12:00 am
mrpresident
flip off
12:00 am
Uneaixoise
nooo -- a baby grid!
12:00 am
mrpresident
only 46 words!!
12:01 am
Uneaixoise
saving for tomorrow -- gnite, ladies :-)
12:01 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:01 am
Aloyisius
ty lickety
12:02 am
harpjane
thanks lickety!
12:02 am
harpjane
flip off is right.....
12:02 am
mrpresident
ha :)
12:04 am
mrpresident
ooooh, found a no5... which is just what this grid needs to go hang itself
12:14 am
jessmom
well, that was fun. now what?
12:14 am
torgone
nbt/nbs/bfd ..
12:18 am
cosdem
ugh really?
12:18 am
cosdem
ill just come back tomorrow to do this :) gn all
12:19 am
Aloyisius
fw and off to bed.. maybe a bigee on Monday?
12:23 am
melonheadjujube
hi. Yikes teeny grid. Anyone still here?
12:27 am
melonheadjujube
guess not . . . :/
12:31 am
ARB
SHalom Melon
12:33 am
melonheadjujube
Hey, ARB!
12:33 am
melonheadjujube
Just got back from Europe. Well, a week ago. First trip there, and first time I've ever been away from home for more than two weeks.
12:33 am
ARB
Melon, are you before or after your EUropean trip?
12:33 am
melonheadjujube
Ah! You remembered!
12:34 am
ARB
That answered my first question. How was it?
12:34 am
melonheadjujube
It was wonderful. I also spent three nights in Iceland before heading back.
12:34 am
ARB
The best place?
12:35 am
melonheadjujube
Amsterdam, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Regensburg, Paris, Iceland. NYC on each end, to and from Cleveland via Amtrak. Trains all over Europe.. Airbnb for about half the trip.
12:35 am
melonheadjujube
Paris stole my heart. I speak passable French, which may have something to do with it.
12:35 am
melonheadjujube
I loved being utterly at liberty for five weeks.
12:36 am
ARB
Now you have to plan to come to Israel, though it will be very difficult toplan to come by train!
12:36 am
melonheadjujube
I am overdue for Israel, was there in 2002. My neighbor is Israel, her parents live on a moshav called Tirosh.
12:38 am
ARB
Plan on coming before the countryis destroyed from within.
12:38 am
ARB
Am I showing my politics. sorry.
12:39 am
melonheadjujube
'sOK. I read Haaretz and shake my head. Now ,y politics are showing.
12:39 am
melonheadjujube
Actually spring for a digital subscription
12:40 am
melonheadjujube
sprung, not spring
12:41 am
ARB
ALso look at Timnes of Israel on the web . http://www.timesofisrael.com/ A more centrist approach, but fairly good coverage.
12:41 am
melonheadjujube
Yes, a friend of mine writes a blog there.
12:43 am
ARB
I selcom look at the blogs, but the site includes sources from all the other Israeli papers when relevant.
12:44 am
melonheadjujube
It is thorough.
12:46 am
ARB
Must get on with the day. Today it will be over 100 degrees F in Tel Aviv, with the usual high August humidity. And our air conditioner in the living room conked out on Friday, so waiting for repairman, who is overworked!
12:46 am
melonheadjujube
Good to connect with you. Stay cool as possible. I'm fading here, myself. Still have to unpack, too!
12:46 am
melonheadjujube
Shalom, dear.
3:24 am
sprite
morning all... what a tiny babble!
3:28 am
grannyrose
took me 13 minutes sprite. {{hugs}} and good morning.
3:28 am
sprite
*hugs rose* Hello dear friend! How was your day?
3:29 am
grannyrose
quietish. just church service this morning. too cold to go out otherwise.
3:29 am
grannyrose
how was your night, sweetie?
3:30 am
sprite
okayish. Body is hurting. But not too many bad dreams.
3:31 am
grannyrose
better than most, dear. glad to hear it. you know, i still feel very strongly that you have fibromyalgia.
3:32 am
sprite
yes, and I think you are right. Might check it out after the whole surgery thing is behind me.
3:32 am
sprite
hi Tudalen
3:33 am
Tudalen
anyone got pa*** 12
3:34 am
sprite
not yet, looking now
3:35 am
sprite
pa + ocean, change last letter to another vowel
3:36 am
sprite
sorry about that. Random space
3:37 am
grannyrose
g'day tudalen.
3:44 am
grannyrose
WTG SPRITE!!!!
3:45 am
JulesBradHen
I've not played in years, did the fireworks change into fireflies? well done sprite
3:46 am
sprite
too small for a sunday. Well, off with me to the shower then. *hugs* for you and I hope you will sleep well, darling
3:46 am
grannyrose
lol... no jules. it's just the way sprite announces her fireworks.
3:46 am
sprite
hi Jules, no, we have always had a variety of fireworks, firewords, firehorses, fireflies and whatever we can think up to celebrate our finishing.
3:46 am
grannyrose
{{hugs}} sprite. hope you can take it easy today. xoxox
3:47 am
JulesBradHen
all sounds pretty and fun :o)
4:49 am
Marc Freeman
I have as5 what are the stats for the other 'a' in column 5, please?
4:51 am
Marc Freeman
thanks I cannot believe I missed that
5:02 am
Marc Freeman
Could I get the stats of the two 6 words, please?
5:02 am
Marc Freeman
Could I get the stats of the two 6 words, please?
5:02 am
Marc Freeman
Could I get the stats of the two 6 words, please?
5:11 am
PMS
ri 6,21 fi6,36 (pl of fi5)
5:15 am
Marc Freeman
thanks
5:19 am
mrpresident
just watched Adam Lambert live... he is a great performer
5:20 am
mrpresident
fi5 and 6 use the double tile
5:25 am
crosshair
Good morning, everybody:)
5:30 am
Marc Freeman
good morning cross I have to go back to sleep I will finish later.
5:30 am
crosshair
Howdy sukee, have a good sleep, marc
5:31 am
sukee
How are you crossy?
5:32 am
crosshair
Not too bad at all sukee. just getting up here and not quite firing on all cylinders just yet, and you?
5:32 am
sukee
About the same :)
5:33 am
sukee
The really nasty humidity has gone.
5:34 am
sukee
This is a mean grid.
5:34 am
crosshair
Yes nice up here as well. Rain and sun in proper measure, with a nice breeze coming off the bay:)
5:34 am
crosshair
This grid is a little stinker:)
5:36 am
crosshair
But then again, it is so small that we may as well have a bit of a fight with it to make it last
5:38 am
sukee
So kitties are fitting in quickly like they have been here for a while.
5:38 am
crosshair
Yaa for kitties. it is very good that you got 2 siblings. Will make things so much easirer for both
5:39 am
sukee
Feeding time is a thrill :) Think I hadn't fed them in days.
5:41 am
crosshair
By looking at them you would not think they are from the same litter:)
5:41 am
sukee
This grid is good for monkeys though.
5:41 am
sukee
You wouldn't I don't know for sure but they were taken in together they both have the white spot on their chests.
5:42 am
crosshair
Well, if they were taken in together they would have been miserable if separated anyways.
5:43 am
sukee
Exactly, I could tell right away how bonded they were they were sharing a large cage.
5:44 am
sukee
Still have to lock them out of the bedroom at night. My poor feet.
5:44 am
crosshair
lol, they like to pounce on your feet?
5:45 am
sukee
Yes especially if they are under a sheet.
5:46 am
crosshair
Perils of having a cat with high hunting instincts. We have one cat who is like this.
5:46 am
crosshair
He will hunt shadows and light reflections from the windows
5:47 am
sukee
They love the mouse on a stick toy I have , gets them leaping high.
5:51 am
sukee
10 to go, be back shortly
5:51 am
crosshair
Our cats current favorite toy is a empty box:)
5:54 am
bichon
stats for top f, pls
5:56 am
bichon
nm, got them
6:04 am
sukee
Lol cat collision. One was going to jump off the couch the other on now they are chasing each other all over the apartment.
6:06 am
bichon
It's just after 7 AM and I have 12 left
6:08 am
sukee
wtg I have 10 to go
6:12 am
crosshair
two of our cats like to play king of the hill with a particular window sill. They will both start out down the hallway somewhere, then at the exact same time they will race to this window in the living room at 5000 miles per hour or so and try to beat each other. One is 2 the other is 6 years of age. The 6 year old wins more often than not:)
6:14 am
sukee
Down to 2 :)
6:14 am
bichon
two left, the second so 4/5 and 4/4, Clues would be nice
6:14 am
sukee
I did list.
6:14 am
bichon
me too sukee
6:15 am
sukee
As I said my monkeys are happy.
6:15 am
bichon
help sukee
6:16 am
bichon
only need the so 4/4
6:16 am
sukee
There are 3 so 4/4
6:17 am
sukee
one is what you use to wash your face, one is happening any time and the other is what comes out of a chimney.
6:17 am
bichon
the first, pls
6:17 am
sukee
Never mind the first I said that is 4/5
6:18 am
sukee
t is a male child plus 2nd vowel.
6:18 am
sukee
and fireworks
6:18 am
bichon
ty fw, bye all
6:19 am
sukee
It wasn't as bad as it looked.
6:20 am
sukee
Well, I am off to make some breakfast.
6:40 am
Marc Freeman
Could I get a clue for fi5, please?
6:47 am
Uneaixoise
high point tile in the middle :-)
6:49 am
Marc Freeman
there is no ace in the grid
6:49 am
Anniebrook
Une said the "tile"
6:49 am
Uneaixoise
but there's a 5-point tile
6:49 am
Anniebrook
good morning, babblers
6:49 am
Uneaixoise
hey annie :-)
6:50 am
Marc Freeman
got them thanks
6:50 am
Uneaixoise
yw :-)
6:50 am
Anniebrook
Hi Une, raines is a pretty dog, love the expression on her face
6:53 am
Uneaixoise
he was a sweetheart -- and you can't tell from this pic but he actually had the profile of one of the egyptian dogs you see in images, guarding the pharaoh's tomb :-)
6:53 am
Anniebrook
I hope he gets a good home
6:53 am
Uneaixoise
me too!! :-)
6:54 am
Uneaixoise
back to watching Nadal in the Hamburg tennis final --- back in a bit :-)
7:08 am
MollyL
It's going to be a long day here with nothing to do.
*Stocks the PB bar*
7:18 am
car.eeyore
Someone hit the refresh button...need a much bigger grid for a Sunday!
7:19 am
Sugrraleona
stuck with 2 left :(
7:19 am
Sugrraleona
monkeys
7:19 am
Sugrraleona
1 left whoop
7:20 am
Sugrraleona
missing a P5. .
7:20 am
LuvWordGames
the pa 5 I have adds a vowel to the 4 above it
7:21 am
Sugrraleona
OMG - I have fireworks . . I did it I did it -whoop
7:21 am
car.eeyore
Congrats
7:21 am
Sugrraleona
I've only done this about 5 or 6 times - LOL
7:21 am
LuvWordGames
WTG Sugrra
7:32 am
car.eeyore
Fireworks. Sigh.
7:32 am
car.eeyore
Have a great day everyone!
7:55 am
sandr
ri 6/21 anyone please
7:56 am
TraderKate
take the ri 4/7 and make it sweet?
7:56 am
Uneaixoise
tx kate :-)
7:57 am
TraderKate
hi une :) is thre a brak in the tennis?
7:58 am
TraderKate
um...break
7:58 am
sandr
thanks kate, not ever seen that word before
7:59 am
TraderKate
you'll see a lot of strange words here, sandr ;)
8:00 am
sandr
when we first started years ago before lickety even i bought a dictionary and wrote in all the weird words
8:00 am
sandr
anyway thats fireworks and now to the pub
8:02 am
TraderKate
enjoy sandr, and congratulations!
8:23 am
HarryHood
hello! any1 have the bottom E?
8:23 am
HarryHood
nbt, nbs, 2/3 done...
8:27 am
TraderKate
fireworks :)
8:29 am
HarryHood
hooray kate!
8:29 am
HarryHood
8 to go here, and I don't think I can finish w/o a list...
8:35 am
HarryHood
have a good day!
8:56 am
harpjane
hello 24 to go
9:08 am
cybernan
hello everyone
9:15 am
cybernan
me too harp - first run through done and stuck
9:19 am
cybernan
not seeing the e's - stats, please?
9:20 am
welki
'morning, babblers
9:20 am
welki
em 4/5 and es 5/12
9:21 am
Scrabbler
46 words. Pffft.
9:22 am
welki
hey scrabbs
9:22 am
cybernan
common enough words - ty welki
9:22 am
Scrabbler
Hi welki. How are you doing this summer?
9:22 am
welki
hope you're not affected by the fires, nan
9:23 am
cybernan
the one near us is 85% contained now, welki
9:23 am
Scrabbler
I was just reading about the wild fires out west in our morning newspaper.
9:24 am
cybernan
some idiot was flying a drone over it yesterday though and they had to ground the planes fighting the fire.
9:24 am
welki
doing well, thanks - have started golfing, played my first charity tournament last week. getting better and better. fishing later today :)
9:25 am
cybernan
that's good to here, welki
9:25 am
Scrabbler
I am reading a 1846 book written by a man that ventured into the Adirondack Mtns. Trout fishing is huge there. His stories are wonderful.
9:25 am
welki
for the record, i still think it's a fairly ridiculous game - hit a ball, chase a ball, curse a bunch, hit a ball, chase a ball ...
9:26 am
welki
one of my kids recently moved to bennington, vt - great trout streams up there
9:26 am
Scrabbler
I have played golf once or twice a summer for a few years and what I enjoy is the trees and wildlife.
9:27 am
Scrabbler
One golf outing kept me busy collecting pine cones while my friends golfed.
9:27 am
welki
we had a moose calf on the oourse a few weeks ago - hours later, reunited with mom
9:29 am
cybernan
we have a mother coyote and her 3 pups on ours
9:30 am
cybernan
a moose sighting would be much more exciting!
9:31 am
welki
poor thing cried for hours until it found its mother
9:31 am
mkg
i cant get any words for the F top row. anyone have those words ? also have no sixes.
9:32 am
welki
the marshals were pretty good at keeping people/carts away from the calf - and warning folks to stay away, lest the mother show up and think her calf was in danger
9:32 am
mkg
just got them both. weird words i never saw before.
9:32 am
robwhy
top f -- rhymes with hick
9:33 am
mkg
not in dictionary when you click on the ?. so i dont get it.
9:33 am
mkg
anyone have clues for the 6s?
9:34 am
welki
well, you already have one if you have the top two fi words - the other is ri 6/21 - fill your coffee cup to the *** and the last part of the animal i was just talking about
9:35 am
cybernan
fi6/36 - plural of 5/22
9:36 am
cybernan
ty welki - didn't have the ri
9:37 am
Scrabbler
Poor moose calf looking for its Mama.
9:37 am
Scrabbler
TY for ri6. I couldn't figure out my last R.
9:38 am
Scrabbler
Ah, and mo5 is in the grid.
9:40 am
cybernan
guess we all need to head for coffee in the pb
9:40 am
mkg
ty for 6s. have 11 words to go.
9:41 am
welki
i'll bring bagels
9:44 am
cybernan
down to 8 and think I'm going to need to list
9:49 am
cybernan
an f n and c 4 to go
9:52 am
Scrabbler
15 to go
9:53 am
cybernan
have fi 4 x2 and fu 4 , but stumped on the missing f 4
9:53 am
Scrabbler
The only f4 I have is fi4/7 which rhymes with plant with spores
9:54 am
rururocks
fi4 x 3
9:54 am
rururocks
and fi 5/6 too
9:55 am
Scrabbler
I need fi4/10 and fu4/10
9:55 am
Scrabbler
Hello Ruru
9:56 am
rururocks
gm bunny lady
9:56 am
rbud
fu4 = anger, very mad
9:56 am
cybernan
you looking for clues scrabs?
9:56 am
Scrabbler
Yes, please.
9:56 am
rururocks
fi 4/10 is a piper
9:56 am
Scrabbler
TY, rbud
9:57 am
rururocks
think 1776
9:57 am
cybernan
it's the piper I'm missing
9:57 am
Scrabbler
fife isn't there
9:58 am
rbud
that's more of a homonym, right? think serfs and where they live
9:58 am
rbud
right letters, Scrabs, rearrange
9:58 am
Scrabbler
Monkey found it.
9:59 am
rururocks
oh.. yeah.. I guess so
9:59 am
cybernan
fi 4/10 : land holding of a medieval vassal
10:00 am
rururocks
*holding board* Serf's UP!
10:00 am
rururocks
<---clues by homonyms :D
10:01 am
Scrabbler
Homonyms are good clues.
10:01 am
cybernan
missing one n 4, have ne and no x2
10:02 am
rbud
hahaha, ru, I thought along the same lines with my clue, was hoping it didn't lead to "beach" ;)
10:02 am
cybernan
ne 4 x2 - got it
10:02 am
Scrabbler
I need ne4/6
10:03 am
Anniebrook
ne and ahem
10:03 am
cybernan
*!*~*!* ta da *!*~*!*
10:04 am
Scrabbler
Yay Nan
10:04 am
Anniebrook
congrats, nan
10:04 am
cybernan
ne + uncertain word
10:04 am
Anniebrook
going back to ironing. should send all this to Mom
10:04 am
Scrabbler
Hi Annie, still thinking about your clue for ne4
10:05 am
Scrabbler
Got it, Annie
10:06 am
Anniebrook
nan gave a better clue
10:06 am
rururocks
love your profile annie
10:06 am
Anniebrook
ru, someone actually read it, how about that? So you agree.
10:06 am
rururocks
absolutely
10:08 am
cybernan
on my way -- have granddaughters visiting and expecting to see a couple of sleepy heads, shortly. I think they both got too much sun at the beach yesterday.
10:08 am
Anniebrook
bye nan
10:09 am
Scrabbler
I agree, Annie.
10:09 am
Scrabbler
4 left
10:10 am
Scrabbler
3 left, all C's
10:11 am
Scrabbler
Done. Last word was obvious.
10:11 am
Anniebrook
yay for Scrabbler!!!
10:11 am
rbud
yay, Scrabs!
10:12 am
Alleyn58
1 left - fi4, 10 - just can't monkey it! A hint please
10:13 am
Scrabbler
fi + You get an A for **fort.
10:13 am
Alleyn58
Thanks! It was driving me nuts!!!
10:14 am
MollyL
♥♥♥Annie, I also love your profile ♥♥♥
10:15 am
Anniebrook
:) Molly
10:15 am
rbud
ahhh, British tea staple sc5 for the win! Done.
10:15 am
rbud
oops, maybe a Sc4tish tea staple, lol
10:16 am
Anniebrook
yay for rbud!!
10:16 am
Anniebrook
be back later
1:18 pm
cosdem
Hi all. Easy grid today. 5 left with no list!
1:21 pm
crosshair
Howdy cosdem
1:22 pm
crosshair
11 left here
1:22 pm
cosdem
I have fi6 what is the other one please?
1:23 pm
crosshair
Fi 5/22
1:23 pm
mkg
fi 5. minus the plural
1:23 pm
cosdem
I mean the other 6 :)
1:30 pm
cosdem
thanks got it
1:31 pm
cosdem
1 left.. 4 letter word... should be easy but its not
1:35 pm
cosdem
no wonder I cant find it its a 5 letter word lol
1:35 pm
cosdem
fw. last word was sc5
1:45 pm
crosshair
Clue for Lone e 4th columb please?
1:49 pm
rururocks
sounds like a date for hire es 5
2:44 pm
rolin
ri6 clue pls?
2:47 pm
rolin
yup thats it ...sorry....lol
3:13 pm
robwhy
e fourth column - similar to the necktie one
3:14 pm
robwhy
only 8 left but I'm stumped
3:25 pm
Judi
Hi, y'all! Chores are done. Can finally Babble!
3:34 pm
Soodle
Hi all. Anti virals kicking in. Still feeling battered & bruised. Shingles are the pits.
3:37 pm
Judi
Bummer, Soodle. Nasty business shingles. Feel better soon!
3:39 pm
Soodle
Thanks, Judi. Feeling very sorry for myself. Wrote my will earlier thos evening I was so upscuttled.
3:40 pm
Judi
Never a cheerful task writing the will. Necessary evil I suppose.
3:40 pm
Soodle
On the plus side, I got fireworks earlier! :-)
3:41 pm
Judi
Well, there is that!
3:42 pm
Soodle
And, happy to clue if necessary..... ?
3:42 pm
Judi
Working with Lickety on my last 4. We'll see how that goes for me.
3:42 pm
Soodle
Go for it Judi!
3:45 pm
MollyL
I have every confidence in the power of Judi.
: D
3:45 pm
Judi
Hi, Molls! Thanks!
3:45 pm
MollyL
Use the high point tile
3:45 pm
Judi
Ty. That's fireworks for me!
3:46 pm
MollyL
*•.¸.•*•.Judi*•.¸.•*•.
3:47 pm
Judi
Pffth. 46 words. Color me unfulfilled.
3:47 pm
rururocks
Well at least you won't need a new roof soon soodle
3:47 pm
Judi
Ruru, such a shameless ploy for groans.
3:48 pm
rururocks
I am not beneath that?
3:50 pm
Judi
Off to toss the clothes in the dryer. You kids enjoy the rest of the weekend. Went to a wee concert last night. Two Grateful Dead cover bands. It was great! Stayed up way past our old folks bed time. Slept in until 11:00 this a.m. Sloths!
3:51 pm
Judi
And, I'm making my husband steam clean the carpets today. Bwa ha ha ha!
3:52 pm
rururocks
Good idea judi
3:53 pm
rururocks
I dont care for tge grayeful dead though
3:57 pm
MollyL
tge grayful dead...thinks wine has been ingested...
3:59 pm
Soodle
Gawd, ruru - if only you knew
4:19 pm
crosshair
4 to go :) may have to list, we shall see:)
4:20 pm
pink17
hi all may I get a clue please for top center f ty
4:20 pm
Soodle
Can I hel, Cross?
4:21 pm
Soodle
Pink - fi & hi scoring tile & 2nd vowel, olural...
4:23 pm
Soodle
Crikey- you deciphered my clue? Well done!
4:23 pm
pink17
it was great got it right away
4:23 pm
crosshair
I have fi 4/10 5/22 and 6/36 , soodles; what are the stats for the one I am missing?
4:24 pm
pink17
lol 4 to go may as be 400
4:27 pm
Soodle
fi 5/22 & &fi 6/36 Cross
4:28 pm
Soodle
Doh! Sorry...
4:28 pm
MollyL
And fu4/10
4:30 pm
MollyL
Oh, apologies, already clued
4:30 pm
Soodle
Hell hath no **** like a woman scorned!
4:36 pm
Soodle
I may have mentioned, about 150 times how I have come down with shingles. I may also have mentioned how our home is under serious threat from the banks. I went to see the bank manager on Friday, complete with stress-induced shingles.
4:36 pm
Soodle
I may have bought us sione time!
4:37 pm
Soodle
...some....
4:45 pm
Soodle
.... Apologies. I broke the chat.
5:23 pm
therealblah
lol soodle
5:23 pm
therealblah
sure is quiet in here tho!
5:26 pm
Babs1
anyone around? clues for the p's besides the veggie?
5:48 pm
chrisk
Mexican money Babs
6:07 pm
Babs1
thanks..thought I'd already typed that one in
7:30 pm
zoozzoom
And done. Hoping for a much larger grid for tomorrow.
7:31 pm
zoozzoom
Do you still need the Ri 6, Babs?
7:36 pm
zoozzoom
Okay.And gone.
10:34 pm
corvid
is anyone online still?
10:36 pm
corvid
nevermiiind I got it. Fireworks...if anyone is still there
10:39 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
Hi all, I just got here, congrats on your FW corvid!
10:42 pm
torgone
I wonder if Babs ever got the ri6 ..
10:43 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
i just found it -- 12 to go -- weeeee
10:45 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
5 to go, starting to get stuck
10:48 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
fireworks woot
10:48 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
nine minnute grid. 8 - O
10:49 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
okay, who needs a clue LOLOLOLOLOL
10:49 pm
torgone
Yay BDG!
10:49 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
thanks tor!
10:50 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
i am not leaving in a fit of fi5/22
10:50 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
bye bye
11:00 pm
dcseain
no, it's a pit of fi5 or a fit of pi5. Very nice symmetry in those. :)
11:57 pm
cosdem
Hoping for at least 200 more next grid
11:57 pm
cosdem
this is the 3rd grid ive done listless. nice feeling but wish wasnt too small