Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, December 21, 2014

12:01 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:02 am

rururocks

tw 7

12:02 am

rururocks

st 7

12:02 am

flosey

hi ru and thanks Lickety

12:03 am

Lizlin

Thanks Lickety. Hi Ru and Flosey.

12:04 am

dizgrannie

et 8

12:04 am

flosey

Hi Liz

12:07 am

dizgrannie

ic 5/14 for centre I

12:09 am

dizgrannie

NBT/NBS

12:09 am

Lizlin

WTG Diz and thanks for et 8

12:11 am

cybernan

hello everyone

12:11 am

flosey

hi Nan

12:14 am

Lizlin

Hi Nan

12:17 am

KnightTime

co

12:21 am

KnightTime

my apologies - that was inadvertent

12:22 am

rururocks

no problem kt

12:23 am

cybernan

not seeing that ic 5/14

12:24 am

rururocks

ic + nervous twitch

12:25 am

cybernan

ty ruru ... nbt, nbs

12:25 am

gapeach

Thanks ruru.

12:25 am

KnightTime

there is a strange oi 8 -

12:27 am

rururocks

you're welcome. thanks Knight..looking

12:27 am

rururocks

finished

12:28 am

rururocks

that was my missing o

12:29 am

Lizlin

Congrats, Ru

12:29 am

gapeach

Congrats, ruru!

12:29 am

rururocks

thank you

12:29 am

KnightTime

"roses" to you

12:30 am

rururocks

I have never seen that word knight.. thanks

12:30 am

rururocks

the go 7 is weird too

12:31 am

KnightTime

neither have I

12:31 am

rururocks

I need to study up on Brazilian trees I guess :D

12:31 am

dizgrannie

FWs

12:31 am

rururocks

yay diz

12:32 am

gapeach

Congrats, diz!

12:32 am

mkg

well dont get eitgher of the 8s. darn.

12:34 am

KnightTime

and I can't find an a

12:35 am

KnightTime

finally - fw

12:36 am

gapeach

Congrats, KT

12:45 am

cybernan

going to have to leave the last 20 for tomorow -- good night all :-)

12:46 am

flosey

fw and off to bed, busy day tomorrow

12:48 am

gapeach

Congrats, flosey!

12:49 am

gapeach

bbl

1:58 am

grannyrose

cooee and g'day from me

4:29 am

grannyrose

ruby??? are you there? here??

4:40 am

grannyrose

okay...sprite has slept late...ruby has stuff going on...puglet is too busy getting ready for roy..catch my friends tomorrow. xoxox

5:14 am

sprite

good afternoon all

5:14 am

sprite

sti e

5:34 am

sprite

fireflies. Last words: A7/36 the first one, and Oi8. Oi8 being new to me.

5:35 am

sprite

it is a brazilian tree of the rose family. Right.

5:36 am

pippingeek

morning!

5:37 am

pippingeek

73? I can make this happen today before I go study

5:38 am

crosshair

good morning, and happy winter solstice my friends:)

5:38 am

pippingeek

hi crossy, happy solstice!

5:42 am

crosshair

It is none too soon either; here it is coming up to 7 a.m, and it is still darker than the hubs of hell outside;(

5:45 am

pippingeek

here too, i gots work to do and could use come encouraging sunlight!

5:45 am

pippingeek

also wouldn't mind if it was light when i get home from work at 4:30pm

5:50 am

pippingeek

but soon enough it will happen and then I'll be cranky that it is still light at 9:30 when I'm trying to sleep

5:59 am

MollyL

I can't remember the last time I went to bed that early

6:00 am

pippingeek

you probably also dont get up between 430 and 5

6:00 am

MollyL

5AM most mornings

6:01 am

pippingeek

then i am impressed. you must be naturally gorgeous. me, i need beauty sleep

6:03 am

MollyL

My sleeping patterns changed permanently once I had kids

6:11 am

pippingeek

i just found an 8, yay!

6:11 am

sukee

Me too, et

6:11 am

pippingeek

same one

6:13 am

MollyL

The other 8 is from bizarro world

6:14 am

pippingeek

i heard it's a tree?

6:18 am

pippingeek

okay, 11 more and then it's back to the land of statistics for me. i got a deadline to hit!

6:27 am

pippingeek

hooray for word lists. that's firewords for me, back to the grind, gotta get this course done!

6:28 am

pippingeek

good luck all, enjoy the grid, see you next weekend when i have time to be human again

6:28 am

sukee

Have a great holiday.

6:44 am

periwinkle

good morning. help with the 8's pls

6:49 am

car.eeyore

Good morning everyone

6:55 am

josephjames

et8 a person who studies what makes things right or wrong

6:56 am

car.eeyore

ty

7:01 am

Alleyn58

Hint for the end of the et8 please

7:02 am

Alleyn58

Found it!

7:03 am

Marc Freeman

Does the et8 start with the et5?

7:04 am

car.eeyore

Yes, the one who studies that

7:04 am

Marc Freeman

found it thanks

7:05 am

Marc Freeman

et6, please?

7:06 am

car.eeyore

Goes with the ET 5, a distinct racial group of people

7:06 am

MollyL

oi8...oi + facial twitch + last three of Central American country that starts with Costa

7:07 am

car.eeyore

Ugh..what a word. TY Molly

7:08 am

Marc Freeman

car, sorry didn't understand the clue?

7:09 am

car.eeyore

ET + 2 point letter + Jolly Old St. ***holas

7:09 am

Marc Freeman

thanks sorry I am so dense

7:09 am

Wolvie

morning all- stats please for 3 col i ? and ty for the oi 8- would never have monkeyed that lol

7:09 am

car.eeyore

No, you are not! I wasn't sure about my clue

7:10 am

MollyL

Car, I thought your clue worked. How many surveys do we take that ask what et6 group we belong to?

7:11 am

car.eeyore

ty molly

7:11 am

Marc Freeman

I agree with Molly it was a good clue I just wasn't thinking

7:14 am

car.eeyore

too many funky words in this grid.

7:14 am

car.eeyore

even with the list up, I am not making much headway

7:19 am

car.eeyore

Clue please for ic 5/14?

7:20 am

Marc Freeman

ic5, please?

7:20 am

car.eeyore

<snap>

7:20 am

MollyL

ic + facial twitch

7:20 am

car.eeyore

ty

7:20 am

Marc Freeman

Guess we are searching in the same area thanks Molly

7:21 am

car.eeyore

Clue please for the first AC 7/36?

7:21 am

Marc Freeman

go6, please

7:21 am

car.eeyore

a famous painting, American GO**** features a farmer and his wife

7:22 am

Marc Freeman

Sorry I have the go6 I meant the go7, please

7:22 am

Marc Freeman

You know Grant

7:22 am

Marc Freeman

You know the Grant Wood Gothic house is in Batavia, Iowa about 20 minutes from where I live.

7:23 am

car.eeyore

It is still standing? Very cool

7:23 am

car.eeyore

But now you must go to the PB

7:24 am

Marc Freeman

Yes and it is a great place to go. It is a state tourist attraction. You know the two people in the painting were never at the house and they never met until years later. The woman was his Aunt I think and the man was his dentist.

7:25 am

Marc Freeman

What is the PB?

7:25 am

car.eeyore

the penalty box...you used a word from the grid in the chog.

7:26 am

Marc Freeman

It is actually in Eldon, Iowa and the woman was his sister.

7:26 am

Marc Freeman

Oh sorry

7:26 am

car.eeyore

When I typed "wife" it felt wrong. I thought it was his sister.

7:27 am

Sugrraleona

LOL

7:27 am

o-o

go 7/40 - add, meet **e press and go fly a k***

7:27 am

Marc Freeman

gothite

7:27 am

car.eeyore

you got it, Marc!

7:27 am

car.eeyore

TYVM o-o

7:27 am

Marc Freeman

Oh crap did it again

7:27 am

Sugrraleona

LMAO

7:28 am

car.eeyore

Nice to "see" you, o-o...how you been?

7:28 am

car.eeyore

Hi Sugrraleona

7:28 am

Babs1

clues for the ac 7 ever show up?

7:28 am

car.eeyore

Nope...still looking for it.

7:28 am

car.eeyore

I also need the EC 6 if anyone has it

7:28 am

car.eeyore

Please and thank you

7:28 am

Babs1

or does someone want to just type them in here :-)

7:29 am

car.eeyore

I have 3 left and I have to shower and leave to sing in 30 minutes!

7:30 am

o-o

ac + how **gh can you fly + wily coy***

7:30 am

car.eeyore

Good grief...ty!

7:30 am

Babs1

thanks, o-o

7:31 am

Sugrraleona

ty o-o, never would have found that :)

7:31 am

Marc Freeman

me to thanks how about the other ac7?

7:32 am

car.eeyore

Do you have the AC 5/12 before it? Add St. N**cholas to the end

7:32 am

Marc Freeman

ac+ *** can

7:32 am

car.eeyore

Yes, now add the ending

7:33 am

o-o

eliza*** + a pa*** attack

7:33 am

o-o

elizab***

7:33 am

Marc Freeman

this first ac5 is ac + the Director Fel***

7:34 am

car.eeyore

I am so confused now.

7:34 am

car.eeyore

That was the ET 6, correct o-o?

7:34 am

o-o

woman's name

7:34 am

car.eeyore

I still need the AC 5/12 and the EC 6/24, if anyone has them.

7:35 am

Marc Freeman

There are two ac5/12 that I gave you clues for?

7:35 am

car.eeyore

Ohhhhhh, sorry

7:35 am

Marc Freeman

ac + metal that cans are made of

7:36 am

car.eeyore

Have them both now. so sorry.

7:36 am

Marc Freeman

I also need a clue for the ec6 and did not understand your clue o-o, sorry?

7:36 am

car.eeyore

Fireworks!

7:37 am

Marc Freeman

Congrats car

7:37 am

Babs1

congrats

7:37 am

car.eeyore

E + the area below your mouth (CH 4/6) + another vowel.

7:37 am

car.eeyore

I have to run! GL and TY all!

7:37 am

Babs1

clues for the first column c?

7:37 am

Marc Freeman

Thanks

7:38 am

Marc Freeman

ce4/6

7:38 am

suefrad625

single desert plant

7:39 am

suefrad625

sorry plural

7:39 am

Marc Freeman

plural for the plant with needles you find in the desert

7:39 am

Marc Freeman

ci4/5 I think it is like a pimple

7:39 am

Marc Freeman

infected

7:39 am

Babs1

thanks....so many odd words in this grid..not the one just clued of course

7:40 am

Marc Freeman

Still need a clue for the second ac7, please?

7:43 am

NANCY

marc,the 5 above it and then add most of cube

7:44 am

Cosmo Kramer

ac7 - a + ***n (a body part below your mouth) + secretaries take n***s during a meeting

7:44 am

NANCY

---cube

7:44 am

Cosmo Kramer

sorry.. wrong one..

7:46 am

Marc Freeman

I am confused please re-clue?

7:47 am

MollyL

ac + can material + first two letters of frozen water

7:47 am

Marc Freeman

thanks molly

7:50 am

Marc Freeman

ci6, please?

7:51 am

suefrad625

this is making me bonkers because it know it is going to be a fish...clue for the bottom T pls

7:52 am

phaeton

pt of posting on a tw***** account online...tw7/48

7:52 am

phaeton

or pt of tw4

7:53 am

suefrad625

arggggg slap me now

7:53 am

phaeton

stats for the center I pls

7:53 am

suefrad625

i know i tried that a lot

7:53 am

Anniebrook

ic 5/14

7:53 am

phaeton

"whaaaap"

7:53 am

suefrad625

5/14 i think

7:54 am

Marc Freeman

ci6, please?

7:54 am

suefrad625

wow, that was the wrong cheek

7:54 am

suefrad625

dont have marc

7:55 am

mixi6

ci4 + not out

7:55 am

phaeton

lol

7:55 am

phaeton

clue for the ic5/14

7:56 am

Anniebrook

phae, ic and facial spasm

7:56 am

phaeton

who made up these words?

7:56 am

Matches

clues for ac 7s

7:56 am

Marc Freeman

Don't think that clue works mix?

7:56 am

mattygroves

I'm not seeing that ci6? I guess I don't have the right 4?

7:57 am

bubba218

ci + past tenseof what you do with you shoe laces

7:57 am

Marc Freeman

Thanks got it

7:58 am

phaeton

stats for an N word pls

7:58 am

suefrad625

how is that ci4 + not out?

7:58 am

Anniebrook

ni 4/5, 4/4, 4/4

7:58 am

mixi6

oops. clue was for ch6 not ci6, sorry.

7:58 am

mattygroves

ni4/5

7:58 am

mattygroves

ni4/4 - that's all I got

7:58 am

phaeton

ty...just found that :-)

7:59 am

mixi6

note to self: must learn alphabet.

7:59 am

phaeton

stats for the 8?

7:59 am

MollyL

Annie, how are you feeling?

8:00 am

phaeton

ni4x2

8:00 am

Anniebrook

Hi Molly, Lousy but a least I am able to get out of bed and stay up.

8:00 am

Anniebrook

Molly, Thanks for asking

8:01 am

suefrad625

feel better soon annie

8:01 am

suefrad625

did anyone clue the ci6?

8:01 am

suefrad625

ty for the ch6

8:02 am

Anniebrook

Thanks, sue. I dont remember ever feeling this bad with a virus or the flu?

8:02 am

phaeton

yes sue at 7:57 by bubba

8:02 am

suefrad625

it will be gone before Christmas

8:02 am

phaeton

stats for the 8?

8:02 am

Anniebrook

I hope so sue

8:03 am

phaeton

either 8?

8:03 am

Anniebrook

et 8/50 and oi 8/50

8:03 am

suefrad625

i am claiming it Annie

8:03 am

suefrad625

et8/50

8:03 am

suefrad625

oi8/50

8:04 am

suefrad625

oi+facial thing+part of cold cube+vowel

8:04 am

suefrad625

arg i hate clueing

8:04 am

suefrad625

facial movement

8:05 am

bubba218

ot+ facial spasm= USA is alsocalled Amer***

8:05 am

Uneaixoise

hey annie -- did your pkge arrive? :-)

8:05 am

Anniebrook

Molly clued oi as oi+facial spasm+last 3 letters of Costa R***

8:05 am

MollyL

Annie, I hope you feel better soon. This crap that is going around is horrible.

8:06 am

suefrad625

ty annie, i was not doing well

8:06 am

Uneaixoise

oohh, sorry you're sick :-(

8:06 am

suefrad625

It is time for Church, bbl

8:06 am

Anniebrook

Molly, Thanks. It really is awful.

8:07 am

Matches

clue for first ac 7

8:07 am

Anniebrook

Une, I received the calendar. It is priceless.

8:07 am

MollyL

I went to church this morning. Outside, on my patio, with a cup of coffee, watching the sun come up. That is church for me. : D

8:07 am

mattygroves

I' confused - oi or ot?

8:07 am

MollyL

oi

8:09 am

MollyL

Yay! Annie got her Chippendale's calendar. That will make her feel better : D

8:10 am

Anniebrook

Molly, it would help.

8:10 am

Uneaixoise

glad you got your calendar YAY!

8:11 am

Uneaixoise

Molly LOL!

8:11 am

MollyL

Annie needs a brigade of Chippendale's to fix her chicken soup and put cool cloths on her head.

8:13 am

mixi6

fw.

8:14 am

MollyL

I think the Babble Gods chose a small grid today in deference from all the people who are hungover from last night's holiday parties. : D

8:18 am

Anniebrook

Back to bed for me. I hope Owl is okay. She wasn't feeling so great last time I was on Babble. *sigh*

8:19 am

Anniebrook

congrats mixi

8:24 am

Uneaixoise

take care, annie

8:28 am

phaeton

ty for the oi8

8:33 am

mixi6

I think the small grid today is to give me time to wrap christmas presents.

8:35 am

phaeton

clue for the et8 pls

8:36 am

doseffing

a person who studies et5

8:37 am

phaeton

ty dose

8:37 am

phaeton

done

8:37 am

phaeton

happy babbling...'foop'

8:38 am

mixi6

going backward phae?

8:41 am

Scrabbler

Oh, a tiny grid. :-(

8:43 am

aslindy

hello all

8:44 am

Scrabbler

Hi aslindy

8:45 am

aslindy

how are you, scrabs?

8:46 am

Scrabbler

Waking up. I slept later than usual--recovering from working extra hours these last few weeks.

8:46 am

aslindy

*passes coffee*

8:46 am

Scrabbler

I am on my first mug.

8:46 am

aslindy

I am on my second. =)

8:47 am

suefrad625

not making it to 10am going to 11. my best friends daughter is singing

8:47 am

Scrabbler

I usually have just one mug.

8:47 am

aslindy

sue, that's great. do you know what she is singing?

8:48 am

Scrabbler

Nice.

8:49 am

suefrad625

no, but i am sure it will be Christmas music. Isnt that all we get to hear for another week or two?

8:50 am

Scrabbler

My fave = Oh, Holy Night.

8:51 am

suefrad625

i heard a song, and you know when you hear a line that just stops you cold? It was "you are beautiful, and pretty on the outside".

8:51 am

Matches

first ac 7/36

8:52 am

aslindy

sue... that is ... odd

8:52 am

Scrabbler

It is fascinating that certain songs connect with our brains.

8:52 am

Scrabbler

Matches, I struggled with the ac's and moved on.

8:52 am

suefrad625

as the kids say in school "true that"

8:53 am

aslindy

matches... I don't that those, either

8:53 am

welki

hi folks

8:53 am

Scrabbler

Hi welki

8:53 am

aslindy

hello welki

8:53 am

welki

don't know if it's the first, but i have an ac7/36 that's a type of south american spice blend

8:55 am

72 Temple Owl

hello,folks

8:55 am

welki

morning, owl

8:55 am

Scrabbler

Hi Owl--are you feeling better?

8:55 am

aslindy

hello TO

8:57 am

grant

clue for spice blend, welki?

8:58 am

aslindy

I got the first ac 7 but no idea how to clue it, let me think

8:58 am

welki

think of the man who chased windmills, don

8:58 am

72 Temple Owl

hi welk, scrabs, lindy. yes i do feel better.

8:58 am

welki

a + don (that guy)

8:58 am

welki

sounds like his name :)

8:58 am

72 Temple Owl

great clue.

8:59 am

welki

thanks - took me a couple of tries *lol*

8:59 am

Scrabbler

Hm, am I the only one that doesn't get it?

8:59 am

aslindy

good clue. I would not have thought of that because it's spelled differently.

8:59 am

72 Temple Owl

got a call from my friend in balto, apparently this is a nasty virus going around. he is far sicker than i was.

8:59 am

welki

*singing* I am Don ********, Man of La Mancha

9:00 am

welki

did that do it, scrabbs?

9:00 am

Scrabbler

Viruses abound--day care center and schools are the breeding grounds.

9:00 am

doseffing

... french or spanish spelling

9:00 am

Scrabbler

That worked and I was lucky to pick the right spelling

9:00 am

72 Temple Owl

i went into one wed fr the community pizza with santa. thursday i was sick

9:01 am

aslindy

well done

9:01 am

Scrabbler

I am finally much better and today is 4 wks since I became ill with laryngitis and coughing.

9:01 am

72 Temple Owl

we were pondering theincubationperiodfor those viruses.

9:02 am

Scrabbler

Pretty short if the germs get delivered directly into your nose or mouth.

9:02 am

72 Temple Owl

glad to hear it, scrabbler.

9:03 am

Scrabbler

I have "big kid croup"==laryngitis/tracheitis/bronchit\nis. Using an asthma inhaler for the last 2 wks has helped with the coughing.

9:04 am

72 Temple Owl

sounds dreadful.

9:04 am

Matches

FIREWORKS

9:04 am

72 Temple Owl

wtg,matches!

9:04 am

Scrabbler

Not horrible, but annoying with coughing.

9:04 am

Scrabbler

Yay, Matches.

9:05 am

72 Temple Owl

food tastes altered. hardly hungry

9:05 am

aslindy

so many phantom words today

9:07 am

72 Temple Owl

scrabbler, could someone play piano one evening and fall ill the next day/ i am thinking kids use the instrument as well.

9:07 am

Scrabbler

My phantom = coach

9:07 am

aslindy

have fun all, back later

9:08 am

grant

finally got it. thanks.

9:08 am

Scrabbler

Respiratory infections spread quickly--coughing, sneezing send germs 30-50 feet away

9:08 am

72 Temple Owl

this is fever chills gi

9:09 am

suefrad625

clue for the Ac5 after ac7

9:09 am

Scrabbler

Viremia causes fever, aches, chills the first day or so

9:10 am

suefrad625

got it

9:10 am

suefrad625

fw

9:10 am

Scrabbler

Yay, Sue.

9:12 am

72 Temple Owl

wtg, s ue!

9:12 am

72 Temple Owl

having trouble seeing g words.

9:13 am

Scrabbler

I have gi4/7 but need the go6 and 7

9:13 am

72 Temple Owl

yes, i am seeking those as well

9:13 am

Scrabbler

I am seeing gnocchi because I am craving them!

9:13 am

72 Temple Owl

it's not "goiter" phantom

9:14 am

Scrabbler

Ah, go6 = a period of time, architecture

9:14 am

72 Temple Owl

oh, no way! i swear i've tried that in past grids unsuccessfully!

9:15 am

bubba218

go6 black finger nails, black eye makeup and a snarl + froze3n water

9:17 am

72 Temple Owl

make that a rock.

9:23 am

Scrabbler

15 left for later. Bye.

9:24 am

Uneaixoise

hi and bye scrabs :-)

9:30 am

72 Temple Owl

time to get going, bye all happy babbling

9:33 am

Uneaixoise

later TO :-)

9:44 am

MollyL

go6 has always been a playable word in Babble. go4 is not.

9:47 am

rubyfoo

Love your icon, Molly, today was my father's birthday, he would have been 106 today

9:48 am

Uneaixoise

aaaww thinking of you today, ruby.. . my dad's bday was Dec. 26 . . .

9:49 am

rubyfoo

My mother's was the 27th.

9:49 am

rubyfoo

9:49 am

Uneaixoise

would have been 94

9:50 am

Uneaixoise

mine's the 29th -- lots of capricorns :-)

9:50 am

rubyfoo

My parents were both born in 1908

9:51 am

Uneaixoise

wow . . .

9:51 am

rubyfoo

My dad lived long enough to visit me in France but died in 2001

9:55 am

Uneaixoise

wow -- mine died in 1976

9:55 am

Uneaixoise

missed meeting my daughter by a year . . .

9:57 am

Uneaixoise

yikes -- i need to get movin' --- good to see you -- byee :-)

10:19 am

Uneaixoise

chi--

10:20 am

MollyL

Une tosses in one last bone before she vamooses

10:20 am

Uneaixoise

oops -- sorry -- fw --and signing off!!

10:47 am

penquis

hello all...can someone please give me STATS for the center i?

10:47 am

MollyL

ic 5/14

10:48 am

penquis

ty, molly

11:29 am

Judi

Afternoon, Babblers!

11:43 am

rururocks

*un ... snort... uh.. is it afternoon already?*

11:49 am

jesdraggon

howdy kids

11:49 am

jesdraggon

whats the haps?

11:49 am

rururocks

hi jes

11:49 am

rururocks

dunno.. today is goof off day for me

11:50 am

jesdraggon

oh, goof off days are nice. :)

11:50 am

rururocks

I could use one

11:50 am

rururocks

to be honest

11:51 am

jesdraggon

here's a goofy for your goof off day:

11:51 am

jesdraggon

http://survivingtheworld.net/Lesson233\n3.html

11:54 am

rururocks

doesn't work

11:55 am

jesdraggon

http://survivingtheworld.net/

11:55 am

jesdraggon

that's the home page, not the specific comic, but it's the most recent comic so if you check it today should work :)

11:57 am

rururocks

ha. I hate xmas music.. it's really irritating

11:58 am

jesdraggon

aardvarks make everything better. I'm gonna change it up with armadillos and giraffes too :)

11:59 am

jesdraggon

hah. i just looked at the grid size - i ws thinking grid was not being nice to me but turns out i'm 2/3 done :D

11:59 am

rururocks

one of my neighbors put out tons of xmas stuff the DAY after Halloween.. and plays xmas music piped out into the street. I want to beat him with a bat

12:00 pm

rururocks

just like a woman to check out the grid size

12:00 pm

penquis

hello....can someone please clue the first ac 7?

12:01 pm

jesdraggon

i think men spend more time worrying about size than women do.

12:01 pm

rururocks

ac (beginning to be sore+ plus most of tiny thing with a different ending vowel

12:01 pm

jesdraggon

how loud is the music? noise violation?

12:01 pm

rururocks

I don't ever worry about grid size

12:01 pm

penquis

ty ru...

12:02 pm

rururocks

it's on the edge of being a noise violation

12:03 pm

rururocks

I've asked him to lower it.. and he did. he's completely nuts about christmas

12:03 pm

jesdraggon

well, that's good anyway

12:04 pm

rururocks

I'm thinking of a banner for my house "Scrooge lives here!"

12:04 pm

rururocks

*waits for jess to start looking for the oi 8 *

12:05 pm

jesdraggon

sorry...bruce keeps distracting me :)

12:06 pm

rururocks

oh.. ?

12:06 pm

jesdraggon

he's internet shopping and just got a new toy

12:07 pm

rururocks

what kind of toy?

12:07 pm

jesdraggon

some kind of gaming thing called a shield

12:07 pm

rururocks

oh .. that kind of thing has little interest for me

12:08 pm

jesdraggon

yeah, me too, generally... but he's excited, so i pretend to be interested.

12:09 pm

MollyL

Oh there is SO much to say about that comment...SO much

12:09 pm

rururocks

ha!

12:10 pm

jesdraggon

probably because I am intentionally playing straight man for ruru, Molly. It's fun to watch him run with the entries.

12:10 pm

rururocks

we can easily take that out of context jes :D

12:11 pm

rururocks

I am twisted more than a glazed donut

12:12 pm

jesdraggon

And have more issues than National Geographic

12:12 pm

rururocks

LOL

12:12 pm

rururocks

"sings Lady Gaga's : Born that way!"

12:13 pm

MollyL

I would find it very difficult to pretend to be excited about anything gaming related. I truly don't understand the obsession.

12:14 pm

rururocks

me neither.. my nephews are total gaming junkies.. I don't really understand it either

12:14 pm

rururocks

they all seem violent and pointless to me

12:14 pm

jesdraggon

I didn't say i pretended to be excited. i said i pretend interest. which means i look at him and say 'neat' and 'uh huh' and 'why's that?', not that I jump up and say "we should go buy it NOW" :D

12:16 pm

jesdraggon

There are non-violent games, ruru. and I actually had a lot of fun playing World Of Warcraft as a vegetarian pacifist shaman... ;D

12:16 pm

rururocks

are they the kind of shoot em up games?

12:16 pm

rururocks

do you get extra points for Tofu?

12:16 pm

jesdraggon

I don't even know what he's playing... Dragon Age Inquisition, maybe? he's stoked about a new gadget that displays games on a handheld, not a specific game.

12:17 pm

jesdraggon

no, it was actually a whole bunch of handicapping of myself, because the game is not at all set up for that - there were a lot of quests I couldn't take and armor I couldn't use (can't wear leather, you know). Which was fine, because it made it a more interesting challenge.

12:18 pm

rururocks

you don't wear leather?

12:18 pm

jesdraggon

my vegetarian shaman character didn't.

12:18 pm

rururocks

*takes off ostrich leather pants*

12:19 pm

rururocks

oh

12:19 pm

jesdraggon

heh.

12:20 pm

penquis

i am done... :oD

12:20 pm

rururocks

I have veggie friends that don't wear leather

12:21 pm

rururocks

*whispers congrats to Penquis*

12:21 pm

penquis

ty, ru... :o)

12:22 pm

rururocks

oh angelsong is here.. Hey Angel? can I ask you a question?

12:22 pm

jesdraggon

yay penq!

12:22 pm

jesdraggon

I do too, ruru... they're not me. I am not vegetarian either.

12:22 pm

rururocks

I'm semi veggie nowadays

12:23 pm

jesdraggon

though i'm not currently wearing leather... i'm in fuzzy pajama pants and warm socks, loafing on the couch because i can.

12:23 pm

rururocks

I'm a semivegetarian

12:23 pm

rururocks

fuzzy?

12:24 pm

jesdraggon

yeah, soft, fuzzy, with happy bunny print :)

12:24 pm

rururocks

oh.. cute.. let's see it in an icon

12:25 pm

jesdraggon

i don't have any pictures of my pants, ru :P

12:26 pm

MollyL

They should make weemee print pajamas for Hego and Car

12:26 pm

rururocks

I wouldn't want any weemees near my ...

12:27 pm

rururocks

Have bruce take a screenshot jes :D live large

12:28 pm

jesdraggon

weemee?

12:29 pm

rururocks

it's a cartoonish drawing of little people with big heads and ghoulish eyes

12:30 pm

jesdraggon

sounds... pleasant?

12:30 pm

rururocks

not really

12:30 pm

rururocks

kind of creepy actually

12:31 pm

rururocks

I think I'll wander off. Enjoy your holidays jes.. nice to see you.

12:32 pm

jesdraggon

have fun, ru. don't get caught.

1:04 pm

hego

Hego does not wear pajamas.

1:05 pm

hego

Just for the record she wears nightgowns.

1:28 pm

harpjane

hello

1:29 pm

hego

hiya Harp

1:32 pm

phandmd

nice to know...

1:32 pm

hego

:)

1:33 pm

phandmd

how are you, Hego?

1:34 pm

hego

pretty good phann and you.

1:34 pm

phandmd

not bad. Avoiding doing stuff I really need to do...

1:34 pm

hego

Likewise..

1:35 pm

phandmd

actually, I am blown away. I had put out a request to my neighbors to help out with size 14 professional clothing so she can find a job. She is currently homeless. I got 3 bags of clothes today AND an offer for $300.00!

1:36 pm

hego

That's wonderful!

1:36 pm

phandmd

indeed

1:37 pm

phandmd

I need the center I and an 8. Any clues?

1:37 pm

hego

I have one 8.

1:38 pm

hego

et 8, 50

1:38 pm

phandmd

does it build off the 5 before it?

1:39 pm

hego

yes, one who

1:39 pm

phandmd

got it

1:39 pm

hego

:)

1:39 pm

phandmd

thanks

1:39 pm

hego

the other is oi8 50

1:40 pm

phandmd

no idea what that could be

1:40 pm

hego

me either.

1:41 pm

hego

center i is ic 5 14.

1:41 pm

hego

don't have that either.

1:42 pm

phandmd

well, thanks. I guess I will attempt to do that stuff I have been avoiding.

1:42 pm

hego

no avoiding it.

1:43 pm

phandmd

sigh, no. And if I don't get it done, I will only be mad at myself when my daughter comes home to a wreck of a house.

1:44 pm

hego

You're a nice mom.

1:51 pm

dan2bit

afternoon all!

1:52 pm

hego

Hi Dan

2:33 pm

PaulN

35 words on my own. The other 38 would require cheat sheets and clues. Too much nonsense.

2:36 pm

penquis

nice, paul... you do get better over time if you stick with it...

2:42 pm

PaulN

the obscure word just don't stick in my brain like they did years ago..

2:42 pm

penquis

i hear ya...

2:43 pm

penquis

everyone plays this game differently, with their own goals...

2:52 pm

cybernan

good afternoon :-)

3:00 pm

penquis

hi...

3:02 pm

cybernan

oi 8, please?

3:02 pm

cybernan

hope there are a lot of clue givers around -- going to need a lot of help with this one!

3:04 pm

penquis

oi + facial spasm + m*** is a soft mineral that has layers...

3:04 pm

cybernan

ty pen -- great clue

3:05 pm

cybernan

ac 7? -- don't have either

3:06 pm

cybernan

need the go 7 too

3:07 pm

penquis

which ac 7?

3:07 pm

penquis

go 7...most of the previous word + ending meaning a mineral...

3:07 pm

cybernan

need both of them, ty

3:08 pm

penquis

ac 7....most of pain + people who go amok are r***ing + vowel...

3:09 pm

penquis

ac 7....ac + a mar**** is a drink + consonant...

3:10 pm

cybernan

ty pen - 2 new ones

3:11 pm

cybernan

and ty for the go

3:13 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* - thanks again, pen

3:15 pm

penquis

congrats!

3:16 pm

cybernan

I'm assuming you have finished...

anyone else need help?

3:17 pm

LeslieAnn

nope, just lurked out all my 7s ;) thanks!

3:17 pm

cybernan

happy to have assisted your lurking ;-)

3:18 pm

cybernan

bye everyone - back at the flip - hagd

3:21 pm

Soodle

Hello Babblers. :-)

3:22 pm

penquis

hi soodle...

3:23 pm

Soodle

Hey Pen :-) Just looking at the weather forecast for the week - It's to be almost balmy here for the week. Happy days.

3:30 pm

penquis

we are going to get a lot of rain Christmas eve...

3:35 pm

crosshair

good evening everyone:)

3:37 pm

penquis

hi crossy....

3:43 pm

Soodle

((((Crossy)))

3:50 pm

crosshair

((soodles))

4:17 pm

MollyL

And that, ladies and gentlemen, was your 11 1/2 seconds of Soodle.

4:21 pm

Soodle

Short, but oh! So sweet. Ha ha ha.

4:23 pm

Soodle

Well, news from Chez Soodle is that all Soodle chicks have returned to the mothership. The fighting, squabbling, bickering has resumed. I'm content!

4:25 pm

mattygroves

This is NOT an easy grid

4:28 pm

Soodle

Hi Matty

4:30 pm

Soodle

I'm intermittantly Babbling & cooking cocktail sausages for the troops..

4:32 pm

jaxx7

Soodle!!!!!

4:35 pm

Soodle

Hey Jaxx((())). Christmas has arrived chez Soodle. The kids are all home, and hungry! Happy Christmas to you, Nigel et al. X

4:37 pm

jaxx7

Thanks, Soodle. Christmas was meant for family. nothing quite like it. We shall be having our first Christmas without all the family. I am quite looking forward to it, I must admit. We are having our family day at the new house on 26th

4:39 pm

Soodle

New house???? Have you moved?

4:40 pm

jaxx7

Julie's new house. I am a little worried as Simon has been made redundant and it seems they may have to move again. I have sent Himself a silent prayer that this will not happen. Cross your fingers, soodle

4:45 pm

mattygroves

Hi all.

4:45 pm

jaxx7

Hi, Matty

4:55 pm

Soodle

Prayers sent, Jaxx.

4:59 pm

Jeff7

clue for the first ac7 pls

5:00 pm

jaxx7

Thanks, soodle. in case you and I visit Babble at different times between now and Thursday, have a Super Christmas and a prosperous New year.

5:06 pm

Jeff7

got iy

5:07 pm

Jeff7

fireworks :)

5:09 pm

penquis

congrats!

8:08 pm

dan2bit

could I trouble anyone for stats for the center I

8:14 pm

jesdraggon

ic 5 14

8:26 pm

dan2bit

got it ty jes

8:28 pm

godthaab

FINISHED!! VERY EXCELLENT!!!

8:32 pm

dan2bit

woo woo godthaab

8:53 pm

dan2bit

firewords here as well - tx all cluers. go7 mineral was my last

10:05 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

and wiki is still not a word! (hi all)

10:11 pm

torgone

Heya Gwen ..

10:11 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

** waves at tor **

10:13 pm

torgone

** waves back **

10:13 pm

torgone

** waves front **

10:14 pm

torgone

** waves sides **

10:14 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

** averts her eyes **

10:15 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i found me an 8 but i can't find anything from the O. can you give me a hint for one of the Os?

10:16 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ah, just found an O

10:16 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

NBT then

10:16 pm

torgone

ot4/5 is fairly common on Babble

10:16 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

yep, thanks

10:16 pm

torgone

oi8/50 is impossible ..

10:17 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hm, thanks, i will be hunting now

10:17 pm

mkg

i am really struggling and not getting either of the 8s. can anyone clue them? the oi or the other one? i am not remembering what it started with.

10:18 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

would you believe, the oi8 is on my cheat sheet, so it must have been in one of these grids in the past

10:19 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

et8, one who studies morals and values.

10:21 pm

mkg

ty gwen. great clue. i got it instantly. ty.

10:21 pm

mkg

ok gwen, so how about one for the oi 8???????

10:21 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

here's another clue: s*** myers + vowel + ci4 (a medical condition)

10:21 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oh, well, never mind that clue i just posted then 8-)

10:22 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hm, i will see what i can come up with the oi8, jst a sec

10:22 pm

mkg

ok who is myers? a man? a lady? sounds good but dont know who it is.

10:23 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oi + tiny little bug that gets under your skin + Cornell University is in ith*** new york

10:23 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(s*** myers, he's one of those late night talk show hosts, I think, I get them all mixed up though, so i could be wrong)

10:24 pm

mkg

wow! super clues. and i got it!!!!!!!!!!!!!yeah gwen!!!!!but who is myers??????

10:25 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

(it used to be johnny carson and then bedtime, now there's a million of 'em)

10:25 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

8-)

10:25 pm

mkg

ok got it. you were cluing the other one, not the oi. so sorry.

10:25 pm

mkg

well thanks for those.

10:26 pm

mkg

one more clue please: i have no g words. any one will do.

10:26 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

anytime 8-)

10:26 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

all i have is go6, as in a go**** horrow movie

10:27 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oh, yeah, there's also gi4/7, scottish dialect, past tense of to go ( i think)

10:27 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

horror movie, i meant

10:27 pm

mkg

gorey?? hmmm.

10:27 pm

mkg

ty got the gi word.

10:28 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

the same word also can be a go**** romance, and an architectural style

10:28 pm

mkg

anyone ever heard the word gotchkis??????

10:28 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

sounds like jewish soup LOL

10:29 pm

mkg

gotchkis were pants that ladies and girls wore under skirts back in the 1920s. they kept your legs warm. they were wool. or cotton. i just wonder if this was an english word or not. or did my grandmother get it from yiddish or polish.

10:30 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

well, the internet is here to answer all your questions! (i'm not looking it up, though, i'm too lazy)

10:30 pm

mkg

jewish soup? not really. but then i guess i always knew what gotchkis were.......the kis is pronounced like kiss. so maybe i should spell it gotchkiss.........

10:31 pm

torgone

I think it's Polish. They used to talk about wearing gotchies in the winter in Cleveland.

10:31 pm

mkg

nothing comes up on google except some people named hotchkiss.........or some other things.

10:33 pm

mkg

torgone, were they jewish or not? if they were polish but not jewish, then it was indeed a polish word. glad someone else heard of it. i never met anyone else who heard that word. i now wear capris pants from target or walmart under my skirts all winter for warmth.

10:33 pm

mkg

also what came up was hotchkiss pre school in conn. and i know that school well as i grew up in conn.

10:34 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i just checked wikipedia and urbandictionary and they don't have it either

10:34 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

might be a regionalism or even a family word

10:35 pm

mkg

torgone, do tell me if you heard it from jewish people or not. if not, this will mean it was polish. if so it might be yiddish.

10:36 pm

mkg

i also checked some on line dict.that translates into many languages. and they dont have it ...

10:36 pm

mkg

no it wasnt a family thing. all the kids wore gotchkis.

10:36 pm

torgone

It was mostly from Polish extracted folks

10:37 pm

mkg

torgone are you stil here?

10:37 pm

torgone

They meant long underwear like thermals

10:39 pm

torgone

If you look up "gotchies" a lot more comes up

10:44 pm

stidmama

Wondering if you-all are done talking about underwear, I can help clue since I finished earlier...

10:45 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ah-ha, urbandictionary has "gotchkees" which i think is the word, if not the same spelling

10:45 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nope, stid, we are not1 LOL

10:45 pm

stidmama

rofl

10:46 pm

stidmama

how are you, gwen

10:46 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

trouble with languagem, it keeps evolving, and you can't stop it!

10:46 pm

stidmama

tor, did you get enough rain yet?? Have been thinking about you and yours, and hoping none of you are in flood- or slide danger!

10:46 pm

jesdraggon

hi all :)

10:47 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i'm doing fairly well, how's you?

10:47 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hiya jes

10:48 pm

stidmama

I am on VACATION!!!! fourteen more days after today. I will do some school-related reading and planning tomorrow and Tuesday, and some housekeeping tasks... and mostly I am just enjoying having some time to hang out and do things as I want and not as the clock dictates. LOL and my children and Tom are healthy and well, so life for us is good.

10:48 pm

stidmama

hey jes!

10:48 pm

jesdraggon

yay vacation!

10:48 pm

stidmama

how is the beautiful effie doing these days, jes? hoping less skeletal than in the icon pic?

10:49 pm

jesdraggon

she looks like a lean dog instead of a drying rack :)

10:49 pm

torgone

The rain was good. No flooding or mudslides to speak of. We could still use more.

10:49 pm

jesdraggon

up to 40 pounds (was 27 in the picture)

10:49 pm

stidmama

nice! both about the rain and the weight gain. SO glad to hear good news.

10:50 pm

stidmama

I think you will get more rain later this week, tor -- was looking at the maps last night and apparently another north-to-south system is coming in tomorrow or Tuesday.

10:51 pm

stidmama

how about the intestinal stuff -- getting less troublesome, I hope, jes? Oh -- and mother's dog, Murphy, had a torn ACL that got repaired this past week. Man are those critters expensive!

10:52 pm

jesdraggon

much less problem, she's just on a special diet, no drugs.

10:53 pm

stidmama

my Tom just made choclit cookies... no drugs here, either! LOL

10:54 pm

stidmama

low protein, or high fiber, or ... ??? (wondering how expensive she is going to be to feed) Lucky cost me easily $100 a month in food.

10:55 pm

stidmama

we fed him half from an all-vegetable bag and half from either salmon-rice or chicken-sweet potato blends. He needed LOTS of food just to maintain at about 85.

10:59 pm

stidmama

anyway... does anyone want clues before I turn into a pumpkin? Have been staying up way too late, and want to be up earlier tomorrow.

11:02 pm

jesdraggon

sorry, phone call distracted me

11:03 pm

jesdraggon

she's on Purina enteric right now, which is about $80 for a 32 pound bag

11:05 pm

stidmama

worth every penny for good health, but frustrating I know to get her placed.

11:06 pm

jesdraggon

yeah, i have hope though - got the mastiff with myesthenia gravis placed, and he needs expensive meds every 8 hours or he can't even stand up.

11:06 pm

stidmama

I have to head out. The astonishing Tom says hello to the amazing Bruce, btw. We have to get these guys together for a bake-off sometime! :-D

11:07 pm

jesdraggon

man... i don't know if i could judge the fabulousness

11:08 pm

stidmama

I know, but it could be so much fun to try! LOL ((hugs)) gwen and tor, you went silent, so hope you are having great success with the grid. Happy Solstice to all!

11:08 pm

jesdraggon

have fun, enjoy your time off!

11:08 pm

stidmama

"see" you tomorrow [love my vacation] *poof*

11:12 pm

jesdraggon

ac7 clue please?

11:16 pm

grannyrose

ac7, most of sore feeling + h* h* silver + most of not coffee

11:17 pm

jesdraggon

thanks. i was miles away from that one on my own.

11:18 pm

grannyrose

np's jes

11:19 pm

jesdraggon

ci6/24?

11:19 pm

jesdraggon

d'oh, nevermind

11:20 pm

MollyL

http://tinyurl.com/omx4kp7

11:20 pm

jesdraggon

is go 7 related to go 6?

11:21 pm

rururocks

it's a goth who is stoned

11:22 pm

rururocks

or turned to stone :D

11:23 pm

jesdraggon

gothlith is an interesting word, but doesn't appear to be it :P

11:23 pm

rururocks

gothlith is a kate and 8 with a lisp

11:23 pm

jesdraggon

also, excellent, ruru's back. You wanted to see my reaction to the oi8, right? that and go7 are my last 2 words...

11:25 pm

jesdraggon

found the go, thanks :)

11:26 pm

rururocks

oi +adams family wife ending

11:26 pm

jesdraggon

crap, it's getting late and i need a shower...

11:28 pm

rururocks

we were beginning to wonder jes :D

11:28 pm

rururocks

oi + nervous twitch + the beginning of the state I live in

11:29 pm

jesdraggon

that's not working in my brain..

11:29 pm

jesdraggon

there needs to be an i on the other side of the a

11:29 pm

rururocks

oi + lyme disease carrier mostly + the state i'm in

11:29 pm

rururocks

add the i

11:30 pm

rururocks

sorry

11:30 pm

jesdraggon

and aren't you in france?

11:30 pm

rururocks

it's a freakin' weird word.. don't blame me

11:30 pm

rururocks

lol

11:30 pm

jesdraggon

don't they have provinces or something?

11:31 pm

rururocks

oi + facial twitch + most of frozen h20 + vowel

11:32 pm

jesdraggon

yeah, those clues are all adding up to the same letters that i can't make work in the grid... the fail is mine, i'm sure.

11:32 pm

rururocks

try my new one

11:32 pm

jesdraggon

ah, there it is!

11:32 pm

rururocks

sorry it's really hard to clue

11:33 pm

jesdraggon

there was an extra c mixed into Mrs. Addams' name :)

11:33 pm

rururocks

yes.. I clued it wrong

11:33 pm

jesdraggon

thanks for patiently beating me with the clue stick :)

11:34 pm

rururocks

just call me spanky

11:36 pm

jesdraggon

oh, that should be fun :)

11:36 pm

rururocks

I don't just toodle off.. I paddle off

11:37 pm

jesdraggon

anyhoo... of to shower lest you be able to smell me from franceland :P

11:37 pm

rururocks

I'm sure Bruce will appreciate that

11:37 pm

rururocks

congrats.. and good night jes

11:38 pm

jesdraggon

he is surprisingly tolerant of my eccentricities :)

11:39 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

fireworks OY

11:49 pm

cybernan

hello everyone

11:50 pm

rururocks

hi nan

11:55 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

is it time to guess? 179

11:55 pm

dizgrannie

297

11:56 pm

periwinkle

320

11:57 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i looked up the oi8, but before i did, i decided that it sounds like one of those stupid little appliances you put on your kitchen counter that does something your oven already does.

11:58 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

or one of the kardasshians

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