Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, April 10, 2016

12:02 am

godthaab

flip

12:06 am

melonheadjujube

Hello!

12:08 am

Lizlin

Hi all

12:14 am

cybernan

hello everyone

12:14 am

melonheadjujube

Some grid: 3 Ns, 3 Os, 3 Es, 3 Ls, 3 Is, that's 72% of the grid. Sorry, I can make a story problem out of just about anything.

12:15 am

melonheadjujube

hi, godghaab, Lizlin, and cybernan

12:15 am

godthaab

Hi melonhead

12:15 am

cybernan

tr 7

12:16 am

melonheadjujube

Oh, 4 Es.

12:17 am

Lizlin

tr 7 x2

12:17 am

rururocks

in7

12:17 am

rururocks

ions

12:17 am

rururocks

oopsie

12:20 am

ARB

sn 7

12:21 am

melonheadjujube

Shalom, ARB!

12:21 am

ARB

Boker tov, Melon

12:21 am

ARB

At least for me, boker tov!

12:22 am

melonheadjujube

true that!

12:22 am

melonheadjujube

phantom: ornery. Having faced middle schoolers most of the week, of course I saw my phantom!

12:26 am

rururocks

ke9

12:26 am

Lizlin

Wow! Good find, Ru.

12:27 am

melonheadjujube

nbt

12:28 am

melonheadjujube

hitting the hay. 'nite, all!

12:28 am

melonheadjujube

[poof]

12:29 am

NonoNanette

have nbs, need an o from second column for nbt

12:30 am

cybernan

wd ru - no id 4 what it is though

12:30 am

rururocks

os4 nono

12:31 am

Lizlin

Sleep well, Mel

12:31 am

rururocks

neon

12:31 am

NonoNanette

ty ruru!

12:34 am

cybernan

half way, no 8, nor 9 and stalled -- see you tomorrow :)

12:35 am

rururocks

I'm not even halfway nan wow

12:35 am

NonoNanette

nor am I have 100 so far

12:35 am

cybernan

only because I found a lot of 4 letter words!

12:36 am

Lizlin

Sleep well, Nan

12:37 am

pugmama763

well past half but no 8 or 9 either

12:39 am

isles7

76 to go & no 8 or 9 here either

12:39 am

Lizlin

100 left but no 8 or 9 :(

12:41 am

rururocks

mi 8 x 2

12:43 am

helensgirlkid

ke 8, 9

12:47 am

rururocks

I have 4 tiles to do and 128 words.

12:49 am

isles7

thanks ruru & helen

12:54 am

rururocks

si8

1:01 am

flosey

tks ru, odd one, monkeyed it

1:03 am

rururocks

just t's to go

1:08 am

rururocks

finished

1:08 am

NonoNanette

wtg ru!

1:09 am

NonoNanette

could you do a list for us?

1:10 am

ARB

Nan, there is Lickety's list

1:11 am

NonoNanette

ah ok thanks was not aware of it

1:32 am

Lizlin

Belated congrats, Ru

1:38 am

anike

All done.

1:39 am

Lizlin

WTG Anike

1:40 am

anike

Thanks Liz. Off for a nap. Happy babbling everyone

1:42 am

flosey

125 to go but too sleepy now, goodnight all, bb tomorrow

1:44 am

Lizlin

Sleep well, Flosey. Also taking another break now.

3:19 am

worzel

Goooooooooood morning fellow Babblers xx

5:03 am

PMS

n eons

5:18 am

dizgrannie

hi all!! just got back from a gruelling day at the hosp with hubby.....need down time for meee.

5:50 am

mattygroves

Halfway through, only two sevens, no eights or nines :(

5:56 am

sukee

Good morning all.

5:57 am

mattygroves

Only just morning here :)

5:57 am

MollyL

*Makes coffee and tea as the morning regulars shuffle in

5:58 am

sukee

I love my cats, but 4:30 AM is too early to start scratching at the bedroom door...

5:58 am

mattygroves

Dogs have owners. Cats have slaves.

5:59 am

sukee

I did manage to hold them off until 6 but not with a lot of aggravation :)

5:59 am

sukee

without that is

5:59 am

MollyL

I know a few dogs who have slaves.

6:00 am

sukee

At least I don't have to walk the cats in case the pee on the floor :)

6:01 am

mattygroves

My cat (RIP, a few years ago), in her later years used to miss the litter box. I came in one night about midnight to discover I had to urgently mop the kitchen floor. I was not best pleased

6:01 am

sukee

True, they can do that in older years.

6:02 am

MollyL

Ugh, urgent mopping at midnight

6:03 am

mattygroves

And the smell was delightful :(

6:03 am

sukee

There is nothing like the smell of cat pee...

6:07 am

mattygroves

Not nice. I think by then we'd taken the back door welcome mat up permanently as it spent more time being washed than not. Poor thing.

6:07 am

sukee

My problem with my aging cat was him throwing up everywhere.

6:07 am

mattygroves

Oh, Sunny did that too.

6:07 am

mattygroves

And, sometimes, poop

6:10 am

MollyL

*Puts breakfast away for later

6:10 am

mattygroves

Awww. Sorry!

6:10 am

MollyL

: D

6:14 am

sukee

nbt

6:15 am

mattygroves

Ditto - but still no 8s or 9s :(

6:15 am

sukee

no, only 4s, 5s and 6s here

6:17 am

mattygroves

Three 7s - all pt is what I have

6:18 am

MollyL

If it makes you feel any better, the 9 is "one of those words"

6:18 am

MollyL

As in the strange and not often heard included in the odd Enable word list

6:18 am

mattygroves

Oh, peachy :) I believe (looking through the chog) it's ke, is that right?

6:22 am

MollyL

Yep

6:22 am

mattygroves

May I please have a wee clue?

6:23 am

MollyL

Gambling game + Disney movie about robots, plural

6:24 am

MollyL

Oops, it's not a Disney movie

6:24 am

mattygroves

Hmm...Bicentennial Man doesn't fit ;) (Still looking)

6:25 am

MollyL

Oh wait, yes it is, sorry. It's more of a science fiction though.

6:26 am

mattygroves

Thanks Molly!

6:26 am

MollyL

Ends like Mr. Howard, aka Opie Taylor.

6:26 am

mattygroves

Having dismissed Robots (for the obvious reason), Bicentennial Man, I Robot and increasingly more unlikely candidates, I found the right one :)

6:27 am

sukee

Got it. Think movie from the 80s or 90s that was also an arcade game.

6:27 am

sukee

Ty Molly

6:27 am

mattygroves

An abbreviated definition: a high-vacuum diode used as a rectifier in appliances - I am confident I cannot work that word into conversation

6:27 am

sukee

1982 :)

6:28 am

mattygroves

There was a sequel more recently

6:28 am

mattygroves

And a decent video game back in the day

6:29 am

sukee

Now I just want to get halfway so I can have breakfast :)

6:34 am

MollyL

I am confident that if I could remember all the odd words like that which present themselves in Babble grids, I could hold my own at a geek-scientific type cocktail party.
: D

6:34 am

sukee

And halfway, bee back soon.

6:35 am

sukee

Me too Molly, me too :)

7:04 am

mattygroves

Does anyone have the el6/7 combo?

7:09 am

Uneaixoise

need that too . . .

7:11 am

ladycece920

el - sometime vowel - *** la la

7:11 am

Uneaixoise

tx lady!

7:11 am

ladycece920

yw

7:12 am

Uneaixoise

matty, it's not a combo:-)

7:12 am

Uneaixoise

7: same first 4 letters + first name of Mr. Reagan

7:13 am

MollyL

That is funny. Une goes Reagan, I went Opie.
: D

7:17 am

Uneaixoise

just watched the CNN documentary re 1980s and Reagan last nite -- fresh on my mind LOL

7:17 am

Uneaixoise

MUCH fonder of Opie!!

7:18 am

MollyL

I'm sure I thought of Opie because I recently watched a movie directed by Mr. Howard. He makes good movies.

7:18 am

Uneaixoise

he does indeed -- plus he's just such a great guy!

7:25 am

Uneaixoise

155 and taking a break -- BBL :-)

7:26 am

periwinkle

good morning all. help with the O in the 3rd column pls

7:27 am

periwinkle

must go, bbl

7:29 am

MollyL

One minute dry-by

7:37 am

MollyL

Or drive by

8:03 am

car.eeyore

Good morning...perfect sized grid for a Sunday :)

8:04 am

Scrabbler

Hi Car. How are you today?

8:04 am

car.eeyore

Great! You?

8:04 am

Scrabbler

On call and I slept well last night.

8:04 am

car.eeyore

Good to hear.

8:04 am

serenitynow

good morning.

8:05 am

Scrabbler

Hi serenity.

8:05 am

car.eeyore

I was thinking of you the other day...lifting you up for your calling as a pediatrician. I was doing a funeral bulletin for a 4-month old and my heart was aching for the family. How you do it, I will never know.

8:06 am

car.eeyore

Hello Serenity

8:06 am

Scrabbler

Oh, no. How terribly sad! It is so awful when parents join the club of bereaved parents. What happened to the baby?

8:07 am

car.eeyore

not sure

8:08 am

Scrabbler

What I do is cry with the parents and support them forever, always talking about their child, calling them on the anniversary of the death and on their child's birthday. One child, a 4 yr old died on 1/7/91, and I call the parents yearly. They so appreciate it.

8:08 am

car.eeyore

Wow. Again, you are an amazing pediatrician and person.

8:09 am

Scrabbler

I acknowledge the unending deep pain of their loss.

8:09 am

car.eeyore

I think a lot of people go the other way and don't acknowledge the passing as they don't want to "upset" the parents. You are brave to do so.

8:10 am

bojazz

Bless you, Scrabbs, for your compassion. I cannot imagine the pain and grief of losing a child...

8:11 am

Scrabbler

Parents wants to talk about their lost child, to remember their child, to keep the memories alive. The boy that died 1/7/91 died in front of me and his parents in the ER so we share the trauma.

8:13 am

Scrabbler

bojazz, it often leads to divorce, sadly, because the grief cannot be shared by the parents. It is so deep, so difficult to speak about.

8:15 am

Scrabbler

I do not want to share sad events, let us be grateful for healthy children. Hug your children today.

8:15 am

bojazz

It takes a very tight bond and faith, I'm sure, for a couple to survive the trauma of losing a child

8:16 am

Scrabbler

Yes, and I do see it happen, and I see couples brave enough to have more children after a loss. That takes true courage.

8:18 am

car.eeyore

I didn't mean to bring sadness to a Sunday morning, but, Scrabs, I wanted you to know that I was thinking of you and seeing you in a different light this week.

8:20 am

MLFAN17

hello all

8:20 am

Scrabbler

I think about my lost kids every day. I have a list in my head, from 1983 when I did my first pediatrics rotation as a med student. Every pediatrician does. My partners and I talk about our lists.

8:20 am

Scrabbler

Hi MLFAN!

8:20 am

MLFAN17

hi scrab

8:21 am

Scrabbler

We have a big grid, MLFAN, so get to work.

8:21 am

MLFAN17

I am working on as we speak scrab lol

8:22 am

MLFAN17

i was awake last night near flip time and was tempted to check the size of the grid. i was watching NASCAR

8:23 am

MLFAN17

third column o?

8:24 am

Scrabbler

There was a recent clue but I didn't understand it.

8:24 am

phaeton

oi4/6

8:24 am

TheByzantine

or 5/10 and 6/18

8:25 am

MLFAN17

is it on 6?

8:25 am

TheByzantine

the or 5 is wrong

8:26 am

Scrabbler

The prior clue was something like a drive-by or drive-through.

8:26 am

phaeton

olive oi4/6

8:26 am

Scrabbler

TY,phaeton

8:26 am

phaeton

on5/10 smelly veggie

8:26 am

MLFAN17

scrab yes read that thought it might be a compound word?

8:26 am

MLFAN17

got oi4 ty

8:27 am

phaeton

nope...that was from the first O...sorry

8:27 am

MLFAN17

ty phae

8:27 am

car.eeyore

There is ON 5/10...the crying veggie

8:27 am

car.eeyore

The comment from Molly prior was that Peri came in and then went right back out.

8:27 am

MLFAN17

got it car

8:27 am

TheByzantine

the or 6 almost spells the name of the Pretty Woman guy

8:28 am

phaeton

are we still looking for the middle O?

8:28 am

MLFAN17

no

8:28 am

MLFAN17

oi 4 was the right one

8:28 am

Scrabbler

I am

8:28 am

phaeton

Richard Gere?

8:28 am

TheByzantine

Roy

8:29 am

car.eeyore

Great clue, Byz...tyvm

8:29 am

bojazz

cute, Byz

8:29 am

Anniebrook

got the pretty woman guy, the singer

8:29 am

phaeton

ahhh...

8:29 am

Anniebrook

thanks, Bys

8:29 am

phaeton

ty Byz

8:29 am

Anniebrook

or Byz

8:30 am

MLFAN17

are the ke8 and 9 related?

8:31 am

TheByzantine

first cousins twice removed

8:31 am

car.eeyore

lol

8:32 am

Scrabbler

What is the stat for the Roy clue, please?

8:32 am

car.eeyore

or 6/18

8:34 am

MLFAN17

anyone?

8:35 am

grant

or+vowel+not daughter

8:36 am

MLFAN17

grant no sorry i need the ke 8/9?

8:36 am

TheByzantine

game of chance + a dignified women sometimes in charge of domestic affairs: ma****

8:37 am

Scrabbler

TY, Byz

8:39 am

MLFAN17

the dignified woman has me lost ?

8:39 am

MollyL

Not a maid of honor but the married honor woman

8:41 am

MLFAN17

got it

8:46 am

MLFAN17

nbt and nbs

9:07 am

MLFAN17

are in 5 and 7 related?

9:07 am

hurshy

yes

9:07 am

MLFAN17

hi hurshy ty

9:09 am

MLFAN17

clue please hurshy?

9:14 am

Aloyisius

hi
b

9:14 am

MLFAN17

hi aloy

9:14 am

Scrabbler

Hi Aloy

9:14 am

Aloyisius

umm, I'll try again.. hi Babblers! Nice sized grid for a Sunday (-:

9:14 am

MLFAN17

agreed alloy but its slow going for me

9:16 am

Aloyisius

am going to dive in and see how the babble waters are

9:16 am

MLFAN17

good luck aloy

9:16 am

MollyL

The in5 and 7 and an in5 gas and the adverb form of that word

9:18 am

MLFAN17

ty molly i am so dumb

9:18 am

MLFAN17

161 left will be back

9:24 am

Aloyisius

Scrabs.. are you finally off call duty?

9:31 am

Scrabbler

No, I am on call til tomorrow 0800.

9:32 am

Aloyisius

hope it has been a quiet duty for you

9:32 am

Scrabbler

The on call weekend lasts 63 hours. And yes, I count down. No crises and I slept without interruptions the last 2 nights.

9:33 am

Aloyisius

phew.. so far, so good

9:33 am

hego

Is your FB back in English?

9:34 am

Aloyisius

howdy hego!

9:34 am

hego

Hiya!

9:34 am

Scrabbler

Most calls are nonurgent and just worried mommas. But we are on call for the hospital too so must remain within 15 minute drive of the hospital. That is the stressful part of being on call.

9:34 am

Scrabbler

Hahahaha, Hego, that was hilarious!

9:35 am

hego

You got lots of help, though.

9:36 am

Scrabbler

I tagged Une as I knew she was the one that could help and she did!

9:36 am

hego

yes, she knew exactly what to do.

9:37 am

Scrabbler

But I was truly at a loss.

9:38 am

hego

You need to know the word for English in every language now.

9:38 am

Scrabbler

I recognized Anglais.

9:38 am

hego

So you're back in business.

9:39 am

Scrabbler

Very funny. I will laugh about that forever.

9:40 am

hego

It was.

9:44 am

Scrabbler

I need to get something to eat. I'll be back in a few minutes.

9:47 am

Scrabbler

Back.

9:48 am

Aloyisius

and what goodies did you scavenge? I had cabbage soup for b'fast

9:51 am

Scrabbler

Yogurt. I could eat it all day.

9:52 am

Aloyisius

Greek or reg?

9:52 am

hego

i have yogurt for lunch.

9:52 am

Scrabbler

Greek!

9:52 am

hego

Me too

9:53 am

Scrabbler

I buy plain Greek yogurt then add what I want to it--nuts, fruit, etc.

9:53 am

Scrabbler

It is cheaper too as I buy 32 oz containers.

9:53 am

TheByzantine

only 259 days until Christmas .... it is later than you think

9:53 am

Aloyisius

best way to do it

9:53 am

Aloyisius

hi there Byz

9:53 am

Scrabbler

Oh, no, Byz.

9:54 am

Aloyisius

haul out the holly

9:54 am

hego

Byz just made my hair stand on end!!

9:55 am

Aloyisius

feeling smug bc I found 8 k's

9:55 am

hego

jealous

9:56 am

Aloyisius

hot dog, monkeyed the last one

9:56 am

Aloyisius

no idea what it is, looks japanese

9:56 am

hego

Only way to get k words.

9:57 am

Aloyisius

amen to that

9:57 am

Scrabbler

I have 6 K words.

9:59 am

Aloyisius

kan klue if you get stuk

9:59 am

hego

lol, no I'll look at them later. ty

9:59 am

TheByzantine

ke 6/30 has some similarity to the controversial pipeline

10:06 am

worzel

I cannot get on with this grid at all

10:06 am

hego

It's not real simple.

10:06 am

MLFAN17

hello again

10:06 am

worzel

No, true

10:07 am

Scrabbler

Hi worzel.

10:07 am

worzel

Hi scrabbler

10:07 am

Aloyisius

hi worzel.. I started and spun wheels, came back later and did better

10:07 am

Scrabbler

I need 121 but have hit a wall.

10:07 am

Aloyisius

hi MLF

10:07 am

phaeton

just made halfway

10:07 am

MLFAN17

scrab I love greek yogurt too

10:07 am

worzel

Hi Aloy - I started, failed came back and still don't like it lol

10:07 am

MLFAN17

hi aloy

10:07 am

Aloyisius

lol ..

10:07 am

MLFAN17

i have 161 left

10:08 am

worzel

153 left here - I'm usually at least 3/4 through by now

10:08 am

MLFAN17

worzel i am looking at the grid again this time and umm

10:09 am

worzel

I can only assume my new haircut has let some of my brain escape . . . not that there was much in there to start with

10:09 am

MLFAN17

i just found a word:)

10:09 am

worzel

yay ML!!

10:09 am

hego

A haircut will do that.

10:09 am

phaeton

ae7/28?

10:09 am

MLFAN17

and the one i just found was also a 4 letter word

10:10 am

MLFAN17

i still cant find that one sorry phae

10:10 am

zoozzoom

Extend the Ae 4/4 before it.

10:10 am

hego

I tried that. llol

10:10 am

MLFAN17

i found it

10:11 am

Aloyisius

4 letter words are great, 137/279 today

10:11 am

worzel

oo-er I found another word! Go me!!

10:11 am

MLFAN17

ae4 plus grec*** urn

10:11 am

MLFAN17

go worzel!!!!

10:11 am

phaeton

thought of that zooz...but haven't figured it out yet

10:11 am

hego

ty

10:11 am

Aloyisius

am learning to add "ly" to everything, lol

10:12 am

MLFAN17

phae look at my clue

10:12 am

Scrabbler

TY for ae7

10:12 am

hego

yes Aloy

10:12 am

Aloyisius

chop off the a for another word

10:12 am

MLFAN17

yw scrab

10:12 am

MLFAN17

i was hoping to find a lot of tion words(ending) but nope

10:13 am

zoozzoom

Phaeton same ending as the EO 6/18

10:14 am

MLFAN17

ty and hello zooz

10:14 am

Aloyisius

hi zooz

10:14 am

zoozzoom

Hello :-)

10:15 am

phaeton

ty...don't have that either :-(

10:16 am

Scrabbler

Hi zooz

10:16 am

MLFAN17

phae did you get it?

10:17 am

phaeton

nope

10:17 am

zoozzoom

EO 6 three letter word for a long time + 3rd & 1st vowel + consonant.

10:17 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Scrabs :-)

10:17 am

phaeton

ty

10:17 am

zoozzoom

Most welcome, Phaeton.

10:18 am

MLFAN17

el7?

10:19 am

hego

Moving on. bbl. Good Sunday All!

10:19 am

MLFAN17

bye hego

10:19 am

Aloyisius

enjoy your day, hego!

10:20 am

zoozzoom

And to you, Hego. have a great day.

10:21 am

flosey

te

10:21 am

Aloyisius

hard to clue, el7: el + sometimes vowel + cons. + Mr. Reagan

10:21 am

flosey

oops, sorry

10:21 am

MLFAN17

hi flsoey

10:21 am

MLFAN17

flosey oops

10:21 am

flosey

hi mlf and all

10:21 am

MLFAN17

well i had part of it right when i tried to find it ty aloy

10:21 am

MollyL

Not hard to clue at all. Just like someone clued it earlier.
: D

10:22 am

Aloyisius

the el6 is the plural of el7 I think, pretty words whatever they mean, sound greek to me

10:22 am

MLFAN17

pl of?

10:22 am

Aloyisius

hi Molly.. wish I had seen it

10:23 am

MLFAN17

got it

10:23 am

mixi6

I have tr5,12 a tr8,40 words today that don't fit. :-)

10:23 am

Aloyisius

not an s type of pl, good, you got it

10:23 am

MLFAN17

hi mixi

10:24 am

MLFAN17

alloy i love morewords:)

10:24 am

Aloyisius

and I have to scoot too.. 41 for later, poof

10:24 am

MLFAN17

bye aloy

10:25 am

mixi6

20 left.

10:27 am

Scrabbler

Mixi, you have been working on this grid a while.

10:27 am

mixi6

yup.

10:28 am

ChrissieDee

Thank you for the tr8 mixi

10:29 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Chrissie :-)

10:30 am

Scrabbler

Clue for that tr8, please, Chrissie?

10:30 am

zoozzoom

Lots and lots.

10:31 am

zoozzoom

More money than you could ever wish for lol

10:31 am

Scrabbler

TY

10:32 am

ChrissieDee

Sorry Scrabbs, stepped away for a minute

10:40 am

flosey

fw and off to read the daily and enjoy another cuppa

10:41 am

frogface

Hi all, hiya chrissie x

10:42 am

worzel

ooo hello Froggy

10:42 am

ChrissieDee

Hi sis xx

10:42 am

frogface

Hello worzel xx

10:42 am

Scrabbler

Hi flosey and frogface

10:42 am

ChrissieDee

Hi worzel

10:42 am

frogface

Hi scrabbler

10:43 am

worzel

Hello Chrissie x

10:43 am

zoozzoom

Congrats, Flosey!

10:43 am

ChrissieDee

Playing with one eye while watching Casualty

10:43 am

worzel

I usually use me fingers lol

10:44 am

ChrissieDee

Hahaha :)

10:46 am

worzel

I have been on and off for 10 hours now and cannot get any of the second column o's can somebody please clue me one before I go mad?

10:46 am

worzel

Got one!!! Phew

10:47 am

worzel

Two! Thanks froggy!

10:47 am

worzel

Right, off to cook tea. Lataz and have fun!!!

10:48 am

jaxx7

Hi, Mr Gummidge and Chrissie

10:48 am

zoozzoom

Enjoy your meal, Worzel.

10:48 am

jaxx7

Hi, Zoom

10:48 am

ChrissieDee

Hi jaxx

10:49 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Jaxx :-)

10:49 am

jaxx7

How are you?

10:49 am

zoozzoom

How are you doing now, Jaxxx?

10:49 am

worzel

back again - potatoes aren't ready! Hi jaxx and ty zoo lol

10:50 am

jaxx7

Got a few problems still,including a doctor who would rather drink coffee than sort things out.

10:50 am

phaeton

de6/21?

10:51 am

TheByzantine

a street car named ...

10:52 am

phaeton

ty

10:52 am

phaeton

er7/36?

10:52 am

zoozzoom

Sorry to hear that, Jaxx :-( Can you not ask for a different doctor?

10:53 am

zoozzoom

E + thorny flower then add a bit more to it.

10:54 am

phaeton

ty zooz...couldn

10:54 am

phaeton

figure out the ending

10:54 am

TheByzantine

adverb ending

10:55 am

Scrabbler

TY

10:55 am

jaxx7

It is difficult to choose a doctor at our clinic. They are so busy and one left recently under a cloud and they haven't replaced her.

10:56 am

zoozzoom

Yes there seems to be a shortage of doctors so I have heard.

10:58 am

jaxx7

I like the GP i am registered with but so does everyone else so it is a fortnight+ to wait for an appointment

10:59 am

maccafixx

ir 5/18?

10:59 am

phaeton

use the high point tile

10:59 am

zoozzoom

IR + beatles john and ___

10:59 am

zoozzoom

His wife.

11:00 am

jaxx7

I hate being patronised, let alone around a coffee mug, so to be told that I am 70 - a fact I am aware of, and that I can't expect to heal quickly made me cross.

11:00 am

maccafixx

ty zoozzoom!

11:01 am

zoozzoom

Welcome :-)

11:03 am

zoozzoom

Oh great looks like we are getting stormy winds here again I had better go and batten down the hatches.

11:04 am

jaxx7

We have gales and sleet here

11:05 am

72 Temple Owl

we had over an inch of snow1

11:06 am

maccafixx

2nd ko 5/18?

11:06 am

jaxx7

Rather you than me, TO. You can blame my husband as his words this morning were ' it won't snow here and the wind will die down soon'

11:08 am

TheByzantine

ko + the Great Northern ***lroad

11:08 am

maccafixx

ty TheByzantine!

11:09 am

72 Temple Owl

hahaha april snow is not unheard of

11:10 am

jaxx7

Nor is snow in May.

11:11 am

72 Temple Owl

yes, i've experienced that.

11:11 am

72 Temple Owl

hmm, i have only 3 7 letter words and nothing higher. time for a break, will return later with fresh eyes.

11:18 am

MLFAN17

ty fo rthe de6 and the er7

11:25 am

MollyL

I've never seen snow in May. Usually by May, it's warm weather around these parts.

11:27 am

72 Temple Owl

your 100 miles or so south usually rules that out. glad for you, i know you've had it with the cold

11:27 am

72 Temple Owl

and off i go for that break. someone, i wander off then wander back in. ;)

11:27 am

rururocks

I never see snow period :D)

11:29 am

rururocks

It really just interferes with the cocktails by the pool anyway :D

11:31 am

72 Temple Owl

well, it might put a damper on the by the pool part, but not cocktail hour.

11:32 am

rururocks

ha

11:43 am

Dorens

k

11:44 am

mkg

hi all. any stats or clues for the 9? ty. need both stat and clues.

11:51 am

MollyL

Cocktails by the pool, damn, that is the good life.

11:51 am

cybernan

good morning everyone. I see on the news that the east is having another spring blizzard. I am sooooooo glad we don't live there anymore and we have a 1:00pm tee time here :)

11:51 am

rururocks

<---:D) has earned it

11:52 am

MollyL

<---Thought she had earned it, but still doesn't have it
: O

11:52 am

rururocks

hahaha

11:53 am

MollyL

So, there is a part of Canada that doesn't have continual cold and snow?

11:54 am

cybernan

yes -- we enjoy the same climate as northern CA interior

11:54 am

cybernan

unfortuneately that also means that we pay a hefty sunshine tax

11:56 am

Gadget

You in BC, cybernan?

11:56 am

cybernan

yes gadget

11:56 am

rururocks

I will be up in BC in May

11:56 am

cybernan

in Kelowna -- see you are in Vancouver

11:57 am

cybernan

whereabouts, ru?

11:57 am

Gadget

I live in Vancouver, but visit kids every month in Kelowna.

11:57 am

rururocks

Campbell River and Courtney

11:57 am

Gadget

16th and Cambie.

11:57 am

cybernan

oh -- on the island

11:57 am

rururocks

yep

11:58 am

Gadget

In Kelowna kids and mom live on Abbott street.

11:58 am

rururocks

divorced gadget?

12:00 pm

rururocks

or you work far away from home

12:01 pm

rururocks

well.. we'll never know now

12:01 pm

cybernan

I bet the kids being close to the lakeshore

12:03 pm

zoozzoom

à®œÛ©ÛžÛ©à®œ F.I.R.E.W.O.R.K.S à®œÛ©ÛžÛ©à®œ

12:03 pm

cybernan

grats zoom

12:04 pm

zoozzoom

Off to watch the golf on the TV Happy babbling everyone!

12:04 pm

cybernan

thinking of listing -- tryig to watch the curling and do this at the same time

12:04 pm

zoozzoom

Thanks, Nan :-) *poof*

12:04 pm

TQ

Wd zoom

12:07 pm

MollyL

It's so confusing when people keep the same icon and icon statement that they signed up with. Gadget's profile says "we just had our first". Now it's "kids".

12:07 pm

MollyL

Of course the 2006 would be a big clue.

12:08 pm

rururocks

curling and Babble.. nan is LIVING large :D

12:09 pm

cybernan

don't forget the golf, ru

12:09 pm

rururocks

I was just in the now nan :D

12:10 pm

TQ

Motogp for me

12:11 pm

cybernan

have a ke 6, but still not seeing that 9

12:12 pm

cybernan

I see -- wondering what ru will be doing to "live large" in another 20 years...

12:23 pm

cybernan

ae 7 please?

12:27 pm

TheByzantine

an + ** or about + red planet denizens: Mart***s

12:29 pm

cybernan

not understanding the first part of that clue

12:29 pm

cybernan

looking for the ae 7?

12:31 pm

Norma

ae + opposite of off + red planet denizens.. Mart***s

12:31 pm

cybernan

ty norma

12:31 pm

Norma

YW nan

12:33 pm

Norma

Clue please ir5/18 ;-0

12:34 pm

welki

hi folks

12:34 pm

welki

ir + part of mrs. lennon's name

12:36 pm

Norma

Thanks welki :-)

12:36 pm

therealblah

thx welki and norma

12:46 pm

cybernan

el 6 please?

12:47 pm

rururocks

insect wings nan

12:47 pm

cybernan

do you really think I know the latin for insect wings?

12:49 pm

cybernan

you give me credit for a lot greater knowledge than I have!

12:49 pm

TheByzantine

e + caustic liquid: **e + choo choo ***in

12:49 pm

cybernan

ty byz

12:50 pm

cybernan

and for the 7 as well :)

12:54 pm

cybernan

ke 8 please?

12:59 pm

HarryHood

nbt!

12:59 pm

TheByzantine

game of chance + sophisticated women who may also be in charge of domestic affairs: ma****

12:59 pm

HarryHood

sorry nan, I have no 8s or 9s

1:00 pm

HarryHood

well, now I have nbs :)

1:00 pm

HarryHood

ty bys

1:01 pm

sajarn

ke8 ke** card game + ele**** elementary particle

1:02 pm

sajarn

oops, didn't see the Byz had clued it already...doh!

1:03 pm

TheByzantine

your clue is more helpful

1:03 pm

cybernan

ty byz and sajarn

1:05 pm

cybernan

been to nevada enough times to know the game!

1:09 pm

HarryHood

halfway! laundry calls - bbl

1:18 pm

therealblah

my laundry has not once called me :)

1:21 pm

Norma

Clue please re5/18

1:23 pm

TheByzantine

re 6/16 -- the cause of a happening

1:23 pm

TheByzantine

6/18

1:24 pm

hydra

re 5.18 = add more fluid to your pen.

1:25 pm

Norma

Thanks hydra ;-)

1:25 pm

therealblah

thx hydra

1:26 pm

hydra

You're welcome, Norma

1:27 pm

hydra

and thereak

1:27 pm

hydra

Oops! I meant thereal

1:27 pm

therealblah

np! :)

1:28 pm

therealblah

i keep trying 'ornery'...

1:28 pm

hydra

Me too.

1:28 pm

hydra

You have to forget the 'r'

1:28 pm

lbdawger

switch the r and the n.

1:29 pm

therealblah

hah! thx led!

1:29 pm

lbdawger

can i get an assist with the ir5/18?

1:29 pm

therealblah

lBd that is

1:29 pm

lbdawger

yw

1:30 pm

Norma

ir 5 add a vowel to the thing you press your clothes with

1:30 pm

therealblah

i think that's the ir5/10

1:30 pm

Norma

ir + part of Mrs Lennons name

1:31 pm

hydra

ir + rhymes with a late Beatle's wife!

1:31 pm

cybernan

38 left, but time to have lunch and head to the golf course -- bbl maybe

1:31 pm

therealblah

hagd nan, happy golfing

1:31 pm

lbdawger

ty for the ir5/18

1:34 pm

lbdawger

ko5/18 the second one?

1:35 pm

MollyL

Sounds like metal money, add a vowel at the end.

1:35 pm

MollyL

Oops, that is the first.

1:35 pm

MollyL

ko + the first three of not lower

1:40 pm

MollyL

As in what you do if you uplift the bar

1:42 pm

therealblah

as in ra5/10

1:48 pm

MollyL

Yeah, well I was trying not to give a clue that included four letters of the word.

1:49 pm

rururocks

koprozac

1:49 pm

rururocks

damn it

1:49 pm

therealblah

ru :)

1:50 pm

rururocks

that was cleaner than my other one

1:50 pm

MollyL

â™¥â™¥Ruâ™¥â™¥

1:54 pm

therealblah

oh c'mon ru, why hold back?!

1:59 pm

rururocks

instigator!!

2:01 pm

therealblah

i prefer to call it encouraging ;)

2:01 pm

sammysmom

be nice babies !!

2:01 pm

lbdawger

sorry for absence...neighbor called. ty for the clue.

2:01 pm

rururocks

we're just joking around sammy

2:22 pm

MollyL

Ladies â™¥ Cool Ruru

3:02 pm

periwinkle

hi all, took my god daughter out to brunch to celebrate her BSN. had delicious Thai food.

3:06 pm

Douglas

What about "aorty" as in "aorta-like?"

3:13 pm

Douglas

I have a dim memory of Olive's father being an explorer of some sort, but that was in a much later cartoon after Olive's father was introduced.

3:26 pm

MLFAN17

di7?

3:27 pm

LuvWordGames

add on to the di 4/5 above it

3:28 pm

MLFAN17

luv the di 4/5 you want me ot use does it end with a vowel or a cons?

3:28 pm

LuvWordGames

cons.

3:28 pm

LuvWordGames

another word for soil

3:30 pm

MLFAN17

ty and hello luv

3:33 pm

MollyL

What is a BSN?

3:34 pm

MLFAN17

I wondered the same thing

3:35 pm

HarryHood

Bank of Scova Notia - a favorite of Mr. Spooner

3:37 pm

HarryHood

I'm making no progress on this grid. bbl with a list in hand.

3:37 pm

forwardbyfaith

for so many words, it's a tough one!

3:39 pm

MollyL

I'm not sure why people feel the need to speak in abbreviations. Not everyone understands them.

3:41 pm

MollyL

However, it is hard to ask Peri anything since she checks in here and then is gone in a minute.

3:46 pm

LuvWordGames

tr 8/40 please?

3:48 pm

LuvWordGames

nm found it for fireworks

3:49 pm

Jeff7

clue for the tr8 pls

3:50 pm

LuvWordGames

a very large number

3:50 pm

Jeff7

ty

3:50 pm

LuvWordGames

ends in the king of the jungle

3:50 pm

LuvWordGames

any other clues needed before I start dinner?

3:51 pm

Jeff7

no ty-not yet. bon apetit :)

3:51 pm

rubyfoo

stats for the 9 pls

3:52 pm

LuvWordGames

ke 9/78

3:52 pm

LuvWordGames

ty Jeff

3:53 pm

LuvWordGames

let me know if you need a clue ruby

3:54 pm

rubyfoo

yes, please, I have no idea

3:54 pm

rubyfoo

lies

3:55 pm

LuvWordGames

a game of chance + not a maid but a ma**** of honor for the 8 and plural for the 9 (I'm copying a clue from earlier)

3:55 pm

rubyfoo

sorry

3:56 pm

rubyfoo

thank you but how in thr world did you find that?

3:56 pm

LuvWordGames

I'll admit I saw a clue in chat, can't take credit for finding it on my own

3:57 pm

LuvWordGames

ok, off to make dinner, good evening & good luck everyone

3:58 pm

rubyfoo

bon appÃ©tit!

4:46 pm

periwinkle

BSN + Bachelor of Science in Nursing. I am so very proud of her. I am just here for a little bit. I am also doing laundry.

4:47 pm

periwinkle

help with either tr7 pls

4:49 pm

periwinkle

and help with the tr8 pls

4:50 pm

torgone

1,000,000,000,000

4:51 pm

periwinkle

ty torg

4:51 pm

torgone

tr7/28 is an act against your country

4:52 pm

periwinkle

so it is, ty torg

4:52 pm

periwinkle

I found the tr7/32

4:52 pm

torgone

2 tr7's are pt of tr5's

4:53 pm

periwinkle

and I found the other tr7/32 ty torg

5:48 pm

dan2bit

firewords! tx lickety and all cluers

5:58 pm

penquis

hello...

6:15 pm

MollyL

Well Pen, 104 people logged in, but I will say hello for all of them.

6:16 pm

penquis

ty molly....

6:16 pm

penquis

i am not enjoying this grid...

6:43 pm

Lizlin

Hi all :)

7:01 pm

penquis

hi...

7:01 pm

Aloyisius

Hi Lizlin, hi all.. back to find my final 41. Congrats dan2!

7:01 pm

penquis

hi...

7:08 pm

dan2bit

evening all

7:08 pm

Aloyisius

hi dan2

7:12 pm

penquis

i am not enjoying this grid....

7:13 pm

dan2bit

need any clues, pen?

7:13 pm

penquis

16 of them, lol....

7:13 pm

penquis

got a bad cold and no patience...

7:15 pm

Aloyisius

makes it hard to sleep, so crankiness is a side effect.. hope you are back to A1 status soon, penquis

7:15 pm

penquis

ty...

7:15 pm

penquis

de 6/21?....i need the first and second...

7:17 pm

dan2bit

de6/21 romance novel word

7:17 pm

dan2bit

the other de6/21 is de + womans name backwards mona ****

7:17 pm

penquis

ah....of course...

7:18 pm

penquis

ty...

7:18 pm

dan2bit

apparently scottish for clockwise

7:18 pm

dan2bit

makes about as much sense as the rest of scotland

7:25 pm

sukee

Hi all

7:25 pm

sukee

Ahem, I was born in Scotland...

7:25 pm

penquis

hi...

7:25 pm

penquis

ir 5/18?

7:25 pm

Aloyisius

hi sukee

7:26 pm

Aloyisius

ir + Y*** Ono, Lennon's spouse

7:27 pm

penquis

would never have found that in a million years...ty....

7:27 pm

sukee

Reading all the clues in the chog and surprise at how many I missed.

7:27 pm

Aloyisius

new for me too

7:28 pm

dan2bit

sukee, no real offense meant

7:28 pm

sukee

I know, I was joking :)

7:29 pm

dan2bit

I'm headed to Edinburgh in 2 weeks for a conference, I'm prepared to be quite baffled

7:29 pm

nrkii

Dan, I'll be in Edinburgh 2 weeks after you! :)

7:30 pm

sukee

It's a beautiful city

7:30 pm

sukee

I've been there twice, once on a school trip and once in the 90s when I visited my sister and nieces.

7:34 pm

dan2bit

I was there in my teens very briefly on a school trip - it was mostly wasted on us in our "where's the McDonald's?" too-cool-ness

7:34 pm

penquis

i am done....

7:34 pm

dan2bit

woo hoo pen!

7:35 pm

Aloyisius

fw also.. thanks to Lickety.. ciao for now all, a tuff grid today!

7:35 pm

penquis

tyty....

7:37 pm

sukee

can I get a clue for ae 7/28? I have tried every combo I can to finish off ae4/4

7:38 pm

sukee

Never mind, got it.

7:44 pm

penquis

sorry, got distracted....

7:45 pm

sukee

Okay :) Had to work for it.

7:45 pm

origami

Hi babble folks

7:46 pm

sukee

Hello

7:46 pm

penquis

hi ori...

7:47 pm

sukee

Watching this kid on Little Big Shots, he is Michael Jackson reincarnated I swear :)

7:51 pm

penquis

yes, i am watching that show, too....the kids certainly are entertaining....

7:54 pm

penquis

i am heading out....goodnight all....

7:55 pm

sukee

Take care

7:58 pm

origami

bye pen

8:51 pm

mkg

any clues for the 9? ty.

8:53 pm

mkg

also need a clue for the O in the first column. ty. just one of those Os.

8:56 pm

Douglas

One of them is an alternate spelling of a word meaning mean and crotchety.

8:56 pm

mkg

ty

8:58 pm

mkg

i dont see two Rs for the word........hmmm. any others?

9:00 pm

mkg

i got the word with one R. weird. ty.

9:02 pm

mkg

any clues for the 9 out there?

9:05 pm

HarryHood

ke9: gambling game + jumbo***** (large screen tvs at sporting events)

9:17 pm

HarryHood

done. good night!

9:49 pm

Douglas

My brain hurts!

9:55 pm

Douglas

Well, maybe not my brain, but my mind hurts.

10:05 pm

Christa

Hi Douglas. Clever blog

10:08 pm

Douglas

Have you visited both of them?

10:14 pm

mkg

gambling game??????hmmm

10:15 pm

Christa

Yes

10:16 pm

mkg

wont take it. any other clues harry? arent they tr***? is it plural?

10:16 pm

mkg

i got it to take. so ty for clue.

10:16 pm

mkg

ty

11:17 pm

cybernan

hello everone

11:19 pm

Uneaixoise

hey nan :-)

11:21 pm

cybernan

si 8 please?

11:24 pm

Uneaixoise

si5/10 just above + man's name (Sir *** McKellen)

11:25 pm

cybernan

don't know who mckellen is

11:26 pm

Uneaixoise

famous british actor and knight!

11:26 pm

cybernan

ah scottish john - ty une

11:27 pm

cybernan

don't watch many films -- I suppose he was in Harry Potter?

11:27 pm

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

11:28 pm

Uneaixoise

i think so -- I saw him on stage in NYC playing Salieri in Amadeus

11:28 pm

Uneaixoise

has performed many Shakespeare plays on Broadway and in the West End in London

11:30 pm

cybernan

19 left - mostly t's but too much sun and too much wine to finish

11:30 pm

cybernan

have only been in London's west end once and have never been to NY, so there you go

11:31 pm

Uneaixoise

:-)

11:31 pm

Uneaixoise

many moons ago my mom took me to NYC on a theatre trip every year -- wonderful memories

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