Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, May 6, 2018

12:00 am

Nef

Flip!

12:01 am

Lizlin

Hi all

12:01 am

Lizlin

in 7

12:03 am

penquis

dr 7

12:04 am

Nef

best I can do so far is a pa 6 (& lots of 4 & 5 letter words).

12:04 am

Lizlin

Thanks, pen

12:04 am

Nef

thanks pen

12:04 am

penquis

yw

12:09 am

SueMagee

Thanks pen and Liz.

12:09 am

Lizlin

yw

12:09 am

penquis

yw...

12:11 am

Uneaixoise

in7

12:11 am

Uneaixoise

oops sorry -- already called

12:11 am

hurshy

that's what she said

12:11 am

penquis

is there more than one?

12:11 am

cybernan

hello everyone

12:11 am

Uneaixoise

hey nan

12:11 am

penquis

hi...

12:12 am

Lizlin

Hi nan

12:13 am

Lizlin

ad 7

12:14 am

penquis

ty liz...

12:14 am

Lizlin

yw

12:17 am

hurshy

hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

12:17 am

periwinkle

hi all. found ad6 but not ad7

12:17 am

penquis

think of math...

12:18 am

periwinkle

math? hmmm

12:18 am

hurshy

that's what gets a six...

12:18 am

Nef

Thanks pen!

12:18 am

penquis

yw...

12:19 am

periwinkle

ah, got it ty

12:19 am

penquis

yw...

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

periwinkle

ty lickety

12:19 am

penquis

ty, lickety...

12:20 am

Lizlin

Thanks, Lickety

12:21 am

Nef

Thanks, Lickety

12:25 am

hurshy

pa7

12:28 am

hurshy

now here's some good babble irony... you could make ha4pin if you could make a ha4pin turn and reuse that i

12:28 am

cybernan

crashing -- good night all

12:28 am

Lizlin

Sleep well nan

12:29 am

Nef

Good one, hurshy.

12:29 am

Lizlin

:)

12:30 am

hurshy

well, i have 100...

12:30 am

Nef

And I'm off to finish folding laundry so I can go to bed.
Good Night; & Happy Babbling!

12:30 am

Lizlin

Sleep well Nef

12:31 am

penquis

goodnight....heading out too....bye...

12:32 am

Lizlin

Sleep well.

12:32 am

Lizlin

Also taking a break. Back later.

4:02 am

rubyfoo

Good morning

4:06 am

Deeha

hi Ruby how are you today?

4:07 am

rubyfoo

Hello Deeha. The sun is shining and l'm fine again

4:11 am

Deeha

good I'm glad you sounded down before. Doesn't the sun make a difference

4:19 am

MollyL

Glad you're feeling better, Ruby

4:25 am

rubyfoo

Thank you and good morning, Molly

4:26 am

rubyfoo

How is your weather, Deeha? The sun is shining but it's not very warm -- lovely, though

4:26 am

rubyfoo

And the widsteria is MAGNIFIQUE!!

4:26 am

rubyfoo

wisteria*

4:29 am

rubyfoo

l'msorry to have made such a fuss last evening but because l take so many drugs, l was afrid to take a simple allergy medicine

4:30 am

MollyL

You didn't make a fuss. You were just concerned and in need of some support.

4:31 am

rubyfoo

lt really helped; l got through the whole thing without scratching

4:31 am

MollyL

And you should always wait until you check with your medical professional (not an on line one) before taking medication if you are worried about drug interaction.

4:31 am

Deeha

yes our weather is lovely and my wisteria is ready to burst out!!

4:32 am

Deeha

nihi

4:32 am

Deeha

oh ive done it again!!

4:32 am

rubyfoo

Does your wisteria bloom a second time in August/September?

4:32 am

Deeha

lucky there is no such word!!

4:33 am

Deeha

no I havent seen that. I didnt even know what it was and after about ten years it suddenly started flowering

4:36 am

rubyfoo

l think it ws planted when the house was built (30+ years ago) and it doesn't always flower a second time, but it's really beautiful

4:45 am

MollyL

A warm breeze with the scent of Spring flowers on it is a glorious thing

4:47 am

rubyfoo

Yes! Wisteria outside and white lilies Inside. Maybe that's what gave me a rash --- LOL

5:10 am

Frances

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6:14 am

rubyfoo

Hello again

6:15 am

rubyfoo

lt is wonderful and warm out. l'm on the deck having made an enormous sort-of omelet (in chunks, not in one piece) with 3 eggs, oniÃ ons, potato--cooked in duck fat, olive' oÃ¯l and butter

6:16 am

rubyfoo

HAPPY!

6:19 am

Uneaixoise

it all sounds terrific, Ruby! :-)

6:20 am

rubyfoo

l am very fortunate

6:23 am

rubyfoo

Isn't the goddess who spins webs in here -- ar7?

6:28 am

MollyL

I don't see Arachne

6:31 am

Uneaixoise

ariadne :-)

6:32 am

Uneaixoise

phantom parish

6:32 am

Uneaixoise

pariah

6:34 am

MollyL

Yeah, but Ariadne is not associated with web weaving

6:34 am

Uneaixoise

:-)

6:36 am

MLFAN17

hello all

6:38 am

MLFAN17

last column e stats?

6:38 am

Sugrraleona

ed4/6

6:39 am

MLFAN17

hi sugg and ty

6:42 am

Sugrraleona

hi

6:59 am

periwinkle

good morning all. help with I in 4th column pls

6:59 am

rubyfoo

l wasn't sure about Ariadne. There are tons of unrelated facts swirling around my brain.

7:00 am

MollyL

Well Ruby, most people don't know the names of Goddesses, so you have that going for you.
: )

7:00 am

ChampFit

Nickname for Harrison Ford's character in Raiders of the Lost Ark, peri.

7:01 am

periwinkle

just found it. champ, ty

7:01 am

ChampFit

Knew it when I typed it, peri!

7:01 am

rubyfoo

What was her specialty?

7:01 am

periwinkle

:)

7:01 am

rubyfoo

lf l Google her, l'll lose babble

7:03 am

ChampFit

she's associated with mazes and labyrinths, according to Mr. Google.

7:03 am

rubyfoo

Thanks champ

7:03 am

rubyfoo

So who is the spider goddess?

7:04 am

TraderKate

morning all, she wa the one that gave hte thread to get out of the minataur's maze

7:04 am

MollyL

Ruby, you should really learn to use the tabs at the top of your screen. Have Nadia show you how. Then you can Google search and leave Babble open.

7:04 am

ChampFit

Arachne, ruby

7:05 am

TraderKate

are you thinking of the three sisters ruby... one spind thread of life, one measures, one cuts?

7:05 am

rubyfoo

Wasn't the thread like a spider web? Or was that a goddess who wove a web representing the future?

7:05 am

rubyfoo

names?

7:06 am

TraderKate

I think Champ had it...

7:06 am

rubyfoo

Phoebe?

7:08 am

rubyfoo

I didn't see it, champ. N>adia has gbeen unavailable for more than a week, hence no way out ze

7:08 am

ChampFit

Arachne

7:08 am

rubyfoo

no way out of my personal maze (haze?)

7:09 am

TraderKate

3 Fates: Clotho (spins), Lachesis (measures), Atropos (cuts).

7:10 am

rubyfoo

thank you Kate. lf l ever have triplets, those will be their names

7:11 am

TraderKate

haha, I couldn't remember. Used to know them all at one time... Looked at Arachne too, ty Champ.

7:13 am

rubyfoo

Can anybody name the 7 kinds of angels in their heirarrchical order? l used to be ablve, now it's just seraphim, cherubim, thrones,.....

7:14 am

TraderKate

We have a Supernatural (tv) fan that probably could ;)

7:16 am

rubyfoo

We used to talk a lot about religion in our office in Miaami, looking for commonalities among Catholics, Jehovah's Witenesses and Jews. Now l talk about religion with Nadia, l'm the only Jew she's ever met!

7:17 am

ladycece920

Ruby, your three plus dominations, powers, virtues,principalities, archangels.

7:18 am

bichon

Ruby, how are your hives

7:19 am

rubyfoo

and plain old angels, nine altogether!

7:20 am

rubyfoo

Totally gone, Bichon, without drugs

7:20 am

bichon

Woot, woot what did the nurse say about them

7:21 am

rubyfoo

she never showed upbut they went away. You babblers distracted me enough so l didn't scratch

7:22 am

bichon

That's not nice that she didn't show up

7:23 am

rubyfoo

When l called the service back, fter 8PM, she offered to come at 9:30. l said "Thanks, but no thanks3

7:24 am

TraderKate

Do you think i8t was stress related ruby?

7:25 am

rubyfoo

l have no idea as they happened just after a nap -- bad dream perhaps or, as Nadia might say, perhaps a "djin"

7:26 am

rubyfoo

Moslems believe in djin, related to dibbuks maybe

7:27 am

bichon

When I had them when I was pregnant, they just appeared. Never returned

7:27 am

TraderKate

as long as it wasn't your quince jam... :D

7:27 am

rubyfoo

hahah

7:28 am

rubyfoo

l get them from any nuts, oatmeal, shelling green peas and latex, all allergies devzloped after l turned 60

7:29 am

TraderKate

ha! found a 7 :D

7:29 am

bichon

share, pls

7:29 am

rubyfoo

l Wonder if inhaling pollen could cause them

7:30 am

TraderKate

that's awful ruby... the green peas sounds a bit weird though...

7:30 am

rubyfoo

They surprisedme, too, and l grew them myself with no chemicals or fertilizer

7:31 am

TraderKate

a particular way of speaking (pt for hte 7)

7:32 am

rubyfoo

algot the water out of the sinkso dr7

7:32 am

TraderKate

you did say that everything was blooming... maybe you were pollen overloaded?
for your peas, they may have gotten some spray carried on the wind from elsewhere (?)

7:32 am

rubyfoo

also*

7:33 am

TraderKate

oooh! tytyty

7:33 am

TraderKate

that top right corner is a busy place today :)

7:33 am

bichon

what does it start with, Kate

7:33 am

rubyfoo

l don't grow vegetables ay more- not Worth the effort

7:33 am

TraderKate

first column I

7:34 am

TraderKate

Nothing beats a home grown tomato ruby!

7:34 am

bichon

ty Kate

7:35 am

TraderKate

nio easy definition without usinf the root word, sorry

7:35 am

bichon

tomatoes are low maintenance

7:36 am

rubyfoo

l have9 little tomato plants in jardinieres on the deck

7:36 am

TraderKate

did they come through your sold snap okay rubt?

7:36 am

rubyfoo

time to feed fish and give dogs their cookies

7:37 am

rubyfoo

chow chow ciaoi

7:37 am

TraderKate

adios ruby

7:39 am

TraderKate

there's French "turkey", I wonder if that will count for jane's critter hunt?

7:44 am

MollyL

Name that proper noun. Strange rock band famous for "Whip It"

7:45 am

TraderKate

Devo

7:45 am

MollyL

Ding ding!

7:45 am

TraderKate

and Prince Charles' first wife

7:46 am

MollyL

I wasn't expecting an answer. This crowd is a little old to know Devo : D

7:46 am

Uneaixoise

and Ms Ross :-)

7:47 am

MollyL

And another Goddess name : )

7:47 am

Uneaixoise

indeed LOL

7:47 am

TraderKate

popular name :)

7:47 am

MollyL

I miss Motown. One of the greatest genres in music.

7:47 am

TraderKate

there's a Japanese car co too

7:48 am

Uneaixoise

had such a blast in Detroit at the Motown museum!!

7:48 am

MollyL

Oh Une, lucky you to have gone there.

7:48 am

TraderKate

I liked that too Molly.. they don'e make music like they used to...

7:48 am

TraderKate

Neat! When were you there?

7:49 am

Uneaixoise

totally agree, Kate!

7:49 am

Uneaixoise

went several years ago when my daughter was getting her Master's degree at UMich

7:49 am

TraderKate

Hi Une, haven't seen much of you in a while :)

7:50 am

Uneaixoise

one of the many cool things about the museum tour is that the tour guides are all accomplished Motown singers!!

7:50 am

TraderKate

oh, you went too? I was actually asking Molly, how did you like it?

7:51 am

Uneaixoise

loooved it!

7:51 am

MollyL

No, I have not been there. I was saying luck you to Une because she has been there.

7:51 am

MollyL

Or lucky you

7:51 am

TraderKate

lol, I think I need more tea.. ty for clarification Mollu :)

7:52 am

Uneaixoise

at the end of the tour, you go to the studio where Stop in the Name of Love was recorded, and you get to line up with others in the tour and perform! LOL

7:52 am

TraderKate

that sounds like a blast!

7:52 am

Scrabbler

When someone says, "Stop" to me, I say, "In the name of love!"

7:53 am

Uneaixoise

yep!!

7:53 am

Uneaixoise

hey scrabs :-)

7:53 am

Scrabbler

Another beautiful spring day..so far. I think ra4/4 is coming. We had snow 1 week ago.

7:53 am

TraderKate

:D haha hi Scrabbler

7:54 am

Scrabbler

Or I say, "It's Hammer time!"

7:54 am

Uneaixoise

:-)

7:54 am

Uneaixoise

gotcha some Hammer pants??

7:55 am

Scrabbler

Oh, no.

7:55 am

Uneaixoise

gotta run for now -- good to see everyone!

7:55 am

TraderKate

bye Une

7:59 am

72 Temple Owl

hello all. back from the coupon wars. it's a rough crowd.

8:00 am

Scrabbler

Shopping, OWl?

8:00 am

TraderKate

Hi TO :)

8:00 am

72 Temple Owl

`no. dollar store to buy the sunday papers. first weekend of the month, long line.

8:01 am

Scrabbler

Ah.

8:01 am

72 Temple Owl

they will need crowd contol soon!

8:03 am

Scrabbler

I need to go into town to shop and the earlier the better, but I am not ready yet.

8:03 am

TraderKate

came to a schreeching halt with 65 to go..tea needed

8:04 am

72 Temple Owl

i have been eating what i have in the freezer. it's tome to restock. goofed off at cinco de mayo all day yesterday. it was fun

8:07 am

72 Temple Owl

off to yoga. happy babbling all.

8:07 am

TraderKate

was there a community celebration TO, or did you make your own fun?

8:08 am

bichon

di 7/40, pls

8:08 am

72 Temple Owl

block party downtown. mariachi, dancers, food, modelo and lots of swag. i got a sombrero

8:08 am

TraderKate

sorry bichon, I can try to look...

8:08 am

ChampFit

Bruce Willis, bichon

8:09 am

bichon

ty CF

8:09 am

TraderKate

very nice TO, sounds like a lot of fun, and a hat to boot,lucky lady :D

8:09 am

NatashaW

great clue champ... tx

8:09 am

Scrabbler

Hm, pondering that clue...oh, I get it now. TY.

8:09 am

ChampFit

Yw

8:09 am

72 Temple Owl

i meant to give it away, lost opportunity.

8:10 am

TraderKate

TY Champ!

8:10 am

ChampFit

:)

8:10 am

TraderKate

There must be a child around somewhere that would love a sombrero YO?

8:11 am

72 Temple Owl

ah no, it's mine now for next year.

8:11 am

TraderKate

:D

8:11 am

72 Temple Owl

was hoping for another pair on sunglasses. t lvoed mine and broke them

8:12 am

72 Temple Owl

funny to walk around town, all the folks with them. cars beeped. those who did not have a sombrero had a hat for the derby day celebration

8:12 am

TraderKate

terrible when you have the perfect pair of sunglasses but must replace them...I don't envy you the hunt for the next pa4

8:14 am

TraderKate

Oh, right it was Kentucky Derby Day yesterday...hats for everyone!

8:16 am

72 Temple Owl

bye kate

8:17 am

TraderKate

bye TO, enjoy yoga!

8:17 am

aebmusica

could someone give another clue for di7, I don't get the Bruce Willis one.

8:18 am

Scrabbler

di7 = to expire/pass on + opposite of soft

8:18 am

TraderKate

uneasy "expiration"

8:19 am

aebmusica

ty all... don't get to the movies much.

8:22 am

Scrabbler

Stuck with 72 left. Maybe I will return tonight.

8:22 am

TraderKate

see you scrabs, have a nice day!

8:24 am

MollyL

di7 also a Bruce Willis movie series

8:25 am

bichon

Love those movies

8:26 am

MollyL

I always thought it would be cool if they did a movie with John McLain from Di7 and Jack Bauer from 24.

8:27 am

bichon

Great idea Molly. We've watched Designated Survivor" and Kiefer is just not himself

8:28 am

MollyL

I gave up on Designated Survivor. I love Kiefer, but that show got too wound up in Middle Eastern politics. Same for Madame Secretary.

8:29 am

bichon

I like Tea Leoni. At least she's cast right

8:30 am

NatashaW

I love Tea Leoni in just about anything I've seen her in. Spanglish, Deep Impact, Madame Secretary.

8:35 am

MollyL

I have a friend who has the hot and steamies for Tim Daly, but she couldn't hang with Madame Secretary either.

8:44 am

bichon

Madam Secretary is one of the few shows I watch. The Amerficans is another. That's ending

8:46 am

mkg

hi all. any clues for the N word in first column? ty

8:47 am

bichon

small bug + Preposition [2 letters]

8:47 am

wvteach

NI 5/10 - ends with not off

8:47 am

TraderKate

hi mkg. did you catch the resized profile pic for you in chog yesterday?

8:48 am

Tnarg

Anyone have a clue for di7?

8:48 am

TraderKate

hi teach :)

8:48 am

mkg

ty. got it.

8:48 am

mkg

kate, my profile pic is still large. but i see on chat it is good. ty.

8:48 am

wvteach

DI - clued at 8:18

8:48 am

TraderKate

is it saved, so I can delete it?

8:48 am

wvteach

good morning Kate

8:49 am

mkg

go ahead kate. ty.

8:49 am

TraderKate

ok, have very lottle memory left.. I have to cull my picures in memory.

8:50 am

mkg

ty

8:51 am

TraderKate

yw, not much for computer skills here.

8:51 am

Tnarg

TYVM wvteach

8:53 am

NatashaW

Learning a lot of new vocab from this grid... <sigh> taking a break with 8 left to go, bbl

8:53 am

TraderKate

hi and bye Nat :)

8:54 am

NatashaW

hi and bye Kate. Of course after writing that I always end up hunting for "just one more"...

8:54 am

TraderKate

haha..Babble addict ;)

8:54 am

NatashaW

...and found one :-)

8:55 am

NatashaW

my last 7 letter word!

8:55 am

TraderKate

good going, literally ;)

8:55 am

TraderKate

care to share? I have 3/5

8:56 am

NatashaW

what r u missing?

8:57 am

TraderKate

dunno, it's okay - miles away yet. see you later?

8:57 am

NatashaW

bet on it... like you said, I've become an addict.

8:57 am

TraderKate

hae DI 7/40, DR 7/36, IN 7/32

8:58 am

TraderKate

broke sown and listed, so they can't hide forever...

8:59 am

NatashaW

ad7 builds on prior ad6...

8:59 am

wvteach

AD 7/40 - put vowel on math word

8:59 am

wvteach

need one more - have yours + AD

9:00 am

TraderKate

lol..don't have a single A word yet... :D ty for the hi4

9:00 am

TraderKate

there is a PA 7/36

9:01 am

TraderKate

ha, just mokkeyed it :)

9:02 am

wvteach

also got it - thnx

9:09 am

bichon

ad 5/14, pls

9:10 am

TraderKate

looking bich

9:12 am

NANCY

bich, good bye in french

9:13 am

NANCY

that is the ad 5

9:14 am

TraderKate

ty Nancy, silly fish ;)

9:20 am

rururocks

Name that noun Angel from Montgomery writer

9:22 am

TraderKate

Prine?

9:22 am

TraderKate

good morning ruru :)

9:23 am

rururocks

Ding ding ding

9:23 am

rururocks

I went to one of his shows. He was too drunk to play

9:24 am

TraderKate

That's terrible... he used to be good way back when, I hear.

9:26 am

MollyL

I am always sad to hear about great musicians falling prey to addiction or alcoholism.

9:26 am

rururocks

Yeah that was how i felt toi

9:26 am

rururocks

Too

9:27 am

origami

That's sad - I like prine

9:29 am

TraderKate

hi origami :)

9:30 am

rururocks

He is a terrific songwriter

9:31 am

NatashaW

*!*-*!* Off to the farmers' market...have a lovely Sunday everyone!

9:31 am

origami

Hi kate

9:33 am

TraderKate

Congrats and bye Nat

9:33 am

ch1212

I always thought that song was written by a woman. I used to sing and play it on the guitar. Like that song.

9:33 am

rururocks

I sure dont see the pa 7

9:34 am

rururocks

Bonnie raitt made it a hit

9:34 am

rururocks

Prine wrote it

9:34 am

TraderKate

cowboy meal? ruru

9:35 am

ch1212

She did. I liked her version.

9:35 am

kje

great clue, kate, ty

9:35 am

NatashaW

actually before I run off I have a question -- I understand some folks on here are "Babble Pro" and others not (including me) - how would one upgrade? I tried clicking "become a friend of babble" but think that sort of dead-ended...

9:36 am

NatashaW

I'd be happy to be supportive but don't see a hyperlink for that

9:37 am

rururocks

Dr g is making plenty of dough from hannah ðŸ¤“

9:37 am

TraderKate

I have a link in my profile for Babble Expert... a bunch iof us listed it in profile

9:37 am

TraderKate

haha ruru

9:38 am

TraderKate

oh... duh!

9:39 am

NatashaW

Thanks Kate!

9:40 am

TraderKate

Nat...do you have the tile stats and word stat tiles below your grid?

9:41 am

NatashaW

Yes. And I just downloaded your app.

9:41 am

NatashaW

Is it possible I "joined" back in '08 and forgot I did...?

9:41 am

NatashaW

But I see my name in black in the rankings, not in red.

9:41 am

TraderKate

okay.. then you have "gone pro".. if you didn't pay the $15, someone must have treated you to the membership...

9:42 am

TraderKate

Your profile says April 6, 2008

9:42 am

TraderKate

that would be the day you first logged in though, I don't thik it's the day you went "pro"

9:43 am

TraderKate

e-mail Dr. God and ask?

9:43 am

NatashaW

nobody treated me, I probably just forgot. But then why is my name black not red/clickable in rankings...

9:43 am

gramma

I just checked into the chog. Are you saying John Prine died?

9:44 am

origami

That is strange natasha

9:44 am

origami

No gramma - we were just chatting about him

9:45 am

NatashaW

I seem to have some weird in-between status - purgatory perhaps?

9:45 am

TraderKate

Maybe things have changed... I noticed Judy Hall is also in black, rather than red. ask Dr. God.. there were some changes, and I think someone said life membership0 dropped to $10 when Sudoku became free

9:45 am

NatashaW

OK I'll ask him

9:45 am

NatashaW

thanks all

9:46 am

TraderKate

good luck

9:46 am

NatashaW

Have a lovely day!

9:46 am

TraderKate

you too, happy farmer's marketing

9:47 am

gramma

origami, I'm so releived. I love John Prine's music.

9:49 am

origami

I like him a lot also

9:58 am

rururocks

the black is just a setting for privacy

9:58 am

rururocks

you can change it in your account

10:03 am

Dr_God

Rankings have been fixed. The top Babblers are back to 1030.

10:04 am

TraderKate

Hi Dr. God, thank you!

10:04 am

rururocks

how bout that?

10:04 am

TraderKate

speak of the devil, snort!

10:07 am

Dr_God

I just saw the talk of black/red links. Not sure why some people didn't have links. I just fixed it so everyone is linked now. There used to be a Show Profile checkbox, but I'm not sure why (or what happened to it). It's been too long. :)

10:09 am

TraderKate

Thank you so much for your efforts on our behalf... Natasha was trying to find out if she paid her membership.

10:09 am

rururocks

hoping you're raking in some dough with players with multiple identities Dr. G

10:09 am

bojazz

cool icon. Dr God...

10:10 am

Dr_God

rururocks- Unfortunately, Babble doesn't make money. It's been totally free for a few years now. It actually loses money if we're being technical.

10:11 am

rururocks

what about when new players sign up?

10:11 am

Dr_God

bojazz- I was a cool kid as you can tell ;)

10:11 am

bojazz

:)

10:11 am

Dr_God

rururocks- It's all free. Babble Pro died off years ago.

10:12 am

rururocks

oh.. I didn't know that

10:12 am

rururocks

put it back on.. keeps the trolls out
:D

10:12 am

MollyL

Well, that makes sense of the multiple identities then.

10:13 am

Dr_God

Trolls and multiple identities have always been a problem. The only solution is to flush 'n' ban them manually.

10:13 am

bojazz

I would not object to a reasonable fee for this game...

10:14 am

rururocks

some games have monitors that can flush too

10:16 am

TraderKate

Perhaps you could put the payment link back in as optional?

10:19 am

kje

last pa6

10:19 am

kje

?

10:19 am

TraderKate

cowboy meal?

10:19 am

TraderKate

no that's the 7...

10:20 am

Dr_God

TraderKate- I killed off Babble Pro because no one was upgrading anymore. Times have changed. We live in the age of the $1 app now. I have plans in mind, however.

10:21 am

rururocks

yeah.. like charge new players a monthly fee to play

10:21 am

TraderKate

TY Dr. God, I'd like to contribute a bit. finances are *slightly* better than when I joined and someone gifted me a membership.

10:22 am

TraderKate

Keep us informed of plans as they firm up :)

10:23 am

TraderKate

kje
Hyacinth Bucket's riverside picnic..ri***** activities

10:24 am

TraderKate

or "even" golf score + man's name

10:25 am

kje

ty

10:26 am

rururocks

$1 app.. jeez

10:29 am

MollyL

I have worked on several internet discussion boards. All of them only allowed one registration per IP address. That is the solution for multiple identities.

10:31 am

TallMike

Unless two genuine players share a single device.

10:32 am

Aloyisius

ty, Dr. G, for all you do !

10:32 am

Dr_God

MollyL- That wouldn't allow multiple people to sign up from a single home, and we have many multi-Babbler households.

10:34 am

gramma

ruru, I'm glad that you're flush but to impose a monthly fee could eliminate a lot of us.

10:34 am

InTheRedwoods

stats

10:35 am

InTheRedwoods

stats for the e?

10:35 am

TraderKate

ED 4/6

10:35 am

kje

ed4/6

10:35 am

Dr_God

gramm- Have no fear. I have no plans of ever charging a mandatory fee for Babble.

10:35 am

dan2bit

morning all! left column done

10:36 am

TraderKate

Hi dan, gramma, Aloy, and Mike :)

10:36 am

kje

haha dan

10:36 am

helensgirlkid

Ever so many thanks for keeping this up, in spite of all the hassles!

10:37 am

kje

fw - any clues needed before I go?

10:38 am

Aloyisius

hi Kate and everyone, just finishing but wanted to pop in and say hi -enjoy your Sunday! and congrats, kje

10:38 am

Chris P

di7/40?

10:38 am

TraderKate

congrats kje!

10:38 am

kje

movie franchise starring bruce willis

10:39 am

Chris P

TY KJE

10:39 am

kje

or... to not pass away easily

10:39 am

kje

yw

10:40 am

aebmusica

pa7, please

10:40 am

TraderKate

that's the *cowboy meal*

10:40 am

MollyL

Dr. God, true. But we also have multiple identity users from single households. It is pretty easy to tell the two apart.

10:41 am

kje

even golf score + eat

10:41 am

aebmusica

I know Kate, but I am not a cowboy so I don't know what they eat.

10:42 am

aebmusica

ty Molly and Kje

10:42 am

TraderKate

sort of a word for cowboy (pa 4/6) slid into "to eat"

10:42 am

TraderKate

lol, what kje said :/

10:42 am

kje

ok, must run... happy babbling

10:49 am

rururocks

cowboys like to eat cheap

10:49 am

rururocks

like for a buckaroo

10:49 am

TraderKate

<groan>

10:50 am

rururocks

:D

10:52 am

rururocks

TK is showing true grit

10:52 am

TraderKate

You're determined to rope me into your rodeo, aren't you?

10:53 am

TraderKate

Still pretty tired tjo be wrangling words ;)

10:53 am

rururocks

just trying to corral some humor

10:54 am

MollyL

You two are just trying to spur each other on

10:54 am

mixi6

just feeding a lot of bull.

10:54 am

TraderKate

horsing around on Sindays, dunno...

10:54 am

rururocks

that's not what I herd

10:55 am

rururocks

just trying to rein in the seriousness in the chat

10:55 am

TraderKate

I am not calf-inated enough to participate.. havemercy, really tired

10:55 am

rururocks

or chaps as that may be :D

10:56 am

rururocks

are you trying to steer the conversation TK?

10:57 am

TraderKate

I think I'd better mooove along

10:57 am

rururocks

is it pasture time?

10:57 am

Judi

Greetings, fellow homo sapiens.

10:58 am

mixi6

taking the chop with a grain and a salt lick.

10:58 am

TraderKate

if you FW, does that mean you whinny?

10:58 am

aebmusica

Cowboys can't eat cheap.....they corral them as they do cattle!

10:58 am

mixi6

*chog

10:59 am

TraderKate

:D ruru
hi mixi and Judi :)

10:59 am

Cathyar

Donair is in the grid, but not counting as a word.

10:59 am

rururocks

did you ever see the comedy with Mr. Osbourne?

10:59 am

mixi6

hi Kate.

10:59 am

mixi6

no, watched Mr.Ed.

11:00 am

TraderKate

wait for it...

11:00 am

rururocks

It was called Ozzie and Lariat

11:00 am

TraderKate

Hi Cathy, you are close to another word though ;)

11:01 am

TraderKate

laughing myself horse :/

11:01 am

Cathyar

Hi Kate! Sorry...Hi all! :-)

11:02 am

TraderKate

love ruru's brand of humour

11:02 am

rururocks

not trying to stirrup anything though

11:02 am

TraderKate

rein it in ruru ;)

11:03 am

Judi

If he ever gets married, his bridle be tortured for life.

11:03 am

TraderKate

:D

11:04 am

rururocks

I doubt I'll get married again.. just don't want to be tied down

11:04 am

TraderKate

I think you'd look cute hog-tied and trussed up ;)

11:04 am

rururocks

Judi was chomping at the bit to get that pun in

11:05 am

MollyL

It is like home on the range when everyone chimes in with puns

11:05 am

rururocks

I do look cute Hog-tied and trussed up.. but been there done that

11:05 am

TraderKate

that was a very good one!

11:05 am

TraderKate

in leather ruru?

11:05 am

rururocks

especially with a little cowboy hat

11:06 am

TraderKate

ruru, take your hat off ;)

11:06 am

MollyL

Ru is getting into his equine fantasies. All the elders just spilled their tea and crumpets.

11:06 am

rururocks

naw.. just trying to rope them in

11:06 am

TraderKate

<snort> :D

11:06 am

MollyL

Note: He said "little"

11:07 am

Judi

*snort*

11:07 am

rururocks

some of those elders could use a little gitty-up

11:07 am

MollyL

Ten gallon Ru, ten gallon hat. : D

11:08 am

rururocks

it's kinda like toy story Molly :D

11:08 am

Judi

Woe to any nay-sayers.

11:08 am

TraderKate

:D

11:08 am

rururocks

lots of those elders just like to Nag anyways

11:08 am

MollyL

You all are just too hot to trot today.

11:09 am

rururocks

we should take a gallop poll?

11:09 am

TraderKate

stampede of puns, I'm sitting on the fence

11:09 am

TraderKate

<---filly, not nag ;)

11:10 am

rururocks

<---poke not cowpoke

11:11 am

TraderKate

tip cows; never poke.

11:12 am

TraderKate

need to rustle up some grub.... bbs

11:12 am

rururocks

I need to feed the doggies.. thanks for the laughs.

11:15 am

MollyL

And everyone moseyed on out. The End.

11:16 am

aebmusica

Why do cows wear sandals? .....Because they lactose.

11:17 am

Judi

LOL! Good one, aeb!

11:20 am

aebmusica

;)

11:22 am

Judi

Ideally we should be making pa5/14 puns.

11:23 am

aebmusica

When cows change pastures, they have a mooring experince

11:23 am

MollyL

Judi, there are still 1950's signs like that in Delaware. I have seen them.

11:23 am

aebmusica

mooooooving

11:23 am

cybernan

good morning all -- see I just missed the punsters

11:23 am

cybernan

oops - maybe not

11:24 am

aebmusica

a6/7....clue please

11:24 am

Judi

It's never too late for puns.

11:24 am

aebmusica

A.....MEN, Judi!

11:25 am

cybernan

solve an arithmetic problem + the finale

11:25 am

MollyL

ad6/7...extra and the Latin plural

11:27 am

aebmusica

Merci, Molly!

11:34 am

Judi

Clue for Fo5/22, please?

11:34 am

Judi

NM.

11:35 am

rubyfoo

l just read over the chat -- great puns!

11:35 am

rubyfoo

have to feed my dogeys

11:36 am

Judi

Hiya, Ruby.

11:36 am

rubyfoo

dogies?

11:36 am

Judi

Ru has two goldens.

11:41 am

Judi

Have the hives gone away, Ruby?

11:41 am

cybernan

di 7 please?

11:42 am

stu mcc

think film series

11:44 am

cybernan

don't watch a lot of films, stu -- only series I can think of is star trek

11:44 am

Judi

Go down fighting.

11:44 am

Judi

Bruce Willis....

11:45 am

cybernan

fight movies? -- no idea

11:45 am

stu mcc

think there's been about 5 of these

11:45 am

Judi

...With a Vengence.

11:45 am

cybernan

maybe, but nothing I have seen or been interested in

11:45 am

LeslieAnn

ah, also a di7 fan

11:46 am

cybernan

another clue please --- have no idea on the movie bit

11:46 am

stu mcc

expire + tough

11:46 am

TraderKate

expire uneasiy?

11:47 am

cybernan

ty stu

11:47 am

stu mcc

pleasure

11:47 am

cybernan

never would have got that through the movies --- stubborn as a mule, maybe

11:48 am

stu mcc

i've not seen 'em either!

11:49 am

Judi

That's fireworks for me, kids. See y'all tomorrow!

11:50 am

TraderKate

congrats and bye Judi :)

11:54 am

cybernan

ki 6 please?

11:54 am

TraderKate

abscond with a person for nefarious purposes or $$$

11:55 am

TraderKate

people poaching :D

11:55 am

LeslieAnn

i originally read that "abscond with a persian" but i guess that would be ca6

11:55 am

mixi6

ty kate.

11:55 am

TraderKate

haha :)

11:56 am

cybernan

ty kate - couldn't spot that one

11:56 am

m9f9l

Not often that a word at morewords is not in the babble dictionary.

11:56 am

TraderKate

twisty one nan, I got it very late as well.
hi LA, nan, mixi and stu

11:58 am

mixi6

my last word was goodbye. FW.

11:58 am

mixi6

Poof.

11:58 am

TraderKate

congrats mixi!!!

11:58 am

cybernan

grats, mixi

12:01 pm

TraderKate

going to take a whack at sudoku, if no one needs stat/clue

12:05 pm

cybernan

bye kate

12:09 pm

cybernan

pi 6/21 please?

12:09 pm

cybernan

nm - got it

12:10 pm

cybernan

*~*!*~* thanks for the help

12:12 pm

rubyfoo

just came back & found two words in the chat but still have 42 left

12:13 pm

rubyfoo

After yesterday's misery, l never expected such a good day today!

12:14 pm

rubyfoo

The weather is perfect and the warm breeze brings the wisteria's perfume nto the house

12:14 pm

rubyfoo

and then it blends with the scent of lilies in the living room

12:14 pm

rubyfoo

Paradise!

12:15 pm

TraderKate

hi ((ruby)) sounds like you're having a great day!

12:15 pm

rubyfoo

Yes and hello Kate

12:16 pm

TraderKate

nothing better than flowers to pick up spirits :)

12:17 pm

rubyfoo

This winter was so awfl that it felt like it would never end

12:17 pm

bichon

ad 5/14, pls

12:18 pm

rubyfoo

l just counted the allium; what started as 5 is now 44!

12:18 pm

rubyfoo

hi Bichon

12:18 pm

bichon

hi again ruby

12:18 pm

rubyfoo

goodbye (ad5)

12:19 pm

ch1212

di6/24 please clue?

12:19 pm

TraderKate

agreed ruby; longest winter ever

12:19 pm

TraderKate

change the baby? alt. sp.

12:19 pm

rubyfoo

There was less snow than usual, but colder and longer and no sunshine for weeks at a time

12:20 pm

bichon

di 6/24, souynds like what you would put on a baby

12:20 pm

TraderKate

exact same here, the lack of sun was horrid

12:20 pm

ch1212

ah, thanks bichon!

12:22 pm

bichon

yvw

12:22 pm

bichon

ad 5/14, pls

12:23 pm

rubyfoo

Usually, even when it'svery cold, there are occassional brilliant sunny days -- not this year

12:23 pm

rubyfoo

ad5 goodbye

12:24 pm

bichon

tyvm ruby

12:25 pm

MollyL

We had temperatures of 3 degrees in the morning this winter. The most dismal, cold, depressing season ever. I can't understand why anyone likes it.

12:25 pm

rubyfoo

l've been reading up on angels. lt's nice to know that most religions believe in them; l can't wait to talk with Nadia about them. l'll bet she doesn't know the Arabic names

12:26 pm

rubyfoo

Wh likes it (besides scrabbler who is really a "snowshoe hare" LOL

12:27 pm

bichon

But, it's cheerful and warm inside.

12:27 pm

rubyfoo

Not in my house! lt was impossibly cold here

12:27 pm

rubyfoo

not so cheerful, either

12:28 pm

TraderKate

January is usually really cold, nut sunny. not this year... and we had a cold snap of 6+ weeks starting in early December -20C all the stinkin' time. Definitely the worst winter ever :)

12:28 pm

bichon

You mean all of those beautiful French homes we saw are unheated?

12:29 pm

TraderKate

haha ruby definitely a snowshoe hare :D

12:29 pm

rubyfoo

l don't know about the others, but the only warm room ismy bathroom

12:30 pm

rubyfoo

and sleeping was fine

12:30 pm

maggiej

pi 6/21 any hints?

12:30 pm

TraderKate

no fireplace/woodstove ruby?

12:30 pm

TraderKate

carniverous fishie alt sp

12:31 pm

rubyfoo

Yes, fireplace gave a half circle of heat, just enough for me and my blankets and armchair

12:31 pm

TraderKate

so you spent the winter sleeping on a chair? :(

12:32 pm

rubyfoo

l think all fish are carnivorous; they eat each other

12:32 pm

rururocks

algae eaters only eat algae

12:32 pm

TraderKate

yes, but the fish in question can devour a human in seconds if there are enough of them...

12:32 pm

rubyfoo

l spent the days in my armchair but it was OK upstairs in the bedroom -- great duvet

12:33 pm

TraderKate

big fishies will prey on little fishies when hungry

12:33 pm

bichon

pa 7/36, pls

12:33 pm

rururocks

times to re-ember ruby

12:33 pm

TraderKate

I like a very cool room to sleep :)

12:33 pm

rubyfoo

l threw a dead lizard into the fishpond and one of the larger ones Grabbed it instantly

12:34 pm

TraderKate

even golf score + eat

12:34 pm

bichon

ty Kate

12:34 pm

rubyfoo

And the tinies who were born during the winter(what else is there to do under the ice?) are being eaten one by one

12:35 pm

rururocks

(cold plates)

12:35 pm

rubyfoo

l forgot about algae eaters, ru

12:35 pm

MollyL

Cheerful and warm? I guess you have to live in a well insulated house for that.

12:35 pm

TraderKate

:) no need tjo thank bichon, just let me know if clue is no good...

12:35 pm

rubyfoo

you think?

12:35 pm

maggiej

hmm

12:35 pm

rururocks

I like my how cool

12:35 pm

rubyfoo

ls that a picture of Nancy Boy?

12:36 pm

rururocks

no.. it's a photo of a Japanese actor

12:36 pm

rubyfoo

how now Brown chow

12:36 pm

MollyL

And...not have to leave the cheerful warm house for anything, like work, or groceries, or other necessities of living.

12:36 pm

rururocks

rather I prefer my house to be on the cool side

12:36 pm

TraderKate

has a pup come for a snuggle?

12:37 pm

maggiej

ty

12:38 pm

rubyfoo

They ate and went back out. Rufie only snuggles at special times of day, Raffie, much less

12:38 pm

rubyfoo

l spoke too soon, Rufe just came by for a pat

12:38 pm

TraderKate

really? they look like snugglers :0

12:39 pm

rubyfoo

During the winter, l used them to warm my hands and feet

12:40 pm

bichon

Same here, though my house does have heating. Marco sleeps with us and he warms up the bed.

12:40 pm

TraderKate

who's the clever pup mum? ;)

12:43 pm

rubyfoo

Rufe sleeps near the bed (close enough for me), Raffie, just in the nearby hallway with an eye on the front door

12:44 pm

TraderKate

aw... pecking order... the higher the rank of the dog, the closer to the human :)

12:44 pm

rubyfoo

She's a very good guard dog, too, even though she looks like a cloud of Brown fluff

12:45 pm

TraderKate

the baby is the good guard dog?

12:46 pm

rubyfoo

Some baby!!

12:46 pm

rubyfoo

75 lbs

12:46 pm

TraderKate

75 pound of puppy love <3

12:46 pm

rubyfoo

She takes the night shift butl think both of them are aware of any noise

12:47 pm

rubyfoo

l feel really safe

12:48 pm

rururocks

Chows are really good guardian dogs

12:48 pm

TraderKate

Glad you've got them ruby...you need company the burglar alarm is a bonus ;)

12:49 pm

rubyfoo

And they have bad reps which suits me just fine.

12:49 pm

rururocks

I don't imagine you have a lot of crime where you live though ruby

12:49 pm

TraderKate

they do? as being aggressive?

12:49 pm

rururocks

yup

12:50 pm

TraderKate

ohhhh.

12:50 pm

rururocks

they are a cautious breed, very slow to warm up to people if ever

12:50 pm

rururocks

very alert and stoic, and protective

12:51 pm

rururocks

I sound like the announcer at Westminster

12:51 pm

TraderKate

single person dogs - attach to only one human strongly?

12:51 pm

rubyfoo

Yes,and Rosie, the first one, bit the vet once (but l would have bitten him, too, as he was a nasty jerk) but l've had 7 of them, and they've never even come close to biting

12:51 pm

TraderKate

:D Jill should be popping in any time now...

12:51 pm

rururocks

generally single person dogs TK.. yes

12:52 pm

bichon

Polo, the Bichon we had to let go of, bit. We needed him out of the house because of grandkids

12:52 pm

TraderKate

Bernese mountain dogs are like that...also very leery of "other" people

12:52 pm

rubyfoo

All correct exceept that Rufie lovedmy husband, too, and Raffie is sort of a "chippie" and gets cosy with several of my friends

12:53 pm

bichon

ra 5/14, pls

12:53 pm

rururocks

Chows would make lousy Therapy dogs

12:53 pm

rubyfoo

She's also a licker

12:53 pm

TraderKate

so, you've more or less socialised them?

12:53 pm

bichon

nm

12:53 pm

rubyfoo

l think that you're at great risk with Yorkies

12:53 pm

TraderKate

:)

12:54 pm

rururocks

yorkies are weird dogs

12:54 pm

TraderKate

snappish little things :/

12:54 pm

rururocks

I hope I get to foster a Labrador someday.. always wanted one

12:55 pm

bichon

I need a dog that likes cuddling

12:55 pm

rubyfoo

l've done nothing. At 3 months, all of the chows have been housebroken and they only poop in private, in the far end of the garden, behind bushes

12:55 pm

TraderKate

and they all think they are rottweilers ;)

12:55 pm

rururocks

I can send you Dylan Bichon.. he's a cuddle-maniac

12:56 pm

TraderKate

labs are lovely the hips are a problem though.. love them <3

12:56 pm

bichon

What kind of dog?

12:56 pm

rubyfoo

There's a Yorkie up the mountain from me who yaps constantly

12:56 pm

wvteach

bichon (if you still need it) - RA 5/14 - quickly

12:56 pm

rururocks

golden retriever

12:56 pm

rubyfoo

Labs are lovely but are they good watchdogs?

12:56 pm

bichon

ty teach, have it

12:57 pm

rururocks

they can be.. but generally no ruby

12:57 pm

TraderKate

I would say so.. at least for alerting you.

12:57 pm

bichon

Labs shed. Too many allergies here

12:57 pm

bichon

ri 6/24, pls

12:57 pm

TraderKate

bichon needs to adopt a sheep ;)

12:57 pm

rubyfoo

Hi Teach, we are deep into dog philosophy

12:57 pm

wvteach

ouirs barked only at the gas meter man who admitted that he did't like (afraid) of dogs - would "shepherd" our preschooler around the yard / nieghborhood

12:58 pm

bichon

Mastiff's are good at guarding

12:58 pm

rururocks

if she did TK it would be shear excitement in the Bichon household

12:59 pm

TraderKate

dogs do pic up on who doesn't like or is afraid of them.. I swear they can smell it. they also know who is good and who is a bad apple.

12:59 pm

rubyfoo

Rufie didn't like my husband's doctor and would bark the whole time hewas in the house

12:59 pm

rubyfoo

l love the way mastiffs look, but they're even bigger than chows, much too much dog for me!

1:00 pm

TraderKate

you're baaah-d ruru. I just can't...still tired and now have sinus hedache. someone else must pick u the gauntlet

1:01 pm

bichon

Neighbors had one. They left it out one day when they were gone. I was in my yard and it was herding me around

1:01 pm

rubyfoo

good night everybody, this is always a pleaasure

1:01 pm

bichon

ri 6/24, pls

1:01 pm

rubyfoo

l don't even try to finish

1:01 pm

TraderKate

niters ruby already?

1:02 pm

rubyfoo

l'd be happy to share my pa** meds; kate!

1:02 pm

TraderKate

traveled by horse?

1:02 pm

Tabbycat2

My brother has a pit bull/ mastiff mix and she's a real softie, easy going and affectionate. She's not a good watchdog at all except for how she looks.

1:02 pm

bichon

doh, ty Kate

1:02 pm

rubyfoo

TV time, dreaded news and then, hopefully, a movie or two

1:02 pm

TraderKate

no need tjo share, I did take a tylenol thingy... will see. I wanted to get out but...

1:03 pm

Tabbycat2

His chihuahua on the other hand...

1:03 pm

rururocks

time to go swimming.. later taters

1:03 pm

TraderKate

np bich ;) I got htat one late too...

1:03 pm

rururocks

I cannot stand chihuahuas

1:03 pm

rubyfoo

that's very funny, tabby

1:03 pm

TraderKate

bye ruru
can't even spell chiwowwas

1:04 pm

Jen34

Pomeranians seem generally bad-tempered, as well.

1:04 pm

TraderKate

hi Tabby :)

1:04 pm

TraderKate

they are downright NASTY..poms

1:05 pm

rubyfoo

my DIL loves chihuahuas -- indicative of her character

1:05 pm

TraderKate

snapping snarling puffs of fur!

1:05 pm

helenkeller

Poms are the BEST - smart, loyal, loving

1:05 pm

rubyfoo

(l hipe they're not reding this)

1:05 pm

Jen34

Dogs generally like me, but the one Pom I've met was having none of me :)

1:05 pm

Tabbycat2

I prefer big dogs myself with deeper voices, can't stand yapping dogs. We've had greyhounds and a Dalmatian in the past.

1:05 pm

TraderKate

uh oh.... (ducking)

1:06 pm

Jen34

maybe it was just the one . . .

1:06 pm

rubyfoo

Years ago, i lived next door to a Borzoi, big, beautiful and DUMB

1:06 pm

TraderKate

I prefer larger dogs as well...

1:07 pm

helenkeller

Jen - they take a while to get used to you, very discriminatory - they won't take to just anyone. You have to be patient with them, and you must, above all else, let them know you are the alpha. And you have to believe it yourself, otherwise they know & they want to be the boss.

1:07 pm

Jen34

This one definitely knew he was the alpha, LOL

1:08 pm

rubyfoo

l thought you were kidding, Helen. l'm sorry

1:08 pm

helenkeller

See, even though they weigh like 2 lbs, they all think they are the big dog, lol

1:08 pm

TraderKate

Hi Jen and helen :)

1:08 pm

helenkeller

Hey TK, long time, no see.

1:08 pm

TraderKate

chanelling their inner rottweiler ;)

1:09 pm

rubyfoo

lt would be funny to bring one in front of Rufie; he'd think it was a toy

1:09 pm

TraderKate

ya, taking some time off FB.. to overloaded. doing ok helen?

1:09 pm

Jen34

My parents recently got a Boston Terrier, and they LOVE her -- she is SO smart!

1:09 pm

rubyfoo

The neighbor's Yorkie tried to "get at" Rufie once, but his mom scooped him up

1:09 pm

TraderKate

a squeak toy ;)

1:09 pm

helenkeller

Nothing to apologize for ruby, but I gotta stand up for my little guys. I've had 4 in my life (one at a time, I'm not crazy).

1:10 pm

rubyfoo

l'm definitely crazy and keep two chows at a time!

1:10 pm

helenkeller

TK, hanging in, things have been better, but at least I'm more evened out now after a very rough patch.

1:11 pm

helenkeller

ruby - like Martha Stewart? :)

1:12 pm

TraderKate

Sorry to hear helen... I didn't know so sorry - glad you've trned the corner and continue the ypward swing! ((helen))

1:13 pm

helenkeller

Thanks TK, you're a sweetie.

1:13 pm

rubyfoo

All of the brown ones (except Raffie) look just like Martha's. l don't know your story, Helen, but this is the place to be for "cuddling" and support.

1:14 pm

TraderKate

<3 <3 <3
I'm not, nut you can sprad around the rumour ;)

1:14 pm

helenkeller

Yeah, you are so. <3

1:15 pm

TraderKate

ty :)

1:15 pm

helenkeller

*jumps back into grid*

1:16 pm

rubyfoo

ad5, everyone!

1:16 pm

Jen34

It's so nice to see the sun . . .

1:16 pm

HarryHood

clue for the E anybody?

1:16 pm

TraderKate

byeeeeee ruby!

1:16 pm

TraderKate

ED 4/6?

1:16 pm

HarryHood

ty kate!

1:16 pm

TraderKate

is that enough?

1:16 pm

HarryHood

nbt, nbs, still 71 to go

1:17 pm

TraderKate

yw harry,and hi :)

1:17 pm

HarryHood

hi :)

1:17 pm

Jen34

y'all have a good day! Bye!

1:17 pm

rubyfoo

i need more, can't find that e

1:18 pm

TraderKate

Bye Jen! I need to get out in that sun too!

1:18 pm

TraderKate

sound like the Japanese crosswiord city?

1:18 pm

HarryHood

Mr. __ (sitcom horse) plus __ you love me (beatles song)

1:18 pm

TraderKate

the tv horse.. Mr. ** + ** or die?

1:19 pm

HarryHood

kate great minds think alike

1:19 pm

TraderKate

lol, but you have great typing skills as well!

1:19 pm

rubyfoo

thank you both, REAL good night

1:20 pm

HarryHood

yes, I'd make a great receptionist. If only my social skills were as good as my typing skills...

1:20 pm

TraderKate

ok ruby... hagn!

1:20 pm

TraderKate

I have no patience for idiot public...

1:21 pm

TraderKate

some of the stories from babblers on fb about their jobs. I would be jumping over the desk and throttling them all... didn't used to be so impatient.

1:22 pm

HarryHood

halfway

1:22 pm

HarryHood

!!!

1:22 pm

TraderKate

go harry go!

1:22 pm

HarryHood

I had trouble with desk jobs - people are such idiots sometimes. But 15 years with adolescents has been illuminating

1:23 pm

HarryHood

most of the idiocy comes not from the kids, but from the other teachers and aadministrators whose egos are too big to fit through the door

1:24 pm

TraderKate

ah... I do pretty well with the kids too. never really had a desk job.

1:25 pm

TraderKate

i hate BS office politics. never learned, or cared to learn the game.

1:25 pm

HarryHood

yes me too. that's why I will remain at the bottom of the ladder :)

1:26 pm

TraderKate

not everyne is cut out to be an administrator. front line people are needed too. they are the ones that actually do....

1:26 pm

HarryHood

but things come around our way - I wouldn't play the game early on in this job, and now 5 years later all the morons have left, and I'm still teaching my way.

1:28 pm

HarryHood

I sound like a broken frank sinatra record

1:28 pm

TraderKate

you never know. you may find yourself the most qualified for a promotion - IF that's a direction you'd like to explore.

1:30 pm

HarryHood

woohoo found another 7! gotta run - 55 to go. bbl!

1:30 pm

TraderKate

bye

1:35 pm

dan2bit

I have ad7, di7, in7 and pa7 - what's my missing 7?

1:35 pm

TraderKate

DR 7/36

1:36 pm

dan2bit

thanks TK - would have found it earlier but I was totallly dr7

1:37 pm

TraderKate

still dr 7'd here too ;)
trying to muster some get up and go...

1:40 pm

TraderKate

are you still melting down there dan?

1:54 pm

MollyL

*Hands Harry the fedora and the microphone.

1:54 pm

MollyL

2Bit, when were we melting?

1:57 pm

dan2bit

we did touch 90 on Friday - the weekend has been cloudy but pleasant

2:26 pm

dan2bit

got to 100 - 5 Pesky P's left, but no more than 2 on any other tile.

2:28 pm

MollyL

Yes, it was 90 on Friday. But not that awful, humidity laden 90 that comes later. And after this winter, 90 was a blessing

2:36 pm

dan2bit

clue for the ki6?

2:38 pm

periwinkle

baby goat and short rest, dan

2:39 pm

periwinkle

help with di7 pls

2:47 pm

origami

Think of a bruce willis movie peri

3:08 pm

dan2bit

thanks peri that was firewords!

5:59 pm

penquis

i am done....*waving to the lurkers*...

6:18 pm

TallMike

The Babble rules say that the only words allowed are those that can be found in the Enable dictionary. Does anyone know whether that is the same thing as the ENABLE word list at everything2.com, please? And are proper nouns like Dane excluded?

6:21 pm

Gillie

There is more than one version of the Enable dictionary, and Babble uses an older one, so it may not be exactly the same as everything2.com (although it should be pretty close). I use "More Words", which seems to have everything that turns up in Babble, but occasionally has other words too. Proper nouns are supposed to be excluded, but there are oddities.

6:21 pm

TallMike

Thanks Gillie

6:24 pm

Gillie

yw

7:02 pm

Sev

I think it's the same as, or at least based on, an older (late 90s/early 2000s maybe) North American Scrabble Tournament Word List (TWL). I used to have it on my computer, but can't find it. There are few that most people consider proper nouns (like nazi), but which have become "improper" :) over time.

8:02 pm

westford

k

8:29 pm

rururocks

L

8:31 pm

TallMike

thks Sev. I'm a bit surprised that the dictionary specified in the rules turns out to be a somewhat fuzzy concept rather than an actual, specific dictionary which everyone can access. Not that it really matters, of course, because some of the words in Babble are exceedingly rare and others are from languages other than English. Personally, I have to resort to a lot of guesswork once I have exhausted the obvious words.

9:10 pm

origami

m

9:48 pm

o2baflyndog

n

9:57 pm

torgone

O!

10:18 pm

TraderKate

Por

10:19 pm

TraderKate

Que?

11:27 pm

Sev

Tallmike, I'll try to remember to look for my copy of TWL that (I think) matches the dictionary here and let you know. If you don't see me here, you're welcome to email me: theseverian@gmail.com

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