Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, October 3, 2016

12:00 am

flosey

flip

12:02 am

Book Doctor Gwen

sorry for jinxing the grid with my ridiculus guess LOL

12:03 am

flosey

np Gwen, not much time here so I appreciate a small grid for a change

12:04 am

dizgrannie

he 7

12:05 am

jessmom

th7

12:06 am

Book Doctor Gwen

ty, got those two 7s

12:08 am

Book Doctor Gwen

top row done, woot

12:10 am

dizgrannie

in 7

12:11 am

Book Doctor Gwen

wow, dizgrannie1

12:13 am

Book Doctor Gwen

5th column done, woot

12:18 am

flosey

thanks diz

12:18 am

gapeach

Does anyone have today's Lickety clues? Thanks

12:18 am

Book Doctor Gwen

he only just put up yesterday's about 30 minutes before the flip. wonder if his clock is off.

12:19 am

dizgrannie

DLS started here yesterday morn

12:19 am

VolleymomDee

dh 5 and dh 6

12:20 am

Book Doctor Gwen

diagonal done. now i have an "arrow"

12:20 am

grannyrose

i emailed him again today

12:20 am

Book Doctor Gwen

oh, yeah, i guess his clock *was* off

12:20 am

VolleymomDee

w's are: we 6, 4 wh 4

12:21 am

Book Doctor Gwen

weird, my word list has a dupe of the we4/9

12:21 am

dianedecoder

the word list Lickety posted just before the flip was from 2 days ago....same as was posted night. I think Lickety is automated and something is out of sync.

12:22 am

Book Doctor Gwen

no wonder I was unable to refresh the list and get a good list. argh

12:23 am

VolleymomDee

t's are: ta 4, 4, 5 th 4, 4, 5, 7 ti 4, 4, 5, 6, 4, 4, 5

12:23 am

torgone

I refreshed and got the right list ..

12:23 am

Book Doctor Gwen

off to bed for me. you all has the fun

12:23 am

grannyrose

that's strange. i just checked and it was yesterday's grid

12:23 am

pcal2

me too rose

12:24 am

grannyrose

ai 4, 4. ak 4. ap 5

12:24 am

VolleymomDee

I just checked, and it is the 141 word list

12:25 am

dianedecoder

I just checked....my list says 131 words and that was the grid from 2 days ago....and I didn't just refresh. I had Babble shut down completely. Very strange

12:25 am

VolleymomDee

s's are: si 4, 4, 4 sn 4, 5, 4 so 4

12:25 am

grannyrose

dh 5, 6... di 5, 5, 5, 6, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4

12:25 am

rururocks

he 4, 5, 6, 7, hi 4, 4, 5, 6, ho 5, 4, 4,

12:26 am

dianedecoder

I'm going to shut down and open up again. BRB

12:26 am

grannyrose

ed 4... eg 6, 4.... ei 4, 5, 6,

12:28 am

dianedecoder

still 131 words....maybe it hasn't reached Canada yet ;-)

12:28 am

VolleymomDee

ru, your h list is 2 words short

12:29 am

rururocks

I just saw that

12:29 am

grannyrose

i have hi 4 x 3

12:29 am

rururocks

i am missing one h and one ka

12:29 am

jessmom

ho7

12:30 am

rururocks

you can't have 4 hi 4

12:32 am

rururocks

thanks for that h jess

12:32 am

jessmom

yw

12:34 am

VolleymomDee

ty for the ho 7 :)

12:34 am

rururocks

i'm trying stupid words like pigsit :D

12:34 am

grannyrose

he 4, 5, 6, 7.... hi 4, 4, 4, 5, 6... ho 7, 5, 4, 4

12:35 am

VolleymomDee

I still need g, n, k, and p :)

12:35 am

rururocks

ge4 dee

12:35 am

VolleymomDee

I have entered pidgin 3 times LOL

12:36 am

jessmom

FWs

12:36 am

rururocks

ni 4, 4, 4

12:36 am

rururocks

can you list the p's jess?

12:36 am

grannyrose

now don't laugh, but i need p's...

12:36 am

rururocks

and the k's?

12:37 am

grannyrose

ka 4... ke 4, 5... ki 4, 4, 5, 5, 6, 4, 4

12:37 am

VolleymomDee

I have the ge 4, gh 5, gi 4, 4 ... missing?

12:37 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:37 am

jessmom

pa4, 4, pe4,5,6, pi 4 x7, pi6 x2

12:37 am

grannyrose

yay lickety

12:37 am

flosey

Thanks Lickety

12:37 am

Uneaixoise

gh4/7

12:38 am

VolleymomDee

ty une!!

12:38 am

Uneaixoise

:-)

12:38 am

VolleymomDee

my missing k was a plural grrr

12:39 am

grannyrose

nice little grid... lolll

12:40 am

grannyrose

oh and btw.... WTG JESSMOM!!!!

12:40 am

rururocks

done here too

12:40 am

rururocks

missed some dumb ones

12:42 am

VolleymomDee

ditto ru fireworks

12:42 am

VolleymomDee

wtg ru, jessmom, rose, all finishers

12:43 am

Uneaixoise

congrats!

12:43 am

VolleymomDee

ty

12:47 am

grannyrose

WLTG RURUROCKS!!!! and WTG VOLLEYMOMDEE!!!!

12:49 am

VolleymomDee

ty

12:59 am

mixi6

fw.

1:00 am

flosey

wtg mixi and all other finishers

1:11 am

flosey

and fw here and off to bed

1:27 am

DRWED

tigh

2:33 am

sprite

good morning all

2:34 am

sprite

ks killed

2:45 am

mattygroves

Kidsit - babysitting 10 year olds.

2:46 am

sprite

:D am adding it. Hiya matty, how are you today?

2:46 am

mattygroves

I'm alright - it's bright and sunny - we had a spring clean and laid some rugs we'd bought from Ikea yesterday so feeling slightly self satisfied ;)

2:47 am

sprite

ah good! A great time to make the home more cosy.

2:47 am

mattygroves

How are you doing this Monday morning?

2:48 am

sprite

pretty ok. Some worries but otherwise good.

2:49 am

mattygroves

What's up? Can I help?

2:50 am

sprite

money worries, so am afraid not... thanks for offering though :) It helps to know people wish you well, doesn't it.

2:51 am

mattygroves

Aww, that sucks, I've been there. Sorry to hear.

2:52 am

sprite

thank you :) I try to keep that inner faith that things will work out.

2:58 am

mattygroves

Over halfway and I'm still missing a bunch of letters :(

2:58 am

sprite

for some reason this grid is flying for me. Can I help?

2:58 am

sprite

fireflies

2:59 am

mattygroves

As often, it's vowels that are causing me problems. I am still missing the lone A in the left column, the I and the O in the right column and the D in the middle column, fourth row :( Stats would be great for some, if that doesn't make me too wimpy/thick/dull :)

3:00 am

sprite

never. Never wimpy or any of the rest, I mean

3:00 am

sprite

ap5/20 for the lone A

3:01 am

mattygroves

Thank you!! That is that A covered ;)

3:01 am

sprite

in7/36 for the i in the right column.

3:01 am

sprite

the O is og4/6 and oh4/6

3:02 am

mattygroves

Oh lordy, I should have seen those Os. Serves me right for getting help half an hour after I start the grid

3:02 am

sprite

and the lower D is dh5/14 - 6/24 combo and di5/14

3:02 am

sprite

babble blindness. Strikes all of us at some point.

3:04 am

mattygroves

That DH, on the other hand, I see relatively seldom, so would have missed that without stats.

3:05 am

sprite

yeah that is a babblet

3:06 am

mattygroves

Found all your clues bar the I at the moment - thank you!

3:06 am

mattygroves

Without clueing it yet, can you tell me if the i is a word I've heard of??

3:07 am

mattygroves

Never mind. Found it

3:07 am

mattygroves

And yes, I do use it (not frequently grant you, but I do)

3:07 am

mattygroves

nbt/nbs

3:07 am

sprite

I never use it. I'd say bland. But that is because I am a foreigner.

3:08 am

sprite

wtg matty!

3:08 am

mattygroves

The Dutch speak English better, often, than the English and Americans do.

3:08 am

sprite

added the dh words to my list of babblets at the bottom of my profile

3:08 am

mattygroves

I got the gh word, but then, having visited many a curry house, I would.

3:09 am

sprite

*giggles* I don't know about that, but I do have an English native speaker friend who always asks me to proofread her papers. She says my spelling is better than hers, lol.

3:10 am

sprite

yeah :) the Gh and dhal and naan never give me trouble either.

3:10 am

grannyrose

cooee and g'day from me. {{hugs}} dear sprite, and xoxox matty

3:10 am

grannyrose

btw sprite medusa sends her love to you.

3:10 am

mattygroves

Yes! And where I used to live was chock full of Indian restaurants - you couldn't spit without hitting one

3:10 am

sprite

awwww there is rose... and I am already done :(
Hello my dearest friend. *hugs* How are you today? Tomorrow infusion time?

3:11 am

sprite

aw that is lovely, rose. Please tell her *hugs* from me and I hope she is well.

3:11 am

grannyrose

tomorrow infusion time.. *sigh*

3:11 am

mattygroves

Good morning Rose

3:11 am

sprite

why the sigh? I think it is wonderful it comes in time this time around.

3:11 am

grannyrose

she is still waiting for her reversal appointment.

3:11 am

mattygroves

I shall leave you guys to catch up and think about showering. If I don't see you later, have a great day!

3:12 am

sprite

poor medusa :(

3:12 am

licketySplitAUS

So much gratitude! What's alive in you?

3:12 am

sprite

matty, we love to have you with us!

3:12 am

grannyrose

lickety ???

3:13 am

sprite

hiya lickety. That went way over my head, I am afraid.

3:13 am

licketySplitAUS

Just passing by, have a great day everyone, bye for now

3:13 am

sprite

lol. Bye Lickety. *hugs*

3:13 am

licketySplitAUS

Bye the way - I'm being completely positive with my comment - Just sharing love across the globe to you all

3:14 am

grannyrose

nice lickety mate. nice to 'see' you

3:14 am

sprite

lickety, we are eternally grateful to you for supplying the clue list every day. Here's some love in return. You know I am always willing to help you adjust the package, remember?

3:16 am

sprite

so, rose... why the sigh over the infusion tomorrow?

3:16 am

grannyrose

sprite, i am fed up at the moment. fed up with being dependent on all this stuff. fed up with my temp sky-rocketing, and having to explain why on a cold, wet, windy day i have perspiration running down my face.

3:18 am

sprite

*holds rose* My darling girl. I get it. I totally do.

3:19 am

grannyrose

thanx honey. i know i'll be okay by tomorrow night. i think is all part of the big picture.

3:19 am

grannyrose

so what are you doing today? anything fun?

3:19 am

sprite

I was thinking the same thing. I am so glad the infusion is tomorrow, so that you won't have to suffer for weeks on end.

3:21 am

sprite

tomorrow night you will be cruising again, feeling on top of the world. At least we can be grateful that there is a cure to the problem and it is starting to work out. Lots of people our age have to depend on medication... ours is not the worst possibility.

3:21 am

grannyrose

i hear you honey.

3:22 am

grannyrose

and that thought is what keeps me so positive most of the time. there are so many people worse off than i am.

3:25 am

sprite

yes there are. But that does not negate your suffering. {{{{{rose}}}}}

3:25 am

grannyrose

or yours dearest. {{{{{ sprite }}}}}}}

3:25 am

sprite

:) I am ok, mostly.

3:26 am

grannyrose

yeah, yeah, tell it to the marines... loll

3:26 am

sprite

lolllll

3:26 am

sprite

did you talk to the Big Guy about my sleeping, btw?

3:26 am

grannyrose

every night darling. i pray for you every night.

3:27 am

sprite

I really appreciate that. It helped. I slept (drumroll) for 12 hours last night. Isn't that something?

3:28 am

grannyrose

oh wow!!! i cannot believe it. that is so great.

3:28 am

sprite

thanks, my dear friend. You totally rock.

3:29 am

sprite

and no horrid dreams either. I feel a lot better.

3:29 am

grannyrose

something is working... for that we give thanks. xoxox

3:30 am

sprite

:D

3:32 am

sprite

honey, I'd better get on with my scariest chore for today, calling the morgage bank. Will you hold me in your thoughts?

3:33 am

grannyrose

okay honey. take a few deep breaths, and a magnesium.

3:33 am

sprite

good idea. *hugs* and lots of love. I will think of you tomorrow.

3:34 am

grannyrose

thanx sweetie. hugs and lots of love back at you. xoxox

5:03 am

rubyfoo

Hello! I've been sitting here freezing so I finally gave up and lit the fire.

5:06 am

sukee

Good morning all.

5:06 am

rubyfoo

stogee

5:07 am

rubyfoo

hello Sukee; that was an accidental portmanteau word for sukee and cigar

5:08 am

sukee

I typed it in anyway, just in case :)

5:08 am

rubyfoo

haha

5:09 am

sukee

I'm not so hot today, got a bad sore throat, been 3 days now. And got no pain killers...

5:10 am

rubyfoo

Does anything like tea with honey help?

5:10 am

sukee

I don't even have honey. Been drinking some tea.

5:10 am

rubyfoo

How bout tea with sugar and rum or whisky?

5:11 am

rubyfoo

and butter

5:11 am

sukee

I have some nasal spray too that seems to help, it has aloe in it.

5:11 am

sukee

No booze... I really have to get in some supplies for winter :)

5:13 am

rubyfoo

The season shifted this weekend -- Wind brought a cold front through and the difference is dramatic. Frost on the cliffs above the house, but not yet in the garden

5:17 am

sukee

I know one think...going to have a cough for a while, it's starting...

5:17 am

gran

in 7/36 ?

5:18 am

rubyfoo

I hate coughing, it hurts my sternum and is exhausting

5:18 am

rubyfoo

hi gran

5:18 am

rubyfoo

don't have in 7

5:18 am

gran

Good morning

5:18 am

MollyL

in7 means dry, ordinary or mild, ends with first of Freud's three

5:21 am

rubyfoo

Ok, have the beginning and the end, experimenting with middle

5:21 am

sukee

Hi gran

5:24 am

car.eeyore

good morning everyone

5:25 am

rubyfoo

hello car...

5:25 am

sukee

Hi car

5:25 am

car.eeyore

Hi!

5:28 am

MollyL

The middle is a ____ you take of a drink

5:29 am

rubyfoo

Of course!

5:29 am

sukee

got it, ty Molly

5:30 am

rubyfoo

I tried the Chinese ho sauce but it wasn't accepted

5:31 am

sukee

I did too :)

5:32 am

MollyL

There is no accounting for what Enable will accept or not accept. It accepts French words not commonly used and will not accept words like bien and merci that are more commonly used. Such an oddball word list.

5:37 am

rubyfoo

But we're probably rather odd, too, accumulatin enable's odds and ends

5:45 am

MollyL

Agreed Ruby

5:45 am

rubyfoo

The fireplace just started to give off some heat; it took an hour!

5:45 am

MollyL

But the good news is, our little Ruby has learned to set her own fire. : D

5:46 am

rubyfoo

No, the housekeeper had laid it last Spring

5:48 am

rubyfoo

You give me too much credit, but I probably could

5:55 am

bichon

I put on the flannel sheets yestery. So cuddly

6:00 am

rubyfoo

Bonjour Bichon

6:01 am

bichon

Do they have flannel sheets in France?

6:54 am

bichon

ho 7/60, pls

6:55 am

doseffing

unwanted plants for pigs

6:55 am

bichon

I don't understand dose

6:56 am

doseffing

... pig+ unwanted plant

6:56 am

bichon

nm, ty dose

6:59 am

doseffing

... gotta go .... luck to all

6:59 am

Anniebrook

Enable will not accept India..well, there is india ink

7:00 am

bichon

but it accepts all Yiddish words

7:00 am

Anniebrook

hi bichon

7:02 am

bichon

Don't worry, Matthew is not going to hit the US

7:02 am

Anniebrook

That is a relief

7:04 am

bichon

A lot of rain would be helpful, buut not the wind

7:05 am

Anniebrook

It is quite windy here. I'm thinking of taking a walk on the boardwalk today.

7:08 am

bichon

I'll join you. I grew up in Rocckaway and the boardwalk was the best. One night a week in the summer there were fireworks

7:08 am

Anniebrook

On Tuesday night.

7:08 am

periwinkle

good morning all.

7:08 am

Anniebrook

hi peri

7:09 am

periwinkle

lucky you, Annie to live near the beach and boardwalk

7:09 am

periwinkle

ty Molly for in7

7:09 am

bichon

hi peri. Want to join us at the boardwalk?

7:09 am

periwinkle

Yes, I do!!

7:10 am

Anniebrook

then we will stop at Nathans for franks and fries

7:10 am

periwinkle

:)

7:11 am

Anniebrook

going in the kitchen to start breakfast

7:12 am

periwinkle

12 K words?

7:14 am

rubyfoo

<-- missesConey Island on Tuesday nights for fireworks -- and then we'd go to Nathan's!!

7:15 am

rubyfoo

My sister and I would take the railroad to Rockaway from Sutphin Blvd. statio n

7:37 am

wvteach

halfway, NBT and NBS - time to go out for the day - BBL this evening

7:46 am

Anniebrook

ai

7:47 am

Anniebrook

16 left for later, be back in a bit

7:59 am

zoozzoom

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

8:00 am

zoozzoom

Happy babbling everyone!

8:00 am

penquis

congrats, zoom...

8:00 am

welki

hi, babblers

8:00 am

penquis

hi....

8:01 am

welki

small world - i grew up in brooklyn and queens :)

8:11 am

penquis

my internet connection has been going in and out...

8:11 am

welki

storming?

8:12 am

penquis

no, i think i have to replace my router...

8:12 am

penquis

or my surge protector....or both...

8:13 am

welki

well, if it's your surge protector, you can find that out pretty easily (let's hope that's all it is)

8:13 am

welki

-- or it'll be trip to best buy later today

8:16 am

penquis

well, the router and surge protector are inside a computer desk, so I need help getting it unplugged....not an easy task....

8:20 am

welki

ahh - the cord crawl, a graceful exercise

8:21 am

penquis

yup....i have an old computer connected, too.....still have to try to get stuff off it....

8:21 am

welki

it's great when you're under the desk at work and someone walks in - there's welki, under the desk - always the lady

8:23 am

penquis

hah....

8:34 am

penquis

i am stalled at 13....

8:37 am

LuvWordGames

just finished, any clues needed?

8:38 am

penquis

no thanks....still haven't listed...

8:38 am

Judi

Monday greetings, y'all!

8:39 am

penquis

hi...

8:41 am

penquis

got a burst of brilliance.....down to 9..... ;o)

8:41 am

LuvWordGames

go pen, go!

8:52 am

hego

Hi all

8:52 am

Judi

Hiya, Hego. You're in the grid again.

8:53 am

penquis

i am done...

8:53 am

penquis

had to list for the last few words....

8:53 am

hego

If there's an hand a g, I'm good. :)

8:53 am

hego

h and a g, that is

8:54 am

penquis

hi hego...

8:54 am

hego

Hi Penq

9:03 am

aebmusica

Does anyone have a list for this grid?

9:03 am

hego

Lickety seems to be up

9:04 am

aebmusica

not on mine...it shows 2 days ago. I have refreshed several times????????

9:04 am

hego

It's up. Strange

9:05 am

aebmusica

got it finally!

9:06 am

hego

yay!

9:06 am

aebmusica

I had to restart my computer.

9:07 am

hego

Hmmm.....

9:07 am

hego

bbl....

9:07 am

Judi

Computer constipation, Abe. So annoying.

9:15 am

aebmusica

so true, Judi

9:29 am

bichon

th 5/18, pls

9:31 am

Uneaixoise

part of leg above knee

9:31 am

Uneaixoise

and pt

9:32 am

bichon

tyvm Une

9:32 am

Uneaixoise

yw! on my way to help set up library book sale! :-)

9:34 am

Judi

Firewords!

9:42 am

cybernan

good morning, everyone

9:44 am

aebmusica

g'day cyber!

9:45 am

aebmusica

pi4/5(I have the

9:46 am

aebmusica

pi4/5(I have the sewing implements and the flat bread sandwich material)?

9:48 am

aebmusica

nvm ....I found it!

9:48 am

cybernan

stats for the lone a, please?

9:52 am

craftylady

ap 5.20

9:55 am

cybernan

ty clady

10:00 am

MLFAN17

hello all

10:03 am

MLFAN17

can I get a clue for the ap5 please?

10:06 am

doseffing

a + mountain top

10:06 am

MLFAN17

hi dose ty

10:07 am

doseffing

... morning ... yw ...

10:08 am

MLFAN17

dose do you have the 2nd d on the third column?

10:08 am

hurshy

or the right side i ?

10:08 am

doseffing

... dh5/14 dh6/24

10:09 am

doseffing

... in7/36 ... weak chinned ... or bland

10:10 am

hurshy

ty!

10:10 am

doseffing

... di 5/14 ... old or biblical past tense of to do

10:10 am

MLFAN17

I was going to ask for that I as well

10:11 am

doseffing

... just finished ... so ask away ...

10:11 am

cybernan

*!* ta da *!*

10:12 am

cybernan

That was short and sweet

10:12 am

doseffing

... I agree to a point ... ... I found that last 10 or so very hard

10:13 am

MLFAN17

I don't understand the di 5/14 I googled it and didn't see anything ?

10:13 am

MLFAN17

i don't understand the i on the 5th column clue either

10:13 am

doseffing

... 2 x di 5/14 ....

10:13 am

doseffing

... old past tense of to do

10:14 am

doseffing

... looks like baby diapers

10:14 am

doseffing

... in + take a little drink + freudian piece of mind

10:15 am

hurshy

hoisin is an asian sauce

10:15 am

doseffing

... doesn't it have an e in the final syllable?

10:16 am

hurshy

i don't think so but maybe it's proper

10:16 am

cybernan

hoisin isn't accepted - tried that too

10:16 am

doseffing

... just checked ... the version it accepts doesn't have the first syllable i

10:16 am

MLFAN17

ohh i know that in word geez

10:17 am

cybernan

there is an hi 5-6 combo that is a homonym for the he 6-7 combo (tallness)

10:18 am

hurshy

thanks nan

10:20 am

MLFAN17

i too have heard of that sauce

10:20 am

cybernan

have you listed, hurshy?

10:20 am

hurshy

nope

10:21 am

cybernan

do you have the ho 7?

10:21 am

doseffing

... unwanted plant for a pig

10:21 am

MLFAN17

cyber ends in we4

10:22 am

hurshy

thanks :)

10:22 am

cybernan

I have it, dos -- I've finished -- was trying to help hurshy find her missing h's

10:22 am

hurshy

she's done MLF, she's helping

10:22 am

MLFAN17

hurshy ohh

10:22 am

cybernan

there is also an he 5 that is the first word in the 7 dwarf's song

10:23 am

MLFAN17

cyber how do i figure out the 2nd d on the third column?

10:23 am

doseffing

... oh well gotta go ... luck to all ....

10:23 am

hurshy

he5... ok let's see...

10:23 am

MLFAN17

and almost what they say in that song too

10:24 am

cybernan

dh 5-6 combo

10:24 am

hurshy

thou di5 leave thy throne and thy kingly crown when thou camest to Earth for me...

10:24 am

MLFAN17

thank you hurshy!!!!!!!!!!

10:25 am

MLFAN17

nbt and nbs

10:25 am

MLFAN17

i am out poof

10:26 am

hurshy

k's are killin me

10:26 am

cybernan

k's have some weird ones I've never seen before - had to list to find them

10:27 am

hurshy

phantom: pidgin

10:28 am

cybernan

only common k's are the sorority letter, type(s), relatives and star tuna

10:29 am

hurshy

and being good to people and children

10:29 am

hurshy

oh type is being good to people :)

10:29 am

cybernan

that was type(s)

10:29 am

cybernan

*snap

10:29 am

hurshy

hehe

10:30 am

hurshy

well that gave me the sorority letter tho i have never seen it with only one p, maybe it means something else

10:30 am

cybernan

me neither - but knew you would get it from that clue if you didn't have it

10:31 am

hurshy

indeed :)

10:31 am

cybernan

do you want clues for the others, or would you rather muddle along

10:31 am

hurshy

clues would be lovely

10:33 am

cybernan

ke 4-5: ke + "life of ** " and plural

10:33 am

hurshy

thanks!

10:34 am

cybernan

ki 5-6: relative + opp. out and plural

10:34 am

hurshy

thanks again!

10:34 am

cybernan

assuming you have children, which was not previously mentioned

10:34 am

hurshy

4 left now

10:34 am

hurshy

2 P 1 D 1 S

10:34 am

hurshy

3 5s and a 6

10:35 am

hurshy

found the Ps!

10:35 am

cybernan

di 5/16 - fingers and toes

10:35 am

hurshy

they were a 5/6 combo

10:35 am

cybernan

*finger or toe, to be more accurate

10:36 am

hurshy

have that

10:36 am

hurshy

which means if you thought i didn't then whatever i am missing is probably real fishy i guess

10:36 am

cybernan

other di 5's are all the singular of something other than the archaic pt

10:37 am

hurshy

that's weird

10:37 am

cybernan

oh -- how about the diaper one... di + expire

10:37 am

hurshy

i don't have a pl with a missing singular

10:37 am

hurshy

i have no idea how that is diaper related but thank you!!

10:38 am

hurshy

oh i see my S!

10:38 am

hurshy

done!

10:38 am

cybernan

sn 5: shoot with a rifle from a hidden location

10:38 am

cybernan

* or make a verbal attack

10:39 am

cybernan

grats, hurshy

10:39 am

hurshy

thanks for the help. what do you have planned for the day?

10:40 am

cybernan

window washing and raking pine needles -- doesn't that sound exciting!

10:41 am

cybernan

now you know why I am procrastinating.

10:42 am

cybernan

What are you doing?

10:44 am

cybernan

Hagd everyone :-}

10:46 am

hurshy

oh my

10:46 am

hurshy

well i have work for a few hours and then have to take cat to vet

10:46 am

hurshy

plus need to do other chores around the house

11:07 am

suefrad625

flue for the first column lone A and the last column lone I please/

11:10 am

therealblah

ap 5/20 - a + the very top of a mountain

11:13 am

suefrad625

ty for the a

11:18 am

Nef

Good Morning Everyone. for being a small grid, it's a bit tricky for me.

11:18 am

suefrad625

me 2

11:19 am

suefrad625

bbl

11:21 am

Nef

Bye sue. HAGD

11:21 am

Nef

And thanks blah for the A

11:22 am

Nef

phantom + hedge

11:28 am

Nef

BBL, housework is calling me :-/

12:16 pm

periwinkle

hi all. help with lower D pls

12:24 pm

hydra

Do you have the di 5,16 meaning finger?

12:40 pm

origami

for the lower d I have dh 5 and 6.

12:40 pm

hego

Hiya!

12:40 pm

origami

howdy hego

12:41 pm

hego

Hi Ori!

1:49 pm

periwinkle

ty for dh words

1:49 pm

periwinkle

ty for dh words

1:54 pm

periwinkle

help with ho7 pls

1:54 pm

Glantarell

a large unwanted plant

1:55 pm

Glantarell

starts with a pig

1:55 pm

Glantarell

evening all

1:56 pm

periwinkle

ty for ho7, was looking in wrong direction

1:56 pm

Glantarell

yw

1:57 pm

medusa

thanks glant.

1:57 pm

medusa

hi all

1:57 pm

medusa

hi all

1:57 pm

medusa

weed

1:57 pm

medusa

oops!

2:12 pm

medusa

nbt nbs

2:20 pm

PMS

ht

4:38 pm

Nef

Hi again. Back to try to find more words

5:12 pm

lil*monkey

Hi Nef

5:12 pm

lil*monkey

I've been popping in and out

5:13 pm

lil*monkey

I ain't afraid of no gh5

6:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

anybody home?

6:04 pm

Minveryork

Peek-A-Boo!

6:06 pm

MollyL

Out of the woodwork they come

6:14 pm

ChampFit

Could be worse...they could be creepy clowns.

6:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

hahaha

6:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

is there another ki4/9?

6:18 pm

ChampFit

I have 2

6:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

another ki4/9 of clown, i mean. got to run,bye all

6:20 pm

ChampFit

Oooh...sorry. bye!

6:30 pm

MollyL

Isn't there someone here who makes creepy evil dolls.
Ooo, so scary.

6:30 pm

Minveryork

Goodbye 72 Temple Owl.I hope to see U here again soon.

6:31 pm

ChampFit

FW, finally. Ugh for creepy dolls!

6:38 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations ChampFit on your fireworks!Good for you

6:44 pm

MollyL

Phantom: fictitious (as in fake poster)

6:52 pm

Minveryork

LOTS of phantoms today!Mine were edge,going & napkin.

9:35 pm

maggiej

in 7 any hints?

9:39 pm

torgone

Something very stupid

9:40 pm

torgone

vapid, bland ..

9:47 pm

Minveryork

The in7/26 is in plus take a *** of a drink plus Freud term

9:47 pm

Minveryork

Hello magie! How are you doing today? Welcome to chop.

9:48 pm

Minveryork

Hello torgone! How are you doing today? Welcome to grid

9:49 pm

torgone

Heya Min!

10:33 pm

Nef

Hi again; finally got time to sit down & finish (I hope)

10:35 pm

origami

15 left. It feels like 100.

10:35 pm

origami

Hiya Tor.

10:35 pm

Nef

I have 27 left; I know what you mean, ore.

10:36 pm

origami

Hey Nef.

10:36 pm

Nef

Hi, origami; how are you doing?

10:37 pm

origami

fighting off a cold. I leave for Missouri to see my long-lost niece on Monday, so am pampering myself. It's important to me. How you doing Nef?

10:39 pm

Nef

Trying to prevent a cold also! :-) DH & the grandson both have one; I'm doing lots of hand washing, vitaminC & am ready with the zinc lozenges if I feel I'm getting it too

10:39 pm

Nef

Long Lost niece? How'd she get lost?

10:42 pm

origami

When my sister died (my niece was 2 yo) they just disappeared. I found her recently on Facebook. 40 years later. She is my only remaining relative. I am soooo excited about seeing her.

10:44 pm

Nef

WOW! No wonder this is important to you! How far away is she? Have you found out if she's married & has kid yet

10:48 pm

stidmama

((((Nefigami)))) ;-)

10:48 pm

Nef

Hi stid; how are you?

10:49 pm

origami

She is in Missouri. A ways away. My air tickets are booked! She is married and has a couple of children. One of which is in college. It is hard for me to imagine my sister (who died at 27) has a grandchild that old. I can't tell you how excited I am.

10:49 pm

origami

Nefrigami :-)

10:50 pm

stidmama

I am tired. Gave up trying to plan special lessons for tomorrow. Will do a different style of timed test tomorrow, and no idea if it will work out!

10:50 pm

origami

Hey stid

10:50 pm

stidmama

Origami, I hope you have a lovely visit with your niece.

10:50 pm

Nef

That sounds really exciting; I can't blame you for being anxious to meet her

10:51 pm

Nef

(((Stid))) is it your allergic reactions that have made you so tired?

10:52 pm

origami

We are going to rock this visit! She seems like a lovely person. My sister Phyllis was the best of the bunch. She seems to take after her.

10:52 pm

Nef

Was your sister older or younger than you, ore?

10:53 pm

Nef

origami, (sorry, spellcheck is on)

10:54 pm

origami

Older. I had two older sisters. Phyllis was 10 years older than me and Sandra 15 years older. I was the baby.

10:54 pm

Nef

(I hope you have pictures of your family; & I also hope that there is a family resemblance)

10:55 pm

Nef

Wow, that's a big spread!

10:56 pm

origami

I will try to get one. I am the most unphotogenic person on the planet. My sister was beautiful. She was 5'11" and was a print ad model. My sisters had a different father so the age gap makes sense.

10:59 pm

Nef

DH's parents were divorced when he was about 2; we tried to find his father a couple of times but kept running into brick walls looking for his father.When DH was 38, we finally found him; & the first time we met him it was so weird because he didn't look anything like I imagined him to look; but they both had the exact same weird way of rubbing their eyes!! (I'd always teased DH about his odd way of rubbing his eyes too!)

11:02 pm

stidmama

*grin* ikea is in the grid... LOL

11:02 pm

Nef

Oh, okay. My mom died when I was 8; I have 4 siblings & we're within 7 years (the 1st 5 of us); then our dad remarried & we have 2 half siblings that are 12 & 14 years younger than me (but I'm also 2nd oldest)

11:02 pm

m9f9l

hi all.

11:03 pm

origami

It is strange that people lose track of each other. I never questioned my mother about why they weren't in our lives. My mother was a strange force of nature. It is great that you found DH

11:03 pm

Nef

LOL, stid! I didn't see that before!

11:03 pm

Nef

Hi m9

11:03 pm

stidmama

hey m9

11:03 pm

m9f9l

I'm the youngest of 9. (looks like we're talking about siblings :-) )

11:03 pm

m9f9l

So now you know where the 9's come from!

11:04 pm

origami

HI M9.

11:04 pm

stidmama

*cannot count to 9* (like many of my students, apparently)

11:04 pm

Nef

LOL! I've often wondered about that!

11:05 pm

origami

I'm just so excited about seeing her. My only living relative.

11:06 pm

origami

M9, I can't imagine a family that large. I envy you.

11:07 pm

Nef

hey, stid, my grandson is now in 2nd grade & was trying to explain the "new math" to me. I think it's the weirdest way to do math & it sounds so confusing to me.
He was in the top of his class last year; he loved working on math in his head & was even doing multiplication; but after his first timed math test he's now at the bottom of his class.

11:08 pm

stidmama

Combined conceptual understanding and algorithms, if not well taught and connected by the teacher, seem to confuse children more than teaching just one way or the other.

11:08 pm

Nef

Your other sister had no kids either?

11:08 pm

m9f9l

There's a 5 year gap between the older 6 and the younger 3.. it's more like having aunts and uncles than siblings in a way.

11:09 pm

stidmama

At least I think that is what is happening with the kids in our school. This is the third year of a significant number of kids not having basic skills as they enter our grade.

11:09 pm

m9f9l

And then I have 4 children and there's an 18 year gap between oldest and youngest.

11:09 pm

Nef

Combined conceptual understanding and algorithms? (I'm going to have to look that up I guess

11:10 pm

origami

She had a child who died in a motorcycle accident and another child I can't find. So maybe there is someone else out there I can connect to.

11:10 pm

stidmama

well, there are algorithms (the way you learned to "do" math by rules), and there are concepts like how numbers actually "work" that are technically independent of algorithms

11:11 pm

m9f9l

mathematical notation is really rather an abstract thing...and too many teaching methods and manuals don't do a good job of connecting the algorithms to reality in a way that young people understand.

11:11 pm

Nef

Wow, m9; my mom was 1 of 9 kids too, she was #4 and the oldest & youngest were 20 years apart. All but 1 of her siblings had 5 or 6 kids; the one that just had 1 child was the aunt who raised the 5 of us

11:12 pm

stidmama

or what m9 said... I am tired...

11:12 pm

m9f9l

and so they get to where they don't even try to connect it.. it's just mumbo jumbo and they grasp at meaning...

11:12 pm

m9f9l

You have a very large extended family then!

11:13 pm

m9f9l

I guess that's why I can handle 10 people living in my house..LOL

11:13 pm

origami

So, I am a math person. I had to endure all sorts of "this will make children understand math" shit in the 60's. None of it did. The powers that be dragged me around to schools to demonstrate their hopeless lessons.

11:14 pm

m9f9l

Hmmm.. should ask what you think of common core?

11:15 pm

Nef

Yep, I think that there were 56 first cousins on my mother's side alone. And through facebook (like origami) I've virtually "met" some cousins on my dad's side of the family too that I never knew before

11:15 pm

m9f9l

Yowza~

11:16 pm

stidmama

Still, I do think most kids by the age I teach are able to understand how place value works, and how the digit "1" in the tens column indicates TEN of something, not one. However this year, they do not know this at a level that allows them to calculate addition and subtraction with accuracy rates above 50%. Which means that we have to go back to the drawing board to un-teach their misunderstanding and re-teach what they really need to know. Which is that if 17 + 3 = 20, then 20 - 3 = 17 (and not the 27 that I am seeing on a regular basis!).

11:17 pm

stidmama

So tonight I was struggling with how to meet the needs of the kids who need that level of instruction and also meet the needs of the kids who are ready for grade level math. It's going to be an interesting year, math-wise.

11:17 pm

Nef

well, "common core" has totally confused my grandson. He had to make a math grid to tell me what 6 + 7 equaled tonight; just this past summer he knew that inside out.

11:18 pm

Nef

Oh, dear, stid. that will be tough

11:19 pm

stidmama

There is a normal "slump" in what was known as new information and skills are integrated -- if he doesn't regain the automaticity, Nef, in a couple weeks (at most) then you might want to ask the teacher what's going on.

11:20 pm

m9f9l

Well, good luck Stid. The statistics on math anxiety and percentages of students needing remedial math after high school are pretty bad. And until they take the pressure off, it's not going to get any better.

11:20 pm

stidmama

"common core" is not the issue for your grandson -- you need to know the style of math (Singapore math? Math their way? SRA?) there are so many different curricula out there. And the specific strategies and algorithms may be articulated in different ways. Math is not as monolithic as people once portrayed it.

11:21 pm

Nef

(6+7 & 5+8 are the 2 addition problems I've always had problems with. I loved math & still do, but for some reason those 2 addition problems always makes me pause before getting the answer

11:23 pm

Nef

There are different teaching systems for math??? Oh my! I will indeed have to find out what type it is

11:23 pm

m9f9l

THat's normal. 7's and 8's are issues for even very high functioning mathematicians

11:23 pm

m9f9l

in addition AND multiplication.

11:23 pm

stidmama

I have that issue with multiplication -- 7s are my nemesis! I CAN, and DO, memorize them but I struggle each year again...

11:24 pm

Nef

m9, I think it's just the 13 that bogs me down. I don't have problems with any others; just those 2 daaition problems.

11:24 pm

m9f9l

I only remember that 7X8 is 56 by thinking of the sequence 5,6,7,8 LOL... unless I'm doing a lot of calculation.

11:26 pm

m9f9l

I enjoyed some of Condrad Wolfram's talk on teaching problem solving rather than maths. I was particularly keen on the 4 steps of problem solving and I think he hit the nail on the head when he said we spend so much time on step 3 and that's the BORING part! :-)

11:27 pm

stidmama

well, down to 28 and have to get ready to sleep soon. Have a lovely week, all! Thanks for helping me think about the math... maybe I'll find a strategy for teaching these concepts in my dreams!

11:28 pm

m9f9l

He has a TED talk, but the one I watched is a different one called "Stop Teaching Calculating, Start Learning Maths! - Conrad Wolfram"

11:28 pm

stidmama

That was a good talk -- I should listen to it again! *poof*

11:28 pm

Nef

Good luck, stid. Sleep well & I hope you're feeling better & more energised soon.

11:29 pm

m9f9l

How old is your grandson Nef?

11:29 pm

Nef

I've actually bought 2 hardbound books on Mathematics over the years because I've found it so fascinating. (yeah, I'm weird like that)

11:30 pm

Nef

m9, he's 7 years old & in 2nd grade.

11:30 pm

m9f9l

I just bought a really cool one (it's soft-bound) called You Can Count on Monsters.

11:31 pm

Nef

LOL! That at least sounds like fun! :-D

11:32 pm

Nef

I bought one titled Mathematics for the Millions & I can't remember the name of the other one. but will look it up for you

11:32 pm

m9f9l

Gah.. I mean really..how often in his REAL life (not contrived math problems) does he have to add 6 and 7?? I don't keep things in my head that I don't NEED to use regularly.

11:33 pm

m9f9l

Look.. you can buy it WITH shipping for less than 4 bucks! http://tinyurl.com/zeb4evv

11:36 pm

Nef

Well, I can't tell you what the book is or who the authors are; my book cases are all out of order! (I'll have to work on that now too...)

11:37 pm

m9f9l

No prob. Let me know if you remember! What was good about "Mathematics for the Millions"?

11:38 pm

Nef

That look slike a fun book, m9; I may have to get it for him...

11:38 pm

m9f9l

Oh hey!! If that kind of thing interests you.. I have really been enjoying a website! And that of course if FREE! It's betterexplained.com I think you'd really like it!

11:39 pm

Nef

To me it made things easy to understand

11:40 pm

Nef

Thanks!

11:40 pm

m9f9l

And yes, get the book. It was worth it to me just for the conversation Gage and I had on the idea of infinite primes.

11:43 pm

Nef

I probably will buy it then. Ronald is a very good reader too; so he will probably enjoy it also. (I read to him almost every night he sleeps over; I think his dad tries to read to him almost every night also.)

11:45 pm

m9f9l

It's mostly pictures. Oh..have you heard of the Life of Fred books?

11:45 pm

m9f9l

THey are spendy...

11:45 pm

m9f9l

But they have almost a cult following, LOL.

11:46 pm

maggiej

tyvm was afk

11:47 pm

Nef

No, I haven't heard of the Life of Fred books; it's a series, I take it?

11:47 pm

m9f9l

Yes.

11:47 pm

m9f9l

I have the first one and a later one.

11:48 pm

m9f9l

They're by Stanley F. Schmidt

11:48 pm

m9f9l

Hi maggie

11:50 pm

Nef

here's a link to the math book I have m9: http://tinyurl.com/gktxehr

11:52 pm

m9f9l

Heh heh.. I'd already looked it up.

11:54 pm

Nef

:-)

11:54 pm

m9f9l

I'm buying it from that same site that I linked to before.. less than 4 bucks with shipping! LOL

11:56 pm

Nef

I hope you enjoy it. I remember interrupting my hubby & kids & reading them different quotes from it as I read it. Finally my hubby said that he really wished I'd enjoy that book by myself because he wasn't as enthusiastic about math as I was.

11:57 pm

m9f9l

LOL!!

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