12:16 am
rbud
haha, thought chat hadn't loaded or something...
12:16 am
godthaab
Wow! 1:15 and no one is here except you and me!
12:16 am
godthaab
and you!
12:17 am
rbud
oh, there are lotsa lurkers, but that's how it goes.
12:18 am
vashongin
my chat only just loaded
12:19 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:19 am
Lizlin
Thanks, Lickety
12:20 am
Lizlin
Thanks, Vash
12:23 am
dan2bit
I have made it to Melbourne! afternoon all
12:23 am
rbud
howdy, dan!
12:24 am
Lizlin
Are you meeting up with any of the Melbourne babblers?
12:24 am
dan2bit
I don't know! I'm here until Sunday morning, with free evenings and Friday + Saturday day
12:25 am
Lizlin
I'm sure if they know you're there, someone would love to meet you.
12:27 am
dan2bit
sounds great, if anybody in Melb is reading this, my email is my babble handle at gmail
12:27 am
Lizlin
Just looked through Who's Online - don't see anyone right now.
12:29 am
Lizlin
I seem to remember that Rose has her email addy in her profile.
12:32 am
dizgrannie
FWs, last word ia 5
12:32 am
Lizlin
Congrats, Diz. Hope you're OK and not finding things toooooo difficult.
12:32 am
dan2bit
woo hoo diz
12:32 am
dizgrannie
dan2bit, will you be up in Sydney?
12:33 am
Lizlin
Thanks for ia 5
12:34 am
dizgrannie
Liz, am settling in to life on my own. So much easy than nursing poor old Steve for the past two years - I get to do ME things .
12:34 am
dan2bit
I just came from Sydney, actually. Had been there last week for a conference
12:35 am
dizgrannie
where abouts?
12:35 am
Lizlin
I can understand that. I realise that the last 2 years were hard for you and now your me time is very important. It's still a big change though.
12:36 am
dan2bit
I was in the CBD (Masonic center and World Square). I did get to do a few tourist things and small walkabouts
12:36 am
dizgrannie
Very big change - still go to talk to him, and the bugga won't answer me...lol
12:36 am
dan2bit
rode out to Manly, went to the zoo and did the special early morning backstage tour of the Opera House
12:36 am
Lizlin
Or he'll give you the answers that you want to hear ;)
2:04 am
sprite
good morning all. Ugh, again a tiny babble.
2:15 am
grannyrose
{{sprite}} hugs. hope you are okay. i'm absolutely stuffed and achy. gym really took it out of me today.
2:16 am
sprite
my poor darling *hugsssss* you are such a hero for seeing it through. *gentle healing vibes to your poor ole body* How are you for the rest?
2:16 am
sprite
I am okay, no worries.
2:18 am
grannyrose
all good thanx. still sleeping well. such a difference.
2:19 am
sprite
that in itself is a huge blessing. Am so glad to hear it.
2:22 am
grannyrose
well you go and put yourself through all sorts of knots with counselling. mine is the physical bringing on the physical, your emotional issues bring on the physical.
2:23 am
sprite
true. We are both heroes. In every way.
2:23 am
grannyrose
either way, we both suffer with the physical outcome.
2:28 am
sprite
fireflies. That is one tiny little easy grid :(
2:28 am
grannyrose
WTG SPRITE !!!
2:30 am
sprite
enjoy your evening, my darling friend, and sleep well again tonight. A big *hug* for you and Don, and one extra for you alone. I hope the pain will settle. Luvsya.
2:30 am
grannyrose
luvsya 2
4:13 am
rubyfoo
l want tto know if it's "easy" j_ust like that or with lists, morewords or lckety
4:22 am
lynxxx
Its a tiny grid so I am sure it is easy
4:35 am
MollyL
Sometimes, the tiny ones are tricky.
4:50 am
lynxxx
not this one - Bye all
5:05 am
Marc Freeman
I need clues for 3 6's I am stuck on an6, in6/18 an ma6 the first on, please?
5:08 am
Marc Freeman
found the m
5:10 am
Marc Freeman
found the 'a'
5:11 am
Marc Freeman
found the 'in', thanks
5:46 am
sukee
Okay I struggled to 18 left. Time to eat.
6:11 am
rubyfoo
too hrd for me!
6:56 am
doseffing
... 10 left ... that will do for me this morning ... luck to all
7:10 am
MehNameIsHannah
hello fellow babblers
7:35 am
Mubner
hello Hannah
8:04 am
phaeton
nbt,nbs,halfway!
8:25 am
penquis
darn....was hoping for a bigger grid on this snow day....
8:28 am
origami
You folks just keep getting slammed back east.
8:28 am
penquis
yes.....15 in. last week....14 to 18 expected today....
8:30 am
origami
Wow - 18 in is all the rain we get in a good year here.
8:30 am
penquis
snowing now and it's expected to continue until tomorrow...
8:39 am
godthaab
FINISHED!! VERY EXCELLENT!!
8:39 am
penquis
congrats....
8:39 am
bichon
All I see is swirling white
8:39 am
Uneaixoise
congrats, godthaab!
8:40 am
bichon
wtg godthaab
8:40 am
penquis
snowing a little harder here, but not as much as it will....
8:49 am
penquis
lots of birds flying around in the back yard....weird...
8:53 am
MollyL
It's a sign of the apocalypse
8:54 am
penquis
i was thinking that it was an omen.
9:03 am
bichon
We've switched over to snow showers. A sign?
9:03 am
MollyL
Whenever you consider omens, you should think of them as good omens. Power of positive thinking and you get what you think about and all that.
9:04 am
penquis
sounds good to me!
9:04 am
periwinkle
sounds good to me too, hi all
9:04 am
periwinkle
snow showers have stopped and sun in out yay!
9:04 am
periwinkle
help with an7 pls
9:05 am
penquis
won't see the sun here for a couple days, i think...
9:05 am
periwinkle
I do not think this grid is easy peasy as some do
9:05 am
MollyL
You aren't the only one Peri.
9:05 am
penquis
i am stalled at 13 left.....thinking of listing, but i don't think i will right away....not a grid i am enjoying...
9:06 am
periwinkle
29 left here
9:07 am
amelu0218
peri, against male
9:07 am
periwinkle
ty amelu
9:07 am
penquis
half my words are 4s....i find that annoying....
9:07 am
BzznBea
I have no patience for four letter wods...
9:08 am
penquis
i don't like them either...
9:25 am
penquis
truly stuck with 7 left....i think i will take a break....bbl to finish....bye all....
9:39 am
cybernan
good morning everyone
9:44 am
cybernan
mmm there should be a mainline and there is no vanline, so have no idea what that 7 could be
9:44 am
SamanthaJoy
there's not an "inline" either, but the 7 is an
9:55 am
SamanthaJoy
The Official Phantom of the day is initial, and I'm listing with 24 left because I'm running out of patience for this grid.
9:56 am
cybernan
yep -- just listed at 26
10:00 am
cybernan
what the heck is a bi 5? a set of twin nurses in india?
10:01 am
stu mcc
I think its a lectern in a temple
10:02 am
SamanthaJoy
Dictionary says it's "pancakes"
10:02 am
SamanthaJoy
oh, wait, that was the bl, not the bi. Sorry!
10:05 am
SamanthaJoy
And I'm outta here. See y'all tomorrow.
10:07 am
cybernan
bye sam
10:07 am
cybernan
guess I stop looking up the defs all these stupid words
10:09 am
kje
I never bother anymore, cyber... seldom words I can work into a conversation ; )
10:10 am
moolingwa
morning/afternoon/evening all
10:12 am
rururocks
normal person: what are you doing on Sunday? Babbler: nothing much.. just going to the naoi and then out to breakfast
10:12 am
kje
question moo - where are you in colorado? or are you near either denver or colorado springs?
10:12 am
moolingwa
I'm in Longmont
10:13 am
rururocks
is there a shortmont too?
10:13 am
moolingwa
yes, but I'm too tall for it
10:13 am
kje
so north of denver
10:13 am
moolingwa
right, about 15 minutes from Boulder
10:13 am
rururocks
I thought you'd be in Bonmot
10:14 am
kje
hey ru - tried a new (to us) place in russian hill last weekend you might enjoy
10:14 am
cybernan
*!* - only 2 of the 26 were words anyone would know
10:15 am
kje
I am going to be in Denver and the Colorado Springs area in mid April and wanted to work in several hikes... was going to see if you had any recs for places that would be open (meaning no snow) but sounds like may not be your area
10:15 am
rururocks
which is that kje?
10:15 am
moolingwa
Yeah, it's a bit random
10:15 am
moolingwa
Although you could do chautauqua in Boulder, it's got a few trails
10:15 am
rururocks
I love that place.
10:16 am
kje
us too - it is now on our favorite list
10:16 am
rururocks
it's kind of always the same though.. so if you are just craving small plates it can be fun
10:16 am
kje
don't know how I missed it for so long
10:16 am
cybernan
bye all
10:16 am
rururocks
bye nan
10:17 am
moolingwa
25 to go
10:17 am
kje
I will look that up, moo - love Boulder
10:17 am
rururocks
I ate there a few times 15 years ago
10:17 am
rururocks
i like la Taberna and Zuzu up here better
10:18 am
rururocks
i lived in boulder for a little while when I was a kid
10:18 am
kje
I love spanish food, and Bellota is great (new one in SOMA), as was Aaxte (now closed), but Zarzuella is more traditional and solid... one of those places with no fuss that we keep in a rotation
10:18 am
moolingwa
You probably wouldn't recognize it now ru
10:19 am
rururocks
i bet not
10:19 am
rururocks
i do love paella that's for sure
10:19 am
moolingwa
Well if you go to Boulder kje, you may want to try The Med
10:20 am
moolingwa
it's more Tapas tho
10:20 am
kje
plus, afterwards we walked down and indulged in a irish coffee at buena vista.... so it was old school night
10:20 am
kje
I'll check it out, moo! I love tapas... you could to try lots of stuff and don't have to commit to one big dish
10:20 am
rururocks
that is another one of my most favorite things to do
10:21 am
moolingwa
They've got a pretty big menu, pretty large place, though it's got a lot of rooms, so you don't feel like you're in a huge dining hall
10:22 am
kje
that is why I like Zarzuella also - it is small so less noisy... that is my age showing
10:22 am
rururocks
I'm so happy for you KJE that you found a partner who loves to do the same things you do
10:22 am
kje
yes, I am very fortunate
10:22 am
moolingwa
for a second I thought you wrote "I am famous"
10:23 am
kje
hahaha - nope
10:24 am
rururocks
zarzuella is terrific.. and it is quieter.. i might have to go there sometime again this year.
10:24 am
rururocks
I'm going to La Folie sometime soon
10:25 am
kje
bellota has really good paellas... they let the rice get nice and crispy near the pan as it should be
10:25 am
rururocks
zarzuella doesn't take reservations though right?
10:25 am
kje
I wondered how you'd fare at Zarzuella bc prob half the dishes are some sort of seafood
10:26 am
rururocks
i like shellfish and stuff.. i am just not great with most fish
10:26 am
kje
nope, no reservations... but it seems to turn over. We ended up going early. So at 645 on a Saturday evening there were still 2 tables left, by 7 it was full as would be expected
10:28 am
rururocks
did you walk there from your house?
10:28 am
kje
wow, hard to find words in this thing
10:28 am
moolingwa
there aren't any words in this one, just random collections of letters
10:28 am
moolingwa
innnnap for instance
10:28 am
moolingwa
10 to go
10:37 am
kje
what does the 7 start with? (1st 2)
10:39 am
kje
got it, thanks
10:41 am
rururocks
Hollywood put that word in enable recently
10:43 am
kje
though, wonder now how old it is... at least the turn of the century?
10:44 am
kje
oh mna, just googled it - apparently it is a comic character - who knew
10:45 am
kje
dictionary definition is not what I was expecting
10:45 am
rururocks
is that a superhero who can transform from a man into a lesbian?
10:46 am
kje
didn't click on any of those, ru... but it looks like he is an anti hero
10:47 am
rururocks
I'm just joking
10:48 am
kje
I know... but still curious who he was. hadn't heard of him, though not really a comics fan
10:49 am
kje
I'm just making words up now
10:51 am
kje
I'm always surprised it doesn't take mirin
10:56 am
kje
any clues before I run?
10:57 am
suefrad625
e & i first column
10:57 am
suefrad625
please
10:57 am
suefrad625
nm the i
11:03 am
penquis
back to find my last 6....
11:07 am
suefrad625
kje and clue for the e?
11:07 am
suefrad625
and = any
11:07 am
suefrad625
ty kje
11:07 am
suefrad625
i have the in, i need the e please
11:07 am
kje
2 of them, one is the hairy nosed dolphin thing, I think
11:07 am
penquis
en 5/10...
11:07 am
kje
the other is a common bablet
11:08 am
kje
the 3rd is in6/21 - inner layer of a blood vessel (or the start of very close to someone)
11:08 am
suefrad625
got the en5, ty pen
11:09 am
suefrad625
ty kje
11:10 am
kje
gotta run - hagd all
11:11 am
suefrad625
bye kje
11:13 am
penquis
finally found my last 4....now 4 left to find... ;o)
11:13 am
MollyL
I sometimes wonder what new people think when they see "the hairy nosed dolphin thing"
: D
11:14 am
suefrad625
congrats pen
11:14 am
MollyL
And isn't "common babblet" an oxymoron?
: D
11:15 am
penquis
well i am not done yet....finished the 3s....
11:15 am
penquis
yes, but it is no wonder it applies here...
11:15 am
penquis
sorry....meant finished the 4s...
11:15 am
suefrad625
oh, well congrats anyway
11:17 am
penquis
are there any AE words?....i am missing an A...
11:17 am
suefrad625
pa5 please. I have the wall cover one
11:17 am
suefrad625
no pen
11:17 am
MollyL
Well, I may not be making much sense today. Thanks to all the people in my office who come to work sick, I have contracted the head cold from hell.
11:17 am
penquis
pa + abbrev. of a direction....
11:18 am
penquis
sorry to hear it, molly....
11:18 am
suefrad625
ty pen
11:18 am
suefrad625
i hope you feel better
11:18 am
penquis
sue....the direction you would have to go to get here (Maine)....
11:18 am
periwinkle
hope you feel better soon, Molly
11:18 am
periwinkle
20 left
11:19 am
rururocks
(puts out extra Kleenex)
11:19 am
MollyL
Thanks Pen and Peri. Is panini a proper noun?
11:19 am
penquis
the storm is over 400 miles away and it's still going to dump over a foot of snow here...
11:19 am
suefrad625
me too!
11:19 am
suefrad625
does it matter molly? i find a lot of what feels like proper nouns
11:19 am
MollyL
Put out some Irish whiskey too please.
: D
11:20 am
penquis
russian food in the grid but not italian...
11:20 am
rururocks
Jamenson and glassware and kleenex
11:20 am
MollyL
Pen, I don't know how you stay sane with all the snow you get up there.
11:21 am
penquis
well i stay home, lol....and hope that one of my younger neighbors comes to my aid when it's time to shovel...
11:21 am
periwinkle
I have a niece in CT and friends in Boston area
11:21 am
MollyL
*Votes Ru best caretaker ever
11:21 am
penquis
the schools here have had 8 snow days so far....and a chance of having another tomorrow...
11:21 am
moolingwa
snow kidding
11:21 am
MollyL
Massachusetts has gotten slammed this winter.
11:22 am
periwinkle
they have indeed, Molly
11:22 am
penquis
weatherman says more snow next week.... :o(
11:23 am
MollyL
Again Pen, I don't know how you do it. Although Maine is gorgeous in the nice weather.
11:23 am
penquis
guess that is why I do it... ;o)
11:26 am
rururocks
it's really the Lobster rolls during the summer
11:26 am
penquis
that, too!....my friend reminded me yesterday that McLoon
11:26 am
penquis
will open first of May....
11:27 am
penquis
*pressed enter instead of the apostrophe key"...
11:29 am
penquis
dead at 4 left....
11:29 am
rururocks
*gives final rites to penq*
11:30 am
penquis
ty....*sigh*....
11:30 am
suefrad625
working on my 4 too
11:30 am
suefrad625
all a's
11:30 am
penquis
one A, one L, and two Ms....
11:31 am
penquis
go, sue!
11:32 am
suefrad625
i'm going, i'm going......nowhere. lol
11:32 am
suefrad625
this is like quicksand
11:32 am
penquis
heh heh....
11:36 am
suefrad625
i know that the a5 i am looking for starts the same as the 4 before it, but I cant find it
11:36 am
suefrad625
argggggg
11:36 am
rururocks
al and pork backwards sue
11:37 am
suefrad625
sorry, an5
11:37 am
rururocks
an 5 a year event
11:38 am
suefrad625
found it just as you posted it
11:38 am
suefrad625
i was going down but i have that A grayed. dummy me
11:38 am
rururocks
or someone who is yearly retentive :D
11:39 am
penquis
i am done....listed for the last 4....
11:39 am
suefrad625
nice pen
11:39 am
suefrad625
me too
11:39 am
suefrad625
and done
11:39 am
suefrad625
i will follow you out
11:39 am
rururocks
i have to go to work.. now that pen is done.. i can get on with my day
11:39 am
suefrad625
oh wait
11:40 am
suefrad625
i need ma6
11:42 am
suefrad625
got it
11:48 am
moolingwa
manlit - use of blowtorch, flamethrower or other manly apparatus to light candle, torch et al
11:49 am
moolingwa
manlit (alternate) - the "stories" in that girly magazine that he says he "reads"
12:00 pm
penquis
congrats, sue...
12:10 pm
penquis
well i am heading out....bye all....
12:25 pm
MollyL
fi6/30...The guy all the girls are after
: D
1:04 pm
moolingwa
or a guy who really likes confiers
1:10 pm
phandmd
I could use clues for the A6/18, FI 6/33 and the last MA 6/21
1:11 pm
moolingwa
a6/18 is a term used for preparing glass or metal against stress...the last 4 letters are a man's name
1:12 pm
MollyL
Uh, no, I wasn't talking about trees. Wood maybe, but not trees.
1:12 pm
moolingwa
f6 is the one I clued just before you ask (also Molly clued)
1:12 pm
phandmd
Molly, get your mind out of the gutter. LOL
1:12 pm
moolingwa
I was just trying to throw her a bone Molly
1:12 pm
phandmd
No. I have that one, I need the first one.
1:12 pm
MollyL
Oh, I try Phan, but it lives there.
: D
1:14 pm
moolingwa
ma6 - something you might store your files in
1:15 pm
moolingwa
ah, the fu 6/33 - sounds a bit like strands that you might weave together
1:16 pm
moolingwa
sorry fi, not fu
1:16 pm
phandmd
ok, got the F and the M. Google is not helpling with the A...
1:17 pm
phandmd
now I got the A, the monkies did their job
1:17 pm
moolingwa
an + last name of a former very tall basketballer/kind of actor
1:17 pm
phandmd
Thanks, Mool!
1:19 pm
phandmd
I am bummed. I was hoping to get a 2nd steroid shot in my left shoulder today. She said no. We need to see what is going on with an MRI. If I got a shot and needed surgery, I would have to wait 3 months for it! Now I have to wait until next week to get the MRI and then the following week to get the results!
1:20 pm
moolingwa
You in much pain?
1:21 pm
phandmd
a fair amount. It is aching at rest and I have some tingling into my hands. The real pain is when I make a motion that tweeks my shoulder, like trying to dress or undress... or opening my car door from the inside...
1:22 pm
phandmd
getting settled in bed causes pain. Sleeping is interrupted due to pain.
1:23 pm
moolingwa
sounds stressful
1:24 pm
moolingwa
Surprising that they'd wait a week to do an MRI, do you think they're waiting for something, or is just that the MRI only has openings a week out
1:25 pm
phandmd
with my schedule that is the soonest I could get in. I could have gone in sooner but then I would have had to take time off from work and we are short staffed right now and being a nurse, it
s
1:26 pm
phandmd
It's not great to leave the team short staffed
1:29 pm
moolingwa
ah, makes sense
1:30 pm
moolingwa
I always joke with my colleagues, that it doesn't matter how much lead time, or help carefully you try to craft your time off, it'll always be a bad time
1:31 pm
moolingwa
so you may as well just go ahead and do it...because delays aren't necessarily likely going to make it any better
1:31 pm
phandmd
ya but it still sucks... I really had hoped for a shot, but I do have a small tear in the labrum found about 3 years ago. So, she is thinking I made it worse.
1:31 pm
moolingwa
yeah, and nothing like an injury to realize how much you use that body part in regular life
1:32 pm
phandmd
No, delays won't make anything better. I don't know how people go around with needing surgery to repair a joint, I can't stand the pain and it isn't even excrutiating...
1:33 pm
moolingwa
well often the problem is that it impacts your ability to rest and recover, which then magnifies the effect
1:34 pm
moolingwa
harder to deal with everyday issues when you're tired and in pain
1:34 pm
MollyL
From what I have heard, in countries where they have "national health care" the wait for procedures and surgery is even longer. Shame.
1:35 pm
moolingwa
In can be...though in Australia, where I lived with National Health Care, it was a hybrid model
1:35 pm
moolingwa
For many things you could get in quickly, and then you could choose to have insurance which would improve the level of service, over an above the public
1:35 pm
MollyL
Phan, isn't your doctor prescribing some kind of pain relief medication?
1:45 pm
mkg
hi all. need clues and stats for 6s and 7s please. have none so far. ty.
1:45 pm
mkg
oops just got a six. so please send a clue and stats for the 7. ty
1:46 pm
moolingwa
an 7/32 - some militant feminists might be this?
1:47 pm
mkg
got it. great clue.
2:52 pm
hoyamd
still not getting the fi6/33
5:06 pm
Scrabbler
I suppose everyone finished this grid long ago.
6:00 pm
Elliot
clue for ma6 please?
6:12 pm
montreal13
rhymes with basic ice cream flavour...
6:14 pm
MehNameIsHannah
hi all
6:14 pm
montreal13
hi hannah
6:19 pm
montreal13
10 left for later - enjoy your evening hannah - poof
6:20 pm
MehNameIsHannah
I'm eating ice cream lol
6:21 pm
MehNameIsHannah
sorry had to load the dishwasher, you probably wont see thsi montreal but u have a great evening too
6:59 pm
wvteach
back to finish last 16
7:44 pm
donnab3012
Fireworks!! Goodnight all from Manchester UK
7:52 pm
wvteach
** finito ** last word AN 4/4 good night all
7:58 pm
72 Temple Owl
may i have help with ma 6/21 the first, pls?
7:59 pm
MollyL
What file folders are made of
8:00 pm
72 Temple Owl
ty i typed that, so i thought!
8:25 pm
wht
Hi all, here for my last 19.
8:32 pm
hurshy
74 again? wasn't that the same number we had yesterday?
8:37 pm
wht
79 yesterday.
8:38 pm
wht
I think that the 447 word monster wore the grid out.
9:43 pm
mkg
hi all. in need of two clues: the E top left corner and the N bottom row. clues and stats needed. ty.
9:46 pm
mkg
why is lima not in grid ever? it is a kind of bean right?
9:48 pm
chrisk
it is in the grid. The top e is en5/10 - en plus spanish aunt
9:48 pm
chrisk
na6/18 - a modern babysitter
9:49 pm
mkg
ty for na. got it.
9:49 pm
mkg
got en also. ty.
9:49 pm
mkg
great clues chrisk
9:50 pm
mkg
what i mean is when i type lima it wont take it
9:50 pm
mkg
ooops. i just realized it did take it. now that is amazing.....i know many times it has not taken it. wow.
9:50 pm
mkg
apologies for entering a word in chat.
10:20 pm
Elliot
Anyone have a clue for ma6?
10:20 pm
stoningtoncat
Hello
10:23 pm
bookwomen
ma 6 is a type of folder in an office
10:24 pm
Elliot
thanks book!
10:29 pm
Roses6
clue for the middle i in the second column? for NBS/NBT. Just started....
10:29 pm
bookwomen
ia 4/5
10:32 pm
Roses6
thanks bookwomen! Even if I dont finish, at least I've got nbt/nbs.
10:34 pm
Roses6
love your dj kitty!
11:18 pm
KnightTime
rarely have time to play anymore - so the two small puzzles have been nice
11:23 pm
rururocks
not enough nighttime for KnightTime?
11:57 pm
flosey
19 to go with 5 minutes - think a cuppa tea sounds more inviting, bb in 5