Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, August 31, 2005

12:10 am

mtnjock

hey for once I am first

12:10 am

EdArzakh

I just lurve the new stats display. Well done, Dr_God!

12:11 am

Hi there

i like words.

12:13 am

smithchick

Hey, I'm fourth! And soon to be out of here. My eyeballs are having a difficult staying open.

12:13 am

smithchick

Um... a difficult time staying open, maybe?

12:14 am

Debs40ish

c/6 30

12:14 am

Hi there

sixth

12:15 am

smithchick

Hey debs, did you join? I'm not clever enough to figure out how to do those nifty little icons. Bummer.

12:15 am

hokie carla

can you see the stats now? mine says they are still being generated.

getting very sleepy here, too.

12:16 am

smithchick

Mine aren't showing up yet either.

12:17 am

kolding

j6/39

12:17 am

hokie carla

okay, thought maybe it was just me.

I haven't figured out the icons yet, either. haven't really tried, but if I do, I'll tell you how. :-)

12:17 am

IceBoySF

P6/24

12:18 am

brandyjack

--- Word Sizes ---
4 - 74
5 - 29
6 - 11
7 - 3

--- 117 Words Total ---

--- Word Count ---
A - 9
C - 3
E - 4
I - 2
J - 9
L - 10
M - 5
N - 11
O - 5
P - 28
R - 10
T - 16
W - 5

--- Letter Count ---
A - 59
C - 4
E - 89
I - 19
J - 11
L - 36
M - 7
N - 83
O - 74
P - 38
R - 37
T - 55
W - 16

12:18 am

Debs40ish

No haven't yet.... might do later.. Can you put your own icon in or do you have to choose from some available?

12:18 am

brandyjack

if you have a digital pic, you shrink it to 48 pixels by 48 pixels and then upload it.

12:19 am

mtnjock

how do I upload a pic?

12:20 am

cat2

Hi, babblers...

Not sure who asked, but I'm not in the Katrina Zone. Lots of sympathy for those who are. I work at a gas station/convenience store. Gas prices are all out of control 'cuz of the hurricane. Makes for some very long lines at work.

12:20 am

smithchick

Thanks brandyjack. Since the stats aren't ever gonna come up on the other thing, thanks for those, too.

12:20 am

brandyjack

you have to go for babble pro, then you update your profile.

12:20 am

Debs40ish

So that's a pic of you Brandy?

12:21 am

brandyjack

it is indeed....... I edited out the part showing the ship foundered on the rocks.... heheheh.

12:21 am

mtnjock

hey cat2, just outside the katrina zone, have 8 friends staying over from New Orleans

12:21 am

hokie carla

cat2: our gas went up .30 since yesterday.

glad you're not in the zone. looks absolutely horrible.

12:22 am

Debs40ish

t/6 27

12:23 am

Debs40ish

Very nice.... Not so sure I'd want to put my pic in!..lol

12:25 am

cat2

hokie carla... ours went up .15 and will go up again in the morning. We are generally least espensive in town, right now we are really low to everyone else. That's why all the really long lines.

12:26 am

brandyjack

two subatomic particles so far
l6/24
p4/6

12:26 am

cat2

mtnjock... you're a good friend. sounds like it's going to be some time before they can return to N.O.

12:28 am

sprite

Much tougher grid than yesterday's, isn't it? I have trouble finding good endings.

12:29 am

hokie carla

well, it's kinda smushed, but got my pic.

12:30 am

Debs40ish

They're only ever found in fairy tales chick!

12:30 am

hokie carla

yep, this is a tough one. I've got a few 5/14s, but that's the highest I've found.

12:32 am

sprite

LOL debs!
No, I have nothing above 5 yet either, feel really thick today ;)

12:32 am

smithchick

Huh? Are we talking stats here debs? My brain is seriously sleep-deprived. It isn't computing. Must have sleep!!! Night all. I'm sure I'll be back in the morning while browbeating my children into getting ready for school.

12:33 am

Debs40ish

Cya Chick... sweet dreams... x

12:34 am

sprite

Sleep well, smithchick!

12:35 am

mtnjock

hows my puppy for my buddy pic brandy
and thanks for encouraging me to be a pro member. I am thoroughly addicted

12:36 am

ridthecancer

how long does that prouser stuff last? eternally?

12:36 am

mtnjock

BRandy, do I get to call you cappy? (Big Brother american 6 ref)

12:37 am

redletter

p7/36, best i can do right now

12:38 am

hokie carla

alright, my brain has stopped functioning & the kids will be waking me up in about 6 hours, so I will say good night!

Hopefully the stats thing will be working when I come back tomorrow, cause that looked pretty cool.

12:42 am

Hugabugs

e6/39

12:44 am

mtnjock

thanks cat2...they know they're welcome is always wanted. I have worked for him and he for me. I worried about them when bourbon street flooded as he manages a bar there. Where are you at?

12:45 am

mtnjock

hokie carla, you from VA?

12:46 am

whitespace

l7/28

12:46 am

cat2

i'm in southwest missouri not far from Branson. Katrina's land trek missed us since it went more easterly.

12:47 am

mtnjock

Memphis here, cat2. I like branson, originally from South Bend, IN... done with the I's

12:48 am

mtnjock

no I 7 if I have the 2 I's

12:48 am

mtnjock

or is that L7

12:52 am

sprite

I have one 6 now... pathetic!

12:55 am

Doogle

Blech. I'm going to stop at 70 and hope for smarter eyes tomorrow <g>.

12:56 am

mtnjock

doogle dont stop now...

12:59 am

sprite

Sleep well, doogle... you need very smart eyes for this one!

12:59 am

Krys10

Rats, I stayed up late to try out the new stats panel. Hope it's working in the morning!

1:01 am

sprite

Not in my morning anyway.

1:03 am

sprite

Okay, found the P7 and L7... this grid makes me feel very i5/14.

1:03 am

Krys10

hi sprite, glad to see you here again! enjoy your day while I sleep :)

1:04 am

sprite

Sleep well and come back with inspiration... we will need it today! ;)

1:04 am

cat2

mtnjock... i'm orig frm Kansas ...i've wanted to visit Memphis, but have only driven thru 2 & frm FLA.

Is that an I7 or an L7?

1:04 am

Krys10

It's an L7. Let's use lowercase i's, eh?

1:06 am

cat2

good idea krys10 :)

1:08 am

sprite

If there is an i7 in this grid, I am willing to eat it... but since I have 2 x i and none is 7 letters long, I don't think I have to worry.

1:08 am

cat2

got it!

1:12 am

mtnjock

cat2, you are welcome in memphis anytime... I may be an original yankee... or carpet bagger as they call me here, but you are welcome.

1:12 am

sprite

Any help on the Cs, anyone?
Have 4/6 and 5/14 and can't think of any more possibilities. You know you're in trouble when words like "cawate" are starting to look promising.

1:14 am

Krys10

It's a C6 which I think is a kind of fungus. Funny vowels. Trade you for clues on the 7's you have?

1:15 am

Hugabugs

got an L7/28... still no luck on the L6/24 yet

1:15 am

Doogle

Somebody told me not to stop, so I didn't. Now at 78 and willing to stop (sound of Doogle stumbling away from desk).

Memphis is great! Happened to be there a few summers ago, serendipitously catching the 25th Dead Elvis Parade. Spent some lovely afternoons at the Rum Boogie Cafe. Lots of great music in that town.

1:16 am

sprite

For the L7 think catty. The P7 is a verb for 'place in a prone position'. Thanks for the C6-clue, I go hunting!

1:17 am

mtnjock

doogle I played that parade, as well as had a grand time that weekend... sorry I didn't know you then... I am the same email at yahoo if you'd like to chat....

1:19 am

Krys10

Thanks Sprite. Both words I have in the back of my brain somewhere. Tired! Going to bed really now!

1:19 am

Doogle

Cool - will write soon, mtnjock. What do you play? I'm a sax player and managed to do just a little jamming while I was in town. Ever catch the Gabe & Amy Show?

1:20 am

mtnjock

many a time... stand up bass, jazz cello and some

1:20 am

Atalante

do we have to pay to test out the new stats panel? I can't find how to see out without going through the pay-your-money page ...

1:21 am

mtnjock

some vocals... I hate vocals.... have to be in my range. ;)

1:21 am

syncopate

p7/36x2

1:22 am

sprite

Found it, Krys10! Know more about fungi now than I ever will need. It refers to an aecium in fungi in which the spores are formed in chains and not enclosed in a peridium. Right. And an aecium is the fruiting body of rust fungi, which bears chainlike or stalked spores. Sure. Your clue for the funny vowels made me try crazy words until one was taken :D

1:25 am

kebek

l6 is 1/100th of a drachma. :) science is funny sometimes.

1:27 am

sprite

That 2nd P7 is strange... can only find references to the plural. In singular it looks more like something you need to write to all the lifes of a cat.

1:42 am

Hugabugs

Sprite - excellent clue. Got it right off with that. ty

1:43 am

sprite

:D yw

1:52 am

Dianne

sprite - great clue for the 2nd P7 thanks. How about thinking up one of those for the 1st P7? Please.

2:06 am

Grim-Bigyen

p 7
hills, common to Italy and UK

2:16 am

GingerUK

Stats aren't showing for me yet... says they are still being generated!!!!

2:18 am

granadan

This is sooooo slow!! 15 seconds for each word to register.. Im tearing my hair out. How do I go back to the old one?

2:33 am

lshult

don't remember last time I had soo much trouble finding words

2:34 am

lshult

so far only 30/268

2:35 am

GingerUK

have any of you that have upgraded got the stats panel? It just isn't showing for me.

2:38 am

Debs40ish

I have the p & L 7's...Does anyone know what the other one starts with please.....

2:39 am

Hugabugs

Debs, p7/336x2

2:39 am

Hugabugs

oops
p7/36x2

2:40 am

Debs40ish

Cheers Hugs.. knew what you meant..lol :)

2:40 am

kebek

nope, i can't see the stats panel either.

2:44 am

Hugabugs

It's too late... can't think any more. Time for bed! Nite All.

2:45 am

GingerUK

night hugabugs

2:51 am

lshult

havn't got any p6's yet let alone p7's
anyone feel enough pity to give me some clues?

2:53 am

kebek

sprite had a good clue for a p7 at 1:27.

2:53 am

macadam

What a shock,my mojo is working!!!

3:05 am

Grim-Bigyen

ishult
p6
makes your car go, at a price

3:10 am

lshult

got it , thanks

3:12 am

lshult

now on 48/433 but grinding to an halt

3:12 am

lshult

never mind, supposed to be working!

3:40 am

Denny

3xo5 1xo4 - anyone know what i'm missing?

3:49 am

miman

Denny 1xo6

3:58 am

Zade

GRRRR! Paid my money, logged on, stats not working. Has anyone been able to access the new stats page?

3:59 am

GingerUK

is there any clue for the j6/39 please?

3:59 am

GingerUK

I haven't Zade :(

4:01 am

IceBoySF

GingerUK - A small Spanish saddle horse.

4:04 am

GingerUK

thank iceboy

4:06 am

Denny

thanks mimian

4:08 am

GingerUK

is my icon annoying anyone else... it is me even though I like and chose it!

4:11 am

FMitch

GingerUK it makes my eyes go funny after a while with all that spinning :)

4:12 am

Denny

Ginger - i think i'm suffering from motion sickness!

4:15 am

Dianne

I've got J4/11 x 5, J4/13 and J6/39.
What am I missing?

4:16 am

Dianne

Found that last J :)

4:17 am

GingerUK

ok, I'll change it... I hope no one else chooses it!

4:18 am

Dianne

Spoke too soon - found the 6th J4/11 but I am still missing one J word.

4:18 am

FMitch

thanks Ginger

4:19 am

GingerUK

That's better!

4:20 am

IceBoySF

Dianne - J5/30

4:26 am

Dianne

IceBoySF - thanks, I'll start looking.

4:34 am

Dianne

Looking for the last W. I have W4/7 x 3 and W4/9. Anyone know what I'm missing?

4:36 am

IceBoySF

W4/7x4

4:57 am

Denny

i have a4 x4 a5x5 - what am I missing?

5:03 am

FMitch

Denny according to the list there are 9 x a's so you have them all

5:04 am

Denny

oops sorry that should rea
d a5x4 but guess i know what i'm missing now!

5:05 am

Denny

an5/10x2, ar5/10 at 5/10 - any clues to the missing one?

5:09 am

Chessy

Denny I've got ar5/14, apparently an ancient French measure of land. Found by monkey typing ...

5:10 am

Denny

thanks chessy got it now

5:11 am

Denny

gott a finish till later, got shopping to do to fill my new freezer which has just come!! Woohoo! what an exciting life:-)

5:16 am

Dianne

IceBoySF - Why is it the obvious ones are always the ones you miss? Thanks for the help on the last W.

5:19 am

wilson27fan

REPOST:
--- Word Sizes ---
4 - 74
5 - 29
6 - 11
7 - 3

--- 117 Words Total ---

--- Word Count ---
A - 9
C - 3
E - 4
I - 2
J - 9
L - 10
M - 5
N - 11
O - 5
P - 28
R - 10
T - 16
W - 5

5:41 am

Dr_God

Sorry to all my Babble Pro users who have been trying to use the new Stats panel in the past few hours. Had a little glitch, but it's been fixed now.

5:52 am

Dianne

Any hints for the 2nd P7? I have the writing+number one.

6:00 am

Jen

Morning everyone! I sure missed you all these past few days while I was working! And look at all the changes to Babble!

6:02 am

Chessy

Morning Jen. Words haven't changed though - still as mean as ever!

6:03 am

Linda0

Hi everyone. Just finished getting ready to go back to work tomorrow, so I've now got the day free to Babble! I'm printing it off and going to sit in the garden and enjoy the sun! See you later.

6:13 am

Anj

Hey, I'm in the puzzle :) Never though of myself as an A3/10 before :D

Afternoon All!

6:14 am

GingerUK

Dr_God... I have nothing on my stats page!!! Had the barber pole but nothing at all now!

6:17 am

lola100

Hi A3/10! lol, hadn't noticed that actually :) Getting an early start today?

6:18 am

brandyjack

Dr_God, The stats page causes the word list to disappear with no obvious effect. Exept that if you scroll down to the end of the chat log, lo and behold, there is this little tail thingy hanging off the end with all the stats in it.

6:18 am

GingerUK

Anj... I had that icon earlier ... I changed it as it wass ending some of us (including me) dizzy with motion sickness!!!! ;)

6:19 am

Anj

Hi Lola - have to go walkabout in a mo, so getting some words in early. How's your day?

6:20 am

GingerUK

Thanks BrandyJack... found the stats where you said!!! Weird place for them and its poisitioned in the URL too!

6:20 am

lola100

Yeah, I've got to scoot just now too so thought I'd make a start while toddler eats lunch :)

6:21 am

brandyjack

I don't think it's supposed to be there. It is way too inconvenient. I spent all day yesterday wondering when that button was going to do something constructive and having to reload babble everytime I hit that button.

6:22 am

Anj

Ginger, It's a bit psychedelic, but then again so am I :)

6:22 am

FMitch

Anj - just wait 5 mins and it will do your eyes in!

6:23 am

GingerUK

I think I have an idea why it's done like that..... the url gives a clue... the word list is #top and the stats #bottom... I wonder if this is a design issue to stop them colliding?

6:28 am

Dr_God

brandyjack-

I'm not sure I understand what you mean about the whole stats/word list/little tail thingy. The Stats panel and the Word list should both show up right next to the puzzle, but only one at a time. They are toggled back and forth by click the "flip to" link.

6:28 am

brandyjack

Nope. Have use scroll bar to see stats. I can see the stats at the same time I am writing this message.

6:30 am

Dr_God

Ahhhh. I gotcha. Yeah. There does seem to be a problem with IE 6 for Windows at the moment. I'll fix it right away.

6:30 am

Anj

Dr God, they are vertically aligned OK, but appearing to the right of and just below the jump up/hide log link at the bottom of the page

6:31 am

brandyjack

off to get a root canal..... oh frabjous day....

6:36 am

Jen

good luck brandyjack!

6:37 am

Dr_God

Ok, Stats Panel Users. Refresh your pages and let me know if the Stats panel is where it should be - next to the puzzle.

6:38 am

Anj

Ah, the pleasure of novocaine. Hope it goes OK.

6:39 am

Anj

Bingo Dr God :)

6:41 am

Dr_God

It may still need some tweaking, because the width of the Stats panel is variable depending on the totals for the day. So if it gets too wide again, the panel will pop down below. If it does, just let me know.

6:46 am

annevans

Can someone give me the beta babble address - got the fast version at home but not here in the office !

6:47 am

Anj

http://beta.playbabble.com/890#bottom :)

6:48 am

FMitch

hey Anj, are you going to stop spinning soon cos I am feeling a bit green :(

6:50 am

Anj

How's that?

6:52 am

GingerUK

that's great anj!

6:55 am

FMitch

Gingewr and Anj spinning in unison - am seeing double now :)

6:56 am

GingerUK

are we still spinning to you????? I changed and so has Anj!!!

6:57 am

Anj

Tales a little while to refresh sometimes. I had to f5 to sort mine out

6:57 am

Jen

I'm mad!! Hubby won't let me upgrade right now!! :(

6:58 am

Wendrie

o.k. I am missing one T and one R - any hints please?

R 4 x 6
R 5 x 3

T 4 x 11
T 5 x 2
T 6 x 2

Many thanks!

6:59 am

FMitch

that is really strange, I will try logging out and come back in again thanks both! Ginger you had changed earlier but are showing back again?!?

7:01 am

Gwen

wendrie, you need one more R4

7:03 am

Wendrie

thanks Gwen - realising I'd missed a little one made me go over my list again. Found it :)

Still missing a T however... but on to the Ps :)

7:05 am

Gwen

wendrie, one more T4, too

7:07 am

dazza

morning fellow babblers.... got c6/30 but will not accept....?any ideas?

7:08 am

Wendrie

thanks again Gwen - weirdly I thought I'd put both those 4s in but they weren't one my list. Got 'em both now though - thanks again :)

7:14 am

Moozey

J4/11 x6, J4/13 x1 and J5/30, what is missing :o(

7:14 am

macadam

moozey j6/39

7:15 am

Moozey

thanks sweetie

7:16 am

macadam

My pleasure.

7:16 am

GingerUK

stats are great but they are missing how may words of each letter!

7:16 am

Anj

Ginger, that's above the grid in mine.

Hi Moozey :)

7:17 am

Jen

Can anyone help me with my last J? It's the J5/30... is it jo or je? TIA!

7:17 am

Moozey

think I may need to invest in pro-babble so I know what you guys can see.

Hey Anj how you doing this bright day??

7:19 am

macadam

a9 , c3 , e4 , i2 , j9 , L10 , m5 , n11 , o5 , p28 , r10 , t16 , w5.

7:20 am

Anj

A-ha! So you've got the sun. I've got cloud here. Lots of it. In fact, if anyone needs cloud come to Bristol.
Apart from, everything is abnormal as usual :)
How about you?

7:20 am

Moozey

oh nice, I just cut and paste them into Word and have them to the right of my babble screen

7:21 am

Anj

The grid is useful. Even shows which letter the words start from

7:22 am

Moozey

London is glorious and I want to go for a walk along the Southbank but have meetings back to back all day, next one starts in half an hour and I need to feed my face and play a little babble. Oh well roll on home time :o)

7:22 am

Krys10

Up and awake and just finished! I like the stats panel tool - makes the search for those last few much faster...

7:22 am

Moozey

does it amend the stats as you get them?

7:23 am

Krys10

yup, and teh word you just entered blinks in the grid for a second so you know which one you found.

7:23 am

Anj

Yup, all real time too. I'm using that instead of the word list for now.

7:24 am

Jen

Nevermind... got it.

7:24 am

Moozey

well it is worth going pro just for that one function

7:25 am

Moozey

sorry Jen missed your post, glad you found it though

7:26 am

Anj

It's well useful. Right, I have to get busy so I will catch you all later. 'Bye for now :)

7:26 am

Moozey

byeeeee

7:29 am

EvaNadine

do you have to log out of regular babble in order to log in to beta?
it wont accept my login info...

7:29 am

Moozey

yes you need to log in again

7:29 am

Dr_God

evanadine-

You don't have to log out, and the log in info is the same.

7:30 am

GingerUK

Anj... on mine there is the grid which I assume shows how many times each letter is used and above that is the word lengths. WHat I mean is missing is the list of how many words begin with each letter or am I misreading the grid in some way?

7:30 am

Dr_God

GingerUK-

The grid indicates how many words start with each tile.

7:31 am

rolin

hey dr god....is the cost of $9.99 per annum?

7:31 am

EvaNadine

ahh, got it now. thanks dr_god

7:31 am

GingerUK

OOPS <blush> I thought it was how many times each letter was used <blush>

7:32 am

Dr_God

rolin-

The cost is $9.95 for life.

7:33 am

rolin

life??...oooooookay...hopefully more than an annum...lol..sounds like a good deal to me..

7:34 am

rolin

but this wont be the start of an only member site will it?...ppl will still be able to play for free???

7:35 am

Dr_God

rolin-

There will always be a free site. Pro users will just have extra cool features to play with.

7:38 am

Moozey

cool features

7:38 am

rolin

excellent...cos im a teacher...im gonna get my kicks hooked on this...and hopefully the parents ...so ya might get more signing up...

7:40 am

rolin

erm...thats should read..get the KIDS hooked....oooooh ive had a gooood holiday..lol

7:41 am

Moozey

get rolin back to school fast lol

7:42 am

rolin

oh gee...THANKS moozey....*sob*...its my last day of hols...i wont be here at this time for another 7 weeks...

7:42 am

Gwen

The upgrade is NEAT !!! Thanks.

7:42 am

Anj

Don't worry Ginger, I was coming at that from a different angle as well :( Are you sorted now?

Hey, nice buddy Mooooozey :)

7:43 am

Moozey

it's my mad cow look the eyes are usually a bit googly. Gwen I was expecting a pelican not a penguin :o)

Yes rolin but it means my two horrors are going back soon sigh

7:44 am

GingerUK

I sorted now Anj... thanx :)

7:44 am

Linda0

rolin - same here i'm also hoping to get my tutor group hooked on babbling. That's what we'll be doing first day back. I'm also back tomorrow - teaching in Oxfordshire, what about you?

7:45 am

Gwen

Moozey, trying to change my image. rofl

7:46 am

Moozey

lol

7:49 am

rolin

linda...herts so not so far away...what do you teach?

7:51 am

mishmu

my last day oh holidays too - back to teaching tomorrow and no life til next summer :-S

7:52 am

Minski

I live in Massachusetts and school started for most of the state today.

7:52 am

rolin

mishmu....7 weeks til half term...

7:53 am

mishmu

i think you broke up before us though minski

7:54 am

Jen

All these teachers around me and I can't get a teaching gig! Teaching shortage my aunt fanny!

7:55 am

Minski

Not sure about that but did have quite a few snow days last winter. Some kids went very far into June. Some towns even scheduled school on some Saturdays to make up time so the kids could get out of school at a decent time.

7:55 am

rolin

jen where are you?

7:55 am

Jen

Northern Virginia. Certified in Social Sciences 6-12

7:55 am

Minski

Gotta go. 8 month old making her needs known rather vociferously.
TTFN

7:56 am

rolin

well i dunno about the states...but theres a shortage in the uk for sure

7:58 am

dazza

why will it not accept canaan

7:58 am

Linda0

i teach maths - secondary school. can't wait to see the darlings again . . .

7:59 am

Gwen

proper noun

7:59 am

rolin

lol...linda...i could hear the tone of voice from here

8:01 am

EvaNadine

has anyone posted clues for the 7s yet?
what with the new icons, i have to re-train myself how to read the log!

8:02 am

Linda0

Help! can't find the missing e, i've got
en 6/39
en 4/ 4
en 4/ 7
can i have a clue pls?

8:04 am

Wendrie

e 5/10 - something from your Mum/Mom's side :)

8:05 am

Babbler

hi guys! oooooooooh, it's all posh and gorgeous here today!! Will be back later to play properly. Off to the opticians to get new binns made....! Only one word jumped out at me anyway, that and a Dolly Parton song, Jolene. hehehehe, get that out of your heads! : D

8:06 am

JaxxY

Hey guys, I'm having a bit of a problem with the grid, being that I can't understand it! Can anyone help? The white part below the letter is how many words left, right? And the shaded part..?
How blonde am I!?

8:07 am

Linda0

Thanks Wendrie - i made hard work of that one!

8:13 am

Dr_God

JaxxY-

The grayed-out numbers on the bottom are the total # of words that start with that tile. The white numbers above them are your current totals.

8:14 am

JaxxY

Ahh! Makes sense now. Cheers Doc God.

8:24 am

macadam

Linda0,en5/10.

8:30 am

Jen

I am not seeing either of the i words!!

8:31 am

EvaNadine

jen, theyre both in5

8:31 am

rolin

jen..i have 1....not competent

8:31 am

Gwen

Jen, start with the "I" on the bottom row and go right

8:38 am

Jen

I guess I am the "not competent" i, because I always miss that one! :)

8:43 am

EvaNadine

any hints on the 7s?

8:45 am

macadam

Hi evanadine,there is a pe7 and an L7,can`t help wiyh the other I`m afraid.

8:45 am

Jen

L7: characteristic of a lion

8:46 am

EvaNadine

macadam, the other is also a P7.

8:46 am

Jen

pr7: To turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm faces down or back

8:47 am

macadam

Thanks folks.

8:51 am

EvaNadine

thanks guy, got all 3 7s now.
this puzzle is a toughie today!

8:54 am

Jen

I have the 2 I gave clues for, but the pe7 has me stumped

8:55 am

Chris P

It's the name of a set of hills - sorry can't remember the area. The Pe-----

8:56 am

macadam

Chris P Spine of Italy and Northern England.

8:57 am

Jen

whew! got it!

9:01 am

fit1

Ok I sprung for the pro version. I have no idea if I got this buddy icon right.

9:02 am

DarleenMB

fit1, yes you did and may I say CUTE!

9:03 am

fit1

Yes Darleen, I see it. People who know me know I am a heart freak. As they say, I never met a heart I didn't like :)

9:05 am

Chris P

Hi macadam - sorry I'm a southener!!

9:06 am

The Big Smooth

Great feature!

9:06 am

rolin

wow..im only half way....its a tuffie

9:08 am

FMitch

Rolin asternoon, glad you said that I was beginning to think it was just me lol

9:17 am

fit1

Hey Dr_God, you're a handsome dude if that is your pic. :)

9:17 am

Gail

Hi Sarcasticah, I am checking to see if I did this icon thing right...

9:18 am

Dr_God

fit1-

It's actually a pic of another god - Billy Gibbons from ZZ Top. ;)

9:19 am

fit1

I love the new features, btw. And I dint really think you'd put your own pic on there. :) That would give too much away. :)

9:20 am

carolecs

oooh Dr God, good taste, a rocker I do believe, we are not worthy!!!

9:22 am

sarcasticah

Hee hee, hi Mom!

9:35 am

macadam

Chris P,no apologies needed.

9:46 am

miman

Help. Only need 2 more words to finish

Need a 5 letter p - have pe5/14x2, pl5/14, pr5/14x3, pr5/20
also need a t6 - I have to6/27

9:47 am

pask

just testing my icon

9:48 am

swmbo

I signed up for Babble Pro and now I can't get the beta URL to open at all, I am on then original site now. help!

9:49 am

pask

i seem to be having probs too

9:51 am

Dr_God

swmbo-

Just go to:

http://beta.playbabble.com

9:54 am

katiecat

please help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 6 of us doing this. help were only little

9:57 am

lianakate

so, what is this Babble Pro..and how can I sign up..although I am certainly far from being a "Pro"

9:58 am

DarleenMB

lianakate, just click on the link over to the right and you'll get all the info ...

9:58 am

swmbo

Dr-God, that is where I am! I can't get the beta URL to open at all

9:59 am

Judi

Anyone have a clue for the E6?

10:00 am

Judi

Never mind. Got the e6. Duh.

10:01 am

Dr_God

swmbo-

What exactly happens when you go to the beta site?

10:01 am

lianakate

I dont see a link to the right..arghhhhhhh...am so Blonde and Polish this morning.

10:01 am

katiecat

u tell us

10:02 am

Chessy

lianakate, you need to be on the beta babble site to see the link: http://beta.playbabble.com

10:02 am

swmbo

When I finished the info for Babble Pro, I was sent to page that said Log in to Babble Pro. I clicked the link, but it was frozen and after a bit I rebooted the computer, but still NO action getting in to http://beta.playbabble.com

I don't think it is my computer or browser as I can get any other sites to open...

10:03 am

katiecat

thanks chessy we ave 43 words

10:04 am

Dr_God

swmbo-

The site is currently not experiencing any problems, so something is weird with your browser. Do you have another browser you can try?

10:04 am

miman

Ned to log out & go home for dinner. Any help with my 09:46 post gratefully received

10:09 am

mtnjock

stats are confusing... not quite sure what I am looking at...

10:10 am

Judi

I hate vowels. Does anyone have a rundown of the O's yet? If so, would you be so kind as to post them?

10:10 am

katiecat

does anyone have a word begining with i

10:11 am

mtnjock

2 katie

10:12 am

mtnjock

in5x14 & in5x10

10:13 am

katiecat

soz we dont get da times part

10:13 am

katiecat

we are all blonde

10:14 am

Haz1558

5 letter word beginning with in yielding 14 points.

10:18 am

baggo

well i'm learning how bad i am on the computer i ca't do the icon thing...ugh

10:20 am

katiecat

thank u

10:21 am

lianakate

okay..i signed up..but i dont see much difference except for pictures.. and no way to put mine in..do I have to go to help or what to see the new format and info>?

10:22 am

katiecat

yea u may have 2

10:23 am

Dr_God

lianakate-

Click the "flip to stats" link above your word list to view the pro-only Stats panel.

And click on "My Profile" to select your buddy icon.

10:24 am

Noumenon

i finally got that in5x14 and it aptly called me a name... :(

10:24 am

mtnjock

Dr God, is there a help screen to understand the stats?

10:25 am

katiecat

can any 1 give us sum clues

10:25 am

EvaNadine

katiecat, scroll down through the chatlog.
the statistics for todays puzzle are posted as well as many helpful clues.

10:26 am

lianakate

err..where is my word list?..am sorry to be such a pain..but am computer illiterate....

10:26 am

EvaNadine

judi, im not positive, but i think i read earlier that one of the Os was a 6-letter

10:29 am

Judi

Evandine: if that's the case, I'm missing the O6. I have found the others. They are, in case anyone is wondering: 05x3 and 04.

10:30 am

Bugzy

Judi - add a letter to your ol5/10 to get the o6... can u help with the other o5 I'm missing? Have oa5 and ol5... Thx

10:34 am

Gwen

Bugzy, you need OR5/10

10:35 am

Dr_God

mtnjock-

I will be adding a little help are for the stats soon.

10:36 am

Judi

Bugzy: The 3rd O5 starts with Or...
meaning to lecture or give a lengthy speach.

10:36 am

FMitch

Bugzy - the or5 you are missing - formal way of speaking. Can I have a clue to the o4 please from anyone?

10:36 am

GingerUK

this isn't easy today is it!!!!

10:37 am

EvaNadine

O4 - another name for margerine...or like a misspelled cookie.
;)

10:37 am

Bugzy

Thanx FMitch -- For the o4, think butter or margarine.

10:38 am

mtnjock

now I see how the stats are laid out. Would be nice if it had word length / letter as well.

10:39 am

FMitch

thanks guys, definately wouldn't have got that one without help :)

10:39 am

FMitch

Dr_God - anything you can do about the double postings in the beta log?

10:40 am

katiecat

any 1 giot any clues 4 us

10:41 am

sherb

whew, it's hot, and this puzzle is tough

been scratching my head to understand the new stats panel...I get the top part showing the 4-letter, 5-letter etc, but I can't understand the grid underneath - why are there 4 boxes for A, for example?

10:41 am

Dr_God

FMitch-

The double-posting is a bug I'm working on. Rest assured, it's not being posted twice, just *showing up* twice. Just refresh to get rid of the doubles.

10:42 am

mtnjock

The stats boxes are the grid laid out with how many times you used that letter...

10:42 am

EvaNadine

missing 2 As, any help?

Ae4/4
An4/4
An5/10
Ar5/10
Ar5/14
At5/10
Aw4/7

10:42 am

FMitch

looking for a missing m - got m4/6x2 m4/13 m5/14, any ideas?

10:42 am

EvaNadine

fmitch -- another M4/6

10:43 am

FMitch

thanks Dr G and evan, can't help on the a's

10:44 am

karenh

afternoon babblers hard or what? :/

10:45 am

mtnjock

Dr God, why are the stats for E wrong today?

10:45 am

sherb

mtnjock - perhaps my grid's laid out in a strange way...I have 25 boxes, as follows
CWART
ANOTP
AEJLE
AOENN
MNIPL

they don't seem to follow any obvious order :(

10:46 am

mtnjock

your grid and your stats are in the same order.

10:46 am

mtnjock

the game grid and the stats

10:46 am

GingerUK

sherb look at the main grid and the stats grid... do you notice anything?

10:46 am

Dr_God

mtnjock-

Which "E" is wrong?

10:47 am

mtnjock

now ginger... today's game is hard enough...

10:47 am

Gwen

evanadine, you need an ac4/6 and an4/4

10:47 am

katiecat

SOME 1 HELP I AM BLONDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10:48 am

mtnjock

both. I have an5x10 that ends in an E. None of my E's stats show I have used one, and the only two I could use say 0/0

10:48 am

Gwen

oops, evanadine, make that ac4/4 and an5/10

10:49 am

lianakate

MntJock..Chattsanooga area here..GO VOLS

10:49 am

Anj

katiecat, try ac4/6 - should be a 'spot' of help :)

10:50 am

EvaNadine

thanks gwen!

10:50 am

Noumenon

DONE!

10:52 am

Bobsta

anyone know how much the upgrade works out to in pounds please

10:53 am

EvaNadine

i think $10 is about 13 pounds...give or take....

10:54 am

sherb

Ginger - <banging head on desk> - thanks for saving what little's left of my sanity.....but this is going to take away all the fun of spending hours looking for a word beginning with a letter which isn't even used!

10:54 am

Dr_God

mtnjock-

The stats panel shows how many words start with each tile. A few others have thought the same as you did, however. I'll have to do a better job of explaining the Stats panel.

10:54 am

Noumenon

1 U.S. dollars = 0.554446662 British pounds

10:55 am

EvaNadine

ooh, did i do the math backwards?
oopsie!

10:55 am

mtnjock

Hey Lian, love chattanoga, hate the VOLS, go Boilermakers and go Irish!

10:55 am

GingerUK

LOL thats ok sherb <banging too>

10:55 am

Denny

it's about £5.65 at the mo' - bargain!

10:55 am

mtnjock

Memphis here, btw

10:56 am

redletter

10 U.S. dollars = 5.54446662 British pounds

10:56 am

Bobsta

thanx guys, i got it. if anyone needs to know it works out to £5.55 ;o)

10:57 am

GingerUK

It's a bargain for life I think!!!

11:01 am

katiecat

has any 1 gt any words plzzzzzzzzzz !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11:02 am

EvaNadine

katiecat. there are lots of clues posted in the chat log if you just read it.
i promise you that no one is going to *tell* you the words, so you may as well have yourself a read...
:)

11:03 am

katiecat

thanks evanadine

11:04 am

katiecat

can i ask what is da point in dis game

11:05 am

EvaNadine

read "babble rules" at the top right.
it should tell you everything you need to know.

11:05 am

mu

DR God.
how do I buy the upgrade?

11:06 am

karenh

i5 is how i feel today, yesterday i felt proud of my score "sighs"

11:06 am

EvaNadine

ok guys, could use a little help on my Ts, i have:

Te4/4
To4/4 x3
To4/7
Tr4/4
Tr5/10 x2

im missing 8!!

11:08 am

The Big Smooth

mu...

Dr. God is out walking his dogs. He will be back shortly

11:09 am

mtnjock

Eva,
ta4x4... what you would call a flirty young girl or a pastry.

11:09 am

FMitch

Mu - you should see a blue box top right hand corner with "upgrade"

11:09 am

mtnjock

Mu- go to your profile. You can upgrade there.

11:09 am

mu

Tbs
thanks

11:12 am

Denny

hi i have en5 and en4x2 - can anyone tell me what i'm missing please?

11:12 am

FMitch

en6/39 :)

11:14 am

Denny

thanks fmitch

11:15 am

jcoates

just testing icon :)

11:15 am

Bugzy

evanadine - I'm missing 2 - a t4 and a t6 I think, but here's what I have:
ta4/4x2
ta4/6
te4/4
to4/4x4
to4/7
to6/27
tr5/10x2
tr4/4
tr4/7

11:16 am

Bobsta

testing icon

11:17 am

Bugzy

Found the other t6 - it is a te6/24

11:25 am

katiecat

can u use da sam e letter twice if u use it oncw den u go back 2 it and use it in da same word

11:27 am

katiecat

well does any 1 no

11:27 am

Denny

katiecat you can only use each letter once in any word

11:27 am

mtnjock

try it katiecat (the answer would be yes).

11:27 am

GingerUK

katiecat... no you can't

11:27 am

mtnjock

my bad, misunderstood the question

11:28 am

Bobsta

no katiekat you can only use the letter once in a word

11:28 am

mu

tyvm muntjock

11:28 am

Bobsta

at least i think thats what you meant

11:29 am

katiecat

thank u bobsta yea dat is wat i ment

11:30 am

Denny

le4x2, le5, le6, lo4x3 - can anyone tell me what i'm missing?

11:31 am

Chris P

Bugzy - can you give me a clue on that other te6/24 you found.

11:31 am

Denny

not to worry - found them now!

11:33 am

Bugzy

Chris P - for the te6 - it's a compound word - think bowling

11:33 am

JaxxY

Chris - you could strike it lucky x 10 (te6/24)

11:34 am

Bugzy

Denny - any help on the L's you found? I had the same ones you did!

11:37 am

swmbo

testing

11:38 am

Denny

bugzy - cute dog! i think they were lo5/10 and lo4/4. let me know if you want any hints

11:39 am

mo

why cant we have joana or am i showing my age!

11:39 am

mu

denny . there is an lle 7/28

11:40 am

mu

that should read le 7/28

11:40 am

Denny

thanks mu - completely missed that one - for some reason thought there were only 9!

11:41 am

Bugzy

Got them - Thanx Denny - The pic looks a lot like my beagle(s)...

11:42 am

EvaNadine

bugzy -- didja ever find that last T?

11:42 am

Chris P

Bugzy & JaxxY - thanks for the clues. Lots of problems with my internet connection this afternoon and now there's a storm brewing!

11:43 am

karenh

keep seeing elton jon help its the yellow brick road for me ............

11:44 am

mtnjock

could I get some help with the an4/4, I have the small buffalo..

11:45 am

Chris P

There's only 1 an4/4

11:45 am

JaxxY

looking for that one myself, mtnjock

11:45 am

JaxxY

ah that explains it.

11:46 am

mtnjock

someone posted 2 an4/4 ... now I know I am not crazy...

11:46 am

lianakate

checking my icon..my pic..

11:47 am

lianakate

OMG it worked!!!! guess I am not as inept as I thought (eyebrow waggle)

11:47 am

Denny

is anyone else struggling with the r's?

11:49 am

Denny

lianakate what's that on your head? - looks like one of those flowery swimming caps!

11:51 am

FMitch

ca4/6 ca5/14 - help with the 3rd pretty please?

11:51 am

mtnjock

I am missing 2 a's, any help?
Ae4/4
An5/10
Ar5/10
Ar5/14
At5/10
Aw4/7

11:52 am

Denny

ca6/30 i think it is an alternative spelling of a state of unconsciousness

11:52 am

lianakate

denny..its the way the light is hitting my frosted hair...lol. its in a bob..no flower..pic kind of dark..but most recent

11:53 am

FMitch

thanks Denny

11:54 am

Denny

sorry didn't mean to offend ! they're not particularl;y clear are they? oh an i'm not a babbling baby, altho' after half an horu on this i feel like it! my pic is my son when he was 3 months old

11:55 am

Judi

Missing 2 J's. Have J4x5, J5x1 and J6x1. What am I missing? Hints welcome.

11:55 am

Chris P

mtnjock - ac4/6 & an4/4

11:55 am

lexi

testing

11:56 am

katiecat

can any 1 help us what does / mean

11:56 am

mtnjock

I have the an4/4, sorry, missed listing it.

11:56 am

sherb

mtnjock - there's another an5/10 :)

11:57 am

Denny

ac4/4 - you'll se spots in front of your eyes! ar5/10 i think

11:57 am

mtnjock

got it, liking the stats for the help!

11:57 am

mtnjock

what are the 3-7 words?

11:59 am

sherb

katiecat - for example, a4/6 means a four letter word beginning with a (the 'a4' part), which is worth 6 points (the '/6' part) :)

11:59 am

FMitch

Judi, one of the j's you are missing is another 4, the other I am missing too

12:04 pm

tbear

ANJ you about? MSN?!!!

12:07 pm

miman

j4/11x6, j4/13, j5/30, j6/30
I need one more p word to complet
NE1 help plse?
I have pe5/14x2, pl5/14, pr5/14x3, pr5/20

12:07 pm

Blaze

This puzzle does not seem any easier this morning with fresh eyes.....

12:08 pm

sherb

miman - think pasta :)

12:12 pm

miman

Sherb fantastic - couldn't see it for looking. Have now completed babble for the first time ever

12:13 pm

sherb

miman - congratulations!!! and this is a tough one :D

12:16 pm

Blaze

i could use a clue for the last C I have c4/6 and 5/14
Is there a clear clue for missing C.....

12:16 pm

Mary

can any 1 help? Need 1 C, have the C4/6 & C5/14

12:17 pm

EvaNadine

C6/30

12:17 pm

Mary

Blaze, you and I are in the same shoes.

12:17 pm

Blaze

need to be led by the clue toooooo

12:18 pm

sherb

Blaze/Mary - sounds like the word for a cancer, but with fewer letters :)

12:18 pm

EvaNadine

no definition given here, but it looks to be of greek or latin origination

12:18 pm

Linda0

ca6/30 one of those unknown words - dosen't even come up in the dictionary link!

12:20 pm

EvaNadine

i believe its a type of fungus...course, thats not very helpful...heh

12:21 pm

Blaze

It is definitely giving me brain fungus....

12:21 pm

GingerUK

I have ca6/30 and ca4/6 what am I missing please?

12:22 pm

Blaze

ca 5/14 you would take it to the lake

12:23 pm

Blaze

How did we end up choosing the same icon ??

12:25 pm

sherb

ca6 30 - a rust on cassiope tetragona found in the Canadian Rocky Mountains

12:25 pm

Mary

Thanks, finally got the C's and learned another new word.

12:26 pm

GingerUK

Thanks Blaze!

12:28 pm

sherb

time for a break...happy babbling all :D

12:28 pm

Judi

Sherb: I don't know about anyone else, but... forget the word, I don't even understand the definition of the Ca6!

12:29 pm

Blaze

waht is the last letter in this fungus

12:29 pm

mtnjock

the letter A

12:29 pm

EvaNadine

for the C6, think of someone who is in the hospital "asleep" for a very long time...then add a few letters in the middle. :)

12:29 pm

Linda0

last letter in the fungus is a

12:31 pm

Blaze

Many thanks for tall the clues I have it now

12:32 pm

Judi

Ha ha, Bobsta. Love the Enterprise! Trekkie geek alert!

12:34 pm

Linda0

i'm missin my last p can someone pls help? this is wot i have:
Pe4/6 x5
Pe5/14 x3
Pe6/24 x2
Pe7/36
Pi4/6 x3
Pi6/24 x2
Pl5/14
Pl4/6
Pl4/9
Pr4/6 x3
Pr5/14 x3
Pr5/20
Pr7/36

12:35 pm

Denny

hi i've got ra5/10x2, ra4/4x2, ro4/4x2 ro5/16, can anyone tell me the 2 i'm missing please?

12:35 pm

Bugzy

Back from lunch now... Evanadine - I never did find that last T - I think it's a t4. I have ta4x3, te4x1, to4x5, tr4x2.. any help?

12:37 pm

Linda0

Denny they're both ro4/4

12:38 pm

Denny

not sure what is happening with my stats but they can't count. they are telling me i need 2 r's but i only need 1

12:41 pm

Denny

maybe not... could have sworn i counted 10 words but just double checked and now there 9?! got the two r4/4's any clues to the other missing one

12:47 pm

Charm

Can anyone tell me what T I'm missing? Thanx.
Ta4 x 3
Te4
To4 x 6
To6
Tr5 x 2
Tr4 x 2

12:48 pm

Hugabugs

Linda0 - You need a pr4/9

12:53 pm

Bugzy

CSA - it's the te6/24. see my post at 11:33 and others for a clue

12:54 pm

mtnjock

Can anyone help me find my missing 2 r's?

ra5/10x2,
ra4/4x2
ro4/4x3
ro5/16,

12:55 pm

Hugabugs

mtnjock - you need another 2 ro4/4's

12:56 pm

Charm

Bugsy - Thanks! Hate it when I miss odd words from past grids....

12:56 pm

Mary

mtnjock, another Ro4/4

12:57 pm

Mary

mtnjock, sorry, that's (2) Ro4/4

12:57 pm

Hugabugs

there should be ro4/4x5 in total

12:59 pm

Judi

Buggers! I'm missing one N. Here's what I have: N4/4x8, N4/6x2. Let me guess...it's an N4! A clue would be appreciated greatly.

1:00 pm

Judi

Dead guy in the puzzle today... Lenin.

1:00 pm

Charm

Dr_God, the new stats grid is a marvel! Between that and all the chat, finishing is so much easier!
Keep up the great upgrades....

1:00 pm

mtnjock

only you judi...

1:01 pm

Dr_God

CSA-

Why thank you. ;)

1:04 pm

Bugzy

I can't for the life of me see how there are 3 pr4/6's!!
I have A swift Malayan sailboat with a triangular sail and single outrigger, and a slang term.... Can anyone help with the other?

1:05 pm

fit1

ah, Dr. God, you're worth every bit of your $9.95. I'm having a ball. :)

1:05 pm

Judi

Bugzy, capsize the last two vowels of your Mayan sailboat and you'll have your last pr.

1:06 pm

Charm

Bugzy - switch the last letters from the Mayan boat....

1:07 pm

Judi

Anyone know which N I'm missing? See my 12:59 post.

1:07 pm

Bugzy

Thanx Judi and CSA -- hate those pesky acronyms! And Judi - I'm missing the same N as you... It is an n4 but that's all I know!!

1:08 pm

DarleenMB

Dr. G, add me to the list of grateful babblers. I LOVE the stats!!

1:09 pm

Charm

N4/4 x 2
N4/6
N4/4 x 5
N4/6
N4/4 x 2
Will give a clue if you tell me which one....

1:10 pm

DarleenMB

Oh and Dr G, one more thing ... every girl's crazy 'bout a sharp dressed man ... recognized your icon right off. :-)

1:11 pm

EvaNadine

ok everyone, im missing one T. anyone have it?

Ta4/4 x2
Ta4/6
Te4/4
Te6/24
To4/4 x4
To4/7
To6/27
Tr4/4
Tr4/7
Tr5/10 x2

1:11 pm

slb

hey first time on here enjoying it think im addicted aready

1:12 pm

Bugzy

evanadine - to4/4x5

1:13 pm

mtnjock

Ok, I admit, I can't find the last ro4x4, I even found the acronym...

1:13 pm

EvaNadine

thanks Bugzy!

1:15 pm

Judi

Testing my goofy icon...

1:15 pm

Bugzy

CSA - can you give 2nd letters for your list? I have a feeling my missing N is part of the "N4/4x5" in the middle...

1:17 pm

Bugzy

mtnjock - 3 of the ro4/4s have the same first 3 letters, if that helps... let me know if that doesn't cover the one you're missing...

1:17 pm

Judi

Hey, NATO is an acronym, but it won't accept that!

1:17 pm

Charm

Ro4/4
1. Type of horse
2. Actor's part
3. Island in Mariana Islands north of Guam
4. To perform mechanically
5. Unit of weight

1:18 pm

mtnjock

Thanks Bugzy... nice beagle.

1:18 pm

mtnjock

thanks CSA

1:19 pm

mtnjock

It took UCAS yesterday...

1:19 pm

Bugzy

Beagles rock! Is yours a golden retriever?

1:20 pm

GingerUK

I swear this has been eating words today!!!

1:20 pm

Charm

Hope this helps....
na 4 4
na 4 4
ne 4 6
ne 4 4
ne 4 4
ne 4 4
ni 4 4
no 4 4
no 4 6
no 4 4
no 4 4

1:20 pm

mtnjock

Beagle / Lab mix, just 3 years old... (beau). His brother (who lives with my cousin) looks the same, but completely blonde (he was aptly named luke). LOL

1:21 pm

EvaNadine

ok, missing 6 Ps, i have:

Pe4/6 x4
Pe5/14
Pe6/24
Pe7/36

Pi4/6 x3

Pl4/6
Pl4/9
Pl5/14

PPr4/6 x3
Pr4/9
Pr5/14 x3
Pr5/20
Pr7/36

1:21 pm

Bugzy

Thanks much CSA!!

1:23 pm

Charm

List of P's
pe 4 6
pe 4 6
pe 4 6
pe 5 14
pe 6 24
pe 4 6
pe 5 14
pe 5 14
pe 7 36
pe 4 6
pe 6 24
pi 4 6
pi 4 6
pi 6 24
pi 6 24
pi 4 6
pl 5 14
pl 4 6
pl 4 9
pr 4 6
pr 4 6
pr 5 14
pr 5 20
pr 4 6
pr 5 14
pr 7 36
pr 5 14
pr 4 9

1:25 pm

Hugabugs

Those N's were a bugger, thanks everyone for your help.

1:25 pm

Bugzy

Beau is too cute... I have 2 beagles (Bugsy and Sprite) -- the drawing looks like a composite of both of them!

1:28 pm

Judi

Finally! The last N. (Eyeballs combusting now).

1:29 pm

Judi

Na4 - flat levened bread

1:33 pm

EvaNadine

missing one Ne4/4...i have the bright light one, and the one without spots (or something used to catch things)
hint on the last one?

1:34 pm

triplej

wa 4 7 x4
wa 4 9

1:34 pm

Charm

N4/4 - A rare wild Hawaiian goose

1:35 pm

Mary

I'm stumped with one N. I need an NA4/4. I have the one that's an n with all vowels. Can someone help with a clue?

1:35 pm

Hugabugs

evanadine - Hawaii's state bird

1:36 pm

Hugabugs

Mary - A flat, leavened bread of northwest India na4/4

1:36 pm

Charm

Na4/4 - Indian flat bread. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

1:41 pm

Mary

Hugabugs, mucho thanks.

1:47 pm

EvaNadine

great googly-moogly!
im finished!!
:D

1:48 pm

Dr_God

DarleenMB-

I just saw your post from earlier referring to the greatest song of all time. Very nice. ;)

1:51 pm

DarleenMB

Dr G.. saw ZZ Top in concert in Billings years ago. It was GREAT! Really loud, too, LOL.

1:52 pm

Dr_God

DarleenMB-

You're lucky. Saw them a couple years ago in Tinley Park, IL. Had lawn seats, so the sound was, how shall I say...underwhelming. :(

1:55 pm

Mary

Any help on the O's, need 2. I have
OL5/10
OL4/4
OR5/10

2:00 pm

Blaze

one is margarine 4/4

2:04 pm

melissamay

Mary, there's an oa5/10 -- I can't find the OL5, can you give a point value or a clue?

2:05 pm

Wendrie

one is oa 5/10 think breakfast <G>

2:05 pm

EvaNadine

melissamay -- if you have the Ol5/10, add a letter to the end

2:06 pm

Blaze

"o" what can happen when you don't pay up

2:06 pm

EvaNadine

wait, thats for the O6...heh

2:08 pm

Denny

can anyone help me with the ro4/4? its the unit of weight one. i've tried googling and monkey fingers but don't seem to be getting anywhere!

2:08 pm

melissamay

Thanks blaze, got it...now furiously adding letters to the end per evandine, heh.

2:09 pm

Denny

got it now!

2:10 pm

Blaze

I am off until tonight.....good luck.

2:24 pm

Denny

hi can anyone help me with a missing to4/4. i have the 2 legal ones, the metal work and the one which i would be if i exercised!

2:25 pm

Denny

i also need ta4/4 - i have the plant

2:27 pm

EvaNadine

denny, the other To4 has to do with currency....or you could look to your feet for a clue.
;)

2:27 pm

EvaNadine

Ta4...a plastic-type cheet you use to cover/protect things

2:29 pm

Denny

thanks evanadine - got the to - already have that ta 4. are there 3 tas4/4's? - anyone having a storm at the mo'

2:29 pm

Mary

Denny, there are 3 TA4's, the plant, the cover, and the small pie.

2:31 pm

Denny

can someone tell me what i'm missing then?
ta4x3
te4
to5
to4x5
to6
tr5x2
tr4x2

2:34 pm

Mary

Need one more to finish, which I haven't done the past two days.
Neen (1) L I have:
Le4/4
Le4/6
Le5/14
Le6/24
Lo4/4
Lo4/4
Lo5/10
Lo4/4
Lo4/7

2:35 pm

Denny

le7/28 - the lion has this many lives

2:35 pm

mtnjock

Denny, Here you go, completed T's
ta 4 4
ta 4 6
ta 4 4
te 4 4
te 6 24
to 4 4
to 4 4
to 4 4
to 4 4
to 4 4
to 4 7
to 6 27
tr 5 10
tr 5 10
tr 4 4
tr 4 7

2:38 pm

JaxxY

any clues for the lo5 / 10 ?

2:38 pm

Denny

ok any clues for the te6/24?

2:39 pm

Denny

oh my god why is it always the obvious ones!!!

2:43 pm

mtnjock

does anyone have the J's?

2:43 pm

Mary

Thank you Denny, finally got 117.
JaxxY Lo5/10 long-range navigation system Good luck to all.

2:44 pm

JaxxY

Cheers Mary!

2:45 pm

Mary

Here are the J's:
je 4 11
je 4 13
je 6 39
je 4 11
jo 4 11
jo 4 11
jo 4 11
jo 4 11
jo 5 30

2:48 pm

mtnjock

thanks mary!

2:52 pm

sherb

that te6 drove me crazy...I just kept going in the wrong direction...duh!

2:55 pm

melissamay

May I have a clue for the jo5/30? And thanks, Mary, for the j list.

2:56 pm

mrcoffey04

can someone help me w/ the a's i have
ac 4/6
ae 4/4
an 5/10
ar 5/10
ar 5/14
at 5/10
aw 4/7

2:56 pm

mtnjock

Mellissa - I got it by doing the Math and a few trys. Just know that the W has to be involved.

2:57 pm

mtnjock

MrCoffey-

ac 4 6
ae 4 4
an 5 10
an 4 4
an 5 10
ar 5 14
ar 5 10
at 5 10
aw 4 7

2:59 pm

Denny

melissamay it sounds like an alien from star wars

2:59 pm

mrcoffey04

thanx mtnjock

2:59 pm

Denny

can someone give me a clue for the pr7 please?

3:02 pm

sherb

Denny - pr7/36 - to turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm faces down or back.

3:02 pm

melissamay

Got it! Thanks, mtnjock. Denny, your clue helped and made me laugh, so thanks twice! And here's your pr7 clue: To turn or rotate (the hand or forearm) so that the palm faces down or back.

3:03 pm

edmo

any clues for the pi6/24
ihave the other relating to conifers
thanks.

3:03 pm

sherb

edmo - just change the last letter :)

3:04 pm

Denny

thanks for the pr7 guys

3:07 pm

Denny

woooohoooo - I've finished - yay!!!**does a backflip** time to celebrate and get that wine open - good luck everyone

3:13 pm

PAV3

thx for the a's mtnjock...

3:15 pm

edmo

thanks SHERB
have tried them all but wont take
itake it it ends in o.

3:17 pm

mtnjock

edmo, change the last two letters, and it ends in a

3:17 pm

mtnjock

can I get some clues on the na 4x4s?

3:20 pm

Anj

Edmo, the pi6 you need is an isomeric terpene liquids used as a solvent and in making resins according to the big, bad dictionary.
Think cone tree with a dutch ending if that makes any sense...

3:21 pm

baggo

testing to see if my icon works

3:22 pm

Boysaway

baggo, that is going to be seriously annoying!

3:23 pm

mtnjock

ROFLMAO...

3:23 pm

baggo

well sometimes they help me finish this puzzle...

3:24 pm

sherb

edmo - sorry, I led you in the wrong direction...have you got it now?

3:24 pm

baggo

its' taken me all day to figure out how to do it

3:24 pm

fit1

I am done, thanks to Dr._God's wonderful new system and you Babblers giving great clues. YAHOOOOO!!!

3:25 pm

mtnjock

does anyone know the n word I am missing?

3:25 pm

mtnjock

na 4 4
na 4 4
ne 4 6
ne 4 4
ne 4 4
ne 4 4
ni 4 4
no 4 4
no 4 6
no 4 4
no 4 4

3:26 pm

Chessy

baggo, could your feries have a lie down from time to time ? :)

3:26 pm

sherb

maybe that's why it's been so tough today...between interpreting the stats, and fashioning our buddy icons, we've not been concentrating on the words :)

3:26 pm

baggo

i know i haven't finished the puzzle yet

3:27 pm

sherb

mtnjock - looks like you've got them all :)

3:28 pm

baggo

mtnjock you have all of them

3:29 pm

mtnjock

stats says I am missing one...

3:29 pm

Charm

Na4/4:
1. Indian flat bread;
2. inner room or sanctuary of an ancient Greek or Roman temple, in which the statue of the god was situated

3:29 pm

SummerBreeze44

The fairy is pretty...the flashing is very distracting...

3:30 pm

baggo

i didn't know it blinked, i'm trying to get rid of it...sorry

3:31 pm

SummerBreeze44

Sorry Baggo. Good luck.

3:31 pm

Charm

Brandyjack's post of this morning says there are only 11 N's.

3:32 pm

sherb

please say there are only 11 n's...I couldn't bear to have to look for another one...

3:32 pm

edmo

still no luck with the pi6/24
still trying

3:33 pm

mtnjock

I have E left to do, does anyone have the breakdown, and there is only 11, my eyes crossed...

3:33 pm

baggo

dr god can you get rid of it!!!

3:33 pm

mtnjock

edmo, take your pi6x24, drop the last 2 letters, add ne

3:34 pm

Dr_God

Nope. You'll just have to choose another one. :(

3:34 pm

mtnjock

Baggo, just upload a new pic in your profile.

3:34 pm

sherb

edmo - for your third letter, use a different 'n' :)

3:36 pm

edmo

thanks to all
finally got it
thats me complete but that last one took some getting.
cheers

3:36 pm

baggo

ok i'm trying but you guys don't kow how long this took me to do...i can babble but this was another story!!.

3:37 pm

mtnjock

edmo, some hints on the E's, I have en5/10 and en4/4

3:39 pm

edmo

en5/10
en6/39
en4/4
en4/7

3:41 pm

mtnjock

Yeah!!! done!!! anyone need any other lists?

3:41 pm

Jo

mtnjock, I'd love a list of a's. With the icons, finding the lists is a little harder.

3:46 pm

Doogle

Yay Baggo! The seizures have stopped.

3:47 pm

Anj

Today's word list reads like a register of video game bad guy names. Weird stuff...

3:48 pm

baggo

I am so sorry Doogle!!! and this one isn't the picture that i wanted but it's gonna have to do!

3:51 pm

dork59072

Any help with M's?
I've got-
ma4/6x2
mo4/6
mo5/14

Missing 1

3:52 pm

edmo

mo4/13

3:52 pm

dork59072

thx edmo - got it!

3:58 pm

sherb

Anj - is that a guitar, or a strange-looking Eiffel Tower lol

4:07 pm

Anj

Flying V...for now. I'm a master of disguise so it will probably change again lol.

4:14 pm

bcritch

my bad on last post, I must have accidently hightlighted more than I thought:

--- 117 Words Total ---

--- Word Count ---
A - 9
C - 3
E - 4
I - 2
J - 9
L - 10
M - 5
N - 11
O - 5
P - 28
R - 10
T - 16
W - 5

4:15 pm

brandyjack

--- Word Distribution ---
Ac 1 - ,Ac4x1
Ae 1 - ,Ae4x1
An 3 - ,An4x1,An5x2
Ar 2 - ,Ar5x2
At 1 - ,At5x1
Aw 1 - ,Aw4x1
Ca 3 - ,Ca4x1,Ca5x1,Ca6x1
En 4 - ,En4x2,En5x1,En6x1
In 2 - ,In5x2
Je 4 - ,Je4x3,Je6x1
Jo 5 - ,Jo4x4,Jo5x1
Le 5 - ,Le4x2,Le5x1,Le6x1,Le7x1
Lo 5 - ,Lo4x4,Lo5x1
Ma 2 - ,Ma4x2
Mo 3 - ,Mo4x2,Mo5x1
Na 2 - ,Na4x2
Ne 4 - ,Ne4x4
Ni 1 - ,Ni4x1
No 4 - ,No4x4
Oa 1 - ,Oa5x1
Ol 3 - ,Ol4x1,Ol5x1,Ol6x1
Or 1 - ,Or5x1
Pe 11 - ,Pe4x5,Pe5x3,Pe6x2,Pe7x1
Pi 5 - ,Pi4x3,Pi6x2
Pl 3 - ,Pl4x2,Pl5x1
Pr 9 - ,Pr4x4,Pr5x4,Pr7x1
Ra 4 - ,Ra4x2,Ra5x2
Ro 6 - ,Ro4x5,Ro5x1
Ta 3 - ,Ta4x3
Te 2 - ,Te4x1,Te6x1
To 7 - ,To4x6,To6x1
Tr 4 - ,Tr4x2,Tr5x2
Wa 4 - ,Wa4x4
Wo 1 - ,Wo4x1

4:16 pm

Anj

Hey Brandyjack - how was the visit to the tooth doctor??

4:18 pm

brandyjack

fell asleep in the chair. freezing is gone now, going to be soup for me tonight. Was a molar so he had 4 roots to deal with. Feels like he punched me whilst I slept....

4:20 pm

mu

Dr God
So you have got a soul!!!! the stats are brilliant and really worth the cost to an oldie like me. Thanks a million, now I'm going to thoroughly enjoy logging in

4:21 pm

Kallia

ok I have upgraded but it wont accept my budy icon...will have to try that later

4:23 pm

Jen

You poor thing brandyjack! If it helps your mouth feel any better, I had 2 root canals both without any numbing!

4:26 pm

Anj

Hope it heals up quickly. Had that happen to me. Absolute torture :(

4:27 pm

Anj

Hi Kallia - make with the f5. That should sort it :)

4:27 pm

baggo

brandyjack hope you get to feeling better soon! hope the blining faerie didn't make you feel worse...at least i got rid of it...poor doogle had seizures...lol

4:28 pm

brandyjack

i don't even want to think about doing it without freezing.

As for the blinking faeries, I wasn't here so I geuess I mercifully missed them....

4:30 pm

baggo

i think i was about to be booted from babble..lol

4:31 pm

sherb

root canal...ow :(

4:33 pm

Chessy

Stuck on final word no4/4. I have writing and similar word. help pleese...

4:34 pm

fnurt

If you find that no/4, you will have _ _ _ _ words left to find!

4:35 pm

Anj

Chessy, think Xmas, or maybe Gallagher lol :)

4:35 pm

baggo

a christmas song, and this one..A severe, often gangrenous inflammation of the mouth or genitals, occurring usually after an infectious disease and found most often in children in poor hygienic or malnourished condition. (no 4's)

4:36 pm

fnurt

Oh, 4/4. I gave a clue for the wrong word :)

4:38 pm

Kallia

testing

4:38 pm

Chessy

Well thanx all for the slightly mixed and bizarre clues! Had thought of that word ages ago but didn't think it fitted. Aargh. Off now for 2 weeks so no babbling for a while. Have fun all. :)

4:39 pm

baggo

take care chessy!!

4:43 pm

baggo

thanks for everyone's patience, will leave you all..have a wonderful night...

4:45 pm

Anj

Have fun Chessy :)

Baggo, after that clue i'm never going to look at mistletoe in the same way again lol

4:53 pm

Jen

can anyone help me with the te6/24?

4:54 pm

brandyjack

bowling large

5:07 pm

dwroehl

how much of a geek am i?
i cannot stop seeing "rotj" and "lotr"

5:10 pm

edmo

te6/24
think bowling alley

5:13 pm

speedfreak

Brandyjack: I have suffered thru 4 root canals lately and believe me it does not get any easier I don't know how anyone did it without novacaine. Have not joined Babble pro yet is is definitely worth it?? Back to school today so not as much free time to play but gives me a break at night Good Luck and praying for all who got hit with Katrina!!!

5:31 pm

Debluvsmusic

Anyone up to helping me with my last a word. I have:
ae 4/4
an 4/4
an 5/10
ar 5/10
ae 5/10
aw 4/7
ac 4/4

According to other messages - I need a ar 5/14 - but I cannot find it.

thx

5:33 pm

Haz1558

I think you need at/5 10

5:36 pm

dwroehl

deb - you need both ar5/14 and at5/10

5:41 pm

dwroehl

ar5/14 = (1 + 1 + ? + ? + ?) x2
there is one letter on that side of the board that has to be in there

5:42 pm

Lolly

eeek i am so sorry everyone my computer just had a funny moment! please ignore that last metre of a message!

5:42 pm

Lolly

repost
--- 117 Words Total ---

--- Word Count ---
A - 9
C - 3
E - 4
I - 2
J - 9
L - 10
M - 5
N - 11
O - 5
P - 28
R - 10
T - 16
W - 5

5:43 pm

Debluvsmusic

I got all of the a's - thx everyone!

5:46 pm

dwroehl

well, gotta go. lawn needs mowing.
100 words 4.37 908

5:59 pm

Dr_God

Lolly -

No worries. I deleted the post.

Pretty good timing actually. I'm currently working on putting a character limit on the chat log form. ;)

6:00 pm

Lolly

thanks Dr_g-d ! much appreciated! dont want to look like a plonker on here now do i!?

6:00 pm

Gwen

dwroehl, it's the 't' just below that 'r'

6:05 pm

Dr_God

Ok, Babblers. There's now a 1000-character limit on chat log posts. This should give even brandyjack more than enough room for his long stats posts. ;)

6:06 pm

tedybeth

Brandyjack - if you're still online -- thanks for the breakdowns --- especially after your 'visit' with the dentist!! Hope you feel better & heal up quickly!!

6:07 pm

brandyjack

hey, soup is good.....

6:19 pm

Jo

Any hints on the ae 5/10? These A's are kickin' my bottom!

6:20 pm

brandyjack

there is no ae5/10.....

6:21 pm

Jo

Thanks BrandyJack, I was looking at a post from Debluvsmusic, gosh .... my babble-brain is hurtin'! :-)

6:22 pm

Gwen

a bit of monkey typing should get most of the 'a's
ac 4 6
ae 4 4
an 5 10
an 4 4
an 5 10
ar 5 14
ar 5 10
at 5 10
aw 4 7

6:23 pm

brandyjack

i posted the compleat 2 letter breakdown at 4:15pm

6:26 pm

Gwen

yes, brandyjack, I saw that. Thank you. Enough people having trouble with the a's, it helps to have a break-down in order. Especially this late in the day.

6:33 pm

Jera

Okay, I know I'm gonna feel like an idiot, but I'm obssessing over this darn an4/4... help!

6:36 pm

melissamay

I'm missing a pe6/24; I have the fuel and much fruitless monkeytyping. Any clues, please?

6:37 pm

melissamay

Jera -- don't feel foolish, it's obscure: a small buffalo of the Celebes having small straight horns.

6:38 pm

Gwen

melissamay, pe6/24 The ball used in jai alai

6:39 pm

melissamay

Thanks much, Gwen!

6:41 pm

Jera

Thanks, melissamae... I knew I'd seen it in previous puzzles.

6:43 pm

swmbo

Dr_God: I got all of my problems sorted out and the site is just grand THANX!

6:44 pm

Babbler

hi guys!
This is hard. 32 words. that's abysmal... : (

6:46 pm

Gwen

lemme see, would that be ab7/56? lol

6:49 pm

Babbler

LOL!! I dunno..... I got hit by the heat when I went to the opticians!

6:51 pm

Dr_God

swmbo-

Glad to hear it.

6:53 pm

pask

missing 1 m
have
ma4-6
ma4-6
mo4-6
mo5-14
what am i missing
please

6:55 pm

Babbler

mo4/13. I've got it!! heheheh

6:56 pm

pask

Babbler- thanx found it

6:56 pm

Gwen

bragger. lol

6:56 pm

Babbler

innit !! : D

7:01 pm

Dr_God

For any Babblers still not quite sure of how the Stats panel works, refresh your browsers and click the "need help" link under the Stats. I've made a little helpful diagram.

7:06 pm

Doogle

Way to go with the 1000-character message limit, Doc God!

7:21 pm

Dr_God

I just fixed the Stats panel so that tiles with no words are grayed out automatically.

Refresh those browsers for the change to take effect.

7:22 pm

inga8227

Thanks for all the cool new stuff, Dr. God!

7:24 pm

Jacula

Evening/Morning/Afternoon - depending on where in the world you are. 16 words left for me to find.

Thanks for the new stuff Dr_God but how do we in UK pay you? Incidentally, any chance of a starburst or a round of applause sound when we reach target?:-)

7:25 pm

Jacula

By the way, Dr_God, I hope you've thanked the UK's Mail On Sunday for the plug in their mag about 3 weeks ago! LOL.

7:26 pm

Dr_God

Jacula-

You pay the same way as Americans. Just ask the Google gods what the current conversion rates are and calculate how much 9.95 USD is in the UK.

As for the fireworks when you finish the puzzle - I'm working on it. ;)

7:27 pm

Dr_God

Jacula-

I wish I could get my hands on a copy of that issue of the Mail. I still haven't seen it.

7:29 pm

Jacula

Oh Dr_God, if only you'd said that a couple of weeks ago I could have e-mailed it to you! Unfortunately, the mag went into the recycling box a fortnight ago. Might still have the bit I tore out in the shredder back though. Will look later today, if that helps?

7:30 pm

Dr_God

Yeah, if anyone can get their hands on a copy of it, I'd love to see it.

7:31 pm

inga8227

Dr. God... are you retired from ZZ Top????

7:31 pm

Jacula

BrandyJack - If you're still there, I hope you're feeling better after your trip to the dentist. Your wallet won't be but I hope YOU are.

7:31 pm

Babbler

I kept it for a couple of weeks...... I put it down when I saw the feature and it was ages till I picked it up again!! It's gone to be recycled now, unfortunately. I think you can request a back copy from them.....?

7:33 pm

Jacula

Basically, Dr_God, if gave a brief description of Babble as a 'complusive' word game and the web addy, as I recall.

7:33 pm

Babbler

homemade soups, Brandyjack!! make them organic and you'll adore them!

Hope you feel better soon! : D

7:33 pm

Jacula

*compLUsive? My typing's gone to pot!

7:37 pm

Dr_God

inga8227-

Retired? No. Still rockin'. ;)

7:37 pm

Jacula

Hey, Dr_God, if you want to make lots of hard work for yourself re making a fireworks display or a round of applause for the finish you could get each of us to e-mail you a sound file of us cheering and then sort through all the mails to amalgamate the cheers into one big 'real' Babbler's cheer.:-)

*ducks in case a boot flys out of the monitor*

7:38 pm

brandyjack

Was canned soup. Cream of tomato. Wish I had my grandfathers recipe for soup. was a vegetable and mystery meat concoction.
My pocketbook is nearly dead. 2nd of 3 root canals in 4 weeks. At CND$1055.00 each.....

7:38 pm

Dr_God

Jacula-

Very funny idea. But I'm going to stay away from sound. You'd think in this day and age of the web, it would be an easy thing to do, but alas it is not.

7:41 pm

Babbler

<whistle!!> that's steep, Brandyjack.
Green tea is good for gums. And you want CoEnzyme Q10 to strengthen them. And Vit C of course.
Have you got a hand blender? Home made soup is really easy!!

7:43 pm

brandyjack

and those 3 canals will be followed by 3 crowns at about CND$980.00 each... All done by Sept 30.....

7:44 pm

Jera

Need help with je6 & jo5, please~

7:44 pm

Jacula

I think we need to have a whip-round for BrandyJack. *Throws a hat down outside her house and starts singing.* (Not sure if I'll get money but I'll no doubt be told what time it is (1.43am) more than once.

7:45 pm

Jacula

Dr_God. I'm not sure if sounds whacks bandwidth (or even if you're short of it) but those avatars might do.

7:45 pm

Babbler

that's a pretty tune, Jacula, here's a squid!

7:45 pm

brandyjack

my wife and I both have excellent health plans so will get most of it back (except about $550) in short order.

7:46 pm

pask

struggling with last c
have
ca4-6
ca5-14
any clues welcome please

7:47 pm

Doogle

"AAAAARRRRGGGGHHHH," I scream.

Pi6/24. I've got the chemical compound that I'm gathering was the harder one to find, but I just can't find the other one. I've read the clues, and I'm. just. not. finding. it.

help????

7:49 pm

Jacula

BrandyJack - I will send you some homemade squid soup courtesy of myself and Babbler.:-)

7:49 pm

brandyjack

ca6/30 a type of leaf rust

7:50 pm

Jacula

Doogle - That elusive pi6. If someone offered you a Christmas tree you might say what sort of tree it is (pi**) and then shortly say 'Thanks!'

7:52 pm

Babbler

VERY good clue, Jacula!

7:53 pm

mab

Poor Brandyjack! Take the pain meds if you need them, don't gut it out - that's not good for you.

7:53 pm

Jera

Need help with je6 & jo5, please~

7:54 pm

Doogle

***Thank you, Jacula.***
I just wasn't letting my eyes travel far enough *up* the board. Sigh.

7:54 pm

brandyjack

No pain to speak of, just sore jaw muscles that hurt to open wide or chew.

7:55 pm

Jacula

Pask - I don't know if you speak Welsh (you probably don't) but the first 3 letters of the word you want mean 'field, fence or hedge' in Cymru. In reply to that you might say Oh My (giddy) Aunt.

7:55 pm

Doogle

Jera - Jo5/30... if you battled your Scottish sweetheart?

7:55 pm

pask

o my giddy aunt!!!!!

7:57 pm

Babbler

good clue Doogle!!

(I'm not doing too well today... only 54 words now!)

7:57 pm

brandyjack

hmmmm, none of MY aunts has been put out to pasture....

8:00 pm

speedfreak

Brandyjack be thankful you have dental insurance I am on my 4th root canal at those prices with no insurance so it is all out of pocket. Finally can afford last crown tomorrow on payment plan. No vacation this year its in the mouth.

8:01 pm

Jacula

Sorry Pask! Can't 'Ave Everything On My 'Ard drive! LOL.

8:02 pm

Jera

Thanks, Doogle, any clue for the other... would like to at least finish J's, it's been a tough day (only 53 words).

8:02 pm

pask

Jacula-thanx finally found it

8:03 pm

mab

good brandyjack, she might get a nasty fungus. I am an expert of sorts on the life cycle of certain fungi thanks to babble, google and Cornell.

8:06 pm

mab

Clever Jacula. You're a genius. Ta.

8:10 pm

Jacula

Speaking of fungi and nasty diseases, I do wish I hadn't read back about the other meaning of the Christmas word. I, too, will be wary of mistletoe from now on! LOL. (Mind you, before I'd read the clue properly, I was looking for 'parasite' on the grid.)

8:11 pm

Jacula

mab - No, not a genius - just a crossword fanatic. You kinda get used to how to set cryptic clues (or how you would *like* them to be set).

8:12 pm

Jacula

Right! Just got the p's left to finish. 7 of the little blighters.

8:13 pm

Jera

Does anyone have je6? Help, please!

8:14 pm

mab

Oh, Jacula, Brit crosswards are ever so much more difficult that our USian ones, which usually involve no cryptic clues.

8:16 pm

cat2

mtnjock... thx for the open welcome to Memphis :) sure hope I get the chance to visit one day...

Finally got a look at the updated board... nice :)

8:19 pm

Jacula

Jera - it's a small Spanish horse and also an archaic form of referring to a female donkey or ass. In the middle ages it was also used as a christian name.

If that doesn't help, all I can ask is if you were here when the clues for the thing that curdles milk were posted. If so, just change the first letter.

8:22 pm

Jera

Yay! Thanks!

8:22 pm

Jacula

The name (for human females was often given as a laughingly derogatory form or given if there was something 'wrong' with them, i.e. deafness. I refer you to a novel: The Iceweaver by Margaret Lawrence.

8:25 pm

Jera

I haven't been here much today, so of course this turns out to be a tough one. I was on about an hour when it first came up, then maybe 90 mins tonight.

8:27 pm

Jacula

I knew it would be a tough one when I saw no 's' or 'd' anywhere. ' Only going to get Latin plurals out of this one!' thought I.

8:31 pm

pask

well only 88 but must get some shut-eye,2:30am here and need to be raring to go at 7:30.will try again tomorrow
nite all/or morning

8:38 pm

Jacula

Night Pask.

8:43 pm

Babbler

any clues for the pe7?

8:46 pm

mom23

Hmmm. Curiosity piqued. Guess I'll have to pays my money and takes my chances on the new format! Whatever am I missin'? And pleasant surprise to see my "granddog" in the chat log! She's quite an intelligent pooch!

8:47 pm

syncopate

pe7 - put together a writing instrument and a small number

8:49 pm

Babbler

now why didn't I get that???? I am a rubbish lancashire lass!! bad toad! bad toad!

thx syncopate. just gotta self-flagellate a bit more....

8:49 pm

Jacula

As far as I know, I'm just looking for one pe5/14 (not the Finnish money or the old Greek peddler or trader). However, that stillleaves me one word short for 117 words?

8:50 pm

Babbler

I'm nowhere near you, Jacula, but have you got the pasta?

8:57 pm

Jacula

Thanks Babbler. I know the one you mean. I know I tried it hours ago because I've got it written down and crossed out. It's accepted it this time though. So thanks.

One word left and, going from BJ's stats I've no idea which!

9:05 pm

Babbler

63 words. that's i5/14! : ((
my eyes hurt. I'm calling it.
Night all!

9:06 pm

cathy22w

hi all

9:09 pm

Jacula

Well, as far as I can tell, BJ's stats add up to 116 words/1201 points. I can't find any more words the puzzle will allow so I'll sign off on that.

(We'll forget Elton Jo(h)n, Lenin, Dolly Parton's 'Jolene', Madonna's 1st hubby (Penn), the man who was swallowed by a whalw (Jona(h)), Petra, Leto (Zeus & Apollo's Mum), Tronc (a pool where bar or restaurant tips are put), and Pele.

9:13 pm

syncopate

Jacula, I've added up the first column of Brandyjack's statistics, and it adds to 117 as far as I can tell (and matches my words)

9:26 pm

Jacula

Does it? I'll count again... 1,2,3...

9:27 pm

syncopate

let me know if you figure out what you're missing and want a clue

9:35 pm

swmbo

A question/suggestion.

I really like the format, but I find as the day goes on and the log gets longer, and now with extra images to load, my bowser just can't handle it and it freezes up. I can only get 'any action' with the chat log hidden which is too bad as I love to follow the banter. Would it be possible to have the chat log bump to another page when it hits, say 50 posts? That way, the main page would load faster and people could still access earlier posts when they need to.

Just a suggestion...

Dr_God, you have really done a super job here, I LOVE it. And all of the Babblers as so nice, helpful and funny. Great site ann around...

9:41 pm

beekone

anyone have a clue for c/6 30?

9:55 pm

syncopate

ca 6/30 - start with an unconscious state, as in a hospital, and add a couple of vowels to the middle

9:59 pm

Jacula

got it syncopate, or rather clever boyfriend did. Night, night all.

10:01 pm

beekone

THANK YOU!

10:15 pm

Christa

babble pro rocks...thanks Dr_God

10:21 pm

cat2

49 words... think i'm gonna give it up at that

10:57 pm

hokie carla

I can't find 1 Na, 1 Ne, & the Pe7.

Any clues will be greatly appreciated.

10:58 pm

cbr1965

Not sure what you need on the smaller words but the pe7 is writing utensil number

10:59 pm

cbr1965

should say writing utensil plus number - not sure what happened to the plus sign

10:59 pm

syncopate

The nas are both na 4 - indian food and greek for a shrine

11:00 pm

Jera

Back for more... does anyone have the W's I need? I have lesser, bend, & skin problem. Need another wa4 & a wo4. TIA!

11:01 pm

cbr1965

Jera - think electricity for the last w4

11:02 pm

cbr1965

the wo4 is the same as the skin problem wa4 with a different vowel

11:07 pm

hokie carla

alright, I got the P one. Going to bed now.

Thanks again.

Have fun!!

11:16 pm

Dianne

Really need some help. Any clues for the EN5 and the 2nd IN5 (not the water thing)?

11:17 pm

cbr1965

Second In5 - think clumsy - not good at something

11:19 pm

Jera

Excellent! Tyvm!!

11:19 pm

syncopate

en5 - "growing outward" or "relative on one's mother's side"

11:25 pm

Dianne

cbr1965 - thanks, found it.
Any good clues for me for the PR7?

11:26 pm

Dianne

syncopate - I must be in bad shape - I can't find it at all.

11:28 pm

syncopate

the pr7 and the en5 end the same way - in a man's name that is short for Nathaniel

11:34 pm

elmer

dianne, did you get your en 5?

11:34 pm

Dianne

syncopate - you are fantastic - thank you. Just need 1 more to finish.
Looking for the last NE4. I have the medical one, the goose and the gas.
What am I missing?

11:35 pm

Dianne

Elmer, yes II got it - thank you.

11:39 pm

syncopate

you're welcome. ne4 - catch a fish and double the last letter

11:42 pm

Dianne

syncopate - thank you so much. I never, ever thought I would finish this one - all those vowels - UGH. I could not have done it without your help :)

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