Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, November 23, 2005

12:01 am

zubie

Hi

12:01 am

Babbler

miaow !! : D

12:01 am

zubie

Looks like a big one! Oh dear!

12:01 am

Babbler

miaow ! :D

12:01 am

Jacula

I was about to say, Darleen, give it up; it's a lost cause, when you just said you had 50 words to go. LOL.

12:01 am

Babbler

ack zubie!! I wanted to be first today... lol !!

12:02 am

micamonkey

morning
jacula, trey was one of the words for the previous puzzle

12:02 am

GreyWoulf

Hi Babbler!

just missed the last board by 2

12:02 am

Jacula

Hard luck Babbler, Zubie was 1st in today. No tantrums now!

12:02 am

brandyjack

Looks like 418 this time out.

12:02 am

Babbler

awww, that's a shame, GW : (

12:03 am

micamonkey

i have NO Idea how zubie always says hi first

12:03 am

Jacula

Jesus, BJ? Is that so?

12:03 am

lottijw

Hi BJ new pic then :)

12:03 am

Debs40ish

418 words!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

12:03 am

micamonkey

brandyjack: eeeeek

12:03 am

Babbler

*faints*

12:03 am

Smeltzdog

I missed by 4... it was fun...are you serious 418!

12:04 am

GreyWoulf

Nah! It was fun, Babbler :)

I love the rush more than the finish sometimes ;)

12:04 am

Schroeder

Hi all, so close GW. I have a bad connection tonight so 2 min for each word...

12:04 am

Babbler

lol Jac!! you still up too? :)

12:04 am

Smeltzdog

isn't today cat day for someone?

12:04 am

DarleenMB

eeeeeeeeeeeeeek 418! thud

12:04 am

Babbler

yes smeltz - .............. check my biog...... : )

12:04 am

DarleenMB

yes, CATS... just haven't had a chance to find a good pic yet

12:05 am

brandyjack

And some 11 and 12 letter words thrown in for good measure....

12:05 am

Debs40ish

r/8 45

12:05 am

micamonkey

RE8
TA7

12:05 am

brandyjack

--- Words Total = 418 ---
--- Total Score = 7256 ---

--- Word Sizes ---
4 - 111
5 - 114
6 - 109
7 - 49
8 - 23
9 - 9
10 - 1
11 - 1
12 - 1

--- 1st Letter Count ---
A - 15
B - 17
C - 35
E - 41
F - 12
I - 1
L - 12
M - 26
N - 24
O - 3
R - 50
S - 115
T - 67

--- Letter Count ---
A - 111
B - 23
C - 69
E - 615
F - 15
I - 119
L - 18
M - 74
N - 116
O - 72
R - 230
S - 498
T - 349

12:05 am

Jacula

Darleen etc., it's a cat day today for Jera's small daughter.

12:06 am

lottijw

BJ why do i get the feeling you`re enjoying this?? :/

12:06 am

micamonkey

TE7/28

12:06 am

DarleenMB

yes, I know. Just haven't had time to redo the ol' avatar.

12:06 am

pthomp

WOOHOO ne12 -117...!

12:06 am

GreyWoulf

I love the internet -- now I found a cat and wolf pic -- it's a little crowded but it works!

12:06 am

micamonkey

ME7/44

12:06 am

Jacula

Thanks BJ, luv. *Goes off into a corner and wilts.*

12:07 am

brandyjack

n11/96
n12/117

12:07 am

DarleenMB

HA got the 12 nanner nanner nanner. wiggles butt at the grid.

12:07 am

Doll414

Ouch just looked at the number of words

12:07 am

Smeltzdog

Well, doubt I will finish this...I'll start tomorrow. Have a good one y'all!

12:08 am

mab

Too big, tooo, tooooo biiiiig...even for kat kong.

12:08 am

lottijw

See ya Smeltz :)

12:09 am

Schroeder

Sleep well Smeltz

12:09 am

Babbler

lol Darleen! what does it begin with?

12:09 am

Debs40ish

ne/12 117

12:09 am

DarleenMB

ne ... just sorta popped out

12:09 am

Jacula

'BJ- if I said you were a bastard would you hold it against me?' Lol. Song lyrics, you can't hold it against me, esp., as it is Jamie (Dr_God) who decides what's what. ROFLOL.

12:10 am

Babbler

yahhoooo!! I've got the 11 and 12 too! :D

12:10 am

lottijw

LOL Jac!!!!

12:10 am

kristinc

Mother of Pearl! 400+? Dr_God has it in for me (and you all too)! Thank you again for all the help. My closest finish yet, 1 minute to spare.

12:10 am

Jacula

Haen't even bothered looking at grid yet. Was too busy talking to BJ.

12:11 am

harpjane

I'm trying to decide if I should start this one.... I couldn't even get 160 words yesterday....

12:11 am

nava

hey I'm here

12:12 am

zubie

Can't be first Babbler!

EEEEEEEEEEEEK! 418 words???!!! I might as well give up right now!

12:12 am

Babbler

harp, yesterday's was a beast of grid. This looks friendlier ......... errrr.......... just about........ (over 100 S words!)

12:12 am

lottijw

Hey Nava!!! You sure you wanna stay???!!!!!!

12:12 am

zubie

No wonder I was getting words so fast! GRR.

12:13 am

GreyWoulf

but, harpjane, think of the challenge to get as far as you can! I know I won;t finish, I have too much else to do tomorrow/today - but I gonna see how far I get

and yes, the 12 just sorta jumps out at ya, doesn't it?

12:13 am

Babbler

lol zubie! well, I tried.
how are you? I've missed you lately. I managed to sleep!
: D

12:14 am

harpjane

oh what the heck....I'll do it. We're fogged in anyway. Plus, we're not going to have power for several hours. This gives me a perfect excuse.

12:15 am

Babbler

it doesn't seem so special to get an 8 or a 9 when there are so many, does it? :/

12:15 am

Schroeder

That's the attitude everyone...go go go to 418

12:15 am

brandyjack

Of course I'm enjoying this. Who wouldn't? I can here the groans clear across the pond the air is so still and cold....

12:16 am

Smeltzdog

I got the big one's...I'll get the other 416 tomorrow!

GN!

12:16 am

stillcrazy

omg! Am I seeing correctly?

12:16 am

Babbler

humph! and I thought you were a nice guy !

( :D )

12:16 am

Jacula

Looking now. First word I see (thoug Dr. Hook is still singing in my head) is what anyone with grey hair might wat to do. a ti4

12:17 am

lottijw

LOL BJ........ You`re a star :)

12:17 am

zubie

I'm good, Babbler. Ankle's less painful but more swollen. Is that good or bad? I've thundered to 89 and I was just patting myself on the back, thinking that I'm finally good at babbling, when I looked at the log and saw the heart-sinking 418!

12:17 am

GreyWoulf

Take care, Smeltz -- sleep well!

12:17 am

jenwould

Um.... are you kidding? 418? Good Grief!

12:17 am

Jacula

and then I see a clubman and some of his mates. The polite way of putting it.

12:17 am

Babbler

pat yourself on the back zubie - 89 words in 15 mins!! whoa !! :D

12:18 am

Babbler

ankle more swollen doesn't sound too good, zubie. You doing all the right things?

12:19 am

brandyjack

Well there's a couple of ti4's in there that a gray wouldn't necessarily want anything to do with.... Good thing I'm not a greyhair eh?

12:19 am

lottijw

Mine was the left bottom corner L Jac.... maybe like Lola i`m obsessed with the doc and the cowboy!!!!

12:20 am

GreyWoulf

zubie - what's going on with you? I'm a little out of the loop here-- describe the symtomolgy please -- I have a nurse next to me I can ask for advice :)

12:20 am

zubie

I wish I were kidding, jen. :/

Babbler - I'm trying to do the right things for the ankle, but I have to walk on it - have to get to work and stuff. So I guess it's not getting its rest. And it isn't getting its ice, either. Just elevation and compression. :s

12:22 am

mab

Zubie: more swollen is not good. You mustn't walk on that ankle ore the tissues will break down, meaning that you will in future be prone to swelling ankle (the horror!). Elevate, elevate, elevate. And talk to your doctor

12:22 am

Babbler

carry on like that, zubie, and there'll come a point when you can't walk on it at all for a while. (been there!)
Try the frozen peas thing. Put them on for no more than 10 mins at a time, then off for 10-15 mins. (or they freeze the veins)

12:22 am

lottijw

Torgones favourite pair of birds are on today!!! Where is he to greet them!!!!! LOL

12:22 am

tbear

Morning Babblers......I'm ready for Jeras girl... Greywoulf love the cat/wolf combo... :)

12:23 am

Babbler

hey tbear! how you feeling now?
I've just had another beechams and I'm deffo off to bed soon. : )

12:23 am

micamonkey

26 min and i have 100
goes to show this puzzle is just out to get people

12:23 am

GreyWoulf

Thanks, tbear -- just googled it when the board flipped :)
How have you been?

12:23 am

lottijw

Hi Tbear :)

12:23 am

brandyjack

Well, got the i's out of the way..... heh.

12:24 am

Jacula

Babs - please do forget alll that 'carrying on' stuff. my friend in New York did that 12 months ago and she is still in pain.

12:24 am

tbear

Some really lovely cat icons today...thought of putting my scary one up...but young babble offspring might not appreciate it...

12:24 am

zubie

Ok, mab and Babbler. It's not that I haven't been to the doctor - I have! It's just that I can't take time off from work. *frown*

12:25 am

jenwould

Zubie, proud of you for remembering all the elements to r.i.c.e. ... now a little implementation- and you'd be set.

12:25 am

Schroeder

Hi tbear!!

12:25 am

Babbler

zubie, GW just said he's sitting right next to a nurse, so he can ask advice for you. Why don't you ask what else you can do?

12:26 am

Jacula

May havde lost it here. Who is the one with the broken ankle? My advice was for that person.

And, BJ. stop boasting! LOL.

12:26 am

Doll414

Okay I need some help to change my icon - what do I do if I want to use a picture on my computer?

12:27 am

zubie

Well, jen, you explained rice very well. It would be a disgrace if I forgot!

Did someone mention that there is a 12 letter word hidden in the grid?

12:27 am

tbear

GreyWoulf...have a stinker of a cold/flu?? Babbler..just woke and am lemsipping as we speak...hi lotti!! Felling more cheerful than did last night tho...So much to do and laid up in bed...pathetic

12:27 am

Jacula

Doll - scroll down on the change icon stuff to 'browse'.

12:27 am

Babbler

Jac, it's Zubie. She tripped against the sofa recently, (is that right, zube? )

12:27 am

brandyjack

Jacs, only 1 feeble little I word. Describes your current state quite nicely I think.....

12:28 am

mab

I have been there, Zubie, and within the past couple of years. I now have ankle and knee problems, however I keep them at bay by doing yoga. Nevertheless, I did do permanent damage. I do understand, however, that sometimes one has no choice and can only do the best one can do.

12:29 am

GreyWoulf

zubie - is it actually broken or just badly twisted?

12:29 am

Babbler

I was hit by a (slow) car when I was a teenager and badly twisted my ankle. I hopped around on the other one till I did that one in too. And then I was laid up for I don't know how long. It was awful. And my ankles never really fully recovered.

12:30 am

cybernan

Greetings everyone -- this is Charlie, our beloved pet who disappeared 18 months ago.

12:30 am

brandyjack

and my parents WERE married at the time I was whelped. And to each other even. Imagine that. Unfortunately.

12:30 am

Jacula

babbler- sofas are v. dangerous things! I once broke a toe on one whilst chasing after my son (who was then about 12) when he cheeked me over doing his homework. He cleared the sofa during the chase and I did not.:-( Still amuses him now.

12:30 am

zubie

GW - I don't think it's broken. I can walk on it and the doctor didn't think that an x ray was necessary. It's just a bad twist, the doctor thought.

I was told to rice it - but not being able to take off from work is a problem!

12:30 am

brandyjack

That poor sofa.........

12:31 am

lottijw

Hi Cyber :)

12:31 am

DarleenMB

OK, got my kitty pic, everybody refresh. This is Missy in her favorite position.

12:31 am

zubie

Jacula! I second that! Beware the sofa! It's always lying in wait! :D That's what caused my sprain. Ugh.

12:31 am

dlfox

420 words!

12:32 am

Babbler

awwwwww, Darleen! adorable :)

12:32 am

Jacula

LOL, Jack, you know I didn't mean it. What are the real words to that song??

12:32 am

Babbler

no you haven't, dlfox !

12:32 am

GreyWoulf

zubie - when I was a young child, the doctor didn't think he needed to xray my arm when I fell off the monkey bars at school -- after a week of agony anytime something touched my arm - my mother made him do so and that's when found the hairline fracture...

12:32 am

DarleenMB

yeah, she's a peach. spoiled rotten, too.

12:32 am

dlfox

420 Words (ten letters or less)

12:33 am

dlfox

I couldn't type that fast! I have no words yet...
Its just that I see there are 420 to pick from

12:33 am

tbear

cybernan....don't do that....felt heart strings plucked...always had cats,often dreamt of losing them..can't imagine. tell yourself he was SO adorable someone else needed him.. Last cat I 'lost' was 20 and my best friend ever in the whole wide world.....SEE what you've done??

12:34 am

zubie

Oh dear. I'm getting scared now. I don't want to do my ankles in and walking around with more weight on the left (not sprained) one is beginning to cause that one to hurt.

Do you think I should demand an xray?

12:34 am

Babbler

lol dlfox. ooops, my mistake!
418 words. Brandyjack has posted the stats here in the log, if you can scroll down.... :)

12:34 am

GreyWoulf

also zubie - talk to your doctor about the possibility of getting an walking aircast to help you get around, that should help with you having to walk on it at work

12:34 am

Tuva

FOUR HUNDRED WORDS

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

12:35 am

Babbler

you should demand the rest of the week off work, Zube!
and an x-ray may not be a bad idea. It's your ankle, not your doctor's.........

12:35 am

GreyWoulf

zubie - the nurse says YES!

12:35 am

brandyjack

Bellamy Brothers
If I Said You Had a Beautiful Body (Would You Hold It Against Me)
Written by - David Bellamy

12:35 am

DarleenMB

oooh, the noodly appendaged one is back!

12:36 am

Jacula

I'm not even going to attempt keying in words to this grid, despite having found about 30 without trying. Will key in words later, after a more considered sweep. Not much point in keying in words when tired, over emotional and pissed (as in had too much to drink).

12:37 am

zubie

Ok, GW. I'll talk to the doctor about an xray and cast. Not sure about being given a week off, Babbler.

12:37 am

DarleenMB

sigh. Nite all. Brain freeze.

12:37 am

Babbler

who said about anything about being GIVEN a week off.
TAKE the week off.

Dr Babbler xxx

12:37 am

tbear

Jacula...don't tell me you've been up ALL night.....Babble Stop Out YOU

12:38 am

zubie

LOL, Babbler! :o I see. So that's what you mean, eh? Hmmm...I'm considering the possibilities.

Night, Darleen!

12:39 am

Tuva

three minutes in and I STILL don't have the 12 letter word

12:39 am

Babbler

: D.... Zube, what are you waiting for? Till you can't walk at all?? That's what I mean, luvvie.

12:39 am

Schroeder

Bye Darleen...
I'm gone too, this slow connection is driving me crazy...

12:39 am

GreyWoulf

and zubie - Kirsten is also a massage therapist and suggest that you try alternating warm compresses with the cold -- the warm ones help open the blood vessels to help drain away fluid to assist in the reduction of the swelling -- just watch yourself because you can lose sensitivity to the temp very quickly
try starting with 5 mins of heat, wait about 15 mins then 5 cold, 15 min break and then repeat

12:39 am

Babbler

oh, nite nite Darleen! see you tomorrow :)

12:40 am

GreyWoulf

sorry about the long posts, folks

It's only because I care about my fellow Babbler's health :)

12:40 am

lottijw

See ya Schroeder...Darleen :)

12:40 am

zubie

Lol, Brandjack! Poor sofa? :P

12:41 am

GreyWoulf

Sleep well, Darleen

12:41 am

tbear

Tuva....bout time you changed that horrible noodle thing...anyway cats'll eat that today...FIND a sweet cat...go on...pretty please...purr purrr rub nudge

12:41 am

Babbler

no need to apologise, GW - I'm memorising it for future reference! : )

12:41 am

Tuva

Tbear....

How DARE you make fun of my God!

12:42 am

brandyjack

If she didn't clear it, must have crashed right into the thing. Either booted the poor thing a good one, or just plain crashed.........

12:42 am

Jacula

Babbler, strangely enough I have been up alll night - it's 2 years to the day since my Dad died. Check yesterday's log late for how and why etc.

12:42 am

brandyjack

Sniff. Looks like a drooling fly.....

12:42 am

Babbler

it is pretty weird looking, Tuva. : /
it looks like a flying uterus......... lol!

12:42 am

GreyWoulf

brb all, time to rub the pregnant nurses back so she can sleep

12:43 am

Tuva

Babbler....

It is the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

The One True God!

12:43 am

Babbler

Jac, I know hun, I read that and it made me really sad for you. I don't know how to give a proper hug in the written word, but here's another and I hope it reaches you
<<<<<<<<< big fat loving hug >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

12:43 am

zubie

Lol, Brandyjack! So the pity's for the sofa and not the legs or ankles, eh? :P

12:43 am

tbear

Tuva....well at least throw the two meatballs away..they've got 2 have gone off by now....

12:44 am

Tuva

The Flying Spaghetti Monster does not "Go Bad" no matter how long He has been out...

May you be touched by His Noodly Appendage and see the light of truth...

12:45 am

tbear

Jacula....(((((((((GIANT tbear HUG))))))))) and I'm good at those...you stay up as long as you like honey

12:46 am

Babbler

*sees tbear's hug and tries again*

(((((((((((( BIG FAT LOVING HUGS )))))))))))))))))

12:46 am

zubie

(((Jacula)))

12:46 am

Jacula

Got it Babs - but what the hell does a flying uterus look like? Maks note to remember what it looks like should she ever choose the hysterectomy she's been offered in recent years, but is not succumbing to yet.

12:46 am

tbear

Tuva....yuk....touched by his noodly appendage....yuk yuk yuk....all this and before breakfast.....

12:47 am

dlfox

wow. found the ne 11 and ne12

12:47 am

Tuva

Tbear....

DO YOUR RESEARCH BEFORE YOU MOCK!!!

Do a search on the Flying Spaghetti Monster and all will be clear to you.

12:47 am

Babbler

well Jac, obviously it looks like Tuva's icon ! roflol !!
: D

12:48 am

Jacula

tbear - a noodly appendage does not sound apppealing. LOL. Who was that? Was it a clue or a statement??

12:48 am

Tuva

dlfox!

So did I!

Woo and/or HOO!

12:48 am

Babbler

Jac, it's something to do with the tentacles coming off the flying uterus.......... eeeeuuuuwwww *shudders*

12:49 am

Babbler

Tuva, Tbear and I are only joshing, you know that, don't you? : )

12:50 am

Tuva

You know that, I know that, they know that...

But the Flying Spaghetti Monster does not have a good sense of humor.

12:50 am

Doll414

Finally figured what I was doing wrong here is Milo the Wonder Cat

12:50 am

Babbler

oh dear, not perfect then, is he/she ?

12:51 am

Tuva

Truly perfect.

Just has a tendancy to get grumpy.

12:51 am

lottijw

Tuva have you bought a t shirt yet then????

12:51 am

Tuva

I have three t-shirts, thank you.

12:52 am

Doll414

off to bed have fun babbling

12:52 am

Tuva

I have found ONE HUNDRED WORDS...

I should feel good about that... but somehow I don't

12:52 am

Babbler

ok, Kitty Cats, taking the grid to bed now........
miaow-ver and out : D

Jac, sending you lots of love, hun xxx

12:53 am

brandyjack

103 and it's sack time.

12:53 am

Babbler

Zubie, get well soon, (and do as you're told!!) LOL!! :D

12:54 am

lottijw

Later Babbler!!

12:55 am

zubie

Just saw the cold-hot alternate treatment, GW. I'll try it. Tell Karen, thanks from me.

'Night, BrandyJack!

12:55 am

Jacula

If I can be my Kira, who's eyes you all see in my icon, later, then I can be both understood and misunderstood, should I choose to post in here.:-)

12:55 am

GreyWoulf

Aaand... I'm back!

I've only got about 15 more mins and then I have to go to sleep myself -- believe it or not tomorrow should be a busy day for me --- everybody always waits until the last minute to got out and buy their new glasses for the holiday meal :(

12:55 am

zubie

I will, Babbler! Seeya later! :D [Am I ahead of you? :P 164!]

12:56 am

tbear

Tuva.... ..... ..... .....I am bowing my head,closing my eyes,placing my hands over my ear and in a monotone voice singing tralalalalalalalala until i am hoarse but I still don't fancy buxom wenches?? Have I been indoctrinated and finally seen the light.....

12:56 am

Babbler

of course you are, zube ............ trailing at a pathetic 35........... :)

12:56 am

Tuva

Tbear,

Your ignornace will not save you.

12:56 am

GreyWoulf

So long, Babbler!

12:57 am

Tuva

The promise of a beer volcano and a stripper factory are very real!

12:57 am

lottijw

See you later BJ :)
Chin up Jacs ((((XxxxX))))
Shower time, then i`ll wake the kids.....See you all later :)

12:57 am

GreyWoulf

have a great day, lotti!

12:58 am

lottijw

Thanks GW, you too :)
Bye.

12:58 am

zubie

Well, I haven't got the 12 letter word, whatever it is. I refuse to look at the stats list so early!

12:59 am

Babbler

So long all!

ooh ooh! I want to say it first:

I tort I taw a puddy tat?! I did! I did! I tee a puddy tat!

: D

12:59 am

tbear

Tuva...gr8 site...i could be encouraged

1:00 am

zubie

Aww Babbler! The puddy cat!

1:00 am

GreyWoulf

LOL, Babbler
(*hug*)

1:00 am

Jacula

We will leave stra nge cats dead Dads, and lovers who can't see to COMMIT aside then. I'm orf to bed now. Jolly gees for me on that.

1:00 am

Tuva

See, Tbear...

You now have been touched by His Noodly Appendage!

R'amen!

1:01 am

tbear

Jacula....do what i do.grab a hot water bottle,a cat and a good book...take care honey, 'see' you later.. Love yr cat...x

1:01 am

cybernan

Don't think I'll get close to finishing this one -- have houseguests arriving at noon tomorrow -- who was it that wished for a mega grid and lots of s's?

1:02 am

GreyWoulf

Jacula -- rest well -- (*hug*)

1:03 am

tbear

Tuva...still would rather kiss (read,pay homage to) Oscar Wilde than that Noodly thingy....does he grow on you...?

1:03 am

Jacula

Love you still Dad. Didn't mean to put you in a list like that:-(

Nor you either P. But you know where I'm coming from.

1:03 am

Tuva

Give it time.

Give Him time.

(plus, ya got pirates!)

1:03 am

GreyWoulf

like fungus, tbear :D

1:05 am

tbear

Jacs.....while people are still remembered,in whatever form,they're still here.....don't be sad honey...be happy..for your Babble friends

1:06 am

tbear

cybernan....that'll be a man then...LOL

1:08 am

tbear

Tuva....ur scaring me now....

1:09 am

Tuva

ok, I found 154 words...

I surrender to the night...

sleep beckons like a welcoming stranger.

1:09 am

Jacula

Tbear - Most of the time I do remember the happy things. It's jsut on this day I see him dead, al knarled up how the home staff (who knew no better left him).

1:09 am

Tuva

tbear...

if you are bathed by the love of His Noodly Appendage, you need not know fear.

1:09 am

cybernan

Good night to all who are leaving us.

1:12 am

tbear

Jacula....shall we talk on MSN..is your addy posted on your profile?

1:12 am

Jacula

From all parts of the globe those staff were, and they didm, most gently, the best for him. That's not something I doubt. Thos e of you you who know me or ave read before know exactly what I doubt. On that note, I will sign off and try to sleep.

1:12 am

cybernan

just found the ne 11 !

1:12 am

tbear

TUVA...before you go refresh...!! LOL

1:13 am

Blaze

hail to all from Foggy Vancouver.....LOL

1:13 am

tbear

Jacula.....'see' you later,hun

1:13 am

cybernan

Hi Blaze -- the view from your window?

1:13 am

GreyWoulf

Hey Blaze! It's a monster today!!!

1:14 am

Jacula

Tbear - my addy is not posted on here. However, should you register on Babnon, you can message me through there and I will give you my MSN addy.

1:15 am

tbear

Will do jacula.....sleep well x

1:15 am

cybernan

oops! -- should always try plurals on this one -- especially when it gives me the 12!

1:16 am

zubie

Hi Blaze! You have snow? Lucky you!

1:17 am

helenary

cybernan...would love the satisfaction of a 12...any clues???

1:17 am

Blaze

No snow just FOG No the veiw from my window is almost nil and very dismal...
My jaw is dropped off 400 + words are they crazy...??

1:18 am

tbear

Wow...my first word is the ne11...what a start..

1:19 am

pinecone05

well...the good news is that every time you find a word you add an s ore es and get another word

1:19 am

GreyWoulf

Blaze - they aren't, but WE most likely are! ;D

1:19 am

tbear

helenary...the ne12 MUST be done...

1:19 am

dorigirl9

This is my kind of puzzle. 15 minutes into it and already beat my score for yesterday. Whew!

1:20 am

helenary

help!!!! 12!!!!!

1:21 am

Blaze

torgone's favorite drink is in here.... any word from him lately ???

1:22 am

tbear

Saitisfactation guaranteed once you realise it only ne______s a little brain power

1:23 am

zubie

Aww no snow? Lol, Blaze. I read that 'your jaw dropped off because of the cold'!

418 words. I'm on 205 now. Slightly angry at the score I've got. I still have to check the list and am wondering why the grid couldn't have been 205 so that I could be proud!

1:24 am

Blaze

zubie always be proud of every thing that you do.... even the really bad stuff is a learning experience...
Besides I only have under 20

1:24 am

helenary

tbrar..fantastic..got it thanx to YOU

1:25 am

Blaze

thank you for the 12

1:26 am

zubie

I will remember that, Blaze. Thanks. How are you? Apart from cold, that is.

1:26 am

tbear

n'il y a du probleme helenary...mon plaiseur or something like that..

1:26 am

helenary

what a doll!!

1:27 am

Blaze

Zubie .... I am busy getting ready to do a workshop on Friday about simply celebrating when you have to deal with visitations (custody matters) and having a reactive child.....

1:28 am

tbear

helenary....must have been my magic wand....lol

1:29 am

zubie

That sounds like a lot of thought but ultimately rewarding thing to do, Blaze. It must be tough.

1:29 am

helenary

sweetie pie

1:30 am

Blaze

Zubie.... I have been living it for awhile and am part of a support group for families raising child relatives.... the forgotten ones most often....

1:30 am

zubie

Ok. I'm going to the lists. 212 and words have stopped jumping out at me. :/

1:31 am

zubie

I see, Blaze. (((Blaze)))

1:31 am

GreyWoulf

Yay! I finally have another gray box on my stat grid!!

1:31 am

Blaze

zubie use the fish ladder and let some swim over to me please....

1:32 am

zubie

Fish ladder? Hmm. What's that, Blaze?

1:33 am

zubie

What on earth..? 115 S words?!

1:33 am

Blaze

zubie.... I forgot...where are you located ???
Fish ladders are used here in BC Canada for fish to return to there spawning ground. google "hell's Gate, BC"

1:34 am

tbear

Blaze....don't worry,I only have 6,but have had two cups of tea,a chat with my daughter,who just got up and looking forward to Frosties....all's well(ish) in the world,heh?

1:35 am

GreyWoulf

And with that minor victory tucked safely under my cap I bid one and all a fond adieu...

I have to open the store in about 6 hours, otherwise I would stay longer :)

(*hugs to one and all*)

1:35 am

harpjane

That 12 letter word looks funny in the word list. Like it shouldn't really be there, it's so long!

1:35 am

Blaze

hello and good nite grey wolf

1:36 am

zubie

Middle East, Blaze.

Oh - I'd not heard of fish nets before.

1:36 am

harpjane

I'm going to stop looking at the stats. They are too depressing. "You have 288 words left to find...." Indeed.

1:36 am

Blaze

harpjane your icon has given me a giggle ....thank you

1:36 am

GreyWoulf

tbear - from a Taoist perspective, the world is never wrong, it is our attachment to certain aspect thereof, that may cause the appearance of wrong :)

1:36 am

Blaze

Zubie better still Google Salmon in BC CAnada lots of info

1:37 am

harpjane

Blaze, glad you like it. I don't usually turn the icons on. Dial up. But when I do, I aim to please!

1:37 am

zubie

Good idea, harpjane. I think I'll do likewise.

Ok, I'll google it, Blaze.

1:37 am

GreyWoulf

And one last (*HUG*) to all as I leave for real this time :)

TTFN!

1:42 am

zubie

Bye, GW!

1:48 am

cybernan

217 and that's enough for tonight -- don't know if I'll get back again tomorrow. Good luck everyone!

1:48 am

Blaze

g/nite cybernan....send some wind this way....to clear out the fog....Thanks

1:49 am

zubie

'Night, cybernan.

1:51 am

speedfreak sam

can anyone help with the 8s

1:53 am

Griffums

Wow, I sure chose the wrong night to get a late start! Glad I have the day off tomorrow.......

1:54 am

Blaze

Hey there griff....

1:54 am

Griffums

Hey blaze...

1:54 am

zubie

Hi Griff! It's a horrible one today.

1:55 am

Griffums

Aw zubie, it's all in your attitude...

No you're right. It's horrible!

1:58 am

speedfreak sam

Hi griffums... have I spealt your'e name wrong....again.
ne/11
ne/12

1:58 am

Griffums

The biggies are ne's huh? Off to hunt (I'm down to 400 words left to go!) woo hoo!

1:59 am

Griffums

Mmmmmmm, those were nice big crunchy ne's! Thanks!

1:59 am

speedfreak sam

griffums- thanks for being the only one to reply

2:00 am

Griffums

Everybody else is probably too depressed to talk (give me 5 more min and I'll be there too...) ;D

2:00 am

zubie

Well, Griff, my attitude is engrossed in my ankle! :D How are you?

2:01 am

speedfreak sam

wow i'm actually talking to somenone on the internet
eeeeeeeeeee!

2:01 am

Griffums

Oh are you still hurting? That's been like 3 days or so hasn't it? Yow. I think a sprain hurts worse than a break sometimes. I'm fine, just wondering why in the world I came in here...and stayed

2:01 am

Blaze

I'm here i'm not depressed...but my nose is depressed against his darn scree. I think I need tea... can't see the obivious and the letters I need are not in the grid...LOL

2:01 am

Griffums

No speed, you're not talking to a person. Just a disembodied paw.

2:02 am

zubie

Well, I think four days, Griff! GW and Babbler left me with lots of advice about what to do! :)

2:02 am

speedfreak sam

griffums what's the difference

2:02 am

lottijw

Hi Blaze, no Torgone today yet :(
Hi everyone, SF Sam....is this a go before school?

2:03 am

Griffums

Yeah, I'm not gonna be very chatty here either, blaze - have to get up early despite the day off, so figure I'd better knock off at least 150 before I go to bed. If you are able to kite a few extra letters send some my way.

2:03 am

Blaze

I asked Zubie to send some via the fish ladder.....which sent her off to google what that is and what it means....Sorry Zub

2:04 am

speedfreak sam

llotijw - yeah! how did you know

2:04 am

Blaze

this is a very tricky...eye deceiving grid...

2:05 am

zubie

Don't be sorry, Blaze! I learnt a new thing today! :D

2:05 am

Griffums

I learned a new thing too - that zubie is a girl? (well, how was I supposed to know?)

2:05 am

lottijw

Sam, I like a go before i take my children to school!!
My daughter is a bit older than you (10) and sometimes she likes a go too :)

2:06 am

Blaze

gotta go need to sleep ....

2:06 am

Griffums

Night blaze -

2:07 am

lottijw

See ya later Blaze :)

2:07 am

zubie

Lol. Griff! I'm a she.

2:08 am

speedfreak sam

opps nearly late for school bye everyone

2:08 am

Griffums

bye sam

2:08 am

lottijw

See ya Sam :)

2:09 am

tbear

My girls safely tucked off to school...it's 15 minutes of absolute pandemonium.....THEN peace glorious peace...aahhhhhhhh to babble or not to babble... Griff...waz going on, hop to it girl... Bye Blaze and speedfreak Sam

2:10 am

lottijw

I`ll be taking mine in approx 20 mins :)

2:10 am

Griffums

There is a choice not to babble? <ooooh, aaaaah>

I'm REALLY tired - very long day that started about 19 hours ago so not sure I will make my 200 goal (oh wait, I think it was a 150 goal - anyway I'm not thinking I'm going to make it) - my bed is talking to me <See how comfy I am?>

2:11 am

tbear

Griff have u got the ne11 and 12 yet?

2:11 am

lottijw

LOL Griff, mine does that!!! Is it now saying, "climb in and get comfy" ???

2:12 am

Griffums

Yes, I have them....

2:13 am

tbear

Just realised that's a cat paw doing what comes naturally......thought it was yr foot in a bandage!!!

2:14 am

Griffums

Well, I'm pretending it's a dog's paw so please don't spoil my delusion...

2:14 am

Griffums

It *is* saying that, lotti! I am SO glad I'm not the only one who hears it anymore!

2:15 am

tbear

That's a cats paw if ever i saw 6 million....and anyway todays a cat day for Jera little girl so look like you've been over ruled....Soz

2:15 am

Griffums

LA LA LA LA LA LA I CANT HEAR YOU

2:16 am

tbear

Lotti...been laid up in mine on and off for 3 days with cold/flu? Stops feeling so comfy when you live in it..

2:17 am

lottijw

Mine always seems to say it when i`ve just shaken the duvet!!!! The bed looks so inviting then....(thats when i`ve only just got up) lol

2:17 am

tbear

Griff....Tuva would approve of your singing..

2:18 am

Griffums

:(((((( Sorry tbear. Best thing you can do at that point is put some nice clean linens on - at least it feels different and not so sick. :(((

2:18 am

lottijw

Awww Tbear, hope you`re better soon :)

2:19 am

Griffums

Honestly, I am doing just as well at this by not even looking at the grid, just typing words.

2:19 am

zubie

(((tbear)))

2:20 am

tbear

Thanks girls....can soak up all the sympathy..living with teenagers means you get that look....Oh no,you're not ill are you? They are so mean and I am so lovely to them when they're poorly..

2:21 am

Griffums

A pox on them. Especially if it's YOUR pox.

2:21 am

lottijw

Well i`d better prepare for ths school run!!! See you all later :)

2:21 am

Griffums

bye lotti

2:22 am

tbear

Yeah...revenge is a dessert best served COLD....hahahahaha

2:25 am

tbear

Like the si 6 and 7....afternoon sleep in a warm clim...had that (word,not the si___) on Scrabble last night..

2:34 am

Griffums

Have just barely gotten to 100 and I'm slowing down, waaaah.

2:35 am

mab

Going to sleep I am, but wanted to see if my icon was presentable. Hello and toodle-oo all.

2:35 am

tbear

Griff 62 and enjoying it...slowly..with tissues and VVR

2:35 am

Griffums

hi/bye mab

2:36 am

mab

Yes, works well enough. Some grid, huh?

2:36 am

tbear

Mab....a beauty

2:38 am

mab

Inna he? Not my boy, just googled him up. Some sort of Siamese. Handsome fellow.

2:38 am

tbear

As I am ill,not that i need an excuse,but it helps...have decided to have spaghetti bolognese for breakfast,with fresh parmasan...OOOhhh cold feels better already....backinabit

3:06 am

tbear

Yum......well Happy babbling...another wee snooze coming my way.... :)zzzzzzzz

3:07 am

Griffums

I'm going to bed too. 'Night

3:07 am

tbear

Night hun

3:08 am

Blaze

I'm restless, my leg is bothering me and I am back... almost have the me list nailed

3:10 am

Blaze

Has Sprite been around yet ??

3:11 am

boogerface101

how many worsd total?

3:11 am

Blaze

418 now breathe....

3:15 am

Bubbles

Morning All

3:15 am

Blaze

hello....

3:16 am

Bubbles

Hi Blaze, i'm sitting wondering wether i should even try and attempt this grid!!

3:17 am

Blaze

ah bubbles if nothing else it is great practice... there are lots of easy and good words... remember to add s or es to almost every word... go for it...

3:25 am

mcherbalt

any clues for ne11?

3:25 am

Blaze

119 accomplished to the word list.... is there anyone out there ???

3:26 am

pinecone05

from tbear...Saitisfactation guaranteed once you realise it only ne______s a little brain power

3:26 am

mcherbalt

or ne 12?

3:26 am

Blaze

to require or compel....

3:28 am

mcherbalt

nevermind...ne 12, you just add an S
I got it...thanx for the help Blaze

3:28 am

Bubbles

ok blaze, thanks....... here goes

3:36 am

AngelPrincess

YO!Whats U!!!!!!!!!

3:44 am

Blaze

Well I am off to the sleep see you tomorrow.... get some sleep....LOL

3:45 am

Bubbles

night blaze

3:47 am

cathy22w

morning all.... gosh - this is a monster today! just popped in here before going to work.... !

3:48 am

Bubbles

morning cathy, i thought that too but blaze talked me into having a go.

3:50 am

cathy22w

bubbles... well... i'm having a go... but seriously need to get to work super-early today so will have to get back to it later on... it's good though.. everywhere you look, there's a word!

4:00 am

boogerface101

how many words are their total?

4:02 am

Haz1558

Just 418

4:24 am

Haz1558

Chat log is awfully quiet - are we all typing furiously?

4:24 am

Bubbles

think so haz

4:25 am

Haz1558

It's quite exhilerating finding so many words so quickly but it'll be a different matter when we're struggling for the last few!

4:26 am

Bubbles

more than likely

4:28 am

pezzie

Good morning everyone, 418 words??????? Oh my goodness, how am I going to get any work done today?

4:29 am

Haz1558

You either work or babble - there's not enough time for both! Speaking of which, I must get started on the ironing. 148 words done - too many to go..

4:31 am

pezzie

Well, I'll be back later. Have a good one, all.

4:48 am

micamonkey

193 without using BJ's list... my best record so far *sweat* i must! i must! I must i must persist! :P

4:49 am

zubie

Ok, I'm back. Had to leave in a hurry. Off to find the rest of the words, if I can! Hi mica! Hi again everyone.

4:51 am

micamonkey

hi zubie
hope ur ankle gets better soon

4:52 am

zubie

Thanks, mica! I see that you've been studying the logs! :D

4:53 am

micamonkey

heh no zubie, i was lurking
but then i didnt chat much coz my friend was over studying and i didnt want to distract her with babble coz she babbles too! :P but her next exam is earlier than mine

4:56 am

Poo's Mom

good morning everyone

4:56 am

zubie

Ah, I see, mica! :D

4:58 am

zubie

Hi Poo's Mom!

5:00 am

Poo's Mom

how am i supposed to get any baking done with this many words to find??

5:04 am

Bubbles

ohh what are you baking?

5:05 am

Poo's Mom

mincemeat cookies :)

5:06 am

jenwould

hi again everyone...coming up for air... it's a doggone shame to say you've got 250 and not be the least happy about it... what a mother grid today!

5:06 am

Poo's Mom

hi jen...barely getting under way here

5:07 am

Haz1558

It's a marathon rather than a sprint.

5:07 am

zubie

242 and terribly depressed!

5:08 am

jenwould

ahh...it's great to be with so many in misery..zubie-elevating?

5:10 am

zubie

Yes jen, elevating but perhaps not high enough!

[Makes you feel good to not be the only one depressed about this grid, doesn't it? :D]

5:14 am

jenwould

so when's the appt. with the Doctor, Zubie? **hint - hint**

5:15 am

Eva

Yowl!!!!!!!

5:16 am

zubie

Lol jen - ehem, this evening?

Eva - don't yowl. It's a shock, I know. 418! But I'm consoling myself by remembering the Evil 483 grid!

5:18 am

Eva

Hiss!

5:19 am

Haz1558

I explained babble to my husband the other evening. He understood the rules but not WHY. I'm not telling him about the size of the grid today, otherwise the men in whilte coats will be summoned to carry me off.

5:20 am

zubie

Lol Eva! You can't hiss either!

Hi Haz! I want to quit right now, but then I think. Hey, I've got this far!

5:22 am

Haz1558

Exactly - keep going as long as it's fun and then when it turns to agony, think of the fireworks and triumphant music when you finish....oh, that's right, there isn't any! Why are we doing this again?

5:29 am

zubie

I've no idea, Haz!

5:30 am

Eva

Mrrrrrp! Zubie - the elevation part is perhaps the most important in terms of preventing further problems.

Does anyone have a great recipe for swseet potatoes? I'm bored with mine....pecans, brown sugar, etc. I'd like one that isn't sickeningly sweet ( I now that for some of you nothing sweet could be sickening). Thinking of just baking them and being done with it. Or something with apples, onions and garlic.

5:31 am

zubie

Mrrrrp is acceptable, Eva! ;D

5:33 am

Eva

It has to be because that's my cat's name (Merp). And he is more than acceptable...superlative even.

5:34 am

Poo's Mom

eva how about cranberries and orange juice w/ a bit of brown sugar?

5:35 am

Eva

That sounds good. Do you have a recipe, or just play with those ingredients?

5:36 am

gramma

Oh my. What the ???? This is cruel. Any other day, I'd be so happy to have a grid this size. 418 words? For an obsessive, compulsive person this good be my undoing.

5:36 am

Poo's Mom

i'll see if i can't find it... tried it for the first time last year and it was a hit

5:37 am

jenwould

grrrrraaaaammmmmaaaaaa....you can do it!

5:38 am

Bobsta

Eva: try putting them in a baking tray, drizzle generously with olive oil, crushed garlic a couple of sprigs of rosemary, some tomatoes still on the vine, cover with tin foil and put in a medium oven for about 40 mins. take off the foil after about 30 mins and put back in the oven for the last 10-15 mins to brown.

5:39 am

zubie

Announcement: I am now proceeding to the ME's. If I don't resurface, know that they have swallowed ME up!

5:39 am

Poo's Mom

good luck zubie! lol

5:39 am

Haz1558

hope they don't make a me 4/5 if they swallow you.

5:40 am

gramma

ty for the encouragement, jenwould. It's not so much, can I do it; as it's, at what cost?

5:41 am

Eva

wow bobsta! Sounds incredible. Though maynot be traditional enough for this meal- people seem to have VERY strongly held opinions about what a Thanksgivingmeal must contain....but I'll definitely make those for myself. I often cut potatoes of different kinds up, toss with olive oil, plenty of garlic, salt, pepper, onions, and bake at high heat untile crispy on the outside. Utterly addictive.

5:43 am

jenwould

gramma~ I have 250 and have only been at this for just over FIVE hours... so really, what's another 5-6 hours to complete it? I have no life and am delirious with words and letters... someone please help me and haz~ it is very hard to type with the white jacket holding your arms to your sides :-)...whew... need coffee

5:43 am

micamonkey

argh 200 words more
think i better turn to the list for help

5:47 am

Bobsta

i did forget to mention the obligatory sea salt and cracked black pepper. I tried it once and loved it. didn't read down furhter enough to realise it was for a thanksgiving dinner but hey, give it to 'em anyway!!! ;o)

5:48 am

Eva

jenwould-5 hours?! Someone please go and pry her fingers off the board. Time for a babble intervention. I think we need a roving squad to rap on peoples' doors, check whether they are still breathing or just typing in rigor mortis, check whether they've gotten out of their nightgowns (pjs) any timein the recent past, and apply CPR.

5:49 am

tbear

'ello'ello'ello...what do we 'ave 'ere then? Was sleeping off my 'flu (cos have decided this has to be 'flu) and the postman woke me up so onward and upward wordward..116....55 million to go....

5:49 am

Bobsta

hiya tbear, feeling any bettter?

5:50 am

Poo's Mom

LOL Eva - looking down at my bathrobe and socks....lock the door, Poo!

5:53 am

Eva

Thank god for the cat. His threats to bite the hand moving the mouse are often the only limit to my babbling. And biting hours is getting close.

5:53 am

Haz1558

Tbear - I laughed earlier when I read your post about your family's attitude to your illness. It's as if they can't deal with things not being as usual. My husband and I had 'flu over the millennium period and all my daughters could do was moan that it didn't make for a very exciting time to talk about.

5:54 am

jenwould

eva~ it's not that bad... I'm at work right now, so that makes it ok right? I'm showered, dressed etc. and listening to Johnny Mathis Christmas!

5:54 am

tbear

No,infact worse than ever.....damn thing....got the works and it's starting to p4 me off. Hey where's yr cta Bobsta....keep up,today is pussycat day,feline fun,moggy mioawkicks....for jeras lil' one (who asked especially)....Worn out now....aawwwwww

5:55 am

mickie

Good morning! What a biggie today! Don't know if I will get to finish. Work interferes with Babble! Plus it
is baking day. I'm the one cooking tomorrow!

5:55 am

zubie

Well, well, well, what a strange ME word! Right out of the sea, it is!

5:55 am

Bobsta

be back in a min,
Can we have dog day tomorrow?

5:55 am

movieman

Hi, everybody!!!!
Movieman back again!!!

Is Dr. God serious?

418 words...including a 12...?

How sadistic can the man get?

5:55 am

zubie

Your cat sounds cute, Eva.

5:59 am

Bobsta

ok tbear done it (refresh)

6:04 am

tbear

Love it Bobsta....good man .....Hi Haz..it's true isn't it,if it affects their lives adversely,they have no hearts...luckily they too have to pass twenty and join in with the rest of the human race...HA HA HA HA Just you wait til my two give birth,revenge of the Mother HA

6:05 am

zubie

Yayy! I have returned from the ME's safely! One dragged me into the sea, too! On to the NO's!

6:05 am

Yoink

Hello people, 418 today? That's just evil

6:05 am

movieman

In honour of "Cat Day" today, I thought I'd go with Snowball II (coughing up a hairball!!!) lol...

6:07 am

movieman

Yoink...that's just what I thought...

Why doesn't Dr. God just give us a grid with 500+ words in it and be done with it?!

(Ooops...shouldn't give him too many ideas...)

6:08 am

Yoink

There will be some upper limit to how many words can possibly be in a grid, but I doubt we've got even close yet

6:08 am

Jera

Greetings and salutations, fellow Babblonians... good thing I have no big plans for today...

6:08 am

Dachef

Hi all!

I think this might be my fault - sorry! Yesterday I said that I had loads of spare time today, so I was hoping for a large grid. OMG, what have I done?

6:09 am

Jera

That's it! We'll blame Dachef!!

*looks sternly at Dachef for causing this huge honkin' grid*

6:10 am

Yoink

Ok, everybody st5 Dachef! ;-)

6:10 am

Uneaixoise

unless he a6/18

6:11 am

Dachef

6:13 am

movieman

Dachef - and U can stay there until you've REALLY thought about what U've done!!!

6:14 am

tbear

guys now we know this might ne11/96 a public flogging

6:14 am

zubie

[Glares at Dachef] I'm sorry that this is the way I have to meet you for the first time! I hope you're happy with this grid! :D Those of us who have reached the 250's still are abjectly depressed!

Hi Dachef!

6:15 am

tbear

IT might ne11,I meant IT might

6:15 am

Uneaixoise

of course, we're no sa6/18 . . .

6:16 am

movieman

tbear - thanx 4 that clue...I would never have got the 11 & 12 otherwise...

6:16 am

Bobsta

fank yoo tbear ;o)

6:17 am

Dachef

tbear, you can ne11 me anytime darling.

6:17 am

Jera

I saw where Bobsta suggested dog day for tomorrow, but I would like to humbly suggest turkeys or something Thanksgiving-y. Is that too ethnocentic? What, do we vote or something?

6:17 am

lola100

Goodness! What are you lot like?? *pats dachef on the back and leads him out of the corner* Play nicely now everyone!

6:18 am

baggo

morning all, just came in to copy the grid...omg...dachef say it aint so and this aint your fault???? but thanks so much, never gotten an 11 an 12 off the bat....back in a bit....

6:18 am

speedfreak

I have been playing for over a year this has to be the largest i have ever seen...we are addicted to even start!!!

6:19 am

Bobsta

hey lola
sorry didn't know it was thanksgiving tomorrow.
Turkey day sounds good Jera :o)

6:19 am

tbear

Oooooo Dachef your dirty little secret is OUT....my place or yours?

6:19 am

Yoink

Speedfreak, you're right there. I saw the total and told myself I wouldn't even start. Then I did. I have no control

6:20 am

gramma

Peer pressure was too much for me. Here's pussy.

6:21 am

Bobsta

I wasn't going to start either but I had to get my 'Fix'!!!

6:21 am

Dachef

Hi Lola!

Tbear - its only a dirty little secret if you dont have a wash afterwards. LOL ;)

6:22 am

Yoink

Hi Lola :)

6:22 am

baggo

why is that, we say no, and then just have to jump right in????

6:22 am

tbear

Or before?? or even during?? lol

6:22 am

Bobsta

Baggo: cos' we need the fix maaan!!!!

6:23 am

movieman

baggo - 'cos we're all a bunch of masochists!!!

6:23 am

baggo

aint that the truth....

6:23 am

tbear

Jera i thought all these kitties were for your lil 'un,if that's case,where's yrs?

6:23 am

baggo

movieman i think you hit it right on the head...well i'm off to take me mom to the airport...ugh...it's gonna be nasty....back in a bit...

6:24 am

Jera

I know it's an American thing, that's why I voiced the suggestion so carefully.

6:24 am

lola100

Hi guys :)

Hello, my name is lola and I am a compulsive, obsessive babble addict...

6:25 am

gramma

Lola, believe me I understand.

6:25 am

gramma

Admitting it is the 1st step towards recovery.

6:26 am

Bobsta

there will be a new site soon, 'babbleaddicts.com'
they'll probably have something like boggle and no chat log to wean you off!!!

6:26 am

movieman

lola...U have my every sympathy...

6:27 am

Bobsta

say it once and say it loud,'I'm a babble addict, and i'm proud'

6:27 am

Dachef

there is no known cure, but scientists are currently working on removing the synapses that connect your brain with the rest of the Babbleverse. So far, clinical trials have been carried out in secret, mostly on the people in this chat log, and the results, as everyone can see, have been pretty disastrous.

If all else fails, theres always Scrabble.

6:28 am

Jera

tbear... my icon is Jacob Brent who is my favorite (& Sprites) portrayer of Magical Mr. Mistoffelees in the musical CATS... I have to be weird...

6:28 am

lola100

bobsta, lol, I'm having t-shirts made as we speak :)

6:28 am

gramma

I'M A BABBLE ADDICT AND I'M PROUD.

6:29 am

movieman

bobsta...say it once, no say it twice,
I'm a Babble addict, and it feels ...NICE!!!!!

6:29 am

tbear

Lola... If I'm better on Sat...I'll chain you to the coach bar and you can go cold Thanksgiving turkey for a bit...ok love? And can u answer my question to Jera,she's ignoring me!!

6:30 am

Jera

We should create a T-shirt!!

6:30 am

Bobsta

i can just see it in january, a dark and secluded pub in bristol, a complete corner taken up with a bunch of people sitting round a laptop, with 'Babble addict' t-shirts on chanting, baaaabble, baaaabble!!

6:30 am

lola100

tbear, I have gone without babble for the weekend once before, but there has to be a real good reason ;)

6:31 am

Jera

Am not, tbear... if you're referring to your question about my icon, that is...

6:31 am

tbear

Jera now I look a little closer thru the haze of Vicks Vapour Rub, I understand ys pic...lol

6:31 am

lola100

bobsta, lol!!!

6:32 am

zubie

302 - I ought to retire! I've been here for ages!

6:32 am

Jera

Tiny pics aren't good for detail... that's why it never hurts to ask what is your icon??

6:32 am

Dachef

Bobsta - good idea, but have you ever heard the maxim that you should never meet your heroes lest you be disppointed?

6:32 am

Bobsta

and the laptop won't connect cos there's no wi-fi connection!

6:33 am

Jera

zubie!! That's how many I have left to find... feel better??

6:33 am

zubie

A little, Jera! :) How are you?

6:34 am

tbear

Bobsta.....I could bring my laptop.....Can you imagine, 'Who's round is it......y4 s ' I think not !! But t-shirts sound fun,big baggy ones to cover bellies of people who have been in bed eating for too long!!

6:37 am

lola100

Right, time to collect small person. See you all later :)

6:37 am

Jera

I'm actually okay... without ranking numbers, I'm not driven to be competitive... Babble just for fun, so it's all good...

6:37 am

Bobsta

DaChef: true but hey, a p**s up is a p**s up!!!
tbear: i'm gonna bring mine anyway, you'll have to have a word with the guvner of the pub to get him to put in a wireless router!!

6:37 am

tbear

Lola...WE WON'T ASK WHAT STOPPED YOU BABBLING FOR A WHOLE WEEKEND,JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO,WILL WE FOLKS.....WONDER WHERE ANJY BABY IS?

6:38 am

gramma

tbear, who delivers your food? I need that person. Once I start the grid, it's almost impossible to quit. I was even thinking of getting a catheter.

6:38 am

Bobsta

no no, no questions asked (hee hee)
ttfn Lola

6:39 am

Dachef

been typing like crazy for two and a half hours, and just got my first grey box. Trouble is, it was the i. Sob.

6:40 am

Jen

418 words?!?!?! 418stinkin' words?!?! And a 12 letter word???? Argh!!! So much for me cleaning the house today!
Morning everyone! :)

6:40 am

Jera

Hey, I have TWO grey boxes... the I and the E!!

6:41 am

gramma

Me too, Jera

6:41 am

tbear

GRAMMA....phoned my mate Chris and got him to pick me up shopping....was great except when i opened the door,he said 'Don't fancy you now!!' It hurt,really hurt,who couldn't fancy me with a streaming cold,in old pyjamas and dirty,sweaty hair.....hahahaha My cats love me!!

6:42 am

gramma

Sometimes when you're sick it's comforting to wallow in your own filth and diease.

6:43 am

tbear

Bobsta there is a connection at the pub....used to be for the internet music thing,and wireless just seems to pick up on all connections aroung....WE'RE WORKING ON GAS!! Can't wait...will be great fun.

6:45 am

Jera

Morning, Jen, how are you today? Yay, great excuse for no housework!!

6:45 am

tbear

Gramma...too right,it's part of the recovery process,knowing that when you shower and dress and open some windows,you will be a princess again..SHUDDER the thought...too many teenage princesses in this house..

6:46 am

Bobsta

wooooooo hoooooooooo can't wait for that, should be quite a few by all accounts and from what bubbles has told me. i've put up my email address on my profile so you'll have to mail me with the details of where it is and everything. I'm really looking forward to it. Babbler wants to sort out a meet-up for London too.

6:46 am

ToeSockMonkey

Nice big puzzle today! :) Morning everyong!

6:47 am

speedfreak

I'm sitting here trying to leave for work and pouring over the stats and my mind is just reeling how they manage 35 words from the c in second row and I found 1 UGH!!

6:47 am

Doll414

Good morning everyone

6:47 am

Jera

Mornin' Doll!

6:48 am

ToeSockMonkey

Help if I coulg type.... Once again good morn everyONE! lol

6:48 am

gramma

Mornin' toesockmonkey. It's a beaut!

6:48 am

EvaNadine

ok, love the turkey as much as i do, thanksgiving is tomorrow so i feel able to join in with todays cat-themed festivities.
:D

6:48 am

gramma

Hi, doll

6:48 am

ToeSockMonkey

Evan - OMG! Your icon rules...

6:48 am

Bobsta

morning TSM ;o)

6:49 am

Yoink

Evanadine, good one, lol!

6:49 am

tbear

ok speedfgreak...think of an alternative spelling for what you should put on your skin c5 and c6

6:49 am

ToeSockMonkey

Gramma! Hey! =o) Your name alone makes me smile. I think all of us here agrees with that!

6:49 am

EvaNadine

thanks yoink -- i *almost* used the cat in the hat!
hehe

6:49 am

ToeSockMonkey

Bobstaaaaa *waves* :) hey

6:49 am

movieman

evanidine - like your icon...big Thundercats fan in your youth were you...?

I know I was...

6:50 am

Yoink

Speedfreak, there are also a couple related to a colour, a ce6 and it's plural

6:50 am

Doll414

evandine - thundercats was one of my oldest's favorites

6:50 am

Bobsta

coooeee TSM *waves back (frantically)*

6:50 am

Jera

*sings loudly*

Thunder, thunder, thunder, ThunderCATS!!!

6:50 am

EvaNadine

thanks all -- i loved them when i was little -- cheetarah was my favorite, followed by panthro. we also had a friend in college who we nicknaked Snarf.
hehe

6:51 am

tbear

c5/12 what u can put with egg in a sandwich

6:51 am

EvaNadine

thundercats, HOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

6:51 am

EvaNadine

ok, gotta run to starbucks, but ill be back in a few to babble the day away!

6:51 am

movieman

Sword of Omens...give me sight beyond sight!!!

6:52 am

tbear

is this helping speedfreak.....are you still there even? cr5 and cr6 what cockerels have atop their heads

6:52 am

Yoink

Who are you callin' a ho Eva? :-D

6:54 am

tbear

Yoink,it can't be you silly...ur a boy!!

6:54 am

Smeltzdog

I don't want to do this...but I can't stop!!!

6:54 am

Yoink

Yeah, I was just curious

6:55 am

tbear

Smeltzdog (or Mrs SD??) your icon looks like it could be a shy cat hiding in a faux fur boot....well??

6:55 am

Jen

Okay, first time I've used an icon, but it's a great pic of my parent's cat sniffing my dog's butt... did it come through?

6:56 am

micamonkey

260 and i think i wanna take a break now

6:56 am

tbear

On closer inspection a sweet cat with a dead duck on it's head!! Please humour me....

6:56 am

Smeltzdog

it's a kitty croissant...I don't like cats...they make me sneeze.

this is the Mr.

6:58 am

Dachef

smetzdog - nice icon! Pass the ketchup....

6:58 am

Jen

Geez, did I do something wrong? <<sniffs armpits>> Do I o-fend? No one's talking to me today!! :(

6:59 am

Yoink

Smeltzdog: even Jpgs of cats? lol

6:59 am

Bubbles

hi all

6:59 am

Doll414

Good morning Jen

6:59 am

Bobsta

sorry Jen, Yup honey your icon is showing. ;o)

6:59 am

Yoink

Hi Jen, woo-hoo, Jen's here! Yay!

6:59 am

ToeSockMonkey

HeHe! Bobsta, your adorable! *gives you a friendly hug*

6:59 am

tbear

For goodness sake...OF COURSE it it...ANYone can see that without propmpting...EXCEPT me obviously...OK think I'm moving to a deserted desert island (that sounds really silly) surely desert as in desert island means deserted...cos it can't mean desert as in sand,can it? Eight men,white coats,at door............

6:59 am

Bobsta

hiya bubby x

7:00 am

movieman

dachef - I've just worked out what your icon is...

It's Eric Cartman's Mr. Kitty...

*smacks head in frustration*

7:00 am

Smeltzdog

I have to say that I think the theme icons are fun but they take away from the "characters" we have all become. Some of us have tried to incorporate our characters with the theme but it has been difficult. I think I prefer the character over the theme.

7:01 am

Jen

Good morning! I was starting to feel a bit neglected and I even decided to "play" with the icons today!

7:01 am

Doll414

MIne is a picture of "Milo the Wonder Cat"

7:02 am

tbear

Smeltz...it's ok,was a crack team from the Milk Marketing Board. We could always just have ONE theme day....say a Wed,mid week boredom thingy.

7:02 am

Bubbles

hi babe, take that have just annonced that they are touring next year, minus robbie

7:04 am

Smeltzdog

I could go for a mid-week theme but every day seems a wee bit excessive.

7:04 am

tbear

Dachef be very careful what you threaten to put ketchup on......I'm not that far away you know... veiled threat glinting in eye

7:06 am

tbear

I agree....can we take a vote on ONE DAY A WEEK THEME THINGY.....all answers on a postcard to Bobsta

7:06 am

joelgee

dachef--
who was it asked for a big, juicy puzzle today? Hmmm?

7:06 am

Doll414

101 down and only 317 to go - woohoo. But time to get ready for work. BBL

7:07 am

tbear

Joel...he's already been severely punished

7:07 am

Bobsta

thought they might.
gotta go have lunch, call you soon bubs x

7:07 am

Marc Freeman

Good morning everyone. Haven't been around for a couple of days and found that I really miss you all. Very proud of myself got up and immediately got the ne11 and 12.

I've been reading the log and the only thing that confused me was tbears comment on cr12. Am I missing something.
Alsoc any better clue on cr5 and 6.

7:07 am

joelgee

Not. Severely. Enough.
But I'll leave that to others.

7:08 am

tbear

Joel your bird/cat is really freaky,had to move my cat off my lap...would have nightmares

7:09 am

Jera

Jen, I spoke to you right away hon... I said Yay for an excuse to not do housework!

7:09 am

joelgee

marc--
thanks. all it took was knowing the 1st two letters. BAM!!

7:09 am

Dachef

yeh - Joelgee. twas me. Sorry. I have already chastised myself thoroughly. Although not too thoroughly cos last time I went blind.

7:10 am

tbear

Marc....cr5/12 and cr6/21...what a blue blooded family has above the fireplace,or a cockerel on it's head (I think)

7:10 am

Jen

Hey there Jera! chat seems to be moving pretty quick today and didn't see it. How are you doing today?

7:10 am

Jera

LOL @ Smeltzdog's icon... cat sandwich!

7:10 am

jenwould

hi again all, gramma, tbear, and Eva, just freed myself from that blasted white jacket... worked up a sweat too! So can someone explain the icon theme coming up... babbler wrote something about "j-rock"...

7:10 am

joelgee

actually, tbear. I think it's a catbird. Found it and some other weird mutations here:
http://www.yuretz.ru/Nov ye_vidy_zhivotnyh_i_Fotoshop_p 408.html

7:11 am

ToeSockMonkey

Jenwould! Hey! How are you this snowy chilled morn? =o)

7:12 am

Jen

I'm jealous! Who has snow? I want snow!!

7:12 am

Jera

A little chilly... no heat in computer room... hey, might snow tonight!

*sings operatically*

I'm... dreaming... of a white... Thanksgiving...!!!

7:12 am

ToeSockMonkey

Chicago has snow.... and its quite a bit too!

7:12 am

joelgee

well, to believe that your request had an effect on today's random word generation has cosmic implications I wouldn't want to even consider, so . . .
On the other hand, perfect example of "be careful what you wish for".

7:12 am

Marc Freeman

Thanks tbaer got them both, what about the cr12 did I misread because I only see one 12 and it is and ne.

7:13 am

Jera

Oooh... I just got a special weather bulletin...

http://www.wund erground.com

Check it out Jen!

7:14 am

tbear

Marc....don't worry love you hallucinated that cr12

7:14 am

Jera

Sorry "wunderground" is all together... I realized the precise link was pretty long & we don't want that today...

7:14 am

Dachef

okay, lets try a supposition:

I hope tomorrow we get a really little grid cos I do not have much time to play.

7:15 am

Eva

I'm baaaack. Took a bath, fed and brushed cat, considered giving up the nightgown and thought better of it. Jen, yes, being at work makes it better - although I hope you aren't a neurosurgeon or some such. The topm is making me crazy - how CAn there be so many words with it?! I have the 11 & 12 and plenty of 8's but am missing all the 9's and 10's? Any hints?

7:15 am

tbear

OKay Dachef...we get it....You only have time to play with a little one.....ahhhhh

7:15 am

Jen

That's okay, I saw there was a space and deleted it. Oooh, I can hope! Weather channel says a chance too!

7:16 am

joelgee

dachef, more specific, please.
A really tiny grid that does not have a lot of 12th c. derivatives of fatal oozey diseases (archaic spellings)

7:17 am

Jera

Gotta go make some grub for the Gwyd... second day of preschool today & he's rarin' to go! Later!

7:17 am

Jen

See ya Jera!

7:17 am

tbear

See ya later Jera

7:18 am

Eva

We have snow here in Vermont, but not half as much as was predicted. This early in the season they tend to get a bit hysterical with the forecast.

7:21 am

RAHRAH

Snowing on Cape Cod Mass. Early for this time of year.

7:21 am

gramma

Eva, Sugarbush is supposed to open this wknd. Do you ski?

7:21 am

Smeltzdog

snowing here in Indiana!

7:21 am

ToeSockMonkey

I am flippin cold....

7:22 am

Marc Freeman

Any clues on oe7/28?

7:22 am

tbear

Joel only took a week to get down that addy,is there a . betwwen Nov and ye?

7:22 am

Jera

I'm back... his majesty wanted peanut butter sandwich & milk, getting to be his usual breakfast...

7:23 am

ToeSockMonkey

LOL Jera :)

7:23 am

jenwould

TSM... were you hot over here the other day?

7:24 am

Uneaixoise

archaic spelling of es6/18

7:24 am

Marc Freeman

tbaer, I just need a new set of glasses

7:24 am

Dachef

tbear - just read your earlier comment alluding to a little one. I am shocked. No more catnip for you.

7:24 am

movieman

It's pretty cold here in Cambridgeshire, although we don't usually get heavy snow (or any snow at all) until January at the earliest...

7:24 am

ToeSockMonkey

jenwould - YES! I was amazed because it is usually -0 in there. Other day we had the fan on! lol How is it today?

7:26 am

joelgee

tbear--
sorry. just went to make a latte.
I just cut and pasted the URL.
I'll check again.

7:26 am

jenwould

TSM~ besides the increase in carbon dioxide (severe exhaling) and instant negativity... it's cool ~ for now...just counting the 34 mins til escaping... heading
to bbic to drop off some stuff.. see you there?

7:27 am

tbear

Decided to scare all other cats ....as Jera little majesty is busy....love this one REFRESH si'l vous plait

7:28 am

gnubee

2nd st6/18, please

7:28 am

Jera

*runs away screaming in terror... hides in corner with Dachef*

7:29 am

joelgee

this is it:
http://www.yuretz.ru/Novye _vidy_zhivotnyh_i_Fotoshop_p40 8.html
I guess when URLs post and they take more than one line, spaces result. Cut, paste. Look for spaces. Delete spaces

7:29 am

Eva

no gramma,I dont skit. Not fond, at this time in my life, of things that go very fast and threaten broken bones. But last year I bought myself some snowshoes and had a lot of fun with them. It was the only way I could get to the bird feeder to fill it without getting stuck hip deep in snow. Speaking of bird feeders, do you think the bears are safely asleep yet? Its been so warm that they've been up and about and just love eating bird feeders for snack time.

7:29 am

tbear

Fab isn't he....just inverted my white one with turquoise eyes

7:29 am

EvaNadine

love me some gingerbread latte from starbucks!!
*drools*

7:30 am

joelgee

tbear--
simple, yet effective. Nice effect.

7:30 am

Eva

Why won't it grow up and accept fest?! I keep trying.

7:31 am

lola100

Hi guys, i'm back! Did anyone finish while I was gone?? lol!

7:31 am

Eva

9's $ 10's?

7:32 am

joelgee

Eva--
Let's see. Grid doesn't accept "fest".
You keep trying.
Who has to grow up?
ps. I tried again too.

7:32 am

tbear

Thx Joel..I'll check it out.Need to go steam my head for a bit,having trouble breathing and focusing.A latte would be lovely...Oh you didn't offer...don't worry...I'll be ok...eventually.....:)

7:32 am

Jen

Oh definitely lola! I got on about 45 minutes ago and I'm already done. lol

7:32 am

movieman

eva - I'm still puzzled as to why it won't accept 'resit'

I mean, what do U do if U fail your exams first time round...?

7:33 am

joelgee

lola--
dammit!! I thought about puss-in-boots. Forgot.

7:33 am

tbear

Evanadine...I try fest every time it pops up....

7:34 am

Eva

I find that the older I get the less I accept "no" as an answer....ergo the fest quest.

7:34 am

gramma

Eva, I don't think I'd risk it yet. There's probably some state agency that could tell you. Our tax dollars at work.

7:34 am

joelgee

okay--
I'm sorry. Who wants lattes, espressos, or cappucinos (sp?)

7:34 am

Eva

Yup, the qualifications for redoing various acts seem pretty random.

7:35 am

tbear

Youjust triggered a memory...wanted to ask you all... BARCODE is a real word,right? Scrabble site i play on wouldn't allow it and it was a 7 letter word on my first go..HOW unfair is that...:(

7:35 am

lola100

joel, can I have a small mocha? :)

7:35 am

Jen

joel... I'll take an eggnog latte if you don't mind.

7:36 am

zubie

Rubbish, quagmire of a grid!

7:36 am

Eva

There's always the "put the $40 bird feeder out there to find out" method. You know, when you have to ask the answe is you should wait. Last year they came and tore the plastic tubes in half, yanked the metal grommets out and departed stuffed.But I do miss the birds.

7:36 am

gramma

Eggnog latte?? Brilliant! Yummmmmm

7:37 am

joelgee

pssshhhh. gurgle. gurgle.
*hands eggnog latte to jen (w/cinnamon stick to stir)*
psssshhh. gurgle. gurgle.
*hands small mocha to lola (dark shaved chocolate on top)*

7:38 am

Jen

gramma, they are fantastic! Starbucks brings them out around the holidays and it's the only time I stray from my venti non-fat quad shot latte!

7:38 am

lola100

Thanks joel! *lola sips her mocha in a dainty, ladylike fashion*

7:38 am

Anj

Someone mention coffee??

purr purr purr EXTREMELY cute look : )

7:38 am

tbear

BARCODE ANYONE?? PLEASE SUPPORT ME....SOMEONE.....ANYONE......

7:39 am

mom23

Good grief! Let's see, work this huge grid or prepare for 15 for Thanksgiving dinner--how do I make such a momentous choice?!

7:39 am

lola100

Hey babe! How you doing today? (((xx)))

7:39 am

joelgee

tbear--
in the project I'm currently working on, I've seen barcode as one word and two. Coin toss, I guess.

7:39 am

Eva

Okay, my body is doing the theatening things that bodies do when kept in the same position for ridiculously long periods of time (at least bodies over 30 years old). Time to move around, have breakfast. do the things that normal people do. fake it til you make it, as they say.

7:39 am

Jen

delish joel! Morning/afternoon Anj!

7:40 am

joelgee

anj--
espresso? latte? cappuccino(sp?)?

7:40 am

gramma

We don't have a starbucks here. I never felt we were missing anything. Ignorance was bliss. Now,of course, I feel completely deprived. Gramma gets ugly when she's deprived.

7:41 am

movieman

Movieman's gotta go, lunchtime is calling!!!

P.S. be back soon, so don't no-one be goin' nowhere!!!

7:41 am

Anj

Hi All :) Latte please Joel

Hi babe (((xx))) : )

Bear, it's in the dictionary as bar code

Mom, toss a coin ; )

7:41 am

lola100

mom23, if you are crazy enough to cook for 15 people you are crazy enough to start this grid! :)

7:41 am

Dachef

can I have a catnip mocha please?

7:42 am

Uneaixoise

oh, is that cartman's kitty??

7:42 am

EvaNadine

i burnded my tongue on my gingerbread latte...hehe

7:42 am

joelgee

*hands catnip mocha to dachef* (little shaved mousey bits on top)*

7:42 am

Anj

This was just a quick glance before I nip out but since is 418 beastie and it's also cold outside I might nit nip anywhere : )

7:42 am

tbear

Joel...thx...just was indignant at not being allowed,just wanted someone to agree it is used as 1 word sometime,even if incorrectly...Missing 50 extra points hurt a little.....tar mate

7:43 am

sparbd

morning all! any clues for the 11 or 12 letter word today?!

7:44 am

Dachef

une - yup.

joel - ta. Could have washed the mouse first tho.

7:45 am

joelgee

Hey! The cup was clean!

7:45 am

joelgee

And it was a free-range mouse.

7:46 am

Anj

Excuse me, but I need to give myself a good licking, Back in 20 with a monster hairball : D

7:46 am

tbear

It's no good bribing me with catnip Dachef...i have my own secret stash of orgasmic catnip hidden....but w e could negotiate....what was it i had to do...Oh yes..easy,not make SMALL references.....that's easy...pass the catnip...

7:47 am

Babbler

miaow !! : D

7:47 am

Dachef

anj - TMI. A really horrible image has just come into my mind from your last post. LOL!

7:47 am

joelgee

miaou, babbler.

7:48 am

Dachef

yo Babbler!!!!

7:48 am

ToeSockMonkey

Anj! Your Nermal today!

7:48 am

Babbler

yo Dachef !!!

7:48 am

Jen

TSM, there is a huge difference btween Nermal and "normal"!!!

7:49 am

Anj

Sorry Dachef lol : )

Hi Toes : ) Yup, i'm cuter than a very cute thing indeed. Just off to pose for some kitty calenders ; D

7:49 am

Babbler

hey Kitty Cats! How's everyone doing? What's this grid like? Any fun?

7:49 am

ToeSockMonkey

lol Jen! :)

Hey Babbler! Meow!

7:49 am

tbear

Babbler hiya girl!

7:50 am

joelgee

why isn't meeses a word? (pl of mouse)

7:50 am

GINGER1

Toes-
Where are you today!

7:50 am

Dachef

Is this grid fun? It was fun up till about 3 hours ago, since then my masochistic nature has come out and if it wasnt for the extra-strong catnip and coffee being passed around, I would've killed someone by now.

And before you all start shouting at me, I know, I know, its all my fault.

7:51 am

Smeltzdog

ginger - no words please...refer to her as to4/4

7:51 am

Babbler

HI Toes, Tbear, joelgee, Anj, ... *looks around for EB*

lol Dachef !! : )

7:52 am

Smeltzdog

I'm only partially serious

7:53 am

Sanky

Gopod Morning all - I am sooo excited...I found the 8 & 9 without ANY assistance. What a great way to start a snowy, winter advisory, freezing morning.

7:53 am

tbear

Off to dose up....see ya all ina bit

7:53 am

ToeSockMonkey

haha! Anj you have the character of nermal down thats for sure! *gives nermal cat nip*

Babbler, how are you today?

7:54 am

ToeSockMonkey

Ginger - I am at Book today. By the way, there are 418 words today! :)

7:54 am

Babbler

what does 'nermal' mean ??

I'm alright, Toes! How about you? : )

7:54 am

GINGER1

Toes-Forget this puzzle...This will take me all day and all night

7:55 am

gramma

Off to the eye doctor again. Maybe some day I'll be able to see. Be back later. Babble on!

7:55 am

ToeSockMonkey

Babbler - Nermal is a character from a cartoon strip called "Garfield". Never heard of it? And I am wonderful thank you so much for asking! :)

7:56 am

ToeSockMonkey

Ginger - LOL! Yeah i know tell me about it. I have faith that you can do it! Besides, it helps pass the time.

7:56 am

Babbler

oh........ I've heard of Garfield...... but never really got into it.... : ( yes, I am an ignoramus.........

: D

7:57 am

Marc Freeman

Nice to see you again Anj, any clue on lo8/40?

7:57 am

Jen

Bye gramma! Go buy some eggnog and make your latte! :)

8:02 am

EvaNadine

most days i would be happy to have found 140 words...
today it seems so anti-climactic...heh

8:03 am

zubie

Finished the horrible REs. Now the STs. Why am I still here? [sigh]

8:03 am

ToeSockMonkey

*sips her coffee mocha, nursing it along while shaking a baggie of cat nip around wondering where the kitties are*

8:03 am

Babbler

zubie !! have you been here since the start?
how's your ankle?

8:04 am

lola100

Hi babs! Just sent you mail on last :)

Hi toes! :)

8:04 am

ToeSockMonkey

Looolaaa! Hey sugar! Day going well so far?

8:04 am

Babbler

hi Lola !! *dashes off to check mail*

: D

8:05 am

Marc Freeman

Hi Babbler and Zubie nice to see you again. Any chance on a clue for lo8/40?

8:06 am

zubie

I was here for about three hours at the start, Babbler, and then took a long break. I came back around 260. I'm now on 370 and very annoyed. My ankle's less painful but more swollen.

How are you?

8:06 am

lola100

Well toes, it was 'til I logged on here to see how many words there were today! I have hardly moved since and have just thrown the list of things I had to do today away :)

8:07 am

72 Temple Owl

*psssssssssssssssssssssss. here kitty kitty*

8:08 am

Jen

Poll time. Who thinks I should bag going to the gym today?

8:08 am

joelgee

*temple owl opens eyes wide with horror as cascades of cats caper towards her*

8:08 am

lola100

Hi marc :)

For the lo8 think '**** and found' and the scottish lake monster :)

8:09 am

72 Temple Owl

* no! NO! good kitties....................... *

8:09 am

Smeltzdog

jen - if you skip I will too!

8:09 am

zubie

lo 8 40, Marc - completely unfound. (you have unfound as an lo 4 4).

Think of unfound and then the monster that lives in a scottish lake.

8:09 am

Marc Freeman

Can you believe I had it and didn't know it. Thanks lola

8:12 am

zubie

Can't blame you, Marc. It's tough to know what one has in such a swamp of a grid! {grumpy} :D

8:13 am

Jen

Since I only got one vote and it was for skipping, I guess I will. :) And you are free to skip too, smeltz!

8:14 am

Anj

cough cough HACK!!! OK, who wants a 2nd hand furball??

Hmmm 'You have 418 words left to find'
Sounds like a challenge if I ever heard one : D

8:15 am

EvaNadine

mmmm............furball -- bet thatll go well with my latte.
;)

8:16 am

paperdoll

Hello all - the grid's a bit overwhelming today, no?

8:16 am

Yoink

Hi, back again

8:16 am

72 Temple Owl

what's the verdict re play or not play under the new system?

8:17 am

EvaNadine

new system?
what new system?

8:17 am

dsp0705

what new system?

8:17 am

Smeltzdog

what system?

8:17 am

72 Temple Owl

new ratings & .rankings?

8:19 am

EvaNadine

ahh, i dont even worry about rankings anymore...i just play.

8:21 am

72 Temple Owl

eva nadine, i know you are right...i'm just so competitive by nature....

8:21 am

EvaNadine

heh, so am i...but i start to run oout of energy, so i find i prefer to kill the day by playing than, be bored with a higher average...hehe

8:22 am

Anj

Meow! Just found an me9/66
Extension of an me6/24 : D

8:23 am

72 Temple Owl

BTW - hello all! dachef - your icon- ROFLMAO!

8:23 am

sparbd

me clue!!

8:23 am

EvaNadine

my only super-big word so far is Re 9/78

8:24 am

Anj

woot! ..another me9/66 : D

8:24 am

sparbd

how bout some "me" clues

8:25 am

sparbd

:)

8:25 am

Babbler

hey Mr Yoink! hi evan, Anj, all...........

Lola - you got mail, babe ; )

:D

8:25 am

72 Temple Owl

you go, anj!
i think i will start with the m's....

8:25 am

EvaNadine

only 175 words and already slowing down!
oh no!!

8:25 am

Bubbles

yah just found the ne 11 & Ne 12!!!!

8:25 am

Anj

Hi Babbler : )

Spar, i'm just trying to get a deffo for them : )

8:26 am

Yoink

Hi Babs, feeling any better today?

8:26 am

sparbd

11 ans 12 word clues plesase:)

make my day:)

8:26 am

sparbd

okies:)
im running in circles

8:27 am

joelgee

spar--
doing this grid ne12 sitting for a long, long time.

8:27 am

Babbler

HI Mr Yoinks, my throat feels like it's closing up, so I've had some Benylin and another Beechams. Should be fine as the day goes on, I reckon. I've got a very interesting cough! LOL!! :D

8:28 am

Babbler

Zubie, I don't like the sound of your ankle at all........ If I were there, I'd take you to A&E myself! When are you seeing your doc again?

8:29 am

sparbd

YES!..got it..thanks!

8:29 am

Anj

OK, me6/24 - someone who deals in textiles. (Also Joe, England & Manchester City Manager in '70s)
me9/66 - place where textiles are sold? Sounds like garden centres or where moms leave their youg kids
me9/66 - change the last three letters on the previous word to another popular ending : )

Anyone else want to share biggies? ; )

8:29 am

joelgee

just passing it along, spar

8:30 am

sparbd

hmm

8:30 am

Babbler

very clever, Anj!!!! gottit! (which I would, knowing a bit about Man City! )

:D

8:30 am

Neeny

Hi all,

ne 11 & 12....

makes vital and then plural

8:31 am

72 Temple Owl

you know iwould be glad IF I HAD ANY!!!!! ; D

8:31 am

Babbler

Anj, have you got re9? recalls...?

8:32 am

Babbler

what does the 10 begin with?

8:32 am

Sign

se 9/54 one who spices

8:33 am

tbear

ME10/84...same as Anj's second ME9 but plural

8:34 am

joelgee

me10--
plays off anj's clues

8:34 am

Babbler

thx tbear... purrrr ;)

8:34 am

Babbler

.........prrrrr, joelgee...... :)

8:35 am

Anj

oooh good clue sign : )

Babbler, got the re8/9 thanks : )

8:35 am

Yoink

Hooray, got them thanks to Google's help with ex-Manchester City managers

8:35 am

zubie

Tonight, Babbler.

I dislike this grid!

8:36 am

tbear

HA joel...beat you again....I know you like it....haha cough cough cough bout as sexy as Monica in Friends with a cold ONLY worse

8:36 am

Babbler

Zube, I want to know what he/she says to you. I'm not very happy with their treatment thus far. (!!)

Dr Babbler

8:36 am

joelgee

tbear--
you win. yay.

8:39 am

tbear

Joel you can win 2moro..ok.If I'm still alive...Not really mean..promise,just extra childish in infirmity

8:40 am

Babbler

I've got Brandyjack's list out already..... at only 119 words in my list.......... I'm not proud! :D

8:40 am

Marc Freeman

Textile clue on me has me lost and I know I should know it.
Any other clues

8:41 am

tbear

Re9....recalls Anj give me an extra nudge....under par 2day

8:41 am

Anj

bad Babbler. Bad! lol : D

8:41 am

Babbler

shurrup Anj! :D

8:42 am

tbear

Marc.....think independant soldier me6 changing last letter for an r then work thru...til 10

8:42 am

Babbler

so............ who's got ts6/18? any clues, pls? ty

:D

8:44 am

Yoink

Babbler, I didn't know there was one, but then I looked and it's a type of fly

8:44 am

Babbler

save that clue for me........... bakc in an hour so so :D

8:44 am

Anj

Babbler, you recall atlatl? Well there's a ts fly like it : )

8:45 am

ToeSockMonkey

Sorry, I keep havign to step away. Lots to do lol

8:45 am

zubie

Right, Babbler! I'll do that! :)

8:45 am

tbear

Marc...once you have the me6/24....then just add 3 different but regular word endings me9 me9 me10...Sorry is that clearer

8:45 am

zubie

I'm at 391 and I have just the SEs to finish. But I'm going to have to leave now. I'll try to complete this tomorrow.

8:46 am

zubie

Doctor's appointment awaits! 391 - I hope I'll be able to finish this pesky thing tomorrow!

8:46 am

tbear

Anj...pls respond to resquest cos if they get busy on sat...you'll be needing me to fill your bucket!!

8:47 am

Marc Freeman

Gotta go and will be back in a couple of hours. I will attend to the me's then. Thanks all

8:47 am

Anj

...Bear??

8:48 am

joelgee

okay--
182 words done. Have to go to grocery store. Yeesh!
Anybody need anything?

8:48 am

tbear

8.41

8:48 am

zubie

Seeya soon everyone!

8:49 am

tbear

Bag of ready made salad,good ham,nice bread and some mustard....thx

8:50 am

Anj

Oh, re8 and re9 - if you don't forget something, you can re........ it : ) The 9 is plural

8:50 am

Yoink

Tbear, you actually gave yourself a clue in that 8:41 post...

8:50 am

joelgee

brown or yellow mustard?

8:52 am

tbear

Dijon...honey...you are nice...will you make the sandwich for me too...and fill the water bottle,hot drink,plump my pillows (oo la la) and sing me a song....PLEASE

8:53 am

tbear

ANJ I have never asked for or been given the FISH but the moment has arrived...I'll brace myself you swing...!!!

8:54 am

Anj

*light tap with a pilchard*

You are in no state to handle the haddock dear : )

8:55 am

zubie

399 I'm really leaving now. Hope to finish later.

8:55 am

movieman

Movieman's back...

Refreshed and ready to begin again...

And listening to a load of 70's tunes while he's playing, too!!!

8:56 am

tbear

Who said.....you really don't know me that well yet do you.....ha ha ha ha just thought of something i must tell you but will e-mail you in a bit....you and Lo will love it...

8:57 am

tbear

heymovieman turn it up...partial to a trip down memory teenage

8:58 am

movieman

tbear...I've got ABBA on at the mo'...

8:58 am

Anj

What? No mentat? Thufir will be agitated...

9:00 am

e_gurl85

good morning all

9:01 am

tbear

Movieman,my brother would love you..(well NOT LOVE you)..but be a brother in arms..his loves are motorbikes(9) Abba and miserable bitchy girlfriends (usually one at a time)

9:01 am

movieman

morning e_gurl...

9:02 am

tbear

OOoooo I've been censored...How exciting only tried to say female hound

9:05 am

torgone

Oooh noooes!!!

9:07 am

lola100

Woo! I'm halfway there! :)

Hi torgone :)

9:09 am

Yoink

Woo, I'm... not

9:09 am

mamabear

EYE CARUMBA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9:10 am

zoom

afternoon all - haven't been here for a while, thought i might just find a gentle little grid, but no - it's a monster!! how're you all doing?

9:10 am

movieman

zoom - I'm nearly halfway through...only(!!) 213 more to go...

9:11 am

tbear

Bouncy torgone.....boing boing boing

9:11 am

torgone

Hola lola! Well, I wasn't going to get much work done today anyway...

9:12 am

tbear

Hi zoom :)

9:12 am

mamabear

"their tops are made out of rubber.... their bottoms are made out of springs....."

9:13 am

zoom

hi tbear & movieman - half way through sounds good from where i am ! how long's that taken you?

9:14 am

tbear

Lo...have put those banana boxers away for Sat ok? I'm much too chatty for someone who feels SO grotty...Think I'll leave you all for a bit...see if i can remembermy other life. When joel gets back,can you ask him to save m sandwich for later....thx

9:14 am

lola100

Thanks tbear, lol! ;)

9:15 am

movieman

zoom - only (!!) 4 and a quarter hours so far...

9:15 am

tbear

MAMA!!! see you later,have a panda pic to show u

9:16 am

zoom

omg movieman-hope you've had plenty of good munchies to keep you going:)

9:17 am

torgone

I-I-I-I-I-I'm the only one!

9:17 am

movieman

zoom - I would have, if I wasn't "watching my calorific intake"...

9:18 am

zoom

surely not movieman? a babble this big needs calories - lots of them!

9:20 am

mamabear

tbear!!!! a panda???? whoo-hoo!!!!!! hope I don't miss it. Will be in an out... have to get SOME work done..
got the ne 11 & 12 though, they fell off the screen!!!
But now that's all I have so far!! LOL

9:21 am

DarleenMB

mornin'! Thought I'd pop in an see if I can find a couple more words. Did I miss much?

9:24 am

e_gurl85

any clues on the em words please

9:25 am

e_gurl85

this is a long puzzle and i doubt i finish this one today or even get near finished

9:26 am

movieman

On a completely different topic...what songs were at no. 1 on the pop charts when my fellow Babblers were born?

For me it was "Take a Chance on Me" by Sweden's finest exports, ABBA...

9:28 am

DarleenMB

Oh movieman, thanks for ruining my day. Here's what was on the top of Billboard's list the year I was born:

1. PRISONER OF LOVE Perry Como Victor

2. TO EACH HIS OWN Eddy Howard Majestic

3. THE GYPSY Ink Spots Decca

4. FIVE MINUTES MORE Frank Sinatra Columbia

5. RUMORS ARE FLYING Frankie Carle Columbia

9:30 am

Uneaixoise

All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth . . . :-)

9:30 am

Yoink

Boomtown Rats - Rat trap

9:31 am

torgone

I'm gonna guess something by Elvis.

9:31 am

Bobsta

you don't have to say you love me - dusty springfield

9:32 am

Bubbles

no idea

9:32 am

Jo

Hello, everyone!418!! Better get started!!!!
How ever will I get my holiday cooking started now! LOL

9:33 am

movieman

The Top 5 when I was born...

1. ABBA - Take a Chance on Me

2. Brotherhood of Man - Figaro

3. Darts - Come Back My Love

4. Rose Royce - Wishing on a Star

5. Scott Fitzgerald and Yvonne Keeley - If I Had Words

9:33 am

zoom

no idea - how do you find out (that's if there were charts that long ago?!)

9:34 am

lola100

1. Tony Orlando and Dawn- Tie a yellow ribbon
2. Jim Croce- Bad bad Leroy Brown
3. Roberta Flack- Killing Me Softly
4. Marvin Gaye- Let's Get It On

9:34 am

mtnjock

ok movie man, where do I find the information

9:35 am

Uneaixoise

www.pifemaster.com/popular_mus ic_requests.htm

9:35 am

lola100

Hi jo :)

Hey coosin! :)

9:35 am

Bobsta

bubby: yours was: Candy Girl by new edition

9:35 am

Jo

You have my favourite kitty kat of all time as your icon!!

9:35 am

mtnjock

hey coosin... like the sniper kitty... I have an animated kitty but it wont show...

9:36 am

Cmith

Movieman:
Tie a yellow ribbon round the ole oak tree (Orlando and Dawn version)
You're so vain (Carly Simon)
Crocodile Rock (Elton John and my folks say this is what produced me)

9:36 am

Jo

Sorry, Lola .... Forgot to put your name, darn work is interfering with my memory!

9:36 am

lola100

Cmith and I were born in the same year! :)

9:37 am

e_gurl85

any clues on the em words please

9:38 am

Cmith

lola100: And to what song do your parents credit your conception?

9:38 am

Bubbles

Beat It - Michael Jackson
Flash dance, what a feeling - Irene Cara

9:38 am

Uneaixoise

em5/14 the host of a show

9:38 am

mtnjock

I know that suspicious minds came out the year I was born and its my mom's favorite song....

9:39 am

Jo

egurl -- for two of them, think bitsfrom a fire.

9:39 am

lola100

cmith, not sure...but I don't think they played a lot of music at the drive-in, if you know what I mean ;)

9:39 am

movieman

Bubbles - so U were a child of the Thatcher years...(just like me!!!)

9:39 am

Bugzy

Hi Folks!
Great question movieman... Mine were
Lean on Me - Bill Withers
Too Late to Turn Back Now - Cornelius Bros.

9:39 am

Cmith

lola100: lol

9:40 am

Yoink

http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/ member/birthdayno1.php gives your no.1 in the Uk and the US

9:40 am

Dachef

Im quite old, so I believe when I was born the charts were something like:
"I shot the Sherriff" by Lee Harvey Oswald,
"Arrow to my heart" by Robin Hood,
"Goldeneye" by King Midas and the Itchyeye Band.

;D

9:40 am

Bubbles

yes, i'm only a baby

9:41 am

mtnjock

no 1. on my bday was get back - beatles.

9:41 am

lola100

Thanks yoink! :)

9:42 am

mtnjock

in UK, the ballad of John and Yoko - Beatles was no. 1

9:42 am

torgone

I think mine was "Gregorian Chant no. 1"

9:42 am

lola100

Ooh coosin, one of my favourite beatles tracks! :)

9:42 am

movieman

Yoink - thanks 4 that link...

So now I know that across the pond it was "Stayin' Alive" by the Bee Gees...

9:43 am

Bugzy

Yoink - by that site my #1 song in the US was Alone Again (Naturally) by Gilbert O'Sullivan and in the UK Puppy Love by Donny Osmond.
What was everyone thinking!?!?

9:43 am

mtnjock

mine too... I like the suspicious minds by elvis (re-made by a local artist is even better)

9:43 am

Anj

No1 on my birthday was Ticket to Ride by the Beatles over here, and Ms Brown You've got a Lovely Daughter by Herman's Hermits in the UsA

9:43 am

DarleenMB

DaChef, lmao. QUite old??? Did you SEE what's on my list? Who ARE those people???

9:43 am

zoom

good link - i now know that the No 1 on my 18th was Abba's Dancing Queen - funny how some things are just better forgotten:)

9:44 am

Deutsch

Hi everyone,
Are you lonesome tonight by Elvis somebody LOL

9:44 am

Yoink

My US number 1 was MacArthur Park by Donna Summer

9:44 am

Dachef

Deutsch - Elvis Costello? Hi, btw!

9:44 am

Bobsta

over the pond it was good lovin by The young rascals

9:46 am

DarleenMB

well beans. I tried that weblink and they don't even go BACK to the year I was born. Sitting in corner now grumbling to myself about being ancient.

9:46 am

movieman

Yoink - I 've just had a peek at your bio and I've found out you're 27 (the same age as me...)

So when's your b-day...? (if you don't mind me asking...)

9:46 am

Deutsch

Sorry, Dachef! In UK No. one was It's now or never by the same guy. I'm guessing he was pretty popular!
Also makes me pretty old!

9:47 am

lola100

lol, no 1 in the uk when I was born was 'Skweeze me, pleeze me' by Slade :D

9:47 am

Yoink

It was the 17th of this month, a mere 6 days ago :)

9:47 am

Jen

Mine was I Can See Clearly Now by Johnny Nash. Interesting! Thanks for the site!

9:48 am

Anj

...anyone going to own up to the Birdy Song??? : D

9:48 am

Uneaixoise

darleen, did you go here??
www.pifemaster.com/pop ular_music_requests.htm

9:48 am

movieman

Yoink - mine's on the 22 February...

9:49 am

Deutsch

What's the birdy song, Anj?

9:49 am

movieman

Anj - they would if it actually did get to no. 1 (thankfully it didn't...)

9:49 am

Bubbles

anj, the birdie song was voted the worst song of all time!!!

9:50 am

lottijw

Hi Guys, still need to make a coffee cos i`m just back from work but i`m so nosey i have to read the log first!!! Mine were....
UK In the Summer time - Mungo Jerry
US The Long and Winding Road - The Beatles

9:51 am

baggo

i win the prize i get wooly bully by sam the sham and th pharohs...not to metion i got u babe by sonny and cher...good day all i'm back!!!!!!!!

9:51 am

Bobsta

i'm not so sure it should have been though bubby, i reckon it should have been Agadoo by Black Lace!!

9:51 am

movieman

Anj - the Birdy Song was kept off the top by "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell (God bless U Marc Almond...)

9:51 am

lola100

Hi sis! :)

Hi baggo! :)

9:52 am

Jen

What the heck is the Birdy Song?!?!

9:52 am

DarleenMB

thanks for the link Un ... here's #1 according to that site:

1. (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons, Nat King Cole

which is actually one of my long time faves. Cole had a gorgeous voice.

9:52 am

Bubbles

ah i like agadoo do do

9:53 am

lottijw

Hi Sis.... I hate to say this but BJ had that icon this morning!!!!
Hi Baggo.

9:53 am

Bugzy

Baggo, is that the prize for the worst song or best song?? :)

9:53 am

movieman

Jen - it's an instumental "tune" that middle-aged and old people dance to at wedding receptions, anniversary parties, etc.

9:53 am

lola100

lotti, I was surprised no one seemed to have it! I'll have to change into something else if he comes back :)

9:54 am

baggo

not quite sure, at the point afet battle airport traffic i'll take any prize i can get...lol

9:54 am

DarleenMB

oh thank you movieman. I doubt seriously I'da danced to that.

9:54 am

Deutsch

Hi baggo!
Mine were two elvis presley songs! I think I have you beat!

9:54 am

lottijw

Nah don`t do that....make him change, we`ll all side with you!!!!!

9:55 am

baggo

aren't ya talking bout the chicken dance???

9:55 am

baggo

the kind always wins....

9:55 am

Bobsta

or save your love by captain and tenille

9:55 am

Jen

Hmmm, okay movieman, I'll take your word for it. I just had a jazz combo at my wedding, so no dancing. Or, maybe I'm not old enough, although sometimes I feel middle aged!

9:55 am

speedfreak sam

I'M BACK!

9:55 am

Narnia_fan

I just got a 60 point word! And I only have 4 words! HI

9:55 am

mab

This is scary. When I was born the one of the hit songs was Mr Sandman, by the Chordettes.

The movie that year was On the Waterfront.

Oh, morning everyone.

9:55 am

Bugzy

'Cause if it's worst songs, I have Gilbert O' Sullivan and Donny Osmond!!!

9:56 am

lottijw

Hi Sam, me too! Did you have a good day at school?

9:56 am

DarleenMB

Mab, at last. someone close to my age.

9:56 am

Bubbles

babe its been over 24 hours and still no news, its been 24 hours & 10 minutes!

9:56 am

Anj

Hi Lotti, Hi Baggo : )

Deutsch, it was a terrible song released over here in the 80s I think... meant to be a party thing but only succeeded in breaking of diplomatic links with a number of countries who had better taste...

9:57 am

mtnjock

I have sniper kitty and no one has noticed... I may have to go back to beau.... sniff sniff... lola at least has puss in boots! LOL... ala yesterday's discussion

9:57 am

joelgee

And back. Who's finished?

9:57 am

DarleenMB

joelgee, is that a ... a.. . CATbird?

9:57 am

speedfreak sam

yeah it was ok
but they cancelled i.c.t
hhhhmmmm

9:58 am

joelgee

of course it is.

9:58 am

baggo

anj i think we're the same year....

Joel I'm done....

9:58 am

torgone

Heya lotti!!
(((XXX)))

9:58 am

mtnjock

there is 1 10, 1 11 and 1 12 letter word today, WTF!

9:58 am

baggo

NOT

9:58 am

DarleenMB

ah, couldn't quite tell. My monitor is set to 1024 x 768 so everything is so TINY

9:58 am

joelgee

baggo!!
huge!
how long did it take you?

9:59 am

Anj

It was a good year Baggo : D

9:59 am

joelgee

baggo--
I was very impressed for a minute.

9:59 am

lola100

MTN! Do NOT go there again! lol :D

9:59 am

baggo

and seeing as how i wrote the letters down wrong on my gride i'm gonna be here even longer....

10:00 am

baggo

anj, really it was musically speaking...

10:01 am

Cmith

I would be done if the babble elves added to my list while I'm at work

10:01 am

lottijw

Torgone honey ((((((xXXXx))))))) I missed you this morning!!!! :(
Did you go to bed?

10:01 am

mtnjock

LOL... lola I didn't choose your icon... if I could get the sniper kitty animated as it is in my email, we would all be laughing....

10:02 am

lola100

mtn, I've refreshed but all is see is cute little beau...

10:02 am

Narnia_fan

I have to go to school soon. boo hoo boo hoo

10:02 am

e_gurl85

errrg this one has to many to find today

10:02 am

torgone

lotti, I spent most of last night running spyware scans and rebooting. I got tired and fed up.

10:02 am

lottijw

Oh well Sam, you`ve got the home PC now eh?!!

10:03 am

mtnjock

I had a banana yesterday on a skateboard and sniper kitty today... its showing on my explorer...

10:03 am

lola100

LOL! Just refreshed again and now I see sniper kitty :D

10:03 am

mab

Torgone? Pop song the year you were born?

Great question, by the way, Movieman.

10:04 am

Yoink

http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg .dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE47919D 34DA47020D49D3147C1BB60FE08D34 6F49A3E394B5DD3BA7F4B824363EA4 0DFAC95DBF83DB07BE3FE2FBB580CC CC8EE56F990673D3788E8AC643F2E3 A7B&sql=50:51rn2g6i051a~T

Sor ry for the big link, but if you are of a mind to go to that, you can hear a 30 second snippet of the birdie song. Yes, I have nothing better to do.

10:04 am

lottijw

Oh Torgone babe......I should have been there to keep you company ;o)
I nearly used a phrase that would have landed me in trouble then!!!!

10:04 am

mtnjock

whats your email lola, you have to see the animated one!

10:05 am

mtnjock

or send one to my work sabirkla@fedex.com, I will send it to you...

10:06 am

Narnia_fan

anythong with f

10:06 am

lottijw

Off to make coffee, any takers speak now!!!!!

10:07 am

Bobsta

1 sugar please with a drop of baileys tvm

10:07 am

Anj

...yo! mocha please Lotti dear : D

10:07 am

mtnjock

double shot of expresso in mine please (black)

10:07 am

Cmith

lottijw - black! Will the babble elves add to your list while your gone?

10:07 am

Deutsch

Thanks, Lotti! Just black.

10:08 am

baggo

i'll take some with creme brulee liquor please..

10:08 am

torgone

mab - The hurrian hymn.

10:09 am

mtnjock

movie rent comes out tonight, supposed to be as good as the musical, I hope so!

10:09 am

joelgee

baggo used a word. Bad baggo.

10:09 am

dsp0705

creme brulee liquor???? That sounds delicious

10:09 am

lottijw

Baggo a woman after my own heart!! (and my favourite fella) LOL
Back soon :)

10:09 am

lola100

Thanks coosin, will drop you a mail asap :)

lotti, can I just have the bailey's??

10:09 am

mtnjock

not everyone would have caught it if you hadn't mentioned it joel....

10:10 am

baggo

thanks joel...didn't know i did it, remember i'm the one who wrote down the wrong puzzle...***goes off with new grid to try and do puzzle***

10:10 am

joelgee

exactly why i mentioned it.

10:10 am

mab

That sounds like a setup to a joke. Ok, what's the hurrian hymn? Were hymns quite popular in your day?

10:10 am

baggo

dsp its by a company called just desserts...they have it, and mint cookie, and oreo cookies and cr....

10:11 am

Jen

Baggo, I did it the other day and didn't realize it either! And yours didn't even help, since I already have that one! :)

10:11 am

lola100

baggo- LOL!

joel, *using mommy voice* stop telling tales or I will have to put you on the naughty step.

10:11 am

joelgee

promises, promises.

10:12 am

mtnjock

well yesterday I asked was it hariette or harietta the proper spelling (drop the h)... LOL

10:12 am

torgone

mab - Google it.

10:12 am

mab

Joel? Top song the year you were born? (Movieman's excellent question)

10:12 am

joelgee

how do i find that out?

10:14 am

mtnjock

there are 115 S words alone!

10:17 am

movieman

joel - one possible link is...

http://www.thisdayinmus ic.com/member/birthdayno1.php

10:18 am

mab

Joel, just google 'popular songs' and the year you were born.

Torgone, etched on clay tablets? You're not playing properly. Mine was Mr Sandman, and lots of songs by Rosmary Clooney (and I'm older than you)

10:18 am

lottijw

There you go everyone.....I hope i got them all right :)
Jammy Wagon Wheels and some new Galaxy promises coffee flavour choc....mmmmm dive in!!!! :)

10:18 am

mtnjock

danke lotti!

10:19 am

Deutsch

thanks, Lotti, you're a dear!

10:19 am

speedfreak sam

lottijw - about the computer yes i do.

10:19 am

baggo

lotti..thanks luv you rock!!!!

10:21 am

torgone

Okay, okay, okay . . .The Green Door by Jim Lowe.

10:22 am

Babbler

.......... purrrrrr !! : D

10:22 am

Bubbles

off home, bye all, have a nice evening

10:23 am

lottijw

Sam, how much does your dad let you do? Does he just take over when you get stuck?

Hey Sis, I hope you wanted it in a tall glass with ice....the only straw i could find was curly with a power ranger on top!!!!

10:23 am

baggo

bye bubbles...

10:23 am

Babbler

*looks for Lola*

anyone seen her?

10:23 am

mab

I'm not familiar; can you find something recognizable?

Did you see that my movie was On the Waterfront. Ah yes, it was a very good year.

10:23 am

lottijw

Bye Bubbles, Hi Babbler!!

10:23 am

Yoink

Welcome back Babs :)

10:24 am

Babbler

; ) Mr Yoink. How you doing?

10:24 am

torgone

The UK no. 1 was A Woman In Love by Frankie Laine. I remember Frankie Laine.

10:25 am

gramma

I'm Baaaack. I hope noone was babbling w/out me.

10:25 am

baggo

hello babbler luv...

10:25 am

lottijw

Hi Gramma :)

10:25 am

Babbler

hi baggo! ((hugs))

10:25 am

Yoink

Doing fine, just whiling away the time till 5 and home time

10:26 am

Deutsch

Hi gramma and babbler!

10:26 am

Babbler

I've started staring at the grid, Mr Y. I'm so overwhelmed!!! : )

10:27 am

gramma

This grid is a ba** buster. I hope my husband works late tonite. Never thought I'd say that.

10:27 am

lola100

Thanks lotti, don't care what the straw looks like as long as it works! lol :D

I'm still here babs, will mail you as soon as I get a chance, okay? ((x))

10:28 am

Yoink

Yep, it's a bad one, I've got 197 while at work, but I'll be out tonight, doubt I'll get anywhere near finishing.

10:28 am

snowyowl

Hi all - MONSTER grid!!!!!! Been reading last 50 messages and have a sneaky feeling that Mab and I are the same age!

10:28 am

lottijw

Torgone babe, your fave drink and birds are on the grid today.....How lucky are you!!! ;)

10:29 am

speedfreak sam

lottijw- yeah a bit but a lot lot of the time it's good cause i would be 000.0000

10:29 am

lola100

Hi snowy :)

10:30 am

lottijw

Sam, i bet thats not true :)

10:30 am

torgone

Indeed, luv. I am quite the bird lover..

10:31 am

snowyowl

Hi Lola - I'll be staying up late tonight by the looks of things! Had no time to Babble today so its the long haul for me!

10:31 am

lottijw

I`ve noticed hun.....I have some lovely birds!!!!

10:32 am

speedfreak sam

your'e right I would be on 000.001
ohh friend's here gotta go BYE LOTTI. BYE EVERYONE
keep babbling

10:33 am

joelgee

okay--
according to emusic:
"MaÃ±ana (Is Soon Enough for Me)" -- the most popular song of 1948

10:33 am

lottijw

Bye Sam *waves*

10:33 am

lola100

'bye speedfreak sam :)

10:33 am

joelgee

Also, Gentlemen's Agreement took the Best Movie Oscar.

10:34 am

baggo

bye speedfreak sam

10:34 am

EvaNadine

thundercats!
HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10:34 am

ToeSockMonkey

Hooooo!

10:35 am

movieman

evanadine - Sword of Omens...give me sight beyond sight!!!

10:35 am

lottijw

Now theres an annoying theme tune!!! LOL Eva :)

10:35 am

raolen

how many words today?

10:36 am

Anj

418 : D

10:37 am

lottijw

418

10:37 am

Babbler

no worries, Lola! I just wanted to tell you I'd replied :)

10:38 am

Yoink

Right well I'm off for a while, probably be back on in about 6 hours. Good luck with this monster everyone

10:38 am

EvaNadine

*SNARF*

10:39 am

Babbler

My UK No 1 song was Ken Dodd - Tears
My US No 1 song was The Beatles - Yesterday

good question, Movieman : )

10:39 am

lola100

'bye yoink :)

10:39 am

Ouwachita

292 and counting ... very slowly

10:39 am

baggo

bye yoink

10:39 am

gramma

See ya yoink. We won't enter any words w/out you, Hoooonest, trust us.

10:40 am

Babbler

see you later, Mr Y ! *waves*

10:40 am

Yoink

Of course gramma, as far as I can throw you ;-)

10:41 am

Babbler

ugh......... think I'll take a break ......after the break I just took........ yeah I know, I'm avoiding my issues.......... LOL! :D

10:42 am

Atalante

418?? I've only just managed to get online ... do I even *try* and start? Or shudder and run away very quickly!!

10:42 am

EvaNadine

any clues yet for the 10, 11, or 12?

10:42 am

baggo

see ya babbler....

10:43 am

joelgee

can anybody beat 1948?

10:44 am

gramma

Atalante, stay, oh pleases stay. It's not as bad as it looks......it's worse. Misery loves company.

10:44 am

baggo

3292

10:44 am

EvaNadine

beat what joelgee?
only just returned.
:)

10:44 am

Anj

Beat my Guest ??

10:45 am

EvaNadine

see my vest! see my vest!
made from real gorilla chest!

10:45 am

joelgee

found most popular song for 1948:
manana is good enough for me by Peggy Lee.
Wondering if anybody here can beat or come close to 1948. Please. Anybody.

10:45 am

mab

Run Atalante! An don't look back!

That's interesting, Joel. We're fairly close in age. I like the movie Gentleman's Agreement with Gregory Peck. It's a real stand out film.

10:46 am

Anj

EvaN Simpsons??

10:46 am

ToeSockMonkey

What should I have for lunch?

10:46 am

baggo

i'm such an idiot, need to get back in the chat, i thought you meant points, which i thought was an odd question, but then i'm really out a kilter today....

10:47 am

mab

Evanadine, what are you up to now? What is your icon (I have to ask since I thought your turkey was a goddess figure).

10:47 am

joelgee

gramma--
I've come to a conclusion about this:
Misery does NOT love company.
Misery wants to swaddle in bedclothes, close the shades, and be left alone.

10:48 am

mo

1941!!!

10:48 am

torgone

ToSoMo - Candy!

10:48 am

Miyavi_fan

Yo :)

10:48 am

EvaNadine

heh, mab -- its the logo from the Thundercats cartoon!

10:48 am

Anj

Toes, cocquille st jacques serves in clams to start with, lemon sole filliets in cheese & herbs with a touch of lemon served with saute spuds and fresh veg for main, creme brulee for afters : D

10:48 am

lottijw

Dunno TSM...I had Turkey sandwich and i`m about to make chilli for tea!!!

10:49 am

Anj

Good evening Miya : )

10:49 am

EvaNadine

sure is, anj!

10:49 am

joelgee

miya--
good day.

10:49 am

Miyavi_fan

Wargh...I forgot about the cat icons *runs*

10:50 am

ToeSockMonkey

There is a st 6/18 that really made me giggler :)

10:50 am

harpjane

NE 11 & 12--think "The Bare ______"
Anyone have a clue for ME 10?

10:50 am

ToeSockMonkey

lotti - sounds good

10:50 am

joelgee

Now I'm confused. I thought tea was like crumpets and toast and muffins, marmalade, scones. Chili?

10:52 am

EvaNadine

thanks harpjane -- i actually got em.
:)

10:53 am

Miyavi_fan

Isn't that afternoon tea?
Wait.
Breakfast, lunch, dinner.
Where does the tea go in again?

10:53 am

Babbler

guess what? I just cleaned the loo! Infinitely more preferable to looking for tr8/45 and tr9/90. What are they, btw, anyone know?

oh, washing machine just finished...... : )

10:54 am

Anj

...eek! TMI

The loo...isn't that the kitty wash as designed by the dog??

10:54 am

mab

Thanks eva, I think I can just make it out.

Movieman asked earlier what songs were popular the year one was born. Kind of interesting.

10:55 am

Wogoe

n/11 make something indispensable
n/12 add s

10:55 am

Babbler

soz, Anj.......... but this grid has got all my avoidance tactics in full flow.... LOL!

10:56 am

Deutsch

back in a bit

10:56 am

Atalante

*still considering* LOL! I'm so undecisive today!

10:57 am

lottijw

OMG....this damn computer is so bl**dy slow!!!!!!!
It`s driving me crazy :(

10:58 am

Miyavi_fan

There...that's a cat...I think...

10:58 am

Babbler

Atalante, I'm only at 127 words and I'm looking for displacement activities already.............. I'd start on paper, if I were you, mate ! If you want to at all......

11:00 am

torgone

lotti - Going reeeeaallly slow . . .and driving you crazy . . .hmmmmmm . .

11:01 am

lottijw

It certainly looks like one to me Miyavi....Good evening :)

11:01 am

Cmith

harpjane: me 10/ 84 plural of me 9/66 (prepares cotton for dying)

11:01 am

ToeSockMonkey

Alright going to get a sandwitch for lunch. See ya all in a bit! =o)

11:02 am

lottijw

Can you take it slow babe?????......

11:02 am

EvaNadine

any hints on the 10?!

11:04 am

Miyavi_fan

Hey Lotti :) How are you?

In fact, how's everyone?

11:04 am

Cmith

evanadine: me 10 is me 6/ 24 (textile deale)r in verb form

11:05 am

e_gurl85

listen i have tried everything with the clues you gave for the ne11 and ne 12 still cant get it help please!!!

11:05 am

torgone

Sometimes I'm a Tigger, but usually I take . . . . my . . . time . . .

11:05 am

tbear

Back...charry brandy and lemsip...gr8 combo but not together... Evanadine...take yr me6/24 and add three typical endings me9 me9 and me 10 is a plural

11:05 am

lottijw

Got to pick up karate kid and go to the shop!
See you all later :)
(((((((((XXxxxxXX))))))))) Torgone ;)

11:05 am

MaryJo24

So I'm still stuck on the stupid 11 and 12... I got the "Bare ______" Clue but I just can't monkey type it.. Any other clues Please...

11:05 am

EvaNadine

Cmith -- thanks!
the real kickers is that i had the 9...heh

11:06 am

lottijw

Mmmmmm sounds great to me!!!!! ;o)

11:06 am

torgone

ne11 & ne12 - think verb form

11:06 am

EvaNadine

maryjo -- make it a verb.
"to require, to make needed"

11:07 am

tbear

torgone...do you now...

11:07 am

kakamolaka

"heightened security at airports ne_______ patience when travelling"

11:07 am

Cmith

MaryJo24: ne 11/ 96 absolutely require
ne 12/ 117 plural of ne 11/96 (requires absolutely)

11:07 am

baggo

bye lotti

11:08 am

Cmith

evanadine: always happens to me

11:09 am

e_gurl85

Csmith is there another way to spell ne11 cause i type that and it not in puzzle

11:10 am

kakamolaka

i am having trouble with the me clues... for 9/9/10

11:10 am

kakamolaka

ne 11 & 12 = ryhmes with hesistate & the plural

11:11 am

tbear

kakamaloca...do you have me6/24?

11:11 am

kakamolaka

nope... i don't

11:11 am

e_gurl85

got it thanks kaka

11:11 am

tbear

Miyavi....love ur cat,it's so you...fab

11:12 am

Miyavi_fan

What the...418?! That's a misprint...right?

11:12 am

MaryJo24

Thank you .... I finally got the stupid 11 and 12

11:13 am

tbear

ok me6/24 first for letter 'to show me_ _ y then add errrrrrrrr ummmm you got it now huh?

11:14 am

Anj

Hey Bear. How are you feeling dear??

11:14 am

Miyavi_fan

Thanks, Bear :D

11:15 am

e_gurl85

tbear there is no y how is that word in the puzzle? very confused

11:17 am

baggo

alright, back in a bit...can't tackle the t,s,r's just yet...

11:17 am

tbear

Anj...like p3 but cherry brandy is helping..just makes your mouth taste like the bottom of candy floss maker...lol...breathing thru mouth like Darth Tracy

11:17 am

72 Temple Owl

Hi everyone! Miyavi - your icon looks like my crockett!

11:17 am

Anj

e_gurl, it's a word that means compassionate (me5) which isn't in the puzzle. Take off the Y and and an ER for the me6/24 (Think goth - Sisters of M.... for the me5)

11:18 am

Miyavi_fan

Temple, weird! How are you?

11:18 am

Anj

Bear, mix it with southern comfort. Clears the nose, throat, ears, pipes, brain...

11:18 am

mab

I think that sometimes you will see the me10 word on the label of cotton teeshirts. It is what is done to strengthen and add sheen to cotton. In the grid it is in the present tense.

11:19 am

72 Temple Owl

fine! and you?

11:20 am

e_gurl85

sorry anj i still dont see it

11:20 am

72 Temple Owl

oh mab -ty, ty, ty! I was still trying to add endings per anj's earlier clue! : D

11:20 am

e_gurl85

is it anything to me6/21

11:21 am

Miyavi_fan

Grrr...*glares at screen* how addictive can one song get? Been singing kekkonshiki no uta all day...

"omedetou kimi ni okuru tabidachi no uta sa!"

11:21 am

raolen

hint for ai6 plz

11:22 am

mab

Sorry, I don't have the 6, I don't think.

11:22 am

tbear

Thx Anj 4 helping e_gurl,am SUPER multi tasking at mo..babble,burning cds,wiping nasal area,huffing and puffing,sipping cb,cookin dinner (ish) and phone...AAAaaa

11:22 am

Miyavi_fan

I'm good thanks Temple...had one of ~those~ days, but good now :) In fact, my day started kinda badly by a girl in my year punching me in the face :/ nice

11:22 am

72 Temple Owl

hi raolen!

11:22 am

beebee

e-gurl, there is a children's book author, i believe it's the i don't want to go to bed. His name is me**** mayer

11:22 am

Anj

e_gurl, I don't think so.

Google 'A dealer in textiles, especially silks' to get the me6/24

11:22 am

72 Temple Owl

i try to start the day with breakfast, myself...

11:22 am

harpjane

re 9/78? and the 6,7,8 that precede it?

11:22 am

joelgee

miya--
punching? What the heck?

11:22 am

raolen

hey temple

11:23 am

mtnjock

lola coosin, are you going to email me?

11:23 am

tbear

That's not nice Miyavi...you tell her you'll get THE BABBLERS onto her...that'll really scare her..hope you reported her...cow

11:23 am

torgone

There's a famous songwriter named Johnny M6/24 who wrote "Blues In The Night" "Moon River" etc.

11:23 am

mtnjock

hey miy... punching! I hope she didn't hurt you!

11:24 am

mab

wow, you must be really old.

11:24 am

tbear

joelgee,you're back from the shops...where's my sandwich,honey?

11:24 am

Neeny

harpjane

re8 is to recall something - the 9 is its' plural

11:24 am

joelgee

hurt, shmurt!!
What's with the punching?

11:24 am

mtnjock

sniper kitty will get her if you want!

11:24 am

harpjane

He also wrote Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer!

11:24 am

raolen

got ai6

11:24 am

e_gurl85

thanks anj i thought i typed that but i was spelling wrong i guess

11:25 am

Miyavi_fan

I know, Joel! Totally out of the blue as well. :/ Weird. Got a nice shiny black eye now :)
Bear, she won't sleep at night...mwhahaha...
Don't worry, Mtn, it wasn't too bad :)

11:25 am

harpjane

Thank you neeny!

11:25 am

Miyavi_fan

Mtn, think you may have got that picture from the same site I got mine! Loads of random cat pictures on there...

11:26 am

mtnjock

well, alternate hot and cold on it to reduce the bruising, and keep your guard up next time!

11:26 am

Babbler

Miya?? Did I just read that correctly? Gimme her name! *rolls sleeves up* ... I'll sort her out! grrrrrrr.......

11:26 am

72 Temple Owl

well raolen - can you please give me a clue for it?

11:26 am

torgone

mab - I am.

11:26 am

joelgee

tbear--
here it is.
*hands tbear a sandwich comprised of ham, lettuce, dijon mustard, tomato on properly grilled french bed, thick and crusty*

11:26 am

mtnjock

you should see her in action! Its an animated jpeg, LOL I couldn't get it to work on here earlier!

11:27 am

e_gurl85

does anyone have clues for the me 9 letter words or 10 letter words please

11:27 am

Miyavi_fan

Hahaha...I don't need guard. A guy mate of mine was standing nearby, and he's pretty tall. Good back-up! He didn't hurt her, but I don't think she'll be touching me again :D

11:28 am

Babbler

glad to hear it, Miya. Just remember, if anyone hurts you, you tell us and we'll sort it!

11:28 am

Miyavi_fan

Woah, Babbler! Easy now :) I'm not going to do anything, she's got powerful friends :/

11:28 am

72 Temple Owl

that's good miyavi...you did not hit her back

11:29 am

mtnjock

Miy, have you picked tomorrow's theme?

11:29 am

joelgee

Someday, you'll be famous, rich, and talented.
She'll be saying, "You want chips/fries with that?"

11:29 am

Miyavi_fan

Temple, in spite of the drumming I do, my arms have all the strength of two overcooked noodles! If I'd hit her back, she'd have just laughed at me more :)

11:29 am

raolen

hey temple sry

11:29 am

Babbler

oh yeh, I agree with T-Owl. You did the wisest thing, MIya. : )

11:29 am

beebee

Miyavi,
You need to press criminal charges.

11:30 am

raolen

clue for ai6?

11:30 am

joelgee

yes. escalation not good.

11:30 am

mab

me6 is one who deals in textiles, if that helps; I'm not sure if anyone is still looking for the me series. So people who do things are doers, with that er ending. Then add suffix make an adverb.

11:30 am

Babbler

mtnjock - tomorrow's theme already sorted - we're doing Japanese Day for Miya!! (check my bio)
:D

11:30 am

72 Temple Owl

ea5/10: past participle of consumed
one who consumes
what am i missing?

11:30 am

joelgee

oooh. assault and battery. Interesting.

11:30 am

Miyavi_fan

Thanks Joel :)
Mtn, I managed to persuade somebody else to pick it for me :) Since I inspired the banana theme

11:31 am

Hevs

e guru
pluralise your 8 nd 11 words

11:31 am

lola100

coosin, finally got that mail off :)

11:31 am

raolen

same stem as next ai-4, french ending

11:31 am

e_gurl85

well i dont have me 8 either

11:32 am

e_gurl85

or me 11

11:32 am

Hevs

hee hee! you will just have to recall other puzzles!

11:33 am

e_gurl85

what do you mean by that

11:33 am

lola100

Hey miya, dir en grey just came on my last radio! Child Prey, in case you were wondering :) 'scuse me while I take a small mosh break....

11:33 am

stillcrazy

good morning everyone...this is a fun one huh?

11:33 am

Hevs

ne/11 nd 12 an action ne.... a reaction!

11:34 am

beebee

e-gurl, me8 comes from me6-

11:34 am

MaryJo24

e_gurl - Add on to you me 6/24 before that! That will give you both 9's and the 10. And then pluralize me 6/24 to get the 7/36 after the 10

11:34 am

Babbler

what radio are you listening to, Lo? ..... wait, I can see on the site, can't I?

11:34 am

Hevs

recall puzzles refers to ur re8

11:34 am

Miyavi_fan

Really, Lola? That's great! I love spreading the j-rockiness...:D Thanks

11:34 am

mab

Torgone, you're not. I'm not, therefore you cannot be. And I'm not in denial.

11:34 am

mtnjock

https://email.prod.fedex.com/e xchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http: //www.msn.americangreetings.co m/view.pd?i=382219626%26m=1652 %26rr=y%26sou

11:35 am

lola100

babs, go to my page and click on my personal radio :)

11:35 am

72 Temple Owl

may i get a clue for the missing ea5/10, please?

11:36 am

mab

Does this hitting go on often in your school, Miyavi?

11:36 am

Babbler

Lo .... : ( .... just tried that and it wouldn't let me.
(tanny on it's way....!) I want to listen to your personal radiooooooooo *pout pout*

11:36 am

beebee

owl,
do you have the consumtion of food

11:37 am

Anj

Babbler, have you downloaded the LastFM radio streamer yet???

11:37 am

72 Temple Owl

yes ty - and the one about who does the consumption

11:37 am

Babbler

oooh, I did it!! I'm listening to your radio, Lo! Cool!!

:D

11:37 am

mab

Temple: plural?

11:38 am

Babbler

Anj, does it mean I have, if I'm listening to Lola's radio?

11:38 am

Anj

Babs, yup. Can't stream anything off there without it : D

11:39 am

Miyavi_fan

Mab, more often than the teachers guess :) Actually, there was a big fight today...though most of the one on one hitting just happens occasionally...like, I was walking along the humanities corridor once when a couple of guys slammed me into the lockers (ow) and started yelling at me. Luckily the same guy mate was just coming out of a class, so it was okay

11:41 am

tbear

right first and foremost....Joelgee......would you like to come and live with me...she says licking her lips after a most delicious sandwich...best ever.... Then Miyavi pls refresh...Nurse puss wants to check you over!

11:42 am

Cmith

72 Temple Owl: were you missing the plural of the compass direction?

11:42 am

joelgee

Just for a sandwich? Wow!
I do believe that the humble sandwich can be elevated to an art form, giving the Earl of Sandwich his props.

11:42 am

beebee

Miy,
why don't you home school?

11:42 am

lola100

babs, that's cool! I'm hearing live's selling the drama now...are you too??

11:42 am

Miyavi_fan

Lol Bear! :) Don't worry

11:43 am

mab

Wow. That doesn't sound right. I wonder. You should be safe in school. I wonder why people are violent? Really, the school should make sure everybody in the school or on the grounds is safe. I'm a little shocked. it sounds like little mafias, or gangs.

11:44 am

Miyavi_fan

Beebee, I don't know...if you're in America, then it's not so common to be home schooled in England

11:44 am

joelgee

miya--
is this just your school or is it more widespread?

11:44 am

Miyavi_fan

Mab, I guess it's the same in every school...there's just kids that are psychos!

11:45 am

Miyavi_fan

Ooh, managed to answer Joel's question as well :)

11:45 am

tbear

If you had this virus any kindness and caring from any quarter is triplefold in wonderfulness,I'll break the habit of a lifetime and let you move in (best wait til the bugs gone tho)

11:46 am

beebee

Miy,
I am in the US- but, if you can't be safe at school, why go? and you really should press charges. If you were adults and this happened- the police would be called. it's not right for someone to hit someone else no matter what their age.

11:47 am

joelgee

tbear--
okay. I won't start packing yet.

11:48 am

joelgee

hot chocolate anyone?

11:48 am

Miyavi_fan

Beebee, don't worry :) As long as I've got my friends around me, I'm safe. And the girl who did it is pretty close to being excluded anyway

11:48 am

Babbler

Lo - I've got Embrace, The Good Will Out now...... have you? :)

11:48 am

Schroeder

Hi all, oh Miya how scary, my daughter came home on Monday and said they had armed police on campus all day because they heard there was going to be a fight.

11:48 am

beebee

Miy,
i'm not trying to lecture you or bring you down- i'm just worried for you.

11:48 am

Babbler

that's a great idea, joelgee! yes please!

11:48 am

Tuva

hmmm looking for the 10 letter word....

11:49 am

joelgee

one frothy hot chocolate for babbler

11:49 am

Miyavi_fan

Please don't worry, Beebee :) It's all okay :)

11:49 am

Jadaoz

418 words!
Crazy!

11:49 am

Babbler

*smug face* I've got the 10, Tuva............ muu hahahahah

: )

11:49 am

Schroeder

One for me please joelgee...

11:49 am

lola100

babs, weezer's beverly hills now :)

11:50 am

Babbler

thank you kind sir, Mr Joelgee sir : )

11:50 am

Miyavi_fan

Schroeder, really?! Armed police because of a fight?! Our school once had five fights in one day, but the police weren't called until one boy was lying on the floor with a broken nose and eye socket

11:50 am

Tuva

fine... but I have been touched by His Noodly Appendage....

11:50 am

Babbler

hmmm, Lola, I've still got Embrace.......... interesting! :)

11:50 am

lola100

Oh yes please joel :)

11:50 am

joelgee

...and one for schroeder.

11:50 am

joelgee

...one for lola.

11:50 am

Jen

Oh Miy! I just came back on for a bit and saw what happened! Hope you are doing okay. A pox on the girl! Be safe and know that you have a heck of a lot of people behind ya! :)

11:50 am

raolen

hint for be8/50?

11:51 am

Miyavi_fan

Thanks Jen :D

11:52 am

Smeltzdog

allo?

half way there!

11:52 am

Schroeder

Miya, she said it was suppose to be a fight between 2 groups. I live in the mountains and we don't have a lot of problems like that so when word gets out they act fast.

11:53 am

mamabear

You have 298word(s) left to find
*heavy sigh*
hi everybody!!!! I gather miyavi is having a rough day? Do we need to charter a plane and go kick some bu**????

11:54 am

Schroeder

Hey mamabear!!! Thank you joelgee

11:54 am

Miyavi_fan

Wow, Schroeder...our school needs some kind of system like that :)
Mamabear, you sound as if you do it often lol

11:54 am

mab

I wonder if there is less violence in schools in the US because security has become such an issue. We've had several shootings in schools, so that any sign of violence is jumped on. Kids typically go through metal detectors in lots of schools. Violence takes a whole different meaning here, where guns can be so easily gotten.

Which doesn't minimize what goes on in your school, Miyavi. It's awful. I can imagine what happens to kids who don't have friends to protect them.

11:55 am

raolen

nevermind found be8, a little odd

11:55 am

mamabear

Hi Schroeder!!! I think I attacked this puzzle all wrong. Didn't print the list and now have no clue what I need...... harumph and a half.

11:56 am

mab

Mama, love Felix.

11:56 am

Schroeder

Mamabear, I printed the list and still have no clue....lol

11:56 am

raolen

be7/40?

11:56 am

mamabear

No, not really, Miyavi, I'm really a softy..... but I TALK tough!!!!

11:56 am

Miyavi_fan

Mab, metal detectors? And shootings?! Kinda puts a black eye into perspective! Wow...where do the kids get the guns?!

11:57 am

sprite

Hi all... what a monster! And I don't have much time to play, so I shouldn't have started... but hell, who am I kidding.
How did Miyavi's exam go?

11:57 am

mamabear

Thanks, mab!!!!

11:57 am

Schroeder

Hi Sprite!!

11:58 am

TWH

Anyone have Ne11/96

11:58 am

sprite

Hi Schroeder! Is it a bad one?

11:58 am

Tuva

I am almost done!!!!

I just need help with these last 268....

11:58 am

Babbler

IT'S MAH MAMABEAR !!!!!!!!!! yahooooooo!
*leaps over for a big fat squeezy tight bear hug*

how you diddling, Mama? :)

11:58 am

Miyavi_fan

lol Mama!
Hey Sprite :) Er...what exam?

11:59 am

Smeltzdog

Mama once threw me out of the house into the cuzzi.

11:59 am

mab

Jen: fellow Crohn's person, are you well?

11:59 am

sprite

TWH: one of the very first I found! Something like 'to make so that you can't do without'?

11:59 am

karenth

hi everyone is it a cat day?

12:00 pm

Schroeder

Sprite, just getting started not so bad so far, but....

12:00 pm

sprite

Miyavi: I was told you had some sex related exam and all people here were supporting you with banana's :)
(see my icon...)

12:00 pm

Babbler

hi karen! yes it's cat day, for Jera's daughter.
Anyone know if she liked it?

12:01 pm

TWH

Sprite: one of my first as well.

12:01 pm

Anj

Hi Karen, Sprite :)

Yup, it's a puddy tate day.
Right 200 to go - good time for some tactical nosebag methinks. Anyone else for Whiskas??

12:01 pm

Smeltzdog

enough with the cat croissant...the dog in a cape is back!

12:01 pm

sprite

And then you have the Ne12/117 too, of course! Wow, what a wonderful couple of biggies!

12:01 pm

sprite

Anj, Karen, hi! :)

12:02 pm

Miyavi_fan

Riiight...we were going to have a PSE day about sex...in which we would be expected to put, er, contraception on bananas :/ But they changed the unit at the last minute and gave us eating disorders instead.

Er...not literally...

12:02 pm

karenth

i had a quick peep yesterday and the log was awash with smiley faces is this a new trend? *sighs* (always behind) :)

12:02 pm

mab

It's just 1 p.m. on the east coast babbler, Jera's daughter may still be in school.

Sprite: how droll!

12:02 pm

tbear

Tuva refresh...I'm prepare to try this out for about 5 mins...but it's not me...

12:03 pm

TWH

Yep, got 'em both!

12:03 pm

sprite

Aha... well, in that case, Miyavi... have a banana :D

12:03 pm

Tuva

TBEAR!!!

Welcome aboard!

Yaarg!

12:03 pm

lola100

Hi karen and sprite :)

See you later babe :)

12:03 pm

Babbler

LOL Tbear and Tuva! .......... I can feel a future theme coming on ; ) ...........

12:04 pm

Anj

karenh - check Babblers blog for the daily themes : D

12:04 pm

Miyavi_fan

Sprite! lol :)

12:04 pm

Tuva

http://www.venganza.org/

Ba bbler,

Go and see for yourself...

12:04 pm

Babbler

Lola!!! I've got Depeche Mode now!!!!!!! corrrr !! I love them! : )

12:05 pm

tbear

Smeltz...even I, cat lover extraordinaire was beginning to wonder what a cat croissant might tastelike...I'm so hungry today...feed a c4 starve a f5

12:05 pm

sprite

Great Miyavi, I see that you took it ;)

12:06 pm

mtnjock

sent you mail lola, what did you think of the kitty?

12:06 pm

lola100

which one babs?? Love them too, saw them on their devotional tour in Johannesberg, sa! :)

12:06 pm

tbear

Sprite... :) this is unusual for you morning girl!!

12:06 pm

Smeltzdog

I, not a cat lover ate the cat croissant for lunch.

12:07 pm

Babbler

it's The Sweetest Condition. Wow, I've never had the pleasure of seeing them live! : )

12:07 pm

Tuva

Tbear...

I am almost done!

Only have 262 to find!

12:07 pm

sprite

Hi tbear!
Well, not really, because on Wednesday and Thursday I have to be at work at 7 am, so that is before the grid changes. I can only play after work then.

12:07 pm

Schroeder

Oh my Tbear, I'm scared....

12:07 pm

lola100

*lola nips off to check her mail*

12:08 pm

Babbler

LOL!! Lola!!........... Bananarama !!!!!!! : D

12:08 pm

Miyavi_fan

Argh...anyone heard of a song called 'kick the can'? Sounds sort of like a modern can-can song. Someone put it to the backing of a dir en grey fan vid, haven't been able to get it out of my head

12:08 pm

mamabear

Smeltzie!!!! You're back from your seminar cruise?

12:10 pm

lola100

babs, eeewww! lol, I had the carpenters earlier, guess it can't be 100% all the time!
DM were amazing. Dave gave up singing 'everything counts' and just let the crowd do it. They were one of the first big bands to tour there so it was special for everyone.

12:10 pm

M3

Anyone know how to make the text bigger on the screen (tired eyes) i have tried CTRL + scroll mouse. normaly works, any suggestions x

12:10 pm

Smeltzdog

Cruise? I was in Nashville

12:10 pm

Babbler

it's very funny, Lo! Taking me back a few years! I love the Carpenters!! : )

12:11 pm

joelgee

m3--
what's your browser?

12:11 pm

mtnjock

Nash Vegas is a cruise!

12:11 pm

mamabear

It was a funny, dogman

12:11 pm

M3

IE x

12:11 pm

Babbler

Mamabear, did you get my hug? bottom of hte page now....... : /

12:12 pm

torgone

M3 - If you're using IE, pick View, Text Size, select size.

12:12 pm

tbear

Don't know if it's the medicinal purposes only Cherry brandy or you wonderful funny people but I'm laughing out loud and proud...Smelt,really, does yr good lady know?? Schroeder,you know me better,lol!! and Sprite...well great!! I've played a lot this week,cos of staying in for the weekendand then getting ill on Mon!! That'll teach me to stay in

12:12 pm

Babbler

pah, this grid!! I can't see the wood for the tr5/10....

12:13 pm

joelgee

m3--
what he said. did it work?

12:13 pm

M3

joelgeem, thanks its on largest already, but the text is no bigger!!

12:14 pm

Sherry

Hi folks!
How do yoy like the grid? This one's gonna drive me NUTS!

12:14 pm

Miyavi_fan

Hey Sherry :)

12:14 pm

torgone

Oops. Text size doesn't change on this site. Sorry.

12:14 pm

mab

Hi Sherry!

12:14 pm

Babbler

Hi Sherry!! I keep taking breaks.......... keep finding things to do........... my flat's getting very tidy today!!
: D

12:14 pm

M3

OH dear !!! changing the text size makes no difference !!!

12:15 pm

joelgee

m3--
I'm using firefox and ctrl+scroll makes the type size larger or smaller.

12:15 pm

sprite

Sherry: great grid so far... but I just started.

12:15 pm

Tuva

GOOD GRIEF!

I still need to find SEVENTY THREE words that start with the letter "S"...

This is silly!

12:15 pm

M3

torgone -- thanks, ok will now have to hunt for glasses !!! BRB

12:16 pm

lola100

Thanks for the mail coosin, that's just not right you know, LOL!!! I'll check out the link when I have a break later :)

12:16 pm

Jo

What? No Mentos? But, but ... they're the "Fresh Maker" LOL

12:17 pm

mtnjock

I have had those days... LOL... postal kitty...

12:17 pm

sprite

LOL @ Tuva!

12:17 pm

TWH

You mean "BESTEST" isn't a word?!?

12:17 pm

M3

now downloading firefox !! lol

12:17 pm

lola100

Hi sherry :)

12:18 pm

walnutchen

wow crazy... 400+ words today?

12:18 pm

Sherry

Hi Lola!

12:18 pm

Babbler

I might need a be4/6 in a little while......... : /

12:19 pm

mtnjock

lol, first word I got

12:19 pm

Jo

Me too, first word...what does that say about us? hmmm

12:20 pm

lola100

You mean you haven't started yet babs?? *lola slides half empty bottle behind monitor*

12:20 pm

sprite

I needed a B4 right after I entered the first few words, then pauzed to look at the stats panel, just to find out I should NEVER have started this one ;)

12:20 pm

Babbler

*babs downs it in one.......... smacks lips*
cheers, Lo ! : )

12:21 pm

Sherry

JO, Babbler: my first word was em5/16: the fireplace one

12:21 pm

Babbler

that was my first word, Sherry! :)

12:21 pm

Jo

Hmm, sherry. It'll be a hot nite tonight. Combine that with the be! LOL

12:22 pm

lola100

babs, lol! I was hiding it, not giving it to you! But seeing as I have to get up now anyway can I get you another?

12:22 pm

sprite

Be4 next to the fire, staring at the glowing em5s? I am game!

12:22 pm

torgone

My first word was ti4/4. be4/6 was the second. That's just me.

12:22 pm

mamabear

BABBLER!!!! I was off printing the enormousgargantuanunrealistica llyhuge word list!!!
Hugs right back atcha!!!

12:23 pm

Sherry

Jo: yeah!

12:23 pm

lola100

torgone, I thought of you when I found those two words ;)

12:23 pm

Babbler

ooops, soz Lo! obviously on a mission over here! LOL!
yes please, if you wouldn't mind! : )

12:23 pm

Babbler

yayyyyy! thx My Mamabear!! : )

12:24 pm

lola100

*lola hands babs a b4/6 while keeping a firm grip on her own bottle*

12:24 pm

Jo

If only that A was closer to the 2 s's ... we'd have ourselves a trio! *shame on JO*

12:24 pm

Babbler

me too, Tor-Tor : ) !!

12:25 pm

Babbler

*babs looks longingly at Lola's other b4 while gratefully accepting the b4 offered.... *

12:25 pm

KrystyAnn

anyone know what the first and second letters are for the 10, 11, & 12?

12:25 pm

mamabear

hmmmm..... is there a fish?

12:25 pm

Haz1558

ne 11 and 12

12:26 pm

tbear

Mamabear...Anj tapped me with a sprat earlier!!!

12:26 pm

KrystyAnn

Thanks Haz!

12:27 pm

Sherry

Ow! I just discovered there are very long words.....allright. Par ici les points!!

12:27 pm

Minski

Greetingbs all.
Baby napping. First batch of baking in oven.
Have a few minutes to babble and what a grid!!

ME10 but I don't have it yet.

12:27 pm

torgone

There's a sea monster, but she's not accepted.

12:27 pm

Haz1558

ne 11 /96 ne 12/117

12:27 pm

Sherry

Hi Minski!

12:28 pm

Miyavi_fan

Hey Minski :)

12:28 pm

mamabear

sea monsters have always had to fight for proper recognition

12:28 pm

Minski

Lola could you please toss a cold one over here? I think I'm going to need at least one.

12:29 pm

e_gurl85

Haz something that is vital or a need to have and plural it

12:29 pm

lola100

Hi minski! :)
*lola hands minski ice cold b4/6*

12:29 pm

Minski

Isn't she a lake (or loch) monster? The male cross between human and fish is accepted though in the plural.

12:30 pm

mamabear

lola - you passing out the be 4/4's????? I could go for a few!!

12:30 pm

Haz1558

It's okay - I got the words ages ago. I was just posting the points for Sherry.

12:30 pm

e_gurl85

oh sorry

12:30 pm

Minski

Thanks Lola!
*Neatly catches and glugs down 1st beer.*
Another please!

12:31 pm

Sherry

Thanks Haz!

12:31 pm

Haz1558

It's no problem - I'm sure others have been helped by your clue.

12:31 pm

lola100

*lola hands mamabear an ice cold b4/6* Help yourselves everyone, there's plenty to go around :)

12:31 pm

Minski

OOPs. Forgtot to bleep out word. Toss the fish over here too please.

12:31 pm

sprite

A soldier for hire... that is a merc, right? Won't take, though. Probably because it is an abbreviation or something. Longer versions are valid, though.

12:31 pm

Miyavi_fan

*puts on false beard*
*talking in German accent* Ich say, Ich could do mitt ein Beer!

12:31 pm

torgone

Why not? There's always room for be4/6!

12:32 pm

mamabear

Yah vol!!!!

12:32 pm

Haz1558

Miyavi - if you were asking for it in German, the word construction would be 'I could with a beer do' Strange language!

12:32 pm

Minski

Timer dinged. Gotta go check oven.
CUL8R

12:32 pm

Miyavi_fan

Jawhol jawhol jawhol!

12:32 pm

cybernan

ne 11 & ne 12 (plural): to make essential

12:33 pm

lottijw

I hope you`re including the women who drink it too ;)
(((((xxxx)))))
Hi everyone!

12:33 pm

e_gurl85

does anyone have the be 8/50 please

12:33 pm

Sherry

Hi Lotti!

12:33 pm

speedfreak

Minski: If u are not bleeping out words could you not bleep out the long m word!!

12:33 pm

grigs

the most be 4/6

12:33 pm

Miyavi_fan

Haz, Miyavi? Who is Miyavi? I am Hans from Berlin

12:34 pm

Ouwachita

be 8/50...think the best alcohol

12:34 pm

lottijw

Awww Sherry, what a cutie :)

12:34 pm

jenwould

hi all... I'm so excited... came back to finish last 150 and of course show off the new icon... finally at home and able to include self in fesitivities... what do you think? Sprite..glad to see you. missed you earlier this a.m.

12:35 pm

Sherry

Hi Jen!
Lotti: thanks!

12:35 pm

e_gurl85

best alcohol cant get it ?

12:36 pm

Sherry

Thanks for the ne11 and ne12 clues! Got them!

12:36 pm

mamabear

best alcohol doesn't do anything for me either.... not in the puzzle anyways.

12:36 pm

sprite

Hi Jen!
Missed you too :(
So sad, when work gets in the way of babbling, as every wednesday and thursday for me. ;)

12:36 pm

Babbler

drop an i in there somewhere.........

12:36 pm

cybernan

Do you think I can find the last 168 in the next 2 hours before my company arrives?!

12:37 pm

tbear

Tuva sorry back to cat now....2moro I'll try another

12:37 pm

torgone

Always, lotti!!!
[[[[xxXXxx]]]]

12:37 pm

Miyavi_fan

Woah, gotta go :) Maybe be on later, see you all then.

Er...Hans will see you all then. Hans from Berlin.

12:37 pm

sprite

Cybernan: of course you can!

12:37 pm

Sherry

see ya Miyahans!

12:37 pm

Babbler

Tchus, Hans !! : )

12:37 pm

lola100

'bye hans ;)

12:38 pm

Ouwachita

take the alcohol...and make It the bEST of the bunch...everything you need to know is in the above sentence

12:38 pm

mamabear

cybernan - sure ya can!!!!

12:38 pm

torgone

be8/50 - Try "most like be4/6" or "most full of be4/6"

12:38 pm

Babbler

ok............. anyone got the big tr words? any of 'em?
taa : )

12:38 pm

Haz1558

auf wiederlesen , lieber Hans

12:39 pm

tbear

Mama we're matchin now...2 Felix bears

12:39 pm

TWH

tr7/28

12:39 pm

jenwould

hey Babbler... japanese rock? like rock bands?

12:39 pm

lottijw

See ya Hans :/

12:39 pm

Babbler

yes, yes, I'm using the cheat sheet.......... I want 'em spelt out for me........ I mean, I need hints........ : )

12:39 pm

Haz1558

Tr 7/28 is the longest I have. Think hair.

12:40 pm

Babbler

hi Jen. It's for Miya, really. Should be fun! : )

12:40 pm

mamabear

torgone - you're my hero *swoons and bats long cat eyelashes*

12:40 pm

Tuva

Tbear... that is fine...

baby steps... take it slow

12:40 pm

torgone

Sayonara, Hansie.

12:40 pm

Babbler

that's my biggest tr word too, Haz..... thx tho' : )

12:40 pm

Ouwachita

the other tr7 is "3 exam"

12:41 pm

jenwould

so that was a yes then? Babbler?

12:41 pm

Tuva

LOL... that is a funny clue..

12:41 pm

Babbler

well, I like the band, Japan, with David Sylvian........ does that count? : )

12:41 pm

sprite

Tr8/45 - 9/60: think 300
Tr8/40: Benelux for instance
Tr9/54: most abounded in locks and plaits

12:41 pm

torgone

tr9/54 - Having the most tr7/28

12:41 pm

snowyowl

Hi all back after unexpected visitors and an early dinner. I have tr9 Babbler - take your tr5 to do with whats grows on your head and make it the MOST!!!!
I only tried it for fun!

12:42 pm

jenwould

counts for me... should be fun... or at the least creative...

12:42 pm

Sherry

Hi Snowy!

12:43 pm

mamabear

he's cute, tbear!!!!!! we are twins!!!!

12:43 pm

Babbler

*babs is working hard on the tr clues and wishes to thank all who are helping*

: )

12:43 pm

Haz1558

I've just had a flashback to my childhood. Does anyone else remember a Barbie-like doll with hair that 'grew' thanks to a device in its back? I think she was called tr***y

12:44 pm

Haz1558

Have to go, be back later

12:44 pm

Sherry

See ya Haz!

12:44 pm

mamabear

gotta get back to work..... have fun!!!! Maybe this is all a figment of my imagination and will be gone when I get back!!!!!

12:44 pm

sprite

Haz: Oh yes! I remember! I think you are right about the name too.

12:45 pm

Sherry

See ya Mamabear!

12:45 pm

Babbler

*waves sad bye bye to My Mamabear*

12:45 pm

snowyowl

Hi Sherry - thats a very cute kitty.

12:45 pm

snowyowl

bye Mama

12:46 pm

sprite

Oh, I like the fly!

12:46 pm

Sanky

Hi there everyone, big puzzle today eh?

12:46 pm

Sherry

Snowy: thanks! tried to find a nice kitty for Jera's litle one.

12:46 pm

snowyowl

Haz I had a tr***y LOL!

12:46 pm

Sherry

Hi Sanky!

12:46 pm

torgone

See ya, Mama!

12:47 pm

Jo

Only 348 words left!

12:47 pm

Sanky

Hi Sherry-how's the puzzle treating you?

12:48 pm

Sherry

Sanky:not that bad, but it's honeymoon, it won't last! 384 to go yet.

12:49 pm

lottijw

See ya Mama :)
Sis Moms been on the phone.....she`s got an engineer coming out tomorrow so keep your fingers crosse she can get back online!!.....She said hi to everyone :)

12:50 pm

sprite

Exactly halfway now... what a great grid! Not too much babble words, very much common words :D

12:50 pm

Sanky

I hear ya...I'm in the same boat. I have yet to complete one, so it's not likely I'll start today.

12:51 pm

torgone

Say hi to Mum for me, lotti.

12:51 pm

Sherry

Ouwachita: thanks for the best alcohol clue!
Babbler: am glad you talked about the 'i'!

12:52 pm

lottijw

Will do babe ;)

12:52 pm

lola100

lotti, about bl**dy time, silly BT! Tell her we are missing her and hope she will be back online soon :)

12:53 pm

cybernan

Been working away on my own here...time to ask for help!

lo 8/40. please?

12:54 pm

bejay

oh no! looks like a2z is not working!

12:54 pm

Babbler

sprite - I can't get your tr8/40 benelux clue... : /
any more for me, by any chance, pls? ty

12:54 pm

sprite

Lo8: the state of being unfindable :)

12:54 pm

lottijw

Have done...she sends her love and says she`s missing you all soooooo much!!!! Bless her, she`ll hopefully be here to tell the tale tomorrow :)

12:54 pm

Cmith

cybernan: lo 8/ 40 the state of being missplaced

12:55 pm

tbear

cybernan lo8 lo4=missing second part=nam of monster in lake in Scotland

12:56 pm

EvaNadine

its totally ok to have a Rum + Coke at lunch while youre at work, as long as its diet coke + you had a salad to eat, right?
;D

12:56 pm

Cmith

Babbler: ?tr 8/ 40 three american provincial units?

12:56 pm

Babbler

thx cyber ! :) gottit

12:57 pm

sprite

evanadine: I'd say that is more than okay... it's bordering on toogoodtobetrue :)

12:57 pm

Babbler

spooky icon, btw, cyber ! : )

12:57 pm

e_gurl85

now does the lo8/40 make the state of being misplaced thats only 4 letters

12:58 pm

EvaNadine

we dont have much work to do, what with tomorrow being thanksgiving...
im surprised they havent let us go home early...

12:58 pm

Sherry

Thanks Cmith!

12:58 pm

lola100

evaN, absolutely! :)

I need a break, be back later :)

12:58 pm

torgone

lotti - Tell her to watch out if he has any tools. Engineers with tools are like monkeys with hand grenades; It's funny to watch them play with them, but eventually someone will get hurt, or something will get seriously messed up.

12:58 pm

Sherry

See ya Lola!

12:59 pm

Miyavi_fan

Hallo, it is Hans from Berlin here :)

12:59 pm

lola100

e_gurl, it's the name of the tv series that I like with dr jack and the cowboy :)

12:59 pm

Babbler

see you later, Lo!

about to put my dinner too ......... : )

12:59 pm

lottijw

LOL Torgone!!!! In that case i may have to go and supervise!!!!!!

12:59 pm

e_gurl85

lola dont know that show
sorry im confused

1:00 pm

tbear

e_gurl read those clues again

1:01 pm

Dachef

hi peeps!

Im back to find my last 20!!!!

Am completely flummoxed. Have already resorted to A2Z, Im sorry to say!

1:01 pm

cybernan

Got the lo 8 - thanks --- Who invents these words?

1:01 pm

Miyavi_fan

Hey Dachef :)

1:01 pm

Sanky

HI Hans from Berlin

1:01 pm

EvaNadine

e_gurl...take the un-found word and make it sound like a famous lake in scotland

1:02 pm

e_gurl85

what clues?

1:02 pm

e_gurl85

erggg?

1:02 pm

cybernan

Babbler -- that's our cat, Charlie. We lost her 18 months ago (just disappeared)

1:03 pm

lottijw

Hi Dachef :)
Hi Miyavi ooooops Hans!!!!

1:03 pm

cybernan

Gotta go and clean the guest bathroom -- back later, maybe.

1:03 pm

Cmith

e_gurl85: lo 8/40 = lo 4/4 (misplaced)+ ne 4/4 (the state of being or heaadlands)

1:03 pm

mab

Was she very old, cyberan? I'm sorry she was lost.

1:03 pm

Miyavi_fan

Frau Lotti, who is this Miyavi people keep speaking of?

1:04 pm

torgone

Guten tag, Hans.

1:04 pm

Babbler

??? your icon's just changed, cyber! I wasn't seeing that before...... I saw an alien type face! I can see your cat now, I remember it from last night/this morning. : )

1:04 pm

EvaNadine

im surprised i havent seen and tom + jerry yet.
;)

1:04 pm

Miyavi_fan

Guten tag Herr Torgone :)

1:05 pm

Babbler

Oh.......... hang on, I've just confused you with Cmith............. I'd best get some dinner, eh? : )

1:05 pm

Dachef

Hi Miy - your cat looks a bit stiff.

1:06 pm

mab

It looks stuffed. Hi Dachef.

1:06 pm

lottijw

Glad it`s a cat Dachef!!!!!!

1:06 pm

e_gurl85

ok thanks very much got it

1:06 pm

Miyavi_fan

*stomps foot* Ich bin Hans! Hans!

1:07 pm

e_gurl85

any clue for the lo7/28 please

1:08 pm

lottijw

Ok ich bin Helga!!!! LOL

1:08 pm

Miyavi_fan

Ja, Hans und Helga! Ich liebe Deutschland!

1:08 pm

Babbler

tr7/32 pls anybody? then I can start making dinner.... : )

1:09 pm

Esuvee

Hi all! How many words are there today?

1:09 pm

tbear

miy...told you you'd forget him as you got older..... p l e a s e don't throw anything ar me... i' m ill...but you said it...lol

1:09 pm

lottijw

ROFPML!!!!

1:10 pm

Miyavi_fan

Tbear! I'm actually listening with rapt adoration to Miyavi's new single right now. For the six time in a row. So there! I just didn't want to muck up cat day for everyone

1:11 pm

Miyavi_fan

Sorry to hear you're ill, though...what's up?

1:11 pm

Cmith

Babbler: tr 7/ 32 metrical foot

1:11 pm

Jo

I just blindly follow orders ... what was the purpose of Cat Day...is there a bizarre underlying meaning that I am not aware of?

1:11 pm

Anj

...woof!

Everyone should learn a foreign language : D

1:11 pm

LINY Mich

Babbler
tr5/10 pl

1:13 pm

tbear

English winter virus...refuse to the word...3 days in bed and still yukky...infact gunna hava snooze...c u later all

1:13 pm

davetins

tere are 3 tr5/10s which one are you missing??

1:13 pm

Cmith

Babbler: tr 7/32 three+ se 4/5

1:14 pm

TWH

I've got 4 tr5/10s

1:15 pm

Babbler

: ) thx Cmith !! : )

1:15 pm

Miyavi_fan

Later Tbear :)

1:15 pm

Babbler

time to make dinner.......... be back later......... promise!

: D

1:16 pm

Miyavi_fan

Later Babbler! :)

1:17 pm

e_gurl85

Csmith what do you mean three+se4/5 which se 4/5

1:17 pm

davetins

looking for the ME/32 which follows the me/45, any clue please

1:18 pm

Cmith

Davetines: me 7/ 32 a person of mixed blood

1:20 pm

Cmith

e_gurl85: tr 7/32 = three-letter prefix meaning "three" plus one of the se 4/5 words (try them all - there are not that many)

1:21 pm

davetins

TY cmith how could I miss that

1:22 pm

LeeMc

Hi Ho Hello!

1:22 pm

Sherry

Hi Dachef!
Welcome back Miyahans!
HI Anj!

1:22 pm

Cmith

Davetins: s'kay. we all do it.

1:22 pm

Miyavi_fan

Hey Sherry :) How are you?

1:23 pm

Dachef

Hi Sherry!

You win the cutsie-kitty award of the day!

1:23 pm

lottijw

Hi Lee :)

1:23 pm

e_gurl85

got it Csmith thanks for your help

1:23 pm

LeeMc

Look for me tomorrow in the rankings with 26 points. Goodbye!!!

1:24 pm

Sherry

Miya: fine my dear! Gave a lesson this afternoon and it was fun!
I dunno how cold it is in your area but here, there's a freezing north wind!!!! This afternoon, I bought a polar jacket to wear when I'm home.

1:24 pm

Cmith

e_gurl85: glad to help.

What cute kitten award? I didn't realise this was a competition

1:24 pm

Miyavi_fan

Neh...having a non-j-rock icon is disorientating me. May have to switch back to Kyo or Meever in a sec :/

1:24 pm

Sherry

Bye LeeMc

1:25 pm

lottijw

Ok Lee...see ya :)

1:25 pm

Miyavi_fan

That's good, Sherry :) Freezing up here as well, expecting snow tomorrow!

1:25 pm

Sherry

Dachef: thanks a lot! *curtsies**

1:25 pm

Anj

Hi Sherry : ) Whopper today ; )

1:26 pm

Dachef

Anj - in my world, its a whopper every day. Hur hur!

1:27 pm

Sherry

Anj: yeah! when I saw the number, I was like: 'non, ils plaisantent, lÃ ?' lol

1:28 pm

sprite

My connection is going haywire and I am going bananas. Sorry to be so silent on the log, and so unhelpful. Don't seem to be able to get more than one or two words in, then my connection fails again. And the clock says I only have one more minute to finish.

1:28 pm

lottijw

Anj ....Dachef lives in the world of magic mirrors LOL

1:28 pm

e_gurl85

csmith i googled a person of mixed blood and nothing is coming up. sorry to keep bothering you

1:30 pm

Dachef

lotti - I love my magic mirrors!!

1:31 pm

Anj

Pas une plaisanterie. Babble fait ceci Ã nous de temps en temps lol

Dachef, careful with that carving knife then... ; )

Lotti, shh, it's a man thing : D

1:31 pm

lottijw

Dachef, I don`t doubt it!!!! LOL

1:31 pm

davetins

Any clue for st6/18 after the ones you run up ( if you're fit) please

1:32 pm

lottijw

Ooops sorry Anj!!! ;)

1:32 pm

emtmia

st6/18, the rock group without the first word

1:33 pm

Matthew

1-b
1-f
7-n
2-r
21-s
11-t

1:34 pm

davetins

emtmia, If you mean jagger I have that one. I need the 4th one on the list??

1:34 pm

emtmia

mick jaggers group......

1:35 pm

emtmia

sorry

1:35 pm

cybernan

cr 7/32 and cr 8/45?

1:35 pm

Cmith

e_gurl85: me 7/32 = person of mixed blood
There are several alternate spellings for this word - the most common has a z and ends in a vowel. Change the z to an "s"

1:36 pm

davetins

cybernan, add 2 letters to the rabbit food then plural

1:36 pm

Cmith

Cybernan: cr 7/ 32 scented oil burner
cr 8/ 45 plural of cr 7/32 (oil burner)

1:37 pm

Dachef

cybernan cr7 - the small green stalk-like vegetable that goes well with egg sandwiches, add the French for is. Then, of course, pluralise!!!

1:37 pm

Miyavi_fan

Ahhhh, that's better :) Nothing like some Girls, Be Ambitious Meever to bring me back to my senses :)

1:38 pm

davetins

dachef french for and???

1:38 pm

Cmith

Davetins: st 6/ 18 stoppages of bodily fluids
?

1:39 pm

Dachef

davetins - er yeah, pardon! Ma Francais est tres m**de.

1:41 pm

cybernan

Thanks -- when it comes to food...ask Dachef!

1:42 pm

Dachef

ladies and gentlemen, Dachef is done. 418 in the bag.

I thankyou!

1:42 pm

Miyavi_fan

Woo! Nice one, Dachef! :D

1:42 pm

Uneaixoise

wow, impressive--congrats

1:42 pm

Miyavi_fan

*fights urge to scream and eat her own jeans out of jealousy*

1:43 pm

e_gurl85

Good good dachef

1:43 pm

Anj

Well done Dachef - deffo Woot from this quarter : )

1:43 pm

mab

Well done, Dachef! Amazing concentration.

1:43 pm

davetins

well done dachef, I have 3 to go

1:43 pm

Anj

I haven't even finished my first sweep yet : /

1:44 pm

jenwould

dachef...super!

1:44 pm

lola100

Oh my, got back just in time...wooo! Go dachef!! :)

1:44 pm

davetins

cmith, sorry can't even google it??

1:45 pm

Dachef

cheers all!

Miy - careful with eating jeans. If they are blue, then you can use ketchup to take away the taste of denim. Black ones go well with sprouts.

Mab - concentration! Ha! I started at 10 am (its now nearly eight pm here!)

1:45 pm

torgone

Yay dachef!

1:46 pm

Babbler

*comes back from kitchen* cor dachef!!

bravo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1:46 pm

Lupe613

Happy day before Thanksgiving everyone. Haven't had much time to babble lately - but wanted to stop in to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving!

1:47 pm

e_gurl85

i wish i was close to being done i only have104 completed

1:47 pm

Anj

uh-oh...now i'm not entering good words 'cos I used them in yesterday's puzzle and my mind has blown a fuse : ?

1:47 pm

Miyavi_fan

*hesitating in front of wardrobe* Um...first on the pile are white ones which I half dyed black, then ripped almost to shreds. What to they go well with?

1:47 pm

Cmith

Davetins: In Sci-Fi when you go on a long space trip, you have to be put in st 6/18. This is the plural of that

1:47 pm

lola100

Hi lupe :)

1:47 pm

e_gurl85

Happy thanksgiving to you lupe

1:47 pm

Dachef

miy - non-revealing pants.

1:47 pm

mirrin

Can someone give me a hint on the oe? I'm guessing this is not a word I know...

1:47 pm

mab

Hi Lupe!

1:48 pm

Miyavi_fan

Anj, I believe that's what Liana calls a brain fart :)

1:48 pm

Sherry

Dachef: wow, felicitations!

1:48 pm

mtnjock

ughhh I just got be8/50....

1:48 pm

Cmith

oe 7/ 28 yet another alternate spelling for a female hormone

1:49 pm

Smeltzdog

be7 and be6/27 anyone?

1:49 pm

Miyavi_fan

Ripped almost to shreds! Almost! All incriminating areas well and truly covered. It was in an effort to recreate Kyo jeans for a cosplay...then I couldn't bear to let them go.

1:49 pm

Anj

...I call it 'tilt' : /

1:49 pm

Lupe613

Hola Lola, mab - thanks e_gurl!

1:49 pm

e_gurl85

mtnjock can i get a clue on that since you found it please?

1:50 pm

e_gurl85

Lupe your welcome enjoy turkey

1:50 pm

Cmith

be 7/ 40 clover (be 6/27 with a consonant after the be)
be 6/ 27 be suitable

1:50 pm

davetins

egurl the one who's drunk the most ale

1:50 pm

Sherry

L'aixoise: alors Ã§a va?
si tu savais comme il pÃ¨le ici! C'est mortel! lol!

1:50 pm

mtnjock

take you liquid refreshment, and put a suffix on it that means the very best!

1:51 pm

Uneaixoise

salut, Sherry!

1:51 pm

e_gurl85

which is the liquid refreshment i prob dont even have that

1:51 pm

mtnjock

another word for ale.

1:52 pm

Sherry

Aixoise: il est trop mignon ton ti chat!

1:52 pm

Dachef

mirrin - the oe word is a hormone. Bit obscure, but add on the stuff you tie up parcel with and drop the last letter!

1:52 pm

e_gurl85

errrgg im lost

1:52 pm

Smeltzdog

csmith - sorry but that didn't help much

1:52 pm

Uneaixoise

ah, c'est gentil--je l'ai trouve a (sur?) Google!

1:53 pm

mtnjock

budweiser is a be**, I love cheese and eat it a lot, so some of my friends call me the cheesiest

1:53 pm

Sherry

Aixoise: on a les meme sources! (sur)

1:54 pm

MaryJo24

e_gurl - What you get pitchers of at the bar..

1:54 pm

Jo

mtn, that's a word? hmmm ...

1:54 pm

Jo

And, Mentos isn't??

1:54 pm

Uneaixoise

Google . . . qu'est-ce que j'ai fait avant?!

1:54 pm

mtnjock

I know as well as bestest isn't one either!

1:54 pm

Jo

LOL! ;-)

1:55 pm

e_gurl85

I got it thanks all for that

1:56 pm

Cmith

Smeltzdog: be 6/27 be+se4/5
be 7/40 be+consonant+se4/5

1:56 pm

mirrin

Thanks a lot! I finally got it.

1:56 pm

mtnjock

thats why sniper kitty is on the loose! weird long words! he must shoot them down!

1:57 pm

e_gurl85

any clue for ce 8/45 both of them please

1:57 pm

Jo

I like your sniper kitty ... :-)

1:58 pm

mtnjock

lol... I have an animated bitmap that has him shooting an usi, but I can't get it to upload here!

1:58 pm

davetins

ugurl us coin then pluralise twice

1:58 pm

Jo

Bummer! How funny ...

1:59 pm

Cmith

mtnjock: see Sep 01 entry in Dr_god's DEV log

2:00 pm

davetins

e gurl then change the 7th letter

2:00 pm

torgone

One more word and I'll be half done!!!!

2:00 pm

Anj

grrrr won't accept beseen. 'S a good word grump }(.

2:00 pm

Uneaixoise

mtnjock, when Dr_God first set things up so we could upload icons, he had to remove the option of animation because it was slooooowwwwiiiinnnggg everything down . . .

2:00 pm

Jo

I can guess its about the use of animation. When we first got these icon privelages, some people posted animated icons .... they were terribly annoying. LOL

2:02 pm

sprite

Anj: change last letter and you have a valid one. As a consolation ;)

2:02 pm

e_gurl85

i dont see how to pluralize it

2:02 pm

Miyavi_fan

Animated icons...sounds like a good idea, though...*gasps* I can make Kyo move!

2:02 pm

harpjane

TR 9's? Either one? Hurry, they're shutting my power off in 11 minutes!

2:03 pm

Sherry

Harpjane: your helmeted cat is a scream!!!

2:03 pm

Cmith

harpjane: tr 9/ 60 plural of tr 8/45 (fourteenth centuries)

2:03 pm

Anj

Ta Sprite - i've already got that one. I'm just on my usual Enable-bashing crusade although I should shut up given the size of this grid lol : D

Won't accept Bessemer either. I'm on the process of trying to convert it tho' ; )

2:04 pm

Cmith

tr 9/ 54 most full of locks of hair

2:04 pm

sprite

LOL Anj! I'll fight shoulder to shoulder with you on that :)

2:05 pm

Miyavi_fan

Did you try bribing it?

2:05 pm

davetins

again TY cmithfinally got the be7

2:05 pm

harpjane

Sherri-it's Lime Cat! Google him some time!
All-got the tr about hair, will work on the fourteenth centurie later. Maybe I'll actually find a book while the power's off.

2:06 pm

Babbler

be7/40? me too!! thx Cmith!

2:06 pm

Jo

wow, limecat.net. He has a website! LOL

2:06 pm

Miyavi_fan

Nuuuurgh...anyone up for a singing break?

2:07 pm

sprite

I got the Sses down!
*jumps up and down chair of pure joy*

2:07 pm

Sherry

Miya: I'm already singing in front of my grid!

2:07 pm

Miyavi_fan

Lol Sherry, what's the song?

2:08 pm

e_gurl85

thanks csmith got the be6/27 and be7/40

2:08 pm

Sherry

Miya: that was All Star by Smash Mouth

2:09 pm

davetins

Just need the st6/18 bodily fluid one and the last ce6/21

2:09 pm

e_gurl85

csmith most full locks of hair dont get that tr ?

2:10 pm

Miyavi_fan

*claps* I'm on 'Kekkonshiki no uta' by Miyavi...should be moving onto Hide's 'Dice' anytime soon though

2:11 pm

Cmith

e_gurl85: tr 9/ 54 superlative of (tr 5/10 - lock of hair)y

2:11 pm

Dachef

time to go - its been a blast. be good y'all!

2:11 pm

lola100

'bye dachef :)

2:11 pm

Sherry

See ya Dachef!

2:12 pm

Babbler

*waves bye bye to Dachef*

2:12 pm

Anj

'bye Dachef : )

2:13 pm

e_gurl85

the only tr5/10 word that i have is a living plant

2:13 pm

e_gurl85

is that the lock of hair

2:14 pm

Miyavi_fan

See you Dachef :)

2:14 pm

Sherry

egurl: find the french word for plait, and remove the last vowel

2:15 pm

Kelstar

ANYONE HAVE THE SE 9/60?

2:15 pm

Cmith

e_gurl85: in your tr 5/10 change the second to the last letter to the same as the last letter

2:15 pm

Minski

Egurl
This word isn't in the grid. HINT~ when you are having a bad day you might say you are ST8 OUT. Remove the S and you have the TR

2:16 pm

Cmith

Kelstar :se 8/ 45 ancient roman coin (ends in te 5/12 being the third position in fencing)
se 9/ 60 plural of se 8/45 (coins)

2:16 pm

Anj

kelstar - plural of the se8 - someone who gets spicey :)
Think spring, summer, autumn etc

2:17 pm

Minski

Hi again. I've been back but time to go again to check on dough for cookies. I'm not pleased with how the 1st batch came out. Think I overcooked them. Need to do better this time around. CUL8R.

2:17 pm

e_gurl85

Minski thanks now how do i get the 9 letter word from that

2:17 pm

Anj

...whoops - that was the 9/54 hahaha : /

2:18 pm

lola100

*lola slides chocolate over to Anj*

2:18 pm

Minski

egurl
go back to the old clues for the TR9 and use them.

2:18 pm

ToeSockMonkey

Man! I feel like I got so far with my word finding and then saw I still had almost 300 to go! :(

2:18 pm

Minski

reaally gotta go this time. baby has a diaper emergency. later.

2:19 pm

Miyavi_fan

Later Minski :)

2:19 pm

ToeSockMonkey

*watches lola passing the chocolate and licks lips*

2:19 pm

Anj

Thanks babe : )
*Anj slides mocha towards Lola*

2:19 pm

Cmith

kelstar: se 8/ 45 plural of se 7/32 (oozes slime)
se 9/ 60 most hidden of knowledge (superlative of se 6/21)

2:20 pm

lola100

*lola breaks off chunck of chocolate and hands it to toes*

2:20 pm

Sanky

How many words? I know, I know...go to babb anon, etc, but I've been there 3 times & I keep forgetting to look at that particular number!

2:20 pm

e_gurl85

well i am going to rest my eyes for a minute and do some work be back in a few minutes cause i am getting frustrated

2:20 pm

Sherry

TSM: 354 words to go...break! I'm gonna eat and walk the dog.
See ya people!

2:20 pm

Miyavi_fan

*Miyavi slides new Dir en Grey CD towards computer*

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em

2:20 pm

ToeSockMonkey

*eyes the mocha, mouth watering*

2:20 pm

lola100

Thanks sweetie, did you sugar it? xxx

2:20 pm

Babbler

*babs is watching with big wide open eyes.... sees chocolate being passed around*

2:20 pm

Sherry

Sanky: 418!

2:21 pm

ToeSockMonkey

Sherry! Hey sugar..... and bye as well! :) see ya later!

2:21 pm

Anj

Of course babe ; )

*Anj whips up two more mochas with large chunks of choccy and passes them to Toe & Babber*

Sup up : D

2:21 pm

Sanky

Oh my, I'm not even close. Wished I would have never known how many, than I can think I was cranking them out this time!!!

2:22 pm

Cmith

*Cmith whimpers pathetically as the chocolate whizzes by her*

2:22 pm

lola100

Well, I suppose since you finished all my b4/6 you may as well have my choccolate too...*hands chocolate to babs*

2:22 pm

Miyavi_fan

*hunched over maths homework, trying to ignore the tantalising choccy smells*

2:22 pm

ToeSockMonkey

*tackles anj's hand with her face* Thank you Anj!

2:22 pm

Babbler

*Babs tries to take laydee-like sip, even though she's depressed with today's grid and feels like being mega-greeedy!*

2:23 pm

Anj

*passes CSmith large bar of Yorkie in recognition of clue giving efforts*

Tell you what, if that se9/60 for the most occult is a word, Enable needs severly updating given what it won't accept lol : D

2:23 pm

davetins

Just need the last one, ST6/18 the 4th one on Brandy jacks list, next to the things you use to go up to the next floor??? Any clue gratefully received, Cmith's stoppage of bodily fluid didn't work for me??

2:25 pm

Anj

davetins...not sure if this is the one:

Think Lisa Simpson's doll. Malibu St..... and swap the Y for an S : D

2:25 pm

Cmith

Davetins: and my space flight clue didn't do it for you.
*grabs chocolate and downs it in 1 second - body goes into st 6/18 from sugar shock*

2:27 pm

davetins

Anj, thanks for the try but I'm afraid I haven't a clue who lisa simpson is never mind her doll?? as to malibu???

2:28 pm

Sanky

Bye Sherry -

2:30 pm

Miyavi_fan

x = (5ky/8k2) + 3f/8 [k]

Anyone any good at rearranging equations?

2:30 pm

mtnjock

shoot miy (engineer / mathematician here)

2:31 pm

Miyavi_fan

*points to scary equation below and whimpers*

2:31 pm

mtnjock

you want to find k?

2:31 pm

lottijw

Derrr!! Am i doing a maths course for a reason?????

2:32 pm

Anj

davetins...it's a word associated with suspended animation. Or at least it might be in NASA's dreams : /

2:32 pm

Jen

MMMMMM, the first 2 be4's... is there anything better? :)

2:32 pm

lola100

miyavi, I used to love doing those but many moons have passed since I was at school and I'm afraid I wouldn't know where to start now :/

2:32 pm

Miyavi_fan

yup, need to try and distinguish k from that merry mess.

Maybe I can get away without doing it if I plead temporary insanity?

2:33 pm

Cmith

davetins: take the st 6/18 from the USA and change the second "t" to an "s". I am not taking yoiu on my next visit to The Restaurant at the End of the Universe

2:33 pm

baggo

hello all just back from local coffee shop, coffee and chai tea for all your weary heads if you are still here

2:33 pm

Miyavi_fan

Lola, how could anyone enjoy doing them?! How?!

2:33 pm

lottijw

Tell em i said you didn`t have to do it chick!!!!

2:33 pm

boreetos

kitty!

2:34 pm

Babbler

to6/21 anyone pls? taa

2:34 pm

Anj

*Baggo gets buried under 400 lbs of steaming be4/9

Hiya : )

2:35 pm

boreetos

Anj, Nermal rocks.
Lola, so does Puss.

2:35 pm

Miyavi_fan

*cheesy grin* Lotti, can you write me a note? :D

2:35 pm

davetins

cmith TYTYTY I think I'm too tired to do this.
Anything you need????

2:35 pm

lola100

miyavi, don't know but I used to do them to take a break from my other studies, like economics *yawn*

2:35 pm

baggo

***peeks up from said be4/9 to see if lola is watching**

2:35 pm

speedfreak

Still have over 250 words to go and preparation for Thanksgiving...is this ever going to end!!!

2:36 pm

lola100

Hey boreetos! :)

2:36 pm

lottijw

Hey Baggo, just back myself after cooking chilli, followed by coffee and chat with a friend!! I did that magic "poof" thing that me and Torgone are so good at!!!

2:36 pm

Cmith

to 6/ 21unit of speech
Davetins - I really, really want to go into space. Do you work for NASA

2:36 pm

Miyavi_fan

Hey Boreetos :)

2:36 pm

davetins

No, single and happily retired

2:36 pm

boreetos

hi lola, that is my favorite part of shrek 2. those big eyes kill me. :)

2:37 pm

boreetos

hi miyavi, hows the homework going?

2:37 pm

lottijw

Absolutely Miyav!!!

2:37 pm

baggo

lol lotti, that's why you two are such the match....lol he only has eyes for you now...8-/

2:37 pm

lola100

baggo! LOL!

2:37 pm

mtnjock

its been a while but see if this makes sense:

x = (5ky/8k2) + 3f/8

x - 3f/8 = 5ky/8k2
8x - 3f = 5ky/k2

(8x -3f) /5 = ky / k2

y-2 -------------
\/ (8x - 3f)/5 = k

2:38 pm

davetins

Think I deserve a cognac after all that Any one else???

2:38 pm

lottijw

LOL Baggo, that does wonders for my ego!!!!! He`s such a babe :)

2:38 pm

Babbler

gimme the bottle, dave

2:38 pm

evanonut

omg! this is the biggest puzzle i have seen since i started this game!

2:38 pm

Miyavi_fan

*brain yells "geronimo!" and drops out of head*

2:38 pm

baggo

isn't he though???? he loved me once...alas only for a brief moment afore he left me at the altar...

2:39 pm

baggo

mtn i think you're dead on, if i remember correctly

2:40 pm

evanonut

oh no! now it won't take my words! says i can't connect. i might need drugs

2:40 pm

Anj

MTN, with you right up until the last line, then it all went wrong for me : /

2:41 pm

Anj

I can't remember why ky/k2 goes to y-2 :'(

2:41 pm

Babbler

everyone get thrown out just now?

2:41 pm

Miyavi_fan

Wait...

*smothers Mtn in bone crushing hug* thank you thank you thank you! You gorgeous gorgeous man I LOVE you!

2:41 pm

lola100

boreetos, for me it's the hairball :)

2:42 pm

joelgee

yeah. just returned, then got thrown out.
and I've been thrown out of better dives than this.

2:42 pm

hurshy

hey folks! WHAT a puzzle!

anybody have either of the ce8's?

2:42 pm

Dr_God

Sorry about that. Minor burp. Everything should be back to normal now.

2:42 pm

Anj

...it's a bit unstable today isn't it : /

2:43 pm

lottijw

OMG I`m a home wrecker!!!

2:43 pm

mtnjock

k was to the y power, divided by k to the power of two
when you have powers (say y = 4) k4 / k2 = k2, thus the step where I divided the k's and got k y-2 power I left off., I took the y-2 square root of both sides and got k

2:43 pm

joelgee

anj--
who isn't?

2:44 pm

allstartwithX

Hi all. Was that formula the one for calculating how many words and points are in today's grid?

2:44 pm

davetins

Hurshey, small US coin thes pluralise twice for second one change the 7th letter to another vowel

2:44 pm

Miyavi_fan

*still with arms around Mtn, big cheesy grin on face* Love love love

2:44 pm

boreetos

Oops! Babble couldn't connect to the server to add your word.

that's a new one for me, anyone get this before?

sad I just got locked out for a few minutes. :(

2:45 pm

hurshy

davetins, my hero!

2:45 pm

mtnjock

flattery will get you everywhere Miy!... So, boretoes decided to show icon today?

2:45 pm

Anj

Cheers Mtn. Now I remember why I hate algebra with an unholy passion : D

2:45 pm

boreetos

yeah mtnjock, the theme was much easier to bear today. :)

2:46 pm

lottijw

Gotta go :(
Miyavi your letter is in your mail box!!!!!!!
See you all later :)

2:46 pm

mtnjock

you should try abstract algebra and differential equations LOL (evil laughter in background)... Miy, I loved story problems, that is what got me through Math as a whole.

2:46 pm

Miyavi_fan

*prises self with difficulty away from Mtn* Oooh...that reminded me...:D

2:46 pm

joelgee

bye lotti.

2:47 pm

Miyavi_fan

Later Lotti :)

2:48 pm

mtnjock

now remember to show all the work, so that your teachers know you know how to do it!

2:48 pm

boreetos

so, uh any clues for the 10, 11 and 12?

2:49 pm

Babbler

ti 5/ 10 and ti 6/ 18, directly above Torgone's favourite birds, anyone pls? ty : )

2:49 pm

DarleenMB

I dunno mtnjock. I really enjoyed differential equations...

2:50 pm

Miyavi_fan

*grabs Mtn by the hand and starts dragging him through the monitor to England* You're coming to my next maths lesson...

2:50 pm

mtnjock

I enjoyed Diffi Q's as well.

2:50 pm

Cmith

mtnjock: er?
k = exp ((8/5)x -(3/5)f) - exp (y-2)

2:50 pm

davetins

think of a european liquid measure and change the first letter Babbler

2:51 pm

Deutsch

Hi everyone!

2:51 pm

Babbler

ty dave !!!!

2:52 pm

Anj

davetines, I was left high & dry by these ce8 clues. Can't expand the ce4/5 at all : /

2:52 pm

Babbler

now I can eat !!! : D

2:52 pm

e_gurl85

i still have to many words to find errrg

2:52 pm

Cmith

Babbler: ti 6/ 18 plural of ti 5/10 (tests for concentration like for antibodies)

2:53 pm

mtnjock

csmith, exp?

2:53 pm

davetins

anj put a es4/4 on the end

2:54 pm

Miyavi_fan

At least Oresama is downloading whilst I'm doing my homework...over an hour of Miyavi in a film I don't understand...yum :)

2:55 pm

boreetos

well, gotta go pick up my mum from the airport. Thanksgiving, you know. Everyone have a great weekend, and for those whom it applies to, have a great holiday as well.

Goodbye, until monday!

2:55 pm

mamabear

How's everyone doing????????? Y'all done yet??? LOL

2:56 pm

Deutsch

Hi mama, bye boreetos! Have fun!

2:56 pm

Anj

Cheers dave...tried every spelling but.., as usual lol : )

2:56 pm

evanonut

my goal, 200 before i go get me a relaxing massage.

2:57 pm

e_gurl85

does everyones hours before game is over say nan

2:58 pm

davetins

Did you get both anj??

2:58 pm

Anj

e_gurl, no that just means the page isn't fully refreshed.

2:58 pm

mamabear

Hi Deutsch!!! Evanonut!!! Baggo! Torgone! Babbler! Ang! Miyavi! Lola! Hurshy! Joelgee! oh HE** - hail, hail, the gang's all here!!!!
Hey, Torgone, there's a ti bird????? must have flown off my grid..... *hint hint - clue?*

2:58 pm

Anj

Yup, thanks dave

2:59 pm

Miyavi_fan

I'm part of the gang?

Yay :D

2:59 pm

The Happy 1

n e help on last st5/10, 7/28, 8/40?
thx

2:59 pm

evanonut

oh my mama! i can see you are stoked!

2:59 pm

e_gurl85

ive refreshed it about 3 times and nothing has changed it has said it about 1 hour or so i thought that too

2:59 pm

Babbler

it's my MAMABEARRRRRRRRRRRR!!
*flies over for hug*
ti4 - think mammary glands, mama, nothing special : )

2:59 pm

joelgee

hey, mamabear.
felix the cat
the wonderful, wonderful cat.
whenver he is in a fix
he reaches into his bag of tricks.

2:59 pm

evanonut

and thanks for calling me part of the gang!

3:00 pm

e_gurl85

well i guess im not in yalls crowd : (

3:02 pm

Anj

Hi Mamabear : )

Don't worry e_gurl - we never get the greetings right on the first sweep : ) Too many of us lol.
Are you on broadband or 56k?

3:02 pm

allstartwithX

e_gurl85 - everyone is welcome in the Babble crowd. Big grid today, so everyone's giddy.

3:02 pm

e_gurl85

im not rea sure its work but i think its roadrunner

3:03 pm

e_gurl85

but then again im on scoutsmom computer today that could be why haha

3:03 pm

baggo

I'M BAAAAACCCCCKKKKK!!!!!

3:03 pm

evanonut

all start - giddy - oops, i was gritty, i'd better go clean up!

3:03 pm

Babbler

don't be silly egurl!
(just having my dinner....)

3:04 pm

Anj

e_gurl, you just might have heavy e-traffic on your connection so the Babbleserver is taking a while to respond : )

3:04 pm

e_gurl85

how am i silly

3:04 pm

davetins

happy1, they all stem from a long thin channel, first one finishes in two vowels

3:04 pm

e_gurl85

thats true

3:04 pm

Deutsch

Hi baggo! Just sat down myself!

3:05 pm

evanonut

oooooh the fun. if you've found one word, you've found five!

3:06 pm

Babbler

soz egurl, just an expression, means course you're in the gang - you're here aren't you? : )
(must eat.......)

3:06 pm

mamabear

e_gurl = you were included in the "hail hail gang's all here part" - realized how many were playing and couldn't list em all!!!!! Didn't mean to leave you out by any means!!!!!

3:07 pm

e_gurl85

im just messing with ya

3:08 pm

The Happy 1

cheers dav x

3:08 pm

davetins

Any joy happy 1??

3:08 pm

mamabear

Well, just got the email we can leave early to get ready for the holiday...... will try and pop in at home in between cooking & baking!!!! See ya in a few!!!!
<<<<mmmmwwwaaaaahhhhh h>>>>>

3:09 pm

Deutsch

ahve fun, mama!

3:10 pm

The Happy 1

gettin em now dav u pointed me in right direction thx

3:10 pm

mamabear

HA! I still have 265 words to find!!! Gonna have to multi-task BIG time!!!!

3:12 pm

hurshy

davetins, want to rescue me again? after the last em4 there are two 6/21's, of which i have a gross one. clue for the other?

3:13 pm

Miyavi_fan

Ahh, finally...all maths homework done...

So it's probably goodbye from me for the rest of the day...off to watch a very hard earned oresama :) At last...

3:13 pm

davetins

Hurshy just change the 5th letter

3:14 pm

Anj

...woot! made it to 318 words on the first sweep : )

Now for the hard part : /

3:14 pm

hurshy

of course! so sorry to bother you.

3:14 pm

Ouwachita

401 and stuck

3:15 pm

Babbler

*gets be4/6 for anj*

3:15 pm

davetins

No Prob, I got plenty of help to finish, just watching the football so time to help

3:15 pm

hurshy

ok, then, how about help with the en7 too?

3:16 pm

e_gurl85

any clue on sr4/4

3:16 pm

stillcrazy

Wow wtg Ouwachita....not even close to that yet here!

3:16 pm

Miyavi_fan

Wah! Why can't Japanese people speak English?! Did he just go back in time, or what? *sighs*

3:17 pm

davetins

difficult clue Hurshy, add an anagram of french cup

3:17 pm

e_gurl85

or ts6/18

3:17 pm

davetins

same 3 letters twice, think malaria

3:18 pm

stillcrazy

add a very short verb to the sr.....I am ....he --

3:18 pm

Anj

Cheers Babs - 98 to go : )

3:19 pm

Babbler

only, errrrrr, 234 to go here........ : /

3:19 pm

hurshy

got it davetins, thx!

3:19 pm

e_gurl85

i still can dind the sr4/4 i keep monkey typing and nothing is coming up

3:21 pm

davetins

Egurl think indian ladies dress an take a letter away

3:22 pm

The Happy 1

davetins lokin 4 st5/10 between 2 4/4'2 near piggies house.

3:23 pm

The Happy 1

oops 4/4's

3:24 pm

davetins

happy 1 add a ti4/4

3:24 pm

e_gurl85

daventins that clue would help if i could think of what a ladies indian dress was called

3:25 pm

e_gurl85

any clue for the re 9/60 please

3:25 pm

davetins

e gurl the long silky material they wrap around, you must know that???

3:26 pm

The Happy 1

thx again davetins

3:26 pm

davetins

e gurl it's the superlative of re6/21

3:27 pm

e_gurl85

davetins im sorry not thinking well today

3:27 pm

hurshy

davetins - two more requests ... last es6 and et7?

3:27 pm

e_gurl85

are you talking about the re6/21 when you join with someone or something again?

3:28 pm

The Happy 1

egurl think backward male teachers

3:29 pm

davetins

Hurshy The es is followed by the first 4 letters of the holy ????ity

3:29 pm

e_gurl85

i think i am babbled out today to many words to find cause i can barely think

3:29 pm

e_gurl85

i usually have a friend and we work together but she is not here today so i am lost and have found 150 alone and thats alot to find alone well with clues i mean

3:31 pm

e_gurl85

alot of the stuff i found today i did byt monkey typing

3:32 pm

davetins

Hurshy the et one is more difficult 1st 4 letters sound french, then first

3:33 pm

davetins

Egurl, no, it's the one that means in the last few minutes

3:34 pm

hurshy

sorry, davetins. i don't quite follow. sounds french then first what?

3:34 pm

e_gurl85

daventins is it the word that kids do at school or activity at school if not i must not have that word either

3:35 pm

e_gurl85

im sorry daventins that i prob bugging you

3:37 pm

davetins

Hurshy, it's difficult without giving it to you

Try a coup d'et?? (revolution) with the i road

3:38 pm

davetins

E gurl think not a long time ago more re????ly

3:38 pm

hurshy

and by "i road" you mean that's the fifth letter?

3:40 pm

davetins

Yes with an abbreviation for an alternative for road

3:40 pm

Babbler

what word is this for, dave?

3:41 pm

davetins

babbler et7/28

3:42 pm

e_gurl85

davenstin thanks

3:42 pm

hurshy

how can this be so hard? :) street? avenue? route?

3:42 pm

e_gurl85

no how to do i find the 9/60 from that

3:43 pm

davetins

E gurl it's the superlative

3:43 pm

baggo

ok hurshy try putting the suffix for one who does something on the end of the word

3:44 pm

davetins

hurshy ist one

3:44 pm

Miyavi_fan

*whimpering* ah...I don't understand this film, but I'm crying...

3:45 pm

hurshy

oh my gosh, i think i've been typing in 8's instead of 7's. thanks and sorry for being so dense!

3:45 pm

baggo

at the front of it, rearrange the letters of the te 4/4 (cow udders)

3:45 pm

Deutsch

*hands Miy a tissue*

3:46 pm

Babbler

flippin eck, I can't find the et9 either.... !

3:46 pm

baggo

funny hurshy...nirvana all apoligies just started....lol

3:47 pm

Miyavi_fan

Thanks Deutsch...it's so sad...I just wish I knew why...

3:47 pm

baggo

babbler quit lookin there aint one

3:47 pm

movieman

Having problems wit' the last ta6 & ta7...

Ne cluez plz...

3:48 pm

Babbler

LOL baggo!!! ty so much ! : )

3:48 pm

Deutsch

sad imagery makes me cry, too

3:48 pm

davetins

ta6 and 7 potatoes

3:49 pm

davetins

movieman or scruffy

3:50 pm

e_gurl85

daventins the only superlative that i see cant go in it am i missing something??

3:51 pm

Miyavi_fan

It's not even sad imagery, though! Miyavi just ran away from a house when someone answered an intercom...and I started crying just because he did...weird...

3:52 pm

Deutsch

That's a little weird, but go with it! I've wept at weirder!

3:52 pm

davetins

Ugirl if you've got the re6/21 use the last letter to make another word for exam

3:52 pm

Miyavi_fan

The "sad" part of the film seems to be over now though...now he seems to be teaching guys how to put on makeup :/
Hey, it's all good :D

3:52 pm

speedfreak

feel like I have been entering words for hours peeked at my stats still have 188 to go!!!

3:54 pm

davetins

ugirl, you are starting with the r in the right hand column??

3:54 pm

baggo

speed, earlier this am, i copied transposed to letters when i wrote my list, cause i was gonna be away, so imagine putting in all these words that you know are words and it won't take them, took me about 10 minutes to figure it out....

3:55 pm

torgone

Onesies is a word!

3:55 pm

Deutsch

Miyavi? tissue please? I've just conquered the c's!
*snif*

3:56 pm

Miyavi_fan

*hands back one slightly soggy tissue*

3:56 pm

e_gurl85

yeah thats the r i was using im just babbled out i guess cause i sure do not see it

3:56 pm

mab

It is. They are those little one-piece things that one dresses an infant in, right?

3:57 pm

Deutsch

erm, thanks, miyavi!

3:57 pm

davetins

theres still 115 s's to go deutsch

3:57 pm

speedfreak

I know what you mean Baggo, took it to work with me this am and people helped at break and took me forever to weed thru doubles and oops not a valid word!!

3:57 pm

Deutsch

*reads davetin's message, faints*

3:58 pm

torgone

Well, I thought so.

3:59 pm

davetins

The re6/21 meaning in the last few minutes use the last letter and add 3 which means an exam at school

3:59 pm

baggo

yeah it is torgone...alas proper name i guess

3:59 pm

hurshy

ok, so what do i need to add to the prev lo4 to get my lo8?

3:59 pm

Miyavi_fan

It's the thought that counts :)

*cheesy grin* I am a disgusting child :D

4:00 pm

hurshy

neverMIND, used the old noodle and got lo8.

4:00 pm

baggo

hurshy the monster(loch....) over in the uk

4:00 pm

torgone

With 190 left to find, I guess I shouldn't quibble over accepted words ..

4:00 pm

davetins

I always start at the end deutsch because you get to see the grid as you go up

4:01 pm

Schroeder

Hi all, 290 still to go.....oh well should have known better that to start but I couldn't help myself.

4:01 pm

allstartwithX

davetins - that's my secret too. saves on a lot of scrolling doesn't it?

4:02 pm

Sherry

Miya: i'm listening to Amadeus just now. That is great!!! Absolutely my style!!!

4:02 pm

Deutsch

Hi shroeder,
Davetins, sometimes I start at the bottom. I like to watch it fill, also!

4:02 pm

movieman

Thank God...the nightmare is over...

Given the choice, I would rather spend an evening wit' Freddy Krueger, Jason Vorhees AND Leatherface than go through a marathon like that again!!! lol...

Anyway, just gotta refresh my icon ready 4 J-rock Thursday, then I'll B off...

See y'all.......!!!!!!!

4:03 pm

Sherry

See ya Movieman!

4:03 pm

lola100

Woohoo! Well done movieman!!! :)

4:03 pm

Deutsch

WTG movieman!
*slogging throug*

4:03 pm

davetins

Got to go now best of luck to you all

4:03 pm

Deutsch

Hi Sherry!

4:03 pm

baggo

wtg movieman!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4:03 pm

Babbler

bravo movieman !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!1

4:03 pm

Sherry

Hi Deutsch!

4:04 pm

Schroeder

Congrats Movieman

4:04 pm

Deutsch

Lola, you are sooo cute!

4:05 pm

lola100

Hi deutsch! So busy hunting words I didn't notice you come in...sorry! :/

4:05 pm

Miyavi_fan

Nice one Movieman! Though if you're venturing into the world of visual kei after all that, it could be scary...try not to fall into Malice Mizer traps :/

4:06 pm

Deutsch

No worries, Lola, I have 240! left to find! LOL

4:08 pm

torgone

Yay movieman!!! (a little late..)

4:09 pm

Anj

Whoa! Congrats movieman : )

Head down hunting words here...

4:10 pm

Cinderella

Yeah movieman!!!!
ABBA "What's the Name of the Game? Does it mean anything to You? Could it be BABBLE? :)

4:10 pm

baggo

ok, anj was it you earlier who talked of this se8/9, where did this word come from...it was the only number combo and where it would fit in bj's list...omg

4:12 pm

lola100

Yes...yes...YES!!! I'm all done :)

4:12 pm

Miyavi_fan

Nice one Lola! :)

4:12 pm

Babbler

bravo Lola !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!

4:12 pm

baggo

*** pours magnum of champers for lola*****

4:13 pm

Deutsch

wonderful, Lola!

4:13 pm

torgone

HOORAY lola!!!!!!!

4:13 pm

Sherry

Congrats Lola!

4:13 pm

baggo

***purrs for movieman too***

4:13 pm

Schroeder

Yeah lola!!!

4:13 pm

speedfreak

Wow!!! I bow down to those above us who have finished this giant:))

4:14 pm

harpjane

Greetings,
My power's back on but it's difficult for me to scroll backwards. So I'll ask again for the clue I needed two hours ago:

TR 8 and 9, please? The first set?

4:14 pm

Babbler

me too, speed : )

4:14 pm

baggo

here here....all hail the babble lords!!!!!

4:14 pm

Anj

Baggo?? umm..., well there's an se8/se9 combo for people that like Vivaldi's Four :)

Then there's an se7 meaning produce a bodily enzyme
an se8 which means produces that enzyme
an se9 - put a T on the end for the most hidden : )

4:14 pm

lola100

speed, I've been at this ALL day...I've done nothing else! lol!

4:15 pm

Anj

Well done babe : ) quick slow dance?
I've still got 72 to go...

4:16 pm

speedfreak

Im happy I finished the .....M's (yea)

4:17 pm

baggo

it was that enzyme one that i had never heard of, the others were kinda there...

4:17 pm

hurshy

can anyone help me with me 8/45?

4:17 pm

lola100

harpjane, take your tr add a vowel (think the drug) add a USA coin add a vowel (hoop this time). That will give you the 8, pluralise for the 9 :)

4:17 pm

Deutsch

Yea, speed, I was happy to finish the c's

4:17 pm

lola100

How about a quick kiss then and I'll wait for you in the jacuzzi? ;)

4:18 pm

speedfreak

for the me8 add to the 4 & 6 above it...it is the M__________ room you have ever seen!!

4:18 pm

Miyavi_fan

*clinging to monitor, crying helplessly*

4:18 pm

baggo

lola...afore ya get busy with anj, could i have a clue for the first re8/40?????

4:19 pm

lola100

baggo, add salt to food again?

4:19 pm

baggo

movieman's new icon, is cute

4:19 pm

Deutsch

thanks, lola!

4:19 pm

Anj

OK ; ) (((xxx)))

Miy, you need to find a happy place dear : )
Can't you watch something less upsetting? Texas Chainsaw Massacre springs to mind...

4:21 pm

harpjane

lola, thanks. Got the clue. Have no idea why that letter is supposed to be related to drugs. But I got the clue!

4:21 pm

baggo

lola...thanks thought i had already tried that...these ones get so big its hard to remember what you put in and don't (((xxx)))

anj, i was thinking of one of the freddy movies...

4:22 pm

Miyavi_fan

Sorry, it's just...*sniffles* so sad...but, I don't know why. *dissolves into fresh wave of tears* Poor Miyavi!

4:22 pm

hurshy

thanks speedfreak! but shoot! i was hoping to get the next 7 off that. can i have help with it as well?

4:23 pm

Anj

Baggo, i'm roflmao over your last post : D

4:23 pm

Miyavi_fan

Speaking of which, I think I recognize Moviman's new icon *cheesy grin* Miyavi Miyavi :D

4:24 pm

baggo

really they are so fake ya just gotta laugh!!!!!!

4:25 pm

boreetos

ok ,it turns out my mum's flight was canceled and she's not coming in until tomorrow, so I get to sneak in a little more babble time today. :)

4:25 pm

Miyavi_fan

Oookay...I got to go rethink every single moment of Oresama in my mind for hours, then finally fall into a Miyavi-themed sleep in which I'll dream myself on stage with him in Japan.

Ooh, I can't wait...

4:25 pm

Anj

Baggo, I was thinking more of your actress/bishop comment :'D

4:25 pm

Deutsch

sorry to hear that, boreetos. But good for babble!

4:26 pm

Sherry

Miya: what other cool bands/singers do you know apart from Miyavi and Dir en Grey?

4:28 pm

boreetos

back to my earily query..

any clues for the ne 11 & 12?

4:28 pm

Schroeder

Sorry boreetos, weather related?

4:29 pm

boreetos

yeah, fog. and lots of it.

4:30 pm

hurshy

golly. somebody please tell me that the first no 6 and no8 are NOT related to the first no4. please?

4:30 pm

Anj

*sighs*

...hand me the plural fish, somebody please...

4:30 pm

hurshy

boreetos - to make needed, and makes needed

4:31 pm

Minski

Boreetos
The cancellation of your mother's flight makes NE9 (not in the puzzle but the root word of the 11 and 12) another trip to the airport tomorrow.

4:31 pm

Babbler

*hogs plural fish............. it's not for sharing today!*

4:31 pm

lola100

boreetos, too much fog ne/12 the cancellation of your mom's flight. Take the plural off for the 11 :)

4:31 pm

boreetos

hurshy minski, thanks, great clues. easily lead me to the right ones. :)

4:32 pm

boreetos

Lola, you too, thanks!

4:32 pm

lola100

Hurshy, yes they are. Add a two letter word (babble ** addictive)

4:32 pm

hurshy

so, any help for hurshy with the first no6 and no8?

4:32 pm

Minski

I still don't have the ME10. Could someone please assist me in remedying that situation?

4:33 pm

speedfreak

Forget the fish we need a whale for this one!!!

4:33 pm

hurshy

thanks lola!

4:33 pm

Anj

...no, No, NO! If lo8 is a word then Enable really does need a boot up the butt for what it doesn't allow : /

4:33 pm

Cmith

hurshy: yep no 4/4 is the root for the others.

4:34 pm

hurshy

me 9's and me10 all build on prev me6. first name of children's book author. wrote "just for you"

4:34 pm

lola100

minski, plural of the second me9. Shout if you don't have it :)

4:35 pm

hurshy

you have GOT to be kidding.

4:36 pm

Minski

I have some MEs that refer to the state of my house because of all the babbling and no cleaning, but no others. and no 9s at all jsut the related 8

4:36 pm

Cmith

hurshy: no 6/ 18 reasoning process
no 8/ 40 plural of no 6/18 (reasoning processes or "not my female siblings")

4:37 pm

speedfreak

Anj: Just had to find that lo 8 you were talking about could not believe it when I monkeyed those letters also and it took!!!

4:37 pm

hurshy

minski - the me6 on which the 9's and 10 build starts with same first 4 letters as what you show someone if you pardon their crime

4:37 pm

boreetos

anj, what is this lo8 you speak of?

4:38 pm

hurshy

csmith, i'm set on those, thanks. my last comment was regarding this oe7.

4:38 pm

baggo

ok i think i've entered stress about 5 times now

4:38 pm

Cmith

Minski: The closest planet to the sun and the missing me's start with the same four letters

4:39 pm

hurshy

YES!!! got the oe7!

4:40 pm

lola100

minsky, me6: think to show someone me***. Lose the last letter and replace with tv medical drama. me7: think sunny blue sk***, lose the first two letters and add. 2nd me9: swap last two letters of first me9 around. me10: pluralise.

4:41 pm

lola100

sorry! *minski* :)

4:41 pm

Yoink

Hello babbblers!

4:42 pm

lola100

Hi yoink! Back to finish then? :)

4:43 pm

lbav

268 words left - why did I even start???

4:43 pm

Yoink

LOL, I very much doubt it, not if I want any sleep between now and work tomorrow.

4:44 pm

boreetos

yeah finishing today is a very unrealistic goal for me. I think atleast getting the sevens and up is a good thing though.

4:44 pm

hurshy

is there anything about this puzzle that doesn't make you want to die?

4:44 pm

boreetos

ive got 334 words to go, not going to happen.

4:44 pm

Ouwachita

hip hip hooray....FINISHED...anyone need any clues before I go

4:45 pm

Sherry

Hurshy: yeah...I got friends to give me clue!

4:45 pm

Schroeder

Hi Yoink
Because lbav we have to babble...270 left...lol

4:45 pm

boreetos

wow, good job.

4:45 pm

lola100

Er, hurshy...*talks in soothing voice*...I think you should take a little break now :)

4:45 pm

Yoink

Heh, cute cat Schroeder

4:45 pm

lbav

ouwachita - I need about 268 clues :)

4:46 pm

lola100

Woohoo! Go ouwachita! :)

4:46 pm

Schroeder

Congrats Ouwachita!!!

4:46 pm

baggo

wtg ouw!!!!!!!

4:46 pm

Sherry

Congrats Ouwachita!

4:46 pm

mirrin

I'd like a clue on lo 8

thanks

4:47 pm

Ouwachita

268 is more than my puter can hold..lol

4:47 pm

lola100

lo8: opposite of found and scottish lake monster.

4:47 pm

Schroeder

Thanks Yoink, figured I could show some support for everyone who has been cold and snowy lately...We haven't seen any here yet...*lite sobbing*

4:48 pm

Ouwachita

lo8...opposite of found + the act of being it

4:48 pm

boreetos

fe5, what monkeys throw!

and on that note. I'm going back to work. Have a great day tomorrow everyone, I'll probably get some babble time on Friday. :)

4:48 pm

Yoink

If you didn't know where you were, a measure of it would be your lo8

4:48 pm

mirrin

Got it, thanks!

4:48 pm

lola100

LOL! 'bye boreetos! :)

4:48 pm

DarleenMB

I don't care what anyone says lo8 is NOT a valid word. fuming and pouting.

4:49 pm

Sherry

see you Boreetos!

4:49 pm

Schroeder

Bye boreetos....have a great T-day!!

4:49 pm

lbav

darleen - I agree - stupid word

4:50 pm

Yoink

We've had no snow either, but there's a chance over the next few days

4:50 pm

Schroeder

Hello Darleen

4:50 pm

RubyBlues

hi everyone....happy holiday

4:50 pm

DarleenMB

honestly, I couldn't find half these supposed words if it weren't for the hints. They sure aren't in any dictionary *I* know of... still pouting,.

4:50 pm

Sherry

Hi Rubyblues!

4:50 pm

DarleenMB

hi Schroeder :-)

4:50 pm

Sherry

Hi Darleen!

4:51 pm

RubyBlues

3" of snow in ny tonight

4:51 pm

DarleenMB

Hey Sherry!!

4:51 pm

DarleenMB

Ruby, come to Wyoming. It's 61 and more warm weather for the weekend. Can we say "global warming?"

4:52 pm

Schroeder

Oh RubyBlues it is 70deg here today and no snow on the slopes!!

4:53 pm

cathy22w

ruby... same here in ne pa... where in ny? am going to verona on tuesday to a barenaked ladies concert

4:53 pm

RubyBlues

no kidding darlene.....its amazing how we can screw up our atmosphere

4:53 pm

renfield

it's 80 in houston - my brother is stranded in paris - & i have no words yet - 8)

4:53 pm

harpjane

The last se 9/60?
I have a bunch of se words but I don't know for sure where they fit in the list.

4:53 pm

Babbler

what's the ENABLE dictionary and where do I get it from?

4:53 pm

DarleenMB

yuppers. I've given up being upset and have entered the land of Denial. Lovely place, eh?

4:53 pm

Sherry

Hi renfield!

4:54 pm

RubyBlues

upstate ny....love the bnl

4:54 pm

Schroeder

lol renfield!!! Hi

4:54 pm

DarleenMB

But Renfield, it's SUPPOSED to be 80 in Houston. It's TEXAS, fer pete's sake. LOL Here in Wyoming, it should be snow on the ground about a foot deep.

4:55 pm

renfield

hi sherry - how's your brother?
hi shro -

4:55 pm

Babbler

189 words left to find ................ should I continue after Lo4/4 (on television!), or should I just give up?

4:55 pm

baggo

don't you give up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4:55 pm

DarleenMB

Oh drat. I gotta get to work. Besides this grid is making me nuts. later all. Maybe I'll get back if my sanity returns (laughing hysterically all the way out to the studio).

4:56 pm

Sherry

Renfield: he's fine! the mamoth grid scared him away today! so he just came into my room to help me find a couple of words.

4:56 pm

Yoink

Babs, I'm torn too. I think I'll be part-time babbling while watching the late lo4 on E4

4:56 pm

Anj

Babbler, winners never quit dear ; )

4:56 pm

Schroeder

Come back Babbler....you can do it!!!!

4:56 pm

Sherry

See ya Darleen!

4:56 pm

Bobsta

denial - isn't that in de egypt?
just popped in to say goodnight all i've got 285 words and 4553 points.
nite everyone x

4:56 pm

lola100

Anj, how you doing babe? :)

4:56 pm

renfield

hey dar - you're right of course - we have turkey under the pines trees and dine at the picnic table...

4:57 pm

Yoink

Babs, you can d/l the ENABLE dictionary here: http://www.bryson.demon.co.uk/ download/tsden2k26.exe

4:57 pm

Sherry

Nite Bobsta!

4:57 pm

Babbler

hmmmmm *grump grump grump*
see how I feel in an hour............. : /

4:57 pm

lola100

'nite bobsta, see you tomorrow :)

4:57 pm

Schroeder

Bye Darleen
Hi Bobsta, Bye Bobsta

4:58 pm

Griffums

I keep missing the memos about the dressup icons but wanted to say hi and wish everyone who's celebrating tomorrow a happy holiday. Back to silent running.

4:58 pm

Anj

...nite Bobsta : )

Lo, 50 to go and I'm off to make a cuppa.

Anyone for tea & hot buttered crumpet??

4:58 pm

cathy22w

is it cat day toda,y or something?

4:59 pm

hizzel rizzel

Can someone please tell me how many words there are today?

4:59 pm

renfield

griffums - still have some twizzlers left over - party tomorrow nite?

4:59 pm

Sherry

yeah cathy

4:59 pm

cathy22w

anj... ooh yes please, with a nice layer of marmite, ta!

4:59 pm

Sherry

418 hizzel

4:59 pm

cathy22w

418 words today

5:00 pm

Griffums

I'll probably be here, Ren, then gone for a few days - weekending at a cabin upstate in the biiiig snow we just got. Of course I have to finish THIS grid first...

5:00 pm

cathy22w

lol sherry... my icon is always the same.. thought it a bit of a coincidence that there were many other cats in here today!

5:00 pm

mab

Happy Thanksgiving, Griff. I know that your icon is a dog's paw and i hope you won't mind if just for today I think of it as a cat paw..

I hate this grid.

5:00 pm

lola100

Babe, I have to get some sleep, I'm shattered :/ I'll write you a quick mail before I go tho', okay? (((xxx)))

Goodnight everyone and good luck! :)

5:00 pm

Sherry

Cathy: lol! Tomorrow is Japanese rock day.

5:01 pm

Yoink

G'night Lola :)

5:01 pm

baggo

nite lola!!!!!!!

5:01 pm

Sherry

Nite Lola!

5:01 pm

lola100

Oh! And happy thanksgiving to all the USA players :)

5:01 pm

Griffums

Hi mab - I hate it too. I got through half of it last night. Have the rest of today off and might need it to finish. TTFN.

5:01 pm

cathy22w

night lola...... sherry... what does a japanese rock look like?

5:01 pm

renfield

envy the snow - we still pay a yard crew to mow the homestead - i painted my hair w/ fall colors since our trees are still green -

5:02 pm

mab

'Night Lola, and well done (who does puzzles that take all day? We do. Why?)

5:03 pm

renfield

thanks lola - we do enjoy our turkey days

5:03 pm

Sherry

Cathy: you've seen Miyavi_fan's avatars? Japanese rock bands, singers who dress outlandishly.

5:04 pm

baggo

ty lola...

5:04 pm

Anj

'nite Lola, sweet dreams babe (((xx)))

Cath22, that's fightin' talk!! lol : D

5:04 pm

cathy22w

sherry... i was kidding... trying to be literal... lol

5:04 pm

periwinkle

I have the me/9 which means sloppiest, may I have a clue for the second me9 and any other 9 letter word, pretty please.

5:05 pm

cathy22w

lol anj... i have 4 days off now, so have a bit of gusto in here!

5:05 pm

Sherry

Cathy: oh, la, la, my apologies....it's that *%$Â§ grid! It's driving me 'dingue'! lol

5:06 pm

harpjane

The last se9?

5:06 pm

periwinkle

A clue for the me10 would be most appreciated. I do have the ne11 and 12 though.

5:06 pm

cathy22w

lol sherry... i haven't spent long enough on it to get like that yet!

5:07 pm

KRISTINAROSE333

Peri - do you have the me 6/24 before the 10?

5:08 pm

Anj

Cath, those 4 days might well be spent on this grid lol :)

There are some weirdies on here...

5:08 pm

periwinkle

Is there only one me6/24. I just found an odd one.

5:09 pm

KRISTINAROSE333

No, there is two.. Are you looking at the list?

5:09 pm

Sherry

harpjane: do you have the Gaul currency one? se9/60?

5:10 pm

cathy22w

anj... you might be right with that... i plan to finish this grid tonight! tomorrow is thanksgiving here, and, as the saying goes, 'when in rome.....', so i am hoping for a bit of a smaller grid so i get a chance to finish!

5:10 pm

speedfreak

My family just doesn't get it...here I am with a 400t grid and fixing thanksgiving food and they just asked what is for supper...!!! Gave them the takeout numbers.

5:10 pm

lola100

I'm back! lol!

Anj, if you see babs will you tell her I'll mail her tomorrow? 'nite babe, see you tomorrow (((xx)))

5:10 pm

Anj

Peri, there are 2 - one deals in textiles, specifically silks, the other are blokes with fish tails : D

5:11 pm

hurshy

speedfreak - whack 'em with a fish

5:11 pm

Anj

Will do babe : )

5:12 pm

periwinkle

I have the me that is blokes with fishtails. Never saw that word before, just monkeytyped and voila.

5:12 pm

Sherry

Anj: 'blokes with fish tails'. lol!!! I got it!

5:13 pm

Sherry

Hi Periwinkle! Sorry... I hadn't noticed you.

5:13 pm

baggo

ok i need my last word, it's the last ta6/18...please i still have to shop for tomorrow....my hubby is ready to kill me, and i might have to work at 11 tonight...help 8-(

5:13 pm

KRISTINAROSE333

Peri - Now add to that 6/24 and you will get the two 9's , 10 , and 7

5:13 pm

Anj

Sherry, I go descriptive when the brain starts to limp...

: )

5:14 pm

Sherry

Anj: pretty efficient!

5:14 pm

harpjane

Sherry, I DON'T have the Gaul currency se 9? I guess that's the one I need a clue for!

5:14 pm

Anj

Baggo, take the S off your ta7/28 : )

5:14 pm

Babbler

ad break ........... I got that Lola! no worries
:D

5:15 pm

Anj

Babbler, Lola says ...oh right... : )

5:15 pm

Babbler

Anj, have you finished?

5:15 pm

Anj

Babbler, no, a solid 47 to go...

5:15 pm

Yoink

Ah screw this, I'm giving up and swapping babble for tv then bed, I'll be seeing letters in my sleep

5:15 pm

baggo

omg...slaps self with the plural fish...i did the change y to i so i was sure that wasn't a word....***gives anj big smooch***

5:16 pm

Sherry

Harpjane: A silver or bronze coin of ancient Rome equivalent to one fourth of a denarius.
I said Gaul, because first I came across this word was when reading Asterix!

5:16 pm

Anj

Yoink, you know you're going to regret that lol : )

5:16 pm

Schroeder

Bye Yoink, sleep well

5:16 pm

baggo

done done done.....thanks all, i gotta run, if i can will come back later to help...oh the lines are gonna be awful!!!!!!!!!!

5:16 pm

Babbler

nite Mr Yoink : )

5:16 pm

Sherry

Good nite Yoink!

5:16 pm

Babbler

bravo baggo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!

5:17 pm

Sherry

Congrats Baggo!!

5:17 pm

Babbler

you'll be done by the time my show is over ; )

5:17 pm

speedfreak

Yeah Baggo!!! Another Hero!!!

5:17 pm

Anj

Have fun Baggo. Don't forget the stuffing ; )

5:17 pm

baggo

ty ty...babbler, lola will send ya a note tomorrow..she told anj, but i saw ya so i thought i'd pass it on!!!

5:18 pm

Schroeder

Bye Baggo, Congrats....I'll be shopping about 10pm later

5:18 pm

baggo

the stuffing is the best part....ok really gotta go afore he takes the babble away!!!!!!!!!!

5:18 pm

Yoink

Goodnight all.

5:19 pm

beebee

This is a non babble question- but, I figured with so many intelligent people in one place- someone might know. I am trying to find out about electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). There is alot of stuff on the web, but you never know what is true.

5:20 pm

periwinkle

Hi, Sherry, Hi everyone. Really big puzzle and I am very tired. Need to take a break.

5:20 pm

Haz1558

What is it that you want to know?

5:20 pm

renfield

shopping -shopping? we have to shop as well?

5:22 pm

beebee

They are saying it is a proven treatment for bi-polar, with little to no side effects. but, shocking your brain into having seizures- doesn't sound like a treatment

5:23 pm

Sherry

beebee: wow....sounds like the good ol' therapy they used on shell shocked guys during WW1.

5:23 pm

harpjane

ts?
oe?
Thank you!

5:23 pm

Haz1558

My only experience is that of a friend who suffered from severe post-natal depression. All sorts of medication failed to give relief, but the ECT worked.

5:24 pm

Sherry

Harpjane: did get you se9?

5:24 pm

beebee

did she have any memory loss?

5:25 pm

Haz1558

She had a little memory loss after each treatment but it was temporary.

5:25 pm

hurshy

lost in a quagmire of se's. can anyone help with the se7 and se8 that come right before a group of six?

5:25 pm

renfield

ok - shutting this office down and hitting the highway - see you guys once i'm home - maybe i can get a few words typed in....

5:25 pm

Schroeder

I did Sherry, ty!!

5:25 pm

harpjane

Sherry, not yet. I think I need a clue that practically spells it out! (hint, hint!)

5:25 pm

Sherry

See ya Renfield!

5:26 pm

Sherry

Harp: google it!

5:26 pm

brandyjack

Hey, who's the icon theif........

5:26 pm

hurshy

ignore request - it won't make sense. will re-ask soon.

5:26 pm

Sherry

You're welcome Schroeder!

5:26 pm

Schroeder

Bye Renfield, can you go shopping for me on you way home....

5:27 pm

harpjane

I'll try again with Google. Didn't see anything that started with SE last time.

5:28 pm

Sherry

Harp: google will give a se8/45 then pluralise.

5:28 pm

beebee

well, that's comforting. my friend is in the pysc ward and that's the treatment they are recommending. i'm glad it's a choice i don't have to make. but, i want to be informed of everything that goes with it. even though she's not really in any shape to make life altering decisions. i appreciate you answering me question. happy thanksgiving to everyone.

5:28 pm

renfield

my husband doesn't let me grocery shop - i don't even get a check book - but i've got my amex - so what do you need me to pick- up?

5:28 pm

Sherry

Happy Thanksgiving Beebee!

5:29 pm

Haz1558

beebee - I know that the treatment sounds strange, especially as the doctors don't always seem to know why it works. I hope your friend gets better soon.

5:30 pm

beebee

thanx sherry and same to you. it would be better if i didn't have to cook the meal ,have everyone over, and clean the mess. the joy of the holiday season. :)

5:30 pm

harpjane

Sherry!
Thanks. I didn't see your specific clue so I was googling "Gaul currency" Got it!

5:31 pm

Schroeder

LOL renfield, you sound like me, my husband cooks, and shops, I call him my "houseboy"

5:31 pm

harpjane

Need a clue for the EC words, please

5:31 pm

Sherry

Harp: great!

5:31 pm

beebee

thank you haz, i hope she gets better too.

5:31 pm

Haz1558

And just think, you'll get to do it all over again at Christmas, Happy Thanksgiving....

5:33 pm

speedfreak

Thought I would play with the r's for a break..they are usually easier to add re to words..well after an hour I still am missing 22 words starting with the R GRRRR!!!

5:35 pm

periwinkle

May I have a clue for the br8 and the cr8 please

5:35 pm

Schroeder

It's going to be okay speedfreak, stay calm....breathe...have a drink.....

5:36 pm

Haz1558

ec 6/21 - repeat the first vowel then add diminutive of female sibling.
ec 8/45 - plural of above

5:36 pm

Sherry

be4/6 + i plus superlative ending

5:36 pm

periwinkle

I meant be 8

5:37 pm

Sherry

Peri: I read you right!!!

5:37 pm

Haz1558

be 8 is superlative of be 4.

5:37 pm

Haz1558

be 4/6 that is.

5:39 pm

Sherry

Thanks for the ec clues Haz! would never have found those!

5:39 pm

periwinkle

I have the be6 that means excellent. Is that the right one?

5:40 pm

Sherry

Peri: nope! it's alcohol one you need!

5:41 pm

Haz1558

The be 8 I'm talking about is related to the drink be 4/6

5:41 pm

harpjane

peri, it the be4 that you drink!

5:41 pm

beebee

no- it's the one that comes in a can or bottle

5:42 pm

periwinkle

Thank you all, Didn't see That be6 until it was pointed out. Got the be8, stupid word.

5:43 pm

periwinkle

I meant didn't see that be4/6. Really do need to take a break :)

5:44 pm

beebee

peri
did you make the be4 into be5

5:45 pm

periwinkle

May I have a hint for the cr8 and ec8 too. Yes, I am still here. Can't seem to get off the chair. My arse seems to be glued to it. :o)

5:45 pm

periwinkle

beebee, I did now

5:46 pm

KRISTINAROSE333

Peri - do you have the cr 5/12 before that?

5:46 pm

Uneaixoise

cr8 is plural of cr7

5:46 pm

Haz1558

Do you have the ec 6?

5:47 pm

beebee

FROM HAZ:
ec 6/21 - repeat the first vowel then add diminutive of female sibling.
ec 8/45 - plural of above

5:47 pm

Uneaixoise

ec8 is plural of ec6

5:48 pm

periwinkle

Got the ec8, Thanks for all the help. I have two cr5/12

5:49 pm

KRISTINAROSE333

cr 5/12 - type of toothpaste with the last letter changed..

5:49 pm

KRISTINAROSE333

Now add to the 1st 5/12 You will get both 7's and the 8.. Good Luck

5:50 pm

KRISTINAROSE333

Does anyone have clues for cr 6/21, cr 7/32 and cr 6/24? Please

5:50 pm

Haz1558

The resulting words sound like a cheerleading team for green garnish...

5:51 pm

periwinkle

Kristinarose333, thanks so much, found them

5:52 pm

KRISTINAROSE333

No Problem..

5:53 pm

kristin

I have a cr6/24 that is plural of 5/14 variant spelling of what you put in tea/coffee

5:53 pm

Haz1558

Time for bed. Goodnight all!

5:53 pm

beebee

kristinarose,
it looks like you just need to make plural words you already have

5:54 pm

beebee

goodnite haz- once again thanx for your response.

5:54 pm

KRISTINAROSE333

WoW.. I was using the top E...

5:55 pm

KRISTINAROSE333

do you have the 1st cr 6/21 and the 7?

5:56 pm

Sherry

Nite Haz!

5:56 pm

Schroeder

Bye Haz....sleep well
I'm out of here also, be back later....

5:56 pm

hurshy

kristinarose - 1st cr6 and 7 - like actor john from fawlty towers, but change second letter. or like a fold in something, but change fourth letter

5:59 pm

beebee

kristinarose,
people like to iron this in their clothes(funny spelling) and then its plural

6:01 pm

Sherry

Folks, I haven't finished, still need 282 words...but I'm off for today. I'm going to write a little.
See ya tomorrow! Thanks for the clues!

6:01 pm

Uneaixoise

a demain, Sherry!

6:01 pm

beebee

goodnite sherry

6:01 pm

KRISTINAROSE333

Thank you.... I got it!! Only 200 more to go...

6:02 pm

Anj

'nite Sherry : )

6:04 pm

judierae

I give up

6:05 pm

beebee

don't give up-misery loves company:)

6:08 pm

Charm

Evening, all. I take it everyone has finished and is just sipping wine, munching truffles, and awaiting the next grid?

6:08 pm

GreyWoulf

Hi Everyone!

I have just spent the past half hour typing in the nealy 200 words I thought I found while at work today, It tuens out that I only found another 95, leaving me145 to go :)

looks like if I want to truly finish this one, a2z will be my copilot :D

6:09 pm

KRISTINAROSE333

Any clues on the SC's??

6:10 pm

speedfreak

GW: I feel like this is the neverending grid..been at it for hours and still have 178 words to go..getting tired!!

6:10 pm

Uneaixoise

sc5 and sc6: cologne sing. and plural

6:10 pm

Charm

sc5 - ordor, smell, pefume, cologne.
sc6 is pl.

6:10 pm

beebee

so, we learned from grey- don't use worktime for babble. lol

6:10 pm

GreyWoulf

I am here trying to type in words with my daughter helping me -- she approves of kitty cat day, BTW
--
she keeps holding her toy kity up to the screen to look at all the icons :)

6:11 pm

Charm

sc5 - "Loose rock debris covering a slope."
sc6 is pl.

6:11 pm

GreyWoulf

beebee - not unless you work somewhere with net access and/or a better dictionary than a students vest pocket dictionary ;)

6:12 pm

speedfreak

GW: I'm sure if you let your daughter just type random letters with this puzzle some words will take LOL

6:13 pm

KRISTINAROSE333

Thank you...

6:13 pm

Narnia_fan

hey GW

6:13 pm

GreyWoulf

lol, sppedfreak -- so far no luck yet

6:13 pm

beebee

but at least you got the 95, so that students vest pocket dictionary is doing something. :)

6:14 pm

Narnia_fan

how many words

6:14 pm

Babbler

te 6/ 18 and te 7/ 28, at the bottom of the list, anyone, pls?

..... back, btw ; )

6:15 pm

allstartwithX

Hey GW - been working at this monster grid all day off and on. Missing a lot of the me's. Any clues for the first me 6/30 and below?

6:15 pm

GreyWoulf

Hi, hilaryfan -- how are you doing today?

beebee - actually I got only about 25 from the dict -- the rest I got by inflicting the grid on my coworkers :D

6:16 pm

allstartwithX

You're lucky. I can't access Babble at work. IT dept. frowns on the consumption of bandwidth. Silly, eh?

6:16 pm

Narnia_fan

Great! Happy early Thanksgiving to all!

6:16 pm

GreyWoulf

Allstart -- I hve no clues to give bec I haven'e even looked at the second letter list yet -- I haven't had a chance to ;)

6:16 pm

Charm

te7/28 - at the cosmetics counter, there are lots of little te***** so you can try out perfumes, etc.

6:17 pm

beebee

GW-
you are a smartman- if only i had a co-worker- then i could have more words. the print in the dict. is tooo small.

6:17 pm

KRISTINAROSE333

allstar - me 6/30 - "We are me6/30 of this club" then pluralize it for the 7/44

6:17 pm

Charm

1st me6/30 - if you join a club, you are a me****

6:18 pm

allstartwithX

Gotcha. I had a vacation day today, so I've Babbling and doing stuff around the house. Need any help.... rhetorical question, right?

6:18 pm

Babbler

oops, hang on, sorry, they're about 2 thirds of the way down, just above the te4/4 exam

6:18 pm

GreyWoulf

Allstart -- I don't have web access at work, I work for Lenscrafter's -- I printed the grid and wrote down my list of potential words!

6:19 pm

GreyWoulf

any clues for the 10?

6:19 pm

beebee

allstart- take the me- you just got and it'll give you the re8/60 and make it plural for the re7/78

6:21 pm

KRISTINAROSE333

GW - Do you have the me 6/24 before that... If so you will get the 9's and the 10...

6:21 pm

allstartwithX

beebee and Charm - thanks. Can't believe I missed those. Way too obvious.

6:22 pm

KRISTINAROSE333

me 6/24 - "Take me***y on me" - But change the last letter..

Then start adding for the 9's and the 10

6:22 pm

allstartwithX

GW - the 10 is a term used for the treatment of cotton fibres used for clothing.

6:23 pm

Charm

me6 - Johnny me**** (Midnight in the Garden of Good & Evil)
me9 - process for cotton fabric. me 10 is present tense.

6:24 pm

Narnia_fan

HOW MANY WORDS!!!

6:24 pm

Charm

only 418.

6:25 pm

allstartwithX

Still missing the me 7/36 and 8/50 below the Me***** Only words.

6:25 pm

Narnia_fan

ONLY 418

6:25 pm

Charm

allstart - the first word I found was the em5 & 6, and the others kinda followed after. pure dumb luck - the best kind!

6:26 pm

allstartwithX

Charm.... you mean I have to work at this? Geeez. :D

6:26 pm

Charm

me7/36 - something to remember a personal event.
me8 is pl.

6:27 pm

speedfreak

hilaryfan1 Don't Start!!! Run Be Brave!!

6:28 pm

GreyWoulf

hilaryfan -- If you check the start of the log you will find that you are not alone in your reaction ;D

6:29 pm

allstartwithX

Charm - AAARGH. Have to remind myself that words can go in different directions. You'd think that I'd learn by now....

6:29 pm

Charm

babbler - did you get your te6 & 7?

6:29 pm

Narnia_fan

I only have 59

6:29 pm

hurshy

any help with what i'm hoping is a 5/6 combo right before the last ti4?

6:30 pm

Charm

ti5/10 - looks like a fr. word. "Concentration of a substance in solution."
ti6 is pl.

6:31 pm

GreyWoulf

hilaryfan -- how long have you been working at it today?

6:31 pm

tbear

Hello everyone...still ill but at least clean....to word infinity and beyond p.s.has jacula been on...she sounded so sad this morning..

6:31 pm

Babbler

: ( , no Charm, I didn't. (thanks for remembering!! cor!)

: D

6:32 pm

hurshy

oh of COURSE! thanks charm!

6:32 pm

GreyWoulf

Hi tbear! I've only been on a for a little bit, but I haven't seen her :)

6:32 pm

Babbler

tbear, I was thinking about Jac too. I haven't seen her and I've been here since, well, this afternoon!

6:32 pm

Charm

babbler - do you have the te5/10 meaning short, curt? more te5/10. Most te5/10.

6:34 pm

Babbler

I'm such an idiot! I've been poring over those for hours!
I need another te6/18, one of the three at the end of the list. I have goolies, and exam-on. Need the third. Thanks, Charm! : )

6:34 pm

beebee

allstart-
did you get the me7/36 words?

6:34 pm

speedfreak

After playing this game for over a year, this is the first time I can say I am getting tired of looking for words and I just hit the 300 mark!!!

6:35 pm

Anj

...not a good time to let out a "WOOT! I've finished' yell then Speed?? ; )

6:35 pm

Babbler

I'm at 247, speed, and I feel like such a failure : '(

6:35 pm

Babbler

Awww Anj! Bravo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!

6:35 pm

LeslieAnn

oh, speed, i was going to use that cat ;)

6:36 pm

Babbler

Champers, Sweetie, Dahling?

6:36 pm

speedfreak

Anj: I am in awe of you right now!!!! Babbler hang in there with me, we will conquer this one!!

6:37 pm

Babbler

I'll do my best, Speed..... but I'm really strugglilng...
: /

6:37 pm

Tuva

Babbler, I am ALMOST done!

6:38 pm

speedfreak

LeslieAnn: We must think alike because honestly I almost used that cat!!!

6:38 pm

Babbler

I knew you would be, Tuva. How many to go?

6:38 pm

Anj

*Anj pops that cork*
*again*

Bubbly up, folks : D

6:38 pm

GreyWoulf

Babbler - you're doing great, I only have 276 at this point thanks to various clues i have just received

6:39 pm

Tuva

Only 255!!!

6:40 pm

Babbler

lol Tuva! what? you have 255 words in your list, or 255 to go? (Ihave 171 yet to find)

6:40 pm

LeslieAnn

yeah, it's stretched a little bit, but i think it does the job :)

6:40 pm

Tuva

I have only 253 words to find now, I went on a two word roll!

6:40 pm

tbear

Well done Anj...you crazy basket!! I'm going to make all the other chatter boxes like moi feel better by saying I have 147,but lots of biggies and have been on and off all day.(And use no help bar the odd clue here and there) that's the gr8 thing bout babble tho...you can do what you want or can,time permitting...Now shut-up tbear and find words.....

6:40 pm

Charm

te6/18 - what makes boys, well, boys.

6:40 pm

hurshy

*sweating* tr 9/54?

6:41 pm

Babbler

got that one, Charm...... lol!

6:41 pm

Charm

te6/18 - alt. spelling of the manly bits.

6:41 pm

Charm

te6/18 - "A 16th-century French silver coin."

6:42 pm

Babbler

hmmm, I think it's the alt spelling I need....... *searches*

6:42 pm

Charm

tr9 - pl. of tr8 meaning "The 14th century, especially with reference to Italian art and literature."

6:43 pm

Charm

tr9/54 - most of the tr5/10 meaning hair, locks.

6:44 pm

speedfreak

Started on the s's decided to get the dictionary and just type every word .. will probably be faster!!

6:44 pm

Babbler

thanks Charm. I've finally conquered the Ts. :)
now the dreaded S's..........

6:45 pm

speedfreak

Oh Babbler the s will put you over the edge Trust me

6:45 pm

Babbler

st 7/ 28, below what a driving wheel does, pls? ty

6:46 pm

Babbler

I don't doubt it speed.... : /

6:46 pm

Tuva

still working on that TR8....

6:47 pm

GreyWoulf

I gotta go for now, folks

Time to eat something and play with baby before bedtime...

I will be back after she is asleep :)

(*hugs for encouragement to all*)

6:47 pm

Charm

st7/36 - one who removes st4/5's (plant stalk).
st8 is pl.

6:48 pm

speedfreak

Have fun with the little one GW, hugs are definitely appreciated tonight!!

6:48 pm

Babbler

*hugs* GW ! see you in a little while.... : )

6:49 pm

Tuva

any more help with that TR8/9 combo?

6:49 pm

jenwould

hi I'm back and suffering through last 90 ... what a mother grid today!

6:50 pm

speedfreak

Tuva Sorry I am on the s still can't help

6:51 pm

Babbler

thx Charm. gottem! The first st7/28? pls and ty

6:51 pm

hurshy

aHA!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! !!

6:51 pm

allstartwithX

the first 5 letters of the tr 8 and 9 combo are the Spanish word for 13. Noodle the 2 letters aftder that to get the singular and then pluralize.

6:51 pm

hurshy

tr 8/9 add vowel, add penny, add vowel

6:52 pm

jenwould

Tuva .. the first 2 tr?

6:52 pm

Babbler

don't even need to ask, do I, hurshy?

bravo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!

6:52 pm

Anj

OK, brain cell for hire : D

6:52 pm

speedfreak

hurshy: CONGRATS!!!

6:52 pm

hurshy

st 7/28 - person who does earlier st4

6:52 pm

mamabear

hi all! I was hoping this puzzle would have self destructed while I was gone, but no such luck!

6:52 pm

allstartwithX

Congrats Hurshy! A marathon tour de force.

6:53 pm

Anj

Woot! for hurshy : )

6:53 pm

Tuva

Got it Jen...

HIGH FIVE to Hushy!

6:53 pm

Babbler

is your word list for hire, too, Anj?? (purdy pleeez)

6:53 pm

hurshy

thank you thank you all!
took almost 5 hours. golly.

6:53 pm

mamabear

hurshy and anj - you have finished???? Awesome

6:53 pm

Babbler

MAMABEAR !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*flies over for a Mamabear hug*

6:53 pm

Poo's Mom

congrats hurshy! hello mama!

6:53 pm

hurshy

now i have time to change my icon.

6:53 pm

Blaze

here I am back again for another fish wacking....and still in the FOG

6:53 pm

Babbler

only 5 hours, hurshy????? goodness me! WOW !

6:54 pm

mamabear

Hi Babbler! I can always count on you ..... *mamabear catches Babbler in her run and swoops her up spinning her around till dizzy*

6:54 pm

tbear

Hurshey...well done,can I offer you a lemsip?

6:54 pm

hurshy

well babbler, that's with basically no breaks at all. i got some munchies from the kitchen but that's it

6:55 pm

mamabear

Hi Poos'mom!!!! What's a lemsip, tbear?

6:55 pm

hurshy

sure, tbear! what's a lemsip?

6:55 pm

Anj

Babbler, could be... lol : )

6:56 pm

Babbler

Anj, while you're still awake and in a good mood:
this lot of s's:
st 7/ 28
st 5/ 10
st 6/ 18
st 5/ 10
they're all together, just about the plant st4/5

ooooh !! oooh!! word list for hire?? how much?? I'll pay it!! (gets cheque book out)

6:56 pm

Anj

Yo Blaze, Mamabear... welcome to the madhouse % )

6:56 pm

Babbler

*dizzy from Mamabear hug spins*

: D

6:57 pm

mamabear

I still need 262.... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

6:57 pm

tbear

Sachet of paracetamol,decongestant and l vitamen c,all lemon flavoured.....it's all i have!! Finished the cherry brandy earlier.....lol

6:57 pm

Babbler

wait! you want paypal?? I got paypal!!

6:57 pm

Blaze

Anj you pussy cat.... how are you?? long time no see...

6:58 pm

mamabear

Pretty icon, Babbler. They look like catterflies!

6:58 pm

speedfreak

Thank you MamaBear I was just ready to cry and your log made me laugh I can get thru another 100 words easy!!! HAHAHA

6:59 pm

Anj

Blaze, it's that time of year. I'm fighting the urge to hibernate lol : )

6:59 pm

Babbler

thx Mama, I know, gorgeous isn't it? : )

6:59 pm

mamabear

hibernate? anj wants to hibernate???? hmmmmm.... I know ALL about THAT!!!!

7:00 pm

Babbler

Speed, that's why I looooooooooooove my Mamabear!! She always makes me laugh out loud!! :D

7:00 pm

Blaze

I quit fighting it... it is so miserable outside Fog for four days and no break for awhile.. unusual for here... I made it PJ day yesterday and today.

7:01 pm

speedfreak

4 hours till the next puzzle group so lets GO!!!

7:03 pm

Anj

Babbler,

st 7/ 28 - the person who says 'ist' ;)
st 5/ 10 - control a car
st 6/ 18 - controls a car
st 5/ 10 - german beer mug, with lid, containing up to 4 pints of foaming brew, usually delivered to your mitt but buxom blonde fraulein in leiderhosen ; D

7:04 pm

tbear

Finally got the tr8 and 9...need to celebrate with more food....where's joelgee when you need him? Gunna have to make my own sandwich,which isn't right when your sneezing and spluttering...

7:05 pm

hurshy

sorry that took awhile to choose...refresh!

7:07 pm

Babbler

ahaa, I don't have the st 5/ 10 or the st 6/ 18 above the person who says 'ist'.........

7:07 pm

kristin

UGH!!! Dr_God could have at least broken us in with like 250 words before jumping to this large a puzzle after all those short ones.
Hi Hurshy - is that your kitty??

7:08 pm

beebee

st5/10 -a cow

7:08 pm

hurshy

yes, kristin. that's one of my kitties - mitten. i have 3.

7:09 pm

tbear

Or Babbler..try apples and pears lol

7:09 pm

Babbler

no tbear, they were much more obvious than that
*smacks forehead*

7:11 pm

Blaze

any clue for the be 7/40 PLEASE with fog on top

7:11 pm

Babbler

Anj, may I have clues for the st8/40s please?
(I need more, but at least they'll start me off!)
ty : )

7:13 pm

hurshy

be7/40 insert letter in 3rd position in following be6

7:14 pm

hurshy

st 8/40 (first one) take preceding st5 and pl to get preceding st6, right? then pl again! :)

7:14 pm

beebee

babbler-
i have a st8/50- if you need it

7:14 pm

Anj

OK..

st5/10 - bottom bit of plant - swap the M for an N and add a hoop
st6/18 - whack it with the plural fish
st8/40 - whack it with the plural fish again...

7:14 pm

Blaze

Thank you...

7:15 pm

hurshy

st8/40 (second one) s + prefix meaning three + past tense of eat, plural

7:16 pm

hurshy

kristin brings up an interesting question about which i have been wondering... does dr_god design the puzzles or are they just computer generated?

7:18 pm

Anj

st5/10 - think, take your clothes off, and replace the P with an A
st6/18 - put an E on the end
st7/28 - drop a T in before the E
st8/40 - whack it with the plural fish

7:18 pm

Anj

Hurshy, random generated as far as i'm aware

7:18 pm

Babbler

you reading my mind, Anj?? LOL!!

thx for all the clues, my Kitty Cats! :D

7:19 pm

hurshy

well i hope ye olde random generator doesn't give us another long one until sunday!

7:23 pm

Charm

Hello again, all. Had to feed the Monster Baby, who is also refusing to sleep. ack

7:23 pm

speedfreak

Thx Thx Thx for all the s clues they are really helping take a bite out of them

7:23 pm

tbear

Anj...do u you there will be one on xmas day...my mother would never speak to me if I disappeared for a couple hours!Especially as I'm doing all the cooking (laptop over a hot stove....nnnaaaaaaaaa)

7:25 pm

AngelPrincess

congrats from me too hurshy.I a new user and haven't decided whether or not to upgrade to a pro user is it better than a regular user?

7:25 pm

tbear

exchange you for think....it's the lucozade...bubbles going up my nose...

7:26 pm

Babbler

just one left: st5/10 (not rear of ship)

ty pls : )

7:26 pm

AngelPrincess

I've got 230 words left to find so i better get cracking.

7:26 pm

Babbler

*snorts*

just found it ! lol!

7:27 pm

hurshy

hey angelprincess - puzzle wise, it doesn't make that much difference as we can get stats from babblers anon. but by going pro, you are supporting the future of babble. and you get to put up a pretty picture.

7:28 pm

Anj

Good question...don't see why not. It's an automatic programme so unless Dr G declares a festive amnesty we will be wishing each other Joyeux Noel while we wonder how to use up what's left of the turkey : )

7:30 pm

renfield

speaking of turkey - it's so warm here everyone around us appears to be bbq'ing their birds for tomorrow - we even have some neighbors who have a disco strob going and they're dancing on the patio

7:30 pm

tbear

Can't we ask him for a day off......rehab......as long as we promise to return on boxing day...Hang on..not fair,what about people who don't celebrate xmas...forget it,just being selfish

7:30 pm

speedfreak

Anj You are up late tonight..just trying to help us dear friend!:)

7:31 pm

marybcmt

ren where are you?

7:31 pm

tbear

renfield wanna swap? at least I'm off to Spain 4 xmas!

7:31 pm

speedfreak

renfield: pls don't rub it in we woke up to white S...four letter word on the ground this morning I hate winter..why I still live on the east coast is beyond me

7:32 pm

renfield

houston tx

7:33 pm

Babbler

help with si words please? all I've got is fathering children, female sibling, and opposite of stands.

: D *big fat cheesy grin* ty

7:33 pm

speedfreak

tbear: We took a cruise to the caribbean last winter for xmas, the whole family grandmother, aunt, uncles, cousins..22 of us Great time and never missed the xmas hoopla. youngest was 16 so that made a difference!

7:33 pm

Charm

si6 - sp. for afternoon nap - andale andale
si7 is pl.

7:34 pm

speedfreak

Babbler I was sooo jealous when you said you had 1 left I thought you were done!!!

7:34 pm

renfield

i love snow - i can't drive in it - i can't even walk in it - i guess i love it because i only get to visit ny every other yr

7:34 pm

beebee

a lovely nap in spanish si6/18
and its plural si 7/28

7:34 pm

Charm

si5/10 - si (father) + vowel.
si6/18 is pl.

7:35 pm

Babbler

as if, Speed!!! roflol !!!!!! more like 151 yet to find!!
:D

7:35 pm

Charm

si4/4 - more than 1 knight.

7:36 pm

Charm

si4/4 - a specific place (think archeological si**)
si5 is pl.

7:36 pm

Charm

si5/10 - short form for the sibling you have + pl.

7:37 pm

Minski

Greetings All.
Speedfreak ~ Where in Mass are you from. We live North of Boston and by the time we were really up the snow had stopped and was gone. Don't know about Thursday though. Of course that would have to be the nastiest day of the week.

7:37 pm

beebee

eye____.si4/4 spelled different and the si5/10 is the plural

7:37 pm

Anj

Speed i'm trying to hunt down an icon for tomorrow's j-rock theme : )

7:38 pm

speedfreak

Babbler It is 8:25 pm here for me what time is it for you can never get that straight

7:38 pm

Charm

I'm sorry, Anj - what's tomorrow's theme?

7:38 pm

Babbler

thank you soooo much Charm! :)
dreaded se's now......... *shudders*

7:39 pm

speedfreak

Anj The way I am so slow changing icons I might not get to that if I ever even finish this puzzle!! Might be like CathyB and just put a rock and say it came from Japan LOL

7:39 pm

Babbler

speed, it's about 1.40am (middle of the night!) : )

7:40 pm

tbear

Speedfreak...bet that was fun...well Spain isn't quite as exotic but as I was brought up there and half the family are still there,I love it for a change.Last Xmas decided to stay at home with my girls,who promptly left me straight after xmas dinner to do their own things upstairs and I spent the rest of the day alone with a bottle of Baileys and the tv...Not really Xmas

7:40 pm

Babbler

Charm, I'm the Theme Queen. Check my bio..... :D

7:41 pm

speedfreak

Minski: I live on the So. Shore (Plymouth)..we still had white on the ground this afternoon..my son came home from college Fitchburg State and he said they didn't get any Hopefully tomorrow it will be up North, but then again high school football in the rain is just as bad

7:41 pm

Charm

Babbler - you lost me on that theme! lol
Shall we do a 'dog' day to balance out the kitty day?

7:42 pm

tbear

Anj,Joelgee mentioned earlier that this themeing is very distracting.Can't we do it once a week or something,or am i being a party pooper...?

7:42 pm

Babbler

what say all? a dog day soon, after Kitty Day today?
all who agree, say Aye

:D

7:42 pm

Anj

Charm, google dir en grey and pick a pic :

7:43 pm

tbear

If not...can we have fat bottoms on bikes...in which case..I'm ready...refresh

7:43 pm

renfield

yes babbler - i love doggies too - you're our fearless leader 8)

7:43 pm

speedfreak

tbear: that ruins the holidays to be alone even though Baileys helps just about all..we have such a large close family noone is ever alone, we travel together and hang out together, all cousins very close as well

7:44 pm

Anj

Bear, you're being a party pooper !
I think Joel was being ironic : )

7:44 pm

kristin

puppy dogs!

7:44 pm

Anj

Dog day gets my vote too : )

7:44 pm

speedfreak

AYE to doggie day soon I am more of a dog lover myself but all animals are great

7:45 pm

Jo

What, no turkies in honor of our US Thanksgiving Day! :-(

7:46 pm

renfield

doesn't our prez pardon them?

7:46 pm

speedfreak

Jo A few from the US said they might do turkeys but since it was only our holiday they didn't want to push that on anyone else but I'm sure all our friends won't mind is we do turkeys

7:46 pm

tbear

Speedfreak...i had other options,just thought it would be nice to gather my girls to me,before they fly away...but..wasted my time....At the moment I don't really exist as an individual and should stop trying where they're concerned. They come back when they're ready.

7:46 pm

Jo

hmm, i think so renfield

7:47 pm

beebee

i think they were doing the j-rock theme for miyavi_fan(sp?) because she got beat up at school today.

7:47 pm

Minski

We live in Stoneham. By 9am the snow was over and gone. We are going to Rhode Island and Hingham tomorrow so I am hoping the snow and rain are both light. Otherwise the traffic will be a nightmare. Of course the longer the drive the longer the baby's nap between houses so I guess I shouldn't complain. We go to my hubby's family for dinner in Rhode Island and my family for dessert in Hingham. It's always fun but a lot of driving.

7:47 pm

Jo

Then, I might do a turkey ... if I get any play time all!

7:47 pm

Narnia_fan

how do you get the pics?

7:48 pm

speedfreak

tbear: Big hug for you!! How old are your girls?? hopefully they will smarten up and realize a mother can never be replaced!!

7:48 pm

kristin

beebee you mean miya got in a 'cat' fight?

7:48 pm

Jo

Go Pro, Hilary! :-)

7:48 pm

aknitter

hey fellow massachusetts-ites, plymouth here, home of the original thanlsgiving!!!

7:48 pm

Babbler

biog updated:

Dog/Puppy Day will be on Fri 25th !! :D

7:49 pm

renfield

jo - you could do a j-rocker w/ feathers in their hair -

7:49 pm

Narnia_fan

what happens after I go pro?

7:49 pm

speedfreak

aknitter: You are from Plymouth, MA I am in Kingston!!!:)

7:49 pm

Jo

LOL! Good idea! :-)

7:49 pm

tbear

14 going on 40...and 16 more like 13...very different but both beautiful.

7:50 pm

aknitter

hey speedfreak, we are neighbors

7:50 pm

speedfreak

hilaryfan1 we can't let you in on all the secrets go PRO and you won't regret it:)

7:50 pm

Anj

Speed, I told you I'm from Plymouth over here didn't I??

7:50 pm

Babbler

I've done ok with the first half of the SE list, but I'm struggling with the second. Any pointers for me please?
ty : )

7:51 pm

beebee

i'm not sure cat fight is the right word- she has a black eye and didn't fight back. a guy friend of hers got the other girl away.

7:51 pm

tbear

Babbler/Anj...is it j-rockers (whatever they are??) or turkeys in honour of thanksgiving.....Miy did get the banana thing....What's it to be?

7:51 pm

kristin

Please her heart!!!

7:51 pm

Jo

*gasp* Miya really got beaten up????
*sob*

7:52 pm

speedfreak

Too bad we couldn't do an exchange our Plymouth visits your Plymouth My sister lives in Bedford, Mass and their soccer team had a sister team in Bedford England and their whole team and parents went for 10 days.

7:52 pm

Babbler

GREAT icon, tbear!!
It's Japanese Day tomorrow. for Miya. ;)

7:52 pm

aknitter

anj, plymouth england? where my ancestors originated before coming to plymouth massachusetts

7:52 pm

beebee

maybe y'all shouldn't put up themed icons- as kristin said, they caused a "cat"fight.

7:52 pm

Charm

Babbler - what do you need? on the grid??

7:53 pm

speedfreak

We had relatives come over on the Mayflower maybe we are related!! (you notice I keep typing messages to avoid the words) SSHHHH

7:53 pm

Babbler

I don't think I have anything after the sun goes down...
:/

7:53 pm

aknitter

speed, there is a plymouth exchange. some of our town folk just got back not too long ago and periodocally they come here

7:54 pm

Smeltzdog

I'm missing one of the last two ce5,6 pairs but i don't know which.

7:54 pm

Charm

didn't get sp. for nap?

7:54 pm

Jo

I'll never finish this ... I'm too focused on Television and 7-year old. But, this has been so fun to fiddle with all day. Is there any hope for me to get the 12 letter being only halfway thru?

7:54 pm

aknitter

shu-oor we could be related as my relatives came over on the same shhh-ip !

7:54 pm

speedfreak

well aknitter maybe we can do a babble exchange visit?
as far as theme icons they are fun if you don't want to participate then you don't have to

7:55 pm

beebee

bab,
se5/10 -se6/18 -se6/18
se5/10 (take or grab) change the z to s. for the other two add to the ending

7:56 pm

Anj

Babbler, two se words arter the sun going down one.
Where a badger lives and the plural : )

7:56 pm

aknitter

a babble exchange would be fun

7:56 pm

mamabear

hi! not trying to be antisocial... but busy cooking and baking for tomorrow and sneaking in a few words here and there. did I miss anything????

7:57 pm

Charm

ne12 - when my 3yo forgets he has to go potty, it ne12 a change of clothing. (means needs, demands) ne11 is singular.

7:57 pm

Babbler

Mama, you missed a memo for Friday's theme - dog/puppy day! : )

7:58 pm

speedfreak

Mamabear: would we chat w/o you??

7:58 pm

Charm

babbler, yes si***, bob, you gotta try harder.

7:58 pm

mamabear

That sounds like fun!!! Is it taken for granted then that tomorrow is Turkey Day???

7:58 pm

Anj

Smeltz, they are all related to the greek belt
The first one ends in A
plural AS
2nd set ends in i
plural OS (no i)

7:59 pm

mamabear

speedfreak.... ummmmmmm..... yeah!

7:59 pm

Charm

Hey, MamaB!

8:00 pm

mamabear

Hi Charm! How's things?

8:00 pm

renfield

hi mama b

8:00 pm

Charm

I can smell your turkey from all the way down here, MamaB! You have the whole crew joining you?

8:00 pm

LeslieAnn

ugh, i need a be 4/6

8:02 pm

mamabear

You're really good then Charm, considering he is still outside in a cooler!!!

8:02 pm

tbear

I now have neuralgia down one side of my face,going to lie down in the dark and whimper myself to sleep...hopefully. See you all 2moro for japanese rockers eating turkey day.....Dr God help us!!!

8:02 pm

mamabear

Hi renfield.... I'm sorry you're not feeling well tbear!! Feel better!

8:03 pm

Minski

I made 2 desserts to bring to my Mother's house tomorrow and they both look good and taste good. Usually I get one or the other. I rarely get both right. I'm so excited!!!

8:03 pm

Babbler

get well soon, tbear hun :)
(((((((((healing hugs )))))))))))))))))

xxx

8:03 pm

Anj

'nite Bear : )

8:04 pm

speedfreak

tbear hope you feel better soon ((xx))

8:04 pm

Poo's Mom

nite tbear! hope you're feeling better soon

8:04 pm

mamabear

Charm, don't have much of a "crew". The only family I have is my sister and she is a vegetarian and doesn't want to come. I will make dinner for just my family and then do a "meals on wheels" over to my inlaws - they usually have Thanksgiving, but my mother in law is going through cancer treatment and is not up to it this year. So will pack up food and take it over for them.

8:04 pm

Babbler

pls could I have clues for the big se words, further down the list? ty so much ! :)

8:05 pm

renfield

mama - our neighbors here in the sticks are bbq'ing their birds - having pool and dancing parties - and putting up their holiday lights -

8:05 pm

tbear

Thx guys...feel loved and cherished....right back at you all.....((((xxxxHUGE bear hugsxxxx))))

8:05 pm

Babbler

my player ranking falls everyday........ : (

8:05 pm

mamabear

that sounds like oodles of fun, renfield!

8:06 pm

renfield

get well bear

8:06 pm

mamabear

* great BIG bear hugs for my tbear*

8:06 pm

Anj

Leslie, there are 5
- miller time
- things wot go buzz
- most good
- sounds like french cheese
- gun *drop the last vowel of the cheese and add an N instead*

8:07 pm

docvoodoo

hi everyone

8:07 pm

renfield

we're tempted to put on our swim suits and jsut join in the fun

8:07 pm

mamabear

minski - I made 2 also - a caramel apple pie and chocolate peanut butter chip cheesecake bars. Also made fresh cranberry sauce, and sweet potatoes. What did you make?

8:08 pm

mamabear

renfield... tempted????? tempted you say????? I say.....
CANNONBALL!!!!!!!

8:08 pm

cathy22w

hi all..... wonder if i can get 253 words in less than 4 hours?

8:08 pm

mamabear

good evening docvoodoo!

8:08 pm

Poo's Mom

hi cathy! how's things over there?

8:08 pm

Smeltzdog

first ce5/12

8:09 pm

mamabear

where there's a will... there's a way, Cathy!

8:09 pm

melnyw

418 words??? you're kidding me!!

8:09 pm

Charm

1st ce5/12 - penny + vowel

8:09 pm

Smeltzdog

135 left...I will tame this beast!

8:09 pm

mamabear

smeltzie - do you have the one that's a penny? add a vowel at the end of it

8:10 pm

Charm

se8/45 - "A silver or bronze coin of ancient Rome equivalent to one fourth of a denarius."

8:10 pm

kristin

testing 1,2,3, testing ... ignore this post - won't be on tomorrow so i went ahead and changed icon for friday

8:10 pm

cathy22w

hi poos mom... good, but v chilly... you're getting snow right now, aren't you? mama bear... there's a will, certainly, but i have been up since 4am so not sure my body will cope until 1am!

8:10 pm

Anj

Babbler:

se4/4 - sailing on the seven....
se6/18 - add an on for the time of year
se8/40 - add an er for someone who gets spicey
se9/54 - whack it with the usual fish
se6/21 - shhh not telling you ;)
se7/32 - add an E for a bodily ooze
se8/45 - apply the obvious fish
se9/60 - add a T for the most shhh, not teeling you

8:11 pm

Poo's Mom

yes we've had snow off and on since last night... we're going to get up to 12" tomorrow and lots of wind for good measure

8:13 pm

Anj

Greetings Docvoodoo

Hi Melnyw - 418 and 84 of them are 7 letters and over

8:13 pm

Jo

Great Clues Anj! Nabbed a few from that list ;-)

8:13 pm

mamabear

I understand Cathy, I'm not going to last much longer myself.

8:13 pm

LeslieAnn

a toast to anj, with the be 5/14! hooray!

8:14 pm

Babbler

chin chin!!!
*clinks glass*

:D

8:14 pm

LeslieAnn

ah, kristin, have to nab brian a day ahead of time, huh? ;)

8:14 pm

marybcmt

poo, where do you live?

8:14 pm

Poo's Mom

marybcmt i live south of erie pa....in the snowbelt

8:15 pm

speedfreak

I hope the snow stays up north this year, we got creamed last winter wnet to school till the last day of June made summer very short

8:15 pm

cathy22w

thanks anj... poos's mom... we're going to get about 3" at the most... but we're traveling 55 miles away so it doesn't make it too pleasant

8:15 pm

mamabear

yuck, poo's mom!!!! we had about an inch of snow this morning and it is cold, and we are supposed to get more snow overnite I think.

8:16 pm

Babbler

got any more where they came from Anj?? :D
thank you please!

8:16 pm

marybcmt

I'm in northern Michigan, so what we're getting now, you guys will get tomorrow. we'reclose to 6 inches now and expecting 15 by tomorrow night

8:16 pm

melnyw

i kind of wish i could get some snow for turkey day! i grew up in canada but now i'm on the texas coast! no snow here....*sigh*

8:16 pm

Poo's Mom

i'm glad i got my studded tires put on the car this week

8:16 pm

micamonkey

any clue for be 8/50?

8:16 pm

Jo

My mother is in N. Mich, told me the same tale. She is on Lake Huron. Hooray for lake effect!!

8:17 pm

Minski

Mamabear ~ That is so funny. I made chocolate peanut butter cheesecake bars also. I got the recipe from a baking magazine that Nestle sent me in the mail. I also made swirled surprise cookies from that mag. They both came out great!

8:17 pm

Poo's Mom

thanks mary! now i have someone to blame! my parents in MA always blame me for sending snow to them...

8:17 pm

marybcmt

yep, Jo, the sunrise side is getting blasted

8:18 pm

Jo

I feel bad for you and my mother! :-(
I'm SUFFERING under mild 50 degree temps at the mo ...

8:19 pm

kristin

Leslie Ann just wanted to find a martini theme and Brian was just a given!

8:19 pm

mamabear

minski - that's the SAME recipe I made!!!! LOL - I haven't tried them, but they look good!

8:19 pm

beebee

mica- take the be4/6 that is yummy to drink and add 4 letters to the end(the most) it doesn't look or sound like it should be a word

8:20 pm

LeslieAnn

yeah whose leg do i have to hump to get a dry martini around here?

8:20 pm

micamonkey

anybody... anybody!! :P
any clue for be8/50?
pleaseeee :)

8:20 pm

Jo

Ahhh, Leslie ... my fav line from Family Guy, LOL.

8:20 pm

kristin

Sorry, I'm a cosmo girl

8:20 pm

marybcmt

I'm one of those strange people who love the weather changes, I was blowing the leaves off the lawn while the snow was coming down today.

8:20 pm

DarleenMB

thanks beebee

8:21 pm

periwinkle

mica, do you have the be4/6, if so add a superalitve ending. the be4/6 that has to do with alcohol.

8:21 pm

Babbler

speed, how you doing? I have 136 left to find.. :/

8:21 pm

Minski

MamaBear ~ They are bars. Noone will know the difference if you try one ahead of time. Go for it. They are really good.

8:21 pm

allstartwithX

be 8/50 - take the be 4 above it and make it the most be** it can possibly be.

8:22 pm

beebee

micamonkey-did you get the be8/50

8:23 pm

periwinkle

I need help with tr8x2 and tr9x2, please

8:23 pm

Minski

I live in New England because my family is here but also because I love it. I love the 4 seasons and the weather changes. I love skiing and swimming and gardening and collecting leaves. I don't have a favorite season. I love all of them.

8:24 pm

allstartwithX

Need some help for the following:
re 6/21 and re 7/32 above the re 8/60 of memories
and the
re 8/40 below what you pay for an apartment

8:24 pm

micamonkey

got it :) thanks :)
log lag i think

8:25 pm

Anj

Okey-dokey:

se4/4 - prophet, visionary
se5/10 - ...who have been whacked by the plural fish...
se4/4 - use your eyes
se4/4 - whale (swap the 2nd E for an I in previous word)
se5/10 - put an E on the end
se6/18 - add an R
se7/28 - apply usual fish
se6/18 - remove the R
se4/4 - prophet etc, but reverse the last two letters
se5/10 - apply usual fish
se6/18 - add a T
se7/28 - lose the last 3 letter, then add an eye and an 8
se8/40 - whack with the fish
se6/18 - baseball world s.....
se8/45 - one fourth of a denarius, or ses plus yout te5/12 meaning the 3rd canonical hour or 9am
se9/60 - beat that with the usual fish

8:25 pm

Babbler

*confident voice* So............. all these words above and below the SE roman coins, eh??? who'd have thought it?

(*small voice* help!)

8:25 pm

allstartwithX

Those 3 are the last 3 I need for this beast. Clues welcomed.

8:26 pm

Babbler

gordon bennet Anj!!!!! mind reader extraordinaire !!
:D

8:27 pm

beebee

allstart-
kids fav part of school re6/21 -re8/45 the plural

8:27 pm

Charm

re6/21 - re + m4 (to join someone, to be introduced)
re7 is pl.

8:27 pm

thor

ne 11/96

8:28 pm

docvoodoo

yeah.. anj rocks

8:28 pm

Charm

re8/40 - re + fall/winter/spring/summer (if your gravy doesn't have enough salt, you have to re8 it)

8:29 pm

beebee

re6/18 with an errrrr makes a re8/40
and the re7/18 with a plural makes re8/40

8:30 pm

Charm

ne11 - v. "To make needed or unavoidable.
To require or compel."
ne12 is present tense.
based on ne* is the mother of invention.

8:30 pm

Anj

thor, don't forget to grab the ne 12/117

8:30 pm

speedfreak

Babbler I am down to 39 words..they are all t's but made an extra apple pie so family is going to have apple pie ala mode right now bbl:)

8:30 pm

Anj

...I thought that was Frank Zappa... ; )

8:31 pm

allstartwithX

Staggers across the finish line.... and breaks the tape with the help of Charm!!!! Need fluid replenishment badly. 415 miles of bad road... done. Martinis anyone?

8:31 pm

thor

gotcha anj. thnx

8:31 pm

mamabear

Anj- have I told you lately that I love you?

8:31 pm

Charm

all hail allstart! hip hip

8:32 pm

Anj

*Anj waves from finishing line a further 3 miles down the road*

Coo-eee!

8:32 pm

Babbler

yeah Anj!! and me !!! : )

8:32 pm

Babbler

Mamabear - you singing or saying ??

8:33 pm

periwinkle

Mwah! A big kiss goes to Anj. Thanks so much for the hints on the S words.

8:33 pm

mamabear

singing, of course!
Have I told you lately, that I care?

8:33 pm

Babbler

bravo allstart !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!

8:33 pm

Anj

*Anj sniffs to see if someone slyly squirted him with Aramis*

Y/w folks : D

8:33 pm

LeslieAnn

we should tell babbler that the next theme day should be anj day in appreciation

8:34 pm

allstartwithX

Anj.... this one hurt. I owe my finish to Charm. She saved me big time as my brain had reached a crispy stage.

8:34 pm

LeslieAnn

oh wait, babbler's still here. you hear that, babbler?

8:34 pm

Babbler

noted LeslieAnn!!

and it would be my pleasure !!! :D

8:34 pm

Charm

very welcome, allstart!

8:34 pm

mamabear

which reminds me, what's the icon du jour for Thanksgiving????? Or is that self explanatory? I have an auspicious turkey hat I could wear!

8:35 pm

Babbler

Anj - se4/4 prophet?? don't gettit.... :/

8:35 pm

periwinkle

Still seeking clues for the tr8x2 and tr9x2. Help, please.

8:35 pm

Babbler

Mamabear, is it a japanese rocker turkey?

8:36 pm

Babbler

ooooh oooh!! Anj - what would you like for The Anj Appreciation Day? I figure you should choose icons you might like to gaze at........... : )

8:36 pm

Charm

tr8 - "The 14th century, especially with reference to Italian art and literature."
tr9 is pl.
tr (meaning 3) + penny + vowel

8:37 pm

allstartwithX

peri - one of the tr 8 is obvious if you leave in a geography in the U.S. that is near say NJ, NY and PA. or CA, AZ, and NV, or any other group of 3 of these .

8:37 pm

Charm

tr9 - tr5 (meaning hair) + suffix meaning the most.

8:39 pm

Minski

Thanks for the SE list Anj. It took me a while but I got them all. I had about 1/2 already. Needed the fish for a few. (insert eyes rolling smilie here)

8:39 pm

mamabear

I'm all out of japanese rocker turkeys.... damn

8:39 pm

boogerface101

se4/4, tr8x2 and tr9x2 what does that mean?

8:39 pm

Babbler

minski, what was the se4/4 prophet? :/

8:40 pm

Charm

se4/4 - a 4-letter word, beginning with 'se', worth 4 points.

8:40 pm

boogerface101

what is this langauge you guys speak?

8:40 pm

micamonkey

please, any clues for
ta 6/ 18
ta 7/ 28?
not one of the 5 senses

8:40 pm

Anj

Me! Me! pick Me! No, hang on...not good : /

OK, my theme day is fractals : )

Can't play until Monday after tomorrow though, and then not again until Friday : (

8:41 pm

mamabear

boogerface
ta 6/18 means the word starts with ta, has 6 letters and is worth 18 points, for example

8:41 pm

GreyWoulf

Hey all! Baby is currently babbling herself to sleep so I get to work on upping my word count for a bit... :D

Mama - love the Felix icon!

8:41 pm

Babbler

what day would you like, Anj? You pick :)

8:41 pm

Minski

Babbler ~ If you haven't found it yet you will want the fishie. It is a word that is in many grids. Double the middle vowel and add a consonent to the end then pluralize it.

8:42 pm

Charm

ta6/18 - pl. of the Idaho ta5 tots

8:42 pm

mamabear

Hey GW! Haven't "seen" you for a few days!!! Going through woulf withrdrawal!!! Not a pretty picture.

8:42 pm

boogerface101

ohhhhhh thanks!!

8:43 pm

Anj

Go for the Monday then. Should brighten things up : )

8:43 pm

Babbler

Monday to be Anj Appreciation Day.

All who agree, say Aye !! :D

8:43 pm

micamonkey

erm charm, i dont follow :S

8:43 pm

Charm

ta6 - ta3 (meaning to make lace) + men's neckwear.

8:43 pm

LeslieAnn

aye!

8:43 pm

GreyWoulf

I know, Mama -- been suffering similarly re: bears -- zi haven't been able to get on early enough to catch you ;)

8:44 pm

renfield

aye

8:44 pm

Minski

I'm having issues with the last 2 AT words. The AT 6/18 and the AT 7/28. Any assistance would be appreciated.

8:44 pm

cathy22w

is the me10 hard to find, or am i just not seeing it for looking?

8:44 pm

Anj

More clues

st5/10 - rock
st6/18 - rocking the ganj
st7/28 - passing it round
st6/18 - Rolling S...... (Brown Sugar)

8:44 pm

Babbler

still confused, minski........ : (

8:45 pm

Charm

micamonkey - are you not from the states. The state product of Idaho. Chop it up, shape them, fry them and make ta5 tots. ta6 is pl.

8:45 pm

Babbler

anj, I got stuck on the se4/4 prophet.... :/

8:45 pm

Minski

This is so unnerving. Everytime I think I"m doing really well I check my score against the stats and I still have 202 words left to find. Is the bar still opened? I need a drink.

8:45 pm

allstartwithX

Minski - at 6/18 - if you're dressed in a tux your in some snappy at****. Then pl.

8:45 pm

mamabear

Only sneak babbling from work Monday and yesterday - never made it back on either night when I got home. And now THIS monster....

8:46 pm

cathy22w

hmm... is jack daniels good with canada dry?

8:46 pm

GreyWoulf

Yep! This monster... you shoudl have seen the reaction at the flip -- it was amusing to say the least :D

8:46 pm

micamonkey

thanks charm got it!
gawd im slow :P

8:46 pm

Anj

Minski, clothes, as in 'you're not wearing the proper at....'

Could be Michelin Man lol :)

Babbler, se4 prophet, fortune teller, uses 'eyes' to look into the future...

8:47 pm

Charm

babbler - to foretell, vision is the hint-hint.

8:47 pm

GreyWoulf

You can read it in the log now, but it loses something after the fact

8:47 pm

Babbler

I declare next Monday's theme to be Fractals, for Anj Appreciation Day.

(biog updated)

:D

8:47 pm

Minski

Babbler ~ The definition is "A clairvoyant. A prophet."

8:47 pm

periwinkle

erm, what the heck is a fractual?

8:48 pm

Babbler

ty minski :D

8:49 pm

Minski

Oh yes. Jack and ginger. Pass one over here please. Make it a double.

8:50 pm

Anj

Peri, just type fractal into Google

It's a pic generated by a recurring mathematical formula

8:50 pm

cathy22w

on the rocks? going to get the jd... lol

8:50 pm

Babbler

peri - fractal. they're those lovely abstract icons Anj and Lola usually have. I'm sure there must be a whole load in google images. (haven't looked myself yet!) :)

8:50 pm

Charm

me10 - something you do to cotton fabric (based on the me9)
takes off on the me6 - composer/singer Johnny me6 (remember midnight in the garden of good & evil).

8:50 pm

Minski

I finally finished a letter. The As!!

8:51 pm

GreyWoulf

Me too, Minksi!!!

8:51 pm

Minski

On the rocks with a wedge of lime please.

8:52 pm

cathy22w

thanks for the clues... and lime sounds good!

8:52 pm

mamabear

any tequila to go with that lime???? put a lime in the coconut and shake eet all up!!!

8:52 pm

periwinkle

Thanks, found both tr8 and one of the tr9. Need help with me10 please

8:53 pm

periwinkle

marigold are you playing?

8:53 pm

mamabear

en 7/28??? please

8:54 pm

Charm

en7 - pl of "A slight convexity or swelling, as in the shaft of a column, intended to compensate for the illusion of concavity resulting from straight sides."

8:56 pm

docvoodoo

well i am going to do something i think may be a tad unheard of... I am going to stop at 100 words

8:57 pm

mamabear

not unheard of at all doc!!!!! have a good nite!

8:57 pm

mamabear

thank you Charm!

8:57 pm

cathy22w

yum

8:57 pm

renfield

wow - i didn't know that's what a fractal was - cool

8:58 pm

torgone

Anything vodka-related, double or better, rocks . .
Thank you.

8:58 pm

speedfreak

Now that I had a nice visit with the family, homemade apple pie with ice cream I am ready to finish the t's 36 words and I am done!!

8:58 pm

docvoodoo

been to a few addictive sites before (yep even non-porn) I have a mastery of my cyberwill... muahahahahahahahahahahahahahaa aaaaaaaa

9:00 pm

torgone

docvoodoo - You'll be back. We know. Just give in.

9:00 pm

doxy1lover

good evening all

9:00 pm

GreyWoulf

Hey torgone - Love the Krazy Kat image!

any clues for the be7/40 and 6/27, please?

9:01 pm

stillcrazy

Oh my gosh!!!!! I got them all...I'm finished!!!!!

9:01 pm

mamabear

hey doxy!!!!!

9:01 pm

GreyWoulf

docvoodoo - you are one of us now, otherwise you wouldn't have commented about stopping ;)

9:01 pm

mamabear

stillcrazy..... no wonder your cat looks like that!!! congrats!!!! I can't believe people are actually finishing this thing.

9:01 pm

speedfreak

Stillcrazy: AWESOME!!!

9:02 pm

doxy1lover

just got home from work. Going to try and get a few words before bedtime.

9:02 pm

torgone

Sorry GW. I have neither of those.

9:02 pm

GreyWoulf

Good for you, stillcrazy!!

9:02 pm

stillcrazy

ty ty ty......I'm so excited!

9:02 pm

Babbler

bravo stillcrazy !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!

9:03 pm

micamonkey

im missing my 3rd se4/5
any help?
i got the two with similar alphabets

9:03 pm

torgone

stilcrazy - AWESOME!!!!!! Congrats!!!

9:03 pm

mab

You rock stillcrazy!!!

9:03 pm

Babbler

what's this ENABLE dictionary you often mention, Anj? And where can i get one?

9:04 pm

mamabear

be 7 -
take the be 4/4 that you drink.. remove one vowel... add things aren't always as they se**.... spelled with a double vowel.
for the be 6 - take out the ending consonant of the be 4/4 drink

9:04 pm

GreyWoulf

Thx, tor--- I was actually asking everyone, just trying to kill two messages in one post :)

9:04 pm

Anj

Babbler, I think I put the link in the toolbox on BabsAnon
: )

9:05 pm

GreyWoulf

Thanks MAMA! (*hug*)

9:05 pm

mamabear

I do that too, GW... saves a stamp!

9:05 pm

mamabear

You GOT them, GW?/?? I was expecting a "huh?" response....

9:05 pm

Babbler

thx Anj.......... I tried to download it whatever once before, but it wouldn't work..... : /

9:06 pm

GreyWoulf

MAMA - you know that we tend to think on the same wavelength ;)

9:07 pm

Babbler

se6/21 next to ssssshhh not telling? ty

9:07 pm

Minski

Done with the Bs!!

9:07 pm

GreyWoulf

And now the B's are done!!

9:07 pm

mamabear

In THAT case, what's the last be 6/24?

9:08 pm

torgone

be6/24 = be + st4/4

9:08 pm

micamonkey

se4/5 anybody?
i think im looking for the 1st or 2nd se4/5 on the list

9:09 pm

GreyWoulf

be + what you do with a spoon in coffee

9:10 pm

mamabear

thank you!

9:10 pm

GreyWoulf

Oh my! I only have 11 ce's out of 25

9:11 pm

ohromujici

Hey everybody.

9:11 pm

Babbler

mica, it would se** you don't have all your se words yet
: )

try swapping the last two letters round too
also try abbreviation for seconds (as in time)

9:11 pm

GreyWoulf

Hi ohrom!

9:12 pm

mamabear

hi ohrom!!!!

9:12 pm

ohromujici

OMG! I just looked at the word total and started laughing. ............yeah.........there isn't a snowball's chance in hell that I will finish this puzzle.

9:13 pm

mamabear

I was gonna say something about THAT, but thought I'd let you be surprised!!!!

9:13 pm

GreyWoulf

Same here ohrom and I was here for the flip!

Unless I cave and run over to a2z later on...

9:14 pm

Babbler

ohrum - it's pretty much reduced me to a gibbering wreck, I can say that right now! : )
roflol !!! :D

9:14 pm

renfield

i forgot what i was doing - this is a wild one

9:14 pm

ohromujici

lol Mama. : ) So mama, GW, are you guys gearing up for a big day of turkey-eating and such? I am going to the parade tomorrow so I am super-psyched.

9:14 pm

GreyWoulf

how about a clue for the ce8's please?

9:15 pm

periwinkle

finally found one of the me9

9:15 pm

mab

Ohrom, I surely will not finish as I cannot sustain any kind of focus. The grid is so big I am both intimidated and bored.

9:15 pm

Babbler

please may I have a clue for se6/21 next to ssssshhh not telling, pls? ty

9:15 pm

ohromujici

lol babbler. hang in there. It will be over soon. : )

9:16 pm

GreyWoulf

ohrom - we're going over to friends tomorrow to do the whole turkey thing...

9:16 pm

micamonkey

thanks babbler, the time one did the trick :)

9:16 pm

torgone

Some days you get the bear; Some days the bear gets you.

9:17 pm

Babbler

I just got it myself a few seconds earlier ! : )

9:17 pm

GreyWoulf

ohrom - back when I was living in Rockland county I had friends who actually got to be in the parade as clowns!

9:17 pm

mamabear

pretty much ohrom!!! I got out of work early and did some baking and cooking (sweet potatoes, fresh cranberry sauce, etc)..... no parade here ! too cold!

9:18 pm

GreyWoulf

Thet're actually talking about snow for Thanksgiving here in PA -- at most an inch, but then later it will turn into rain

9:18 pm

mamabear

torgone..... want bear to get you????? LOL

9:18 pm

ohromujici

Mab: good luck. I get intimidated and bored when there are 200 words. : )

Hey--yesterday I logged on and everyone ad a bunch of bananas for their icon so I changed to a bunch of bananas. Today I log on and everyone showed up dressed as a cat today. Is there something on babbler's anon which states the dress code?

9:19 pm

LeslieAnn

babbler's profile

9:19 pm

GreyWoulf

ohrom - you need to check Babblers bio on a regular basis -- she is in charge of the dress code :)

9:19 pm

torgone

I could be gotten pretty easily right now . . .

9:20 pm

mab

Babbler, do you think you will finish this hideous thing?

I cannot focus on it and keep stopping to do other things, like read a book, etc.

9:21 pm

GreyWoulf

What I would like right now is a good clue for the oe7

9:21 pm

ohromujici

Mama: that sounds good. I will start driving now. I should be to Chicago by mid-morning. lol : ) And by the way, it is too cold for a parade here too but the luckily, many new york tourists are stupid and like to stand outside when it is -20 degrees below freezing. : )

GW: NYC is supposed to get snow. That aught to improve everyone's mood. lol Did you have to work today or did they let you have a much-needed refuge?

9:21 pm

Babbler

mab - I don't think I will, you know : /
I still have 125 to find. I'm sure the Anj The Magnificent has flaked by now (not being a proper insomniac like me!!).
What to do??

9:22 pm

Charm

oe7 - brit spelling for a female hormone.

9:22 pm

mab

Ah, more of Torgone's favorite wisdom. The bear shall get me today.

I like your krazy kat icon; it suits you better, I think.

9:23 pm

Babbler

LOL Mab!! Well, today, I've done housework, laundry, dusting, cooked (!!), .......... and I was just browsing Ban Anon just now for Anj's ENABLE link. LOL! :D

9:23 pm

mamabear

oe 7 - oe + a kite s****g (but don't use the g)

9:24 pm

GreyWoulf

Thank you!

9:24 pm

torgone

Everyone is invited to my place tomorrow. We're brining a 22 pound bird, and chef has a passel of side dishes and desserts planned. There will be PLENTY.

9:24 pm

mab

Ooo, 151 left for me. Not promising.

9:24 pm

Babbler

Ohrom - I'm the Theme Queen.. Check my biog ..!
: D

9:24 pm

mamabear

you beat my turkey by 3 pounds, Torgone!

9:24 pm

renfield

torg - have you crossed the finish line?

9:25 pm

torgone

Just passed the half-way point, ren. My spirit is crushed.

9:25 pm

periwinkle

marigold, are you here?

9:26 pm

GreyWoulf

ohrom - of course I had to work, and I have to work fri and sat as well... nothing like retail to show how much your bosses care...

9:26 pm

mab

You are so talented torgone. I would surely drop in if there weren't all those other states in between.

9:27 pm

renfield

i'm only at 157 - repeat - it's only a game......right?

9:27 pm

mamabear

*mamabear runs over to torgone, picking him clear off the floor and swings him around hitting his head on the ceiling fan - sorry about that - screaming "do not let your spirit be crushed by this cursed puzzle - DO NOT" and then puts him down and holds small of her back thinking " that was NOT a good idea"........*

9:28 pm

Griffums

Hey all - took a 3-hour nap and maybe I"m ready to finish this thing.

9:28 pm

GreyWoulf

Yes, renfield, it is only a game... it it turns into anything else, the joy will be lost :)

9:28 pm

mab

GW: sounds decidedly sucky. Your schedule, I mean.

9:28 pm

Babbler

hey Mamabear - my spirit is kinda crushed too

*babs braces herself* :D

9:28 pm

renfield

poor torgs head -

9:28 pm

renfield

oh - and poor mama's back!

9:28 pm

torgone

Chef (my daughter) is handling most of the process. I just pop in and help where I can. I cook fairly well, but she owns the kitchen tomorrow.

9:30 pm

ohromujici

ROTFLMAO, Mama.

Hi Griffums!

GW: my condolences on your lack of time off. : ( If it makes you feel any better, I work every day this week (including tomorrow) and also the weekend. I am on calll so I don't have to go into work but I will have to work from home. I think we should quit our jobs and just play babble all day. : )

9:30 pm

GreyWoulf

the only bright side to my schedule, mab, is that not too many people are buying glasses at this time of the year ;)
As a matter of fact, my store is the only one in the mall that does not have to maintain those stupid extended hours everyone else does, so I still get to see my daughter at night :)

9:30 pm

mamabear

"mamabear takes a fast acting vicadin, runs over to Babbler... lifts her high, ducking under ceiling fan, hugs her wildly and screams "do not fear, mamabear is here"..........*

9:31 pm

Babbler

*babs squeals with delight*

Again!! Again !! :D

9:31 pm

Cheesenips

Hi folks and hope all from US have a wonderful Thanksgiving weekend!

9:31 pm

doxy1lover

ohro, I agree with you. I'm ready to quit

9:31 pm

mab

Torgone you spirit must be uplifted now. Too bad about that mild concussion. (Just set your alarm clock for every 20 minutes tonight)

9:31 pm

torgone

Not the first time I've been hurled into a ceiling fan . . (Ooowww) . ..Reminds me of an old joke: "Have you ever been picked up by the fuzz?" . .

9:31 pm

Cheesenips

Does anyone need a hint?

9:32 pm

GreyWoulf

ohrom - unfortunately, society would punish us for doing so... however, if I ever hit the lottery...

9:32 pm

Babbler

yeh Cheese, do you think my hair needs washing??

; )

9:32 pm

periwinkle

clues for the no8 please

9:32 pm

mab

Wassa punchline tor?

9:32 pm

ohromujici

You finished, Cheesenip? *ohro bows down and starts chanting "I'm not worthy"*

9:32 pm

mamabear

Hi Cheesenips!!! Hint? Hint? do we need a HINT???? I think not... more like we need a freakin NEON sign that says "stop the madness" !!!!!!!!!

9:33 pm

Cheesenips

Babby dunno-- are ya sposed to be a DIRTY blonde? hehe

9:33 pm

mamabear

sorry tor.... ummmmm.... you might want to put some ice on that before it swells to the size of Rhode Island

9:34 pm

Babbler

lol Cheese! you finished?

bravo Cheesenips !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!

9:34 pm

speedfreak

OK MamaBear Calm Down Repeat after me It is just a game...It is just a game...it is just a game....

9:35 pm

Cheesenips

no8 is plural of the no6/18! easy game, aint it?

9:35 pm

mamabear

I'm with Ohrom!!! Quit work!!!! Reminds me of a song.... (uh-oh's from the crowd)..... "I don't want to work... I just want to bang on the keyboard all day..."

9:35 pm

Babbler

Did Anj say goodnight? Or has he nodded off at his PC?

Anj?? *looks everywhere*

9:35 pm

torgone

"No, but I've been swung around by the ti4/4 a few times.."

9:35 pm

Cheesenips

slow day at the office---- boss flew home to NYC yesterday--- used a2z of course

9:35 pm

GreyWoulf

speed - that's not how to handle it...

here MAMA, drink this
(*hands MAMA rum and coke*)

9:36 pm

Mary

I got a late start today and with so many words I'll never finish. I'm at 290. Must get some sleep so I can get up early and start the cooking. To all have a Happy Thanksgiving.

9:36 pm

mamabear

ROFLMAO... torgone!!!!!!

9:37 pm

GreyWoulf

G'nite Mary!

A valiant effort worthy of great praise!

9:37 pm

mamabear

ahhhhh.....GW........ you KNOW what I like!!!! (reminds me of another song... Chantilly Lace, and a pretty face, pony tail, hanging down.....)

9:37 pm

torgone

I'm more worried about Mama's back. Do you nomally lift things the size of wool-producing farm animals???

9:38 pm

GreyWoulf

Sorry Mama - I cut off the pony tail about 8 years ago ;)

9:38 pm

periwinkle

need help with o's please. have the Brit spelling of female hormone. what am I missing

9:38 pm

ohromujici

*ohro starts clearing her throat and making 'ahem" noises so that GW will notice that she doesn't have a rum and coke. Ohro does the same to mama in order to get a free vicodin*

9:39 pm

mamabear

g'nite Mary - Happy Thanksgiving to you, too!!!

9:39 pm

mamabear

Vicodin AND rum and coke, ohrom???? hmmmm.... would we be interested in sleeping through Thanksgiving, now, dear?

9:39 pm

Cheesenips

The no 6/18 is an extension of the no 4/4.

9:40 pm

harpjane

CE 8/45? Both of them?
Also the last ce 6/21.

9:40 pm

periwinkle

Oh my, only have three of the A words :(

9:40 pm

GreyWoulf

(*hands ohrom rum and coke*)

Careful there, ohrom -- vicodin and r&c can be a lethal combo -- esp how I mix drinks!

9:41 pm

mamabear

well, Tor, I usually try to hold off on that kind of lifting until Friday nite when I don't have to work the next day, but seeing as tomorrow is a holiday, I made an allowance.... and don't be so sheepish - just say what's on your mind!

9:41 pm

Cheesenips

harpjane the last ce 6/21 is a mineral--- i know that will give you the ending

9:41 pm

EasternBlue

Hi everyone...just in for a quick chat...been making pies for tomorrow & still have a bit more to do...plus - this one is a DOOZY - no way I'd ever finish now!

9:41 pm

periwinkle

may I have clues for the Ce8's please

9:42 pm

Griffums

hi EB

9:42 pm

mamabear

GW - another please? you mix a mean R & C

9:42 pm

ohromujici

Thanks for the R&C, GW. I promise to not take the vicodin until the next time that there is a puzzle with 400 flippin' words. : )

9:42 pm

mab

I think sheer adrenalin will carry Mama through. Are you divulging that you resemble a ram, torgone. Oo, double concussion -- you've been hit in the back of the head with a brick. Could actually be therapeutic.

So what's punchline to fuzzy joke? Hmmmmm?

9:42 pm

mamabear

Hi EB.... and HI Griffums... I didn't see you come in!!! *bad mamabear*

9:42 pm

gramma

I QUIT! I admit I'm a weak willed wuss. I'm unworthy of the grid god. Sometimes knowing your weaknesses is the 1st step. The 2nd step is going to bed. third, sleep soundly thru the nite. 4th stsnnnnnoooooooorrrrrrrrrreee. See ya!

9:43 pm

GreyWoulf

(*refills Mama's glass*)

So who else wants a hit?

9:43 pm

periwinkle

this dial-up is driving me nuts

9:43 pm

mamabear

he already gave the punchline!!!!! that he was swung around by the ti 4/4's once!

9:43 pm

ohromujici

LOL Mab.

9:44 pm

mab

Poor gramma, you probably feel like that poor little kitten looks.

9:44 pm

GreyWoulf

gramma, lol on the icon & rant -- have a good night and a great tomorrow!

9:44 pm

renfield

hi grif - hi eb - i can't see anything - had to put on my specs - colors blending together

9:44 pm

Cheesenips

ce 8/45 - suppose your favorite penny caught a disease, it might be called ce 8/45 except that the horrible disease changed a vowel!

9:45 pm

mamabear

do not fret, gramma. in a few short hours this grid will be archived and nobody will admit to ever having seen it anyway!!!!

9:45 pm

EasternBlue

thought if maybe this was a small one, I could jump in but I just wanted to say a quick hello...and
Happy Thanksgiving to anyone celebrating tomorrow...off to the in-laws for the day so I won't be babbling until Friday....

9:45 pm

torgone

All I'm trying to say is that I'm not an easy lift. When I step on a scale, It says, "Hey! One at a time!"

Punchline at 9:35.

9:45 pm

EasternBlue

gramma = you did better than me - i didn't even start!!

9:45 pm

gramma

Mab, self portrait? or kitty making snow angel? or road kill? whatever I'm sooo done.

9:46 pm

Babbler

HI EB !!!!!!!

have a lovely day tomorrow, luvvie :D

9:46 pm

GreyWoulf

Hey there Griff -- saw you come in, but a little distracted at the mo -- how much do you have left?

EB -- Great to see you, even if you can't stay!

9:46 pm

EasternBlue

thanks Babs...

See you all Friday!
Luv,
EB

9:46 pm

renfield

happy thanksgiving eb - enjoy your day

9:47 pm

Babbler

......... if I get 5 more words, I'll break the 300 barrier........ probably teh most I've ever got....

9:47 pm

mamabear

Have a wonderful Thanksgiving, EB!!! Will be cooking to beat the band tomorrow and then back to work on Friday...

9:47 pm

ohromujici

Hey EB. Any snow yet?

9:47 pm

mab

Oh you were wise not to begin, EB. Look at your icon! That's one happy kitty!

9:48 pm

Griffums

Still 83 to go but a number of them are verb forms that I missed. Not sure I can make it. Tried a2z but clearly I am missing the web-word-aid gene because I can't figure out how that would be really useful esp in a time crunch.

9:48 pm

gramma

Easternblue, you're in the puzzle and your brilliant for not starting. Note to self: "no more babble..... evil babble..."

9:48 pm

mamabear

That's awesome, Babbler!! I only have 238 and will have to quit soon....

9:48 pm

torgone

It's actually only (slightly)funny if you imagine a man asking the question to a woman . . . Olde-timey misogynistic humor..

9:49 pm

mamabear

maybe that's why I understood it!!!!!

9:49 pm

mab

I don't get it, but that's okay. For the best.

9:50 pm

Cheesenips

ce 8/45 - give a penny to your female sibling but first, stick a vowel in the middle

9:50 pm

LeslieAnn

(mab, i think they mean fuzz in the dirty way!)

9:50 pm

GreyWoulf

Babbler - we're tied at the mo!

9:51 pm

mab

I don't a2z except on the rare occasion that I feel truly driven. I don;t like it for some reason.

9:51 pm

Babbler

are we, GW !! cool!

I'm utterly blinded by this grid. It's overwhelming. The worst I've ever seen. *shakes head in disbelief*

9:52 pm

Cheesenips

does everyone now have ce 8/45 after my hints? who else needs a hint?

9:52 pm

ohromujici

I take it that no one was able to talk Jamie into making "fest" an official babble word. I keep trying it night after night and babble keeps telling me that it isn't a word, night after night.

9:53 pm

GreyWoulf

mab - I have come to agree with you there -- a victory driven by a2z is hollow in a way... partly because by using it, the whole human element of the game vis a vis the chat log is avoided :)

9:53 pm

mamabear

Did it for me, Cheesenips!!! Thanks! how about the lo8/40?

9:53 pm

Babbler

some me7s would be great, Cheese, if that's ok? : )

9:54 pm

LeslieAnn

ohro, i agree it should be a word as well. along with aint (no matter what the dictionary says!)

9:54 pm

Griffums

So am I better for being too stupid to figure out how to use it? Praps. Back to the monkeys.

9:54 pm

Babbler

Mamabear, you know that fab show of the stranded people on an island? lo4/4, begins with that, then add the Loch n*** Monster in Scotland to the end....

9:55 pm

Cheesenips

lo 8/40 was hinted multiple times earlier--- many complaints that this word is even allowed--- the condition of not knowing where one is!

9:55 pm

Anj

Hey all, just popping back to say goodnight and, well, same time, same place, a day later then lol : )

Happy Thanksgiving for tomorrow : D

9:55 pm

speedfreak

418 Words Done Finished No Brain Cells left, drool sliding down my chin body stuck in one position, fingers,hands, wrists, aching but I am DONE To all a Happy Thanksgiving and to all else A Happy Thursday

9:55 pm

Babbler

nite Anj!! thought you'd fallen asleep at your desk!! lol!
sweet dreams, mate : )

9:55 pm

Griffums

Wow speed!

9:55 pm

torgone

ohro - Dr_G has no control over it. To simplify the game and eliminate disputes, he chose the ENABLE dictionary as the final authority on accepted words. Whoever controls the ENABLE dictionary is the one with the power to update.

9:56 pm

mab

Sleep Anj. Thank you for all those lovely se's.

9:56 pm

beebee

mama
take your lo4/4 and add 4 letters to the end.( loch____ monster)

9:56 pm

Babbler

WOW Speed !!!!!!!

Bravo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9:56 pm

mamabear

thanks Babbler & Cheesenips! I apologize - did not realize it had been clued before....

9:56 pm

GreyWoulf

Bravo speed!!

9:56 pm

ohromujici

Hey Anj!

Torgone: ...everything is starting to make sense now.

9:57 pm

speedfreak

Anj I cannot believe you are still up!!!

9:57 pm

mamabear

congrats speedfreak!!! good job! Good nite Anj - thanks for the clues and sleep well... have a good holiday!

9:57 pm

Cheesenips

We are me7s of our club! Thank you for this beautiful me7 of our recent event (like a souvenir)

9:57 pm

renfield

i'm still confused - i think i'll put on my rae bans - to bright

9:58 pm

speedfreak

If we have another whopper grid (prays no) I might not play tomorrow Good Night All Thanks to everyone for the awesome clues and great conversations..without you I would not have stayed at it..Babbler Good luck!!!

9:58 pm

beebee

mama
which me7's- i have 3

9:58 pm

renfield

good note anj - thanks for the clues

9:59 pm

mamabear

beebee - it was babbler that asked for the me 7's....

9:59 pm

mab

Speed you are amazing! Multitasker of the Year!

10:00 pm

ohromujici

Goodnight, speedfreak. Have a nice holiday tomorrow.

10:00 pm

Anj

Speed, I'm trying to beat my sleeping patterns into obeying GMT : /
...or at least paying lip service to a european time zone.
I'm stuck on Babbletime at the mo and it's feels like I should be living in NZ or something equally unlikely... : )

10:00 pm

beebee

sorry, i'm very tired

10:00 pm

renfield

good nite speed - have a good day tomorrow

10:01 pm

Cheesenips

noprob Mama-- huge log today cuz it's so hard

10:01 pm

mamabear

Well, I think I will join the ranks of the nitey-nites.... congrats to all of you who remain for the next few hours and slay this beast!! Sleep well and bear hugs to all... sweet dreams and Happy Thanksgiving!
GW - how about an R&C for the long road to the shower?

10:01 pm

Cheesenips

WTG speed!!! HUZZAH!!!

10:02 pm

renfield

nite mama b - enjoy your day tomorrow -

10:02 pm

GreyWoulf

Good night MAMA - have a great day tomorrow!!
(*refills glass one more time*)

(*HUG*)

10:02 pm

ohromujici

Goodnight, Mama. Have a great holiday tomorrow.

10:03 pm

mamabear

that's ok bee bee - I just didn't want you to think I was ignoring you by not answering. At this point I don't give a flying fig for the me's anymore!!!!! *is that thunder I hear?*

10:04 pm

mab

Oh Mama have a happy happy day tomorrow. (Save some pie)

10:04 pm

torgone

Nitey-nite Mama. Sleep well. Hope your back isn't broken.

10:05 pm

mamabear

Not broken... just a little confused.

10:05 pm

Babbler

*waves sad bye bye to Mamabear*

:'(

10:06 pm

Cheesenips

me7 - dealers in textiles-- the singular is key to several longer words

10:06 pm

GreyWoulf

(*hugs Babbler to raise spirits*)

10:07 pm

mamabear

Do not be sad, Babbler!!!!!! *mamabear picks up .... ok.... maybe not.... mamabear gently dances with babbler around the room, swinging and dipping her until she is giddy*

10:08 pm

Babbler

*babs head spins in a really fabaroony way*
*giggles*

: D

10:08 pm

Cheesenips

me7 - variant spelling of a word usually spelled with a z, but not this time-- a person of mixed blood, usually including Spanish and Indian heritage

10:08 pm

ohromujici

*ohro takes down ceiling fan to avoid another "incident".*

10:09 pm

Babbler

ok, so who's gonna give me 4 juicy words, so I can go get a shower and wash my hair? Purrrrrdy pleeez ??

*bats lashes, cos sometimes it works..*

10:09 pm

mamabear

That's better! Mamabare could not sleep knowing babbler is sadly waving......

10:10 pm

Babbler

thanks for the hug, GW ! *hugs* : )

10:10 pm

Cheesenips

me7 - plural of a stone block- if something changes genetically, it might also change its first vowel ;

10:10 pm

Babbler

*Babs watches sadly as Mamabear makes her way home*

10:10 pm

torgone

I'll take over for you Mamabear. Comforting Babbler, I mean.

10:10 pm

Minski

I am missing the 2nd and 3rd CE words.
ce 6/ 21
ce 7/ 32
Please help.

10:11 pm

Griffums

Well, it's time for the secret weapon.

10:11 pm

Babbler

*turns to Tor-Tor expectantly*

: )

10:11 pm

Cheesenips

I have now clued all five me7s. Who needs a clue on another word?

10:12 pm

Charm

ce6/21 - "A water-filled limestone sinkhole of the YucatÃ¡n." *sounds* like slang for $100 bill.

10:12 pm

ohromujici

What is the secret weapon, Griffums? (although if you tell us, it will be a not-a-secret weapon)

10:12 pm

GreyWoulf

OK, the corner E's are driving me nuts -- how are theree 15 (!) of them -- I have the fire remains, master of ceremonies, and the em4 (inc. plurals)-- what are the rest?

10:12 pm

Cheesenips

Minski ce 6/21 is how you would say a slang term for your $100 bill! Then, plural for the 7.

10:13 pm

mab

Cheesy, honey, how about the ec5 and 8 -- I'm just curious.

10:14 pm

Charm

em5 - man's name. Em5 Walsh.
em6 is pl.

10:14 pm

Griffums

Yes, but it will only be my weapon (at least tonight)... :D We have a FANTASTIC candy company here called Alaska Wild Berry Products. (You should go to their website and buy their stuff.)* They really do use wild fruit in their chocolates. Delish. Anyway, this fruit is not an Alaska one, but I have just....opened... a whole 8oz bag of Dark Chocolate Cabernet Cherries. This ain't your maraschino cordials. I just can't believe the goodness..........mmmmmmmmmmmm mmmmm

*I am not a paid or unpaid endorser of AK Wild Berry Products, though I think this message should be worth SOMETHING!

10:14 pm

renfield

share griff 8)

10:15 pm

Cheesenips

mab ec5 is a true Babble word: The successful establishment of a plant or animal species in a habitat.
Hmmmm.... trying to think how to clue it

10:16 pm

Charm

em6 - 2 variants of the act of vomiting.

10:16 pm

GreyWoulf

Griff -- give, give, give! please, please, pleaase!! My mouth is watering already, they sound absolutely decadent :D

10:16 pm

ohromujici

That sounds delish, Griffums. I have a secret weapon called "cheetoes".

10:16 pm

Minski

Thanks.
Now working on the CRs. How about the CR7 and CR8?

10:17 pm

Cheesenips

ec5 - kill your female sibling, then cover your tracks by changing the first vowel

10:17 pm

Griffums

They ARE. I got these when I took my mom tourist-hopping before her flight East. I had no idea these would be so good or they would have been gone a week ago! The cherries are juicy and sour and the cabernet is smooth and the chocolate is smokey...and omg...

okay back to the grid
sorry
but these are an Experience

10:18 pm

mab

Thanks cheese, I'll noodle with it.

10:18 pm

renfield

oh griffs - thats cruel - all i have are week old twizzlers and fruit pops

10:19 pm

Griffums

www.alaskawildberryproducts.co m, ren :D

10:19 pm

renfield

oh - cheetos - orangie fingers and all - wish i had some

10:19 pm

Cheesenips

cr7: A metal cup, often suspended on a pole, containing burning oil or pitch and used as a torch.

10:20 pm

GreyWoulf

Well, I guess I will make do with the fresh baked pumpkin pie that was just handed to unless my cat steals it from me first!

10:20 pm

Griffums

I could do with some Chee-tos too! (is that how you spell it?)

10:20 pm

renfield

got it griffs - will go on line and order some - fedex over nite am delivery

10:20 pm

GreyWoulf

ren - I have a friend who eats his cheetos with chopsticks just so he can avoid the orange finger syndrome!

10:21 pm

zubie

Hi again! I'm back to try and finish!

10:21 pm

LeslieAnn

now that is a great idea

10:21 pm

Griffums

Cheetos with chopsticks? Cheesticks? Choptoes?

10:21 pm

ohromujici

*ohro starts passing out bags of cheetoes to interested babblers*

10:21 pm

Cheesenips

cr7 alternate clue: a tiny piece of a very low calorie green vegetable, of which sandwiches are sometimes made for tea in the UK?

10:21 pm

Minski

Thanks Cheesenips

10:22 pm

renfield

wow - great idea! i can eat cheetos any way i can get them

10:22 pm

Griffums

Tip bag into mouth, no hands at all...

10:23 pm

renfield

please don't take the bag away from me

10:23 pm

Cheesenips

Cheesenips are better than Cheetos--- but I happily eat whichever ones are available, free ;

10:23 pm

Babbler

*babs begs for crumbs*

10:23 pm

ohromujici

Cheesenip: If you eat cheesenips, is that cannabalism?

10:23 pm

Griffums

Here ren, I'll trade you the cherries
NO I WON'T - what was I thinking?

10:24 pm

Cheesenips

Who needs a clue? Gotta leave soon, get your requests in

10:24 pm

Griffums

The ne's are my nemesis and for a change I checked the grid before I put that nemesis word in there and got my fanny spanked for grid exposure.

10:24 pm

Cheesenips

ohro: hmmmm.... wondering why i only have one leg lately

10:24 pm

renfield

cheesenips are wonderful as well - i carry them in my roy rogers lunch box - the whole box

10:25 pm

Charm

The Untouchables - Elliott Ne4/4.

10:25 pm

Cheesenips

renfield Now that is the RIGHT way to live

10:25 pm

Charm

ne6 - pl. of the Elliot Ne4.

10:25 pm

renfield

cheesenips - is it dark inside the lunch box?

10:25 pm

ohromujici

lol cheesenips.

10:26 pm

Griffums

Yeah, I just got him... okay they're done. I got the bigbutt ne words last night.

10:26 pm

Cheesenips

never dark here in SoCal--- so we say until you have actually CLOSED on your house

10:26 pm

GreyWoulf

Charm - thank - you down to three missing E's from the corner

10:27 pm

Minski

My last C word that I am missing is a CR 6/24. It is the 4th CR word. Please help.

10:28 pm

Cheesenips

it's a plural Min

10:29 pm

Charm

em5/14 - "A Eurasian wheat (Triticum dicoccum) first cultivated by the Babylonians and now widely grown as a cereal grain and as livestock feed."
There's an SUV by GM called H2, H3.
em6 is pl.

10:29 pm

mab

Minski: cr6 brulees. Is that it?

10:29 pm

Minski

yes but I don't see how to pluralize it

10:30 pm

Charm

em4 - *sounds* like pl. letters 'm'

10:30 pm

Minski

but it took it so who's complaining? not me.

10:31 pm

Cheesenips

gotta go-- happy holidays all

10:32 pm

Babbler

I finally have 300 words........... admitting defeat now.

see you all at post time probably !! :D

10:32 pm

GreyWoulf

G'Nite Cheesenips - have a happy T-Giving!

10:32 pm

ohromujici

Bye babbler, cheesenips. Have a nice holiday.

10:32 pm

Charm

nite-nite, babbler. better luck tomorrow!

10:33 pm

Minski

now I see it. I was going up and with the word and not down. Time for me to go to bed. It is 11:30pm and baby will probably have me up at 5:30am. She doesn't understand that Mommy and Daddy like to sleep late occasionally. So I finish with 167 words left to find after working on this monster off and on all day. Discouraging, but I'll be back. Nighty-night.

10:33 pm

GreyWoulf

Congrats on 300 Babbler!!
See you later

(*happy dance around the room ending in a big HUG*)

10:33 pm

Griffums

bye Minski

10:33 pm

Minski

Go to bed BAbbler. It must be 2 or 2:30 in the morning there.

10:34 pm

torgone

Niters, Minski!

10:34 pm

Griffums

bye Babbler too!

10:34 pm

Babbler

*curtseys to GW after the happy dance*

:D

10:34 pm

ohromujici

Babbler: what is the theme tomorrow. I don't want to show up and be embarassed because I am dressed as a cat and everyone else is a watermellon or something.

10:34 pm

torgone

((((XXXXX)))) Big hug for Babbler!!!

10:34 pm

GreyWoulf

Minski -- no doubt about it, this one is a mindtwister -- so you did great! Have a wonderful day tomorrow and give the baby a hug for me!!

10:34 pm

Minski

My endcount is 251 words and 4664 points. Good night for real this time.

10:35 pm

Babbler

it's all in my biog, ohrum, click on teh pink handbag!
: )

10:35 pm

mab

Brava Minski! Have a great day tomorrow.

10:36 pm

mab

'Night Babbler. (stupid puzzzle)

10:37 pm

ohromujici

Sorry, Babbbler. I keep forgetting to check your profile. I will show up dressed as a dog tomorrow. : )

10:38 pm

torgone

STOOpid puzzle!!!

10:38 pm

harpjane

RE 8/40? any and all of them? Thank you.

10:38 pm

Babbler

no ohrum! LOL! Tomorrow is Japanese Day for Miyavi_Fan! Or Japanese rock (aka j-rock).

:D

10:39 pm

Charm

re6 - kids' time to play at school.
re8 - pl.

10:40 pm

Charm

re8/60 - don't forget. tie a ribbon on your finger to re8.
re9 is present tense.

10:40 pm

Charm

re8 - re + fall/winter/spring/summer.

10:41 pm

Jera

Good evening all... how is everyone doing here at cruch time?

10:41 pm

Charm

re6/18 - "To remain firm against. To keep from giving in to or enjoying."
re8 - one who re6/s - usually in the sense of fighting an enemy.

10:41 pm

renfield

i'm only 1/2 way through -

10:42 pm

mab

Flagging badly here, Jera. But fortunately, not caring too much.

10:42 pm

Babbler

hi Jera, I wimped out at 300 words. Already said g'nite to the gang, but still lurking......... just done my profile for tomorrow (Japanese Day)

How did your daughter like Kitty Cat Day? How old is she, btw?

10:42 pm

Jera

I only have 303 words to go... I'm SURE I'll finish no problem...

10:42 pm

GreyWoulf

Merry Meet, Jera!

I for one am resigned to my fate to not finish, tho I did break the 300 mark so I am pleased with my performance :)

10:43 pm

Charm

re7/28 - to repeat, in a new form.
re8 - present tense. re + 50 US entities.

10:43 pm

Jera

Same here, mab... busy day, not much Babble time it turned out...

10:43 pm

Jera

Sprite loved kitty day! I almost put her picture up, since her middle name is Katherine... but I never got around to it!

10:44 pm

Narnia_fan

how many a words are there?

10:44 pm

Jera

Merry Meet, GreyWoulf, nice to see you!

10:44 pm

GreyWoulf

BTW, Jera - my daughter approved of Kitty Cat day -- she loved showing all the icons to her stuffed kitty ;)

10:45 pm

Jera

Oh how sweet, GW... glad she liked it! She's two, right?

10:45 pm

ohromujici

lol Babbler. I went back and read your profile more closely. Japanese rock. got it. : )

Goodnight everyone. For all who will be celebrating Thanksgiving, have a great holiday!

10:46 pm

GreyWoulf

hilaryfan - there are 15 A's -- you can find this out for yourself by clicking on the Babblers Anonymous link to the right, then click the General topic, to get to the Daily Stat Link -- all the info is there

10:46 pm

Griffums

bye ohro -

10:47 pm

renfield

by ohro - chhhhheeeetttttooooosssss

10:47 pm

GreyWoulf

So long, ohro -- enjoy the parade for me -- maybe you'll be visible on TV if you get close enough

Jera - yep - she is two and 3 months

10:48 pm

ohromujici

*ohro puts a cat dish on the floor in front of renfeld and pours a nice bowl of cheetoes*

10:48 pm

Jera

The only thing that gets me up on Thanksgiving Day is the parade... love watching that... it's my little indulgence since I'm the only one in the family who really enjoys that...

10:49 pm

renfield

meow meow meow - means thank you for the cheetos

10:49 pm

ohromujici

GW: My friend called and said that they were setting up the baloons on the ave next to her apt building. She said that she looked out the window and there was a 70 foot long baloon that looked like Mr. Potato head looking in her window. : )

10:50 pm

GreyWoulf

I remember when the Xmas decorations did not go up in the stores until after the parade brought Santa to town

10:50 pm

ohromujici

meow,meow,meow right back at ya', renfeld.

10:50 pm

renfield

i love a parade

10:50 pm

Narnia_fan

GW, i don't see any thingh like that

10:50 pm

Jera

That must be awesome ohro... what a view! Like in the movie Miracle of 34th Street (or is it Yes, Virginia?) One of thos old ones where the mother & her daughter live right on the parade route... that would be kinda cool...

10:51 pm

GreyWoulf

ohro - LOL, that must have been unsettling ;)

10:51 pm

ohromujici

Grey: I want to sit down because I have some bad news. You have been lied to. There isn't a santa claus. Your parents lied to you. Sorry to have to break the news to you.

10:52 pm

Charm

ohrom - *covers ears and starts humming retro tv theme songs*

10:53 pm

GreyWoulf

NoOOOOOOOO! There is a Santa, there is, there is, there is!!!! I know cos I sat on his knee and told him what I wanted when I was 5, you can't tell me any different!

(*pouts and tries vasliantly to keep tears from leaking out*)

10:53 pm

Griffums

NOT TRUE! I know where he lives!!!

10:53 pm

cathy22w

WHAT? there's NO SANTA CLAUSE?

10:53 pm

doxy1lover

GW, yes there is a Santa. I believe in him, too!!!

10:54 pm

Jera

That's right.. no Santa Claus... Grandmother Winter leaves gifts on Yule Eve!! (whoo-hoo, early presents!)

10:54 pm

mab

Well don't tell me Griff, because I'm not fond of the fellow.

10:54 pm

harpjane

The very last re 8? Thanks for all the re clues. I still need that last 8, if you don't mind!

10:54 pm

Narnia_fan

I have e-mailed Santa before, if you want to, go to emailsanta.com. You can also email rudolph for your pets 8-)

10:54 pm

ohromujici

Jera: she lives on 6th ave and I think the parade is on 5th ave so she will have to march down the block. I thought we could see it from her window so I was going to go there in the morning but as it turns out, we will have to watch it outside in the cold. : (

10:55 pm

zubie

BIG WIDE GRIN! :D :D

418 words 5.52 7256

Done. I KNOW now that I'm addicted to this game! :D

10:55 pm

Jera

Seriously, Santa always creeped me out... a strange guy sneaking into your house while you were asleep? *shudders*

10:55 pm

Griffums

Zubie - WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO and
HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

10:55 pm

cathy22w

congrats, zubie

10:56 pm

ohromujici

I retract my previous statement in regard to Mr. Claus. *ohro walks towards GW with a tissue* Sorry for the pain and suffering everyone.

10:56 pm

zubie

Hey! Who's bashing Santa? :o Now that I'm free to read the log!

10:56 pm

GreyWoulf

Great work, zubie!!!!!!

10:56 pm

Charm

harpjane - thought I gave 'em all.... are there more than 5?

10:56 pm

Jera

*does happy dance of doneness for zubie (cuz it ain't happening for me!) & throws confetti*

10:56 pm

ohromujici

Jera: give me Chanakkuh harry any day. I think Chanakkuh Harry could win in a wrestling match with Santa.

10:57 pm

LeslieAnn

any help on the re 8/40s? i have the one that means winter again

10:57 pm

zubie

Thanks, Griff, GW, Cathy. I'd left off last night at 399 - guess what I was dreaming? [sigh] :D

10:57 pm

GreyWoulf

SEE! I told ya so!!

(*takes tissue and hugs ohro*)

10:57 pm

zubie

One re 8 -s like the Abba song, do you re8 it?

10:58 pm

Jera

My sister-in-law is Jewish... Hannakkuh is cool!

10:58 pm

harpjane

Charm-
I might have missed it, but I don't think there was a clue for the 5th one. I'll look again. I'm in no hurry, since I only have 168 words to go!

10:58 pm

zubie

"Do you re8 the first time, and all of your sweet sweet talk..."

10:58 pm

ohromujici

How could anyone not love a holiday with 8 crazy nights?

10:58 pm

Charm

re8 = re + 50 US entities.

10:59 pm

Griffums

I'm all over a holiday that gives out chocolate AND money!

11:00 pm

mab

Hurrah for zubie!!!!!!!!!!!!

11:00 pm

harpjane

Charm,
found it. So now I only have 165 to go. No chance.

Abba? I vaguely remember something about Abba while I was in college, trying to learn Vivaldi! Were they a string quartet? hee hee hee

11:00 pm

zubie

Another re 8 is to "sibling again" [where sibling is an si6 you already have - a female sibling]

another re 8 is to re[st5] as in "I st5 this now I re8 it!

11:00 pm

renfield

that's right - 8 notes - 8 presents - and yummy food - yes - it is a miracle

11:01 pm

GreyWoulf

Personally, I feel that all of the December holidays serve to reinforce that idea that while the window dressing is different, the underlying principles are the same :)

11:01 pm

renfield

great going zub

11:01 pm

ohromujici

Amen, Griff.

Well goodnight again to all.

11:01 pm

Jera

We do the 12 days of Yule, a present each night from Solstice to New Year...

11:01 pm

zubie

That line from the Abba song is the real clue - The song is "Love isn't easy but it sure is hard enough" [Not sure if that's the title]

The first line is "do you re8 the first time..."

11:02 pm

zubie

Thanks ren.

11:02 pm

renfield

oy channukah oy channukah - come light the menorah -

11:03 pm

renfield

owww - 12 notes - 12 presents....i like that too

11:05 pm

Jera

It's because I adore that silly song Twelve Days of Christmas... so I revised it... nothing like being an eclectic pagan, LOL!

11:07 pm

GreyWoulf

Eclectic is the best -- It makes it so much easier to introduce Wicca to the sincerely interested

11:07 pm

Jera

Since Cat Day is waning... does anyone know the legend of the Yule Cat?? (it's midnight here... time for a scarey story!!)

11:07 pm

harpjane

the last se 8/40? 138 to go.

11:08 pm

harpjane

hee hee, just noticed I posted a word in the log. My bad. So much going on here that nobody noticed!

11:08 pm

GreyWoulf

Don't think I know that one, Jera...

11:08 pm

zubie

Last se 8 40 is a plural of the sharp and ragged edged se 7 right above it.

11:09 pm

Charm

se8/40 based on se7/28 meaning "Arranged or occurring in a se6/18 or in rows."

11:11 pm

Charm

sorry, folks. Needing toothpicks to keep the eyelids propped. Try again tomorrow. nite, all.

11:12 pm

Griffums

bye charm -

11:12 pm

mab

Good night Charm.

11:12 pm

GreyWoulf

G'Nite Charm -- Thanks for all the great clues!
Enjoy your day tomorrow :)

11:12 pm

Smeltzdog

14 left!!!

the third ne4
first 2 st6/18
st8/40
the st4 that follows the st8/40

any help would be great!!!

11:13 pm

micamonkey

any clue on SE9/60 (not the one +te6/21)

11:14 pm

Jera

*shines flashlight under chin to make spooky face*

It is an Icelandic tradition that everyone in the family works very hard at harvest, and preparing for Winter, especially the Autumn wool.

Everyone who works hard receives a new article of clothing, perhaps only something small, but warm and new, even the smallest child had their reward.

But woe to those who were lazy and did not work... for they had no new clothing... and the Yule Cat would eat them up!

11:15 pm

Jera

Here's a link that does it much better...

http://www.simnet .is/gardarj/yule11.htm

11:15 pm

zubie

se 9 60 - The most se 6 of all.

I'll tell you a se6 (whispers in your ear). Isn't that the se9 of all? [imagine schoolgirls telling each other se6 in the playground, whispering and giggling into each others' ears]

11:15 pm

torgone

Can't get enough of them Icelandic Sagas. . .

11:16 pm

micamonkey

ack zubie i have that already
hmmm is there any other se9?

11:16 pm

micamonkey

nvm how about me9?

11:16 pm

Jera

The scariest stories come from cold lands, I think!

11:17 pm

Blaze

I am proud to say I have 244 words left to find....ROFLOL

11:17 pm

Griffums

Yeah blaze!

11:18 pm

GreyWoulf

Good for you, Blaze!!

11:18 pm

micamonkey

i have 16 more and i give up
*grrr* even a2z fails me this time

11:18 pm

Jera

You got me bear, Blaze, LOL!

11:18 pm

zubie

Another se 9 builds on its se 8 and 7.

You're cooking. You add se6 to the food. These are se9s!

11:18 pm

Jera

LOL... beat, I mean...

11:19 pm

torgone

I can imagine that just SURVIVING in a place like Iceland involves a tremendous amount of work and commitment. Certainly, someone who does not contribute would not be much appreciated.

11:19 pm

zubie

I mean, you add se6ing to the food.

11:19 pm

Jera

And ya gotta motivate the kids somehow...

11:19 pm

Marc Freeman

hello all, any help with the oe7/28 and the 10 word would be greatly appreciated.

11:19 pm

Schroeder

Evening all I have 234 words left to find so I am just here for the company and to see what comes next!

11:19 pm

mab

You can do it Blaze! Keep your chin up....Actually I guess that's unreasonable, but well done anyway.

This grid is more fun to just dip into than to complete, I think (she who will not finish says).

11:20 pm

harpjane

ts?

11:20 pm

Jera

Think jungle fly that makes you sick (lethal, maybe even?)...

11:20 pm

micamonkey

lol thanks zubie
u wont believe it but i didnt have that whole series at all!
that took care of 3 words :) thanks

11:20 pm

Marc Freeman

Hello all, would greatly appreciate help on the oe7/28 and the me10

11:21 pm

Cmith

me 10/ 84 plural of me 9/66 (prepares cotton for dying

11:21 pm

mab

You know, if I finished, there wouldn't be enough room on the page for my full list so it's better not to press on.

11:21 pm

micamonkey

harp: ts is repeating two sets of ts+vowel

11:21 pm

zubie

oe 7 is a hormone.

11:21 pm

Schroeder

harp think fly as in bugs

11:22 pm

Cmith

oe 7/ 28 yet another alternate spelling for a female hormone

11:22 pm

harpjane

oh, THAT ts word! Thanks.

11:22 pm

zubie

You're welcome, mica.

I completely disliked the grid! It kept swallowing me up, and I kept losing myself - not knowing which words and I had and which I didn't!

11:23 pm

micamonkey

any help on the other ME9 word?
i only got the ME9 that is singular of ME10

11:24 pm

micamonkey

zubie, yeah i know what u mean
its really difficult to track on this grid *sigh*

11:24 pm

torgone

Let's just ditch this one and move on to the next one . ..
Next grid please . . . .

11:24 pm

Marc Freeman

I have a me9/66 but that is an independent soldier for sale. I don't think that is part of me10. Please give the hint for 9/66 as well

11:24 pm

Griffums

These last weeks I have kept thinking that it would be great to learn what all these words mean. Now even if I knew what they meant I'd never want to see them again, so what's the point?

11:24 pm

Blaze

mica plural of the me 6 lots of them

11:24 pm

mab

Thank you for the sleeping sickness fly clue. Believe it or not, I've been waiting for ages for that word to turn up in the grid.

I know have no more room for words on my list.

11:24 pm

zubie

other ME 9 - You have an ME 9 already. Switch the spelling around, of the last three letters!

11:25 pm

Cmith

me 9/ 66 textile shops

11:25 pm

GreyWoulf

lol, Griff

11:25 pm

Blaze

mab do you not use the word list on the page ???

11:25 pm

Jera

Okay, maybe someone knows this here... what se6/18-ings go into making homemade stuffing? Sprite has a bee in her bonnet to make homemade stuffing tomorrow for some strange reason...

11:25 pm

Marc Freeman

I don't get the textile shop any other clues.

11:26 pm

zubie

One ME 9 - Think a type of cotton cloth - Me9d cotton

11:26 pm

doxy1lover

jera, I use sage, salt and pepper, some chicken broth and melted butter, chopped apples.

11:27 pm

doxy1lover

jera, don't forget the onions

11:27 pm

Cmith

me 9/66 and me 10/84 end with ce 6/21 and ce 7/32

11:27 pm

mab

Marc: its often on the label of cotton items. Torgone used this earlier-- singer Johnny me6. First syllable rhymes with the last.

11:27 pm

doxy1lover

she might even be able to find a recipe in a cookbook.

11:28 pm

doxy1lover

I'm off to bed. Have to work in the morning. Have a good Thanksgiving all.

11:28 pm

torgone

Jera - If you have thyme, cumin, parsley, sage, rosemary, sage, or any combination thereof, you will be good.

11:28 pm

micamonkey

thanks zubie! lol 1 down 12 more to go

11:29 pm

torgone

You don't need twice the sage ..

11:29 pm

micamonkey

zubie, im missing a RE9, not the memory one

11:29 pm

Marc Freeman

Too tired have to go to sleep, thanks for the help though.

happy thanksgiving to all

11:30 pm

Griffums

I'm stuck on one of the st 6/18's near the top of the list, not sure which one I'm missing tho

11:30 pm

mab

I knew torgone would know. Just think Simon and Garfunkel.

11:30 pm

GreyWoulf

G'nite doxy and Marc - enjoy the day tomorrow!

11:30 pm

zubie

RE9 - Builds on RE6 - RE6 events. Think "most RE6" events to get RE9

11:30 pm

Jera

I was about to say... lotsa sage? Very cleansing! Thanks, I will let her experiment with that... gotta keep her occupied over the holiday!

11:30 pm

torgone

Chef tells me cumin is important..

11:31 pm

Jera

GreyWoulf, what are your Winter holiday traditions? Do you do the secular Christmas stuff or more Yule?

11:32 pm

torgone

Little hint - Mix all your herbs together dry, and take a whiff... Should tell you how it will taste..

11:32 pm

micamonkey

thanks zubie got it :D
i was hoping that it builds on a word i dont have already
i am missing a re 6 7 and 8
what other RE8 are there, other than the memory, fighting against, and saying again?

11:33 pm

Cmith

Griffums: st 6/ 18 plural of st 5/10 (things you climb to get from floor to floor)
st 6/ 18 stoppages of bodily fluids
st 6/ 18 plural of st 5/10 (verbalises)

11:33 pm

zubie

One st 6 = I won't take the elevator, I'll take the st6!
Another st 6="A condition of balance among various forces; motionlessness"
Another st6 - US has 50 st6

11:33 pm

mab

The st4 of a plant can be extended with er (ST8/50)

Add es to your st5. (st8/40)

Don't forget potheads (st7/28)

11:33 pm

Jera

We have all that except for cumin... I'll send the man out to fetch some in the morning...

11:34 pm

GreyWoulf

Basically we utilise the Yule/Xmas framework -- personally we celebrate Yule and have a personal gift exhange then

11:35 pm

zubie

RE6- Re6 events
RE6 - To ME4 again (I will ME 4 you at the clubhouse, ok?)

11:35 pm

Griffums

ERRRRRRGH. I hate this part, running out of time and knowing these are great clues and I am too thick to get them. I am missing the *second* st 6/18 which may be the bodily fluids one? Which I just ain't gonna get...

11:35 pm

torgone

"Poultry Seasoning" has the main things.

11:36 pm

Jera

We do our family thing, then it's off to the grandparents for Christmas... they are somewhat religious but have learned to leave me be on that front... ever since I broke the earth shattering news that Jesus being born on December 25th wasn't in the Bible... I'm just a wicked Witch, aren't I?

11:36 pm

Jera

No recipes... the little darling wants to invent her own... this should be very interesting...

11:36 pm

zubie

Re6 - "what you do with your eyes" again [plural]
Re6 - past tense of above
Re6 - alt form of "take an Re4 or you'll have a breakdown"

11:36 pm

GreyWoulf

But we also celebrate Christmas on its spiritual level for two reasons -
1. The rest of our relatives do, which simplifies familial relations
2. It serves to reinforce the optimistic rebirth imagery of Yule in a framework that others can relate to

11:37 pm

Cmith

Griffums: change second t in USA st6/19 to an "s"

11:37 pm

micamonkey

mab can u elaborate on the ST8 that is st5 + es??
which st5?

11:38 pm

micamonkey

zubie, help for RE8 please?

11:38 pm

zubie

Re 6 - Hold a grudge against; I RE6 that remark!
Re 6 - All schoolkids play outside during Re6 and then return to class

11:38 pm

grigs

If I just get all the tr's, do i win?

11:38 pm

Jera

You are much more mellow than I am, GW... I get kinda prickly this time of year, knowing history as I do...

11:38 pm

Griffums

Got it, thanks cmith.

11:38 pm

zubie

You cooked, mica. You'll have to Re8 the food. [Re + se6}

11:39 pm

mab

Mica, the one who takes shorthand. Add es to the pl.

11:39 pm

torgone

Another hint for the little one - Whatever spices and herbs she chooses - Have her put them all into the palm of her hand before adding to the food. That way she won't get too much of any one thing.

11:39 pm

micamonkey

lol thanks zubie lol i guess me and taht cooking dont go too well together

11:39 pm

zubie

Re 8 - Schoolkids have many Re8 during a school term.

11:40 pm

micamonkey

mab, ermmm that word is meaning leaking out right?
i already got it
im still missing one st8 *sigh*

11:41 pm

torgone

Jera - At this point, the important thing is to spend time with family. Underplay the rituals, and accentuate the family time, and all will be good.

11:42 pm

Jera

Thank you Torgone, the Sprite can go to town now! She feels a little let down this holiday, since we have already done our Thanksgiving at Mabon in September... so now she wants to get creative!

11:42 pm

harpjane

What's a clue for the very last st8? Is it the same root as the previous st 4/4?

I have 149 words to go. Think I'll make it? NOT!

11:43 pm

zubie

St 8 = A constriction or narrowing of a duct or passage; a stricture

St 8 - Plants have three basic parts, leaves, root and st4. St8 is st4 +....; These plants are st8; ivy is an st8

11:43 pm

micamonkey

i have 8 more but my tracking is so screwed up if i retrack now the new puzzle will be up lol

11:43 pm

GreyWoulf

Jera - it comes from my forays into Eastern philosophy/religion -- one common theme is that perspective is what defines importance. If you can shift your viewpoint, you become better able to find the happiness in every situation :)

11:43 pm

Schroeder

I'm routing for you harpjane!!

11:43 pm

Cmith

st 8/ 50 plural of st 7/36 (plant stalk removers)
st 8/ 40 constrictions of a bodily passage
st 8/ 40 plural of st 7/28 (marks with lines or stripes)

11:44 pm

mab

How about past tense plural of word meaning a rock.

11:44 pm

zubie

Try, mica!!! Do you know at least which letters?

11:44 pm

GreyWoulf

harpjane - maybe if you had broadband instead of dial up :D

11:44 pm

Jera

One more question, Torgone... how do you get the spices to stick to the bread crumbs? Do you shake & bake it? I guess sprinkling spices on after baking would work very well... I'm pretty clueless in the kitchen (microwave queen that I am)!

11:45 pm

micamonkey

thanks zubie!! the stricture one was the one i was looking for :D

11:45 pm

Smeltzdog

*DOES THE VERY HAPPY DANCE...FINISHED!!!*

11:45 pm

mab

Add a beaten egg, Jera. And a bit of broth.

11:46 pm

Schroeder

yeah Smeltz!!!

11:46 pm

Jera

I see GW... sounds peaceful... hopefully I can find that path one day... right now I'm more Celtic warrior... perhaps as my red phase wanes I can mellow out...

11:46 pm

Blaze

Jera I sometimes used a little mashed potatoe too

11:46 pm

zubie

Goody! Tell me any other letters you're missing, mica!

11:46 pm

GreyWoulf

Yay, Smeltzie!!!

(*gives Smeltz a bearhug for MAMA who had to go to bed early*)

11:47 pm

micamonkey

i have missing on my list a RE6, RE7, SE7, SE5, ST5, ST7, TE6 and 7 and ME5
lol but then i already have 410 so lol 2 of those i already have

11:47 pm

torgone

Jera - Creativity is good in cooking. Cooking with your kids is excellent. Letting your kid determine the mix of seasonings is brilliant, as long as quantities are somewhat limited..

11:47 pm

Jera

You mean you like paint it, mab? Or dribble it? I'm sure I sound really stupid, LOL!

11:48 pm

micamonkey

im definitely missing a ME5

11:48 pm

helenary

be8/50 please help me!!

11:48 pm

micamonkey

missing a RE7

11:48 pm

GreyWoulf

Jera - one of the best books I have ever read on the topic is 'The Tao of Pooh'. You will find it at any good bookstore.

11:48 pm

zubie

Re6 and Re 7 - Like Roost but change the oo to another vowel; 7 is plural

11:48 pm

torgone

Once you get the bread bits moistened, add the seasonings and mix well. All will be good.

11:49 pm

Griffums

I'm stuck on the last two ta's?

11:49 pm

renfield

hey hey smeltz!

11:49 pm

zubie

Be8 - The most Be4 where be 4 is the alcoholic drink people have and watch football in pubs

11:49 pm

Marolan

Hahahahaha! I've slayed the monster!

11:49 pm

mab

Am I right about the egg, torgone?

I think you mix everything and then bake. Butter is probably a good thing to add too.

11:49 pm

micamonkey

i already have the roost like RE

11:49 pm

grigs

griff, i'm so thin on ta's i'm not sure what i have. you have the root vegetables, right?

11:50 pm

helenary

ta

11:50 pm

LeslieAnn

i guess i will have to settle for everything but the s's. last two ta's, anyone? (6/18 and 7/28)

11:50 pm

zubie

st 5 - short form, of one who does shorthand

11:51 pm

Cmith

Griffums: ta 6/ 18 another slang for potato
ta 7/ 28 plural of ta 6/18 (slang for potatoes)

11:51 pm

Griffums

EEERRRRGH. I'm missing ta 6/18 and ta 7/28

11:51 pm

Jera

Is that a serious book, GW? I always thought it was a joke/spoof. The Pooh characters are a fascinating gamut of personalities!

11:51 pm

torgone

Yes, mab. Moisten well and mix well before cooking. Absolutely add all herbs and spices before cooking.

11:51 pm

zubie

Ta 6 - A mat or screen of fibers, as of the kuskus grass

Ta 7 plural

11:52 pm

Griffums

Never mind, I give up - can't find the clues in all this chat and it takes so long for screen to refresh, and time's gone.

11:52 pm

GreyWoulf

Other great books for presenting these concepts are by Tsai Chih Chung. They are comic strip presentations of the core concepts of the various teachings. Again they are great stepping stones. two example titles - 'The Tao Speaks' and 'Wisdom of the Zen Masters'

11:52 pm

Blaze

mexican potatoe things ta**** tots

11:52 pm

micamonkey

the short form for one who do shorthand is just like something private u shouldnt tell people right?

btw i need my last TE7

11:52 pm

Marolan

Leslie Anne A mat or screen of fibers, as of the kuskus grass, hung at a door or window and kept wet to moisten and cool the air as it enters. [India]

11:52 pm

Jera

So an egg is good to give it oomph?

(I love carrying on two conversations at once, LOL)

11:52 pm

micamonkey

TE7, i have the examiners and the very tense ones

11:53 pm

Griffums

Yeah, I have the slang for potato, so probably it's just my tracking is all screwed up instead.

11:53 pm

LeslieAnn

ok, thanks. 375 not bad for a night's work.

11:53 pm

GreyWoulf

Jera - Yes, the Tao of Pooh is a very serious book, it had a profound impact on me when I first read it, and I reread it every couple of years when I find I need a recharge :)

11:54 pm

renfield

i lost track a long time ago -

11:54 pm

zubie

Ta 6 and 7 -- In your mouth, on your tongue, you have ta5 buds

11:54 pm

micamonkey

im 7 short *Sigh*

11:54 pm

micamonkey

zubie, TE7 please

11:54 pm

LeslieAnn

mica, list immediately! we'll help.

11:55 pm

micamonkey

zubie, i have the examiners and the most tense ones

11:55 pm

Blaze

mica you can do it you still have 6 minutes

11:55 pm

micamonkey

leslie, problem is i mistracked too lol
i need RE6 and 7
TE7
ME5

11:55 pm

Jera

I can't believe breton isn't valid!!

Thanks, GW, I will check it out... good holiday reading for me!

11:55 pm

Cmith

te 7/ 32 plural of te 7/32 (those who overfill)

11:55 pm

GreyWoulf

I finished with 323 -- still missing one of the 9's but I have no desire to go crazy trying to find out which one :)

Congratualtions to all on a grid well hunted!!

11:55 pm

Blaze

do you have the child over twelve

11:56 pm

harpjane

I keep thinking of an alternate, silly, definition for st 8/40: "an illness caused by being a secretary for too long."

140 words to go. Bet I can do it!

11:56 pm

GreyWoulf

If we were closer Jera, I would let you borrow them :)

11:56 pm

LeslieAnn

me 5 a gender plus going ** the store

11:57 pm

zubie

Te 7 builds on Te 4 and Te 5;

The fans te4ed out of the grounds after the match, they were te7

11:57 pm

mab

Thanks everyone for clues -- put me one short of 300. I'm content.

11:57 pm

micamonkey

cmith, how come i only have 2 te7/28

11:57 pm

LeslieAnn

re 6 and 7 to go to a chair again?

11:57 pm

Griffums

Wow, this was so much NOT fun, I'm going to take some time off. See you down the road.

11:58 pm

renfield

down the road griff - 8)

11:58 pm

micamonkey

thanks zubie! thats the TE i was looking for!!

11:58 pm

mab

Later Griff.

11:58 pm

GreyWoulf

Later, Griff

11:58 pm

micamonkey

leslie, i got that RE

11:59 pm

LeslieAnn

also an re 6 and 7 to introduce yourself to someone again

11:59 pm

zubie

Phew mica! How many left! Let's see whether we can do it!

11:59 pm

Uneaixoise

373 words . . . and on to j-rock!

11:59 pm

micamonkey

2 minutes, think forget it :D
thanks all so much *hugggsss*

11:59 pm

torgone

I got to 250. Oh well . .

11:59 pm

Cmith

mica - sorry:
te 7/ 32 plural of te 6/21 (those who overfill)

11:59 pm

micamonkey

zubie, 4 more to go but its ok :D

11:59 pm

LeslieAnn

or to mail someone a package again (re 6 and 7)

12:00 am

zubie

Awww mica just 4. :/

12:00 am

LeslieAnn

or to occupy a place again

12:00 am

cybernan

anyone else finding it slow -- 30 seconds to post a word!

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