12:07 am
Rainiqui
nbt, nbs
12:09 am
dizgrannie
nbt/nbs
12:18 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:33 am
dizgrannie
don't forget lw 4
12:57 am
cybernan
we have a player in the grid tonight:)
2:09 am
jbp
thanks for the lw 4 grannie. just like etna, I never see it!
2:44 am
TQ
Ruby, wrong box
2:45 am
TQ
That's ok sweetie
2:45 am
TQ
I'll probably do the same now
2:46 am
rubyfoo
still sleepy
2:46 am
rubyfoo
babble won't stay open
2:48 am
TQ
Mines ok, not even had red boxes lately
2:49 am
rubyfoo
every time I enter a word, it reverts bacl to mail
2:50 am
TQ
No idea why it would do that. Maybe close it down and reopen
2:50 am
rubyfoo
ths, will try
2:54 am
rubyfoo
I shut all the way down and it's still doing it
2:57 am
TQ
I've no idea then, I'm so sorry. By how are you, everyone has been worried about you
2:58 am
rubyfoo
I'm mostly OK, just take a lot of drugs to control pain. Some days are better than ever.
2:59 am
rubyfoo
At least the government is taking good care of me
2:59 am
rubyfoo
I can't talk, sorry again
3:00 am
TQ
Look after yourself, I'm off to do the weekly shop, and the we spend the afternoon with our baby grandson
3:02 am
rubyfoo
lovely! bye
5:38 am
mattygroves
These long DE words are killing me - I seem to have a blind spot
5:42 am
mattygroves
Well, with the help of Morewords, I found them. Grrr
5:43 am
mattygroves
Grr at me, I mean
5:52 am
rururocks
looks like soodle gets the grid tiara today
6:36 am
MollyL
Finally, some cool weather. While those who run cold are running for sweaters, flannel and turning the heat on, I slept with the windows open. It was divine.
6:55 am
rururocks
I am refusing to give up on summer
7:01 am
periwinkle
good morning all. very cool here. closed my windows last night
7:03 am
rururocks
The cool weather is making my pool too cool
7:15 am
Scrabbler
Good morning, kids. 34 degrees here. People in the valley have a frost. No frost here on top of the hill.
7:42 am
MLFAN17
cool weather here too
7:43 am
Scrabbler
I forget where you live.
7:43 am
MLFAN17
me scrab?
7:43 am
rubyfoo
It's cold enough for a fire, but it will have to wait for MONDAY AND michele.
7:44 am
Scrabbler
Yes, MLFAN.
7:44 am
Scrabbler
Hi Ruby, how are you feeling?
7:45 am
Scrabbler
How cold is it, MLKFAN?
7:45 am
rubyfoo
Lightning HIT AND CAUSED TO BURN A HOUSENLESS THA HALF A MILE AWAY ON tUES NIGHT; wHEN THE LIGHTBIG HIT? MY HOUSE TREMBBBLED
7:45 am
welki
'morning - 34F here, too, going to be a beautiful day
7:46 am
welki
ohh, that's SCARY, ruby!!
7:46 am
Scrabbler
How frightening, Ruby.
7:46 am
MLFAN17
scrab not sure at the moment but its supposed to be in the 80s with clouds and chance of some rain
7:46 am
Scrabbler
welki, will winter stay now?
7:47 am
rubyfoo
Sorry for caps. I'm about the samepain stays aroubd 7 with only occasioional kbife stabs of 10+
7:48 am
MLFAN17
first column e?
7:48 am
Scrabbler
((Ruby))
7:48 am
Scrabbler
et4 and et5
7:48 am
rubyfoo
At least they give me a lot of pai m"ds
7:48 am
welki
it'll probably stay below 40F for the most part. we typically get a one very cold spell around the end of the month (-20F to -25F) and it'll warm up for a week or two. then we get ready for the deep freeze
7:49 am
welki
last feb, it was -30 for more than two weeks straight
7:49 am
rubyfoo
I'm too bblurry to play. Bye everybody
7:49 am
Scrabbler
Keep your pain controlled, ruby.
7:50 am
welki
take care ruby (jeopardy player last week was from binghamton)
7:50 am
MLFAN17
oh never mind scrab
7:50 am
Scrabbler
et4/5 and et5/12
7:50 am
Uneaixoise
Hey, welki......wowser!
7:51 am
welki
hi une - yeah, it's kind of sad to see the kids waddle down the street on halloween, all their winter clothes stuffed under their little costumes
7:51 am
welki
... the little mermaids with balaclavas on
7:51 am
Uneaixoise
Aaawwww
7:51 am
welki
... trying to hold their pumpkin candy-baskets with slippery mittens on
7:52 am
MLFAN17
last column a and o?
7:52 am
Uneaixoise
Getting a break today from recordbreaking heat.....aaahhh
7:52 am
welki
but, they persevere!
7:53 am
MLFAN17
hi une ty
7:53 am
Uneaixoise
Hee hee
7:54 am
MLFAN17
une do you have a word from the last column a?
7:54 am
Scrabbler
MOm called. She had to tell me about eh morning trivial question on the radio.
7:55 am
Uneaixoise
Az5 x 2
7:55 am
Scrabbler
Those are all az words, MLFAN
7:55 am
Scrabbler
And as4
7:56 am
MLFAN17
I found the wil 8/9
7:56 am
Scrabbler
az 5/20 and 6/36, then as 5/22 and 6/36
7:56 am
MLFAN17
stats for a 7?
7:56 am
wvteach
stats for Z pls
7:57 am
Uneaixoise
Waiting for your mom's trivia question!
7:57 am
wvteach
ST 7 - pt of ST 5
7:58 am
Uneaixoise
Hey teach :-)
7:58 am
wvteach
hello all - thnx mlf
7:59 am
Scrabbler
The question was: what is the largest state park in the lower 48?
7:59 am
welki
<-- would have to google that one
7:59 am
trentsnana
State or National?
8:00 am
Scrabbler
It happens to be in my state and is my favorite place in the world. State park, not national.
8:00 am
trentsnana
I think National may be Glacier or Yellowstone
8:00 am
trentsnana
Hmmmmmm
8:01 am
wvteach
it's the one up by Lake Placid but can't bring up the name
8:01 am
Uneaixoise
Death Valley!
8:01 am
trentsnana
Adirondack Park
8:01 am
Scrabbler
After I give you the answer I Must get ready to be the game doc at the 10:00 football game and it is 41 degress.
8:01 am
trentsnana
I must say I cheated and Googled it.
8:02 am
Scrabbler
Adirondack Park! And I will be there FRiday in Lake Placid for 4 days of hiking with the Adirondack Mtn Club.
8:02 am
Scrabbler
Haha, Une.
8:02 am
trentsnana
Sounds wonderful
8:02 am
wvteach
Started going to the Adirondacks back in the 60s when I was in college Have been there also in the wintertime
8:02 am
Scrabbler
The leaves are at peak color now.
8:03 am
MLFAN17
do you hav to sit in an Adirondack chair?
8:03 am
Uneaixoise
Trentsnana, those little girls are soooo cute!
8:03 am
Scrabbler
I am considering moving there someday.
8:04 am
Scrabbler
Off to the football game now.
8:04 am
trentsnana
Thank you, Une. They are my pride and joy!
8:04 am
MLFAN17
too early for a football game if you ask me
8:05 am
wvteach
help with 8/9 combo pls
8:05 am
dan2bit
soodle in the grid! morning all
8:05 am
Uneaixoise
Hey Dan!
8:06 am
MLFAN17
wi 4/9 and wo 4/9 wv
8:07 am
wvteach
should have seen that - lived in NJ many years ago near there
8:07 am
MLFAN17
I tried it not thinking for some reason that it would work
8:52 am
dan2bit
those de words are de-umb
8:52 am
dan2bit
firewords! thanks lickety and all cluers
8:53 am
BzznBea
Congrats, dan!
8:58 am
Uneaixoise
Yay Dan!
8:59 am
bichon
de 6/24, pls
9:01 am
BzznBea
part of what you might put on your armpit
9:02 am
bichon
the dde's are lame
9:38 am
72 Temple Owl
they;re trees. i remember the musician de7/36
9:40 am
72 Temple Owl
world, jazz genre. old group.
10:03 am
hokie carla
I always want hoss to work, but it never does
10:18 am
rururocks
it just wouldn't be cartright hokie
11:14 am
periwinkle
help with wi8/9 pls
11:14 am
periwinkle
or the tr7/8 pls
11:16 am
periwinkle
found the tr7/8
11:16 am
saanichcat
the tr â…ž is the old-fashioned sewing machine
11:16 am
saanichcat
I got peri-ied!
11:16 am
sajarn
wi 8/9 compound word, not tame+tree(s)
11:17 am
periwinkle
ty sajarn
11:18 am
periwinkle
wi8 was my favorite place to go when I was a young.
11:18 am
periwinkle
wi8 in NJ
11:25 am
rururocks
did you go there forest peri?
11:26 am
rururocks
sorry went out on a limb for a pun there :D
11:43 am
periwinkle
no the beach
12:02 pm
MPittore
Love rurus humor! Humor can get you through many a rough spot in life! It's also healthy to laugh as often as possible! You are a hoot over the years for me!
12:23 pm
wvteach
i have WI 8 - stats for other 8s pls
12:24 pm
rururocks
thank you mp
12:26 pm
wvteach
nm got the 8s
12:47 pm
marksdolly
Fireworks!! YAY!
12:48 pm
player girl
Can someone give please stats for the z
12:56 pm
player girl
TY marks
1:15 pm
sammysmom
stuck on de /8 ??]
1:16 pm
Uneaixoise
Plural of de7 just above
1:18 pm
sammysmom
thanks une
1:29 pm
Uneaixoise
Yw :-)
1:51 pm
rururocks
I see you're lurking MP.. thank you for the comment.. not everyone likes my whacky humor
2:06 pm
rururocks
I'm being super lazy today
2:06 pm
rururocks
how are you feeling .. heard you were fluish?
2:08 pm
origami
I'm better. Think I will do some painting this afternoon.
2:10 pm
rururocks
oh good
2:10 pm
rururocks
I don't think i'll accomplish too much.. got to buy some garden tools and whack back some bushes in the back yard
2:11 pm
origami
Are the wilds encroaching? I need to do the same thing with my bamboo which is attempting to take over my 1/4 acre.
2:11 pm
rururocks
i'd better get going on my day..
2:12 pm
rururocks
bamboo is awful
2:12 pm
rururocks
my neighbors on both sides allow their crappy shrubs and ivy to come over into my yard and it's a mess
2:12 pm
origami
But so pretty to look at :D and it blocks off the motley collection of backyard fencing. I have 7 back yard neighbors.
2:13 pm
origami
Not a fan of ivy
2:13 pm
rururocks
bamboo will take over the whole yard.... you should adopt some koala bears
2:20 pm
rururocks
that will make the hounds happy in the yard :D
2:20 pm
cybernan
good afternoon everyone :)
2:21 pm
origami
Yes, chasing pandas is probably on their bucket lists.
2:33 pm
rururocks
time to run.. have fun ori
2:57 pm
rubyfoo
I have some small variety in the fishpond and they can't spread
2:58 pm
rubyfoo
of bamboo*
2:58 pm
MollyL
Hi Ruby, how are you feeling today?
3:10 pm
player girl
I am completely stumped by the dw. Can someone please clue it?
3:12 pm
MollyL
Past tense of "i Seek that I may dw5 in the house of the Lord"
3:12 pm
zoozzoom
Pt of to linger over something.
3:13 pm
MollyL
Pardon us, Zoom and I are co-cluing today
: D
3:13 pm
player girl
That's not doing it for me, but thank you
3:14 pm
MollyL
d + I got a big red _____ on my face after I ate shrimp
3:15 pm
MollyL
Rhymes with what ice cream does in the hot sun
3:16 pm
player girl
Ohhhh. I was fixating on the wrong W. Duhhhh
3:21 pm
rubyfoo
l'm in less pain today and feeling happier
3:21 pm
zoozzoom
((Ruby))
3:22 pm
rubyfoo
Thank you for asking
3:23 pm
rubyfoo
((zzoomm))
3:23 pm
MollyL
Good news Ruby, glad you are having a "feeling happier" day.
3:24 pm
rubyfoo
My Gilles planted the new parts of the garden this week
3:24 pm
rubyfoo
He filled in the spaces where he took out good plants last year
3:25 pm
MollyL
Ooo, I would love to have a Gilles.
3:26 pm
rubyfoo
But yiu have to supervise as I didn't and he dug up 35 lovey allium
3:35 pm
Soodle
Elbows everybody out of the way as I claim my ‘My Name Is In The Grid’ Tiara....
3:35 pm
Soodle
Still here, Ruby?
3:38 pm
rubyfoo
Soodle YAY
3:39 pm
rubyfoo
I almost spelled it right -- blurry eyes
3:40 pm
rubyfoo
How is Granny?
3:41 pm
rubyfoo
Granny Soodle, that is
3:42 pm
zoozzoom
Sorry am getting ready for bed. lol Hope he planted your allium again for you, Ruby!
3:42 pm
Soodle
(((((( Ruby)))). I’m good. How are you, my friend?
3:43 pm
zoozzoom
Wear your tiara with pride, Soodle :-)
3:43 pm
Soodle
Hey Zooz. ((()))
3:43 pm
rubyfoo
Too funny, zzoozz
3:43 pm
zoozzoom
Without it being rude, soodle but I was looking for you bum at the end of the word LOL
3:44 pm
Soodle
No offence taken Zooz!!!!
3:47 pm
zoozzoom
Weird two day in a way. yesterday a funeral then today sister's daughters 13th Birthday party. And I am now shattered so off to bed I go. I wish you all good health and a peaceful night!
3:47 pm
Soodle
I am prancing around Chez Soodle, with towel tucked down the back of my neck like a cloak, and a poker in my hand like a royal sceptre.
3:48 pm
Soodle
Sounds like a fraught day, Zooz. Be kind to yourself. ((()))
3:51 pm
rubyfoo
I just wenbt you a note MD, didn't want to monopolize the chog
3:51 pm
rubyfoo
I just wenbt you a note MD, didn't want to monopolize the chog
3:56 pm
rubyfoo
Great image, soodle
3:59 pm
Kermiteer
I'm fired.
4:30 pm
SamanthaJoy
Good afternoon, y'all
7:01 pm
aebmusica
the LAST de7/36........clue please
7:04 pm
72 Temple Owl
the one i have is the plural of the 6/24. have not listed yet.
7:05 pm
hurshy
i had a lovely day
7:05 pm
72 Temple Owl
hi hursh, what did you do?
7:05 pm
aebmusica
ty Templevm
7:06 pm
hurshy
i went to a native american cranberry thanksgiving event
7:17 pm
MollyL
Yes, contrary to how it is celebrated now in these United States, the first Thanksgiving was in October.
7:18 pm
hurshy
well, the natives said that their tribe had a thanksgiving every month (lunar months, so 13 a year)
7:18 pm
hurshy
this one being the cranberry one
7:20 pm
MollyL
I love Native American traditions.
7:20 pm
hurshy
name that proper noun! Dread Pirate Roberts portrayer
7:22 pm
hurshy
me too Molly. it was nice experiencing some first-hand.
7:22 pm
hurshy
ding ding ding!!!
7:23 pm
MollyL
Please don't let the prize be iocaine
7:23 pm
hurshy
why not? you could build up an immunity in case it ever comes in handy
7:24 pm
hurshy
do you happen to know if there are any wr words?
7:34 pm
hurshy
thanks, une
7:35 pm
hurshy
i guess doldrum isn't a latin word that would take doldra as its plural...
7:40 pm
MollyL
Ruru will be oblivious to this conversation because he still confuses The Princess Bride with The Princess Diaries. Sad, since they are night and day.
7:41 pm
Uneaixoise
Doldra LOLOL
7:45 pm
hurshy
yeah ruru needs to WAKE UP on that one
7:48 pm
stidmama
*pokes nose into chog*
7:49 pm
stidmama
bon soir, chere une?
7:50 pm
harpjane
greetings!
7:50 pm
stidmama
*bounce bounce* HARPJANE! :-)
7:50 pm
stidmama
are you doing okay? I was worried when I heard about the snow forecast for your area!
7:53 pm
harpjane
oh, we were okay. It was a monster 150 miles north of us but we just had a sprinkle.
7:53 pm
72 Temple Owl
oh my, look who's here!
7:55 pm
harpjane
has it actually been that long?
7:55 pm
stidmama
hello TO!
7:56 pm
72 Temple Owl
hello stid!
7:57 pm
stidmama
I am glad you were okay harpjane - in the middle of the school year, my brain capacity is somewhat limited for anything but instructional conundrums...
7:57 pm
72 Temple Owl
wo7/48 pls?
7:57 pm
72 Temple Owl
hello jane!
7:58 pm
hurshy
bit of a reunion, this! lot of long-timers :D
7:59 pm
stidmama
((hurshy)) wasn't sure you'd still be around! LOL hope you're well!
8:00 pm
harpjane
The only thing about the storm is that I was at a family reunion in Helena. Some of the relatives from Arkansas were so nervous about the weather that they left early.
8:01 pm
harpjane
could I please get stats for the lone s and the lone o?
8:04 pm
harpjane
thanks. i was secretly hoping they would be really complicated.....
8:04 pm
hurshy
i know how you feel
8:06 pm
hurshy
harp, i drove through montana this summer. quite liked it. especially this place we stayed called Rocky Point Ranch, off the Clarks Fork River and route 200. super great price for the kind of place it is. breakfast included too. definitely recommend it!
8:06 pm
harpjane
wo7 is a pt, btw
8:07 pm
stidmama
os 4 babblet
8:07 pm
hurshy
what's the 9?
8:08 pm
harpjane
sound nice, was it near Thompson Falls, hurshy?
8:08 pm
stidmama
I am glad you got to vacation in Montana, Hurshy - I have only been through a couple times (40 years ago or so) but it's a lovely state
8:08 pm
hurshy
yes, it was in Thompson Falls, but not in TOWN, more towards Eddy
8:08 pm
harpjane
wi9, 114. I assume it's a plural of a compound word. Still working on it
8:09 pm
stidmama
yes harpjane
8:09 pm
hurshy
we ate dinner in thompson falls and i had a very delicious mixed berry pie
8:09 pm
harpjane
yup, that's what it is.
8:09 pm
stidmama
the wi 9 makes me think of merrie olde england and robin hood..
8:09 pm
hurshy
thanks, got it!
8:09 pm
hurshy
ok so then the 8s are wi, tr, and... ?
8:13 pm
stidmama
I don't have the last one yet
8:14 pm
hurshy
there are four az words, stid
8:15 pm
72 Temple Owl
anone find that wo 7 yet?
8:16 pm
hurshy
yes, the jet wo7 by
8:16 pm
stidmama
ah! thanks hurshy!
8:17 pm
hurshy
seemed like a piece of info you could use right about then
8:17 pm
72 Temple Owl
i KNOW i typed that in several times. ty i tieill try again
8:18 pm
hurshy
it's not past tense
8:18 pm
hurshy
it's like, it wo7 by every day
8:23 pm
stidmama
okay, met my daily goal of halfway and NBT, NBS. Have a great weekend, all! *poof*
8:28 pm
72 Temple Owl
night all
8:38 pm
Nef
Darn! It looks like I’m late to the party again!
9:12 pm
harpjane
never too late for a party, nef!
9:19 pm
harpjane
I've got a nice Italian red wine
9:48 pm
harpjane
54 to go
10:03 pm
harpjane
ho6/21 is a new word for me
10:09 pm
harpjane
found a birdie
10:23 pm
harpjane
evidently it IS too late for a party....
11:59 pm
dizgrannie
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