Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, December 29, 2016

12:00 am

ursh

flip and hello all

12:04 am

flosey

yuk!!! too big, however will start

12:08 am

dizgrannie

28 Ks!!!

12:09 am

doseffing

... don't wanna go there

12:09 am

flosey

love your Santa, diz

12:10 am

dizgrannie

thx Flos

12:12 am

Gillie

sm8

12:13 am

Uneaixoise

tx gillie!

12:13 am

hurshy

yay yay a bigger one

12:13 am

Uneaixoise

mo7

12:14 am

flosey

thanks Gillie and Une

12:14 am

rururocks

200

12:14 am

doseffing

... so6/7 rhymes too

12:15 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs

12:15 am

Uneaixoise

fo7

12:15 am

hurshy

no it doesn't doseffing, it just LOOKS like it does!

12:16 am

doseffing

... true

12:18 am

Uneaixoise

to7

12:20 am

Uneaixoise

no7

12:20 am

harpjane

ooh a biggie

12:20 am

harpjane

found birds already

12:21 am

hurshy

tweet tweet

12:21 am

Uneaixoise

fo7 x 2

12:22 am

cybernan

whoa - quite a difference from yesterday!

12:22 am

hurshy

well, the i's are easy

12:25 am

hurshy

phantom: odeon

12:25 am

cybernan

soodle's grid today

12:25 am

hurshy

nooo kidding

12:25 am

Uneaixoise

de7

12:27 am

hurshy

there's a rather peculiar sn5/10 with a 7 and a 6 that go with it, fyi

12:27 am

harpjane

nbt

12:27 am

harpjane

nbds

12:27 am

harpjane

nbt

12:27 am

harpjane

nbs

12:28 am

hurshy

one more p and i'll have top row grey

12:28 am

flosey

thanks Hurshy

12:29 am

broll

lo 7

12:29 am

doseffing

... got an sn5/7/8 having to do with the nose

12:30 am

hurshy

TOP ROW GREY!!!

12:30 am

hurshy

one more E and i will have bottom row grey TOO

12:31 am

hurshy

got it! woohoo!

12:31 am

hurshy

i'm high on words!

12:31 am

hurshy

yes, you can mock me for saying that

12:33 am

hurshy

and NOW i am done with all the VOWEL tiles

12:33 am

cybernan

re 8 if not called

12:34 am

Uneaixoise

215 -- gnite all :-)

12:35 am

hurshy

N's nailed

12:35 am

flosey

wtg Une!

12:36 am

dizgrannie

fi 7/8

12:37 am

hurshy

G's garotted

12:37 am

hurshy

what a lovely grid, i must save the rest for tomorrow or i will be all sad in the morning

12:38 am

hurshy

niters

12:38 am

Uneaixoise

(go8 if not called)

12:39 am

cybernan

ty hurshy

12:39 am

cybernan

nbt, nbs and calling it a night

12:42 am

flosey

thanks Une, would not have thought of that!

12:42 am

Uneaixoise

:-)

12:42 am

cybernan

ty une

12:45 am

movieman

clue for the no7 plz

12:47 am

Uneaixoise

pt of pasta :-)

12:47 am

jeanne314

sometimes means monkeying around to find something...

12:47 am

movieman

ty une

12:48 am

Uneaixoise

yw:-)

12:52 am

doseffing

...re6/8/7

12:56 am

movieman

the go8 plz

12:56 am

doseffing

... more yellowish

12:57 am

movieman

ty dos

1:20 am

doseffing

... there ya go ... two thirds done with two thirds of the eights and half the sevens ... .... and I'm not finding much ... time for bed ... ... g'night and good luck

1:49 am

Jivingjenny0

could someone clue the MO8 please - i've looked it up on morewords and Babble wont accept it,so i do need some help

1:50 am

grannyrose

jenny, no mo8 in enable. lickety has an extra word in his list

1:50 am

grannyrose

toled

1:51 am

grannyrose

sorry...

1:51 am

Jivingjenny0

thanks Rose - does that mean there is another 8 or are there only 5 of them

1:58 am

grannyrose

no there are 6 8-letter words

2:00 am

grannyrose

fi, go, re, sm, sn, to,

2:30 am

flosey

fw and off to bed, goodnight all

4:02 am

zoozzoom

Hello everyone :-) Rose if you are still here..Does the RE8 you mentioned start with the E above or below the R please?

4:03 am

zoozzoom

Or anyone else willing to help :-)

4:04 am

little mim

the one below - I think

4:04 am

zoozzoom

Many thanks, Little mim :-)

4:04 am

little mim

you are very welcome - I always use your clues

4:05 am

zoozzoom

Aww thank you. I am glad they help at some point!

4:05 am

MollyL

She uses Zoo's Clues, woo woos!
: D

4:06 am

zoozzoom

It actually made me feel good!

4:07 am

little mim

you are a good person zoozzoom x

4:10 am

zoozzoom

((Little mim)) Thank you :-)

4:24 am

Jivingjenny0

clue for the to8 please

4:28 am

MollyL

Compound word. The first means work, the second means a bit, but not all

4:29 am

zoozzoom

Ah thank you, Molly! Name for a fine-tapered sword or sword blade.

4:29 am

MollyL

Really? That is not the definition given here.

4:30 am

zoozzoom

Sorry your clue gave me the TO 6 & 7 LOL

4:30 am

Jivingjenny0

thank you MollyL

4:31 am

zoozzoom

I think this grid is going to be TO8!

4:33 am

MollyL

To those of us in these united states, those are just words for a city in Ohio. : D

4:34 am

zoozzoom

Ah yes it says on the Lake Erie.

5:03 am

zoozzoom

Okay first run through and I have 96 left. time for a fresh cup of tea I think.

5:15 am

zoozzoom

Right got a hot cup of tea. Time to find some more words!

5:22 am

sukee

Good morning lal.

5:22 am

sukee

all...

5:22 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Sukee :-)

5:22 am

sukee

Hi zoo

5:23 am

zoozzoom

Did you give any presents to your kitties?

5:23 am

sukee

We have snow on the ground again.

5:23 am

zoozzoom

Urgh! you can keep the snow. Hope it does not get too heavy.

5:24 am

sukee

I hope so too.

5:25 am

zoozzoom

At least it is staying lighter for longer now. Slowly but getting there lol

5:26 am

zoozzoom

How are you, Sukee. Hope all is well?

5:27 am

sukee

Can't believe there are so many K words.

5:27 am

sukee

Still a bit under the weather. Think I need antibiotics to kick this out. Can't see a doctor until next week.

5:27 am

zoozzoom

I know right! I still need 8 more of those and have been trying all types of combos lol

5:29 am

zoozzoom

Aww sorry to hear that, Sukee. I am just getting over a cold here...Thankfully it was not too bad. Annoying that you have to wait all that time to see the doc.

5:29 am

sukee

I think it's a sinus infection.

5:29 am

sukee

A lot of people are sick around here, similar things.

5:30 am

zoozzoom

Would a neti-pot help? Or was it you who suggested those to me. sorry I can not remember now.

5:30 am

sukee

I think we need some cold cold weather to get rid of it.

5:30 am

sukee

I have been using my neti pot. I stopped for a day and started feeling worse.

5:30 am

zoozzoom

Yes it does tend to spread quickly this time of the year.

5:31 am

zoozzoom

Oh no I would hate it if it got really cold. But I know what you mean...kill off all the nasty bugs floating around.

5:31 am

zoozzoom

Get using it again then, sukee!

5:32 am

zoozzoom

I am sending warming healing vibes across the pond water to you. ((Sukee))

5:32 am

sukee

Going to try and call a nurse today and ask if they can send in a prescription for anti-biotics. It's a long shot but it might work. I have been prescribed them before, but not for at least a year.

5:33 am

zoozzoom

Could give it a try, Sukee. what have you got to lose. Do it now while you think of it.

5:33 am

MollyL

Illness spreads more quickly in the winter because more people are inside, in close quarters with each other. It doesn't have much to do with the temperature.

5:34 am

sukee

Woo hoo, blocked of one tile :)

5:34 am

zoozzoom

Nice one, sukee!

5:34 am

sukee

No, but the cold can kill off germs.

5:35 am

zoozzoom

Yeah especially if you have to travel by bus, Molly, and it is cold damp and it flipping stinks on the bus. I hate it. Lots of people sneezing and coughing. Not there fault I suppose but still not pleasant.

5:36 am

sukee

I go to a gym attacked to a senior's home and they had an outbreak. Probably caught it there.

5:37 am

zoozzoom

Could of done, Sukee. But it can also be as easy as handing change over at the shops and there you go you have it.

5:38 am

sukee

True, and I also take a transportation services which includes vans and taxis.

5:38 am

sukee

I try to wash my hands as much as I can

5:38 am

zoozzoom

There you go then. So many ways to get germs really.

5:39 am

rubyfoo

Hello.

5:39 am

sukee

and even doing the laundry in my building. Anyway, it's frustrating but I still manage to work out.

5:39 am

sukee

Hi Ruby.

5:39 am

zoozzoom

Yeah I also use a sanitizer spray lol. People here say I am like sheldon cooper LOL Although I certainly do not have the characters brains that is for sure!

5:39 am

zoozzoom

Hello ((Ruby))

5:39 am

rubyfoo

I haven't had a minute to myself until now.

5:40 am

zoozzoom

Is that good or bad, ruby?

5:40 am

sukee

Good that it snowed today, should be cleared up by the time I have to go out tomorrow :)

5:41 am

rubyfoo

I haven't started but just had a glimpse of the chat and I, too, wash my hands very often and haven't had a cold in more than 20 years. A little bit crazy, but too bad!

5:41 am

rubyfoo

It's good

5:41 am

MollyL

Some people are more resistant than others. Some have a very low threshold and are sick often.

5:41 am

sukee

I hadn't had a bad cold for a couple of years until November. It went away and then got another one that is lasting 3 weeks now.

5:42 am

zoozzoom

Glad to here then, Ruby. Now though you can relax and do a bit of babble!

5:42 am

rubyfoo

Never sick, just cancer LOL

5:43 am

zoozzoom

((Ruby)) you are a strong lady. Do not forget that!

5:43 am

sukee

I haven't even had my flu shot yet because I've been sick.

5:43 am

MollyL

When my kids were small there was a woman who lived in our neighborhood who had two kids. Either she, or one of her kids were sick all the time.

5:44 am

zoozzoom

A bit like my sister's family, Molly. There is always someone with a cold.

5:44 am

zoozzoom

When children go to school it is almost impossible for none of them to pick something up.

5:45 am

rubyfoo

Of course, I don't get out much.....

5:45 am

MollyL

My son works at a day care. Good fortune that he is one of the resistant ones because that place is like germ central.

5:45 am

zoozzoom

I think you should ease off the gym untill you are feeling better, Sukee.

5:46 am

zoozzoom

But you have neen out and about this Christmas period, Ruby. Good to know you have been having good company!

5:46 am

sukee

I don't do anything really strenuous though.

5:46 am

zoozzoom

Sukee sorry if i came across as telling you what to do. did not mean it like that.

5:47 am

sukee

No, that is okay :)

5:47 am

Gillie

Exercise can help, I think.

5:47 am

rubyfoo

This has really been a great Holiday! I am very fortunate and countt my blessings all the time

5:47 am

rubyfoo

golden

5:47 am

zoozzoom

It can, Gillie in small doses when you are ill.

5:48 am

rubyfoo

sorry

5:48 am

rubyfoo

no more talking for moi

5:48 am

sukee

The worst is over though, just the sinus stuff remaining. That is why I think I need some antibiotics.

5:48 am

bichon

I have congested sinuses. I have to take prednisone for 10, but no antibiotics. The fun part is the sinus rinse.

5:48 am

zoozzoom

*Whispers in Ruby's ear* you can make that word into an 8!

5:49 am

sukee

I actually like the neti pot, when water does not end up in my ears :)

5:49 am

sukee

TY zoo, I had missed that one.

5:49 am

zoozzoom

People keep telling me to get a neti-pot but I just do not think I would like it.

5:50 am

ivesy3

i think i would drown myself with one lol

5:50 am

zoozzoom

LOL, Ivesy!

5:50 am

MollyL

Zoom, I'm with you about neti pots. There is no way I could do that.

5:50 am

rubyfoo

((bichon))

5:51 am

sukee

As long as you keep your neck down you are fine :)

5:51 am

rubyfoo

Hello, Ivesy, I agree

5:51 am

bichon

I don't use a neti pot. I use a saline rinse with a bulb that you squeeze on.

5:51 am

MollyL

I use a saline spray and that works for me.

5:51 am

sukee

I also have a spray.

5:52 am

zoozzoom

Must look into these saline sprays.

5:52 am

rubyfoo

soodle is in the grid!

5:52 am

sukee

Can I get states for one of the middle Os?

5:52 am

ivesy3

i have flonase spray and saline spray. both do good job

5:53 am

bichon

28 k's. Shiver me timbers

5:53 am

sukee

That is stats :)

5:53 am

sukee

I have 15 Ks left to find.

5:53 am

bichon

Flonase contains a steroidal spray. First you have to clear your nose with the saline spray

5:54 am

sukee

I wanted snerk to be there.

5:54 am

zoozzoom

Oi 4 & 5

5:54 am

sukee

I remember using Flonase a few times.

5:54 am

sukee

Ty zoo

5:54 am

zoozzoom

OT 5/10

5:54 am

sukee

Doh, that was an easy one.

5:54 am

ivesy3

yes bichon.. dr. gives it to me for ethnoid sinus infection. works wonders.

5:54 am

zoozzoom

Forget the OT 5 that is from a different O

5:54 am

bichon

You have to take it on a regular basis. I suffer year round allergies

5:55 am

sukee

I have the ot 5/10 :)

5:55 am

sukee

nbt

5:55 am

zoozzoom

It is OT 4/4

5:55 am

sukee

Bich, my sinuses are always clogged or running :)

5:55 am

ivesy3

and now i have to get it over the counter,dam health ins..just what does medicare pay lol

5:56 am

sukee

a man's name :) Got it, TY zoo

5:56 am

zoozzoom

Welcome :-)

5:56 am

rubyfoo

does steam help you, Sukee?

5:56 am

sukee

Luckily, my drugs are paid for.

5:56 am

sukee

It probably would Ruby.

5:57 am

sukee

and I have blanked out two more tiles.

5:57 am

bichon

steam helps, but doesn't last

5:57 am

ivesy3

coffee break bbl

5:57 am

zoozzoom

Could put some vicks sinex into a bowl of hot water to help clear the nose.

5:58 am

sukee

I love the smell of Vicks, haven't had it in years.

5:59 am

zoozzoom

Although i found when i did that i would sometimes get some steam in my eyes and with the vicks in the water it irritated my eyes.

5:59 am

bichon

One thing that worked very well [but tempory] was visiting a tea factory and going into the sealed "mint room"

5:59 am

zoozzoom

That sounds nice, bichon!

5:59 am

bichon

*temporary

6:00 am

bichon

But I can't live in the mint room

6:00 am

sukee

Well, going off to make some breakfast. 163 left. Take care all.

6:01 am

zoozzoom

Enjoy your brekkie, Sukee!

6:01 am

bichon

phantom oodle

6:01 am

mattygroves

Hah! I just now tried that. And its past tense.

6:02 am

zoozzoom

And soodle our lady babbler from Ireland!

6:03 am

zoozzoom

Would it work if it was oodles?

6:03 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Matty :-)

6:03 am

zoozzoom

Yes it would. Just checked with google

6:04 am

mattygroves

Morning Zooz (and bich, and sukee and everyone!)

6:04 am

bichon

hi Matty

6:04 am

bichon

node

6:04 am

bichon

noodle

6:04 am

rubyfoo

hi Matty and Molly

6:04 am

zoozzoom

I take it you will be out to celebrate the new year in, Matty?

6:05 am

mattygroves

Hiy Ruby!

6:05 am

bichon

sorry

6:05 am

rubyfoo

Very nice grid and very nice babblers!

6:05 am

mattygroves

I don't know - Jeff's parents aren't well so we're heading up to see them today. We're hoping to be back Saturday, but we'll see what happens

6:05 am

bichon

awww ruby

6:06 am

mattygroves

Spot the proper noun....if you are Waiting for it...

6:06 am

zoozzoom

Sorry to hear that, Matty. i hope it turns out not to be too serious.

6:07 am

bichon

Godot

6:07 am

mattygroves

Ding ding!

6:07 am

mattygroves

They're old - there are, of course other issues but they all really come down to that

6:08 am

zoozzoom

wow, Bichon, you were quick!

6:10 am

bichon

that's me, knowlege of trivia, but not much else

6:11 am

zoozzoom

Ha! do not kid yourself, Bichon...you are one smart cookie!

6:13 am

zoozzoom

I have 72 words to find but have crawled almost to a halt.

6:13 am

mattygroves

I have 93 to find and have also come to a staggering halt

6:13 am

mattygroves

Make that 91

6:14 am

zoozzoom

lol

6:14 am

mattygroves

Phantom: redolent

6:15 am

mattygroves

I still have 8 Ks to find! I suspect I'll need the list for those, but won't go there until later

6:16 am

zoozzoom

Ha! I too have 8 Ks to find!

6:20 am

ChampFit

"toodle" isn't a word? Since when?

6:20 am

zoozzoom

If someone knees you in the male parts. Surley you have been goolied lol

6:20 am

zoozzoom

I know, ChampFit! and i use that word a lot!

6:20 am

mattygroves

Hah, yes. But probably only in the UK (and perhaps down under)

6:21 am

ChampFit

"oodle" isn't either, and pretty sure we use that too!

6:21 am

zoozzoom

I think we do if it has a S on the end..aS in we had oodles of fun!

6:22 am

ChampFit

Ok...I'll give ya that one!

6:24 am

zoozzoom

Okay I am getting nowhere fast here. Think I will take a short break.

6:25 am

Anniebrook

hello babblers

6:25 am

rubyfoo

((annie))

6:26 am

Anniebrook

((ruby))

6:26 am

Anniebrook

ruby, the picture of you and Raffie is great. Love that pic.

6:27 am

rubyfoo

<-- happy

6:27 am

MollyL

Rats, I still see the old icon

6:28 am

Anniebrook

Molly, it was in an email

6:29 am

MollyL

Oh, I see

6:30 am

rubyfoo

I just sent it to you, Molly!!

6:30 am

rubyfoo

I don't know how to change my icon; it's old Max R.I.P.

6:41 am

MollyL

I just put instructions on how to change your icon in my profile.

6:43 am

rubyfoo

Thanks. Did you get my mail?

6:44 am

MollyL

Yes, nice pictures, who took them?

6:45 am

rubyfoo

Various friends. It's tricky photographing the kids

6:48 am

crystalle

.

6:48 am

crystalle

,

6:48 am

crystalle

,

6:50 am

rubyfoo

see you later, kids, time to eat

6:50 am

Anniebrook

bye ruby, enjoy

7:11 am

Bogwoggle

er

7:11 am

MollyL

My new word of the day is sn5. I swear you have to be fluent in Scot to solve these grids.

7:12 am

Anniebrook

thanks, Molly

7:36 am

Wolvie

28 k words lol- good morning all

7:42 am

MLFAN17

made it to 100 words hello all

7:44 am

MLFAN17

third column o?

7:45 am

Wolvie

2 are related to greasy stuff- dont have the 3rd yet

7:45 am

MLFAN17

ty wolvie

7:46 am

Wolvie

yw

7:47 am

MLFAN17

help with the et 6/s pls?

7:49 am

MLFAN17

nvm

7:49 am

MLFAN17

nbt

7:51 am

MLFAN17

is fi 8 a compound word?

7:51 am

Anniebrook

yes

7:51 am

Wolvie

i have not listed so dont know all the words yet lol just started

7:51 am

MLFAN17

hi annie ty

7:52 am

Anniebrook

hi fan, yw

7:52 am

MLFAN17

got them

7:52 am

MLFAN17

nbt and nbs

7:52 am

MLFAN17

its easy to find wolvie

7:53 am

Wolvie

yep- just did :-)

7:54 am

MLFAN17

:)

7:57 am

Anniebrook

60 left for later

7:58 am

MLFAN17

congrats annie

8:14 am

MLFAN17

first go 5/16?

8:15 am

Wolvie

first one i have is go then sounds like what you might owe

8:15 am

Wolvie

that is the only one i have lol

8:16 am

MLFAN17

ty wolvie

8:17 am

Wolvie

:-) time for a break- getting grid blind bbl

8:17 am

MLFAN17

bye wolvie

8:24 am

MLFAN17

I need a clue for the other go 5/16?

8:25 am

penquis

one is a plural...

8:30 am

MLFAN17

ty

8:30 am

penquis

yw...

8:46 am

penquis

well, the first 233 words were fun....now, not so much...

8:46 am

MollyL

Man, I need to stay away from the news sites. Nothing good there.

8:46 am

penquis

too true...

8:51 am

Mubner

any clues for mo 8/50?

8:51 am

penquis

don't have it yet, but i will look....

8:52 am

Mubner

nm - must be an extra word in the list...but thx

8:53 am

penquis

ok...

8:53 am

penquis

i found a 6 and a 7 looking, so i am happy... ;o)

9:01 am

penquis

i have to go....tennis awaits!....bbl to find my last 105 words...bye!

9:03 am

MollyL

Mo 8 is an extra word in Lickety's List. I find it helpful to check Lickety's word total (356) today against the grid total. That way you know there is an extra word in Lickety.

9:05 am

Mubner

thanks, Molly, good idea...I did spend some time looking. Any clue for the first do 6/24

9:07 am

MLFAN17

mub my first one its drawing

9:08 am

Mubner

hmmm, drawing a beer from the tap? haha

9:09 am

MLFAN17

like scribbling

9:09 am

MLFAN17

go 5/20?

9:10 am

Mubner

Oh, I see, it's before the drawing - i need the one right after the thing the eskimos use in winter

9:10 am

montreal13

Indian deity fan

9:12 am

MLFAN17

another name for mont?

9:12 am

montreal13

it sometimes ends in a V

9:16 am

MLFAN17

mont I need more help I am sorry

9:16 am

MLFAN17

i googled it and no luck

9:16 am

montreal13

the last 3 letters end in a south-east slant...

9:17 am

Mubner

the go 5/20 always reminds me of the boss in the Zelda games

9:17 am

MollyL

Not here but go4 then add a high tile ending

9:19 am

MLFAN17

oh geez ty molly and mub

9:19 am

montreal13

i've never played the Zelda game ...

9:19 am

Mubner

Zelda - Nintendo

9:20 am

MollyL

I'm not sure why "oh geez". That is not an easy word

9:20 am

MollyL

There was lots of Zelda playing in my house when my kids were younger

9:21 am

montreal13

3 of my brothers had a nintendo .... but not moi...

9:21 am

cybernan

good morning everyone

9:21 am

montreal13

gm nan and all

9:21 am

MLFAN17

i feel like i should have seen it especially with high points but i just didnt

9:21 am

MLFAN17

hi cyber

9:21 am

Mubner

I learned Zelda from my son, played for years and years, on console and gameboy

9:21 am

MLFAN17

my husband one of them and i have a Nintendo dc

9:21 am

MLFAN17

ds

9:22 am

montreal13

i'm from the pacman, tetris era...

9:22 am

MLFAN17

me too mont

9:22 am

hurshy

^5 for tetris

9:22 am

MLFAN17

space invaders etc

9:23 am

montreal13

or, dare i say, the PONG era...

9:23 am

MLFAN17

hi hurshy

9:23 am

MLFAN17

i used to play tetris all the time online

9:23 am

MollyL

*Imagines Montreal, Hursh and MLF playing PONG

9:23 am

MLFAN17

mont yep

9:23 am

hurshy

ever play 3D tetris? it's rully hard

9:23 am

MLFAN17

i didn't have Pong but i had played it

9:24 am

MollyL

Y'all can keep all the electronic games. Give me pinball anytime.

9:24 am

MollyL

Rully?

9:24 am

montreal13

at the time, Pong was an amazing leap forward !

9:24 am

MLFAN17

hurshy i try the different versions online and most in my opinion are hard

9:24 am

cybernan

* remember buying intellivision for the kids - but that was well before computer game days

9:24 am

hurshy

rully = certain dialects, small boy pronunciation of really

9:24 am

MLFAN17

mont yes it was THE thing

9:24 am

MollyL

So was electricity, at the time.

9:25 am

montreal13

never tried tetris 3D...will look for it...

9:25 am

MLFAN17

molly i have only played pinball online as some of the actual games are too high for me to use

9:26 am

hurshy

the thing you need to know about me is that books i love are so much a part of my brain that i break into various dialectical forms of speaking at the drop of a hat

9:26 am

MLFAN17

smart aren't you hurshy?:)

9:26 am

MLFAN17

i am out poof will be back

9:27 am

hurshy

i'm not sure engrained dialects are a matter of smart...just habit

9:27 am

montreal13

halfway - gotta go - nice seeing you hurshy, molly, fan, nan - bbl - hagd all and take care - poof

9:27 am

MollyL

*Hopes Hursh never watches Pulp Fiction

9:27 am

hurshy

*shudder*

9:31 am

MollyL

So you just spontaneously start talking like whatever book you are reading? Do people around you find this odd?

9:31 am

hurshy

oh, not even whatever book i'm READING. you see i've reread certain things so many times that i don't have to be reading them currently to get into their frame of mind.

9:32 am

hurshy

i think my family is used to it...

9:33 am

72 Temple Owl

pernod not accepted!

9:33 am

hurshy

is that... a wine?

9:34 am

72 Temple Owl

liquer i think

9:35 am

hurshy

ooh, i just had a sudden wonder: when something rings a bell in our minds, does an angel get its wings THEN? or does it have to be an actual audible bell?

9:37 am

MollyL

The phrase "that rings a bell" is attributed to Pavlov and his dogs experiment. So it would be an actual bell.

9:38 am

hurshy

oh! and that means that even that kind of thing wouldn't have been going on for very long, historically

9:39 am

MollyL

And for that matter, when a hand bell ensemble plays, it is like mass wing getting in Angel-ville?

9:39 am

hurshy

suppose so!

9:41 am

rururocks

a hand bell ensemble sounds like a bunch of ding dongs

9:41 am

hurshy

are there any KR words?

9:41 am

hurshy

haha ruru

9:42 am

ladycece920

no there are no kr

9:42 am

hurshy

thanks lady

9:45 am

Mubner

ok, last word - need a clue for do 6/24, the first one

9:49 am

hurshy

just doing d's now... is it scribble a drawing?

9:50 am

MollyL

Like a hard do6 egg?

9:51 am

MollyL

Speaking of d words, what the heck is a di6/24? A sex toy for Bambi?

9:52 am

doseffing

plural of di5/14

9:52 am

hurshy

*thinks about molly's question*

9:53 am

doseffing

... or a town in Newfoundland

9:53 am

rururocks

why would bambi need a sex toy.. when she can have sex for a buck

9:54 am

MollyL

Bah-dum-ching Ru
: D

9:54 am

rururocks

LOL.. (winner of the day)

9:54 am

hurshy

and they're ALWAYS horny...

9:54 am

MollyL

Only Newfies would name a town di5

9:54 am

bichon

ho ho ho

9:54 am

Mubner

thanks Molly

9:55 am

Mubner

Now I feel do 6/24...hahaha

9:57 am

MLFAN17

I have pt of di 4/5s o the the grid has another di6/24 apparently?

9:57 am

hurshy

2 more!

9:58 am

hurshy

pl of sex toy, and sex toy spelt with a superfluous vowel

9:58 am

rururocks

<---now gets the bambi joke

9:59 am

rururocks

I'm vibrating with excitement

9:59 am

MLFAN17

and I thought we all had dirty minds?

9:59 am

MollyL

You know the Brits, they just can't have enough vowels in their woerds

10:00 am

rururocks

would you say that certain people fawn over their di6/24's?

10:00 am

bichon

the more humorous you are ru, the more I laugh. That makes my asthma worse

10:01 am

rururocks

sorry bichon

10:02 am

mael

lol, ruru

10:03 am

rururocks

or at least hold them deer

10:08 am

MollyL

This brings a whole new meaning to the song Doe A Deer

10:10 am

bichon

se 7/44, pls

10:10 am

rururocks

I wonder if that song is sung by the venisons of the deep woods

10:11 am

bookwomen

Nope it is sung by Prince ;-)

10:11 am

rururocks

(scratches head on that one) :D

10:11 am

cybernan

hello again -- figured this conversation would show up in the chat as soon as ruru joined us!

10:12 am

rururocks

HEY? I'm just commenting on fauna :D

10:13 am

rururocks

it be-hooves me to get in line to crack deer jokes

10:14 am

bookwomen

Prince has a song called Bambi and she preferred a di 6/24 over him ;-)

10:14 am

MollyL

Prince sings Doe A Deer? That gives a whole new meaning to The Sound Of Music.

10:14 am

rururocks

oh.. I think Bambi was in Purple rain wasn't she?

10:14 am

rururocks

he was so freaking talented

10:15 am

bookwomen

nope but he did sing it for Ellen at her request

10:15 am

cybernan

is that what passes for talent?!!!

10:15 am

car.eeyore

Hello everyone! Happy New Year...in advance!

10:16 am

rururocks

oh please nan.. he was one of the greatest guitarists on the planet

10:17 am

bookwomen

yes he was and Bambi does had a great solo

10:18 am

rururocks

Reporter to Eric Clapton: How does it feel to be considered the greatest guitarist in the world? Clapton to reporter: I don't know.. you should ask Prince

10:18 am

cybernan

Andrew Lloyd Webber has talent, so does Elton John --someone that plunks at a guitar, wears crazy outfits and screams out lyrics you wouldn't want any young child to understand does not have talent in my book --- maybe showmanship to some, but not talent

10:19 am

rururocks

wow.. I'm speechless

10:19 am

MollyL

Prince was a musical genius.

10:19 am

rururocks

I think so too. he was raunchy at times..but very, very talented

10:19 am

Dorens

Gosh Nan, I'm surprised at you. Not everyone likes Elton John. And I guess not everyone likes Prince. But what ever happened to "to each his own"?

10:19 am

cybernan

because he could string 4 notes and two chords together over and over and over again?

10:20 am

bookwomen

but prince plunked a guitar, sang, played the piano and 24 other instruments, produced all his albums and none else did that

10:20 am

rururocks

hardly Nan..

10:20 am

MollyL

And if you want crazy outfits and screaming lyrics unfit for young children, look no further than Elton John.

10:20 am

cybernan

dorens -- I did say "in my book" -- in other words to my ear

10:21 am

rururocks

Imagines Nan rocking out to "Saturday Night's alright for Fighting" for the deep lyrics

10:21 am

cybernan

true molly, but his redeeming quality is that musically he is a talented composer

10:21 am

Dorens

Did you ever hear "Nothing compares 2 " ?

10:22 am

cybernan

probably not -- I tend to listen to the music, not the lyrics

10:22 am

MollyL

And so was Prince, Nan

10:22 am

cybernan

also listen to classical music more than anything else

10:22 am

Dorens

10:15 am
cybernan
ProfileCanada

is that what passes for talent?!!!

10:23 am

rururocks

well.. you are entitled to your opinion.. Prince's music will pass the test of time for sure

10:23 am

cybernan

exactly, ru, as is everyone else

10:23 am

Dorens

nothing about "in my book", Nan. And I listen to classical music frequently as well.

10:23 am

MollyL

Billboard Magazine referred to Prince as the greatest musical talent of his generation.

10:24 am

bookwomen

prince composed more music than anyone else he has over 1200 songs, he also wrote Manic Monday, and With this Tear for Celine Dion

10:24 am

rururocks

and like other musicians he quietly gave millions (secretly) to charities so as not to draw attention to himself

10:24 am

cybernan

se 10:18 post dorens

10:25 am

MollyL

I don't care much for Mozart. That doesn't mean I don't recognize his musical talent.

10:25 am

cybernan

I didn't say prince was a terrible person ru -- just that I don't like his "music"

10:26 am

rururocks

I like Mozart.. not so big on Wagner

10:26 am

bookwomen

If U like classical music U might try listening to Prince's Instrumentals he did quite a few jazz albums

10:26 am

cybernan

not really a fan of jazz either

10:26 am

rururocks

as long as I never have to listen to the Lark Ascending again in my life i'll be fine with classical music :D

10:27 am

Dorens

But my problem isn't justifying Prince's talent, actually. This is not the sort of forum where we should put each other down. If someone praises the talent of an artist who we don't like, surely we can let that go, rather than snarking.

10:27 am

rururocks

(drops dead on the spot)

10:27 am

cybernan

ok - no more comments when dorens is around

10:28 am

bookwomen

I just said he sang Bambi lol

10:28 am

Deeha

snarking - what a lovely word!

10:28 am

Dorens

No Nan. Comments are fine. But putting down someone else's taste is just not nice.

10:28 am

cybernan

sorry -- didn't mean to offend you with my comments, dorens -- they were just that - a comment

10:28 am

Dorens

and why is ru dropping dead?

10:28 am

rururocks

(someone doesn't like Jazz)

10:29 am

Dorens

see. Each of us has our own taste! And that's just fine. Now i'm off to Brooklyn to see my family and celebrate Christmukkah. Bye

10:29 am

car.eeyore

I started whistling the "Lark" song....

10:29 am

rururocks

bye doren

10:30 am

car.eeyore

Enjoy!

10:30 am

cybernan

bye dorens

10:30 am

bookwomen

bye dorens

10:31 am

cybernan

lol ru --- never developd an ear for jazz always just sounded discordant and unstructured to me

10:31 am

MollyL

Ooo, GIANT snowmen. They look like The Stay-Puf Marshmallow Man in Ghostbusters.

10:31 am

cybernan

probably why I don't enjoy the pop stuff either

10:32 am

car.eeyore

Molly..where?!?!?!?

10:32 am

rururocks

Now Pop stuff I can't stand other than the harmonies.. but Jazz is wonderful

10:32 am

MollyL

In your icon

10:33 am

car.eeyore

Oh dear....yes, I guess they do look like that! I was so excited.

10:34 am

MollyL

<---Is not surprised that Car was 'so excited" about snowmen

10:34 am

MollyL

Jazz is a beautiful form of music. It is not remotely "discordant" or "unstructured".

10:35 am

car.eeyore

I believe to some ears it does sound that way

10:35 am

rururocks

off to work... thanks for the laughs everyone. we all have different musical tastes. Some Jazz can be over the top for me too

10:35 am

cybernan

bye ru

10:36 am

car.eeyore

Enjoy your day!

10:41 am

bichon

re 5/16, pls

10:42 am

cybernan

in dressmaking re 6/16 would be to make the garment to size again

10:43 am

cybernan

but I suppose if I were to lose weigt some of my clothes would re 6/16 :D

10:43 am

cybernan

*re 5/16 that is

10:43 am

bichon

ty nan

10:47 am

cybernan

200 down and taking a break - bfn

10:56 am

phaeton

hello...center O stats pls?

10:57 am

montreal13

OT4/4

10:57 am

phaeton

ty mont

10:57 am

MollyL

And the two ol4

10:58 am

MollyL

Oh wait, those come from the non-center o

10:58 am

phaeton

4th column center E stats?

10:58 am

montreal13

ET6/18 french star

10:59 am

phaeton

I have 4 ol's

10:59 am

MollyL

Stats and a clue. Bonus.

10:59 am

montreal13

they are free !

11:00 am

phaeton

ty mont

11:00 am

montreal13

:-)

11:01 am

montreal13

not even finished my 1st pass yet...sigh

11:01 am

MollyL

I am sure they are free. By bonus I meant she got more than she asked for.

11:01 am

phaeton

managed nbs and nbt but not halfway

11:01 am

rbud

think I had er5/10 for that E in the 4th column - pl of the er4/4

11:02 am

phaeton

ty rbud

11:02 am

montreal13

you are also right rbud

11:03 am

montreal13

the 3rd from that E is EK4/8

11:07 am

montreal13

must go - bbl for last 96 - nice seeing you all - happy babblings and take care - poof

11:24 am

rbud

well, nbt, nbs, and up to 200 - not bad for moi.

laters, all, and (((hugs)))

11:25 am

bichon

do 7/44, pls

11:26 am

MLFAN17

hi bichon

11:26 am

phaeton

what they used in alaska before cars

11:27 am

bichon

tyvm phae

11:27 am

bichon

hi fan

11:27 am

phaeton

yw bichon

11:29 am

MLFAN17

can we try a different clue please?

11:30 am

phaeton

use on the snow pulled by a canine

11:31 am

MLFAN17

I am so dumb ty

11:32 am

phaeton

yw

11:33 am

MollyL

I was going to try "dogsled" as a clue

11:34 am

phaeton

you just did

11:34 am

MLFAN17

I was thinking the same thing phae lol

11:35 am

bichon

do 6/24, both of them, pls

11:36 am

MLFAN17

bichon drawing is one of them

11:36 am

phaeton

I have one...hang your head Tom Do****...diff ending

11:36 am

phaeton

ty mlf

11:36 am

bichon

ty

11:36 am

phaeton

I need the one after the do7 we just clued

11:37 am

MLFAN17

yw phae

11:38 am

bichon

does anyone have the first do 6/24, pls

11:39 am

helensgirlkid

draw casually, while thinking

11:39 am

MLFAN17

we have that one helen

11:39 am

helensgirlkid

Sorry - that's the second one the first relates to those lacy circular things on Victorian tables.

11:40 am

bichon

I need the first one, the one after the canine carrier

11:40 am

bichon

ty

11:40 am

helensgirlkid

Past tense, though I didn't know it was a verb!

11:40 am

bichon

weirrd word for sure

11:41 am

MLFAN17

got it

11:42 am

MLFAN17

ed5?

11:42 am

helensgirlkid

Imagine sayng "I do**** all evening!"

11:43 am

MLFAN17

not sure what you mean helen?

11:44 am

MLFAN17

is that for ed5?

11:44 am

bichon

it's a Brit word meaning confused

11:45 am

MollyL

do5 has nothing to do with the lace things that go on sofa arms

11:45 am

helensgirlkid

OK, the product sure looks confused!

11:45 am

MollyL

And it is actually a Scot word

11:45 am

bichon

It said Brit, but whatever

11:47 am

helensgirlkid

Excellent - now I know how to use it when speaking to someoneI want to confuse!

11:47 am

bichon

dialectical Brit

11:49 am

MollyL

Are Brit and Scot interchangeable? I didn't know that.

11:50 am

MLFAN17

whatever the word is that is what I am right now

11:51 am

MLFAN17

what letter does it end with?

11:55 am

MLFAN17

found it

11:57 am

bichon

I don't think this is an issue worth talking about here

12:04 pm

phaeton

clue for the to8 pls

12:06 pm

bichon

sorry, don't have it

12:06 pm

phaeton

the last fo6/27?

12:07 pm

bichon

f + double vowel to *** one's shoe

12:08 pm

MLFAN17

ty bichon

12:08 pm

MLFAN17

I do thave the to 8 either

12:09 pm

MLFAN17

i don't

12:09 pm

MLFAN17

sorry

12:15 pm

phaeton

ty bichon

12:16 pm

JBsAnno

to8 - compound word work + partial

12:16 pm

phaeton

ke5/24?

12:19 pm

phaeton

ty JB....that was my last word.

12:19 pm

MLFAN17

tyjb

12:20 pm

m9f9l

ke 5/24 a yogurt drink

12:20 pm

JBsAnno

Fireworks then, phae? Yay if so!

12:20 pm

JBsAnno

YW, phae & MLF

12:21 pm

MLFAN17

m9 a brand name/

12:21 pm

phaeton

yes, thank you.

12:21 pm

MLFAN17

?

12:21 pm

phaeton

ke...and a type of pine tree

12:21 pm

m9f9l

I don't think so?

12:21 pm

phaeton

time to go...happy babbling!

12:22 pm

MLFAN17

what do you mean by yogurt drink?

12:22 pm

m9f9l

Back about 35 years ago, one of the hippy mamas I babysat for gave it to her kids to drink.

12:23 pm

m9f9l

It's a fermented milk drink with probiotics.

12:23 pm

m9f9l

Sometimes spelled with a ph instead of a different letter.

12:24 pm

MLFAN17

ohh i know what it is now ty

12:24 pm

m9f9l

:-D

12:28 pm

periwinkle

28 k words, aarggh, I have 18 of them

12:28 pm

JBsAnno

phireworks, phew! This was a sl4/6 for sure. Happy Babblling to all!

12:29 pm

periwinkle

yay for JB

12:30 pm

Deeha

I hate k words! I didn't even know I knew 15 let alone 28!

12:30 pm

periwinkle

me either

12:32 pm

periwinkle

still 109 to find.

12:33 pm

MLFAN17

i only found 10 k words

12:34 pm

MLFAN17

155 words left:)

12:34 pm

Deeha

I'm down to 91 but it is slow going now

12:38 pm

MLFAN17

fe 5/18?

12:39 pm

Anniebrook

fan, white picket fe5

12:39 pm

periwinkle

the once I have is something you use to enclose your yard

12:39 pm

MLFAN17

ty got it annie

12:39 pm

MLFAN17

and hello again

12:39 pm

Anniebrook

yw

12:40 pm

Anniebrook

hello fan

1:11 pm

penquis

hello....

1:12 pm

MLFAN17

hi pen

1:14 pm

MLFAN17

first fi 5/18?

1:16 pm

MLFAN17

nvm

1:19 pm

MLFAN17

I have fi 5/16 ending in s I need the other one please?

1:19 pm

penquis

hi...

1:20 pm

MLFAN17

'waves to pen'

1:37 pm

MLFAN17

hello again

1:46 pm

car.eeyore

Hi!

1:50 pm

Nef

Good Afternoon!

1:50 pm

car.eeyore

Hello!

1:51 pm

Nef

How are you doing today, car.ee?

1:51 pm

car.eeyore

Pretty good. You?

1:52 pm

Nef

Doing okay. Getting an early start on the grid, & due to the size, that's a good plan

1:56 pm

Nef

Did you have a nice Christmas?

1:57 pm

SamanthaJoy

*peeks in*
*peers at grid*
HAHAHAHA YEAHNO. I'll see y'all tomorrow.

*poof*

1:58 pm

car.eeyore

Really nice! Mom did great. How about you?

1:58 pm

car.eeyore

Hi and bye, SamanthaJoy

2:00 pm

Nef

We had a nice, quiet Christmas (other than my daughter bringing her HUGE energetic dog - which is still a puppy at 3 yrs old)

2:01 pm

Nef

(I totally "get" SamanthJoy's view; but DH is a bit under the weather, so I need to be here for him!) :-)

2:13 pm

car.eeyore

OK...got under 100. We are off to see Rogue One. HAGD everyone!

2:15 pm

penquis

having internet connection problems today... :o(

2:20 pm

penquis

testing....

2:21 pm

Nef

You are here, pen

2:21 pm

penquis

for now, lol...

2:21 pm

penquis

bad weather day...

2:21 pm

jaybo33

test

2:22 pm

Nef

Sorry to hear that pen. We have some pretty brisk wind here but that's it

2:22 pm

Nef

You are here too, jaybo

2:23 pm

penquis

we had a little snow and some rain this morning....but the real storm is supposed to arrive this afternoon....luckily i am in the lowest accumulation area....

2:24 pm

Nef

we missed the bad weather here over the past weekend. That is always nice. I hope you don't get much bad weather, pen

2:24 pm

penquis

thanks...

2:26 pm

penquis

it's hard for me to believe that there are 78 more words to find in this grid....

2:27 pm

bichon

I have 119 to go and 13 more k words

2:27 pm

penquis

ooouuu....just found a 7/8 combo....

2:27 pm

penquis

i have 16 more k words to find...

2:27 pm

Nef

I have 265 left to find; so think how lucky you are! :-)

2:28 pm

penquis

hah!...i am down to 74 now...

2:28 pm

sammysmom

is there a problem with the mo 8/ 50 ??

2:29 pm

bichon

how so sammy?

2:29 pm

penquis

i don't think it's in the grid....lickety has one more word than the grid ....

2:32 pm

jaybomp3

hola

2:32 pm

LuvWordGames

just finished, any clues needed?

2:33 pm

gramma

I need the last di 5/14

2:33 pm

penquis

congrats...

2:33 pm

penquis

i am fine for now, thanks...

2:33 pm

LuvWordGames

di + *** to Billy Joel

2:34 pm

LuvWordGames

thanks pen

2:34 pm

gramma

ty

2:34 pm

LuvWordGames

yw gramma

2:38 pm

LuvWordGames

ok good luck all I'm outta here

2:38 pm

gramma

bye

2:38 pm

bichon

finally down below 100

2:42 pm

penquis

cool...

2:43 pm

penquis

Ds are done....yea!

2:43 pm

bichon

mo 6/24, second one, pls

2:44 pm

penquis

i have....stylish up-to-date furniture is mo****....

2:45 pm

penquis

nice pic, bichon....

2:45 pm

periwinkle

hello all, back to find more word, 100 left

2:46 pm

bichon

ty pen

2:47 pm

Nef

BBL, happy Babbling everyone

2:52 pm

lynxxx

Hello all. I have just started using Expert for this one. Is anyone else finding the words aren't clearing from the Add Word Box ?

2:53 pm

penquis

i have never had trouble with Expert....not using it right now...

2:54 pm

bichon

I am not confident enough to go without Expert

2:54 pm

penquis

FYI....there is an mo 8 word listed in Lickety that is not listed here....

2:54 pm

penquis

i use it when i hit the wall....

2:55 pm

mattygroves

Uh oh - that means that tomorrow's lickety may well be broken...

2:55 pm

lynxxx

oh well, if anyone else has the same problem let me know and I'll email Lickety

2:55 pm

bichon

I have the mo 8, but it doesn't show up with the words I have found

2:56 pm

penquis

there are 356 words on Lickety and only 355 words here...

3:00 pm

bichon

go 6/27, pls

3:00 pm

penquis

more of the metallic color...

3:01 pm

bichon

sorry, the second one [after moremetallic]

3:01 pm

penquis

then i don't have it yet....will look....

3:01 pm

gramma

mo8? I have repeatedly entered the plural and it won't take it. What am I missing?

3:01 pm

lynxxx

drop the en from th go8

3:02 pm

lynxxx

mo8 - in Lickety but not Babble

3:02 pm

penquis

i think that's the one she has...

3:02 pm

gramma

OK ty

3:02 pm

penquis

there is no MO 8.....it's only in Lickety...

3:02 pm

bichon

ty lyn

3:03 pm

penquis

wasn't that the go 6 that you already have?

3:04 pm

bichon

no, it wasn't. Now done with g's

3:04 pm

penquis

well i clued the same word and you said you had it...

3:04 pm

penquis

"more of the metallic color"....

3:07 pm

penquis

or is there another go 6/27?

3:07 pm

lynxxx

there are 2 go6.27

3:07 pm

penquis

yes...the plural and the "more" word...ok, thanks..

3:08 pm

penquis

oh, not the plural....but the other metallic word...

3:19 pm

lynxxx

Bichon is going to love the do7.44

3:19 pm

penquis

don't have that yet....will look for it...

3:20 pm

penquis

ah yes....ty for the stats...

3:20 pm

penquis

that was my last D...

3:22 pm

bichon

Hace it lyn and yes, I chuckled

3:22 pm

bichon

*have

3:33 pm

lynxxx

bye all

3:34 pm

penquis

bye...

3:34 pm

bichon

to 8/45, pls

3:36 pm

penquis

don't have it yet....will look.....

3:36 pm

bichon

ty

3:37 pm

penquis

it's the plural of a city in Ohio....

3:37 pm

penquis

sorry, no....that is a 7...

3:38 pm

bichon

my last word

3:41 pm

penquis

it's a compound word....work + not all ....

3:42 pm

bichon

ty pen fw

3:42 pm

penquis

congrats...

3:59 pm

aebmusica

pe5/14.....clue please

4:01 pm

penquis

change in England...

4:01 pm

trentsnana

Incoming vp

4:01 pm

penquis

ah...nice clue...

4:01 pm

aebmusica

but of course.....tyvm pen and trent

4:02 pm

trentsnana

I cannot figure out the middle column e or the middle one in the 4th column! I know I must be having a brain fart.

4:02 pm

trentsnana

stats on both, please?

4:03 pm

trentsnana

NM on the middle column

4:03 pm

penquis

et 6/18?

4:04 pm

harpjane

I have el 5/12, to stealth away

4:04 pm

trentsnana

ty

4:04 pm

penquis

that's the middle column.....

4:04 pm

harpjane

ek4/8

4:04 pm

penquis

another is those who finish something....plural....

4:04 pm

aebmusica

not younger?

4:04 pm

penquis

sorry, should have given you stats....

4:05 pm

harpjane

that's the bottom left corner

4:05 pm

penquis

en 6/21...

4:05 pm

trentsnana

No problem, thnx

4:05 pm

penquis

then there is en 4/4 and en 5/10....

4:06 pm

penquis

nope...the last two are from the top right E, i think....

4:06 pm

penquis

it's the birds plural....er 5/10, i think...

4:06 pm

trentsnana

NBT and NBS - finally

4:07 pm

harpjane

found some more birdies

4:15 pm

penquis

just lost my cable signal....:o(

4:18 pm

harpjane

found some ducks

4:20 pm

penquis

got the local news streaming on the laptop....;o)

4:22 pm

penquis

i am done...

4:23 pm

cybernan

grats, pen - just coming back for another stab at this -- 155 to go

4:23 pm

penquis

ty...

4:25 pm

cybernan

have sea birds and extinct one, but no ducks yet

4:25 pm

penquis

ducks??

4:26 pm

cybernan

harp said she found some ducks

4:26 pm

penquis

oh....the lo ducks...

4:27 pm

cybernan

lo ducks?

4:27 pm

penquis

lo 4 and lo 5...

4:28 pm

harpjane

I didn't have them yet, thanks. i had ei4

4:28 pm

cybernan

ah - missed those crazy ones - ty

4:29 pm

penquis

not sure what you are referring to, harp....but i am done anyway... ;o)

4:34 pm

zoozzoom

4:37 pm

penquis

congrats!

4:37 pm

cybernan

grats zoom

4:39 pm

harpjane

so far I have 6 bird words

4:41 pm

MollyL

YAY!!! BIRD WORDS!!!!

4:42 pm

penquis

the ei words are not bird words, i don't think....have to do with culture...??

4:43 pm

penquis

i think i had 5 bird words...

4:43 pm

harpjane

I'll be darned

4:46 pm

zoozzoom

Time for me to retire for the evening with a book. Happy babbling everyone!

4:46 pm

penquis

goodnight, zooz....

4:47 pm

zoozzoom

((Penquis))

4:48 pm

harpjane

just found an extinct one also

4:49 pm

harpjane

and some canines

5:07 pm

cybernan

stuck on the fe 5/18

5:08 pm

cybernan

nm found it

5:09 pm

rhozee

nolo

5:09 pm

rhozee

oops!

5:10 pm

cybernan

no problem, rhoz

5:18 pm

cybernan

haven't heard half of the k words before

5:21 pm

penquis

same here...

5:23 pm

penquis

just finished my dinner....seafood chowder from the cafe....yummy....

5:23 pm

cybernan

I would think, pen -- are you getting dead lobster washed up on shore ?

5:25 pm

penquis

nope, not here....

5:25 pm

cybernan

I sure hope we aren't going to lose our lobster beds to whatever is killing them

5:26 pm

penquis

chowder had scallops, shrimp and clams.....very nice....and cheap enough....bought a bowl for under $9....

5:26 pm

cybernan

I guess only NS shores have been affected so far

5:26 pm

penquis

i hope you don't either....saw that on the news....

5:27 pm

Bethjt

Anyone have the second go5,16? Its my last word and I just can't find it! Aargh!

5:27 pm

penquis

it's a plural...

5:28 pm

Bethjt

Oh, I swear I had tried that at least twice. Thanks Penquis.

5:30 pm

penquis

yw...

5:35 pm

cybernan

2nd lo 5/12 please?

5:36 pm

penquis

i have a pt ....

5:38 pm

cybernan

last of the singular words?

5:39 pm

cybernan

no - I'm missing one l word

5:40 pm

penquis

not sure what you are asking....

5:40 pm

penquis

my second to 5/12 is a pt of previous word...

5:41 pm

cybernan

looking for the lo 5/12 that follows the singular lo 6

5:43 pm

harpjane

i'm looking too nan

5:43 pm

cybernan

thought it might be lickety's extra word, but it isn't

5:44 pm

penquis

the extra word is mo 8...

5:45 pm

penquis

i have pt of english toilet...

5:46 pm

cybernan

ty pen -- not sure that is even a word

5:47 pm

penquis

maybe not, but i have seen it before here...

5:50 pm

cybernan

yes - I think we have had it before

6:02 pm

cybernan

re 5/10 please?

6:02 pm

penquis

to lubricate again...

6:03 pm

cybernan

ty pen -- going blind I think

6:04 pm

cybernan

just want to be finished with this

6:04 pm

penquis

i hear ya...

6:14 pm

harpjane

te6/21?

6:15 pm

harpjane

never mind

6:17 pm

aebmusica

sm7/16.....clue please.

6:18 pm

harpjane

sm7/36, when a flame is dying down

6:19 pm

cybernan

2nd sl 5 please?

6:20 pm

aebmusica

I have tha7....I need the 5, harp.

6:21 pm

harpjane

bad air plural

6:21 pm

aebmusica

the 7,,,I need the sm5/16, please.

6:21 pm

aebmusica

ty harp

6:23 pm

periwinkle

en5/12 pls

6:23 pm

periwinkle

nm

6:26 pm

harpjane

still looking for that sl5

6:26 pm

cybernan

still looking for help on the 2nd sl 5?

6:27 pm

Lizlin

sl + robot ending

6:27 pm

aebmusica

S+mans name spelled differently

6:27 pm

harpjane

ah thanks

6:27 pm

harpjane

108 to go, time to take a break

6:27 pm

Lizlin

Thanks, more words!

6:28 pm

Lizlin

9 to go!

6:28 pm

periwinkle

43 left here

6:28 pm

cybernan

ty liz and aeb

6:28 pm

Lizlin

yw

6:32 pm

Lizlin

Fireworks. A few odd words but mostly a fun grid. Good luck everyone.

6:36 pm

mkg

hi all. clues for some 8s please.

6:36 pm

mkg

ty

6:37 pm

periwinkle

fi/7 and 8 compound word

6:39 pm

cybernan

first te 6 please?

6:39 pm

cybernan

*fist te 6/18

6:39 pm

mkg

ty peri. looking for it.

6:41 pm

periwinkle

nan: te and vowel and not you but **

6:41 pm

periwinkle

FW

6:41 pm

periwinkle

do you need more help mkg?

6:41 pm

cybernan

fi 7/8 hold the wood in the fi 4 place

6:42 pm

cybernan

* or perhaps the dalmatian on the big red truck?

6:42 pm

periwinkle

I am going, happy babbling all

6:43 pm

mkg

i dont know the word nan. i assume first 4 are the fi 4. but then not sure. sorry

6:43 pm

cybernan

you don't know what a dalmatian is?

6:43 pm

mkg

well i got an fi 7 and 8 but i never heard of that word before.

6:44 pm

cybernan

they are the stands that hold the logs up of the floor of the fireplace

6:44 pm

mkg

ok so i got it now. they dont hold the wood. they are a fi**mans friend in need.

6:44 pm

mkg

ok ty for the clues. any other 8s are welcome too.

6:45 pm

cybernan

yes they do hold the wood - the dalmatian clue was tongue in cheek

6:46 pm

cybernan

bye peri

6:46 pm

mkg

darn i keep getting 7s and not 8s. wow. clues for any welcome. ty

6:52 pm

cybernan

2nd te 6 please?

6:53 pm

mkg

i have one te 6 only, and it is the bird te 4 with 5th letter vowel and then plural. but not sure if that is second one.

6:55 pm

cybernan

that is the 4th one

6:57 pm

cybernan

found it: beginning of phone + offspring and plural

6:57 pm

mkg

sorry nan. i have te 6: more "tight" or nervous. but that may be the third one.

6:59 pm

mkg

ty nan. got it too now.

6:59 pm

mkg

and plural for the 7

7:01 pm

cybernan

*!*~*!*

7:01 pm

cybernan

time for me to start supper - back at the flip

8:04 pm

wvteach

help with the MO 8 pls

8:08 pm

Dorens

there is no mo 8

8:10 pm

wvteach

is there a mistake on lickety's list then?

8:10 pm

Dorens

yes

8:10 pm

wvteach

thnx - explains why i can't find it

8:49 pm

Christa

TY Dorens

8:49 pm

wvteach

help with TE 6/21 - last word

9:08 pm

grannyrose

te6. first 3 letters of phone + most of where ET wanted call

9:10 pm

MollyL

Always a good idea to check Lickety's total against the grid total.

9:36 pm

rururocks

I think lickety puts in an extra work just to mess with us :D

9:36 pm

rururocks

(waves to Bugs)

9:53 pm

Trifioso

hello friends.

9:56 pm

torgone

Heya Trifs ..

9:56 pm

dizgrannie

just checking my profile pic

9:57 pm

Trifioso

hello my dear friend! thx for the message today. glad you are relatively okay

9:58 pm

torgone

All systems nominal ..

9:58 pm

Trifioso

totally get it. pretty darn nominal here too

10:00 pm

Trifioso

I need another week of vacation. but....nope

10:02 pm

torgone

I wouldn't a couple vacation days in a row ..

10:02 pm

Trifioso

I totally get it

10:08 pm

torgone

Wouldn't *mind*

10:10 pm

Trifioso

i understood

10:17 pm

torgone

As you tend to do ..

10:18 pm

Trifioso

tertiare is away, and I gutted her room. Really, I had no choice - it was beyond an episode of hoarders in there. I am so afraid she is going to go batsh*t when she gets home, like I "invaded her privacy" or something....she is SUCH an angry teenager!

10:18 pm

Trifioso

so that was my fun vacation.

10:19 pm

torgone

You have to do that sometimes ..

10:20 pm

Trifioso

I really had to. I hope she will be calmer, now that her space is less chaotic.

10:21 pm

Trifioso

plus, with the winter coming we tend to get a few mice here and there, and all the cups and water bottles and a few other tasty morsels needed to GO

10:22 pm

Bugsaw

I had to do that to my kids sometimes too trif. Inititally they were upset but, as you say, as calm surrounding calmed their minds and they came round quickly.

10:22 pm

Trifioso

thank you bugs. I rarely interfere, but enough was more than enough.

10:22 pm

Trifioso

NO ONE needs that many clothes

10:23 pm

Bugsaw

mine were boys. they just had dirty everything, books and lots and lots of junk they didn't even remember having brought in

10:23 pm

Bugsaw

I don't like mice either

10:24 pm

Trifioso

i didn't actually toss any of the clothes. Laid them out on tables in the play room, by category. I hope that she can look through each pile and donate quite a bit. some of the things MUST be out grown by now!

10:25 pm

Trifioso

plus, some piles of clothes were touching the heaters. NOPE>

10:25 pm

Bugsaw

good plan not to toss them but help by catagorizing

10:28 pm

Trifioso

thanks. you would pass out if you saw the piles!!! i cleaned the room out with a laundry basket, and kept a tally of how many basketfuls I took out....

10:29 pm

Trifioso

I binged watched "mars" while I was doing it, and it was good company

10:31 pm

Nef

Hi again, everyone. I can't help chiming in on messy kids. My son & his son are moving in with us again; trying to clean out my 7 yr. old grandson's room has taken 2 weeks & he HAS to save every dang small scrap of paper!

10:31 pm

Trifioso

wow nef, I feel your pain!

10:32 pm

Trifioso

as per usual, the chog is making me feel MUCH better.

10:32 pm

Nef

(I asked them to move back in to help my son save $$$ for a down payment on a house; but also to help with DH. It

10:32 pm

Nef

s getting too hard for me to manage right now

10:33 pm

Trifioso

I'm sorry to hear that, nef. I hope having them their helps you. You are such a dear sould

10:33 pm

Trifioso

soul

10:34 pm

Bugsaw

what if you get a couple of filing boxes and helped him decorate them like treasure chests. sometimes it helps them tidy up their important stuff on their own. Especially if you tell him if it is not in a chest, you didn't think it was important when you cleaned up.

10:34 pm

Trifioso

ooh, great idea bugs!

10:35 pm

Bugsaw

I am glad you can help each other out. Being a caregiver is exhausting

10:35 pm

Trifioso

I know a friend of mine kept a clear plastic box WAY on the top of her fridge, called the "you left it out" box - if someone left something out, into the box it went, until they earned its freedom

10:35 pm

Bugsaw

the top of the fridge is where I put things they were fighting over.

10:36 pm

Trifioso

hahaha great idea!

10:36 pm

Nef

I like that idea too, Bugs. Most of the stuff is going to be in storage; but he has 3 large size boxes of papers that he insists on saving. (My daughter came up with the idea that she'd label the boxes as "open in 2 months" ; 3 months, etc. & he'd have to sort the papers out then

10:38 pm

Nef

And the top of the frog isn

10:38 pm

Bugsaw

or teach him how to make collages with the best parts of his special papers

10:38 pm

Nef

t high enough

10:38 pm

Trifioso

what about laying all the little pieces on a copier, making copies, and then putting them in a scrapbook?

10:39 pm

Trifioso

and tossing the original bits?

10:40 pm

Nef

He & I are working on a scrap book; so far we're still in the preschool age! :-?
But I LOVE the idea of taking pictures of some of it & putting the pictures in it!

10:40 pm

Nef

Thanks Trifi!

10:40 pm

Trifioso

you are very welcome. good luck!

10:40 pm

Trifioso

i think I am going to turn in.....much love and peace to all

10:41 pm

Bugsaw

good night , trif

10:42 pm

Nef

Bugs, he had a piece of paper yesterday that was torn almost in half length-wise, nothing written on it or anything. I put it in the recycling pile & he grabbed it out & said it was his Alligator!! (while opening & closing the tear)

10:43 pm

Nef

Niters, Trifi!

10:43 pm

Bugsaw

I feel for you, Nef. I life with a hoarder too. Sometimes I just slip out a bunch from the bottom of the pile and he doesn't seem to notice that it never gets any higher.

10:44 pm

Bugsaw

live with a hoarder, I mean

10:45 pm

Nef

LOL, Bugs! I think a big part of the problem right now is that with his dad working from home; his dad has been pretty sloppy too when under pressure.

10:46 pm

Bugsaw

When my son was little like yours we lived next door to a plumber. He came home with toilet parts and dead car mufflers all the time. Each one was the start of a collection.

10:48 pm

Nef

oh, MY!

10:48 pm

Bugsaw

Most of the "collections" lived under the bed until I silently disposed of them one at a time to make more room for his new "collections"

10:48 pm

Bugsaw

He never noticed

10:48 pm

Bugsaw

It was the gathering of them that was the important part

10:49 pm

Nef

LOL!!

10:50 pm

Nef

I'm hoping that we can go over to the storage place & we can get rid of some of the papers before we bring them home to sort.

10:50 pm

Bugsaw

He had many moves and changes in his life so he was trying to provide some security for himself. I drew the line at plums stashed between the matress and the box spring though.

10:51 pm

Nef

Oh Geez! That's a good thing that you drew the line at that. (How did you find them?

10:52 pm

Bugsaw

Just innocently flipping the mattress one day. They had rotted away around the pits. I thought they were dead bodies and nearly had a conniption

10:52 pm

Nef

Did it stain the mattress?

10:53 pm

Bugsaw

Don't remember that part, only the shock of bodies.

11:10 pm

harpjane

hello 108 to go

11:11 pm

rururocks

maybe he was trying to prune the mattress

11:11 pm

Nef

Hi harp & ru

11:12 pm

rururocks

hi neffers

11:13 pm

Nef

Add another groan toyour list for that pun, ru. ;-)

11:14 pm

rururocks

YAY

11:14 pm

rururocks

i'm way behind last year's record

11:15 pm

Nef

You better work on it then; IF you're trying to out do last year.

11:17 pm

rururocks

no chance.

11:17 pm

rururocks

I hit over 200 groans last year

11:18 pm

rururocks

I'd have to do 200 puns or more tomorrow to make it work

11:18 pm

Nef

Must have been too many changes in your life this year?

11:18 pm

rururocks

I had a great one earlier today and no one groaned

11:18 pm

rururocks

yeah nef.. either that or I'm not funny any more :D

11:19 pm

Nef

if you tell it again, does that count as 1 or 2 groans?

11:19 pm

rururocks

no.. it was just in the moment.. wouldn't be funny now

11:20 pm

rururocks

to be honest.. I've been here a lot less because of work.. so that's more likely the culprit

11:20 pm

Nef

I'm just asking how you count them...

11:21 pm

rururocks

one groan.. one point

11:21 pm

Nef

ok

11:21 pm

rururocks

I was guaranteed to get a lot at the flip.. but a lot of those players seem to not be here any more

11:22 pm

Nef

Yeah. I miss seeing a bunch of them...

11:22 pm

mkg

hi all. any clues for 8 letter words? i have only one: the fi 8. dont have stats for others. so clues and stats welcome

11:23 pm

rururocks

yes.. I haven't seen a lot of them in many months and sometimes years..

11:23 pm

rururocks

did bugs leave?

11:23 pm

Bugsaw

hey ruru. I wandered off there. Now I am back.

11:23 pm

Nef

sorry msg. That's the only one I have so far too

11:24 pm

rururocks

hi bugs.. I have to send you an email.. regarding my date

11:24 pm

Nef

If says Bugs is still here, but who knows?

11:25 pm

Bugsaw

Sorry about that Nef. Sometimes I just wander off and come back without closing the screen.

11:25 pm

Bugsaw

Oh yes, please do , ruru. I have been waiting politely.

11:25 pm

Nef

Me too, Bugs. (I think we all do that at times)

11:25 pm

rururocks

(leaves a big bag of popcorn next to bug's computer)

11:26 pm

rururocks

politely? really?

11:27 pm

Nef

Did it go well, ru? I remember you were going on one; but not sure if I've talked to you since

11:27 pm

Bugsaw

good idea! I like munching on popcorn

11:27 pm

Bugsaw

I am always polite, of course. Like Mary Poppins, Practically perfect in every way

11:28 pm

Nef

LOL! Yes, Bugs You are!! ;-)

11:28 pm

harpjane

to8 clue?

11:29 pm

Bugsaw

Thank you Nef. you are the only one in history who has agreed with that!

11:29 pm

Bugsaw

I think there is no to 8, jane

11:29 pm

Nef

I don't have it yet harp but am now looking for it

11:30 pm

harpjane

ah, got it, compound word describing the grid

11:30 pm

Bugsaw

Lickity has one extra word

11:31 pm

Nef

The extra word is an mo 8, Bugs

11:31 pm

mkg

how about a clue for that to 8 ? ty

11:32 pm

Bugsaw

nuts, I don't have to8

11:32 pm

harpjane

work, but not a lot?

11:33 pm

mkg

oh sorry. i thought the got it compound word was an 8. if so i would love a clue.

11:33 pm

Bugsaw

got it. thanks jane

11:33 pm

rururocks

I have a fi 8

11:33 pm

rururocks

i sent the email bugs.. read it later

11:34 pm

Bugsaw

ok. have to find 36 more words first

11:34 pm

mkg

just got sm 8 now, and re 8.

11:44 pm

harpjane

74 to go, I'm in a breaking bad binge, so I'm easily distracted

11:49 pm

Nef

I'm only aiming for half way since I only have 8 more to go to get there in the next 10 minutes.

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