Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, May 9, 2006

12:00 am

stidmama

flip!

12:00 am

JBsAnno

flip!!!

12:00 am

JBsAnno

Stidmama!!!!!

12:00 am

stidmama

158 words... start tonight?

12:00 am

stidmama

{{{JB!}}}

12:00 am

almostaghost

flizzip

12:00 am

battybeyond

here we go

12:00 am

JBsAnno

What are you waiting for?

12:01 am

stidmama

*dives into grid*

12:01 am

SueQ

Stid, I missed it by one!!!!!!

12:01 am

JBsAnno

Oh, I have to finish this report, and go to bed, and get up at 5:30 (4.5 hours if I turn in now!)

12:01 am

JBsAnno

Oh, SueQ - I feel your pain!!!!!!!! Been there, definintely DONE that!

12:02 am

stidmama

oh no, Sue! I hate it when that happens1

12:02 am

stidmama

later, JB! see you tomorrow!

12:03 am

JBsAnno

Good night, everybody!

{{{{stidmama!!!!}}}}

12:04 am

stidmama

{{{{JB}}}} **m&ms for morning*

12:05 am

harpjane

hello

12:05 am

stidmama

hi harbjane!

12:05 am

stidmama

sorry -- harPjane... i've been on too long LOL

12:06 am

knutmeg

Good evening everyone!

12:06 am

knutmeg

Just got home from work, blah!

12:06 am

stidmama

hi knutmeg!

12:06 am

stidmama

blah to work or blah to getting home? ;-)

12:06 am

hootowl

night JB

12:06 am

stidmama

woth

12:06 am

stidmama

oops.....

12:07 am

knutmeg

blah to work and getting home this late

12:07 am

knutmeg

blah to work and getting home this late

12:07 am

knutmeg

sorry for the double post :-)

12:07 am

mklein

had to take abreak and see what the bball game was going. this grid doesn't have too many big words, anyway.

12:07 am

battybeyond

anybody else getting errors??

12:07 am

stidmama

okay, not a good grid for me, I can tell!! LOL

12:08 am

stidmama

it's okay knutmeg -- I think there's stuff happening in the background!

12:10 am

Kickstart70

When are lickety's clues updated?

12:10 am

joey

can't believe it will not take nooner

12:10 am

bbnaz

so stid you see my baby

12:10 am

stidmama

I have 33 words, 334 points, a good place to stop.

12:10 am

bbnaz

i think he needs to do the puzzle first

12:10 am

stidmama

bbnaz, she's beautiful! so is her mama!

12:11 am

battybeyond

i only have 16 so far. you guys are really good :)

12:11 am

bbnaz

Luna will be a grey like her mum

12:11 am

stidmama

he doesn't do the whole puzzle, he has a program that spits out the clues for us... :-)
he always comes on when it's ready

12:11 am

stidmama

how can you tell? she looks really dark right now...

12:12 am

stidmama

or do horses do like humans and have one coat when they're born and then change as they get older?

12:12 am

bbnaz

the hair on her eyelids are already flecked with grey. most likely the rest of her will too as grey is the dominant gene. she will lighten as she sheds her coat each year
well i am going to head to bed and take a whack at this in the morning.

12:13 am

stidmama

cool -- learn wonderful new things every time we talk! see you tomorrow.

12:13 am

stidmama

and I am off, too. Good Night all, happy Babbling!

12:13 am

hootowl

night mama

12:15 am

The Student

DO SOME WORK, KATE HILLMAN!

12:18 am

Kickstart70

Doesn't like 'leos', as in multiples of the zodiac sign.

12:19 am

knutmeg

G'night Stidmama

12:20 am

cybernan

Good Evening -- a Dow Reid carving from a narwhale tusk - "The Rookery" -- same sculptor that produce "Spirit of the Sails" that I had in an earlier icon.

12:22 am

plurple

dang, i haven't been here in so long. i don't recognize anyones name

12:22 am

cybernan

This looks like a toughie -- think I'll leave it for now -- have a busy day tomorrow! Good night all :)

12:22 am

Torgo

No yoink?! But Snake says it all the time!

12:23 am

Kickstart70

hrm...dictionary doesn't have oosik. Shame, that.

12:26 am

Kickstart70

No 'outie' either

12:26 am

plurple

oh well. i'm out. see you.

12:27 am

Kickstart70

ouner

12:27 am

Kickstart70

sorry

12:27 am

AmandaCarp

no 'enron' either.

12:27 am

Bash

I'm bothered that it won't accept "nihh!"

12:28 am

Kickstart70

And not 'hinky' either.

12:28 am

Bash

or "wank"

12:28 am

Avaneko

I know!

12:29 am

Kickstart70

Truly. What's a world without wank?

12:29 am

Avaneko

I just put that. :(

12:30 am

Avaneko

No "woot" either.

12:31 am

Svet

lune

12:31 am

Svet

lune

12:31 am

Baafour

who**--!

12:31 am

Avaneko

Yeah I got that.

12:31 am

mklein

No nooner, either.

12:32 am

Avaneko

There always one per game.

12:32 am

Baafour

noonre

12:32 am

Kickstart70

sl**!

12:32 am

Baafour

oops-wrong box...

12:32 am

Avaneko

Hah! Make that two.

12:34 am

Baafour

wh**, now

12:35 am

Baafour

uh, wo**

12:35 am

almostaghost

oh cool, found the 8,70

12:35 am

Avaneko

add a snake

12:36 am

Kickstart70

almostaghost, me too :)

12:36 am

almostaghost

:)

12:37 am

Baafour

this

12:38 am

Kickstart70

it'd be nice if I could click on the letters and have them add into the box

12:39 am

Baafour

aargh, sorry

12:39 am

licketySplitAUS

I don't like the grid today much, Nasty! Good luck everyone

12:40 am

Baafour

shoo

12:40 am

Kickstart70

ha ha ha

12:40 am

Baafour

sorry, i'm new...

12:40 am

Kickstart70

So am I, no worries

12:41 am

battybeyond

only 115 left to go lol

12:41 am

battybeyond

(doomed)

12:41 am

Kickstart70

I'm going to stop at 100...4 to go.

12:41 am

Dippnall

i agree lickety - managed half - better get ready for work now! bbl 8)

12:43 am

battybeyond

half??

12:43 am

battybeyond

I'm jelous of your goodness :)

12:43 am

KBtoy

darn it why isn't "yoinky" in the dictionary :)

12:44 am

dalmatian5

Does anyone want to share a clue for the 8 letter world? Thanks

12:45 am

Kickstart70

wonkish should be allowed

12:45 am

Baafour

oi-what a pig says

12:46 am

Kickstart70

dal...when you realize you've been incorrect about something

12:46 am

Baafour

an--soundalike

12:47 am

dalmatian5

Kickstart - how about the first letter of the word??

12:48 am

Kickstart70

dal...another clue, but I don't want to give characters: un + considers

12:49 am

Bash

untie

12:49 am

Bash

dang it!

12:50 am

Bash

even us "oldbies" do that...

12:50 am

dalmatian5

Thanks Kickstart - I probably would never have tried that word!

12:50 am

Baafour

ez to do...

12:50 am

Kickstart70

Anyone have the ou word?

12:50 am

Kickstart70

dal, np :)

12:52 am

Kickstart70

There...100 left. Nite all

12:56 am

Avaneko

Okay that's me with 75. I'm gonna stop. Until tomorrow everyone!

1:04 am

Lolly

yh that ou word is playin with my mind 2!! wot is it!?!?!?

1:05 am

kitapanti

newbie here - is this really 22 hr game?

1:05 am

Lolly

u get 24 hrs on each board

1:05 am

Lolly

wain

1:05 am

Lolly

oops sorry

1:07 am

Lamancha

Hello from an Iron Sudoku lurker...

1:08 am

Lolly

hey lamancha!

1:08 am

kitapanti

ty lolly can i continue working later?

1:08 am

Baafour

thx, lol!

1:08 am

oggy

ou type of bird.

1:08 am

Lolly

wot u doin up this early?? 7 in the mornin 4 us!! :(

1:08 am

kitapanti

11 pm here CAL

1:08 am

Lamancha

Insomia - not admiting what time I got up..

1:08 am

kitapanti

sore

1:09 am

kitapanti

lol

1:09 am

Baafour

thx, kit

1:09 am

Lolly

oggy - i dont know ne birds!! apart from pigeon :p ne more clues?

1:10 am

Lolly

wot time did u get up lamancha?

1:10 am

Lamancha

several hours ago I'm afraid - nice dawn though

1:11 am

Lolly

not dwn here...black clouds..not very pretty

1:11 am

battybeyond

i found sixty.

1:11 am

battybeyond

I'll haveta leave the other 98 for later

1:11 am

battybeyond

maybe this time will be the time i get fireworks!

1:12 am

oggy

yowe

1:13 am

Lolly

ive neva got fireworks, u had em b4??

1:13 am

Jesica

ou word is another word for merry go round without the "car"

1:13 am

Baafour

a detective

1:13 am

rosalind230

you have to finish the puzzle to get fireworks

1:14 am

Baafour

posel

1:14 am

Lolly

yep...neva finished the puzzle!! came close..but i give up 2 soon!

1:15 am

Baafour

aargh! not even

1:16 am

rosalind230

as soon as you enter the last word the fireworks go off

1:16 am

Lolly

reali?? woooow! wanna c it!!

1:16 am

Lolly

only 132 more words 2 go :p

1:17 am

Lolly

sont

1:17 am

Lolly

rone

1:17 am

Lolly

damn it is did it agen!

1:17 am

rosalind230

sont

1:17 am

rosalind230

rone

1:18 am

rosalind230

sorry cursor in wrong place

1:18 am

Lolly

yeh same, every1s done it b4 tho!

1:18 am

rosalind230

never used to happen in the old grid

1:18 am

Baafour

i thot i was only spaz

1:22 am

licketySplitAUS

Hey Baafour - how old are you? (if you don't mind me asking)

1:22 am

Baafour

i'm 56

1:23 am

licketySplitAUS

Everyone sounds like a teenager in her - but I think the average age must be about 40!

1:23 am

Lolly

im 18

1:23 am

Baafour

i guess im above average :)

1:23 am

Lolly

:d sorry if that makes ne1 feel old!

1:23 am

FMitch

morning/afternoon
Whats the grid like today?

1:24 am

Lamancha

Now there's nothing wrong with 40 (impendingish)

1:24 am

Baafour

this game bridges the gap ;]

1:24 am

licketySplitAUS

Hi FMitch - It's an ugly grid! Maybe you'll be the one to make sense of it! Geez - that sounded all wrong!

1:24 am

FMitch

LOL lickety

1:25 am

karenth

hi im 50 tomorrow :D

1:25 am

Lolly

happy birthday 4 tomo karenth!

1:25 am

karenth

thanx lolly

1:25 am

Baafour

happy b'day, kar!

1:26 am

Lamancha

Advanced felicitations karenth

1:26 am

kitapanti

happy BDAY!

1:26 am

rosalind230

happy birthday for tomorrow karenth

1:26 am

karenth

thank you guys ((hugs))

1:27 am

karenth

noon

1:27 am

Lolly

aww

1:27 am

karenth

sorry in the wrong box :(

1:27 am

Lamancha

You're only as old as the (insert which gender applicable) you feel...

1:27 am

Baafour

i entered oops as a word...

1:28 am

licketySplitAUS

Hey Karenth - it's my Bday tommorrow too! Wow!

1:28 am

Baafour

re n**n (lol)

1:28 am

Lolly

haha! we r all typin in the wrong boxes!! :S

1:28 am

licketySplitAUS

10th

1:28 am

karenth

wow lickety its my husbands aswell

1:28 am

Baafour

ez to do, lolly

1:29 am

Lamancha

Anyone else starting to feel left out?

1:29 am

Lolly

lickety, ur 10 tomo???

1:29 am

licketySplitAUS

I wonder what we all share in common ;-)

1:29 am

Lolly

im so tired n confused!

1:29 am

kitapanti

will c u all later! gtg i have 44 words left. Is that good?

1:29 am

licketySplitAUS

10th May Lolly! I'm my age, well I think it's on my profile

1:29 am

licketySplitAUS

kitapanti - excellent work!

1:30 am

rosalind230

very good kitapanti

1:30 am

Lolly

ooooh i get it now!!

1:30 am

Lolly

*sneaks off in embarassment*

1:32 am

comat0se

my first try was "wank"

1:33 am

Lamancha

hink

1:33 am

Baafour

w**k is , apparently not in the dictionary??

1:33 am

Lamancha

oops

1:33 am

Lolly

haha that was my first word as well comat - shows how young i am reali i think!

1:34 am

Lamancha

neither is Sith, the emperor will be displeased

1:35 am

Baafour

nor sikh or sihk, a middle eastern leader?

1:36 am

spellit

I thought "yoiks" was a good word - tallyho and all that!

1:36 am

Lolly

h\ha

1:36 am

Baafour

what dictionary?

1:36 am

Lolly

rite guys n gals! im off 2 placement...at uni n hav 2 get up at a stupid hour 2 go n work in a skool!!

1:36 am

Lolly

gd luc with the puzzle! xxx

1:37 am

karenth

bye lolly

1:37 am

spellit

Dictionary on Angelsong's Babble Page - link lower left

1:37 am

rosalind230

bye lolly

1:38 am

rosalind230

etune

1:38 am

Baafour

wank - not found?

1:41 am

joey

i think that there is a record here - 3 nights in a row the same se 5/10

1:50 am

Baafour

**wie!!

1:54 am

licketySplitAUS

Hey Joey - I've been curious as to whether it might be fun to have stats on the last time a word has appeared - like Days before.

1:55 am

licketySplitAUS

What do you think?

1:55 am

joey

i have been playing for quite a while now, and this is the first time that I have seen a not common word repeated like that.

1:55 am

joey

how tough would it be?

1:56 am

rosalind230

you very often have the same words appearing

1:56 am

FMitch

you love your stats don't your likety, you could have like the top 10 most regular and the the 10 rarest?

1:56 am

licketySplitAUS

Not tough - just need all the solutions.

1:56 am

joey

I agree, but they are usually very easy words, the volcano comes to mind

1:57 am

rosalind230

yes

1:57 am

joey

10 rarest would be tough. there are just so many

1:57 am

licketySplitAUS

FMtich - yeah could be interesting - but Rarest - I'd say that'd be about 150,000 ;-)

1:57 am

FMitch

LOL ... very true

1:58 am

gameboyguy13

grr. wank is too a word!

1:58 am

licketySplitAUS

I like extremes - like a puzzle with the least number of words etc.

1:58 am

licketySplitAUS

All A's would do it. But that's not fun.

1:59 am

licketySplitAUS

A!

1:59 am

joey

well, it is 2 am and i am leaving with 26 to go. tried hard, but have to get up in 5 hours.

1:59 am

joey

night all - good luck

1:59 am

licketySplitAUS

joey - good work!

1:59 am

joey

thanks

1:59 am

FMitch

bye joey

2:00 am

giuditta

lute

2:01 am

rosalind230

bye joey

2:01 am

rosalind230

bye joey

2:01 am

rosalind230

bye joey

2:01 am

rosalind230

bye joey

2:01 am

rosalind230

bye joey

2:01 am

rosalind230

bye joey

2:01 am

rosalind230

bye joey

2:01 am

rosalind230

bye joey

2:01 am

rosalind230

bye joey

2:01 am

rosalind230

bye joey

2:01 am

rosalind230

bye joey

2:01 am

rosalind230

bye joey

2:01 am

rosalind230

bye joey

2:01 am

rosalind230

bye joey

2:01 am

rosalind230

bye joey

2:01 am

rosalind230

bye joey

2:01 am

rosalind230

bye joey

2:01 am

rosalind230

bye joey

2:01 am

rosalind230

bye joey

2:01 am

rosalind230

bye joey

2:01 am

rosalind230

bye joey

2:01 am

rosalind230

bye joey

2:01 am

joey

night rosalind and fmitch. play nice

2:02 am

rosalind230

bye joey

2:02 am

rosalind230

bye joey

2:02 am

comat0se

stuff is going crazy

2:02 am

rosalind230

bye joey

2:02 am

rosalind230

bye joey

2:02 am

rosalind230

bye joey

2:02 am

rosalind230

bye joey

2:02 am

rosalind230

bye joey

2:02 am

rosalind230

bye joey

2:02 am

licketySplitAUS

rosalind - is your enter key stuck?

2:02 am

rosalind230

bye joey

2:03 am

rosalind230

bye joey.

2:03 am

comat0se

no more bye joeys

2:03 am

gameboyguy13

rosalind, is something wrong?

2:03 am

gameboyguy13

you're spamming. :P

2:04 am

FMitch

log has hic upped!

2:04 am

rosalind230

computor froze

2:05 am

licketySplitAUS

looked like your enter key got stuck ;-)

2:05 am

Baafour

froze, 'nite

2:06 am

FMitch

I've seen that heppn before in the new design.

2:06 am

ruthy

can anyone please give me a clue for the sh 5 /24

2:07 am

rosalind230

havn't got that yet

2:07 am

sukinainu

add a letter to the sh 4/9

2:07 am

FMitch

ruthy - add a letter to yr sh4/9

2:08 am

ruthy

ty fmitch

2:09 am

rosalind230

howe

2:09 am

rosalind230

sorry again

2:14 am

mattygroves

Morning all! What's it like today?

2:14 am

FMitch

not as easy as the last few we have ahd :(

2:15 am

mattygroves

As easy ?! As a novice, I haven't found ANY easy, though I did manage to eventually complete yesterday's (crossword solvers are a big help)

2:16 am

Frances

Morning all. Quick babble before I go off to score in a cricket match.

2:16 am

Nani

what is a crossword solver?

2:16 am

mattygroves

A nifty tool where you can plug in as many letters as you have, and the number of letters of the answer, and it'll give you a list of words that fit. Bit naughty, really...

2:16 am

FMitch

matty -I don't finish without some help either :)
Hi Frances!!

2:17 am

kat.dav

hi rish

2:17 am

rosalind230

where do you find crossword solver?

2:17 am

Nani

where do i find that!?

2:17 am

Frances

Hi FMitch

2:17 am

FMitch

try www.a2z.com
also look at Angelsongs link below as she lists other ones too

2:19 am

mattygroves

http://www.jumble.org/jumble.shtml

2:19 am

mattygroves

That one worked for me...

2:26 am

sprite

Morning dear gang

2:26 am

FMitch

Yey sprite!!!

2:27 am

Frances

Morning sprite

2:27 am

Frances

skin

2:28 am

Frances

OOOOOOOPS

2:28 am

sprite

Yup, that one too ;)

2:29 am

Frances

That just told me that I should do five more minutes and then go off to do the dots

2:29 am

mattygroves

The dots?

2:30 am

Frances

The dots........cricket scoring

2:30 am

SummerBreeze44

Morning sprite. Sorry for your loss. Good to see you back.

2:31 am

FMitch

Was sorry to read the news in the log the other day sprite.

2:32 am

oggy

im done.

2:33 am

FMitch

Already!!! WTG oggy

2:35 am

mattygroves

Of course. It's been years since my husband played cricket. His club used to have a mad German woman scoring.

2:35 am

Nani

any hints for the en7?

2:36 am

Lamancha

mad + German + cricket.... interesting combo...

2:36 am

Frances

I'll go along with the mad bit.....you need to be!

2:36 am

mattygroves

Her husband was the nearly blind referee...the joys of club cricket :)

2:36 am

Nani

what!?!

2:36 am

Nani

that is a crazy clue

2:36 am

Frances

Umpire, not referee

2:37 am

sha

thats me finished bye all

2:37 am

Lamancha

Umpire + scorer, Husband and Wife - no chance of any appeals then...

2:37 am

mattygroves

Sorry, yes. And laws, not rules. And innings, not inning. And you don't have to run when you hit the ball. And you carry your bat...

2:38 am

mattygroves

There is a wonderful explanation of cricket in Bill Bryson's Down Under - everytime I read it, I cry with laughter.

2:38 am

Lamancha

Spent last summer explaining it to my fiancee

2:38 am

Frances

Don't know, sounds quite appealing to me!

2:38 am

mattygroves

I thought the Scots didn't play much cricket?

2:39 am

Lamancha

Well kept secret...;)

2:39 am

Lamancha

had to tell her it wasn't normally that exciting...

2:40 am

Nani

any hints for the en7?

2:40 am

dicktrickle

RISH...that's no clue....that's a space station.....the en7 means to make someone excited

2:40 am

Lamancha

Also helped that my GranPa played for Warwickshire

2:41 am

mattygroves

HA!! The first time I watched my husband play cricket, it was a limited overs game, and at the end, I was shouting for them to run, damn it!

2:42 am

Lamancha

No going back after that!

2:44 am

Frances

Know a lovely Scot who used to play for Essex. So, now I’m off. Back tonight. Bye

2:45 am

Lamancha

Bye

2:46 am

mattygroves

Seeya!

2:46 am

mattygroves

I'm stuck on the en7...

2:47 am

Nani

mee tooo

2:47 am

Lamancha

79 down - 79 to go..

2:47 am

Nani

r there really two et6/21's?

2:48 am

Nani

i think it's a lie...

2:49 am

mattygroves

'Tisn't. but the words can be obscure. I haven't got it yet, but try the crossword solver link I gave below.

2:49 am

trishtrash

en7 = to encourage someone (perhaps more recognisable with 'iastic' on the end)

2:49 am

mattygroves

Duh, yes. I'm rubbish at anagrams - I think that's part of my problem.

2:53 am

sprite

Hehe, I like the S6/36!

2:54 am

trishtrash

Sprite, the t6/48 is my favourite so far :)

2:55 am

sprite

Sry, I meant the W6/36. No wonder I keep finding words I thought I already entered, if I can't keep my letters apart :)

2:58 am

sprite

Trish, now I want twoink!

2:59 am

trishtrash

I've tried 'shonky' several times ... perfectly acceptable word!

3:00 am

sprite

Ow, that is a nice one too indeed! (*starts education the enable dictionary again*)

3:00 am

sprite

*educate

3:00 am

9tanks

hello sprite... how are things and how's you hubby

3:04 am

sprite

We hang on to each other and try to make it through the motions. It's a bit hectic, with the funeral, the renovation of the kitchen and my starting to work again this week... we both felt yesterday like we don't know what to feel anymore. Exhaustion perhaps ;) Thanks for asking! :)

3:04 am

mattygroves

Heh - anyone know what a Shonky is, and from where the reference is?

3:04 am

FMitch

There's a high scoring wh6/51, but it's a bit early in the day for a shot of this one.

3:05 am

sprite

It is... nice one, FMitch!

3:05 am

trishtrash

Matty, I don't know the origins, but it means ...dubious, poorly made or thought out; also underhand (shonky car deal dealer)

3:06 am

Svet

Hi matty, i use shonky all the time, "something that's not put together right".Don't know where it comes from but i picked it up in Australia..

3:06 am

jo_jo

svet, isnt that usually described as shoddy?

3:06 am

Haz1558

Good morning all. Just getting started on the grid.

3:07 am

jo_jo

hiya haz

3:07 am

sprite

Shonky sounds better, though.

3:07 am

jo_jo

wonky

3:07 am

trishtrash

jo_jo, shonky is more of a slang term. Hi Haz :) And bye, I'm done ... have a good day everyone. Hang in there, Sprite & family

3:07 am

Nani

any hints for the ho5/24?

3:07 am

Svet

Yeah that's also used here, both are equally good for it i think.

3:07 am

mattygroves

If you read Terry Pratchett, you'll get a new view on Shonky. Heh.

3:07 am

jo_jo

grr that explains y it didnt show up in my word list

3:08 am

FMitch

Morning Haz, hows you?

3:08 am

Svet

I know i tried that after the w8nk word.

3:08 am

sprite

Rhymes with jo_jo's one, RISH.

3:08 am

dicktrickle

ho5/24 is American slang for a white person....or, what a goose might be....

3:09 am

mattygroves

Damn - wank isn't there. Can't imagine why...

3:09 am

9tanks

wow we two really x-rated words today....

3:09 am

Haz1558

I'm fine thanks. The grid looks interesting!

3:09 am

Nani

thank you, dt!

3:09 am

FMitch

good words but Im finding it a sticky one today.

3:09 am

amandacath

Mornin' all!

3:10 am

jo_jo

9tanks, i found them straight away lol

3:10 am

dicktrickle

np, rish....i'm still missing 2 7's....

3:10 am

FMitch

Morning amanda

3:10 am

Haz1558

Good morning amamdacath

3:11 am

9tanks

we have violence,drunk and x-rated words all of them today... interesting

3:11 am

9tanks

toes

3:11 am

9tanks

oopsss sorry... apologies

3:12 am

9tanks

still getting used to the new grid

3:12 am

sprite

We all are, 9tanks, don't feel bad. I still think there is a better solution.

3:12 am

kkiln

any hints for an4/9?

3:12 am

sprite

Egyptian healing staff

3:13 am

Haz1558

The Egytpians had hospitals?

3:13 am

sprite

Lol!

3:15 am

amandacath

I find it interesting how groups of related words often show up in the same grid - the s4 and w5 today, a while ago we had curds and whey on the same day - think it's a conspiracy?

3:16 am

sprite

Must be, amandacath! We used to have a fish in every grid, for months and months on end.
Did I ever mention I hate K-words?

3:16 am

kkiln

never knew that one....thanks Sprite

3:17 am

FMitch

Ahh but at least there are only 6 of them today sprite :)

3:17 am

rolin

ther are SIX k's?

3:17 am

sprite

That's 6 too many though :)

3:18 am

dicktrickle

one of them is delicious

3:18 am

amandacath

Yeah, I miss the "find-the-fish" game!

3:20 am

FMitch

... and I only have 3 of them. ExWren will be glad there are only 5 re's too.

3:20 am

sprite

I have 4, none of them even remotely delicious, and I would really wanna K4/12 the other 2.

3:20 am

jo_jo

i dont think that im going to do very well today

3:22 am

dicktrickle

awww...the k5/20 is a jewish delicacy....you should really try one someday...

3:22 am

Nani

le5/10? anyone?

3:23 am

Haz1558

Plural American chat show host (Jay)

3:23 am

amandacath

Sprite - the yummy k is yiddish, and Enable allows the german word for cinema (go figure)

3:23 am

sprite

Le5 is plural of Le4/4, anagram of the christmas N4.
I did not k4 that word, dick, I have it but never tasted it. Sounds nice indeed, for a K-word that is.

3:24 am

dicktrickle

what's not to like about fried potato pastries?

3:24 am

dicktrickle

what's not to like about fried potato pastries?

3:24 am

sprite

If one tries kniow, does that mean one is desperate?

3:24 am

dicktrickle

what's not to like about fried potato pastries?

3:24 am

dicktrickle

what's not to like about fried potato pastries?

3:24 am

dicktrickle

what's not to like about fried potato pastries?

3:24 am

dicktrickle

what's not to like about fried potato pastries?

3:24 am

dicktrickle

what's not to like about fried potato pastries?

3:24 am

dicktrickle

what's not to like about fried potato pastries?

3:26 am

Nani

the other le5?

3:26 am

amandacath

Well, dick, you're awfully adamant about fried potato pastries!

And outie is a word - as in belly-buttons!

3:26 am

sprite

outie as opposed to innie?

3:26 am

amandacath

You got it Sprite!

3:26 am

sprite

I learn something new here every day!

3:27 am

Haz1558

I just wish current fashion didn't dictate that young women showed us which kind they have!

3:28 am

mattygroves

I hate words that begin in vowels. For some reason, I find those really difficult (even when I've heard of the word)

3:28 am

jo_jo

i dont get it haz

3:28 am

sprite

Oh, that doesn't bother me at all. I like the freedom of it.

3:28 am

jo_jo

oh, nevermind, i know now

3:30 am

sprite

matty, I agree. And I heard more people say exactly the same thing.

3:31 am

amandacath

Me too Sprite - I'm also glad it came back into fashion before my body is absolutely way over the limit of following it! I'm pushing the limit as it is, but 3 years later will probably be the end of bare tummies in public for me!

3:32 am

sprite

Last year, when it was so very hot, there was this young mother at school, pregnant again, with very colourfull clothes and a kind of bandana under the big belly and a short T-shirt above it. It was positively beautiful to look at.

3:32 am

SueMagee

Morning all! Matty introduced me to this and I blame her for the fact that I've done nothing but walk the dogs this morning!

3:33 am

mattygroves

Hi Sue!

3:33 am

jo_jo

being pregnant suits some women more then others.

3:33 am

SueMagee

It's all your fault...

3:33 am

amandacath

Welcome to your new addiction, Sue!

3:33 am

FMitch

just found in7/48

3:33 am

SueMagee

Thanks! It's great fun.

3:34 am

amandacath

I thought pregnancy made every woman beautiful!

3:34 am

sprite

Sue, how wonderful you have something to blame for it! Welcome and enjoy :)

3:34 am

mattygroves

Heh. You learn some weird, weird words...

3:34 am

SueMagee

Thanks sprite - I blame Matty for lots of things!

3:35 am

mattygroves

Oy!

3:35 am

sprite

I meant *someone, of course... this is definitely NOT my best day.

3:36 am

jo_jo

i think i just need to get used to the idea of my cousin having a baby

3:37 am

sprite

I can imagine that being a bit confronting ;)

3:37 am

ExWren

Morning all, only 5 re's today, hmm, I might play, depends how I feel after we've done the Tesco shopping this morning

3:37 am

Nani

no6?

3:38 am

FMitch

Morning ExWren

3:39 am

amandacath

Mornin Wren

3:40 am

ExWren

I wish I could print the grid, I've tried Lickety's one, but it is too small

3:42 am

mattygroves

You could always reproduce it in Excel.

3:42 am

ExWren

I've read some of the chat, it seems that there are some weird words?

3:43 am

mattygroves

Or hit Print Screen, and insert it into Word or Adobe or a picture programme to print it.

3:43 am

sprite

Good Ol' Santa's celebration may be in here, but he is not allowed to say hoho. :(

3:44 am

ExWren

How do I do those Matty?

3:45 am

sprite

Did someone ask for the other Le5? I think it's a musical word for slow.

3:46 am

mattygroves

You should have a button called Prt Scrn or Print Screen - hit that. Go into Word, and click Ctrl+V (that's the Ctrl button and v at the same time). You should have a reproduction of yor screen. You can then fiddle with it to resize. Cheers.

3:48 am

Grim-Bigyen

morning all. need help. HO 5 24.

3:48 am

sprite

Isn't that U8 something really impossible to do?

3:49 am

Haz1558

Bgrim - if you have the sound of ho4/9 then the ho5/24 is the adjective

3:49 am

Grim-Bigyen

thanks haz

3:50 am

amandacath

Yeah, Sprite - how does one go about doing that?

3:51 am

Haz1558

Change your mind?

3:52 am

sprite

But that would not Un.... it, only change it.
Well, okay, now we're into vowelwords, let's not forget the pig sounds.

3:53 am

FMitch

nice clue ladies, didnt have the u8 or 7 for that metter

3:53 am

ExWren

Thanks for that Matty, it didn't respond when I pressed that button, but I will come back to it later and try again

3:53 am

Haz1558

I'm still trying to find the in7 you spoke of earlier, FMitch.

3:54 am

sprite

That In7 is misleading. Forget opposite of out. Start thinking black fluid. And make a compound.

3:54 am

amandacath

Got the in7 - nice word!

3:55 am

FMitch

I's a strange word, would have thought it was 2 seperate ones. i (3 letters) + an h4.

3:55 am

mattygroves

Got the first three letters - can't imagine what the other four are (in7)

3:55 am

sprite

Just try making compounds with it, you'll be there soon enough :)

3:55 am

mattygroves

got it. Never heard of it!

3:56 am

amandacath

Unicorns might write with the in7

3:56 am

Haz1558

Good grief! That's an odd word. But then, why am I surprised?

3:56 am

FMitch

LOL Haz

Thats a good one amanda

3:57 am

amandacath

Thx Mitch - coming up with good clues is half the fun!

3:57 am

sprite

A famous dutch writer once said: "A creative mind distinguishes itself from non-creative minds by its power to constantly be amazed."

3:59 am

Nani

any help with en/7?

4:00 am

FMitch

Thats a great quotation!

4:00 am

yun-oh

thank amanda

4:01 am

Haz1558

en7/36 is a verb meaning to display positive feelings about something

4:01 am

sprite

En7: stimulate, make s.o. want to do something.

4:02 am

Nani

ty

4:03 am

yun-oh

any help with an 5/20

4:03 am

sprite

Plural of An4/9, egyptian healing rod.

4:04 am

sprite

Ah great, my last 7, Er7, wear and tear.

4:05 am

yun-oh

anot

4:06 am

FMitch

thanks sprite I was missing that last 7 too.

4:07 am

Nani

et6???

4:07 am

sprite

Must be saying something of your babble minds that we find the N7 before the Er7.

4:07 am

sprite

There are two, RISH.

4:08 am

sprite

*your = our

4:09 am

jean1953

good morning everyone:)

4:09 am

Haz1558

Good morning jean!

4:09 am

FMitch

LOL sprite but you dont mean an n7 do you!

Morning jean.

4:09 am

jean1953

hi haz hope all is well with you today

4:10 am

jean1953

and to u fmitch

4:10 am

monkeeboi

which letter does the 8 letter word start with? don't see it.

4:10 am

Nani

the one that doesn't sound like fuel, et6?

4:10 am

Haz1558

Yes thanks - but will have to leave soon to get other things done.

4:10 am

FMitch

20 more mins and then I really really am taking a break!!! Honest :)

4:11 am

jean1953

i know the feeling i just cant seem to start my day until ive had a look at the babble lol im only on here for a while

4:11 am

Haz1558

un8/70

4:11 am

SueMagee

Rish - it's UN.

4:11 am

monkeeboi

nevermind got it thx haz missed the s

4:12 am

Nani

what?

4:12 am

sprite

I am not sure what is happening to me, lol. I make heaps of typos and mistakes today. I meant N6, now that I count better. Soooo sorrrrry!

4:13 am

FMitch

sprite you have a lot on your plate at the moment so are bound to be a bit fragmented ((hugs))

4:14 am

sprite

Thanks, that makes me feel a bit better. I hate feeling stupid :) *hug back*

4:15 am

Eva

Good morning everyone!

4:16 am

Haz1558

You still found all those Egyptian hospital people sprite.

4:16 am

Eva

Any hints for the un7 & 8?

4:16 am

amandacath

All right, now I need that n6 that you're talking about

Morning Eva

4:16 am

Eva

morning amanda

4:16 am

sprite

amanda, there is nothing you can do with it ;)

4:16 am

sprite

Eva, Haz suggested: change your mind?

4:17 am

Eva

never mind (no pun intended)-I got it.

4:17 am

Haz1558

The dictionary definition says 'to disregard'

4:18 am

sprite

Your clue was better than the dictionary, Haz :)

4:18 am

Haz1558

You're very kind, sprite!

4:20 am

amandacath

from the bottom or the top N?

4:20 am

sprite

From the very bottom N

4:21 am

amandacath

no + s4/9 is too a word!

4:22 am

Haz1558

Okay, time to get on with other things. 74 words left to find later in the day. Happy hunting everyone!

4:22 am

Nani

help sh512 and 6/21...

4:22 am

jean1953

bye haz

4:22 am

sprite

Movie with Clint Eastwood, the Gauntlet. Molly No6. I agree, amanda!

4:23 am

sprite

RISH, start with the rifle Sh4/5 and extend on that.

4:24 am

FMitch

Bye Haz

4:28 am

amandacath

Molly Ringwald, Molly Malone, Moll Flanders.... I'm still stuck. Even checked out the Gauntlet on IMDB, no Mollys

4:29 am

amandacath

Ok, found it. But what does the Gauntlet or Molly have to do with it?

4:30 am

sprite

It is in the movie itself. People are betting against Clint making it to court with his prisoner Molly. The bets are in the horse races and they refer to it with "Molly No+s4". So I agree it should be a valid word.

4:31 am

amandacath

Ahhhh - now I understand.

4:32 am

amandacath

I'm off for a bit - see you in a little while!

4:33 am

Eva

what's wrong with hinky?!

4:34 am

Eva

thin

4:34 am

Eva

ooops! sorry

4:35 am

hydra

I'm stuck on the first el5 word. I've got the one that's like a spanish musical instrument...

4:36 am

sprite

Sorry to be so unclear. I guess my brain and I are on trial separation today, see how it is to live separately. I am done, off to do some housecleaning and cooking preparations. Not much I can ruin with that... or is there ;)

4:37 am

sprite

I only have one EL5, hydra, and that is the one that ends in a musical instrument.

4:38 am

yun-oh

im stuck here:)

4:38 am

hydra

Oh, sorry, I mean the first el6!

4:38 am

sprite

If you mean the EL6, think of speaking a language very well, FL5. Then change the start.

4:39 am

sprite

FL6 of course, sigh. I cannot count. I cannot spell. I should not be here!

4:40 am

hydra

thanks very much, sprite. I'd never have got that without your help.

4:40 am

sprite

yw! And next time it pops up in a grid, you will know. That's how I knew. ;) I am off now, good hunting to all of you.

4:41 am

hydra

Bye. Have a good day.

4:46 am

scatty

morning

4:48 am

Eva

morning scatty

4:52 am

Eva

have 10 w's. How can there possibly be 9 more?!

4:52 am

Eva

waye

4:53 am

Eva

never mind

4:53 am

Kallia

good morning

4:53 am

Kallia

woes

4:53 am

Kallia

flip!! sorry

4:54 am

Eva

morning kallia.....I see we're both having cursoritis

4:54 am

Eva

wote

4:54 am

Kallia

LOL yes Eva

4:54 am

Eva

bad Eva!

4:57 am

yun-oh

how bout 'wany'

4:57 am

yun-oh

wanky

4:58 am

Eva

This is a very,very tough puzzle

4:58 am

Eva

yawt

4:59 am

Atalante

6 k's? eeep!

5:00 am

Kallia

was just thinking that Atalante...managed one so far

5:01 am

yun-oh

a???????? i dnt have any word that begins with letter a

5:01 am

Eva

i've squeezed out 2

5:01 am

Eva

for the a's think egyptian symbol

5:01 am

yun-oh

s.o.s.

5:02 am

yun-oh

lolz

5:04 am

Jera

Good morning, everyone!

5:05 am

Atalante

the other A is a spice

5:08 am

Eva

morning jera

5:08 am

Eva

oner

5:09 am

Kallia

morning Jera

5:09 am

amandacath

I'm back again for a bit - Hi Jera!

5:09 am

Jera

How is everyone today? How goes the grid?

5:10 am

Eva

awful grid

5:10 am

Jera

Or is it too early to tell?

5:10 am

Jera

Oh dear, I feared as much when hinky was not valid...

5:11 am

amandacath

I'm not finding it too bad - up to 107 without too much trouble, and a little help from my friends

5:11 am

Eva

amanda-your brain must be working alot better than mine. Only 97 and struggling to keep going at all

5:12 am

amandacath

You're doing fine, Eva, considering I was on about an hour before you

5:12 am

Kallia

I have 93 left...been here about 30 mins I think

5:12 am

Kallia

but slowing down now lol

5:12 am

spellit

Fireworks! 158 words & 2077 pts today

5:12 am

Jera

I have 34 in about 10 minutes

5:12 am

Kallia

wd spellit

5:13 am

Jera

Huzzah for spellit!!

5:13 am

Eva

great spellit!!!

5:13 am

jean1953

brill spellit

5:14 am

amandacath

Anybody know why shoa isn't in Enable? Nor shoah - that's drivn me crazy for quite a while now...

5:14 am

Jera

What does that mean, amandacath?

5:14 am

amandacath

Holocaust

5:14 am

Eva

I noticed that a while ago---either it isn't accepted as english or it has to be capitalized

5:15 am

spellit

Neither is "tonk" as in tonk the ball for six in cricket

5:15 am

amandacath

...is what it means, Jera

5:15 am

Jera

Ahh, I see. Lots of Yiddish is valid, though

5:15 am

Jera

Maybe it's considered proper?

5:16 am

Jera

Lots of not english is valid for that matter, Enable is a very international source

5:16 am

amandacath

I thinks it's actually Hebrew, not Yiddish, and yes, it probably is capitalized - Ishult, are you lurking as a possible expert?

5:16 am

Eva

59 left and my body is saying its time for a break. See you later

5:17 am

gramma

Hello, everybody, Yoink! what a crazy looking grid. I've lost my color. Any1 else?

5:17 am

jean1953

bye eva

5:17 am

Jera

sheol is valid, though...

5:17 am

Kallia

Bye Eva

5:17 am

gramma

Hello and goodbye Eva

5:17 am

Jera

Greetings, gramma!

5:18 am

Jera

Still in color here...

5:18 am

amandacath

Hi gramma!

5:18 am

Eva

hello and goodbye to you gramma. haven't see you i a long time. How are the blackflies down your way?

5:18 am

Jacula

Hi folks. I'm enjoying the grid but wondering why it allow's Aladdin's Mum (Widow Tw****) and not the 3 'rude' wa words that are sourced from it. It won't allow 'whoo!', 'hoik/s', 'oiks' is ''yonks' either.

5:18 am

Kallia

have colour here gramma

5:18 am

pam

Shoah is Hebrew and is a proper noun, meaning, Iiterally, a catastrphic upheaval. Capitalized, it specifically refers to the WW II Holocaust.

5:18 am

gramma

This grid looks like a real buster

5:19 am

Jera

No hinky, either...

5:19 am

Jacula

Excuse bad spekking/typing and extraneous apostrophe! Need more tea!

5:19 am

Jacula

LOL

5:19 am

amandacath

Thanks, Pam! Now we know

5:19 am

pam

8-)

5:20 am

gramma

Now Jera, don't get all hinky about it,yowth.

5:20 am

pam

nuth

5:20 am

Jera

;P

5:20 am

pam

kiny

5:20 am

pam

oops

5:20 am

Eva

don't seem to be able to leave...the long ones were the easiest.

5:21 am

amandacath

Yoinks! It won't take it - Enable is very erratic about comic words too

5:21 am

Jacula

55 left to find here.

5:21 am

gramma

Welcome back

5:21 am

gramma

kish

5:21 am

amandacath

OK, I'm off - got things to do. Will be back later for my last 47 words. Happy Babbling, all!

5:22 am

Jera

Later, amandacath!

5:22 am

Eva

nice to see I'm not the only cursorily challenged one(-:

5:22 am

gramma

See ya, amandacath ^_^

5:22 am

jean1953

am off happy babbling everyone:)

5:23 am

Jera

Bye, jean!

5:23 am

gramma

bye-bye jean

5:23 am

jean1953

hopefully bbl only managed 67:(

5:24 am

Atalante

why is this version so different with the cursors? I don't see any difference ... wah!

5:24 am

Jera

What do you mean by cursorialy challenged??

5:27 am

gramma

Jera, I think she means when you forget to move your little pointy arrow back to the grid and you type your words in the chat

5:28 am

Atalante

but didn't people have to do that with the old version of babble?

5:30 am

Jera

I think it's easier to forget here because the word box & the chat box are closer together. Before you had to go waaaaay down to the bottom of the page to chat... a very definite movement before chatting.

5:31 am

gramma

Wothis going on w/ this game. How many times in my yoth did my husband come home at twelve pm for a nooner? Nowth I'm told it doesn't exist??

5:31 am

snowyowl

Hi all! - I think the problem with the cursors now is that you used to have to scro;; back up to the word list from the message box and now you can see them both at the same time you forget to move the cursor back -I'm earning a golod award in it!

5:31 am

SamanthaJoy

OK, "nooner" is a word in MY vocabulary

5:31 am

Jera

Lots of things exist that aren't valid according to Enable...

5:31 am

Atalante

ohhh I see :)

5:32 am

SamanthaJoy

Yes, well, that one struck me as particularly amusing, is all

5:32 am

snowyowl

but forgetting how to type apparently LOL

5:33 am

snowyowl

some of us would like a sepaate 'post message' button

5:33 am

Jera

Hmmm... no sikh, huh?

5:34 am

Lamancha

No Da Vinci Code either - sion not accepted..

5:34 am

SamanthaJoy

I've already cussed about that one

5:34 am

gramma

snowy, don't be a wouse! You'll get used to it 8)

5:35 am

Atalante

I think its great being able to hit return and post - I was hoping Dr_G would do that :)

5:35 am

Jera

I wanna know where are the big words people were saying are easy to find...

5:35 am

Jera

I've only found 3 6's!

5:35 am

snowyowl

I love it all -I just don't sem to be able to remember to move the cursor! I claim old age as an excuse

5:37 am

gramma

WI6? please

5:37 am

gramma

Never mind, got it!

5:38 am

Jacula

wi6/33 - inside.

5:38 am

Lamancha

the 8 requires you to reverse your brain

5:45 am

Jera

I think that wins as stupidest word for today... ironically enough!

5:46 am

Lamancha

there's certainly a lack of something

5:47 am

Jacula

Shame Enable won't let us be pirates and 'yohoho' with a bottle of rum.:)

5:48 am

SueMagee

WI6 - if it's not outside, it's...

5:48 am

snowyowl

somebody, somewhere is sitting making up stupid words! It's hard enough to cope with the sensible ones!

5:48 am

gramma

Jera, wot does it begin woth? Look at my new words..I lernt em from this grid.

5:50 am

mattygroves

I'm back...

5:51 am

mattygroves

The eight is a STUPID word. I think I'll un8/70 it! Maybe then it'll go away...

5:51 am

snowyowl

Hi Matty - gramma the 8 begins un, there is also a 7

5:52 am

Haz1558

We're used to using un7 and 8 whenever there is an -ing attached - ie doing something without regard to the feelings of others.

5:52 am

gramma

Noh! Nohway, that is bad

5:53 am

gramma

Oh my, I got so wrapped up in the grid I forgot to go to work! I'm not even showered and dressed yet. BYE

5:53 am

Charm

Haz, great clue! thanks.
Morning all....

5:54 am

snowyowl

LOl gramma! I've sat here so long in a bath towel that my hair has dried without being styled!

5:55 am

Jacula

Snowy - You'll look like Worzel Gummidge when you take the towel off your head! LOL

5:55 am

Jacula

Haz - Thanks for the un7 & 8. Stupid words!

5:55 am

snowyowl

I know -it'll probably be easier to get back in the shower!

5:56 am

Jacula

Snowy - I reckon so.

5:58 am

Jacula

...unless you like the to6/21'd look!;)

5:58 am

snowyowl

LOL!!!

5:59 am

snowyowl

great clue!

5:59 am

Jacula

:-D

6:00 am

Jacula

On that no4/4, I'd better go and do some no4/5 for the cats. BBL.

6:00 am

Haz1558

Sorry - was away there hearing from my daughter about her philosophy exam. She claims to have failed but then she has claimed to have failed every exam she has ever sat. We await the results....

6:01 am

snowyowl

bye Jacula ty for the clues! Haz - mine was like that too!

6:02 am

Atalante

I was like that too, and never failed a single one!

6:03 am

Haz1558

I've learnt to listen and be sympathetic and not to panic!

6:04 am

snowyowl

I'm going now too have 98 left for this evening.

6:04 am

Haz1558

Bye snowyowl!

6:04 am

snowyowl

oh no -92 - even better! happy babbling all

6:07 am

mattygroves

94 words to go...

6:13 am

evilolive

hi everyone. back to try and finish this off. 77 to go

6:14 am

Lamancha

57 and rapidly losing the will to live...

6:15 am

hydra

56 left and LOST the wll to live. Gonna do some WORK.

6:16 am

Jera

I will be happy to make it halfway before time to get the kids going...

6:20 am

Tanga

Any help for the first el 6/21 ?

6:21 am

evilolive

tanga i'm stuck on that one too

6:23 am

Jera

Any tiny K tips, I'm really stuck at 75 words...

6:23 am

Charm

kn4-tie the kn** - to wed

6:23 am

zajewel

el 6/21 = e+ lu 5/12

6:24 am

Haz1558

A clue that was given earlier was to think of a word meaning having mastered a spoken language, then replace the f with an e

6:24 am

Jera

*smack* can't believe I've been missing that n...

6:25 am

Charm

kn5/20 - I think of NYC & yiddish snack.

6:26 am

Jera

Those were big tips, whoo-hoo! One more & I'm halfway...

6:26 am

Charm

KI4/8 - a 4-letter word for family (kith & ki*) + vowel. Two different words with 2 different final vowels.

6:27 am

Charm

Ok, can't think - a 3-letter word for family + a vowel. sheesh.

6:27 am

Jera

I had the first vowel one, coulda sworn I tried the 4th vowel one already...

6:28 am

Jera

That's halfway for me... tyvm for the help, got me over the hump & I can use the list now...

6:28 am

Jera

Back later for the rest... keep the grid warm for me!

6:29 am

Charm

I have to get up & run too. 63 more to scrounge. Have fun & see everyone later.

6:29 am

Tanga

kh 4/9 - anagram of an Indian religion.

6:29 am

MikeyInBerlin

good afternoon, everyone! :-)

6:30 am

mattygroves

Howdy!

6:30 am

Lamancha

ty tanga - finally completed one tile

6:31 am

mattygroves

kh4/9???

6:32 am

Atalante

hi there

6:33 am

SueMagee

Matty - sounds like what happens when two mouths meet!

6:33 am

Tanga

kh 4/9 - anagram of an Indian religion.

6:33 am

mattygroves

got it. Never heard of it, but got it. Sigh. Don't like this grid ;)

6:35 am

mattygroves

hw - never heard of a word beginning hw - more trial and error, me thinks.

6:36 am

mattygroves

thanks Sue!

6:37 am

mattygroves

HW...

6:37 am

Lamancha

not looked at the list yet, hw seems cruel (sigh)

6:38 am

Lamancha

its me - abbrv for half-wit

6:39 am

mattygroves

Never mind - found it, through trial and error. What kind of word is that?

6:40 am

Lamancha

I'll not know till I get it;)

6:40 am

Lamancha

welsh for a delivery vehicle

6:41 am

bookgrrl

the hw word is not in the oxford english dictionary...just checked.

6:41 am

bookgrrl

hoon

6:41 am

Lamancha

if the H was replaced by a G it would be Father Ted

6:48 am

SueMagee

Anyone had any joy with EO 5/10?

6:49 am

evilolive

eo

6:49 am

Jacula

eo+ one of the Seven Deadlies

6:49 am

Lamancha

red fluorescent dye

6:49 am

evilolive

oops eo + what you go to confess to the priest

6:52 am

SueMagee

Thanks!

7:01 am

sandr

could i get clues for any of the o's? i can't see any of em! thanks

7:03 am

mattygroves

If I do sommut wrong, the responsibility or the on** lies with me

7:03 am

Jacula

... a couple of piggy noises, a burden, a bird...

7:03 am

Jacula

That do you for now?

7:03 am

bookgrrl

some o's = what pigs say (sing & pl) plus a word that looks like the state of ohio

7:03 am

sandr

yes thanks

7:03 am

mattygroves

Or...since I am originally from New York, I lived ON the **...

7:04 am

bookgrrl

i'm stopping at 90 for the morning; my brain is already worn out today.

7:11 am

jfarber

Yoink!

7:13 am

birdsandnests

good morning!

7:14 am

jfarber

Neither yoinks nor wank, eh?

7:14 am

jfarber

slut

7:14 am

jfarber

slut

7:14 am

jfarber

(oops -- sorry)

7:14 am

jfarber

(yay -- first personal money error of the day!)

7:15 am

jfarber

(no offense intended...)

7:15 am

Kalivig

lol sounds like you have terets

7:15 am

jfarber

I have 72 oz of coffee in me -- which is about the same.

7:15 am

Kalivig

lol

7:18 am

abe79

good morning babblers

7:18 am

Atalante

urf. I've just realised a down side to this layout. you can't have, say, 1/2 your screen as babble and 1/2 as something else and still see the chat log. pfft

7:18 am

Kalivig

morning!

7:19 am

abe79

this looks like a good board, but i'm not quite awake and focused yet

7:22 am

Jera

Hey all, I'm back for more FUN! *insert eyeroll here*

7:22 am

abe79

hi jera

7:22 am

Jera

{{abe}} Good to see you!

7:23 am

abe79

{{jera}} are you just starting the board?

7:23 am

mattygroves

Let's try som more

7:23 am

Jera

I was here a bit this morning, but had to get my daughter off to school..

7:23 am

abe79

its a good one

7:23 am

Jen

Morning everyone!

7:23 am

Atalante

its a painful one ...

7:24 am

abe79

good morning jen. i guess you're right atalante, i just started so i 'm still in the "enjoyable" stage

7:24 am

Atalante

just you wait! LOL :)

7:24 am

Jera

7:24 am

Jen

whish

7:25 am

Jen

sorry guys!

7:25 am

jfarber

That Y is going to kill me, I just know it.

7:25 am

jfarber

"whos" was not found in the dictionary? As in the plural of who's?

7:26 am

Jen

Hey Jera! How's it goin' today?

7:28 am

Jera

Pretty good, the school bus can't come by my house anymore so I have to make other arrangements to get the Sprite to school... grrrr, construction!

7:28 am

MikeyInBerlin

*peeks in again*

7:28 am

mattygroves

Guten Tag, Mikey!

7:29 am

Jera

*tackles {{{Mikey}} with a big hug*

7:29 am

Jen

That road is all torn up! I took it as a shortcut home and didn't realize it was down to 1 lane on both sides!

7:29 am

Jen

Hi Mikey!

7:29 am

Jera

They are tearing up the bit right in front of my house & extending the driveway. But no mail or school bus untill that's done...

7:30 am

Jera

It will be nice to not have the main road so close but until then, what a mess... & with all the rain who knows how long it will take to get the asphalt set?

7:30 am

mattygroves

Can anyone help with the wh 6/36 and the wh 5/20?

7:30 am

MikeyInBerlin

ja; gleichfalls, mattygroves; und (((((Umarmungen))))), Jera!!! :-)

7:31 am

MikeyInBerlin

hi, Jen! :-)

7:31 am

mattygroves

Got the 6/36 - now just hte wh5/20

7:31 am

Kateq

wh 5/20 streetwalker

7:31 am

mattygroves

Got that one - it's the other I need...

7:32 am

Jera

*looks blank about the existence of wh words as she is going in alphabetical order today*

7:32 am

mamabook3

no 5,22....that's 1 word?? the speech therapist and I have been counting it as two for my 3 year old...drats!!

7:32 am

MikeyInBerlin

ach; sorry, mattgroves.....i'm only just starting the 'NO' section now! :-P i work down the page, unlike some who start at the bottom and work up!

7:32 am

Jera

mamabook... my 4 year old will be starting speech therapy soon...

7:32 am

SueMagee

Mattu - think of a swishing sound.

7:33 am

SueMagee

Matty - that should be. It's been hell since I started touch typing!

7:33 am

miametro

i'm a little disappointed that wank and wanks aren't allowed, lol.

7:34 am

mamabook3

jera...we've been at it for about 18 months...trying to get him to talk...he's stubborn

7:34 am

mattygroves

Yah - got the six that works for that...

7:34 am

Jera

ITA, miametro... they certainly can't claim they are too dirty... gods know we have had some filthy slang in here (on the grid, even)!

7:34 am

Kallia

beat eggs matty?

7:35 am

Atalante

I think o**wank should be a word too. it sounds amusing

7:35 am

miametro

exactly! lol. i guess it's just not a real word, too slangy.

7:35 am

mattygroves

Got htat one. It's got to be who...

7:35 am

Jera

Mine doesn't seem to be stubborn, just frustrated... just went through a round of testing & he's not autistic, thank the gods...

7:36 am

mamabook3

jera - i'm amazed at how much progres we've made..best of luck to you & your little one!

7:36 am

Jera

Hopefully he will be going to kindergarten this fall, but his birthday is end of September so he might get a waiver to delay strt

7:36 am

mattygroves

If it helps, I knew a little girl who didn't start speaking properly until after speech therapy at aged four -she's now around 10 and you'd never know there had ever been a problem. It's just as if she babbled because she knew that her sister and parents could understand her. I know another little girl who was a selective mute, and now she talks (though is still painfully shy) - there is always hope.

7:37 am

Kallia

must have that one missing too matty..got all but one

7:37 am

mimie

good am guys.........

7:37 am

musicmom

(((Jera))))) just read about the testing -- great news. I have some other things to do before I play. Just didn't want to miss you.

7:37 am

rolin

are there any words starting with the opposite of in?

7:37 am

Jen

Jera, we had our little on in speech therapy at 2 (he could only speak like 10 words) and by the time he turned 3, he was talking at a 5 year old level

7:37 am

Jera

That does help, matty, thanks... also talking with movieman lifted my spirits a lot... he was not diagnosed until his 20's & he copes quite well

7:37 am

mamabook3

my boys (twins) have may b-days but were very premie...so we're gonna wait and start them at 6 yrs. I think it'll help them out

7:38 am

Jera

Your son is awesome, Jen, I'd never have guessed he'd ever had a problem.

7:38 am

Jen

{{{aw shucks!}}} Thanks Jera!

7:38 am

mamabook3

have you tried signs or pictures with him to help with the frustration?? I know it sure helped my little one

7:39 am

Jera

Do you need special permission for that in your state, mamabook? Here in Virginia we need a special waiver to delay starting kindergarten... we shall see if Gwyd qualifies

7:39 am

Jera

We are doing some sign language... what happens with pictures?

7:39 am

mattygroves

Still after the wh 5/20 that isn't a street walker...

7:39 am

rolin

yot

7:40 am

mamabook3

nope. kindergarten isn't mandatory so as long as we start them the following year (in k or 1st)there's no problem.

7:40 am

Jera

Where are you, may I ask?

7:42 am

mamabook3

Illinois...take pics of everyday things...sippy cup, potty, plate of food, etc...laminate them and put magnets on the back of them. stick them on the refrigerator. then he can bring you the pictures when he wants something. you start to ask him to say the words when he brings them, and then phase them out as he can say them...works great for frustration.

7:42 am

Kallia

matty..it can be two words

7:42 am

Jera

That's very interesting... I have no training, which frustrates me as well...

7:43 am

mamabook3

pics are easier for children who have motor delays since signs can be difficult

7:43 am

mamabook3

i have a terrific speech therapist...and i've researched on the web

7:43 am

Jera

Oh his fine motor skills are excellent... loves to draw, work with clay... he can write all his capital letters & numbers!

7:44 am

mattygroves

Not the street walker (wh5/20) - I have that one.

7:44 am

mamabook3

it also works for little ones who are stubborn and don't want to do signs

7:44 am

mattygroves

Hurrah - got it. Driving me MAD

7:44 am

Kallia

matty Imeant the one yu are looking for can be two words

7:45 am

Jen

Matty, the other 5/20 looks like it should be 2 words... in a wedding ceremony the preacher will say wh....ever can find just cause that these 2 people, yada yada yada

7:46 am

mattygroves

Thanks - finally got there. Whew! (which is NOT in the grid :)

7:46 am

Jera

Good clue, Jen!

7:46 am

Jen

Can I have a clue for the un7/8?

7:47 am

Kateq

un + th 5/20
and the 8 = un + th 6

7:47 am

Jen

thanks!

7:47 am

Kateq

any clue for the in 7/48?

7:47 am

Kateq

yw!

7:48 am

Jera

un7 & qualifies as stupidest words of the day...

7:48 am

Jera

Oops, left out the *

7:48 am

Jera

LOL, 8

7:49 am

Kallia

lol I agree Jera...wish I knew how to do it!!!

7:49 am

Jera

brb his majesty awakens...

7:50 am

cehess

Kateq - accompanied by a quill

7:51 am

72 Temple Owl

hi everyone! : )

7:51 am

Jen

Morning TO!

7:51 am

abe79

hi temple owl

7:51 am

Kateq

Lovely, Cehess--TY!

7:52 am

cehess

np ^^

7:52 am

inge

in 7 : in 4 + ho 4

7:52 am

inge

drop an s or y from in 4

7:52 am

mattygroves

Howdy

7:53 am

inge

hi TO, goijng back in my cave now

7:53 am

faeriekae

Good Morning Breakfast Babblers :)

7:53 am

abe79

good morning faeriekae

7:53 am

Jen

Morning faerie!

7:54 am

faeriekae

Morning Abe :)

7:54 am

faeriekae

Morning Jen *sprinkle*sprinkle* :)

7:54 am

MikeyInBerlin

uhm; make that afternoon here, (((((faeriekae)))))!!! :-)

7:54 am

faeriekae

Morning Inge :)

7:54 am

MikeyInBerlin

'Breakfast Babblers'? as it that's the only time zone in the world? :-P

7:54 am

Jen

I formally protest tonk not being a word! What about honky tonk?

7:54 am

faeriekae

{{{Mikey}}} Good afternoon :)

7:55 am

MikeyInBerlin

Inge!!! :-)

7:55 am

inge

Hallo, Faeriekae! Lovely weather yet.

7:55 am

faeriekae

Mikey no but todays icon them is breakfast foods.

7:55 am

MikeyInBerlin

i think 'wank' should be a word, no? having a British father and family from his side in the London area, i've heard and use that term a lot.....usually with an 'er' or 'ers' on the end of it! ;-)

7:56 am

inge

Mikey, wie ist das Wetter in Berlin? Did you read about the pasticitor factory to go uo in Guben? Thats where we spent the war, in Guben, not the factory.

7:56 am

faeriekae

Inge I love it....I'm going to mow my yard today and it is the perfect weather for it. Slight breeze and yet nice and warm :)

7:56 am

faeriekae

Mikey - I just tried 'wank' myself LOL

7:56 am

inge

Mikey, i meant plasticitor, who preserves bodies by pasticizing them.

7:57 am

faeriekae

Inge are you seriuos?

7:57 am

faeriekae

BTW Mikey did I chose a good breakfast food or what?

7:57 am

inge

zzzzzzzzzyes, that guy has a factory going in China and now wants to open up one in Europe. With 22% unemployment in guben, its a perfect locaton, The locals are a bit shocked.

7:58 am

MikeyInBerlin

ja; it's nice here, Inge.....a warm 23°C, and sunny today; so, spring has *finally* arrived, at long last! :-) and ja, Inge; that is soooooo disgusting!!! :-( what is the point of that, anyhow???

7:58 am

mrpresident

morning/evening FINISHED!

7:58 am

inge

I cant imagine much of a market for his services

7:59 am

MikeyInBerlin

hmm, faeriekae? what breakfast food is that; how should i know what you had for breakfast? :-/ lol

7:59 am

faeriekae

{{{MrP}} howdy :)

7:59 am

MikeyInBerlin

mrpresident!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!! :-D

7:59 am

inge

Diving mack into grid 64 to go

7:59 am

MikeyInBerlin

no kidding, Inge; that's just sick!!!!! :-(

8:00 am

scatty

Hi, faeriekae, Hi Mikey

8:00 am

faeriekae

{{{Scatty}}} Hi, how are feeling today?

8:00 am

scatty

where have you been faeriekae, been looking for you, how did the stone moving go

8:00 am

scatty

as always, shitty

8:01 am

faeriekae

LOL

8:01 am

faeriekae

I'm sorry Scatty...just sounded funny coming from you.

8:01 am

scatty

trying to get out in the greenhouse, but there isn't any room for me to work out there at the moment

8:02 am

scatty

the damp weather has been hindering

8:02 am

scatty

how many have you got so far

8:02 am

faeriekae

Scatty the rocks are all in place and it looks fantastic. I really enjoyed myslef. And I really wasn't sore at all. I know how to move heavy objects without hurting myself.

8:03 am

scatty

i've just started, didn't you have any bisters

8:03 am

faeriekae

I just started so I've only got 31wrds so far...

8:03 am

faeriekae

Nope no blisters

8:03 am

scatty

blisters

8:03 am

faeriekae

I'm used to doing manual labor

8:03 am

scatty

i'm going to try and catch up, heads down, looking

8:04 am

musicmom

I'm in to play! Good morning everyone!

8:04 am

faeriekae

{{{{Music}}}} Good Morning :)

8:04 am

Jen

Morning MM!

8:04 am

faeriekae

Music I see your still running the Derby LOL

8:04 am

musicmom

{{{{faerie}}}} {{{{Jen}}}}

8:05 am

scatty

i used to be ok with manual, living on a sheep, apple, and corn farm, really enjoyed being outside all the time, but dad sold up about 15 years ago, still miss it

8:05 am

musicmom

Nope that is Scrimshaw:-))

8:06 am

scatty

right i'm going to find some words, can't chat and look at the same time, will keep an eye on the grid

8:06 am

mattygroves

Whaddya mean we can't have yonks - as in "I haven't seen him for yonks and yonks!" grrr

8:06 am

faeriekae

Music congrats on the new furniture :)

8:06 am

rumplestiltskin

Good Day everyone. Any clue for en7,36, I am tired of monkey typing to find it!!!

8:06 am

faeriekae

Me too Scatty

8:06 am

musicmom

Thanks! We are loving it. We have never had new furniture - ever!

8:06 am

faeriekae

HI Rump :)

8:07 am

musicmom

Hi Rump. I just started - can't help you. Sorry:-((

8:07 am

faeriekae

Music isn't it nice having something that no one else has had thier feet on LOL

8:07 am

rolin

i have 2 x an's...does anyone know about the third a?

8:07 am

musicmom

Yes it is Faerie. I didn't really realize how worn out the other couch was until I sat on this one last night.

8:07 am

faeriekae

Rolin I am also just getting started sorry

8:08 am

rumplestiltskin

Hi Faeriekae, going to babble a bit before going to Dr. to get hubbies eyepatch off and have a check of the eye.

8:08 am

faeriekae

Rump how did that go?

8:08 am

musicmom

Next big purchase will probably be either carpeting or bedroom furniture for Greg and I.

8:08 am

MikeyInBerlin

hi, scatty and musicmom!!! :-)

8:08 am

Kateq

three a's a spice, an egyptian symbol and its plural

8:08 am

faeriekae

Music - go for the furniture....

8:08 am

Minski

Just found the en7/36. it is entirely in the lower left hand quadrant of the grid.

8:09 am

musicmom

That's what I'm thinking. BTW - did you get rid of your ghost?

8:09 am

faeriekae

yup

8:09 am

Minski

hint .... the 3rd letter looks like a cross.

8:09 am

MikeyInBerlin

:-/

8:09 am

musicmom

Oh good! Funny - I thought about that while I was on vacation.

8:09 am

faeriekae

And I still have my furniture

8:09 am

musicmom

EVEN better!

8:10 am

MikeyInBerlin

ok; i'll try that again.....hi, scatty and musicmom!!! :-)

8:10 am

musicmom

HI Mikey! How are you!

8:10 am

musicmom

?

8:10 am

MikeyInBerlin

hi, musicmom; not bad thanks.....and you? :-)

8:10 am

musicmom

Very good thanks!

8:10 am

MikeyInBerlin

great; just what i like to hear! ;-)

8:11 am

faeriekae

Mikey how are you feeling Hon?

8:11 am

MikeyInBerlin

ja, not too bad at all now, Faeriekae; that weather front moved out, and we have nice sunny, warm weather here again! :-)

8:12 am

mattygroves

yo 5/14?

8:12 am

MikeyInBerlin

it's 23°C today; perfect!!! :-)

8:12 am

musicmom

Ohhh Mikey sounds wonderful. We are having a very beautiful day here as well.

8:12 am

faeriekae

Mikey - Good - The weather makes such a big difference huh.

8:13 am

scatty

Hi Mikey, weather still nice over there, my friend phoned from Bielfeld yesterday and said it was really hot over there

8:13 am

scatty

i'm off over thre for a couple of weeks in August

8:14 am

musicmom

Matty - yo5/14

8:14 am

musicmom

Matty - yo5/14

8:15 am

musicmom

over ***der+verb form of to be

8:16 am

faeriekae

Music great clue - thanks :)

8:16 am

musicmom

yw

8:17 am

MikeyInBerlin

oh yes, musicmom and faeriekae; it is lovely.....and indeed, it makes a big difference!

8:17 am

mattygroves

Sorry - what's the yo clue?

8:17 am

musicmom

Mikey - I know what you mean. When we returned home Saturday it was overcast and chilly. I had the hardest time getting motivated to do anything.

8:17 am

faeriekae

Mikey my MSN is acting up it won't let me sign in has something to do with my Norton protection? Any suggestions.

8:17 am

Jen

Okay, it's time for me to hit the gym and try and sweat this head cold out of me. TTFN! :)

8:18 am

musicmom

over ***der+verb form of to be

8:18 am

musicmom

Bye Jen. Good luck. Head colds are no fun.

8:18 am

mattygroves

Got it - thanks. And anyone know what THAT means? LOL

8:18 am

faeriekae

See ya later Jen :)

8:19 am

musicmom

yo5/14 = A stylized representation of a vulva worshiped as a symbol of a goddess or Shakti.

8:19 am

musicmom

You asked:-)

8:19 am

faeriekae

ROFL

8:19 am

musicmom

drop the s for a yo4

8:21 am

faeriekae

MIKEY!!!!!!

8:21 am

musicmom

Okay --- I obviously missed something.

8:21 am

musicmom

I'm refreshing:-)

8:21 am

faeriekae

No I'm just trying to get Mikeys attention *teehee*

8:22 am

musicmom

You are ornery!

8:22 am

faeriekae

Made you refresh for no reason .

8:22 am

musicmom

LOL

8:22 am

musicmom

Is that a scrimshaw strawberry?

8:22 am

musicmom

It reminds me that I have strawberries to clean for dinner.

8:22 am

faeriekae

Yup

8:23 am

faeriekae

yummmy huh

8:23 am

musicmom

Yup - I'm bribing my girls with strawberry shortcake because they are not going to like dinner tonight. They have to eat vegetables sometime though:-)

8:23 am

faeriekae

Is todays theme breakfast foods or am I totally lost? I like strawberries for breakfast.

8:24 am

musicmom

I thought today was scrimshaw = hence the horse.

8:25 am

musicmom

How is whoo not a word? Now the owls can't speak.

8:26 am

72 Temple Owl

oh i have no trouble with that...

8:27 am

musicmom

LOL TO. I think you should file a discrimination suit.

8:27 am

faeriekae

LOVE Strawberry shortcake...sounds good.

8:27 am

72 Temple Owl

ooh - yoink's in the puzzle! what are the odds of that! and i haven't seen him in ages!

8:28 am

musicmom

Me too faerie. I have a special secret weapon too because I have cool whip to put on top.

8:28 am

musicmom

I haven't seen him either TO.

8:28 am

MikeyInBerlin

ja; i know, musicmom.....and i can't call anyone a 'wanker' either! :-P lol

8:28 am

faeriekae

brb phone

8:28 am

MikeyInBerlin

not that i'd call anyone here that; no, of course not! ;-)

8:28 am

musicmom

I noticed that Mikey:-)

8:28 am

musicmom

Riiiigggghhhhttttt!<wink wink?

8:29 am

Jera

Whew... that took longer than I thought... his majesty required scrambled eggs with cheese & coudln't find his favorite shirt... crazy thing was, it was in the SHIRT DRAWER! No wonder he couldn't find it...

8:29 am

Jera

8:30 am

musicmom

LOL Jera --- what was it doing in the right place? Sheesh

8:30 am

Jera

I know, I know, the world's gone mad...

8:30 am

musicmom

{{{jera}}}] I survived the Leader Daughter banquet last night. Had way more people show up than RSVP'd usually we have chicken left over - not last night.

8:31 am

Jera

Oh wow... I'm girding my loins for the Tea Party Saturday... everybody's mad at me cuz it filled up back in February...

8:31 am

musicmom

I ended up using lollipops as the table favors. Had notes on them that said - 'Thanks for helping us LICK another year - enjoy the lollipop!"

8:32 am

musicmom

We have a She and Me No Bake Off Saturday. I'm going to have to sign off here in a little while to sew napkin rings.

8:32 am

musicmom

It's hard when events fill early. Send them up here we have too many patches ordered and they are dated so we can't send them back.

8:34 am

MikeyInBerlin

hmm, musicmom? aw; c'mon.....you *know* i wouldn't!!! :-(

8:34 am

musicmom

I believe you Mikey<g>

8:34 am

musicmom

But do you know that I wouldn't? hehheeee

8:34 am

ch1212

Good morning all --- interesting theme today. I confess, I didn't know what "scrimshaw" was and had to look it up. How is the puzzle today?

8:35 am

musicmom

Hi CH. I didn't know either. Not too bad so far but I just started.

8:35 am

MikeyInBerlin

hi, ch1212! theme? theme? there's a 'theme'?

8:36 am

MikeyInBerlin

*never knows what the theme actually is*

8:36 am

kkiln

any hint for y5/22?

8:36 am

Jera

Cute idea for the lollipops... sounds like a good idea... we have some Girl Scout molds, we could make some trfoil-shaped ones!

8:37 am

musicmom

kkiln -- do you need ya or yo?

8:37 am

musicmom

That's a good idea Jera.

8:37 am

Quoth

Dont the grey boxes indicate there are no words of that type in the puzzle? Like no words begining with E? - In which case why did I find a Y10?

8:37 am

ch1212

Hi Mikey -- the 'theme' for the icons. Babbler puts up the short list on her profile page, but there is a longer list accessible through Angelsong's resource page. :) It's never an obligation, and in your case, I suspect many of the players would object if you removed you sweet face :)

8:37 am

Jera

We are having a Luau BBQ in my backyard for our Summer Court of Awards, also planning a Fathers' Day surprise, so the dads don't feel left out!

8:37 am

musicmom

Quoth - there is more than one e and one y in the grid. The word came off another letter.

8:38 am

musicmom

Love it Jera. We are doing a backyard Cof A too at my co-leader's house. We are doing a potluck.

8:38 am

Quoth

Aha sorry I missed that - thanks

8:38 am

musicmom

The girls are doing a friendship link with scarves instead of any ceremony with candles.

8:39 am

bendamalina

too bad whiskey isn't in there...

8:39 am

faeriekae

I'm back

8:39 am

kkiln

I need yo...thanks

8:39 am

ch1212

hi faeriekae!

8:40 am

Jera

My Girls love the candles... we made our own since we couldn't find exactly the right colors we wanted...

8:40 am

musicmom

what you say when you hit your thumb with a hammer --- remember it doesn't start with sh or f <G>

8:40 am

Jera

8:40 am

carrie5752

bendamalina--the alcholic beverage is in there, just drop a letter

8:40 am

musicmom

We did an all black (goth in the girls vocab) ceremony last year and had glossy black candles. One of our dad's made us wooden holders from a log out of my back yard.

8:41 am

72 Temple Owl

faerie: you're making me hungry!

8:41 am

72 Temple Owl

faerie: you're making me hungry!

8:41 am

Jera

The Sprite is going back to her old Troop for their fly-up ceremony (they are mostly 3rd year Brownies) she's singing Breakaway or Unwritten... hasn't decided yet!

8:41 am

musicmom

We are avoiding candles this year because of being out side adn them not staying lit.

8:41 am

kkiln

Thanks a lot....got it!

8:41 am

musicmom

Jera that is very cool

8:41 am

Jera

Ooooh sounds awesome musicmom (the goth)... I'd probably get in trouble though!

8:42 am

Ouwachita

DONE...anyone need a clue?

8:42 am

bendamalina

i already got that carrie...i didn't know it was a variant spelling...i thought it was a silly adjective-making of the thing for whipping eggs

8:42 am

carrie5752

bendamalina--that could be the case, I didn't look up the def

8:42 am

ch1212

hurrah for Ouwachita!

8:42 am

72 Temple Owl

yay, ouwa!

8:42 am

musicmom

The field director's daughter is in my troop. She was not happy when the theme was announced. But, I reminded her that we are girl driven and this is what they chose by a strong majority. It ended up being very elegant -- we all wore solid black and all black candles. I'll find some pics and email.

8:43 am

faeriekae

Congrats OUW !!!

8:43 am

musicmom

BRAVO Ouw

8:43 am

musicmom

Getting coffee and emailing pics. BRB

8:43 am

carrie5752

Congrats Ouwachita! Any hints on any of the O's except the preposition one

8:44 am

Jera

For our Girl Scout Birthday Party in March, we got special permission to have candles in the Library, cake too, since food is usually not allowed. Hopefully we won't be too dry or windy mid-June. Of course we would obey fire bans, but the Girls would be disappointed...

8:44 am

Jera

Huzzah for Ouwa!

8:45 am

kkiln

ouwachita....what about na4/4

8:45 am

Jera

Black & white is very classy. But I have to watch my step religion-wise. Some parents get very uptight & we do have that respect authority thing. I'm on thin ice enough with my banned books week celebration, LOL

8:45 am

Ouwachita

carrie...and "emphasis" on "pigs" will help get some of them

8:46 am

Ouwachita

na4/4...lots of vowels

8:47 am

carrie5752

Thanks Ouwachita. Any hints for the Y's except the ones referring to tugging??

8:47 am

ch1212

Jera, I salute you! "Banned Books Week" -- love it! Your girls are lucky.

8:47 am

kkiln

thanks Ouwachita....weird word!

8:48 am

Ouwachita

yo/46 sounds likes a cellist and then the plural of it

8:49 am

bendamalina

bleh...i'm going to go make some coffee.
I think I had a dream last night that I had eggs in my fridge...i could eat eggs for breakfast...*sigh*

8:50 am

Jera

When I went to see the Harry Potter movie, I wore my "I read banned books" t-shirt.

8:51 am

Jera

I do consult the parents about what books the Girls are allowed to read. I send home a list & say pick one to read. Then they write a report about why they think it was banned, if they think it was a good decision, etc.

8:51 am

ch1212

:) I like that --- I could have one printed up with a list of banned books on the back of the shirt, like the kids do with graduating school classes. Yes, definitely.

8:51 am

Jera

I always get the packet from ALA

8:52 am

mattygroves

I have a T-shirt that says "good grammar costs nothing"

8:52 am

Ouwachita

bye for now...work calls

8:52 am

Jera

I wish I could find seperate lists of banned versus challenged, though

8:52 am

Jera

Bye, Ouwa have a good one!

8:52 am

72 Temple Owl

bye, ouwa! : )

8:52 am

ch1212

I remember when i first heard about books being banned I was outraged (I was 11 or 12 at the time) and was determined to seek out and read every one I could locate. I was a bit of a rebel, but I had my mom's blessing, bless her.

8:52 am

Jera

Cute, matty!

8:52 am

lshult

anyone had any luck with the 7's & 8

8:53 am

Jera

I read Catcher in the Rye last year... Of Mice & men & Flowers for Algernon were dear books to me as a child!

8:53 am

Jera

I have the 8 & 1 of the 7's Ishult...

8:53 am

mattygroves

I'm still missing one 7. All the books you mention, Jera, rock!

8:53 am

sandr

what dp you mean banned books?

8:54 am

Jera

Books that people/parents protest are not appropriate for their kids to read so they think nobody should read them... *insert eyeroll here*

8:55 am

lshult

I've not found any. sure could use a point in the right direction from someone?

8:55 am

musicmom

Ch I did the same thing -- read banned books. still need to email pictures. Got distracted by the laundry. BRB -- Jera - banned book week is a great idea. I'll hae to remember that for the Cadettes next year.

8:55 am

Jera

the 8 = un + th6/33... it is a plural

8:55 am

bendamalina

i just found 1 of the 7's, ishult

8:56 am

ch1212

Me too, jera. The ALA has good info on banned and challenged books back through the 1990's. I loved "Lord of the Flies" and couldn't believe there were places that banned it.

8:56 am

sandr

aargh - not officially banned then. The only books that get banned over here are a threat to the national security (allegedly) the spycatcher is the only one i can think of. The cather in the rye is a classis

8:56 am

Jera

I didn't much care for Lord of the Flies, as I was teased a lot as a child.

8:57 am

lshult

thanks Jera, didn't know you could "un" that!!

8:57 am

bendamalina

er 7--removal of silt and soil by wind or water

8:57 am

Jera

Banned meaning removed from Library shelves, sandr. Not government censorship.

8:57 am

Jera

Ooh, I didn't have that one, benda, thanks!

8:57 am

HollyBug

I'm in a bad mood. meh.

8:57 am

carrie5752

any hints on the ou5?

8:58 am

ch1212

One of the most famous 'baning' was Farenheit 451 from that town in 1998. And of course, classics like Huckleberry Finn and Grapes of Wrath. Unbelievable. (Oh, for those who don't know, Farenheit 451 is a book about those who ban books!)

8:58 am

sandr

i can't imagine books getting removed from library shelves either - what a nightmare -

8:58 am

knutmeg

no5/20?

8:58 am

Jera

451 is one of my favorite books EVER!! Always makes me cry...

8:59 am

sandr

whats wrong with Huck Finn?

8:59 am

Jera

Especially at the end in the colony where they memorize books

8:59 am

bendamalina

no problem jera...couldn't believe i found it so soon in my hunting...but i saw the greek love god, and then there it was

8:59 am

ch1212

Well, anything Bradbury wrote tends to make me cry. His writing is an exquisite poem of the human heart.

8:59 am

Jera

I've never read Grapes of Wrath maybe that will be my book for 2006

8:59 am

knutmeg

nevermind, found it

8:59 am

72 Temple Owl

sandr: goes to the whole federated replublic thing and states' rights . obscenity would bef defined by the community in which the material is located,,,

9:00 am

Jera

Huck Finn uses the n word for blacks.

9:00 am

Jera

The movies (Grapes) is heartrending.

9:00 am

ch1212

You said it well, TO. And Jera, I love that the girls have to give a report and discuss why they think the book was banned.

9:01 am

rycaut

hint on the no 5/20?

9:01 am

kkiln

knutmeg...so maybe you can give me a hint on no 5/20...which No---top or bottom?

9:01 am

72 Temple Owl

ty ch *beams* those graduate classes are paying off!

9:01 am

sandr

my god! you poor americans. It was written of its time when it was not considered politically incorrect, i think that people should take it in the spirit that it was meant. Wasn't Huck's friend black?

9:01 am

rycaut

nowth

9:01 am

musicmom

Jera. I'm back. I emailed you several pics from last year.

9:01 am

rycaut

sorry wrong box

9:02 am

Jera

My point exactly, sandr... those who do not learn from history & all that...

9:02 am

Jera

Trying to rewrite history smacks of another banned book... 1984!

9:02 am

ch1212

Ah, Orwell!

9:03 am

musicmom

Holly - I'm sorry you are in a bad mood. Can we help?

9:03 am

ch1212

His other classic "Animal Farm" was considered a banned book in several communities. One of my teachers had us read it because of that status.

9:03 am

sandr

now 1984 is a classic. Orwell Rocks. I also like Aldous Huxleys Brave New world - bet thats on the banned list too1

9:03 am

musicmom

I love both those books sandr.

9:03 am

72 Temple Owl

jera: never mind revisonist history - media concocts revisionist news! LOL!

9:03 am

Jera

Oh yes, Brave New World ROCKS!! The movie... not so much.

9:04 am

ch1212

Do you remember the miniseries of Brave New World? It was beautifully done, in the late 70's if I remember correctly.

9:04 am

musicmom

never saw the movie.

9:04 am

ch1212

I can't see DavVinci's famous man without thinking of BNW -- the copy of the book I read had that on the cover.

9:04 am

Jera

The only movie I suffered through (BNW) was where the savages were like nomadic cowboy punks. Very odd & not at all true to the book. Or even the spirit, IMHO.

9:05 am

sandr

what about to kill a mockingbird? they can't ban that one surely

9:05 am

Jera

They use the n word in that one, too

9:05 am

jbp

no 5/20... i don't get it

9:05 am

ch1212

I don't think Harper's book has been widely banned, although possibly in some Southern communities.

9:05 am

72 Temple Owl

sandr: i grew up right outside of NYC. we banned nothing

9:05 am

musicmom

Yep Sandr - that one is on some banned lists. Sarah just had to read it for school though.

9:05 am

Jera

It's at least been challenged

9:05 am

sandr

banning books should be banned -

9:06 am

musicmom

I agree sandr.

9:06 am

72 Temple Owl

but now there is the concept of political correctness

9:06 am

ch1212

My beloved had never read "To Kill A Mockingbird" nor has he seen the movie. But he's led a sheltered life up until he married me :D

9:06 am

72 Temple Owl

and what plays in NYC might be offensive in peoria

9:07 am

Jera

Check out http://www.ala.org/ala/oif/bannedbooks
week/bannedbooksweek.htm for lists, materials, discussion... very cool website...

9:07 am

musicmom

I think there are some definite flaws in the concept of political correctness though.

9:08 am

musicmom

thanks for the link Jera.

9:09 am

sandr

books are essential - they teach you lots of things, stuff political correctness! there is a time and a place for getting rid of bigotry and prejudice but the written word is a recording of language at that point in time. The books should be read for there themes and perspectives, beautiful prose and the emotions they inspire - am gettting off me soap box now.

9:09 am

ch1212

Oh, I live in South Central Idaho, where the dominent religion is LDS, and Republicans are considered the "liberal" party :) ... The movie "Brokeback Mountain" didn't come to the theatre until MONTHS after it came out, and then only because it was nominated for so many awards.

9:09 am

72 Temple Owl

i agree, mm. i also beleive the pendulum is swinging back

9:09 am

musicmom

I hope so TO.

9:10 am

jbp

temple owl: from your mouth to god's ears

9:10 am

Jera

That's the new one set up for fall. BBW 2006 in other words. Still old posters though

9:10 am

Jera

One of my favorite HP quotes made the poster... When in doubt, go to the library!

9:10 am

musicmom

Living in a college town that is in the center of rural appalachain communities we get both sides of coin.

9:10 am

72 Temple Owl

well i have just begin to realize what a dinosaur i am at 55...

9:10 am

ch1212

okay, back to babbling for me for at least a few minutes! And TO, if you're a dinosaur, then I'm a fossil :D

9:11 am

72 Temple Owl

LOL CH!!!!!

9:11 am

72 Temple Owl

and thank u everyone for the discussion!

9:11 am

Jera

Re political correctness... it's a shame when common courtesy has to be regulated...

9:11 am

musicmom

Yep back to the grid for me as well. I only have a little while more and then I need to do some other gs stuff.

9:11 am

musicmom

Amen Jera

9:12 am

72 Temple Owl

jera: do you still have common courtesy in your locale?

9:12 am

72 Temple Owl

whoops - work calls - BBL!

9:12 am

Jera

You know you're in the handbasket heading south when you have to be so nit-picky about what is respect for others.

9:12 am

amandacath

I'm back!

9:12 am

Jera

Not with all the construction, TO, LOL

9:12 am

SueMagee

Anyone got any ideas about SE 5:10 please?

9:12 am

Jera

WB, amandacath!

9:13 am

musicmom

Definitely Jera.

9:13 am

Jera

I have no se's, sorry...

9:13 am

jbp

so, to be politically incorrect, how come a slang british term for self-pleasure isn't legit ?

9:14 am

musicmom

I don't have any se words yet. Sorry:--(

9:14 am

musicmom

Oh I know that se word. It is the same as a school's name se Hall.

9:14 am

amandacath

that se has been in the grid about three days running - strange. There's a US college called Se*** Hall (I think), or an English boy's school with an s at the beginning

9:15 am

kkiln

any ideas about ou5/12

9:15 am

Jera

Thanks, amandacath!

9:15 am

sandr

ou = bird

9:15 am

Jera

I have an idea about that ou, but I would be banned if I said it ;>

9:16 am

SueMagee

Thanks amandacath!

9:16 am

amandacath

If you're thinking the belly-button word, Jera, I wouldn't ban you - but it still isn't an Enable word

9:17 am

Jera

Oh the things I think about that ou word don't start with ou... it's eluding me very neatly...

9:17 am

mattygroves

I need two wi - not the ones that are involved with the latin 'cum' if you see what I mean...

9:18 am

mattygroves

Never mind - got them.

9:19 am

movieman

And welcome back, fellow Babblers!!!!

9:19 am

musicmom

Hi Movieman!

9:19 am

Jera

*looks blankly at matty* I don't get the Brit dirty stuff..

9:19 am

Jera

9:20 am

xIxAMxNOxONE

i need help

9:20 am

zajewel

lol, Jera, cum is latin for w**h

9:20 am

girlfriend2008

like when someone gradtuates cum laude

9:21 am

Jera

Ohhhhhh. I get it, LOL

9:21 am

kkiln

mattygroves... a hint for wi 6/33

9:21 am

musicmom

kkiln --- we are wi6/33 the chat log. It's a preposition

9:22 am

Jera

Back to Banned Books... I love the Mark Tw5/18 quote: Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak just because a baby can't chew it.

9:22 am

musicmom

jera I love that!!!!

9:22 am

musicmom

brb

9:22 am

girlfriend2008

twank

9:23 am

girlfriend2008

sry

9:23 am

girlfriend2008

lol

9:23 am

Jera

It's on the back of the BBW t-shirt

9:23 am

girlfriend2008

it isnt a word neway

9:23 am

zajewel

almost girlfriend, add a consonant

9:24 am

ch1212

great quote, jera -- must remember that.

9:24 am

girlfriend2008

hey thanks!! I never would have gotten that!

9:24 am

harpjane

twank? (good morning everyone!)

9:24 am

Jera

9:25 am

tndaisy1960

Good morning Babblers

9:25 am

musicmom

NO way is that tw a word. Sheesh. Thanks for putting it in the wrong spot girlfriend.

9:25 am

ch1212

morning, harpjane! Do you have the rain we got yesterday?

9:25 am

musicmom

Morning all new comers.

9:25 am

amandacath

I think I need an et6/21 - someone said earlier there was one that sounded like fuel but I can't find it. I've got the heritage one

and ditto Musicmom on that tw word!

9:25 am

girlfriend2008

what do some of these words even mean?!?!?

9:26 am

amandacath

click on the question mark next to the word and you'll go to a dictionary (If you're lucky, the word will be in it)

9:26 am

musicmom

If you click on the ? beside the words it will take you to the word in the dictionary. Some of them come up with no def.

9:26 am

Jera

Click on the little question mark beside the word & it will take you to dictionary.com

9:26 am

Jera

LOL

9:27 am

musicmom

Great minds amanda and jera.

9:27 am

Jera

We'll help you to death here...

9:27 am

girlfriend2008

haha thanks....three times. LOL

9:29 am

ch1212

mmm "hinky" is not recognized as a word. It is here in the outback of Idaho, as in "There's something hinky about this here situation ... maybe we best ride softly and be prepared fer trouble."

9:30 am

musicmom

haha ch --- I use hinky too.

9:30 am

Jera

It was one of the first words I "found."

9:30 am

harpjane

lol ch!

9:31 am

amandacath

no one's biting on my et6...?

9:31 am

mimie

anyone watched the david blaine thing????

9:31 am

musicmom

I don't have it amanda.

9:31 am

Uneaixoise

amanda: A highly toxic, liquid organophosphate pesticide

9:31 am

ch1212

mimie, I did not but heard about it -- has he escaped yet?

9:32 am

amandacath

is he the magician in the bubble guy? What's magical about staying underwater with a scuba tank?

9:32 am

mimie

yup, he couldn't break the record......

9:32 am

harpjane

amanda, it ends with a common ending, like Tuxedo Junct***

9:33 am

musicmom

thanks Harp

9:33 am

mimie

don't know but he sure made millions doing it........thought it was a waste of air time......

9:33 am

harpjane

the magical part is getting sponsors and tv ratings!

9:33 am

ch1212

LOL harpjane!

9:33 am

Jera

Gotta take a break with 48 left... my son has watched enough TV... time for homeschool!

9:34 am

musicmom

Bye Jera

9:34 am

amandacath

Well, whadaya know - now I know what A highly toxic, liquid organophosphate pesticide is called

9:34 am

ch1212

have fun,jera

9:34 am

musicmom

LOL amanda

9:34 am

ch1212

:D amandacath - good one

9:34 am

inge

there is a el word: begin with word for speaking a language well and drop the first letter

9:35 am

jbp

the other et6/21 ? a heritage one? 'splain, please

9:36 am

inge

I am breaking, ie pausing. 10 to go, need new braincells.

9:36 am

musicmom

bye inge

9:36 am

ch1212

I'd give you some of ine, inge, but I don't have any to spare :)

9:36 am

hurshy

i've got the un 7/8 combo but haven't found any other 7's :(

9:36 am

Uneaixoise

et6/21 people who share a distinctive culture

9:36 am

Uneaixoise

er7 is very WEARING

9:37 am

hurshy

FISH

9:37 am

amandacath

jbp - a group of people who come from a certain area and/or background ... Uneaixoise's is better than what I was trying to come up with

9:38 am

hurshy

but ty une :)

9:38 am

hurshy

i'm so bad i forget to say thanks a lot

9:38 am

jbp

thanks amandacath!

9:38 am

amandacath

and thanks for the el, Inge!

9:38 am

movieman

SCD - Howsabout clueing the moviemeister up regarding that un7 & 8 combo?

9:39 am

jbp

er 7? don't get it

9:39 am

scraggly

You have to noodle it a bit, then not do it

9:39 am

hurshy

it's ridiculous, CHS... if something is horrifying to contemplate, you say it is un*****able

9:39 am

Uneaixoise

good one, scraggly! :-)

9:39 am

musicmom

is the lady of the night the first or second wh5/20?

9:40 am

hurshy

ooh there's another? 5 points!

9:40 am

musicmom

thanks Hurshy

9:40 am

musicmom

I copped out early today and went to the list. I want to finish but I have to teach today and sew napkin rings.

9:40 am

CadFan

lady of the night is the 2nd

9:41 am

musicmom

thanks cad

9:41 am

mimie

thanx musicmom...i have the other word for it........:)

9:41 am

movieman

SCD - I can't get that combo from your clue, elaborate plz.....

9:41 am

amandacath

there's a second one? <goes in search of it>

9:42 am

hurshy

that thought is no good, you must un7 it

9:42 am

CadFan

whorn

9:42 am

musicmom

movieman - use a th word with that un.

9:42 am

musicmom

movieman - use a th word with that un.

9:42 am

CadFan

SORRY!

9:43 am

musicmom

r. Suess said oh the th6 I could th5

9:43 am

musicmom

didn't work anyway cad

9:43 am

movieman

TY, SCD, I agree, those are ridiculous words......

9:43 am

ch1212

movieman, who is your icon today? I don't recognize him

9:43 am

hurshy

ok, misinformation - lady of the night is the 1st wh5/20

9:44 am

LUCKY

Hi all long time no babble but I'm back whoowy I like the improvements

9:44 am

amandacath

I'm not so sure that un can actually exist either...

9:44 am

musicmom

thanks Hurshy - I could not figure out how alphabetically it could be second.

9:44 am

ch1212

welcome back lucky!

9:44 am

musicmom

HI LuckY!

9:44 am

Uneaixoise

"wh---ever believeth in me shall have everlasting life"

9:44 am

harpjane

i see the Cowardly Lion's famous words are in the grid

9:44 am

musicmom

got it -- thanks une

9:44 am

ch1212

good point, amandacath -- you are right. How can anyone un***** something?

9:44 am

tndaisy1960

welcome back Lucky! please add yourelf to our new map! www.frappr.com/babble We have 43 members on it so far...let's keep growing!

9:45 am

LUCKY

thanks ch

9:45 am

movieman

ch - it's Dave Gahan, the lead singer of British synth-pop group Depeche Mode.....

9:45 am

CadFan

Oh, sorry for the misinformation- I was thinking of the WH6

9:46 am

mab

Good day dear everyone.

9:46 am

ch1212

Ahhhh.... no wonder I didn't recognize him. Years ago I was a radio broadcaster and was up on all the groups and info. Now I just listen to music and wouldn't recognize anybody.

9:46 am

musicmom

Hi Mab -- How are you?

9:47 am

hurshy

mabbity mabber

9:47 am

mab

I'd like to un***** most of the past six years.

9:47 am

jbp

i'm still stuck on the er7

9:47 am

LUCKY

Musicmom !!!!! tndaisy what is that frappr list about?

9:47 am

mimie

sorry no er7...............:(

9:47 am

musicmom

jbp when the hillside disappears it is er7

9:47 am

zajewel

jbp - er 7 - as in wearing away of soil or rocks...

9:48 am

ch1212

bbl -- must away for a bit.

9:48 am

musicmom

bye ch

9:48 am

tndaisy1960

Lucky....it's just a map that you can add a marker to, showing what part of the world you live in

9:48 am

mab

how pessimistic and negative. I love my life, which is like a British rose garden - like the Chelsea Flower Show.

9:48 am

tndaisy1960

it's really neat to see where everyone is

9:48 am

jbp

zajewel (et al) I'm a dork; I already had that one, but can't read my own typing.

9:48 am

mimie

thanx zajewel.........

9:48 am

jbp

sorry!!

9:48 am

hurshy

hehe

9:49 am

musicmom

LOL mab

9:49 am

tndaisy1960

lol jbp:) at least you can type!

9:49 am

Uneaixoise

just added Nashville to the map!

9:49 am

LUCKY

un 8.... is unreal to me.. any clues?

9:49 am

tndaisy1960

YEEEHAW! lol

9:49 am

musicmom

add s to the un7

9:50 am

tndaisy1960

hey une...I'm originally from 80 miles south of Nashvegas

9:50 am

mimie

wow thanx music mom...why didn't i think of that..........:)

9:50 am

jbp

the th**** he doth protest too much...now negate it with un-

9:50 am

Uneaixoise

I know--I read your bio! California's a big step in the right direction! :-D

9:50 am

tndaisy1960

amen to THAT!

9:51 am

tndaisy1960

why don't you come join us here?

9:51 am

mab

I went to the Chelsea flower show one year - it was heaven. All the Britons had little notebooks and were jotting down varieties of plantings.

9:51 am

hurshy

ok so we have er7, un7...and...

9:51 am

Uneaixoise

Love SF and the wine country . . . *sigh*

9:51 am

Uneaixoise

in7/48

9:52 am

musicmom

those are the only two i have hurshy

9:52 am

tndaisy1960

never been there....not even rode through it on the way up.

9:52 am

amandacath

in7 and en7, hursh

9:52 am

Uneaixoise

you must!!!

9:52 am

tndaisy1960

well....my partner can't drink so that might not be a good idea

9:53 am

Uneaixoise

well, my daughter went last year with her boyfriend who doesn't drink and they still had a great time--hiked, rode tandem bike, ate great food . . .

9:53 am

bex777

hiya everyone!

9:53 am

musicmom

hi bex

9:53 am

mab

Hi bex!

9:53 am

tndaisy1960

wow...that sounds great! but he never has any time off....he has a rather unique work situation I'm afraid....but that does sound like fun though. *sigh*

9:54 am

Uneaixoise

but I'm glad I went with friends who love wine! :-)

9:54 am

hurshy

hiya bex! :)

9:54 am

tndaisy1960

oh I love it too! and we do drink the N/A stuff...some of it's actually not all that bad

9:54 am

musicmom

Okay I need to go for a while. Hope to be back soon to finish.

9:55 am

amandacath

I just put myself on the map!

9:55 am

Lamancha

Frapprd

9:55 am

Lamancha

Too!

9:55 am

tndaisy1960

wtg lamanch!

9:55 am

tndaisy1960

I love your icon, btw

9:56 am

Lamancha

My early racing days....!!

9:56 am

hurshy

are the in and en 7's similar?

9:56 am

zajewel

in 7/48 =what's inside a pen+h4/5

9:56 am

Lamancha

See if I can get it to work here

9:57 am

hurshy

guess not then :)

9:57 am

amandacath

nope - an en*****d rhino writes with an in7

9:57 am

tndaisy1960

49 mappers! woohoo!

9:57 am

movieman

SCD - en7= to be really excited about something......

9:58 am

hurshy

ty CHS, fish for me

9:58 am

Lamancha

Needs a bit of cropping perhaps...

9:59 am

mab

in4 - we had that last week and I love that word.

9:59 am

jbp

i can't map 'cause I'm at work...anyone wanna set me up? I'm in schenectady new york....

9:59 am

jbp

i can't map 'cause I'm at work...anyone wanna set me up? I'm in schenectady new york....

9:59 am

jbp

i think my enter is stuck, so to speak

9:59 am

movieman

yw, SCD....

9:59 am

hurshy

1000 points to everyone who goes to their account page and finds the error on it :) i emailed the doc :)

9:59 am

zajewel

some of you seem to know tht words start with en or re, etc. Where can I see this? I have 16 left & I am stumped

9:59 am

tndaisy1960

you have to register with frappr jbp...I don't think one of us can do it

10:00 am

LUCKY

frapprlist enlarged read all about it!!

10:00 am

jbp

k

10:00 am

mimie

thanx movieman.........

10:00 am

hurshy

zajewel - keep it up - you're doing so well, stay listless!

10:00 am

tndaisy1960

but you can do it when you get home:)

10:00 am

Uneaixoise

zajewel, click on Lickety list at bottom of page

10:00 am

mab

what's an in7?

10:00 am

jbp

zajewel. lists at bottom of page, suck as lickety's will help

10:00 am

hurshy

maybe they used to keep in3 in it in the days of quills?

10:00 am

zajewel

ah thanks guys..

10:01 am

amandacath

it's what a rhino writes with, mab!

10:01 am

ARB

ANy help on the et 6/21 -- I don't see either

10:01 am

Lamancha

Lets see if thats a bit clearer

10:01 am

mab

Yes, I'm sure it's been awhile.

10:01 am

Lamancha

it'll have to do

10:02 am

zajewel

et 6/21 - if u have et 5/12, insert a conson

10:02 am

hurshy

any eu's today?

10:02 am

jbp

et 6/21 ... et + greeting + preposition

10:03 am

Lamancha

Back later...

10:03 am

tndaisy1960

what kind of a word is THAT? lol

10:04 am

ARB

thanks jbp

10:04 am

jbp

i still don't get the en7... i know i'm supposed to be excited, or enjoy it, but I don't.... (weh)

10:05 am

mattygroves

Are you en****istic?

10:06 am

hurshy

dude, what is with the t's?

10:06 am

jbp

matty...omg, thank you for finally hitting me ovewr the head with it.

10:06 am

jbp

clearly that's what was needed ;-)

10:06 am

mattygroves

No problem ;) Can anyone help me with the un that aren't the 8 and 7?

10:06 am

hurshy

one you do with your shoelaces

10:07 am

SueMagee

I've tried every combination I can think of for WO 4:8 - any clues please?

10:07 am

hurshy

troubles, sorrows, suemagee

10:07 am

SueMagee

Matty - think shoelaces.

10:07 am

hurshy

another un 5/12 is to stop allowing?

10:07 am

hurshy

and finally a preposition.

10:07 am

SueMagee

Hurshy - thanks!

10:07 am

zajewel

yo 5/22 anyone?

10:08 am

hurshy

sort of a comic books word, zajewel

10:08 am

amandacath

it's a comic book word, zajewel

10:08 am

Uneaixoise

sl6/24 great play and movie with Chris Reeve and Michael Caine

10:08 am

hurshy

snap, amanda! :)

10:08 am

amandacath

you were faster hursh!

10:09 am

hurshy

who's got the o from the left? anyone?? :) :) :)

10:09 am

amandacath

the o's a bird, hurshy

10:09 am

Ice9

actually, that was Deathtrap Uneaixrose

10:10 am

Uneaixoise

i'm an idiot--wrong Michael Caine movie--sorry!

10:10 am

Uneaixoise

loved both!

10:10 am

hurshy

hmmm, a bird i would have heard of?

10:11 am

movieman

Sl6/24 was with Caine & Olivier.....

10:11 am

amandacath

probably not necessarily - you might to6/21 its feathers...?

10:11 am

tndaisy1960

*wonders same thing hurshy does*

10:11 am

Uneaixoise

and amazing--have seen multiple times . . .

10:11 am

hurshy

but... can't you do that to any bird?

10:12 am

amandacath

yeah, but it wouldn't rhyme!

10:12 am

hurshy

ooh

10:12 am

hurshy

ty amanda :)

10:12 am

amandacath

yw!

10:12 am

ARB

great clues amanda

10:13 am

LUCKY

hurshy o from the left is a bird away french salt minus cross letter.

10:13 am

mab

It's a European thrush. kind of a blackkbird.

10:13 am

hurshy

blackbird singing in the dead of night...

10:13 am

amandacath

thinking up clues is half the fun, I always say!

10:14 am

LUCKY

amandacath can you think up a clue for un8 please?

10:14 am

tndaisy1960

I found the bird! TWEET!

10:14 am

hurshy

no, she can't lucky, lol

10:14 am

zajewel

lol hursh

10:15 am

LUCKY

well done daisy!!

10:15 am

amandacath

good one hursh!

10:15 am

jbp

probably not necessarily - you might to6/21 its feathers...??? i don't do birds...

10:15 am

tndaisy1960

google did it

10:15 am

LUCKY

hurshy ... hushy! LOL

10:16 am

kkiln

Thank u Lucky....

10:16 am

hurshy

sadly, i must away to class with 19 to go

10:16 am

hurshy

see y'all later

10:16 am

tndaisy1960

brb; I'll need coffee just to make it through this!

10:16 am

amandacath

awwwwww! Bye Hursh!

10:16 am

LUCKY

bYE HURSHY SEE U LATER

10:16 am

ARB

Shalom Hurshy

10:17 am

amandacath

jbp - the "probably not necessarily" was in answer to someone's question. The o you're looking for ryhmes with the to6/21

10:18 am

ARB

ANy hints on the un 7/52?

10:18 am

jbp

now I'm even more confused... i think i need COFFEEEEEEE

10:18 am

mab

bye hursh!

10:18 am

carrie5752

does anyone have any hints for the oh4?

10:18 am

LUCKY

ARB try amanda LOL

10:19 am

ARB

oh 4 looks like a midwestern state with a different vowel at the end

10:19 am

Uneaixoise

oh4 US state, change last vowel

10:19 am

carrie5752

ARB un7: think Unspeak in 1984, it's along those lines, *** before you speak

10:19 am

amandacath

WARNING! I'm getting silly now:
would "to to6/21 the o5/12" be in that long list of euphemisms for the w word we all want to be accepted but isn't?

10:20 am

Uneaixoise

amanda, LOLOLOLO!!

10:20 am

carrie5752

thanks for oh hints--just got it and never would have gotten it!

10:20 am

ARB

Would you believe I had the un 8 and not the un 7 ?

10:21 am

Charm

Hello. Any clue on the in7?

10:22 am

movieman

Charm - writing liguid + what's on a rhino's nose....

10:22 am

mab

oh, well done movieman!

10:22 am

Charm

Movieman! Thanks bunches. I was looking left....

10:23 am

tndaisy1960

wow...didn't even know that was a word!

10:23 am

kkiln

OH4 -- when you check the dictionary, it asks if you meant the midwestern state! LOL!

10:23 am

bex777

thanks for that movieman! :)

10:23 am

movieman

YW, all.....

10:26 am

segCurly

I just upgraded to pro - could somebody tell me how I get to the list that shows the word letter and point count for words I haven't found yet?

10:26 am

ARB

Help needed on the last th 5/12 and the last th 621

10:27 am

leighprefect

Speaking of pro...I have a question to raise to the Doc.

10:27 am

mab

Welcome segCurly -- go to Babblers Anon or Lickety's clues -- links below.

10:27 am

Munner

seg, go to the bottom of the screen to Babbler's Anonymous or to Lickety's page

10:27 am

amandacath

the last th5/12 I've got is the thing on a rose, ARB, but I don't know if it's the last one

10:28 am

movieman

seg - there's a link at the bottom of the page called "Lickety's Babble Clues"......

10:28 am

tndaisy1960

welcome to the pro's seg!

10:28 am

mab

Also Angelsong's Babble page will tell you everything you need to know.

10:28 am

ARB

Amanda - I think there's one after that

10:29 am

ARB

Or just before it

10:29 am

movieman

Amanda - change the last letter to a hoop.....

10:30 am

ARB

TY Movieman

10:30 am

amandacath

thx Movieman - got it just as your clue appeared

10:31 am

tndaisy1960

yeah mm...had no idea that was a word either *feels ignernt*

10:31 am

mab

how ridiculous -- has to be an americanism, as in u.s.

10:31 am

ARB

The last word I need -- to 5/12

10:31 am

movieman

You're ALL welcome......:)

10:32 am

mattygroves

Damn - I keep asking questions, then never seeing the answer, as pesky work intervenes! I'm on the un, but not the silly long ones.

10:32 am

ladybug7

Good Morning All!

10:32 am

mab

Another bird, ARB?

10:32 am

mab

morning ladybug.

10:33 am

ARB

Two to birds?

10:33 am

mab

Two, two two birds in one grid!

10:33 am

amandacath

ARB - I've got a to5/12 that rhymes with what you do with a divining rod

10:33 am

tndaisy1960

lol now this is funny....I woke up this morning when I dreamed that somone sh 4/5 me.

10:33 am

mab

No -- one to bird

10:34 am

jbp

wait a minute, we can't use "wank" but there's a "stylized representation of a vulva goddess" word? where's the justice????

10:34 am

bunnyvicious

kn 5/20 pleeease?

10:34 am

mattygroves

"stylized representation of a vulva goddess" - HUH?!

10:35 am

bunnyvicious

never mind, I monkeyed it

10:35 am

Charm

kn5/20 - think NYC & yiddish snack, often made with potato.

10:35 am

mattygroves

Just the first un 5/12 for the un left

10:35 am

bunnyvicious

ty though

10:35 am

amandacath

jbp's right matty - there is one, in fact two of them

10:35 am

ARB

Fireworks have erupted

10:36 am

musicmom

to not lease any more matty

10:36 am

jbp

in my irate-ness, I kinda shortened the def (A stylized representation of a vulva worshiped as a symbol of a goddess or Shakti.) but still......

10:36 am

amandacath

YAY ARB!!!!

10:36 am

musicmom

BRAVO ARB

10:36 am

tndaisy1960

yay arb!!

10:36 am

amandacath

Matty, like the empty apartment yesterday!

10:36 am

mab

Yya ARB!

10:37 am

Angelsong

helllooooooooo, Babbleland!

10:37 am

tndaisy1960

what do they mean, sith is not a word?? havent' they ever heard of star wars??

10:37 am

ARB

ty ty ty {curtsey} {curtsey}

10:37 am

amandacath

Hi Angel!

10:37 am

tndaisy1960

hi angel:)

10:37 am

musicmom

Hi Angel

10:37 am

ladybug7

Hello, Angel!

10:37 am

Charm

'sith' is a word - just not in today's grid....

10:37 am

ladybug7

sith

10:38 am

Angelsong

I've spent some time this morning making a new firefox profile, and this one is the best ever :)

10:38 am

tndaisy1960

oh *blush*

10:38 am

ladybug7

sorry -- wront window!

10:38 am

Angelsong

any clues for the er7?

10:38 am

ladybug7

wrong window!

10:38 am

ladybug7

woes

10:39 am

ladybug7

sorry, didn't move my cursor again!

10:39 am

Charm

er7 - based on the er4, but means losing ground, literally, to rain, etc.

10:39 am

bbnaz

now with all of the silly words why isn't wank one?

10:40 am

beakman

TY Charm!

10:40 am

mab

it happens to most of us ladybug. I'm happy you

10:41 am

mab

are not sad.

10:43 am

ladybug7

life has a way of doing that to you. can't let everything get you down! We're only human!

10:43 am

amandacath

Allright - somebody tell me what my last k is. I've got 3x4/8, 4/12, 5/20 - what's missing?

10:44 am

sandr

another 4/8 amandakath

10:44 am

sandr

another 4/8 amandakath

10:44 am

ARB

k 4/9

10:44 am

gwenski

I'm missing one sh5/12 in the group of 3. I've got the coast and the sheep word, but can't monkey the other.

10:44 am

FMitch

it's a kh4/9 amanda

10:44 am

zajewel

k 4/9 - sounds like a peck on the cheek

10:45 am

mab

k4/12

10:45 am

mab

sorry

10:45 am

mimie

right now i'm in a dead end job and a :( situation......tom. will be better.........yah sure.........

10:45 am

amandacath

Yay - gray k box! Thx all

10:45 am

Haz1558

Good afternoon/morning all.

10:45 am

bunnyvicious

sh 5/12 has to do with what you wear on your feet

10:45 am

Munner

seg, did you find the letter lists you needed?

10:46 am

amandacath

Hi Haz! Welcome back

10:46 am

ARB

Shalom Haz

10:46 am

mattygroves

There's a panto widow in the grid! Will wonders never end...

10:46 am

piperb

Gwen: The person who works on horses' feet

10:46 am

Haz1558

Thank you - I didn't intend to be away for so long but had internet problems.

10:46 am

mab

hi haz.

10:46 am

72 Temple Owl

hi all! back to spend a little lunch time with the gang!

10:46 am

72 Temple Owl

oer

10:46 am

ladybug7

Hello Haz. :)

10:47 am

hetty

Good morning all, hope you are all well. How's the grid today?

10:47 am

72 Temple Owl

good thing i'm a lousy typist! LOL!

10:47 am

ladybug7

Well -- Later All!

10:47 am

gwenski

I've already got the person who works on horse feet.

10:47 am

FMitch

Hey Haz and everyone :)

10:47 am

ARB

Good afternoon Hetty. Not bad. Not great

10:47 am

72 Temple Owl

it

10:48 am

Haz1558

FMitch - have I missed anything? I felt very twitchy not being able to get onto the internet!

10:48 am

72 Temple Owl

it's hard to see who's here with the short log...

10:48 am

musicmom

I'm here but focused on the grid at the moment

10:48 am

ARB

sh 5 -- an unbelievable plural for what you wear on your feet -- monkey typed till I got it and LOL with the definition

10:49 am

FMitch

LOL that is a bad sign Haz. Don't know as I have been working and only got back to the log a short while ago.

10:49 am

Haz1558

Ah well - on with the grid. I've got the list out....

10:50 am

72 Temple Owl

how many tw words are there, please?

10:50 am

gwenski

ARB, please tell me more about the unbelievable plural. It must be what I'm missing.

10:50 am

ARB

There are 2 tw words

10:51 am

mermaid79

clues for the 2 n's starting with the n in the bottom right corner?

10:51 am

ARB

Gwenski, double the vowel and add a vowel

10:51 am

ARB

no -- Yiddish word for a bite to eat

10:51 am

72 Temple Owl

ty arb...

10:52 am

bunnyvicious

one of the "n"'s is the work for 12:00 in the day

10:52 am

mermaid79

got that bunny...

10:52 am

mattygroves

"sh 5 -- an unbelievable plural for what you wear on your feet " heh?

10:53 am

ARB

Gwenski, oops -- double the vowel and add a consonant

10:53 am

72 Temple Owl

hmmmm i have a tw 5 for two...is there a count and or definition for the other?

10:53 am

bendamalina

owie doesn't work :(

10:53 am

Charm

Thanks again everyone. See y'all later & happy babbling.

10:53 am

bunnyvicious

How about the word meaning zero?

10:53 am

72 Temple Owl

bye, charm!

10:53 am

mattygroves

tw6 - a panto widow

10:53 am

gwenski

AAH! That helped a lot! (Big difference between adding a vowel and adding a consonant!)

10:54 am

mermaid79

I got that too... but I still show only 1 out of 2 for the corner N...

10:54 am

amandacath

For some wierd reason I knew that sh-word - I think it was on a vocabulary list in high school for a Shakespeare play, or maybe Chaucer, and somehow it stuck

10:54 am

musicmom

mermaid --- do you have the one that 1-1?

10:54 am

LUCKY

Hey sprite how are you? have you finished yet?

10:55 am

bunnyvicious

no 6/21 , but I just can't come up with a clue without using part of the word...

10:55 am

ARB

Mea culpa gwenski -- the mind went one way and the fingers another!

10:55 am

hetty

However did the panto get onto the grid?

10:55 am

72 Temple Owl

ty mm...is that barbaro?

10:56 am

zajewel

no 6/21 anybody plse?

10:56 am

amandacath

That other corner-N word is a bit strange. Anit-utility?

10:56 am

ARB

Mermaid, do you have the no 4/5 which is a snack?

10:56 am

amandacath

*anti

10:56 am

musicmom

nope it is scrimshaw --- for the them today.

10:56 am

bunnyvicious

I'm gonna try no + use first letter aain + you light the f*** on dynamite

10:56 am

Kallia

no ...french for ours plus vowel

10:57 am

bunnyvicious

aain = again ...

10:57 am

Kallia

nope sorry

10:57 am

hetty

Amanda you may be remembering what Ophelia sings on her way to her drowning--"How shall I my true love know?" (One of the answers being his *****)

10:57 am

Kallia

nope sorry

10:57 am

musicmom

that anti utility clue works! Thanks

10:57 am

Kallia

no6...french for ours with begining letter inserted plus a vowel

10:57 am

bunnyvicious

I need to have more coffee before my brain will work properly.

10:58 am

amandacath

That's it, Hetty! Thanks for jogging my memory!

10:59 am

bendamalina

what is panto?

11:00 am

amandacath

I know what panto is (I think), but I'm not sure what it has to do with the grid....?

11:00 am

SueMagee

Think of the Widow Tw....

11:00 am

FMitch

panto, short for pantomime and there is a pantomime charachter inthe grid today

11:01 am

amandacath

...and I propose that "enth" be a word - as in "to the enth degree"

11:01 am

Haz1558

But what panto does she appear in?

11:01 am

mattygroves

Who is always played by a man, cuz that's how Panto is (I loathe panto. Guess you had to grow up with it)

11:01 am

bendamalina

I guess I don't know anything about pantomime

11:01 am

amandacath

Is she Mark's widow?

11:02 am

bendamalina

i wholeheartedly agree, amanda

11:02 am

FMitch

Alladin?

11:02 am

bendamalina

about the enth thing, that is

11:02 am

hetty

It's an ancient drama form (drawn from Commedia dl Arte) which has as a stock chatacter the "dame" (transvestite part for a Benny Hill type male) and in she's often named Widow Tw****--a clue there

11:02 am

bunnyvicious

I tried yoink, from Pinky and the Brain.

11:02 am

Haz1558

This is going to annoy me until I find out.....

11:03 am

FMitch

bunny ROFL - so did I !!!!

11:03 am

bunnyvicious

At least I'm not the only one!

11:03 am

amandacath

I tried it several times as well, bunny

11:03 am

Haz1558

You're right, FMItch - Aladdin it is.

11:04 am

hetty

Haz, I remember ths widow in "Jack and the beanstalk", which I saw at the Dudley Hippoodrome in 1941

11:04 am

bendamalina

well, i never would've gotten that word without the hint, i would never have gotten the hint without a google search

11:04 am

bunnyvicious

I used to have my kitchen decorated in Pinky and the Brain (mind you I was 17).

11:04 am

FMitch

I was dragged to many a panto as a child

11:05 am

inge

i AM BACK TO FIND MY LAST 9. What brought me back is finding the wo5/30 word in a Free Press article. Who says these words dont get used??!!

11:05 am

amandacath

I never would have gotten it either, except that someone did the "forget-to-change-boxes" thing earlier with it

11:06 am

Merk

Not sure what I'm doing wrong here; it's got to be simple, but I can't find the first NO 4,4 word. Help please?

11:06 am

hetty

When I came to Canada one of the produtions I created for Children's Theatre was a British panto. Actually did several in Saskatoon Saskachewan, of all places

11:06 am

bunnyvicious

I better go plant the last of my flowers while it isn't raining. Back tomorrow (hopefully).

11:07 am

ARB

Merk think Christmas

11:07 am

gwenski

first no4/4: christmas

11:07 am

bendamalina

I guess I've heard the term many times before, but never really figured out what it means

11:07 am

amandacath

"Thuh-uh fi-hirst ***, thuh-uh angels did say..."

11:07 am

72 Temple Owl

bend: which hint did you google? i think that's my missing tw

11:08 am

bendamalina

I googled the words 'widow' and 'pantomime'

11:08 am

Merk

I have the Christmas one and it's plural. There's another before that one, I think.

11:08 am

72 Temple Owl

TY!

11:08 am

ARB

No there isn't

11:09 am

gwenski

Hence the name, The First No** :)

11:09 am

bendamalina

no problem. we're not british, so how should we know about these things, temple owl ;)

11:09 am

amandacath

hee-hee, Gwen!

11:09 am

Merk

I have that Xmas carol and it's plural, but there is another one before that alphabetically that I am missing with NO 4,4

11:09 am

Merk

I have that Xmas carol and it's plural, but there is another one before that alphabetically that I am missing with NO 4,4

11:09 am

72 Temple Owl

bend: i input several times that word without its last letter!

11:10 am

musicmom

any help with the ou word?

11:10 am

bendamalina

hmm...well, i guess i'm the only one here who is ignorant of british pantomime, then :D

11:10 am

gwenski

Merk, there are two n's before Christmas, but one's na and the other ne

11:10 am

amandacath

ARB's finished, so she must be right, Merk. There's a noble gas before christmas...?

11:10 am

72 Temple Owl

no, bend...someone accidentally input into the log and i followed!

11:11 am

Merk

Isn't the gas NE

11:11 am

gwenski

Yes, the gas is NE

11:11 am

musicmom

Benda --- if a place is really fancy it is called sw6 --- change the first letter to a t

11:11 am

bendamalina

haha, temple!

11:11 am

72 Temple Owl

and the ou?

11:11 am

amandacath

Yep, it is, and the na is a babblet: has to do with temples, if I remember correctly

11:12 am

amandacath

the ou is a bird, Temple

11:12 am

Merk

I'm going according to Lickety. It shows an NO 4,4 before the Christmas carol and its plural.

11:12 am

bendamalina

thanks musicmom, but i've gotten the word. now i'm just puzzling over the origins, and the previous clues

11:13 am

72 Temple Owl

so everyone says....but a european one : (

11:13 am

ARB

Merk, not according to my Lickety list and I'm all finished and I'm telling you there are no NO words before the Christmas and its plural

11:14 am

Merk

OK, thanks. I'm tired; I'll recheck my spellings and list.

11:14 am

Merk

Grr, I had it. Thanks for your patience and help.

11:14 am

amandacath

the bird rhymes with to6/21, temple

11:15 am

zajewel

getting sew stuck - re 5/10 or re 6/18 please

11:15 am

musicmom

Thanks amanda --- I found the bird and then the to

11:16 am

72 Temple Owl

how many letters please?

11:17 am

musicmom

for the ou? 5

11:17 am

ARB

re 5/10 and re 6/18 are built on the re 4/4 before them.

11:17 am

amandacath

yw, musicmom
re5/10 = french pension, 6/18 = pl

11:20 am

amandacath

I'm missing one from the top N: have the temple thingy, the pieces of paper, and tidy cows - what's left?

11:20 am

mattygroves

I haven't got any from the top N - akkkk!

11:21 am

musicmom

tidy cows?

11:21 am

72 Temple Owl

ty mm and all for ou! and to!

11:21 am

72 Temple Owl

ditto?

11:21 am

amandacath

believe it or not - the definition is "neat cattle"

11:21 am

jfarber

tidy cows?

11:21 am

72 Temple Owl

no way!! : D

11:22 am

amandacath

Way!!!

11:22 am

musicmom

okay I'm going to the reverse dictionary

11:22 am

mattygroves

That could be cattle without water.... What reverse dictionary??

11:22 am

amandacath

...and temple just said the last one from that n!

11:23 am

FMitch

amanda - have you got the no5/22, I thought it was 2 words and you will say this word when you find it.

TO!!!! you used a word

11:23 am

musicmom

onelook.com has a reverse dictionary. You type in the def it gives you long lists of words.

11:23 am

mattygroves

Cool

11:24 am

musicmom

matty - it helps me but sometimes can be too many words. I haven't found a way to limit it. Like with the french pension. I'm not seeing it.

11:25 am

72 Temple Owl

and i learned that that is where neatsfoot oil comes from! what a wonderful game!

11:25 am

amandacath

correct me if I'm wrong: is the tidy cow word also a british dialect for a word that means nothing, zero?

11:25 am

mattygroves

You are correct, Amanda - particularly northern British, which I am sure SueMagee could confirm!

11:25 am

amandacath

THAT'S where neatsfoot oil comes from! Thanks, Temple!

11:25 am

72 Temple Owl

LOLOLOL!!!!!

11:25 am

72 Temple Owl

this grid is too funny!

11:26 am

bendamalina

amandacath..do you have the plural of the paper, or the singular of the papers?

11:27 am

segCurly

anyone have a clue for el 4/4?

11:27 am

musicmom

you better find it or el**

11:28 am

amandacath

got all the n's, finally - thanks to temple's exclamation

11:28 am

72 Temple Owl

*takes a bow* YW!

11:28 am

musicmom

yay amanda. I'm still missing one n from the 4th row

11:29 am

musicmom

Okay taking a break. Be back again soon.

11:29 am

hurshy

wait wait catch me up i need these tidy cows and something about neatsfoot oil

11:29 am

amandacath

MM - there's one that goes right along with the exclamation from the top row...?

11:29 am

inge

Fireworks for Inge. Hurrah! I will gladly cule for a while.

11:29 am

72 Temple Owl

i am having a stupid day...i kept looking for an ou bird that rhymed with tw6! this chat goes too fast!

11:29 am

72 Temple Owl

yay, inge!

11:30 am

amandacath

Welcome back, Hursh! Neatsfoot oil comes from tidy cows (have fun with that)

11:30 am

movieman

amanda - the "neat cattle" word is a northern dialect form of the word "nothing".....

11:30 am

hurshy

but i don't have the tidy cows...

11:30 am

amandacath

Yeah, I know movieman, but tidy cows is funnier!

11:31 am

caitlyn

Hi all sshhhhhhhh Im not really here!

11:31 am

hurshy

is this no, then? and how long?

11:32 am

amandacath

no4, hursh

11:32 am

SueMagee

What Matty said down there about the tidy cow word, there's a saying in this part of the world " If thee ever does owt of n*** do it for theesen."

11:32 am

inge

Hurshy, it is the last of the no's

11:33 am

LUCKY

in holland no tidy cows so far! LOL

11:33 am

hurshy

got! ty.

11:33 am

72 Temple Owl

*whispers* hi caitlyn...

11:33 am

pk

why is "nooner" not allowed?

11:33 am

72 Temple Owl

suemagee; plese speak english..i don't speak british

11:33 am

amandacath

so what's "theesen", sue?

11:33 am

musicmom

amanda any more help with that n on the 4th row?

11:34 am

hurshy

hey temple - question for you... did you think someone was a troll yesterday, or were they just bothering you?

11:34 am

amandacath

"I ain't gonna do it, no5/22, no5/20"

11:34 am

hurshy

i get it suemagee, i can read that! yay!

11:34 am

musicmom

aha! thanks!

11:34 am

72 Temple Owl

i did not know...leaning towards that

11:34 am

SueMagee

Sorry Temple Owl - I speak Yorkshire!

11:35 am

movieman

SueMagee - whereabouts in Yorkshire are you from?

11:35 am

abe79

i would just like to say, you babblers are giving awesome clues today. much appreciated!

11:35 am

FMitch

LOL SueMagee, that was word perfect!

11:35 am

72 Temple Owl

like all creatrues great and small - aren't the dales in yorkshire?

11:35 am

hurshy

turned out not troll, definitely - and i think i managed to tidy him up a bit :)

11:35 am

SueMagee

movieman - I live on the edge of Ilkley Moor.

11:35 am

72 Temple Owl

good job, hurshy! : )

11:35 am

FMitch

... bar tat? SueM

11:36 am

hurshy

:)

11:36 am

SueMagee

And yes, the dales are in Yorkshire - I live in Wharfedale.

11:36 am

SueMagee

B'ah tat - without a hat.

11:36 am

72 Temple Owl

looks like beautiful countryside

11:36 am

movieman

I asked 'cos my family on my mother's side come from Rotherham!!!

11:36 am

inge

thanks Hurshy, I think I was there (ce****)

11:37 am

SueMagee

Not too far away the!

11:37 am

FMitch

I kn*** SueM I remember the song from chidhood

11:37 am

hurshy

lol inge

11:37 am

movieman

T'int in tin.....it isn't in the tin.....

11:37 am

hurshy

anyone else finding the T's troublesome? 17 to go and 6 of them are T's!

11:39 am

inge

:)

11:39 am

hetty

All this talk about the Yorkshire dales is making me homesick. My firstteaching post was at Wath-on-Dearne in the West Riding. Happy days

11:40 am

inge

:)

11:40 am

inge

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11:40 am

inge

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11:40 am

inge

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11:40 am

inge

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inge

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11:40 am

inge