12:07 am
melonheadjujube
in7
12:11 am
melonheadjujube
nbt
12:15 am
cybernan
lovely single malt in the grid tonight
12:23 am
cybernan
been sitting at the halfway mark for a while and not seeing anything new -- time for bed
12:24 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:27 am
harpjane
thank you lickety
12:58 am
flosey
THANKS LICKETY
12:59 am
flosey
off to bed now, bb in the morning
2:52 am
flosey
not sleepy, will find a few more words until I feel sleepy again
2:57 am
zoozzoom
Just started here myself, Flosey. Hope sleep will return to you soon.
3:10 am
flosey
thanks zooz, I hope so too
3:20 am
flosey
does anyone have a clue for co8 please
3:20 am
ivesy3
clue for the first ep 7 plz
3:22 am
zoozzoom
Stuuf you put in food to make it orange or blue or green etc.
3:22 am
zoozzoom
That is for the CO 8
3:24 am
zoozzoom
I have an EP7 that is a series on a TV say. But do not know if that is the one you need.
3:25 am
ivesy3
no zoo,it is the one before that . has me stumped
3:26 am
zoozzoom
Ah just found another EP 7 but one is after the one I just clued.
3:26 am
ivesy3
have that one too lol.. this is the one after the first four letter one
3:27 am
flosey
thanks Zooz, got it
3:32 am
zoozzoom
Found it! same as the EP 4/6 before it but change the last letter. Then add all the vowels in a row along the bottom row. Well apart from the U.
3:34 am
zoozzoom
Or E + sharp metal object + first three vowels along the bottom row.
3:35 am
ivesy3
whew ty zooz!!
3:36 am
little mim
ty zooz
3:37 am
zoozzoom
You are all most welcome.
3:39 am
flosey
not even half way but must try again to get some sleep
3:40 am
zoozzoom
Sweet sleep, Flosey.
3:48 am
zoozzoom
I always try the word ' Anglo ' Yet I know it is not valid.
3:52 am
zoozzoom
Okay time is up for me. Still have 72 words to find. Did not find the DO 9. Will came back later to see if I can find any more words. Happy babbling everyone!
3:58 am
little mim
do9 would be good for skiing
4:32 am
flosey
sleep eludes me!! so will see if I can find a few more words
4:50 am
hydra
The do9 builds on the second sl5,12, zoom.
4:50 am
hydra
Comes before it, I mean.
6:44 am
flosey
can someone please clue in7/36
6:44 am
bichon
sorry flosey, don't have it
6:45 am
flosey
tks for responding
6:45 am
lil*monkey
in + not your leg, for the in5, then past tense for the in7
6:46 am
flosey
ty tyty lilmonkey
6:47 am
lil*monkey
yw yw yw
6:47 am
flosey
giggle, much appreciated
6:51 am
lil*monkey
I would appreciate the ro7 if you have that one.
6:52 am
flosey
unfortunately, don't have that one
6:52 am
flosey
will look now
6:53 am
lil*monkey
found it! It extends from the ro5, which is the stuff you rub on violin strings
6:54 am
flosey
ah, thanks lil
6:56 am
lil*monkey
yay I have all the 7s now
6:58 am
Uneaixoise
Impressive!!
6:58 am
lil*monkey
But still have 95 words to find lol
7:01 am
flosey
I still need 112 more!! but need sleep even more, will try now and be back later
7:02 am
lil*monkey
Is it about 4 in the morning there flosey?
7:02 am
lil*monkey
I'm on east coast of Virginia, it's 8 am here.
7:03 am
bichon
cr 5/14, first one, pls
7:03 am
Uneaixoise
Are you safe, monkey??
7:04 am
Uneaixoise
Have cr5 wept and cr5 felony
7:04 am
lil*monkey
Yes, Une. We are barely getting any rain here.
7:04 am
lil*monkey
I'm several hours north of hurricane landfall.
7:04 am
Uneaixoise
So glad!
7:05 am
lil*monkey
cr5 to weep is the first cr5,14
7:06 am
bichon
There is a Babbler in the grid
7:12 am
Scrabbler
Good morning, Babblers. MOnkey, you are safe?
7:12 am
lil*monkey
Yes, everything is fine here in Virginia. It's like any other normal cloudy day.
7:13 am
lil*monkey
Looks like I can still have my moving squad tomorrow or Sunday.
7:13 am
Scrabbler
New house?
7:14 am
lil*monkey
Yes I bought a house! It's not new, but it's new to me.
7:14 am
lil*monkey
So excited :)
7:16 am
lil*monkey
I have not owned a house by myself since 1986.
7:16 am
Scrabbler
Enjoy! Create your special space.
7:19 am
lil*monkey
Scrabs have you ever hiked in the SW US? Like in Sedona or thereabouts?
7:20 am
Scrabbler
Grand Canyon, but not further south in AZ. My sister has hiked there several times with Road Scholar trips and loves those areas--Marble Canyon, Havasupai, Superstition Mtns. I prefer forests.
7:20 am
lil*monkey
I am dying to go on a hiking trip out there!
7:21 am
Scrabbler
She likes the dry heat and low chance of rain.
7:21 am
Scrabbler
Look at Road Scholar--all types of trips everywhere and very affordable.
7:21 am
lil*monkey
OK thank you, I will investigate.
7:22 am
Scrabbler
She will hike in Big Bend NP in Texas in several months.
7:25 am
lil*monkey
WOW thank you Scrabs, I just took a quick look. TONS of choices, I m going to plan something.
7:28 am
Scrabbler
Options include single vs double vs group sleeping, so if you register early and pay more you can have a single set-up.
7:31 am
mkg
clues for the 9 please and any 8s. ty
7:35 am
bichon
do 9 is to go **** a staircase + what you ski on
7:35 am
Scrabbler
Hi mkg. I have nothing bigger than 2 7's.
7:36 am
mkg
ty bichon. got it!
7:36 am
mkg
ty anyway scrabbler.
7:39 am
bichon
ec 8/45, pls
7:39 am
bichon
nm monkied it
7:41 am
mkg
i would love a clue bichon. ty
7:42 am
bichon
ec + there was a big exp****** of gas in MA yesterday
7:42 am
mkg
ty. great clue. just read the news on that.
7:42 am
LuvWordGames
thanks bich
7:42 am
mkg
missing the E words for 5th column E. stats and clues welcome. ty.
7:43 am
Scrabbler
My friend in North Andover could not go home after work. Her home is safe, but what a tragic disaster.
7:44 am
bichon
Don't quite understand why so many homes blew up
7:44 am
mael
too much pressure in the gas main, sounds like
7:45 am
mkg
it must have been gas main's that were old and in bad condition.
7:45 am
mkg
it said in article i read that the gas co had said they were going to work on old mains.
7:45 am
bichon
There should be maintenance
7:46 am
bichon
Glad I don't have gas
7:46 am
deanoz
bichon; most definitely a malfunction by the gas provider, but unfortunately we will never be told the details.
7:46 am
mkg
i assume that there was an indication that the main needed work but they didnt get to it yet. boy will that be a lawsuit!
7:46 am
mkg
anyone have the E words for E in fifth column?
7:47 am
mkg
nm. just got one of them. ty anyway
7:47 am
deanoz
i guarantee no law suit
7:47 am
bichon
ep 7/32, pls
7:48 am
deanoz
as evidence, i suggest.....flint's water.
7:48 am
deanoz
it's nice that we still worry about a word in a puzzle while the world burns.
7:54 am
lil*monkey
ep7,32 is e + sharp thing + the first 3 vowels in bottom row
7:55 am
Scrabbler
Babble is a temporary escape.
7:55 am
lil*monkey
e from 5th row: em4
7:55 am
Scrabbler
TY, Monkey.
7:55 am
mkg
deanoz, what should we do about it? and what should we do about the impending storm? i give a lot to charities which do help the poor and those in need. that is my way. and if there are issues locally where i can take action, i do. i write to congressmen and senators to encourage them to also take action. and what do you do dean?
7:56 am
mkg
great clue monkey! ty.
7:56 am
lil*monkey
mkg, I stole that clue from someone in chog earlier this AM :)
7:57 am
mkg
super monkey. good going.
7:57 am
mkg
well i am almost half way and must go to work so bye for now.
8:00 am
lil*monkey
uh oh I got the red box
8:03 am
BzznBea
Are you being effected by the storm, monkey?
8:03 am
lil*monkey
NOt at all , Bea. It's just cloudy and gloomy here. No rain as of yet. Wind speed 10-14 mph, which is pretty normal for the coast here.
8:04 am
Scrabbler
I passed halfway. Maybe I will return tonight.
8:04 am
lil*monkey
I have 78 left.
8:04 am
BzznBea
I think it went farther south than expected.
8:05 am
lil*monkey
YEs it def did, Bea. Even the news from OBX looks relatively good. Most of Hatteras island still has power, they do have some flooding but not severe.
8:07 am
BzznBea
It hit the Crystal Coast, but not as hard as expected. Bogue Inlet pier has been damaged. That is were we always stay for our beach vacations.
8:07 am
lil*monkey
Aw so sorry
8:07 am
lil*monkey
I hope the damage is not too bad.
8:11 am
lil*monkey
Bea you are near Raleigh? Do you have rain?
8:11 am
lil*monkey
We've had almost no rain so far on coast of VA, I'm about 40 miles north of Virginia Beach.
8:20 am
wvteach
stats for top row O
8:20 am
LuvWordGames
op 5/16
8:25 am
MollyL
If Dr. God were still charging, I would think he was trying to recruit new members with JOIN US at the top of the grid. : D
8:33 am
lil*monkey
Jim Cantore of The Weather Idiot Channel is up to his usual tricks. He's standing in knee deep water in Wilmington talking about how horrible the conditions are, and 2 people go walking by on the sidewalk, like it's just a normal day. LOL!
8:41 am
LuvWordGames
just finished, any clues needed?
8:42 am
phaeton
stats for an i word pls
8:42 am
LuvWordGames
for what phae?
8:42 am
LuvWordGames
ic 4/5, ig 5/14
8:44 am
Buttonman
morning all, can someone please clue me the second in7
8:45 am
BzznBea
like a toenail, button
8:45 am
Buttonman
got it, thanks
8:45 am
phaeton
what is the first in7?
8:46 am
LuvWordGames
in + upper appendage + pt
8:47 am
phaeton
whew...i's incinerated!
9:00 am
MLFAN17
how is the weather looking where you are?
9:01 am
BzznBea
Just gusty winds right now. No rain. How about you?
9:01 am
MLFAN17
yeah wind picked up here a bit too
9:02 am
MLFAN17
this storm for you and I etc though a category 1 the rain could last all weekend
9:02 am
MLFAN17
2nd column o?
9:07 am
Buttonman
are there 17 or 18 sevens...I just find 17?
9:08 am
BzznBea
There are 18
9:13 am
Buttonman
I only can find 17..I have co, ep, ep, ep, ga, gl, gl, in, in, lo, no, or, pi, pl, ro, sl, and sn...what am I missing?
9:14 am
Buttonman
Bzz, please help me out
9:16 am
BzznBea
I'm not sure...I'm looking...
9:17 am
Buttonman
I missed the si
9:17 am
MLFAN17
I just found a si6
9:17 am
rururocks
thank you for the si 7
9:20 am
MLFAN17
clue pls?
9:21 am
BzznBea
39 left...must get busy in case we lose power...bzz..
9:21 am
MLFAN17
bye bzz stay safe
9:22 am
MLFAN17
I gtg will be back..
9:33 am
rururocks
are any babblers directly impacted by the hurricane ? I'm not sure who's in that area
9:49 am
mkg
the DC area will get lots of rainfall but dont know if we will have any flooding or other issues yet. I live in Md suburbs of DC. But the VA suburbs may get hit. and i know there were some babblers there.
9:58 am
MollyL
Lil Monkey lives in the Virginia Beach area (which usually gets hit with hurricane effect stuff) and she said they are fine and dandy.
9:59 am
mixi6
I had a bit a rain last night. steady breezes today. I'm in North Carolina. expecting maybe 5 inches of rain over the weekend.
10:01 am
mixi6
watching some trees leaning several feet in the breeze.
10:03 am
MLFAN17
I am in nc
10:03 am
MLFAN17
we have some wind right not and its cloudy otherwise nothng right now
10:03 am
Uneaixoise
Are you ok, mlf?
10:04 am
MLFAN17
the storm is a category 1 and the wind speeds have come down drastically from yesterday
10:04 am
mixi6
light rain just started again.
10:04 am
MLFAN17
power outages still expected
10:05 am
Uneaixoise
Stay safe!!
10:05 am
MLFAN17
mixi are u closer to the coast then I am?
10:05 am
MLFAN17
trying une thank you:)
10:05 am
mixi6
Chapel Hill
10:06 am
mixi6
where are you?
10:06 am
MLFAN17
Mocksville
10:09 am
MLFAN17
you are close to two hours from me
10:10 am
mixi6
yes, just looked at google maps.
10:10 am
MLFAN17
yeah I googled it lol
10:13 am
bichon
ar 6/27, pls
10:14 am
MLFAN17
ends in the gerund
10:14 am
MLFAN17
go counter clockwise bichon
10:15 am
MLFAN17
that's how to find it
10:15 am
MLFAN17
yw bichon
10:19 am
bichon
ec + there was a big gas exp****** in MA yesterday
10:20 am
SueMagee
Thanks, bichon.
10:22 am
mixi6
all local channels have all hurricane all the time. and then other channels interrupt with new warnings. Have turned off TV.
10:23 am
MLFAN17
mixi same here
10:24 am
MLFAN17
is it ecpl etc?
10:26 am
MLFAN17
I am not getting it spelled right
10:26 am
mixi6
drop the p
10:26 am
MLFAN17
oh geez ty mixi
10:27 am
bichon
mo 6/27, pls
10:27 am
MLFAN17
a girl's name or a last name
10:27 am
MLFAN17
or mo**** Fairchild. an actress name
10:28 am
bichon
can you clue its parts, pls
10:28 am
mixi6
a type of horse?
10:28 am
moolingwa
morning all, happy friday
10:28 am
MLFAN17
m or 5/14
10:29 am
moolingwa
hey ML
10:35 am
mymuseisme
Good morning all
10:35 am
MLFAN17
good morning mymuse
10:35 am
moolingwa
hey muse
10:35 am
mymuseisme
MLF or5/14 = vowelless fruit or part of ape the other 5/14 is parts of body
10:36 am
MLFAN17
mymuse I have the body part that was for a clue for bichon
10:36 am
mixi6
also a musical intrument
10:36 am
mymuseisme
major part of body I should correct
10:37 am
MLFAN17
but no idea about the fruit .. or word?
10:37 am
mymuseisme
lol MLF ok then free clues for the log
10:37 am
MLFAN17
I got an or 5/12 though
10:39 am
MLFAN17
oh got the other or word ty
10:55 am
bichon
in 7/52, pls
10:56 am
mymuseisme
bichon think sore toenail
10:56 am
bichon
ty mymuse
10:58 am
mymuseisme
Got to walk my little love bud -- bbl
11:21 am
bichon
pi 7/52, pls
11:22 am
MLFAN17
will look with you bichon
11:24 am
montreal13
ends in insect used as bait for fishing
11:24 am
MLFAN17
bichon ends in wo 4/9
11:24 am
montreal13
hi fan
11:25 am
MLFAN17
I got the 9 and I didn't even know what it began with or is stats:)
11:25 am
bichon
ty montreal and mlf
11:25 am
montreal13
well done fan - stats please ?
11:25 am
MLFAN17
yw bichon
11:26 am
montreal13
np bichon
11:28 am
montreal13
bbl for last 56 - stay safe and happy babbling
11:29 am
MLFAN17
bye mont ty
11:32 am
MollyL
Misspelling of old word for black person + crime against God
11:36 am
MLFAN17
ty molly
11:36 am
wvteach
stats / help with the 9 pls
11:39 am
MollyL
Best clue given earlier: do9 would be good for skiing
11:42 am
wvteach
thnx - yes, excellent clue
11:54 am
wvteach
hello mlf - are you out of the path of the storm?
11:54 am
MLFAN17
are any of the ep7s compound words?
11:55 am
MLFAN17
wv supposed t get rain and wind
11:55 am
wvteach
sorry - don't have any yet
11:55 am
MLFAN17
rain may go through the weekend
11:56 am
MLFAN17
but the wind speed has supposedly died down. windy here a bit now
11:56 am
wvteach
just got EP 7/36 - not a compound - one part of a series in a tv show
11:56 am
MLFAN17
ty wv got it
11:57 am
wvteach
how many EP 7s are there?
11:57 am
MLFAN17
two are 7/36
11:57 am
Limping possum
LOOP
11:58 am
wvteach
got another - change just last consonant
11:59 am
MLFAN17
the other is 7/32
12:00 pm
wvteach
will look for 7/32
12:01 pm
bichon
or 6/21, pls
12:03 pm
MLFAN17
looking...
12:34 pm
cybernan
hello everyone
12:35 pm
cybernan
or 6 21: killer whale with different last vowel + not out
1:22 pm
bichon
mo 5/12, first one, pls
1:25 pm
lil*monkey
mo + The SHah of ***n
1:25 pm
kje
the one I have sounds like agirls name
1:25 pm
kje
yes, what lil said
1:27 pm
lil*monkey
Fireworks
1:28 pm
kje
I have 73 to go
1:28 pm
periwinkle
hi all 171 left, haha I just started
1:29 pm
lil*monkey
anyone need a clue before I go?
1:29 pm
periwinkle
any 8 pls
1:29 pm
kje
still plodding along
1:30 pm
lil*monkey
ec8 is ec + the bomb made a big exp******
1:30 pm
MLFAN17
ty for the or 6 word
1:30 pm
periwinkle
ty monkey, new word for me
1:30 pm
kje
wow, that was a weird one
1:31 pm
lil*monkey
I know, very weird!
1:31 pm
therealblah
co 5/12 + picnic pest
1:31 pm
periwinkle
ty blah
1:31 pm
lil*monkey
sn8 and sw8 are both gerunds
1:32 pm
therealblah
sn 5/ 12 to be nosy + gerund
1:32 pm
MLFAN17
co 5/12 that was just clued doesn't make sense to me
1:32 pm
therealblah
monkey beat me to the sw 8
1:32 pm
periwinkle
ty blah and monkey
1:32 pm
periwinkle
help with the 9 pls
1:32 pm
lil*monkey
the co8 is co5 + picnic pest
1:33 pm
therealblah
co 5/12 a tint or hue
1:33 pm
periwinkle
just found that one monkey ty
1:33 pm
periwinkle
and ty blah
1:33 pm
MLFAN17
oh ty flr that co 8
1:35 pm
lil*monkey
e + sharp pointy thing + first 3 vowels on bottom row
1:35 pm
cybernan
missing that one too
1:35 pm
lil*monkey
Another wack word
1:35 pm
cybernan
ty monkey
1:35 pm
periwinkle
ty monkey odd word indeed
1:39 pm
cybernan
first co 5/14 please (between the tv stand and billed's partner)
1:40 pm
therealblah
c + on 4 - chore or heavy load
1:42 pm
periwinkle
hmm I do not have that on4
1:43 pm
periwinkle
think I found the on4
1:43 pm
therealblah
on 4/5 difficult burden
1:43 pm
cybernan
responsibility, peri
1:43 pm
periwinkle
and got the co5 ty blah
1:43 pm
periwinkle
and nan
1:43 pm
periwinkle
help with the 9 pls
1:43 pm
therealblah
yw :)
1:43 pm
therealblah
compound word peri
1:43 pm
periwinkle
trying to get down to 100 left and then take a break
1:44 pm
periwinkle
123 left
1:44 pm
cybernan
*!*~*!* any clues wanted before I leave?
1:44 pm
therealblah
starts with do 4/9
1:44 pm
therealblah
n1 nan
1:44 pm
periwinkle
wtg nan
1:44 pm
therealblah
slogging along with 70 left but ty anyway
1:45 pm
periwinkle
I have the do9
1:45 pm
periwinkle
I have the do4/9 but not seeing the do9 yet
1:45 pm
therealblah
what you ski on sl5
1:46 pm
cybernan
not cross country skiing but do 9
1:46 pm
periwinkle
ty nan, I was working with the wrong do4/9
1:46 pm
periwinkle
ty blah
1:48 pm
therealblah
oops didn't realize there are 2 x do 4/9
1:50 pm
cybernan
watching news -- 2 fatalities in Wilmington -- mother and infant -- so sad when you think they would still be alive if they had obeyed evacuation orders.
1:51 pm
therealblah
that's sad nan
1:53 pm
cybernan
on my way -- hagd everyone
1:53 pm
therealblah
you too
1:53 pm
mkg
do 9 is two words, a 4 and 5. do: opp of up, and then the 5 is you ski on a ski ***** on a mountainside
1:54 pm
periwinkle
100 left bbl
1:56 pm
mkg
113 left still peri. good going to you.
2:30 pm
moolingwa
rehi all...back for whatever I can do on my last 64
2:31 pm
therealblah
hi mool, heading for home with 9 left
2:33 pm
therealblah
appropo of your name :D
2:36 pm
moolingwa
yes, I found myself today ;)
2:37 pm
mixi6
you are a phantom today.
2:37 pm
moolingwa
a rare occurence
2:37 pm
BzznBea
Its not a phantom
2:38 pm
moolingwa
well my extended handle is a phantom...
2:40 pm
mixi6
Mool is in the grid Moolingwa is a phantom.
2:43 pm
mixi6
wind has come back with a few showers. Depressing grey sky.
2:44 pm
BzznBea
It has been a non event for us mixi.
2:44 pm
BzznBea
I got it. thanks.
2:45 pm
mixi6
Power has blipped several times.
2:48 pm
BzznBea
I'm finished for the day. see you all tomorrow...bzz..
3:03 pm
mixi6
It's pouring rain.
3:15 pm
moolingwa
okay back again...looking to knock off some of these 34 remaining
3:24 pm
dan2bit
good evening from Dublin, babble friends!
3:24 pm
periwinkle
hi dan, what are you doing in Dublin?
3:30 pm
dan2bit
celebrating another lap around the sun for mrs2bit
3:31 pm
dan2bit
with new stamps in the family passports, and some fantastic fish & chips
3:32 pm
MollyL
Damn 2Bit, you really do it up right, taking the woman to Ireland for her birthday.
3:34 pm
dan2bit
not a long trip, since miss2bit is along & missing a few days of school
3:35 pm
zoozzoom
Glad you are having a great time!
3:35 pm
MollyL
In my family we refer to those as "educational field trips" : D
3:37 pm
dan2bit
yep yep to both
3:46 pm
gapeach
Hi there zooz. Been missing you on the chat. How is your mother? Well, how are all of you for that matter. I am here waiting for the hurricane.....please remember me in your prayers. We are one the outer projected path but to expect high winds, flooding and tornadoes likely.
3:47 pm
dan2bit
stay safe gapeach! Are you near a river?
3:49 pm
gapeach
Yes dan, the river is about a mile from my house but there is a creek nearby. Glad you are enjoying Ireland. Stay safe and have a wonderful trip.
3:49 pm
dan2bit
you stay safe too! will be thinking of you
3:50 pm
bojazz
My son in New Bern reported that rising waters were 10" short of entering his home … his house is 12' above ground... They were blessed and safe...
3:50 pm
gapeach
Thanks dan.
3:50 pm
magazinemom
Stay safe, peach. I'll have you in my prayers.
3:50 pm
gapeach
Thanks so much, mom.
3:51 pm
magazinemom
bojazz- so glad they are safe!
3:52 pm
gapeach
bojazz, I watched the tv until 6:30AM...New Bern was hit very hard. I am so glad that your son is safe.
3:54 pm
bojazz
It was a long night waiting to hear from them this morning … he says that won't happen again. Next time he leaves...
3:55 pm
gapeach
Good. All of our hotels are full and churches ahd other places are taking in flood victims.
3:57 pm
Marc Freeman
pl7, please?
3:58 pm
bojazz
pl 7 - sounds like what dynamite does...
4:00 pm
Marc Freeman
thanks
4:02 pm
Marc Freeman
How about pi7, please?
4:02 pm
bojazz
sorry … not got
4:04 pm
zoozzoom
((Gapeach)) Mother is still not good but not really bad either thanks for asking. Hope you will stay safe, Gapeach.
4:05 pm
zoozzoom
Pi 7 is sharp metal object + wriggly insect in dirt.
4:05 pm
gapeach
And how are you keeping?
4:06 pm
zoozzoom
I am doing okay thanks! Have you got enough food and resources incase you can not get out of your home for a few days?
4:08 pm
Marc Freeman
I tried poinwor
4:09 pm
gapeach
I hope so, zooz. I cannot drive any more ...arthritis. But I have two friends help a lot. The wind is already picking up now. I have a closet that I will take the dogs there. Thanks for your prayers.
4:09 pm
bojazz
pi 7/52 - last 4 letters represent fish bait...
4:16 pm
Marc Freeman
I also tried poisworm both did not work
4:18 pm
therealblah
last 4 are correct; start with hairpi*
4:18 pm
therealblah
or diaper pi*
4:37 pm
Soodle
Nice fuzzy warm feeling, seeing Dan flying the Irish flag :-)
4:39 pm
Soodle
Weather here not too inclement, so I really hope the 2bit family have a wonderful experience here.
4:40 pm
Marc Freeman
so the last for letters is worm correct?
4:41 pm
Soodle
***s & needles Marc
4:42 pm
Marc Freeman
finally got it I was looking in the wrong direction of the grid. Thanks so much
4:55 pm
lynxxx
Half way thru and I just notice there is a gerund ending. Morning all
4:56 pm
lbuxx
for some reason I cannot find that first PI4.. any clues?
4:56 pm
periwinkle
hi lyn, hi all. back to find some more words
4:57 pm
dan2bit
just pl4 your way along, or trudge, ibuxx
4:57 pm
lynxxx
p & frozen water
4:57 pm
dan2bit
oh sorry font fooled me :-)
4:58 pm
lynxxx
well I was going to apologize too - wrong font
4:59 pm
lbuxx
thank you lynxxx!
5:01 pm
lbuxx
no prob dan.. thanks
5:08 pm
dan2bit
anybody can clue the no7?
5:09 pm
dan2bit
or the si7?
5:11 pm
lynxxx
si7 ...7 deadly ***s & vwl & nice as apple ***
5:11 pm
periwinkle
ty lyn
5:11 pm
lynxxx
no7 no**e or racket & **** people have no sense
5:11 pm
dan2bit
ty lyn never would have tried that
5:12 pm
dan2bit
and thanks again - that's firewords!
6:41 pm
origami
I just heard from rbud's daughter. She has been in the hospital for 3 weeks and will be in nursing home care another 3. I am sending her a card. Let me know if you would like your wishes added to it.
6:41 pm
Lizlin
Good morning all.
6:42 pm
Lizlin
Yes, of course, Ori. Perhaps add a note that all babblers who know her send their best wishes. I'm sure many lurkers would also wish her well.
6:43 pm
Lizlin
In fact probably all babblers would. It is a caring community and not everyone will see your message.
6:43 pm
jwr
Liz, I don't know how much room you have on the card but if there's room for a message: I've got a clue you're getting better.
6:43 pm
jwr
or make that "we've"
6:43 pm
Lizlin
Not me, jwr. Origami.
6:43 pm
origami
Will do, Liz, jwr
6:44 pm
magazinemom
ori- Please add my name :)
6:44 pm
jwr
Sorry, I meant that for ori
6:50 pm
periwinkle
help with an5 pls
6:50 pm
Lizlin
Don't have it yet, Peri
6:51 pm
Lizlin
an + anti somehting
6:51 pm
Lizlin
or an + not pro
6:51 pm
periwinkle
I just found it, ty Liz
6:51 pm
Lizlin
As jwr also wrote
6:51 pm
periwinkle
ty jwr too
6:57 pm
Lizlin
nm. Never thought to try a French word.
7:01 pm
Scrabbler
Hi Babblers
7:01 pm
Lizlin
Fireworks. Any clues needed?
7:01 pm
periwinkle
Hi Scrabs
7:01 pm
periwinkle
help with ga6 pls
7:02 pm
Lizlin
ga 6 - French for boy
7:04 pm
periwinkle
ty Liz
7:04 pm
Lizlin
yw - anything else before I go?
7:06 pm
Lizlin
Have a good day / evening everyone.
7:06 pm
origami
congratulations liz
7:06 pm
origami
hi scrabs
7:06 pm
jwr
do it again, lis
7:07 pm
Scrabbler
I am seeing so many words that I did not see this morning. It always amazes me that this happens.
7:07 pm
periwinkle
help with 2nd in7 pls
7:08 pm
jwr
is that the in52 peri?
7:09 pm
Scrabbler
And Peri displays the Periwinkle maneuver.
7:09 pm
jwr
can I trade for a clue for the 1st one, Peri?
7:10 pm
periwinkle
first in7 is past tense of in5/12 do you have that one?
7:10 pm
jwr
oh, great. thanks
7:11 pm
periwinkle
ec8 is the 8 I am missing
7:11 pm
Scrabbler
ec + TNT causes an exp******
7:11 pm
periwinkle
ty scrabs
7:12 pm
periwinkle
I am still missing an 8 but I do not know which one
7:12 pm
Scrabbler
That word was clued this morning.
7:12 pm
Scrabbler
I have sn8 and sw8 too, but am missing 2
7:14 pm
jwr
I have the same two, scrabs
7:16 pm
jwr
Gotta go. If you haven't seen origami's message, go look around 6:30
7:16 pm
origami
I have an ni 8/50
7:17 pm
jwr
And there she is!!
7:17 pm
Scrabbler
Does it have the -ing ending?
7:18 pm
origami
No g on the end scrabs
7:18 pm
wvteach
have a CO 8/45
7:19 pm
jwr
you have or want teach
7:21 pm
Scrabbler
CLues please for ni8 and co8.
7:21 pm
jwr
co8 paint the insect
7:21 pm
wvteach
i have a CO 8
7:25 pm
origami
clue for the ni from earlier was something like: similar to old word for Black people + not out
7:30 pm
MollyL
ni8...old word for black people and crime against God
7:31 pm
MollyL
Oh sorry, misspelled old word for black people
7:50 pm
gapeach
Good evening. May I please have a clue for ga6-27? Thanks
7:57 pm
gapeach
May I please have a clue for mo5-12 the 1st? Thanks
7:59 pm
magazinemom
Don't have it but I am looking
8:00 pm
gapeach
Thanks, mom.
8:01 pm
JeeWhiz
Gapeach...girl's name
8:01 pm
wht
Or mo + retirement account
8:03 pm
gapeach
FW Thanks wht and JeeWhiz. Blessings y'all.
8:05 pm
wht
Can I have get a cue for the gl7,40?
8:05 pm
wvteach
past tense of previous GL 5
8:06 pm
wvteach
GL 5 - dark and dreary
8:07 pm
wht
I have that one. I need the other one, the gl7,40
8:10 pm
wht
nm Found it. pt of Morning gl***
8:13 pm
wht
Fireworks. And my last word was pl7,32 which is the last part or what a firework is.
8:20 pm
origami
congratulations wht
8:22 pm
Jacula
It was all uphill until I found my final word - do9/90.
8:29 pm
rururocks
I could use a nudge for the pi 7
8:31 pm
MollyL
Sewing implement + crawly creature
8:31 pm
rururocks
thank you..
8:32 pm
rururocks
obvious now that you pointed it out
8:33 pm
origami
8's finally conquered
8:34 pm
rururocks
I have one 8 to go.. this is drudgery
8:35 pm
MollyL
I was confused by wht's comment about the pi7. But then, I am easily confused.
8:38 pm
MollyL
Oh, wht's comment was about PL 7, bad eyesight on my part
8:38 pm
rururocks
i found the other 8.. .. wwwwwooooooo
8:44 pm
rururocks
7 g's from nirvana
8:48 pm
rururocks
i need to quit this game.. I'm getting too stupid
8:48 pm
origami
with 7 left? Nah!!
8:53 pm
rururocks
my last word was GOAT.. i think it's trying to tell me to quit
9:37 pm
Jellen
GOAT = Greatest of All Time
9:49 pm
JenMO16
ruru, are you still here?
9:51 pm
kje
52 left... 3 drinks in... I'm guessing I may not finish: )
9:57 pm
rururocks
*sends a few AA pamphlets to SF*
9:58 pm
kje
we went to The Snug on Fillmore... afriend and I who ran a course this week - needed to vent and release
9:59 pm
rururocks
that's fun.. let your hair down every once in a while
10:00 pm
rururocks
paying taxes tonight.. it's really painful
10:00 pm
kje
yeah, ad occasionally, you just need bar food and a good drink - we had house made tater tots with horseradish and cilantro and lime chicken wings
10:01 pm
kje
well... then you DEF need a drink!
10:01 pm
rururocks
ooh.. that sounds great
10:01 pm
kje
I had forgotten how good tots are!
10:01 pm
rururocks
i never eat them
10:02 pm
kje
go have a tot ru! it will make taxes better
10:02 pm
rururocks
you're loaded... nothing makes taxes better
10:02 pm
rururocks
I could buy a brand new car with this
10:02 pm
kje
nah, I'm sobering up now
10:03 pm
kje
I have only found one more word... 51 to go now
10:03 pm
kje
yes, well, I don't wanna say what we paid in taxes... but I don't begrudge it I guess. I;m fortunate
10:04 pm
rururocks
(prepares for expletives from KJE)
10:05 pm
kje
nah... I'm too relaxed now to expletivate
10:05 pm
rururocks
*waves to Pete*
10:06 pm
kje
pete is talking about pig roasts at Hedrun...
10:06 pm
rururocks
where's hedrun?
10:06 pm
rururocks
haven't done that
10:07 pm
rururocks
I don't really care for mead though
10:07 pm
kje
they are different in that they use champagne yeast for the mead - really interesting (and better than regular mead)
10:07 pm
kje
I like the drier ones
10:08 pm
kje
they have one made from mesquite tree blossoms that I like - goes great with any food that you would eat with beer
10:08 pm
kje
cuz I don't like beer
10:08 pm
rururocks
me neither.. beer is not for me
10:08 pm
rururocks
i do like the smell of dark beers though
10:08 pm
origami
One beer and I am ready to be poured into bed.
10:09 pm
origami
I do like the really sharp IPA's though.
10:09 pm
kje
I had a very effervescent whitbier in belgium I liked... and occasionally a very dark stout... but not if their are alternatives
10:09 pm
rururocks
some gourmet chef here .. .I made a salad and a tuna sandwich and had some white wine
10:10 pm
kje
that works for me on a friday night, ru
10:10 pm
rururocks
that's all i could manage.. i didn't feel like cooking
10:10 pm
kje
yeah, I def get that
10:10 pm
kje
thankfully here, on those nights I order in - lol
10:10 pm
kje
or... toast and PB
10:11 pm
origami
Haven't eaten yet - but a tuna sandwich sounds good. Goes scrounging for tuna.
10:11 pm
rururocks
i never order in.. I go out to dinner though
10:11 pm
kje
add capers to that tuna, ori! makes it wonderful
10:11 pm
rururocks
I just tried Compline up here in Napa last week. It was really good
10:11 pm
kje
wow, we order in about once every week or 2
10:11 pm
rururocks
oooh.. capers sounds great
10:11 pm
origami
Ooooh - love capers. I think I have some around.
10:11 pm
kje
sushi mostly
10:12 pm
rururocks
bleeech
10:12 pm
kje
what is that, ru?
10:12 pm
origami
ditto the bleeech
10:12 pm
rururocks
Compline is a new cool restaurant up here in Napa
10:12 pm
kje
mayo, a little shallot or onion... capers... it is good
10:12 pm
origami
Assuming it was about the sushi
10:12 pm
kje
OMG - sushi is my FAVE!!!!
10:12 pm
rururocks
great wine program and good food
10:13 pm
kje
next time we are up there I will check it out
10:13 pm
origami
*gags at the thought of sushi
10:13 pm
kje
last night we tried Pearl in the Richmond... I had octopus, whihc I love
10:13 pm
kje
ori - you just haven't had great sushi!
10:13 pm
rururocks
I like cooked octipus
10:14 pm
kje
come visit and we will go eat raw seafood
10:14 pm
rururocks
(bleeeeeech)
10:14 pm
kje
this was quite good, a nice char, very very tender, vadouvan type spices
10:14 pm
origami
shudders
10:14 pm
rururocks
wraps blankets around ori
10:14 pm
kje
I am so sad for you both : (
10:15 pm
rururocks
I'm just as happy NOT eating raw fish
10:15 pm
kje
(I'm still at 49)
10:15 pm
rururocks
Not into tapeworms
10:15 pm
origami
I think my utter hatred of sushi is more of a texture thing than anything else
10:15 pm
kje
I love seafood... any how, any way, any time
10:15 pm
kje
oh Puleease!
10:16 pm
origami
God, tapeworms. Now I really am sick to my stomach :D
10:16 pm
kje
fresh seafood is fine texture wise... and worms, whatev (I'm making a W sign)
10:17 pm
kje
on the other hand... you are right, sushi is bad, it sucks, very dangerous, don't eat
10:17 pm
origami
Branded with the "W."
10:17 pm
kje
MORE SUSHI FOR ME!
10:17 pm
rururocks
just the smell of a sushi joint makes me ill
10:17 pm
kje
next week we are going to Wako for omikase
10:18 pm
kje
sushi joints shouldn't smell
10:18 pm
kje
maybe that is where you are going wrong
10:18 pm
kje
name one food you couldn't live without
10:18 pm
kje
or one cuisine
10:18 pm
origami
maybe it's the seaweed. Yet another non-yummy ingredient.
10:19 pm
kje
(shaking head with sadness for ori)
10:19 pm
kje
I eat seaweed salads
10:19 pm
origami
Greek and Middle-Eastern food
10:19 pm
rururocks
I like chicken
10:20 pm
rururocks
i can make greek food ori.. some old family recipes
10:20 pm
kje
definitely LOVE middle eastern, greek, lebanese... Ottolenghi!
10:20 pm
rururocks
do you eat seaweed to help with your algaerhythms?
10:20 pm
kje
Thai is a favorite for me too
10:21 pm
origami
Love it!
10:21 pm
rururocks
i love Thai food
10:21 pm
origami
I do, too
10:21 pm
kje
there is a good pace in pac heights - Jitlada
10:21 pm
rururocks
hmmm i may try that
10:22 pm
origami
There's a couple of good thai places in Sac
10:22 pm
kje
they have a eggplant appetizer, stuffed with shrimp, topped with this basil sauce that is amazeballs
10:22 pm
rururocks
Thai is ok to go on your own too
10:22 pm
origami
Sounds good - like eggplant
10:22 pm
kje
I also like vietnamese
10:23 pm
kje
and on a cold day, korean bi bim bap can't be beat
10:23 pm
rururocks
hard to find a good Vietnamese restaurant
10:23 pm
kje
yes, that is true - there was an awesome place in Houstoon that I feel just has never been topped
10:24 pm
rururocks
I've tried several in SF nothing too impressive
10:24 pm
rururocks
although i love the vegetarian rolls at Mai's
10:24 pm
kje
there is a small mom and pop near me that I go to when I need a fix... it will do
10:24 pm
kje
Mai's on Clement?
10:25 pm
origami
IF I am craving comfort food, nothing beats Italian.
10:25 pm
kje
yes, pasta sometimes just hits the spot
10:26 pm
rururocks
i made pasta last night.. i was craving it with the change of weather
10:26 pm
kje
and raw oysters!
10:26 pm
kje
interesting - what did you make, ru?
10:26 pm
rururocks
(barf)
10:26 pm
origami
There's this funky, family-style Italian restaurant near me that is very comforting. My friend helped me paint all last weekend and I took her there for dinner. She loved it.
10:26 pm
kje
OMG... nothing in the world beats an amazing oyster with a dry martini
10:26 pm
rururocks
I made tortellini and alfredo sauce with grilled chicken and fresh basil
10:26 pm
kje
what is it called ori?
10:26 pm
origami
God, kje - is there nothing gross you won't eat? :D
10:27 pm
kje
that sounds good ru
10:27 pm
origami
El Espanol.
10:27 pm
rururocks
the tortellini looked like fred flinstone made them though
10:27 pm
kje
brussel sprouts and beets - yuck
10:27 pm
origami
I know - doesn't sound very Italian.
10:27 pm
kje
espanol??? italian??? hahahah
10:28 pm
kje
that is funny though, ori
10:28 pm
origami
We would starve to death in each other's houses, kje. I love brussels sprouts and beets!!!
10:28 pm
rururocks
i eat beets all the time
10:28 pm
kje
well, we could alwys have pasta, ori
10:28 pm
rururocks
I make a killer beet salad
10:29 pm
origami
Yumm … sounds good!
10:29 pm
kje
actually, I like raw beets, like julienned on a salad... I HATE cooked beets
10:29 pm
origami
I make a nice beet and citrus salad.
10:29 pm
kje
they taste like dirt
10:30 pm
rururocks
me too.. with fennel and a balsamic vinaigrette and blue cheese and chives
10:30 pm
origami
Maybe we could incorporate some brussels sprouts into the beet salad for kje.
10:30 pm
kje
weirdly, I also like raw brussel sprouts - I had a brusse sproit salad once at a place - hate them cooked
10:30 pm
rururocks
Sam's?
10:30 pm
kje
you guys are sooooo gross
10:30 pm
origami
Well, there's hope for you yet :D
10:30 pm
rururocks
French laundry does that
10:31 pm
origami
See? I'm all fancy like the French laundry :D
10:31 pm
rururocks
go kje go.. (at this rate you'll be done by three)
10:31 pm
kje
have only been to TFL once... Pete hasn't though so he wants to go
10:31 pm
rururocks
i took Doren there a couple years ago
10:31 pm
kje
I really want to go to Atelier Crenn
10:31 pm
rururocks
it's too much food
10:32 pm
rururocks
crenn is excellent
10:32 pm
rururocks
inventive and wonderful
10:32 pm
kje
been to Petit Crenn which is nice
10:32 pm
rururocks
i just ate there too.. i liked it alot
10:32 pm
kje
we are saving Atelier for a special occasion
10:33 pm
kje
yeah, Petit is somewhere I could eat everyday and be happy
10:33 pm
kje
they have raw oysters
10:33 pm
kje
Al's may be one of our faves in the city right now though
10:33 pm
rururocks
i can't eat oysters.. it dates back to my college days and massive amounts of tequilla
10:34 pm
kje
ah, we have a story here!
10:34 pm
kje
someday, over tequila... you will have to share that
10:34 pm
rururocks
up there with some of my most horrible adventures
10:35 pm
origami
I don't think any amount of alcohol could make me eat a raw oyster.
10:35 pm
rururocks
and a lot of horrible stuff has happened to me in life
10:35 pm
kje
that is bc you imagine the worse, your braiun is messing you up, ori... come visit and I wil take you to hog island... I have a 7 year old who now loves oysters after that
10:36 pm
rururocks
if I told you my oyster story kje.. you'd likely stop eating them too
10:36 pm
origami
More shuddering - where is that blankie, ru?
10:36 pm
kje
I bet not... I'm nott very squeamish
10:37 pm
origami
I'm up for the visit, kje - sans oysters :D
10:37 pm
kje
anglo... not a word
10:37 pm
rururocks
i wasn't squeamish until then either
10:37 pm
kje
let me know when you are down here, ori - I am always up to meeting a babbler
10:38 pm
origami
I'm really squeamish. That's what prevented me from going to medical school. Knew I couldn't hack it. One word: snot.
10:38 pm
origami
Will do kje
10:38 pm
kje
nah, that is not the worst
10:39 pm
kje
vomit is the worse
10:39 pm
origami
I'm sure the list of grossness docs encounter is endless
10:39 pm
kje
but, you just gird yourself and do what you must... though I have occasionally had to excuse myself and leave the room for a few with that vomit smell
10:40 pm
kje
pus... not so bad
10:40 pm
kje
GI bleed...bad
10:41 pm
rururocks
i can't imagine being a doctor.. you are a special breed
10:41 pm
rururocks
i really admire the stuff you guys deal with
10:41 pm
origami
I just knew I couldn't do it! I wanted to become an epidemiologist. But think about the gross bodily fluids involved in that.
10:41 pm
kje
thank you for not putting special in quotes - lol
10:41 pm
kje
most epidemiologist never see that stuff, ori - go do it!
10:42 pm
origami
Well, I AM 62 now - a little late in the game :D
10:42 pm
kje
not my age, how many words left
10:42 pm
rururocks
I'm forty six :D
10:42 pm
kje
liar liar pants on fire!
10:43 pm
rururocks
well .. parts of me are 46
10:43 pm
kje
are the n's hard or is it the gin, rye, and rum?
10:43 pm
rururocks
only one N is tough
10:44 pm
kje
I am so in trouble then
10:44 pm
origami
I imagined myself running around in the jungle solving problems about disease vectors :D
10:44 pm
kje
I have only found 3
10:45 pm
kje
well, I hope you chose something equally as exciting, ori... it makes me sad if people aren't allowed to follow their dreams
10:45 pm
rururocks
i followed my dreams of being a cork dork
10:45 pm
origami
Once I am fully retired, I am going to finish my MS in math
10:46 pm
kje
good for you, ori!!! seriously, I think that is wonderful
10:46 pm
kje
you are never too old to learn, grow, change course, or give back
10:47 pm
rururocks
*hands out Kleenex*
10:47 pm
origami
The end goal being to totter into a community college in my old age and teach calculus :D
10:47 pm
kje
well, don't get choked up ,ru... I still have 46 to go
10:48 pm
rururocks
i'll be taking kayak lessons in Campbell River
10:48 pm
kje
there is a program called experience corps (like peace corps) using retired adults to go back and teach
10:48 pm
origami
Working on brushing up on some stuff in preparatin
10:49 pm
rururocks
I'd love to teach at Berkeley again
10:49 pm
origami
That sounds like a good plan, ru :D
10:49 pm
kje
people live so much longer these days... no need to stop at 65... go do something you have always wanted to do!
10:50 pm
kje
(here is the sad thing: I'm pretty sure I have the one weird N, which means I just can't see my last 3)
10:50 pm
kje
ok... I need to go to bed
10:50 pm
rururocks
I won an award for Teaching at UC
10:51 pm
origami
Nice ru!
10:51 pm
rururocks
night then kje.. great to chat.. rest well
10:51 pm
kje
that;s great, ru !
10:51 pm
origami
See ya' kje
10:51 pm
rururocks
i was shocked
10:51 pm
kje
but seriously...bed... good night ru and ori - I have enjoyed your company
10:51 pm
rururocks
night night.. sleep well
10:52 pm
origami
Me too, kje. Sleep off those drinks :D
10:52 pm
origami
Teaching the wine biz, ru?
10:52 pm
rururocks
classes in French wine areas actually
10:53 pm
rururocks
I won Instructor of the year for Arts, Letters, and Sciences for the entire Berkeley system.. there were other instructors of the year for Math and other subjects
10:54 pm
rururocks
who knew?
10:55 pm
origami
Wow! That's really awesome.
10:56 pm
rururocks
i was flabbergasted
10:58 pm
rururocks
i really always wanted to be a teacher.. it just never worked out for me
10:58 pm
origami
Well, you were!
10:59 pm
origami
I'm going to go scrounge up makings for a tuna sandwich. Back at the flip.
11:01 pm
rururocks
later ori..
11:59 pm
cybernan
hello everyone :)