Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, May 13, 2018

12:00 am

melonheadjujube

flip

12:00 am

melonheadjujube

flip

12:00 am

SamanthaJoy

in8

12:01 am

melonheadjujube

yep, Samatha!

12:02 am

SamanthaJoy

I didn't even have to do much to find it ;)

12:02 am

melonheadjujube

in9

12:04 am

Lizlin

Hi all

12:05 am

Rainiqui

au 7

12:06 am

melonheadjujube

as well as an anagram of au7

12:06 am

melonheadjujube

hi, Lizlin!

12:07 am

SamanthaJoy

nice, melonhead :)

12:07 am

melonheadjujube

tx

12:07 am

melonheadjujube

fu7

12:09 am

Rainiqui

mo 7

12:17 am

melonheadjujube

need solo U and solo i for nbt

12:17 am

Lizlin

ut 5

12:18 am

melonheadjujube

duh! tx

12:19 am

SamanthaJoy

lo7

12:19 am

melonheadjujube

ho7

12:19 am

melonheadjujube

actually ho7 X 2 )so far)

12:20 am

melonheadjujube

merci again, SamJoy

12:20 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:20 am

melonheadjujube

tx Lickety!!!

12:21 am

Lizlin

Thanks, Lickety

12:21 am

dalia

ki9

12:23 am

SamanthaJoy

*harrumph* This game is clearly biased against Americans. TY, dalia

12:24 am

SamanthaJoy

ni8

12:24 am

melonheadjujube

hitting the hay. alas. Fun grid. Nite, all!

12:24 am

Lizlin

Sleep well

12:25 am

melonheadjujube

[poof]

12:27 am

broll

phantom - crinoline

12:31 am

SamanthaJoy

phantom - erection

12:33 am

SamanthaJoy

D'OOOH! I *just* found that in9

12:34 am

meliae

Phantom onion

12:34 am

Kamanjah

ca7

12:38 am

meliae

Anyone have stats for the single U left column that's all I need for NBS not

12:38 am

meliae

Nbt

12:38 am

meliae

Darn autocorrect

12:38 am

SamanthaJoy

damnit. I was about to offer to trade for the other singleton u

12:39 am

Lizlin

Not me

12:39 am

sammysmom

tinkle

12:39 am

Rainiqui

ur 5

12:39 am

SamanthaJoy

wait you don't have it yet? autocorrect? ur 5/12. It's a pisser of a word.

12:39 am

Lizlin

Duh! That's so obvious. Thanks, Rain and Sammysmom

12:40 am

Rainiqui

teehee makes peepee

12:40 am

meliae

Crap I don't have that one either lol didn't see it the top one that is

12:41 am

meliae

Thank you everyone for the pisser clue

12:43 am

meliae

Female organ singular? Ut 5/12

12:43 am

sammysmom

off to bed with hercule

12:43 am

sammysmom

nite all

12:44 am

Lizlin

Sleep well

12:44 am

meliae

NBT NBS finally lol

12:44 am

meliae

Nini sweet dreams

12:45 am

meliae

Samantha did you see my clue for the other U?

12:48 am

Catie

emetin e

12:49 am

meliae

Thank you Catie

12:51 am

SamanthaJoy

I did! Thank you :)

12:52 am

SueMagee

Thank you, Catie.

12:53 am

meliae

Phantom moniker

12:53 am

SamanthaJoy

I'm ridiculously tired and going to bed. 'Nite all.

12:54 am

meliae

Nini Samantha sweet dreams

1:19 am

ursh

Lone i in the second column ?

1:20 am

isles7

ir 6

1:21 am

ursh

ty

1:21 am

ursh

got thanks :)

1:21 am

ursh

got it

1:24 am

ursh

well I now have nbt and nbs but still have 128 left

1:37 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

4:07 am

MollyL

Happy Mother's Day to all the Moms. For all you do, this one's for you. Enjoy your day.

5:49 am

Uneaixoise

Ditto what Molly said :-)

5:50 am

MollyL

Happy Mother's Day Une : D

5:52 am

aslindy

hello all

6:07 am

Uneaixoise

TX Molly

6:48 am

lil*monkey

phantom: authentic

7:56 am

aebmusica

ac7...clue please

7:57 am

Dippnall

a plant - it's been here quite often

7:59 am

bichon

could you clue it another way, pls

7:59 am

hydra

Fruit of oak tree minus a consonant, plus misspelled opposite of day.

7:59 am

Dippnall

ac + 4th vowel + not day

8:00 am

aebmusica

tyvm Dipp

8:01 am

bichon

ty Dipp

8:01 am

MollyL

Sign in a liquor store: Get Mom a bottle of wine for Mother's Day. After all, you're the reason she drinks.
: D

8:02 am

Dippnall

yw 54 to go here and I really should be doing other things .....

8:05 am

roncook

any clue for the 3rd from end 7/32 Ho please

8:07 am

MLFAN17

ron the only ho 7 I have is an extension of the ho 4 above it but thy are not related

8:09 am

Dippnall

2 of y ho7/32 are comparatives of the ho 4

8:14 am

MLFAN17

first column I?

8:14 am

Dippnall

ir 6/21

8:16 am

MLFAN17

that's the 2nd column but I don't have it either

8:17 am

MLFAN17

clue pls?

8:19 am

MLFAN17

found the first column i

8:21 am

bichon

n

8:29 am

roncook

not sure what the HO7/32 clue is the one i want is after the car warning device or US girlie bar.

8:30 am

phaeton

more of the ho4

8:32 am

phaeton

think sex

8:32 am

roncook

i think of sex alot but its not helping.

8:32 am

phaeton

stats for an H pls

8:33 am

phaeton

when you think of sex you are more ho7 than usual.

8:33 am

phaeton

for the upper H, not the corner H

8:33 am

roncook

got that one its the one after the 6/33

8:34 am

roncook

hootenn

8:34 am

phaeton

ok...don't have that one yet sorry

8:34 am

MLFAN17

oh I clued the one after the car ho

8:35 am

MLFAN17

i don't have any for the upper h

8:36 am

phaeton

so it's before the car noise

8:36 am

phaeton

more of an owl noise

8:36 am

MLFAN17

i accidently found the in9 i didn't know existed

8:37 am

roncook

its the 7/32 after 6/33 -4/5-6/21 then my missing 7/32

8:37 am

MLFAN17

ty phae i need the upper h as well

8:38 am

phaeton

he5/14 is the upper H

8:38 am

bonkler

brain is furry, could use clues for any of the 9s please

8:39 am

phaeton

the ho7/32 I have after the ho6/21 is more of the owl noise...is there another?

8:39 am

MLFAN17

bonk in 9 put opposite of out in front of the ca 7/36

8:39 am

phaeton

ty mlf

8:40 am

bonkler

ty mlf!

8:40 am

MLFAN17

yw phae

8:40 am

phaeton

second column i stats pls

8:40 am

MLFAN17

i need that one too phae

8:40 am

MLFAN17

yw bonk

8:42 am

ladycece920

in 4/4 bablet

8:42 am

MLFAN17

he 5/14 clue pls?

8:42 am

bonkler

ir 6/21 begins with a girl's name minus the last vowel + first part of frozen water

8:42 am

phaeton

bottom of pants or dress..not out

8:42 am

Dippnall

he + 60 in an hour

8:43 am

phaeton

ty bonkler

8:43 am

MLFAN17

i have in 4/4 from another i that is a babblet?

8:44 am

MLFAN17

ty for the he 5

8:44 am

ladycece920

yes, sorry, hard to tell what's from what I

8:44 am

MLFAN17

agreed lady

8:46 am

roncook

gotit ta

8:48 am

MLFAN17

need the 2nd column i for nbt

8:48 am

ladycece920

it's the ir 6 that was clued earlier

8:49 am

MLFAN17

sorry i had missed the clue but i have it now nbt

9:28 am

Judi

Good morning, mothers and children of mothers. Happy Mothers Day as it may apply.

9:34 am

rubyfoo

Hello Judi

9:34 am

rubyfoo

And Happy Day to all!

9:57 am

MLFAN17

hi judi

9:58 am

MLFAN17

in8?

9:58 am

Dippnall

laziness?

10:00 am

MLFAN17

can we expand on that dip?

10:00 am

MLFAN17

and hello dip:)

10:00 am

penquis

in + something you do....

10:00 am

MLFAN17

ty and hello pen

10:01 am

penquis

hi...

10:01 am

Dippnall

hi there .... lurking in and out .... really should be doing other things ....

10:02 am

penquis

hi dip...

10:05 am

MLFAN17

but this is more fun dipp?

10:05 am

Judi

I don't get the In9 clue.

10:06 am

MLFAN17

judi do you have ca7?

10:06 am

penquis

in + be careful....like the in 8....

10:06 am

Judi

Ty ty.

10:07 am

penquis

yw...

10:09 am

MLFAN17

funny icon judi

10:09 am

Judi

Why thank you, MLF. I made it myself.

10:09 am

MLFAN17

good job

10:11 am

MLFAN17

it took me this long to not see the fu7?

10:14 am

Judi

There are 2 Fu7s. And an Fu9.

10:14 am

penquis

ty for the stats....had the 7s and now i have the 9.... :o)

10:16 am

Shirlockc

if you can be a co5, why can't you be a mo5?

10:17 am

bichon

rh 9/66, pls

10:18 am

penquis

didn't know there was an rh 9....will look....

10:18 am

Dippnall

rh + 2nd and 4th vowels + a linear measure

10:19 am

Shirlockc

wow, thx dip, would never have got that

10:19 am

penquis

ty dip...

10:20 am

bichon

ty dipp

10:22 am

mkg

hi all.

10:23 am

penquis

hi mkg...

10:25 am

mkg

i have one fu 7. it is what heats your house. clue for the other one and the 9 please. ty

10:25 am

penquis

pelt + ms. blanchett....

10:25 am

penquis

should say pelt hair...

10:26 am

penquis

is there more than one RH word?

10:26 am

MollyL

no

10:27 am

penquis

ty, molly....

10:27 am

therealblah

just rh9

10:27 am

penquis

ty...

10:31 am

mkg

i dont get the in and be careful clue. please repeat. was it a in 9?

10:31 am

penquis

think of yellow tape at a crime scene....

10:31 am

mkg

who is miss blanchett? oh i am so confused. too many clues flying about. and i need them all.

10:31 am

penquis

or a yellow light...

10:31 am

penquis

in + those words....

10:32 am

therealblah

in9/66 in + ca7 being careful

10:32 am

Dippnall

in + a warning

10:32 am

mkg

ty. got the in 9. super clues. ty

10:32 am

Judi

** hands mkg a butterfly net to catch clues **

10:32 am

penquis

ms. blanchett is an actress...

10:33 am

mkg

how about the rh 9? and the fu 7 and 9? missing all of those. ty.

10:33 am

penquis

i clued the fu 7 for you....

10:33 am

therealblah

rh 9 clued at 10:18 by dipnall

10:33 am

therealblah

fu9 extends fu7

10:33 am

penquis

10:25 x 2...for the fu 7....

10:34 am

penquis

the fu 9 works off the fu 7...

10:34 am

penquis

and if you google blanchett, her name comes right up....

10:34 am

therealblah

we are all talking over each other lol

10:34 am

mkg

oops so sorry i have rh 9. apologies. it is the fu 7 and 9. looking back. ty

10:35 am

penquis

i am backing out....blah is right....too many cluers....

10:35 am

mkg

ok i dont know ms. blanchett. that is the issue. have first part, the pelt. sorry

10:36 am

therealblah

ca4 feline + vowel

10:36 am

mkg

ok just got the fu 7 and 9. whew. ty ty ty all for super clues. ty.

10:36 am

mkg

ty. got it.

10:36 am

mkg

any clues for the i fourth row? ty.

10:36 am

therealblah

don't go pen, your clues are typically better than mine :)

10:37 am

mkg

pen, stay here! we need you. therealblah is right!

10:38 am

therealblah

i resemble that remark ;)

10:38 am

penquis

ty....

10:38 am

wvteach

IN 6/30 - more full of black liquid

10:39 am

wvteach

need stats for second column I pls

10:39 am

mkg

so sorry theralblah. i didnt mean we need her because of any issue with you. just always best to have several clues and cluers.

10:39 am

therealblah

i know , just kidding :)

10:40 am

penquis

ir 6/21...

10:40 am

periwinkle

hi all.havethe

10:40 am

penquis

hi peri....

10:40 am

periwinkle

hi pen, hi all

10:42 am

mkg

any clues for the ir 6/21?TY

10:43 am

penquis

most of a woman's name (as in Gooodnight, Ir****) + adjective ending....

10:43 am

therealblah

ir6 temper + 1st 3 of pleasant

10:43 am

mkg

TY. GOT IT.

10:44 am

penquis

yw...

10:44 am

periwinkle

that song is very old pen but I remember it

10:44 am

wvteach

thnx - never have guessed that one

10:44 am

periwinkle

it has been in grids before tho

10:44 am

mkg

we have a group of friends who get together to sing and play music. we always sing that song. folk music.

10:45 am

penquis

my mother had the 45 and played it a lot....along with "In the Middle of an Island"....

10:45 am

periwinkle

don't know that one pen. will look it up

10:46 am

mkg

dont know the island.

10:46 am

penquis

if you google it, you can hear Tony Bennett singing it....mom's version was Frankie Lane, I think....

10:47 am

penquis

need one more to get to 80.....have things to do....places to go....people to meet.... ;o)

10:48 am

periwinkle

110 left here

10:48 am

penquis

found it....i am heading out....bbl to find the rest....bye all....

10:48 am

periwinkle

bye

10:51 am

wvteach

went and listened to tony Bennett - i do remember that song

11:06 am

MollyL

*Looking for Tony Bennett's heart...oh there it is...he left it in San Francisco

11:18 am

car.eeyore

Hello and Happy Mother's Day! I got a new laptop!!

11:19 am

MollyL

Damn, they don't fool around with Mother's Day at your house

11:21 am

car.eeyore

:) Had breakfast in bed as well! Homemade waffles with strawberries and whipped cream and coffee!

11:22 am

MollyL

I was in the grocery store early this morning and I got a kick out of all the people there buying flowers and balloons. : )

11:23 am

car.eeyore

IT is a quiet holiday...it just sneaks up on people...

11:25 am

MollyL

I got the best gifts when my kids were still in school. Most of the teachers were Moms, so they made sure all the kids had something to give Mom on Mother's Day.

11:28 am

car.eeyore

:)

11:34 am

car.eeyore

Will I be able to download the Babble Expert program or is that now defunct?

11:37 am

MollyL

As far as I know, people are still using Babble Expert.

11:37 am

TraderKate

Should be able to car Someone mentined yesterday that it didn't work with MS Edge

11:38 am

TraderKate

good morning/afternoon everyone :)

11:38 am

car.eeyore

No, I don't use that

11:38 am

car.eeyore

Hello!

11:39 am

72 Temple Owl

hello

11:41 am

MollyL

Hello! What a wonderful word..hello!

11:41 am

MollyL

*Not too many have seen "Crazy People" other than Cos and I

11:41 am

72 Temple Owl

yes! look at akk the things we can now do in the comfort of our homes!

11:44 am

car.eeyore

Steve Martin movie?

11:44 am

car.eeyore

Or Dudley Moore?

11:44 am

MollyL

Dudley Moore

11:45 am

periwinkle

I have seen it

11:47 am

car.eeyore

Stats for the U in the top row please?

11:48 am

72 Temple Owl

ut5/12

11:48 am

car.eeyore

Got it! Good word for MOTHER's day!

11:49 am

rururocks

(waits for Car to find the ho7)

11:49 am

car.eeyore

LOL...already have it!

11:49 am

car.eeyore

more rhinoceros like

11:50 am

rururocks

that's maybe a better word for Father's Day

11:50 am

car.eeyore

LOLOLOLOL

11:50 am

origami

:D

11:51 am

bichon

an 7/32, pls

11:53 am

MollyL

And we are one E short of an er8 that would go nicely with the ho7

11:53 am

car.eeyore

:0

11:56 am

rururocks

thanks for pointing that out molly :D

11:57 am

car.eeyore

ok...naptime....have a great day everyone

11:57 am

rururocks

I wonder if that would have made this a harder grid to do

11:57 am

MollyL

It is a hard job, but someone had to do it

11:58 am

MollyL

Stiff competition, trying to beat Ru to the punch

11:58 am

MollyL

*Wonders what "naptime" is

11:59 am

rururocks

you'll notice she didn't say that firmly

11:59 am

MollyL

She is not someone who is wooden

12:00 pm

rururocks

... I can't say .... it

12:01 pm

MollyL

*Waits for the turgid silence to pass

12:03 pm

rururocks

well.... happy mother's day from me to all you mom's out there

12:05 pm

MollyL

Thanks Ru

12:13 pm

flosey

good morning all - and thanks Ru

12:14 pm

rururocks

hi flosey.. haven't seen you for ages.. hope you're well

12:14 pm

flosey

well indeed,thanks, and you?

12:15 pm

rururocks

I'm fine.. have two vacations coming up.. and looking forward to them

12:16 pm

flosey

enjoy! where is your vacation taking you ?

12:16 pm

rururocks

New York City next week and then Qualicum, BC in July (planning to buy a house there this summer)

12:17 pm

flosey

ah, lovely

12:18 pm

rururocks

I'll have to start a go-fund me page to pay the Canadian taxes :D

12:19 pm

flosey

have never been to Qualicum but Hubby tells me it'slovely

12:21 pm

rururocks

that's my favorite part of BC

12:22 pm

flosey

during U years, he worked in BC Forestry summers - counting trees or some suck

12:22 pm

flosey

oops, or some such

12:22 pm

rururocks

that's what I'm going to do.. sit on my deck and count trees :D

12:23 pm

flosey

twas a healthy time

12:23 pm

flosey

ah, but you don't get paid for it!!! - it helped him through U

12:25 pm

rururocks

I had to make Twinkies to get through U :D

12:29 pm

rururocks

finally I can list now.. it's getting too hard to find words now

12:30 pm

flosey

I'm not even half way yet!

12:37 pm

rururocks

i don't have a single 9 yet jeeeeeeez

12:38 pm

flosey

I have fu9 and I'd never have found it without clues

12:39 pm

flosey

there's fu7, fu9, and then fu7 not related

12:39 pm

MollyL

fu9...what men go on when they decide to stop shaving

12:40 pm

flosey

lol, good one Molly

12:40 pm

rururocks

fuhormones

12:40 pm

rururocks

damn it

12:41 pm

MollyL

And hey Ru, we left Macarena off the worst song list yesterday.

12:41 pm

ch1212

nice clue, molly.

12:41 pm

MollyL

And Mambo Number 5

12:41 pm

rururocks

and Gangham style (sp?)

12:42 pm

MollyL

Oh definitely that Gangham crap

12:43 pm

rururocks

moon river is in my top twenty ... my parents played it so much it was like waterboarding

12:43 pm

MollyL

I have a friend who does DJ work for weddings. The Chicken Dance and Macarena are two of the most requested songs. What is WRONG with people?

12:43 pm

rururocks

i don't know the chicken dance

12:43 pm

flosey

lomen t

12:44 pm

MollyL

Consider yourself blessed.

12:44 pm

ch1212

haha ru! Mine too --- Andy Williams!

12:44 pm

rururocks

I'll take your word for it

12:44 pm

rururocks

:D CH.. i had to leave the house when they put it on

12:45 pm

rururocks

later in life it was the lark ascending and Nora Jones :D

12:46 pm

ch1212

Mine were gone by the time Nora came along.... but by then, their work was done because (sigh**) I like Nora Jones.... lol!

12:46 pm

rururocks

another group of records I cannot listen to anylonger

12:47 pm

rururocks

not if you play nora jones every day 10 times a day

12:47 pm

rururocks

it makes my skin crawl now

12:48 pm

ch1212

lol! At one point in my radio career, I worked at a station that played the hits of the 30s, 40s, and 50s. My mom LOVED that! LOL!

12:49 pm

MollyL

What is otherwise good music can be ruined for you if someone plays it over and over and over again

12:50 pm

rururocks

very true

12:50 pm

flosey

I'd have been with your Mom on that CH - it was music back then - and yes, agree Molly

12:51 pm

MollyL

I think "Breakfast At Tiffany's" ruined "Moon River" for everyone

12:52 pm

flosey

how frustrating to get a tune in your head and it just won't leave!! time for the military marches

12:52 pm

ch1212

Then I worked as a country-western dj, and there were some hits that were played so often I still can't stand listening to them.

12:52 pm

MollyL

And I have never understood "Tiffany's" because the name of the store is "Tiffany"

12:53 pm

MollyL

I bet "Islands In The Stream" is one of those country western hits.

12:53 pm

ch1212

YOU ARE RIGHT, Molly! And Randy Travis' Forever and Ever Amen.

12:54 pm

MollyL

Just hook up two country western singers on a song and it is guaranteed to be played WAY too much.

12:55 pm

ch1212

And in my day, Kenny Rogers was still looked at sideways by 'real' country singers. he was a crossover from the 5th Edition pop group.

12:56 pm

periwinkle

I did not know that ch112

12:56 pm

periwinkle

1212 even

12:57 pm

periwinkle

I only have 1 eight and am missing one of the 9's

12:57 pm

periwinkle

hi all

12:58 pm

ch1212

Same with Lee Greenwood (God Bless the USA). He was raised in a musical family, partial to jazz and classical. He wasn't making it in his preferred style, and cut a demo of a country-sounding song, which was picked up and suddenly he was a 'country' artist. I interviewed him at length one time, and he told me about his background.

12:59 pm

MollyL

Oh Peri, you know Kenny Rogers and The First Edition. Famous for "Ruby, Don't Take Your Love To Town"

1:00 pm

periwinkle

oh, yes I do Molly

1:00 pm

MollyL

After he "went country" we remember him more for his "Gambler" days.

1:00 pm

rururocks

Mine was on the road again. It played in a bar i worked at 200 times per day

1:01 pm

ch1212

Ah yes, I agree ruru, but because it was Willie Nelson, I quickly returned to the fold :)

1:02 pm

rururocks

I finally opened the jukebox and ripped out the record threw open the door and threw it like a frisbee

1:02 pm

ch1212

bbl - roasted broccoli done.

1:02 pm

MollyL

I had a big disagreement with a musician once about Willy Nelson and "You Were Always On My Mind". He claimed it was a great romance song. I told him it was a song about men who don't bother to be considerate of their women. : D

1:03 pm

MollyL

Or Willie Nelson

1:04 pm

rururocks

I am not a Willie Nelson fan

1:10 pm

MollyL

I'm not either

1:16 pm

rururocks

another thing I like about you Molly :D

1:17 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I like Willie Nelson. Why is Nancy Boy here again?

1:19 pm

aebmusica

in6/18......clue please

1:20 pm

rururocks

not outlier

1:20 pm

aebmusica

nvm found it

1:21 pm

rururocks

you can't say never mind when I've already clued it :D

1:21 pm

aebmusica

ty anyway ruru!I was typing when you posted.

1:23 pm

rururocks

56 to go.. time to list

1:26 pm

sammysmom

i like willie too, and merle

1:30 pm

sammysmom

lids are on the way... gonna greet them with... It;'s all going to pot... this old lady loves shocking her kids and grands heh heh

1:30 pm

sammysmom

kids that is

1:30 pm

rururocks

lids? are you carrying Sammy?

1:31 pm

sammysmom

my kids WIAH !!

1:31 pm

sammysmom

wish

1:32 pm

rururocks

nothing like turning over a new stoned sammy

1:37 pm

HarryHood

phew halfway!

1:37 pm

HarryHood

tough one for me. can I get stats please for the U and the lone i ?

1:37 pm

rururocks

which u?

1:38 pm

HarryHood

top :) sorry

1:38 pm

rururocks

the i is ir6

1:39 pm

bojazz

ut - female parts...

1:39 pm

bojazz

ut 5/12

1:39 pm

HarryHood

ty bojazz

1:39 pm

HarryHood

ty ruru - looking

1:43 pm

MollyL

*Imagines SMom belting out "I'm Proud To Be An Okie From Muskogee"

1:44 pm

dan2bit

afternoon all! can I have stats for the lone i?

1:44 pm

HarryHood

I kind of respect willie nelson for his disregarding the IRS. and pot laws. and the fact that he's not kenny rogers.

1:44 pm

sammysmom

have done molly

1:44 pm

MollyL

ir6/21

1:46 pm

rururocks

i tried to disregard the IRS myself this year.. it didn't work out too well :D

1:47 pm

HarryHood

didn't work out well for willie nelson either

1:49 pm

dan2bit

ty Molly

1:52 pm

MollyL

Happy Mother's Day SMom. I hope you have a good day with your clan.

1:52 pm

rururocks

i can't find that an 7 either

1:52 pm

MollyL

Ends in alternate spelling of not day

1:52 pm

MollyL

Nope, that is the ac, sorry

1:53 pm

sammysmom

ty mol and you also

1:53 pm

rururocks

i just found it.. never mind

1:54 pm

MollyL

Crap, I was just going to clue it
: P

1:54 pm

rururocks

well.. thank you for thinking of me

1:55 pm

HarryHood

120 left. can I get a more obvious clue for the ir6? I'm apparetnly not running on all cylinders today

1:55 pm

HarryHood

spent the wknd at a school retreat. I'm bushed.

1:56 pm

rururocks

peaceful harry ir6

1:57 pm

dan2bit

phantom crinoline

1:58 pm

MollyL

â™ªâ™« Sweet crinoline...bah bah bah...good times never seemed so good â™«â™ª

1:58 pm

HarryHood

nbt. ty ruru. would you believe that I had to thesaurus peaceful?

1:59 pm

HarryHood

and when you press the little dictionary button next to ir6, it gives you the defn for "incumbent"

2:00 pm

rururocks

lots of things are failing on this site harry

2:00 pm

HarryHood

like my body.

2:03 pm

HarryHood

115 to go. bbl perhaps!

2:05 pm

MollyL

I have given up clicking on the ? for definitions. It is almost always the wrong one.

2:06 pm

aebmusica

this is happing on my computer also, Molly. What gives?

2:07 pm

aebmusica

linecut

2:07 pm

aebmusica

sorry

2:08 pm

MollyL

I think the site upkeep is not what it used to be. It is all free now so not as much incentive for housekeeping.

2:09 pm

aebmusica

Oh....

2:11 pm

MollyL

And since it is all free, there is much more opportunity for people to sign in with multiple user names.

2:18 pm

rururocks

hoping boston destroys the caveliers today.. it's going to be a good game i think

2:26 pm

MollyL

It's hoops time, good for all you hoops fans.

2:27 pm

rururocks

anyone have the ne 8?

2:28 pm

MollyL

new + number + first part of frozen water

2:29 pm

rururocks

thank you very much

2:29 pm

rururocks

n's are done.. whew

2:29 pm

sammysmom

what did you say about destroying the caveliers?? MY cleveland caveliers

2:30 pm

MollyL

ne8 means the retention of juvenile characteristics in adults. Perfect for this forum.
: P

2:33 pm

rururocks

IMA think that's funny molly

2:35 pm

libarebel

To MollyL: I didn't have time yesterday to reply to your comment about my political comment-- I don't just sit on my butt & whine on the Internet-- My real life sometimes spills over-- I am very active politically-- I went to both Marches, sign all petitions w/ which I agree, call my Rep. & Senator & when I can, donate what I can for a particular event (special elections, other elections), It sometimes is irresistible to make a comment (joke) when i see the opportunity-- I realize that Babble is not a religious or political forum & am sorry to have offended you-- you could lighten up a bit re: such comments, & stop baiting real trolls by responding to & commenting about them; Amen--

2:36 pm

cybernan

good afternoon everyone -- see that the Canadian coins are still missing from the dictionary

2:37 pm

mrloser

OH NO Did you say AMEN !!!!!

2:37 pm

libarebel

Politically incorrect?

2:38 pm

rururocks

i don't understand why the chat can't be civil and discuss religion or politics when they come up.. but that's just me

2:39 pm

cybernan

me neither ru

2:39 pm

libarebel

thanks ruru-- I just said that POTUS was in the grid-- mo5/10-- moron-- sorry

2:39 pm

rururocks

it was a joke.. i got it.. at the time

2:40 pm

Sam

I'm a political agnostic and a religious anarchist, so anything you want to talk about is OK with me.

2:40 pm

invictus

That is funny and true!

2:40 pm

cybernan

you shouldn't need to feel sorry for stating the truth, lib

2:41 pm

libarebel

TY, Cybernan & ruru! I thought it was funny, but that's me...

2:41 pm

libarebel

thanks, invictus

2:41 pm

rururocks

for those of us who are offended almost daily by what comes out of the white house.. it was funny..

2:41 pm

libarebel

thanks Saam

2:42 pm

cybernan

yeah, well we just happen to agree with you, but not everyone does

2:42 pm

invictus

Truth hurts, right?

2:42 pm

libarebel

*Sam*

2:42 pm

rururocks

that's ok too.. some people here voted for Trump.. that's their perogative

2:42 pm

Sam

I'm offended by people who are offended.

2:44 pm

libarebel

Understood, cybernan-- willing to hear rebuttal & respect it...

2:45 pm

libarebel

The Babble Community seems to me to be a pretty progressive group...

2:46 pm

rururocks

not all.. but a majority maybe that chat

2:47 pm

invictus

The thing is that this isn't just a political "disagreement." This is about morals and what is absolutely right and wrong. This is why I have cut those people out of my life completely, no matter if they are blood or not. Right is right and wrong is wrong.

2:48 pm

rururocks

I'm not so hard and fast like that invictus..

2:48 pm

MollyL

I don't bait real trolls. I do take issue with them when they are offending a friend of mine who just lost his husband.

2:49 pm

libarebel

I was in college in the late '60's & became suddenly politically aware & active-- my viewpoint hasn't changed since then, but it's a little harder to march :-)

2:49 pm

invictus

I am when it comes to making fun of people with disabilities, treating people like they are nothing because of where they were born, sexual harassment/abuse, and a few other things. If you are ok with those, you are not an ok person.

2:50 pm

libarebel

uh-oh...

2:50 pm

invictus

But I am going back to hiding the chat because I just had surgery and shouldn't be getting upset.

2:51 pm

libarebel

Didn't mean to ignite a firestorm of controversy...

2:53 pm

rururocks

you can make it up to us by cluing the mo 8 :D

2:54 pm

libarebel

Don't have it yet, but will do when I have... :)

2:57 pm

libarebel

have mo 6/21-- more like the the body that orbits around us...

3:00 pm

libarebel

Sorry that's mo 7/32

3:00 pm

bojazz

mo 8/50 - the number 4 in

3:01 pm

bojazz

Chaldean Numerology ...

3:01 pm

bojazz

:(

3:03 pm

rururocks

that's not really helpful but thanks anyways

3:05 pm

libarebel

Googled it in reverse but nada-- ty anyway

3:10 pm

rururocks

anyone have the mo 8 that can clue it another way/

3:11 pm

rururocks

ah

3:11 pm

rururocks

i found it

3:11 pm

rururocks

never mind.. thanks anyways

3:16 pm

libarebel

Clue for the clueless?

3:18 pm

Bugsaw

and the really clueless. . .

3:21 pm

libarebel

got it-- hard to clue-- French Impressionist painter + incorrect spelling of a shade of blue...

3:21 pm

libarebel

1st 4 letters if painter

3:22 pm

libarebel

*of*

3:26 pm

libarebel

Again: 1st 4 letters of French Impressionist + incorrect spelling of blue used in printing...

3:33 pm

libarebel

MO 8/50-- n. [Gr. sole and house.] In botany, one of that class of plants, whose male and female flowers are on the same plant.

3:46 pm

zoozzoom

A lot of the words in this grid I do not think I will ever use in a conversation in my life time.

3:51 pm

rubyfoo

blue?

3:53 pm

zoozzoom

Beginning with C, ruby.

3:54 pm

UnikeTheHunter

Nine letters, negligence.

3:55 pm

rubyfoo

l'm lost zzoozz

3:56 pm

zoozzoom

a word for blue that begins with CY but take away the Y and add a vowel instead.

3:59 pm

rubyfoo

Thank you zzoozz

3:59 pm

TraderKate

most of currency (or painter) + not FBI + cons

3:59 pm

rubyfoo

Hello Kate

4:00 pm

TraderKate

Hi ruby, zooz,Unike et al :)

4:00 pm

zoozzoom

hello :-)

4:01 pm

TraderKate

look at this.. some of my favourite Babblers are here.. (or were)! <waves>

4:01 pm

libarebel

Hi Kate!

4:02 pm

TraderKate

Hi libarel, wasn't sure if you were still here :)

4:03 pm

libarebel

:-D still here...

4:03 pm

TraderKate

Bugs, bojazz and ruru were here too, and I missed them by the looks of it :(

4:04 pm

libarebel

Trying to stay out of trouble :-]

4:04 pm

bichon

Back forr more punishment

4:05 pm

bichon

ce 6/21, pls

4:05 pm

zoozzoom

CE + message on a bit of paper.

4:06 pm

bichon

sorry, don't understand

4:07 pm

bichon

scratch that, got it, ty

4:07 pm

TraderKate

Hi bochon :)
Staying out of trouble? What fun is that lib?

4:07 pm

bichon

Hi Kate

4:08 pm

aebmusica

tinmen

4:08 pm

TraderKate

:)

4:08 pm

libarebel

Not much TK!

4:08 pm

aebmusica

ti6(second one) .....clue please

4:08 pm

TraderKate

bichon, that is...the harder I try to NOT typo, the more it happens

4:09 pm

libarebel

Great clue, aeb!

4:09 pm

TraderKate

scarecrows, cowardlu li4s, and TI....

4:09 pm

zoozzoom

First one, Aeb is even smaller.

4:09 pm

aebmusica

sorry

4:09 pm

aebmusica

ty zooz

4:10 pm

zoozzoom

Welcome.

4:11 pm

TraderKate

Are you feeling bette now zooz? (asnd how did the hospital run for mum's appointment go?)

4:13 pm

zoozzoom

It seems I am suffering with hayfever this year, TK. But only with runny nose and sore throat. no itchyness with eyes at all.

4:14 pm

zoozzoom

Mother to the hospital was a farce. We were there for nearly two hours as her blodd pressure was too high so would not do anything untill it went down. so now she has to take tablets to lower it and return in a couple of weeks time.

4:14 pm

rubyfoo

Tyhe pollen here is the worst it's ever been. l think it's because winter was so long and then, within two days, everything bu_rst

4:14 pm

zoozzoom

Blood*

4:14 pm

zoozzoom

Good point, Ruby!

4:14 pm

TraderKate

That's too bad zooz; hatfever is a misery - even sans itchiness

4:16 pm

zoozzoom

I do not suffer with it hence why i thought I was coming down with a cold!

4:16 pm

rubyfoo

Everybody around here is having all those symptoms

4:16 pm

TraderKate

That's true, same happened here last year - everything popped st once and there were very high pollen counts.
Terrible that yu will have to do it all over again zooz. Does she have a blood pressure cuff at home? Some people's BP goes up just by having it measured.. wondering what it's like at home.

4:17 pm

zoozzoom

I do not normally suffer with it.

4:17 pm

libarebel

Everything pollinated at once due to lingering cold weather (sez weatherman)

4:17 pm

rubyfoo

and everything is covered with green dust.

4:17 pm

TraderKate

Probably just your system was overwhelmed by so much all at once zooz...hopefully it is a one time thing.

4:18 pm

rubyfoo

l have to wash the plants on the deck

4:18 pm

aebmusica

mo6/21(first one) clue please

4:18 pm

libarebel

I thought I was sick w/ upper respiratory infection-- Doc said same thing re: pollen...

4:18 pm

zoozzoom

Yes they have got those at home, TK. They do not stop using the bloody thing I keep telling them it will be different everytime they use it but no they keep saying there is something wrong with it LOl

4:19 pm

TraderKate

Mo 6/21 add the shortest distance between two points

4:19 pm

zoozzoom

MO + draw a straight **** without a ruler. I bet you can't do it.

4:19 pm

rubyfoo

ZzoÃ ozz, the trick is to make a chart with three times of day and boxes to fill in

4:19 pm

TraderKate

poor ruby... you said it was your evergreens that are dusting u your place?

4:20 pm

aebmusica

ty again zooz

4:20 pm

zoozzoom

I will tell them that, Ruby. Thank you!

4:21 pm

rubyfoo

Yes, they've grown monstrously large and need to be taken out

4:21 pm

TraderKate

oh dear, zooz... are they actually doing it correctly?

4:21 pm

zoozzoom

Sorry to hear that, Libarebel. Hope you are feeling better.

4:21 pm

rubyfoo

Make the chart and tell THEM? PUT A PEN NEXT TO IT

4:22 pm

zoozzoom

To be honest, TK I have no idea. I do not know what thier BP is supposed to be.

4:22 pm

rubyfoo

sorry for caps

4:22 pm

TraderKate

one BP first thin on the AM before tea/coffee. early as possible

4:22 pm

zoozzoom

Their*

4:23 pm

TraderKate

are they keeping track zooz.. in writing - ruby gave good suggestion re chart.

4:23 pm

rubyfoo

The chart will make them feel in control

4:23 pm

zoozzoom

To be honest, Ruby I do not mind caps at least I can see the text without squinting lol

4:23 pm

bichon

hi ruby

4:24 pm

zoozzoom

Dad will not be able to write as he shakes too much will get mother to do it.

4:24 pm

libarebel

ty zz

4:25 pm

rubyfoo

l have to put the laptop up to my face, even wearing glasses

4:25 pm

periwinkle

hi all help with an7 pls

4:25 pm

rubyfoo

l had to do that for me for a while because my pressure was too low

4:26 pm

rubyfoo

hi bichon

4:26 pm

libarebel

ty for mo6/21, zz!

4:26 pm

TraderKate

Even if you "zoom in" ruby? Do yu know how to do that?

4:26 pm

zoozzoom

Think I will take another antihistamine tablet.

4:27 pm

TraderKate

an 7/32 abbr. for a continent + not out

4:27 pm

bichon

cr 7/32, second one, pls

4:27 pm

TraderKate

zooz is going to be zoozy ;)

4:28 pm

rubyfoo

l need to go to sleep, good night everybody. My eyes are tearing because my silly dog insists on sleeping on the balcony so l have to keep the beedroom door open

4:28 pm

zoozzoom

I do not mind that, TK as I am about to retire for the evening anyway LOL

4:28 pm

rubyfoo

and it's cold!

4:28 pm

zoozzoom

Sweet dreams ((Ruby))

4:28 pm

bichon

cold here too

4:29 pm

zoozzoom

CR + vowel + alt spelling for not day.

4:29 pm

TraderKate

CR 7/32 add vowel and sn unspecified country

4:29 pm

bichon

I don't that's the second one

4:30 pm

TraderKate

It is getting a bit late there zooz...lol wash it down with a bit of whiskey and you will be in dreamland ;)

4:30 pm

zoozzoom

The one I clued is for the second one.

4:30 pm

periwinkle

4:31 pm

zoozzoom

Eww no thanks, TK I hate whiskey.

4:31 pm

periwinkle

TK I am not getting the clue for the an7 abbrev. for a continent?

4:31 pm

TraderKate

sorry about that bichon :( mine was the first CR 7

4:32 pm

TraderKate

** ropean community

4:32 pm

zoozzoom

AN + Britain is coming out of the ** (brexit) + ***se the suds from your hair.

4:33 pm

TraderKate

gin, wine, sherry ? ;)

4:33 pm

bichon

cr 7/32, second one, pls

4:33 pm

zoozzoom

Okay my clues are becoming more wacky so I think this is a good time to retire for the evening. Happy babbling everyone!

4:34 pm

TraderKate

4:29 bich.. zooz

4:34 pm

rubyfoo

no alcohol with antihistamines

4:34 pm

TraderKate

Must you go zooz? YOur clues are fine!

4:34 pm

TraderKate

quite right ruby... I am being silly.

4:35 pm

zoozzoom

Not keen on alcohol when I do not feel too good to be honest.

4:35 pm

rubyfoo

l'm not supposed to drink since l'm on chemo, but the occasional drink is enjoyable

4:35 pm

zoozzoom

I need to go, TK , I am feeling sleepy.

4:35 pm

zoozzoom

*poof*

4:35 pm

TraderKate

Niters zooz, feel better soon

4:35 pm

rubyfoo

Andl introduce my evening "helper" to gin martinis

4:36 pm

rubyfoo

bye, kate, l still owe you a letter!

4:36 pm

TraderKate

:D LOL ruby, you are sooo bad! Next time you see the doc, you should ask...

4:37 pm

TraderKate

Gawd ruby... no big letter, I will be overwhelmed at the task of writing back... give me small snippets and I have a chanve.

4:37 pm

TraderKate

Gawd ruby... no big letter, I will be overwhelmed at the task of writing back... give me small snippets and I have a chance.

4:44 pm

TraderKate

Babble Expert threw a fit, sorry. Had to reload

4:47 pm

Dianne

Are there more than 6 re6 words?

4:52 pm

lynxxx

Yes - heaps

4:53 pm

lil*monkey

No, there are SIX re6 words.

4:53 pm

lynxxx

sorry I read more than 6 re - what Lil said

4:54 pm

lil*monkey

no worries!

4:54 pm

Dianne

I am missing a 6 letter r words and can't find it.

4:54 pm

Dianne

I have 6 re words.

4:55 pm

lynxxx

you have the ro6?

4:56 pm

lil*monkey

You mean the "Call Roto-ro6" one????

4:57 pm

Dianne

I've got that one too.

4:57 pm

TraderKate

kick back of a rifle?

4:58 pm

lil*monkey

oooh thank u Kate

4:59 pm

TraderKate

yw :)
Hi lil*, Bianne, and lynn!

5:00 pm

lynxxx

the last re6 is re & what hammer or saw is

5:02 pm

TraderKate

put prongs on a fork again?
measure the hours and minutes again?
keep in posesion?

5:02 pm

TraderKate

Mint hard currency again?

5:06 pm

TraderKate

off to sudoku. can clue if no one is around here.

5:16 pm

cybernan

hi again - still quite a way to go

5:34 pm

TraderKate

Hi nan :)

5:38 pm

cybernan

grats on the fw, kate

5:52 pm

TraderKate

Sorry about that nan. PC was misbehaving. turns out I had an update to do manually. Was allging badly, but it seems okay now.

5:53 pm

cybernan

that's good

5:53 pm

TraderKate

lol... lagging

5:53 pm

cybernan

ac 7 please?

5:54 pm

TraderKate

ends with the dar time

5:54 pm

TraderKate

dark

5:54 pm

NatashaW

ac7 fancy word for wolf's bane... ends as Kate said

5:55 pm

cybernan

dark time? -- pre renaisance?

5:55 pm

TraderKate

monk's hood tto, I think... hi Nat :)

5:55 pm

cybernan

no idea

5:55 pm

TraderKate

no when people sleeop nan... the mineral ending

5:56 pm

TraderKate

not day

5:56 pm

cybernan

ty - the light finally went on

5:56 pm

NatashaW

lol nan

5:56 pm

NatashaW

hi kate

5:57 pm

TraderKate

Are you both enjoying nice weather?

5:58 pm

NatashaW

what nice weather... here it's gone all cool and rainy again. I like it but it's more like Scottish weather

5:58 pm

NatashaW

also it makes my fancy new hairdo turn into a frizzball :-)

5:59 pm

NatashaW

hope it's nice up where you are kate!

5:59 pm

TraderKate

We've had a lot of rain here too.. and the clouds are gathering again... actually look like snow clouds - but it will be too warm for that

6:00 pm

TraderKate

we had nice sun and blue skies all day...but it is still less than 60F here

6:00 pm

TraderKate

My hair hates the humidity too :(

6:01 pm

NatashaW

I normally don't give a hang but I have my big gala tom'w and went to the hairdresser to get it all country-clubbed... in vain! :-)

6:02 pm

TraderKate

You can get them to give it a quick blow and touch up tomorrow if you can???

6:02 pm

NatashaW

For once in my life I was hoping not to look too obviously like a leftover hippie slob

6:02 pm

NatashaW

Won't have time, getting on train to NYC 1st thing in the a.m.

6:03 pm

TraderKate

Surely, you are being too hard on yourself...

6:03 pm

NatashaW

You haven't seen my hair... :-)

6:03 pm

TraderKate

blow dryer and brush should tame it enough

6:03 pm

NatashaW

my neighbors' kids used to pretend I "combed" my hair by sticking my fingers in the electric socket

6:04 pm

NatashaW

It will be what it will be, honestly I don't give a hoot. It's my board members who are always making little sly comments. Annoying

6:04 pm

TraderKate

haha... just wait - they will likely deal with it too when they get older ;)

6:05 pm

TraderKate

nasty people...

6:05 pm

NatashaW

I always say, my hair has a mind of its own... with an IQ of about 38

6:05 pm

cybernan

sorry -- phone call took me away for a bit -- lovely weather here the last 2 days -- in the upper 80's (31C) here today

6:05 pm

NatashaW

No, their hair is gorgeous!

6:05 pm

TraderKate

despise pettiness and catty remarks.

6:06 pm

TraderKate

woot nan! so YOU are the one that has our spring? ;)

6:07 pm

NatashaW

upper 80s is more like summer...

6:09 pm

TraderKate

yes, and soon we will all be whining that it's too hot and humid... if we get a summer this year. it was AWOL last year. weather network says 67-70F for the next week, but overnight temps are still chilly

6:10 pm

NatashaW

well, it would be nice to have sunny, dry, 60s-70s...

6:10 pm

NatashaW

but we're supposed to have rain for the whole weke.

6:10 pm

NatashaW

week

6:10 pm

TraderKate

it rained again last night, so bu the time it warms up and dries out, the day is almost gone for getting things done in the yard.

6:11 pm

TraderKate

a whole week of rain? let's hope they are wrong... horrid :(

6:12 pm

rururocks

Sounds like someone had a hair-raising experience?

6:13 pm

cybernan

the 80's in late may is pretty normal for here --- been a cool spring though --- flooding hasn't reached it's peak yet - next week, I think

6:13 pm

cybernan

ci 7 please?

6:14 pm

TraderKate

we get the odd hot day in May here ... very late spring this year though

6:14 pm

TraderKate

start with the movie theatre and end with nost of the lemon peel?

6:15 pm

cybernan

ty kate - good clue

6:15 pm

TraderKate

Hi ruru :)

6:16 pm

dan2bit

ty kate that was my last C!

6:16 pm

TraderKate

Yay fjor dan waves>

6:16 pm

TraderKate

dang C and RE words will be the end of me one day!

6:17 pm

dan2bit

an7?

6:18 pm

TraderKate

AN 7/32 **ropean Union + and that same bit of lemon peel

6:18 pm

dan2bit

thanks!

6:19 pm

TraderKate

yw.. how Mother's Day going in the 2bit household?

6:21 pm

dan2bit

we had a successful dinner out, miss2bit presented cards and a bracelet and a breakfast of cheesy toast and coffee

6:22 pm

TraderKate

Miss 2bit is getting to be quite the little lady... mmm cheesy toast! :D

6:22 pm

dan2bit

and otherwise mrs2bit had as little parental responsibility today as we could manage

6:23 pm

TraderKate

cherish the days dan. you're gonna turn around one day and she'll be off to university

6:24 pm

NatashaW

yep, I can second Kate's observation!

6:25 pm

TraderKate

and how was MDay for you Nat? I'll ask nan as well, but suspect she os deep in the grid atm.

6:25 pm

TraderKate

Isn't it your baby that jsut finished 1st year @ McGill?

6:25 pm

NatashaW

Lovely. Got a very sweet card plus gorgeous French toast with homemade berry compote and cappuccino.

6:26 pm

NatashaW

Yes, the very one. Gave birth one day, next day drove him to Montreal. That's how it feels anyhow.

6:26 pm

NatashaW

What about you?

6:26 pm

NatashaW

I don't know about your family situation

6:26 pm

TraderKate

MMmmm <drool>

6:26 pm

TraderKate

No MDay for me

6:27 pm

NatashaW

I normally hate Hallmark card holidays but who am I to discourage my men from not taking me for granted one day a year

6:28 pm

TraderKate

:D I have no objection to MDay.. think it's a nice idea.

6:30 pm

NatashaW

it is as long as people don't use it to guilt trip their kids. As my son says, "I didn't ask to be born..." :-)

6:31 pm

TraderKate

I have known some women who guilt trip their kids 365 :(

6:32 pm

NatashaW

I figure raising my child is its own reward... not looking for a payback

6:32 pm

NatashaW

but the card was all the nicer for being offered not compelled :-)

6:34 pm

TraderKate

<3

6:36 pm

cybernan

mothers day and my birthday often fall together - phone calls from the boys and daughter always sends flowers, which I really appreciate.

6:37 pm

cybernan

How old is your son Natasha? --- sounds like a 14 year old's comment

6:37 pm

TraderKate

Nan's come up for air! :)
That's lovely nan.. has your birthday passed yet?

6:37 pm

NatashaW

Haha he's 19 Nan but he's been saying that for a while... :-)

6:42 pm

periwinkle

hi all back to find my last 36 words

6:42 pm

TraderKate

Welcome back peri :)

6:43 pm

cybernan

birthday tomorrow

6:43 pm

periwinkle

Natasha, I made rigatoni with an eggplant and tomato sauce yesterday for dinner

6:43 pm

TraderKate

*maled mental no4/4 for natal greetings*

6:44 pm

cybernan

keep getting interrupted - haven't been able to work on the grid much!

6:44 pm

TraderKate

It's all those phone calls from yur adoring family nan :D

6:44 pm

cybernan

lol

6:49 pm

NANCY

can anyone clue the mo 8 please

6:49 pm

lynxxx

one of my last words - ta6.21 - like a little hello from FM

6:49 pm

lynxxx

Bye all

6:49 pm

TraderKate

bye lynxxx... I noticed that too... :(

6:50 pm

dan2bit

mo + consonant + "gr***** urn"

6:50 pm

dan2bit

io7?

6:50 pm

LuvWordGames

mo 8 most of $$ + elected official are politi****s

6:51 pm

LuvWordGames

io 7 charged particle + H**** Simpson

6:51 pm

NANCY

ty dan and luv

6:51 pm

dan2bit

ty LWG

6:51 pm

TraderKate

Hi NANCY and Luv :)

6:52 pm

LuvWordGames

yw Nancy & Dan & hi Kate

6:52 pm

dan2bit

missing eu7 and on7 to finish

6:52 pm

NANCY

Hi Kate, I hope your md was good. Mine was great.

6:52 pm

LuvWordGames

eu + add a vowel to **** & Abel

6:53 pm

TraderKate

EU add Mr. Michael *****

6:53 pm

LuvWordGames

on 7 a single occurrence

6:53 pm

TraderKate

dan - I'm not going to clue that again.. i've dne it ONCE already (HINT)

6:53 pm

dan2bit

ty both, that's firewords!

6:54 pm

LuvWordGames

WTG dan!

6:54 pm

TraderKate

Glad you had a nice MDay Nancy...are you feeling especilly pampered?

6:54 pm

TraderKate

Woooooot dan!!!!

7:00 pm

penquis

hello all....

7:00 pm

periwinkle

hi pen, welcome back

7:00 pm

TraderKate

Hi pen :)

7:00 pm

periwinkle

slow going even with list may not finish

7:01 pm

periwinkle

cr7pls

7:02 pm

periwinkle

nm found it in morewords

7:02 pm

TraderKate

CR 7/32 vowel + Nathaniel short form

7:02 pm

TraderKate

Luv - are you still here?

7:03 pm

penquis

an 7 anyone?

7:04 pm

TraderKate

AN + **ropean Union + most of lemon peel

7:04 pm

penquis

ty...

7:05 pm

TraderKate

lol, not "you're out"

7:07 pm

Lizlin

Good morning all

7:07 pm

TraderKate

Liz came back! :)

7:08 pm

Lizlin

Haven't been here for about 12 hours! Slept in between.

7:08 pm

periwinkle

almost done 16 left. hi liz

7:08 pm

Lizlin

Is it lonely here today, Kate?

7:08 pm

Lizlin

Hi Peri

7:08 pm

Lizlin

36 left for me.

7:09 pm

penquis

hi liz...

7:09 pm

TraderKate

That looks like an original Ti-double G-er illustration dor your icon Liz :)

7:09 pm

Lizlin

It certainly is! Big fans here.

7:09 pm

Lizlin

Hi pen

7:09 pm

TraderKate

go peri go!
No not lonely Liz... been in and out all day

7:09 pm

Lizlin

But of the original Pooh not the Disney ones.

7:10 pm

periwinkle

would someone please volunteer to wash my dishes, please. I do not mind cooking but I do mind washing dishes and cleaning up.

7:10 pm

TraderKate

Yes... Disney ruined Pooh (just a little) for me...

7:10 pm

Lizlin

When we visit the UK, one of our favourite trips is to Pooh Bridge.

7:11 pm

TraderKate

paper plates?
I wouldn't mind washing your dishes, but hate wahing plastic containers.... and vacuuming - HATE vacuuming

7:11 pm

TraderKate

Do you play pooh sticks when you get thee Liz?

7:11 pm

periwinkle

I did vacuum the living room today, yay me

7:12 pm

TraderKate

there*

7:12 pm

Lizlin

Of course, Kate. But you do have to take your own sticks. I usually beat my hubby!

7:12 pm

penquis

i did two loads of laundry and spent a couple hours trying to order some photo prints...

7:12 pm

periwinkle

I do not like wshing plastic containers either. they never seem to get clean enough

7:12 pm

TraderKate

Yay peri! Double dessert is in order ;)

7:13 pm

Lizlin

It's such a great place - you meet really lovely people there. Older generations bringing younger generations.

7:13 pm

TraderKate

pen has been very productive today!

7:13 pm

periwinkle

either in6 pls

7:13 pm

Lizlin

Especially if they've had anything containing spice or tomato - impossible to get properly clean.

7:14 pm

penquis

yes, lol....two trips to the "dungeon" for the laundry....also went to dinner with my brother...

7:14 pm

penquis

and played a few rounds of Words with Friends... ;o)

7:14 pm

Lizlin

in 6 - both more words. One more of the black or blue writing liquid.

7:15 pm

cybernan

em 6 please?

7:16 pm

Lizlin

em6 - em + vowel + can (add another vowel for the em 7)

7:16 pm

periwinkle

ty liz.

7:16 pm

Lizlin

yw

7:16 pm

TraderKate

there are a few nan

7:17 pm

TraderKate

2nd EM 6(/24) misspelled ratite and most of a cuppa

7:18 pm

Lizlin

Thanks, Kate - was missing that one.

7:19 pm

TraderKate

the ratite stands alone as a 4 as well

7:20 pm

Lizlin

Found that one first.

7:20 pm

TraderKate

:)

7:20 pm

Lizlin

It's that weird spelling of it - so I often miss it.

7:20 pm

cybernan

still can't make it work following the bird

7:20 pm

penquis

spell the bird w/alt spelling...and .most of not coffee...

7:21 pm

Lizlin

As Kate said, just add most of a cuppa to the bird

7:21 pm

TraderKate

bird has an extra vowel inserted nan still pronounced the same

7:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

ugh i am getting to the end of patience with this one

7:21 pm

Lizlin

Know what you mean. Some really odd words today.

7:21 pm

TraderKate

Hi TO :) there are several "stinkers" in this grid, but many use the same endings

7:21 pm

cybernan

ty --- was trying to add the can to the bird -- not really into this

7:22 pm

cybernan

back later

7:22 pm

TraderKate

you have been overwhelmed bu the flowers nan :)

7:22 pm

penquis

cr 7 (last CR word)?

7:22 pm

penquis

next to last...

7:22 pm

Lizlin

eu 7 pls?

7:23 pm

TraderKate

EU Mr. Michael ***** brit

7:23 pm

Lizlin

cr 7 - cr + vowel + not day

7:23 pm

Lizlin

Thanks

7:23 pm

TraderKate

CR 7/32 seeing vowel and not day

7:24 pm

penquis

ty, liz and kate...

7:24 pm

Lizlin

Never seen that eu 7 before.

7:24 pm

Lizlin

yw

7:25 pm

periwinkle

and done, off to do the dishes :(

7:25 pm

Lizlin

Congrats, Peri

7:25 pm

TraderKate

Congrats peri!!!

7:26 pm

penquis

congrats...

7:28 pm

TraderKate

washing dishes - not much of a prize for finishing grid :/

7:29 pm

penquis

eu 7?

7:30 pm

Lizlin

I agree - 8 more here then a walk on the beach. A much better finishing prize :)

7:30 pm

Lizlin

Clued by Kate at 7.23

7:30 pm

TraderKate

EU + Mr. Michael **** British actor of some epute

7:31 pm

TraderKate

walk on the beach sounds much nicer :)

7:31 pm

penquis

ty kate...

7:31 pm

Lizlin

It will be - not that warm today but still a lovely autumn day.

7:32 pm

TraderKate

Is it still really dry where you are Liz?

7:33 pm

Lizlin

Not still. We're just moving into the dry season. For us, summer is usually wet. Over the last week or so it's been pretty dry - no humidity, which is great. Cool nights, also great.

7:34 pm

Lizlin

I never thought of that on 7 as a single word.

7:35 pm

penquis

last HO word?

7:35 pm

TraderKate

I thought I saw someone from Oz writing about brush fires because it was too dry... must be further west...
that word should be two IMO Liz... seems silly as one

7:36 pm

TraderKate

tooter + vowel + preposition

7:36 pm

Lizlin

There's a huge variation of climate in Oz. Where I am, winter is very dry and there can be fires then but where Grannyrose is, the fire season is summer.

7:37 pm

Lizlin

We're lucky - not too many fires up here because our climate is semi-tropical.

7:37 pm

penquis

ty, kate...

7:38 pm

TraderKate

It's easy to forget how big your country is - we are so used to seeing the Mercator projections for maps... you have three time zones for goodness sake

7:38 pm

TraderKate

glad you got that pen.. tryin to work on a better clue.

7:38 pm

Lizlin

Don't you and the USA also have 3 time zones?

7:39 pm

TraderKate

more than that Liz...

7:39 pm

penquis

we have 4....not counting Alaska or Hawaii....

7:39 pm

Lizlin

It takes 5 hours or more to fly from south to north Australia

7:40 pm

TraderKate

Nfld, Eastern, Central, Mountain, Pacific... and there's Hawaii/ Alaska that may be all or part in another zone...

7:40 pm

Lizlin

There's an extra one here too I think - a 30 minute change in part of S Australia.

7:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

tinnin 9 pls?

7:41 pm

Lizlin

Fireworks - last word, ti 8. Phew!

7:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

in 9?

7:41 pm

penquis

in + careful!

7:41 pm

penquis

congrats, liz...

7:42 pm

TraderKate

forgot Atlantic time

7:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty mo8?

7:42 pm

Lizlin

Thanks. Sorry can't stay to chat more or clue but the beach is calling. Enjoy your evenings.

7:43 pm

TraderKate

most of cash + not FBI + North

7:43 pm

72 Temple Owl

i just cannot see these last two

7:43 pm

TraderKate

Congrts Liz!!! have a good walk

7:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

clue not working for me

7:44 pm

TraderKate

MO 8/50 "my" in French + vowel + not FBI + point on a compass

7:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

i'm sorry... that is most of money?

7:46 pm

TraderKate

IN 9/66 add CA 7/36 meaning of a yellow traqffic light

7:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

8hangs head iun utter confusionn*

7:46 pm

TraderKate

yes TO, I tried an alternate tack... my FREnch has one less letter than "most of cash"

7:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

is my moi?

7:47 pm

TraderKate

ok TO, sorry to confuse... which firsy. we will start again.

7:47 pm

TraderKate

mon

7:47 pm

penquis

mo + abbrev. for the 6 northeaster states + not FBI + consonant....

7:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

moty and good night

7:49 pm

TraderKate

good night TO :(

7:49 pm

penquis

g'nite TO...

7:57 pm

penquis

can't find a four letter word!....

7:58 pm

TraderKate

Isn't that always the way? maybe you need to shake your eyeballls out for a minute?

7:58 pm

penquis

wish i could take them out and wash them... ;o)

7:58 pm

penquis

does the ne 6/21 build off the ne 4/9?

7:58 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ty penquis, new word on me (hi all)

7:58 pm

TraderKate

gritty?

7:59 pm

TraderKate

no it doesn't pen. stan alone word for the 6

7:59 pm

TraderKate

Hi Gwen :)

7:59 pm

penquis

yes, i just found the 6...

8:00 pm

penquis

found the 4, thank goodness...

8:00 pm

TraderKate

Yay!

8:01 pm

penquis

the slowness of the site is not helping...

8:01 pm

TraderKate

Random clue for lurkerz:
TI 6/21 scarecrows, cowardly li4s, and ________

8:02 pm

TraderKate

So, it's not jsut me? I had terrible lags earlier and "lost several sudoku puzzles that were finished but not credited..

8:04 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

crinkle is my phantom of the moment

8:05 pm

TraderKate

it will crinkle your crinoline ;)

8:05 pm

penquis

can't find re 5/18.....seems like I have tried everything... :o(

8:06 pm

TraderKate

KEEP it all together pen... possession is ...

8:06 pm

TraderKate

damn that'

8:06 pm

TraderKate

a 6 nm

8:07 pm

TraderKate

to pen again?

8:07 pm

TraderKate

to sign again?

8:07 pm

penquis

found it...

8:07 pm

penquis

ty...

8:08 pm

TraderKate

haha tattoo again :F

8:11 pm

penquis

the second re 5/10?

8:12 pm

TraderKate

start of a 4 ided figure that is longer than a square

8:12 pm

TraderKate

I am tired, that's a 12

8:12 pm

TraderKate

damn it

8:13 pm

TraderKate

grease again

8:13 pm

penquis

ah....of course...ty...

8:13 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ty, kate, got it

8:13 pm

penquis

i am too tired for this grid...

8:14 pm

TraderKate

how close are you pen? maybe get the better point words?

8:14 pm

penquis

i am done...

8:15 pm

TraderKate

congratlations? :D

8:15 pm

penquis

ty for the help....

8:15 pm

penquis

ty...

8:15 pm

penquis

heading out....goodnight....

8:15 pm

TraderKate

sorry about the lousy clues pen :(

8:16 pm

penquis

oh they were fine!....couldn't have finished without you...:oD

8:16 pm

TraderKate

Niters pen!

8:16 pm

TraderKate

So..yu DID finish! Well done - it was a bit of a bruiser!

8:17 pm

TraderKate

LOL..now I get to confuzzle Gwen ;)

8:20 pm

TraderKate

Random clue for lurkerz:
TI 8/60 "pissier"

8:29 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

crinoline < - - my new phantom

8:30 pm

TraderKate

:) is it crinkled?

8:30 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

crazy crinkled

8:30 pm

hurshy

my phantom is nene

8:31 pm

TraderKate

:D
Hi hurshy :)

8:31 pm

hurshy

hi

8:31 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nono!

8:31 pm

NatashaW

my phantom is economies

8:31 pm

TraderKate

ha!

8:32 pm

TraderKate

Nat came back :)

8:32 pm

PastorJ

my phantom is fireworks

8:32 pm

TraderKate

Hi Pastor :)
Is that wishful thinking?

8:33 pm

PastorJ

ubetcha!

8:33 pm

PastorJ

not likely to see 'em

8:33 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

good one!

8:34 pm

TraderKate

whaddya need Pastor...Nat is here, she's a good clier. (and you never know who's lurking)

8:36 pm

PastorJ

Oh, i need over a hundred of 'em. Just gonna play until the dryer finishes, then off to bed! But I wish i could get that ti 8/60 for "pissier"!

8:36 pm

hurshy

it is a punny clue, pastor :)

8:36 pm

doseffing

... it's got a "k" in it

8:37 pm

TraderKate

the pissier is based on what little kids call "doing number one"

8:37 pm

doseffing

... think the sound of little bells

8:37 pm

magazinemom

think of the fairy from Peter Pan

8:37 pm

NatashaW

know that lullaby by Mozart about the little star?

8:37 pm

NatashaW

lol, I think we've tsunamied him with clues

8:37 pm

TraderKate

(designed to draw a urker out of the fog...)

8:38 pm

PastorJ

TKS - got it! (this pastor's a she, by the way)

8:38 pm

doseffing

... and I even kept the rude one to myself ... which would have given it away

8:38 pm

PastorJ

(not that you'd have known from the screen name)

8:38 pm

NatashaW

Ooh slap me for a dope! Hate that I assumed "Pastor" meant male...

8:38 pm

hurshy

you can make your person pink if you want people to know easily

8:38 pm

PastorJ

no worries!

8:38 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

excellent! (As a UU I support women in the ministry, of course)

8:39 pm

NatashaW

Thanks but as someone who once thought of being a rabbi, I should know better!

8:39 pm

TraderKate

It's always a group effort here Pastor... so it might be helpful if your icon was pink - just for the sake of correct pronoun usage.. but hey, whadevvah ;)

8:41 pm

TraderKate

(personally despise slotting sexes by colour... I was green - alien until that icon was discontinued years ago)

8:41 pm

PastorJ

In honor of those who aren't cisgender, I'm trying to avoid the binary stuff, so no pink.

8:41 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

touche

8:41 pm

TraderKate

:D good for you! please forgive mis-pronoun-ciation if it arises ;)

8:42 pm

NatashaW

what if we all just used 'they'

8:42 pm

hurshy

then we'd all be grammatically incorrect

8:43 pm

hurshy

make up a new neutral person-word if you wish, but please .no offenses against grammar!!

8:43 pm

doseffing

... no ... I believe the OED has now recognized "they" as a non-gendered singular pronouin

8:43 pm

TraderKate

:D

8:43 pm

NatashaW

s/he

8:43 pm

PastorJ

I used to rebel against they/them etc, but I'm beginning to see that our language is too limited. I do

8:43 pm

doseffing

... although "one" is also acceptable

8:43 pm

PastorJ

n't know what else we could use.

8:44 pm

hurshy

we can make something up

8:44 pm

hurshy

che

8:44 pm

PastorJ

I think doseffing is right - at least one of the major dictionaries has accepted it.

8:44 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i recently read about a non-binary perons who preferred the pronoun ghe (pronounced zhay)

8:44 pm

doseffing

... they have ... I think it''s something like ze or zi

8:44 pm

hurshy

what did che do when the door was locked? che opened it with the key.

8:45 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

*person

8:45 pm

hurshy

ok, see, i will take any of those over misusing 'they' any day

8:45 pm

hurshy

innovate, innovate, innovate

8:46 pm

doseffing

... ah ... but misusing "they" can be merely using they differently ... which happens and has been happening all the time

8:46 pm

hurshy

yeah well. i hate it.

8:47 pm

NatashaW

my son (who's at college) reports that "they" is becoming standard usage for singular... we lovers of good grammar may be fighting a rearguard action.

8:47 pm

doseffing

... consider "set" which has 128 different meanings according to the OED ... and "nice" ... which now means almost the exact opposite of what it meant late in the nineteenth century

8:47 pm

TraderKate

Q- do you prefer not to be addressed as her/she?
"lol, I think we've tsunamied him with clues"
folks are saying them or che????

8:48 pm

PastorJ

I don't like it either. I think an entirely different pronoun is needed.

8:48 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

language is always evolving, sometimes in ways that sound perfectly horrid. Oh well.

8:48 pm

NatashaW

maybe the objective case of che is cher?

8:48 pm

hurshy

there's lots of things... not only do my students constantly say "on accident", but lots of teachers do too. doesn't matter, i won't give in. i know language always evolves and in theory i have no problem with language evolving but there are JUST. THINGS. THAT. GET. ON. MY. NERVES.

8:48 pm

PastorJ

Trader, is that question general or for me?

8:48 pm

doseffing

... folks are only waiting for Handmaid's Tale to end on television this evening so that we can go to bed

8:49 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

yep, me too. I still get annoyed when people fail to spell "its" or "it's" correctly

8:49 pm

NatashaW

I could forgive all if people would just stop inserting apostrophes where they don't belong. "It's" where "its" should be is like chalk on a blackboard!

8:49 pm

hurshy

ugh, yeah

8:49 pm

TraderKate

general fot the room... and if you have a preference you may or may not answer as you choose.

8:49 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

mmm hmmmm

8:49 pm

PastorJ

If it's for me, I took no offense at being referred to as 'he'; just wanted to take the opportunity to remind folks that pastors come in all genders!

8:49 pm

NatashaW

But it has become so darned ubiquitous that I feel I need to stop caring.

8:50 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nbs at last

8:50 pm

NatashaW

it was a salutary reminder Pastor

8:50 pm

PastorJ

I chose the generic "pastorj" mainly so my parishioners wouldn't catch me slacking off on babble ;->

8:51 pm

doseffing

... for all you know we're all your parishioners and we're just leading you on

8:51 pm

PastorJ

At 64 I don't think I'd ever get used to being referred to as anything other than she/her.

8:51 pm

PastorJ

LOL dose!

8:52 pm

TraderKate

language is always enolving - yes,,, but we have a vastly descriptive lexucin, no excuse for bad usage of perfectly fune existing words... new tech or ideas need new wordes. otherwise I wish they'd stop rewriting English and dumbing it down

8:53 pm

TraderKate

LOL dose.... making Pastor patanoid ;)

8:53 pm

doseffing

... they must dumb it down because many of them can barely read anything and I know they can't write ... I'm force to hire a translator to read they're writing and I'm only a poor old math teacher

8:54 pm

PastorJ

My pastorate is part-time so I make my living working as an admin at another church, different denomination. That church had me go through its membership database and expunge mr./mrs/miss and any reference to gender. Pretty cool

8:54 pm

hurshy

anyone got the 4th row i word?

8:54 pm

doseffing

... and that should be their writing ... but after three beers who cares

8:54 pm

TraderKate

aside from apostrophe abomination... the death knell of the adverb is sounding... and I am not happy about it

8:54 pm

origami

Ha!

8:55 pm

PastorJ

Even most of the older folks are ok without their "status" being listed.

8:55 pm

doseffing

ir 6/21 ... means peaceful ... after a minor roman goddess with a girls name

8:55 pm

hurshy

ty dos

8:55 pm

TraderKate

IN 7/32
IN 4/4

8:56 pm

PastorJ

Anywho, the dryer has stopped. Thanks for the lively convo!

8:56 pm

TraderKate

IN6/30

8:56 pm

doseffing

... heavens ... the adverb died fifty years ago ... there's even a society for the adverbs preservation

8:57 pm

hurshy

i like adverbs

8:57 pm

TraderKate

I need to join... it sets my teeth on edge - ubiquitous even on tv (not cheap ads)

8:58 pm

TraderKate

bye Pastor, stay longer next time!

8:58 pm

doseffing

... do you use good or well .... and how often do you omit the "ly"

8:59 pm

TraderKate

origami snuck in when no one was looking! :)

8:59 pm

hurshy

i use 'good' to describe good things and i use 'well' to say when something has been done well. unless i wish to say that i am morally upright, in which case i will say i am good.

9:00 pm

TraderKate

NEVER omit the LY
and if one more person says they're good when I ask how they are. U might tell them that I didn't inquire as to whether they were behaving well

9:01 pm

doseffing

... do you feel good or well?

9:01 pm

origami

Hi Kate!

9:02 pm

TraderKate

as a greeting? I am well..... if I feel good a la blues brothers...that's different

9:02 pm

doseffing

... ah ... but Miles Davis has just ended on the CD player ... so it must be time for bed .... ... 'til tomorrow ... g'night all

9:02 pm

TraderKate

The answer to how are you is NOT "I'm good">
PERIOD

9:03 pm

TraderKate

Niters dose, hope you don't feel chased away ;)

9:04 pm

origami

Poor grammar drives me insane.

9:07 pm

TraderKate

We have 800,000+ words... German is 2nd with 550,000ish... We have a word for almost anything (new cioncepts and tech aside).. we don't need more words we need to dredge up the ones we have that are mouldering in their (premature) graves... grrr

9:10 pm

origami

Going to go pop dinner in the oven - back in a bit

9:11 pm

TraderKate

:)

9:16 pm

wht

So Kate. In the 17'th century Quakers got beaten up for using the third person singular (the/thou) instead of you when talking to the nobility. Their argument was that it was dishonest to use a plural word to address a single person. English eventually adapted to use the plural form (you) in the singular as well as the plural. So there is precedent here for the change of they to be a singular form as well.

9:18 pm

TraderKate

I don't disagree in this case wht (and hi!) To me, this falls under the category of new concepts.

9:19 pm

wht

Hi Kate.

9:22 pm

TraderKate

I also tahe umbrage with the dropping of the "Greeky" oe and ae cimbos.. can't rememebr what they're called
fOEtus
archAEology....

9:26 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

I would support spelling reform if the movement ever got off the ground and if the reform were sensible

9:28 pm

TraderKate

where would Babble be without "oea" words ;)

9:29 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

up a creek? LOL

9:30 pm

TraderKate

Gwen... call me after you get on board with metric ;)
LOL... simplifying and regulating for consistency might be of some help... keeping the old forms does help to understand word roigin and therefore meanhing.. and certainly helps with correct pluralisation

9:31 pm

TraderKate

and another thing... it is usially "S" not "Z" in ---ise words...grrr

9:32 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

Right. We use the S far too often for the Z sound. This must stop completely.

9:32 pm

TraderKate

At this point, I am afraid that text-speak would take over the dictionary.

9:33 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

wut u scared? LOL

9:33 pm

TraderKate

No, no, and nope ;)
you must realise that your thinking is incorrect ;)

9:33 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

I admit nothing!

9:34 pm

TraderKate

:D I R scared and getting scarred by language abuse ;)

9:34 pm

TraderKate

or is that I'z scared.

9:34 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

spelling reform should come from scholars, not a bunch of whiny murrican idjits

9:36 pm

TraderKate

Agreed...if they could just bring the final "L" in a word into line, it woud help a lot of people...
counseling, vs. counselling....

9:38 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

how about we replace -ing with a whole new letter LOL

9:38 pm

TraderKate

(to me, "wut" rhymes with "soot" or "put", not "rut"...just saying)

9:39 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

conduct, conductg. easy peasy LOL

9:39 pm

TraderKate

well, we have an interobang now, so Iam open to suggestins, but what is the matter with ---ing?

9:39 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

or the IPA letter that means ng

9:40 pm

TraderKate

You are TRYING to drive me to drink, right? :D

9:40 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

words that end with -ed can end with a simple -d if there is not additional syllable called for

9:40 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

plus, WTF is up with the word syllable. who invented that one? lol

9:40 pm

TraderKate

so, added becomes addd?????

9:41 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

silabl

9:41 pm

TraderKate

Guessing Greek by the look of it... off to lioiok it up

9:41 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

no, added required two syllables, no change. but learn, learnd

9:42 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

darn, darnd

9:42 pm

TraderKate

, from Anglo-Norman, alteration of Old French sillabe, from Latin syllaba, from Greek sullabÄ“,

9:42 pm

hurshy

no, t

9:42 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

yeah, it's too Latin

9:42 pm

hurshy

learnt, ru4t

9:43 pm

TraderKate

but there are learnED professors...and I learned (or learnt) yesterday... different pronunciations...

9:43 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

in the 19th century there were several competing systems of simplified spelling. I have a small collection of published examples.

9:43 pm

hurshy

yes, agreed there kate

9:44 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

learned is fine, but if you mean learnd or learnt you can spell it learnd or learnt.

9:45 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

spelling reform, if done well, will help people learn new words and how to pronounce them. like for example keenwa

9:45 pm

TraderKate

----ED = pt....

9:46 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

learnED is not past tense but an adjective. learnd would be past tense. I learnd how to drive.

9:46 pm

hurshy

i used to have a code with my cousin that consisted of spelling everything totally phonetically, then putting it into a number code. that way you couldn't guess the words as easily and stuff if you had a sample of the code.

9:46 pm

TraderKate

I owuld be interested in seeing those Gwen... I am really not against all newer spellings as long as root remains easily discerned.

9:46 pm

origami

I took an English etymology course in high school. That course, more than any other, taught me how to guess the meaning and spelling of words I didn't know.

9:46 pm

TraderKate

That's cool hurshy!

9:46 pm

hurshy

thumbs up, origami

9:47 pm

TraderKate

TY jorigami... one of the points I was making rather poorly

9:47 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

42 words to go, good time to absquatulate *poink*

9:49 pm

TraderKate

:D
fake new word pretensions to Latin; ty for that one Gwen! ;)

9:52 pm

hurshy

i have only found the sea bird from the E on the right

9:54 pm

TraderKate

completely agree with Gwen's example of Quinoa;;;keenwa.... who the heck dreamed up quinoa in the first place??? From 17th century Spanish, can't find how long it's been in our dictionary

9:54 pm

hurshy

well in spanish that makes sense.

9:55 pm

origami

After spending $800 on my two dogs a couple of weeks ago for various

9:55 pm

TraderKate

EM 6/21
EM 7/32
EM 4/6
EM 6/24

9:55 pm

libarebel

I took 5 years of Latin & can figure out a lot of English words, & 4 years of HS French help...

9:56 pm

origami

various allergy-related infections, I had to take one of them back for another one. Another $400. Damn dogs!

9:56 pm

hurshy

thanks kate, got them all now!

9:56 pm

TraderKate

EM 4/5

9:56 pm

TraderKate

Latin, Greek, French, and German will take you far in

9:57 pm

origami

I bet that does help lib. Our language is such a compilation.

9:57 pm

TraderKate

nglish - since we appropriated so many words :)

9:58 pm

TraderKate

Poor puppies! poor origami's purse :(
Are they better now?

9:58 pm

TraderKate

and linarel has been tagged bu the outgoing Gwen, YAY!

9:59 pm

TraderKate

I have given up - love me, love my typos ;/

10:00 pm

origami

Indiana now has to be on a medication that stops the brain from feeling itching - or something like that. The scratching from allergies is what is causing the infections.

10:00 pm

hurshy

ooh i want a medicine like that

10:01 pm

TraderKate

So, Indiana has scratched (her)self raw? poor thing.. what is the allergen?

10:01 pm

origami

Ha! Well, it is called cytopoint. And it can be used prophylactically, so he can get a dose in late winter/early spring before the allergies start.

10:02 pm

hurshy

i don't have any 9s, any pointers?

10:02 pm

origami

The vet thinks pollens.

10:02 pm

TraderKate

so, it's something environmental like pollens or grasses?

10:02 pm

origami

Himself :-)

10:02 pm

TraderKate

CR 9/60

10:03 pm

hurshy

ty kate!

10:03 pm

TraderKate

CT + EN 7/28

10:03 pm

origami

yes - polen. The drug neutralizes the proteins that signal itching in the nervous system

10:03 pm

TraderKate

FU 9/84
builds from the 7/48 before it

10:04 pm

cybernan

first fu 7 please?

10:04 pm

TraderKate

that sounds like a handy dandy drug origami! glad it is helping

10:04 pm

origami

Are there only 2 cyber?

10:04 pm

cybernan

yes

10:05 pm

hurshy

woot, thanks

10:05 pm

mkg

is there a ct + en 7?????????

10:05 pm

TraderKate

FU 7/48
hair of the bunny + actress Blanchett

10:05 pm

hurshy

you usually don't hear fu7 by itself, you usually hear things splitting, bi fu7

10:05 pm

hurshy

no mkg, that was a typo, she meant CR

10:06 pm

TraderKate

gawd..... what a terrible typo, I swear I checked it before entering...

10:06 pm

TraderKate

it is like even if I edit, the original goes through to chog :(

10:06 pm

cybernan

ty kate -- guess the 9 isn't related

10:06 pm

mkg

cr and then en 7?

10:07 pm

mkg

clue for this cr word please.

10:07 pm

cybernan

o - yes it is!

10:07 pm

hurshy

yes mkg

10:07 pm

hurshy

add a vowel and a synonym for country, mkg

10:07 pm

mkg

clue please.........

10:07 pm

mkg

nm got it.

10:07 pm

mkg

ty

10:08 pm

mkg

cr +e+country

10:08 pm

TraderKate

electronic generic country?
EN 7/28

10:08 pm

hurshy

lol

10:09 pm

TraderKate

IN 9/66 add CA 7/36 (meaning the indication of a yelow traffic light()

10:09 pm

mkg

no kate. cr comes first. cr+vowel+country

10:10 pm

mkg

kate that is a different 9. ty

10:10 pm

hurshy

ty!

10:10 pm

hurshy

she has it, mkg, she was just thinking of another funny way to clue the latter part of the word

10:10 pm

mkg

off to sleep. sneezing a lot. pollen pollen pollen........

10:10 pm

TraderKate

KI 9/84
distance measure (metric)

10:10 pm

hurshy

*duh*

10:10 pm

TraderKate

hurshy wanted 9s...

10:11 pm

hurshy

really should have seen that ki one

10:12 pm

TraderKate

RH 9/66
similar to the KI 9.... for measuring viscosity of blood
you may also have heard of a RH**stat

10:12 pm

hurshy

thank you

10:12 pm

TraderKate

that's all the 9s. just 5 of them

10:12 pm

hurshy

yup

10:13 pm

hurshy

for 8s i have in8, ni8, ti8, what are the other two?

10:13 pm

TraderKate

Poor mkg... sorry you are hatfever-ridden. sleep well!

10:14 pm

mkg

never sleep well......too busy trying to breathe and waking up all night. this is with meds!!!!!!!!!!

10:14 pm

TraderKate

NE 8/45

10:15 pm

TraderKate

MO 8/50

10:16 pm

TraderKate

Do you have a nasal corticosteroid spray mkg? they do help0.

10:16 pm

mkg

got it. not much help in this season.

10:16 pm

cybernan

ho 7 following ruru's favourite bar?

10:17 pm

mkg

kate clues for those 8s please. ty

10:17 pm

TraderKate

Yes, when it's bad, it's BAD :(

10:17 pm

hurshy

cnan, just make it a more so word

10:17 pm

mkg

very bad now.

10:18 pm

TraderKate

NE 8 new + X + most of frozen water

10:18 pm

cybernan

don't see how you did that

10:18 pm

TraderKate

HO 7

10:18 pm

cybernan

but it worked!

10:18 pm

cybernan

ty hurshy

10:18 pm

TraderKate

:D

10:18 pm

hurshy

it comes down to the lower R, is how

10:19 pm

mkg

what is X?????????

10:19 pm

hurshy

roman numeral X

10:19 pm

TraderKate

Roman numeral\

10:20 pm

TraderKate

MO 8
most of "cash" + not FBI + point on compass

10:20 pm

mkg

ty got it. great clues. ty

10:20 pm

hurshy

thanks kate

10:21 pm

TraderKate

alt MO 8 clue
most of French impressionist painter instead of the cash part of clue

10:21 pm

mkg

great clue for mo. ty

10:21 pm

hurshy

i need ten more C words (among lots of others) and i do NOT see where to get them from

10:21 pm

TraderKate

yay!

10:22 pm

wht

Get them from Morewords, Hurshy :^)

10:22 pm

mkg

i tried the alt cluekate and get nothing.

10:23 pm

TraderKate

that was for the MO8 mkg.. doe you need that one?

10:24 pm

TraderKate

MO 8
French for "my" + vowel + not FBI + compass point

10:24 pm

mkg

i have one but it seems there are two.........? or did i misunderstand

10:24 pm

TraderKate

only ONE MO 8.. just different clues. thought someone didn't see the first try

10:25 pm

cybernan

ir 6 please?

10:25 pm

hurshy

eh, i think i'll just leave it there, 50 to go. ttfn all

10:25 pm

hurshy

cnan - peaceful

10:25 pm

TraderKate

by hurshy :)

10:26 pm

cybernan

nothing coming to mind

10:26 pm

TraderKate

I might go for a scenic drive tomorrow...

10:27 pm

TraderKate

IR 6
anger + ***e and easy hair colour?

10:27 pm

cybernan

ty kate

10:28 pm

TraderKate

:)

10:35 pm

cybernan

enough - too many obscure words for me

10:35 pm

cybernan

good night everyone

10:36 pm

TraderKate

good night nan :)
you're right there were a lot of stinkers in here

10:47 pm

TraderKate

off to sudoku if anyone needs clues, I can see the list from there.

11:18 pm

cosdem

hello all

11:19 pm

Bugsaw

Hey cos. Nice to see you here

11:20 pm

cosdem

hi bugs

11:21 pm

Bugsaw

I hope today was a good day. They come and go. Doesn't seem to be any reason

11:21 pm

cosdem

today was espcially bad

11:22 pm

cosdem

I kept cussing ryan out nonstop and now im in tears lol

11:23 pm

Bugsaw

I was worried about that. Anger is part of the process. You are not a bad person for having these feelings. Everyone does when they lose a loved one. It doesn't mean you didn't love him. I hope you can forgive yourself and just let it happen until it doesn't seem necessary any more.

11:24 pm

Bugsaw

sending hugs and love out to you

11:24 pm

cosdem

I couldnt do it anymore. I couldnt put up with his drinking. Im glad I dont have to deal with it anymore.

11:25 pm

TraderKate

((cos)) <3

11:25 pm

Bugsaw

You should not have had to put up with it. It is ok to be angry. He had his demons and your love protected him from them for a long time, then he wouldn't let your love heal him any more. It was his choice.

11:26 pm

cosdem

he really screwed me over

11:27 pm

Bugsaw

he may have but you are a good person and I hope will be strong enough to find your feet again. You have lots of friends who love you who will help.

11:27 pm

Bugsaw

hi Kate.

11:28 pm

TraderKate

He didn't setout to do that to you cos. The adiction was overwhelming for him. I am sure he loved and appreciated all you did and all you meant to him.

11:28 pm

Bugsaw

I agree with Kate. She just said it better than I did.

11:43 pm

TraderKate

cos, whatever you're feeling is okay. You're going to be on a roller coaster for a while and things will remain surreal for a bit...you're going to experiencs all the stages of grief, and sometimes that will mean that you go forwards and back a bit. Completely normal. The most important thing is that each day you will find yourself in the same place or a little further ahead in the process. The process can't be forced. If anger is what you are dealing with now, yell at him and tell him off. Do it out loud.... from the gut. Neighbours be damned. It will likely make you feel better.. and a good cry is very cathartic.... it releases endorphins; you will feel better for it. That is pure science... and a very good folk cure.

11:46 pm

cosdem

My husband is dead. He was 34. Seriously? What the hell

11:47 pm

TraderKate

https://tinyurl.com/ycjv6sdm

11:49 pm

TraderKate

Are you angry that you will not have "forever" together? or angry that he has left you alone. Do you really know why you are angry?

11:52 pm

TraderKate

The link is an article 9not too scienc-y about what happens to your body and brain when you cry...have a peek sometime

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