Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, December 24, 2013

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FINAL SCORES

3666 joansiebone

3666 rururocks

3666 dart001

3666 gapeach

3666 caitlyn

3666 montreal13

3666 wvteach

3666 PMS

3666 ChrissieDee

3666 justice

3666 sprong

3666 wasgij5

3666 MollyL

3666 Dachef

3666 NonoNanette

3666 maccafixx

3666 Marc Freeman

3666 graciecat

3666 paintguy

3666 sammysmom

3666 Chris P

3666 LuvWordGames

3666 pen

3666 Chessy

3666 BzznBea

3666 Catie

3666 Haz1558

3666 JBV

3666 lbdawger

3666 broll

3666 hydra

3666 isles7

3666 Jacula

3666 Dorens

3666 phaeton

3666 ItalianGreyhound

3666 Anne38

3666 taffybach

3666 grammaterri1

3666 reneeo

3666 Mercy

3666 Bonasa

3666 grannyg

3666 kalea

3666 Bremen

3666 TheLegend

3666 Woodhood

3666 galliwags

3666 pabtrek

3666 Anniebrook

3666 hootowl

3666 jimmel

3666 Erda

3666 georgiaj

3666 bichon

3666 anike

3666 Smdnjv

3666 bpalosky

3666 shorty

3666 Shirlockc

3666 Ouwachita

3666 Griffums

3666 o-o

3666 VolleymomDee

3666 bookwomen

3666 mat1971

3666 Grandma Barb

3666 JesDreher

3666 harpjane

3666 earth

3666 pat56

3666 cybernan

3666 Vioxx

3666 Kamanjah

3666 DTins

3666 Bugsaw

3666 Sam

3666 helensgirlkid

3666 NANCY

3666 millsbooks

3666 Aloyisius

3666 bfdeele

3666 Dianne

3666 Bogwoggle

3666 zoozzoom

3666 Charlie

3666 Matches

3666 navcad

3666 Jayk

3666 marigold

3666 Lizlin

3666 sprite

3666 A*n*i*t*a

3666 cj-a39

3666 vanillaslice

3666 foamflower

3666 ivesy3

3666 dianedecoder

3666 periwinkle

3666 dromano66

3666 scouser

3666 bojazz

3666 wills

3666 grannyrose

3666 jessmom

3666 SunnFlower

3666 sandy211

3666 Rangerbill

3666 roncook

3666 wordly wise

3666 skooj

3666 ARB

3666 mixi6

3666 Pinikula

3666 mo

3666 rosalie4

3666 movieman

3666 vashongin

3666 dizgrannie

3666 Norma

3660 maggiej

3658 ABJ

3642 westford

3278 welki

3078 helenkeller

3044 herinfernallady

3038 parisla

3001 eliotl

2967 Bethjt

2846 bigbirdboss

2790 Charm

2745 Notheroldquilter

2741 broony

2646 10s Gu

2635 bubba218

2612 mab

2584 sciencegeek

2581 Angelsong

2581 Lindrickway

2560 Judi

2518 melissamay

2473 ursh

2470 phandmd

2460 Uncagain

2447 zas

2438 lynxxx

2419 lil*monkey

2401 stevedallas

2390 BarbaraA

2347 Filomena

2324 gemini_J13

2320 Tnarg

2301 ProfB

2294 eshadow

2287 torgone

2286 Wolvie

2241 godthaab

2218 Sugrraleona

2215 Uneaixoise

2212 Andee

2204 dalia

2204 Book Doctor Gwen

2203 SummerBreeze44

2191 dc43

2185 suzysuz

2171 stidgmere

2155 angelinaxox

2149 Gitel

2141 Inge2

2133 mirandapan

2132 pythonx

2101 mightyquin

2101 Lorrie_in_SA

2094 jcrr

2092 fizzbut

2072 Scrabbler

2070 jwr

2064 puglet

2052 Trotters

2051 nanrde

2046 rolin

2043 idicyidikat

2033 Alleyn58

2030 AnnetteL

2018 katmayo

2016 hurshy

2011 Becalina

2006 Kateq

1992 Minveryork

1991 tessagram

1960 Jeff7

1960 viemi

1958 marilyn992

1955 viajes

1929 corkee

1911 REG

1894 inkydinks

1893 BerniceQ

1884 poodletoes

1876 Zadit

1875 fruittart

1875 nursegladys

1867 sugar

1864 gortmold

1861 amelu0218

1855 helenary

1853 GailMkp

1849 suz01

1824 Maisie

1821 suncat

1819 jpc1966

1817 lexophile

1815 72 Temple Owl

1809 wildcat17

1808 smithchick

1797 shankatahuda

1791 Deeha

1789 jasondunn

1779 Patxxx

1768 rastapopolous

1764 mkg

1763 hiding

1761 kim m

1758 dcseain

1754 justafreep

1744 evvvie

1732 pink17

1730 McLeach

1714 ladycece920

1714 pablo blanco

1710 zabeth

1708 tedybeth

1701 lshult

1678 jbp

1676 susanj2

1669 mojo9292

1665 ronon44

1662 eliwes

1654 uconn

1649 mich_pdx

1641 dan2bit

1639 swmbo

1633 tabbycat

1633 RoseAnn

1627 JeeWhiz

1627 crosshair

1606 Oriole

1605 epsurreal

1596 bonkler

1588 Babs1

1586 silversarah

1580 Cosmo Kramer

1576 skheiny

1562 Frances

1557 jmbdobie2

1555 Snitkina

1554 crayola

1551 jkboko

1551 Robespierre

1550 Jodeen

1546 patact

1543 rsiegel24

1543 cg530

1540 thecyclista

1535 Jivingjenny0

1534 Soodle

1533 cheeto44

1524 Mubner

1515 little mim

1514 magzel

1507 nicolemarie519

1505 cavalier25

1501 elsbo

1501 ZsaZsa

1498 Wogoe

1497 MLFAN17

1489 uusue2

1467 gardnerpaints

1461 jaxx7

1457 dutchoven

1441 rubyfoo

1424 dolche

1414 jasmine_ellen

1407 CiociaJudy

1397 VDW

1397 nelleon

1395 RoundBarn

1394 Thulsa

1387 BettyAnne

1384 SueMagee

1380 daisy88

1378 Hebe

1368 mongie

1362 PattyK

1357 LA Cat Lady

1356 scribekd

1349 mom23

1344 Read-Knit-Bake

1340 sally

1334 angels04

1328 fratfitz

1326 MaddyMadd

1325 DS927

1324 penquis

1316 DRWED

1294 scrambler

1291 Lady Biotch

1288 rationalimage

1277 welsh bookworm

1272 diann

1269 bogster

1269 KayteeJay

1264 coralily

1253 lshanken

1240 Reese\'s

1236 vookas

1234 IndiaJan

1230 SBrentnall

1229 hyacinthe

1224 lazykoala99

1210 gingentleman1

1210 sallyds

1206 Naches girl

1202 macadam

1202 Alycia

1201 whizette

1194 Eva

1194 saphyre

1188 inactivist

1184 PastorJ

1180 bigwings

1176 PappouTed

1167 chrisk

1152 Rachway

1149 ldew

1141 bloosh2

1139 Dippnall

1132 pigeonman

1125 pam

1122 Preethi

1111 Kallia

1110 gino

1106 smooze

1098 mabaker8

1098 JJ

1088 Kaplan the Magne

1088 boatierra

1081 Snowman31888

1056 avril

1055 ella

1048 rhozee

1048 smaller

1047 Lindsay

1045 wesnurse

1039 Cennon

1033 pianoman

1029 speedfreak

1026 JenMO16

1026 eieios

1020 cue

1020 aaronsmom

1006 Aaronitor

1004 VAjeweler

994 Zombee

985 debbinla

978 Vicky12

971 LonnieC

964 Pearl5

960 potterylady

960 karob

953 machelle

913 AMN

912 mery9419

902 dofith

891 Halser

888 Paddytt

887 Bash

877 Biltong

872 melody17

854 scatterbrain

853 invictus

850 drowe

849 Quiltergirl

833 Flower36

833 MumTT

827 ChampFit

826 frogface

823 KrisE

822 ALC

822 emusing

818 mummy

816 catsmm

807 Oldchica

807 glittzy

806 jezman612

803 funhs

802 Stephanaki

799 Cub Fan

790 lawyer-1

790 donnana

785 JW4975

780 Gobble1

779 quill

778 Timrford

777 melonheadjujube

775 gswope

773 redletter

772 fla

760 star2

753 ginnie

752 sajarn

750 8201girl

748 Gollux

746 Wyrd

738 Deutsch

736 charliesmomuk

735 Sign

733 freddie

726 cgypsy

725 sallyann

716 lgg

707 JBI5151

704 elmer

700 lawdoggy1

676 MimiCat

656 orong

656 jewwel

653 ollag

649 Lynda01810

636 joem

632 Winnah

631 Jerry81

620 suefrad625

619 jmcnrick

611 suzie

608 ronda

608 circqueen

594 toadandtoadette

593 oldgayle

593 gramma

570 bookwyrmish

567 aber

565 Monnie

565 emd99

564 Reader951

560 aldi27407

555 Jindigo

539 Trifioso

534 Kukana

524 dom

522 Ardnas

508 Mary

508 robbie09

506 kueenbee

504 greenery

504 Marjetta

502 roundabout

497 ypsigirl

496 eliper

490 BlueFireFrog

484 worzel

483 gold

478 janeybird

477 Historyjo

477 Plebian

469 Rel

468 Christini

468 aWolf

464 iluvtigs

456 Leaf

449 libarebel

448 elseepeebles

448 mklein

447 kristin

433 #1

431 nhes

428 irena

426 srz

423 Hurra

421 java2

418 blueheron

407 bethanyej

404 It Girl

403 edithjones

401 RMS

397 demouse

392 KenTropic

392 stidmama

381 Prinise

375 terri1986

373 piggys_rule123

371 helmet

359 cjmomma

356 craftylady

338 nadav

328 Glens

328 she

324 duvaldfm

320 jaymil

314 mom82637

314 moule

306 jka

292 beachboggle

291 Gainsborough

290 GLC

286 devinkulla

280 DR1965

273 looney

268 julen

241 rosalind230

238 superflippy

236 beetlejuice

223 Strudders

222 Christa

218 sarah6girls

216 rebeccs

212 junod

211 Simey

210 hwoolf

210 lbetterman

200 Nef

200 melisande

191 yikeym

178 cdd

170 kathy sue

167 j4badger

160 lizmac

158 kimberblue

145 joym999

142 bekki

124 em12

112 tee_jay

104 Lizsark

87 shanghai ken

86 witchy

84 mtnmam

81 dreagler

76 bazza01

74 GFgal

74 wjb

72 coop1

68 evita

62 rocky12

46 jj222

24 bs18

20 spowell

18 dpomfr

16 Tulipp

12 winnieangel

4 hoyamd

ENTIRE CHAT LOG

12:00 am

stidmama

flip

12:00 am

harpjane

flip

12:00 am

stidmama

well, 2 S, 2 E and no X. And only 262. I was "close"

12:01 am

VolleymomDee

flip; hi stid, harp!!

12:01 am

grannyrose

flibberty gibbert....and awaaaay i go!

12:01 am

harpjane

I already don't like t his grid

12:01 am

jbp

howdy all

12:01 am

harpjane

hi granny

12:01 am

VolleymomDee

hi rose!

12:01 am

VolleymomDee

hi jb

12:02 am

grannyrose

hey jane, dee, jbp

12:02 am

torgone

br8

12:02 am

puglet

Hello Rose, dee,jane,stid,jbp and ru and anyone else I missed

12:03 am

VolleymomDee

hi pug, tor

12:03 am

stidmama

I think I'll just fade out... it was a busy day for me, graded some papers (essays) and now just kicking back. I'lll see you-all again soon. *poof*

12:03 am

grannyrose

huggles to miz puggles

12:03 am

torgone

Heyas kids .. Niters stid ..

12:03 am

grannyrose

see you tomorrow, stiddy

12:04 am

torgone

iw4

12:04 am

cybernan

hello everyone :)

12:04 am

jbp

tr7

12:05 am

puglet

Hi Nan and tor

12:05 am

VolleymomDee

ra 7

12:06 am

ChrissieDee

ta7

12:06 am

Uneaixoise

br8

12:06 am

Lizlin

Hi all :)

12:07 am

ChrissieDee

Trail

12:07 am

Uneaixoise

hey liz

12:07 am

puglet

Hi Liz, chrissie and Une

12:07 am

Uneaixoise

howdy pug

12:07 am

Lizlin

Hi Pugs

12:08 am

ChrissieDee

Hello to all and happy Christmas Eve :)

12:08 am

Uneaixoise

hey dee

12:08 am

VolleymomDee

hi une, liz, chrissie

12:08 am

Lizlin

Hoping that all of you who celebrate Christmas, have a wonderful time :)

12:09 am

Uneaixoise

bi7

12:09 am

harpjane

thank you liz

12:09 am

ChrissieDee

sn7

12:09 am

harpjane

everything's ready on my end, except for tuning the harp....

12:12 am

rururocks

br8

12:12 am

Uneaixoise

already called by moi :-)

12:12 am

rururocks

dagnabit

12:12 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

12:13 am

rururocks

you always get to call the good ones une :D

12:13 am

VolleymomDee

and by tor LOL

12:13 am

VolleymomDee

hi ru

12:13 am

Uneaixoise

hah! I NEVER find big words on my own! :-)

12:15 am

harpjane

well night night. in the morning, we'll see if my jury-rigged alarm clock keeps the cat away....

12:15 am

rururocks

hi dee

12:15 am

jbp

of of which T is the ta7, pray tell?

12:15 am

rururocks

hi pug

12:15 am

Lizlin

Sleep well :)

12:15 am

puglet

Hi Ru

12:15 am

puglet

Night Jane

12:15 am

rururocks

jury rigged?

12:16 am

ChrissieDee

First column jbp

12:16 am

jbp

ty chrissiedee

12:17 am

rastapopolous

br8 x2

12:17 am

harpjane

well, he walks on the clock in the middle of the night, and this advances the time of day. So I wake up at random times any where from 1-3 hours early.

12:17 am

harpjane

I adorned the clock with things that he can't step on.

12:17 am

harpjane

time will tell, no pun intended

12:18 am

ChrissieDee

So funny harp :)

12:19 am

harpjane

we live with cats so we can pretend we're looking into the eyes of lions.

12:19 am

VolleymomDee

ar 7

12:20 am

rururocks

<---passes on r rated joke right now

12:21 am

cybernan

and ar 8

12:22 am

Uneaixoise

halfway and signing off -- gnite all! *poof*

12:22 am

jbp

nite Une

12:22 am

Lizlin

Night Une. Sleep well.

12:22 am

puglet

night Une

12:23 am

rururocks

<---not halfway yet

12:23 am

VolleymomDee

ar 7 x 2 (also not halfway)

12:23 am

VolleymomDee

anyone have the top i in the middle col

12:23 am

rastapopolous

one more word and I'll be halfway

12:24 am

dalia

how many words tonite?

12:24 am

VolleymomDee

262

12:24 am

dalia

many thx

12:25 am

VolleymomDee

You are quite welcome :)

12:26 am

VolleymomDee

nm middle i is ir 6/18

12:27 am

Uneaixoise

140 and really poofing *poof*

12:27 am

rururocks

145

12:27 am

VolleymomDee

sleep well, une

12:27 am

rururocks

<---won't let une poof

12:28 am

VolleymomDee

anyone have the 9?

12:29 am

Uneaixoise

146 and GONE!

12:30 am

cybernan

stats for the bottom n?

12:30 am

VolleymomDee

na 5

12:30 am

rastapopolous

yay! passed halfway!

12:30 am

VolleymomDee

nbt, but still need the 9

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

wtg rast!

12:32 am

VolleymomDee

ditto that, rast! hit 135, but not flowing very well

12:33 am

rastapopolous

at least you've found those pesky i's

12:33 am

Uneaixoise

152 . . . and peeling fingers off keyboard

12:33 am

VolleymomDee

ir 6 inflammation of the eye

12:34 am

cybernan

stuck at 120 - still not finding the na 5 nor the ir 6

12:34 am

Lizlin

ty Dee

12:34 am

jbp

thanks Dee!

12:34 am

rururocks

ba 8/9

12:34 am

rastapopolous

ty dee got that one now

12:34 am

VolleymomDee

yw!

12:34 am

VolleymomDee

ty, ru, looking

12:34 am

rastapopolous

and that lower one by all rights will be an in-something

12:34 am

VolleymomDee

is 4 I think for the other one or in 4

12:35 am

rastapopolous

Oh! the dolphin! duh!

12:35 am

VolleymomDee

12:35 am

jbp

the dolphin?

12:35 am

rururocks

speaking of dolphins where is jilli?

12:36 am

VolleymomDee

isn't she at her son's?

12:36 am

puglet

Ru, I think she was to travel

12:37 am

rururocks

did she miss the hairy nose dolphin on porpoise?

12:41 am

cybernan

ba 8/9 is a dolphin?

12:41 am

rururocks

in 4

12:41 am

ChrissieDee

No nan, the in4 is the dolphin

12:42 am

cybernan

ih - have that

12:42 am

rururocks

you flippered it around :D

12:42 am

rururocks

ar ar ar ar ar ar ar ar

12:43 am

jbp

squeakity squeak splash

12:43 am

VolleymomDee

lol

12:43 am

ChrissieDee

Tosses ruru a fish.... :)

12:43 am

rururocks

LOL

12:43 am

rururocks

that joke was a fluke

12:44 am

jbp

so what is the ba 8/9? i was dolphin seeking for that as well

12:44 am

gapeach

Great to have the old goat back.

12:44 am

jbp

that one just eeled me over, ruru

12:44 am

rururocks

beats me jb.. i've never seen it before

12:44 am

puglet

Hi Peach, hugs

12:45 am

rururocks

I'm trying to be tunacious with this grid

12:46 am

VolleymomDee

ba 8 and ba 9 b + ar 7 and ar 8

12:46 am

VolleymomDee

nbt nbs!

12:46 am

ChrissieDee

Salmon told me you were trouble ru

12:46 am

jbp

with all this wit going around, I feel like a grouper

12:46 am

jbp

yay Dee!

12:46 am

cybernan

ty dee --- someone who makes specialty drinks?

12:47 am

rururocks

no kidding..I'm just joking for the halibut

12:47 am

jbp

but I keep at it just for the halibut

12:47 am

jbp

aw man, you just beat me to it

12:47 am

rururocks

LOL

12:47 am

VolleymomDee

lol could be... it is a no definition word grrr ... hate those

12:47 am

rururocks

you floundered on that one jb

12:48 am

jbp

well, maybe I should just head on down the pike and quit for the nite.

12:48 am

jbp

i hate leaving without nbt tho

12:48 am

rururocks

don't leave

12:48 am

rururocks

we're just starting to have fun :D

12:48 am

jbp

and I can't complain too much, b/c y'all are giiving plenty of clues, and not being shellfish at all

12:49 am

rururocks

LOLOL

12:49 am

VolleymomDee

It's Christmas!! Can't be selfish :)

12:49 am

cybernan

could I have a clue for the ir 6/18, please?

12:49 am

jbp

ir + irritated/inflamed ending

12:50 am

jbp

kinda makes me crabby

12:50 am

cybernan

ty jpb

12:50 am

cybernan

nbt, nbs and off to bed -- hoping my cold will be gone tomorrow :)

12:50 am

jbp

here's hoping nan!

12:50 am

rururocks

night nan

12:51 am

VolleymomDee

feel better, nan!

12:51 am

rururocks

ugh. I slowed down now

12:51 am

VolleymomDee

I almost stopped :( not flowing very quickly

12:52 am

rururocks

lasagne is almost in the grid

12:52 am

jbp

how can I have NO R words from the left side?? grrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

12:53 am

dcseain

ra6.24 is from there

12:53 am

jbp

ok, i do now... whew!

12:53 am

VolleymomDee

hi dc!!

12:54 am

dcseain

evening. i'm up too late again :)

12:54 am

dcseain

i'd'a been about to turn in, then thought, oh, i'll go look at the grid. Hahaha

12:54 am

rururocks

hi DC

12:54 am

jbp

there's a lot of that going around DC

12:54 am

puglet

Hi Dc

12:54 am

rururocks

you know you changed my evening habits now DC?

12:55 am

dcseain

mmmm... lasagne. I think i'll need to make some. and/or some stuffed shells.

12:55 am

Minveryork

Hello all! Went to bed at 11:00. Woke up at 1:00 to go to bathroom and now I can't go back to sleep so here I am!

12:55 am

VolleymomDee

We'll get you hooked again, yet :)

12:55 am

dcseain

oh, have, ruru? What'd i do now? :)

12:55 am

jbp

yeah, they have a support group for folks like us; it's called the chog. ;)

12:55 am

rururocks

now I have to have all my dishes done before I go to bed because of you

12:55 am

jbp

Minver!!

12:55 am

jbp

good to see you!

12:56 am

puglet

Hi Mini

12:56 am

dcseain

ah! It is nice to get up to a clean kitchen, though, isn't it?

12:56 am

rururocks

I have to say.. it really is

12:56 am

dcseain

since i'm up and we have guests, i might should go empty the dishwasher so there's spoons and bowls when they awake.

12:56 am

VolleymomDee

Feel exactly the same way.

12:57 am

dcseain

and both the kids are not up to be in the way. BBS.

12:57 am

scouser

morning all. domesticity rools?

12:57 am

rururocks

hi scouser

12:57 am

puglet

Hi scouser

12:57 am

gapeach

Hi there, puglet.

12:57 am

jbp

your spoons and bowls are asleep?

12:58 am

VolleymomDee

ta 7 x 2

12:58 am

ChrissieDee

Morning scouser

12:58 am

rururocks

12:59 am

VolleymomDee

hi scouser

12:59 am

Minveryork

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

12:59 am

scouser

hello can I have a clue for that ta7 please

12:59 am

jbp

could I get a clue for the bottom row N?

1:00 am

saphyre

Merry Christmas Everyone

1:00 am

jbp

hi there saphyre!@

1:00 am

rururocks

na+ most of get up

1:00 am

Minveryork

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

1:01 am

jbp

thanks ruru. I could *swear* I typed that...

1:01 am

VolleymomDee

ta 7/44 plural of a brown color tinted with yellow (singular usually ends in y)

1:01 am

saphyre

Doing great thanks :)

1:01 am

Minveryork

That na 5/10 word is na plus **** and shine jbp.

1:01 am

jbp

great clue, Dee

1:01 am

ChrissieDee

Ta7 - first 3 letters of a type of owl + what a choir does

1:01 am

jbp

got it

1:02 am

ChrissieDee

Mine is ta7/52

1:03 am

jbp

well I am finally at nbt and over half way. Gotta go slumber, because it's quite the commute for me and Santa tomorrow. ;-)

1:03 am

jbp

Merry Christmas, all!

1:03 am

rururocks

oh.. night jb.. drive safely tomorrow

1:03 am

scouser

ty Chrissie and Dee

1:03 am

rururocks

I'm staying home

1:04 am

VolleymomDee

1:04 am

Minveryork

Goodbye jbp!Drive safely&have a very Merry Christmas!

1:04 am

VolleymomDee

we are, too, ru.... 1st time in a few years... not sure yet how I feel about that lol

1:04 am

Minveryork

I did my commute yesterday.Babbling from Vermont now

1:05 am

rururocks

love vermont

1:05 am

rururocks

beautiful up there

1:05 am

VolleymomDee

that is someplace I have always wanted to go

1:05 am

rururocks

especially in the mountains dee.. gorgeous

1:05 am

VolleymomDee

ab 7/44

1:06 am

rururocks

night for me too.. i'm conking out.. 50 left for manana

1:06 am

ChrissieDee

ty for the ta7 Dee

1:07 am

VolleymomDee

1:07 am

scouser

I bow to you Dee

1:08 am

VolleymomDee

lol scouse... too funny

1:09 am

VolleymomDee

ab 7 x 2... 2nd one looks like Mrs. Adams 1st name... def says a lady's maid... new word for me

1:09 am

scouser

Christmas memory prompted by grid: Baseler Leckerli a huge honey cake sent from Switzerland about A2 size with frilly paper round the edge

1:10 am

VolleymomDee

wow, sounds yummy

1:11 am

dizgrannie

Happy Christmas Eve to all Down Under. xoxo

1:11 am

dcseain

okay, kitchen in order for the guests.

1:11 am

VolleymomDee

hi diz!

1:11 am

VolleymomDee

WTG DC!!

1:12 am

VolleymomDee

Mine is clean, but haven't decided when I am unloading dishwasher, yet...

1:12 am

scouser

It was and there was a man, and a woman with a large skirt, moulded on the top: mannli and wibli. Fights for the wibli side cos her skirt had more cake in it!

1:12 am

VolleymomDee

ai 7 what we breathe + sage (not the spice)

1:13 am

VolleymomDee

LOL... sweet memory

1:14 am

scouser

ai7 I suppose pilots must be this?

1:14 am

VolleymomDee

sure hope so LOL

1:15 am

scouser

dictionary dot com doesn't recognise it. One up to Enable!

1:17 am

Minveryork

I'm stopping at 184 words and 1992 points. Be back later

1:17 am

dcseain

sleep well, minver

1:18 am

dcseain

normally, dishwasher is in the AM, but housemate's brother and family are visiting, and with a 13-month old, easy access matters. :)

1:19 am

VolleymomDee

That sure is the truth, dc! Have you been cooking up a storm?

1:20 am

dcseain

i did the other day -- several gallons of two different root veggie stews, some frozen, some in fridge, tonight it was sesame asparagus with garlic, carrot, and water chestnuts. i'll try to be up for empanadas in the AM filled with curried veggies and eggs.

1:21 am

scouser

dc you are making me hungry

1:21 am

VolleymomDee

Our kids aren't coming until next weekend, so still haven't decided what to fix. What is an empanada, please?

1:21 am

VolleymomDee

Your stews always look and sound great.

1:21 am

dcseain

it's like a british pasty, but from latin america

1:21 am

zas

alee

1:22 am

dcseain

so, a savory or sweet filled dough that's baked and served warm or at room temp.

1:22 am

zas

aling

1:22 am

VolleymomDee

I'll have to check for a recipe. Hard to make?

1:22 am

dcseain

hi, zas

1:22 am

zas

drig

1:22 am

zas

drat

1:22 am

dcseain

no, rather easy. I use biscuit dough when i'm feeling lazy. Proper empanada dough needs boiling water.

1:23 am

dcseain

we all do it sometimes, zas, no biggee. :)

1:23 am

dcseain

you can fill with whatever you like.

1:23 am

scouser

I used to make little steamed bread parcels with finely-chopped meat and veg in called Bo-Pe in some chinese dialect.

1:23 am

dcseain

i brush 'em which melted butter out of the oven, often seasoned to complement the filling.

1:24 am

dcseain

baozi (Mandarin) are similar, but steamed rather than baked, exactly, scouter.

1:24 am

dcseain

huh. ENABLE knows not 'airbag' but it takes 'gasbag'. go fig.

1:24 am

VolleymomDee

sounds like they might be good with apples or peaches

1:26 am

scouser

I just found an li8 what the chog helps to do

1:26 am

dcseain

oh, yes, indeed, Dee :)

1:26 am

dcseain

thanks, scouser

1:27 am

dcseain

ah, from up top :) I was wondering how that was possible.

1:27 am

Lizlin

Hi again and thanks scouser :)

1:28 am

scouser

today's phantom: triangle

1:30 am

rururocks

Can't see the light

1:31 am

rururocks

Li8...

1:33 am

dcseain

it's a gerund of an li6 from up top. to talk to someone to check in or make plans.

1:34 am

dcseain

raita is another word i think it should take.

1:35 am

VolleymomDee

Lickety's list is up, with an extra word, (bi 7/36 is not accepted in grid)

1:36 am

dcseain

i'm going to tri to sleep g'night

1:37 am

VolleymomDee

ty ru don't have that yet... looking

1:37 am

VolleymomDee

rest well, dc

1:37 am

rururocks

I don't have it either dee. I just don't see it

1:38 am

rururocks

1:38 am

VolleymomDee

found it... acting as the in-between person between other people or groups... they "ing" 'd it

1:39 am

VolleymomDee

primary purpose is to keep lines of communication open

1:39 am

rururocks

Got it

1:40 am

VolleymomDee

wtg

1:41 am

VolleymomDee

ag 7/36 ag + pl of what you hammer

1:44 am

scouser

ty Dee

1:44 am

VolleymomDee

1:45 am

VolleymomDee

I have seen that one before, but didn't remember it, until morewords :)

1:45 am

scouser

(adenoidal pronunciation of the more normal word for that condition!)

1:46 am

VolleymomDee

na 7/44 plural of na 6 small arctic whale

1:47 am

VolleymomDee

awww... hope that helps me remember next time

1:47 am

Lizlin

Ty Dee. Thought that whale had an h.

1:47 am

VolleymomDee

I think that is the other spelling

1:47 am

Lizlin

Must be!

1:47 am

scouser

it is too!

1:48 am

gapeach

I have na5-10 the 2nd, is the na6 related to it? Thanks

1:48 am

scouser

odd 4-letter word gl4/6

1:49 am

VolleymomDee

unrelated

1:49 am

gapeach

Thanks, Dee/

1:49 am

VolleymomDee

1:59 am

grannyrose

yahoo!!! what a grid!!

2:00 am

puglet

congrats Rose

2:00 am

VolleymomDee

You can say that again... finding my last 3

2:00 am

Lizlin

WTG Rose!

2:00 am

grannyrose

*giggle* thanx pugs, liz

2:01 am

Lizlin

100 left here!

2:01 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks

2:01 am

grannyrose

couple of curly ones in it.

2:01 am

Lizlin

WTG Dee!

2:01 am

VolleymomDee

extra word in lickety's list is bi 7

2:01 am

grannyrose

WTG DEE!!!!

2:01 am

VolleymomDee

ty, rose, congrats to you, too!

2:02 am

puglet

congrats Dee

2:02 am

gapeach

Congrats, Dee!

2:02 am

gapeach

Congrats, Rose!

2:02 am

VolleymomDee

ty was sure glad to have lickety - this was a stinker

2:03 am

grannyrose

thanx peach

2:03 am

Lizlin

Guess I'll use lickety before too long!

2:03 am

grannyrose

don't know how many go's it took to find ab6, the second one.

2:04 am

Lizlin

Thanks for letting me know about the extra word.

2:04 am

VolleymomDee

Well, sending everyone hugs!!! Have lots to finish up tomorrow. Have a great day / eve all!!!

2:04 am

Lizlin

Sleep well Dee.

2:04 am

gapeach

Sweet

2:04 am

VolleymomDee

yqw, liz

2:04 am

gapeach

Dreams, Dee.

2:04 am

grannyrose

thanx dee. it's christmas eve here...

2:04 am

puglet

night Dee and Happy Holiday to you and everyone else

2:05 am

grannyrose

hope you have a sweet sleep, dee.

2:05 am

VolleymomDee

Poofing with hugs!! Aww! Happy Christmas Eve, ((Rose)))!

2:05 am

Lizlin

Do you go to midnight mass Rose?

2:06 am

puglet

Rose, you feeling better tonight

2:06 am

grannyrose

have told don he has to have the camera on hand boxing day, to get photos of the grandkiddies.

2:06 am

Lizlin

That will be a lovely day for you.

2:08 am

grannyrose

not this year, liz. christmas day service 10am tomorrow. with all the drugs on board, i would probably fall asleep and make a fool of myself, dribbling into the chalice...lolol

2:08 am

puglet

Are you and Don dressing in Mr and Mrs Santa Suits? :)

2:08 am

Lizlin

Sounds like a sensible move Rose.

2:08 am

grannyrose

pugs, yes, hun. the higher compression stockings are helping. feet and lower legs much less swollen.

2:09 am

Lizlin

That's good news.

2:09 am

puglet

thats good news Rose---how about the hands?

2:09 am

grannyrose

and you, liz? it's hannukkah, isn't it?

2:10 am

grannyrose

pugs, hands still swollen...

2:10 am

Lizlin

Chanukah was early this year. Beginning of December. We're just having a quiet time, recovering after a houseful of guests.

2:11 am

puglet

Liz, you dont have christmas

2:11 am

grannyrose

ahh, sorry, hun. i am out of touch with your celebrations.

2:12 am

Lizlin

No Pugs we don't.

2:12 am

Lizlin

No Rose. You had other stuff happening!

2:12 am

Lizlin

Np!

2:12 am

grannyrose

liz, you will have to email with the celebration calendar for you.

2:13 am

Lizlin

It changes every year! The Jewish year is lunar. Sorry if you knew that!

2:13 am

Lizlin

It changes every year! The Jewish year is lunar. Sorry if you knew that!

2:14 am

Lizlin

Ooooops!

2:14 am

grannyrose

then again...i could always google your events calendar...that would give me a heads up.

2:14 am

puglet

I need to educate myself on your beliefs too Liz so I dont say anything to hurt you

2:15 am

Lizlin

You don't hurt me Pugs. I'll always answer questions, if I can.

2:15 am

grannyrose

*giggle* my elderly lady whom i used took look after always kept me on track.

2:16 am

grannyrose

aagghh * to *

2:16 am

Lizlin

Next major festival is Passover (Pesach) in mid-April.

2:16 am

puglet

I dont even think we have Jewish people or a church any where near us

2:17 am

Lizlin

A Jewish church is called a synagogue pugs or in Hebrew Shul, which I've seen in the grid before now.

2:17 am

grannyrose

okay...makes note...mid-april...passover...but we also celebrate it within our church, so i had better not forget it. we like to stay in touch, so to speak, not forgetting jesus was jewish.

2:17 am

puglet

The only thing I know is from the bible

2:18 am

grannyrose

oops, dinner here. see you later

2:18 am

puglet

as do we too

2:18 am

puglet

later Rose

2:18 am

Lizlin

Easter and Passover are more or less at the same time in 2014.

2:19 am

Lizlin

Bon appetite Rose.

2:19 am

Lizlin

Just off to check emails, pugs. Back very soon.

2:19 am

puglet

okay Liz

2:24 am

puglet

be back in awhile

2:31 am

Lizlin

Back again!

2:39 am

gapeach

bbs

2:48 am

gapeach

back

2:49 am

gapeach

May I please have a clue for ab5-14 the 1st? Thanks

2:50 am

grannyrose

peach, a + first, second third..on baseball diamond

2:51 am

Lizlin

I have a pl of ab 4/6 but haven't listed yet.

2:51 am

Lizlin

Ty rose

2:52 am

gapeach

Thanks so much, Rose and Liz.

2:52 am

gapeach

I don't think I like this grid much.

2:52 am

Lizlin

It's very slow for me now.

2:54 am

grannyrose

peach, and why should i be the only one to not like this grid?? lolol

2:54 am

Lizlin

Make that 3 of us!

2:56 am

gapeach

As Liz said, you are not alone.

2:58 am

puglet

Iam back to fight through this grid some more

2:58 am

Lizlin

Hope you have more luck than I'm having!

2:58 am

grannyrose

yay, you pugs.

2:59 am

puglet

Iam just at the halfway point and nothing is popping out at me

3:00 am

puglet

Iam even looking crossedeyed at it and still just a blob of letters--lol

3:01 am

Lizlin

3:01 am

worzel

Gooooooooood morning fellow Babblers xx Just a quick stop for me today - I have to dash off to town in a minute. I know I'm going to be way out with my guess but I'm going for 188 today!!

3:02 am

Lizlin

262!

3:02 am

grannyrose

shall i clue what i think are obscure words?

3:02 am

gapeach

ar7-36 please.....thanks.

3:02 am

Lizlin

And hi worz :)

3:02 am

worzel

I knew i was gonna be wrong!

3:02 am

worzel

TY liz and hi xx

3:02 am

grannyrose

g'day worzel.

3:02 am

Lizlin

That would be wonderful!

3:02 am

puglet

do you guys remember the time when they came out with pictures and books for you to stare at and the images were to pop out at you

3:03 am

worzel

Good morning Mum xx how are you? xx

3:03 am

grannyrose

gerund end on get up

3:03 am

puglet

Howdy Wor, how did it go at the doctor yesterday

3:03 am

Lizlin

1x9; 5x8; 13x7

3:03 am

gapeach

Bless you, Rose.

3:03 am

worzel

hi pug. The doctor doesn't think it's anything to worry about - but then, it's not him with the stomach problem!!

3:03 am

grannyrose

ab6, ab + eastern country/continent

3:04 am

worzel

abasia

3:04 am

Lizlin

Ty rose

3:04 am

worzel

whoops! sorry!

3:04 am

puglet

He didnt give you anything for it :(

3:04 am

Lizlin

Yup! That's what I got oo!

3:04 am

worzel

no pug - he thinks it's probably stress, although what I have to be stressed for when I've got you lovely friends is beyond me!!

3:05 am

grannyrose

ab6, a + cricket ***, what you hit with + part of to be verb, he **

3:05 am

grannyrose

an4, an * **thering, amassing

3:05 am

Lizlin

And thanks again.

3:06 am

grannyrose

ar5, ar + ***l, fish's breathing organ

3:06 am

Lizlin

Loving the clues!

3:07 am

grannyrose

ba4, cricket ba*l*, what you hit with a cricket bat

3:07 am

puglet

so then Wor, why are you stressing? Trying to figure out these grids? lol

3:08 am

Lizlin

So what does the doc suggest?

3:08 am

worzel

no ,pug, just general day to day stuff i guess - you know, getting fatter, getting older, falling apart lmao

3:09 am

puglet

Iam a member of that club too :)

3:09 am

grannyrose

ba8, ba*, where drinks are served + **ger, big cat + ***d, fine dust on beach. then plural for ba9

3:09 am

worzel

Liz the doc just suggested I keep taking probiotic drinks just in case it's an infection and he gave me a lovely wee pooper scooper so i can take a sample - I am SOOOOO looking forward to doing that!!

3:09 am

gapeach

As am I.

3:09 am

Lizlin

Yummmm!

3:09 am

sprite

good morning :)

3:09 am

worzel

morning sprite xx

3:09 am

gapeach

Hey there, sprite.

3:10 am

Lizlin

Hi sprite. Hugs. How are you?

3:10 am

grannyrose

bi5, bi + ***en, ET was one. then plural for bi6

3:10 am

puglet

Hugs and Hi Sprite :)

3:10 am

grannyrose

g'day sprite. {{hugs}} hun

3:10 am

sprite

*hugs* right back at ya. Am ok. Lost 4 kg (!) last week.

3:10 am

Lizlin

WTG!

3:11 am

grannyrose

br5, spell country with snake letter

3:11 am

puglet

oh wow w2g Sprite

3:11 am

worzel

Right, as I said, I have to dash now. I shall speak to you all again very soon and if I don't see you before tomorrow then have a Merry Christmas xx

3:11 am

Lizlin

To you too, worz x

3:12 am

grannyrose

br8, br + vowel +what you use to support broken arm

3:12 am

sprite

bye worzer

3:12 am

worzel

Just a quick warning - if any of you know anyone flying to Heathrow in London today let them know they may need to contact the airline/airport as there are power problems at one of the terminals due to the nasty weather we are having at the moment! "Poof" xx

3:12 am

puglet

same to you Wor and good bye

3:12 am

grannyrose

dr5, dr + be sick

3:13 am

Lizlin

These clues are awesome :)

3:13 am

grannyrose

ga6, ga + not east + ***ge, surround city.

3:14 am

grannyrose

gl4, g + ***r, fibber

3:14 am

Lizlin

Odd word!

3:15 am

grannyrose

is6, is + s****, used to support broken arm

3:15 am

Lizlin

Time for dinner. Bbl but if I don't see you, have a lovely Christmas :)

3:15 am

grannyrose

iw4, i + ***h on a falling star

3:16 am

grannyrose

enjoy liz

3:16 am

sprite

back in a few

3:16 am

grannyrose

shall i stop??

3:16 am

gapeach

NO, PLEASE

3:17 am

grannyrose

np's sprite

3:17 am

grannyrose

la4, la + **se, get up from sitting

3:18 am

grannyrose

li6, li + self-r****** flour, helps baking to rise

3:19 am

grannyrose

li5, li + ***er, rage, cross

3:20 am

grannyrose

li5, li4, fibber + consonant

3:21 am

grannyrose

li5, l + not out + **rden, where our flowers are

3:25 am

grannyrose

na5, na + ***cuit, something nice at breakfast

3:25 am

puglet

thank you Rose for all those

3:26 am

gapeach

Please know that you are saving my sanity.

3:26 am

grannyrose

na6, na + *ose, my name + ***l, what holds your roof up, the sides of your home. then plural for na7

3:27 am

grannyrose

*giggle* na5, na + **ll, + second letter

3:28 am

grannyrose

ra5, ra + cricket ***, stick you hit the ball with

3:29 am

sprite

bye all

3:29 am

grannyrose

ra4, ra + **, spirit made from juniper berries

3:30 am

puglet

bye Sprite

3:30 am

grannyrose

night sprite. have a good one, dear

3:30 am

grannyrose

ra5, ra*, not cooked + not out. plural for ra6

3:31 am

grannyrose

sa5, sa + ***th, not death. then plural for sa6

3:32 am

grannyrose

sa5, sa + vowel + abbreviation for georgia

3:33 am

grannyrose

sa6, sa + ***e, a queue + vowel

3:33 am

grannyrose

si5, si + **r*, not bot

3:34 am

puglet

red boxes

3:35 am

grannyrose

ta5, ta + **s*, knows everything

3:36 am

grannyrose

tr5, tr + **e, how many years you have been alive + vowel

3:36 am

grannyrose

wa4, w + ***, what we breath

3:36 am

grannyrose

wa6, wa + fibs

3:37 am

grannyrose

wi6, wi + use voice melodically

3:37 am

grannyrose

and now you should be almost there...

3:39 am

grannyrose

aagghhh, si5, si + **r*, not boy

3:39 am

gapeach

Oh, thank you so much. I missed a couple, but I can go back and get them. You are a treasure!

3:41 am

grannyrose

lol, peach. i hope you get them all, hun

3:43 am

gapeach

I think I would have thrown in the towel before now. LOL

3:45 am

gapeach

Did ruru already finish the grid? How in the world did he ....well, he's smarter than I.

3:46 am

grannyrose

don't know, peach . he usually does. but if he has had a long day driving...maybe not

3:47 am

gapeach

Usually, he is still bantering....LOL

3:52 am

grannyrose

watching the royal variety performance. these people are amazing

3:53 am

puglet

back on

3:53 am

gapeach

Where is it being held?

3:53 am

grannyrose

omg, dame edna everage is on stage

3:53 am

grannyrose

in london, peach

3:54 am

gapeach

I bet it is great.

3:54 am

grannyrose

very entertaining, peach

3:54 am

gapeach

rail

3:54 am

gapeach

sorry

3:55 am

Deeha

I liked Dame Edna in Royal Box Charles seemed really entertained!!

3:55 am

grannyrose

dee, i saw that part...it was so funny

3:56 am

grannyrose

when was it screened in the uk?

3:56 am

Deeha

We love John Bishop - he suddenly shot to famer about 4 years ago - gave up his day job!!We saw it a couple of weeks ago

3:59 am

Deeha

Think Christmas may be off this year. Supposed to be going by train to daughters but terrible storms overnight, trees down, landslips, roofs torn off main line stations. May not be able to travel. Lucky I have a freezer!!!

4:00 am

grannyrose

is he the presenter? oh, yummy, eating a mince pie, glass of bourbon beside me, watching the variety performance.does it get better than this?

4:01 am

gapeach

Had not heard about your terrible weather, Deeha. Be safe.

4:01 am

grannyrose

awww, dee. that is too sad. have been watching the uk news. hope all our uk babblers are safe.

4:02 am

gapeach

I must start toward the bed now. Thanks for everything. Blessings

4:02 am

puglet

good night Peach

4:02 am

grannyrose

night, peach. hope you rest well, dear

4:03 am

Deeha

Yes, Granny, he is flavour of the month (or year) a the moment. He did an amazing event to raise money f9or charity - he cycled from Paris to coast, rowed the channel and ran from Dover to London - about 60 miles - I have never seen anyone so exhausted but he did it ending up in Trafalgar Square

4:04 am

grannyrose

wow, dee. what an amazing effort!!

4:06 am

Dianne

can someone please clue the ar 7 & 8.

4:08 am

grannyrose

ar7, ar + ***ue, whqt you blow your nose into + **t, small picnic pest. then plural for ar8

4:09 am

grannyrose

and hello dianne

4:12 am

Deeha

Bye for now folks Merry Christmas - if I ever get away!!!

4:12 am

Dianne

Hi rose - thanks for the clue - trying to figure it out - and a bit frazzled today.

4:12 am

grannyrose

Merry Christmas, deeha

4:12 am

puglet

Rose, I wish you and Don a Merry Christmas since yours will come before mine

4:13 am

grannyrose

thanx pugs

4:14 am

puglet

will you be on at the flip

4:14 am

grannyrose

dianne, ar + **p, what you leave a waiter + ***d, fine dust on beach

4:14 am

grannyrose

sure will....not going anywhere tomorrow...lol..

4:15 am

puglet

I will to unless the weather messes up the connection

4:16 am

grannyrose

Merry Christmas to my darling Pugs.

4:17 am

puglet

thank you Rose

4:18 am

puglet

brb need to take pug to potty and its 9 degrees out burrr

4:20 am

Dianne

thanks rose - finally got it. feeling very stupid right now !

4:24 am

puglet

frozen bbbut bacl

4:29 am

o-o

Thanks, puglet.

4:29 am

puglet

Morning OO and you are welcome---:)

4:30 am

grannyrose

helloooo o-o. how are you, at this moment?

4:30 am

roncook

Lickety has one 7/44 abr too many.

4:30 am

grannyrose

yay, dianne, well done, sweetie

4:31 am

o-o

Hello, rose. I am sort of

4:32 am

puglet

nice icon OO---kind of wouldnt mind it looking like that here right now

4:32 am

grannyrose

yeah, o-o. ditto here. trying out high compression stockings today. seems like they may be a goer. how is christmas shaping up for you, mate?

4:33 am

o-o

When is christmas this year?

4:33 am

grannyrose

o-o..is that an impressionist painting? if so, who's is it?

4:34 am

o-o

no idea, rose

4:34 am

grannyrose

naughty o-o...

4:34 am

grannyrose

naughty o-o...

4:34 am

grannyrose

where did you find it, o-o?

4:35 am

o-o

on the internet

4:35 am

puglet

Its OO out in the field--:)

4:35 am

grannyrose

hmmm. it certainly looks impressionistic, doesn't it?

4:37 am

o-o

its the sower by van gogh

4:37 am

puglet

I have a sister that is very good at painting and sketching and dosent use her skills at all---such a waiste

4:38 am

grannyrose

oh, thanx o-o. should have guessed by the colours. very van Gogh

4:40 am

grannyrose

very unhappy here. just broke a tooth, whilst cleaning them. i have had no pain...nothing. now i have to wa4 until well into the new year before dentist/ orthotist are back from their break. aagghh!!

4:41 am

puglet

ahh Rose can you ever have any good luck

4:42 am

puglet

is it a tooth from your gums or from your dentures? :)

4:42 am

grannyrose

waahh. it is nearly 10pm here...and now he brings out the gifts to wrap...*snort* pugs...i will survive...my God says i will.

4:43 am

grannyrose

a tooth from my gums. as i said, no pain at all.

4:43 am

puglet

nothing like waiting until the last minute

4:44 am

puglet

are you going to help or just watch

4:44 am

grannyrose

we don't have to give them until boxing day...so, technically, not last minute.

4:45 am

puglet

how soon is boxing day after x-mas

4:45 am

grannyrose

i have to write the cards...he simply cannot write a message on a letter/card. even if it's only to... and from...

4:46 am

grannyrose

the next day. christmas is the 25th, boxing day is the 26th.

4:47 am

puglet

is any of your family coming to spend the night

4:47 am

grannyrose

God, i love him...he makes me feel as if i am worth-while.

4:47 am

puglet

now you know you are!

4:47 am

grannyrose

no, pugs...we are on our own, for the first time in 10 years.

4:48 am

puglet

does it bother you any

4:49 am

puglet

on boxing day Rose are you boxing kangeroos?

4:52 am

o-o

It is rather confusing ... if boxing day is the 26st, why are you boxing now?

4:52 am

grannyrose

not any more, dear. this year will be the first in ages where all my brothers and their families will be totally relaxed.

4:52 am

grannyrose

lolol...o-o...just getting ready, mate...

4:54 am

puglet

OO are you spending christmas with your mother? I think I remember way back you and your mother went somewhere(hope Iam not wrong on this)

4:54 am

grannyrose

traditionally, every gift needs to be in a box...hence boxing day. but i am teaching my grandmother to suck eggs...apologies o-o

4:56 am

puglet

Is that a holiday there Rose or just something your family has

4:56 am

o-o

I have not been anywhere for christmas in many years. just another day.

4:56 am

grannyrose

yeah, o-o. what will you be doing christmas day?

4:56 am

o-o

waiting for the xmas music to stop

4:57 am

grannyrose

all of australia celebrates christmas over the 2 days.

4:57 am

grannyrose

o-o....one day you and i will be together, and every day will be a celebration.

4:59 am

o-o

My therapist tells me I am a social retard .... my idea of a celebration is to change the leg I have crossed.

5:02 am

puglet

is there a reason for boxing day Rose? Like christmas is christ birthday

5:03 am

o-o

Yes, pug. boxing day is for the help.

5:04 am

grannyrose

pugs, as i said...traditionally, gifts were all presented in boxes...they were given to the recipients on boxing day. christmas day was set aside purely for worship.

5:05 am

o-o

The first weekday after Christmas, celebrated as a holiday in parts of the British Commonwealth, when Christmas gifts are traditionally given to service workers.

5:07 am

grannyrose

go further back, o-o. you will find what i have said is the basis for boxing day.

5:08 am

o-o

The exact etymology of the term "boxing day" is unclear. There are several competing theories, none of which is definitive.[3] The European tradition, which has long included giving money and other gifts to those who were needy and in service positions, has been dated to the Middle Ages, but the exact origin is unknown. It is believed to be in reference to the Alms Box placed in places of worship in order to collect donations to the poor. In ancient, pre-Christian Rome, Saturnalia was a Roman celebration during which slave owners would switch roles with their slaves. Gift giving was a part of Saturnalia and benevolence to slaves was a practice which may have influenced the later December tradition of boxing and presenting of gifts to people of lesser status.[citation needed] Also, it may come from a custom in the late Roman/early Christian era, wherein metal boxes placed outside churches were used to collect special offerings tied to the Feast of Saint Stephen,[4] which in the Western Church falls on the same day as Boxing Day.

In Britain, it was a custom for tradesmen to collect "Christmas boxes" of money or presents on the first weekday after Christmas as thanks for good service throughout the year.[5] This is mentioned in Samuel Pepys' diary entry for 19 December 1663.[6] This custom is linked to an older English tradition: since they would have to wait on their masters on Christmas Day, the servants of the wealthy were allowed the next day to visit their families. The employers would give each servant a box to take home containing gifts and bonuses, and sometimes leftover food.

5:08 am

grannyrose

nobody actually received christmas gifts until the worship of christmas day was over.

5:09 am

grannyrose

dear o-o. use the kiss principle, mate.

5:10 am

puglet

at last the DR. let me back on

5:13 am

puglet

thanks for the imfo OO

5:13 am

o-o

Stupid is my specialty ...

5:14 am

grannyrose

o-o...not stupid, just nerdy...as my DH is....

5:16 am

grannyrose

one of the many reasons i love him so dearly...

5:19 am

grannyrose

lolol...i wish you 2 were flies on the wall watching this. he is so beautifully naive. has no idea how to present gifts, i.e. wrapping etc.

5:20 am

puglet

well at least he is trying Rose--got to hand him that-lol

5:21 am

grannyrose

yes, dear...and i so love him for it.

5:21 am

puglet

how many does the poor man have to wrap

5:22 am

grannyrose

he's done 2, working on the 3rd. only 8 to go!!!

5:28 am

grannyrose

lolol. he's stripped to his jocks now. told him, okay, leave it...

5:28 am

puglet

I need to go for now---wishing you all a safe and joyfull holiday---hugs

5:29 am

grannyrose

you too, pugs. see you at the flip. xoxox and you too o-o.

5:32 am

grannyrose

and i am outta here. xoxox

6:19 am

rolin

could I have a clue for the single I pls

6:20 am

rolin

oops...single 'i' I meant

6:23 am

Wolvie

morning all- i am in and out cooking- sorry to say i dont have the singleton i yet- either one

6:26 am

A*n*i*t*a

fireworks :)

6:26 am

bubba218

A flightless bird from new Zealand is a k***, then add a plural for one of the i's

6:26 am

Wolvie

congrats anita :-) ty bubba

6:30 am

bubba218

ir 6,18 ir + suffix for inflammation

6:38 am

Wolvie

ty again bubba

6:52 am

ivesy3

se 6 /24 plz

6:53 am

crosshair

ir 6/18 = noun = inflammation of the eye

6:53 am

Aloyisius

se6 is believing

6:54 am

crosshair

ty alloy and good morning everyone

6:54 am

Aloyisius

hi crossy, g m to you too

6:54 am

BzznBea

Merry Christmas Eve, everyone.

6:54 am

Wolvie

gm crossy and aloy, bzz- and all lol

6:55 am

ivesy3

ty aloy.

6:55 am

crosshair

howdy,wolvie

6:55 am

crosshair

howdy,bzz

6:56 am

Aloyisius

going for a refill, brb

6:59 am

wvteach

good morning - merry Christmas Eve top all

7:00 am

Wolvie

morning Teach :-) same to you and to all babblers

7:01 am

ivesy3

the second ab 7/44 plz

7:02 am

crosshair

howdy,teach

7:03 am

Wolvie

i only have one- comes from an ab 5- to reduce or lower- humiliate

7:04 am

ivesy3

yes i have that one ty

7:08 am

Anniebrook

Merry Christmas Eve everyone

7:08 am

crosshair

just found a nice br 6/24 and 8/60= what you do with a nice rack of ribs in the oven. also a type of welding

7:08 am

crosshair

howdy annie

7:08 am

Anniebrook

morning,crossy

7:09 am

BzznBea

Merry Christmas to you and Bobby, Annie.

7:09 am

Anniebrook

Thanks so much, Bea and to you too

7:09 am

lbdawger

GM, and merry Christmas Eve, everyone

7:09 am

crosshair

howdy,lbd:)

7:09 am

Anniebrook

To you too, dawg

7:10 am

ivesy3

i wonder if that second ab 7 is licketys extra words

7:11 am

Anniebrook

morning, ives....so there is an extra word

7:11 am

wvteach

stats for the 9 p[lease

7:11 am

ivesy3

morning annie. yes list says lickety says 263 .stats say 262.

7:12 am

lbdawger

hi Crossy, Annie, Ivesy, WV

7:12 am

Anniebrook

ah, okay, thanks

7:13 am

Wolvie

hi again to all- lol- back and forth to kitchen today

7:13 am

Anniebrook

Hi Wolvie

7:13 am

lbdawger

Hi Wolvie

7:13 am

Aloyisius

grounds in my coffee, grr.. back and sipping gently, hi to all who entered

7:14 am

jmcnrick

hi all

7:14 am

Anniebrook

morning, jmc

7:14 am

Aloyisius

howdy jmc

7:14 am

jmcnrick

*hands snuffy a fresh cup of coffee with no grounds*

7:15 am

lbdawger

hi Aloy and JMC

7:15 am

Anniebrook

did you varnish your floor?

7:15 am

Wolvie

morning jmc

7:15 am

jmcnrick

i am stuck home waiting for them to deliver my rugs. . . :-(

7:15 am

jmcnrick

but at least it gives me a chance to babble

7:15 am

Aloyisius

ahh, much better, ty jmc

7:15 am

jmcnrick

anytime snuffy

7:16 am

jmcnrick

oops pb for me and so early!

7:17 am

Aloyisius

looks again @ jmc post

7:17 am

herinfernallady

Hi. Merry Christmas

7:17 am

jmcnrick

merry christmas herin

7:17 am

Aloyisius

hi herin! how are you?

7:17 am

herinfernallady

Hi too

7:17 am

Anniebrook

merry christmas, herin

7:17 am

Wolvie

hey fern! hiya

7:18 am

herinfernallady

WOLVIESSS Haven't seen you forever

7:18 am

Wolvie

i know lol- i am here but in and out a lot. Nice to catch up with you

7:18 am

jmcnrick

*waves at wolvie*

7:20 am

herinfernallady

Good everything is good.

7:20 am

Wolvie

hi jmc- you missed my hello post to you- i am still trying to figure out your pb post, lol

7:20 am

jmcnrick

7:15 what i am doing. . . you probably already have the word

7:21 am

jmcnrick

*brings a plate of cookies out from pb*

7:21 am

herinfernallady

I should be in bed

7:21 am

lbdawger

hiya Herin!

7:22 am

herinfernallady

Howdy

7:22 am

Aloyisius

they go well with your coffee.. oatmeal cookies, yum

7:22 am

Wolvie

ahh- ty jmc :-)

7:23 am

jmcnrick

cookies and coffee are good

7:23 am

jmcnrick

*sigh* however i am missing the free bagels at work. . . darn rug man. . .

7:23 am

herinfernallady

I should find something to eat

7:24 am

Wolvie

what does the 9 start with please??

7:25 am

herinfernallady

7:25 am

Wolvie

figures lol-ty

7:27 am

jmcnrick

ooo i found an 8 all by myself *puts star on forehead*

7:27 am

Aloyisius

wtg jmc

7:27 am

Wolvie

wtg!

7:27 am

jmcnrick

*giggle*

7:28 am

Anniebrook

I just found an 8 also *curtsies*

7:28 am

jmcnrick

well done annie!

7:29 am

Aloyisius

wtg Annie!

7:29 am

Anniebrook

thank you!

7:29 am

Wolvie

wtg annie- we are killing this grid, lol

7:29 am

jmcnrick

stats for the top i please

7:29 am

Wolvie

ir 6/18

7:30 am

herinfernallady

Damn idiots are letting off fireworks

7:30 am

jmcnrick

ty . . . . hmmmmmm

7:30 am

Wolvie

back to the kitchen for a bit for me- back in a few

7:30 am

jmcnrick

for christmas?

7:30 am

herinfernallady

Probably but it is illegal here.

7:30 am

jmcnrick

bye wolvie. . . and merry christmas

7:30 am

Anniebrook

inflamation of th eye for the ir

7:30 am

herinfernallady

Bye Wolvie

7:31 am

Aloyisius

ok, I have one "a" left to find and so I know that it comes from the second column on the bottom, and it must be the ab7.44.. fyi for those who are hunting

7:31 am

jmcnrick

ty annie

7:31 am

Anniebrook

the gerund ending is here today

7:32 am

Aloyisius

and, it is the last ab7.44, not the first

7:32 am

jmcnrick

yes i have been gerunding away. . . .

7:33 am

Matches

clue for the second ab 7/44 and also ar 7/36 please

7:33 am

jmcnrick

before i found that i thought that all the words were going to rhyme

7:33 am

jmcnrick

hi matches

7:34 am

herinfernallady

HI Matches

7:34 am

jmcnrick

well i found an ab7 that means to lower oneself

7:34 am

Matches

goy the ar don't inderstand the ab clue

7:35 am

lbdawger

hi matches

7:35 am

Aloyisius

brb, going to find my Scrabble word list

7:36 am

jmcnrick

bye snuffy. . . and merry christmas. . .

7:36 am

herinfernallady

Have a wonderful Christmas/ Holiday season and things. Have to go to bed.

7:36 am

Anniebrook

and to you too, herin

7:37 am

jmcnrick

merry christmas to all who partake. . . i am off to get some work done before work. . . . loves ya all. . .

7:37 am

jmcnrick

*poof*

7:37 am

herinfernallady

poof

7:37 am

lbdawger

Merry Christmas, Herin.

7:37 am

wvteach

hallfway, NBT and NBS - time for breakfast and some baking - BBL (in and out)

7:37 am

lbdawger

Bye, JMC

7:37 am

lbdawger

bye, WV

7:38 am

Matches

got the ab. girls name

7:39 am

Anniebrook

thanks Matches!

7:42 am

lbdawger

ty, Matches

7:43 am

Matches

7:47 am

Aloyisius

yay, back in time to see that clue.. tyvm Matches

7:47 am

Aloyisius

have my book if I need it later

7:49 am

crayola

Hi all. stats for single i in 4th column?

7:51 am

rubyfoo

hello and Merry Christmas and Happy olidays, everybody

7:51 am

Anniebrook

and the same to you, ((Ruby))

7:52 am

crayola

hi ruby, happy holidays to you, too.

7:52 am

rubyfoo

I think my yahoo account has been compromised! Woe is me' they are making me change my password and I still can't get in!

7:52 am

Anniebrook

in 4/4

7:52 am

Aloyisius

ty Annie, missed that one

7:53 am

Anniebrook

youre welcome and hi

7:53 am

crosshair

((ruby))

7:53 am

lbdawger

Hi Ruby,

7:53 am

lbdawger

hi crayola

7:54 am

rubyfoo

{{crossy}} what do I do now?

7:54 am

crayola

ty annie! hi lbd

7:54 am

Aloyisius

found Lickety's extra one = bi7.36 fyi

7:54 am

Aloyisius

hi ruby, can you call them?

7:55 am

rolin

afternoon all... does any one have the single 'i's and if so could you clues them for me pls?

7:56 am

Aloyisius

ir6.18 = inflammation in the eye

7:56 am

Aloyisius

Annie just clued the in4

7:56 am

Anniebrook

hi rolin, there are 2 single i's...one is hairy nosed dolphin ( in 4.4)

7:56 am

Aloyisius

a babblet

7:56 am

Anniebrook

and aloy has the other one

7:57 am

Aloyisius

tummy rumbles, bfast time.. bbs

7:57 am

rolin

tch sigh... slap me with a fish for the dolphin... but I would never have got the eye problem..ty both

7:58 am

lbdawger

hi rollin

7:58 am

rolin

hi lb

8:00 am

crosshair

and now it is time for crossy's quote of the day!!

8:00 am

crosshair

The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem. Do you understand? - Captain Jack Sparrow

8:00 am

crosshair

ty for hairy nosed dolphin

8:02 am

crosshair

((ruby)) it has been years and years since I have used (or even seen) Yahoo. I am afraid I am not much help in this but I do not you will have to work with them to regain access

8:02 am

Aloyisius

cheerios and banana, haven't had them in a while, takes great

8:03 am

Aloyisius

tastes, i.e.

8:03 am

rolin

alloy... do you peel the banana.. stick the cheerios on to it then eat?

8:03 am

Jayk

morning all. sadly, my last and completely elusive word is a stupid an4 coming off the right-column A. Help?

8:04 am

Aloyisius

an + Georgia?

8:04 am

Jayk

got the georgia. it's just after that

8:04 am

rolin

an+verb to be?

8:04 am

72 Temple Owl

ruby, i am having issues with yahoo mail as well. i am just going to let it be.

8:04 am

Aloyisius

lol rolin.. peel, slice, on top of cheerios, milk over all

8:04 am

crosshair

here, for the most part, yahoo died with America online:((

8:05 am

Anniebrook

I still use AOL

8:05 am

crosshair

I am sorry you wre hacked ((ruby))

8:05 am

crosshair

lol,annie

8:05 am

wvteach

aloy - i am alsao eating cheerios and bananas for my breakfast

8:05 am

crosshair

last I saw of AOL(8 years ago?) they were giving it away at one of our hardware store chains

8:05 am

72 Temple Owl

i do not think we were hackedm unless all yahoo was. i think it's yahoo's issue

8:05 am

rolin

alloy..just for fun try my way some time...lol

8:06 am

Aloyisius

(-: wvt

8:06 am

Jayk

dear lord, now i can't get the verb to be

8:06 am

rolin

I am..he **...

8:06 am

Aloyisius

maybe with peanut butter smeared on the banana first so the cheerios will adhere

8:06 am

Anniebrook

** you ** or ** you aint my baby???

8:06 am

crosshair

maybe TO can assist you more in this ruby. it has been too long since I last saw it for me to be able to help you properly

8:07 am

rolin

peanut butter.... blech...

8:07 am

Jayk

oh right. but sadly i have that too

8:07 am

rolin

hmm in that case I need an an4 too...lol

8:07 am

Aloyisius

a + not outs?

8:08 am

Anniebrook

an + argentina is in **

8:08 am

Jayk

it's an an

8:09 am

rolin

that's it..

8:09 am

rolin

ty annie

8:09 am

Anniebrook

yw rolin and merry christmas

8:09 am

Jayk

got the sa too. SO frustrating.

8:10 am

Aloyisius

go go power of cheerios

8:13 am

lbdawger

50 remaining. bbl to finish. enjoy your day/night everyone!

8:13 am

crosshair

tc lbd

8:14 am

Anniebrook

bye dawg, enjoy your day

8:14 am

Aloyisius

bye, dawger

8:15 am

Jayk

i'm an idiot. finally.

8:16 am

rolin

so how many an4s are there Jayk?

8:16 am

Aloyisius

congrats, Jayk !

8:26 am

o-o

Dear Abby ....

8:27 am

Aloyisius

hi o-o

8:27 am

Scrabbler

Good day to all.

8:27 am

wvteach

hello scrabs

8:27 am

Aloyisius

hi Scrabbs

8:28 am

Scrabbler

It's been snowing again, after having rain Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. It's beautiful out there.

8:29 am

Aloyisius

a fluffy or a wet snow?

8:29 am

Scrabbler

Fluffy.

8:30 am

Aloyisius

great !

8:30 am

Aloyisius

do you have an outdoor pen for your rabbits?

8:31 am

Scrabbler

No, they are indoors only. One has the entire downstairs and the 3 boys upstairs each have their own bedroom. I have gates at doorways and at bottom of stairs.

8:32 am

Aloyisius

a hopping household!

8:33 am

Scrabbler

It's the downstairs bunny I have to look out for the most. She has her hiding places but spend most of the day sleeping under the couch.

8:34 am

Aloyisius

is the downstairs one a different gender?

8:34 am

Scrabbler

And everything here must be bunnyproofed. I have cable covers on cords or hide cords. Bottom shelves of bookcases are empty, etc.

8:35 am

Scrabbler

Miss Beatrix Potter is down here. Miss Bea, Bea, BB,...many names. She is a Holland Lop.

8:36 am

crosshair

scrabby!!

8:36 am

crosshair

minus 16c and all the trails are open:))

8:36 am

Aloyisius

last word, wr5.22, sounds like we **** the bell at Christmas time

8:36 am

Scrabbler

Crossy, how is your weather? Are you still rescuing people up there?

8:36 am

crosshair

got the mini reindeer antlers for the bunnies?

8:37 am

Scrabbler

Congrats, Aloy.

8:37 am

crosshair

nope all is fine now

8:37 am

Scrabbler

22F here are a few inches of new snow.

8:37 am

Scrabbler

I should do that, Crossy.

8:37 am

Aloyisius

ty .. if no clues are needed, I'll get on with my day - glad things are better weatherwise, crossy

8:38 am

Scrabbler

Enjoy your day, Aloy!

8:38 am

crosshair

perfect winter day, the citiots are up on the hill destroying themselves and filling up our emerg as wel speak with busted legs and broken wrists

8:39 am

Aloyisius

will do - you too! poofing..

8:39 am

Scrabbler

And our ski resort is recovering from 3 days of rain and warm temps. They were able to start making new snow yesterday and more is falling.

8:41 am

crosshair

lol,mrs and I love it in the grocery stores this time of year.for some perverse reason,they love to wear their goggles and ski boots in the store. you will see many of them falling down in the asiles. believe me,we know you are a skier from the city. you can take the boots off for driving and walking..

8:43 am

Scrabbler

Haha. Wearing ski boots when you're not at the slopes is ridiculous!

8:44 am

crosshair

it is sooo funny to watch

8:44 am

crosshair

but they are a menace on the roads

8:45 am

crosshair

those boots end up hitting the gas and the brake at the same time and chos ensues

8:45 am

crosshair

chaos

8:47 am

Scrabbler

Oh, no.

9:06 am

Scrabbler

Getting halfway is difficult today.

9:06 am

crosshair

it is

9:07 am

RoundBarn

nale

9:07 am

crosshair

howdy, roundbarn:))

9:07 am

Scrabbler

Come one, RB, give us a biggie. and a real word.

9:08 am

crosshair

yes,give us the 9:))

9:11 am

BzznBea

I have the nine, if you want stats.

9:11 am

Judi

Hiyas, kiddos!

9:11 am

Scrabbler

And a clue, Bea. TY

9:11 am

Scrabbler

I have no 7's or 8's either.

9:12 am

crosshair

I have one 8 br 6/24 and 8/60= what you do with ribs in the oven.also a type of welding

9:12 am

BzznBea

ba8/50 ba9/66 - b + some one skilled in a craft.

9:12 am

BzznBea

Plural for the nine

9:13 am

crosshair

thinking on that ba8 and 9

9:13 am

BzznBea

That will also get you ar7 and ar8

9:13 am

Scrabbler

Also thinking

9:13 am

hego

Can't stay, but Merry Christmas to all!!!

9:13 am

crosshair

Merry Christmas to you as well,hego

9:13 am

Scrabbler

Buon natale, H!

9:13 am

Judi

Hi, Hego! Right back atcha, babe!

9:13 am

BzznBea

Merry Christmas, hego!

9:14 am

crosshair

ty bzz

9:14 am

hego

Love ya!! Bye!

9:15 am

BzznBea

YW, Mr. Hair.

9:15 am

Scrabbler

Hi Judi

9:16 am

Judi

Stumped on the ba8. Too early. Not enough coffee in me yet.

9:17 am

BzznBea

Try the ar7 and ar8, judi.

9:17 am

crosshair

I would start with the ar 7/28 first ,judi

9:17 am

crosshair

one who creates

9:17 am

BzznBea

GMTA

9:17 am

crosshair

GMTA??

9:17 am

BzznBea

Or a rustic bread

9:18 am

Scrabbler

Morewords to the rescue! ar7 = a craftsman

9:18 am

BzznBea

Great minds think alaike.

9:18 am

Scrabbler

We but ar7 bread--fancy

9:18 am

crosshair

lol or snap or jinx

9:19 am

Judi

Ty. All is clear now.

9:19 am

Scrabbler

Chug-a-chug, almost halfway.

9:19 am

crosshair

yaaa!! crossy breffast for judi!!

9:20 am

crosshair

today is crossy's famous Belgian waffles with fresh preserves or Quebec grade a light syrup

9:21 am

crosshair

and a few rashers of bacon on the side for those who wish it

9:21 am

harpjane

good morning

9:21 am

Scrabbler

At 136/126 I have done enough. I need to shop for my mother and bring everything to her.

9:21 am

Judi

Nums! Off to breakfast I go! *POOF*

9:22 am

BzznBea

Back to the kitchen with me...pfft!

9:26 am

penquis

hello all...can i get STATS for the third and fourth column i's please?

9:27 am

RoundBarn

hello all --I didn't realize I'd said anything on the grid so didn't respond with all the long words--hah. Now it's getting late, gotta get going on my craft before evening activities--when does Kings College come on?

9:27 am

mixi6

ir6,18

9:27 am

mixi6

in4,4

9:27 am

penquis

ty....

9:28 am

mixi6

tennis cancelled this morning.

9:29 am

crosshair

lol,tennis ,outside of a enclose building, is cancelled till June here:)

9:29 am

crosshair

though we have a snowball fight scheduled for 3 pm

9:30 am

mixi6

it was 70 and raining yesterday. today it's 40.

9:30 am

crosshair

today it is 3 American or minus 16c;))

9:31 am

crosshair

that will put frost on yer tennis balls;))

9:32 am

RoundBarn

I was fascinated with all scrab's talk of rabbits--I had house rabbits once and one was named Sebastian, which I think is the name of one of hers.

9:33 am

crosshair

she does have one by that name:)

9:35 am

RoundBarn

only mine, crossy, turned out to be Sebastiana!

9:35 am

RoundBarn

to our surprise.

9:36 am

crosshair

lol

9:42 am

crosshair

baby bunnies everywhere!

9:43 am

RoundBarn

gotta get to work. I'll use your word, Crossy--poing!

9:47 am

crosshair

that's poink!:))

9:48 am

crosshair

it is a sound used in animated cartoons of the 70,s you would see this in a animated word bubble as something or someone suddenly vanished from sight

9:48 am

crosshair

and many or the warner bros toons from the 50,s

9:51 am

crosshair

I tried "splort!" a few times but it brought to mind a gooey mess

9:53 am

mixi6

11 left and 100% stuck.

9:55 am

crosshair

poor mixi:((

9:56 am

crosshair

lay them on ole crossy.maybe I have them.if not we can hunt together for them

9:56 am

mixi6

growl, grrrr, gnashing of teeth.

9:56 am

mixi6

ag6,7

9:56 am

mixi6

ab6,7

9:56 am

crosshair

mm I need those as well..

9:57 am

crosshair

i have one ab 7/44

9:57 am

crosshair

just extend the ab 5/14

9:59 am

periwinkle

hi all, back from exercise class. used heavier weights so many be sore later but I want to build up my muscles!

9:59 am

crosshair

howdy ,peri

9:59 am

periwinkle

may be sore

9:59 am

periwinkle

is there more than one ab5/14?

9:59 am

crosshair

not sure at this time.have not listed

9:59 am

mixi6

yes.

9:59 am

crosshair

there ya go

9:59 am

periwinkle

ok, must have the wrong one then

10:00 am

periwinkle

I don't see the top I even with a clue

10:01 am

periwinkle

and I need help with bottom N pls

10:01 am

mixi6

na5,14 peri

10:02 am

periwinkle

ty looking

10:02 am

mixi6

also na5,22

10:02 am

periwinkle

I don't see either one of them

10:03 am

mixi6

both weird words.

10:03 am

periwinkle

I will not find them then, will try morewords later

10:04 am

mixi6

na5,10 is more normal

10:06 am

Ouwachita

is there only 262 words?

10:06 am

periwinkle

yes

10:06 am

Ouwachita

thanks peri

10:26 am

maccafixx

bi 7/36?

10:30 am

ChrissieDee

There isn't one macca. It's an extra word in lickety

10:30 am

maccafixx

ty! whew!

10:31 am

ivesy3

glad i saw that , would have been looking all day lol

10:31 am

maccafixx

me too!

10:32 am

ChrissieDee

10:33 am

periwinkle

I have ar8 and br8. help with other 8's pls. also need the 9 pls

10:33 am

ivesy3

clue for the ba 8/50 plz

10:33 am

BzznBea

The 9 is ba9/66

10:34 am

ChrissieDee

b + ar7/28

10:34 am

BzznBea

ba8 b + skilled craftsman

10:34 am

ChrissieDee

And plural for the 9

10:34 am

BzznBea

plural for the 9

10:35 am

periwinkle

ty Chrissie and Bea. already had the ar7 but the ba words are new to me

10:35 am

ChrissieDee

Me too peri, and no definition

10:35 am

ivesy3

ty bzz..

10:36 am

periwinkle

I have a lemon verbena candle from Henri Bendel. and it smells delicious.

10:37 am

periwinkle

I also have their Beach and Lavender Leaves candles. they all smell really good.

10:37 am

ivesy3

i have lemon verbena body spray .i love it.

10:37 am

periwinkle

where did you get it, ivesey?

10:38 am

ivesy3

think i got it from bath and body on line. also got the lotion. smells great

10:38 am

periwinkle

will look for it then

10:39 am

periwinkle

I have had a lemon spray from them that I really liked but not sure if they still carry it

10:40 am

ivesy3

it is cocanut lime verbena ..bath and body works peri...i love their stuff

10:40 am

BzznBea

MMM...my favorite scent.

10:40 am

periwinkle

ok thanks

10:41 am

ivesy3

mine too .love coconut.. and lime too..its refreshing

10:41 am

rururocks

Sniffs..

10:41 am

periwinkle

will check after Christmas in the stores

10:42 am

rururocks

You guys smell like a bunch of rum drinks TD

10:42 am

ivesy3

i also bought plumeria that is nice too.i like their shop on line ..you can get candles, body spray etc

10:43 am

cybernan

good morning :)

10:43 am

periwinkle

do they offer free shipping

10:43 am

ivesy3

will be drinking those later ru lol

10:43 am

periwinkle

I am stuck, bbl

10:43 am

ivesy3

not sure peri

10:43 am

ChrissieDee

Morning nan. Happy Christmas Eve :)

10:43 am

ivesy3

morning nan..

10:44 am

MollyL

Let Chrissie bartend. She makes great drinks.
: P

10:44 am

ivesy3

morning molly!..lol.. we will be having mud slides. my sister makes them..hmmmm

10:44 am

cybernan

is Chrissie a ba 8?

10:45 am

ivesy3

dont know what is in them but they taste like milkshakes

10:45 am

ChrissieDee

Hi there Molly :)

10:45 am

rururocks

Kaluha..cream.vodka

10:46 am

BzznBea

That sounds like a Caucasian, ru.

10:46 am

rururocks

I think some creme De cacao too

10:46 am

ivesy3

ok ty ruru..after a few i really dont care whats in them lol

10:47 am

MollyL

Y'all forgot the Bailey's Irish Cream. That is what makes a good mud slide.

10:49 am

ivesy3

ga 6/36 plz

10:49 am

rururocks

Crap I forgot the baileys

10:49 am

ivesy3

they are so smooth...

10:49 am

rururocks

a traditiional Mudslide is Baileys half and Kaluha half

10:50 am

rururocks

We used to make them with vodka, Cream, Kaluha, Bailey's, creme de cacao and shaved chocolate

10:51 am

ivesy3

ok.. need some food bbl

10:52 am

rururocks

they are so good and low calorie :D

10:56 am

cybernan

don't have it ivesy

10:57 am

rururocks

i have one ga 4

10:57 am

BzznBea

The ga6 uses the 5 point tile in the middle.

10:58 am

BzznBea

Sounds like a thin material to wrap around wounds.

10:59 am

rururocks

thanks

10:59 am

rururocks

two more g's

11:00 am

maccafixx

se 6?

11:00 am

cybernan

ty bea

11:01 am

rururocks

to look? se 6

11:01 am

BzznBea

It is believing, mac.

11:01 am

maccafixx

ty!

11:01 am

rururocks

great clue bzz

11:02 am

BzznBea

yw and ty

11:02 am

cybernan

2nd ab 6, please?

11:03 am

BzznBea

Ends with *** the season to be merry...

11:04 am

crosshair

ty for ga 5 ,bzz

11:04 am

BzznBea

11:05 am

crosshair

and the ab 6 as well

11:05 am

cybernan

ty bea

11:06 am

BzznBea

Back to the kitchen...pfft!

11:08 am

cybernan

and the ab 7?

11:11 am

bichon

the ab6 is like the ga 6?

11:13 am

cybernan

don't have the ga 6 either

11:14 am

cybernan

oh - yes I do!

11:15 am

bichon

the ga 6 sounds like a bandage

11:16 am

cybernan

ab 6: a + what you use to hit the baseball + conjugation of to be

11:16 am

cybernan

ab 7, please?

11:16 am

bichon

got the 6, but not the ab 7

11:17 am

penquis

think gerund

11:18 am

bichon

tyvm pen

11:18 am

penquis

11:19 am

cybernan

are there two ab 7 gerunds?

11:20 am

phaeton

yes

11:23 am

Erda

no, just one gerund

11:23 am

cybernan

clue for the 2nd ab 7, please?

11:23 am

phaeton

sorry...2 ab7's but both not gerund

11:25 am

wvteach

have the AB gerund (7/44) - can you clue the other one please

11:25 am

bichon

ye, phae please

11:26 am

phaeton

if I had it I would...erda...do you have it?

11:27 am

Erda

It's a woman's name

11:27 am

wvteach

thnx erda

11:27 am

bichon

ty, who would have thought that was a word

11:27 am

Erda

11:28 am

Erda

Help on ai7??

11:28 am

cybernan

ty erda

11:29 am

cybernan

CO2 + smart

11:30 am

Erda

Thank you, Nan!!

11:30 am

bichon

CO2?

11:30 am

phaeton

ar7/28?

11:30 am

zoozzoom

Oxygen, Bichon.

11:30 am

cybernan

what we breathe

11:31 am

bichon

that plus a synonym for intelligent?

11:31 am

cybernan

ar 7/28: person who does fancy work: woodworker, potter, baker, etc.

11:32 am

cybernan

ar 7/36?

11:32 am

phaeton

11:32 am

phaeton

ar7/36...getting up

11:33 am

cybernan

ty phaeton

11:33 am

bichon

could someone clue the second bairt of the ai 7, please

11:33 am

bichon

*part

11:34 am

zoozzoom

The three **** men. Nativity play.

11:34 am

bichon

tyvm zooz

11:34 am

MLFAN17

hello

11:35 am

zoozzoom

yw :-)

11:35 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Mlf :-)

11:35 am

cybernan

bi 5/14, please?

11:35 am

mkg

hi all. clue for the 9 please, and other 8. i have br 8.

11:36 am

Wolvie

back for a few minutes- ty for the ai 7 :-)

11:36 am

MLFAN17

hello zooz

11:36 am

penquis

mkg...gerund for the 6...

11:36 am

phaeton

br8 has to do with cooking meat

11:37 am

phaeton

i think...:)

11:37 am

penquis

i am heading out....gotta drive an hour and a half to my niece's and i want to get there before dark, given the ice storm we just had....merry christmas to all!

11:37 am

zoozzoom

Correct.

11:37 am

wvteach

BI 5/14 - BI + mans name who called himself the greatest

11:37 am

Wolvie

have a safe trip pen- and merry christmas to you and yours :-)

11:37 am

zoozzoom

To you too, Penquis. Drive safely.

11:38 am

penquis

thanks!...bye!

11:38 am

wvteach

safe trip pen - have a wonderful Christmas

11:38 am

penquis

ty....really leaving now, lol....

11:38 am

cybernan

bye pen - merry christmas :)

11:38 am

cybernan

ty teach

11:39 am

MLFAN17

2nd column N?

11:39 am

zoozzoom

Thanks for the Bi 5..was missing that one :-)

11:39 am

phaeton

na...***e and shine

11:40 am

MLFAN17

ty phae

11:41 am

Wolvie

clue for ag 6 please??

11:42 am

phaeton

ag6...add what's on your finger

11:42 am

dianedecoder

ag hammer "it" in

11:42 am

Wolvie

ty diane :-)

11:42 am

Wolvie

and phae :-)

11:43 am

MLFAN17

Third column i?

11:43 am

zoozzoom

Thank you, Diane :-)

11:43 am

phaeton

11:43 am

zoozzoom

And Phae :-)

11:44 am

phaeton

phantom: bargain

11:45 am

mkg

hi all. i cant seem to get the ar 7 28 that is the word for person who does fancy work. i have other ar 7.

11:46 am

phandmd

MKG, the word ends with an N

11:47 am

MLFAN17

i have no idea mkg

11:47 am

phaeton

mkg..think what a painter is...drop last cons then end with ** egg is good to eat

11:48 am

wvteach

help with the BI 7 - know what the first 5 letters are but can't monkey the last two letters

11:48 am

MLFAN17

phae is that ar 6/7?

11:48 am

phaeton

ar7/8

11:49 am

MLFAN17

third column i clue please?

11:49 am

phaeton

i don't have it mlf

11:49 am

MLFAN17

oh oops i meant ar 7/8 sorry i got it thank you for that:)

11:49 am

phaeton

which bi7 wv?

11:49 am

phaeton

yw mlf

11:50 am

MLFAN17

wv do you have the third column i?

11:50 am

wvteach

guess it would be the first one - between the BI 5/14 and the BI 6/24

11:51 am

phaeton

pl the 5 before it wv

11:51 am

wvteach

IR 6/18 - IR + ending for infection

11:51 am

cybernan

na 6, please?

11:52 am

wvteach

BI 6 is the pl - it won't take the -es pl ending

11:52 am

phaeton

keep the last vowel and add a pl ending

11:53 am

cybernan

nm - found it

11:54 am

MLFAN17

does anyone have the i and e on the 4th column?

11:54 am

wvteach

if you keep the last vowel and add -s that gives you the 6 not the 7 - it will not accept the -es ending

11:54 am

phaeton

mine did

11:54 am

phaeton

keep the i add the es

11:54 am

phaeton

el4/5 mlf

11:55 am

phaeton

ee4 mlf for the corner e

11:56 am

phaeton

el4/4; el5/10x2

11:56 am

MLFAN17

phae can you clue the ei i have the ee in the corner already?

11:56 am

phaeton

there is no ei....el4; el5x2

11:57 am

phaeton

el...there is ** egg on my plate...pl

11:57 am

MLFAN17

oh sorry phae i read it wrong

11:57 am

phaeton

el5...add dryer fuzz to the E

11:57 am

MLFAN17

got the 4th column e thanks:)

11:57 am

Wolvie

back to the kitchen- thanks for the clues :-)

11:57 am

phaeton

11:58 am

MLFAN17

i need the third and fourth column i's help please?

11:59 am

phaeton

i think ir6 is the third column, but i don't have it

12:00 pm

cybernan

anyone know what lickety's extra word is?

12:00 pm

phandmd

IR + infection ending.

12:00 pm

Judi

Ir6: first three letters of part of the eye, + the ending for a type of infection, such as tonsil****.

12:01 pm

MLFAN17

ty judi got it:)

12:01 pm

phaeton

in4...babblet for the 4th column i

12:01 pm

Judi

There is an iw/4, which sounds like an Aussie bird.

12:01 pm

MLFAN17

judi do you have the 4th column i by any chance?

12:02 pm

MLFAN17

iwit

12:02 pm

MLFAN17

oops

12:02 pm

Judi

There is also in4.

12:02 pm

MLFAN17

for which i judi?

12:02 pm

mkg

ty all. got the ar 7!

12:02 pm

mkg

i was spelling it wrong.

12:02 pm

Judi

4th column, MLF.

12:03 pm

mkg

need clue for the 9 please.

12:03 pm

MLFAN17

judi can you clue it please?

12:04 pm

mkg

fourth column i: short term for an island is this is 4.

12:04 pm

mkg

the is** of wight

12:04 pm

MLFAN17

i have that word already

12:04 pm

Judi

MKG - Ba8/9 - like the Ar7 that's giving everyone so much trouble. Just throw a B in front of it.

12:04 pm

phaeton

that comes from the 2nd column...in4 is the 4th column

12:05 pm

mkg

ty judi. got both the 8 and9.

12:05 pm

MLFAN17

ty judi got the 9

12:05 pm

amelu0218

mlf, it's in4/4

12:05 pm

MLFAN17

ty phae

12:06 pm

MLFAN17

nbt and nbs

12:06 pm

phaeton

12:06 pm

phaeton

gj mlf

12:06 pm

MLFAN17

100 words found only 162 left:)

12:06 pm

MLFAN17

ty phae

12:08 pm

Judi

Clue for aw5/18, please?

12:08 pm

phaeton

gerund ending Judi

12:08 pm

MLFAN17

a plus wa 4/8

12:09 pm

phaeton

lol...gotta read better

12:09 pm

Judi

Ty.

12:10 pm

Judi

Starting to get really googly eyed with this grid.

12:10 pm

MLFAN17

i have iw4/8 and is 4/4 for the 2nd column i what am i missing please?

12:11 pm

cybernan

ag 6, please?

12:11 pm

MLFAN17

lol judi thats when it gets more fun:)

12:11 pm

Judi

In4/4, ir6/18, is6/24.

12:12 pm

Judi

Ag6.& 7: Ag + what the hammer aims for.

12:12 pm

cybernan

nm found it

12:12 pm

cybernan

ty judi

12:13 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* - thanks for the help :)

12:13 pm

Judi

The A's are really a bee-yatch today.

12:13 pm

MLFAN17

judi can you clue the is 6 please?

12:14 pm

cybernan

type of glass, mlf - ends with gerund (although it is not)

12:14 pm

Judi

Is6/24: When driving from Key to Key in Florida, one could be said to be doing this.

12:15 pm

MLFAN17

ty judi and cyber i think i got it more from judi's clue as i didnt knw it was a type of glass

12:15 pm

cybernan

the a's and the b's, judi

12:15 pm

periwinkle

help with 8's pls. I have ar, ba and br

12:17 pm

MLFAN17

add a b to the ar 7

12:17 pm

Judi

There is a 2nd Br8/60.

12:17 pm

cybernan

br x2: think of a natural hair brush - drop a t and add a gerund

12:17 pm

Judi

Li8/50.

12:18 pm

periwinkle

ty for 2nd br8

12:18 pm

periwinkle

looking for li8 now

12:18 pm

cybernan

12:18 pm

cybernan

co-ordinating with another group

12:19 pm

cybernan

it is an li 6-8 combo

12:19 pm

periwinkle

hmm, I do not have the li6,looking

12:19 pm

cybernan

top l, peri

12:19 pm

periwinkle

got it, I was looking in the wrong direction

12:19 pm

periwinkle

got them both, ty

12:20 pm

cybernan

yw - brb (need a caffeine fix)

12:20 pm

Judi

Clue for that Li6 / 8 combo?

12:25 pm

MollyL

If you are the li7 (think French coordinator) you li6 and do the li8 (gerund)

12:26 pm

cybernan

anything else before I leave?

12:26 pm

cybernan

hi molly :)

12:26 pm

Judi

Ty, Molls. That word always throws me. Extra vowels, oy.

12:28 pm

lbdawger

Hi again, everyone. Don't understand li6 clue

12:29 pm

cybernan

dawger the governmental contact peron is a li 7 - what he/she does and gerund

12:29 pm

lbdawger

Liaison

12:29 pm

lbdawger

Sorry

12:29 pm

cybernan

very good! ;)

12:29 pm

Judi

Yep. That's the one.

12:30 pm

Judi

To the dawg house you go, Dawg.

12:30 pm

MollyL

Hi Nan, Merry Christmas : )

12:31 pm

Judi

64 left. I think I'm going to hang it up and go make my sticky toffee pudding for tomorrow's feast.

12:31 pm

cybernan

on my way -- Merry Christmas Everyone - wishing you peace and hapiness :)

12:31 pm

MollyL

Enjoy Judi. Merry Christmas and happy feasting.

12:31 pm

lbdawger

Alas, just goes with the rest of my day.

12:32 pm

Judi

Merry Christmas to all and to all good Babbling! Hugs and Kisses! *POOF*

12:32 pm

lbdawger

Liaisans

12:32 pm

zoozzoom

Teehee

12:33 pm

lbdawger

Dark, I need to get on my desktop. This kindle doesn't always put the cursor where it should.

12:34 pm

lbdawger

Merry Christmas, Judi

1:23 pm

mkg

there is no li 8 by the way. so that clue was not correct.

1:24 pm

MollyL

li 8/50

1:24 pm

grammaterri1

I can't find the first bi7 either. I don't think it exists lol

1:26 pm

wvteach

i have greyed out the B and never got the BI 7 - i am assuming it is the non-existent word

1:26 pm

grammaterri1

ah thanks

1:26 pm

MollyL

bi7/36 is an extra word on Lickety's list

1:27 pm

mkg

i cant get the li words clued before. apologies about li 8. i missed seeing it. sorry.

1:27 pm

grammaterri1

it's bound to happen sometime. glad I quit pulling my hair out :)

1:27 pm

mkg

but i cant get it either. i assumed it was liason but i may be spelling it wrong.

1:28 pm

mkg

any further clues for the li words? french connection was good and i am stuck.

1:33 pm

grammaterri1

sorry, I don't have them

1:57 pm

bichon

is there a li 8 or not? Hi everyone

1:59 pm

Erda

It's liaise and liaising

2:00 pm

bichon

ty Erda

2:01 pm

Erda

YW bichon

2:04 pm

bichon

Where's Liliann today. Her Scottish children are in the grid

2:06 pm

Anniebrook

Hi again

2:07 pm

bichon

Hi Annie

2:07 pm

Anniebrook

Hi bichon, merry christmas cheer to you

2:08 pm

bichon

Same to you Annie. I don't celebrate Christmas but it's the thought that counts

2:09 pm

Anniebrook

bichon, same here and I agree, it is the thoughts and good wishes that count.

2:38 pm

periwinkle

The B words are killing me

2:39 pm

Anniebrook

clue for ar 7/28 please

2:40 pm

periwinkle

a craftsperson Annie or a fancy type of bread

2:40 pm

mixi6

ar7 is a specialty bread or an craftsmasn

2:40 pm

Anniebrook

thanks, peri and cheers to you

2:40 pm

periwinkle

snap mixi

2:41 pm

periwinkle

cheers to you too Annie

2:41 pm

Anniebrook

and thanks to mixi, too, and cheers

2:41 pm

periwinkle

74 left and stuck, need to go the list soon

2:41 pm

MollyL

*Clinks glasses with all the merry folks*

2:42 pm

periwinkle

*clink* Molls

2:42 pm

Anniebrook

Hello Molly, very nice to see you and a Merry Christmas to you

2:42 pm

periwinkle

I have champagne all ready for New Year's eve

2:42 pm

periwinkle

Merry Christmas, Molls

2:42 pm

MollyL

Thanks Annie. All the best of the season to you.

2:43 pm

72 Temple Owl

*holds empty glass out to Molly*

2:43 pm

mixi6

ag6,7?

2:43 pm

Anniebrook

Hi Owl, Merry Christmas to you

2:43 pm

MollyL

*Pours TO a stiffy*

2:43 pm

zoozzoom

ag + finger ****

2:44 pm

Anniebrook

ag6---ag and what is at the end of your fingers

2:44 pm

zoozzoom

then plural for the ag 7

2:44 pm

mixi6

ty zoom

2:44 pm

zoozzoom

Crap where did i put my glass?

2:44 pm

mixi6

and annie.

2:44 pm

periwinkle

Molls, did you see my Christmas greeting to you?

2:44 pm

Anniebrook

*hands zooz a glass*

2:45 pm

MollyL

Merry Christmas Peri : D

2:45 pm

zoozzoom

Yay thanks, Annie!

2:45 pm

periwinkle

2:45 pm

zoozzoom

I have not got tipsy in a long long time.

2:46 pm

MollyL

Let it rip Zoom.

2:46 pm

zoozzoom

I will tomorrow thats for sure!

2:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

Here's to ya!

2:47 pm

mixi6

second ab6?

2:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am listening to non traditional music on the radio. you can stream it , too.

2:47 pm

zoozzoom

a + night time flying bird + 3rd vowel

2:48 pm

zoozzoom

Well like ***man & robin :-)

2:48 pm

Anniebrook

clue for ai 7/44 please

2:49 pm

mixi6

stuff we breath plus a bird's arm.

2:49 pm

periwinkle

that is only 5 letters zooz

2:49 pm

zoozzoom

ai7 what we breathe + the three **** men (nativity play)

2:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

that is only 5 letters for ab6

2:49 pm

zoozzoom

Sorry, peri then plural letter.

2:49 pm

zoozzoom

3rd vowel + plural

2:49 pm

Anniebrook

thanks zooz and mixi

2:49 pm

periwinkle

2:50 pm

MollyL

*Pours more hooch in Zoom's glass*

2:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

make mine a martini

2:50 pm

zoozzoom

Teehee..thhink i am on my way already

2:50 pm

mixi6

ty zoom

2:51 pm

zoozzoom

hic..youse welcoome

2:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

2:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

thank you, annie. i was wandeing. time to mix up a batch of cookies, bb when thefirst batch is in the oven

2:54 pm

bichon

Just finished making a chocolate cake. Now all I have to is frost it.

2:55 pm

Shirlockc

the gerund for putting the flower garlards around your neck should exist as a word

2:55 pm

bichon

hint for the ba 9, pls

2:55 pm

periwinkle

bichon do you have the ar8/9

2:55 pm

periwinkle

or ar7/8 even

2:55 pm

bichon

no I don't peri

2:55 pm

mixi6

b + ar8

2:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

yum. one of my on air friends at the radio station just called in to talk about the bouche de noel she is baking. complicated.

2:56 pm

periwinkle

ar7/8 fancy type of bread or craftsperson and pl

2:56 pm

bichon

wait, yes I do, thank you mixi and peri

2:56 pm

periwinkle

then put a b in front

2:56 pm

MollyL

I ordered one from Harry & David last year (Yule Log). It was awesome.

2:57 pm

periwinkle

I never had it

2:57 pm

Shirlockc

made one last year, was fun

2:57 pm

bichon

Yummy Buche de Noel

2:58 pm

bichon

I don't have a jelly roll pan. I guess I could get one

2:58 pm

zoozzoom

Noel.. nooel the angels did sing la la de da da

2:58 pm

Soodle

My Dad was released from his 'incarceration' (his words) for a few hours today. We had a lovely Christmas Eve Christmas Day. 4 offspring & 12 grands. Hectic, but great fun. Merry Christmas all. ðŸ˜Š

2:59 pm

zoozzoom

To you too, Soodle, Glad you are having a wonderful time :-)

2:59 pm

periwinkle

glad you all had fun Soodle

2:59 pm

periwinkle

the buche de Noel looks yummy. I googled it

2:59 pm

bichon

We were listening to "Celtic Airs" this morning on the radio. It has the "Twelve Days of Christmas" sung by a guy who gets progressively drunker. What a hoot

3:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

http://xpn.org/xpn-programs/night-befo\nre

3:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

buch that is funny

3:00 pm

zoozzoom

haha sounds funny, Bichon lol

3:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

xpn played "striking Twelve" at noon. I love that show

3:01 pm

MollyL

The Delve Tways Of Tricksmas

3:01 pm

Soodle

Ah! The wonderful Frank Kelly! (Fr Jack, in Fr Ted)

3:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

i do recommend the link i posted. can listen on line

3:01 pm

zoozzoom

I love father ted comedy.

3:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

off to make the dough

3:06 pm

mixi6

where is your dad doodle?

3:16 pm

bichon

Bill Barclay 12 days of Christmas

3:18 pm

zoozzoom

And fireworks for me.

3:18 pm

Anniebrook

YAY for zooz !!!

3:19 pm

mixi6

woohoo zoozzoom

3:19 pm

mixi6

tr7?

3:19 pm

zoozzoom

Thank you for the great company and excellent clues through out the day everyone...happy babbling and happy holidays..see you sometime tomorrow.

3:20 pm

zoozzoom

Tr**** van....or from one place to another.

3:21 pm

zoozzoom

or TR**svestite + opp of standing.

3:22 pm

mixi6

ty firework for me too.

3:22 pm

zoozzoom

Yay..Congrats, Mixi!

3:22 pm

mixi6

I kept on trying to make it 8 letters, maybe that's why it wouldn't fit.

3:22 pm

zoozzoom

Teehee :-)

3:23 pm

zoozzoom

Ok i am out of here....*poof*

3:26 pm

Anniebrook

I finally batted the B's out of here

3:34 pm

BzznBea

B's and P's are my favorite letters. Don't know why...

3:37 pm

Soodle

Sorry, Mixi. I missed your question. He's not great, but he's this side of the ground. Thanks for asking. ðŸ˜€

3:46 pm

lbdawger

ag's?

3:47 pm

BzznBea

No, ag's.

3:48 pm

lbdawger

okay, will keep monkeying

3:48 pm

BzznBea

How many A's are you missing?

3:48 pm

Marc Freeman

Could I have clue for the first bi7/36, please?

3:49 pm

BzznBea

I'm sorry. There are two ag's

3:49 pm

BzznBea

ag6/24 and ag7/36.

3:50 pm

BzznBea

That is an extra word in lickety, Marc.

3:51 pm

Marc Freeman

I need a clue for bi7/36, please? I have the bi5 in front of it and the bi6 in back of it but cannot figure out the bi7 in between?

3:52 pm

BzznBea

Add a vowel to make it a different plural

3:58 pm

crosshair

now it is time for crossy's logic problem of the day!!! for those who like brain teasers, this one is right up there with the best.it was penned in 1735......

3:58 pm

crosshair

â€œâ€˜Tis certainly Matter of Fact, that three certain Travellers went on a Journey, in which, thoâ€™ their Heads travelled full twelve Yards more than their Feet, yet they all returnâ€™d alive, with their Heads on.â€

How is this possible?

4:00 pm

crosshair

I will give the answer tomorrow morning round 9 am EST give or take

4:00 pm

mab

hmmm.....

4:01 pm

mab

i wonder if this has to do with wise men or something....

4:02 pm

bichon

Good evening

4:02 pm

crosshair

only clue i can give is that it is as true today as it was in 1735

4:02 pm

crosshair

howdy,bichon

4:02 pm

Bugsaw

Happy Christmas to everyone who is already celebrating. May people of all faiths or no faith at all experience peace in their hearts.

4:03 pm

bichon

I have finished frosting my chocolate cake and looking forward to a slice for dessert

4:03 pm

crosshair

mmm..cake

4:03 pm

bichon

That's swwet Bugs and to you too.

4:03 pm

crosshair

merry Christmas bugsaw

4:03 pm

crosshair

and well said

4:03 pm

Bugsaw

Hope you are warm crossy. The news is grim for Ontario

4:04 pm

bichon

Let's celebrate the peace between North Americans

4:04 pm

crosshair

uh oh,what have i missed? i have not had the news on today...

4:05 pm

bichon

There's anguish in Africa

4:05 pm

crosshair

mm nothing listed here but a ton of new snow and down to minus 20

4:05 pm

Bugsaw

Freezing people in the ice storm

4:05 pm

crosshair

we are in the groove now,bring it on:))

4:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

nice, bich. it

4:06 pm

crosshair

we had our ice storm last 3 days:) spent most of it doing pharmacy and grocery runs for people in my building

4:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

is flurrimg here

4:06 pm

phandmd

good evening!

4:06 pm

crosshair

howdy, phand

4:07 pm

bichon

You live in an apartment building crossy?

4:07 pm

Bugsaw

Exactly bichon. There is too much saddness and I hope people can experience peacefulness somehow

4:07 pm

crosshair

i do ,bichon

4:07 pm

crosshair

small 4 story biliding

4:07 pm

bichon

somehow I imagine you in a house out in the boonies

4:08 pm

phandmd

I am happy to report that my daughter and her husband had no problems traveling to the east coast from the west coast. In fact their flight landed about 15 mins early!

4:08 pm

crosshair

the boonies are at my fingertips,bichon,but i am on the edge of a town of 20 thousand at the base of blue mountain

4:09 pm

BzznBea

Good news, phand.

4:09 pm

crosshair

that is good,phand

4:09 pm

phandmd

Yes, I was worried as they had a stop over in Denver.

4:10 pm

phandmd

but everything went smoothly. Waiting for them to arrive at the house, that could be the most difficult part of the trip!

4:10 pm

bichon

ba 6/30, last one, pls

4:10 pm

crosshair

i am glad they are safe and sound,phand:))

4:10 pm

bichon

Always dangerous to travel in the winter because stop overs can be tricky

4:10 pm

lbdawger

ba + **** a joyous song

4:10 pm

phandmd

yes they can!

4:11 pm

BzznBea

LBD, did you get tha ag's?

4:11 pm

bichon

4:11 pm

sammysmom

were they walking with the sun at their backs?

4:13 pm

BzznBea

Good thought, sammysmom.

4:14 pm

mab

yes, good one, sammys

4:18 pm

sprite

good evening all

4:18 pm

mab

maybe because as they moved forward, their heads rocked back and forth.

4:18 pm

mab

hi sprite!

4:19 pm

sprite

hiya mab :)

4:19 pm

mab

how are you?

4:19 pm

sprite

am good! And you?

4:21 pm

mab

i am quite well, cosily ensconced in a warm bed with my computer and cats. thrilling life i lead.

4:21 pm

phandmd

may I please have a clue for either of the ab 6's?

4:21 pm

sprite

sounds very very cosy

4:21 pm

sprite

mine isn't any more exciting, lol

4:21 pm

lbdawger

tadone!! finito! tough grid for me today

4:21 pm

Marc Freeman

I have ar8, ba8, br8 x 2, which one am I missing?

4:22 pm

sprite

wtg dawg!

4:22 pm

Bugsaw

well done LBD

4:22 pm

phandmd

Woohoo, Dawg!

4:22 pm

mab

yay ibd.

4:22 pm

lbdawger

ab + japan, china, india, et.al are countries in ****

4:23 pm

mab

nice to see you bugs, hope you are healing apace.

4:23 pm

phandmd

thanks, lbd.

4:24 pm

phandmd

so, the 7 doesn't build off of that then?

4:24 pm

lbdawger

li8, Marc

4:24 pm

Bugsaw

thanks mab. I am getting so tired of being housebound but my leg is definately healing, albeit slowly

4:24 pm

Marc Freeman

Did anyone answer which 8 I am missing?

4:24 pm

lbdawger

drop the last letter and add gerund, Phan

4:25 pm

lbdawger

li8, Marc

4:25 pm

phandmd

cool! Thanks again.

4:25 pm

NANCY

clue for the 2nd ab 7 pretty please

4:25 pm

mab

oh dear. it must be hard, but so glad the healing is going as it should.

4:25 pm

Marc Freeman

thanks ibdawger

4:25 pm

lbdawger

ab + clem**** is a lovely flower

4:25 pm

lbdawger

Nancy, girls name

4:26 pm

Bugsaw

thanks for all these clues lbd!

4:27 pm

lbdawger

yw. any others needed?

4:28 pm

Bugsaw

I have 151 left so thanks for the offer but not yet. Wishing you and those you love peace and contentment.

4:28 pm

lbdawger

ty, Bugs. same for you and yours

4:28 pm

NANCY

not getting the girls name, is it a weird spelling?

4:29 pm

lbdawger

John Adams wife ab*****

4:29 pm

Bugsaw

If you watch NCIS, think of the girl in the basement

4:29 pm

NANCY

just got it. thanks a bunch

4:29 pm

lbdawger

that's a good clue, Bugs. couldn't think of anyone by that name! lol

4:30 pm

Bugsaw

and I wudn't think of US president's wives haha

4:33 pm

mab

up in Maine they are having storms and lost electricity - worrisome in the bitter cold.

4:34 pm

lbdawger

oh dear, hope everyone up there has alternative heat!

4:34 pm

mab

heating centers have been opened in the area...

4:35 pm

mab

a good thing, but how miserable, esp. for those celebrating christmas.

4:36 pm

lbdawger

gives everyone a great story for next year...they survived the winter of 2013.

4:36 pm

sprite

very much so.

4:36 pm

lbdawger

all joking aside, I truly do hope everyone is safe up there.

4:37 pm

Bugsaw

me too lbd. being cold is the worst

4:37 pm

mab

yes.

4:39 pm

periwinkle

the 2nd ab7 is a lady's maid. never knew the definition. just thought it was a girl's name.

4:40 pm

Bugsaw

hmm. good info peri

4:41 pm

periwinkle

hi Bugs, I did not know you were recovering. What happened?

4:41 pm

periwinkle

hi all

4:41 pm

phandmd

They are here! Over and out!

4:41 pm

sprite

hi peri

4:41 pm

periwinkle

hey spritey, how are you?

4:41 pm

sprite

am fine! And you?

4:41 pm

periwinkle

fine, just a little sore from exercise class this am

4:42 pm

sprite

as long as it is the right kind of soreness

4:43 pm

periwinkle

it is. I used heavier weights. but I will be fine. will take some OTC meds before I go to bed

4:43 pm

Bugsaw

I broke my ankle and dislocated my foot in the middle of November. It required a hospital stay, surgery, pins and plates etc and now I have to sit with my foot up and not stand for 7 weeks. I only have 2 weeks of this left but I am tired of being a housecat and not being able to reach anything. I am not a good patient.

4:44 pm

sprite

being a good patient is a helluva job.

4:44 pm

periwinkle

Oh, dear, Bugs, I did not know. I hope the last 2 weeks fly by for you.

4:44 pm

Bugsaw

well put sprite

4:45 pm

sprite

I hope you will heal up fast and will be mobile very soon, Bug

4:45 pm

periwinkle

you weren't dancing on any tables at the time, were you Bugs?

4:45 pm

Bugsaw

in 2 weeks I will find out how much healing has gone on and when I can begin trying to stand again. It will be a long haul with physio etc.

4:46 pm

sprite

such a drag, one moment of 'SNAP' and you are battling the effects for months :(

4:46 pm

bichon

Bugsaw, that's an awful ordeal. Who is taking care of your daily needs?

4:47 pm

Bugsaw

I wish I could say I did it skiing or dancing or some exciting thing, but no.... it was one of those embarrassing "I've fallen and I can't get up!" old lady scenarios

4:47 pm

periwinkle

sending healing vibes your way, Bugs

4:48 pm

periwinkle

how old are you, if I may ask?

4:48 pm

mab

yes, waves of healing vibes

4:48 pm

Bugsaw

Mostly me bichon. That is why I am worried it is not healing as fast as it should but there is a Mr. Bugs who feeds me twice a day. I have lost 10 pounds so far which is always good!

4:49 pm

Bugsaw

I am 62 peri sdo I was not prepared for an old lady accident. As sprite says, things just happen in a flash and your life takes a new turn.

4:49 pm

periwinkle

62 is not old

4:49 pm

bichon

My thoughts go out to you Bugs

4:49 pm

bichon

NOt as old as 67 <ggg>

4:49 pm

Bugsaw

feeling those healing waves permeating. Thanks all of you for keeping my spirits up

4:50 pm

periwinkle

or 71

4:50 pm

periwinkle

you can only do the best you can do, Bugs

4:50 pm

bichon

peri you are not 71!

4:51 pm

sprite

my grandma broke her hip when she was 82. Healed up completely and walked the world for another 10 years. So keep faith.

4:51 pm

periwinkle

yes, I am. wish I wasn't.

4:51 pm

bichon

I always think of you as younger than I am

4:51 pm

Bugsaw

If I can advise anyone of anything I will say carry a cell phone in your pocket. When I went down I was not where anyone could see me and I was not due home until supper time. It happened at 8:30 in the morning so without the cell phone I would have been on the wet ground for a long time

4:52 pm

periwinkle

good idea. I do not always bring it when I go for a walk.

4:52 pm

sprite

yay for cell phones!

4:52 pm

sprite

my luck, I'd fall on top of the cell phone and break it, though

4:52 pm

periwinkle

I give up, help with the first ba4/6 pls

4:53 pm

bichon

When I go out with the dogs [4 of them now] I usually forget to bring my cell

4:53 pm

Bugsaw

what you do when you boat is sinking

4:53 pm

periwinkle

4:53 pm

bichon

A criminal can get out on it

4:53 pm

periwinkle

4:53 pm

sprite

<-- always waits a couple of seconds after peri asks a clue, to see if she is pulling a peri on us

4:53 pm

Bugsaw

well bichon, for me. pop it in your coat pocket when you go out from now on.

4:54 pm

sprite

4:54 pm

Bugsaw

good advice sprite. she is much better than she thinks!

4:54 pm

bichon

I will think of you always Bugs

4:54 pm

sprite

4:54 pm

periwinkle

I am not the most patient person, but that is my only flaw :-)

4:55 pm

sprite

patience is overrated anyway ;)

4:55 pm

periwinkle

hah

4:55 pm

periwinkle

haha is what I meant

4:55 pm

mab

sprite, are you keeping your feet elevated, speaking of our extremities?

4:55 pm

bichon

I do it all the time too peri

4:55 pm

Bugsaw

I feel better now bichon. I would not wish this one anyone. The carpet crunches , the sheets smell and when people come to visit I can't even make them a cup of coffee or tea.

4:56 pm

sprite

argh... no... can't do that while at the computer.

4:56 pm

lbdawger

Merry Christmas everyone. Hope I see you tomorrow, but if not, enjoy the day!

4:56 pm

sprite

you make sure you do the imperial lady routine, Bug... order them around and have them clean your house and make your tea!

4:56 pm

Bugsaw

Happy holidays lbd.

4:57 pm

sprite

peace in your heart, mind and world, dawg

4:57 pm

mab

merry xmas, lbd

4:57 pm

sammysmom

is there a problem with a b word?

4:57 pm

Bugsaw

Mr Bugs is deaf and wont wear hearing aids so I have been making requests and giving orders for a long time now. Nothing happens but he is happy out in his shop.

4:58 pm

periwinkle

there is an extra b word

4:58 pm

periwinkle

in lickety

4:58 pm

mab

oh bugs... you are not old, but i wonder if a local senior center can help you?

4:58 pm

sprite

can't you call him on his cell, Bug? My love is getting deaf too and I usually call him if he doesn't hear me.

4:59 pm

periwinkle

did you get any help from the hospital at d/c Bugs?

4:59 pm

periwinkle

visiting nurse, aid, etc

5:00 pm

Bugsaw

he won't turn it on sprite. He likes the world quiet and as long as he is happy, I usually am too. I am just a bad patient and I don't like to invite my friends over to vacuum or clean the kitchen sink for me. I will be so happy and the house will be so clean when I can stand for more than a few minutes at a time

5:01 pm

sprite

*hugs Bugs* And even then you will have to be careful not to overdo it right away... it is all so very frustrating, isn't it!

5:01 pm

Bugsaw

I got lots of free equipment from the Red Cross peri. I have a wheelchair with an attachment that holds my leg up when I am at the computer. A walker to lurch around on in the house and crutches to get up and down stairs as well as a shower seat.

5:02 pm

periwinkle

If I lived closer I will come over, Bugs. YOur friends probably want to help but do not know what you want done. I am very independent and do not like to ask for help. so I know how you feel. but it would not hurt to ask

5:02 pm

sprite

could I please have a clue for the ai7?

5:02 pm

periwinkle

you are not a bad patient. that is a long time to be non mobile

5:02 pm

periwinkle

sprite, what we breathe and a bird's arm

5:03 pm

mab

you are an amazingly patient patient, bugs. you will not only heal, you will triumph!

5:03 pm

periwinkle

I have a friend who has a broken arm and she has a visiting nurse and an aide to help her bathe. I brought her homemade soup and have taken her to several doctor's appts. I do not mind

5:03 pm

sprite

ok, have tried that several times already and it refuses to take. This is so odd.

5:03 pm

Bugsaw

I started off by trying to do way too much not realizing just how bad it was. I am sure someone would come but it is Christmas and all the cleaning people I phoned were taking breaks. I understand that and my friends have not complained about the crunchy carpet yet. They still bring babies who eat anything without worries!

5:03 pm

periwinkle

ditto, what mab said

5:04 pm

periwinkle

I am sorry, sprite. what we breathe and what an owl is

5:04 pm

Bugsaw

thanks to all of you. I feel so much better!

5:04 pm

periwinkle

no one offered to vacuum?

5:05 pm

periwinkle

I will stop now.

5:05 pm

periwinkle

((((Bugs))))

5:05 pm

sprite

an owl... is a bird... a raptor... a nightflying bird... beautiful... silent....

5:05 pm

dizgrannie

can someone clue the se 6 plz

5:05 pm

Bugsaw

my sister did but she doesn't live here and that was 4 weeks ago. hugs to peri and all you love too!

5:05 pm

periwinkle

an owl is very smart too

5:05 pm

sprite

you're a hero, Bug

5:06 pm

sprite

of course! Thanks peri :)

5:06 pm

periwinkle

yvw sprite

5:06 pm

dizgrannie

NM got it

5:06 pm

Bugsaw

got it now!!

5:06 pm

mab

ahhh. thanks peri.

5:09 pm

sprite

so close to sangria
*pours all babblers a summery glass*

5:09 pm

periwinkle

ga6 pls

5:09 pm

Bugsaw

I need poof for a while. Thanks for all the help with lifting my spirits and finding words. Blessing to all

5:10 pm

sprite

all the best to you, Bugs. Will keep you in my heart and prayers

5:11 pm

mab

take best of care, bugs

5:12 pm

periwinkle

hang in there Bugs

5:12 pm

mab

for free, peri

5:12 pm

periwinkle

5:13 pm

PMS

5:13 pm

periwinkle

bbl

5:14 pm

Anniebrook

Hi again

5:14 pm

sprite

me too, back in a few

5:14 pm

Anniebrook

If Bugs is still here, sending good vibes>>>>>>>>>

5:20 pm

sprite

back!

5:20 pm

sprite

wb Annie, and hi :)

5:20 pm

Lizlin

Hi all, good morning :)

5:20 pm

sprite

hiya Liz :)

5:20 pm

Anniebrook

Hi sprite and Merry Christmas to you and your family

5:20 pm

Anniebrook

Hi Liz

5:20 pm

sprite

thank you Annie! To you and yours too.

5:21 pm

sprite

and to Liz and hers. Peace to you all.

5:21 pm

Lizlin

Merry Christmas to all of you who celebrate :)

5:21 pm

stidgmere

Hello all. Merry Christmas Eve! We had a family gathering which was most pleasant. Now we have leftovers for mincing on.

5:22 pm

sprite

hi stidgmere, sounds good. How's stidmama?

5:22 pm

Lizlin

Sounds lovely stidg

5:24 pm

stidgmere

Stidmama enjoyed the day including our dinner. I fixed a coffee cake which uses ingredients that suit her and froze pieces for treats later in the week.

5:24 pm

Anniebrook

hi gmere, merry christmas to you and family

5:25 pm

sprite

awesome, stidgmere. Please tell her I said hi and *hugs*

5:25 pm

stidgmere

Yes, sprite, I will send your greetings!

5:26 pm

sprite

thank you :)

5:27 pm

crosshair

((sprite))

5:28 pm

sprite

crossy! *hugs* A merry and peaceful Xmas to you and Elegant.

5:28 pm

sprite

crossy, I haven't seen Joso for ages... would you happen to know if he is ok?

5:28 pm

crosshair

Merry Christmas to all my babble friends who celebrate and a wish for happiness, joy and love to those who do not.

5:29 pm

crosshair

I have not seen joso since just after he finished his move

5:29 pm

Lizlin

Hi Crossy - hope you and your family have a lovely Christmas.

5:29 pm

sprite

darn it. Ok, am a little worried.

5:29 pm

crosshair

best wishes and a joyeux noel to you and yours as well liz

5:29 pm

Lizlin

5:30 pm

Lizlin

I'm sure he's OK - guess he's got a lot of sorting to do. Perhaps his brother's not too good - he said he wasn't well.

5:31 pm

sprite

I know puglet emailed him and so did I, and rose too. Just hope all is well. If he is busy and happy, all good :)

5:31 pm

Lizlin

At least I think he did!

5:31 pm

crosshair

mmm,i have come to the conclusion that I may have gone over the edge. I have a 24 inch wide lcd monitor and as such, it is very easy for me to have two windows open at once, so as we speak I have babble and bookworm going at the same time;))

5:31 pm

Lizlin

Well, I hope he's OK!

5:32 pm

crosshair

i am sure he is fine

5:32 pm

sprite

lol crossy... you word geek!

5:32 pm

Lizlin

Funny, Crossy.

5:32 pm

Lizlin

Loved the owl jigsaw, sprite!

5:32 pm

crosshair

for those who have not played bookworm deluxe,i highy recommend it. it is at popcap games and well worth the price of the direct download

5:33 pm

sprite

oh am glad, Liz! I so enjoy creating them!

5:33 pm

crosshair

be careful not to load bookworm adventures by mistage. while it is also a good game, it is vastly different

5:33 pm

crosshair

mistake

5:34 pm

crosshair

jigidi (sp) is my fav jigsaw site

5:34 pm

Lizlin

I think you're right, Sprite. Our taste in jigsaws is very similar.

5:34 pm

sprite

crossy, look for spritelet on jigidi... that is me and I have made several contributions.

5:35 pm

crosshair

i will look.site is new to me and i am just figuring it all out

5:35 pm

sprite

I love it, Liz :) Nice to share the fun.

5:36 pm

crosshair

i like playing with the 250-300 size.good for 30 min or so

5:36 pm

sprite

I think I know the bookworm game. With the actual bookworm, right? I usually get killed by the burning tiles.

5:36 pm

crosshair

yup.that is the one

5:36 pm

sprite

I prefer the huge ones. And if I can't finish it, it will wait for me when I come back. Love that continue options.

5:38 pm

Lizlin

Sounds like fun but I really don't want more games!!! Between babble and jigidi, I reckon I spend enough time on the computer!

5:40 pm

sprite

I hear you, Liz, lolol

5:42 pm

mab

you can learn a language for free at duolingo.com. pretty fun.

5:42 pm

sprite

crossy, if you would like me to make a 250+ size puzzle from one of mine, just let me know

5:42 pm

sprite

sounds like fun, mab, will check it out

5:42 pm

mab

french, spanish, portuguese, german or italian

5:43 pm

Lizlin

Do you speak many languages, mab?

5:43 pm

sprite

bookmarked

5:44 pm

mab

when one gains proficiency, one can translate and duolingo gets paid for the translations. this is why the learning is free.

5:44 pm

mab

no, just a bit of french, which i am brushing up.

5:45 pm

sprite

could be fun. Will check it out soon, thanks for the hint. Fireflies! Bye all, have a peaceful evening and a blessed day, whether you celebrate Xmas or not.

5:45 pm

Lizlin

Sleep well sprite and have a lovely day tomorrow :)

5:46 pm

mab

hurray sprite!

5:47 pm

crosshair

how do i find a specific name in jigidi, sprite?

5:48 pm

crosshair

oops,might have missed her

5:48 pm

sprite

crossy, click on Puzzles and then By User, then enter the name

5:48 pm

crosshair

trying to find one of sprites puzzles

5:48 pm

crosshair

there she is

5:48 pm

sprite

*hugs* and *poof* :)

5:48 pm

Lizlin

beat me to it, sprite! lol!

5:49 pm

crosshair

i do not see "by user"

5:49 pm

crosshair

ok,found it

5:49 pm

Lizlin

Let me check for you!

5:49 pm

crosshair

wow! sprite! you average 2.4 puzzles per day

5:50 pm

Lizlin

Home page; click puzzles, then you should see option by user.

5:50 pm

crosshair

i found it,liz

5:50 pm

Lizlin

OK you got there first!

5:50 pm

Lizlin

Sprite's puzzles are really good fun and pretty challenging, especially the ones with lots of black!

5:50 pm

crosshair

i am all registered now with the name crosshair of course.will have to add a picture later

5:51 pm

crosshair

the owls one looks interesting

5:51 pm

Lizlin

Look forward to it. Haven't added any of my own!

5:51 pm

Lizlin

I just finished that one. It was fun.

5:51 pm

crosshair

lets see how fast i can get its number

5:52 pm

Lizlin

Would've been easier if I'd been able to see the picture but I didn't have a 2nd screen!

6:05 pm

Lizlin

Don't know if you'll see this, crossy, but jillibus also has puzzles on jigidi. Have a good evening and a lovely day tomorrow.

6:05 pm

crosshair

whew! have all the straight edges pulled out now

6:07 pm

dianedecoder

just reading the chat.... I am a member of jigidi, thanks to Jillibus ! ..... and I have created some puzzles as well. I find them relaxing, however, have not played for some time now.

6:07 pm

uusue2

me too!

6:07 pm

crosshair

it seems like a bit of fun. i will add a few of my own soon

6:07 pm

uusue2

(that is, exactly what diane said :-)

6:08 pm

crosshair

suze!

6:08 pm

dianedecoder

I like the feature that enables you to browse and bookmark puzzles for later solving !! Cosdem had some puzzles on there too.

6:08 pm

crosshair

but back to sprites owls!

6:09 pm

uusue2

hi crossy and diane and liz!

6:09 pm

dianedecoder

Hi everyone,.... just here for a minute and then over to one of our daughter's homes for a "sort of " pig-out on Chinese food. I cook tomorrow for 16 !

6:09 pm

uusue2

wow, diane, good luck!

6:11 pm

dianedecoder

and we are missing some... could be 26 !!

6:11 pm

crosshair

16!! wow!

6:13 pm

dianedecoder

That's what happens crossy , when you have four kids and spouses.... they have 10 kids etc. etc. and then there are boyfriends :-) ( 9 granddaughters, you know ;-) )

6:15 pm

crosshair

good lord.how big is the bird you are cooking?

6:18 pm

Lizlin

Just started on sprite's windmills! Are your jigsaws under your name dianedecoder?

6:18 pm

dianedecoder

I think it's 22 pounds, but we have cabbage rolls and other things as well ! And I have to go.... hope to be back later to MAYBE finish the grid.... MERRY CHRISTMAS, everyone !!!!!!!!

6:18 pm

Lizlin

Have a lovely day tomorrow, Diane.

6:18 pm

uusue2

bye, diane, and merry christmas to you too!

6:18 pm

uusue2

and to everyone else as well, of course!!

6:19 pm

Lizlin

Hi Sue - also hope you and Frank have a lovely day too :)

6:19 pm

rocky12

To all those who celebrate chritmas have a merry christmas

6:19 pm

rocky12

and to all those who celebrate kwanza have a happy kwanza

6:20 pm

uusue2

thanks, rocky! same to you!

6:20 pm

rocky12

6:23 pm

gapeach

May I please have aclue for ar7-28? Thanks

6:23 pm

rocky12

It happends to be i dont celebrate either of them lol

6:23 pm

BzznBea

A craftsman, peach.

6:23 pm

uusue2

Happy solstice? good yule? Hanukkah is long past...

6:23 pm

uusue2

hi bea and peach!

6:24 pm

gapeach

Hi there, Bea and sue.,

6:24 pm

uusue2

thanks, bea, that gave me my first 8!

6:24 pm

rocky12

I celebrate hanukka

6:24 pm

gapeach

Thanks so much, Bea.

6:24 pm

uusue2

well than, I hope you enjoyed it this year, rocky!

6:25 pm

rocky12

Thank

6:25 pm

rocky12

i did

6:26 pm

BzznBea

yw, peach.

6:30 pm

rururocks

<--still struggling with the a's and b's

6:31 pm

gapeach

Is ba8-50 related to ba4-6 above it?

6:31 pm

gapeach

Thanks\

6:33 pm

Maisie

put a b in front of the craftsman

6:33 pm

gapeach

Thannks so much, Maisie. Love you doggie picture.

6:33 pm

rururocks

no more a's.. yipppppppeee

6:35 pm

Maisie

yw yes he's a lovely dog

6:35 pm

Maisie

yw yes he's a lovely dog

6:35 pm

rururocks

what kind of dog is he?

6:36 pm

Maisie

cockerpoo

6:36 pm

gapeach

Sweet.

6:36 pm

rururocks

a what?

6:37 pm

Maisie

cross between a cocker spaniel and a poodle

6:37 pm

rururocks

6:38 pm

Marc Freeman

Is there an extra bi7/36 in lickety's list? Does it exist on the grid?

6:38 pm

rururocks

it could also be a pockerdoodle too right? :D

6:38 pm

gapeach

Yes, Marc, it is bi7-36.

6:39 pm

Maisie

did you mean cockerdoodle? I've heard them called spoodles but that is usually a spaniel/poodle cross

6:39 pm

gapeach

Marc, there is a bi7-36 but I don't know.....someone please tell us. Thanks

6:39 pm

rururocks

yes. cockerdoodle

6:41 pm

uusue2

I have a dachshund/poodle cross, don't know if there's a formal name for him

6:41 pm

rururocks

weinerdoodle ?

6:41 pm

uusue2

haha, that would work :-)

6:42 pm

lil*monkey

it's called a doxie-poo

6:42 pm

Maisie

Never heard of that before would love to see a picture

6:42 pm

uusue2

hmmm, I think I like weinerdoodle better :-)

6:42 pm

uusue2

he's very cute, maisie, but black so hard to photograph

6:42 pm

Dianne

Merry Christmas to all my fellow Babblers.

6:43 pm

rururocks

hi diane

6:43 pm

gapeach

Merry

6:43 pm

rururocks

grr I can't find my last two b's

6:43 pm

gapeach

Merry Christmas to you, Dianne.

6:43 pm

uusue2

thanks, dianne, same to you!

6:45 pm

Maisie

I think doodle would be a good name. Merry Christmas everyone time I went to bed I think, got a houseful coming later

6:45 pm

rururocks

bye maisie.. have a great holiday

6:47 pm

Maisie

Ty you too ru. Pouf as Jilli would say

6:47 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for se6-24? Thanks

6:48 pm

pythonx

hi all how's the grid?

6:48 pm

rururocks

sorry peach.. i'm stuck in the lower letters

6:48 pm

rururocks

I don't have a list either

6:49 pm

gapeach

Thanks anyway, ruru.

6:49 pm

Dianne

peach - se 6 - looking with your eyes.

6:50 pm

gapeach

Gosh, thanks much, Dianne.

6:52 pm

rururocks

if you need anything before L.. I can help

6:53 pm

gapeach

Yes, please, ruru....ir6-18.....thanks

6:53 pm

rururocks

ir6 sounds like sore joint ending.. art

6:54 pm

gapeach

javascript: GoTo('chatterbox'); SetTab('chatterbox_tab'); Show('chatterbox_buttons');

6:54 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, ruru.

6:56 pm

gapeach

ab7-44 the 2nd please....thanks

6:57 pm

rururocks

let me think

6:57 pm

rururocks

woman's name for dear abbey

6:58 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, ruru.

6:59 pm

rururocks

I may have to list soon

7:00 pm

rururocks

I'm really struggling

7:00 pm

gapeach

I will clue for you if you want....

7:03 pm

rururocks

i don't know what I'm looking for.. I have a lot of 4's so I'm not giving up yet

7:03 pm

gapeach

7:04 pm

rururocks

oh geez I can't believe I missed that one

7:04 pm

rururocks

I am blundering on several fours now

7:08 pm

rururocks

how many sl's are there?

7:08 pm

gapeach

7:09 pm

rururocks

must be si then

7:09 pm

gapeach

6 'si'.

7:10 pm

rururocks

thanks.. I'm missing one

7:10 pm

rururocks

there

7:10 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for wa6-36? Thanks

7:10 pm

rururocks

I have one si 5 and the rest fours

7:11 pm

lil*monkey

wa6/36 is searching for Moby Dick, but drop one consonant

7:12 pm

gapeach

Need 2 5's ruru.

7:12 pm

rururocks

got it

7:12 pm

rururocks

thanks peach

7:12 pm

rururocks

new word for me

7:12 pm

lil*monkey

2 si5s

7:12 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, lil.monkey.

7:14 pm

gapeach

wr5-22 please....thanks

7:14 pm

rururocks

finally.. found my missing s

7:14 pm

gapeach

Good.

7:15 pm

lil*monkey

wr5/22 is first 5 letters of a brand of jeans

7:15 pm

rururocks

and a plural t I missed

7:15 pm

rururocks

one left

7:15 pm

gapeach

Go, ruru....

7:16 pm

rururocks

got it

7:16 pm

rururocks

man.. this took me a long time

7:16 pm

gapeach

Congrats, ruru!

7:16 pm

rururocks

hi monkey

7:16 pm

rururocks

how have you been?

7:17 pm

lil*monkey

fine thank you :)

7:18 pm

rururocks

I never thought I'd find all the b's

7:18 pm

lil*monkey

I still need 10 Bs

7:18 pm

MollyL

*Pours a glass of Christmas cheer for Lil and Ru*

7:18 pm

Dianne

ruru - how many ba, bi & br words? Missing 1 and can't tell which.

7:18 pm

rururocks

thanks Ms L

7:18 pm

lil*monkey

I am already full of Chiani

7:19 pm

rururocks

ooh.. I love Chianti

7:19 pm

rururocks

I had Syrah with dinner last night watching the football game

7:19 pm

lil*monkey

we had spaghetti for dinner and my bro & I killed a bottle of Chianti

7:19 pm

rururocks

tonight is ice tea :D

7:20 pm

rururocks

who is the producer lil?

7:20 pm

lil*monkey

I think it is Gabbiani ??? or something like that

7:20 pm

rururocks

Gabbiano

7:20 pm

rururocks

Castello di Gabbiano

7:21 pm

lil*monkey

My mother is so paranoid about bugs ... the minute you finish a bottle of anything she grabs the bottle out of your hands, rinses it and takes it outside to the recycle bin.

7:21 pm

rururocks

good solid producer.. nice wines

7:21 pm

lil*monkey

Well it was delish, I prefer this one to Ruffino.

7:21 pm

rururocks

she should live with my wife .. they'd be happy together

7:22 pm

rururocks

I like the Ruffino Riserva Ducale when I have that. IT's always pretty good

7:23 pm

rururocks

I have fond memories of a nice bottle of that wine

7:24 pm

rururocks

had to do with the back seat of a rambler.. but that's another story :D

7:33 pm

rururocks

<---did not intend to kill the chat

7:35 pm

MollyL

*Gives chat CPR*

7:36 pm

rururocks

it's Christmas eve I guess and not a creature was stirring not even a ...

7:36 pm

MollyL

<---Old enough to remember Ramblers

7:37 pm

rururocks

<---old enough to remember ramblers well

7:37 pm

lil*monkey

how many AB words?

7:37 pm

rururocks

especially the cieling

7:37 pm

MollyL

I still have cinnamon roll dough to finish and stocking stuffers to wrap.

7:37 pm

rururocks

7:37 pm

rururocks

8 AB's lil

7:38 pm

lil*monkey

oh cr*p!

7:38 pm

rururocks

LOL

7:38 pm

rururocks

cinnamon rolls sounds great

7:38 pm

rururocks

*will you adopt me Molly* (just for the rolls)

7:39 pm

gapeach

Thanks, l'monkey

7:39 pm

MollyL

Good deal. I'll make you cinnamon rolls and you can educate me about wine. : D

7:39 pm

lil*monkey

uuummmmmmmmmmmmm yw

7:41 pm

rururocks

anytime. I'm an open book when it comes to wine

7:42 pm

MollyL

Looking forward to beef tenderloin tomorrow. It's my favorite meal of the year.

7:42 pm

rururocks

ooooh. Love beef tenderloin

7:43 pm

rururocks

I don't feel like fighting at the grocery store today.. so I'm going to make do with what I have in the house

7:43 pm

rururocks

but there is one thing I DON"T have

7:44 pm

rururocks

.....cinnamon rolls....

7:44 pm

crosshair

crossy is still stirringbut no mice because of the cats

7:45 pm

rururocks

man.. now I'll be dreaming of cinnamon rolls tomorrow morning

7:46 pm

mab

cinnamon rolls are perhaps my favorite food

7:47 pm

rururocks

I can never pass on them in the bakeries either

7:47 pm

crosshair

I do a ginourmous crossy breffast before ANYONE so much as even looks at a present or a stocking

7:52 pm

Uncagain

can't believe the se 6 caused me so much trouble. A clear case of looking but not se****

7:52 pm

crosshair

lol,cannot find the stocking from last year but found no less than three cat stocking with cute sayings on them,so my son gets a cat stocking lol

7:52 pm

mab

none so blind....

7:53 pm

mab

anyone should be honored, honored i tell you, to have a cat stocking

7:54 pm

mab

i used to get a stocking at my in law's even though i was jewish

7:54 pm

mab

mother in law could not grasp jewishness

7:55 pm

mab

but it was fun

7:56 pm

mab

love the cracker things with the hats and prize inside.

8:02 pm

rururocks

cracker things?

8:03 pm

bichon

Cracker jacks

8:06 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for ta7-44? Thanks

8:07 pm

rururocks

oh.. thought it was a bunch of black people talking about southern white people :D

8:07 pm

crosshair

I can grap Jewishness ,but neverless, the son still gets to grasp a kitty cat stocking tomorrow

8:07 pm

crosshair

grasp

8:08 pm

crosshair

the term "cracker" is basically unknown here

8:10 pm

rururocks

ta 7 is like the color orangey + the end of a chocolate square

8:11 pm

crosshair

then again we are not so ..racially aware..i cannot put it any better. here people are people. we all bleed the same colour

8:13 pm

crosshair

ty ruru

8:14 pm

rururocks

someday crossy.. it's a lot better than it used to be

8:16 pm

crosshair

there is always hope

8:17 pm

o-o

recent (since the US Supreme Court gutted the voting rights act) voting rights legislation in many states are reminiscent of the Jim Crow era

8:17 pm

crosshair

what does that mean o-o?

8:18 pm

rururocks

that's true BR.. but it is still better for minorities than it used to be.. we still have a long, long way to go. I am sure I won't be around to see it though

8:20 pm

crosshair

not to toot our own horn,but we ,up here are mystified when everyone play the race card on Obama.we think of him as a president first,race,creed or colour has no bearing in our minds

8:23 pm

gapeach

Thanks for the ta7, ruru

8:23 pm

rururocks

that's not the way it is here crossy.. he was a ground-breaker here. Hopefully a woman will get a shot at the presidency in the near future too.. it's more than time for that too.

8:24 pm

crosshair

it is indeed,ruru

8:30 pm

rururocks

yw peach

8:30 pm

rururocks

time to cook some dinner for RU

8:31 pm

crosshair

we are just having a cold plate tonight,fruits,veggies,crackers,sliced meats,deviled eggs.getting ready for tomorrows massive cokking

8:32 pm

crosshair

cooking

8:33 pm

lil*monkey

clue for bi7/36

8:38 pm

o-o

leaning to one belief over another

8:40 pm

crosshair

tis a total mystery

8:41 pm

lil*monkey

I think you clued the 7/44? I need 7/36

8:41 pm

crosshair

got it ty.the religion slant threw me

8:42 pm

crosshair

ahh,a 7/36, now the plot thickens

8:42 pm

o-o

there is no bi 7/36 .... lickety has an extra again

8:43 pm

crosshair

then that is well

8:43 pm

lil*monkey

Well @$*@$(*$(@$()

8:43 pm

lil*monkey

I have just spent a half hour on it.

8:43 pm

crosshair

lol

8:43 pm

crosshair

I have not listed yet,so it was not an issue

8:44 pm

lil*monkey

OK! moving on

8:47 pm

crosshair

e in the 5th column please

8:50 pm

Lizlin

e in 5th column - ee 4 - sea snake sort of!

8:50 pm

crosshair

ty,liz and fish me

8:50 pm

Lizlin

np!

8:50 pm

crosshair

that is NBT and NBS for crosy

8:50 pm

Lizlin

Beautiful day here - just back from walking on the beach :)

8:51 pm

crosshair

minus 14c and a frozen wasteland here

8:51 pm

Lizlin

WTG crossy! How did the tooth appt go on Monday?

8:51 pm

crosshair

went well liz

8:51 pm

crosshair

next apt in 3 months

8:51 pm

Lizlin

So is the tooth sorted now?

8:52 pm

crosshair

seems all is ok for now,liz

8:52 pm

Lizlin

A pain free existence??? Hoping! btw we bought a water pik - they're soooo good!

8:52 pm

crosshair

I am getting a water pik next week

8:52 pm

Lizlin

So worth it!

8:52 pm

Lizlin

Teeth feel wonderful after using it.

8:53 pm

Lizlin

Any other clues or I'll go back to the windmill jigsaw!

8:53 pm

crosshair

not that after my cleaning,i have actual spaces tween my teeth, a water pik will actually do some good

8:53 pm

crosshair

I am still doing sprites owls

8:53 pm

Lizlin

I'm sure you'll love it like we love ours!

8:54 pm

Lizlin

The owls were fun - still sorting the windmills - that's almost as time consuming as doing the jigsaw.

8:55 pm

Lizlin

There are some really weird words in this grid. Rose clued a lot of them last night - round about 3am -ish!

8:56 pm

gapeach

el5-10 the 2nd please.....thanks

8:57 pm

Lizlin

e + li 4

8:57 pm

gapeach

NM found it.

8:57 pm

o-o

Dear Abby's first name is in the grid

8:57 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, Liz.

8:59 pm

crosshair

1 hour and 20 min into the owls ,liz

9:00 pm

gapeach

na5-22 please....thanks

9:02 pm

o-o

g +na* (chew) + **l is well that ends well

9:03 pm

o-o

like on a bone

9:05 pm

o-o

bad clue

9:05 pm

crosshair

have no idea.sorry

9:06 pm

gapeach

I came up with nawal and it wouldn't take it.....thanks

9:06 pm

crosshair

and gnaw does not fit

9:06 pm

gapeach

anyway

9:06 pm

o-o

na + not cooked: *a* + **l is well that ends well

9:07 pm

crosshair

ahh the sea dolpin with the horn...why did you not say so?

9:07 pm

crosshair

dolphin

9:09 pm

Lizlin

The owls took me just under 2 hours, crossy.

9:09 pm

crosshair

well,i have my work cut out for me then liz

9:10 pm

Lizlin

It should take that word, peach!

9:10 pm

gapeach

I don't know what the dolpin clue is.

9:10 pm

crosshair

it is a type of dolphin with a unicorn horn

9:10 pm

Lizlin

Think unicorn type whale - you had the word, peach.

9:11 pm

Lizlin

Alternative spelling - usually has an h

9:11 pm

Lizlin

Lunch time! Enjoy your evenings and Merry Christmas, again, to those celebrating :)

9:12 pm

crosshair

tc,liz and Merry Christmas to you

9:12 pm

o-o

na(need a consonant: *oses are red)wal

9:14 pm

crosshair

narwal, there it is. im am off to the pb

9:14 pm

crosshair

martinis for all in the pb

9:15 pm

dcseain

yay martinis!

9:15 pm

crosshair

famouse crossy martinis

9:16 pm

gapeach

The clue I asked for was na5-22 and narwal (*which I have) is na6-30.

9:16 pm

crosshair

mm,fish is still on the loose then

9:17 pm

gapeach

It is the very last na word.

9:19 pm

crosshair

well.it is time to get to bed for me.santa is on his way and I must put out some cookies and milk

9:19 pm

crosshair

tc all and happy babblng

9:21 pm

Lizlin

na 5 / 22 - na + some of very spicy green Japanese dressing. Indian title.

9:22 pm

Lizlin

Sorry Peach - didn't check the stats!

9:22 pm

Lizlin

na + consonant + 1st 2 of the alphabet.

9:23 pm

Lizlin

Really don't know how to clue that.

9:23 pm

gapeach

Thank you so very much, Liz.

9:23 pm

Lizlin

9:24 pm

gapeach

I broke out a sweat on that one.

9:24 pm

Lizlin

I just didn't look or I could've helped earlier. Sorry to have stressed you! LOL!

9:25 pm

Lizlin

Any others, Peach?

9:25 pm

Lizlin

I promise to look more carefully!

9:25 pm

gapeach

It wasn't your fault, Liz.

9:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello, ladies! merry christmas!

9:26 pm

gapeach

Oh, hon, I have 7 more....thanks anyway.....I will monkey awhile.....

9:26 pm

Lizlin

Hi TO and the same to you and yours.

9:26 pm

gapeach

Merry Christmas, TO.

9:26 pm

Lizlin

OK - if no clues needed I'll be off!

9:27 pm

Lizlin

Enjoy the rest of the evening and tomorrow.

9:32 pm

gapeach

And you as well, Liz.

9:37 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for sa6-18 the 2nd? Thanks

9:41 pm

harpjane

hello 86 to go

9:42 pm

harpjane

i have one sa6/18, it's a city in Cal, or Salt

9:42 pm

gapeach

Hi there, harp.

9:43 pm

gapeach

Yes, thanks, harp, I have that one, it is the 2nd sa6-18 I need.

9:44 pm

harpjane

well we're in this together, then....

9:44 pm

gapeach

Bless you.

9:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi jsnr

9:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

jane

9:47 pm

harpjane

thanks to

9:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

it's after tena nd I am here baking cookies I have never made before. and they require icing. holiday madness has set in.

9:51 pm

gapeach

You are a very brave lady, TO.

9:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

i think it's sleep deprivation :)

9:57 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for ta5-18 the 1st? Thanks.....down to 3 now.

9:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

i nam down to 91 lol i will not even try to finish

10:00 pm

Minveryork

Merry Christmas Eve to all babblers! How are you doing?

10:01 pm

Minveryork

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! Hooray!

10:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey min, merry christmas!

10:01 pm

gapeach

Merry Christmas, Min.

10:02 pm

harpjane

the firs ra5?

10:02 pm

gapeach

ra + what you use to hit a ball.

10:02 pm

Minveryork

ra5/14 word is plural of the ra 4/6 word harpjane and hi

10:03 pm

harpjane

thanks, i needed the hit the ball one

10:03 pm

harpjane

i was sooooo close

10:04 pm

gapeach

ta5-18 the 1st please......thannks

10:06 pm

harpjane

don't have it ga

10:06 pm

gapeach

Thanks anyway, harp.

10:12 pm

Minveryork

First ta 5/18 word is ta plus singer David Bo*** gapeach.

10:13 pm

gapeach

Thanks so much, Min. down to 2 now.

10:14 pm

Minveryork

Go gapeach go!

10:14 pm

gapeach

sa6-18 the 2nd and sa5-10 the 3rd please.....thanks

10:16 pm

Minveryork

An sa 6/18 word is sa 4/4 word plus two vowels gapeach

10:18 pm

Minveryork

THe 3rd sa 5/10 word is sa plus a transgression gapeach

10:19 pm

gapeach

Thanks so very much, Min. That was the last one for this grid.

10:20 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations gapeach on your fireworls!Good for you

10:21 pm

gapeach

I will rest awhile and see you at the flip. Thanks for all the help.

10:22 pm

harpjane

29 to go here

10:22 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye gapeach! Won't see you at flip, but maybe later

10:22 pm

Minveryork

I'm following gapeach out the exit door.See you later on.

10:23 pm

Minveryork

Goodnight to my fellow babblers! I will see you tomorrow

10:45 pm

wvteach

** finito ** last word LI 4/4

10:48 pm

dcseain

yay teach!

10:56 pm

stidmama

hey all

10:56 pm

stidmama

starting now...

10:56 pm

JenMO16

hi stid!

10:56 pm

dcseain

evening, stir -- it's a biggie today.

10:56 pm

JenMO16

I just got started myself, have 42

10:56 pm

dcseain

i have 138 working off and on for some while.

10:58 pm

stidmama

yes, a biggie and I am only now watching the new dr who, so probably won't finish, but enjoying my down-time!

10:58 pm

stidmama

how are you, swain and jen?

10:58 pm

stidmama

oh! YAY teach!

10:59 pm

JenMO16

doing fine, stid, waiting for the midnight hour!

11:00 pm

dcseain

alrighty. watching La Gazza Ladra with a friend, sipping mulled wine. Tomorrow i visit sister's family, an i make deviled eggs at some point between. :)

11:00 pm

JenMO16

nart

11:00 pm

dcseain

good yule/merry christmas to all :)

11:01 pm

dcseain

hi, jen

11:01 pm

stidmama

gotta go... down to 221~ have a lovely evening and the rest of tyour week!

11:01 pm

stidmama

*poof*

11:01 pm

JenMO16

hi dc, what happened to stidmama

11:02 pm

dcseain

she comes and goes -- having a family does that :)

11:06 pm

rururocks

*wonders what angeled eggs would look like*

11:07 pm

rururocks

or jesused eggs for that matter

11:08 pm

rururocks

jesus eggs on hot crossed buns?

11:10 pm

JenMO16

what are you talking about ruru?

11:11 pm

rururocks

DC'S DEVILED EGGS

11:13 pm

rururocks

just a play on words jen.. just a joke

11:13 pm

JenMO16

11:14 pm

rururocks

wonders where "deviled" eggs originated from

11:15 pm

rururocks

little eggs with "A" 's on them :D

11:16 pm

rururocks

fried at the stake

11:17 pm

rururocks

as the townspeople scrambled to get more kindling :D

11:17 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, wikipedia says, devilied means spice added

11:17 pm

rururocks

is that all?

11:17 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

mustard, pepper, and so on, yep, that's all

11:17 pm

rururocks

paparika isn't really a spice

11:18 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i love the interwebs

11:18 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

paprika is pepper, dude 8 - )

11:18 pm

rururocks

damn .. I thought there was some kind of satanic ritual with eggs and then...

11:19 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i figured they were laid by the angelfood cake

11:20 pm

rururocks

laid or waylaid :D

11:20 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

like, at easter, the symbols are eggs and rabbits, so i figured, the rabbits must be laying all the eggs

11:23 pm

rururocks

hare-dly

11:24 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

eeek, you're burning my ears! LOL

11:24 pm

bookwomen

Happy Holidays Everyone

11:25 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hiya bookwomen, and happy holidays at ya

11:25 pm

rururocks

hi book x 2

11:26 pm

bookwomen

how have you been Gwen? Has Santa been good to you this year?

11:27 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

santa has always been kind of iffy . . . how's bout you?

11:28 pm

bookwomen

He was late this year but I do belive he finally arrived today.

11:29 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

that's good news, BW!

11:30 pm

bookwomen

we are just getting ready to decorate the tree.

11:33 pm

bookwomen

I shall bid you all a good night and Happy Night

11:33 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

night night BW

11:37 pm

gemini_J13

my 4 year old daughter asked me at Easter ~~ mommy if the chicken is laying the eggs,,, why is the Easter Bunny hiding them?

11:37 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

LOL gemini

11:38 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

that one is good enough for the reader's digest

11:40 pm

JenMO16

I can't believe the simple words I can miss in the grid!

11:40 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

like "tree" and "nine" ??

11:41 pm

JenMO16

yes

11:42 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i miss nine a lot. well, not so much now, that i know that i miss it a lot . . .

11:44 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

not to mention all words beginning with gw--

11:45 pm

JenMO16

do you have one book doctor?

11:46 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

well, i have 81 to go, and too sleepy to keep playing. enjoy the flip-de-do, everyone (yes, there is one word beginning with gw-- but it's not in the grid) (gweduck) night all

11:47 pm

JenMO16

goodnight gwen

11:53 pm

uusue2

OK, going to see if I can get nbt in the next 6 minutes - need the bottom n and the lone i at the center top

11:55 pm

uusue2

got the i...

11:55 pm

JenMO16

sorry, not from me

11:56 pm

uusue2

and got the n. Yay lickety, and morewords!

11:56 pm

uusue2

and merry christmas to all!!