Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, May 14, 2015

12:06 am

torgone

Test ..

12:06 am

harpjane

hello

12:06 am

harpjane

flip

12:06 am

flosey

hello

12:06 am

flosey

quiet in here

12:06 am

harpjane

(I was late to the flip)

12:06 am

Lizlin

Hi all

12:06 am

saanichcat

Hi flosey!

12:06 am

flosey

hi Saan, haven't seen you in a while

12:07 am

torgone

Thought the chat was broken ..

12:07 am

saanichcat

I've been going tp bed early

12:07 am

flosey

was wondering myself

12:07 am

flosey

ah, smart lady

12:07 am

rururocks

*puts Elmer's Glue on around the chat log*

12:08 am

Lizlin

be 7

12:08 am

Lizlin

actually be 6/7

12:09 am

dizgrannie

no 8

12:09 am

harpjane

phantom yoyo

12:11 am

rururocks

*looks at foxes scattering*

12:12 am

rururocks

*name that Ivy league school*

12:12 am

harpjane

(are foxes scared of yoyos?)

12:13 am

rururocks

foxes are scared of be7's

12:13 am

harpjane

I miss lickety already!

12:13 am

uusue2

Yale (my alma mater) (for my PhD, anyway)

12:13 am

dizgrannie

NBT/NBS

12:14 am

Lizlin

Lickety's list is there - just checked.

12:14 am

harpjane

I like New Haven, at least I liked it in the 70's

12:14 am

harpjane

ah thanks liz

12:14 am

harpjane

He must have been swallowed up by the chat malfunction.

12:15 am

uusue2

haha, I pretty much hated it, jane - moved after 3 semesters to Los Alamos to do my research (also in the 70s)

12:16 am

harpjane

Well, I was dating a guy who's dad taught religious studies. So we were all in the midst of the fray....

12:16 am

harpjane

nbt

12:16 am

rururocks

sort of an altared state harp?

12:16 am

uusue2

ah, that helps. I did like it better when I was dating Yale guys as an undergrad than I did as a grad student

12:18 am

harpjane

well the clergy was pretty involved in student unrest, I believe the preacher from Doonesbury was modeled after Rev Sloan Coffin. "the fighting preacher who can talk to the youth...."

12:18 am

harpjane

Ah those were the days (says the aging hippie....)

12:18 am

uusue2

yes, I remember him!

12:19 am

uusue2

indeed they were :-)

12:27 am

uusue2

ok, I think it is bedtime; see you all tomorrow!

12:30 am

rururocks

night sue

12:33 am

rururocks

thanks for the no 8 diz.. finally figured it out

12:35 am

dizgrannie

yw Ru

12:40 am

NonoNanette

pone

12:50 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:51 am

flosey

thanks Lickety

12:52 am

rururocks

do7

12:54 am

Erda

Yay Lickety!!

12:54 am

Erda

bear

12:55 am

Erda

sorry

12:55 am

rururocks

No sense in ursine about it erda.

12:56 am

rururocks

finished

1:00 am

dizgrannie

FWs

1:32 am

flosey

18 left and too tired tonight, bb in the am

1:33 am

flosey

wow, just spotted a few, 12 to go

1:40 am

flosey

8 left and really off to bed, goodnight all

2:14 am

flosey

fw !!

2:37 am

gran

no 8/50 and

2:37 am

gran

th 6/27 - no 8/50 - clues please

2:51 am

dc43

no8...not ro5/14

2:53 am

gran

Found the no 8/50; clue please for th 6/27

2:54 am

dc43

there isn't a th6/27

2:57 am

gran

What is the total for today 168 or 169?

3:05 am

dc43

168

3:14 am

millsbooks

there is a th6

4:20 am

helenary

Hi all..can I please have a clue for the no8/50..thanks

4:22 am

helenary

gottit!!!!

4:22 am

zoozzoom

Not from a higher class like a queen,king etc.

4:22 am

zoozzoom

oops sorry I was too slow..lol

4:23 am

helenary

thx zoo

4:31 am

zoozzoom

Phantom : theory.

4:40 am

ivesy3

zoo could you expand on the clue for the no 8..plz.not seeing it

4:48 am

Dianne

iveys - you still here?

4:52 am

ivesy3

yes i am.. hello

4:53 am

Dianne

In poker if you have all the high card in the same suit you have a ***** flush.

4:54 am

ivesy3

ohhh tyvm!

4:54 am

Dianne

glad you got it

5:09 am

crosshair

Good morning, my babble friends:)

5:25 am

crosshair

Brrr. Minus 1c and frost all over everything:(

5:30 am

Scrabbler

33 F here. Brrr.

5:31 am

crosshair

Morning, scrabby

5:32 am

Scrabbler

Hello Crossy

5:33 am

crosshair

If you get the E in the fourth colum, scrabby, pass it along. Tis all i need for NBT:)

5:33 am

crosshair

column*

5:33 am

Scrabbler

*looking*

5:33 am

Dianne

crossy - ep5

5:33 am

Scrabbler

ep + poem in honor of someone

5:34 am

crosshair

guot it, ty scrabb/dianne

5:36 am

sukee

good morning.

5:37 am

crosshair

lol. I ground through two years of concentrated courses, took two college and two university english courses, yet my typing still looks like it was done by a chicken that stumbled across my keyboard and died a tragic death:)

5:37 am

crosshair

Howdy, Sukee

5:39 am

Scrabbler

Keyboarding is not easy--I struggle too because my brain works faster than my fingers and we have to use 2 hands and 10 fingers.

5:41 am

crosshair

I have the same problem. I am always thinking three lines ahead, plus I am the two finger hunt and peck type of writer.

5:41 am

crosshair

I remain in awe of tough-typists

5:41 am

crosshair

touch

5:42 am

sukee

lol

5:42 am

sukee

I touch type now but I actually failed typing in high school :)

5:43 am

sukee

How I did that I don't know, maybe because they were manual and I've since discovered I had an underlying muscle problem.

5:46 am

Scrabbler

I had to quit my typing class in HS because I was failing. Just like quitting flute in 4th grade. I struggle with doing things with 10 fingers at the same time while looking somewhere else with my eyes.

5:47 am

sukee

Yes, I failed grade 9 once because of typing and gym :)

5:47 am

sukee

But graduated from college with honors :)

5:52 am

Scrabbler

Yay, Sukee.

5:52 am

sukee

I don't think you can fail because of gym any more.

6:01 am

Scrabbler

There are alternatives to physical activity, e.g. for injured kids.

6:05 am

sukee

Okay, I have to go eat something. See you later.

6:06 am

Scrabbler

Bye sukee

6:11 am

crosshair

I am back:) Got the better half up , and my Elegant says hello to all the babblers:)

6:12 am

Scrabbler

Hello Elegant

6:15 am

crosshair

Interesting; I signed into FB afer a long abcence and I do not see all the usual postings. Instead.\, all I see is a single quote posted by someone identifying themselves as a "news feed eradicator"

6:17 am

Scrabbler

A news feed eradicator?

6:18 am

Scrabbler

I must get ready for work now. Enjoy the day.

6:18 am

crosshair

seems so, either that or nobody at all on my list has posted anything in the last 6 months.This is why fb annoys me:)

6:18 am

crosshair

tc scrabby

6:26 am

gramma

G'mornin my fellow Babbleonians. I don't know if this is okay or not but here goes....Check this out and see what you can do http://www.gofundme.com/justpowervt

6:26 am

gramma

wage

6:27 am

gramma

wages

6:27 am

gramma

ware

6:27 am

gramma

wale

6:27 am

gramma

Oh Pooh! Sorry

6:27 am

crosshair

Howdy, gramma

6:28 am

gramma

This is why I stay away from the chat my bad

6:28 am

gramma

I'm walking away for a few minutes and when I come back you'll never know.

6:30 am

crosshair

Went to your link, gramma, and i can relate. here we are fighting the Northern gateway pipeline that is to run all the way across the country and end up on the west coast in the First Nation village of Kitimat. They then want to run crude tanker full of toxic bitruim all up and down the Coastline through highly sensitive environmental areas.

6:31 am

crosshair

bad deal all around

6:34 am

crosshair

We sold our soul with those tar sands:(

6:42 am

crosshair

Do not worry overmuch about inadvertent babble postings, Gramma. I spend my life fixing my typos and mangled postings;)

6:45 am

crosshair

Love your peace icon btw;)

6:45 am

gramma

We have banned fracking in our state but seem to think it's ok to bring in fracked gas from Alberta. How do you spell hypocritical?

6:46 am

crosshair

We are all fighting big oil stupidity

6:47 am

gramma

We actually defeated VT Gas aka Enbridge earlier this year. They wanted to come thru our farm and connect with NY state....Nope! Haha

6:48 am

gramma

We now have a chance at defeating this other phase of the pipeline but we need an attorney and that costs money, more money than we all can give.

6:48 am

crosshair

But no energy is without consequences. Even the electric cars have their problems. the massive batteries they use often contain up to a pound or more of "rare earth materials/ minerals" China, as it turns out, is sitting on 98% of the planets rare earth stock, and they way in which they mine it is shocking to say the least.

6:49 am

gramma

We need to give up on fossil fuels and move quickly to renewable energy.

6:49 am

crosshair

i cannot even begin to tell you how long we have been fighting the Northern gateway pipeline:(

6:51 am

Jayk

and now Obama has oked drilling in the arctic

6:52 am

crosshair

I was shocked when i saw that, jayk

6:52 am

Jayk

not that he wasn't somewhat forced into it by bush...

6:53 am

Jayk

it's 100 disasters waiting to happen

6:53 am

gramma

Obama is not leaving office soon enough for me.

6:53 am

MollyL

That is hilarious. After almost 8 years in office, Bush is still being blamed for what Obama does. The man is President Of The United States and he makes his own decisions. Bush was gone a long time ago.

6:54 am

crosshair

Well, none of the will matter if that nutcase in N Korea pushes the big red button. he is just being left alone to brew up all kinds of nasty horrors.

6:54 am

Jayk

well, i'm a big supporter but this decision really upsets me

6:54 am

gramma

Well we all agree that climate change is real and we have to do what we can to make a stand for the future generation

6:54 am

crosshair

I do not know U.S politics. i was going to ask how bush is a mover and shaker in the oval office at this date?

6:55 am

Jayk

has to do with the licensing process which takes forever, molly

6:57 am

crosshair

Well, the far north is melting nicely. perhaps we can just bury the toxic land under 100 feet of water;(

6:58 am

Jayk

or pile all those batteries on top of it :}

7:00 am

MollyL

Just because you are licensed to do something doesn't mean you have to do it. But the Obama lovers will continue to blame Bush for any bad move Obama makes.

7:00 am

crosshair

There are some interesting maps out there now where they have projected water levels using current data, but spanning it over a 50 or 100 year period-- I hope you guys are not too fond of Florida:)

7:02 am

crosshair

We will take Obama, but only if you take our P.M:)

7:03 am

MollyL

Be careful what you wish for. He will be out of work in 616 days and may come up there looking for a place to pretend to govern while he's playing golf.

7:04 am

crosshair

we can tuck him in a nice gold course in Labrador. he will be safe up there:)

7:04 am

crosshair

golf

7:05 am

MollyL

I don't think the Canadians are misguided enough to elect him into office though.

7:05 am

crosshair

We watch, and learn;)

7:07 am

crosshair

Speaking of learning, I have a smart board presentation to give the class this morning, so I better get my butt in gear. tc all, and happy babbling.

7:44 am

emusing

EAGLES

7:45 am

Anniebrook

good one, wrong box tho

7:45 am

Anniebrook

hi emu

7:55 am

MollyL

Hi Annie. Beautiful weather for us Right Coasters this week.

7:57 am

bichon

Sure nuff is folks

7:59 am

Anniebrook

hi Molly and bichon, nice sleeping last night, breeze coming in...pleasant

8:00 am

Anniebrook

Im going to my daughter tomorrow for the weekend. Hope the nice weather continues. We have a Bat Mitvah on Saturday.

8:01 am

Anniebrook

My older grandson is taking his driving test today. More greay hairs on this old head.

8:01 am

Anniebrook

*gray

8:03 am

MollyL

Ugh, one of the scariest things there is, is knowing that you have a young driver in the family. I remember how my stomach lurched the first time my son drove away in my car by himself.

8:06 am

Anniebrook

yes, it is scary. I drove with him the last time I was there and he did pretty good. I hope he is a careful driver. He went thru a yellow light. I will give talk to him about that when I get up there. I know I am butting in but I really dont care.

8:06 am

Anniebrook

omit "give"

8:07 am

Judi

Good morning, fellow evolved creatures.

8:07 am

Anniebrook

Hi Judi

8:09 am

bichon

Fortunately my eldet grandchild is only 8

8:10 am

MollyL

Butting in but no caring is the right of a Grandma.
: D

8:10 am

Anniebrook

Then you agree on this matter, Molly

8:12 am

josephjames

It's also scary to have an OLD driver in the family sometimes! My grandad...

8:12 am

MollyL

When it comes to kids and driving safety, I say better to butt in than wish you had later.

8:12 am

MollyL

Yes JJ, we had to take the car away from my Dad when he started failing and it was heart breaking.

8:13 am

Anniebrook

Molly, How did your Dad deal with that?

8:13 am

MollyL

Well, the Alzheimer's had progressed enough that we could use misdirection (the car is in the shop, etc) But it confused him even more to have it gone.

8:14 am

Anniebrook

A friend of mine had to stop driving when she went in reverse instead of forward. If I did that once, I would stop driving.

8:14 am

Anniebrook

She did that twice.

8:15 am

MollyL

Driving is one of the last acts of independence. It is very hard for most people to give it up.

8:16 am

Anniebrook

Anyway, I can still drive to CT without any problems. I love driving and I would be bereft if I had to stop. I would stop tho...don't want to kill anyone.

8:17 am

Judi

Oh dear. Old aged drivers. My MIL, may she rest in peace had about five accidents before the DMV finally wouldn't renew her license. She took out her own garage door (reverse oopsie), ran off the road into a corn field twice, got out of car before putting car in park once (knocked herself down and broke ribs. Low blood sugar episodes on both corn field visits. Shocking that no one else was ever injured or involved.

8:21 am

Anniebrook

done. going to get on with my day.

8:28 am

Judi

Anyone know what the 8 starts with?

8:28 am

zoozzoom

NO 8/50

8:28 am

Judi

Ty, zooz.

8:29 am

grant

yes: no

8:52 am

rbud

my mom (nearly 85 now) finally decided on her own to part with her car, an '84 Buick she'd had since '87. She gave it to us, our daughter's still putting around in it. Pretty rusty these days, and none of the doors open from the outside any more, lol. But at least Mom had the sense to give up driving. She'd not ever go anywhere near the speed limit as it was.

8:53 am

rbud

she was one of those drivers you hate to get stuck behind, hahaha! :P

8:53 am

Judi

Kudos to her for being sensible. THe older Buicks do seem to be long-lived. How does your daughter get into the car? Crawl through a window?

8:55 am

rbud

they leave one down most of the time so they can open it from the inside. But the last few days, even that is failing, and yes, it's Dukes of Hazzard thru the window time, lol!

8:55 am

hego

Hiya!

8:55 am

rbud

hi, hego! how goes it? :)

8:55 am

Judi

Funny, rbud. However, it is probably time to part with ye olde Buick.

8:55 am

hego

Good. enjoying your car story. lol

8:56 am

Judi

Hiya, Hego!

8:56 am

hego

Hi Judi

8:57 am

rbud

it's time now to decide whether it's worth renewing the tag another ye**, doubtful in my opinion.

8:57 am

MLFAN17

hello

8:57 am

rbud

hi hi! :)

8:57 am

hego

Hi Fan

8:57 am

Judi

I guess working doors is not required on the car inspections.

8:57 am

MLFAN17

2nd column e?

8:58 am

josephjames

looked at

8:58 am

rbud

no inspections in Illinois, imagine that! I'm from Missouri, couldn't believe it when we moved here.

8:58 am

hego

That's interesting

8:59 am

Judi

Whaaaaat?? No emissions inspections or safety inspections? That's nuts.

8:59 am

hego

You can drive around in anything there?

8:59 am

MLFAN17

hi hego

9:00 am

MLFAN17

2nd column e anyone?

9:00 am

rbud

I won't even ride in the car these days, tires are bald, cables and brake fluid lines hanging low, scary. Daughter only drives it here in town, she works at a local bar.

9:00 am

josephjames

LOOKED AT

9:00 am

MLFAN17

stats joseph?

9:01 am

josephjames

ey4

9:01 am

MLFAN17

oh yeah duh nm ty joseph. guess I am not awake yet lol

9:02 am

rbud

not a bit of inspection for personal cars. Guess you pretty much CAN drive anything, lol - but of course the cops will stop you for various things anyway.

9:03 am

MLFAN17

nbt

9:03 am

rbud

Oddly enough, they check all the lights, horn, etc. when you take your driver's test, at the time Mom's car was the only one we could come up with that had it all, both kids took their test in it, lol. Seems we never have working horns on ours.

9:04 am

hego

That's the one thing I never had go on a car.

9:04 am

MLFAN17

NO 8 please?

9:05 am

rbud

of course the doors were working back then, hahaha!

9:05 am

hego

haha

9:06 am

rbud

don't have the 8 yet, sorry.

9:08 am

rubyfoo

I've taken over the driving here as although husband's skill is intact, he forgets where he's going and/or loses the car.

9:08 am

rubyfoo

And hello.

9:08 am

hego

Hi Ruby.

9:08 am

MLFAN17

hi ruby that's not good

9:08 am

rbud

((((ruby!)))) long time no see. :)

9:08 am

rubyfoo

I had a friend wwith an old Dodge dart hic had a couple of hundred thousand miles on it. You could see the road through the holes in the floor

9:09 am

rbud

heck, sometimes I can't find the car in parking lots, lol

9:09 am

MLFAN17

ruby I don't want to be in that car ty very much

9:09 am

rubyfoo

It is nice to see everybody. Finally feeling a little bit better and enjoying Spring at last.

9:10 am

hego

Ruby, good to hear.

9:10 am

rbud

oh, been there, had an old Ford Falcon with metal cafeteria trays for floorboards years ago, they fit nicely.

9:10 am

Judi

Anyone have a clue for the Ro6/21 and Ro7/32?

9:10 am

rubyfoo

hahah

9:10 am

Judi

lol, rbud. Very resourceful.

9:10 am

MLFAN17

i don't judi

9:10 am

hego

rbud, how creative!

9:10 am

MLFAN17

gtg will be back

9:10 am

gramma

Ruby, you just put cardboard flats on the floor to keep the dust down. Been there, done that.

9:11 am

rubyfoo

my ex, in his usual magnanimous spirit, gave our son his old Ford Pinto! I was always afraid it would blow up

9:11 am

Judi

That was only a certain year Pinto, Ruby. My first car was a Ford Pinto ('77). Thanks, Dad.

9:12 am

rubyfoo

I think it was from the bad year

9:12 am

Marc Freeman

Need only one clue today the be6/36, please?

9:13 am

zoozzoom

RO 6/21 A short poem. And plural.

9:13 am

grant

dog breed

9:13 am

rubyfoo

I had a friend in France who had an old deux chevaux which also had worn out floorboards. She kept it because it had been her father's

9:13 am

rururocks

To be alert marc

9:13 am

lshult

be careful of the be6/36

9:13 am

Marc Freeman

thanks was looking in the wrong direction

9:13 am

hego

Hi Ru

9:14 am

rururocks

Good clue ishult

9:14 am

rbud

good one, ishult - I got it with that, ty

9:14 am

rururocks

Morning hego

9:14 am

rubyfoo

(not me)

9:15 am

rubyfoo

You'd think after all this time I'd be improving

9:15 am

rubyfoo

aaah, got it

9:15 am

rbud

missing floorboards was a good thing in a friend's old Saab in high school, according to him, he could drop his illegal beer cans out on the road, lol! :P

9:16 am

rubyfoo

ty ishult and hello

9:18 am

rubyfoo

still looking for the dog breed.....

9:18 am

josephjames

Barney Be6

9:18 am

rbud

things were so different back then, the cops would take your beer and scold you and send you home - maybe tell your parents on you - now it's zero tolerance.

9:19 am

Judi

Fireworks! Thanks for the clues!

9:19 am

rubyfoo

that's what's nice about small towns

9:19 am

hego

Ruby, think Snoopy.

9:19 am

rbud

congrats, Judi!

9:19 am

hego

Yay!! Judi!!

9:19 am

rubyfoo

thank you hego, duh moi

9:20 am

hego

:)

9:20 am

Judi

Participating in the community yard sale this weekend. Wish me luck on selling my household detrious.

9:21 am

rubyfoo

I have a garage-full, but they don't have garage sales here

9:21 am

rbud

ah, always fun - hope you make a tidy sum! :)

9:21 am

hego

Good luck, Judi

9:21 am

hego

Maybe you could start a trend, Rbuy.

9:21 am

Judi

Hubby is trying to take some of the stuff back. I have to beat him off with a stick.

9:21 am

rubyfoo

either that or they'll run me out of town with their pitchforks

9:22 am

Judi

No garage, yard sales? Why not?

9:22 am

MollyL

*Gives Judi a big whacking stick

9:22 am

hego

Yankee go home!!

9:22 am

rbud

what is it they call them in England, jumble sales? I always liked that.

9:23 am

MollyL

Zoom calls them car boot sales

9:23 am

Judi

Alas, husband is a crap-a-holic. I have to purge frequently when he's not looking. He never misses what I get rid of.

9:23 am

rubyfoo

here, they have "vide greniers', but they are always too far from our house

9:23 am

MollyL

Ah, the French can even make a yard sale sound pretty

9:23 am

rubyfoo

We have a lot of furniture in the garage that wouldn't fit into the house

9:23 am

Judi

Is that like a flea market?

9:24 am

hego

Europeans don't buy as much stuff as we do.

9:24 am

hego

So they don't accumulate so much.

9:24 am

rbud

someone tell me what that lone E in the top row is, been driving me nuts for 45 minutes, lol

9:24 am

rubyfoo

And they don't buy used clothing, too declassee

9:24 am

josephjames

ep5/14

9:24 am

rubyfoo

ty jj

9:25 am

gramma

ep a poem

9:25 am

hego

rbud ep 5,14

9:25 am

rubyfoo

I think you can buy used clothes in Paris, but not here in the provinces

9:25 am

dan2bit

like a televison ep7 but take out 2 from the middle

9:25 am

rbud

thank you all, of course it's obvious now, duh

9:25 am

hego

Hi Dan

9:25 am

dan2bit

morning all!

9:25 am

Judi

Don't call them "used". Call them "vintage".

9:26 am

hego

There you go!

9:27 am

rubyfoo

I used to love Goodwill in Binghamton, used to buy an old fur coat every winter for about $25 and toss it when it disintegrated

9:27 am

Judi

Off I go to make it look like I'm working. See y'all tomorrow! *POOF*

9:27 am

hego

bye!

9:28 am

rubyfoo

you could probably call me "vintage" :(

9:29 am

rbud

I went to a newly opened Salvation Army store near here the other day, was dismayed to find they now sort clothes by color, not size - sure don't have time for that! :P

9:29 am

rubyfoo

off to make dinner for vintage husband

9:29 am

rbud

hahaha! bye, ruby!

9:29 am

hego

rbud, that's nuts!

9:30 am

rbud

I'm in a group on FB called "The Vintage Ladies Club" - nice bunch.

9:30 am

rubyfoo

bye back later to try and glean a few

9:30 am

rubyfoo

you're too young for that, rbud

9:31 am

hego

sounds fun rbud

9:31 am

rbud

It's a joke about a game we all used to play, "My Vineyard" - since closed down. But we still gab and commiserate daily about life and such.

9:32 am

rbud

several English ladies, they're a hoot, such crazy senses of humor.

9:32 am

rbud

ah, got the no8! speaking of English...

9:33 am

hego

and......

9:34 am

rbud

oh, want a hint? Prince Harry's partying in Las Vegas was a somewhat no8 activity (not a great hint, lol)

9:34 am

hego

good enough. ty

9:35 am

rbud

trying to think of a better one - like negative prefix + the ro5 family - but that would have been too easy

9:36 am

hego

Must go. bye All...

9:36 am

rbud

bye, have a good day! :)

9:39 am

rbud

over half, nbt, nbs, happy with that, later, all!

10:14 am

harpjane

good morning

10:25 am

MLFAN17

good morning harp

10:25 am

MLFAN17

clue for the 8 please anyone?

10:25 am

harpjane

nbs

10:25 am

harpjane

nbt

10:25 am

Uneaixoise

no8 not a king, queen, prince, etc. :-)

10:25 am

harpjane

not related to charlotte diana

10:26 am

MLFAN17

ty une

10:26 am

MLFAN17

nbt and nbs

10:36 am

harpjane

This is a much nicer grid than yesterday!

10:37 am

harpjane

found a bunny

10:46 am

MollyL

Harp is all into animals in the grid

10:48 am

harpjane

That's right. I don't do them if there's not a bunny or a kitty

11:02 am

MollyL

Don't forget DOGS. This is a DOG lovers forum. And there are DOGS in the grid.

12:10 pm

rubyfoo

and in the chog -- woof

12:43 pm

ch1212

I've been playing this morning, and just wanted you all to know ... thank you. I don't realize how familiar and comforting it is to 'see' you on the chog until something comes up and I want to escape to Babble. It might sound a bit silly, but it's nice to look over, and there you are ... humor, grace, hilarity, insight, support, and best of all, just the day to day chat between friends.

Ok, I'm done waxing... :)

12:48 pm

bichon

se 5/12?

12:52 pm

ch1212

se + word before dee dah

12:57 pm

bichon

tyvm ch

12:58 pm

ch1212

you are vw :)

12:59 pm

periwinkle

hi all. rbud, I will look up that group on FB

1:00 pm

periwinkle

help with top corner S pls

1:01 pm

ch1212

you use it on the snow, peri

1:01 pm

periwinkle

duh, ty ch

1:05 pm

periwinkle

tough grid for me

1:05 pm

periwinkle

I have be7/44. help with other 7's pls

1:06 pm

ch1212

yesterday's almost did me in.

1:06 pm

periwinkle

that was a tough one too

1:09 pm

periwinkle

bbl

1:09 pm

ch1212

bye

1:23 pm

feenixcat

Any clue for se5/12?

1:23 pm

bichon

see 101 PM

1:24 pm

feenixcat

this se5/12 is for the bottom S not top :)

1:25 pm

bichon

sorry

1:25 pm

ch1212

you know, feen's right! My mistake, since I originally clued. That means the top s is what you use on snow.

1:26 pm

ch1212

There is only one se5.

Any clues for the be5/24? It's my last word, and driving me batty!

1:28 pm

jessmom

add the moisture ch

1:28 pm

feenixcat

be5/24 be + in the early morning on the grass you get ...

1:28 pm

ch1212

ah, got it !!! Thanks, jessmom... done!

1:29 pm

ch1212

(and feen, thanks too)

1:29 pm

feenixcat

bit late :)

1:32 pm

ch1212

I hope everyone has a splendid time playing today. {{ ** poof ** }}

1:32 pm

crosshair

Good afternoon, everybody;)

1:33 pm

feenixcat

Good evening

1:33 pm

crosshair

Ch1212. it is very nice to see you again;))

1:33 pm

crosshair

darn, she poofed:)

1:35 pm

crosshair

brb, sudden store run... poink!

1:35 pm

ch1212

Hi crossy --- bye crossy. :)

1:35 pm

hego

Haha!

1:36 pm

ch1212

I did poof, and am now gone for real, but will catch up later. btw, last checkup a month ago all good - still clean -- now I don't have to go back for a year. Hope yours are doing great too. Later!

1:36 pm

feenixcat

36 left now.

2:47 pm

periwinkle

help with ro7 pls

2:48 pm

bichon

don't have it peri, sorry

2:48 pm

periwinkle

ok

2:49 pm

periwinkle

found it, ro6 is Reagan's first name and The Farmer in the Del*

2:50 pm

periwinkle

the ro7 is the plural

2:50 pm

periwinkle

I just gave the last part away

2:50 pm

bichon

tyvm peri

2:50 pm

periwinkle

bichon, if I ever go to visit my niece in CT. I will let you know and we can have a mini meetup.

2:51 pm

periwinkle

yw

2:51 pm

mkg

hi all. any clues for the 8 please?

2:51 pm

bichon

great, with Annie too

2:51 pm

periwinkle

that would be fun

2:51 pm

periwinkle

bbl 27 left

3:04 pm

MollyL

It must be Easy Clue Thursday

3:30 pm

MimiCat

Hello, everyone! Just popping in for a moment on my birthday. Now I am a Beatles song....When I'm 64. Oh, joy, oh, rapture....not!

3:32 pm

aebmusica

Happy, happy, Happy Birthday Mimi!

3:32 pm

MimiCat

Thank you, thank you!

3:41 pm

ChrissieDee

Happy Birthday Mimi ðŸŽ‚

3:41 pm

Uneaixoise

happy birthday to Mimi!!! :-)

3:42 pm

MimiCat

Thank you! Just leaving. Enjoy the day, everyone! Hugs.

3:42 pm

bichon

And a big candle on your cake Mimi

3:43 pm

MimiCat

Yes, bichon, because the entire amount of candles would be a fire hazard!! Bye!

3:45 pm

MollyL

Happy Birthday Mimi. As Ellen Burstyn said in the Ya Ya movie "No candles on my cake, it would be like the burning of Atlanta."

3:45 pm

MimiCat

:)) Love that movie. Now gone, really....

3:48 pm

Uneaixoise

clue please for ro6/21

3:49 pm

MollyL

Mr. Reagan + what the farmer was "in" in the childrens game

3:52 pm

Uneaixoise

thanks!!

3:52 pm

HarryHood

hallo! could I have a clue for the top E?

3:52 pm

MollyL

The poor cheese, it still stands alone : (

3:53 pm

MollyL

ep + another word for poem

3:53 pm

Uneaixoise

molly LOL :-)

3:53 pm

HarryHood

ty molly. nbt

3:53 pm

HarryHood

and halfway!

3:54 pm

HarryHood

bbl! gotta make supper for the masses

3:54 pm

Uneaixoise

go harry!

4:03 pm

cybernan

hello everyone

4:03 pm

cybernan

a kind grid today, I hope :-)

4:08 pm

MollyL

Ha Nan, when are they ever kind?
: D

4:13 pm

cybernan

first 70 not too bad, but slowing down

4:23 pm

cybernan

top e stats please?

4:24 pm

therealblah

hi nan, see clue at 3:53

4:25 pm

cybernan

ty

4:25 pm

cybernan

nbt, nbs

4:34 pm

bichon

la 5/14, first one, pls

4:36 pm

cybernan

not small

4:36 pm

bichon

nm

4:36 pm

MollyL

Not small or medium

4:36 pm

cybernan

be 6/36, please?

4:37 pm

MollyL

Another word for DANGER

4:37 pm

bichon

be____ the ides of March

4:38 pm

cybernan

ty -- should have seen that one

4:42 pm

bichon

yw nan

4:44 pm

MollyL

Should have seen it? Not necessarily. It's laid out a little tricky in the grid.

4:44 pm

bichon

Finally fw. Hagn all

4:47 pm

cybernan

grats, bichon

5:02 pm

cybernan

ea 5 following the birds, please?

5:05 pm

cybernan

nm - found it

5:05 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* -- back at the flip

5:06 pm

MollyL

Ah, even Canadians miss those re endings.
: D

6:05 pm

mkg

hi all.

6:06 pm

mkg

anyone have a clue for the 8?

6:06 pm

aebmusica

clue for the se5.....please

6:10 pm

aebmusica

nvm....I found it!

6:10 pm

MollyL

se5...many have clued it as se + what comes before "dee dah"

6:10 pm

MollyL

Hard to beat those "never minds"

6:13 pm

aebmusica

After looking forever, then I usually ask for a clue. Then just after I presenter I find it!

6:15 pm

mkg

anyone have the stats and a clue for the 8 please?

6:17 pm

MollyL

Presenter?

6:17 pm

mkg

i dont know what a presenter is. sorry

6:18 pm

mkg

press enter i think it is................................

6:18 pm

mkg

after i press enter....................yup that makes sense.

6:19 pm

aebmusica

sorry I am not a good typist!

6:20 pm

mkg

anyone have the 8? i cant believe no one has it yet.

6:20 pm

MollyL

Lots of clues for the 8 in the chat log

6:24 pm

mkg

got it. ty

6:25 pm

mkg

any clues for the E word top row E?

6:25 pm

mkg

nm got it. wow,.

6:35 pm

aebmusica

I have the 8== no8/50.

6:41 pm

harpjane

found a couple of birdies

6:58 pm

harpjane

found some doggies

7:12 pm

stidgmere

Hello all just starting. Very green day here in the verdant Northwest.

7:35 pm

Buttonman

evening all, could someone please clue me the HE 4/7

7:36 pm

jaxx7

He + to ** or not to **

7:37 pm

jaxx7

and pl for 5

7:37 pm

Buttonman

thanks, got it jaxx7

7:38 pm

jaxx7

Good. that's my swansong. Night all

7:47 pm

crosshair

Good evening, everybody:)

8:06 pm

car.eeyore

Good evening...trying to get the bird to go in her cage.

8:06 pm

car.eeyore

Ooooh...Babble is magic...she's going in!

8:07 pm

car.eeyore

OK...she's in! What a diva!

8:14 pm

stidgmere

Hi crossy and car. I'm going now with 12 left. Need to fix some supper as theday ends. Not a bad grid at all but I don't have the patience tonight to finish.

8:15 pm

welki

hi folks (what kind of bird, car?)

8:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi, all

8:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

debs

8:50 pm

crosshair

have a good night stidgmere:)

9:14 pm

harpjane

hello 21 left

9:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

anyone have the nse5/12?

9:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

se5/12?

9:21 pm

harpjane

I don't know what it means, but it's an exclamation at the end of many Psalms.

9:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

9:24 pm

harpjane

done! See you at the flip!

9:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

yay!

9:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

do you have the no8 plS?

9:33 pm

rbud

no8 means not like a king (or queen)

9:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty, rbud, struggling with last 10

9:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

the two be after the grizzly and thero6/7 combo

9:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

ah, only the two ro remain.

9:50 pm

rururocks

tommy james and the ro6's

10:03 pm

rbud

heehee, good'un, ru

10:04 pm

rururocks

crimson and clover.. over and over

10:08 pm

rbud

trippin', man... it takes me back... O.o

10:10 pm

rururocks

me too

10:11 pm

rururocks

I think I lost my virginity to that song :D

10:12 pm

rbud

awww, that's sweet. ;p

10:13 pm

rururocks

it was the over and over that did it :D

10:16 pm

rbud

better than to Mony, Mony... ah, the improvisational lyrics we all used to add...

10:16 pm

rururocks

:D

10:17 pm

rururocks

I've been trying to regain it ever since too :D

10:17 pm

rbud

twas the scandal of the high school dance, lol

10:17 pm

rbud

hahaha!!!! :D

10:23 pm

rururocks

<more like the back seat of a rambler

10:24 pm

rbud

I hear that! try the back of a Mustang, not much room there, lol

10:25 pm

rbud

but that was my era. Herman's Hermits, the Turtles, James Taylor, Cream, Joni Mitchell, the Beatles just getting out of their bubblegum tunes, Traffic... still have lots of those on vinyl. wish Is till had the stereo I had then.

10:25 pm

rururocks

fold down seats

10:25 pm

rururocks

:D

10:25 pm

rbud

ex got the stereo in the divorce, sigh.

10:26 pm

rururocks

I really liked traffic too

10:26 pm

rururocks

ah

10:26 pm

rururocks

we're still sorting out our possesions

10:26 pm

rururocks

possessions

10:26 pm

rbud

yep. i had to do a sneak night raid to get my albums back, lol. Luckily no kids involved.

10:27 pm

rururocks

no kids here either

10:28 pm

rbud

the wonderful early '70s. didn't remarry until the '90s. was more selective by then.

10:28 pm

rururocks

not sure i'll ever remarry

10:29 pm

rbud

still have him, our 23rd anniversary is this Sat.

10:29 pm

rururocks

that's nice

10:30 pm

rururocks

congrats marriage is hard work

10:30 pm

rbud

so far so good. he calls me his last wife, lol.

10:31 pm

rururocks

*cheers to that then*

10:32 pm

rbud

*cheers* indeed. *clink* thanks. :)

10:33 pm

rururocks

23 is an accomplishment

10:34 pm

rbud

wow, 45 minutes and only 5 new words. not feeling it.

10:34 pm

rururocks

it is a tougher grid

10:54 pm

jesdraggon

hi all

10:55 pm

rururocks

hey!! long time no see jes

10:55 pm

rururocks

how are you

10:56 pm

jesdraggon

been rather overwhelmed at work... but doing pretty good, ru, and yourself?

10:58 pm

rururocks

hmm.

10:58 pm

rururocks

pretty good overall

10:59 pm

rururocks

lots of work is good no?

10:59 pm

jesdraggon

to a certain point, yes... but after a certain amount of busy it just becomes crushing.

10:59 pm

jesdraggon

was there for 12 hours today, no lunch break.

11:01 pm

rururocks

ooh

11:01 pm

rururocks

that's not good

11:01 pm

rururocks

you have to be on your game

11:02 pm

jesdraggon

day before yesterday, left the office at a reasonable time in order to drive 50 miles each way to deliver an orphan coyote to a different rehab so he could be grouped with a buddy.

11:02 pm

jesdraggon

got home just in time to collapse into bed

11:02 pm

rururocks

50 miles is nothin'

11:03 pm

rururocks

I drive 150-300 per day most days

11:03 pm

jesdraggon

sure, but do you drive 100 miles after having worked for 8 or 9?

11:04 pm

rururocks

sometimes

11:04 pm

rururocks

not every day thankfully

11:06 pm

rururocks

i'm not a doctor though .. and I think that's harder work than pulling corks

11:07 pm

jesdraggon

I'm generally okay with driving, and with each individual thing i'm doing, it's just that there are so many individual things..

11:07 pm

jesdraggon

we've also had a rush on crazy mean clients lately, which makes it harder to want to do extra

11:09 pm

rururocks

I saw that the other day at my vets.. a crazy mean jerk.

11:10 pm

rururocks

what is it about vets that people have such a problem with money

11:10 pm

jesdraggon

i've actually fired 2 clients in the past few weeks, which is crazy - usually only 1 person every couple years is that over the top.

11:11 pm

jesdraggon

i don't know. people seem to think they're entitled to have pets, and that veterinary clinics should treat whatever wreck they bring in out of our love for animals with no concern for staying in business.

11:11 pm

harpjane

does anyone need clues?

11:12 pm

jesdraggon

hey jane :) just clues to understanding people... i'm not quite to half way on the grid yet, so a bit early to ask for help there

11:12 pm

rururocks

not me harp.. thanks though

11:14 pm

jesdraggon

Somebody actually wrote me a letter a couple weeks ago complaining that my prices are too high because his income has been going down the last few years, like I should base my prices specifically on his wages?

11:15 pm

jesdraggon

What was super funny about it is that he complained that his bill was over $300, and said I charge twice what he would consider reasonable... when I pulled up his actual invoice, it was just under $140, so I guess I totally charged what he should thing was reasonable.

11:16 pm

rururocks

wow.. clueless

11:17 pm

rururocks

I drive more than 50 miles to get to my vet actually :D

11:17 pm

jesdraggon

He also complained because the medicine I sent home cost over $20 and claimed he could get it on line for $5. Except he had the name of the medicine wrong, and for the med he was price checking, I charge $8. For the med I actually dispensed, it's $17 from the online pharmacy I looked at.

11:18 pm

rururocks

did you get rid of that person too?

11:19 pm

jesdraggon

So apparently he thinks all medications are interchangeable, as well as not understanding why I can't price-match massive national distribution pharmacies that buy things by the gross.

11:21 pm

jesdraggon

Well, I didn't tell him never to come back, but I did write him back and explain that I am actually quite aware of the economic situation in the area where I run a business; that I intend to continue charging enough to stay in business; pointed out what his actual bill was and that he was price checking the wrong medication; and said that I'm sorry to hear he feels he can't afford veterinary care for his pets.

11:21 pm

jesdraggon

Haven't gotten a response...

11:22 pm

rururocks

you shouldn't have to defend yourself or your clinic.

11:22 pm

rururocks

My vet charges a lot.. but I really don't care. I want the best for my pet

11:23 pm

jesdraggon

I know. I am constantly dismayed by how many people think they know more about my business than I do. Also by how many people bitch about my prices when I am generally 25-30% lower than the other clinic in the county. Don't like my prices? good luck shopping around.

11:24 pm

jesdraggon

I mean, at a certain point how much do you want to price shop medical care anyway? Do you really WANT the fast-food equivalent of surgery?

11:25 pm

rururocks

agreed.. clueless

11:27 pm

jesdraggon

so what was the mean person doing to your veterinary staff?

11:27 pm

jesdraggon

Enable doesn't like argh as a word. I use it all the time!

11:29 pm

rururocks

abusing them at the counter.. questioning every test

11:29 pm

rururocks

I looked at him...wanted to say is your dog alive.. you should be grateful

11:29 pm

jesdraggon

because the receptionist totally dictated what the doctor did...

11:29 pm

rururocks

aargh is accepted though

11:30 pm

jesdraggon

huh. i've been misspelling my frustrated exhalations

11:33 pm

rururocks

apparently

11:33 pm

rururocks

:D

11:40 pm

rbud

yay, fw, after a bit of quality time with Lickety. whew.

11:40 pm

jesdraggon

yay rbud!

11:45 pm

jesdraggon

how's the wine business going, ruru?

11:46 pm

stidmama

***sneaks choclits to jes and ruru and rbud and...***

11:46 pm

rururocks

been a little slow since tax time actually

11:47 pm

rururocks

hi stid

11:47 pm

stidmama

hey all, just got down to 60 (clueless as usual) and about to log off. Wanted to say hello, though.

11:47 pm

jesdraggon

hey stiddy :) how's the snake?

11:48 pm

stidmama

still here... haven't checked on her lately.

11:48 pm

stidmama

She was fed recently though (a week ago) and comes out at night to get drinks of water and drape herself over the branch.

11:49 pm

jesdraggon

convinced the boy's girlfriend to be more responsible, or did you get rid of her and keep the snake?

11:49 pm

stidmama

I can't imagine there is much interest for her, though -- I would think captivity for a snake very boring. She is clearly rather intelligent.

11:50 pm

stidmama

LOL no, I think a few well-placed hissy fits have their purpose.

11:50 pm

stidmama

girlfriend doesn't visit as often as she used to... ;-) I am a scary, mean old woman, you know!

11:51 pm

stidmama

Thinking about getting some walking sticks for the next year's classroom... :-D

11:51 pm

jesdraggon

nothing intimidating about carrying around a big stick, right?

11:55 pm

periwinkle

hi all, insomnia strikes again :(

11:56 pm

rururocks

I better not comment on that one jes :D

11:57 pm

stidmama

:-)

11:58 pm

stidmama

***PERI!!!!!!!!!***

11:59 pm

dizgrannie

345 next grid

12:00 am

periwinkle

hi stiddy!

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