Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, April 23, 2017

12:02 am

Nef

flip

12:02 am

sammysmom

hi

12:03 am

Nef

hi sammysmom

12:04 am

Cosmo Kramer

th8

12:04 am

jessmom

hi all

12:04 am

Nef

hi jessmom

12:05 am

Nef

and hi Cosmo

12:13 am

dizgrannie

ma 7

12:13 am

chj

ma7 ch7

12:13 am

Lizlin

Hi all

12:16 am

flosey

hi all - and thanks Cos for th8

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:18 am

Lizlin

Thanks, Lickety

12:20 am

Nef

Thanks, Lickety

12:20 am

flosey

Thanks Lickety

12:22 am

chj

re8

12:27 am

chj

Character from Die Zauberflute

12:27 am

cybernan

hello everyone

12:28 am

flosey

hi Nan

12:29 am

rururocks

ch7

12:29 am

cybernan

ma 7

12:32 am

pugmama763

tr8 if not called

12:35 am

cybernan

wo 7

12:36 am

rururocks

did you go fishing for that one nan :D

12:36 am

pugmama763

tw7

12:40 am

cybernan

not finding any 8's

12:43 am

cybernan

yep - no flies on me

12:44 am

jessmom

re8 x 2

12:44 am

SamanthaJoy

Are y'all trying to lure people into your punwars?

12:46 am

rururocks

no.. just trying to hook nan ;d

12:46 am

rururocks

I hope you're not reeling from the punning though samantha

12:46 am

cybernan

seems kind of fishy to me

12:46 am

SamanthaJoy

I don't mean to carp on your behavior

12:47 am

rururocks

or casting a dispersion

12:47 am

Lizlin

Not joining in - I know my plaice

12:47 am

rururocks

you'd flounder at it tonight anyway liz :D

12:48 am

Lizlin

:)

12:50 am

SamanthaJoy

Why would she have a hard time? Liz is hardly a fish out of water here

12:51 am

rururocks

well.. I just said that for the halibut

12:51 am

Lizlin

Groan

12:51 am

cybernan

crashing -- good night all

12:52 am

rururocks

night nan

12:52 am

Lizlin

Sleep well, nan - also taking a break. Can't keep up with these good punsters.

12:53 am

rururocks

punning gives me a buzz.. must be the endolphins

12:53 am

Lizlin

And another groan - now I'm really going.

12:53 am

SamanthaJoy

Why would you drug yourself on porpoise?

12:54 am

rururocks

HA

12:54 am

rururocks

lol liz

12:55 am

mkg

ugh to all you punners.

12:55 am

mkg

nbt nbs and off to sleep

12:56 am

rururocks

Samantha should quit while she's ahi-ead

12:56 am

mkg

ugh again. but how smart all you punsters are.

1:52 am

sugar

Info

1:58 am

hurshy

tr8 !!!! lookit me, two hours late and i still get to call something!

2:02 am

hurshy

of course, no one is hear to appreciate it, but...

2:02 am

hurshy

and i type hear when i mean he4...

2:02 am

hurshy

trifles.

2:05 am

flosey

fw and off to bed, busy day tomorrow, goodnight all

2:53 am

hurshy

oh no i see mine WAS called earlier, i missed it in my first scan

3:42 am

MollyL

Never underestimate the overachievers at the flip
: D

4:49 am

rubyfoo

Goodmorning

5:37 am

mymuseisme

Hi Ruru and Sam! I enjoyed reading your puns. Carry one :D

5:37 am

mymuseisme

or should that be carrion?

6:13 am

MLFAN17

gm all

6:16 am

Scrabbler

Hi MLFAN

6:16 am

MLFAN17

hi scrab

6:17 am

Scrabbler

I went to bed early so I am up early. And it is my on call weekend too.

6:18 am

MLFAN17

oh boy scrab lucky u. I went to bed just about midnight. got hot, head was hurting and my ear was itching and I decided I just couldn't sleep anymore.(I am sleepy and I know it wasn't a real smart thing to do but I had to ughh)

6:20 am

Scrabbler

If you cannot sleep the best thing is to get sleepy somehow. I read until I pass out.

6:21 am

MLFAN17

oh trust me I will probably doze off during the day but that isn't anything unusual for me

6:23 am

Scrabbler

I am not a napper, unless I am sick or really tired. But I typically wake up with a migraine if I nap so I resist napping. My brain is very sensitive to changes in sleep patterns.

6:25 am

MLFAN17

when my husband was working one of his jobs we both got up early so I took a nap. I never had before, but a two hour nap at that time made me feel so good when I got up. I have tried naps in the past few years and it just doesn't happen anymore. I could however take short naps in my wheelchair sitting in front of tv or puter lol

6:27 am

Scrabbler

Does your neck get sore?

6:27 am

grannyrose

cooee and g'day. {{mlf}} {{scrabs}} xoxoxto you both.

6:27 am

MLFAN17

if am in my wheelchair yes, as my head falls forward

6:27 am

MLFAN17

hi grannyrose!

6:28 am

Scrabbler

Hello granny. It's almost bedtime for you.

6:28 am

grannyrose

*smooch* mlf. how are you honey?

6:28 am

grannyrose

lolll scrabs. have taken my pills..

6:28 am

MLFAN17

not bad how about you grannyrose?

6:29 am

grannyrose

ugh, 50/50 at the moment. i aM HOPING TO BE MUCH BETTER 29TH MAY.

6:30 am

grannyrose

sorry, wayward finger hit the caps lock... loll

6:30 am

Scrabbler

Why that date?

6:30 am

MLFAN17

what is going on grannyrose?

6:30 am

MLFAN17

first column a stats pls?

6:31 am

grannyrose

scrabs.. DH and i take off for the western edge of the continent and the UK. 7 weeks in all.

6:31 am

grannyrose

am4, 4, 5, 4 mlf

6:31 am

MLFAN17

duh ty granny

6:32 am

MLFAN17

7 weeks? wow!

6:32 am

grannyrose

we are staying in Amsterdam for a week to meet up with Sprite.

6:33 am

grannyrose

travelling down to Annecy to meet up with Rubyfoo then on to Italy, Spain then the UK for just over 2 weeks.

6:34 am

MLFAN17

sounds tiring and wonderful at the same time grannyrose:)

6:34 am

grannyrose

a trip of a life time i admit. was supposed to do it in 2004, but became very sick.

6:35 am

MLFAN17

my parents took a trip to Scotland about 6 or so years ago

6:35 am

grannyrose

lolll... mlf... 10 countries in 7 weeks...

6:35 am

MLFAN17

I have been to London England:)

6:36 am

Scrabbler

What an exciting trip, granny!

6:36 am

MLFAN17

why that many countries in only 7 weeks?

6:37 am

grannyrose

mlf.... the next trip is the USA and Canada. perhaps 2-3 years

6:37 am

MLFAN17

you are just a little traveler aren't you grannyrose?:)

6:37 am

grannyrose

mlf.... we know that may be the only chance. we want to see as much as possible

6:38 am

MLFAN17

that is awesome grannyrose make it as memorable as possible!

6:38 am

grannyrose

roflolll... not so little mlf

6:38 am

MLFAN17

lol

6:39 am

MLFAN17

2nd column e?

6:41 am

grannyrose

er5/12

6:41 am

grannyrose

upright

6:42 am

MLFAN17

ty granny

6:42 am

grannyrose

xoxox mlf

6:43 am

Scrabbler

TY

6:43 am

MLFAN17

last column I for nbt?

6:44 am

grannyrose

do you both have all the 8's?

6:44 am

periwinkle

good morning all. no 8'

6:44 am

MLFAN17

I don't have any of them

6:44 am

Scrabbler

Hi Peri

6:44 am

periwinkle

no 8's here

6:44 am

MLFAN17

gm peri

6:44 am

Scrabbler

No 7s even.

6:44 am

grannyrose

in4/ 4

6:44 am

MLFAN17

I have a 7

6:44 am

grannyrose

g'dAY PERI

6:45 am

grannyrose

ugh... how did that caps lock turn on??

6:45 am

chrisk

the last column i is in6/30

6:46 am

MLFAN17

hi chris clue pls?

6:46 am

Scrabbler

TY, chris

6:47 am

chrisk

to be ill is to be in6

6:47 am

periwinkle

ty chrisk

6:47 am

MLFAN17

I just found a different in 6/30

6:48 am

MLFAN17

to tell someone about something

6:48 am

chrisk

just change the second vowel

6:48 am

MLFAN17

ty chris nbt

6:48 am

grannyrose

back after loll so many emails... xoxox and bless you all

6:48 am

periwinkle

help with any 8 pls

6:50 am

MLFAN17

I don't have any either

6:50 am

periwinkle

I have 2 of the 7

6:50 am

grannyrose

peri. re8/60. to give the in4 again

6:50 am

periwinkle

I have 2 of the 7's

6:50 am

periwinkle

ty rose

6:50 am

MLFAN17

I have one of the 7's

6:51 am

MLFAN17

ty grannyrose

6:51 am

MLFAN17

nbs

6:51 am

periwinkle

ma7/40 and ch7/48 is what I have

6:51 am

MLFAN17

peri I also have that ch7 word

6:52 am

grannyrose

re8/60. re + not con + small rug

6:52 am

periwinkle

ma7 is the one who ma5/16

6:53 am

periwinkle

ty rose

6:53 am

MLFAN17

oh geez ty peri

6:53 am

periwinkle

yw

6:53 am

periwinkle

bbl

6:54 am

grannyrose

hope you can sleep peri,honey

6:55 am

grannyrose

ch7/48. more so of an indian ch5

6:56 am

grannyrose

ir7. ir + not off + i + ST

6:56 am

grannyrose

ir7. ir + not off + i + ST

6:57 am

Scrabbler

TY for all of the clues below.

6:58 am

grannyrose

ir7. ir + not off + mI**, fog

6:59 am

Scrabbler

I don't get that clue.

6:59 am

grannyrose

np's scrabs

7:01 am

grannyrose

ir4, make clothes flat + vowel + abbreviation for street

7:01 am

Scrabbler

Oh, I already got the ir7, I thought this was another ir7.

7:02 am

Scrabbler

And that looked like ml** not mi** to me.

7:02 am

grannyrose

only one ir7

7:02 am

grannyrose

scrabs.. my bad

7:03 am

dan2bit

wo7 more nematode-like

7:03 am

grannyrose

g'day dan

7:03 am

dan2bit

morning

7:04 am

Scrabbler

Good morning, Dan.

7:04 am

Scrabbler

TY, Dan

7:04 am

dan2bit

hiya Scrabbs

7:05 am

dan2bit

phantom: ostrich

7:05 am

Scrabbler

Yep, I see it now.

7:06 am

dan2bit

tw7 more string-like

7:07 am

Scrabbler

And that is my last 7. TY, Dan.

7:08 am

dan2bit

np

7:08 am

MLFAN17

tw more string like?

7:09 am

MLFAN17

I found it

7:12 am

MLFAN17

ty again scrab

7:13 am

Deeha

what a shame - cnt quite get ostrich!!

7:13 am

Scrabbler

Hi Deeha

7:13 am

MLFAN17

hi deeha

7:15 am

Deeha

Hi folks happy sunday. Watching the London Marathon. Cried when the great David Weir won the wheelchair race. All the nobodies that have received kbnighthoods and he has been ignored. Scandalous

7:19 am

Scrabbler

I don't know about him but that sounds unjust.

7:19 am

dan2bit

31 left - must get ready for church. HAGD all!

7:20 am

Scrabbler

Bye Dan

7:23 am

chrisk

found tr 8/60

7:24 am

Scrabbler

Clue please?

7:24 am

chrisk

a type of bet in horse racing

7:24 am

Scrabbler

Got it. TY.

7:29 am

trentsnana

Good morning! Stats for the bottom e and the i in the last column, please.

7:29 am

chrisk

in 6/30

7:29 am

Scrabbler

er5= upright

7:30 am

trentsnana

Just saw it, thnx chrisk

7:30 am

chrisk

and er 5/12

7:30 am

trentsnana

Thanks to you both!

7:39 am

trentsnana

Oops - wrong i. Anyone else have stats for the right column i?

7:40 am

trentsnana

Oh, sorry. Got it. There were two in/6s.

7:41 am

Scrabbler

Good.

7:48 am

lil*monkey

Actually! There are 3 in6s

7:48 am

lil*monkey

Morning all :)

7:49 am

Scrabbler

Hi Monkey

7:49 am

Scrabbler

Ah, I found the 3rd. TY.

8:02 am

Scrabbler

BBL, maybe.

8:27 am

Trifioso

here

8:27 am

Trifioso

I am! sorry, lol

8:28 am

MLFAN17

hello again all I came back to find more words and realized I am exactly halfway 69/69 :)

8:28 am

Trifioso

well done! hi mlf

8:28 am

72 Temple Owl

hello fan, hello trif

8:29 am

Trifioso

hello owl! Thanks for saying hi -- for reasons I am unclear on, I seem to be persona non gratis here lately.....I say hello, and it's crickets.

8:29 am

MLFAN17

hi owl hi trif

8:30 am

Trifioso

hello mlf

8:30 am

welki

'morning, folks

8:30 am

72 Temple Owl

i am about to get ready for yoga class

8:30 am

Trifioso

what kind of yoga? Oh, I haven't been in so long!

8:32 am

MLFAN17

morning welk

8:33 am

72 Temple Owl

vinyasa

8:33 am

Trifioso

excellent - have a great time

8:35 am

72 Temple Owl

i guess that's really ashtanga.

8:35 am

72 Temple Owl

i started the grid last night and was up way too late. feeling wiped out

8:35 am

Trifioso

I am not sure - I think they might be two different forms?

8:36 am

Trifioso

yes, I get that. I stayed up WAY too late Thursday, and still feel not quite sorted

8:37 am

72 Temple Owl

time to run. have fun.

8:38 am

MLFAN17

I stayed up until midnight last night was awakened by my ear itching, my head was hurting and I was hot. so I was awake before 6am. I am sleepy but no way I was going to get back to sleep. cat slept in my lap after I sat up in bed

8:38 am

Trifioso

namaste

8:38 am

72 Temple Owl

namaste

8:39 am

welki

we went to a dinner theatre production of rock of agest last night - was really, really good

8:39 am

Trifioso

love to hear that welki! I am making oooodles of costumes right now for "seussical the musical", middle school version.

8:40 am

Trifioso

I love theatre in all forms

8:41 am

welki

you'd need a fat wallet to go to the popular shows in big cities

8:42 am

MLFAN17

me too trif

8:42 am

Trifioso

I know, right!!?? And yet they constantly complain about how "no one goes" anymore

8:42 am

welki

i work with a woman who (no kidding) has flown to nyc 2 or 3 times to see hamilton

8:42 am

MLFAN17

trif I saw parts of the movie Rick of Ages didn't really impress me but I love the music

8:42 am

MLFAN17

welk that woman is out of here mind lol

8:43 am

welki

....probably because parts of Rick didn't age as well as you'd imagined :D

8:43 am

Trifioso

I saw the movie too - was doing something else in the background

8:43 am

MLFAN17

which did you like better?

8:43 am

Trifioso

that woman is lucky, but slightly nuts

8:43 am

MLFAN17

I agree trif

8:43 am

Trifioso

I can't stand tom cruise, so he rather ruined the movie for me, but I saw what they were going for

8:44 am

Trifioso

I don't know WHY it is so hard to translate a great musical or play into a successful movie - so many examples....A Chorus Line, Rock of Ages, Rent....GREAT plays, meh movies

8:45 am

MLFAN17

i didn't realize or forgot he was in it i kind of thought it was funny but i am not much of a fan of his since the whole couch thing on Oprah plus i think he has screws loose

8:45 am

lil*monkey

I saw trailer for the new Tom Cruise movie The Mummy, coming out this summer... it looks very exciting.

8:45 am

Trifioso

sweet icon, mlf....that poor woman

8:45 am

lil*monkey

I'm not a fan of his, but the movie looks awesome.

8:45 am

Trifioso

I hope you enjoy that lil.

8:46 am

MLFAN17

trif i didn't see any of the shows on stage that you mentioned but i enjoyed a chorus line the movie and i loved Rent i am sure i am missing something from all of them not seeing them on stage but oh well

8:47 am

MLFAN17

why do we need another Mummy movie is my question

8:47 am

Trifioso

there are many, many quality community productions or college productions to see. Even if the performance is less than stellar, you still get exposure to the piece, and that is valuable.

8:47 am

Trifioso

I would give my left leg to see Bette Midler in Hello Dolly, that is for sure.

8:48 am

MLFAN17

st 6/30 pls?

8:48 am

MLFAN17

trif you go can i go with you?

8:49 am

Trifioso

of course, mlf! You can help me to my seat, as I will be missing a leg and all

8:49 am

MLFAN17

i am in a wheelchair remember lol?

8:49 am

Trifioso

the st 6 30 is a weird kind of past tense, I think....

8:49 am

welki

i hope that bette midler doesn't get too 'ethel mermany' - she's perfect for the role

8:50 am

MLFAN17

they will probably make it so it fits her welk

8:51 am

MLFAN17

ty trif i got it

8:53 am

MLFAN17

i would like to see Waitress, loved the movie

8:57 am

Trifioso

well done, mlf!

8:57 am

lil*monkey

Finished the Ts yahoo!

8:57 am

Trifioso

gads, it is nice to be in the chog with friendly folks. its just not the chog it used to be, is it?

8:58 am

Trifioso

maybe I shouldn't have said that out loud...

8:59 am

welki

no doubt that you're not the only one who's had that thought

9:00 am

Trifioso

yeah, but I am always the one who says what everyone else was already thinking, and it always bites me on the bum

9:01 am

welki

trif, your daughter goes to school in burlington?

9:01 am

Trifioso

yes! lovely town

9:02 am

welki

one of my daughters lives in bennington, not too far away

9:02 am

Trifioso

she is doing an internship in nyc for the summer, however

9:02 am

Trifioso

I have not yet been to bennington, but look forward to a lifetime ahead of exploring Vermont - it's GORGEOUS

9:02 am

welki

really? where in nyc?

9:03 am

welki

(bennington is about 2.5 hours away from burlington)

9:03 am

Trifioso

don't know, actually - I think she is still firming up details

9:03 am

welki

so hell's bells - time for you to start saving pennies to go see hamilton (if you can even buy a seat!)

9:04 am

Trifioso

too funny - everything in Vermont seems to be 2.5 hours away from everything else.

9:04 am

RoundBarn

trif, I lurk and watch you all--sometimes write abt you--I have a camp (cottage) on a little lake near Burlington--beautiful. Mostly empty--who wants to come?

9:04 am

Trifioso

tertiare has FINALLY decided - Keene State here she comes! LOVELY campus, perfect school for her, 2 hours from home

9:05 am

Trifioso

excellent round barn! not sure about the "write about me" part though - yikes!

9:05 am

welki

beautiful school, trif - and in the state of live free or die :)

9:06 am

Trifioso

omg welki -- one of my favorite memories EVER - when I was in college, in Ohio, a newspaper in Wisconsin ran a contest to come up with a slogan for their state plates. One of the best entries was "Eat Cheese or Die!"

9:07 am

Trifioso

how many people can sleep in the cottage roundbarn? Might be just perfect for us to rent for graduation next year!

9:07 am

RoundBarn

I write interesting things abt you all--or some of you. I have of course only snatches of your lifves, and no way o get in touch with you--but I am easy to find with two websites--I'll send babble poems if anyone's interested. (roundbarnstories is one site.) also Rasta is my daughter--knows every word ther is to know--

9:09 am

RoundBarn

we sleep an indefinite number--agoput 8 actual beds, but kids sleep on the porch floor with air mattresses or blankets--

9:09 am

Trifioso

hmmm - have made solid note of same, and website!

9:11 am

RoundBarn

it's fully equipped wexcept we have to replace the eco-toilet this summer, the one we put in last year didn't work as well as expected, so going to get a better model. Place is fully equipped with towels, sheets, blankets (for Vermont) a fowboat and canoe. No dock, a tornado carried it off a few years ago. Vt dhouldn't have tornados, but did.

9:12 am

RoundBarn

if anybody would buy one of my excellent books I'd practically GIVE it to her/him--I mean one of you babblers (the friendly ones)

9:12 am

Trifioso

roundbarn, this site of yours is AMAZING - what a life you have had!!!

9:14 am

RoundBarn

and am still having--I can't get volune 4 finished and its 2 years late. The other websidte is jacqueline-jqckson.com I think--my daughrer maintains them. She designs websites. not rastaa--Megan. Sshe has a name here too but seldom plays.

9:15 am

Trifioso

I am delighted to read about you

9:16 am

origami

Good morning Babble friends.

9:16 am

RoundBarn

They keep me off facebook though it might be in my name--they don't want me to be addicted. I could give you a list of thiose I admire--ru, nef, jmnrick, trif and sister car, the stid family we don't see much of--others

9:17 am

Trifioso

good morning origami

9:17 am

RoundBarn

origami too--hi, origami

9:17 am

welki

hi, origami

9:18 am

RoundBarn

I miss Crossy.

9:18 am

origami

Reading through the chat ... RoundBarn''s poems are wonderful! I have one of her books by my bed.

9:20 am

Trifioso

I miss crossy too.

9:20 am

RoundBarn

I dfon't know what the vt plans are--things have been difficult--the kids know I can't be there alone any more--rocks too slippery--so I have to play it by ear as Origami knows--

9:21 am

origami

Hope it works out this year!

9:22 am

Trifioso

we have a little cottage on a pond in Plymouth ma, that we had to rebuild last year - and I mean ALL last year! we haven't really had it for a full summer yet, and I am very much looking forward to this one

9:22 am

RoundBarn

gotta leave now--my aim is always half-way and I like the challenging clues--I go to the UU church and need to hit the road soon, presumably breakfasted--so poink to you all--if that's an acceptable word.

9:23 am

origami

have a nice day

9:23 am

RoundBarn

I almost met UUSue a while back--she's almost on my flight path to Wisconsin.

9:27 am

helensgirlkid

What happened to crossy?

9:27 am

helensgirlkid

ANd thanks for the references to your books, Round

9:27 am

helensgirlkid

Barn!

9:28 am

hego

Crossy is fine Helen, he's just moved on.

9:31 am

helensgirlkid

He will be missed a lot, though. With whom will I share jokes and recipes for bacon?

9:31 am

hego

You can find him on FB

9:32 am

hego

Still getting posts about bacon.

9:34 am

helensgirlkid

How is he listed (searching for Crossy is a tough one)

9:35 am

hego

I'll check

9:36 am

hego

He isn't Crossy. He's Paul Alan.

9:38 am

helensgirlkid

From Calgary?!?

9:38 am

doseffing

... was living in Collingwood, Ont

9:38 am

hego

I don't think he's in Calgary. Let me check.

9:40 am

hego

His profile pic ia wolf howling at the moon.

9:41 am

helensgirlkid

Thanks!

9:41 am

hego

yw

9:41 am

hego

Yes Dose, he lives in Ontario.

9:42 am

flosey

When I met Crossy and his lovely wife, he was living just north of Toronto - that would have been about 2 years ago

9:42 am

helensgirlkid

THe howling wolf will help a lot! Thanks.

9:42 am

hego

yw

9:42 am

helensgirlkid

I knew he had been in Ontario - but of course, he might have moved. But Calgary would be a startlement.

9:44 am

hego

bbl...

9:46 am

welki

i think you and i are the only calgary babblers who post here, helen

9:47 am

helensgirlkid

Wes, but if you look at that Facebook list, I've already seen two Paul Alans listed for Calgary! They just are't in Babbling.

9:49 am

welki

would you like me to send you the link to his facebook page?

9:49 am

helensgirlkid

Don't know what that Wes typo is - possibly from a search for another site. Must stop trying to do three things at once.

9:50 am

wvteach

found a Paul Alan with a howling wolf logo - assume that it must be the right one - also refers to his wife as his "beloved" which is what Crossy always used - but nothing has been written on the FB page in the last year

9:51 am

welki

the page i'm looking at has a post from april 4th, and it seems as though he posts fairly often

9:51 am

doseffing

... check his profile on the BAbble RAnkings page

9:51 am

helensgirlkid

Yes, thanks welki.

9:52 am

welki

check your inbox, helen

9:52 am

helensgirlkid

that's helensgirlkid@gmail.com

9:53 am

welki

your email address is in your profile :)

9:53 am

helensgirlkid

I never remember that - all I ever see is the icon when I want to change it!

9:54 am

72 Temple Owl

yoga was cancelled. :(

9:57 am

welki

with no notice? that's crappy

9:57 am

doseffing

three quarters and this wall will not be knocked over without lickety's help ... ah well ... sunny skies, warm temperatures and luck to all ...

9:59 am

72 Temple Owl

yes and i had a guest who atypically arrived late and i missed her. I need to put her number in my phone.

9:59 am

72 Temple Owl

i'm hoping she will want to hike in peace valley later.

9:59 am

welki

bye, doss *hands him the popeil pocket lickety's hammer*

10:00 am

welki

guess i should start tackling laundry - later, owl, helen, all

10:01 am

72 Temple Owl

bye welk

10:17 am

grant

Clue for ec7, anyone>

10:19 am

wvteach

i have both Es toughing the C greyed and do not have a EC 7 - could it be a EC 6

10:20 am

grant

My error: ec6 is it.

10:21 am

wvteach

E + bottom part of face + vowel

10:22 am

grant

TYVMwv

10:23 am

wvteach

stats for an 8 pls

10:25 am

wvteach

nm

10:25 am

mrloser

RE8 RE + in6

10:25 am

wvteach

thnx - that's the one i found

10:26 am

therealblah

clue for the in6 plz?

10:27 am

mrloser

RE8 RE +fo6

10:29 am

hurshy

there's more than one in6 but the one that goes to make re8 is "I regret to in6 you that this terrible thing has happened..."

10:29 am

therealblah

thx hurshy!

10:31 am

hurshy

so there are those two and a tr8 - does anyone know what the other one is?

10:31 am

wvteach

stats for single I in right colun pls

10:31 am

hurshy

in6/30

10:31 am

lil*monkey

th8

10:32 am

hurshy

thanks monkey!

10:32 am

lil*monkey

yw

10:32 am

wvteach

how many IN 6/30s are there - i have 2 and neither comes from that I

10:32 am

hurshy

there are 3

10:32 am

lil*monkey

there are 3

10:32 am

wvteach

thnx

10:33 am

therealblah

there are 3 all 6/30

10:33 am

wvteach

got it

10:34 am

mrloser

in6 x 3 1) being sick 2) rat on 3) pass on a disease

10:35 am

therealblah

thx mr, got them

10:36 am

hurshy

one left! tis an F5

10:36 am

hurshy

GOT IT!!!

10:37 am

wvteach

do u have FO 5/16 ?

10:37 am

mrloser

fi5 = latin for end fo5 = force upon

10:49 am

rururocks

I need a w6

10:50 am

rururocks

found it

10:50 am

rururocks

so appropriate for me :D

10:56 am

origami

can someone give me stats for the bottom row e pls?

10:56 am

therealblah

thx ru, good hint :)

10:58 am

rururocks

er 5

10:58 am

rururocks

you will stiffen when you find it ori :D

10:58 am

mixi6

ty ruru

10:59 am

hego

a hard word

10:59 am

rururocks

lol hego

10:59 am

hego

:)

10:59 am

rururocks

if she keeps poking around she'll find it

11:00 am

hego

uh oh!

11:00 am

rururocks

I see your overweight sister is in the grid hego

11:01 am

hego

Hmm.....

11:01 am

rururocks

hefo

11:01 am

hego

Oh!

11:01 am

hego

:)

11:05 am

origami

Thanks!

11:10 am

rururocks

I really didn't mean to clue it ori and should have just provided the stats but I was in between a rock and a hard place :D

11:11 am

hego

groaaannnn.....

11:12 am

rururocks

<---he's on a roll.. three groans in 24 hours

11:12 am

hego

YAY!!

11:13 am

origami

:D

11:15 am

car.eeyore

Hello everyone

11:15 am

hego

Hi Car!

11:19 am

origami

Hi car

11:22 am

MollyL

Ru, the Babble groupies always groan for you.
â™¥â™¥â™¥Ruâ™¥â™¥â™¥

11:23 am

rururocks

careful molly.. I just might "move on" :D

11:28 am

hego

NOOOO!!!!

11:29 am

hego

See what happens when you try to be discreet.

11:31 am

rururocks

discreet?

11:32 am

hego

the moving on thing

11:32 am

rururocks

oh..

11:33 am

rururocks

not really true.. but thanks for sharing

11:33 am

hego

That's the discreet part. :)

11:35 am

Judi

Greetings, word nerds.

11:35 am

hego

Hello dear.

11:35 am

hego

How is Judi today?

11:35 am

rururocks

good morning nerdita

11:36 am

Judi

The sun is shining. The cat is rolling around at my feet. I should be doing chores. Otherwise, all is good, my friend.

11:37 am

hego

Glad to hear it.

11:38 am

Judi

<<<< changed icon to pic my friend took. Hard to see, but it's a lone goose perched on the top of a really cool old barn near her house.

11:39 am

hego

Looked , but didn't notice him. Nice old stone barn too.

11:39 am

Judi

lol. Find the goose hidden in this picture.

11:39 am

rururocks

would you say she's flocking the barn?

11:40 am

hego

Now that deserved a groan!

11:40 am

Judi

It's a good pic. Everyone should take a gander at it.

11:42 am

rururocks

well.. it is a big honkin' barn

11:42 am

hego

:D

11:43 am

Judi

Look on the roof.

11:44 am

rururocks

I get goose bumps just looking at it

11:45 am

hego

And with that I leave you! hagd!

11:45 am

rururocks

bye hego

11:45 am

rururocks

didn't mean to lay a golden egg or anything

11:46 am

rururocks

(we might have to call Judi: Mother Goose from now on

11:46 am

Judi

Please don't. It will ruffle my feathers.

11:47 am

rururocks

I wonder how that Goose will get down from the roof?

11:56 am

Judi

Oh he'll fly down. Cause there's a pate going on.

11:57 am

rururocks

oh.. how do the French say it.. that would be the coup de foie gras

12:04 pm

MollyL

*Looks up discreet in the dictionary*

12:06 pm

Judi

Off to throw in some more wash, then road trip to Trader Joe's. See y'all tomorrow. 23 left in the bucket today. *POOF*

12:06 pm

cybernan

good morning/afternoon everyone

12:07 pm

rururocks

hi nan

12:13 pm

cybernan

I think these grids are getting more and more difficult

12:18 pm

cybernan

found the tr 8 --- just had to get on track

12:18 pm

MLFAN17

clue please cyber?

12:18 pm

cybernan

see my commetn mlf

12:19 pm

MLFAN17

what time?

12:19 pm

cybernan

12:18

12:20 pm

MLFAN17

ok ty

12:24 pm

MollyL

Track...track bet...bet at the track...

12:31 pm

dan2bit

need the re6 after coral re4 & before re6 school

12:33 pm

cybernan

just listing now dan - will look

12:36 pm

cybernan

re + last part of pass on a viral sickness

12:36 pm

dan2bit

ty cybernan & lickety & all cluers! firewords

12:36 pm

cybernan

grats, dan

12:45 pm

cybernan

finally found that th 8 --- stupid incorrect spelling

12:46 pm

cybernan

think I need to find a game that uses proper english

12:50 pm

cybernan

wi 6/30 please?

12:52 pm

cybernan

nm - got it

12:52 pm

cybernan

*!*~*!*
hagd everyone

1:47 pm

sammysmom

went to costoco with my granddaughter last week... she may never take me again

1:47 pm

hego

lol Why?

1:48 pm

sammysmom

i spent three hindred dollars .... but

1:48 pm

sammysmom

i will not need toothpaste or body lotin for a few years.. heh heh

1:48 pm

hego

WTG! smom

1:49 pm

hego

lol. So funny

1:49 pm

hego

I will never run out of floss or toilet paper.

1:49 pm

sammysmom

got enough food the the next three family holidays cookouts and we average 16 to 20

1:49 pm

hego

or paper towels

1:50 pm

hego

You did well.

1:50 pm

sammysmom

and charcoal and the SNACKS are awsome

1:50 pm

hego

Good job!

1:51 pm

therealblah

it's a challenge to spend less than a few hundred $$ at costco

1:51 pm

hego

I agree

1:52 pm

sammysmom

staples like t\riscuits, goldfish and club crackers..yum. and ziplock bags variety pack figured out to be less than 4 cents a bag!

1:53 pm

hego

You're a shopping genius

1:54 pm

therealblah

as long as you have room to store it, it makes sense to buy that stuff in volume. Certainly doesn't go bad.

1:54 pm

therealblah

when I lived in a tiny apt in Boston, I had room for about 2 rolls of TP and 2 rolls of PT...gets expensive!

1:55 pm

hego

I can imagine.

1:55 pm

sammysmom

right and i have the space to store it... that way teh kids can come and "shop" here... and number 2 daughter even brings her own bags

1:56 pm

hego

That's very nice of you.

1:57 pm

sammysmom

that s what mama s do

1:57 pm

hego

:)

2:02 pm

MollyL

I think Costco is a great place to shop for big families. Not so great for smaller ones though.

2:04 pm

hego

I never buy food in those places. There's only 2 of us.

2:05 pm

MollyL

Only two of us here too. And I have no space to store six months worth of toilet paper.

2:05 pm

hego

I have a big basement.

2:06 pm

hego

Kick the big paper packages down the stairs. lol

2:06 pm

MollyL

I used to shop Costco for office supplies, but Amazon beats their prices most of the time and it gets delivered.

2:06 pm

hego

Love my Amazon prime.

2:07 pm

hego

It's great if you're elderly or for working moms.

2:15 pm

MollyL

I would even pay higher prices at Amazon to avoid shopping at the crazy fest that is shopping at Costco.

2:16 pm

hego

Agree

2:16 pm

hego

and done! good day All

2:32 pm

periwinkle

I have re8x2. help with other 8's pls

2:35 pm

MollyL

th8 and tr8. Lickety has all the 8 letter words at the top of his list.

2:35 pm

therealblah

th8/60

2:36 pm

periwinkle

ty looking

2:36 pm

therealblah

tr8/60

2:36 pm

MollyL

th8...a word used in legal documents....tr8 a bet at the track.

2:37 pm

periwinkle

ty MOlly for th8

2:37 pm

periwinkle

and ty blah for th8

2:37 pm

periwinkle

ty both for tr8

2:37 pm

periwinkle

65 left

2:45 pm

mkg

wish i knew the tr word for the bet. dont know as i have heard it.

2:46 pm

mkg

any further clue for the tr word?

2:55 pm

HarryHood

clue for the lone i please?

2:56 pm

MollyL

Do a Google search on "forecast the first three finishers in a race"

2:56 pm

MollyL

That was for the tr8

2:56 pm

HarryHood

tr8 used to be in my profile :)

2:56 pm

HarryHood

oops it still is! gotta change that.

2:57 pm

MollyL

Old an in6?

2:57 pm

MollyL

in + not so4?

2:59 pm

MollyL

Harry, I still agree with the rest of your profile. Who the hell DOES use just one clove of garlic?

2:59 pm

HarryHood

hmmm

2:59 pm

HarryHood

somebody here - I can't remember who. She's allergic to too much garlic

3:00 pm

MollyL

A group of lawyers is a law fi4. Stick in in front of that.

3:01 pm

MollyL

There is like no point in using one clove of garlic. If you are allergic, just don't use it. Yeesh.

3:09 pm

HarryHood

sorry - got booted off the computer by wife and child.

3:09 pm

HarryHood

ty molly. nbt

3:11 pm

HarryHood

I often wonder with these recipes - how you can even taste the amt of garlic they recommend

3:14 pm

MollyL

Garlic is like Scotch. You either like it or you don't. If you like it, use it in decent quantities.

3:19 pm

penquis

hello...

3:27 pm

MollyL

Hello Pen. (We have to say hello to everyone who chimes in because some people are getting all verklempt about not being recognized when they say hello)
: D

3:27 pm

penquis

ah...well i don't take it personally.. ;o)

3:28 pm

MollyL

Yes, I know. Just joking around. How is life for you these days?

3:28 pm

penquis

fine, here....just got home from a week in the Outer Banks...

3:29 pm

MollyL

Ah, beautiful place. Glad you got to go be by the ocean.

3:29 pm

penquis

yes, it was quite nice....and lots warmer than here....

3:29 pm

penquis

how's it going or you?...

3:31 pm

MollyL

Life is good, no complaints.

3:32 pm

penquis

that''s good...

4:06 pm

periwinkle

either re6 pls

4:07 pm

penquis

don't have them...will look...

4:08 pm

zoozzoom

RE 6/30 To abandon wrong or evil ways of life.

4:08 pm

periwinkle

ty zooz

4:08 pm

zoozzoom

Other RE 6/30 is to refresh food say.

4:09 pm

zoozzoom

That first RE 6/30 should lead you to an Re8 too.

4:09 pm

periwinkle

not getting that clue, zooz

4:10 pm

periwinkle

ty have all the 8's

4:10 pm

periwinkle

got that re6. ty zooz

4:10 pm

periwinkle

new word for me

4:11 pm

zoozzoom

Welcome.

4:11 pm

periwinkle

fw

4:12 pm

zoozzoom

Congrats, Peri!

4:12 pm

penquis

congrats...

4:15 pm

IndiaJan

hey all

4:15 pm

penquis

hi...

4:15 pm

rururocks

Reabstain

4:16 pm

rururocks

Damn it

4:19 pm

penquis

hi ru...

4:20 pm

penquis

i am done...

4:50 pm

penquis

heading out....bye all....

8:21 pm

Coolkid99999

Hey all

8:22 pm

Coolkid99999

Anyone wanna have sex anyone want to fuck me

8:44 pm

rururocks

Troll on aisle 5

8:44 pm

bookwomen

I am not cleaning it up ;-)

8:46 pm

rururocks

Lol. Me neither

8:49 pm

mael

wow, I come back to finish the grid before bedtime and look what we have here!

8:50 pm

Marc Freeman

I need a clue on the first re6/30, please?

8:51 pm

Marc Freeman

found it thanks

8:52 pm

rururocks

Someone confused babble with tinder i guessðŸ˜‚

8:55 pm

Marc Freeman

th8, please?

9:01 pm

mael

ergo

9:01 pm

Marc Freeman

found the th8 thanks

9:18 pm

welki

i can't remember which babbler enjoyed watching the annual 'lamb-cam,' but here's the link in case she pops in. i do remember it's a woman.

http://www.meadopenfarm.co.uk/\nlambcam/

9:18 pm

welki

it's a woman? hahaha - she's a woman babbler :D

9:20 pm

Nef

Hi welki

9:22 pm

welki

hey nef

9:24 pm

Nef

How are you doing lately? I never see so many of "the usual" long time Babblers very often (well, some yes, some no. You know what I mean....)

9:27 pm

welki

doing well, thanks - i've been very busy with work and a recent visit from my eldest daughter and two of my grand-daughters :)

9:28 pm

Nef

Sounds like fun! How old are the grands?

9:28 pm

welki

these two are 4 and almost 8

9:28 pm

welki

and yes, it's fun - lots of fun, but i'm pooped!

9:29 pm

Nef

FUN!!! :-)

But exhausting, too at times

9:30 pm

welki

while they were here, because i had their feet handy and because they could choose their own colors, i made them lots of slippers. we went to a museum, a sports hall of fame and (of all things) a trampoline park

9:30 pm

Nef

Our son & grandson (who will be 8 in 2 weeks) are back living with us again. I get tired faster than the grandson does these days

9:31 pm

welki

oh dear nef - you have a heart of gold

9:31 pm

Nef

Oh, MY!!

9:35 pm

Nef

Not really welki. DH was quite sick for nearly 6 months; frequent urinary infections, ended up with a catheter for 4 months, fevers would set off the MS, etc; & I needed help. On his side of things; his rent went up $200/month & he's been trying to save $$$ for a downpayment on a house; so he moved in here at Christmas - and then his job fell apart at the New Years & his boss had to lay him off

9:36 pm

welki

oh - and the oldest one was on a quest for perfect poutine - we took her to a few places - i created a rating document for her (to enter her opinions on the ones she tried) and then i made home made - got a five out of five cheese curd rating!

9:36 pm

welki

then, the arrangement seems mutually beneficial, nef - glad that you get some respite and he gets some financial relief

9:37 pm

Nef

(The boss lives in FL & had several duplexes he was renting out; there was some storm that hit his area and he'd spent more time on fixing the properties that building the little business; suddenly - no business!

9:38 pm

welki

(for the uninitiated, poutine cheese curds are not disgusting, even though they sound it - they're firm pieces of cheese left over from processing cheddar, usually white, mild and meltable, like mozzarella)

9:39 pm

Nef

We's back working half time for the company; & has another half time QA Supervisor job for another small small program developer; so it's working out.

9:39 pm

welki

and i know you love that little boy :)

9:39 pm

Nef

The poutine is the part that throws me off, though

9:40 pm

Nef

(& I'm glad that you got the high grade for your food welki!

9:41 pm

welki

all it is is fries, cheese and gravy. it's how you proportion the fries:cheese:gravy ratio that makes or breaks it (and you have to have good gravy)

9:41 pm

Nef

Who ever thought of gravy on fries & cheese curds though?

9:42 pm

welki

some hungry quebecois, i guess

9:43 pm

Nef

How long has that been a "thing" though?

9:44 pm

welki

what's unique about using the curds is that they don't get all sloppy when they heat up - i take fresh, very hot fries, toss a handful of curds on top (stick the plate in the microwave for about 25 seconds to soften the curds), pour on some gravy and voiia! if you have good curds, they hold their shape and, because of the low water content in them, they squeak when you chew them - so fun for the tastebuds and music, too!

9:44 pm

Nef

(I never heard of it when I lived Up North or was in Canada back in the 70's...

9:44 pm

welki

probably since the 60s

9:45 pm

Nef

(we love the squeaks!)

9:47 pm

Nef

Speaking of cheese curds; our state fair has had the "Original Cheese Curds" food booth in the same spot at the fair for over 40 year, the guy who started it is in his 80's; and his son wanted to take over the booth & keep it in the family. The State Fair board said No; & there's a huge uproar about that!

9:48 pm

rururocks

I would say "NO Whey" to the Curds

9:48 pm

welki

organize and protest!

9:48 pm

Nef

(Maybe it was only in Quebec in the 60's & early 70's?

9:48 pm

Nef

Hi ru; have you ever had real cheese curds?

9:48 pm

rururocks

nope

9:49 pm

rururocks

but gravy and fries sounds pretty awful to begin with

9:49 pm

rururocks

now.. gravy and biscuits are another matter

9:49 pm

Nef

I suspect there is more to the story than that; but the Letters to the Editor" comments this week have really been up in arms about this

9:50 pm

Nef

gravy & biscuits sound awful to me; and it's even worse with grits!

9:51 pm

welki

i wasn't keen on trying it, either, ru - but good poutine is like mac and cheese. comfort food

9:52 pm

Nef

How much gravy, welki? (You said the right proportion is important)

9:52 pm

welki

for me, just enough so it doesn't drip and make a mess. just enough for flavor

9:52 pm

Nef

Where are your grand daughters from, welki?

9:53 pm

welki

guess it's like suggesting someone try chicken fried steak - or hominy grits, or ramps, or kreplach, latkes, dim sum, bruschetta - culture, culture, culture

9:54 pm

welki

these two live in vermont, nef

9:54 pm

Nef

Ahh! Okay; I have never seen it; but have pictured this molten mush of brown gravy covering everything

9:54 pm

rururocks

me too.. that's how I pictured it

9:54 pm

welki

i wouldn't like that either

9:55 pm

welki

i just looked at some images - i guess i put less gravy on than most of the photos i saw

9:55 pm

Nef

kreplach, latkes? I've never heard of kreplach, & have never been someplace where I could try latkes

9:56 pm

rururocks

latkes are wonderful

9:56 pm

welki

this is what my poutine looks like
http://tiny.cc/uu8pky

9:57 pm

welki

kreplach are like wontons, latkes are potato pancakes

9:58 pm

Nef

welki; that tiny URL took me to your lambing site

9:59 pm

welki

(and i cook the potatoes in an acti-fry, so they come out crispy and crunchy on the outside (like roasted potatoes that are pre-boiled and tossed before roasting)

9:59 pm

welki

hahah! oops!

10:00 pm

welki

try this : https://tinyurl.com/ld4dptm

10:01 pm

welki

anyway, i'm off - g'night everyone. nice to talk with you again, nef - it's been too long

10:01 pm

Nef

Now that looks like how I would like Ketchup on my fries...

10:02 pm

Nef

(although I really like malt vinegar on them too.

10:03 pm

Nef

Niters, welki! Take Care! (& hope to see you soon again)

11:32 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, diving in

11:54 pm

harpjane

hello. it appears that I haven't played for a while. I'm a big fat 0 in the Who's Hot department!

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