

at

7:12 pm

Tanja

hello all - just stopped in for five

7:13 pm

LeslieAnn

hi tanja

7:32 pm

OldOrangeCat

only two left--one i in the corner and one so 4/5

7:42 pm

wvteach

there are three so 4/5 - what you use in the shower, or type of beverage or type of food such as chicken noodle ****

7:48 pm

gapeach

Hi y'all! I have one left, ha5-14 please.....thannks

7:49 pm

gapeach

thanks even

7:53 pm

gapeach

nm

7:54 pm

gapeach

Fireworks. See y'all at the flip.

7:55 pm

big red

the last sh4/5 pls

7:57 pm

lbdawger

hims and hers

7:59 pm

big red

thanks ibd

7:59 pm

lbdawger

wasn't sure if that was too obscure.

7:59 pm

lbdawger

ttfn, see you all tomorrow

7:59 pm

big red

it was a good clue.

7:59 pm

big red

bye ibd

8:11 pm

bekki

need a ha/5

8:15 pm

Picklesny

bekki, its the possive in a archaric way

8:15 pm

Picklesny

possessive

8:16 pm

Picklesny

its weird to finish so early

8:20 pm

bekki

sorry still can't get it

8:21 pm

bekki

how about ma 5/16

8:22 pm

Picklesny

its a spin off from all in the family without the e

8:25 pm

bekki

thank you have 4 left three mi and one ha mi is 5/14 x2 and mi 6/24

8:26 pm

Picklesny

mi 6/24 is usually a word that starts with a meaning middle

8:28 pm

Picklesny

i'm sorry 6 is plural of one of the 5/14. 5/14 is a consonant added to 4/6

8:30 pm

bekki

thank you now I need the other mi 5/14

8:30 pm

Picklesny

the other 5/14 is a word i never heard of before begins like 6/27 and ends like an active verb

8:36 pm

bekki

all I nee now is that ha 5/14

8:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

i don't like these little grids, they are hard!

8:37 pm

suz01

I agree Temple Owl

8:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

misdam

8:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

oops

8:38 pm

magazinemom

ha + consonant+ walking down the **reet

8:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

hellosuz and all

8:38 pm

suz01

good evening!

8:39 pm

suz01

hast

8:39 pm

magazinemom

hi TO

8:39 pm

magazinemom

close suz! put a consonant in the m iddle

8:39 pm

suz01

opps!

8:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty only 8 to go

8:39 pm

suz01

dst

8:39 pm

suz01

OMG did it again

8:40 pm

big red

clue for mi 5/14 pls, the second one. thanks

8:40 pm

bekki

Thank you everyone for your help FIREWORKS

8:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

wtg bekki!

8:40 pm

magazinemom

mi+ snake letter + de ** run, run, run

8:41 pm

suz01

thanks, mag

8:41 pm

magazinemom

yw. lousy clue for that mi 5. LOL

8:41 pm

bekki

it wasn't as easy as I thought it would be

8:42 pm

OldOrangeCat

WVteach thx for shower clue; I had the others NOW, I need IM 14 and not the plural of IM 6 HELP it's my last one and will be my first completed grid

8:43 pm

big red

not getting the mi 5 clue sorry

8:43 pm

72 Temple Owl

add a vowel

8:44 pm

big red

finally got it. thanks mag

8:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

make a badmove = mi5. think prefix

8:44 pm

maggiej

good job Old Orange, I have 15 left and I am about to give up

8:44 pm

magazinemom

yw

8:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

don't give up.list.

8:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

and fireworkd for me, thatnk to list!

8:50 pm

OldOrangeCat

clue please for IM 14

8:51 pm

suz01

hurrah for Owl

8:51 pm

magazinemom

im 5/14 the first- add a vowel to the 4/6

8:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

ass a vowel to im4

8:51 pm

magazinemom

and that's firewords for me!!

8:51 pm

big red

congrats mag

8:51 pm

magazinemom

yay TO!

8:51 pm

magazinemom

ty

8:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

yay mm! got to run - oven just rang happy babbling

8:52 pm

suz01

whoo hoo mag

8:53 pm

OldOrangeCat

THANK YOU THANK YOU mag.....fireworks for me....

8:54 pm

big red

congrats old orange

9:04 pm

dan2bit

evening all!

9:05 pm

OldOrangeCat

Thank you all for all your clues....closing down now....nite

9:09 pm

dan2bit

looking for an m4 from the lower m. i have angries, woman's name and months, what am i missing?

9:11 pm

dan2bit

nm found it. firewords!

9:34 pm

Jacula

Hi all. I've just finished scanning photos for my family, planning 2 short stories and going down memory lane (with photos) on my blog.

9:35 pm

Jacula

Everyone's got fireworks now, though! Well done all.

9:36 pm

Jacula

It was an easy grid. I hate it when that happens on a day with not much to do. Beloved doesn't! Because it most likely means I'll head for the kitchen and bake nice things. LOL

9:40 pm

Jacula

I love being a 'housewife', i.e. my own boss, and a writer, but it's a state that can't continue much longer if I don't find more part-time paid work and Beloved doesn't find more full-time paid work. It may well have to flip around. However, he's younger than me and is also male,so he'll probably find work sooner than I do. I know I've put that album of 'old adverts that may shock you' on FB, but not that much has changed since then!

9:43 pm

Minveryork

Not me!I am not done yet! I still have two more words

9:44 pm

Jacula

Need any clues, Min?

9:45 pm

stidmama

go min go! (halfway in about five minutes...)

9:45 pm

Minveryork

No thanks! I think I will get them eventually. I'll see if I can figure them out first. I am sure they are fishes.

9:45 pm

Minveryork

Thanks stidmama and hello there?Did you teach today

9:46 pm

Jacula

Stiddy! I didn't recognise you at first; your hair has got so short.

9:47 pm

stidmama

I did, Min -- and wanted to tell you how well the Amelia Bedelia books worked yesterday!!! :-)

9:47 pm

stidmama

I really enjoyed the last two days in my friend's classroom. I am still a little rough around the edges, but that school (and the one I will be at later this week) is a nurturing place for me where I can ask for help and advice. I had a great time

9:48 pm

stidmama

hey Jac. Hope you are well? I see you are looking for full-time employment as well. Hope you find something you enjoy and soon.

9:48 pm

Jacula

I'd prefer part-time, stid., but the choice may not be there.

9:49 pm

Jacula

I am well, thanks, Stid. Glad you are enjoying your teaching experience.

9:51 pm

Jacula

Most part-time work goes to foreigners now in UK.

9:51 pm

Minveryork

Oh terrific stidmama,I am glad you had a good lesson.

9:55 pm

Jacula

It's quite ironic really - my daughter, a graduate in UK couldn't find a deent job here and so went off travelling and then landed in Brasov, Romania. She's just been offered at good job there but crap job here; the equivalent of Â£200 a month. But having that job will get her a better job back in UK eventually. Hah, bloody, hah.

9:55 pm

stidmama

brb phone

9:56 pm

Jacula

Would any of you like to do a 24 hours shift with 48 hours off and then do it again - for Â£200 a month?

9:56 pm

stidmama

oh man, Jac - that does NOT sound like a good idea for me... but then I am old and need my sleep!

9:57 pm

Jacula

It's a deal and makes her happy for now.

9:58 pm

stidmama

Then that is the right thing for her, to be sure. I am pleased she has something that will allow her to begin to stretch her wings.

9:58 pm

Jacula

It means she feels 'useful' again.

9:59 pm

stidmama

It's nice to have purpose.

9:59 pm

stidmama

what is second letter for the i word please?

9:59 pm

stidmama

also help on the O for NBT?

10:00 pm

Jacula

I'm too tired now. It's good she has a purpose in life again, but she does need to get rid of the b'f!

10:00 pm

stidmama

NVM pulled a peri

10:00 pm

Jacula

im - stid.

10:00 pm

stidmama

bf and gf issues are never a good thing, imho

10:01 pm

Jacula

stid - no, they are not. But what do we know? We are merely parents.

10:01 pm

Jacula

You must remember that parents know nothing about relationships, love, sex etc., Stid!

10:01 pm

stidmama

LOL yep. kids never want to learn from their parents' mistakes... *sigh*

*loving look at Tom -- a decided NON-mistake*

10:02 pm

Jacula

*leaves Stid to go off and do whatever with Tom*. ;-))))

10:02 pm

snags

what a wonderful thing to say stidmama

10:03 pm

stidmama

LOL Jac! hey snags

10:03 pm

stidmama

down to 23 but my eyes are getting tired.

10:03 pm

snags

hey all

10:03 pm

snags

brb

10:04 pm

Jacula

stid - go to bed with Tom - it's more rewarding, even if it's only a loving cuddle.

10:05 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

10:06 pm

stidmama

hey jmc!

10:06 pm

Jacula

Hello jmc.

10:06 pm

stidmama

Jac, that is a good idea -- but for when my toe has healed a little bit. Right now there is NO comfortable cuddling.

10:08 pm

jmcnrick

personally i never used my tow cuddling but each to their own

10:08 pm

jmcnrick

*toe

10:08 pm

Minveryork

Hi jmcnrick! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid.

10:09 pm

jmcnrick

hi min

10:09 pm

stidmama

meaning, if I am on the one side the hip hurts and the other side the toe hurts... *sigh* oh well. I have about 6 weeks to get better before our anniversary.

10:11 pm

Jacula

Well. I'm going to go off to cuddle my man now. If he's on his back he will be snoring AND his chest hair will make me itch if I cuddle up, but I have worked out the best bit to shave to avoid that. If he's on his side he'll probably still be snoring and grinding his teeth as well. He might also have taken all the bedclothes over to his side of the bed. That is when I need to become the dominatrix and order him to do whatever I want. he usuallly does. If he doesn't,. a few firm shoves with my midd-aged ample behind usually does the trick.

10:11 pm

jmcnrick

what are the stats for the U please

10:11 pm

stidmama

oh well, down to 20. I think I will go check email, and back in a little to finish.

10:11 pm

stidmama

LOL Jac! you make it sound SOOOO romantic!

10:11 pm

jmcnrick

haha jac sounds delightful

10:11 pm

stidmama

hope you have a very good rest of your week ((hugs))

10:12 pm

stidmama

Min -- did you finish and I missed it?

10:12 pm

stidmama

ud 4/6 jmc

10:12 pm

Jacula

He loves me, no matter what you lot think! LOL

10:12 pm

Minveryork

No, I am still looking for my last two words stidmama.

10:12 pm

jmcnrick

ty stid

10:12 pm

jmcnrick

i am sure he does jac and you him

10:13 pm

Minveryork

M's Mostly Maneuvered! 1 left

10:13 pm

jmcnrick

go min go!

10:15 pm

Jacula

http://tinyurl.com/6x8ofe

10:15 pm

Jacula

That link perhaps shows the kind of humour UK couples share.

10:16 pm

Minveryork

I am done! I have fireworks! mi5/14 was my last word

10:17 pm

jmcnrick

whooo hooo min!

10:17 pm

Minveryork

Too late to do a story of clues so I am off to bed. Bye!

10:17 pm

Minveryork

Goodnight to my fellow babblers! I'll see you tomorrow

10:18 pm

stidmama

YAY Min -- sweet dreams!

10:18 pm

jmcnrick

bye min

10:20 pm

jmcnrick

stats for the o please

10:20 pm

Jacula

od5 & 6 plus od4.

10:20 pm

jmcnrick

ty

10:21 pm

stidmama

thanks Jac -- now 16

10:21 pm

jmcnrick

nbt

10:22 pm

jmcnrick

nbs

10:22 pm

stidmama

go jmc go!

10:23 pm

Jacula

I'd like to write a clue story but it's 4.20am and, despite being awake, I'm not sharp enough to write one now.

10:23 pm

jmcnrick

no problem it is a fairly tiny grid

10:24 pm

Jacula

Maybe if you lot give me a shower of word needed I can write a story including them?

10:24 pm

jmcnrick

hmmm well i am not listing so it would be harder

10:24 pm

jmcnrick

but if i were to write a story it would include so4 and pe4&5

10:25 pm

jmcnrick

what i need is the non-tuber ya words

10:25 pm

Jacula

I didn't list either, jmc.

10:25 pm

jmcnrick

and multiple p and m words

10:25 pm

kje

ya4/8 - y + start of the noise part of the TV

10:26 pm

jmcnrick

haha you rarely do, do you jac

10:26 pm

kje

another ya4/8 - yelp

10:26 pm

Jacula

ya4/8 an 5 plural refers to old, worn out mares from Scotland.

10:26 pm

jmcnrick

hi kje that got me two

10:27 pm

jmcnrick

ty jac

10:27 pm

jmcnrick

didn't know that word

10:27 pm

kje

mi5/14 - err

10:27 pm

Jacula

ya4/8 is another Scots version of to yell.

10:27 pm

kje

another mi5/14 - center + avenue or road alternative abbr

10:28 pm

kje

and plural that one

10:28 pm

jmcnrick

y conquered

10:28 pm

kje

which m are you missing, kmc?

10:28 pm

kje

the top or bottom?

10:28 pm

jmcnrick

trying to adopt me? ;-)

10:29 pm

stidmama

brb phone

10:29 pm

jmcnrick

both but mostly the top

10:29 pm

kje

hells no ; )

10:29 pm

kje

hi stid

10:29 pm

kje

bye stid

10:29 pm

kje

did you get those 3 mi I just clued?

10:29 pm

jmcnrick

oh fish me for that clue!

10:29 pm

jillibus

hello all

10:29 pm

jmcnrick

hi jill

10:29 pm

kje

hi jilli

10:29 pm

Jacula

Hi jillibus.x

10:30 pm

kje

will clue a minute or 2 more, jmc, but then must get to bed...

10:30 pm

jillibus

nice to see you, jmc, kle, and jac

10:31 pm

jmcnrick

on the bottom m i have angry and bea arthur

10:31 pm

kje

ma4/6 - ma + big footbal school in Austin, TX

10:31 pm

jmcnrick

just lack one word

10:31 pm

kje

ma4/7 - after aprils

10:32 pm

jmcnrick

the university as it was known when i was growing up

10:32 pm

kje

THE university ; )

10:32 pm

torgone

Heyas kids ..

10:32 pm

Jacula

Jilli - if you haven't seen this alread on my blog or elsewhere, please click on it. http://tinyurl.com/7ptcnd7

10:32 pm

jillibus

sorry, dunno Texas football schools

10:32 pm

jmcnrick

THE university

10:32 pm

jmcnrick

hi torgie

10:32 pm

Jacula

Hiya torg.

10:33 pm

kje

jilli - ma + stat of state housing Salt Lake City

10:33 pm

kje

m;s done, jmc?

10:33 pm

jmcnrick

ma+ college in the capital of ontario

10:33 pm

jmcnrick

bottom done still need 2 for the top

10:33 pm

kje

that should have read start of state

10:34 pm

kje

mi6/27 - an accident

10:34 pm

jmcnrick

i have center center centers err fog fogs

10:34 pm

kje

mi4/5 - fermented soybean paste used in soup

10:34 pm

jmcnrick

one more

10:34 pm

jmcnrick

duh!

10:35 pm

jmcnrick

ty kje for holding my hand

10:35 pm

kje

yw.... now must go to bed

10:35 pm

jmcnrick

m mashed and marinaded

10:35 pm

torgone

soup

10:35 pm

kje

happy babbling all

10:35 pm

jmcnrick

bye kje

10:35 pm

torgone

Niters K

10:35 pm

jmcnrick

there is some in the pb torgie -- kale and potatoes i made it last night

10:36 pm

jillibus

I give up -- too tired these days

10:36 pm

Jacula

After sending torg to the PB, I'm of to bed. See you all next, hopefully bigger grid.

10:36 pm

jmcnrick

sorry you are tired jilli

10:36 pm

torgone

Yum

10:36 pm

jmcnrick

me too i don't have to work tomorrow night

10:37 pm

JenMO16

i don't have to work tomorrow! hi all!

10:37 pm

jmcnrick

hope you are not a vegetarian i put in a couple chicken breasts cut up in small pieces

10:37 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo jen!

10:37 pm

torgone

Sounds good jmc

10:37 pm

jillibus

bye jac -- had enjoyed that clip before -- great guy

10:38 pm

JenMO16

hope it is a BIG puzle tomorrow!

10:38 pm

torgone

I have to work tomorrow and tomorrow night ..

10:38 pm

jmcnrick

*cuts up some a crusty bagget for torgie*

10:38 pm

jmcnrick

bummer torgie

10:38 pm

jmcnrick

hopes that makes you a rich man

10:39 pm

jillibus

that's a baguette, lol, jmc the dyslexic!

10:39 pm

jmcnrick

i am not dyslexic i just can't spell! haha

10:39 pm

torgone

Rich? Ha! But I will be closer to moving into my new digs ..

10:39 pm

jmcnrick

not being able to spell some times helps with this game

10:39 pm

jmcnrick

ooooo tell me about the new digs

10:40 pm

jmcnrick

i for example actually cooked so** in my mostly done kitchen last night

10:40 pm

jillibus

luvya anyway, jmc -- my hubby couldn't spell either

10:41 pm

jillibus

too right -- enable can't spell either

10:42 pm

torgone

Nice big place with a nice view and in a somewhat less crime riddled area ..

10:42 pm

jmcnrick

sounds like a plan

10:42 pm

torgone

I'll put some pics up on fb shortly ..

10:43 pm

stidmama

*sigh* stidkid #1 is coming back home on Friday. I had hoped it would be a little longer... Oh well....

10:43 pm

jmcnrick

my boy's roommate got held up by gunpoint night before last and promptly moved back to philly so less crime ridden is good

10:43 pm

stidmama

hey tor. glad you are moving.

10:43 pm

jmcnrick

where was he stiddy?

10:44 pm

jillibus

hi stid -- I guess kid#1 isn't quite ready to move out yet -- still needs you all?

10:45 pm

mab

a view is so important, I think, having none myself.

10:45 pm

stidmama

he is staying with a friend, jmc. He needs to be more independent. Things are a lot less awful when there is only one of them here.

10:45 pm

stidmama

hey jill.

10:45 pm

jmcnrick

i always have a point of view

10:45 pm

jmcnrick

i bet stiddy--personally i am happy with my empty nest

10:45 pm

jmcnrick

hi mab

10:46 pm

jillibus

less crime is even more important than a view

10:46 pm

mab

that's true. safety is good.

10:46 pm

stidmama

he only needs us because he is not currently able to earn even a sub-living wage, jill... *sigh*

10:47 pm

jmcnrick

thats what so** kitchens are for stiddy

10:47 pm

stidmama

and because I am not earning enough to supplement the cardboard box under the overpass yet...

10:48 pm

jmcnrick

haha my boy and i were talking and he said: I don't want my mother to eat cat food and I said I can eat much more cheaply than that!

10:48 pm

stidmama

kid hasn't been interested in finding out how much it costs to live independently, but I can tell you that he doesn't even earn enough to pay for two decent meals a day at the moment.

10:49 pm

mab

is your son going to college, stid?

10:49 pm

stidmama

I tried cat food once (I was 10) -- haven't needed to try it since! LOL

10:50 pm

mab

I agree jmc. cat food is expensive.

10:50 pm

stidmama

no mab, is on restricted admission to the community college after being suspended for grades. At least they are giving him another chance, but highly structured and only a few credits a quarter.

10:50 pm

jmcnrick

ty mab my point exactly

10:51 pm

jmcnrick

he will work his way through it eventually stiddu

10:51 pm

mab

that's worrisome. in this economy he needs to apply himself.

10:52 pm

stidmama

yes jmc, that is our hope... and precisely, mab. that, and that he is very disrespectful toward us and dismissive of our home -- he dreams big, but lacks knowledge to know what is reasonable.

10:53 pm

stidmama

That last is an unfortunate family trait. Took my brother 4 decades and more to become comfortable with accepting reality and moving forward from what IS rather than what "ought" to be.

10:53 pm

jmcnrick

i have m6 m6 and o6 what is the last 6 please

10:54 pm

stidmama

It makes for very angry people, this dis-satisfaction with life as it is lived.

10:54 pm

jmcnrick

i still dream of what ought to be but live with what is

10:54 pm

mab

I met a young man recently whose plan is to play soccer for France. That's is whole plan. He presently plays soccer for no one.

10:54 pm

LisaG

au 6

10:54 pm

stidmama

I only have mi 6/27 jmc...

10:54 pm

stidmama

thanks Lisa!

10:54 pm

jmcnrick

ty lisa

10:55 pm

jmcnrick

oh of course! duh!

10:55 pm

LisaG

au 6~think musical or radio....what is a clue for the o6?

10:55 pm

stidmama

yes mab, I am not sure where the disconnect comes in, but I think it has something to do with too much leisure time, the way "life" is portrayed in the media, and a lack of meaningful employment for young people in general

10:55 pm

stidmama

oh! thanks for the A 6

10:56 pm

jmcnrick

a people who practice od?

10:56 pm

LisaG

i have no o's...

10:56 pm

stidmama

thanks jmc

10:56 pm

jmcnrick

od5 & 6

10:56 pm

LisaG

well lol...just got the o 5 and 6

10:57 pm

jmcnrick

haha

10:58 pm

mab

the other o is ou4

10:58 pm

jmcnrick

ty mab

10:59 pm

stidmama

thanks for the last O also

10:59 pm

jmcnrick

o "obolished"

10:59 pm

jmcnrick

10 left

10:59 pm

LisaG

thanks :)

10:59 pm

torgone

Uno ..

10:59 pm

jmcnrick

go torgie go!

11:00 pm

stidmama

goooooooo toooooooorrrrrrrrr!!!! *holds breath*

11:00 pm

jmcnrick

really stiddy you do not look good in that shade of blue

11:00 pm

stidmama

*purple*

11:01 pm

jmcnrick

hmmm that is not an improvement

11:01 pm

stidmama

are both mi 6 worth 27 points?

11:01 pm

jmcnrick

one is 24

11:01 pm

stidmama

okay, thanks *thinking*

11:04 pm

jmcnrick

i have i 4& 5 what i am I missing?

11:04 pm

stidmama

okay, clue for the m 6/24 please?

11:05 pm

jmcnrick

plural center stiddy

11:05 pm

jmcnrick

in our mi5 pl

11:06 pm

stidmama

OH!!!! I thought I had typed that already and clearly my eyes are ready to be done. thanks -- down to 6

11:06 pm

jmcnrick

8 left for me

11:06 pm

stidmama

four....

11:07 pm

stidmama

one each from four tiles. *sigh*

11:07 pm

stidmama

tor? you still with us???? *shakes tor gently*

11:07 pm

jmcnrick

good thing you quit holding your breadth for torg

11:07 pm

jmcnrick

no help for the last i word?

11:07 pm

torgone

Still trying to figure out my last word ..

11:07 pm

stidmama

LOL how did you know I was gaining weight jmc?

11:07 pm

stidmama

plural the im 4

11:08 pm

jmcnrick

did that

11:08 pm

stidmama

im 4 + vowel

11:08 pm

mab

put a vowel on the end

11:08 pm

stidmama

babblet...

11:09 pm

jmcnrick

new one for me

11:09 pm

jmcnrick

ty

11:09 pm

jmcnrick

i don't understand the weight comment

11:09 pm

jmcnrick

go torg go!

11:09 pm

stidmama

your comment at 11:07. ;-) (check spelling)

11:10 pm

jmcnrick

haha

11:10 pm

stidmama

okay, too stuck. listing at 4

11:10 pm

jmcnrick

dosi

11:10 pm

jmcnrick

oops

11:11 pm

jmcnrick

7 left and i am baffled

11:11 pm

stidmama

three

11:11 pm

torgone

No word, no foul ..

11:11 pm

jmcnrick

:-D

11:12 pm

torgone

FW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11:12 pm

torgone

Wheee!

11:12 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo torg!!

11:12 pm

stidmama

YAY TOR!!!!!

11:12 pm

stidmama

(two)

11:12 pm

mab

hip hip hooray!!!!

11:13 pm

jmcnrick

go stid go!

11:13 pm

jmcnrick

6 left

11:13 pm

jmcnrick

4

11:13 pm

torgone

Go go go!

11:14 pm

stidmama

one

11:15 pm

jmcnrick

oh lord these are all fish!

11:15 pm

stidmama

ack. fishy SO which is a false cognate of the spanish word for the liquid meal SO. *sigh*

11:15 pm

jmcnrick

3

11:15 pm

stidmama

yes, freewords!

11:15 pm

jmcnrick

1

11:15 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo stiddie

11:16 pm

torgone

Yay stid! Go jmc!

11:16 pm

mab

hoorah!!!

11:16 pm

jmcnrick

fw!

11:16 pm

stidmama

go jmc go!!!!!

11:16 pm

mab

and again hooray!!!

11:16 pm

jmcnrick

11:16 pm

jmcnrick

11:16 pm

mab

still one for me.

11:17 pm

jmcnrick

*fills up tub with water for the last 7 fish*

11:17 pm

jmcnrick

go mab go!

11:17 pm

stidmama

go mab!!!

11:17 pm

stidmama

YAY jmc!!!!

11:17 pm

torgone

Yay jmc! Go mab!

11:20 pm

mab

finally. done.

11:20 pm

mab

my last word always seems to be a perfectly normal word that i'm unable to see.

11:20 pm

torgone

Yay mab!

11:21 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo mab!

11:21 pm

torgone

That's the way of it ..

11:23 pm

jmcnrick

alright i am off to read about. . . . i forget what

11:24 pm

jmcnrick

*poof*

11:49 pm

jillibus

woke up enough to go to morewords and finish

11:49 pm

jillibus

back after the flip

11:57 pm

MLFAN17

hello

11:59 pm

sammysmom

hi all

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