12:01 am
ursh
flip and hello all
12:02 am
Lizlin
Hi Ursh, hi all
12:04 am
Lizlin
Thanks, Sue
12:04 am
SueMagee
You,re welcome
12:06 am
Pinikula
hello and thx :)
12:06 am
Uneaixoise
hello and tx sue!
12:12 am
Pinikula
nbt / nbs :)
12:18 am
dizgrannie
hi all, nbt/nbs top 2 rows done
12:18 am
Pinikula
wtg ursh and diz
12:18 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:19 am
parisla
Thank you Lickety!
12:19 am
Pinikula
left and right cols done here - monkeys are great!
12:20 am
flosey
thanks Lickety and hi everyone
12:28 am
dizgrannie
FWs, pu 4/11 was my last word
12:28 am
Pinikula
wtg diz!
12:31 am
Pinikula
wtg KT!
12:33 am
KnightTime
pu was my next to last word - but I don't want to make a ritual of it
12:34 am
Pinikula
(thx for the hint)
12:36 am
Pinikula
Can't believe "clue" was my final...face palm...
12:40 am
Pinikula
(think another word for same)
12:41 am
rururocks
I have them all but don't see a clue word
12:46 am
Pinikula
[as she sits in the PB until the next grid]
12:50 am
flosey
too tired tonight, I'm off to bed, bb in the morning
12:50 am
rururocks
oh.. jeez pini..now I get it
2:10 am
sprite
good morning all
2:33 am
sprite
fireflies. Have a blessed day, all, and a peaceful night
4:17 am
rubyfoo
Merry Christmas, if anybody is here!
4:18 am
rubyfoo
There are French words in here!
4:25 am
MollyL
Isn't today the day that British people have boxing matches? <-----joke : D
4:26 am
rubyfoo
l think it's the day they empty out their closets and basements of all unwanted and unused stuff, but l'm not sure
4:27 am
MollyL
Someone told me it is based on a tradition of giving gifts to the servants.
4:27 am
rubyfoo
lt's what l need to do but l sit in my armchair, wrapped up against the chill, and play around with my PC.
4:28 am
MollyL
The very last thing I would want to do the day after Christmas is a major closet cleaning.
4:28 am
rubyfoo
London and never for the holidays
4:29 am
rubyfoo
i lost some of that enry, but it was part of my usual drivel, l guess.
4:31 am
MollyL
Ruby, have you been driveling again? *Hands Ruby a hanky*
4:31 am
rubyfoo
soon soon!
5:45 am
sukee
Fireworks, not too bad today. Happy Boxing Day.
7:15 am
Marc Freeman
in7, please?
7:16 am
rubyfoo
just add a vowel to the 6
7:17 am
Marc Freeman
thanks
7:19 am
rubyfoo
17 left, mostly single words (e.g. 6th of 6)
7:20 am
rubyfoo
annoying but not fatal
7:26 am
Marc Freeman
ta5/14, please?
7:30 am
MollyL
It is a light brown color. Sounds a little like not bottom.
7:35 am
Marc Freeman
thanks
7:41 am
rubyfoo
the ta is a mole
7:41 am
rubyfoo
(hence the color)
8:16 am
mael
4 left and I've hit a wall
8:17 am
mael
oops, that's me throwing around random letters
8:17 am
MollyL
Close, but no cigar
8:17 am
mael
I have the up6, sigh
8:18 am
MollyL
I like uptiv. It's like active, without the E and more peppy. : D
8:19 am
bichon
in 6/27, pls
8:19 am
mael
ask someone to a party, bichon
8:20 am
mael
oooh, 2 left
8:20 am
BzznBea
Morning all!
8:21 am
mael
lazy day today, kids are in school but my office in Italy is closed
8:22 am
BzznBea
Grands are still in bed here. I'm sure it will get busy soon...
8:24 am
BzznBea
Off to start breakfast...26 left...bzz...
8:32 am
mael
FW! have a good day everyone :)
8:40 am
EvaNadine
good morning, babblers!
8:41 am
penquis
hi eva...
8:42 am
Scrabbler
Hi kids.
8:43 am
Scrabbler
Next 2 patients are here so I have to depart. Slow day due to snowstorm.
8:43 am
penquis
hi scrabs, ori....
8:43 am
penquis
bye scrabs....
8:44 am
penquis
*thinking we should install a revolving door*....
8:45 am
m9f9l
hello all. is the bottom a gonna slap me when I find it?
8:46 am
Shirlockc
it may *** you on the shoulder
8:46 am
m9f9l
ha! Thanks Shirlock. I tried that with an e at the end..
8:47 am
penquis
it's not in the dictionary....
8:47 am
Shirlockc
not the first time
8:49 am
Shirlockc
clues for the top i please?
8:49 am
penquis
did you in**** me to your party?
8:49 am
Shirlockc
omg thx
8:49 am
penquis
am i an in*****
8:50 am
Shirlockc
hmmm, am i an ...
8:50 am
penquis
to the party?
8:51 am
m9f9l
Gosh pin, don't sound so desperate!! LOL
8:51 am
Shirlockc
ah! i kept seeing idiot there so was confused lol
8:51 am
penquis
lol....i spent Christmas by myself because i did not feel well....yes, I am desperate to go out!
8:51 am
m9f9l
LOL!! I first thought infant..
8:52 am
m9f9l
I have 20 left, but 14 of them are 4 letter words!
8:52 am
kje
i'm done - had to list for the last one, so i'll share the stats so maybe you won't need to!
8:52 am
Shirlockc
11 left, trying not to list
8:53 am
penquis
i have 16 left....and 11 of those are 4s....
8:54 am
m9f9l
I now have 16 left and 11 are 4s!!!
8:55 am
penquis
i am taking a break...bbl to finish....bye all...
8:59 am
m9f9l
8... only 3 are 4s now
9:09 am
Shirlockc
i have one u that's a 6, what is the other one?
9:11 am
flosey
whew! fw, last word the third me4 !!!
9:11 am
m9f9l
wtg flosey!
9:12 am
flosey
ty m9 - don't seem to see you very often anymore
9:13 am
m9f9l
Yeah... 10 people in the house.. working noc 2 out of 5 days. it's kind of crazy
9:14 am
flosey
quite a houseful!!
9:14 am
m9f9l
yes. and three of them are 6, 4 and 2
9:14 am
flosey
we rattle around now, kids all moved out
9:15 am
car.eeyore
Happy Boxing day!
9:15 am
flosey
hi Car, and to you
9:16 am
m9f9l
Thanks car. We have a lot to box, my daughter made a lot of food!
9:16 am
flosey
think I'll crawl back into bed, get a few more zzzzzzzzzs
9:20 am
Shirlockc
4 left, all 5s
9:20 am
MollyL
Oh...boxing day is when you put food in boxes.
9:21 am
m9f9l
But we have no servants to give a christmas box to..
9:22 am
Shirlockc
fw! without listing! only 5th time that's happened!
9:22 am
car.eeyore
Congrats!
9:23 am
m9f9l
wtg! I'm not listing but I am using morewords!
9:41 am
MollyL
Oh, so the servants got boxes of leftover nobility food? Wow, what a gesture. : S
9:53 am
Turt
clue for he 5,14?
9:54 am
penquis
he + abbrev. for a unit of time...
9:54 am
Turt
ty pen - FW!
9:55 am
penquis
congrats...
9:59 am
penquis
i am also done....funny thing is that my last two words were "real" words....
10:03 am
Uneaixoise
At airport waiting for daughter's plane!
10:03 am
Scrabbler
Yippee, Une!
10:04 am
Uneaixoise
Finally here.....delayed much due to weather!
10:06 am
Scrabbler
We got at least 15 inches so far and the storm continues til tomorrow night.
10:07 am
Uneaixoise
Original arrival was 5:00pm yesterday!
10:07 am
Scrabbler
Just a typical storm for us.
10:07 am
Scrabbler
The daughter that lives in Maine, Une?
10:07 am
Uneaixoise
Hee hee
10:10 am
dan2bit
left column done
10:10 am
Uneaixoise
Got shooed away again!!
10:19 am
car.eeyore
WOW Scrabs!
10:19 am
car.eeyore
Glad for her safe arrival...al beit late.
10:20 am
Scrabbler
Off to see sibling patients.
10:20 am
car.eeyore
Be safe!
10:28 am
rururocks
I love Maine
10:28 am
rururocks
So beautiful there on the coast
10:34 am
fuzzybunny
The north woods and western mountains of Maine are beautiful too. This is where I live.
10:36 am
rururocks
I never got out that way.. We mostly stayed on the coast near Bar Harbor and Deer Harbor.. I loved the feel of the State.. didn't care for the tax structure though :D
10:37 am
Scrabbler
You do, fuzzy? I visited Maine, and Acadia NP in Sept and fell in LOVE!
10:40 am
penquis
fuzzy and i worked together for a bit years ago....i used to work maybe 7 days a year up there....did it for 21 years....nice area....moose country...
10:40 am
fuzzybunny
Penquis lives in Maine as well. I love living here, couldn't imagine living anywhere else. When we drive south we marvel at the amount of traffic and how people who live on the I-95 corridor do it. We have a season pass to Acadia and spend time there before and after the crowds come and go.
10:41 am
fuzzybunny
penquis, you worked at our school and with my good friend Yvette.
10:41 am
penquis
off season is a nice time to go to Acadia....
10:41 am
penquis
Baxter State Park is nice, too, if you like hiking and mountain treks....
10:42 am
fuzzybunny
My husband needs to spend Tuesdays in Ellsworth and if the weather is nice he goes to Acadia and has a hike before coming home.
10:42 am
rururocks
when is off season and when is ON season
10:43 am
rururocks
here where I live.. we never seem to have an off season anymore
10:43 am
Scrabbler
We hiked all over ANP, biked 24 miles, and kayaked in several lakes and the creek. GREAT time.
10:43 am
penquis
off season is outside of june, july, and august for summer places....though september has gotten quite popular as a vacation time...
10:43 am
fuzzybunny
Off season is after Columbus day and until the end of May and on season is mid may until Columbus day.
10:44 am
rururocks
oh .. thanks
10:44 am
penquis
leaf peepers like to come in the fall...
10:44 am
penquis
you would definitely want to avoid the three summer months...
10:44 am
rururocks
is that anything like Chat Peepers here?
10:44 am
Scrabbler
We arrived the Thursday before Labor Day so that weekend was crazy busy. Our next visit will be the week after Labor Day.
10:45 am
penquis
skip a week....if labor day is included in that week....
10:45 am
fuzzybunny
As penquis says, Baxter State Park is well worth a visit as well. You need to be much more self sufficient there and to make reservations early. The number of people allowed in the park at any one time is limited.
10:45 am
fuzzybunny
Second that penquis!
10:46 am
Scrabbler
Yes, good idea. We learned about Baxter from someone we talked to when hiking.
10:46 am
penquis
yes, ru....both are peepers....just more to see if you are a leaf peeper... ;o)
10:47 am
fuzzybunny
What is a chat peeper?
10:47 am
penquis
a lurker, i would assume...
10:47 am
penquis
someone who is on the site but does not participate in chat...
10:47 am
rururocks
Ding ding ding!
10:47 am
Scrabbler
We hiked the Beehive and then over to Gotham Mtn and Cadillac Cliffs. Amazing. That is where we met folks from Maine that live near Baxter.
10:47 am
fuzzybunny
Ah, I just got it. Thanks penquis!
10:48 am
HarryHood
too busy talking to the mechanic and finding out how much we'll be out today...
10:48 am
fuzzybunny
The Beehive is a fun hike.
10:49 am
rururocks
beehive like the hairdo?
10:50 am
Scrabbler
That was an exciting hike, for sure!
10:50 am
fuzzybunny
The geography of the are does look a bit like a beehive.
10:50 am
Scrabbler
Oh, no, Harry. Car repairs suck.
10:50 am
fuzzybunny
"area"
10:50 am
rururocks
(nods head.. my last car repair was costly)
10:50 am
HarryHood
I'd love to drive up to acadia with the kids one day. I haven't been there since the mid 80s.
10:51 am
rururocks
I might check it out on my travels someday.. sounds interesting
10:51 am
Scrabbler
Ruru, the hike takes place along the outer mountain wall, all along the edge. There are ladders and bars to assist
10:51 am
rururocks
sounds a bit scary
10:52 am
fuzzybunny
Be prepared for a lot more people. The area has become very popular, especially when there are cruise ships in Bar Harbor.
10:52 am
Scrabbler
It is if you look down.
10:52 am
HarryHood
ugh. would it be sparser around thanksgiving?
10:52 am
fuzzybunny
The hike does have its scary moments. My husband had a hard time in a couple of spots.
10:52 am
Scrabbler
Fuzzy, on the Friday and Saturday of Labor Day weekend cruise ships dropped off 4-5K people at Bar Harbor for a day visit. We stayed away from town.
10:53 am
rururocks
I'm thinking of a trip to Boston to meet Pam and then up the coast some day
10:53 am
rururocks
(loves Boston too)
10:53 am
Scrabbler
Yes, HH, although much colder, and many shops/restaurants are probably closed.
10:53 am
rururocks
(the City.. not the group)
10:53 am
fuzzybunny
It would definitely be less crowded at Thanksgiving but also rather cold and possibly snowy.
10:53 am
HarryHood
we're ok with cold and no shops :)
10:54 am
HarryHood
we bring lots of plastic bags - my kids are not good travelers :)
10:54 am
fuzzybunny
Ru, it will take about 5 hours to get to Bar Harbor/Acadia from Boston.
10:55 am
rururocks
ah.. yes.. I drove from Boston to NYC once that took a long time
10:55 am
HarryHood
clue for the V please?
10:55 am
rururocks
like the pills you take C and A and D
10:55 am
penquis
your resume, harry....
10:56 am
penquis
latin...
10:56 am
Scrabbler
On our drive from north of Boston we cut over to Rte 1 in Brunswick. We stopped for lunch at Bucksport and then walked around Castine, a beautiful coastal town recommended by Babbler nrkii.
10:56 am
HarryHood
I tried veja, as in veja du :)
10:56 am
HarryHood
ty pen
10:56 am
rururocks
also the things that pump blood
10:56 am
Scrabbler
Weird phenomenon, HH.
10:56 am
HarryHood
nbt, nbs, and 27 to go
10:56 am
penquis
next time, scrabs....make a stop in Rockland or Camden and I can meet you....also beautiful places....
10:56 am
HarryHood
ty ru - missed that !
10:56 am
fuzzybunny
My son went to Maine Maritime Academy in Castine. I fell in love with the area and would love to have a summer home in that area.
10:57 am
HarryHood
we spent a week in old orchard beach a couple years ago - it was fun and kitchy
10:57 am
rururocks
I loved a town on the cliff.. Whitemanor? or White something?
10:57 am
penquis
kitchy is a good description of OOB....nice beach, though....
10:57 am
penquis
hmmm.....
10:58 am
HarryHood
yes - the waves were big enough for boogie boards but not crazy
10:58 am
wvteach
need one more J - have JA 4 x 2 and JU 4 - what am i missing?
10:58 am
HarryHood
and ppl said it would be too cold, but the water was fine!
10:58 am
fuzzybunny
Ru, were you north of Bar Harbor or south?
10:58 am
HarryHood
ty wvt - I didn't have the 2 ja4s :)
10:59 am
penquis
another JU 4...
10:59 am
rururocks
we drove up from the south
10:59 am
HarryHood
ty pen. js done!
10:59 am
rururocks
we didn't go past Bar Harbor.. and then went back to Cape Cod
10:59 am
Scrabbler
Fuzzy, I loved the Maritime campus. We saw cadets (if that is what they are called) in the harbor and walking around.
11:00 am
rururocks
(scrabs likes men in uniforms)
11:00 am
HarryHood
this dictionary is hilarious - it gives a definition and then examples of usage where the word is used as proper nouns.
11:00 am
penquis
ru....you probably drove by WIscaasset if you stuck on Rte. 1, but there is no cliff there....
11:01 am
Scrabbler
I admit, Ruru, I do like men in uniforms.
11:01 am
rururocks
no.. the name of the town began with WHITE.. can't remember.. so long ago now
11:04 am
penquis
there is a town called Whiting....never been there...
11:05 am
penquis
it's really "downeast" so I doubt you would have gone that far up the coast...
11:05 am
HarryHood
15 to go. bbl - hagd all
11:06 am
penquis
there is also Whitefield, but that is not far from me and not coastal....no other "white" towns in Maine (i did a search)...
11:06 am
penquis
bye harry...
11:07 am
penquis
well i am off....bye all....
11:07 am
Scrabbler
33 left and stuck.
11:18 am
Scrabbler
The list is very helpful in relieving Babble Blindness.
11:21 am
Scrabbler
in7--related to in6?
11:22 am
wvteach
person you IN 6
11:22 am
Scrabbler
Duh! Slam me with a yellowfin tuna.
11:24 am
wvteach
have UP 6 - stats for other U pls
11:24 am
Scrabbler
I have neither U.
11:25 am
Scrabbler
So I need up6.
11:25 am
wvteach
dumb word - think of clock
11:31 am
Scrabbler
4 left, all th's
11:32 am
wvteach
how many THs are there?
11:33 am
wvteach
thnx - need 2 more
11:33 am
Scrabbler
Oops, I need 2 more T's
11:35 am
Scrabbler
Done. Do you want help, wv?
11:35 am
wvteach
need just one more
11:36 am
wvteach
have only one TH 5 - - are there any more
11:36 am
Scrabbler
I mean there is just one th5, the rest are th4's
11:37 am
Scrabbler
one th4 is just one letter missing from th5
11:37 am
wvteach
i will try monkeying it - thnx
11:38 am
wvteach
got it - Ts are done
11:43 am
wvteach
need one more M - all of mine are M 4 - are there any M 5s?
11:45 am
Scrabbler
No, all 4's
12:03 pm
Scrabbler
Done yet?
12:05 pm
wvteach
need one more R - have RI x 2, RO x 2 and RU
12:06 pm
wvteach
** finito ** needed one more RU
12:08 pm
Scrabbler
Great. Enjoy the day! Bye.
12:09 pm
wvteach
HAGD - thnx for your help
12:10 pm
rururocks
everyone needs one more RU
12:11 pm
Scrabbler
Double Ru = Ruru!
12:11 pm
Scrabbler
Bye now, back to work.
12:57 pm
lucy6060606
so hard
12:58 pm
lucy6060606
only found 20
12:58 pm
lucy6060606
58 left
1:26 pm
bleugirl2
FIREWORXXX!
1:38 pm
dan2bit
woo woo bg2
2:36 pm
LeslieAnn
is there a d5?
2:36 pm
Chessbobble225
Help with bottom right e pls
2:37 pm
LeslieAnn
our planet, take out the third letter
2:37 pm
Chessbobble225
I have 5 d’s And 2 of them have 5 points
2:37 pm
Chessbobble225
Eath
2:37 pm
LeslieAnn
good job lol
2:37 pm
Chessbobble225
Oops!
2:38 pm
LeslieAnn
also to answer my own question, no d5s. now just need to find me an n5 to finish
2:38 pm
Chessbobble225
Sorry but thanks Leslie.😞☺ï¸
2:39 pm
LeslieAnn
np everyone does it from time to time. my last was tu5 - rhymes with hu5 full of moisture
2:39 pm
LeslieAnn
and fireworks for me!
2:39 pm
Chessbobble225
Well done!!!!
2:39 pm
Chessbobble225
I have 29 left
2:40 pm
Chessbobble225
meed
3:01 pm
periwinkle
hi all.help with the W and the i under it pls
3:02 pm
periwinkle
nm found them both
3:05 pm
origami
peri - stats for that i please
3:35 pm
MollyL
Peri's chat time limit is about three minutes
: D
5:29 pm
KnightTime
greeting
5:29 pm
hoyamd
anyone need clues?
5:43 pm
MollyL
I think everyone is 78 and done
6:56 pm
cybernan
hello everyone -- just back from Christmas with the kids. Weather forced us to come back a day early.
7:17 pm
jaxx7
Hi, nan. Ithink they have all finished and gone
7:21 pm
cybernan
guess so, jaxx - have you finished as well?
7:23 pm
rolotom
Hello all, is anyone here?
7:23 pm
rolotom
I have one left
7:23 pm
rolotom
Happy to give clues
7:23 pm
cybernan
yes - 8 to go
7:24 pm
rolotom
Hi cybernan!
7:24 pm
rururocks
I don't think anyone had a problem with this grid rolot
7:24 pm
rolotom
Do you have the ta5?
7:25 pm
rolotom
I'm trying and failing to monkey it?
7:25 pm
rururocks
yes. .it's a color
7:25 pm
rolotom
got it, ty!
7:25 pm
cybernan
grey beige colour
7:25 pm
rolotom
for fireworks!
7:26 pm
cybernan
grats rolo
7:26 pm
cybernan
how is the fire situation down there?
7:26 pm
rururocks
the fires in the south are still going I think.. they are out up here for now
7:27 pm
cybernan
what a terrible Christmas for those around the LA area
7:29 pm
rururocks
well.. there is one positive thing about it
7:29 pm
cybernan
and that is?
7:29 pm
rururocks
it made the Kardashians shut up for a few weeks
7:32 pm
cybernan
off to get the laundry in the dryer - then to relax. It was a tough drive home this afternoon -- pickup truck fishtailed and bounced off the median right in front of us and we missed hitting him by inches.
7:32 pm
rururocks
oooh scary.. glad you are ok
7:33 pm
rururocks
I'm relaxing with a great glass of wine
7:33 pm
cybernan
it was nerve wracking -- very icy condidtions in the passes.
7:33 pm
cybernan
back at 10 if I'm still awake
7:36 pm
rururocks
you may not be..
9:37 pm
mkg
hi all. clue for the i top row please.
9:37 pm
mkg
also need u words. ty
9:38 pm
grannyrose
mkg, in6. will you come to my party, please?
9:39 pm
mkg
ty got it. ty.
9:39 pm
grannyrose
up6. up + it is 2:40pm here. what **** is it with you
9:41 pm
mkg
ty got it granny. ty.
9:41 pm
mkg
i cant believe that the up is really a word.
9:42 pm
mkg
i need the e word for first column please. if you have it. ty.
9:42 pm
mkg
oh never mind. i just got it.
9:43 pm
grannyrose
money on he continent
9:43 pm
grannyrose
loolll. mkg you're getting too fast for me. *grin*
9:43 pm
mkg
one last word granny: clue for the i word for the i in the third column second row. ty.
9:44 pm
mkg
sorry granny.
9:44 pm
mkg
i also dont see the 7. i have both sixes. but no seven.
9:44 pm
mkg
oh right, you clued me both sixes.
9:44 pm
grannyrose
which i tile. there are wo in column three
9:45 pm
grannyrose
he 7 is in6, finish with double vowel
9:45 pm
mkg
column 3 has one under the W, on top of the M.
9:45 pm
mkg
ty for the 7. got it.
9:45 pm
grannyrose
beg your pardom mkg.
9:46 pm
mkg
ty granny. how did i ever miss that one.........ty.
10:09 pm
mkg
wow that was a quick grid. done. ty granny for the clues.
10:10 pm
mkg
doubt i have ever finished a grid this quick. even the small ones.
10:12 pm
grannyrose
sweet dreams mkg xoxox
10:50 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
hi all, diving in
10:52 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
got all the 6s woot
11:06 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
finito
11:16 pm
godthaab
FINISHED!! VERY EXCELLENT!
11:16 pm
godthaab
FINISHED!! VERY EXCELLENT!
11:21 pm
AnnaK
finished! yay! I didn't know upxxxx was a word!