12:09 am
cybernan
hi everyone - ty jess
12:14 am
cybernan
stuck with 9 to go
12:19 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:19 am
mymuseisme
thanks lickety!
12:30 am
rbud
rats, no r - or I'd go for a ratatat, haha
12:32 am
cybernan
*!*~*!* Good night everyone
12:54 am
ursh
Fireworks - but on this side of the world it is time to shower and go to work - Monday blues :)
1:11 am
sprite
good morning all
1:13 am
grannyrose
{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}} spritey....*toots her horn* hellooooo
1:13 am
sprite
*hugs rose* Hello my darling. Just read your email, will reply after babble. How are you doing?
1:15 am
grannyrose
that's not fair. asking how i'm doing. do you want me to fib or tell the truth? i don't want/need another scolding.
1:16 am
sprite
oh yes you do, lol. A big scolding even.
1:19 am
grannyrose
flippin' GP says i now have diabetes. diagnosed on blood results only.no polyuremia, no polydipsia, no hypo's, no hypers, no neuropathy. bah !! humbug!! now that is going to follow me for the rest of my life. even when i lose weight, and reduce that fat on my pancreas. SO NOT HAPPY...
1:20 am
sprite
well, better not wait for the neuropathy to start before treating the diabetes... Am sorry, honey, I know it sucks. You may want to buy a test kit and keep a log doing 3 tests a day, seeing how you do overall.
1:21 am
grannyrose
and... she wants me to see a diabetes educator. i just glared at her evilly and said NO. for goodness sake !! would she like to see my third year exam essay on diabetes. it went for 3 pages...
1:21 am
sprite
but things have changed over the years... new insights... it never hurts to learn a bit more.
1:22 am
grannyrose
i bet i know more about it than the educator. i have been keeping up to date because my nephew has infantile/childhood diabetes.
1:23 am
sprite
(((((((rose)))))))
1:24 am
grannyrose
i am so not gonna go. i will make the appointment....but i ain't gonna show up. you know the adage...you can lead a horse to water.....
1:26 am
sprite
breathe, sweetie. And relax. Of course you will show. Just listen with an open heart and mind. You might be surprised. And even if not, you will at least have made the effort. Goooooo with the flowwwww.... :D
1:26 am
grannyrose
*giggle* if i get bored, i'll just pull out my book and start reading...
1:28 am
sprite
if you lose weight after the surgery, your bloodsugar levels will go way down. You will be free of symptoms for years to come. But please take it seriously, okay? Diabetes is very treatable, but untreated, it will kill. After making life very very miserable.
1:32 am
sprite
yep, tried that too. This grid has 10 words less than it claims to have.
1:32 am
grannyrose
nope lisa... lolll nice try
1:32 am
sprite
nope, did not try that one
1:32 am
LisaC
Sorry, wrong box
1:33 am
grannyrose
nothing worse than putting it in the wrong box....lollll
1:33 am
sprite
it is gonna be a scorcher here today. Most of the week, actually. Imagine, Rose, 38 celcius in this humid land?
1:34 am
grannyrose
ugh.... i am thinking of buying you an air dehumidifier. at least it would be bearable in the caravan.
1:36 am
sprite
nah silly, where would we keep it? :D
1:36 am
grannyrose
can Rob rig a tarpaulin over the top of the caravan? or maybe a slow-drip hose trickling cool water over the roof?
1:36 am
sprite
and remember, days like these are rare here.
1:36 am
sprite
might be an idea, re. tarp. Maybe tomorrow. He is off to work already now.
1:38 am
grannyrose
i remember one summer, when there were bush fires all around us, i climbed onto the roof of our house and ran a soaker hose right along the ridge. it dropped the temp inside the whole house by nearly 20 degrees.
1:38 am
sprite
oh I bet. Nothing cools as good as water.
1:42 am
grannyrose
okay, maybe something to consider.
1:43 am
sprite
will suggest it to Rob. We'll see.
1:44 am
grannyrose
oh my. Don has this youtube video running of AUSTRALIAN drivers be absolute idiots. it's not just Russians who drive like maniacs.
1:44 am
grannyrose
WTG SPRITE !!!
1:44 am
sprite
nah, idiots can be found all over the globe.
1:45 am
grannyrose
fun little grid isn't it?
1:45 am
sprite
am gonna answer your email. Yeah, it was a cute grid. Some nice finds. Too small though.
1:46 am
sprite
To you all, a blessed day and a peaceful night.
*hugs rose* Luvsya!
1:46 am
grannyrose
yup. hope your day turns out pleasant instead of unbearable my darling. luvsya soooo much. miss you like hell. but i only have to close my eyes and there you are.
2:53 am
marksdolly
fireworks!
5:31 am
MollyL
Oh, another one from Itty Bitty Babble City
6:24 am
gramma
Well now what am I to do? Dang - too little.
6:43 am
hokie carla
another small (and I assume) angry one
6:43 am
BzznBea
Yes, it's a small one. But it will be quiet in here today.
6:44 am
hokie carla
have to take my youngest to get his wisdom teeth out in just a bit :(
6:49 am
MollyL
Okay, time to discuss sex, politics and religion.
: P
7:00 am
BzznBea
Have a lovely day, all!
7:03 am
Marc Freeman
What are the stats for the lone 's' in column 1 and the lone 'n' in column 5, please?
7:04 am
Marc Freeman
got it thanks
7:04 am
Marc Freeman
O still need the stats for the 'n' please?
7:05 am
Marc Freeman
thanks
7:07 am
trentsnana
stats for the s you were asking for?
7:08 am
Marc Freeman
It is the plural of the st6 before it
7:08 am
trentsnana
Thanks
7:12 am
phaeton
FW...clues wanted?
7:14 am
trentsnana
stats for the t, a, and a in the middle row?
7:15 am
trentsnana
NM on the t
7:23 am
phaeton
that is the center A
7:23 am
trentsnana
Thanks!
7:25 am
cherlyq
ad 5 14 center a
7:26 am
trentsnana
Got it, thanks!
7:28 am
phaeton
there are two
7:29 am
bichon
ca 6/24, pls
7:33 am
trentsnana
Feline siesta
7:36 am
Scrabbler
53. Ha.
7:38 am
Aloyisius
My sentiments exactly, Scrabbs
7:38 am
Scrabbler
The range of grid sizes is fascinating.
7:51 am
Aloyisius
oh well, I'll be able to get more yard work done before our predicted afternoon rains. Ground has been to soggy to mow and it is finally drying out a bit.
7:51 am
Aloyisius
*too soggy
7:52 am
Scrabbler
We have had so much rain over the last 2 months. The ground is saturated.
7:53 am
Aloyisius
am wondering if the annuals will survive - they look pretty sad
7:56 am
Aloyisius
9 left and I haven't spotted the 7 yet
7:57 am
Scrabbler
My tomato plants need sun, not water.
7:58 am
72 Temple Owl
NEIGHBOR TELLS ME HIS ARE STRUGGLING. THEY DO NOT LIKE TO BE DROWNED.
7:58 am
Aloyisius
lol, gm Owl
7:59 am
72 Temple Owl
sorry
7:59 am
72 Temple Owl
gm all
7:59 am
72 Temple Owl
time to get ready for body pump. was hoping to finish and be done.
8:00 am
72 Temple Owl
have to get there early, or no parking. class begins at 10
8:01 am
Scrabbler
20 left and stuck. Maybe I will be back tonight.
8:01 am
Aloyisius
your brain circulation will increase and you will be able to finish as soon as you get back..
8:01 am
Aloyisius
hagd, Scrabbs. Say hi to Aurora!
8:02 am
72 Temple Owl
sometimes a break is just what is needed. fresh eyes.
8:03 am
Aloyisius
am going to list now so I can finish and get some work done
8:03 am
72 Temple Owl
i need two. i give up till later.
8:04 am
72 Temple Owl
two four letter words. beginning with a, of course. my hardest letter.
8:05 am
Aloyisius
one could be the prefix for against?
8:09 am
Aloyisius
fw, Happy Babbling!
8:19 am
cherlyq
fws finally
8:20 am
cherlyq
now to get dressed and go run an errand lol
8:39 am
mkg
what a short grid.
8:49 am
mkg
any clues for the 7? thanks.
9:02 am
aslindy
pl of what you get when you rub a balloon on your head
9:08 am
aslindy
clue for ca6 please?
9:09 am
aslindy
never mind
9:17 am
Uneaixoise
Clue for the ca6?
9:20 am
mkg
ca 6: animal who is a pet + short sleep that babies take.
9:21 am
mkg
stuck on ta 6! clues welcome.
9:23 am
mkg
une did you get the ca?
9:38 am
hokie carla
name that partial Harry Potter spell!
9:38 am
hokie carla
close
9:39 am
hokie carla
*waiting for Molly to begrudgingly show off her nerdness
9:43 am
rururocks
name the cheap american beer
9:43 am
bichon
ta 6/21, pls
9:45 am
Christa
Small grid.. thanks for all the clues babble buddies
9:50 am
zoozzoom
T + most of what you breath + cooking utensil.
9:51 am
hokie carla
lol, why is that in enable? thx
9:53 am
zoozzoom
It is a venomous snake.
9:55 am
hokie carla
ah, when I checked the def it said it was the owner of a foreign biz in China
9:55 am
zoozzoom
Yep it can be that too :-)
9:56 am
bichon
ty carla, zooz
9:56 am
hokie carla
pabst (just saw it)
9:56 am
rururocks
you win a blue ribbon :D
9:58 am
zoozzoom
We have a chocolate bar here called blue ribbon.
9:58 am
dcseain
is it worth eating, zooz?
9:58 am
hokie carla
does it taste like cheap beer?
9:58 am
zoozzoom
Yeah it is not too bad!
9:58 am
rururocks
like people at a bar eating chocolate?
9:58 am
rururocks
I'll have a truffle and a whiskey chaser
9:59 am
zoozzoom
It is mostly wafer slices with chocolate covering them. So not too heavy.
9:59 am
dcseain
chocolate and whiskey is nice.
10:00 am
hokie carla
14 to go and seeing nothing new. To the list it is!
10:00 am
rururocks
that's called twixt over here zooz
10:00 am
dcseain
oh. it's a little one today. i'm down to 11
10:00 am
zoozzoom
I could probably drink whiskey if in cocolate. Take away that horrible taste of the whiskey lol
10:01 am
rururocks
(shocked look)
10:01 am
dcseain
there are chocolate cordials, which usually include a whiskey or bourbon one.
10:01 am
zoozzoom
We have a Twix here, Ruru ut it is a biscuit finger with caramel and chocolate.
10:02 am
hokie carla
same, only it's a cookie ;-)
10:02 am
dcseain
yes, that's the same as Twix here in the US.
10:02 am
rururocks
horrible taste of whiskey?
10:03 am
rururocks
you just haven't tried some good ones zooz
10:03 am
zoozzoom
Yeah not keen on whiskey, Ruru. Never have gotten into it. Sorry.
10:03 am
hokie carla
I think I tried it once for a cough and thought I was going to die
10:04 am
rururocks
a good whiskey and a sherlock holmes book by the fire.. and i'm in heaven
10:04 am
zoozzoom
You could very well be right there. I have tried bells scotch whiskey. Rutherford's 25 year old whiskey. Yuck and yuck.
10:05 am
rururocks
you need to try elmer t lee whiskey zooz.
10:05 am
zoozzoom
Ah now I have nearly finished my complete sherlock holmes book. Excellent read!
10:05 am
rururocks
i love it too.. i reread some of the stories all the time
10:06 am
rururocks
such a great writer
10:06 am
hokie carla
1 word left, the very first one. Is this a word I should know or a babble-only one? (ab5)
10:06 am
rururocks
babble only type hokie
10:07 am
zoozzoom
Arthur Conan doyle was a genius
10:07 am
hokie carla
darn, but that does make me feel better
10:07 am
rururocks
combine a terrible singing group with a lawn bowling game
10:07 am
rururocks
i concur zoo
10:07 am
zoozzoom
a + most of not front + vowel.
10:08 am
hokie carla
got it, thx guys. fireworks!
10:08 am
rururocks
<--likes my clue better
10:08 am
rururocks
loves to shred abba
10:09 am
hokie carla
should have just said pl. of old calculator :P
10:09 am
hokie carla
I do have Abba's greatest hits CD. LOL
10:09 am
zoozzoom
Now I love Southern comfort with lemonade was shocked to find outh that Southern comfort is a malt whiskey.
10:09 am
dcseain
latin plural, but yeah, that would work as clue also.
10:10 am
dcseain
SoCo is medicine. Used for teething babes in my region of the US, and makes a great hot toddy.
10:10 am
zoozzoom
Hey you leave Abba alone! They are awesome!
10:10 am
rururocks
greatest hits?
10:10 am
dcseain
i like ABBA also.
10:10 am
rururocks
ugh you guys.. i just ate breakfast stop
10:10 am
hokie carla
they had a lot of hits!
10:10 am
zoozzoom
I have a 4 CD of their greatest hits. Yes, Ruru Greatest.
10:11 am
dcseain
the black folio one, zooz?
10:11 am
hokie carla
am I the only female here right now?
10:11 am
rururocks
*hopes hokie, DC, and Zooz get stuck in an elevator for two days with piped in Abba* (we'll see then)
10:12 am
hokie carla
whew
10:12 am
zoozzoom
I would be very happy, Ruru. Two great people excellent music. Although I might be a bit hungry and not sure where to go to the loo lol
10:13 am
rururocks
that's one thing abba does for me too.. makes me want to go to the loo
10:13 am
zoozzoom
Yeah it has their faces on the front and a black background. Limited edition.
10:14 am
zoozzoom
Ha! Ruru.
10:14 am
rururocks
you and I could never be roommates zooz
10:15 am
zoozzoom
I say limited edition but the number I have is rather large lol
10:15 am
rururocks
i'd rather be water-boarded than listen to that crap
10:15 am
zoozzoom
No it would be a very long way to commute for a room, Ruru LOL
10:16 am
rururocks
i'd rather be water-boarded by Dick CHeney than ..
10:16 am
zoozzoom
Ruru may I just say no matter what music you like I would not call it crap. I would just say it is not to my tatse :-)
10:17 am
zoozzoom
Taste even lol
10:17 am
zoozzoom
Is dick cheney still going?
10:17 am
rururocks
i think so... evil beast that he is
10:17 am
dcseain
yes, happily not in the public sphere
10:19 am
rururocks
(imagines Zooz eating chocolate and listening to Dancing Queen)
10:20 am
zoozzoom
Not a bad song but I would prefer the song »assandra.
10:20 am
zoozzoom
Cassandra*
10:20 am
zoozzoom
Sorry for all the typos.
10:20 am
saanichcat
Mamma Mia! Ru would love Abba with back-up bagpipe music. True!
10:21 am
gingentle
If you want a good scotch, try Macalans. and ABBA is/was fabulous!
10:21 am
rururocks
AH.. Bagpipes that's what's missing right on saanich
10:21 am
rururocks
Macallan is my favorite scotch
10:21 am
saanichcat
one of mine too
10:22 am
rururocks
the bagpipes would help cover up my retching sounds as i hit the loo
10:22 am
zoozzoom
LOL you are a very bad person, Ruru!
10:22 am
gingentle
a skirl of the pipes is just what you need!
10:24 am
zoozzoom
Skirl....Nice word!
10:24 am
rururocks
kilts just don't work for me.. too breezy
10:25 am
zoozzoom
When they do trooping of the colour/color they have some wonderful bagpipe music!
10:25 am
zoozzoom
Man up, Ruru!
10:26 am
gingentle
I am sure my ancestors wore such . They go back to the battle of Culloden. We were aligned with the MacGregors and MacArans.
10:28 am
zoozzoom
My step father has Scottish ancestors but I do not know much more than that really.
10:28 am
gingentle
And one wonders what might be kept in one's sporran besides lipbalm...
10:37 am
rururocks
condoms?
10:38 am
zoozzoom
Rolls eyes.
10:39 am
zoozzoom
It is the keys to the house of course. Tsk!
10:39 am
rururocks
well.. just sayin'
10:40 am
rururocks
if you activate the kilt lifter .. best to play it safe
10:40 am
zoozzoom
Oh Haha!
10:42 am
zoozzoom
I nearly spluttered my tea when you wrote that lol
10:44 am
zoozzoom
Many thanks for making me smile today. I need to get on with other things. Take care and happy babbling!
10:45 am
rururocks
bye zooz.. have a great day
11:28 am
gingentle
finally fw. what a nasty little grid.
11:31 am
cosdem
phantm sciatica
11:31 am
cosdem
15 left. havent listed but am stalled
11:39 am
rowlie45
I need 1 for FW ca6 any lovely people out who can help
11:40 am
cosdem
found it .. thanks for the ca6
11:40 am
cosdem
ur pet takes a fiesta in the afternoon...
11:41 am
cosdem
snooze i mean lol not fiesta
11:41 am
rowlie45
Ta very much FW
11:41 am
cosdem
yw wtg! 9 to go for me
11:49 am
MollyL
I see we need to sing a round of "Under The Scotsman's Kilt"
11:49 am
rururocks
don't leave us hanging mollyL
11:50 am
cosdem
sing it sister
11:50 am
cosdem
any aa words by the way?
11:50 am
MollyL
No, serenity, twelve and steps are not in the grid.
: D
11:51 am
MollyL
You two are just sporran me on.
11:53 am
rururocks
you brogue it one molly
11:55 am
MollyL
I tam o'shanter have mentioned it then
11:57 am
rururocks
that one is getting auld
12:00 pm
cosdem
why isnt tata a word?
12:01 pm
MollyL
I dinna ken what you mean
12:01 pm
cosdem
im watching this messed up movie on syfy
12:01 pm
MollyL
Tata is WAY too modern for the old Enable fogies
12:02 pm
cosdem
truth or dare.. a demon takes over a truth or dare game and makes them do bad things
12:06 pm
cosdem
anyway i think ill list with 8 left. sigh. im a failure
12:07 pm
cosdem
ugh how did i miss the an5/6
12:07 pm
MollyL
At least your not slapping yourself with fish
12:13 pm
cosdem
and thats fw
12:16 pm
cosdem
ok now thats done im free for the day. any ideas?
12:16 pm
MollyL
Bowling? Croquet? Jazzercise?
12:18 pm
MollyL
Someone earlier said it was "time to get ready for body pump". I was afraid to ask.
: D
12:19 pm
cosdem
im going to lowes soon. to get mint to grow and some more mulch and an umbrella for my patio table and im hoping for a hammock chair by coleman
12:22 pm
MollyL
I just gave my kids a portable hammock. They are loving it.
12:24 pm
cosdem
i want one so i can read in the yard
12:41 pm
rururocks
What is a body pump?
12:45 pm
MollyL
I had to look it up. It's an exercise class with weights.
1:05 pm
hokie carla
I used to do Body Pump classes.
1:07 pm
hokie carla
there are different kinds of classes by Les Mills. Body Flow is kinda like yoga. Pump is with barbells. I don't rem. the others. They have choreographed exercises to a group of songs that changes monthly, but it is the same across the country.
1:10 pm
cosdem
whatever happened to the good old days of sweatin with the oldies?
1:11 pm
rururocks
I like body pumping the old way too :D
1:12 pm
rururocks
that's me just old-fashioned :D
1:14 pm
MollyL
Well Cos, if you are missing The Twenty Minute Workout, this grid was helpful.
1:23 pm
Uneaixoise
Ta6/21 please?
1:26 pm
rururocks
a cooking utensil mixed with someone from Thailand
1:28 pm
rururocks
it's really a poisonous snake
1:28 pm
Uneaixoise
Tx....fw!!
2:09 pm
sajarn
ab5 12 please?
2:42 pm
Judi
Hiyas, kiddos. Oy. Another micro-grid.
2:55 pm
Judi
Do you have a clue for that Ab5, sarjan?
2:57 pm
Judi
NM. Found it. FW and I'm out!
3:02 pm
wvteach
are the stats right for AB 5/12 - doesn't seem possible
3:06 pm
MollyL
They are and there is only one letter you can work in to make them possible.
3:07 pm
MollyL
Good chance you aren't starting with the right A
3:10 pm
wvteach
hadn't listed but did to check this - it is AB 5/16 not 5/12
3:23 pm
java2
First time ever I've completed a puzzle without listing. Going for 54 words next time. (But thanks to a few cluers)
3:32 pm
rolotom
Down to 5...
4:06 pm
lynxxx
Yay - Morewords is back to 'normal' - Hooray!
4:21 pm
bookgrrl
I'm monkeyed out & tired: could someone clue me AT 4/5 for FW?
4:22 pm
bookgrrl
It was something I thought I had already tried more than once. :-)
9:26 pm
dcseain
firewords with a fishy plural.