12:01 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:02 am
VolleymomDee
ty lickety
12:02 am
VolleymomDee
hi all!
12:04 am
VolleymomDee
at 7
12:04 am
flosey
hi Dee and thanks Lickety
12:04 am
VolleymomDee
hi flosey!
12:04 am
dizgrannie
Hi!! mh 4
12:05 am
VolleymomDee
hi diz
12:05 am
VolleymomDee
sa 7 sa 8
12:06 am
VolleymomDee
se 7
12:06 am
VolleymomDee
ea 7
12:09 am
cybernan
hello everyone
12:09 am
dizgrannie
as 8/9
12:10 am
VolleymomDee
is 6, 7, 8, 7
12:12 am
VolleymomDee
sc 8
12:12 am
VolleymomDee
ca 7
12:14 am
dizgrannie
NBT/NBS
12:14 am
VolleymomDee
wtg diz!
12:15 am
VolleymomDee
yqw
12:15 am
VolleymomDee
NBT / NBS
12:15 am
dizgrannie
ONYA Dee
12:15 am
VolleymomDee
ty vm!!
12:16 am
VolleymomDee
ro 5/20 (last 3 letters are consonants)
12:17 am
Uneaixoise
si7, 8
12:18 am
dizgrannie
th 6/9/7
12:19 am
Uneaixoise
tx diz
12:20 am
VolleymomDee
th 9 is a very strange word
12:20 am
cybernan
definitely a bit of a stretch, I think
12:21 am
VolleymomDee
I agree, nan!
12:21 am
flosey
thanks for the th9, agree!
12:21 am
cybernan
also the mo 7
12:21 am
rururocks
you have to kind of bite the gullet on that one
12:22 am
flosey
yes, agree there too
12:23 am
VolleymomDee
st 7 x 2 st 8
12:26 am
VolleymomDee
sa 7 x 2
12:29 am
dizgrannie
need one more 9 - have as and th, plz
12:29 am
VolleymomDee
looking for the same one
12:29 am
cybernan
not seeing the as 9
12:32 am
dizgrannie
ca 8/9....them thingos the senhoritas use
12:32 am
ARB
2 X cy 7 cy 8
12:32 am
flosey
thanks diz for the ca words
12:33 am
VolleymomDee
ty, diz
12:33 am
VolleymomDee
ty arb
12:34 am
cybernan
too tired to see anything more -- good night :-)
12:36 am
VolleymomDee
at 8
12:39 am
flosey
I'm off to bed early tonight, had a busy day, be back tomorrow
12:39 am
flosey
goodnight all
12:39 am
VolleymomDee
nite flosey, sleep well!
12:40 am
VolleymomDee
ty for the ig's
12:50 am
dizgrannie
130 left...BBL...time to do dinner
12:50 am
VolleymomDee
hurry back :)
12:55 am
rururocks
Cy8 x 2
1:01 am
VolleymomDee
ca 7 x 2
1:07 am
VolleymomDee
last 8 is an 8/55
1:08 am
ARB
Dee, just found that too! At first I thought it came from an5/14 (one of my favorite words!)
1:08 am
VolleymomDee
love that word also... so full of meaning
1:09 am
VolleymomDee
definitely
1:10 am
ARB
This board has a bunch of "fun" words with y's in the middle.
1:11 am
VolleymomDee
I think I need to go back and add y's :)
1:12 am
ARB
The ones I'm talking about are not the ones with Y at the end, but somewhere in the middle. cy, tr
1:13 am
VolleymomDee
ty vm...
2:16 am
gapeach
Good morning all. May I please have a clue for as9-40? Thanks
2:17 am
gapeach
I mean as8-40. Thanks
2:19 am
grannyrose
as8, as + short thank-you + fork prong
2:19 am
gapeach
Thanks so much, Rose.
3:28 am
grannyrose
o-o....i have to say how delighted i am that you are back in babble. welcome back, mate
3:57 am
grannyrose
andree?? you still here, hin?
4:00 am
grannyrose
nope, she has gone. what a pity!!!
4:01 am
grannyrose
back to the tv..
4:44 am
sprite
morning all
4:45 am
grannyrose
{{hugs}} sprite
4:45 am
grannyrose
another lovely grid. some verrrry interesting words...lol
4:46 am
sarah6girls
hi :)
4:46 am
sprite
hello my dear friend. Sorry I am this late. Bad night and then finally falling asleep when it is morning :(
4:47 am
grannyrose
oohhhh, sarah....dear....is all well over there?
4:47 am
sarah6girls
all good :) but i have bells palsy and a abscess :( how are you xx
4:48 am
grannyrose
doing okay, thanx, hin. what has brought on the palsy?
4:49 am
sarah6girls
not sure yet i go to see someone on monday xx
4:50 am
grannyrose
hope you get an answer soonest, hin.
4:50 am
sprite
doesn't sound good, sarah.
4:51 am
grannyrose
sprite....yuck on your bad night, dearest. i do so wish i could be there to give you a hug.
4:51 am
Jivingjenny0
please could someone clue the ig7
4:51 am
grannyrose
sprite, close your eyes!
4:51 am
sarah6girls
am on 16 prednisolone 5mg a day plus 1 aciclovir 800mg 5 times a day and amoxicillin 500mg 1 3 times a day
4:52 am
grannyrose
ig7, i + small fly + 2 vowels
4:52 am
sprite
we'll hug eachother over the oceans, rose. At least we know someone understands how bad nights and chronic pain and all work ;)
4:53 am
grannyrose
sprite, consider yourself very thoroughly hugged..
4:53 am
sprite
and vice versa, rose
4:54 am
Jivingjenny0
thanks rose, been looking for that one for ages
4:57 am
grannyrose
np's jenny. yw.
5:02 am
grannyrose
sarah, that's a lot of pills...you poor thing.
5:03 am
Anniebrook
good morning
5:03 am
grannyrose
annie!!!! hello dear.
5:04 am
Anniebrook
Hi rose, early rise for me, woke up at 4am and that was it
5:04 am
grannyrose
lol....sounds like my nights....and sprites...
5:05 am
sprite
hi Annie :) Sorry you can't sleep, but glad to see you.
5:05 am
Anniebrook
Yes, I know sprite has trouble sleeping as do you
5:05 am
Anniebrook
sprite, nice to see you also
5:06 am
sprite
things could be worse... we could sleep lousy AND not have babble friends to turn to
5:06 am
Anniebrook
LOL. very true. When I woke up and tried to sleep again, I said to myself " I wonder how many words today after yesterday's giant and I as UP.
5:06 am
grannyrose
col....what sprite says...thank heavens for babble friends.
5:07 am
grannyrose
another babble addict exposed....lol
5:08 am
Anniebrook
My name is Annie and I am a babbaholic
5:08 am
sprite
welcome Annie, hi Annie :)
5:09 am
grannyrose
roflol
5:09 am
sprite
seems like the hiccup ate one of my posts. I was saying how I've started playing Word Feud with a friend, in dutch. First, all I spot are english words, seem to be blind to dutch ones. And secondly, the dictionary it uses is as bad as enable!
5:09 am
Anniebrook
Im going to make coffee..into the kitchen I go
5:10 am
sprite
just finished my first cuppa. All is well in my world now.
5:10 am
grannyrose
so good to know, dearest sprite. xoxox
5:14 am
sukee
Morning all.
5:15 am
sprite
morning sukee
5:15 am
grannyrose
g'day sukee
5:15 am
Anniebrook
good morning, sukee
5:15 am
sprite
did you see my post about Word Feud, rose?
5:16 am
grannyrose
yes sprite. i think i may have to look into it.
5:16 am
sprite
just thought it was funny. Seems word games use crazy dictionaries.
5:18 am
grannyrose
ahhh...i don't have the appliances to play it...*shrug*
5:18 am
sprite
no, you need a smartphone for it. Next cell phone, no doubt.
5:19 am
grannyrose
only if apple don't make it...
5:20 am
sprite
no, smartphones are apart from apple. Apple has its iPhones and iPads. Smartphones are the 'normal' ones now.
5:21 am
grannyrose
maybe then....i am techno challenged, you realise?
5:22 am
sprite
don't worry, darling. Everyone our age is nowadays. things develop so crazy fast. I used to be very computer savvy. Now? Not so much anymore. And I had to get used to the smartphone too. Am glad I took the trouble though.
5:25 am
sprite
word feud is scrabble, with a slightly different board. Imagine being able to play scrabble together, free of charge if you have wifi, just whenever you have time and feel like it, you can make a move? Would be fun, right?
5:26 am
grannyrose
sounds great, sprite
5:29 am
grannyrose
my friend robyn and i played so many word games...scrabble, boggle, take two...but only if she could use the scrabble dictionary....lol
5:31 am
sprite
lol! I love it. Well, get a smartphone then, an android. We'll play some games together too.
5:31 am
grannyrose
yes, my dear, we will.
5:31 am
sprite
good :D I'd like that.
5:35 am
sprite
hehehe, busted, cameron, and hi
5:35 am
Anniebrook
morning, cameron
5:36 am
grannyrose
ummm, cameron....ummm...g'day
5:36 am
Lizlin
Hi all and hugs, Rose and sprite
5:36 am
grannyrose
{{hugs}} liz girl
5:37 am
sprite
hi Liz! *hugs* How's life, dear friend?
5:37 am
Lizlin
Hi sukee :) - sorry didn't see you there
5:37 am
Lizlin
Life's good thanks. Worst of the humidity has gone - hopefully not to return til next summer.
5:38 am
sprite
ugh, amen to that, Liz. I admire you guys for functioning in such hot humidity.
5:38 am
Lizlin
How's life treating all of you.
5:38 am
sukee
I could use some humidity right now.
5:38 am
sukee
-18 here this morning.
5:39 am
Lizlin
i don't function! Air con, fans and pool are life savers!
5:39 am
sprite
life is good here as well, thanks. All quiet at the teenager front, even.
5:39 am
Lizlin
And in those conditions, central heating ;)
5:39 am
Lizlin
Quiet teenagers are good. Wish our neighbours would shut up!
5:39 am
sprite
brrrr sukee. That is cold.
5:40 am
sukee
It's warming up to -5 :)
5:40 am
Lizlin
PIssed as ne 4s and loud with it!
5:40 am
sprite
oh that sucks :( So annoying, loud pissed people.
5:41 am
Lizlin
Wednesday seems to be their day off and they drink and are loud most Wednesdays. But the rest of the time, they're pretty quiet, so can't really complain.
5:43 am
Lizlin
Am I right in thinking that Pugs has her op tomorrow - I sent a card, so hope I'm right.
5:43 am
sprite
if it is every wednesday, sure you can. They have a right to expect some leniency for birthdays and such, but not for a weekly bacchanal.
5:43 am
sprite
yes, tomorrow, 22nd. I wrote to her a couple of times but she is very busy, it seems. Prolly working extra to save up for postop.
5:44 am
Lizlin
Point taken but we'll see how it goes. Hopefully they won't continue too late. It's 9.45 pm right now, so not too late yet.
5:44 am
Lizlin
I wrote after her letter about her man but haven't heard anything since.
5:44 am
Lizlin
Tiny clue for an 8 / 55 pls?
5:45 am
grannyrose
i also have written to pugs. but no response...as sprite says,,,she is probably trying to save up as much as she can. wonder what she is going to do with her sister?
5:45 am
Lizlin
Perhaps there's some respite care.
5:47 am
sprite
I don't have it yet, Liz, sorry
5:47 am
grannyrose
an5, anxiety + cd ***
5:47 am
Lizlin
Thanks, Rose.
5:47 am
sprite
thanks rose
5:48 am
grannyrose
oh, my...all three of you...yahoo me.
5:49 am
Lizlin
A chorus :)
5:49 am
sprite
hehehe you are thoroughly thanked
5:49 am
Anniebrook
heres another thank you, rose
5:50 am
Lizlin
Hi Annie - how are you?
5:50 am
Anniebrook
Hi Liz, I am okay. Hope you are the same?
5:50 am
Lizlin
Yes, thanks, Annie.
5:51 am
grannyrose
okay....all four of you...annie, so glad to help
5:52 am
sprite
that rose... atta girl... healing the world one word at a time!
5:52 am
grannyrose
* giggle *
5:55 am
Lizlin
ig 7/8 pls?
5:55 am
Anniebrook
i +annoying insect + 2 vowels (earlier clue)
5:55 am
sprite
sounds like the famous spanish singer Julio Ig...
5:56 am
Lizlin
found - thanks to both of you
5:56 am
grannyrose
nice annie and sprite. both of you should have pointed liz in the right direction.
5:57 am
Lizlin
Kept trying igneous - even though there's no u.
5:57 am
sprite
all the things we learn from babble :)
5:58 am
Lizlin
Nearly finished Brightly Burning now - so sad when you know you're getting to the end of a series of books.
5:59 am
Lizlin
Didn't have much time to read last week.
6:00 am
sprite
ugh yes... I know that sadness. In this case, having to say goodbye to friends and a whole other world. But the Sword of Truth will make it up to you.
6:00 am
sukee
Ty annie, just figured it out :)
6:00 am
sprite
yayyy sukee :)
6:00 am
Lizlin
So many others to look forward to.
6:01 am
sprite
Faye Kellerman is awesome too. I love all the things I learn about the Jewish way of life from her detectives.
6:01 am
Wolvie
morning all- stat for an i from the first col bottom?? will give me nbt:-)
6:01 am
Lizlin
Yes, I'm rereading all of hers from the beginning but now including those I'd not read.
6:02 am
sprite
is6/18 and 7/8/7
6:02 am
Lizlin
is 6, 7,8,7 - from yesterday's grid.
6:02 am
sprite
am going to do the same thing, Liz :)
6:02 am
sprite
and hi Wolvie, good morning :)
6:02 am
Lizlin
Sorry wolvie - didn't mean to give too much away there.
6:02 am
Wolvie
ahhh ty liz- i must need more coffee lol
6:03 am
Wolvie
np sprite- nice to see you :-)
6:03 am
Lizlin
Quite a few in today's grid.
6:03 am
Wolvie
oops lol- it was liz that said sorry- now i know i need coffee- geez. :-0
6:05 am
grannyrose
hey ya wolvie...sorry dear...but you are in good hands.
6:05 am
Wolvie
very true rose- and hi there :-)
6:05 am
Lizlin
40 left here and I'm going to spend some more time on my photo book before bed. Sleep well, Rose and the rest, have a good day. Hugs my friends.
6:06 am
grannyrose
sweet dreams liz girl
6:06 am
sprite
night night Liz *hugs* for you both
6:06 am
Wolvie
nite liz- i am off to walk the dog for a few- bb in a bit
6:06 am
sukee
Take care all
6:06 am
sukee
I'm going to make breakfast.
6:06 am
sprite
bye for now, Wolvie, enjoy your walk
6:06 am
sprite
bye sukee, enjoy breakfast!
6:07 am
grannyrose
* yawning so much * blessings to all of you. xoxox
6:07 am
sprite
time for rose to go to bed :) Sleep well, darling. And dream of pleasant things and people, if you can.
6:08 am
grannyrose
* smooch * my darling sprite.
6:20 am
sprite
fireflies. Lovely grid. May you all have a blessed day and a peaceful night.
6:25 am
Wolvie
just back- nite sprite and rose :-)
6:32 am
Uneaixoise
woohoo!!! Rafa moves on to the next round in Australia after a grueling 5-set match! :-)
6:34 am
MollyL
Une, you have that fan girl glow : D
6:35 am
Uneaixoise
OMG over 4 hours -- i'm exhausted LOL!
6:35 am
MollyL
*Fans Une*
6:35 am
car.eeyore
Hello everyone!
6:36 am
Uneaixoise
hey car :-)
6:37 am
MimiCat
Hello, all. Going to try to play a bit. Been sick with the flu for going on 3 weeks...nearly went to the hospital a couple of times. This flu is a virulent strain and at one point the only thing I was worried about is that I WOULDN'T die.
6:37 am
car.eeyore
Oh no! {{mimicat}}
6:37 am
Uneaixoise
aawww so sorry mimi
6:38 am
Wolvie
hi to all newbies- and sorry to hear you are so ill Mimi- hope you get better soon
6:38 am
Uneaixoise
hey wolvie :-)
6:38 am
car.eeyore
Hi Wolvie
6:40 am
MimiCat
((car)) I've lost so much money not being able to work...glad I have a bit of a buffer. Couldn't even sit at the computer...just lying there watching TV, going insane and being held hostage by my cats. They knew I couldn't stop them so they really went to town with destruction. I think I've turned the corner but haven't been this sick in a long time. Luckily, my daughter checked on me every day and my downstairs neighbor (a nursing student) helped as well as my neighbor across the breezeway. Yesterday was the first time I'd eaten in over two weeks. I did drink fluids, however. Just awful.
6:41 am
MollyL
*Gives Mimi a steamy bowl of home made chicken soup*
6:41 am
car.eeyore
I am so sorry to hear this Mimi
6:41 am
MimiCat
((Molly)) I've missed all of you.
6:41 am
car.eeyore
I am glad you are starting to feel better!
6:41 am
Wolvie
wow- sounds terrible Mimi- gladsome folks were around to help out
6:42 am
MimiCat
Also had to take extra heart medication due to the stress. But I'm a tough old broad and don't give up easily. Didn't want to go to the hospital for fear of getting worse. That happened to my mother-in-law. Went into the hospital with something minor and died.
6:43 am
Wolvie
ugh. Ihear that- my Mom went in with one thing- ended up with a load of infections on board- took forever to clear them. pretty scary
6:44 am
car.eeyore
It is horrible when sick people don't want to go to the hospital for fear of getting sick. :(
6:45 am
MimiCat
Everyone do yourselves a favor and take extra vitamin C and some zinc. I'm told by a couple of doctors that this flu is bringing lots of people down for about 3 weeks and killing some. I had some antibiotics so I took them to avoid a secondary infection so it could have been worse. Trying to get strength back now.
6:46 am
MimiCat
Had to cancel oral surgery I've been waiting to have for a couple of years...but will reschedule and get it done. At least I have people who care for me.
6:49 am
MimiCat
Hadn't had computer on for over a week and had 1198 emails...scanned briefly and deleted most...if important, they'll send again.
6:49 am
Wolvie
1198 omg lol
6:50 am
MimiCat
I'm not really that popular...mostly junk.
6:51 am
MimiCat
Just wanted to touch base...lying back down...still really weak. But am alive and grateful for the help I have and for just being too stubborn to die! Hugs.
6:52 am
car.eeyore
Please take care!!!
6:54 am
car.eeyore
Stats please for the lower left i?
6:54 am
Anniebrook
is 6/18
6:57 am
Anniebrook
car. add a vowel to the is 6
6:58 am
car.eeyore
I need a clue please?
6:58 am
car.eeyore
No, I don't. Just found it. Word was in a grid just th eother days.
6:59 am
car.eeyore
NBT and NBS!
6:59 am
Anniebrook
'statin' is not a word?
7:00 am
car.eeyore
should be, but no
7:01 am
car.eeyore
Ugh...bachelor #2 is not getting out of bed, much like bachelor #1 earlier. I hate mornings.
7:11 am
car.eeyore
I have become word blind at 102...
7:13 am
lbdawger
tadone!! finito!! whew, that was a challenging grid!
7:13 am
car.eeyore
Congrats!
7:15 am
lbdawger
annie, put an a at the beginning and the end and you'll get one of the as8, plural for the 9
7:16 am
lbdawger
that last part should read, and a vowel at the end.
7:18 am
Anniebrook
congrats, dawger and thanks
7:19 am
car.eeyore
Ty Dawg!
7:24 am
MollyL
Add the last three of teenage formal dance (Jr or Sr) to the end of the 5 before it
7:33 am
Uneaixoise
tx mollly
7:45 am
Trifioso
good morning dear friends - no dragon lady today!!! Wheeeeee
7:47 am
MollyL
Look! There's Trif!!! HI TRIF!!!!
7:47 am
Trifioso
HI MOLLY!
7:57 am
Trifioso
geesh, I am falling asleep where I stand today....tertiare has swim practice at 5:45 am these days - oof
7:59 am
josephjames
yuck that's too early
8:00 am
Trifioso
I agree - but hey, at least I am not the one who has to get in the water!
8:01 am
bichon
Hi Trif, Molly, Une, jj
8:01 am
Trifioso
hello bichon!
8:01 am
bichon
No mean leady tody?
8:01 am
Trifioso
no, huzzah!!!!
8:02 am
Trifioso
and I am almost down to single digits until she retires! Bastille day!!!
8:05 am
josephjames
Who is this mean lady?
8:05 am
Trifioso
the lead teacher in the classroom where I work.
8:05 am
josephjames
oh :(
8:05 am
Trifioso
count for the i in the bottom right corner please?
8:06 am
josephjames
that's left. There's is6 & 7...
8:06 am
Trifioso
oh, sorry....see? 5:30 just WRECKS me....god help the poor kids I attempt to teach today...
8:07 am
josephjames
They were in yesterday's too
8:07 am
wvteach
IS 6, 7, 8, 7
8:07 am
Trifioso
I didn't get them yesterday either :)
8:09 am
josephjames
i + smooth shiny fabric
8:10 am
Trifioso
ahhhh...thank you!!!
8:10 am
bichon
clue for the is 8, pls
8:11 am
wvteach
add a vowel at end of IS 6 and then pl for 8
8:16 am
Trifioso
let's all take a minute to imagine who on earth would use that word every day....
8:19 am
Trifioso
woot! nbt....given I only have half a functioning brain, I am a happy gal!
8:20 am
Trifioso
funny that "statin" isn't an acceptable word...isn't that a type of medicine?
8:21 am
josephjames
Yes you take it for high blood pressure i think, or cholesterol or something
8:22 am
Trifioso
I thought so...thanks, joseph
8:25 am
phaeton
isn't it an abbreviation of something?
8:27 am
josephjames
I don't think so? I think there are different kinds and they all end with -statin but I think the class of them is just statin plain
8:27 am
phaeton
somebody needs to update 'enable'
8:27 am
josephjames
where's that doctor, who has a rabbit
8:28 am
phaeton
probably working
8:29 am
Judi
Good morning, all!
8:33 am
Trifioso
That's scrabbler, joseph....she is such a love
8:37 am
josephjames
what exactly does th9 mean? gargling? growling? ululating? coughing?
8:38 am
periwinkle
passage from the mouth to the stomach
8:39 am
periwinkle
I monkeyed it. odd word
8:39 am
josephjames
so... swallowing?
8:39 am
MollyL
No, that is the definition for the word not the gerund form
8:40 am
MollyL
The only definitions I could find for the gerund form are very dirty
8:40 am
josephjames
So it's sort of like... um... who's that politician that... Santorum!
8:41 am
Judi
This is a slippery slope we're going down.
8:42 am
MollyL
Don't worry, someone will change the subject with the weather soon.
8:42 am
Judi
Sorry. Very sorry.
8:45 am
josephjames
I also would like that clue
8:46 am
MollyL
ig + first three letters of not nurture + last two letters of who we say Ave to
8:47 am
josephjames
thanks
8:47 am
josephjames
I got ca8 and 9 rhythem instruments
8:48 am
MollyL
Hmm, I missed the requests for the ca8 and 9
8:48 am
josephjames
there wasn't one I'm just offering a clue for the heck of it
8:49 am
Trifioso
you are such a giver, joseph :)
8:50 am
josephjames
My theory is that if I do the long words I find, someone else will do the long ones I don't find... :)
8:50 am
Trifioso
my theory is that if I read the chog long enough, someone else will ask for a clue for a word I need :)
8:51 am
MollyL
You are correct Trif. Chat is basically just one clue after another.
8:51 am
Trifioso
gotta run...see you later!
8:56 am
Judi
I have Th9 and Ca9. What does the other 9 start with?
8:56 am
hego
hi Judi. No idea.
8:57 am
helensgirlkid
as9
8:57 am
Judi
Ty. *searching*
9:03 am
kni15
as9 was in the last grid
9:05 am
MLFAN17
First column corner i help please?
9:05 am
hego
i + silky fabric
9:06 am
hego
also from yesterday
9:06 am
kni15
starting to wonder if its the same grid...
9:07 am
hego
lol. Once was enough.
9:08 am
MLFAN17
anytime hego lol
9:10 am
Judi
Any clue for that As9?
9:10 am
MLFAN17
is AN 8 a compound word?
9:10 am
josephjames
Dog from the Thin Man movies + prong of fork
9:10 am
hego
we had it yesterday. it's a plural.
9:11 am
MLFAN17
who is that a clue for?
9:11 am
hego
a + medical for right now + fork prong. leave off first letter.
9:11 am
josephjames
My dog clue was for AS8 (9 is plural)
9:12 am
hego
I don't have the an.
9:12 am
hego
Sorry jj. missed it.
9:17 am
hego
bbl. good day all.
9:18 am
Uneaixoise
tx jj! :-)
9:20 am
josephjames
I don't have the an either.
9:33 am
Judi
Blah. I grow weary of this grid. 117 left. I think I've hit the wall.
9:36 am
MollyL
an8 is the an5 before it and last three letters of high school (Jr or Sr) dance
9:36 am
grant
an8= an+cons+senator thurmond
9:41 am
josephjames
Thank you folks
9:44 am
josephjames
I know it wouldn't be a word but, we can ALMOST make "staycation" in this puzzle
9:45 am
Judi
True, jj. But, part of that is usable.
9:45 am
MollyL
You can go have one of those in the PB, JJ
: D
9:45 am
josephjames
I defy anyone to say they didn't already have the usable part :)
9:45 am
Aloyisius
great clue, grant, ty.. hi all
9:46 am
josephjames
That's a weird phrase if you think about it. "I defy you to"
9:46 am
Judi
I think, "triple dog dare" is more appropriate.
9:46 am
MollyL
Yes, and the PB is kind of a moot point these days.
9:48 am
Judi
*props feet up. pours glass of moot punch*
9:50 am
MollyL
And just for the record, there are 2 usable parts that were given
9:53 am
Judi
Have scratched and clawed my way down to 89 words left.
9:55 am
MollyL
Sounds like it's mewt punch you're drinking
9:56 am
josephjames
ok but people probably wouldn't have thought about the second usable part if you hadn't mentioned it
9:57 am
Judi
Desperation will lead most people to it.
9:58 am
Judi
I'm pulling the plug with 86 left. I quit. I'm taking my ball and bat and going back to work. See y'all tomorrow! *POOF*
9:59 am
Aloyisius
bye, Judi.. hagd
10:08 am
josephjames
I have a question. Would this be an appropriate clue or too giveaway?
10:09 am
Erda
too giveaway and thank you!
10:10 am
wvteach
but people use "number before or number after all the time" which is kind of the same thing
10:11 am
Aloyisius
could you spell that out? LOL.. hi Erda and wvt
10:12 am
wvteach
hello aloy and all
10:12 am
MollyL
I don't think many people care anymore. There was a time when people played this game to see how many words they could get on their own, and cluing was a last resort kind of thing. That is not the case anymore.
10:14 am
Aloyisius
depends on the person, Molly.. lots of people play just to chat and that is fine too
10:14 am
MLFAN17
hello again
10:15 am
Aloyisius
I don't care because I close chat until I'm ready to get a brain push in the right direction, or just want to say hello
10:15 am
Aloyisius
hi MLF
10:16 am
wvteach
everyone plays - comes to Babble - in different ways - with or without the list, with or without the chat, with or without the clues - no one should feel bad / good because of their choices
10:16 am
MLFAN17
agreed wv
10:16 am
MollyL
Yes, closing chat has become the only option for those who wish to find words on their own. I have seen people ask (very nicely) for clues not to be given without a request. They usually get negative responses for that.
10:16 am
Aloyisius
I so agree wvt.. it is for fun after all
10:17 am
Aloyisius
think of a saint MLF.. tweek the ending
10:17 am
MLFAN17
you mean all this time i thought we "had" t finish and we dont need to?:)lol
10:17 am
MollyL
And yes, there are no rules here, never have been. There was at one time, a kind of group conscience, but that ended a long time ago.
10:17 am
MLFAN17
aloy as in the name of one?
10:18 am
Aloyisius
yes.. hs football .. you from Ohio?
10:18 am
Aloyisius
hot dog
10:18 am
MLFAN17
aloy not from ohio
10:18 am
MollyL
*Protestants everywhere are scratching their heads*
: D
10:19 am
Aloyisius
oh, sorry.. big name in NE Ohio
10:21 am
Aloyisius
A Cleveland HS that is a football champ
10:21 am
Aloyisius
ends in ius
10:23 am
MLFAN17
is AN 8 a compound word?
10:23 am
rururocks
I don't mind clues in the chat.. most of the time I already have the word
10:23 am
MLFAN17
ruru you are just too smart for us arent you?:)
10:24 am
rururocks
not really.. I just start earlier than most of you guys :D
10:24 am
Aloyisius
hi ruru
10:25 am
Aloyisius
an 8 is not compound.. it is a physics unit
10:25 am
MLFAN17
ruru yeah i lvoed coming here at flip but we go to bed before it as i am usually watching tv and hubby is on puter
10:29 am
MLFAN17
can we expand on that i have no idea?
10:30 am
Aloyisius
ends with Sen. Thurmond's first name Molly
10:32 am
Aloyisius
yw, can't take credit for the clue.. saw it earlier
10:32 am
Erda
also start of famed Italian volcano
10:32 am
MLFAN17
you can take credit for it no one will know
10:35 am
rururocks
*must be a lot of cy words*
10:36 am
rururocks
missing a lot of c's
10:36 am
MollyL
Um, I had the an8 but thanks anyway
10:36 am
Aloyisius
hi zooz
10:36 am
zoozzoom
Hello, Aloy :-)
10:40 am
rururocks
Oh Molly * giggle*
10:47 am
rururocks
<---thankful the tw4 doesn't have a gerund.. we'd never hear the end of it
10:48 am
Erda
applause for ruru
10:50 am
Aloyisius
surprised me that the th6 has a gerund
10:51 am
rururocks
yeah.. that's an odd one
10:52 am
robwhy
It would not have occurred to me to try it
10:52 am
Aloyisius
trying to think of a sentence.. stumped.. he was th9 the mouthwash?
10:53 am
rururocks
probably more to do with birds aloy
10:54 am
Aloyisius
warblers maybe
10:54 am
robwhy
just googled it. you don't want to know
10:55 am
Aloyisius
ooh, slaughter?
10:55 am
rururocks
that's deep rob
10:56 am
Aloyisius
nm, lol
10:56 am
rururocks
Bill Clinton would have found that word in a minute
10:56 am
Aloyisius
gagging on coffee
10:57 am
Aloyisius
never know what will be in the grid
10:58 am
MollyL
I'm still laughing about the birds
11:01 am
rururocks
<--was trying to keep it PG but NOOOOO Robwhy had to open up the can o' worms
11:02 am
MollyL
Oh of course. YOU were trying to keep it PG.
11:02 am
MollyL
Ahahahahaha!
11:02 am
MollyL
And not to worry Rob, I opened up that can of worms earlier and the prim and proper ignored me.
11:06 am
cybernan
good morning everyone - now that I've quit laughing over the Clinton comment, could I please have a clue for the an 8 that doesn't involve a US senator?
11:06 am
MollyL
It's the an5 (dread word) before it + last three letters of Jr or Sr dance for teenagers.
11:07 am
MollyL
You do have those dances in Canada, don't you?
11:07 am
cybernan
ty molly
11:08 am
cybernan
not called the same thing -- at least not in the west
11:08 am
Aloyisius
and so it goes.. wy6 gerund to finish up.. has been fun, folks.. back to work, ciao
11:09 am
cybernan
not even sure the kids nowadays even have a dance every year --- still have a grad dance I think
11:10 am
MollyL
Some people in other countries (Soodle comes to mind) are familiar with US phrases due to movies and television. But I still have an5 about using US phrases in clues
: D
11:12 am
cybernan
we never had prom kings and queens like the states --- mind you, football doesn't govern our school lives either
11:13 am
rururocks
<---football governs my life
11:13 am
cybernan
that's sad, ruru
11:14 am
rururocks
better than pornography nan :D
11:15 am
cybernan
true - but can't imagine a game influencing what I do that much
11:16 am
rururocks
it doesn't really. but it is a good pastime for me
11:16 am
cybernan
glad to hear it
11:16 am
rururocks
I gotta get ready for work.. Have to finish up later.. I can't see anything else right now.
11:18 am
MollyL
Lots of people are interested in sports. I don't think that means it dominates their lives though. And it's a homecoming dance that has to do with football, not proms.
11:19 am
cybernan
I was watching one of those reality shows dealing with real estate the other day --- one young couple had to buy their house in 2 weeks because they had to be settled in before football season started! Mind boggling. Then there are the ones that will go over budget to buy a home that will suit their dog rather than themselves --- don't these folk have any limitis?
11:20 am
cybernan
whatever - molly -- we don't have any of those dances at our schools up here and school sports come way down the list after academics
11:21 am
MollyL
Obsession is a strange thing. Whether it be with sports or pets or whatever.
11:23 am
MollyL
Academics are important in US schools as well. Which is why any student who plays a school sport must maintain a proper grade average or they can't play the sport.
11:24 am
cybernan
same here and so it should be
11:24 am
MLFAN17
cyber and on the same show but updated you go back to their homes and they have spent way over their budgets to re do the house they said was perfect for them
11:24 am
MLFAN17
true molly
11:25 am
rubyfoo
phantom"seaworthy
11:27 am
MLFAN17
2nd at 6/18 cue please..and does it go with the 8?
11:28 am
MollyL
at + exam
11:28 am
cybernan
to verify and one who verifies
11:28 am
MLFAN17
ty molly got both
11:34 am
MLFAN17
i have two an 5/10's both end in s i am missing the 2nd one no idea what it is any help please?
11:35 am
cybernan
anyone have a clue for the as 8, please?
11:36 am
MLFAN17
it ends in clemen****
11:36 am
MollyL
an5 you are missing the Latin ending one
11:38 am
MLFAN17
yw cyber
11:39 am
MLFAN17
ah got it ty molly
11:55 am
cybernan
I know I've seen that hw babblet, but do you think I can remember it? -- nooooo
12:03 pm
Smdnjv
sorry!! My Bad......
12:06 pm
cybernan
down to 50 - time for a break
12:42 pm
cybernan
hello again
12:45 pm
Anniebrook
back again
12:52 pm
cybernan
hi annie
12:55 pm
cybernan
gi 6, please?
12:55 pm
cybernan
nm - got it
12:56 pm
Anniebrook
hi nan, hego and everyone
12:57 pm
cybernan
ig 7, please?
12:59 pm
MollyL
ig + Mr King Cole + two vowels
1:01 pm
sammysmom
hi folks
1:02 pm
cybernan
ty molly
1:02 pm
cybernan
hi samsmom
1:02 pm
sammysmom
love your thing today molly..... makes me think of soa...... i am not a fan but walter is
1:03 pm
cybernan
*!* ta da *!* - thanks for the help :-)
1:04 pm
Anniebrook
congrats, nan
1:04 pm
MollyL
If SOA means Sons Of Anarchy, I've never seen it. How do birds by the moon relate?
1:05 pm
cybernan
so anything in Obama's speech last night other than tax plans that the house will shoot down in flames?
1:05 pm
sammysmom
i am listening to katey sagal singing bird on a wore as i speak
1:05 pm
MollyL
Yes, lots of blah, blah, blah and blah, blah, blah
: D
1:06 pm
cybernan
that's why I didn't bother watching tv last night!
1:06 pm
sammysmom
sagal sings bird on a wire.. great song............. and there is theme in there about a murder of crows
1:06 pm
MollyL
Oh I get it SMom, it's a song from that show.
1:07 pm
cybernan
did he mention the pipeline?
1:07 pm
MollyL
729 days left of this joke of a Presidency.
1:07 pm
sammysmom
never knew sagal was such a good singer.. just remember her as peggy bundy.. she is a real talent though
1:08 pm
MollyL
I like Katey Sagal.
1:11 pm
cybernan
feel sorry for him though -- he was just too inexperienced at first, and he didn't stand a chance between all the racial prejudice and the social reform he was committed to. I think some of his ideas were beneficial to the majority of the people. Glad he's against the pipeline though --- I don't think Canada should be sending our oil to the states for refining -- think we should build our own refineries and keep the jobs at home!
1:12 pm
sammysmom
now i have bette midler on there and mozart is next...and then hank williams junilr........... walter made me a great track
1:13 pm
crosshair
agreed cybernan!
1:13 pm
crosshair
odd that we do not have a plant to refine the bitrium
1:13 pm
Anniebrook
Done. See you tomorrow.
1:15 pm
sammysmom
i agree nan.. i think he wanted to what he believed best......... once people get into power though (re senators and congressmen) they seem to be more into their own agendas and dont give a damn about what they were elected for which was to better the country
1:15 pm
cybernan
very expensive to build, crossy, then we have the nimby's. Nevertheless....we sell too many of our resourses off.
1:15 pm
crosshair
The environment concerns for that pipeline are scary as well
1:17 pm
cybernan
I think the biggest danger is the chemicals in the sludge ponds leeching into the ground water -- there has to be a better method of waste disposal
1:18 pm
crosshair
That bitrium is corrosive in and of itself.We need to get off the stuff;(
1:18 pm
MollyL
nimby = not in my back yard
1:19 pm
cybernan
yes, molly
1:20 pm
MollyL
: D I try to translate the abbreviations when I can
1:22 pm
cybernan
I wonder how far a world, free of oil dependency, would be along the road to world peace?
1:25 pm
MollyL
I don't know Nan. People seemed to find a way to make war against each other long before oil dependency became an issue.
1:25 pm
cybernan
that's true
1:26 pm
cybernan
time for me to be off -- finally feeling well enough to go and get my hair cut this aft -- wil be nice to get rid of the shaggy dog look. hagd everyone :-)
2:05 pm
mkg
hi all. any clues for the 9s?
2:05 pm
BzznBea
ca9 - musical instruments used on your fingers
2:07 pm
mkg
bea i cant think of a musical inst. used on fingers. hmmm
2:07 pm
doseffing
spanish ... flamenco dancers use them
2:09 pm
mkg
arent they spelled with more than 9 letters? will try.
2:09 pm
praise2him
found it
2:10 pm
praise2him
thanks Bea
2:10 pm
mkg
i got it. ty ty
2:10 pm
mkg
two more needed please. ty.
2:11 pm
BzznBea
Don't forget the singular for an 8
2:11 pm
ivesy3
great clues for the ca 9 ty!
2:12 pm
BzznBea
as8-9 a + medical term for hurry + last letters of nymber beore ten and plural
2:13 pm
mkg
i got the 8 too. ty bea.
2:15 pm
mkg
got the as 8/9 ty bea for clues.
2:16 pm
BzznBea
The last is th9
2:17 pm
BzznBea
Change the th6 noun into a verb
2:35 pm
72 Temple Owl
hi,all/
3:32 pm
lynxxx
an8.55 acute anxiety as suffered by swedish folk
3:32 pm
penquis
hah...good one...
3:54 pm
bichon
which th 6 noun, pls
3:55 pm
BzznBea
The body part th6
3:55 pm
doseffing
... the part related to the interior of your neck
4:01 pm
MollyL
I see you Bea : D
4:02 pm
BzznBea
Hi, Molly.
4:24 pm
turqaz
hi all. haven't been here in a very long time. would someone please help me with the i in the lower left corner?
4:24 pm
kje
i + shiny material
4:26 pm
turqaz
got 'em all. tyvm
4:39 pm
penquis
can someone please clue the ig 7?
4:39 pm
72 Temple Owl
in 6pls?
4:39 pm
kje
looking for that now, pen
4:39 pm
MollyL
ig7 sounds like a female version of a saint
4:40 pm
penquis
um....ty...
4:40 pm
MollyL
ig + Mr King Cole + two vowels
4:50 pm
periwinkle
hello folks
4:51 pm
periwinkle
just a very small amount of snow here
4:54 pm
bichon
we haven't had snow all winter
4:58 pm
periwinkle
it snowed a few times this winter but only a about an inch each time which I was happy about. this time last year we had had tons of snow
4:58 pm
bichon
that's about what we've had. Don't count that as snow
4:59 pm
periwinkle
snow is snow to me
4:59 pm
bichon
If we don't have to shovel it, it ain't snow
4:59 pm
periwinkle
there is that
5:05 pm
MollyL
This is what my weather guy calls "conversational snow"
5:06 pm
MollyL
And the nasty part is going to be the freezing overnight
6:48 pm
penquis
hello....can someone please give me a clue for the ta 6?
6:55 pm
penquis
nm....found it...i am done!
8:09 pm
Dorens
you don't s ays>
8:32 pm
penquis
sorry....multi-tasking...
11:15 pm
suefrad625
sc6 rhymes with ca5/16 when woman get bitchy to others
11:31 pm
cybernan
hello everyone
11:34 pm
cybernan
sc 6 rhymes with ba 5 (crazy -- in the belfry perhaps?)
11:54 pm
dizgrannie
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