Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, March 31, 2006

12:00 am

stidmama

flip! hi all!

12:01 am

NatLT

flip flip flip :D

12:01 am

Onpaki

hi stidmama

12:02 am

stidmama

hi onpaki!

12:02 am

chic

was typing it as flipped and missed...oh well

12:02 am

stidmama

oh chic -- was that your last one?

12:04 am

stidmama

20 words so far...

12:04 am

justafreep

hmmm. M 6/24. I gotta say... don't see much off the top of my head

12:05 am

LeslieAnn

199 words... i may stay away from this one

12:05 am

stidmama

I have a j 6...

12:06 am

justafreep

r 7/36

12:06 am

stidmama

199? Oh dear (again).

I keep making that newbie mistake and start typing as soon as the grid's up!

12:06 am

cybernan

Hi Everyone

12:07 am

stidmama

a, c, and h 6...

hi nan!

12:07 am

NatLT

stid, I am a newbie, but that is the only way I get a jump start, I would never get close to finishing otherwise

12:08 am

stidmama

that's sort of my strategy -- I start now, then sleep, then finish up in chunks throughout the day. But 200 +/- words is an awful lot any day!

12:09 am

NatLT

I heaar that, I don't know if you saw, I still had 84 words on the last puzzle, but from when I got on I had only found 65 or so, so it's good for me to do it that way, I just now learned about lickety's page

12:09 am

stidmama

l 7/36...

12:09 am

stidmama

w 6/36

12:09 am

LeslieAnn

on the weekend it's much easier to do the bigger ones. yes, i think willpower (and sleep) will prevail here. g'night all.

12:10 am

NatLT

nightty night leslie!

12:10 am

LeslieAnn

night nat. you have e-mail.

12:10 am

stidmama

noticed how you didn't say "good sense" LeslieAnn! :-)

peaceful dreams, see you tomorrow!

12:10 am

NatLT

I am heading off behind her, 175 to find tomrrow sounds like a good round starting place

12:11 am

stidmama

Good night Nat, I'm not far behind you...

12:12 am

justafreep

a 7/32

12:17 am

Debs40ish

m8/45

12:18 am

cybernan

a 7/36
j 7/56
l 7/36
r 7/36

12:18 am

chic

C 7/36

12:19 am

cybernan

a 7/36 x2

12:22 am

chic

W 7/44

12:23 am

chic

A 9/66

12:24 am

santa1563

oh whats up with that? it wont take santa.

12:25 am

stidmama

I think that's a proper noun; but try a different vowel at the end...

12:25 am

santa1563

hes a real person so it should be a real word

12:28 am

Eren

d 8/50

12:33 am

bsg75

a 9/66
i 9/60

12:34 am

santa1563

bsg is the bomb...too bad it wont be back till oct

12:38 am

stidmama

thanks bsg! I got the i

12:43 am

trittico

j 7/56

12:47 am

stidmama

okay, up to 79, and I'm so tired...

see you later/tomorrow!

12:51 am

chic

'nite stid. I'm not far behind ya....

12:56 am

trittico

anyone here?

12:57 am

Dianne

Hi trit - I'm here :)

1:01 am

CJ162003

hi all

1:03 am

cybernan

99 words -- all 8's & 9's -- so it's time for bed. See you tomorrow :)

1:03 am

Dianne

Hi CJ.

1:29 am

wassup

i'm losing my mind! any help with ji-4/9

1:31 am

wassup

nevermind. got it. thanks anyway

1:42 am

sprite

Morning dear gang :)

1:42 am

rebekb

Hi sprite!

1:50 am

qazwsx

jesuz

1:50 am

qazwsx

game dandan

1:53 am

qazwsx

browse mo sa bottom ng page tapos message ka

1:53 am

ripnstock

Hey Johnny boy!! lets play!!

1:57 am

rebekb

65, that's enough for tonight, bye all

1:57 am

sprite

Night rebekb :)

1:58 am

qazwsx

bye

2:13 am

ripnstock

hello ASL PLS!! anybody

2:14 am

qazwsx

jesuz

2:17 am

axe

hey

2:17 am

Mico

sup

2:18 am

axe

pataasan ng score!

2:24 am

ExWren

Has anyone any idea what the last few messages are about?

2:25 am

axe

that simply means
who has the highest score

2:25 am

Mico

what exact message are you talking about?

2:25 am

qazwsx

wtf

2:26 am

axe

woof!

2:27 am

qazwsx

score?

2:28 am

Eren

I see trolls is what these messages are about is what I think

2:29 am

Mico

nope...

2:29 am

axe

see my days are cold without you but im hurting when im with you

2:37 am

Kakashi

oist

2:37 am

axe

kaw ba yan denton? :♫

2:39 am

Kakashi

hai

2:40 am

Kakashi

wazup

2:41 am

axe

harigatu!

2:45 am

qazwsx

wala na ko maisip

2:48 am

Kakashi

utotoni

2:48 am

Kakashi

nino?

2:48 am

Kakashi

babu!

2:49 am

Kakashi

anyone here selling an N-gage?

2:57 am

qazwsx

i'm out

3:32 am

Dianne

anyone here?

3:33 am

rosalind230

yes
Hi Dianne

3:33 am

Haz1558

Dianne - I've been here but maintaining 'radio silence'. I'm afraid I have to go now, though. It's a grid full of well used Babble words, isn't it?

3:33 am

gelababe

Hi everyone.

3:33 am

Dianne

Hi rosalind :)

3:34 am

trishtrash

Just got here, morning Dianne :)

3:34 am

Dianne

I was also playing submarine..........

3:35 am

Haz1558

It seems to have worked. We've bored them away.

3:35 am

Dianne

Hi trish - good to see all of you here.

3:35 am

trishtrash

& hi Haz, Rosalind & everyone

3:35 am

rosalind230

and me lot of rubbish going on in the chat

3:35 am

Dianne

seems as though they took their toys and went home :)

3:36 am

rosalind230

Morming Its not a very nice day here in Hastings windy and wet.

3:36 am

Haz1558

Sorry I have to go but will be back later.

3:36 am

ExWren

Good to see you Rosalind, trish, Haz, Dianne. I was beginning to think I had landed on another planet

3:37 am

Dianne

We've had a real spring day here in Hong Kong. Sunny and warm - but not to last for the weekend :(

3:37 am

trishtrash

Have a good morning, Haz, bye for now!

3:37 am

trishtrash

ExWren, hi

3:37 am

Dianne

Wren - I was beginning to think the aliens took you away in their spaceship.

3:37 am

rosalind230

Bye Haz

3:38 am

rosalind230

I have been here since 8.30 My husband has gone to golf

3:39 am

trishtrash

Sounds like horrible golfing weather, Rosalind, he must be an addict ;)

3:41 am

rosalind230

Yes he is . This is a charity match. gone for the whole day.

3:41 am

ExWren

I was very frightened Diane

3:42 am

Dianne

Wren - I hope nothing too kinky happened !

3:43 am

ExWren

Chance would be a fine thing

3:43 am

trishtrash

Rosalind... well, good for him :) Must say, I'm glad I'm addicted to indoor gaming ;)

3:44 am

ExWren

Anyway Dianne, I didn't understand the language!

3:45 am

Dianne

Wren - somethimes it's best not to understand :)

3:45 am

rosalind230

Me to. I dont like the wind. We live near the sea and its gets very windy

3:47 am

rosalind230

They all suddenly appeared in the log very weird

3:51 am

tbear

Morning all babblers......just had a fabulous hangover breakfast...the works,sausages,bacon,2eggs,2to ast,mushrooms,tomato,beans,dad dies sauce and a whole bottle of chocolate milk shake...so gunna ten words and go back to bed!! Decadence or what!!

3:52 am

tbear

Awwww almost got more tomato in the grid!!

3:53 am

trishtrash

lol, morning tbear, what was the occassion?

3:54 am

tbear

Hi trishtrash.....unexpected good mood..

3:54 am

rosalind230

thats some breakfast Tbear did you enjoy it.

3:54 am

tbear

actually GREAT mood

3:55 am

tbear

was wonderful...but didn't manage to the beans..the cats'll be so pleased when we go back to bed

3:55 am

trishtrash

:) that's great to hear, tbear, random good moods are a gift

3:56 am

tbear

they sure are trish.....and I'm very glad to share the mood but I won't inflict the handover on anyone....lol

3:56 am

amandacath

mornin' all? How goes it today?

3:57 am

rosalind230

Morning fine thanks

3:57 am

trishtrash

morning amandacath! 199, in case you needed to know.

3:57 am

tbear

ps make that a hangover not a handover....told you I was suffering but still smiling..

4:01 am

tbear

what's going on, trying to put aw6 and it's telling me I've already put it......and i definately haven't!!?

4:02 am

rosalind230

refresh

4:02 am

tbear

thx rosalind...... :)) sheepish grin

4:03 am

trishtrash

lol tbear, today's grid will be heaps o' fun for you in this state ;)

4:05 am

Atalante

*waves carefully* think I'm suffering from the same as Tbear this morning!

4:06 am

trishtrash

*whispers* morning, Atalante! Did you have a recovery-breakfast too?

4:07 am

tbear

must admit the only thing keeping me down here is Jane Siberry dueting with k.d.lang,Calling All Angels.....once it's finished..I'm outta 'ere......Calling All Soft Feather Pillows....lol

4:07 am

Atalante

chocolate cake and lots of tea! not sure that's the best recovery breakfast in the world, but it got me out of bed!

4:08 am

tbear

Atalante.......CHEERS.....I can recommend a full english!!

4:08 am

trishtrash

I'm starting to wish I had a hangover, too. You guys get all the good stuff! *pokes cold remains of oatmeal sulkily*

4:09 am

tbear

So Ata.....what were you on?? Mine was the usual double gin and tonics.....won't count!!

4:09 am

Atalante

awwww *hands over some chocolate cake*

4:12 am

trishtrash

Ooh, yum! By way of thanks I'll put on a pot of tea, shall I? ;)

4:12 am

Atalante

too much red wine! husband had friend over for the evening - they work together and talked constantly about computing and mathematics and stuff, so I just sat there and nodded occasionally and drunk red wine!

4:13 am

hurshy

please, i haven't dressed for the day, i haven't been able to sleep all night... but i want to ask... a friend of mine, i am very worried about, anyone who prays would you pray for this person?

4:15 am

Atalante

of course!

4:15 am

trishtrash

Hurshy, I'm don't pray, but I'm glad to throw some good thoughts out into the 'verse

4:15 am

Karys

hello everyone....just in and out at the moment....making the last of the bridesmaids dresses and need a break now and again.

Hurshy....is it health or welfare ?

4:15 am

pinecone05

yes, hurshy

4:15 am

hurshy

thank you, ata. i am so uneasy and i cannot even pin it down.

4:16 am

hurshy

it is not physical health... it is... i don't know... emotional health?

4:16 am

tbear

(((((((Hurshy)))))) of course of course.....Wanna talk about it

4:16 am

hurshy

thank you all.

4:17 am

Atalante

which is much harder to pin down and help with

4:17 am

Karys

welfare then ....consider it done....I know it helps

4:17 am

hurshy

i wish i could talk about it... but i really cannot identify for myself what is making me so uneasy

4:18 am

Karys

can I just put in that I just found an ma8 all by myself !!

4:19 am

tbear

Oh...Hurshy wish I could give you a HUGE bear hug right now. Relax honey..

4:19 am

trishtrash

Hurshy, intuition can pick up on subtle things and drive you mad with half-knowing something. :::hugs::: ... at least you are on the alert, it can't hurt to keep an eye on the 'situation'

4:19 am

Atalante

woot Karys!

4:20 am

Atalante

I would always rely on true intuition - its proved to me over and over again to say the right things ...

4:20 am

hurshy

thank you tbear. i have been trying to relax all night, i think things out logically and in my head i think it will probably be alright but still something feels not right, and it will not let me sleep.

4:21 am

Karys

think we need a little prayer for you too hurshy x

4:21 am

tbear

found the ma5 another word for what I am blessed with.....ma*** depression...more modern term Bi-polar (bear) disorder...Lol

4:21 am

hurshy

yes, thank you karys, my tummy feels rather upset

4:22 am

Atalante

yeah - I just found that too tbear! nice reminder to take all my tablets :P

4:22 am

tbear

Hurshy....how are the meds going??

4:22 am

Karys

oooo hurshy ..I hate that feeling

4:23 am

hurshy

ohhh... tbear... i have not taken for 4 days i think...

4:23 am

tbear

Hey Ata.....in my hurry to eat as much as possible forgot mine to.....under-active thyroid to boot!

4:24 am

hurshy

you can yell at me now...

4:24 am

tbear

Hursh....no yelling but maybe,mightbe good idea to get back on board Honey?!?!

4:25 am

Atalante

I hate taking my tablets each morning. blech. one of them makes me feel really sick so its an ongoing battle to persuade myself to take them!

4:25 am

Eva

Good morning everyone. How is this one?

4:25 am

hurshy

is it a problem that i skipped so many though, for starting again?

4:26 am

rosalind230

Sounds like you should start taking them again Hurshy

4:26 am

Atalante

what are they, hurshy?

4:26 am

trishtrash

morning, Eva

4:26 am

hurshy

zoloft

4:26 am

tbear

Hurshy...if Atalante and I can manage to take ours this morning....with hangovers...you can take yours with what I always call a sleepover (when I have't slept and feel groggy)

4:27 am

Eva

morning trish

4:27 am

hurshy

just now i am so upset and i am supposed to have class at 8 and i wonder how i will teach this, should i plead stomach upset and bail out?

4:27 am

tbear

If tghey are what we discussed some time ago...anti 'Ds' then no prob just starting again

4:27 am

Atalante

just take 'em. there's always more problems with forgetting to take those things than starting again

4:28 am

hurshy

i feel so totally and utterly messed up right now.

4:28 am

Atalante

think of your students - will you be able to teach them anything useful? If so, go. If not, cry off

4:29 am

tbear

Yeah......no today Hurshy...cuch up somewhere comfy maybe with a magazine or book (OR babble) switch your brain off and be kind to yourself...it's hard but not impossible

4:29 am

hurshy

will i be able to teach anything useful... i guess maybe... i cannot even tell

4:31 am

Atalante

have the time off then, hurshy. curl up with some hot chocolate or something

4:33 am

tbear

hurshy when I'm not having good thoughts I get cosy in my bed...with a good book and lose myself in someone elses life or story, try not to think...especially as you haven't slept xx

4:33 am

hurshy

if it weren't for you guys i don't know what i would do. it is so lonely to be awake at 5:30 and no one else up and feeling so icky

4:34 am

tbear

hurshy....where are your tiddly poms (cats...to the uninitiated)

4:34 am

hurshy

oh, they are up in my bedroom. they always sleep in there with us.

4:34 am

Atalante

5:30 is an awful time. you can't phone people, go to see people, find anything but news or general rubbish on TV ... yay for babble! and sudoku might soothe you for a few minutes - otherwise, warm blankets, hot chocolate and a good book!

4:35 am

hurshy

i know i should go take the zoloft now, and maybe some pepto... but all i can do is sit here and rock gently in my chair...

4:36 am

tbear

Absolutely Atalante....infact might just have to do that too....very soon...starting to feel jaded and have promised to help a friend out this afternoon AND have to go out this evening...AAAArrrrggggghhhhh.

4:36 am

Atalante

well do that for a bit. if you haven't taken tabs for a few days, a fw more hours isn't going to make any difference whatsoever :)

4:37 am

hurshy

life too hard, i sorry tbear

4:39 am

tbear

Hurshy....what you sorry for...I deserve to feel grotty,I brought it on myself. Listen,sweetheart just do whatever you need to do to feel better....I still feel a cuddle with a cat is usually quite soothing..

4:40 am

hurshy

yes, cat, maybe... don't know if i can feel better...

4:40 am

trishtrash

Hurshy, do you find warm water comforting? It helps me with nausea/depression/tiredness... perhaps you could treat yourself to an early morning shower/bath, with lots of nice pampery things in it.

4:41 am

hurshy

oh, nice thought trish but don't want to wake poor tired hubby by running water

4:41 am

tbear

I've just recently come out of a big bad low.....and however bad it gets I always remind myself that it gets better....even if you think it won't..it will and does

4:41 am

lesta38

high lucraft have managed 150

4:42 am

Atalante

warm blankets then? comforter? snuggly warmth is always comforting

4:44 am

hurshy

fleece blanket, got it.

4:44 am

hurshy

i hate time. it goes too slow.

4:45 am

trishtrash

Gotta go for now folks (with tons of words left to find, too) Have a good day, everyone, & hang in there Hurshy.

4:45 am

hurshy

ty and bye bye trish

4:46 am

david.m1fcf

Woo! My first 8 with no help!!! di 8/50 -> looks like a jewel

4:46 am

Atalante

can you just phone them? I know its early, but some things are more important than time

4:46 am

rosalind230

bye Trish.
Going myself now good luck Hurshy and enerybody
see you later bye

4:47 am

hurshy

cannot phone, would make angry. friend wants sleep. but is very disappointed in self, feels beyond help.

4:49 am

Atalante

ouch. that's so hard.

4:50 am

hurshy

nothing i say seems to help.

4:50 am

GreyWoulf

Good (?) Morning, All!

I have had a very rough night with SEbastian -- the boy refuses to go back to sleep sometimes! I have been up since 4 trying to coax my son back to sleep to no avail -- so what is my first thought? ---- logon to Babble and chat!

4:51 am

tbear

Hurshy,Atalante....I'm off guys.....Huge Bear Hug for you Hurshy.....thinking of you.

4:51 am

movieman

Welcome one, and welcome all!!!!

4:51 am

hurshy

right idea GW

4:51 am

hurshy

thank you and bye tbear

4:51 am

Atalante

hurshy, this is a hard truth - but it probably won't. If you're feeling that down, you could probably tell them anything and it wouldn't have an effect. all you can sometimes do is keep an eye on them, and just *be* there

4:51 am

Atalante

*hugs tbear*

4:52 am

tbear

Hiya GreyWoulf...so that cub giving you trouble....hug for him too...hi and bye

4:52 am

GreyWoulf

((**tbear**)) - hi/bye

4:54 am

hurshy

but ata, this is how this person ALWAYS is, never does anything seem to get through and help. so frustrating!

4:55 am

Atalante

I know ... its frustrating as hell! And it makes you want to kick them into understanding ...

4:55 am

GreyWoulf

((*hurshy*)) -- having just read back through the log, I can offer two bits of advice -- 1) Take your meds and stay home from work -- have a "me" day; 2) Don't overstress about your friend -- the best we can do is remind people that we are there for them, the rest is up to them, no matter how frustrating and helpless that makes us feel. I've been there myself :\

4:56 am

hurshy

yes, i know you are both right. but SO hard.

4:57 am

GreyWoulf

That's why friends were invented -- to both complicate our lives and make things easier all at the same time :)

4:58 am

Atalante

I know and utterly sympathise. its an awful situation :(

4:58 am

movieman

Welcome one, and welcome all!!!!

4:58 am

hurshy

movieman, so sorry we did not say hi, such a lovely welcome too!

4:59 am

GreyWoulf

Let's take it one step at a time, hurshy -- focus on what you do have control over --- Have you taken your meds yet, since talking about them? If not, then please do so. Just that simple act can mean so much right now :)

5:00 am

lucraft

hi lesta38, on 809 now.

movieman, cool flag.

5:00 am

hurshy

i suppose... i don't know why i am so reluctant...

5:00 am

GreyWoulf

movieman -- Hail and well met!! Sorry to ignore you like that. (*Manly Bearhug of Greeting*)

5:01 am

movieman

Thanx hursh & Woulfy.....

5:02 am

GreyWoulf

hurshy -- that's easy to explain -- frustration makes us want to 'turtle up' and just lat the world pass us by. That's why doing it is so important -- it is a known postive step and so simple to achieve :)

5:03 am

hurshy

ok GW i will go do it

5:03 am

GreyWoulf

Thank you :)

5:04 am

GreyWoulf

So, movieman -- how are things in your area of the world? We have been having some absolutely gorgeous weather the past couple of days here :)

5:05 am

hurshy

am back, and with cat.

5:06 am

GreyWoulf

Excellent, hurshy -- which one?

5:06 am

hurshy

this one, marty.

5:06 am

Atalante

aw cat! cats are sooooo comforting!

5:07 am

movieman

Woulfy - not too bad, actually.....

Just a matter of time until Chelsea F.C. retain their Premiership title, (that's the captain and centre-back John Terry I've got as my icon by the way), and then it's the World Cup to look forward to......

5:07 am

GreyWoulf

my 3 are all around the living room staring at me -- they know I shouldn't be up, but they want me to feed them anyway :D

5:08 am

hurshy

my mitten always wants food, you would think she was starving instead of battling to keep from gaining weight

5:08 am

Atalante

mine is sitting in her basket by my laptop and purring in her sleep

5:09 am

movieman

My cat Arnie is upstairs sunning himself at the mo, but it's only a matter of time before his belly calls......LOL

5:09 am

hurshy

this puzzle has the basic 3 word latin conjugation that my mom told me was the first thing she learned when she took it

5:10 am

GreyWoulf

movieman -- I have to admit that I am not a big sports fan on any level. But I wish you luck in having your team triumph. The only John Terry I know of is the actor who portrayed Hawk the Slayer ;D

5:11 am

GreyWoulf

I haven't even looked at the grid yet. Just came to spend time with my friends :)

5:12 am

hurshy

i HAVE to look for words to distract myself. i have found 116. let me not to the marriage of true minds admit impediment...

5:13 am

GreyWoulf

My cat Meeper is now doing the expectant gaze and coo that indicates she wants my lap, but she is too lazy to jump up when invited, and if I reach down to grab her, she runs away!

5:13 am

movieman

That's TOO weird, hursh....

You've found 116, and I still need 116.....

5:14 am

hurshy

cats can be so funny like that. marty, now, he never does that. even if he "runs away" from you he runs about 2 feet and then stands there and lets you catch him

5:14 am

GreyWoulf

alright, alright -- I jump into the pool as well ---LITTLE TREES!!!!

5:15 am

GreyWoulf

(Bonsai!!!!) for those who may be confused ;D

5:15 am

hurshy

then i guess maybe we can have a marriage of true minds, movieman

5:16 am

hurshy

i thought bonsai but thought you were excited at finding a word and then i was worried that i did not see bonsai

5:16 am

Jera

argh should be a word... I say it enough here, LOL

Morning, all!

5:16 am

movieman

Anyone found the 8's & 9's yet, and if so, could they clue me up plz......

5:17 am

GreyWoulf

LOL - just me being tired and silly -- though even when not tired I tend to be silly :D

5:17 am

GreyWoulf

Hi Jera! -- imagine seeing you here! (*Hug*)

5:17 am

hurshy

what a lot of A's today. i have 24 and that is only 4/7 of them! and movieman, one is at9.

5:18 am

Jera

I thought the same thing, {{{GW}}}

5:18 am

movieman

Hiya, Jera......

5:18 am

hurshy

also it was said that there was an ma8, but i have not got it, and then di8, sort of like a gem

5:19 am

GreyWoulf

I have at6/18ed the at9!

5:19 am

Jera

We've been moaning about no A's most of the week... they were all waiting for Friday!

5:19 am

Jera

Hey movieman, how are you today? Tell me about your icon?

5:19 am

Eva

movieman-only have one of each:
at9/66 (common word)
ma8/45 (same ending)

5:21 am

movieman

Jera - It's a representation of John Terry, the captain and full-back of Chelsea Football Club, the team I have supported for over 20 years.......

I guess he's not very well known over the pond.....

5:23 am

Jera

I thought he looked sporty... I'm in a soccer-y frame of mind what with the first Brazillian astronaut taking a jersey into space and all...

5:23 am

hurshy

i cannot see this ma8 even knowing ending

5:25 am

Jera

My son is drawing zoo animals... he's got Madagascar on the brain... not a bad zebra, I must say!

5:25 am

hurshy

one hour to go until night is over...

5:25 am

GreyWoulf

ma8 -- to keep up or carry on

5:25 am

Eva

sorry movieman-completely misled you! The endings for the two are NOT the same. The ma8 means to keep something going, to sustain something, to ma______one's innocence.

5:26 am

hurshy

eva - was wanting that word over and over but could not see how it could be made!

5:26 am

GreyWoulf

Jera -- Aaaawww!!

Hi Eva! (*Hug*)

5:26 am

Jacula

Hello folks.

Here's a few pointers:
at9/66 - achieving (builds from at6/18)
in9/60 - not moving/active.
ma8/45 - to keep in existence or in good, or proper, condition.

5:26 am

Eva

Hi Jacula

5:26 am

GreyWoulf

((**Jac**))

5:27 am

movieman

Eva - what's happened to your icon......?

I can only see part of it.....

5:27 am

hurshy

i feel so icky i don't even feel excited that i have both 8's and both 9's now.

5:27 am

Jacula

BRB - have a text to reply to.

5:28 am

GreyWoulf

hurshy - you will feel better soon... and great job!!

5:28 am

Eva

Don't know movieman-looks fine here. Is anyone else having the same problem of my fading away?

5:28 am

movieman

Thanx for all the cluez everyone......

5:29 am

GreyWoulf

I see a gorgeous kitty, Eva

5:29 am

Eva

Thanks for the in9 Jacula!

5:30 am

Jera

Looks fine to me, Eva

5:30 am

Eva

Thanks gw! Merp is his name. And he feels that all such compliments are his absolute due. He gets told that he is gorgeous at least 100 times a day.

5:30 am

Jera

Are all these cats left over from yesterday or are cats the people we most admire?

5:30 am

schwer

how many 9s are there this evening?

5:31 am

Eva

guess you need to refresh movieman

5:31 am

Jera

Oh wow, Eva, that's your own real cat? What a beauty! I love jellicos!

5:31 am

Jacula

Jera - I just haven't got around to changing my icon.

5:32 am

GreyWoulf

schwer, heres the basic breakdown:

199 total words
4-letter words: 82
5-letter words: 53
6-letter words: 44
7-letter words: 16
8-letter words: 2
9-letter words: 2

5:32 am

Atalante

I'll say it again from yesterday, Merp really is gorgeous!! How did you come up with the name Merp?

5:32 am

hurshy

what IS theme today anyway?

5:32 am

Eva

Mine is our cat Merp-yesterday Atalante helped me to make an icon of him, something I had been trying to do for months, so now that I have him I'm reluctant to let him go. So today is the person we admire the most?

5:32 am

dinoshadow

I would like to know what I am doin gup at 4:30 when my daughter has gone back to sleep. Someetimes life is not fair.

5:32 am

GreyWoulf

beats me, hurshy -- I always forget to check ;D

5:33 am

Uneaixoise

theme is person you admire most--mine's my mom

5:33 am

schwer

Thanks, Grey Woulf!

5:33 am

GreyWoulf

dino -- same thing I am doing since my son wouldn't go back to sleep after his 4 am feeding

5:33 am

Jera

Babbling, of course, dinoshadow! What else?

5:33 am

Eva

We spent weeks thinking about different names and then realized that the whole time he had been walking around the house going "mrrp,mrrp,mrrp" so there is was. He alaso answers to Merpling, Mr.Merps, or the sound of deli paper being unwrapped.

Is jellico cat what we here call a tuxedo cat?

5:34 am

GreyWoulf

my pleasure, schwer :)

5:34 am

Atalante

just make sure you remember that url, Eva, then Merp can always reappear whenever you want him to :)

5:34 am

Jera

Very cool, Unea!

5:34 am

Atalante

OMG that's too cute! Mrrp!

5:34 am

Eva

atalante-i immediately typed it into a document file so I would never lose it!

5:35 am

Jera

I have some really cute pictures of my cats that I lost when my computer crashed... the originals are still packed up somewhere...

5:35 am

hurshy

who do i admire most? maybe my sister, but i haven't a picture of her in electronic form...

5:35 am

Jacula

Okay, changed my icon. It's my late Dad.

5:36 am

GreyWoulf

Eva -- that's sorta how my cat Twitch got her name -- when she's happy or excited she bobs her tail, and because she has a 3 inch band of white only an inch from the tip of her otherwise black tail -- she always looks like she is twitching her flag :)

5:36 am

movieman

Eva - I've tried refreshing, but I can still see the top part of your icon.....

Dunno what's going on......

5:37 am

Jera

brb... my son is runing around al fresco singing, "Oh yes, oh yes, it's Springtime" maybe he'll chill if I help him find some pants...

5:37 am

Atalante

I've just changed mine to a person most people will never have heard of unless they are Kiwis or into sailing. Peter Blake. I admire him with some sort of slave-ish utter admiration

5:37 am

GreyWoulf

movieman -- could it be that your monitor is washing out the color from the bottom of the image since it is mostly white?

5:38 am

movieman

The people I most admire are my entire family, but, like hursh, I haven't got any pics of them on my PC, so John Terry is the next best thing.....

5:38 am

periwinkle

Good Morning, just here for a few minutes. hints for the i9 pretty please

5:39 am

movieman

Woulfy - that could be the problem, but I can't be bothered to find out.....

5:39 am

cliffopa

morning.

5:39 am

Jacula

Afternoon, Peri. See my post of 5:26am for hints.

5:40 am

movieman

peri - in9=still or not moving.....

5:40 am

periwinkle

found an i7 is the i9 related?

5:40 am

GreyWoulf

As long as you are happy, movieman -- that's the important part :D

5:41 am

movieman

Exactly, woulfy, it's not the end of the world.......

5:41 am

GreyWoulf

in9 is actually related to the an7, peri

5:41 am

periwinkle

HI, GW, don't have the an7 yet

5:41 am

Uneaixoise

got it--thanks, GW!

5:42 am

cliffopa

how nice to see a grid under 200 words!

5:42 am

Angelsong

morning all

5:42 am

GreyWoulf

the in9 is used to described things that don't move -- ex. -- a rock is an in9 object

drop the in to get the an7

5:42 am

hurshy

does anyone have am 6/24?

5:42 am

cliffopa

morning angelsong.

5:42 am

Uneaixoise

morning, angel :)

5:43 am

periwinkle

clue for the an7 then

5:43 am

movieman

Greetings, Angel.....

5:43 am

movieman

peri - an7=to produce a film in cartoon form.....

5:43 am

Eva

Atalante-emergency!! I just checked and can't for the life of me find where I saved merp's url! I feel so stupid. Must have saved it into some random folder. And I can't get into that part of yesterday's log. Do you by any chance still have the address? I promise that this time I'll save it correctly.

5:43 am

Atalante

awag should be a word. as in "my dog's tail is all awag"

5:43 am

Uneaixoise

am6 is an explosive mixture

5:45 am

hurshy

no, i need the 6/24

5:45 am

periwinkle

movieman, thanks so much, found the an7 and in9, now can go to work, see everyone later

5:45 am

hurshy

ah, figured it out.

5:45 am

movieman

yw, peri.....

See you later....

5:46 am

Angelsong

the lipstick tree is back. what a struggle I had to remember that word at first...

5:46 am

GreyWoulf

So long, peri ((**Hug**)) -- see you later :)

And now, I am sorry to say I have to leave all you wonderful people now -- I still have 150 to locate, but I must now prepare for work and mundane life as well.

5:46 am

movieman

See ya then, woulfy....

5:47 am

Jacula

'Bye Wolfie & Peri. See you later. )))HUGS(((

5:47 am

GreyWoulf

hursh -- if you want to drop me a line don't forget my address is in my bio

;) same goes for all my babble buddies as well

5:47 am

Uneaixoise

later, GW!

5:47 am

hurshy

thank you GW

5:50 am

movieman

Anyone care to assist me with the e's.....

I can't for the life of me see any of them.....

5:50 am

hurshy

got all those dang A's

5:51 am

hurshy

movieman - the classic, volcano...

5:52 am

hurshy

and another classic the needle thingy
i don't have the 6

5:52 am

Eva

does anyone have the second none Ma 8?

5:52 am

hurshy

oh, now i do, et6 like vi*****s and minerals

5:53 am

Uneaixoise

thanks, hurshy!

5:54 am

movieman

Thanx, hursh.....

6:00 am

Uneaixoise

the missing "L"?
le 4/4
le 7/36
le 5/10
lo 4/4
lo 5/10
lo 5/10

6:00 am

hurshy

le 6/24 at end of le's

6:00 am

Atalante

I have to ask, movieman, before zooming off, what is so admirable about John Terry? I don't know enough about him to know!

6:01 am

Uneaixoise

thanks!

6:03 am

hurshy

anyone got dw7?

6:04 am

Jera

I'm back for a few minutes... I have a feeling my daughter won't be going to school today, or at least be late... just adds to the fun challenge of payday errandds to run!

6:04 am

Uneaixoise

d + w6/36

6:04 am

hurshy

ty, what an odd word

6:05 am

Jera

These dw's remind me of a knock-knock joke...

6:06 am

Jera

Oh no... I missed GW's departure...

6:07 am

capone

morning all.

theme today?

6:09 am

cliffopa

person you most admire (theme)

6:09 am

hurshy

in7?

6:10 am

Uneaixoise

in + g5/14

6:12 am

hurshy

ty une

6:15 am

capone

thx cliff.

don't know how much i'll be on today (awaits applause). took the day off and may catch up on my WoW time. Gotta level TSM's sis Amerine's alliance hunter so I can kill her w/my horde shadow priest!

6:17 am

cliffopa

what game is that capone? not that i'd know it - just like to act like i know something when my gamer son is chatting.

6:17 am

capone

World od Warcraft, massive multiplayer online role playing game

6:18 am

capone

er World OF Warcraft

6:18 am

cliffopa

i've heard my son, my "bonus" son (step) and my nephew talking about Warcraft.

6:20 am

capone

its pretty much run its course with me, but it allows TSM and I to "spend time" together when we can't see each other in person.

6:21 am

cliffopa

i may have to break down and learn a game like that. my son is going off to air force officer training school in alabama in 2 weeks. won't see him in person until july. he is a big gamer since college.

6:24 am

Jacula

I'm back. I keep 'seeing' tomato in the grid.

6:25 am

Jacula

...and Camelot, and cameo.

6:28 am

Jera

That phantom tomato is bugging me, too

6:29 am

Jacula

Glad it's not just me, Jera.:-)

6:30 am

Jacula

'Phantom Tomato' sounds like it could be a follow-up film to 'Attack of The Killer Tomatoes'. LOL.

6:31 am

Angelsong

changed my icon

6:33 am

Jacula

Hi, Angel. Who is it?

6:34 am

Jera

Revenge of the Tomatoes... The Tomato Empire Strikes Back...

6:34 am

hurshy

une, clue for that le6 i told you about?

6:35 am

Praes

Hello Babblers....
Theme today?

6:35 am

Angelsong

Helen Keller.

6:36 am

capone

lol, wang isn't allowed....

6:43 am

cliffopa

praes - theme is person you most admire

6:43 am

PappouTed

Hi everyone, is there a clue for the ta6/36? It's really stumping me. Thanks

6:43 am

hurshy

ta 6 rhymes with ha6

6:44 am

PappouTed

Thanks, I'll start looking for the ha6.

6:45 am

hurshy

ha6 hemming and ha6

6:46 am

PappouTed

Hurshy, LOL, awesome clue, thanks

6:46 am

hurshy

le6 or sa 6/24, anyone?

6:47 am

Jera

That -ing is getting a workout today! Makes the longer words much easier...

6:50 am

Cathy

hi hurshy -- I found one sa6 by monkey typing but not sure of a def. Add a consonant to the sa5 that's a city in TX. I haven't printed out the list, so not sure if there are more of them than this one.

6:51 am

Jera

*wishes she knew more towns in Texas*

6:51 am

Cathy

Oops, just noticed that sa6 is only a 6/18, so must not be the one you're looking for.

6:51 am

hurshy

that's an 18, right? i need the 24.

6:52 am

Jera

Hey, I have that!!

sa 6/24 = not crazy + common 3 letter suffix...

6:53 am

Cathy

I just found it, too, Jera ! Thnx.

6:53 am

hurshy

ah, thanks. now i just need that le6 and the wa6/7 combo

6:53 am

Jera

Crazy words today...

6:53 am

faeriekae

Good Morning all

6:54 am

Jera

{{{faeriekae}}}

6:55 am

faeriekae

{{{Jera}}} *sprinkle*sprinkle*sprinkle
H i!!

6:55 am

Haz1558

Hello faerie - I've just got back from picking my daughter up from college. How are you today?

6:55 am

Jera

Thanks, I'm only halfway... can use all the dust I can get!

6:55 am

cliffopa

hi faerie

6:56 am

faeriekae

I'm great. How long will your daughter be home Haz?

6:56 am

faeriekae

Hi Cliff :)

6:57 am

Uneaixoise

wa6 fading, diminishing

6:57 am

Haz1558

Louise is now home for 3 weeks for Easter. Her younger sister, Fiona, has already been home from Edinburgh since last week, so now I will have the whole family together for a fortnight.

6:57 am

Jera

Sprinkle dust & make "argh" a word...

6:59 am

faeriekae

Thats' so nice Haz. You must be happy to have them home.

6:59 am

Jera

How wonderful, Haz!!

6:59 am

Haz1558

Yes, I am. The only problem will be getting time on the computer to get my babbling done!

7:01 am

Jacula

I'm back yet again. My Mum came round to get me to p/copy some knitting patterns for her.

7:01 am

PappouTed

Hurshy, do you still need the sa6/24? I just found it

7:02 am

capone

FAERIE!!!

Check out my avatar!

7:03 am

Praes

there, i admire mi madre the most. She raised 5 kids on her own.

7:04 am

movieman

I'm back everyone!!!!

Lost the connection there for a while.....

7:06 am

Chessy

Hello all :)
Would really welcome clue for the ha 6/33

7:10 am

PappouTed

Chessy, I'm just starting on the H's. I'll see if I can find it.

7:11 am

Jacula

ha6/33 - clay cylinders or figurines once used in Japanese burials.

7:12 am

Chessy

Thanx Jacula :)

7:13 am

PappouTed

Thanks, Jacula. 2 H's to go

7:17 am

faeriekae

Capone - I don't think so.

7:18 am

ripnstock

sup?

7:19 am

faeriekae

I just found out that if you click on the little ? mark beside the word you enter it tells you what the word means....duh.

7:20 am

faeriekae

Everyone here probably already knew that didn't they? Now I really feel stupid.

7:21 am

Haz1558

Don't feel stupid at all.

7:22 am

Jacula

Let me guess:
ha4/10 - One who has made a pilgrimage to Mecca.
ha6/21 - Scottish word for 'a fair amount, a lot'.

7:22 am

faeriekae

Haz who is your icon? Very handsome.

7:22 am

Jera

That is a very cool function, faeriekae...

7:22 am

PappouTed

faeriekae, I kept seeing the ? and wondered what it was for. LOL, curiosity finally won

7:23 am

faeriekae

Yes I love it. Why didn't I already know that. Hit it by accident.

7:23 am

Haz1558

He's Martin O'Neill - an Ulsterman who was a successful soccer player and manager and who has taken time out from his career to nurse his wife who is suffering from cancer. I admire his integrity.

7:23 am

faeriekae

Papp-never occured to me...lol

7:24 am

faeriekae

Wow Haz that is a good man....

7:25 am

Jera

faeriekae, who is your person? The frame makes it very very small...

7:25 am

Haz1558

He's also intelligent and articulate - quite rare amongst soccer players!

7:25 am

PappouTed

These words come in handy when you play Literati. My friend asked me once... what word is that? What does it mean? I told her... I don't know what it means, I found it on babble.

7:26 am

musicmom

Good morning. taking a little breakfast babble time before I hit the ground running.

7:26 am

Jera

Hey... all the soccer players I know are intelligent & articulate... the most of any ball players in my experience!

7:26 am

Haz1558

Good morning, musicmom - lots of favourite babble words in the grid today. No greek cheese, though.

7:26 am

cliffopa

hi musicmom

7:27 am

Haz1558

Jera - maybe I should have said professional soccer players. Some of the post-match interviews are painful to hear.

7:27 am

PappouTed

Good morning, musicmom, Last day of spring break for me, next week, it's back to my kinders.

7:27 am

Angelsong

clues for the first a6?

7:27 am

Jera

Greetings, {{{musicmom}}}

7:27 am

musicmom

I'm a geek - I've been typing clues on my stickie pad so I don't have to ask later. :) I saw our volcano and needle thing right off.

7:28 am

Jera

is that the lipstick tree, Angelsong?

7:28 am

musicmom

(((Jera)))) I emailed you a bunch of pictures.

7:28 am

Jera

Oooh!

*goes to check mail*

7:29 am

musicmom

Pappou - do you teach Kindergarten? I have a 5 year old and work with infants up through age 7

7:31 am

Jacula

The first a6 is ac6/21. It relates to the small sacs or sections that make up a compound object like a blackberry.

7:31 am

Angelsong

thew a6 I need is an ac6, not an6, I have the lipstick tree.

7:33 am

Haz1558

ac 6 - 21 - first three letters as ac4 above it, then add first three letters of someone who tells a story in a play - the ***rator.

7:33 am

musicmom

brb - spilled a whole cup of tea.

7:34 am

Jacula

ac6 is ac + anagram of ra4/4 (either the wet one or the Indian princess).

7:34 am

Jera

I have no ac's, sorry...

7:34 am

faeriekae

I hate it when that happens.

7:34 am

Jera

Musicmom, those are great!! I love the look on the other kids' faces when the girl is opening the Howler...

7:35 am

EvaNadine

mornin babblers!!
no time to play today, im afraid -- super-duper swamped at work today, dang end of the month!
but i wanted to post my pic for todays theme.
:)

7:35 am

Jacula

MusicMom - I did that the other night all over the top of the guinea pig hutch. Pity, 'cos I was really enjoying that tea! Just as well I don't take sugar.

7:35 am

Jacula

Hi, Evanadine.

7:35 am

Jera

Oooh, now I have 3 ac's... thanks!

7:36 am

cliffopa

looks like mom's are the most admired.

7:37 am

PappouTed

Yes, I teach kinders. This is my 26th year.

7:37 am

musicmom

This is NOT my morning - you would think it was Monday instead of Friday. First we were completely out of coffee (very rare in this house). Then that was one of my last Asbury tea bags in a very yummy flavor. Okay trying again:-))

7:39 am

musicmom

It was hilarious Jera. Her mom was my co-leader last year and was working the event. We actually just micced her instead of recording it. She got yelled at about taking care of her braces (something that had just happened that week):-)

7:39 am

musicmom

Pappou - that is terrific!

7:40 am

Jera

Who is your hero, musicmom... your icon pic I mean...

7:41 am

PappouTed

Well, I'm heading out the door, will have to finish the last 93 words later. Thanks for the clues everyone, see you later.

7:41 am

musicmom

jera - all pioneer women are my heros. When I stop and think about how hard it is to get things done with all our modern conveniences and then think about how they had to do things their perseverance is amazing!

7:42 am

musicmom

bye pappou

7:42 am

cliffopa

i guess it would be a good idea to go to work. bye for now.

7:43 am

Jera

I thought it looked pioneer-y. We recently rented Frontier House on DVD... fascinating stuff.

7:43 am

musicmom

bye cliff

7:43 am

Jera

Have a good one, cliff... you later!

7:44 am

Jera

Jacula, I'm planning on getting a guinea pig soon... any advice?

7:44 am

musicmom

That was interesting Jera. I would like to think I wouldn't be so whiney but I can't be too sure.

7:45 am

Jacula

Jera - Yes, lots of advice. Might be better if I e-mailed it to you, depending on what your questions are. Contact me through the BabAnon messaging thing in the first instance.

7:46 am

Jacula

Jera - let me know.

7:48 am

Jacula

Okay, 59 words left to find but I finally have an empty house. I can vacuum unhindered! (Why is it that when you are doing the stairs someone ALWAYS wants to use them??)

7:49 am

musicmom

Bye Jera - that happens here too.

7:50 am

Tigereye

Hey all :)

7:51 am

musicmom

OOps meant Jac
Hi Tiger

7:51 am

Jacula

Did I say 'empty' house? One of the cats in on the sofa (and NOT on his designated blanket!) and the other is... you guessed it... sitting on the stairs! They'll soon shift when they hear the vacuum.:-)

TTFN.

7:53 am

musicmom

Faerie - are you still here? How was the butterfly walk?

7:59 am

Jera

Sorry, jacula... had another potty emergency... I will e-mail you. We had a guinea pig as a child & I was thinking it's about time for another one. We do have cats so the cage would need to be quite secure... can you recommend a brand for setup?

8:00 am

thedave

how many words are there?

8:01 am

Tigereye

199 words

8:03 am

capone

Back, had to run to the post office and grocery store.

Faerie!! Look at my icon!

8:08 am

musicmom

Gotta go. Be back later - I hope.

8:15 am

Jera

We have bad timing today... people have to leave then come back to talk & the people they were talking with before have had to leave, LOL

8:16 am

capone

i can tell..lol

8:19 am

thedave

wow...a 51 point word

8:23 am

capone

lol, if dan qualye was doing todays puzzle, wonder how man times he'd enter "TAMATO"

8:23 am

Llysse

thedave, Try a gerund: getting something at 9/66

8:29 am

thedave

what's a gerund?

8:29 am

capone

hanta (virus) got nixed....

8:31 am

capone

no jawa either?! discrimination!

8:37 am

Atalante

what's jawa?

8:37 am

capone

star wars char...the lil guys in the brown robes

8:38 am

Atalante

oh - yeah - I thought you meant a *proper* word :P

8:38 am

Llysse

It's a verb that acts as a noun--looks the same as the present participle. It's a verb with a three-letter "suffix" that emphasizes the action

8:39 am

Llysse

You can google it...

8:39 am

thedave

Thanks...I can't find a 6 letter word to add the suffix to

8:42 am

thedave

letucing isn't a word...dang!

8:42 am

thedave

Hehe

8:42 am

Llysse

its "at6/18" to get, to achieve, to obtain

8:44 am

thedave

got it...thanks!

8:45 am

Llysse

:)

8:49 am

ShadowHyrst

puzzle isn't very piratical or xmasy today

8:52 am

wezzie.j.w

hi all come on to do a bit of my homework got to find an unusual word and it's meaning and I know Babble all ways has them. :OD

8:56 am

FMitch

Hi wessie,
you could try ywis which means - Certainly; assuredly and can also be spelt iwis, it's one of my fav babble words.
Hows yr Mum?

8:59 am

wezzie.j.w

fine and thanks for the word FMitch :OD

9:00 am

FMitch

y/w

9:01 am

wezzie.j.w

got to go and do the rest of my homework now bye all
:o(

9:01 am

FMitch

bye

9:09 am

GingerUK

Hi Everyone, any hints for the 9's please?

9:12 am

FMitch

Hi Ginger,
Only got the at9 and there are good cluse for that just down the log. Haven't found the other one yet.

9:13 am

GingerUK

Thanks FMitch...

9:13 am

Munner

Ginger an 9/60 - not able to move on its own

9:14 am

Munner

oops, that should be in 9

9:14 am

macuser

in9/60
in + am7/32

9:14 am

wezzie.j.w

hi again didn't have too do anything else.

9:15 am

Jacula

at9/66 - achieving (builds from at6/18)
in9/60 - not moving/active.

9:16 am

Llysse

Does anyone know what the other 9 is?

9:17 am

Llysse

Duh! I just missed that last message!

9:17 am

macuser

Jacula just gave clues for both the 9s

9:19 am

Jacula

di8/50 - rhinstone or sequinned fabric.
ma8/45 - to keep in existence or in a good, or proper, condition.

9:19 am

Jacula

*rhinestone.

9:20 am

Jacula

Hi & 'bye all. Got to go. I'm not really 'here'. Just came in to check the answering m/c.

9:20 am

FMitch

good clue for the d8 Jacs, I didn't have that one. thanks

9:23 am

Llysse

I have the 8s and 9s, but I only have 5 of the 7s

9:25 am

FMitch

LOL that's one more than I have :)

9:26 am

Llysse

I have an an jo dw le & ra

9:26 am

Haz1558

There are 5 7 letter words in the As alone....

9:27 am

Llysse

(sigh) <pulls up breaches in a decidedly catoonish way...>

9:27 am

FMitch

Afternoon Haz.

9:28 am

FMitch

LOL Llysse, I know that feeling, hey ho.

9:28 am

Haz1558

Hello, FMitch - I've had a very interrupted day's babbling so far. How are you doing?

9:28 am

Munner

I have monkey typed my fingers crazy for the di 8. I'm pretty sure of the first 4 letters, but can't get the last 4.

9:29 am

FMitch

Been out at client meeting most of the day, so feeling knackered, Managed to get some words down this morning but have only just got to 100.

9:29 am

Haz1558

Try putting an4/4 after. (meaning before)

9:29 am

macuser

the last 4 letters are what you put in when playing poker

9:30 am

Haz1558

So, you're halfway there!

9:30 am

Munner

thanks, mac, that word was in the back of my mind, but I was just having a brain lapse

9:30 am

FMitch

Doh!! I guess I am ... feel a bit better now :)

9:31 am

macuser

You're welcome, munner :)

9:31 am

Munner

You, too, Haz. I'm back and forth on IM with my sister in Arizona so had missed your earlier hint.

9:31 am

lola100

Hi guys : )

9:32 am

macuser

Hi lola :)

9:32 am

FMitch

Hello stranger ((((lola))))

9:32 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, munner. Lola - we've missed you!

9:32 am

lola100

Hey sis! (((((FMitch))))) How you doing?

9:33 am

lola100

Hi mac! Aww, thanks haz! I missed you guys too :' )

9:33 am

FMitch

Friday afternoon, starting the unwind - what you been up to?

9:35 am

jylcat

woah! totally making up for the lack of "A"s the past few days, huh?

9:35 am

lola100

I was visiting my fella ; )
What news on your job situation sis? Hope you don't mind me asking but I do worry : /

9:36 am

Munner

Hi, Lola, and bye all for now. My sister and cousin are flying in from Arizona and Colorado for a week's visit tomorrow. So far I only have one room "ready" and my husband keeps asking me as I sit at the computer, "Is that all you ever do?" (He's off work every Friday)

9:36 am

bunnyvicious

Good morning.

9:37 am

lola100

lol! bye munner, have a great time with your family : )

9:37 am

lola100

Hi again bunny! Nice, gentle sudoku today, hey? : )

9:37 am

FMitch

(((sis))) thanks, just got another new client today which will be a good earner but still sailing too close to the wind for comfort but thanks for asking.

...and how is yr fella:))

9:37 am

capone

morning bun, lola and anyone else i missed earlier

9:38 am

bunnyvicious

Yeees, thank goodness, but it doesn't look like babble will be so kind!

9:39 am

lola100

sis, will carry on sending you lots of positive thoughts then : )

He's not feeling too good today actually. Don't know if we'll see him on babble : /

9:41 am

FMitch

Thanks and say hi to Anj from me. Gotta go soon but good to catch up.

9:42 am

ToeSockMonkey

hey all :) so whats the icon theme today?

9:42 am

lola100

Will do, take care : )

9:42 am

lola100

hey toes! : )

9:43 am

Praes

what?
no santa?

9:43 am

bunnyvicious

person you admire

9:43 am

Praes

i was told the person you admire most
so i picked my mama

9:43 am

lola100

praes, afraid not : / ....but change the last vowel for another word : )

9:44 am

ToeSockMonkey

((( lola ))) it has been a long time! Where have you been? :)

9:44 am

ToeSockMonkey

Aw Praes! that is very sweet ;)

9:45 am

Praes

thanks!
had it already but it might help someone.

just can't believe santa wasn't invited to the party.

9:46 am

Praes

TSM- she raised 5 kids on her own, no support from any of her baby daddies.

I gotta ger her props somehow.

9:47 am

bunnyvicious

It helped me!! ;)

9:48 am

lola100

((((toes)))) I was visiting Anj : ) How's your bump? Have you had a scan yet?

9:49 am

stidmama

morning/afternoon/evening, all!

FMitch, did I miss you yesterday, or were you not here?

9:50 am

FMitch

Hi stid, I wasn't able to babble due to work, can you believe!!!!!

9:51 am

Atalante

hey lola!

9:52 am

stidmama

oh - work! yes I can get in the way! just like kids/dogs/"life in general"...

9:52 am

lola100

hey ata! Guess who found an SA shop in Bristol last week?? I spent a fortune, lol! : D

9:52 am

stidmama

oops, didn't mean "I" get in the way... meant "it"

if my fingers are already this tired, don't know what I'll do later!

9:54 am

FMitch

Time for me to do my disappearing act, may see you all later. *poof*

9:54 am

ToeSockMonkey

Wow I am having issues finding a new picture for my icon lol

9:54 am

lola100

bye FMitch : )

9:54 am

capone

hi TSM

9:55 am

ToeSockMonkey

lola, oh wonderful! I didn't know you knew Anj face to face! Meow! lol :) How is he doing?
Yes, I got an ultrasound done. They usually wait longer for them but I haev been having a few problems so they wanted to do one early to check it all out. :)

9:55 am

ToeSockMonkey

Hello Cap :) How are you honey?

9:56 am

ToeSockMonkey

refresh for my new icon - queen elizabeth the first! :)

9:56 am

capone

good, only 34 words here , but 6 levels in WoW so far this morning

9:57 am

lola100

toes, is everything okay hun?

9:57 am

bunnyvicious

I stuck with my husband again today, I want to be reincarnated as him and I really admire him for putting up with me.

10:02 am

ToeSockMonkey

lola - I hope things will turn out ok. I have to head to the doctor again this weekend.

10:02 am

Ouwachita

DONE....anyone need a clue??

10:03 am

ToeSockMonkey

Ouw - WOOOO HOOOO! Congrats sugar!

10:04 am

bunnyvicious

Ouw, the am 6&7 combo?

10:04 am

Ouwachita

i still dont know what the last word i got means...the ha6/33

10:04 am

ToeSockMonkey

lola - hard to think about.... I try not to since I have to be at work all day. i really dont want to break down in front of patients... :(

10:04 am

Ouwachita

good thing for monkey typing

10:06 am

Llysse

ha 6/33 is a clay cylinder used in Japanese burials

10:06 am

lola100

toes, sorry hun, didn't mean to upset you! Chin up chicks, have these (((xx))) : )

10:07 am

capone

eh, She'll be fine lola, shes a tough cookie.

10:07 am

Atalante

really? An SA shop? Wow! I might have to head to Bristol! And I made another lemon meringue pie yesterday!

10:08 am

Ouwachita

ty...by the time I got it, I almost needed one

10:08 am

Haz1558

For the am 6 and 7 - if you have the vegetable resembling an5 and 6, put m in after the a.

10:08 am

stidmama

YAY Ouwachita!

10:09 am

ToeSockMonkey

aw thanks lola :) Yeah I am a tough cookie ;)

10:09 am

bunnyvicious

Thanks Haz, didn't we do all those a few days ago?

10:10 am

capone

and TSM, you'll be fine.

10:11 am

lola100

ata, there's one on the west sussex coast somewhere too, will try to remember where (went there when I lived in sussex). I bought the silliest things, was like the proverbial kid in a candy store. Anj just stood and laughed at me, lol! : D

10:11 am

Atalante

there's one in London too, but its crap :(

10:11 am

Haz1558

Yes, bunny - there were a lot of them.

10:11 am

bunnyvicious

My first of amny stupid questions for the day...what is an SA shop?

10:12 am

Atalante

Shops selling South African stuff!

10:12 am

lola100

bunny, sorry, me being a bit rude : / I'm from South Africa and there are shops in the UK that sell SA products for the homesick (like me!) : )

10:12 am

bunnyvicious

...and typos...

10:14 am

bunnyvicious

OK, never would have made that connection, heard something about a lemon pie and got lost. Thought it was a pastry shop or something...

10:14 am

Deutsch

Howdy everyone!

10:14 am

lola100

bunny, lemon meringue pie has the same effect on me... ; )

10:14 am

Lupe613

Good Morning/Afternoon! Happy Friday!

10:15 am

lola100

deutsch! Hi! : )

10:15 am

Lupe613

hi Deutsch!

10:15 am

lola100

lupe! Hi! : )

10:15 am

Lupe613

Hi {{Lola}}!

10:16 am

Deutsch

Lupe, Lola! Been missing you!

10:17 am

Lupe613

Been really really busy with work, son's activities... actually leaving early today - just wanted to say hi....

10:18 am

Atalante

hi Deutsch!

10:18 am

lola100

lupe, were those special squeezy hugs?? {{{lupe}}} : D

10:19 am

lola100

deutsch, I've missed you guys too!

10:19 am

Lupe613

Oui!

10:19 am

Deutsch

Hi Atalante!
squeezy hugs. I like that {{{everyone}}}

10:20 am

caitlyn

Hi all.........Hope everyone is okay

10:20 am

Lupe613

hi caitlyn!

10:20 am

bunnyvicious

Oh, am I too late?
HI LUPE!!

10:20 am

bunnyvicious

..and Cait!

10:20 am

Lupe613

Hey Bunny!!

10:20 am

ToeSockMonkey

*yawn* I am tired today

10:21 am

lola100

In that case I shall only squeezy hug from now on!
Group squeezy hug {{{{{everyone}}}} : D

10:21 am

lola100

hi caitlyn : )

10:21 am

ToeSockMonkey

<---- morning sickness big time today too... yummy!

10:21 am

Lupe613

AAAHHH - I feel the love!

10:21 am

caitlyn

TY lola

10:21 am

Deutsch

Hi caitlyn and TSM!

10:21 am

ToeSockMonkey

cait! I picked the queen too! :) hehe

10:21 am

bunnyvicious

TSM, how far along are you?

10:22 am

mab

Hi everyone - Lupe, Atalante, Deutsch, Bunny, Caitlyn, Lola.... It's good to see everyone.

10:22 am

Lupe613

Hey mab!

10:22 am

lola100

aww, it's icky but you know that it's a good sign though, right toes? : )

10:22 am

stidmama

TSM -- when I was pregnant, ginger tea helped the morning sickness. Also decaf chai tea...

10:22 am

bunnyvicious

Morning Mab

10:22 am

caitlyn

Hi mab

10:23 am

lola100

Hi mab! Squeezy hugs?? Of course! {{{{mab}}}}

10:23 am

Deutsch

Hi Mab, stid!

10:24 am

ToeSockMonkey

(((((Deutsch )))))

10:25 am

ToeSockMonkey

almost 14 weeks :)

10:25 am

Lupe613

TSM - hope you feel better - been there - had morning sickness up until he was born!!

10:25 am

ToeSockMonkey

stid on thank you.... I might have to pick some up. never had it before :)

10:26 am

caitlyn

bunny my daughter has got that bug now,she had to miss college today so she isnt very happy

10:26 am

ToeSockMonkey

(((( lupe )))) wow.... I hope I dont have that :( This is bad enough! lol

10:26 am

Deutsch

(((TSM)))

10:26 am

bunnyvicious

Mine always passed after the first trimester, 'cept for the twins, that was a whole new ball game. No room for food!

10:26 am

stidmama

Hi Deutsch et al -- I have been here 35 minutes and only added 2 words to last night's start. So I'm off to get dressed and print out the clues.

10:27 am

bunnyvicious

Yuck Cait. Twylah still has it, just not as bad, but bad enough not to leave the house.

10:27 am

Lupe613

Nah - I'm sure your morning sickness will go away soon.

10:28 am

bunnyvicious

I'm just ready for everyone to be well for one whole day!

10:28 am

ToeSockMonkey

lupe - hope so! it is making me sour on eating a lot of my favorite foods! lol

Deutsch - how are you today? :)

10:28 am

Lupe613

LOL Bunny!! Valley of the sickies!

10:29 am

caitlyn

Maybe tomorrow bunny (you can only live in hope)

10:29 am

cliffopa

lunch break at work. trying to get a few more words in.

10:29 am

Lupe613

TSM - I lost 10 lbs my first four months!!! made up for it towards the end though!! I was huge!

10:29 am

bunnyvicious

I could live with colds, but this tummy bug... ewwwwwww!

10:30 am

EasternBlue

*sneaks in for a quick hello*

Hiya!!

10:30 am

scatty

Hi deutsch, how hard is the grid today, don't know whether to start it or not

10:30 am

Deutsch

Hi cliffopa!
I'm okay, TSM. Hope you're feeling better soon!

10:31 am

bunnyvicious

Scatty, these a's are a real pain in the rear end!

10:31 am

Deutsch

Hi Eastern!
Hi scatty, seems a little tricky and I only have 9!

10:31 am

lola100

*spots EB and gives her a big squeezy hug* {{{{EB}}}}

10:32 am

Lupe613

So I am on the bus taking my son to his band concert - all of a sudden there is a huge traffic jam. I see a police car in the alley with no police, the door is ajar. I see huge crowds of people. What the heck happened?? As we are squeezing by traffic/people I look out the window and who do I see - Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Anniston filming re-takes for their upcoming movie!!!

10:32 am

Deutsch

We have A's? I've allmost forgotten what A's are. LOL

10:32 am

Lupe613

hi EB

10:32 am

scatty

i've only got 5 at the mo

10:33 am

lola100

lupe...NOOOOO! How exciting! : D

10:33 am

Haz1558

Deutsch - after this grid, you'll remember!

10:33 am

EasternBlue

I like the new squeezy hugs!!

{{{all}}}

I've had this stooopid head cold all week- could barely keep my eyes open at work - let alone try to babble!!

how are you lo?? haven't seen you in ages!

10:33 am

cliffopa

argh! this connection at work is so slow. it takes 1/2 a minute to see if a word is accepted! i'll never get anywhere like this.

10:33 am

Lupe613

I felt like a fool for not bringing my camera!!

10:33 am

bunnyvicious

Lupe, how neat! Bet your son loved that!

10:34 am

Lupe613

bunny - he kept teasing me because I didn't bring the camera - "that's what you get!"

10:34 am

EasternBlue

Lupe - too cool!!! I've never seen anything fun like that!! : )

Deutsch...how've you been??

10:34 am

Deutsch

wow, Lupe!
Hi Haz! three a's...

10:34 am

caitlyn

Hi Eastern...I dont like the ma words today!!

10:34 am

GingerUK

I only have 3 7's... any clues greatfully received!

10:35 am

lola100

EB, aww, are you feeling better now? I'm great thanks, been away for the week : )

10:35 am

bunnyvicious

WOO HOO, done with the a's!!

10:35 am

cybernan

Good morning, everyone :)

10:35 am

Deutsch

I"m not too bad eastern. Missed you, though.
Hi ginger!

10:35 am

GingerUK

also anyone got the 1 O from the top 2nd left O?

10:35 am

ToeSockMonkey

email cap

10:36 am

bunnyvicious

Morning Cyber, pretty icon!

10:36 am

Lupe613

hi Cyber!

10:36 am

Deutsch

Hi cybernan!

10:36 am

lola100

Hi ginger! Yes, ol4/4, sounds like margarine : )

10:36 am

GingerUK

Hi Deutsch

10:37 am

caitlyn

Hi cybernan

10:37 am

EasternBlue

lo - a little better...it's the 'cough' that gets me now!!

I saw you were visisting Anj...& mentioned he was ill - how is he doing?? please send him my best!! {{Anj}

10:37 am

lola100

hi cyber : )

10:37 am

GingerUK

Thanks Lola :-)

10:38 am

caitlyn

Sorry hi ginger

10:40 am

GingerUK

hi Caitlyn

10:43 am

kissmyglass04

good morning babblers
what theme is going down today?

10:43 am

EasternBlue

well...it was nice to 'see' everyone...back to work for me!!

*sneaks back off to work*

{{{{{{{{{{{{{everyone }}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}

Bye!!

10:43 am

Deutsch

Hi Kiss!

10:44 am

bunnyvicious

Bye EB.
Kiss, it's people you admire.

10:44 am

lola100

EB, he's not feeling too great today, poor thing : /
I'll tell him you said hi, it'll cheer him up : )

10:44 am

btwrt

hey all - how many words today?

10:45 am

lola100

*lola grabs EB for big squeezy hug as she tries to sneak out* {{{{{EB}}}}} : D

10:45 am

kissmyglass04

ty

10:45 am

bunnyvicious

199

10:45 am

lola100

hi kiss : )

10:46 am

btwrt

thanks bunny ;) ... there are those who calll me ... tim? ...

10:47 am

kissmyglass04

havent been here all week got sooooo addicted to this game called isketch....online pictionary...amazing

10:48 am

kissmyglass04

refresh for the ever talented sandra oh

10:48 am

btwrt

lol sorry for the obsure movie reference

10:48 am

bunnyvicious

hello Tim, I'm Brandy, but I get called bunny more than Brandy, lol.

10:48 am

cliffopa

kiss, luv your pups. pugs?

10:49 am

kissmyglass04

yes indeed
baby boy 6 months his name is thug

10:49 am

Deutsch

Lola, give Anj a squeezy hug from me! Hope he feels better!
Hi bt

10:49 am

Lupe613

AAwww - how cute Kiss!!!

10:50 am

cliffopa

great name.

10:50 am

btwrt

ahh i knew it ... sorry - i'm not tim - i was referencing the vicious bunny scene from monty python's quest for the holy grail. sorry!

10:50 am

kissmyglass04

ty ty hes the only baby i plan on having for quite some time...lol except my boyfriend!!

10:50 am

lola100

deutsch, will do! I just told him that all the babble girls are worried about him. He's a man, that will help : )

10:50 am

bunnyvicious

You know, I have never watched Monty Python? I should as much as everyone talks about it.

10:51 am

btwrt

yes, because there's a great scene about a vicious white bunny - i really thought that's what your name meant, lol. i'm bethany ;)

10:51 am

Lupe613

Don't feel bad - neither have I bunny!!

10:52 am

bunnyvicious

I'm super close to finishing believe it or not, but I'm stuck on a few:
di 8/50
wa 6 & 7
I think I can monkey in the rest...

10:52 am

HollyBug

Goodness. I've had no time to play for the past several days. How are things?

10:53 am

caitlyn

Monty Python is great bunny if you have an odd sense of humour!! My so watched The Life of Brian on his wedding morning (first wedding !!!!!!!!)

10:53 am

Lupe613

Monty Python wasn't something a program that a typical Latino child would be exposed to!! LOL

10:53 am

lola100

bunny, for the di8 think sparkly jewelry : )

10:53 am

capone

ugh, I feel like death right now

10:53 am

caitlyn

SON

10:53 am

bunnyvicious

My kiddos gave the nickname to me. They say I look really nice, but I'm pretty mean. My oldest daughter has been grounded half of the last three years, she is venting.

10:54 am

Deutsch

May I call you bruce?

10:54 am

btwrt

lol that's awesome. i can't wait 'till my little guy grows up so he can be angry with me all the time

10:55 am

lola100

but my name is Michael! : /

10:56 am

caitlyn

Mine is Atilla the hun!!

10:56 am

Deutsch

Bruce it is then

10:56 am

Lupe613

LOL - I hear ya bunny. I usually get the "MAN you're mean!" at least once a day from my son!

10:57 am

lola100

Rule number 6, there is NOOOO...rule number 6... : )

10:58 am

bunnyvicious

I'm pretty sure my oldest girl is starting puberty, she's ten!! It can only get worse. I tried to talk to her about getting a bra when I noticed a little change, I've been blocked out, going on four days now...

10:58 am

capone

great, i think i'm having a panic attack....and i've been in such a great mood today.

10:59 am

Lupe613

oh boy -- good luck with that bunny..

11:00 am

Deutsch

And now for something completely different
good luck Bunny

11:00 am

snowyowl

Hi All - just popping in for a quick look while chaos reigns all around me!
Lola -lovely to see you thought we'd lost you sudoko!

11:00 am

Lupe613

hi snowy!

11:00 am

bunnyvicious

I didn't think it'd start so early, I'm very lost! Gonna have to go to MY mommy and have a sit down. Is it to early for the birds and bees ? Erggg...there are four more right behind her.
I found a note from my nine year old son telling a girl she was hot! I didn't like boys til I was 15!

11:01 am

bunnyvicious

...and TY for the clue Lola. Got it!

11:01 am

lola100

Snowy!!! Squeezy hugs {{{{snowy}}}}
Lost me to sudoku? Never! I've been visiting Anj : )

11:02 am

Lupe613

bunny - my niece (who is 11) started her monthly last year. Her chest is bigger than mine!!! She looks like she's 16. She is only, I repeat, 11 years old!!!

11:02 am

snowyowl

LOL - bunny do the contraception talk RIGHT NOW!!!!
Explain the horrors of childbirth ( I had 2 painfree!) & the terrible life with kids! Take it from some one who had a son of 19 with twins!!!!

11:02 am

Deutsch

Hi snowy!
bunny, girls and boys are starting puberty earlier and earlier. Scary!

11:02 am

bunnyvicious

Yeah, I feel better now... Thaaaaanks!

11:02 am

caitlyn

bunny one of my 10 year old granddaughters is the same !!! Talks about her boyfriend !!They grow too quickly

11:03 am

Lupe613

sorry.....

11:03 am

stidmama

I'm back for a moment or two... list in hand. hi snowyowl!

11:04 am

bunnyvicious

OK, I was wanting SOMEONE to tell me it was my imagination.
Snowy, I don't have much room to talk. I had three kids at 19. Everything worked out for me though.

11:04 am

Grim-Bigyen

can some kind person help with na/5/10 please

11:05 am

bunnyvicious

na 5/10 is plural of the na 4/4 above it, meaning granny

11:05 am

lola100

na5/10 is the plural of the na4/4 before it : )

11:05 am

Deutsch

Hi grim, I'm no help to you :(

11:06 am

bunnyvicious

Snowy, doesn't that talk backfire on you? I imagine mine would say "If kids are so horrible, why'd you have us then? You don't want us? Waaa"?

11:07 am

snowyowl

WOW - did you have a good time? ( silly question!)

11:08 am

cliffopa

snowy i am admiring your icon. it looks just like a kitty i had named princess daisy.

11:08 am

bunnyvicious

YUP! We forgot to put a TV in the kitchen though, say hello too the twins!

11:08 am

snowyowl

sorry - phone call -LOL -They are great & he's a fantastic dad -it's been the making of him -it's just exhausting when you're one place removed! Different to doing it yourself!

11:09 am

Grim-Bigyen

lola
you can't believe how you miss them.
thanks.
wife just shouted tea, so must go
ta ta

11:10 am

stidmama

hi cliffopa, didn't see you there. Is the grid nicer today, or worse?

11:10 am

bunnyvicious

Hey Lupe, I remember your son got pretty upset when he lost a game. How have the others been going since then?

11:11 am

snowyowl

cliff -ty - it's just one on google images my 4 beauties are all gone now -heaven't had a cat for 5 yrs or so. Got grandchildren now instead. It has to be said that cats are cheaper to run! LOL - but they don't love you as much

11:11 am

stidmama

bye grim

11:12 am

cliffopa

hi stidmama. i'm on my lunch break at work. making a little progress. yesterday i wished for no more re's or te's. pretty much came true except for one te.

11:12 am

caitlyn

Now I know I have a big babble problem!! Im sitting hand sewing curtains while having a pre dinner drink and playing babble at the same time !!!

11:13 am

Deutsch

Caitlyn, you are highly skilled!

11:13 am

bunnyvicious

Oh no! It's called talented multi-tasking!

11:13 am

cliffopa

snowy, our kids are old enough to provide grandchildren, but none of the 3 are even dating anyone so i'll have to settle for the furry kind.

11:14 am

caitlyn

Correct bunny but us women can lol

11:14 am

ToeSockMonkey

ok I am back :)

11:14 am

stidmama

Thanks for the clue... hadn't noticed that one. Brings me up to one more word in the last ten minutes... don't know if I'll finish today -- Tom (icon is him) took the day off for his b-day and is home!

11:14 am

ToeSockMonkey

Capone! Are you ok? You need me to call you??

11:14 am

snowyowl

LOL Caitlyn - you sound just like me -I'm printing off stuff for a Guiding fun day tomorrow and taking numerous last minute phone calls and making a list of theing I might forget!

11:15 am

caitlyn

Hi TSM

11:15 am

ToeSockMonkey

cait, snowy HUGS! :) How are you both?

11:15 am

bunnyvicious

I used to make lists so i wouldn't forget anything, then i'd forget the list when I leave the house and come back with nothing done!

11:15 am

Deutsch

I'm fading. going for a bit of lunch. Back later...

11:16 am

ToeSockMonkey

TTFN Deutsch :)

11:16 am

bunnyvicious

Bye Deutsh

11:16 am

caitlyn

Snowy where is the fun day being held?

11:17 am

ToeSockMonkey

CAPONE! Are you alright hun?

11:17 am

stidmama

later Deutsch

11:17 am

bunnyvicious

Guess I better get going on these darn cakes. Gotta tote the twins through town and get some bills paid too. See ya'll Sunday, Saturday if I'm lucky!

11:18 am

artlady

Mornin'/afternoon/evening, all!

11:18 am

caitlyn

Bye bunny catch you soon Take care

11:18 am

stidmama

hi artlady

bye bunnyvicious

11:19 am

capone

i'll be ok TSM, just getting that fast heartbeat/lightheaded feeling. no big deal.

11:20 am

capone

prob stress from trying to play babble while i level Urakabaramel.....lol

multi tasking FTL!

11:20 am

Lupe613

Bunny - sorry I stepped away - if you're still here....a few weeks ago his b-ball team lost their first game and the whole team lost it. A week later they won and my son still cried because he felt he did not contribute enough to the win!!!

11:21 am

cliffopa

lunch break over. bye for now.

11:22 am

caitlyn

bye cliff

11:23 am

capone

later cliff

11:23 am

stidmama

bye cliffopa

11:23 am

ylleria

Hi folks, can anyone help me with the ac 6/21?

11:25 am

BaronPuffPants

help with ha 6/33? Thanks :)

11:26 am

bunnyvicious

Had too peek back in. Lupe, that stinks. maybe sports isn't his thing? Ice is the same way though, weather they win or lose, it's how she played in the game. It's a good attitude to have...sometimes!

11:27 am

stidmama

ac 6/21: has to do with pancreatic cells or the individual fruity parts of things like blackberries

11:27 am

bunnyvicious

ha 6/33 - you have fingers on your ha*d + third vowel + you put dirty clothes in the **sher

11:27 am

Tigereye

Hey everyone

11:28 am

ToeSockMonkey

ok capone, just worried for you is all love

11:28 am

hydra

ac6/21 = ac plus opposite of out, plus regul--

11:28 am

HollyBug

What is the theme today?

11:28 am

stidmama

hi tigereye

11:28 am

lola100

gotta go, back later : )

11:28 am

capone

people you admire

LOL TSM, more worried about you kiddo.

11:29 am

bunnyvicious

ac 6/21 - same foirst four letters as the two ac's below it + sculptures and paintings are works of **t

11:29 am

ylleria

thanks hydra & stidmama - got it now. :)

11:29 am

ExWren

Hello everyone, I have been looking in from time to time, but have resisted playing the grid. I had two very bad days, so I thought I would have a rest day. In fact when I first logged in, I thought babble had been taken over by aliens, there were some very strange messages.

11:29 am

bunnyvicious

OK, now I'm really gone, take care all!

11:30 am

ToeSockMonkey

lol refresh... new icon :)

11:31 am

hydra

Ta for ha clue bunnyvicious, but still can't get it!

11:31 am

ToeSockMonkey

Capone, I really wish you could come visit for the weekend. I need you *hugs*

11:31 am

stidmama

hi ExWren!

11:31 am

caitlyn

Hi ExWren sorry you are not too good What strange messages?

11:31 am

BaronPuffPants

Thank you Bunnyvicious!!!
Got it :)

11:33 am

capone

lol....i know TSM. I'm already in one dog house w/my sister (not going to her wedding in Niagra Falls tomorrow), might as well be in yours too

8p

11:33 am

capone

you admire a racoon TSM?

11:37 am

Lupe613

Bunny - I've decided NOT to have him play baseball this spring...instead I am looking into martial arts....not competative - he'll just be learning the art. he's looking forward to it.

11:39 am

hkj

(gulp) I've been staring at the puzzle for a while. Yesterday I finished it, but nealry went mad in the process. Not sure whether I can face it today...

11:40 am

Karys

hi there everyone....just popped in before evening meal....what a stupid word the dw is !!!!

11:40 am

ExWren

Hi caitlyn, when I first logged in this morning, about 9ish, there were many messages from newbies, but couldn't understand a word of what they were saying,

11:41 am

stidmama

Karys -- I agree!

hkj... not sure what to say. The first 78 words took me 30 minutes. In the last hour I've got 18...

11:41 am

caitlyn

There are lots of newbies lately.Some havnt been very nice either

11:41 am

ExWren

Oh caitlyn,
I'm OK, I had two bad days with the grid, couldn't finish them!

11:42 am

Karys

I didn't finish the last two either....just not enough time....and I want to do as much as I can without the lists

11:43 am

ExWren

I see we have mother and daughter as our icons!

11:43 am

caitlyn

I have had to use the A2Z for the last three days

11:43 am

caitlyn

Great minds etc

11:45 am

stidmama

okay, back to the wisdom (?) of the chat room... ha 6/21 please?

11:46 am

ToeSockMonkey

Capone - your not in the dog house with me... not sure one your sister though. You need to call her lol

11:46 am

Karys

ha6/21....like the thing over the fireplace...change first letter

11:47 am

ToeSockMonkey

I don't admire raccoons. I just thought he was so CUTE! He looks like your Capone. A masked bandit! DUN DUN DUN!

11:47 am

Haz1558

ha6/21 - first three letters of Gretel's brother, last letters of water boiling device.(ket***)

11:47 am

stidmama

Karys, thank you! two more and I'll have 100 and will stop for a while.

11:47 am

caitlyn

tid ha 6/21 extend your ha4/5 above with a cons and a vowel

11:48 am

stidmama

thanks haz!

11:48 am

wassup

Thanks Haz. I was looking for that one too!

11:48 am

Karys

yw stid....I have 110....but have to stop for food soon !!

11:48 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

11:49 am

capone

shes cool w/it, her sister cant go either so at least i'm not alone

i'm not a racoon!

11:50 am

Karys

having a lot of trouble with the top left hand corner !!!

11:51 am

ToeSockMonkey

ok maybe your not one but I still think he is cute don't you?

Well I am glad you weren't the only one... although if I was your sister I would have felt twice as back with both of you missing... oh well

11:52 am

HollyBug

Goodness. This is the greatest thing ever. I got a roomba... and it scares the cats terribly... but they chase it around... but they don't want it to "look" at them.

11:53 am

Karys

Holly...what is a 'roomba' please ?

11:53 am

ToeSockMonkey

Some one please slap me? I am so tired and about to fall asleep here....

11:53 am

stidmama

TSM! wake up! go lie down! take a break!

[slap! slap!]

11:54 am

Karys

Toes....go have a nap....we'll all still be here...promise x

11:54 am

stidmama

ooh! I got to 100. Taking a break... later, all!

11:55 am

Karys

later stid :)

11:55 am

spellit

That's me done - 3132 pts today. Off now for a break; 6 days in North Yorks and 4 days near Hereford, and sadly computers are banned! See you all the week after next and happy babbling.

11:55 am

HollyBug

Karys... Look on Amazon.com. :o) It's a robotic vacuum cleaner.

11:55 am

ToeSockMonkey

Karys, Stid, thank you but I can't lay down. I am at work... No naps aloud here! *yawns* It's ok. I will live ;)

11:55 am

Karys

ooohh...spellit....have a good time....holiday ?

11:56 am

Haz1558

Congratulations, spellit, and have a good time on holiday.

11:56 am

HollyBug

I'm totally going to make thai noodles tonight. Everyone should come over. :o)

11:56 am

Karys

Wow..holly..that sounds very 'posh'

11:56 am

ToeSockMonkey

later spellit

11:56 am

stidmama

YAY spellit!

11:56 am

ToeSockMonkey

and congrats to you spellit! :) I hope you have good time while you are away

11:57 am

spellit

N Yorks is visiting my son and family then off to Warners for a bit of over eating

11:57 am

spellit

Cheers TSM and all - I'll miss you xxxx

11:57 am

HollyBug

lol. I'm all about my gadgets.

11:57 am

Karys

spellit....is it one of the 'Adult Breaks' ?

11:58 am

spellit

Yes Karys they are great but you eat and drink too much!

11:58 am

capone

ok, so i walk into the bathroom and see rev and pedro giving each other a bath...2 mins earlier they were locked in that death curl that cats go into when they are fighting.... go figure

and don't worry about Dani TSM, she wont be at our wedding...lol

11:59 am

Karys

I know...we have 'done' several....we have really enjoyed them all...which one is it ?

11:59 am

HollyBug

I so enjoy when people invite themselves to come and stay the week with me. I need an excuse not to have this person over.

12:00 pm

spellit

There are 6 couples from my church going and I think this is about our 7th trip. We are off to Holme Lacey for the 3rd time

12:00 pm

HollyBug

Don't you love that, Capone...?

12:01 pm

Karys

we havn't been there yet....favourite is Cricket St Thomas.....don't really need to say have a good time...I know you will...(wish it was me !)

12:02 pm

ToeSockMonkey

LOL capone :) its ok

12:03 pm

spellit

We are aiming to go to Cricket St Thomas - my mum used to live near there. Bye for now

12:04 pm

Karys

meal has arrived...brb

12:04 pm

blairla

Hi there, how many words today?

12:06 pm

ToeSockMonkey

wow I love the sound of that... our wedding *gets all mooshy and sappy* mmmmmm

12:06 pm

HollyBug

Meh.

12:06 pm

vpchat

argh really should be a word, given that just about everyone here uses it on these puzzles every day :)

12:06 pm

Haz1558

199 words today

12:07 pm

blairla

Thank you, Haz.

12:07 pm

fishyfishy

blairla - 199 words. Are you in LA?

12:07 pm

ToeSockMonkey

vpchat- I agree with you on that one!

12:07 pm

capone

lol, hold that feeling TSM

12:07 pm

ToeSockMonkey

What should Hannah have for lunch!? :) Lots to pick from...

12:08 pm

blairla

Fishy -- Thanks! No, I'm not in LA. Blairla is just a long time nickname. :)

12:09 pm

HollyBug

Ghost Recon is the bestest game evar.

12:09 pm

movieman

The ca6/27 plz.....

12:09 pm

fishyfishy

Oh! I see. I'm in LA, so I was just wondering. :)

12:10 pm

Haz1558

ca 6/27 is what naughty schoolchildren used to receive when corporal punishment was allowed

12:10 pm

capone

um, Hannah should have Joe for lunch and dinner and desert

12:11 pm

movieman

Thanx haz.....

I really feel thick sometimes.....

12:11 pm

Haz1558

Don't worry about it - and you're not thick!

12:12 pm

movieman

Haz - I can't help noticing your icon.....

Are you a football fan as well?

12:14 pm

Haz1558

I do take a bit of an interest, yes, but I have Martin O'Neill because I admire his intelligence and his integrity. He comes from Northern Ireland, as well!

12:15 pm

HollyBug

Where are you from, Capone?

12:15 pm

movieman

I agree with everything you said about Mr. O' Neill, Haz....

I also think he'd be the ideal choice to replace Mr. Eriksson.....

12:15 pm

capone

new jersey/florida

12:16 pm

Haz1558

Yes, I know, but having seen what the press can do to English managers, I'm kind of worried for him.

12:16 pm

HollyBug

Hrmm... where do you live now? lol

12:16 pm

capone

Florida, why?

12:17 pm

HollyBug

Because your answer was moderately confusing. :oP I was just curious. You're originally from Jersey?

12:18 pm

capone

Yes

12:18 pm

movieman

Yes, Haz, it hasn't exactly been an ideal track record for England managers the last ten years or so (Taylor, Hoddle, Venables etc.)...

12:18 pm

HollyBug

So you have the accent? :o)

12:18 pm

capone

and hopefully I'll be moving away from this podunk town known as Jacksonville in the near future.

12:19 pm

Haz1558

I presume the English press can't get their heads around England not being the best team in the world. The manager seems to be the easiest target for their frustration.

12:20 pm

capone

it depends, most of the time i have a north/south hybrid, but i can slip into one or the other with ease

12:20 pm

HollyBug

lol. Interesting. Hehe. What do you do?

12:21 pm

movieman

Exactly, Haz, I mean it's been 40 years since we last won the World Cup, and I can't see it happening for at least another decade or so.....

It could be because of the massive number of foreign players plying their trade over here....

12:22 pm

capone

desktop publisher for a printing company, been at it 14 years and have good enough pay/benis to keep me here atm.

12:23 pm

Haz1558

I actually remember watching the World Cup in 1966! I would be happy if they did well, but you're competing against the world with a tiny country. What do they expect?

12:24 pm

HollyBug

I see I see. Where would you rather be? :o)

12:24 pm

movieman

Another good point, Haz.....

You compare the size of England with the size of a country like Germany, France, Italy, or Brazil.....

We're nowhere near as large....

12:25 pm

movieman

And football in Brazil and Italy is like a religion.....

Everybody wants to take part.....

12:26 pm

Haz1558

Is it because England regards itself as the 'home' of football? They invented cricket as well, but once they taught it to the Empire, they couldn't rely on winning all the time.

12:26 pm

capone

i'd rather be closer to TSM right now, but too many responsibilties here right now

12:26 pm

HollyBug

Ugh. My weird vampire neighbor is moving out... I always contended that he was stockpiling things in his apartment... like... when he would open the door... their would be stuff stacked to the ceiling... He's filled his very large moving truck like... 6 times. I have no idea how this is possible.

12:28 pm

movieman

I know, Haz, We give sports like cricket, football and even rugby to the world, and the rest of the world outshines us.....

*SIGH*

12:29 pm

Haz1558

Yes, speaking of rugby, I'm sure you rejoiced with the Irish win in the Triple Crown??

12:29 pm

ToeSockMonkey

Capone, you know I have a large 3 bedroom home all to myself

12:29 pm

movieman

I would have done if I was Irish Haz.....

Quit rubbing it in......LOL

12:30 pm

Llysse

lickety split has aj 4/9. Hints? I can't even get it monkey typing...

12:30 pm

Haz1558

Don't leave the door like this or you'll get draughts. aj

12:30 pm

taterlover

TSM returned home to find her door was aj**.

12:31 pm

Jacula

Lysse - clue is in this old joke: When is a door not a door? When it's aj**.

12:31 pm

ToeSockMonkey

Come live with me! We would have fun together and you know it lol

12:31 pm

movieman

What has happened to the England rugby team?

A few years ago we were world-beaters, now we're lucky if we can beat countries like Italy or Argentina.....

12:31 pm

Haz1558

Just a gentle ribbing, Movieman! The English rugby people take themselves so seriously!

12:31 pm

taterlover

one of my favorite cartoons! Ernest returned home...

12:31 pm

ToeSockMonkey

ROFL taterlover :) your awesome

12:31 pm

Llysse

Oy--found it--how stupide I am!

12:32 pm

capone

LOL TSM, i think we've already had a bit of "fun", wouldn't you say?

12:32 pm

artlady

cute, jacula. Clever clue!

12:32 pm

movieman

The England rugby side aren't even the best Northern Hemisphere side anymore......

12:32 pm

ToeSockMonkey

Capone - Yes but there is far more where that came from and you know it :) Rawr! lol

12:32 pm

capone

actually TSM, you have 2 large 3 bedroom homes ;) one in IL the other in FL

12:33 pm

banton

Kernow Bys Vikken!

12:34 pm

Jacula

Thanks, ArtLady.:)

12:35 pm

Jacula

I keep *seeing* 'danger' in this grid as well as the phantom 'tomato'.

12:36 pm

banton

This is probably the place where Motorola selects names for their phones ;)

12:36 pm

Vicuna

There's a very nearly lettuce to go with your phantom tomato.

12:36 pm

taterlover

oo! I will change my name to Phantom Tomato. tx, jacula!

12:37 pm

artlady

Oh yes, vanton, and car companies also...

12:37 pm

artlady

Sorry, that was banton...numb vingers..

12:37 pm

ToeSockMonkey

Capone - we should rent one out! Live in the other... watch movies, play with kitties, and play wow all the time together.... and lots of other stuff *naughty smile*

12:37 pm

ToeSockMonkey

Capone-email *shy smile*

12:38 pm

banton

well, enough for the break - back to packing stuff

12:38 pm

Jacula

Banton - LOL.
Vicuna - A nearly salad.
Taterlover - I think it was Hurshy or Jera who coined the name this morning after I mentioned 'tomato'.

12:38 pm

banton

artlady, np - I like when people speak like vampires :D

12:39 pm

capone

well, you seemed to enjoy Florida so much...

actaully, you come live in FL and I'll move north, where I can at least get more than 2 days of winter

12:40 pm

HollyBug

ugh. He's soooo weird.

12:42 pm

capone

knock on his door and drive a stake through his heart Holly

12:43 pm

Jacula

I'm finished! 199 words for 3132 points.

12:44 pm

HollyBug

I've never seen him out in the daylight hours. But last friday night... Joe and I went to bed super early and woke up at like... 4 am... so we went to breakfast...

He was awake then.

12:44 pm

Haz1558

Congrats Jacula - can you help with in6/33 - my last word?

12:45 pm

Jacula

Oooh! Jacula's going if Capone's going to talk about stakes. Unless, of course, he means the other kind; a nice rare t-bone steak.

12:45 pm

ToeSockMonkey

Oh my Holly! Be careful honey... who is this man? Live by you?

12:45 pm

Haz1558

Just got it - finished!

12:45 pm

movieman

Just changed my icon, sooooooo........

IT'S TIME TO REFRESH!!!!!

12:46 pm

HollyBug

He's my crazy across the doorway neighbor. But he's moving.

12:46 pm

Jacula

ha6/33 - clay tubes or figurines once used in Japanese burial rituals.

12:46 pm

ToeSockMonkey

movieman - who is your new icon? :)

12:46 pm

HollyBug

And Joe is here to make sure he doesn't do anything evil... like eat my heart.

12:47 pm

ToeSockMonkey

*cheers* Congrats Haz!

12:47 pm

Jacula

Well done, Haz!

12:48 pm

ToeSockMonkey

ROFL Holly... you are making a freaky situation laughable at least... But truely be careful. I am glad he is leaving soon. It's like that dark cloud looming out side the door ya know?

12:48 pm

ToeSockMonkey

Jacula - you have nice eyes :D

12:49 pm

ToeSockMonkey

Capone = Batman

12:49 pm

Jacula

Thanks, TSM. Aw, I'm blushing now. LOL.

12:49 pm

movieman

That's my sister, TSM, I chose her because she has done amazing things with her life that I someday hope to achieve, like getting married, moving out of her parents' house and finding a decent career, in her case becoming a nurse at the local health centre....

12:49 pm

cybernan

I wonder why mega is a word but nano isn't?

12:49 pm

Haz1558

Thank you all!

12:50 pm

movieman

The in7/36 plz......

12:50 pm

Haz1558

in 7/36 - add the smallest amount of rice.

12:51 pm

movieman

Thanx Haz....

12:51 pm

HollyBug

ooh. You're from Chicago. lol

12:51 pm

Jacula

Got to go and do things domestic now. Happy Babbling, all.

12:51 pm

ToeSockMonkey

movieman - that is touching :) Good for you sweetie... It's great to have dreams for yourself like that. It will be even more fun when you have dreams with a partner...

12:52 pm

Haz1558

You're welcome. Your sister sounds worthy of her icon status today.

12:52 pm

HollyBug

If we end up moving... you and I should totally be friends. lol.

12:52 pm

ToeSockMonkey

brb going to get lunch.... find me something close to Capone YUM lol

12:55 pm

capone

oh, in case anyone was wondering who the old bat in my icon was, thats my grandmother (moms side). she'll be 96 in oct (lord willing) and i love and respect her to no end (just kidding about the old bat part). she had been living w/my aunt for the last 13 years but she wanted to come back to her hometown.

she practically raised me from 5 to 18 and taught me a lot about patience and perseverance. it's hard for me these days b/c her mind is so far gone at some times, she can't remember things she said 2 minutes ago but remembers things we did when i was a kid. a real test of my patience...lol, but she's the only one i'll go into broken record mode for.

12:56 pm

movieman

When is this game gonna get its act together.....?

For some reason, it wont accept the plural of the in5/10....

12:57 pm

HollyBug

aww. Grandma's are the best. At least mine is. :o) Clearly yours too.

12:57 pm

Karys

capone...its lovely to have someone like that....cherish....and remember x

12:59 pm

capone

i'm just shocked that i don't take after my dad's mom, (both of them are still alive and living in s. florida), in my 32 years, they have probably owned 25 different houses...gypsies!

12:59 pm

movieman

The in6/21 plz......

1:00 pm

Karys

well at least you have seen different lifestyles there then capone !!

1:00 pm

HollyBug

I need to take Mikey to the vet.

1:00 pm

Mary

in6/21 someone in prison

1:00 pm

Eren

in 6/21 is a prisoner

1:01 pm

Karys

right now holly ?

1:01 pm

movieman

Thanx mary & eren.....

1:01 pm

Llysse

ha 6/21?

1:02 pm

Eren

A clue for the so 6/18 please

1:02 pm

Karys

ty you both :)

1:02 pm

ruthy

can anyone please give me a clue for the ma 7/32

1:02 pm

Karys

sorry eren...don't have that yet

1:02 pm

Llysse

Doesn't handicate just sound like it's a word?

1:03 pm

HollyBug

I'll probably wait until Joe gets home from work... Mikey (the cat) has been like... chewing... and he's getting sores and stuff on his tail and the places where he scratches... I think maybe he has allergies or dry skin or something... But he's been wearing his cone... and he looks so miserable.

1:03 pm

Haz1558

ma7/32 is French for sailor, or put 'friend' together with a word meaning a parking area, or an item for auction.

1:04 pm

capone

yea, its funny b/c i have a lot of the same issues as the "capone" side of the family, except the gypsy gene. the "jones/vaden" side likes stability...

1:04 pm

Karys

perhaps he's got that allergy to fleas Holly

1:05 pm

Haz1558

so6/18 - to do with sound and ends with a bug.

1:05 pm

Deutsch

Hi friends! Back for a bit more babbling!

1:05 pm

ruthy

ty haz

1:05 pm

Karys

get yourself a bit mixed up there then capone...'shall I stay or shall I go '

1:05 pm

HollyBug

He's an inside cat... no fleas. He's done this once before... and they had to shave his tail. The stuff is finally growing back. They're probably going to have to shave him again. Wonderful.

1:05 pm

Llysse

THX haz!

1:06 pm

Haz1558

ha6/21 - same ending as the ma6 that relates to a fireplace.

1:06 pm

capone

grr, make that the "capone/deutsch" side, my grandmother is'nt deigo

1:06 pm

Karys

he'll look very 'pretty' for a while then Holly !

1:07 pm

HollyBug

lol. Karys. It took a YEAR for his tail fur to grow back... I'm not sure I can handle a bald cat for another year. :o)

1:08 pm

capone

Holly, better get the cat checked out ASAP.

My old cat Barney had that same problem a few years ago and the vet mis-diagnosed him. He wound up dying from aniema related to fleas. My cats are inside cats too, but that still doesn't mean YOU don't track them into the house when you come in from the outside.

1:08 pm

Deutsch

Holly, are you a native Hoosier?

1:08 pm

Vicuna

It's been 9 years since my cat was spayed at the pound, and she still has different fur on that patch of her belly, shorter and thinner.

1:09 pm

capone

nm Holly, didn't see all the posts after the flea allergy one

1:11 pm

HollyBug

Yeah, he did the same thing last year... and they checked him for fleas... and we just thought it was an isolated incident... but he's started with the biting again... so we put the cone on... hoping that he would just stop... But it's been a couple days and he hasn't... So we'll take him tonight.

1:11 pm

Karys

think I'll have to go for the lists....seriously stuck now

1:11 pm

HollyBug

And no. I wasn't born here. I was born and raised in Iowa... but moved here about 4 years ago.

1:11 pm

cybernan

Got all the m's exept the two ma 7's --- any help there?

1:12 pm

zion

yooo all

1:12 pm

Karys

you got the sailor Cyber ?

1:12 pm

lorenz_sell

hello

1:12 pm

HollyBug

I'm finally getting used to living here... and now Joe is looking at a position in Chicago... so... I may have to start all over again.

1:13 pm

Karys

hi zion and lorenz

1:13 pm

cybernan

If the sailor is an ma 7, no...

1:13 pm

Deutsch

Hi lorenze, Hi zion.
Holly, I was just curious. I was born and raised in Greensburg, IN, in the Southeast corner of the state.

1:13 pm

Eren

thanks.

1:13 pm

Karys

it is cyber...lol

1:14 pm

Haz1558

cybernan - ma7/32 - French for sailor or friend/partner plus item in auction.
ma7/32 - another French word for cloak - male, beverage, french for water *** de toilette

1:14 pm

cybernan

I've got an ma 4 that could be a sailor (or pal)

1:14 pm

HollyBug

hehe. I'm pretty happy here now... Lest the Final Four weekend ruining my life. hehe. Tourists scare and enfuriate me... all at once.

1:14 pm

Deutsch

Holly, I think chicago is more fun than Indy.

1:15 pm

HollyBug

I love Chicago... I'm just scared about the whole moving, making new friends, new school, job, etc.

1:16 pm

cybernan

got one of them -- ma 7/36?

1:16 pm

HollyBug

Not to mention that I've finally found my DREAM JOB and now I will have to move away from it.

1:16 pm

Haz1558

Going to take a break - happy babbling!

1:17 pm

Deutsch

Later, Haz

1:17 pm

Haz1558

ma 7/36. French word for cloak. Or word for male, plus one letter (beverage), French word for water

1:18 pm

Llysse

ma 7/36 male person plus something that rhymes with the digit on your foot

1:18 pm

movieman

See ya later, Haz.....

Knowing how slow I am, I'll probably still be here when you return.......LOL

1:18 pm

Karys

ty Haz...got it !

1:19 pm

Deutsch

Holly, that's a bummer to leave a good and happy job. Plus having to move to a whole new city. It's scary. I moved to Baltimore by myself with no job and only $2000 in the bank. All I had was an apartment and the idea I was going to grad school.

1:19 pm

cybernan

thanks, Haz -- wasn't thinking french!

1:20 pm

Karys

was it the right thing to do Deutsch ?

1:20 pm

cybernan

have to do something else for a while -- this is, without doubt, the toughest grid since I started playing in October.

1:21 pm

HollyBug

Hehe. Sounds terrifying. Plus I'm not good at not knowing what's going to happen... it makes me all crazy like.

1:21 pm

HollyBug

Joe is going to want to kill me. I'm totally sure.

1:22 pm

zion

is it me or is this grid awkward !!

1:22 pm

Karys

this grid is awkward !

1:22 pm

movieman

It's not just you, Zion......

It's a pain in the ARSE!!!!!

1:23 pm

Karys

you may be too ....but I don't know that !!

1:23 pm

Deutsch

Karys, Most definitley it was the right thing to do. I was working two dead end jobs in small towns where I made few dear friends. Two weeks after I moved here, I had a job at the school, met a friend who became very dear, became attached to her brother ( who later died) and am happily partnered now. best decision ever!

1:24 pm

zion

well im glad abt that

1:25 pm

Karys

Deutsch....I always believe that thing happen for a reason...it may not be apperent at the time ....but when you look back, then you can see !

1:25 pm

zion

oh karys what are you saying lool

1:26 pm

Deutsch

I agree Karys!

1:26 pm

Karys

zion...only answering your question !!!...LOL

1:27 pm

Karys

glad it all worked out right for you Deutsch x

1:27 pm

zion

well feel free to donate some answers all welcome here loool

1:28 pm

Deutsch

thanks, Karys. x back at you!

1:29 pm

Karys

have to have more questions zion !!

1:30 pm

Karys

incidentally....glad to see your icon back again Deutsch !!!

1:32 pm

Deutsch

thanks, karys. I wanted to use a pic of my dad as a young marine in WWII but can't find it.

1:33 pm

Miyavi_fan

Hey...love the new look, Karys...very 'you', very chic...XD

1:33 pm

ruthy

thats me finished

1:33 pm

Karys

ok....in the nicest possible way...I'll se that as your Dad !

1:34 pm

Karys

hello there Miya...nice to see you...ty

1:34 pm

Deutsch

Karys, LOL
Yea, ruthy!
Hidy-ho, miyavi fan!

1:34 pm

Karys

Congrats ruthy....!!!...:)

1:35 pm

Miyavi_fan

thanks ^^ my own icon's depressing me slightly, I think I need a new look myself...how goes it?

1:35 pm

movieman

Miyavi, hi!!!!!

Haven't heard from you in a while.......

1:35 pm

Miyavi_fan

lol Deutsch...howdy XD

1:35 pm

billmster

Are you there Rivets

1:35 pm

Miyavi_fan

Hey Movieman!!! who's the icon? ^^

1:37 pm

movieman

It's my sister, Miyavi.....

If you'd like to know why I chose her, (today's theme being "People We Admire"), then check out my post at 12:49pm.....

1:38 pm

Llysse

I'm doing awfully today. is this grid harder than usual, or am I just being denser than usual...?

1:38 pm

Miyavi_fan

ahahhh, people we admire...in that case excuse my outfit, let me just go change ^^

1:38 pm

chic

some one mentioned my name?

1:43 pm

Cuho

Word count anyone?

1:44 pm

Llysse

199

1:44 pm

chic

199 today

1:44 pm

Deutsch

Hi chic
Llysse, Seems hard to me, too!
199 words

1:45 pm

chic

Hi Deutsch, some very different words today...

1:45 pm

Cuho

Thank everyone, I guess my 35 isn't very impressive then...

1:46 pm

Guarana

I'm glad that others are not liking this grid today. I'm think of making my goal 50 words (i'm at 48, so I should be able to accomplish it!)

1:46 pm

Miyavi_fan

thaaar we go, the person I admire most of all in the world ^^ The infamous, amazing, deceased for nearly eight years now - Hideto Matsumoto...hide

1:47 pm

Deutsch

Cuho, it's a good start!

1:47 pm

movieman

This grid thought he had me beat......

But it reckoned without the mighty force of.......

The Licketysplit list and the Enable Dictionary!!!!!!!

(Okay, so I only used them for my last ten words or so)........

Anyway, to cut a long story short, I've finished.....

The disco is open if anyone wants to join me for the doneness dance........

1:48 pm

Miyavi_fan

Movieman, hide and I will join you, even though I'm not done, I do love to dance...weirdly XD

CONGRATS!!!

1:49 pm

Karys

congrats movieman *^*^*^*^ !!!

1:51 pm

Deutsch

Yea! Movieman, awsome! Just a quick dance then I must return to the grid!

1:51 pm

Miyavi_fan

*boogies*

1:51 pm

movieman

*Tries to dance like Prince, but fails miserably*

1:52 pm

Llysse

Hooray movieman! I fear my victory dance will have to be a vicarious pleasure...

1:53 pm

lola100

Hey, did you guys start the party without me?!?! : D

1:54 pm

ToeSockMonkey

Well I am back now :)

1:54 pm

Deutsch

*Grabs Lola's hand* Movie, you can dance, you can dance, everyone look at your pants.

1:54 pm

ToeSockMonkey

movieman that was great! *claps*

1:54 pm

Mary

ha6/33 please?

1:55 pm

Deutsch

Hi TSM! Join the dance!

1:55 pm

Llysse

ha 6/33 clay cylinders used in japanese burial rites (ancient)

1:56 pm

movieman

You know, Deutsch, that dance wasn't as safe as they claimed......LOL

1:56 pm

ToeSockMonkey

sweet! you know I know how to belly dance :)

1:56 pm

lola100

that's movieman?! I thought it was prince! ; )

hey miyavi, nice to see you back here! : )

1:56 pm

sherb

good evening all you lovely people :D

1:56 pm

Miyavi_fan

:) Thanks, Lola! how are you?

1:57 pm

ToeSockMonkey

*starts to belly dance* Yi yi yi yiiiiii!

1:57 pm

Mary

Llysse, ty

1:57 pm

capone

oh great, shes back

1:57 pm

lola100

hi sherb! : )

Good thanks miyavi. Are you on hols now?

1:57 pm

ToeSockMonkey

(((sherb))) Hey hon! Love the icon ;)

1:58 pm

Miyavi_fan

Yup, Easter holidays just started today...yay, revision! *rolls eyes*

1:58 pm

ToeSockMonkey

M_fan, how are you? Been a while again :)

1:58 pm

HollyBug

Making a wedding registry is hard.

1:59 pm

cliffopa

hi people. not a good day. had to say goodbye to one of my furry friends this afternoon. i sure hope there is a kitty heaven.

1:59 pm

ToeSockMonkey

Holly you are marrying?

1:59 pm

Deutsch

Hi sherb!

1:59 pm

ToeSockMonkey

(((((((((((((((((( cliff )))))))))))))))))))) My heart hurts for you :(

1:59 pm

sherb

hi lola :D

(((hey Toes))) :D

1:59 pm

HollyBug

lol. I am married. For 3 months today... But my reception is in July.

2:00 pm

sherb

hi there Deutsch!!

2:00 pm

Miyavi_fan

Hey, Toes, I'm good thanks ^^ How about you and the mini?

2:00 pm

capone

there is cliff, don't woory, 2 of my late cats Barney and Frodo will show your pal the lay of the land

2:00 pm

lola100

aww, sorry to hear that cliff ((((((cliff))))).... and of course there is hun :' )

2:00 pm

Deutsch

Cliffopa! I'm so sorry for your loss. {{{{cliff}}}}

2:00 pm

Miyavi_fan

Cliffopa, I'm sorry :/ But your kitty will be with the guy in my icon in heaven

2:02 pm

Deutsch

Micah is there and will show your littlie where the best mouse fields are.

2:02 pm

cliffopa

since most of my adoptees are older guys who weren't well taken care of, i go thru this a lot. you'd think it would get easier.

2:03 pm

Deutsch

It doesn't, cliffopa :(

2:03 pm

capone

never is easy when it comes to pets

2:03 pm

Deutsch

Hollybug, congratulations on 3 months!

2:04 pm

Miyavi_fan

I'm sorry, Cliffopa...but that's a wonderful thing to do, to take them in and care for them

2:04 pm

HollyBug

Hehe. Thank you!

2:05 pm

cliffopa

gotta go for a bit. my husband just came home to give me hugs and moral support.

2:05 pm

Deutsch

cliff, good for him. Hugs from me, too!

2:05 pm

zion

hi all

2:05 pm

stidmama

cliffopa, I just got back and read down the page a little. I am so sorry...

2:06 pm

Deutsch

Hi zion and stid!

2:06 pm

Llysse

does anyone have clues for to5/12 and 6/21?

2:06 pm

lola100

hi zion and stid...new players? : )

2:06 pm

stidmama

happy congratulations holly bug on your trimonthiversary!

2:07 pm

zion

fairly new

2:07 pm

Miyavi_fan

ah...I'm getting quite choked up over here :( anyone got a tissue?

2:07 pm

stidmama

hi. sitting down for a while. Been weeding, playing with the dogs and moving large pots around the yard. It's a good day for yardwork, but I am out of condition!

2:08 pm

ToeSockMonkey

I am good thanks MFan

2:08 pm

lola100

to5/12, add opp of lady and pluralise for the 6 : )

2:09 pm

Deutsch

*Hands Miyavi a box of tissues, puts arm around her* There, there.

2:09 pm

ToeSockMonkey

WOOT! well late congrats on strapping him down and tackling him lol

2:09 pm

Llysse

Lola--thank you thank you thank you!

2:09 pm

movieman

Gotta go now, don't wanna be on the PC all night.....

Plus I'm all tired and sweaty from the dance!!!!!!

See you all on the morrow......

Byyyyyeeeeee!!!! !!!

2:10 pm

lola100

llysse, you are very welcome : )

2:10 pm

stidmama

bye movieman -- thanks for the entertainment!

2:10 pm

Deutsch

Bye Movie! see you soon, I hope!

2:10 pm

HollyBug

He was tackled and strapped down long ago. We just made it official. hehe. He's a good boy.

2:10 pm

Miyavi_fan

*sniffs* thanks, Deutsch :') I'm already planning a day of mourning for May 2nd, it'll be eight years

2:10 pm

lola100

byyyyeeee movieman! : )

2:11 pm

capone

SSSHSHHHHHHHHH HOLLY!

Don't give TSM any ideas!

2:11 pm

Deutsch

I love a wedding, capone!
Miyavie, do you think it was suicide?

2:12 pm

ToeSockMonkey

HAHA ooooh Capone.... no idea here except what I found for you today.... tehehehe

2:13 pm

lola100

deutsch, it's been a long time since we had a babble wedding, hasn't it? } )

2:13 pm

Miyavi_fan

Deutsch...ah, I'm still not sure. I've been *investigating* over the past few months, it's just made me even sadder.

2:13 pm

capone

BTW TSM, whaddya say you and I get married?

2:14 pm

Miyavi_fan

*groans* oh, Capone...what a way to pop the question...get down on one knee, boy, NOW!

2:14 pm

HollyBug

But yes. My mom has planned this giant event... and I'm basically just showing up... which is fine by me... Though my idea of fun is not hanging out with random tipsy people.

2:14 pm

Deutsch

Yes, it has, Lola!
Miyavi, I'll look forward to your conclusions. either way, it is sad.

2:15 pm

Miyavi_fan

*nods and sniffles* thanks :)

2:15 pm

ToeSockMonkey

Capone, I will fly out there tonight! I would marry you in a heart beat Joe.... No second thoughts.... I love you

2:16 pm

capone

Um, April Fools?

lol

2:16 pm

Deutsch

Awwwww, TSM. you better act quickly, capone!

2:17 pm

capone

c'mon, trust me when its the right time, it won't be done on a message board.

2:17 pm

sherb

that's not amusing, capone...

2:17 pm

Miyavi_fan

better not be...otherwise you'll have the skinny weakling 14 year old to answer too...grrr~ :)

2:18 pm

capone

I'm laughing. Besides, we usually don't babble on the weekends, so had to do it today.

2:19 pm

sherb

done the sudoku... suppose I'd better look for some words here now...

2:19 pm

HollyBug

Goodness.

2:20 pm

ToeSockMonkey

Capone your naughty... it's ok though. I will be down here as soon as you get my package... tehehe need a hint?

2:20 pm

capone

lol

2:23 pm

sherb

hmmm... this is one of those grids where you make up improbable words... and they work...

2:24 pm

Vicuna

Well, occasionally they work...

2:25 pm

lola100

could someone please help me with the ha6/33? : )

2:26 pm

Deutsch

*waits next to Lola for the clue*

2:26 pm

sherb

I speak with the full authority of someone who has so far found... 4 words...

2:26 pm

Vicuna

ha6/33 - ancient Japanese clay tubes or figurines for tombs

2:27 pm

Llysse

ha 6/33 clay cylinders used in japanese burial rites (ancient)

2:28 pm

Deutsch

Thanks, Llysse and Vicuna!

2:28 pm

lola100

*stunned silence......followed by the sound of googling* Thanks guys : )

2:29 pm

Llysse

:) I had to google it, too!

2:29 pm

stidmama

oh oh! forgot to start b-day cake for hubby! BBL!

2:29 pm

Vicuna

You mean you don't just know what those are off the top of your head, Lola? Because the rest of us all did, of course.

2:30 pm

lola100

vicuna, lol! : D

2:30 pm

Deutsch

better get crackin', stid!
LOL, I used the reverse dictionary. And it was on the tip of my tongue LOL

2:30 pm

sherb

oops, mistyped a wa7 and found an an6... the kind of mistake I like to make...

2:31 pm

lola100

ummmmmm...ma7/32? *waits hopefully* : )

2:32 pm

Deutsch

sherb, LOL! sometimes my dyslexia is really helpful.

2:33 pm

Llysse

Don't have that one :(

2:33 pm

Vicuna

ma7/32 - alledgedly a french sailor, but it sounds to me like where you park your buddies

2:34 pm

Gwen

Any clues for the ma5/12, between the ma6/24 and ma4/5? Monkey typing isn't working.

2:34 pm

ToeSockMonkey

Capone - I just read you 12:55 post.... right after I left for lunch. That is very sweet. I know how you feel a little bit. I lived with my grandparents for a short time and now my grandma isn't totally there. she is very child like and forgets everything... hard because of how special she is to me and how she affected my life

2:34 pm

lola100

thanks vicuna, great clue! ...aaaand I'm all done : )

2:34 pm

Vicuna

"Just another ma5/12 Monday..."

2:35 pm

Llysse

I have a ma 5/12 that is a kind of finish on photos, opposite of gloss. Is that the one?

2:35 pm

zion

gwen ..ma5/12 rhymes with a popular fizzy drink

2:36 pm

Gwen

No, it's the ma5/12 above photo finish

2:36 pm

lola100

gwen, think secret society of free ma***s : )

2:36 pm

Llysse

I must not have that one, either--sorry!

2:36 pm

lola100

...or the term for someone who works with stone : )

2:37 pm

Deutsch

excellent clues, everyone. How about the di8, please?

2:37 pm

lola100

deutsch, sparkley stones! : )

2:37 pm

Llysse

sequined, di 8

2:38 pm

ylleria

I still don't get the ma 7/32... :(

2:39 pm

lola100

ma7/32, four letter word for friend plus three letter word, think parking *** : )

2:40 pm

capone

/hug TSM

2:40 pm

Llysse

Me neither. I know a different word for French sailor, one that doesn't exist in the puzzle...

2:40 pm

Deutsch

thanks, Lola and Llysse. I must be misspelling it as I keep getting the oops message. I'll get it, though!

2:41 pm

HollyBug

The vampire is back for another truck full of stuff.

2:42 pm

ylleria

Thank you!

2:42 pm

zion

i just got ma7/32 then checked meaning = no entry ?

2:43 pm

ylleria

okay, so now I'm wondering what on earth the dw is. Can anyone help?

2:43 pm

capone

Hey Holly...

2:43 pm

Llysse

Lola--thank you again!! I finally got the ma 7/32!!! :D

2:44 pm

HollyBug

Hey Capone... lol

2:44 pm

lola100

dw, think another word for eating (out) and throw in the w : )

2:44 pm

capone

Hey Holly...

2:44 pm

HollyBug

alright then.

2:44 pm

capone

/poke Holly

2:45 pm

Gwen

Thanks, lola. I thought I had already typed that one in. DUH!!

2:45 pm

HollyBug

/stab Capone.

2:45 pm

HollyBug

/send flowers to Hannah.

2:45 pm

Llysse

Dw is one I'd never heard of. d plus wi 6/36

2:45 pm

capone

Hey Holly...

(the correct answer would be, Yes Capone?)

2:46 pm

HollyBug

Yes Capone?

2:46 pm

capone

/drapes cape over his face

I vant
to suck
your

toes

2:47 pm

HollyBug

hehe. Creepy. :oP

2:48 pm

Pengujn

dwining is a word?
anyone have a clue what it means?

2:48 pm

Deutsch

taking a break, everyone. BBL

2:48 pm

cliffopa

back from crying. ready to finish final 100.

2:49 pm

HollyBug

Best not to actually POST the words in the chat.

2:49 pm

HollyBug

Thanks in advance for not doing so. :o)

2:49 pm

lola100

later deutsch : )

welcome back cliff : )

2:49 pm

sherb

well you saved me the trouble of looking for that one, Pengujn...

2:50 pm

Pengujn

doh, my apologies on that, sherb, my coffee has worn off *hides red face*

2:50 pm

zion

thnx peng anymore looool !

2:51 pm

capone

click the ? in front of the word on the list pen, it will tell you what it means

2:51 pm

Llysse

If you click on the little ? beside the word, it'll give you the definition, most of the time.

2:51 pm

sherb

no worries, P... keep it up, I'm in a hurry tonight... :D

2:52 pm

zion

no meaning for that one capone !!

2:52 pm

ToeSockMonkey

sorry the power went out here.... there is construction going on here and they keep getting our power :(

2:52 pm

HollyBug

ugh. That sucks.

2:52 pm

ToeSockMonkey

(((((( capone )))))))

2:53 pm

harpjane

Could I get a clue for the O word? Not the ol, the other one!

2:53 pm

ToeSockMonkey

Yeah and it's worse in my part of the building because there are no windows :(

2:53 pm

capone

http://www.morewords.com/word/ dwining/

googled it...lol

2:53 pm

zion

toesock...go talk a load of babble they soon go loool

2:53 pm

lola100

on4/4, get on** the horse? : )

2:53 pm

harpjane

Also, how bout a few clues for the J? Then I'll go to lunch!

2:53 pm

cybernan

on 4/4: put two prepositions together

2:54 pm

HollyBug

oh no. They are going to shoot sonny. I just know it. lol

2:54 pm

harpjane

Thanks Lola, good thing it's Friday, I need the fish!

2:54 pm

HollyBug

oh no. That was totally not what I expected to happen.

2:54 pm

lola100

harp, any J in particular?

2:55 pm

harpjane

Lola, just anything to get me started.....

2:55 pm

cybernan

Which j, Harp -- the jo's all come from the same root jo 4/9.
The ji ends in two more vowels

2:56 pm

cybernan

le 6/24?

2:56 pm

HollyBug

Argh. GH is so tricky... Cliffhangers until monday makes a grumpy Holly.

2:56 pm

lola100

ja4/9, add the same last two letters as the on4 : )

2:56 pm

zion

ac6/21 anyone pleaasseee

2:56 pm

lola100

ja6/51, sounds like another word for chewing : )

2:57 pm

capone

lol Holly, thought you were watching The Godfather

2:57 pm

lola100

le6/24, white, crystalline, nitrogenous substance formed in the decomposition of albuminous matter by pancreatic digestion... : /

2:58 pm

cybernan

ac 6/21: drop last letter from the ac 4/6 and add the beginning of a uni-horned whale

2:58 pm

HollyBug

lol. No. General Hospital. :o)

2:58 pm

cybernan

sure lola, lol -- can you give a breakdown clue?

2:58 pm

HollyBug

I just can't help myself. I'm hooked. I get so mad at the things that happen... and I'm all... "I will never watch again." But then I do. It's not my fault. It's a disease.

2:59 pm

harpjane

Thanks for the J's
One more--ja5?

2:59 pm

oggy

im done.

3:00 pm

lola100

hmmm, le plus 'you' plus three letters that sound like a naughty act?

3:00 pm

lola100

ja plus three letters meaning pale : )

3:01 pm

HollyBug

Some kids are truly evil.

3:01 pm

lola100

naughty act...think 7 deadly ***s : )

3:01 pm

Pengujn

capone - I clicked on that and checked m-w.com, but to no avail!

3:01 pm

HollyBug

The children upstairs, for instance.

3:02 pm

ToeSockMonkey

harpjane - love the icon ;)

3:03 pm

harpjane

thanks tsm, my favorite 007!

3:03 pm

cybernan

thanks, lola -- now to go back and work on those dreadful am's

3:03 pm

Pengujn

capone - thank you much! (it's a word because it's an anagram huh?!?! :D)

3:03 pm

stidmama

i'm back...

YAY oggy!

3:04 pm

cybernan

harp -- my favourite actor -- the role doesn't matter!

3:04 pm

rebekb

It is 75 degrees in Boston today, I don't feel like working any more

3:05 pm

HollyBug

72 here. Super great.

3:05 pm

Bugzy

Hi Folks - Just popping in for a few before I get to go home.... How is everyone?

3:05 pm

stidmama

rebekb -- that's too hot! even in Virginia that's too hot this time of year... I bet the plants are all confused.

3:05 pm

stidmama

Hi bugzy

3:05 pm

lola100

hi bugzy! : )

3:06 pm

ToeSockMonkey

Love 007!!

3:07 pm

Bugzy

Hey there stidmama and lola :)
Nasty puzzle today!

3:07 pm

rebekb

It's our first day over 70 since Nov 1 !!

3:08 pm

stidmama

brutal puzzle. I am not a happy mama! >:-(

3:08 pm

ToeSockMonkey

Capone.... do you like swimming or the beach at all?

3:09 pm

capone

not these days, ppl confuse me for a whale when i'm on shore

3:09 pm

HollyBug

I love sand... is that silly? I wish there was sand here.

3:09 pm

HollyBug

Maybe I should get a turtle sand box.

3:10 pm

ylleria

Aaargh.. these ma's are really annoying me

3:10 pm

Bugzy

Ahh... the beach...
*Bugzy imagines herself in a lounge chair, holding a margarita and listening to the surf*

3:10 pm

cliffopa

help on the ta 6/36? i don't have the ta 4/4 right before it either.

3:11 pm

lola100

*lola joins bugzy on her imaginary beach and hands her some sunscreen*

3:12 pm

rebekb

ta6/36 -- like the sound of crows, just change the first letter

3:12 pm

lola100

ta plus what a bird flies with : )

3:12 pm

oggy

ta6/36 same as aw5 + t at beginning

3:13 pm

cybernan

am 6/21's?

3:13 pm

Mary

ma7/32 please

3:13 pm

rebekb

and the sound of crows gives you ca6/39

3:14 pm

HollyBug

The vampire is leaving again.

3:14 pm

Anonymity

Hi, how do you find out the number of words that are in the puzzle?

3:14 pm

lola100

cyber, add the crying veggie without the first letter : )

3:14 pm

ToeSockMonkey

Holly, I love sand too... In between my toes :)

Capone, its just because you are so strong. Besides who cares who else is there. Your there for YOU.... to have fun and enjoy yourself and the water and sand.... right?

3:14 pm

Bugzy

Thanks Lola!
*Hands Lola imaginary margarita*
*Applies imaginary sunscreen liberally on very pale body!!*

3:14 pm

ToeSockMonkey

Holly.... a vampire can be a sexy thing.... kinda

3:15 pm

lola100

ma7/32, a 4 letter word for friend plus parking *** : )

3:15 pm

oggy

ma7 a friend + auction item

3:15 pm

HollyBug

Hannah. He's like... a white trash vampire... so no. Not sexy. :o)

3:15 pm

ylleria

ma 8/45, anyone?
*looks hopeful*

3:15 pm

rebekb

clues on the a9/66?

3:15 pm

capone

lol...yea, you say that now TSM, but when you've been harpooned or rolled back in tthe water as many times as I have, you learn to hate the beach.

3:15 pm

cliffopa

thanks rebekb - hello from another new englander.

3:16 pm

Mary

thanx guys and gals

3:16 pm

ToeSockMonkey

HAHA! ooooh ick... Yeah that isn't cool... I liked the vampires in Interview With The Vampire a lot. See that ever?

3:16 pm

lola100

*sips imaginary margarita* bugzy, you mean your body isn't perfectly toned and bronzed in your imaginary beach scene?? Mine is! : D

3:17 pm

HollyBug

Hehe. I totally did. Though I must say that was when I first began to despire Tom Cruise... However. He's continued to give me reasons to hate him...

3:17 pm

cybernan

ma 8: keep up (appearances)

3:17 pm

HollyBug

despise too.

3:17 pm

ToeSockMonkey

Holly Yeah but I liked brad in it and I am not a brad fan....

3:17 pm

cybernan

a9: reaching (a goal)

3:18 pm

Bugzy

*Ahem* Yes, of course it is Lola. How silly of me...
*Hands sunscreen to George Clooney to apply on my perfectly toned, tanned body*

3:18 pm

taterlover

I always thought Sting would make a good vampire.

3:18 pm

ToeSockMonkey

Capone, now you are being rediculous.... xoxoxox

3:18 pm

ylleria

Thanks cybernan! :)

3:18 pm

cybernan

am 6's -- please?

3:18 pm

inge

Is musicmom in the grid today? I would like to talk to her about plants.

3:18 pm

ToeSockMonkey

taterlover - you know i never thought of that but I would second that vote

3:18 pm

capone

not really

3:19 pm

HollyBug

Agreed and agreed.

3:19 pm

rebekb

Thanks cybernan!

3:19 pm

lola100

bugzy, can I borrow george when you're finished with him? I can trade you for mel gibson : )

3:19 pm

taterlover

TSM, I think Sting was originally considered for The Scientologist's role in Interview...too bad.

3:20 pm

capone

Sting is my fave singer!

3:20 pm

stidmama

thanks nan! Do you have the am 6 that means pertaining to the building blocks of protein?

3:20 pm

Bugzy

No prob, Lola. I've got a whole slew of fabulously wealthy and handsome men ready to wait on me...
:D

3:20 pm

rebekb

Hi cliffopa -- I don't think i can stand to be indoors much longer. I think I'll just set 100 words as a goal :O

3:20 pm

HollyBug

Do any of you watch Veronica Mars?
It's totally not a teenage show... which everyone thinks it is... but...
yes.

3:21 pm

Bugzy

You can borrow any of them !

3:21 pm

taterlover

capone, nice! I knew I liked you people for a reason...

3:21 pm

lola100

*lola likes bugzy's imaginary beach more than any other she has ever been to*

3:21 pm

HollyBug

Jason Dohring aka Logan Echolls aka SUPER HOT... he's a scientologist. It bothers me terribly... I suppose because I just don't get it.

3:22 pm

capone

sting favorite solo artist, police/queensryche tied for fave band

3:22 pm

Bugzy

You're welcome to come to my beach anytime, Lola... It's my favorite place, too, especially on a Friday afternoon!
:D

3:22 pm

cliffopa

reb - i've got a wireless network at home so am out on the deck in the sun with a laptop. we're lucky in NH - we had no mud season this year! yeah!

3:23 pm

cybernan

I'm missing the two am 6/21's

3:23 pm

HollyBug

We should all put all our money together and buy an island... where we will live and play babble... and have sand.

3:23 pm

lola100

cyber, one is am plus a veggie that makes you cry without the first letter.

3:24 pm

lola100

...the other is am plus opp of out plus the first two letters of frozen water : )

3:25 pm

cliffopa

great clues lola.

3:25 pm

inge

lovely clues lola, Thanks

3:25 pm

lola100

oops, sorry, that was the am6/24! : /

3:25 pm

lola100

try am plus vowel plus parking *** backwards : )

3:26 pm

cybernan

Thanks, Lola -- great clues!

3:26 pm

Bugzy

Good idea, Holly - Babble Island :)

3:27 pm

speedfreak

Happy Friday to All: Can I get more help on the di9 my brain isn't getting the sparkly jewelry clue

3:28 pm

lola100

hey speed!! di8, think first four letters of a girls's best friend and add a poker stake : )

3:28 pm

cybernan

di 9: a word based on the hardest gem meaning to look like the "ice"

3:28 pm

HollyBug

I need three people to come play ghost recon. You all know you want to. Hannah. You're only three hours away. You can totally be the sniper. :o)

3:29 pm

ToeSockMonkey

taterlover, yeah too bad... would have been good

3:29 pm

Bugzy

Well, I must be leaving Babble Island to fetch my little ones... TTFN all !
:)

3:29 pm

ToeSockMonkey

RAWR! >^..^<

3:30 pm

lola100

bye bugzy, I'll keep george....warm for you 'til you get back ; )

3:30 pm

stidmama

later bugzy

3:30 pm

Cathy

Hi everyone !!

3:30 pm

ToeSockMonkey

Hey cathy

3:30 pm

cliffopa

anyone got a clue for ta 5/10, not the one that sounds like the lone ranger's friend.

3:30 pm

Bugzy

LOL Lola :)
See ya !

3:31 pm

lola100

hi cathy! Long time, no see....how are you? : )

3:31 pm

Cathy

love your little critter there, TSM :)

3:31 pm

speedfreak

Thx for clues never heard of that word

Help from Babble friends: Work at Elementary school K-2 grade....Monday is Reading Rocks!! We can dress as rock stars .... teachers on stage dancing!!! Any easy ideas on costumes??

3:32 pm

ylleria

I'm still missing 1 ma 4/5... this is really frustrating

3:32 pm

Cathy

Hi lola !!! It has been a while, hasn't it? I'm doing ok, other than a fractured foot (happened a few weeks ago) that is really slowing me down a bit.

3:32 pm

ToeSockMonkey

Thank you! I like him too... There were 4 of them in my attick a few months back. I had to catch um and free them in the forest... Cute but mean little guys! I like your icon lots too! Meow! >^..^<

3:33 pm

stidmama

speedfreak -- Elton John in the 70's -- big glasses, lots of glittery things

3:33 pm

lola100

ta5/10, to spoil.

3:33 pm

msabatier

ma 4/5 Just think "g'day!"

3:34 pm

capone

TSM

Dead raccon in the wall

covered in

SPIDERS!

3:34 pm

ylleria

I've got that one, randomspaces, thanks for trying tho!

3:34 pm

lola100

oh dear cathy! What happened?

3:34 pm

rosalind230

need a clue for the last lo5/10 please

3:34 pm

artlady

Back for more...

3:35 pm

Cathy

Ok ... somehow that cute little raccoon is losing some of its appeal :) :)

3:35 pm

stidmama

capone, that's just so YOU -- gross and yucky and blech.

do you ever say anything nice?

3:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi everyone!

3:35 pm

lola100

hi temple! : )

3:35 pm

vpchat

lo 5/10 like a gambling game, change the last cons

3:35 pm

lola100

...and artlady! : )

3:36 pm

stidmama

last lo 5/10: like a fancy coffee drink, different ending vowel

3:36 pm

Cathy

lola -- haven't a clue how I injured the foot. That's the bizzare thing! So I walked around on it for a couple of weeks before finally breaking down and going to the doctor. Probably not the smartest thing I've ever done :) :)

3:36 pm

Cathy

hi Temple & artlady ... good to see you !!

3:37 pm

capone

TSM

Dead raccon in the wall

covered in

SPIDERS!

3:37 pm

lola100

cathy, that is weird! Are you okay now?

3:37 pm

artlady

Cathy, feet are wierd things. There are so many tiny bones that your experience is not so unusual!

3:37 pm

rosalind230

Thanks for the clues got it now

3:38 pm

artlady

Road kill, capone...or wall kill

3:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

cathy: why do you have a picture of my crockett?

3:38 pm

capone

TSM

Dead raccon in the wall

covered in

SPIDERS!

3:38 pm

cybernan

at 6/21?

3:38 pm

lola100

artlady, a little bird told me there might be a party in London this summer?? : )

3:39 pm

ToeSockMonkey

No! Capone :(

3:39 pm

Cathy

Temple -- I was just thinking ... my Scotch and your Crockett could be twins :) :)

3:39 pm

lola100

at6/21, plural of the at5...add more than one guy : )

3:39 pm

ToeSockMonkey

((( temple )))

3:40 pm

HollyBug

massively confused.

3:40 pm

artlady

Yes! A friend and I are going to Italy. My frequent flyer miles will get me to London, so we're staying a few days, mid-June. I'm looking for restaurant recs, pubs, whatever. We're doing lots of art stuff (since we're both art teachers).

3:40 pm

capone

<<<<SPIDERS IN TSMS PANTS>>>>>

3:40 pm

Cathy

Thanks guys ... and appreciate your trying to make me not feel so dumb, artlady. I'm fine. Looks like I just have to wear one of those **fashionable** boot casts for a couple of months. :) :)

3:40 pm

cybernan

thanks again lola

3:41 pm

ToeSockMonkey

NO! I hate spider! They really freak me out

3:41 pm

capone

Hannie <3's teh spiderz

3:41 pm

Cathy

artlady -- that sounds like a wonderful trip !!

3:42 pm

ToeSockMonkey

Hannie <3 the Joey!

3:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

cathy: my icon is not crockett - just one i liked.
they surely could be twins! it's uncanny!

3:42 pm

ToeSockMonkey

Hannie <3 the Joey's Gramma

3:42 pm

HollyBug

You know what things are really scary...? Centipedes. Those scare me to death.

3:42 pm

artlady

Cathy, I went on an art history trip to Florence last summer--fell in love. My poor husband--has to compete with an entire country!

3:42 pm

capone

Joey <3's teh Hannie

3:43 pm

lola100

artlady, sounds great! : )

3:43 pm

capone

Joey's warlock just dinged 10!

3:43 pm

72 Temple Owl

wa6/36 clue, please? or point me to one?

3:44 pm

Cathy

artlady -- Wow, I've always wanted to get over there. Maybe I will some day. Have been to UK, but that was on business and didn't get to see many sites.

3:45 pm

ToeSockMonkey

Woot for the warlock!

3:45 pm

ylleria

Temple Owl - the wa 6/36 means fading

3:45 pm

Vicuna

wa6/36 - moon getting smaller

3:45 pm

lola100

temle, is the moon waxing or wa****? : )

3:45 pm

artlady

I've never been to the UK. My hubby spent a month there twice, visiting friends near Lymme, but not me. Someone has to work.... ;-)

3:45 pm

Karys

Temple....what the moon does when its not waxing

3:45 pm

stidmama

wa 6/36: if the moon isn't getting bigger, it's wa****

3:46 pm

cybernan

Need major help with the ca's!...........any of the biggies

3:46 pm

lola100

right, it's lola's bedtime now, see you all tomorrow : )

3:46 pm

stidmama

good night lola!

3:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye lola! thanks all for the cluea!

3:46 pm

cybernan

Good nite, Lola -- thanks for the help.

3:47 pm

Cathy

bye lola ... hope to see you again soon !!

3:47 pm

Karys

nite lola :)

3:47 pm

artlady

Nite, Lola. It's good to be back in Babbleland!

3:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

that thanks was for every clue giver! : )
hi karys!

3:48 pm

macuser

Cathy
I was just reading through the log for clues and saw you fracturned your foot. You have my sympathy. About a year ago, I fell off a ladder and shattered my heelbone and was in a cast for about 6 months. I still can't walk right :/

3:48 pm

ylleria

ja 4/9, anyone?

3:48 pm

Karys

hi there Temple x

3:48 pm

Atalante

I cna give you lots of help with art museums in London if you need it, Artlady!

3:50 pm

ToeSockMonkey

I need 8 and 9 letter clues..... Help?

3:50 pm

Cathy

Wow, macuser ... sounds like you had a bad injury. I'm hoping mine will heal in a couple of months. It's one of the bones on the top of my foot, so shouldn't hinder walking. The doctor just said it's in "a hard place to heal."

3:51 pm

capone

TSM, the 9 letter clue is

Spidersss!

3:51 pm

HollyBug

I should probably get dressed at some point.

3:51 pm

capone

macuser, TSM is in the market for a new computer...tell her she needs to BUY A MAC!

3:52 pm

artlady

Atalante, one day we're heading up to Perry Green to the Henry Moore Foundation. My friend is from Kansas City and the museum there has a wonderful collection of Moore sculptures in a beautiful garden. She's a big fan.

3:52 pm

ToeSockMonkey

Spiders? Your crazy :)

3:52 pm

macuser

Cathy
Yeah, I'd imagine that'd be a hard place for a bone to heal. I also sported one of those "fashionable" casts after having a fiberglass cast on for months. It was a joy at the time... being able to take it off to shower, etc.

3:52 pm

artlady

Then we have to go to the British Museum...history and all that. Otherwise, we're flexible. We don't have a lot of time--3 1/2 days.

3:53 pm

cybernan

ca 6/24?

3:53 pm

Atalante

you'll love it there!

3:53 pm

Cathy

TSM -- the at 9 uses "our favorite suffix of the day" along with an at6 -- to gain or acquire something

3:53 pm

Llysse

Bye-bye everyone!

3:53 pm

artlady

My non-negotiable is Ravenna, in Italy. I have to see the mosaics of Justinian and Theodora!!

3:54 pm

Cathy

I know what you mean, macuser. I did have a compression cast on under the boot for the first 2 weeks, and it was a joy to get that off, even after that short a time :) :)

3:54 pm

Atalante

depending on what kind of art you'd prefer, there's plenty of choices!

3:54 pm

macuser

lol capone... TSM buy a Mac!
I use one because I'm in graphic arts and it's the industry standard... but they are nice :)

3:54 pm

Karys

ylleria....up left to the middle and then directly left !!

3:54 pm

capone

ditto macuser.

been a macuser here since 1988

3:55 pm

HollyBug

I LOVE my mac. and like... I got a new cell phone that runs windows... and I totally remember why I switched... My phone has crashed more times in three weeks than my computer has since I got it.

3:55 pm

artlady

I'm into contemporary, Dutch "masters" (Hobbema, Hals, and my previous incarnation Judity Leyster), Greek pottery, Lippi....I could go on and on and on...and sort of did!

3:55 pm

artlady

TSM my mother is a major Mac person. She sneers at my Windows-based machine and laughs at all the problems I have!

3:55 pm

ToeSockMonkey

macuser they are great. My photographer has a mac just because of how great they are for picture editing because the graphics.... I have neverh ad a mac before.

3:56 pm

cybernan

ca 6/24 - please? --- pretty, pretty please?

3:56 pm

HollyBug

In 1988 I was 7. :o)

3:56 pm

stidmama

bye llysse

3:56 pm

macuser

Yay to you, capone! ;) You got one when they were quite small

3:56 pm

ToeSockMonkey

HAHA Holly... In 1988, I was 4 :)

3:56 pm

Atalante

National Gallery, Tate Britain, Courtauld <- definites! Tate Modern is wonderful if you like modern art. National Portrait Gallery is good if you like portraits (really, its a wonderful wonderful gallery and right next door to the National Gallery). Those are the "biggies"

3:57 pm

capone

yea, had one of the original all in ones. hell i even had an apple 2 at one time

3:57 pm

stidmama

HA HA Holly and TSM! in 1988 I was 22!

3:57 pm

HollyBug

I love doing that to Joe... "When you were 18, I was 12." He's never amused.
:o)

3:57 pm

cybernan

Just a babe, Holly!

3:57 pm

ToeSockMonkey

Capone when I was 5, you were 15! I wouldn't have liked me then lol.... When I was 15, you were 25.... You might have liked me then huh? lol

3:57 pm

macuser

TSM - you'd love one... they're very user friendly. The only downside is not all games are compatible with the Mac

3:57 pm

stidmama

oh, to be young again...

3:58 pm

HollyBug

lol.

3:58 pm

artlady

Stop throwing the age thing around! In 1988 I was 34!

3:58 pm

HollyBug

but WoW looks better on my mac...

3:58 pm

Cathy

Hi cybernan -- it's one of those with no def attached, but think of a state of sleep and insert a couple of extra vowels toward the beginning :)

3:58 pm

HollyBug

and I even have a super nice graphics card on my windows machine..
so...

3:58 pm

stidmama

we're big in to age jokes here today -- Tom turned another decade!

3:58 pm

ToeSockMonkey

stidmama and artlady - thats because your so awesome!

3:58 pm

capone

since 15 would have gotten me 25...no

3:58 pm

MAH

in 1988 I was 41. Can anyone beat that?

3:59 pm

snowyowl

Hi all -back ayt last!
LOL ArtLADY -me too!!!!

3:59 pm

HollyBug

lol @ Capone.

3:59 pm

cybernan

stidmama -- what do you mean again!!! -- you stil are young -- same age as my daughter!

3:59 pm

Deeha

Yup Mah I was 48

3:59 pm

ToeSockMonkey

macuser, yeah that is the only thing that i am not a fan of that has stopped me in the past for getting a mac. Most programs, games, tools that I know of are not for Macs.... BLAH

3:59 pm

artlady

Atalante, thanks. Probably the Tate Modern, too. It just depends. We also want to tour around and do the touristy stuff. Tower, all that. Find some good pubs. Eat that famous English pub food...

4:00 pm

Cathy

MAH -- I was only a couple years behind you !! LOL

4:00 pm

Minski

Greetings.
In 1988 I was 21.

4:00 pm

Karys

Mah I was 42

4:00 pm

artlady

SNOWY!!! Hi there!!!

4:00 pm

cybernan

deeha -- nope -- you got me beat by 2 years.

4:00 pm

capone

WoW and D2 work for mac... thats all ya need

4:00 pm

HollyBug

I enjoy how 1988 has become our point of reference.

4:01 pm

artlady

It's been a really long time. I was off for almost 3 months! Talk about withdrawal!

4:01 pm

ToeSockMonkey

capone, this is true

4:01 pm

Atalante

good pubs in the middle of london are hard to come by unfortunately ...

4:01 pm

stidmama

nan -- :-) I've had osteoarthritis since I was 19... some days I feel MUCH older than my years. Unfortunately, I don't usually act that mature!

4:01 pm

artlady

MAH, you win so far!

4:01 pm

Minski

My college years....85-88.....good years.....what I remember of them................

4:01 pm

ToeSockMonkey

MAH - You are the bees knees :) hehe

4:02 pm

sherb

... forty two A's...

4:02 pm

Vicuna

No, Deeha's the winner!

4:02 pm

snowyowl

Hi Minski!
Artlady - I haven't seen you for ages!
Please don't anyone say 'You're only as old as you feel 'cos 108 seems young today!

4:02 pm

Minski

oops make that 85 -- 89.....can't type.

4:02 pm

artlady

Stid, good for you. Maturity is vastly over-rated. So says my 72 year old mother as she dresses up in her "garb" for SCA events.

4:02 pm

macuser

HollyBug
Glad you like your Mac. They're hard to beat when it comes to graphics

4:02 pm

HollyBug

The Sims 2 also works... but it's an expansion pack behind, basically. Eternally.

4:02 pm

cybernan

I think Deeha has everyone beat!

4:02 pm

chic

Hi guys, How's it going?

4:03 pm

artlady

Snowy, sorry to hear that. I'm feeling 22 today. As long as I stay seated at my computer!

4:03 pm

ToeSockMonkey

I like the sims... I have it for my game cube.... fun stuff :)

4:03 pm

Deeha

Thats a first!!!

4:03 pm

Cathy

cybernan -- did you see my clue for your ca 6/24 a few minutes ago? I forgot to note on the log what the clue was for :) :)

4:03 pm

artlady

Hi Chic.

4:03 pm

snowyowl

Hi chic!

4:03 pm

cliffopa

hi chic

4:03 pm

Karys

I stopped at 27....still 27 now !!!

4:03 pm

ToeSockMonkey

Heeeey chic!

4:03 pm

Cathy

Hi chic ... and hi snowy 1!

4:03 pm

artlady

A trophy for Deeha!

4:03 pm

stidmama

chic! hi (just thought I'd be different)

4:04 pm

Karys

hi chic :)

4:04 pm

artlady

Well, chic, that amounts to a standing ovation in Babbleland.

4:05 pm

snowyowl

I've managed about 15 mins earlier -but have had the 3 littlies for a suprise overnight + putting together final bits for a fun Day for 140 kids tomorrow. My printer & I are exhausted!

4:05 pm

artlady

Snowy, did you hear? I'm coming over to your side of the Atlantic this summer. A few days in London then 2 weeks in la bella Italia!

4:05 pm

cybernan

Cathy -- gone brain dead -- can't think of a state of sleep beginning with di!

4:05 pm

chic

Whoa, guys I'm overwhelmed! Cool! Anyone guess who my icon is? Not a person but a persona...

4:06 pm

macuser

chic
is that Toonces the cat?

4:06 pm

chic

very good, Mac!

4:07 pm

cliffopa

that cat looks like a character chic

4:07 pm

macuser

that skit used to crack me up! :)

4:07 pm

ToeSockMonkey

Email Capone

4:07 pm

Cathy

cybernan -- thought you were looking for the ca 6/24. There's no di involved.

4:07 pm

chic

and what's wrong with the word 'automat' ?

4:07 pm

cybernan

ArtLady -- when are you going to be in London?

4:07 pm

mermaid79

hints for the ac6?

4:07 pm

snowyowl

How lovely Artlady - hope you have a wonderful trip -haven't been to London for about 15 years & I was 14 the lasttime I got to Italy. My sister goes frequently & di Italian for her degree. I promised myself I'd get back there some day.

4:07 pm

cybernan

Don't know, Chic -- tried it too

4:08 pm

chic

ac plus ra 4/4 backwards...

4:08 pm

cybernan

ac 6: drop last letter from the ac4/6 and add the first part of the uni-horn whale.

4:09 pm

ToeSockMonkey

I still cant get the 8's and 9's.... :(

4:09 pm

freddie

Mr God.....BABBLE IS BRILL..... however should use as point of reference for acceptable words...ENGLISH MODERN DICTIONERY...eg Oxford....not US usage..modern English is most widely used language..please get it right

4:10 pm

Atalante

I see!

4:10 pm

stidmama

fyi freddie -- as a native U.S. English speaker... most of the words aren't standard here either!

4:10 pm

artlady

Cybernan, June 14-18.

4:11 pm

freddie

HAVE OPENED UP CAN OF WORMS....SORRY...FREDDIE

4:11 pm

artlady

Ah freddie, it's Dr. God. He has a degree....lol

4:11 pm

cybernan

Cathy -- thanks, I was!!! -- acutally I was looking for both and had forgotten which I asked for. Been at this too long --- or I'm getting alzheimers --- prefer the former!

4:12 pm

Atalante

clue for the first ca6 and 7?

4:12 pm

macuser

TSM
one of the 9s is...
in + am7/32

4:12 pm

Cathy

yw cybernan. I thought maybe I'd goofed !! The log is moving so fast, it's hard to keep up and still be able to Babble :) :)

4:12 pm

cybernan

Art Lady -- well ahead of us -- we'll be in the Loire then and won't get to London until July 3.

4:12 pm

Babbler

hey Artlady! planning your trip?

: D

4:13 pm

helenkeller

hi everyone ! is it a toughie today?

4:13 pm

cybernan

A killer, Helen!

4:13 pm

capone

hi HK

4:13 pm

artlady

Hey Babs! London is set, still working on lodgings in Italy. I've just been asking for tourist info here.

4:14 pm

Cathy

I agree ... this one is a toughie !!

4:14 pm

sherb

don't do it, helen... wish I'd never started...

4:14 pm

stidmama

hi helen, escape while yet ye may!

4:14 pm

snowyowl

hi HK & Babbler

4:14 pm

Babbler

cool! let me know what days you're in London and I'll plan the babble convention around you! : D

4:14 pm

macuser

Atalante
ca6 is ca + 2 vowels + mother (shortened) & 7 is the plural

4:14 pm

Babbler

(meaning what days you're actually in town rather than in the country) ; )

4:15 pm

cybernan

Art Lady -- if you're going to Florence, I can give you the name of the hotel B&B where we stayed -- really convenient and quite good.

4:15 pm

helenkeller

oh no, now i'm scared

4:15 pm

Babbler

hi snowy : D

hi everyone :D

4:15 pm

Atalante

thx macuser - I think I'd tried every combination but that one!

4:15 pm

macuser

Hi Babbler :)

4:16 pm

macuser

You're welcome, Atalante... a strange word, to be sure

4:16 pm

Cathy

Hi Babbler !!

4:16 pm

chic

howdy, Babbler!

4:17 pm

stidmama

just checked.. I am done with the A-list!

Working on Cs (but my brain is c-sing up!)

4:17 pm

freddie

Artlady.....so he has a degree....is this in English Language...or whatever....dont get me wrong....the vocabulary usage is or supposed to be ENGLISH...still love this game as indeed you for your comments...you spell different in USA and use YOUR DICTIONARY

4:17 pm

stidmama

hi babbler ...

4:18 pm

freddie

hi stilmama////love you too

4:18 pm

ToeSockMonkey

brb working on schedules for tomorrow....

4:18 pm

stidmama

macuser -- I got it, too! thanks... (beginning to mumble)

4:18 pm

cybernan

ca 5/14 (2nd one, after the 7)

4:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey babs! : )

Please someone - hit me with the fish of ing....i have repeatedly ignored those letters...

4:19 pm

Atalante

US english is still english (unfortunately :P). So is Australian English, Kiwi English, Geordie ENglish, Scouse ENglish etc etc

4:19 pm

macuser

Good stid :)

4:19 pm

artlady

freddie, it's the Enable dictionary, which is used for other word games as well. No idea where it comes from, that's just a tidbit I picked up.

4:19 pm

Babbler

aye, for real, Atalante! ; D

4:19 pm

artlady

Freddie, the degree thing was a joke. didn't you see me wink?

4:20 pm

freddie

TO ALL BABBLERS....by the way im from Scotland and good wishes to all "ACROSS THE POND"....regards freddie xxxx

4:20 pm

Atalante

and best wishes to you Freddie, from England

4:21 pm

artlady

Cybernan, what's it called? I have several possibilities in Florence, and a friend who lives there. My friend that I'm traveling with needs a lift (or only a few stairs) and air conditioning, though. Plus we don't have much $$!

4:21 pm

macuser

c'nan
ca5/14 - think tin *** that food comes in + the subconscious part of the brain

4:22 pm

cybernan

Thanks, Macuser -- think I tried everything else!

4:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

it's going to be a long, late night....

4:22 pm

artlady

All this chatting is getting in the way. I still have 84 to go! (But It's fun...altho hubby wants the computer...snicker, snicker)

4:22 pm

macuser

You're welcome, c'nan - glad to help :)

4:22 pm

artlady

Temple, getting close to time for that martini...or whatever!

4:22 pm

fiercefemme

hey temple owl, i go to tyler!

4:24 pm

sherb

*crawls to bed, yawning* ...nite all...

4:24 pm

Babbler

oooh, congrats on going pro, fiercefemme! : ) now you just need your little pink/blue handbag...

4:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

fierce - i heard you yesterday but had to run! great school!

4:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

night, sherb! see you tomorrow!

4:24 pm

fiercefemme

why thank you Babbler!! And I super love your icon!

4:24 pm

Babbler

nite Sherb! sleep well : )

4:24 pm

stidmama

g,night sherb!

4:25 pm

snowyowl

sweet dreams sherb

4:25 pm

Babbler

do you really, fiercefemme? :D:D:D:D:D

4:25 pm

cybernan

di 6/24 ( have the one with no def.)

4:25 pm

fiercefemme

babbler, you have no idea how many morrissey paintings I make...

4:26 pm

redguy

So how do I know when I am done?

4:26 pm

freddie

Atalante....so its only a game..whatever Country....its when you get correct word which is unacceptable....why is this .....kind regards to you and do appreciate your comments

4:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

babs and femme: don't u think he's just a wee bit depressing?

4:27 pm

stidmama

di 6/24: di + at4/5

4:27 pm

fiercefemme

deliciously so

4:27 pm

macuser

c'nan
same 3 letters as the other one + actor *** Cruise

4:27 pm

artlady

'nite, Sherb (a bit late)

4:28 pm

Babbler

reeeaaaallyy, fiercefemme?? that's interesting!

T-Owl - depressing?? que? he lifts me up and makes me laugh! "I am depressed but remarkably dressed" (from Hairdresser On Fire). lol !! :D

4:28 pm

artlady

redguy, there's 199 words.

4:29 pm

cybernan

ty s-mama and macuser

4:29 pm

snowyowl

redguy -the total no. of words today is 199.
If you go to the right hand side of this page you will find under Friends of Babble, Angelsongs Babble Page - all you need to know about the game is there and its well worht the time to visit. Welcome to babble - be warned it is very addictive!

4:29 pm

Babbler

well, he's a Manchester lad, and I'm from Manchester too. Maybe I get his sense of humour. He just has me in stitches! XD

4:29 pm

redguy

thank you.

4:29 pm

evanonut

* sneak, sneak, sneak, sneak...sneeeeeak * - chalker stalker mustache to babbler.

4:30 pm

snowyowl

Hi evanonut!

4:30 pm

fiercefemme

babs.. yeah, frankly mr shankley. what a riot. i always wonder what he's like in person

4:30 pm

Babbler

waaaaahhhh!!!

LOL!! hi nut! are you suitably dressed? I'm in my chalker stalker outfit already. : D

4:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

guys: limited airplay here...all i can think of is you have killed me and irish bloo, english heart,,,

4:30 pm

cybernan

Art Lady -- I'll look it up and post the web site. -- can't remember if there was an elevator.

4:31 pm

cliffopa

60 to go yet, but thinking about laying down for a bit. still crying.

4:31 pm

cybernan

dw?

4:31 pm

Babbler

fierce, he's probably very dry and very funny. I'd love to meet him! (but chance would be a fine thing) :'(

4:31 pm

evanonut

babsy, cats are on foot, jeans in place, super sneaky black tee on in deference to the lovely weather. who shall we stalk?

4:31 pm

stidmama

done with the cs and ds -- also the gs, on to the ets

4:32 pm

Babbler

oh poor T-Owl. You want to listen to the rest of his stuff. He's brilliant. He's very clever with words and I love his delivery. Intelligent and witty man.

4:32 pm

stidmama

dw makes no sense. think of what you do when you have yarn and you make it into a neat ball for knitting. Put the d in front...

4:33 pm

macuser

c'nan
dw is d + not losing, minus a consonant

4:33 pm

chic

cnan, think of ball of string with the popular ending of the day...

4:33 pm

Babbler

*looks for Ren* where is she today?

looking good, nut!! I didn't iron anything, but it's dark, so who's gonna know, right? ; )

4:34 pm

chic

Hey 'nut, what are you up to now?

4:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

so now u can c why, with that lot!
BTW - www.musikfest.org
they've begun to post the artists!

4:34 pm

evanonut

* winks *, sure babs, you look great, is that a rip,...er no, just a specially bad wrinkle. boy, you could loose your lunch in that bad boy. * looks for ren * don't see her, missed her totally yesterday

4:35 pm

evanonut

(((chic))) - hey, can we chalker stalker you till ren gets in?

4:36 pm

Babbler

nut! *rolls eyes* you don't ask permission to stalk!! that's the whole point!! lol! XD

4:36 pm

evanonut

oh, er, never mind chic, just carry on then...

4:37 pm

Babbler

sheesh! you just can't get the staff these day.....

;D

4:37 pm

artlady

Chalker stalker??

4:37 pm

chic

You can try... I'm very elusive....Haven't seen Ren in a few days....

4:37 pm

evanonut

STAFF! well i never, i'm half own of this inc.

4:38 pm

Babbler

we stalk..... with chalk.... ; D

*whispers to nut* our target tonight will be.... ??

4:38 pm

evanonut

uh, yes artlady, you sneak up on some one and * chalk mustaches artlady * - give a mustache * finishes with a florish *

4:38 pm

Babbler

LOL!! only teasing, nut! we're 50:50 in this! ;D

4:39 pm

Norma

good evening Babblers - any clues going for in9/60 or in7/36 totally stumped - helpppppppppppp

4:39 pm

macuser

Is the chalk for outlining the body?

4:39 pm

evanonut

* conspiratively to babbler * - i've alway been fond of 72.

4:39 pm

ToeSockMonkey

ok back now... the office is clean, the patients are gone, the schedules are done, and I have about 20 minutes left before I can leave.

4:39 pm

Babbler

yes, and we look great in black.... which is quite hard to keep black on account of the bags of white chalk we carry around.... ;D

4:39 pm

artlady

Well, that's better than doing it with a marker! Chalk washes off! I should know... (zaps Snowy)

4:39 pm

ToeSockMonkey

Norma, nut, babbler, Hello! And Hello to everyone else that I missed about 30 mins ago when I was on! lol

4:40 pm

stidmama

hi norma!

in 9: an object that never moves

4:40 pm

Babbler

*conspira-whatchamacallit back to nut* yes! good choice!! let's synchronise watches! :D

4:40 pm

artlady

Norma, in 9/60, not moving or not alive (sort of like my hubby on the couch right now...)

4:40 pm

evanonut

oh babsy, meant to give you some. just bought some black chalk, that should take care of the problem

4:40 pm

cybernan

Art lady: Hotel Adria II in Florence: http://adria2.hotelinfirenze.c om/

The breakfast room and court yard is about 6 steps down from the lobby. I don't think there was an elevator, but our room was only one flight up. It is run by a fellow who lived in Toronto and New York for a number of years, so language is not a problem.

4:41 pm

Norma

thanks stidmama so blind

4:41 pm

Babbler

it was originally, mac, but then nut had the inspired idea of drawing moustaches on people...... !! :D

4:41 pm

artlady

Hey, I have LOTS of colors of chalk....anyone want to borrow? Catch!

4:41 pm

evanonut

* hands babsy a new bag, synchronizes watch and sidles up to 72 *

4:41 pm

Norma

thanx artlady

4:42 pm

artlady

Grazie mille, Cyb! I'll check it out.

4:42 pm

ToeSockMonkey

stidmama wow thanks! Any other 9 or 8 letter word clues? :)

4:42 pm

Babbler

*showered in multi-coloured chalk on the way to T-Owl*

can't decide! catch the chalk? catch T-Owl ??

4:42 pm

evanonut

mac, we only outline the bodies at halloween time in my basement.

4:43 pm

macuser

lol, nut!

4:43 pm

Norma

Good eveing Toesockmonkey

4:43 pm

evanonut

* grabs 72 * - get her babsy, get her.

4:43 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh no - is this anything like pinch-winchy?

4:43 pm

Babbler

*draws moustaches in lots of different colours on T-Owl*

:D

4:43 pm

snowyowl

LOL Artlady -haven't I had enough punishment today! 5 kids today and 140 tomorrow! If any one makes me jump I might just die instantly from fright!

4:43 pm

stidmama

at 9: "reaching" one's goal

4:43 pm

evanonut

pinchy winchy? no, i don't pinch girls 72 - that would be awkward.

4:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

*runs like heck* *for 30 seconds*
pant pant pant - YOWWWWWWW!

4:44 pm

evanonut

didn't pinch her - i swear!

4:44 pm

Babbler

hahah!! you can run but you can't hide!! booo hahahahha!

*runs after T-Owl with stash of chalk*

4:44 pm

cybernan

Thanks again s-mama and macuser

4:45 pm

Babbler

yeah, what's with this pinch malarkey? I didn't pinch...*puzzled*

4:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

PHHFFFFF! PTOOEY! THANKS GUYS!

4:45 pm

stidmama

yw. could I get some help on the ja 5/28?

4:45 pm

evanonut

babsy, brilliant idea, what about using one of them chalk lines used in construction, bet we could nail the whole lot.

4:45 pm

artlady

SNowy, that's why I got you. Anyone who is going to deal with 140 little ones tomorrow needs a good laugh tonight!

4:46 pm

macuser

ja5/28
ja + Obi ***

4:46 pm

ToeSockMonkey

stidmama - I understand but can find what I am understanding in the puzzle LOL

4:47 pm

snowyowl

Thats true Artlady * whips out hidden chalk* which is needed for the Chinese Hopscotch tomorrow & swiftly 'moustaches' Artlady!

4:47 pm

Norma

stidmama - ja5 - the bottom of your face your chin + an

4:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

well how do you think my date will like me now!

4:47 pm

stidmama

thanks again macuser!

4:48 pm

macuser

yw, stid! :) Glad you got it!

4:48 pm

Norma

Any clues for ha6/33

4:48 pm

Babbler

what chalk lines used in construction, nut? and you mean catch everybody here?

4:48 pm

stidmama

TSM do you have at 6/18? put the -ing at the end

4:48 pm

evanonut

72 - you look irresistable

heading out for groceries, hoping i'll see ole rennie when i return.

4:49 pm

Babbler

see you later, nut! :D

4:49 pm

evanonut

we'll get em later babsy, when they're not expecting it.

4:49 pm

ToeSockMonkey

I have no at words at all lol

4:50 pm

cybernan

This puzzle is really ceasing to be fun -- too many obscure words.

4:50 pm

snowyowl

bye evanonut

4:50 pm

macuser

ha6/33
ha + anagram of wa4/8

4:50 pm

ToeSockMonkey

at6/18 clue please? :)

4:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

got to go get ready - see you later - only 107 left to find!
: 0

4:50 pm

stidmama

at 6/18: phone company at(&)* + first vowel + opp of out

4:51 pm

snowyowl

bye TO - enjoy!

4:51 pm

artlady

Ciao, Temple.

4:51 pm

stidmama

bye TempleOwl, evanonut

4:51 pm

Babbler

laters, T-Owl! :D

4:52 pm

ToeSockMonkey

OMG I LOVE YOU.... and I feel stupid not too LOL Thank you so much for your help... and patients :)

4:52 pm

ToeSockMonkey

stidmama = cream of the crop

4:52 pm

stidmama

you're welcome... glad it helped

4:53 pm

macuser

c'nan, don't get discouraged. Ask for clues, we'll get you through this :)

4:54 pm

stidmama

oops! gotta go grab the kids... BBL!

4:54 pm

ToeSockMonkey

HAHA I only found 69 words though... what a great number EAK!

4:54 pm

ToeSockMonkey

later stidmama

4:54 pm

ToeSockMonkey

later temple

4:54 pm

macuser

Bye stid

4:54 pm

snowyowl

bye stidmama

4:55 pm

artlady

bye, stid.

4:55 pm

klagee

/

4:56 pm

ToeSockMonkey

I am gunna go now too. Homeword bound! Thanks again all.... good luck! bu bye *HUGS*

4:56 pm

artlady

63 to go...and I never finish without clues. I'm not proud...but I have fun!

4:56 pm

macuser

Later TSM :)

4:56 pm

artlady

Bye TSM. Watch out for raccoons.

4:56 pm

Babbler

bye stid : )

bye Toes! get home safe : )

4:57 pm

snowyowl

bye TSM

4:57 pm

ToeSockMonkey

*waves*

4:58 pm

Babbler

*waves back* ;D

4:59 pm

cliffopa

help for the di 8/50?

5:01 pm

macuser

di8/50
di + first vowel + male + beverage, minus last letter

5:02 pm

ExWren

Thought I would road test tomorrows icon, it's just turned midnight, so I am safe

5:02 pm

Norma

help for in7/36 pleaseeeeeeeeeeee

5:03 pm

ExWren

Oh! its a bit dark, may look for another one

5:03 pm

Babbler

what is it, ex wren? : )

5:03 pm

macuser

in + gr5/14

5:04 pm

cliffopa

ty macuser, that was very helpful.

5:05 pm

Norma

thnx macuser

5:05 pm

macuser

You're welcome, cliff :)

5:06 pm

macuser

yw, norma :)

5:09 pm

macuser

Gotta go round something up for dinner. Good luck & happy babbling, all! Bye :)

5:10 pm

Babbler

laters, macuser! : )

5:10 pm

snowyowl

Well - another unfinished grid!! Have to sleep now . Very early start tomorrow - happy babbling all

5:10 pm

cliffopa

bye snowy

5:10 pm

cliffopa

bye mac

5:11 pm

ExWren

It was a jester, I'm trying another one

5:11 pm

cybernan

Art Lady -- do you know about the 3-day museum pass for Florence? -- well worth it. Be sure to book your visit to the Uffizi ahead of time (usually the day before, in June) --- otherwise you will endure long lineups -- and don't miss the Duomo museum -- that's where all the original art work (including the Ghilberti panels) are.

5:12 pm

cybernan

ha 6/33 and 6/21?

5:13 pm

artlady

Thanks, cybernan. I was there last summer and we went to all the museums and churches to see the frescoes. My friend has never been there, so I'll just do it all again! I know someone there who is going to arrange everything for us in terms of passes. That's part of what she does for a living, so it's worth it to pay her a fee to make it easier for us!

5:14 pm

firefly779

ha 6/21 rhymes with the thing related to the fireplace

5:15 pm

chic

h 6 is like ca 6/21 remove c

5:15 pm

artlady

bye for now...have to leave for a while!

5:18 pm

cybernan

bye artlady

5:19 pm

cybernan

thanks for the ha 6/21 -- do you have the 6/33?

5:20 pm

Sherylr1961

Evening all
Happy Friday, yee haw, glad that work week is over

5:21 pm

chic

just got it, ha 6/33 is a japanese sculpture made of clay

5:22 pm

ch1212

hi sherylr -- I see hearts think alike at times!

5:23 pm

Sherylr1961

hey ch how was your day

5:23 pm

chic

ha plus what bends in middle of your leg and sound a crying baby makes. I hope that helps...

5:23 pm

MpP

when you say "6/33" what does that mean? Number of letters in the word & total score?

5:24 pm

chic

that's right, MpP

5:24 pm

ch1212

Like, very glad it's Friday. Good day at work, but glad the weekend's here.

5:25 pm

ch1212

oops, I meant, "like you, very glad..."

5:25 pm

MpP

ahh...i've gotten an 8/50...japanese car

5:25 pm

firefly779

good clue chic! thx

5:25 pm

Cathy

WOO HOO !!! I finished this beast !!!

5:25 pm

Sherylr1961

way to go Cathy i've got a longgggggggggggg way to go

5:25 pm

Eren

a clue for the ha 6/21 (note, I dont have the ca 6/21 for reference) please

5:26 pm

MpP

How do you know when you've "finished"?

5:26 pm

Tigereye

Eren its like an Ma6/21 too

5:27 pm

ch1212

eren, like the fireplace ma**** but with an h

5:27 pm

Tigereye

MpP there are 199 possible words in todays puzzle, when you have that many you are finished

5:27 pm

chic

if you have the ha 4/5 add a consonant and a vowel.
what's over your fireplace....

5:28 pm

Cathy

Sheryl -- I worked on this one a longggggggggg time today, too :)

5:28 pm

cybernan

eren - ma 6/21: a cloak ( ma**** of snow) -- replace the c with an h for the ha 6/21

5:28 pm

Sherylr1961

can someone give a clue for the an 6/18

5:29 pm

Eren

Thanks.

5:29 pm

Sherylr1961

CAthy I'm sure I will work a longggggggggg time on it tonight

5:29 pm

cybernan

mpp -- everything about the game and more is explained on angelsong's page (link under friends of babble)

5:30 pm

Eren

an 6/18 is a coloring used in cheese

5:30 pm

Cathy

Sheryl -- an 6/18 is the lipstick tree. This is a very frequent word in Babbleland, for some reason :)

5:30 pm

MpP

ok, thanks, cybernan...that was my next question :)

5:30 pm

cybernan

ha 6/33 -- still struggling -- even tried googling the def.

5:31 pm

inge

There are three an 6/18. the only one i have is like the veggie that makes you cry beginning with an instead of **

5:31 pm

Sherylr1961

Cathy is there really a thing called a lipstick tree, lol , and I have been spending money on them for 25 year

5:32 pm

ch1212

cyber, try this: your left or right ha** minus last letter, plus 3rd vowel, plus first two letters of the machine that cleans your clothes

5:32 pm

Cathy

Sheryl -- I never knew it either until I started playing Babble. Google it and you'll see your an 6/18 :)

5:32 pm

Sherylr1961

lol, have the lipstick tree,

5:33 pm

Sherylr1961

need the one to go with it or maybe the blush or mascara tree, lol
actually need the one following the tree

5:34 pm

cliffopa

40 to go. looking good for a finish tonite.

5:35 pm

Sherylr1961

go cliff

5:35 pm

Cathy

the 2nd an 6/18, think of the veggies that makes you cry when you chop them, but replace the first letter.

5:36 pm

chic

nan, my clue at 5:23 didn't help?
I have to go lie down for awhile; see ya at the flip...

5:36 pm

Sherylr1961

got that one

5:37 pm

cybernan

Thankyou, Chic --- whew!!

5:37 pm

Cathy

Sheryl -- do you have the 3rd one? means to apply ... think of the phrase "an**** with oil"

5:38 pm

Sherylr1961

thats the one, ty cathy

5:39 pm

Cathy

yw ... gotta go fix some dinner. I'll try to come back later and help out with clues. Happy babbling, all

5:39 pm

Sherylr1961

enjoy your dinner, see you later, ty for the clues

5:40 pm

cybernan

bye, cathy -- thanks for the help

5:41 pm

firefly779

ac 5/12 anyone??

5:43 pm

Vicuna

ac5/12 - parts of a gland, ac + end of mi-- skirt

5:45 pm

firefly779

THX!!

5:46 pm

Chris P

MpP - can you give a better clue for the an8/50? I've been looking for ages.

5:47 pm

cybernan

ac 5/12: ac + not out + vowel

5:48 pm

cybernan

chris -- there is no an 8

5:49 pm

Chris P

What is the 2nd 8? I have di8/50.

5:49 pm

fiercefemme

ooh, what's di 8/50 pls?

5:50 pm

Dippnall

ma 8/45

5:50 pm

Chris P

It's the cheap form of diamonds.

5:51 pm

fiercefemme

thank you for the clue, but I'm not sure what that is either

5:51 pm

cybernan

ma 8/45

5:51 pm

periwinkle

Hi, all , may I have another clue for the di8, the cheap form of diamonds is not helping me either

5:52 pm

Beckzilla

di8...maybe like....part diamondm part the thing you do at the beginning of a poker game?

5:53 pm

periwinkle

Beckzilla, that clue worked, thanks so much

5:53 pm

Chris P

Thanks Dippnall & Cybernan

5:54 pm

fiercefemme

haha, i'm all "diam-shuffle? diam-deal?" I don't wear jewlery or play cards!

5:54 pm

cybernan

et 6/21?

5:55 pm

Chris P

fierce - add an an4/4

5:55 pm

fiercefemme

thank you soo much Chris P!

5:56 pm

cybernan

di 8: first part of hardest gemstone + insect that is a relative + vowel

5:57 pm

cybernan

I have been working on this grid for most of the day and still have 8 words to find!

5:58 pm

cliffopa

got 10 in the last 20 min from watching all the great clues scroll by. ty all cluegivers.

5:58 pm

Sherbie

Beckzilla, thanks for the clue. It's like the French word for diamond, but with an e at the end.

5:58 pm

cybernan

et 6/21, please?

5:59 pm

Chris P

cybernan - it rhymes with pills that people pop for c, d, b12 etc.

6:01 pm

cybernan

Thanks, Chris .........

in 7/36?

6:01 pm

Vicuna

in7/36 - add the texture of wood

6:01 pm

Chris P

in7/36 - to fix deeply or indelibly, as in the mind.

6:03 pm

AshtangaGal

how many words are there today?

6:04 pm

Vicuna

199, and hard ones they are, too

6:04 pm

Dippnall

199

6:05 pm

cybernan

Thanks Chris -- great clue Vicuna -- you can pass the fish this way!

6:05 pm

AshtangaGal

do the puzzles get harder as the week gooes by? So sunday's is just impossible?

6:06 pm

Vicuna

No, AshtangaGal, it's just random from day to day.

6:06 pm

cybernan

Will I keep the fish for in 5/10 as well?

6:07 pm

Vicuna

in5/10 is the crying veggie, change the first letter

6:07 pm

apsmith

I have 156 words - how many are there supposed to be? Can't find any more...

6:08 pm

Vicuna

And I always think, "People who live in glass Babble grids shouldn't cast fish."

6:09 pm

cybernan

ty vicuna

6:12 pm

cybernan

ca 6/24 (2nd one)?

6:13 pm

Dippnall

ca 6/24 - A truck (bit obscure!)

6:14 pm

cybernan

A french truck --- those are the second set of french words today.

6:17 pm

cybernan

Just monkey typed my last two w's and am now dragging my butt over the finish line.

6:17 pm

ExWren

apsmith, you need another 43 words, the total is 199

6:17 pm

cybernan

Thank you everyone for all the help --- wouldn't have finsihed without you.

6:18 pm

cybernan

Have to get the squash in the oven and will be back to help with clues.

6:18 pm

Chris P

cybernan - can you give me a clue for the word from the 2nd D on the bottom row??

6:20 pm

epitone

Totally stuck on the last am6/21 and am5/12. Can anyone help?

6:20 pm

cybernan

dw 7: eating with an extra letter

6:21 pm

harpjane

ma8/45?

6:21 pm

Chris P

Thanks cybernan - that's been driving me mad!!

6:22 pm

Vicuna

am6/21 - fluid in the womb (ends with tiny charged particle)
am5/12 - that little creature digging holes in the garden is a m---

6:24 pm

epitone

Vicuna, Oops, think I must have asked wrong -- those are the ones I already have. I'm missing another 6/21 and 5/12, guess I'm not sure where they are on the list.

6:25 pm

Dippnall

ma 8/45 - to keep in order

6:26 pm

epitone

OK just figured out the last am6/21, still working on an am5/12.

6:31 pm

stidmama

hi all -- I have just three minutes, and am flumoxed by the last three na 4/4: I have one ending in a vowel, one ending in the recurvy consonant -- and I have the first two...

6:33 pm

Sherylr1961

sry stid those are the ones i have too

6:34 pm

GreyWoulf

stid do you have the one that looks like the end of your name?

6:34 pm

GreyWoulf

I haven't looked at the 2nd letter list yet so Idon't know position

6:35 pm

cliffopa

2 left. i need a ta 5/10, but not the one that sounds kind of like the lone ranger's sidekick. also need a ta 4/4 but not sure which one.

6:35 pm

harpjane

in9?

6:35 pm

stidmama

GreyWoulf, I think I do... but I am so cross-eyed (and just plain cross at the moment....)

6:36 pm

stidmama

in 9: something that never moves

6:36 pm

Dippnall

in 9/60 - dead still!

6:36 pm

stidmama

oaky doaky, off to the birthday dinner for Tom. BBL!

6:38 pm

GreyWoulf

enjoy stidmama!!

6:38 pm

Dippnall

na 4/4 - (3rd and 4th) relate to:The inner room or sanctuary of an ancient Greek or Roman temple, in which the statue of the god was situated.

6:38 pm

GreyWoulf

Oh and Hi!!!! to everyone else :)

6:38 pm

cybernan

in 9/60: not lively

6:39 pm

cybernan

Hi gw -- just back for a few minutes to help with clues if I can.

6:40 pm

cybernan

Have you finished, Dippnall?

6:41 pm

cliffopa

2nd na 4/4, take na 5/10 and subtract the second vowel.
3rd na 4/4 use na and last 2 letters of fish homeowners sometimes have in little ponds k**
4th na 4/4 na and 1st 2 letters of a really big bird that supposedly buries its head in the sand **trich

6:41 pm

GreyWoulf

(*c-nan*) -- I have 84 to go -- I started way too early today - before I went to work - cos Sebastian refused to go to sleep after his 4 am feeding -- am about to hit the 2nd letter list. The log has been great for clues since I got home :D

6:42 pm

Dippnall

Yes - about 10 mis ago. Don't usually play at this time (1.40) but had a ghastly day at work and can't sleep....... fun playing babble though!

6:42 pm

GreyWoulf

speaking of SEb I have to pick him up, so my reponse time is about to drop :)

6:42 pm

cybernan

You'll need the list today, gw -- it's a stinker!

6:43 pm

periwinkle

HI Everyone, took a dinner break, back now
Hi Greywoulf !!!

6:43 pm

cybernan

Dippnall - What age group do you teach?

6:43 pm

Sherylr1961

welcome back peri

6:44 pm

cliffopa

hi peri. i'm stuck on 2 of the ta's and no one seems to be able to help.

6:44 pm

Dippnall

Year 4/5 - 9-10yrs - love it most of the time but not yesterday :(

6:44 pm

periwinkle

HI, Sheryl, thanks, not sure I will finish but will give it the old college try :)

6:45 pm

cybernan

lol -- same group I used to be teach -- they can be little brats when they put their minds to it.

6:45 pm

periwinkle

cliff, don't have any ta words yet

6:45 pm

Sherylr1961

these m's are driving me nuts, its not usually till the re's that i start going nuts, lol

6:45 pm

harpjane

wi6/30?

6:46 pm

cliffopa

i think the ma's replaced the usually troublesome re's today. (no re's, can you believe it?)

6:46 pm

Sherylr1961

no way, that i can't believe

6:46 pm

cybernan

wi 6/30: wi**** and dining

6:47 pm

Sherylr1961

no wonder the m's are giving me the hard time, gotta be one letter that does it

6:47 pm

Dippnall

wi 6/30 wi---- and dining

6:48 pm

Vicuna

cliffopa, which ta's do you need?

6:48 pm

Sherylr1961

anyone want to throw out a whole whack of ma words feel free, lol

6:49 pm

cybernan

which ma's do you need Sheryl?

6:50 pm

cliffopa

vicuna, pls tell me you can help! one ta left, the first ta 5/10.

6:50 pm

GreyWoulf

Hi peri! -- (*hug*) -- I'm a bit slow -- has to change a diaper and now am juggling baby and keyboard :)

(*Harp*) - is that Sean Connery as Ramirez from Highlander?

6:50 pm

harpjane

hm. I have wi6/36 that goes with wi**** and dining. Still need the wi6/30. Are they related?

6:50 pm

periwinkle

there are WAY too many MA words in this puzzle!!!

6:50 pm

speedfreak

This is one of the worst puzzles I have seen 43 words left and don''t know if I will finish...

6:51 pm

cybernan

ta 5/10: food that has gone off is ta***ed

6:51 pm

Dippnall

ta 5/10 - to decay or spoil

6:51 pm

Sherylr1961

cyber too many lol but will take a few biggie's if you are giving clues, need the 6/30 and both 7's

6:52 pm

cybernan

wi 6/30: ends the same as the ma cloak

6:52 pm

periwinkle

very first MA word, the ma6/30 please

6:52 pm

Vicuna

ta5/10 - plenty of clues already, but I just had to throw in "Ooooh, Ta---ed Love"

6:53 pm

harpjane

The good news: I have all the w's! The bad news: I started at the end.....

6:53 pm

Sherylr1961

sing it , lol

6:53 pm

Vicuna

ma6/30 - m + getting everything right on a test

6:54 pm

cybernan

ma 7/36: french cloak
ma 7/32: Aussie pal + vacant piece of land

6:54 pm

harpjane

Pory and Bess---IT T""""""" Necessarily So....."

6:55 pm

cybernan

Have to go and tend to supper -- good luck everyone!

6:55 pm

cliffopa

finally got the ta 5/10. thanks all. its been a rough day. i had to say goodbye to my kitty this afternoon. he was too sick this time to come back. cancer and kidney failure.

6:56 pm

Sherylr1961

got the aussie clue lost with the others

6:56 pm

Vicuna

Good one, harpjane. And a little classier than mine!

6:56 pm

Sherylr1961

ah thats so sad, i just had to do that a little over a month ago

6:56 pm

cybernan

Awwwh --- that's sad, Cliff

6:57 pm

harpjane

Yeah, I'm fulla class tonight. Too bad it's the only T I have!

6:57 pm

GreyWoulf

later c-nan :)

cliff - :( sorry to hear that -- how old?

6:57 pm

periwinkle

cliffopa, so sorry to hear about your kitty

(((((((((((*hugs*)))))))))) to you

6:57 pm

cybernan

ma 7/36: male + cross + french water

6:58 pm

Dippnall

Cliff - I'm so sorry. My cats (2 at the moment!) are so special and I know how devestating it is when you lose one. Lots of sympathy going your way. You've put my crummy day into perspective.

6:58 pm

harpjane

condolences, clif. It's harder than it sounds isn't it?

6:59 pm

cliffopa

he was such a beautiful, sweet guy. my only cuddler. but he was 16 so he had a pretty long life.

6:59 pm

GreyWoulf

A good age, cliff -- but still hard to let go nonetheless

7:00 pm

Sherylr1961

cliff mine was 17 thats a good long life for the cat. I bet he was well loved

7:00 pm

periwinkle

still need ma6/30 anyone?

7:01 pm

harpjane

Is that his picture, cliff?

7:02 pm

Mary

ma6/30 what you spray when someone is attacking you

7:02 pm

artlady

Back for more!

7:03 pm

cliffopa

i wish i had known him longer. his first family neglected him terribly. i've only had him and his younger brother for 2+ years. i just wish i could know he was okay with what i had to do today. silly, but i'd really like to know.

7:04 pm

guigrrl

cliff -- you did the right thing. your kitty is much more comfortable now.

7:04 pm

periwinkle

Mary, may I have another clue *what you spray when someone is attacking you* is not helping me

7:04 pm

cliffopa

yes harpjane, my icon is the guy. Casper. i'm going to use it for a while 'cause i really am going to miss him.

7:04 pm

GreyWoulf

cliff -- I can tell you from personal experience that, Yes, he was. Cats understand about suffering and the desire to not prolong it any longer than necessary.

7:04 pm

harpjane

I've discovered the secret to happiness for this game, if you're stuck, then add *ing to any old word!

7:05 pm

GreyWoulf

harp -- I see what you mean ;D

7:06 pm

cliffopa

well goodnite all. thanks for the support.

7:06 pm

Mary

Peri, ma6 it's what you do when etc. aerosol used to immobilize an attacker

7:07 pm

GreyWoulf

G'nite cliff (*Hug*)

It's part of why we are here :)

7:07 pm

renfield

wait..do my eyes deceive me? is that artlady????

7:08 pm

guigrrl

cliff -- i'll say a prayer for you and your kitty.

7:08 pm

periwinkle

Mary I got it ( used the ing)

7:08 pm

artlady

Hi ren!

7:08 pm

Sherylr1961

night cliff hang in there

7:08 pm

mab

I think he knew, cliffopa, and that he was grateful to you for ending his pain. I believe that deeply. When I had my dear old cat put down years ago I just sort of knew that he felt grateful that he didn't have to face any more suffering. He and I both knew that it was his time.

7:08 pm

guigrrl

GW -- how's little Seb doing?

7:08 pm

artlady

Did you miss me? I sure missed Babble!

7:09 pm

renfield

i missed you artlady <----------------------------- ------------------------------ ------------------------------ > much

7:09 pm

periwinkle

wa6/36 and wa6/30 anyone?

7:09 pm

GreyWoulf

Artlady!!!! -- (*Hug*)

mab!!!!!!! --- ((*Hug*))

How have you ladies been?

7:09 pm

renfield

mab!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!

7:10 pm

GreyWoulf

guigrrl -- he is currently shrieking his little lungs out and Ih have no clue why :\

7:10 pm

Sherylr1961

can someone pls give me a clue for the ma 7/36 before I run screaming from the computer, lol

7:10 pm

GreyWoulf

((**ren**))

7:11 pm

guigrrl

:( poor guy.
When mine was little a walk outside would usually cure that...but not always. Its no fun.

How's the burping going? Is he still doing well?

7:11 pm

renfield

(((((wolfie)))))

7:11 pm

periwinkle

ma7/36 - see cnan's clue at 6:57

7:11 pm

GreyWoulf

Would share it if I had it Sheryl :)

7:12 pm

artlady

Golly, it's good to be back. I hope I can find time to keep it up now! 28 to go...

7:12 pm

renfield

sorry sheryl...i'm staill at work....8-(

7:12 pm

Sherylr1961

ty grey

7:13 pm

renfield

artlady - you go girl!!!!

7:13 pm

Sherylr1961

how about the ma 6/24

7:13 pm

periwinkle

also need wa7/44 anyone please!!!!!

7:13 pm

artlady

Sheryl, ma 6 24...which one?

7:14 pm

Sherylr1961

last one in the list i think

7:14 pm

GreyWoulf

guigrrl -- I don't know what will help -- the worst part is that nothing seems to console him -- have tried offering binky, bottle, and bouncing :\

Mom is giving him a bath right now sohopefully he will calm down, but it doesn't sound like it

7:15 pm

guigrrl

oh, GW, that is the worst! I hope he settles soon.

7:15 pm

Sherylr1961

grey i feel for you my daughter screamed for the first yr of her life, constant, it was awful

7:15 pm

mab

one who has bipolar disorder has periods of ma5/12. he or she is ma5/14. he or she might be acting like a ma6/25.

7:16 pm

periwinkle

found one of the wa6 by myself, still need the other and the wa7, PLEASE someone help me. I do not like being ingnored.

7:17 pm

GreyWoulf

gotta go for now -- Kristianna is acting up as well -- will be back later to try to finish -- (*Hugs for all*)

7:17 pm

artlady

ma 6 24...one of the cities in Romeo and Juliet, I think...a city in italy. Of course, that's the proper noun version, which isn't allowed in Babble...

7:17 pm

Sherylr1961

see you later grey the rate i'm going will be here all night

7:17 pm

artlady

Bye, Grey!

7:17 pm

mab

oops, sorry, that wasn't the one you need and I don't have the other yet!

7:18 pm

artlady

Not ignoring you, Peri. I just don't have the w's yet.

7:18 pm

periwinkle

thanks artlady but I know someone has finished the W's just don't remember who

7:18 pm

jessmom

wa 6 & 7 wa + smelly veg w/o first letter
then plural

7:18 pm

cybernan

wa7 : w + a 6/18

7:19 pm

artlady

Guess I'll work on them now and leave the t's for later...

7:19 pm

periwinkle

jessmom and c-nan, thanks so much, feel better now

7:19 pm

Sherylr1961

art lady ty ty ty

7:20 pm

cybernan

Have about 10 minutes before supper is ready -- anyone need another clue?

7:20 pm

Sherylr1961

need the 7/36 plssssssssssss the m's are my enemy tonight

7:21 pm

artlady

My pleasure, Sheryl

7:21 pm

Mary

Aaarggghhhhh. I thought I had finished and went to bottom of list and only had 198 words. The one I was missing was the very last wi6/30 word which I just found. Well, now I'm happy, nite all, and thanx.

7:22 pm

cybernan

ma 7/36: french cloak or male+cross+french water

7:22 pm

artlady

ma 7/36, a sort of cloak or loose cape

7:22 pm

cybernan

Congrats, mary

7:22 pm

periwinkle

to5/12 and to6/21?

7:23 pm

Mary

Ma7/36 A loose cloak or mantle.

7:23 pm

cybernan

to 5/12 & 6: to + male (plural)

7:25 pm

guigrrl

any clues for ra 7/36?

7:26 pm

cybernan

ra 7/36: add a suffix to ra 4/4

7:26 pm

cybernan

suffix meaning "the act of"

7:26 pm

Sherylr1961

must be losing it, can't get that mantle or cloak clue

7:27 pm

guigrrl

<-- BONEHEAD!!! thanks.

7:27 pm

cybernan

french water is 3 vowels, Sheryl

7:28 pm

tijani

clue for ma 7

7:29 pm

cybernan

Which ma 7?

7:29 pm

Sherylr1961

the 7/36 cyber

7:30 pm

artlady

Ok, I'm probably going to need the fish passed...but any help with the so 6/18?

7:31 pm

cybernan

ma 7/36: loose cloak: maile + cross letter + french water (3 vowels)

ma 7/32: Aussie pal + vacant piece of land

7:31 pm

cybernan

so 6: not daughter + picnic insect

7:32 pm

artlady

Oops, that's not the one I'm missing....

7:32 pm

cybernan

Gotta go -- stove buzzer ringing

7:32 pm

Sherylr1961

ty cyber finally

7:32 pm

artlady

Thanks, cyb. I got it.

7:32 pm

Sherylr1961

have a good night cyber ty for the clues

7:33 pm

artlady

That WAS the one I was missing....they're all blurring together.

7:34 pm

periwinkle

ha6/21 and ha6/39 anyone

7:34 pm

Sherylr1961

i agree art lady 45 more to find and i think i should take a break

7:34 pm

evanonut

hey hey hey

7:34 pm

periwinkle

found the ha6/39

7:35 pm

Sherylr1961

the 6/21 rhymes with whats over your fireplace

7:36 pm

periwinkle

Sheryl, thanks, just realized I already had the ha6/21

7:36 pm

Sherylr1961

np i do that all the time

7:37 pm

periwinkle

et6/21?

7:37 pm

evanonut

is that you sheryl? you look strikingly like mother theresa.

7:38 pm

Sherylr1961

rotfl

7:38 pm

Sherylr1961

I thought the icon was people we admire, now I like myself and all but....

7:38 pm

evanonut

no no, really, you do!

7:39 pm

evanonut

i should go pro so i could put janet in my icon.

7:39 pm

mab

This is really me also, evanout. Probably why I'm divorced.

7:39 pm

periwinkle

help with both di6/24

7:40 pm

artlady

Ok, just becuz my icon is myself doesn't mean I followed the theme for today!

7:40 pm

Sherylr1961

lmao

7:40 pm

mab

menopause can be hell.

7:40 pm

guigrrl

mab -- that's some serious facial hair for a woman!

7:40 pm

evanonut

oh my mab, i've heard they can do wonders for facial hair removal now.

7:40 pm

artlady

Oh mab, the beard is so DISTINGUISHED!

7:40 pm

artlady

Nice nose, too.

7:41 pm

mab

maybe if I got different eyeglass frames...

7:42 pm

Sherylr1961

that might help but ....

7:43 pm

artlady

7

7:43 pm

artlady

So, when my students ask me what I did over spring break....Babble and Iron Sudoku!

7:43 pm

72 Temple Owl

*taps evan on the shoulder*
take this!
*banana cream pie to the face*
ha!

7:44 pm

mab

Actually it's Abraham Joshua Heschel, of blessed memory. He was a rabbinic scholar and civil rights activist. This picture is of him was taken when relatively young.

7:45 pm

Sherylr1961

thats it need to give it a rest not finding even 4 lette words, maybe i will be back later to try and finish, if not have a great night and i will see you all tomorrow

7:45 pm

artlady

bye Sheryl

7:46 pm

mab

Later maybe Sheryl.

7:49 pm

periwinkle

still have 89 words to find but can't sit still any longer, will probably not be back, but you never know. will probably see you all again tomorrow

7:49 pm

artlady

That does it. Good night all, I have to work on my school website now.

7:50 pm

mab

Night artlady and peri.

7:52 pm

evanonut

i'm back with my person i admire.

7:54 pm

mab

evanout! you little ol' pro, you!

And who would this handsome young man be?

7:54 pm

evanonut

ah 72! just read your post, not very nice!

7:54 pm

torgone

$1.99? Yikes! Better get cracking ..

7:54 pm

evanonut

that'd be hubby nut, person i admire.

7:56 pm

mab

Awww, nut and her nutty hubby....

Hi torgone.

7:57 pm

speedfreak

can anyone give me a clue for the second ca5/14 Thanks

7:57 pm

evanonut

he's a hottie hubbie nuttie

7:58 pm

torgone

Heya Ms. Mab ..

7:59 pm

pivo

ca 5/14: belonging to the family of dogs

7:59 pm

mab

hotty nutty hubby buddy. that's so sweet. I admire him too, all he's been through and having a spouse who's insane and all....

7:59 pm

Jacula

Speedfreak - a fox, wolf, dogs, jackal or coyote.

8:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

aw, nut! hi tor!

PRO- nut!!!

8:00 pm

hurshy

nut, any progress on the medicine front?

8:00 pm

Jacula

*or even a dog.

8:00 pm

evanonut

yeah mab, the cancer has nothing on me! that's for sure.

8:00 pm

mab

oh, sorry nut. but you know you're insane, right? I believe in transparency.

8:01 pm

evanonut

hurshy - all taken care of, i didn't have to don any armor or anything!

8:01 pm

Jacula

Hurshy - How are you feeling now? I was around this morning but didn't want to overload you.x

8:01 pm

hurshy

oh, that's terrific, i'm so relieved to hear it

8:01 pm

speedfreak

Thank you c's are done but still have 18 words and losing it quickly

8:01 pm

musicmom

Good evening. I know I'm not going to be able to finish tonight but I'm going to give it a shot.

8:01 pm

evanonut

that's me 72, all pro'd up

mab, i really am the worse of the two, anyone will tell you.

8:02 pm

hurshy

jac - i'm a little better, but fuzzy headed from lack of sleep.

8:02 pm

hurshy

thanks for asking, jac.

8:02 pm

Jacula

Evan (Nutty one) - I've scraped off the banaa cream pie that was thrown at you and am reserving it to serve with chocolate pancakes.:-)

8:03 pm

speedfreak

musicmom Are you just starting??? Warning horrible puzzle today!!!

8:03 pm

evanonut

i hope no one considers this grid easy cause the words aren't coming to me, thats for sure.

8:03 pm

mab

honestly, evanout, you're both pretty admirable I think.

8:03 pm

Jacula

Hurshy - have you still not been to sleep from when I was reading the log earlier?(((HUGS)))

8:04 pm

hurshy

i got about 3 hours, jac.

8:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am finding this grid disctinctly unsatisfying...hard, too!

8:04 pm

Jacula

Evan - Though I finished it hours ago, no, it wasn't an easy grid!

8:04 pm

evanonut

* licks corner of mouth * got it jac, enjoy those pancakes, invite me for some.

mab: admirable, shmadmirable. we all do whatever we gots to do!

8:05 pm

inge

Musicmom, glad to see you. Was looking for you earlier, because my husband says he will mail you lilly of the valley plantlets, when they can be dug up. He mails plants often, since he is into bromeliads.

8:05 pm

musicmom

You and me both TO

8:05 pm

hurshy

((jacula))

8:05 pm

cybernan

Hi Hurshy -- did you finish without aid of the list last night?

8:05 pm

mab

I'm struggling with this one. too many oddish words.

8:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

jacs: nut started it...

8:06 pm

Jacula

Hurshy - if you're like me, you can just about cope on 3 hours' sleep - get to 4 and no chance! Have to go for 8 at least then. I blame it on my age.

8:06 pm

hurshy

oh, no, cnan, i was feeling too awful to try that. so actually i did find this grid comparatively easy, because i had the list so much sooner than the last few.

8:06 pm

musicmom

Inge that would be terrific. I can reimburse for shipping or buy the plants or what ever. Just a minute I'll make sure my email address is in my profile. Brb

8:06 pm

evanonut

l* leans in towards jac * don't listen to that 72, i say she's addled in the brains, she is.

8:06 pm

Jacula

Temple - Did she? I haven't read back that far. Thanks for the banana filling for the choccie pancakes though.:-)

8:07 pm

hurshy

well jac, i coped - but it hasn't been my favorite day by any means. i've just been wishing it to its end.

8:07 pm

evanonut

fine 72, just pick on the cancer caregiver, i see how it is.

8:08 pm

Jacula

Hurshy - I hope you will find restful sleep soon. Try not to let the demons haunt you.x

8:08 pm

evanonut

;-)

8:08 pm

musicmom

inge - my email address is in my profile. Email me and I'll send you my address.

8:08 pm

Jacula

Evan - Anyone who's been Babbling for as long as us 'regulars' is addled in the brain!

8:08 pm

hurshy

yes, thankfully the day is nearly over. i just don't want to go to bed too early, not be able to fall asleep, make myself anxious, and have another bad night.

8:09 pm

musicmom

Hurshy -sorry you have been having a bad time. Here have a hug. ((((((hurshy)))))))))

8:09 pm

evanonut

jacula, if anything is going to haunt a persion, its those yellow eyes.

8:09 pm

hurshy

thank you, mm (((((musicmom)))))

8:09 pm

cybernan

Hurshy -- did you finish last night without aid of the list?

8:09 pm

musicmom

Well, here Hurshy, work my grid for me. That will keep you up.

8:09 pm

Jacula

What time is it where you are, Hurshy? It's 3.09am here in UK.

8:09 pm

mamabear

Happy FRIDAYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!
Except of course for people who have to work on Saturday, in which case today for you is like my Thursday and my Saturday, which is tomorrow, will be your Thursday and tomorrow will be your Friday!!!!!!
Or something like that.

8:10 pm

hurshy

no, cnan - see 8:06 reply :)

it's just after 9 here, jac

8:10 pm

evanonut

i think mama has already started tippling - hey mama!

8:10 pm

musicmom

Hey mamabear!!!! I probably won't be around tomorrow. I don't have to work but we have a HUGE Girl Scout event.

8:10 pm

cybernan

Hi mamabear - have been wonering how you are doing, haven't seen you in such a long time.

8:10 pm

inge

great, yes your e-mail address is there. I will get intouch with you per e-mail. With 37 words to go I am quitting this grid. I agree, it is miserable, and my back is hurting from sitting all this time. Nihgt-night.

8:11 pm

Jacula

It's Saturday here in UK, Mamabear.

8:11 pm

hurshy

*head spinning from mama's post*

8:11 pm

musicmom

Good night inge. I only have 72 words so far. I'm going to play until Greg gets home from his rehearsal and then call it quits.

8:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello mamabear...
may i have the last lo 5/10 please? or maybe it's the first...

8:11 pm

mab

Night Inge.

Hi Mama!!!

8:12 pm

Jacula

Hurshy - can you try to sleep in about and hour and a half's time, do you think?

8:12 pm

mamabear

ooooooo, that makes it even MORE confusing, Jac!!!!
Hi NUT!!!! NUT - you went pro!!!!! whoo-hoo!!!!!!! And no, I haven't had anything but diet pepsi!! This is ME completely sober!!!! Scary, huh? LOL

8:12 pm

speedfreak

jacula when do you sleep???

8:12 pm

hurshy

lo 5/10 plural
lo 5/10 like a coffee drink but with o instead of a

8:12 pm

hurshy

yeah, maybe an hour and a half, maybe 2 hours.

8:13 pm

evanonut

wow mama! you're just so chatty!

8:13 pm

HollyBug

Something is beeping, but I have no idea what it is.

8:13 pm

HollyBug

My cat is totally out of it...

8:14 pm

Jacula

Mamabear's going to be unstoppable once she tries the new PepsiMax Coffe cino flavour. I've had a 2 litre bottle of it lurking in my fridge for a fortnight now and still haven't dared try it! LOL.

8:14 pm

mamabear

that was my microwave Holly, sorry it's so loud

8:14 pm

Jacula

Hollybug - It might be your smoke alarm telling you its batteries are low.

8:15 pm

hurshy

oh, mama, i thought she was hearing me, backing up.

8:15 pm

mamabear

I haven't started the grid yet, and after reading the comments regarding same, I think I am better off that way.....

8:15 pm

evanonut

holly - it's just the voices in your head.

8:15 pm

musicmom

I see lots of words that are almost in the grid:-) Does that count?

8:16 pm

HollyBug

hehe. No, I know that beeping... the high pitched squeak noise. This is something else. :o)

8:16 pm

mamabear

Sure MM - you'll be rewarded with an "OOPS" and no points!

8:16 pm

mab

Mama! ha!

I have a phone that beeps when the power is low. I put it in the oven so I can't hear it.

8:16 pm

Jacula

MusicMom - If you mean the Phantom Tomato, and danger, and Camelot, and cameo then, no!

8:16 pm

HollyBug

Mikey went to the vet and he has allergies... it cost me 50 dollars to find that out... though I could have told the vet that...
but they gave him a shot... and now he's stoned.

8:16 pm

hurshy

mmm, roasted phone, delish

8:17 pm

musicmom

:>(((

8:17 pm

mamabear

mab - with your phone in the oven - when it rings it must be a HOT date!

8:17 pm

musicmom

And Sonata. I can't quit seeing that one. Oh and Dowager.

8:17 pm

Jacula

Mab - one of these days you're going to forget it's in there and turn the oven on.:-((

8:18 pm

Jacula

Incidentally, as Capone pointed out earlier, 'wang' isn't allowed.

8:19 pm

mab

Mama - look at me. who would want a date with me. time is not treating me kindly.

I hope we have that pepsi potion here, jac, sounds interesting.

8:19 pm

hurshy

cnan, you still here? i am wondering if i misunderstood your question and confused you with my reply. i did finish yesterday's grid with no list. not today's (which i was doing in the night, hence MY confusion)

8:19 pm

evanonut

MAB! don't you ever let me read you type like that again!

8:20 pm

speedfreak

More help please di5/12 been monkey typing for the points but to no avail....

8:21 pm

mab

I'd shave, evanout, but I hear that it just grows back even thicker.

8:21 pm

Jacula

Mab - facial hair is a menopausal problem - just pluck 'em out! LOL. The thing about the menopause it that hairs don't stay where they are meant to be... they migrate.

8:21 pm

mamabear

mab - have you considered contact lenses? That would do the trick!

8:22 pm

evanonut

no, just a little preparation h around the eyes is all.

8:22 pm

torgone

Men have the same problem. Hair moving about.

8:22 pm

Jacula

di5/12 - Middle Eastern currency. (Sounds a bit like a place where you might eat.)

8:22 pm

musicmom

Yep torg - it seems to move backwards doesn't it?

8:23 pm

mamabear

evenin' torgone!

8:23 pm

mab

like, where, torgone?

8:23 pm

Jacula

Torg - I know. It moves off their heads onto their backs and shoulders.

8:23 pm

evanonut

oh no mm, hubbynut already has plenty back there!

8:24 pm

musicmom

Good thinking Jac!

8:25 pm

Jacula

Evan - the hair also starts to sprout from their ears and nostrils, and their eyebrows go haywire.

8:26 pm

mab

yep. my ex has all three going on.

8:26 pm

musicmom

yep that too Jac!

8:26 pm

evanonut

yeah, this has always been a problem of hubbynut's in youth, the problem i suppose will be finding him through all that hair in his old age.

8:27 pm

torgone

Fortunately I haven't lost much up top, but I've got all kinds of new ear and nose adornments. My eyebrows look like anteaters and my back and neck are heavily forested .. Attractive, eh?

8:28 pm

guigrrl

ya'll are grossing me out :)

any clues for le 7/36?

8:28 pm

sleeky

I hate this grid.

8:28 pm

mab

I think so, nut. Heschel here seemed never to have lost a hair in his life. When he was old he was just a wrinkle with mounds of white hair.

8:28 pm

torgone

That was worth posting twice .. boob.

8:29 pm

evanonut

guig - married?

8:29 pm

mamabear

Nut - I can't believe that "hubbynut" name has still stuck with him!!! LOL

8:29 pm

musicmom

Sheesh half the words start with ma. What is with that?

8:29 pm

sleeky

grrl - what you do when you're not strong

8:29 pm

Eren

A clue on the le 6/24 please?

8:29 pm

guigrrl

yes -- i'm imagining my husband with his nose hair clippers LOL

8:29 pm

mab

You're going feral, torgone.

8:29 pm

guigrrl

thanks Eren!

8:29 pm

evanonut

course it did mama, can't count the times i almost call him that when he prefers 'the dozer'

8:29 pm

torgone

Just you wait guigrrl .. Muwahahahah!

8:30 pm

mamabear

Cha-cha-cha-chia!

8:30 pm

guigrrl

hahaha.

le 6/24 -- according to babble the def is:
A white, crystalline, nitrogenous substance formed in the decomposition of albuminous matter by pancreatic digestion, by the action of boiling dilute sulphuric acid, and by putrefaction. It is also found as a constituent of various tissues and organs, as the spleen, pancreas, etc., and likewise in the vegetable kingdom. Chemically it is to be considered as amido-caproic acid.

8:31 pm

mamabear

Oh THAT le.....

8:31 pm

evanonut

snicker

8:31 pm

guigrrl

ok another bone head move for me. i just need to go through and add *ing to everything!

8:32 pm

mamabear

cute pupster, guigrrl

8:32 pm

Jacula

I'm off to cuddle up to my hairy man. 'Night folks. Happy Babbling.

8:32 pm

evanonut

guig - trick i missed this go round to

8:33 pm

musicmom

night jac!

8:33 pm

mamabear

nite nite, Jac! have a good nite

8:33 pm

guigrrl

thanks Mamabear -- she's my old girl. 12 years old. Oh, if she could talk, the stories she'd tell...

8:34 pm

scatty

hi everyone, thought i would pop in for a bit, haven't done very much tonight, i 've just got in

8:35 pm

mamabear

hi scatty!!!

8:35 pm

mab

Night Jac.

Scatty, where have you been?

8:36 pm

scatty

Hi Mamabear, Haven't seen you for a while

8:36 pm

torgone

We're all just sharing how gross and disgusting we are. (and by "we" I mean "me")

8:36 pm

speedfreak

finally 1 word left but sadly it is an m so now for the hunt as to which one!!!!

8:36 pm

musicmom

Hi scatty.

8:36 pm

scatty

been down the pub then round a friends house, just got back, thought i'd have a peak before i hit the sack

8:37 pm

torgone

And by "me" I mean older men in general .. Or "feral" as mab would say ..

8:37 pm

evanonut

torg, certainly not me, there is nothing disgusting about me...except that thing - er, nothing, nothing disgusting at all!

8:38 pm

mab

oh go ahead, nut, share. share, share, share.

8:39 pm

evanonut

no, no mab, nothing to share, nothing to hide. i should have been a supermodel, really!

8:39 pm

HollyBug

I'm sorta bored.

8:39 pm

HollyBug

Someone should entertain me.

8:40 pm

evanonut

well gee holly, lemme do a little dance for ya! * slips on tap shoes *

8:40 pm

torgone

A rabbi, a priest, a midget, and a squirrel walk into a bar . . .

8:40 pm

scatty

i've only found forty 40 words so far,is it me or is it quite hard tonight, i can't seem to see many, they usually jump out at me but they are playing hiding seek. i don't think i will get this one finished tonight some how

8:40 pm

guigrrl

oh, Holly --

here's a joke..."so a dislexic guy walks into a bra.."

8:41 pm

evanonut

ahem, torg, i don't think they like to be called midgets - that's politically incorrect.

8:41 pm

musicmom

Scatty it is nearly impossible tonight. I'm even being quiet and focusing on the grid and having trouble.

8:41 pm

Eren

thanks. I was playing with those first 3 letters trying to get something that had them!

8:41 pm

torgone

Lol guigrrl!

8:41 pm

HollyBug

lol. You're all terribly silly.

8:41 pm

guigrrl

;) torgone finish yours!

8:41 pm

musicmom

Guig - that is horrible:-)))

8:41 pm

mab

It's not you scatty, the grid is grisly.

8:41 pm

grigs

The ma */* 's are going to make me loose my mind!!!

8:41 pm

scatty

musicmum, you have usually finished by now

8:42 pm

musicmom

you and me both grigs - that's where I am

8:42 pm

evanonut

holly bug - would that be the japanese animation stuff?

8:42 pm

scatty

i've got 4 m

8:42 pm

mab

that seems to be the zeitgeist of this grid, grigs.

8:42 pm

torgone

The bartender says: "What is this - some kind of a joke?"

8:42 pm

Eren

yep those ma's are a pia

8:42 pm

musicmom

I had a crazy day --- grocery shopping, helping the elderly next door neighbor, phone calls, set up for GS event tomorrow -- you name it. I started this morning and I really shoudn't have. I haven't even broken 100 yet.

8:42 pm

guigrrl

LOL

8:43 pm

grigs

I'm getting them very slowly. . . and painfully

8:44 pm

GreyWoulf

Hi again everyone!

8:44 pm

torgone

The sudoko was a piece of cake today. This grid is a piece of . . . .

8:44 pm

guigrrl

hi GW

8:44 pm

musicmom

((((GW)))))

8:45 pm

torgone

Heya woulfy!

8:45 pm

mab

hi gw. have the little ones settled down?

8:46 pm

hurshy

pie?

8:46 pm

torgone

No. Not pie. Well, maybe a kind of "pie" ..

8:47 pm

torgone

Heya hurshburger!

8:47 pm

GreyWoulf

Kristianna is now in bed, and Seb has had a bath and is durrently nestled on mommy's chest -- hopefully he will go to sleep fully and then I can try to mamke up some of the sleep I didn't get this AM

8:47 pm

musicmom

I dont' think that is what he was going for Hursh.

8:47 pm

guigrrl

good GW -- did you ever find out what all the screaming was about? Clearly it has been resolved :)

8:47 pm

GreyWoulf

(((***hurshy***))) -- how you feeling, lady?

8:47 pm

evanonut

oh no! forgot about sudoku * scrambles off to the puzzle *

8:47 pm

musicmom

brb

8:49 pm

GreyWoulf

guigrrl -- no clue -- that is the most frustrating part of this age -- no consistency of response and no real ability to find out what is wrong :\
I think he had trapped gas bubbles

8:50 pm

guigrrl

believe me, i know...and hopefully i'll know again soon :)

i'm glad he's feeling better.

8:52 pm

torgone

I have like 30 words and I'm already starting to enter repeats .. Bleh ..

8:53 pm

guigrrl

santa isn't a valid word? sheesh -- how do i break the news to the kids...

8:53 pm

hurshy

i am ok GW. glad the day is nearly over.
is anyone else having trouble with the site? i keep getting a message that says a script has stopped running

8:53 pm

HollyBug

goodness.

8:54 pm

torgone

So who had a fun day at work today??

8:54 pm

hurshy

and oh, thank you for the greeting, tor, i have never been a hurshburger before, it is exciting.

8:54 pm

GreyWoulf

glad to hear it, hurshy -- I really didn't want to leave this AM -- did you end up staying home?

8:55 pm

musicmom

torg - scroll down to see my day at stay at home mom inc

8:55 pm

hurshy

i did not do my first period class, but i did manage the one after lunch. (since it's boarding school and i live here i can be selective like that)

8:57 pm

mab

It's so sweet of you to help your neighbors, mm. Sounds like you have a good life. Hectic, but really quite nice.

8:58 pm

evanonut

torgone, if you mean by fun at work, working your butt off, being a stellar employee with zero black marks, and still getting passed over for promo in favor of a complete and utter female of a dog...then me.

8:58 pm

torgone

I was going to say hurshheiser but didn't think you'd get it.

8:58 pm

GreyWoulf

hurshy -- glad to hear that as well.

8:58 pm

hurshy

ack! glitching making chatting very hard. i am going to go and dry my hair now. good luck to all who haven't finished yet!

8:59 pm

musicmom

Thanks mab. She is really a nice lady - has lived in the same house since the 60s. She decided to put her windchimes back up because the temp is warmer. Called to see if I would climb the ladder to do it. I ended up visiting on her porch swing for an hour.

8:59 pm

torgone

Been there, eva. Fun.

8:59 pm

HollyBug

I hope my someday kid has red hair.

8:59 pm

hurshy

oh, tor, i would have, actually. howdya like that?!

8:59 pm

musicmom

Night Hursh. may not see you until Monday.

8:59 pm

evanonut

how nice holly, what color is the hair now?

8:59 pm

Charm

Evening, everybody!

9:00 pm

hurshy

oh, then have a good weekend, mm!

9:00 pm

GreyWoulf

so long hursh -- don't hesitate to drop me a line anytime :)
(*Hug*)

9:00 pm

musicmom

Thanks! you too. get some rest. Sounds like you need it.

9:01 pm

hurshy

((GW)) thank you as always :)

9:01 pm

musicmom

hiya charm!

9:01 pm

torgone

Spiffy hurshful! Niters to whomever is leaving ..

9:02 pm

mab

sweet dreams hurshy.

9:02 pm

Charm

Hey, musicmom.
You wouldn't happen to have a clue for the HA6/33, would you?

9:03 pm

musicmom

No charm i'm sorry I don't. I just broke 100 words. Very slow today.

9:03 pm

Charm

bummer. What of the MA7/32? If I can get those two, I'm done....

9:04 pm

musicmom

no --- I am soooooo sorrry!!!!!!!!!!

9:04 pm

musicmom

I'll help you look though.

9:05 pm

Charm

I'll just be monkey typing along, then!
What can I help you with?

9:05 pm

GreyWoulf

ha6/33 - japanese statuary, I think if I remember the clues I read earlier correctly

what's at the end of your arm -d + 3rd vowel + baby's cry

9:06 pm

musicmom

wow Thanks GW. Charm - I'm not sure what I need yet. I'll holler for help. Thanks

9:07 pm

Charm

GW! Wow - GREAT clue!
How are you?

9:08 pm

GreyWoulf

ma7/32 -- aussie for pal + a vacant ***

These are repeats of the clues I benefited from earlier ;D

9:08 pm

mklein

Charm - Your husband is your ma..your house is built on a l..

9:08 pm

mamabear

Got any grapes?

9:09 pm

torgone

Sour ones ..

9:09 pm

GreyWoulf

VERY tired, Charm -- Seb woke at 4 am for his bottle like normal, but then he didn't go back to sleep until 6 -- no point in my going back to bed, so I hopped on the grid til I needed to go to work

9:09 pm

Charm

GW & MKlein - thank you! Great to finally finish today. I could only play for a few minutes here and there, rather than concentrate for a stretch, so it feels a real ccomplishment.

9:10 pm

Charm

MamaBear! Have you been hiding?

9:10 pm

musicmom

BRAVO CHARM!!!

9:10 pm

GreyWoulf

wa6/30?

9:10 pm

Charm

GW - I am truly grateful that my baby has gotten over that. He just likes to sit up in bed and talk in his sleep now.

9:11 pm

mamabear

not really Charm, was just distracted for a few.

9:11 pm

lwg50

I can't see the in 9/60. Can anyone give me a clue for this silly word?

9:12 pm

Charm

WA6/30 - pale + charged particle.

9:12 pm

zero

dan?

9:12 pm

GreyWoulf

what a silly word, Charm!

9:13 pm

GreyWoulf

in9 -- lacking life or motion -- a stone is an in9 object

9:13 pm

mamabear

evening GW!!!! ((((((GW))))))))))

9:13 pm

Charm

IN9 - not having the qualities of a living thing. Think zombies.

9:13 pm

harpjane

Hello

9:14 pm

GreyWoulf

(((***Mama***)))

9:14 pm

Charm

Hi, Harpjane.

9:14 pm

lwg50

Thanks so much GW. Now I have to go over my list to see what one word I have left off...good reason to go pro.

9:14 pm

stoningtoncat

thanks woulf for the 9/60

9:14 pm

GreyWoulf

harp -- who's the icon?

9:16 pm

stoningtoncat

gray whats the aussie clue in the US?

9:17 pm

musicmom

The so 6?

9:17 pm

GreyWoulf

one's husband or wife is considered to be a life(ma**)

9:17 pm

bonkler

stone aussie pal = american: wolves ma** for life

9:17 pm

stoningtoncat

ha 6/33 please

9:18 pm

harpjane

ra 5/18?
(It's Sean Connery, all dressed up!)

9:18 pm

Charm

SO6 - b, d, f, g, h, etc. are conso4. (singular).

9:18 pm

evanonut

hey, sudoku rankings are posted.

9:18 pm

GreyWoulf

ston -- see my 9:05 clue

9:18 pm

grigs

I need one more to finish the me's!!! Could someone please give me a hint for the me 7/32

9:19 pm

torgone

Great.

9:19 pm

Charm

RA5/18 = ra + opp. of lose.

9:19 pm

stoningtoncat

woulf ma7/32

9:19 pm

musicmom

ty - was trying to end with a vowel.

9:19 pm

GreyWoulf

thought so, harp -- I asked earlier but it got lost in the chat -- looks like Ramirez from HIghlander II

9:19 pm

grigs

I meant of course the ma 7/32
I'm feeling this puzzle more than most

9:21 pm

mamabear

hi harpjane!
nut = does sudoku only post rankings for pros?

9:21 pm

torgone

This one hurts. Like Taco Bell tacos.

9:22 pm

harpjane

thanks, now how about the first two ra4/4? I have the wet one, need the other one DESPARATELY!

9:22 pm

mamabear

torgone - if you compare it that way, then this grid will bother you more tomorrow than today

9:23 pm

stoningtoncat

no definition for ha 6/33 but it works !!!!

9:23 pm

evanonut

i'm not a pro mama, and i saw the rankings

9:23 pm

lwg50

Found the last one!!! Will stay and try to give some clues.

9:23 pm

mamabear

hmmm... ok... maybe I'll go see how close to the bottom of the list I am. brb

9:23 pm

GreyWoulf

Charm -- just scrolled back and saw your post about your little one -- that sounds soooo adorable! I actually had Seb sitting up in my lap at the computer earlier -- he is almost out of bobble head stage -- Yay!

9:24 pm

Charm

RA4/4 - genus of rays which includes skates. "R" is the only consonant.

9:24 pm

harpjane

GW-I don't think he's in a movie costume, I think he's meeting the Queen. Like I said, all dressed up!

9:25 pm

Eva

This grid looks a lot friendlier than it is. 89 left to go and I think I'll pack it in as soon as I have the second 8. Any clues for the one that isn't ma8/45?

9:25 pm

harpjane

thanks charm, how about ra7/36?

9:27 pm

Charm

RA7/36 - your wet stuff, as a verb, present tense.

9:27 pm

bonkler

ra7/36 the act of precipitation

9:27 pm

Eva

harp-if it's not snowing or sleeting it's ra______

9:27 pm

Eva

the 8 that isn't ma8/45?

9:28 pm

torgone

The five o'clock whistle's on the blink ..

9:28 pm

harpjane

Thanks eva, I knew when I aksed I was going to need the fish!

9:28 pm

Charm

DI8 - Hyundai makes a car by this name, starts like the stone in many engagement rings.

9:29 pm

GreyWoulf

and harp -- you were the one commenting on adding *ing to every word whether it looked right or not earlier

9:29 pm

Charm

Sorry - Mitsubishi makes the car. Not up on makes/models....

9:29 pm

Eva

thanks charm! Can go to sleep now.

9:30 pm

Charm

nite-nite, Eva.

9:30 pm

mamabear

It's a 5 o'clock world when the whistle blow-owsss... no one owns a piece of my ti-ime.... there's a long haired girl who waits, I know-ow, to ease my troub-led miiiinndddd.....
(now where did THAT come from?)

9:31 pm

Eva

As I have no idea who makes what car it didn't get in the way...(-:

9:31 pm

GreyWoulf

Keep it going, MAMA!

9:31 pm

stoningtoncat

can't get the car clue?

9:32 pm

GreyWoulf

either sa6?

9:32 pm

Eva

Cat is snoring on pillow next to me. Night all!

9:32 pm

torgone

Mama - Yours came from The Vogues. Mine came from Ella Fitzgerald.

9:32 pm

GreyWoulf

di8 -- first half of diamond + opening bet at the poker table

9:33 pm

harpjane

mi6/27?

9:33 pm

GreyWoulf

Good night, Eva
(*Hug*)

PS I totally agree with your choice of icon ;)

9:33 pm

mamabear

ok.. now this'll be the fun part...
OH-de-lay-he-he-- heee-heee-heee--- yeah!

9:34 pm

Charm

SA6 - remember about adding 'ing' to everything? sa + consonant + ... (sounds like making someone opp. of crazy).

9:34 pm

stoningtoncat

did everybody get smoking a j----?

9:35 pm

Charm

MI6/27 - when you dig for coal/gold/minerals deep under ground, you are mi6.

9:36 pm

torgone

No. Of course we did not get that one ..

9:36 pm

harpjane

thanks charm, those ing's are messING my mind!

9:37 pm

mamabear

hmm... I wonder where Rennie is, she always sings with me....

9:37 pm

Charm

yw, HarpJane. But once you see the pattern, it's so easy to find the rest!

9:39 pm

stoningtoncat

thanks charm

9:39 pm

JoJoFunLvg

Hi everyone.

9:39 pm

mamabear

Has anyone heard from shorty lately? Last I saw her on line, her dog was gnawing on an ant trap and she was taking him to the vet

9:39 pm

torgone

The whistle won't blow and what do you think?
My papa's still in the factory
Cause he don't know what time it happens to be!

9:39 pm

mamabear

Hi JoJo! How ya doin?

9:40 pm

JoJoFunLvg

Mama: Good. just trying to solve the grid tonite. Not doing very well tho. How's everything with you?

9:43 pm

musicmom

in 6/33?

9:43 pm

mamabear

OK. Not doing the grid today - just being annoying to everyone else who IS!

9:44 pm

musicmom

Mama - I wish I had taken your path.

9:44 pm

JoJoFunLvg

Mama: I should have done the same. Did I tell everyone that I bought a new car recently?

9:44 pm

torgone

That's my bailiwick, Mama.

9:45 pm

musicmom

Congrats Jojo!

9:45 pm

mamabear

Is THAT what that is? I thought it was a gumball machine

9:46 pm

mamabear

congrats JoJo! What kind?

9:46 pm

Charm

IN6/33= in + blowing atmosphere (the north **** doth blow)

9:47 pm

musicmom

Shew Charm - thanks. I was definitely going the wrong way with that one.

9:47 pm

stoningtoncat

i'm new on this site and every word is an achievement

9:48 pm

musicmom

Stoning ---- keep playing and you'll be as addicted as the rest of us.

9:48 pm

JoJoFunLvg

MM: Yeh, I have very tall husband, who doesn't fit into the economy cars, plus he is older, and can't manuever like he used to. So, bought a Honda Element. Yeah, I know, it is a box, but he fits into great, and I don't have to hear all his complaints. Plus it, so far gets 22.5 mi to the gal around town. Better than our old Explorer at 14.5.

9:48 pm

mamabear

"A person's specific area of interest, skill, or authority"
Oh

9:48 pm

stoningtoncat

i am already losing sleep over it!!

9:49 pm

musicmom

That is really great Jojo. Enjoy!

9:49 pm

musicmom

Stoning - yep- you're hooked!

9:50 pm

JoJoFunLvg

MM: Thanx, will do.

9:50 pm

scatty

can i have an easy clue for ma7 under the 4= your friend

9:50 pm

stoningtoncat

a few don't seem to be words?

9:50 pm

mamabear

In Babbleonia, the only thing sleep is only a sl 5/12 word not an activity

9:51 pm

torgone

A LOT don't seem to be words ..

9:51 pm

GreyWoulf

add the term for an auction offering to the friend

"*** 665 - a papier mache figure..."

9:52 pm

Charm

MA7 - the ma4 (friend) + vacant ***.

9:53 pm

zero

m4a1

9:53 pm

harpjane

ma7/32?

9:53 pm

scatty

got it cheers

9:54 pm

stoningtoncat

friend & lot ?????

9:54 pm

GreyWoulf

that's the one just clued, harp

9:55 pm

harpjane

got it!

9:55 pm

stoningtoncat

got it duh

9:56 pm

mamabear

Well, since I am being of absolutely no use here, I think I will see if I can drum up a game of Literati.....

9:56 pm

Uneaixoise

FYI ma7 is the french word for sailor

9:57 pm

harpjane

who's your icon, une?

9:58 pm

Uneaixoise

my mom when she was 21 :)

9:58 pm

harpjane

I think this grid holds the record for "most j's in the middle of words"

9:58 pm

GreyWoulf

yay M's to W's are all grey

9:58 pm

fiercefemme

hi all!

9:58 pm

scatty

zero ,what are you looking for

9:59 pm

Uneaixoise

wow, GW, very impressive!

9:59 pm

musicmom

I'm going to bed. 47 more words to find and it just isn't happening. I'm working with 70 GS tomorrow morning. I need my strength. Good night all.

9:59 pm

scatty

hi fierce

10:00 pm

Charm

Night, musicmom.

10:00 pm

fiercefemme

cute icon scatty! Any clues for the di/8? thanks!

10:00 pm

GreyWoulf

MM -- I have 47 to go as well! But I am sticking around for a little bit more :)

10:02 pm

stoningtoncat

can't get any of the di must be getting tired

10:02 pm

Charm

DI8 - model of Mitsubishi car. starts as the stone found in engagement rings.

10:02 pm

torgone

I only have 134 to go!

10:02 pm

Uneaixoise

di8 looks like a jewel sold on the Home Shopping Network, like cubic zirconium :-)

10:05 pm

GreyWoulf

le6?

10:05 pm

grigs

torgone- just saw your icon... i have a head of tom servo living in my kitchen...

10:07 pm

stoningtoncat

still cna't get the DI

10:07 pm

torgone

Heya grigs! I have a Tom Servo statuette on my patio ..

10:08 pm

Charm

le6 - le + pronoun (not i) + ***derella. Some loooong, lovely chemical thingy.

10:09 pm

Uneaixoise

"Di******* are a girl's best friend . . . " sung by Marilyn Monroe . . . use the french spelling for the gem

10:09 pm

GreyWoulf

thank you

ja5?

10:10 pm

Uneaixoise

actually it's also the Spanish spelling for the jewel

10:10 pm

Uneaixoise

ja + pale

10:12 pm

GreyWoulf

thanks again

and now in6?

10:12 pm

grigs

in+(your friend)

10:13 pm

GreyWoulf

that one confirms muy exhaustion :D

10:13 pm

Uneaixoise

in6 prisoner, incarcerated person

10:13 pm

Charm

that's me done in. See y'all tomorrow (maybe).

10:14 pm

GreyWoulf

so long Charm (*Hug*)

10:17 pm

chic

Hi all, just dropped in to say hello to those I don't get to see later, like GW. I'm not even going to finish this beast tonite....

10:19 pm

GreyWoulf

((*chic**)) - thanks :)

help with a di6/24 - have the one that ends with opp of max

10:20 pm

Uneaixoise

di + at4/5

10:21 pm

chic

the othe di 6 ends with electrons and neutrons all swirling around to make a tiny ****

10:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

lo5/10? not our uk friend's name....

10:22 pm

grigs

um, it's not quite spelled right, but say "i got a lo*** stuf in ma house, heeer..."

10:23 pm

GreyWoulf

Thanks-- just realised that I had 10 ca's and 20 a?'s to go -- throwing in the towel -- I need sleep more than I need to finish :)

I will be back tomorrow to finish that one -- bet you it will be either really big or a teeny tiny ;D

(*Hugs for all*)

Good Night!

10:24 pm

scatty

I give up, some of these words are very weird, never heard of most of them, my head hurts trying to make sense of them.
See you all tomorrow, i hope its smaller than the past few day, nighy night all

10:24 pm

Uneaixoise

nite, gW

10:25 pm

Uneaixoise

help with sa6/24 please?

10:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

nite, woulfie...

10:25 pm

grigs

drop a vowel from sa7/36

10:25 pm

Uneaixoise

got it--thanks, grigs

10:26 pm

chic

'nite GW....rest well (((hugs)))

10:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty grigs - it's the other one...

10:26 pm

grigs

no problem... hey , you wouldn't happen to have a clue for teh dw? I can't even think of any dw words besides the one that means to become less of, and that doesn't fit here, does it???

10:26 pm

GreyWoulf

I have recommended this site before, but today's strip is definitely worth sharing :)

http://www.twolumps.net/

Gone for real now :)

10:27 pm

Uneaixoise

d + wi6/36

10:27 pm

grigs

sorry, 72to, that one's the plural of the 4/4 immediately preceding.

10:28 pm

grigs

oh, that is no WAY a word :PPPPPPP

10:28 pm

Uneaixoise

BabbleSpeak . . . :-D

10:30 pm

stoningtoncat

help dw ?

10:31 pm

Uneaixoise

see 10:27pm clue

10:35 pm

Minski

ok then how about a clue for the wi6/36 then?

10:35 pm

grigs

wi= giving someone some spoiled grapes in a bottle

10:35 pm

scatty

dw - instead of going out you are coming == then put the same ending that seems to be on alot of the words tonight

10:35 pm

Uneaixoise

"wi**** and dining"

10:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

am5/14?
hey une - how are you doing?

10:37 pm

Minski

got it
thanks
sorry for the sarcasm

10:37 pm

scatty

did you get it ston

10:37 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, Temple . . . very tired . . . down to last word . . . whew . . .

10:37 pm

Minski

am5/14
same as the one above it but different final letter

10:38 pm

Dianne

Temple - am + **** at Night but drop the last letter
( also "in the **** of time).

10:39 pm

Uneaixoise

DONE! Woohoo! Night, all!

10:40 pm

grigs

'night, une! congrats, and thanks for the clues!

10:40 pm

Uneaixoise

YW :)

10:43 pm

grigs

rrgh. et6/21, please, somebody smarter than me tonight...

10:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty minski, dianne - night, une!

10:45 pm

Dianne

et + word at end of prayer but change second vowel.

10:45 pm

grigs

dianne, thanks!

10:47 pm

Minski

thanks dianne
I didn't have that one

10:49 pm

Dianne

Minski - long time since we babbled together - how's life treating you and yours?

10:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

so glad tobe finished with this nasty, nasty grid!
night, everyone and good luck!

10:51 pm

Dianne

Bye Temple.

10:54 pm

Minski

Things are good here. The baby is more active and demanding so if I do get some babble time it is quick mostly. I don't get much log time or clue time. I try to keep up with things, but it's difficult.

10:55 pm

Minski

It's also midnight and I still have 94 words left to find. I rarely finish grids anymore. It is time for bed. Evil devil child got me up at 5:15am this morning. If she does that again I'm going to sell her to the next person who knocks on our door. :)

10:55 pm

chic

a clue for the ma8/45, please

10:56 pm

Minski

nighty-night all
good night
sleep tight
and pleasant dreams to you

10:56 pm

Dianne

Minski - too bad I'm so far away cause I'de be knocking on the door in a minute :)

10:57 pm

Marc Freeman

Hi, need a clue for in7/36?

10:57 pm

Minski

ma4/5 + ta4/4

10:58 pm

Dianne

in7 - iin + word for wheat/rye/etc.

10:58 pm

Minski

you are far away Dianne. What time is it there? It's 11:58 pm here.

10:59 pm

grigs

in 7/36 = in+ gr5/14 (wheat or rye)

10:59 pm

Dianne

it's 1pm Saturday afternoon.

10:59 pm

mrpresident

Minski... I'll swap mine for yours 8D

10:59 pm

pthomp

minsk - ma4 sounds like biblical bread

11:03 pm

chic

ok I've only got one eye open here; need more clues for the ma8, please...
Hi mrp!

11:04 pm

mrpresident

Hi Chic
Hi Dianne
et al!

11:05 pm

Marc Freeman

Thanks for the clue for in7

11:05 pm

Minski

She's 15 months old and doesn't have much language yet other than mama, dada, nee (her way of saying no) and ba. As far as I can tell ba is her word for at least 20 different things. I love her dearly but as those of you who have or had had small ones know, sometimes I would willingly give her away.

11:05 pm

Dianne

ma8 - when you "up keep" something you ma8 it.

11:05 pm

mrpresident

ma8 when you regularly check and repair machinery, you ma******* it

11:05 pm

Minski

chic
when you are on a diet and you reach your weight goal you then try to ma8

11:06 pm

Minski

ok i'm really going to bed now
nighty night all

11:06 pm

Dianne

nite Minski.

11:06 pm

mrpresident

nite minski... good luck getting sleep!!

11:07 pm

chic

thanx, minski....

11:09 pm

grigs

missing the at 6/21 and teh 5/12 following... and starting to glaze over....

11:10 pm

Dianne

at6/21 plural of the at5 above it - or
at + opp of woman then plural.

11:11 pm

Dianne

2nd at5/12 - at + opp of dad - plural

11:12 pm

grigs

dianne, got it, thanks... i don't feel stupid now.

11:12 pm

stidmama

aack! hi all! just got back and 32 words left to find! ack!

11:12 pm

grigs

lots of soul words going on in the a's today....

11:13 pm

harpjane

I think animole should be a word....

11:16 pm

grigs

i think "the animoles" would be a great cartoon.

11:18 pm

stidmama

wa 7? please?

11:19 pm

grigs

plural of wa 6/30
(clue for that follows)

11:19 pm

stidmama

thx grigs...

11:19 pm

grigs

wa* (pale) plus an at4/5 that's missing an electron...

11:20 pm

harpjane

yes, it would grigs!

11:21 pm

Marc Freeman

Hi, need a clue for Ha6/33

11:21 pm

grigs

harp- you'd have the annoying orange animole, and the blue one, which is probably fat and old, and you're never sure what color the blue fur is supposed to represent...

11:21 pm

stidmama

*where do they get these words?*

last wa -- I have one that I wa 4/8, I need the other !

11:22 pm

grigs

stidmama, you'll find lots of them in a lightbulb... like the one that's going on over your head right now!

11:22 pm

stidmama

Marc -- it's a japanese ceramic thing... I am told: start like the thing that holds your fingers - d + "me" vowel + first two letters of the word wa**

11:23 pm

stidmama

argh. electrical things...

11:24 pm

mrpresident

marc anagram of whaina

11:24 pm

grigs

anybody got the first an 6/18? (or the first am 6/21, that would be good to have too)

11:28 pm

grigs

nevermind on the an, i got it.

11:28 pm

pthomp

an5/10 plural

11:29 pm

stidmama

an 6/18: an + preposition meaning placement + cross letter + round vowel

11:29 pm

grigs

pth, thanks, but i needed the one efore that, the cheese dye...

11:30 pm

stidmama

am 6/21: first three letters meaning "love" + cross letter + chemical ending for wine and spirits

11:30 pm

harpjane

done. changed my icon for the flip!

11:30 pm

stidmama

YAY harpjane!

11:32 pm

chic

sa 7/36, anyone?

11:35 pm

Marc Freeman

Still can't get ha6/33 need more help?

11:37 pm

grigs

i think sa 7/36 means hallowing... take sa*** francis of assisi, take away his cross letter, and add teh ubiquitous ending for this puzzle.

11:37 pm

chic

marc, ha6 ha plus joint in middle of your leg plus baby crying noise **

11:37 pm

harpjane

marc-it sounds like ha*diman plus magic w**, without any of the d's

11:38 pm

chic

thanx, grigs!

11:39 pm

grigs

or to expand on chic's clue, ha + (what a knight says) + (what a baby says)

11:39 pm

helenkeller

brain stopped - please help - 3 to go :
ca 6/24 & ca 7/36 (2nd set)
& an 6/18 ( i didn't understand the clue just given for that) - thankx

11:40 pm

Marc Freeman

Thanks finally got it thought i was going crazy

11:40 pm

helenkeller

that's the 1st an 6/18

11:41 pm

stidmama

an 6/18 # 1: an + first vowel and cross (doubled) + round vowel

11:41 pm

chic

so 6/18

11:42 pm

helenkeller

stid - you're the best - got it !

11:42 pm

stidmama

ca 6/24 and the 7: I think they're french for road: ca* corder + io 4/4

11:42 pm

grigs

sorry, hk, can't help on teh c's, i'm missing those too! those, adn teh am6/24 are all i have left!

11:42 pm

stidmama

so 6: boy child + little vermin that eats at picnics

11:43 pm

grigs

stid, you may well be the best, i agree...

11:43 pm

helenkeller

thank you very much stid - total reads 199 !!! yippeee

11:44 pm

grigs

done! yay!

11:44 pm

stidmama

YAY helen!

11:45 pm

helenkeller

am 6/24 = a + very short skirt + 3rd letter

11:45 pm

grigs

**happydance**

11:45 pm

helenkeller

so late - might as well stick around for the flip - see what horrors await us

11:45 pm

stidmama

I am stuck on the sa 5 that doesn't mean "holy" in spanish and both sa 6s (assume their a sort of plural?); also the na 4/4 just one of the last three... I have one ending in i and one ending in s

11:46 pm

helenkeller

2 of those n's end in s

11:46 pm

grigs

:) stid - use your english for the other sa5!

11:47 pm

grigs

the sa/6 following the spanish sa/5 has the tall letter at teh end.

11:47 pm

stidmama

grigs -- (egg on face) -- yes, I am going crazy, ha ha!

11:47 pm

grigs

the sa/6 following teh ENGLISH holy sa/5 is the sa/7 above it, minus teh skinny vowel in teh middle.

11:48 pm

helenkeller

sa 6/24 = *** fransisco + gerund ending

11:48 pm

stidmama

thanks all -- that's as much holy as I can stand for one day... ta 4/4 the first?

11:49 pm

chic

thanx, stid!

11:49 pm

ch1212

help! clues for any and all of the am's past the am 6/24. I cannot believe how dense I feel tonight!

11:49 pm

helenkeller

it's the color - with the middle vowels reveresed

11:49 pm

grigs

chaucer wrote the wife's ta** ... swap the last two letters.

11:50 pm

helenkeller

stid - did you get those sa's & the na?

11:51 pm

grigs

the LAST am is a+ burrowing critter starting with m.

11:51 pm

helenkeller

ch - that's alotta am's :) many variations on am + 14th letter

11:51 pm

chic

ma 6/24?

11:51 pm

stidmama

yes helen, thanks. just took my fingers a while to type them in. Down to my last category, nine words left...

11:52 pm

helenkeller

am 5/12 = am + 14th letter + not POW, but M**

11:53 pm

grigs

ma 6/24 .. a crazy person.. she's a ma6/24, ma6/24 on th efloor...

11:53 pm

helenkeller

ma 6/24 is the person form of ma 5/12 - as in : that chic is a real babblema****

11:54 pm

grigs

am 5/14 is am(14)(ending meaning of or like)
am 6/21 is am(14th)(part of an atom)
the next am is the plural.

11:54 pm

ch1212

cu 5/18 please? And thanks, helenkeller and grigs for the am clues..

11:55 pm

grigs

what you do when you play pool, or if you're a stage manager.

11:55 pm

helenkeller

cu 5/18 is alternate spelling of brits standing in line

11:56 pm

grigs

(that's for teh cu, of course)

11:56 pm

helenkeller

ok grigs - your clues are way better than mine, i'll let you have at it - like i said - my brain stopped

11:57 pm

stidmama

ma 7/36, ma 6/39...

11:57 pm

ch1212

okay, one more --- the ma6/24 that follows the fireplace man*** please?

11:57 pm

grigs

hk, i loved your clue, what was wrong with it?

11:57 pm

stidmama

ch reverse the last two letters...

11:58 pm

grigs

ma7/36 - take the ma/5 above it, drop the last vowel, and ad teh ending of a french hat (chap***)

11:59 pm

grigs

ma 6/39 is a word for a gaping mouth + gerund ending

11:59 pm

stidmama

ma 4/6 the last and ma 4/9

11:59 pm

chic

the next ma 6/24

12:00 am

stidmama

ma 4/6 and the ma 5/12 before the one that means companion

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