Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, February 8, 2006

12:01 am

GreyWoulf

And we are off again! (or is it still? ;D )

12:01 am

cybernan

Hello, everyone

12:01 am

hootowl

And a completly useless X

12:02 am

hootowl

Hi Nan

12:02 am

doxy1lover

hi, i'm back

12:02 am

hootowl

Hi doxy

12:03 am

GreyWoulf

s7/32

12:03 am

Uneaixoise

hello, all!

12:05 am

chic

good one, Une!

12:05 am

dalmatian5

Hello all.......Boy, this is a good size puzzle after the last few days!

12:06 am

cybernan

Hi hootowl -- seen the new grandchild yet?

12:06 am

GreyWoulf

261 total words
4-letter words: 121
5-letter words: 71
6-letter words: 50
7-letter words: 13
8-letter words: 6

12:07 am

doxy1lover

refresh

12:07 am

mab

I'm enjoying your sign, Une, and wishing I had one just like it.

Oy, this is an immense grid!

12:08 am

hootowl

Can't right now. It's a 1000 miles and I'm still waiting on NY to issue a new title on my currently unregistered truck! I'm hoping for spring.

12:10 am

hootowl

5 min - 21 words - all t's!

12:14 am

cybernan

d 7/32
e 7/28

12:16 am

chic

r 7/28

12:17 am

LeslieAnn

chic great minds think alike

12:17 am

Debs40ish

r8/45

12:18 am

Debs40ish

r8/40

12:18 am

chic

another r 7/28. ha! LeslieAnn

12:20 am

Debs40ish

d7/32

12:21 am

GreyWoulf

Time to go -- even though on a roll -- Seb is asleep and I need to follow him :)

(*Hugs to All*)

12:21 am

doxy1lover

nite GW. Sleep well.

12:21 am

chic

'nite, GW (((hugs)))

12:22 am

smithchick

Hello everybody. I see some of you don't sleep anymore than I do.:)

12:22 am

Uneaixoise

wow, it's a big night for Brit spellings!!

12:22 am

hootowl

Night woulf - be good

12:24 am

cybernan

Nite, GW :)

12:26 am

doxy1lover

I'm headed to bed. Have a good night all.

12:27 am

smithchick

Goodnight, GreyWoulf and Doxy.

12:29 am

chic

my back is screamin', so I'm off to bed... Nite All...

12:29 am

smithchick

'night, chic.

12:31 am

cybernan

Good night, Chic

12:32 am

mab

Night all who are heading for beds.

12:33 am

hootowl

G'night to those leaving

12:36 am

sprite

Morning dear gang!

12:37 am

smithchick

Morning, sprite.

12:37 am

Uneaixoise

morning, sprite . . . and g'nite all . . .

12:37 am

LUCKY

Goedemorgen Sprite wat ben je vroeg! Alles goed?

12:38 am

mab

Morning, Sprite! Several great endings in this grid.

12:38 am

sprite

Oh yes, this is very promising!
Gheghe, hi Lucky, alles goed hier, met jou ook?

12:39 am

LUCKY

Ja Sprite alles goed ik heb alleen de hele nacht niet geslapen

12:40 am

sprite

Too busy babbling, Lucky? ;)

12:45 am

CJ162003

hi all

12:45 am

smithchick

Hi, CJ.

12:46 am

sprite

Hi CJ!

12:46 am

CJ162003

how are you?

12:46 am

mab

Hi CJ.

12:46 am

LUCKY

Yes Sprite I'm hooked for life!

12:47 am

sprite

:D Lucky, just as I am!
Well, there are worse addictions, right? I love this grid...

12:49 am

LUCKY

Grid is great but why does it take so long for the stats to pop up?

12:50 am

sprite

If I would make a website from a beautiful seaside, wouldn't that be called a S7?

12:50 am

sprite

Lucky: hit refresh. Stats are there already, but you were probably on when they were generated.

12:52 am

LUCKY

Sprite refresh is f4 right?

12:52 am

sprite

F5 here. Or the arrows on the top of the browser.

12:53 am

LUCKY

Ty Sprite that's what lack of sleep does to me, stats are up

12:55 am

sprite

Lack of sleep makes for curious miracles all the time, lol.
You should try to sleep sometime, though. You don't want us to call you Lacky, all of a sudden, right? ;)

12:57 am

cybernan

150 words -- good time to quit for the night. See you in the morning :)

12:57 am

sprite

Nite nan!

12:58 am

smithchick

Night, cybernan.

12:58 am

mab

Sleep well, nan.

12:58 am

LUCKY

Lacky of sleep, lacky of words, lucky must be fed and off to her bed bye Sprite LOL!

12:59 am

sprite

Lol Lucky... sleep well and sweet dreams!

1:05 am

Blaze

Hello hello helloo to all.... this is a nice big one tonight

1:06 am

CJ162003

hi blaze

1:06 am

smithchick

It's off to bed with me. I'm sure I'll see bunches of you tomorrow. Night!

1:06 am

sprite

Hi Blaze! It is nice! Beautiful endings and all, jump in :)

1:07 am

sprite

Bye smithchick!

1:07 am

CJ162003

good night chick

2:29 am

mrpresident

can I get a clue please
re6/18 last one - followed by the re7/28 please?

2:33 am

mrpresident

not to worry... got them!

2:39 am

jonboy

Up to 136 words and struggling has anyone got a word list e.g a6 4/4 etc as i cannot access babblers anon from work

2:49 am

mrpresident

jon... how do you want it sent?

2:57 am

jonboy

can you please send it in simple format on site cheers

2:59 am

mrpresident

jon, it is too big, sorry!

3:02 am

mrpresident

jon... hang on... trying something

3:05 am

sprite

Back! And the hunt goes on...

3:06 am

mrpresident

jon... go here for stats copied directly from BabAnon

http://www.writely. com/View.aspx?docid=bbcm4wqp64 s9b

3:06 am

mrpresident

... after taking out the spaces... should work, otherwise can't help

3:09 am

Dianne

Hi All - how is everyone doing?

3:09 am

mrpresident

sprite!

3:10 am

sprite

Hi mrP :)
And Dianne... going strong so far, but about to hit the wall, I fear. Funny, no matter how big the grid, that halfway point is always the markstone for trouble.

3:11 am

Atalante

hi Sprite! 119 words to go ..... eeep!

3:11 am

mrpresident

I have absolutely everything from the l's down so hit me for clues ... L and down only!!

3:11 am

Dianne

I've got 55 left to find. Chipping away - bit by bit :)

3:12 am

sprite

Hi Atalante! :D
111 here, same ...eeeeep!

3:13 am

Atalante

its that "100 to go" barrier!

3:14 am

sprite

And no 'satellite' to help us get there :(

3:24 am

Atalante

nor resilient ....

3:28 am

sprite

I hit that barrier! 99 to go... how is everybody doing on the biggies? I am doing poorly there.

3:29 am

Dianne

I need 1 more 8 and 2 more 7s.

3:30 am

sprite

I need 5 more 8s and 10 7s!

3:32 am

mrpresident

li8 is a weirdo one...

3:33 am

Dianne

sprite - the Rs are full of 7 & 8 letter words (3 x 7 and
4 x 8).

3:35 am

sprite

From the log I got those:
R8/45, R8/40 and now your Li8.
D7/32, E7/28, R7/28 x 2 and S7/32.

I have the R8/40, the E7/32, the R7 that goes with the 40 and a T7/32. I am very thick today.

3:37 am

Dianne

I don't have a Li8 but I have a La8.

3:38 am

mrpresident

that's the one dianna! seeing things again!!

3:40 am

sprite

Ah, just found a sticky A8/50!

3:43 am

Atalante

sprite, there are 2 li7s - have you got those?

3:44 am

sprite

Do you have the O6/18, inflammation of the ear? Took me 20 minutes to find :(

3:44 am

sprite

Nope, just found the La, but no Li. I keep wanting to make liaison and that's impossible...

3:45 am

Atalante

work along those lines and you'll get them

3:46 am

mrpresident

sprite.. I spent 10 minutes misspelling that li... but got there in the end, with the subs!!

3:47 am

sprite

Yeah! Thanks guys, found them. Er... sorry to have put a word so close to them in the log...

3:48 am

Dianne

Do you guys want the first 2 letters of the 7s that I have?

3:49 am

sprite

I need 2 more 7s, rest has been found now. That would be great, Dianne, we can compare then :)

3:50 am

Dianne

De7/32, Er7/28, La7/32, Li7/28, Li7/32, Re7 x 4, Sa7/28 and Sh7/32.

3:51 am

Dianne

Just got the last 7 - At7/28.

3:52 am

sprite

I can add At7/28

3:52 am

sprite

LOL!

3:53 am

sprite

37 to go now. Found a lot of small ones while hunting the biggies. Nice teamwork :)

3:54 am

sprite

Hail.
No greeting.
It is what is ticking at my window.
I long for Spring to arrive NOW!

3:56 am

caelle

can I have a clue for that at 7/28?

3:58 am

sprite

It's a medical phrase. It rhymes more or less with the illness of forgetfulness.

3:59 am

sprite

In case anyone is interested in the def: 1. The absence or closure of a normal body orifice or tubular passage such as the anus, intestine, or external ear canal.
2. The degeneration and resorption of one or more ovarian follicles before a state of maturity has been reached.
Just saying.

3:59 am

caelle

got it thanks!!!

4:00 am

sprite

Guess I'd rather have O6/18 than At7.

4:06 am

SweetTooth

May I have a clue for the L8 please?

4:06 am

SweetTooth

the Li 8 that is.

4:07 am

sprite

I don't have a Li8, only a La8.

4:08 am

mari

Please can I have a clue for the la8

4:08 am

Dianne

It's La8/40 Start with the La5/10 and expand on that.

4:09 am

mrpresident

la8 - la4 (meaning not on time + ri4 (last one)

4:09 am

sprite

8:
Ad50, La40, Re40x2, Re45x2.

4:10 am

mari

Got it thanks thought I had tried every possible combination

4:11 am

SweetTooth

Thanks Sprite, I'm missing the A8 not the L.

4:11 am

sprite

SweetTooth: think sticky.

4:12 am

SweetTooth

Got it!

4:12 am

sprite

Nice one, isn't it? To find, I mean?

4:14 am

SweetTooth

Yes, thanks for the clue.

4:16 am

sprite

5 more words, all S. Any stupidhead S-words I should think of?

4:17 am

SweetTooth

I'm missing 9 s's.

4:18 am

Queenruejean

Ah, Sprite. So I guess you don't need the OT 6/18 anymore.

4:19 am

sprite

Nope, don't need it :) Don't want it either, so very painful. Found a stupidhead S-couple myself: alt. spelling for hebrew letter and its plural. Usual spelling starts Ts.

4:21 am

trishtrash

Sprite, do you have sa6/18 (sa4/4 (condiment) + two vowels) ... it borders on the stupidhead.

4:23 am

sprite

Oh trishtrash, thanks, no, didn't have that one yet. That IS a stupidhead one. I'd understand it if it would have had an R as final letter. Strange word!

4:25 am

Angelsong

hi, everyone. I will be hanging out here today. I got up to go to the bathroom, almost fell, and twisted my back. I hurt everywhere....

4:26 am

Queenruejean

Ouch! Angelsong, hope you feel better soon.

4:26 am

trishtrash

:( sorry to hear that Angel
(that you hurt, not that you'll be here, obviously)

4:26 am

sprite

Ahhhhh Angelsong.... that's not a nice way to start your day. Be careful with that back.

4:28 am

SweetTooth

Hi Angel, I hope you feel better soon!

4:30 am

sprite

Done!
If I can help anyone with a clue or two, just yell. I'll be here a little longer, until my daughter comes home with her guests. She's having her birthday party today. Guess I'll be busy the rest of the day, lol.

4:32 am

SweetTooth

Happy Bday to your daughter, Sprite!

4:33 am

sprite

Thanks!
We'll go paint ceramics this afternoon, so we will be having fun. Even my husband is coming along. Daughter is in the 7th heaven :)

4:33 am

trishtrash

congrats, Sprite :) ... and birthday congrats to the littler sprite :)

4:33 am

mrpresident

sprite gets

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

(Happy BDay to Daughter)!

4:34 am

sprite

Hey great, fireworks! Don't think I ever had those :) :)
And thanks for the birthday wishes, I'll pass them on. She is 8 years old now and soooooo proud ;)

4:35 am

Boysaway

Is the LA8 connected to the LA7s?

4:35 am

SweetTooth

Are you and your husband going to paint something too?

4:37 am

mrpresident

Sprite... my 8 year old (24th Feb) is having the ceramics party too! We thought your idea was great and booked it...

4:37 am

sprite

SweetTooth: yes, we are. I like it, and my daughter just begged daddy to try it and he smiled and said of course... LOL. It's part of the fun, I think, that all participate. We'll see how he likes it :)

4:38 am

sprite

Boysaway: yes, in a way. They start the same, other ending though.
mrP: that's wonderful! I'll think of you guys when we are painting. Nice to share!

4:38 am

SweetTooth

My husband and I went once......he loved it! He used to paint years ago. I am a horrible painter and ended up using templates, but had fun nonetheless.

4:39 am

sprite

That's what I like so much about those workshops: real artists can make wonderful things there, and hopeless folks like me can use templates or sponges and things, and the result is surprisingly beautiful too :)

4:41 am

SweetTooth

I know what you mean. I was very proud of the mug I painted.

4:44 am

sprite

I also like the variety of things you can paint. There are useful objects, like plates and mugs and bowls, but for the kids also little statues of dinosaurs, mermaids etc. It's a great concept :)

4:44 am

mrpresident

OK, on the countdown now... only 8 to go!!

4:44 am

9tanks

LA8 = A red residual soil in humid tropical and subtropical regions.

Njoy....

4:47 am

sprite

WTG mrP! Almost done... :)

4:49 am

SweetTooth

It is a great concept. Part of the fun is deciding what to paint. I'm sure the kids will have a great time.

4:50 am

mrpresident

... DONE!!! Finished, Completed, Over.... YES!

4:50 am

SweetTooth

Congrats!

4:50 am

sprite

Ah, I hear little voices coming to our house... daughter and guests arriving at daddy's side :)
Bye guys, thanks for the great company and chat and help. Happy hunting! :)

4:50 am

sprite

mrP gets....

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

4:51 am

trishtrash

bye Sprite, have fun :)

4:51 am

mrpresident

thanks Sprite!! Have fun!@!

4:51 am

SweetTooth

Bye Sprite! Have a great day!

4:51 am

trishtrash

hi & congrats, mrp :)

4:52 am

mrpresident

trish! How goes all?

4:53 am

trishtrash

good thanks :) .... enjoyable grid today, wasn't it? (past tense for your sake, I'm still a quarter or so off completion) How's it on your side of the world?

4:55 am

mrpresident

Lovely thanks... nice weather (cool) finally... kids are back at school... life is good!

I am here for clues for a little bit, then off!! to bed!!

5:09 am

Angelsong

I just found another reverse dictionary: http://www.wordtree.com/

5:48 am

mari

Can anyone help me with the last er5/10?

5:51 am

Jacula

Mari - Hello. Last er5/10 sounds like sections of a poem but knock off the first letter.

5:53 am

9tanks

mari - er5/10 = Irish Gaelic / Language from Ireland

5:53 am

mari

Thanks a million Jacula it was driving me mad!!

5:55 am

9tanks

someone help me with sh7
thx in adv.

Njoy....

5:55 am

Jacula

y/w, Mari.

5:56 am

Jacula

sh7/32 - one who removes the fleece from a sheep.

5:57 am

9tanks

thx

Njoy....

6:47 am

gramma

What is going on w/the log? I've refreshed...shut down...restarted..it's not working. I'll try sending this message to see if that helps. Oh ! if it does..hello everyone 8)

6:47 am

Chessy

hello gramma :)

6:48 am

Jacula

Hiya, Gramma. It's just quiet today, I think. Big grid, you see.

6:49 am

doxy1lover

good morning/evening

6:49 am

gramma

Has it been quiet for an hour? That's what my log reads.

6:50 am

Chessy

probably ... everyone head down, working away ...

6:51 am

Jacula

Yes, Gramma, it has.

6:53 am

gramma

Well, that's enough of that!! ;} Hey, I hit a 1000 in 2 of the stat columns. I tell myself "it doesn't matter. it's all for the fun of it.." but when I saw that I was Psyched.

6:54 am

Jacula

Hi Chessy, Doxy.:-)

Gramma - Well done!

I'm just looking for my last 45 words. Ha! 'Last 45,' she says. LOL. The majority are, of course, re's...

6:55 am

Chessy

Hi Jacula. I hate 're' words with a passion ... grrrrr

6:55 am

smithchick

Hello, everybody.

6:56 am

doxy1lover

hi smithchick. I'm with you chessy, grrrrr.

6:56 am

Adsman

Nice one gramma

6:56 am

gramma

Ty adsman

6:57 am

Jacula

Hi Smithchick.

Chessy - Yes. The number of things that can't be 're' done is annoying. The sitting exams again ones annoy me most. You can't rehome animals according to Babble either. (Not in this grid but has been in the past.)

6:58 am

gramma

I could use a clue for the AT 7....Any help out there?

6:59 am

Chessy

definition is: The absence or closure of a normal body orifice or tubular passage such as the anus, intestine, or external ear canal! suggest you try googling that :)

7:00 am

EvaNadine

mornin all!!

7:01 am

Jacula

Hiya Evan, Adsman.

7:02 am

gramma

Chessy, I googled it and got it! TY.

7:03 am

Chessy

y/w gramma - couldn't think of a decent clue :)

7:03 am

Jacula

Chessy - Thanks for the at7!

7:03 am

smithchick

hi, evan.

7:03 am

Jacula

I suppose a clue for the at7 is that it rhymes with that sweet-smelling flower, the free***.

7:04 am

doxy1lover

hi eva

7:04 am

musicmom

Good morning babblers.
You all are going to be sick of me today. I am giving myself a mental health day and intend to play this game until I finish the grid today. There will be brief interludes to refill my coffee cup and switch loads of laundry. Ahhhhhhh

7:04 am

doxy1lover

morning musicmom. Good for you!!!

7:04 am

gramma

I don't think there is a decent clue for a word w/that meaning....I'm not feeling well now...everything is closing up.....AAAAAHHHHHHH.... 8D

7:05 am

Jacula

Hiya MM. You don't fancy doing some ironing for me, I suppose?

*Ducks*

7:05 am

musicmom

Thanks Doxy. Love your sign!!

7:05 am

smithchick

Hey, musicmom.

7:06 am

musicmom

I only iron the fronts of tux shirts (for my husband) and flat pieces of yardage for quilting. Otherwise, I make the 11 year old do it. She thinks it's fun. sorry, she's at school.

7:06 am

doxy1lover

ty. yours is good too.

7:06 am

gramma

Musicmom, if you think this game is good for your mental health, you do need a mental health day!!

7:07 am

musicmom

Hi gramma. You have no idea........

7:08 am

smithchick

LOL, gramma

7:09 am

Jacula

Doxy - Love the sign! Where's it from?

7:09 am

doxy1lover

found it when I googled road signs. don't remember the site.

7:10 am

EvaNadine

i believe Hell is the name of a town inMichigan

7:11 am

ExWren

I've been looking at this game, on and off, for the last four hours, and cannot make up my mind whether to play it or not? On reading your comments, I'm not so sure.

7:11 am

gramma

DA 6 anybody??

7:11 am

Jacula

Doxy - S'okay, I've found it. 'Road signs I'd like to see' site. Worth a look for a laugh.:-)

7:11 am

doxy1lover

the site had a bunch of great signs people had taken pictures of and sent in. I had trouble deciding which one to use

7:11 am

musicmom

Oh sure give it a whirl Ex. Put your jammies on and pour a cuppa...

7:12 am

Jacula

Gramma - Sorry. I'm looking for the da6 myself.

7:12 am

Chessy

gramma, pretty white wild flowers growing in your lawn - you don't want to be pushing them up!!

7:12 am

doxy1lover

sorry, I woke up at 3 am with reflux and couldn't get back to sleep. Been up 3 hours now with about 3 1/2 hours sleep.

7:12 am

gramma

ExWren, jump in! The water's fine...it's a fun one, so far. And everyone will help you thru.

7:13 am

ExWren

There is a place in Norway called Hell, near Trondheim, I went to the station and had my passport stamped, which proves that I have been to Hell and back!

7:13 am

doxy1lover

hi exwren

7:13 am

Jacula

LOL, ExWren.

7:13 am

rosalind230

any clues for the first three ti's 5/10 7/32 6/18 please

7:14 am

doxy1lover

very pretty head decoration. Like a crown

7:14 am

Jacula

da6/21 is a plural of platforms.

7:15 am

smithchick

Too funny, exwren.

7:16 am

Jacula

ti5 - princesses' headgear
ti7 - what the princess is when she is wearing the headgear
ti6 - pl. headgrear

7:16 am

gramma

TY..I thought I had tried that ....probably typed it incorrectly the 1st time.

7:16 am

Jacula

* or even 'plural headgear'!

7:17 am

smithchick

Thanks, jacula. I love it when those boxes turn gray.

7:18 am

musicmom

Is that ti7 really a word?

7:19 am

doxy1lover

apparently so, it worked.

7:19 am

rosalind230

thanks very much dacula got them now.
Hi to everyone

7:19 am

Chessy

hard to believe musicmom!

7:19 am

smithchick

Hello, rosalind.

7:20 am

Jacula

MM - Yes. It's a real adjective.

7:20 am

musicmom

Hi Rosalind. Chessy - I wouldn't have even tried that one without the clue.

7:21 am

musicmom

I love this game - I learn something new every day.

7:21 am

Chessy

me neither musicmom, although I suppose if you can be crowned, you can be ti*****!

7:24 am

smithchick

What's wrong with hottie?

7:26 am

movieman

Hi, everyone!!!!!

The number on my road sign is an indication of how many words I have left before I desperately need assistance.....lol

7:26 am

doxy1lover

hi movieman

7:27 am

musicmom

Hi movieman.

7:28 am

gramma

Movieman, w/only 40 left..we need help more than you! :}

7:30 am

Jacula

Lol, Movieman. I have 37 words left to find.

7:30 am

movieman

I still need 150+.......

7:31 am

smithchick

HI, musicman. I've got 64 to go.

7:31 am

musicmom

brb

7:33 am

musicmom

hhaaahahaaaa I still have 233 to get. I don't htink I'll be helping any of you all soon.

7:34 am

smithchick

That's okay musicmom, you've got all day. I've got to run my kids to school. Be back soon.

7:34 am

doxy1lover

have 104 left

7:34 am

musicmom

see you soon smith.

7:34 am

doxy1lover

later smithchick

7:39 am

Jacula

Well, with 31 words now left to find (8 of which of re's), I think it's time I got that ironing done. Will check back in every now and then to give/receive clues. TTFN.

7:39 am

musicmom

Don't burn yourself Jac.

7:40 am

doxy1lover

later jacula

7:43 am

musicmom

laundry brb

7:44 am

EvaNadine

oatmeal with cinnamon and splenda, and a wee bit of corned beef hash, it is!
*drools*

7:48 am

movieman

I refuse to belive that the game won't accept "resit"....

I mean, what do students do when they fail their exams......

7:53 am

musicmom

Living in a university town, I can tell you that resit is definitely a word<G>

7:54 am

ukfizz

hi everyone...
i still have 148 words to find and I have nooooooooo idea how some of you manage to finish!
happy babbling!

7:55 am

musicmom

Hi uk. I haven't finished since Saturday.

7:55 am

EvaNadine

130 to go here, and im right there with you, fizz!

7:57 am

gramma

evandine, what does your sign say? My vision isn't what it used to be ^_^

7:58 am

Jen

I have you all beat! I still have every single darned word left to find! :)

Morning all!

7:58 am

Uneaixoise

morning, jen!

7:58 am

musicmom

Good morning Jen!

7:58 am

gramma

Jen, you win!

7:59 am

musicmom

Great sign, Une. I think we will all need that one before long.

8:00 am

Uneaixoise

;-)

8:01 am

doxy1lover

missing an re6/18 near the end.
have re6 - re + area
re6 - re + dog or cat appendage.

8:02 am

Uneaixoise

go out again in a boat with a floppy thing attached to the mast

8:02 am

doxy1lover

hi une

8:02 am

Uneaixoise

morning, doxie

8:02 am

doxy1lover

have that one. need one before the last re7

8:08 am

Uneaixoise

do you have the "backward, posterior" re6?

8:09 am

smithchick

Hey, what'd I miss?

8:10 am

Jen

Morning smithchick!

8:11 am

doxy1lover

these are the ones I have:
re4/4
re7/28
re8/45
re8/40
re4/4
re5/10
re7/28
re8/45
re8/40
re6/18
re7/2 8
re6/18
re6/18
re6/21
re6 /18
re6/18
re7/28

missing one near the last 7/28

8:11 am

EvaNadine

morning une, morning jen!

8:11 am

smithchick

Morning Jen!

8:11 am

musicmom

Welcome back smith. one cup of coffee. That's all you missed.

8:12 am

EvaNadine

gramma -- my sign says

"caution: water on road during rain"

hehe

8:13 am

smithchick

Oh goody. I hate missing anything.

8:13 am

musicmom

Eva- did you realize you used a word a while back? ha4?

8:14 am

EvaNadine

MM -- no i didnt, cause i didnt have it yet....hehe....but i do now!

8:15 am

musicmom

It helped me out;-)

8:16 am

EvaNadine

well, thanks to you for pinting it out -- i think i got about 5 words, just from that!

8:17 am

gramma

evandine, that's Brilliant! Thank heavens they put that sign up. How would we ever know otherwise??

8:17 am

musicmom

Yep that's what I mean...it was very helpful. Sounded tasty too.

8:18 am

EvaNadine

sadly, theres probably a person walking around out there who is the reason that sign exists...hehe

8:20 am

smithchick

There's one on the main road that I live on that says...Road dangerous when under water.....OKay, thanks for the warning.

8:22 am

EvaNadine

theres one my old roommate always used to laugh at:

"SLOW
*picture of children*
Children at Play"

she always thought it was just a warning about slow children...hehe

8:22 am

gramma

We had an idgit work for us once. It was a virtual down pour and he was outside working away....when he came in and I reminded him that we don't pick apples in the rain....he straight faced said " my perception of percipatation must be a bit off." True story!

8:22 am

smithchick

No way, gramma!

8:23 am

gramma

Oh yeah 8)

8:23 am

doxy1lover

makes you wonder how he survived that long :/

8:23 am

tbear

evanadine....perhaps she'll like this one then....suits my life at the moment...hello everyone... :)

8:24 am

Jen

The signs that kill me are the slow children at play signs that a parent can buy at Toys R Us to put up by their house... helloooooo? Teach you child not to play in the street or keep an eye on them like a good parent! (and evaN, hubby and I like to make that same joke... slow children...hehe)

8:24 am

doxy1lover

hi tbear

8:24 am

musicmom

Hey Eva. My husband thinks the same thing about that children sign. There used to be one in our old neighborhood that said "We <picture of a heart> SLOW our children" It looked like we love our slow children

8:24 am

gramma

He was brilliantly stupid

8:25 am

smithchick

Hello, tbear.

8:26 am

tbear

hi doxy.....smithchick cn't remember the last time I saw you...you ok?

8:26 am

gramma

Saw a sign that stated " Do you believe in life after death? Tresspass here and find out!"

8:27 am

EvaNadine

i saw some cute no parking signs once...
"thou shalt not park here"
"park not, lest ye be towed"

hehe

8:29 am

gramma

evandine, sounds like a church parking lot *_*

8:29 am

faeriekae

Goodmorning All *sprinkle, sprinkle, sprinkle* a little faerie dust for the gird to get me going today. I may need the help (*^_^*)

8:29 am

smithchick

Doing well. Just busy. Hubby's home about every two weeks for two weeks so I don't get on here much then. He left the other day. While the cat's away....

8:29 am

musicmom

good morning faerie.

8:29 am

Haz1558

I'm having trouble finding the last ar6/18, ar5/10 and ar4/4. Any clues?

8:30 am

smithchick

HI faerie. Send some of that fairy dust this way.

8:30 am

Jen

Morning faerie! :)

8:30 am

smithchick

Hey, haz.

8:30 am

faeriekae

Oh yes and my sign says Lodging next Right - State Prision

8:31 am

musicmom

Love it!

8:31 am

Haz1558

Hello smithchick - back at babble when I should be doing other things!

8:32 am

smithchick

Ditto. Sleep being the primary thing I need to be doing. Do you have the ar's meaning to get up?

8:32 am

faeriekae

Smith *sprinkle, sprinkle, sprinkle* now close your eyes, hold out your arms and spin the dust. All for you Smity

8:33 am

hurshy

hey all!

8:33 am

smithchick

I am going to have to figure out this icon thing. I feel so empty without one.

8:33 am

Haz1558

How stupid can I be?

8:33 am

musicmom

Hi Hurshy. Hi Haz

8:34 am

smithchick

thank you, faerie. Much appreciated. I'm down to 52 and they are buggers. Especially those re's.

8:34 am

mab

hurshy!

8:34 am

faeriekae

Smith-the icon is very easy and Haz can tell you how to do it (chuckle)

8:34 am

Jen

Hey hurshy! :)

8:34 am

Haz1558

That's what's called passing the buck!

8:34 am

smithchick

Mab, do you and doxy ever sleep?:)

8:35 am

faeriekae

Smith - Jen could tell you how if not Haz

8:35 am

smithchick

I could use a buck or two. (Not the antlered variety).

8:35 am

hurshy

hi jen!

8:35 am

faeriekae

Haz - yes dear I did pass the buck on that one LOL

8:36 am

doxy1lover

hi to those who came in. was getting some hot chocolate and muffin for breakfast.

8:36 am

faeriekae

Smith or Hurshy could give up the heads up on that.

8:36 am

faeriekae

Hurshy - Hello cutie...

8:37 am

doxy1lover

hurshy, i almost used that sign. :D

8:37 am

smithchick

Hello, hurshy.

8:38 am

smithchick

Could I get an ad8 clue? I keep wanting to do adenoids.

8:38 am

hurshy

oh hello everyone!

i have to go teach, just wanted to get a few words in before class. see you all a bit later.

8:38 am

Haz1558

Glue is used for its quality of ad******

8:39 am

doxy1lover

later hurshy

8:40 am

musicmom

Great clue Haz! TY

8:41 am

Haz1558

Glad you got it.

8:41 am

smithchick

Bye hurshy, thanks haz.

8:42 am

faeriekae

Haz-thanks that was a great clue and I needed it.

8:42 am

doxy1lover

thanks haz

8:43 am

Haz1558

Thank you - I was on earlier and managed to get some of the longer words from clues given by the early morning experts!

8:46 am

faeriekae

Haz - come on give Smithchick a quick lesson in icons? Please? I suck at giving directons.

8:47 am

musicmom

Smithchick. Do you use a MAC or a PC?

8:48 am

Haz1558

Okay, what I do is to go to google images, type in a vague description of what I'm looking for. I then right-click the picture and save it to My pictures. In the my profile part of Babble I follow the directions for uploading a new icon.

8:48 am

doxy1lover

smithchick, here is what I do. I find the picture I want to use. Right click on mouse, click on save picture as. I send it to my pictures. Go to profile page, change icon. I push browse button, it brings up my pictures. Click on the picture you want, make sure you click on jpg or gif file. Click open. Then click load.

8:49 am

mab

Smithchick, this is how I do my icons (there undoubtedly are other, better ways):
Right click on an image, choose 'Save picture.'
My Pictures will pop up and require you to create a file name. When you've done that, click 'Save.'
When you go to 'edit' your icon in your profile, click 'browse.'
My Pretty Pictures will come up again. Click on the image you want. Click 'upload.'
Finally, refresh the page.

8:49 am

faeriekae

Haz - Yeaaaaaa, *%*%*%*% you did a terrific job. WAY better than I ever could have.

8:49 am

Jen

Smithchick, go to your profile page and click on "edit" where the icon should be (on the upper right hand side)... once you are on the edit icon page, you may either pull a pick from your own stash on your computer or find one on a web page. to put it in, copy the URL (if doing a web based pic) and paste it into the slot and retrieve it that way.

8:50 am

mab

doxy, are we not brilliant?

8:50 am

Haz1558

'Smithchick was carried away by men in white coats. She was babbling incoherently about icons.'

8:50 am

smithchick

Sorry, let me get caught up. Wasn't reading the posts.

8:50 am

doxy1lover

great minds think alike. :D

8:50 am

mab

Haz!

8:51 am

faeriekae

Mab - Great - thats the way I do it to. Now *why couldn't I have given those direction* *scratches head and wonders where the faerie dust is* LOL

8:51 am

musicmom

Why ohhhhh Why isn't the word "raisin" in this puzzle. I see it three ways:-))

8:52 am

Jen

I find it's a lot easier to just copy the picture address rather than save it to my pictures on my computer.

8:52 am

movieman

I've decided to change my icon to something more amusing......

Incase you can't make it out, it's two street signs, one pointing to Seaman Ave., and the other pointing to Cumming St., lol...........

8:52 am

smithchick

Thanks everybody. Let's see if my feeble brain can figure it out. Back in a bit.

8:52 am

faeriekae

raisin is in the grid I also found it a couple of times what is wrong with Dr-G? Did he miss it (smile)

8:53 am

mab

Speaking of signs, I like how 'look right' is painted on the pavement in London in order to cut down on flattened tourists.

8:53 am

musicmom

The grid needs to be like Rubiks cube. We could disassemble it and put it back together to suit us.

8:54 am

doxy1lover

raisin isn't quite there. too many i's between s and n

8:55 am

faeriekae

Music-if only-I've tried many times. I'm always finding words that "should" be in the puzzle.

8:56 am

Jera

Mornin' all... how goes the battle?

8:56 am

mab

Ah, but Jen, then you don't have a lovely album of past icons. I save the pretty/amusing ones for future use elsewhere. (Copyright notwithstanding)

8:56 am

Jen

{{{{Jera}}}}

8:57 am

doxy1lover

hi jera. nice fairy

8:57 am

musicmom

Morning Jera. It's interesting.

8:57 am

chic

morning all.

8:57 am

doxy1lover

hi chic

8:57 am

mab

Hi Jera!

8:57 am

movieman

Hi, Jera......

I'm struggling, been playing for over three hours now, and I'm still 120 words short......

8:57 am

Jen

Hi chic!

8:58 am

chic

has anybody found a word ending in 'ite' yet?

8:58 am

Haz1558

la 8/40 ends in ite

8:58 am

Jera

I've only been on about an hour, some interruptions... I'm still not feeling great, but Gwyd was, so off to school with him... the Sprite is home sick, though, poor baby...

8:59 am

smithchick

Okay, here we go....

8:59 am

chic

thanx, haz

8:59 am

Haz1558

As does ri 4/4

9:00 am

movieman

chic, I've found three, an s4, an l4 and an r4......

9:00 am

musicmom

Sorry to hear you are feeling unwell Jera. UGh and with a sick child as well.

9:00 am

movieman

Haz, looking at your sign, it made me think, those damn triffids get everywhere..........

9:00 am

mab

Well done Smithie.

Aw, sorry you and the wee Sprite are not well, Jera.

9:01 am

Jera

The boy brings it home from preschool, I do believe, fortunately he doesn't stay sick for long...

9:01 am

Haz1558

I know - aspidistras are the worst

9:01 am

doxy1lover

yay for smithchick, you got it.

9:01 am

mab

They are little petri dishes Jera. (children)

9:02 am

Haz1558

So, smithchick - whose directions did you follow?

9:02 am

faeriekae

Smity - congrats - you did it. Easy huh...

9:02 am

smithchick

Hello, movieman, chic and jera. Did anyone else come on while I was honing my fine technological skills?

9:02 am

smithchick

A combination. Mostly from haz, I think.

9:03 am

musicmom

Yeah Smithchick You did it!

9:03 am

Nonny

Good morning!!!! Any help with the first la 5/10? Having trouble finding it.

9:03 am

doxy1lover

morning nonny

9:03 am

Jen

Jera, if it makes you feel any better, I came down to FL and got sick! Hacking up a lung as I type!

9:04 am

smithchick

HI nonny. la5/10 Think of what a cowboy ropes a calf with without the last two letters and add the plural.

9:04 am

tbear

Nonny la*** eye surgery for example

9:04 am

chic

there is also tr 5/10.... thanx, guys

9:04 am

doxy1lover

sorry to hear you are unwell jera and jen.

9:05 am

mab

How are you, dear Tbear?

9:06 am

Nonny

tbear and smithchick....have both of those. need the very first la 5/10.

9:07 am

tbear

Good Mab....how's you... :)

9:07 am

Jen

And with 163 still to find, I am going to head out for a while and go to the library with my son. BBL! :)

9:07 am

doxy1lover

have a good afternnon jen

9:08 am

musicmom

Bye Jen. Have fun.

9:09 am

smithchick

Do all the de6/21's that are all globbed together start with the same three letters? I'm having to use bj's list today. Not enough time.

9:09 am

Haz1558

the first la5/10 I have rhymes with pears

9:09 am

mab

Later Jen.

I'm essentially fine, tbear, although black dogs are jcircling ust outside my door (the blues).

9:09 am

smithchick

Bye Jen. Have fun at the library.

9:10 am

Haz1558

The first de 6 doesn't use the same as the rest. It continues with a vowel

9:10 am

faeriekae

Bye Jen :)

9:11 am

smithchick

But the other four are the same?

9:11 am

Haz1558

Yes - they're normal words

9:12 am

harpjane

Greetings. Road signs today? I thought it was Evan's birthday today. I'm out of the loop!

9:12 am

tbear

Oh mab...in that case if we're being honest....black dogs are in!!!!! Still I always grow back.....eventually... Huge hug for you..honey

9:12 am

FMitch

smithc... and all start with the same 3 letters, and the last one extends to a 7.

9:12 am

doxy1lover

hi harpjane. B-day tomorrow

9:13 am

Haz1558

Smithchick - I'm missing one but three are definitely the same first three letters

9:13 am

mab

Hi harpjane. If you're out of the loop here, you're just where you are supposed to be. Or something like that...

9:14 am

smithchick

Hello, harpjane.

9:15 am

harpjane

okie dokey! I love my roadsign btw!

9:15 am

mab

And huge hug for you too, tbear. Fortitude is a necessity.

9:15 am

faeriekae

Smith-what does your sign say?

9:15 am

smithchick

What does it say, harpjane?

9:15 am

tbear

mab...I'll say!!!

9:16 am

doxy1lover

harpjane, I wonder how many people went in before they put that one up

9:16 am

harpjane

I don't know what it says. It's Japanese.

9:16 am

smithchick

It says... Hand Car Wash

9:17 am

faeriekae

LOL - in the rain it appears.

9:17 am

doxy1lover

tbear, I know some people who need that sign in their yard.

9:18 am

mab

I have a Japanese sign that in English below reads 'please do not harm the sleeping grass.' So sweet.

9:18 am

smithchick

In a flood. Water is half-way up the guys legs.

9:19 am

tbear

doxy I need to put the sign on the inside of my house door to remind me when they return from school that two insensitive to the human condition aliens are about to invade my space.....what i do instead is greet them with a smoothie and hope 'today' will be different.....lol

9:19 am

billie1987

hi all has any 1 got a clue 4 ad 8/50

9:20 am

musicmom

hehee t-bear. I can relate.

9:20 am

tbear

billie.....stickyness

9:20 am

musicmom

Haz had a great clue for that one a little while ago.

9:20 am

doxy1lover

billie, a great one posted earlier glue has great ad****** powers

9:21 am

doxy1lover

tbear, fortunately I am almost through that stage. The last one home is 19 and leaving soon.

9:21 am

Haz1558

ad 8 - glue is used for its quality of ad******

9:21 am

doxy1lover

thanks haz, couldn't remember very well.

9:21 am

tbear

Musicmom....my only consolation is that one day I will be able to choose whether to open the door or not....revenge will be sweet.....hope it's raining hard THAT day.....Oh no,they've turned me into a monster

9:22 am

doxy1lover

don't worry tbear. You'll come back when the aliens return your children

9:23 am

faeriekae

clue for ad 8/50 at 8:38 (what glue does or something like that)

9:23 am

musicmom

Hehe. I looked at my husband the other night and said "only 13 more years!" And he got all put out because I want them to move when they are 18.
I'm not going to kick them out on their birthday or anything. but there is a limit....

9:23 am

smithchick

Youch, tbear. Are you sure my kids aren't visiting there?

9:24 am

tbear

It's SO hard when you love them more than life itself but you don't like them at all....and you have your own issues to be dealing with....aaaarrrrggggg OK that's me off-loaded......sorry guys

9:24 am

musicmom

No problem Tbear. It's nice to know I'm not the only one.

9:25 am

doxy1lover

at least we understand tbear. Most of us have or are going through that.

9:25 am

smithchick

Right there with you, tbear. My 13 yr. old is trying to be sweet lately because I've been having a lot of headaches and I told him I figured it was from stress and part of my stress was the kids and their school performance, chore avoidance, etc.

9:26 am

tbear

Guys....firstly....thanks for being there and reminding me I'm not the only one!!!! Secondly.....35 minutes and counting down........aaaahhhhhh

9:26 am

smithchick

There are the occasional glimpses of humanity. Few and far between, but that's what keeps me going, I guess.

9:26 am

billie1987

has any 1 got a clue 4 ai 5/10 ai 6/18

9:27 am

musicmom

Fortunately we don't have issues with school performance but chore avoidance is huge here right now. I threatened to take Sarah's entire social life away from her for an indefinite time if she doesn't get it together. She's eleven.

9:27 am

smithchick

People that hang out the dirty laundry.

9:27 am

doxy1lover

my grandbaby just got here. "have" to babysit.

9:27 am

tbear

ai5 where you hang your clother to dry and ai6 plural

9:28 am

musicmom

Have fun doxy! Snuggles to the baby.

9:28 am

mab

Lucky doxy! Enjoy!

9:28 am

lola100

Hi guys! : )

9:28 am

musicmom

hi lola

9:29 am

faeriekae

Doxy - Bye

9:29 am

tbear

Doxy......enjoy....see you later

9:29 am

mab

Hi lola. Yes, do yield to elephants, I agree.

9:29 am

smithchick

My 13 yr. old is very intelligent, but has ADHD and is lazy to boot. He barely passed his classes at the semester. At one point, he had a 28 in Math. He scores advanced in Math on all of the standardized. He also had a 40 in language arts and he reads past the 12th gr. level. Very frustrating knowing he is capable with just a modicum of effort and he just doesn't give a hoot.

9:29 am

Haz1558

I've been laughing while reading some of your comments about your children. I know the teenage years can be hard (my daughters are now 22 and 19) but don't you remember yourself how ghastly it can be to be a teenager? Above all, keep a sense of humour and a sense of perspective.

9:29 am

smithchick

Bye, doxy. Hi lola.

9:30 am

faeriekae

Hi Lola - sprinkles of faerie dust for you. ****@****

9:30 am

tbear

and a very hard coating.....

9:30 am

smithchick

I like to think I'm paying for my husband's raising, not my own.:)

9:31 am

mab

I wonder, smithy, if they are boring him in school?

9:31 am

Jacula

Hi again everyone. Teabreak time here. Has anyone got the last se6/18? I can't see it!:-(

9:31 am

lola100

mab, lol, it is the wise thing to do! : D

Why thank you faerie!

Aw, the girls still giving you a hard time bear?? : /

9:31 am

tbear

Hi Lola... :)

9:31 am

musicmom

Haz. You are right. That's why I cringed when I had two girls.

Smith - take heart. My husband was the same way in Jr. High school. He now holds a Master's Degree that he had a 4.0 through the entire program. The only way he got into his bachelor's program was standardized test scores and musical talent.

9:32 am

smithchick

Hey jacula, do you have the person doing the grabbing?

9:32 am

Jacula

((((HUGS FOR TBEAR)))) They do turn into 'human beans' eventually.xx

9:32 am

lola100

Hi jacs : )

9:32 am

smithchick

Or I guess the person having convulsions, maybe.

9:33 am

Jacula

I've got the burner, the grabber and the concubines' living quarters. It's the last se6/18 I need.

9:34 am

Jacula

Hi Lola. I nearly used the elefump sign but I decided to be kind to hodgehegs instead.:-)

9:34 am

tbear

Thanks Jacs and Lola...I feel very supported by Babble Buddies this afternoon and not so alone......You are all lovely...infact so lovely I'm going to send my girls to you all in rotation....plaese do not return for at least 4 years......thankyou So much.....Lol

9:35 am

billie1987

has any 1 got a clue 4 ar 4/4 ar 5/10 ar 6/18

9:35 am

Jacula

LOL, TBear. *Spits tea all over monitor.*

9:36 am

smithchick

LOL, tbear. I've got a lovely 13 yr. old boy to trade you.

9:36 am

Haz1558

Thanks tbear - I only preach - I don't want to practise all over again....

9:36 am

mab

tbear, perhaps a very good military school?

9:36 am

tbear

Jacula...in that case you first...as your keyboard is already wrecked they can't do much worse...!!!

9:36 am

faeriekae

Billie - example - this ar** is off limits. Then plural

9:36 am

musicmom

Last se 6.18 think soap operas

9:37 am

Jacula

EEK! *Sound of click as computer is turned off.*

9:37 am

lola100

bear, sure...maybe THEY can convince my three year old that potty training is a good idea : /

9:37 am

billie1987

im sorry i have that 1

9:38 am

musicmom

Just don't send your girls here Tbear. I've got my hands full. I'll be happy to support you and listen and let you cry. but I don't want them. hehehe

9:38 am

hurshy

oh, mab stole my icon. :)

9:38 am

musicmom

UGH Lola that's a battle I'm glad is behind me. My five year old had issues with that. I swear it was our first battle of the wills.

9:38 am

Jacula

MM - Thanks! How did I not SEE that, esp as I have the one before (female relatives' or concubines' living quarters)? *Slaps self with wet fish.*

9:39 am

tbear

Ok looks like I'm stuck with 'em.......So it's put up and shut up or Brat Camp......Think I'll leave it'll be cheaper.

9:40 am

smithchick

Happily, I'm done with bottles, car seats and diapers. WooHoo!! There are definitely trade-offs.

9:40 am

Jacula

TBear - Stay. You'll be glad you did in the end. Child-rearing IS worth all the effort, promise.x

9:40 am

musicmom

tbear -- YOU could come here. I have a very comfy guest room. We have wireless and a couple extra computers - you could still babble. and in peace.

9:41 am

marigold

Does anyone of a clue for the sa7?
Please

9:41 am

lola100

musicmom, I am determined not to make it into an issue but must confess to removing myself from the room to weep in frustration more than once in the last few months! : /

9:41 am

Jacula

Okay. Got 8 words left to find - those wretched re's from earlier.

9:41 am

musicmom

Yep me too Smith. I teach infants through 7 year olds. Love those babies. --- Love giving them back to mama.

9:41 am

billie1987

does any 1 have a clue 4 ar 6/18 5/10 ar 5/10

9:42 am

musicmom

ar 6/18 gets up ( as in the morning)

9:42 am

Jacula

Marigold - Hello. sa7 - condiment + 'anger'.

9:42 am

Haz1558

ar6/18 - old fashioned way to say 'gets up'

9:43 am

musicmom

Oops that's the plural. the 5/10 is the singular. The other 5/10 is another word for your patootey.

9:43 am

mab

I'm guessing that the girls are perfectly charming toward other adults -- how annoying that must be for poor mom! It's said that you know your children and secure when they treat you badly; they have no fear that you will abandon them.... (cold comfort, that)

9:44 am

Jacula

'patootey'. What a great word! LOL. Never heard that one before.:-)

9:45 am

musicmom

Around here when the girls are being good we call them cutie patooties.

9:46 am

musicmom

any help with the ot?

9:47 am

gwenski

ot6: ear infection

9:47 am

hurshy

i don't see why we can have re5 (to sit again) but not its past tense

9:47 am

musicmom

Thanks Gwenski - good morning.

9:47 am

Jacula

ot6/18 is earache.

9:48 am

faeriekae

Ot** Reading - only spelled diffrent

9:48 am

gwenski

Good morning -- Just 'lurking' while I'm working.

9:48 am

mab

It's the babble way, hurshy (sign stealer). (kidding)

9:48 am

hurshy

hey - i picked mine out weeks ago. :)

9:49 am

Jacula

o +ti5/10 (the booby/birdy one).

9:50 am

smithchick

Hi, gwenski. Impressive rhyme.:)

9:52 am

gwenski

Unintentional, I assure you. I'll be around in-and-out for a while, then try to really work on the puzzle when I stop for lunch.

9:53 am

tbear

musicmom...very kind offer..and mab yes everyone else tell me how fab they are......Gggrrr Right off to face the music..see you all bit later

9:54 am

mab

Courage, tbear!

9:54 am

lola100

'bye bear, take this with you ((x)) : )

9:54 am

musicmom

Shew that one was rough. thanks for all the help. It took everyone's clues.

9:55 am

smithchick

Bye, tbear. Hang in there.

9:55 am

Jacula

YAY! FINISHED! '261 words. 2977 points. You have 0 words left to find.'

9:55 am

Jacula

That was timely! Paul's just arrived home.:-)

9:55 am

musicmom

Terrific Jacula. Way to go!!!!!!

9:56 am

mab

Hurrah, Jacula!!!

9:56 am

musicmom

I have 120 words left<g>

9:56 am

marigold

Thanks so much Jacula I kept looking in the wrong direction.

9:56 am

smithchick

Yay, Jacula!!!! Does anyone else think that la7 word is stupid? Or is it just me?

9:57 am

Ouwachita

DONE...anyone need a clue??

9:57 am

billie1987

can sum 1 help me plz i need 2 ar 5/10 and 1 ar 4/4

9:57 am

musicmom

I don't have that one yet Smith.

9:59 am

Ouwachita

ar4/4...another word for your buttocks

9:59 am

smithchick

Could you give me a clue for er7? Congrats!!!!!

10:00 am

musicmom

Congrats on the finish Ouw...

10:00 am

faeriekae

Ar 5/10 to ar*** to the occasion. I ar*** from bed to find I am by myself. Thats the best I can do Billie.

10:00 am

smithchick

Just got it. Maybe if I keep asking for clues, I'll figure it out by myself. It seems like every time I post a request, I immediately find the word.

10:01 am

Ouwachita

smith ... it is built off the 6 just before it...3 letter ending having to do with chemistry

10:01 am

mab

Brava, Owachita!!!

10:02 am

musicmom

brb

10:02 am

smithchick

Okay, I need the 2nd de6/21. I've got:
de6/21- more valued
de6/21- unseason
de6/21-leave behind
de6/21-want

10:03 am

Ouwachita

smith...it sounds like fuel that trucks use...spelled different

10:04 am

smithchick

Thank you!! I was looking for the same beginning as the last three.

10:05 am

billie1987

thnk u i have that 1 its the 2nd and last 5/10 and 2nd b4 the last 4/4 for ar

10:05 am

mab

Thank you Ouwachita and smithie.

10:07 am

hurshy

it is very hard to turn the boxes grey today. i have only turned the bottom right A, even though i have over 150 words.

10:07 am

smithchick

I'm down to two t's and eleven r's.

10:08 am

hurshy

i am trying to put off using the list as long as possible.

10:08 am

Jera

Well, I thought I could make it, bt I must take a warm-up break with 32 to go... back later!

10:09 am

faeriekae

Jera Bye :)

10:09 am

smithchick

Bye, jera. I've been trying not to use it the last couple of weeks, but today I don't have as much time, and it is bigger.

10:14 am

smithchick

Losin' it. I'm looking all over for some l word and I've already finished l's.

10:17 am

spellit

Hard slog today but finished at last

10:17 am

musicmom

Congrats Spellit.

10:17 am

faeriekae

Spellit - Congrats *%*%*%*

10:18 am

mab

Fabulous, spellit!!

10:18 am

spellit

In UK if you fail an exam you are allowed to "resit" but Babble doesn't like it..

10:19 am

spellit

Thanks all - any clues needed?

10:19 am

smithchick

Way to go, spellit!!!!!!!!!

10:20 am

mab

Oh no. But babble will re sit you down.

10:20 am

faeriekae

Spellit - Oy 4/6 please.

10:20 am

FMitch

Afternoon,
Any chance of a clue for the sa7/28 please - I just so cant see it!!!!!

10:21 am

spellit

oy4/4 is sort of what the Town Crier used to shout in olde London town

10:21 am

lola100

Hi sis! : )
What you put on bland food plus anger : )

10:21 am

Haz1558

sa 7/28 is the cross of St Andrews or add anger to condiment

10:22 am

faeriekae

Spellit - just got it - but thanks.

10:22 am

spellit

sa7/28 is a St Andrew's Cross

10:23 am

mab

St. Andrews Cross? Never would have gotten that - thank you.

10:23 am

FMitch

Thanks - would not have found that in a month of sundays and am running out of time.

10:24 am

smithchick

I'm missing one t. tr5
I've got tr5/10-the thing you hike on
tr5/10- the thing you inherit
tr5/10-overused

10:24 am

smithchick

Hello, FMitch.

10:25 am

Haz1558

Are you missing out on the legal one?

10:25 am

mab

Court tr5?

10:25 am

spellit

tr5/10 think of a court

10:25 am

smithchick

Also, the re7 right after the second re4/4. I'm hoping that will springboard me. I'm down to all big words. Yuck.

10:25 am

macuser

smith tr5 - what happens in a courtroom

10:26 am

smithchick

Well for pete's sake. Pass the fish.

10:26 am

spellit

re7/28 you do this in poker if you have a monster hand

10:26 am

musicmom

Wow thanks for all the tr help. I wasn't there yet but I filled them in from the clues.

10:27 am

macuser

Greast clue, spellit, thanks :)

10:28 am

FMitch

Hi guys and gals - running against the clock this afternoon, wor is piling in and it's BF b'day today. In fact just realised have 1 1/2hrs left to finish work, tidy up and get ready and finish grid - OK grid can wait.

Stressed moi - you bet!!!!!!!!!!!!!

10:28 am

musicmom

Take a deep breath FMitch! You can do it.

10:29 am

smithchick

Thanks spellit!

10:30 am

mab

mmm....ditto.

10:30 am

chic

and I'm back for a bit....

10:31 am

lola100

Are you going out tonight fmitch?

10:32 am

hurshy

yes! two more grey boxes! (both H)

10:32 am

hurshy

and another one! the Y!

10:32 am

smithchick

Hey, chic.

10:33 am

mab

You're such a star hurshy (even if you do steal).

10:33 am

FMitch

Yes we are sis. table booked , just have to finish wrapping girfts. Bubbly is in the fridge. Am going to go now, only 22 words left to find and a bejillion things to do that are not computer related. TTFN to all and good babble hunting.

10:33 am

hurshy

sorry - hope it isn't annoying if i am being a cheering section for myself

10:33 am

musicmom

Bye FMitch - have fun tonight.

10:34 am

lola100

Have a fab time sis, see you later! : )

10:34 am

mab

Have a wonderful evening FMitch!! (tiny bit jealous here)

10:34 am

musicmom

Yeah I'm down to under 100 words. I've been all over the alphabet today. It's going to be hard to figure out what I'm missing. I know I need help with the ea6/18

10:35 am

Haz1558

ea 6/18 - superlative of less difficult minus the t

10:36 am

musicmom

Thanks Haz!

10:36 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, musicmom

10:38 am

musicmom

Hurshy - I greyed one too!

10:39 am

hurshy

ooh, which one musicmom?

10:40 am

hurshy

I have 7 where I just need 1 more to grey it out, it is so frustrating!

10:42 am

musicmom

I have four that are like that. There is an ar 5 that is eluding me as well as the at 7. I don't know which ar 5 I'm missing though. UGH!

10:42 am

hurshy

see i haven't looked at the list so i really don't have a clue what i'm missing

10:43 am

Haz1558

The at 7 rhymes with the flower fre****

10:43 am

musicmom

Okay the ar words
the spaces
the plural of backside
the getting up

What am I missing?

10:43 am

Haz1558

There's a plus re4/4 meaning actual

10:43 am

hurshy

a + not fake

10:44 am

musicmom

Perfect. Boy, Haz, I surely am thankful you are here today.

10:44 am

musicmom

Thanks Hurshy. That's two more grey boxes for me.

10:44 am

Haz1558

I'll send you a bill when it's convenient....

10:44 am

hurshy

haz, i don't get what flower you are referring to... :(

10:45 am

musicmom

It's a really cold one with a memory problem.

10:45 am

chic

thanx, hurshy, that was the one I was missing :-)

10:45 am

hurshy

ohp! figured it out!

10:45 am

Haz1558

The lovely sweet-smelling flower often used in wedding flowers

10:45 am

smithchick

Still have five pesky r's. all four of the lower r and one of the top row r. They're all 6's and 7's. Not good.

10:45 am

aknitter

hi hurshy, i don't get that flower on either (glad I am not the olnly one)

10:45 am

mab

Thanks hurshy. I don't like words like that, or ir6 -- one just doesn't speak that way!

10:46 am

hurshy

lol, mab, you just helped me grey that i box!

10:46 am

Haz1558

Okay - the flower also sounds like a breed of cattle.

10:47 am

Haz1558

Minus the n at the end

10:48 am

aknitter

oh i found it, just too many eeeeees (stupid fingers they need to learn how to spell)

10:50 am

Karys

hello evryone.....not going to get anywhere near finishing today....shouldn't have started !!!

Has anyone got a nice little recipe for langoustines as a starter please ? ( or even the alternative spelling ( just for babble ) lingoustines !!

10:50 am

smithchick

Last re7/28? re6/21? Help!!!! I'm desperate!!!

10:50 am

smithchick

Hey aknitter and karys:)

10:51 am

Haz1558

Have you thought of undergoing another tr5/10?

10:51 am

bunnyvicious

Good morning, err, afternoon! Is it pretty bad today?

10:52 am

aknitter

karys -- i had to google langoustines just to find out what they were LOL sorry no rcipes here

10:52 am

smithchick

Oh My Gosh... What is it with that word? Sheeh. I'm gonna be black and blue from the fish. Hey bunny, by the way.

10:52 am

hurshy

yes, greyed the other i box!

10:52 am

lola100

Hi karys! Where I come from we usually just eat them grilled with loads of garlic butter or peri peri sauce : )

10:53 am

musicmom

Watch out world I'm on an sh run. .......

10:53 am

chic

da 6/ 21, anyone, please

10:53 am

musicmom

plural of lounge chair

10:53 am

lola100

Hi bunny : )

10:53 am

smithchick

da6/21- Please, please don't eat them...

10:54 am

Haz1558

It's the plural of da4/5 -

10:54 am

smithchick

Sort of misspelled. Or plural of podium word.

10:55 am

Karys

Hi Lola....thats about what I thought...'cept the 2 recipes I've got, one says grill the other says blanche..how long to they take to grill....and should I grill or do them on the griddle thing ?

10:56 am

Judi

Hello, all. Can only stay on a short time. Have to meet hubby for lunch at 12:30.

10:57 am

mab

Hi Judi. Good sign. So sensible.

10:57 am

hurshy

greyed the O!

10:57 am

smithchick

Hi Judy. Does anyone have a clue for the re6/21?

10:57 am

bunnyvicious

Smith, you upgraded!? (Or I'm nutso bananas)

10:58 am

lola100

Um, karys, I've never cooked them myself...only eaten them in restaurants. They are very much like prawns though, so cooking time will be fairly quick. Over cooking them will probably make them tough and chewy, so beware! : )

10:58 am

hurshy

greyed a T!

10:58 am

lola100

...and if it were me I'd do them on the griddle : )

10:59 am

Karys

thanks for looking aknitter : )

10:59 am

mab

If overcooked, Karys, shred and say it's calamari.

11:00 am

musicmom

Hurshy, my turn to self-encourage, I got all the sh words without help!

11:00 am

smithchick

Bunny- I was always pro, just to daft to do the icon thing. Today however, I got tutelage. Yay, tutors!

11:00 am

Karys

LOL mab.....its only for the two of us....so if all goes wrong won't be too much of a problem

11:00 am

smithchick

Way to go musicmom!!

11:01 am

hurshy

i have got 200 words without the list. i am very impressed.

11:01 am

lola100

karys, are they frozen or fresh?

11:01 am

hurshy

and only a few from clues, too.

11:01 am

musicmom

Thanks smith. Don't think I'm going to be as talented with the re words. I keep skipping that section<G>

11:01 am

smithchick

I hate re6 words.

11:02 am

musicmom

Hurshy - that is terrific. I was too chicken to approach this one without the list.

11:02 am

Haz1558

But smithchick - it might be a lovely word when you find it...

11:02 am

chic

haz and smithchick, I was trying to make a flower out of it, pass the fish!

11:02 am

hurshy

yeah, i don't know what's gotten into me today.

11:02 am

Haz1558

Oh dear - I said it rhymed with a flower... sorry for the confusion.

11:02 am

Deutsch

Hi everyone!
I believe I have figured out today's theme.

11:02 am

spellit

re6/21 Any of the Mediterranean plants of this genus, including the mignonette

11:03 am

smithchick

Impossible. If it were a lovely word, surely it would have jumped right out at me. I think I might need the fish in my possession for a while, chic.

11:03 am

lola100

Hi judi and deutsch! : )

11:04 am

smithchick

HI, Deutsch!!

11:04 am

EvaNadine

afternoon babblers!!

11:04 am

smithchick

I think I missed judi. So hello, judi!

11:04 am

chic

there's plenty to go around, I like the tails myself...

11:04 am

hurshy

ergh. i cannot for the life of me see what the t in the lower left corner is!!!!

11:04 am

smaller

Deutsch...
I'm impressed that you can find a zebra for EVERYTHING!!
You are dedicated!

11:04 am

lola100

Hi evaN! : )

11:04 am

Deutsch

Hi evanadine!

11:04 am

smithchick

Hello evanadine. Didn't I see you on here in the dark of the night? Or the wee hours of the morning?

11:05 am

Haz1558

r

11:05 am

Deutsch

Thanks, smaller.
I told my mom that if she ever signs on to look for a zebra.

11:07 am

smithchick

Thank you spellit for the re6/21. I was despairing of ever finding it.

11:08 am

mab

Hi Deutsch!

'mignonette' is a very nice word.

11:08 am

Karys

sorry for delay Lola.... preparing cottage pie for tomorrow night ( proper little domestic godess aren't I ?)....they are fresh today !!!

11:09 am

aknitter

karys -- what is cottage pie? I think I live not only in another country but on another planet!!!

11:09 am

musicmom

Hurshy,
Did you find that "t" yet? I can't see it either.

11:09 am

lola100

If they are fresh then they should cook nicely on the griddle : )

11:10 am

hurshy

no i haven't :(

11:11 am

smithchick

It's a ta6/18. Has to do with ligaments or bones.

11:12 am

musicmom

Thanks smithchick.

11:12 am

hurshy

oh, of course! when you say it, it seems so obvious.

11:13 am

smithchick

It took me forever to find it. And that was using the list.

11:14 am

Karys

thats what I'll do I think.... and make some garlic butter, melt it and pur it over....served with just a few leaves and some crusty bread...what do you think ?

11:14 am

smithchick

Much like it is taking me forever to find my last re6/18 and re7/28. GRRRR.....

11:14 am

Haz1558

You shouldn't tell us that, smithchick - make us think you found it yourself....

11:15 am

Haz1558

There's lots of getting up and lifting up again in this grid, isn't there?

11:15 am

lola100

*lola thinks her tummy is rumbling and her mouth is watering!* ; )

11:16 am

Karys

well....let you know tomorrow hopefully....thanks for your help :)

11:16 am

smithchick

I know. I should hold on to the illusion of brilliance for as long as possible. I'm sure I didn't tip anybody off with my lack of ability to have an icon. Shhh....Don't tell anybody that I'm daft.

11:17 am

mab

It sounds lovely, Karys. Very yummy, and I wish I had some right now.

11:17 am

lola100

Karys, please do! : )

aknitter, cottage pie is savoury minced beef topped with mashed potatoes : )

11:18 am

mab

Is that the same as Shepherds' Pie then?

11:18 am

smithchick

Haz, that was perfect. Didn't get the getting up again. Those were the two I was missing. Duh!!! Told you I'd need that fish, chic. Thank you, haz!!! You can have my firstborn for that, as a matter of fact, take all three!

11:18 am

hurshy

ok, i have 50 left and i think i am going to go to the list now. :(

11:19 am

Karys

sorry aknitter....missed your log....do you have something similar ?

11:19 am

smithchick

That's about where I broke down, too hurshy. Anybody need any clues? Because I have ZERO left to find!!!!!

11:20 am

aknitter

cottage pie sounds sort of like sheperds pie

11:20 am

Karys

yes mab.....some people say its shepherds pie with lamb and cottage pie with beef

11:20 am

musicmom

Way to go smithchick. I have 76 more. Glad i don't have anything else to do today<G>

11:20 am

aknitter

could never eat a lamb ... love the wool though LOL

11:20 am

lola100

mab, yes. Shepherds pie is minced mutton though : )

11:21 am

hurshy

now that i have the list, i feel really stupid for not seeing ad8 before.

11:21 am

lola100

aknitter, I'm the same with veal : /

11:21 am

mab

I see, thank you, Karys. Do have a delicious - I mean lovely time.

11:21 am

hurshy

argh, i missed a plural!

11:21 am

Karys

thats funny lola....I can't do veal either !

11:22 am

Karys

thank you very much mab :)

11:22 am

aknitter

didn't know veals had wool lola (LOL) i don't do veal either

11:23 am

lola100

LOL! : D

11:24 am

chic

congrats, smithchick, how about the de 6/21's I have the last one

11:24 am

hurshy

ok, help, i'm missing one of those 4 de 6/21's all in a row.
i have:
remove NaCl
place with little precipitiation
yearn

11:25 am

mab

I do love lamb. The actual creature is, I think, a year old. It's still pretty awful, but I don't think they are the fluffy wee ones. Mutton, on the other hand, is so yech.

11:25 am

musicmom

Hurshy. Those are the ones I have. I'm still missing the other.

11:25 am

gwenski

The other de6 rhymes with fuel for a truck.

11:26 am

smithchick

It is like big rig fuel spelled differently. de6

11:27 am

mab

Actually, I eat little else than fish, tofu, refried black beans and rice. I do crave the other though.

11:28 am

hurshy

hmm... but how...? i'm trying variants but not getting it still. :( also how about the es?

11:29 am

hurshy

ah, got the de.

11:29 am

chic

thanx, smithchick and gwenski!

11:29 am

mab

hurshy, do you have de6, more expensive, or more precious?

11:30 am

gwenski

es: more than one squiggly letter

11:30 am

smithchick

es is plural of itself.

11:30 am

hurshy

ok, REALLY i tried that before!

11:30 am

smithchick

YW...

11:31 am

musicmom

Hurshy. Start the de6 with de+first vowel then rhyme with the fuel.

11:34 am

Haz1558

smithchick - sorry, I was preparing dinner and so missed (a) your moment of triumph and (b) your offer to send your children to me. Sweet thought - thank goodness for the Atlantic.

11:34 am

chic

how about the he 6/21 the second one?

11:35 am

Cmith

he 6/ 21 funeral carriage

11:35 am

Haz1558

he6/21 - funeral car

11:35 am

hurshy

he 6/21 drives you to your final destination

clue for la7 please?

11:35 am

smithchick

Haz, that isn't a problem. My husband is a pilot.:)

11:35 am

Haz1558

Right.....

11:35 am

Cmith

la 7/ 32 toward the side or la 5/10 plus a TV commercial

11:36 am

Haz1558

But you've heard all the bad stories about Northern Ireland? Bombs and things?

11:36 am

hurshy

oh, great, so the la8 isn't related? dang.

but thank you anyway!

11:37 am

smithchick

la7 is a stupidhead word. It works of la5/10 (the fifth one, I think). Hmmm.... At some point after, a business might run this in a paper. That's the best I can do.

11:37 am

hurshy

whoa, monkeyed the la8 first guess!

11:37 am

Haz1558

la8/40 - an untimely ceremony

11:37 am

smithchick

Haz, my son could give any scary people a run for their money.LOL

11:38 am

chic

thanx, hurshy, haz and csmith... I need to shower and decide if I'm going out early today. c u later...

11:38 am

Haz1558

But you'd miss him if he wasn't around, wouldn't you?

11:39 am

mab

So funny! Look out, Haz, he's on his way!

11:39 am

lola100

'bye chic : )

11:39 am

Cmith

Let me guess - road signs as icons today ?

11:39 am

smithchick

Bye chic. I'm about to be outta here, too. Any other clues before I go? The dryer just beeped at me telling me it is time to fold another load.

11:40 am

bunnyvicious

I keep wanting to use the "tion" in the corner to make spectacular words...

11:40 am

hurshy

ME TOO BUNNY!!!!! (sorry very excited there)

11:40 am

Haz1558

Bye Smithchick - have a good day!

11:40 am

smithchick

Yes, I'd miss my little angel. He can be very sweet. He's a very quick-witted kid. Good for several laughs a day.

11:40 am

mab

Bye chic, smithie....I missed your finish, smithchick -- congratulations!

11:40 am

lola100

Hi cmith : )

'bye smithchick : )

11:40 am

bunnyvicious

bye smithchick

11:41 am

Cmith

lola - is that an elephant crossing? and mab - is that a pacman crossing?

11:41 am

smithchick

Thanks, bye everybody!!!

11:41 am

musicmom

Bye smith .thanks for all the help. Hurshy. Any clue on that La8? I'm not having as much luck monkeying it.

11:41 am

lola100

cmith, yes. Just something to remind me of 'home' : )

11:41 am

Cmith

la 8/ 40 red soil or la 4/4 plus ceremonial act

11:42 am

musicmom

THANK YOU!!!!!

11:43 am

macuser

Bah! 89 words left to find and I get called into work. How rude! Happy hunting everyone. Leave me lots of clues for when I return ;)

11:43 am

lola100

Very rude indeed, lol! 'Bye macuser : )

11:44 am

hurshy

ok, need some help with re 6/18's. between gets up again and the 6/21, i only have put back in chair again, what is the other? then between the 6/21 and the final re7, i have to locate elsewhere and to follow again, what is the other?

11:45 am

Cmith

bunnyvicious - lol until I peed my pants - I am so scared!

re 6/ 18 take out the non-power boat again!

11:45 am

bunnyvicious

uhhh, could you re-type that?

11:46 am

hurshy

cmith - i swear it wouldn't take that before! thanks.

11:47 am

mab

I thought I tried that before also...

11:47 am

Atalante

it wouldn't take it the first few times I tried it either Hurshy!

11:47 am

hurshy

ah, monkeyed the other.

11:47 am

Cmith

re 6/ 18 towards the back or misspelled following re 7/28

11:48 am

musicmom

The stupid il word please. I know I have tried every combination possible and am going to need a fish with the clue.

11:49 am

hurshy

il - add two vowels

11:50 am

musicmom

Finally. I really think I typed that combination 20 times before it took it. <whine>

11:52 am

hurshy

argh, missing an ra 4, and they would all have to be 4 points. i have what a train rides on, not frequent, the one that rhymes with lift, and the speed at which something goes, what is the other?

11:53 am

Cmith

hurshy - ra plus vowels?

11:54 am

hurshy

THANK you cmith!

11:56 am

Cmith

bunnyvicious: wrt earlier comment - do you have an attack-bunny or a long-floppy-eared guard-rabbit or what?

11:57 am

mab

Former President Jimmy Carter was nearly KILLED by a rabid rabbit.

11:58 am

bunnyvicious

Floppy eared, supersonic bunny! Uses the ears like nunchucks, pretty scary.

11:58 am

bunnyvicious

maybe I should have used bunnytender or bunnysweet...

11:59 am

hurshy

sa 5/14?

12:00 pm

bunnyvicious

Mab, I meant to look that up after you told me last time but never got around to it. He almost got rabies or?

12:00 pm

Cmith

sa 6/ 24 plural of sa 5/14 (Hebrew letters - alt spelling or poor man!)

12:01 pm

hurshy

and sa7?

12:01 pm

Cmith

sa 7/ 28 an heraldic design in the shape of St Andrew's cross OR a seasoning plus anger

12:02 pm

hurshy

i'm a little not up on all my hebrew letters... poor man, poor man...

12:03 pm

Cmith

Mab and bunny: he also visited Three-Mile Island during the almost meltdown. The man is a walking invitation to ukky things. I really like and respect him, but I am not going to stand beside him in an electrical storm

12:04 pm

Atalante

hurshy - useful page for Hebrew letters - and twiddle the spellings a bit

12:04 pm

hurshy

looked it up in psalm 119 :)

12:04 pm

mab

No, it was simply embarrassing. He was in a row boat and a deranged bunny swam toward him. He tried to shoo it away with his oar, but it persisted. Photographers recorded the incident for posterity. I'm not sure what ultimately happened to bunny.

12:05 pm

musicmom

Okay. I'm going cross-eyed here. I'm going to take a break for about an hour. I'll be back. I only have 47 words left and am determined to finish today. Thanks for the visiting and the help everyone!

12:06 pm

hurshy

last se 6/18?

12:06 pm

mab

See you later, musicmom.

12:07 pm

Cmith

se 6/ 18 a literary work (or TV programme) presented in installments

am I the only one who works the puzzle geometrically?

12:07 pm

bunnyvicious

Bye Music!

12:08 pm

hurshy

argh, fish fish fish

12:11 pm

bunnyvicious

To hard with all the one point tiles, really comes in handy with the high pointers spread evenly through out the grid, but they are all bunched in the corner.

12:15 pm

Cmith

So, I have a list of all the words Babble will not accept - at least the ones that really bug me. Todays puzzle contains two of my most irksome. It accepts re6/18 meaning to put butt in a chair again! but it will not take "resit" and "resat" as resit/resat an exam

12:15 pm

ch1212

I agree, Cmith -- irksome!

12:16 pm

bunnyvicious

I think it should take shart, snarf and doritio too!

12:18 pm

gwenski

And wasn't there a vicious bunny in a Monty Python movie?

12:19 pm

Cmith

gwenski - probably ran the Bureau of Silly Walks

12:19 pm

gwenski

Sorry, don't remember that part of the movie.

12:20 pm

Julie

Holy Grail. I think they kill it with the Holy Grenade of Antioch.

12:20 pm

Cmith

I don't know about shart and Doritio (proper name) but Babble MUST take snarf - tell me it isn't so!

12:20 pm

Atalante

it was with the Enchanter called Tim

12:21 pm

bunnyvicious

Unfortunately, yes, it is true. Pinky, nor The Brain, will be to happy about this!
I hate to admit it, but I don't think that I've watched any Monty Python. Not that I remember.

12:22 pm

gwenski

I guess you need a warped sense of humor to enjoy Monty Python. And I assume I'm in good company?

12:24 pm

lola100

Could I please have some help with the last er5/10, the first la5/10 and the re6/21?? : )

12:24 pm

Cmith

My pre-school nieces have memorised all the lines from all the Monty Python shows and movies, and they delivered them (deadpan) at the most inappropriate moments

12:24 pm

smaller

LOL!
great icon, Bunny!

12:24 pm

mab

I do especially like the bureau of silly walks.

AT 7, please? I know it must be obvious, but cannot see it.

12:25 pm

lola100

Hi smaller : )

12:25 pm

Cmith

at 7/ 28 intestinal disease where something closes (or remains open) when it should not

12:25 pm

Jera

Hey all, I 'm back for more... hopefully to finish this time...

12:26 pm

lola100

Hi jera : )

12:26 pm

gwenski

er5 : Think the words of a song, without the first letter.

12:26 pm

mab

Well that's not so obvious -- thank you!

12:26 pm

bunnyvicious

ty, I just refreshed, was wondering what pac man had to do with the right left sign?

12:26 pm

lola100

Thanks gwenski, I have missed that one before : /

12:27 pm

smaller

Hi Lola!
Is yours a "look up for elephants"? hahahaha
that's probably a yield sign not an up arrow

12:28 pm

mab

Oh, hurshy has the keep right sign as well, so I changed.

12:28 pm

Cmith

re 6/ 21 mignonette flower or re plus to plant in ground (minus a vowel) plus a vowel

12:28 pm

gwenski

first la5/10 sounds like plural of (misspelled) li**'s den

12:29 pm

lola100

smaller, LOL! Yes, it's a 'beware, elephants may wander out of the bush and onto the road' sign. : )

12:30 pm

mab

or, la5 and penates, that great comic duo of the '40s.

12:31 pm

smaller

Lola,
that's good b/c I'd worry so if you were in a torrential elephant rain area. Cats and dogs are bad enough. Elephants would hurt. a bit

12:31 pm

Cmith

lola100: I kinda like smaller's interpretation - watch out for falling elephants

12:33 pm

Atalante

OK, that was fun! Lovely lot of REs LOL!

12:34 pm

lola100

cmith, thank you! And you are right, her interpretation is more colourful, lol! : D

gwenski, thanks...working on that : )

12:34 pm

gwenski

Or, lola, it could rhyme with the plural of nostrils.

12:38 pm

lola100

Yay! Got it! Thanks gwenski, I'm all done : )

12:39 pm

gwenski

Congrats! Now, could you help on the sa5/14 & sa6/24? I think I'm brain dead.

12:40 pm

renfield

hi all - is today really a day...or a nightmare??? 8)

12:40 pm

lola100

gwenski, sa5/14,think opp of happy and opp of she. Pluralise for the 6 : )

12:41 pm

EvaNadine

afternoon again babblers!
back from lunch!!

12:41 pm

gwenski

Thanks! (Maybe I'm not completely brain-dead after all! That's a new combo for me.)

12:42 pm

lola100

Hi ren : )

I hate to finish and run, but I have to go. See you all tomorrow : )

12:43 pm

mab

Bye lola.

12:43 pm

renfield

hi and bye lola!!!

12:44 pm

Jera

12 to go & I saved the best for last... NOT!! Nuttin' but re's...

12:44 pm

EvaNadine

*REFRESH*
for my second outfit of the day!

12:45 pm

bunnyvicious

I saw that one looking Eva, it's hilarious!

12:47 pm

bunnyvicious

....moving there

12:47 pm

renfield

evanadine - i was going to give you cash for your b/d tomorrow - now i'm thinking of a dressing room screen w/ all the outfits you change into each day!!! 8)

12:47 pm

EvaNadine

hehe

12:48 pm

Deutsch

Hi again, everyone!
back for a bit before I start my merry adventure to radio shack

12:48 pm

Cmith

I by-passed the one showing the intersections of Seamen Avenue and Cumming Street but maybe it is a better fit for Babblers than I thought

12:49 pm

smaller

ROFLMAO!! LOVE the icon, evanadine!!

Hi Ren!! Hang in there!!

12:50 pm

bunnyvicious

LOL Cmith, I opted over that one too, funny, but I worried about some of the teens that came in...

12:51 pm

EvaNadine

doh!
i just realized that since my computer doesnt refresh the way it used to that i may not see all the lovely gifts you all are gonna have for me tomorrow!!

i guess i may hafta clean out my cache a few times throughout the day and cross my fingers!

12:51 pm

gwenski

Bye all. Work calls again. Hopefully I'll be able to get the remaining 8 re's tonight at home. (I promise I will NOT lurk, but work, work work!)

12:52 pm

renfield

hey smaller...i'm cliff hanging...not that i know anyone names clif....8)

12:55 pm

Cmith

Are we supposed to bring b/d present icons for evanadine tomorrow?

12:55 pm

smaller

ren,
how odd. i'm on the same cliff. yet you are states away.

12:56 pm

bunnyvicious

yup cmith

12:56 pm

Schroeder

Hi All!! Just driving by.....

12:57 pm

Cmith

evanadine: Oooohhh goody. Did you make a list? Is Dr_god going to give you a 400+ word puzzle?

12:58 pm

smaller

Hey Tink!!!

12:59 pm

EvaNadine

csmith -- i think id faint if it were that large! i like the short ones...hehe...

tomorrow isnt so must pictures of gifts, but pictures of what you would give me -- what would be *IN* the box.
;)

1:00 pm

bunnyvicious

Anyone need a clue or two before I get?

1:00 pm

Jera

*crawls, panting and dusty, across the finished line*

Rejoice, we conquer!

1:00 pm

Cmith

bunny - before you get - what?

1:01 pm

smaller

woohoo jera!

bunny,
i have 200 left. would probably help if i looked at the grid. woohoo for you on being done though!

1:01 pm

Schroeder

Smaller!!! How goes it on the cliff, mines a little jagged today....
Congrats Jera!!!

1:01 pm

bunnyvicious

lol, zipping mouth on that one....

laundry done.

1:02 pm

Deutsch

wtg, jera and bunny!

1:02 pm

Jera

*stands up, dusts self off & flasshes a bright smile at everyone*

Does anyone need any help?

1:02 pm

renfield

going back to work....8)
hey shro!!!

1:03 pm

Schroeder

Hey Renfield, Bye Renfield!!!
Congrats Bunny

1:03 pm

bunnyvicious

Oh, I need plenty of help, I just hate paying by the hour.

1:05 pm

Jera

*hangs up sign that reads... FREE HELP (but you get what you pay for)*

1:07 pm

caitlyn

Hi all ..grandchild number 5 just left after playing with nan all day,any clues please for the last re6/18 and the re7/28 ty

1:07 pm

bunnyvicious

re 7/28, to go to court again
re 6/18 - remove a vowel from one above

Hi Cait!

1:08 pm

Cmith

re 6/ 18 towards the back or misspelled following re 7/28
re 7/ 28 take into a law court again!

1:09 pm

Cmith

Jera, okay I've got the world's most vicious dog coming in for remedial socialising and I could use some help. Oh! You mean with the puzzle? *sorry*

1:10 pm

bunnyvicious

Jera, I love your icon by the way, I'm a faerie nut!

1:12 pm

caitlyn

TY bunny (hi) and Cmith and all !! Cant stop long but i am such an addict i had to have my fix of babble!!

1:14 pm

Jera

Thanks, none of the real road signs spoke to me... so I did faery sign!

1:15 pm

Jera

Sorry Cmith... I don't do dogs...

1:16 pm

bunnyvicious

Ohh-kee-doh. If no one needs a clue, I'm gonna get the laundry goin', or maybe play Lord of The Rings....hmmm

1:18 pm

Deutsch

bye bunny! Have fun!

1:19 pm

Schroeder

Bye Bunny

1:30 pm

billie1987

ar 5/10 ar 5/10 plz has any 1 got a clue

1:31 pm

Uneaixoise

ar5/10 to get up

1:31 pm

billie1987

i have that 1 its the other 1

1:31 pm

Uneaixoise

another ar5/10 -- plural of ar4

1:32 pm

Uneaixoise

AND a + re4/4

1:39 pm

Mary

Clue for sh7 please?

1:42 pm

Deutsch

Mary, add an ending to the sh 5 12 above it

1:44 pm

Uneaixoise

someone who removes the wool from a sheep

1:44 pm

Deutsch

how about a clue for the ho 5 16 please?

1:44 pm

Uneaixoise

plural of ho4/7

1:47 pm

Deutsch

Naturally, I don't have that particular ho! LOL

1:47 pm

Mary

Got it, ty

1:47 pm

Deutsch

And naturally, I see it just now!

1:47 pm

Miyavi_fan

*waves from behind huge tissue* hi...*sobs*

1:48 pm

Uneaixoise

what's wrong, miyavi??

1:48 pm

Deutsch

Thanks, Une!
Miyavi, what are you listening to now?

1:48 pm

Jera

Are you sick, too, Miya??

1:48 pm

Miyavi_fan

The song I'm listening to just made me burst into tears! Completely out of the blue :/

1:48 pm

Uneaixoise

yw

1:48 pm

mab

Oh no! What happened Miyavi?

1:50 pm

Miyavi_fan

Don't worry, I'm just being over-dramatic!

1:51 pm

mab

That happens to me too, Miya. I think it is very normal.

1:53 pm

Miyavi_fan

Oooh...which songs set you off?

1:56 pm

mab

Sometimes it's a song that reminds me of someone, or something we did together (think men, here). Sometimes I just need to weep and put on something sad, like the soundtrack of Shindler's list. That sounds strange, but it helps me to get cried out.

1:56 pm

Jera

Well, if I am not needed, I will be going back to bed... must rest up before I have to go pick up the Gwydion...

1:57 pm

mab

And sometimes it is a piece of music that is just so sweet and beautiful that sets me off.

1:57 pm

Miyavi_fan

Doesn't sound strange to me! The song I was crying over was played at the funeral of someone very special...which may explain it

1:57 pm

mab

Take care, Jera.

1:57 pm

Uneaixoise

soundtrack from Schindler's List . . . ohmygod

1:58 pm

Deutsch

I aways cry at the end of Beethoven's ninth! I get emotional just thinking about it.

1:58 pm

Deutsch

rest well, Jera!

1:59 pm

mab

I know Shindler's List sounds extreme, but it is beautiful and I don't think about the move. Just the music.

1:59 pm

Uneaixoise

not extreme at all . . . I well remember how moving the music was . . .

2:02 pm

mab

Do you know that song 'You Never Walk Alone,' from the musical 'Carousel?' That was sung at my mother's funeral and then at my grandmother's funeral two weeks later. I tend to avoid that song. (even though Sinatra sings it)

2:03 pm

Miyavi_fan

I don't blame you...that's awful :/

2:04 pm

Deutsch

Mab, is that the song Jerry lewis sings at the end of his marathon?

2:05 pm

mab

Probably. It's quite sentimental. I'm sure Jerry Lewis really lays on the schmaltz.

2:07 pm

Deutsch

His version is schmaltz.
But I'm sure the versions you heard were tasteful and moving. It's a wonderful song.

2:07 pm

mab

The ninth is very stirring. Years ago I listened to it before I met with my professors! For strength!

2:08 pm

Deutsch

I have less than 100 to go, but I must be on my way to radio shack. see you!

2:08 pm

mab

Later Deutsch.

2:08 pm

Deutsch

Oh, well, if you're going to talk Beethoven. Yes, I find it empowering.

2:09 pm

Deutsch

I'm going to hear the 7th in a couple of weeks.

2:11 pm

mab

Beethoven and I share the same birthday. His music is so intense that you can really get emotional. I always want to move around after a beethoven symphony. Especially the seventh.

2:12 pm

musicmom

The first ti 4?

2:12 pm

mab

Oh, wow, I didn't see your post before I posted. Interesting.

2:12 pm

Deutsch

Then I'll always remember your birthday. I almost suggested Beethoven as an icon theme the last time you celebrated your birthday.

2:13 pm

Deutsch

Wow, we were sharing the brain at that point! LOL

2:14 pm

Deutsch

I'm definitely leaving now. Nice talking music with you, mab!

2:14 pm

mab

You are in the Baltimore area, Deutsch? Will the new conductor be installed by then?

2:16 pm

Jen

Afternoon all! I'm back for another go at this grid!

2:16 pm

Cmith

musicmom: push off kilter?

2:18 pm

musicmom

I have that one csmith. I also have the small bird, the one before that with the r in it and the one that goes on my car. I don't know what I'm missing.

2:18 pm

mab

Hi Jen. I have been pottering about all day. I should really concentrate and just finish this.

2:19 pm

musicmom

I'm down to 30 words. I really want to finish this one today.

2:20 pm

Jen

I've got TONS left, but I am finally up near the top on the rankings and I don't want to set that back. :)

2:20 pm

Deutsch

Mab, just came to IM someone and saw your post.
No, she doesn't arrive until next year. It's at the Peabody Conservatory here.

2:21 pm

mab

I must get out there next year. I loved the controversy about her.

2:22 pm

Cmith

musicmon: light colour?

2:22 pm

Deutsch

That was a joke! The paper made too big a deal about it. REally infuriated those of us who knew the story.

2:23 pm

mab

Music: do you have to add color?

2:23 pm

Deutsch

but would love to meet you in person and go to a concert either there or at Peabody. (I get free tickets to the Peabody concerts)

2:24 pm

mab

Some men just cannot get their minds around a woman conductor. They's rather see a female president before a conductor!

2:25 pm

Deutsch

Ugh!
see y'all la5

2:25 pm

mab

i;d love it. I may even be living in the area by next year. Ok, go to radio shack

2:27 pm

musicmom

OHHHH csmith. Thank you thank you thank you thank you!!!

2:28 pm

Cmith

Musicmom- 'skay - the little ones will get you every time

2:29 pm

musicmom

The problem was I couldn't even figure out what it was I didn't have.

2:33 pm

musicmom

The last ta6/18 and ta5/10

2:34 pm

musicmom

OOOOPs Those should have been te6/18 and te5/10 sheesh

2:35 pm

Haz1558

The last te 5/10 I have means short and abrupt in speech.

2:36 pm

mab

I have to speak concisely or speak very little, and the plural of to joke with or taunt.

2:36 pm

musicmom

Okay I have that one. Is the last 6/18 a plural of the 5/10?

2:36 pm

musicmom

I'll read back through the log for these. Hannah has homework and needs help. Be back later. I am going to finish this today.

2:37 pm

Haz1558

Either you will finish the grid or the grid will finish you!

2:42 pm

hurshy

ok, i'm back, and i need help. can someone tell me for starters just the 3rd letter of the first ti5?

2:43 pm

Haz1558

I make it r

2:43 pm

Cmith

hurshy - is that the plural of the previous ti4 - the things on your car?

2:43 pm

joey

it's the first letter, hurshy

2:44 pm

joey

hurshy

it is a crown to go on your head

2:44 pm

Haz1558

Sorry - it's the a - think princesses

2:46 pm

hurshy

no, no, the very first - joey's on it!

2:46 pm

hurshy

omg, i need the biggest fish ever. i need jonah's fish. i WANTED it to be that, i looked for that, i couldn't see it, and i am the stupidest person ever.

2:47 pm

hurshy

and now i'm done!

2:47 pm

hurshy

WHAT a bad note to end on.

2:48 pm

mab

jonah's was a mammal and you're so far from being stupid, it's ridiculous.

2:49 pm

mab

Brava hurshy!!!!!

Hurshy, ever see the film 'Emperors' Club?'

2:49 pm

hurshy

actually i don't think it was. i believe the biblical account says "big fish" and everyone just thinks of whales.

2:49 pm

hurshy

nope, never saw it.

2:50 pm

joey

congrats hurshy, glad I could help. I have about 50 to go, but don't think I am going to finish

2:51 pm

mab

It is about a prep school teacher at a school for boys - Kevin Kline. I think it might be interesting to you. It lacks the pathos of other movies about kids that age.

2:51 pm

hurshy

sure you will joey, with plenty of time and us to help with clues?!? piece of cake.

2:52 pm

hurshy

i think my sister likes that movie.

2:54 pm

joey

nah, I am trying to squeeze it in at work and am just about out of time. will try though.

great you finished

2:54 pm

mab

it was, well, interesting. It focuses on the son of a U.S. senator. He's a real nosebleed, but is challenged to behave honorably. No happy ending, just a logical one.

2:55 pm

hurshy

i always finish, barring internet unavailability, 14 hour driving days, and such.

2:55 pm

mab

And I'm sure you're right about the fish. I doubt the original aramaic or hebrew distinguished water mammals from fish.

2:56 pm

hurshy

and who knows, maybe there was some huge species of fish that is extinct now?

2:56 pm

Haz1558

It's the Loch Ness monster now.

2:57 pm

joey

i wish that I could, Hurshy, I admire you a lot for being able to do that. Maybe when I get a new home computer....8)

2:59 pm

hurshy

sounds like you need one, joey!

3:00 pm

joey

income tax refund time is coming..... yippee skippee, new one for me

3:03 pm

hurshy

hmm, no refund for me this year. i am finally a tax-paying citizen!

3:04 pm

joey

oh, sorry to hear that. I use mine as a bonus for my being "good" during the year....... ha

3:05 pm

hurshy

it's ok, i don't mind paying my taxes. after all, i do use the roads! but ugh, i better go. i have a calculus test to concoct.

3:05 pm

Jen

Taxes? I feel like we are paying up the wazoo this year, but this is the first time we have ever had to pay state income taxes... went from being Florida residents to citizens of the "commonwealth" of Virginia! I hope we get something back!

3:08 pm

Quick

any clues for ti 7/32?

3:09 pm

Haz1558

It's what you are when you are wearing a ti5/10

3:10 pm

Quick

unfortunately I don't have ti 5/10 either

3:11 pm

Cmith

ti 7/ 32 past tense of ti 5/10 (as a verb - put crown-like jewelry on head)
ti 6/ 18 plural of ti 5/10 (crown-like head jewels)

3:11 pm

Haz1558

ti5/10 - headgear worn by princess - like a little crown

3:19 pm

ch1212

gee, just tuned in again --- "Emperor's Club" was a good film, directed by Michael Hoffman, who also did "One Fine Day" with George Clooney. My little claim to fame is that I went to college with him and we did some plays together in theatre.

3:20 pm

ch1212

That is, college with Hoffman, not Clooney (unfortunately, though Mike was pretty cute too)

3:22 pm

mab

That's impressive ch1212. You know people. Or at least, person.

3:23 pm

ch1212

Well, it was years ago, back in the mid-70's. Mike was a talented guy even then. And very, very nice. I mean, a truly decent man.

3:23 pm

mab

The film was well done. It so easily could have dissolved into pathos at any point, and it never did.

3:25 pm

ch1212

He's good that way --- has a lot in common with Ron Howard, who directed Cocoon, Cinderella Man, Apollo 13, etc. He's also directing the upcoming DaVinci Code. Should be good.

3:25 pm

ch1212

Any clues out there for the at7? I couldn't understand the one about rhyming with the flower. Please and thanks!

3:28 pm

mab

I have a blind spot for that one. Still looking.

3:29 pm

joey

at 7 ends like when you lose your mind. goes at consonent second vowel squiggly consonent third vowel first vowel.

3:30 pm

Jen

Sorry, I'm working backwards and still in the li's. :)

3:31 pm

ch1212

joey, THANK YOU! I finally got it! And NOW I understand the flower clue ... duh. Hand me a trout.

3:32 pm

Jacula

Here you are! *Lobs trout over.*:-)

3:32 pm

Angelsong

help with the second set of re8's? all I have left are re's, and i only have the first six of those.

3:32 pm

Judi

At7: The absence or closure of a normal body orifice or tubular passage such as the anus, intestine, or external ear canal. (What a way to make an entrance!)

3:32 pm

joey

yvw.... sometimes clues just don't do it, need to be hand led... i need that a lot..

3:33 pm

ch1212

thx, jacula, judi -- what a definition! Let's just not go there :)

3:33 pm

Cmith

re 7/ 28 move higher again! or ante for poker again! or increase salary again!
re 8/ 45 past tense of re 7/28 (moved higher again!)
re 8/ 40 3rd person singular, present tense (plural) of re 7/28 (moves higher again)

3:34 pm

Jen

Thanks Judi! I just wasn't getting the flower/consonant/vowel thingy! :/

3:34 pm

ExWren

I shall have words with gramma next time we meet. I was persuaded to start this grid against my better judgment, but wasn't warned about the re's. I've only just finished them, and still have all above them to do.
"You have 120 words to find". ahhhhhhhhhhhh

3:34 pm

Jacula

re7/28 - to ra5/10 (elevate) again
re8/45 - past tense of above

3:35 pm

Jacula

re8/40 - active tense of the re6 & 7.

3:35 pm

ch1212

ExWren, no worries -- the hardest part is over!

3:36 pm

Jacula

re6/18 & 7/28 - to get up out of bed again, present & active.

3:36 pm

ch1212

Ex-Wren, is that the arch in Roma on your icon, the one near the coliseum?

3:37 pm

Jacula

re6/18 - to set out to sea again
re6/18 - to give another chair to :-)

3:38 pm

Jacula

re6/21 - 1. Any of various Mediterranean plants , including the mignonette, having densely flowered terminal racemes and divided petals.
2. A grayish or dark green to yellow green or light olive.

3:38 pm

mab

ah, yes. Thanks joey. I new it had to do with the word for foyer.

3:38 pm

Jen

Can someone tell me why I can't see the li6? (meaning... can I get a clue pretty please?!?!!?) :)

3:39 pm

Jacula

re6/18 - to relocate
re6/18 - to sell

3:40 pm

ch1212

Jen, I found it tough... finally got it. Think of a person who connects, a li**** for (perhaps) a consulate office.

3:40 pm

Jacula

re6/18 - 1. Situated at, located close to, or directed toward the back.
2. Backward; reverse.

re7/28 - what a prisoner might demand if wrongly convicted.

3:41 pm

Jacula

Was that enough for the re's?

3:41 pm

smaller

wow! thanks for all the clues, Jacula!!

3:43 pm

Jacula

When trying to find the li6 & the associated 7s following it, remember that the word contains TWO i's.

3:43 pm

Jen

Thanks ch! I kept trying that one without the extra "me" vowel. :)

3:45 pm

joey

help with the sa 7 please?

3:47 pm

Jacula

sa7/28 - a cross with diagonal bars of equal length. Think sa(condiment) + short word for 'anger'.

3:47 pm

Deutsch

Hi everyone, I'm back and finally have the DVD hooked up and working.
Anybody have any DVDs I could borrow?
LOL

3:48 pm

Jen

sa7 means: An ordinary in the shape of a Saint Andrew's cross, formed by the crossing of a bend and a bend sinister... but it looks a lot like a common cracker made by Nabisco only the 'n' is an 'r'... if that makes sense. :)

3:48 pm

joey

tyvm,,,,,,,,,, preciate the help, both ways.

3:55 pm

smaller

deutsch,

I have "Dora" and "Thomas the Tank Engine" and "Bob the Builder"
which would you like?

3:55 pm

smaller

Hi Joey!!
Hi Jen!!

3:56 pm

Jen

And I have Wiggles, Sesame Street, and Kim Possible (all of them!)... ;)

3:57 pm

joey

hi smaller

3:58 pm

joey

hope you're having a good day

3:59 pm

Jen

Hey smaller! How are you today?

4:01 pm

smaller

Hey Joey,
you should post your baseball hunk photos as your icons for the next few days.

Jen,
i'm failing at this grid. I only have 86 words. Work is just not being nice to me lately

4:01 pm

Jacula

I've got 'Stoppit & Tidyup', 'Fireman Sam', 'Count Duckula' and lots of Disney films, Smaller. Anything take your fancy?

4:03 pm

smaller

Jacula,
lol! They're actually for Deutsch, she has a new DVD player and asked for DVD's. My repetoire is limited in genre but compensates with quantity.

4:03 pm

Jen

smaller, some of these words really kicked my butt today! But I am doing so much better on the rankings page I felt compelled to not give up! LOL

4:04 pm

smaller

Jen,
the rankings page makes me te4/4-y.

4:04 pm

Jen

Oh, and Deutsch, I also have the entire John Wayne library and the 1st season of Magnum, PI. :)

4:04 pm

Deutsch

Jacula, Jen and smaller! Thanks so much. They all sound like fun. I like some of those shows very much. LOL

4:06 pm

Deutsch

Jen, the first movie my dad watched on his first VCR was true grit. By the end of Christmas break, everyone was quoting (and sorta sounding like) the duke.

4:07 pm

ch1212

help please on the de6/21 that is not associated with table condiment, wanting, or the sandy place... please and thanks!

4:08 pm

joey

smaller, your wish is my command, not the best, though

4:09 pm

Jen

Deutsch, my son is named for the John Wayne in The Searchers... Ethan.

4:10 pm

Deutsch

Jen, that's a good name and a good movie

4:12 pm

Jacula

de6/21 - sounds like lorry fuel (DERV). Anagram of the sea-going sa4/4 (+ past tense).

4:14 pm

smaller

"your wish is my command"

wow, wish i heard that more!
thanks joey. kinda dark though. who is it?

4:15 pm

ch1212

Thx, Jacula -- I'll work on it from those clues

4:16 pm

Jacula

y/w, CH.

4:17 pm

joey

pete mackanin, former manager of the pittsburgh pirates. i am very disappointed about how dark the pix is, it is the darkest of the ones that i took that time/place..

4:19 pm

smaller

joey,
wouldn't it be just a hoot if he babbled?!!!
i always wonder that: i wonder if any celebrity babbles.
well besides ren. she IS a movie star

4:19 pm

joey

oooooooh, what movies? what did I miss?

4:20 pm

Deutsch

Thanks for the DVDs. I'll return them when I've watched them all twice. I'm going to see if I can learn how to use the remote. Doesn't really matter. We spend half the time looking for the TV remote.
*scoops up DVDs*

4:20 pm

marigold

Does anyone have a clue for the ti7?
Please

4:20 pm

smaller

joey,
well i didn't recognize the names. but she's been in 2!!!!

4:21 pm

Jacula

ti7/32 - what a princess is when wearing her jewelled headgear.

4:21 pm

smaller

deutsch,
oh sure. deprive my cute little boy of his favorite movies. shame shame

4:21 pm

joey

how cool for her..... I will have to ask.

down to 8 to go. have about an hour in between work to try to get them.... dreadful re's.

4:23 pm

Deutsch

ah, yes, smaller.
*hands back a few DVD*
*quickly leaves before anyone else asks*

4:23 pm

Jen

marigold, to be small-crowned... take the thing that Miss America wears and make it past tense.

In terms of TV, I was the anchor on a kid's news show when I was in elementary school! Oh, and Cheryl Hines (from Curb Your Enthusiasm) was my babsitter! :)

4:23 pm

Angelsong

ok. I'm down to my very last word. It is an RE 6/18 (I think). THe ones I have are:

get out of bed again
go to sea again
offer a chair again
olive green
to sell
toward the back

which one am I missing?

4:24 pm

periwinkle

marigold are you here?

4:24 pm

Jacula

Joey - if you scroll back a bit I put lots of clues on for re's.

4:25 pm

ch1212

I'm sure these are staring me in the face, but I can't find two of the ta6/18's... I have the one to do with a bone. HELP thanks!

4:25 pm

Jacula

Angel - re6/18 - to relocate.

4:25 pm

marigold

Thank you so much Jacula. I can't believe it was right there in front of me.

4:25 pm

joey

tks Jac, i will take a look when i figure out what i need

4:27 pm

Jacula

Marigold - the ta6/18s are both related to bones in the foot.

4:27 pm

periwinkle

Hi, marigold!!!
Hi Everyone!!!

4:27 pm

Jen

Hi periwinkle!!!!! :)

4:28 pm

Angelsong

I'm all done! I can't believe it, but I did finish!

4:28 pm

Jen

WTG Angelsong!!!!!

4:28 pm

ch1212

****!!!!!!***!!***!!!!!! Angelsong!!!!!

4:30 pm

Jacula

*~*~*~*~FIREWORKS FOR ANGELSONG*~*~*~*~*~

4:42 pm

harpjane

Hello!

4:44 pm

Jacula

Hiya Peri, Harp and anyone else I've missed.

4:45 pm

musicmom

Hey gang! I'm down to my last 28 words. I'm going through with brandyjack's list to try to figure out what I'm missing.

4:47 pm

periwinkle

Hi, Jacula!!!

4:50 pm

Jacula

I'm sorting some files out but I'll be around and about - so, if anyone wants any clues just knock on my monitor. Not too hard, mind, 'cos it's a soft screen.:-)

4:52 pm

ch1212

Had to change my icon from the Idaho 'deer crossing' to this -- far more appropo considering I STILL can't figure out the de6 I'm missing DESPITE Jacula's most excellent clue of 'anagram sa4/4 +past tense.... The sign reads WRONG WAY - GO BACK! in case you can't see it... help!

4:54 pm

Jacula

ch - try this: de + anagram of the sa/4 that's found on a yacht.

4:55 pm

Jacula

(The lorry fuel is not petrol but d*****.) Hope that helps.

4:56 pm

musicmom

The last er5/10?

4:59 pm

ch1212

Thanks again, Jacula... I'm trying every possible combination -- again. Clearly, I'm not trying the right one :) but at least I'm still smiling. It's my last word.

4:59 pm

ch1212

musicmom, a great clue awhile back was, think of the words to songs, they come in v*****. Drop the v.

4:59 pm

ukfizz

so... come on all of you clever ones... how do you finish so often? lol

5:00 pm

ch1212

Only with each other, ukfzz, only with each other.

5:03 pm

musicmom

Thanks CH. I got so busy looking at the grid I forget to watch the log for the clue. I've got it now:-)) UK I would never finish if it weren't for these clues.

5:04 pm

Quick

It's amazing how you can try every combination possible and still miss the word. Then you see a clue and BAM - it was there all along . 'doh

5:05 pm

melissamay

ch1212, try googling: a Gaelic word that derives from the same root as the Latin dexter, “right, right-handed".

5:05 pm

melissamay

Those weird symbols should be quote marks, by the way. :)

5:06 pm

Jen

What'd I miss? I was making a Cosmopolitan! ;)

5:10 pm

musicmom

Can someone tell me which li the roaring mammal is? I'm trying to figure out which li4/4 s I'm missing.

5:10 pm

periwinkle

Well, I have half of the words, tired from work. may be back later, time for dinner

5:10 pm

Jen

MM, it's the king of the jungle.

5:11 pm

periwinkle

musicmom, do you have "king of the jungle"

5:11 pm

musicmom

Yep I have the word I need to know where in the list it appears. i.e. which li 4/4 is it?

5:12 pm

musicmom

Figured it out. I'm good. Thanks everyone.

5:24 pm

Lbeelar

how many words are there please ?

5:24 pm

Jen

261 total words today. :)

5:25 pm

Lbeelar

Thankyou.....

5:25 pm

musicmom

These pesky "re" words. UGH! Jac thanks for the clues earlier. I'm still trying to figure out what I'm missing so I can use them.

5:26 pm

musicmom

Okay, moving on....
How about ho 6/24 and ho6/21

5:30 pm

chic

hello again, can I have a ckue for the sa7/28? plz...

5:31 pm

musicmom

NaCl + one wheel on your car.

5:32 pm

chic

thanx, musicmom!

5:32 pm

musicmom

No problem.

5:35 pm

EvaNadine

evenin babblers!

5:36 pm

musicmom

Hi Eva. Can you believe I'm still doing this? I'm down to 17 words. Will not quit!

5:36 pm

EvaNadine

heh, i still have 113 words...not even attempting to finish...

5:37 pm

musicmom

I really thought I was going to be done earlier this afternoon.

5:37 pm

Quick

I still have 161 words left to find GGRRRRR........

5:38 pm

ch1212

Melissamay, Jacula -- THANK YOU!!! Finished! This one was a toughie, and there's no way without all of you. Adios! (a babbler told me she likes that way of saying good-bye because it's A-Dios (to God). Now it's my favorite way of signing off too!

5:38 pm

EvaNadine

i hardly babbled all afternoon at work -- wanted to get a lot done today so i can sit on my duff for my bday
;)

then i had a lotta stuff to do when i got home, so im only just signing back on...heh

5:39 pm

EvaNadine

really?
"hottie" isnt a word?
but i use it all the time!!

5:39 pm

musicmom

I'm STILL in my pajamas. Okay, well I took a shower and put on clean pajamas. I was serious about not getting dressed today> I have done five loads of laundry, made a 100th day of school vest with Hannah, checked homework and handed down the chores. I'm not a complete slug.

5:40 pm

ch1212

Gee evanadine (she says drily) I wouldn't have guessed that from your sign (teehee*)

5:40 pm

musicmom

No hottie isn't a word - although if it were a word, I would only need one ho instead of two.

5:40 pm

EvaNadine

who, meeeee?
;)

5:41 pm

EvaNadine

you need 2 ho's MM?
gee, how greedy!
;)

5:42 pm

musicmom

Yeah. hohos you know chocolate covered cakes with gooey goodness:-))

5:42 pm

ch1212

well, I see the conversation is rapidly deteriorating...too bad I have to leave! ;)

5:43 pm

EvaNadine

hehe, good try MM
;)

5:43 pm

musicmom

ch - chicken:-))

5:49 pm

EvaNadine

must. not. get. sore. throat. for. birthday!!

5:49 pm

musicmom

You all might want to leave the room while I scream!
I'm going all the way back to the beginning of the log today to see if there is any way to figure these words out. be back soon.

5:49 pm

musicmom

No no don't get sick.

5:50 pm

EvaNadine

i have the 2 Ti 8s
those are my long ones...hehe

5:55 pm

Cathyar

is there even a word with the "x" in it today?

5:55 pm

EvaNadine

if there is, i havent found it...but i still have just over 100 to go

5:56 pm

musicmom

I haven't used x yet and I have 16 words left.

5:59 pm

Cathyar

evanadine...i beg u for clues to your 2 ti 8's?

6:01 pm

EvaNadine

cathy -- take your Ti6 that is a beauty queens crown.

* add a 2-letter past-tense suffix.
* add a 2-letter plural suffix.

6:01 pm

rosalind230

any clues for the sa 7/28 please this is my last one and cant see it for looking must be getting tired

6:03 pm

jtdp

rosa condiment +anger=scots flag

6:05 pm

Mary

Rosa, sa7 seasoning plus emotion

6:06 pm

Mary

Evan, am still working on the grid, but I don't think there are (2) ti8's. There is a ti7/21. Right?

6:07 pm

Jacula

I'm still around if anyone needs clues. Still sorting and labelling photos. Just knock on the monitor if you need me!:-)

6:08 pm

musicmom

Okay I need ho6/24 and ho6/21. I also need li 6/18,li7/32,li7/28

Please anyone?

6:08 pm

EvaNadine

yeah mary, youre right....
i combined my Ti7 with my 2 Re8s
oops!

6:09 pm

Jacula

Past & present tense of the ho5/12 before them, MM.

6:09 pm

rosalind230

Got it thanks jtdp and mary off now bye

6:09 pm

Mary

musicmom, Ho6's, add on to your ho5/12

6:10 pm

musicmom

Need a HUGE fish. I feel incredibly stupid. Thanks Jac.

6:10 pm

musicmom

Thanks Mary

6:11 pm

Jacula

li6 & 2 7s - all related. 'act between parties with a view to reconciling differences'.

Remember, when you make the word(s) that there are TWO i's in it!

6:13 pm

Jacula

MM - would a giant cod do? Some of them grow massive if the size of their drying heads on racks at the roadsides in Iceland are anything to go by. (I went there for the day on my 40th birthday.)

6:14 pm

musicmom

That would be perfect. Make sure they are old and stinky. I think I need two. Thanks for the li's. I ended up doing the reverse dictionary thing because I could not figure out where those stupid 'i' s went. Now I have to go back to the list because I'm STILL missing an l word

6:15 pm

Cathyar

don't have any ho 5's or ho 6's. wahhhh!!! Help?

6:16 pm

Jacula

MM - They are old & stinky, believe me! REFRESH to see a pic of the drying racks on my icon.

6:16 pm

musicmom

replace the n of the no5 that means sounds with an h.The sixes are related to that word.

6:17 pm

musicmom

eeeewwwwwwwww

6:17 pm

Mary

Cathyar, ho5/12 is to lift something very heavy but change last letter, and build on to that for the 2 6 letter words

6:17 pm

Quick

2 of the ho4's have to do with gardening

6:18 pm

KRISTINAROSE333

la 7/32 and 8/40? Please

6:18 pm

Cathyar

very odd...i tried those b4 and it wouldn't take them... not the first time that's happened to me tonite though....very strange. Thanks a bunch for the aid though!!! :)

6:19 pm

Jacula

MM - When I asked Hedda, our guide, WHY we had to get out of the coach to smell the fish, her reply was that since we (British) had stopped them whaling then we could put up with the stink of the fish.:-( Actually, she was a very nice lady and we got on well.

6:21 pm

Jacula

la7/32 - 'toward the side'. Add a short word for a tv commercial to the la5/10 before it.

6:21 pm

Mary

Kristin la7/32 Toward the side; away from the mesial plane
la8/40 a red soil produced by rock decay

6:21 pm

musicmom

Hehehe. Jac that is funny. What about the last te6/18 and te 5/10?

6:21 pm

macuser

Kristinarose
la7/32 - take your la5/10 and put what a tv commercial is called

6:22 pm

KRISTINAROSE333

TY.. I got both

6:22 pm

Jacula

la8/40 - A red residual soil in humid tropical and subtropical regions that is leached of soluble minerals, aluminum hydroxides, and silica but still contains concentrations of iron oxides and iron hydroxides.

(Add 3 letters to the end of the tardier la5/10 before. Like at the end of Yos***** Sam.)

6:23 pm

Jacula

Last te6/18 is the plural of the te5 above it.

6:24 pm

musicmom

Is the te 5 before it the one that me sharp or short in speech?

6:24 pm

Jacula

Last te5/10 - Brief and to the point. Rhymes with the v's that poems have.

6:25 pm

musicmom

Okay then I have that one. I'm missing the te5 that also needs the te6 plural. Are you ready to kill me yet?

6:26 pm

Jacula

No, the te5/10 before the 6 is an anagram of ' I tear'.

6:26 pm

Jacula

MM - No, can't kill you. I already 'shot' someone when they asked on here earlier in the week. Only allow myself one a week. LOL.

6:27 pm

musicmom

Boy am I lucky I got stupid later in the week<g>

6:27 pm

pbr

I've saved the worst for last. the r's, s's and t's. I need to shut down from one place and sign on later. Hopefully I will get finished!! 117 to go!!

6:28 pm

macuser

Hooray! Done! Finally!

Some interesting words in today's grid

6:28 pm

musicmom

Jac - got them finally. I made chocolate chocolate chip cookies today. Can I send you some for your trouble?

6:30 pm

Jacula

*~*~*~*FIREWORKS FOR MACUSERS*~*~*~*~

6:31 pm

Jacula

*or even for MacUser.

6:31 pm

Jacula

MM - That'd be very nice! Thank you.:-)

6:31 pm

macuser

Yay! My first fireworks :) Thanks Jacula!

6:31 pm

EvaNadine

mmmmmmmmm.........ice cream makes throat feel better.
:D

6:31 pm

Jacula

Just going to get rid of these fish racks. They stink!

6:32 pm

musicmom

Here's a dozen. How about the last ta 5/10? (I also need the 6 but figure it is the plural)

6:33 pm

macuser

MM
take your ta4/4 and add a vowel

6:33 pm

musicmom

Glad to see the sign back. Didn't like the fish smell.

6:33 pm

Jacula

last ta5/10 - ta4/4 + 1st person singular pronoun.

6:34 pm

macuser

and for the ta6, add another vowel

6:34 pm

Jacula

last ta6/18 - same as the 5 but also add a definite article at the end.

6:35 pm

musicmom

Thanks! Got to figure out what I'm missing. I thought I was done. This thing is boggling my mind today

6:35 pm

macuser

Jacula - your clues are much more refined than mine :)

6:35 pm

Jacula

MM - don't say 'boggle' - that's another game! LOL.

6:36 pm

Jacula

Macuser - Often the pincer movement of 2 lots of clues helps more people than you might realise.:-)

6:37 pm

musicmom

OOps. giggle. Actually I really need all the clues I can get.

6:37 pm

Jacula

I'll go back to my photo files and do some more labelling whilst you're sorting out what you need, MM.

6:37 pm

macuser

That is true, but still...

6:39 pm

Jacula

Mac - You keep on giving clues. The more clues, the merrier!

6:40 pm

macuser

Thanks for the encouragement, Jac :)

6:41 pm

musicmom

Here Mac how about this one
sa6/24

6:42 pm

macuser

MM
Plural of your sa 5/14

6:43 pm

hurshy

la dee da... waiting for download to complete... how are the babblers?

6:45 pm

macuser

Hi hurshy
I'm a babbling idiot at the moment, heh

6:46 pm

musicmom

UGH!! I'm down to one stinkin word. It is an r word but I cannot for the life of me begin to tell you which one I'm missing. Don't list them all again. Let me go back in the log again. I know we have been over and over this today.

6:46 pm

hurshy

you done, mac?

6:47 pm

musicmom

BTW thanks Mac I didn't even know what that 5/14 was I got it from a clue earlier.

6:47 pm

macuser

Yes hurshy, finally!

6:47 pm

macuser

You're welcome, MM :)

6:50 pm

Jacula

Hi Hurshy!:-)

6:50 pm

periwinkle

help with li7/28 and li7/32 please

6:50 pm

Jacula

MM - My clues didn't include the first 6 re's.

6:52 pm

Jacula

Peri - li6 & 2 7s - all related. 'act between parties with a view to reconciling differences'.

Remember, when you make the word(s) that there are TWO i's in it!

6:52 pm

macuser

Peri
plural and past tense of your li6/18

6:52 pm

musicmom

The one I'm missing is in the end. Here' is what I have
get up again
go to water again
change chairs
color
shop
backwards

A ny ideas?

6:53 pm

hurshy

hi jac, hi peri!

6:53 pm

periwinkle

don't have the li6/18, clues please

6:53 pm

periwinkle

hi hurshy!!!

6:54 pm

Jacula

Peri - li6 clue. Many companies have a Client Li***** Officer.

6:54 pm

macuser

MM
do you have the one about going to court again?

6:54 pm

hurshy

li 6/18 - someone who acts as a go-between is a li7 (different ending - not in puzzle). this li6 is the verb.

6:54 pm

Jacula

re7/28 - to try in court again. (?)

6:55 pm

musicmom

NO I don't!whooooowhoooooooooooooo oooo dancing and dancing. Oh wait better type the word....

6:55 pm

musicmom

UGH I did have that one.

6:56 pm

periwinkle

hurshy and Jacula, thanks for help with the li's

6:56 pm

Jacula

re6/18 - to relocate. (?)

6:56 pm

Jacula

y/w, Peri. Have you got 'em now?

6:56 pm

hurshy

MM - change location?

6:56 pm

musicmom

I know this is pathetic but will you give me the 3rd letter? I htink that is the one I'm missing.

6:57 pm

hurshy

s

6:57 pm

Jacula

MM - res.

6:57 pm

macuser

MM
How about the one that's like the going to court one but minus a vowel?

6:57 pm

periwinkle

have 119 words to find, will not plan to finish, still hae li words, re words, sh words, etc

6:57 pm

musicmom

OH PRAISE GOD! I got it I got it. All my boxes are grey!!!!! I'm singing and dancing and done done done.

6:58 pm

hurshy

yay musicmom!

6:58 pm

Jacula

*~*~*~*FIREWORKS FOR MUSICMOM*~*~*~*~

(Hope she can hear them above all that singing and dancing!)

6:58 pm

Uneaixoise

congrats, musicmom!

6:58 pm

musicmom

Thank you thank you (bow bow bow) I dedicate this grid to all my patient friends in cyber land.

6:58 pm

macuser

Way to go, MM! Good job!! :D

6:58 pm

mab

Hurrah, musicmom!!!!!

6:59 pm

musicmom

Oh yeah I hear them popping in the air.

6:59 pm

musicmom

How pathetic is it that I dedicated my entire day to finishing?

6:59 pm

Jacula

MM - Hope that's the fireworks you can hear and not my Other Half; I gave him cabbage again tonight.:-(

7:00 pm

macuser

lol, Jac

7:00 pm

hurshy

this is going to take FOREVER. i'll just have to let it run and go do something else (i'm downloading iTunes. trying to jump on the wave of the future, or something.)

7:00 pm

Jacula

MM - Not pathetic at all! You decided to have a day off doing what you wanted to do. Everyone deserves a day like that every now and again.x

7:00 pm

musicmom

hehehheee. That's funny. I'm just excited because I'm done before my other half gets home. I am going to quilt tonight while Law and Order is on.

7:01 pm

periwinkle

er7/28 and ti7/32 anyone?

7:02 pm

musicmom

MacUser. I am also a macuser and I love my iTunes. I even got an iPod for our anniversary last year. I love to use it in the car to listen to NPR podcasts and do lesson prep.

7:02 pm

macuser

I must go now and fix some dinner. Happy babbling everyone! :)

7:02 pm

Jacula

Hurshy - I know how you feel! I'm sick of titling photos. Why, oh why, do I (and others) save them on here without removing the automatic numbering and changing it to a title?? AARRRGH!

7:02 pm

Uneaixoise

ti7 = wearing a ti5 . . . yes, believe it or not, it's a word!

7:02 pm

musicmom

Bye mac. Thanks for the help.

7:02 pm

Cathyar

ti7 = having placed a crown on one's head

7:02 pm

macuser

Yay! Another Mac person :)

7:03 pm

periwinkle

Oops, I already had the ti7 but thanks anyway,

7:03 pm

Jacula

Yes, the ti7 is a real adjective. It's in both the big Oxford and the big Collin's dictionaries.

7:03 pm

Cathyar

er7 = waves do this to the shoreline...except replace the second vowel.

7:04 pm

musicmom

Peri er Think land wearing away but change the middle vowel to the 1st vowel.

7:04 pm

periwinkle

Cathy and musicmom, thanks got it

7:04 pm

Cathyar

still looking for the sa5

7:05 pm

Jacula

er7/28 - the act of rubbing out or obliterating. (You do this when you rub out your incorrect, pencilled-in crossword answers.

7:06 pm

Jacula

Cathyar - the sa5/12 or the sa5/14?

7:06 pm

periwinkle

have the re8's that mean to lift up again, may I have cluies for the other re 8's please

7:06 pm

Cathyar

sa5/14 sorry

7:06 pm

Jacula

sa5/12 is the plural of the sa4 before it. (There's a singer of that name.)

7:07 pm

Uneaixoise

sa5/14 = unhappy + masculine pronoun

7:08 pm

musicmom

Peri do you have the re7/28? The words you are looking for build off it. I just RE***** you needed a clue.

7:08 pm

Jacula

sa5/14 & its pl. the 6 below it - The 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

(Add the 8th letter of the English alphabet to the sa4 previously mentioned.)

7:09 pm

periwinkle

thanks musicmom, I usually see those words spelled with a "z" in the middle

7:10 pm

musicmom

Yep me too. It took me forever to find them.

7:11 pm

periwinkle

help with the la8/40 please

7:13 pm

Uneaixoise

la4/4 + opposite of wrong

7:13 pm

musicmom

I don't know what it means. It starts with the la5 meaning not now and ends with a science suffix

7:14 pm

periwinkle

une and musicmom, thanks got it

7:14 pm

periwinkle

have all the 8's , missing an re7 but don't know which one

7:15 pm

periwinkle

I think I am missing the re that means to relocate, but can't find it

7:16 pm

musicmom

do you have the one that means going back to court?
getting out of your chair again?
starting a new family?
the other one is related to the other re word I gave earlier.

7:16 pm

musicmom

Peri,
To relocate --- think about the re word that means to say a poem. Change the middle consonant.

7:17 pm

Jacula

Peri - Start with either 'r' then go to the 'e', then down to the right, up to the right, up to the right, across to the right. Voila!

7:19 pm

periwinkle

Jacula and musicmom, I only came up with an re6/18 with your clues

7:20 pm

Uneaixoise

down to 3 words and am missing one I'm sure is uber obvious . . . ti4/4 above "very small" and after big crown words . . .

7:20 pm

Jen

siiiiiiigggggghhhh... can't beat dinner made by others and son bathed by grandparents!!!!! I'm baaaaaaack! :)

7:20 pm

musicmom

It's a light color. hue

7:21 pm

Uneaixoise

sorry, already have that one--there's another one, right?

7:21 pm

Jacula

peri - where does a construction worker work? On a building s***. re + that word.

7:22 pm

musicmom

A sideward lean

7:22 pm

periwinkle

Jacula, got that one, it is an re6/18 , I still need an re7,
have the ones musicmom mentioned

7:22 pm

Uneaixoise

aaahhh, thanks so much--that's been driving me nuts!!

7:22 pm

musicmom

or the end of a pinball game for the ti4

7:23 pm

Jacula

re7 - to elevate again. (?)

7:23 pm

musicmom

Do you have the one that is going back to court minus the 3rd vowel in the middle?

7:23 pm

periwinkle

Jacula, have those 3, thanks

7:23 pm

Jacula

re7/28 - to 'see the light'. (?)

7:24 pm

Jacula

re7/28 - gets up out of bed again. (?)

7:25 pm

Uneaixoise

HALLELUJAH, I'M DONE!!!! Woohoo!!!!

7:25 pm

periwinkle

Jacula, have them,
musicmom, don't understand your clue- have the going to court again, but when I don't use the 3rd vowel the word is not accepted.

7:25 pm

Jacula

re7/28 - try in court again. (?)

7:25 pm

periwinkle

Jacula, Bingo, had the singular but not the plural, thank you

7:26 pm

musicmom

I have a six letter re word that is the seven letter word minus the personal pronoun vowel.

7:26 pm

ExWren

uni, double HALLELUIA!!! So have I---Just

7:26 pm

periwinkle

up to 160 which is more than half, going to bed early, see you all tomorrow!!!

7:26 pm

Jacula

*~*~*~*~FIREWORKS FOR UNE*~*~*~*~

7:27 pm

musicmom

Terrific Une. I missed that you were done because I was helping Peri. Here have a cookie.

7:27 pm

Uneaixoise

congrats, exwren!!!

7:27 pm

Jacula

And *~*~*~*~*~FIREWORKS FOR EXWREN*~*~*~*~

7:27 pm

Uneaixoise

mmmmm, delish . . . thanks!

7:27 pm

musicmom

Good night Peri.

7:27 pm

musicmom

Congrat! Exwren. It was a tuffie.

7:28 pm

Jacula

'Night, Peri. Sleep well. Don't Babble in your dreams!

7:32 pm

Jen

WTG everyone who has finished!! :)

7:32 pm

musicmom

Hey all. I'm still here for a while if anyone needs help. I'm folding towels and quilting but my computer is right by my chair.

7:35 pm

Jacula

Octopus Mum, oops! I meant MusicMom - How do you fold towels AND quilt??:-)

7:38 pm

Christa

Hello everyone... are you present ?? Kim - Colorado???

7:50 pm

Sherylr1961

hello all
Been spending way to much time on the ra's need some help on the last three on the list, the last ra 5/10, ra 6/18 and the last ra 5/10. Any clues pls

7:51 pm

Jacula

last ra5/10 is the plural of the ra4/4.

7:52 pm

Jacula

ra6/18 is those who ra4/4. Think, if you didn't like something a lot you might say, I didn't ra** that much.'

7:53 pm

Sherylr1961

ty Jac my oh my just looked at the re's lord help me, don't think I'm finishing this puzzle tonight

7:53 pm

Jacula

Sheryl - if you scroll back there are lots of good clues for the re's.

7:54 pm

Sherylr1961

ty Jac I will do that.

7:57 pm

musicmom

I'm so sorry. WE had a discipline issue here and I ended up being away from the computer. I need my street signs - that's for sure.

7:58 pm

musicmom

Jac. I fold the towels as they come out of the dryer. Start stacks on the floor. Then I pick up the quilt unti lthe next load is done. Towels and socks are the only things i don't fold in the laundry room. Takes too long.

8:03 pm

Jacula

MM - It's okay. I was only kidding. I'm a multi-tasker, too.

8:04 pm

musicmom

I think my husband wonders how I do it. (I knew you were kidding). My chair is like command central. My phone, my computer, my Bible, the blank absence and bus notes for the kids, sudoku book etc. I work from home a lot so my computer has to be where I can access it easily.

8:05 pm

musicmom

Speaking of which, I need to check the dryer. Brb

8:07 pm

Jacula

Just took the last load from my dryer.:-)

8:08 pm

LeslieAnn

hello folks, anyone have ad 8/50? at 7/28?

8:09 pm

lawyer-1

Succcess at last! My artistic masterpiece is complete.....200 words for 2222 points!

8:11 pm

musicmom

ad 8 is a sticky word

8:11 pm

LeslieAnn

congrats lawyer!

8:12 pm

musicmom

at 7 sounds like a word for memory loss. Sorry that is a crummy clue

8:12 pm

musicmom

good job lawyer. This was a tough grid

8:13 pm

brandyjack

might have been a less than perfect clue, but was good enough.... thanks.

8:13 pm

lawyer-1

When the grids are that big, I just try to do something different and then quit rather than try to complete it.

8:14 pm

musicmom

Thanks brandyjack. I definitely wouldn't be finished today without your list. Wheweee.

8:14 pm

Jacula

Just been checking my e-mails and a friend from Austin, Texas has just sent me a funny link. Take a look, if you like:
http://www.ultranalog.co m/sale/cd.html

8:15 pm

Jacula

(Remove the space from between the c & o in 'com' first though!)

8:15 pm

Jacula

*or rather the 'o' & 'm'.

8:16 pm

brandyjack

I wasn't ignoring you the other nat Jacs, was sleeping. Slept all day with stupid migraine in fact.

8:16 pm

Jacula

Hey BJ. That's okay!

8:17 pm

musicmom

That is hilarious Jac. thanks

8:18 pm

Jacula

BJ - a tendency to get migraines and staring at computer screens all day (even these modern ones) don't really go together. The only 2 migraines I ever had in my life were back in the early 80s, before anyone knew breaks had to be taken etc., were from working with computers.

8:19 pm

Jacula

It is good, isn't it, MM! Glad you enjoyed it. (I don't know about you, but I could hear the voice of HAL from '2001 - A Space Odyssey' when I was reading it.)

8:20 pm

brandyjack

I don't think mine are 'migraines', just feel like it. Most seemd to be caused by laying on one side all night while sleeping. If I wake up with one and can sleep on the other side for an hour, it will usually go away. And Tryptan doesn't work is another contra-indication.

8:20 pm

Cathyar

at7? can someone help me?

8:20 pm

musicmom

Oh definitely Jac. I sent it to Greg - he works on computers and has been helping a friend all week with a major problem. He'll appreciate it too. Yep definitely Hal

8:21 pm

musicmom

Cathy did you see my lame clue a few minutes ago?

8:21 pm

brandyjack

at 7. The type of well that bubbles out of the ground. mis-spell the middle syllable and lop off the 8th character.

8:21 pm

Cathyar

just saw it mm... trying to get it

8:23 pm

Jacula

Cathyr - If you can't work the at7 out from the clues, try Googling the definition:

1. The absence or closure of a normal body orifice or tubular passage such as the anus, intestine, or external ear canal.
2. The degeneration and resorption of one or more ovarian follicles before a state of maturity has been reached.

8:24 pm

Jen

siiiiiiggggghhhh.... still trying to get some babble peace. ;)

brandyjack, I hope you are doing okay! Just saw a brief mention about migraines and started thinkin' positive thoughts for ya! I started my migraine life with a coma when I was 11, so I KNOW headaches! :)

8:24 pm

musicmom

Thanks Jac. i was trying to get those for her and my screen froze.

8:25 pm

Jacula

BJ - That's very strange. I suppose you've asked your doctor about it?

I don't know about you, but I have a preferred side to lie on at night, if I lie on the other for more than about 10 mins, my arm goes dead and feels kind of 'spare'.

8:26 pm

Jacula

...and if I lie on my back I'm afraid I tend to SNooooooooooooooorrrreeeeee! (So, I'm told... but it's all a malicious rumour....I NEVER snore!) LOL.

8:29 pm

musicmom

brb

8:29 pm

Jen

LOL Jac... my hubby has sleep apnea (just like his father, who wears a hideously huge/loud breathing mask at night) but refuses to do anything about it! I put in my shooting range ear plugs and if he wakes up with our son and I don't... so be it!! ;)

8:30 pm

Jacula

Jen - both me and my other half use earplugs at times. LOL.

8:30 pm

aknitter

I am having no issues. i have no 4 --the short fiber and the no 4 -- the strange way of saying i won't and the musical no**. What is the remaining no 4????

8:31 pm

Jacula

Hi AKnitter - no4/4 - French word for 'black', maybe? 'Film no**'.

8:32 pm

Jacula

Or is it no4/4 - a short letter. (?)

8:32 pm

aknitter

ty jac. now there are no mo issues !!!

8:32 pm

EvaNadine

its a bit early, but i decided to change my outfit for tomorrow so maybe i can see it...hehe...
:D

8:33 pm

Jacula

y/w, AKnitter. What kind of road sign is that??

8:34 pm

Jen

Jac, Hubby has said maybe 3 times in our almost 11 year marriage that I kept him up snoring and I remind him of the total of 15 years I have had to put up with his (including a couple of scares pre-marriage when he stopped breathing [the apnea] and I was trying to come up with a logical reason for me being there so early in the morning! LOL

8:34 pm

Jacula

Evanadine - it's already 9th Feb. here in UK so happy ??the birthday to you!

8:35 pm

aknitter

have you ever driven through the black hills of south dakota? only place that i have ever been where you can look behind you and still see your car on the road below you LOL

8:35 pm

EvaNadine

woohoo! yay differing time zones!!
:D

8:35 pm

Jacula

No, AKnitter, I haven't, but now I have one of my fave Doris Day songs going through my head... 'Take me to the black hills, the black hills of Dakota...'

8:37 pm

Jacula

So, Evanadine, it's you *7th birthday? I had my first child at your age.

8:37 pm

aknitter

my daughter was doing a personality test on line last night. one of the people she was compared to was doris day ... who is that she said!! ALAS I am getting old

8:37 pm

EvaNadine

welp, im still baby-free, as far as i know...hehe

8:38 pm

Jacula

Please note the '*' before the 7, folks. I was being a lady and not revealing Evanadine's age. I did NOT have my 1st child at 7! LOL.

8:39 pm

Jacula

AKnitter - 'The Deadwood Stage' is more fun though, isn't it? All that 'whip crack away' stuff! LOL.

8:39 pm

Cathyar

thanks guys...i finally got the AT...googling really helps!

8:39 pm

musicmom

What are you doing for your birthday Eva? Anything fun?

8:40 pm

Jacula

AKnitter - I'll lend you my copy of 'Calamity Jane' so your daughter can watch it.:-)

8:41 pm

Jen

Oh please help... need the last de6/21 and de7/32 ... give ya a big warm hug!!! {{{{hug}}}}

8:41 pm

aknitter

I need a clue for a de 6/21
I have 3 --
remove the sodium,
leave the army
want something a lot
what is the 4th de 6/21

8:41 pm

EvaNadine

i think my friend/coworker is taking me out to lunch tomorrow...then the BF is coming over after work + i think we are going out for sushi...
friday night some friends + i are driving out to a club to see my friends band play -- so the whole club will be like my own personal party!
then sunday night my family will get together for dinner.

8:41 pm

musicmom

Okay now I know I'm addicted - I keep looking at the grid to find more words. PATHETIC I tell ya!I'm going to pop over and email my mom. Be back soon.

8:42 pm

aknitter

she knows who shirley temple is though... loves her movies but not doris (poor doris)

8:42 pm

musicmom

de --- it sounds like fuel for a large truck. Different spelling.

8:42 pm

Jacula

Evanadine - Sounds like a good day! Enjoy it.

8:42 pm

Cathyar

now just the sh7 and i'll have all 7's if someone doesn't mind please

8:42 pm

musicmom

Sounds like a wonderful birthday. I love sushi.

8:43 pm

musicmom

someone who trims sheep

8:43 pm

aknitter

music mom, can i have the third letter ? Perhaps i can buy a vowel

8:43 pm

Jacula

sh7 - the person who removes the fleece from a sheep.

8:44 pm

Cathyar

lol...boy do i ever feel stupid!!! lol thanks

8:44 pm

Jacula

AKnitter - dea.

8:45 pm

aknitter

woohoo, thanks jac. i kept typing that in but it wouldn't take it ... had to refresh

8:46 pm

Jacula

AK - the whole word is an anagram of what people did when they went to sea with big pieces of material flapping on masts above them.

8:46 pm

musicmom

I had to buy a vowel too Knitter. I kept trying every combination of des under the sun.

8:47 pm

Jacula

'Des'? The lorry fuel is 'die'. LOL.

8:47 pm

EvaNadine

heh, well, i worked todays puzzle down to an even 100 left to go, so im gonna settle into bed and get an early night -- after Lost is done, of course!

8:49 pm

Jen

'night evaN! If I don't get on 1st thing... happy birthday!!! Hope you have a great one hon! :))))

8:49 pm

Jacula

Rest well, Evanadine, and have a lovely birthday later.

8:49 pm

musicmom

Hey eva. I just found your birthday cake. I'll save it for the morning. I'm about done here. Law and Order is coming on soon. I'll be around for about 10 more minutes.

8:49 pm

musicmom

Good night eva.

8:50 pm

Jacula

I suppose I'd better gift wrap either Johnny Depp or George Clooney for you, Evan??

8:51 pm

Jen

oooh oooh, if she doesn't take Johnny, can I have him?!?!?!

8:51 pm

Jacula

Or maybe Jason Momoa again?

*Whispers to self. 'He did a good job of distracting all the lady Babblers from completed the grid last time he was here. Helps my ranking!' Evil cackle!*

8:52 pm

Jacula

Calm down, Jen! You'll wake the neighbours! LOL.

8:56 pm

musicmom

Not fair Jac. That is distracting.

Okay I'm out for tonight. I'm going to put the cookies away before L&O See ya'll tomorrow.

8:57 pm

Jen

Maybe that's what made my hubby call from on his business trip and my son wake up! LOL

9:03 pm

Jacula

Hee, hee.

9:04 pm

Jen

Jac I hope that laugh was for me and my plight, because I am not seein' the humor in finishin' this d@mn puzzle. ;)

9:05 pm

Jacula

Jen - I'll clue you in as far as is possible! Try not to look at Jason if he distracts you.

9:06 pm

Jacula

Jen - I could have put Johnny Depp on here - that would have distracted you more.

9:08 pm

Jen

Dang girl!!!! I just refreshed!!!! Thanks a lot.... mumble grumble... only have like 10 words left and hubby is away for 6 moths and she goes and puts up a hottie....

9:09 pm

Jen

that would be 6 months... not 6 moths!

9:09 pm

Cathyar

need one er5/10... have the one that means delete... any clues?

9:10 pm

Jen

other er5 means Irish Gaelic + S

9:11 pm

Jacula

Cathyr - the er word. The sea wears the coast line away by ero****. Change the 3rd letter to vowel no. 1.

9:11 pm

LeslieAnn

er + sending out an ***, change middle vowel

9:11 pm

Jacula

Jen - moths, months. Is there any difference? All will be 'dry'. :-/

9:12 pm

Jacula

Cath - scrub my clue! It was for an er7.

9:13 pm

kristinc

Jac...I needed the er7 so thank you from me!

9:13 pm

Jacula

The er5/10 you seek sounds like sections of a poem, but scrub the 'v'.

9:13 pm

Jen

uh, yup, unless you are talkin' in terms of liquor... 'cause I went back to my parents home for a visit with my son (their only grandchild) and they have a veeeeery nicely stocked liquor cabinet! :)

9:13 pm

Jacula

Kristinc - y/w.

9:15 pm

Cathyar

bless u all for such wonderful help

9:16 pm

Jacula

Jen - REFRESH! Johnny's home!

9:16 pm

smaller

You ladies are soooo silly!!!

But thanks for the great clues!

9:16 pm

Jacula

Cathyr - Have you finished?

9:17 pm

Jacula

Silly, Smaller? Nowt wrong with appreciating a tall, dark handsome male.:-)

9:18 pm

LeslieAnn

WE'RE silly? you're the dip! ;)

9:18 pm

Jacula

Rhett Butler, Heathcliff....

9:19 pm

Jacula

.. my Paul. *Sigh* All gorgeous.

9:19 pm

Jen

oh-hhhhhhooooo yeaahhhhhh. Thanks! :O

9:19 pm

pbr

All I have left are the T's -- hopefully I'll get them all....on with it.

9:20 pm

Jacula

Jen - shut your mouth, there's a bus coming. (As my mother used to say. ROFLOL.)

9:21 pm

smaller

Jen,
i'm a brain dead dip so everything seems silly.

Jacula,
dreamy

9:21 pm

Jen

As I said, hubby is away for 6 months and we are into this separation about 7 weeks.... ;)

9:22 pm

Jacula

Jen - How far away is he? Can he be visited from where you are?

9:23 pm

Jen

At the mo, I am down in FL and he is somewhere up in the VA/MD area (I don't know/can't say)

9:24 pm

Jacula

Keep plugging on, pbr. Any help we can give... and all that....

9:25 pm

Jacula

Okay, Jen. I get the picture. The meeting up again will be good, though. Think about that to get you through and, in the meantime, there are always letters/texts/e-mails.

9:26 pm

Jacula

Jen - maybe even MSN or Yahoo messenger conovs?

9:26 pm

Jacula

*convos.

9:27 pm

smaller

Jen,
so can you at least get emails from him?

9:27 pm

Jacula

I do wish Dr_God would give us the edit/delete facility on these messages!

9:27 pm

Cathyar

oops...sorry jac...just now scrolling to read the posts. nope...not done yet. :(

9:27 pm

Jen

Actually, we get to talk on the phone every day, which is nice... much better than when he was in the Navy and we had contact "whenever". Plus, it's really good for our son to hear Daddy tell him good night and give him "air kisses" (the kind that knock ya down!!!)

9:29 pm

Cathyar

phooey...still 70 words yet to find...don't think i can make it.

9:29 pm

Jacula

Cathyr - just say what you need nd I'll try to help, if I can.

Jen - no computer contact then? But the phonecalls are good!

9:29 pm

smaller

Jacula,
Dr. God's quite stubborn. I've asked for oaty and resit several times. In fact, I think you type it correctly, and then he changes it during the post. Just to mess with your head.

Did you know there are going to be Babble t-shirts soon?

9:30 pm

Jacula

Babble t-shirts? No, I didn't know that, Smaller. Does this mean I've got to walk around with 'I Babble' on my chest??

9:31 pm

Jen

I'd love a babble tee! Heck, I paid the $10 for the upgrade, might as well flaunt my wordiness!

9:32 pm

Jacula

Oaty, resit, resat, re-almost every other word you can think of. Yes, he's stubborn! LOL.

Speaking of Babble and Dr_God - Have you lot done your entries on BabAnon for the Babble Parody song yet?

9:33 pm

Jacula

Oh, and another word I'd like included is 'drey' - a squirrel's nest!

9:35 pm

smaller

Jacula,
Who wouldn't want "I (heart) Babble" displayed proudly on her bosom? maybe it should be "I (heart) Babble But Stop Staring at My Ti4/4"

9:36 pm

Jen

Woooooo Hoooooooo! Finally! Last word was an elusive se6... one who chars meat.

Can I help anyone? Still feeling the tiniest bit of energy before I collapse from the cold medication!!!

9:36 pm

Jacula

Cold medication? Now I'm singing the old reggae hit, 'Night Nurse' by Gregory Isaacs.

9:37 pm

Jacula

*~*~*~FIREWORKS FOR JEN*~*~*~*~

9:39 pm

Jen

{{bows gracefully}} before falling flat on face. LOL actually, haven't taken my benadryl yet so I'm good for at least 5 minutes! :)

9:39 pm

Jacula

Smaller - LOL!

9:40 pm

LeslieAnn

i would definitely wear that shirt

9:41 pm

GreyWoulf

smaller -- ROFLMAO!!!!!!

9:41 pm

Jacula

Hi, LeslieAnn- my icon is my birthday pressie for Evanadine. She can loan him for one day.

9:43 pm

smaller

Grey Woulfe,
Hey good to see you! the proud papa.
glad you still have your wits about you despite your sleep deprivation

9:43 pm

Jen

I would totally wear it if it would actually get people to look at my ti4/4 for the 1st time in my life! lol

9:43 pm

Jacula

HIya Wolfie. Hope you didn't disturb the young wolf cub rolling around on your ar4/4 and laughing out loud like that!

9:44 pm

Jen

Evening Woulfie! :) How's it goin'?

9:46 pm

GreyWoulf

sleep dep hits me strangely -- I tend to function normally, just with a shorter fuse -- then all of a sudden, my brain just melts onto the floor :)

9:47 pm

Jacula

Same here, GW.

9:48 pm

JoJoFunLvg

Hi Everyone!

9:49 pm

smaller

HI Jojo!

Well I'm off to bed. Happy silly babbling!

9:49 pm

GreyWoulf

Seb is currently sucking a bottle down, while I type -- Mom is about to take a shower :)

9:49 pm

Jen

Speaking of sleep dep... I am off to neverland (yet another Johnny Depp ref Jac!!!) Have agreat evening all! G'night Jac, GW, smaller, and anyone else I might have missed. :)

9:49 pm

GreyWoulf

g'nite smaller! ((**Hug**))

9:50 pm

GreyWoulf

G'Nite Jen (*hug*)

9:50 pm

JoJoFunLvg

Have a good sleep small!! Thx for responding.

9:50 pm

Jacula

'Nite Smaller, Happy dreams, no Babbling now!x

9:52 pm

pbr

Yipee ! I am done!! This is the first longer puzzle I have completed!!!!!

9:52 pm

LeslieAnn

congrats pbr!

9:53 pm

GreyWoulf

Good for you, pbr!!!!!!!!
(*Hug*)

9:54 pm

Jacula

*~*~*~*~FIREWORKS FOR PBR*~*~*~*~

9:55 pm

pbr

Sure am glad we help each other out -- I still don't know the meanings to quite a few words -- but at least I can spell them!!

9:58 pm

Cathyar

awww man...57 words to go

9:58 pm

doxy1lover

good evening everyone. Back to try and finish this thing.

9:58 pm

GreyWoulf

Hey, I have 111 to go --- don't feel bad :)

9:58 pm

JoJoFunLvg

Hi Doxy!

10:00 pm

kristinc

65 to go here but we can do it...the night is young!

10:00 pm

JoJoFunLvg

Woulfie: Just logged on a few minutes ago. You are better than I, so you will make it, I never have ever solved the entire grid, but I won't stew about it, it is suppose to be fun.

10:01 pm

doxy1lover

oh man, it won't let me be a hottie.

10:01 pm

GreyWoulf

Right now, the more important victory for me is to get Seb to burp before he spits up or gets gas pains :D

10:01 pm

Cathyar

got all my 7s and 8s... only an hour left.

10:02 pm

pbr

GW -- good luck!!

10:02 pm

LeslieAnn

there's 2 hours left!

10:02 pm

JoJoFunLvg

Woulfie: Time passes so fast. Enjoy your Seb. In another year or two, you will not ever remember the burbs or gas.

10:03 pm

Jacula

GW - STOP! Put a towel over your shoulder first. Now you can 'burp' him.:-)

10:03 pm

doxy1lover

my grandbaby just left. has had a mild GI upset all day.

10:04 pm

GreyWoulf

Jac -- no worries there -- I have two in place -- the burpy cloth I put under his chin while feeding and the towel I keep on the shoulder at all times :)

10:06 pm

GreyWoulf

And now he has pulled his typical behaviour... he has fallen fast asleep despite being played like a bongo to get the gas out
:D

10:06 pm

Jacula

GW - I can see you're a pro at this.:-)

10:07 pm

Jacula

Wolfie - that means that sometime in the night he's gonna release the gas 'with loose luggage'. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.:-(

10:08 pm

GreyWoulf

As long as it isn't as painful for him as it was the other night, I don't mind

10:08 pm

pbr

Well, I am going to catch the news, and get some rest. be safe.

10:09 pm

doxy1lover

nite pbr

10:09 pm

JoJoFunLvg

pbr: Stay Safe and Babble Soon!

10:09 pm

GreyWoulf

So long, pbr --- rest well :)

10:10 pm

GreyWoulf

I need help with the last three ta's -- 6/18, 5/10, 6/18

10:11 pm

Jacula

GW - it's always painful for them for a while, until they adjust to life outside the womb. He won't remember it. Don't worry!x

10:11 pm

doxy1lover

GW, they all build off of the last ta4, add vowels, consonant, etc.

10:13 pm

GreyWoulf

Thanks doxy -- thought I had monkeyed all the combos -- obviously not!

10:13 pm

doxy1lover

no prob.

10:13 pm

Jacula

the ta's are foot bones, Wolfie.

10:14 pm

mom23

Someday I'll finish a grid. But for now, if I'm at 50% (give or take) I'm pleased. Congrats to all who finish--especially without other online resources. Done for today. Nite all. Yawn!

10:15 pm

doxy1lover

nite mom23

10:15 pm

Jacula

Night Mom23. Doing without the other resources comes with experience on here.x

10:19 pm

JoJoFunLvg

Jac: What other resources??? Someone clue me in. I have just been going by the seat of my pants, and brain ~~ which could be the same. HAHA.

10:23 pm

LeslieAnn

jojo you have the first and second letter list right? babblers anonymous link to the right, click on general, then click on stats

10:25 pm

JoJoFunLvg

Les: Yeh I got those, I thought Jac was talking about another resource. Sigh~~ I thought I could pick up other references.

10:26 pm

LeslieAnn

well there is also a2zwordfinder.com... you can type in the first few letters and it will tell you what words it could make

10:27 pm

Jacula

But, jojo, (hello, btw) you can mostly do without when you've been on here a while because you get to know the weird words and not-really words that the grid throws up.

10:28 pm

JoJoFunLvg

Les: Thx

10:28 pm

chips

just found this game.
already I love it!
is there any way of knowong the maximum points in the current puzzle??

10:28 pm

doxy1lover

have 1 word left. an re6/18 (stupid re words)

10:29 pm

doxy1lover

hi chips and welcome.

10:29 pm

kristinc

can I get some help w/ the re's I have all the 4/4s and the following:
the sudden awareness of: re7 and re8x2
backend plural:re5
one related to height: re6 & 7
to boat again: re6
the type of store: re6
Thanks!

10:29 pm

LeslieAnn

chips, scroll down to my last post, it'll tell you how to get to the stats board

10:29 pm

JoJoFunLvg

Jac: Will try what Les said, but thx for responding.

10:29 pm

kristinc

Hi chips, get ready for the obsession!

10:30 pm

LeslieAnn

whoops, sorry chips, it was longer than that. go to the babblers anonymous link to the right, then click general, then click stats (and welcome!)

10:31 pm

JoJoFunLvg

Welcome Chips!

10:31 pm

LeslieAnn

doxy do you have to get up again? that was my last re.

10:31 pm

GreyWoulf

Hail and Well Met, chips!

10:31 pm

9tanks

here is one more resource www.morewords.com the search is very powerful and they also have a words by length section.

njoy....

10:31 pm

Jacula

Welcome Chips. You've really jumped into the frying pan now!

10:32 pm

Berry

hi, my mom got me hooked on this game, this is the first by myself, thanks for some of the clues

10:32 pm

LeslieAnn

hi berry! welcome to you, too!

10:32 pm

Jacula

Hi Berry. Welcome.

10:33 pm

Jacula

Omigod! We sound like 'moonies' welcoming the innocents in!

10:33 pm

doxy1lover

hi berry and welcome.

10:33 pm

GreyWoulf

Berry -- it worked in reverse for me --- I got my mom hooked ;D
Welcome and don't hesitate to ask for clues when you need them!

10:34 pm

9tanks

i have been here from 2 games now... I am already behind my work. My boss has already spoken to me about it.

Njoy...

10:35 pm

chips

Thanx to all for the welcome!
and thank you les for the advice
and Jacula, I'm not that innocent!

10:35 pm

LeslieAnn

what is this blasted sa 7/28?

10:35 pm

Jacula

9tanks - Don't lose your job over it!

10:35 pm

Berry

are there any words that start with the x or y

10:35 pm

harpjane

Hello. 56 to go. I'm sure I need clues. Just have to figure it out first!

10:36 pm

chips

2 with y

10:36 pm

chips

at least

10:36 pm

kristinc

berry--actually 5 y's

10:36 pm

Jacula

sa7/28 is your little Aunt SALly + one of 4 round rubber things (the way you US folks spell it) on your car.

10:36 pm

GreyWoulf

there are 5 Y words
none that start with X

10:36 pm

Cathyar

hmmm...i wonder why it won't let rera4/4 be a word.

10:37 pm

Quick

sa 7/28 = table seasoning + ti 4/4

10:37 pm

harpjane

at 7?

10:38 pm

LeslieAnn

thank you quick you're my hero!

10:38 pm

EasternBlue

Cathyar - you'd have to reuse the "e"....

10:38 pm

Jacula

Harp - Scroll back and google the definition for that at7.

10:39 pm

Quick

yw. I'm sort of new to this and it feels good to finally be able to give a clue !

10:39 pm

Cathyar

oops...i meant the rera4/4 that trains use

10:39 pm

Jacula

Go for it, Quick. The more clues, the better.

10:40 pm

Berry

any clues for the y words

10:40 pm

LeslieAnn

jac how do the brits spell it?

10:41 pm

LeslieAnn

berry, two are expressions of excitement, and two have to do with your age

10:42 pm

zubie

Hi everyone.

:)

Quick - ti 4/4? A clue please?

10:43 pm

Jacula

The y's:

ye4/7 A triumphant, air-punching type affirmative.
ye4/6 - a period of 12 months.
ye5/14 - plural of the above.
ye4/6 - plural affirmatives without the last consonant of the one before.
ye4/6 - female genitalia (as per The Kama Sutra).

10:43 pm

harpjane

li 6/18, 7/32, 7/28
Sorry to be so greedy!

10:43 pm

Cathyar

ah well...i can't take it anymore...53 words left but it's 12:42 a.m. and work comes early. bye everyone & tks for the help tonite!!! :)

10:44 pm

Jacula

LeslieA - we spell it 'ty**'.

10:44 pm

doxy1lover

help!!! I need an re6/18 between the re6/21 and re7/28 at the bottom of the re's. I have the re + area one and the store one. I can't find it :(

10:44 pm

LeslieAnn

doxy take the i out of your 7

10:45 pm

LeslieAnn

oh well what do you know jac. learn something new every day.

10:45 pm

doxy1lover

leslie ann, I love you. Thank you and pass the fish.

10:45 pm

Quick

ti4/4 clue - your car rides on 4 of these

10:46 pm

Jacula

I have to go now. Happy Babbling all.

10:46 pm

doxy1lover

harp, the li's - li + 2 vowels + curvy letter + vowel, the plural and past tense.

10:46 pm

Berry

thanks for the y clues I got all but the kuma sutra but im still trying

10:46 pm

doxy1lover

bye jacula.

10:47 pm

LeslieAnn

doxy is your sign from hell, MI?

10:47 pm

GreyWoulf

So long, Jac -- (*Hug*)

10:47 pm

zubie

Thanks, Quick. Got it now.

10:47 pm

LeslieAnn

berry that one is a yo word (i think - my kama sutra is a bit... um, nonexistant) and it has 4 letters, if that helps

10:48 pm

Jacula

Berry - someone in charge of a yoga class is a yo**. Change the 2nd consonant.

Night all.

10:48 pm

doxy1lover

ye4's - one is 12 months and the other is plural for a word meaning I agree

10:49 pm

doxy1lover

leslie, I'm not sure where it is from, just found it when searching for road signs. Thought it was great.

10:49 pm

Berry

thanx I got it

10:50 pm

renfield

hi ya'll - about to head home from the office!!!!

10:53 pm

EasternBlue

hi rennie...

10:53 pm

doxy1lover

hi ren, you're at work late tonight.

10:54 pm

doxy1lover

I'm finished and have to send some emails. Will see you all tomorrow night.

10:54 pm

LeslieAnn

man, there are a lot of twisty words in the puzzle today

10:54 pm

GreyWoulf

down to 67 -- working backwards so the only big block left is the L's :)

10:54 pm

EasternBlue

bye doxy!

10:54 pm

zubie

ye 4/6.?

10:55 pm

zubie

Hi GW.

10:55 pm

renfield

yes...work and no play makes ren really want to stay home and play a game!!! 8)

10:55 pm

GreyWoulf

Yayyy for doxy!! (*Hug*)

See you tomorrow, hopefully -- I return to work tomorrow -- no more late night babbles for me except on the weekend

10:55 pm

zubie

Hi ren -- Jac...everyone

10:55 pm

EasternBlue

zubie -

what you use to make bread dough, without the 't' on the end...

10:56 pm

harpjane

32 left to go. I might actually make it!

10:56 pm

GreyWoulf

Hi zubie

10:56 pm

renfield

by doxy
hi zub
hi eb
go wolfie
go harp

10:57 pm

zubie

Thanks, EasternBlue. That shows that my brain's babbled out!

10:57 pm

zubie

Hi harpjane

10:57 pm

EasternBlue

zubie- that happens at this hour...

I'm working on my last 30 or so!!

10:57 pm

Berry

im not a pro so how many words can be found in the puzzle

10:58 pm

harpjane

sa 5/14? and 6/24?

10:58 pm

EasternBlue

Berry - 261

10:58 pm

Blaze

Berry 261 words.....but the grid changes at 10:pm

10:58 pm

GreyWoulf

ot6?

10:59 pm

EasternBlue

Woulfie -

ot -
ear infection

10:59 pm

Berry

well for my first time i am at 49 words and 370 points thats a good start ( I think)

11:00 pm

harpjane

Berry, the grid changes at midnight central time.

11:00 pm

9tanks

ot6 - put somthing in middle of the famous elevator makers..

Njoy....

11:00 pm

Blaze

EB thank you
Berry welcome to our babble land.....
Babblers... this is my daughter....

11:00 pm

zubie

Last 30, EasternBlue? I'm on 159 and I'm studiously avoiding to ask how many words this grid has! I only logged in about an hour ago so I'll be happy with whatever number I finish on. :D

11:01 pm

GreyWoulf

Berry -- you are doing great! Just focus on the fun and not the finish and you will get the maximum enjoyment

It's like anything else -- mastery comes with practice and exposure

11:01 pm

LeslieAnn

we have been taking good care of her, blaze!

11:01 pm

kristinc

Berry-a fantastic early showing...you'll be an "expert" in no time :)

11:02 pm

GreyWoulf

Thanks for the ot

11:02 pm

EasternBlue

Berry - after a while, you start to see the 'same' weird words...plus there are a bunch of clever people who provide great clues!!

11:02 pm

Blaze

I knew you woud.... she is good at this game and helps me when she is here...

11:03 pm

GreyWoulf

Berry -- doubly welcome!

Blaze -- HI! (*Hug*)

11:03 pm

harpjane

Sa 5/14? & 6/24? (I can quit any time, Berry, honest!)

GIVE ME CLUES OR THE PUPPY GETS IT! (I can quit any time, Berry, honest!)

HELP ME>>>>>>>>

11:03 pm

zubie

Hi Blaze! Hi Berry!

11:03 pm

Blaze

Hello GW how are the little ones and Mama doing ?? and your of course

11:03 pm

LeslieAnn

jane if you hurt the puppy i will be sa* that ** is going to get it

11:04 pm

Berry

the s get out of the sun and plural

11:05 pm

Blaze

Berry you are brilliant... thanks

11:06 pm

Berry

thanx mom I try

11:06 pm

GreyWoulf

All are well, Blaze :)

Kristianna is beginning to act up a bit at bedtime now -- but we recognise that it is how she is dealing with having to share us with Seb :)

11:07 pm

zubie

This grid's awfully big, isn't it? I'm beginning to think that it's bigger than the 162 I've found. Just HOW many words are in here?!

11:08 pm

EasternBlue

*whispers to zubie*
you don't really want to know...

but it's 261

11:08 pm

Blaze

GW trying doing the bedtime story with Seb .... that way they both get attention and K thinks it's all hers... It really does work

11:09 pm

GreyWoulf

Will try thatm Blaze -- you haven't steered me wrong yet :)

11:09 pm

zubie

[Oh dear, EasternBlue. No, I didn't really want to know that. But thanks. *whispering* One of those awful grids. Time for a 40 grid, don't you think? :D I don't think we'd had one since I got back!]

11:10 pm

LeslieAnn

woooooooooo i'm done *happy dance* willing to give clues? jane did you ever figure out the sa's?

11:10 pm

cybernan

Hi Everyone -- got a really late start today -- been working my way through the log and have three left -- help, please:

se 5/10 & 6/18 (last combo)

yo 4/8

11:11 pm

harpjane

Thank you LeslieAnn! The puppy's ok!

11:11 pm

GreyWoulf

yo4/8 -- counterpart to the lingam

11:11 pm

LeslieAnn

phew, jane. didn't want that on my conscience. :)

11:11 pm

Blaze

CNan there is Joni mitchel and then there is yo 4/6

11:12 pm

LeslieAnn

nan there's a few of those combos... se + what a train travels on (and minus last letter) and the different spelling for your breakfast, (and minus an i)

11:13 pm

harpjane

ir 5/10 & ir 6/18? thank you all!

11:13 pm

LeslieAnn

jane, mad and madder

11:13 pm

cybernan

Found the yo

11:14 pm

Quick

ir's = really angry

11:14 pm

Blaze

I just got a coke and chocolate bar delivered to me.... LOL

11:14 pm

Berry

how you doing mom

11:15 pm

harpjane

Thank you! I'm getting too tired to see straight!

11:16 pm

cybernan

Thank you Leslie and Blaze.

One more ...

se 6/18 (last one)?

11:18 pm

cybernan

Got it ! and I am done -- wow was this one ever tough! Could never have done it without all the help in the log.
Thanks everyone.

:) :) :)

11:19 pm

LeslieAnn

congrats nan!

11:20 pm

GreyWoulf

very 1st la4/4 and 5/10?

11:20 pm

kristinc

help from anyone on the last re 7/28?

11:20 pm

cybernan

Please don't mention that ch - word --- back on the diet and I'm dying!

11:21 pm

Berry

the la word.. don't point in your eyes

11:21 pm

cybernan

re 7/28: a case before the court for the second time

11:22 pm

kristinc

GW, it is the first 4&5 letters of your last la 7/8 or if you are putting something off, you'll be doing it la** and add an r for the 5

11:22 pm

chic

yellow, can I have a clue for the 2nd ta 6/18, plz?

11:22 pm

LeslieAnn

gw, the la 4/4 is like a dragon's la**, the 5/10 isn't related... it's la + two letters for "again" + s

11:22 pm

GreyWoulf

Then I need the 4 & 5 that come after those :)

11:23 pm

kristinc

GW...just realised you asked for first..duh!

11:23 pm

Blaze

berry how many words have you gotten so far...??

11:23 pm

cybernan

ta 6/18: having to do with bones in the foot

11:23 pm

Blaze

Lazy and the bright lite

11:23 pm

kristinc

GW, the reverse the last two letters on your very first la and pluarl

11:23 pm

GreyWoulf

or else I need the 2nd 5 and the 4 after it -- hard to tell :)

11:24 pm

Blaze

darth vader sword

11:24 pm

GreyWoulf

that got it kristi!

11:24 pm

LeslieAnn

gw, what if you switch the last two letters in dragon's la** and plural?

11:24 pm

kristinc

thanks cyber, 7 more re's to go...ugh!

11:25 pm

EasternBlue

as 5/ 14
as 5/ 12
as 4/ 7

11:25 pm

GreyWoulf

now I just notised that I don't have any of the ho's!

with 35 mins to get 41 words :0

11:25 pm

chic

well, have that; maybe it's the last one...

11:25 pm

kristinc

GW, good, at least I can make up for not reading things correctly this way :)

11:25 pm

cybernan

The re's were the worst I think

11:25 pm

Berry

67 for 528

11:26 pm

Blaze

You are doing great......

11:26 pm

EasternBlue

oops...didn't mean to post...those were the last few i needed to find & i was using the msg box to eliminate what I had!!

11:26 pm

cybernan

hoisin sauce still isn't there!

11:26 pm

kristinc

okay, what about the second re 7/28 and the 8s that follow...pretty please?

11:26 pm

LeslieAnn

chic, for the last one those first four letters are the same, then two vowels

11:26 pm

GreyWoulf

wow the ho's were easy!

11:27 pm

LeslieAnn

they always are, gw. they always are.

11:27 pm

harpjane

cybernan, where is kelowna? I think I've been there but I can't place it.
3 to go....

11:27 pm

EasternBlue

GW - aren't ho's usually 'easy' (EB's brain slips into the gutter at this later hour!!)

11:27 pm

cybernan

re 7/28 & 8's: lift up again, past tense, plural

11:28 pm

cybernan

harpjane -- Southern interior of British Columbia on Okanagan Lake

11:28 pm

EasternBlue

oops...I posted a word

11:28 pm

Berry

can i get some h clues

11:28 pm

kristinc

cyber...blast! I already had those, now let me rework my list. Thanks for the reply!

11:29 pm

Blaze

he or ho words ??

11:29 pm

harpjane

North of golden? Is it in the Selkirks? Do you live there?
I still can't place it. Will get my map out after I finish.

11:29 pm

EasternBlue

well kids...this chickie is headin' off to la-la land!!

Goodnight everyone...

Thanks for the clues (I was lurking before I joined in so I could find a bunch o' words)....

Catch you later!!

11:29 pm

Berry

both i already have the has

11:30 pm

Blaze

H clues funeral car..... lifting something.. garden tool

11:30 pm

LeslieAnn

g'night eb

11:30 pm

GreyWoulf

Later EB!! (*Hug*)

11:30 pm

cybernan

About 45 miles north of the border -- Between Penticton and Vernon

11:31 pm

EasternBlue

I knew I forgot something....

((((((((******* *****HUGS TO ALL**********))))))))))))

11:31 pm

harpjane

Ah 4/7?

11:31 pm

kristinc

cyber...wait, I did need those (I was missing the "a") thanks!

11:31 pm

cybernan

Good Night, Eastern

11:31 pm

Quick

what is the to 5/16? help anyone

11:32 pm

Blaze

ah.... sailors say this

11:32 pm

LeslieAnn

to 5/16 past tense of what kids play with

11:32 pm

Quick

ah 4/7 something a sailor would say as he disembarks

11:32 pm

GreyWoulf

last er5/10?

11:32 pm

cybernan

to 5/16: played (with)

11:33 pm

harpjane

My husband says I've never been there. (He doesn't know everything!) We go to Glacier Park in BC every now and then. Don't think we're going this year.

11:33 pm

LeslieAnn

gw, er + sending out an *** change the vowel

11:34 pm

cybernan

er GW? no er 5/10

11:34 pm

Quick

ty Leslie Ann !

11:34 pm

GreyWoulf

Thanks, LA!
how about the ea6/18?

11:35 pm

Dianne

I have an er5/10 - it sort of sounds like a funeral car said with a very bad cockney accent (no ofense anyone).

11:35 pm

LeslieAnn

speakea**** (plural)

11:35 pm

cybernan

ea 6: during prohibition there were speak ea****

11:35 pm

Quick

ea 6/18 is plural of the ea5/10

11:36 pm

GreyWoulf

Sweet! 20 to go in 25 mins! :)

11:36 pm

LeslieAnn

you can totally do that gw!

11:36 pm

Blaze

I am down to 134 to go.... ROFLOL

11:36 pm

kristinc

Well done GW!
I'm doooone! Hooray :)

11:37 pm

GreyWoulf

especially with my friends to help me!

11:38 pm

harpjane

Can't believe I finished.....(can't believe I started!) Can't believe I threatened to hurt a puppy.... (I can quit any time!)

11:38 pm

Berry

im at 79 words and way toooo many to go theres always teh next puzzle

11:38 pm

LeslieAnn

congrats kristin! congrats jane!

11:39 pm

Blaze

harpjane.... breathe slowly.... back away from the keyboard.... see back in 21 minutes... for the new game.... LOL

11:39 pm

kristinc

berry...big accomplishment from just a while back. WTG!

11:39 pm

GreyWoulf

16 to go -- all A's! Guess I mispoke earlier about the L's being the last big block to conquer ;D

11:40 pm

Quick

132 to go - I quit !

11:40 pm

zubie

Clue for the ah please?

11:40 pm

Blaze

berry hang in there... it is a good start....

11:40 pm

Blaze

what sailors say

11:40 pm

kristinc

zub...pirates say this

11:41 pm

harpjane

ah 4/7- a sailor's term

11:41 pm

Quick

ah - what a sailor would say

11:41 pm

kristinc

well...I suppose sailors is more accurate, you get the idea :)

11:42 pm

zubie

Thanks harp, Quick and kristinc - got it.

11:42 pm

GreyWoulf

at7?

I missed the clue earlier :)

11:43 pm

9tanks

18 minutes to go... 135 completed got most of the 8's... that too in office hours.... thanks for all the help... see you in a few, have to go for a meeting....

Njoy....

11:43 pm

zubie

Clues for the at's anyone? Please?

11:43 pm

LeslieAnn

that's a tough one... not a good clue, but... a + "three" in spanish, plus two vowels

11:44 pm

kristinc

little at is plural and past tense of eat, let me think harder on the biggie!

11:44 pm

GreyWoulf

perfect clue for me, LA!

11:44 pm

harpjane

at 4 sounds like 8's

11:45 pm

kristinc

great clue on the large at LA!

11:45 pm

zubie

Got the 4, thanks harpjane. kristinc.

Now the 7.

11:48 pm

zubie

Ooh got the at7. Thanks for the clues. :D

11:48 pm

GreyWoulf

as4/4?

11:49 pm

harpjane

a sailor might go there

11:49 pm

Blaze

where the sailors are....

11:49 pm

hootowl

On the ocean

11:50 pm

GreyWoulf

I always have trouble seeing that one!

Thanks :)

11:50 pm

Quick

when they switch to a new puzzle, do they show a list of the words so you can see what you missed?

11:50 pm

hootowl

Evening all - I'm stopped at 218 words. Refuse to waste more time.

11:51 pm

zubie

The last tr5, please?

11:51 pm

harpjane

Quick-yes there is a word list after the puzzle closes.

11:51 pm

Blaze

Hello Hoot owl

Quick yes.... your can click on a name and it will show the word list...(the screen that will come up at he end of this puzzle... it is on the right hand side

11:52 pm

hootowl

Sure Quick. There will be a bar showing you where the list is on the old page. ONLY way to find some of the weird words!

11:52 pm

Berry

well i got 87 how bout you mom, I was only on for an hour

11:52 pm

Dianne

tr5/10 - hackneyed.

11:52 pm

harpjane

The last tr 5---silly, not important

11:52 pm

GreyWoulf

And Done!!

not my usual last minute finish for one this size, but a fun race, nonetheless ;D

11:52 pm

LeslieAnn

last tr 5... not important... all but one letter are in the top row

11:53 pm

zubie

Woohooo GW!!!! :D Yayyy!

11:53 pm

Quick

thanx guys. I've only been doing this for about a week but I'm hooked! sigh.............

11:53 pm

mab

zubie: last tr5: trivial, unimportant.

11:53 pm

Blaze

%% fireworks GW %%%

Berry 147 for me but I had a head start...

11:53 pm

LeslieAnn

congrats gw... welcome to the club, quick :)

11:53 pm

GreyWoulf

Quick -- welcome to the insanity

hoot -- Hi Mom! (*hug*)

11:54 pm

zubie

Thanks, Leslie, mab. Got it.

11:54 pm

hootowl

How do you do it woulf????

11:54 pm

zubie

And I'm retiring on 193. :D

11:54 pm

hootowl

I forgot ! The eidectic memory!!!

11:54 pm

harpjane

Berry, 87 is GREAT for an hour's work!

11:55 pm

kristinc

Hooray GW! Hello hoot and goodnight zubie

11:55 pm

Blaze

Hoot owl is that a word for genetic... (LOL)

11:56 pm

Blaze

Zubie see you on the flip

11:56 pm

GreyWoulf

I've been doing this since late October, hoot -- I have played nearly every grid since I started and have come to learn a lot of the odd balls (both words and players :D )

I also have learned to not be afraid to try combos that look like they shouldn't work ;)

11:56 pm

zubie

You leaving, kristinc?

I didn't mean the 'abed retire' ; I meant the 'I've had enough of the brain convoluting babble I shall retire from this grid and await the next one" kind of retire. ;D

11:56 pm

sprite

Hi dear gang... waiting for the flip :)

11:56 pm

chic

too many to go ;-(

11:57 pm

Blaze

Hi sprite meet my daughter berry....

11:57 pm

GreyWoulf

Hi sprite!!! (*HUG*)

it isn't often we see you before the flip :)

11:57 pm

sprite

((((Woulf)))) !
*big hug from one of the oddballs*

11:57 pm

hootowl

Quick if you want to get a jump on the board - you can print out the 2 letter word list and a copy of the grid and work on it off line. Better than having a pain in the butt from sitting for hours.

11:57 pm

sprite

Hi Blaze, hi Berry, welcome! :)

11:57 pm

kristinc

zubie...I see. Yes, I think I will head off. I was sticking around to help w/ clues since others are always great about helping me. Well done all! See you tomorrow

11:58 pm

Blaze

bye kristinc.... take care

11:58 pm

GreyWoulf

G'nite, kristi -- (*hug*)
Sleep Well, Dream Deep :)

11:58 pm

zubie

Thanks kristinc. Ok. See you for the next grid. :) Goodnight :)

11:59 pm

hootowl

Night Kris

12:00 am

Griffums

woof all

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