Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, April 13, 2006

12:00 am

harpjane

glip

12:00 am

harpjane

Make that, flip!

12:00 am

zubie

hi

12:01 am

stidmama

flip!

12:01 am

zubie

Jane, you said glip :D in your haste

12:01 am

chic

E 7/40

12:01 am

harpjane

Well, I had two to go. I've certainly done worse....Thanks for the help!

12:01 am

sonipitts

and a happy glip, to one and all!

12:02 am

harpjane

zubie--lol, at least I can say I got the first glip!

12:02 am

zubie

S7 x 2

12:02 am

zubie

Q 7

12:02 am

GreyWoulf

Hi zubie!

12:02 am

harpjane

oh dear, have we discovered a new babble word? (glip)

12:02 am

zubie

Ooops I mean Q7/40 sorry
I'm glipping in my hurry, too.

Nice new word, Jane. :D All haste shall be glip from now on

12:03 am

GreyWoulf

I do believe we have-- and we have you to thank for it, harp!!

Glip!

12:03 am

harpjane

glippity doo dah...glippity ay!

12:04 am

harpjane

when we're late for something, we can say, it's all glippy out!

12:04 am

knutmeg

Good Flip, everyone!

12:04 am

GreyWoulf

Yikes 268!!! Too rich for my blood -- I will be around to chat at times, but that's all :)

12:04 am

zubie

Hi GW. I never made the last grid. I was stuck somewhere on 62. But I DID find the in10, so I'm happy.

How are you? How's the family?

12:04 am

chic

Hey, GW!

12:05 am

GreyWoulf

268 total words
4-letter words: 77
5-letter words: 88
6-letter words: 59
7-letter words: 26
8-letter words: 15
9-letter words: 3

12:05 am

stidmama

i started too quick... oh well. what's a challenge for, anyway? it's late here and i'm off. (hi knutmeg! *****kisses baby*****)

12:05 am

Angelsong

e7/40

12:05 am

72 Temple Owl

gw - how do you know that - i cannot get stats yet!

12:07 am

GreyWoulf

zubie -- I finished with around 58 to go -- but I didn't start until 2 hours before it ended :)

Family is doing well, Seb is sleeping 6 hours at night already, AND I may be taken on permanent at my job soon -- they gave me official paperwork to fill out and everything!! :)

12:07 am

chic

Temple, refresh for stats

12:07 am

GreyWoulf

Temple -- refresh

Bye Stidmama -- great boy you have there :) Sleep well (*Hug*)

12:08 am

chic

Q 8/50

12:08 am

knutmeg

Hello, Stid. More or less cheerful baby flails in excitement at virtual kisses...and gets done to the serious busines of eating. :-)

12:08 am

harpjane

congratulations, gw! Does this mean you will only have one job?

12:08 am

zero

what does brrr mean?

12:08 am

chic

that was 8/55

12:10 am

knutmeg

gets *down* to the serious business of eating... sorry one-handed typing typos are the worst :-)

12:10 am

jaianniah

I REALLY like the word DRATLY- as in this "dratly" puzzle- I will use it from now on, and maybe someday, it will be a REAL word....DRAT!!!!! LOL Happy flip, everyone- I'll bet no one sleeps tonight......268 words OMG

12:11 am

GreyWoulf

sorta, harp -- I will still stay on w/ Lenscrafter's on a contingent basis -- the extra spending money is always nice to have -- but I can relax and give up much of the extra duties that they have been giving me :) (I work one day a week and I am a keyholder!!!)

12:11 am

sonipitts

lots of adjectival conjugation going on.

12:11 am

chic

30 C's!!! Yikes!!!

12:12 am

kaurie

i can't win! i either babble at work and don't get work done, or babble at night and don't get sleep, hence won't get work done. Hee, i need an intervention.

12:12 am

knutmeg

30 c's? I was more intimidated by the 16 Q's!

12:12 am

GreyWoulf

OK folks -- time for me to go to bed and hopefully to sleep -- will see whomever tomorrow :)

(*HUGS for all*)

(*Bonus for zubie*)

12:13 am

broll

r 9/72

12:13 am

wassup

sueq, you there?

12:13 am

knutmeg

but I found Q7 and Q8 already...

12:13 am

chic

'nite, GW (((hugs)))

12:15 am

harpjane

Well, I'm going to glip off now. Be back Friday!

12:15 am

chic

R 8/55

12:18 am

cindasu

r9/72

12:19 am

JeeWhiz

sq8/55

12:21 am

SueQ

wassup, i'm here! damn you for showing me this site!

12:22 am

wassup

hehe. addicting eh?

12:23 am

knutmeg

wow, I've said those exact words, myself, sueq!

12:23 am

SueQ

I'm exhausted but... must... get ...one ...more...

12:23 am

wassup

I so want cheese to be in there.

12:23 am

knutmeg

wr8/70

12:24 am

JeeWhiz

se 8/40

12:25 am

chic

C 7/32

12:25 am

wassup

I have more words right now, after 25 min than I had all day yesterday!

12:26 am

sonipitts

heh...it's all the crack you can eat nite at BabbleHouse

12:29 am

wassup

really, who needs drugs. this is addicting enough.

12:30 am

sonipitts

who has time for drugs?

12:31 am

wassup

only 10 minutes each evening, and I just down a glass of vodka

12:31 am

sonipitts

while sitting in front of Babble? Multicracking!

12:32 am

wassup

That's talent, or something.

12:33 am

sonipitts

better than me - I try not to drink and babble. rarely works, though.

12:34 am

wassup

I get loopy enough from the laptop staring at me all night. I feel like when I first had babies. No sleep. I was dreaming of the word "tear" last night because it should have been in the grid, but wasn't.

12:36 am

sonipitts

yeah, last grid gave me nite'mares too. This one, though, is like wrestling in whipped cream. :-) Lots of goodie everywhere, but slippery and hard to get ahold of.

12:36 am

wassup

wow. i like you.

12:37 am

sonipitts

I like me too. I hear it's going around. :-D

12:37 am

wassup

catching like wildfire.

12:38 am

sonipitts

oooo...I found a birdie.

12:40 am

ShadowHyrst

whew...got the first 1,000. Now only another 203 words to go; monkeytyping should get a lot of words

12:40 am

sonipitts

sorry
easily distracted by low flying objects.

12:40 am

sonipitts

:-D shadow!

12:41 am

wassup

ooh, shiny

12:41 am

sonipitts

you must have gotten the abbreviated list!

12:41 am

sonipitts

shiny? where? ahhhh...shiny.

12:45 am

jaianniah

k- u can't brag and not give a clue!!! Q /50?

12:45 am

SueQ

wassup, i'm done for tonite, see you in the morrow

12:45 am

wassup

goodnight mommy!

12:46 am

sonipitts

Q 55!

12:47 am

zero

i got that q55

12:57 am

dalmatian5

2 q 7/40's

12:58 am

dalmatian5

e 7/40

12:59 am

Krys10

too rich for my blood - maybe I'll take a crack at this one tomorrow. it is a dratly good puzzle, though :)

1:00 am

Dianne

3 Q7/40

1:02 am

zero

72

1:04 am

Malise

I rarely contribute cos I'm not as good as you lot - but then I get overexcited when I find nice words and have to tell the world (sooo sad, eh):
c8/65
t8/40

1:05 am

zero

r 72

1:05 am

sonipitts

Malise -

I believe this is an "all skate" arena. :-)

1:08 am

dalmatian5

re 7/40

1:18 am

boatierra

re 8 55

1:21 am

corpsvalue

w7/48

1:21 am

Dippnall

use re8/55 to get re 9/72

1:24 am

BaronPuffPants

5 qu 7/40 - whew!

1:27 am

sprite

Morning dear gang. Still doing the sudoku (and stuck with it too), but I couldn't resist taking a peak. Looks very promising!

1:28 am

corpsvalue

a8/40

1:33 am

dalmatian5

t 7/36

1:35 am

dalmatian5

s 8/50

1:35 am

sonipitts

x,x
O

sleepytime...ta for now.

1:37 am

wassup

Me too, goodnight.

1:46 am

boatierra

This is a great puzzle :)

2:10 am

sprite

Ok, sudoku done now, now I want to babble :D

2:11 am

bex777

well done sprite!!

2:11 am

sprite

It was a really nice sudoku today :)

2:27 am

knutmeg

100 words found, baby asleep, I'm gonna turn in. See y'all in a few hours when Liv wakes up for her next feeding!

2:28 am

sprite

Wouldn't you love a night of undisturbed sleep, lol. Sleep well, knut meg!

2:40 am

Angelsong

102 words left to find. I'm off to sleep...night everyone.

2:40 am

sprite

Night Angel

2:41 am

bex777

night angel!
how many u got sprite?

2:42 am

sprite

125 now.

2:45 am

santa1563

question....on licketys clues: is the last du 5/14 supposed to be 6/24?

2:46 am

sprite

Sorry, I cannot tell you, don't use them.

2:47 am

santa1563

cause if the words are in alpha order then it should be 6/24...

2:47 am

santa1563

and that was du 6/24 not be 6/24

2:47 am

sprite

lol

2:50 am

santa1563

nm...i have finally lost my mind

2:50 am

santa1563

i knew itd happen eventually...just not this soon

2:51 am

sprite

np, if need be we will help you look for it ;)
We babblers are great at finding things.

2:52 am

santa1563

lol good to know thanks

2:57 am

FMitch

Morning all
Found a fish in the grid :)

2:57 am

sprite

FMitch, hi :)
Good going, there should be one in every grid!

2:58 am

augurus

That fish was smothered in flames.

2:58 am

bex777

morning fmitch!

2:59 am

FMitch

Hi sprite and Bex.
How are you getting on with the grid today bex?

3:00 am

bex777

found 97!

3:00 am

zero

jesuz 97?

3:01 am

FMitch

bex WTG thats brill !!!

3:01 am

bex777

thanks i have had no help either! :)

3:02 am

jmds

It's things like that that make mere mortals like myself want to give up!

3:03 am

sprite

I don't think comparing should spoil your fun, lol. Just enjoy every word you find by yourself, or with help. I know I do ;)

3:04 am

FMitch

jmds - don't get disheartened, the more you babble the more wrds stick in the brain. Also you get used to lookin at the grid from different angles, rather than just linear.

3:05 am

FMitch

sprite - so true, I vowed the other day I wouldn't do grids over 200 but just couldn't resist todays, all those lovely words with the qu.

3:06 am

jmds

Morning FMitch. Unfortunately I can only be a part-time Babbler. I get to play every few days at most so I'm always struggling a bit!
How many are there in today's grid anyway?

3:06 am

bex777

268!

3:06 am

FMitch

268 words today

3:06 am

sprite

268 in total.
I agree, FMitch, this is a wonderful grid.

3:07 am

jmds

Blimey! I've got the 68. Just the 200 to find!

3:08 am

sprite

So you are doing great.

3:08 am

Haz1558

Good morning, all. I've just logged on and am encouraged to hear that it's a nice grid. Here I go!

3:08 am

bex777

morning haz!

3:08 am

sprite

Dig in Haz, you will love it.

3:08 am

jmds

Thanks Sprite. Not sure it feels like it!

3:08 am

FMitch

Hey Haz :)

3:09 am

AFShortie

I'm enjoying this one a lot! and I am new to this!!

3:09 am

sprite

Welcome then Shortie, and that's what it's all about: enjoying yourself. :)

3:14 am

jmds

Ok. I've got to go to work! I'm late already. I quit on 75!

3:16 am

FMitch

see you next time!

3:16 am

Angelsong

somebody help...I can't stop. I'm down to 85 words to find....

3:17 am

bex777

woohoo angel!!!

3:17 am

ruthy

morning everyone

3:17 am

bex777

morning ruthy

3:17 am

FMitch

LOL hey angel, thought you had gone to bed!!!

3:18 am

Angelsong

well, I was going...then I thought, just one more word....that was at 102 words....now I'm down to 85.

3:28 am

Angelsong

I've put those red spke heels back in the closet. Refresh...

3:33 am

Haz1558

I see what you all mean about the grid. I've found my first 100 words, setting out for the next batch.

3:34 am

FMitch

angel - yr icon is the crinoline from yesterdays grid!

3:35 am

mrpresident

ra9/78

evening all!

3:35 am

Angelsong

amazingly easy grid today...

3:37 am

Haz1558

There's a lovely th6/30 - a Scottish word meaning perverse or stubbon.

3:40 am

MissP

3:48 am

rycaut

re 9/72

3:55 am

ylleria

The th 6/30 is a good one, but I don't think my favourite Scots word is ever likely to show up in Babble - 'slaister' :)

3:58 am

Haz1558

ylleria - I've just looked it up as it wasn't familiar to me but its variation 'slitter' is used more often in Ulster-Scots.

4:06 am

Angelsong

Haz, I have a th6/33, but not a 6/30. Am I missing something?

4:06 am

Haz1558

It's th, plus three letters meaning uncooked, then n.

4:07 am

Haz1558

Sorry - you're right - I wasn't looking at the word properly - it's th6/33

4:07 am

sprite

That one is worth 33 points, actually.

4:08 am

Angelsong

that's the one I have...and there's a very melodic sounding th8 to follow :)

4:09 am

sprite

That th8 is my favorite of today :)

4:09 am

SunnFlower

Morning all, my favourite babble word is there today- a cr5/22, it goes with your ywis if you remember sprite

4:10 am

sprite

Ah ferrari, you are so right! Beautiful one indeed.

4:10 am

FMitch

ferrari, good to see you and I had not spotted that!!! It's not been in a grid for ages.

4:11 am

sprite

And I love both R9s.

4:12 am

sprite

As for the Cr5/22, to refresh our memory: An ancient instrument of music with six strings; a kind of violin, being the oldest known stringed instrument played with a bow.

4:13 am

SunnFlower

I've only seen it once before, we played with our cr...s and our ywis I seem to remember

4:14 am

sprite

Ywis, we did, and pfui, did we have a good time then :)

4:15 am

FMitch

... aahh the days before stat lists and pro status LOL

4:15 am

Haz1558

A lot of us are 'blow ins' compared to the founder members!

4:16 am

sprite

The real fun thing about that was that we really needed each other to finish and to know how many words.
Another thing I liked very much was knowing how many T-words, for instance, but not yet knowing how many started from which T.

4:16 am

Angelsong

FMitch, isn't my angel lovely? I think she's a keeper.

4:17 am

sprite

I think W9 is a stupidhead word. Who'd ever make a plural like that???

4:17 am

FMitch

She is indeed angel.

4:18 am

Angelsong

lawyers would, Sprite...

4:18 am

SunnFlower

I've been here since last August, I wouldn't know what to do without it now. back to just sudoku and Countdown, Des Lynam's lovely

4:18 am

sprite

Angel, I have to agree. I withdraw my comment, lol. It must be a lawyer word.

4:19 am

FMitch

sprite, I just found that one and was wondering the same thing!

I was an August newbie too.

4:20 am

sprite

Funny to think you are 'new' in that sense. Feels like I have known you forever as my babble mates.

4:20 am

SunnFlower

The Mail on Sunday Mitch? I've not bought it since

4:20 am

Haz1558

Lawyers are very fond of their wh9,s th7 and he 6.

4:20 am

Dianne

sprite - what about R9/72? How would that ever be used?

4:21 am

FMitch

yup ferrari - I rue the day LOL

4:22 am

mrpresident

ra9 - the ra****** of their wounds caused them much discomfort... there!

4:23 am

sprite

Let me think...
"There they found eternal blessing, soothing the R9 of their souls. Finally they were at peace."
Does that work? ;)

4:23 am

Dianne

mrp - good try...............

4:23 am

SunnFlower

morning mrp, or rather evening for you

4:24 am

sprite

Hi mrP :)

4:24 am

mrpresident

Hello! Was lurking and trying to finish.... am leaving at 3am to drive to the farm

4:25 am

albo_gator

anyone have a clue for ar7/28? not the plural for 6/18, the other.

4:25 am

sprite

What the police makes in abundance when there is a football game.

4:26 am

mrpresident

ar7/28 - to be more of an artist

4:26 am

sprite

nm, that was the plural. Sorry

4:27 am

ExWren

I am an August baby as well!
I've just been reading the log, and trying to make up my mind whether to play or NOT.

4:27 am

sprite

Play ExWren. It's a treat :)

4:28 am

FMitch

Come on in ExWren, not too many re's today either.

4:28 am

dalmatian5

Play, play, play! You will reach half way before you know it!

4:28 am

ExWren

But I vowed I'd never go over 200 again - I didn't finish the last one

4:28 am

SunnFlower

It's worth it just for the cr5 and the wh 9

4:29 am

sprite

S5/22 isn't too bad either.

4:29 am

mrpresident

I really enjoyed the i's myself!! ;)

4:30 am

FMitch

I said the same thing ExWren but just couldn't resist, you know you are going to...... dive in!!

4:30 am

ExWren

Ah well, nothing ventured..........
And I can't go to the 'S' game 'cos I CAN'T DO IT

4:30 am

Haz1558

Ex-Wren - this is a really pleasurable grid. Why would you sit with your fingers still when they could be tapping out all these lovely words?

4:30 am

SunnFlower

the y's and l's were easiest

4:31 am

albo_gator

the a's are not being kind to me tonight... ar 8?

4:31 am

Haz1558

The one who makes the ar6

4:31 am

Angelsong

ExWren, this grid is truly a gem. very enjoyable.

4:32 am

sprite

That police officer that makes the Ar7.

4:33 am

ExWren

OK, I'm in. You didn't tell me that I am in the grid.

4:34 am

FMitch

we were going to use that as the hook if said you weren't going to play LOL

4:34 am

mrpresident

you are in the grid 8D

4:34 am

sprite

*whispers very softly: clues needed, anyone?*

4:35 am

SunnFlower

It must be a big points total today sprite

4:35 am

ExWren

All of them!

4:36 am

sprite

4821 points in total.

4:36 am

FMitch

you done sprite? Congrats!!!!!!

4:36 am

SunnFlower

ty

4:36 am

mrpresident

sprite gets

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

4:37 am

sprite

This was the most enjoyable grid in times, really!

4:39 am

Haz1558

Well, I'll have to come back to it later as I have to go to the bank and save my daughter from financial ruin! How is it that two daughters can be so different. The eldest one knows at all times how much money is in her purse, in her bank account and on her phone account at all times. The youngest one is lucky to know where her purse is!

4:40 am

FMitch

See you later Haz :)

4:40 am

sprite

(((Haz)))

4:41 am

SunnFlower

Mine are the same Haz, one would lose her head if it wasn't firmly attached and stares vacantly when you ask her where she last saw the thing she's lost

4:42 am

mrpresident

the cr5 is a beauty!
where have all the vowels gone!?

4:42 am

Haz1558

That's always my husband's first question. He might as well save his breath!

4:42 am

sprite

Okay, if nobody needs me, I am off too. Thanks for the great company, as ever, and happy hunting to you all.

mrP: the 3rd is a vowel, in this word :)

4:42 am

mrpresident

bye bye sprite!

4:43 am

FMitch

Bye sprite, have a good day.

4:43 am

SunnFlower

Welsh vowels mrp
see you later sprite

4:49 am

mrpresident

FINISHED! 15 minutes behind Sprite!!! I must be a genius!!

4:50 am

FMitch

%"%"%"%"%"%"Firewords for MrP%"%"%"%"%"%

4:50 am

SunnFlower

well done mrp
got to go, see you later

4:50 am

FMitch

firewords???? you know what I mean LOL

4:51 am

mrpresident

LOL... thanks Fmithch!!

4:51 am

mrpresident

now you got me doing it!!

4:52 am

FMitch

ROFL.
Time for me to go and do stuff. BBL.

4:53 am

mrpresident

FMitch.... Bye for now!

4:55 am

ruthy

thats me finished . bye all

4:55 am

ExWren

I wondered why I had never heard of us5/18 - the dictionary hadn't either!

4:59 am

Angelsong

for the first time in this grid, I am stuck. need a ch6 that's the first one after the ch8.

5:03 am

mrpresident

ch6 is a plural of the ch5 before it

5:05 am

Angelsong

the ch5 I have before the missing 6 is a game. is that the correct 5 to work from?

5:12 am

mrpresident

angel.... it rhymes with hurt

5:14 am

hannah lou

morin all

5:14 am

movieman

Morning. all!!!!!!

5:14 am

mrpresident

mm and hl!! snap!

5:17 am

movieman

16 q words?

This has to be a joke, right.....?

5:17 am

mrpresident

movieman... my son has just been diag with AS too.

5:18 am

mrpresident

they are quite easy words... lots of er and ers in there

5:18 am

Angelsong

MrP, would you like me to include a link to your website on the Resource page? I have a section for Babblers' homepages now.

5:19 am

movieman

Mrp - how old is your son?

I ask because I wasn't diagnosed until my early twenties, as you probably know.....

5:22 am

mrpresident

movie... he just turned 7 years old! He is a darling!! Just needs a social tune up and needs to learn to read faces, especially the faces of the bullies! He doesn't speak so clearly and his comprehension is good... perhaps understanding innuendo and not take things so literally would also help the little angel!!

5:24 am

mrpresident

Angel... thank you! I will email you a webpage shortly!

5:25 am

movieman

Mrp - when I was first diagnosed, because I also had great difficulty recognising expressions on people's faces, I was given a CD-ROM package called "Mindreading", which contains lots of activities that may help your son with this same problem.....

5:27 am

mrpresident

movieman... that is great!
He is getting special support at school with his own teacher for 8 hours a week. He will be taught social cues and appropriate responses and comprehension of people, faces and social challenges.
He is developing beautifully now that we are aware... we are so much more patient and understanding... he is a much happier little boy!

5:30 am

mrpresident

the hardest thing to do was remove him immediately from a social situation if he responded innappropriately... that was very challenging.
He had to be warned in advance of a social occassion... and if he acted out in a fashion that he had been warned about, he had to be instantly removed and taken home. That was so heartbreaking, but he 'learned' very quickly what to do

5:31 am

movieman

Mrp - I suppose it is easier for a parent if their child is diagnosed later in life (teens and above) rather than as a preteen.....

5:34 am

mrpresident

movieman... sure... but it isn't ok for some kids! Alot of AS kids get labelled as problem kids, or nerds, or geeks and they develop much deeper social problems without parental understanding. My husband and I were stunned at the diagnoses... but we are much happier (and so is my son) that we understand what he is going through, and how to help him.
One of the mums at school has an AS kid and she calls him stupid and f***** idiot all the time! She should know better!

5:44 am

ExWren

Mrp, Sorry to show my ignorance, but what is AS?

5:45 am

movieman

ExWren - AS is Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism.....

5:46 am

mrpresident

exW... it is Asperger Syndrome...
http://www.aspergia.com

t ake out the spaces!

5:47 am

ExWren

Thank you, I had never heard of it before. It seems like he is lucky to have you as parents.

5:50 am

mrpresident

thank you exW! He is a wonderful little boy and we are very proud of him!

5:53 am

ExWren

OK, I have just visited the website, and have a little undestanding of it.
One should learn something new every day, and I have just done that!

5:56 am

mrpresident

Aspergians often describe their experience as that of "being on the wrong planet". I know so many people who feel this way!! I thought it was a personality trait!! :))
They have to invest a lot of energy in understanding interactions, and would often need to consciously plan their social behaviour in advance... that is at least another 20 people I know!!

5:59 am

movieman

Another symptom of Asperger's is an interest in one, maybe two things.......

For me it's movies (as you needed to know).....

6:00 am

dalmatian5

Can anyone share a clue for thesc 5/22?

6:01 am

suebhoney

mrpresident

If one of the teachers at my son's school (I have an AS child as well) called him stupid, I'd be up there freaking out!

6:01 am

suebhoney

movieman

For my son, it's video games :\

6:03 am

MikeyInBerlin

boo! :-o
doubt i could ever finish this one; i have enough trouble with just over 100 words :-/

6:03 am

movieman

Guten Tag, Mikey....

6:04 am

mrpresident

sueb... the teachers are smart enough... it is the parents of some of the AS that are stupid!
This one mum knows that her son is AS and not just a mild case either... and she freaks out at him on a regular basis. I get so mad that she is so insensitive to him. AS people are just as regular and intelligent as anyone, they just see things different to the so-called 'norm'

6:05 am

MikeyInBerlin

good morning to you, isn't it, movieman; assuming it still is where you are?

6:06 am

mrpresident

sueb and movieman, my son is video games too.
We held his 7th birthday party at an entertainment zone filled with video games, and about 10 of his friends... he was over the moon!!
Got to spend time with his friends AND play video games !!

6:06 am

movieman

Mikey - It was, 6 minutes ago......

6:06 am

shorty

Good Morning Mikey!

6:07 am

suebhoney

mrpresident

My son says he has friends at school. But he keeps school and home very separated. So I never get to meet any of these children. It's very disconcerting as he's 15 and going into high school next year. I'm worried.

bbiab though I have to drive to work now :)

6:08 am

mrpresident

bye sueb! Lovely chatting and chat later!

6:09 am

movieman

See ya, sueb!!!!

It's humbling to know I'm not the only Babbler with this problem....

6:11 am

MikeyInBerlin

a clue for the last 'ar7,28' anyone, please? :-/

6:12 am

mrpresident

ar7 to be more of an artist!!

6:13 am

MikeyInBerlin

thanks, mrpresident; finally got it with your hint! :-)

6:19 am

mrpresident

Well, have to go!! We are leaving in 6 hours for the country!
Clothes to pack, kids to put to sleep... Rat's bedding needs changing, Cat needs to be fed and handed over to my Brother, Fish need a holiday pellet, house needs to be clean... oh boy!! SAVE ME!!

6:19 am

ilandrah

clue for re 7/40
please

6:22 am

MikeyInBerlin

clue for the first 'ce6,24', please? :-/

6:22 am

sqwerty

re 7/40 ask for

6:22 am

MikeyInBerlin

er; make that the only 'ce6,24' ?

6:22 am

movieman

See ya, mrp.....

Thanx for the discussion!!!!!

6:22 am

ilandrah

cheers squerty

6:23 am

MikeyInBerlin

wow; have fun there, mrpresident!!! :-)

6:23 am

sqwerty

no probs

6:24 am

ilandrah

ce 6/24 think serious

6:25 am

mrpresident

bye all!! (waving, not drowning!)

6:25 am

ilandrah

bye mrp

6:29 am

MikeyInBerlin

thanks, ilandrah.....but it's just not coming to me; entered everything i can think of, but i don't see any word there meaning that? :-/

6:30 am

ilandrah

ce 4/5 + america

6:31 am

ilandrah

that was a 'sounds like' clue -- sorry

6:35 am

ilandrah

ce 4/5 + us

6:38 am

Angelsong

sc5?

6:39 am

ilandrah

sc 5 - beginning of govenor arnolds surname

6:41 am

FMitch

Angel, have you still not gone to bed yet? How may left to find?

6:42 am

Angelsong

34 left now. don't understand the governor arnold sc5 clue though,...

6:43 am

movieman

Angel - it's the first 5 letters of his surname.....

6:43 am

FMitch

It's a good clue for a real babble word. Think of the actor and start spelling out his surname.

6:43 am

Haz1558

It's the beginning of the actor's surname - also the beginning of the German word for black.

6:44 am

Angelsong

got it!

6:44 am

ilandrah

governor of california is arnold ...rzeneggar, ex movie star

6:44 am

MikeyInBerlin

hello, Haz; hope you're feeling better? :-)

6:45 am

Haz1558

Yes thanks, Mikey - I've had no return (so far) of the problem.

6:46 am

movieman

Anybody got any 9's yet?

I have the re9 (the person who asks for something)......

But I'm having difficulty with the other two.....

6:47 am

spellit

I have wh9 plural of the wh7

6:47 am

Haz1558

There's a dodgy ra9/78 and a wh9/84 - both plurals

6:48 am

movieman

Clue for the wh7 then, spellit....

6:50 am

MikeyInBerlin

help, help; very very stuck on the 2nd 'ch' word, 'ch5,16'.....help please, anyone? :-/

6:50 am

MikeyInBerlin

good to hear that, Haz!!! :-)

6:51 am

Haz1558

Mikey - to c add a simple word that means 'difficult'

6:51 am

MikeyInBerlin

oh *thank you*, Haz.....sheesh; that was so obvious, i couldn't see it!!! :-/

6:52 am

Haz1558

Movieman - the wh 7 is an extension of the direction seeking wh5/10. It is often used by lawyers in the wording of documents and the wh9 is the plural.

6:52 am

spellit

Well movieman the wh7 is an extension of the wh5 which is the word you use when looking for something! Clear now?

6:52 am

Haz1558

I'm having issues with the ch words myself, Mikey!

6:53 am

spellit

By the way I've gone for Maundy Money as my icon as it's Maundy Thursday

6:54 am

Jera

Morning, all... how goes the grid today?

6:55 am

Haz1558

Morning, Jera - it's a fun grid.

6:55 am

movieman

Haz - I got the wh7, but I'm having trouble pluralising it.....

6:56 am

amandacath

Hi all! Looks like a big one today. And it's seasonal!

Spellit - how do you make the plural of that wh7?

6:56 am

Haz1558

I go, you go, he go**

6:56 am

amandacath

Er... haz, that is...

6:57 am

Atalante

ahhhh there's two wh7 v close to each other - only 1 pluralises

6:57 am

Atalante

and hi! :)

6:58 am

MikeyInBerlin

you are, Haz??? wow; well they're tough, ja.....i'm really stuck on 'ch6,33' + 'ch7,48' + 'ch8,65' right now.....i'd really appreciate some clues please, anyone? :-/

6:58 am

Haz1558

There are two wh7's! One ends in t, the other doesn't. It's the non t ending one you can pluralise.

6:58 am

Jera

I like having r's, s's & some blends to work with for a change...

6:58 am

MikeyInBerlin

Jera!!! :-D

6:58 am

amandacath

Ahhh! Now I get it!

6:59 am

movieman

Thanx, Haz.....

No wonder I couldn't get the 9.....

6:59 am

MikeyInBerlin

i'm really stuck on 'ch6,33' + 'ch7,48' + 'ch8,65' right now.....i'd really appreciate some clues please, anyone? :-/

6:59 am

Haz1558

Sorry for the confusion, I was forgetting that there were the two wh7's.

7:00 am

movieman

Need help with that re9/78 now.....

7:00 am

Atalante

ok. now I'm getting paranoid :P This is 2 days in a row where people haven't said hi - even when I give clues!! Can you see my messages? *worried*

7:00 am

Jera

{{{Mikey}}}

You guys are scaring me... I am nowhere near ready to look for the big words yet...

7:01 am

movieman

Oh, sorry, Atalante......

Hi there!!!!!

7:01 am

MikeyInBerlin

hi, Atalante; i see your messages, ja

7:01 am

Jera

Sorry, Atalante... HIIIIIII!!!

*waves madly @ Atalante*

7:01 am

Haz1558

Just got the 7 and 8 movieman. Thank of the pattern of a game board.

7:01 am

Haz1558

And for the 6 - a means of payment

7:02 am

MikeyInBerlin

hmm; i don't think they're seeing me, Atalante.....i've asked for the same clues twice now, with no responses? :-/ are my messages visible?

7:02 am

Atalante

phew! I was actually starting to get worried the site was screwing up!!! *waves muchly to everyone*

7:02 am

Haz1558

Mikey - clues below.

7:02 am

MikeyInBerlin

again.....i'm really stuck on 'ch6,33' + 'ch7,48' + 'ch8,65' right now.....i'd really appreciate some clues please, anyone? :-/

7:03 am

movieman

Hz - thanx for those cluez, but I believe it was Mikey who was doing the asking......

7:03 am

MikeyInBerlin

oh? then sorry, Haz.....haven't found/seen any here yet, but i'll look again!

7:03 am

Atalante

mikey - And for the 6 - a means of payment Just got the 7 and 8 movieman. Thank of the pattern of a game board.

7:04 am

Haz1558

ra9/78 is a plural adjective relating to the lack of cooking that has good into food or the lack of healing in a wound.

7:04 am

Haz1558

Movieman - that ra clue WAS for you!

7:05 am

MikeyInBerlin

ok; got the 7 right away with that 'payment' clue.....thanks!! :-)
still horribly stuck on the 8 now! :-/

7:05 am

movieman

Haz - I was talking about those ch cluez you gave.....

7:05 am

MikeyInBerlin

ah; have it now! :-) thanks for the game board clue! ;-)

7:06 am

Atalante

such a shame there's not an X between the E and the first C of the board game

7:07 am

Haz1558

Movieman - yes I know I was getting confused with the ch clues for Mikey. however a while ago you asked for clues for the ra9/78 and I was just letting you know.

7:07 am

Jera

I feel invisible sometimes, too... easy for people to get lost in the grid or have clue conversations back & forth... this is like a room full of people at a big loud party, so I don't get offended when I come in unnoticed...

7:08 am

Jera

movieman... I probably need to refresh re your icon, but I am happy to finally see that classic owrk of art (dogs playing poker)

7:08 am

MikeyInBerlin

ach; sorry if i confused you, Haz.....i seem to have that effect on people; probably 'cos i'm perpetually confused myself, i imagine? :-P

7:10 am

Jera

My son is sitting beside me drawing eggs & decorating them for the Easter Bunny... he's a big fan...

7:10 am

movieman

Jera - I chose that Dogs Playing Poker icon 'cos it reminds me of the beginning of one of the Simpsons' Halloween specials.......

7:10 am

Atalante

let's play a "not confusing Haz any more" game ;)

7:10 am

Haz1558

It's okay Mikey. I know women are supposed to be good at multi-tasking, but sometimes doing the grid and trying to give clues becomes confusing for everyone.

7:10 am

Jera

I just like it cuz it's freaky, movieman... almost mesmerizing...

7:11 am

Haz1558

Thanks Atalante - you can see that I'm an early candidate for a home for the elderly and bewildered!

7:11 am

bex777

hi everyone! im back!

7:11 am

movieman

Hiya, bex....

7:12 am

MikeyInBerlin

oh i understand, Haz; it's confusing enough for me, that's for sure.....as are these puzzles! :-/

7:12 am

MikeyInBerlin

hey, bex777!!! :-D

7:12 am

Jera

Hooray, bex is back!! Hi, bex!

*waves madly cuz it's lots of fun*

7:13 am

bex777

*waves madly back*

7:13 am

Haz1558

Good afternoon bex!

7:13 am

MikeyInBerlin

lol, Haz.....'you can see that I'm an early candidate for a home for the elderly and bewildered'.....i'll see you there, then!!! :-P

7:13 am

Jera

Oooh, I just refreshed, tell me about your icon, movieman... can't read the writing...

7:14 am

MikeyInBerlin

hehe; some days, i say it's a good thing i have 'Mikey' tattooed right on me, so i don't forget my own name, man!!! :-P

7:15 am

movieman

Jera - it represents the feast of Passover, seeing as that is today's theme.....

And the text reads: "Passover/ Unleaven Bread"...

7:15 am

Haz1558

I don't know if there really were homes entitled for the elderly and bewildered, but an old gentleman I know spoke often of being sent, as a young boy, to recuperate from illness to a home which was called 'The Rest Home for Tired men and lads'. I love that name!

7:16 am

Atalante

unleavened bread *shudder* that brings back bad memories from schooldays!

7:17 am

MikeyInBerlin

lol, Haz.....only in Britain, only in Britain! ;-)

7:18 am

Jera

I like the goblet movieman... I choose the bloodier aspect of the holiday (big surprise)... I find the blood on the lintels story quite fascinating...

7:18 am

MikeyInBerlin

help, help.....please!!! :-/ i'm horribly horribly stuck on the first 3 'cr' words :-(

7:18 am

Jera

I haven't gone to the list yet, Mikey, or I'd help you...

7:19 am

MikeyInBerlin

ach, no.....i'm not into bloody things :-/

7:19 am

Haz1558

Mikey - the cr5 a type of plant, often used to garnish things. The others work off that.

7:20 am

Jera

I have 3 cr words, but they are small & I have no idea if they are the first... a plant (usually watercr***) & family symbol (+ plural)

7:20 am

MikeyInBerlin

oh gee, Haz.....that again, was *so* obvious, i didn't see it!!! :-P thank you!!! :-) lol

7:20 am

Jera

I WANT to spell crescent, but alas, it is not there...

7:21 am

Haz1558

I'm just waiting for Mikey to raise the white flag when it comes to cr5/22 .....

7:21 am

Kateq

good morning!

I'll raise the flag on cr5/22

Is it Welsh?

7:22 am

FMitch

ROFL Haz!!! can't wait :)

7:22 am

Atalante

haz - you're mean :P

7:22 am

ilandrah

it sure looks gaelic kateq

7:22 am

Jera

Nothing to do with the holiday, but I'm fasting today... & my son sits beside me munching Girl Scout cookies for breakfast... *rolls eyes*

7:22 am

Haz1558

It is welsh, indeed, katieq - Good morning!

7:22 am

faeriekae

Good Morning Everyone :)

7:22 am

movieman

Haz - I just got that ch5/22....

7:23 am

bex777

hiya faerie!

7:23 am

movieman

Faerie - afternoon......

7:23 am

shorty

{{{{{FAERIE}}}}}

7:23 am

Haz1558

Morning faerie!

7:24 am

faeriekae

{{{Shorty}}}

7:24 am

amandacath

Morning Faerie!

Thx for the nudge on the cr5/22 - thought there might be something like that one in there today.

Since BJs stat-program is down, can somebody tell me how many biggies?

7:24 am

faeriekae

HELLO Everyone what a nice welcome party I have today.

7:24 am

MikeyInBerlin

afternoon, faeriekae :-)

7:25 am

faeriekae

Hi ya Mikey - nice icon...

7:25 am

Haz1558

There are 3 9 letter words and 15 8 letters.

7:25 am

shorty

4-letter words 77

5-letter words: 88

6-letter words: - 59

7-letter words: -26

8-letter words: 15

9-letter words: 3

7:26 am

faeriekae

Oh Haz - thanks alot....wasn't ready for that.

7:26 am

MikeyInBerlin

ok, Haz.....you knew it; i'm waving it, i'm waving it!!! :-P
help please, with 'cr5,22' ??? :-/

7:26 am

hurshy

morning folks

7:26 am

Kateq

I just got it--based on point count--not on having a clue as to what it means
or how to say it LOL

7:26 am

shorty

morning Hurshy!

7:27 am

MikeyInBerlin

uhm, thanks faeriekae; but it's just me, shrunken really small, lol :-P

7:28 am

amandacath

Thx - 9s down, only 9 more 8s to find...

7:28 am

Haz1558

Okay Mikey - cr5/22 - grow is to gro*** as cr is to cr***

7:28 am

faeriekae

LOL Mikey

7:28 am

faeriekae

Morning Hurshy - how is Sis doing? any news yet?

7:29 am

hurshy

i talked to her last night and she said her legs felt somewhat better, and she was able to squat which she couldn't before. so i think everything is ok.

7:30 am

MikeyInBerlin

huh, Haz??? :-/ that doesn't even work, or at least anything i've tried.....and i've tried everything! :-(

7:31 am

Haz1558

The cr word has no vowels. Teenagers sometimes have a gro*** spurt. Use those letters.

7:33 am

MikeyInBerlin

omg; wow, that's strange.....how can you say a word with no vowels??? :-P thanks, Haz.....appreciate it!!! i thought this puzzle was in the English language, though? :-/

7:33 am

shorty

OMG thats a crazy word

7:34 am

faeriekae

Thats good to hear Hurshy. Been worried about her. Is she going back to the dr. today?

7:34 am

Haz1558

'Ours is not to reason why'

7:35 am

Haz1558

Have to go, have lunch and go to the hairdressers. See you later.

7:36 am

faeriekae

Later Haz :)

7:36 am

hurshy

i think she just has to wait for them to call with blood test results. thanks for your concern, faerie, it's very sweet of you! :)

7:38 am

Jera

Whew... I'm back... had to go clean up several messes that had accumlated whilst I was Babbling... why am I the only one who can deal with cat barf??

7:38 am

shorty

hurshy whats wrong with your sis?

7:40 am

hurshy

we think just a weird virus, shorty - yesterday her legs suddenly went all numb - like rubbery - and she drove, which was dumb, and then realized this was scary and she might not be able to brake... anyway she got seen by a neurologist and everything and they don't think it's anything serious, and it seems to be getting better.

7:40 am

faeriekae

Hurshy - fingers and toes are crossed for her.

7:41 am

Jera

Oh wow, how scary, hurshy! Neurologists are the best... very mysterious specialty...

7:41 am

faeriekae

Jera *sprinkle*sprinkle*sprinkle*

cat barf yuck - sorta like dog barf that I have to clean up once in awhile.

7:41 am

shorty

OMG

7:42 am

amandacath

Before I type my fingers bloody, is lickety's list correct? I just can't see how any q's can come before the first 5/16... or am I just being blind?

7:42 am

amandacath

Never mind - old rule, ask and you shall see the answer before you get a response

7:43 am

FMitch

they do amanda, cos I just spent ages looking for them qu + 2 vowels

7:43 am

faeriekae

Amanda did you have problems with that list yesterday? I had a couple words that weren't on it but found them in the end with some help from my Babble Buddies. :)

7:43 am

Jera

Thanks, faerie... hairballs, mostly, not a real sickness... if my daughter would brush her poor cat we wouldn't have this problem... I'm about to take her to the vet & get her shaved (the cat, not my daughter)... really bad knots in her fur...

7:43 am

faeriekae

LOL Jera

7:44 am

Jacula

Hello folks. Not much time for Babbling today as the housework and gardening beckon. Just wanted to clue in anyone still puzzled aboout that cr5/22 word. It's a type of musical instrument - a Welsh lyre. If you're wondering how to pronounce it, it rhymes with 'proof'.

7:44 am

Jera

Such a pretty animal... long-haired calico... such a princess, too, but very tangled fur...

7:44 am

amandacath

Not yesterday, but I know every once in a while a glitch pops up in the lists - nobody's perfekt, as they say!

7:45 am

Jera

MOrning, Jacula! That cr word is one of my favorite freaky Babble words...

7:46 am

faeriekae

My dog Max has stomach problems and pukes up yellow bile froth. Stains my carpet if I don't get it right away but the vet says nothing he can do about it. And I'm taking Max for check up tomorrow got his yearly shots and such. Just love spending the money. It will only cost about $200 for everything heartworm check and meds and flee & tick pills. But money well spent.

7:46 am

Jera

I'm so happy today, GW finally got around to accepting me on his Yahoo list... now I can stalk him & everything...

7:47 am

Jera

Ewww, faerie... poor Max! How old is he?

7:48 am

faeriekae

He is 9yrs old.

7:48 am

faeriekae

14 lbs

7:48 am

faeriekae

kinda fat.

7:49 am

faeriekae

wrong word not fat - fluffy :)

7:49 am

Atalante

faeriekae - "rounded"

7:50 am

faeriekae

He is the best secret keeper I have :) I love my little Max

7:50 am

faeriekae

Ata - good choice of words, thank you :)

7:50 am

Jera

That's getting about up there for dogs... my Zackie just became a teenager... we had a party & everything, LOL

7:51 am

Jacula

Faerie - Be careful that doggie Max doesn't hear you calling him 'undertall' (!) The last time I called my fluffy, tangled cat 'Baggy belly', she took a swipe at me.

7:51 am

Jera

Zackie isn't exactly fat, but he is part Maine Coon, so he has that silly belly flap...

7:52 am

Atalante

any time I call Hobbit not exactly thin, she gets this very hurt big spaniel eyes look!

7:52 am

faeriekae

Jera how sweet - I have parties for Max and invite all of his friends over and keep them all day..Bathoven, Butch, Natcho, Biscut, Bruno, Babes, Cloie, Missy and they love the parties. Doggie treats for everyone.

7:53 am

faeriekae

Oh Jera I know exactly what your talking about. LOL

7:53 am

faeriekae

Ata - they are so sensitive.

7:55 am

Uneaixoise

love hearing about your parties for Max--my friend Claudia once had a party for her cat Angus (now deceased)--she's an artist and very creative . . . all the human guests rec'd cat collars with their names on them! :-)

7:55 am

Jacula

Belly flap? Hmm, I guess I don't need to lose weight for my hols after all, I'll just tell people I'm part Maine Coon.;)

7:55 am

Uneaixoise

Jac :-D

7:55 am

Atalante

omg Jac! That's perfect! LOL!

7:56 am

faeriekae

I really do have these parties and the parents just drop them off to me for the day or the afternoon. I have a fenced in yard and they get to romp around and have a grand ole time. I sit water dishes all around the yard and hide treats for them. *teehee*

7:56 am

faeriekae

Jacula - ROFL

7:57 am

Jera

That's it, Jacula!!

7:57 am

Jacula

Right, I've got 196 words found and now I'm off to the passport office to see if I can get that Maine Coon thing put on my passport.:D. TTFN, folks.

7:58 am

faeriekae

LOLOLOL

7:58 am

Jera

I really do have parties. but they are for kids not other pets... Sprite & now Gwyd's friends come over & play with the cats... a great time is had by all... when the cats have enough, they run & hide...

7:59 am

Jera

I have 2 more to be halfway then I have to get Gwyd off to school... they are dying their eggs today in art... can't be late!

8:00 am

Atalante

can I just show off my Hobbit? We went down to the beach yesterday and she was running about madly chasing seagulls, and completely fluke-ily I got this shot: http://www.atalante.f2s.com/ba ll.jpg

8:00 am

hurshy

here is me again

8:01 am

faeriekae

later Jera:)

8:02 am

Jera

Whoo-hoo... halfway!

How cute is that, Atalante?

8:02 am

faeriekae

Hows it going Hurshy?

8:03 am

saintfranny

hi all. i'm brand new here. no idea how well i'm doing, but i have a question. i just made a word, and it seemed at first it wouldn't take it - and it is SO a word - then it did take it, but i got no points for it, and my total points now says "Nan" - help?

8:03 am

Jera

Hurshy!!! That's the picture I was looking for but I couldn't find it in color!!

8:03 am

hurshy

it's going good - gotta love babbling whilst teaching class (i'm giving a quiz)

cute pic ata!!!

8:03 am

Atalante

thanks Jera :) She's an utter sweetheart ...

8:04 am

hurshy

try refreshing saintfranny

8:04 am

amandacath

try refreshing, StFran

8:04 am

Jera

hit your refresh button, saintfranny... it's a problem from time to time...

and welcome!!

8:04 am

hurshy

sorry jera - just googled for it, dunno what to tell you :)

8:04 am

Jera

What search words did you use, may I ask?

8:05 am

bex777

hurshy i thought u went to class?

8:05 am

saintfranny

thanks hurshey - i checked my profile and when i came back, now the word is gone, but my total points are restored. tho now i'm bugged - it WAS a word i made! stupid puzzle!

8:05 am

hurshy

hmmm... passover? i am not sure bc i stockpile a bunch of icons at a time so i don't have to look for one every day

8:05 am

Jera

I yahoo'ed, maybe that was it...

8:05 am

hurshy

i am in class, bexie :) but i'm giving a quiz... so i babble while they take it :)

8:06 am

bex777

oh! lol

8:06 am

Jera

Well, I'm really going this time... later, all!

*poof*

8:18 am

faeriekae

did everyone go to sleep? Any I the only one here....looks around....HELLOOOOOOOO

8:18 am

hurshy

we're here... just lookin' for words :)

8:19 am

faeriekae

thanks Hurshy...

8:19 am

GoBraves

hello all...hgow many words today?

8:19 am

faeriekae

268 words gobraves

8:20 am

GoBraves

ty faerie and hello to you and happy spring

8:20 am

faeriekae

its a biggie today.

8:20 am

GoBraves

that's good - I like the biggies, more action

8:21 am

amandacath

yeah...like the first two te's - since it won't take techrat... which is certainly word in my vocabulary! Anyone?

8:21 am

MikeyInBerlin

ok; i'm back to the grid here, while we're taking a tea break! :-P

8:21 am

faeriekae

Everyone is being really quite right now Mikey....they are all deep in the grid.

8:22 am

MikeyInBerlin

ja; that's ok, faeriekae.....so am i now, so am i!!! :-P

8:22 am

faeriekae

Amanda - I'm no where near the t's yet.

8:23 am

ilandrah

first te rhymes with st 6/24 (the smelly one)

8:23 am

faeriekae

I've just been gabbing on IM *teehee*
*diving into grid for words now*

8:24 am

72 Temple Owl

hi everyone!

8:24 am

movieman

Temple - Hi!!!!!!

8:24 am

faeriekae

thanks Ilandrah - I now have 2 more words :)

8:24 am

amandacath

Thx ilandrah - thought I'd tried every combination....

8:24 am

faeriekae

Hi Temple :)

8:25 am

MikeyInBerlin

hiya, Temple Owl.....and amanadacath! :-) and well, everyone!!! :-) *waves*

8:25 am

GoBraves

hi temple - you have a good new coach in fran dunphy

8:26 am

72 Temple Owl

hope so - i go back to the litwack era!!!

8:27 am

GoBraves

he could coach too, as could chaney of course, but I think you re going to be really good for a long time with the new one

8:29 am

movieman

Just changed MY icon, soooooo.......

You all know the drill.....

8:30 am

GoBraves

anyone else have a mind that keeps trying to spell "scenic" and secret"...arrggghh

8:31 am

faeriekae

Movie man - your driving front end loader. or dozer

8:32 am

faeriekae

front end loader.

8:33 am

faeriekae

I tried scenic several times it does seem to like that word.

8:33 am

movieman

It's the cover of "The JCB Song" by Nizolpi, a band from the Midlands......

It was released over here last Christmas......

8:33 am

faeriekae

doesn't like the word duh..

8:34 am

faeriekae

Really - never heard of them. But cute pic. I know my heavy equipment.

8:34 am

movieman

The band's name should be Nizlopi, I misspelt it.....

8:34 am

amandacath

Tag, Mikey! BRB - gonna go buy batteries and hope that's why my mouse is doing such wierd things...

8:35 am

faeriekae

What kind of music do they play?

8:38 am

ToeSockMonkey

Good morning everyone. Just got lonely and popped in for hellos. Did any one take the time to read what I posted on the boards? If not, please take a look.

8:39 am

FMitch

(((TSM)))

8:39 am

hurshy

((TSM))

8:39 am

movieman

They're a folk rock band, faerie....

The JCB Song was written about one of the band member's troubles with dyslexia at school, and how he would often accompany his dad to work in his JCB....

8:39 am

faeriekae

Hi ya TSM :)

8:40 am

ToeSockMonkey

(((((( Hurshy, faerie)))))

8:40 am

ToeSockMonkey

(((( F_Mitch, movieman)))

8:40 am

faeriekae

Movieman - I will have to check them out. Love rock music. My favorite.

8:41 am

movieman

TSM - Hi!!!!

Have you been reading the messages of condolence in Babbler's Anon?

8:41 am

faeriekae

So TSM - remember not to kiss Capone when you see him he has yuck mouth LOL

8:41 am

Jacula

Just nipped back and, seeing the thing about Nizlopi, the Leamington band, thought I'd give you a link to their JCB song video:

http://www.jcbsong.co. uk/jcbvideo.asp

(Remove any spaces.)

8:41 am

ToeSockMonkey

Odd thing... I bought myself a punching bag yesterday....

8:41 am

hurshy

oooh, i want a punching bag

8:42 am

ToeSockMonkey

I did read the messages today. I replied to them all if you go take a peek

8:42 am

Jacula

Toes. ((((HUGS))).

Gotta go. BBL.

8:42 am

faeriekae

Jacs - thank you.

8:42 am

movieman

And here is a link to Nizlopi's official site:
www.nizlopi.com/

8:42 am

faeriekae

Punching bags are wonderful.

8:42 am

ExWren

Hi Jac. Not seen you for a while, I've had some compliments for my icon!

8:43 am

faeriekae

thanks Movieman - brb gonna go check it out.

8:44 am

faeriekae

Later Jacula :)

8:45 am

ToeSockMonkey

I guess I am at the point where just being angry helps. Thus the bag. But either way it's like a hole missing for me. I don't want to chat on it too much. I hope you all understand. Just that thinking on other things help more than talking about it. I vent a lot to Joe (Capone) so I get it all out just fine... he is a great listener too. I really miss him

8:45 am

hurshy

of course TSM, whatever you need to do, you don't owe us any explanation!!

8:45 am

FMitch

TSM - you know where we are if you need us.

8:47 am

ToeSockMonkey

Thank you....

And on a brighter note, I had a glad of wine! :)

8:48 am

ToeSockMonkey

a large glass.... it was more like a large water bottle size....

8:49 am

ToeSockMonkey

So, what is new with everyone? How are YOU ALL been doing? ... No more on me...

8:49 am

hurshy

we're liking the grid today!

8:50 am

FMitch

.. and theres going to be lots of easter eggs this weekend!!

8:50 am

FMitch

oops I said a word - sorry

8:50 am

ToeSockMonkey

Oh yes my icon isn't very festive. I need to change that huh... Maybe the lamb of God? :)

8:51 am

amandacath

I'm back - new batteries and the mouse is behaving, at least for the moment - we'll see....

8:51 am

Angelsong

I am finished!!!

8:51 am

hurshy

it IS, in that regard, an inconvenient time for that word to be in the grid :)

8:51 am

MikeyInBerlin

horribly stuck here, on the third 'ea5,10' word!!! :-/ help please, anyone???

8:51 am

movieman

Don't worry, TSM, mine's not very festive either!!!!

8:52 am

sqwerty

ea 5/10 what ibuprofen does to pain

8:52 am

FMitch

I was surprised hursy - would have thought it should have been with a capital letter.

8:53 am

FMitch

%"%"%"% Fireworks for Angelsong%"%"%"%"%

8:53 am

hurshy

fmitch, it may be included as the converse of wester...

8:53 am

MikeyInBerlin

thank you, sqwerty; but i already have *that* one.....i'm talking about the THIRD 'ea5,10' word, please? :-/

8:54 am

sqwerty

sorry, jumping the gun there

8:54 am

FMitch

hurshy - that makes sense.

8:55 am

MikeyInBerlin

n/p, sqwerty.....just hope someone has a clue for me? :-/

8:55 am

MikeyInBerlin

a clue for the THIRD 'ea5,10' word please, anyone? :-/

8:55 am

ToeSockMonkey

congrats on finishing everyone :)

8:56 am

amandacath

Mikey, there are two forms of "taking nourishment"

8:56 am

faeriekae

*~*~*~**~BOOM*~*~*~*~*

CONG RATULATIONS ANGEL!!!

8:56 am

ToeSockMonkey

If you refresh can you see my icon? Can you tell what it is?

8:56 am

hurshy

yes, the lion and the lamb :)

8:57 am

movieman

TSM - It's the lion laying down with the lamb.....

8:57 am

MikeyInBerlin

ja; thanks anyhow, but it just can't be that one, amandacath.....that one, i already have, as the last word.....this is the THIRD 'ea5,10' word i'm talking about! anyone have a clue for *that* one, please? :-/

8:58 am

hurshy

mikey - not wests but...

8:58 am

faeriekae

awwww Toes...what a nice Icon :)

8:58 am

movieman

So, faerie, you're back from checking out Nizlopi......

What's your opinion?

8:58 am

amandacath

that's all I've got so far on the ea's - sorry!

8:59 am

MikeyInBerlin

thanks, but i have that already, hurshy, as the 2nd 'ea' word.....i'm talking about the one right after it, the 3rd 'ea5,10' word??? :-/

8:59 am

Chessy

Mikey - have you ea*** your lunch yet?

9:00 am

ToeSockMonkey

ok I am going to go. I think I need to eat something. I don't feel so well...

Bye all.

9:00 am

sherb

afternoon all :D

(((((Toes)))))

9:00 am

MikeyInBerlin

i have that already too, Chessy.....as the 4th 'ea5,10' word.....good grief, i'm talking about the 3rd/THIRD 'ea5,10' word!!! :-/

9:00 am

hurshy

(((TSM))) feel better

9:00 am

MikeyInBerlin

sorry, TSM; hope you feel better soon!

9:01 am

hurshy

mikey, you must be confused. logically i do not think there can be an ea 5/10 between those two unless it were eatei which doesn't work.

9:01 am

movieman

TSM - Hope you feel better......

Come back soon.....

9:01 am

sqwerty

ea 5/10 person who consumes food

9:01 am

amandacath

not everyone uses the list, Mikey, so we don't all necessarily know if words are the third, fourth, etc....

9:02 am

scatty

morning

9:02 am

MikeyInBerlin

well, maybe i am, Hurshy, yes; that's entirely possible.....but if what i have in the 2nd 'ea5,10' slot actually goes in the 3rd 'ea5,10' slot, then what goes in the 2nd one? :-/

9:03 am

MikeyInBerlin

or am i confusing the 4th and 5th 'ea5,10' words? oh man, i don't know; i'm about ready to give up! :-(

9:03 am

Chessy

Mikey, do you have the plural of your ea direction?

9:03 am

MikeyInBerlin

no, amandacath; but my question was for those who do, obviously :-)

9:04 am

scatty

mickey, do you have the plural of the 3rd ea4

9:04 am

MikeyInBerlin

ja; that i do, Chessy.....in the 2nd 'ea5,10' slot.....not the right place for it? :-/

9:05 am

faeriekae

Movieman - I love it....listened to "call it up" "fine story" and "girls"

9:06 am

scatty

mickey - it is meant to be in the second ea5 slot(direction)

9:07 am

movieman

Faerie - I bought a copy of their CD on Amazon last December, just on the strength of hearing "The JCB Song"...

9:07 am

MikeyInBerlin

yes, scatty; and that's where i already have it.....so it seems i *do* need a clue for the 3rd 'ea5,10' slot, as i originally asked, please.....anyone? :-/

9:08 am

faeriekae

Movieman - I already placed my order *teehee* excellent music. I will be checking for more of thier stuff on Amazon.

9:09 am

hurshy

mikey - there are 4 ea 5/10's. you have them all already.

9:10 am

movieman

Faerie - I'll wager the band themselves will be glad to know that I've introduced at least one person from over the pond to their music.....

9:10 am

amandacath

ok, Mikey, the ea5/10's:
what Ibuprofen does
directions
2x forms of taking nourishment

that's all there is!

9:11 am

MikeyInBerlin

well if i do, hurshy.....then why is my 3rd one empty?

9:11 am

scatty

Mickey the 3rd ea5/10 is when you have finished your meal you have just ea---

9:11 am

hurshy

all i know is you said something about the 4th and 5th before and there is no 5th... if you have the ones amanda just mentioned that is all of them

9:11 am

hurshy

perhaps you have put a 5 in a 6 slot or something, i don't know

9:13 am

MikeyInBerlin

oh man; i'm so sorry.....ja, stupid me.....tired and not seeing straight! :-/ had one in the wrong slot, all right.....thank you all *so* much, and i'm sorry!!! :-(

9:14 am

sqwerty

n.p. Mikey, maybe you need to get some food from the Orient to help you think

9:14 am

scatty

mikey - the 4th is a MAN EA--- (dinosaur)

9:18 am

stidmatt

Said I'd be back. Here I am!

9:18 am

hurshy

greetings and salutations to you stidmatt

9:18 am

movieman

Welcome back, stidmatt.....

9:20 am

faeriekae

Hi stidmatt

9:21 am

hetty

Good morning babblers, just joined you and looking east--Mikey all this talk about eating makes a somewhat indigestible start to the day. . . hope you have all components now.

9:24 am

Uneaixoise

(((TSM)))
good to see you back

9:25 am

Merk

stumped by 4 letter words again. I'm missing ar 4,4. I have two already. Any ideas

9:26 am

Uneaixoise

look behind you :)

9:26 am

hurshy

god of war?

9:26 am

stidmatt

Which religion/culture.

9:27 am

hurshy

greek

9:27 am

Merk

I have the god of war and falling on my ar--

9:28 am

hurshy

ah, then you need to be more cultured and take an interest in the ar**

9:28 am

amandacath

merk - there's liberal ar4/4

9:29 am

Merk

Groan ... I didn't see the A at the bottom. When I just start the day's puzzle, it takes awhile for me to muddle my way through. Thanx!!

9:30 am

evanonut

oh wow! 268 words

9:33 am

evanonut

boy...i sure know how to silence a room!

9:33 am

FMitch

LOL Hey evan!!

9:33 am

jaianniah

I have one as 5/10- a real nice thing to have- but I don't have the other as5/10- going crazy. Helpppppp!!!!!!!!! lol Good morning to Knut + Olivia from Grammie Jai

9:33 am

amandacath

Hi Evan!

9:34 am

evanonut

fmitch, hiya buddy

9:34 am

evanonut

and amandacathetor, or amanda cath

9:34 am

Dippnall

the other as 5/10 is a flower

9:34 am

FMitch

it is a big grid today but it's lots of fun.

9:35 am

evanonut

oh goody, but the sun is shining, it IS difficult...

9:36 am

sherb

hi nut!! ...quietly working away here...

9:37 am

evanonut

hello there sherbeddydoodah

9:37 am

FMitch

You are ful of the joys of spring this morning evan!!!!

9:38 am

hurshy

hi nut - sorry, was on the phone :)

9:38 am

evanonut

fmitch, i am, and if i'm lucky, my nails will be full of dirt when i'm done today!

9:38 am

sherb

must be the sunshine... we could do with some here today...

9:38 am

talk24hr

hey all. how's today's puzzle?

9:39 am

FMitch

sounds like alovely way to spens the day :)

9:39 am

evanonut

me, the hubbynut, and the dog + one big yard = fun!

9:40 am

TheFiz

Morning all (or afternoon, or whatever).
Any sign of our little friend from yesterday?

9:40 am

jaianniah

Thank you, Dipp- it was blooming right in my face! LoL Jai

9:41 am

evanonut

our little friend fizz?

9:41 am

sherb

hi talk, Fiz... :)

9:42 am

TheFiz

we had a new, um, child visit us yesterday. Kind of strange. Got the sense that we were all getting our legs pulled. Some thought it could be the FBI looking for perverts. No matter.

9:42 am

amandacath

ok, guys - my last word and it's just not jumping out at me - the last ar7/28. Anyone?

9:43 am

jbp

ar 8, anyone?

9:43 am

evanonut

oh, well, if it was the fbi, then good for them, and if not, then shame on the parents.

9:43 am

sherb

must have missed that, Fiz... we get a few leg-pullers though...

9:43 am

jbp

ar7 is just like ar6, except more of them

9:44 am

amandacath

jbp - that a8 is someone who puts you in jail

9:44 am

grigs

if i have the right ar's, the ar/8 is one who ar6/18's... and what s/he does is the ar/7

9:44 am

talk24hr

hi Sherb.... wow lots of words in todays. I'll be lucky if i have time to break 100 lol

9:44 am

FMitch

amanda - is it that last ar7/28? If so it is more of the ar4/4 before it.

9:45 am

jbp

amandacath...doh! (she exclaimed in her cubicle, smacking her forehead like Homer Simpson)...thanks!

9:46 am

amandacath

Ah - got it! Thx all and I'm off! Happy Babbling!

9:51 am

Abs*

how do u get 2 the word count thing... i've forgotten!

9:52 am

FMitch

go to Lickety's link on the right hand side of the page :)

9:52 am

The Student

Cher isn't a valid word?!?

Hi everyone.

9:53 am

sherb

only in French... hi Stu :)

9:54 am

goofball

Of course Stud, Cher is the American goddess of aging gracefully!

9:55 am

lshult

just found whare in the oxford english dictionary.
You'd think if it's a good enough word for the oxford.....?!

9:57 am

TheFiz

anyone have a clue for the URs?

9:57 am

FMitch

yea Ishult, whoever put the enable dic together has a lot to answer for!!!

9:58 am

stidmatt

Yup! That's right Mitch!

9:59 am

NowherePixie

any clues for the ce 6/24 please?

10:00 am

Dippnall

u + ra 4/4 and plural

10:00 am

FMitch

Hi stidd :)
Dipping in and out of the log as am determined to finish this one today.

10:00 am

stidmatt

Good goal.

10:01 am

Dippnall

ce 6/24 - cacti

10:02 am

goofball

ok, I give up. Could I have a clue for the firstqu6/27 and qu7/40?

10:04 am

bleugirl2

what is the bloody sc 5?

10:04 am

NowherePixie

thanks dippnall!

10:05 am

TheFiz

Thanks Dippnall!

10:06 am

inge

I also need the last ar 7/28. I cannot pluralize the preceeding ar 4/4 . What am I doing wrong??

10:06 am

lshult

also presently looking for the last ar7?

10:07 am

Dippnall

comparative of last ar4/4

10:08 am

inge

Got it. Thank you.

10:08 am

movieman

dr7/32 & dr8/45 plz......

10:09 am

suebhoney

I searched through the msgs and didn't see any stats posted. Anyone have them?

10:09 am

sherb

time for a break... later folks :)

10:10 am

Dippnall

dr 7/32 - item of furniture or a valet

10:10 am

bleugirl2

sc 5/22

10:10 am

suebhoney

movieman

dr 7/32 something you put clothes in

10:11 am

72 Temple Owl

sub -they were posted early on - scroll back

10:12 am

inge

sueb, go to the Lickety list.

10:12 am

movieman

bleugirl - the first 5 letters of Arnie's surname.....

10:12 am

Jera

I'm back from my adventures... how is everyone doing?

10:13 am

inge

dr 8/45 is not a plural? then I need a clue please.

10:14 am

macuser

if someone is clothed nicer than you they are... dr8

10:14 am

Jera

Bad news about BJ's list... fortunately we have the Aussies to fall back on!

10:14 am

Dippnall

dr 8 - comparative of dr 7

10:15 am

inge

thanks macuser.

10:15 am

movieman

The last two dr words plz.....

(the 5/14 & 6/24)......

10:15 am

bleugirl2

thx movieman. i am still not getting the ar 7/48. i have all the 4/4's and tried comparative of them. just not seeing it.

10:16 am

72 Temple Owl

th5/20 clue, please?

10:16 am

evanonut

* aims super soaker at 72 *

10:16 am

movieman

bleugirl - there isn't an ar7/48......

10:17 am

Dippnall

ar 7/28 - comp of word before - not a word you'd prob us - but hey! it's babble!

10:17 am

72 Temple Owl

lol nut - i already got that when i oepned a bottle of water earlier!

10:17 am

evanonut

oh good then, you won't mind, howya doin buddy?

10:17 am

lshult

found the re9/72
could use some help finding the other 2 9's?

10:18 am

macuser

Oh and pardon my bad manners... Hi everyone! :)

10:18 am

72 Temple Owl

: D for me it's friday

10:19 am

evanonut

goodie goodie for you then 72!

10:19 am

Dippnall

ra 9 - plural of ra 7/44 - underdone

10:19 am

movieman

The last two dr words plz.....

(the 5/14 & 6/24)......

10:20 am

macuser

Anyone care to clue me for the re9 - I have the other two 9s

10:20 am

Dippnall

wh9/84 - plural of wh7/48

10:21 am

Jera

*gets that paranoid "I'm invisible" feeling again & so dives back into the grid*

10:21 am

macuser

oh, i guess i needed the ra9 : /

10:21 am

Dippnall

d+ ru4/5

10:22 am

lshult

re9= the persons who ask questions

10:22 am

72 Temple Owl

need si 7/28 and si6/18 besides the nap

10:22 am

FMitch

Hi Jera, didn't see you come in!!!
The log is moving rather fast this afternoon.

10:22 am

lshult

wh7/48?

10:23 am

macuser

I've got the re9... need the ra9

10:23 am

billmster

reos asking help

10:23 am

movieman

Thanx, Dippnall....

10:23 am

Dippnall

Off to sort out tea for the troops - back to finish last 30 later! Happy babbling all! ;)

10:24 am

NowherePixie

im stuck on the crs! :( 7/32 ad the 5/22 please?

10:25 am

stidmatt

cr 5/12 is the top of a ridge.

10:26 am

72 Temple Owl

*waves to jera i hope that she can see me since noone else seems to* hey jera!

10:26 am

hurshy

i see you temple, i just don't have 'em either :)

10:27 am

FMitch

Hi TO, I did at 10.22. Hows it going?

10:27 am

Jera

*waves back @ TempleOwl*

Us invisibles need to stick together... or else the paranoia takes over... ;>

10:27 am

evanonut

didn't say hi to jera cause she headed straightaway back to the grid....

hiya hursh!

10:28 am

72 Temple Owl

awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! ; D

10:28 am

hurshy

aha - temple the ______ nevadas....

10:28 am

hurshy

hi nut!

10:28 am

goofball

Does anyone know how many words contain the letter Q? I have 28.

10:28 am

72 Temple Owl

blast! any usable fish left after 37 days of lent?

10:28 am

macuser

Hi hurshy! How's your sister?

10:28 am

Jera

I didn't dive back in for nearly ten minutes... everyone is business today, I guess...

10:29 am

evanonut

how goes it? i have 1 word! LOL

10:29 am

hurshy

talked to her last night and her legs were somewhat better. waiting on blood test results but it doesn't seem to be anything serious. thanks, mac :)

10:29 am

FMitch

Jera, look at the log at 10.22 :)

10:29 am

stidmatt

Great job evanout!

10:29 am

evanonut

oh jera! i'm so sorry then! holds of neon pink poster board that says "hellooooo jera my dear friend"

10:30 am

hurshy

well hurry up and catch up, nut! i have 209

10:30 am

Jera

*waves @ FMitch, relieved that someone indeed did see her before*

I get scared the game or my computer is screwed up when that happens, LOL

10:30 am

macuser

great news, hurshy!

10:30 am

evanonut

tx stid matt!

10:30 am

Jera

LOL @ evanout...

10:30 am

movieman

es 6 & 7 plz....

10:31 am

hurshy

yes, thanks again mac :)

10:33 am

stidmatt

WARNING! COMPLETELY RANDOM!
May the Force be with us all.

10:34 am

evanonut

what the....

10:34 am

hurshy

(you know stidmatt is 13, don't you nut?)

10:34 am

72 Temple Owl

bbl happy babbling!

10:35 am

evanonut

ah...no further exlpanation necessary! LOL

10:35 am

hurshy

bye temple!

10:35 am

stidmatt

I just thought, hey! Star Wars is cool and the Force is too.

10:35 am

stidmatt

Bye temple!

10:35 am

hurshy

star wars IS cool, stidmatt, and we are glad you know it. :)

10:36 am

knutmeg

God Day everyone!

10:36 am

stidmatt

tx!

10:36 am

evanonut

knut!

10:36 am

hurshy

greetings, knutmeg

10:37 am

stidmatt

'Sup nut?

10:40 am

hurshy

stidmatt, how's the grid going for you today?

10:40 am

stidmatt

Way better then yesterday by about 4x.

10:41 am

hurshy

well it is a much more fun grid, that's for sure! :)

10:41 am

FMitch

woohoo, does the dance of doneness and faints with the shock of finishing a grid of this size for the 1st time.

10:41 am

72 Temple Owl

yay fmitch! wooo---hooo!

10:41 am

stidmatt

Great job mitch!

10:41 am

hurshy

fmitch - really? i thought you were an old hand at these.

10:41 am

knutmeg

Congratulations, FMitch!!!!

10:42 am

jbp

the second ar7/28> anyone? Bueller?

10:42 am

abe79

Way to go, FMitch!

10:42 am

macuser

Congrats FMitch! :)

10:42 am

stidmatt

~~~~~MITCH~~~~~~
~~~FIREWORKS~ ~~~

10:42 am

FMitch

I dont normally do anything over 200 hurshey but I couldn't resist today.

10:42 am

72 Temple Owl

ude ar6/18

10:42 am

hurshy

schindler's list is much ar7 than ferris bueller, yes

10:43 am

Jera

Huzzah for FMitch!!

10:43 am

FMitch

*takes a modest bow* thanks all

10:45 am

jean1953

hi to all babblers

10:45 am

stidmatt

'Sup jean?

10:46 am

jean1953

i tried so hard not to do babble today me thinks im addicted lol

10:46 am

hurshy

hehe we got you

10:47 am

jbp

still not gettin' it:
schindler's list is much ar7 than ferris bueller, yes
ude ar6/18

10:47 am

FMitch

happens to us all jean long before we realise it! LOL

10:47 am

jean1953

its got worse i found the a2z site with scrabble now im beyond help lol

10:47 am

hurshy

it was my little joke... i assume you were not in fact referring to ferris bueller in your question... it's more of the last ar4/4

10:48 am

jbp

no,H, I wasn't referring to Ferris in terms of a clue...

10:49 am

hurshy

i know... just trying to be clever - obviously it failed :)

10:50 am

jbp

and, I must have work on the brain, 'cuz i still ain't gettin' it

10:50 am

kaurie

i was with you hursh- it got me the word! try museums are full off ar4/4, some ar7/28 than others

10:51 am

hurshy

think about the fact that schindler's list is more of a "film" and ferris bueller is more of a "movie" and the fact that it is more of the last ar 4/4

10:51 am

lola100

Nine days Mrs Beuller....NINE days! : )

10:51 am

hurshy

there you go, kaurie has the ticket

10:51 am

jbp

omG, thanks guys. it rhymes with a bodily function, comparatively

10:52 am

hurshy

loly! missed you yesterday!

10:52 am

macuser

100 words left to find... looks like a good stopping point. Need to TCB... be back later... leave lots of clues :) Bye!

10:53 am

lola100

Hey hursh! What's up with your sis?

10:53 am

kaurie

jbp we will have to go lowbrow for you in the future =)

10:54 am

jbp

what can I say? I'm a simple gal...

10:54 am

Deutsch

He's a righteous dude!
Hi Lola! Hi everyone!

10:54 am

hurshy

i think she's fine, lola, it was just yesterday her legs suddenly went numb, and then she tried to drive to work anyway, and on the way realized that could be dangerous if she became unable to feel the brakes and stuff. so she called me, and we made her pull over, and her friend brought her to the ER. they think it is some weird virus, but as of last night she was already some better so i think it's ok.

10:54 am

Jera

Whew! Finally got my list in order... only 113 words to go!

*laughs hysterically*

10:55 am

stidmatt

Hi Deutsch!

10:55 am

Jera

Hey, Deutsch, my monochromatic friend... howzit goin'?

10:55 am

lola100

hi deutsch! : )

10:55 am

Deutsch

Hey, stid! How's the word count?

10:55 am

hurshy

deutsch - you never zoom anymore. i liked it when you used to zoom :)

10:56 am

lola100

gosh hursh, glad to hear she's feeling better!

10:56 am

stidmatt

Haven't been getting much in the past ten minutes.

10:56 am

Jera

{{{Lola}}} you snuck in while I was under the influence...

10:56 am

Deutsch

*zooms over to hurshy, then zooms between lola and Jera, finally zooms to stid for the tackle!*

10:57 am

hurshy

yay! :)

10:57 am

lola100

{{{{jera}}}} ...dare I ask? Under the influence of what??

10:57 am

stidmatt

Sweet, tight, etc!

10:58 am

Jera

The most potent of all intoxicants... the BABBLE GRID

*dun...dun... DUUUUN*

10:58 am

MikeyInBerlin

*zoooooooms* into the room, to try adding a few more words to the grid while eating a late supper! :-P *waves!*

10:58 am

lola100

Oooo, all those zooming zebra stripes have made my eyes go funny 8 )

10:58 am

stidmatt

Hi Mikey! How's it going in Deutschland?

10:58 am

Jera

{{{Mikey}}}

What's for supper, hon?

10:59 am

hurshy

stidmatt with the killer wit!!!

10:59 am

lola100

jera, lol! I thought maybe someone had opened the babble champers while I was gone! : )

10:59 am

Deutsch

*slows to a trot in front of lola, then zooms over to Mikey*

10:59 am

lola100

*waves back at mikey* Hoe gaan dit met jou? : )

10:59 am

Merk

Does anyone have a hint for te 7/36?

10:59 am

Jera

Oh no, Lola... we wouldn't dare!

11:00 am

MikeyInBerlin

heya.....Jera, Deutsch and Lola!!!!! :-D

11:00 am

hurshy

merk - in WWI they fought in tr******. remove the r.

11:00 am

carrie5752

merk, the te7 is what troupes fight in minus the second consonant

11:01 am

hurshy

great minds, carrie - SNAP! :)

11:01 am

Merk

Thanks, I don't know why I didn't think of a suffix for 5/14.

11:01 am

caitlyn

Hi all.......

11:01 am

stidmatt

'Sup caitlyn?

11:01 am

hurshy

howdy caitlyn

11:02 am

Jera

Hi, caitlyn... nice icon!

11:02 am

Deutsch

*panting* Hi Caitlyn. I've been zooming!

11:02 am

lola100

Oh, excuse me for 10 mins...have to catch up on some mails. Back in a bit : )

11:02 am

lola100

...and hi caitlyn : )

11:03 am

caitlyn

Are you offering stid?

11:04 am

ARB

Appropriate icon for today, Caitlin

11:04 am

MikeyInBerlin

oh hey; chag same'ach v'Pesach, Cailtlyn.....but i didn't realize you're Jewish? :-)

11:04 am

hurshy

do they not say that in wales? he's not saying, sup, caitlyn? as in would you like a bite to eat, but 'sup caitlyn? as in what's up caitlyn

11:05 am

MikeyInBerlin

if i even typed that correctly, ARB? :-/ hey; cut me some slack if i didn't.....i'm a German/British gentile! ;-)

11:06 am

MikeyInBerlin

sorry, Caitlyn.....i don't always type so well! :-P

11:06 am

MikeyInBerlin

lol; i'll just wish you a good Yom Tov; i can at least spell that much, anyhow! ;-)

11:07 am

ARB

Mikey, You typed it absolutely correctly for a transliterated "Happy Holiday".

11:08 am

caitlyn

I didnt realise that hurshy . Mickey im not Jewish but i always think Easter is better than Christmas (and i liked the icon)

11:08 am

Jera

I am not Jewish, but I enjoy learning about all religions... that's the way to find your true spiritual path, IMHO. I enjoy reading the Bible very much...

11:08 am

MikeyInBerlin

oh thanks, ARB; good to know! :-)

11:08 am

MikeyInBerlin

i tried ;-)

11:09 am

hurshy

'sup is a standard bit of american teen slang :)

11:09 am

ARB

Better the icon than the piles of matza crumbs on the floor!

11:09 am

MikeyInBerlin

ah; i see, and 'sit corrected' then, Caitlyn! ;-)

11:10 am

Deutsch

Jera, I'm with you. I enjoy learning about different religions and beliefs.

11:10 am

caitlyn

I forgive you Mikey LOL

11:10 am

knutmeg

Okay, the last cr "word"... I have no words for my thoughts really. Any guesses on how you say that? I get lost without vowels...

11:11 am

Jera

On that note, & with 100 words left to find, I must go have a picnic with my daughter... later, all!

11:11 am

MikeyInBerlin

piles of matzah crumbs, ARB? hmm; is't Pesach the holiday where you have to clean all the 'chametz' out of the house beforehand? :-/ heck, i don't know; my best friend's Jewish though, so you see, i've learned some things here and there, and probably confuse'em all! :-P

11:11 am

Deutsch

Have fun, Jera!

11:11 am

MikeyInBerlin

aw; thank you, Caitlyn.....nice to know! ;-)

11:12 am

Jera

If my clariten holds up, Deutsch!

*poof*

11:13 am

ARB

Yes, at Pesach you clean out the chametz which is the bread stuff. Then you only eat matza and it crumbles all over everything, especially when you have 4 darling grandchildren running around eating matza and yelling "Lotsa matza"

11:13 am

caitlyn

Sorry if there is a delay in my replies every time i post i have to refresh,this computer really is rubbish!!!

11:14 am

MikeyInBerlin

lol, ARB; so matzah crumbs don't count as 'chametz' then.....only regular bread crumbs, from leavened bread, is that how it works? :-/

11:14 am

ARB

Jawohl

11:15 am

bookwyrmish

Hi, all Babbler's anonymous is down...where else can I find the number of words today?
--Book

11:16 am

hurshy

268 and you can get list at lickety's babble page

11:16 am

ARB

268 words

11:17 am

Deutsch

I'll be back in a bit.see y'all later

11:17 am

lola100

I'm back, did I miss anything?? : )

11:17 am

bookwyrmish

thanks, hursh--
I'm trying to squeeze this into lunch break. Need that list!

11:17 am

MikeyInBerlin

help, anyone....i'm *so* stuck on the 2nd 'er4,4' word? :-/

11:17 am

Deutsch

*zooms out of the chat room*

11:17 am

MikeyInBerlin

ah; i see now, ARB :-)

11:18 am

caitlyn

Bye Deutsch hi again lola

11:18 am

hurshy

ah, i am so glad deutsch is back to zooming :)

11:18 am

MikeyInBerlin

ZOOMS around frantically, trying to find a clue for the second/2nd '2nd 'er4,4' word.....HELP??? :-/

11:19 am

ARB

er 4/4 -- to ___ is human plus s

11:19 am

FMitch

Mikey - give us a chance to respond - you only posted yr request 2 mins ago

11:20 am

MikeyInBerlin

ah; thanks ARB....sheesh; that was obvious, too; seems sometimes the ones i don't find are the most obvious ones! :-/

11:20 am

bunnyvicious

Stuck on the cr's, first three. I have from the toothpaste down. Anyone have those?

11:21 am

MikeyInBerlin

sorry, FMitch; just wanted to make sure it didn't get 'lost' in the thread, as sometimes they can on here :-/

11:21 am

evanonut

hey bun bun!

11:21 am

ARB

First cr is a green used in salads, the second is the plural

11:22 am

caitlyn

bunny cr5/12 a salad garnish

11:22 am

FMitch

and the 3rd is the 1st 6 letters and change the last one to another consonant

11:22 am

ARB

And the third is the second word with a different consonant at the end

11:23 am

Jacula

TODAY'S STATS:

Total words = 268
Total points = 4821

4-letter words - 77
5-letter words - 88
6-letter words - 59
7-letter words - 26
8-letter words - 15
9-letter words - 3

A -11
C - 32
D - 19
E - 29
H - 10
I - 1
N - 6
Q - 16
R - 36
S - 49
T - 35
U - 7
W - 17

11:23 am

evanonut

hey jacoropolis

11:24 am

Samy

hey

11:25 am

hurshy

hello, samy

11:25 am

caitlyn

Hi samy

11:25 am

lola100

hi jacs and samy : )

11:25 am

Samy

hello

11:26 am

evanonut

hello lolalulul

11:26 am

bunnyvicious

Cait, was that the first or the 2nd cr 5/12. I think I have the ones ya'll handed the clues out on, I need the first cr 5/12, 7/32, and 7/32....

11:26 am

Samy

hello catlyn hurshy and lola

11:26 am

lola100

heeeey nut! Um, when did you go pro??

11:27 am

evanonut

oh, i dunno lola, WEEKS ago?

11:27 am

evanonut

;-)

11:27 am

caitlyn

bunny they are the 1st 2nd and 3rd

11:27 am

MikeyInBerlin

evanonut!!!!! :-D and hey again, bunnyvicious!!! :-)

11:27 am

evanonut

hey there mikey.

11:28 am

bunnyvicious

Hey Mikey! I've been sneaking around. I find if I get to gabberin', I forget to do the grid.

11:28 am

MikeyInBerlin

sorry, evanonut; we just weren't up quite early enough for me to meet you all for that Literati game this morning! :-/

11:28 am

ARB

The first 3 cr's:
cr 5/12 -- salad green
cr 7/32 plural of salad green
cr 7/32 changed last consonant of the previous word

11:29 am

lola100

nut, no seriously. I realised about an hour AFTER I logged off the other day that there was something different about you... am I going er...nuts??

11:29 am

evanonut

i didn't literati mikey, i was sleeping

11:29 am

Jacula

Hi Lola and everyone. Another flying visit I'm afraid. BBL.

11:30 am

evanonut

tsk tsk, i 'm not fond of nut being used in such a manner. i prefer it like that. "shes such a wonderful person, she's nuts!"

11:30 am

caitlyn

Hi Jacula you are busy these days!!

11:32 am

lola100

oops, sorry nut! : )
...and belated congrats! *hands nut glass of babble champers*

11:32 am

hurshy

lunch calls, bbl

11:32 am

boreetos

hi kids

11:32 am

evanonut

oooooh * takes champers * well, a little champers will cure any ailment i daresay!

11:32 am

lola100

later hursh : )

11:32 am

caitlyn

Bye hurshy hi boreetos

11:32 am

lola100

boreetos! how are you? : )

11:33 am

boreetos

good thanks! yourself?

11:34 am

lola100

I'm good. Enjoying this grid : )

11:34 am

boreetos

the ea6 is certainly appropriate.

11:35 am

caitlyn

lola I love your icon

11:35 am

lola100

LOL! I know, couldn't believe it when I found it! : D

11:35 am

bunnyvicious

Ahhh, I confused myself. I put the no vowel cr in the top of the cr list ans the double squiggly one at the bottom. Maybe I should zoom around a bit too, get some blood flowing in my brain. Thank you for the help!!!

11:35 am

knutmeg

Whew! Only 100 words left to find, gotta break for a bit to do silly responsible adult things like bills and taxes and bathing. Be back later tonight!!

11:36 am

lola100

thanks caitlyn : )

11:36 am

boreetos

knut, you should know that all those things (except for bathing) are highly overrated. But bye anyways.

11:36 am

stidmatt

Who needs taxes?

11:37 am

lola100

later knut : )

11:37 am

knutmeg

LOL Boreetos! I totally agree, except if I don't do them Bad Things (tm) happen. Le sigh.

11:37 am

caitlyn

Bye knut

11:37 am

bunnyvicious

I disagree, I think bathing is highly over rated as well. That's what deoderant and body spray are for...

11:38 am

caitlyn

LOL bunny

11:38 am

boreetos

who needs sleep? .
who needs sleep? Tell me what's that for.
who needs sleep? Yeah you're never going to get it, there's guys who've been awake since the second world war.

11:39 am

bunnyvicious

Either that's a song I don't know, or YOU really need some sleep!

11:39 am

stidmatt

LOL boreetos!

11:39 am

stidmatt

Totally bunnyvicious!

11:40 am

boreetos

Barenaked Ladies. Who needs sleep.

11:40 am

lola100

lol, I just found the si6/18. You can clues from the log without even realising! : D

11:41 am

lola100

boreetos, was it them that did that song about playing under the sprinkler and then going inside and sleeping all afternoon?

11:41 am

boreetos

I didn't realize "bad thing" was tradmarked, but that's good to know.

11:42 am

boreetos

lola, yeah that was in the song Pinch Me.

11:43 am

lola100

aaah, thanks boreetos! *scribbles down song title to look for later*...I love that song : )

11:43 am

boreetos

yeah that's a good one. "If I had a million dollars" is entertaining as well.

11:44 am

lola100

*scribbles that one down too* : )

11:44 am

gafwald

Please, how many words today?

11:44 am

caitlyn

Finished !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11:45 am

lola100

268 words today, scroll down for a recently posted breakdown : )

11:45 am

stidmatt

It's 268.

11:45 am

boreetos

wow, good job caitlyn!!

11:45 am

stidmama

stidmatt, you know that good Prince George needs taxes to pay for the crusades, and so the nice Sheriff of Rottenham collects them... and good morning all!

11:45 am

lola100

Woot! Go caitlyn : )

11:45 am

stidmama

YAY caitlyn!

11:45 am

stidmatt

~~~~CAITLYN BOO YEAH~~~~~~
~~~~~~~FIREWORKS~~~ ~~~~~~

11:46 am

gafwald

Thanks lola

11:46 am

bunnyvicious

WTG Cait! I'm almost there....

11:46 am

stidmatt

Mom, your no fun anymore.

11:46 am

boreetos

so does that make George W the sheriff on Nottingham?

11:47 am

stidmatt

Hope so boreetos.

11:47 am

boreetos

*of

11:47 am

stidmama

sorry, i forgot to change before i posted...

refresh for my interpretation of the parting of the red sea...

11:48 am

boreetos

d'oh! the word science is so bloomin close!

11:49 am

caitlyn

Thanks all and thanks for the fireworks stid ...they are soooo pretty

11:49 am

boreetos

minimalistic, I like it.

11:50 am

musicmom

Hi all. Have a few lesson plans to finish before I can start the grid today. How is it? I know it has a high word count - are they stupidhead words?

11:50 am

stidmama

thanks boreetos -- stidmatt, pretty fireworks. well done!

11:51 am

musicmom

Hey stidmama - is stidmatt related?

11:51 am

stidmama

musicmom! caitlyn just finished, I just got back after a long snooze... doesn't seem awful yet, but then i'm only to 55 words.

11:51 am

bunnyvicious

MM, there are very few so far. It seems pretty nice if you don't mind adding on obscene amounts of suffixes!

11:52 am

stidmama

yes, introductions: everyone, meet my 13 -- stidmatt, say hi to everyone.

11:52 am

stidmatt

stidmom is my mom.

11:52 am

musicmom

bunny - suffixes are a good thing I think. hmmmmm.

11:53 am

musicmom

Hey matt - your mom's pretty cool. Did you know that? (the correct answer is YES)

11:53 am

caitlyn

Hi stidmatt nice to meet you

11:53 am

musicmom

Okay. i'm going to go put the casserole together for Greg to heat up for dinner (it's my late teaching night) and finish my lesson plans. I may be back in about an hour.
Have fun everyone!

11:54 am

stidmatt

Sure. Hi caitlyn.

11:54 am

stidmama

later musicmom!

11:54 am

bunnyvicious

Bye MM

11:54 am

stidmatt

So long MM.

11:54 am

boreetos

bye musicmom.

im out too I got some work to do. I'll see you all at lunch!

11:54 am

stidmama

later boreetos!

11:55 am

bunnyvicious

Bye boreeetos.

11:55 am

stidmatt

Bye boreetos. (I can never remember how to spell your name.)

11:55 am

lola100

later MM and boreetos : )

11:56 am

caitlyn

Bye boreetos and musicmom

11:58 am

stidmatt

Does anyone know what happened to the person who does babble clues on Babblers Anonymous?

11:59 am

bunnyvicious

Every now and then, BJ just doesn't get around to it.

12:00 pm

stidmama

BJ posted a message and said that the stat solver is not working right now. :-( but there are still Lickety's clues! :-)

12:00 pm

stidmatt

Okay

12:01 pm

FMitch

Reading BJ's last post on Bab Anon there is a problem with his stat generation program, so thank goodness for Licketys version!!!!

12:01 pm

stidmatt

Oh yeah. Without Lickety, I'd be sunk.

12:02 pm

stidmama

woo hoo! I'm at 90 words already!

12:02 pm

stidmatt

No fair!

12:03 pm

caitlyn

GO stidmama GO

12:03 pm

bunnyvicious

LOL

12:04 pm

stidmama

it's not a race against anyone, sweetie, just against myself. I don't usually find words so quickly... :-)

12:07 pm

stidmama

i'm going to log out so my 11 can get on... just a sec.

12:08 pm

Deutsch

All I know is if this is a race against just myself, I'm losing! LOL
*zooms around looking for clues*

12:09 pm

stidmatt

LOL BT (big time) deutsch!

12:10 pm

stidgrant

hi everyone! hi stidmatt!

12:10 pm

caitlyn

Hi stidgrant

12:10 pm

stidmatt

Hi Grant!
He loves LOtR and Harry Potter.

12:11 pm

Deutsch

Hi stidgrant!
I like the movies LOTR and both books and movies of Harry Potter

12:13 pm

stidgrant

Yes I do like lotr and harry potter and I am proud of it!

12:14 pm

stidmatt

Just like I am proud of the FORCE.

12:14 pm

caitlyn

I had better go and get supper ready (I would love to stay) Catch you all tomorrow happy babbling bye

12:15 pm

stidmatt

Bye caitlyn!

12:15 pm

Deutsch

bye caitlyn!

12:18 pm

NowherePixie

the first ne 5/10? please? :)

12:21 pm

Deutsch

Pixie, that's a tough, Let's try
One who studies biology is a bi******
one who studies ne is a ne***
same last letters

12:22 pm

NowherePixie

:o thanks deutsch! :) x

12:22 pm

Deutsch

YW! Odd word

12:23 pm

bleugirl2

dr 6/39

12:23 pm

bunnyvicious

Oh, I missed saying byt to Cait!
The twins are GONE to their aunts, I am making a margarita.... it's after noon.

12:24 pm

NowherePixie

its the 5/20 but with an extra letter to make it an adjective bleu :)

12:25 pm

Deutsch

dr 5 20 they way southerners talk
for the 6 add a sometimes vowl

12:25 pm

bleugirl2

thx pixie. would have never guessed it

12:25 pm

Deutsch

good for you, bunny!
I think I'll grab and diet coke and go in search of a federal tax form.
Later everyone!

12:26 pm

stidmatt

Don't run around too fast!

12:27 pm

lola100

later deutsch! You demure thing you! ; )

12:27 pm

bunnyvicious

Deau, you know you can print those off of the IRS web site?

12:27 pm

lola100

*lola holds out empty glass for bunny to fill* : )

12:28 pm

bunnyvicious

<---pours Lola a fish bowl full, double strength!!

12:28 pm

Deutsch

*Looks back over shoulder, slows to a trot* hmmm online, of course. Thanks! back in a bit

12:30 pm

stidmatt

Hey, Grant, you will get Deutsch's joke if you scroll back one or two pages on the "prev 50" button. HEE HEE HEE!

12:30 pm

lola100

Woot! Thanks bunny *takes large sip of yummy margarita* : )

12:32 pm

bunnyvicious

I spent 15 minutes looking for my last word, an ra 5/10. Maybe I should have waited on that margarita...
DONE!!!

12:33 pm

lola100

LOL! Woot! Well done bunny! : )

12:33 pm

hurshy

i have returned

12:33 pm

bunnyvicious

How is the sudoku today?

12:33 pm

stidmatt

Hi hurshy!

12:34 pm

lola100

Hey hurshy! Did you have a nice lunch? : )

12:34 pm

bunnyvicious

Hehe, I'm having a liquid lunch....

12:36 pm

bunnyvicious

Think I'm gonna turn up the music and put my floor scrubbin' socks on. See ya'll....after Easter probably.

12:37 pm

hurshy

i had a dandy lunch, burgers, fries and jello :)
hi stidmatt :)

12:37 pm

lola100

'bye bunny...have a good one : )

12:37 pm

bleugirl2

se6,18
se7,28
se8,40
se5,10

12:37 pm

lola100

Ooo, what flavour jello?? (we call it jelly) : )

12:37 pm

stidmama

stidgrant has left the building... he got a good number of words! *proud mama look*

12:38 pm

hurshy

red - always red!

12:38 pm

stidmatt

*proud brother look*

12:38 pm

stidmatt

Grant wants to watch a movie. See y'all later!

12:39 pm

smaller

well good morning, you beautiful women!

this grid is GREAT so far. but i'm only at 37 words

12:39 pm

bleugirl2

hurshy, what is that from, or are you a brother

12:39 pm

lola100

Do you also eat the red jelly babies/beans first? : )

12:39 pm

smaller

oops and stidmatt.
you look beautiful too of course

12:39 pm

lola100

smaller! haven't seen you for aaaaages! how are you??

12:39 pm

bleugirl2

i was watching something and they were talking about kool-aid, and its not strawberry, its RED

12:39 pm

stidmama

in honor of passover, the movie is "Prince of Egypt" from Disney studios

12:40 pm

hurshy

no loly - i just mean the dining hall only ever serves red :) i would eat other flavors if they had them :)

12:40 pm

Abs*

Could anyone help with the ra7/44 and ra9/44. Thanx

12:40 pm

smaller

hi lola!!
I missed you loads too! Work has been overwhelming lately. just in for a bit

12:40 pm

hurshy

am i a brother? i'm a girl! i am confused.

12:41 pm

faeriekae

Hey gang - sorry for running out on everyone without saying bye earlier. But I'm back but I have mac&cheese on the stove so don't let me forget about it.

12:42 pm

hurshy

are there more than two ts words?

12:42 pm

bleugirl2

nevermind

12:42 pm

smaller

((((((faeiiireiirieeiekaeeaee) ))))

12:42 pm

lola100

well it's nice to see you smaller....would you like one of the new squeezy hugs??

12:42 pm

faeriekae

(((Smaller))) Hi!!

12:42 pm

bleugirl2

se 8/40

12:42 pm

lola100

no hursh, just the two : )

12:43 pm

hurshy

whew

12:43 pm

lola100

hi faerie : )

12:43 pm

faeriekae

{{{Lola}}} Hi.

12:43 pm

stidmama

(((smaller))) hi!

bye bunny...

12:43 pm

faeriekae

Love the Icon Lola :)

12:44 pm

stidmama

ts words? oh dear...

12:44 pm

hurshy

just the most simple ones, stidmama, don't worry

12:44 pm

bleugirl2

a hint for se 8/40 please

12:44 pm

stidmama

oh -- those ts words -- one of them was in a grid a day or two ago!

12:45 pm

lola100

Thanks faerie! It's Anj's favourite but lots of other people seem to like it too : )

12:45 pm

hurshy

i do, loly, it is very cute

12:48 pm

lola100

thanks hursh, I'll keep her on for a bit then : )

12:49 pm

capone

Squeeeeeeeeeeak!

<3 Faerie.

12:49 pm

stidmama

capone! hi! ((hug))

12:50 pm

Ouwachita

DONE...anyone need a clue?? Just for you Hurshy

12:50 pm

bleugirl2

hello, is this thing on?

12:51 pm

capone

Not playing just seeing how big the puzzle is today and saying hi, so hi.

12:51 pm

hurshy

:) o'chita, you know how to make a girl smile!

12:51 pm

stidmama

YAY Ouwachita!

12:51 pm

bleugirl2

Ouwachita I need se 8/40

12:53 pm

Ouwachita

se8/40...plural fo the se7/28 before it

12:53 pm

bleugirl2

I don't have 7/28 either :(

12:53 pm

stidmama

;-) Ouwachita, I need the se 7 before the se 8...

12:53 pm

faeriekae

Mac and Cheese is ready if anyone wants some. come and get it.

12:54 pm

Ouwachita

bleugirl...think knives

12:54 pm

bleugirl2

duh, i wasn't spelling it right

12:54 pm

stidmama

Ouwachita -- TY

12:54 pm

capone

Mice like cheese Faerie. Can I bring Pookie over?

12:55 pm

faeriekae

{{{Capone}}} No

12:55 pm

capone

8(

12:56 pm

faeriekae

mice like peanutbutter not cheese, what is wrong with you Capone. didn't you know that.

12:56 pm

stidmama

i like meese. capone, Pooky can come play with Lucky (our new dog)

12:56 pm

capone

If you say so. But I may send Pookie over anyway.

12:57 pm

faeriekae

Capone you can come over but bring your cats with you.

12:58 pm

faeriekae

pookie wouldn't like Michigan Capone. Too cold. He is used to warm weather.

1:00 pm

capone

Michigan would agree with Pook. I may be in the neighborhood soon ;), I may turn him loose, just for you to play with.

1:01 pm

inge

se 7 is the edge on your cutting knife

1:01 pm

faeriekae

Now why would be in the area and just leave pookie at home where he belongs.

1:02 pm

faeriekae

Capone I see a word that reminds me of you LOL

1:03 pm

Haz1558

Afternoon/evening all.

1:04 pm

stidmama

HAZ! (sorry, didn't mean to yell)

1:04 pm

capone

Oh no reason. May decide to talk a long walk this weekend. I'm aka the Easta Bunny you know. You open your colored eggs to find the Pookster, waiting to gnaw (ie give kisses) to your nose.

1:04 pm

capone

LOL, Faerie, email me the word.

1:05 pm

capone

Is it the Du/6 24?

1:05 pm

faeriekae

Ohhhhh I don't like those kinds of easter eggs. Not the ones with the suprises in them....

1:05 pm

Jera

I'm back for my last 100 words... had a fun Latin class during our picnic!

1:06 pm

stidmama

hi Jera!

1:06 pm

faeriekae

um yeah thats the word the du 6/24? NOT

1:08 pm

faeriekae

Capone I need a ghost buster.

1:10 pm

capone

Why tell me?

1:10 pm

musicmom

Okay I know I'm probably not going to finish but I can't help but start this grid. One, two, three....... plunge.

1:11 pm

stidmama

splash! way to make an entrance, MM!

1:11 pm

faeriekae

Because the ghost that is living in my house is starting to get to me. Keeps closing doors and window blinds. I'm getting tired of it.

1:11 pm

Jera

Hey, stidmama... go for it musicmom!

1:11 pm

faeriekae

{{{MusicMom}}}

1:11 pm

Jera

Faeriekae, are you serious??

1:12 pm

musicmom

Hey everyone.

1:12 pm

faeriekae

Jera - you bet I'm serious.

1:12 pm

hurshy

hi mm

1:12 pm

Jera

stidmama, tell me about your icon...

1:13 pm

capone

I'm the wrong person to talk to about ghosts. Demons on the other hand......

1:13 pm

stidmama

it's my interpretation of the parting of the red sea... pretty post-modern...

1:13 pm

musicmom

that's great stidmama.

1:13 pm

stidmama

*light bulb moment* what about the monster kit on BA? we have lots of good stuff in there! I bet some of it would work against ghosts...

1:14 pm

faeriekae

no demons here just a ghost or spirit left lingering around.

1:14 pm

Jera

Okay... looks pink & purple under the less than ideal circumstances of our icons...

1:14 pm

Jera

What have you tried to do faeriekae?

1:14 pm

Babbler

faerie, tell the ghost in no uncertain terms it's your home, you live there, you pay good money to do so and quite frankly you're fed up with its presence, and tell it go home. Tell it right now would be good.

1:15 pm

hurshy

babbledy babbledy babbler!

1:15 pm

Babbler

hehehe ;D

1:15 pm

Jera

Whoo-hoo, Babbler! Sage advice...

1:15 pm

Babbler

thanks, Jera. I had to do it once, and it worked.

1:15 pm

musicmom

Thats weird faerie. I just told Greg the other night I thought we had a ghost. I catch 'movement' out of the corner of my eye just about every day since we moved in here.

1:15 pm

capone

Or just get a pet mouse.

1:16 pm

faeriekae

Ok Babbler - done - I told it, it's not makeing the house payments and I live here and to go away.

1:16 pm

lola100

Oooo, remind me not to mess with babbler...

1:16 pm

Babbler

lol Lola!!! :D aww, I'm cuddly really.

1:16 pm

capone

or Faerie, go one step better and get some ra/4 4!!!!

1:16 pm

stidmama

hi Babbler! love the icon!

1:17 pm

faeriekae

Music - I is starting to freak me out a little bit. It is not a scary ghost but I know I'm not the only one here. My dog WATCHES it.

1:17 pm

lola100

awww, I know babs! {{{{babs}}}} ...still glad you're on my side though, lol! : )

1:17 pm

Babbler

faerie, if it comes back, just get mad and tell it again. I was cooking my dinner when I told mine. I was hungry, tired and in no mood for shenanigans, lol! It never came back.

1:17 pm

musicmom

that would be unnerving.

1:18 pm

mamabear

ooooo-weeeeee---oooooo-weeeeee e----ooooo-weeeeeee

1:18 pm

Babbler

thanks, stid! :D

{{{Lola}}} awww

1:18 pm

lola100

okay faerie, the dog bit would freak me out : /

1:18 pm

Babbler

lol!! what's that? a ghostly panda??

1:18 pm

mamabear

BOO

1:19 pm

lola100

hey mama! : )

1:19 pm

stidmama

Mamabear! talk about cuddly!

1:19 pm

musicmom

hey mama

1:19 pm

Babbler

no animals are very sensitive, more so than we are. it means there really is a ghost there and you're not imagining it.

1:19 pm

lola100

Aaargh, gotta go, back later : )

1:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey mama! hey lola! hey all!

1:19 pm

stidmama

bye lola! later...

1:20 pm

lola100

hi temple...I'll be back in a bit! : )

1:20 pm

stidmama

hello TO!

1:20 pm

Babbler

catch you later, Lo : )

1:20 pm

mamabear

Hi's and hey's and hugs to all!!!!! (specially my Babbler!!!)

1:20 pm

Babbler

awwww (((( hugs for my Mamabear ))) :D:D:D

1:21 pm

faeriekae

{{{mamabear}}}

1:21 pm

Jera

That happened to me a lot, musicmom, when we lived in an old Victoria. The only ghosts I can really see are cat ghosts. I kid you not. We had a marmalade that would sit on the bottom step of the stairs like it still lived there... so to speak...

1:21 pm

mamabear

Have 29 words... this looks like maybe a fun grid for a change? But I gotta get back to work... later, gators!!!

1:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

gee - the gang's here in full force! : D

1:22 pm

stidmama

((mamabear)) bye!

1:22 pm

mamabear

Yeah, they are.... how can I work under these conditions??? OK. I'll sneak in and out.... shhhh!!!!!

1:22 pm

Jera

Here for the ghost summit, Temple Owl...

1:22 pm

Babbler

lol T-Owl! :D I'm not playing, just wanted to help faerie with her ghost. : )

1:22 pm

faeriekae

I'm not kidding Max watches it every day. I only get freaked out when it goes behind me and he watches it over my shoulder. But he followes it around the room with his eyes and it gets near his toys or treats he barks at it.

1:23 pm

Merk

Is there a clue for the sc 5/22?

1:23 pm

mamabear

faeriekae - have you considered moving???? that would freak me out I think.

1:23 pm

Jera

That would freak me out, faerie... the watching it go behind me...

1:23 pm

stidmama

could it be a ghost dog? or child? seems pretty gentle for a geist...

1:23 pm

faeriekae

Max will run towards the ghost if it is near his toys or treats and look up at it and bark.

1:24 pm

faeriekae

I've only lived in this house less than 2yrs.

1:24 pm

musicmom

Hey everybody that came in while I was gridded. 16 q words? Is Dr._God kidding?

1:24 pm

mamabear

Too bad Grey Woulf isn't on, I bet he would have alot to add to the ghostly subject.

1:24 pm

hurshy

merk - it's the little upside down e in linguistics

1:24 pm

Babbler

maybe it's someone who used to live there and they haven't let go of their earthly home yet. Tell it its time to go to its new home now, Faerie, and it'll be gone. : )

1:24 pm

capone

Faerie, are you ignoring me on purpose again?

1:24 pm

faeriekae

*teehee* musicmom - no joke 16 of those buggers.

1:25 pm

faeriekae

{{{Capone}}}

1:25 pm

Merk

Please, sc 5 ?

1:25 pm

stidmama

ummm is that 16 words that start with qu? or just have qu in them?

1:25 pm

faeriekae

Babbler - really???

1:25 pm

mamabear

ooooo... started at the end and not to the q's yet... 16?????? yikes. I like q's almost as much as I do a's.

1:26 pm

hurshy

MERK - clue at 1:24 :)

1:26 pm

Babbler

yes faerie. (just remembered I had to do that too once) : )

1:26 pm

hurshy

16 that start with qu. a whole bunch more with qu in them.

1:27 pm

mamabear

I would try it faeriekae, Babbler seems like she knows what she's talking about!!!!
I wish I could go home and just Babble and chat, and Babble and chat.... and chat and Babble.... and.....

1:27 pm

Haz1558

Is it sc5/22 you're looking for, Merk?

1:27 pm

Merk

Gee, and i use to teach phonics. Thanx.

1:27 pm

faeriekae

Max and I had a long night of ghost watching last night. It is really bugging him more than it is me. Except if it closes my binds in my computer room one more time I'm getting broom out and going to swat it.

1:28 pm

Babbler

that's the spirit faerie!!! (so to speak! lol) now is the time to say what you have to say. :D

1:29 pm

mamabear

Please REFRESH. I am more appropriately iconed now.

1:29 pm

musicmom

FUN. I hate re but I *LOVE* qu. (not)

1:29 pm

faeriekae

Babbler - your serious - Ok, I will do exactly that then. It was bad last night. Just kept Max awake most of the night. He doesn't get on my bed but last night he was like chasing it and jumping on and off the bed and barking at it non stop.

1:30 pm

mamabear

hmmm.... very hard to see, eh?

1:30 pm

Babbler

good, let me know how you get on. (yes I am serious). happy to tell you the stories if you want! : )

1:30 pm

musicmom

Mama - it is Jesus washing the disciples feet - right?

1:30 pm

mamabear

faeriekae - you need to try SOMETHING before your puppster has to go see a doggyshrink!

1:31 pm

faeriekae

Mamabear it is a beautiful icon...

1:31 pm

ExWren

Why Oh why did I let myself be talked into playing this grid. I've been here (on and off) for about 9 hours, and I STILL have 153 words to find.
I know who to blame, Sprite, Fmitch,Ferrari, Haz, Angelsong, you'd all better watch your backs, be very afraid.................

1:31 pm

mamabear

Yes, musicmom. I was going to change, but if you can see it, I guess it is ok. Thanks!

1:32 pm

stidmama

exwr** did you see yourself in the grid yet?

1:32 pm

Babbler

*mixes ex-wren a stiff drink*

there there, honey : )

1:32 pm

mamabear

Hi ExWren - I only have 29 words - you have scared me now.......

1:32 pm

sha

thats me all done : )

1:32 pm

musicmom

I like it Mama.

I feel for you wren. Bunny pulled me in. Didn't warn me about the qu words.

1:32 pm

faeriekae

Ok Babbler - I've told it that it does not live here any longer and to go home. Go away, get out of MY house..Hope it works.

1:32 pm

faeriekae

WTG sha!!!!

1:32 pm

mamabear

thank you for the icon compliment, faerie!

1:33 pm

musicmom

crappit - I said a word again!!!!!! Three days in a row. Someone take my log away

1:33 pm

stidmama

YAY sha!

1:33 pm

ExWren

I was my first word! - and the easiest!

1:33 pm

musicmom

Bravo - Sha

1:33 pm

stidmama

good icon, mamabear!

1:33 pm

Babbler

(((faerie))) good for you. I doubt it will return, mine never did, but keep us informed. You might notice the air feel different now?

1:33 pm

mamabear

gotta do a little work. don't do anything fun while I'm gone, k?

1:34 pm

bleugirl2

st 8/50??

1:34 pm

Babbler

that's certainly a beautiful icon, Mamabear! :D

congrats, Sha!! :D

1:35 pm

Jera

Whew... slayed the Q's... have we solved the ghost problem yet??

1:36 pm

capone

Faerie, he's still there.

1:36 pm

faeriekae

Babbler - OMG - just went into my bedroom and my blinds are closed AGAIN for the 2nd time today. I even took the wand off about a week ago. Max just now layed down in the hallway like he is exhausted. He seems very calm.

1:37 pm

stidmama

maybe your tenant closed the blinds as she moved out?

1:38 pm

Babbler

that's what I was going to say, stid. if your dog looks like he can finally relax, then I'd say it's gone. : )

1:38 pm

bleugirl2

is anyone giving clues?

1:38 pm

faeriekae

Jera - Babbler is helping me and it may be gone now. Not sure but Max is calm for the first time in a long time.

1:38 pm

Jera

That reminds me of the movie The Others... keeping the blinds drawn...

1:39 pm

Babbler

woot!!! *does happy dance* :D

1:39 pm

faeriekae

Blue-what do you need Hon?

1:39 pm

bleugirl2

st 8/50

1:39 pm

faeriekae

*dancing with Babbler* (*^_^*)

1:39 pm

Babbler

faerie, I was just sitting and reading earlier, but came to the pc for no reason. seems I came to help you! :D

1:40 pm

stidmama

*happy jig*

1:40 pm

faeriekae

Jera - haven't seen the movie but I may rent it now that you have my courisity up.

1:41 pm

Babbler

no faerie, don't do that. ;D

1:41 pm

Haz1558

st8/50 - very bad smell (plural)

1:41 pm

faeriekae

Must have been. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

1:42 pm

Jera

It might make you feel more compassion for the ghosts... pretty scary, though...

1:42 pm

Babbler

you're very welcome. glad I did something useful today! :D

1:42 pm

stidmama

yay for me -- more than halfway, off to fill in Lickety's page... BBL

1:42 pm

Anj

...still avoiding the ironing then? ; )

1:43 pm

faeriekae

awww - you all are not going to believe this but my bedroom window is now open.

1:43 pm

Babbler

yes, I have compassion for ghosts now. I didn't used to, I used to be terrified. Then the first spirit I told to go away was a little old lady who used to live where I was living. She was in her final week, slipping in and out, and her spirit came to the house, to say goodbye I guess. I was scared and told her to go away. I feel bad about that now.

1:43 pm

faeriekae

blinds are still open.

1:44 pm

Babbler

Anj, how many creases on my shirt sleeves? I only like the one, not train tracks! lol ((( Anj)) :D

1:45 pm

Babbler

it'll take you a little while for the anxiety to leave you, but it will and you'll be able to relax in your home soon, Faerie. : )

1:45 pm

lola100

I'm back! Is the ghost gone yet??

1:45 pm

Anj

Babs, you know me...everything in triplicate : ) ((xx))

1:46 pm

Babbler

LOL Anj!! Well that's the last time I trust you with my ironing! pah! men!

yes, Lo, looks like it's gone. : )

1:46 pm

faeriekae

Babbler - you may have just saved me from selling my house and my doggie from going crazy. thanks.

1:46 pm

Anj

Hey babe {{{xx}}} : ) Have you finished ironing yet?? lol

1:47 pm

Babbler

you're very welcome, faerie. glad I could help : )

1:47 pm

lola100

Hey babe! {{{xx}}} ...yes, just re-did the trousers I gave you to do ; )

1:48 pm

faeriekae

Lola - I think I may be gone. Babbler is the one to talk to if you have a ghost/spirit problem.

1:48 pm

capone

Faerie, he's not gone yet. True me.

1:48 pm

capone

*Trust me even.

1:48 pm

Babbler

faerie, I'm always lurking. if you need me, give me a shout. or ask Anj, Lola or Hurshy to come get me via Last.FM. : )

1:48 pm

faeriekae

Capone-come on up here and check it out for me will ya? And you can even bring pookie.

1:49 pm

faeriekae

You got it Babbler :)

1:54 pm

EvaNadine

afternoon babblers!

1:54 pm

faeriekae

brb going downstairs to check basement. Been afraid to go down there after dark. brb

1:55 pm

Babbler

hi evanadine! : )

1:57 pm

Anj

Hey Evanadine : )

1:57 pm

musicmom

hey evan

1:57 pm

Babbler

your icon would make a lovely cocktail ring, Anj : )

1:59 pm

Anj

Cocktail ring? wibble??!

1:59 pm

stidmama

hi evanadine!

1:59 pm

EvaNadine

how are we all today?

2:00 pm

lola100

hi evaN : )

2:00 pm

musicmom

okay all. headed out to teach. don't know if I will be back tonight. Sarah's b-day is tomorrow and a friend is spending the night since they don't have school tomorrow. Who knows what fun we'll find to do.

2:00 pm

stidmama

bye MM!

2:01 pm

lola100

Woot! I'm done : )

2:01 pm

mab

Anj, it looks just a little tiny bit like a tiny little rothko.

Good day/evening all.

2:01 pm

Babbler

yes Anj, an amethyst with a ruby inset. huge knuckle-duster! : )

2:01 pm

lola100

hi mab : )

2:02 pm

Babbler

hi Mab : )

I guess I have jewellery on the brain.... : /

2:02 pm

mab

Brava Lola!!!!!!!!

2:02 pm

Anj

I'm full of fish : D ...and raspeberries & ice cream : )

Lola! Come back here this instant! *does daddy voice*
What have I told you about rushing your Babble?? *taps foot*

2:02 pm

Babbler

ooh, congrats, Lo! :D

2:02 pm

boatierra

How many words are in today's puzzle?

2:03 pm

Jera

Guess what, everybody... I'm gonna be an aunt again! My baby brother knocked his wife up the night his ship cam back, LOL!

2:03 pm

Babbler

well Anj, if you hadn't insisted on ironing extra tram-lines into my shirt sleeves, you might have finished by now too! ;D

wtg, Lola!! lol :D

2:03 pm

Anj

...3, although as you're using the 's, it could be 4 : D

2:04 pm

Babbler

ooh!, congrats, Jera!! :D

2:04 pm

Babbler

268 words : )

2:04 pm

mab

Evana! No assault on Anj? Is that any way to enter a room?

2:04 pm

Anj

Oh right, cocktail ring : ) I get it now... : )

Well done babe : ) Are you off to soditoku then??

2:04 pm

stidmama

Jera, that's nice -- :-)

2:04 pm

boatierra

Thanks babbler :)

2:05 pm

Anj

Mab, behave! It's Easter and we are being nice : ) Besides, I'm still waiting for my bones to knit from last time... : /

2:05 pm

stidmama

oh and...

YAY Lola!

2:05 pm

stidmama

hi mab!

2:05 pm

Babbler

y/w boatierra : )

well, I'm going to have my dinner now. I'll keep an eye out for Faerie though, if she needs me, I'm right here.

laters! : D

2:06 pm

lola100

Thanks guys : )

Anj, need to have some dinner first...back in a bit : )

2:07 pm

Anj

Dinner??? It's 8:10..that's almost supper, lol : ) Enjoy!

...and no gossiping about me you pair *wags finger*

2:07 pm

lynxxx

morning .. any clues for wh 9/84 pls and wr 8/70
thnx

2:08 pm

mab

Hi stidmama. I visited your family site briefly, via Angelsong's page. It's wonderful and I so liked what I read of you. Also glad to have stidgrant now. Will stidpapa be next?

2:08 pm

lola100

Oh my, it is too! No wonder I'm so hungry! Will you wait for me before you sudoku?

2:08 pm

stidmama

thanks, mab -- actually, stidhat is on occasionally, though he prefers sudoku. :-)

2:09 pm

Anj

I shall loiter with intent : )

2:09 pm

lola100

} ) ...later then...

2:11 pm

Anj

lynxxx, the wh9 is a question (as in who, wh4/9, when,..., why) followed by butts without the R : )

2:11 pm

mab

Oh Babbler, my dear, may we have favorite author day? I know we did favorite book, not sure if we've done favorite author.

2:13 pm

Anj

The wr8/70 is a plural tool... usually asssociated with monkeys.

2:14 pm

Babbler

Mab - done. 29 July : )

2:15 pm

mab

Ab fab Bab! (sorry)

2:18 pm

hurshy

anj! lola! mab! babbler! stidmama!

2:18 pm

lynxxx

thnx anj - can you clue wa 8/65 too?

2:19 pm

Anj

y/w Lunxxx : ) Don't have the wa8 yet tho' : /

Hi Hursh : )

2:19 pm

Jera

Well, I am not finding many words with this sinus headache... guess the picnic was not such a good idea after all... will be back later (I hope) for last 73 words...

*poof*

2:19 pm

hurshy

oh, poor jera :(

2:20 pm

EvaNadine

man, every time i have a moment to chat, something else comes up!!

2:21 pm

Anj

...as the actress said to the bishop } ) LOL

2:22 pm

4t8

wow! 593 points in 17 words i like this board.

2:22 pm

EvaNadine

i havent even had time to...
*grabs anj and tackles him into the Thursday Throwdown*

2:22 pm

boreetos

hello again everyone, how is the global day progressing?

2:22 pm

hurshy

boreeeetos

2:22 pm

Anj

gah! Now you're covered in coffee & marshmallow...

2:23 pm

boreetos

Evanadine, long time no see!

2:23 pm

inge

Hello, everyone. BEen standing over here by the window minding my grid. Now I need help before I jump! ra 5/22, 7/44 and 9/78 please!

2:24 pm

EvaNadine

*licks her finger*
man, im one tasty dish!
;)

2:24 pm

boreetos

I've been meaning to tell you about the opening act for the Dave matthews Band this year.O.A.R.! I'm jazzed, I've yet to get a chance to see them live, and now they're going to be at a show I was going to go to anyway! :)

2:24 pm

Anj

Hi boreetos : ) Well, it's progressing to quickly so i'm working some black arts on the old e=mC2 to see if I can't slow it down some : D

2:24 pm

EvaNadine

hello boreetos -- theyve been keeping me busy over here lately!

2:24 pm

saintfranny

Ok, i'm going crazy. i've only found 129 words, this is my first time. how do i learn more, etc?

2:24 pm

hurshy

inge - all to do with uncooked meat

2:24 pm

boreetos

and while I appreciate the time slowing effort you're putting in, try doing that on the weekend!

2:25 pm

Anj

Lynxxx! Got the wa8/65 - could be another word for uniform...more tribal perhaps : )

2:25 pm

4t8

and isn't the 9-72 a beauty.
haven't noticed the flags - dont' play much now, but the global day's fine here in PA.

2:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

babs - if u are still here, i'd like to request a theme; summer of love and one psychedelia, please...i've nver requested a theme before! : D

2:26 pm

EvaNadine

anywho, time for me to head home for the day...
have a lotta prep-work to do for a party at my house saturday...for my mom, sis-in-law and nephew since all of their Bdays are coming up!!

2:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

oooh boreeetos! i like o.a.r.

2:26 pm

stidmatt

I'm back!
Love your picture Anj!

2:26 pm

marymary

wa 8/65 female prison guard

2:26 pm

boreetos

its true they kick ass. bye Evanadine!

2:27 pm

hurshy

uniform... tribal... hmmm

2:27 pm

inge

Good grief. How obvious once you know what to look for. Thanks hurshy.

2:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

first re4/4 clue, please?

2:27 pm

hurshy

ah, mary mary quite contrary, tyvm!

2:28 pm

stidmama

franny, aside from asking for and picking up clues here in the log, there are many resources. Lickety's Clues in the "Friends of Babble" to the right of this page is what I'm using to keep track of which words I have today. Angelsong's page in the same list of links has resources to help find words and info on how to play...

2:28 pm

hurshy

gah! how can there be six more c's?!?!?!

2:29 pm

boreetos

how does YOUR garden grow?

2:29 pm

Anj

Hi stidmatt : ) T-Owl : )

2:29 pm

stidmama

marymary, that was an awesome clue!

2:29 pm

Anj

...anti-gravity, since i'm 3 stories up : ) NASA have been pestering me for the theory... : )

2:30 pm

saintfranny

thanks stidmama

2:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi anj! : D hi stidmatt! and anyone else who i've not yet greeted!
did babs leave? : (

2:31 pm

Anj

T-Owl, feeding time : ) Even Babs has to eat...

2:31 pm

boreetos

those punks at NASA, with all of their "money" and "technology". plbt. :P

Anj, do you know about the web comic Questionable Content?

2:32 pm

pivo

A lot of words today, eh

2:32 pm

MikeyInBerlin

arrrrrgh; help, please!!!!! i'm ready to tear *all* my hair out here, and that would be major pain!!! :-/ i'm *really* stuck on 'he6,21'.....anyone have a clue for that one?

2:32 pm

lola100

I'm back! You got mail Anj : ) xx

2:32 pm

boreetos

nice icon Pivo! I've been a HSR fan for years!

2:33 pm

boreetos

hi Mikey!

2:33 pm

stidmama

hi Mikey! new pic?

2:33 pm

lola100

he6/21...he plus consonant plus to consume food : )

2:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi mikey! welcome back lola!

2:33 pm

MikeyInBerlin

lol; hi, stidmama.....no, not 'new', it's from a few years back.....just new to here! ;-)

2:34 pm

scatty

mickey - its two words put together.
there 4 letter word above it = 1st vowel + 20 letter

2:34 pm

KatieMcG

Hi everyone, I thought I would do a quick half hour without the list before House starts.

2:34 pm

Anj

Boreetos...no, hasn't crossed my frame of reference yet... : )

2:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

lola* in bestest nice voice* may i have a clue for re4/4 please - not sure if it's the first or second...

2:34 pm

boreetos

hi Lola!!

2:34 pm

Anj

Hi babe : ) How was tea/dinner/supper/eats?? : D

2:35 pm

stidmama

hey katie!

2:35 pm

MikeyInBerlin

thank you *so* much, lola100.....great clue; and thanks to you too, scatty ;-)

2:35 pm

Babbler

T-Owl - saw my name and came to see what's up. Actually, you'll be happy to know I was lurking the other day when you suggested these ideas. I put one in. I didn't put summer of love in because I think you said 60s, or disco or something, and they're already in. Have a look at my list, you're somewhere near the end of July. : )

2:35 pm

MikeyInBerlin

you 2 gals saved my hair! :-P lol

2:35 pm

gem_gem

hi all!

2:35 pm

boreetos

check out:
www.questionablecontent. net
sometime. It's a lot to do with indie music and has a sweet twisted sense of humor, I think you'd dig it.

2:36 pm

lola100

temple, that re IS quite easy... ; )

2:36 pm

boreetos

hey gem2!!!

2:36 pm

gem_gem

hiya boreetos you ok?

2:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

aaaaw...good thing all the fish are hiding (lent)

2:37 pm

boreetos

awesome gem, yourself?

2:37 pm

lola100

hi gem : )

2:37 pm

boreetos

i gave up giving up things for lent, and so far its working really well. :) go me!

2:37 pm

Anj

Cheers Boreetos, I will check that out : )

Hi Gem : )

2:38 pm

stidmama

100 words to go, eyes are crossed, lunch is ready...

stidmatt, lunchtime!

2:38 pm

gem_gem

hi lola! woooooo boreetos go you!!!!!!

2:38 pm

lola100

Anj, it's yummy (munching it now!) : )

2:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

ooh lola- it's the other one...*makes big sad cow eyes*

2:41 pm

Babbler

Temple? did you see my post to you at 2.35pm? : )

2:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

just did! thanks babs! (((babs)))

2:42 pm

Babbler

good! I can watch House now then? ;D

2:43 pm

mab

I'm back! You didn't know I was gone, did you? New icon - family fun with the 10 plagues!

2:43 pm

Merk

I have wasted so much time on the three longest re words. re 7/40
re 9/72
re 8/55
Like Mikey, I am ready to pull my hair out, too.

2:43 pm

72 Temple Owl

enjoy it!

2:43 pm

lola100

temple, the last one? that's the same as the middle one but with the last two letters swapped arround : )

2:43 pm

MikeyInBerlin

man.....the last 'he4,5' and 'he5,12' words.....*nothing* i type is working, and i've tried every possible combo of letters i can see? :-( help again, pretty please? :-/

2:43 pm

boreetos

ok kids, I gotta get back to work. I'll see you al in a little while.

2:44 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ja, Merk; and i'd have a lot of pulling to do....and a *lot* of pain!!! :-P

2:44 pm

Anj

Merk. the re7 - you only have to ask ; )

The 8 & 9 build off that : )

2:44 pm

MikeyInBerlin

lol; unless i just pulled out what's on my head, of course....'no sense, no feeling'.....and all that! :-P

2:44 pm

scatty

mikey - what do birds live in , change first letter

2:44 pm

lola100

merk, the re7 is to ask for something. Play around with the ending for the 8 and 9 : )

2:45 pm

MikeyInBerlin

oh, scatty; thank you *so* very much!!!!! (((((hugs)))))

2:45 pm

MikeyInBerlin

sheesh; that was so simple, i couldn't see it! :-P

2:45 pm

lola100

mikey, looove seeing that 'ja' in the chat log! : )

2:46 pm

lola100

later boreetos : )

2:46 pm

scatty

mikey, i get stuck on some really easy ones that are staring me in the face

2:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye, boreetos!

2:47 pm

MikeyInBerlin

wirklich? warum ist dies, Lola? :-/ and ja, scatty.....always seems to be the simple, obvious ones i don't find on my own.....makes me wonder where my *brain* is?!! :-P

2:48 pm

Merk

Thank you one and all. I have to get use to jumping around and going around corners. Grrrrr!

2:49 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ja; can drive you nuts in short order, hmm Merk? ;-)

2:50 pm

lola100

mikey, ek verlang vreeslik vir die plek waarvan ek kom. Dis lekker om a klein bietjie afrikaans te sien :' )

2:52 pm

mab

Are German and Afrikaans close? I did not know that.

2:54 pm

lola100

mab, yes. Afrikaans is also very close to dutch and Mikey speaks that too : )

...sorry to be rude, just miss using my old language sometimes :' (

2:54 pm

Anj

Getting all nostalgic Lo??

Die bussal om drie-huur vanmiddag na Kaapstad vertrek : )

2:56 pm

lola100

for example: mikey said: 'warum ist dies?' (why is this?) and in afrikaans that would be 'waarom is dis?' : )

2:56 pm

Anj

LOol...can't speak it OR type it! ...bus sal.... : /

2:57 pm

Deutsch

Hi everyone! What was supposed to be a 20 minute run to get taca chips turned into a gab fest. When the sun is out, the neighbors come out to sit on the stoops and talk.

2:57 pm

MikeyInBerlin

no, lola100; i do not *speak* Dutch, i can merely understand a fair bit of it to read it in print, due to the similarities between it and German.....and less of it when i hear it spoken! and while i can understand some of your Afrikaans to see it in here, not all of it, by any means! :-P lol

2:57 pm

lola100

The bus? It'll be winter by the time I get there! : )

2:57 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ja; good example, Lola!!! :-)

2:59 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ok; really really stuck on the first of the 'ne' words, the first 'ne5,10', anyone.....pretty pretty please? ;-)

2:59 pm

hurshy

la cucaracha la cucaracha doodoodoodoodoodoodoo

2:59 pm

lola100

oops, sorry mikey! I'm the same with dutch and german, can read some of it but can't understand it when it's spoken! : )

3:00 pm

lola100

hursh, go put your last radio on!!! : D

3:00 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ah ha; that makes sense, Lola.....we need to see those other languages in print, ja.....'cos the pronunciation isn't the same, of course!

3:00 pm

lola100

ooo, deutsch...can I give mikey your great clue for the ne5?? : )

3:01 pm

Deutsch

Mikey, someone wwho studies biology is called a bi*******
someone who studies ne is called a ne***
(Same ending)

3:01 pm

schwer

evening all. How many words are we looking at?

3:02 pm

lola100

great clue deutsch!

Anyone mind if I open the babble bar?? } )

3:02 pm

MikeyInBerlin

vielen Dank, Deutsch!!! :-D

3:02 pm

MikeyInBerlin

Lola.....do you use yahoo or msn messenger?

3:02 pm

hurshy

yay, that was my last N

3:03 pm

Deutsch

It's yours to use anytime, Lola!

3:03 pm

MikeyInBerlin

or any of you nice people i chat and Babble with, for that matter? :-)

3:03 pm

scatty

all done, that was a long one

3:03 pm

lola100

mikey, I have AIM.... : )

3:04 pm

Deutsch

Yea! for scatty!

3:05 pm

schwer

Try #2: evening all. How many words are we looking at?

3:05 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ah, i see, Lola; i hardly use that one, 'cos i don't like it much.....and most of my friends are on yahoo or msn, or both! :-/ but i have the same user name on AIM and yahoo as i'm using in here! :-)

3:05 pm

hurshy

268

3:05 pm

Deutsch

I have yahoo, mikey

3:05 pm

FMitch

schwer - 268 words today

Hi Sis

3:06 pm

schwer

thanks hurshy

3:06 pm

Anj

Hey, has anyone used a2z recently??

3:06 pm

KatieMcG

Missed the start of House updating my profile, will I ever be able to catch up? See you later :)

3:07 pm

lola100

*gasp* Anj! a2z!

3:07 pm

Deutsch

anj not recently. If I get stuck, and I often do, I use morewords. Pretty icon.

3:07 pm

hurshy

oh good lola, i'm glad i'm not the only one who's shocked :)

3:07 pm

Deutsch

later days, katie

3:08 pm

lola100

I did register with msn awhile ago....let me see I can remember my sign in name etc.... : )

3:09 pm

bookgrrl

te 8/40 anyone?

3:09 pm

MikeyInBerlin

you do, Deutsch? :-) then add me, if you like; you can just copy/paste my username right from here :-)

3:09 pm

Anj

I'm just using it check my spelling ; )

Anyway, the back button needs to go into overdrive now as the page refreshes each time the adverts change. It's a pain in the ar4/4 having to use the home link everytime : /

3:09 pm

MikeyInBerlin

i have the same sign in address for both yahoo and msn:
mikeyinberlin@yahoo.de

3:09 pm

lola100

te8 is the plural of the te6 before it : )

3:10 pm

bookgrrl

got the te 8/40...nevermind

3:10 pm

lola100

well I'm shocked.....

3:10 pm

ecco-05

it isn't''warum ist dies''-it is ''warum ist das''.if you use german[or any other language]use it properly.

3:12 pm

hurshy

the last 10% of the words are killing me.

3:12 pm

MikeyInBerlin

excuse me, ecco-05; but it is, if you're asking 'why is this', rather than 'why is that'!

3:12 pm

lola100

*gives hurshy shoulder rub*

3:13 pm

hurshy

aw, so sweet of you loly :)

3:13 pm

hurshy

the boys must all be at practice, last.fm isn't being jumpy :)

3:14 pm

lola100

hursh, has it gotten rid of the cuccaracha??

3:15 pm

hurshy

why would i WANT to get rid of la cucaracha???

3:15 pm

lola100

listen to last hursh, just listen to last.... ; )

3:16 pm

hurshy

i am... but i still love my cockroach :)

3:17 pm

sjh3585

does anybody know how many words this time actually use qu?

3:17 pm

Uneaixoise

16

3:18 pm

sjh3585

but there are more.. i meant contain it at all

3:18 pm

ecco-05

sorry-it is never''dies''--it is always''das'',what ever you ask.german is my native language-is it yours?

3:18 pm

hurshy

i have 14 that use it so far besides the ones that start with it

3:19 pm

scatty

Mikey, are you on msn alot, i have it on most of the day

3:19 pm

Uneaixoise

me too, sjh

3:19 pm

Anj

sjh, 16 start with the qu - at least another 16 use the qu as well : )

3:20 pm

MikeyInBerlin

well i'm sorry, 'ecco-05'; but you haven't been to this country much then, have you? that's like saying it's always 'why is that?' and never 'why is this?' lol

3:20 pm

sjh3585

I don't even think I know that many words with qu haha

3:20 pm

hurshy

i have 26 words to go... so there can't be more than forty that use it (not counting the 16), lol

3:22 pm

MikeyInBerlin

my native German partner is having a good chuckle here right now; as am i, whose mother is from this city, born and raised.....and i've lived here for the past 5 & 1/2 years, too; and i can tell you, that people do ask that as well.....so; i have no idea where *you* learned your German, but don't presume to tell me what is and isn't so, sheesh!

3:22 pm

schwer

For real, why will it not accept "tard?"

3:22 pm

scatty

mikey do you want my msn address

3:23 pm

lola100

ecco05, afrikaans is my second language. I don't speak it perfectly, does that mean I shouldn't use it at all??

3:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

ok peeps - i have one left but i just cannot see it : (
the second re word re4/4 - i have abbreviation for what you might do in your leisure time, and the re7 meaning ask...

3:23 pm

Atalante

ecco, does that mean you shouldn't speak english because your english isn't perfect?

3:24 pm

hurshy

temple...it's like where anne of green gables lived, pl, except for the first letter... does that help?

3:24 pm

scatty

can we change the subject, and speak in English only, hee hee

3:25 pm

MikeyInBerlin

well, Lola; i speak German as well as my native German mother, who taught it to me all my life from the time i learned to speak.....and as well as my relatives here, and Heinrich, my partner :-)

3:25 pm

lola100

temple, do you have the re with two vowels?

3:25 pm

Atalante

non non ... je crois qu'on peut parler seulement francais maintenant

3:26 pm

Uneaixoise

si tu veux

3:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

lola - i KNOW that word! i plead brain overload! : D

DONE

3:26 pm

MikeyInBerlin

and why can one speak only French now, Atlante? :-/ lol

3:26 pm

lola100

mikey, I'm sure you speak it beautifuly! Just objecting to being told not to use a language unless you can do so perfectly.

3:26 pm

Uneaixoise

elle s'amuse

3:26 pm

MikeyInBerlin

you might believe so, but i don't ;-) hehe!

3:26 pm

schwer

ecco vs. Mikey: so far ecco is showing the more authentic German attitude, whereas I think we're all a little skeptical now that Mikey and his partner are just doing some role-playing thing for kicks.

3:27 pm

Atalante

ah no idea LOL its one language no-one's mentioned so far!

3:27 pm

Deutsch

Yea, for temple owl!
Oh, and I teach English grammar. And I make mistake. LOL

3:27 pm

hurshy

j'aime menhirs

3:27 pm

bookgrrl

I fute-a fur Svedeesh Cheff es zee ooffffeeciel Bebble-a lungooege-a. Bork Bork Bork!

3:27 pm

MikeyInBerlin

oh; but i can and do, Lola.....unlike *someone* in here, obviously, sheesh! perhaps he should come here and teach all the Germans how to speak their own language now? :-P

3:27 pm

Atalante

menhirs? ca c'est un peu bizarre, hurshy!

3:28 pm

Deutsch

Shwer, maybe you could read Mikey's profile in German, test his accuracy there! LOL

3:28 pm

hurshy

je sais, mais c'est vrai

3:28 pm

Uneaixoise

etre bizarre, c'est une bonne chose :-)

3:28 pm

Atalante

c'est bon. j'aime bien menhirs aussi

3:28 pm

inge

is there an argument brewing about the German "dees, dem, and doos"???? My, my.

3:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

bokgrl : i believe that's bJork - bJork- bJork LOL!

3:28 pm

Anj

Well said! Right, anyone for boeretroos?

3:28 pm

MikeyInBerlin

excuse me, schwer? why should we be 'role playing'? good grief; get a life.....don't you have anything better to do than that?

3:29 pm

lola100

*thinks: oh boy, what have I started??*

3:29 pm

hurshy

je veux un menhir pour mon jardin

3:30 pm

lola100

Anj, I hope you are trying to be funny.... LOL! : D

3:30 pm

bookgrrl

72, Thet vuoold be-a zee Nurvegeeun cheff lungooege-a... Bork Bork Bork!

3:30 pm

MikeyInBerlin

i think i'll just turn the chat off; since miserable 'people' with no lives and nothing better to do than try to create 'drama' can't be put on 'ignore' in here, more's the pity! :-/

3:30 pm

Deutsch

don't Mikey!

3:30 pm

lola100

...and you can't have a wors-roll 'til you learn to say it properly! ; )

3:30 pm

Uneaixoise

a tout a l'heure, mikey!

3:31 pm

scatty

i dont think anyone should comment on how anyone speaks, my vocab is terrible when i write things down, if i don't mind, no one else should

3:31 pm

lola100

mikey, please don't go!

3:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

bookgrrl: my borhter's inlaws are swedish - it's Njork
( she's a snappy dresser, too!)

3:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

whoops - i am a lousy typist - LOL! *nudges bookgrrl*

3:32 pm

Atalante

they'll go away in a minute Mikey

3:32 pm

Anj

...i've bean hejukated : D

Language is a minefield anyway. I mean, why isn't phonetic spelt the way it sounds?? : )

3:33 pm

scatty

any one need a clue

3:33 pm

lola100

temple, if you can't say bjork properly then you shouldn't listen to her! ; )

3:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

LOL, LOLA!

3:34 pm

lola100

!!!! I do NOT sound like that Anj....LOL! : D

3:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

anj - anyone knows it spelled - spelt is grain!! LOL!

3:36 pm

Anj

Lo, I was referring to me : )

3:37 pm

MikeyInBerlin

hopefully, Atalante; and find someone else to bother, or some other toys to play with :-/ and sorry for mis-spelling your name previously!!! :-P

3:37 pm

scatty

Mikey, how many do you have to get

3:37 pm

Atalante

lol don't worry - everyone does!

3:38 pm

lola100

Oh. That's okay then Anj. Are you nearly finished? : ) xx

3:38 pm

Anj

LOL T-Owl...that's the classic : ) Another reason not to trust spellchecker : D

3:38 pm

lola100

from now on only people able to spell Atalante's name PROPERLY will be allowed to speak with her...

3:39 pm

mab

Mikey, come back! Paranoics and pathological perfectionists may go, but you stay!

3:39 pm

Anj

16 to go, but i'm just about to have a tea-break as my brain is beginning to sabotage my spelling 8 D

3:39 pm

Atalante

LMAO. and only people who can specak more than a few words of Afrikaans will be allowed to address Lola.

3:39 pm

lola100

Ja! : )

3:40 pm

hurshy

oh no!

3:40 pm

schwer

If I had to choose between a bored overweight North American housewife and Heinrich, I guess I'd be switchin' teams as well!

3:41 pm

scatty

does anyone want any clues before i go

3:42 pm

godthaab

wr8/70 please?

3:42 pm

EasternBlue

eek gads!!!

I've been using sign language for the past 5 minutes & no one responded...

hi everyone!!

00
\_/

3:42 pm

Deutsch

scatty, how about 126 clues? LOL

3:42 pm

Anj

Hi EB : )

3:42 pm

Deutsch

Hi eastern! I wish I knew sign language

3:43 pm

scatty

wr6 pl for the 8

3:43 pm

mab

he he he, EB!

3:43 pm

scatty

Deusch, i don't have enough room for that amount of clues, sorry

3:43 pm

godthaab

Rats! I did not get the wr6 either!

3:44 pm

EasternBlue

I wish I could 'speak' another language besides English...I took Latin in HS & French in college (but I didn't do very well!!)...

*sigh* I'm envious of anyone who knows more than 1 language!!

3:44 pm

scatty

pull something really hard, or a toolfor wr8and 6

3:45 pm

EasternBlue

Deutsch - I'm certainly not as fluid & graceful as an interpreter or native ASL 'speaker', but I can fumble my way through conversations... : )

3:45 pm

godthaab

Very excellent! Thank you!

3:46 pm

Deutsch

scatty, LOL
good for you, EAstern
Mab, are you queen of the fairies?

3:46 pm

lola100

Hi EB!

Sorry about disappearing, little one has just been sick : /

3:47 pm

Deutsch

Lola, is he better now?

3:47 pm

EasternBlue

oh, no! {{{{lola's little one}}}}

I hope she's feeling better soon!!

3:47 pm

Deutsch

I'm sorry, She?

3:47 pm

mab

Well, Deutsch, I am, however I'm not really into hierarchies so much.

3:47 pm

evanonut

oy, finally got back. that storm has done SOMETHING to my computer.

3:48 pm

lola100

Yeah, I think so. She's been coughing a lot and I think it irritated her throat.

3:48 pm

EasternBlue

mab - that might be confusing when faerie is around!! tee hee hee!!

3:48 pm

ecco-05

mikey-are you such a timid soul that one word of correction makes you shut up shop and run?i don't think so.

3:49 pm

EasternBlue

hi nut!! welcome back!

(I'm not doing the grid today - too much work & too little time...)

So I'm just chattin'!!

3:49 pm

lola100

hey ecco, this is a friendly place and we try not to judge each other. Please play nice : )

3:50 pm

lola100

nut, are you still in kansas?? : )

3:50 pm

scatty

well said lola

3:50 pm

EasternBlue

lo - blessed are the peacemakers!! 8 )

3:51 pm

evanonut

* kansas! * uh, no...but there is this lovely road.

3:51 pm

scatty

need anymore clues, if not i'm off to watch a film, i'd prefer to chat though

3:52 pm

Deutsch

Have fun, scatty!

3:52 pm

lola100

nut, don't forget to take your little dog with you...

3:52 pm

mab

Why so cranky ecco? Your angry attitude is really unacceptable. Have you some agenda that is not readily evident. Snap out of it, or go take some deep breathes.

3:52 pm

lola100

later scatty : )

3:52 pm

evanonut

er, he's not to fond of being carried, and at a hundred pounds, if he wiggles, he wins

3:52 pm

scatty

yellow brick by any chance

3:53 pm

snowyowl

Hello All -seems such a long time since I got to chat. A late start, tho' they say it is better to travel hopefully than arrive don't they?

3:53 pm

EasternBlue

*clears throat*
follow the yellow brick road...
follow the yellow brick road...
follow, follow, follow, follow, follow the yellow brick road...

3:53 pm

Anj

evening Snowy : )

3:53 pm

lola100

snowy!!! Haven't seen you for ages! {{{{snowy}}}}

3:53 pm

scatty

Hi snowy

3:54 pm

EasternBlue

{{{{{{{{hi snowy!!!}}}}}}

3:54 pm

evanonut

" ding dong the witch is dead,
the witch is dead
......the wicked ole witch it deeeaaaaaad.

3:54 pm

MikeyInBerlin

who has 'run' anywhere, ecco? i was busy here; and just returned.....you're the one who was corrected, but perhaps i just have better things to do than engage you in your craving for a 'fight'.....why don't you run along and find something better to do, hmm? *yawn*

3:54 pm

mab

snowy! Great to see you!!

3:54 pm

hurshy

nut - i have a sound file of that in my itunes!

3:54 pm

MikeyInBerlin

hey, evanonut!!! :-D nice to see you again :-)

3:54 pm

oggy

evening all. im done at last.

3:55 pm

scatty

Mikey, do you need any clues

3:55 pm

Deutsch

Hi snow, Hi nut!

3:55 pm

evanonut

hey mikey, had comp probs

3:55 pm

scatty

well done oggy

3:55 pm

snowyowl

Oh thats nice! ((((((XXXXX))))) Lovely to catch you all together. Hope the little one is feeling better soon Lola -seem to be a lot of viruses about now.

3:55 pm

EasternBlue

Mikey - just read your profile...nice to 'meet' you...I love musical theatre & do musical revues with a local amateur troup here...!!!

3:56 pm

EasternBlue

Woo Hoo oggy!!

3:56 pm

chic

Hello All, how's it going?

3:56 pm

evanonut

chix de clix

3:56 pm

EasternBlue

I think it's time for a 'cuzzi...we haven't had one in awhile!!

3:56 pm

mab

Well sone oggy.

I looooove musicals.

3:56 pm

scatty

hi chic, are you playing tonight

3:56 pm

snowyowl

oops -hadn't updated the icon -all done now!

3:57 pm

chic

Ms. 'nut!

3:57 pm

snowyowl

Congrats oggy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi chic!

3:57 pm

scatty

snowy, what is your icon, i can't make it out, blind as a bat

3:57 pm

EasternBlue

___\O/__\O/_\O/_\O/_\O/_ O/_\O/_\O/_
|............. .............................. ..........|
|________________ ___________________|

3:57 pm

chic

I'm playing....

3:57 pm

evanonut

howdy doody chixy buddy, i'm havig computer problems. stupid storm.

3:57 pm

lola100

Thanks snowy! She's okay, gone back to sleep already : )

3:58 pm

chic

Hi ya Snowy and Scatty!

3:58 pm

EasternBlue

hi chic...

3:58 pm

MikeyInBerlin

hey; good stuff, EasternBlue.....and very nice to meet you, too! :-)

3:58 pm

oggy

hows everyone doing.

3:59 pm

chic

'nut, so no IM? how are you doing this then? Telepathically???

3:59 pm

KatieMcG

Hi I'm back. House was excellent, I now have a glass of chilled white wine no work for 4 days and all night to solve the grid. Life doesn't get much sweeter!!

3:59 pm

MikeyInBerlin

aw; thank you for asking, scatty.....but not at present, as i'm kinda back and forth to and from the desk here.....we're talking and attending to some things here at the moment; probably won't have time to finish before bed now, anyhow.....but btw, scatty; do you use yahoo or msn messenger?

3:59 pm

lola100

mikey, I got my msn up and running : )

3:59 pm

evanonut

chix, i'm in im now, but it kept going out last time, so i'm not sure i'm in/in, you know

3:59 pm

EasternBlue

MIkey - I'd love to perform professionally...while I can sing fairly well - it's not quite the level of most pros! (nor do I have the "look" : ) being a little on the chunky side!!)

3:59 pm

chic

Hi Mikey, EB, Deutsch, oggy and Lola and anj

4:00 pm

MikeyInBerlin

whooohooo, Lola; congratulations! :-D hehe!

4:00 pm

snowyowl

Oh Scatty now you've done it!! I believe it is a seder plate - foods that are allowed to be eaten at passover -but am very willing to stand corrected!

4:01 pm

mab

And nut and I are chopped liver, chic? (kidding)

4:01 pm

lola100

: P

4:01 pm

lola100

hi chic! : )

4:01 pm

EasternBlue

katie - don't know how you can watch that show...every time I've seen it, there's been some gross (bloody) weirdo disease!!! yikes!

4:01 pm

MikeyInBerlin

aw; well EasternBlue, i don't think one's 'look' should even matter.....that doesn't make a wonderful performance, in my opinion; one of my favourite vocalists is probably a few of you in size i'd bet, and she's marvellous.....and enjoying a very successful career, too! :-)

4:02 pm

ecco-05

i'm not cranky,i have no attitude[angry or otherwise].i have no hidden agenda[what-are we playing spies]?ijust wanted to correct one word--big deal?

4:02 pm

mari

Hi KatieW we've just come back on after being on and off all day - should be finished by Tuesday!!

4:02 pm

scatty

mikey, i use msn,its r_jbourne@tiscali.com

4:02 pm

EasternBlue

snowy - it does look like it...but that's only because I was searching for pix earlier & saw it online...as a Catholic girl, I don't know for sure!! 8 )

4:02 pm

evanonut

mab, i was in barns and noble last night, but i forgot my 'babble booklist', so i couldn't remember to get emotionally weird. i was so disappointed.

4:03 pm

KatieMcG

EasternBlue - there was some gruesome drilling of brains tonight but I just closed my eyes until it was over :)

4:03 pm

chic

Mab, hello, are you pushing plagues now?

4:03 pm

EasternBlue

katie -

EEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwww www!!

4:03 pm

mab

Ok, ecco, let's just start over from here. Hi ecco!

4:03 pm

scatty

mikey, did you see my msn add

4:03 pm

chic

'nut, your IM says to me that you need to sign in your offline to me...

4:04 pm

KatieMcG

Hi Mari - tried to phone you earlier but you were on the phone, how are things? London was soooooo busy but meeting was good.

4:04 pm

inge

Hallelujah! I just spent the last 30 minutes tracing 6 words I wrote into the Lickety list and forgot to enter. Is this a senior moment event or does sit happen to other babblers? Anyway, i have finished--after hesitating to takcle this big a puzzle this morning.

4:04 pm

hurshy

congrats, inge! still toiling listlessly away over here. :(

4:05 pm

scatty

well done inge

4:05 pm

mab

I saw the fun with plagues on google, and, well, I was shocked a little and amused.

Let me put on my bag o' plagues, hang on.

4:05 pm

KatieMcG

@*@*@*@Way to go Inge *@*@*@

4:05 pm

chic

congrats, inge!!

4:06 pm

spellit

Well done Inge - I've just finished too and my divorce is pending!

4:06 pm

mari

Katie - all's well - guess who I was on to - twice!!? Glad you had a good day

4:06 pm

snowyowl

congrats inge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4:06 pm

chic

BTW, Mab, Happy Passover!!!

4:06 pm

jbp

clues on all those ce words??

4:07 pm

evanonut

see chix...something is amiss!

4:07 pm

EasternBlue

woo hoo inge!!

hurshy - listless as in 'without a list' or are you are languid?? If the latter - here's a Coke to perk you up!! 8 )

4:07 pm

Jera

I'm back... what did I miss?

4:08 pm

hurshy

the former and a bit of the latter, auntie - thanks for the offer but i don't drink brown soda - got a sprite or something? :)

4:09 pm

EasternBlue

hurshy - sure!! I don't usually drink anything with caffeine...
*passes Sprite (the drink, not our fellow Babbler) to hurshy*

4:09 pm

jbp

specifically ce 6/24

4:09 pm

MikeyInBerlin

oh hey, Jera; welcome back!!! :-)

4:09 pm

hurshy

i could use sprite the babbler about now too :)

4:09 pm

EasternBlue

hi Jera!

4:10 pm

evanonut

i miss babsy!

4:10 pm

hurshy

ce 6/24 sounds like first name of harry potter's godfather

4:10 pm

lola100

Anj? How you doing babe??

4:10 pm

Anj

...in mortal combat with the Us... : /

4:10 pm

Deutsch

Hey, I'm back. someone in germany suggested I upgrade yahoo. wow!

4:10 pm

jbp

thanks, hurshy!

4:11 pm

hurshy

yeah what is with them anj - 3 easy ones and then i'm completely stuck!!!

4:11 pm

stidmatt

thanx hurshy!

4:11 pm

MikeyInBerlin

a word that didn't *need* any correction, ecco.....and *you* are the one who has made a big deal out of nothing, sheesh! and thank you, btw; 'cos you've given Heinrich and i the best and biggest laugh we've had today, i'd say! :-D lmao!!!

4:11 pm

lola100

Anj, don't forget your P's and.... ; )

4:12 pm

hurshy

i swear i tried that before lola, but thanks

4:13 pm

inge

Well, Mickey, my husband and I chuckled along with you. He is a Germanic professor emeritus, I am a retired German instructor. Happens all the time.

4:13 pm

hurshy

still leaves 2 though

4:13 pm

mab

Here is my bag o' plagues. Fun, huh?

4:13 pm

Anj

...already have those babe : )

4:13 pm

EasternBlue

Anj -
the entire country??

4:13 pm

MikeyInBerlin

oh really, Deutsch? :-o wow; i wonder who that could be??? you shouldn't really speak to people in Deutschland you know, Deutsch.....they don't know how to speak 'Deutsch' apparently! ;-) hehe; can't stop laughing over that one!

4:13 pm

MikeyInBerlin

lol; yes, Inge.....i'm sure you did!!! :-D

4:13 pm

jbp

it's the last 2 ce ones

4:13 pm

lola100

babe, try adding opp of common?

4:14 pm

hurshy

yay for lola!!!

4:14 pm

scatty

Mikey, did you find my msn to add to yours

4:14 pm

mab

Me too, Anj!

4:14 pm

evanonut

ingy thingy!

4:14 pm

Deutsch

Yes, and now I need to send a file. Back in a mo

4:14 pm

lola100

*lola shakes her pom poms!!!*

4:15 pm

stidmatt

Same with Englisch. Das ist weird.

4:15 pm

lola100

EB...LOL! : D ...the entire country...*shakes head*

4:15 pm

Anj

...woot! Us have been subjugated and I stand tall, proud, with a suitably ripped t-shirt to look good on the posters : )

4:15 pm

jbp

hah! genau!

4:15 pm

lola100

*lola swoons*

4:15 pm

mab

ha! Well said, stidmatt.

4:16 pm

stidmatt

The last line was English/Deutsch polyglot.

4:16 pm

walnutchen

hi all... still didn't ce6/24... is there a double consonant in the middle?

4:16 pm

lola100

...hey! isn't that MY t-shirt??

4:16 pm

scatty

all i ever learned in German was to order drinks in a pub

4:16 pm

KatieMcG

Ok I am being really thick (but I know you will all forgive me this) but what is MSN and do you need to pay to use it? (honestly I do hold down a responsible job!! :) )

4:16 pm

EasternBlue

*crawls out from under her desk, looks outside window & sees the slain residents of her country as decimated by Mr. Anj*

4:16 pm

hot pimp

this game is pimp just like me!

4:16 pm

walnutchen

es6? es7?

4:17 pm

hurshy

no there isn't walnut :) (unless there's more than one...)

4:17 pm

Jera

Very busy this afternoon... I can't see anyone's icon it's changing faster than it can fully load!

4:17 pm

lola100

ce6...ce4/5 plus 'them or ***' : )

4:17 pm

jbp

es 6 is when the bunny visits

4:17 pm

KatieMcG

I went to Germany a few weeks ago and the only German I needed was please and thank you and white wine!! Lovely people fantastic visit

4:17 pm

walnutchen

thansk lola

4:18 pm

lola100

es6...es plus **** grilled : )

4:18 pm

jbp

ummm, ce6...ce4/5 plus 'them or ***' : )??

4:18 pm

Jera

I'd love to travel outside my own country... thinking of making a run up to Canada when it gets too hot down here... it's only about a 9 hour drive!

4:19 pm

lola100

jbp, or...the first two letters of where our american friends are from?

4:19 pm

EasternBlue

katie - MSN (or AIM or Yahoo! Messenger) are all instant message (or IM) tools...it's like Babble chat without the game...

4:19 pm

hurshy

loly, he's just teasing you bc you used 3 asterisks instead of 2

4:20 pm

KatieMcG

EasternBlue - thank you I will give it a go.

4:20 pm

walnutchen

thanks jbp!

4:20 pm

stidmatt

Ich spechen genau kleine deutsch.
Stidmama speche Guten tag!

4:20 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ja; of course, KatieW.....most people here speak English as well.....except perhaps some of the more elderly generation; the younger people have learned it in school, of course :-)

4:21 pm

lola100

good grief, LOL! Well, I suppose if I can't use asterixes (sp??) PROPERLY.....

4:21 pm

jbp

lo lo lo lo Lola,
I got that one. it's the last 2 ce ones that are thwarting me

4:21 pm

walnutchen

ok... just two left... cr5/22 and es5/10 (I have the one that sounds like the day when the bunny visits... need the other one!)

4:21 pm

scatty

i'm off to Holland at the end of May and to Germany in August to stay with a friend

4:21 pm

KatieMcG

Jera - I've been really lucky and been to some absolutely fantastic places abroad, mind you your country is a touch larger than ours!!

4:21 pm

walnutchen

any help would be great. thanx

4:22 pm

MikeyInBerlin

'ich spreche', stidmatt ;-) otherwise, not too bad! :-)

4:22 pm

hurshy

es 5/10 prounounce second letter, make pl
cr 5/22 welsh, no vowels :)

4:22 pm

lola100

the last two ce's sound like opp of brother and end in vowel and vowel plus plural : )

4:22 pm

mab

I love your little 'ja,' Mikey.

4:22 pm

stidmatt

danke.

4:22 pm

scatty

walnut, cr5, its the green stuff that is always served with any kind of food in a restaurant

4:22 pm

jbp

do you mean the jewish queen at Purim aka something we learned about in biology with lipids and stuff?

4:22 pm

scatty

looks like clover

4:23 pm

Merk

Walnut, I am missing that pesky cr 5/22 as well.

4:23 pm

KatieMcG

Mikey - what most impressed me was that they could go into such good technical detail when showing us round the sites and factory in a second language, it really made me feel bad about the my lack of skill.

4:23 pm

MikeyInBerlin

'Stidmama sagt Guten Tag', oder 'Stidmama sprecht sehr gut'?

4:23 pm

lola100

mab, I love his 'ja' too! no wait, isn't that how this whole thing started?? ; )

4:24 pm

Merk

Mental block--green stuff in a restaurant?

4:24 pm

scatty

walnut, es5 , es4 then use second letter twive

4:24 pm

stidmatt

Stidmama sagt Guten Tag.

4:24 pm

hurshy

no merk, that is not the 5/22. the 5/22 has no vowels. just monkey for the points.

4:25 pm

MikeyInBerlin

sure, KatieW; but when you learn another language all through school from the time you start til you graduate, or at the very least from about the age of adolescence til the time you finally graduate school altogether, well.....you should be very fluent/conversant in it by then.....plus, watching TV shows from English-speaking countries helps, too :-)

4:25 pm

mab

Merk: water cr5/7(pl)

4:25 pm

lola100

cr5/22...no vowels! cr plus 'come **** us' but leave out the vowel : )

4:25 pm

scatty

merk, really small green stuff, looks like clover, or what women wear in the summer(all in one) change the first letter

4:26 pm

EasternBlue

stidmatt - please say hi to stidmama for me!!

4:26 pm

Merk

And what does that cr word mean anyway?

4:26 pm

faeriekae

Lola-great clue!!!

4:26 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ach.....ok, stidmatt; ich verstehe jetzt! ;-)

4:26 pm

EasternBlue

Parsley???

4:26 pm

snowyowl

Merk -it is a Welsh word for crowd

4:27 pm

stidmatt

gut.

4:27 pm

Merk

Thanx. I got it.

4:27 pm

scatty

cr5/22 are in the nine leftland corner of grid(top)

4:27 pm

scatty

sorry RIGHT hand corner

4:28 pm

walnutchen

Merk: I guess its an instrument?

"the crwth is a medieval bowed lyre and ranks as one of wales's most exotic traditional instruments. it has six strings tuned g g' c' c d' d'' and a flat bridge and fingerboard. the gut strings produce a soft purring sound, earthy but tender. the melody is played on four of the six strings, with the other two acting as plucked or bowed drones and the octave doublings producing a constant chordal accompaniment. "

4:28 pm

scatty

Mikey did you get my msn

4:29 pm

walnutchen

sorry
didn't mean to post the answer!
doh!

4:29 pm

MikeyInBerlin

well; not going to finish this grid tonight.....we're off to bed now, like good little boys! ;-) hehe!

4:29 pm

Atalante

well no-one should have trouble with that word any more!

4:29 pm

stidmatt

Gut nacht Mikey.

4:29 pm

MikeyInBerlin

oh sorry, Scatty; no, i didn't? :-/ you can add me, if you lik, by this address: mikeyinberlin@yahoo.de

4:29 pm

lola100

'bye mikey : )

4:30 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ach; make that 'if you like'.....my typing suffers at this late hour! :-P

4:30 pm

EasternBlue

Mikey -
so long, farewell, auf weidersein (I know the spelling is incorrect!!)...goodnight...!!

4:30 pm

walnutchen

sorry sorry... copy and paste, thats what happens..! doh!

4:30 pm

KatieMcG

Goodnight Mikey

4:30 pm

sandr

evening all - i'm languishing on 173 words and finding it very slow going. Can anyone give clues for the ur's?

4:30 pm

mab

Later Mikey.

4:30 pm

MikeyInBerlin

stidmatt: gute Nacht, oder gut'nacht! ;-)

4:30 pm

scatty

ok, have a good night, see you tomorrow

4:30 pm

Atalante

lol walnut, its probably a good thing for everyone's sake!

4:31 pm

stidmatt

okay.

4:31 pm

EasternBlue

hi sandr!

I'm of no use for the grid...I'm just here to chat today!!

4:31 pm

Jera

Katie... it's much more convenient to visit another country when the countries are smaller! Going to another country for you is like going to another state for us!

4:31 pm

snowyowl

night Mikey!
Wow walnutchen! The def I got was just -middle Welsh for crowd LOL! Languages don't come much more weird than Welsh !

4:31 pm

MikeyInBerlin

EasternBlue: 'auf Wiedersehen' :-)

4:32 pm

walnutchen

Thanks for the kind words, Atalante... as a seasoned Babbler, I should know better!

4:32 pm

sandr

yep eastern i knew i shouldn't have started when i saw the count, but by that time i'd already started inputting words!

4:32 pm

mari

cr5/22 is NOT A WORD

4:33 pm

KatieMcG

Temper Temper Mari!!! It's a good job the answer was posted otherwise I would have been here until Tuesday trying to find it.

4:33 pm

inge

ur 6: ur + 1st and 3rd person plural form of to be, next one is plural.

4:34 pm

EasternBlue

thanks Mikey!!

g'night to you & Heinrich!!

4:34 pm

stidmama

hi all -- back for a little.

Mikey: stidmama sprecht nur ein bischen... aber versteht mehr...

4:34 pm

EasternBlue

sandr - I' m resisting by NOT looking at the grid!! : )

4:34 pm

Jera

Refresh for a picture of a guy holding a cr5/22... FYI

4:35 pm

stidmama

auf wiedersehen Mikey!

4:35 pm

lola100

Anj? Are you still awake??

4:35 pm

EasternBlue

hi stidmama...!!

Mikey might be gone...

4:35 pm

inge

I think Mickey has called it a loooong day, and has gone night-night.

4:35 pm

Jera

Mikey, are you leaving? Good night!

4:36 pm

EasternBlue

lola - he battled the entire US...I think he's exhausted!! : )

4:36 pm

stidmama

hello EasternBlue! what does your icon say? it's pretty.

4:36 pm

lola100

LOL!

4:37 pm

EasternBlue

stid - I'm not really sure...it was on a website describing Passover...I thought it was pretty too, that's why I picked it!!

4:38 pm

mab

It says Pesach.

4:38 pm

EasternBlue

thanks mab!!
Happy Passover!

4:39 pm

stidmama

thanks mab!

4:39 pm

mab

Thank you EB, and a happy Easter to you.

4:39 pm

Anj

Just off net-trotting. Off to soditoku then???

4:40 pm

scatty

night everyone, see you in the morning

4:40 pm

stidmatt

Night scatty!

4:40 pm

KatieMcG

Night Scatty

4:40 pm

mab

Night scatty.

4:40 pm

EasternBlue

Nightie night scatty!!

Anj - sudoku isn't too bad today...

4:40 pm

lola100

No, I was waiting for you babe.

4:40 pm

Jera

{{{snowyowl}}}

You're Welsh... have you ever played a cr5/22??

4:41 pm

stidmama

good night scatty!

4:42 pm

EasternBlue

well kids...since I'm not actually doing the grid, and my conf. call just ended (who calls a conf. call at 5:00 I ask you??)...I'm going to head for home!

G'night, G'morning, G'afternoon, G'evening for all!!

{{{{{{{{{all}}}}}}}}} }}

4:42 pm

lola100

I'm going to check out sudoku...bye : )

4:42 pm

snowyowl

sweet dreams -scatty
LOl Jera! Not that I can remember!!!! My musical talent is restricted to playing Chopsticks on the piano & I haven't done that since about 1968!

4:42 pm

mab

Bye Eastern!

4:43 pm

snowyowl

Bye EB - lovely to see you again!! (((X)))

4:43 pm

KatieMcG

Night EasternBlue, have a good Easter

4:43 pm

stidmatt

So long EasternBlue!

4:43 pm

stidmama

bye EB! :-)

4:44 pm

Uneaixoise

have a good weekend, EB!

4:44 pm

snowyowl

Bye Lola - have fun!!!!!! Hopr to see you again over the Easter weekend. If not - Happy Easter - Think of me - got 10 for lunch on Sunday

4:46 pm

Jera

Oh well, worth asking... you have a better chance than me... I'm sticking to bagpipes!

4:46 pm

snowyowl

We could probably make a fair old sound between us then Jera!

4:46 pm

hurshy

atalante, you around? 18 left...you?

4:48 pm

Atalante

wah! I wish! 40

4:48 pm

hurshy

make that 16.

4:48 pm

snowyowl

LOL - Ive got 182!!!

4:49 pm

mab

I play recorder extremely badly. May I join the band, Jera and snowy? If we all play badly, maybe people will think we're just very exotic.

4:49 pm

hurshy

ata how come you've been "away" for so long?

4:50 pm

stidmatt

I've got 91.

4:50 pm

Merk

Is anyone else having problems with at 4/4?

4:50 pm

Atalante

dunno really! did soduko. had dinner. walked the dog. tried drawing coruscant. etc!

4:50 pm

stidmama

good for you, sweetie! do you think you can top 100 today?

4:51 pm

hurshy

it's just ... the motel in psycho without the first letter

4:51 pm

snowyowl

You'd be very welcome Mab! LOL If we busked perhaps people would pay us to go away!

4:51 pm

stidmatt

No, 191. WAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!!!

4:51 pm

Judi

Happy, Passover and Easter, fellow Babblers.

4:51 pm

stidmama

hello Judi!

are those green peeps?

4:51 pm

Merk

Oh, I found it. I didn't know you could put a plural on a past tense. Still learning here.

4:51 pm

hurshy

how's the pic coming out?

4:51 pm

stidmatt

Hello Judi

4:52 pm

snowyowl

Hi Judi!

4:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi snowy! going home now - won't return to work until tuesday! happy appropriate holiday to all!

4:52 pm

Atalante

it'll get there I think

4:52 pm

mab

Hi Judi. Love peeps.

4:52 pm

Judi

Stidmama, they are indeed PEEPS. Supposed to be yellow, but- the picture is a little green.

4:52 pm

Jera

How about the Babbler Band... let's make it as widespread culturally as possible... shoot, I'll give the cr5/22 a shot... I play the zither...

4:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

mmmmmmmmmmmmmjudi - now i will have to get s ome for the ride home - lol~

4:52 pm

stidmama

Happy Days Off, TempleOwl! :-)

Happy Spring!

4:52 pm

Judi

Personally, I hate all things marshmallow, but they are fun to torture in the microwave.

4:53 pm

mab

Greens are good for one, Judi.

Happy holidays, Temple! Bye.

4:53 pm

snowyowl

Bye TO have a lovely holiday!!!!!!!!!!

4:54 pm

ch1212

I can strum guitar, jera

4:54 pm

stidmama

mab, been trying to figure out your icon... my eyes aren't as focused as i wish.

4:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

check this out: www.peepresearch.org

4:54 pm

KatieMcG

Are you still on Mari? How many have you got left to go?

4:54 pm

Deutsch

I play the piano very poorly. But i'm a virtuoso in babble land
Hi again

4:54 pm

Jera

So let's weigh in on a timely issue... PEEPS... yea or nay??

A big NAY for me... they are like munching sand...

4:55 pm

snowyowl

LOL Jera I would probably be better on the tambourine -I always wanted one with ribbons.

4:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

or this - this one is the bomb! www.millikin.edu/staley/fluff/ peep_research.html

4:55 pm

Jera

I'm sorry I should read the chat more closely before jumping in...

4:55 pm

ch1212

oh, the Peeps have their own website with flash media, and you can send free peep cards too. Don't have the website, but you could google it.

4:55 pm

stidmatt

I play the Trumpet and Piano.

4:55 pm

stidmama

peeps -- yay, if only for the "gross" factor! the only crunchy/sandy/sweet/stale candy that's ever been so popular!

4:55 pm

stidmatt

Tell them what you play Mom!

4:55 pm

Jera

You got it snowy... we made some in Girl Scouts, ribbons & all!

4:56 pm

ch1212

s'okay, jera -- I vote NAY on peeps too, but my beloved loves them.

4:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

these are experiments using peeps - like nuking them

4:56 pm

Jera

*whispers*

sssshhhhhhhhhh.. . Gwyd has fallen asleep...

4:56 pm

KatieMcG

Any clues for Ch 6/33, 7/48 & 8/65 (I am assuming they are all related) Pls.

4:56 pm

mab

peeps -- good in small quantities, like eating granulated sugar straight from the bag, except sticky.

Zither! That's great Jera.

4:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

two thumbs way up on the peeps issue!

4:57 pm

Deutsch

Nuking peeps is an EAster Tradition where we celebrate!

4:57 pm

Jera

*gives Temple Owl all the peeps in my Easter Basket*

4:57 pm

sandr

im giving up at 182. have a fabulous holiday weekend all. Enjoy.

4:57 pm

hurshy

katie, to pay your bill you write a ch6
to play a game "king me!" you need ch8 (ch7 singular)

4:57 pm

Jera

What happens when you nuke them? Do they explode?

*chortles evilly*

4:57 pm

mari

Katie you sign enough of them!!

4:58 pm

snowyowl

We could do quite well then stidmatt! Can you play them both together!lol My daughter oplays piano & violin & recorder. There is a video of her in a time capsule, buried somewhere, playing the recorder through her nose. Not a pretty sight!

4:58 pm

stidmama

very poorly -- recorder, crumhorn, piano, guitar, pennywhistle, chanter, fife/flute... quite surprisingly good at singing, though!

4:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

mmumhmmmm...
*waves bye to sandr*

4:58 pm

Jera

Maybe we should put my Sprite on the cr5/22... she plays violin...

4:58 pm

mab

Bye sandr. A happy holiday to you as well!

4:58 pm

hurshy

ok, asking for help now. i have ra9 and re9, what is the other?

4:59 pm

Deutsch

It's fun to watch, Jera! They don't really explode so much as grow in size.

4:59 pm

snowyowl

Happy easter -sandr!
Gosh stidmama -you could be a one woman band!

4:59 pm

Atalante

wh9/84

4:59 pm

Jera

Oh my... like circus peanuts?

4:59 pm

KatieMcG

mari - frighteningly I got that one straight away. Fuggles is now up and in his ball.

5:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

refresh!

5:00 pm

boreetos

hi kids!!!

5:00 pm

harpjane

Hi! Does anyone know how many Q's there are TOTAL today (not just first letter)? Just wondering. Thanks.

5:00 pm

KatieMcG

Hurshy - thanks for the clue, but clearly Mari knows me well!! :)

5:01 pm

Deutsch

Hi boreetos!

5:01 pm

Merk

I can't believe it. I finished before suppertime. But not without your help. Thanx so much one and all. Again, after 268 words, I wish there were bells and whistles.

5:01 pm

boreetos

PEEPS!!!!

5:01 pm

boreetos

hey d, hows it going?

5:01 pm

Sherylr1961

evening all
how goes it?
I was hoping for a clue for the ch 7 or the 8 pls and ty

5:02 pm

Judi

Ur 5 and 6... clues? Because I sure have no idea.

5:02 pm

boreetos

tweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet!!! (whistle)
ding dong ding dong!!!! (bells)

5:02 pm

ch1212

sheryl r, good one for that ch just below in the log, for the ch6 -- now just add endings...

5:02 pm

chic

16 Q's Harp!

5:02 pm

hurshy

does the 9 start like the 7's???

5:03 pm

snowyowl

Hi boreetos!
congrats Merk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!
Hi Sheryl!

5:03 pm

Atalante

yup

5:03 pm

stidmatt

~~~~~MERK~~~~~~
~~~FIREWORKS~~ ~~

5:03 pm

hurshy

i thought i TRIED that before!!! ok got it.

5:04 pm

Atalante

a clue for the ra9 in return?

5:04 pm

Jera

We get good mileage from the Qu today!

5:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

now how could u not love creatures as adorable as this?

5:04 pm

hurshy

similar trick with ra7 :)

5:04 pm

Deutsch

boreetos, Mikey has been keeping me away from babble. But I never finish the big ones, anyway.
How's by you?

5:04 pm

inge

Ur cluesd: add the third person plural form of to be

5:05 pm

Atalante

wah! haven't got the ra7 yet!

5:05 pm

hurshy

the state of being uncooked...

5:06 pm

inge

Ra 6 ff. all have to do with uncooked meat

5:06 pm

boreetos

pretty splendid, no I never finish them either. That's not really my intent most of the time though. Most of the time its just for the silliness and whatnot.

5:06 pm

mab

Yay Merk!!!!!!!!!!!

5:06 pm

hurshy

15 to go and 5 of them 8's... :(

5:07 pm

Deutsch

I agree, boreetos. We can get rather silly
Yea! Merk!

5:07 pm

inge

CorrectionL ra 5, 7 and 9 have to do with uncooked

5:08 pm

inge

I have to create something for supper. Will be back later to help

5:08 pm

Sherylr1961

i must be dense can't get that clue

5:08 pm

stidmama

YAY Merk!

5:08 pm

harpjane

peeps are all glippy when they get nuked!

5:08 pm

Deutsch

See you later, Inge!

5:09 pm

Deutsch

Glippy is a good word, harpjane!

5:09 pm

Judi

Sorry to repeat, but I need a clue for the ur5 & 6. Assuming the 6 is a plural.

5:09 pm

boreetos

yes glippy.

i dont get that ra uncooked clue either, I mean U think i get the first three letters, but where to go there has be boggled.

5:09 pm

stidmama

bye inge...

5:09 pm

snowyowl

sheryl -the stat of being happy is happi****
The state of being uncooked is ra*****

5:09 pm

harpjane

Yes, glippy is a new babble word! Check out the log at the flip!

5:10 pm

inge

RA words: same three beginning letters, 5 add the adverb ending, 7 make noun of it, 9 pluralize,

5:10 pm

hurshy

ur5 - a deadly poison without the c at the beginning (just had to say that)... u + uncommon

5:10 pm

hurshy

ack, the dreaded 14 again!

5:10 pm

Sherylr1961

lol, snowy ty for the word but i am working on the ch 7 I know it has something do do with a game "king me"

5:11 pm

Deutsch

Thanks, snowy, that one did it!

5:11 pm

boreetos

that makes much more sense!!!

5:11 pm

hurshy

there are two games in the puzzle that use the same board ch5 and ch8 :)

5:11 pm

stidmama

Sheryl -- it's a British spelling, not American (can't remember which one you maple leafs use)

5:11 pm

Judi

Thanks, Hurshy. Thought I tried that earlier. Apparently not!

5:12 pm

Sherylr1961

got it thank you was not thinking of that one, but the other

5:13 pm

Sherylr1961

always the brit spelling

5:13 pm

stidmama

oh yeah, I got a 9... only 2 9s, 6 8s, 9 7s.... and assorted smaller ones to go!

5:13 pm

boreetos

poisen, huh? You know iocane powder is one the more deadly poisens known to man.

5:14 pm

Jera

Whew... finally got all the nasty little ch's...

5:14 pm

snowyowl

Princess Bride Boreetos?

5:14 pm

Sherylr1961

I am soooooooooo glad today is "Friday", lol, the afternoon at work just dragged and dragged

5:14 pm

hurshy

but iocane comes from australia, as everyone knows, and australia is entirely peopled with criminals, and criminals are not trusted - as you are not trusted by me!

5:15 pm

boreetos

"inhale this, but do not touch"
"I smell nothing"
"what you do not smell is called Iocane powder. Tasteless, odorless and dissolves instantly in liquids."

5:15 pm

Jera

I wasn't thinking of the ch8 = the game, I was thinking people who write ch6/33's

5:15 pm

hurshy

truly you have a dizzying intellect.

5:16 pm

snowyowl

We watched for the umpteenth time on Sunday last & I finished the book about a month ago.

5:16 pm

boreetos

you commited on of the classic blunders! the most of which is never get incolved in a land war in Asia, but only slightly less well known is never go in against a Cicilian when death is on the line!!!!!

5:16 pm

Sherylr1961

lmao the cr 5 is a funny word

5:16 pm

stidmama

wa 6/30 and us 6/30? please?

5:16 pm

hurshy

they were both poisoned. i spent the last few years building up an immunity to iocane powder.

5:17 pm

hurshy

whee, 13!

5:17 pm

LeslieAnn

who are you?
i am no one to be trifled with.

5:17 pm

stidmatt

us 6/30 is plural of us 5/18.

5:17 pm

hurshy

hey leslie!!

5:18 pm

stidmama

okay, so I need help on the us 5 too...

5:18 pm

LeslieAnn

hullo.

5:18 pm

boreetos

wait til I get going!

speaking of which, break time is over, and I must return to work. Thanks for sharing in the Princess Bride related shenanigans. that's a great movie. See you all on Monday. Have a great weekend and an awesome Easter!!!!

5:18 pm

snowyowl

HI LeslieAnn

5:18 pm

hurshy

the fact that nobody has asked for clues for the 13 i have left all day long worries me. they must be obvious.

5:19 pm

KatieMcG

Have a good weekend Boreetos

5:19 pm

mab

You too Boreetos! Bye!

5:19 pm

snowyowl

Bye Boreetos and a Happy Easter to you

5:19 pm

boreetos

I know who you are, your cruelty reveals everything. You're the Dread Pirate Roberts! Admit it!

With pride.

bye kids!

5:19 pm

hurshy

bye boreetos!

5:19 pm

snowyowl

AS YOU WISH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

5:19 pm

KatieMcG

Hurshy - we probably just haven't got to them ;)

5:20 pm

Sherylr1961

bye boreetos see ya

5:20 pm

hurshy

have fun storming the castle!

5:20 pm

stidmatt

Bye boreetos! (I remembered!)

5:20 pm

Deutsch

later boreetos!

5:20 pm

stidmama

bye boreetos!

5:20 pm

LeslieAnn

i'm not a witch, i'm your wife!

5:21 pm

hurshy

and after what you just said i'm not even sure i wanna be that anymore!

5:21 pm

stidmatt

Rodents of unusual size.

5:21 pm

hurshy

i don't believe they exist.

5:21 pm

LeslieAnn

chocolate coating... makes it go down easier

5:21 pm

snowyowl

LOL LeslieAnn I've been saying that to my husband for 29 years and he STILL doesn't believe me

5:21 pm

hurshy

but... you shouldn't go in swimming after for what? an hour? yeah... a good hour

5:21 pm

Deutsch

Hi Leslie ann!

5:22 pm

stidmatt

Come on! They are in the forest!

5:22 pm

LeslieAnn

hello

5:23 pm

hurshy

stidmatt - i got attacked by one right after i said that, of course...

5:23 pm

lola100

how're you doing hursh? Need any help? : )

5:23 pm

hurshy

oh loly, you have no idea! only how to ask for help with no list?

5:23 pm

LeslieAnn

just with the ROUSes...

5:24 pm

LeslieAnn

anybody want a peanut?

5:24 pm

hurshy

i'm missing two of the qu's...

5:24 pm

stidmatt

So.... They got you too... they must be angry about something,
Come on Charles! Here unusual big ugly rodent!

5:24 pm

lola100

well, what letters are you missing?

5:25 pm

hurshy

lol... imagine this: "cr5/22". "you keep using that word. i do not think it means what you think it means."

5:26 pm

LeslieAnn

hmmm... i'll have to find that one

5:26 pm

KatieMcG

Any clues for the dr 6/39 and the next dr 5/20 please

5:26 pm

kimberblue

I brought three white horses in case you found the lady

and i see you found the lady

hello lady

5:26 pm

lola100

well hursh, there are qu5 x 5, qu6 x 5, qu7 x 5 and qu8 x 1 : )

5:26 pm

Jera

So what if you're a wife AND a witch?? Hmmmmm...?

5:27 pm

hurshy

dr 5 southern accent, dr6 adj based on same, dr5 created a picture

5:27 pm

stidmatt

Aw man... blah blah blah... I am really liking... blah blah blah... My wife was... blah blah blah.
There is a clue.

5:27 pm

Jera

KatieW, we are at about the same place on the puzzle...

5:27 pm

hurshy

i am missing a 6/7 combo i think. what is the weirdest?

5:27 pm

coRRale

wow! wr 8/70

5:28 pm

stidmatt

The last entry was the clue for Katie W.

5:28 pm

lola100

hursh, the first two qu plus two vowels etc : )

5:28 pm

stidmatt

Plural of wr 6/36.

5:28 pm

stidmama

i can't keep my eyes open... naptime. see you later!

5:30 pm

LeslieAnn

night, mama

5:30 pm

KatieMcG

stidmatt & hursy - TY TY TY

5:30 pm

Deutsch

later stid!

5:30 pm

hurshy

say that slower loly... am i supposed to do qu plus 2 vowels, or the second qu word plus two vowels?

5:31 pm

Anj

*bleat*

5:31 pm

mari

Please please I only need 3 - re7/40 re9/72 re8/55 then I can go to bed!!

5:31 pm

hurshy

ah, nvm, got them.

5:31 pm

lola100

sorry hursh! qu plus **** dynamic...or a yummy chocolate bar but ending in a different vowel : )

5:32 pm

Deutsch

bark

5:32 pm

hurshy

mari - you just made an re7 of us, so you are an re9, and after this you'll be done so you won't make any more re8

5:32 pm

snowyowl

sweet dreams stidmama

5:32 pm

KatieMcG

Sorry Mari I don't have any of them. Fuggles is now in his playpen & very unimpressed!

5:32 pm

LeslieAnn

moo?

5:33 pm

hurshy

missing one d - what's weird? :)

5:33 pm

kimberblue

i cant get the wr/8

5:33 pm

Anj

Mari, they are all based on the re7 word meaning to ask : )

5:34 pm

coRRale

thanks!

5:34 pm

macuser

okay hurshy, what are you missing?

5:34 pm

Haz1558

wr8 - present tense verb form of word meaning either a tool used in mechanical things or to take something from one's grasp

5:35 pm

mari

Hurshy and Anj thanks a million pass the fish!!

5:35 pm

hurshy

1 D, 1 S, 2 C, 2 E, 2 R, 3 T from the bottom

5:35 pm

lola100

d plus opp of busy time?

5:36 pm

Babbler

Anj?? :D

5:36 pm

hurshy

got that loly

5:36 pm

Anj

HI Babs : )

5:36 pm

stidmatt

You forgot "So long!"

5:36 pm

macuser

Hurshy - how many th's do you have?

5:36 pm

ExWren

Phew! I've never seen so many q's

5:36 pm

snowyowl

Hi Haz & Babbler!

5:37 pm

hurshy

all of em mac, that's why i said 3 t's from the bottom :)

5:37 pm

Haz1558

Good evening,snowyowl!

5:37 pm

Babbler

Anj, I had a problem with my pc and I'm running avg. found 2 viruses. Java/OpenStream. One is embedded, the other is in archive. Isee from the net I don't have to worry about the archive one, but what do I do about the embedded one? do you know? :D:D:D

5:38 pm

macuser

hurshy - you're missing the tr's then?

5:38 pm

hurshy

maybe - i only have 2 tr 5/10's...

5:39 pm

ExWren

mac, there are ten th's

5:39 pm

macuser

you need tr8/40

5:39 pm

hurshy

she knows, exwren :) she's playing "guess what hurshy would miss"

5:40 pm

Deutsch

I keep getting distracted. Hi to all yet again.

5:40 pm

Anj

Babs, Java files, especially the .jar files are shown as viruses with AVG regularly. I usually delete my .jar folder in Java before running AVG as it restores itself when you connect on-line anyway : )

5:40 pm

macuser

Thank you ExWren, I know. I'm done with the grid... I'm just helping hurshy

5:41 pm

Babbler

thanks Anj. :) how do I do that? delete .jar files from Java?

5:41 pm

snowyowl

Hi Ex Wren

5:41 pm

macuser

ExWren - your icon is so appropriate for today! :)

5:41 pm

hurshy

is it a normal word?? :)

5:42 pm

hurshy

got it got it!

5:42 pm

macuser

hurshy - add on to one of the 5/10's

5:42 pm

ExWren

Sorry mac, I thought | was being helpful. I can't believe anyone has finished, I still have 112 to find!

5:42 pm

macuser

lol, you always get it before I can answer

5:43 pm

hurshy

ok so the other 2 t's are te or ta if that's all the tr's. i have 8 te's

5:43 pm

LeslieAnn

yeah, think slower hurshy!

5:43 pm

macuser

No problem ExWren - I always appreciate help :)

5:43 pm

hurshy

lol leslie

5:44 pm

macuser

Hurshy - surely you have the two ts's

5:44 pm

ExWren

Yes mac, but today it also applies to te's and se's etc.

5:44 pm

hurshy

yes mac so te or ta

5:45 pm

macuser

lol, so true, ExWren

5:46 pm

macuser

do you have the te8/40?

5:46 pm

hurshy

yup

5:46 pm

hurshy

8 te's...

5:46 pm

macuser

both of them?

5:47 pm

LeslieAnn

this puzzle is biased against pirate-speak... won't take "thar" as in "thar she blows"

5:47 pm

Anj

Babs, just use your explorer. It's under:

Local drive C:
documents and settings
your name
applications data
Sun
Java
Deployment
Cacje
Javapi
v1.0 (or whatever)
Jar - just delete that folder.

5:47 pm

hurshy

no you didn't say there were 2!! :) ok i have te 8/40 latin pl of prev te7

5:48 pm

macuser

You're missing two te's

5:49 pm

Jera

Taking a break for dinner with 40 to go... gonna be a close one if I do get to finish!

5:49 pm

hurshy

maybe a 6 with an es pl for 8?

5:49 pm

macuser

the other te8 looks like a double plural of the word above it... a te6/18

5:50 pm

KatieMcG

Ok it pains me to do this but I am giving up for the night. it is nearly midnight and the white wine is starting to kick in. Have a good Easter and I will see you tomorrow, though will be on early as I am going out tomorrow night.

5:51 pm

snowyowl

swet dreams katie

5:51 pm

LeslieAnn

bye katie!

5:52 pm

Deutsch

bye katie!

5:52 pm

hurshy

hmm... only way i can think to make a double pl is terresae which ain't going

5:53 pm

hurshy

oh got it but now i still need one other cause i had that 6

5:53 pm

macuser

not that te6/18

5:53 pm

periwinkle

Hi everyone!! clue for the wh9/84 please

5:54 pm

Deutsch

I'm heading out, too!
see you all again soon!

5:54 pm

hurshy

Aha - done with the t's, thank you mac, sorry i'm so slow today.

5:54 pm

LeslieAnn

bye deutsch!

5:54 pm

hurshy

peri - pl of a wh7

5:54 pm

Babbler

thanks Anj!! :D done! I was worried cos Lime is java and I got confused. Thanks!!

5:55 pm

hurshy

alrighty, how bout my one lonely d. i have no d8's, are there any?

5:55 pm

periwinkle

hurshy, well I only have one wh7 and it is the wrong one

5:55 pm

hurshy

the other 7 is same except last letter peri

5:56 pm

macuser

good hurshy because I was running out of options :)

5:56 pm

Anj

Sorted : ) Right, i'm off to bed with a book. Catch you all later : )

5:56 pm

macuser

okay hurshy, you need 2 r's, right?

5:57 pm

hurshy

night anj! got my t's!

5:57 pm

renfield

hi and bye all

5:57 pm

macuser

Bye Anj :) Sleep well

5:57 pm

periwinkle

thanks hurshy, that wh9 is a real stupidhead word

5:57 pm

Babbler

laters, Anj!! and no ironing for you tomorrow!! send it over here! lol :D thanks again

5:57 pm

hurshy

yes mac, one from top and one from 4th row

5:58 pm

hurshy

i agree peri

5:59 pm

hurshy

mac as far as lengths go i need 1 4, 1 8, 3 5, 3 6

5:59 pm

macuser

okay hurshy, let's establish this first - do you have all the 8's and 9's?

5:59 pm

snowyowl

night Anj!

5:59 pm

hurshy

lol, same wavelength... :)

5:59 pm

snowyowl

Hi renfield! Bye renfield!

6:00 pm

periwinkle

bbl

6:01 pm

macuser

do you have a ra5/12?

6:01 pm

hurshy

no!!! :)

6:01 pm

hurshy

got it! ty

6:03 pm

macuser

how many re's do you have?

6:04 pm

hurshy

11

6:04 pm

macuser

ra's?

6:05 pm

hurshy

19

6:05 pm

macuser

okay, that's the one - let me look

6:06 pm

macuser

ra6/21?

6:06 pm

EvaNadine

evenin babblers!

6:06 pm

hurshy

as in dan dan the anchorman? or a diff one? cause the one i need is from 4th row.

6:07 pm

LeslieAnn

yo eva

6:07 pm

macuser

that's right - let me look again

6:08 pm

macuser

how many ra6/18's do you have?

6:08 pm

EvaNadine

can you guys believe no one sells space heaters in mid-april?
geez!

;)

6:08 pm

LeslieAnn

hurshy, you better have a cookie or something for macuser when she's done helping you :)

6:08 pm

hurshy

lol evanadine

6:09 pm

macuser

lol, Leslie

6:09 pm

hurshy

3... a superlative, a plural, and one that's same as upcoming hol except first letter

6:09 pm

hurshy

hey, mac LIKES it :) but i will give brownies.

6:10 pm

macuser

you're missing a ra6/18

6:10 pm

ch1212

clue please for the se 7/28 (and I'm guessing the se 8/40 follows?) Thanks!

6:10 pm

Haz1558

se7/28 - describes a cutting action

6:11 pm

macuser

se7/28 - there are kitchen knives with this kind of blade

6:11 pm

hurshy

now THAT was just fishworthy, plural, so silly of me, deepest apologies mac

6:11 pm

macuser

much better clue, Haz :)

6:11 pm

snowyowl

Night All - Can't stay awake any longer - got just over half done -If I don't see you over the weekend have a blessed & peaceful one ((((XXXX))))

6:12 pm

LeslieAnn

night snowy!

6:12 pm

macuser

No apology necessary hurshy - I miss plurals all the time

6:12 pm

hurshy

what next, d, s, e, or c?

6:13 pm

macuser

s

6:13 pm

ch1212

thanks macuser and haz -- got them! Have to leave for Holy Thursday services -- back later.

6:13 pm

Haz1558

Bye ch1212.

6:14 pm

macuser

hurshy - I assume you have the sc

6:14 pm

hurshy

oh, the s is from the left

6:14 pm

hurshy

i forgot to say that :)

6:14 pm

macuser

oh, that narrows it down... NOT ;)

6:15 pm

hurshy

yeah i know it's awful...7 sq 9 su if that helps

6:15 pm

macuser

how many su's do you have?

6:16 pm

macuser

there are 10 su's

6:17 pm

hurshy

i have 1 su6 2 su5

6:17 pm

LeslieAnn

eek

6:18 pm

hurshy

nono i have 3 su5

6:19 pm

macuser

you need one more su5

6:19 pm

hurshy

based on my 6:17 wrong post or my 6:18 right post?

6:20 pm

macuser

right post

6:20 pm

hurshy

ok good

6:20 pm

macuser

there are 3 su5/12's and one su5/14

6:21 pm

LeslieAnn

hursh do you have su + a cheerleading cry?

6:21 pm

hurshy

i have just got it!

6:21 pm

macuser

great clue, Leslie!

6:22 pm

macuser

let's move on to the e's

6:22 pm

hurshy

ok one is 3rd row and one is 4th

6:23 pm

macuser

how many ec's do you have?

6:23 pm

hurshy

2

6:24 pm

macuser

there's one more

6:24 pm

macuser

ec6/27

6:26 pm

macuser

go north then northwest

6:27 pm

hurshy

aha - sorry, took me a bit to think about the points

6:28 pm

macuser

how many er's do you have?

6:28 pm

hurshy

8

6:29 pm

macuser

es's?

6:29 pm

hurshy

4

6:30 pm

macuser

bingo!

6:30 pm

hurshy

6,7,5,5

6:31 pm

macuser

there are two es5/10's

6:31 pm

hurshy

yes have those

6:31 pm

macuser

you're missing the 4/4

6:32 pm

hurshy

ok, silly me! that's the 4's done.

6:32 pm

macuser

okay now for the 'd'

6:33 pm

hurshy

i have no d8, is there an 8?

6:33 pm

macuser

yes, dr8/45

6:36 pm

macuser

it'll follow the 7

6:36 pm

talk24hr

hey everyone

6:37 pm

hurshy

FISH thank you mac!!!!
so that leaves a c 5/6 combo

6:37 pm

hurshy

at least i hope it is a combo

6:38 pm

macuser

how many ch's do you have?

6:39 pm

bookwyrmish

Good Evening!
Anyone got a clue for the ce6/24, cr5/22, and the second dr5/20?
They would bring me to only #%^* 100 to go!

6:39 pm

hurshy

15

6:39 pm

macuser

there you go!

6:39 pm

hurshy

ce 6/24 sounds like harry potter's godfather's name
cr 5/22 has no vowels, welsh instrument

6:40 pm

hurshy

ty mac, got 'em! all done now!!!! :) :)
you're the best!

6:40 pm

LeslieAnn

no vowels!! that's ridiculous

6:41 pm

macuser

dr5/20
if somebody goes on and on about something, it is long and dr*** out

6:41 pm

macuser

Way to go hurshy! Congrats! :)

6:42 pm

bookwyrmish

Hurshy,
Thanks! How long did it take you?

Sounds of earth shaking, people quaking, heavens blooming with fireworks...
for Hursh!

6:42 pm

talk24hr

congrats hurshy

6:42 pm

hurshy

do i want to know how long it took me? this is without the list, mind you, so it's embarrassingly long... let me think...

6:42 pm

macuser

okay, I'm going back to sudoku now... bye everyone!

6:43 pm

LeslieAnn

bye mac! have a good night!

6:43 pm

hurshy

bye and thanks again mac!

6:43 pm

LeslieAnn

hurshy give mac her brownie before she leaves!

6:44 pm

hurshy

8 hours ish... same as yesterday but more words, so not that bad i guess... grid was nicer

6:44 pm

bookwyrmish

Thanks mac,

6:44 pm

hurshy

oh, i think she's gone already but it's ok leslie, i will pop over to sudoku and give it to here there

6:46 pm

hurshy

oh my, the typo and the rampant use of grid words is appalling

6:46 pm

bookwyrmish

whew, hursh,
now I don't feel soooo out of my league!
--Book

6:47 pm

hurshy

book - if i had gotten the list when i slowed down i would estimate it would have taken about 2 hours.

6:48 pm

hurshy

i spent at least 5 of the hours on the last 26 words... :)

6:51 pm

sdcdew

Sorry I'm late to the party.. How many words total?

6:51 pm

talk24hr

i've gotten about 70 words with only using the list for a few words. now i'm stuck so i have to break out the list. i don't see any way i'll finish this

6:51 pm

hurshy

268

6:52 pm

bookwyrmish

A mere 268, dew

6:53 pm

sdcdew

Only 167 left. Great! How many points. I am looking for a moral victory and have been scoring big with some words.

6:53 pm

hurshy

4821 are available

6:53 pm

Haz1558

4821 points

6:54 pm

xena

How many words today?

6:54 pm

Haz1558

268

6:57 pm

stidmama

hurshy if you're still here --

YAY!

6:57 pm

xena

how many words today please?

6:57 pm

LeslieAnn

scroll down xena

6:57 pm

stidmama

hi all -- back from my nap, 82 words left...

6:57 pm

hurshy

ty stidmama :)

6:57 pm

marigold

Hi everyone.
I am having trouble finding the st8. Can anyone help.
Please.

6:58 pm

hurshy

st8 bad smells

6:58 pm

hurshy

oh my, it's marigold, the eldest of the elders

6:59 pm

stidmama

st 8 rhymes with wr 8

6:59 pm

stidmama

oh -- and hi!

6:59 pm

LeslieAnn

hi mama, have some good dreams?

7:01 pm

stidmama

so-so. kept hearing the kids "discussing" a game... :-)

7:02 pm

marigold

Hi hurshy. Got it right away with your clue

7:03 pm

marigold

Thanks hurshy

7:03 pm

hurshy

'tis an honor to chat with you, marigold.

7:06 pm

marigold

Me to. You always seem to give me the right clue.

7:07 pm

hurshy

*blush* don't compliment me, you'll inflate my head and i'll not be able to get out the door

7:21 pm

stidmama

okay, I am going to start asking for cluse... (fair warning)

I am stuck on (don't laugh) the last ar 7/28

and about 85 others...

7:22 pm

Haz1558

ar7/28 - comparative adjective related to the preceding ar4/4

7:23 pm

stidmama

Haz, thanks! I must have monkeytyped around that a hundred times!

(fish, please)

7:23 pm

musicmom

Ask away stid and then I can take the answers. hehehee. Hi all. Just got home from teaching. Greg and the girls are watching a movie I've already seen so I'm going to play.

7:23 pm

stidmama

hi again musicmom!

7:24 pm

Haz1558

Glad to help, stidmama - and hello musicmom!

7:24 pm

wassup

anyone with a clue for the sc 5/21?

7:25 pm

musicmom

sc5/22 upside down e in the dictionary

7:25 pm

OwlMovement

does anyone know how many words tonight?

7:25 pm

Haz1558

The sc5/21 - it's a phonetic symbol and also begins the Governor of California's surname.

7:25 pm

Haz1558

268 words

7:26 pm

stidmama

okay next set of fish dish...

ch 6/24 and 5/14 right after the "plural" version of the first ch...

7:26 pm

stidmama

evening, OwlMovement!

7:27 pm

Haz1558

ch6 and 6 - use even more r's!

7:27 pm

wassup

thanks, i had no idea that upside down e was called that. :)

7:27 pm

OwlMovement

hello.

7:28 pm

stidmama

Haz, you're great...

ea 5/10 -- I have the one that means a plural direction, missing the one next to that.

7:29 pm

Haz1558

ea5/10 - to have consumed food.

7:29 pm

stidmama

*facepalm*
*headbang*
*headdes k*

argh.

7:30 pm

wassup

totally taking those clues too haz. major head slap for me too. :)

7:30 pm

Haz1558

It's okay! It took me a second sweep of the grid to find it.

7:30 pm

artlady

good evening, folks!

7:31 pm

Haz1558

Good evening artlady!

7:31 pm

stidmama

:-) {{artlady}}

7:31 pm

musicmom

Hi art lady

7:33 pm

artlady

I hope I allowed enuf time...looks like a big one!

7:34 pm

Haz1558

There are lots of nice words in there, artlady - though some strange ones also!

7:35 pm

artlady

Well, no work tomorrow, so I can stay up late...4 1/2 hours until the new one!
*splash* just dove in..

7:35 pm

musicmom

cr5/22? Doesn't seem to be a way to the big point tiles.

7:36 pm

Haz1558

cr5/22 is a welsh word which has no vowels. Think of teenagers having a gro*** spurt, and use those letters.

7:37 pm

katmayo

In need of my last two words: te 6/18 and te 8/40. I would appreciate any hint(s). Thank you!

7:37 pm

artlady

ah, that wonderful Welsh W...

7:37 pm

musicmom

Wow thanks Haz. I wouldn't have monkeytyped that one in a million years.

7:38 pm

stidmama

te 6/18: the one I have is "more of" the te 5 preceeding, comparative adj

7:38 pm

stidmama

actually, the "w" in Welsh is the equivalent of "oo" (like goo) in English -- it is a vowel!

7:39 pm

Haz1558

I'm assuming the te 6 and te 8 are the ones beside each other. te6 - latin 'earth' with an anglicised plural (s), and the 8 is the plural of that.

7:43 pm

periwinkle

I'm back for a little while. help with the re7/40 and re9/72 and re8/55

7:43 pm

katmayo

Thanks for the help! Can I offer a clue or two to repay your kindness(es).

7:44 pm

Haz1558

re7/40 - to ask for something
re9 - the one who asks
re8 - asks for something

7:44 pm

bookwyrmish

You put in a re***** for help?

7:45 pm

Haz1558

Congratulations on finishing katmayo. I finished a little while ago and was just lurking for a little while.

7:45 pm

katmayo

Peri---when one asks for a favor they may re + a line from the play Man of La Mancha..." This is my Q......."

7:46 pm

musicmom

bravo katmayo

7:46 pm

OwlMovement

is there anything to do with that y in the corner?

7:46 pm

ExWren

Only 4 to go but i've run out of time.
If you have some quickies i need
cr5/22
se7/28
se8/40
te8/ 40
pleeeeeeaaase

7:47 pm

periwinkle

thanks for the help, found the re words and also anothe qu word.

7:47 pm

wassup

nothing starts with the y

7:47 pm

Haz1558

Nothing begins with the y but it is used in some words.

7:47 pm

musicmom

se 7 /8 combination. Edge on a bread knife

7:48 pm

OwlMovement

for te 8/40, think of te____ verde

7:48 pm

Haz1558

se8/40 - third person form of se7 - cutting action

7:48 pm

musicmom

there were recent clues for the te and the cr scroll down.

7:49 pm

Haz1558

There are two te8/40 - which one do you need?

7:51 pm

Haz1558

One te 8/40 looks like a mispelling of the stands where football fans congregrate (replace the c with a homonym)

7:52 pm

faeriekae

hey gang - Not a chance of finishing here but going for all the words I can get before bedtime. Sooooo I'm looking for the last qu word please
qu 6/27

7:52 pm

Haz1558

The other te8/40 - begins with the heroine *** of the d'Ubervilles, followed by period of time and a vowel ending.

7:53 pm

stidmama

qu 6/27: the things that knights of the round table went on...

7:53 pm

Haz1558

qu6/27 - is the plural of the adventurous qu5/16

7:54 pm

katmayo

the QU you are looking for can be a measure of milk you purchase plus an additional vowel to make it six letters.

7:54 pm

musicmom

brb

7:54 pm

faeriekae

thanks - got it.

7:55 pm

Haz1558

Ex-Wren - I noticed earlier in the log that there were dire threats issued against some of us who encouraged you to start. Do I still need to watch my back?!

7:56 pm

periwinkle

dr7/32 and dr8/45

7:57 pm

Haz1558

dr7/32 - either a piece of furniture or someone who helps you with your clothes
dr8 - with the help of the person above you will look this way

7:57 pm

inge

dr 7 is a piece of furniture, dr 8 comparative of dr 5/12

7:58 pm

ExWren

Thank you all for your help, I have finished at last.
As for you and your cronies Haz, just don't do it again.
Goodnight all, it is just about 2am and I'm going

7:58 pm

periwinkle

thanks Haz and inge

7:58 pm

stidmama

YAY ExWren!

7:58 pm

stidmama

((bye)))

7:58 pm

musicmom

LOL Haz.

7:58 pm

faeriekae

*~*~*~*~*EXWREN*~*~*~*

CONG RATULATIONS!!!

7:58 pm

Haz1558

Sorry! Ex-Wren, I will be good in future....

7:59 pm

inge

zzzzzzzzzzznight EX WREN

7:59 pm

ExWren

Anyway haz, isn't it past your bedtime as well?

8:00 pm

Sherylr1961

hello folks
been going round in circles any clues for the ra9 pls

8:00 pm

Haz1558

And glory be, she's right - look at the time! I must be off as well. Happy hunting everyone.

8:01 pm

faeriekae

Goodnight Haz sweet dreams :)

8:01 pm

stidmama

good night (((Haz))) thanks for all the help!

8:01 pm

musicmom

Good night Haz. Thanks for the help. See you tomorrow.

8:01 pm

faeriekae

Sheryl I don't have it :(

8:01 pm

Sherylr1961

night haz

8:01 pm

Haz1558

Last clue - ra 9 - it is the plural of the adjective ra7 relating to the lack of cooking in food.

8:02 pm

Haz1558

Really gone now!

8:02 pm

periwinkle

Sheryl, do you have the ra7/44 the ra9 build on that, it is a stupidhead word

8:02 pm

inge

ra 9 is plural of ra 7, ra 5, 7 and 9 all start with same three letters referringt o uncooked

8:02 pm

hetty

Sherylr1961--if you have ra7 you simply double it--or pluralize

8:03 pm

Sherylr1961

that is sooooooooo not a word, lol

8:04 pm

periwinkle

Sheryl, told you it was a stupidhead word :)

8:04 pm

Sherylr1961

you got that right

8:05 pm

stidmama

would it break the rules if I ask what comes fourth in the words we are talking about?

8:06 pm

musicmom

I don't know if it is against the rules but I'm hoping they answer you<G> I'm totally confused.

8:06 pm

faeriekae

I'm still not getting it. Could someone break it down just a little more I have the ra 4 - 5 and 6 of the cooking one.

8:07 pm

stidmama

these ras refer to totally uncooked food.. steak tatar, for example, or sashimi

8:08 pm

JeeWhiz

What's the stupid head wh9 word? It has to be another stupid head, cause I don't see it...

8:08 pm

musicmom

Got the 7

The amount of ra***** depends on how little the meat is cooked.

8:08 pm

musicmom

you need the 5 point tile for all three words.

The 5 is an adverb

8:09 pm

stidmama

wh9 is the pluralized wh 7...

8:09 pm

periwinkle

Jee- do you have the wh7/48 (there are two) the wh9 is the plural of one of them

8:09 pm

LeslieAnn

...and the wh 7 is... *puppy dog eyes*

8:09 pm

JeeWhiz

okay, I confess I don't have the wh7 either.

8:10 pm

JeeWhiz

LeslieAnn, milk it for all its worth....I am stuck.

8:10 pm

faeriekae

OMG - thought I would never get that. Thank you all. That 'is not a word' I agree 100%

8:10 pm

periwinkle

Jee- both wh7 start with an everyday word, think of the way lawyers talk

8:10 pm

stidmama

obviously, neither of you are lawyers!

locative pronoun + preposition

8:11 pm

musicmom

one of them is what my daughter says when I ask her to get the book from the desk. wh7?

8:11 pm

JeeWhiz

I am a speech pathologist and it is better not to get involved with lawyers in my line of work.

8:12 pm

stidmama

:-D I avoid anyone who's operating in a professional capacity...

8:12 pm

goofball

ra 7/44 sounds like how you would address a queen in a really raunchy movie:
"Your Royal Ra*****"
ra9 is how you would address the children of the queen

8:14 pm

stidmama

*astonishment*

how can there be so many si words?
*dives into grid*

8:14 pm

JeeWhiz

Musicmom, I don't think your child should be using that word...what kind of word is that? I like the ra9 better than that.

8:15 pm

Sherylr1961

as per usual the re's are driving me nuts any help on any of the 3 biggies which i don't have the 7, 8 or the 9 please and ty

8:15 pm

musicmom

Jee - I didn't say I liked it. But she is 12 and grammar is always a challenge.

8:16 pm

JeeWhiz

Thanks for all of the help...those were some toughies!

8:16 pm

LeslieAnn

sheryl, when you ask for something it's an re7... add different endings for 8 and 9

8:17 pm

Jamaca

I'm fairly new... What's the grid?

8:17 pm

wassup

ok, i'm stuck on those wh words still. I got the one that's horrible grammar, but "puppy dog eyes"? I'm tired, what can I say?

8:18 pm

inge

wh 9 and 7 start with the question word wh 5/20, they are lawyer's terms, wh9 is pl of wh7

8:18 pm

stidmama

Jamaca, the grid is the puzzle, which is laid out in rows and columns...

8:18 pm

JeeWhiz

wassup, think of small two letter words that you can add to the wh root word.

8:18 pm

LeslieAnn

um, no, that was me asking for a clue with my puppy dog eyes.

8:18 pm

Jamaca

ahh, don't i feel silly!!

8:19 pm

JeeWhiz

musicmom, maybe your daughter can grow up and be a lawyer and use all of these big words, except for that Welch word.

8:19 pm

LeslieAnn

wassup, you know those phone commercials, they say wh*** you **? take out the "you"

8:19 pm

Sherylr1961

leslie ty I do that everytime and forget to use those letters in the middle of words not just he start

8:19 pm

wassup

Leslie, I just audibly groaned. :)

8:20 pm

LeslieAnn

me too!

8:20 pm

wassup

I have that one, but the other 7 and the 9 are not happening.

8:20 pm

LeslieAnn

i meant i always forgot, too, not that i was groaning, too. but i guess i could if it would make wassup feel better :)

8:20 pm

musicmom

She probably will be a lawyer - she's already into negotiations and arguing<G>

8:22 pm

JeeWhiz

wassup...use 2 letter words starting with a

8:22 pm

LeslieAnn

oh well i don't have those either wassup! :)

8:23 pm

LeslieAnn

oh geez, NOW i'm groaning

8:23 pm

stidmama

wa 6/30, please?

8:23 pm

musicmom

help with the ur words?

8:23 pm

musicmom

wa6/30 a group of hmmmmm maybe rabbits?

8:24 pm

inge

ur: add thrid person plural form of verb to be, and plural

8:24 pm

musicmom

thanks inge

8:24 pm

stidmama

the clue i saw that helped was that the ur words were like a type of poison that begins with a "c" drop the c;

ur + "to be' first pers plural; then plural

8:24 pm

Jamaca

ok - maybe another sill question but, how do you guys know what the second leltter is? I have the stats board, but that's not showing me anything.

8:25 pm

musicmom

thanks stid

8:25 pm

wassup

ur words= u + under cooked steak + plural

8:25 pm

stidmama

(((musicmom)))

8:25 pm

LeslieAnn

jamaca, click on lickety's babble clues link to the right

8:25 pm

stidmama

Jamaca, Lickety's Babble Clues in the "Friends of Babble" box on the right hand side of this page...

8:25 pm

faeriekae

Jamaca - let me help seeing as how I'm not going to finish anyway.

8:25 pm

musicmom

did you get it with that lame clue?

8:25 pm

Angelsong

How's everyone doing?

8:26 pm

inge

Jamaca, we get the second letter from Lickety's list, look on the right of this page

8:26 pm

LeslieAnn

hey angel

8:26 pm

stidmama

finally done with all the stupid-dumb w's

help on us 5/18 and 6/30?

8:26 pm

musicmom

hanging in there angel.

8:27 pm

stidmama

hi angelsong!

8:27 pm

Jamaca

cool - thank you

8:27 pm

musicmom

use the regal letter combo.

8:27 pm

faeriekae

Jamaca - go the right side of the page on click on Angelsongs page and scroll down and read the directions the there are links on the left side of her page click on 2letter babble clues and it will give you an entire 2 letter list of all the words. Happy Babbling and WELCOME

8:27 pm

faeriekae

{{{Angel}}}

8:28 pm

musicmom

Did you find the us words stid?

us_double letter tile+vowel

8:28 pm

faeriekae

Actually Jamace - Angelsong can tell you. She finished early this morning... (*^_^*)

8:28 pm

Angelsong

Faerie, I made it through my entire shift today.

8:28 pm

stidmama

*facepalm* *headbang* again... we just had these words a day or two ago, didn't we?

8:29 pm

Jamaca

cool - thank you

8:29 pm

faeriekae

And your still up. I can't believe it. You are really going to zonk out when you do get to bed.

8:29 pm

musicmom

Angel that is terrific.

I don't know about a couple days ago but keep them in mind. They have popped up several time since I started playing.

8:30 pm

stidmama

Angel -- so that thing to help you sleep is working?

8:30 pm

periwinkle

not going to finish, so will read a book before bed, see you all tomorrow

8:30 pm

Angelsong

I'm still going strong, but probably won't be here for the flip tonight :)

8:31 pm

JeeWhiz

Jamaca, welcome to the land of our addiction.

8:31 pm

faeriekae

That would waaaaayyyyyyy toooooo much Angel...You should be in bed now.

8:32 pm

JeeWhiz

I am still missing 6 Q words. Are there any strange q's that anyone would like to help me with?

8:32 pm

circe

does anyone have a clue for the es 6 and es 7???
thank you!

8:32 pm

Angelsong

The CPAP machine is working great, Stidmama. I just had a lot of pain last night and didn't sleep. I've been awake since 6:15 AM yesterday.

8:33 pm

stidmama

good night periwinkle!

8:33 pm

stidmama

I am so sorry you're in pain -- (((healing light))) headed your way...

8:33 pm

faeriekae

Good nite Peri :)

8:34 pm

stidmama

sorry circe, still looking for those, myself!

8:34 pm

stidmama

ooh! I forgot to tell you-all! I finally made it onto the village elders list... (way down at the bottom, but still!)

8:34 pm

musicmom

I can't help with those circ.

8:35 pm

inge

es words : add ch 4/5 and plural

8:35 pm

circe

thanks stid...I appreciate your looking -
I'm not yet to the qu's to help there..sigh

8:35 pm

stidmama

inge -- that was them! ty

8:35 pm

circe

thanks so much inge!!!!

8:36 pm

cliffopa

es 6/24 = es + what you sometimes do to meat ****-broil. the 7 is plural

8:36 pm

Angelsong

I plan to eat dinner first, Faerie...:)

8:36 pm

stidmama

cliffopa! hi! how's the weather back there? it's raining here...

8:37 pm

cliffopa

it was an incredible day. perfect weather. unfortunately we need rain!!!!!!

8:37 pm

faeriekae

It is past 8:30 dear...How long are you going to go before Jay has to put you to bed himself?

8:37 pm

stidmama

angel -- mab followed the link you put up to my family pages... that was really cool :-)

8:38 pm

stidmama

okay, sending rain clouds your way...

8:38 pm

LeslieAnn

ec 6/27?

8:38 pm

musicmom

th8?

8:38 pm

stidmama

only 34 to go... ;-) I really gotta get a life!

8:38 pm

faeriekae

Cliff-It was beautiful here too. Thats why I'm not finishing the grid. Spent most of the day out in the yard messing with flowers and did a little raking.

8:39 pm

Angelsong

:) That's why I put the link up, Stid. there's always method to my madness.

8:39 pm

BGL

musicmom~ are you always one here? :)

8:40 pm

musicmom

HEY - I've hardly been here at all today. Thursdays are big teaching days for me. What are you doing? How was church?

8:40 pm

cliffopa

ec 6/27 = e + a vegetable my mom eats called swiss ch 5/16, the 1st one.

8:40 pm

faeriekae

LOLOL MusicMom - BGL

8:40 pm

stidmama

oh, lovely gardening talk -- i admired the flowers and trees from inside today, and looked at a couple garden books...

8:40 pm

badcat

the names Theresa and Chester are in today's grid. Too bad they don't count.

8:40 pm

musicmom

Stid - you are doing better than me - I still have over 70 to find. Not probably going to finish this one.

8:40 pm

Angelsong

likely about ten PM, Faerie....by then, dinner will be over.

8:40 pm

BGL

It was nice (if Maundy Thursday service can be described as "nice") We did a drama and read the entire passion - very moving.

8:41 pm

musicmom

Faerie - do you know BGL is my sister?

8:41 pm

stidmama

yes, but i've been here off and on all day!

8:41 pm

LeslieAnn

thanks cliffopa

8:41 pm

Angelsong

I am SO glad i finished this grid this morning...no energy for it now.

8:41 pm

faeriekae

NO way

8:42 pm

faeriekae

Nice to meet you BGL :)

8:42 pm

musicmom

That's good. We may have a snafu in leaving early on the 30th. Greg may have to play a concert. You guys can go ahead without us if you want. We'll catch up.

8:42 pm

Sherylr1961

missing one st 6/18 the one between the two 6/18 pls and ty

8:42 pm

cliffopa

th 8/75 - take the th 4/9 and add 3 letter ending for the weather today in NH (heave***

8:42 pm

musicmom

Yep Faerie- it is all her fault I'm an addict. She sent me the link.

8:42 pm

stidmama

Angelsong, maybe you should go rest so you're okay tomorrow. -- did you take care of the pain?

8:43 pm

musicmom

BGL - I started to call you tonight and then remembered you wouldn't be home.

8:43 pm

BGL

What time's his concert? We could go and take the girls if ya want us to

8:43 pm

Angelsong

the pain iis mostly under control. I live with chronic pain, and I don't do pain killers if I can help it.

8:44 pm

musicmom

I don't know yet. He isn't even sure they are going to do it. I'll let you know. Just wanted to give you a heads up. It would be in the afternoon so we would still make it by early evening.

8:44 pm

BGL

Just remember which person went pro.....

8:44 pm

inge

Sorry, guys, I keep wanting to stay and give clues, but I keep dozing off. So I better call it a day. See you all tomorrow, no doubt. Gute Nacht!

8:44 pm

musicmom

Yeah - you're just not going pro so you can say I'm more addicted than you<G>

8:44 pm

cliffopa

sheryl, there are 4 st 6/18's - which one do you need?

8:45 pm

musicmom

Good night Inge. Thanks for the help

8:45 pm

stidmama

inge, good night, thanks for all your help!

8:45 pm

musicmom

Thanks for the TH8 help

8:45 pm

BGL

No, I've actually never finished a puzzle! I get frustrated and quit.

8:45 pm

Sherylr1961

third in list pls the one between the to 18 point words

8:45 pm

LeslieAnn

ar 7/28?? (not what happens when you've been bad)

8:45 pm

stidmama

angel -- (((hug)))

8:46 pm

faeriekae

Karen I have no problem taking meds when needed. Thats why God made Dr's so they can make us feel better. Remember that! I took pain meds for my hip and my shoulder and I didn't get hooked on them or anything. I just took them when needed not neccesseareliley (babble word) as prescibed.

8:46 pm

musicmom

even more creative ar7/28

8:47 pm

badcat

leslieann-- more ar 4/4

8:47 pm

cliffopa

ar 7/28 has to do with the last ar 4/4 , more of that ar 4/4

8:47 pm

LeslieAnn

oh crud i wasn't using the s in it. thanks badcat.

8:47 pm

Angelsong

ok, ladies and gentlemen, I'm out of here. See you tomorrow!

8:47 pm

musicmom

BGL - you just have to steal everyone else's clues. Hey are we taking Boggle on our trip? I was thinking we could take some other board games too.

8:47 pm

LeslieAnn

...and musicmom, and cliffopa

8:48 pm

musicmom

Good night angelsong.

8:48 pm

stidmama

good night, Angelsong! see you tomorrow!

8:48 pm

faeriekae

{{{night Angel}}}

8:48 pm

musicmom

no way I'm finishing tonight. I'm just playing because Greg is reading. Sarah and Emalie are watching Coach Carter - I saw it the other night.

8:49 pm

stidmama

BGL and musicmom, I would love to sit in on a game of scrabble with you -- none of our family gatherings are complete without it!

8:49 pm

BGL

I was planning on taking Boggle and our new game "Visual Eyes" where you have to make words anbd phrases out of picture dice. What else do we want to take?

8:49 pm

musicmom

NO WAY no how am I playing scrabble.

8:49 pm

cliffopa

10 more minutes until i turn into a pumpkin. anyone want a few more clues?

8:49 pm

faeriekae

I think I'm going to call it a night myself.

Good Night Everyone (((XXX)))

8:49 pm

stidmama

okay, I have none of the ecs -- will accept ecs in exchange for whatever i have....

8:49 pm

musicmom

Maybe we could take uno or skipbo so Hannah could play.

8:50 pm

stidmama

good night faeriekae!

(is your window shade still now?)

8:50 pm

musicmom

good night faerie and cliff.

8:50 pm

Sherylr1961

ec + opposite of easy

8:50 pm

cliffopa

1st ec (6/27) = ec * ha 4/6

8:50 pm

Sherylr1961

ec + opposite of she

8:50 pm

BGL

We have Sesame Street 35th ann. trivia. There are ways to make it all ages. What about Yahtzee?

8:50 pm

musicmom

the ec I have is the one that was just clued. ec6/27 e+swiss ch***

8:51 pm

Sherylr1961

next one is the plural

8:51 pm

stidmama

that's 30% of the ones I need -- thanks!

8:51 pm

Sherylr1961

how bout a clue for st 6/18 third one on the list pls and ty

8:51 pm

musicmom

Both of those sound good. I'm just thinking if it ends up raining a day or two....

8:52 pm

musicmom

I don't have it Sheryl

8:52 pm

stidmama

sheryl, and MM, thanks!

8:52 pm

cliffopa

st 6/18 1st one = someone who looks too long at something odd

8:52 pm

BGL

Are you and Greg drinking beer? Gary brought Josh and I a 5L "mini keg" we could take it. We haven't tapped it because we don't drink that often at home.

8:53 pm

stidmama

sheryl -- that's the only st i don't have yet... :-(

8:53 pm

cliffopa

2nd st 6/18 = alternate spelling for things you climb to get to upper floors

8:53 pm

musicmom

Greg drinks beer more than I do, but you could bring it. I'm not opposed to beer.

8:54 pm

Sherylr1961

got that one cliff need the next one pls

8:54 pm

cliffopa

3rd st 6/18 = "A condition of balance among various forces; motionlessness"

8:54 pm

stidmama

cliff- that was a good clue!

8:55 pm

BGL

It's a dark German beer. Does he drink that? If not I'll wait until we're hanging out with our aunt! :) I'm hoping to pick up some Biltmore wine in Gatlinburg. Wine and a hot tub are what's getting me through the next couple of weeks.

8:55 pm

cliffopa

or, for the 3rd st 6/18, take the second st 6/18 replace 1st r with s and remove 2nd r

8:55 pm

musicmom

He loves dark beer. Much better than regular beer. I prefer the darks too. Ahhhhhh the hot tub. OH yeah!!

8:55 pm

slayer

# words today

8:56 pm

stidmama

268 words, slayer

8:56 pm

slayer

thanks

8:56 pm

cliffopa

for anyone not done with all the st 6/18's, the last one is plural of the st 5/10 right before it (A unit of volume equal to one cubic meter.)

8:57 pm

Sherylr1961

ty cliff got it with the second clue

8:57 pm

stidmama

cliffopa, if you have time, I can't find the first ne 5...

8:57 pm

cliffopa

stidmama - anytime you see a clue in quotes i stole it from the dictionary :)

8:57 pm

BGL

Okay, we'll bring it.
Well I'm off for the night. Josh and I are going to take a shower <G>. Give me a call tomorrow late afternoon (church from 1-4) or evening. We're going to be painting the living room - so the longer we talk the less I have to do! :)

8:58 pm

evanonut

CLIIIIIFFFFFFFFFFFFFF!

8:58 pm

musicmom

Okay Emalie is spending the night. They are trying to talk me into a movie.

8:58 pm

evanonut

it wasn't me it was the storm cliff, i swear!

8:59 pm

cliffopa

1st ne 5/10, ne + do you get the j*** of the conversation

8:59 pm

musicmom

brb phone

8:59 pm

BGL

Do we have a DVD in the cabin? Let me know tomorrow. 'Night

8:59 pm

cliffopa

OMG - my nutty buddy!!!!!!!! i was just going to sign off. great timing!

9:00 pm

evanonut

i am SO sorry!

9:00 pm

stidmama

*oh boy* [sigh]

maybe I should just work on tomorrow's icon... I am missing things that ought to be obvious.

9:00 pm

stidmama

cliffopa, thank you. i am gong to dive back into the grid for a while...

9:00 pm

evanonut

that thunderstorm got in the way on our way home, and took our electricity, and bummed my computer!

9:01 pm

cliffopa

my most unfavorite word is no longer brrr. it is now the cr 5/22 word.

9:02 pm

cliffopa

nut, i dread thunderstorms. always knocks my cable connection out. what can i do without cable? use a modem and phone line again? aargh!

9:03 pm

evanonut

any way, i see you survived cliffy, do i need to get into my make cliffy survive kit that i assembled?

9:03 pm

evanonut

or would you prefer i just list you the contents?

9:03 pm

cliffopa

yes nut! cocktails from yesterday have worn off.

9:04 pm

speedfreak

Evening all: Been at this for hours still have 25 left....giving it one more hour

speaking of thunderstorms in my mid 40's and still am scared to death of them almost phobic!!!

9:04 pm

evanonut

* rummages through make cliffy survive kit *

9:04 pm

stidmama

hey speedfreak *back to lurking*

9:05 pm

evanonut

* pulls out, one red clown nose, obnoxious orange red an yellow clown wig, mean angry chihuahua in a clown suit...* - er, your suppose to wear the nose and the wig, and carry the dog *gets back into the kit*

9:06 pm

musicmom

back from the phone but going to try to focus on the grid. ahahahahaaaaa

9:06 pm

speedfreak

cliffopa do you go to the Nascar race at Laconia??

9:06 pm

evanonut

* pulls out a black, lumpy bag * - don't open this one in here cliffy, you need to save that one for you and the hubby *wink wink*

9:07 pm

cliffopa

hey speed - i'm not really a fan of nascar. don't hate it either. prefer quieter sports.

9:08 pm

evanonut

* disappears into the cliffy survival kit with feet dangling out - pulls out a life sized napolean dynamite cardboard cutout * - got in on clearance at sam goody.

9:09 pm

Sherylr1961

can someone give a clue for the te 8 either one pls

9:09 pm

evanonut

hey, put your nose on cliffy, i take this job seriously!

9:09 pm

cliffopa

*sets black lumpy bag in back of closet with similar, unused items*

9:10 pm

cliffopa

*puts big red nose on. dog thinks its a ball to play with, steals it off my face*

9:10 pm

evanonut

UNUSED!!!!!!!

9:10 pm

musicmom

Sheryl if you have the pl for the latin earth. pl it again.

9:11 pm

evanonut

hmmmm, is this backfiring?

9:11 pm

speedfreak

As you can tell my favorite sport, we head up every June and Sept. Many family members live in NH, Bridgewater, East Washington

9:11 pm

musicmom

the other one is te** of the d'uerbervilles+er+latin pl.

9:11 pm

stidmama

te 8: one of them is mentioned in the Madeleine L'Engle books...; girl's name + span of time _+ e

9:11 pm

cliffopa

hubby recovering from 3 spinal surgeries and 48 radiation treatments. not in the mood since august 05

9:11 pm

evanonut

this is aweful of me, but i have to call it a night!

9:12 pm

stidmama

evanonut -- good night!

cliffopa, didn't realize your hubby was so ill... ((hug))

9:12 pm

cliffopa

you accomplished something in that short amount of time nut. my son just im'd me and he also is making me smile. thanks so much for helping :)

9:12 pm

evanonut

okay, gotcha. hubbynut won't be in the mood all next week, and one time for almost a year!

9:12 pm

musicmom

good night evanonut

9:13 pm

cliffopa

nite nut!

9:13 pm

LeslieAnn

first two qu's?

9:13 pm

musicmom

whooot I just reached 200 words.

9:13 pm

evanonut

ya'll take care. i may actually be able to put serious effort into the puzzle tomorrow...just think!

9:13 pm

cliffopa

speed, i live in Gilford - or Gilfud as the locals pronounce it.

9:13 pm

Sherylr1961

stid ty so much got them both

9:13 pm

stidmama

th 7/32?

9:14 pm

stidmama

good musicmom! way to go!

9:14 pm

musicmom

similar to the legal wh7

9:15 pm

stidmama

*facepalm*

ty MM!

9:15 pm

cliffopa

th 7/32 - compound word. 1st th 5/12 (over th***) and 2 letter word (babble is where its **)

9:16 pm

speedfreak

getting totally stuck on th's any help with the th6/33

and the th 8/75 Thank you in advance

9:16 pm

stidmama

ty cliffopa -- got it!

how about 6/33 and the 8?

9:17 pm

musicmom

add an n to your th5/20 then make it an adverb

9:17 pm

Charm

Evening, everyone!

9:17 pm

cliffopa

th 6/33 - th + some people have plastic flamingos on their front l***

9:18 pm

cliffopa

th 8/75 add 2 letters to the end of the 6/33. wouldn't that be lover**?

9:18 pm

Sherylr1961

well guys gotta pack it in falling asleep at the keyboard here, haven't been able to finish a puzzle all week, down to 27 words and I am happy with that, see you all tomorrow

9:19 pm

cliffopa

nite sheryl

9:19 pm

stidmama

good night, sheryl!

cliffopa, thank you very very mucho much!

9:20 pm

Sherylr1961

nite cliff stid ty everyone for all the clues

9:20 pm

speedfreak

Wow Thank you cliffopa never would have monkey typed that!!!! Got them both:)

9:20 pm

Charm

A clue on the RE7, 8, 9? I'm assuming they're all related?

9:20 pm

LeslieAnn

charm, to honor a re7... diff. endings for 8, 9

9:20 pm

stidmama

charm, when you ask for something, it's a re 7

9:21 pm

stidmama

then one who re 7, and plural of re7

9:21 pm

LeslieAnn

wa8?

9:21 pm

Uneaixoise

yes, all related--re7 means to ask

9:21 pm

cliffopa

that is quite a big re***** charm (having to do with asking) add on various endings for longer words

9:21 pm

musicmom

a woman who works in the wa4.

9:22 pm

stidmama

wa 8: wa 4 + r + recurvy letter spelled out

9:22 pm

LeslieAnn

thanks mom, stid

9:22 pm

Charm

There is not a fish big enough! Thanks, guys....
=8-)

9:24 pm

stidmama

oh charm, have you ever seen a sturgeon? it's pretty big... they have a viewing window at one of the dams along the Columbia river... 20 ft +

i've been using them all day... :-)

9:24 pm

cliffopa

and that's it for me folks. have to get up early tomorrow. nite all !

9:24 pm

LeslieAnn

good night cliffopa!

9:24 pm

stidmama

good night cliffopa! sweet dreams.

9:24 pm

musicmom

good night cliff.

9:25 pm

speedfreak

Night cliff thanks again for help

9:25 pm

musicmom

su5/14

9:25 pm

Charm

Well, stidmama, I may need SEVERAL fish today - I seem stuck and just not seeing the patterns.

9:25 pm

LeslieAnn

su + cheerleading call

9:26 pm

Charm

su5/14 - The duchess of york's first name - change the first a for a 'u'.

9:26 pm

musicmom

thanks leslie

9:26 pm

stidmama

okay pride all gone --

qu 6 and 7, the first two and the next to last two: I have the money ones, and the ones relating to searching, and a peculiar one that ends like a donkey...

9:27 pm

LeslieAnn

sigh, stid, i'm missing the exact same ones...

9:28 pm

Charm

The first QU6 & 7 - latin for query; google this: "usually used to introduce a question."

9:28 pm

musicmom

Okay I think I have the first two qu words

9:28 pm

Charm

next to last qu 6 & 7 - fr. for 4.

9:29 pm

Charm

The CE6/24?

9:31 pm

stidmama

ce 6/24: sounds like the dog star, or the first name of Harry Potter's godfather.... ce + head greek god - z + c

9:32 pm

stidmama

woo hoo -- the qu is all greyed out! ty charm...

9:32 pm

LeslieAnn

ceeusc doesn't work!

9:33 pm

musicmom

Yeah ! I greyed the q too

9:33 pm

Charm

Thanks, stidmama.

Diff. clue for the next to last qu6&7 - word for 25 US cents - alternate the final two letters.

9:34 pm

Charm

SC5/22?

9:34 pm

stidmama

LeslieAnn -- i must be more tired than I thought...

what you eat in the morning (first four letters) + "we" only in object form.

9:34 pm

musicmom

sc is an upside down e in the dictionary

9:35 pm

stidmama

sc 5/22 is the upside down "e" in a dictionary ; a funny-sounding letter

9:35 pm

LeslieAnn

lol thanks stid i knew that didn't look right :)

9:35 pm

stidmama

who wants to help me with the last two si words? (please)

9:35 pm

Charm

Stidmama - oh, that poor, wreck of a fish! (hanging my head in shame - majored in English.)
=8-)

9:36 pm

Charm

Last SI6/18 - sp. for afternoon nap.

9:37 pm

saintfranny

thanks charm!

9:37 pm

Charm

SI7/28 - pl. of the si6 meaning rugged mountain range. (There is a movie about the SI**** Madres?)

9:37 pm

stidmama

dame el pescado, por favor!

9:37 pm

Charm

de nada, stidmama.

9:38 pm

stidmama

i am down to 8 words, most of the s words --- taking a break for my eyeballs, back soon to finish and help...

9:43 pm

Charm

Thank you so much, everyone! I'll be lurking if anyone wants clues.

9:43 pm

Jera

I nned help with my last 2... the wh9/84 & (I think) the second wh7/48

9:44 pm

stidmatt

wh 9/84 is plural of wh 7/48.

9:44 pm

musicmom

Jera they are legal terms

wh7 if you had these two words you would be done.
wh9 pl

9:44 pm

Charm

WH7/48 - legal term - wh***** the party of the first part, desiring assistance with the online game commonly known as babble.
WH9 is pl.

9:44 pm

Uneaixoise

wh9 is plural of wh7

9:45 pm

stidmatt

wh 7/48 is a word used to show the result of an action etc.

9:45 pm

Charm

2nd WH7/48- another legal term - same as the first wh7 but change the final consonant.

9:46 pm

Jera

Thank you very much!

*happy dance of doneness, half asleep*

This was long, tough grid today!

9:46 pm

LeslieAnn

last s - st 6/18 between what's in the sky and the smell

9:47 pm

LeslieAnn

congrats jera!

9:47 pm

musicmom

BRAVO Jera

9:48 pm

Jera

Condition of balance, plural

9:49 pm

Charm

ST6/18 - latinish pl. of word meaning motionless or "condition of balance among various forces."

9:49 pm

Jera

Thank you, thank you...

*bows and catches roses*

9:49 pm

Jera

I like my icon... might keep it for tomorrow...

9:51 pm

NatLT

leslie, I finished my first puzzle over 200this week

9:51 pm

LeslieAnn

huzzah nat! great jorb!

9:52 pm

musicmom

Bravo NatLT

9:52 pm

NatLT

I was super excited, and then I felt like a bigger dork than nick, but then I remembered our game takes actual smarts and his is like grown up d & d

9:53 pm

NatLT

thanks guys!

9:53 pm

LeslieAnn

um... nick read that ;)

9:54 pm

NatLT

whatever, he knows I think he is a dork

9:54 pm

NatLT

I figureed you would tell him anyway :)

9:55 pm

NatLT

just pat him on the head, and tell him war craft is really important

9:56 pm

lynxxx

ne 6.18 is driving me mad - can anyone help - thnx

9:57 pm

Charm

ne6 - pl of the ne4/4 - From the movie The Untouchables - Elliot NE**.

9:57 pm

NatLT

speaking of nick, did he get my text today?
or tell you about it... it was 84 degrees today

9:58 pm

dinoshadow

Nat, are you in Denver? It was 84 here today, too

9:58 pm

knutmeg

Finished!! Done!! Woot!!!!!

9:58 pm

stidmatt

Great job knutmeg!

9:58 pm

NatLT

nope I am in central illinois

9:59 pm

LeslieAnn

he says yes, nat (we don't live in denver, 84 is his favorite number)

9:59 pm

NatLT

my brother and I have an inside joke about the number 84

9:59 pm

LeslieAnn

yay meg!

10:01 pm

stidmama

YAY knutmeg (and Liv)!

10:01 pm

stidmama

YAY Jera!

10:03 pm

stidmama

back for my last 8... *dives into mire of s's*

10:03 pm

NatLT

go stid go!

10:04 pm

pbr

just got back from church -- boy do I have a long way to go on this grid tonight --oh well, here goes.

10:05 pm

LeslieAnn

te 8/40?

10:05 pm

stidmama

welcome back to the madness, pbr!

10:05 pm

stidmatt

Hi pbr!

10:06 pm

NatLT

yeah, I am in the same place as you pbr, it's kinda fun knowing that you wont get them all, (at least in my case) but seeing how far you can get

10:08 pm

Charm

TE8 pl of TE6/18 (which is pl. of the TE5 - te*** firma).

10:08 pm

stidmama

whoo! got the s's -- on an r and a coupla ts

10:12 pm

LeslieAnn

thanks charm, do you have the other as well?

10:16 pm

stidmama

one left. in the interest of what sanity remains to me...

I am missing the third ra 6/18: not the least cooked, or the people who grade things, or the misspelled shaving implements....

10:17 pm

LeslieAnn

stid, do you have the one that rhymes with a turkey ba****?

10:17 pm

NatLT

ok so I found nine q words, i don't think I know anymore, glad I am not trying to finish this one

10:17 pm

LeslieAnn

the q's suck, nat, i still need 4 more

10:19 pm

NatLT

a bunch I monkey typed, just adding close by letters, kinda good since I didn't start a list

10:19 pm

stidmama

LeslieAnn -- that was the one! THANK YOU!

10:19 pm

stidmama

dun dun dun

DONE

10:19 pm

LeslieAnn

congrats stid!!

10:19 pm

NatLT

YAY STIDMAMA!!!!!!

10:20 pm

knutmeg

Congratulations, Stidmama!!!

10:20 pm

stidmama

okay, i'm going to clue for about five minutes, then will go spend face time with my kids... :-)

10:21 pm

stidmama

don't forget the qu that is french for four -- and its plural...

10:21 pm

LeslieAnn

te 7/8 combo?

10:21 pm

LeslieAnn

i don't know french :(

10:22 pm

stidmama

te 7/8: take the e off the end of the te 8

10:22 pm

knutmeg

I'm hanging out, on and off, until the flip (at least), I'll try to clue as Liv allows (Sleeping like a sweet little princess right now).

So... who needs help? (Lets hope I can clue coherently, hee hee)

10:22 pm

Charm

TE7/8 combo - "One of the small squares of stone or glass used in making mosaic patterns." Girl's name (of the D'urbevilles) + long time/period (or a detergent).

10:22 pm

stidmama

the other te 7 is like the smelly st - s

10:23 pm

grigs

leslie- the french word for 4 is the english one that means 1/4, but swap the last 2 letters

10:23 pm

stidmama

LeslieAnn, you can also take the qu that is a unit of currency in the US and switch the last two letters around...

10:23 pm

grigs

woops, and drop an r.

10:24 pm

stidmama

hi grigs! when did you get in?

10:24 pm

NatLT

why are there always french words, what about those of us who took spanish

10:25 pm

stidmama

ah! for spanish, three of the si words... two mean mountain range/s, the other a nap...

10:25 pm

LeslieAnn

si 6/18 nat!

10:25 pm

knutmeg

I saw an adios on the grid a few days back.... that's spanish...

10:26 pm

NatLT

yeah I got the nap one, but there is always more french

10:26 pm

NatLT

mountains weren't in the spanish that I took in school

10:27 pm

stidmama

and a lot of latin and latinized words, too... try adding ae to things!

10:27 pm

stidmama

these mountains are a range in California, the si**** nevadas

10:27 pm

NatLT

good tip, thanks stid

10:28 pm

stidmama

about to head out for kid-time.. also remember ies, ei, en (got me a couple times), and es. some of the es went on other es...

10:28 pm

LeslieAnn

good night stid!

10:29 pm

knutmeg

g'night, Stid!

10:29 pm

stidmama

did you get the British spelling of the things we write on instead of using paper money -- and various endings...

10:29 pm

stidmama

good night, back for flip!

10:30 pm

stidmatt

Well, it is time to play LOtR Trivial Pursuit. See y'all tomorrorow!

10:31 pm

LeslieAnn

good night both stids!

10:32 pm

NatLT

leslie, how are you doing on the grid so far?

10:32 pm

LeslieAnn

6 more, but i broke at a2z at about 20 left

10:33 pm

stoningtoncat

good nite

10:33 pm

NatLT

nice work!

10:33 pm

LeslieAnn

g'night, cat

10:33 pm

ShadowHyrst

ummm...it doesn't like quat--apimpleor an insignificant person--it likes some words, and not others...grump

10:34 pm

pthomp

so why is a french number oK and say the german "herr" isn't?

10:37 pm

jfarber

my current score is NaN. Not available now?

10:37 pm

LeslieAnn

try refreshing

10:38 pm

pbr

ok, i am stuck on the re's re7/40, re9/72, re8/55, re5/10, re6/18....I got this far without help!!!

10:39 pm

LeslieAnn

done!

10:39 pm

LeslieAnn

re 5/10 to re + *** the table (and plural)

10:39 pm

NatLT

HOORAY! Great jaeorrb there lesie

10:39 pm

ShadowHyrst

sometimes the re/55 is a con, sometimes it's a re...

10:40 pm

Charm

re7, 9, 8 - all related. when you ask for help.

10:40 pm

LeslieAnn

the others - re + qu 5/16 and different endings

10:40 pm

LeslieAnn

thanks nat. you want any biggies before i go?

10:40 pm

Charm

re5/10 - if you're losing the game, hit the re*** button.

10:41 pm

wassup

sueq, you there? I know you are! :)

10:41 pm

Charm

Have a good night folks. We are getting sleeeeepy, veeeery sleeepy.

10:42 pm

NatLT

I still have 187 to find, and none of the 9's, but I am ok with that, I am just seeing where I can get, help is always good though....p.s thought any about dress shopping and if and when you would like me to come up?

10:42 pm

LeslieAnn

no we just got a date, lady!

10:43 pm

NatLT

strike that, got a 9

10:43 pm

NatLT

I know, but vivsts are just fun, it doesn't even have to be serious shopping just fun to go with people to look

10:44 pm

LeslieAnn

ra 9 - not cooked + the loch **** monster+ two letters for plural

10:44 pm

pbr

thanks for the help on the re5 and re6 -- now to figure out the 7,9 and 8 with the clues given -- be back soon!

10:44 pm

NatLT

oooh, good one, thanks

10:45 pm

NatLT

184 to go

10:46 pm

LeslieAnn

wh 9 - who, what, when, wh*** + lots of donkeys are jack*****, drop an s

10:46 pm

pbr

thanks for the clues on the re's -- seems I always get stuck on those -- still have 98 to go -- on to the s's.

10:49 pm

NatLT

never would have gotten that one alone, thanks again

10:49 pm

NatLT

got the 9's

10:49 pm

LeslieAnn

both of those 9's are made up of smaller words as well

10:51 pm

NatLT

yep, tpyed those in first, I knew the roots, just didn't know the plurals (I guess is what that is)

10:52 pm

Jacula

The 9's:

Re9/72 - one who asks, or that person ringing the music station to ask for a record.

ra9/78 - a stupid plural for the state of undercooked food.

wh9/84 - another stupid plural for a wh7/48. It's 'legalese'.

10:53 pm

scatty

Hi jacula

10:53 pm

OwlMovement

anymore clues for the ra9 and wh9

10:54 pm

Jacula

Hi Scatty.

10:54 pm

ch1212

clue please for the tr8/40 that follows the lock of hair, and the qu 5/16 that is between the plural measure and the French 4 ?? (I have one qu 5/16 but not the other) Thanks!

10:55 pm

OwlMovement

er actually just the wh9

10:55 pm

NatLT

owlmove, check out the chat log at 10:46 and 10:44 for clues

10:56 pm

ch1212

wh 9 -- the wh 7 is the legalese term, and the wh 9 actually pluralises it --

10:56 pm

LeslieAnn

"more like" the hair for tr8

10:56 pm

knutmeg

wh9= wh7/48 + 2nd vowel + curvy plural letter
ra9= ra7/44 + 2nd vowel + curvy plural letter

10:56 pm

Jacula

WH9 - WH5 + Alternative Scenario.

10:56 pm

LeslieAnn

ch - qu + a naughty word?

10:57 pm

Minski

The 1st 3 letters of the RA9.....
If you go out and shoot an animal and then cut out some meat it is RA3.

10:57 pm

Minski

nightnight

10:57 pm

ch1212

I thnk that's the one I've got, Leslieann, but thanks for that tr clue -- got that one.

10:57 pm

Jacula

tr8 - much longer haired, or more like that damned Tressy doll all us Sindy doll lovers hated. LOL.

10:58 pm

ch1212

LOL jacula, but I had a "chatty Cathy" doll :)

10:58 pm

LeslieAnn

qu + past tense of eat?

10:58 pm

knutmeg

Ch- qu5= eq6 - first e

10:58 pm

Jacula

ch - was she the one that also wet herself?

10:59 pm

Jacula

Oh, no. That was Tiny Tears!

11:00 pm

ch1212

got it, knutmeg and leslieann --- Thanks so much!

Jacs, yes, she did -- of course I thought that was pretty cool at time.

11:00 pm

ch1212

Jacs, most of the dolls wet themselves when I was a kid -- that was the big thing in dollsville, along with the talk boxes.

11:01 pm

scatty

i had tiny tiny tears, it was smaller than tiny tears, and came with a potty

11:02 pm

jaianniah

I feel like a ragged little bird wr4/8 who "wrestled" with this puzzle and is now ready to lay down re4/4 and quit battling wr6/30 with this puzzle......I"M DONE!!!!!! It feels like 268 men beat me up....LOL Thanks to Knutmeg, as usual....Be blessed...Jai
Kisses to Lil Livvie

11:02 pm

ch1212

I never saw that one, scaty. Dolls were the big thing for girls in the late 50's - early 60's... And still were when my own daughter was little.

11:03 pm

marymary

Good on ya, Jaianniah!!

11:03 pm

Jacula

ch - Dunno if you're now a mother, but, if you are, you've probably discovered that 'wetting themselves' is NOT cute! It's just a bl**** nuisance, especially if you made the mistake of listening to your health visitor and changed them BEFORE you fed them.

11:03 pm

ch1212

FIREWORKS FOR JIANNIAH (what a great name!)
****!!!!!!!!!%%%%%%%** ******!!!!!!!

11:04 pm

knutmeg

*~*~*~*~*~*~*FIREWORKS*~*~*~*~ *~*~*~*
for my mom!! (Sweet Liv is still sleeping, but she got her kisses) :-)

11:04 pm

ch1212

so true, jacula -- my daughter is 30 now and completely potty trained, but I remember the charm of changing diapers ended by about her second day on the planet :D

11:05 pm

Jacula

*~*~*~*~FIREWORKS FOR jaianniah*~*~*~*~

11:06 pm

LeslieAnn

good that she's got that potty training thing done at 30, ch. would make a pretty inconvenient schedule for you.

11:07 pm

scatty

my daughter had all the cindys and a huge cindy house with four floors and all the gear, it must have cost a fortune, i bought it second hand for £20 off a friend and the diaproval of her daughter, the pieces were so small, i preferred action men

11:07 pm

ch1212

:D LOL leslieann...Okay I'm done, wiped, and off to bed. Good Friday is tomorrow, and another long day for church and stuff. Sleep well all, happy babbling

11:08 pm

Jacula

Knutmeg - As you probably know by now, if it's a totally horrible and smelly nappy, take it off, and give 'em a quick wipe down, then hold them on a thick towel whilst feeding. Ony change the nappy or even put one one about 10-15mins after feeding.

11:10 pm

scatty

not many people about tonight, jacula you should have been here earlier, Mikey and ecco were having a heated arguement about the way you speak German, it went on for about half an hour, i swear ecco was after an arguement

11:11 pm

Jacula

Also, learn the art of gently grabbing baby'd crossed ankles in one hand, and lifting bum up. whilst you do whatever else you need to to to the offending area with the other hand, also enlisting help for talc etc., from elder child, if one is available. If not, arrange your work area beforehand.

11:11 pm

scatty

then everyone started to speak in different languages

11:12 pm

grigs

parlez-vous engrish?

11:13 pm

scatty

don't you start, it was bad enough then

11:13 pm

Jacula

Scatty - I did see the eco thing when I was gathering my last few words. I decided not to join in. I have already had 2 heated arguements on Bablog, one justified, the last perhaps not. I'd have just started typing in Welsh, had I joined this latest.

11:14 pm

scatty

did you give the def of the crown

11:14 pm

NatLT

early day at the hospital tomorrow, better call it a night, would love to stay and hunt,but better play it safe... leslie if you are still here night, and hope to see you guys for easter on sat. in morton

11:15 pm

hetty

scatty, you are so right. I felt as if we were rebuilding the tower of Babel as we babbled. Then wounded feelings worried me so much I left the game for hours. Now I've been to a foot-washing maundy Thursday gathering and feel refreshed and renewed.
May you a have happy and holy times this coming weekend.

11:15 pm

jaianniah

BTW< It did turn out to be a "dratly" puzzle!

11:15 pm

Jacula

Me? No I gave the def of the Welsh lyre.. the cr5/22, with no vowels, pronounced in a way that rhymes with 'proof'.

11:16 pm

scatty

i've got a few things growing in the freenhouse house, having major probs with marigolds, they WON'T grow, not even a little bit, my sunflowers are doing well though, nearly three inches now

11:16 pm

LeslieAnn

we'll be there nat... i'm taking off too... g'night all

11:17 pm

grigs

Thank you Jac :P

11:17 pm

scatty

i remember now, then someone gave the answer a few mins later

11:19 pm

scatty

everyone is leaving up, where are the regulars

11:19 pm

scatty

i mean us

11:21 pm

ShadowHyrst

Doe the words ever appear after the puzzles? In some other form or location, so those of us who don't get them can begin to see the 'ahha' of what we missed?

11:22 pm

sonipitts

any help with the ur's? I'm just not seeing them.

11:22 pm

wassup

I'm not going to finish, but I'm as close as I've ever been on one of these HUGE grids. 67 to go!

11:23 pm

Jacula

It's Good Friday, folks. Not so good for Jesus, who got nailed to 2 planks of wood, but good for mankind, since he did his best to save our souls. I wouldn't mind betting, that, given the choice again (with hindsight) he wouldn't bother.

Pasg Hapus! (That's Happy Easter in Welsh.)

11:23 pm

wassup

sonipitts, think undercooked steak with the u at the beginning, then pluralize

11:24 pm

Jacula

Shadow - if you click on the archives section, you will find all the past word lists.

11:24 pm

sonipitts

wassup - ta! Took me a second to recalibrate the veggie brain to remember what you call undercooked steak. :-D

11:24 pm

scatty

shadow, if you go on yesterdays puzzle and click on a name, all the words will come up

11:25 pm

scatty

Happy Easter everyone

11:26 pm

Jacula

One of my o'h's relatives is a cook and the only way she likes a steak cooked is 'blue rare' which means if you even stop to look what size the flames on the grill are you will have overcooked it.

11:26 pm

wassup

oh, undercooked boca burger then

11:27 pm

sonipitts

ewwww...frozen wet granola. With carrots.

11:27 pm

scatty

my sister used to have it blue, i don't see the point, she might as well have taken it out of the fridge and eaten it

11:28 pm

wassup

yeah, i think i'd prefer bloody meat to frozen boca. ok, maybe not

11:28 pm

sonipitts

st 6/24 and st 8?

11:28 pm

stidmama

hello all -- back to clue for the last half hour.

Hi Jacula!

YAY Jainnaiah!

11:29 pm

circe

ugh...I am down to six words left and not making much progress on them. Can anyone help me with the te 7/28?, the third st 6/18, the last er 5/10 and or the last es 5/10?

11:29 pm

Jacula

I have learned, these days, that you cannot ask for a medium rare steak in any but the best restaurants... but you won't go fasr wrong if you ask for it 'rare' in a not too bad place...
Not tried asking for 'blue rare' in a really awful place yet, though... don't think I'd dare for fear of food poisoning.

11:29 pm

stidmama

st 6/24: a bad smell; rhymes with the wr 6

st 8: plural

11:30 pm

scatty

soni - st smelly, really bad

11:30 pm

wassup

sonipitts, st 6/24 & 8- a bad smell and then more bad smells?

11:30 pm

sonipitts

ty

11:31 pm

stidmama

er 5/10: er + recurvy cons. + second vowel and plural letter

11:31 pm

scatty

i used to have medium rare but it always came out medium so i just ask for med nowadays

11:31 pm

stidmama

es 5/10: a woman's name, sorta; a chemical; sounds like the as 5 flower...

11:32 pm

circe

ty stid! I feel like I tried that, oh well...four to go!

11:33 pm

Jacula

That er5/10 is something that annoys me on here. I regularly look for its singular form. However, the plural is fine.. Scottish or Irish forms of Gaelic.

11:33 pm

ShadowHyrst

thanks Jac; unfortunately all that shows up for me is html stuff, and no word list.

11:34 pm

sonipitts

he 6/21?

11:35 pm

scatty

circe - es double second letter of the es4

11:35 pm

knutmeg

Jacula-- Holding the legs I learned when my youngest sister was born and it was like riding bike when I had Liv as far as that goes... haven't heard abou the towel thing... I assume this is to prevent rashing? If so, Thanks! We are just starting to see a red bum today and don't want it to get worse

11:35 pm

pbr

i only have 210 words--the system seems to be very slow--i can only put in one word every 60 seconds.

11:35 pm

wassup

mmmmmmmm, just took fresh hot blueberry muffins out of the oven

11:35 pm

stidmama

st 6/18 the third: plural of "state of suspension"; take the "r" out of the previous 6/18 and replace with an s

11:35 pm

Jacula

he6 - he4/6 + in this place (2 letter word)

11:37 pm

scatty

soni - two word together, word abouve it + 1st vowel +20 letter (he6)

11:37 pm

stidmama

there are two te 7, which do you NOT need, circe?

11:37 pm

circe

oh yeah! ty ty ty!

11:38 pm

sonipitts

ty...moving on up the clean-up run...

11:39 pm

scatty

i hope the grid will be smaller on the flip

11:40 pm

circe

whew...finally finished...can I help anyone?

11:40 pm

scatty

i'm off to bed again, see you all later, nighty night

11:40 pm

scatty

well done circe

11:40 pm

sonipitts

es 6/24? Just a few more to go!

11:41 pm

circe

ty scatty ...sleep tight

11:41 pm

Jacula

Knutmeg - Towel or nappy over your shoulder if you 'burp'them that way, because they will ALWAYS be sick over your shoulder. Towel or nappy on your lap well in front of them if you prefer to to it the gentler way, i.e. just chatting to them, whilst holding their chin well up and supporting their back straight and jiggling them a bit (best way to bring up wind), or towel underneath when changing nappies, most especially for a girl if you're trying to keep the upturned babygro dry! For a boy, still put the towel or nappy beneath but also keep some kind of aborbent thing handy for when the little upright pecker (it just happens when they're tiny babies) starts with the yello fountain. You need to stem itm especially if you wear glasses, If you fail, you'll be blind until you've cleaned them!

11:41 pm

stidmama

good night, scatty!

11:41 pm

Jacula

Kids! Who'd have them??

11:41 pm

circe

es + your ch 4/6

11:42 pm

stidmama

YAY circe!

11:43 pm

sonipitts

hey, i heard a baby-burping trick the other day that might come in handy. the mom just picks her baby up under the arms and gently swings him in a "tick-tock" fashion, like a clock pendulum. says is always works.

11:44 pm

sonipitts

thanks, circe.

11:44 pm

Freckle

ra9/78 hints? plz:)

11:44 pm

Jacula

Sonia - diffrenr babies, different methods. Every bit of advice will help some mum somewhere.

11:44 pm

circe

np - I had to get help for that one earlier myself!

11:45 pm

sonipitts

last ar 7?

11:46 pm

stidmama

ra 5: adverb meaning "in an uncooked fashion"

ra 7: first three letters of the 5, add ne 4

ra 9: ra 7, plural

11:46 pm

Freckle

ra9/78 hints!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11:46 pm

knutmeg

Apparently me :-)

Got the burp rags for the spit up, she actually is pretty good about that and seems to spit up more when she is laying down (I attribute this to my own lack of proper timing after the burping has happened) So far Liv' only accidents outside of the diaper were after a bath (so wrapped in a towel) and at the doctor's office (In the baby scale)

11:46 pm

stidmama

more of the last ar 4/4...

11:46 pm

Jacula

ra9/78 - have you got ra7/44?

11:46 pm

sonipitts

thanks. one left!

11:47 pm

stidmama

go soni go!

11:49 pm

Jacula

knutmeg - any hints I can give you, though my kid are now 11, 19 and almost 23 :-((( (How did I get so OLD???)), you are welcome to ask or scream for.

11:51 pm

Jacula

Actually, I wasn't quite honest about the 11-yr-old. She is my 'step'.

11:53 pm

stidmama

any last-minute clues needed?

11:53 pm

knutmeg

Step is just a word :-) Still a daughter, IMO.

I'll scream the next time Liv is endlessly fussy :-)

11:54 pm

sonipitts

se 6/18, before the ragged knife edge

11:54 pm

Jacula

But don't think we almost 49-yr-olds can't still give advice, yes, it's my birthday next Saturday folks! It doesn't matter what the latest books or so-called 'experts' say... you just listen to your instincts or your Mum or Mum-in-Lw - chances are one of those lots of advice will work.

11:54 pm

renfield

cough cough....hey ya'll..it's passover, i'm off work...and i'm sick.......8-{

11:55 pm

wassup

knutmeg, it gets easier... :) i can send my kids upstairs and tell them to brush teeth, get in jammies and get in bed and they WILL! It's amazing to think of all the work that used to go into them falling asleep. They're 4 & 5 now. I miss it though.

11:55 pm

stidmama

se 6/18: add a t to the previous se 5

11:55 pm

Jacula

Ren - stop playing the sicj Jew and just get on wih doing the puzzle! LOL.

11:56 pm

stidmama

oh renfield, I'm so sorry you're doing poorly! Did you get chicken soup today?

11:56 pm

Jacula

I gaveher chicken soup already!

11:56 pm

sonipitts

YAY! Thanks stid - that was a tight one - I had them all checked off on likety's site, then realized I was one short and had to go back through and do a manual count to see where I had missed on. Wasn't sure if I was going to make it. :-)

11:57 pm

renfield

yes mistress.....

hey stid - i got chicken soup - no noodles....

11:57 pm

stidmama

oh -- okay. well a little more won't hurt! and drink lots of water and weak tea...

11:57 pm

stidmama

YAY sonipitts!

11:58 pm

knutmeg

Congratulations Soni!!!

11:58 pm

stidmama

and did you get extra vitamin c today? orange juice, hot lemonade...

11:59 pm

stidmama

in fact, all of us should probably take some extra vitamin C now that renfield's coughed on us! here, i'll pass the bottle to knutmeg first...

11:59 pm

renfield

diet coke, green tea w. lemon grass....vit c, zinc...lemons don;t like me....

11:59 pm

stidmama

well, i'll see you all on the other side -- need to refill my teacup before the flip!

11:59 pm

Freckle

here's the last word from freckle:) YYYYYYYOOOOOOOO

11:59 pm

jaianniah

Flippity- flippity FLIP!!!!

12:00 am

wassup

see you on the other side

12:00 am

renfield

sorry...stid...i didn;t mean to cough...it just came out...

12:00 am

Freckle

NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOO):(:(:( :(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(:(

12:01 am

Jacula

Seriously, before anyone reading discounts that Jewish Mama chicken soup for the health and soul thing - it really DOES work. There's a scientific basis for it that I haven't the time or energy to go into right now, but, if you havr a cold, though Heinz tinned Cream of Chicken soup will work for a while, get away from the milk or cream thing, as that exacerbates mucus.

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