12:01 am
harpjane
hi seain
12:02 am
dcseain
evening, jane
12:02 am
harpjane
thanks anyway!
12:02 am
rbud
howdy, all.
12:03 am
dcseain
hello, rbud
12:04 am
Rainiqui
nbt, nbs
12:04 am
rbud
woot! that was fast!
12:05 am
Rainiqui
I just needed a 7 so thanks very much !
12:06 am
dcseain
ooh, found a color adjective
12:07 am
dcseain
and time for sleep Happy Babbling, yall! ::poof::
12:13 am
grannyrose
yo5/18
12:18 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:18 am
Lizlin
Thanks, Lickety
12:19 am
grannyrose
thanx lickety
12:28 am
cybernan
hello everyone :)
12:29 am
rururocks
waves to nan
12:29 am
cybernan
hi ru -- won't be lasting long
12:29 am
rururocks
me neither
12:41 am
rururocks
finished though so can sleep now
3:13 am
gapeach
FW finally.
3:14 am
rubyfoo
I haven't even reached half
3:16 am
gapeach
It wasn't all that easy either. Had to go slowly because of the dizziness.
3:18 am
gapeach
How are you feeling?
3:21 am
gapeach
Furbaby is prancing.....must let her out. BRB
3:22 am
rubyfoo
Better this Morning. Bad pain (10° is limited to one hip but as long as I Don't do anything but sit, I'm fine
3:23 am
rubyfoo
sorry can't chat & play
3:28 am
gapeach
I'm back. Sorry about your hip. Will 'send' prayer. I emailed something for you earlier. I need to lie down and maybe sleep. Later.
5:29 am
SamanthaJoy
I can't decide whether the Official Phantom of the Day is "bromide" or "sidereal."
Anyone want to weigh in?
5:51 am
mattygroves
So. I can say this here, as none of you know my daughter and so won't tell anyone she hasn't told yet - but in May, I'm going to be a grandmother.
5:52 am
MollyL
Congratulations Matty!
5:55 am
Deeha
its the berst thing in the world matty congratulations
5:55 am
SamanthaJoy
That's awesome, Matty! Congratulations!
5:57 am
mattygroves
Of course, I live in England. She lives in Australia. But, to be fair, my daughter grew up in England and my parents were in the USA. So I know it'll be fine. Guess who will be visiting Australia in early May?
5:59 am
SamanthaJoy
I'm so glad to hear you can make the trip
6:01 am
SamanthaJoy
ok, yall, i've got 19 left and i'm going to bed. i'll most likely list tomorrow. goodbye now!
6:01 am
mattygroves
Sleep well!
6:24 am
Soodle
Not sure if you are still here, Matty, but that is wonderful news. Becoming a grandmother is a complete game-changer.
7:22 am
Lizlin
Congrats Matty. Lovely news.
8:01 am
MLFAN17
thank god I have football today
8:03 am
Scrabbler
Why, MLFAN? Nothing else to do?
8:04 am
MLFAN17
for the most part no and this grid is no fun.its NFL season anyway so we watch it.
8:04 am
Trifioso
hello friends! Made apple cider donut dough last night - quick go at the grid whist the oil heats up....
8:05 am
robwhy
There are 14 A words?? Really?
8:05 am
MLFAN17
trif can I have a donut?
8:05 am
Scrabbler
MMM, Trifioso.
8:05 am
Trifioso
sure! I will upload as they come through....
8:05 am
Scrabbler
Well, there's a start for you, rob.
8:06 am
Trifioso
tricky business, actually - oil has to be JUST right.
8:06 am
MLFAN17
that should be fun trif lol
8:06 am
MollyL
Football has ceased being fun for me since both my teams are 0-4. It's just another Sunday here in my place.
8:06 am
Trifioso
we were naughty and stayed up WAY too late last night - im a slow moving tigger for sure
8:07 am
MLFAN17
molly I am so glad I don't have to watch the Redskins get clobbered by the Patriots
8:07 am
MLFAN17
trif hubby and I watched LIVE PD last night
8:08 am
MLFAN17
also 4th column e?
8:09 am
Trifioso
mlf, you will enjoy this - a friend of mine, originally from Massachusetts, is now a school nurse at an elementary school in Phoenix, Arizona. The fifth grade has been learning about the 13 original American colonies, founding fathers, etc. The students were assigned to research a patriot they found particularly interesting. THREE of the kids brought in projects about Tom Brady! lolololololol
8:10 am
MLFAN17
About Tom Brady??????? what the?
8:10 am
Scrabbler
NO! Trifioso, what?
8:10 am
Trifioso
he was the Patriot they found most interesting!
8:10 am
Scrabbler
So sad.
8:10 am
MLFAN17
ty scrab and hello
8:11 am
MLFAN17
Trif "Patriot".
8:11 am
Scrabbler
I guess the parents did not assist with that project...or maybe they did.
8:12 am
MLFAN17
did those students actually get graded for those?
8:12 am
BzznBea
y stats are yo5/18
8:16 am
MLFAN17
hi bzz clue pls?
8:17 am
MLFAN17
for doing a paper on Tom Brady?
8:18 am
bichon
de 5/18, pls
8:20 am
BzznBea
de5 - disperse the crowd
8:20 am
Scrabbler
Odd word. TY, Bea.
8:21 am
MLFAN17
i am still looking for it
8:21 am
Scrabbler
A crowd is a m**
8:22 am
MLFAN17
yes that is a very odd word
8:23 am
Scrabbler
A hint for that Y please.
8:23 am
BzznBea
ends with three letters of actor who doesnt speak
8:24 am
Scrabbler
TY. Another new wrd for me.
8:24 am
welki
'morning, babblers
8:24 am
Scrabbler
Hi welki. How much snow do you have today?
8:25 am
welki
almost all melted, but more expected tuesday
8:26 am
MLFAN17
ty for the y word
8:26 am
welki
the rockies are all white, though - ski hills are looking at opening first week of november
8:27 am
bonkler
morning all! could use a clue for the e in the 4th column for nbt
8:28 am
welki
bronte's jane
8:28 am
BzznBea
ey4/6 and ei4/5
8:28 am
wvteach
EY 4/6 and EI 4?5 (I think)
8:28 am
MLFAN17
ey 4 i think bonk
8:29 am
wvteach
good morning mlf
8:29 am
MLFAN17
wv hubby and i watched the game yesterday not as good as we had hoped
8:29 am
MLFAN17
stats for a 6 pls?
8:29 am
wvteach
DE 4, 6, 7 combo
8:30 am
wvteach
keep track of the games only to see when it is "safe" to drive around town. Took family out to dinner early to avoid the rush of the after the game crowd
8:31 am
MLFAN17
ty both got the de 4 6 7
8:31 am
MLFAN17
wv yes i have heard the crowds and the traffic are terrible after the games
8:31 am
wvteach
not "in" to football - follow the gymnastics team and attended soccer games
8:32 am
Scrabbler
48 left. Maybe I will return tonight. Enjoy the day.
8:32 am
wvteach
also like the marching band - they put on a concert at the end of the season where they do many of the songs from that season
8:32 am
MLFAN17
wv men's or women's gymnastics and soccer?
8:33 am
wvteach
only have womens gymantics - both for soccer - most years the women have performed better than the men
8:33 am
MLFAN17
that's so cool
8:34 am
MLFAN17
Mary Lou Retton:)
8:35 am
wvteach
She started at the gym just south of here in Fairmont. Is now the spokesperson for the local hospital so still see her on all the tv ads
8:35 am
bichon
I remember her
8:35 am
MLFAN17
so do i:)
8:36 am
MLFAN17
a spokesperson for a local hospital?
8:36 am
bichon
'84 Olyimpics in LA
8:36 am
MLFAN17
Yes she is from that area:)
8:37 am
wvteach
Mon General Hospital - in the tv ads
8:37 am
wvteach
her family lives in fairmont now - her paarents still live in Fairmont and she grew up there until she left to get more intense training
8:38 am
MLFAN17
doesn't she live there now?
8:39 am
MLFAN17
thought so
8:42 am
wvteach
my two grandkids are competitive gymnasts and have had the chance to meet several Olympians at the camps they've attended
8:43 am
MLFAN17
that must be pretty exciting for them?
8:46 am
wvteach
yes, they are always excited to see who the "celebrity" for the camp week is going to be - they have met Gabby Douglas, Jason Dalton, Lori Hernandez, and Nadia Comenici (sp?) and gotten their pictures taken with them. They were "guest" coaches at the camp also so they had a chance to interact / talk with them
8:49 am
MLFAN17
what a treat for them! I know most of the names you just mentioned:)
8:52 am
MLFAN17
this girl i grew up with she did gymnastics until she was in her teens. Her daughter is or was doing gymnastics as well. I don't know how either of them did in terms of how many they won or where they travelled to etc
8:59 am
hurshy
anyone have the Y?
9:00 am
doseffing
yo 5/16 ... I think it's a hebrew letter
9:00 am
wvteach
YO 5/18 - no definition
9:00 am
hurshy
yodh is a hebrew letter i'm pretty sure
9:01 am
wvteach
i got it by monkeying by the stats
9:01 am
hurshy
well is it 16 or 18? lol
9:01 am
doseffing
... apologies ... it's 18 ... ... tired eyes can't tell the difference
9:02 am
hurshy
mk thanks got it :D
9:04 am
hurshy
name that proper noun! Cornwall moor
9:06 am
hurshy
ding ding ding!!!
9:06 am
Kallia
lovely place
9:17 am
hurshy
7s are de7 and...?
9:17 am
doseffing
... same pattern as the de
9:17 am
hurshy
ahh, m is my big problem, half of my remaining words are m
9:18 am
hurshy
well that's three of them! thanks!
9:23 am
hurshy
phantom: admire
9:26 am
dan2bit
I keep typing beyond
9:27 am
hurshy
*nods sagely*
9:41 am
dan2bit
to remove a large unruly group
9:42 am
dan2bit
or, to eliminate the mafia
9:42 am
Jeff7
the only one i didn't try lol
9:46 am
aebmusica
la5/14(I have the pt)....clue please
9:47 am
penquis
i have two pts....
9:47 am
Jeff7
pt of an attorney
9:47 am
Jeff7
pt of decrepit
9:48 am
aebmusica
ty Jeff
9:49 am
aebmusica
I kept trying the attorney
9:50 am
aebmusica
the wrong spelling of the attorney
10:04 am
Trifioso
hi again. blissfully babbling in a post-donut coma
10:11 am
cybernan
good morning :)
10:24 am
cybernan
yo 5 please?
10:25 am
Trifioso
good morning! Just found it - fairly frustrating combination of consonants with a pl ending
10:28 am
cybernan
all I can see is yomrs and that's not it
10:31 am
Trifioso
you are starting off right - go down to the right, then diagonally to the left, then diagonally up to the left again
10:33 am
aebmusica
mo5/12(I already have the fabric)......clue please
10:35 am
cybernan
ty trif
10:36 am
aebmusica
ty cherlyq
10:36 am
cybernan
*!*~*!*
10:36 am
cybernan
hagd everyone
10:36 am
cherlyq
yw by Nan
10:38 am
Trifioso
ugh -just found the DREADED mo word
10:46 am
72 Temple Owl
i don't understand why this is a thing. really.
10:47 am
Trifioso
its just gross
10:47 am
Trifioso
i am, strangely, struggling to find an o word today. Just can't budge them. I think I need more sleep
10:48 am
Trifioso
ha! found one
10:48 am
72 Temple Owl
i think you need to do as you are told.
10:48 am
Trifioso
good luck with THAT, TO! lololol
10:49 am
72 Temple Owl
ah, i will wait for the light bulb to go on ;)
10:49 am
Trifioso
no, no, no I get it - lololol - just never been particularly good with that
10:50 am
72 Temple Owl
ha!
10:52 am
periwinkle
I do not see that yo5 even with the clue hi all
10:57 am
bichon
Me either
10:58 am
periwinkle
could someone accidently type the yo word in the chat log pls
10:59 am
saanichcat
sure, YOMIM, there you go
10:59 am
periwinkle
tytyty
10:59 am
saanichcat
ywywyw
11:00 am
periwinkle
still 55 to find. tough grid for me
11:00 am
72 Temple Owl
bye trif
11:00 am
rururocks
cluing has moved to new levels now :D
11:00 am
bichon
ty, wonder what the defintion of that is?
11:01 am
saanichcat
awkward combinations of letters to be sure
11:01 am
bichon
It's the Jewish High Holidays
11:14 am
MollyL
Those being Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
11:15 am
bichon
Yup Yom means day and the pl adds an im
11:28 am
rururocks
i thought it was enable saying HI to Lil Mim
11:44 am
MollyL
Which brings up a charming term, YoRuRu
: D
11:51 am
rururocks
or YOMOL possibly
12:32 pm
mkg
hi all. any clues for the 7s? ty
12:33 pm
mkg
the yo word is very very weird in here..........they choose some hebrew words and not others. how? yomim is not exactly used in the english language at all. very weird.........
12:39 pm
mkg
so any clues or stats for 7s? ty.
12:57 pm
MollyL
This puzzle is not limited to the English language
1:24 pm
mkg
for sure molly, but the issue is how do they choose which words to allow and which not to. i know hebrew and yiddish and some stuff they dont put in suprises me as it is common use. yomim is not common at all.
1:30 pm
mkg
will still no 7s.....darn. also no O words yet. clues welcome with stats.
1:30 pm
bonkler
I only have one 7 de7/32 people who give you cards
1:31 pm
Fit2knit
me7 What cats are
1:31 pm
mkg
ty! great clue.
1:32 pm
mkg
well i am sure it is what cats say but cant get that me 4 to start with. darn
1:33 pm
mkg
just got it. so they put an L in it. ty. great clues. have both 7s now. ty
1:33 pm
mkg
any clues for the O words? ty. just need one.
1:34 pm
bonkler
you will do as i tell you mkg!
1:34 pm
Fit2knit
ob4 What we no longer have to pledge when we marry
1:36 pm
m9f9l
I think of that me word as what infants do. 'cause Shakespeare.
1:56 pm
MollyL
Totally missing the Shakespeare infant connection
1:58 pm
MollyL
The Tempest had a line about nerves being in their infancy, that is all I can think of.
2:46 pm
Soodle
The seven ages of man speech in As You Like It. The baby who me**s & pukes in his nurses arms.
2:50 pm
Soodle
Almost an hour late. Sorry. I seldom take account of the time-stamp in the grid. I’m familiar with the Seven ages of man speech, because I used it as a base for my late Dad’s eulogy.
3:27 pm
Uneaixoise
Tx for the 7s!!
3:56 pm
dan2bit
firewords! thanks lickety and all cluers - be5 x 2 color words were my last
5:17 pm
MollyL
Sorry, I saw the clue for ob4 and thought that was the Shakespeare reference.
5:58 pm
marksdolly
Fireworks!! YAY!!
6:06 pm
hokie carla
well done.
6:07 pm
hokie carla
I went to the Panthers game today and am behind on my babbling.
6:07 pm
hokie carla
I am also really tired now.
6:09 pm
hokie carla
luckily that isn't a real word
6:10 pm
lil*monkey
Carla, do the Panthers play in Charlotte?
6:11 pm
lil*monkey
Cool! I bet that was fun
6:11 pm
hokie carla
thank goodness it was 82 and partly cloudy today. when the sun was out it was blazing hot.
6:12 pm
MollyL
Oh thank God, I had something to cheer about today. The Broncos won. (Not saying anything about the dead in the water Redskins)
6:12 pm
hokie carla
they played the jaguars and I have in-laws that live in jacksonville that came up.
6:12 pm
lil*monkey
Are you a Hurricanes fan too? I watched them win in overtime last night.
6:12 pm
hokie carla
hokies actually won yesterday too
6:12 pm
lil*monkey
Molly I was just happy that the Skins scored once, and they sacked that pansy Brady FOUR FRIKKIN TIMES woo hooooooooo
6:14 pm
hokie carla
NHL? Carolina Hurricanes? I love hockey but don't really follow NHL or have a team. I guess they would be mine. They play in Raleigh though.
6:14 pm
MollyL
That was great. Loved the four sacks. Gruden needs to go.
6:14 pm
lil*monkey
I'm actually a Caps fan, that's who the Canes beat last night :)
6:14 pm
lil*monkey
Molly, if I was playing and I sacked Brady, I'd be in there breaking his pansy legs. Why just knock him down?
6:15 pm
hokie carla
I grew up on the other side of Va, so I don't like the Redskins or any DC area teams.
6:22 pm
MollyL
Oh, sad, a Redskin hater
6:23 pm
lil*monkey
Oh there's plenty here when I live too. I'm too busy being a PatROTs hater.
6:24 pm
MollyL
I can't stand the Patriots. Or Dallas.
6:25 pm
lil*monkey
OK gotta go, making Snickerdoodles! Have a good night
6:26 pm
hokie carla
well, obvi one can't be a redskins fan and not hate cowboys. I did grow up a cowboys fan but converted to panthers. btw, this is the panthers 25th season.
6:26 pm
hokie carla
good night, lil
6:29 pm
hokie carla
5 to go. TTFN!
6:29 pm
MollyL
obvi = obvious?
6:30 pm
MollyL
Or obviously?
6:32 pm
hokie carla
yes, obviously. it's kind of an internet thing akin to acronyms (your fave)
6:35 pm
MollyL
Well, I am a word lover. Never been a fan of not spelling out the whole word. Just me.
6:37 pm
periwinkle
hi all . help with le5 pls
6:37 pm
rururocks
Like jerry the comdeian
6:38 pm
periwinkle
ty ruru
6:38 pm
rururocks
Dyslexia sets in afain
6:39 pm
rururocks
How are you on people who can’t spell molly?😃
6:46 pm
periwinkle
help with my last word pls, ma5
6:47 pm
rururocks
Chewed peri ma5
6:52 pm
periwinkle
ty ruru that is a twisty one
6:55 pm
MollyL
I'm fien wath peiple who can't speil
6:57 pm
rururocks
Your 2 funy
6:57 pm
hokie carla
I am back. was trying hard to figure out how seinfeld related to the le5.
6:57 pm
hokie carla
finally got it!
6:58 pm
rururocks
JIllibus would have passed out on that one
6:58 pm
MollyL
Oh dear Ru, I guess your Jerry clue was only for elders
6:58 pm
rururocks
I never watched seinfeld
6:58 pm
hokie carla
I don't mind acronyms, obvi, but I hate when people use 2 and r. ur just kills me.
6:58 pm
MollyL
Neither did I
6:59 pm
rururocks
Are you jelly hokie 😃
7:00 pm
MollyL
I don't think "obvi" is an acronym. More like a quick spelling, eliminating letters.
7:00 pm
hokie carla
I really hate it when people use ur for your. ur for you're is somewhat literal.
7:01 pm
hokie carla
I don't think it is an acronym either. I compared it to internet/texting acronyms as being an internet thing.
7:02 pm
hokie carla
so jelly, ruru
7:02 pm
MollyL
When you get into things like "jelly" that is over 40's using teen speak which is ick.
7:03 pm
hokie carla
FTR, I don't ever actually use jelly for jealous.
7:03 pm
hokie carla
obvi I'm too old for that
7:04 pm
rururocks
Well not for some players
7:04 pm
MollyL
Hilarious. Someone just emailed me "another" meaning for FYI. Can't post it here.
7:05 pm
rururocks
Ur obvi is starting to get to me holie
7:07 pm
MollyL
It really doesn't take that much energy to add the "ously"
7:07 pm
hokie carla
another thing that really annoys me is the number of people who think "whoa" is spelled "woah"
7:08 pm
MollyL
And then there are all those people who think
"alot" is a word
7:09 pm
hokie carla
and a new one I hadn't seen before - my niece bought a file off etsy to make a t-shirt and it had "ya'll" in it. her mom & I were like, no, that's not right. she argued some with us and I explained to her that an apostrophe takes the place of the removed letters in a contraction and she finally agreed to fix it.
7:09 pm
hokie carla
yes, allot is a word. a lot is a phrase. alot is not a word.
7:18 pm
hokie carla
and my niece just came and sat next to me on the couch. hopefully she didn't read my comment and get offended.
9:05 pm
rbud
I don't get why "jelly" isn't spelled "jealy" or "jeally" if they're going to go that route.
9:05 pm
rbud
(she says, like two hours past the discussion... haha)
10:04 pm
jwr again
Yay Une!
11:39 pm
rbud
fw here, too, yay me! laters, all!