Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, October 25, 2013

12:00 am

ursh

hello all

12:00 am

McLeach

howdy

12:00 am

ursh

epee

12:00 am

ursh

oops

12:01 am

bekki

good luck

12:01 am

VolleymomDee

flip; hi all; hi ursh, leach

12:01 am

uusue2

flip! Hi ursh, mcleach, bekki, dee!

12:02 am

VolleymomDee

li 7

12:02 am

dizgrannie

ni 7, hi all!!

12:02 am

tempo

fl 8

12:03 am

McLeach

thx for fl8, temp

12:03 am

dizgrannie

ra 7

12:04 am

dizgrannie

gr 8

12:04 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:04 am

jillibus

Hi all -- tired already

12:05 am

jillibus

oh, thanks, Lickety, that helps a lot

12:05 am

uusue2

thank you lickety!!

12:05 am

McLeach

hi jilli

12:05 am

uusue2

nbt

12:06 am

rururocks

fr 8

12:06 am

rururocks

fl 8

12:07 am

jillibus

I must remind myself that this game wasn't designed to be a race, and we're given 24 hours to do it.

12:07 am

McLeach

thx for the 7s

12:09 am

McLeach

and for gr & fr 8s

12:09 am

jillibus

So I shouldn't feel inferior because racers annonce their finds so fast

12:10 am

jillibus

even though Lickety has given ujs a list.

12:10 am

Lizlin

I agree Jilli - and hi. And on that note, I'm off to the gym and out of the race!!!!

12:10 am

McLeach

of course not, jilli

12:10 am

rururocks

no jilli you don't have to feel anything

12:10 am

Lizlin

BBL

12:10 am

torgone

Certainly not, jilli

12:10 am

rururocks

there is no race.. I'm trying to help people find words with small hints

12:10 am

jillibus

but I do, unfortunaltely.

12:11 am

McLeach

eh, just 'cause you may feel that way, doesn't make it so

12:11 am

jillibus

your hints are lovley, ruru, unless they're too punny, lol!

12:11 am

rururocks

you don't have to feel that way jilli

12:11 am

Lizlin

Love your hints, ru - without them and clues from people and lickety, I'd never find half of the words I do!

12:11 am

McLeach

I like punny

12:12 am

jillibus

I'm just very tired, having had a lot of stress lately

12:12 am

rururocks

Me pun? what?

12:12 am

rururocks

tired or cranky ? :D

12:12 am

jillibus

I quite agree, liz

12:13 am

cybernan

nbt, nbs

12:13 am

jillibus

probably both, ru, sorry

12:13 am

rururocks

that ta 5 isn't in the cards

12:13 am

McLeach

sorry 'bout the stress, jilli. Know the feeling.

12:14 am

jillibus

aha, the goose

12:14 am

VolleymomDee

nbt nbs

12:14 am

rururocks

:D

12:14 am

VolleymomDee

wtg nan and anyone else I missed

12:14 am

jillibus

ty mcl

12:15 am

McLeach

yw. Hope things get better for you soon. {hug}

12:15 am

jillibus

wtg dee and all speedsters

12:15 am

rururocks

<--- not feeling so speedy

12:16 am

jillibus

I just finished one job, so that will let up some of the stress, thanks.

12:16 am

VolleymomDee

ty jili... not speedy here... have 68 left and already stalling

12:16 am

McLeach

me neither. don't know that I'll make 100 tonight. Haven't quite hit 75 and goin' sllllllloooooooow

12:16 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs

12:16 am

McLeach

wtg diz

12:16 am

dizgrannie

ty

12:17 am

jillibus

yay diz

12:18 am

rururocks

that ga5 is a croc of...

12:18 am

McLeach

thx, ru

12:18 am

jillibus

ty ru

12:18 am

VolleymomDee

wtg diz

12:19 am

VolleymomDee

op 6

12:23 am

VolleymomDee

ep 7/40

12:23 am

jillibus

well, phant, operation

12:24 am

VolleymomDee

nice phant, jili

12:24 am

McLeach

jilli, I dub you queen of big phantom words :teeth:

12:24 am

rururocks

thought you had that sewn up jilli?

12:25 am

jillibus

<--bows politely

12:25 am

McLeach

speech, speech!

12:25 am

ChrissieDee

Can I just pop my head in to say... I love the activity at the flip when everyone calls the big words, even when lickety is up. It's too early for me to chat but thank you all :)

12:25 am

VolleymomDee

I have eg 4 for bottom e... anyone find the other one?

12:25 am

rastapopolous

I have en6 - I'll go look for the 4

12:26 am

VolleymomDee

ty rast

12:26 am

VolleymomDee

ty, too chrissie

12:26 am

rastapopolous

got the 4 - ty

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

yw, ty, too

12:28 am

rururocks

damn that en made me mad

12:28 am

ChrissieDee

ty ru

12:28 am

jillibus

ah, ty ru again

12:28 am

VolleymomDee

good one ru

12:29 am

cybernan

in 7

12:29 am

rururocks

need ten more to get to 100

12:29 am

VolleymomDee

ty nan... wtg ru

12:30 am

McLeach

I still need 18 to get there, ru

12:30 am

rururocks

ooh thanks nan.. looking

12:30 am

jillibus

I need 70 more to get to 100 -- see how inferior I am?

12:31 am

McLeach

that's silly talk, jilli

12:31 am

ChrissieDee

lol, you're ahead of me jilli

12:31 am

rururocks

it's not how fast you get there.. it's how you get there jilli :D

12:32 am

jillibus

thanks, chrissie -- you make my day (night)

12:32 am

McLeach

go jilli, Chrissie too, you can do it, woo-hoo-hoo!

12:32 am

McLeach

that was embarrassing - don't ever make me pick up pom-poms again

12:32 am

cybernan

ce 7

12:33 am

jillibus

lol mcl!

12:33 am

VolleymomDee

ty nan

12:33 am

McLeach

:teeth:

12:33 am

ChrissieDee

Hehehe McL

12:34 am

VolleymomDee

still need 3 more 8's and 3 more 7's

12:34 am

McLeach

if you still need that many, Volley, there's no hope for me, lol

12:34 am

cybernan

3 8's and 2 7's here - 12 to reach 100

12:34 am

VolleymomDee

nah... just slow brained tonight

12:34 am

rururocks

three fr 8's dee

12:35 am

VolleymomDee

ne 7

12:35 am

VolleymomDee

ne 7 x 2

12:35 am

VolleymomDee

ty ru!

12:35 am

jillibus

oh my, found a gr 5/14 I didn't think would work. Chrissie will know -- Land's End to John O'Gr5 (minus the s)

12:35 am

cybernan

ty ru - missing 2 of those

12:35 am

McLeach

I've got 3 a piece (7s & 8s)

12:35 am

VolleymomDee

ne 7 x 3 one is really strange

12:36 am

rururocks

one is a cocktail

12:36 am

ChrissieDee

ty jilli, didn't have that one. It's an old english coin

12:37 am

VolleymomDee

that was the one I had never heard of

12:37 am

rururocks

<---feels inferior .. doesn't know english coins

12:37 am

jillibus

ah, so that's what John had, Chrissie!

12:37 am

rururocks

it's a bitter cocktail.. dee ya gotta get out more

12:37 am

VolleymomDee

I have two fr 8's that start with opp of back.. does the other one start the same way?

12:37 am

jillibus

ty dee

12:37 am

cybernan

missing 2 7's - have one ne and one fr so don't see how there could possibly be ne 7 x3 and fr 7 x2

12:38 am

VolleymomDee

yw jili LOL ru

12:38 am

dizgrannie

ne 7 x 3

12:38 am

McLeach

thanks for getting me a 2nd fr8, Volley

12:38 am

jillibus

ru, it's Brit geography I was referring to

12:38 am

VolleymomDee

7's are ce, ep, in, li, ne x 3, ni, ra

12:39 am

jillibus

I obviosly don't know my cocktails *polishes halo

12:39 am

ChrissieDee

You got me jilli, had to google it to see if that's where the name came from :)

12:40 am

cybernan

ty dee - missing one of the ne's -- are they all related?

12:40 am

rururocks

*coughs*

12:40 am

VolleymomDee

two are, other is a cocktail

12:40 am

VolleymomDee

ru... help with fr 8's please

12:41 am

cybernan

heavens - that could be anything! - can't think of a cocktail beginning with an n

12:41 am

VolleymomDee

nm found it

12:41 am

cybernan

hah - monkeyed it :)

12:42 am

Uneaixoise

I remember seeing it advertised on ashtrays on cafÃ© tables :-)

12:42 am

jillibus

geography lesson -- Land's End, Cornwall, is the southern tip of the main British Isle, John O'Gr5 (with an s) is the northern tip.

12:42 am

VolleymomDee

I'll have to try one some time

12:44 am

cybernan

points in the fr 8 that isn't the wild west?

12:44 am

Uneaixoise

fr8/65

12:44 am

VolleymomDee

fr 8/65 (there are 2 of those)

12:47 am

cybernan

ok - found one of them

12:47 am

VolleymomDee

my phant generator

12:48 am

cybernan

and generation

12:50 am

jbp

mine is integer

12:50 am

VolleymomDee

good ones

12:51 am

VolleymomDee

not seeing a's :(

12:52 am

Uneaixoise

have ae 4 5 ag 4 5 4

12:52 am

jbp

ah, i figured out the fr 8 that is not the wild west... it's not the back of the stores, it's the store fr...

12:53 am

Uneaixoise

and at6

12:53 am

VolleymomDee

add another ae 4 ty une

12:54 am

Uneaixoise

tx dee

12:54 am

cybernan

ag 4,5,4,5

12:54 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:54 am

jillibus

ty jbp

12:54 am

Rows

hey everyone... here for a little bit before bed

12:54 am

jillibus

I'm still wondering about that cocktail...

12:54 am

jbp

no matter how many times I type it, there is no oboe in the grid.

12:55 am

jillibus

hi rows

12:55 am

McLeach

hi rows

12:55 am

jbp

yw, Volley

12:55 am

jbp

and also hi all

12:55 am

McLeach

hi jbp

12:55 am

McLeach

lol about the oboe, jbp - me too

12:56 am

cybernan

still missing one a

12:56 am

jbp

dang woodwinds!

12:57 am

jbp

i am missing the 2nd a 4 5

12:57 am

cybernan

at 6

12:57 am

McLeach

did/do you play one, jbp?

12:57 am

jbp

nah. I was a drummer. '-)

12:57 am

jbp

and you, McL?

12:57 am

VolleymomDee

at 6 x 2

12:58 am

Uneaixoise

tx dee!

12:58 am

jbp

yea the 2nd ag 4 has me stumped

12:58 am

dizgrannie

FWs

12:58 am

McLeach

thx for a 2nd at6, Volley

12:58 am

jbp

and also, thanx Dee!

12:59 am

VolleymomDee

yw

12:59 am

VolleymomDee

wtg diz well done!!

12:59 am

Uneaixoise

congrats diz!

12:59 am

cybernan

more likely the first 2 ag's that you are missing

12:59 am

cybernan

well done dix

12:59 am

cybernan

*diz

1:00 am

cybernan

still have 40 to go

1:00 am

jillibus

nbt/nbs

1:00 am

McLeach

has diz completed the puzzle?

1:00 am

jillibus

wow, diz, wd!

1:00 am

McLeach

if so, wtg!

1:00 am

jbp

ag (gosh), a (dna thing), ag concur those are my 3 ag words

1:01 am

jbp

huzzah diz!

1:01 am

McLeach

thx for dna thing

1:01 am

jbp

I do what I can

1:01 am

McLeach

:teeth:

1:02 am

smithchick

Hi all. I'm just popping in long enough to say...How many times do I need to type in certain before I am certain that it is not there?

1:03 am

jbp

there's a great question, Smith.

1:03 am

jbp

I keep trying and trying and....

1:03 am

jbp

I keep trying and trying and....

1:03 am

McLeach

hi smith. At least once more. Or at least as many times as I have.

1:04 am

smithchick

I also really want ogre to be there.

1:04 am

McLeach

Pertain. Certain. Cretin. :p

1:04 am

McLeach

If the puzzle won't accept my offerings, at least the Chatterbox will.

1:04 am

smithchick

And orange. I'd even settle for orang or organ.

1:04 am

McLeach

oh, don't get me started on organ...

1:05 am

jbp

lol, McL, you would give Ruru a run for the money, to be sure...

1:05 am

cybernan

101 - still missing 2 8's, but will save them for tomorrow. Good night, all :)

1:05 am

jbp

nite, cyber

1:06 am

smithchick

Good night. I'm not too far behind.

1:07 am

jbp

way too many blanks for my taste, but I think it is past my bedtime also...

1:07 am

jbp

sweet dreams, babblers!

1:07 am

cybernan

ah - just monkeyed the last fr 8 -- good place to quit!

1:07 am

smithchick

I'm down to 28 but I have work tomorrow. Night all.

1:14 am

McLeach

g'night

1:14 am

McLeach

g'night to you too, cyber

1:17 am

McLeach

I didn't mean it like that, jb

1:17 am

McLeach

I don't know why I'm still here. It's not like I'm finding any words. :p

1:18 am

smithchick

I lied. I'm determined to get to 20 left. I've got one more. Any hints for the ce7?

1:19 am

McLeach

yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn

1:19 am

McLeach

sorry, all I've got is a ce4

1:19 am

McLeach

how many words total today?

1:20 am

smithchick

I've got two ce4

1:20 am

jillibus

134

1:20 am

smithchick

There are 134 total.

1:20 am

McLeach

and now I've got two too, thanks to you :)

1:20 am

McLeach

thx jilli

1:21 am

McLeach

I know Lickety is up, but I'm too lazy to click and check :p

1:21 am

jillibus

mcl, do you know about Babble Expert?

1:21 am

smithchick

I try to at least get all the 4's before I go to the list, but sometimes that's hard!

1:22 am

McLeach

just monkeyed the ce7

1:22 am

smithchick

My monkeys are severely limited tonight.

1:23 am

McLeach

no, don't know Babble Expert

1:23 am

McLeach

anagram a certain word and you'll have it

1:25 am

jillibus

mcl, it's free and puts eveyting on one page, including Lickety. Also, the Lickety Add box lets you put in one word which goes to the list, and more than one goes to the chat. There's a link in my profile.

1:26 am

Lizlin

Hi all :)

1:26 am

Lizlin

Exercised and ready to find some words!

1:27 am

jillibus

halfway, and that's enough for tonight. Goodnight and good luck all...*poof

1:27 am

Lizlin

Sleep well Jilli :)

1:27 am

McLeach

time for me to feel inferior (and tired) - my brain refuses to process most of what you've just explained - I get that there's a way to put Lickety and other things on one page, and that you've got details in your profile, but that's all my mind can absorb right now

1:27 am

McLeach

g'night jilli

1:28 am

McLeach

I'm just staring stupidly at the grid until my other half gets home

1:28 am

smithchick

Bye, jilli and hello Lizlin. I'm down to 17 and I'm out of here. Night all.

1:28 am

McLeach

g'night smith, hello Liz

1:28 am

Lizlin

Sleep well smithchick

1:28 am

Lizlin

Hi McLeash

1:29 am

Lizlin

I don't have babble expert either. I just use lickety's list and any other help I get from other babblers.

1:29 am

jillibus

Well, if you have a mac, Expert isn't available.

1:30 am

Lizlin

Ah! That explains it. I have a mac!

1:30 am

McLeach

Not on a mac.

1:30 am

jillibus

But it makes life SO much easier.

1:30 am

Lizlin

I've heard people talking about expert but never really understood.

1:30 am

jillibus

mcl, please try it.

1:31 am

McLeach

When I've used Lickety, I've just opened a second window and go back and forth. Perhaps I will sometime, jilli, but not tonight. My brain's fried.

1:32 am

McLeach

One of my cats is snoring again. Loudly.

1:32 am

McLeach

I am so not hitting 100 tonight. Still have 8 to go.

1:32 am

jillibus

expert yu don;t have to go back and forth -- it's all there, all the time. And there's a link to morewords in Resources, and other goodies.

1:33 am

McLeach

I've seen people mention morewords, but don't know anything about it.

1:33 am

jillibus

and I must head for bed ...*repoof

1:33 am

Lizlin

Why isn't it available for macs? do you know? It sounds wonderful.

1:33 am

McLeach

g'night jilli, sleep well

1:34 am

jillibus

Liz, Lickety is a Windows guy and I guess doesn't have the right codes for Macs

1:34 am

Lizlin

Ah! I see. makes sense!

1:34 am

Lizlin

Shame though.

1:34 am

Lizlin

Sleep well Jilli.

1:35 am

jillibus

*re-repoof!

1:35 am

McLeach

good grief, I hadn't seen the tr4 for the forest, or something like that - talk about missin' the obvious

1:36 am

Lizlin

ty - me neither!

1:36 am

McLeach

lol, Liz - seriously, I just now found it :p

1:36 am

Lizlin

Seriously me too! My 47th word!

1:37 am

McLeach

woohoo, we are some kinda babblin' brainiacs :teeth:

1:37 am

Lizlin

OK - I'll be back later. Shower time - just back from the gym.

1:38 am

rbud

morewords is very nice, McLeash, you can put in an "exclusion list" of letters not in the grid, and it will give you only words without those letters

1:38 am

rbud

(just getting here, hi all)

1:38 am

McLeach

hi rb, thx

1:39 am

rbud

oops, and misspelled McLeach first off, lol

1:39 am

McLeach

I figured y'all were just trying to keep me on a short rope, so to speak

1:40 am

rbud

heeheehee! :)

1:40 am

McLeach

man, don'tcha hate it when you think you've found another word, only to have Babble inform you that you've already entered it? :p

1:42 am

McLeach

woohoo, found..... 1 more wee word

1:43 am

McLeach

well, I hear the other half pulling in the drive, time to call it a night - g'night & have fun whoever is still around

1:44 am

rbud

night then, take it easy

1:44 am

McLeach

y2

1:45 am

grannyrose

cooee from me

1:46 am

sprite

good morning my friends

1:47 am

grannyrose

{{hugs}} sprite

1:47 am

joso

good morning and cooee my friends

1:47 am

sprite

*hugs rose and joso*

1:47 am

grannyrose

have been thinking of you and yours all day

1:48 am

grannyrose

g'day mate

1:48 am

sprite

aw that is so sweet, rose. Today is the day, indeed. another 4 hours till the meeting.

1:49 am

grannyrose

*more fervent prayers being uttered right now* stick to your guns, sprite. tim needs to understand your rights, also

1:50 am

sprite

can't remember being so deep down angry before, so I think I will manage, grin. And all those thoughts and prayers will support me so much.

1:52 am

grannyrose

sprite, love, dig deep and keep it level. calmly state your case, but you have my permission to let a tear or two trickle down the cheek.

1:52 am

joso

I do hope it goes well for you sprite. Is tim acting up with his sister again too, or is it mostly directed at you and hubby?

1:52 am

sprite

grin, ok, those will no doubt fall. Do you know that feeling where you are so mad, you can only be calm about it?

1:53 am

joso

cold fury

1:53 am

sprite

right now it is mostly my love and me that are his targets, yes. Seems like he is kinda social towards his sister.

1:53 am

grannyrose

and above all, SIT ON YOUR HANDS!!! a strangle hold around your child's throat does not go done well....lol

1:53 am

sprite

that's what I mean, joso.

1:54 am

sprite

darn. Rose, do you have to ruin the fun? ;)

1:55 am

grannyrose

*giggle* take a loaded water pistol with you??? squirt the little squirt everytime you feel the need..

1:55 am

sprite

lol... quite the image. Love it.

1:56 am

grannyrose

*snort* didn't say with what...bourbon, scotch, vodka....every time tim opens his mouth squirt him in it...

1:57 am

sprite

vinager? bittersalt solution?

1:57 am

puglet

Loaded with dishsoap too! Hello and hugs all !

1:57 am

grannyrose

by the end of your session, one of you won't care who killed the cat...

1:57 am

joso

a powerful sedative

1:58 am

sprite

hiya pug *hugs*

1:58 am

sprite

truth serum!

1:58 am

grannyrose

roflol....like josos's suggestion

1:58 am

joso

hey pug, hows the head?

1:58 am

grannyrose

{{hugs}} miz pugs, helloooo

1:59 am

puglet

Hi Sprite,joso and rose--all is well with me

1:59 am

sprite

ah that is good to hear, pug :)

2:00 am

grannyrose

i've been sneezing all day long...the spring rains are here, and loaded with pollens....it happens every year...we have our first bout of spring sunshine, then it rains, bringing down all the pollens etc from up there.

2:01 am

joso

how about you rose, any progress taming the wild MIL

2:01 am

sprite

oh yeah, that is awful, rose. I have that in our spring as well. Sneezing and red eyes and feeling like having a severe cold, lol, and meanwhile it is nice weather.

2:01 am

sprite

*gently tells Rose's sinuses to behave*

2:02 am

grannyrose

give it time, joso. she is still on pretty strong antibiotics. i will be gracious and allow her until they are finished...then....

2:02 am

joso

out comes the chair and whip

2:03 am

grannyrose

you forgot the leathers....

2:03 am

sprite

...until the next squirrel runs past...

2:04 am

joso

I was thinking jodhpurs and a bwana hat

2:04 am

sprite

in either case, i would suggest not adding the tutu

2:05 am

puglet

yesterday, we had rain,sleet and snow plus wind too.

2:06 am

sprite

brrrrr pug, how very unpleasant

2:06 am

grannyrose

roflol, you two....and we had snow in our local mountain range.

2:06 am

joso

how do elephants hide in the smarties box..... they paint their toenails different colors

2:06 am

sprite

and you yourself, joso, how have you been?

2:06 am

sprite

lolol joso

2:07 am

joso

gearing up to be busy

2:07 am

sprite

just realised we will have to miss you for a while, or not? I mean when you move out, and not have internet in a new place yet?

2:08 am

puglet

Maybe Rose you should send all that stuff to Sprite to use on Tim

2:08 am

sprite

oh good idea, pug. But not the tutu.

2:09 am

puglet

Have you started the packing Joso

2:09 am

joso

I imagine so, unlikely the internet company will have it's act together enough to have the internet set for the first day

2:10 am

sprite

will hold you in my thoughts and prayers even more during that time, joso. I hope it will all go quickly and smoothly. And that your new place will be a good place for you to feel happy in.

2:10 am

joso

not yet, later today I fix the car, then sell the comics and find a place

2:10 am

grannyrose

watching renovation home, a british series...where old mansions have fallen in4 disrepair, and a consultant is called in to show the families how to make the estates pay their way.

2:11 am

grannyrose

awww, joso, not the comics...*sigh*

2:11 am

sprite

sorry to hear about the comics :(

2:12 am

puglet

yeah me too

2:12 am

sprite

phantom: orange

2:12 am

joso

Havent looked at them in a loong while, 100 boxes 1x3 feet, moving them last time nearly killed me. keeping the books will be enough

2:13 am

grannyrose

oh, sprite...it was mine too.

2:13 am

joso

or so I keep telling myself.

2:13 am

sprite

really really almost there, our orange

2:13 am

puglet

mine was operation

2:13 am

sprite

joso, I admire you. You seem to be able to let go when it is time for that. *hugs*

2:13 am

grannyrose

joso, maybe contact the guys from big bang??

2:13 am

sprite

argh, a very good one, pug!

2:14 am

sprite

oh I love that show, rose. Brilliant dialogues.

2:14 am

grannyrose

it's heart-breaking to let something you cherish go...

2:15 am

puglet

I got a problem from drinking too much coffee--brb

2:15 am

joso

I love the show too, so many in jokes for gamers and comic people, surprised it is so well received by all

2:16 am

sprite

now would that be A. a bladder problem, B. a bowel problem or C. a sleep problem? All possible with too much coffee. Could also be a problem with having the shakes...

2:16 am

sprite

guess there are a lot of gamers and comic readers around, joso. And movie nuts.

2:16 am

joso

it is, but i will be moving into a smaller space, something has to give

2:17 am

grannyrose

i am going to try and use the next few weeks and go through all the stuff we have stored in our bedroom and lounge. am looking at packing up what we haven't used, either that or throw it out. i want it to be an easy step for DH to start renovating the lounge and bedroom.

2:17 am

sprite

sounds awesome, rose.

2:17 am

joso

what are his plans for the space?

2:17 am

sprite

wish I could do more than hug you, joso.

2:18 am

grannyrose

need boxes, smallish ones...*looks hopefully around* nope, none here.

2:18 am

puglet

all better now!

2:20 am

puglet

Iam bad about giving up things.I still have my saddle and just cant let it go yet. That just one of a few things

2:20 am

sprite

bladder, bowels, bibbers or sleeplessness, pug? ;)

2:20 am

grannyrose

joso, we are swapping the lounge and bedroom. for starters, that gives our bedroom no shared walls with any other living areas, only the bathroom.

2:20 am

puglet

bladder,Sprite--lol

2:20 am

sprite

oh that would be nice, rose. Much quieter.

2:20 am

sprite

*giggles* Ok pug, that is not too bad. Glad you are back with us.

2:21 am

joso

Rose!!!... are you asqueeler

2:21 am

sprite

roflollllllll joso!

2:22 am

grannyrose

then we start the kitchen....well that's a much bigger project. DH's sister will have to be able to step up to the mark, and provide care for the MIL. we will need her out of here for at least 6 weeks.

2:22 am

sprite

space, the final .... hah, I have already 3 x 8 today!

2:22 am

grannyrose

hmmmm....use you're imagination...not saying anything more....*giggle*

2:22 am

sprite

she will do all she can to avoid that, rose. Note my prediction.

2:23 am

sprite

tell your hubby he should also put the bed far enough from the wall, rose. That helps too.

2:23 am

grannyrose

yeah, i know...but a functioning kitchen is a good selling point, yes?

2:23 am

sprite

not unless it is her kitchen

2:23 am

joso

are you selling?

2:24 am

grannyrose

and my guess the SIL is now very aware of how much it takes to meet the MIL's demands.

2:24 am

sprite

which is why she will do all she can to avoid having the MIL in her house again

2:25 am

joso

which will make her only too eager to pitch in, i'm sure

2:25 am

grannyrose

joso, not yet. once MIL goes to God, and i have retired....

2:25 am

sprite

irony, such a lovely thing. Makes it possible for me and joso to vent opposite views and still mean exactly the same thing, lol.

2:26 am

joso

ah, just looking to the future.

2:27 am

grannyrose

DH and i have our eyes on a rural property...

2:27 am

puglet

Does MIL go to church with you Rose

2:27 am

sprite

oh wouldn't that be fantastic, rose

2:27 am

grannyrose

preferably a californian bungalow type of property

2:28 am

puglet

that sounds nice Rose

2:28 am

sprite

*sings California dreaming for Rose*

2:28 am

grannyrose

pugs, it is difficult for her...she needs to take her time, getting dressed, etc. but on high days and holidays, we try to get her there.

2:29 am

joso

and looking forward to the time when DH doesn't need to stuff a pillow in your face when in the midst of the horizontal watusi.

2:29 am

grannyrose

i also like to share decorating the christmas tree each year. it keeps her in touch with all the seasons.

2:29 am

puglet

do you have a pastor that goes to the home to visit the elderly there

2:30 am

sprite

aw that is sweet, rose

2:30 am

joso

now i feel like a sinner, no mention of church when i started that comment

2:30 am

puglet

lol joso

2:30 am

sprite

leaving the church before the singing, joso?

2:30 am

grannyrose

omg, joso....ROFLOL....and just what do you think he is doing, at the same time...apart from deep breathing and panting...

2:31 am

puglet

I think we all are that Joso

2:31 am

grannyrose

yes, pugs...

2:31 am

sprite

is that even an english expression?

2:32 am

joso

mostly breathing hard and panting, he adds a few tarzan calls to the mix does he?

2:32 am

grannyrose

oh, yeah....

2:32 am

joso

I'm sure we are pug, but no need to flaunt it

2:34 am

sprite

so, is it or is it not?

2:35 am

puglet

sprite I dont know what you are refering to

2:35 am

joso

must be quite disconcerting when the elephants respond and charge the bedroom. for some strange reason my mind keeps returning to an african theme tonight.

2:36 am

sprite

guess it isn't, then. It is a saying in dutch, to leave church before the singing starts = the very unsafe way to have sex and no children... to withdraw before orgasm.

2:36 am

joso

is 'leaving the church before the singing' an english expression', not that I've heard sprite

2:37 am

sprite

btw... sex is holy too. No need to feel bad talking about church and sex in one breath.

2:37 am

puglet

Not heard it either

2:38 am

puglet

depends on who and the type of sex, I would say

2:38 am

joso

ah, the rhythm method, only method the catholic church approves

2:38 am

grannyrose

me neither...but makes sense...kind of....a nice way to say coitus interruptus

2:40 am

sprite

pug, you are right.

2:40 am

sprite

thanks... will remember it cannot be translated directly, grin

2:42 am

joso

the promise of many a teenages boy.... just before fatherhood

2:42 am

sprite

that one, lol, yes

2:42 am

grannyrose

*giggle* joso

2:45 am

joso

back to the grid for a while, back later gang

2:45 am

grannyrose

later, mate, enjoy

2:45 am

sprite

bye joso, have a good one

2:45 am

puglet

later Joso

2:49 am

puglet

its slow going for me on this grid

2:49 am

grannyrose

DH has just gone out to fetch dinner. it's take-away night. we are having bbq chicken and salad.

2:50 am

sprite

sounds delish, rose. And nice not having to make it yourself.

2:50 am

grannyrose

not surprised, pugs. there are quite a few strange words in it

2:50 am

puglet

mmm, sounds gooey and good

2:51 am

puglet

finger-lickin good! lol

2:51 am

grannyrose

did you both receive the email with the enable word list in it?

2:51 am

sprite

lol

2:51 am

puglet

Iam down to 60

2:51 am

puglet

yes, but I dont have a printer

2:51 am

puglet

ose

2:51 am

sprite

nice going, pug!

2:52 am

sprite

I did, rose, thank you.

2:52 am

grannyrose

pugs, save it to yopur documents

2:52 am

puglet

oh okay

2:52 am

grannyrose

then create a link in your browser

2:53 am

puglet

My chat is sluggish this morning

2:55 am

puglet

I keep wanting to spell ration :(

2:55 am

sprite

that phantom -tion ending is irritating, indeed

2:55 am

grannyrose

yeah, pugs, another on of my phantoms...

2:56 am

grannyrose

my words exactly, sprite

2:56 am

Lizlin

Good afternoon rose, pugs and sprite and anyone else. Hugs to you :)

2:56 am

grannyrose

well it IS there...just not usable..:-(

2:56 am

sprite

hiya Liz :) *hugs* Even cooee is a phantom today.

2:56 am

grannyrose

cooeee, liz

2:56 am

puglet

morning Liz

2:57 am

sprite

true... not a phantom in that sense. But still... useless waste of a good ending.

2:57 am

Lizlin

Way behind you all today. So I won't try to use that ending

2:58 am

sprite

in that case you'll have catched up with us in no time ;)

2:58 am

Lizlin

Slow but sure, here.

2:58 am

sprite

not trying that ending saves a lot of time

2:59 am

puglet

Iam slow too Liz

3:00 am

Lizlin

Nothing wrong with being slow. I choose not to complete a grid until the next day.

3:00 am

sprite

and no incentive in being quick.

3:00 am

puglet

I think Iam losing my short term memery---cant remember if I took my vit. Lol

3:01 am

grannyrose

when i am working, i cannot count on having the time available the next day to finish.that is why i have to finish the same day as the flip.

3:01 am

Lizlin

Hm! Got into a brief chat about that at flip before I went to the gym.

3:01 am

sprite

nah, that is not losing your short term memory... that is taking the pill without doing so consciously.

3:02 am

Lizlin

Makes sense Rose but I don't have that restriction.

3:02 am

grannyrose

pugs, it's not a problem to repeat vitamin dose. any excess will be excreted.

3:02 am

sprite

about what, Liz? And was it a nice chat or not?

3:02 am

puglet

well I dont know if I did or didnt, so I wont

3:03 am

Lizlin

About how quickly some people find words. I think Jilli was feeling a bit down.

3:03 am

sprite

depends on the vitamin. D and K can be overdosed.

3:03 am

grannyrose

dear heaven, another light aircraft has crashed...nothing to do with the fires...but 3 in 2 days?

3:04 am

sprite

jeezzz rose :( So sorry to hear that.

3:04 am

Lizlin

Omg

3:04 am

Lizlin

how awful

3:04 am

grannyrose

oops, DH back...see you later. xoxox if i don't

3:04 am

puglet

its a multi-vit------------I try not to let others speed bother me, but I do at times wish I knew more of the odder words

3:04 am

Lizlin

Bon appetite, Rose. Enjoy your evening

3:04 am

sprite

aw poor jilli. She should be proud of herself... if my mind is still as sharp as hers at her age, I'd do cartwheels through babble.

3:04 am

puglet

later Rose,enjoy

3:04 am

sprite

enjoy, rose and *hugs*

3:05 am

o-o

two months until christmas

3:05 am

Lizlin

Me too. She felt it seemed like a race.

3:05 am

sprite

pug, in time you learn so many odd words. We didn't know them from the start either. Today, I learned ep7 as a new one.

3:05 am

Lizlin

People did reassure her though, I think.

3:06 am

Lizlin

Ah! Don't have that word.

3:06 am

puglet

morning OO, time sure does fly

3:06 am

sprite

at the flip it is a race. People want to be the first to find the biggies and the first to finish. And spam the chog with what they find, even up to the 6s sometimes. I never play at flip time anymore.

3:06 am

sprite

hi o-o, did you really have to tell me already? ;)

3:07 am

puglet

I dont pay any mind at the flip cause they go to fast cluing for me

3:07 am

Lizlin

It's 3 pm here, 4 when the US changes it's clocks, so that's quite a good time for me but I still plod along!

3:09 am

puglet

I cant even type as fast as some of them clues-lol

3:09 am

Lizlin

How mant times will I try ocean?

3:09 am

o-o

I give up. How many?

3:09 am

sprite

quite a few if you are anything like me, Liz.

3:10 am

Lizlin

Lots!

3:10 am

sprite

*giggles*

3:10 am

Lizlin

Clue for that ep word pls. Can't find it.

3:10 am

o-o

three of the 8s end with the comparative affix

3:11 am

sprite

when I looked at your icon here in chog, o-o, I thought it were two owlets sitting close together. And then I opened your profile and saw it was something very different. Interesting sentiment, the NVC.

3:11 am

Lizlin

Have 2 of them so far but thanks for that o-o

3:11 am

sprite

ep + to **r on the side of caution + a musquito is a **at + vowel.

3:12 am

puglet

me too Sprite=lol--when I see oo come on I think of a wise owl anyway

3:12 am

o-o

a couple end with the time on earth

3:12 am

Lizlin

Like the icon but miss its relevance to the sentiment. I understand the Hebrew.

3:13 am

sprite

what does the hebrew say, Liz?

3:14 am

Lizlin

Ty for ep. It says bereshit. Hebrew for in the beginning. Also Hebrew name given to book of genesis.

3:15 am

Lizlin

Ty for the other ending o-o

3:15 am

o-o

It comes from the article I site

3:16 am

Lizlin

Ah!

3:17 am

sprite

ah, in that case I do understand. I think. If you decide to live from the principle of non violent communication, you acknowledge it all starts with you. In the beginning there was the decision to take responsibility for every communication we engage in...

3:17 am

Lizlin

Yes I went back and retread the article.

3:18 am

Lizlin

Retread!

3:18 am

Lizlin

Auto correct!

3:19 am

sprite

lol, first thing I turn off in any program or browser. Can't stand the things.

3:19 am

o-o

communication is so critical ... yet so, so difficult

3:20 am

sprite

so true. Our human natures get in the way, often. Our fears, our egos.

3:22 am

sprite

ueber phantom: generator

3:23 am

puglet

I think Helen Keller is a wonderful example of how important communication is

3:23 am

Lizlin

True. Communication is difficult with just the written word. Visual and aural expression is so important.

3:23 am

Lizlin

She was an amazing person.

3:24 am

sprite

I love her texts

3:24 am

puglet

I think so too

3:24 am

o-o

Each of us has our own truth ... so many refuse to acknowledge sincerely held beliefs may be so different from their own. When I am told I have a firm grasp of the obvious, I see it as a compliment ... but doubt it is true.

3:26 am

sprite

It makes it especially hard to say if a person is this or that. We can only say who a person makes us feel.

3:27 am

Lizlin

:)

3:27 am

sprite

who? Freudian slip there, lol. 'how' I meant

3:28 am

Lizlin

Knew that!

3:28 am

puglet

well you guys makes me feel nice

3:28 am

sprite

*grin* As in 'I used to have a multiple personality but we are ok now'.

3:29 am

Lizlin

Good! You are.

3:29 am

o-o

I have wondered if one of Victoria's Secrets is possession of Freudian slips

3:29 am

sprite

you are always nice, pug

3:29 am

sprite

lolol o-o! Good one.

3:29 am

Lizlin

Lol

3:30 am

puglet

they have never shown VS and who knows it might be a man

3:46 am

sprite

fireflies. Interesting grid. New word learned for today ep7.

3:46 am

puglet

good job Sprite!

3:47 am

puglet

will be thinking of you and your family today....hope all goes well

3:48 am

Lizlin

Congrats sprite. Have a lovely day. Hugs

3:48 am

sprite

*hugs* to you all and thanks for your wonderful company and good thoughs.

3:48 am

sprite

thoughts* even

3:49 am

puglet

hugs to you all, and many blessing--leaving too

3:50 am

Lizlin

Have a wonderful day pugs

3:51 am

Lizlin

Hugs

3:55 am

rubyfoo

hello everybody

3:55 am

rubyfoo

3:55 am

rubyfoo

3:55 am

rubyfoo

3:55 am

rubyfoo

3:55 am

rubyfoo

3:56 am

rubyfoo

sorry, I guess that's called making an entrance

3:56 am

Lizlin

Hi Ruby. Hugs. Was sooooooooo pleased to read about your son yesterday but only had time just to say fantastic!

3:57 am

rubyfoo

thank you, liz, it was a big weight off my mind

3:58 am

rubyfoo

I think he just has his own issues the main one being that he works 60-70 hours/week and then plays with his band most weekends

3:58 am

Lizlin

I'm sure. Is he able to help with all the tough stuff ( deliberately vague!

3:59 am

Lizlin

Busy life.

3:59 am

rubyfoo

no, he doesn't want to get involved and there's no way we can communicate adequately, not does h have enough knowledge of the situation

3:59 am

rubyfoo

nor*

4:00 am

Lizlin

Tough!

4:00 am

rubyfoo

beat

4:00 am

rubyfoo

whoops, sorry

4:00 am

Lizlin

100 down Just in time for our Friday night dinner.

4:01 am

Lizlin

Keep well Ruby. Hugs

4:01 am

rubyfoo

4:25 am

PMS

b oar

7:06 am

lbdawger

tadone!! finito!! challenging grid.

7:07 am

MollyL

Another Dawg triumph

7:07 am

Read-Knit-Bake

Morning all...stuck on the second re6. thx

7:08 am

mixi6

nbt, nbs

7:13 am

o-o

shut at the end of the business day, it is re****ed in the morning

7:15 am

Read-Knit-Bake

got it the same time...wow such an easy one ...ty

7:15 am

bichon

Mornin'

7:16 am

crosshair

good morning everyone:) crossy has a whole ten minutes to babble before i must head off to the hallowed hall of acadameia:)

7:16 am

crosshair

academia*

7:17 am

crosshair

whatever. Tis English not rocket science:)

7:18 am

bichon

Looked like the Greek spelling

7:19 am

crosshair

we take good wholesome books then as they shriek in agony we tear them down to nothing but the quivering parts of themselves,place those parts under s spotlight cover their meanings in an impenatrable fog then leave them to die a lonely death remembering that they were once just a tale to bring enjoyment to others. in others words we are the blue sky B.S club;)

7:19 am

Riverdance

Good Morning everyone - just realized I have NBT and NBS...whooohooooo

7:20 am

crosshair

morning riverdance

7:20 am

Riverdance

so glad you are enjoying school crossy

7:20 am

crosshair

i am having a load of fun in english:)

7:20 am

bichon

Hi River, crossy

7:21 am

Riverdance

the book lover that you are....you can teach them a few things

7:22 am

crosshair

i can tear those books down so badly,i can prove the author and the teacher wrong all in one class:)

7:22 am

Riverdance

ah.....a challenge for the poor professor

7:22 am

crosshair

though i hate doing that at home when i am reading for personal pleasure.then i want a story to be just that, a story

7:23 am

Anniebrook

good morning :)

7:23 am

Riverdance

hello Annie

7:23 am

crosshair

howdy,annie:)

7:23 am

Anniebrook

what book or books are you reading in class?

7:23 am

bichon

Mornin' Annie

7:23 am

crosshair

howdy,bichon

7:23 am

Anniebrook

Hi River, brrr up there

7:23 am

Anniebrook

hi bichon

7:23 am

Anniebrook

and howdy crossy

7:24 am

crosshair

seems like it is just stuff out of a teacherrs manual.all short stories like "the man with no eyes" and one called 'the sniper and other like that

7:24 am

Riverdance

I actually broke down and put the heat on last night - got home from a meeting at school and it was 58 in the house....

7:24 am

Riverdance

I haven't seen Mom around in quite a while - I hope all it OK

7:25 am

bichon

I haven't turned the heat on yet. Husband is going tent camping this weekend. Crazy

7:25 am

Anniebrook

Alice Munro won the Nobel Prize last week for her short stories.

7:25 am

Anniebrook

Mom is okay but her Dad suffered a stroke, was in rehab and he is home now.

7:25 am

Riverdance

It was 28 degrees F when I left home this morning

7:25 am

Riverdance

had to put the sandles away - so sad

7:25 am

crosshair

i had to turn it on for first time yesterday. was minus 2c outside and 12c inside lol

7:26 am

Riverdance

Oh so sorry to hear that Annie - now I understand why she hasn't been on much

7:26 am

bichon

I'm wearing a hat in the house and two layers of clothes

7:26 am

crosshair

sorry to chat and run but i must be off to pump some neurons

7:26 am

Riverdance

thats silly - turn the heat on bichon

7:26 am

bichon

Annie, you Mom Babbles?

7:26 am

Anniebrook

that is cold

7:26 am

crosshair

tc all and happy babbling

7:26 am

Riverdance

enjoy your day crossy

7:27 am

Anniebrook

have fun, crossy

7:27 am

Anniebrook

bichon, No, our Mom.

7:27 am

bichon

I always try to make it to Nov. 1st, but that never happens

7:27 am

Riverdance

and I haven't seen her on FB lately either - so was worried

7:28 am

Riverdance

close enough Bichon

7:28 am

Riverdance

I will have to send her a private message on FB

7:29 am

Anniebrook

River,. Mom would appreciate that

7:29 am

Riverdance

So I have some good news - My Ex finally got his occupancy permit and will be moving out this weekend.

7:29 am

Anniebrook

congratulations, river. I wish you the best of everything from now on.

7:30 am

Riverdance

thanks - its been a long time - I am so ready to get on with my life

7:39 am

Riverdance

I guess I killed the chat

7:40 am

Anniebrook

lol, the chat is alive! was away from keyboard

7:40 am

Riverdance

oh thank goodness

7:41 am

Riverdance

I only have a few more minutes and must get back to work...

7:41 am

Anniebrook

3 fr8's in a row

7:41 am

Riverdance

wow - I best keep looking - only have 1

7:42 am

Anniebrook

I have 2

7:42 am

Anniebrook

I need the last one

7:43 am

Riverdance

the only one I have is the old west....

7:44 am

Anniebrook

the first one ---add how many years you have been on planet earth

7:44 am

Uneaixoise

opp of back + how many years you are

7:44 am

Uneaixoise

hello! :-)

7:44 am

Anniebrook

hi Une :)

7:44 am

Riverdance

thanks

7:44 am

Anniebrook

do you have the 3rd one?

7:44 am

mixi6

had the double letter in the middle.

7:44 am

Riverdance

no but looking

7:45 am

Uneaixoise

same as first but delete n and double the t :-)

7:45 am

Uneaixoise

french for rubbing

7:45 am

Anniebrook

ah, thanks you two

7:45 am

Riverdance

thanks une and mixi

7:46 am

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

7:48 am

Riverdance

f's now done

7:51 am

Riverdance

49 left - must go - have a gr*** day everyone

7:52 am

Anniebrook

bye river, Im off too

7:52 am

mixi6

5 left. by river

7:52 am

mixi6

and annie

7:52 am

MLFAN17

helo

7:54 am

mixi6

hi mflan

7:54 am

MLFAN17

hi mix

7:55 am

MollyL

<---Wants to make a dirty joke in French : P

7:55 am

MLFAN17

i havent gotten very far with this grid

8:00 am

MLFAN17

stats for the first column E please?

8:01 am

mixi6

ep4

8:01 am

MLFAN17

i have one ep4/5

8:01 am

mixi6

and ep7,40

8:03 am

lynxxx

that one is a doozie - thanks Mixi

8:03 am

MLFAN17

mix can you clue the ep 7 please?

8:04 am

mixi6

yeah, I can never spell it right.

8:04 am

mixi6

it's the table centerpiece, (french I think)

8:06 am

lynxxx

if you don't know that MLFAN try ep & a p**e*ri** falcon

8:06 am

Judi

Happy TGIF, neighbors!

8:06 am

bichon

ty lynn. tough word

8:07 am

lynxxx

hi Judi & Bichon

8:07 am

mixi6

fireworks.

8:08 am

lynxxx

Congrats Mixi!

8:09 am

MLFAN17

4th column O?

8:10 am

BzznBea

Morning, al. Thanks for the ep7.

8:10 am

bichon

I have two fr 8's, opp of rear and the French word. What is the third?

8:10 am

MLFAN17

hi bzz

8:10 am

mixi6

has the double letter in the middle + how old you are.

8:11 am

lynxxx

there are 3 fr8s?

8:11 am

bichon

I thought that was the French word

8:11 am

MLFAN17

i just got one fo the fr 8s

8:11 am

JBV

fr 8 - a border (in French it would have a final e)

8:11 am

JBV

hi everybody

8:11 am

mixi6

two start with opp of rear

8:12 am

JBV

three :)

8:12 am

bichon

got it, ty JBV

8:12 am

MLFAN17

4th column O?

8:13 am

mixi6

ot6, like the animal, but change the vowell

8:13 am

MLFAN17

toy mix

8:13 am

BzznBea

ot5/10

8:13 am

MLFAN17

ty

8:14 am

MLFAN17

can someone break down the ep7 i still dont know what it is?

8:14 am

MLFAN17

can someone give me stats for a 6 please?

8:14 am

lynxxx

did you see my clue for the ep7 MLFAN?

8:15 am

mixi6

lynn at 8:06 gave clue

8:15 am

MLFAN17

if its about the falcon i still dont know?

8:15 am

lynxxx

think of the types of falcons

8:16 am

MLFAN17

Atlanta Falcons?lol

8:17 am

BzznBea

mlf ep7 - e + ***fume or fragrance is also called colo***

8:17 am

mixi6

ep + um, ah, ** + **at, a small insect + vowell

8:18 am

MLFAN17

got it ty

8:18 am

MLFAN17

good clue bzz

8:19 am

BzznBea

yw and ty

8:19 am

MLFAN17

i need stats for a 6 so i can get nbt and nbs

8:19 am

BzznBea

or6/24

8:19 am

Riverdance

en6/24

8:20 am

mixi6

to get angry river

8:20 am

MLFAN17

what mix?

8:20 am

Riverdance

I had that mixi - hve the stats to MLF like she asked

8:21 am

Riverdance

*gave

8:21 am

Riverdance

but thanks

8:21 am

MLFAN17

ty all for the help i just got en 6/24 i have nbt and nbs i am out of here poof

8:22 am

Judi

All alone in the office today. *Wonders where the brass is*

8:22 am

Riverdance

playing golf?

8:23 am

A*n*i*t*a

clue for re6/18 anyone plz

8:23 am

Riverdance

dont have it yet

8:23 am

A*n*i*t*a

ty

8:23 am

mixi6

to get more money again ,anita

8:24 am

Riverdance

thanks mixi

8:24 am

A*n*i*t*a

ty mix

8:24 am

A*n*i*t*a

fireworks with that 1 tyvm :)

8:25 am

lynxxx

congrats Anita

8:26 am

MollyL

Ever wonder if everyone else is at a party that you weren't invited to?

8:26 am

Judi

Hmm. I have my suspicions.

8:26 am

Riverdance

congrats anita

8:28 am

lynxxx

100 down - Goodnight everyone

8:29 am

Riverdance

sweet dreams lynxxx

8:49 am

Judi

GAAAK! I just discovered Dunkin Donuts put sugar in my coffee. * Sugar Overload in Progress **

8:58 am

Judi

*twitch twitch&

9:13 am

72 Temple Owl

look judi, there's a cocktail int hegrid! not that youneed one eiright noe

9:13 am

Judi

Cocktail?

9:14 am

72 Temple Owl

*snicker* you perked up fast! ne7/36 #3

9:15 am

Judi

I'm obviously not familiear with that libation.

9:15 am

72 Temple Owl

i need re6/21 for the win, alex. an re word . this could take all day. :/

9:16 am

72 Temple Owl

gin, campari, bitters

9:16 am

Judi

Re + type of dance.

9:16 am

72 Temple Owl

amazingly i have that one.

9:17 am

72 Temple Owl

i think it is 5/16

9:17 am

Judi

Huh. Don't have the other one.

9:17 am

LuvWordGames

re 6/21 re + not close

9:18 am

72 Temple Owl

ty, luv. judi is looking through the bartender's guide

9:19 am

72 Temple Owl

and i bid all adieu. happy babbling.

9:19 am

LuvWordGames

yeah, I don't know that cocktail either and am missing that ne word

9:24 am

wvteach

good morning all

9:24 am

MollyL

ne7...old word for black person + first two letters of not naughty

9:29 am

LuvWordGames

thanks Molly

9:32 am

mari

Hi All clue for my last one please en6/24?

9:33 am

wvteach

the red cape will en 6 the bull

9:33 am

mari

got it thanks

9:49 am

sugar

eagro

9:52 am

stevedallas

ne8?

9:55 am

BzznBea

electricity term

9:55 am

stevedallas

got it bzz and thanks

9:56 am

BzznBea

w

9:56 am

BzznBea

yw

9:56 am

Matches

clue for re6/18

9:57 am

BzznBea

to make mone again

9:57 am

BzznBea

money

9:57 am

stevedallas

make money again

9:58 am

Matches

ty all got it

10:13 am

stevedallas

fireworks

10:16 am

kje

woohoo steve!

10:44 am

zoozzoom

And done.Happy babbling everyone..*poof*

10:48 am

MollyL

I think re6/18 is one of the most "not noticed" words.

10:58 am

phaeton

pe6?

11:04 am

JeeWhiz

Pe4 plus two vowels

11:05 am

phaeton

ty

11:06 am

JeeWhiz

Yw

11:41 am

cybernan

good morning, all :)

11:41 am

cybernan

guess it's afternoon in the east!

11:42 am

wvteach

good morning nan / hello all

11:43 am

bichon

re 5/16?

11:44 am

cybernan

dance to 50's music again?

11:45 am

bichon

ty nan

11:45 am

cybernan

or maybe hit over the head again?

12:01 pm

cybernan

in 6, please?

12:03 pm

wvteach

don't have it but will help look

12:04 pm

wvteach

ub 6/18 - not out + type of cake

12:04 pm

cybernan

ty teach

12:04 pm

wvteach

yvw

12:09 pm

MollyL

ub6/18???

12:09 pm

wvteach

need one more 8 - have FL, FR x 2, GR, NE - what am i missing?

12:11 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!*

12:11 pm

gemini_J13

I have 3 frs

12:11 pm

wvteach

congrats nan

12:12 pm

cybernan

fr 8/65 probably -- rhymes with a type of cheese

12:13 pm

wvteach

have one FR 8/65 and one FR 8/55

12:13 pm

cybernan

ty teach

12:13 pm

cybernan

fr 8/65 x2

12:13 pm

MollyL

fr8 sounds like a little house with a thatched roof that starts with co

12:13 pm

cybernan

one is the property line on the street the other rhymes with the cheese curds in a tub

12:14 pm

wvteach

have the property line, will look for the cheese

12:15 pm

periwinkle

ty for fr8 clues

12:15 pm

periwinkle

help with the gr8 pls

12:15 pm

cybernan

more like a slum

12:16 pm

wvteach

superlative, more nasty

12:17 pm

periwinkle

can't be superlative. no s in the grid. must be comparative

12:17 pm

periwinkle

I found it. ty. had no idea re the definition

12:18 pm

periwinkle

help with the O in fourth column pls

12:22 pm

kje

ot5/10 like the playful water mammal

12:22 pm

cybernan

or 6/24: a domain (not com) + consume

12:22 pm

cybernan

think it is a fruit drink

12:23 pm

periwinkle

ty kje

12:23 pm

cybernan

should have said domain codec

12:23 pm

periwinkle

ty nan. that word has been in grids before

12:24 pm

periwinkle

almond flavored syrup is what my scrabble dictionary says

12:24 pm

cybernan

yes, it has - otherwise, I would never have found it!

12:25 pm

periwinkle

tough grid, 48 left, bbl

12:26 pm

cybernan

on my way as well -- hagd, everyone :)

12:57 pm

Sugrraleona

I am missing an li5/10 - i have the one that rhymes with ni5/10, but what is the other?

12:59 pm

kje

en6?

12:59 pm

kje

li + start of what dogs wag

1:01 pm

dianedecoder

to make very angry, kje

1:01 pm

Sugrraleona

ty kje

1:01 pm

kje

yw

1:01 pm

kje

ty diane

1:02 pm

dianedecoder

yw, :-)

1:02 pm

Aloyisius

hi all, tx for all the gr5 clues.. am down to 27

1:02 pm

kje

2 left here

1:03 pm

dianedecoder

hi Aloyisius... just got here but earlier this morning I got to half way.

1:03 pm

kje

ahoy aloy!

1:03 pm

dianedecoder

exactly 67 left :-)

1:04 pm

kje

FW!

1:04 pm

Aloyisius

(-: kje, I was waiting a few grids ago for you to log in and go straight to the PB, (ahoy was in the grid).... congrats, kje, wtg!!!

1:05 pm

kje

ha! I would have done that aloy!

1:05 pm

kje

worst word in today's grid... ep7/40

1:05 pm

Aloyisius

lol, I know

1:07 pm

kje

must run - hagd all!

1:08 pm

Aloyisius

bye, kje.. you too

1:21 pm

wvteach

can u give some help for the EP 7 please

1:23 pm

Aloyisius

.. back, lost connection.. hmmph.. will look, wvt

1:25 pm

Aloyisius

e + what is the cost *** bushel? + **om* statue in the garden,, sorry, this one is tough to clue

1:26 pm

dianedecoder

aloy.... your clue was perfect ! thank you, as I didn't have that one yet :-)

1:26 pm

wvteach

got it - aloy, good clue

1:27 pm

Aloyisius

the **om* is like a big elf.. oh, glad you both got it!

1:37 pm

Aloyisius

whew, tx to the list and morewords, am finished.. bunch of newbies for me in today's grid.. off to get something done so my domestic goddess crown won't slip.. happy babbling, poof

1:47 pm

crosshair

afternoon my babble buddies:)) crossy is all done classes for the day and can babble to my hearts content;)

2:02 pm

uusue2

hi all!

2:06 pm

dianedecoder

hi sue ! .... hi crossy :-)

2:23 pm

uusue2

sorry, stepped away

2:36 pm

sammysmom

stuck in re 6/21

2:36 pm

sammysmom

and suspect i wil lose power at any moment......... happens a lot here

2:49 pm

hurshy

siiiiiiiiiiiigh

2:55 pm

hurshy

stuck in... stuck in....

2:55 pm

hurshy

it CAN'T be the re6/21 i have, it just can't

2:57 pm

hurshy

or am i reading it wrong. did she mean she was stuck ON re6/21

2:59 pm

sammysmom

sorry... got it

2:59 pm

sammysmom

i am stuck in la la land.......

3:00 pm

sammysmom

great grandson sam says " that's caus you're OLD g'nana, really , really old..

3:04 pm

sammysmom

but not too old to cook me things and play games and he likes me best of all his nanas except my daughterr and that is as it shoukd be

3:05 pm

Jillyjill

Hello babbleworld...it's Friday of a LONGGGG week. Off to bury my troubles in the grid!

3:06 pm

sammysmom

hey jilly... love you icon today. heh heh and yes, i can too

3:10 pm

Jillyjill

thank you sammy!

3:14 pm

mkg

hi all. i need clues for those 8 letter words except for the fl word.

3:15 pm

Jillyjill

just looking now

3:17 pm

mkg

ty jill.

3:17 pm

Jillyjill

so far have two...they build off the second fr5/16...not back

3:18 pm

mkg

will try

3:19 pm

mkg

got both of them. ty ty ty

3:19 pm

Jillyjill

fr8/65= a road that follows a main highway fr8/55=what the old west was referred to fr8/65=fr+vowel+double consonant+measure of years

3:19 pm

Jillyjill

and nbt/nbs

3:20 pm

mkg

dont know road word. have other two. hmmm

3:20 pm

Jillyjill

not back+measure of years

3:21 pm

mkg

jill i have that one.. so not sure which i am msising. are all the same first word?

3:21 pm

Jillyjill

no, I clue all three

3:23 pm

mkg

hmm. i have two of them. i have the two that begin with opp of back. one is the old west, one ends in how old you are.

3:23 pm

Jillyjill

gr8=gr+most of furry animal+more of ending

3:23 pm

ChrissieDee

Different 4th letter in the last one mkg

3:24 pm

mkg

ty chrissie. got it. never heard that word before.

3:24 pm

mkg

still missing two 8s/ any clues?

3:25 pm

mkg

just got another: gr 8 with double cons. in middle, ends in more so ending.

3:25 pm

lynxxx

ne8.50 not positive start but end with Pres Reagan

3:26 pm

mkg

lynxxx dont get middle.

3:26 pm

Jillyjill

just clued it mkg

3:26 pm

lynxxx

fl5.16 also has a more so end to make it an 8

3:27 pm

mkg

negro not in dictionary???????? wow.

3:27 pm

mkg

got that one. ty.

3:27 pm

Jillyjill

I know...tried negro too

3:28 pm

ChrissieDee

ty lynx, needed that ne8

3:28 pm

mkg

hmmm. furry animal and reagan and more so. very confused.

3:29 pm

lynxxx

ne7.36 builds on your ne5 with not out reversed

3:29 pm

ChrissieDee

lol, step away from the clues mkg, you are overdosing

3:29 pm

Jillyjill

8's done!

3:29 pm

mkg

dont have ne 7 ort 5

3:30 pm

lynxxx

mkg - the ne5 you were just saying it wouldn't accept

3:30 pm

mkg

i am overdosed.

3:30 pm

mkg

need one clue not 3. ok so i start from that one it didnt accept and then what?

3:31 pm

mkg

i got the seven. still confused.

3:31 pm

mkg

i am off. too frustrated to continue.

3:31 pm

mkg

poof

3:32 pm

lynxxx

ne7.36 builds on your ne5 with not out reversed

3:34 pm

Jillyjill

7's done!

3:39 pm

MollyL

Hi WooTy (or should I call you Broomrider?) : D

3:39 pm

Jillyjill

Bad week....be gentle ;)

3:40 pm

MollyL

What's going on?

3:40 pm

Jillyjill

New boss has become a real bitch

3:41 pm

MollyL

SMom, are you still here? Jill needs the Soft Kitty song.

3:41 pm

Jillyjill

Wooty needs a padded room....

3:41 pm

MollyL

Damn, I hate bitchy bosses. So unnecessary.

3:42 pm

Jillyjill

Great to head into a weekend dreading Monday....

3:42 pm

MollyL

You want I should send my friend Guido to see her?

3:43 pm

Jillyjill

May need to put him on alert!

3:44 pm

MollyL

Consider it done. He's very good at making people see reason : D

3:44 pm

Jillyjill

LOL...what a world..I miss the days I could just be a good nurse and not deal with the bullshit...

3:49 pm

MollyL

t's been my experience that nurses come in two flavors. Nice, caring ones like you, and big ego Army sergeant types who think they are God's gift to medicine.

3:49 pm

Jillyjill

Nurse managers elude a description

3:52 pm

Soodle

<------ has renewed respect & awe for nurses. Been loitering around hospital corridors for the last three weeks. Whatever they pay nurses is not enough. Every nurse has one leg in heaven!

3:53 pm

Jillyjill

We do work awfully hard....but more importantly *concerned look*...what has soodle cruising hospital corridors?

3:54 pm

Jillyjill

clue for the en6 plz?

3:55 pm

Soodle

My Dad has been unwell, Jilly. He has noe been transferred to a geriatric hospital, much to his chagrin... 'Theres nothing but 'oul wans' here'.... He is nearly 86!

3:55 pm

lynxxx

en6 makes very very angry

3:56 pm

Soodle

So do some people, Lynn! :-p

3:56 pm

lynxxx

they do!

3:57 pm

Soodle

LOL

3:59 pm

Soodle

2 close family members are doctors, & between the pair of them, they've ruffled more feathers than I would have thought possible. I could do with one of Ruby's xanax!

4:00 pm

Jillyjill

*thunk* worthy of a fish slap! ty lynnxxx

4:00 pm

Jillyjill

Sorry to hear both things soodle! LOL..they ALL think everyone is older than they are...

4:01 pm

Jillyjill

Well, need to become a little productive. Cleaning always relieves stress and an immediate gratification is a reward! 39 to go

4:02 pm

Jillyjill

thanks for everyone's support of me... and hope things are getting better Soodle!!

4:02 pm

Jillyjill

*poof*

4:02 pm

lynxxx

bye Jilly

4:04 pm

Soodle

I took my 83 yr old Mam into visit my Dad today. The receptionist thought that my mother was a potential patient. High dudgeon doesn't begin to describe Mother's reaction. Bye Jilly, & keep up the good work.

4:05 pm

lynxxx

EVERYONE would have been embarassed! funny

4:09 pm

lynxxx

and done. Better get going - taking Stew to a greyhound walk round a local lake today - he is going to be SO happy. They get ridiculously excited seeing other greyhounds. Bye

4:09 pm

Soodle

Enjoy, Lynn.

4:11 pm

ChrissieDee

Love the thought if an indignant mammy soodle bristling along the wards

4:11 pm

ChrissieDee

Can imagine the same reaction from my mum

4:27 pm

Soodle

Chrissie, it was only when I got home & thought back over events that I saw the funny side. At the time, it was a bit fraught! Lol

4:49 pm

Soodle

Good night everybody. Time for bed. Thanks for your compamy.

6:31 pm

wht

Good evening. Is anybody here?

6:32 pm

MollyL

No one but us undesirables. : P

6:32 pm

wht

Hi Molly

6:32 pm

MollyL

Hi Wht. Enjoying The Series?

6:33 pm

wht

Game one more than game two.

6:33 pm

wht

I am glad for a night off.

6:33 pm

MollyL

Yes, even the fans need a break. : )

6:41 pm

paintguy

game 2 much better than game one. day off is good to build excitement.

6:42 pm

wht

With one notable exception game two was a better played game. But I liked the outcome of game 1 better.

6:44 pm

paintguy

that is was, much better and I am a Cardinal fan

6:44 pm

wht

I thought that might be the case. I think that this will be a much more competive series than 2004.

6:45 pm

paintguy

yes it will, Sox whooped us in 04, a series that had no enjoyment for me

6:46 pm

wht

Well, after the comeback against the Yankees, I don't think anyone would have been able to stop the Sox that year.

6:48 pm

wht

Productivity took a nosedive. The entire city was sleep deprived for two weeks because the games lasted until after midnight.

6:49 pm

paintguy

04 did seem destined for you. I can only imagine the attention that series had on the city

6:51 pm

wht

It was a pretty magical time. It is amazing how a game can bring a whole region together. It wasn't just Boston, it was all of New England.

6:53 pm

Lizlin

Hi all :)

6:54 pm

wht

Hi Liz

6:54 pm

paintguy

yeah the really good teams do have a large regional base, and up their, with the closeness I am sure it is more felt

6:55 pm

MollyL

Hi Liz, I'm listening to music set to dolphin sounds. Very relaxing. : )

6:56 pm

Lizlin

Sounds lovely! I can hear my washing machine!

6:56 pm

Lizlin

Not so relaxing!

6:57 pm

Lizlin

I'd love to have music in the background but my hubby is working on the other side of the room and it would disturb him - not going to sit here in headphones@

6:57 pm

wht

Wherever you drive in New England in the summer, you can find the Red Sox on the radio.

6:57 pm

Lizlin

Do your clocks change this weekend?

6:58 pm

paintguy

I no longer live in Mo., and down here I could not even get playoff games on the radio as I drove home from work

6:58 pm

wht

Next weekend I think.

6:58 pm

MollyL

Yep, next weekend.

6:59 pm

Lizlin

Thanks! UK is this weekend. Aus (not here in QLD) at the beginning of Oct. All so confusing!

6:59 pm

MollyL

Dark at 5PM. Not my favorite time of year.

7:00 pm

Lizlin

It's never light past about 7pm at the latest here - I really enjoyed the long summer nights that I had in Canada / Alaska this year. I miss them from London.

7:01 pm

MollyL

Long summer nights are wonderful. Especially when the fireflies are around.

7:01 pm

Lizlin

But the earliest is gets dark is about 5pm - so it has its upside.

7:01 pm

Lizlin

Never seen fireflies.

7:02 pm

MollyL

Oh wow. That's a shame. They are a part of nature everyone should get to enjoy.

7:03 pm

Lizlin

Seen them on TV - would love to see them in reality.

7:04 pm

MollyL

I think you would like them Liz. I have considered them magical since I was a kid.

7:04 pm

Lizlin

I know I'd love them! They do seem magical.

7:04 pm

wht

Once the clocks change, it will be dark here at 4:30.

7:05 pm

wht

Liz, are there no fireflies there in Oz?

7:05 pm

Lizlin

It used to get dark at 3.30 in the depths of winter in London.

7:05 pm

MollyL

Ugh Wht. It's the worst to go to work in the dark and come home in the dark. I feel like a mole.

7:05 pm

Lizlin

Hubby thinks there are fireflies in Oz. I just haven't seen them.

7:06 pm

Lizlin

I used to hate working in winter in London - like you said Molly, getting up in the dark, driving home in the dark. Yuck!

7:06 pm

wht

They are pretty magical. They like open fields.

7:06 pm

MollyL

Ah, a field full of fireflies. It's like stars near the ground.

7:06 pm

Lizlin

Apparently there are some not far from here, in the hinterland / forest areas but I wouldn't be there in the dark.

7:06 pm

Lizlin

Just googled that.

7:07 pm

wht

Liz, are you anywhere near the fires?

7:08 pm

Lizlin

Not really - at least not the main ones. There are some fires not too far but they're all under control. It's very dry here, even though we had a small amount of rain on Thursday.

7:09 pm

wht

Well stay safe.

7:09 pm

Lizlin

ty - if they get anywhere close, we're out of here!

7:10 pm

Lizlin

But although we've trees all around us and parkland too, we're pretty urban really.

7:27 pm

pida 1

ce,7 please

7:29 pm

pida 1

nm, found it

7:34 pm

MollyL

Ask and ye shall receive - Biblical...Ask and ye shall get it yourself - Babblical

7:49 pm

Jillyjill

LOL...love cominig back to a witty statement from Molly!! :)

7:53 pm

wht

The Gospel according to Molly

7:53 pm

Jillyjill

Love it wht...how are you?

7:53 pm

wht

I am doing well.

7:58 pm

Minveryork

Good evening to my fellow babblers!How is everyone doing

7:58 pm

Minveryork

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

7:58 pm

Jillyjill

HI minv!! Glad it is Friday I am!!

8:01 pm

Minveryork

I like your icon Jillyjill, and yes I so do miss my stick! Broke down and I bought an automatic when I got my new car.

8:02 pm

Jillyjill

Always had a stick until my last car, but hubby has a truck with a stick, so I drive it now and then...

8:03 pm

wht

Well, good night Babblers.

8:04 pm

Jillyjill

Niters wht, sweet sleeps!!

8:05 pm

pida 1

nitey nite wht

8:07 pm

magazinemom

Hi all!

8:08 pm

magazinemom

Min- getting ready to teach my 15 year old to drive and found out she's never even been in a car with a stick.

8:09 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye wht! I'll see you tomorrow in the chat log maybe.

8:09 pm

Minveryork

Hello magazinemom! How are you? Welcome to the puzzle

8:09 pm

magazinemom

Hey min

8:09 pm

Minveryork

magazinemom, my father taught me how to drive w/stick.

8:10 pm

Jillyjill

<--------!!FW!!

8:10 pm

MollyL

With the long distance commutes people make, and all the stop and go driving in traffic, I wonder why anyone still drives a stick. They are great for racing and off road, but that's about it.

8:10 pm

magazinemom

Yay Jilly!!!

8:10 pm

MollyL

Everyone WooT for poor, dejected WooTy!!

8:11 pm

Jillyjill

Also sticks do well in MT....nice on snow/ice

8:11 pm

magazinemom

I'm vaguely thankful I don't have to teach her to drive a stick.

8:12 pm

Jillyjill

One of my boys took to it like a duck to water and owns a stick. The other one never quite caught on....might be able to do it in an emergency.

8:12 pm

MollyL

MT = Montana for all the non-USA types.

8:21 pm

Tanja

hello all - could i have a clue foor the re6 21 please

8:21 pm

Jillyjill

re+what you do to a present or letter

8:22 pm

MollyL

re + not close

8:22 pm

Tanja

ty :)

8:31 pm

Tanja

and the first ra 6 18 please - cant see for looking today :)

8:32 pm

Jillyjill

old torn cloth+double vowel

8:33 pm

Jillyjill

whoops thats the 5...darn glasses

8:33 pm

Jillyjill

reodent+draw a ***e in the sand

8:35 pm

Tanja

ty and that is fireworks :)

8:35 pm

magazinemom

Congrats Tanja!

8:45 pm

Jillyjill

WooT WooT WooT tanja!!

8:45 pm

pida 1

WTG !!! Tanja

8:47 pm

pida 1

Belated Woots for Jilly

8:47 pm

gapeach

Hi everyone. May I please have a clue for re6-18?

8:48 pm

gapeach

thanks

8:50 pm

Jillyjill

re+ea4/4 (wage ea**er)

8:51 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, Jillyjill.

8:52 pm

Jillyjill

yvw and hello ga!!

8:52 pm

gapeach

How are you this evening, Jilly?

8:53 pm

Jillyjill

It's been a rough week....looking forward to the weekend!!

8:53 pm

gapeach

Have good weather?

8:54 pm

Jillyjill

One more day of nice sunny warm (50's) weather, then winter storm warning on Sunday...and drastic drop in temps.

8:54 pm

Jillyjill

How about you?

8:55 pm

gapeach

It's not too bad. Supposed to have frost tonight. Had neighbor cover some flowers. Hope you can get out and about over the week-end.

8:56 pm

Jillyjill

LOL...day full of yard work tomorrow!!

8:57 pm

gapeach

Lots of leaves down?

8:58 pm

Jillyjill

Yup. Hubby raked most of them, but need to finsh cleaning out garden to put leave on for mulch.

8:58 pm

Jillyjill

We tucked in the magnolia tree we are trying to keep alive here...

8:58 pm

gapeach

Glad you had help.

8:59 pm

Jillyjill

brb

9:05 pm

lbdawger

hi everyone! Jilly do you really believe the weather liars?

9:06 pm

Jillyjill

Hey there dawg...ready for our abrupt change in weathe?

9:06 pm

Jillyjill

*weather

9:07 pm

Jillyjill

I'm taking it seriously...we sure have had snowy Halloweens in the past

9:08 pm

Jillyjill

My cats are acting crazy...I think they sense the change...

9:13 pm

lbdawger

I don't know. the weather liars have been wrong so often it's hard to take them seriously.

9:13 pm

periwinkle

help pls with re6/21 for FW

9:14 pm

Jillyjill

re+opposite of close

9:14 pm

lbdawger

howver, I wont be surprised if we get snow on Halloween. that's tradition

9:14 pm

periwinkle

ty jilly, fw for me

9:14 pm

Jillyjill

Well, going to light a fire under hubby's #@* to get things done around here.

9:15 pm

Jillyjill

Woot WooT WooT peri!!

9:15 pm

wvteach

help wit the RE 6/21 please

9:16 pm

Jillyjill

just clued it wv

9:16 pm

wvteach

just saw it = sorry - just got back on

9:17 pm

Jillyjill

That seems to be the #1 word asked for today...LOL..I missed it too...twisty little grid

9:19 pm

lbdawger

whooo hoooo Peri

9:20 pm

lbdawger

yeah, hubz has a long list of things he wants to get done before the snow flies, unfortunately, the leaves are still on the trees

9:21 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for fr8-65 the 2nd? Thanks

9:25 pm

allyall

old west

9:26 pm

gapeach

Thanks allyall, I have that one as fr8-55. just need the last fr8-65.

9:28 pm

allyall

sorry didn't look closely, that one is like the first, but with one letter change in the middle to a double

9:28 pm

lbdawger

fr + c+***** cheese

9:31 pm

gapeach

Thanks so much, allyall and lbdawger.

9:31 pm

gapeach

brb

9:38 pm

rururocks

re 6/21 please?

9:41 pm

wvteach

not close again

9:41 pm

rururocks

thank you very much

9:42 pm

rururocks

stuck on that one

9:42 pm

wvteach

** finito ** last word AE 5/10

9:42 pm

rururocks

congats

9:42 pm

allyall

way to go!

9:42 pm

wvteach

i needed a clue for that just a little while ago

9:44 pm

lbdawger

whooo hoooo WV!!

9:52 pm

lbdawger

off to the pillows. see you all tomorrow!

10:12 pm

mab

re 6/18 please? pleeease?

10:14 pm

Jillyjill

Woot WooT WooT wv

10:14 pm

Jillyjill

and niters dawg

10:15 pm

Jillyjill

re+ea4/4 (wages)

10:15 pm

mab

thanks so much. i don't think i would have gotten that.

10:16 pm

Jillyjill

re6/21 seems to be the most popular...

10:28 pm

Jillyjill

Well, heading out...good luck mab!

10:31 pm

Nef

Good Evening, All. How are you doing tonight? I'm just getting here for the first time; how's the grid today?

10:34 pm

rururocks

horrible nef.. run .. .run.. .run for your life

10:35 pm

Nef

seriously, ruru?

10:35 pm

rururocks

...just kidding'...

10:35 pm

Minveryork

Hello Nef! How are you doing today? Welcome to the chog.

10:35 pm

rururocks

it's not too bad

10:36 pm

Minveryork

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

10:37 pm

Jacula

Hi all. Nef, it's a good grid for a long-term Babbler in that the only word you might not get, because I think we've only seen it in the grid once before, is ep7/40 - the centrepiece for a table that hold flowers or fruit etc.

10:37 pm

Minveryork

Does anybody have a clue for the ce 7/32 word yet please?

10:38 pm

Jacula

Min - ce7/32 is the outer layer of hair, nails etc.

10:38 pm

maggiej

hint for re 5/16?

10:38 pm

Jacula

ce + rodent + not out.

10:39 pm

Nef

I've been a bit "under the weather" today and yesterday; so am a bit slow tonight. I'll give it a crack and aim for half way --IF it

10:39 pm

Jacula

maggiej - to dance at the disco again is re5/16.

10:39 pm

Nef

hi Min, ruru, Jac and maggiej

10:40 pm

maggiej

hi Nef

10:40 pm

maggiej

tyvm Jac

10:41 pm

Jacula

y/wm maggiej.

10:42 pm

Jacula

Nef - I hope you feel better soon.

10:45 pm

Nef

I'm okay, Jac; I'd spent 2 days in class and I guess I'm not young enough to sit still and write all day anymore.

10:45 pm

o-o

Little Richard in Tutti Frutti has a re***

10:47 pm

Jacula

My job is to sit still and write all day, but I don't actually do that. I get up, walk about and do other stuff all the time. Tought 2 days, I guess then, Nef?

10:48 pm

Jacula

o-o - LR bee***s, but good clue anyway.

10:49 pm

Jacula

Nef - what are you studying in class at present?

10:50 pm

o-o

not so: http://tinyurl.com/qawqka8

10:52 pm

Jacula

I hope that link isn't going to take me to lyricscentral, o-o, because that's a site to b*gger up a pc.

10:52 pm

o-o

you do no have to go anywhere ...

10:54 pm

Jacula

LOL.

10:54 pm

Nef

I took 2 back-to-back continuing ed. courses: 1 on Neuro anatomy and then the 2nd was on the gut-brain connection. Sitting still and writing during the lectures wasn't a good idea I guess.

10:55 pm

Jacula

Nef - they sound like really interesting courses, nonetheless.

10:56 pm

Jacula

o-o - LR b**ped, however it was heard. Fun track.

10:56 pm

Nef

they were, Jac. just that they should have had tables for us to sit at instead of just rows and rows of chairs

10:57 pm

Jacula

Oh! No tables? That's bad!

10:58 pm

Jacula

In my college lecture rooms (back in the 70s) they had chairs with pull-over table tops. In the lecture theatres, there were chairs with properly angled long tables.

10:59 pm

Jacula

I guess, Nef, that they were assuming everyone has i-pads now. :(

10:59 pm

Jacula

I don't have an i-pad or an i-phone, btw.

11:00 pm

Minveryork

Thank you all for the ce 7/32 clues. I just found that word.

11:00 pm

Minveryork

C's Capped! 10 left

11:00 pm

Jacula

Well done, Min.

11:00 pm

Nef

I'm a lefty, Jac; those little desks with the pull over writing tops were always a pain for me. But they were much better than no tabels at all

11:00 pm

Minveryork

Does anybody have a clue for the or 6/24 word yet please?

11:02 pm

Jacula

or6/24 - French word for a drink made from barley and orange. O + an anagram of the mighty gr5/14.

11:03 pm

Jacula

Nef - I'm a lefty, too. However, I hold my pen like a right-hander, ie. not in a fist. Maybe that's why I had no probs with them?

11:04 pm

Jacula

Nef - I angle my writing pad quite sharply to the right, which also helps.

11:06 pm

Jacula

I remember my Mum storming up to the school in the early 1960s to tell my teacher off for slapping my hand and straightening my writing pad. Teacher got the message and my method of writing was never interfered with again. Thanks Mum!

11:07 pm

Jacula

(That, by the way, was after she'd already had a go at the same teacher for trying to force me to write with my right hand.)

11:08 pm

Jacula

Have to hand it to my Mum - she never allowed anyone to try to change me in my formative years.

11:08 pm

jmcnrick

in heaven there is no be** (be**) that's why we drink it here!

11:09 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

11:10 pm

Jacula

Hello jmc.

11:11 pm

jmcnrick

how do you get so far along in games Jac dear? do you spend money or time? (I have neither these days)

11:11 pm

Nef

I was forced in 2nd grade to try and write with my right hand; I don't remember a thing about that grade in school. The Aunt who raised me (from 3rd grade on) had me turn my paper so it was parallel with my left arm and I don't write with my hand cramped in a ball or fist either.

11:11 pm

Nef

hi jmc

11:11 pm

Jacula

jmc - which games? The ones on FB? No, I don't spend money. I'm just patient and stubborn.

11:12 pm

jmcnrick

good plan nef. . . i was tortured because when i hold a pen or pencil i use two fingers instead of one. . . .

11:12 pm

jmcnrick

i am glad to hear that jac. . .i just need more time then. . .

11:13 pm

jmcnrick

oh look there is a goose!

11:13 pm

Jacula

Yes, jmc. Don't let 'them' make you pay.

11:13 pm

Nef

thanks, jmc!

11:13 pm

Jacula

That'd be a Hawaiian goose.

11:14 pm

jmcnrick

i never even sign up for the "free" stuff that requires a credit card. . .

11:14 pm

jmcnrick

yw nef. . . why?

11:15 pm

Jacula

Nef - I don't think teachers are allowed to force kids to write with anything other than their natural hand now. I think all that stuff in the past was a hangover from the idea that the left hand was 'The Hand of the Devil'.

11:15 pm

Nef

I'd missed the goose before. :-)

11:16 pm

jmcnrick

ah. . .

11:16 pm

jmcnrick

but why me jac? i used my right hand . . . . no devil there. . . even my daddy would punish me for holding my fork "wrong"

11:17 pm

Jacula

If anyone wants a clue for fr8/55 - Davy Crockett was the king of the wild one.

11:17 pm

jmcnrick

did you know his parents were quakers?

11:18 pm

Nef

thanks, Jac

11:18 pm

Jacula

jmc - No, I did not know.

11:19 pm

jmcnrick

btw the BIG excitement at the Meeting this summer was that Dame Judith Dench came to Meeting. . . she did not rise and introduce herself after meeting. . but we always say only if you feel comfortable. . . .

11:19 pm

jmcnrick

little known quaker factoids! haha

11:19 pm

Jacula

jmc - I have no idea! I'm trying to think how many fingers we in UK use to hold a knife and a fork. Will have to go and do so... hang on.

11:20 pm

jmcnrick

got me. . . still makes me feel strange to use only one finger with me thumb to hold a fork. . .

11:21 pm

Jacula

Ah.. knife and fork - full giner thing, almost, until cutting or scoping or lifting.

11:21 pm

Jacula

Full finger, I meant to type.

11:21 pm

jmcnrick

all four???

11:22 pm

Jacula

jmc - Yup, until you start utilising them.

11:22 pm

jmcnrick

so in a fist then?

11:23 pm

Jacula

Dame JudiTH? We in UK call her Judi. lol

11:23 pm

jmcnrick

who'd have thought?

11:23 pm

Jacula

No, jmc, not in a fist.I'd have to take a photo to show you how it's done.

11:23 pm

jmcnrick

oh okay quakers tend to use the full name. . . but then we wouldn't use the dame part. . .

11:24 pm

jmcnrick

not to worry jac. . .

11:24 pm

jmcnrick

stats for the lower O please

11:24 pm

Jacula

jmc - which way do you point the ends of your cutlery? Inwards to the meal or outwards and upwards?

11:25 pm

jmcnrick

inwards towards the meal. . . no point in pointing them away from the food

11:25 pm

Jacula

jmc - lower o is ot5/10, rose oil.

11:26 pm

jmcnrick

ty

11:27 pm

Jacula

jmc - unless I can remember what your FB name is, there is no way I can give you photo illustrations of the cutlery thing, since I really cannot be bothered to add to the photo thing that Babble shows. Sorry!

11:28 pm

Jacula

You don't have to tell me here if you don't want to. I can look it up on Babble group on FB llater.

11:29 pm

Jacula

Just typed a Welsh version of later with a double ll. LOL

11:29 pm

Minveryork

I am sorry Jacula,but I did not understand the OR clue. May I please have another or 6/24 word clue please? Thank you

11:30 pm

Jacula

I apologise to any Babbler whose FB name I don't know. I'm terrible at remembering names, especially when people have 2 names each.

11:30 pm

Minveryork

Never mind! I just found that or6/24 word. Thanks anyway

11:31 pm

jmcnrick

hi min

11:31 pm

Minveryork

O's Operated On! 9 left

11:31 pm

Minveryork

Hello jmcnrick! How are you doing today? Welcome to grid

11:31 pm

jmcnrick

so jac i wandered off...I am on the babble list you know.

11:31 pm

jmcnrick

*sorry

11:34 pm

jmcnrick

stats for the second column E please

11:34 pm

Jacula

Min - or6/24. Let's try this - a popular plac in Somerset is Cheddar Go***. Take the first letter and the last letter off that canyon and then add a word that means to take food into your mouth.

11:35 pm

Jacula

jmc - I will check you out when I next have time. xxx

11:35 pm

jmcnrick

:-)

11:35 pm

Minveryork

Thank you Jacula, but I found the word at 11:30. Now I'm working on the second gr 5/14 word. Can't seem to see it.

11:36 pm

jmcnrick

nbt

11:36 pm

Minveryork

I just found the second gr 5/14 word. Thank you monkeys!

11:36 pm

Jacula

jmc - 2nd column e - minor UK aristrocrat.

11:36 pm

Minveryork

G's Gulped! 5 left

11:36 pm

jmcnrick

ty jac. . .i found the weird word. . .

11:36 pm

jmcnrick

go min go

11:37 pm

Jacula

y/w jmc

11:37 pm

Minveryork

Does anybody have a clue for the in 7/28 word yet please?

11:37 pm

jmcnrick

i been up since 6 yesterday. . . (as it is now saturday) so i think I will head for bed. . . bye all.. and an anticipatory WHOO HOO min for the fw!

11:38 pm

Jacula

Min - in + last 5 letters of motor city.

11:38 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye jmcnrick! I will see you tomorrow in the chat log.

11:38 pm

Minveryork

Thank you for the in 7/28 word clue Jacula. I just found it.

11:39 pm

Minveryork

I's Impaled! 4 left

11:39 pm

Jacula

y/w, Min.

11:39 pm

Jacula

'Night jmc. Sleep well.

11:40 pm

Minveryork

I need the first two ne 7/36 words and the ne 8/50 please.

11:41 pm

Jacula

The 2nd ne7/36 is some one who negates something.

11:42 pm

Jacula

The first ne7/36 has the same letters apart from the last one and sounds like a light weight.

11:42 pm

Minveryork

Tank you Jacula! That also got me the FIRST ne 7/36 word

11:43 pm

Jacula

ne8.50 is the same as ne7/36 above it but adds a very Somerset 'arrrrrr'.

11:43 pm

Minveryork

Does anybody have a clue for the ne 8/50 word yet please?

11:45 pm

Minveryork

Do I add the Somerset letter at the end of the word Jacula

11:45 pm

Jacula

Min - the last 4 letters of the ne8/50 word were the name of a 1982 sci-fi film.

11:45 pm

Minveryork

I am finished! I have fireworks! ne 8/50 was my final word

11:46 pm

Jacula

Well done Min! *~*~*~*~*~*~*

11:46 pm

Minveryork

Thanks Jacula for helping me cross the finish line for FWs!

11:46 pm

Jacula

You are always very welcome Min.xxx

11:50 pm

Jacula

Oh, I really love it when players don't need words given to them on a silver platter with a side order of fries.

11:51 pm

Minveryork

Any guesses for the next puzzle size? My giess is 114 words.

11:54 pm

Jacula

230 is my guess.

11:55 pm

dizgrannie

444...hehehe

11:55 pm

Jacula

Does this puzzle still change at 6am UK time?

11:56 pm

Jacula

dizgrannie - I doubt it, but I'd be delighted if you were right.

11:57 pm

dizgrannie

LOL Jac, I just loved the 700 odd grid we had, though I got a bit frustrated towards the end

11:58 pm

Jacula

The bigger the grid, the faster you find words and, when you get down to the nitty gritty, it's a bit of a challenge. Those are the kind of grids I like, but I do wish Dr_God would update the dictionary.

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