Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, March 22, 2018

12:14 am

cybernan

hello - where is everyone?

12:14 am

Uneaixoise

hey nan!

12:16 am

flosey

hi Nan and Une, just came in

12:16 am

Uneaixoise

hey flosey :-)

12:17 am

Persephacus

lol, you all had me worried...I thought my computer was messing up! :P

12:18 am

Uneaixoise

tr7

12:18 am

cybernan

re and be 7 also

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:20 am

Uneaixoise

tx nan

12:20 am

flosey

thanks Lickety

12:25 am

Lizlin

Hi all and thanks, Lickety

12:26 am

cybernan

anyone have stats for the n?

12:27 am

flosey

amirat e

12:27 am

REG

ni 5/14

12:27 am

REG

train

12:27 am

REG

Sorry

12:28 am

cybernan

ty reg

12:28 am

flosey

sorry, have done that a few times now, perhaps weak finger drops onto space bar

12:28 am

flosey

will try to control it!

12:29 am

momof5

im6 x 3

12:32 am

cybernan

ty mom

12:32 am

momof5

yw

12:32 am

Lizlin

Thanks, mom

12:32 am

cybernan

just need the lone i for nbt, nbs

12:35 am

SummerBreeze44

in5/16

12:36 am

cybernan

ty summer - should have guessed it would be a non-word

12:37 am

SummerBreeze44

yw and your right.

12:37 am

cybernan

hopefully schools ban enable -- otherwise, the english language is going to pot

12:40 am

cybernan

last part of the tuberous flower is back too

12:44 am

cybernan

pr 7

12:45 am

Lizlin

Thanks, nan

12:47 am

momof5

thx. I only had be, re and tr 7

12:47 am

momof5

still looking for last one

12:48 am

cybernan

100 down -- good night all

12:48 am

Lizlin

Sleep well

12:48 am

cybernan

think wheat fields

12:49 am

momof5

got the pr, thx

1:01 am

ursh

last 7 is am7/32

1:02 am

momof5

ty, looking

1:03 am

momof5

got it, thx

1:12 am

Annette

``eriering

1:30 am

Uneaixoise

50 to go -- gnite all :-)

1:36 am

flosey

good night Une, sweet sleep

2:10 am

flosey

too tired, 31 for tomorrow, good night all

2:44 am

sprite

good morning all

2:46 am

sprite

phantom: armoire

3:00 am

grannyrose

*sigh* in the middle of saying hello to my bestie, he who must be obeyed yells from the kitchen for me to put the shopping away. like... he knows where to find it, why can't he put it away.

3:00 am

grannyrose

{{sprite}} hugs honey and kisses.

3:00 am

sprite

right. Let him do it :D He is a big boy now.
*hugs right back at ya* my dearest friend. How are you doing?

3:01 am

grannyrose

doing goodly thanx. out with june, then taking it easy for the rest of the day.

3:02 am

grannyrose

how are you doing?

3:02 am

sprite

good job. Did you enjoy your time with june?

3:04 am

sprite

am shaking allover, pfffff. Twice tonight diarrhea, bed filthy, floor too, me too. Just finalized cleaning it all up and getting the washing machine going. Shoot me now and hide the body ;)

3:04 am

grannyrose

yup, as always. we had a very interesting chat. although she says she is a christian, she claims we should be celebrating passover, like our jewish friends. and i am saying, we are not jewish, we are christians. and as such, we celebrate the christian festivals... loll my goodness, is she wilful or what ?

3:05 am

sprite

lovely. The best people to have as friends, headstrong and wilful and interesting and sweet.

3:05 am

grannyrose

awww sweetie. that is so not right. are you settled now? apart from the shakes ?

3:06 am

sprite

looks like it, yes. Belly should be absolutely empty now, lolll, can't imagine there being anything left.

3:06 am

grannyrose

sip water slowly, to make sure your body is ready for oral intake.

3:07 am

sprite

and my poor beloved had a talk with his superior. Heard that one of his colleages is quitting and that hit him hard. He decided to visit a canoe friend, took Terra with him.

3:07 am

sprite

good idea, will get some water right away

3:08 am

grannyrose

understand how Rob is feeling. it's hard to accept work colleagues need to move on. then, i do hope the colleague has a positive reason for moving on.

3:09 am

sprite

no, she just can't handle it anymore. It is a rather unhealthy job, people burn out on it after a while. She was relatively new, been aboard for less than a year :(

3:10 am

grannyrose

that is ghastly. no wonder Rob is feeling low.

3:11 am

sprite

also, the lady dog actually said she noticed his collecting 11 complaints of clients in 6 months. Not counting the fact that A. they gave him the toughest clients in the books and B. he is not afraid to put them to work. Which they do not like and try best as they can to avoid. Also not counting the fact that the higher council almost always rules in favour of Rob.

3:12 am

grannyrose

what is going on with that company? and should it be reported to a government body?

3:12 am

sprite

that is the problem, honey. It IS the government. not much recourse for employees.

3:13 am

grannyrose

ahhh, explains a lot

3:14 am

grannyrose

hang on honey. knee has just given me a very good reason to cry. brb

3:14 am

sprite

that is the main reason I want to sell this house as soon as we can. Once we do not have the morgage to worry about anymore, Rob can bring down his work hours.

3:16 am

grannyrose

and i am back

3:16 am

sprite

aw sweetie :( What happened?

3:16 am

grannyrose

just sitting here, and it started. wretched nerve !!

3:17 am

sprite

ugh, that sucks. Sorry, my darling. *healing vibes to your knee and nerves* I know how bad nerve pain is.

3:17 am

grannyrose

i know you do, sweetie

3:17 am

flosey

Good Morning Sprite and Rose, have been working on personal stuff, off to bed now, 31 left for tomorrow, good night all

3:18 am

grannyrose

sweet dreams flosey. xoxox

3:18 am

sprite

*hugs flosey* Good night, dear lady, and sleep well.

3:22 am

grannyrose

oh, did i tell you i had ordered on-line, two more folding stepstools? one for the other bathroom, and one to take into hospital.they arrived....shattered, cracked and bits broken off. i am waiting for a response from the store involved. fortunately i paid via paypal.

3:23 am

sprite

how awful. Very stupid of the store to not package it more carefully.

3:23 am

grannyrose

they sent them in a plastic bag via our postal service. it looks like the couriers have walked on them, and then jumped up and down.

3:25 am

sprite

idiots. Well, good thing you paid through paypal. All their risk and none yours.

3:26 am

grannyrose

yup. going to give them another day, i.e. tomorrow to respond, then i am setting paypal onto them.

3:26 am

sprite

very good.

3:27 am

sprite

ugh, I am so cold!

3:28 am

grannyrose

and since you told me about Caya's penchant for owls, you should see how many i have found. her room should be a hoot... loll

3:28 am

sprite

oh wow! She will love that :D

3:29 am

sprite

it is a passion we share, she and I. Owls and wolves.

3:29 am

sprite

I just finished an awesome puzzle on jigidi of two wolves, a black and a white one. Tough puzzle but so rewarding!

3:33 am

grannyrose

oh, really !!

3:33 am

grannyrose

so she loves wolves too ??

3:34 am

sprite

this one:
https://tinyurl.com/yb9ngngl

3:34 am

grannyrose

honey, don't you have a heater on in that room?

3:34 am

sprite

she does. And so do I.

3:35 am

sprite

no, not yet. To start the heating I have to go downstairs first and I was too shaky to navigate another stairway. Will probably go downstairs soon.

3:35 am

grannyrose

gorgeous jigsaw.

3:35 am

grannyrose

hmmm, not good.

3:36 am

sprite

it was a delight to work it. The white part is surprisingly easy. The black, not so much, lol.

3:37 am

sprite

yeah, Guess I should go downstairs now and get warm again. A big *hug* for you and Don, my darling, and one extra for you *squeeeeeeak!*

3:37 am

sprite

and to all, a blessed day and a peaceful night

3:38 am

grannyrose

*squeeeeeeeak* indeed. WTG SPRITE !!! xoxox for you all.

3:56 am

rubyfoo

TMI!!!!

3:57 am

rubyfoo

We may all have digestive issues, but no need for the dÃ©tails in here! eeeeew

3:58 am

rubyfoo

cube

3:58 am

rubyfoo

sorry

4:01 am

rubyfoo

<-- annoyed. We all have e-mail for discussing intimate matters!

4:15 am

PMS

cain

4:15 am

PMS

carr

4:17 am

PMS

sorry I am entering the words in the right place but something seemd to have gone wrong

4:25 am

rubyfoo

Hello PMS, l often to the same thing, not to worry!

4:27 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Ruby! How is your weather? It seems to have settled down here to mild conditions. Not sure how long that will last lol

4:36 am

zoozzoom

I aways try the word 'biro' for pen. Not allowed lol

4:36 am

zoozzoom

I see biro means bureau in Indonesian.

4:47 am

MollyL

I don't know biro for pen. Must be a UK brand.

4:48 am

zoozzoom

Yes I think it is, Molly. There is a 'bic' also.

4:48 am

MollyL

Bic I am familiar with.

4:49 am

lynxxx

Mr Biro invented the ballpoint pen. Biro is common here too

4:50 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Lynxxx :-)

4:50 am

lynxxx

Good morning Zooz

4:50 am

zoozzoom

I used to use parker pens when I was a nipper. I liked those ones.

4:51 am

zoozzoom

And how are you and Patch this evening?

4:52 am

lynxxx

I still have a slight writers bump on my middle finger - always used to be stained with blue ink. Hooray for Biros I say

4:52 am

zoozzoom

LOL

4:53 am

lynxxx

He's flaked out at my feet, we were out and about so he didn't get to sleep in the afternoon - plus he has got a very full belly, I need to get some weight onto him

4:55 am

zoozzoom

Bless him. He does not look like the type of dog that carries a lot of weight. I am glad you found each other! I think he is going to be very happy where he is :-)

4:59 am

zoozzoom

Those Es next to the R are being very coy about showing me where they are.

5:04 am

lynxxx

the black. the heath.

5:07 am

lynxxx

a second ey5.14 comes from there

5:07 am

zoozzoom

Yep found the coin.

5:08 am

zoozzoom

also found one of the beatles too lol

5:08 am

lynxxx

yes - a Sir even

5:09 am

zoozzoom

Yes that is true now!

5:09 am

zoozzoom

I need one more but I am moving on to the R

5:09 am

zoozzoom

Thanks for your help, Lynxxx!

5:10 am

lynxxx

I did try eyerim twice

5:11 am

zoozzoom

LOL should be a word for sure.

5:15 am

rubyfoo

back, witing for my vriend toi come & take me to the cinema

5:15 am

lynxxx

my familys first dog is here too -but can't say it because its a word/game

5:15 am

zoozzoom

Nice! What are you going to see, Ruby?

5:15 am

rubyfoo

waiting*

5:16 am

zoozzoom

Ah you mean like two little ducks etc.

5:16 am

lynxxx

Yep

5:17 am

rubyfoo

We go to the cinemplex & take our chances. Cathy doesn't know English, so it has to be dubbed or in French.

5:17 am

rubyfoo

<-- nel the curmudgeon! lol

5:17 am

zoozzoom

In that case I hope you hot a winner, Ruby!

5:17 am

zoozzoom

Hit not hot lol

5:18 am

rubyfoo

l'm idiscriminate and, in the worst caxe, l sleep

5:18 am

rubyfoo

<-- it's too cold here to be hot, but at least the winbd has stopped

5:19 am

rubyfoo

sorry for typos; my fingers are frozen

5:19 am

zoozzoom

It is milder here today.

5:20 am

zoozzoom

My mother told me when they tried to keep a fire going they used to use shavings of candle wax, Ruby. not sure if that would help you.

5:21 am

lynxxx

Phantom Threads is a rather charming movie, with a weird twist at the end (English)

5:21 am

rubyfoo

The fire is pretty, but it doesn'ty do much. Happily, l'm used to being cold and at least the sun is shi ning

5:22 am

rubyfoo

Cathy saw it dubbed in French but l think l'll wait 'til it's on TV or Netflix

5:24 am

lynxxx

I haven't seen it yet but The Death of Stalin looks good for a belly laugh - and we all need that

5:25 am

zoozzoom

I can not remember the last time I had a real good belly laugh.

5:26 am

zoozzoom

Phantom : impairing.

5:26 am

zoozzoom

iram

5:27 am

zoozzoom

sorry everyone.

5:27 am

zoozzoom

Not a word anyway lol

5:29 am

zoozzoom

Ah okay Should be in the PB for that phantom word. Sorry again everyone.

5:30 am

zoozzoom

Well lurkers you will be pleased to know that I have finished my first run through and will be going LOL Happy babbling everyone!

5:31 am

rubyfoo

((zzoozz)) thank you for the ohantom word. Have a good day!

5:31 am

lynxxx

Bye Zooz - got to my 100 too so I am off too. Enjoy your movie Ruby

5:32 am

rubyfoo

tks lynxx

5:47 am

sukee

Can anyone give me a clue for the middle N?

5:47 am

sukee

All I need for nbs and nbt

5:47 am

sukee

Sorry, the middle I (eye) :)

5:50 am

m9f9l

That one is in disguise

5:51 am

sukee

Ah! Got it, thank you.

5:52 am

sukee

Breakfast time, 41 to go.

5:54 am

Scrabbler

Still here, m9?

5:55 am

m9f9l

Kind of. About to drive my honey to work

5:56 am

Scrabbler

Ok, enjoy your day.

5:56 am

m9f9l

I'll try..but it's going to be taxing

7:09 am

Trifioso

hello everyone! today is car.eeyore's BIG birthday! If she comes in here later, please give her a big HBD!

7:12 am

bichon

Trif, ddid you get ssnow yesterday? We ended up with a dusting

7:12 am

Trifioso

its snowing here again, so that's new....(eyeroll)

7:40 am

Uneaixoise

please pass along big hugs to Car!

7:54 am

Judi

Hiyas, kiddos.

7:54 am

BzznBea

Morning, Judi.

7:55 am

Sugrraleona

20 plus inches here

7:56 am

bichon

ar 6/27, pls

7:56 am

phaeton

use gerund ending

7:56 am

mael

curving, bichon

7:57 am

BzznBea

half circle + gerund

8:02 am

bichon

ty Bea, mael

8:30 am

flosey

pac ts

8:31 am

flosey

ah, sorry, doing it again

8:36 am

car.eeyore

Hello everyone

8:36 am

BzznBea

HAPPY BIRTHDAY CAR!!!!

8:36 am

car.eeyore

ty, ty!

8:37 am

car.eeyore

I see I am almost in the grid today!

8:38 am

origami

Hope you have a wonderful birthday, Car.

8:39 am

car.eeyore

ty

8:40 am

Judi

Hi, Car. Happy Birthday. Trif ratted you out.

8:41 am

car.eeyore

ty, that's is fine with me. the big 5-0 today

8:42 am

mael

happy birthday!

8:43 am

car.eeyore

ty!

8:48 am

car.eeyore

Stats please for the N?

8:49 am

jbp

Happy Bidet. Car!

8:49 am

car.eeyore

LOL! Ty

8:49 am

BzznBea

Ni5

8:49 am

BzznBea

ni5/14

8:49 am

car.eeyore

ty

8:50 am

car.eeyore

got it

8:51 am

car.eeyore

And stats please for the center i?

8:52 am

LuvWordGames

in 5/16

8:53 am

MLFAN17

ty luv

8:56 am

mael

FW! last word was re7, duh

8:56 am

car.eeyore

ty..just found it

8:56 am

car.eeyore

congrats!

8:57 am

mael

my father in law just came down with shingles, poor guy

8:57 am

MLFAN17

First column e?

8:57 am

car.eeyore

eb 4/6

8:57 am

BzznBea

eb5/6

8:58 am

bichon

bad memories. Everyone over 50 who has had chicken pox should have the vacine

8:58 am

MLFAN17

ty car

8:58 am

car.eeyore

Oh no :(

8:59 am

car.eeyore

Ok...time to actually get some work done. HAGD everyone!

9:00 am

MLFAN17

nbt nbs

9:00 am

Judi

Our pharmacy has a sign that says anyone who's 60 or older should have the shingles vaccine. I suppose if you have a compromised immune system you should get it earlier.

9:00 am

MLFAN17

I agree judi should be earlier

9:02 am

mael

I agree, though I think he got some bad advice regarding the vaccine. He was told there was a more effective one coming out soon so he waited. (I wouldn't have waited)

9:03 am

MLFAN17

that is terrible mael

9:03 am

LuvWordGames

Insurance companies will only cover it if you're over 60 and I've heard it's rather expensive

9:03 am

MLFAN17

I have heard the same luv expensive shot to get

9:03 am

penquis

it's a terrible thing....people who have had shingles before can get a shot, but they have to wait a specific amount of time before they can get a shot...

9:04 am

penquis

i have had a shot (some years back)....my doctor told me there was a new and better shot coming, but insurance wasn't ready to pay for it yet....

9:05 am

mael

what's worse is that my mother in law never even had chicken pox

9:05 am

Judi

Sometimes... damned if you do, damned if you don't.

9:05 am

mael

so now there's questions about whether it's safe for her to even be around him while he's contagious

9:05 am

penquis

ah....that's too bad....

9:05 am

Judi

Whoops. Work intrudes. BBL.

9:09 am

MLFAN17

gtg will be back..

9:15 am

flosey

fw and back to bed, bb tonight at flip

9:33 am

moolingwa

morning all?

9:33 am

penquis

hi mool...

9:34 am

moolingwa

hey pen...happy Thursday to you

9:34 am

penquis

ty, same to you....

9:35 am

rururocks

I can't wait for this work week to be over

9:36 am

moolingwa

Need to fly to CA on Sunday for work, so my work week will kind of flow-over

9:37 am

rururocks

ah.. we're having a helluva rain storm right now

9:37 am

MLFAN17

I have ae 4 ending in o what does the other ae4 end in?

9:37 am

rururocks

what part of California mool

9:37 am

bichon

So I heard, Mr. Bich is in San Mateo

9:38 am

moolingwa

Flying into SJC on Sunday (meeting in Pleasanton) and then I'll be in SF on Tuesday, flying out Tuesday night

9:38 am

penquis

MLF.....sometimes vowel....

9:38 am

MLFAN17

hi pen ty

9:39 am

rururocks

I like Pleasanton.. nice town

9:39 am

moolingwa

one might even say it's pleasant

9:40 am

rururocks

everyone is polite and mellow there

9:40 am

moolingwa

Not sure I've actually been in the city before, though I drove past it each day for several months

9:41 am

rururocks

the original name was Xanaxville.. but they thought better of it

9:41 am

kje

couldn't even tell you where pleasanton is...

9:41 am

kje

I assume peninsula

9:41 am

rururocks

the Downtown is really retro and nice mool.. check it out

9:41 am

rururocks

east bay KJE.. near Dublin

9:41 am

MLFAN17

I have no idea where it is either

9:42 am

kje

ah

9:42 am

moolingwa

It's about 40 minutes Northeast of San Jose

9:42 am

kje

SF weather should be nice when you are here - rain stops sunday (supposedly)

9:42 am

moolingwa

give or take

9:42 am

MLFAN17

xanaxville.? really?

9:42 am

moolingwa

well relativelyniceburg was already taken

9:42 am

rururocks

take mostly with SJ traffic mool :D

9:43 am

moolingwa

Used to drive from Martinez down to SJ each day

9:43 am

MLFAN17

lol mool

9:43 am

MLFAN17

does it make you happy or really mellow when you are there?

9:43 am

rururocks

the traffic on the peninsula now is the worst

9:43 am

moolingwa

Was either fly into SJC or OAK, and the times worked better on SJC

9:44 am

rururocks

I hate Oakland's airport

9:44 am

moolingwa

Used to use it all the time, because it was more convenient from Martinez

9:44 am

moolingwa

short runways tho

9:45 am

rururocks

i used to use it a lot until Sacramento got more routes out.. i use sac now

9:45 am

moolingwa

Experimented with flying out of the three bay area airports...even tried Sacramento, but ultimately settled on Oakland

9:46 am

moolingwa

Can imagine, Sac has grown so much since I was in Northern Ca the first ime

9:46 am

MLFAN17

am7?

9:46 am

moolingwa

amMuchOlder

9:47 am

rururocks

Sac is great for me.it's one hour .. no traffic (usually)

9:47 am

moolingwa

yeah, was a little bit longer for me, but mostly no traffic

9:48 am

moolingwa

Took 680 up to 80

9:49 am

moolingwa

used to live in Davis about 20 years ago

9:49 am

rururocks

yike

9:49 am

rururocks

how old are you

9:49 am

moolingwa

47

9:49 am

rururocks

i thought you were in your 30's or 40's?

9:50 am

moolingwa

still clinging to the 40s :)

9:50 am

rururocks

Origami lives in Davis.. she's a really nice person

9:50 am

moolingwa

I liked living there

9:51 am

moolingwa

the people's republic of Davis

9:51 am

rururocks

Sacramento is so much more fun than it used to be

9:51 am

rururocks

I Call Davis Berkeley Norht

9:51 am

moolingwa

it used to be a real boring place

9:51 am

rururocks

north

9:52 am

rururocks

the only thing Davis is missing is panhandlers

9:52 am

MLFAN17

am7?

9:52 am

moolingwa

expensive to live there now I imagine

9:52 am

kje

and views

9:53 am

rururocks

and good restaurants.. they mostly suck there

9:53 am

moolingwa

sorry, no idea ML

9:53 am

kje

expensive is relative... people are moving up there to commute to the bay area bc it is cheaper

9:53 am

MLFAN17

My husband told me recently that a part of California is going to branch off away from the rest. Lower cost of living and none of the celebrity aspect of it will be there

9:53 am

MLFAN17

ty mool

9:54 am

moolingwa

ML, talk of splitting CA up has been around for at least 100 years if not longer

9:54 am

kje

middle i?

9:54 am

moolingwa

I see that as likely as Texas becoming it's own country

9:54 am

rururocks

they are nuts to have that commute kje.. spend what 4 hours a day on the highway or more

9:54 am

moolingwa

The latest version is the Northern part past Chico kje

9:55 am

MLFAN17

mool I had heard bout it a few times but maybe its more likely to happen now?

9:55 am

MLFAN17

kje in5

9:55 am

kje

yes... all for a bigger house... they pay about the same but "get more for it"... but then have no time to enjoy it - crazy

9:56 am

moolingwa

Well the latest version is a bit of a newer twist ML, traditionally it's been North versus South, and even the Valley versus the coast...but I still feel it's highly unlikely

9:56 am

moolingwa

Lot of CAers here in CO

9:56 am

MLFAN17

mool doesn't Tx already think of themselves as an individual place?

9:56 am

rururocks

what is more likely California becoming its own country and separating from the union

9:57 am

moolingwa

To some extent ML, and they were briefly independent before joining the union...but still very unlikely

9:57 am

MLFAN17

mool when it comes to Californians nothing would surprise me

9:57 am

moolingwa

Which is also very unlikely

9:58 am

rururocks

I think we should give texas back to mexico :D

9:58 am

MLFAN17

mool for tx more of a mental thing then anything else

9:58 am

moolingwa

I think most of it is just reactionary to Federal Politics as it stands right now, but the mid-terms could well dampen that enthusiasm

9:58 am

kje

hear hear

9:59 am

moolingwa

Texas has some great birding spots, I'd vote to keep them just for that alone if nothing else

9:59 am

moolingwa

They also have great BBQ and Mexican food

10:00 am

rururocks

I love Mexican food.. but finding a good Mexican restaurant here is like finding the holy grail

10:00 am

MLFAN17

I have heard tx is a nice place to live but keep me away from the Mexican border please. I will say however, I went to Tiajuana once just a tourist trap for the most part

10:00 am

kje

here as in up there, or here as in bay area?

10:00 am

rururocks

Tiajuana is AWFUL

10:01 am

rururocks

up here.. one good place in Boyes Hot Springs.. nothing here in Napa..

10:01 am

rururocks

with all the Mexicans around here you'd think...

10:02 am

MLFAN17

ruru I haven't been there in years I got my husband a wallet there which he didn't have for very long and they told us not to drink the water. I had a Coca Cola

10:02 am

kje

I saw several new places in Healdsburg last weekend when we stopped through... have you tried them?

10:02 am

rururocks

like what kje?

10:02 am

rururocks

Valette is good.. Single Thread is incredible

10:03 am

rururocks

Brass Rabbit is so-so

10:03 am

kje

didn't note the names, just saw several when we drove in and another off the square

10:03 am

kje

no, I meant mexican places

10:03 am

rururocks

oh..

10:03 am

kje

several new mexican restaurants in healdsburg

10:03 am

rururocks

nothing good there as far as Mexican food

10:03 am

rururocks

none good believe me

10:03 am

moolingwa

I've birdied along the Rio Grande

10:04 am

MLFAN17

ruru I love those names of those restaurants

10:04 am

rururocks

i like to bird too..

10:04 am

moolingwa

Accidentally drove into Mexico once

10:04 am

rururocks

Single Thread is one of the best restaurants in the country

10:04 am

moolingwa

I think the perception of the border versus the reality of what it's like is interesting

10:05 am

MLFAN17

i have seen the check point or drive thru of it mool very interesting. not been near it just LIVE on tv

10:06 am

rururocks

got to get ready for work.. have a safe trip mool.. enjoy the rain

10:06 am

moolingwa

tx ru, will bring an umbrella

10:07 am

moolingwa

Drove through my first checkpoint because I had no idea what it was

10:07 am

moolingwa

They have a checkpoint on the interstate in Arizona going from Paso Nogales on the Mexican border to Tuscon...that was different

10:07 am

MLFAN17

mool oops. did it take you long to get back?

10:08 am

moolingwa

No, just kept going...maybe it was unmanned at the time

10:08 am

moolingwa

Was on some state road in Texas

10:08 am

MLFAN17

mool sounds kinda scary

10:08 am

moolingwa

Was birding around Del Rio and had the border patrol come and ask me what I was doing

10:08 am

kje

why scary?

10:08 am

moolingwa

He ended up giving me directions to a better birding spot

10:08 am

MLFAN17

by the border

10:09 am

MLFAN17

mool that's good:)

10:09 am

moolingwa

There's nothing really scary about it ML

10:09 am

kje

but why scary?

10:09 am

kje

yes, exactly

10:09 am

MLFAN17

thats good

10:09 am

kje

off to work, hagd all

10:09 am

moolingwa

Driving through parts of South Chicago (where I lived) and Philadelphia (where I also lived) were far more sketchy

10:10 am

MLFAN17

i would not doubt that mool does your job move you to these different places?

10:11 am

moolingwa

No, just personal choice/opportunity

10:11 am

MLFAN17

well thats good mool:)

10:11 am

moolingwa

I remember taking a wrong turn in Puerto Rico and ending up in a place that looked like it had been in a war zone

10:12 am

MLFAN17

you survived mool:)

10:13 am

moolingwa

Well it was more "I'm not from around here" than any sense of real risk

10:13 am

MLFAN17

ohh

10:13 am

MLFAN17

am5?

10:13 am

moolingwa

The building had their windows all knocked out

10:13 am

moolingwa

that kind of thing

10:14 am

moolingwa

So possibly could have been that a storm went through and it never got repaired

10:14 am

MLFAN17

that was because they didn't have a/c right?

10:14 am

moolingwa

Well there were a couple of multi-storey buildings and then there were the smaller houses all mashed together

10:15 am

MLFAN17

close quarters hmm

10:18 am

moolingwa

Well, you don't want to be naive about these places, but it's easy to overreact I feel...a story about the bad thing that happened on the border or in another country is much more attractive than "we went there saw some stuff and nothing happened" narrative

10:18 am

MLFAN17

unfortunately that is very true

10:20 am

moolingwa

Then of course Politicians also like to use fear as a motivating factor, because it drives more people to vote than technical issues

10:20 am

therealblah

There is a national park on the Texas border - Big Bend - that is supposed to be absolutely gorgeous.

10:20 am

moolingwa

One of the reasons that pretty much every President has been called a Nazi for the past 3+ decades

10:22 am

moolingwa

Yeah, I never got to Big Bend unfortunately...turned north at Laredo and went across to El Paso, and then did some of the sky islands just south of Lourdsville, NM through to Lake Patagonia in AZ

10:22 am

therealblah

I'd love to see it - the pictures I've seen are stunning. 8-9 hour drive from Dallas tho

10:23 am

moolingwa

yeah, not close to anywhere

10:23 am

mkg

hi all. i need a few clues: the E in first column: need that word stats and clues. Also the N word!

10:24 am

moolingwa

Actually, there was a pretty good Mexican restaurant in Van Horn, TX I think it was...Chuy's

10:24 am

moolingwa

eb 4/6

10:25 am

moolingwa

ni 5/14

10:25 am

therealblah

It's a small chain - there is a Chuy's just north of me in Plano. I eat there a lot

10:25 am

MLFAN17

am5?

10:25 am

moolingwa

Oh, I didn't realize..had the appearance of a one-off

10:25 am

therealblah

eb 4/6 another word for black

10:26 am

therealblah

yeah I think they are all decorated to look local

10:26 am

moolingwa

ah

10:27 am

moolingwa

I don't get to eat Mexican much anymore...wife is sensitive to spicy food, and have a 6 year old than doesn't have a wide range of likes at the moment

10:27 am

therealblah

ni 5 - ni + guy who is an oaf

10:27 am

therealblah

no shortage of mexican and tex-mex here lol

10:28 am

moolingwa

yeah, one of the things I like about TX...

10:28 am

MLFAN17

i don't like spicy food much either. Hubby and i eat Mexican but not much. He has kind of cut back on the spicy

10:29 am

therealblah

just looked at their web site...chuy's has 92 locations. guess it's not such a small chain anymore lol

10:29 am

moolingwa

heh

10:29 am

moolingwa

well there you go

10:31 am

therealblah

i love spicy food...mex, thai, italian...bring it on

10:32 am

moolingwa

Indian too :)

10:32 am

therealblah

yes definitely

10:32 am

moolingwa

Although I like plenty of non-spicy Thai and Indian food

10:32 am

therealblah

me too, nice to have some of each

10:33 am

therealblah

gives your tastebuds a break :)

10:37 am

MLFAN17

i would love to try some Indian food but i have a feeling if the spices were reduced some of the flavors of the dishes would not be as good?

10:38 am

therealblah

the spices are pretty integral, but there are milder dishes you can start with.

10:39 am

therealblah

it's a pretty different flavor profile than "american" food whatever that is lol

10:40 am

MLFAN17

blah yes the flavors are much umm spicier?lol

10:40 am

therealblah

yes lol but even a mild curry is pretty complex tho not spicy

10:41 am

MLFAN17

not a curry type of person

10:41 am

MLFAN17

yes Indian food does have complex flavors that is true

10:42 am

therealblah

my BF has never warmed up to it either...to him it tastes like it's spoiled

10:42 am

MLFAN17

eww

10:43 am

therealblah

i guess it's like cilantro...either you like it or it tastes like dish soap

10:44 am

moolingwa

Tastes like dish soap

10:44 am

therealblah

i thought so too the first time i tasted it, now i like it

10:44 am

moolingwa

Most Indian food can be made without the heat

10:44 am

MLFAN17

i think cilantro just tastes strange i don't understand it . I have heard it tastes like dish soap from a lot of people

10:44 am

moolingwa

That's what they tell me about Durian too blah ;)

10:45 am

therealblah

hmm never had that but i've heard it smells deathly

10:45 am

moolingwa

Indian food uses a lot of spices, few of which are spicy...then you can add heat if you want

10:45 am

MLFAN17

mool have you had Indian food without the heat?

10:45 am

moolingwa

It kind of tastes like boiled cauliflower stalks to me, with a consistency that's more like overripe avacado

10:45 am

therealblah

there are indian dishes that are actually a bit sweet

10:46 am

moolingwa

I have not only had it, but I make it myself ML

10:46 am

therealblah

ok not dying to try it lol

10:46 am

moolingwa

I have made my own Garam Masala, which is the spice blend that is the basis of many dishes in the North of India

10:46 am

moolingwa

Predominantly it's Cumin, Coriander, Cardamom, Cinnamon and Tumeric

10:47 am

MLFAN17

mool oh thats cool i have been wanting to try some for a long time now I keep hoping someone will come up with some to sell in grocery stores but no luck

10:47 am

therealblah

i make a yummy chickpea stew with garam masala

10:47 am

moolingwa

Turmeric

10:47 am

therealblah

but i buy it. i guess it differs all over India

10:47 am

moolingwa

Yeah, the south uses very few spices from what I can gather

10:48 am

moolingwa

so what we traditionally equate with "Indian Food" is more northerly

10:48 am

MLFAN17

mool just seeing or hearing the names of the spices makes my mouth burn lol though i love cinnamon

10:48 am

moolingwa

I have a whole pantry full of herbs and spices

10:48 am

moolingwa

From Allspice to Yellow Mustard Seeds

10:48 am

moolingwa

Have dabbled in making Jamaican jerk dishes too

10:49 am

therealblah

i've heard that no vs so india cuisine is quite different

10:49 am

MLFAN17

yellow mustard seeds = spicy!

10:49 am

moolingwa

only mildly so ML, unless you go crazy with them :)

10:49 am

therealblah

i would love to try making jerk chicken mool

10:50 am

MLFAN17

i have seen that done before blah on tv

10:50 am

moolingwa

Paprika can be spicy or not, depending on what you use

10:50 am

therealblah

i guess that's another blend of spices that varies widely

10:50 am

moolingwa

Jerk food is great...there was a place in Miami where I lived that used to make Jerk scrambled eggs which I really liked

10:50 am

therealblah

yum

10:51 am

therealblah

smoked paprika is good too

10:51 am

MLFAN17

mool i love paprika as long as its the usual kind no kick. Love it on deviled eggs

10:51 am

moolingwa

And I've always been a sucker for Jamaican Beef Patties...there was a Jamaican place in Harlem that was down the street from my building that I'd walk down to...not the friendliest staff, but the food was good

10:51 am

moolingwa

I do love a good goulash

10:52 am

moolingwa

Having goulash in a rye bread bowl on a chilly autumn day in Prague is one of those time and place memories that I'll keep forever

10:52 am

therealblah

wow that sounds great...i'm getting hungry...

10:53 am

MLFAN17

not me i already ate not a goulash kind of person either

10:53 am

moolingwa

Yeah, me too

10:53 am

therealblah

what DO you eat mlf? lol

10:54 am

moolingwa

That's okay ML...lots of different culinary options in the world, no need to like everything

10:54 am

moolingwa

I don't eat any seafood for instance

10:54 am

MLFAN17

mool thats true i think if someone like everything that would be very unusual

10:54 am

therealblah

so true

10:54 am

MLFAN17

i am not big on all seafood

10:55 am

therealblah

i don't care for the oilier types, like bluefish

10:55 am

MLFAN17

fish n chips yum

10:56 am

MLFAN17

i am out might back...

10:56 am

therealblah

yes! along with just about anything deep fried, although at the TX state fair they take it to extremes

10:57 am

therealblah

deep fried butter anyone? :P

10:57 am

Sunrise

Please could I have a clue for the Pr6.24 the last one.

11:00 am

Tnarg

Do something before

11:02 am

Uneaixoise

"before" prefix+ section of a play

11:02 am

therealblah

that's the 1st one, sun wants the 2nd

11:02 am

Uneaixoise

sorry -- don't have it yet

11:03 am

therealblah

me neither, looking

11:05 am

therealblah

ah...son of a king

11:06 am

Uneaixoise

oohhh was looking at wrong c!

11:06 am

therealblah

yup me too

11:06 am

cybernan

good mornng everyone

11:06 am

therealblah

morning nan

11:09 am

therealblah

sun has probably set lol

11:11 am

cybernan

am 7 please?

11:15 am

moolingwa

found it

11:15 am

periwinkle

Help with n and lower I pls

11:15 am

moolingwa

am7 - sounds like small love in italian I guess

11:16 am

therealblah

ni 5 ni + guy who is an oaf

11:16 am

Sunrise

therealblah Thank so much, as others missed that C.

11:16 am

cybernan

ty mool -- good clue

11:16 am

moolingwa

ni5 type of battery that is rechargeable

11:16 am

moolingwa

yw nan

11:16 am

therealblah

yvw sun

11:17 am

periwinkle

Ty mool

11:17 am

moolingwa

no peri

11:17 am

periwinkle

Ty blah

11:18 am

therealblah

im 6/24 im + split in your hair

11:18 am

moolingwa

no=np

11:18 am

therealblah

ir 5/14 making someone mad (gerund ending)

11:19 am

periwinkle

Ty blah x 2

11:19 am

moolingwa

also im+a group of two

11:20 am

therealblah

thx mool

11:21 am

moolingwa

there's also a 6/27

11:21 am

periwinkle

Ty mool

11:21 am

therealblah

got that one also, thx

11:23 am

periwinkle

Ty mool

11:23 am

moolingwa

yvw peri

11:30 am

rubyfoo

Just back from an odd fil "Eva" starring Isabelle Huppert.

11:31 am

rubyfoo

The best thing about it was that it was fillmed in and around Annecy and showed "my" mountains and the lake

11:39 am

cybernan

hi ruby

11:41 am

rubyfoo

Hi Nan

11:53 am

Trifioso

hello friends. lunch minute...

12:09 pm

cybernan

*!* -- any clues wanted before I leave?

12:10 pm

cybernan

hagd everyone

12:58 pm

bichon

am 7/32, pls

1:01 pm

MLFAN17

bichon I asked for a clue for that a while ago no clue for it and i still cant find it

1:02 pm

bichon

that's too bad

1:02 pm

MLFAN17

agreed

1:02 pm

MLFAN17

i think their is a am5 which i cant find either

1:03 pm

MLFAN17

am7 - sounds like small love in italian I gues

1:03 pm

MLFAN17

mool gave that clue for the am 7 i just found it when scrolling through chat

1:05 pm

bichon

ty mlf

1:05 pm

MLFAN17

i haven't monkeyed i yet yw

1:07 pm

MLFAN17

i got it

1:20 pm

bichon

pr 7/32, pls

1:36 pm

poodletoes

cowboys were out on the lone pr7

1:37 pm

bichon

ty poodletoe

2:04 pm

meliae

Not getting the am 7 clue :(

2:20 pm

moolingwa

kind of sounds like a + former well known NFL quarterback

2:56 pm

GMO

am7 - what you put in a rifle less an m + the male animal that was just declared extinct less an h

2:59 pm

GMO

dare

2:59 pm

GMO

oops...apologies

3:03 pm

bichon

re 5/16, pls

3:13 pm

wvteach

stats for single middle I pls

3:13 pm

gramma

5/16

3:16 pm

smithchick

Like going undercover (in disguise) but without the last four letters.

3:21 pm

GMO

Could anyone provide the link that lets you move clues back and forth to lickety with out having to change screens?

3:30 pm

MollyL

http://tinyurl.com/asayuk8

3:33 pm

GMO

Eeek!!!! That's amazing!! Thank you sooo much :)

3:43 pm

pythonx

Hello everyone, I have a 4/5 for the bottom corner O. What are the stats for the other word?

3:44 pm

chrisk

or 5/12

3:46 pm

pythonx

looking

3:47 pm

moolingwa

or 5/12 - o + something you might do with a book

3:47 pm

pythonx

thanks

3:56 pm

bichon

smithchick, don't understand your re 5/16 clue

3:56 pm

bichon

re 5/16, pls

4:07 pm

moolingwa

re 5/16 - beginning of a girl's name

4:11 pm

bichon

don't get the girl's name

4:17 pm

moolingwa

alternatively ends the same as a Canadian Province

4:19 pm

bichon

sorry, that's even less clear

4:20 pm

bichon

tried rebia

4:20 pm

montreal13

my province bichon...

4:21 pm

gramma

the 1st 5 letters of ******* of Sunnybrook Farm

4:25 pm

bichon

finally, thank you all so much

4:25 pm

montreal13

np

4:26 pm

gramma

We prebuy or fuel every season. Alas it's not a word.

4:27 pm

montreal13

tried that too gramma...

4:28 pm

zoozzoom

I think it is pre-buy

4:28 pm

montreal13

that would explain it...

4:36 pm

mkg

hi all.

4:37 pm

montreal13

hi mkg

4:37 pm

mkg

had to go right after i asked for clues before. so i will ask again: clue for the N word? ty. stat as well

4:37 pm

moolingwa

rechargeable batter mkg

4:37 pm

montreal13

NI 5/14

4:38 pm

mkg

ty. dont know the word so far but thinking

4:39 pm

moolingwa

it's an abbreviation for the two metals that form the basis of it's chemical composition :)

4:39 pm

mkg

batter........ not sure what you mean by rechargable and batter.........any other clues?

4:40 pm

moolingwa

battery

4:40 pm

moolingwa

sorry...missed a y

4:42 pm

mkg

i looked up rechargable battery and got lithium. but nothing else as a synonym.......

4:43 pm

mkg

oh nickle cadmium too. not an ni word that is in grid

4:43 pm

mkg

just got it with monkeys. ty ty ty. so it is the second.

4:46 pm

montreal13

10 left...

4:50 pm

montreal13

FW ! last word CO 5/16

4:52 pm

montreal13

must go - nice seeing you mkg, gramma and moon - happy babbling all - poof

4:52 pm

montreal13

mool, sorry - bye for now

5:49 pm

HarryHood

clue for the middle i?

5:51 pm

penquis

it is the first half of a word meaning to go or appear somewhere in a way designed to not be recognized....

5:52 pm

HarryHood

got it

5:52 pm

HarryHood

ty pen - nbt!

5:53 pm

penquis

yw...

5:54 pm

HarryHood

I'm going to market a potato crisp with 20% less fat and call it pringl.

5:54 pm

penquis

hah!....

5:57 pm

HarryHood

71 to go. later!

5:57 pm

penquis

bye harry...

6:02 pm

Marc Freeman

er6, please?

6:02 pm

penquis

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

6:03 pm

penquis

e + one of the beatles...

6:04 pm

MollyL

Pringles are what Home Simpson referred to as "pressed potato sweepings"
: D

6:05 pm

penquis

heh heh....

6:05 pm

Marc Freeman

thanks got it

6:07 pm

penquis

yw...

6:22 pm

penquis

i am done....

6:27 pm

MollyL

Pen is done. Everyone cheer!

6:31 pm

gramma

Cheer Cheer!

6:32 pm

Marc Freeman

am7 and ar5, please?

6:33 pm

gramma

Love + the last part of a grape drunkard

6:34 pm

gramma

ar5 I am you a** + the 1st 2 letters of cold hard water.

6:39 pm

Marc Freeman

thanks got them both

6:41 pm

MollyL

Gramma is the clue sensation.

7:01 pm

Turt

ey 6,30?

7:03 pm

rururocks

oogling

7:03 pm

Turt

ty ru!

7:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

is that anything like ogling?

7:04 pm

rururocks

it's even more so TO :D

7:05 pm

gramma

the thing you see with + gerund

7:05 pm

rururocks

eyguidedoging

7:05 pm

gramma

7 left. I'm zoning in for a bit.

7:05 pm

rururocks

damn it

7:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

well that was a time saver. gained at l3awt 10 eords now that the ing is visible

7:06 pm

rururocks

is that anything like words? :D

7:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

not really. typos

7:27 pm

maggiej

2nd pr 6/24 any hints?

7:33 pm

jaxx7

Harry or William

7:34 pm

maggiej

tyvm

7:34 pm

jaxx7

yw

7:35 pm

maggiej

rearm

7:47 pm

maggiej

re 5/16 any hints?

7:48 pm

maggiej

nm

8:23 pm

wht

Good evening. Is anyone here?

8:30 pm

dan2bit

nope

8:42 pm

smoove

re 5/16 Woman's name ...of Sunnybrook farm, + 2-letter ending of a Canadian province.

8:43 pm

hurshy

middle i ?

8:44 pm

smoove

No, a consonant

8:44 pm

hurshy

no, i'm asking a separate question

8:45 pm

hurshy

does anyone know what the i word is that comes from the middle square of the grid

8:45 pm

smoove

Oh...:)

8:45 pm

hurshy

:)

8:46 pm

Turt

fw for me

8:46 pm

Turt

when you are in disguise, you are *****nito

8:47 pm

hurshy

thanks turt

8:48 pm

Turt

yw. any more clues before i'm off to feed the kids dinner?

8:52 pm

hurshy

nah, you go (hopefully you did already!)

8:56 pm

Marc Freeman

pr6 both of them please?

8:57 pm

hurshy

Charles, William, George...

8:57 pm

HarryHood

one is the artist formerly known as

8:57 pm

HarryHood

the other is to be on stage before the show

9:00 pm

Marc Freeman

thanks got them both

9:02 pm

wht

clue for the gl6/30 please.

9:03 pm

hurshy

anagram of ghost/ghoul relative

9:03 pm

hurshy

they run Gringott's bank

9:03 pm

HarryHood

end of hemo

9:04 pm

hurshy

that too

9:04 pm

wht

ty hurshy and Harry. That had me totally flummoxed.

9:08 pm

wht

And finally fireworks.

9:08 pm

HarryHood

wtg wht

9:08 pm

HarryHood

still 21 here

9:08 pm

wht

Thanks to Lickety and all the cluers.

9:08 pm

wht

Do you need any clues?

9:08 pm

HarryHood

no thanks wht. not sure I'm finishing tonight - my eyes are closing

9:10 pm

hurshy

7s are be, pr, re, tr, and what?

9:11 pm

wht

am 7/32

9:12 pm

HarryHood

hah just monkeyed the am7

9:12 pm

hurshy

thanks

9:13 pm

wht

yw

9:13 pm

wht

Good night all. Happy Babbling.

9:16 pm

hurshy

hmm i am not finding it

9:23 pm

HarryHood

sounds like the tiny country with the nice stamps san _

9:23 pm

hurshy

ty

9:30 pm

Marc Freeman

pa5/14, the first one please?

9:30 pm

HarryHood

phew. done. I needed heavy morewords help for the last few.

9:30 pm

HarryHood

like spanish priest, but with different last vowel.

9:31 pm

HarryHood

good night.

9:39 pm

Marc Freeman

thanks

9:46 pm

Marc Freeman

re7, please?

9:47 pm

hurshy

that horse is re7 up in fright at the fire it sees

9:48 pm

Marc Freeman

Sorry don't know horses?

9:49 pm

hurshy

there's nothing more difficult than being a parent and re7 children

9:52 pm

Marc Freeman

sorry nope. is there a 5 letter word that you can give me the stats for?

9:55 pm

Marc Freeman

found it thanks

9:57 pm

Marc Freeman

re5/16, please?

10:05 pm

mkg

dont have it marc. sorry

10:06 pm

mkg

any clues for the i words? i have in 5, short for hidden, and im 6 27 meaning to make a huge impression. need others please. ty

10:07 pm

hurshy

two im6/24 and ir5/14

10:13 pm

Marc Freeman

found it thanks

10:31 pm

mkg

wow hurshy. ty. will try to find others.

10:31 pm

mkg

got the other im word. ty

10:32 pm

mkg

clues for the ir 5s? please? ty

10:33 pm

mkg

got one of them with gerund ending.

10:33 pm

mkg

too tired. night all

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