12:01 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:02 am
Cosmo Kramer
thanks lickety
12:05 am
gapeach
Thanks Lickety.
12:06 am
cybernan
hello everyone - ty lickety
12:06 am
cybernan
am 7, em 7, te 7
12:14 am
rururocks
oh.. that' rubs me the wrong way Crayola :D
12:19 am
rururocks
x 7 cray
12:21 am
rururocks
x 2 sorry
12:21 am
crayola
lol okay
12:39 am
cybernan
crashing -- have a good night everyone
12:39 am
rururocks
night nan
12:49 am
rururocks
po 8 x 2 also
1:01 am
flosey
hi everyone, just home from bridge
1:02 am
rururocks
just finished flosey..
1:02 am
rururocks
couldn't wait any longer
1:06 am
sprite
good morning all
1:06 am
flosey
wow, red boxes!!!!
1:07 am
sprite
yeah, here as well. Hi flosey, how was bridge?
1:09 am
flosey
good thanks Sprite, no wins though
1:09 am
sprite
as long as it was fun :)
1:10 am
flosey
always enjoyable, thanks Sprite
1:20 am
sprite
brb, time for meds
1:28 am
grannyrose
*sneaks in quietly* {{hugs}} and good morning dearest sprite
1:29 am
sprite
rose! *hugs* Hello darling, how lovely to read you slept really really well in the hospital. Sounds like you need to go regularly.
1:30 am
grannyrose
lolll. and so i did. i forgot to mention that i had the loveliest dreams... all in shades of lilac, purple, mauve
1:31 am
sprite
am so glad, rose. You really deserved to find something that works.
1:39 am
grannyrose
and the OTHER thing which i forgot to mention was that when i woke this morning i didn't NEED to go potty. i just lay there feeling so comfortable. this means i slept deeply all night.
1:39 am
sprite
it is just awesome, rose. Am so happy for you :)
1:40 am
sprite
fireflies. Not a bad grid for a voiwel grid.
1:41 am
sprite
vowel * lol
1:41 am
grannyrose
WTG SPRITE!!!
1:42 am
sprite
*hugs* my dear friend. Have a lovely evening and sleep again like baby tonight. Luv u!
1:42 am
grannyrose
luv u too my darling . xoxox
3:03 am
rubyfoo
good morning
3:04 am
medusa
Hi ruby. Hows you?
3:04 am
rubyfoo
it's the coldest one, so far
3:04 am
medusa
It's quite cold here too.
3:04 am
rubyfoo
I'm happy
3:05 am
rubyfoo
It's much colder than last Dec
3:06 am
rubyfoo
The dogs love it; they are built for cold with incredibly dense coats
3:07 am
medusa
I et. Mine don't like the cold so much. They are not built for it the boys do love to play in snow though. lol
3:07 am
rubyfoo
and it's great for sleeping, getting up is the only problem lol
3:08 am
rubyfoo
Years ago, when we first moved here I had a big male chow who, although he had never seen snow before, used to make tunnels
3:09 am
medusa
Bless him!
3:10 am
rubyfoo
I've had è chows over the years, each one different, but they all liked the cold.
3:11 am
rubyfoo
They'll be fi** as long as a furrier doesn't see them!
3:14 am
rubyfoo
what kind of dog(s) do you have, Medusa
3:15 am
medusa
I have 2 Italian whippets and a stffie cross chi.
3:15 am
medusa
The Italian whippets are boys and the staffie is a girl. She is only 6 months old.
3:17 am
rubyfoo
I've only known one whippet but he was sleek and grey and very sweet
3:18 am
medusa
The boys are so sweet. Had a bad start. They are more Italian greyhound than whippet.
3:19 am
rubyfoo
Is the staffie similar to a pit? Probably very nice and smart, probably wraps the boys around her big paw
3:20 am
rubyfoo
There must be a special place in Heaven for people who adopt dogs with checkered pasts
3:21 am
medusa
Staffie are a pit breed. Staffie is short for staffordshire bull terrier. She is so lovable it is unreal. She just wants to give everyone kisses all the time. Staffies are not big dogs. I think they are the smallest pit breed.
3:21 am
medusa
They are very lovable, full of energy and just want to be loved. They have such a bad wrap over here coz young people get them, don't know how to treat them then end up with a nasty dog.
3:22 am
rubyfoo
I think they're outlawed in France but I've seen photos and really love the way pit breeds look, also mastiffs.
3:22 am
rubyfoo
I'm not a fan of small dogs
3:23 am
medusa
I think so. I got my boys off gumtree, free to good home. I only wnted 1dog but when I heard his brother needed a home and he ws free too I could not say no. Would have forever worried where he had gone.
3:23 am
rubyfoo
The only bad expeeiences I've had have been with golden retrievers
3:24 am
medusa
I never was a fan of small dogs but I would not be able to handle a big dog coz of my back. I love pit breeds too. Such affectionate dogs that get a bad name coz of the monsters who train them to fight and make them vicious.
3:24 am
medusa
And yet they use them as guide dogs!
3:25 am
rubyfoo
I can't walk my dogs, either, but the garden is secure and a friend walks them
3:26 am
rubyfoo
And the male is a wonderful guard dog who has really stepped up since my husband is in the "home"
3:27 am
medusa
They do make you feel safe don't they? I think Purl will be a great guard dog when she is fully grown. She goes nuts at the slightest sound outside.
3:29 am
medusa
Does anyone have stats for the 4th row e please?
3:30 am
rubyfoo
chows, not noted by their intelligence, can distinguish between the cars of friends and those of strangers. This village is a prime target for thieves, but the boy, Ruffino, makes me feel secure
3:31 am
rubyfoo
I don't have much yet, but will look
3:32 am
medusa
That is good. Staffie are known to be very intelligent dogs and so are chis so I got 1 clever little madam here. Italian greyhounds are very clever too.
3:32 am
medusa
Ok. Thanks. Just need one on there for nbt
3:39 am
medusa
have you got a clue for that?
3:39 am
rubyfoo
"Watch out for that nurse!"
3:40 am
medusa
Not getting that.
3:40 am
rubyfoo
does that help?
3:42 am
medusa
Bloody laptop froze!
3:43 am
medusa
It don't help that Alfie insists on a hug right now. lol
3:43 am
rubyfoo
the only thing good about the laptop is that I can sit by the fire
3:44 am
medusa
I don'thave a fire, just heaters. would love a fire though
3:45 am
rubyfoo
the heated floor shorted out the énd year we were here and althoguh there are some radiators, they don't do much
3:46 am
rubyfoo
second year*
3:46 am
medusa
I have a storage heater. Even worse
3:47 am
medusa
Still not getting the clues! Feeling dumb today. lol
3:47 am
rubyfoo
did you get the clue? I have to jump in the tub while the housekeeper is here. Having seen Psycho, I'm afraid to bathe when I'm alone in the house
3:48 am
medusa
No problem hun
3:48 am
rubyfoo
like am' but backwards and with an added vowel at the end
3:49 am
rubyfoo
am4 backwards
3:49 am
medusa
Not got am4. lol
3:49 am
rubyfoo
TY for the lovely dog chat. See yoyu later
3:49 am
medusa
Got it1 lol
3:50 am
rubyfoo
am* to that! lol
3:50 am
medusa
Welcome. Speak soon. Have a nice soak. xx
4:31 am
mattygroves
Oatman, the world's naffest superhero, brining porridge to the populace
5:26 am
car.eeyore
mornin' all
5:29 am
mattygroves
Morning
5:30 am
lbdawger
gm, everyone. tough grid so far.
5:32 am
car.eeyore
Its a bugger
5:36 am
bubba218
very hard, just finished
5:36 am
car.eeyore
Congrats!
5:36 am
mattygroves
I've 50 left but struggling with Es (and congrats indeed)
5:37 am
bubba218
just felt there was no flow to the grid.
5:37 am
car.eeyore
I have three still with O
5:37 am
mattygroves
Have you got the en6/7 combo (I assume it's a combo?)
5:37 am
bubba218
en, think of teeth covering
5:38 am
car.eeyore
so twisty
5:38 am
lbdawger
whooo hoooo Bubba
5:38 am
mattygroves
Aaah - that's the 6 - is the 7 not related?
5:39 am
mattygroves
NM, found it :)
5:39 am
car.eeyore
share?
5:40 am
mattygroves
en + vowel + where you dig gold from
5:40 am
car.eeyore
did you all fine the Mi 6/21? They're everywhere!
5:40 am
sukee
Good morning
5:41 am
car.eeyore
Hi sukee
5:41 am
lbdawger
ty, matty and hi Sukee
5:41 am
mattygroves
I'm not there yet - I find everything I can without a list, and then list when I need to. I have fairly just started listing :)
5:42 am
MollyL
(Thinks Car has seen too much Despicable Me)
5:42 am
mattygroves
But I did get that word, yes ;)
5:42 am
car.eeyore
Love Despicable Me...not so happy with all those "things" everywhere
5:42 am
car.eeyore
They are cute...to a point.
5:42 am
car.eeyore
whoops...PB for me.
5:42 am
mattygroves
I am so over them
5:43 am
bubba218
got to go, hours of entering into my EHR
5:43 am
sukee
Yes, I am tired of them, even though I have a Tshirt with them stealing the Tardis.
5:43 am
mattygroves
Finally, the Es are history
5:43 am
MollyL
Between those and the Frozen paraphernalia, the media is saturated. Dr. Who stuff runs a close third.
5:43 am
car.eeyore
No!!!!!
5:44 am
car.eeyore
HAGD bubba
5:44 am
sukee
Nope Star Wars has dwarfed them all.
5:44 am
car.eeyore
We don't have enough Dr. Who in my neighborhood
5:45 am
mattygroves
I am a Who fan (both the show and the rock group, come to that)
5:45 am
car.eeyore
There is a car ad (Dodge, I think) that plays the Imperial March. Well, that is my ringtone for my phone and it sends me into fits everytime it is on.
5:46 am
mattygroves
I so fear the new movie will be nearer the prequel in quality than the original...but maybe I'm just a cynic
5:46 am
sukee
Hey, me too matty.
5:46 am
mattygroves
Great minds, sukee!
5:46 am
car.eeyore
I really doubt they would make that poor of a movie again for this franchise.
5:47 am
mattygroves
Oh, I believe they could (and to be fair, I don't think they set out to make poor movies for the prequels, it just worked out that way)
5:47 am
sukee
The original 3 were just so good and almost perfect.
5:48 am
sukee
But, I was younger then... :)
5:48 am
car.eeyore
I don't even like watching the original IV and V with the updated quality and computer stuff. I like it the way it was.
5:48 am
car.eeyore
I pretend that VI doesn't exist.
5:48 am
mattygroves
And the original is called Star Wars. Just Star Wars ;)
5:50 am
sukee
I only saw IV of the prequel, didn't bother with the others.
5:50 am
sukee
In comparison, I saw the first 3 movies at least 4 times each.
5:52 am
mattygroves
Is the go6/24 a word I'd likely be familiar with?
5:53 am
car.eeyore
I don't have it yet
5:54 am
car.eeyore
Its not a plural of the GO 5, I can tell you that much
5:55 am
mattygroves
Heh, yeah :)
5:55 am
mattygroves
Gah - the 9 is an IN...
5:56 am
mattygroves
I found it! Hurrah
5:57 am
MollyL
I doubt you would use go6 in conversation, but it has been in grids before
5:58 am
mattygroves
OK, thanks. Still half looking (I have moved off on the basis that maybe if I stop looking for it it'll jump out at me)
6:03 am
sukee
Breakfast time, will be back
6:07 am
mattygroves
Does the me7 start with the same four letters as make up the me4 before it?
6:10 am
medusa
bACK TO GET SOME MORE.
6:12 am
medusa
Still after the 9 if someone could help please?
6:13 am
mattygroves
Do you have the te 7/28, Medusa? If so...it will be easy :)
6:13 am
medusa
I don't working on that too. lol
6:13 am
mattygroves
Don't let it stress you or make you taut, Medusa....
6:14 am
medusa
Thanks. Got that one now.
6:15 am
medusa
And the 9. Thanks matty
6:16 am
medusa
is there a clue for the en6/21 please?
6:19 am
dc43
en6/21...covering on teeth
6:19 am
medusa
Thanks dc.
6:20 am
Jayk
i cannot for the life of me find the po 6/21. help?
6:20 am
medusa
was kinda hoping I could plural that one for the 7 lol
6:21 am
medusa
Put a vowel on the end of the po5/12 Jay
6:21 am
medusa
Or did you mean the other one?
6:22 am
Jayk
i have that one. i need the one before the 6/24s
6:22 am
medusa
Not got that yet. Sorry
6:22 am
Jayk
i hate this grid
6:24 am
medusa
Not the easiest one
6:24 am
crosshair
Good morning, everybody :)
6:27 am
medusa
any clues for the po8's please?
6:27 am
mattygroves
Take your po5/12 before it and add a person (and people)
6:28 am
mattygroves
of the male persuasion
6:29 am
crosshair
ty, Matty
6:30 am
medusa
How about the 6/24?
6:31 am
Scrabbler
Hi kids.
6:31 am
LuvWordGames
po 6/24 ends the same as the po 8
6:32 am
medusa
Thanks luv
6:35 am
mattygroves
Ah, I have the po6/24 - I don't have the po6/21, however, if anyone could guide me...?
6:35 am
medusa
still looking matty
6:35 am
LuvWordGames
add a vowel to the 5/12
6:37 am
medusa
It's the one before the 2 6/24's
6:37 am
mattygroves
Sorry, that one I have - it's the one before the po6/24s
6:38 am
LuvWordGames
both the po 6/24 and the po 8 can use a singular male and more than one male
6:38 am
LuvWordGames
don't have it yet matty, sorry
6:38 am
mattygroves
Hi - it's not the po6/24 I'm after - I have those. It's the PO6/21 before that ;)
6:38 am
medusa
We all seem to need that one
6:39 am
LuvWordGames
I'll have to look later, have to get ready to babysit my grandson BBL
6:41 am
medusa
anyone help with the si6 please?
6:43 am
dc43
po6/21 ends with not off
6:43 am
medusa
Got the po6. Like a card game without the double vowel
6:44 am
dc43
si6/21...cake
6:44 am
crosshair
oops, sorry
6:45 am
medusa
Thanks dc. Got that one crossy. lol
6:48 am
medusa
Is there a clue for the li8 please?
6:50 am
dc43
li8/45.....medical liquid
6:51 am
Scrabbler
I am trying to figure out what other kind of male/males there are.
6:51 am
Scrabbler
TY for li8, dc.
6:51 am
bichon
dc, I don't understand you li clue
6:52 am
zoozzoom
L + not out + 3rd vowel + three letter word for males + consonant
6:52 am
dc43
bichon ....what you rub ob sore muscles
6:52 am
bichon
ty zooz and dc
6:52 am
medusa
I had to put that in twice. Did not let me have it the first time!
7:00 am
nurse1000
still monkeying that po6/21 and can't find even with clue. any help?
7:01 am
zoozzoom
ball po6 pen + vowel
7:01 am
Scrabbler
Marijuana + male/males
7:01 am
Scrabbler
TY, zooz
7:01 am
zoozzoom
po5 sorry
7:02 am
zoozzoom
Other one is PO + consonant + 2000lb weight.
7:03 am
medusa
1 is plural of the po4
7:03 am
nurse1000
ah, zooz, thanks.
7:03 am
zoozzoom
Welcome, Nurse :-)
7:04 am
medusa
en7 please?
7:05 am
periwinkle
good morning all. I have two blank tiles. the I under the J and the E next to the M. help pls
7:05 am
zoozzoom
EN + vowel + it is not yours it is all **** (for me)
7:06 am
medusa
thanks zooz
7:07 am
periwinkle
duh, ty zooz
7:07 am
zoozzoom
EN 5/12 clean your bottom out :-)
7:07 am
periwinkle
looking for the in9 but not seeing it. Only have one 8 the li8
7:08 am
medusa
can you clue the one after that for me zooz please?The en6
7:08 am
zoozzoom
EN 6/21 like a ceramic.
7:08 am
medusa
Do you have the de7 Peri?
7:09 am
medusa
te7 I mean
7:09 am
periwinkle
yes I do have a te7
7:09 am
zoozzoom
EN +a laborious task.
7:10 am
medusa
in + stress
7:10 am
medusa
Thanks zooz
7:11 am
zoozzoom
Welcome.
7:11 am
Uneaixoise
wow -- tx for all the clues!! :-)
7:11 am
medusa
Still not getting it though. lol
7:11 am
medusa
Welcome une
7:12 am
periwinkle
not getting the in9 clue
7:12 am
Uneaixoise
bubble bubble to** and trouble
7:12 am
periwinkle
help with other 8's pls
7:17 am
zoozzoom
PA 8 / 50 is the PA 5/12 any song of praise, joy, or triumph. with a suffix.
7:19 am
medusa
eo6/21 please?
7:21 am
zoozzoom
EO 6/21 The adoption of female dress and behaviour by a male.
7:22 am
zoozzoom
Or three letter word for a very long time with a suffix.
7:23 am
medusa
Thanks zooz
7:23 am
zoozzoom
Welcome.
7:25 am
zoozzoom
in +mental or emotional strain
7:25 am
medusa
something you want to do with good ones
7:26 am
Jivingjenny0
zoozzoom please can you clue the pa8/50 again as I could understand the clue at 7.17
7:26 am
zoozzoom
Hello, Jenny do you have the PA 5/12?
7:27 am
zoozzoom
First one.
7:27 am
bichon
sorry zooz, don't understand the emotional strain
7:27 am
zoozzoom
if so add a distinctive doctrine word on the end.
7:28 am
bichon
I tried more words and that didn't work
7:29 am
zoozzoom
Bichon do you have TE 7/28
7:30 am
zoozzoom
Welcome.
7:31 am
zoozzoom
PA 8/50 PA + 2nd and 1st vowel + consonant +word for a doctrine .
7:31 am
Jivingjenny0
I have pa5/12 but I think this is the 2nd one but cannot find another pa5
7:32 am
bichon
fl 5/16, pls
7:33 am
zoozzoom
PA 5/12 PA + 2nd vowel + 1st vowel + consonant.
7:33 am
Uneaixoise
In Like Fl***
7:34 am
Uneaixoise
used to start a fire
7:34 am
rubyfoo
back and ty for all the great zords "only" 83 left lol
7:34 am
Uneaixoise
hey ruby!
7:35 am
Jivingjenny0
got it at last zoozzoom
7:35 am
zoozzoom
Nice one, Jenny!
7:35 am
medusa
le7 please
7:35 am
rubyfoo
or even words
7:35 am
zoozzoom
Hello, Ruby :-)
7:36 am
zoozzoom
three letter birth-sign + number.
7:36 am
rubyfoo
I liked my en5 clue better: "watch out for that nurse!"
7:37 am
zoozzoom
LOL damn right, Ruby!
7:38 am
bichon
great clue ruby
7:39 am
rubyfoo
still don't get the stress word and/or the 9
7:39 am
bichon
high ******* wires are dangerous
7:40 am
rubyfoo
ty bichon
7:40 am
bichon
yw sweet ruby
7:41 am
rubyfoo
I:"m happy and the sun is shining!
7:41 am
bichon
en 6/18, pls
7:42 am
bichon
We are having great warmth here. Haven't need heat in about a week
7:42 am
rubyfoo
and I"ve sort of solved the dog feeding problem: now it's all meat and baby girl gets hand fed upstairs
7:42 am
rubyfoo
It"s very cold here but with enough layers, I don't mind
7:43 am
bichon
they are too spoiled, like mine
7:43 am
rubyfoo
She is so sweet and has the softest muzzle that feeding her is a pleasure
7:44 am
rubyfoo
nobody else to spoil and I certainly have the time
7:44 am
bichon
mine definitely don't get hand fed.
7:46 am
rubyfoo
Rufie is like a bottomless pit; he will eat absolutely anything, especially if I'm eating it: today it was brandade (codfish and potatoes, smushed up).
7:46 am
bichon
I have to keep all food up high and Polo will chomp on underwear, etc
7:47 am
medusa
Mine eat anything too. I am lucky that way. Pleased you found a way to get food in your girl ruby
7:47 am
medusa
I have lost quite a bit of underwear since I have had Purl bichon. lol
7:48 am
bichon
You have a fluff medusa?
7:48 am
medusa
Lots of. I have a black hairball cat and 3 dogs.
7:49 am
rubyfoo
Raffie, who has a great sense of humor, will grab something (dirty clothes, slippers, etc.) and run like crazy out into the garden, laughing all the way
7:49 am
medusa
No. 2 Italian whippets and a staffie cross chi
7:49 am
rubyfoo
<-- loves dog chat!
7:50 am
medusa
Same here ruby.
7:50 am
bichon
I don't know an Italian whippet. Are they the really small ones?
7:51 am
bichon
okay, not the Italian greyhound
7:51 am
rubyfoo
they are like small, beautiful greyhounds, I think, but with better dispositions
7:51 am
medusa
Italian whippets are Italian greyhounds crossed with whippets. The Italian greyhounds are tiny. My boys are only 15 ins tts. What they lack in size they make up for in character I can tell you. lol
7:52 am
rubyfoo
how much do they weigh?
7:52 am
medusa
Is there a clue for the to7 please?
7:52 am
bichon
I've seen the greyhounds and they seem quite delicate, sort of the opposite of a Bichon
7:53 am
medusa
Don't know how much they weigh but they are very light to pick up
7:53 am
medusa
The iggys are very delicate. Whippets are a bit tougher
7:54 am
rubyfoo
Rufie weighs about 80 lbs, Raffie about 70 something
7:54 am
rubyfoo
they are not delicate!
7:54 am
bichon
Bichons are very sturdily built. Belies their image
7:55 am
bichon
im 6/24, pls
7:55 am
medusa
Just waiting for money to be sorted then will be getting them to the vets for a check up. They need claws clipping and flea treatment
7:55 am
medusa
I know someone with a bichon. Very cute little things.
7:56 am
medusa
Not got that yet bichon. Willhelp you look though
7:56 am
rubyfoo
I'd be afraid of stepping on a small dog. When I step on mine, they just laugh....
7:56 am
bichon
I do the flea treatment myself, it just goes on their back and lasts a month. Considering how warm it's been here, I'm worrying
7:56 am
rubyfoo
It's worse when they step on (or sit on) me
7:56 am
medusa
I do too but need to get some more.
7:57 am
medusa
I remember when I was a kid we had an old english sheepdog. He was lovely. Only thing was he liked to warm your feet for you!
7:57 am
rubyfoo
I think I must sound like a crazy when I talk about my pups
7:58 am
rubyfoo
my girl tries to give me baths
7:58 am
medusa
Me too. People think I am talking about my children most of the time. lol
7:58 am
rubyfoo
I carry pix of the dogs, not my son
7:58 am
medusa
i get constant snogs here! If its not 1 its another.
7:59 am
medusa
I have a pic on my phone i show everyone.
7:59 am
rubyfoo
The girl stays outside most of the time but the boy likes to know where I am and makes sure I'm safe, especially with Burt go
8:00 am
medusa
Mine are all known as velcro dogs. That is the 4 breeds in them!
8:02 am
rubyfoo
I just got a call; my new oncologist can't find my last MRI. She is my 3rd one since July
8:02 am
rubyfoo
see you later, kids
8:03 am
medusa
speak later ruby
8:04 am
medusa
is there a clue for the go5 please?
8:05 am
grant
go+cons+no **s ands or buts
8:06 am
medusa
thanks grant. Not getting the cons bit
8:07 am
grant
not a vowel
8:07 am
medusa
Got it! thanks
8:08 am
medusa
Don't suppose you have the 6 do you?
8:08 am
grant
g+vegetable
8:08 am
medusa
Thanks again.
8:09 am
grant
do you have in9?
8:10 am
medusa
yes. Do you have the te7? If so just put the in on the front.
8:11 am
medusa
Welcome hun.
8:11 am
medusa
Got 34 left and really struggling!
8:11 am
medusa
Any chance of the im please?
8:12 am
grant
im+***y express+ vowel
8:13 am
bichon
which i is this from
8:13 am
bichon
doh, the top one, of course
8:14 am
medusa
its the im you been needing bichon.
8:15 am
medusa
et6 please?
8:15 am
bichon
en 6/18, pls
8:15 am
bichon
et + something your fry in + vowel
8:15 am
medusa
en + to work hard
8:15 am
medusa
thanks bichon.
8:17 am
medusa
Do you have the second to4 bichon? If so put that after the en
8:19 am
medusa
in5 please?
8:21 am
grant
veg w/ diff ist letter
8:21 am
medusa
thanks grant. Thought I had tried that!
8:24 am
medusa
Anyone got the me7?
8:28 am
grant
me+opp of bott+opp of off
8:37 am
MLFAN17
ty medusa
8:37 am
medusa
first mo5 please?
8:37 am
Babs1
not following the im clue....any other clues?
8:38 am
MLFAN17
I don't see a clue for it babs in chat?
8:39 am
medusa
im + al ca****
8:40 am
MLFAN17
I read the clue wrong I got the word
8:40 am
phaeton
nvm=never mind
8:41 am
MLFAN17
nvm means never mind
8:41 am
Babs1
hmm...not getting that either :-(
8:41 am
medusa
Ah. Thanks phaeton and mlfan
8:42 am
phaeton
Famous gangster...Al C*****
8:42 am
medusa
He is an actor in mobster films mostly I think. Al Ca****
8:43 am
MLFAN17
phae ty I was trying to think of the word gangster to describe him and went blank lol
8:43 am
MLFAN17
medusa al ca po4
8:43 am
MLFAN17
did you get it?
8:43 am
medusa
does anyone have a clue for mo5/12 please?
8:44 am
medusa
I did not need that one mlfan
8:44 am
MLFAN17
mo*** christo
8:44 am
MLFAN17
medusa ohh
8:44 am
medusa
Got that one. Need the other one
8:44 am
MLFAN17
only one I have sorry
8:45 am
Babs1
oh..now got it...was trying to use the al in the middle of the word. lol.
8:45 am
mrloser
MO5 odd spelling of cash
8:45 am
phaeton
Diff sp of cash
8:45 am
MLFAN17
ty mrloser
8:46 am
medusa
thanks mrloser
8:47 am
medusa
how about the mo6?
8:47 am
MLFAN17
2nd column e?
8:48 am
bichon
eo + the seven deadly ***
8:49 am
MLFAN17
thanks bichon babblet
8:49 am
MLFAN17
actually not from 2nd column e?
8:50 am
MLFAN17
medusa I don't have it but am looking
8:51 am
medusa
thanks anyway
8:55 am
MLFAN17
I somehow managed to get the li 8
8:56 am
MLFAN17
ty medusa
8:56 am
MLFAN17
clue for the 9 please?
8:57 am
medusa
If you have the te7 just put the in infront of it
8:58 am
MLFAN17
no te7 but ty
8:58 am
medusa
te like a stress headache
8:58 am
MLFAN17
got it ty anway medusa
8:59 am
MLFAN17
still need 2nd column e anyone?
9:00 am
medusa
does anyone have to7 please?
9:02 am
MLFAN17
I don't have it either medusa
9:02 am
medusa
7 left and can't get 1 of them!
9:02 am
MLFAN17
it happens unfortunately
9:02 am
medusa
how about sn5?
9:04 am
medusa
I got 1 of them now.
9:05 am
medusa
I need to6/21 and the to7/6
9:05 am
MLFAN17
medusa which one did you get?
9:05 am
medusa
the last to4
9:07 am
bichon
an 5/12, pls
9:07 am
medusa
sounds like the Japanese cartoons.
9:07 am
MLFAN17
ty medusa
9:08 am
medusa
do you have to7 bichon?
9:08 am
medusa
Or the to6 would be good.
9:08 am
bichon
no, sorry I don't, not even halfway
9:09 am
CiociaJudy
s + the tide
9:09 am
medusa
Ok. Thanks.
9:09 am
MLFAN17
I have nbs and only 48 words so far
9:10 am
medusa
thank you Judy
9:10 am
montreal13
just starting but i have a TO6/21= add "** myself and I" to previous TO4/4
9:10 am
MLFAN17
what is that a clue for I don't understand it?
9:11 am
MLFAN17
s + the tide
9:11 am
bichon
montreal, I don't understand your to 6/21, clue, sorry
9:11 am
MLFAN17
me either
9:12 am
CiociaJudy
dial to** + **, myself and I
9:12 am
medusa
got it. Thanks.
9:12 am
CiociaJudy
MFL--sn + n*** tide
9:12 am
montreal13
exactly Judy
9:13 am
bichon
to 7/36, pls
9:13 am
MLFAN17
mlf does not understand sn n something tide clue?
9:14 am
medusa
s + n++t + small green veg but just the letter it sounds like
9:15 am
bichon
there are certain kind of tides, google it
9:15 am
MLFAN17
bichon ends in charged particle
9:16 am
MLFAN17
yw bichon its the wooden stopper for a gun
9:18 am
medusa
has anyone got ne5 please?
9:18 am
bichon
en + vowel + not yours, but ****
9:19 am
medusa
em7 bichon. You just gave en7
9:19 am
CiociaJudy
ne + opp of bottom
9:19 am
bichon
el 5/16, pls
9:19 am
bichon
sorry, don't have that
9:19 am
MLFAN17
I need both but got the en word ty bichon
9:19 am
medusa
Pixie like bichon
9:20 am
medusa
thanks judy
9:20 am
MLFAN17
ty medusa
9:21 am
medusa
no5 please
9:22 am
MLFAN17
geez this grid is harder then I thought it would be and yesterday's was not so great either
9:22 am
MLFAN17
medusa clue for the no5 pls?
9:23 am
medusa
I am usually done ages aog but really not one well today
9:23 am
medusa
no + french for me
9:24 am
MLFAN17
ty medusa
9:24 am
medusa
mo6 please?
9:28 am
MLFAN17
wish I knew medusa
9:29 am
medusa
I just need that and the to7 to finish
9:29 am
MLFAN17
medusa? the to 7/36?
9:29 am
Trifioso
hello friends
9:29 am
medusa
hi trifioso
9:30 am
CiociaJudy
Hi Trif
9:30 am
medusa
I need that mlfan
9:30 am
MLFAN17
ends in charged particle
9:31 am
MLFAN17
the wooden stopper for a gun
9:31 am
medusa
is that for the to7 mlfan?
9:31 am
MLFAN17
that is the definition wooden stopper
9:32 am
MLFAN17
trif do you have mo6?
9:32 am
medusa
not getting the clue mlfan
9:32 am
Trifioso
no, sorry.
9:33 am
MLFAN17
google the definition
9:33 am
CiociaJudy
mo + consonant + light through a pr***
9:33 am
CiociaJudy
I'm terrible at cluing. Ugh
9:33 am
MLFAN17
thanks judy that was perfect
9:34 am
MLFAN17
medusa we are the cha****
9:34 am
CiociaJudy
to7 - Man's nickname + apple **e + opp of off
9:35 am
medusa
thanks. Just the mo6 to go
9:35 am
CiociaJudy
did you see my clue for the mo6, Medusa
9:36 am
medusa
yes but not getting the last bit
9:36 am
MLFAN17
mo 6 ends in the word of the year
9:36 am
MLFAN17
of this year that is
9:37 am
CiociaJudy
doctrine?
9:37 am
MLFAN17
judy what?
9:38 am
medusa
Just worked out your clue judy! Fw
9:38 am
MLFAN17
congrats medusa
9:38 am
CiociaJudy
YAY MEDUSA!!
9:38 am
medusa
thank you.
9:39 am
CiociaJudy
was trying to use another clue for the end of the mo6 for Medusa, Fan
9:39 am
medusa
Can I help anyone before I go?
9:39 am
MLFAN17
you can come here and finish my grid now?
9:39 am
medusa
On my way. lol
9:40 am
CiociaJudy
I am terrible on the 7's
9:40 am
MLFAN17
I don't have it either
9:40 am
medusa
sounds like when something is expected now
9:40 am
MLFAN17
i need 3 more 7s'
9:41 am
medusa
Just with an e instead of an i
9:41 am
CiociaJudy
I have none of the 8's
9:41 am
MLFAN17
i thought that word was :in the grid"
9:41 am
MLFAN17
i have one of the 8s
9:41 am
medusa
brb. Dogs need to go out.
9:42 am
MLFAN17
judy ends the same way as the word you and i just got
9:42 am
MLFAN17
a clue for
9:47 am
MLFAN17
used morewords to get the pa8
9:53 am
MLFAN17
I gtg eat will be back
10:03 am
Uneaixoise
in + te7/28
10:16 am
CiociaJudy
a + the new movie cartoon characters mi****s
10:19 am
Uneaixoise
mr. Brokaw + pi4/5
10:21 am
Uneaixoise
(or Mr. Petty or Mr. Thumb)
10:23 am
Uneaixoise
45 to go and taking a break -- back in a bit :-)
10:27 am
gran
Just can't see that to 7/36 any further clues please
10:32 am
CiociaJudy
man's name + apple **e + opp of off
10:32 am
aebmusica
Pa8....clue please
10:33 am
CiociaJudy
aeb, do you have the pa5/12 before it?
10:34 am
CiociaJudy
the definition is a song of praise
10:34 am
CiociaJudy
it's in the grids a lot
10:35 am
aebmusica
I have the holy wafer
10:35 am
aebmusica
and yes I have the song of praise
10:36 am
aebmusica
and now I have the pa8! tyvm Cioca
10:36 am
CiociaJudy
lol yw!
10:37 am
CiociaJudy
any clues for the am7
10:37 am
MLFAN17
hello again
10:38 am
MLFAN17
judy I don't have that one sorry
10:38 am
aebmusica
am+vowel+ musical symbol one plays
10:38 am
MLFAN17
gran it ends in we are the cham****
10:39 am
aebmusica
sorry it is am+musical symbol with and added voweo in the middle of it.
10:40 am
MLFAN17
aeb am vowel and the musical clue is not working?
10:42 am
mattygroves
Think for the first half birth and the second half what you write down when you want to remember something
10:42 am
mattygroves
Think for the first half birth and the second half what you write down when you want to remember something
10:43 am
CiociaJudy
TY Matty!
10:43 am
aebmusica
to the am Add musical symbol(*then extra vowel then ***
10:43 am
mattygroves
Weird. I only entered that last comment once. Hmmmm
10:44 am
CiociaJudy
down to 3 . . .
10:44 am
MLFAN17
does it end in e?
10:47 am
CiociaJudy
last one is si6
10:47 am
MLFAN17
I was putting the vowel after the m like your clue said but I used morewords and got it
10:48 am
aebmusica
sorry MFL....I did correct my first clue though
10:48 am
MLFAN17
aeb yes you did
10:50 am
MLFAN17
judy looking for that one with you
11:03 am
kje
si6 starts same first 3 as the prior, then first part of Mr. Mandela
11:07 am
CiociaJudy
TY TY Kje! I swore I tried that!!
11:07 am
Aloyisius
thanks, kje! hi all
11:07 am
CiociaJudy
{{{aloy}}}
11:08 am
72 Temple Owl
grats, judy, nice to see you
11:08 am
Aloyisius
howdy, CJ ! Are you doing the backyard bird count on Saturday?
11:08 am
CiociaJudy
Merry Christmas, Owl!
11:08 am
Aloyisius
.. and congrats on FW!
11:08 am
72 Temple Owl
back atcha!
11:08 am
CiociaJudy
No, Aloy :( Not home most of the day. Crazy weather here but I'm loving it!
11:09 am
Aloyisius
crazy warm or crazy cold?
11:09 am
CiociaJudy
crazy warm!! Not one flake so far. I have a fan on in my office.
11:10 am
CiociaJudy
breaking temp records left and right
11:10 am
Aloyisius
oh, wow
11:10 am
CiociaJudy
I saw on the news last night that the cherry blossoms were in bloom in Washington.
11:10 am
therealblah
where do you live Judy?
11:11 am
CiociaJudy
Pennsylvania
11:11 am
CiociaJudy
had the windows open last night
11:11 am
therealblah
Oh ok I heard on the news that it's been unusually warm in the northeast
11:12 am
CiociaJudy
where are you therealblah?
11:12 am
therealblah
I'm in Dallas and it's been above average temps (for December) here too...my rose bushes are still in full bloom
11:12 am
Aloyisius
well, I remember eating out on the deck one December day in NE Ohio, but shortly thereafter we were slammed with winter storms..
11:12 am
CiociaJudy
Aloy, are you in Florida now?
11:12 am
Aloyisius
yes, it is hot and humid here
11:12 am
CiociaJudy
uh oh Aloy. I do know the worst is yet to come.
11:13 am
CiociaJudy
I'm waiting for my daffodils to come up!
11:13 am
therealblah
Aloy that can happen here in TX too...we get some epic ice storms (with no equipment to deal with it, lol)
11:13 am
Aloyisius
maybe you will have a mild winter - do you enjoy the snow?
11:14 am
CiociaJudy
Hate it!
11:14 am
Aloyisius
ooh, have been seeing the wild weather for Dallas on the news
11:14 am
CiociaJudy
Maybe I'll enjoy it down the road when I'm retired
11:14 am
therealblah
I was in Sanibel last week...nice weather 1/2 the week, crappy the other 1/2, but had lots of fun
11:14 am
CiociaJudy
LOVE SANIBEL! (jealous)
11:14 am
therealblah
I hate snow, ice, cold...will take the summer heat over that any day!
11:15 am
therealblah
lol yes I love Sanibel as well, have vacationed there several times
11:15 am
Aloyisius
Sanibel is not too far from here.. Ding Darling Preserve. I bought a "Gopher Tortoise Crossing" sign in their gift shop
11:16 am
CiociaJudy
Absolutely loved it there. Would go back in a minute. Made it there twice.
11:16 am
CiociaJudy
Guess I'll just have to come visit you, Aloy!
11:17 am
Aloyisius
for sure.. we could watch Black Belly Whistling Ducks.. lots and lots of them here
11:17 am
therealblah
We went to Ding Darling last week! We saw two huge alligators (prob. 8-9 feet) lazing on the bank. And probably got way too close, lol
11:17 am
CiociaJudy
wow--I think that's a lifebird for me
11:18 am
MLFAN17
yesterday I heard on a weather report we will have no snow for xmas here in nc
11:18 am
CiociaJudy
Don't think we will either, Fan. Supposed to be record breaking at Christmas too.
11:19 am
Aloyisius
beautiful birds, strange behavior.. interesting to watch. MLF, my son is in Cary.. and have a sister in Charlotte.. where are you?
11:19 am
MLFAN17
ty for si6
11:19 am
MLFAN17
mocksville
11:20 am
Aloyisius
oh, not familiar with that town
11:20 am
bichon
el 5/10, pls
11:20 am
MLFAN17
two hours from border of southern va
11:21 am
Aloyisius
e + pick it off your sweater
11:21 am
CiociaJudy
e + what you clean out of the dryer screen
11:21 am
bichon
em 7/32, pls
11:21 am
MLFAN17
bichon likely to happen
11:22 am
MLFAN17
should start with I
11:22 am
MLFAN17
yw bichon
11:23 am
MLFAN17
does anyone know what the top left corner n 3 words are? I have two of them
11:23 am
MLFAN17
i found it
11:24 am
Aloyisius
ask and you will find
11:24 am
MLFAN17
it doesn't usually happen that way for me alloy lol
11:26 am
Aloyisius
brb, going to nuke some leftovers for lunch
11:33 am
CiociaJudy
lunch time in the east! enjoy your day and happy babbling!
11:34 am
Aloyisius
howdy hego.. have you had lunch?
11:34 am
therealblah
hi hego!
11:35 am
hego
Not yet, will eat in a few.
11:35 am
72 Temple Owl
just finished. have to mind the wash, it is so windy i cannot leave it.
11:36 am
72 Temple Owl
hi hego
11:36 am
Aloyisius
glad someone else hangs their laundry out
11:36 am
hego
Wish I could.
11:37 am
Aloyisius
I am violating the deed restrictions but I'll just have to be arrested
11:38 am
hego
You evil law breaker.
11:38 am
Aloyisius
I know.. a rebel
11:38 am
72 Temple Owl
it is so windy i have to keep going out to rehang. but it is not drying quickly
11:39 am
hego
next thing aloy will get a tattoo
11:40 am
Aloyisius
lol, and a ring through my eyebrow
11:43 am
hego
am 7 stopped me cold.
11:45 am
bichon
ma 7/32, pls
11:45 am
penquis
Big house...
11:45 am
hego
big fancy house
11:46 am
Judi
Hiyas, kiddos!
11:47 am
Judi
Blah. Sore throat, buzzy head.
11:48 am
hego
are you working?
11:48 am
Judi
No. Stayed home today so I wouldn't pass it on. Drinking tea and mega-dosing on Vit C, echinacea, etc.
11:49 am
hego
Rest a lot.
11:49 am
Judi
Slept until 11 this a.m. Does that cound?
11:50 am
Judi
Good. Cause I'm not sleepy now, that's for sure.
11:51 am
hego
Oops hubby clomping down the stairs, time for lunch.
11:52 am
aebmusica
le7/28.....clue please
11:52 am
hego
at 7 anyone?
11:53 am
aebmusica
No at7's
11:53 am
Judi
Le7: lion-like.
11:54 am
aebmusica
merci Judy
11:54 am
suefrad625
did you all hear the ism is now in the webster dictionary
11:55 am
Aloyisius
.. back. Think I have to go, 17 for later. Hubby is leading a kayak trip on Thursday and the phone is ringing off the hook. Of course, he is not here, lol.. so I am the answering service. Happy Babbling!
11:55 am
Judi
What does the 9 start with?
11:56 am
therealblah
in9/54
11:56 am
hego
Bye Aloy. Bye All, bbl
11:56 am
Judi
Thanks, Blah. Searching.
11:56 am
therealblah
bye aloy, hego
11:57 am
therealblah
yw judi
11:59 am
suefrad625
clue for the le7 please
12:00 pm
suefrad625
i didnt get the li4-like one
12:00 pm
penquis
Spell li 4 with a different vowel then add a number...
12:00 pm
therealblah
le7 - zodiac sign for August + number ni4
12:01 pm
Judi
And I'm not having any luck finding the In9.
12:01 pm
suefrad625
te7 is in my neck at the end of the day
12:02 pm
therealblah
judi it doesn't help that there are at least 3 places/ways to start on the in9
12:02 pm
suefrad625
the put the in front for "meaning to"
12:02 pm
penquis
Stupid word....
12:03 pm
therealblah
tyvm sue, for both te7 and in9!
12:09 pm
Judi
Finally got the In9. Highly suspect word.
12:10 pm
wvteach
need stats for one of the 8s pls
12:10 pm
therealblah
I am not seeing anything today...
12:10 pm
therealblah
I only have 1 so far teach, pa8/50
12:11 pm
therealblah
eans
12:11 pm
therealblah
oopsy, not a word
12:15 pm
penquis
Down to 75 but not seeing anything....bbl to finish....bye....
12:17 pm
Judi
Throwing in the towel with 54 left. Too annoying today. See y'all tomorrow! *POOF*
12:17 pm
ch1212
Just came in... reading comments about today's grid... do I dare?
12:17 pm
therealblah
glad it's not just me...i guess...
12:18 pm
therealblah
toughie for me ch
12:18 pm
therealblah
78 left and going to list :(
12:19 pm
ch1212
wow... that is a tough grid.
12:20 pm
therealblah
I see only 3 of the 13 am's...pathetic
12:22 pm
ch1212
thanks for the hint, because I didn't know how many am's there are. Have 6 so far.
12:25 pm
therealblah
up to 6, had a minor spurt lol
12:25 pm
ch1212
I got 8 then decided to move onto a different letter. lol
12:26 pm
therealblah
probably wise, frustration never helps lol
12:27 pm
wvteach
since you were focused on it - got 9 - three of them end in s - don't forget to pl everything in this grid
12:27 pm
mkg
hi all. clues for the 9 please.
12:28 pm
hurshy
woohoo i just got it!
12:28 pm
hurshy
in + there is a lot of te_____ in the room when people are having a political disagreement
12:28 pm
therealblah
good reminder teach re the pl, thx
12:28 pm
ch1212
thanks wv!
12:29 pm
hurshy
i totally did not expect that to work, either
12:29 pm
mkg
ty got the 9.
12:32 pm
hurshy
can't find any of those E's from the 3 E tile
12:33 pm
therealblah
there's an em7/32
12:34 pm
hurshy
ok i'll hunt for that
12:35 pm
hurshy
no wait my em7 that i just found isn't from that E rats
12:35 pm
therealblah
i think mine is from that e, but who knows lol
12:36 pm
therealblah
well there's only 1 so guess not, sorry. I do have one tho
12:37 pm
therealblah
try et6/18
12:37 pm
hurshy
woohoo thanks
12:39 pm
mkg
would love clue for the em 7 please.
12:39 pm
suefrad625
em7 Domain
12:39 pm
wvteach
very important person
12:40 pm
Anniebrook
en + vowel + coal is usually found in a ****
12:40 pm
Anniebrook
sorry, I clued en 7
12:41 pm
suefrad625
prominent
12:42 pm
mkg
well ty for en 7. waiting for em...........
12:42 pm
mkg
dont see empire in grid.
12:42 pm
mkg
ty got the em.
12:42 pm
Anniebrook
Em Domain...where the govt takes your property for the common good
12:47 pm
mkg
ty got it. domain was a super clue
12:53 pm
MLFAN17
there clue for the et6 pls?
12:54 pm
therealblah
french word for star
12:55 pm
MLFAN17
vedette is not in the grid?
12:57 pm
Anniebrook
fan, et + you change the *** in your car + vowel
12:57 pm
therealblah
e + 1st 5 of where you pee
12:58 pm
MLFAN17
ty annie and there
12:59 pm
therealblah
yw, and yes, annie's was nicer lol
12:59 pm
MLFAN17
i have fl 5 ending in t clue for the other fl5 please?
12:59 pm
therealblah
but hey it works
12:59 pm
MLFAN17
la toilete
12:59 pm
hego
whatever works
1:00 pm
therealblah
oui oui ;)
1:00 pm
MLFAN17
but there's made sense to me lol
1:01 pm
therealblah
that was a ruru-level groaner if i do say so myself :)
1:01 pm
MLFAN17
maybe ruru will add it lol
1:04 pm
MLFAN17
do you have children and stepchildren?
1:05 pm
MLFAN17
i read your profile i was just curious...lucky you.:)
1:05 pm
hego
lol Glad you think so.
1:06 pm
hego
They're all grown now, but it wasn't always easy.
1:06 pm
MLFAN17
stepmother syndrome?lol
1:07 pm
hego
We had 5 teenagers at one point.
1:07 pm
hego
The brady Bunch, it wasn't.
1:07 pm
MLFAN17
both male and female?
1:08 pm
MLFAN17
with the 5 at one time?
1:08 pm
hego
But they are good people and we muddled thru.
1:08 pm
hego
Yes, 2 boys, 3 girls.
1:09 pm
MLFAN17
not bad:)
1:10 pm
MLFAN17
my mom is widowed she is kinda with someone but i think its more companionship then anything else
1:10 pm
hego
Good for her.
1:11 pm
MLFAN17
i will meet him for the first time on the 30th
1:13 pm
MLFAN17
does anyone have both fl5's?
1:13 pm
therealblah
I have 1 of them
1:14 pm
MLFAN17
i have one ending in t?
1:14 pm
therealblah
wait there is only 1...trick question?! :)
1:14 pm
cybernan
hi everyone -- just have the fiery fl 5
1:14 pm
Uneaixoise
Yes, just one
1:14 pm
MLFAN17
fi 5 oops
1:15 pm
therealblah
yes both fi5's
1:15 pm
MLFAN17
hi une hi cyber
1:15 pm
hego
Hi Une, cute icon.
1:15 pm
MLFAN17
ah found one its plural
1:16 pm
therealblah
the other looks like a pl but is not
1:16 pm
Uneaixoise
tx hego :-)
1:17 pm
MLFAN17
clue pls there
1:17 pm
hego
Really hate this grid!!
1:17 pm
MLFAN17
hego i second that!
1:17 pm
therealblah
french-sounding word for 'the end'
1:18 pm
therealblah
yes this grid is really annoying me too
1:18 pm
periwinkle
help with the 9 pls
1:18 pm
periwinkle
I have li8. help with other 8's pls.
1:18 pm
periwinkle
hi all
1:18 pm
cybernan
stats for the 9?
1:18 pm
therealblah
in + te7
1:18 pm
Uneaixoise
in +a te7/28
1:18 pm
Uneaixoise
sorry -- no "a"
1:18 pm
therealblah
pa8/50
1:19 pm
Uneaixoise
yw :-)
1:19 pm
therealblah
pa8 builds on the pa5
1:20 pm
MLFAN17
there how?
1:20 pm
periwinkle
ty for in9
1:21 pm
therealblah
pa5/12 - ode or anthem
1:21 pm
periwinkle
is there more than one pa5?
1:21 pm
Uneaixoise
yw :-)
1:21 pm
therealblah
then add the belief suffix
1:21 pm
therealblah
yes 2 pa5's
1:21 pm
wvteach
i have two PA 5s
1:21 pm
periwinkle
ty got the pa8
1:22 pm
MLFAN17
i have li and pa 8's what do the other 2 begin with?
1:22 pm
wvteach
used my first PA 5
1:22 pm
MLFAN17
the on with a lot of vowels
1:22 pm
therealblah
that's the one
1:22 pm
periwinkle
that is what I have mlf
1:23 pm
wvteach
earlier chog listed PO 8 x 2 - but have no knowledge of them and no list
1:24 pm
MLFAN17
its a compound word
1:24 pm
MLFAN17
starts with po 5/12
1:24 pm
wvteach
thnx - got them both
1:24 pm
periwinkle
ty mlf, got them both
1:25 pm
MLFAN17
yw peri and wv
1:31 pm
therealblah
thx mlf
1:34 pm
bichon
po 5/12, pls
1:36 pm
ch1212
let's get straight to the po5, bichon
1:36 pm
therealblah
don't po5 your finger at me!
1:36 pm
wvteach
PO 5 - tip of a pencil
1:37 pm
therealblah
yw bich
1:39 pm
cybernan
is there an en 6-7 combo?
1:40 pm
therealblah
the ones I have share the 1st 4 letters then end differently
1:44 pm
cybernan
a clue please?
1:44 pm
therealblah
en6/21 - outside layer of your teeth
1:46 pm
therealblah
en7/32 - en + vowel + coal is found in a mi4
1:47 pm
therealblah
I think I am having more success clueing today than finding words lol
1:49 pm
hego
You're doing great!
1:49 pm
therealblah
thx lol
1:52 pm
cybernan
28 to go, but need a break -- not really into this one
1:52 pm
therealblah
I know what you mean
2:36 pm
MLFAN17
there should that really surprise you?
2:36 pm
MLFAN17
ap 5 clue please?
2:39 pm
therealblah
sleep ap5
2:42 pm
MLFAN17
AT6 is it a pl?
2:48 pm
MLFAN17
is anyone keeping tracking of the presidential debate?
2:49 pm
MLFAN17
i think its supposed to be on tonight and Saturday.i am not watching it i just wanted to know if anyone knows or not?
2:51 pm
therealblah
I think it's tonight and it's the last one (for the Republicans)
2:51 pm
therealblah
I don't watch either, prefer to see the analyses tomorrow
2:54 pm
sammysmom
clue for the in /9-54 ?
2:54 pm
therealblah
in + te7
2:55 pm
sammysmom
theanks thereablah
3:06 pm
kje
nope, won't watch. Don't care to see donald's bs
3:09 pm
therealblah
i know what a waste of time
3:51 pm
hurshy
woohoo two po8s for the price of one
3:57 pm
hurshy
don't you love it when you think something is a phantom but you type it anyway and then it really is there after all
4:02 pm
therealblah
yes! one reason I try everything, just in case
4:05 pm
hurshy
that was Li8 for me
4:05 pm
hurshy
which just leaves one more 8
4:06 pm
therealblah
pa8/50
4:07 pm
hurshy
*think think*
4:09 pm
therealblah
want a hint
4:09 pm
hurshy
yes please
4:13 pm
hurshy
also, are there any other whovians on right now? probably not i guess, it's what, midnight in england?
4:13 pm
lynxxx
Put a belief ending on the pa5.12. Thanks realblah, didn't have it either
4:13 pm
therealblah
builds on pa5/12
4:13 pm
hurshy
thank you lynxxx
4:14 pm
hurshy
i have a dire need to talk to some whovians
4:16 pm
hurshy
[she said, hoping her caps lock would somehow cause people to appear]
4:17 pm
therealblah
lol can't help you on that one
4:25 pm
MollyL
♪♫Fahoo fores, dahoo dores
Welcome Christmas, come this way♫♪
4:26 pm
MollyL
Oh, you meant the weird, geeky, science fiction Who stuff
4:30 pm
Sugrraleona
nm, got it
4:30 pm
MollyL
One second magic strikes again
4:40 pm
Soodle
Just in from Christmas Party #1. A splendid time was had by all.i fear very few words will be found tonight... Hic
4:42 pm
bojazz
interesting icon, Soodle
4:44 pm
Soodle
What began as a civilised lunch quicky degenerated into a session. Sigh. And Hi Bjojazz .... Wouldn't Christmas Dinner be so easy if we bought Christmas Tinners?
4:45 pm
bojazz
It looks as though it might be interestingly tasty ... yes?
4:46 pm
Soodle
it looks like dog-food!!! Lol
4:46 pm
bojazz
lol - you're right
4:48 pm
Soodle
i'm going with the traditional fare of turkey & ham. Plus trimmings. Turkey & ham
4:49 pm
Soodle
sorry. Turkey & ham ordered & paid for. Everything else will take care of itself!
4:49 pm
bojazz
don't forget the turkey & ham...
4:49 pm
MollyL
We do roast beef for dinner. It is the one time of year that I splurge on a beef tenderloin.
4:51 pm
MollyL
Oops, roast beef for Christmas dinner. We are all turkeyed out after Thanksgiving.
4:52 pm
Soodle
Well you guys did the whole turkey thing less than a month ago.... My preference would be a nice roast beef dinner over turkey, but to say thT out loud here would be a hanging offence
4:54 pm
therealblah
love turkey tho and we only do it 2x a year in general
4:55 pm
therealblah
probably love the sides more, lol
4:55 pm
MollyL
I try to spread the big hunks of meat out over the holidays. Turkey for Thanksgiving, Roast Beef for Christmas and Ham for Easter. Turkey and Ham at one dinner would be overkill for my clan.
4:57 pm
Soodle
I would very much like a nice quiet Christmas here at home with my kids. However, my Mom is joining us again & she can inject an air of gloon into the happiest of situations. She is a derply unhappy old lady & she likes to share her dissatisfaction. :-(
4:59 pm
ch1212
This year it's just my beloved and me, so we're doing 'snack day'. ..... Soodle, your mom sounds like my MIL, and beloved and I are both grateful she lives in a kingdom far, far away.
4:59 pm
therealblah
Molly, do you do anything for New Year's Day/Eve dinner?
5:00 pm
therealblah
Soodle, my mom was like that as well.
5:00 pm
MollyL
My mother was not deeply unhappy, but she did seem to need to be the center of attention. I don't miss that at holiday time. We do pork tenderloin and black-eyed peas for New Years.
5:00 pm
therealblah
It led to much over-imbibing in order to cope
5:00 pm
MollyL
What is it with the "my beloved" thing here? Does anyone refer to their spouse or partner in that way?
5:02 pm
MollyL
And DH never ceases to make me laugh as I used to think it stood for dickhead.
5:02 pm
therealblah
in my case only sarcastically, or when I'm pissed at him lol
5:03 pm
ch1212
My MIL actually opened a gift one time, said "Oh I have these at home, I don't need more" in a irritated tone of voice, and then TOSSED IT back across the table at me. ....
Molly, I'm not sure how to respond to your comment.
5:04 pm
MollyL
Oh, just wondering about terminology. "My beloved" sounds like something you would read in a poem written in the 1800's.
5:06 pm
therealblah
I think it's just a nice synonym for spouse, SO or whatever
5:07 pm
periwinkle
help with to7 pls
5:09 pm
therealblah
man's name + consonant + charged particle
5:09 pm
ch1212
thanks, thereal! I needed that too.
5:09 pm
periwinkle
ty blah, new word for me
5:09 pm
periwinkle
and done
5:09 pm
ch1212
Hurrah for peri!
5:12 pm
therealblah
yw and nj peri
5:13 pm
therealblah
this grid has me too annoyed to finish
5:30 pm
Dianne
Hi all - a clue please for the am 5 & 6 after the am4/friend - please
5:32 pm
Dianne
Never mind - got them.
7:46 pm
Mary
hi is anyone here? need clue for the no 5/12 pls
7:47 pm
ch1212
Mary, no + how Miss Piggy refers to herself
7:48 pm
Minveryork
The no5/12 follows the same pattern as the to 5/12 Mary
7:51 pm
ch1212
clue for the gi5 please?
7:55 pm
penquis
can someone please clue the en 5? it's driving me nuts!
7:56 pm
penquis
don't have the gi 5 yet...
7:56 pm
MollyL
Oh Pen, en5 is a colon cleanse
7:57 pm
MollyL
gi + first three of what a honeydew is
7:57 pm
penquis
duh...ty.....i was focused on the wrong e...
7:58 pm
ch1212
thanks, Molly. And on that happy no4, I'm done! ** poof **
8:08 pm
penquis
i am done...:oD
8:14 pm
mkg
hi all. any clues for any 8s? dont have any.
8:17 pm
bookwomen
High score po***+ male
8:17 pm
mkg
please some help with some 8s. ty
8:18 pm
NANCY
need a clue for the im 6 please
8:18 pm
NANCY
need a clue for the im 6 please
8:18 pm
mkg
bookwoman, is that an 8?
8:19 pm
Minveryork
im6/24 word is im plus gangster Al Ca**** Nancy and hello
8:20 pm
mkg
i got the po 8s. ty. two of them. ty.
8:20 pm
NANCY
tyvm min, and hello to you
8:22 pm
NANCY
sorry, watching the voice final and forgot to move the cursor
8:39 pm
crosshair
Good evening, everybody:)
8:40 pm
Minveryork
Hello crosshair! How are you doing? Welcome to the grid.
8:41 pm
welki
hi, everyone
8:42 pm
Minveryork
Hi welki!How are you doing today? Welcome to the chog.
8:44 pm
welki
how're you doing, min? been a while
8:50 pm
Minveryork
I am doing well Welki,but I am totally shaking my head at my husbands response to the GOP debate on TV. I do not get his train of thoughts, but he does not get mi4 either.
8:52 pm
HarryHood
I can't bear to watch political debates - I'm depressed enough as it is
8:53 pm
Minveryork
Does anyone have clues for an li8/45 word,probably fishy
8:53 pm
Minveryork
I watched the first 2, Then decided not to waste my time
8:54 pm
HarryHood
I honestly have no idea what I'm going to do come election day.
8:54 pm
HarryHood
It's all so discouraging
8:54 pm
NANCY
li is what you rub on something that is sore to make it feel better
8:55 pm
HarryHood
ty nancy - my first 8
8:55 pm
MollyL
Harry, I won't vote unless I feel like there is someone worth voting for. It's been a long time since I have voted.
8:55 pm
Minveryork
I don't know what's worse for me, listening to debates or listening to my husbands response's to the debates.Either one is like listening to nails on a chalkboard.
8:55 pm
HarryHood
I'm kind of hoping against hope that mike bloomberg jumps in as a third part ycandidate at the 11th hour
8:56 pm
HarryHood
I'd vote for him.
8:56 pm
NANCY
min, did you get the li 8 that I clued
8:57 pm
Minveryork
No. I saw that clue before and I did not get. Sorry Nancy.
8:58 pm
welki
i always vote, even by absentee ballot
8:58 pm
NANCY
min, ends like oint----
8:59 pm
Minveryork
Me too welki. I feel it is my duty to vote and if you don't vote, then don't complain about who is in office.
8:59 pm
HarryHood
in more pleasant news, I just got nbt!
8:59 pm
Minveryork
I found the li8/45 word finally! Thank you so much Nancy
9:00 pm
MollyL
I feel like it is my right to vote, not my duty, and I only have to vote if I believe in one of the candidates running for election.
9:01 pm
HarryHood
I hear you Molly - I usually vote for national elections. I'm so out of touch with local politics here that I haven't been voting.
9:01 pm
Minveryork
Yes,misuse of words Molly.It is a right & privilege to vote
9:01 pm
Minveryork
Honestly,I am not well informed when it come to politics
9:01 pm
MollyL
And I don't think you get to complain if you vote for a candidate that you really don't believe in.
9:02 pm
Minveryork
L's Locked! 4 left
9:02 pm
HarryHood
don't think I'll be finishing this grid - started too late and it seems tough.
9:03 pm
MollyL
Harry, as busy as you are, I am amazed you even get around to these grids.
9:03 pm
HarryHood
everybody needs a hobby :)
9:04 pm
Minveryork
Yes,very tough grid. I started late too, but determined to finish. Still have not done any lesson plans for school yet.
9:04 pm
HarryHood
I haven't done a proper lesson plan in more than 10 years.
9:05 pm
HarryHood
a few words scribbled on my planner is my lesson plan
9:06 pm
MollyL
I don't recommend that anyone spend a lot of time on this grid. I think it is one of the most annoying grids in a long time.
9:06 pm
Minveryork
I am not that busy,but somehow I still find it hard to find time to Babble during the week. I usually have priorities straight: work first and then babble. Not so true tonight.
9:06 pm
HarryHood
I would really like to get halfway though - 10 more words
9:07 pm
Minveryork
Can I have a clue please for the last 1m 6/21 word MollyL
9:08 pm
Minveryork
*last am 6/21
9:16 pm
Minveryork
I found the am 6/21 word, however, it can't be pluralled.
9:17 pm
Minveryork
Does anybody have a clue for that last am 7/32 word yet?
9:19 pm
HarryHood
I don't have an am7
9:20 pm
HarryHood
halfway!
9:20 pm
welki
think about the am****ic sac, where an infant develops in utero
9:21 pm
HarryHood
ah! got it ty welki. very twisty grid
9:22 pm
Minveryork
Thank you welki! I found the am7/32 word. 2 more words
9:23 pm
HarryHood
I've had enough. good night!
9:23 pm
Minveryork
Does anybody have a clue for that last eo 6/21 word yet?
9:23 pm
Minveryork
Goodbye HarryHood! I will see you next time in the chog.
9:23 pm
welki
add a vowel to the previous word, min
9:25 pm
Bugsaw
amn----^bcdhkqruvwxyz
9:26 pm
Bugsaw
mea culpa, sorry
9:26 pm
Minveryork
I have that word, thank you welki. I need the 1st eo 6/21
9:26 pm
Minveryork
Hello Bugsaw! How are you doing today? Welcome to grid
9:26 pm
Bugsaw
hello Minveryork
9:30 pm
welki
it sounds like a belief in a long period of time
9:30 pm
Minveryork
Never mind! I found the eo 6/21 word. Thank you anyway
9:32 pm
Minveryork
Okay,final word. Can I have a clue for the em7/32 please
9:35 pm
welki
to be really respected, Your Em****ce
9:35 pm
Bugsaw
sorry again. Shutting up now for sure.
9:35 pm
welki
almost, bugs :)
9:36 pm
Bugsaw
I found it thanks welki... ducks again
9:36 pm
welki
no ducks allowed :)
9:37 pm
Minveryork
Quack! Quack!
9:38 pm
Minveryork
I am finished! I have fireworks! em 7/32 was my final one
9:39 pm
Bugsaw
well done Min
9:39 pm
Minveryork
Thank you welki and all other cluers. I will be here for a little bit to help out with clues if anyone needs clues still
9:42 pm
welki
g'night, all
9:43 pm
Minveryork
Goodbye welki! Nice to see you here. Have a good night!
10:02 pm
Nef
Good evening. I've found this grid to be very frustrating & I give up already. :-(
10:04 pm
stidmama
*sneaks in and hugs nef gently*
10:04 pm
stidmama
how are you doing today?
10:05 pm
Nef
"hi stid. as usual, i found several short words after i wrote that
10:05 pm
stidmama
I am only down to 90. Won't finish, but it was fun to play for a bit.
10:05 pm
Nef
Doing okay. Each day is better than the one before;
10:07 pm
Nef
Ha. I've only found about 50 words so far; haven't even gotten to 100 left
10:07 pm
stidmama
;-) at least you are not trying to keep 24 third graders "grounded" this week! --not that I would trade with you...
10:07 pm
stidmama
go Nef go!
10:08 pm
Nef
I was wondering how it was going this month. My grandson is counting down until school is out and then Christmas
10:09 pm
stidmama
They are doing their best. I get better at managing the energy and picking manageable goals for this two-month period every year, but I am not sure I will ever be fully prepared for the level of strangeness.
10:10 pm
Nef
Igot the funniest phone call from him today: "Geema; I got my shot & I didn't scream. They told me it wouldn't hurt all day; so they gave me my shot; I got my bandage; & I was out of there! Just what I wanted. Good BYE!"
10:11 pm
stidmama
:-D What a great phone call
10:12 pm
Nef
I was so proud of him but he hung up before I could tell him
10:13 pm
stidmama
I love kids. Today I just about burst with pride when my students were ALL appropriately sharing ideas and working together on something. I am getting to be a "good enough" teacher and there is at least one point every day now (even on days when they are really out of it!) when that happens. It keeps me going.
10:15 pm
Nef
LOL! Do you remember when yousaid a few years ago that you weren't sure about teaching the younger kids? :-)
10:15 pm
stidmama
um, yeah...
10:16 pm
Nef
(I'm SO proud of you & how you're doing?
10:16 pm
Nef
Sorry, should have been an exclamation point at the end, not a ?
10:16 pm
stidmama
thanks!
10:17 pm
stidmama
And the house is really not so bad now -- we have a semi-permanent houseguest, so I have boxes in the living room again, but it's not as bad as it was even a few months ago, organization-wise. So... if you are ever out thisaway, you know there's a place for you!
10:18 pm
Nef
Someday I will get there, stid. not sure when but I want to meet you IRL
10:18 pm
Nef
a semi-permanent house guest?
10:19 pm
stidmama
A friend who needs a place for a while, no end-date, but not intended to be permanent.
10:20 pm
Nef
But it sounds like you have the room for them; and so far it's working out?
10:21 pm
stidmama
yes, for the two days she has been here. I love having the space that we can do this. I can't help everyone, but I can help one person at a time. And I am fortunate to have a partner who is kind enough too.
10:22 pm
Nef
That's lovely! Having the space to help someone is nice too
10:23 pm
stidmama
We will meet, Nef. I am certain of it.
10:24 pm
stidmama
I have that lovely book of medicinal plants you sent me -- it makes me smile every time I open in.
10:24 pm
stidmama
okay. My ONE goal in the grid today is to have NBT. Is that so much to ask? APPARENTLY SO.
10:25 pm
Nef
LOL! I'm glad you like it. We have so many books; (& so many I haven't been able to read yet)
10:25 pm
stidmama
*grumble* the E in the second column, second row up?
10:25 pm
Nef
Are you stuck on that 2nd column , 4th row E Like I am?
10:26 pm
stidmama
yep. YEP. *sigh*
10:26 pm
Nef
same here. :-(
10:26 pm
stidmama
would love to have second letter and/or count *scans lurker list in chog for possible help*
10:28 pm
Bugsaw
en6, 21 hard stuff on pots
10:28 pm
stidmama
*facepalm* thanks bug
10:28 pm
Bugsaw
hugs to you both
10:29 pm
Nef
Hi Bugs! Thank you so much!
10:29 pm
stidmama
how's our lovely big island today, bugs? It was cold/clammy all day today in the town I teach in, below freezing when I went to school -- well above when I left, but honestly it FELT so much colder.
10:30 pm
Bugsaw
it is cold here too and I am tired of storms. We all run outside and spin on the lawn whenever it dries up.
10:30 pm
stidmama
LOL sounds familiar
10:31 pm
stidmama
oooh. I found an 8!
10:31 pm
Nef
it's been cooler (mid 30's here) and misty all day & they kept saying we'd get some snow; but none here yet
10:31 pm
stidmama
and another one
10:31 pm
Nef
Go, GO stid!!
10:31 pm
stidmama
I am okay when there is no snow... unless it's a WHOLE LOT of snow that ties things up for a day or two and then melts in a chinook
10:32 pm
stidmama
I LOVE, adore, appreciate and live for winter chinooks!
10:32 pm
Bugsaw
I didn't know you got chinooks where you are stid. I loved them too when I lived in Alberta
10:32 pm
Nef
but it's the week before Christmas and this is Minnesota & *we* should have snow!
10:32 pm
stidmama
a chinook, Nef, is a very warm wind that comes across in the winter... they are lovely
10:33 pm
stidmama
true, you frozen northerners need the crunchy white stuff!
10:33 pm
Nef
Well; we don't have those here.
10:33 pm
stidmama
we don't get them very often, bugs; maybe that's why I love them so!
10:34 pm
Nef
I'd be happy with 4 - 6 inches of snow; it doesn't have to be a lot but it should look like Christmas
10:34 pm
TheByzantine
en 7/32 --- ends with area where ore is extracted.
10:35 pm
stidmama
thanks! I never considered that as a combo before!
10:35 pm
stidmama
I don't mind a dusting, Nef -- as long as I don't have to drive in it. Too many idiots around here with 4x4s
10:36 pm
Nef
Thanks Byzantine!
10:36 pm
Nef
Same here, stid; & they think that because they have a 4X$ they can drive too fast for the weather
10:39 pm
Bugsaw
Our area is thinking of having changeable speed signs on the highways that will post lower speeds when the conditions are bad. I think it is a good idea
10:40 pm
Nef
That is a good idea. How will they post the signs for it though? (That would be the expensive part)
10:41 pm
Nef
WOOT! Just 100 words left!)
10:42 pm
Bugsaw
I would guess electronicaly from an office somewhere. I just heard about it on the news so who knows when it will be implemented
10:48 pm
Nef
But that seems to be it. Bed time for me I guess. there aren't any more words visible now
10:49 pm
stidmama
there are some changeable lanes in the Seattle area, they really make things safer - smoother - and really faster when traffic is heavy because slowing down in heavy traffic means fewer accidents
10:49 pm
stidmama
sweet dreams Nef. I stalled at 66
10:49 pm
TheByzantine
et 6/18 -- vowels bookmarking a synonym of moil
10:50 pm
Nef
Sweet dreams to both of you Bugs & stid. sleep well & have great days tomorrow!
10:51 pm
stidmama
thanks again Byzantine -- French "star"
10:55 pm
stidmama
I am out of here, too. It's time to sleep now!