Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, April 9, 2013

12:00 am

cosdem

phantom slytherin :P

12:01 am

gremlinn

Or stygian?

12:01 am

cosdem

not worth the effort. gn all

12:02 am

rbud

flip - hi all, bye some... :)

12:03 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:04 am

knutmeg

Thank you, Lickety!!

12:05 am

MimiCat

Just for you lickety from the grid---g'day!

12:07 am

mkg

ty lickety

12:07 am

Lizlin

ty lickety

12:08 am

Erda

Thank you, Lickety!!!

12:08 am

MimiCat

{{Liz}} Just in time to say goodbye! Gotta get some rest. Glad to touch base, though.

12:08 am

Lizlin

Mimi - long time no see - sleep well :)

12:09 am

MimiCat

Thanks, dear. Maybe catch you later?

12:10 am

Lizlin

Hope so :)

12:10 am

MimiCat

Bye all. Hugs.

12:11 am

Lizlin

Hugs Mimi, pleasant dreams :)

12:12 am

VolleymomDee

flip; hi all

12:12 am

VolleymomDee

di 6

12:13 am

Lizlin

Hi Dee :)

12:13 am

VolleymomDee

howdy liz!

12:14 am

torgone

nbt

12:14 am

VolleymomDee

wtg tor! what is the h in the last col please?

12:15 am

ARB

he 5 man's name

12:15 am

torgone

he5

12:15 am

VolleymomDee

ty looking

12:15 am

Lizlin

ty for he 5 - would never have tried that.

12:16 am

torgone

nbs

12:16 am

Erda

It's a unit of inductance.

12:16 am

VolleymomDee

wtg tor

12:16 am

VolleymomDee

nbt nbs and ty

12:16 am

torgone

Unit of inductance ..

12:17 am

torgone

Like Erda said ..

12:17 am

Lizlin

Yup! Just checked the meaning!

12:18 am

torgone

au5 & 6

12:19 am

rururocks

don't see the he 5

12:19 am

ARB

pi 6

12:19 am

rururocks

oh

12:19 am

rururocks

got it

12:19 am

rururocks

thanks erda

12:20 am

rururocks

hits

12:20 am

Lizlin

ty ARB :)

12:20 am

Erda

YW ruru

12:22 am

ARB

ay 4 Hebrew letter

12:24 am

sammysmom

????

12:24 am

sammysmom

????

12:24 am

sammysmom

????

12:24 am

sammysmom

????

12:27 am

sss1

how many words please

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

77

12:27 am

Erda

77 sss1

12:27 am

rbud

77

12:27 am

sss1

thanks erda

12:28 am

sss1

and rbud

12:28 am

sss1

how it it can be i do not know lol

12:28 am

KnightTime

fireworks

12:29 am

Lizlin

Congrats Knight

12:29 am

rbud

yay, Knight!

12:29 am

VolleymomDee

well done, knight

12:30 am

rururocks

firewoiks here too

12:30 am

KnightTime

good job - grid is easy for a small grid

12:30 am

sss1

wow

12:30 am

VolleymomDee

congrats, ru

12:30 am

KnightTime

got em all with monkey's help

12:30 am

Lizlin

Congrats ru

12:33 am

dizgrannie

F/Ws

12:33 am

Lizlin

congrats Diz

12:34 am

dizgrannie

ty

12:38 am

rururocks

<---didn't need monkeys

12:46 am

rururocks

<---ate his own bananas?

12:59 am

rururocks

everybody done already?

1:01 am

Lizlin

Ground to a halt at 20! Not so easy for me!

1:01 am

Lizlin

20 left that is!

1:03 am

Lizlin

Time for a break. 18 left for later. Sleep well over there :)

1:03 am

rururocks

good luck liz.. i'm heading out

1:03 am

Lizlin

:)

1:11 am

flosey

hi everyone

1:14 am

flosey

wow, are most players finished?

1:35 am

worzel

gooooooooooooooooood morning fellow babblers - just a quick in and out 4 me at moment - would someone let me know how many words please? xxx

1:35 am

Alexis Elise

77

1:35 am

flosey

77 words

1:35 am

flosey

and hi worzel and Alexis

1:36 am

worzel

ty alexis and flosey xxx promise i'll talk 2 u all in a bit gotta dash!!! xxx

1:36 am

flosey

chat has been very quiet since I came in

1:36 am

flosey

ok, bye for now worzel

1:53 am

jillibus

hi all -- just remembered (was checking email)

2:04 am

jillibus

not talking to me, flosey?

2:07 am

jillibus

nbs

2:07 am

jillibus

yay me

2:13 am

flosey

lol, I had written a note that I would be off for a few minutes - didn't hit enter!!!

2:14 am

flosey

back again, and hi jilli, it has been quiet in here

2:14 am

flosey

took a break to do my daily Lumosity

2:14 am

jillibus

ah, I see! Getting tea?

2:15 am

flosey

shouldn't be doing it this late in the day

2:15 am

jillibus

Lumosity?

2:15 am

flosey

yes it's a memory etc. builder program

2:16 am

flosey

have to work on protecting this memory

2:16 am

jillibus

not the best time for memory exercises after bridge either -- what bizarre hands today!

2:16 am

flosey

check it out, jilli,

2:16 am

flosey

weren't they odd

2:17 am

flosey

obviously it hasn't helped me with my bridge

2:17 am

jillibus

flosy -- May 22 at 2 pm Nick's partner will be giving a talk on Memory and Aging at Seniors. He has an MA in Gerontology.

2:18 am

flosey

oh, interesting, I must attend

2:19 am

jillibus

I hope he gets a good turnout -- should be a good one.

2:19 am

flosey

yes, I'll say, I'll spread the word

2:20 am

jillibus

do you have the E in the right column?

2:20 am

flosey

yes, just a sec

2:21 am

flosey

ey4/6

2:21 am

jillibus

I know that but can't find it -- monkeys are hopeless

2:22 am

jillibus

Lickety is up, in case you didn't know

2:22 am

flosey

ey then below

2:23 am

flosey

literally

2:25 am

flosey

directly

2:26 am

flosey

my monkeys are helping tonight, good thing, brain isn't

2:27 am

jillibus

got it at last -- thought I'd tried it but had it sort of backwards. NBT/NBS now and that's enough -- stupid babblets -- bedtime! Goodnight and *poof

2:27 am

flosey

as I should do, but will plod on for a bit

2:31 am

Buttonman

evening all

2:31 am

flosey

Hi Buttonman

2:31 am

Buttonman

hi flosey

2:32 am

Buttonman

Flosey, I need a clue for the sl 5/16 please

2:32 am

flosey

has been very quiet in here - am always late on Monday night, and guess many had finished

2:33 am

flosey

same as the first sl5/12 change first vowel to sometimes vowel

2:33 am

Buttonman

I am up at 2:30 am and can't sleep

2:34 am

flosey

oh, that's not good

2:34 am

flosey

where are you?

2:34 am

flosey

I'm on west coast

2:34 am

flosey

so just past 12:30 here

2:35 am

Buttonman

College Station, Texas

2:35 am

Buttonman

What part of the West Coast...I have four children and 24 grandchildren in California

2:37 am

flosey

interesting, have only seen the inside of the Airport in Texas - coming out of Toronto during winter snowstorm - flew to NY, then to Tx. then to Nevada - left early am, arrived late pm

2:37 am

flosey

BC Canada

2:38 am

Buttonman

thanks flosey, got the sl5

2:38 am

flosey

uw

2:38 am

flosey

yw

2:38 am

flosey

interesting, I have 4 children, 2 grandsons

2:39 am

Buttonman

we love visiting Canada...wonderful and beautiful...esp the west coast

2:40 am

flosey

yes, hubby was born/raised here, then taught just north of Toronto for 30 years but his dream was always to come home to farm the family property

2:41 am

flosey

so we're in a valley, also have mountain property where his father homesteaded following the Boer War

2:48 am

Buttonman

finished and headed to bed...nice visiting with you flosey

2:49 am

flosey

thanks, enjoyed, and well done

2:49 am

flosey

have a good sleep now

3:47 am

Sudo-Kid

di4,5 anyone?

3:48 am

mixi6

kid's say the d***dest things, suko=kid

4:11 am

sprite

good morning all

4:13 am

grannyrose

hello spritey...we meet again. lol. have you had a good night, dearest?

4:14 am

sprite

*hugs rose*
Not spectacularly, no. Still coughing a lot. And you?

4:14 am

sprite

how was your long shift?

4:16 am

grannyrose

awww, poor sprite. i hope you are soon over this, sweetie. today was interesting....at one point we had 6 nurses, 6 bays, and 7 patients.

4:17 am

crosshair

good morning my babble friends:)

4:17 am

grannyrose

new shoes were great....have very tired feet, but legs and back not too bad.

4:17 am

sprite

omg! How did you solve that?
"Sorry m'am, we are full, you'll be operated on in the corridor... or you will have to share an OR."

4:18 am

grannyrose

and hello to you, too, crossy

4:18 am

crosshair

howdy,granny

4:18 am

sprite

hiya crossy *hugs*

4:18 am

crosshair

((sprite))

4:19 am

grannyrose

lol.....very quickly moved one onto 2nd stage recovery....fortunately the nurses there were very accommodating...in more ways than one.

4:21 am

crosshair

crossy never had accomodating nurses.mine were like those soviet or german bloc 80s olymic athletes they used to send over all pumped full of steroids.."UNT! you vill haff your sponge baff mein patient!" you cannot run little man!"

4:22 am

grannyrose

*giggle* poor crossy. where was that, mate?

4:22 am

crosshair

und now it is time to shave you.screaming will not help little one"

4:23 am

crosshair

seems like every time i need to stay at one they just move the same nurse around lol

4:23 am

grannyrose

*wonders just which part of crossy's anatomy they were shaving*

4:23 am

crosshair

i used to ask for one she did not use on her face that morning lol

4:24 am

grannyrose

hey, crossy, c'mon over here. you might get lucky and have me for your nurse. *grins evilly *

4:24 am

crosshair

acck!! run!..

4:24 am

crosshair

hehe

4:25 am

crosshair

vegimite ivs!

4:25 am

grannyrose

* chases crossy with extra large enema tube* you can run, but you can't hide...

4:25 am

rubyfoo

goof mornig

4:25 am

grannyrose

nah, crossy, vegemite enemas. lol

4:26 am

rubyfoo

typo, but maybe it applied to crossy and rose!

4:26 am

grannyrose

goof morning to you too, ruby. {{hugs}}

4:26 am

crosshair

crossy tries to pucker up tighter than a snare drum and run at the same time.....

4:26 am

grannyrose

rofl

4:26 am

grannyrose

rofl

4:27 am

rubyfoo

it's raining again and on the verge of snowing -- very cold and horrible but at least they finally took away the old fridge -- they had to remove the doors and a gate and it took 4 guys

4:27 am

crosshair

better watch it.our american friends will be stumbling to the computers shortly...

4:27 am

rubyfoo

they won't "get" vegemite! hohah

4:28 am

rubyfoo

I am freezing and wish I could just go back to bed but, no, must make lunch for husband

4:29 am

grannyrose

ruby, dear...make him a vegemite sandwich, then high-tail it back to bed....perhaps a LARGE cxampari chaser?

4:30 am

rubyfoo

he's alreay had 2 camparis and is litting louring in his chair Mr. Charm

4:31 am

crosshair

was +10c last night we were sweating bullets all night.we had to readjust for spring

4:31 am

grannyrose

give him anothery, give him anothery...then he won't care...

4:33 am

crosshair

another warm one today at +6

4:33 am

grannyrose

ruby, how are ruffie and rafaella? are they still doing okay?

4:33 am

crosshair

we had our first full rain yesterday since last november

4:33 am

rubyfoo

here it's less than 40 but feels colder' I imagine it's snowing in the mountains

4:34 am

grannyrose

crossy, we haven't had any rain to speak of for about the same amount of time.

4:35 am

crosshair

we still have snow on the mtn here,but that hard rain effectivly killed it for the skiers for this year

4:35 am

rubyfoo

I think the pups love each other even though there's still a lot of rough play. He ever hurts her and she always comes back for more and they share food and toys. The only problem is her eye which looks like it's infected. Vet is coming tonigh to give Rafie a shot and to give me flea/tick meds for both of them as there's a lot of scratching going on

4:35 am

crosshair

indeed granny,but for different reasons

4:35 am

grannyrose

ruby, do you have a stiff breeze blowing? that always makes it feel colder.

4:36 am

rubyfoo

it is just terrible weather but the brave daffs are open anyway

4:36 am

crosshair

ah,i cannot wait to see smething green and growing again

4:36 am

grannyrose

yeah, crossy. i hear you. my better half says...if i wanted to live in the tropics i would have moved to queensland.

4:37 am

grannyrose

for a while....our nights were becoming warmer after the sun had set....go figure.

4:37 am

crosshair

only down under:)

4:38 am

rubyfoo

we've actualy been Lucky; there's been much more snow in nortern France and in the UK

4:38 am

grannyrose

oh, btw.....mother mac, who was admitted to hospital last saturday, for pain management....now has a chest infection. *sigh*

4:38 am

crosshair

:(((

4:39 am

rubyfoo

are they eeoing her?

4:39 am

rubyfoo

keeping* too cold to type

4:40 am

grannyrose

and my mother has been admitted into a full-time care facility. looks like she won't be going back to her home again, ever

4:40 am

rubyfoo

wow, you've so uch on your plate {{rose}}

4:40 am

crosshair

not to bring the chog down but my mrs lost her older brother yesterday morn.she is coping well but send out some hugs and prays for her just in case.that is her da 2 years ago,her mum this october just past and now her oldest brother:(

4:41 am

rubyfoo

{{{mrs. elegant}}}}

4:41 am

grannyrose

yes, ruby. and i will not have her home until her pain and chest infection are both under control.

4:41 am

crosshair

and i am surry bout your mum,granny:(

4:41 am

grannyrose

awwww, elegant. {{hugs, love and prayers}}

4:42 am

rubyfoo

how is your husband taking it? It must be a bit of relief for you, though. Is she at "your"hospital rose?

4:43 am

grannyrose

no ruby, she is at the local hospital, just around the corner from our home. don is okay....in fact, i think he is relieved...he doesn't handle running around after her very well.

4:44 am

rubyfoo

I love you both but must go and cook

4:45 am

rubyfoo

4:45 am

crosshair

"it can be tough when they try to keep thier own home long past the time it is advisable.unless a declining senior is under your own roof,you get run ragged trying to make sure all is ok

4:45 am

crosshair

((ruby))

4:46 am

grannyrose

darn...just when this is getting interesting....dinner ready to be served. crossy, will keep elegant in my prayers....ruby, as always you are in my prayers, and spritey, love to you hun.

4:46 am

crosshair

tc,granny and have a good dins

4:47 am

grannyrose

btw, crossy, handed over the care of my mother to my brothers.....but she still insists on my being her next-of-kin. which means all who are involved in her care ring me!!!!

4:48 am

grannyrose

with my last breath...aaaagggghhhhh!! and good-night

4:50 am

crosshair

lol

4:55 am

Lizlin

Hey Crossy and Rose - just read your news - hugs to you both and your families. BBL :)

5:05 am

crosshair

howdy liz and ty:(( been a tough 3 years

5:17 am

NonoNanette

((((Elegant))))so sorry for her loss Crossy

5:43 am

crosshair

tyvm nono

5:43 am

rubyfoo

back hello liz an no no

5:44 am

rubyfoo

husband ate and is safely ensconced in his duvet

5:45 am

Marc Freeman

Could I get the stats for the 3 6's, please?

5:45 am

NonoNanette

hi ruby

5:45 am

rubyfoo

only have one 6, marc and hello

5:45 am

MollyL

au6,24
di6,27
pi6,30

5:45 am

rubyfoo

hi molly

5:46 am

NonoNanette

hi molly your fast this morning

5:46 am

rubyfoo

ya, 6's grey ed

5:47 am

Marc Freeman

thanks Molly

5:49 am

NonoNanette

fireworks, rather easy for a small grid, Usually they're stinkers

5:49 am

rubyfoo

yay nanettye

5:49 am

rubyfoo

still working on half and nbt

5:51 am

NonoNanette

guess I have time to do sudoku before home aide comes, happy babbling

5:52 am

rubyfoo

yay, nbt, nbs and half

5:52 am

rubyfoo

now back to th fire

5:55 am

smores

Hello all :)

5:55 am

rubyfoo

{{SMORES}} hi and bye

5:55 am

smores

itty bitty one today

5:55 am

smores

{Ruby} :)

6:30 am

Marc Freeman

Could I get a clue for he5, please?

6:33 am

zoozzoom

he5 mans name.

6:34 am

zoozzoom

Boxer he*** cooper.

6:34 am

Foffle

ty zoozzoom

6:34 am

zoozzoom

yw :-)

6:35 am

Marc Freeman

thanks got it

6:35 am

zoozzoom

np.

6:38 am

Marc Freeman

Last clue pi6, please?

6:41 am

zoozzoom

pi + letter+ spirit...the word sounds like how you would say the bird..flying rat.

6:42 am

zoozzoom

Spirit as in *** & tonic.

6:45 am

Marc Freeman

Still cant see it, sorry dont drink

6:45 am

zoozzoom

or pi + 2 point tile + *** & tonic.

6:45 am

zoozzoom

Ahh i see.

6:46 am

zoozzoom

ending as in stem root ***ger

6:46 am

zoozzoom

or red hair is know as ***ger.

6:47 am

Marc Freeman

got it thanks sorry I am so dense

6:48 am

zoozzoom

Not a problem, Marc..glad you got it.

6:48 am

zoozzoom

And by the way..i do not think you are dense at al.

6:49 am

Marc Freeman

nice of you to say

6:49 am

smores

hi again :)

6:49 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Smores ,VP

6:50 am

zoozzoom

VP = :-)..stupid keyboard.

6:50 am

smores

ahh...was just about to ask :)

6:50 am

MollyL

I thought Smores had been made the Vice President of Babble.

6:51 am

MollyL

Which wouldn't work at all since this is a monarchy, with Wht as King. : D

6:51 am

smores

lol...nah

6:51 am

zoozzoom

hahaha..I am sure, Smores would do a great job.

6:51 am

smores

teehee...probably not

6:53 am

smores

hmmm....itsy nor heiny are accepted

6:54 am

MollyL

Big is not...ole is not...butt is : D

6:55 am

zoozzoom

I tried 'inuit' the other day & that was not accepted either.

6:55 am

Lizlin

Hi Molly Smores Zooz and everyone else :)

6:55 am

smores

:)

6:55 am

smores

Hey liz :)

6:55 am

zoozzoom

hahaha very good, Molly.

6:55 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Liz :-)

6:56 am

smores

I thought heiny was...maybe a diff. spelling

6:56 am

MollyL

Heinie

6:56 am

BzznBea

snap

6:56 am

BzznBea

Morning all.

6:57 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Bea :-)

6:57 am

smores

ahh...funny how Enable accept multiple spelling of so many words, but not others

6:57 am

Lizlin

Hi Bea :)

6:57 am

smores

Morning Bea :)

6:58 am

MollyL

What are we snapping about Bea?

6:58 am

zoozzoom

I thought, Molly aged 6 was our youngest babble player..but, Bea aged 4...impressive hahahaha

6:58 am

BzznBea

I was typing heinie as you posted.

6:58 am

smores

:)

7:00 am

zoozzoom

audit

7:00 am

BzznBea

TY, zooz

7:00 am

MollyL

Bea is impressive in many ways : D

7:00 am

zoozzoom

Poo..ok..stealth mode for me.

7:01 am

smores

lol...thanks zooz

7:01 am

MollyL

Easy Zoom, you don't have to hide just because you made a mistake. : )

7:02 am

smores

lol...if so the chog would be empty

7:05 am

BzznBea

I just can't get a feel for this grid.

7:05 am

smores

me either bea

7:05 am

car.eeyore

ditto

7:06 am

smores

hey car

7:06 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Car!

7:06 am

car.eeyore

Good morning!

7:07 am

smores

Time to get daughter to school...bye for now :)

7:07 am

car.eeyore

Bye!

7:08 am

zoozzoom

Bye, Smores.

7:08 am

sprite

hi all, back at last... internet connection was being temperamentful

7:08 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Spritey!

7:08 am

car.eeyore

HI sprite!

7:09 am

sprite

hi zooz and car.ee :)

7:09 am

wvteach

good morning all

7:09 am

car.eeyore

Hello WV!

7:09 am

sprite

hi teach

7:09 am

bichon

hi folks another inscrutable grid

7:09 am

BzznBea

Morning, car, sprite and teach

7:09 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Teach

7:09 am

car.eeyore

finally! NBT and NBS!

7:09 am

sprite

hi Bea :)

7:09 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Bichon.

7:10 am

Lizlin

Hi and bye Car Sprite and wvt. 15 left for tomorrow - brain's stopped working tonight. Enjoy your days :)

7:10 am

sprite

it is a funny grid. No biggies and it is tight.

7:10 am

car.eeyore

Hi and Bye Lizlin! Sleep well!

7:10 am

sprite

bye Liz, have a peaceful night :)

7:10 am

zoozzoom

Hope you are back to full health now, Teach.

7:10 am

zoozzoom

Bye, Liz..sweet dreams.

7:11 am

wvteach

yes i have gotten my strength back and back to my regular schedule - thnx for asking

7:11 am

car.eeyore

Hi Bzzn! Hi Bichon!

7:11 am

zoozzoom

That is good to hear :-)

7:11 am

sprite

good to hear, teach. Glad you are feeling better.

7:12 am

zoozzoom

I have ya4/6 ; ya4/8 what am i missing please?

7:12 am

sprite

me. You are missing me. Or you were, anyway.

7:12 am

BzznBea

yi4/7

7:13 am

zoozzoom

Always mis you, Spritey :-)

7:13 am

sprite

thanks bea

7:13 am

zoozzoom

Thank you, Bea.

7:14 am

sprite

;)

7:14 am

wvteach

heend help with H in right column please

7:14 am

car.eeyore

he 5/16

7:15 am

zoozzoom

Mans name, Teach

7:15 am

BzznBea

Man's name

7:15 am

zoozzoom

Snap.

7:15 am

BzznBea

My grandfather's name, actually.

7:15 am

sprite

ah, thanks again

7:15 am

wvteach

thnx bzz - NBT and NBS - need to run off for the morning - BBL

7:16 am

sprite

bye teach, have a good day

7:16 am

wvteach

thnx also zoom

7:16 am

zoozzoom

Bye, Teach.

7:17 am

BzznBea

Think I'll bzz too. Feeling restless this morning...Pfft!

7:17 am

zoozzoom

Bye, Bea.

7:17 am

sprite

have a good bzz then, Bea, and may the restlessness give you a productive day.

7:19 am

lbdawger

gm, everyone. challenging little grid. but not a beast. tadone and finito!

7:19 am

car.eeyore

Bye Bzzn

7:19 am

car.eeyore

Hi Dawg! Congratulations!

7:19 am

sprite

hi dawg, gratz! Am enjoying it too.

7:19 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Dawg..And congrats to you.

7:19 am

car.eeyore

Bye WV!

7:23 am

sprite

hah, found all biggies

7:24 am

lbdawger

gonna change my avatar. back in a mo

7:24 am

sprite

loved the easter one, dawg

7:25 am

lbdawger

thanks, sprite. I know some people don't like Maxine, but she's my inner ad5! lol

7:25 am

RoundBarn

glad I didn't wait up for the flip with this one. I give up. well, I get to work earlier. Good morning and goodby, all.

7:26 am

lbdawger

hagd, roundbarn

7:26 am

sprite

have a good day at work, RoundBarn

7:26 am

sprite

I love Maxine. Takes sarcasm to a whole new level.

7:28 am

lbdawger

she sometimes sl4s out at work...only a few of my "older" co-workers laugh. the younger ones think i'm nuts or hormonal lol

7:28 am

zoozzoom

I see your beautiful flower is in the grid, Sprite.

7:28 am

sprite

is it? Good :D

7:29 am

sprite

lol dawg... well, keep up the good work. Can't let Maxine or sarcasm go to waste.

7:34 am

sprite

hehehe one of my first babblets ever... ne4. The female serf. I looked up the def, back then, and was as stumped as before :)

7:35 am

zoozzoom

FW..next..Sudoku..take care, All.

7:35 am

sprite

wtg zooz, and have fun with the sudoku

7:36 am

sprite

lolll yes indeed... my last word was the flower. Fireflies, bye all.

7:36 am

lbdawger

whooo hoooo Zooz!

7:37 am

lbdawger

whooo hoooo Sprite! hagd!

7:44 am

lbdawger

hagd/n everyone!

7:45 am

periwinkle

help with the e pls

7:45 am

periwinkle

hi all

7:46 am

crosshair

howdy peri

7:50 am

MollyL

ey + last two of Scarlet's home

7:50 am

McLeach

how many words, please?

7:50 am

periwinkle

ty Molls, I tried every combo but that one

7:53 am

periwinkle

28 left, I think this grid is a tough one. off to my collage class. bbl. going to be 80 today!!

7:53 am

mael

77, McLeach :)

7:54 am

mael

bye peri!

7:54 am

hurshy

rats. i was hoping for a bigger one today.

7:54 am

McLeach

thx mael

7:54 am

mael

so true, hurshy. I've been away on business for a week and a 77 is what I come back to? feh.

7:55 am

hurshy

feh!

7:55 am

hurshy

what kind of business do you work in, mael?

7:55 am

mael

I manage my own investment company

7:56 am

hurshy

oh my

7:56 am

hurshy

are you one of the 1% ?

7:56 am

mael

I inherited it when I was 22 and had to make do :)

7:56 am

hurshy

gee, all i inherited was depression.

7:57 am

mael

I am, and I would love my taxes raised :)

7:57 am

hurshy

^5 for mael

7:57 am

hurshy

i never imagined anyone who did that sort of thing would have time for babble

7:58 am

mael

I work from home, so I make my own hours

7:58 am

mael

babble really helps me decompress

7:58 am

crosshair

i love being below the poverty line.you fly right under revenue canada's radar

7:58 am

mael

I was an english major in college, words are more my speed than business

7:58 am

hurshy

sure, but, one gets the impression that those hours are very numerous

7:59 am

hurshy

we just run right across the spectrum here i guess

8:00 am

crosshair

every facet of life is here in babble:)

8:02 am

mael

they are numerous, but erratic. So I maybe work like crazy for a week, 7am-9pm days, and then some days it's quieter :)

8:02 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! little swiss girl of children's lit

8:02 am

mael

heidi!

8:02 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!

8:03 am

hurshy

anyone know what the ACTUAL h from the right is?

8:04 am

hurshy

oh wait, i do!

8:04 am

crosshair

care to share? been looking for that for 15 min now:(

8:04 am

rastapopolous

I've been thinking of that little swiss girl lately because we just got goats and are about to embark on a goat milk binge....

8:05 am

hurshy

writer O He5

8:05 am

hurshy

nice rasta! did you name 'em schwanli and barli?

8:05 am

crosshair

goat milk is very good for you however my experience has shown me the actual keeping of goats is a royal P.I.T.A

8:06 am

crosshair

ty hurshy

8:06 am

rastapopolous

Thanks, hurshy! I usually get those weird units, but not today. Mama goat came with the name Rowan, we're naming the little girls Juniper and Pinyon, which is our climax ecosystem here and continues the mountain tree theme...

8:07 am

hurshy

now i want goats.

8:08 am

rastapopolous

Yes, we know big commitment. But the sailor dh has retired and is eager to stay home for extended periods. Happy to have an excuse to not leave. And the only way to get raw milk here in NV.

8:09 am

crosshair

we had 5 acres and a house dead centre.we had a gradious plan to get three goats that had become available at a reasonable price. 1 nanny,one billy and a young one born that spring.we envisioned need crop circles of acre cleanliness and every few days moving the goats over 20 feet on their daytime tethers and in no time at all having a nice neat tidy 5 acrel lot...did not work that way! lol

8:10 am

rastapopolous

We've only had them 4 days, so far they're charming and not too demanding. But we haven't started milking yet, leaving the kids on mama so she doesn't fill up, while we build the milking stand. Got them in kind of a hurry

8:11 am

rastapopolous

We don't see how we can have them in the yard eating, they'll eat all the things we care about. But we back up to the BLM and have 10K acres of sagebrush scrub for them to graze on, once we get them comfortable with us to take out on leads

8:12 am

hurshy

10K acres? wow!

8:12 am

crosshair

they ate the plants,they ate the bark of the trees,they ate the trees themselves,they ate all the grass down to a dustbowl inducing height,they ate all the flowers,they ate the tether rope and when they got loose they ate the door and window trim off of the house..they ate everything

8:13 am

crosshair

our 5 acres lasted one month exactly and we were in the middle of a dust bowl.we had to sell them

8:14 am

crosshair

better stock in lots of alternative feed

8:14 am

hurshy

well with 10K, i think rasta should be ok....

8:14 am

rastapopolous

Well 10K might be a bit of an exaggeration for our bit; it is bounded by some roads so it's finite. But I bet it's 1K at least, more than our goats can damage. The ATVs do way more damage.

8:14 am

crosshair

i woukld start off with 50 bales of hay and 50 bales of straw lol

8:14 am

rastapopolous

yes, alfalfa will be the bulk of their diet.

8:15 am

crosshair

we failed to research it properly hehe

8:15 am

crosshair

sorry ten thousand acres? well,you may have enough then :))

8:16 am

crosshair

maybe lol

8:16 am

rastapopolous

The family we got them from estimated only two flakes a day, and some grain as a treat for the milking stand. Salt block. that's about it. All the sagebrush will be extra

8:17 am

rastapopolous

but we are coming into this with minimal experience. Dh has had horses in the past though, they can't be worse than that. No hoof work at least

8:17 am

crosshair

we were so shell shocked after that we went with just goldfish for the next year or 2

8:17 am

rastapopolous

lol

8:18 am

crosshair

pigs however are easy

8:19 am

crosshair

though we had them all get nasty sunburns one year and we had to make them a new wallow fast

8:19 am

rastapopolous

Dh volunteers at the local animal shelter, and they just inherited a banty rooster. Gave him to us because we're the only people thye know with chickens. But we already have a rooster. Tried in on briefly to see if they possibly might get a long, but of course not. We are now considering tossing him into the goat yard, see how that works out.

8:20 am

crosshair

cannot hurt

8:20 am

rastapopolous

dh won't consider pigs, because he refuses to think about actually killing an anima, and that's the only reason to grow pigs.

8:20 am

crosshair

i do not THINK they will try and eat the rooster...

8:21 am

crosshair

thats why we gave all our pigs names like porkchop,backbacon,saussage etc

8:21 am

rastapopolous

We think he might be able to fly, though, unlike our heavier birds in the chicken coop proper, and the goat yard isn't covered

8:21 am

crosshair

half fly half leaping sort of thing.they can clear a fence if allowed

8:22 am

rastapopolous

we've got 6 ft chain link around the goat pen. But a sensible bird would stick around, yes?

8:23 am

crosshair

we had chickens once.the most stupid batch of birds i have ever met in my life.one winter night the heat lamp bulb burnt out and we did not know till morning.we went in there and what did we see.9 of the 15 birds had just stodd in the water trough till it froze around their feet!

8:23 am

rastapopolous

We have a pigeon in the chicken coop, rescued it with a broken wing at one point, same dilemma, what do you do with it, so we tossed it in there. Wing healed , she can fly just fine now, got out once and came back voluntarily for the easy lving...

8:24 am

rastapopolous

Chicken yard is fully enclosed due to hawk problem...

8:25 am

crosshair

yes,no need to put out snacks for the predatory birds...

8:26 am

rastapopolous

we fed a lot of coyote early on too

8:26 am

rastapopolous

Free ranging sounded nice but didn't work

8:27 am

crosshair

coyotes are just coming back heavy here now.till 5 years ago they were a rare thing.now ,in our town at least people have learned to have indoor cats instead of letting them roam.coyotes love cat meat it seems

8:28 am

rastapopolous

yes we've lost some cats as well.

8:28 am

crosshair

and we now have tons of wild turkeys.15 years ago we made a deal with kentucky.we traded 100 of out white tailed deer for 100 of their turkeys..was a good deal all round

8:31 am

rastapopolous

lol my sister in WI has a neighborhood turkey. The mailman refuses to deliver anymore, he is terrorized

8:34 am

crosshair

with proper permit we are allowed to enter a lottery to take one turkey per year. but not many permits are issued

8:38 am

crosshair

we do not want to lose them again

8:38 am

pcal2

morning all. crossy on your recipe yesterday, are the pork sausages like breakfast sausages or mild italian...or something else?

8:39 am

crosshair

i use the dinner size honey garlic saussages

8:39 am

crosshair

but nice big italian sausages will work also.not the breakfast ones howeve

8:40 am

crosshair

and i used montarey(sp) jack cheese

8:40 am

pcal2

h-m-m...are those Aidell (sp?) brand?

8:40 am

crosshair

time before i used 5 year old apple wood smoked quebec cheddar

8:41 am

crosshair

your brands differ from ours.i just got the brand they make right in store

8:41 am

pcal2

sounds like some good variations!

8:41 am

pcal2

got it. will see what i can come up with.

8:41 am

crosshair

you do not want a octoberfest type that has to be boiled first before being cooked

8:41 am

pcal2

thanks for recipe

8:42 am

crosshair

just the garden variety large pan fryable saussages .ours come in a 6 pack

8:42 am

crosshair

np at all was yummy

8:43 am

crosshair

and leave it in till the cheese just start to get dark bubbly spots on it...mmmmm

8:43 am

crosshair

like you would do with scalloped taters

8:44 am

pcal2

making me very, very hungry!

8:45 am

crosshair

i used 1/4 package of leftover penne noodles,but any type will do

8:45 am

crosshair

and cut each pre cooked sausage bruchetta style on an angle into 5-5 pieces

8:45 am

pcal2

approx how many servings from that recipe?

8:46 am

crosshair

will serve 5 with veggies and salad

8:46 am

crosshair

4-5 pieces*

8:47 am

crosshair

uselarge square glass pyrex lasagna oven dish

8:48 am

pcal2

i need to go back and add all these tips to the recipe! thanks again. back into lurk mode. hagd

8:48 am

crosshair

i used honey vs the corn syrup.nice grade a honey in the sausage coating makes all the difference

8:49 am

crosshair

and go a tad heavier on the chilli powder,but just a tich.just enough to make your lips tingle like you have been kissing for an hour non stop:)))

9:00 am

mkg

hi all. clues for the j word and the h word for the h in 5th column? thanks.

9:00 am

mkg

oh i just got the j word. sorry.

9:00 am

BzznBea

he5/16 man's name

9:01 am

mkg

ty bea. got it.

9:02 am

BzznBea

yw

9:05 am

mkg

boy am i stumped. any clues for the 6s?

9:05 am

BzznBea

au6/24 plural

9:06 am

BzznBea

di6/27 another plural

9:06 am

BzznBea

pi6/30

9:09 am

crosshair

found them all but the pi6

9:09 am

BzznBea

pi6 is the language Eliza Doolittle spoke.

9:10 am

crosshair

ty

9:10 am

BzznBea

Sound like a city bird

9:10 am

BzznBea

yw

9:10 am

crosshair

yup.got it

9:10 am

crosshair

as kids we used to speak it all the time

9:18 am

BzznBea

I'm out of here for today...bzz...........................\n.

9:18 am

crosshair

tc.bzz

9:21 am

poor richard

How many words today total, anyone?

9:21 am

roshult

hi everyone

9:21 am

LuvWordGames

77 words

9:22 am

poor richard

Thanks, Luv!

9:22 am

roshult

any clues for the j word?

9:22 am

roshult

i'm really stuck....

9:23 am

LuvWordGames

I don't have it yet either

9:23 am

xeiluj

Think mans name

9:24 am

roshult

that's the h word

9:25 am

LuvWordGames

I think it's a spanish word

9:25 am

poor richard

darn

9:27 am

LuvWordGames

starts like a man's name but ends in a vowel

9:27 am

pippingeek

it is spanish, it means chief

9:28 am

roshult

you mean the j word?

9:28 am

LuvWordGames

yes

9:28 am

pippingeek

yes, ro

9:29 am

roshult

ok

9:35 am

eieios

i am not getting the pi6. all I can think of is cockney

9:36 am

lynxxx

sounds like flying rats...the language spoken when 2 cultures co-habit

9:36 am

lynxxx

Hello everyone

9:36 am

pippingeek

someone who is not an native english speaker, what sort of english would they speak

9:36 am

dofith

Think of what many indigenous populations speak when first leasrning a European language

9:36 am

pippingeek

also sounds like a bird

9:37 am

dofith

And think of birds on statues...

9:37 am

dofith

Pippin and I are on the same page!!

9:37 am

dofith

Hi Pippin

9:37 am

eieios

i had it, just used a wrong vowel!

9:38 am

pippingeek

very much so!

9:38 am

eieios

silly me

9:38 am

eieios

did you get the j?

9:38 am

pippingeek

hi dofith

9:38 am

dofith

But only one of us can type

9:39 am

eieios

can i get a clue for the lone e?

9:40 am

lynxxx

ey & egyptian god

9:40 am

pippingeek

similar to the bronte heroine

9:40 am

eieios

thanks!

9:46 am

Angelsong

he

9:51 am

Angelsong

hi, all. fireworks for me. He VII did it for me.

9:52 am

lynxxx

congrats Angel!

9:52 am

eieios

how about some help with the r's?

9:54 am

lynxxx

ra4.4 an Indian princess/queen - add a cons for a 5 as well

9:54 am

eieios

got

9:54 am

eieios

got 'em, thanks!

9:55 am

lynxxx

then blind blues piano player and vwl

9:56 am

eieios

gray box, thanks!

9:56 am

eieios

19 to go....

10:03 am

lynxxx

goodnight all

10:06 am

jmcnrick

hi all

10:06 am

jmcnrick

sorry i missed lynxx. . .

10:10 am

TraderKate

hi everyone, how goes the puzzle today?

10:11 am

jmcnrick

quickly i think

10:12 am

TraderKate

i seem to wander into a hall of echoes lately, small grids and no one at home ;)
how are you today? getting dece3nt weather?

10:13 am

Judi

HI, Kate. Just got here.

10:13 am

jmcnrick

beautiful day. . . i have the door open to the balcony. . .

10:13 am

TraderKate

hi judi :)

10:14 am

Judi

More headlines about North Korea today. What the heck has crawled up their butts lately?

10:14 am

sciencegeek

he clue please

10:14 am

TraderKate

british king?

10:14 am

jmcnrick

think brit king

10:14 am

TraderKate

or the second name of a chocolate bar

10:14 am

sciencegeek

ty je

10:15 am

jmcnrick

mounds?

10:16 am

TraderKate

it's getting scary over there, maybe they think we're all watching syria etc. and took our eye off the ball in their end of the world?

10:16 am

jmcnrick

;-)

10:16 am

jmcnrick

son trying to show he is as tough as his dad i suspect

10:17 am

Judi

I'm sure none of the world is ignoring NK now. They are drawing so much attention to themselves.

10:17 am

TraderKate

yeah, we all know how well that worked for the bushes... ;)

10:17 am

Judi

If you want to see how backwards a country really is, go to Google Earth and look at a night time view of the Koreas. The image is startling.

10:18 am

jmcnrick

it work okayfor them not so much for the rest of us. . .

10:20 am

jmcnrick

nbt. . .

10:20 am

TraderKate

what does it show judi?

10:20 am

Judi

It's crazy, Kate. SK is lit up light a Christmas tree and NK is as dark as a tomb. Just shows how little resources NK really has.

10:21 am

jmcnrick

maybe they are conscious of light pollution ;-

10:22 am

jmcnrick

sorry trying for ;-)

10:22 am

MollyL

I didn't know that Oh was a first name : D

10:22 am

TraderKate

wow, so like they are in the stone age...
i think they have the (natural) resources, just not the infrastructure... plenty of coal

10:22 am

TraderKate

cheeky molly ;)
hi

10:22 am

jmcnrick

okay off to a shower and some lovely tax returns. . .see you all later

10:23 am

TraderKate

congrats on nbt jmc!

10:23 am

jmcnrick

50 left. . . *poof*

10:23 am

Judi

Tax returns? What's the rush, JMC. You have another week. :-p

10:24 am

TraderKate

she's doing other people's i think

10:24 am

Judi

Ah.

10:25 am

TraderKate

making coffee, bbs

10:27 am

Judi

Tax returns: the perfect clue for the au5.

10:32 am

TraderKate

and pl too judi :)

10:35 am

TraderKate

do you have a word for the bottom l? last one for nbt

10:36 am

MollyL

Rhymes with Scot man skirt

10:37 am

TraderKate

that comes from the top l molly, it must begin with lu i think

10:37 am

MollyL

No, the plural

10:37 am

TraderKate

ah! thanks molly :)

10:38 am

MollyL

There are no lu words

10:38 am

MollyL

Also the funeral flower

10:38 am

TraderKate

nbt/nbs for your efforts
was racking my brain trying the lu's...

10:39 am

TraderKate

there is also another flower spring bulb... both of them always elude me

10:57 am

DR1965

stats for the J?

10:57 am

TraderKate

je 4/12

10:58 am

DR1965

ty got it

10:58 am

TraderKate

yw dr :)

11:03 am

bichon

good afternoon folks

11:04 am

TraderKate

hi bichon :)

11:04 am

bichon

it sure is warm and pleasant here.

11:05 am

TraderKate

how nice for you! we've got a bit of sun trying to poke through here, supposed to get up to about 60 F today, but rain tonight and we will be building an ark to get through the next week :(

11:06 am

bichon

would you believe it's supposed to be 75 today, but theres a strong breeze. Have my windows over and all the papers are flying around

11:08 am

TraderKate

75??? WOW nice to finally get a taste of better weather it seems we've been waiting forever...

11:08 am

bichon

does anyone have a clue for the pi 6/30?

11:08 am

TraderKate

yes

11:10 am

TraderKate

sounds like a common larger city bird, or the language of eliza doolittle before professor he 5/16 higgins got her under his tutelage

11:10 am

bichon

tyvm Kate

11:11 am

TraderKate

yvw bichon :)

11:12 am

bichon

need lunch bbl

11:12 am

TraderKate

ttfn bichon

11:23 am

MollyL

Except Eliza Doolittle spoke Cockney

11:24 am

TraderKate

very true molly, it was clued like that earlier, and people seemed to catch on pretty quickly...

11:24 am

TraderKate

are you finished?

11:30 am

TraderKate

huli... pl of hula - nope

11:47 am

stevedallas

the last sl5?

11:47 am

TraderKate

sorry steve, i don't have any sl 5 owrds yet

11:49 am

stevedallas

got it nm

11:49 am

stevedallas

fireworks

11:49 am

TraderKate

congrats!

11:59 am

phaeton

R.I.P. Annette

12:03 pm

TraderKate

hi (((phae))), how are things for you now? i was very sorry to hear about the loss of your daughter :(

12:47 pm

sammysmom

yay GOD !! it is spring at last in ohio......... opened up the house to air it out and planted peas and chives and parsley... heh heh

12:48 pm

TraderKate

hip-hip-hooray! hi sammysmom, brb :)

12:48 pm

sammysmom

hey kate

12:49 pm

sammysmom

you will get this burst in a day or so... we got your rain storm last night.. thinder , lightening and all.

12:51 pm

sammysmom

phae, how awful for you and your babies . i weep for your loss

12:56 pm

sammysmom

tried entering the sy 4 word 4times before i realised that i already had it

12:58 pm

Kenny Chuck

Any clue for th4? Txs

12:59 pm

sammysmom

he landed with a th - -

1:00 pm

Kenny Chuck

Thank you. How did I miss that?

1:00 pm

sammysmom

its easy ken

1:01 pm

Kenny Chuck

That's why I miss it!

1:01 pm

TraderKate

back, sorry about dashing off
hi kenny :)

1:02 pm

Kenny Chuck

Hi Trader

1:03 pm

TraderKate

wooot! fireworks, but i had to list for the as 15... last 2 words were very fishy too; like a certain tree

1:04 pm

TraderKate

*last

1:18 pm

Kenny Chuck

Need clue for li4,6.

1:18 pm

LeslieAnn

a flower

1:18 pm

Kenny Chuck

lily

1:19 pm

LeslieAnn

yep

1:19 pm

Kenny Chuck

SOOOOOORRRRYYYY!

1:19 pm

LeslieAnn

;)

1:19 pm

TraderKate

lol

1:19 pm

TraderKate

there's another flower

1:21 pm

Kenny Chuck

I don' t want to get to other flower

1:21 pm

LeslieAnn

i have two gi's, are the other two gi as well?

1:22 pm

TraderKate

yes, 4 x gi

1:22 pm

LeslieAnn

ah ok got 'em, so much quicker when you ask ;)

1:23 pm

sammysmom

fireworks.......... off to plant lettuce........ have a great day all

1:23 pm

TraderKate

ask and you shall receive ;)

1:23 pm

LeslieAnn

congrats sammysmom

1:23 pm

TraderKate

congratulations sammysmom, hagd!

1:30 pm

Kenny Chuck

na4/5?

1:32 pm

Kenny Chuck

GOT IT!

1:37 pm

TraderKate

:)
it's so quiet in here, i keep wandering off...

2:07 pm

crosshair

crossy bounces into the room:))..

2:07 pm

TraderKate

boing, boing, boing :)
hey there crossy!

2:08 pm

crosshair

howdy kate:)

2:08 pm

TraderKate

just getting started?

2:08 pm

crosshair

my beloved is having a bit of a rest so here i is:)

2:08 pm

crosshair

yup

2:09 pm

TraderKate

yippeeeee... time to abbble and what-not ;)

2:09 pm

crosshair

and crossy is just chock full of what-nots today:)

2:10 pm

TraderKate

did you get the biggie thunder last night?

2:10 pm

crosshair

nope.had your first rain since november and today is another super mild(11 c) but overcast day

2:11 pm

TraderKate

oh dear! (blushing) keep your what-nots for yur beloved ;)

2:11 pm

crosshair

our

2:11 pm

crosshair

we are shedding our skier tourist pelt for spring:))

2:12 pm

TraderKate

not too shabby crossy. we're supposed to get to 16 or so, but days of rain are moving our way, and the temp willtake a dive tomorrw :(

2:13 pm

TraderKate

you may lose the skiers, but then you will be invaded by weekend cottagers and their roaring motor boats... and then.... like new england folks - you will be deluged with LEAFERS ;)

2:14 pm

TraderKate

brb

2:22 pm

TraderKate

it's times like this that i wish we could go back and do the old grids.. wish i knew how to write a program for it...

2:31 pm

jmcnrick

i think that is a great idea Trader

2:34 pm

Anniebrook

I got opened the grid and I read about phaeton losing her daughter. My God. Does anyone know what happened?

2:34 pm

Anniebrook

*just

2:34 pm

jmcnrick

oh no i didn't read that. . .how sad!

2:35 pm

Anniebrook

How awful!

2:37 pm

jmcnrick

where did you read it?

2:38 pm

Anniebrook

It is in today's grid...someone was asking phaeton how she was and she was sorry about the loss of her daughter. Too, too sad

2:39 pm

Anniebrook

When I read that a babbler was saying how sorry she was, I went to the archives to find out more. But that's all that were there.

2:40 pm

jmcnrick

dear me. . . maybe in yesterday's?

2:40 pm

Anniebrook

or in Facebook, but I am not in FB

2:42 pm

TraderKate

no, it was maybe a month ago now, not sure exactly. she had leukemia i think, so it was not sudden.

2:44 pm

Anniebrook

That is terribly sad.

2:46 pm

jmcnrick

I remember now. . . no memory in my wee little brain. . .

2:46 pm

TraderKate

i hesitated about saying anything after so long, but i hadn't seen her since i heard about it.

2:46 pm

Anniebrook

She left 3 children, 7, 5 and 2. Three adorable children.

2:47 pm

TraderKate

lol, you're brain is crammed full of "taxing" numbers is it jmc?

2:47 pm

jmcnrick

*sigh*

2:47 pm

TraderKate

they are beautiful kids, aren't they?

2:47 pm

jmcnrick

they are beautiful kids. . .

2:48 pm

TraderKate

if TO were here, the bar would be opened by now... booze or a cuppa jmc?

2:49 pm

Anniebrook

have to leave for a while, bye

2:50 pm

TraderKate

<---- passes jmc a slice of warm apple pie with lots of cinnamon in it and french vanilla ice cream

2:50 pm

TraderKate

bye annie, see you tomorrow maybe

2:51 pm

TraderKate

do any of you lurkerz want clues/hints? i think i will be going soon.

3:00 pm

jmcnrick

mummmmummmaammumam

3:00 pm

jmcnrick

sorry hard to talk with that pie i my mouth

3:01 pm

jmcnrick

how about stats for the Y words besides what a kitty plays with

3:01 pm

TraderKate

a litlle something to wash it down with?
...y's coming up

3:01 pm

jmcnrick

i have some ice tea but thanks. . . .

3:02 pm

TraderKate

ya 4/6 (kitty toy)
ya 4/8
yi 4/7

3:04 pm

jmcnrick

ty ty i greyed that one out.. .

3:04 pm

jmcnrick

i am on hold with weight watchers with which i am very unhappy. . .

3:04 pm

MollyL

Uh oh, what did Weight Watchers do?

3:05 pm

jmcnrick

i signed up 2 weeks free trial. . . except they are trying to make it not a free trial. . .

3:06 pm

TraderKate

:) who says grey is a dirty word ;)
crazy clue for pi 6/30
take a farm animal + a loud noise... reverse the 2 consonants in the center for broken english

3:06 pm

MollyL

I am very leery of "free trial" offers.

3:06 pm

TraderKate

hmmmm, just a hard sell or is it bait & switch?

3:07 pm

MollyL

They always want your credit card number and I just know something is going to get charged to it.

3:07 pm

jmcnrick

very very hard sell

3:08 pm

TraderKate

they have a pretty good reputation, i would think giving someone 2 weeeks free wouldn't be abig deal, they'll be raking it in after that any way.....

3:08 pm

MollyL

Poor Weight Watchers. They don't know who they are dealing with. : D

3:08 pm

TraderKate

are they trying to sell you the supplementary foods?

3:08 pm

gemini_J13

I tried to do their "free" online program too

3:08 pm

TraderKate

grins @ molly and nods

3:08 pm

gemini_J13

not so free

3:09 pm

jmcnrick

i have done it before and always gotten my money back. . . but i read the fine print

3:09 pm

TraderKate

did you have trouble gemini ?

3:09 pm

jmcnrick

what happened with you gemini?

3:09 pm

gemini_J13

couldn't sign up for free... there was a fee

3:10 pm

gemini_J13

they are advertising it all over TV

3:10 pm

MollyL

A fee for free, gotta love it : D

3:10 pm

TraderKate

what did they calll it, a processing fee or something?

3:10 pm

jmcnrick

i am getting my money back but it cost me 2 hours on the phone and some rather crisp language!

3:10 pm

jmcnrick

not to mention a stamp, envelop and piece of paper. . .

3:10 pm

gemini_J13

I think you got the 2 weeks free,, but had to pay for 3 months... some deal like that

3:11 pm

MollyL

Crappy customer service.

3:11 pm

jmcnrick

exactly gemini. . . i offered to sue them if they tried that. . .

3:11 pm

TraderKate

imagining just what constitutes "crisp" language in jmc's world....

3:11 pm

jmcnrick

i told the girl she should be embarrassed. . . and that was one of the nice things i said. . .

3:12 pm

TraderKate

up here herbal life has a thing on now - they pay you $10.00 for every pound you lose... think there's a catcch?

3:12 pm

MollyL

I like the offers where they offer you a two week sample of "the product" for free, but you have to pay $16.95 for shipping and handling. Right.

3:13 pm

jmcnrick

haha. . . yes . . .

3:13 pm

jmcnrick

her explanantion for the 87 hoops i am suppose to jump through is that they need "feed back" on the program. . .

3:13 pm

TraderKate

not much for free in this world... except for hugs and clues in babbleland

3:13 pm

MollyL

Ooo JMC, I hope you don't find Jennifer Hudson singing on your front lawn. : D

3:14 pm

gemini_J13

I just dropped it,, but have a friend who joined online,,, she is happy with the deal... $18 a month.... after the "free" deal

3:14 pm

jmcnrick

I pointed out (using words begining with B and S)that they could get feed back online or by the phone. . . .

3:14 pm

TraderKate

if jennifer shows up we will pelt her with FISH!

3:15 pm

jmcnrick

i know several people who love WW but I could never find the things that I cook in their lists. . . homemade tamales just weren't part of the plan. . .

3:15 pm

jmcnrick

and i could figure out a way to take ingredients to figure out the points. . . i am sure it is fine for people who eat out or frozen dinners. . .

3:16 pm

MollyL

But wait...all those happy, thin people on TV say you can lose weight eating all the things you love. : O

3:16 pm

TraderKate

mmmm, now i'm getting really hungry. skipped lunch today, now longing for tamales

3:16 pm

jmcnrick

my neighbors may warn Jennifer Hudson about the time the party next door went on too late on a school night. . .

3:17 pm

TraderKate

ya, the one lady says "and on WW i can have <<A>> cookie.... who the hell eats ONE cookie?

3:17 pm

jmcnrick

i guess they don't love homemade food. . . and i know that has to be wrong because my friend did fine with the program and she cooks all the time. . .

3:17 pm

jmcnrick

i don't even eat sweets!

3:18 pm

MollyL

I will refrain from commenting on Weight Watchers because there are too many people here who think it's the cat's meow.

3:18 pm

TraderKate

<----- could not live without choclit and cheese... the list is very long and caloric :)

3:18 pm

jmcnrick

anyway these companies underestimate my patience when i get mad. . . .

3:18 pm

MollyL

I will say that everyone I know who has "gone on Weight Watchers" has gone off of it and gained all their weight back.

3:19 pm

TraderKate

if it works for you, then it's great... not every program works for everybody

3:19 pm

jmcnrick

you know molls. . . i figure it works for some people so good for them. . . it just didn't work for me. . . clicking a button saying i had 8 hours sleep really didn't do it for me. . .

3:20 pm

jmcnrick

no one of my best friends really had her life turned around in a good way and she has kept the weight off even though she is now in Beijing. . .

3:20 pm

MollyL

True enough. No one weight loss plan works for everyone.

3:20 pm

crosshair

hehe after 30 years i took great delight in disabling the alarm feature on every clock in the house..however now that i do not HAVE to get up at 05:30 am,i seem to wake up on my own at 05:15...life karma at work:(

3:20 pm

jmcnrick

i think i will have to go find one of those old calorie counter books that have things like 3 oz. cornmeal

3:21 pm

crosshair

and as for weight loss..i will not even go there.too busy enjoying my 4th life

3:22 pm

TraderKate

it must be out online somewhere jmc
crossy takes his awakening into his own hands - woot!

3:22 pm

jmcnrick

well i want to enjoy my life so i need to slim down some. . . but i will say that while i was thinking about it over the last week i did lose 4 lbs

3:22 pm

jmcnrick

no almost everything online dealing with weight loss has a price tag. . .

3:22 pm

crosshair

my family is getting zapped like bugs in a bug zapper last 3 years..seems sensless to worry about the fat content of the yogurt i am about to eat in that light:))

3:24 pm

windingwake

I have only ever lost weight because I was active. I have never become active because I lost weight.

3:24 pm

TraderKate

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/
i've heard about this from a couuple of folks lately - and there's an app for it too

3:24 pm

crosshair

same here windingwake. now that my kness are a problem,i do hiking all summer and snowshoeing in winter..less damaging

3:25 pm

jmcnrick

the reality is that weight cuts life expectancy. . . it is about balance for me. . . i don't want to be a marathon runner but i want to stop panting when i walk up to my upper level baseball seats. . .

3:25 pm

windingwake

also a life without butter would make me sad. ;)

3:25 pm

jmcnrick

ty trader i will check that out

3:25 pm

crosshair

rad the reports on margerines lately?? my god!! i could not run back to real butter fast enough!!

3:25 pm

TraderKate

butter is better :)

3:26 pm

crosshair

it is indeed

3:26 pm

jmcnrick

what julia child said that it wasn't about life without butter it was about using the right amount of butter well

3:26 pm

windingwake

Of course balance--but I think if you look close at the studies, there's a lot of wiggle room in that weight v. life expectancy. Numbers like cholesterol or blood pressure matter a lot more.

3:26 pm

crosshair

all moderation..except for my bacon:))

3:26 pm

jmcnrick

i have never bought margerine

3:27 pm

jmcnrick

but for most people cholestoral and blood pressure is linked to weight. . .

3:27 pm

crosshair

my brother in law was thin and trin and got poleaxed by a stroke last fall,second one carried him off 2 days ago..you never know

3:27 pm

crosshair

he was 51

3:27 pm

jmcnrick

sorry to hear that crossy. . .

3:27 pm

TraderKate

i'll use margerine for some cooking, but not for things like veal cutlets... there is no substitute for the perfect grease :)

3:27 pm

crosshair

ty,jmc

3:27 pm

jmcnrick

i am 62 and my mother lived to 96 and grandmother to 98 so i want my probably long life to be a good one. . .

3:27 pm

crosshair

my beloved has had a tough go.her mum last oct and now her brother and her da 2 years ago

3:28 pm

windingwake

I'm sorry too. That's so hard.

3:28 pm

jmcnrick

i use olive oil or if i can get it cotton seed oil to cook. . . sometime with a little butter or bacon fat for flavor. . .

3:28 pm

TraderKate

i didn't know crossy, so sorry to hear it. sending you and yours a big bear hug

3:28 pm

jmcnrick

give elegant my sympathy crossy

3:29 pm

windingwake

I've never heard of using cotton seed oil. What is it like?

3:29 pm

kje

right H?

3:29 pm

crosshair

i have started using nice olive oils for stir frys etc

3:29 pm

crosshair

i will indeed.jmc

3:29 pm

TraderKate

shakespeare wrote about a king kje

3:29 pm

kje

ah ty

3:29 pm

kje

I forget that is a word

3:29 pm

jmcnrick

it is tasteless and colorless and undyhydogynized and therefore not bad for you like many other veggie oils

3:29 pm

jmcnrick

hi kje. . . .

3:30 pm

kje

hi

3:30 pm

TraderKate

i don't like olive oil. i find the taste too heavy, and you cna't use it for high temp cooking because it scorches too easily

3:30 pm

windingwake

interesting. I'll have to keep an eye out.

3:30 pm

jmcnrick

but i can rarely get it up here in the relative north of washington dc! haha

3:30 pm

crosshair

i try to go by the creedo 'eat brakfast like a king,lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper" keep me from going to bed with a full stomach and that is part of the battle also

3:30 pm

kje

gien

3:30 pm

jmcnrick

cottonseed oil you can use at very high temps. . .

3:30 pm

kje

sorry

3:31 pm

jmcnrick

ty kje

3:31 pm

jmcnrick

that was my last g word. . .

3:31 pm

crosshair

use virgin olive oil vs extra virgin olive oiul for frying,kate.saying that though it is no good for deep frying applications

3:31 pm

TraderKate

i will look into the cottonseed oil, i have seen it. i use safflower or sunflower mostly

3:31 pm

windingwake

Well that's hopeless then, heh. I live in Maryland, heh.

3:31 pm

kje

use coconut oil... can take high temps, neutral oil, quite good for you

3:31 pm

jmcnrick

well i have homework to do before i go to the baseball game. . .

3:31 pm

kje

though I mostly like olive and avocado

3:31 pm

kje

oils

3:31 pm

kje

ah... enjoy the game jmc!

3:32 pm

TraderKate

have fun at the game jmc

3:32 pm

crosshair

for battered frying i use peanut oil,does not transfer taste and lasts ages

3:33 pm

TraderKate

i find that peanut oil tastes of peanuts... which is why i don't like satays... love pb and meat - but NOT together!

3:33 pm

crosshair

i do not use deep fryers anyways.have mostly perfected the art of oven "frying"

3:33 pm

jmcnrick

http://tinyurl.com/catrqon

3:33 pm

TraderKate

there are 2 flowers and a tree in the grid today

3:33 pm

jmcnrick

bye all. . . . 34 left. . .

3:34 pm

crosshair

tc jmc

3:34 pm

bichon

one of the flowers is also a tree

3:34 pm

TraderKate

thanks jmc, i'll take a look at it now

3:35 pm

TraderKate

very true bichon clever babbbler!

3:35 pm

TraderKate

there is mid-eastern money and mid-eastern food

3:36 pm

TraderKate

anyone else need stats/hints? i have to go soon

3:36 pm

JaxH

could I have

3:37 pm

Alexis Elise

Any clues for the pi6,30?

3:37 pm

JaxH

Could I have a clue for he5?

3:37 pm

TraderKate

shakespeare wrote a play about the fifth one...

3:37 pm

windingwake

ah, just found the treeflower, thanks!

3:37 pm

Alexis Elise

he5 = a mans name

3:38 pm

JaxH

thanks I've got it

3:38 pm

TraderKate

pi 6/30 (clever clue)
take a farm animal add a big noise... reverse the 2 middle consonants and you will get mangled english

3:39 pm

TraderKate

pi 6/30 normal clue...
broken english? sounds like a large city bird

3:39 pm

Alexis Elise

Wow, Kate. That is clever. I'm working on it...

3:40 pm

TraderKate

not that clever, i'm just tired, so my mind thinks i'm being clever

3:41 pm

Alexis Elise

Thank you Kate. I got it. Just realized I kept guessing 5 letter words. I must be out of it today.

3:42 pm

TraderKate

:) we've all been there and done that!

3:42 pm

TraderKate

anything else?

3:42 pm

windingwake

FW for me, hagd everyone

3:42 pm

TraderKate

congrats winding! did you list?

3:44 pm

windingwake

I did. Some of those words are not words, so far as my brain is concerned =)

3:44 pm

windingwake

and ty =)

3:44 pm

TraderKate

me too, i'm no babble genius. was pleased that i got down to 15 before giving in

3:45 pm

windingwake

I was at 20-something, I think.

3:45 pm

TraderKate

there are a lot of really strange words in here osmetimes.. and other days it's a fish pond ;)

3:46 pm

windingwake

I have the most trouble with the long words, usually, but today it was some of those fives that got me.

3:47 pm

TraderKate

i really should go, see you all tomorrow hopefully..

3:47 pm

windingwake

see you, TK!

3:47 pm

windingwake

and I should go for real now, too.

3:48 pm

TraderKate

the really long ones either jump right out or wrap around themselves and hide... the ones that get me are the words that all use one point tiles..5-6-7 letters way too many combos!

3:48 pm

TraderKate

*poof*

4:38 pm

crosshair

this is an evil little grid

4:55 pm

cybernan

hello everyone - diving in :)

5:08 pm

cybernan

nbt and missing the h

5:11 pm

cybernan

got it

5:17 pm

MollyL

Hi Nan. Little grid. Everyone did it and ran.

5:17 pm

gremlinn

super easy one today

5:18 pm

MollyL

Grem, they are all easy for you, whiz kid. : D

5:18 pm

gremlinn

Relatively speaking!

5:26 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* - bye :)

5:31 pm

Jillyjill

Hello all!

5:31 pm

Jillyjill

Woot WooT WooT cyber!

5:32 pm

MollyL

Hello Wooting Jill

5:33 pm

Jillyjill

Hello Miss Molly!

5:34 pm

Jillyjill

;-) they need to do a babblet free grid one of these days...

5:39 pm

Jillyjill

brb

5:43 pm

Jillyjill

It figures that I had difficulty seeing the ad5/14

5:55 pm

crosshair

"this time of year we all tend to avoid that word

5:58 pm

smores

Hi again :)

5:59 pm

stidgmere

Is the word allergy?

6:01 pm

Jillyjill

LOL...no, over 21

6:01 pm

Jillyjill

23 left...bbl to finish

6:06 pm

smores

hmpf...Enable doesnt accept stidg

6:10 pm

crosshair

mmm,long grained fried rice with roasted pork bits,diced sweet onions,diced shrooms,diced sweet red pepper served with crunchy bean sprout topping

6:11 pm

smores

:) sounds good crossy

6:11 pm

smores

I just remade leftovers

6:11 pm

Jillyjill

Okay, just findng too many to leave...LOL

6:12 pm

crosshair

it is and i love one pan dinners.just added a simple greek salad and crusty french stick to make a meal

6:12 pm

smores

I soooo am not having that problem...lol

6:13 pm

Jillyjill

Henceforth my comment earlier about needing a babblet free grid...LOL

6:13 pm

crosshair

most may find this grid easy,but it is killingme with these babblets

6:14 pm

Good Enough

crossy you are so wonderful. i am "making" BLTs with plain old iceberg lettuce and plain old hot house tomatoes. In truth the kids have toast with cinnamon and eat the bacon on the side so i'm not even making BLTs for them!

6:14 pm

crosshair

lol,some days i am creative,other days i will toss my teen a box of KD and point to the microwave

6:15 pm

Jillyjill

Oh, but I have listed....

6:16 pm

crosshair

all the r words are ry i take it? they are hiding

6:16 pm

stidgmere

Today I am making soup with ham bones, garbanzos, onion, and a little pork sausage. My dear husband has slightly broken a bone in his hand and will drink his soup from a cup.

6:16 pm

pippingeek

yum!

6:16 pm

smores

there is a ra4/4

6:16 pm

crosshair

mmm,sounds delish,stidmere.i am sorry bout hubbys hand:(

6:17 pm

pippingeek

three ra words

6:17 pm

crosshair

mm..must all be babblets

6:17 pm

Jillyjill

<---!!FW!!...tu5/14 was my last...LOL, figures that it is the ultimate spring sign...

6:17 pm

stidgmere

One minute we're fine and the next we're waiting for an x-ray and casting.

6:17 pm

crosshair

how did he manage that?

6:17 pm

smores

Hi stidg... I made northern beans and ham last night

6:18 pm

crosshair

yaa for jilly!!

6:18 pm

stidgmere

Congrats jilly!!

6:18 pm

stidgmere

We do have similar tastes, smores.

6:18 pm

Jillyjill

Ouch stidg...what happened?

6:18 pm

smores

WooHoo Jilly :) wtg

6:18 pm

crosshair

is there a diff tween northern beans and southern bean?? can a bean ceceed??

6:18 pm

smores

yep :)

6:19 pm

smores

lol

6:19 pm

Jillyjill

Love ham and beans...

6:19 pm

stidgmere

Well, southern beans are pintos and northern are from Minnesota.

6:19 pm

Jillyjill

Of course, Crossy's dinner makes me want to jump in my car and drive north....

6:19 pm

smores

with fried potatoes and onions and of course corn bread :)

6:20 pm

stidgmere

Okay. Where do we locate the Babblers Drive-in and Resort? I'm thinking near Branson, Missouri.

6:20 pm

MollyL

Ooo, ham, beans, fried potatoes and corn bread. Now THAT is a good meal.

6:20 pm

Jillyjill

LOL...pretty central for everyone in NA

6:21 pm

smores

haha...sounds good stidg

6:21 pm

smores

my dog is enjoying the bone now :)

6:22 pm

stidgmere

And there are adequate motels and entertainment (as if we need more than conversation!)

6:22 pm

crosshair

we should set it up in niagra fallsus/can that way we can cater to all babblers and us northern babblers will not have to drive for 2 days to eat :))

6:22 pm

pippingeek

i wish i could handle food right now, but migraines and cooking don't mix

6:22 pm

Jillyjill

Well, must run to store to even be able to forage for dinner...bye all *poof*

6:22 pm

smores

nah...good food, good company that'll do

6:23 pm

stidgmere

Now that is a good suggestion, Crossy. Niagra Falls area could certainly use the tourist business.

6:23 pm

smores

awww....sorry pipping..migraines such

6:23 pm

stidgmere

by jilly.

6:23 pm

smores

*suck even

6:23 pm

smores

Bye Jilly....enjoy

6:23 pm

Jillyjill

So sorry pippingeek...*place moist cool cloth on Pipping's forehead* Feel better soon!!

6:24 pm

crosshair

yup,set up the place half on the us and half on canada,that way we can set up tables so we do not have to play around with passports

6:24 pm

Jillyjill

*repoof*

6:24 pm

pippingeek

thanks jilly, have a good night

6:24 pm

smores

lol...crossy

6:24 pm

smores

and you're in charge of breakfast :D

6:25 pm

crosshair

lol,i can see me pushing a bottle of my famouse bacon infused vodka across the line and onto us soil with a broom hehe

6:25 pm

crosshair

oh,not to worry,crossy can do breffast for 2 or 22

6:25 pm

smores

LOL...we'll just bring long straws

6:26 pm

stidmama

hey all

6:26 pm

smores

Hi stid

6:26 pm

stidmama

just logging in -- worth trying this one?

6:26 pm

crosshair

howdy stidmama:)

6:26 pm

smores

short and not so sweet

6:26 pm

crosshair

it is a tad tricky but one worth trying

6:27 pm

crosshair

it is not one you will bang off in 15 min..well i did not anyways

6:27 pm

pippingeek

hi stid

6:28 pm

stidmama

hmmmm. I guess I can give it a try. :-)

6:28 pm

pippingeek

it was faster than normal for me but that's because monkey typing works best with 4 letter words, even if they are babblets

6:30 pm

smores

stid and stidg are in the grid :)

6:30 pm

welki

hi folks

6:30 pm

pippingeek

hi welki

6:30 pm

stidmama

hey welki!

6:31 pm

smores

Heya welki :)

6:32 pm

welki

reading back, i wish we could organize and arrange a BIG babble get-together

6:32 pm

smores

that would be wonderful :)

6:33 pm

smores

hehe...maybe I

6:33 pm

welki

if this was an RV forum, it'd be a piece of cake *lol*

6:33 pm

smores

buy a lotto tomorrow

6:33 pm

stidmama

LOL welki!

6:33 pm

smores

hmmm...that was weird

6:36 pm

welki

how're you holding up, stid? i think you're putting a brave face on in FB - you must be friggin' exhausted

6:38 pm

stidgmere

Hi mama. Just finished playing games with Murphy. He is feeling pretty good with his new ear medicine.

6:41 pm

smores

sy4....really?

6:41 pm

smores

very silly word

6:42 pm

stidgmere

never heard of that sy 4 smores.

6:43 pm

smores

me either....appartently an obsolete coin replaced by the Franc

6:44 pm

Lizlin

Good morning all - or evening ;)

6:44 pm

welki

hi liz

6:45 pm

smores

oops...sorry it replaced the franc in Guinea in 1972

6:45 pm

Lizlin

Hm! Just found that coin!

6:45 pm

smores

Morning Liz

6:45 pm

stidgmere

Hi liz. I was sorry when the franc became obsolite (s0.)

6:46 pm

stidmama

hey mother! sorry, watching some tv with tom and grant and a friend.

6:46 pm

stidmama

it was an exhausting day today, don't know that I am being all that brave though welki! I cuss an awful lot these days

6:46 pm

uusue2

hi all!

6:46 pm

uusue2

cussing can be very therapeutic, stid :-)

6:47 pm

smores

:)

6:47 pm

stidmama

:-) thanks sue

6:47 pm

Lizlin

I think I'd do more than cuss if I were in your position, stud.

6:47 pm

stidmama

Mother, thanks again for your help today. We were there until three all told, and still not quite "finished" but we had to be done so the guys could go home.

6:48 pm

stidmama

how's life on your side of the world, liz? getting chilly yet?

6:48 pm

Lizlin

Cooling down - had to use a duvet on the bed last night!

6:48 pm

Lizlin

Can't really call it chilly though!

6:48 pm

Lizlin

Hope spring is raising its head up there.

6:48 pm

stidgmere

Nothing like being cozy at night.

6:49 pm

stidmama

starting to, liz -- I took some pics today of the garden but don't yet know how to offload from the new camera

6:49 pm

Lizlin

It's odd though when you've been sleeping with a sheet, when you suddenly realise that the reason you can't sleep is because you're not quite warm enough.

6:49 pm

crosshair

suze!! do you and frank have your telescope all set for the 22nd of this month? not that you will need it as much of it will be perfect visible to the naked eye:))

6:50 pm

Lizlin

I love spring in the UK - the freshness of the colours.

6:50 pm

stidmama

still, it's lovely to see trillium (local native li4 plant) and peach and pear blossoms on the trees at last

6:50 pm

uusue2

don't have a telescope, crossy, but if it's clear we'll be looking

6:50 pm

Lizlin

Hope you do manage to post some pics.

6:51 pm

stidmama

I am going to try liz -- tonight or tomorrow. I don't have anything scheduled tomorrow so can stay up later tonight and sleep in....

6:52 pm

Lizlin

A luxury you deserve after with all the stuff you've got going on.

6:52 pm

uusue2

so my doctor's office called today, they want me to come back for more pictures after my mammogram yesterday - probably all is well but it is worrying

6:52 pm

stidmama

*refocuses on sue*

((((((((SUE)))))))

6:53 pm

Lizlin

Hugs Sue and sending lots of hopes your way :)

6:53 pm

welki

i hate those recalls. gives you just enough time to develop an anxiety disorder

6:53 pm

stidmama

wonders if maybe the pics were just SOOOOOO pretty they wanted more?

6:53 pm

uusue2

thanks, liz and stid! as I say probably all is well, but my fingernails will probably be well-chewed between now and next Thursday

6:53 pm

uusue2

hahaha, pretty funny, stid :-)

6:54 pm

stidgmere

I was looking at my calendar and notice Thursday so far is empty.

6:55 pm

Lizlin

These last 13 words are proving totally challenging :(

6:57 pm

Lizlin

Having said that, just found another 3! Finally down to 10.

6:58 pm

uusue2

go Liz!

6:58 pm

Lizlin

I think 10 is becoming the new 13!

6:59 pm

stidgmere

Lunging into the li words.

7:00 pm

Lizlin

Can't find the first li!!!!!

7:00 pm

Lizlin

Got it!

7:01 pm

Lizlin

l's lambasted!

7:02 pm

stidmama

oooh. Thursday IKEA?

7:02 pm

stidmama

hm. li words, eh?

7:02 pm

stidgmere

got the ls. 7 left.

7:02 pm

stidmama

go Mother go!

7:03 pm

Lizlin

Go stidg :)

7:03 pm

stidgmere

Yes. I think IKEA.

7:04 pm

stidgmere

family name for he.

7:04 pm

stidmama

okay. That will be fun. nice to anticipate something fun! :-D

7:04 pm

stidmama

thanks for the H word

7:04 pm

stidgmere

gs gone.

7:04 pm

Lizlin

p's and s's left here.

7:05 pm

stidgmere

dis (first two and then two s words.)

7:05 pm

stidgmere

and an ad word.

7:05 pm

smores

I'm He5 the VIII I am...He5 the VIII I am I am...:)

7:05 pm

stidmama

I am almost to halfway

7:05 pm

stidmama

a nudge for the J please? then I will have nbt

7:06 pm

stidmama

oh! got it!

7:06 pm

Lizlin

Go stid - Spanish for chief or political leader

7:06 pm

stidmama

Je 4/12...

7:06 pm

momof5

j is another man's name, spelled diff

7:08 pm

stidmama

thanks momof5

7:08 pm

momof5

welcome

7:09 pm

stidmama

and halfway.

7:09 pm

stidgmere

di s were as close as the fingers on my hands.

7:10 pm

Lizlin

lol!

7:10 pm

stidmama

so they are! :-D

7:10 pm

smores

:)

7:11 pm

smores

tith

7:11 pm

smores

oops

7:12 pm

Lizlin

1

7:13 pm

momof5

the sy is a silly word

7:13 pm

stidgmere

back to the ad word.

7:13 pm

stidgmere

any help for the ad 5, 14?

7:13 pm

Lizlin

Fireworks! I hate those pt endings!

7:13 pm

penquis

think x rated.. ;o)

7:14 pm

uusue2

yay liz!

7:14 pm

Lizlin

Grown up

7:14 pm

uusue2

ad5/14 is grown up, gmere

7:14 pm

penquis

can i get a clue for the he 5/16 word please?

7:14 pm

smores

WTG Liz :)

7:14 pm

Lizlin

he 5 - man's name

7:14 pm

stidgmere

so it is. ty uu!!

7:15 pm

smores

I'm He5 the VIII I am...He5 the VIII I am I am...:)

7:15 pm

stidgmere

Fire works in this quarter of the world.

7:15 pm

uusue2

yay gmere!

7:15 pm

uusue2

lol, smores!

7:15 pm

Lizlin

Yay stidg :)

7:15 pm

stidgmere

all for now. Liz are you fireworked, too?

7:15 pm

smores

WTG stidg :)

7:16 pm

Lizlin

Yes - just before you! So both hemispheres fireworked.

7:16 pm

stidgmere

Difficult grid for only being 77 words. Good for you liz!!!

7:16 pm

Lizlin

I also thought it difficult but a lot of people said how easy it was.

7:16 pm

smores

LOL...worldwide fireworks...WooHoo !!

7:16 pm

stidgmere

Is this amazing to visit instantly across the world? We are soooo lucky.

7:17 pm

penquis

thanks smores!

7:17 pm

smores

yw :)

7:17 pm

stidgmere

All for now best wishes for lovely days.

7:17 pm

Lizlin

Enjoy your evenings everyone. Time to make up some granola!

7:18 pm

smores

Bye....enjoy stidg, liz :)

7:23 pm

stidmama

sweet deams mother

7:24 pm

penquis

can i get a clue for the sl 5/16 please?

7:26 pm

smores

another questionable word...use the sometimes vowel

7:27 pm

cgypsy

sl and the family stone, and another word for exercise class in high school..

7:27 pm

penquis

thanks!

7:30 pm

smores

time for a break...back in a bit

7:30 pm

penquis

woohoo...done!

7:30 pm

cgypsy

way to go pen!!! congrats!

7:33 pm

stidmama

I am heading out, too -- too many people and tasks demanding my attention. Back another time. *poof*

7:51 pm

penquis

thanks everyone! heading out...goodnight all!

8:31 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for any li words? Thanks

8:35 pm

torgone

li4/6 a flower

8:36 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, tor.

8:36 pm

MollyL

li5/14 is a fatty particle in the body

8:40 pm

gapeach

Thanks Molly, still looking.

8:40 pm

torgone

li4 & 5 = melody & pl.

8:42 pm

MollyL

li5/14...you have 2 of these outside your mouth (you put gloss on them) + abbreviation for your driver's license.

8:43 pm

gapeach

Gosh, thanks much, Molly and tor.

8:43 pm

gapeach

lipit

8:43 pm

gapeach

Sorry.

8:44 pm

uusue2

almost, peach! :-)

8:44 pm

uusue2

and hi again all!

8:45 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, sue. How are you and Frank doing?

8:45 pm

uusue2

we are ok, peach, he's a little better since he got a shot to control the "runs" yesterday.

8:46 pm

uusue2

I have to go back for follow-up mammogram studies next week, so I am chewing my fingernails about that :-(

8:46 pm

gapeach

Bless him!

8:46 pm

gapeach

Sending positive energy to both of you.

8:46 pm

uusue2

thanks, peach!

8:49 pm

MollyL

Sue, do you know what they gave him a shot of? I know someone who is having chemotherapy and is having similar GI trouble.

8:50 pm

gapeach

must find food. brb

8:50 pm

uusue2

let me look it up, Molly, hang on...

8:50 pm

uusue2

Here it is: octreotide

8:51 pm

uusue2

it was a fairly painful shot but seems to be working

8:51 pm

MollyL

Thanks Sue, I will pass that along.

8:53 pm

dan2bit

evening all!

8:53 pm

uusue2

hi dan!

9:01 pm

gapeach

I'm back. Waffles and all.

9:03 pm

gapeach

Hi there, dan.

9:03 pm

gapeach

Hi there, dan.

9:03 pm

gapeach

Stuttering. Sorry.

9:03 pm

Minski

Greetings all! How goes it tonight?

9:03 pm

Minski

Need a clue

9:04 pm

Minski

st 5/14 please

9:04 pm

Minski

I have the 5/10 and the 5/12.

9:06 pm

uusue2

hi minski!

9:07 pm

Minski

Hi uusue

9:07 pm

uusue2

st5/14 uses the sometimes vowel, plural of something you might write with

9:12 pm

Minski

Thanks uusue. Got it!

9:13 pm

Minski

6 left

9:13 pm

uusue2

I am stuck on the pi6/30 and the pi4/7 right after it

9:13 pm

uusue2

ah, got the 4/7

9:13 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for di4-5 the 2nd? Thannks

9:14 pm

uusue2

like di4/5 the 3rd except ends in a vowel, peach

9:15 pm

Minski

4 left

9:15 pm

Minski

pi 6/30 please?

9:15 pm

uusue2

and I am still stuck on the pi6/30 :-(

9:16 pm

uusue2

HA! Got it, finally!

9:16 pm

uusue2

Fireworks!

9:16 pm

gapeach

Congrats, sue!!!!!

9:18 pm

uusue2

do you still need the pi6/30, minski?

9:18 pm

gapeach

Thanks for that di4, sue.

9:19 pm

gapeach

I do, I do......please

9:20 pm

uusue2

patois or creole language, peach, sounds like a city bird

9:20 pm

gapeach

Oh, thanks, sue. I'm down to 2.

9:21 pm

Minski

Thanks.

9:21 pm

Minski

One left

9:21 pm

Minski

the first li 5/12

9:22 pm

Minski

Got it!

9:22 pm

Minski

***FW***

9:23 pm

Minski

odd word

9:24 pm

gapeach

Congrats, Minski!!!!!!

9:24 pm

uusue2

yay minski!

9:24 pm

Minski

Thanks guys! The first finished grid in probably over 2 years! YEAH!

9:25 pm

uusue2

li5/12 is in my physics babblets list (which is way down in my profile now); it's similar to radar

9:25 pm

Minski

and now....unless someone needs a hint....it's bedtime for bonzo.....

9:25 pm

gapeach

FW Thanks for all the help. Guess I'll watch a rerun of Downton Abbey. See y'all at the flip.

9:26 pm

Minski

nighty night.

9:26 pm

uusue2

yay peach!

9:26 pm

uusue2

and night, minski!

9:36 pm

Jindigo

evening everyone - looking for 2 clues please

9:37 pm

Jindigo

PI 6/30 and SL 5/16 - both are driving me batty

9:37 pm

Jindigo

found the PI -just need the SL

9:38 pm

uusue2

sl5/16 has the sometimes vowel in the middle

9:39 pm

Jindigo

Thank you!!!

9:40 pm

uusue2

yw!

9:40 pm

uusue2

and with that I am off to bed, see you all tomorrow!

9:42 pm

Minveryork

Hello to my fellow babblers! How is everybody doing today

9:42 pm

Minveryork

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! Way to go!

9:45 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, so sorry to see a 77 for thw rod total

9:45 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ack, the word total, that is

9:46 pm

Minveryork

P's Piled! 3 left

9:46 pm

Minveryork

Hello Book Doctor Gwen!How are you?Welcome to the grid

9:47 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

doin' okay but feeling listless (no pun intended)

9:47 pm

Minveryork

I was glad to see 77 words because I got here not long ago

9:48 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

all depends on one's POV

9:49 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

going to have fun using all those silly words with two letter i in 'em

9:50 pm

Minveryork

S's Slaughtered! 2 left

9:50 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

go go min!

9:52 pm

Minveryork

I am finished! I have fireworks! li 5/14 was my final word.

9:53 pm

Minveryork

I will be here to clue for 15 more minutes if anyone needs.

9:53 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

woo hoo min! ! ! ! ! ! ! @ ! ! ! ! ! !

9:54 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i'm keen to guess, but thanks 8-)

9:55 pm

JeeWhiz

Hi Babblonians ...can anyone help with the lone h please? I cannot find it.

9:57 pm

Minveryork

he5/16 word is a man's name (King Henry the VIII) JeeWhiz

9:57 pm

Minveryork

Hello JeeWhiz! How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle

9:57 pm

JeeWhiz

Thanks Minver....doing great. How about yourself?

9:57 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ty min, and looks like it's the PB for you lol

9:58 pm

JeeWhiz

I never remember that one.

9:58 pm

JeeWhiz

It was an easy clue but who is complaining? Lol

10:00 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt and 36 to go

10:06 pm

Minveryork

Oh JeeWhiz! Stupid me! *marches off into the Penalty Box*

10:08 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

okay, i have ya4/6 and yi407, what am i missing?

10:08 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oops, yi4/7 that is

10:13 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ploughed under the Ps

10:15 pm

Minveryork

ya 4/8

10:17 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ah, ty min, hunting

10:18 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

got it! 8-)

10:18 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(silly word!)

10:21 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

Ds are dungeoned

10:21 pm

Minveryork

Delightful!

10:24 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

grrrr, 18 to go, eyeballs crossing

10:24 pm

JeeWhiz

Throws some leftovers chocolate ninnies to Minver in the penalty box as a special thank you.

10:25 pm

JeeWhiz

lol.....ninnies, not ninnies. :)

10:25 pm

JeeWhiz

Bunnies! !!!

10:25 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ninnies? OH, bunnies!

10:26 pm

JeeWhiz

Auto correct strikes again.

10:27 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

okay, i am opening the list, arg

10:30 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

7 to go, weee

10:32 pm

Minveryork

Go Book Doctor Gwen go!

10:32 pm

Minveryork

Was about to go to bed,but will wait until you finish puzzle

10:33 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

aw, thanks! two left, both Ss

10:34 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

uno

10:34 pm

Minveryork

Go Book Doctor Gwen go!

10:36 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oh, hells bells, stuck on st5/14

10:37 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(hopin' it not a fishy-poo)

10:37 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ooh, found it. another silly word! BOOM BOOM ROCKETS

10:38 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

might be time for dinner, so says my tummy

10:39 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

have a good night, min, see ya tomorrow or whenever 8-)

10:41 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations Book Doctor Gwen on fireworks!Way to go

10:41 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye Book Doctor Gwen I will see you tomorrow maybe

10:47 pm

Naches girl

Any clues for the pi 5/16?

11:06 pm

Uneaixoise

pi5 like an evergreen

11:23 pm

kje

pi6?

11:24 pm

Uneaixoise

pi6 is like slang english

11:24 pm

Uneaixoise

sounds like a cooing bird

11:25 pm

kje

ty!

11:25 pm

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

11:27 pm

Uneaixoise

FW for moi! Back in a bit :-)

11:29 pm

kje

woohoo une!

11:29 pm

kje

FW for me now too... gn

11:53 pm

rururocks

bye fireworkers

11:56 pm

Uneaixoise

flowerweeders

11:57 pm

rururocks

matchstickers

11:58 pm

dizgrannie

455 next grid

11:58 pm

rururocks

guessing 544

11:59 pm

NonnieLight

I say 219

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