Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, November 26, 2015

12:01 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:03 am

grannyrose

whoot, top row done. thanx lickety

12:03 am

cybernan

ty lickety

12:04 am

uusue2

thank you lickety!!

12:05 am

rbud

holiday howdy, all! - at least to those who are observing turkey day! :D

12:09 am

dizgrannie

NBT/NBS

12:15 am

cybernan

stats for the 8, diz?

12:16 am

dizgrannie

di 7/8

12:19 am

cybernan

mmm - have di 6x2

12:22 am

flosey

nan, do you have di6/33

12:24 am

cybernan

yes

12:24 am

flosey

perhaps di6/21

12:25 am

flosey

it's a pl

12:25 am

cybernan

no have di 6/24, but no 21

12:25 am

cybernan

oh - yes I do

12:25 am

cybernan

so di 6 x3

12:40 am

grannyrose

di7, first four letters of sickness + to employ

12:41 am

cybernan

ty rose - a new one for me

12:47 am

grannyrose

yw nan

12:49 am

grannyrose

other 8 is no8/40

12:57 am

cybernan

7 left, but crashing -- good night everyone

12:58 am

grannyrose

sweet dreams nan.

1:01 am

kni15

be7

1:02 am

grannyrose

kni, are you asking for help or announcing be7? because there are be7 x 2

1:03 am

kni15

announcing

1:03 am

flosey

fw and off to bed, goodnight all

1:06 am

grannyrose

sweet dreams flosey/

2:09 am

sprite

good morning all

2:15 am

grannyrose

whoot!!! {{hugs}} and good morning sweetie. how are you today?

2:16 am

sprite

*hugs rose* Good evening dear friend. I am cold! But otherwise fine. And you?

2:16 am

grannyrose

all good here. out for lunch with June today.

2:17 am

sprite

ah right :) Did you have a good time?

2:19 am

grannyrose

sure did. pork terrine with salad followed by a chocolate sponge to die for...lolll. had a fair bit of pain later. so June took the stance that she wanted me home and sitting quietly. bless her!!

2:19 am

sprite

halfway. Brb, gonna grab me meds and breakfast

2:20 am

sprite

good for her. I worry about your pain levels, darling.

2:21 am

grannyrose

np's sprite

2:23 am

sprite

back

2:23 am

grannyrose

wb honey

2:24 am

sprite

turned on the heating. It is just too cold.

2:24 am

grannyrose

pain is now mainly in my hips and lower back. i only have to walk a few minutes and i slow to a crawl.

2:25 am

sprite

it worries me. With the pain treatments, things should be better and not deteriorating.

2:25 am

grannyrose

surprise, surprise. we have the heater on too. we have had heavy rain and hail here. in other parts of the country we have had sn4.

2:26 am

sprite

for real?? Jeezz and here I was thinking you guys were going into summer.

2:26 am

grannyrose

lollll. so did we. :-P

2:27 am

sprite

*grins* Global warming, right? Who are they kidding?

2:27 am

grannyrose

ikr? sn4 in both hemispheres at once, go figure.

2:28 am

sprite

I think we are heading straight in4 another ice age and the whole global warming spiel is just to throw us off.

2:29 am

grannyrose

sprite, if you google north and south poles moving. you will be amazed.

2:31 am

sprite

nothing surprises me anymore when it comes to climate.

2:32 am

grannyrose

it's scary how far the poles have moved. don says it is a normal cycle.

2:33 am

sprite

yeah that is my belief too.

2:34 am

grannyrose

and the whole population has been fed all this gaff and they believe it. i feel so sorry for them all.

2:35 am

grannyrose

the planet climate IS changing, but as part of a normal cycle. i do not dispute climate change, just the reason for it.

2:36 am

sprite

al gore with his movie has done a lot of damage. I fully agree that we humans must take better care of our environment. But the staged panic is countereffective. As soon as became clear that his theory was wrong, people threw everything overboard.

2:37 am

grannyrose

as don said, one volcanic eruption in five minutes discharges more carbon dioxide into our atmosphere than humans have produced since the industrial revolution.

2:38 am

grannyrose

like you said, YES by all means take care of our environment, but don't think you and others are the ones who caused the change.

2:38 am

sprite

yeah, that is all such a lot of crap. But still, we should be better guardians of this earth.

2:41 am

grannyrose

*giggle* i hope you aren't saying what don said is crap?? and i will continue to re-cycle as best i can, and take notice of the amount of non-renewable energy i am using. that is only common sense.

2:42 am

sprite

lol no I meant the whole panic about carbon monoxide.

2:43 am

grannyrose

oh lord why was i born so much after the 1930's?? perriot is on, and the art deco homes and furnishings are so beautiful.

2:44 am

grannyrose

not to mention the clothing and hair-styles. it was all so gracious.

2:46 am

sprite

hehehe :) But but but we wouldn't have met then...

2:47 am

grannyrose

true that....okay i am happy to have been born when i was...you're worth it... xoxox

2:50 am

Jivingjenny0

please may i have a clue for the no8

2:50 am

sprite

:D

2:50 am

sprite

hi Jjenny! No + vowel + not your bro = no6. Plural for the 8

2:51 am

grannyrose

no6. no + vowel + abbreviation for not brother. no8 is the plural

2:51 am

sprite

is there an echo in babble? Oh no, it is rose :D

2:51 am

grannyrose

* ROFLOLLLL* or what sprire said

2:52 am

Jivingjenny0

thanks rose

2:52 am

grannyrose

ugh ** sprite**

2:52 am

sprite

lol... yvw Jjenny :)

2:53 am

Jivingjenny0

and sprite

2:53 am

grannyrose

*snorts into glass* and sprite, jenny, and sprite...bless her, she can't help saying what i am thinking...

2:53 am

sprite

*giggles*

2:53 am

grannyrose

*what am i thinking now, sprite??

2:54 am

sprite

you are thinking you need another drink now. And you are thinking of sex.

2:54 am

grannyrose

damn....the woman can read my mind.... oh, d~~o~~n come here darling

2:55 am

sprite

*big grin*

2:55 am

sprite

fireflies

2:56 am

grannyrose

WTG SPRITE!!!!

2:56 am

grannyrose

what's on for today sprite?

3:00 am

sprite

hm rob left me a note that he has a meeting at the end of the day, at work... so I must shop and cook. Grrrr. I want to shower and wash my hair. Laundry, of course. And dishwasher. Not the lazy day I had planned.

3:01 am

grannyrose

one thing at a time my love. you will make it and himself can make it up to you by cooking and shopping two days in a row.

3:03 am

grannyrose

and your days are never lazy. you are storing up energy so that you can do what you need to do.

3:04 am

sprite

true dat

3:06 am

grannyrose

and today i found a cooton singlet top, pale pink with a little lace trim. i can wear it as a pj top on hot nights.

3:06 am

sprite

awwww sweet

3:09 am

grannyrose

it only cost me $3. new they are $6 and more. depending where you are shopping.

3:09 am

sprite

ah, rob just called. It is not a meeting, it is the obligatory day out with the whole personnel. Poor man. I guess we will eat pizza today, and rob will cook tomorrow.

3:09 am

sprite

good deal, rose!

3:11 am

Marc Freeman

un6, please?

3:12 am

sprite

un + small building for your garden tools

3:12 am

Marc Freeman

thanks

3:12 am

sprite

nps marc

3:12 am

grannyrose

it's all part of the "team building" process. *sigh*

3:14 am

sprite

yeah and rob hates it. He had pushed it straight out of his mind, kind of thinking he'd go to the first event and then go back to work. But his boss walked it this morning and made it clear they were all expected to participate in all the activities, including dinner. And karaoke after. I truly feel for him.

3:14 am

grannyrose

i swear.... all this political correctness and "new" workplace stuff has probably destroyed more relationships than we would care to know about.

3:15 am

grannyrose

in the olden days....when i walked to school in the sn4 with only barbed wire on my feet to stop me slipping in the ice...

3:15 am

sprite

Rob doesn't like all these compulsory stuff. He'd much rather work normally.

3:16 am

sprite

this*

3:16 am

grannyrose

ummmm, nope i am definitely NOT going there. i like breathing...lol

3:17 am

sprite

bad rose, lolllllll

3:17 am

sprite

well... I guess I'd better jump on the bike and get the groceries. Then undress again and shower, sigh. I so dislike that. I am NOT good at sudden changes anymore.

3:19 am

sprite

sweetie, have a lovely evening and sleep well. *hugs*
Bye all!

3:20 am

grannyrose

you have a good day honey. xoxox and lots of hugs.

4:01 am

Marc Freeman

di7, please?

4:07 am

zoozzoom

Di 7 music can come on a compact di*c +vowel + three letter word for to take unfair advantage of to exploit.

4:07 am

zoozzoom

Then plural for the Di8

4:08 am

zoozzoom

Unfair advantage and exploit peoples good nature say.

4:10 am

zoozzoom

Or if that does not help how about. Di + vowel + a new car once driven is not classed as new anymore as it has been ***d.

4:11 am

zoozzoom

The DEF is : A female professional entertainer who performs monologues.

4:13 am

zoozzoom

music compact di*c + vowel + a new car once driven is not classed as new anymore as it has been ***d.

4:16 am

zoozzoom

Over to you, molly. I know you can clue that a lot better that hat I tried LOL

4:16 am

zoozzoom

Than that *

4:17 am

mattygroves

I found it from your clue, thanks zooz!

4:17 am

zoozzoom

Yay I am glad it helped, Matty!

4:19 am

mattygroves

Is the other 8 also a D word?

4:20 am

zoozzoom

No it is an NO

4:21 am

mattygroves

OK, I shall look for it!

4:22 am

zoozzoom

If you have the NO 4/4 after the Ni 5/12 extend to make it NO 6/18 and extend again to make it a NO 8/40

4:22 am

zoozzoom

Weird looking word.

4:22 am

mattygroves

I haven't listed yet but I'll have a look :)

4:23 am

mattygroves

Found it!

4:23 am

mattygroves

and yes, it is a weird looking word

4:24 am

zoozzoom

Good going, Matty!

4:38 am

zoozzoom

Funny how the creature and the produce it makes are both in the grid :-)

4:38 am

mattygroves

the creature? Sh5?

4:38 am

mattygroves

Oh - no, be4 :)

4:38 am

zoozzoom

LOl

4:41 am

mattygroves

21 left and I fear I need the list

4:43 am

zoozzoom

I have 14 left and just staring at the screen lol Might take a break and give my eyes a rest.

4:43 am

mattygroves

Make that 19

4:43 am

zoozzoom

you will be finished in no time, Matty!

4:48 am

zoozzoom

Taking a break still stuck on 14 left for me. Back later. Good luck with the rest of the grid, Matty!

4:49 am

MollyL

Unsin...to take back the adulterous thought...
: D

4:52 am

mattygroves

Ha! Yes, I agree Molly - great word and so true

4:52 am

rubyfoo

Good morning everybody

4:56 am

mattygroves

Mornin!

4:59 am

rubyfoo

I'm wearing two sweaters, a wool caftan, am wrapped in two blankets, sitting in front of the fire, and I'm still cold!

5:02 am

rubyfoo

and still stupid lol sorry

5:07 am

sukee

Good morning all.

5:08 am

rubyfoo

hello sukee

5:08 am

mattygroves

Morning sukee

5:09 am

mattygroves

Fireworks

5:13 am

sukee

wtg if you are still here.

5:15 am

lbdawger

gm, everyone!

5:15 am

sukee

Hi lbd.

5:15 am

rubyfoo

hi ibd

5:16 am

lbdawger

hiya sukee and ruby

5:29 am

crosshair

Good morning, everybody :)

5:29 am

sukee

Hi crossy.

5:30 am

lbdawger

hi crossy

5:30 am

rubyfoo

((crossy))

5:30 am

rubyfoo

noes

5:31 am

rubyfoo

into the pb, AGAIN

5:40 am

crosshair

((ruby))

5:40 am

bichon

Mornin' folksies

5:41 am

lbdawger

hi, bichon

5:41 am

ChampFit

Happy Thanksgiving from lurker land!

5:41 am

crosshair

Howdy, Bichon, lbd, sukee, et al :)

5:41 am

lbdawger

has anyone found the lone y yet?

5:41 am

crosshair

happy Thanksgiving to my my southern friends.

5:42 am

crosshair

yo 5/16

5:42 am

lbdawger

thank you Crossy. I have so much to be thankful for, and many are right here in babble land.

5:42 am

crosshair

sounds like a rodent, LBD

5:42 am

lbdawger

and thank you for the yo5/16 just found it

5:45 am

bichon

could someone reclue the di 8, pls

5:50 am

lbdawger

hiya champ!

5:50 am

lbdawger

don't have it yet, bichon

5:54 am

bichon

someone clued it before, but the only word I can make of it isn't in the grid

5:54 am

sukee

That yo gave me nbt :)

5:56 am

MollyL

Di7 and 8 are odd words. Start with the "not" prefix, add a vowel and end with the last 4 of what goes in an electrical box that "blows" sometimes

5:56 am

Uneaixoise

morning, all --- Happy Turkey Day to Babble Americans :-)

5:56 am

MollyL

And to you as well, Une.

5:58 am

sukee

Ty Molly, for your clue.

5:59 am

lbdawger

happy thanksgiving, and hi unea and molly

6:03 am

lbdawger

ty for the di7/8

6:03 am

dc43

ty for di7/8

6:04 am

lbdawger

tadone!! no8 was my last word and i didn't think you'd pluralize that way.

6:05 am

MollyL

There are reasons that I did not do well in high school French and words like that are two of them.

6:05 am

MollyL

I was referring to the di7/8

6:06 am

lbdawger

the di7/8 are new words to me. i just called them comediennes.

6:06 am

Uneaixoise

congrats, dawg!!!

6:07 am

Uneaixoise

clue for no8?

6:07 am

lbdawger

no6/18 plural

6:08 am

lbdawger

that would be the first no6/18

6:11 am

Uneaixoise

aahhhh finally got it! :-)

6:14 am

MollyL

11 vowels and 6 of them are E. I'm surprised there are 144 words in this grid.

6:16 am

lbdawger

makes for a challenging grid. not a frustrating as when there are no es5/10

6:17 am

bichon

di 8, pls

6:18 am

dc43

bichon...clued at 5.56 by mollyL

6:21 am

bichon

Molly, the only word I got was disabuse, which you cannot make.

6:25 am

gemini_J13

it looks misspelled , could be di plus a childen's book author

6:27 am

MollyL

Well, there is no B in my clue

6:27 am

bichon

I still don't understand, is there a double consonant after the di?

6:28 am

Sugrraleona

di + dr who writes children

6:28 am

Sugrraleona

books

6:28 am

MollyL

The clue was "not prefix" + vowel + last three of electrical box thing that blows

6:28 am

Sugrraleona

and then plural

6:31 am

bichon

I must be essentially dense this morning, but I've tried everything

6:33 am

MollyL

First three letters of what you wash after dinner + VOWEL + last 4 of the electrical box thing that blows

6:34 am

bichon

finally, tyver Molly and Leona

7:04 am

Anniebrook

thanks!

7:04 am

Anniebrook

Happy Turkey Day

7:19 am

Anniebrook

exactly half--breakfast is calling me

8:11 am

ivesy3

se 7/28 plz

8:12 am

Uneaixoise

se7 period of meeting . . . Congress is in se*****

8:12 am

ivesy3

ty!

8:12 am

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

8:13 am

Uneaixoise

back in a bit :-))

8:59 am

MollyL

<---Loves The Rockettes in The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

9:00 am

MLFAN17

they are a classic that's for sure:)

9:01 am

MLFAN17

UKN7>?

9:02 am

MLFAN17

UN

9:02 am

hurshy

her eyes were full of un6 tears

9:03 am

MLFAN17

hurshy that is a 6?

9:03 am

hurshy

yes

9:03 am

MLFAN17

but nbt anyway:)

9:04 am

MLFAN17

oops I thought the grid had a un 7 sorry

9:04 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! mickey's walt

9:05 am

MLFAN17

Disney?

9:05 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!

9:06 am

MLFAN17

hurshy is it early evening where you are?

9:07 am

hurshy

no, morning. i'm only a WANNABE brit

9:07 am

MLFAN17

oh sorry

9:07 am

hurshy

that's ok, that is what you get when you have a confusing flag

9:08 am

MLFAN17

lol hurshy

9:08 am

MLFAN17

is the di 8 similarto di7?

9:08 am

hurshy

if i had either one, maybe that would help

9:09 am

phaeton

It is pl of the 7

9:09 am

MLFAN17

I have the di 6/33

9:09 am

MLFAN17

phae does it start like the 6;s do?

9:09 am

MLFAN17

hi phae happy Thanksgiving to Everyone

9:12 am

phaeton

Yes...start with most of insult, then vowel, then last part of f*** box

9:13 am

phaeton

Clue for the di6/33?

9:13 am

MLFAN17

got it ty phae

9:13 am

hurshy

if you don't do what i want, son, i'll di6 you

9:14 am

MLFAN17

phae to reject someone because of them going against what you want

9:14 am

MLFAN17

nbs

9:14 am

MLFAN17

nbt

9:14 am

phaeton

Yw mlf...ty hurshy

9:15 am

phaeton

stats for center E?

9:16 am

hurshy

eo4, eo6

9:16 am

MLFAN17

eo4?

9:16 am

hurshy

sorry that was meant to be 5 not 6

9:16 am

phaeton

Ty

9:17 am

phaeton

Nbt/nbs

9:18 am

MLFAN17

gj phae

9:20 am

MLFAN17

does anyone have the PE words?

9:21 am

Scrabbler

G'day, mates.

9:21 am

MLFAN17

hi scrab

9:21 am

dan2bit

happy thanksgiving!

9:22 am

phaeton

Green vegie

9:22 am

MLFAN17

Happy Thanksgiving dan

9:22 am

Scrabbler

Happy Thanksgiving Day to all! There is plenty to be thankful for.

9:22 am

MLFAN17

PE6?

9:24 am

Uneaixoise

plural of pe5/12

9:24 am

hurshy

so we had di8 and what else for 8 ?

9:24 am

Uneaixoise

add vowel to green round veggies, then make it plural :-)

9:24 am

MLFAN17

no I think

9:25 am

Uneaixoise

no8/40

9:25 am

hurshy

ah thank you

9:25 am

Uneaixoise

:-)

9:25 am

MLFAN17

une thank you apparently my I am a green veggie brain to not have seen that lo

9:25 am

MLFAN17

lol

9:26 am

Uneaixoise

LOL!!

9:28 am

Uneaixoise

don't feel bad -- with only 10 words remaining, I finally saw the "small city" to4 word in the corner! LOL

9:29 am

MLFAN17

Congratulations Une:)

9:29 am

Uneaixoise

hee hee

9:29 am

MLFAN17

You can finish my last 69 if you would like.. I found a word as well I thought I should have found earlier too.

9:30 am

Uneaixoise

and just found "debris inside nasal passages" LOL

9:30 am

MLFAN17

yeah that was one of them for me

9:31 am

MLFAN17

debris? eww

9:32 am

hurshy

une - you can also be sorta like the small city for 7

9:33 am

MLFAN17

hurshy is it a word in the grid?

9:33 am

MLFAN17

oh nvm

9:36 am

Scrabbler

TY, hurshy.

9:38 am

Uneaixoise

yep, got the 7 :-)

9:39 am

MLFAN17

gtg eat bye!

9:39 am

Scrabbler

Bye, MLFAN

9:40 am

Aloyisius

Happy Thanksgiving, Babblers!

9:42 am

bichon

Happy feasting, what's everyone up to today?

9:43 am

Scrabbler

Hi Aloy and Bichon. I am cooking food here and bringing it to my mother's house, then will visit my sister, cousin, neohews, etc.

9:44 am

Aloyisius

we are fixing a few dishes to bring to the neighbor's.. will celebrate with them this year

9:46 am

Aloyisius

bichon, our daughter lost her beloved bichon, Oliver, last week.. 12 1/2 years old.. pancreatitis.. always so hard to lose a "furbaby"

9:51 am

Scrabbler

Oh, no, Aloy, it is so tough to lose a pet.

9:52 am

Aloyisius

for sure, Scrabbs..

10:04 am

Aloyisius

Atilla's group is in the grid!

10:04 am

Aloyisius

or is it Attila? Attilla? lol

10:04 am

rururocks

yes.. the Genghis is all here :D

10:05 am

MollyL

Atticus. Atticus The Hun

10:05 am

Aloyisius

howdy ru

10:05 am

Aloyisius

hi Molly, 3/4 of the way to the PB

10:06 am

MollyL

Is that like six degrees to Kevin Bacon?

10:06 am

MLFAN17

chicken, stuffing and mashed potatoes consumed..NOM NOM

10:06 am

rururocks

:D lol

10:07 am

MollyL

Thanksgiving for breakfast?

10:07 am

MLFAN17

with chicken gravy on top of it all

10:08 am

MLFAN17

Molly we always eat our first meal between 10 and 11 am since we are pretty much always hungry by then

10:08 am

MLFAN17

chicken took over an hour to cook

10:08 am

Aloyisius

I just finished brunch.. chicken livers, yum

10:09 am

rururocks

oh barf

10:09 am

MLFAN17

chicken livers not my thing either but I do love chicken

10:09 am

Aloyisius

(-: knew you'd love it, ru

10:09 am

rururocks

what if those chickens were alcoholics aloy..?

10:09 am

Dianne

Ho all. Aloy, how did you make the chicken livers?

10:10 am

Scrabbler

Eeew, livers.

10:10 am

MLFAN17

agreed scrab

10:11 am

rururocks

innards for dinner :D

10:11 am

MLFAN17

Does anyone have both of the ON 6 words?

10:13 am

Aloyisius

soaked in milk as prep.. then seasoned and coated with flour.. set aside. Cook bacon, drain. Cook onion and mushrooms. Last step is sauteing the chicken livers till brown all around, not too long or they get tough. Add the bacon,(chopped), onions and mushrooms back in the pan with some milk and cream of mushroom soup.. stir till just the right consistency and then serve over cooked rice. I fixed collard greens as the side dish.

10:13 am

bichon

liver, not to my taste

10:14 am

MLFAN17

ruru innards.. really?

10:14 am

rururocks

no kidneying

10:14 am

bookgrrl

one on6/21 is a term i hear in US football games sometimes - a compound word

10:14 am

MLFAN17

ruru LOL

10:14 am

Aloyisius

good one ruru!

10:15 am

Dianne

Sounds good to me. I like friend chicken livers and chopped chicken livers.

10:15 am

rururocks

*note to self.. unfriend Dianne in facebook * :D

10:15 am

Aloyisius

Dianne, we don't have them very often.. a treat when we do.

10:15 am

kni15

organ puns in all their spleendor

10:15 am

bichon

My mother forced me to eat chicken liver as a child

10:15 am

MLFAN17

My husband just told me that the chicken was not cooked all the way he had to throw some of it out

10:16 am

rururocks

well we tend to bladder on kni ...

10:16 am

Aloyisius

supposedly high in iron, but lots of cholesterol too

10:16 am

Dianne

Oh come on - you don't like chopped liver on fresh rye bread?

10:16 am

rururocks

no

10:16 am

MLFAN17

bookgirl that is the one I have and yes it is a football term

10:17 am

bichon

not me, not to my taste. I give all the organ meats to the dogs

10:17 am

Scrabbler

TY for on5 clue

10:17 am

kni15

i bet you lose your entrail of throught sometimes

10:18 am

rururocks

well not really I do have intestinal fortitude

10:18 am

Aloyisius

brb, time to pop a ham in the oven.. lol kni !

10:18 am

MLFAN17

ham? something else I love

10:18 am

Aloyisius

how can I leave with this banter pingponging?

10:21 am

rururocks

count to 11?

10:23 am

rururocks

no idea where the last 15 are

10:25 am

bichon

di 6/33, pls

10:26 am

Dianne

pease

10:26 am

Dianne

sorry

10:26 am

rururocks

(muffles giggle)

10:26 am

rururocks

:D

10:26 am

Scrabbler

TY, best clue ever.

10:27 am

Aloyisius

Dad threatened to di6.33 his son if he didn't shape up

10:28 am

bichon

ty Aloy

10:29 am

Aloyisius

yw

10:30 am

Scrabbler

I think I can, I think I can...almost halfway.

10:30 am

Aloyisius

go, Scrabs, go!

10:34 am

Uneaixoise

sh5/18 please?

10:35 am

rururocks

sounds Asian une

10:35 am

Aloyisius

hunting that one now, Une

10:36 am

rururocks

Asian sauce

10:36 am

Aloyisius

ah, ty ruru

10:36 am

rururocks

bean sauce

10:36 am

rururocks

this is unes grid.. says so at the top

10:36 am

Uneaixoise

tx -- new word for me! FW :-)

10:37 am

rururocks

yay une

10:37 am

Aloyisius

wahoo, congrats, Une! 9 left here

10:37 am

rururocks

is everyone feeding you today une?

10:37 am

Uneaixoise

tx!!

10:37 am

Uneaixoise

nope

10:37 am

Scrabbler

Yay, Une

10:37 am

Uneaixoise

all my family went to Louisiana for Tgiving with cousins

10:38 am

MollyL

I hope they give each other lots of T's

10:39 am

Uneaixoise

allrighty -- later, all -- happy day:-)

10:39 am

rururocks

have a nice day une

10:39 am

Scrabbler

I passed halfway. Now, I must make stuffing, roasted veggies, yams, and mashed potatoes. Then I will bring everything up to my mother's house 45 minutes from here. Bye, kids. Enjoy the day.

10:39 am

Uneaixoise

molly, I'm just glad I don't have to sit around a table with majorly red-state teapartiers -- acckk!

10:40 am

Uneaixoise

sounds great, scrabs -- enjoy :-)

10:40 am

MollyL

Good point Ru. With all that Une does to feed others, someone should be bringing food to her today.

10:40 am

Aloyisius

bye, Scrabs.. you too..

10:40 am

MollyL

Une, that is what liquor is for
: D

10:40 am

Uneaixoise

indeed!!! wine wine wine! :-)

10:41 am

Uneaixoise

ok -- byeeee :-)

10:41 am

MollyL

Blessings to you, Une. Many people and pet owners are grateful for you today.

10:48 am

rururocks

*lights candles on une's shrine*

10:50 am

MollyL

Une deserves a shrine. If more people were like Une, the world would be a much better place. *Raises a glass to Une*

10:52 am

MollyL

Oh crap. What a great way to ruin the parade. Mariah Carey singing "All I Want For Christmas Is You"
Barf

10:54 am

Aloyisius

time to scoot.. however you celebrate, have a good one, folks! See you next grid.

10:54 am

cybernan

good morning everyone

10:55 am

cybernan

sh 5/18 please? -- the asian bean sauce clue didn't help

10:56 am

cybernan

nm - found it

10:59 am

MLFAN17

isit an Asian sauce or sounds like it in name?

10:59 am

MLFAN17

is it

10:59 am

cybernan

*!* ta da *!*

11:00 am

cybernan

I think they were referring to the japanese sauce that seems to be dumped on everything, mlf.

11:00 am

MLFAN17

Molly oddly enough that song has grown on me though I don't think its as popular as it used to be

11:01 am

cybernan

on my way -- Christmas baking today

11:01 am

MLFAN17

is she wearing a big diamond necklace?

11:01 am

Dianne

MLH - sh5, most of what you wear on your foot plus something that taste good is **mmy

11:01 am

MLFAN17

soy?

11:02 am

MLFAN17

never would have thought of that ty Dianne

11:02 am

Dianne

yw

11:02 am

MLFAN17

YE6?

11:06 am

Dianne

Think of the plural of Harry Truman's wife's name but start with Y

11:07 am

bichon

so 4/4, pls

11:07 am

MLFAN17

got it

11:08 am

Dianne

missing several s words - the so4 I have is opp of daughter

11:08 am

MLFAN17

ty dianne

11:09 am

Dianne

yw

11:09 am

bichon

ty Diane

11:10 am

poor richard

Been wondering for years. Anyone know how Lickety does its thing? Computer? Or does a human being get the grid way ahead of time? Pretty cool, however it's done.

11:12 am

MollyL

It's computer generated.

11:12 am

poor richard

Thanks, Mooly. Pretty impressive program.

11:13 am

poor richard

And, Molly L, that would explain why there are words accepted which don't show up in the dictionary!

11:13 am

dan2bit

it's quite possible, given a copy of enable, to write a program to solve the whole grid in a few seconds, but where's the fun in that?

11:14 am

bichon

how would one do that?

11:15 am

rururocks

*bichon wants to wrap up grids early* :D

11:16 am

bichon

What would be the fun? No chog

11:17 am

bichon

un 6/27, pls

11:17 am

dan2bit

basically, given the day's 25 letters in sequence, you write a big loop that follows each path from each letter, bailing out when you find a letter combo that doesn't exist in enable, and recording each match that does.

11:19 am

bichon

I never took programming when I was young. They didn't even have PC's then

11:19 am

dan2bit

there are some ways to optimize the "each path" part so the computer doesn't keep trying paths that would never match

11:19 am

rururocks

we had phone booths when I was young.. none of this cell phone crap :D

11:20 am

bichon

un 6/27, pls

11:20 am

dan2bit

tears not wept, bichon

11:21 am

bichon

ty dan

11:25 am

Alleyn58

unwell doesn't work!

11:26 am

phaeton

No L's

11:27 am

Dianne

I have no8 but what is the other one?

11:27 am

Alleyn58

I meant unwell!!!

11:27 am

Alleyn58

unweep

11:28 am

Alleyn58

ah .... think garden

11:28 am

Alleyn58

sees

11:29 am

phaeton

Di8

11:31 am

phaeton

Clue fof no8

11:34 am

Alleyn58

Sorry - don't have any 8s

11:36 am

helensgirlkid

no8/40 - plural of negative word then name of terrorist group much in the headlines latesly, but with a different vowel next to last letter.

11:36 am

helensgirlkid

Very messy clue, but very messy word!

11:36 am

phaeton

Ty

11:38 am

Alleyn58

and a hint for the di 8 pls?

11:41 am

phaeton

Most of dinnerware, vowel, f*** box

11:41 am

phaeton

The 8 is a pl of the 7

11:42 am

helensgirlkid

di7/36, di8/50 - stop availing oneself of something - with a stray vowel before the three letter word meaning avilaing oneself of, and the plural!

11:42 am

helensgirlkid

An even messier word!

11:42 am

helensgirlkid

Also messy spelling of availing, second time!

11:53 am

Alleyn58

Thx - never heard that word(s) before

12:02 pm

cosdem

I am thankful for the di7/8 clue today.

12:06 pm

cosdem

de se

12:08 pm

dan2bit

di6/33?

12:10 pm

rururocks

to ignore your children di 6/33

12:11 pm

dan2bit

ty ruru thats firewords

12:11 pm

rururocks

well done dan

12:12 pm

helensgirlkid

Thanks for today's icon, ru - I found it in an image collection and sent it to my brother as aThanksgiving Day card!

12:13 pm

rururocks

I really thought it was cute.. thanks helen

12:13 pm

rururocks

I like bears though .. interesting creatures

12:15 pm

helensgirlkid

This was a grid filled with odd words - I am especially impressed by the be6/36,be7/52! If only the past tense had been in the grid, that would have reflected our situation from Monday!

12:16 pm

helensgirlkid

There's another image of a bear standing to look through a telescope - behind him a two-lane traffic jam on a bridge! He's so casual about it, and obviously fascinated by the telescope!

12:16 pm

rururocks

we don't get white powder here in Napa

12:17 pm

helensgirlkid

At least the most recent fall of white powder was not preceded by freezing rain- I live halfway up a steep hill, and didn't dare to go out till the gravel trucks had been by!

12:18 pm

rururocks

I bet

12:18 pm

rururocks

I don't care for ice unless it's in my cocktail :D

12:18 pm

helensgirlkid

That was the first real white powder for this year - last week.

12:18 pm

origami

Hello folks

12:18 pm

rururocks

hello origami.

12:18 pm

rururocks

hope you're felling better

12:19 pm

origami

a little ... ty

12:19 pm

helensgirlkid

Now it's all sunny, and supposed to stay that way for several days. Hurrah! I'm going out into it now. - And hello, origami - nice cornucopia there.

12:21 pm

origami

Beautiful Autumn day here in Sacramento

12:22 pm

rururocks

same here.. clear skies

12:22 pm

rururocks

cold though

12:22 pm

cosdem

cold snowy day here

12:23 pm

origami

Yes, low 40's is cold for these parts

12:25 pm

rururocks

I'm getting my flu shot Saturday.. hope it helps protect me somewhat

12:26 pm

origami

sure wish I had gotten ine

12:26 pm

origami

mine rather

12:26 pm

rururocks

my local pharmacy does them.. so just going there

12:27 pm

rururocks

I hate going to the doctor's office

12:28 pm

origami

I avoid it at my peril sometimes

12:30 pm

rururocks

I really never get sick.. so only go for annual check ups

12:30 pm

origami

overdue for a check up ... on my list of things to do in the new year

12:31 pm

rururocks

it's pretty important

12:38 pm

origami

I know ...I just hate going

12:57 pm

Babs1

flu shots very ineffective and lots of people get sick after...my humble opinion

1:16 pm

rururocks

that's not what my internist says babs

1:16 pm

rururocks

I do get mildly ill after the shot though

1:19 pm

dan2bit

last year's flu vaccine (the trivalent one) missed one strain that turned out to be pretty prevalent, such that it was only 25% effective. But 25 is still better than zero

1:19 pm

dan2bit

they have to guess pretty early (the previous February) to get the vaccine produced on time

1:20 pm

rururocks

I think anything helps a little. I stick to washing my hands a lot and not rubbing my eyes with my hands etc

1:21 pm

dan2bit

and it does represent an immune challenge, so if you're not beefed up on vitamins & rest, it can make you feel lousy. Nowhere close to as lousy as the flu itself tho

1:22 pm

rururocks

I haven't had the flu in maybe ten years.. maybe longer. so I've been pretty lucky I guess

1:22 pm

origami

I can attest to how lousy the strain I have is

1:22 pm

rururocks

oh. (ducks)

1:23 pm

dan2bit

ugh origami Hang in there

1:29 pm

origami

ty dan ... worst part was that I had to cancel hosting thanksgiving for friends :-(

4:16 pm

Soodle

My timing is probably way off, but, to any of my Americam friends currently on-line, may I wish you all the very happiest of days today & may each & every one of you have loads to be thankful for. Slainte.

4:35 pm

Soodle

Oh dear. I'm sorry nobody was around to see my post. I hope it's because everybody is enjoying quality time with family or friends or both.

4:36 pm

JBV

Hi soodle - thanks for the wishes! We just finished dinner - leaving some room for dessert

5:04 pm

tabbycat

Thanks for the wishes Soodle. Very thankful here and also very full of turkey and all the trimmings.

5:17 pm

phaeton

Clue for sh5/18

5:25 pm

HarryHood

having a tough time getting nbt on thsi grid

5:26 pm

HarryHood

ooh just got the lone Y. Archie bunker speak

5:27 pm

HarryHood

and just got the top E. Just missing the middle E now :)

5:27 pm

HarryHood

nbt!

5:27 pm

hydra

sh18: sh + s--a sauce + not we, but --.

5:27 pm

phaeton

Ty

5:28 pm

hydra

41 left and going to bed. Haven't done well today. Happy Thanksgiving!

5:28 pm

HarryHood

good night hydra.

5:30 pm

HarryHood

47. going to the list

5:39 pm

Lizlin

Happy Thanksgiving to my American Babble friends :)

5:39 pm

HarryHood

ty liz

5:40 pm

Lizlin

be 6/7 - the second pair, pls?

5:41 pm

HarryHood

sorry - working backwards - not there yet :)

5:41 pm

Lizlin

np

5:41 pm

rururocks

be + winter white stuff

5:41 pm

Lizlin

I often work backwards when I list.

5:42 pm

Lizlin

Thanks, Ru - weird word. Another enable-ism I guess.

5:43 pm

Lizlin

Ru - I was sorry to read about your friend the other day. Healing thoughts and hoping that she's comfortable.

5:45 pm

rururocks

thanks liz. I haven't heard from them.> I sent up some wine to make their get-together happier since this is likely her last holiday season.

5:45 pm

Lizlin

That was a really lovely thing to do.

5:45 pm

rururocks

yes.. they liked the thought.

5:47 pm

MollyL

I agree. Contributing wine for an important family celebration is a wonderful thing to do. I'm sure they appreciated it.

5:47 pm

HarryHood

sorry ru

5:48 pm

HarryHood

done.

5:48 pm

Lizlin

Fireworks

5:48 pm

HarryHood

^5^ liz :)

5:49 pm

Lizlin

Congrats, Harry :)

5:50 pm

HarryHood

good night :)

5:52 pm

rururocks

how was your T Day Molly?

5:56 pm

MollyL

It was great. Lots of T's

5:57 pm

rururocks

:D

5:57 pm

rururocks

I could go for a couple t's myself :D

5:58 pm

MollyL

The turkey turned out really nice. The combination of a fresh bird and brine worked well.

5:59 pm

rururocks

I've had brined turkey it's really moist..

5:59 pm

rururocks

glad you had a great day then

6:06 pm

MollyL

I'm way too beat to do the turkey stock tonight, though. That just officially became a "tomorrow thing".

6:07 pm

rururocks

there is always time for that on the weekend

6:07 pm

rururocks

or you can freeze the bones and do it another day

6:07 pm

rururocks

I am glad I have a bunch of stock in the freezer ready to go.. it's almost soup season :D

6:09 pm

MollyL

swot

6:09 pm

MollyL

And there is a freebie

6:09 pm

rururocks

swot's happening?

6:09 pm

rururocks

:D

6:13 pm

rururocks

see you later.. going for a bike ride now

9:07 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

9:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi jmc hppy thanksgiving

9:09 pm

jmcnrick

same to you TO

9:09 pm

jmcnrick

did you come down for Halloween? I never heard from you so I assumed not.

9:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

i did not.

9:10 pm

jmcnrick

well that explains that then :)

9:11 pm

jmcnrick

how was your thanksgiving?

9:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

it was nice. tryingto unwind after the drive up and back

9:13 pm

jmcnrick

driving can be tiring. . .

9:13 pm

jmcnrick

at least it was nice weather

9:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes, it was gorgeous. how was yours?

9:15 pm

jmcnrick

very nice. . . i took a walk. . . i make myself a concoction of dried blueberries and chicken gravy over a sweet potato. . .

9:15 pm

jmcnrick

my son is in spain. . . .so i got an email from him saying hi. . .

9:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

ah,that is good. is he vacationing?

9:19 pm

jmcnrick

yes. . . seeing his non-girlfriend and going to a motorcycle race (to watch) to Gibraltar and Casablanca and Tangiers. . . possibly Portugal. . . not sure about that. . .

9:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

are you at all uneasy about that?

9:21 pm

jmcnrick

no. . . not really. . . DC is not the safest place from terrorist attacks so hard to worry about him there. . .

9:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

true dat

9:23 pm

jmcnrick

some things you have control over. . . you try not to take stupid risks. . . but other things if you let them rule your life then. . . as they say. . . the terrorists win. . .

9:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

i cannot see any more words.

9:27 pm

jmcnrick

I was mildly hoping for nbt but i can see that is not happening with this grid . . . .:(

9:28 pm

jmcnrick

clue for the left Y please?

9:29 pm

rururocks

Brooklyn for you

9:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

more than one of not me

9:29 pm

jmcnrick

hi ru! how was the bike ride?

9:29 pm

rururocks

cold

9:29 pm

rururocks

I went too late.. got dark and cold

9:30 pm

rururocks

should have gone at 2 or 3

9:30 pm

jmcnrick

i tried that word but didn't think to add the final letter. . .ty ty

9:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

slangy word

9:30 pm

jmcnrick

dead dark here at 4:30 these days. . .

9:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am missing di7/8 #1

9:32 pm

jmcnrick

it was very pleasant though. . . I will probably sleep with my windows open tonight

9:32 pm

rururocks

too cold here for that JM

9:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes. i am a bit chilly right now though

9:32 pm

rururocks

I have the di 7 if you want me to clue it TO

9:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes ty. i am tired

9:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

and i know it is probably evident but i do not see it

9:33 pm

jmcnrick

. . .or maybe I'm made of hardier stuff ru. . . .;)

9:33 pm

rururocks

di (beginning of plate) + vowel + to work with something

9:33 pm

rururocks

probably JM.. I'm a woosie

9:33 pm

rururocks

wussy?

9:33 pm

rururocks

wussie?

9:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty. i kept trying it without the middle vowel

9:34 pm

jmcnrick

tsk. . . such language! you're a wimp :D

9:34 pm

rururocks

the vowel is screwy in that word

9:34 pm

rururocks

:D

9:34 pm

rururocks

I like the heat

9:34 pm

rururocks

summer is good for me

9:35 pm

jmcnrick

silly word. . . means basically a female stand up comedian. . .

9:36 pm

jmcnrick

i don't mind fall and spring. . . and even a little winter. . . its just when it doesn't get above freezing for days on end and there is ice to fall on everywhere that i get discouraged. . .

9:36 pm

rururocks

I really don't like ice

9:36 pm

rururocks

had it when I lived in Oregon.. scary to drive on

9:36 pm

rururocks

black ice

9:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

my mother loved the cold and hardly ever wore gloves and never hats. not me

9:37 pm

jmcnrick

last winter was horrible with rivers of ice all over the business district where I was working. . . I walked in tiny tiny steps and it took me forever to get to the metro. . .

9:37 pm

rururocks

I wear gloves when it's in the 20's

9:38 pm

rururocks

oh.. I would hate that jm..

9:38 pm

rururocks

I don't even like the snow

9:38 pm

jmcnrick

I keep lots of extra ones for my friends from Texas who have no clue how to dress in the cold. . .

9:39 pm

jmcnrick

i hated it too ru. . . it made me feel like an old lady. . . but i was one of the few in my office who didn't slip and fall and break something. . .knock on wood. . . *knocks on head*

9:39 pm

rururocks

I have that Reynaud's in my fingers when it gets really cold

9:39 pm

rururocks

hate that

9:39 pm

rururocks

give me 80-100 degrees and I'm happy

9:40 pm

jmcnrick

haha i am fine with hot weather too!

9:40 pm

jmcnrick

stats for the left hand S please. . . for nbt

9:40 pm

rururocks

I'm sitting by the pool next summer

9:40 pm

rururocks

su 4

9:41 pm

rururocks

not moons

9:41 pm

jmcnrick

careful about sun exposure. . .

9:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

have a friend living in lake worth fla it looks fab

9:41 pm

jmcnrick

*duh* *smacks forehead*

9:41 pm

rururocks

this is the only time of year florida is fab

9:41 pm

jmcnrick

ty and fish me!

9:41 pm

jmcnrick

nbt anyway

9:41 pm

rururocks

also plural of what attorneys do

9:42 pm

jmcnrick

can stand the politics and guns in fl. . .

9:42 pm

jmcnrick

another fish!

9:42 pm

rururocks

(agrees with JM on that)

9:43 pm

jmcnrick

CAN'T stand that is . . .

9:44 pm

jmcnrick

oh look I have nbs too. . . well that will have to do for me. . . tomorrow i am getting a private tour of Dumbarton Oaks. . . of course it would have been better in earlier in the year. . . but at least the weather will be nice. . .

9:45 pm

jmcnrick

always nice to know that babble is still here. . . give my thanks to Dr. God next time you see him. . .

9:45 pm

rururocks

some day it will go away.. to the big Hasbro in the sky

9:45 pm

jmcnrick

bye all. . . *poof*

9:45 pm

rururocks

bye jm

10:08 pm

mkg

hi all. any clues for the 8s? or 7s? i dont have any. ty.

10:21 pm

therealblah

hi mkg. be7/40 and 7/52 are plural of words before them

10:35 pm

sammysmom

stuck on the di 7/ 36 ??

10:36 pm

sammysmom

nm found it

10:40 pm

grannyrose

hi mkg did you find the be7's?

10:49 pm

mkg

i am still not seeing the be words. sorry. no 7s or 8s yet.

10:50 pm

grannyrose

okay. be6, not in front of me or behind me, but be6 me. then plural forbe7

10:51 pm

mkg

i got one . ty granny

10:51 pm

mkg

got the be 6/7 not in front or back. please clue other one ty.

10:51 pm

grannyrose

next be6. be + cold white precipitate. then plural for be7

10:52 pm

grannyrose

di7. first 4 letters of sickness + to employ. then plural for di8

10:53 pm

mkg

ty got the other be 6/7. great clues granhy

10:53 pm

mkg

to employ? dont see hire in grid. looking.

10:53 pm

grannyrose

no6. no + vowel + abbreviation for not brother. 2 letters to plural it for no8

10:55 pm

grannyrose

okay, di7. first 4 letters of sickness + not we but ** + vowel

10:56 pm

mkg

wow great clues. ty granny. got the di words.

10:56 pm

grannyrose

good for you mkg

10:57 pm

mkg

got both 8s ty granny.

10:57 pm

grannyrose

se7. se + double consonant + charged particle

10:58 pm

grannyrose

to7. big city + vowel + 2 letters for be quiet

11:03 pm

mkg

ty got these two. ty granny. going to sleep now.

11:03 pm

grannyrose

sweet dreams mkg

11:58 pm

dizgrannie

try again....333 next grid :-)

11:58 pm

cosdem

howdy doo

11:59 pm

dizgrannie

hi Cos

11:59 pm

cosdem

my feet are cold!

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