12:09 am
moolingwa
evening all
12:09 am
dizgrannie
al 8...nbt/nbs
12:10 am
melonheadjujube
nbt/nbs
12:12 am
saanichcat
another al 8
12:14 am
cybernan
nbt, nbs -- good night everyone :)
12:15 am
melonheadjujube
tx, saanichcat
12:18 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:19 am
moolingwa
36 to go...
5:14 am
Uneaixoise
Im7 please?
5:15 am
MollyL
Against principles?
5:19 am
Uneaixoise
Tx so much!!
5:19 am
MollyL
Anytime, Une. : D
6:30 am
sukee
Good morning. It is a cold, snowy and blustery day.
6:32 am
mattygroves
Afternoon! It's bright and sunny but cold here today (for London area, anyway)
6:35 am
MollyL
Cold here today, but that freezy stuff isn't falling out of the sky anymore.
6:35 am
mattygroves
I am fervently hoping that we have no snow this year. Melbourne has had rain...which is good for the fires and the air. It's also had flooding...which is less good (my daughter's in Melbourne, for those who didn't know)
6:36 am
sukee
The snow is slowing down. Relatives in Newfoundland got 93 cm of snow, that is 3 feet.
6:37 am
sukee
Australia sure has had a year.
6:40 am
periwinkle
good morning. snow and ice from yesterday has all melted!! still gray and dreary tho
6:42 am
sukee
Ws are done.
6:47 am
rubyfoo
Hello. It's very cold here, but sunny and no snow so far this year, just at neighboring ski mountains
6:49 am
rubyfoo
95 words, nbt and nbs on first run-through, but I've hit the wall
6:50 am
sukee
And Ks done :)
6:50 am
sukee
80 left here
6:59 am
periwinkle
help with either al8 pls
6:59 am
periwinkle
nm just found one :)
7:18 am
BzznBea
Morning, friends.
7:19 am
MLFAN17
hello all
7:27 am
godthaab
Name that Proper Noun: Paul was here
7:30 am
MLFAN17
cat on lap
7:36 am
MLFAN17
found a 7
7:42 am
welki
'morning, all
7:42 am
BzznBea
Staying warm, welki?
7:51 am
welki
getting warmer, bea - last day of the severe cold was yesterday, supposed to be about 32F today - very bearable
7:53 am
welki
temperatures fluctuate dramatically here, 20/30 degree changes in 12-24 hours is common - and when a chinook blows in, you'll see people wearing shorts, sometimes while skiing
7:57 am
BzznBea
I'm glad you are warmer. Weather is a facinating science.
8:00 am
welki
dealing with the cold is nothing compared to what some folks are struggling with
8:15 am
MummyBear
hello all good morning
8:21 am
BzznBea
Hello, Mummy. It's probably afternoon for you.
8:22 am
MummyBear
for me its 2:22pm
8:22 am
MLFAN17
hello again cat no longer on lap
8:22 am
MummyBear
i thought id say good morning because for you its 8:22am
8:23 am
BzznBea
It's 8:22 am in Babble land. But still morning for me too.
8:24 am
MLFAN17
ad5 clue pls?
8:25 am
BzznBea
ad + sometime vowel + short goodbye
8:29 am
MLFAN17
bzz do you have bothof the wa5's?
8:30 am
MLFAN17
both of sorry
8:30 am
MLFAN17
one of them I have is a pl is the other a pl>
8:30 am
MLFAN17
never mind
8:31 am
BzznBea
Both are plural
8:35 am
MLFAN17
EL 5 clue pls?
8:36 am
BzznBea
el4 or el6
8:36 am
MLFAN17
oh sorry I meant el6
8:37 am
BzznBea
very similar to the ad5 I clued but add an extra cons.
8:40 am
MLFAN17
ty again bzz
8:43 am
MLFAN17
the grid does have od4 right?
8:43 am
BzznBea
yes, I'm sorry
8:45 am
MLFAN17
yeah that's what I meant I am just trying to find it lol
8:45 am
BzznBea
If you have the ol4 just switch the letters around
8:46 am
MLFAN17
oh geez ty again bzz
8:48 am
MLFAN17
I gtg will be back....
9:06 am
rururocks
good morning folks
9:08 am
MLFAN17
morning ruru
9:14 am
MollyL
Big football day. Go Niners!
9:14 am
BzznBea
Go Chiefs!
9:14 am
rururocks
it's going to be a close game
9:14 am
rururocks
with the niners.. the chiefs are going to clean up i think
9:17 am
rururocks
why are you a kansas city fan bea?
9:17 am
BzznBea
LOL! Born and raised in KS
9:18 am
MLFAN17
GO CHIEFS GO 49ERS
9:18 am
rururocks
oh.. that makes more sense then
9:18 am
BzznBea
Lived in the same county until I was almost 50.
9:19 am
BzznBea
I'm a big KU Jayhawk basketball fan as well.
9:19 am
MLFAN17
the areas I have lived in are not in the playoffs
9:19 am
MollyL
I would really like to see a Tennessee/San Francisco Superbowl. But really, I'm just glad the Patriots won't be there.
9:19 am
rururocks
i will root for KC for sure today.. i love Mahomes as a player.. he's incredible
9:20 am
rururocks
tennessee could pull it off on henry's running .. it's possible
9:20 am
MLFAN17
I agree molly
9:21 am
BzznBea
What kind of soup did you have this weekend, Molly?
9:21 am
MLFAN17
molly I am hoping the green bay wont be a gimme to them
9:23 am
rururocks
oh i think green bay is coming hard at the niners
9:24 am
MLFAN17
ruru but can they win against them?
9:24 am
rururocks
even declining a bit rogers is still one of the best in football
9:25 am
rururocks
i wish we drafted him years ago
9:25 am
rururocks
i have a mike nolan voodoo doll i put pins in every draft cycle
9:25 am
MLFAN17
ruru how far back do you mean?
9:26 am
BzznBea
Didn't he go to college in CA?
9:26 am
rururocks
back when the 9ers picked alex smith.. yes rogers went to berkeley and had waaaaay more talent than smith
9:26 am
MLFAN17
bzz that is where he is from
9:26 am
rururocks
even an idiot could see that
9:27 am
rururocks
who knows how many championships sf could have had with rogers i can't even guess
9:28 am
BzznBea
I think my son in law will be at the Chief's game today.
9:28 am
MLFAN17
and then yrs later look who got alex smith and he may or may not come back to football again?
9:28 am
rururocks
he'll be deaf when he comes home.. that's a loud stadium
9:29 am
MLFAN17
If he is lucky him bzz! But its not exactly warm there today
9:29 am
rururocks
alex smith is a solid player. and a super nice guy.. it's too bad he got hurt
9:29 am
BzznBea
Yes, he wears ear protection.
9:29 am
MLFAN17
ruru have you met him?
9:30 am
MLFAN17
I just wish we could find out more info about his situation
9:30 am
BzznBea
He worked Arrowhead and Royals stadium in high school.
9:30 am
MLFAN17
oh that is so cool ruru
9:30 am
rururocks
he helped to look for that abducted girl in the south bay
9:31 am
rururocks
he is really a nice person
9:31 am
MLFAN17
bzz sounds like fun! I wat to work/volunteer at a stadium
9:31 am
MLFAN17
did they find her?
9:32 am
rururocks
i can't remember for sure but i think she was killed
9:32 am
MLFAN17
that would figure
9:33 am
rururocks
very sad as i remember
9:34 am
BzznBea
I've got cakes to make and lots of other things before the game...I'm off for the day!!!
9:34 am
rururocks
have fun bea
9:50 am
bichon
fa 5/20, first one, pls
9:56 am
hurshy
all MIMSY were the borogroves
9:56 am
hurshy
i know they were nonsense words when he wrote it, but come on, give the guy props and add them to the dictionary already
10:01 am
MLFAN17
bichon big but in a smug way
10:01 am
MLFAN17
or more so
10:01 am
MLFAN17
different endings by one letter
10:02 am
rururocks
that's a pretty good clue mlf :D
10:03 am
MLFAN17
thanks ruru I hope bichon can get it from that its a strange word
10:04 am
MLFAN17
clue for the 2nd to 5/18..not the male name
10:14 am
Judi
Sunday greetings, Babblers!
10:18 am
jimmel
to 5/18= to + take a *i** (chance)
10:19 am
MollyL
Look, there's Judi
10:20 am
hurshy
thanks jimmel, my monkeys were having no luck despite the unusual point value!
10:21 am
Judi
My husband just showed me all 40 seconds of the McGregor MMA fight.
10:21 am
MLFAN17
*I or a t**? not getting it?
10:23 am
hurshy
woot got the 8s
10:23 am
bichon
fa 5/20, first one, pls
10:24 am
MLFAN17
bichon wa that the oe you asked for before?
10:24 am
MLFAN17
can I please get a reclue for the to 5/16 I don't understand the clue?
10:24 am
doseffing
... I'm missing half the f's ... but my first one is an obese adverb
10:25 am
hurshy
MLF, try just one vowel and make it sound like it could be a Slavic city
10:25 am
MLFAN17
MLFAN17
bichon big but in a smug way
10:01 am
MLFAN17
or more so
10:01 am
MLFAN17
different endings by one letter
10:25 am
jimmel
MLF, 2nd 5/18---same first four letters as to 5/10 above it. Change last letter to high point letter (consonant)
10:26 am
hurshy
1st and 4th rows grey!
10:27 am
bichon
mlf, don't understand
10:27 am
MLFAN17
I only have a to 5/10 that is a pl
10:27 am
bichon
fa 5/20, first one, pls
10:28 am
MLFAN17
first oen ends in more so
10:28 am
MLFAN17
the other is a double cons
10:29 am
jimmel
MLF, try t + either ** + first two letters of a winter sport
10:29 am
jimmel
yw! weird word
10:30 am
hurshy
7s: im, mi, mo, sm, st, and...?
10:31 am
MLFAN17
bichon did you get both?
10:32 am
MLFAN17
hurshy can you clue the mi7?
10:33 am
hurshy
a strong, cold, northwesterly wind
10:34 am
MLFAN17
ty hurshy
10:35 am
MLFAN17
hurshy apparently another st7
10:35 am
hurshy
what's the other top E besides the deer-like animals?
10:35 am
hurshy
mk thanks mlf
10:35 am
MLFAN17
yw hurshy
10:36 am
MLFAN17
its el6/24
10:39 am
hurshy
man, things are so hard to monkey today. had to morewords that one. thanks!
10:39 am
MLFAN17
yw I had to ask for a clue for it had no idea
10:40 am
hurshy
it's crazy when you know the first half and then you can't finish it, lol. not quite over my cold yet, still tired, that's my excuse
10:40 am
MLFAN17
why is it so hard in this grid to monkey a four??
10:44 am
MLFAN17
are both of the to 5/10s pl?
10:45 am
periwinkle
help with A in second column pls
10:46 am
periwinkle
sheesh ty Molly
10:49 am
periwinkle
not seeing the at4 . feeling really stupid today
10:49 am
MollyL
Ends in not pa Peri
10:49 am
periwinkle
ah ty Molly
10:49 am
MLFAN17
fa ** ** as in singining
10:50 am
MLFAN17
ignore that
10:50 am
MollyL
I realize I just about spelled out the word, sorry.
10:50 am
MLFAN17
clue for the to 5 that isn't a pl please?
10:57 am
LeslieAnn
boy's name
11:00 am
MLFAN17
leslie sorry I need the other to 5/10
11:01 am
LeslieAnn
ah well that i haven't gotten yet
11:03 am
MLFAN17
ty anyway leslie:)
11:16 am
LeslieAnn
ah got it now. to + pirate letter + spanish yes
11:22 am
MollyL
That is a 5/10. The other 5/20 ends in first two of downhill snow sport
11:25 am
LeslieAnn
she asked for the other 5/10
11:27 am
MollyL
You are correct. Earlier she was looking for the 5/20, I lost track of the chat.
11:28 am
bichon
ta 5/18, pls
11:30 am
LeslieAnn
t + noise you make when something is cute + "that is" abbreviation
11:33 am
bichon
ty Leslie
11:42 am
mrloser
TO5/18 the who's rock opera
11:57 am
bichon
al 5/14, pls
12:01 pm
zoozzoom
Same as the Al 5/12 second one just change last letter.
12:02 pm
zoozzoom
Welcome.
12:33 pm
zoozzoom
Okay I am done. Hate those words with the Y letter in them. They are hard to find for me for some reason.Happy babbling everyone!
1:04 pm
bichon
st 6/21, pls
1:06 pm
hydra
st + cd --- + vowel
1:09 pm
MollyL
st + capital of Italy, minus the last vowel + another vowel
1:11 pm
bichon
ty Molly, fw
1:39 pm
cybernan
hello everyone
1:45 pm
cybernan
is it just me or is this a really tough grid?
1:46 pm
hokie carla
hi, finding it difficult as well
1:52 pm
welki
little while until kick-off - need a clue or two?
1:52 pm
hokie carla
al 5/14?
1:53 pm
welki
a + one of the stooges, missing a consonant
1:53 pm
cybernan
count points and add to the al 4 before it
1:53 pm
MollyL
Like the other al5 but with a sometimes vowel ending
1:54 pm
cybernan
have listed at 64 -- no patience for grids like this one
1:54 pm
MollyL
Oh sorry, it's a clue bonanza
1:54 pm
hokie carla
thanks
1:54 pm
hokie carla
not alamy, by the way :D
1:55 pm
hokie carla
I didn't even see the clue bonanza. only saw Molly's and then later saw her statement
1:55 pm
hokie carla
thanks all
1:56 pm
MollyL
No, it is like the clock with a different last letter. I said like the other al5
1:58 pm
cybernan
el 6 please
1:59 pm
cybernan
thinking it must start with mr. whitney
1:59 pm
welki
yes, it does
1:59 pm
cybernan
got it - ty welki
2:00 pm
hokie carla
fe6 seems stupid
2:02 pm
welki
wooo, can that guy sing or what?
2:03 pm
hokie carla
who was it? my husband hasn't put the game on yet. or are you watching different games?
2:04 pm
cybernan
a lot of them seem stupid
2:04 pm
hokie carla
yes, also im4
2:04 pm
welki
petty officer (ret) generald wilson
2:05 pm
welki
ended with a flyover by a stealth bomber
2:05 pm
welki
heh - not so stealthy
2:05 pm
hokie carla
omg, 17F, feels like 5
2:06 pm
hokie carla
I just got back from a weekend in Tampa - 70s-80 all weekend.
2:07 pm
welki
we're coming out of a deep freeze, 17F seems positively balmy :)
2:07 pm
cybernan
we are finally back to 32F -- also feels good
2:08 pm
hokie carla
55 here in NC, felt very cold when I got off the plane :D
2:10 pm
cybernan
stumped on that ky 4 -- feel like I've tried everything using allowed points
2:11 pm
hokie carla
yeah, I skipped that one. there's only so many possibilities but I felt I tried them all.
2:11 pm
cybernan
oh - got it
2:13 pm
welki
i shrunk my chat window, now it's only two lines long.
tried expanding it with arrows, no luck - any ideas?
2:13 pm
hokie carla
are you on a computer or a tablet/phone?
2:13 pm
welki
nevermind - a reload fixed it :)
2:13 pm
mattygroves
Using your mouse, grab the three diagonal lines in the lower righthand corner
2:13 pm
welki
thanks anyway, hokie
2:14 pm
welki
(those lines disappeared, matty, but are back now)
2:15 pm
hokie carla
apparently I already got the ky4 when I was typing stuff in but didn't notice it took
2:18 pm
cybernan
is saying I saw a ra5 sheep the same as saying I saw a ra 3? or is it describing a human male?
2:19 pm
hokie carla
lol, looks like it is scottish for a noisy disturbance or free for all
2:25 pm
rururocks
Added sheep to the no comment list😀
2:26 pm
cybernan
first st 6/24 please?
2:27 pm
cybernan
ah - such restraint :D
2:28 pm
rururocks
Yes. But i limit that to weekends
2:29 pm
welki
st + ending of the material some balloons are made of
2:30 pm
hokie carla
thanks
2:30 pm
welki
egads, kc better get their stuff together
2:31 pm
hokie carla
of course, thanks
2:31 pm
cybernan
mm- not rubber, plastic or vinyl
2:31 pm
hokie carla
the shiny (usually circular) type of balloon
2:32 pm
welki
pigpen + a rodeo rope, ***iat
2:32 pm
hokie carla
looks kinda like an adj of the st5 after it
2:33 pm
cybernan
ty welki
2:34 pm
cybernan
I guess the stylo went out with the g
estetner
2:41 pm
cybernan
ta 5/18 please?
2:42 pm
hokie carla
we've had it before, also scottish - for docile
2:43 pm
hokie carla
ends in same ending as not an oldie but a n****
2:45 pm
cybernan
ty carla *!*~*!*
2:45 pm
hokie carla
well done
2:49 pm
hokie carla
4 left here. may have to take a sunday nap break.
2:51 pm
MollyL
Living the life of leisure
3:01 pm
hokie carla
fireworks!
3:03 pm
HarryHood
woohoo found an 8
3:03 pm
HarryHood
oops sorry
3:04 pm
marksdolly
if you found 1 8, you'll find the other closely related
3:04 pm
HarryHood
oh! ok - will hunt
3:05 pm
HarryHood
got it. ty
3:06 pm
HarryHood
53 left.
3:07 pm
marksdolly
27 left here
3:08 pm
HarryHood
wtg dolly
6:20 pm
72 Temple Owl
ST 6/21 - 7/32 PLS?
6:25 pm
MollyL
st + make it end in an Italian tomato. Then make it end in Mr. Gore
6:52 pm
penquis
ty molly....i needed those two....
6:59 pm
MollyL
Most welcome Pen
7:01 pm
penquis
can you please clue the st 6/24 (last one)?
7:04 pm
penquis
nm....found it...
7:04 pm
penquis
how about ta 5/18?...feel like I have tried everything...
7:10 pm
penquis
it's my last word.... :o(
7:14 pm
penquis
nm....found it....must be channeling peri tonight... ;o)
7:14 pm
penquis
i am done...
7:27 pm
grannyrose
WTG PENQUIS !!!
7:27 pm
penquis
goodnight all....*waving to the lurkers*....
7:27 pm
penquis
ty, rose...
7:27 pm
penquis
need anything before i go?
7:27 pm
grannyrose
sweet dreams pen
7:27 pm
grannyrose
thanx honey. i am done also
7:28 pm
penquis
congrats....and sweet dreams for you, too!...bye...
10:00 pm
Marc Freeman
ma6, please?
10:01 pm
grannyrose
sickness, marc or ma + not gentleman
10:30 pm
Marc Freeman
sorry don't get the not gentleman part?
10:32 pm
Marc Freeman
found it thanks