12:04 am
melonheadjujube
hi
12:06 am
melonheadjujube
phantoms: onion and orient
12:08 am
melonheadjujube
and banana
12:10 am
ARB
Shalom everyone
12:11 am
melonheadjujube
hi! I am just signing out. Work in < 7 hours!
12:11 am
melonheadjujube
so, hi & byeee!
12:11 am
melonheadjujube
Shalom and shalom, ARB.
12:11 am
melonheadjujube
Hey I will be in TLV late june for a wedding (:
12:11 am
ARB
We must meet.
12:12 am
melonheadjujube
fire me an email. I gott hit the hay. XXXOOO
12:16 am
Uneaixoise
be7 ir7
12:19 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:19 am
flosey
thanks Lickety
12:19 am
jessmom
pa7 x 2, ri7, ro7, ta7
12:19 am
Uneaixoise
tx jess!
12:23 am
Uneaixoise
75 and gnite all :-)
12:35 am
flosey
too tired tonight, bb in the morning, good night all
12:47 am
hurshy
that's what i meant
1:05 am
hurshy
isn't a tagine that moroccan cooking pot
1:05 am
SueMagee
Yup. I tried it too.
1:13 am
grannyrose
ri8 if not called
3:58 am
flosey
whew, a small wild animal just got up on the deck outside the office and knocked a plantpot off the railing - scared the heart out of me
3:58 am
flosey
think I'll go back to bed and finish this in the morning
3:59 am
zoozzoom
Hope you are okay, Flosey. That would of made me jump too if that had happened here.
3:59 am
flosey
at 4: am, the noise was quite a shock
4:00 am
zoozzoom
I can imagine!
4:00 am
zoozzoom
I am down to 59 words but for some reason finding this grid hard.
4:01 am
flosey
thanks Zooz for your concern. so good night again, I'll finish in the morning
4:01 am
zoozzoom
Sounds silly but hope the plant is okay.
4:01 am
flosey
64 for tomorrow
4:01 am
zoozzoom
Take care, Flosey. Sweet dreams.
4:01 am
flosey
it was one of those long wooden planters that one sets on the railing!!
4:02 am
flosey
thanks Zooz
4:06 am
zoozzoom
57 left will try and see if I can find any more words later. Happy babbling everyone!
7:25 am
mael
name that magical land behind a closet
7:29 am
Trifioso
narnia! and good morning all
7:29 am
mael
good morning trif!
7:40 am
car.eeyore
Good morning everyone! Many thanks to all who have served our country and their families <3
7:42 am
car.eeyore
Hello luv
7:42 am
Trifioso
big huge band and chorus trip today....much easier case load for me
7:42 am
car.eeyore
Excellent
7:43 am
Trifioso
still gonna need a disco nap before we head out to rocky horror tonight though....
7:45 am
car.eeyore
It will be worth it. You will have a great time!
7:52 am
car.eeyore
Oh my goodness! Your camp counselor name is in the grid <3
7:53 am
Trifioso
oh it is!!!
8:04 am
Trifioso
nudge please for e in fourth column?
8:05 am
car.eeyore
I only have the en 4/4 from there. Looking for the other
8:05 am
LuvWordGames
en 6/18
8:06 am
car.eeyore
ty Luv
8:09 am
car.eeyore
I also need stats for the second H in that 4th column as well. I have the hi 4/8
8:09 am
LuvWordGames
I think hi 6/27
8:09 am
LuvWordGames
and thanks for the hi 4/8
8:10 am
Trifioso
yup, thats it
8:10 am
car.eeyore
Got it, tyvm
8:11 am
Trifioso
sigh.....blissful first period comes to an end. off to the DREADED sevvies now
8:12 am
car.eeyore
Hang tough...long weekend ahead
8:23 am
car.eeyore
Clue please for the AN 7/40? Does it go with the 6 before it?
8:27 am
Vicuna
an7 - strange bird like a cormorant. an + what lets a door swing, but change last letter
8:28 am
LuvWordGames
thanks Vicuna
8:29 am
Vicuna
My pleasure.
8:30 am
moolingwa
happy friday all
8:30 am
car.eeyore
tyvm! Will that be in the next alphabet book?!?!?!
8:30 am
car.eeyore
Happy Friday
8:31 am
Vicuna
lol. The next alphabet book is to be all mythical creatures. A is aspidochelone. =)
8:31 am
Vicuna
Hello, mooling!
8:31 am
car.eeyore
Oh! Very cool! I want one!
8:31 am
car.eeyore
I did share with you how much my mom with Alzheimer's loves that book, right? It went with her to the Alzheimer's home she is in
8:31 am
car.eeyore
She would look at it for hours
8:32 am
Vicuna
It's still only in early stages, so it'll be a while. But thanks for the vote of confidence!
8:33 am
Vicuna
No, I don't think i heard that about your mother. Thanks so much. Alzheimers can be so cruel, so I'm honored to have been able to be part of easing it even just a little.
8:33 am
moolingwa
hey vic, car...apologies, had to get on a conference call
8:34 am
car.eeyore
I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner! It really is one of her favorites. We would sit and go through the letters or just look at the pictures. Somedays it is just one or two letters but she loves it
8:34 am
car.eeyore
Hmmm...now I am thimking I should order a few copies for the residents....
8:34 am
Vicuna
Ha ha - you should definitely apologize for letting work intrude on Babble, mool. ;)
8:36 am
Vicuna
I never thought of that when I was making it - I was thinking of children, of course. But one of my goals was for it to be flexible enough to appeal to a wide age range, and I guess it makes sense that some of the same things that appeal to children of various ages would appeal to Alzheimers patients at various stages. Thanks so much for bringing that to my attention.
8:36 am
moolingwa
yeah, I know...it's really awful
8:40 am
car.eeyore
Ok, I put some in my Amazon cart so I will remember to order them.
8:41 am
Vicuna
=) I'm all verklempt! (Seriously.)
8:42 am
MLFAN17
hello all
8:43 am
Vicuna
Hello, MLFAN.
8:43 am
MLFAN17
e stats pls?
8:43 am
Jen34
"What do you mean the one without the ga6? They all have the ga6. It's a standard British bird!"
8:43 am
Jen34
Or something to that effect . . .
8:43 am
MLFAN17
hello vicuna
8:43 am
car.eeyore
en 4/4 & en 6/18
8:45 am
Vicuna
Not all grids have the ga6.
8:45 am
MLFAN17
are you talking about ga 6/24?
8:47 am
Jen34
Yes, it's from a great Monty Python sketch called "The Bookshop."
8:47 am
MLFAN17
thought so
8:47 am
Vicuna
The an7, on the other hand, is not a standard British bird.
8:47 am
Jen34
my favorite one
8:47 am
Jen34
ah, ty, vi! Didn't have that one.
8:48 am
MLFAN17
vicuna clue the an7 pls?
8:48 am
Jen34
oh, and there's lo4. Lots of birds.
8:48 am
Vicuna
All water birds, too, looks like.
8:49 am
Vicuna
Coincidence? Or Conspiracy???
8:49 am
rururocks
i think the grid is trying to flock with us
8:49 am
Vicuna
You're just being feather-brained.
8:50 am
rururocks
no.. just winging it here
8:50 am
MLFAN17
I do that with every grid ruru lol
8:50 am
Jen34
It's just beak-cause we're paranoid
8:50 am
Vicuna
Don't be so flighty.
8:52 am
MLFAN17
is the word for a tumor starting with b a be or a ba word?
8:52 am
MLFAN17
I got it never mind
8:54 am
MLFAN17
oh and your welcome if you figure it out
8:55 am
Vicuna
I never thought ruru would sparrow us the bad puns! He must be feeling owl-fully low.
8:56 am
Vicuna
And now I must fly.
Bye, all.
8:56 am
MLFAN17
I have to go too will be back..
8:58 am
Shirlockc
step away for a mo' and missed another pun fest! that'll teach me to eat breakie away from the computer
8:58 am
Jen34
LOL, thank you for a much-needed chuckle this morning. Will come back later!!!
9:02 am
car.eeyore
FW. I'm off. Have a great day everyone. Again, thank you to all who have served.
9:24 am
bichon
an 7/40, pls
9:28 am
ursh
earlier clued - an+the part that allows a door to swing - change the last vowel
9:29 am
bichon
ty, the bird
9:29 am
ursh
well done bichon - I had no idea what it was until someone said a bird :)
9:35 am
bichon
Saw lots of them in Florida
9:37 am
MLFAN17
ty for the an7
9:39 am
MLFAN17
bichon are they white birds with black on their wings?
9:40 am
bichon
no, black with some white
9:42 am
MLFAN17
ohh ok, I guess I was thinking they were like seagulls but that would be the right color that I mentioned for them I guess. have a friend in florida whose wife feeds them when they are on the beach
9:42 am
NANCY
they have a giant wing span when drying in the sun and the white lace look on the wings is really special to see
9:53 am
Judi
Good morning, y'all.
10:00 am
flosey
fw and wow, really had to work on this one
10:06 am
aebmusica
ri8.....clue pleae
10:06 am
aebmusica
please
10:07 am
wvteach
** finito ** last word RI 7 / 36 so not a word
10:11 am
aebmusica
ty wvteach
10:13 am
bichon
hi 6/27, pls
10:16 am
therealblah
if you need employees you're hi6
10:26 am
Judi
Ty for the RI8 clue. My stomach should have seen that.
10:31 am
Judi
I see the dead Russian guy is in the grid again.
10:35 am
Judi
Banana, dammit!
10:53 am
Judi
Wow. This grid is really annoying the sh*t out of me. Too much like a chore.
10:59 am
Judi
I"m out. 30 left and frankly, Scarlett, I don't give a damn.
11:04 am
rururocks
if you put in every babblet you can think of.. you knock off most of the grid
11:14 am
mkg
judi i share your feelings most days. my goal is to get more than half.
11:27 am
MollyL
Nene...darn...anoa...darn...tenrec...d\narn
11:28 am
MollyL
I see we still have the /n problem
11:37 am
bichon
or 6/24, pls
11:38 am
moolingwa
sounds like a keyboard instrument with an extra vowel in the middle
11:40 am
bichon
sorry, don't understand
11:41 am
moolingwa
perhaps an instrument found in a cathedral
11:41 am
moolingwa
with an extra vowel in the middle
11:43 am
moolingwa
yw jen
11:43 am
bichon
I still don't get it. Help, pls
11:44 am
moolingwa
paper folding, minus the last two letters...then add a different letter
11:45 am
bichon
finally, tysm
11:46 am
moolingwa
np, figured we get there eventually :)
11:46 am
Jen34
probably helps that my dad actually plays that instrument -- was already in my brain
11:47 am
moolingwa
that would no doubt be of assistance :)
12:10 pm
bichon
ri 7/36, pls
12:15 pm
therealblah
kind of like a bell pealing, but lose the 1st G. odd word
12:42 pm
origami
Ooooh, paper folding :D
12:45 pm
NatashaW
there's the Japanese for "thank you," but it's not a word apparently
12:45 pm
rururocks
nothing like creasing the wheels
12:46 pm
NatashaW
origanate
12:46 pm
NatashaW
anyway it's not a word :-)
12:46 pm
zoozzoom
Take away the PT of consume food and it will be :-)
12:47 pm
NatashaW
zooz I think you have to go to PB with me
12:47 pm
MLFAN17
can I get a reclue for that ri 7 pls?
12:48 pm
zoozzoom
The more the merrier, NatashaW :-)
12:48 pm
NatashaW
type of pasta shape
12:48 pm
MLFAN17
ty natasha
12:48 pm
ypsigirl
ooh good clue
12:49 pm
NatashaW
I'm still upset with myself that I didn't see it w/o a clue. I'm from RI and all we eat there is pasta shapes.
12:49 pm
MLFAN17
really natasha. I hve Italian blood and I should have seen that word too
12:51 pm
MLFAN17
i keep seeing orange
12:51 pm
zoozzoom
Take away the E and you are there, Mlf :-)
12:52 pm
zoozzoom
might as well as I am in t he PB :-)
12:52 pm
MLFAN17
ty again zooz had no idea that would work
12:53 pm
NatashaW
lol zooz thought they'd have let you out by now but you just earned another stint
12:54 pm
zoozzoom
Hey why would I want to leave the PB..They have chocolates and drinks and everything in here!
12:54 pm
NatashaW
but if you eat too much of it you will have Pooh's dilemma
12:54 pm
MLFAN17
i was wondering zooz
12:56 pm
MLFAN17
i haven't looked at the list much so i am just trying words
12:58 pm
MLFAN17
did anyone give a clue for the lo6?
12:59 pm
zoozzoom
Toilet + gerund
1:02 pm
moolingwa
happy friday ml...hope your day is going well
1:02 pm
MLFAN17
you too mool
1:02 pm
zoozzoom
Hello, Mool.
1:03 pm
moolingwa
hey zoo, how are things in ol' blighty?
1:04 pm
zoozzoom
Not too bad thanks.How about your side of the pond?
1:06 pm
rururocks
We have british weather here today
1:06 pm
MLFAN17
ruru assume you mean the wet kind?
1:06 pm
zoozzoom
Oh dear, Ru! Hope you have an umbrella!
1:07 pm
rururocks
Overcast windy and wet
1:08 pm
rururocks
Ugh. It is a holiday weekend dang it
1:08 pm
zoozzoom
One day out of 365 can not be too bad though :-)
1:09 pm
moolingwa
well it's over 30C and sunny today
1:09 pm
rururocks
We have had a lot of rain
1:10 pm
moolingwa
well at the moment it's around 26.....but heading to 31
1:11 pm
zoozzoom
Nice, Mool...it has been sunny here with temps around 21c
1:11 pm
moolingwa
could be a couple of degrees warmer tomorrow
1:11 pm
moolingwa
always a good day when it's sunny in the UK in late spring
1:14 pm
zoozzoom
Ha! We will take this as our Summer as there will not be much more sunny weather here lol
1:15 pm
moolingwa
indeed :)
1:20 pm
MollyL
Glorious day here. Sunny, 86 degrees and early dismissal from work. It doesn't get much better than that. : )
1:22 pm
zoozzoom
Nice one, Molly! Enjoy :-)
1:39 pm
MollyL
No ig words but keep trying
1:41 pm
MollyL
*Wonders how many people didn't get the toilet + gerund clue. Some of us Americans are not hip to British terms
1:56 pm
NatashaW
stunning omission from the dictionary - Moroccan stew, or the unique clay dish it's cooked in.
1:59 pm
NatashaW
not to mention the Italian sandwich offered in every lunch menu!
2:09 pm
MollyL
The Enable Word List makers are more interested in lesser known mammals from alias countries and foreign currency
2:10 pm
NatashaW
It's just weird they have this extremely obscure archaic Italian term for a Turkish bath, but not the common hot sandwich at my local deli.
2:11 pm
NatashaW
But never mind... 32 obscure babblets to go!
2:16 pm
gramma
I feel like I've never played this game before. It really isn't as difficult as I have made it. 1 left hi 6/27. Help please?
2:20 pm
NatashaW
congrats gramma!
2:20 pm
harpjane
hello 125 to go
2:25 pm
harpjane
what are the stats for the single o please?
2:26 pm
MollyL
Apparently "babblet" is an obscure term for obscure words. I have never gotten why that term is so popular here. Ditto "monkeys".
2:27 pm
chrisk
or 6/18 I think
2:28 pm
chrisk
oops - and off to the pb I go
2:28 pm
NatashaW
think zooz ate up all the chocolate in the pb already
2:28 pm
chrisk
the supply is endless
2:28 pm
MollyL
Good choice. There is watermelon, appetizers and cool summer drinks in the PB in honor of the holiday weekend.
2:29 pm
NatashaW
really?! I'm moving in
2:29 pm
MollyL
And endless supply of chocolate (not choclit) in the PB. We must not be deprived.
2:35 pm
aslindy
hello all
2:36 pm
aslindy
happy national wine day!
2:37 pm
benji5550122
ae 4/4?
2:39 pm
benji5550122
ai 6/24?
2:40 pm
NatashaW
there are a ton of gerunds on this grid, and this is one of them
2:42 pm
NatashaW
FW! enjoy your weekend everyone!
2:43 pm
MollyL
Gerund, gerund, gerund.
3:12 pm
72 Temple Owl
AN 7 PLS? just cannot see it
3:14 pm
72 Temple Owl
ty anyway , found it and time to be on my way.
3:23 pm
MollyL
an+ consonant + that ever present gerund + vowel
3:27 pm
pythonx
Molly, babblet is popular here because it was invented here. It basically means a word only found in Babble. Monkeys, I think, refers to the story of if there were enough monkeys pounding on keyboards they would eventually produce a book. I could be wrong about that though.
3:38 pm
MollyL
I get the "babblet" and "monkey" thing. Terms that were invented years ago.
3:57 pm
rururocks
isn't that animal abuse?
3:59 pm
MollyL
I think the "monkey" thing was invented because people didn't want to say they were just randomly entering chains of letters in hope that it would provide a word.
4:01 pm
magazinemom
Is there something wrong with that?
4:06 pm
bichon
ba 6/30, pls
4:07 pm
magazinemom
same as the 7 after it. remove one of the double consonants
4:08 pm
bichon
sorry, need the first one
4:08 pm
magazinemom
oops, sorry! don't have that one yet.
4:09 pm
bichon
that's okay
4:14 pm
Vicuna
ba6/30 - start with a sack and end with the first 3 of element number 41, or a weeping figure from Greek mythology
4:16 pm
dan2bit
sack + anagram for charged particle
4:24 pm
bichon
ty, word not found anyhere but More Words
4:24 pm
bichon
down to 2 left
4:26 pm
bichon
pa 6/24, pls
4:30 pm
montreal13
an outcast bichon
4:33 pm
bichon
ty montreal, fw
4:34 pm
montreal13
wd bichon !
4:35 pm
MollyL
Nope,nothing wrong with whatever way you find your words. Or whatever you call it.
4:36 pm
MollyL
*Puts comfy pillows in the PB
4:42 pm
Soodle
Good evening all. Half an hour ago, the polls closed on a a monumental referendum in this country:- Whether to repeal the ban on abortions or not. As the mother of 2 girls, I voted to repeal the ban, but it has been a very unpleasant debate. Early indications are showing that vote may be going in favour of repealing the ban. First country in Europe to approve of same-sex marriages - Our Prime Minister is mixed-race & homosexual, now looking like we will allow abortion! Ireland is joining the 21st centuary!
4:44 pm
montreal13
good evening soodle !
4:45 pm
Soodle
Hey Mont :-)
4:46 pm
Soodle
I'm a bit wound up about this referendum atm....
4:46 pm
montreal13
hope the repeal wins ...
4:48 pm
Soodle
Thank you :-). Irish women have been dealt a bum deal over the last century..... (off my soap-box now.... gonna chillax & find words) :-)
4:50 pm
montreal13
10 left...
4:51 pm
Soodle
Hey!! Another Irish Babble meet up to look forward to. Bugsaw is coming here in Aug/Sept. i'm really looking forward to hooking up with her:-)
4:52 pm
montreal13
is she from England ?
4:53 pm
rururocks
she's from BC
4:54 pm
montreal13
wow, quite a trip !
4:54 pm
rururocks
I'm happy for her.. this is a big trip with her son
4:55 pm
Soodle
Yep. I hope to meet up with the pair of them:-)
4:55 pm
montreal13
FW ! last word HI6...yet another gerund...
4:56 pm
rururocks
i'll be seeing her in July
4:56 pm
Soodle
....... Mountainscoming to Mohammed!
4:57 pm
Soodle
Well done, Mont!
4:58 pm
Soodle
That's cool RuRu.
4:58 pm
montreal13
tks Soodle ! - gotta go - goodnight to the both of you and good luck Soodle on the referendum - poof
4:59 pm
rururocks
one of my favorite people.. she's a great person
5:30 pm
Soodle
Lovely to read that RuRu.i am really looking forward to meeting her :-)
5:35 pm
mkg
gee stumped at 28 words.
5:37 pm
mkg
would love any 7s or the 8. ty
5:47 pm
lynxxx
hi mkg - try an7.40 - an & what attaches a door to a frame but change end vowel
5:49 pm
lynxxx
ha7.32 compound - what a food servce worker might have to put on their head
5:56 pm
penquis
ty, lynx....did not have those.....hello all....
5:57 pm
lynxxx
hi Pen - yw
6:01 pm
mkg
ty. got an 7 and ha 7
6:02 pm
MollyL
All right. Everyone is all clued up
6:03 pm
mkg
need clue for the 8 please with stat and also clue for O words for top row O with 2 words. ty.
6:03 pm
mkg
i always want more clues. i find that the best part of doing this grid. the cleverness of the clues.
6:03 pm
MollyL
Oh, not quite
6:04 pm
penquis
everyone gets something different out of playing this game...
6:04 pm
MollyL
Indeed Pen
6:07 pm
mkg
got the o words. still dont see 8
6:08 pm
penquis
i don't have the 8....
6:08 pm
mkg
ok. ty anyway
6:10 pm
mkg
any clues? ty
6:12 pm
mkg
must be a compound
6:13 pm
penquis
ty molly.....got it...
6:13 pm
penquis
mkg...read the chat....
6:13 pm
mkg
oops. got it. sorry. missed the pasta
6:14 pm
mkg
almost orangatan......almost.
6:15 pm
penquis
use the first half of that...
6:24 pm
sarcasticah
I'm sorry if I missed it, but may I have a hint foir the an7/40?
6:24 pm
penquis
clued at 5:47...
6:25 pm
sarcasticah
Whoops, did miss it. Sorry!
6:25 pm
penquis
no problem....been there, done that...
6:32 pm
penquis
i went through the list and there are still 10 i cannot find... :o(
6:51 pm
penquis
be 6/30 anyone?
6:51 pm
sarcasticah
non-malignant
6:52 pm
sarcasticah
Wjhoops
6:54 pm
penquis
how about hi 6/27?
6:54 pm
sarcasticah
I'm looking for that one myself!
6:55 pm
TraderKate
putting into employment?
6:55 pm
penquis
duh...a real word, lol...
6:56 pm
penquis
do you have ir 7?
6:56 pm
TraderKate
yup, clue?
6:57 pm
penquis
please....
6:57 pm
TraderKate
getting the creases out?
6:57 pm
TraderKate
sorry, just got here, don't know if you listed.. making tea :)
6:58 pm
penquis
duh again....lol....
6:58 pm
penquis
i am down to 3....
6:59 pm
TraderKate
those were some of my last fishies too...
6:59 pm
penquis
how about or 6/24?.....i am so tired...
7:00 pm
TraderKate
the veginning; start.... change the last vowel to another
7:01 pm
TraderKate
beginning
7:01 pm
TraderKate
Darwin's OR***** of the species....
7:01 pm
sarcasticah
How about the an6/24?
7:02 pm
penquis
a heart condition....
7:02 pm
penquis
kate....how about ri 7?
7:02 pm
sarcasticah
Oh, oops, I meant the in6/24, sorry
7:03 pm
penquis
a unit of a baseball game...
7:03 pm
TraderKate
nopt losing, but ********* vhange the first letter for the RI 7/36
7:03 pm
sarcasticah
Those ing words are really hiding from me.
7:04 pm
TraderKate
oops, pem's got ua... bbs cuppa calling
7:04 pm
penquis
i actually understood that, lol....ty....
7:04 pm
TraderKate
look whathappened to my apostrophe! SORRY pen! :(
7:04 pm
sarcasticah
How about the first bin6/24?
7:05 pm
sarcasticah
in6/24, I mean.
7:05 pm
penquis
ah....in + fence entry....
7:05 pm
penquis
anyone have the first ta 6/18?...
7:07 pm
penquis
nm....found it...i am done...
7:07 pm
sarcasticah
The in6/18?
7:09 pm
TraderKate
Congratulations pen!!!
7:10 pm
TraderKate
by nature or heredity... IN 6/18
7:11 pm
TraderKate
an in6 characteristic is one that you are born with
7:13 pm
ch1212
stuck on 3 6/18's ... the en, the ta, and the ro ..... clues please?
7:14 pm
TraderKate
EN add the part of a plant that anchors it to the soil?
7:14 pm
penquis
the TA is something in red wine that gives people headaches when they drink it...
7:15 pm
penquis
ro ends like what you go through underground with your car....
7:21 pm
ch1212
Thanks, TraderKate and penquis! Got the en and ro, but the ta clued is the second one, and I'm hunting and pecking for the first ta6/18... clue please? (WITH THANKS -- My brain is MUSH today!)
7:22 pm
TraderKate
add a printer's measure and a coupla vowels for the firt tta6
7:22 pm
Lizlin
Good morning all and thanks for those clues, Kate.
7:22 pm
ch1212
ahhhh... thanks, kate!
7:23 pm
Lizlin
Thanks, pen too
7:23 pm
TraderKate
Hi Liz... pen's clues are better... have a bit f scroll she clued the 2nd TA 6/18 as well
7:24 pm
Lizlin
All clues are welcome if I don't have the words.
7:24 pm
TraderKate
are you going to stay pen? I have kitchen things to do...
7:24 pm
penquis
amen to that...
7:24 pm
penquis
i will be in and out...
7:25 pm
TraderKate
me too... :(
7:25 pm
penquis
playing some at WordSplay....
7:25 pm
Lizlin
Enjoy your evenings.
7:25 pm
ch1212
And with thanks again, I can finally go join my beloved for dinner! ** poof **
7:25 pm
penquis
ty, liz...
7:25 pm
Lizlin
Congrats, ch
7:26 pm
TraderKate
ty Liz. wll try tolook in when I can
bye ch1212
7:26 pm
Lizlin
Down to my last 21 words here, so don't know how long that will take. Using Lickety now.
7:28 pm
TraderKate
Go, go Liz!
7:29 pm
sarcasticah
I'm down to 19!
7:30 pm
harpjane
115 to go
7:33 pm
TraderKate
Go sarcasticah, go!! Go Jane, go!!
7:34 pm
Lizlin
These i's in the 2nd column are being awkward!
7:35 pm
TraderKate
some of those I words were clued not long ago.
7:35 pm
Lizlin
OK - thanks, I'll look back. I'm missing in 6 x 2
7:35 pm
TraderKate
all 3 were clued, I think Liz. bbs
7:36 pm
Lizlin
Found one of them.
7:36 pm
LuvWordGames
is the ri 8/50 a compound word?
7:36 pm
Lizlin
Nope - it's pasta
7:36 pm
sarcasticah
It's a type of pasta
7:36 pm
sarcasticah
Jinx!
7:37 pm
LuvWordGames
thanks sarcastic, I got it
7:37 pm
Lizlin
Haven't heard "jinx" for ages!
7:37 pm
LuvWordGames
and thanks Liz too
7:37 pm
Lizlin
Still missing the 2nd in 6/24 - any clues pls?
7:38 pm
Lizlin
nm - found it.
7:38 pm
TraderKate
baseball
7:38 pm
penquis
it's part of a baseball game....ends in a gerund...
7:38 pm
Lizlin
The UK / Aussie in me thought cricket!
7:38 pm
harpjane
what are the stats for the 8?
7:39 pm
Lizlin
Thanks though.
7:39 pm
harpjane
oh, the pasta?
7:40 pm
sarcasticah
Fireworks!
7:40 pm
Lizlin
Down to 7 here
7:41 pm
Scrabbler
Yay sarcast! Go Liz and jane!
7:41 pm
Lizlin
2 - the last few are going very quickly.
7:41 pm
harpjane
103 to go.....
7:42 pm
Scrabbler
I just started. 129 left.
7:43 pm
Lizlin
Fireworks - last word to 6 - another gerund!
7:44 pm
Lizlin
Have a good day / evening everyone. Thanks for the clues.
7:44 pm
TraderKate
Congratulations sarcasticag and Liz!!!
7:44 pm
TraderKate
Hi scrabs :)
7:45 pm
Scrabbler
Yay Liz! Hi Kate.
7:51 pm
TraderKate
ginally some nice weather in
7:51 pm
Nef
Good evening!
7:51 pm
TraderKate
western NY and S. Ontario :D
7:51 pm
TraderKate
Hi nef :)
7:52 pm
TraderKate
Haven't seen you in a while... happy Memorial Day weekend!
7:53 pm
Nef
It's very hot & humid here; just started the past 2 days
7:53 pm
Scrabbler
Yes, it feels like summer finally.
7:54 pm
TraderKate
we have warmth, but no humidity (thank goodness!) rain due in the next couple of days... ugh!
7:54 pm
Nef
I was out of town at a state convention; plus the planning for a huge family reunion next month (I'm the one doing the contacting & mailings
7:56 pm
TraderKate
That will all be worthit in the end Nef, even though it's a lot of work. How was the convention? Willl the reunion be in your town?
7:56 pm
Nef
It literally dumped buckets of rain last night without much warning; I still don't know how much rain we got, however
7:56 pm
Scrabbler
Hi origami and nef
7:57 pm
TraderKate
Hi origami :)
We got 3-4 days of buckets (mostly at night... yard is *almost* dry enough to go out on the lawn now. Haven't even planted the veggies yet.
7:57 pm
origami
Recovered fro m all the hiking scrabs?
7:57 pm
Scrabbler
Yes, finally. I did a 40 minute hike today and felt fine. No more sore muscles.
7:59 pm
Nef
Hi Scrabs (Sorry, I'm distracted by a TV show right now)
8:01 pm
Scrabbler
Time to shower and go to bed. I am selling my art at the farmers market every Saturday now from 8:30-1. See you tomorrow.
8:02 pm
origami
Do you have new pictures on your FB page scrabs?
8:02 pm
Scrabbler
Yes, I do. I put them up each day after we finished hiking.
8:02 pm
harpjane
I stood on my injured foot for 28 seconds today. (Not wanting to be out-done by Scrabbler....)
8:03 pm
Scrabbler
What happened to your foot?
8:03 pm
origami
I mean of your art Scrabs
8:03 pm
harpjane
I broke my ankle skiing on St. Patrick's Day.
8:04 pm
Scrabbler
I will put 2 new projects on FB now, origami.
8:04 pm
Nef
And how did it go, Harp?
8:04 pm
Scrabbler
Oh, Jane, I broke my ankle 21 months ago when hiking on a mountain. OUCH!
8:05 pm
harpjane
Well, 28 seconds was a long time. Every time I get cocky about my progress, my physical therapist gives me something harder to do.
8:06 pm
Nef
LOL! That's their job, Jane! :-)
8:06 pm
Scrabbler
Did you need surgery?
8:06 pm
harpjane
How is your ankle doing, Scrabbs? I see you are hiking!
8:06 pm
harpjane
Yes, the broken bone--lower fibula--needed a plate and some screws.
8:07 pm
harpjane
What about you scrabbs?
8:07 pm
Scrabbler
I still have some achiness occasionally. I suspect my ankle will never be 100%. All the soft tissue was trained and sprain too, as an ankle injury is rarely just a fracture.
8:08 pm
Scrabbler
I had a Weber A fracture which healed in 8 weeks so I did not need surgery.
8:08 pm
Scrabbler
*strained and sprained
8:09 pm
Scrabbler
Jane, it will be months before you feel steady and can trust your ankle. I still fear re-injury.
8:10 pm
harpjane
The most unnerving part is over for me now. I am out of the cast and I can bear weight.
8:12 pm
Scrabbler
Good. Just make slow and steady progress. I wore a brace for a year, with skiing and hiking, then decided to go without it. I just hiked 50+ miles on the AT without problems.
8:12 pm
Scrabbler
Will the hardware be removed someday or stay in?
8:12 pm
Nef
Just be sure to do the exercises that the PT tells you!
8:15 pm
harpjane
I'm pretty good about that. I just incorporate them into my workout routine. I got really out of shape after an injury a few years ago and vowed never to let that happen.
8:16 pm
harpjane
The hardware will probably stay in unless there are problems. Other than new ski boots, it shouldn't make much difference.
8:17 pm
Scrabbler
get stronger and work on balance. Aw, geez, I feel terrible for you. The pain was SO bad that I almost fainted and puked.
8:18 pm
harpjane
googling Weber A fracture.
8:19 pm
harpjane
I had to ski out, spend the night in a cabin, and then ski another half mile to get to the ER.
8:19 pm
Scrabbler
Fibular fracture, but stable and typically not requiring surgery.
8:20 pm
Scrabbler
You were cross-country skiing?
8:20 pm
Nef
The thing about ankle fractures is that you need to maintain as much range of motion (ROM) as possible so you don't develop foot drop (which - unfortunately happens and can trip you up the rest of your life.)
8:21 pm
Scrabbler
I have always thought that ankles are poorly evolved for bipeds--such unstable joints that easily get twisted.
8:22 pm
Nef
Yes, they are. My hubby sprained his ankle nearly 30 years ago; and he did develop a mild foot drop. Which now causes him to trip on sidewalk cracks when he's tired. :-/
8:23 pm
Scrabbler
Not good.
8:24 pm
harpjane
Just looked it up. That looks like the type of fracture I had, Weber A, except it was splintered and needed surgery.
8:24 pm
Scrabbler
Ow, ow, ow.
8:24 pm
Nef
true, Scrabs. And I've seen several others who have had the same problem years later.
8:25 pm
harpjane
I experienced the foot drop thing today as I was walking up a slight incline. I was looking at the nice window display instead of my feet.
8:26 pm
Scrabbler
Jane, you were cross-country skiing?
8:27 pm
harpjane
My biggest challenge right now is something I can't do much about--edema. It is gradually improving, but I have to do my exercises early in the morning in order to get the benefit. By evening I can't get any sort of calf stretch at all because that requires bending the ankle.
8:28 pm
harpjane
Yes, cross-country skiing. Not steep or anything. Just a moment of inattention and a gravity problem.
8:28 pm
harpjane
Did you have much edema Scrabbs?
8:29 pm
Scrabbler
I got a concussion when cross-country skiing 4 years ago, took a header when going down a hill.
8:29 pm
Scrabbler
Oh, yes, jane, for a few months. And the bruising lasted so long too.
8:31 pm
Scrabbler
It sucks to be on the disabled list.
8:31 pm
Nef
Harp, you need to do some very active knee and hip movements first thing in the morning; then do your exercises, then do a very Gentle type of massage called effleurage
8:32 pm
Scrabbler
I will keep checking on you, Jane. Do your exercises every day and slowly you will notice improvement.
8:32 pm
Nef
It does suck to be disabled for even a short while
8:32 pm
Scrabbler
And now I must get to bed.
8:33 pm
Nef
Good night, Scrabs. Sleep well.
8:39 pm
Nef
oh, tor, don't be so sensitive
8:43 pm
harpjane
gees, tor came to the party .....
8:44 pm
harpjane
effleurage is really cool!
8:45 pm
harpjane
Here's what I noticed about disability--both with the knee scooter/cast, and now with the cane/crutch. Either you are completely invisible to people, or you get total overkill, with people wanting to wait on you hand and foot.....
8:45 pm
torgone
One gross of words ..
8:46 pm
dan2bit
me too tor
8:46 pm
Nef
it will help, harp; but in order for it to be really effective, you have to wake up the blood flow between it an the heart
8:47 pm
Nef
Oh Geez! I thought you were grossed out by the chat, tor! :-)
8:50 pm
harpjane
I've just ordered a bolster so I can elevate and we can return our cushions to their rightful place in the living room.
8:55 pm
Nef
Good idea, harp. Get things back to normal
9:01 pm
origami
I got a digital antennae so I can watch Jeopardy and the signal is going all wonky :-(
9:02 pm
harpjane
i love jeopardy!
9:04 pm
origami
The current champ has won a lot of moola
9:06 pm
harpjane
I missed it today, did he win again?
9:11 pm
origami
Still going here - but antennae is whacking out.
9:23 pm
MollyL
<--Laughing at Tor : D
9:58 pm
gapeach
Good evening all. May I please have a clue for an7-40? Thanks
9:59 pm
harpjane
I'm looking gapeach
9:59 pm
gapeach
Thanks harp.
10:02 pm
harpjane
an7 add what makes a door open and close, with a different last letter
10:03 pm
gapeach
Thanks so much, harp.
10:08 pm
hurshy
good clue harp
10:09 pm
harpjane
plagarized from Vicuna in the blog
10:12 pm
hurshy
ahhh, vi is a smart cookie :) not that you're not also a smart cookie :)
10:14 pm
harpjane
Does anyone want clues?
10:21 pm
gapeach
Oh, yes, thanks, harp.....I need ro6-18 please
10:24 pm
TraderKate
RO 6/18 ends like a concrete "tube" you drive through
10:25 pm
gapeach
Thanks, Kate, looking.
10:27 pm
TraderKate
+ double consonant + bui;ding annex/extension
alt clue
10:29 pm
gapeach
Oh, yes, thanks so much, Kate.
10:31 pm
TraderKate
huh... it's an insecticide, especially for flies amd cockroaches
10:38 pm
gapeach
FW finally. Thanks for all the help. Blessings
10:39 pm
TraderKate
Congratilations peach!!!