Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, April 3, 2017

12:01 am

Lizlin

Hi all

12:02 am

Uneaixoise

hey liz :-)

12:02 am

flosey

hi Liz and all

12:05 am

rururocks

ra7

12:05 am

rururocks

mi7

12:06 am

Lizlin

Thanks, Ru

12:09 am

Lizlin

BBL

12:12 am

rururocks

to7

12:14 am

hurshy

phantom: damask

12:18 am

cybernan

crashing -- good night everyone

12:18 am

hurshy

night nan

12:18 am

rururocks

good night nan

12:19 am

hurshy

federal marshal on a plane = aircop

12:19 am

crayola

Stats for the bottom O?

12:20 am

hurshy

ot4/5

12:20 am

crayola

Ah, of course. Thanks!

12:22 am

hurshy

phantom (sort of): apricot

12:24 am

flosey

58 to go but too tired tonight, bb in the morning

12:24 am

flosey

good night all

12:24 am

gapeach

Sweet dreams, flosey.

12:24 am

flosey

ty peach

1:17 am

grannyrose

and done without a list. !!!!

1:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

1:27 am

grannyrose

missed him again... *sigh* i have emailed re change of time. guess he's too busy to read his emails...

1:34 am

Lizlin

Hi again- I also emailed Lickety - on Saturday.

4:42 am

Ray100

lovely Welsh word in the grid....term of affection.

4:50 am

zoozzoom

Well t can't be the DA 6/24 or the Pi 6/24 then lol

4:51 am

zoozzoom

What does it begin with please?

4:52 am

Ray100

ca 6/24...any clues for the da6 and the pi6 you mentioned?

4:53 am

MollyL

It is not an accepted word Zoom

4:53 am

Ray100

sorry, I meant to say that!

4:54 am

Ray100

got the pi6

4:54 am

zoozzoom

Ah that is why I could not find it then LOL

4:54 am

Ray100

apologies

4:54 am

zoozzoom

No worries, Ray :-)

4:56 am

MollyL

When I heard Welsh, I immediately looked for the cw combination : D

4:56 am

Ray100

cariad = sweetheart

4:56 am

Ray100

akit

4:56 am

Ray100

akip

4:57 am

zoozzoom

DA + most of metal objects word for 1p,5p,10p,etc + consonant.

4:57 am

Ray100

sorry....not my day!

4:58 am

zoozzoom

They were not valid anyway :-)

4:59 am

Ray100

I know...just trying things...thanks for the da clue by the way.

5:02 am

zoozzoom

Anytime!

5:12 am

zoozzoom

Better be off. Busy day ahead. Happy babbling everyone!

5:23 am

sukee

Good morning all

5:34 am

crosshair

Good morning, my Babble friends. :)

5:35 am

Kallia

morning crossy

5:35 am

Kallia

long time no see

5:36 am

crosshair

I have been here and there, and real life has been a busy one for the past six month or so. :)

5:36 am

Kallia

hope your family is all well

5:37 am

sukee

Crossy!

5:37 am

sukee

Hi Kallia

5:38 am

Kallia

Hi sukee

5:38 am

sukee

Glad you came back, it is quiet at this time lately

5:38 am

crosshair

How is sukee this fine day?

5:38 am

crosshair

Family is well :)

5:38 am

sukee

Good, our transit strike was stopped at the last hour, but still pending for Wednesday.

5:38 am

sukee

I'm glad to hear.

5:39 am

sukee

I am staying healthy

5:39 am

crosshair

Ahh yes, I have been reading about your transit issues. :(

5:40 am

sukee

The woman who schedules my mobility rides was happy, she doesn't want to go on strike.

5:40 am

sukee

Anyway, it's baseball season!

5:41 am

crosshair

yes, nothing worse, I imagine than making a living, being happy with your job, then being forced in strike and having to survive on slim strike pay. :(

5:41 am

crosshair

yes, baseball ;)

5:42 am

sukee

An afternoon game, more reason to be happy I don't have to go out to work.

5:43 am

sukee

half-way

5:50 am

sukee

How is your work going, Crossy?

5:53 am

sukee

Sorry to run but I have to get ready to go to the gym. Have a great day.

5:56 am

regis

Disk

6:15 am

Marc Freeman

mi6, please?

6:15 am

doseffing

... to not point at a target correctly

6:18 am

doseffing

... or better ... to point at a target incorrectly

6:22 am

Marc Freeman

sorry don't get the clue

6:24 am

godthaab

Name that Proper Noun: French painter

6:27 am

Marc Freeman

got it thanks to you both

6:29 am

doseffing

... miro

6:30 am

godthaab

Right next to the spanish painter!

6:31 am

doseffing

,,, well there's a phantom Pisaro

6:31 am

godthaab

Doseffing - that was the spanish painter. you win a tilled field

6:31 am

doseffing

... joyous news

6:31 am

godthaab

French 19th Century

6:32 am

Marc Freeman

ma6, please?

6:32 am

doseffing

... tell me are two Picassos a Picasi

6:33 am

godthaab

hahahahaha

6:43 am

grannyrose

ma6. ma + pime tree with a consonant in it

6:44 am

grannyrose

ahem... that would be 'pine' tree

6:47 am

doseffing

... did you know the word before you typed it or did you just monkey it? ... in either case congratulations ... wouldn't have gotten that one without a clue ... thanks

6:47 am

grannyrose

and it would appear it is time for me to hit my pillows.xoxox to you all.

6:47 am

doseffing

... g'night

6:59 am

bichon

phantom: miasma

7:02 am

doseffing

... three quarters ... time to do something else ... luck to all

7:16 am

HarryHood

just missing the top M for nbt - anybody have stats?

7:18 am

Lizlin

Hi all - mi 6/24

7:18 am

HarryHood

ty liz. will look

7:19 am

Lizlin

yw

7:19 am

HarryHood

too bad mitmit is not a word. it sounds like an inuit unit of currency

7:20 am

Lizlin

:)

7:20 am

EvaNadine

phantom: Apricot

7:20 am

HarryHood

got them! nbt and halfway :)

7:20 am

Lizlin

WTG Harry

7:20 am

HarryHood

and those words got me nbs too :)

7:21 am

HarryHood

trifecta with your clue liz

7:21 am

Lizlin

Nice :)

7:24 am

HarryHood

bbl!

7:24 am

Lizlin

Have a good day

8:19 am

suefrad625

how is tisk not a word?

8:21 am

mael

close, sue :)

8:21 am

EvaNadine

remove the vowel + make it plural. ;)

8:21 am

aebmusica

sue....take the (i) outs and make it plural

8:21 am

suefrad625

ty dear

8:22 am

phaeton

hello...bottom O stats pls

8:22 am

suefrad625

i need stats for the bottom A & o and top I for nbt & nbs

8:22 am

mael

ot 4/5

8:23 am

EvaNadine

opera solo(s) for 2 of the bottom A's

8:23 am

phaeton

ar4/4 and ar5/10

8:23 am

phaeton

ty mael

8:23 am

mael

is 4/5 for up top

8:23 am

mael

:)

8:24 am

suefrad625

ty mael

8:24 am

suefrad625

well, time to do some work. BBL

8:25 am

mael

bye!

8:36 am

aebmusica

`damit

8:40 am

Scrabbler

Hi kids.

8:40 am

aebmusica

sorry... was typing a german word....not in grid!

8:41 am

Scrabbler

Haha. I see German and Italian words in the grid.

8:42 am

phaeton

There are RURU words in the grid...;-D

8:43 am

Scrabbler

Hm, I will look.

8:45 am

Scrabbler

I have to bring my tax package to my CPA this morning and see what the damages are for quarterly estimates for the year and if I have to pay anything in case estimates were off for 2016.

8:49 am

72 Temple Owl

hello scrabbler.

8:51 am

Scrabbler

Hi Owl. Done with your taxes?

8:54 am

72 Temple Owl

no. i received 1099-B and I do not know what to do with it yet.

8:54 am

EvaNadine

mornin, Dr Scrabs!

8:54 am

72 Temple Owl

i need a cpa

8:54 am

Scrabbler

I think I got one of those and I included it in my package.

8:54 am

mael

hah, I just finally saw all the sk words all at once

8:55 am

Scrabbler

I Eva and baby K.

8:55 am

MLFAN17

hello all

8:55 am

Aloyisius

yay, hubby just came home with a new flyswatter! hi all

8:55 am

Scrabbler

I have 4 sk words.

8:55 am

Scrabbler

Hi MLFAN. And hi Aloy.

8:55 am

EvaNadine

can you believe baby K has a cough AGAIN?

8:56 am

MLFAN17

hi scrab

8:56 am

mael

FW! there are 7 sk words

8:56 am

mael

oh no Eva, that's awful.

8:56 am

Aloyisius

snow melted, Scrabbs? aww, sorry about the cough, Eva..

8:56 am

Scrabbler

Does he attend day care? The germs thrive and get shared there.

8:57 am

Scrabbler

And little kids get 6-12 colds a year, so expect a lots of coughing. Is he bad, with wheezing again?

8:57 am

EvaNadine

yeah. it just keeps making the rounds...
he had his 6 month checkup on wednesday + doc said he still has the RSV...chest still sounds awful. she said he may not shake it until may or so...

8:57 am

mael

and don't I know it about the daycare germs haha

8:58 am

mael

our pedi says the average time it takes for a kid to get over a cough is six weeks (!!!)

8:58 am

Scrabbler

Yes, the snow is gone from the yard although the ski resort across the valley is covered with snow, sometimes until May.

8:58 am

MLFAN17

is the third column top m supposed to be a 7?

8:59 am

EvaNadine

MLF - 6/7 combo

8:59 am

doseffing

mi6/7

8:59 am

mael

it's a 6/7 combo

9:00 am

Aloyisius

oh, have to go - happy Babbling folks, ciao for now!

9:00 am

Scrabbler

Bye Aloy.

9:00 am

MLFAN17

clue pls>

9:00 am

MLFAN17

?

9:00 am

EvaNadine

she was very happy to see that he has continued to gain weight, just as if he werent sick...so other than this stupid RSV/cough, he is quite healthy!

9:01 am

doseffing

... to point at a target incorrectly

9:01 am

MLFAN17

ty dose

9:01 am

Scrabbler

TY

9:02 am

MLFAN17

g stats?

9:02 am

EvaNadine

Gi 4/7

9:03 am

doseffing

gi4/7

9:03 am

MLFAN17

ty eva and dose

9:03 am

MLFAN17

nbt and nbs

9:03 am

Scrabbler

I had some respiratory virus from Oct-Dec, probably HMPV. I just coughed and coughed. Our entire staff caught it. We all had laryngitis in the beginning.

9:05 am

72 Temple Owl

people here have been exhiiting flu like illness, they look wiped out. lasts over a week

9:06 am

Scrabbler

I tested myself for pertussis early on and that was negative. Pertussis is also called the 100-day cough. Baby K could have that, Eva.

9:06 am

EvaNadine

on the up-side, baby K has spent the night in his own crib, in his own room for a week + a half!

9:06 am

72 Temple Owl

alll the coughers in church this weekend!

9:07 am

Scrabbler

Yay for you! It means you are teaching him to fall asleep on his own.

9:07 am

72 Temple Owl

yay!

9:07 am

EvaNadine

slowly, but surely. trying to, anyway.

9:07 am

EvaNadine

he still wakes several times a night, but we are getting there...

9:08 am

72 Temple Owl

what age is the dpt given or has that been abandoned?

9:09 am

Scrabbler

Get him attached to a stuffed animal, bring it with him everywhere all day, make him fall asleep with it, put it in his face when he cries...this will make separation anxiety easier when that appears soon, if it hasn't yet.

9:09 am

Scrabbler

2, 4, 6, 15 months, and 4-5 years

9:10 am

72 Temple Owl

that is interesting, scrabbler. i once babysat a kid with it. it was horrible. and as soon as mom appreaed, all smiles. she had no idea.

9:10 am

EvaNadine

he has a lovey-pacifier...his binky is attached to a little turtle (we already have 2 + just got a third). it goes everywhere with him + is the only thing we allow in the crib with him at night. he sleeps in a sleep sack.

9:11 am

72 Temple Owl

sounds as if he is doing fine with it, evaN. a big milestone.

9:12 am

MLFAN17

foun ra 6/7

9:12 am

EvaNadine

its an adjustment for all of us. sometimes we all do ok at night...only a few awakenings + we manage ok. other times, hes up every hour + we are so exhausted and frustrated.
par for the course, i imagine.

9:14 am

MLFAN17

86 left nbt and nbs I will be back

9:15 am

Scrabbler

Bye MLFAN

9:16 am

penquis

hello....

9:16 am

72 Temple Owl

bye fan

9:16 am

Scrabbler

Of course, Eva, you are his #1 security object, but that needs to be transferred somewhat to a stuffed animal.

9:17 am

Scrabbler

Hi Maine girl!

9:18 am

penquis

hi scrabs...

9:18 am

penquis

i thought i had a lunch appt. today, but it's next week.....yea!...don't have to go anywhere until 4:30 (tennis practice)....

9:19 am

Scrabbler

Yay for freedome.

9:19 am

72 Temple Owl

off to the gym. later!

9:19 am

Scrabbler

And freedom too.

9:19 am

penquis

bye TO...

9:19 am

Scrabbler

Bye Owl.

9:20 am

72 Temple Owl

stretch and balance followed by zumba - fun!

9:22 am

penquis

cool....i do the stretch and balance at my Healthy Seniors class, but not the zumba....i have two left feet when it comes to dancing...

9:22 am

Scrabbler

OK< I barely made it past halfway. Time to get ready to shop for my mom and visit her.

9:22 am

Scrabbler

Enjoy the day, kids!

9:22 am

penquis

see you later, scrabs....

9:24 am

72 Temple Owl

bye scrabs and all

9:24 am

penquis

bye TO....

9:38 am

moolingwa

morning all, just getting started with this one

9:40 am

penquis

hi mool..

9:41 am

moolingwa

hey pen

9:41 am

penquis

an odd grid...no Es....

9:41 am

moolingwa

indeed

9:42 am

moolingwa

final 50

9:45 am

penquis

i am just moseying along at this point with an old Matlock episode i can't recall seeing on TV....

9:50 am

MLFAN17

hello again started this grid today too.

9:52 am

MLFAN17

sk 5/18?

9:52 am

penquis

a plural?

9:52 am

Glantarell

pl of sk4

9:52 am

Glantarell

meaning a short sketch on tv

9:52 am

Glantarell

i think

9:54 am

MLFAN17

I have an sk 5 that is 5/20 and pl of a 4

9:54 am

penquis

there is another sk 5 that is a pl...

9:54 am

MLFAN17

i have them ty

9:54 am

penquis

glan just clued it...

9:59 am

bichon

di 5/14, pls

10:00 am

Glantarell

same as pi5 crochet edgeing apart form 1st letter

10:02 am

moolingwa

25 to go

10:02 am

Glantarell

only just started

10:05 am

penquis

i am heading out....bbl to finish....maybe i will see more when i return....bye all....

10:08 am

bichon

ty Glant

10:08 am

rubyfoo

hello.

10:09 am

rubyfoo

I'm back, waiting for a 4PM app't, already more than an hour late!

10:09 am

rubyfoo

<<<incredible

10:09 am

bichon

hello there ruby

10:10 am

cybernan

hi everyone -- got half way last night

10:10 am

rubyfoo

hi bichon and nan

10:11 am

rubyfoo

>>>How can somebody be this late for a biz app't?

10:11 am

rubyfoo

If he shows up, I won't even offer a coffee!

10:14 am

cybernan

think I would find someone else to do buisiness with

10:15 am

rubyfoo

>He's from the bank, new to my acount and was probably assigned because he speaks English

10:16 am

rubyfoo

<He's an Arab and probably wouldn't be acceptable to a Fr client

10:16 am

cybernan

ah -- forgot about the language issue --- just assumed that you speak french fluently

10:16 am

rubyfoo

I do! It was the bak's choice, not mine

10:17 am

rubyfoo

They probably hired him for some affirmative action program, but may have trouble giving him accounts

10:18 am

rubyfoo

The French are very racist and classist!

10:18 am

cybernan

if he can't keep an appointment, I would think so! Your business obviously isn't very important to him.

10:19 am

SamanthaJoy

In my experience,cultural Arabs don't place the same importance on punctuality that Westerners do.

10:19 am

cybernan

OH -- always found them very friendly and helpful, but then we are always tourists spending money and saying how much we are enjoying our trip!

10:19 am

rubyfoo

I'll wait and see as I don't really care, but I'll complain unless he has a very good excuse

10:19 am

SamanthaJoy

That's not a racial issue, per se; it's a cultural one. If he were Turkish I'd have expected him there ten minutes early, apologizing for being late.

10:20 am

rubyfoo

That's pobably true, Samantha, but an hgour and a half is insane!

10:20 am

SamanthaJoy

I agree. Maybe he was coming by way of the St. Petersburg Metro. #notfunnyiknow

10:21 am

cybernan

Have you phoned the bank to find out why he hasn't shown up?

10:21 am

rubyfoo

I love the French, alsi finding them hospitable and polite and don't harbor their prejudices

10:22 am

rubyfoo

He doesn't come from the local branch; he comes all the way from Evian, about an hour away

10:22 am

cybernan

Maybe he has the Italian concept of time

10:22 am

rubyfoo

OK, I'll call my guy at the local branch

10:23 am

cybernan

bonne chance

10:26 am

rubyfoo

I left a messag for my guy, but it's possible that the local branch is closed on Monday afternoons

10:27 am

rubyfoo

I've brought my laptop into the kitchen where I have a lovely view of birds, flowers, mounttains and the front gate

10:27 am

cybernan

oh that does sound lovely, ruby

10:28 am

rubyfoo

It is and waiting here is not so bad, just strange

10:29 am

SamanthaJoy

I'm interested in hearing how this shakes out eventually. Did he just record the date and time wrong? Was there a train line mishap? Tune in next week!

10:40 am

rubyfoo

He confirmed twice by e-mail

10:41 am

SamanthaJoy

. . . Then I got nothin'

10:44 am

SamanthaJoy

I have the mi6/7 combo, the ra 6/7 combo, and the to 6/7 combo. Which 7 am I missing, can anyone tell me?

10:45 am

helensgirlkid

to 6/7

10:45 am

helensgirlkid

Sorry - can't read this morning!

10:45 am

SamanthaJoy

There's two of them? Oh joy, thanks

10:46 am

SamanthaJoy

Or not. :D

10:46 am

cybernan

oh clues for those please?

10:46 am

helensgirlkid

NOt that I knwo - maybe I should check?

10:46 am

cybernan

I have an ac 7

10:46 am

helensgirlkid

Can't type either.

10:47 am

SamanthaJoy

mi 6/7 . . . to point at a target and miss, + pl
ra 6/7 . . . a pervasive problem in society, + pl
to 6/7 . . . the shape of a donut, + pl

10:48 am

helensgirlkid

Should probably go back to bed and start over - if I can't type, what will I be like running errands?

10:48 am

SamanthaJoy

Got the ac7, thanks so much!

10:50 am

helensgirlkid

So did I , finally - thanks.

10:50 am

Uneaixoise

tx samantha!!

10:50 am

cybernan

got the ra and to thanks --- looking for the mi

10:50 am

helensgirlkid

daks

10:50 am

helensgirlkid

SORRY!

10:50 am

cybernan

ah -- point being the operative word -- strange one

10:51 am

SamanthaJoy

It is weird! It's not quite a babblet but I've never seen or heard it used outside this grid.

10:54 am

rubyfoo

NOW, I'm angray: I just called the guy's office in Evian and he said he was in my village and couldn't find my house. Then he complained that he didn't like my tone of voice, that he had reached his limit!

10:55 am

SamanthaJoy

He couldn't find your house, and doesn't have a cell phone? Couldn't call for directions?

10:55 am

SamanthaJoy

Yeah, *bleep* him.

10:55 am

cybernan

*seeing a new bank in ruby's future

10:56 am

SamanthaJoy

With luck, seeing a new job in his

10:56 am

rubyfoo

'll speak to his boss tomorrow. It takes a lot to make me angry

10:56 am

cybernan

maybe it's just banks --- only place in france we had poor service was at hsbc

10:57 am

rubyfoo

This is BNP and we've been private banking customers for almost 19 years!

10:57 am

rubyfoo

They've always been terrific!

10:57 am

rubyfoo

Especially since my husband died

10:58 am

cybernan

the paris branch, where we had an account, didn't want to unlock their door for us -- even when we held up our client card for them to see

11:07 am

bichon

ty helensgirl

11:10 am

bichon

ruby, I will be in Paris for a day in early May. Think we'll go Givenchy

11:11 am

SamanthaJoy

Ruby, I just want to repeat that you're right to be angry. He was rude in not showing up, gave an implausibly excuse, and then compounded that by insulting you.

11:11 am

SamanthaJoy

I know you don't need me to tell you this but I wanted to say it anyway.

11:12 am

bichon

It's not like there's a shortage of banks in France

11:12 am

periwinkle

to6/7 shape of a donut? don't get the clue donuts are round to me

11:12 am

periwinkle

I only have the ra6/7

11:12 am

periwinkle

hello all

11:12 am

cybernan

Givenchy or Giverny (Monet's home)?

11:13 am

bichon

sorry, the latter

11:13 am

SamanthaJoy

Google the phrase "shape of a donut" and make the word you get an adjective

11:14 am

bichon

If there's time, we're going to go see the windows at Ste Chappelle [sp]

11:14 am

cybernan

Malmaison, Josephine's home, is near there as well.

11:15 am

bichon

Must visit a patissiere

11:16 am

cybernan

have you been to Paris before?

11:16 am

moolingwa

rehi

11:16 am

bichon

yes, a few times and don't want to go to the usual spots in Paris.

11:16 am

MLFAN17

can someone give me a different clue for to 6/7 i don't understand the one give?

11:17 am

SamanthaJoy

peri, did that help?

11:17 am

periwinkle

no

11:17 am

SamanthaJoy

to + and**** (a robot of sorts), + pl

11:17 am

periwinkle

Nm figured it out now. never can remember how to make a word an adj

11:17 am

periwinkle

ty Sam

11:18 am

MLFAN17

got them as well ty

11:18 am

SamanthaJoy

That's basically the word for a three dimensional circle with a hole through the middle. A donut. And here you thought daydreaming in geometry would be consequence-free!

11:18 am

bichon

co 5/18, pls

11:18 am

MLFAN17

ac 6/7?

11:19 am

cybernan

figured so, if you were planning on spending your only day in the countryside

11:19 am

SamanthaJoy

pl of co 4/8, a hairdo

11:19 am

MLFAN17

bichon its a pl

11:20 am

SamanthaJoy

There is no ac 6. AC 7 ends like the to

11:20 am

cybernan

no ac 6-7 -- just a 7

11:20 am

MollyL

Were there people who DIDN'T daydream in Geometry?

11:20 am

bichon

ty fan

11:20 am

MLFAN17

yw bichon

11:21 am

SamanthaJoy

Technically I didn't "daydream"; I "slept"

11:21 am

MLFAN17

that is a 6?

11:21 am

periwinkle

I could have done with out geometry and algebra

11:22 am

SamanthaJoy

Fireworks. Any more clues needed?

11:22 am

bichon

It was Trig that floored me

11:23 am

periwinkle

did not have to take that, bichon

11:23 am

MLFAN17

Samantha re clue ac 7 please all i get is a 6?

11:23 am

periwinkle

ac7 pls

11:23 am

SamanthaJoy

I'm pretty sure "trigonometry" and "calculus" are terms dreamt up to make people who aren't in on the secret feel dumb.

11:23 am

cybernan

a + vehicle + robot ending

11:23 am

SamanthaJoy

ac7 ends like the to6. AC + vowel + and****

11:24 am

periwinkle

ty nan and sam

11:25 am

periwinkle

missing one 7 have ac, ma, ra and to

11:25 am

SamanthaJoy

There are only 4 7s?

11:25 am

penquis

mi...6/7...

11:25 am

MLFAN17

got it

11:25 am

periwinkle

ty pen, looking

11:26 am

penquis

going to fix lunch now....see you later...

11:26 am

periwinkle

ty pen

11:26 am

MLFAN17

that's weird i have 4 of them

11:26 am

moolingwa

your lunch is broken?

11:27 am

MLFAN17

how many 7's?

11:28 am

Uneaixoise

loved algebra and trig -- calculus beat me to a pulp

11:28 am

SamanthaJoy

Four 7s. AC, MI, TO, RA

11:28 am

Uneaixoise

funny thing -- i recently talked with a high school match teacher who said everything i learned in calculus is now pointless - aacckk

11:29 am

MLFAN17

peri said she has 4 of them and and said she is missing one?

11:29 am

SamanthaJoy

Since I didn't learn anything in calculus, I think that means that I WIN!

11:29 am

Uneaixoise

MATH not match LOL

11:29 am

MLFAN17

une doesn't that figure lol

11:29 am

SamanthaJoy

Yeah. Apparently peri is playing a different grid than the rest of us. Weird.

There's an ma6 that might have gotten confused?

11:30 am

MLFAN17

of which i don't have

11:30 am

Uneaixoise

genius doug goodman even TUTORED me in college calculus and I still got a D+

11:30 am

Uneaixoise

killed me -- i was a nerdy A student LOL

11:31 am

bichon

I got a D+ in college hsics and I considered it gift

11:31 am

SamanthaJoy

I think I've got five more minutes before my dog drags me out of here on a leash. Clues, anyone?

11:31 am

cybernan

sounds like me une --- avoided math and the sciences like the plague that they were for me

11:31 am

bichon

*Physics

11:31 am

MLFAN17

i hate math.. i have a friend though, who i think majored in elementary school teaching and has been a 5th grade math teacher for at least 10 plus yrs

11:31 am

Uneaixoise

guess calculus now goes in the trash with slide rulers LOL

11:32 am

Uneaixoise

until I hit calculus I was a math major . . . sigh . . . moved over to French :-)

11:32 am

bichon

mi 6/24, pls

11:32 am

cybernan

only math I ever really needed was to know the difference between a half note and a quarter note!

11:32 am

Uneaixoise

nan LOL

11:33 am

SamanthaJoy

mi 6/24 = to point at a target and get it wrong

mi + vowel + ai4/5

11:33 am

Uneaixoise

my daughter's AP math blew me away -- they actually learned to APPLY what they learned -- what a novel concept! :-)

11:33 am

SamanthaJoy

Than pl the whole thing for mi7

11:33 am

Uneaixoise

back in a bit . . .

11:33 am

cybernan

ma 6 please -- struggling with it?

11:33 am

SamanthaJoy

mi + CONSONANT + ai4/5, sorry, I'm a ditz.

11:33 am

bichon

ty Sm

11:34 am

MLFAN17

cyber at oen point in chorale class i learned to count put a number over each note i 2 3 4 etc when i saw the same note later i would put that number on top of it as its the same from previous

11:34 am

SamanthaJoy

ma 6/30 is hard to clue.

Ma + reasonably high point consonant + the first three letters of the dessert ***amisu

11:35 am

cybernan

ty sam

11:35 am

MLFAN17

mi clue not working for me

11:35 am

cybernan

*!*~*!*

11:35 am

SamanthaJoy

Do you have ai4/5?

11:36 am

SamanthaJoy

mi + consonant + he took *** at the target. pl for mi7

11:36 am

cybernan

mi 6: single lady minus last letter + point (as a gun or bow and arrow)

11:37 am

MLFAN17

got it

11:37 am

SamanthaJoy

Nan, you are so much better at cluing than I am. I always end up with these long convoluted phrases.

11:38 am

cybernan

on my way -- out to look at paint samples today

11:40 am

SamanthaJoy

I'm heading out too. My dog just attached a leash to my belt and is pulling. See y'all tomorrow.

11:40 am

moolingwa

10 to go

11:42 am

MLFAN17

ma6/30 ends in a and i know the Italian one but i am still lost..

11:50 am

TheByzantine

ma 6/30 -- begins with the beginning of the sicilian crime organization and ends with most of a firestone or michelin

12:57 pm

periwinkle

ty Byz

1:00 pm

MLFAN17

ty byz

1:03 pm

MLFAN17

sa5?

1:13 pm

dan2bit

tailbones, MLF

2:28 pm

NatashaW

ma7 is the last Torah segment read on Shabbat. Got that! but need help with ac7, 36...

2:29 pm

Gillie

Begins like ac5, ends like a robot.

2:32 pm

NatashaW

thanks. still baffled but will keep trying!

2:44 pm

Gillie

By robot, I mean dr5.

5:07 pm

NatashaW

ugh, I'm clueless! also da6,24 is stumping me completely.

5:27 pm

welki

da + ****us (intercourse)

5:30 pm

MollyL

That is a Ru clue
: D

5:34 pm

NatashaW

thanks!

5:39 pm

welki

a ru clue might be ****us interruptus

5:41 pm

moolingwa

still 7 to go

5:42 pm

welki

here, if you need some help

5:42 pm

moolingwa

6 now

5:42 pm

NatashaW

ac7,36... my last 7

5:43 pm

MollyL

I'm guessing Ru is a "go the full Monty" kind of guy

5:44 pm

welki

sounds like the comedian/actor from SNL, Dan ...

5:45 pm

welki

the clue wasn't a comment on his performance, just what i thought he might offer up as a clue

5:45 pm

moolingwa

need second letter of the t from last column

5:45 pm

moolingwa

and length

5:46 pm

welki

<-- would have no way of knowing even the tiniest thing about his prowess

5:46 pm

stidmama

mooling ts 4/8 babblet

5:46 pm

moolingwa

I have nothing to add on ru2

5:46 pm

moolingwa

tx

5:47 pm

moolingwa

having the flu doesn't help my word finding

5:47 pm

welki

hi stid

5:48 pm

welki

ugh, that's the pits, mool

5:49 pm

welki

natasha, did you get the ac7?

6:03 pm

NatashaW

no, I tried your clue but it says not in dict

6:06 pm

NatashaW

or what I thought was your clue... :-)

6:11 pm

NatashaW

GOT IT.

6:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi all

6:33 pm

penquis

hello...

6:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello pen

7:14 pm

MollyL

*Ssh...the lurkers are taking notes
: D

7:17 pm

penquis

hi molly...

7:19 pm

penquis

i am done...

7:29 pm

dan2bit

woo hoo pen!

7:31 pm

penquis

ty!

7:35 pm

dan2bit

down to 25

7:39 pm

penquis

go, dan...

7:43 pm

dan2bit

listing with 16

7:43 pm

B_o_b_o_

hi

7:43 pm

dan2bit

hi Bob o

7:44 pm

penquis

hi bobo

7:45 pm

penquis

i listed about the same time as you, dan...

7:46 pm

B_o_b_o_

how are you all

7:46 pm

penquis

ok here...

7:47 pm

B_o_b_o_

oh only ok, is something wrong?

7:50 pm

dan2bit

down to ac7 and da6 - any help, pen?

7:52 pm

dan2bit

got the da6 thanks to an earlier welki clue

7:54 pm

dan2bit

and firewords! thanks Gillie, welki, lickety and pen and all cluers

7:54 pm

penquis

sorry, dan...was somewhere else....congrats....

7:58 pm

dan2bit

no worries

8:30 pm

penquis

i am heading out....g'night all...

8:44 pm

NatashaW

phew, fireworks at last! that last mi5,14 was tricky for me

8:49 pm

Nef

WTG, NatashaW!!! YAY!!!

8:49 pm

NatashaW

Aw you're sweet! Haven't been on here in AGES and was so rusty! Thanks for the hints y'all

8:50 pm

Nef

I've been here for a short time & am just starting out; this won't be a favorite grid I see

8:51 pm

NatashaW

why's that?

8:52 pm

Nef

I keep trying words that aren't words tonight! :-)

8:52 pm

Nef

(I want an "e" in this grid

8:52 pm

NatashaW

there are some really obscure words on here, for sure. I do use Lickety's clues to help me, and sometimes just scroll thru Lickety's list of 5 letter words, 6 letter, etc

8:53 pm

NatashaW

but then I look up all the words I've never heard of before and try to learn what they mean...

8:55 pm

Nef

Good for you, Natasha. I use More Words for my word list; & I try not to use Lickety's list until I'm over half way through the grid

8:56 pm

wht

Hi all, does anyone have a clue for the mi6?

8:56 pm

stidmama

hey all, down to 21 today... about to list. :-)

8:56 pm

Nef

hi wht. I don't have it yet but will look now.

8:57 pm

Nef

Hi stid; feeling better today?

8:57 pm

stidmama

mi* (prefix) + point at target

8:57 pm

stidmama

actually not, Nef -- it's just a cold, but I was uncharacteristically running fevers all day long so it has been tiring.

8:58 pm

stidmama

how are you doing?

8:58 pm

wht

Thaks stid. I was looking at the wrong m

8:59 pm

stidmama

:-) Took me a loooooong time to find it earlier wht!

9:01 pm

stidmama

There. Down to 20 and ready to list. brb

9:01 pm

Nef

I'm doing ok, I did a quick trip up to my home town this weekend (320 miles north) & have been chilly all day, so I'm assuming I'm still tired from that. (It was to celebrate my sister's B'day, my other 2 sisters came out from Montanaalso)

9:01 pm

wht

And fireworks

9:02 pm

wht

This grid was small but it was a bit of a slog.

9:03 pm

Nef

WTG, wht!!! YAY!!!

9:03 pm

wht

Does anyone need any clues before I go?

9:04 pm

Nef

I still need 73 more words, wht; thanks for the offer though! :-)

9:04 pm

wht

The robot ending gets a workout Nef.

9:06 pm

Nef

Thanks for that clue, wht. I will definitely try it whenever I can.

9:07 pm

wht

Good night all. Happy Babbling.

9:07 pm

MissOmnibus

heya

9:07 pm

Nef

Hi MissO

9:08 pm

MissOmnibus

hey nef, how goes it?

9:09 pm

Nef

just fine MissO. How about you?

9:09 pm

MissOmnibus

well eough nef, 19 to go and i think the wall may be hit

9:11 pm

Nef

It does sound like quite a few people had trouble at the end of the grid

9:13 pm

Nef

Top row greyed out!

9:16 pm

MissOmnibus

woo

9:16 pm

MissOmnibus

could you spare a clue for the ar5,1 please?

9:17 pm

origami

Hiya babblers.

9:17 pm

MissOmnibus

hey orgi!

9:17 pm

Nef

hi ori

9:18 pm

Nef

I don't have it yet MissO but will look with you

9:19 pm

Nef

ar + robot ending (trying that with every word thanks to wht)

9:20 pm

origami

Is it the 5/10 you're looking for?

9:21 pm

MissOmnibus

thanks nef xx

9:22 pm

Nef

there's a ar 5/10 also, ori?

9:22 pm

origami

sorry ... meant 5/12

9:23 pm

Nef

Okay, that was the 1 I clued then.

9:23 pm

Nef

How's life treating you today, ori?

9:25 pm

origami

OK, Nef. Spent yesterday converting a planter box into a perennial herb box. Lots of work, but worth it :D

9:25 pm

origami

How about you, Nef?

9:27 pm

origami

Oh, there is a 5/10 also

9:28 pm

Nef

Doing okay; squeezed a trip back home in from Friday to Sunday for my sister's b'day (a 640 mile round trip). I'm not used to doing that any more; used to do it a lot but now that the older generation is gone, I don't get up there often.

9:28 pm

stidmama

back, had to take wally for a short walk ar 5/10 is songs in operas

9:28 pm

stidmama

ar r/15 is the swollen membranes of sitting infamy ending...

9:29 pm

Nef

Thanks, stid & ori.

9:29 pm

origami

Nice to see family Nef1

9:29 pm

stidmama

Glad you got to your sister's bday Nef

9:31 pm

Nef

Yes. My other 2 sisters from Montana drove out too to help celebrate my sisters b'day too.
Good to see them; but also good to get back here to my home too.

9:33 pm

MissOmnibus

ac5,12 please?

9:33 pm

Nef

Could I have the stats for that bottom row "O" please?

9:34 pm

HarryHood

or4/5

9:34 pm

stidmama

ear related medical babblet

9:34 pm

Nef

Thanks, Harry

9:34 pm

HarryHood

oh sorry ot4/5

9:34 pm

Nef

And thanks stid!

9:34 pm

stidmama

it's actually an ot4

9:35 pm

Nef

Got it! :-)

9:35 pm

stidmama

:-D

9:35 pm

stidmama

down to 4!

9:36 pm

origami

I feel that way when I travel, Nef. It's always fun to see new places, but it is great to get home

9:36 pm

Nef

I'm still looking, MissO.

9:37 pm

nrkii

ac5 is like the old game manufacturer, but with a C

9:38 pm

Nef

It starts on the A in the 3rd column, not in the corner, MissO

9:38 pm

stidmama

ooooh fw AND nrkii!!!!! :-D

9:39 pm

nrkii

congrats, Stidmama!

9:39 pm

Nef

Hi nikki; haven't seen you for a while. Thanks for the clue!

9:39 pm

Nef

YAY, stid!!!! WTG!!!

9:39 pm

origami

Hi nrkii ... haven't "seen" you in ages.

9:39 pm

stidmama

How's the redecorating going nrkii?

9:39 pm

origami

Contrats stidd!

9:39 pm

Nef

nrkii! (sorry)

9:40 pm

nrkii

I am always redecorating. Never-ending process.

9:40 pm

nrkii

Lived here 11 years, and still not done.

9:41 pm

Nef

Isn't that the truth, nrkii? We've lived in this house & I still have at least 2 more projects I want to do

9:42 pm

Nef

(Oops! I meant we've lived here 25 years)

9:44 pm

stidmama

LOL nrkii -- same here. Always one project or another.

9:47 pm

Uneaixoise

nrkii!? wow!! welcome back@

9:47 pm

nrkii

thanks for the warm welcome everyone :)

9:48 pm

nrkii

I'm usually here most nights, but I've become a lurker

9:48 pm

nrkii

So much multitasking

9:54 pm

stidmama

If I disappear at random moments, we are watching the mens' national championship -- Hoping the Zags win.

9:55 pm

Nef

Sometimes it's necessary to take a break, isn't it?

9:59 pm

Nef

BRB

10:11 pm

Nef

backhand I have 45 words left to find.

10:13 pm

stidmama

go nef go!

10:17 pm

Nef

thanks, stid. How are you doing?

10:19 pm

stidmama

Tired, but the worst of the exhaustion is over and now I am sniffling but not a literal mucous fountain. ;-)

10:21 pm

stidmama

Do you need clues?

10:23 pm

Nef

Not really, I'm now down to 40, & if I feel stuck I'll list.

10:26 pm

Nef

Are you done now?

10:28 pm

stidmama

I finished a while ago.

10:30 pm

Nef

Oops! I see that you did finish over an hour ago! :-) (& I cheered for you too!)

10:30 pm

Nef

How's your game doing?

10:33 pm

stidmama

Tied with under 2 minutes to go. A very good match-up.

10:33 pm

stidmama

ooh. I see it's actually NC up by 1 point now.

10:34 pm

Nef

oh-oh

10:35 pm

stidmama

oh oh NC just got another 2 points

10:36 pm

Nef

:-(

10:40 pm

stidmama

Zags didn't win. BUT -- they made it to the final for the very first time, and against a much larger school. So I think they should be very proud of themselves.

10:41 pm

stidmama

Okay... I have to get to sleep. I only had one nap today, and will be driving tomorrow so I need to rest up a bit. Have a great week, Nef.

10:41 pm

stidmama

nice to see you-all *waves to lurkers*

*poof*

10:42 pm

Nef

We watched them playSaturday night. They were awesome! (I'm not normally a basketball fan; I watch it sometimes but not like my sisters).

10:42 pm

Nef

Niters stid!

10:49 pm

sprite

good morning all

10:52 pm

Nef

Hi sprite! I haven't seen you in a coons' age! How are you doing?

10:52 pm

sprite

hiya Nef! Usually play later, about an hour after the flip. I am doing fine, thanks. How are you doing?

10:54 pm

Nef

I'm doing okay now. I am now retired & don't work nights or evenings anymore; I usually fall asleep before you come online here now

10:55 pm

sprite

sounds wonderful! Are you enjoying the free time?

10:59 pm

Nef

Free time?? There doesn't seem to be much of that these days. I'm not sure why people think that retirement is a time for kicking back & relaxing. My husband thinks I'm his private duty nurse (& I guess I am, come to think of it!). His MS is progressing slowly, & his memory is much worse now

11:00 pm

sprite

so sorry to hear that. That is pretty intense... indeed not much you-time in that situation.

11:00 pm

Nef

We're doing okay though (don't want to give you a bad impression

11:02 pm

Nef

I have a lot of things I want to do, there just isn't time to do them. You probably know how that goes, right?

11:03 pm

sprite

absolutely :) Days seem to fill themselves and fly past, most of the time.

11:04 pm

Nef

Yes! To get things done I need to make lists just like when I was working!

11:05 pm

sprite

<--- also a listmaker

11:08 pm

Nef

I thought once I retired, I'd have TIME to do hobbies and concentrate on doing 1 thing at a time and there would never be "to do" lists ever again.
Boy, was I wrong!

11:09 pm

sprite

I guess that is how most of us think of retirement. Finally time for everything. But life can get in the way ;)

11:10 pm

Nef

Well, when you put it that way, I'd rather have Life slowing me down rather than the alternative..... ;-)

11:11 pm

sprite

*giggles* So true!

11:13 pm

Nef

:-D

11:14 pm

Nef

How are you doing with the grid (or are you already done?)

11:14 pm

sprite

down to 38 now and still some flow in the wordfinding

11:15 pm

sprite

how about you?

11:16 pm

rururocks

is it midnight? sprite is here

11:16 pm

Nef

down to 27 now, I did list about 15 minutes ago

11:16 pm

rururocks

I can set my clock by sprite :D

11:16 pm

sprite

*grins* 6.16 am here. I was up crazy early. How've you been, ru?

11:16 pm

sprite

nice going, Nef!

11:17 pm

rururocks

just ok here.. bad week, but it will get better

11:17 pm

Nef

Hi ru. Sorry to hear you've had a bad week

11:17 pm

sprite

*sends ru a hug* Some weeks are like that, huh. I hope things will get better for you very very soon

11:18 pm

rururocks

thanks..

11:18 pm

rururocks

i'll survive

11:18 pm

sprite

no doubt. But bad times tend to drain our energy and that sucks.

11:19 pm

Nef

Agreed, sprite

11:25 pm

rururocks

that's very true..

11:25 pm

rururocks

the story of my life these last few years.. from the peaks to the valleys.

11:26 pm

sprite

wish there was something I could do to help, ru. You deserve better.

11:26 pm

rururocks

thanks..

11:27 pm

rururocks

I broke up with the woman I was dating.. so I'm adjusting to that

11:28 pm

Nef

Oh, no, ru. You seemed to be enjoying her company

11:28 pm

sprite

ugh, that is tough. Nothing leading up to such a decision is a good thing :(

11:28 pm

rururocks

i was.. and i was very attracted to her too

11:29 pm

Nef

I'm sorry that it didn't work out. :-(

11:29 pm

rururocks

it's too bad .. thanks.. the only good thing that came out of it is that i now know that i can have those feelings again.. so that's a plus

11:30 pm

sprite

true. So now it is time for someone worthy of those feelings.

11:31 pm

rururocks

ha.. amen to that.. one good friend said there are plenty of women out there that will be attracted to me

11:31 pm

Nef

(you had sounded like you were head over heels with her right from the beginning. Of course you can still have those feelings!

11:31 pm

rururocks

I just need to regroup a bit and sort this out a little more

11:32 pm

sprite

yes, take your time. no rebound actions ;)

11:32 pm

rururocks

I was nef.. she and i never ran out of things to talk about, she was so nice to be with

11:33 pm

Nef

My daughter is going through the exact same thing right now; and spring is supposed to be the season for love I thought.

11:33 pm

rururocks

i think things were moving faster for me and not for her and she felt a bit pressured by the whole thing and backed out

11:33 pm

sprite

sorry for your daughter too, Nef. I hope she can leave it behind her soon too.

11:33 pm

Nef

and sprite is right.I told my daughter not to have a rebound relationship too....

11:34 pm

sprite

it is her loss, ru

11:34 pm

rururocks

she knows i'm a nice guy.. maybe that's not what she's looking for.. i'm not sure to be honest

11:35 pm

rururocks

i'll shut up now

11:35 pm

Nef

Maybe she needs to back off & regroup. Or maybe she was on the rebound herself?

11:36 pm

sprite

for crying out loud... a nice guy should be requirement #1. You are a great guy, ru. Some terrific lady is bound to realise that and hold on to you no matter what

11:36 pm

rururocks

well.. her last relationship went kind of badly. so she's been extra cautious and had a lot of barriers

11:36 pm

sprite

fear of being hurt can make us do stupid things, that is for sure

11:37 pm

rururocks

I've been patient about it.. and I thought understanding and easy about it.. but she didn't feel that way

11:38 pm

sprite

that is probably more on her than on you, ru.

11:38 pm

rururocks

it's too bad.. but c'est la vie.. i'm ok with being alone too.. but it was nice for a while to share things

11:38 pm

Nef

How long did you 2 date? Maybe it was too fast for someone recently burnt?

11:38 pm

rururocks

about 5 months

11:38 pm

rururocks

maybe a bit longer

11:39 pm

sprite

sharing with someone special is one of the most beautiful things in life, I think. You will have that, ru, I just know it. With someone who thinks the world of you as well as vice versa.

11:39 pm

rururocks

we will see sprite.. i'm no spring chicken

11:40 pm

sprite

no... a wonderful, experienced, mature man :D

11:40 pm

Nef

(My dir. lived with the guy for nearly 4 years; then he told her at 11 PM the night before he closed on a house for himself _they lived in HER house for 2 years! This all just happened in the past 2 weeks.

11:40 pm

rururocks

well.. part of me is springy :D

11:41 pm

rururocks

oh bummer nef.. he's been planning and using her then

11:41 pm

sprite

oh dear, Nef, what a jerk :(

11:41 pm

sprite

hehehe, I bet a part of you always will be, ru

11:41 pm

rururocks

:D

11:42 pm

rururocks

how old is your daughter nef?

11:43 pm

Nef

ruru, my best friend (since we were 13 years old) had been married for 30 years when she got divorced. She waited 7 years before she felt "ready" to meet someone again. She's now been married for 2 years to someone who deserves to be treated like a king & he treats her like a queen. There is someone (maybe several!) out there who is the right person for you

11:43 pm

rururocks

some men are just unbelievable jerks.. that's true

11:43 pm

Nef

My daughter is 35

11:43 pm

rururocks

that's a nice thought nef.. here's hoping for that

11:44 pm

sprite

some are... and some are wonderful people. I thank God daily for my wonderful husband. I just know there is someone just as special for you out there, ru

11:44 pm

rururocks

oh.. i'm sorry..she probably was really getting attached to this guy.. ugh.. well... i hope she meets some new nice men then

11:44 pm

sprite

female, though ;)

11:45 pm

rururocks

jeez.. I don't understand women so I was thinking of becoming a monk or going gay :D

11:45 pm

sprite

losing your love is hard, but when it goes hand in hand with betrayal, that hurts so much more. Am really sorry for her, Nef.

11:45 pm

Nef

I agree with sprite about that ru. There is a fabulous woman out there for you; don't let this rejection get you down.

11:46 pm

sprite

that's fireflies for me. Have to go... husband wants a braid in his hair before he goes to work :D *hugs* to you both, and heaps of blessings and healing vibes too.

11:46 pm

rururocks

bye sprite

11:47 pm

Nef

They have agreed to an "amicable separation" because they both love their dog, so they've decided on shared custody for now.

11:47 pm

rururocks

that doesn't work really..

11:47 pm

rururocks

not good for the dog

11:48 pm

Nef

YAY, sprite! And HAGD too!

11:48 pm

rururocks

i need to go brush my teeth.. bbiab nef

11:49 pm

Nef

The poor dog is just not sure what's wrong right now. The 2 of them took the dog everywhere with them (except work, that is); so she's pretty confused about having only 1 person with her at a time

11:50 pm

Nef

Bye, ru. Take care of yourself.

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