Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, January 12, 2015

12:00 am

Minveryork

Flip flip hooray!

12:01 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:01 am

Digby the Westie

Flip Time!

12:08 am

flosey

hi all and thanks Lickety

12:11 am

Minveryork

I am stopping at 85 words and 689 points.Goodnight babblers!

12:12 am

rururocks

good night minver

12:12 am

dizgrannie

mo 5/16 for lone M

12:12 am

Digby the Westie

'night Min

12:14 am

flosey

thanks diz

12:14 am

flosey

aunt

12:14 am

flosey

oops

12:15 am

rururocks

an9

12:15 am

flosey

anything to do with the an6, ru?

12:15 am

rururocks

almost

12:15 am

flosey

thanks

12:16 am

rururocks

more to do with avoiding speeding tickets :D

12:16 am

Jerry81

finally made it onto cream list...yahoo!

12:17 am

flosey

wtg Jerry

12:17 am

flosey

thanks again ru, still looking

12:17 am

saanichcat

thanks ru!

12:17 am

rururocks

welcome saanich .. and Hi too

12:17 am

dizgrannie

NBT/NBS

12:18 am

flosey

hi Saan

12:18 am

saanichcat

hullo flosey!

12:18 am

saanichcat

and hello to oyu too, ru!

12:22 am

dizgrannie

se 8

12:25 am

dizgrannie

pn 6

12:27 am

saanichcat

thanks diz

12:28 am

dizgrannie

yw

12:30 am

Roses6

need a word that starts with u for nbt/nbs.

12:31 am

flosey

un4/5

12:31 am

Roses6

found it! thanks flosey!

12:31 am

dizgrannie

un 5/14

12:40 am

dizgrannie

dh 6/24...sort of justice in India.....BBL

1:14 am

flosey

does anyone have a clue for the 9?

1:15 am

rururocks

To avoid a speeding ticket closet an9

1:15 am

saanichcat

a device to avoid getting caught speeding

1:15 am

rururocks

Closer

1:15 am

saanichcat

(ru's clue)

1:15 am

flosey

thanks ru and Saan, looking

1:15 am

rururocks

Closet. Is closet...

1:16 am

rururocks

Closet is flosey in autocorrect

1:17 am

flosey

does it start with an4/4?

1:17 am

saanichcat

yes it does

1:17 am

flosey

tks

1:18 am

saanichcat

autocorrect sure is weird

1:18 am

flosey

thanks, got it

1:26 am

flosey

would speed trap have been to specific?

1:29 am

saanichcat

time for bed, see you tomorrow!

1:31 am

flosey

goodnight Saan

1:33 am

jwr

phantom: museum

1:59 am

flosey

looks like everyone's gone for the night, and so am I, bb tomorrow morning

2:04 am

dizgrannie

FWs

2:15 am

grannyrose

cooee and g'day from me

2:15 am

grannyrose

WTG DIZ!!!!

3:29 am

grannyrose

be back in about an hour...dinner ready

3:33 am

sprite

good morning all

3:41 am

meliae

Tiara triad

3:41 am

meliae

Crap

3:41 am

sprite

good ones, mel :)

3:42 am

meliae

Hi Sprite ((hugs))

3:42 am

sprite

*hugs* right back at you. How are you at the moment?

3:43 am

meliae

Doing good same ole same ole lol

3:43 am

sprite

good :) Glad to hear it.

3:45 am

meliae

Waiting to hear from surgeon to get spot removed on arm. Which is just a minor thing. Everything is going well, and how are You doing?

3:45 am

sprite

I am fine! All is good here, except son still in occasional teenager moods. It will pass. Before he is 40, hopefully :)

3:47 am

meliae

Ha my son is 39 and it has not passed yet he turns 40 this year perhaps there is hope?

3:47 am

sprite

let's hope so, grin.

3:49 am

meliae

You are in the grid :)

3:49 am

rubyfoo

What a circus! The painter/paperer finally came back (only a month delay|||||||||||), the electrician broke his arm or leg (I didn't hunderstand|), and the real gardener came to prune the cherry tree and the roses.

3:49 am

sprite

oh woopy, had not even noticed yet! So I am :D

3:50 am

rubyfoo

And my dog hasn't stopped barking or my husband milling around.

3:50 am

rubyfoo

This is my only quiet place

3:50 am

sprite

good morning ruby. Some mayhem :)

3:50 am

rubyfoo

and the housekeepker, too!

3:51 am

rubyfoo

{{sp***)}

3:51 am

sprite

all good things though. Breathe, stay calm and be ready to enjoy the fruit of their labours.

3:52 am

rubyfoo

that was some ra**! orry

3:52 am

meliae

Duenna duena how do you spell that Spanish word?

3:52 am

meliae

For I think chaperone

3:53 am

sprite

yeah, double N for sure.

3:53 am

rubyfoo

hi, meliae, I tried variouos forms of that, too. |No lck

3:53 am

meliae

Ok I will quit fussing with it then lol

3:54 am

sprite

you may try crossing your eyes to double that N, lol.

3:55 am

meliae

These meds kick in I won't need to try to cross my eyes lol

3:55 am

sprite

hahahaha... good stuff huh.

3:56 am

grannyrose

{{hugs}} sp6. {{hugs}} ruby. {{hugs}} melia. and i am back...col

3:57 am

sprite

hi dear friend :) *hugs* How was your dinner?

3:57 am

grannyrose

very nice. grilled chicken breast schnitzel with steamed vegs. tummy very full...

3:58 am

sprite

sounds delish

3:59 am

grannyrose

saw the surgeon today re don's shoulder. we have opted for a guided injection of his shoulder. then wait 2 months for review. the brachial tendon is what giving him all the trouble.

3:59 am

grannyrose

it was delish, hin...and not a lot of fat either.

4:00 am

sprite

ok... sounds good. Painful injection, but if it helps...

4:01 am

grannyrose

yeah...i made the surgeon laugh. i told him there is no 'jesus' handle on the x-ray table. he has asked for only a small amount of fluid with the drug. not the 200mls i had to endure.

4:02 am

sprite

lol!

4:02 am

grannyrose

if in 2 months there is no improvement...then we move to step 2. an MRI...

4:03 am

sprite

ok. Let's hope this does the trick.

4:04 am

grannyrose

i have emphasised to don...he has to be 100% well BEFORE i go to the ortho re my hips.

4:05 am

sprite

yes. You need him a 100% after.

4:06 am

sprite

besides, not a bad means of pressure to get him to look after that shoulder...

4:06 am

grannyrose

col....you think??

4:06 am

sprite

*serene smile*

4:07 am

grannyrose

sweetie...i did ask you in the email...but i hast to know...another fair night?

4:08 am

sprite

it was ok, I guess... some nightmares, but not all night long at least.

4:12 am

sprite

that wasn't supposed to be a stopper

4:14 am

grannyrose

sorry, hin. watching grand designs at the same time. they have built down into the earth. no obvious vent for the cook top. we were trying to work out what happens when they cook. does the whole house fill with the smell of cooking food?

4:17 am

sprite

ok darling, enjoy the show :)

4:18 am

grannyrose

it's almost done...i am glad your night wasn't totally nightmares.

4:18 am

sprite

me too

4:20 am

grannyrose

have you heard back from puglet yet?

4:21 am

sprite

not yet

4:21 am

grannyrose

okay....i hope she is okay.

4:22 am

sprite

perhaps working as much as she can to compensate for the days she will miss at work

4:23 am

grannyrose

i so hope she takes some down time post-op. she is going to have some pretty extensive surgery.

4:24 am

sprite

she won't. Can't spare the money, I think.

4:25 am

grannyrose

i did ask her what is happening with her sister...that is also a concern...maybe one of her other sisters will step up to the mark.

4:25 am

sprite

let's hope so. won't hurt them to do something for once.

4:27 am

sprite

fireflies

4:27 am

grannyrose

i cannot understand why they are not helping with the sister's care. such a strange thing!! no matter what....myself and my siblings would step up to help with the care of another family member. at least now...

4:27 am

grannyrose

WTG SP6!!!!!

4:28 am

sprite

dysfunctional parents often raise dysfunctional families... and are themselves raised in one...

4:28 am

grannyrose

mind you...i hard to tell my bros that i was physically unable to care for our mother. and then they stepped forward....

4:29 am

grannyrose

ugh....had...not hard....lol

4:29 am

sprite

it was hard tod o, lol

4:30 am

grannyrose

how is your day panning out?

4:32 am

sprite

don't know yet. Don't feel like anything, to be honest. Will email you about yesterday. Am a bit down and tired. Maybe just laundry, cleaning toilets and removing the last Xmas stuff.

4:33 am

grannyrose

{{hugs}} my darling. just rest your head here * points to shoulder* envelopes sp6 with loving arms.

4:34 am

sprite

now that is just what I need :D Scotty, beam me over!

4:34 am

grannyrose

*giggle* shuffles over...here scotty, right here.

4:35 am

sprite

ok, off then to answer emails. *hugs* for rose and mel. And to you all, a blessed day and a peaceful night.

4:35 am

grannyrose

hope your day is kind to you, my darling sp6. xoxox

4:37 am

grannyrose

bye all. i hope you enjoy the grid...

5:17 am

crosshair

good morning everyone:)

5:18 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Crossy :-)

5:23 am

zoozzoom

How are you doing, Crossy?

5:32 am

ivesy3

clue for the an 9 plz

5:34 am

zoozzoom

Strange word...against + how you see aeroplanes on a screen?

5:36 am

ivesy3

great clue zoo..ty!

5:36 am

zoozzoom

Or against + a device for determining the presence of flying aircraft.

5:37 am

zoozzoom

Glad you got it, Ivesy :-)

5:38 am

MollyL

Or against O'Reilly from M*A*S*H
: D

5:38 am

zoozzoom

LOL

5:38 am

sukee

Morning all.

5:38 am

zoozzoom

Going back a few year there, Molly :-)

5:38 am

sukee

Good timing, ty for the clue for the 9

5:38 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Sukee :-)

5:39 am

MollyL

Classic show Zoom : )

5:39 am

crosshair

ty for an9, zooz

5:39 am

zoozzoom

Yes watched pretty much all of them.

5:40 am

zoozzoom

Most welcome.

5:49 am

Anniebrook

Came in a the right time, great clues, zppz and Molly

5:49 am

MollyL

Morning Annie

5:49 am

Anniebrook

or zooz (you can tell I still not awake)

5:49 am

Anniebrook

morning, Molly

5:50 am

zoozzoom

lol hello, Annie :-)

5:50 am

MollyL

*Passes Annie some fresh brewed, high octane coffee*

5:50 am

Anniebrook

hello zooz :)

5:51 am

Anniebrook

Molly, McD's now is selling their brand of coffee, Have a fresh brewed cup in front of me.

5:53 am

MollyL

I haven't had McDonald's coffee in ages. Is it good?

5:54 am

Anniebrook

Yes, I like McD's coffee

5:55 am

crosshair

And now it is time for Crossy's tidbit of the day!! Now, I have done this once before in my tidbits, but I think it is worth a second look, so here is another sampling of the worlds most beautiful doors! http://tinyurl.com/lf62p7q

5:57 am

MollyL

Interesting how places like McDonald's and Dunkin Donuts have had their coffees carry over into grocery stores.

5:58 am

Anniebrook

I now have 3 brands of coffee in my cupboard. Eight O'Clock, Dunkin Donuts and Mc Donalds. So far, McD is winning.

5:58 am

car.eeyore

At our McD's it is a Newman's Own blend.

5:59 am

Anniebrook

Hi car. Do you like Newman's Own brands?

6:00 am

car.eeyore

Hello all!

6:01 am

car.eeyore

I do like some. I am not a strong coffee person. My hubby loves the McDs coffee...and the price!

6:01 am

Anniebrook

Me too!

6:03 am

crosshair

I should learn to never get in the way of people and their coffee;)

6:04 am

MollyL

Thanks for the heads up Annie, I will give the McCafe a try if it goes on sale.

6:06 am

Anniebrook

especially in the morning, crossy

6:06 am

zoozzoom

lol

6:07 am

Anniebrook

Molly, If you do, there is a $1.00 coupon attached to the bag.

6:09 am

ivesy3

do you know if they have it k cups? and good morning

6:11 am

Anniebrook

Hi ivesy, I dont know but I wasnt looking for K cups. They probably do. Lots of people have Keurigs.

6:11 am

car.eeyore

Stats please for the M in the right column?

6:11 am

ivesy3

i will find out. i like mickey d coffee

6:12 am

zoozzoom

MO 5/16

6:12 am

car.eeyore

Got it! TY

6:12 am

zoozzoom

Welcome :-)

6:19 am

MollyL

Ivesy, they sell it in K cups because Amazon has it. But don't buy it there, their food prices are not competitive.

6:22 am

lbdawger

gm, everyone. clue for the pn?

6:22 am

MollyL

I had to find out why McDonald's was deferring to Newman's Own when McDonald's has their own brand of coffee. It's the new "fair trade" craze.

6:22 am

ivesy3

ty molly. i will check prices at walmart. their coffee is usually cheaper

6:23 am

MollyL

pn sounds like the beginning of a lung disease but ends in a vowel

6:23 am

lbdawger

ty, Molly

6:23 am

car.eeyore

ty

6:23 am

Anniebrook

thanks, Molly, again great clue

6:26 am

suefrad625

how many letters in the pn?

6:26 am

Anniebrook

6

6:29 am

suefrad625

ty

6:29 am

rubyfoo

hello again. Back from lunch

6:29 am

rubyfoo

We have a Nespresso machine and it is the first time I've been able to ake decent coffee!

6:30 am

rubyfoo

And their service is splendid, capsules to the door in 2-3 days

6:30 am

Anniebrook

Hi (((ruby)))

6:30 am

ivesy3

i have looked at those ruby.. the coffee looks so good! and hello..

6:31 am

rubyfoo

We bought the machine when we first arrived because husband used to make that awful Fr press coffee which was too weak

6:32 am

rubyfoo

When my machines have broken down (we drink a lot of coffee) they have sent me free replacements.

6:32 am

suefrad625

i dont usually look for clues until i have gone through the puzzle a good go through, but you cant pass up a pn clue

6:33 am

crosshair

Think I am going to go to the re-use centre and see if they have one of those old Perkulators everyone used to have. All they need is few TBS of a nice med grind dark roast and you are in coffee heaven:)

6:34 am

suefrad625

i need just the lone m for nbt

6:34 am

Anniebrook

I have all those percolators and I still like drip coffee better.

6:34 am

suefrad625

i love my keurig

6:34 am

suefrad625

the new ones dont let you use off brand cups, argggg

6:35 am

lbdawger

tadone!! finito! ty for the clue, Molly

6:35 am

suefrad625

but i fill my own with the coffee's i like

6:35 am

suefrad625

congrate lbd

6:35 am

Anniebrook

congrats, dawg!!!

6:35 am

suefrad625

clue for the lone M pls

6:35 am

Anniebrook

dawg, clue for the lone M in the last column please

6:35 am

suefrad625

is the 7/8/9 all one word root

6:35 am

rubyfoo

me, too, for that pesky m

6:36 am

suefrad625

wow deja vous

6:36 am

lbdawger

mo5, not dad + all of ** love babble.

6:36 am

Anniebrook

Thanks!!

6:36 am

suefrad625

ty ty ty

6:36 am

crosshair

momaus

6:37 am

crosshair

lol sorry

6:38 am

lbdawger

9 is an9/60 7/8 combo is fr7/48 and 8/65 other 8 is se 8/45

6:38 am

suefrad625

u went back into the chug and it looks like you all like McDonalds coffee. S&D Coffee in Concord NC supplies it to many Mcd.

6:39 am

rubyfoo

Two dogs pacing around the studio -- I feel like the zookeeper for the bears

6:40 am

crosshair

McD coffee is is swill and not even suitable for removing stains from your toilet never mind actually drinking it.

6:40 am

suefrad625

that was harsh cross.

6:40 am

crosshair

At least the stuff they make here is.

6:40 am

suefrad625

i like it

6:40 am

crosshair

it is harsh, but true

6:40 am

ivesy3

actually my fave for the keurig is green mt. breakfast blend.. i am a big fan of timmy ho coffee but the kcups are too strong.

6:41 am

rubyfoo

phantom: momer

6:41 am

rubyfoo

momser*

6:41 am

rubyfoo

what is Keurig?

6:41 am

crosshair

We used to have a chain called Country style, and they used to make good coffee, but Starbucks and Timmies killed them off.

6:41 am

suefrad625

clue for the fr pls

6:42 am

suefrad625

I dont much care for starbucks, it tastes burnt to me.

6:42 am

crosshair

Starbuck is for the rich set anyways:(

6:42 am

suefrad625

i like the mixed drinks, just not the straight

6:42 am

Uneaixoise

fr4/7 + what is your phone ***ber?

6:42 am

suefrad625

ruby it is a machine for one cup at a time

6:43 am

Uneaixoise

and plural

6:43 am

Anniebrook

McD's coffee is good...I find Starbucks too strong. Can friz your hair.

6:43 am

Uneaixoise

morning, all :-)

6:43 am

Uneaixoise

morning, all :-)

6:43 am

suefrad625

i love it because you can make their coffees, your, or just hot water for any other hot drink

6:43 am

rubyfoo

with capsules?

6:43 am

rubyfoo

Bonjour, une

6:43 am

suefrad625

all right after each other, instead of making a big pot of just one.

6:43 am

lbdawger

builds off the fr4/7 + 1,2,3,4 are ordinal ***bers

6:44 am

lbdawger

hi unea!

6:44 am

suefrad625

http://www.keurig.com/happy2015?cm_mmc\n=pdsch-_-BQ-_-bng-_-BQ_TrademarkPlus-K\n-Cup&utm_source=bng&utm_medium=pdsch&u\ntm_term=BQ&utm_campaign=BQ_TrademarkPl\nus-K-Cup

6:44 am

Uneaixoise

<<<<< from yesterday's march

6:44 am

suefrad625

now I get the refillable cups and get my own coffee

6:44 am

crosshair

And the chog takes a URL bullet to the head!!

6:45 am

suefrad625

their can get expensive

6:45 am

rubyfoo

nous sommes tous Charlie! The march and manif were wonderful!

6:46 am

suefrad625

ty lbd

6:46 am

rubyfoo

I am only getting part of the chog. What's up?

6:46 am

Uneaixoise

i agree, ruby -- watched lots of it on cnn and al jazeera

6:47 am

rubyfoo

|It helped me feel better

6:47 am

Anniebrook

Netanyahu spoke at the Grande Synagogue...I found that very moving

6:48 am

Anniebrook

Uh oh, the chog is stretched out

6:48 am

Anniebrook

h

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Anniebrook

h

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Anniebrook

h

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Anniebrook

h

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Anniebrook

h

6:48 am

Uneaixoise

me too -- have been staying up glued to tv watching all the developments

6:48 am

Anniebrook

h

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Anniebrook

h

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Anniebrook

h

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Anniebrook

h

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Anniebrook

h

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Anniebrook

h

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Anniebrook

h

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Anniebrook

h

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Anniebrook

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6:48 am

MollyL

Long link posted in chat again

6:48 am

Uneaixoise

me too, annie

6:48 am

Anniebrook

I wonder who?

6:49 am

Uneaixoise

the keurig link

6:49 am

Anniebrook

LOL

6:49 am

MollyL

Tiny url people, tiny url

6:51 am

MollyL

Not only do long urls blow the chat
but \n's get inserted into them which
makes them unusable

6:52 am

Uneaixoise

:-)

6:52 am

ivesy3

ma 7/32 plz

6:52 am

crosshair

Tinyurl is your friend:)

6:54 am

crosshair

7 more posts and the chat will be all better:)

6:54 am

zoozzoom

Think aliens , Ivesy :-)

6:54 am

ivesy3

ty zoo..

6:55 am

zoozzoom

Welcome.

6:57 am

suefrad625

i change my icon

6:58 am

MollyL

tinyurl.com

6:59 am

suefrad625

i dont understand, what does the long url do?

6:59 am

Uneaixoise

my favorite ma*****

6:59 am

Trifioso

Good morning all

6:59 am

MollyL

Like I said, it blows the chat width and inserts \n's that
make the url unusable

6:59 am

Uneaixoise

sue, it's too fat for the chog space :-)

6:59 am

Anniebrook

Hi Trif

7:00 am

MollyL

Morning Trif, how was your looong drive?

7:00 am

Uneaixoise

hey trif

7:00 am

Trifioso

Drive was made completely bearable by car.eeyores presence. She is a blessing

7:01 am

Uneaixoise

aaawwww

7:01 am

MollyL

â™ªâ™«Sisters, sistersâ™«â™ªthere were never such devoted sistersâ™ªâ™«

7:02 am

Trifioso

I can't remember the last time she and I had such a chance to just talk and relax

7:03 am

Trifioso

We got REALLY lucky with road and traffic conditions too.

7:05 am

MollyL

Really? And you two live so close to each other.

7:06 am

Trifioso

Somewhere around hour seven of the drive, tertiary texted to say she had been switched to morning swim practice, and would need a ride to the pool at 5:30 this morning. So, you know, that was fun....

7:08 am

Trifioso

I see an after school nap in my future

7:10 am

suefrad625

I just read this and I think it is amazing. It is written by John Nichols, a co-founder of the media reform group Free Press "We who practice and appreciate the right to freedom of expression must stand now and always in solidarity with every journalist in every country who challenges corruption, abuses of power, violence and the intolerance that underpins violence. We must do so in the defense of freedom of expression, in the name of pluralism and in the knowledge that without the liberty of wide-ranging and controversial discourse, there can be no real debate nor anything akin to true democracy." I hope this is ok to post.

7:11 am

Trifioso

I think that is wonderful, sue

7:12 am

MollyL

It's great, but we in America forget that not all countries are a democracy.

7:12 am

suefrad625

true but we have to stand for something of fall.

7:13 am

MollyL

Oh we do. We are ever present in countries that are not democratic, fighting for their right to be so.

7:13 am

suefrad625

that is why when i substitute at the schools, all my students stand for the Pledge of Allegiance. They dont have to say it, but they have to respect it in my room.

7:14 am

MollyL

I think if you are afforded the luxury of going to school in this country and taking advantage of our great education system, you should honor the flag of the country you have chosen to live in.

7:15 am

suefrad625

Amen

7:17 am

suefrad625

I love this from the article also. "When French officials proposed in 2012 to block demonstrations against the magazine, the editor objected, asking: â€œWhy should they prohibit these people from expressing themselves? We have the right to express ourselves, they have the right to express themselves, too.â€ It is why I dont make them say it. They will learn, I pray.

7:22 am

suefrad625

I just went into my laundry room and was reminded of a song "I'm fixing a hole where the rain gets in
And stops my mind from wandering
Where it will go"

7:24 am

suefrad625

i am sorry for the long URL, it didnt do anything to mine and I didnt know it did anything wrong.

7:24 am

grant

amuse

7:24 am

suefrad625

ty for the clue grant

7:25 am

suefrad625

i needed that one

7:25 am

grant

oops, sorry

7:26 am

suefrad625

it seems i killed the chog

7:26 am

grant

is there a key that will move the cursor over here without using the mouse?

7:31 am

suefrad625

try just the Tab key

7:33 am

grant

aha that explains a lot Thank you

7:34 am

suefrad625

if you use the tab key, it makes you go down your word list and then will come to this box. if you go too far, the Shift Tab key will take you backwards.

7:40 am

suefrad625

ok, well i feel condemned and will take my leave

7:40 am

MollyL

That sounds like a very long way to get from point A to point B

7:40 am

MollyL

Feel condemned?

7:41 am

phaeton

hello...stats for the lone M?

7:41 am

suefrad625

everyone stopped taking, i thought i killed the chog

7:41 am

Uneaixoise

noooo sue!!

7:41 am

MollyL

mo5/16

7:41 am

suefrad625

mo5/16

7:42 am

suefrad625

oh, ok

7:42 am

Uneaixoise

just looking for words :-)

7:42 am

phaeton

ty

7:43 am

MollyL

"Killing the chat" is a misnomer. Sometimes there is just a lull in conversation.

7:44 am

suefrad625

Grant, that is the only way I can see to get to the chat box. I will keep tapping around.

7:44 am

suefrad625

molly, you are right, there used to be the Alt + letter you could jump to, but i dont see it.

7:45 am

suefrad625

I have a blind student coming into my class, and we are finding the same thing on the new software. He doesnt use a mouse and it is getting hard for him to get around.

7:46 am

suefrad625

well time to get stuff done. love you all and I will see you later tonight.

7:46 am

Uneaixoise

later, sue :-)

7:49 am

grant

Just wondering how this can happen accidentally. Many times folks including myself forget to go the other way after chogging and land in the PB.

7:51 am

MollyL

A Google search on how to navigate a computer without a mouse will give you some interesting ideas. As for forgetting where your cursor is, that is just a matter of paying attention to your screen.

7:55 am

josephjames

Of course, it's best to have done that search before you find yourself mouseless.

7:58 am

MollyL

I'll have to do some reading because I'm not sure of what use a computer would be to someone who is blind. Unless there is audio software to assist.

8:06 am

MollyL

Yep, audio programs, called "Screen Readers"

8:16 am

Trifioso

hello again

8:31 am

Norma

un te

8:31 am

Norma

Sorry ;-)

8:31 am

josephjames

Well, I haven't found any of the 7's, 8's, or 9's today. I'm finding it a hard one in general.

8:32 am

hego

Hi Norma!

8:32 am

hego

and JJ

8:32 am

Trifioso

I can't find much of anything....haven't found nbt, no chance of nbs

8:32 am

Norma

Hi hego

8:32 am

hego

:)

8:33 am

josephjames

I have "nbt". Can I help?

8:33 am

Trifioso

a count for the lone m would be most welcome

8:33 am

josephjames

mo5/16

8:33 am

hego

I'm good JJ. Just starting, ty

8:33 am

Trifioso

thank you

8:35 am

Biltong

Hello :) Could I have stats for the u please?

8:35 am

hego

Not easy grid.

8:35 am

josephjames

one of them is un5/14

8:36 am

Biltong

ty, jj :)

8:37 am

Trifioso

now I have nbt - thanks!

8:40 am

Uneaixoise

an9 against ra5/12 (MASH character)

8:40 am

Scrabbler

Thanks for the clues, Une. Good day to all.

8:40 am

hego

Hi Une ty

8:41 am

hego

Hello Scrabs

8:41 am

Uneaixoise

ma7 My Favorite Ma*****

8:41 am

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

8:42 am

Scrabbler

I am talking to my mother on the phone and she is talking about the Buffalo Bills' new coach, Rex Ryan. "If he is SO good why didn't the Jets keep him?"

8:42 am

Trifioso

funny that doesn't have a capital at the start....

8:42 am

josephjames

thank you Uneaixoise

8:42 am

Uneaixoise

fr7, 8 fr4/7 + Sesame Street brought to you by the ***ber 5 :-)

8:42 am

josephjames

Did you tell her he is very obnoxious, Scrabbler?

8:43 am

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

8:43 am

hego

Scrabs, my husband is a Jet fan and he HATED Ryan as a coach.

8:43 am

Scrabbler

Yes, and she saw him talking on TV. "We don't need a big mouth jerk, we need a great coach?"

8:44 am

josephjames

Quite a number of coaches are big mouth jerks...

8:44 am

hego

Just look at the Jets record this year.

8:44 am

hego

True JJ

8:46 am

Scrabbler

We need a superstar QB more than anything.

8:47 am

hego

doesn't everybody?

8:47 am

phaeton

clue for the an9 please?

8:47 am

hego

Une just clued

8:47 am

Trifioso

we don't hego -----> feeling very smug in Boston :)

8:48 am

Scrabbler

My mother is giving me her grocery list. "Now, don't get me that queeze jam, I want it in a glass jar."

8:48 am

hego

lol Trif

8:48 am

phaeton

ty

8:48 am

hego

Go Pats!!!

8:48 am

hego

Your mom is a hoot Scrabs.

8:49 am

Scrabbler

My mother asked yesterday, "Does Bill Belechick ever smile? He always looks angry?"

8:49 am

Scrabbler

Trif, you must be tired from all of the driving.

8:49 am

Anniebrook

I like your Mom, Scrabbs

8:49 am

hego

I can't believe she follows football.

8:50 am

Trifioso

I asked Valentine that very thing on Saturday, Scrabs

8:50 am

hego

Hi Annie

8:50 am

Trifioso

I am BRAIN DEAD scrabs.

8:50 am

hego

Poor Trif

8:50 am

periwinkle

hi all. I don't see that lone M even with the clue

8:50 am

Anniebrook

hi hego, snowing there yet

8:51 am

hego

No snow for us Annie, rain.

8:51 am

hego

Hello Peri

8:51 am

Trifioso

It would not have been as bad if Tertiare hadn't had swim practice at 6 this morning....on the road again by 5:30 = punished

8:51 am

Trifioso

Driving with car. eeyore was a BALL - she is one of the best people I know

8:51 am

hego

Ah, the high school years.

8:52 am

Sandieangel

Can anyone clue the un5 please. It is my last one and I just CANNOT get it.

8:52 am

Scrabbler

Get to bed early tonight, Trif.

8:52 am

josephjames

un + your hand is at the end of your...

8:52 am

Trifioso

I predict a nap, scrabbler...of COURSE I have to teach my after school class today too.....pass me a coke

8:52 am

Scrabbler

It is snowing here.

8:53 am

Scrabbler

Oh, no, Trif. Poor you.

8:53 am

Anniebrook

thanks, jj

8:53 am

hego

I am always blind to that word.

8:53 am

hego

ty JJ

8:53 am

Trifioso

its fine, scrabbler. I'm hardly down the mines....

8:54 am

Sandieangel

Thanks so much joseph. It was driving me crazy.

8:54 am

periwinkle

help with M in right column pls

8:54 am

periwinkle

gray and rainy here today.

8:54 am

Trifioso

I was thinking of you this weekend, actually, scrabbler....the countdown has started until my very own Mrs. Richard Head retires....20 some days to go. CANT WAIT

8:55 am

Anniebrook

rance \nramus

8:56 am

Scrabbler

Yay! I still occasionally have nightmares about Dr Richard Head, and I am so glad I decided to leave him.

8:56 am

Trifioso

Annie, honey, take your mittens off...

8:56 am

Trifioso

I cannot wait until she mounts her broom and flies away. SEE YAAAAAA

8:56 am

Anniebrook

oops, sorry..you can see I cant get ra 5/14

8:56 am

hego

:)

8:56 am

Anniebrook

*takes off industrial sized gloves*

8:59 am

Trifioso

Bell is going to ring....see you

8:59 am

Scrabbler

Bye, Trif.

8:59 am

Anniebrook

bye Trif, stay cool

9:00 am

hego

Is Trif phsycic?

9:00 am

Trifioso

Staying cool is HARDLY an issue here today, annie, but I must say, I have the advantage over Secondo - minus NINE where she is! Ha!

9:01 am

Anniebrook

I cant imagine minus 9....is she in Vermont?

9:02 am

hego

psycic

9:02 am

hego

oops I can't seem to spell that word. lol

9:02 am

Scrabbler

Psychic even

9:03 am

hego

That's it!! ty :)

9:03 am

LuvWordGames

ra 5/14 ra + grey poupon is a type of ***tard

9:04 am

Scrabbler

I am a psychic so I knew what you meant.

9:04 am

hego

Haha

9:04 am

Uneaixoise

tx luv!

9:04 am

Anniebrook

thank you, Luv

9:04 am

LuvWordGames

yw

9:05 am

Uneaixoise

aaawww sweet face in your icon

9:06 am

hego

so cute

9:06 am

LuvWordGames

thanks Une, that's my little Maggie, just a year old

9:06 am

Uneaixoise

precious!!!

9:06 am

LuvWordGames

thanks hego

9:06 am

Scrabbler

So cute.

9:06 am

hego

yw

9:06 am

Anniebrook

Une, translation for your icon, please

9:06 am

LuvWordGames

she has the personality to match

9:07 am

Uneaixoise

annie, love is stronger than hate -- seen at Paris march

9:07 am

Anniebrook

Thanks, Une

9:08 am

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

9:09 am

Uneaixoise

BRB

9:09 am

Scrabbler

My mother is still talking.

9:09 am

Anniebrook

leaving 10 for later. Errands to take care of.

9:10 am

Scrabbler

Bye Annie

9:29 am

Scrabbler

62 for tonight. Bye kids.

9:33 am

Matches

clue for the 9 please

9:39 am

MollyL

an9...against O'Reilly, of M*A*S*H

9:41 am

Matches

ty molly great clue

9:51 am

wvteach

stats for one of the 8s please

9:54 am

MollyL

se8/45

9:55 am

Judi

Hiyas, kiddos!

9:55 am

wvteach

hello judi

10:02 am

josephjames

Could you give a clue for that Molly?

10:02 am

MollyL

Judi in disguise...with French flag...

10:02 am

MollyL

se8...beginning of a month (abbreviated) + diva solo

10:04 am

MollyL

Obscure geology word

10:04 am

Judi

Just a little French solidarity.

10:09 am

josephjames

thank you

10:11 am

MLFAN17

thank you

10:14 am

Judi

What does the other 8 start with?

10:14 am

MollyL

fr

10:15 am

MollyL

Also obscure

10:15 am

Judi

Ty. Looking.

10:16 am

MLFAN17

u stats?

10:16 am

trentsnana

un 5/14

10:16 am

trentsnana

and good morning, everyone

10:16 am

MLFAN17

gm trent

10:17 am

MLFAN17

and ty

10:17 am

MollyL

Hi TNana

10:17 am

trentsnana

yw

10:17 am

trentsnana

Hope everyone had nice holidays and are staying warm!

10:18 am

MLFAN17

trent clue please?

10:18 am

trentsnana

un + body part

10:19 am

MLFAN17

duh ty got it

10:19 am

trentsnana

yw

10:20 am

MLFAN17

stats for 5th column M?

10:21 am

Judi

Only one I found so far is mo4.

10:21 am

trentsnana

mo 5/16

10:21 am

trentsnana

Starts with a parent

10:22 am

Judi

Aha! Ty.

10:22 am

trentsnana

yw

10:22 am

MLFAN17

ty got it

10:22 am

MLFAN17

nbt

10:22 am

MLFAN17

is the 9 related to either of the 8's?

10:23 am

Judi

No.

10:23 am

trentsnana

I have the se 8, not related to the 9. What is the other 8, please?

10:23 am

Judi

Fr8. But I haven't found it yet.

10:23 am

MLFAN17

judi is it a word by itself?

10:24 am

trentsnana

And I have the ma7, what is the other 7, please?

10:24 am

trentsnana

ty

10:25 am

Judi

Yep. Molly clued it at 9:39.

10:25 am

MLFAN17

ty judi and molly

10:29 am

Judi

And what does the other U start with?

10:30 am

MollyL

U...bwahahahaha!

10:30 am

Judi

Thank you, Captain Obvious. You evil fiend!

10:31 am

MollyL

un4...often in Babble grids...people feel the need to call these words Babblets...why, I don't know

10:33 am

periwinkle

help with either 8 pls

10:34 am

Matches

clue for ne 4/7

10:34 am

trentsnana

fr + first two vowels + 1, 2, 3 are ***ber*

10:34 am

trentsnana

And singular for the 7

10:35 am

periwinkle

ty

10:36 am

periwinkle

new words for me

10:36 am

trentsnana

yw

10:36 am

trentsnana

me, too

10:37 am

Judi

Ugh. Thanks for the Fr8 clue. Never would have found that.

10:37 am

trentsnana

yw

10:37 am

trentsnana

Off to do some housework. BBL

10:39 am

Matches

still need clue for ne 7 please

10:40 am

MollyL

There is no ne7

10:43 am

Marc Freeman

Then what is the other 7 and 8, please?

10:45 am

Mary

se 8/45 do you want clue?

10:45 am

wvteach

SE 8/45 and MA 7/32

10:45 am

Marc Freeman

Sure

10:46 am

Mary

se (abbreviated month) + diva's song

10:46 am

Marc Freeman

thanks got it

10:46 am

Marc Freeman

Great clue Mary

10:47 am

Judi

And the ma7 clue?

10:47 am

Mary

I'm not that good at clueing, someone clued it earlier

10:47 am

Marc Freeman

Well thanks again

10:47 am

wvteach

MA 7 - alien being from another planet

10:49 am

Mary

ty wv

10:49 am

wvteach

yvw

10:49 am

Marc Freeman

What are the stats for the 9?

10:50 am

Mary

an9/60

10:50 am

wvteach

AN 9/60

10:51 am

Mary

must go shovel snow bbl to finish

10:53 am

Judi

Gotta jet. Thanks for the clues, all. *POOF*

11:01 am

Matches

that should be ne 4'7

11:02 am

Matches

ne 4/7

11:05 am

Matches

nm finally got it

11:05 am

penquis

Do you need a clue for that?

11:06 am

Matches

no

12:10 pm

bichon

Good morning folks

12:33 pm

Marc Freeman

Can I get a clue for an9, please?

12:33 pm

Nef

Good afternoon Everyone. How are you today?

12:34 pm

Marc Freeman

Great hello to you

12:35 pm

Nef

combo word; sort of against scan, maybe?

12:35 pm

Mary

back from shoveling - an9 against + what cops use to catch you speeding

12:36 pm

Marc Freeman

Thanks got it

12:36 pm

Nef

use Mary's clue, much easier to figure out

12:36 pm

Nef

How much snow did you get, Mary?

12:38 pm

Mary

only about 3" but drove over it last night so cleaned in up. Took me a little less than an hour.

12:40 pm

Nef

We've hired someone to do our driveway & steps if it snows over 3 inches; I love it.
Of course, last year they did it for more than 2 inches; but he had to raise the rates and amounts this year :-(

12:42 pm

Mary

Tried to hire someone but he used a truck with a plow and rammed into the concrete flower box. So I do it myself with the help of my neighbor when it's a lot

12:46 pm

MollyL

No one who contracts for snow removal around here does it with a shovel. It's all done by plow or snow blower.

12:46 pm

Nef

This guy used to use a plow, but now they only use snowblowers. 1 new feature this year is they actually clean the snow off the cars before they shovel. It's really made a difference (for me)not having to clean off the car and end up with a snow /ice hump at my cardoor

12:48 pm

Mary

well by this summer I am planning on moving to Santa Fe NM. My son is building a casita (small house) for me on his property, so this is the last year (Ihope) for snow..Yeah.

12:49 pm

MollyL

Wow, lucky you

12:50 pm

Nef

Good for you, Mary. I'd love to move south, but DH doesn't tolerate the heat (he has M.S.) and every time I think about it he says "they have bigger bugs down south." So, I stay here in MN

12:50 pm

Mary

Can't wait but so much to do.

12:51 pm

Mary

So Nef you see a lot of snow. I'm in Chicago area and last year was horrible. This year not bad, but it's still Jan.

12:53 pm

Nef

Yeah, last year my 4 foot chain link fence was either invisible or maybe 6" high all winter (from Nov. through March. It wasn't pleasant

12:54 pm

Nef

(last year was probably the worst one in 20 -30 years for us I think

12:57 pm

MollyL

Nef, couldn't you move somewhere with a milder (not hotter) climate. The severe cold in Minnesota can't be good for his MS either.

12:58 pm

Nef

Actually, Molly, cold is good for him. He wears a cooling vest if he's outside in the summer.

1:00 pm

Mary

finally, fireworks. does anyone need clues?

1:00 pm

MollyL

Oh, that is interesting. My nephew has MS and from what I have read about it, extreme temperatures either way seem to be a problem. I guess your husband is just used to the cold.

1:03 pm

mkg

hi all.

1:03 pm

mkg

any clues for the 9?

1:04 pm

mkg

also need clues for a U word. please.

1:04 pm

Mary

clued earlier an9/60 against + what cops use to catch speeders.

1:04 pm

Anniebrook

un5---to take weapons away

1:05 pm

Nef

he doesn't go out much in the "extreme" cold, Molly. He actually loves the cold; but I try to make sure he doesn't get frost bite (he has peripheral neuropathy, and not much feeling in his extremities.

1:05 pm

Mary

the other un 4/5 un + 2 vowels babblet

1:06 pm

mkg

ty got both u words.

1:06 pm

Mary

Bye all, must run

1:06 pm

Anniebrook

bye, Mary

1:08 pm

mkg

ty got the 9.

1:08 pm

mkg

need clue for M word for the M in last collumn please.

1:09 pm

Nef

bye Mary.

1:09 pm

Anniebrook

mkg, mo----not Dad and all of ** love Babble (earlier clue)

1:09 pm

Nef

mkg: not dad + you & me

1:09 pm

Anniebrook

Hi Nef

1:09 pm

Nef

hi Annie

1:10 pm

mkg

ty got it.

1:10 pm

Anniebrook

be back later

1:12 pm

Nef

Well, I need to go too. It seems my daughter had a drawer fall apart on an antique dresser & I've got the wood glue & tools to repair it.

1:12 pm

Nef

BBL

1:39 pm

MLFAN17

hello

1:41 pm

mixi6

hi mlf

1:41 pm

MLFAN17

fr7 clue please?

1:41 pm

mixi6

need that one myself mlfan

1:41 pm

MLFAN17

hi mixi

1:42 pm

mixi6

it's raining.

1:42 pm

MLFAN17

gloomy here i think we had some rain today and maybe over night as well

1:43 pm

cybernan

good mornig/afternoon -- kids have gone home :-( and the house is too quiet but we had a good visit

1:44 pm

MLFAN17

cyber :)

1:46 pm

MLFAN17

DH6?

1:46 pm

mixi6

fr - to unravel + house ***ber

1:47 pm

Jeff7

dh 6 rhymes with The doctrine of fate

1:47 pm

Jeff7

kinda rhymes

1:48 pm

mixi6

fix a hole in you sock with an added h + vowel.

1:48 pm

mixi6

FW

1:48 pm

MLFAN17

got it ty

1:49 pm

MLFAN17

jeff you lost me on the dh word

1:53 pm

cybernan

your gate can be described as good or bad ka 5, mlf

1:54 pm

MLFAN17

got it

1:56 pm

cybernan

*hope you understood gate as supposed to be fate

2:44 pm

cybernan

fr 7, please?

2:50 pm

cybernan

or the first ma 6?

2:59 pm

MollyL

ma + first two letters of not begin + first two letters of not child

3:00 pm

MollyL

fr + first two vowels + first three letters of what Novocaine does

3:16 pm

bichon

Good afternoon

4:26 pm

bichon

Hello, anyone there?

4:33 pm

MollyL

Hi Bich. Wow, 102 people on line and no one can say hello.

4:34 pm

bichon

I'll say. Kind of lonely here.

4:34 pm

bichon

Last day in CA. It's back to the big chill for us.

4:38 pm

MollyL

Bundle up

4:38 pm

bichon

Yes, I plan to. But don't want to deal with the ice.

4:45 pm

MollyL

Well then maybe you should extend your stay a while.

4:51 pm

zoozzoom

DH 6/24 Please?

4:52 pm

zoozzoom

Ma 6/24 Please?

4:52 pm

zoozzoom

Ma 6/27 Please?

4:53 pm

zoozzoom

My last three :-)

4:55 pm

ChrissieDee

ma6/24 = ma + backwards dog that jillibus specialises in

4:56 pm

zoozzoom

Great! thanks, Chrissie :-)

4:56 pm

ChrissieDee

Molly clued the other ma at 2.59

4:57 pm

ChrissieDee

Sorry, that's the same one. Don't have the others zooz

4:57 pm

zoozzoom

Oh yes so she did..Thank, Molly. I turn the chat off when I am deep into the grid.Did not see that..lol

4:58 pm

zoozzoom

No worries. Will have to trudge through morewords..lol

4:59 pm

ChrissieDee

:)

5:00 pm

zoozzoom

Trying to finish so I can retire for t he evening..my eyes are getting tired.

5:02 pm

ChrissieDee

ma + not me vowel + have we *** before

5:02 pm

ChrissieDee

Rubbish clue, also tired :(

5:03 pm

zoozzoom

No that worked for me..thanks!

5:03 pm

zoozzoom

I like the not me vowel..lol

5:04 pm

zoozzoom

DEF: A frenzied woman.

5:05 pm

ChrissieDee

Are you talking about me, lol

5:05 pm

zoozzoom

LOL no way!

5:06 pm

ChrissieDee

Maybe we have *** before :D

5:07 pm

cybernan

hi again -- had to rush out to physio (almost forgot it) -- puzzling over the fr 7 clue -- only thing I can think of to describe what novocaine does is freeze

5:07 pm

zoozzoom

You never know..England is not that big compared to other countries...lol

5:08 pm

zoozzoom

The last part is like no feeling in your hands say without the B

5:08 pm

ChrissieDee

Think of a 4 letter word nan

5:08 pm

zoozzoom

It is the skin under your tongue.

5:09 pm

cybernan

oh, duh - got it -- ty everyone

5:09 pm

zoozzoom

Nan do you have the DH 6/24 please?

5:10 pm

ChrissieDee

Found it - 3rd and 6th letters are the same

5:10 pm

ChrissieDee

If that helps!

5:11 pm

zoozzoom

Err...no :-)

5:11 pm

zoozzoom

What is the DEf?

5:11 pm

ChrissieDee

(in India) the practice of exacting justice or compliance with a just demand by sitting and fasting at the doorstep of an offender until death or until the demand is granted.

5:12 pm

zoozzoom

Really..wow..lol

5:13 pm

zoozzoom

Got it! put that into google and it came up.

5:13 pm

cybernan

dh + appendage with last letter changed + first vowel

5:13 pm

zoozzoom

fireworks for me!

5:14 pm

ChrissieDee

So glad. Just couldn't think how to clue it

5:14 pm

mkg

yeah zoozzoom!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5:14 pm

ChrissieDee

Congratulations zooz :)

5:14 pm

mkg

hi all. anyone have clues for the 8s? i have neither of them and no list yet.

5:15 pm

zoozzoom

it is also time for me to get into my freshly made up with new duvets that have a lovely fragrance and all soft and fluffed up bed..with a nice book..YaY!

5:15 pm

ChrissieDee

Sounds blissful, enjoy

5:16 pm

mkg

enjoy.

5:16 pm

zoozzoom

Thanks for the help, Chrissie and Nan..toodle pips for now.

5:17 pm

cybernan

good night, zoom

5:18 pm

cybernan

mo 5, please?

5:19 pm

ChrissieDee

American mother + you and me

5:22 pm

cybernan

ty chris

5:24 pm

ChrissieDee

yw

5:34 pm

mkg

any clues for the 8 letter words out there? no list yet.

5:35 pm

LuvWordGames

fr 8/65 = fr 4/7 + ten is a ***ber + plural

5:35 pm

cybernan

fr 8 - don't know the other

5:35 pm

Uneaixoise

se8 abbrev for fall month + diva song

5:36 pm

cybernan

ty une

5:36 pm

mkg

looking.

5:36 pm

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

5:37 pm

mkg

ty. looking for both. i have a fr 47 but it is not right one.

5:37 pm

LuvWordGames

change the last letter of the one you have then

5:38 pm

mkg

got the fr 8. now looking for the other one the se 8. what is a diva song? have the fall month

5:38 pm

LuvWordGames

opera

5:39 pm

mkg

ty got se 8. ty for super clues.

5:39 pm

Uneaixoise

yw

5:39 pm

mkg

i have one of the 7s but would love the other one. i have fr 7. any clues for the other one? ty.

5:40 pm

LuvWordGames

My Favorite ma 7/32 or alien

5:40 pm

mkg

ty got it. super clue.

5:47 pm

cybernan

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

5:48 pm

cybernan

bye for now - back at the flip :-)

6:07 pm

car.eeyore

Good evening everyone

6:10 pm

car.eeyore

Help with the DH please?

6:14 pm

welki

almost like the show, dh**** and greg

6:15 pm

car.eeyore

TYVM Welki...got it!

6:15 pm

welki

:)

6:16 pm

welki

you just reminded me - i need to pick up that book again, the one your friend wrote. don't remember why i put it down

6:16 pm

car.eeyore

?

6:16 pm

car.eeyore

Captain Morgan wrote a book?!?!?

6:17 pm

welki

LOL !!! sorry, must be another babbler who has the author friend

6:17 pm

car.eeyore

I might...what is the book about? Crossy is writing a book....

6:17 pm

welki

-- but i'm always up for a collection of sea shanties if Captain Morgan's around

6:18 pm

dofith

Good morning, all. Please, can anyone tell me how often the rankings are updated? I have been completing the grid for a couple of weeks now and my ranking (Who's hot) hasn't moved off 1005 - keen to get back to 1030 - I know it will take a month from when I didn't complete the grid but I would have expected some shift by now. I know I will survive this - not really important - but all the same, I'd be keen to know.

6:18 pm

car.eeyore

:)

6:19 pm

welki

it's sort of autobiographical, a story of a young woman off to university

6:19 pm

stidgmere

I don't know anything about the ratings but someone may beable to help, dofith.

6:19 pm

welki

hi dofith - wish i could help, but i don't know how rankings are calculated. my guess would be that they're updated daily, though

6:19 pm

Lizlin

Hi all

6:19 pm

welki

hi stidg

6:20 pm

welki

hey liz

6:20 pm

Lizlin

dofith - it takes pretty much up to the 30 or so days before any shift is shown.

6:20 pm

Lizlin

I found that out when I came back from the UK in July.

6:20 pm

car.eeyore

That is not a friend of mine, Welki, but it sounds good!

6:21 pm

stidgmere

Hi welki, liz and all. Just taking some time to play Babble whilst the clothes are washing. Time to put them in dryer. brb

6:21 pm

car.eeyore

Hello!

6:21 pm

car.eeyore

Clue please for DU 5/16?

6:21 pm

welki

maybe it was carleekat

6:21 pm

Lizlin

Trying to complete the grid before we go to a lunch time showing of The Imitation Game

6:22 pm

dofith

Ok - thanks, everyone. Yes Liz, going on holidays is fun and all, but really puts a dent in one's ranking!

6:22 pm

Lizlin

du 5 - du + Viet***

6:22 pm

car.eeyore

ty Liz

6:22 pm

Lizlin

yw

6:23 pm

welki

yes, it must have been carleekat - she's in ontario (and i know you're not)

6:23 pm

Lizlin

ha 6/24 pls?

6:23 pm

welki

sounds like german for a dwelling

6:23 pm

car.eeyore

Looking for that now too

6:24 pm

Lizlin

thanks welki - found it.

6:24 pm

car.eeyore

ty

6:24 pm

welki

(except i don't think it means dwelling - but glad you got it)

6:24 pm

Lizlin

Good clue - esp cos I studied German many years ago!

6:25 pm

welki

does it translate?

6:26 pm

Lizlin

Dictionary gives it German origins - but translates as Beluga. Only beluga I've heard of is caviar.

6:28 pm

welki

later, all - things to do, people to see :)

6:29 pm

car.eeyore

Bye Welki! TY

6:29 pm

Lizlin

Have a good evening

6:32 pm

car.eeyore

Clue for the first NA 5/10 please?

6:33 pm

Lizlin

na 5/10 - n + what we breathe + vowel

6:33 pm

car.eeyore

ty Liz

6:33 pm

Lizlin

yw

6:37 pm

Lizlin

Fireworks

6:37 pm

Lizlin

Any more clues needed before I go?

6:37 pm

car.eeyore

WoooT! Congrats!

6:37 pm

car.eeyore

tyvm for all your help!

6:37 pm

Lizlin

Thanks.

6:38 pm

Lizlin

Always welcome

6:48 pm

periwinkle

ar5/12 pls

6:48 pm

MollyL

ar + what you write with

6:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

and for the nine pls?

6:49 pm

periwinkle

ty Molly

6:50 pm

MollyL

an9...against O'Reilly from M*A*S*H

6:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

6:53 pm

MollyL

yw

7:16 pm

crosshair

Good evening everyone:)

7:17 pm

wht

Good evening crossy

7:18 pm

wht

Staying warm up there in the great white north?

7:19 pm

crosshair

Yup< going down to minus 20c tonight but am tucked in for the night:)

7:19 pm

crosshair

sure beats the minus 37 we had last week:))

7:20 pm

wht

Isn't it amazing how quickly we get used to cold weather, and what would seem cold in October seems quite tolerable in January.

7:21 pm

crosshair

it is. There are many times that i remember a warm March day of 8 c and we are all out there in t-shirts and shorts lol

7:21 pm

MollyL

Very true, Wht. I am loving anything above 40 these days.

7:22 pm

MollyL

But it's not t-shirt and shorts weather for me.

7:23 pm

wht

Yes, it got up to a balmy 36 F here today.

7:24 pm

crosshair

mm. Our forecasters change their minds every 5 minutes. Now it is due to go below minus 25c with the wind chill:(

7:24 pm

wht

I think they invented wind-chill just to scare people and make thinks sound worse.

7:25 pm

penquis

hello all....first an 5?

7:25 pm

crosshair

It is not a farce. i am well aware of the havock that wind chill can cause when out in the biush

7:25 pm

crosshair

minus 20 with no wind is easier on you than minus 10 with a 25k breeze

7:26 pm

wht

I remember leaving Boston for a business trip to Fort Lauderdale. It was 2 degrees F when I left. The weather people in Florida were going on about how cold it was and with the wind chill it would feel like it was 46.

7:26 pm

wht

Come close, penq

7:26 pm

crosshair

Wind chill can kill

7:27 pm

penquis

ty wht...

7:27 pm

wht

Crossy, I know that wind chill is real. I just think that the TV weather folks often use it mostly for dramatic effect.

7:27 pm

crosshair

When we lived in North Bay. we had one winter day where it was minus 44c, but the wind drove the wind chill values below minus 55c

7:28 pm

crosshair

lol, like "polar vortex" you mean lol

7:28 pm

MollyL

I think wind chill is more real in the frozen tundra of Canada than it is here in metropolitan cities.

7:28 pm

crosshair

Wew have polar vortex here... it is called "winter"

7:29 pm

wht

Exactly. The polar vortex is a real thing too.

7:29 pm

crosshair

Crossy goes out to mow the tundra...

7:29 pm

wht

I wish that you would do a better job of keeping the polar vortex up there by the poles where it belongs, Crossy.

7:30 pm

crosshair

I have been up north of the treeline and true tundra is a P.I.T.A mosquito's come out of it in a cloud to eat you alive and under the right conditions it can suck up construction equipment and you will never see it again

7:31 pm

penquis

dh word?

7:31 pm

crosshair

I will try and do better, wht

7:31 pm

MollyL

Wht, I agree. Keep it up there for all the people who actually "like" freezing cold temperatures.

7:31 pm

wht

Thanks, crossy. I knew I could count on you. :^)

7:32 pm

crosshair

That which does not kill us makes us stronger, molly:)

7:32 pm

MollyL

Yeah right, and God never gives you more than you can handle.

7:33 pm

crosshair

No, god has a sense of humour is all.

7:34 pm

crosshair

On the plus side, i always have cold beer and I have not been bitten by a mosquito in months:)

7:34 pm

wht

dh6/24. It is like the Buddhist word for teaching but change the next to last letter.

7:35 pm

penquis

sorry, but i know no buddhist words....i am sure i have seen it but it went in one eye and out the other...

7:35 pm

Minveryork

A dh6/24 is d + put a ***ness on a horse plus vowel penquis

7:36 pm

car.eeyore

Good grief! Thought I had finished! 3 left....

7:36 pm

Minveryork

Go car.eeyore go!

7:36 pm

Minveryork

Hello to my fellow babblers! How is everyone doing today?

7:36 pm

Minveryork

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

7:36 pm

wht

Car, that is an exreme form of Babble blindness.

7:37 pm

car.eeyore

Just too distracted tonight.

7:37 pm

crosshair

oh.. THAT word for teachign.. ty wht

7:37 pm

penquis

min....that is a clue for a five letter word...not working for me...

7:37 pm

crosshair

teaching

7:38 pm

car.eeyore

NOW I am finished

7:38 pm

penquis

nm....got it...

7:38 pm

Minveryork

A dh6/24 is d + put a ****ess on a horse plus vowel penquis

7:38 pm

penquis

congrats ,car....

7:38 pm

car.eeyore

Good night everyone!

7:38 pm

penquis

ty min....

7:38 pm

wht

wtg car

7:42 pm

MollyL

Wht, I know the Buddhist word you were referring to. It is actually well known enough to have been used in the popular TV series "LOST"

7:43 pm

wht

I was hoping that it was not totally obscure.

7:44 pm

crosshair

I have heard of that show... never seen it though:))

7:45 pm

wht

After all, Jack Kerouac used it in a book title.

7:46 pm

crosshair

Have heard of Jack Kerouac, but never read any of his novels yet:)

7:47 pm

wht

Well, I do specialize in the obscure, crossy.

7:48 pm

MollyL

Hereâ€™s to the crazy ones.
The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers...Kerouac is not obscure...

7:48 pm

crosshair

Not to worry, i read some authors that many would find a tad out there

7:49 pm

wht

Well, a familiarity with the obscure is a real benefit when dealing with Enable. :^)

7:50 pm

crosshair

sadly it seems that most of my favorite writes have been dead for decades... or centuries:(

7:50 pm

crosshair

Enable is obscurity personified;)

7:51 pm

crosshair

was recently reading plays of Ben Jonson from the 17th century:)

7:52 pm

crosshair

Poor gy was A favorite of King James, but still died broke and was buried upright in a plot of only 18x18 inches

7:53 pm

wht

Crossy, I have spent a fair amount of time reading writings of 17'th century Quaker writers. No one as well known as Ben Johnson.

7:53 pm

crosshair

Am also reading Middleton and Thomas Kyd:)

7:54 pm

crosshair

The Spanish tragedy was interesting

7:55 pm

crosshair

What is interesting is how the lives and plays of those writers all overlapped each other. Shakespeare just got lucky in become THE name of that era

7:55 pm

wht

Fireworks

7:55 pm

crosshair

yaa for wht!!

7:56 pm

crosshair

Shakespeare actually had a part in Kyds play:)

7:57 pm

wht

When I am reading some of the religious tracts from that period, I think I can see the origins of the Internet flame war.

7:57 pm

crosshair

lol. it was a brutal time

7:57 pm

crosshair

The church had more power than the goverment of the time

7:57 pm

wht

Of course, the printed broadside was the new technology of the day.

7:59 pm

wht

Well, it was hard to distiguish between the church and the government sometimes.

7:59 pm

crosshair

Half of the playwrights of the day got themselves arrested for heresy and acts of "lewed" behaviour

8:00 pm

wht

After all, parts of the Parliament's army in the English Civil War considered itself as a gathered church.

8:01 pm

wht

And the Quakers were always dancing around the edges of the heresy laws.

8:01 pm

crosshair

I love what one review said about one of the bards plays, and i am paraphrasing here... "the man is well known for never having the need of removing a word while writing, but perhaps he should be better known for not having put pen to paper in the first place"

8:02 pm

crosshair

17th century flame wars lol

8:02 pm

wht

I know writers like that, Crossy.

8:02 pm

wht

Technology changes, people, not so much.

8:04 pm

crosshair

people are what they have always been--a walking piece of meat and water looking out for #1 when the shait hits the fan.

8:04 pm

penquis

last pe word??

8:06 pm

penquis

nm.....channeling peri....i am done!

8:08 pm

crosshair

Yaa for penquis!!

8:10 pm

wht

wtg penq

8:10 pm

wht

It has been fun chatting, but now it is time to go. Happy Babbling all.

8:12 pm

crosshair

tc wht

8:15 pm

penquis

tyvm!

8:40 pm

crosshair

Before I head off to bed it is time for a last Crossy tidbit of the day!!! In Stockholm, there is a speed camera lottery where good drivers can win money from the fines paid by speeding drivers! :)

8:45 pm

Bugsaw

I like that idea crossy. Good one

11:12 pm

jmbdobie2

I hate rooting for Ohio State I am a Wolverine fan) but I always root for the Big 10. Congrats to OSU!

11:13 pm

jmbdobie2

ttfn

11:57 pm

torgone

188 ..

11:57 pm

dizgrannie

288...

11:58 pm

Cosmo Kramer

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