Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, January 8, 2006

12:00 am

harpjane

New puzzle!

12:01 am

Blaze

Yeah chic good for you..... from last puzzle...

12:02 am

Hugabugs

Hello all... ready to tackle another one.

12:02 am

renfield

i'm here!!!!

12:02 am

kittybat

Yeah! New puzzle. The last one was kicking me in the rear.

12:03 am

Blaze

Hello Hugs....ready and keying already

12:03 am

cybernan

Hi Everyone

12:03 am

chic

Thanx, for all your help, fellow Babblers. Much appreciated!

12:03 am

mrpresident

everyone, pull your socks up!!

12:03 am

renfield

138 words

12:04 am

brandyjack

Nice Puzzle.
--- Words Total = 138 ---
--- Total Score = 1780 ---

--- Word Sizes ---
4 - 66
5 - 41
6 - 20
7 - 10
8 - 1

--- 1st Letter Count ---
D - 16
E - 6
F - 17
H - 18
I - 2
N - 9
O - 6
P - 14
Q - 3
R - 31
S - 8
T - 8

--- Letter Count ---
D - 69
E - 121
F - 31
H - 18
I - 83
N - 34
O - 91
P - 28
Q - 5
R - 97
S - 50
T - 35
U - 5

12:04 am

renfield

this is a high as mine go mrp!!!

12:05 am

Hugabugs

h7/36

12:06 am

Blaze

snap

12:12 am

LeslieAnn

what is with all the e's lately?

12:15 am

GreyWoulf

And I am back!! with socks on! :)

or am I on socks?

;D

12:16 am

GreyWoulf

At least this Q is actually being used for a change, Leslie!

12:18 am

renfield

wolfie....your on the socks!!! 8)

12:18 am

LeslieAnn

oh yeah... and not even with very hard ones, either

12:18 am

Blaze

My eyelids are falling down I must go retrieve them... see you to morrow...

12:18 am

GreyWoulf

Hi Blaze! G'Nite Blaze!

(*Hug*)

12:19 am

renfield

night blaze...8)

12:20 am

Hugabugs

Night Blaze...

Hi GW

12:20 am

GreyWoulf

Hi Hugs!
(*HUG*)

12:20 am

cybernan

Good night, Blaze.

Frodo still isn't a word!

12:26 am

brandyjack

put another nickle in, in the nickle o****

12:26 am

cybernan

so 7/32, pe 7/36

12:26 am

brandyjack

can't remember the rest of the lyrics.....

12:27 am

cybernan

Clues already, brandyjack?

12:27 am

cybernan

All I want is lovin' you and music, music, music.

12:27 am

renfield

all i want is loving you and music, music, music...

12:27 am

brandyjack

Too bad I can't spell nickel huh....

12:31 am

renfield

oh gee....we have to know how to spell as well???? 8)

12:33 am

Debs40ish

d8/65...

12:34 am

judierae

dr/8 is a two 'worder"

12:36 am

judierae

when the snow is piled high it is called a dr

12:44 am

Hugabugs

p7/44

12:45 am

mrpresident

well, I am off!

like a frog in a sock!

12:45 am

cybernan

Thanks, judi

12:45 am

tamara27

mad cow disease!

12:45 am

GreyWoulf

so long, mrp -- see you tomorrow!
(*hug*)

12:46 am

Uneaixoise

pe7/36

12:46 am

tamara27

pe7/36 - if you ar female, you are intimate with this.

12:47 am

mrpresident

bye wolf ((hugs))

12:47 am

Debs40ish

s7/32 x 3

12:47 am

Hugabugs

Bye mrp

12:47 am

cybernan

bye, GW

12:48 am

GreyWoulf

c-nan -- I am still here for a bit, still have 50 to go :)

12:49 am

mrpresident

bye hugabugs ((hugs))

12:50 am

renfield

bye mrp....8)

12:53 am

mrpresident

bye renfield ((hugs))

I do like this hugging thing!!

12:54 am

renfield

ok mrp ((((huggies mrp))))) 8)

12:55 am

Hugabugs

Has anyone gotten the E from the top row yet?

12:55 am

LeslieAnn

it's an ei 5/12... got it from monkey-typing

12:56 am

Uneaixoise

looks like what the bride and groom say at the wedding

12:56 am

GreyWoulf

just got it, Hugs -- yay for monkeying!

12:57 am

Hugabugs

Unea - Got it, thanks!! :o) Top and bottom row done

1:15 am

LeslieAnn

anyone have these ri 7/32s yet?

1:15 am

boatierra

ei 5/12 - the distinctive expression of the cognitive or intellectual character of a culture or a social group.

1:17 am

Hugabugs

LA - I don't have them yet :o(

1:18 am

GreyWoulf

Leslie - I am still working on the pe7 :)

1:18 am

renfield

2nd r 7 a term applied to those instruments which only swell the mass or tutti of an orchestra, but are not obbligato.
1st r 7 drop the loop off the end and and the 3rd vowel

1:18 am

Yoink

hi

1:19 am

Uneaixoise

thanks, ren, never heard that term before

1:20 am

Hugabugs

Hi Yoink! :o)

1:21 am

Uneaixoise

pitter isn't a word?!

1:21 am

Hugabugs

Thanks ren... never would have found those

1:21 am

renfield

y/w unea
hi yoink!!

1:21 am

LeslieAnn

i know, i thought it should have too!
thanks, ren!

1:22 am

renfield

thank my mom and her classical music education...8)

1:26 am

LeslieAnn

thanks ren's mom and her classical music education!! (hope she hears me)

1:28 am

renfield

i'll tell her leslie..she's asleep right now...i think... 8)

1:33 am

judierae

pe/7 what you put at the end of a sentence

1:34 am

GreyWoulf

Thank you judi!

1:34 am

judierae

YW

1:41 am

renfield

3 s 7's more classical...usually have con in front of them

1:42 am

LeslieAnn

but what's more exciting is they all have the same first 6 letters :)

1:43 am

renfield

right....so they are pretty easy - kind of reminds me of a canned fish...8)

1:45 am

speedfreak sam

hi everyone!
uneaixoise SNAP!

1:46 am

LeslieAnn

what in the heck is the pt 6/21?

1:51 am

renfield

it has an amino acid in it....

1:51 am

cybernan

pt 6/21: a third heterocyclic ring containing an ether

1:51 am

judierae

pt is a medical term..check medical dict. on line

1:51 am

speedfreak sam

I have it but it's so mad I don't know how to describe it!

1:52 am

LeslieAnn

no worries, i got it. thanks, guys.

1:52 am

speedfreak sam

does anyone have the dr8 please???

1:54 am

Chessy

sam - if you have dr5/18, then just add a 3 letter word that means something you fasten things with ...

1:55 am

speedfreak sam

soory don't have the dr5/18 *sigh*

1:56 am

Chessy

sam - big pile of snow :)

1:56 am

renfield

sam think snow dr*** or on the beach dr*** wood

1:59 am

cybernan

time to take a break and find some socks!

1:59 am

GreyWoulf

May I have a clue for the 1st pe6/24 please?

Then I can go to sleep :)

2:01 am

speedfreak sam

yes I got the dr8!!!
wahooooo!!!!

2:02 am

Hugabugs

GW - I'll split it in two... first half... each....
second half - perish

2:02 am

LeslieAnn

i just got it too, sam! good for us!

2:02 am

GreyWoulf

Congrats, sam!!! Great job!

2:03 am

Hugabugs

Well done Sam

2:03 am

renfield

way to go sam!!! 8)

2:04 am

GreyWoulf

Thank you Hugs -- the only combo I didn't manage to monkey it seems! :)

and I am finished!!

So double thanks and a great big

(((***HUG***))) to Hugs!

2:04 am

judierae

pe..last 3 letters is when you leave this good earth you ***

2:04 am

speedfreak sam

what does this mean good going 8*)
what does the eight mean.

2:04 am

Hugabugs

YW GW.... *hugs back* I'm down to 8 more

2:05 am

renfield

way to go wolfie!!!!! 8)

2:05 am

judierae

he/7 last one........ help

2:05 am

GreyWoulf

I can stay for five more mins if any one wants a hint :)

2:06 am

LeslieAnn

congrats gw! and since you offered... how about this pi 7/44?

2:06 am

speedfreak sam

I'll have a clue for preety much any seven cause I have none!

2:06 am

GreyWoulf

he7 -- builds on he6

if I like girls then I am a he6 sexual male

2:06 am

melissamay

GreyWoulf, I'm almost done myself and was checking in hoping someone might have the pi7.

2:06 am

renfield

sam - the 8 means you have on glasses...i have on my computer glasses... so it's a smile w/ glasses 8)

2:07 am

speedfreak sam

oh!

2:08 am

judierae

a big thanks GW

2:09 am

GreyWoulf

pi7 -- tricky to hint -- lets see...

1st part -- mispelling of a person who loves to set fires
+
2nd part -- the last 3 letters of a word with Q meaning one of a kind

2:09 am

cybernan

refresh -- I'm back with my socks on!

2:09 am

LeslieAnn

got it! thanks gw. never think to use the qu in the middle of a word...

2:09 am

Chessy

Great clue, thanks GW 8)

2:10 am

melissamay

GreyWoulf, that was *perfect*. Now I'm done too! Thank you and pleasant dreams!

2:10 am

GreyWoulf

Leslie - I only got it by doing the math ;)

2:10 am

cybernan

Thanks, GW

2:10 am

LeslieAnn

pe 5/12 (not pe*** fours)?

2:11 am

cybernan

ei 5/12?

2:12 am

GreyWoulf

Thank you everyone, for being such wonderful playing partners --- I leave now to go to my slumber :)

(*HUGS for all*)

Good Night .... zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

2:12 am

LeslieAnn

nan, someone gave the clue earlier... think wedding vows, add the e in front

2:12 am

LeslieAnn

thanks, gw, you're my he 4/5

2:13 am

renfield

night wolfie...8)

2:13 am

Hugabugs

LA - it's a misspelling of Tom Pe5/12 and the heartbreakers

2:13 am

GreyWoulf

pe5/12 -- pe***coats - womens garment

2:14 am

Hugabugs

G'nite GW - sleep well *hugs*

2:14 am

LeslieAnn

got that one right away! thanks hugs.

2:14 am

GreyWoulf

Night again :) ...zzzzzzzzzz

2:15 am

speedfreak sam

can somebody help me with the pi7 please???

2:16 am

moncrunchr

clue for the ro 5/16 please?

2:16 am

cybernan

pe7: plural of pe 6 (punctuation mark)

2:17 am

LeslieAnn

gw gave a good clue at 2:09, sam

2:17 am

renfield

pi 6 = pi + ro 5/16 (like a ro*** elephant or a guy who is wild)

2:20 am

LeslieAnn

huzzah! i am done, and... drumroll, please... no help from a2z!

2:20 am

speedfreak sam

I don't get the bit about the person who likes to make the fire or the bit about the qu meaning on of a kind!

2:20 am

renfield

way to go leslie!!!! 8)

2:20 am

moncrunchr

Wowzers Leslie! That is quite an accomplishment!

2:21 am

speedfreak sam

go you I only have 122 words to go!

2:21 am

moncrunchr

I still need a clue for ro5/16

2:22 am

LeslieAnn

ro + "what" in spanish, or ro + the stick in pool, change c to q (sam, if you add pi to the front of this one, you have the pi7)

2:22 am

Chessy

moncrunchr, it's the middle part of the word for a game played with hoops, a ball and mallets....

2:22 am

cybernan

ro 5/16: There's a blue cheese called ro***fort

2:24 am

cybernan

ti 6/27?

2:24 am

Chessy

cybernan, Cockney rhyming slang for hat ...

2:25 am

LeslieAnn

it's a weird one, nan... you know the saying ti* *** tat? change the o to an e (and drop the tat)

2:26 am

speedfreak sam

see ya all!

2:26 am

renfield

see ya sam 8)

2:28 am

cybernan

Thanks, leslie

2:28 am

cybernan

Good night, sam

2:32 am

LeslieAnn

i'm turning in as well... g'night, folks

2:36 am

cybernan

me too -- the last dozen can wait for morning.

2:44 am

Tella

Lovely Game isn't it ?????

3:37 am

mari

Good morning all - how many words today please?

3:44 am

Ho Hum

138 words today

3:46 am

mari

Thanks Ho Hum - for a moment I thought I was the only survivor!!

3:47 am

Ho Hum

LOL it hs gone quiet and I am just about to go too, enjoy the grid

3:48 am

mari

Bye - have a good day

3:50 am

brandyjack

Full stats are at babblers anonymous....

3:53 am

mari

Thanks Brandy Jack

4:37 am

oggy

any clues for the pi7/44 please, im stuck.

4:43 am

rolin

a techie qustion..i want to change my icon..and i seem to be having uploading a pic off my pc...any tips?

4:47 am

Angelsong

hello, Babbleland!

4:53 am

Angelsong

any clues for the pt7? I've tried every combination I can think of

4:54 am

rolin

the only helo i can give you is go to
http://www.a2zwordfinder.c om/

4:55 am

trishtrash

oggy, good clue from renfield @ 2.17am

angel, pt + sound of hesitation + opposite of 'out'

4:55 am

Angelsong

I checked a2z, but their suggestions won't work on this grid

4:56 am

rolin

i cant seem to change my icon..it wont seem to upload from me pc

4:58 am

Angelsong

got it, Trish, thanks!

4:59 am

trishtrash

rolin, is it a pic you've used before? The only thing I can think of is that it might not be the right kind of file... if it's not a .file that you recognise, change it to a .jpg.... otherwise I can't think of anything except size, and I think the Babbleverse resizes icons automatically :/

5:00 am

trishtrash

actually, rolin, try refreshing once you've uploaded...

5:03 am

oggy

trishtrash, thanks it was a good clue, got it now and i have finished. thanks again

5:04 am

trishtrash

congrats, oggy :)

5:04 am

rolin

ha..th x trishtrash...refreshing did the trick

5:10 am

Angelsong

wonder if my new icon will work...

5:43 am

Atalante

Hi all! I want Frodo to be a real word!

5:45 am

Angelsong

F

5:45 am

Angelsong

Frodo absolutely should be a real word.

5:46 am

Yvo

and i want Fido!!!!

5:50 am

Atalante

put it in then, Yvo :P

5:54 am

Yvo

sure love too Angel, but i better look for another one

5:55 am

Atalante

try it, you might be surprised ...

5:56 am

Angelsong

any clue for fi6?

5:57 am

Linda0

fi6 what we are all trying to be at the moment!

5:57 am

Yvo

gosh can you believe it
what on earth am i doing , im half asleep,ive had it all along
im out of here going swimming thanks

6:02 am

Angelsong

Linda, still don't get the fi6 clue

6:15 am

MaisieB

Angel you probably got fatter over Christmas now it's time to get fi....

6:59 am

speedfreak sam

hi everyone!

7:11 am

speedfreak sam

hello???
very quiet today!

7:13 am

speedfreak sam

ahhh lunch time see ya!... i guess.

7:22 am

Eva

Good morning everyone. Freezing here! Very envious of those of you who are talking about going swimming. Does anyone have a list of the 7's? I'm missing 2. Have the 3 so's, 1 pi', 1pe, 2 ri's. What am I missing?

7:23 am

Eva

Oh, I guess I'm missing a pt7 for one. I googled themedical definition, but it doesn't work in this puzzle. Anyother hints?

7:25 am

lshult

hi everyone

7:28 am

Trotters

Eva, look at 4.55 clue from Trish, I got it from that

7:31 am

trishtrash

Eva, the pt is a 6 ... there's an ho7/36

7:36 am

tbear

Afternoon all......

7:36 am

speedfreak sam

can we have a clue for the ho7 please.

7:36 am

speedfreak sam

hi tbear!

7:37 am

tbear

Hi speedfreak....looking for your ho7,now

7:38 am

Trotters

youths who go around with their heads covered

7:38 am

speedfreak sam

yes but struggling and not making any progress what so ever.

7:38 am

tbear

speedfreak.....certain items of clothing that many schools have banned

7:39 am

lshult

stuck on the dr8?

7:41 am

speedfreak sam

got the ho7!
isuhtt dr5/12 + sharp object
the dr5/12 is a big pile of snow or a word which means to glide.

7:44 am

hydra

dr8 is that big pile of snow plus something to anchor it.

7:47 am

tbear

Thanks Speedfreak and Hydra...for those ds

7:51 am

Uneaixoise

speedfreak, i had dibs on the striped socks beginning at the flip! :-)

7:52 am

speedfreak sam

haha!

7:53 am

rolin

i am lost on the last n 4/4 i have the french black..clues for the other pls?

7:53 am

Uneaixoise

ok . . . new sock . . . hmmmm . . . searching for better ones . . .

7:54 am

speedfreak sam

me too you keep your's ok!

7:54 am

granadan

opposite of ayes

7:54 am

rolin

thx granadan

7:55 am

Jera

Good morning all... interesting little puzzle today!

7:57 am

speedfreak sam

hi jera everyone refresh new socks for me!

7:58 am

Jera

Oh dear... is it socks today? I never did find an Aussie show I felt secure in having represent me... should just gone with the Wiggles or Blinky Bill (I only know kids' stuff(...

7:59 am

Uneaixoise

me too, speedfreak! :-)

8:01 am

Jen

Hey everyone!

8:01 am

Uneaixoise

hey, jen

8:01 am

Jera

Mornin', Jen! How are you today, hon?

8:02 am

Jen

Tired! Had to get up at 5:30 to get hubby out of the house!

8:02 am

Jera

Okay, so how come pitter isn't a word... like the pitter patter of little feet? Or rain on your window?

8:03 am

speedfreak sam

old stripey socks are back to stay refresh!

8:03 am

Uneaixoise

several of us harumphed over that one, jera!

8:03 am

Jera

My husband had to work most of the night... got home around 4, now his alarm is going off... it never ends... the kids & I are sick...

8:03 am

Uneaixoise

hah, speedfreak!

8:03 am

speedfreak sam

I know I did!

8:04 am

Jera

Good to know I'm not harumphing alone, Unea... woulda been a decent scorer, too...

8:05 am

Uneaixoise

yes . . . no harumpher is an island . . . .

8:05 am

Jen

Guess we'll put off coffee again, then, Jera? I put on socks... refresh!

8:06 am

Jera

If the kids go away, I'm good, but if too sick to go to school, too sick to go out for fun. Me, on the other hand, I can drag myself out for fun!

8:07 am

Jen

Sounds good to me! We are pretty open to whatever, since We are on our own now. Let me know tomorrow.

8:08 am

speedfreak sam

nice socks jen is anyone else finding it's taking ages to load when ever you refresh???

8:08 am

Jera

Kay, I'll know before you go to the gym...

8:09 am

Jera

Mine lags a bit now & then, but pretty smooth this morning... maybe lotsa people on your server?

8:09 am

Jen

tee hee! You know my schedule! We'll head out about 10... Kids In Motion starts about then and Ethan likes to do that.

8:11 am

lola100

Good afternoon everyone : )

8:11 am

Jera

What is that? I'm looking for a kids' play gym for Gwyd...

8:11 am

Jen

Hey lola!

8:11 am

Jera

Greetings, Lola!! How are you today, hon?

8:11 am

Uneaixoise

hey, lola!

8:12 am

speedfreak sam

hi lola!

8:13 am

Jen

It's a program at our gym. Actually I think you have a Sport and Health Club near you in Woodbridge. Kids in Motion is a program from Greg and Steve (the big name in kid's music before the Wiggles came along).

8:13 am

Jera

Frood should be a word as well...

8:13 am

Jen

Anyone else rejoicing at the short number of re's today? :)

8:14 am

Jera

I used to have a gym right across the street... I finally got around to going one morning & they had closed!!

8:14 am

lola100

Jera, good thanks, and you? : )

8:15 am

Jera

We're a bit under the weather here, Lola... the kids have caught something & seem determined to pass it along to me...

8:16 am

granadan

REjoicing in fact!

8:17 am

Jen

LOL gran!

8:18 am

Jera

Well, I'll be... that's all the Q's??

8:18 am

lola100

Jen, yes! And I know Anj will be pleased that there are no A's again today, lol!

Jera, sorry to hear that : (

8:21 am

speedfreak sam

freinds are here gotta go now see ya!

8:22 am

Jacula

Hello Sunday Babblers! Is it Silly Socks day?

8:23 am

Jera

How long should I let the alarm clock beep before I get violent?? I'm getting a chinese water torture headache here & it's interferring with my Babbling...

8:24 am

Jen

Bye speed!

8:24 am

lola100

'bye sam : )

Hi jacs : )

8:24 am

Jera

I think it's just socks day, jacula... the silly is a given 'round here... morning!

8:25 am

tbear

ok got my socks

8:26 am

Babs1

can you see my socks?

8:27 am

Jacula

Hi all. I think me and my daughter probably own the National Collection of silly socks between us!:-))

Have just been into BabAnon on Bobsta's Babblers' Convention thread. I've written a speech for him.;-)

8:27 am

tbear

Babs they're lovely....invisible...but lovely

8:27 am

Jera

That's it... gotta go break hubby's alarm clock... back in a bit... (this could be a trap)

8:29 am

Jacula

Jera - Take care! Stay out of arms' reach!

Babs - I can see your socks.

8:30 am

Jen

Bye Jera!

8:32 am

granadan

mY OWN SOCKS TODAY ARE GIRLY PINK WITH A DACHSHUND ON THEM WITH LITTLE PINK RHINESTONE THINGYS ON THE LEAD..

*TRIES DESPERATELY TO SCRAPE SOMETHING STICKY FROM UNDER CAPS LOCK KEY WITH COTTON BUD AND SURGICAL SPIRIT*

8:33 am

granadan

BET JERA HAS GOT ROPED INTO MAKING COFFEE ;-)

8:33 am

Jacula

Granadan - You haven't been eating something with maple syrup at the keyboard, have you? A lady in my other half's fave forum did that last night and ended up with a sticky space bar. LOL.

8:34 am

lottijw

Hi everyone :)
A very stripey day today!!!

8:36 am

granadan

NO - MY LAP WARMER IS OFF SICK - ANY CRUMBS, JAM ETC WAS SNAFFLED BEFORE IT HIT THE KEYBOARD. SINCE NO WIGGI, IM VANISHING UNDER A PILE OF CRUMBS, JAM AND TOAST CRUSTS.

8:36 am

lola100

Hi sis! (((x))) : )

8:36 am

Jacula

Hi Lotti.

8:37 am

Jen

Hey Lotti! How are you today?

8:38 am

lottijw

Hey Sis....sorry to do a runner yesterday!!! I was going to my friends 30th last night, hubby arrived home, I didn`t realise what the time was and I still had stuff to do!! LOL

8:39 am

lola100

lol, no worries sis, it happens to all of us! :)
Did you have a good time then?

8:39 am

lottijw

Hi Jac :)

Hi Jen .... good thanks :) I`ve got Macadam and Dad coming for dinner :)

8:40 am

lola100

lotti, was just going to ask you about mom, haven't seen her since i got back. Is she okay?

8:41 am

lottijw

Yeah great thanks.
We left early though cos we took the kids and Hubby was away at 4am for work yesterday, so he was really tired last night!!

8:43 am

lottijw

She hasn`t been brilliant Sis, but she`s much better now even though her voice comes and goes as it pleases.....mid sentence or not!!!!
She said she just needs to get back into the Babble mood :)

8:43 am

Jen

Goodness! Is everyone's hubbys keeping weird work hours? Jera's got home home late, mine left this morn at 5:30 for a huge trip...

8:45 am

lottijw

Yes Jen.... it seems that way. I think he`s off again about 5am tomorrow!! He can drive hundreds of miles a day between working on each site!!

8:46 am

Jen

Gracious! What does he do?

8:46 am

Jacula

Why isn't 'pitter' a word?? The grid wouldn't accept 'sprog' yesterday either.:-(

8:46 am

lola100

Oh shame lotti! Give her a big squeeze from me tonight, okay?

8:48 am

lottijw

Will do Sis!!

Jen he`s an electronics engineer, mainly fitting and repairing generators and UPS`s(Uninterruptible Power Supplies) another form of electrical back up like a genni!!!

8:50 am

Jen

Wow, sounds a lot more complicated than I could handle. :) But then again, I majored in International Affairs as a way of avoiding all things math and science!

8:51 am

lottijw

LOL!!! I`m relying on him to help me through my maths if I resit!!!

8:52 am

Jacula

I see 'Frodo', 'Enid', 'Trini' and 'Ferdie' aren't allowed to use their 'Pritt' sticks in here. However, our he4/5, 'Rhett', says that 'Frankly,' he doesn't 'give a damn'.

8:52 am

lottijw

Got to go sort out veg etc......BBL :)

8:53 am

lola100

'bye sis! : )

8:53 am

Jacula

'Bye, Lotti. I should do the same soon.

8:59 am

Jacula

Okay, 100 words done, 38 to go. That seems like a good point at which to take a Real World break. BBL.x

9:00 am

Jen

Bye Jac, Lotti!

9:01 am

lola100

'bye jacs : )

9:06 am

Jera

I'm back!!!! Just barely escaped with my life!!

9:06 am

Jen

I am just amazed that he slept through the alarm! :)

9:08 am

Jera

I know, I guess he's used to it... it was nerve-wracking to me from 2 rooms away... he was really tired...

9:21 am

Jen

Done. Anyone need anything? Is anyone even there? :)

9:21 am

Babs1

changed my socks and gave them up to the cat whose ears were chilly...any clues for ti 6/27

9:23 am

Jen

Ti6 is a hat, also cockney slang for "tit for tat"

9:25 am

Babs1

Thanks, jen...working on it...not coming to my fingers yet..

9:27 am

Jen

Yeah, I had never heard of it. I originally thought that another word for fight had a "t" of the end, instead of 2 of the same letter...but if you take that word and add an "er", you'll have it.

9:29 am

Jera

Got it, jen, thanks... that's an odd one! (good clues!)

9:30 am

Babs1

slow brain function here...working on your clues and knowing it has to come alphabetically after the 5/10...

9:31 am

Babs1

ah...finally got it! Thanks!

9:31 am

lola100

babs, try slang for breast plus the kind of tree you put up at xmas but with a different vowel.

9:31 am

Jera

Could I have some help with the last 2 he's? Are they still the he4/5 root?

9:32 am

Jen

No, Jera. Think sexual... as in I like men, so I am he....... then pluralize

9:37 am

Anj

Greetings : )

9:38 am

lola100

Hi babe! (((xx))) : )

9:38 am

Babs1

like your windsock, anj! last he 5/12?

9:39 am

Jera

Got it, thanks Jen... how about the ei?? It's got me stumped...

9:39 am

Anj

Hi babe (((xx))) : )

Cheers Babs, something a bit different. I was goign to the go the RHCPs route but that can wait until after the watershed lol!

9:39 am

Jera

Never mind... saw it as soon as I asked...

9:40 am

Anj

Jera, ei5 - google Tomb Raider as in the game. It's the company that makes it.

9:42 am

DarleenMB

Thanks Anj! I'm a HUGE tomb raider fan so that was easy :-)

9:43 am

Anj

result! : )

9:43 am

Jera

That wouldn't have worked for me... I knew the sociolgy side of it...

9:44 am

Babs1

okay..I'm a little slow...so who is Tomb Raider and what is RHCP?

9:44 am

Jera

How about the last (?) fi4/7 (ye gods I feel stupid)...

9:44 am

Jen

Sorry I didn't get to you in enough time Jera... Ethan is playing on the disney channel online, so we are sharing the computer! :)

9:45 am

Jera

I have the one that sounds like a plant... then the 6 letter, need to plug that hole...

9:45 am

Jera

No problem, Jen... kids come first!

9:45 am

Anj

Babs, Tomb Raider is a video game, as in Lara Croft. Also been a couple of films too.
RHCPs - Red Hot Chili Peppers - famous for their novel use of socks ; )

9:45 am

Jen

last fi is: Granular, partially consolidated snow that has passed through one summer melt season but is not yet glacial ice. But think of a leafy green plant and change the e to an i.

9:46 am

Jera

I have that one Jen, guess I'm out of order...

9:47 am

Jera

I have doing okay... burns you... and sounds like plant... need missing one

9:47 am

pinecone05

jer - think of a word that is on a fish and add a vowel

9:48 am

Jera

Jen, I hope you are quoting that definition, cuz you'd scare me if you just knew that (about the snow)...

9:48 am

Babbler

hello : ) I see socks is going well! lol!

9:48 am

Jera

Got it pinecone... thanks... of course, add a vowel, duh!

9:48 am

lola100

Hi sweetie, dahling! ((x)) How you doing today? : )

9:49 am

Anj

Babbler! : D ((((xx)))) How you doing girl??

9:49 am

Jera

Greetings, Babbler!

9:49 am

Babs1

Thanks, anj! guess my age is showing!

9:51 am

Babs1

still looking for help here with the last he 5/12

9:51 am

Jera

Yikes, I had my F's waaaaay out of order!

9:52 am

Anj

Babs, he5/12 - think Hercules, Achilles, Paris etc...or small addictive choccies : )

9:52 am

Babbler

Hi Anj (((xxx))), hi Lola (((xxx))), hi Jera, hi all! :D I'm good thanks. How is everone?

9:54 am

Babs1

thanks...anj..had the other spelling down, but not that one...

9:54 am

Jera

Doing pretty good, Babbler, fighting off a bit of flu or bad cold... kids are sick & I'm doing my best to not be...

9:55 am

Anj

Fine thanks : ) Are you still ooop North??

Hey, i've just found an r5 that uses the Q : )

9:55 am

Jera

Need help with 2nd to last ho6/24 & last ho7/36, please...

9:55 am

Anj

Babs1...I fallen for that one before lol.
Mins you, it didn't stop me from goofing up on the premie words yesterday : /

9:56 am

Jera

Got the 6, just need the 7 now...

9:56 am

Babbler

aye, for real, Anj! LOL! : )

9:56 am

pinecone05

ho 5/14 + opposite of out is ho 7

9:56 am

lola100

babe, add pi to the front for a 7 ; )

9:57 am

Babbler

sorry to hear that, Jera. Eat lots of fruit, and take Vit C, that should do it. Oh, and garlic wards off everything (including people lol!) :D

9:57 am

Anj

Cheers babe : )

9:58 am

Jera

tyvm pinecone... kinda tried that but dropped the e, so it didn't work...

9:58 am

Jera

I'm scarfing the C's, garlic & echinacea... can't get sick have to take care of everyone else!

9:59 am

Jera

brb, my son is naked for some strange reason...

9:59 am

pinecone05

yw jera...sorry to hear the family is sick

9:59 am

Jen

Okay, seeing as how disneychannel.com seems to be winning out, I am outta here. Have a great day everyone!! :)

10:00 am

lola100

'bye jen : )

10:04 am

sherb

hi folks :)

10:05 am

Anj

bad Sherb! I will have to change now... lol : ) Hi

10:05 am

lola100

Hi sherb : )

10:05 am

movieman

wassup, sherb....

10:06 am

sherb

no Anj - refresh! I saw you had the windsock too, and I've changed :)

hi lola ;)

10:06 am

vici

Yay! Done! 2 1/2 hours is a new record for me... :D

10:07 am

sherb

hi movieman :)

hi vici :) ...are you new to Pro?

10:07 am

Babbler

congrats, vici!! : )

bye Jen

hi sherb : ) ((xx))

10:07 am

Anj

wtg Vici : ) I'm taking it slowly today : )

10:08 am

Babbler

ooops! hi movieman! : )

10:08 am

movieman

hi, babs...

10:08 am

Jera

I'm back... sorry I missed Jen!

10:09 am

sherb

hi Babs :) ...socks is a tough one... I had to add a T, now I'm stocks...

10:09 am

Babbler

well, I only popped in to say hi, drop off my handbag so you could see forthcoming themes, and copy the grid. Time to go chill with the family. Maybe see you all later / tomorrow? :D (((xxx)))

10:09 am

Babs1

anj...do you do all the grids without a2z? someone yesterday was talking about your challenge to them to do without...don't think I'd ever finish that way, but amazed that people can..

10:10 am

Babbler

lol! nice one, Sherb!! I thought of socks the other day as a theme and it made me laugh!! :D

10:10 am

vici

sherb, I was playing babble a while back, before all the nifty additions to the site. I like the new setup! Definitely worth the $10.

10:11 am

Babbler

Babs1, I hardly ever use a2z. I hate it. I use clues and just sit here and monkey-type... : /

10:11 am

Ouwachita

1 to go...any clue on the ri5/16...i must be brain dead today...plzzzzzz

10:12 am

lola100

'bye babs! : )

10:12 am

sherb

well, congrats on your Pro status, vici... every new member helps to keep the site going, and it's nice to read the profiles... :D

10:13 am

Jera

I have 24 to go & may resort to a2z... more fun to bug you guys with dumb questions, LOL!

10:13 am

lola100

babs1, that was me. I do most of them without a2z now and find it much more enjoyable : )

10:13 am

Babs1

Babbler...can I have your autograph? That's impressive!!!

10:15 am

Jera

no6/21 help, please?

10:15 am

movieman

There is a ring-bearer in the grid!!!!

There is a ring-bearer in the grid!!!!

10:15 am

Babs1

wow, lola! That's great..maybe someday I'll graduate!

10:15 am

Jera

Sam was the real he4/6 in that story (I have a nephew named after him)!

10:15 am

lola100

babs1, how long have you been playing?

10:16 am

Babs1

lola..a couple of months..

10:16 am

Ouwachita

jera...no6/21...when you dont take pills you have no6/21

10:17 am

Jera

tyvm Ouwa!

10:18 am

Ouwachita

clue for the ri5/16...plzzzzzzzzzz

10:19 am

lola100

ri5, more ri4. You need to start with the other r : )

10:19 am

Babs1

thanks, lola...needed that one too!

10:19 am

Ouwachita

lola...thanks....duhhhhhhhhhhh hhhh

10:20 am

Ouwachita

DONE...anyone need a clue before I go??

10:20 am

lola100

Yes please! fe6?

10:21 am

Jera

Yes!!! I'm stumped on all the pe's... only have the 4...

10:21 am

Ouwachita

fe6...means untamed

10:21 am

Jera

Lola... think wild, but with a different ending...

10:21 am

lola100

jera, think what you put at the end of a sentence and pluralise : )

10:22 am

Ouwachita

pe's...a couple of them come after a sentence

10:22 am

Jera

*smacks self repeatedly with Fish of Obviousness*

10:22 am

lola100

Got it, thanks guys! : )

10:23 am

Uneaixoise

babbler, what exactly is "new romantic 80s pop stars"--i'm confused by "new"

10:23 am

Babbler

I agree Lola, much more enjoyable without a2z! (I haaaate a2z so much! LOL!) :D

10:23 am

Jera

What about the first pe6... I think I know what it's supposed to be but can't make it work...

10:24 am

lola100

jera, for the pe5/12's think small build, or pe*** four, and tom pe*** spelt differently : )

10:24 am

Ouwachita

first pe6...think hillbilly "pretty"

10:24 am

Babbler

Une - we're talking Duran Duran, Adam Ant etc. They came from punk and went for frilly shirts kinda goth looking.

10:25 am

speedfreak sam

hi! everyone

10:25 am

Jera

Oh... that's nothing like what I was trying to spell...

10:25 am

sherb

hi sam :)

10:25 am

Uneaixoise

right . . . just didn't get the "new" since it was the 80s . . . thanks

10:25 am

lola100

Hi sam! : )

Anj, you still there babe??

10:26 am

Babbler

Une, that's what they were called, 'New Romantics'. I don't know where the name came from. Probably NME...

10:26 am

Anj

Lo, only just. I'm being distracted by live footie so i'm going to split for a while and find my last 30 or so later on : )

10:26 am

Uneaixoise

aaahhhh, missed the "s"--thanks

10:26 am

Jera

I got the small clue, but not the Tom one... also still need 1st pe6, please...??

10:27 am

lola100

LOL! Okay babe, thought it might be you computer again : )

10:27 am

Babbler

hi Sam : )

bye Anj : ) (((xxx)))

I'm deffo off now too. byeeeee! :D

10:28 am

lola100

Tom Pe*** and the heartbreakers? Just swap the last two letters of the other one around : )

10:28 am

lola100

'bye babbler (((x))) : )

10:29 am

lola100

jera, same first for letters as the next pe and add another word for expire.

10:30 am

sherb

bye Babs :)

10:30 am

lola100

Er...pt6 anyone??

10:31 am

lola100

Aargh, jera, should have said first THREE letters...sorry! : )

10:31 am

pinecone05

there is a clue for pt 6 in the log...pt + word for hesitation + vowel

10:32 am

Jera

No worries, Lola, i figured it out... ty!

10:33 am

Jera

Shows how much I've read about him... thought it was spelled with a y... tyvm, done with pe's!

10:33 am

rosalind230

Hi everybody any clues for the pr 5/12 please

10:34 am

lola100

jera, it is sweetie, that's why I said 'spelt differently', lol! : D

10:34 am

pinecone05

pr + chemistry term is pr 5

10:35 am

Babs1

stumped on the ri 7/32's...

10:38 am

lola100

babs1, me too! I know that they are musical terms and are the same except for the last letter which are bith vowels, but I haven't managed to monkey them yet : /

10:38 am

Jera

Sorry, Lola, I get confused easily... ;>

10:38 am

Uneaixoise

supplied by renfield: a term applied to those instruments which only swell the mass or tutti of an orchestra, but are not obbligato
(italian: singular and plural)

10:39 am

Babs1

also they come from the r on the left.. but can't see yet

10:39 am

pinecone05

I was completely stumped on those too and had to google the definition

10:39 am

Uneaixoise

you can just google the definition :-)

10:39 am

lola100

jera, nice to know I'm not the only one! ; )

10:40 am

sherb

the r7's mean 'filled' in Italian - like Melanzane Ri**** - stuffed aubergines (eggplants)...

10:41 am

Uneaixoise

how cool! thanks, sherb!

10:42 am

rosalind230

Still cant get the pr 5/12

10:43 am

lola100

pinecone, I cannot get the pt! I assume that the word for hesitation is three letters long but can only see one that has two?

10:43 am

lola100

rosalind, try pr plus the 'me' vowel plus opposite of off.

10:44 am

pinecone05

hi lola...my fault..the clue I gave is a little off...it is pt + word for hesitation + opposite of out

10:44 am

Uneaixoise

rosalind, it was in yesterday's puzzle too . . . sounds like "I'm pr**** into your business" . . . I'm nosy

10:45 am

lola100

Thanks pinecone, got it now! : )
Still noodling the darn ri7's......

10:45 am

lola100

Une, has anyone told you lately that you have very sexy legs? ; )

10:46 am

Uneaixoise

not since the '70s . . . LOL!!!!

10:46 am

Babs1

thanks, for all the ri 7 clues...finally got them..sounds very Italiano!

10:46 am

Jera

Totally stumped on the pi7/44... help, please?

10:47 am

tbear

Hello......just about recovered from last night....who decides to end the night on a gr8 but heady red wine....silly bear

10:47 am

bunnyvicious

Morning, sock's huh? Can tomorrow be Johnny Depp?

10:47 am

hurshy

ok, it looked like the theme today was socks, so here i am

10:48 am

Uneaixoise

fyi these are the themes in babbler's list:
08 Jan - Socks
09 Jan - New Romantic 80s Pop Stars (for Atalante)
10 Jan - Flowers (for Mamabear)
11 Jan - Scenery (for Mamabear)
12 Jan - Comics (for Grey Woulf)
13 Jan - Favourite Superheroes ( for EasternBlue)

10:49 am

tbear

Lola so what's wrong with my sexy pins....and sandals too...how british...? I'm jealous

10:49 am

lola100

babs, I'm assuming the ri7's start with a word for tear and end in vowels. If I'm right can you help me out with the three middle letters I'm missing?? Please? : )

10:51 am

lola100

Hi tbear! LOL! Did you have a good time then? : )

Bunny, what a good idea! : D

Hi hurshy! : )

10:51 am

Eva

I am missing all 4 of the e's on the second to bottom row, after the t. Hysterical blindness. Could someone get me started?

10:51 am

sherb

hi tbear :)

10:52 am

Babs1

let's see... ri+alternate for a cake dessert +opposite of affirmative then the other one changes the last vowel

10:52 am

Uneaixoise

eva, do you have the perennial ee5 meaning scary, odd, strange?

10:53 am

Eva

Yes, but it doesn't assign it to that e.

10:53 am

lola100

Babs1! *mwha!* Thank you sooo much! : )

10:53 am

pinecone05

Eva: what about e + r 4/5 and then make plural

10:54 am

Kukana

The Greek god of love starts from the E in the second-to-bottom row.

10:54 am

Jera

6 to go!! Need help with pi7/44, please?

10:54 am

tbear

Lola had a really nice time and met a really nice fella called......what for it.......Andy.....now would get confusing wouldn't it. Swiftly swooshes him into the no-go box....hahaha

10:54 am

bunnyvicious

Unea, where did you get that list? (Themes...)

10:55 am

rosalind230

Uni and Lola thanks for the clues I have found it at last couldn't see for looking.

10:55 am

Eva

Thanks kukana! That also made me see the two coming from wearing something down. Still missing one though.

10:55 am

Uneaixoise

pi7 is a french word that looks like a variation on the french word for "wig"--it's also just one letter off from the cajun boat similar to a canoe

10:55 am

pinecone05

pi + r 5/16 is p 7

10:55 am

lola100

tbear, that's great! Tell me more! : )

10:55 am

aknitter

i didn't know it was sock day today. Here's a pair on the needle!

10:55 am

Eva

Thanks too pinecone!

10:56 am

Uneaixoise

bunny, if you click on the little pink icon next to babbler's name, it'll take you to her bio--at the end is the list of themes

10:57 am

lola100

I think the list of icon themes is also in babblers anon.

10:57 am

tbear

Nothing too much to tell...have met him before but really got talking last night....dunno....says fussy bear. he might be too keen...bear running fast for the woods...Making the girls a pot roast tonight...first ever,can get my head around meat on top of carrots and no oil or anything...weird

10:58 am

lola100

Okay, I've got two words left and they are probably really obvious but I can't see them! Help with do6/21 and ho6/24, please??

10:58 am

Jera

Got it, thanks! Took me a bit to find the right r5/16...

10:59 am

Uneaixoise

plural of ho5/14

10:59 am

rosalind230

last clue please for ho6/24 the one after7/36 please

10:59 am

movieman

lola, which ho6/24 do you need? I have two....

11:00 am

Uneaixoise

ooh, were you needing the ho6 . . . doing that ho6 that you do so well?

11:00 am

lola100

Now bear, remember what we talked about?! Just give it a chance and let yourself be happy! Potroast sounds yummy. I did a chicken one a few years back and it is a family favourite now, so let me know how yours turns out. : )

11:01 am

Jera

Only need 2 more, 2 of the so7/32's... I have the one ending in fancy eating... help??

11:01 am

lola100

Oops sorry! The second ho6 after the ho7/36 and before the ho5/14 : )

11:02 am

Uneaixoise

it's probably a nobrainer but could i have a hint re the re5/16?

11:02 am

sherb

Jera - just change the last letters ...

11:02 am

Uneaixoise

lola, see my clue

11:02 am

Jera

Got the one that sounds like a magician... one more!!

11:03 am

Eva

Any clues for the do6/21 and the do4 after it?

11:03 am

renfield

jera...the 3 so7's are the same except change the vowels on the end

11:03 am

Uneaixoise

each one ends in a different vowel (so7)

11:03 am

Jera

Whoo-hoo! Done!! AAAAAAND... a2z-free!!!

*extra-happy dance of doneness*

11:04 am

pinecone05

congrats jera

11:04 am

tbear

Jera.....go.go.go...... :)

11:04 am

Uneaixoise

do4/5: the amount of medicine you're supposed to take

11:04 am

sherb

Unie - when you have a flat tire, you *** a new one... do it again...

11:04 am

renfield

yippeee jera!!!!

11:04 am

Uneaixoise

do6 is the plural of a small fishing boat

11:05 am

Uneaixoise

thanks, sherb!

11:06 am

lola100

Woo! Well done jera! : )

11:07 am

Uneaixoise

done! taking the pups out to enjoy this very unusual sunny, breezy, warm January day!

11:07 am

Jera

do6 = silly blue fish in Finding Nemo (kids' movie)... pluralised, if you can stand the thought...

11:07 am

Jera

Bye Unea!

11:08 am

tbear

Une....it's dark,cold and drizzling here...you lucky thing

11:08 am

Uneaixoise

seeya!

11:08 am

sherb

bye Unie :) enjoy your walk...

11:08 am

lola100

'bye Une, thanks for the clues : )

11:08 am

Eva

Thanks for the do6! It's another do4 that I'm missing. I have the medicine amount. Maybe I'm not missing any at all - have to recount.,

11:09 am

rosalind230

thanks for your help finished now . going to bingo to see if I can win some money. bye bye

11:09 am

lola100

'bye rosalind : )

11:10 am

rosalind230

See you tomorrow

11:10 am

Jera

The do4 you need sounds like how you get into a house... different spelling

11:12 am

Eva

Jera, thanks but have that one too. I have 4 do4/5's. The one you just suggested, the normal spelling for portal, the female bambis, and the medical amount. Is there another?

11:12 am

lola100

jera, please, help me with the second ho6, it's driving me nuts!

11:13 am

lola100

eva, yes. Completed.

11:13 am

Babs1

ho 6..plural of ho 5...gather and gather and gather stuff until the "clean house" people have to show up to shovel it all out! lol

11:14 am

Eva

Thanks lola...nothing worse than spending hours searching for something that doesn't exist.

11:14 am

lola100

babs1, got that one. It's the second one I'm after.

11:15 am

lola100

eva, no! There is one more, it means completed. We say this when we finish the grid : )

11:15 am

Babs1

need help with one of the last pe 5/12..have the one that is small...also, the pe 4/5

11:16 am

lola100

babs, swap the last two letters of the small one around.

11:16 am

lola100

pe4/5, it's a hot spice : )

11:18 am

lola100

Aargh, just got the stupid ho6! *smacks forehead*
Well, at least I'm finished : )

11:18 am

Babs1

Thanks for clues...taking break to walk with furkids, real kid, and adult kid hubby..

11:19 am

lola100

'bye babs1, see you later : )

11:19 am

tbear

Everybody's going walkies,so I'm walking into the kitchen for a choccie fix.....

11:20 am

tbear

WELL done Lola.....

11:20 am

lola100

Oh dear, I'd better go start dinner. See you all later : )

11:22 am

72 Temple Owl

hi everyone! how's today's?

11:23 am

tbear

Nice and gentle so far Temple

11:23 am

sherb

later lola :)

11:24 am

sherb

hi Temple :) ..so-so today...

11:25 am

72 Temple Owl

bye lola if you are still here

11:25 am

Jacula

I'm back for a while. I've got Paul to take a pic of my real feet in one of my pairs of silly socks and one of my pairs of silly slippers. I shall put that up soon. I do have a pair of toe socks just like those in the present icon though - they are originals from the 1970s.

11:25 am

evanonut

yo yo - nice socks everyone

11:26 am

bunnyvicious

hello

11:26 am

sherb

hi nut :) ...where's yer socks?...

11:26 am

mamabear

hi!
bye!
be back later!!! have a good day!!!

11:27 am

evanonut

cant you see them? they have little kitties on them

11:27 am

sherb

*turns head to see Mama breezing through the log...*

11:28 am

evanonut

that mama...

11:28 am

Jacula

Did I just see a bear behind? LOL.

11:29 am

evanonut

yeah, it was a hairy butt...

11:30 am

Jacula

Must've have been Paul then, cooking in the buff again. ROFLOL.

11:30 am

72 Temple Owl

hi jacs - whoops i smell lunch burning...bbl

11:31 am

evanonut

whoa ...* trips over jacula * - watch that laughing, might hurt someone

11:31 am

Jacula

I just found dr8/65 entirely be accident. I'd never have guessed it as a word!

11:31 am

tbear

Where,what when how....did I miss something rude?? Typical....

11:32 am

Jacula

Ouch, Evan! Didn't you see my stripey feet waving in the air?

11:32 am

evanonut

sorry jacs, i was distracted by the passing hairy butt

11:33 am

tbear

Who's hairy butt?

11:33 am

Jacula

*Log goes quiet as those present try to think of a suitably groanworthy 'bear' joke with which to greet TBear.*

11:34 am

evanonut

um...either mama's or paul's, i'm not sure

11:35 am

tbear

Jacula...ain't getting my bear bare a** out.....but it is groanworthy....

11:36 am

sherb

I'm gonna tell Mama you said she had a hairy butt...

11:36 am

evanonut

thankfully, if it is hairy, i've never seen it.

11:37 am

tbear

Now look sherb as if it wasn't bad enough that I missed the whole thing now you trying to drop me in it.....sherb I though we were friends....no darnedporridge for you matey..

11:38 am

evanonut

* snickers *

11:39 am

sherb

tbear - no fear... nut's the guilty party... and she knows it...

11:39 am

mamabear

*mamabear peeks around log corner....tee hee.....*

11:40 am

evanonut

* shaking in violent fit of laughter *

11:41 am

sherb

Mama - look what you started...

11:42 am

tbear

This is my idea of a perfect Sunday,pot roast cooking,wildlife progs on tv,almost g&t time,Time Team starting in 15mins,Babble and Babble friends (except sherb!!)

11:42 am

evanonut

only thing that could make it better would be a steelers win in cincy - now that would make it perfect.

11:43 am

Jacula

How about a pic of Paul's hairy butt instead? REFRESH!

Tee hee, hee.

11:44 am

sherb

ok, now nut's got me into trouble with tbear... better just look quietly for words...

11:44 am

pinecone05

go Steelers! I'm orginally from Pittsburgh, PA

11:45 am

tbear

Mama.....you'll believe a fellow Bear...apparentely evanonut said you have a hairy butt....well you would wouldn't you....or else you'd be a bare bear...they are just jealous.....

11:45 am

evanonut

right on pine!

i love to make trouble * rubs hands together with a malicious grin *

11:46 am

tbear

Jacula....close up close up

11:46 am

Jacula

*Jac whistles innocently and sets about looking for words...*

11:47 am

evanonut

there's nothing innocent about that jacs

11:49 am

hurshy

ok, here i am, focussing on the grid, and i look back at the log, and what on earth has been going on? where's the class, the sophistication i have come to expect from babblers? ;)

11:49 am

mamabear

all I said was HI & Bye!!!!! How did all this hairy butt nonsense come about!!!!!! And I usually wear pants, for your info!!!! But it IS early...... give a bear a brake!! It's hard getting pants on with these paws!!!!

11:49 am

Jacula

TBear - I'd better not 'cos it's rather a cheeky photo.;-) If you want a close up you'll have to save it to your own computer.

11:50 am

evanonut

so sensitive...*sniff* i think i'll just go hunt words now

11:50 am

sherb

it was nut started it, miss, honest...

11:50 am

mamabear

Hi!
Bye!
see you all later! Have a good day!
(Part 2)

11:51 am

evanonut

scuse me sherb? who was it commented about a bear bum???????

11:51 am

speedfreak sam

FINISHED!!!!
today the puzzle has proved to be a little brat!
see ya in two days now have to get off because dad is nagging me to have tea!

11:52 am

Jacula

*Jac sits quietly in the corner, polishing her halo.*

11:52 am

hurshy

good job sam!

11:52 am

Jacula

WELL DONE SAM!

11:52 am

evanonut

have fun sam -

* tosses jacs a dirty look *

11:53 am

Jacula

*Jac tosses Evan's dirty look into the washing machine. 'Good grief! Gawd knows when she last washed that!'*

11:54 am

evanonut

hmph - i'll have you know once a year whether it needs it or not!

11:54 am

Jacula

*Succumbs to fit of giggling.*

11:55 am

sherb

nut - ok, so Jac started it, and you carried on... I stand corrected :D

11:55 am

evanonut

* tries to toss another dirty look, realizes it is in the wash, settles for mild scowl *

11:55 am

Jacula

Sherb - you have to stand after being 'corrected', unless you remember to put a cushion down the seat of your pants. *Grins.*

11:56 am

evanonut

yay!

11:56 am

evanonut

i love this place, i try to work when i'm in here, but i never get anything done.

11:57 am

sherb

*sniffs, and ignores nut and Jac...*

11:58 am

evanonut

we're all so offended - either we're all a big room of pms, or we're grumpy cause we have to go back to work tomorrow.

11:58 am

72 Temple Owl

what's this i hear? a dr 8?

11:58 am

Jacula

Sherb - Here, have a tissue - save your sleeves. *Jac makes note to ask HarpJane to play Greensleeves for Sherb.*

11:58 am

evanonut

c'mon - grabs sherb and jac in a big "bear" hug

11:58 am

aknitter

is there a clue for the dr 8 (she asks with a smile)

11:59 am

Jacula

DR8 - expand you dr5/18 (what a boat does if not steered or tied up) and add a 3-letter word that AKnitter uses 2 of.

12:00 pm

Jacula

*Jac hugs Evan & Sherb.*

12:00 pm

sherb

*grabs tissue and hugs nut and Jac* ...now, where did that Mama go? ...

12:01 pm

evanonut

dunno, should we hug her butt

12:01 pm

tbear

Excuse me where's my hug then? Feel like I'm missing out on everything today.....

12:01 pm

sherb

hi knitter :) ...you went Pro, congrats... now you just need a profile... :)

12:01 pm

evanonut

* tackles tbear with great big hug *

12:01 pm

aknitter

ty jac, that 3 letter thing threw me for a minute (we speak a different sort of english!!)

12:02 pm

tbear

Bears are for life not just for Christmas

12:02 pm

aknitter

oh dear sherb, i had one, where do you suppose it went???

12:02 pm

Jacula

I suppose I'd better take Paul's butt off my icon now and put my feet in my bedsocks on instead...

Incidentally, where did TBear get to? If she still looking at the close up of P's butt??

12:02 pm

tbear

Thx evanonut....needed that.....right back at ya...

12:02 pm

sherb

*big hugs for tbear*

12:03 pm

Jacula

*Hugs for TBear.*

12:04 pm

shorty

Morning All!

12:04 pm

sherb

*looks around for knitter's profile* ...did you click on 'Update Babble Profile' at the bottom of the screen after you entered your details?

12:04 pm

evanonut

heya shorty

12:04 pm

tbear

Ok Ok I'm well and truly hugged now.....thanks

12:05 pm

evanonut

you asked for it tbear

12:05 pm

sherb

hey shorty :)

12:05 pm

aknitter

i did do that, i seem to have disappeared after i changed my icon for sock day

12:06 pm

sherb

spooky...

12:06 pm

Jacula

Hiya Shorty.

12:06 pm

aknitter

oh look, I've returned, very strange

12:06 pm

shorty

well that was short lived I gotta run for now

12:07 pm

tbear

short lived shorty......like that

12:07 pm

sherb

hmmnn... it's what you might call minimalist...

12:07 pm

evanonut

short

12:08 pm

bunnyvicious

sigh....

12:08 pm

shorty

you guys are funny bye bye for now

12:09 pm

Jacula

'Bye Shorty.

My feet in my piggie bedsocks are now tramping through the log. REFRESH to see them.

12:11 pm

sherb

nut - just think, if you went Pro, you could have pictures of Stephanie Plum and all her friends...

12:12 pm

Jacula

Just found the 2nd ho7/36 by accident.

12:13 pm

bunnyvicious

could i get a clue for the fe 6/27...my brain is scrambled

12:13 pm

aknitter

care to share a clue jac?? could use your wisdom here

12:14 pm

aknitter

fe 6/27 -- think wild animal

12:15 pm

aknitter

wild animal like

12:15 pm

renfield

nut - we wanna see some spandex!!!!

12:16 pm

bunnyvicious

ty ty

12:16 pm

Jacula

2nd ho7/36 - use the 2nd ho5/12 (a crowd) then add the opposite of 'out'.

12:16 pm

tbear

hi renfield..... :)

12:17 pm

renfield

hi tbear....8)

12:17 pm

Jacula

Hi Rennie! Are those your feet? Mine are my feet. (If that made sense.)

12:17 pm

aknitter

ty jac

12:17 pm

sherb

I looked on Google and there are some good icons for Stephanie...

12:18 pm

renfield

i want someone elses's feet...my feet are big...

12:19 pm

bunnyvicious

i wear 8 1/2's, those are honker feet for a shorty like me, and I don't even ski

12:19 pm

renfield

those are cute feet jacula...i like the little pinky toes...8)

12:20 pm

Jacula

Ren - Your feet have to be long enough to support your heigh. Otherwise, you'd topple on your face. The taller the person, the longer the feet. That's Nature.

12:21 pm

Jacula

Meant *height.

12:21 pm

renfield

i wear a 9 1/2 AAA
but bunny (notice the way i spell but) bunny feet are for hopping!!!!

12:23 pm

sherb

* ignores the word 'but'...*

12:23 pm

cybernan

Good morning -- left last night with 8 to go.

12:25 pm

renfield

thank you sherb...we should use however...8)

12:28 pm

bunnyvicious

I can usually nail these grids in an hour or so, but today, ugg....off and on for hours.

12:29 pm

tbear

hi cybernan...

12:31 pm

Jacula

24 words left to go here but ... erm, I meant 'however'... I need to nip over to the shop for some cigarettes. (Note, those in UK, I didn't say 'fags' for fear of shocking our US friends, who use the word in an enitrely different way.) The Naked Chef and I may be on a 'revised eating plan' to start the new year, but (whispered this time) we haven't given up the evil weed at the same time. BRB

12:32 pm

cybernan

Hi t-bear

12:32 pm

sherb

does anyone know how to use the COUNTIF function in ExceI, working with negative numbers? I want to highlight all the numbers in a list with values below minus 10, and I'm stuck...

12:33 pm

periwinkle

need help with er5/112 and er6/21

12:33 pm

cybernan

All checked off!!!! -------- woohoo!

Anyone need a clue?

12:33 pm

bunnyvicious

ohh, don't say CIGARETTE!!!

12:33 pm

periwinkle

never mind, as usual, found them right after I posted

12:34 pm

cybernan

er 5/12: rot away (by wind or water)
er 6/21: the plural

12:34 pm

Jacula

Sorry Bunny!

WELL DONE, CYBERNAN.

*Off to shop now.*

12:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

sherb - can you COUNTIF less than zero?

12:35 pm

Jacula

Sherb - Sorry, I haven't used EXCEL for some years. I'd be out of date.

12:36 pm

sherb

Temple - that's what I'm wondering... cos whether it's above or below minus 10, it returns a blank cell... better get out the manual...

12:37 pm

periwinkle

need help with so7/32x3

12:37 pm

sherb

thanks anyway, Jac... I sometimes try to stretch my brain working out these things, then wish I hadn't started... might have to ask the boffin at work...

12:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

i can use basic COUNTIF, it's the function rather than trying to count negative...another way to do it id to filter data then count it

12:37 pm

Atalante

sherb - like this =COUNTIF(M11:M17,"<-10")
whe re M11:m17 = whatever range you're using

12:38 pm

Tim

do 6/21 anyone with a clue please

12:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

WTG, atalante!

12:40 pm

cybernan

do 6/21: plural of a small fishing boat used on the Atlantic coast (N.A.)

12:40 pm

bunnyvicious

do 4/5 before it, pluralize

12:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

alas, i've been unable to decipher the clue for the dr 8..

12:41 pm

Tim

thanks cyber got it (my sisters name also)

12:42 pm

cybernan

dr 8: compound word - snow dr*** + something used to secure your hair (bobby ***)

12:42 pm

Atalante

the joys of working with excel all day, every day!!

12:42 pm

periwinkle

Hello, still need help with the so7/32x3 - can't find any of them :(

12:43 pm

sherb

Atalant - sorry, asked the wrong question - I can get COUNTIF to work, but not IF - I have a column with a list of negative values, and in the column next to it I want to repeat just those entries which are lower than minus 10

I've tried =IF(A3<-10, A3,""), but it just returns a blank whether or not the numbers below -10

12:44 pm

cybernan

so 7's: all musical terms that usually begin with con -- only the last letter (vowel) is different in each word.

12:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty, cybernan!

hurshy, are you here?

12:44 pm

cybernan

so 7's: think of little fish that are either smoked or come in cans -- change first vowel

12:46 pm

Atalante

hmmmm thats harder! *thinks*

12:47 pm

periwinkle

cybernan, thanks, your second clue helped me, got all three

12:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

cyber - i already had the fish in a can - great clues for the balance! got those other two

12:47 pm

Atalante

sherb - have you just got negative values, or a mix of positive or negative? I can think of a fix for you if there's only negative ...

12:48 pm

sherb

Atalante - all negative

12:53 pm

sherb

Atalante - I worked it out - the entries are all percentages, so 12% is actually 0.12... duh, I should have seen that sooner, sorry... thanks for the help... :D

12:55 pm

cybernan

If no one needs a clue, I will be off.

12:55 pm

Atalante

lol - anyway - just worked this out - for future use :P
=IF((ABS(M11))>10,(M11)," ")

12:55 pm

periwinkle

help please with fe6/27, te5/14 and ti4/5

12:56 pm

periwinkle

found the te5

12:56 pm

pinecone05

fe 6/27 means untamed (clue in log)

12:56 pm

cybernan

fe 6/27: like the f word for flour, change first vowel

12:57 pm

cybernan

ti 4/5: alternate spelling for N.A. native dwelling

12:57 pm

bunnyvicious

the fe is spelled just like another word for cat with the exception of the third letter

12:57 pm

pinecone05

t 4/5 = what you give a waiter + vowel

12:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye cybernan- ty for the clues : )

12:59 pm

cybernan

Looks like there are lots of clue givers, so I'm away til the flip :)

1:00 pm

bunnyvicious

bye

1:00 pm

sherb

thanks Atalante - saved that for future reference :)

sorry to have made you think about Excel at the weekend... back to Babble... :D

1:00 pm

cybernan

Is there a theme for tomorrow?

1:00 pm

periwinkle

thanks for the clues found the ti4, and fe6

1:01 pm

Karys

hello everyone....hope all are ok .....45 worsd to go and counting

1:01 pm

bunnyvicious

80,s bands i thinnk they said, i can't locate the list

1:01 pm

Atalante

LOL its ok! I've had a spreadsheet open and glaring at me all day saying "you should be working on me!"

1:01 pm

cybernan

I'll have a look, bunny

1:02 pm

bunnyvicious

That's why I'm not done either, i keep re-typing words I've already found cause I can't type...

1:03 pm

cybernan

09 Jan - New Romantic 80s Pop Stars (for Atalante)
10 Jan - Flowers (for Mamabear)
11 Jan - Scenery (for Mamabear)
12 Jan - Comics (for Grey Woulf)
13 Jan - Favourite Superheroes ( for EasternBlue)

1:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

well hi, karys! long time no see!

1:04 pm

bunnyvicious

where are you finding that?

1:04 pm

SJW

any clue for fi 6/27 please?

1:04 pm

sherb

hi Karys :)

...off for a bite to eat...back to find the rest later... :)

1:05 pm

Karys

been so busy elsewhere Temple....but here again now...you ok ? :)

1:05 pm

cybernan

fi 6/27: one who welds pipes (gas fi****)

1:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

a clue for the ei, please?

1:05 pm

pinecone05

to be really healthy for fi 6

1:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am well, thanks!

1:06 pm

Karys

Temple ...earlier clue was the makers of Tomb Raider I think

1:06 pm

cybernan

ei + opp. of don'ts

1:06 pm

renfield

bunny - it's in babbler's louis vuitton steamer truxk..click on her little person
also she has a posting on bab anon

1:06 pm

SJW

thanx

1:06 pm

pinecone05

I'm down to my last word ...I need a clue for he 6/30

1:07 pm

periwinkle

need help with N words: 3rd no word no4/5, 4th no word, no6/21 and 4th no word no4/5

1:07 pm

cybernan

themes posted at 1:06

1:08 pm

pinecone05

clue for no 6/21 when you don't take pills to zzzz you are _____ (clue from log)

1:08 pm

Karys

pinecone....he4 plus er

1:08 pm

cybernan

he 6/30: one who he 4/8's

1:08 pm

SJW

pinecone he4/5 + er

1:08 pm

Karys

make that he4/8

1:08 pm

bunnyvicious

ren, you're back. how was your smoke? sniff, sniff...

1:08 pm

brandyjack

Sherb, your IF statement works perfectly for me....

1:09 pm

pinecone05

ty SJ and Karys...I tried to make that word before but just didn't see it. yippee! I'm done!

1:10 pm

periwinkle

need the no4/5 after the no6/21

1:10 pm

periwinkle

pinecone, thanks didn't think no6/21 was a word

1:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

*claps* yay, pinecone!

1:10 pm

pinecone05

the head bounces up and down for no 4

1:10 pm

cybernan

peri: no 4/5 change last vowel on the first one
no 4/5 (following the 6): moves head up and down

1:11 pm

periwinkle

cybernan, thanks, figured out the last N right before your clue

1:11 pm

cybernan

Leaving -- see you later.

1:11 pm

bunnyvicious

both no 4/5's are the same except for different vowel endings

the no 6 think of a little pill that keeps you from sleeping, spell differently

1:11 pm

periwinkle

thanks pinecone, found it right before I saw your clue, why is it I often miss the simplest of words?

1:12 pm

Karys

bye Cyber :)

1:12 pm

Eva

any help with the f15/18?

1:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

missingh3 6 & 7 which i'd bet are related...

1:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

eva think french *****

1:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

i believe they are the last two he words...

1:17 pm

Eva

sorry temple owl- omistyped. I'm looking for the fi5/18...although I wouldn't mind some crispy french f____ right now.

1:18 pm

Eva

Do I get extra points for mistyping mistyping?

1:19 pm

brandyjack

for the he's, if you are not bi-sexual or homo-sexual, then you must be he****-sexual. And it's plural....

1:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

fi5/18 plural of fi4/8...

1:19 pm

bunnyvicious

plural fi 4/8 before it, common name of dog

1:20 pm

Eva

Thank yoiu both!

1:21 pm

bunnyvicious

OK, I feel pretty ignorant, but I just cannot find the theme list by navigating the Babbler Anon site...I'm such a pain...

1:21 pm

Tim

looking for the fi 6/27 any clues please

1:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty, brandy jack! that was the first time ihad to refer to your list today!

1:22 pm

brandyjack

Go to babblers, choose 'other interests'. Themes at the top of the list.

1:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

tim see log at about 1300...

1:23 pm

Eva

what about the second ho7?

1:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

eva - plural of ho6...

1:25 pm

bunnyvicious

fi 6/27 after a wedding dress is sewn, you go in to be re-fi****

1:25 pm

tbear

eva...same as yr ho5/14 plus the oppo if out

1:26 pm

Eva

I have the plural of the head covering, and the only other ho6 I have doesn't allow for a plural. What am I missing?

1:26 pm

bunnyvicious

thaks BJ, appreciate it

1:28 pm

bunnyvicious

pluralize you first ho 4/6 with a three letter suffix

1:28 pm

Eva

Mucho gracias tbear!

1:28 pm

tbear

de nada Eva

1:28 pm

Tim

didnt see that until now and whats really funny is I'm a pipe fi....

1:28 pm

bunnyvicious

then remove the last letter and you'll have your other ho 6

1:30 pm

brandyjack

For the fi6/27: Sven and Ole worked together and both were laid off, so off they went to the unemployment office. Asked his occupation, Ole said, "Panty stitcher; I sew the elastic onto cotton panties." The clerk looked up panty stitcher. Finding it classified as unskilled labor, she gave him $300 a week unemployment pay. Sven was asked his occupation. "Diesel fi****," he replied. Since diesel fi**** was a skilled job, the clerk gave Sven $600 a week. When Ole found out he was furious. He stormed back into the unemployment office to find out why his friend and co-worker was collecting double his pay. The clerk explained that panty stitchers were unskilled and diesel fi****s were skilled labor. "What skill?" Yelled Ole. "I sew the elastic on, Sven pulls it over his head and says, "Yep, diesel fi****."

1:30 pm

tbear

Hello Tim the Pipe Fi*****,where are you?

1:30 pm

bunnyvicious

k guys done and outta here, bye now

1:31 pm

Eva

I have all the h's now thanks to the great hints, and am now searching for the no6.

1:31 pm

bunnyvicious

no, reminds me of a little pill used to stay awake, but spelled differently

1:32 pm

tbear

Nice one BrandyJaxk

1:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

a carrot for the bunny! WTG!

1:32 pm

Babs1

in 5/16? Hey, Brandy Jack...you tell stories in your spare time? good one!

1:32 pm

Tim

Denver actually I am a Fire Sprinkler Fi....

1:33 pm

brandyjack

at least it doesn't date me as bad as the nickel-od5/12....

1:33 pm

Eva

Thanks Bunny! Hard to believe that there was a time when one might have needed help to stay awake- now the problem is staying asleep.

1:33 pm

Anj

Cheers Brandyjack - that's my first O : )

1:34 pm

bunnyvicious

in to conlude, guess, surmise

1:36 pm

bunnyvicious

or...in + sounds like the spelling of a *** (animal hair) coat

1:36 pm

bunnyvicious

ok, really am going, back tomorrow, bye now

1:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye, bunny! hi, anj : )

1:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

pt clue, please?

1:37 pm

Anj

Hi T-Owl : )

1:40 pm

Tim

how about the ee and the oo cant find either

1:40 pm

Anj

Tim, the ee is a great lake and starts at the bottom

1:40 pm

shorty

no6? any clues

1:41 pm

Tim

thanxs anj

1:41 pm

Anj

I'm light on the pt, oo and no6 just now... : /

1:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

anj - get the ee and yo;ve got the oo... : )

1:42 pm

Anj

Cheers T-Owl : )

1:43 pm

Jacula

pt word - pt + short word of hesistance + opposite of 'out'.

1:43 pm

Anj

Cheers Jac : )

1:44 pm

Karys

thank you jac.... :)

1:44 pm

Jacula

Off to have dinner now and then I'll hunt down that wretched 'ei' word if it's the last thing I do! *Mutters. 'Doesn't seem to be the usually duck word.'* BBL.

1:45 pm

Karys

jac..jac....I got that one !!!!!!...do you want it now ?

1:45 pm

sandypops

any clues for the pr5/12 PLEASE

1:45 pm

Jacula

* meant 'usual' duck word. Think I'll have some alcohol with dinner - it might improve my typing!

1:46 pm

Jacula

Yes, please, Karys.

1:46 pm

Karys

ei.....starts usual duck...ends os

1:47 pm

Jacula

pr5/12 - A microscopic protein particle similar to a virus but lacking nucleic acid, thought to be the infectious agent responsible for scrapie and certain other degenerative diseases of the nervous system.

Sounds like a pr word meaning 'before' but had a different consonant to end it.

TTFN.

1:47 pm

Anj

Shorty, the no6/21 sounds like someone who skipped their usual medicine ; )

1:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye all - have 15 left but my eyes say it's time for a break...BBL!

1:48 pm

Karys

bye jac....bye Temple.... :)

1:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

*waves to all*

1:49 pm

Anj

later Jac, T-Owl : )

1:50 pm

sandypops

Thanx Jacula....got it now

1:55 pm

shorty

thanks anj i got it:)

1:57 pm

lola100

*stealth hug*

1:58 pm

Anj

HeLola ; ) (((xx)))

2:00 pm

lola100

Hi babe, how was the footie? : )

2:00 pm

Karys

hi lola......hi anj....;)

2:00 pm

Anj

0-0 but considering it was Burton Albion vs Man U that's a miracle in itself : )

2:01 pm

lola100

Hi karys : )

2:01 pm

Anj

Hey Karys : )

Hi to everyone else too..: D .hit the ground running earlier and forgot my manners : /

2:05 pm

Tim

have one pe 6/24 need the other, have the one that can be fish slapped

2:06 pm

Tim

any help please

2:07 pm

Anj

Tim, measurement of time? Leads on the pe7 if you plural it...

2:08 pm

lola100

tim, same first three letters as the ther pe6 and add another word for 'expire'.

2:08 pm

Tim

have that one anj need the first one

2:09 pm

lola100

That would be 'as the Other'...sorry, new keyboard needs softening up : )

2:09 pm

Anj

Sorry Time, the other one sounds like one of the New Avengers : )

2:09 pm

Anj

Time? Oh dear... sorry Tim : /

2:10 pm

lola100

...or the hillbilly way of saying pretty : )

2:11 pm

Anj

b*m! just got the two ri7s after giving up earlier 'cos I thought they were re words... sneaky grid } ( lol

2:12 pm

Tim

must be a hillbilly ???? cause that help thanx

2:13 pm

Anj

Just got the 3 so7s as well...and they're musical too : /

2:13 pm

lola100

You're welcome tim. Here, have some moonshine... : )

2:14 pm

lola100

tsk, tsk Anj! And to think I was going to ask you to help me with those earlier ; )

2:16 pm

Vicuna

Wait, aren't the pe/6's with "expire", hillbillies, and New Avenger all the same word? So what's the OTHER one, then?

2:16 pm

Anj

lol! Some musician I am... and the re7s I thought were right are the 5th & 6th ways of spelling the same word...

OK, i'm done : )

2:17 pm

lola100

vicuna, they are! The other pe6 is what the american's call a full-stop...found at the end of a sentence : )

2:17 pm

Anj

Tim, there are only 2 pe6 words.There's a pt6 as well...

2:17 pm

lola100

Woo! Well done babe! Wanna slow dance and then hit the jacuzzi?? ; )

2:17 pm

Anj

Dan Baird *sings*

I love you p.....
Do you love me question mark
Please please etc : )

2:18 pm

tbear

I must admit.....dear dear Anj and lola....between you you've lost me!!! Arrgh

2:18 pm

Vicuna

Ah, thanks, Lola. That's the one I needed. I got confused trying to follow the thread of clues.

2:19 pm

lola100

tbear, it happens! What do you need : )

2:19 pm

Anj

slow dance sounds good Lo : )

2:20 pm

tbear

Lola don't worry 'bout me..I need a good nights sleep.. :)

2:20 pm

lola100

Excuse me for a minute everyone!

*lola goes off to slow dance with her fella*

2:24 pm

tbear

Awww you two are so sweet together...and I should post the perfect picture to prove it.....Hope Lotti isn't watching...!!

2:25 pm

lola100

lol, now tbear, you promised me I could look those over before you posted them! : D

2:28 pm

Anj

bad bear! BAD BEAR!! lol : )

2:29 pm

tbear

Ok I resisted temptation.........what's it worth....oh,forget it ,I know a boring gin and tonic...

2:30 pm

Tim

how about a clue for the re 6/21 .......anyone????

2:30 pm

lola100

tbear, have you found the disk yet? Please mail them to Anj, I'm dying to see them! And why don't we make it a sambuca instead? : )

2:31 pm

sherb

hi all :) ...back for the finale...

2:31 pm

lola100

tim, re plus a type of wood or tree : )

2:31 pm

tbear

Gunna watch first installment of INVASION and see if it's worth following....back later

2:32 pm

lola100

.....or just add a vowel to the end of the previous re5 : )

2:32 pm

lola100

Hi sherb : )

'bye tbear : )

2:33 pm

Tim

spank you lola

2:34 pm

sherb

hi lola :)

Brandyjack - you still there?

2:34 pm

brandyjack

Just got back from cleaning fish tank.

2:34 pm

sherb

* silence on the log as everyone contemplates Tim's post...*

2:34 pm

lola100

You're welcome tim. Are you a new player? : )

2:35 pm

Tim

no just play once in a while

2:36 pm

M3

help its my last one the pr 5/12 thanks x

2:36 pm

lola100

M£, pr plus the 'me' vowel plus opp of off : )

2:37 pm

sherb

hi BJ :) ...saw your post earlier about the IF statement...finally worked out the reason I couldn't get it to work was that my values were displayed as percentages, so -12% was actually -0.12... nevermind, only wasted two hours before I got it right...

2:38 pm

brandyjack

it's the simple things that get us.....

2:38 pm

M3

whicked thanks xxxxx

2:50 pm

evanonut

???????

2:50 pm

lola100

What's up, nut? : )

2:51 pm

evanonut

not much, noticing the silence is all.

2:51 pm

evanonut

had to pay for three days of my hubbies drugs due to technical difficulties...$1000 - ouch

2:52 pm

sherb

lola - can you give me a clue for the ho6 that isn't what bad boys wear, or crowds...

hi nut :)

2:52 pm

evanonut

hey sherbie

2:53 pm

lola100

sherb, it ends in a double vowel : )

2:54 pm

renfield

nut...8)

2:54 pm

evanonut

ren! - - - - - how you doing?

2:54 pm

Anj

Evanonut...that's some technical difficulty... : /

HI Ren : )

2:55 pm

evanonut

tell me bout it anj - luckily - once they fix it they'll give it all right back to me

2:56 pm

sherb

thanks lola! ...forgot about the ones on the top row... :D

2:56 pm

renfield

hi anj...
nut...i'm watching a really bad movie.....

2:56 pm

lola100

sherb, me too! Took me bl**dy ages to find it! : /

2:56 pm

evanonut

ren...

bad as in good, bad as in awful, or bad as in naughty?

2:56 pm

sherb

hi ren :) hi Anj :)

2:57 pm

lola100

Ooh, ren, if it's the latter can we come over?? I'll bring popcorn! : )

2:57 pm

evanonut

the latter is always good for a laugh.

2:57 pm

renfield

bad as in bad script, bad editing....1940's comedy w/ jack carson....

2:58 pm

lola100

*lola pours popcorn kernels back into box*

2:58 pm

evanonut

bummer - i've had a hankering to watch the a&e pride and prejudice

2:58 pm

Anj

Hey Ren, Chrysler are getting in on the retro act now. Have you seen the '06 Challenger?? : D

2:58 pm

monpazier

Hi everyone........how can rain go "patter" if it doesn't first "pitter" ?

2:59 pm

renfield

sherb... you even had me working on that formula...

2:59 pm

evanonut

oh, it can patter

lola, you naughty thing you!

3:00 pm

Vicuna

I agree on the pitter. I was outraged -- outraged, I tell you. Besides, that's what takes the seeds out of cherries, surely.

3:00 pm

evanonut

probably it patters in the script of rens movi

3:01 pm

sherb

ren - it had me tearing my hair out... and I felt bad cos Atalante tried to help me, and I'd got it mixed up all along... don't mix Babble and spreadsheets, that's the moral of this story...

3:02 pm

renfield

anj...my mom was talking about it...i wasn't sure if it was her dementia...she always drove chrysler cars w/ hemi's...she cannot have a car...well if i can drive it she can have a car...8)

3:03 pm

Anj

lol Ren : ) It's got a 6.1 hemi according to the spec...
Looks more like '70 'Cuda than a Challenger tho'...

3:04 pm

renfield

lola...we bought a movie last weekend - something about the wasp women from outer space.... and the intro was pure porn.... it was made in 1950...we were soooo totaly shocked... 8O

3:04 pm

evanonut

hmmmm...i have a fiesty ford focus

3:05 pm

evanonut

i knew you were naughty ren - it's just what grandma mazur would watch

3:05 pm

lola100

hmmm, but strangely aroused too?? lol! : )

3:05 pm

renfield

anj the front end looks like the magnums....i drove a magnum....it was fast...

3:06 pm

evanonut

* hands over ears * la la la la la

3:06 pm

renfield

nut...we didn't watch it ...we took it back and said it was not what we wanted.... 8)

3:07 pm

evanonut

huh? couldn't hear you.

3:07 pm

renfield

nut nananananana...listen...

3:07 pm

evanonut

yes ma'am - * snaps up a salute *

3:07 pm

sherb

now girls...

3:08 pm

evanonut

yes sherbie?

3:08 pm

renfield

anj..i was looking at the dodge charger.... i haven't seen a challenger yet...

3:09 pm

sherb

whose your favourite character in the Stephanie Plum novels, nut?

3:10 pm

evanonut

without a doubt lula sherb - and you?

3:10 pm

DarleenMB

Stephanie Plum? World's greatest bounty hunter?

3:11 pm

evanonut

indeed darleen

3:11 pm

DarleenMB

may I play?

3:11 pm

Anj

Ren:

http://www.creatingtheli e.com/auto_gallery/
mopar/imag es/plum_RT_challenger_front.jp g

3:11 pm

evanonut

play?

3:11 pm

lola100

Right, it's time for me to say goodnight as it IS a school night after all. See you all tomorrow : )

Anj, 'nite babe, sweet dreams ((((xxx)))) : )

3:11 pm

DarleenMB

fave character? Just didn't want to butt in like I usually do...

3:12 pm

renfield

night lola....8)

3:12 pm

evanonut

please do

3:12 pm

evanonut

feel free to always butt in

3:12 pm

DarleenMB

Oh goodie! I adore Grandma, Lula is a hoot but RANGER! wowzer. ;-)

3:13 pm

evanonut

i'm rooting for ranger

3:13 pm

sherb

well, I'm only on book two, but Joe's my favourite so far... haven't seen much of Lula or Ranger yet...

3:13 pm

DarleenMB

So who would you pick to play him in a movie?

3:14 pm

sherb

nite lola :)

3:14 pm

DarleenMB

Oh lucky Sherb! You get to read them all new. sigh. We plowed through them (both hubby and I) like a hot knife through butter. Lula really grows on you and Grandma Masur... what a broad!

3:15 pm

evanonut

the rock of course

3:15 pm

sherb

yeah, I like Grandma! ...she just fell into a coffin at a viewing...had me laughing out loud on the bus to work...

3:16 pm

evanonut

lula grows in each book - she's indispensible

3:16 pm

DarleenMB

Hmmm. I have to think about the Rock. I mean, I really like him but I think of Ranger as being shorter and more compact. More LATIN. with long dark hair. oooh. I'm swooning.

While I'm trying for air here, anyone have a clue for the pi7? I'm stumped.

3:16 pm

Anj

'nite Lo (((xx))) Sweet dreams babe ; )

3:17 pm

sherb

er... who's the rock? ...*shows ignorance...*

3:17 pm

DarleenMB

Oh god Sherb! Grandma gets into SO much trouble. I love the fact she's always packing, too. What a character.

3:17 pm

evanonut

mmmmmm...ranger - joe's okay - but ranger is the one to fantasize about

3:18 pm

sherb

pi7 sounds like a French wig, or a type of parrot... uses the Q

3:18 pm

evanonut

sherb - the rock, former professional wrestler - rather comical and totally hot.

3:18 pm

DarleenMB

Who's the Rock??? Did you see The Scorpion King? that's the Rock. Famous "wrestler" with a gorgeous bod.

3:18 pm

DarleenMB

Yeah. Ranger. Every time he says "Babe." to stephanie I just about faint.

3:19 pm

evanonut

yes, i get hot flashes, and i'm not hot flash aged

3:19 pm

DarleenMB

thanks Sherb. Almost missed the clue in amongst the Ranger talk.

3:20 pm

sherb

better speed up my reading...

3:20 pm

evanonut

savor it sherb, you'll be sad when it is gone

3:20 pm

DarleenMB

Oh no, sherb, Enjoy them!

3:21 pm

sherb

now I'm back at work, it's either books or Babble in my spare time...I'm torn...

3:22 pm

brandyjack

http://www.jalopnik.com/cars/c oncept-cars/first-full-shots-o f-dodge-challenger-concept-144 475.php

3:22 pm

evanonut

both ofcourse - wish i could get spare time at work

3:22 pm

DarleenMB

Hmm. If I had to choose between Ms. Stephanie and Babble, I'm afraid Babble would lose. Until I was done reading.

3:23 pm

renfield

anj...does look like a 'cuda

3:23 pm

DarleenMB

"waves at Brandjack" ahoy dude, is that YOU in the picture?

3:24 pm

brandyjack

Tis indeed. Got tired of staring at Rygel.

3:24 pm

DarleenMB

Well, don't let this go to your head but you are MUCH prettier than Rygel. ;-)

3:24 pm

evanonut

well aren't you just a handsome son of a gun brandy jack
* pinches his cheek *

3:26 pm

sherb

I always picture BJ in his captain's hat... *sings ..."all the nice girls love a sailor"...*

3:27 pm

brandyjack

Challnger looks nice from the front, but the back is too 21st century looking. LIke the ford Reflex better. Seen that super chief hybrid yet?

3:27 pm

evanonut

i thought all the nice girls loved truck drivers?

3:27 pm

DarleenMB

brandyjack are you ignoring us?

3:28 pm

brandyjack

They be the only ones then. Rest of us hate those gas sucking fume spewing vision blocking monstrosities and the apes that drive them...

3:28 pm

sherb

guess the truck drivers must look different in your neck of the woods, nut...

3:28 pm

brandyjack

ignoring you?

3:29 pm

evanonut

ahem...gently i must inform you that my husband is a truck driver.

3:29 pm

brandyjack

Project moonraker. Now there's a car......

3:29 pm

DarleenMB

Yeah. Like there was a wee bit of flirting going on and you just drove that Reflex right over it. hahahaha.

Truck drivers. UGH!!!! AND their nasty trucks.

3:29 pm

evanonut

i assure you he is quite handsome

3:30 pm

sherb

as I said, they MUST look different...

3:30 pm

brandyjack

Truck driver or driver of a truck? There is a difference. One is an occupation, the other is a serious PITA.

3:30 pm

DarleenMB

oops. Sorry Evanonut. Everyone but HIM of course. I'm sure he wouldn't try to run me off the road. nuh uh. Nice guy Mr. Evanonut.

3:30 pm

evanonut

truck drive, cdl, freight delivery, etc

3:30 pm

brandyjack

Must have been too subtle for me then. Anything less than a brickbat just doesn't get my attention....

3:31 pm

evanonut

although i do agree with the generality of the statements

3:31 pm

brandyjack

I was referring to the four-wheelers that get less MPG than he does.....

3:31 pm

renfield

brandy..had not seen the ford reflex...kinda of like a porsche delorean...smooth...
we have a gazillion bubba dually trucks here...

3:31 pm

DarleenMB

Now I have to explain. We live in the sticks. Too many semis on the road. Doubles are bad, triples are worse. They scare me half to death even in my minivan.

3:32 pm

evanonut

i feel bad for the guys driving them personally - i get this insight from my charming husband.

3:32 pm

DarleenMB

Well, I'm short a brickbat and I've stuck both feet in my mouth so I guess it's time to take a break and go do some meaningful work. Time to play with some fire. Later dudes and dudettes.

3:32 pm

brandyjack

Saw that out-take from Damnation Alley that GM is pushing as an RV. Nice machine...

3:33 pm

evanonut

seeya darleen - have fun

3:33 pm

sherb

bye Darleen - nice chatting with you :D

3:34 pm

renfield

later darleen

3:34 pm

sherb

am I the only person who hasn't finished yet? ...I still have the E's and the D's to find...

3:35 pm

ywoolf

how many words are there today

3:35 pm

brandyjack

I still have 41 to go....

3:35 pm

Tim

need help with the ri 5/16 and both of the ri 7/32s

3:35 pm

aknitter

you are not the only one who has not finished. I am picking away slowly

3:36 pm

oldhousejunky

same here - slowly but steady

3:36 pm

aknitter

tim if you have the ri 4/7 than it is more of that

3:37 pm

sherb

Tim - ri5/16 is comparative of preceding word... ri7's mean 'filled' or 'stuffed' in Italian - culinary or musical terms, singular and plural

3:38 pm

aknitter

ri 7/32 -- there was a great clue in the log this a.m. sounds like to tear a piano, then change the last vowel to another for the 2nd 7/32

3:40 pm

harpjane

they're not hot flashes, they are Power Surges. lol

3:40 pm

sherb

...just one white box left...

3:40 pm

Jera

Hey all... how goes the battle? Is anyone stuck?

3:40 pm

realityfan09

Any clues to the 2 Qu words that don't mean gay.

3:41 pm

brandyjack

tri is 3, qu** is four, change the last vowel. plural.

3:41 pm

sherb

ywoolf - 138 words (you can find stats at Babblers Anon - link on the right of screen) :)

3:42 pm

Jen

Hi all! I wrested the computer from my son, LOL! Anyone need any help?

3:42 pm

sherb

hi Jera :) ...slowly, slowly...

3:42 pm

aknitter

i am beyond help

3:42 pm

evanonut

steelers are playing now. c-ya'll later

3:43 pm

ywoolf

cool. thanks

3:43 pm

Jera

qu4 = variation of four sided area (like in college where four dorms make a square... not spelled with an a, though. qu5 = the normal plural.

3:43 pm

sherb

later nut :)

hi Jen :)

3:43 pm

Jera

Jen! You're back! {{hugs}}

3:44 pm

Jen

Heeeeey Jera! Hugs back! Yeah, to quote Ethan, I'm bored! :))))

3:44 pm

Tim

hows about a clue for the ei 5

3:45 pm

renfield

bye nut

3:45 pm

Anj

Whoops - sudden attack of long phone call there...
Ren, I will send you a better link for the Challenger, Camaro et al
That Reflex is just a concept isn't it. Ford reckon they will use the diesel-electric hybrid motor tho'

3:45 pm

Jera

I'm taking advantage of the relative quiet to sneak back here to chat a bit... Sprite is doing some spelling homestudy work & Gwyd is coloring (I hope it's a coloring book)...

3:45 pm

aknitter

ei 5 -- the distinctive expression of the cognitive or intellectual character of a culture or a social group

3:46 pm

Jen

ei: "the distinctive expression of the cognitive or intellectual character of a culture or a social group" or I think I heard ref earlier to the productio comp. of the Tomb Raider game

3:46 pm

renfield

ok anj...

3:46 pm

brandyjack

ei5/12. Add the pre-windows operating system to it. Or its the makers of Tomb Raider video game.

3:46 pm

aknitter

no 6/21 anybody?

3:46 pm

Jera

Somebody gave a good pop culture clue for the ei... something about it's the comapny that makes Tomb Raider video game, I think??

3:46 pm

Jen

Renfield, BTW, hook 'em horns!!!!!

3:47 pm

Jera

Jen... I knew the first def you gave... we don't really do video games...

3:47 pm

Jen

no6, think of a pill you used to take in college to help stay awake!

3:48 pm

brandyjack

The Reflex is the diesel hybrid. I got confused. The Super Chief is just a multi-fuel gas hog locomotive on the pavement.

3:48 pm

aknitter

ty jen, got it

3:48 pm

renfield

jen...oh yes!! that was a very good game...thrilling to the last second!!!

3:48 pm

Jen

We don't do video games either... Ethan has a Leapster for "educational" games. I refuse to give into the video games, because I will lose hubby AND son! LOL

3:49 pm

Jera

We do some computer games, but not stuff that hooks up to the TV... all the wires we already have are complicated enough, LOL

3:50 pm

Jen

Wish my game could have had the same happy outcome too renfield! Oh well... not a bad game for the #24 team against the #3 team (can we say overranked? yes, I think we can!)

3:50 pm

brandyjack

Ya, I meant computer game, not video. although I think there are xbox/nintendo versions out there.

3:51 pm

brandyjack

Since I didn't pop pills or stay awake through college, that no6 is avoiding me...

3:52 pm

renfield

no + do 4/5 (go to sleep)

3:53 pm

Jen

brandyjack, opp. of yes, plus a portion of a medicine.

3:53 pm

brandyjack

Thanks.. little too obvious for me. didn't even have the do4/4......

3:54 pm

brandyjack

do4/5. fat fingered as well as not awake....

3:55 pm

Tim

thanx any clues for the he 6/30 6/21 and 7/32

3:55 pm

Jera

Not so much not sleeping (spelled with a z) as a prescribed amount of medication.... hope that helps...

3:56 pm

misstearweus

tim, he6 is opposite of the qu5

3:57 pm

Jera

It also means knobbly or having lots of joints... ending is sometimes meaning sugar, I think?

3:57 pm

Jera

I'm sorry... have I run the no6 into the ground yet??

3:57 pm

Jen

Tim, I am a female and like males, so I am a he... then pluralize.

3:57 pm

brandyjack

Tim, see my clue at 1:19

3:59 pm

renfield

hahaha jen...i was thinking of the otc drug that keeps you awake.... it does hav e a z....8)

4:00 pm

renfield

sorry jera....not jen.... and i'm not awake either....

4:02 pm

Tim

thanx brandy jen and miss gotem exept for the he 6/30

4:04 pm

Jen

Hmmm, I call a sleep aid Jack Daniels and a non-sleep aid Starbucks, so I don't know what you are talking about ren! ;)

4:05 pm

realityfan09

help on do 6/21 and dr8/65 pleeeease?!

4:05 pm

renfield

he 6/30 = he 4//8 + suffix (alters tense)

4:06 pm

renfield

never mind jen...i was trying to read and got confused...8)

4:06 pm

Tim

thanxs again ren xxoooxxo

4:06 pm

harpjane

fi 6/27?

4:07 pm

renfield

y/w tim 8)

4:07 pm

Tim

Im a pipe fi....

4:07 pm

harpjane

aha! Thank you.

4:08 pm

renfield

harp fi 6/27 like a pipe fi**** or a dress fi****

4:08 pm

renfield

tim - do you hot tap???

4:08 pm

Jera

I don't need sleep aids... exhaustion bordering on narcolepsy takes care of me!

4:08 pm

Tim

why yes I do

4:09 pm

ywoolf

i have 55 words now

4:09 pm

Jen

dr8... take your 5/18 (to float along on the ocean) and add a thing you stick in a voodoo doll.

4:10 pm

Tim

I need just 21 more .............................. ........

4:11 pm

sherb

ywoolf - good going :) ...are you new to Babble?

4:16 pm

ywoolf

yeah - it's my second game. 58 now

4:17 pm

Tim

need help on all the big ho words except for the sweatshirt....................

4:18 pm

sherb

I warn you, ywoolf, it's highly addictive... but fun :D

4:20 pm

renfield

ho 6 = like a black magic term used in a song you do the ho**** so well,,,

4:21 pm

ywoolf

I just found this site:
http://www.hyperdic.net /idx/tip.htm
change the letters TIP in the URL to something like EI and it will give you an index of all the words that start with EI

4:24 pm

sherb

ywoolf - there's also a2zwordfinder.com and morewords.com, which enable you to look up words if you know one or more letters...

4:25 pm

renfield

tim - ho 6 = ho 5 /14 + 2nd & 3rd vowel + consonent
or google
A peculiar starchy matter contained in barley. It is complex mixture

4:25 pm

sherb

ooh, ren, good clue! ...I think that's a Fred Astaire song... *tries to remember...*

4:25 pm

harpjane

pi 7?

4:26 pm

renfield

thanks sherb...i can't take credit for it..it was earlier today,,8)

4:26 pm

sherb

jane - pi7 uses the Q, and sounds like a French wig or a type of parrot

4:26 pm

Jen

pi7, no def but it's sort of like the Polish stuffed treat, and it uses the funny 2 letter cube.

4:28 pm

renfield

pi + ro 5/16 (like a wild man or elephant)

4:28 pm

harpjane

Thank you, Jen!

4:28 pm

brandyjack

pi7/44 = pi*****fort dressing?

4:29 pm

ywoolf

i need to take a sudoku break. switch to numbers

4:29 pm

sherb

clever, BJ :)

4:32 pm

Jen

Okay,this time I mean it, I am tearing myself away... {{pulls hands from computer}} See you all tomorrow! :)

4:33 pm

renfield

later jen...i'm going back to work....8)

4:33 pm

sherb

see you Jen :)

4:33 pm

Angelsong

clues for the first re4/7? Please?

4:34 pm

brandyjack

Is that the one ships always founder on?

4:34 pm

oldhousejunky

re 4/7 - The Great Barrier Re--

4:35 pm

sherb

bye ren... see you tomorrow :)

4:35 pm

Angelsong

indeed it is, BJ. thanks.

4:36 pm

realityfan09

or5/12? I can't find it using any online tool. :(

4:37 pm

sherb

pl of or4/5

4:39 pm

oldhousejunky

or 5/12 - plural of or 4/5 or calendar of Catholic Masses

4:40 pm

mrpresident

Hi everyone! How is the puzzle today?

4:44 pm

Jacula

Hi folks. Me and my bedsocks (see icon) are back to find the last 10 words.

4:44 pm

mrpresident

what would be cool is if the "my word list" was in it's own field with a scroll down bar....or am I just lazy!

4:45 pm

mrpresident

Hi Jac, long time, nice socks!

4:45 pm

Jacula

Thanks, MrPres., just one of my many pairs of silly socks.

4:47 pm

mrpresident

my 7year old has the same pair LOL 8D

4:48 pm

sherb

hi mr P :) ...you could always open up Babble in two windows, and have the log in one and the list in another...

4:48 pm

tamara27

first re 4/7..just slap me silly, go ahead...someone...right in my face and I could not see it. *groan*

4:49 pm

oldhousejunky

Tamara - I think that many of us have been there !!!

4:50 pm

SueL

sounds like not you right hand but your le..

4:51 pm

mrpresident

sherb, you clever dickie! Thank you!

4:52 pm

Babs1

lotsa white sox on the board now...cute..just finished...YAY! any clues needed?

4:52 pm

sherb

and then you could open up BJ's list in a third... when you get desperate...

4:53 pm

Jacula

Belated thanks to Karys for the 'ei' clue.

4:55 pm

SueL

can i have a clue for te 5 14 and in 5 16 please....
can only play 5 more minutes and have these last two.

4:55 pm

mrpresident

oh, I'm desperate from the flip... believe me!! I get the puzzle at 5pm here and sometimes the BJ stats don't come up until midnight!

4:56 pm

Babs1

te 5/14 used in reference to warm as in te*** water

4:56 pm

sherb

te5 - warm... in5 - understand

4:56 pm

Babs1

in...kind of like imply, in this case the reader might in*** a meaning from what they read...

4:57 pm

SueL

thank you sherb and babs 1

4:57 pm

Babs1

hey, sherb...making clue harmonies with you...good colors between our two icons..

4:59 pm

sherb

I'm just working on my icon for tomorrow, Babs...

4:59 pm

mrpresident

I don't have an inkling for the do/6... any help please?

5:00 pm

periwinkle

Hello, need help with do6/21 and dr5/12

5:00 pm

Jules2me

Hi all! Finally finished! YEAH! ;-D. I haven't been on for a while and missed it tremendously. Hope everyone had a good holiday season. Oh, and btw, I rely heavily on the online tools - a2zwordfinder is fabulous.

5:01 pm

periwinkle

UH OH, just found the dr5/12

5:01 pm

mrpresident

jules2me gets

*~*~*~*~FIREWORKS!~*~* ~*~*

5:01 pm

Jacula

do6/21 - Plural for ' A small, narrow, flatbottom fishing boat with high sides and a sharp prow'. Think of Do** Previn.

5:01 pm

Babs1

do 6/21 small fishing boat
dr ...he washes his hands and then he ..... them

5:02 pm

Jules2me

Why, ty, Mr P

5:02 pm

periwinkle

thans Babs1 and Jacula

5:03 pm

periwinkle

meant Thanks

5:04 pm

Nonny

Congrats Jules2me!!!! Don't you just love fireworks???I'm soooo envious. I've been out of town for two days and I've just gotten home so am going to try and do this puzzle tonite. Wish me luck.

5:06 pm

Angelsong

Finished!!!

5:06 pm

periwinkle

need help with fi5/18 2nd fi4/8 and one of the fi4/7

5:06 pm

oldhousejunky

YEAH Angelsong - WTG

5:07 pm

mrpresident

angelsong gets

*~*~*~*~FIREWORKS!~*~* ~*~*

5:07 pm

Nonny

Yea Angelsong. I bet you'll get fireworks from mrpresident too....

5:07 pm

Jacula

Well done to the finishers!

I have a couple of pe's, a couple of ro's and 3 so7/32s to find yet. Think I'll put my slippers on and model those for you in a min.

5:07 pm

mrpresident

fi4/8 another wordor name for dog + plural

5:08 pm

periwinkle

thank you mrpresident, I didn't have the plural

5:08 pm

Babs1

what kind of music is the theme for tomorrow?

5:09 pm

mrpresident

fi4/7 change the last vowel to a more italian flavour!

5:09 pm

Jacula

Peri - would the fi4/7 you seek be the dry sherry one or the one that sounds like a green fronded plant?

5:09 pm

oldhousejunky

Peri - fi 5/18 - plural fi 4/8
fi 4/8 - fi + __ (one of your personalities according to Freud)

5:10 pm

Babs1

jac...*tapping paws, scratching ears, waiting to see your slippers*

5:11 pm

Jacula

Oh, sorry Babs. Would you like to see my cow slippers (but you can't see the tail), my piggie slippers or my Pink Panther slippers?

5:11 pm

Jules2me

Good Luck Nonny. {{gives support hugs}} You can do it!

5:11 pm

periwinkle

Jacula, had both of those
oldhouse, thanks didn't have that one

5:12 pm

Angelsong

Jacula: first so7: if you overexercise, your musclescan be so**(remove the vowel that's in the second position in the list of vowels)+a five letter word for what you do when you eat.

5:12 pm

Babs1

well jac, if we can't see the all, the ones you would love most to show off!

5:13 pm

Jacula

Angelsong - Thanks for that!

Babs - you can see em all, but only one pair at a time.

5:14 pm

Babs1

the so 7/'s have all beginnings the same...first one sounds like the fish they sell in the small tins.

5:14 pm

sherb

Babs - tomorrow's theme is New Romantics - 1980's pop groups like Duran Duran, Spandau Ballet, Adam Ant...

5:14 pm

periwinkle

missing the last fr4/7

5:14 pm

mrpresident

fr5/16 take away the plural

5:15 pm

oldhousejunky

Peri - don't FR___ over it

5:15 pm

periwinkle

found the last fr4 by myself

5:15 pm

Babs1

peri...sounds like moving to and ***, but it's actually a tool...

5:15 pm

Jacula

REFRESH to see my piggie slippers.:-)

5:16 pm

periwinkle

oldhousejunky, had that one, but thanks
still need to work on H, P and R but need to break for dinner , cya later

5:16 pm

periwinkle

thanks, Babs1, found it

5:17 pm

Babs1

my kitty likes them, jac! Where do you wear all these slippers...I mean are you a slipper collector...can't ever wear the myself...feet get too hot!

5:17 pm

mrpresident

help plz!
he6/30
he6/21 second one

5:17 pm

Jules2me

jacula - very sexy, i must say.

5:18 pm

Babs1

he 6/30...more of he 4 above it

the other one you asked for has the sexual preference thing in it

5:19 pm

Jacula

My cat likes the slippers,too. In fact he likes anything that's been on my feet. We're beginning to think he needs help! LOL.

5:19 pm

hurshy

it's funny that people identify that with sexual preference, when in reality, of course, it is just the prefix and has nothing whatever to do with sex until you add that to it!

5:20 pm

Babs1

thanks for that reminder, hurshy!

5:20 pm

Nonny

Any help w/ fi 6/27???

5:20 pm

hurshy

nonny - in better shape

5:20 pm

Jacula

fi6/27 - you go to a gym to get fi6/27.

5:21 pm

mrpresident

still don't get it... sexual reference and all!

5:21 pm

hurshy

yw babs - i hope people don't find comments like that annoying. i just like precision i guess. :)

5:22 pm

Babs1

well, jac...I think all animals love whatever their humans touch a lot...don't want to give any examples, but you know what I mean?

5:22 pm

hurshy

mrpres - not homo but...

5:22 pm

sherb

time for bed... back to work in the morning... bye all :)

5:22 pm

Babs1

no problem, hurshy...good insight there!

5:23 pm

mrpresident

oh got it... preference... not reference DUH... sorry!

5:23 pm

Jacula

Babs - I know what you mean.

5:23 pm

Babs1

okay, jac...procrastinating cleaning out a mess in the car so I can see your other slippers. . . . . . .

5:25 pm

Jules2me

Well, i must sign off for now. hope to catch you later. btw, is there a theme for tomorrow?
bye everyone.

5:25 pm

Jacula

Babs - LOL. Pink Panther slippers. REFRESH.

5:26 pm

Babs1

lookin cute, jac...a bit hard to make out these small icons for my elder eys...your cow ones next?

5:27 pm

Babs1

jules...earlier on the board, they listed the upcoming themes..I'm too lazy to scroll back to see..

5:27 pm

Jacula

Babs - MOOOOO! REFRESH.

5:28 pm

Babs1

hey, jac...I think those are my faves so far...how about you? do I have to go clean my car now...or is there more fashion show coming??

5:29 pm

purplestar

any1 have clues 4 qu words?

5:29 pm

hurshy

qu5 - odd, or homosexual
qu4 - british word for jail
qu5 - plural

5:30 pm

Jacula

Babs - Paul wants to know if you want to see his Bart Simpson slippers. LOL. I was going to buy him some of those slippers that look like big hairy animal feet with claws. I thought he might trip up in them though.

5:31 pm

Jacula

Never heard the qu4 and 5 used as a word for jail. That's new to me!

5:31 pm

Babs1

*yes, yes!, we want to see Bart slippers. Have to run and get my 14 yo daughter who is a Simspons fan..her dad got her a couple of DVD's for Xmas with old episodes...been seeing a lot of Marge's blue hair etc. lately! lol*

5:32 pm

hurshy

oh, well, peter wimsey in the dorothy sayers mysteries used that word a lot - what meaning do you know for it?

5:32 pm

Jacula

Hurshy - You do have the right definition but I've never heard it used.

5:33 pm

mrpresident

can I have a clue for

ho6/24 (I have the magic one and the crowd one)
&
ho7/36
please!

5:33 pm

purplestar

any1 have any more qu cluees

5:33 pm

Jacula

Babs - Hang on, I'll have to take a pic. He says he's not modelling the matching pj's though.:-)

5:34 pm

Babs1

Paul!! Hey, Paul!! We have to have a talk about your unecessary modesty...just kidding...waiting for slippers with my daughter...

5:34 pm

hurshy

ho 6/24 - a slang term for a sweatshirt with an ho4

5:34 pm

mrpresident

purple, take the word for four and change the second vowel to o, then plural it

5:37 pm

Jacula

Babs & daughter. REFRESH for Homer Simpson.

5:37 pm

mrpresident

ok, another clue please my fine friends!!

the last ho7/36...

(beat me over the head, I don't see the 7's today)

5:39 pm

Jacula

ho7/36 - expand your ho5 (a crowd) and add the opp. of 'out'.

5:39 pm

Babs1

very cute Homer slips, thanks for the show....I guess I have to clean the car now..darn!

ho word..something in barley..add opposite of out to the 5 letter ho above it

5:39 pm

realityfan09

fr 5/18 anyone?

5:40 pm

Babs1

fr 5/18 food cooked with oil...oooh greasy!

5:40 pm

mrpresident

fr5 - what you did to the chips so you could eat them

5:41 pm

Jacula

Babs - Paul says if he get 30 votes on here he MAY consider modelling the pj's.:-)

5:41 pm

mrpresident

babs, I miss fr***!! I love them!! Greasy and all!

5:42 pm

mrpresident

Jac, put me down for 4 votes, the kids want to see them!!

5:43 pm

Babs1

sherb...I think I must have been comitose for the 80's..missed those bands...I know it was because I was busy working in the corporate world then!

5:43 pm

tbear

3from my household Lol (not incl felines)

5:44 pm

Jacula

*Jac makes of note of votes so far.*

TBear - Where did you spring from? You been looking at that cheeky close up again?:-)))

5:46 pm

tbear

Tried Jacula but not good enough on the comp yet to do complicated stuff.....pic in the post will be fine tho....!!

5:46 pm

hurshy

ho 7/36 add opposite of out to prev ho5

5:46 pm

circe

add my vote please

and can anyone help me with the dr 8?
Thanks

5:46 pm

hurshy

dr8 = dr5 + sharp thing that holds material together

5:47 pm

tbear

circe...use your dr5/18 then add p3 sharp object

5:47 pm

circe

ty hurshey!

5:48 pm

realityfan09

I need help on the first 6/21...the one not having to do with straight people...

5:48 pm

circe

...and tbear!

5:48 pm

hurshy

he 6/21 pl of he4

5:49 pm

realityfan09

he 6/21...sorry I made a typo

5:51 pm

Babs1

I'll cast 28 vote, jac...he doesn't require one per person does he??? cleaning gummy mess in car and checking periodically waiting for PJ's to appear...

5:53 pm

Jacula

Babs - He says, 'That's not fair! That's cheating and he's disallowing it. Only one vote per person allowed.'

5:53 pm

tbear

Either too tired or just plain stupid can't get anywhere on the 3 so7/32s......anyone....pls

5:53 pm

Jacula

(Bet Babs goes off and rounds her neighbours up!)

5:54 pm

circe

both kids are still up - can they vote too? they are raising their hands

5:54 pm

mrpresident

Jac, tell him the kids are waiting!! They really want to see the pj's!
They won't go away... oh my god, they are square dancing whilst they are waiting.... help!!

5:54 pm

hurshy

tbear - think a fish that's tightly packed, but change first vowel. then the other two are same except each has a different last vowel.

5:55 pm

Jacula

TBear - I had to ask for help on those too, so don't beat yourself up. First one sounds like a tinned fish (squashed in like so******).

5:57 pm

mrpresident

help please on the no6/21

5:57 pm

tbear

Hurshy....you're very kind....got them straight away...no wonder I couldn't see them....silly words Thankyou, And you too jacula

5:58 pm

realityfan09

Any help on any of the ho 6's and 7 please?

5:58 pm

realityfan09

besides the sweatshirt ones. :)

5:59 pm

granadan

ONE OF THOSE ITEMS OF CLOTHING BANNED BY SOME SHOPPING CENTRES

5:59 pm

tbear

realityfan....ho5/14 large crowd add opposite of out,which makes ho7

6:00 pm

Babs1

no 6/21 no + amount of medication at a time

6:01 pm

Babs1

jac...busy cleaning car...done now...we have 4 legitimate votes here, my daughter and 3 fur kids waiting for Paul!!!

da dum, da dum, da dum, tap, tap, tap!

6:01 pm

paul69

this isn't fair using kid for your own needs :-/

6:01 pm

tbear

ho6 plural of ho5/14 large group of people

6:01 pm

ch1212

Ja314 do you have a clue for the oo5/10? I keep monkeytyping and can't get it. BTW, welcome to your first babble!

6:02 pm

tbear

ch oo5 same ending as the ee5

6:02 pm

hurshy

oo5 like ee5

6:02 pm

mrpresident

thanks babs... I am going to be a big pain in the petunia for the pe's, I have 2 and can't find any more!!

6:03 pm

hurshy

no 6/21 add do4 a bit of medicine

6:03 pm

ch1212

Thanks T-bear, now I'm DONE! YEah!! Anyone want a clue before I head out?

6:04 pm

tbear

Do the dance ch,do the dance........

6:04 pm

mrpresident

ch1212 gets

*~*~*~*~FIREWORKS!~*~* ~*~*

6:05 pm

Jacula

Babs - he's given in! I've got the pics. (Did you see him moaning below.)

6:06 pm

Babs1

Mr. P...well..the longish ones are what you end sentences with and the mid size sort of French words for small...

I have never found a definition for that oo word...any ideas on what it means?

6:08 pm

Babs1

Paul...you must come in closer so we can see your PJ's...*squinting horribly to try to make out if there's a man in the icon!*

6:08 pm

purplestar

any1 have some good clues

6:09 pm

paul69

Babs - Okay but you won't see the shorts or the slippers. Or the legs!

6:09 pm

mrpresident

thanks babs, they were good clues!

6:09 pm

ch1212

Babs1, the oo is apparently the Korean equivalent for the English word 'our'... other than that reference, I can't find anything either, not even in the Encarta.

6:09 pm

tbear

Paul very fetching...do you also have a birthday suit...?

6:10 pm

Babs1

paul, paul, it's you!!! I didn't see that was you posting before! Ok...we'll settle for partial bodies here! lol

6:11 pm

paul69

TBear - Yes, I do, thank you!

Babs - refresh. It's on Jac's icon.

6:11 pm

Babs1

Thanks, ch! for the def. help on the oo word! always wondered about that one as it seems to show up in many grids...or am I hallucinating??*@

Tbear...this is a PG rated site, no? ;)

6:12 pm

circe

what a good sport Paul is!
(forgot to refresh and couldn't figure out what everyone was ooohing and ahhing over)
:)
you look fabulous

6:12 pm

Babs1

cute, Paul! Thanks for sharing Homer with us!!

6:12 pm

tbear

Babs.....a smart suit that he wears on special occasions like birthdays!

6:13 pm

Babs1

but of course, tbear, how outlandish of me to assume you meant other than that...*begging your pardon* lol

6:14 pm

paul69

well thanks ladies is it ok if I go and take them off now ; )

6:14 pm

tbear

LOL

6:15 pm

mrpresident

and Jac gets lucky!!

6:15 pm

Babs1

right!

6:16 pm

granadan

As long as no pictures of you without them
*covers eyes and fans self vigorously with a copy of Peoples Friend*

6:16 pm

Babs1

shhh, granadan Paul's busy with Jac now...

6:17 pm

tbear

Take care everyone......off to play backgammon...ttfn

6:17 pm

Babs1

by tbear! fun having grins with you!

6:17 pm

mrpresident

bye tbear! have fun...

6:19 pm

Babs1

purple star...any words in particular you need clues for???

6:21 pm

Jacula

you mean this sort Tbear : )

6:22 pm

Babs1

how handsome and stylish you are Paul!! wish we all could go out for dinner together...I think tbear may have departed for her next gaming expedition...

6:23 pm

granadan

the e on the top line and the o on the middle....

6:24 pm

granadan

sorry - e top and to right.

6:25 pm

paul69

oh well maybe Jac will put it up for her another day lol

6:26 pm

realityfan09

Any help with the no 4/4 thats not a french word

6:26 pm

Babs1

Well, Paul, I know she'll be dreadfully sad that she missed you...what a great sport you are!

6:26 pm

granadan

no 4/4 - opposite of ayes...

6:26 pm

Babs1

reality..no word..like the opposite of the yesses..

6:28 pm

realityfan09

Oh dumb me...I had it listed already, and kept typing it in and it kept telling me I already used the word. I just kept missing it when reviewing my words. haha

6:29 pm

periwinkle

Now to tackle the H's. Need help with he6/21x2, he6/30 and he7/32

6:29 pm

mrpresident

more help please... I am determined to finish today!!

pe6/24 - 1st one
pe5/12 (I have the one for small in french)

6:29 pm

Uneaixoise

he6/21 is plural of he4/5

6:31 pm

periwinkle

Une, thanks did not have that particular plural

6:31 pm

Uneaixoise

pe6/24, as someone said earlier, sounds like a country bumpkin's description of something attractive

6:31 pm

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

6:31 pm

Babs1

pe6/24 - 1st one pe + consonant + word for when life leaves you
pe5/12 (I have the one for small in french) switch last two letters of the one you have

6:32 pm

Uneaixoise

the other he6 is the opposite of "gay"

6:33 pm

Jacula

pe 5/24 women's underslip

6:33 pm

mrpresident

thank you thank you thank you thank you!!

6:35 pm

periwinkle

Une, thanks so much, do you have a clue for the he6/30

6:35 pm

Jacula

he6/30 - one who he4/8s.

6:36 pm

Uneaixoise

more he4/8

6:36 pm

realityfan09

any help with the second pe 6/24 and the pe7 pleeeeez!

6:36 pm

periwinkle

Jacula, thanks thought I had that one

6:37 pm

Uneaixoise

it comes at the end of a sentence, the p7 is the plural

6:38 pm

granadan

we call it a full stop in uk

6:39 pm

periwinkle

now need help with HO words,
first ho6/24, 2nd ho4/6 and ho5/14 (have the crowd one)

6:39 pm

mrpresident

OK, the kids need to go out! I think yum cha is the answer to their whinging today!
Then I have to take DD to get a waterproof cast for her broken wrist!! Darn jumping castles!!

6:39 pm

periwinkle

found the ho5/14, another plural

6:40 pm

periwinkle

found the ho4/6
still need help with ho6/24

6:41 pm

Uneaixoise

first ho6/24 is a zip-up jacket with a part that covers your head

6:42 pm

periwinkle

DUH, Une, I already had the plural , just forgot to put in the singular (the opposite of what I usually do) thanks

6:43 pm

periwinkle

H's are gray, now to finish off the P's and R's

6:43 pm

Uneaixoise

kudos on finishing the h's!

6:44 pm

periwinkle

Une, thanks
I am in the puzzle, just found it

6:44 pm

mrpresident

bye for now

6:44 pm

Jacula

Non=Babble related question here, folks. (I'm trying to finish the Mail on Sunday crossword.) Clue is: New Hampshire city close to Boston, Mass. 6 letters -a---a.

Help?

6:45 pm

Uneaixoise

nashua?

6:47 pm

Jacula

That's it, Une. Thanks!

6:47 pm

Uneaixoise

yw

6:48 pm

Tim

17 words left to go

6:49 pm

Bamis7

okay....i only have 3 's' words... cannot see anything else :O

6:50 pm

Tim

any clues for the ti 6/27 ??????

6:50 pm

periwinkle

missing a pi4/5

6:51 pm

Tim

Dont give up Bamis

6:51 pm

Uneaixoise

tim, do you have the se5 that's the river running thru paris?

6:51 pm

Bamis7

bakers square makes a lot of those pi words...

6:51 pm

Uneaixoise

sorry, i meant bamis

6:52 pm

realityfan09

help with pi 7/44 please?

6:53 pm

Uneaixoise

pi + ro5/16

6:54 pm

realityfan09

I don't have ro 5/16 yet... :(

6:55 pm

inge

need help with both or's please

6:55 pm

Uneaixoise

looks like french spelling of what you toss in a pond or thru a window . . . or a kind of music

6:56 pm

ExWren

It's just that blasted pr5, all on it's own with no clues, and it has me totally flummoxed. Please put me out of my misery!

6:56 pm

Uneaixoise

in the catholic church: An annual calendar containing instructions for the Mass and office to be celebrated on each day of the year

6:57 pm

Uneaixoise

that was a hint for the or4

6:58 pm

Tim

clue for the he 5/12 please ;)

6:58 pm

periwinkle

help pleas re5/16 and 2nd re4/7

6:59 pm

Uneaixoise

plural of he4/5

6:59 pm

realityfan09

anything else on pi 7/4...its the only P left that i have to find and its killing me!!!

6:59 pm

periwinkle

tim - plural of he4/5

7:00 pm

periwinkle

found re4/7 now still need re5/16

7:01 pm

Tim

thanx Une had the other plural for the he 4/5 :)

7:02 pm

Jacula

ri5/16 - more ri4/7

7:03 pm

Tim

Peri re+ size

7:05 pm

Tim

I still need the second re 4/7 and thre 4/4 any help?

7:05 pm

periwinkle

tim, still can't get the re5/16

7:05 pm

ja314

Today was my first time playing (except over my beloved's shoulder) and thanks to your help and my very patient and loving wife, I Ifinished.

7:06 pm

periwinkle

tim, thanks found the re5

7:06 pm

Tim

re = part of the fi 6/27

7:06 pm

periwinkle

10 more to find all R words

7:07 pm

ExWren

Just managed to find the pr5/12 in morewords.com, it wasn't in AtoZ. Wish I'd looked there 3 hours ago!

7:07 pm

Nonny

Well..........finally....I've finished. YEA ME!!! Where's mrpresident and my fireworks????

7:08 pm

Tim

Peri still need 16 maybe you could help????

7:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

jacs - did you get your crossword?

7:11 pm

hurshy

morewords is the best- it's never let me down

7:11 pm

Jacula

☺ ~~*$*~~~ FIREWORKS FOR NONNY ☺~~*$*~~~

7:11 pm

periwinkle

help please with ri7/32 x2 and ri6/18

7:11 pm

hurshy

ri 6/18 late comedian from three's company john ____

7:12 pm

periwinkle

hurshy, thanks just found it by monkeytyping, never even thought it was a word, great clue though

7:12 pm

Jacula

Temple - Yes, it's all done. So is the grid. (Forgot to say I finished the grid some time ago. Was distracted by Paul's public fashion show! LOL.)

7:12 pm

hurshy

ri 7 tear plus "me" plus last name of tonight show host minus first letter
other ri7 just change last vowel

7:13 pm

Jacula

Nonny - the a?0 thing was a smiley face when I posted it! Doesn't translate on here though.

7:13 pm

mrpresident

nonny gets

*~*~*~*~FIREWORKS!~*~* ~*~*

7:14 pm

hurshy

hey who wants a new kind of word puzzle?

7:15 pm

periwinkle

thanks so much, never would have gotten the r/7 without your help
Me, I want a new word puzzle, what is it?

7:15 pm

hurshy

you get a set of letters, which are part of a phrase. there are a bunch of letters missing though - two sets of 3 of the same letter. so let's say, three a's and three n's, for instance. you have to figure out what the missing letters are. and you know the number and length of the words in the phrase.

7:16 pm

hurshy

so for instance:
IRAMON (3, 5, 4) is a three word phrase with those respective lengths. the letters you have are in the correct ORDER, but might not be adjacent of course.

7:16 pm

periwinkle

hurshy, is there a name for this game, can you play it on line like Babble?

7:16 pm

hurshy

i don't know i just found out about it yesterday from a friend and i don't know where they got them

7:17 pm

mrpresident

can I have a hint for(TYIA)

re5/16
ri5/16

7:17 pm

Tim

thank Hurshy needed those two ri 7s

7:17 pm

hurshy

here are the others i have:
FABR (7, 3)
COILTR (6,6)
MEINGAT (8,5)
UTRGIM (6,6)
i've solved them all - actually the last one is one that i made up.

7:18 pm

hurshy

i'll have to ask what the game is called and how to find more of them.

7:18 pm

periwinkle

need help with ri5/16 and ri4/4

7:19 pm

hurshy

ri 4/4 ceremony

7:19 pm

hurshy

ri 5/16 more prev ri4/7

7:20 pm

hurshy

re 5/16 - the enterprise is in drydock in order to be re5

7:20 pm

hurshy

i should be going though...

7:20 pm

hurshy

have fun dear babblers!

7:21 pm

periwinkle

thanks hurshy, bye hurshy

7:22 pm

Tim

need the elusive pt 6/21 anyone please?? :)

7:22 pm

mrpresident

thanks and bye hurshy

7:22 pm

evanonut

here we go steelers, here we go!

7:23 pm

periwinkle

last three words, ro4/5, ro5/10 and ro5/16

7:23 pm

mrpresident

tim, I had to a2z that one!!

7:23 pm

periwinkle

found the ro4

7:24 pm

Tim

ro--- fort dressing

7:26 pm

periwinkle

just need ro5/16

7:27 pm

inge

pt+popular Irish girl's name

7:28 pm

Tim

thanxs inge thats my girls name ( COOL )

7:29 pm

periwinkle

help with ro5/16 so I can finish

7:29 pm

Tim

Peri look at my 7:24 clue

7:30 pm

Jacula

ro + first three letters of what a female monarch is.

7:31 pm

Jacula

*Sulking 'cos no one gave me fireworks for finishing. Stamps foot.*

7:32 pm

mrpresident

what did I miss!?

7:33 pm

Jacula

MrPres - read my post at 7:12pm.

7:33 pm

mrpresident

Jac gets

*~*~*~*~*~FIREWORKS!~* ~*~*~*~*
*~*~*~*~FIREWORKS!~*~* ~*~*
*~*~*~FIREWORKS!~*~*~*

7:34 pm

Tim

help with so 7s

7:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

*throws gingerbread cookie to jacs* i know this is like bringing coals to newcastle - but i don't know how to draw fireworks...

7:35 pm

Jacula

Thank you MrPres. I always like the Sydney fireworks best at New Year.:-))

7:35 pm

Jacula

Temple - Thank you. LOL.

7:36 pm

mrpresident

I can't find the ri5/16!!! aaarrrgggghhhh

7:37 pm

inge

one so7 is like the fish in a can, but so instead of sa

7:38 pm

Jacula

The so7's: Base word is the so4/5 that means a flight of mallards but sounds more like a long, sharp weapon.

The first sounds like a tinned fish, of the kind that are tightly packed. The other two are the same but with different vowel endings.

7:38 pm

periwinkle

I am actually missing the 2nd ro6/21, already had the ro5/16

7:39 pm

Jacula

ri5 - start with the 'r' on L/H of the grid on the 3rd row down.

7:40 pm

periwinkle

found the ro6/21 by myself, DONE!

7:40 pm

mrpresident

periwinkle gets

*~*~*~*~FIREWORKS!~*~* ~*~*

7:40 pm

Tim

thanks everybody for the so got em all :-)=

7:40 pm

Jacula

2nd ro6/21 - past tense of ro5 before it.

7:41 pm

mrpresident

tim gets

*~*~*~*~FIREWORKS!~*~* ~*~*

7:41 pm

periwinkle

thank you so much mrpresident, never got fireworks before, do you need help with anything before I sign off

7:41 pm

Jacula

WELL DONE PERI & TIM!

(Peri - I see your usual trick of asking for a clue and then finding the answer yourself worked again.:-))

7:42 pm

Tim

6 more words to go .......

7:42 pm

mrpresident

I am in need of clues for:::::
the 2nd ro4/5
ro5/10
ro6/21

7:42 pm

periwinkle

thanks Jacula

7:43 pm

Jacula

Tim,where are you located? Just being nosey - doesn't make any difference. Will still give you clues. LOL.

7:43 pm

periwinkle

ro4/5 another word for stick (plural)

7:43 pm

mrpresident

tim, premature ignition!

7:43 pm

Tim

denver

7:44 pm

periwinkle

ro5/10 rhymes with noose

7:44 pm

Jacula

2nd ro4/5 - what you use for fishing. Or several men - Steiger, Stewart, Laver et al.

7:45 pm

Tim

need the ti 6/27

7:45 pm

Jacula

ro5/10 rhymes with goose. ro6 is past tense of it.

7:45 pm

mrpresident

thank you all!! got the buggers!

I am still looking for a clue for ri5/16

7:46 pm

Jacula

ri5/16 - more ri4/7.

7:46 pm

Jacula

ti6/27 - a hat. Starts with a bird - blue, coal, tom etc. (Or a rude word for a breast.)

7:48 pm

Jacula

(The ti6 is cockney slang. Hat = tit for tat. You should be able to work it out from that.)

7:49 pm

mrpresident

Jac, I got the ti clue in 1.3694 of a second, but I am stupid with the ri5/16.... I may have to put my head in a vice for a while!!

7:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

heck last word is a pi4...

7:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

i have spotted; pastries; soft wood; and the p + charged particle....

7:51 pm

Jacula

Temple - which pi4?

7:52 pm

Tim

took my head out of the vice and still cant get the ti 6

7:53 pm

Jacula

Temple - could be the last pi4/5 - A quill or reed on which thread or yarn is wound; a bobbin; also, the wound yarn on a weaver's shuttle; also, the reel of a fishing rod. [Scot.] Sounds like a green, fronded plant. (A shade lover, like bracken.)

7:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

DONE!!!

7:53 pm

Jacula

WELL DONE TEMPLE!

7:54 pm

mrpresident

owl gets

*~*~*~*~FIREWORKS!~*~* ~*~*

7:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

got to run - desparate housewives all new tonight! see you tomorrow!

7:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

thanks mr P!

7:55 pm

mab

Hi. Back to get my last 15. WELL DONE to all who havve just finished. Hurrah!

7:55 pm

Jacula

MrPres - driving directions for the ri5... begin on 3rd row down on left hand of grid with 'r', then go to the 'i' directly below it... down 1 to the right, then up 1 to the right, then up one to the right again. Voila! More ri4!

7:56 pm

realityfan09

Help on all threee so 7/32's please?!?! GREEEEEEAAAAATLY appreciated!!!

7:57 pm

Jacula

Realityfan - see my post of 7:38pm for so7 clues.

7:58 pm

mrpresident

(((screaming)))!!!

thanks Jac!!

7:59 pm

Jacula

Tim - put your head in the vice again so you can concentrate on the screen... ti6 - begins with word for breast or type of small bird (coal, blue, tom etc.) Ends with anagram of a short form of a football official (UK football).

7:59 pm

Babs1

jacula...what's your handsome man modeling this hour? it must be something very dashing!

7:59 pm

mab

socks?

8:00 pm

Babs1

say, wondering if that cockney slang ti word is actually used these days in the U.K.???? Inquiring minds want to know...

8:02 pm

aknitter

2nd no 4/5 please .... i've been looking forever

8:02 pm

Jacula

It's his dinner suit Babs. In truth, he's still in the pj's he had to put on for you earlier. However, he's just gone up to bed so it'll be his birthday suit and a duvet soon.

No need for granadan to fan herself with a copy of 'The People's Friend' again - he always sleeps like that! Incidentally, her post reminded me of that Victoria Wood song, 'I Can't Do It!' ... the line which says, 'Beat me on the bottom with a Woman's Weekly!' ROFLOL.)

8:02 pm

Jacula

Babs - Yes, the word is still used occasionally.

8:04 pm

mrpresident

I have three left to find and am sooooo buggered!!

can someone please point me in the direction of
od5/12
& both tr5

8:04 pm

Jacula

AKnitter - 2nd no4/5. Same as 1st but with a diff. vowel ending. Use next vowel along in vowel list.

8:04 pm

mab

tim, if you haven't got that ending yet, in the reverse it is an official in american football.

8:04 pm

Jacula

od5/12 - a popular name (in UK at least) for cinemas.

8:05 pm

Jacula

Mab - wasn't sure if you used that term for 'the blind one' (LOL) in American football.

8:05 pm

mrpresident

OH MY... I just looked that place up on the internet to fin the cinema times for our local which has the same friggin name!!!

8:06 pm

aknitter

ty jac, saved me from strangling myself with my yarn

8:06 pm

Tim

thanks jac got is after i stuck my head in the snow

8:07 pm

Jacula

tr5/10 - a group of three, usually used to refer to planets.
tr5/12 - cows stomach lining, often eaten with onions. (YUK!) A load of old tr***!

8:08 pm

mrpresident

oh yes!! oh yes!! oh yes!!! ooooohhhhhhhhhhh

finished

8:09 pm

mab

Yey mrpresident!!!!!!!!!!!

8:09 pm

aknitter

i am trying to make some squares grey .... i can not find the 2nd f word coming from the f in the bottom row

8:10 pm

aknitter

hail to the chief mrpres. --- stands and salutes

8:10 pm

Babs1

Hey Mr. Pres...Fireworks and a Birthday Suit Cheer!!!

8:11 pm

mrpresident

thanks to all of you who helped me acheive the once a week goal of finishing a puzzle!!

(salutes back)!!

8:12 pm

mrpresident

fi4 or fi6?

8:12 pm

aknitter

don't know mr p. the word comes from the bottom row f

8:13 pm

mrpresident

ok, something you put your shoes on

8:14 pm

aknitter

not that one got the fe**

8:14 pm

Babs1

or perhaps the one that means a celebration or event?

8:14 pm

mrpresident

fi4 another word for old snow

8:15 pm

aknitter

no, i'm driving you all crazy i know

8:15 pm

aknitter

old snow???

8:17 pm

mrpresident

do you have the fi4 for old snow...
acronym this RINF

8:17 pm

Babs1

yes...looks like a mis spell of a type of hanging plant with fronds

8:18 pm

aknitter

got that one too, argh

8:19 pm

mrpresident

have you got the only fe6?

8:20 pm

aknitter

no have not found the f6 yet

8:20 pm

Babs1

mr. p...didn't you mean anagram?

8:21 pm

mrpresident

another word for untamed, feral

8:22 pm

mrpresident

Babs! of coarse I did... my spelting is bad todai as is my undrestaning of anithick!

8:22 pm

aknitter

just found the wild one. what is the last fi 4/7 that is the only one i have not found

8:23 pm

mrpresident

do not fr** if you are panicked!

8:24 pm

mrpresident

fi fi fi... you have that one!

8:24 pm

hurshy

fi 4/7, flintstone's pet's name, change first letter

8:25 pm

aknitter

ha ha !! Ty ty ty for putting up with me got that little devil

8:25 pm

hurshy

at least in babbleland i can be useful...

8:25 pm

mrpresident

I have to go now... lost my self respect with all the errors I am making in my clue giving!!

8:25 pm

hurshy

aw, don't be bummed mr. pres...!!

8:30 pm

Babs1

mr.pres...we all goof up..no worries!

8:31 pm

Marc Freeman

Have been away and very busy and missed you all. But now I need a clue for the last pi7

8:34 pm

mrpresident

I have no clues left!! ((sobbing))

but will get over it!! bye for now!!

8:34 pm

mamabear

*mamabear gently opens door to chat log..... looks to right... looks to left.... sqqqquuuuueeeekkk - knew I should have used other door, so much for my silent entrance*

8:35 pm

Babs1

pi +ro 5/16 that part sounds like a funny spelling for a stone using that wonderful q letter...

8:36 pm

Babs1

there, there Mr. P....please cheer up! You are most generous one...and appreciated here!

8:36 pm

mamabear

mr p.... why the tears?????? there is no crying in babbleonia!!!! only occasional fits of giggling and such.

8:37 pm

mab

Yes, mrpresident! Clue giving is difficult sometimes, and especially after just finishing the grid.

8:40 pm

mamabear

*gee, it's very quiet in here.... no hellos..... no hugs.... maybe I have toilet paper hanging off my shoe and nobody wants to tell me.....*

8:40 pm

aknitter

no toilet paper, spinach between your teeth???

8:40 pm

doxy1lover

hi mamabear (((((hugs)))))

8:40 pm

Tim

have just 3 left ,,ho 7/36 and ho 6/24x2 -----already have the sweatshirts need the others, any clues???

8:40 pm

torgone

Nah. We're all just ignoring you, Mamabear.

8:41 pm

Babs1

hi, mamabear!! (((hugs))) We're happy to see you...you missed Jacula's husband modeling earlier!! lots of fun

8:42 pm

Eva

Is there another no6/21 that isn't the sleeping medication?

And what abouit that iinfernal oo?!

8:42 pm

aknitter

ho 7/36 -- take the crowd + opp. of out

8:42 pm

Babs1

ho 7/36 gathering of lots of stuff + 2 letter ending opposite of out

8:42 pm

mamabear

hi doxy!!!!! thanks aknitter *mamabear quickly flosses* and...hmmm,, mmmm,,mmmmm,,, *mamabear quickly glances in torgone's direction, does a hair flick thing... and moves along*

8:43 pm

aknitter

only have 1 so 7/32 (sounds like a fish) is there help to be had on the others?

8:43 pm

Babs1

great oo clue earlier...switch out the ee's with the oo's from the ee word

8:43 pm

mamabear

hi Babs *hugs back*
ahhhhh, there is sleepy medication in the grid.... must have leaked out..... infected babblers..... happens all the time.

8:43 pm

doxy1lover

aknitter, they are all about the same, just change last letter

8:44 pm

Tim

thanx need 1 more ho6/24

8:44 pm

Babs1

simply change the ending vowels for the others ak

8:44 pm

aknitter

oooo love the oo's --- sort of like the ee (creepy) but use o's instead

8:44 pm

Eva

aknitter- the other 2 so7's have the same first 6 letters as the fishy one

8:44 pm

mamabear

Babs- I want to dance to your last post!!! Has a certain rythm to it!!!!

8:45 pm

aknitter

thanks eva great clue

8:45 pm

aknitter

and babs too

8:45 pm

Babs1

thanks, mamabear..alternating between the board and watching Sherlock Holmes mystery with my daughter...great fun!

8:46 pm

aknitter

eva did you find the oo?

8:46 pm

mamabear

quite a combo, Babs!!!! Holmes is my last name!!! LOL

8:47 pm

Babs1

mm..interesting! This one is the movie...quite good..

8:48 pm

Eva

Thanks for the oooooooos!

Now how about that other no6?
I'm also missing:
pe 5/ 12 (not the little cakes)
pi 4/ 5(not the pastry, tree or nuclear particle)
re 5/ 16
re 4/ 7 (not the great barrier ---)

8:48 pm

mamabear

Actually, I am really Dr.Watson, since I married into the Holmes name.

8:48 pm

Eva

Just fouind the re4/7

8:49 pm

aknitter

1st so 4 anyone?

8:49 pm

mamabear

re 5/16 - re + that dress ***s you very well!!!!

8:50 pm

Babs1

so word is the beginning of the so 7's

8:50 pm

mamabear

pe 5/12 - your dog is adorable.... can I pe* ** ?

8:51 pm

Eva

Thanks mama!

8:51 pm

Babs1

change the last two letters for the pe word...like pastry reference usually ...meaning small

8:51 pm

Eva

I think the doggie one is the same as p____ fours isn't it?

8:52 pm

aknitter

babs, i typed that several times always being told that it wasn't in the grid. i'll refresh and try again

8:52 pm

mamabear

pi 4/5 - rhymes with turn

8:53 pm

mamabear

eva - change the order of last 2 letters for the 2 pe words

8:53 pm

Babs1

aknitter...I've often thought there might be a bug in the program...as I've had that experience many times myself..so every once in awhile, I refresh to check and see if something is now on my found word list..

8:54 pm

Eva

You guys are great!!! Now how about that second no6/21? I'm also in that really anoying place of missing two other which I didn't pick up from Brandyjacks list, so I don't know which ones they are - a t and a d. So I'll have to go through the list again.

8:54 pm

aknitter

i had words earlier without points! after i hit refresh the points appeared. must be a poltergiest

8:54 pm

mamabear

there's only one no 6/21 - the no sleep one

8:56 pm

mamabear

and sometimes it will take any word you type in, not add points, but then when you refresh, whoosh, they are gone!! tricky tricky.

8:56 pm

Jacula

Eva - there's only 1 no6/21.

8:56 pm

mab

This is annoying probably, but may I have a clue for the big dr8 please?

8:57 pm

aknitter

dr 8 take the run away boat and add a 3 letter broach

8:58 pm

Jacula

dr8 - dr5 (what a boat does when not steered or tied up) + one of what AKnitter uses to knit with.

8:58 pm

Eva

Okay, I've homed in on the d. It is one of teh do4/5's beefore the do 6/21. I have the female bambi, the portal and the strangely spelled portal.

8:59 pm

mab

Thank you ak and jacula, very grateful.

8:59 pm

Eva

got it!

8:59 pm

aknitter

ah that knitting clue again!! you uk folks have funny words. i didn't know what that was earlier

9:00 pm

elena

Eva!!! are you there???

9:01 pm

aknitter

ro 6/21 please -- other wise i will be forced to stick one of my pins in my ear

9:01 pm

Tim

need 1 more word ....... the 2nd ho 6/24 ......... any clues??????????

9:02 pm

mamabear

tim - sounds like voodoo!!!!

9:02 pm

Babs1

ro 6/21 past tense of ro 5.. has double vowel

9:02 pm

mab

(singing) 'you do that ho6 that you do so well...'

9:03 pm

mamabear

ak - one is a plural and the other a past tense of the words above them

9:03 pm

Jacula

Which ro6/21? The bronco contests or the past tense of the word that rhymes with goose?

9:03 pm

elena

Eva, now I see why you don't have any time lefy for writing!!! or taking fotos!!!! anyway I Forgive you and send a big hug!

9:03 pm

mamabear

mab - you took that clue right out of my head!!!! LOL

9:04 pm

mamabear

hi jac!!!!! who's the suit? nice!

9:04 pm

aknitter

the word that rhymes with goose, can't figure out how to "past tense" it

9:05 pm

mamabear

ak - add a d

9:05 pm

mab

and don't I have a lovely voice, mama? I'll get out of you head now.

9:05 pm

aknitter

fish anyone????? Very BIG FISH

9:05 pm

Eva

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!! I'm done, for the first time in weeks. Now I can sleep the sleep of the babbled.

9:06 pm

mamabear

indeed you do, mab!!!!! I could start singing that song I was singing yesterday, but I think ak would stab me with her knitting needle!

9:06 pm

Babs1

mamabear...that's jac's honey dressed in his birthday suit! That's part of the modeling show you missed..along with a variety of slippers and PJ's!!

9:06 pm

mamabear

cheers to EVA!!!!!!!!!!! *clink* *clink*

9:06 pm

Tim

thanks MAMA ............done ...............first grid Ive ever completed ;-}

9:06 pm

mab

now, now, ak, that past tense d can be tricky! (smile)

9:06 pm

aknitter

ah i have been informed that they are knitting pins. and after my last stupidity i won't say a word

9:07 pm

mamabear

Oh, I see..... I was wondering where all the socks went!

9:07 pm

mab

A very loud bravo!!!! for Tim!!!!!!!

9:07 pm

aknitter

mama i did not have time to complete my socks, they are still on the needle

9:07 pm

Eva

Elena,

You caught me! But I have been taking photos for you...and actually figured out how to put the memory card in, and got the photos from Cindy-so I haven't been completely delinquent. What are you doing up so late?
Muchos carinos!

9:07 pm

Babs1

Way to go Tim...there will be many more!!

9:07 pm

torgone

Yay Tim!!!

9:08 pm

mamabear

And another Babble virgin loses their cherry!!!! Congrats, Tim!!!!! Everyone raise their glass!!!!!!! *clink* *clink* *clink*

9:09 pm

Eva

MAZEL TOV TIM!

9:09 pm

mab

and, mama, it's hard to see, but I have a ewe wearing socks. (originally, I had picked out sock monkeys)

9:10 pm

Babs1

mammabear...my kitty is wearing ear socks!

9:10 pm

elena

I just came home, and can't go to bed without trying to find some more words !!!! I'm happy that you got my message!!!!! Sweet dreams.. Congratulations for completing this job!!!!!

9:11 pm

Eva

Babs is that really your kitty? And if so, is it seriously drugged? Mine wouldn't stand for such an indignity without serious bloodshed.

9:11 pm

Jacula

Well, folks, me and the male model are off to bed now. Happy Babbling.

9:12 pm

torgone

G'nite Ms. Jac . .

9:12 pm

Eva

Elena, I like it that I can imagine exactly where you are sitting.

9:12 pm

realityfan09

I'm dying trying to find ro 5/16...any help?

9:13 pm

Babs1

nite nite to you and your handsome model!! Thanks again for the great entertainment!

Not my kitty...borrowed off of a google search...so cute, though! I have 3 dogs and a bird...no kitties

9:13 pm

mamabear

Nite Jac!!!!! Off to have socks I see!!!!! (sorry, couldn't resist at least ONE of those tonite!!!)

9:13 pm

Eva

Good night, bon nuit, laila tov to everyone.

9:13 pm

mab

'Night Jacula.

'Evening Torgone.

9:14 pm

Babs1

ro 5/16 sounds like a stone...has the q in it...

9:14 pm

torgone

Howdy, Ms. mab ..

9:14 pm

mamabear

ro 5/16 - rhymes with broke - use the q

9:14 pm

aknitter

reality -- the ro is another word for stone using that q

9:14 pm

mab

Laila tov, Eva.

9:15 pm

mamabear

I see how it is, Torgone!!! mab gets a howdy, I get ignored..... *mamabear shuffles off in a heap of sobbing*

9:15 pm

elena

that's fine, yes, it's just the same place....
but it's very late, and now I'm going to sleep, big kiss, gnite!!!

9:16 pm

mamabear

oh, really, ak? then maybe it doesn't rhyme with broke.... sorry.

9:16 pm

torgone

You flipped your hair at me, Mama . . . .
I was so hurt . . .

9:17 pm

mab

Torgone: faux pas alert!

9:18 pm

mamabear

I only flipped my hair at you after you said you were ignoring me.......

9:18 pm

mab

Mama: faux pas alert!

9:18 pm

mamabear

scuse me?

9:19 pm

torgone

If there's one thing I can do it's faux pas . . .
Sorry, Mama. I was just kidding . .

9:19 pm

realityfan09

Struggling on the ri's! (5/12, both 7/32s, 6/18) any help? I'm really close to finishing my first puzzle!

9:20 pm

mamabear

faux pas..... isn't that a fake dog foot?
I was only kidding too Torgone!!!! Love ya babe!

9:20 pm

mab

Sorry. My alerts both came after you each responded to the other. Good thing I'm not in charge of the Bat Signal.

9:21 pm

torgone

No worries, mab.

9:22 pm

mab

Yes, mama, that's exactly what it is: oog paws.

9:22 pm

mab

Torgone, mama, will you manwoman the bat signal?

9:23 pm

mamabear

the ri 7's are the same except for the last letter - are musical terms with an Italian twang..... start with ri* (to tear) + third vowel + second vowel + plus the joint in the middle of your leg minus the k + one of the double vowel + the third vowel for one 7 and the fourth vowel for the second 7 - whew!

9:23 pm

mab

oops, / betw man/woman

9:24 pm

mamabear

Torgone!!!!! *mamabear grabs Torgone's arm......* off to the batcave!!!!!!

9:24 pm

torgone

I've just been informed I have to get off the computer . . . Maybe bbl. Later, you wacky kids . .

9:25 pm

mamabear

ri 5/12 - we both have a banana, but mine is browner than yours because mine is ri***

9:25 pm

mamabear

That was the Riddler, Torgone!!! DON'T FALL FOR IT!!!!

9:27 pm

mamabear

ri 6/18 - the last name of an actor who passed away recently who used to be on Three's Company - John Ri****

9:28 pm

realityfan09

ones i need to win: 2nd ho 6/24 (not the shirt), 2nd ho7/36, pi 7/44, both re 4/7s, re 5/16, re 6/21, ri 6/18 (ANY HELP IS GREATLY APPRECIATED!!!)

9:28 pm

mamabear

did my clues help realityfan?

9:28 pm

mamabear

ho 6/24 - rhymes with voodoo

9:29 pm

realityfan09

yes thanks a lot! ive never finished a puzzle so any clues would be helpful. :D

9:29 pm

beebee

hey everyone- can anyone help me with the pr- all that i try to make work are missing a letter or the letters are on the other side of the grid- please and thank you

9:29 pm

mamabear

ho 7 - take the ho 5 above it and add the opposite of out

9:30 pm

mamabear

pi 7 - add pi to the ro 5/16 (the stone word that has a q in it)

9:30 pm

realityfan09

thank you thank you

9:31 pm

mamabear

re 4/7 - one rhymes with beef, the other rhymes with left

9:31 pm

mab

Beebee: that tiny particle? Put the pr in front of it.

9:32 pm

mamabear

re 5/16 - re + that suit you are wearing ***s you perfectly!

9:32 pm

realityfan09

woops i already had the re4/7s but forgot to cross them off

9:32 pm

mamabear

re 6/21 - re + a type of tree used for Christmas

9:33 pm

mamabear

ri 6/18 - see my clue at 9:21

9:33 pm

realityfan09

wooooo finished my first puzzle! thank you mamabear and anyone who supplied clues!!! :D

9:33 pm

beebee

mab- THANK YOU- that wasn't one of the words i was trying to make fit- i don't even think i know that word- so, THANK YOU

9:33 pm

mamabear

oops, make that 9:27

9:34 pm

beebee

yeaaaaaaaaaa realityfan

9:34 pm

mab

my pleasure.

9:34 pm

mamabear

*POP* ..... the sound of another Babble virgin losing their cherry!!!! Again, Babblers...raise your glasses *clink* *clinnk*

9:34 pm

GreyWoulf

Hi Everyone!

who needs clues? I finished before I went to bed this AM so I am just here to help and say Hi!

9:35 pm

mamabear

Hi GW!!!! Love your socks!!!!!

9:35 pm

mab

Fabulous, realityfan! especially fervent applause to you!!!

9:35 pm

mamabear

yw realityfan!!!!

9:36 pm

GreyWoulf

Hi Mama! (*Hug*)

And a good evening to you, mab! (*hug*)

Congrats on finishing, realityfan!

9:36 pm

mamabear

does anyone know the theme for tomorrow?

9:37 pm

mamabear

*hugs back, GW* am going to bed soon.... glad I didn't miss ya!

9:38 pm

GreyWoulf

same here, Mama :)

How are you feeling today?

9:39 pm

mamabear

Still not over this darn thing. Still coughing and such. Am not looking forward to going back to work tomorrow after being off for a week and a half......

9:40 pm

mamabear

mab.... GW.... you guys know the theme for tomorrow?

9:41 pm

GreyWoulf

I hear you, Mama -- it's never easy going back to work after a break, involuntary or not. But you will do better for getting back out of the house. The return to a routine, even the work routine, does help to speed recovery :)

9:42 pm

GreyWoulf

not sure there is a theme tomorrow, Mama -- There is a theme thread in the Other Interests section of the ezboard now, but with Babbler being still away on holiday, the themes have been fairly limited

9:42 pm

mamabear

I spose you are right. Oh, btw, GW, I heard from my contact in Long Island.... seems they want me to come out there to interview... sposed to hear from him this week. The whole thing is very nerve wracking.

9:44 pm

GreyWoulf

Mama -- anything new and potentially life altering is nerve wracking :)

Just remember -- you have been through the most nerve wracking life altering experience there is -- you have brought new life into the world! Anything after that is secondary ;D

9:46 pm

renfield

taking a break... tomorrow is new romantic 80's rockers
hi ya'll 8)

9:46 pm

GreyWoulf

Found Babbler's purse by checking player ranking's -- new themes are posted there

Theme for Mon 9 Jan - New Romantic 80s Pop Stars

Theme for Tues 10 Jan - Flowers

Theme for Weds 11 Jan - Scenery

Theme for Thurs 12 Jan - Comics

Theme for Fri 13 Jan - Favourite Superheroes

9:46 pm

GreyWoulf

HI ren! (*hug*)

9:47 pm

renfield

hi wolfie... (huggie) back 8)

9:47 pm

mamabear

((((((ren))))))))))

9:48 pm

mamabear

That is true, GW!!!!! And I have always said that life is too short to take it too seriously!!!! I am taking it one day at a time...

9:48 pm

GreyWoulf

BTW, I found another reason to look at the rankings -- it is kind of cool seeing how many names are turning green as more and more players are turning Pro ;)

9:48 pm

renfield

hi mama (huggie)
i saw mab there somewhere (huggie)

9:49 pm

markbowers7

greetings everyone...hey Mamabear

9:49 pm

kimdog

Little help with the pe 5/12? Not the one that means small.

9:49 pm

renfield

so mama - are you going for a face to face???

9:49 pm

tamara27

Okay, I give, I have been trying to find this last word for over an hour...dr 5/12 any clues? Please, for the love of my sanity!

9:50 pm

GreyWoulf

Hi mark! Happy new Year!!
How's the music biz been treating you over the holidays?

9:50 pm

mamabear

hi markbowers!!!!! How are you???? How is your music going?

9:50 pm

tamara27

My husband walked up and saw it right off....

9:51 pm

mamabear

dr 5/12 - your hair is wet, but then it dr***

9:51 pm

tamara27

*#@*&% @)#$ @#* But I am done. Done. DONE!

9:51 pm

GreyWoulf

kimdog - switch the last two letters of small to get the other one

9:51 pm

renfield

pe 5 switch the last 2 letters

9:52 pm

markbowers7

"Spirit's Call" has made it to the 2nd round in the 2005 International Songwriting Competition!

9:52 pm

mamabear

ren, yes I believe so. My contact person is someone who used to work with me here and then left to go there. But it would be to meet with him and his manager.

9:52 pm

GreyWoulf

So Mama -- do you know where on Long Island yet?

9:52 pm

kimdog

Many thanks Grey Woulf and Renfield.

9:52 pm

mamabear

The company is in Westbury.

9:53 pm

renfield

tamara
*****^^^^F*I*R*E*W*O*R* K*S*^^^******

9:53 pm

mamabear

such strong language, tamara!!! LOL
Congrats!!!!! on finishing!

9:53 pm

markbowers7

my music is going ok...i recently moved down to Texas (from Connecticut), so i have to cultivate a following down here now...

9:54 pm

mamabear

what was your website, mark?

9:54 pm

renfield

mark where in texas? austin?

9:54 pm

markbowers7

Fort Worth, but i'd love to play down in Austin sometime... :)

9:55 pm

mamabear

I love music so much... I envy anyone who can make a living at it!!!!

9:55 pm

GreyWoulf

Mama -- that's where I used work -- it is in Nassau County which is closer to NY on the Island than where I used to actually live which was in Suffolk county - farther to the east -- If I am giving you info you already know, I apologise ;)

9:56 pm

markbowers7

Mama, who said i was making a living at it? i WISH i could live off my music...<sigh>...it's just a sideline right now

9:56 pm

mamabear

No you are not, GW!!! I know nothing of the area or counties. I have never been there in my life!!!! I appreciate your input!

9:56 pm

EvaNadine

evening all...only on for a moment...
could someone clarify for me exactly what tomorrows icon theme is supposed to be?
"new romantic 80s pop stars" ??

9:56 pm

mamabear

Oh, sorry, mark, but at least you can sideline it!!!! I envy that too!!!!

9:57 pm

renfield

yes evanadine.... 8) how are you?

9:57 pm

mamabear

evening evanadine!!!! I believe that theme is correct!

9:57 pm

markbowers7

lol.....SOME day i'll make a living doing it...i've only just released my FIRST album...give me some time...

9:57 pm

EvaNadine

im a sleepy girl...heh
not quite sure what that means for tomorrow...

9:57 pm

GreyWoulf

mark - congrats on your musical success so far -- I wish you nothing but to continue climbing so that it can become your primary focus :)

9:58 pm

renfield

mark - which genre do you play on hte side line?

9:58 pm

mamabear

You have the ambition and desire, mark, I'm sure you will some day!!!!

9:58 pm

mab

Congratulations markbowers!

Go with the flow, Mama. You never know, this could be just the thing.

Hi Rennie. I'm sick over Israel (I'm always sick over Israel).

9:59 pm

renfield

ok - i have to admit..i was an adam ant and wnag chung junkie....8)

9:59 pm

markbowers7

i have an instrumental CD out (think George Winston-ish plus some Enya-ish stuff) that is just me doing piano, some keyboards, and my sister playing flute on 3 tracks...but it's a full-length CD -- "One Day"

9:59 pm

EvaNadine

i think its the "new" thats throwing me off...
is it just romantic pop icons from the 80s?

10:00 pm

mamabear

mark - I will give you some time... I am a patient person..... *mamabear taps foot*

10:00 pm

markbowers7

available for sale at: http://www.cdbaby.com/markbowe rs

10:00 pm

markbowers7

http://www.cdbaby.com/markbowe rs

10:01 pm

GreyWoulf

Mama -- when you are going to the Island, make sure to contact me directly -- Having lived there nearly my entire life, I can answer most of the questions about the are you may have --- plus I can offer suggestions for some good places to eat ;)

10:01 pm

markbowers7

why does it put a space in there? hmmm...

10:01 pm

doxy1lover

all finished

10:01 pm

mamabear

Thanks mab. That's how I feel too. It would be a very difficult thing to undertake, but I have to see it through as a possibility. I feel I owe it to myself. Otherwise, I'll never know what "could have been".

10:02 pm

renfield

me to mab...i take the jerusalem post on line...and some days i just can't read it....

10:02 pm

mamabear

I appreciate that more than you know, GW!!! thank you sooooo much!!!!!

10:03 pm

mamabear

good job doxy!!!!

10:03 pm

JoJoFunLvg

Hi All

10:03 pm

mab

Hi JoJo!

10:04 pm

renfield

hey doxy!!! granadan was asking after you yesterday...did you see her here today???

10:04 pm

mamabear

Hi JoJO!
thanks for the website, mark!!!!

10:04 pm

GreyWoulf

mark -- it's an automatic function of the log -- it inserts random spaces into too long words/web addresses

Congrats, doxy!!

Hi JoJo! (*hug*)

10:04 pm

renfield

thanks mark...
hi jojo

10:05 pm

mab

Hurrah for you doxy!!!

10:05 pm

markbowers7

oh ok...thank you to all who have expressed interest in my music...it means a lot to me...

10:06 pm

mamabear

are you kiddin, mark??? I LOVE your music!!!!!

10:06 pm

markbowers7

thx Mamabear :)

10:07 pm

mamabear

you bet *wink*

10:08 pm

JoJoFunLvg

**HUGS** to Mab, MamaBear, Ren, GW: Just logged on, not doing too bad, but have to click off before 9:00 my time, DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES are on! One of my favorites. LOL

10:08 pm

EvaNadine

ok, so romantic pop stars from the 80s for tomorrow??

10:09 pm

mamabear

I have never watched Desperate Housewives.....

10:09 pm

Babs1

hey marc..would love to have you come to Austin..so much great music here!!! lots of house concerts too...just went to a Rachel Loy house concert the other night...

10:10 pm

renfield

yup evanadine...i've got my adam ant all set....8)

10:10 pm

GreyWoulf

mark -- listening to your CD right now off the site -- I am going to have to save my nickels because I definitely like what I hear :)

Unfortunately -- I am so broke that I will have to wait for a bit :(

10:10 pm

markbowers7

sweet...looks like we got quite a crew from Austin... :)

10:11 pm

mab

I watched it a couple of times before I had to quit TV. It's very well written -- great dialogue, intriguing story line. Unusual.

10:11 pm

markbowers7

thx Grey...i understand the feeling...i'm job-hunting right now...

10:12 pm

mamabear

lots of us in the pursuit of new jobs!!!!! must be a new year thing!!!!

10:12 pm

renfield

ii've never seen housewives....

10:12 pm

mamabear

mab - why did you have to quit tv?

10:12 pm

JoJoFunLvg

Mama: It is like Peyton Place of the 60's. Loose women and men in one neighborhood running around with each other's husbands and wives. Great Show. Oooops, I mean it is just a "terrible show" *wink*.

10:13 pm

mamabear

OH! I remember Peyton Place!!!!!

10:13 pm

mab

oh, mama, just finances; can't afford it just now.

10:14 pm

mamabear

gotcha, mab!!!! I understand...... you're not missing much. I hardly ever watch TV.

10:16 pm

GreyWoulf

If I could just subscribe to the 8 or 10 channels that I like to watch and dump the rest I would be a very happy person

10:17 pm

mamabear

Well all, I think I better be off to bed..... gotta get up too early tomorrow. Thanks for the company!!!! Sleep well all and sweet dreeemmmmzzzzzzz *hugs to everyone* *kiss on cheek, GW*

10:17 pm

JoJoFunLvg

Ren: You have to see it tonite, you can probably feel your way thru what has happened before. It is so comical and very intriging.

10:18 pm

GreyWoulf

Hey Mark -- have you considered talking to Dr God about being added to the Friends of Babble box?

10:18 pm

renfield

night mama ((huggies))...8)

10:18 pm

JoJoFunLvg

MamaBear: Good Night. Yeah Ryan O'Neil was a real heart throb back on Peyton Place.

10:18 pm

markbowers7

well....g'nite all...have some stuff i gotta get to before bed...ttyall later

10:18 pm

mamabear

(((((((rennie)))))))))))

10:19 pm

GreyWoulf

(*BIG HUG, Mama*) Sleep Well and don't overwork yourself tomorrow, ok :)

10:19 pm

markbowers7

<before i go>...um, no, Grey, i never considered it....is that possible? that would be really cool

10:19 pm

mab

'Night Mama. Try not to worry.

10:20 pm

markbowers7

i guess i should email Dr God....maybe tomorrow :)

10:20 pm

mamabear

Thanks GW.... I will try not to. Don't know what I'll be walking into = heard there were a few problems last week. Oh well....... I don't get paid enough to worry about it!!!!!!!!

10:20 pm

chic

It's nice to finish early for a change...tv was deplorable tonite...

10:20 pm

GreyWoulf

mark -- just contact him and ask what's involved - I think he would probably consider it :)

Have a good night and hope to see you again soon!

10:21 pm

markbowers7

thx Grey...and g'nite ALL!

10:21 pm

mamabear

that's an awesome idea, GW - Yeah, mark - do that!!!!

10:21 pm

renfield

way to go chic!!!!!!!!1

10:21 pm

renfield

night mark!!!

10:22 pm

mamabear

nite mark....
won't worry, mab..... I don't worry - it's like rust on the soul!!!

10:30 pm

mab

'Night mark.

10:32 pm

mamabear

REFRESH! Ready for tomorrow.....

10:33 pm

GreyWoulf

Mama -- I thought you were going to bed...

10:34 pm

mamabear

going for sure this time..... good nite mab - looks like EWE are the only one left!!!!! ((((mab))))))))

10:34 pm

mamabear

So did I!!!!!!!! I am now....... *mamabear grabs blankie and teddy and stumbles off to slumberland*

10:35 pm

renfield

i was changing faces...8)

10:37 pm

kakamolaka

clue for do 6?

10:37 pm

JoJoFunLvg

MamaBear: Worry is like rust on your soul. That's really a good thing to hear. I worry too much, that's why my BP is high. Thx. Have to digest that.

10:37 pm

EvaNadine

ok, got my icon outfit all ready for tomorrow.
:)

gnite all!!

10:38 pm

GreyWoulf

do6 - sounds like a plural form of the do4 before it

10:38 pm

mab

Night evana.

10:39 pm

renfield

cute !!! nite evanadine 8)

10:41 pm

GreyWoulf

felt the need for some warpaint, ren?

10:42 pm

renfield

looking good wolfie!!!

10:43 pm

harpjane

Hello. I'm back from my book group and a day of skiing, ready to try for my last 36 words.

10:44 pm

renfield

really this is adam ant....i went through my pictures for one of mez in his face paint and ruffles, but i will need to scan them...8)

10:44 pm

kakamolaka

any clues for the dr 8?

10:45 pm

GreyWoulf

dr8 -- builds of dr5 -- a snow dr*** + an item used to post on a bulletin board -- a push ***

10:46 pm

renfield

hi harp - hope you had a really great day!!!

10:48 pm

harpjane

It was an almost perfect day! Thank you.

10:48 pm

GreyWoulf

Hi harp! (*hug*)

which book?

10:50 pm

harpjane

The White Rose. Next month's book is Ahab's Wife.

10:52 pm

kakamolaka

got the dr 8, thanks!

10:55 pm

JoJoFunLvg

Nite all. Got to watch my desperate housewives. See Ya!

10:56 pm

renfield

nite jojo - enjoy and see you tomorrow,,,8)

10:56 pm

GreyWoulf

G'nite JoJo! (*hug*)

10:56 pm

mab

Enjoy, JoJo!

10:57 pm

JoJoFunLvg

Thx all and **HUGS** to all.

10:58 pm

harpjane

Just monkey-typed the three so7's. Rather odd bunch of words, wouldn't you say? Like a magician inside a can of fish with a dinosaur?

11:00 pm

kakamolaka

any clues for the ei word?

11:01 pm

harpjane

Speaking of dinosaurs, is there anyone out there who can give me a clue for the pt word? I tried it earlier, assuming it's something prehistoric, but can't seem to find it.

11:01 pm

GreyWoulf

ei5 -- the name of the game company that brought us Tomb Raider -- add 2 in Spanish

11:01 pm

mab

ei plus ** re mi fa... plus curvy letter.

11:01 pm

renfield

nite all...i'm numbered and lettered out...8O

11:02 pm

GreyWoulf

G'Nite, Ren -- see you tomorrow
(*Hug*)

11:02 pm

mab

Any clues for pe 6 that is not the thing at the end of a sentence? I'm so weary.

11:02 pm

kakamolaka

got the ei! thanks!

11:03 pm

mab

Can you not work so hard, Ren? Night.

11:03 pm

GreyWoulf

mab -- same 1st three letters + to perish

11:04 pm

boatierra

mab - Thanks for the pe 6 clue. Didn't have that one :)

11:04 pm

mab

GW, that thar was a right good cloo. Thanks.

11:05 pm

mrpresident

Hi all! Puzzle going well... I can give clues

11:06 pm

harpjane

pt 6?

11:06 pm

GreyWoulf

Thanks mab -- it was my last word this AM so I can't take credit for the clue, but it worked for me so I pass it on to you :)

11:06 pm

mab

I'm chuffed. Later.

11:06 pm

mrpresident

pt + popular irish girls name starting with e

11:07 pm

GreyWoulf

pt6 - pt + girl's name associated with Ireland

11:07 pm

harpjane

Thank you. ri 6/18?

11:08 pm

boatierra

harpjane - pt clue: any of various compounds that contain the bicyclic ring system characteristic of pt...
If I spell out the last word, it'll give the pt word away. But the def. should help you.

11:08 pm

kakamolaka

i'm chuffed, 2, buddeeeh

11:09 pm

JeeWhiz

Harpjane, American actor that died this year...John Ri.... He was in Three's Company.

11:09 pm

mrpresident

threes company John Ri**** who died recently

11:09 pm

GreyWoulf

ri6 -- last name of actor who portrayed Jack Tripper on Three's Company

11:10 pm

harpjane

Thank you. 22 words to go!

11:10 pm

GreyWoulf

Naaaah! We're not on the same wavelength tonight, nope! Not at all! :D

11:11 pm

JeeWhiz

Any help for the qu5/16?

11:12 pm

mamabear

aaarrrgggggghhhhhhhh.....cramp .....in.....leg

11:12 pm

GreyWoulf

qu5 -- weird

11:13 pm

Octarine

qu5: the start of a french cheese

11:13 pm

JeeWhiz

Thanks GreyWoulf...guess that one was so easy that I couldn't see it.

11:14 pm

GreyWoulf

Mama -- come here -- Kirsten will rub it and make the pain go away (she is a masseuse, after all)

11:14 pm

mrpresident

what is the theme for the next puzzle??

11:14 pm

mamabear

oh GW..... you are a lucky man!!!!!!

11:15 pm

mamabear

romantic 80's pop stars.... but i reverted to my beloved bears

11:16 pm

mrpresident

romantic!? what was romantic about the 80's??

11:16 pm

GreyWoulf

Mama -- not recently -- the pregnancy has her so tired she hasn't had the energy to give a proper massage :( But the payoff is worth the wait! ;D

11:16 pm

GreyWoulf

So Mama -- did you actually try to go to sleep and get the cramp or have you been lurking about?

11:17 pm

mamabear

it's nearly over for her..... i know the last few weeks are the hardest.... I remember it well. Give her a hug for me!

11:18 pm

mamabear

not lurking.... but wasn't sleeping... and coudn't lay still so got up to do my nails and am waitig for them to dry and for pain to subside

11:18 pm

GreyWoulf

Will do, Mama! And once you are settled in Long Island, we can arrange a meet and she can give your back a going over as well!

11:19 pm

mamabear

mrp - i had all 3 of my children in the 80's so there were at least 3 romantic times!!! LOL

11:20 pm

mamabear

Settled in LI? You're way ahead of me!!!! LOL

11:21 pm

GreyWoulf

Anyway, I have to go -- my head is trying to split in half from yawning -- will relay the hug right now and see everyone tomorrow :)

(*HUGS for all *)

G'Nite all!

11:21 pm

GreyWoulf

Just thinking positive, Mama :D

11:21 pm

mamabear

g'nite sweetie!

11:22 pm

mamabear

thanks GW.... *wink*

11:23 pm

harpjane

The last fr 4?

11:26 pm

lshult

fr4- sounds like to toss something

11:27 pm

JeeWhiz

Okay, I am ready for tomorrow...finally got my icon changed.

11:28 pm

lshult

fe6?

11:28 pm

boatierra

Kinda of like a popular 70's hairdo, but without the 'a' at the beginning, and add an 'e' at the end. It also means - A cleaving tool having a heavy blade set at right angles to the handle.

11:29 pm

JeeWhiz

Sounds like a description of a cat with a different middle consonant.

11:30 pm

harpjane

Last two. er 5/12 & 6/21?

11:31 pm

JeeWhiz

What the rain does to the terrain.

11:31 pm

harpjane

aha! and TA DAAAAAH! Thank you all very much!

11:33 pm

mrpresident

harpjane gets

*~*~*~*~FIREWORKS!~*~* ~*~*

11:34 pm

boatierra

lshultt - fe6 - Untamed; feral

11:34 pm

harpjane

*refresh* I don't know my decades very well. Am I in the right one?

11:36 pm

JeeWhiz

Harpjane, I am thinking that you and Mrpresident are sexually confused...?

11:37 pm

JeeWhiz

I did really like Boy George though.

11:37 pm

harpjane

Well, that was the 80's for you.

11:37 pm

boatierra

The popular hairdo that I'm refering to, is most popular within the African-American population. Really high, and really round. Take the 'a' off, and add an 'e'. Does that help?

11:38 pm

JeeWhiz

Yeah, it was a wacky looking time.

11:42 pm

mrpresident

how is that?

11:48 pm

mrpresident

JW, I am not sexually confused... just didn't find the 80's movies romantic... at all!
BTW, I looked awesome in my electric blue shoulder padded wraparound dress with matching stilettoes and ultra tight perm!! (Don't forget the handbag!)

11:49 pm

mrpresident

and electric blue mascara!!

11:55 pm

Jammersbabe

pr 5/12 Please!!!!!!!!!

11:57 pm

mrpresident

pr + electric charged atom

11:59 pm

cybernan

romantic 80's pop stars -- isn't that referring to music, not movies?

12:00 am

mrpresident

ok nan... will go look for an icon

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