Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, December 23, 2016

12:11 am

Uneaixoise

so7

12:11 am

Lizlin

Hi all. Hi Une

12:11 am

Lizlin

re 7

12:11 am

Uneaixoise

hey liz

12:12 am

pugmama763

re7x2

12:12 am

pugmama763

so far

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

Lizlin

Thanks, Lickety

12:20 am

Uneaixoise

halfway . . . gnite all :-)

12:20 am

Lizlin

Sleep well, Une

12:20 am

pugmama763

110 & hit the wall......... grrrrr

12:22 am

Uneaixoise

(100)

12:23 am

zoozzoom

9

12:23 am

Lizlin

:) Hi Zooz

12:24 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Liz :-0

12:27 am

flosey

oops, missed flip!

12:27 am

rururocks

there are some very strange e's here

12:27 am

cybernan

hello everyone

12:27 am

rururocks

thank god flosey is here.. we can start now

12:28 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Nan :-)

12:29 am

flosey

do you mean you are not finished yet Ru!

12:29 am

origami

Hi folks

12:30 am

rururocks

hi nan, ori and zooz

12:30 am

zoozzoom

Hello Babblers :-)

12:30 am

Lizlin

Hi Flosey, Ru, nan and ori and anyone else I've missed.

12:30 am

herinfernallady

Hi. Seasons Greatings

12:30 am

rururocks

he ori.. I pretested that chardonnay for you .. it was delish

12:30 am

herinfernallady

Greetings. Opps

12:31 am

Lizlin

Hi herin

12:31 am

origami

can't wait to drink it. I have eyed it a couple of times :-)

12:31 am

herinfernallady

Howdy

12:31 am

origami

Hi herin!

12:32 am

herinfernallady

Howdy

12:33 am

cybernan

see that pug found re 7 x2 -- wish I was that clever!

12:34 am

flosey

hi herin, haven

12:34 am

flosey

haven't seen you in a while

12:36 am

herinfernallady

been busy. Just wanted to say Seasons Greetings

12:37 am

cybernan

Merry Christmas to you too, herin

12:38 am

herinfernallady

Ok I must scatter. See you all soon

12:39 am

zoozzoom

Bye, Herin.

12:40 am

Lizlin

Happy chanukah, Merry Christmas - just happy holidays. Whatever you do, just enjoy. BBL

12:40 am

flosey

glad you dropped in Herin, Merry Christmas

12:47 am

cybernan

102 and not finding much else, so will call it a night. See you tomorrow :-)

12:48 am

flosey

wow, great start Nan

12:48 am

zoozzoom

Sweet sleep, Nan.

12:48 am

flosey

didn

12:48 am

flosey

didn't realize I was so late coming in!!

12:53 am

rururocks

finished

12:54 am

zoozzoom

Congrats, Ruru!

12:55 am

rururocks

ty ty ty

12:55 am

rururocks

MLF is going to have a fit with some of those e's and b's :D

12:57 am

origami

Yay ru! We bow to your superior skill :-)

12:57 am

origami

I have 65 whole words :-)

12:57 am

rururocks

actually ori.. when you have a scrambled brain like I do.. it's easy to unscramble words :D

12:58 am

rururocks

I started a half hour before you anyways

12:58 am

zoozzoom

I have 64 And struggling with a nose that thinks it is a tap.

12:58 am

rururocks

well.. that's nothing to sneeze at Zooz

12:59 am

zoozzoom

LOL Thas for that :-)

12:59 am

zoozzoom

Thanks*

1:00 am

zoozzoom

It is 07:00am and still pitch black outside.

1:01 am

origami

<--- Prays for a scrambled brain so I can get fireworks

1:01 am

rururocks

I have a feeling you're going to sniff out all the words

1:02 am

rururocks

(Spaniards say Buenos snortes to Zooz every evening now)

1:03 am

zoozzoom

LOL

1:03 am

rururocks

Zooz says.. I take tissue with that comment

1:05 am

zoozzoom

I did snot say that!

1:05 am

zoozzoom

I did snot say that!

1:07 am

rururocks

we're going to mucous up the chat

1:09 am

origami

sneezes Christ guys

1:10 am

zoozzoom

THe glare from the scren is killing my eyes. Going to lay down for a while. Sorry to stop the fun guys.

1:24 am

flosey

off to bed here, too tired, bb in the morning

1:36 am

origami

I'm off to bed also. See ya'll later

2:50 am

zoozzoom

Back to try and find my last 62 words.

4:04 am

sprite

good morning all

4:24 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Sprite :-)

4:28 am

MollyL

*Puts out coffee, tea and Christmas cookies

4:40 am

zoozzoom

Ooh I do love cookies!

4:42 am

MollyL

I love holiday cookies, People seem to save all their special recipes for this time of year.

4:45 am

zoozzoom

I had two billioniare muffins yesterday...they were delishous!

4:46 am

zoozzoom

delicious*

4:47 am

zoozzoom

They had butterscoth sauch i the middle YUM!

4:47 am

MollyL

I had to look those up. They sound decadent.

4:49 am

zoozzoom

They are normally Â£2.50 for two but I got them for 80p as they were on there last date of sale. Being a cheap skate that I am..I went for them lol

4:50 am

zoozzoom

Their*

4:52 am

MollyL

Only you Brits could come up with a sweet muffin with the additional shortbread on top.
: D

4:52 am

zoozzoom

I went to the pst office yesterday and handed an envelope with a Christmas/Birthday card in it and told them they sent it to the wrong house. It should be delivered a further 513 miles north of where I live . They were gob smacked that it arrived at my house lol

4:54 am

zoozzoom

There are variations of it, Molly. I had the one with a big blob of belgian chocolate on the top :-)

5:04 am

MollyL

Nice of you to try and get the cards to the people they were intended for.

5:48 am

sukee

Good morning all.

5:50 am

Anniebrook

good morning, sukee

5:50 am

sukee

Hi Annie

6:15 am

lbdawger

good morning! may i have a clue for the re6.27?

6:18 am

lbdawger

nm found it.

6:44 am

Uneaixoise

115 found . . . heading for the list . . .

6:45 am

Anniebrook

Une, I received the calendar yesterday. The dogs are precious and thanks for the doggy sticky notes. Your calendar gets better and better. Thanks so much.

6:46 am

Uneaixoise

glad you like your calendar!! It's always fun to put it together -- lets me revisit all the sweet furbabies :-)

6:47 am

Anniebrook

I get to look at a different dog each month

6:48 am

Uneaixoise

:-)

6:54 am

Anniebrook

50 left for later

7:10 am

Uneaixoise

62 here -- later, all! :-)

7:23 am

nurse1000

re7/28. any help please?

7:26 am

frogface

re 7/28, to go in again.

7:26 am

nurse1000

nm, found it

7:26 am

nurse1000

Ty. frogface

7:52 am

ChampFit

stats for the 8's please?

7:52 am

phaeton

bo8/55

7:53 am

phaeton

te8/60

7:53 am

ChampFit

Thank you.

7:54 am

phaeton

yw

8:03 am

72 Temple Owl

are either of those past tense?

8:03 am

phaeton

I don't have them...just the stats

8:06 am

72 Temple Owl

ty

8:13 am

chrisk

neither are past tense

8:14 am

phaeton

clue for the au6/30 plls

8:14 am

rubyfoo

hair color

8:15 am

rubyfoo

and hello

8:15 am

phaeton

ty ruby

8:19 am

phaeton

er6/30?

8:27 am

bubba218

er + prefix for two + opp of smart is d**b

8:27 am

bubba218

then pl

8:28 am

phaeton

ty bubba

8:29 am

bubba218

yw

8:29 am

phaeton

ru6/30?

8:30 am

bubba218

ru6 term used for what a gangster doess to his opposition

8:38 am

phaeton

do you have the ou6/27?

8:39 am

bubba218

ou+ he's a ***el and he'll never b e any good + vowel

8:40 am

phaeton

ty ...weird word

8:40 am

phaeton

te7/44?

8:40 am

bubba218

done, lots of weird words in this one.

8:41 am

phaeton

congrats bubba!

8:41 am

bubba218

t + er6,30

8:41 am

phaeton

6 left here

8:42 am

phaeton

last one...the second bu5/16

8:44 am

bubba218

bu + ***urn to sender

8:44 am

Aloyisius

laboratory glassware, phaeton

8:44 am

phaeton

ty

8:45 am

phaeton

done

8:45 am

Aloyisius

congrats phaeton and bubba!

8:45 am

bubba218

congrats!!

8:56 am

bichon

ty bubba

8:58 am

MLFAN17

hello all

9:01 am

MLFAN17

5th column e?

9:05 am

Aloyisius

en5.12, MLF

9:05 am

MLFAN17

hi aloy

9:07 am

MLFAN17

clue please?

9:08 am

Aloyisius

hi MLF.. I just finished and have to scoot to get some chores done before we leave for the holiday.. Happy Babbling to all!

9:08 am

MLFAN17

bye aloy enjoy

9:08 am

Aloyisius

en + **anium is radioactive + vowel.. poof

9:09 am

MLFAN17

got it

9:10 am

MLFAN17

ae6?

9:12 am

MLFAN17

I will be back .....

9:44 am

Uneaixoise

back from running errands -- and wow, look at all the great clues! thanks!

9:47 am

car.eeyore

Hello everyone!

9:50 am

rururocks

Buenos dias car.ee

9:50 am

car.eeyore

Hola! Feliz Navidad!

9:52 am

rururocks

Casi!

9:56 am

car.eeyore

:)

9:56 am

car.eeyore

You ready?

9:57 am

cybernan

good morning everyone

9:57 am

MLFAN17

hello again

9:58 am

car.eeyore

Hello Cyber!

9:58 am

car.eeyore

Hello MLF!

9:58 am

MLFAN17

hi cyber

9:58 am

MLFAN17

hi car

9:58 am

rururocks

yes.. i'm ready for xmas.. and some time off

9:58 am

MLFAN17

ae6 clue anyone?

9:59 am

rururocks

there isn't an ae 6 mlf

9:59 am

MLFAN17

oops sorry

10:00 am

rururocks

Morning nan

10:00 am

car.eeyore

Holiday delirium has set in!

10:00 am

rururocks

and meatloafan

10:00 am

rururocks

how so car?

10:00 am

car.eeyore

seeing words that arent' there......

10:00 am

rururocks

oh.. that's not just the holidays :D

10:01 am

MLFAN17

I do that a lot car

10:01 am

car.eeyore

true dat....

10:01 am

MLFAN17

does the an7 come from the corner a?

10:01 am

rururocks

yes

10:02 am

car.eeyore

Ooooh! Egyptian god in the grid

10:04 am

MLFAN17

ruru clue please?

10:04 am

mixi6

Ra

10:04 am

mixi6

Ra

10:04 am

MLFAN17

hi mii

10:04 am

MLFAN17

mixi

10:05 am

car.eeyore

Well, yes, he is in there too

10:05 am

car.eeyore

I was going with the afterlife one

10:06 am

rururocks

afterlife one? You lost me

10:06 am

dan2bit

morning all! the 2bit house is full of baking

10:06 am

MollyL

Anubis

10:07 am

rururocks

hmmm.. (heads to Dan's house timing for the cookies)

10:07 am

rururocks

Anubis?

10:07 am

MLFAN17

hi dan cani have some of what you are baking?

10:07 am

MLFAN17

Molly did you get a kringle box this time?

10:07 am

rururocks

never heard of him/her.. but I could be in Denile

10:07 am

dan2bit

*hands out spritz cookies

10:07 am

MollyL

Anubis is the Egyptian afterlife God

10:07 am

hurshy

help with U?

10:07 am

MollyL

Oh cool, the 2Bits are spritzing

10:08 am

hurshy

the upper U i mean?

10:08 am

MLFAN17

hi hurshy

10:08 am

rururocks

pee hursh

10:08 am

dan2bit

un5/18 what Trump is to be president

10:08 am

MLFAN17

unfit

10:08 am

cybernan

ru is the cookie monster in disguise

10:08 am

MLFAN17

oops

10:08 am

hurshy

ah thanks, man i'm too tired!

10:08 am

dan2bit

ur4/5 a pee word

10:08 am

MollyL

Anubis is that Dog man with the horns. I'm sure you have seen pictures

10:08 am

MLFAN17

<---goes to pb

10:08 am

rururocks

my neighbor brought over a bunch of cookies and I can't eat them

10:09 am

MollyL

Pee word, see, I told you the 2Bits were spritzing

10:09 am

dan2bit

ha

10:09 am

MollyL

Nuts Ru?

10:09 am

MLFAN17

an7 clue please?

10:09 am

rururocks

i'll have to check out Anubis later on google

10:09 am

cybernan

why not?

10:09 am

SamanthaJoy

I have an li 5/14 and a 4/4. Can anyone tell me what I'm missing?

10:10 am

rururocks

they have nuts in them nan

10:10 am

cybernan

li 4/5

10:10 am

rururocks

i'm allergic to nuts

10:10 am

MLFAN17

I don't like nuts in baked goods

10:10 am

rururocks

(which is why I sneeze here around certain players :D)

10:10 am

cybernan

ah -- me too -- and I have such a lovely recipe for pecan squares that I used to make all the time

10:11 am

SamanthaJoy

Thanks nan.

10:11 am

MollyL

Ooo, I love pecans in anything.

10:11 am

mixi6

I love nuts. I am married to one.

10:11 am

cybernan

yw sam

10:11 am

rururocks

I used to love pecan pie.. but can't eat it any longer

10:11 am

MLFAN17

mixi you too huh?

10:12 am

MollyL

I can do without pecan pie. I don't like the goo base to it.

10:12 am

mixi6

yup.

10:12 am

rururocks

that's the best part molly

10:12 am

rururocks

I like caramelly anything

10:13 am

MLFAN17

aren't wel lucky mixi?:/

10:13 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! moody 90210 girl

10:13 am

MLFAN17

I haven't gotten my kringle this year:(

10:13 am

rururocks

being married to a nut brings women out of their shell

10:13 am

MollyL

Brenda

10:13 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!

10:13 am

mixi6

He wants to get another cat for Christmas.

10:14 am

MLFAN17

mixi how many do you have now?

10:14 am

hurshy

all i want for christmas is mew

10:14 am

mixi6

zero.

10:14 am

rururocks

who wouldn't want another cat for xmas

10:14 am

MLFAN17

ruru are you speaking from experience?

10:14 am

mixi6

Lost our last one the past summer.

10:15 am

rururocks

yes mlf.. i'm an expert at the subject

10:15 am

MLFAN17

aww so sorry mixi I had heard that they wont allow people to get them as a gift?

10:15 am

hurshy

a shelter here has a "home for the holidays" special - yours might too. ours is $15 for any pet over 6 months.

10:15 am

MLFAN17

lol ruru

10:15 am

MLFAN17

oh that is so cool hurshy

10:16 am

SamanthaJoy

And the Official Phantom of the Day is: Retribution

10:16 am

rururocks

wow Samantha that's a good one

10:16 am

MLFAN17

that is a close one samantha

10:17 am

SamanthaJoy

Thank yew, thank yew verra much

10:17 am

hurshy

name that florida politician!

10:17 am

cybernan

if anything should be banned as a gift, it should be the drones that I see piled in stores everywhere. I think people should have to register and be licensed to use them

10:18 am

rururocks

hey mubner is in the grid today.. it's his grid

10:19 am

MLFAN17

cyber I just don't understand why those were made and are being sold to the public.. isn't that an invasion of privacy?

10:20 am

rururocks

<--needs to study up on florida politicians apparently

10:21 am

mixi6

bush was the only one I could think of, but he's not in the grid.

10:21 am

hurshy

famously drank a lot of water while giving a TV presentation

10:22 am

SamanthaJoy

Is he from Florida? I tried to avoid learning anything about him.

10:22 am

hurshy

lol

10:22 am

rururocks

marco rubio

10:23 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!

10:23 am

rururocks

I could only think of Bush too

10:23 am

cybernan

that's not the biggest issue as far as I'm concerned...it's the idiots that fly them into airways. We had a forest fire burning out of control near homes this year and the firefighters had to pull water bomber support because some idiot was sending is drone in the way and the planes had to be grounded for safety. There have also been some near misses both in Canada and the US near airports because of them.

10:23 am

hurshy

i think some states have banned them

10:23 am

hurshy

or banned certain uses of them

10:23 am

MLFAN17

scary isn't it?

10:24 am

hurshy

like over x feet high or over other people's property

10:24 am

rururocks

it's kind of funny that the "smart" bush is named Jeb

10:25 am

cybernan

the problem is, hurshy, without any id on the drones or the owners how do you police it?

10:25 am

hurshy

you mean bc of beverly hillbillies?

10:26 am

rururocks

yep

10:26 am

cybernan

ah - just found an 8 -- can list now :D

10:26 am

hurshy

i think they have gotten some people in trouble because like only one guy in town had a drone or whatever. i suppose it would get harder as popularity grows. but, i mean, we have VIN #s and registration for cars, and licenses, so, i guess we would just have to set that up for drones. probably just tack it on to DMV i guess

10:29 am

hurshy

phantom: info

10:29 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! male name, or sandwich

10:30 am

cybernan

ruben

10:30 am

rururocks

sandwich

10:30 am

rururocks

(covering for nan)

10:31 am

hurshy

close...

10:31 am

mixi6

reuben

10:32 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!

10:32 am

rururocks

(just trying to be helpful)

10:32 am

rururocks

that reuben just went right pastrami

10:34 am

cybernan

lived in a jewish neighbourhood once, so knew of the sandwich, but has they would never have anything to do with us, we didn't have much opportunity to learn anything about the jewish culture.

10:35 am

rururocks

I was married to a Jewish woman for 30 years and never learned much about the culture

10:40 am

rururocks

*hits the restart button on the chat*

10:41 am

cybernan

don't think there was anything we could add to that, ru!

10:42 am

rururocks

most of my Hebrew friends and family don't really observe the Jewish customs any longer

10:45 am

cybernan

we bought a house in a new development, then a synagogue was built a block away and the neighbourhood became a jewish ghetto. No one would talk to us other than in passing and their children would play with ours, but never invite them into their homes. I was really glad when my husband was transferred and we moved out of there.

10:47 am

rururocks

hmm.. that has never been my experience

10:47 am

rururocks

They are usually the warmest and most generous people I've ever met

10:50 am

cybernan

it was an orthodox group, so maybe that makes a difference. The only jewish woman on the street that would socialize with me had converted to her husband's faith and they were reform. Also her father, who visited often, was from Glasgow and I was the only person around other than family that could understand what he was saying.

10:51 am

rururocks

oh yeah.. orthodox would make a big difference I'd bet.

10:52 am

rururocks

I have to get to work soon.. still have emergency deliveries to make

10:52 am

cybernan

people forget to pick up wine for Christmas dinner? or don't have any stored in their house?

10:53 am

rururocks

hah.. no.. just some restaurants that forgot to reorder and are screwed unless I save them

10:53 am

cybernan

There must be something wrong with us -- we head to the winery whenever our cellar gets below 2 dozen bottles!

10:54 am

rururocks

you must be cork dorks cyber :D

10:55 am

cybernan

yeah

10:55 am

cybernan

comes from living in an area with over 100 estate wineries

10:56 am

rururocks

got to run.. have a great xmas nan

10:56 am

cybernan

hagd ru

10:56 am

cybernan

you too

11:06 am

periwinkle

hi all. help with either 8 pls

11:07 am

cybernan

have to go and run some errands before the parking lots fill up -- bbl

11:09 am

flosey

fw and of for breakfast, bb tonight

11:20 am

MLFAN17

me too peri

11:22 am

SamanthaJoy

The te8 is weird. It's a plural of te7/44, and it ends like boredom or repetition

11:22 am

penquis

hey, peri....played with someone who registered as Team Babble: Thanar yesterday....no idea who that was....

11:23 am

SamanthaJoy

the te7 ends like a word for* boredom

11:25 am

MLFAN17

I am lost on that te word

11:26 am

SamanthaJoy

te + consonant + throw the ***s out, but put an extra vowel in the middle of that word

11:26 am

SamanthaJoy

than pl for 8

11:27 am

MLFAN17

throw the what out?

11:27 am

SamanthaJoy

That still doesn't make it easy but it limits your options a little. :)

11:28 am

SamanthaJoy

Agh. You don't know that phrase. OK, try word for "hobo" or "beggar" instead

11:30 am

MLFAN17

for that phrase I thought of dog

11:31 am

penquis

it's a short 3 letter word, mlf.....another use "Can I *** a cigarette off you?"....

11:31 am

penquis

but i still haven't figured out the te word....lol....

11:31 am

SamanthaJoy

Let me try again:

te + consonant + prefix for two + a two letter speech filler that we use when we're thinking or confused.

11:31 am

MLFAN17

pen yes that is the part I figured out and don't know the first part

11:32 am

penquis

ty sam....

11:32 am

MLFAN17

ty sam

11:32 am

SamanthaJoy

Now see if you can come up with better clues, because I'm hurting over here. LMAO

11:32 am

penquis

gotta go.....be back later...

11:32 am

MLFAN17

bye pen

11:32 am

MLFAN17

Samantha?

11:33 am

SamanthaJoy

Yeah?

11:33 am

MLFAN17

do you have the corner a?

11:33 am

SamanthaJoy

Metaphorically hurting.

11:34 am

SamanthaJoy

Yeah, sure, some people read au4, then the latin plural of that

11:34 am

penquis

MLF....just go with that holy haze that surrounds a person....

11:34 am

penquis

really leaving now, lol....

11:34 am

MLFAN17

didn't have that au 4 ty pen

11:35 am

SamanthaJoy

the au 6 is a hair color

11:35 am

MLFAN17

ty samantha

11:36 am

SamanthaJoy

and the an 6 from that corner is another weird one: an + vowel + I *** a marathon

11:37 am

MLFAN17

I finally have nbt

11:37 am

MLFAN17

greyed that a ty

11:38 am

SamanthaJoy

There are just lots of weird words in today's puzzle. At least it's not huge.

11:43 am

bichon

be 5/14, pls

11:43 am

SamanthaJoy

She wore a raspberry one

11:44 am

bichon

is that a clue Samantha?

11:44 am

SamanthaJoy

Yes. She wore a raspberry be5/14

11:44 am

Uneaixoise

french cap

11:44 am

bichon

ty Sam nd Une

11:44 am

SamanthaJoy

Honest to god if you don't get my clue I don't think I want to know about it. LMAO

11:44 am

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

11:54 am

bichon

bo 7/40, pls

11:54 am

MollyL

Samantha, there are elders here who have no idea about rock music/Prince clues. I got your clue. I love that song.

11:55 am

bichon

That would be me.

11:55 am

SamanthaJoy

That song is thirty years old though!

11:56 am

SamanthaJoy

And here's the thing: When "Party Like It's 1999" was released three years *before* that song, it become the most requested song in nursing homes that year. I am not kidding you.

11:56 am

MollyL

Bichon, I'm so glad you resized your icon photograph. That is a GREAT picture.

11:56 am

SamanthaJoy

Which is why I expected everyone to get it.

11:57 am

bichon

I did? Can't see it here

11:57 am

MollyL

Yes Samantha, however the common denominator generation here is over 65 and grew up listening to other music or playing (shudder) classical stuff.

11:57 am

bichon

Yes, I did. Yeah me

11:58 am

bichon

That would be me Molly. Always listen to classical music dure the day.

11:58 am

MollyL

Your grandkids must love that picture.

11:58 am

SamanthaJoy

Well, consider looking that song up if you can, because it's a good one. :D

11:59 am

bichon

My grand kids were just here and they loved it.

11:59 am

bichon

bo 7/40, pls

12:00 pm

SamanthaJoy

don't have it

12:01 pm

bichon

ty any way

12:03 pm

MollyL

bo7 start with the first 4 of the whiskey drink, end with the first 3 of a peanut butter cup brand

12:04 pm

bichon

ty Molly

12:04 pm

mattygroves

Aaah - of course, we could have used a classical music clue for that, as it's a classical form (often called, for children's music, a round)

12:05 pm

MollyL

The bo8 starts the same and ends with the green outdoor growths with bark

12:05 pm

mattygroves

Jethro Tull also did a version of Bach's on an early album

12:05 pm

MollyL

*Bets Matty fascinates people at cocktail parties

12:06 pm

mattygroves

I'm often too busy drinking the cocktails :)

12:07 pm

MollyL

That is a good thing. People at cocktail parties are all about discussing riveting things like "the weather" and "where do you work".
: P

12:07 pm

mattygroves

Heh - well, in that case - thanks for the compliment. Should you find yourself in the UK, I shall gladly have you round for cocktails (would a G&T work? I get good gin, and good tonic)

12:08 pm

Christa

Greetings

12:09 pm

origami

Greetings Christa ... haven't seen you in a while!

12:11 pm

bichon

ty Molly

12:19 pm

MLFAN17

Samantha I want huge lol

12:20 pm

MLFAN17

I have rku 6/24 need a clue for the other ru 6 please?

12:21 pm

MollyL

If there is an rku 6/24 I'll be damned if I can see it

12:22 pm

MLFAN17

sorry ru

12:22 pm

SamanthaJoy

ru 6/30 is a compound word. What a gangster would do to an adversary

12:22 pm

MLFAN17

ru 6/30

12:23 pm

dan2bit

or if rururocks took on ru paul in a fight

12:23 pm

ddb4nana

clues for the third re 6...the re 6/27 would be greatly appreciated!

12:23 pm

SamanthaJoy

HAH!

12:24 pm

SamanthaJoy

re + mated dogs for offspring

12:24 pm

MLFAN17

ty Samantha for the re6 u just clued

12:25 pm

SamanthaJoy

I wonder if it's the one nana wanted. :)

12:25 pm

ddb4nana

hating to admit I don't know what the clue refers to when using mated dogs for offspring (red face)

12:25 pm

MLFAN17

Samantha it is ddb asked for it lol

12:26 pm

ddb4nana

nm...just got it...tyvm!

12:35 pm

SamanthaJoy

fw

12:39 pm

periwinkle

I did not get the earlier clue for the te7/8

12:41 pm

dan2bit

a metal element - hard to clue

12:48 pm

MollyL

te + first 2 of what you ride on two wheels + last two of musical instrument you play by beating on it

12:53 pm

dan2bit

firewords! ty bubba218, lickety, Molly & all cluers

12:54 pm

MLFAN17

ra6/21?

12:55 pm

MLFAN17

never mind

1:00 pm

periwinkle

ty for te7/8

1:02 pm

MLFAN17

need help with both re 5/12's please?

1:02 pm

rolin

is there a clue around for the 8 not the te8

1:05 pm

MLFAN17

not that I know of rolin

1:06 pm

rolin

in that case i'm on my own.... not good..lol

1:06 pm

MLFAN17

i have been trying to find it since i started the grid which was only this am

1:06 pm

MLFAN17

its bo something i know that much

1:07 pm

MollyL

bo8 stars with whiskey drink and ends with outdoor growth that has bark

1:07 pm

MLFAN17

ty molly

1:07 pm

mrloser

1st RE5/12 to do the process again

1:08 pm

rolin

ty molly

1:08 pm

mrloser

bourtree

1:08 pm

mrloser

oops sorry bad cursor

1:08 pm

MLFAN17

ty mrloser

1:09 pm

rolin

just needs ten more 'b's.....sigh

1:14 pm

MollyL

And there is the ultimate clue for the bo8

1:28 pm

Uneaixoise

ou6 please?

1:30 pm

ursh

i have ou + close to a jewish priest but with an e and single cons - then plural for 7

1:31 pm

Uneaixoise

thanks ursh :-)

1:57 pm

Norma

can anyone clue the re6/27 please ;-)

2:00 pm

broll

see Samantha @ 12:24

2:04 pm

Norma

broll I don't know what a mated dog for offspring is lol

2:06 pm

broll

it's the process you do with animals, plants - past tense

2:07 pm

Norma

Thanks broll .... being very thick x

2:08 pm

broll

yw

2:31 pm

wvteach

stats fir single U in 4th column pls

2:32 pm

Dorens

un5 overweight

2:32 pm

wvteach

thnx

2:57 pm

bichon

Dorens, could yould you reclue the un 5

2:58 pm

lynxxx

un5 is out of condition

2:59 pm

lynxxx

or un5 for purpose ie not usable

3:01 pm

bichon

ty lyn

3:07 pm

bichon

er 6/30, pls

3:09 pm

lynxxx

ends like alumin***

3:10 pm

cybernan

hello again

3:10 pm

lynxxx

hi Nan

3:14 pm

LuvWordGames

just finished, any clues needed?

3:14 pm

bichon

ty lyn

3:17 pm

wvteach

stats for the single E in 5th column

3:18 pm

lynxxx

en5.12

3:18 pm

MollyL

en 5/12

3:19 pm

wvteach

thnx

3:21 pm

bichon

ou 6/27, pls

3:23 pm

wvteach

OU + change first vowel for Jewish religious leader

3:23 pm

Uneaixoise

ou6 not theirs + not credit card but d***t card

3:24 pm

cybernan

ah - a clue for the gentiles - ty une

3:24 pm

bichon

What a weird word, but ty

3:24 pm

lynxxx

there are some doozies in this grid

3:24 pm

Uneaixoise

:-)

3:27 pm

cybernan

fu 5 please?

3:28 pm

lynxxx

fu & 'walked' real fast

3:28 pm

cybernan

ty lynxxx

3:31 pm

bichon

re 7/28, pls

3:35 pm

lynxxx

that stupid go in again!

3:36 pm

bichon

was that a clue lyn?

3:36 pm

lynxxx

yes - so easy but

3:36 pm

bichon

don't understand

3:37 pm

lynxxx

to go into a place - again

3:38 pm

bichon

doh! ty

3:40 pm

cybernan

re 5 before that one please?

3:40 pm

lynxxx

BBL - I put the glaze on my ham last night and the candied smell is overwhelming me (quite humid here). Need to store it away

3:40 pm

cybernan

nm - found it - another bablet

3:41 pm

cybernan

you're having ham for Christmas?

3:41 pm

bichon

We're having latkes

3:42 pm

cybernan

we're having turducken

3:43 pm

bichon

yummy

3:44 pm

cybernan

have never had it before and with 8 family members coming, it seemed like a good time to try it

3:44 pm

cybernan

re 5/10 following go in again, please?

3:46 pm

Uneaixoise

monthly apt fee + vowel

3:46 pm

cybernan

sorry should pay attention -- the re 5 follows person who leases

3:46 pm

bichon

tr 6/24, pls

3:47 pm

Uneaixoise

to lubricate again :-)

3:49 pm

cybernan

ty une

3:49 pm

cybernan

don't have it yet, bich

3:49 pm

crayola

tr 6/24: obvious truth

3:51 pm

bichon

ty coloring girl

4:02 pm

cybernan

the tu 5,6,6 in the middle are eluding me

4:03 pm

Uneaixoise

tu5 and 6: souped up engine (i think LOL)

4:03 pm

Uneaixoise

second tu6 is a large soup bowl

4:03 pm

cybernan

ty une

4:03 pm

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

4:04 pm

cybernan

should have had that last one

4:04 pm

cybernan

is the bo 8 related to the music?

4:05 pm

Uneaixoise

insert "t" between the two matching consonants in the middle of bo7/40

4:05 pm

cybernan

ty - that was a new one

4:06 pm

cybernan

*!*~*!*
thanks for the help

4:06 pm

Uneaixoise

congrats!!

4:08 pm

Uneaixoise

br4 before French noise?

4:08 pm

cybernan

enjoy the rest of the day - back at the flip

4:08 pm

cybernan

onamatopeia (sp?) -- it's cold outside

4:09 pm

Uneaixoise

aaahhh thanks!

4:10 pm

cybernan

onomatopoeia.

4:10 pm

cybernan

*close but no cigar

4:10 pm

cybernan

bye

4:10 pm

Uneaixoise

FW!!

4:23 pm

PMS

ed

4:26 pm

MollyL

Sounds like cold noise is an easier way to clue it

7:02 pm

dan2bit

miss2bit may get a visit from Santa and the Tooth Fairy on the same night :-)

7:02 pm

dan2bit

very wiggly bottom tooth

7:02 pm

penquis

nice!

7:24 pm

penquis

i am done....

7:27 pm

dan2bit

woo hoo pen

7:35 pm

penquis

ty...

7:54 pm

penquis

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

8:08 pm

poor richard

Clues for the te 8 and the bo 8, please.

8:16 pm

dan2bit

te7 = te + kentucky d***y + vowel + latin ending. plural for the 8

8:17 pm

dan2bit

bo 8 starts like a whisky, ends like a forest unit

8:17 pm

stidmama

thanks for that one dan

8:18 pm

dan2bit

yw

8:18 pm

poor richard

Thanks, dan! Great clues.

8:19 pm

dan2bit

er6/7 like the te7/8 also

8:19 pm

poor richard

Hey, Dan, question. When a word isn't even in the dictionary, how do you ever come up with it? (At least in no dictionary I can find!)

8:21 pm

stidmama

*thinking about the te and er words...*

8:24 pm

poor richard

Dan, still have trouble with the te 7 and its plural. Can't get there. Driving me nuts!

8:24 pm

stidmama

got them!

8:25 pm

stidmama

poor richard, the ending of the 7 (the end of the er 6) is like the place I keep my lizard and his plants, a terrar***

8:26 pm

poor richard

Aha! Got it! Thanks, stidmama!

8:26 pm

stidmama

:-) glad to be able to help, that was a strange combo for my eyes

8:28 pm

poor richard

Indeed! It would help if I had taken chemistry!

8:28 pm

stidmama

down to 61, taking a break. good luck! *poof*

10:47 pm

moolingwa

down to 133 here, but just started :)

10:51 pm

moolingwa

76 to go

10:53 pm

stidmama

go moolingwa go!

10:53 pm

jesdraggon

evening all :)

10:53 pm

stidmama

((((jes))))

10:54 pm

jesdraggon

happy holidaying, stid!

10:55 pm

stidmama

hey, jess -- critter (native -rescued- alligator lizard) is having a rough shed. How much should I worry? I have soaked him twice (yesterday and today) and today I also re-hydrated the coco peat substrate... and first Grant and now Tom have been sick, so I have been playing nurse all week!

10:55 pm

stidmama

How about you, jes?

10:56 pm

stidmama

Also, I only just saw him stick out his tongue at me the last couple of days.. It was teeny-tiny! I wasn't sure they had a tongue like a snake, but it is!

10:59 pm

stidmama

(oh oh, scared jes off!) *puts choclits on table and hides...*

10:59 pm

jesdraggon

I don't know enough about that type of lizard to off-hand husbandry specifics, but humidity (which you're already addressing), previous injuries/scar tissue pinning the old skin down, improper diet, and low temperature are the most common causes. Thyroid disease and mites can mess up shed but usually in a making them shed too much direction instead.

11:00 pm

jesdraggon

not scared, just distracted. Gave spouse his present (a cook book) tonight and he keeps pointing things out in it :)

11:00 pm

stidmama

okay, thanks! I am doing the right things for now then. If it persists, I will look up a herps expert for more advice. He's pretty -- little black and olive green stripes running vertically along his back.

11:00 pm

stidmama

ooooh. more cooking treats! :-D

11:02 pm

jesdraggon

possibly :) It's an alton brown book, so if nothing else it'll be fun

11:02 pm

stidmama

OMG his new one??? I gave that to Tom a few weeks ago! It's amazing!

11:03 pm

stidmama

LOL I think it's funny how alike we are...

11:03 pm

jesdraggon

heh :) good to know it comes with good reviews! I bought in on pre-order ages ago, banking on Bruce forgetting about it by now.

11:04 pm

jesdraggon

His memory is atrocious, so that was an easy bet.

11:04 pm

stidmama

I couldn't wait -- as soon as it arrived, it was in my Tom's hands... LOL

11:05 pm

stidmama

down to 57, I think I will list.

11:05 pm

stidmama

brb

11:07 pm

jesdraggon

hah. so impatient

11:07 pm

stidmama

LOL yes, well at my advanced age, best not to wait. One never knows!

11:08 pm

jesdraggon

your advanced age? nonsense!

11:09 pm

stidmama

Well, it's advanced enough that I can say with no exaggeration or irony to my students, "Don't worry if you can't work as fast or get the same results as I do... I have been practicing [fill in skill] for over 40 years!"

11:10 pm

stidmama

When I switch sometimes and use my left hand for writing, they get to see the difference between using a hand for about 8 years for a task and 45+!

11:12 pm

godthaab

FINISHED!!! VERY EXCELLENT!!

11:12 pm

jesdraggon

that is a pretty significant difference in practice :)

11:13 pm

stidmama

yay godthaab!!!!!!!

11:13 pm

jesdraggon

yay!!

11:14 pm

stidmama

Indeed! I love pointing out how we cannot already know everything, but we CAN discover new things every day. :-)

11:14 pm

stidmama

ru 6? either of them?

11:15 pm

jesdraggon

I have an re 6 :)

11:16 pm

stidmama

i have several RE 6... LOL but need a whole host more!

11:16 pm

jesdraggon

ru6 = don't walk in

11:17 pm

stidmama

oh! I got the RU 6/30...

11:17 pm

stidmama

it's erase!

11:17 pm

stidmama

don't walk in... *thinking*

11:18 pm

jesdraggon

don't walk, in

11:18 pm

jesdraggon

sorry, don't walk, not in

11:18 pm

jesdraggon

same word you go, just a crappy clue

11:18 pm

stidmama

oh! :-D yes! thanks jes. down to 49 now.

11:19 pm

stidmama

now for the RE words...

11:20 pm

jesdraggon

sorry it wasn't actually helpful

11:21 pm

stidmama

It was though -- the two ru 6 end with the same three-letter word, and differ only in their third letter. :-D

11:22 pm

jesdraggon

oh, hey, there's a second word, thanks :)

11:22 pm

jesdraggon

i should probably consider sleep at some point

11:22 pm

stidmama

probably -- you on call this week? Tom is, and over the weekend.

11:24 pm

jesdraggon

i am not on call this weekend, which is nice, but after this weekend i am on call straight through to the end of february.

11:24 pm

jesdraggon

except one night the end of january

11:25 pm

stidmama

yuck too much

11:25 pm

jesdraggon

indeed. but i am stuck - i desperately need more doctors and can't find any.

11:27 pm

stidmama

I am sorry to hear that, jes - we have a similar situation with teachers and substitutes... there have been a few days this year I have not taken sick leave because I know there wouldn't be a sub for me.

11:30 pm

jesdraggon

i don't have the option to be sick, basically. At least not in January or February - I am the only doctor at the clinic in January, and in February I will only have 2 days/week with another doctor.

11:31 pm

stidmama

wow...

11:32 pm

stidmama

So I should avoid visiting you while this virus is in our household... LOL

11:32 pm

jesdraggon

heh. unless you're bringing me another doctor, i don't know that I'd be any fun for visiting anyway :P

11:33 pm

stidmama

hmph -- that's okay... I wish I knew someone. :-(

11:33 pm

jesdraggon

I might just fall asleep while talking to you.

11:34 pm

stidmama

me too -- didn't sleep well the last couple nights. Pretty tired. only down to 44, won't likely finish tonight no matter what

11:34 pm

jesdraggon

i haven't even dragged it to half way

11:35 pm

stidmama

It has some "obvious" words, but a lot are not easily spotted.

11:35 pm

jesdraggon

and my brain is dying. I think i am going to pass out soon

11:36 pm

stidmama

you should take a lovely shower and get warmed up and go to sleep... *stern mama look* catch the grid tomorrow instead.

11:36 pm

stidmama

I should, too... will wait for this episode of NOVA to finish first.

11:36 pm

jesdraggon

no babble tomorrow - breakfast with my fam and dinner with bruce's

11:36 pm

stidmama

nice! :-)

11:37 pm

jesdraggon

yeah... a lot of driving. they each live about 30 miles away from us, in opposite directions.

11:37 pm

jesdraggon

and it's snowing again.

11:37 pm

stidmama

we're likely going to miss dessert at Mother's -- with Tom being sick we don't want to take it to their house. But it's important to not share too much!

11:38 pm

stidmama

How's the snow out your way? There was a little bit here today, but it melted by midafternoon. and the roads were mostly clear.

11:38 pm

jesdraggon

*pictures everybody wearing gas masks and sitting around playing cards*

11:38 pm

jesdraggon

we got 6 inches several days ago, 1/2 inch the next night, then about an inch last night and it's snowing again tonight.

11:39 pm

stidmama

hm... 4WD I am guessing, and studs? That's not horrible for your part of the world.

11:42 pm

stidmama

stuck on re 7/28

11:42 pm

jesdraggon

no, not too bad. but depending on how much it snows tonight, we may beat the plows out to my folks'... they're usually the last place to get plowed because they're at end of line for 2 different towns.

11:42 pm

jesdraggon

go back into?

11:42 pm

stidmama

that's how our road is.

11:42 pm

stidmama

yep. that was the one...

11:43 pm

stidmama

:-) an even 40 now!

11:45 pm

movieman

the re6/27 plz

11:45 pm

movieman

rebut

11:45 pm

stidmama

to put two animals again to make babies

11:45 pm

movieman

oh damn

11:46 pm

Dorens

(doggies gone wild)

11:46 pm

movieman

ty stid

11:47 pm

stidmama

LOL glad to help movieman! I miss seeing you!

11:47 pm

stidmama

hey doren!!!!

11:50 pm

jesdraggon

okay kiddies. i'm'a go collapse in bed now. happy holidaying all!

11:51 pm

stidmama

sweet dreams and happy celebrating tomorrow, jes -- drive safe!

11:57 pm

ursh

hello all - another 150/180 grid would be nice

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