Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, May 7, 2015

12:00 am

harpjane

Nice size today!

12:01 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:02 am

uusue2

Thank you lickety!!!

12:02 am

harpjane

Thank you lickety

12:03 am

Lizlin

Hi all and thanks Lickety

12:03 am

ChrissieDee

al8

12:04 am

Erda

Yay Lickety!!

12:07 am

ChrissieDee

pr7

12:08 am

flosey

hi everyone and thanks Lickety

12:10 am

fuzzybunny

fa 8 and 9

12:10 am

ChrissieDee

ro7

12:11 am

flosey

thanks Fuzzybunny

12:11 am

fuzzybunny

yw

12:14 am

Dianne

Hi all - just found to 7 & 8

12:15 am

uusue2

nbs,nbt

12:16 am

72 Temple Owl

hi, sue.

12:17 am

rururocks

di7

12:20 am

harpjane

Nbt

12:24 am

rururocks

got the to 8 thank you diane

12:24 am

dizgrannie

NBT/NBS

12:25 am

Dianne

Glad you got is ruru.

12:26 am

rururocks

got the al 8 too

12:27 am

Erda

when did that one become a single word -- not two??

12:28 am

rururocks

when alexpired did

12:28 am

Erda

LOL

12:36 am

Dianne

st 7 x 2

12:41 am

rururocks

ro7

12:47 am

crayola

fi9

12:47 am

rururocks

got it right away..thanks crayola

12:48 am

crayola

yw

12:49 am

harpjane

NBS

1:00 am

rururocks

finally found my last p ..po8

1:04 am

flosey

this grid is moving along nicely but I'm falling asleep, will have to finish tomorrow

1:04 am

flosey

goodnight all

1:05 am

rururocks

night flosey

1:05 am

rururocks

almost done here

1:08 am

rururocks

de8

1:11 am

rururocks

finis!

1:12 am

saanichcat

congrats ru!

1:13 am

rururocks

*bows lowly for saanich

1:29 am

iluvtigs

f9

1:55 am

cg530

can anyone clue po7,40?

1:58 am

dizgrannie

po7 is send a letter + a medico

1:59 am

dizgrannie

po 8 is send a letter + burn

1:59 am

dizgrannie

FWs

2:00 am

cg530

thanks dizgrannie! fireworks

2:01 am

dizgrannie

congrats

2:50 am

flosey

is anyone still here?

3:10 am

flosey

fw and now must sleep

4:11 am

sprite

good morning all

4:22 am

grannyrose

*struggles in* {{hugs}} my dearest sprite. gosh, i feel ghastly.

4:23 am

sprite

*hold rose in a warm hug* My poor darling. Am so sorry you feel rotten. Call doc John first thing tomorrow, ok?

4:24 am

grannyrose

i am absolutely freezing. it is cold, but as you know i don't feel the cold.

4:25 am

grannyrose

btw, i think i have found a way around this stupid return to work thingy.

4:25 am

sprite

nope, this is cold that comes with feeling rotten. Not easily remedied.

4:26 am

sprite

oh good! Please tell me.

4:26 am

grannyrose

my doc, being truthful says i do have some capacity to work. i can sit and i can use my hands. but what if she also wrote a medical cerrtificate to say i am too unwell to work?

4:26 am

sprite

that sounds good to me. And exactly the truth.

4:27 am

sprite

if doc John would be willing to do the same, your case would be a lot stronger.

4:27 am

grannyrose

yeah, i think so too. both certificates tell the truth. workcover will have to accept the truth.

4:27 am

grannyrose

have already thought of that * grin *

4:28 am

sprite

hehehe great minds...

4:28 am

grannyrose

as i keep saying i am simply not well enough to work.

4:29 am

sprite

I remember I found that one of the toughest things in the whole process. The amount of 'whining' you have to do before they take you seriously. While your normal attitude is to downplay any weakness you find in yourself.

4:31 am

grannyrose

muscles still achy, i think i might take some paracetamol as well.

4:32 am

sprite

darling, if things are bad enough to make you very nauseated and cold, you should take anything that can help. Don't forget your magnesium.

4:35 am

grannyrose

don just felt my face. i am burning up.

4:36 am

sprite

ok, not to sound silly or anything... but could it be you have some virus going on there?

4:36 am

jaxx7

Rose, it sounds as if you need some serious hand holding today.

4:36 am

grannyrose

that's what i am wondering.

4:37 am

sprite

hi jaxx :) Yes, she does, doesn't she

4:37 am

grannyrose

aww jaxx. i have had one of spritey's hugs.

4:38 am

jaxx7

Sounds like a virus to me. Not a lot to be done but keep warm, rest and lots of fluids. As for me I have knobbly nodules!

4:39 am

grannyrose

on the thyroid, jaxx?

4:39 am

sprite

aw that is so very unpleasant.

4:39 am

jaxx7

Indeed. Some have cysts in them.

4:41 am

grannyrose

poor jaxx. i just have the nodules. no cysts as yet. what is your doc's plan?

4:42 am

jaxx7

Will see him on the 22nd. I will be able to tell you more then. meanwhile we keep holding hands.

4:43 am

sprite

*hugs jaxx* all that waiting, huh... awful.

4:43 am

grannyrose

np's jaxx. * takes firmer grip on jaxx's hand*

4:43 am

grannyrose

sprite, what is on your agenda for today?

4:44 am

jaxx7

Jaxx holds on to Rose's hand and wishes her better soon.

4:44 am

grannyrose

oh, gosh. don has brought his dinner in here. i am trying to n ot smell it.

4:44 am

sprite

a little less than I planned, probably. My body is protesting the gardening I did yesterday. So.. dusting... laundry... shopping... cooking dinner.

4:44 am

sprite

oh sweetheart, please tell him to eat somewhere else.

4:45 am

jaxx7

Much as you love them, men can be so dense sometimes.

4:45 am

sprite

amen, sister

4:46 am

grannyrose

keep talking....ugh..... the smell of meat....

4:47 am

grannyrose

please do't overdo it darling. just the bare essentials. xoxox

4:47 am

sprite

I really want to get my berry bushes in the ground. Stupid body.

4:47 am

grannyrose

how has the boyo been behaving?

4:48 am

sprite

*smug side note: greyed out the right column*

4:48 am

grannyrose

*giggles* what all those words ??? my... how clever you are...

4:48 am

jaxx7

I will be off, ladies. time to go and vote. Not that I have decided who to vote for. Look after yourselves and, Sprite, take a rest the bushes will still be there tomorrow. Bye for now.

4:49 am

sprite

bye jaxx, all the best!

4:49 am

grannyrose

xoxox jaxx. i hope you can enjoy your day.

4:49 am

sprite

I know, rose, I know... I am so smart I astound myself :D

4:49 am

jaxx7

it will be quiet after the hype of the last month.

4:50 am

grannyrose

jaxx, do you HAVE to vote? is it compulsory?

4:53 am

grannyrose

sprite ?? do you know ?? is it compulsory to vote in the UK ?

4:53 am

sprite

roflolllll my son is singing. He couldn't carry a tune if it came in a bucket. But it sounds so happy.

4:53 am

sprite

no I don't think so, rose.

4:54 am

grannyrose

oh, gosh. how lovely, sprite.

4:54 am

grannyrose

what language is he singing in??

4:55 am

sprite

he is tidying up downstairs. So that I can dust later today.

4:55 am

sprite

only God knows.

4:56 am

sprite

probably english.

4:56 am

grannyrose

does he sound like a cat whose tail has been stood on?

4:57 am

sprite

no, not at all, his voice is very very low. He sounds a bit like a happy drunk... but he is fully sober.

4:57 am

grannyrose

roflollllll, good for him.

4:58 am

sprite

yeah :) I am enjoying it.
I suggested we would organise a bbq for tomorrow and for him to invite some friends. He is really into it.

4:59 am

grannyrose

good for you sprite. i hope he doesn't invite the whole neighbourhood.

5:02 am

sprite

no, only 5 people. His girfriend and 4 guys. Two are bringing their guitar and bass. It is gonna be a great night.

5:02 am

sprite

which reminds me... must drop by the new neighbours and tell them, and ask them to give us a yell when it is too loud or too late.

5:02 am

grannyrose

how lovely. i bet you will enjoy it too.

5:03 am

sprite

oh I will. Very much my kind of thing. Good food, good company and good music.

5:03 am

crosshair

Good morning, my friends:)

5:03 am

sprite

hello dear crossy *hugs*

5:03 am

grannyrose

good morning my dear crossy. xoxox

5:03 am

crosshair

((sprite))

5:03 am

crosshair

((rose))

5:05 am

sprite

how are you and the beautiful Mrs Elegant?

5:07 am

grannyrose

crossy, did you do anything special for your birthday yesterday?

5:08 am

crosshair

No, but the kids at the school found out and got me a cake:) Was nice; everyone in the class got a slice;)

5:09 am

sprite

it was crossy's B'day? Happy belated birthday, dear friend. May you enjoy many more in good health and happiness.

5:09 am

grannyrose

oh wow !! how special was that ?!?!

5:09 am

crosshair

tyvm, sprite

5:10 am

crosshair

life is funny; my mind is 25, my body is 70 and my knees are 102 today:)

5:11 am

sprite

3 more for a full 2 centuries, crossy!

5:11 am

crosshair

lol

5:12 am

grannyrose

that makes you on average 65 crossy. lolll

5:14 am

grannyrose

well nearly 66...

5:14 am

sprite

average smaverage... 2 full centuries soon... I want a celebration!

5:16 am

crosshair

Now that would be a party!

5:16 am

sprite

exactly :D

5:16 am

crosshair

I think net year i shall start with "un-birthday's"

5:17 am

crosshair

sprite

counting down?

5:17 am

grannyrose

did you see the 101 year old man pulled from the wreckage of is ouse a week after the earthquake in nepal?

5:17 am

crosshair

Yup; every year from now on I take on off.

5:18 am

sprite

no I don't watch the news...

5:18 am

crosshair

I also have been mostly avoiding the news except for a quick 5 minute glance on cnn.com

5:18 am

sprite

silly crossy. Bear your years with pride. You earned every grey hair and wrinkle... and every little bit of wisdom you gathered.

5:19 am

grannyrose

he was amazing. he looked more like 65 years....they breed them tough over there.

5:20 am

crosshair

Wisdom, Ha! Been married 22 years, and the only thing about women that i can say with any certainty is that it has something to do with chocolate:)

5:20 am

grannyrose

lolllll.

5:20 am

sprite

hm yeah, chocolate works. You know enough, crossy :)

5:20 am

crosshair

lol

5:21 am

crosshair

That and to say "Yes, dear"

5:21 am

sprite

yeah well that one goes without saying. 'Yes dear' and "I am sorry" will take you everywhere.

5:21 am

crosshair

Speaking of which, it is time to awaken my better half. brb

5:22 am

grannyrose

sprite...you forgot the sick puppy look....roflollll

5:22 am

sprite

hehehe kiss her awake, prince charming

5:22 am

sprite

*giggles* Ever since Shrek, 'prince Charming' brings back quite a different kind of image...

5:23 am

sprite

ouch yeah, the sick puppy look...

5:24 am

sukee

Morning all

5:24 am

sprite

fi4flies. I loved this grid. Lovely words.

5:25 am

sprite

hello sukee :)

5:25 am

grannyrose

and that smile which is not a smile....it looks like a child who is about to poop it's pants.

5:25 am

grannyrose

WTG SPRITE !!!!

5:25 am

sprite

ah that smile. The 'oo4' smile.

5:28 am

grannyrose

yup, sprite.

5:28 am

sprite

ok, time for me to get a move on. Must Eile mit Weile today, so I need lots of time :) *hugs* to you all, and a special healing hug for rose. Take care, darling.

5:30 am

grannyrose

xoxox to my darling sprite. please take your day slowly dearest.

5:37 am

crosshair

right-hand column grayed out. Do I rock or what? lol

5:37 am

sukee

Woo hoo, me too :)

5:37 am

crosshair

Babble masters--that is us;)

5:40 am

sukee

Going to be 27 today :)

5:43 am

grannyrose

~~~~~ HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SUKEE ~~~~~

5:44 am

crosshair

We have had a stretch of amazing weather Yaa for sukee!! Happy birthday!

5:44 am

Uneaixoise

oh, i thought she meant the temp in celsius!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SUKEE!! :-)

5:44 am

crosshair

We should combine our b-day parties:)

5:44 am

crosshair

that is the temp in celcius

5:45 am

crosshair

27C

5:45 am

helenary

can I please have a clue for the de7/8..thankyou!

5:45 am

Uneaixoise

oh, wait -- icon text says she's 58 LOL

5:46 am

crosshair

atm it is 8c here but a high in the 20's

5:47 am

gran

po 8/60 clue please

5:47 am

crosshair

We may hit 30C this weekend, Sukee. Break out the sunscreen:)

5:49 am

sukee

I'm ready.

5:50 am

sukee

lol

5:50 am

sukee

Gee, thanks une :)

5:51 am

grannyrose

po8. po4, send a letter + flames

5:51 am

gran

You always come to my rescue

5:52 am

grannyrose

de77. de + ***ed, wept tears past tense + mr gore. then plural for de8

5:52 am

grannyrose

bless you gran. xoxox

5:53 am

sukee

Having my version of the sausage mcmuffin for breakfast. English muffin, sausage round and real cheese.

5:53 am

grannyrose

g'day une. xoxox

5:54 am

sukee

Ty for the clues Rose

5:55 am

grannyrose

yw sukee

6:01 am

sukee

Passed the half way mark...

6:01 am

grannyrose

btw, sukee. your brekky sounds delish. xox

6:01 am

sukee

It is :)

6:02 am

Uneaixoise

hey rose :-)

6:02 am

crosshair

mmm, breakfast food....

6:03 am

grannyrose

hey une dear. xoxox

6:04 am

crosshair

Back in a moment. Must go soap and hose down this mass of muscle..lol

6:04 am

grannyrose

as usual une. your icon brings a smile to my face.

6:05 am

grannyrose

crossy i am so not going there, mate.

6:05 am

Uneaixoise

tx for the great clues!!

6:05 am

Scrabbler

Hi kids.

6:05 am

grannyrose

np's une. any others i can help with ?

6:06 am

Uneaixoise

gladja like the icon, rose -- I was in LOVE with that adorable puppy!

6:06 am

grannyrose

whoot... hey ya scrabs

6:06 am

Scrabbler

Ugh, I have to work all day and be on call, and we have a nice sized grid.

6:08 am

grannyrose

so not fa4 scrabs.

6:09 am

Scrabbler

I will work on the grid tonight before bed. I find it relaxing to locate and type in words.

6:15 am

sukee

Okay, time to go get ready to go out. Take care all.

6:15 am

Scrabbler

Bye, sukee.

6:15 am

grannyrose

xoxox sukee dear.

6:17 am

Scrabbler

160 left for tonight. Bye, kids.

6:26 am

crosshair

Nice grid indeed. It is my favorite size of between 200 and 300

6:27 am

crosshair

anything under that range is a babblet filled nightmare and any thing over that spectrum is nothing but a typing endurance contest:)

6:37 am

bichon

LOL crossy

6:46 am

crosshair

Sigh.. Now I know why i rarely turn on the news anymore. North Korea is loudly polishing their new arsenal of nuclear weapons once again :(

6:54 am

car.eeyore

Good morning!

6:54 am

car.eeyore

Crossy, sorry to have missed you yesterday...HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY!

6:54 am

crosshair

Howdy, Car

6:55 am

crosshair

tyvm, car:)

6:55 am

Lizlin

Hi and belated happy birthday from me too, Crossy :)

6:55 am

crosshair

ty, Liz:)

6:56 am

bichon

hi car, liz

6:56 am

Lizlin

Did you have a lovely day?

6:56 am

Lizlin

Hi bichon and car too

6:56 am

crosshair

Was a grand day:) Kids at class presented me with a birthday cake and a card:)

6:57 am

Lizlin

That's lovely. And with the family too?

6:57 am

car.eeyore

awww

6:57 am

crosshair

Yes indeed. Was a good day all around:)

6:57 am

mattygroves

Does the fi9 begin with flame?

6:57 am

Lizlin

Yes - I just found it.

6:58 am

bichon

yes matty

6:58 am

periwinkle

hi all, not seeing the fi9

6:59 am

mattygroves

Got it :)

6:59 am

Lizlin

Compound word

6:59 am

periwinkle

I figured it was compound, still looking

7:00 am

bichon

don't get the fa 9

7:00 am

periwinkle

found it ty

7:00 am

periwinkle

stats for other 9 pls

7:00 am

periwinkle

it is fa9?

7:00 am

Lizlin

WTG Peri - fa 9

7:00 am

periwinkle

looking

7:01 am

Lizlin

fa 9 continues from fa 5/16 but not compound

7:01 am

mattygroves

FA9 is a wee bit squeaky

7:01 am

periwinkle

hmm, I have one fa5/16 not sure if it is right one

7:02 am

Lizlin

Very squeaky ;)

7:02 am

periwinkle

squeaky?

7:02 am

Lizlin

As in voice

7:02 am

bichon

ty for the fa 9 it is a pl of the fa 8

7:03 am

periwinkle

ty had the wrong fa5 at first

7:03 am

Lizlin

High pitched

7:03 am

Lizlin

is 6 pls?

7:04 am

periwinkle

is vowel and what peas come in

7:04 am

Lizlin

Thanks, Peri

7:04 am

bichon

or what you listen to music on I***

7:04 am

Lizlin

That leaves me with 30 for tomorrow. Goodnight from here and enjoy your days.

7:05 am

bichon

Sleep well Liz

7:05 am

car.eeyore

Good night Liz

7:06 am

car.eeyore

Oooh! Right column grayed...I am fierce!

7:07 am

periwinkle

help with al8 pls

7:09 am

bichon

to dine outside is to eat al*****

7:09 am

periwinkle

ty bichon

7:09 am

periwinkle

ty bichon

7:09 am

bichon

yw peri

7:10 am

periwinkle

missing one 8

7:10 am

periwinkle

bbl

7:43 am

phaeton

hello...stats for the E pls

7:44 am

LuvWordGames

es 5/12 and ef 4/7 are the 2 I have

7:44 am

phaeton

ty

7:44 am

jessmom

es6/18

7:44 am

LuvWordGames

and another es 5/12

7:45 am

LuvWordGames

thanks jess that gave me all the e's

7:46 am

jessmom

yw

8:11 am

HarryHood

woohoo nbt :) (and I grayed out the fifth column!!!)

8:12 am

Buttonman

morning all, could someone clue me the po 7 please

8:13 am

bichon

what a PhD might do after getting his/her degree

8:14 am

HarryHood

aah ty bichon

8:14 am

HarryHood

my first 7

8:14 am

bichon

yw

8:15 am

Buttonman

sorry, bichon, don't get it

8:16 am

bichon

It's a compund word po 4/5 + you may call the ***tor if you are ill

8:16 am

Buttonman

got it, thanks

8:17 am

bichon

yw

8:45 am

Angelsong

We got a call from our vet yesterday. Our almost 13 year old cat, Duchess, who had surgery for mammary cancer just after her 10th birthday (with a prognosis of 22 months survival rate) had a biopsy last week. Results are in. It was malignant, but no indication of metastasis. We have chosen not to have her undergo a complete mastectomy, with the full and unqualified support of the vet.

We are just going to keep caring for her and checking her periodically as we have beeb doing. It just breaks my hearrt, but I do not believe she should be put through major surgery at this point. The vet said Duchess and her sisters are very lucky to live in our home, with people who love them so much and take such good care of them. We have virtually every medical record all of these cats have ever had. The vet said she has never seen anyone keep such meticulous records for pets.

8:46 am

crosshair

((Angelsong))

8:46 am

cybernan

good morning everyone -- decent sized grid today

8:46 am

MLFAN17

hi cyber

8:46 am

crosshair

Howdy, cybernan.

8:47 am

MLFAN17

First column E?

8:47 am

crosshair

ef 4/7 is a common babblet

8:48 am

MLFAN17

ty cross

8:48 am

MLFAN17

oced

8:50 am

MLFAN17

Third column o and 4th column s?

8:51 am

josephjames

se4 & 5

8:51 am

josephjames

oo4

8:52 am

MLFAN17

nbt ty joseph and cross

8:52 am

crosshair

:)

8:54 am

MLFAN17

can anyone give me stats for a 7 please?

8:54 am

cybernan

di 7/40

8:55 am

cybernan

rift

8:55 am

cybernan

raft

8:55 am

cybernan

oops = sorry

8:55 am

MLFAN17

ty cyber

8:55 am

MLFAN17

nbt and nbs

8:56 am

crosshair

NBT and NBS for crossy:)

8:56 am

poodletoes

haha 3 in a row, nan

8:59 am

72 Temple Owl

a clue for that di7 pls and hello all

9:00 am

72 Temple Owl

oo4/5

9:00 am

cybernan

non agreement, TO

9:01 am

cybernan

stats for the lone o, please?

9:02 am

josephjames

you just said it, 8:55 = sorry

9:02 am

cybernan

oh - lol - didn't see it

9:03 am

cybernan

stats for the 9, please --- is it an 8-9 combo?

9:03 am

josephjames

ok a firedoor is so a thing

9:04 am

cybernan

yep, jj -- also a firewall

9:12 am

72 Temple Owl

male voice.

9:13 am

cybernan

the 9 is a male voice?

9:13 am

72 Temple Owl

8/9

9:13 am

cybernan

mmm - no baritone...

9:14 am

72 Temple Owl

true.

9:14 am

cybernan

first 2 letters for the 8/9?

9:14 am

72 Temple Owl

fa

9:14 am

cybernan

ty to

9:14 am

Judi

Greetings, fellow mammals.

9:15 am

aebmusica

It can also be a female type of voice....used in yodelling

9:16 am

cybernan

vocal harmonics!

9:16 am

josephjames

i'm still 2 F's short of a terrible report card

9:16 am

Judi

Yodelling is really just a cry for help.

9:17 am

aebmusica

only if you are falling from an alp, Judi!

9:17 am

cybernan

was just testing to see if there are any string players here

9:19 am

rururocks

Yodeling is hard if you are alpless

9:19 am

72 Temple Owl

every one in a while i get amnesia and deviate from my no clue policy. hopefully, this is it for the year.

9:20 am

aebmusica

lol ruru!

9:20 am

josephjames

DOODY doesn't count either????

9:20 am

cybernan

it was a good clue to -- I just didn't know that the 8/9 began with fa

9:21 am

cybernan

down to 100 -- time to get some breakfast - bbl

9:22 am

72 Temple Owl

i am glad it worked for you, nan. it was fun finding it last night.

9:23 am

rururocks

*checks joseph's temp*

9:23 am

josephjames

Why are you checking my temp

9:24 am

rururocks

To see if you are delirious

9:25 am

cybernan

stuck right out as soon as I knew those beginning letters -- mind you I have the advantage of having been a music teacher

9:25 am

josephjames

thinking DOODY should be a word makes me delirious?

9:25 am

rururocks

Uh..yeah

9:26 am

cybernan

my stomach thinks my throat's been cut .....

9:26 am

Judi

If it makes you feel any better, JJ, some of my friends call me "doody".

9:27 am

josephjames

not the kindest friends, are they?

9:27 am

Judi

Terms of endearment. Go figure.

9:27 am

rururocks

Yeah but your friends are drunk a lot judi :D

9:28 am

Judi

LOL, Ru. How did you know??

9:28 am

rururocks

Just a guess

9:32 am

rururocks

I was just using a temporal scanner joseph :D

9:37 am

Judi

Clue for Is6, please?

9:39 am

cybernan

is + vowel + what peas grow in

9:40 am

bichon

Howdy Doody!!!

9:40 am

Judi

Ty.

9:40 am

Judi

Ha ha. Hiya, Bich!

9:41 am

Judi

102 left and I'm not liking this grid much.

9:42 am

josephjames

DR7?

9:44 am

MollyL

Ends like the Doris Day song Que...

9:44 am

josephjames

Thanks

9:44 am

cybernan

ty molly

9:45 am

Erda

dr + fourth vowel + either Italian evening or Latin plural of serum

9:45 am

Judi

Love that song.

9:46 am

MollyL

*Bets Judi likes How Much Is That Doggie In The Window too

9:46 am

bichon

ty Erda

9:46 am

Erda

yw bichon

9:46 am

Judi

Hmm. Not so much. "Pillow Talk" is a good one too.

9:47 am

Judi

Obviously, I've seen all of the Doris Day / Rock Hudson movies.

9:47 am

MollyL

<---Had the Doris Day part in Pajama Game in High School

9:48 am

Judi

Oooh. A starring role. Celebrity status for Molly.

9:49 am

MollyL

Not really, what an awful musical. I did meet my first husband that way though.

9:50 am

Judi

Well, all that time in pajamas had to lead to something.

9:51 am

cybernan

Didn't mind Doris Day -- couldn't stand Rock too-smooth Hudson --- but those musicals were the low point in the history of musical theatre I think

9:52 am

Judi

Most musicals don't translate too well in high school adaptations. However, traditions must be observed.

9:52 am

rururocks

<--would pay anything for a video of that play

9:53 am

MollyL

High schools are famous for doing plays that have cheap book cost rates. Ru, there was a video. It was so long ago that it was on reel to reel. : D

9:54 am

rururocks

:D.. at least it wasn't cave drawings

9:54 am

Judi

Can we get an A/V geek in here to transfer the reel - to-reel to digital?

9:55 am

MollyL

I was actually taking TV class at the time so the guys in the class did the filming so they could endlessly mock me
: D

9:56 am

Judi

Who knows. It may be on the internet somewhere. What a horrifying thought.

9:56 am

Judi

* I can hear Ruru Googling now *

9:57 am

Judi

I have the vocal fa9. What does the other 9 start with?

9:59 am

bichon

fi 9 compound word

9:59 am

harpjane

The Doris Day movie in question didn't star Rock Hudson. Just sayin'. It was Jimmy Stewart, I think! The Man Who Knew Too Much

10:00 am

Judi

She actually sang that song in two movies.

10:00 am

bichon

I loved the Doris Day/Rock Hudson movies [as a teenager]. Also loved her with Jimmy Stewart in The Man Who Knew Too Much [Hitchcock]

10:01 am

Judi

She sang it really loud at one point in The Man Who Knew Too Much. Trying to get her kidnapped son to whistle in response.

10:02 am

Alleyn58

Is the fi9 hot?

10:02 am

bichon

Yes, that was such a fabulous picture. Two great stars and an auteur working together

10:02 am

bichon

yes Alleyn

10:03 am

Judi

Ty for the Fi9 clue.

10:04 am

bichon

yvw

10:05 am

cybernan

fer a

10:05 am

bichon

to 7/8?

10:07 am

Judi

Can't remember the first film she sang that in. She was singing it as a lullaby to her child. First film was in black & white. MWKTM was in color.

10:07 am

crosshair

Had the most annoying student today. She was catching up on some last-minute assignments, and I said "If you wish, I will edit that for you for grammar and readability," and she replied "No, thank you. I do not edit;I just type it out and hand it in. I cannot be bothered with going over something twice." This from a 22 year-old student.. Had to shake my head and walk away after her not getting the idea after several attempts on my part;(

10:08 am

bichon

That would discourage me from being a teacher

10:08 am

Judi

Uhg, Crossy. How annoying. I hope spelling and grammar are graded. Ding her on every little thing.

10:09 am

bichon

It was the signature song for the Doris Day Show

10:09 am

rururocks

actually Judi.. I don't google people on the internet I leave that up to other players here :D

10:09 am

crosshair

Some are just after a bare-minimum pass--nothing more.

10:09 am

bichon

lazy ru

10:10 am

rururocks

<--is glad there wasn't a "p" missing there as a typo :D

10:10 am

Judi

That is sad. Unless she does everything right the first time. * laughs hysterically *

10:10 am

bichon

to 7/8?

10:10 am

MollyL

The stalky stalker players Ru?

10:10 am

Judi

Above deck on a ship, Bichon.

10:11 am

crosshair

No, I highly doubt she does. Most of us do not on a first draft.

10:11 am

bichon

ty Judi

10:11 am

Judi

Imagine how amusing her first resume will be.

10:14 am

phaeton

hello...clue for the po7? pls

10:14 am

crosshair

Oh well. Everybody has the right to fail.

10:14 am

aebmusica

clue for the di 8((non- agreement) please

10:14 am

phaeton

no di8

10:15 am

phaeton

de8/50

10:15 am

cybernan

di 7: 1st three of another word for plate cup or bowl + rope

10:16 am

MollyL

Good clue Nan

10:17 am

crosshair

There are rewards, however. had one female student who is 19 years old and up until these classes the bulk of her reading had been the sides of cereal boxes, and the instructions printed on make-up containers. i had the joy of helping her with her very first book .

10:17 am

cybernan

looking for that po7 now, phaeton

10:17 am

crosshair

lol, look at all my typos:)

10:18 am

phaeton

found the po8

10:18 am

cybernan

good heavens -- where has she been for the last 15 years!

10:18 am

Judi

Clue for that Po8, please?

10:18 am

crosshair

She had only read what had to be read--nothing more

10:18 am

doseffing

... sorry nan ... she is in no way unique

10:19 am

phaeton

pole and hot stuff in a pit

10:19 am

phaeton

lol..that was terrible

10:19 am

MollyL

po7 refers to a time after you finish a high college degree. Ends in abbreviation for MD

10:19 am

crosshair

Her first book ended up being "Of Mice and Men" :)

10:20 am

cybernan

don't know how she got through school without reading a book!

10:20 am

Judi

Did she like it?

10:20 am

phaeton

ty Molly

10:20 am

cybernan

ty molly

10:21 am

crosshair

Well, I am sure she read for assignments, but had never actually sat down and read a novel all the way through. seems theses kids haunt the Sparknotes web site

10:21 am

doseffing

... easy ... simply refuse to read and an educational assistant will do it for you

10:21 am

phaeton

de7/36?

10:21 am

crosshair

She loved it. She cried when Lennie died:)

10:21 am

MollyL

po8 starts the same as the po7, add hot burning flames to it

10:22 am

rururocks

pojohnnycash

10:22 am

rururocks

damn it

10:22 am

Judi

Uhg. One of our cops has a 13 year old son who neglects to do his homework. He has taken to doing stuff for him. I wan to strangle both of them.

10:22 am

crosshair

very close, ru:))

10:23 am

Judi

Although, he admits he was the same way when he was 13. However, his parents did not do assignments for him. They let him sit in detention to catch up on his work.

10:24 am

rururocks

<---never went to detention

10:24 am

rururocks

<---lying like a rug too

10:24 am

crosshair

I attended the detention classes back in the day myself:)

10:24 am

MollyL

<---Lived in detention (I'm sure no one is surprised by that)

10:25 am

Judi

I had detention a few times. Just did homework. Not a big deal.

10:25 am

crosshair

I used to read in detention :)

10:25 am

Judi

lol. Molly joined the school play just to get out of detention.

10:26 am

MollyL

I almost didn't get to be in the school play because I got caught skipping school

10:26 am

harpjane

I'm well into the grid and so far i have no animals. That's always a bad sign.

10:26 am

Judi

Geesh. The things we did to get detention - now kids get expelled AND arrested.

10:27 am

crosshair

yes, judi, but when i was in high school they still used corporal punishment. Got the strap several times

10:28 am

crosshair

I do not know how crippling a persons hands can possibly made the schoolwork improve...

10:29 am

Judi

Cpl punishment was out by the time I got to middle school. Remember being spanked in elementary school, though.

10:29 am

Judi

Also remember a gym teacher who would swat kids on the top of the head. He wore a class ring and he hit hard. Sadistic bastard.

10:30 am

MollyL

I had a priest that taught us who threw erasers at people

10:30 am

crosshair

My gym teacher used to just make us do laps or climb one of those ropes that were tied to the rafters

10:30 am

MollyL

Like Elvis Costello, his aim was true

10:32 am

Judi

Ha ha, Molls. I had a 5th grade teacher who did that too. He had good aim. Branded by chalk dust. Oh the shame.

10:32 am

crosshair

Had one teacher who used to go through several yard-sticks a year. she used to send them whistling down on the surface of a desk to get our full and undivided attention.

10:33 am

MollyL

No one is more deadly with a ruler or yardstick than an old nun

10:33 am

crosshair

My beloved had one of those. They used to try and "beak" her of being a left handed writer--it was not plesant.

10:33 am

crosshair

break

10:34 am

Judi

But, if you were good and answered a particularly difficult question, he would throw a hershey's kiss to you.

10:34 am

cybernan

*!* ta da *!*

10:36 am

crosshair

I like the idea of a Hershey's kiss for correct answers:)

10:36 am

harpjane

is the fi9 a compound word?

10:36 am

doseffing

...yup

10:36 am

cybernan

where was this crossy? - trying to switch lefties went out in the 40's here

10:36 am

cybernan

yes

10:37 am

crosshair

She was in Sunday school for those who needed penmanship assistance. I imagaine she would of been 7-12 years old

10:38 am

cybernan

a religious school?

10:38 am

crosshair

her family was never really "churchy" but i gather it was free and it game mum and dad a afternoon off.

10:38 am

crosshair

I do not know all the details, but i can tell you one thing; there is no sense in trying to convert a lefty.

10:39 am

cybernan

weird -- my grade 6 teacher just handed me a ball point pen when everyone else had to use those old Maclean's stick pens

10:40 am

crosshair

In grade school we had those big, fat writing pencils, and you had to earn a pen by showing proper writing skills

10:40 am

cybernan

some things are possible to learn right handed, but not much

10:40 am

aebmusica

cyber they were still trying to switch left hand writers to right hand writers in 1950 when I was in the first grade in the Usa!

10:40 am

doseffing

... yeah but a ball point pen was expensive then ...

10:40 am

cybernan

glad I didn't go to school in the usa then

10:41 am

harpjane

I would have gotten straight A's in grade school if it hadn't been for penmanship!

10:41 am

crosshair

i went to a regular public school , and did not have to deal with nuns:)

10:41 am

Judi

I don't think we had to pick up pens until 4th or 5th grade. Pencils, crayons, chalk. Hmm. Never really thought much about it.

10:41 am

cybernan

yes - but a ball point was definitely better than a bunch of smeared lines on a page. Even with the ball point my hand would be blue along the edge

10:42 am

aebmusica

My first grade teacher tied my left hand behind my chair back. My mother finally came up and said the I would teach myself how to write left handed.

10:42 am

Anniebrook

I went to public elementary school in the 1940 and I never saw a teacher hit a student

10:42 am

cybernan

there was no leeway given on penmanship -- it had to be Macleans -- backhand was verboten -- so silly really

10:43 am

crosshair

I did backhand, my beloved had to learn cursive.

10:43 am

Anniebrook

I remember the Palmer Method for penmanship..I loved it.

10:43 am

doseffing

... we were using fountain pens to start grade five in 1959 ... but about the end of the school year they came up with an inexpensive ball point for everyone ... ... before that a ballpoint pen would set you back at least 4$ so fountain pens with liquid ink made more economic sense

10:44 am

cybernan

we had Maclean's Method in Canada -- probably the same thing

10:44 am

Judi

Fountain pens - big mess if they leaked or exploded.

10:44 am

rururocks

*plays bye bye ms American pie on the monitors*

10:45 am

doseffing

... I didn't say it was a good idea ... just that it was an idea

10:45 am

cybernan

oh well -- it is still a right handed world

10:45 am

Judi

We had a fountain pen fashion trend when I was in 7th & 9th grade.

10:47 am

crosshair

My beloved uses fountain pens with those plastic ink cartridges. Likes the feel of them. Me, I will write with any old thing.

10:47 am

doseffing

... that's why adults wanted you to be converted ... ... unless you were catholic and they left handed meant sinister in Latin

10:47 am

Judi

Time to jet off for lunch. Later, kids!

10:48 am

crosshair

tc, Judi

10:49 am

doseffing

... fa8/9 for anyone looking for the other nine

10:49 am

cybernan

on my way as well - hagd everyone

10:51 am

harpjane

I wonder if anyone has ever looked at historical, and prehistorical approaches to left-handedness, through the centuries...

10:51 am

crosshair

I am sure the information is out there somewhere.

10:51 am

crosshair

Would make for an interesting paper.

10:51 am

harpjane

It seems that it would be good for hunters and warriors to have a few lefties in the bunch.

10:53 am

crosshair

lefties would have the ability to fire their weapons at angles, and in positions that righties would find awkward.

10:54 am

crosshair

When my beloved writes, for example, the page is almost up-side-down. Do not know how she does it.

10:55 am

doseffing

... but you're presupposing they made left handed golf clubs ... ... if you're casting stuff for right handed warriors and hunters and you've got right handled handles do you bother to make stuff with left handed handles

10:55 am

doseffing

... they do now ... but historically .. I'd bet it was unusual

10:55 am

doseffing

... and you wouldn't fit into a shield wall

10:56 am

crosshair

There you go. there is another paper; did they make left handed weapons in pre-historic times?

10:56 am

harpjane

Well, when the weapon is a rock, you don't have to worry about the handle.

10:56 am

crosshair

Like the ole left-handed monkey wrench:)

10:56 am

harpjane

Some weapons don't need to be specialized. Think baseball bats!

10:57 am

doseffing

... yeah ... but for a sword you do ... and I'd bet for a long bow and for a cross bow you would ... ... or at least you'd be more effective with a proper grip

10:57 am

harpjane

The harp world is disproportionately left handed.

10:57 am

crosshair

one size fits all:)

10:57 am

harpjane

Something like 50% of professional harpists are left-handed.

10:58 am

crosshair

interesting. Now there is another paper. take all the popular musical instruments, find the top 100 players on the planet for each one , and identify how many are lefties v.s righties.

10:59 am

harpjane

just googled stone age left handed....interesting

11:00 am

crosshair

Must go and see a man about a horse:) back in a few...poink!

11:18 am

periwinkle

I am missing an 8. I have al, de,fa and po. what am I missing?

11:25 am

MollyL

to 8/50

11:26 am

Jivingjenny0

please can someone clue the de8

11:27 am

periwinkle

ty Molly looking

11:28 am

MLFAN17

ty molly

11:28 am

periwinkle

ty Molly

11:28 am

MollyL

de7 starts like a ten year period and ends like a tr word for court case. Plural it for the 8

11:28 am

periwinkle

Molly is a good cluer

11:29 am

MLFAN17

ty molly

11:29 am

Jivingjenny0

ty molly

11:29 am

Ouwachita

any clue for the po 7 and po8?

11:30 am

MLFAN17

I have one pr7

11:30 am

MLFAN17

oops

11:30 am

MLFAN17

nm ouw

11:31 am

MollyL

po7 refers to a time after you finish a high college degree. Ends in abbreviation for MD

11:31 am

MollyL

po8 starts the same as the po7, add hot burning flames to it

11:35 am

MLFAN17

RA6?

11:35 am

Ouwachita

ra6 = least abundant

11:36 am

MLFAN17

ty ouw

11:37 am

Ouwachita

molly...I got the 8 but not the 7

11:38 am

MollyL

The Saturday Evening... + abbreviation for MD...not a nurse

11:39 am

Ouwachita

OH...I thought MD was Maryland

11:39 am

Ouwachita

brain dead today

11:46 am

MollyL

I don't think you can abbreviate MD any further

11:46 am

MLFAN17

ouw that's what I was thinking

11:48 am

MollyL

*Wonders if Ouwachita and MLF thought that Trapper John MD meant Trapper John Maryland

11:50 am

Ouwachita

I think it stands for "Mental Deficiency"

11:52 am

Ouwachita

or maybe "Molly Dearest"

11:53 am

MLFAN17

Molly seriously?

12:07 pm

ch1212

Quick question: what's an "invisible poster" ? I didn't think posters on chat could be invisible. Someone mentioned an 'invisible poster' yesterday, and I've been wondering ever since.

12:11 pm

ch1212

There was also a mention about Nancy Boy, so my first guess was a babbler pretending to be someone else...

12:12 pm

ch1212

(This is what happens when I don't follow chat regularly :)

12:13 pm

penquis

I don't know. Could be what you said or someone who creates an alternate identity to post more anonymously.

12:14 pm

penquis

Tocs

12:14 pm

penquis

sorry

12:14 pm

ch1212

Mmm... that's probably it, pen. I think it struck me because the comment about it just popped up, and the others on the chat log were all people I recognized. Oh well. (diving back into the grid)

12:15 pm

saanichcat

I saw that mention as well and have no idea.We have had some 'baddies' from tome to time but I didn't see one at the time.

12:16 pm

ch1212

Agreed. Maybe it was a private comment between the two that got posted. In any case, nice to see familiar 'faces' today :)

12:17 pm

MLFAN17

Today is national prayer day

12:18 pm

MLFAN17

Ch I knowyou can hide the chat

12:19 pm

ch1212

Really? Gosh, I never knew that. Did Dr. God add that feature recently?

Re: prayer day --- I read it was international day of prayer, but either way --- always a good thing!

12:19 pm

MLFAN17

Molly posted a clue for a word she used MD ouw and I thought it was an abbreviation for Maryland. I wasn't sure if it was for that or medical doctor

12:20 pm

penquis

Have hit a brick wall at 41 left....bbl to finish...bye!

12:20 pm

MLFAN17

ch I was looking for a different icon to use and that's what it said National Prayer Day

12:20 pm

MLFAN17

it lited other "days" for today and all the other dates in the month among other months

12:22 pm

ch1212

I have my prayer list on a posty-note stuck to my computer. Kind of prosaic ... and my beloved husband laughs when he sees it.

12:22 pm

MLFAN17

i know a few who have a prayer list

12:23 pm

MLFAN17

i pray for people everyday just internalize it ie thinking about them etc

12:24 pm

MLFAN17

ch where did you get your icon?

12:25 pm

ch1212

It's because my memory is awful. I used to never pray for specific people or needs, but I've come to find it a loving spiritual practice. There are so many ways to pray, in every religion and faith tradition.

12:26 pm

ch1212

My icon? I found the illustration, then put the words on it. The phrase is something I've said for years to my adopted-step-extended family.

12:26 pm

MLFAN17

my memory is good with some things and bad with other things

12:26 pm

MLFAN17

its quite beautiful

12:27 pm

ch1212

:)

12:34 pm

MLFAN17

IS6?

12:36 pm

Anniebrook

is6----is, vowel, where the veggie peas live

12:36 pm

MLFAN17

hi annie and ty

12:36 pm

Anniebrook

hi fan and yw

12:44 pm

pcal2

hi all, how many words today pls

12:44 pm

Anniebrook

done. have to run some errands. bye

12:44 pm

Anniebrook

228

12:44 pm

pcal2

tks, was hoping lickety had extras!

12:47 pm

pcal2

any clues for po 7/8

12:49 pm

ch1212

pcal, they are not related. po7 builds on the po4 before it. po8 also builds on the same word, but means after the flames

12:50 pm

pcal2

tks looking

12:51 pm

pcal2

got the 8

12:57 pm

pcal2

finally found the 7...duh! tks again ch

2:55 pm

maccafixx

what is the 5th letter of the po 7?

2:59 pm

harpjane

F

3:14 pm

zoozzoom

And finished.

3:15 pm

zoozzoom

Happy babbling everyone!

3:16 pm

zoozzoom

Toodle pips for now.

3:19 pm

MollyL

*Waves as Zoom toodles his pips

3:41 pm

jpc1966

I still cant get the po 7. Please help

3:47 pm

jpc1966

Please help me with the po 7. Please

3:58 pm

harpjane

Its an educational status. You need to be this after you get your pH d

3:59 pm

fuzzybunny

ty harpjane! the previous clue that F was the fifth lette threw me off.

4:01 pm

crosshair

I finished the novel Mr Mercedes. Not bad at all:) Already decided on my next read. it is by an Aussie writer named Richard Flanagan and is called The Narrow Road To The Deep North. Looks interesting.

4:01 pm

crosshair

Lots of good books out there this year:)

4:04 pm

lbdawger

to7/36 and to8/50 plz?

4:08 pm

maccafixx

still need that po 7...any hints?

4:08 pm

crosshair

po7= after+ physician

4:08 pm

lbdawger

PhD's who study more are po7's

4:09 pm

lbdawger

tadone!! finito! hagd/e/n everyone!

4:09 pm

crosshair

tc lbd

4:19 pm

Soodle

Evening all. I'm sorry I missed the earlier chat about the horrors inflictrd by nuns in the name of education. I could write the book.

4:21 pm

fuzzybunny

crossy, I just looked your next book up on Amazon, it does indeed look good and I like other books by the same author.

4:23 pm

Soodle

I've just finished The Girl On The Train. A rattling good yarn. I recommend it.

4:26 pm

fuzzybunny

Soodle, I just looked at that one too, my husband would definitely like that one. I finished Olive Kittredge, a quirky little book set in Maine. I enjoyed it a lot and have been passing it around.

4:30 pm

Soodle

Fuzzy, i am a huge fan of John Irving. Many of his very quirky books are set in Maine. ðŸ˜ƒ

4:31 pm

fuzzybunny

I like Irving as well.

4:31 pm

Soodle

I must qualify that.... i am a huge fan of Irving's earlier work. His more recent novels disappointed me.

4:31 pm

fuzzybunny

This grid is driving me crazy! 78 left and I think it is time to list.

4:31 pm

penquis

it's a quirky place... ;o)

4:32 pm

Soodle

It's on my bucket list....

4:32 pm

fuzzybunny

Penquis, Yvette says hi. I told her about meeting you here. She said she was not surprised, that you had a very agile mind.

4:33 pm

penquis

ha!....tell her i said hi, too....

4:34 pm

fuzzybunny

soodle, Maine is a beautiful place. The coast can be very dramatic, especially in the area known as Downeast. I live in an area called the Great North Woods. We are three hours from the coast, but I live in the mountains, on a lake and the nearest town to us is 50 miles away. We are quite isolated in the woods.

4:35 pm

penquis

and i am in the Midcoast.....very beautiful place, too....i live about an eighth of a mile from the water as the crow flies....

4:37 pm

fuzzybunny

Soodle, I should add that I love Ireland as well. So many different shades of green. The salmon and lamb are to die for! I got to cut peat in a bog when I visited. A very physical proposition.

4:38 pm

penquis

never been but would like to go...

4:40 pm

Marc Freeman

Need a clue for to7, please?

4:40 pm

fuzzybunny

I have traveled many places in the world, and Ireland is the only other country I would consider living. The people are incredibly friendly and the food is wonderful. I loved driving down the narrow lanes. Mercedes Benz's have trailer hitches for transporting their milk trailers.

4:40 pm

fuzzybunny

Sorry Marc, don't have it.

4:41 pm

penquis

to 7.....not bottom + not front or back...

4:42 pm

Marc Freeman

thanks got it and the 8

4:42 pm

fuzzybunny

great clue penquis

4:42 pm

Soodle

Lol! Yup, Fuzzy, you nailed it. I would never live anywhere else, but I sure would love to travel to other places.

4:42 pm

penquis

ty!

4:44 pm

fuzzybunny

What always amazed me about your houses in Ireland is that they look very plain on the outside, but inside is a whole other world. The workmanship is superb.

4:46 pm

MollyL

And agile mind..interesting...

4:46 pm

penquis

:oD....i was a problem solver at work....

4:48 pm

MollyL

And a helper...in the helping profession...

4:48 pm

penquis

yes....school psychologist...

4:52 pm

Soodle

Hmm. I never heard that commented on before, Fuzzy. My house is as dilapidated inside as it is on the outside!

4:53 pm

MollyL

Perhaps Fuzzy was on the upscale side of town
: D

4:54 pm

fuzzybunny

We stayed in home B&B's during our travels and most of them were very nice.

4:56 pm

jaxx7

topside

4:57 pm

Marc Freeman

se5/16, please?

4:57 pm

penquis

think of book printing....related to parts of letters...

4:57 pm

MollyL

Well you can get a bed (or a piece of floor) at Soodle's. And a dran good breakfast. But I think the Bed & Breakfast places in Ireland are expensively decorated.

4:58 pm

Soodle

Ah, Jaxx. One of my favourite cuts of beef!

4:58 pm

MollyL

Dran good?

4:59 pm

Soodle

Yup. Breakfast at Soodles is legendary.

4:59 pm

MollyL

Oh, but is it epic? (I'd take the legendary Soodle breakfast any day)

5:00 pm

Marc Freeman

penquis, was that a clue for se5/16? If so I didn't get it, sorry.

5:00 pm

fuzzybunny

That could be, it was 20 years ago and we did it American style....drove 1,800 km in six days, only got stopped for scenic vistas and piles of rocks that had been restored to their original looks. In the evenings we listened to great live music.

5:00 pm

MollyL

Like a font on the computer. Comis Sans...

5:01 pm

MollyL

Oh my God, my typing skills are gone. Comic Sans...

5:01 pm

fuzzybunny

Thanks Molly, good clue

5:02 pm

Marc Freeman

I am lost

5:02 pm

Uneaixoise

i shot the se***

5:03 pm

Uneaixoise

but i did not shoot the deputy . . .

5:03 pm

MollyL

s + H**e we go again + ** you give a mouse a cookie

5:03 pm

Soodle

Three friends of Son of Soodle stopped by for breakfast last Monday. 'Legendary ' was one comment. 'Epic' was another, and the most unsettling was 'orgasmic'. Heck! It was only bacon egg & sausage with a few beans & mushrooms...

5:03 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

5:04 pm

MollyL

Une, quit shooting fonts
: P

5:04 pm

Uneaixoise

hee hee :-)

5:04 pm

MollyL

Yes, but Soodle, they are y-chromos who eat burnt toast for breakfast and wash it down with last night's warm beer

5:07 pm

Marc Freeman

Thanks Molly finally got it

5:07 pm

Soodle

After breakfast, they all went out to try & fix a car. I peered out the window & saw 3 asses in the air, hunched over the hood of a car. I had to call for my smelling salts, I felt so faint.

5:08 pm

MollyL

They should have put their pants on before they went out to fix the car.

5:11 pm

Soodle

Nah! I confiscated their pants, Molls... This is a 'funny post' meant to be read in 'funny font'. I'm not a weirdo. Really!

5:18 pm

Marc Freeman

ro6/7, please?

5:18 pm

MollyL

While the collective sense of humor here borders on the invisible...I would hope that joke was read in good fun. But you never know. Good that you clarified.

5:18 pm

penquis

i am done... :o)

5:19 pm

MollyL

We'll let helping Pen clue the rest then.

5:20 pm

penquis

hah!...

5:31 pm

Marc Freeman

Where did everyone go? I still need a clue for ro6 and 7, please?

5:31 pm

HarryHood

doody isn't in the dictionary

5:32 pm

HarryHood

I have an ro6 which is the latin plural of a speaking platform

5:32 pm

HarryHood

and the 7 is the adj

5:33 pm

penquis

sorry, but i am multi-tasking....

5:33 pm

HarryHood

hey batman's loyal butler is in the grid

5:33 pm

MollyL

An agile mind helps when it is not multi-tasking

5:35 pm

HarryHood

96 to go and I can find no more words

5:35 pm

HarryHood

bbl perhaps to list. going to clean up the kitchen. we have ant invasions

5:36 pm

Marc Freeman

Sorry Harry didn't get the clue?

5:37 pm

penquis

ro + you ***um a guitar....the latin plural of that is the 6....

5:37 pm

Marc Freeman

Got them thanks

5:38 pm

penquis

my agile mind is hopping from one thing to another... ;o)....and i will soon be knitting tonight....

5:39 pm

MollyL

And no need to apologize for being busy with other things. You are not expected to be here for every clue request.
: D

5:40 pm

penquis

agreed...

5:51 pm

Marc Freeman

is6, please?

5:51 pm

Marc Freeman

sorry got it

5:52 pm

Aloyisius

rats, I wanted to trade you for po8

5:52 pm

MollyL

po8...after the burning

5:53 pm

Aloyisius

tyvm, Molly! fw

5:53 pm

Marc Freeman

sorry Aloy

5:54 pm

Aloyisius

lol, np Marc.. Molly to the rescue.. and now off to supper.. poof

5:55 pm

penquis

*like a drive by...*

5:58 pm

MollyL

Here...fireworks...bye...

6:01 pm

MollyL

I've never been able to figure out how people can leave with just one word left

6:02 pm

penquis

me either!

6:03 pm

periwinkle

help with ai6 pls

6:04 pm

MollyL

Ends in a word that means relax, sleep, take a load off

6:04 pm

periwinkle

NM

6:04 pm

periwinkle

but ty Molls

6:04 pm

MollyL

HA!! I beat the "nm"

6:05 pm

periwinkle

:)

6:13 pm

Marc Freeman

dr7, please?

6:16 pm

Marc Freeman

found it. It seems most times I ask for a clue I find it right after. I can't find them before.

6:20 pm

periwinkle

te5 pls

6:20 pm

Dorens

expensive electric car?

6:21 pm

crosshair

Ty dorens

6:21 pm

Dorens

yw

6:21 pm

periwinkle

ty oren

6:21 pm

periwinkle

Doren, even

6:22 pm

Dorens

i'll answer to most things, no need to correct yourself peri i knew...

6:22 pm

periwinkle

:)

6:23 pm

crosshair

Call me anything you like;just do not call me late for breakfast:-)

6:24 pm

Dorens

that was my dad's old line, crosshair. Thought I'd spare you all

6:24 pm

crosshair

:-)

6:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

has anyone used the Q for other than the Q word?

6:27 pm

Dorens

hi owl, No. but I haven't listed yet and only 2/3 done.

6:29 pm

penquis

don't think i used the q....

6:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

just catching on to the superlatives.

6:32 pm

Dorens

hey thanks, I hadn't done that yet!

6:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

it helps.

6:33 pm

Dorens

was in hackensack today owl. My mom fell and broke her hip about 6 weeks ago, slow recovery. manymore trips to Hackensack than normal

6:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh i am sorry. is she at home?

6:34 pm

Dorens

yes she is, and feeling more pain than she'd like...She's never been good at it, and the PT is done with much complaint. The good news is that her xray today showed good healing, despite what she says.

6:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

that is good news. it is a very bad injury, good healing is a blessing.

6:36 pm

Dorens

yes, never a good thing, particularly for an 87 year old diabetic with many medical issues too begin with.

6:36 pm

Marc Freeman

de7, please?

6:37 pm

Dorens

sorry don't have

6:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh good lord. did they put a pin in it?

6:37 pm

penquis

de + you go to court and have a t****....change the first letter of that word...

6:37 pm

Dorens

yes. put a pin and hoped that it would take, didn't really want to do a replacement

6:38 pm

Marc Freeman

got that and the 8 thanks

6:38 pm

Dorens

ty pen

6:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

i was invited up for mother's day.

6:38 pm

Dorens

to your brother's? Are you going?

6:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes not sure. missed eye appt, still struggling with issue.

6:40 pm

penquis

yw...

6:40 pm

Dorens

my sister's coming in from MA for the first time in 12 years - don't even ask. And my daughter. should be an interesting day

6:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

happy mothers day.my apostrophe key is stuck.

6:42 pm

Dorens

thanks. dinner... later, gators

6:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

night.

6:48 pm

Marc Freeman

ce5/14, please?

6:48 pm

LuvWordGames

plural of the 4/6

6:51 pm

Marc Freeman

ce5/12, please? Got the ce5/12, thanks

6:52 pm

Marc Freeman

I meant ce5/14 need the ce5/12, sorry

6:52 pm

helenary

i still cannot get the de7..any clue please please

6:52 pm

LuvWordGames

ce 5/12 sounds like one of the countries where ISIS is running rampant

6:53 pm

Marc Freeman

ce + when go to court and defend yourself you go on t****. Change the t to a c

6:53 pm

LuvWordGames

de 7= de + t**** and error but change the t to another word

6:53 pm

LuvWordGames

another letter I mean

6:54 pm

Marc Freeman

that was easy. Thanks for all the clues. Sorry I meant de not ce for the clue I just gave. Have to go now.

6:55 pm

helenary

thank you for that Luv!

6:55 pm

helenary

thank you for that Luv!

6:56 pm

LuvWordGames

yw helen

6:56 pm

LuvWordGames

do you have the po 8/60? Is it a compound word?

6:58 pm

turqaz

po 8/60: after burn

6:59 pm

LuvWordGames

thanks turqaz, thought I had the first part but couldn't think of a word to add to it.

6:59 pm

turqaz

yw!

7:05 pm

LuvWordGames

dr 7/32 please?

7:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

anyone here take glucosamine and chondroitin? my dr recommended trying it. it helped her after she broke her foot.

7:06 pm

LuvWordGames

nm got it for fireworks

7:07 pm

LuvWordGames

I take it for stiff joints-knees in particular

7:07 pm

turqaz

i just got that myself. dr + vowel + blood components

7:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

does it help? wondering how long it will take to tell.

7:08 pm

LuvWordGames

the glucosamine really helps and I've recommended it to other people and they've benefitted from it as well

7:08 pm

turqaz

is?

7:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

how long till you had relief? i have pain.

7:09 pm

LuvWordGames

it takes a while to get into your system and start working-maybe 3 to 4 weeks I think

7:09 pm

LuvWordGames

is + vowel + what peas are in

7:09 pm

turqaz

thx, liv

7:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

i seem to be getting gi side effects.

7:10 pm

turqaz

i mean luv

7:10 pm

LuvWordGames

my knee was so stiff that I could hardly move it first thing in the morning or after sitting for a bit but after I started taking it Inever have that problem

7:10 pm

LuvWordGames

haven't heard of that problem before

7:11 pm

LuvWordGames

maybe cut back dosage?

7:11 pm

LuvWordGames

I don't think I take the full recommended dose

7:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

only taking two, split them up today,

7:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

can take either two or on twice.

7:11 pm

LuvWordGames

did that seem to help?

7:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

the jury is still out. i had some issues but not as bad. just took the second.

7:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

i thought al8 was two words. hm.

7:17 pm

speedfreak

can someone plese help with the po7/40 I am sticking everything with that base word and not getting it

7:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

fi4/5

7:20 pm

Lizlin

Hi all

7:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi, liz

7:20 pm

Lizlin

po 7/40 - Mail + medic

7:21 pm

speedfreak

wow thanks liz never would have monkeyed that

7:21 pm

Lizlin

yw

7:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

all of my fl words disappeared. no wonder long frids are a slog.

7:26 pm

Lizlin

I lose words too :(

7:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

feels like bed time.

7:30 pm

crosshair

I suffer from bursiis in both kness,and was on glucosamine for a bit. I found the benefits to be negligable. Perhaps i was too impatient. Some people tell me that it can be as long as two months bwfore any real changes are noticed.

7:30 pm

Lizlin

Have a good evening / night TO

7:31 pm

crosshair

Bursitis..cannot type on rhis rablet:-)

7:31 pm

crosshair

Good lord...

7:31 pm

Lizlin

lol Crossy!

7:32 pm

crosshair

You get the gist anyways

7:32 pm

Lizlin

Like the auto correct on my iPad - I know I can turn it off but sometimes it's useful.

7:36 pm

crosshair

Doing lots of hiking instead. Perhaps i can lise some weight,add more muscle, and take some of the load off the knees. It is tough going sometimes though. My poor knees feel hot today:(

7:37 pm

Lizlin

Hiking sounds like serious stuff. We enjoy walking. Perhaps there's some enjoyable exercise less heavy on the knees?

7:39 pm

crosshair

By hiking, i mean lonf walks in the wood. I am nt bringing a huge back pack or anything,just wter and snacks.terrain is a bit up and down though

7:40 pm

Lizlin

OK - that sounds like fun - sort of stuff we do in our hinterland (rainforest area) though I do prefer walking on the beach, feet in the water.

7:42 pm

crosshair

We have to leve the beach for the tourist this time of year and hit the forests om the mountain to get away from rhe crowds and commercialism

7:42 pm

Lizlin

Our beaches are lovely all year - even in the height of summer, there's enough space that you can walk without seeing too many other people.

7:42 pm

crosshair

You can see a few pics on my web site of where we like to go

7:43 pm

Lizlin

But right now we're getting into winter and there are few people on the beach and it's really fantastic.

7:43 pm

Lizlin

I've done some of your woodland jigsaws :) Really beautiful.

7:43 pm

crosshair

Must be nice to have your beaches back:-)

7:44 pm

crosshair

I have not added a new puzzle since that picture we took of the deer and wild turkeys together

7:45 pm

Lizlin

Sure is. We get the "grey army" up here from Melbourne - but they're not rowdy.

7:45 pm

Lizlin

I also haven't added anything recently though I've probably got some nice pics from New Zealand. I'll have to look when I have a minute.

7:45 pm

crosshair

We get rhe good, rhe bad, and the ugly

7:46 pm

Lizlin

Fireworks

7:46 pm

harpjane

Hello, 70 to go

7:46 pm

harpjane

congrats liz

7:47 pm

Lizlin

Hi Harp - sorry I can't stay to help but it's time to head out.

7:47 pm

crosshair

We hve themay 2-4 long weekend coming up. Rhat is the first big invasion as it coincides with reading week at most of the colleges and unis

7:47 pm

Lizlin

Thanks

7:47 pm

crosshair

Yaa for liz!

7:48 pm

Lizlin

Enjoy your evenings - Bye

7:49 pm

harpjane

the do's were fun!

7:49 pm

crosshair

There, that is better. I moved to the desktop computer:) Love my tablet, but it is a pain in the arse to type on.

7:49 pm

harpjane

tackling the s's next

7:50 pm

harpjane

(I wasn't going to say anything, crossy....)

7:52 pm

crosshair

Most babblers can read typonese easily anyways.

8:13 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

refract is my phantom (hi all)

8:16 pm

harpjane

hello i just finished

8:17 pm

Uneaixoise

congrats, harp!

8:17 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

wtg harpjane !!!!!!!!

8:18 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

Slarty Bartfast

8:20 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

halfway and nbt woot

8:38 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

found a 9 woot

8:39 pm

Uneaixoise

go gwen! :-)

8:40 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

aw, gee, thanks une

8:41 pm

Uneaixoise

14 to go here . . .

8:42 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

only 74 for me :)

8:51 pm

Uneaixoise

FW! back at the flip :-)

8:52 pm

aebmusica

second ro5 (after the ancient bird)....clue please

8:53 pm

Bugsaw

^where a bird lands to spend the night

8:54 pm

aebmusica

no...the ro4/5

8:54 pm

Bugsaw

the second ro 4,5?

8:55 pm

aebmusica

Yes, please

8:55 pm

Bugsaw

it has a double vowel as well and the next one is the plural

8:55 pm

Bugsaw

sounds Scottish

8:56 pm

Bugsaw

or sounds just like the word for impolite

8:56 pm

aebmusica

Like Pooh's friend....I keep trying that and it won't go!

8:57 pm

Bugsaw

but there is a letter on the end of Pooh's friend

8:57 pm

aebmusica

tI got it!

8:57 pm

Bugsaw

am I helping or just confusing you to bits?

8:58 pm

aebmusica

I ty Bugs I got it!

8:58 pm

Bugsaw

I always say I am a poor cluer. Glad you were persistant

8:59 pm

aebmusica

You did fine, Bugs tyvm!

9:03 pm

stidmama

(((BUGS HUGS))) *really needing bugs hugs these days*

9:03 pm

stidmama

hey all

9:04 pm

Bugsaw

hey stid!!! I sure could use some good hugs too. I really want to come see your house and family when school finished. This is the hardest part

9:04 pm

Bugsaw

once the good weather comes, no one is interested in being inside any more

9:04 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi stid, bugs, and aebmusica

9:05 pm

aebmusica

hi Stid !

9:05 pm

Bugsaw

hi Gwen. You are good at being quiet

9:05 pm

stidmama

(((bugs))) yes, hope to see you soon. Right now the house is a total mess... the yard isn't much better. But it will improve, I just need to get through this particular trying time (another week and then the rest goes back to normal). I detest testing.

9:05 pm

stidmama

hey gwen and aeb and lurkers.

9:06 pm

Bugsaw

My house is always a mess. i don't care about clutter. I live with a hoarder remember.

9:06 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

been stuffed facefirst into the grid ;)

9:07 pm

JBsAnno

{{{stidmama!}}} So sorry to hug and run, but gotta go, just got fireworks, and still miles to go before I sleep. Love flowing from Philly to westward! Goodnight, all you Babblers! *poof*

9:08 pm

Bugsaw

I always tell kids that tests are just like doing your assignments or your homework. If you have done all the work in the first place, a test won't have anything new

9:08 pm

stidmama

well... that's okay then. show up any time. we will shovel boxes of school supplies off the furniture so you can sit, and maybe we can organize. I am not a "hoarder" and have strong organizational skills... but all my run-time this year went to planning lessons and preparing materials rather than keeping things organized. The two hours daily of commuting ate into the available energy.

9:08 pm

stidmama

YAY JB!!!! see you soon!!!!

9:09 pm

Bugsaw

commuting takes more out of you that you realize. I hope you can sleep a lot this summer

9:10 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

two hours to commute? OMG

9:10 pm

stidmama

I hope so too -- thinking right now that teaching summer school might not be a good idea, if we even have summer school (legislature is in extra session to fix the school funding issues).

9:10 pm

stidmama

Well, about an hour each way, gwen -- but that is going to be the case almost anywhere I teach if the local school 12 minutes away doesn't hire me.

9:10 pm

Bugsaw

If you asked me, I would advise you to use the summer months to replenish your spirit. You will last longer in the long run

9:13 pm

stidmama

That is what I am (reluctantly) thinking, bugs -- going to really need that time to replenish my soul, get ready for next school year and just visit with friends.

9:14 pm

Bugsaw

Kids and parents need good teachers to stay year after year. If you burn yourself out too soon it would be so sad

9:15 pm

Bugsaw

Finito. I can try to offer lousy clues if you are wanting any

9:18 pm

Bugsaw

ok, bye then.

9:20 pm

stidmama

sorry bugs, was chatting with mother quickly

9:20 pm

stidmama

got up to 89 and I think my brain is ded.

9:20 pm

stidmama

so DEAD. LOL

9:20 pm

stidmama

back tomorrow evening I hope ... *poof*

9:25 pm

jimmel

my brain is fried. -could use a clue for po8,60 --my last one

9:26 pm

MLFAN17

jimmel its a compound word

9:27 pm

MLFAN17

po 4/5 and fi 4/7

9:28 pm

jimmel

tyvm MLF!!! FWKS

9:28 pm

MLFAN17

yw congrats jimmel

9:29 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

wtg jimmel !!!!!!!!

9:32 pm

MLFAN17

any clues for either of the so 5's?

9:34 pm

HarryHood

one is adjective of chimney sweeps

9:34 pm

HarryHood

the other is usually found ending in ific

9:34 pm

MLFAN17

ty harry

9:35 pm

HarryHood

yw

9:35 pm

jimmel

so5,12----so+ po4,5 but leave out one vowel

9:37 pm

HarryHood

good night!

10:54 pm

aebmusica

st5/12 (the one before or after what man does on two legs) clue please

10:58 pm

aebmusica

nvm i got it

11:12 pm

rururocks

*tries to erase that mental picture*

11:14 pm

aebmusica

sorry ruru...........do you have a clue for the 2nd st6/27(not the bad weather one)?

11:16 pm

rururocks

to shoot bullets from an aircraft

11:17 pm

rururocks

the Nazis st7 the troops

11:20 pm

rururocks

got it?

11:23 pm

aebmusica

no .....i need the st6/27

11:25 pm

rururocks

st6 is not the past tense

11:26 pm

aebmusica

yes!!!! I finally got them both! tyvm ruru!

11:26 pm

rururocks

imagine airplanes in the war shooting bullets at the troops on the ground

11:26 pm

rururocks

there are three aeb

11:28 pm

aebmusica

I know I am searching for the st7/4o as we speak

11:29 pm

aebmusica

got it .......FIREWORKS!

11:29 pm

rururocks

well done

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