Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, May 4, 2006

12:00 am

knutmeg

flip!!

12:00 am

stidmama

knutmeg, you did it! :-)

12:01 am

jaianniah

FLIP!!!

12:01 am

leighprefect

it's not letting me play... =(

12:01 am

stidmama

jaianniah! I have missed you!

12:01 am

stidmama

{{{{{{HUG}}}}}}

12:01 am

kristinc

Stid, I didn't get to finish, you could open a mail order service w/ all your bulbs...I love dahlias.

12:01 am

knutmeg

LOL!! I did it! I did it! I *JUST* ran in the door, having my mum tell me "one minute to the flip"

12:01 am

stidmama

I meant to email you today, but forgot... :-( are you feeling a little better?

12:02 am

helenkeller

ahhh, so you have to refresh now to get the new grid?

12:02 am

jaianniah

I'm BAAaaaaaaaaaCk!!!!!! I'm free!!!! Yahooo!

12:02 am

stidmama

kristinc, I am always willing to share. :-)

12:02 am

kristinc

welcome back jaianniah!

12:03 am

scatty

lets hope this one is smaller and it doesn't freeze like the last one, Kristnic, have you thought of putting some hanging baskets up,

12:03 am

leighprefect

Am I the only one with a problem?

12:03 am

helenkeller

i am putting words in & it is refusing to take them

12:03 am

hootowl

Try again.....
The BF mother doed in july. We went for a memorial service. We wound up clearing out her house. Had freedom to keep what we wished.
I was planning on getting my own apt so we set aside a lot of stuff for that and he took a lot of his father stuff. We left it there because we didn't have time or money to bring it. Now we will be going back and since we are living together...I don't need half of it!

12:04 am

helenkeller

leigh -is that your problem too?

12:04 am

stidmama

I actually now buy new tubers from "Dan's Dahlias" he was the age of my boys when he started selling flowers at the farmer's market to finance his college education... and now that he's all growed up, he and his wife still sell tubers and flowers. It's nice to support nice people like that.

12:04 am

helenkeller

i guess it took a while to warm up - seems ok now

12:04 am

kristinc

I always prefer local businesses

12:05 am

stidmama

oh hootowl -- had to help clear out one of my grandmother's houses a few years back. That is a tough chore... :-(

12:05 am

leighprefect

Yeah. I just went back to the old page to play instead.

12:05 am

hootowl

Then we go to NY to pick up what I left there!

12:05 am

kristinc

I'll just caution people that I'm getting used to the whole pushing enter means you're posting your stuff so you may have some unfinished thoughts in the chat

12:06 am

hootowl

I didn't mind but it was sprung on us as a surprise. Was supposed to be a vacation and we were new at that point

12:06 am

scatty

i've got some marigolds, petunias, fushias, daisy bells, zinnias, if you come and get them, they are free

12:07 am

kristinc

scatty :)

12:07 am

stidmama

it says 170 words total... I think that's a lot better. but I will wait until morning. Want to spend some time with Tom before I turn in. Good night, all! knutmeg, jaianniah, hope to see you in the log a little tomorrow.

12:07 am

kristinc

goodnight Stidmama, take care!

12:07 am

stidmama

hootowl -- isn't it funny how life twists and turns like that sometimes.

12:07 am

hootowl

Night mama - enjoy

12:08 am

stidmama

scatty -- I dreamt of your greenhouse last night, it was the size of Buckingham palace, and filled with such amazing plants, and smelled really good! and you served tea while wearing a tiara...

12:08 am

scatty

night stid, see you later

12:08 am

hootowl

I was always told to write a book...Now I think about 6 volumes!!!

12:08 am

stidmama

good night all :-)

12:08 am

licketySplitAUS

Hi Everyone - I'm missing one clue. Anyone want to help?

12:09 am

stidmama

hi/bye lickety -- see you later...

12:09 am

hootowl

The butler did it!

12:09 am

helenkeller

good nite stid

12:09 am

licketySplitAUS

It's normally a 'nasty' word. By stidmama.

12:09 am

licketySplitAUS

starts with B and 5 letters

12:09 am

helenkeller

meat

12:09 am

helenkeller

meta

12:09 am

helenkeller

heat

12:09 am

helenkeller

etch

12:09 am

helenkeller

fetch

12:09 am

helenkeller

coma

12:09 am

helenkeller

come

12:09 am

licketySplitAUS

helen! Stop!

12:09 am

helenkeller

cone

12:10 am

hootowl

Are you referring to us?

12:10 am

helenkeller

ooooooh soooooooooooooo sorry

12:10 am

scatty

i have a tiara, and there are enough plants, and i can put on a posh voice if needed, but my house doesn't measure up, i'm afraid

12:10 am

helenkeller

wasn't watching

12:10 am

scatty

Hi Lickety

12:10 am

kristinc

ooh that is my fear that I'm going to do that too! No worries

12:10 am

helenkeller

and btw - lickety, uh, i didn't hear you, LOL

12:11 am

hootowl

Scatty - what are daisy bells?

12:12 am

licketySplitAUS

Helen - Help me out - find this word first and give me a clue so I can add it to the clues :

12:12 am

scatty

Lickety, i found all the words but couldn't get them onto the grid on time, i'm having a sulk, why is it working at speed now and not 5 mins ago

12:12 am

kristinc

hoot, sounds like you've been busy...haven't seen you in a while, hope you've been good.

12:12 am

licketySplitAUS

Starts with B, 5 letters, and it's probably not a normally nice word.

12:12 am

licketySplitAUS

scatty - sorry to hear that! No fair!

12:12 am

scatty

daisy bells, look like wild daisys with blue flowers instead of yellow

12:13 am

kristinc

lickety...do you need the word?
(sorry I'm confused)

12:13 am

helenkeller

is it a 'bo'?

12:13 am

licketySplitAUS

yeah I need the word - or if you don't want to give it a way - make it an easy clue ;-)

12:13 am

hootowl

Is there a scientific name available. I'm having problems with a yellow daisy. :):):DDD

12:13 am

licketySplitAUS

Not sure about second letter.

12:14 am

kristinc

I have an offensice bo word, slang for erection (sorry to blunt folks)...is that what you need? (no pun intended)

12:14 am

scatty

bogey

12:14 am

helenkeller

there is bo + a dorky person (less the 'd' at the end)

12:14 am

kristinc

much more tactfully said helen, well done!

12:15 am

licketySplitAUS

not that one - got that one/.

12:15 am

helenkeller

:)

12:15 am

helenkeller

r u sure it's 5 letters?

12:15 am

licketySplitAUS

No myself personally ;-)

12:15 am

licketySplitAUS

yeah 5 letters starting with B

12:15 am

helenkeller

lol

12:16 am

helenkeller

is is what you might call a burrowing insect?

12:16 am

kristinc

I know, it's hard to write anything with that word, I'll keep looking

12:16 am

licketySplitAUS

maybe it's like Chappelle always says. How do you spell that?

12:17 am

helenkeller

bo + opp. of front, less the 'a'

12:18 am

helenkeller

the opp of front that is also in the grid -as long as i'm giving everything away, lol

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

helen - I'm not getting that clue. mmm,

12:19 am

hootowl

You mean the german soldier or army or such?

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

opp of front - back aint there ?

12:19 am

helenkeller

bo + another word for your butt

12:19 am

kristinc

lickety...no the real definiation but one who bo 4/6s

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

borer

12:19 am

kristinc

bingo

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

oopps!

12:19 am

helenkeller

yeah that's the word i was thinking of LOL

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Na, that's not it - got that one.

12:19 am

helenkeller

ROFL !!!!!!

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

puzzling

12:20 am

hootowl

Whats wrong with that word?

12:20 am

helenkeller

what makes you think it's a naughty word?

12:20 am

kristinc

what about a br 5, a male name?

12:20 am

hootowl

Is any of this supposed to make sense?????

12:20 am

licketySplitAUS

it's normally the ones I'm missing - or a foriegn word

12:21 am

jaianniah

Sorry, everyone- T Y Stid mama for the warm greeting- got home from the hospiral today- didn't finish that puzzle but got excellent sleep in my at-home hospital bed... I really was lucky to come out of that accident with just fluid on my spine..ty all for your prayers!

12:21 am

helenkeller

how about the word where you enter the world from your mommies tummy with an 'e' at the end

12:22 am

helenkeller

oooh, i didn't know - glad you are mostly ok jai!!

12:22 am

kristinc

jaianniah...good to hear that, again, welcome home/back

12:22 am

licketySplitAUS

jai - good news I think! helen - na - I dont think it's that

12:24 am

helenkeller

how about b + 500 pieces of paper

12:25 am

licketySplitAUS

good clue - but I'm not cluey enough to guess that yet!

12:27 am

scatty

just keep resting Jaianniah and look after yourself, no carrying or picking things up or you will get into trouble

12:28 am

jaianniah

HAPPY SIGH!!!! I AM HOME WITH MY COMPUTER!!!!!

12:29 am

scatty

I'm off to bed, feel like i've been kicked all over , i've sat here for way too long, night everyone, see you all later, get the clues ready

12:29 am

helenkeller

good nite scatty

12:29 am

kristinc

good night scatty, take care...enjoy your beautiful garden

12:30 am

scatty

its not beautiful yet, the seedlings are only a couple of inches tall, they haven't bushed oout yet, i'm off hurting to type, BYE

12:31 am

Dippnall

welcome back jaianniah! continue to improve! work calls! bbl :}

12:32 am

kristinc

so long Dipnall

12:32 am

hootowl

Night scatty

12:37 am

licketySplitAUS

helen - clues are up missing that B 5 word.

12:37 am

licketySplitAUS

helen - clues are up missing that B 5
word.

12:37 am

licketySplitAUS

When I find it I'll update clues.

12:38 am

licketySplitAUS

Dr_God - found a bug in the chat entry - if you go back a word or two that you have typed, and hit enter, the text doesn't disappear. Then hit enter again and it posts again. see below.

12:39 am

licketySplitAUS

testing for bug

12:39 am

Dr_God

I'm not sure I understand what you mean, lickety.

12:39 am

licketySplitAUS

testing for bug 2

12:39 am

licketySplitAUS

testing for
bug 2

12:40 am

licketySplitAUS

testing for bug on a long line ;-)

12:40 am

helenkeller

well lickety -it's not any word i've found yet and i'm at 93 gonna call it a night soon, but will let you know if i find any discrepancy

12:40 am

licketySplitAUS

Mmm, this time they are posting - some get the carriage return in the middle - some don't. Thanks Helen!

12:41 am

Dr_God

I think I see what you mean. I'll see if it happens to me.

12:41 am

helenkeller

no prob - thanks for all your hard work

12:49 am

helenkeller

ok, an even 100 --- good nite everyone, see you tomorrow!

12:52 am

clairemcg

hey how many words 2day?

12:56 am

licketySplitAUS

bye helen

12:56 am

licketySplitAUS

claire - beta.playbabble.com ;-)

1:06 am

licketySplitAUS

Anyone got all the Bs ?

1:06 am

mab

170, claire.

1:07 am

mab

hoot

1:07 am

mab

oops

1:08 am

mab

sorry

1:08 am

licketySplitAUS

mab - I've seen that before ;-)

1:08 am

mab

mooooo

1:09 am

mab

woof

1:09 am

mab

meow

1:09 am

mab

(covering my tracks):)

1:09 am

licketySplitAUS

booooo

1:10 am

licketySplitAUS

hehe - I'm missing one B word, and it's killing me. Monkey Typing not helping

1:11 am

mab

Oh. I have only 17

1:11 am

licketySplitAUS

dr_god - where did you get these words from ? :-)

1:13 am

mab

babble uses the Enable dictionary, Lickety.

1:14 am

Gwen

lickety, bh5/16

1:18 am

mab

Thanks Gwen

1:23 am

broll

lickety - bo 5/18

1:31 am

cybernan

90 words -- good night, all :)

1:31 am

mab

night nan.

1:34 am

rycaut

doesn't like political commentary - theocon... :)

1:35 am

mab

neocon, nope

1:36 am

broll

lickety - did you get the bo5?

2:07 am

Mike Hawk

bone 4 6
boner 5 14
boom 4 7
boon 4 6
boot 4 6
brent 5 14
brooch 6 30
broom 5 16
chore 5 14
come 4 6
comet 5 14
cone 4 5
cooer 5 12
coon 4 5
corer 5 12
corn 4 5
corner 6 21
cote 4 5
earn 4 4
echo 4 6
echoer 6 24
etch 4 6
fate 4 7
feat 4 7
fetch 5 20
fete 4 7
heft 4 8
hoer 4 5
home 4 6
hone 4 5
honer 5 12
horn 4 5
lech 4 6
meat 4 5
meta 4 5
mete 4 5
mooch 5 16
moon 4 5
moor 4 5
notch 5 14
note 4 4
rant 4 4
ream 4 5
rename 6 21
rent 4 4
reran 5 10
room 4 5
root 4 4
tame 4 5
tare 4 4
tarn 4 4
them 4 6
tone 4 4
toon

2:08 am

FMitch

Why have you posted all those words in the log Mike?

2:08 am

Mike Hawk

sorry, didn't mean to do that

got trigger happy with the cut and paste

2:09 am

FMitch

Oh dear!

2:14 am

broll

Oh, I was beginning to think there was something wrong and I was the only one here! FMitch, if Lickety comes back, please let him know the missing b is bo 5/18, please. First bo. I must go sleep! G'night.

2:15 am

FMitch

Will do broll, night night.

2:18 am

Pyscho_Puppy

Any clues for ai 9/78?

2:19 am

sukinainu

ai 5 + what you throw a pup

2:19 am

FMitch

Can't help. Haven't got that far yet.

2:19 am

Eren

that is one weird word

2:20 am

Pyscho_Puppy

Thank you!
Haha thanks anyway, FMitch. Appreciate the thought

2:20 am

FMitch

got it now, that was a good clue, thanks.

2:21 am

sukinainu

yw

2:33 am

Haz1558

Good morning all. Not such a big grid today!

2:34 am

FMitch

Hi Haz, good to see you, nice grid today, good words and manageable qty.

2:35 am

Haz1558

The site is still having problems - it won't let me enter any words....

2:35 am

FMitch

Im not on the beta one, playing on the original for as long as its up.

2:36 am

judierae

Finally done~~~~

2:36 am

sukinainu

Good morning. I has to re-log-in to enter word in the new grid.

2:36 am

FMitch

Congrats judierae

2:37 am

judierae

thanks, boy that bo/5 kept me thinking!

2:39 am

Haz1558

Good morning and well done judierae!

2:39 am

Haz1558

Good morning and well done judierae!

2:39 am

Haz1558

Good morning and well done judierae!

2:40 am

judierae

a lot of "well dones" hazl

2:40 am

Haz1558

Am I repeating myself, repeating myself, repeating myself????

2:41 am

judierae

giggle!!!

2:41 am

Haz1558

The site is obviously being a bit temperamental this morning - I'm not really that effusive!

2:42 am

sha

65 words to go have 2 take kiddies to school bye all

2:42 am

FMitch

LOL

2:42 am

Haz1558

Bye sha - see you later.

2:43 am

sha

bye haz

2:43 am

FMitch

Hi / bye sha

2:48 am

FMitch

Are you able to enter words OK now Haz?

2:49 am

Haz1558

Yes, the glitch seemed to clear itself and everything is okay.

2:50 am

FMitch

Good stuff! I see the 4 letter non vowel word for cold has shown itself again and I have found a fish too

2:52 am

Haz1558

I couldn't remember whether the 'cold' word had been acceptable, but yes, it is. And I've found the fish as well as our old friend the Greek cheese.

2:55 am

Haz1558

The dictionary is being uncharacteristically straitlaced. It won't accept mo4/5 as a verb, hence mo**er isn't any good.....

2:56 am

sukinainu

What out for the offensive slang! (b5/18) It's been nice "listening" in tonight. I'm off to try and get some shuteye.

2:57 am

Haz1558

Sleep well, sukinainu.

2:58 am

sukinainu

Thank you. Good luck with the grid!

2:58 am

KatieMcG

Morning all, quick go before I start work!

2:59 am

Haz1558

Good morning katie.

3:00 am

snowyowl

Hi all - just a quicki babble before the day starts! No littlies for breakfast this morning - luxury of a late start for me.

3:01 am

Haz1558

Good morning snowyowl. Did you get finished last night?

3:01 am

snowyowl

no Haz - I gave up at around 3. am with 57 to go!

3:02 am

Haz1558

You deserve a lie in after that effort!

3:04 am

snowyowl

I'm just not getting the time to 'sit' for long at it in the evenings at the moment. Tonight is no better as I have a meeting. Hopefully things will quieten down soo. It's been hectic here for about 2 months now.

3:05 am

FMitch

Well done for getting that far snowy, I didn't even attempt yesterday's.
Did you finish Haz?

3:06 am

Haz1558

Yes, I managed to get it done. There were some strange words to be stored away for future reference. The strangest one was senryu. I can't remember the definitin.

3:06 am

Haz1558

definition. Can't even spell this morning.

3:07 am

snowyowl

Ty Fmitch. LOl Haz - You were here until late too weren't you & up and at it early this morning!

3:08 am

FMitch

Wow, WTG Haz!
I have to stop for a while, have some phone calls to make, back in a bit.

3:08 am

snowyowl

later fMitch

3:08 am

Haz1558

I finished the grid, then watched TV for a while and made the mistake of looking to see how people were doing. I hung around too late!

3:08 am

Haz1558

Bye FMitch!

3:09 am

Haz1558

Today is my Riding for the Disabled day so I'm trying to get an early start.

3:10 am

rumplestiltskin

Good Morning. Couldn't stay awake to finish last night. Too many problems and too long. Should be better today

3:10 am

FMitch

I'll be lurking on and off too :)

3:10 am

snowyowl

I think thats what I did really -just got 'past sleep'. I'm a good night owl & am rarely in bed before 1.00am. But if my husband hasd woken up last night I'd have had a row for being so late!

3:11 am

Haz1558

Good morning rumplestiltskin. You may find a few hiccups this morning as well but they seem to correct themselves.

3:11 am

snowyowl

Hi rumplestiltskin

3:12 am

Haz1558

My husband was away on a course in England overnight, so I could take as long as I wanted!

3:13 am

snowyowl

Well I feel quite good this morning as I slept till 8.30

3:14 am

Haz1558

So the brain cells are fired up and ready for action?

3:15 am

snowyowl

Weeelll -LOl I'm not too bad but by 4pm I'll probably be feeling it and I've got my Rainbow unit tonight and then a meeting. tonight I may be running a bit slowly!

3:16 am

Haz1558

I know the feeling - the late afternoon slump.

3:30 am

KatieMcG

Got to and do some work. See you later :)

3:31 am

Haz1558

Bye katie - have a good day.

3:32 am

miametro

morning all

3:32 am

Haz1558

Good morning miametro.

3:35 am

miametro

hrm. not really feeling this one today..

3:35 am

miametro

hrm. not really feeling this one today..

3:39 am

snowyowl

Hi miametro

3:39 am

snowyowl

Sorry Katie was otherwised engaged & missed you leaving

3:44 am

dalmatian5

Has anyone found any of the big words today?

3:45 am

Haz1558

No, not yet for me.

3:45 am

snowyowl

just realised that I hadn't changed my icon. I have the Mumbles Train which stopped running in 1960 but is recognised as the worlds first passenger railway which started with horse drawn carriages in 1807. this is the only fact I'll bore you with today!

3:45 am

snowyowl

nor me dalmation5 - sorry

3:45 am

Haz1558

I'm seeing you with beanie babies, snowyowl.

3:46 am

saffire

got the 0 from earlier clue. ai5 + what you throw a puppy

3:46 am

Jera

Good morning, all... I got into the new grid, yay!

3:46 am

snowyowl

refresh! Haz

3:46 am

saffire

sorry meant 9!!

3:46 am

snowyowl

Hi Jera

3:47 am

snowyowl

TY saffire!

3:48 am

Jera

I have a bout 10 minutes while my daughter is getting dressed... she has a big field trip today!

3:48 am

saffire

just love getting clues! the only way i can get the big ones!

3:48 am

Haz1558

What a strange word! And good morning Jera. Ready steady go for as many words as you can find in ten minutes!

3:49 am

snowyowl

Well I'm determined to be blonde before I die and so I'm sitting here covering my grey with a home colour! could be interesting around here in the next 45 minutes!

3:49 am

Jera

That silly little br4/6 is back...

3:50 am

Haz1558

I must go as well. Time has slipped away - as always on babble! See you all later - and snowyowl I'll be interested to hear what the result of the hair is!

3:50 am

Jera

LOL, my form of transportation is in the grid!

3:51 am

saffire

bye all. gotta trek to shops!

3:51 am

snowyowl

bye Haz enjoy your day! If its bad you'll probably hear the screams across the channel!

3:51 am

snowyowl

bye saffire

3:51 am

Haz1558

Headscarves are a great accessory......Bye!

3:52 am

snowyowl

LOL Haz - I'll bear that in mind!

3:58 am

oggy

lickety,s missing a b5 from his list, any clues to what it is please.

3:59 am

Jera

Well, I'm off... 54 words isn't a bad start? Keep the grid warm for me!

4:00 am

oggy

bye jera

4:00 am

snowyowl

I have only one br5 which is a type of goose

4:01 am

snowyowl

add a b to your re4/4

4:01 am

snowyowl

bye Jera, see you later

4:02 am

oggy

i got that. hes only got 22b words and there are 23b words.

4:03 am

Uneaixoise

what you use to sweep with

4:03 am

snowyowl

hi une - thanks! I haven't got the list yet

4:03 am

FMitch

oggy - it is a bo5/18 and is the first bo

4:04 am

oggy

i have finished the b,s except the one he is missing.

4:05 am

licketySplitAUS

the one he is missing is a bo5/18

4:07 am

oggy

thanks, found it and im finished.

4:07 am

snowyowl

congrats oggy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4:07 am

Uneaixoise

kudos, oggy!

4:08 am

licketySplitAUS

mrp gives you

4:08 am

licketySplitAUS

mrp gives you

4:08 am

licketySplitAUS

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

4:13 am

oggy

hows everyone else doing.

4:14 am

snowyowl

ok - have to go & start my day folks! I've got 81 left. See you later hopefully - happy babbling

4:32 am

ExWren

Right, I am going to play today, but I have to leave for a couple of hours soon, I am joining a computer course this morning

4:48 am

Grim-Bigyen

any more help with the missing bo 5 ?

4:49 am

mrpresident

bo + third letter.... and a laugh

4:49 am

Grim-Bigyen

thank you

4:49 am

mrpresident

Yw!

4:51 am

Grim-Bigyen

ty mrpresident.
thats me done.
i can now go and cut the grass.
good day all

4:52 am

mrpresident

grim gets

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

4:56 am

Eva

Hi everyone. What a relief to be back to the original version. I don't understand how Dr God is going to work out the problem with not being able to scroll through the entire log at the same time as entering words, but what I understand about creating such systems could fit in a thimble. Anyway, I'm going to stay here until we get evicted.

4:58 am

gramma

I'm w/you,sister! Eva you and I will be sitting here staring long after the page is closed!

4:59 am

Eva

makes me feel very ancient and inflexible. Is this a men with toys thing-the having to always tinker?

5:00 am

Eva

god I sound curmudgeonly! Who ever would have thunk it.

5:02 am

gramma

TO7??? help please.

5:03 am

mrpresident

Eva, if he didn't TOY with this in the first place, we wouldn't be here... it is a living, growing entity... no one likes it when their baby becomes a man!! LOL

5:03 am

saffire

me5/12 + to for the to/8

5:06 am

gramma

Innocently scrolling down the log.......not looking at any thing in particular...this clue jumps out at me. It's from saffire and says ai7 ai plus what you throw a puppy. Well for the life of me, I can't find kitty.

5:07 am

saffire

thats ai 9 you are looking at!!

5:08 am

saffire

drop your H's!!

5:09 am

gramma

I was kidding 8)
lots of cat lovers

5:09 am

saffire

oh dear and i thought i was being all helpfull!!

5:10 am

gramma

You actually are ^_^

5:12 am

saffire

good!!

5:14 am

saffire

weee i was meant to leave for the shops an hour ago!!! got waylaid by the grid again!! gotta really go now! bye all!!!

5:18 am

gramma

Bye, saffire! Have a good day.

5:20 am

Eva

saffire, what beautiful mushrooms!

About half of the icons are blank...is anyone else having that problem? At least its letting me enter words, which it usually doesn't when the icons aren't all filled it.

mrp, I know you're right about the tinkering. Have you found things about the beta page that you prefer? How are you getting around the problem of not being able to access the whole chat log at the same time as entering words? I really want to learn how to do it all, but need very sinple, stupid instructions.

5:22 am

mrpresident

Eva, you are neither simple or stupid! It is possible to veiw the entire log at any time! Before, you could only see the previous 50, so it is nothing different about that

5:25 am

Eva

I know you can see it by clicking on the "view entire log" button-but that flips you to another page where you can't also enter words. How do you deal with that? I hear people talking about keeping 2 windows open at the same time, but have no idea how to do that although I know that someone showed it to me once when I got my new Mac iBook. Do you know how? And yes, although I don't think that overall I am simple and stupid, when it comes to computers i am for sure. Can manage email, but not much more.

5:26 am

Eva

mrp, did you ever get the Buffy piece I sent you?

5:27 am

mrpresident

I actually like to have the stats and the words on the one page
It is so refreshing to scroll the list and still have the grid in view!
I also really like FIREWORKS!
and the chat log is kind of getting to the end of my list of things to consider, so I guess priority is another thing when considering the puzzle in a whole as being user-friendly.
I will find out more about the opening two windows at once... that is the thing I find difficult as I can't have my a2z source open and visible (easily anyway)

5:28 am

mrpresident

Oh eva! I LOVE your Buffy piece! It is the most inspirational piece of writing I have read in a long time!! Very heart-felt and emotional!

5:29 am

mrpresident

I told Lickety about it and we both looked at eachother and realised how much it meant to us too!

5:30 am

Eva

Thank you. Glad you got it. In terms of the new format, I guess it depends on how one plays the game. For me, after I make the first run through, going through the entire log and attempting to understand the clues and enter them is a major part of the game.

5:32 am

gramma

I'm trying to reroot my plant and the stats won't take it.

5:35 am

mrpresident

Can you please use that in a sentence gramma??

5:36 am

mrpresident

oh, I see.... reroot hair! yeah, what is with that??

5:38 am

Jera

Morning again, all! It was so nice outside & sat in the yard & read for awhile. But now back to the grid (where are my priorities?)!

5:39 am

Eva

Good morning cliff. The blackflies are here with a vengeance! Have to go for a walk before they wake up.

5:39 am

mrpresident

Hello Jera... oh my house and garden went to pot at least 6 months ago due to babble! :))
I have widowed my husband and orphaned my children too!

5:40 am

Jera

Oh my, yes, those poor Babble orphans. They will probably form a support group soon...

5:41 am

cliffopa

they haven't shown up here yet eva.

5:41 am

Eva

I wont give them your address

5:41 am

cliffopa

i appreciate that!

5:42 am

gramma

mr.president, that is understandable. You're in good company here. Don't worry about your family, we're here. What more could you need?

5:42 am

mrpresident

mmmm.... spinach and fish for dinner again!

(forces the fork to mouth..... gulp!!)

oh yummy!! (grin unbearably!)

5:46 am

harvey

hmm seems like the site has changed. What is the URL for the new site please

5:47 am

mrpresident

http://beta.playbabble.com

take out the spaces

5:47 am

harvey

thanks will try now

5:50 am

mrpresident

gramma, have you got a butterscotch waffle with triple cream?? I need that!!

5:53 am

Jera

If br4/6 (no vowels) is a word, I declare blech should be valid as well!

5:54 am

cliffopa

i agree jera.

5:56 am

Eva

does anyone have some clues for the 7's? I only have the br7/40 thus far.

5:57 am

Jera

I have no 7's.. go fish!

5:57 am

Jera

coom

5:57 am

mrpresident

ec7/32 ec + 4th vowel + t4/4

5:57 am

Jera

Oops

5:57 am

wurdygurl

how many words today?

5:57 am

Jera

Hope that wasn't a word...

5:58 am

Jera

Whew!

5:58 am

Eva

Thanks mrp!

5:59 am

ARB

I got FIREWORKS - wow

5:59 am

mrpresident

ho7/32 past tense ho5/12 - respect

5:59 am

Jera

I must not have the right t4/4 yet... :(

6:00 am

Jera

How can we have past tense with no D?

6:00 am

Jera

rean

6:01 am

Jera

Ooop

6:01 am

Eva

it's not the past tense, but the person who does it, I think?

6:01 am

mrpresident

Jera it is the TO you like your body to be in (or is before babies!!) with er at the end (sorry ABOUT THE PAST TENSE THING)

6:01 am

Jera

Ah, got it

6:02 am

Jera

I had it, didna look at the t's past th's...

6:02 am

wurdygurl

Please, how many words are on the grid today?

6:03 am

mrpresident

ho7/32 - covered with bristles

6:03 am

Eva

I really need to go for a walk but hate to leave when the site is working well for me as that is pretty rare these days. Oh well....priorities!

6:03 am

mrpresident

mo7/36 - only one crib

6:04 am

cliffopa

have a nice walk eva - it's a beautiful day.

6:05 am

mrpresident

to7/32 to + word for male + thank you (baby talk)

6:08 am

mrpresident

ce7/32 - a measurement of area 100th of an are

6:08 am

Jera

I have it4/5, what is other i, please... driving me crazy...

6:09 am

mrpresident

ok and there we have the 7's! (bar the br7 for take in air)

6:09 am

Eva

Thanks so much mrp for all the 7's! NOW I can go for a walk.

6:09 am

Chessy

Jera, an it4/6 on your body would drive you crazy :)

6:09 am

Eva

Oh wait-there's an 8 too(-:

6:09 am

Jera

Thanks, MrP I didn't figure out all of those but you helped me pass 100!

6:10 am

Jera

Thanks, Chessy!

6:10 am

mrpresident

cool!

6:10 am

Eva

I have the 9, but can't see that I can make an 8 out of it.

6:11 am

mrpresident

no 8 from that dog toy! it is a he8 you need

6:12 am

mrpresident

he8 - body cavity through which blood circulates. gggrrrrr word!

6:17 am

Eva

Okay, it's not going to come to me easily,although the prefix is likely, so I'll save it for apres walk.

6:38 am

Jera

Did I lose connection or did everyone just get really quiet??

6:39 am

Haz1558

I'm here, Jera, just working on words.

6:39 am

Jera

Okay, busy, busy. I got nervous, LOL

6:40 am

Jera

Still noodling over the he8... can't make it happen. Prolly could have found 20 smaller words the amount of time I've spent on one big one!

6:40 am

Dachef

how come "mooner" isnt a word? Ive been "mooning" at the traffic all day, so how come I cant be a "mooner"?

6:40 am

FMitch

Hi all, just popped ni for 15 mins whist having quick lunch. What a glorious day here today mid 70 degrees!!!!

6:41 am

Jera

Gorgeous here as well, FMItch! Good morning!

6:42 am

Haz1558

That's right, rub it in FMItch - it's bucketing here!!

6:42 am

Dachef

hows this for rubbing it in - i spent all morning lying on the beach!!!

6:43 am

Haz1558

I hope you get sunburnt and regret your folly.....

6:43 am

FMitch

Awee ((Haz)), if it makes you feel any better today is supposed to be the only good day and rain is forecast for the w/e :)

6:43 am

Jera

Good for you, Dachef!

6:43 am

Haz1558

That makes me feel better only because everyone else cansuffer along with us!

6:44 am

Jera

I'm totally bummed... the Sprite's birthday party (which has been moved twice due to bad weather) might get rained out this Saturday!

6:46 am

Haz1558

That's a shame, Jera. Is she understanding about it?

6:46 am

FMitch

Oh what a shame Jera, I guess an indoor one would be impractical.

6:49 am

saintfranny

thanks to the person that posted the new site address - this beta version Rocks!

6:49 am

Jera

She's very understanding about it. No room insde for a group of kids! We were gonna barbecue.

6:49 am

mrpresident

he8 - the bottom edge of a skirt + 4th vowel + anagram of Nat King C***

6:50 am

Jera

At her age, actually birthday parties are less common. We already had a nice day out on her actual day to go to the mall (got our ears pierced).

6:50 am

Haz1558

Thanks mrpresident!

6:51 am

Jera

Maybe that's why she's being so good about the party.

6:51 am

bookwyrmish

Saintfranny,

Just joining in. What site address? What site?

---Book

6:51 am

saintfranny

beta.playbabble.com

6:52 am

mrpresident

Oh Jera!! that was ages ago! around my time my little one turned 8 too!!

6:53 am

mrpresident

Hello Haz! I clued a good one, I think...

6:54 am

Jera

Yup, the party is already a month late, porr thing. But she took cupcakes to school on her day, that was special

6:54 am

Haz1558

It was a very good clue, MrP!

6:54 am

Jera

We are busy the next 2 weekends, so it might have to be Memorial Day weekend!

6:55 am

saintfranny

Book - got the new site?

6:57 am

bookwyrmish

Yes, Saint, I was just trying to remember my login--since it wants me to sign in! Glad to see it is still the same Dr_God puzzle, and it looks easier to read/chat in. Except I haven't gotten over there yet!...

6:58 am

Jera

It's nice to have everything on one page, even if it's a bit smaller...

6:58 am

saintfranny

ok. yes, it's all on one screen now - word lists, stats, chat - Wicked cool

6:58 am

FMitch

Times up for me and I hardly had time to chat and didnt enter a single word BBL. This work things really gets in the way of babble!!!!!

6:59 am

Haz1558

It is a pity we couldn't be paid to do this, isn't it? See you later, FMitch!

6:59 am

bookwyrmish

Got here! Nice indeed--is this a signal for more changes? --bye FMitch

7:01 am

Haz1558

I don't know what else is in store. But there are fireworks when you finish (by popular request).

7:02 am

saintfranny

i cant imagine the day when i'd actually finish a puzzle, Haz.

7:02 am

EvaNadine

mornin babblers

7:02 am

saintfranny

tho, i have learned how to beat Spider Solitaire - and i get fireworks there, so, there's that at least ;)

7:03 am

Haz1558

It will happen eventually if you want to persist. But if you're happy just entering as many words as you can, that's fine. Enjoyment is the main thing.

7:03 am

bookwyrmish

Yeah, my days are getting too busy to spend enough time babbling. I'll have to drop something from the schedule....lesseee, laundry, lawn-care, {snickers}

7:03 am

Haz1558

Morning evanadine!

7:04 am

saintfranny

is Lickety the best site for clues?

7:04 am

bookwyrmish

saintfranny, is there a spider solitaire site too?

7:04 am

saintfranny

um, no, not a site book. just a game option on my computer, like freecell, etc

7:04 am

EvaNadine

i gotta say, TGI almost F !!

7:05 am

Haz1558

It's the site I prefer for the 2 letter list because you can enter the words and keep track. It's especially useful for big grids like yesterday's.

7:05 am

bookwyrmish

Ahh, yes I have that too.

7:09 am

Jera

I'm back, my husband wanted to talk before he went to work...

7:10 am

Jera

Silly man, doesn't he understand I have priorities?

7:10 am

Haz1558

I was going to say - doesn't he know you have better things to do? (only joking!)

7:11 am

Jera

Rats, he woke up Gwyd...

7:11 am

Jera

Time for the list anyway, I've stalled with 59 to go...

7:19 am

Jera

Uh-oh. Problem. The way I have my screen arranged usually, with the clue window to the side, now covers up the chat!

7:21 am

Haz1558

Time to experiment! And time for me to have some lunch. I'll be back later.

7:23 am

Jera

His majesty has announced No School... stay home with Mommy...

7:23 am

Jera

So let it be written, so let it be done...

7:26 am

72 Temple Owl

hi everybody...

7:27 am

Jera

Greetings, TempleOwl! How are you today?

7:29 am

72 Temple Owl

it seems i have fried my hard drive...and with 25 words to go last night, too... : (

7:29 am

Jera

Bummer! I hate that... especially with the new fireworks feature...

7:31 am

EvaNadine

thinking maybe i should babble instead of sudoku today -- im stumped over there!

7:34 am

Jera

I always get stumped at sudoku... never finished one in my life! But I find great peace in trying...

7:35 am

EvaNadine

ive been doing pretty well...but lately theyve been ones where you HAVE to fill in possibilities + that ends up confusingme cause the grid looks so messy!

7:40 am

Jera

Ooh, lag is getting bad...

7:40 am

EvaNadine

just wondering if Dr God is working on that....im entering words faster than the puzzle can take them

7:41 am

Jera

Yes, I'll enter a word & it clears the input box... so I try another & things get confusing... especially when it takes a while to show up on the list...

7:41 am

Jera

Must be getting busy, even if not many are talking...

7:41 am

Jera

It sure says NO fast, LOL

7:42 am

EvaNadine

thats certainly the truth!

7:45 am

ch1212

Good morning -- I'm currently writing this on the old site, because on the new site the page loads as usual, but no chat showing (only the space), and when I enter a word on the grid box, it just disappears but doesn't show up on the list. Is everyone having this problem? I already logged in and out, refreshed, etc.

7:45 am

EvaNadine

cleared your cache?

7:46 am

ch1212

my cache? (looks puzzled)

7:47 am

EvaNadine

if you go to Tools -- Options, empty your temporary internet files and your history...
sometimes that helps

7:47 am

ch1212

brb after I try that. thanks

7:48 am

ch1212

I'm writing THIS message from the new site. Evanadine, you are brilliant :)

7:49 am

EvaNadine

yay!
thats always been the problem whenever i have encountered something like that...

7:50 am

EvaNadine

basically, your computer "saves" the old version to refer back to so things load faster...
sometimes you hafta throw out the old info to accept the new stuff

7:50 am

ch1212

gee, just like in real life, huh? Especially relationships and such :)

7:51 am

EvaNadine

*doesnt wanna think about relationships*
:/

7:53 am

ch1212

well, your statement does hold much wisdom. we do tend to 'save' our old experiences and patterns and seek out similar 'versions' of the same man or woman ... until we have to let go of the old in order to make room for new growth in ourselves... okay, enough psycho babble :D

7:54 am

EvaNadine

oh no, i totally agree!
just bas timing for me, as my relationship of almost 2 years just ended on monday night...
:/

7:55 am

ch1212

oh I'm sorry. Even when leaving each other is the most needful thing, I don't wish it on anyone. (((( evanadine ))))

7:56 am

EvaNadine

thanks...
the worst of it is that neither one of us really wanted to split up.
but he sort of realized he doesnt ever want to get married or have kids, and i know i do.
not much you can do to reconcile that sort of difference in desires.

7:57 am

Jera

Welcome, ch1212! Love your icon, btw...

7:58 am

ch1212

You have a tremendous strength of heart to find the courage to leave when it is not what you want. You are strong and wise to recognize that your priorities have to be met in order for you to be fulfilled. I am sorry for you, but I admire you for that.

7:58 am

ch1212

You have a tremendous strength of heart to find the courage to leave when it is not what you want. You are strong and wise to recognize that your priorities have to be met in order for you to be fulfilled. I am sorry for you, but I admire you for that.

7:58 am

ch1212

morning, jera -- isn't it transportation day or something like that?

7:59 am

ch1212

evanadine, I meant I'm sorry for your loss... but admire your heart :)

7:59 am

EvaNadine

thanks CH
it hasnt really sunk in yet...
but luckily im on vacation next week, so it will help me unwind a bit.

8:01 am

ch1212

what exquisite timing. be gentle and loving with yourself, and of course you know all of us here in babblelonia are with you in spirit. {{{ }}}

8:01 am

EvaNadine

i know.
those on the log tuesday afternoon were very comforting.
:)

8:02 am

ExWren

Goddafternoon, I'm back now, been to some computer training!!

8:03 am

ch1212

Good morning ExWren!

8:07 am

Jera

Oooh, a bit of Greek in the grid today!

8:08 am

wurdygurl

good morning...how many words on the grid today?

8:08 am

Jera

Morning, wurdygurl... 170 total!

8:09 am

wurdygurl

better htan yesterday lets see if I can finish this one
thanks

8:11 am

Jera

The addition of fireworks after finishing is a nice touch...

8:14 am

Angelsong

hi, all

8:15 am

faeriekae

Good Morning Babblers :)

8:15 am

faeriekae

8:15 am

Jera

8:15 am

faeriekae

{{Jera}} *sprinkle* *sprinkle*

8:16 am

faeriekae

Hi Evan, Ch12, Wren, Wurdy :)

8:16 am

EvaNadine

mornin faerie -- can i get an EXTRA-strong dose today?

8:16 am

faeriekae

Had to see how all was here :)

8:16 am

1j2u3d4y

ok,so how do you rearrange this site so I can see the comments and still play at the same time?

8:16 am

ch1212

hi faeriekae, angelsong (and all again)

8:16 am

faeriekae

Evanadine *sprinkle* *sprinkle* :)

8:17 am

EvaNadine

thanky!

8:17 am

EvaNadine

ooh, REAL fireworks now jera?!

8:17 am

faeriekae

How do you like my form of transportation?

8:17 am

ch1212

love it faeriekae :)

8:17 am

faeriekae

Ch LOL - I love yours :)

8:18 am

faeriekae

Angel are you going to ride a Bear? LOL

8:19 am

faeriekae

{{{Evan}}} I just read back in the log Honey I'm so sorry...*sprinkle* *sprinkle*

8:21 am

Jera

Must take a break with 30 left... spending some time with my precious son today!

8:21 am

faeriekae

Later Jera :)

8:22 am

ch1212

bye jera - enjoy

8:22 am

wurdygurl

got 100 left to go...sprinkle some dust on me please faerie

8:22 am

Angelsong

nope, Faerie, she just told me she wants to stay out and play some more...so here she is...:)

8:23 am

faeriekae

LOL Angel that is cute :)

8:23 am

EvaNadine

thanks faerie...not been a fun time these last few days...
:/

8:24 am

faeriekae

Wurdy *sprinkle *sprinkle*

8:24 am

faeriekae

Wurdy - Hows that *sprinkle* just an extra little dash there for ya :)

8:24 am

wurdygurl

thank you but I think my brain si dead

8:24 am

wurdygurl

I am so stuck

8:24 am

faeriekae

LOL - No not dead just on vacation :)

8:25 am

wurdygurl

lol

8:25 am

ToeSockMonkey

OMG! I can get on Babble now! And its all changed now too :)

8:25 am

faeriekae

Evan - Honey I know what it feels like and I just hate it for you.

8:25 am

faeriekae

{{{TSM}}}

8:25 am

ch1212

hi TSM -- new site, lots of good changes

8:26 am

ToeSockMonkey

(((((((((Faerie))))))))))

8:26 am

ToeSockMonkey

Hey ch1212!

8:26 am

faeriekae

TSM - see they didn't lock up out for long did they LOL

8:26 am

72 Temple Owl

hi, toes!

8:26 am

ToeSockMonkey

Yeah i like it... Looks great. Just that I have to scroll over to chat. Maybe I need a larger monitor lol

8:26 am

ToeSockMonkey

((((Temple))))

8:27 am

faeriekae

Hi TO :)

8:27 am

faeriekae

TSM - just so you know there are NO spiders in the grid that I can see *teehee*

8:27 am

faeriekae

Nor any mice

8:28 am

72 Temple Owl

just in and out while at work...home pc blew up last night

8:28 am

ToeSockMonkey

LOL faerie

8:29 am

faeriekae

Oh no, I hate it when they blow up TO

8:29 am

Angelsong

I really like thihs new layout

8:29 am

faeriekae

So do I Angel.... :) *sprinkle* *sprinkle*

8:30 am

faeriekae

hone

8:30 am

ch1212

Angelsong, your icon is the one I was looking for yesterday -- the bear with the wings? I have one that I received at a retreat some years ago. Couldn't find a photo though

8:30 am

faeriekae

oops

8:31 am

faeriekae

LOL Angel - Now I see how it happens

8:32 am

faeriekae

I saw people entering words in the chat yesterday and couldn't figure out for the life of me how it was happening and now I know first hand. LOL

8:33 am

Angelsong

yup, easy if ya don't watch where you leave your mouse, faerie. CH, I found her by just doing a google search for angel, beanie baby.

8:33 am

tndaisy1960

Good morning, Babbleonians:)

8:34 am

faeriekae

Hi ya Daisy ;)

8:34 am

ch1212

oh, now THAT would have been too easy :D -- I googled beanie baby, white bear, bear with wings, and all that. :D ah well. lessons learned.

8:35 am

72 Temple Owl

anyone have a clue for the 9?

8:35 am

Angelsong

sometimes simple works really well.

8:35 am

tndaisy1960

I hate to start out the morning complaining...but I noticed that my ranking went DOWN from the day before...and I played my heart out yesterday, even tho I didn't finish...can anybody explain to this mathematically impaired blonde here?

8:37 am

ch1212

tndaisy, I had that same experience. Nice people here explained to my math challenged brain that simple points will rack up your overall score, but you have to finish a grid for the other two to change, otherwise you lose points. That explains why you see people in the log write "not going to start today"...

8:37 am

Kateq

a 5/14 + b4/6 = ai 9/78

8:37 am

ch1212

like your icon, by the way :)

8:38 am

ch1212

thanks kateq ... now what the he** is that? (scurries off to look it up)

8:38 am

tndaisy1960

ch1212...ty...but that kinda sux...in a way. Just my opinion. I'm big into numbers, which does come in handy at times, but at others it's a pain in the rear! lol

8:39 am

ch1212

ah, speaking of rear ... aitchbone! :D

8:39 am

faeriekae

LOL Ch

8:39 am

Haz1558

You've given away the 9 letter word!

8:40 am

ch1212

O M G !!! I can't believe i did that!!! Oh I am sooo sorry. I am so sorry!

8:40 am

tndaisy1960

lol I didn't see it til I said it, so it doesn't count!

8:40 am

ch1212

Oh that's the worst thing I've ever done on babble. (bows head) Mea culpa. mea culpa.

8:40 am

ch1212

Oh that's the worst thing I've ever done on babble. (bows head) Mea culpa. mea culpa.

8:40 am

72 Temple Owl

ty

8:40 am

ch1212

I'm going to be very quiet now.

8:40 am

faeriekae

Thanks CH ROFL

8:41 am

Haz1558

ch1212 - we forgive you! And don't keep too quiet for too long....

8:41 am

tndaisy1960

no no CH...dont be quiet! get back up on that hore and ride!

8:41 am

faeriekae

Ch lets talk... <grin?

8:41 am

faeriekae

I need words today.

8:41 am

72 Temple Owl

yeah, ch - could you blurt out a few of the 7 letters, please? LOL!

8:42 am

ch1212

say WHAT tndaisy? (I think she meant to put an 's' in there...) :D

8:42 am

tndaisy1960

LMAO! omg...exsqueeze me and my crappy typing

8:43 am

tndaisy1960

no wonder I can't finish a grid...eye kant spel!

8:45 am

faeriekae

ch whats the 8 letter word?

8:45 am

faeriekae

*teehee* wonders if she will bite.

8:45 am

tndaisy1960

faeri! behave!

8:45 am

ch1212

very funny, faeriekay :) ... seriously, thank you all for being so kind to me after my major gaff. I do have to go get ready for work. {{{{ all }}}}

8:46 am

Kateq

anyone (particularly ch 1212) have a hint for the first to 4/t?

8:46 am

72 Temple Owl

bye, ch! hurry back!

8:47 am

faeriekae

Have a nice day ch12 :) and do hurry back

8:47 am

tndaisy1960

bye CH:)

8:47 am

Jera

What the heck is that bh word??

8:47 am

Jera

Can't find a definition...

8:48 am

72 Temple Owl

what's the bh word?

8:49 am

mrpresident

it is a bollywood movie!

8:49 am

Jera

Are you serious?

8:50 am

grant

bh- you'll get a laugh out the answer

8:50 am

faeriekae

8:50 am

mrpresident

8:51 am

Jera

I could use some help with the bo5/18, please?

8:51 am

Kateq

a 2003 movie title--an Indian word meaning an evil spirit/ghost

8:51 am

Jera

Oh, I meant what does it mean (the bh word) I found it monkey typing

8:52 am

Jera

Mysterious & whimsical are the ways of the Enable dictionary...

8:52 am

Haz1558

bo5/18 - is a French word used for Germans. Add Mr Guevara's first name.

8:52 am

Jera

No idea who that is, Haz

8:53 am

Haz1558

Or the first letters of the dairy product favoured by rodents

8:53 am

Jera

Gotcha, thanks!

8:53 am

72 Temple Owl

and how many lettters does this bh word have, so i can set my monkey on it?

8:53 am

tndaisy1960

cool clue Haz:)

8:53 am

Jera

5, Temple

8:53 am

Kateq

bh 5/16

8:54 am

Haz1558

He was a South American revolutionary figure, with an iconic image.

8:54 am

mrpresident

Temple... b+ owl sound !!

8:54 am

Jera

Oh, yes, I know who you mean. Don't see his first & last names seperately very often

8:54 am

Jera

4 words left!

8:55 am

Haz1558

Hold yourself in readiness for fireworks.....

8:56 am

faeriekae

thanks MrP :)

8:57 am

mrpresident

I am about ready to pass out!! Gotta sleep, midnight pumpkin about to hit me on the head! Night all!

8:57 am

faeriekae

Good Night MrP sleep well :)

8:58 am

Haz1558

Good night mr president. Sleep well.

8:58 am

shorty

{{{{{faerie}}}}}

8:58 am

Jera

*happy dance of doneness*

8:58 am

72 Temple Owl

night, mr. p!

8:58 am

Jera

Whoo-hoo!!

8:59 am

Kateq

congrats!

8:59 am

faeriekae

CONGRATULATIONS JERA.......did you get firework?

8:59 am

Jera

Nite, MrP!

8:59 am

Jera

Yup, they are grand!

8:59 am

faeriekae

YEAH for JERA!!!!

8:59 am

shorty

I cant wait to finish so i can have fireworks

8:59 am

Jera

Does anyone need some help before I go?

8:59 am

72 Temple Owl

could everyone see them or just jera?

9:00 am

faeriekae

Just Jera

9:00 am

shorty

just jera

9:00 am

Jera

JUust the person finishing, TO

9:00 am

faeriekae

{{{Shorty}}}

9:00 am

faeriekae

Now I have gotta finish the grid so I can see fireworks.

9:01 am

shorty

wow my page just refreshed on its own

9:01 am

faeriekae

Shucks gotta take my dog to the vet....time for his yearly shots. bbl to finish

9:02 am

shorty

bye faerie

9:03 am

tndaisy1960

bye faeri:)

9:06 am

harpjane

hello. what's our theme today?

9:06 am

Jera

Modes of transportation, harpjane

9:07 am

harpjane

okie dokey, I'm off to icon hunt...

9:07 am

Jera

If no one needs me, I'll be toddling off... gotta watch Blue's Clues with my boyo...

9:10 am

72 Temple Owl

anyone have a 7 letter word list?

9:10 am

Angelsong

any clue for the an?

9:10 am

Haz1558

an6/24 - national song

9:10 am

Angelsong

TO: look on my page under A 2 Z

9:13 am

harpjane

we get fireworks now? I've been gone a few days.

9:14 am

bendamalina

I'm having difficulty with bo 6/27...I have all of the other bo's, according to lickety's list, and it doesn't seem alphabetically possible...anyone have a clue for me?

9:15 am

knutmeg

bendamalina- take a deep br6/27

9:15 am

knutmeg

heheh, whoops, you said bo!

9:16 am

bendamalina

:) that's ok, I appreciate the sentiment

9:16 am

bendamalina

cute picture, but the way, knut

9:17 am

knutmeg

but there isn't a bo6/27? Did you mean bo6/24? Which would be the cute little foot coverings I put on Livia, add an two letter all vowel ending to bo4/6 which is a type of shoe

9:17 am

Kateq

bendamalina, there is no bo 6/27

9:17 am

knutmeg

thanks, bendamalina, that's my sweet baby.

9:17 am

bendamalina

oh, yes...sorry, I meant bo 6/24...

9:17 am

bendamalina

curse these nubby fingers!

9:18 am

bendamalina

Thanks for the very appropriate hint, knutmeg!

9:18 am

knutmeg

you're welcome!

9:19 am

bendamalina

how old is your baby?

9:20 am

bendamalina

My friend had her little baby 15 months ago, and she's the sweetest little thing. makes me want to have one.

9:26 am

harpjane

mooner is definitely a word in my circles. "one who moons."

9:27 am

tndaisy1960

mine too HJ

9:27 am

bendamalina

oh my gosh, I can't believe the last br4/6 is a word

9:29 am

Kateq

makes you want to say grrr -- which is not a ord LOL

9:29 am

bendamalina

heh

9:29 am

Kateq

anyone have a clue for the first oc 6/24?

9:30 am

bendamalina

sorry, havent gotten to the o's yet

9:31 am

girlfriend2008

anyone willing to fill me in on what br4/27 means? I don't understand all the codes...still new at this

9:33 am

bendamalina

girlfriend...at the bottom of the page is a link to Lickety's Babble Clues (if you are playing at beta.playbabble.com and not playbabble.com)

9:33 am

Kateq

br 4/6 means a four letter word beginning with br and worth six points

9:33 am

bendamalina

that's a list of the first two letters of all the words, length of the word, and point values...so br4/27 is a word that starts with br, is 4 letters long, and is worth 27 points

9:35 am

dl88

Kateq - oc + to sharpen a knife

9:35 am

tndaisy1960

Hey GF...I know how you feel...I was SO confused when I first started playing this...and wasn't Pro yet either...so I had no clue about some of what was going on

9:35 am

girlfriend2008

get it now...thanks!!

9:37 am

shorty

ahhhhhhh harp said a word!!!!!!!

9:37 am

Kateq

dl88--TY so much!

9:38 am

tndaisy1960

no she didn't shorty...it' s NOT a word according to Enable

9:38 am

shorty

part of it is a word

9:38 am

tndaisy1960

true...

9:39 am

shorty

the one with the s

9:40 am

KatieMcG

I only came on to show my colleague how cool babble was and how we all chatted to each other but I would just like to point out that it is gloriously sunny here and I can't go home for another hour :(

9:40 am

Angelsong

Girlfriend, alos take a look at Angelsong's Babble resource page for all kinds of good information about Babble.

9:40 am

Angelsong

anyone have a clue for the first br6/30?

9:41 am

capone

when will the new icons show up? i'm still showing vader for mine?

9:41 am

Kateq

think of a French bread and delete one vowel

9:42 am

bendamalina

man, I really wish cohort was in there

9:42 am

tndaisy1960

capone...go to your profile and upload another one

9:42 am

shorty

capone you probably have to refresh in the new site

9:43 am

majmom

hi-please tell me its not over 300 words today-well happy hunting -gl to all

9:43 am

shorty

no 170 words

9:43 am

capone

i did, last night

9:43 am

Munner

Thanks kate for br 6 clue

9:43 am

shorty

oh sorry capone then I dont know

9:44 am

Kateq

yw!

9:44 am

girlfriend2008

haha anyone got a clue for br7/40? (hopefully i did that right)

9:44 am

capone

there we go. i uploaded it on the other babble page, guess it didnt cross over to this version

9:44 am

girlfriend2008

nvm got it

9:44 am

majmom

ty shorty-just maybe i`ll find them this time-oh well good pasttime

9:44 am

Angelsong

170 words today.

9:45 am

bendamalina

gf: take the previous br6/27 and add a vowel

9:45 am

Ouwachita

br7/40...what we all do to live...many times a minute

9:45 am

bex777

hiya everyone

9:45 am

bendamalina

hi bex

9:45 am

Ouwachita

DONE...anyone need a clue??

9:45 am

Angelsong

GF you have to do this BR7 tp get air into your body...

9:46 am

Kateq

yes--ec 6/24 ???

9:46 am

Kateq

probably obvious...

9:47 am

Charm

ec6/24- helloo-elloo-loo-oo- one who does that

9:47 am

Angelsong

kateq, add a suffix (one who does) to the ec4/4

9:47 am

bendamalina

angelsong: do you still need a clue for the second br6/30?

9:47 am

Angelsong

nope, got it, thanks!

9:47 am

Kateq

sorry--I have that --I meant oc 6/24

9:48 am

shorty

thanx charm for that clue

9:48 am

bendamalina

ok!

9:48 am

girlfriend2008

I need a clue for br6/30

9:49 am

Kateq

there are two br 6/30

9:49 am

Kateq

one is jewelry, the other is like French bread with one vowel removed

9:49 am

hetty

Goode morning and welcome, girlfriend. I think one of the br you want is something you pin on your bosom

9:51 am

72 Temple Owl

WHOA! first time on this!

9:51 am

girlfriend2008

thanks katieq and hetty that helped

9:55 am

72 Temple Owl

can anyone hear me?

9:55 am

Charm

Hi, Temple Owl. How are you?

9:56 am

72 Temple Owl

fine, charm...trying the new site for the first time!

9:56 am

Charm

I like it, but it's taking me a bit to become accustomed to it. I keep getting distracted by the chat log!

9:56 am

Angelsong

missing: the firt bo5/18...help?

9:57 am

hetty

Grrr. I feel very English when enable doesn't alloa perfectly good word for the yellow flowerng bush we are all trying to get rid of. . .why does that mind me of something?

9:57 am

bendamalina

angel...take the br6/30 you were looking for earlier and remove one consonant

9:58 am

Kateq

bo 5/18 = slang for German soldiers in WI and II or the br6 minus one consonant

10:01 am

Angelsong

got the B's now.

10:02 am

Angelsong

here's a quick tip: to keep from posting words in the chat, click your mouse anywhere else on the page when you finish typing in the chat box.

10:02 am

tndaisy1960

good idea Angel

10:03 am

tndaisy1960

bbiaf...this computer is being a pain...needs a real short nap...reboot

10:04 am

bunnyvicious

Can I get the link to the new site? I forgot to save it yesterday.

10:05 am

bendamalina

http://beta.playbabble.com

10:05 am

bex777

http://beta.playbabble.com/

10:05 am

leighprefect

Duh. *smacks forhead* I've been trying to get a bo 5 that means to screw something up, and I totally missed the fact that I'm trying to force letters next to each other that aren't really next to each other!

10:06 am

hetty

bunny, it's <http://beta.playbabble.com>

10:07 am

hetty

Join my club, leigh

10:08 am

leighprefect

=)

10:09 am

jaianniah

Hi- has anyone figured out BO 6/24? Thanls- it's great to be back babbling!!!

10:09 am

bunnyvicious

ty

10:09 am

Haz1558

bo6/24 - baby item of footwear

10:09 am

jaianniah

Thanks, Haz!!!

10:09 am

Haz1558

And nice to see you back again jaianniah

10:10 am

leighprefect

Thanks for that Haz, I needed it. And I like the co that's similar. =)

10:13 am

Munner

leigh, tks for co 6 clue. How did I miss that one having raised 4 children and taught 3rd grade for 6 years!

10:14 am

smaller

hi all!!

10:15 am

bunnyvicious

I like the ability to enter words faster in this site, no lag. But how do you "enter" to form new paragraph in the chat log?

10:15 am

leighprefect

munner- no problem. =)

10:15 am

smaller

on the new one, does anyone else's blip periodically?

10:15 am

leighprefect

Bunny- Use shift + enter

10:15 am

knutmeg

Mine doesn't, smaller, but if you're using Firefox, you may need to download the updated version

10:16 am

bunnyvicious

k, ty

10:17 am

KatieMcG

smaller, mine blipped at work so I know it's not the connection, however it has only done it once.

10:17 am

smaller

ahhh! thanks ladies!!!

10:21 am

Angelsong

first co4/6?

10:21 am

Haz1558

co4/6 co plus start of equine

10:21 am

Kateq

co 4/6 a kind of salmon

10:21 am

smaller

i must be officially old, i'm having a hard time with this change

10:22 am

bendamalina

ce6/21?

10:22 am

Haz1558

No smaller, you're just adaptability challenged.

10:22 am

Angelsong

thanks Haz...got that one. now I'm needing the co5 after the unconscious co.

10:23 am

Kateq

add the vowel for Latin plural

10:23 am

Haz1558

ce6/21 - add a musical term or a piece of paper

10:23 am

tndaisy1960

smaller, I usually have trouble adapting too...guess I wouldn't make a good Borg:)

10:24 am

smaller

lol haz and daisy!

10:24 am

Haz1558

And smaller - I'm just joking. The politically correct brigade around here couch everything in such humourless terms.

10:25 am

bendamalina

angel...it's a funny way to pluralise the unconscious co

10:26 am

smaller

haz- i thought it was great!! good one!

10:26 am

Kateq

any clues for the first c0 5/16--I guess the only 5/16

10:26 am

hurshy

morning all - dunno if you beta-ers can see my icon, but it's the transporter pad from star trek :)

10:26 am

smaller

ok, the who's online thing seems a tad big brotherish

10:27 am

bendamalina

kateq--it's like a stone that you might use to pave a road minus one of the double letters

10:27 am

Kateq

lovely--ty!

10:27 am

misshoax

any clues for the he8/55? it would be much appreciated...

10:28 am

72 Temple Owl

so how does "my friends" work?

10:28 am

Haz1558

smaller - I never log out of babble, so it looks as though I'm here all the time. I'm sure there are others who do the same. I haven't worked out the 'My friends' thing either.

10:29 am

bendamalina

I'm still struggling with ce6/21. I guess I'm just not familiar with the word

10:29 am

leighprefect

TO- It doesn't if you don't have any friends...like me...

10:29 am

tndaisy1960

I had to leave in a big hurry last night and couldn't log out when S/O got home...and forgot about it later.

10:30 am

Kateq

it's a nasty word to do with blood flow--when you shorten a skirt you take up the He* = the beginner of old dancer/actor Donald 's last name and the painter ** Cid

10:30 am

Kateq

that = sign should be a plus

10:30 am

bunnyvicious

CE 6/21 - CE + another word for letter

10:30 am

Haz1558

he8/55 - edge of garment, plus fourth vowel, plus anagram of Nat King **** (courtesy of MrP earlier)

10:31 am

bendamalina

ah, thanks bunny!

10:31 am

Angelsong

fa5?

10:31 am

smaller

thanks haz and bunny!!

10:31 am

smaller

bunny-long time no see!

10:32 am

misshoax

many thanks! so helpful!

10:32 am

Haz1558

fa5/16 - add a woman's name (famous rose *** Harkness)

10:32 am

Munner

Thks Haz. What a crazy word!

10:32 am

smaller

i have "hitting enter" problems

10:32 am

bunnyvicious

Sorry, I've been SOOO busy, glad I'm able to pop in lately

10:32 am

hetty

Haz, what you do is, you click on who's on line and then click again on names you want to add to your "friends" list. Trouble is, I want to add them all! What you do next s anyone's guess--just keep on making friends perhaps. O.K. by me!

10:32 am

bunnyvicious

And for the my friends: Click who's online, the there is a link to add to my friends

10:34 am

72 Temple Owl

then what? can you talk to them like im? do you get notice when one logs on?

10:34 am

Angelsong

haz, can you try another clue for the fa5? I don't get it.....sorry.....

10:35 am

Kateq

anyone have the first mo 5/14? please and ty

10:35 am

bunnyvicious

dunno TO, I haven't really messed with it. I figure if I want to chatter, i'll do it in the log when I see

10:35 am

bunnyvicious

them come in . (Darn Enter)

10:36 am

bunnyvicious

mo 5/14 - mo + first three letters of the word opp of good-bye

10:37 am

bunnyvicious

fa 5 - f + use the word for a performing stage at the circus minus the "r" - ar***

10:37 am

Haz1558

fa5/16 - what bunny just said!

10:38 am

ch1212

hi again - back for round II ... and I promise not to type in any more big (or little) words ;)

10:38 am

Kateq

TY Bunny--I'm done--my fireworks are going off! LOL

10:39 am

bunnyvicious

congrats Kateq!!

10:39 am

Kateq

Thanks--any clues for anyone?

10:39 am

bunnyvicious

not unless you can teach me how to invest my saving into more profitable interest bearing account...

10:40 am

stidmama

so I didn't start last night because it looked easier than yesterdays.... how's the grid for you all?

10:41 am

stidmama

YAY Kateq!

10:41 am

bunnyvicious

There are a few buggers, but not to bad.

10:42 am

stidmama

good morning, hetty, is it as sunny up your way as it is here? though it looks like clouds may roll in later...

10:42 am

stidmama

thanks bunny, here goes... *diving in*

10:43 am

hurshy

this seems like a pretty nice grid

10:43 am

Angelsong

ec7?

10:43 am

bunnyvicious

Oh jeez, we had a wind storm night before last, lost two windows in the back of thoe house and I gave up chasing the patio furniture down the road! We hunkered in the hallway, thought we were having a tornado for sure!

10:43 am

72 Temple Owl

hey stid - my pc died right after i joined last night!

10:44 am

bunnyvicious

ec 7 - ec + third vowel + you excercise to **** you muscles

10:44 am

bunnyvicious

(can't type today)

10:44 am

Kateq

ec 7 = ec + 4th vowel + to 4/4

10:44 am

hetty

Good morning, stid. It's manageable today, methinks
Anyway, I've got 62 words already after thirty minutes on and off and now I'm off to the library so I'll see you later. Just swa your greeing, and yes, it's sunny up kere and the meadow is full of he yelllow bush we're supposed to get rid of. Remind you of anything? SYS

10:44 am

stidmama

oh no TempleOwl! I am so sorry... looks like it's better today?

10:44 am

Haz1558

ec7/32 - means a transitional area between two communities - or could be British prime minister trying to be green.

10:45 am

stidmama

later hetty -- have fun at the library! yes, we have plenty of the dratted br 5 in our area as well...

10:45 am

Frances

Haz1558
He should be so lucky!

10:46 am

Kateq

bye all--have a lovely day/evening

10:46 am

stidmama

ooh bunny, that sounds nasty! the last big storm here a tree fell on a corner of my parents' house -- they are almost done fixing it now, three months later.

10:46 am

stidmama

((morning, hurshy))

10:46 am

hurshy

((stidmama)) morning to you too :)

10:47 am

72 Temple Owl

no stid - i'm at work . this is one time that procrastinating on my classwork had paid off - i guess!

10:47 am

bunnyvicious

I've been through two tornados, but never one with the kids. Scary. scary! I'm just glad we rent!

10:47 am

bunnyvicious

Bye Kateq

10:48 am

stidmama

bye Kateq! have a good day :-)

10:49 am

hetty

Haz--just saw your joke about a greening PM and think you're oh so clever. Later

10:50 am

Haz1558

Have a good day. I have a healthy dislike of our PM!

10:50 am

hurshy

yeah, i liked that one too, haz :)

10:51 am

Frances

Me too Haz

10:51 am

Haz1558

Thank you!

10:51 am

ch1212

oh I just discovered the pop up box with the 'view entire chat log' icon... very nice indeed!

10:52 am

bendamalina

how could ramen not be a word?!!!!

10:52 am

hurshy

does it WORK, ch1212? cause in sudoku, i have had probs with it showing me the beginning and then just getting cut off after a certain point (although usually in the afternoon, so maybe it is fine up to a certain length...?)

10:52 am

tndaisy1960

lol Bend...I agree

10:52 am

stidmama

brb. dog wants off bed (she can get up by herself, but not down...) *sigh*

10:52 am

hurshy

and ch1212, can you see my icon? it's a transporter pad!

10:52 am

ch1212

I just tested it -- it not only works, but I can leave it up if I like while I play

10:52 am

Angelsong

en6's?

10:52 am

bendamalina

why, in slim times it's what people live on....

10:53 am

ch1212

hurshy, I wish I could see your icon -- i learned I had to change mine here instead of just on the old site. maybe you could try that?

10:53 am

capone

does this version of babble alert you when someone comes online?

10:53 am

bunnyvicious

en 6 - en + what you wear after a shower

10:53 am

bunnyvicious

en 6 - en + the part of a plant under the ground

10:53 am

ch1212

no capone, and also if you don't sign out everytime it will indicate you are still here.

10:53 am

hurshy

sadly, i cannot use the beta until it becomes THE site, bc the beta is being blocked by our firewall

10:54 am

capone

yea i had to upload my new avatar on BOTH sites for it to take

10:54 am

ch1212

okay, I'll pop over to the old site for a quick look, even though of course I know what a transporter pad looks like! :)

10:54 am

bunnyvicious

hmmm, my bunny followed me over with no problem

10:55 am

capone

well i guess i'll be on 24-7 lurker status, i never log...lol

10:56 am

ch1212

I suspect you won't be alone, capone. It's something for us to keep in mind if someone says 'bye' then appears to still bea round (or bea oblong?) :D

10:56 am

tndaisy1960

I wish there was an "away" feature for us lurkers capone:)

10:58 am

bendamalina

er6/18?

10:59 am

bunnyvicious

er 6/18 - er + to complain (**** and rave)

10:59 am

stidmama

back -- my father called, and I am going over for coffee in a bit (since he retired I try to get over there once a week...), but I told him I needed to finish breakfast first. :-) "Babble -- the breakfast of champions!"

10:59 am

capone

well, pretty much remember that my babble time is 7a - 3p eastern, aside from the occasional pop in to pick on my fave SBB, Faerie. So if you say something to me outside that window and I don't respond, don't take it personal (or do, it really doesn't matter to me 8p )

11:00 am

bendamalina

thanks again bunny!

11:00 am

bunnyvicious

;)

11:00 am

bendamalina

I can't believe I didn't see that one

11:01 am

Angelsong

I've discovered I can open the entire chat log in a new tab in Firefox...very neat!

11:01 am

stidmama

morning, Angelsong! that is cool!

11:02 am

bunnyvicious

Angel, does the Let's Babble link on your page take you to the new or old site?

11:02 am

Angelsong

I am more glad than ever that I went Pro...:)

11:03 am

Angelsong

old one. I will leave it so that folks can get there...

11:03 am

bunnyvicious

are you gonna stick in a link to the new site (sorry I'm pestering you)

11:04 am

hurshy

has anyone heard doc say anything about how long he thinks it will take to work out the bugs and make the beta the official site?

11:05 am

bunnyvicious

Not I (been absentee lately)

11:05 am

Rocky

anyone have a clue for the 9 letter ai?

11:06 am

leighprefect

I thought he said yesterday it would be just a few days.

11:06 am

bunnyvicious

if you have the ai 5/14 before it, add on the word for what you skeleton is made of

11:06 am

leighprefect

Then again, I could be crazy.

Strike that, I know I am crazy.

11:06 am

Dr_God

Just popped in. I have one major bug left to fix in Explorer, and then it might be time to switch the sites.

11:06 am

hurshy

good. moving is always stressful - i like to be settled.

11:06 am

Frances

Rocky
it's a large bo** found in beef

11:06 am

stidmama

I keep wanting to type "belch" -- it just feels like it ought to be there!

11:06 am

torgone

ai9 is between the geebo4/6 and the eyebo4/6

11:07 am

stidmama

hi Dr_G

11:07 am

Rocky

thanx bunnyvicious, I never would have got that.

11:07 am

bunnyvicious

yw

11:07 am

stidmama

jaianniah -- I see you are online... (love that feature) how are you today? I can't stay much longer, but wanted to say hi.

11:08 am

hurshy

doc, you don't think there's any way my firewall blocking will follow the beta site to this address, if this one isn't blocked, do you?

11:08 am

leighprefect

Cute one, tor..

11:08 am

bunnyvicious

ope, brb, messy diaper in the works!

11:08 am

tndaisy1960

mom, I see "belch" too, just like you do:)

11:08 am

torgone

thx leigh ..

11:10 am

leighprefect

=)

11:10 am

stidmama

*sob* can't figure out the clever ai 9 clue... signed, unclever stidmama

11:11 am

hurshy

stid, ai5 is the 8th letter spelled out, and then add bo4

11:11 am

Frances

stidmama
How would you spell H

11:11 am

stidmama

ty hurshy! *dance of delight*

11:12 am

stidmama

that is one weird word!

11:12 am

hurshy

dunno - i think it's not too weird... not like senryu

11:13 am

stidmama

ty also Frances...

11:13 am

parsec

hello? 'atchoo'? the sound of a sneeze?

11:13 am

misshoax

any takers for the last ho7/32?

11:13 am

Dr_God

hurshy-
If "www.playbabble.com" is blocked, it will most likely remain so after the switch

11:13 am

Frances

stidmama
You're welcome

11:13 am

stidmama

I am down to 106 left, need to go let the dogs in now, and get over to my father's for coffee. BBL

11:13 am

hurshy

it's not, doc, only the beta.playbabble.com is blocked.

11:14 am

72 Temple Owl

bye, stid!

11:14 am

Angelsong

there is a new link to the Beta site under Let's Babble on my resource page now...

11:15 am

hurshy

so what i was asking is if the blocking of beta could carry over when it becomes www, even though www is NOT currently blocked

11:15 am

Dr_God

Ooooh. Then "no."

11:16 am

Dr_God

I don't *think*

11:16 am

hurshy

you might not know, but then again you might, so i thought i'd ask :) if it does i'll just have to get them to unblock it, that's all

11:16 am

hurshy

i also figured if there were any precautions YOU could take to make sure it didn't happen, it would be just as well if you were alerted to the situation :)

11:17 am

72 Temple Owl

hursh: i was concerned that there would be something that our site considered possibly malicious code in here - so far so good...

11:17 am

bunnyvicious

ho 7/32 - ho + what you do when you lease an apartment, double first cons

11:17 am

hurshy

temple - for me the prob is not maliciousness, but the fact that the school blocks most game sites - with a school of teenage boys, if we didn't, they wouldn't get much else done!

11:19 am

72 Temple Owl

gee - for some reason my puter is making an awful noise - like the fan is running overtime....yikes! i already killed the on at home!

11:20 am

hurshy

uhoh - angry computer? never good :(

11:20 am

72 Temple Owl

i guess i'd better bail! happy babbling everyone!

11:20 am

bunnyvicious

Bye TO

11:21 am

hurshy

bye temple :)

11:21 am

torgone

I really like the bar that repeats the word you just entered. If it's not accepted, you can see if you missplelled it.

11:21 am

smaller

me too, tor but i can't get the blippy to go away

11:21 am

caitlyn

Hi all ..bunny how are you ?

11:22 am

torgone

blippy?

11:22 am

smaller

hi caitliyn!

11:22 am

bunnyvicious

Hey Cait! Babysitting my niece since Monday! We're good though. Twins finally got rid of the rotten they caught at grandmas.

11:22 am

Rocky

anyone have oc 6 (the last one)?

11:23 am

smaller

there's a flash of some white screen about every 3-4 seconds, i had it on the iron sudoku thing too. the 2 times i played it

11:23 am

bunnyvicious

if you have the oc 5/14 before it, add on the first vowel

11:23 am

Frances

Any help please - the 7s I have are:
ec7/32
ho7/32x2
mo7/36
to7/32
I seem to be missing 2

11:23 am

Dr_God

smaller-
Update to Firefox 1.5

11:23 am

hurshy

smaller, did you upgrade to firefox 1.5?

11:23 am

piperb

oc5/14 is a color

11:23 am

bunnyvicious

br 7 & ce 7

11:24 am

caitlyn

That great to hear bunny .I have had the youngest today and again tomorrow night!

11:24 am

smaller

thought i did. hmmm.

11:24 am

Rocky

thanks bunnyvicious!

11:24 am

bunnyvicious

Did you grandbabies come back from Spain?

11:24 am

bunnyvicious

yw

11:25 am

Frances

Thanks bunny

11:25 am

caitlyn

No they are there until next Tuesday I think im missing them more than their mam is.

11:25 am

leighprefect

Can anyone help me with the ce 6/21?

11:26 am

bunnyvicious

ce 6/21 - ce + another word for letter

11:26 am

torgone

$100

11:26 am

bunnyvicious

My mom always misses the kiddos more than I think I do when they are, she calls me every hour to see if I've heard how they are!

11:27 am

leighprefect

Thanks bunny. I thought I typed that before. Ah well.

11:28 am

caitlyn

When i played on the new site today a couple of times it was saying I needed more words when i didnt.Then when i finished i had the congratulations bur it then told me I had another word to get .Anyone else having this?

11:29 am

bunnyvicious

This is the second time I've played on the new one, no hitches here.

11:30 am

leighprefect

caitlyn- It was saying that I had an extra word too, on my word stats.

11:31 am

bunnyvicious

The archives, are they new? Nothing happens when I click the link.

11:33 am

Dr_God

caitlyn & leigh-
You both got the fireforks even though the stats panel showed that there were still words not found? Was the stats panel wrong? Or did you, in fact, have more words to find?

11:34 am

bunnyvicious

Never mind, I'm a dolt, have to click to WORD. if you finish an archived puzzle, does it change your stats?

11:35 am

hurshy

wait, what?? we CAN do archived puzzles now??

11:35 am

caitlyn

I have gone back to the old site for now,when i do use the other one where is my profile? Im probably being really stupid!

11:35 am

leighprefect

I never got to finish the puzzle last night. But yesterday afternoon my word stats + my word list = 1 more than the total words of the day. When I came back last night, it seemed to be fixed.

11:36 am

Dr_God

Archived puzzles can not be played. Have no fear.

11:36 am

Dr_God

caitlyn-
The profile is in the same place on both sites.

11:37 am

hurshy

yeah i was starting to rethink my casual statement of yesterday that if we could, i would just play one a day until done - fear gripped my heart when it seemed to be a real possibility

11:37 am

bunnyvicious

Well darn, you can play them in Sudoku! It's ok, I don't need to go back and do them, I'd be forever on my computer!

11:37 am

caitlyn

Dr God I had finished the grid but i left to go to angels page then when i came back it said i needed another word.When i switched to the old site it showed i finished

11:38 am

Dr_God

caitlyn-
Did you try to enter the mysterious missing word?

11:38 am

caitlyn

No i didnt know there was one

11:38 am

hurshy

it seems to me the difference is, with sudoku it is either done or not done. with babble, the number of words you have at midnight can be anywhere from zero to the total. so would you then play one over multiple days? how would you store it? it would be a mess. i can see why doc g isn't doing it :)

11:39 am

Dr_God

caitlyn-
I thought you said the beta sites said you needed one more word.

11:40 am

bunnyvicious

Good point, I'm just being greedy.... I feel a deep loss when I complete a puzzle.

11:40 am

caitlyn

It did I dont know what it says now

11:42 am

hurshy

cait - what he wants to know is, what did you do when it said that? did you try to enter another word as a guess? or did you not bother bc you knew you were really done?

11:43 am

hurshy

(sorry to be a buttinski, doc)

11:43 am

caitlyn

I didnt try to enter any more words because i Knew i had finished so i came back to old site which showed me i had

11:46 am

hurshy

i am kind of thinking that if it happens again today, cait, doc will want you to try entering a word, or a fake word, and let him know what happens when you do that

11:47 am

Dr_God

Yes. Please let me know if it happens again.

11:48 am

caitlyn

Okay thanks Dr God and hurshy,I will switch back to new site and have a look !

11:50 am

Dr_God

Is anyone else on the beta site using Explorer right now?

11:51 am

leighprefect

Yes

11:52 am

Frances

Yes

11:52 am

bunnyvicious

me too

11:52 am

piperb

ditto

11:52 am

Dr_God

Explorer users-
When you click on the "Who's Online" tab and then click back to the Chatterbox, does the chat log lose its scroll bar and grown abnormally long?

11:52 am

chic

yes

11:53 am

leighprefect

Indeed

11:53 am

Frances

yes

11:53 am

Dr_God

Ugh...

11:53 am

Deutsch

Yes

11:53 am

leighprefect

But it isn't abnormally long. Just without it's scroll bar

11:53 am

bunnyvicious

yup

11:53 am

leighprefect

Same thing when I go to "My Friends" as well, obviously.

11:54 am

Angelsong

ma 6's between the horse ma and the algebra ma?

11:54 am

chic

the scroll took a few a seconds to pop back in

11:55 am

bunnyvicious

ma 6/21 - add the more of ending to the ma 4/5 before it

11:56 am

bunnyvicious

ma 6/21 - spell like a dark red color, leave off one of the double cons

11:56 am

Frances

The scroll bar is now nearly the whole length of the chat log!

11:56 am

Boysaway

How does one play the beta game please? I'm on IE

11:56 am

bunnyvicious

I'm sorry, leave off one of the double loops, not cons

11:56 am

caitlyn

Im trying the beta site again

11:57 am

leighprefect

Okay, I'm going now. 59 words to go. BBL.

11:57 am

bendamalina

ma6/21 is another word for chestnut

11:57 am

caitlyn

Bye leigh

11:58 am

leighprefect

Bye!

11:58 am

bunnyvicious

bye leigh

11:58 am

hurshy

bye leigh :)

11:59 am

smaller

fixed the blippy thing. you have to "install" firefox 1.5 not just "download. but now all the pretty colors are gone. sigh

11:59 am

hurshy

LOL smaller

11:59 am

chic

smaller, hey!

11:59 am

bunnyvicious

brb

11:59 am

smaller

hurshy,

12:00 pm

smaller

oops enter problem again!! LOLOLOL
HEY CHIC!!

12:00 pm

chic

how are you doing, smaller?

12:00 pm

hurshy

we want a button, we want a button (everyone chant with me)

12:01 pm

smaller

flummoxed by the newness but i here change in routine delays alzheimers

12:01 pm

smaller

again the enter thing. oops. and chic, how are you?!

12:01 pm

Boysaway

How does one play the beta game please? I'm on IE.
Also, if you install Firefox do you lose Explorer?

12:02 pm

chic

I'm fine, just struggling along with the best of the them...

12:02 pm

chic

what button, hurshy?

12:02 pm

hurshy

boysaway, no, you can have both (and netscape too if you like!)

beta.playbabble.com

12:02 pm

rosalind230

why do all the icons not show on my screen?

12:03 pm

hurshy

a button to enter the chat so that it doesn't just go when you hit enter, causing messages to be cut short or words to be accidentally posted in the log

12:03 pm

Boysaway

Thanks Hurshy

12:03 pm

hurshy

rosalind - because we're in a transitional phase :)

12:04 pm

rosalind230

Whats happening then

12:04 pm

chic

ok I like that, hurshy your transporter is on reg. babble and your logo icon on this one?

12:05 pm

smaller

chic,

12:05 pm

hurshy

doc g is making changes to the site, beta testing it now, and in a bit, it will become the regular site. if you want to try it out go to beta.playbabble.com

12:05 pm

smaller

lololol

12:05 pm

bunnyvicious

I better get, back tomorrow. ya'll have a grand ol day!

12:05 pm

smaller

i should just not chat. i have major enter issues

12:05 pm

chic

go to IM, smaller

12:05 pm

hurshy

chic - i think that different people see different ones of my old icons on the beta site - some see that, someone saw the zipper i think

12:05 pm

smaller

bye bunny!!!

12:06 pm

caitlyn

Bye bunny I may have got to grips with this new site next time i catch you

12:06 pm

hurshy

i can't go to the beta site to do anything about it - firewall

12:06 pm

chic

it's a bit twilight zonish!

12:06 pm

hurshy

doo doo doo doo doo doo doo doo

12:07 pm

hurshy

!!! booer isn't a word??

12:07 pm

caitlyn

I agree chic and as im rubbish at computers its hard going !!! HIC I need a drink HIC !!!!!!!!

12:09 pm

knutmeg

You get real fireworks now!!!

12:09 pm

knutmeg

NICE

12:09 pm

knutmeg

Oh, and I'm done!

12:09 pm

chic

I'm hearing that in my head, Hursh!

12:09 pm

hurshy

that was the point, chic :)

12:10 pm

bendamalina

I thought the same thing, hurshy...cause in the Princess Bride credits, the old lady who lectures the princess is called 'Booer'

12:10 pm

Frances

hurshy
Or mooer as in cow

12:10 pm

caitlyn

Well done knutmeg

12:10 pm

hurshy

yes, someone who boos should be a booer (esp since we have co5!!!)

12:10 pm

bendamalina

good job knutmeg

12:11 pm

hurshy

"filth! rubbish! booo! booooooo!"

12:11 pm

caitlyn

Hiss Hiss

12:11 pm

Frances

er

12:11 pm

jaianniah

i am done!! hoorag1!!!!!

12:11 pm

knutmeg

dr_god, if you're still around, I'm *lovin'* the new look

12:11 pm

jaianniah

oops!

12:12 pm

Dr_God

Thanks

12:12 pm

hurshy

but we need a chat entering button :)

12:12 pm

caitlyn

Good job jaianniah

12:13 pm

jaianniah

Thanlk You! It's soooo nice to be HOME!!!!!!!! Even if it is in a hosp[ital bed! Hooray!!!

12:14 pm

caitlyn

Im starting to get used to it Dr God but its hard for an old dog to learn new tricks !!!

12:14 pm

Dr_God

(hurshy's pleas continue to fall on deaf ears...)

12:14 pm

hurshy

oh, jainnaiah, i'm sorry, i must have missed some earlier days of chat - are you ill? did you have surgery?

12:14 pm

Dr_God

:)

12:14 pm

jaianniah

Dr_God, great new look- so MUCH better! Not so much scrolling!

12:15 pm

hurshy

it's one thing in sudoku, but here PEOPLE ARE POSTING WORDS by accident!!!!

12:15 pm

rolin

whats this new site youre talking about?

12:15 pm

hurshy

*hurshy buys doc a very powerful hearing aid*

12:15 pm

Dr_God

hurshy-
If by "people" you mean helen, then I agree. ;)

12:16 pm

hurshy

LOTS of people. and we like to be able to have separate lines.

like this.

12:16 pm

jaianniah

Hursh, after my surgery., I almost got hit by a Dodge Ram Pickup and got run off the road...spent eight days in hospital- have fluid around the surgical site in spine.,.....

12:17 pm

hurshy

oh DEAR, poor jainnaiah!!!! *gentle hug*

12:17 pm

Dr_God

You can have separate line. Just hold down Shift when you hit Enter.

12:17 pm

jaianniah

Cool

12:18 pm

hurshy

babbler agrees with me, doc :) :) :)

in fact i think everyone who has commented has wished for a button except evanonut

12:18 pm

jaianniah

Doc

12:18 pm

jaianniah

It din't work for me!!!

12:18 pm

Douglas

Hello, All...I see Dr_God is dropping by his creation...

12:18 pm

hurshy

shift enter - i think i have maybe done that by accident in sudoku chat in the past!

12:18 pm

Boysaway

Just seeing what the issue is with the chat log.

12:19 pm

jaianniah

cooldoc

12:19 pm

rosalind230

I cant get to the new site why?

12:19 pm

Boysaway

Oh I see
Cool

12:19 pm

baggo

hello all....love the new site....

12:19 pm

hurshy

still the posting of words is a SEVERE detriment to the game

12:19 pm

baggo

i agree

12:19 pm

hurshy

baggo - people have been missing you!

12:19 pm

Douglas

I believe one of the words is the title to a classic science fiction movie...

12:19 pm

rolin

what new site????

12:20 pm

caitlyn

Hi baggo

12:20 pm

baggo

i've been missing you guys too...it's that new job...

12:20 pm

hurshy

beta.playbabble.com, rolin

12:20 pm

jaianniah

nope

now I get it!!!!

12:20 pm

Dr_God

hurshy-
People will get used to the new site, and it won't happen anymore.

12:20 pm

chic

I've lost the scroll bar again...

12:20 pm

baggo

the emergency room is not very easy to chat in like the with the babies

12:21 pm

jaianniah

I LOVE the fireworks!

12:21 pm

hurshy

ok doc, but if they don't and it keeps happening, then can we have a button? :)

12:21 pm

baggo

and there's no time to babble, cept on paper...then i usually am so tire that i forget to put them it

12:21 pm

bookwyrmish

It would be cool if you could switch the functions of the switchPLUSenter with the enter--then people would have to mean to send in the chat?

12:21 pm

hurshy

ah, book the wise

12:22 pm

bookwyrmish

Hi, hurshy!

book, playing with the enter key

i mean, the shift/enter

12:23 pm

bookwyrmish

Dr. God, do you know that I have the Tile stats and word stats now (me, a lowly unsubscribed)?

12:23 pm

hurshy

hi book - your idea may be just the compromise doc and i needed :) :) (although doc is israel and i am palestine...only without terrorists...)

12:24 pm

Dr_God

The stats will be free while the beta site is running

12:24 pm

hurshy

"doc, what do you think of book's idea?", pleads the powerless palestine

12:25 pm

bookwyrmish

Cool, it gives me a glimpse of what others have. OF course, I'm still trying to decide if I like them/can get used to them. Maybe it would be good advertising to offer them free for a day once in a while...

12:25 pm

Douglas

blech is in the grid, but not accepted...

12:25 pm

bookgrrl

Dr. God--Love the changes. My only problem has been w/ the script that's running the word list. The stats are correct for what I've entered, but the word list doesn't always display correctly. For instance, it's off by 30 words or so right now.

12:25 pm

Dr_God

book's idea would solve the problem, but then no one would know how to enter a chat post.

12:26 pm

Dr_God

Off by 30 words??

12:26 pm

hurshy

easy, doc, you just put instructions at the top - "Hit Shift+Enter to enter your chat"

12:26 pm

bookgrrl

Yep...the word list shows 94 words, but I really only have 47 left to find.

12:26 pm

bookwyrmish

To quote Dr. God, people would get used to it! You could change the Chatterbox tab to read Chat--ShiftPLUSenter to send!

12:26 pm

caitlyn

Same sort of thing that happenend to me

12:26 pm

rosalind230

how do you get to the new site please

12:26 pm

bookwyrmish

brilliant minds think alike, hurshy

12:26 pm

bookgrrl

I keep getting an error message about an unresponsive script (in Firefox).

12:27 pm

hurshy

new site is beta.playbabble.com

12:27 pm

Dr_God

bookgrrl-
Do random words not get added to the list, or does it stop working at some point?

12:27 pm

bookgrrl

Random words aren't add, Dr. G.

12:27 pm

hurshy

:) book - now doc is not even going to be paying attention to us though cause there is a bug to fix

12:27 pm

bookgrrl

Seems to be a problem if I close out of Babble and come back.

12:28 pm

bookgrrl

Sorry, hurshy! 8^)

12:28 pm

Dr_God

Are you seeing delays when entering words, bookgrrl?

12:28 pm

bookgrrl

Again, the stats are right; it's just the list that's problematic.

12:28 pm

hurshy

:) 'sok bookgrrl

12:29 pm

bookgrrl

Nope, no delays in entering words (well, just a second or so).

12:29 pm

bookwyrmish

Well, first things first, I suppose. We'll just have to re-nag, beg, and plead again later!
%^)

12:29 pm

Dr_God

That is weeeeird... :\

12:29 pm

rosalind230

I still cant get to the new site help please.

12:29 pm

baggo

i love the fact that the word list stays where you are at....so much easier than scolling up and down.... 8-) 8-) 8-)

12:29 pm

hurshy

rosalind, no www, just http://beta.playbabble.com

12:30 pm

bookgrrl

Re-loading brings up the same issue...

12:30 pm

bookwyrmish

http://beta.playbabble.com/
check your typing...

12:30 pm

Dr_God

book & hurshy-
Your efforts would be better spent working on the puzzle. ;)

12:30 pm

Dr_God

bookgrrl-
Reloading doesn't fix the problem?

12:30 pm

caitlyn

Dr God that is what i was trying to explain when it was happening to me

12:30 pm

bookwyrmish

sigh

12:31 pm

M3

I love this version, its quicker at responding to new words added.

12:31 pm

bookgrrl

Caitlyn--glad I'm not the only one w/ script issues!

12:31 pm

Douglas

Master, did you not sow good seed in your field?

12:31 pm

sherb

Dr-G - I was having the same problem as bookgrrl yesterday... it happened when I looked at Rankings, or at somebody's profile and then came back to the Babble screen...kept having to hit 'Continue' when I got the error message, and after about 10 hits it finally reloaded the whole word list...

12:31 pm

hurshy

the puzzle is easy. convincing you of perfection of bookwyrm's solution, now that's hard

12:32 pm

bookgrrl

I tried that for a while, sherb--I got bored after the first 4 or 5 times, though.

12:32 pm

caitlyn

bookgrrl when I knew i had finished it decided to tell me I hadnt!!

12:32 pm

sherb

I gave up and went back to the old site...

12:33 pm

bookgrrl

eek! that's not good, caitlyn; i didn't get close to finished yesterday though.

12:33 pm

Dr_God

I have to go eat some lunch. I'll tackle all this when I get back. :)

12:33 pm

caitlyn

And me

12:33 pm

sherb

and now it won't let me change my icon....

12:33 pm

rolin

i like the look of the new site

12:33 pm

M3

i think there is a problem with the rankings im sure i should be in the top 10 !!! lol

12:33 pm

caitlyn

LOL M3

12:33 pm

bookwyrmish

going to fetch the mail, brb

12:33 pm

hurshy

doc eats? i thought he was like kirk and bathrooms...

12:33 pm

bookgrrl

ciao, folks--grading awaits.

12:34 pm

baggo

lol hurshy

12:34 pm

bendamalina

bookgrrl, have you tried refreshing your page?

12:35 pm

caitlyn

Bye bookgrrl
bye all catch you tomorrow happy babbling

12:36 pm

Boysaway

any clues been given for the ai9?

12:36 pm

bendamalina

boysaway--ai5+ word for a piece of skeleton

12:37 pm

ch1212

ah yea, boysaway... but I'm not talking! :D (if you scroll through the log you will definitely see it)

12:37 pm

Boysaway

Thanks benda - what the devil does that mean?

12:37 pm

rosalind230

thanks hurshy got there in the end How do I enter a on the chat log on the new site?
sorry tosound dumb

12:37 pm

bendamalina

i looked it up, it's part of a cow's skelton

12:37 pm

bendamalina

i think it's a term used by butchers?

12:38 pm

Boysaway

ch1212, did you enter it in the log by mistake then? lol

12:38 pm

ch1212

it's archaic english for rear end piece, as we all learned earlier today

12:38 pm

FMitch

There there Ch1212, everyone has a little hic up from time to time :)

12:38 pm

hurshy

ha! if only doc were here to see that! you hit enter, rosalind

12:39 pm

ch1212

thanks, fmitch ... I still feel pretty sheepish about it.

12:39 pm

rosalind230

Thanks again Hurshy I went to the old site to enter

12:40 pm

FMitch

((ch1212)) but you did do it with style :)

12:40 pm

bendamalina

ch1212, we've all done it so far, i think...i couldn't stop doing it yesterday

12:40 pm

ch1212

awww ((( fmitch )))

12:42 pm

girlfriend2008

has anyone gotten br6/30?? I have one, but not the other. HINTS??!

12:43 pm

ch1212

girlfriend, take one of your double vowels out and add another at the end

12:43 pm

bendamalina

br6/30, one is another word for pin, the other is like eggy french bread minus a vowel

12:45 pm

girlfriend2008

thanks ch1212..helps a lot!! got it now!

12:48 pm

rumplestiltskin

signing of for now. back later to finish.

12:49 pm

Douglas

Haven't they ever heard of Brer Rabbit?

12:49 pm

rumplestiltskin