Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, May 13, 2006

12:00 am

LeslieAnn

flip!

12:00 am

kristinc

thanks guys...7 left but still kinda exciting...heck for me, anything is exciting

12:00 am

cybernan

flip

12:01 am

kimberblue

hi all

12:01 am

stidmama

oh LeslieAnn you beat me again! *sigh*

12:01 am

LeslieAnn

nice job kristin, you were going at the rate of like 7 words a second there

12:01 am

Jen77

how do you play lol

12:01 am

stidmama

well done kristin! that was a lot of work in a short time. (wanna introduce your spouse?)

12:01 am

stidmama

Hi Jen. advice : run while you can, before you get babblified!

12:01 am

LeslieAnn

jen, you can try the "help" icon above or the angelsong's resource page link below. basically you have to find as many words as you can by connecting letters, like boggle

12:01 am

GreyWoulf

Well -- I won't be playing this one -- have to work at Lenscrafter's today -- Good Night to one and all -- I'll check in to chat most likely :)

12:01 am

cybernan

Oh -- a biggie for the weekend!

12:02 am

helenkeller

bye grey

12:02 am

LeslieAnn

good night gw

12:02 am

stidmama

then, if you won't run, or can't... always feel free to ask questions... and do check out Angelsong's Resource page in the "friends of babble" box at the bottom of the page

12:02 am

kristinc

we tried! Thanks again...gotta go now...

12:02 am

stidmama

good night Woulf!

12:02 am

GreyWoulf

12:02 am

helenkeller

does anyone else have initialization errors on the flip? happens to me every time

12:02 am

LeslieAnn

jen, when we are taking "in code," like al 4/7, that means a word that starts with al, is 4 letters and worth 7 points

12:03 am

helenkeller

hiya leslie!

12:03 am

LeslieAnn

today there are 237 words.

12:03 am

Jen77

okay thanks

12:03 am

Jen77

I have tried to find words

12:03 am

LeslieAnn

hello helen.

12:03 am

Jen77

and to enter then

12:03 am

Jen77

and it won't let me

12:03 am

LeslieAnn

hmmm, try refreshing the page

12:03 am

stidmama

Jen, the server sometimes run really slow, especially at times like this when lots of people are on and trying to enter words.

12:04 am

Jen77

okay

12:04 am

Jen77

it looks fun

12:04 am

Jen77

what does the 23+hours mean

12:04 am

kimberblue

how in the world are there 10 words with the q?

12:04 am

cybernan

e 7/36

12:05 am

stidmama

that's how much time is left to play this particular puzzle. almost 24 hours at the moment

12:05 am

cybernan

e 7/32

12:05 am

LeslieAnn

23 hours until the next puzzle... there is a new puzzle every day, it "flips" at midnight US central time

12:05 am

Jen77

okay, thaks

12:05 am

Jen77

oh okay

12:05 am

Jen77

how do you know when it time to play

12:05 am

helenkeller

i'm going to bed - see you all tomorrow :)

12:05 am

LeslieAnn

it's always time to play1

12:06 am

Jen77

oh lol

12:06 am

stidmama

good night helen! see you tomorrow

12:06 am

cybernan

e 7/32 x2

12:06 am

knutmeg

I'm gonna cry if my network doesn't start working better.

12:06 am

Jen77

I think I got it finally lol

12:07 am

stidmama

knutmeg, it's not you, I think -- it's everyone.

12:07 am

stidmama

well, jump in Jen, and holler if you need help!

12:08 am

LeslieAnn

is that liv or meg talking?

12:08 am

Jen77

thanks

12:08 am

Jen77

so I just find all the words I can

12:08 am

stidmama

Jaianniah -- you still on?

12:08 am

joey

n 7/32

12:09 am

stidmama

hi joey!

12:09 am

Jen77

I have 8 words 4.25 something and 63 points

12:10 am

joey

hi stid, how are you?

12:10 am

joey

site

12:10 am

cybernan

n 7/32 x2

12:10 am

joey

da**

12:10 am

stidmama

good Jen, that means the length of your words average 4.52 letters.

12:10 am

Jen77

okay, I'll catch on here sooner or later

12:10 am

stidmama

you can say dash joey! it's not in the grid today LOL

12:11 am

Jen77

thanks for being helpful:)

12:11 am

cybernan

n 7/36

12:11 am

joey

why, thank you..... 8)

12:11 am

stidmama

yw Jen, it's half the fun!

12:12 am

cybernan

d 7/32

12:12 am

Jen77

:)

12:12 am

Jen77

do the letters have to be connecting

12:12 am

stidmama

okay, this is one day I am definitely going for Lickety's list as soon as it's available! :-)

12:12 am

Jen77

cause I'm putting in word s that

12:12 am

Jen77

are showing up

12:12 am

stidmama

it's going to be good gardening weather tomorrow... can't spend all day indoors!

12:13 am

LeslieAnn

yes, the letters have to connect jen - but you can go horizontal, vertical or diagonal. just can't use a tile more than once

12:14 am

Jen77

okat thanks

12:14 am

Jen77

that makes it a little bit harder lol

12:15 am

Jen77

how do you know who wins

12:15 am

stidmama

and words are a minimum length of 4 letters... there is a list published on every archived grid... but the real winning is setting a goal and meeting it. most of us don't treat it like a real competition.

12:16 am

Jen77

that good:)

12:16 am

Jen77

nice to play with people

12:16 am

goofball

I have 8 of the q's

12:16 am

Jen77

who are nice

12:17 am

Jen77

and not so worried about winning

12:17 am

stidmama

argh. tired.... eyes not working so well at the moment.

12:17 am

LeslieAnn

that's pretty impressive, goofball

12:17 am

goofball

wahooo I have all 10 q's

12:18 am

goofball

Q8/55 is the longest one

12:18 am

goofball

goodnight

12:18 am

stidmama

good night goofball!

12:19 am

LeslieAnn

yeah, i'm fading fast too, think i will call it a night. good night, folks!

12:19 am

stidmama

'night LeslieAnn!! see you tomorrow

12:19 am

Jen77

thanks for the help

12:21 am

teresa424

hi all...newbie here...if I have 9 of the 10 Q's...is there a way to figure out the length of the missing one??

12:22 am

stidmama

there is, by asking people on the chat log or by using one of the "clue" lists. however, Lickety's Clues are not up for today yet. And the Babbler's Anonymous Clues aren't usually up until much later in the day. both have links in the "friends of babble" box at the bottom of this page

12:22 am

cybernan

d 7/24

12:23 am

teresa424

thanks....will wait for tomorrow then...need all the help I can get :)

12:24 am

goofball

qu4==there are 2
qu5 there are 4
qu6, there are 2
one qu7, one qu8

12:24 am

goofball

Does that add up to 10

12:24 am

stidmama

yes, goofball, and thanks!

12:25 am

stidmama

is the 8 a plural, btw?

12:25 am

Baafour

de 6/24-a lie?

12:25 am

teresa424

cool..that means it's only a 4 i'm missing...should be easy to find before i sleee...zzzzz

12:25 am

teresa424

the 8 is a plural

12:25 am

Baafour

deceits

12:25 am

stidmama

thanks!

12:25 am

stidmama

baafour.... thanks ;-)

12:26 am

goofball

ok im really going to bed now, i can quit any time, really....

12:26 am

teresa424

quie

12:26 am

invictus

ro 7/32

12:26 am

stidmama

you can do it goofball! you can leave and come back when you're ready, not just because the grid calls you...

12:26 am

Baafour

yeti

12:27 am

ramix

pls dont post words in the chat box baafour

12:27 am

cybernan

re 8/45

12:27 am

Baafour

hets

12:27 am

joey

s 7/48

12:27 am

Jen77

how can I quit and come back tommorrow

12:27 am

Baafour

very sorry; new, I find it a bit confusing...

12:27 am

ramix

baafour pls dont pist words in the chat area

12:28 am

Baafour

I think I posted not pist...

12:28 am

Jen77

what is pist

12:28 am

joey

ok, that made me laugh

12:29 am

ramix

well...post/pist...whats a vowel or urine between babblers?

12:29 am

stidmama

Jen, when you reload the page, at any time, and log in, the server will return all your words and points.

12:29 am

Baafour

I've been made too feel too embarrassed to play-thanks

12:29 am

teresa424

woohoo...10/10 Q's.....now to sleep ....nytol :)

12:29 am

Jen77

okay, cool thanks

12:29 am

goofball

now you're getting interesting, just when I'm trying to quit zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

12:29 am

stidmama

baafour -- don't feel embarrassed. especially this time of day it is really easy to make that kind of mistake.

12:29 am

goofball

cored

12:29 am

stidmama

way to go teresa, good night

12:29 am

goofball

oops,

12:30 am

stidmama

see what i mean baafour? LOL

12:30 am

joey

baafour please don't feel that way, every one makes a mistake, you should be able to say sorry and go on

12:30 am

Baafour

I'm going to call 1-800-waah!

12:30 am

ramix

baafour, after pisting, pls dont forget to wash your hands...

12:31 am

Jen77

well thaks everyone I think I'm heading out for now

12:31 am

Baafour

ok, lol

12:31 am

Jen77

I'll be back tommorow

12:31 am

Juice207

wats a good score on this game?

12:31 am

Cat9x

I still think it should take oreo :) lol

12:31 am

stidmama

good bye Jen, see yo uagain!

12:31 am

saintfranny

yah but you gave me two words i didn't have - thanks baafour! ;)

12:31 am

stidmama

you're not alone in that opinion, Cat!

12:31 am

Juice207

by the way, im just starting today, i saw the link from iron sudoku and already finished todays on there

12:31 am

stidmama

hi Franny!

12:32 am

saintfranny

yeah cat - wtf - no oreo??? come now!

12:32 am

Baafour

yw, saintf ;]

12:32 am

star1

thanks baafour!

12:32 am

stidmama

welcome Juice. good resources available via Angelsong's Resource Page in the friends of babble... and the chat log!

12:32 am

ramix

baafour...i bet i can guess where u are from

12:33 am

saintfranny

hi stidmama. you know i was watching the clock, waiting for 1:00! haha

12:33 am

Cat9x

Oreo, an all american word! I protest! :)

12:33 am

Baafour

hi, star1

12:33 am

stidmama

LOL Franny -- I can't stay up that late! glad I'm on the other coast!

12:34 am

saintfranny

well it IS a struggle, lemme say. but dang it if this ole game aint addictive - esp. after getting my first fireworks last night - i don't know How that happened!

12:34 am

Baafour

I'm African, born in England--I've been called that cookie!

12:34 am

ramix

heh baafour i bet i know where in africa...

12:34 am

stidmama

you did? and I missed it? YAY Franny! well done.

12:35 am

Baafour

begins w/Gh, not what you're thinking...

12:35 am

saintfranny

thanks. what a feeling. so early in my playing history too. i think it twas a fluke. but i reveled in it allll day long :)

12:35 am

ramix

oh baafour...i'm from the same place

12:36 am

ramix

recognized the name immediately

12:36 am

cybernan

welcome to all, joining us for the first time -- sing out if you need help.

12:36 am

Baafour

Just 'cause I have an African inflestion, a Jamaican lilt (my mom) and a Boston accent...

12:36 am

saintfranny

what song do ya wanna hear cybernan? how about... the hills are alive... lala lalaaaa

12:36 am

Baafour

really, ramix!!!

12:37 am

stidmama

I am exhausted, falling over just sitting here, so will say good night and addio -- see folks later!

12:37 am

ramix

uhuh..i'm guessing either fante or ashanti...right?

12:37 am

joey

nght stid. see you later

12:37 am

star1

hi cybernan

12:37 am

saintfranny

nite stid

12:37 am

cybernan

any is just fine franny, as long as it's in tune ;)

12:38 am

Baafour

correct... ashanti!

12:38 am

saintfranny

oh well. nevermind then, if youre going to be Particular! haha

12:38 am

ramix

well, fante here...

12:39 am

Baafour

that's cool

12:41 am

Baafour

I went to Adisadel Coll

12:41 am

ramix

oh really? i have friends who went there. what yr? i was in motown

12:41 am

Baafour

Just bragging about credentials... LOL

12:42 am

Baafour

1979-1983

12:42 am

ramix

oh wow

12:43 am

ramix

i kmow someone who was there at the very same time

12:44 am

Baafour

Wow, who? (don't mean to pry)

12:44 am

ramix

kwame pobee, kwame jantuah

12:47 am

saintfranny

waiting with baited breath to see if baafour knows those people!! ;)

12:47 am

ramix

heh...lol sf

12:47 am

saintfranny

:)

12:48 am

Baafour

No bells rung; fairly common names...

12:48 am

Juice207

wats a good score on this game?

12:48 am

kimberblue

where are you both from, ghana?

12:49 am

ramix

yes kimber

12:50 am

Baafour

Kumasi here

12:50 am

ramix

elmina here

12:50 am

kimberblue

i really want to go to west Africa

12:51 am

kimberblue

ive only been to the east side thus far...someday

12:51 am

Freckle

does ne one have the 10 letter word?

12:52 am

kimberblue

I don't

12:52 am

corpsvalue

freckle, i don't have 10 and only one 8

12:53 am

Baafour

I hope to talk again, ramix, but must sleep--1:52 AM in Boston! Nite to you et al.

12:53 am

ramix

nite baafour

12:57 am

ramix

first 100 down finally!!!

12:58 am

Juice207

how do u find that many words!?!?

12:58 am

ramix

juice...i play a lot of scrabble...:)

12:59 am

invictus

the more you play, the more you find obscure words and remember them later on

12:59 am

Juice207

ok, that would make sense, any tips on finding words for me to get, considering i dont play scrabble often, and this is the first time i have seen this game

12:59 am

saintfranny

ok 107 words down, miraculously. eyes beginning to close. happy weekend everyone! lotsa rain here - good for stayin in and playin games! ciao

1:00 am

joey

114 down, 123 to go

1:00 am

star1

ciao saintfranny

1:00 am

The Student

resit?

1:01 am

Juice207

resit

1:01 am

Juice207

??

1:02 am

cybernan

160 -- good place to quit for the nite -- see y ou tomorrow :)

1:02 am

joey

wtg, cy

1:02 am

Juice207

wow, cyber, thats amazing!

1:10 am

jeffer

ok what does the 10 start with?

1:10 am

djdevo

i got the 8

1:11 am

iDaniel

hehh, I just started playing today - very addicting! I don't know how there can be so many words though ...

1:11 am

corpsvalue

don't know what 10 starts with, and I only have one eight so far.

1:12 am

jeffer

hi corps what's that start with?

1:12 am

djdevo

q

1:12 am

SamanthaJoy

iDaniel, the key is that most of them are rare or strange. You will have to look them up

1:12 am

SamanthaJoy

Like a difficult crossword puzzle

1:12 am

corpsvalue

the only one i have is q8/55

1:13 am

iDaniel

Ah I see what you're saying Samantha. Thanks a lot!

1:13 am

jeffer

ty i think i have that

1:18 am

Snape's Baby

the 10 starts with H

1:18 am

Freckle

looking them up is like cheating... in my mind

1:18 am

Freckle

looking them up is like cheating... in my mind

1:19 am

SamanthaJoy

Snapes Baby, thank you. I got it.

1:19 am

SamanthaJoy

You think so, Freckle? I think I have to learn them somewhere, and if I just don't know the word, what chance do I have?

1:20 am

Freckle

well, if u dont know the word you should read more. Not just look things up in the dictionary

1:20 am

ilandrah

looking them up is no different than using clues from other players, except that you do your own footwork

1:21 am

joey

and how often do you read/use a word like enate - from last night's grid?

1:21 am

ilandrah

nicest

1:21 am

SamanthaJoy

Oh, Freckle, that's ridiculous. I read obsessively, but there is no person alive who knows all the words in the English language.

1:21 am

Freckle

who said that babble used all the words in the dictionary?!?

1:21 am

corpsvalue

i actually like reading the dictionary. LOL! Learn new words that would not be found in books on a normal basis.

1:21 am

djdevo

anyone who's playing this game is getting smarter, no matter how they do it

1:22 am

SamanthaJoy

It certainly uses many of the extremely rare and unused ones

1:22 am

djdevo

at least they're working their brain, rather than rotting it watching tv

1:22 am

Freckle

define rar and unused?

1:22 am

Freckle

name one?

1:22 am

SamanthaJoy

rete

1:23 am

SamanthaJoy

"A skeletal brass disc which is placed over the plates of an astrolabe and which can be rotated to indicate the position of the stars." Among other bizarre definitions. That's the most normal of them.

1:23 am

rycaut

got the 10!

1:23 am

danak

hint on the 10?

1:24 am

corpsvalue

yea! Ry! (still looking)

1:24 am

rycaut

build on the h 6

1:24 am

danak

thanks

1:24 am

rycaut

(and the end is another word on the grid)

1:24 am

Snape's Baby

It's what a straight guy does at dinner time

1:24 am

Dkerry

Thanks.

1:25 am

Snape's Baby

Way too obvious clue, I know, but I'm still new at this!

1:25 am

djdevo

got the 10

1:25 am

djdevo

before I saw Snapes clue...lol

1:25 am

invictus

that is a very odd word

1:26 am

dalmatian5

f 7/40 X 2

1:26 am

Dkerry

Yah, got the 10. Thanks for the clues.

1:26 am

djdevo

62 words in 25 minutes, 3 of the 7, 1 of the 8, and the ten included

1:27 am

rycaut

100 words, 137 to go

1:28 am

danak

still struggling on the 10. lol

1:28 am

trishtrash

dal, there's an f8/55 along the same lines, too.

1:29 am

Nim

Hi all!

1:30 am

rycaut

I have three f7'/40's

1:31 am

corpsvalue

hi nim

1:31 am

corpsvalue

me too ry

1:31 am

iDaniel

Got the 10 - thanks for the clues guys. Now it's time for sleep.

1:31 am

rycaut

but don't have the f8 yet

1:31 am

SamanthaJoy

You have three of them, ry? Are they all built around the same base?

1:32 am

rycaut

yes

1:32 am

SamanthaJoy

And the f* is built on that common base, so you know.

1:32 am

SamanthaJoy

F8, I meant

1:33 am

rycaut

got it, just missing one f at the moment

1:34 am

SamanthaJoy

I'm just missing one too, but apparently it's that last F7 that's eluding me

1:35 am

rycaut

perhaps we can help each other, I have two f4's, 3 f5's, 3 f7's, and one f8

1:35 am

SamanthaJoy

You're missing an F6 that's a variant spelling of one of your F5s. You'll get it in a minute

1:36 am

rycaut

:)

1:36 am

corpsvalue

thanks sam! my F's are done.

1:37 am

rycaut

the f7 you are probably missing is what baby's wear...

1:37 am

SamanthaJoy

Nope, got that

1:37 am

rycaut

anyone have all the q's? I'm missing one

1:38 am

SamanthaJoy

Yep, I have all of those. Whatcha got?

1:38 am

Nim

I'm missing one q too

1:38 am

rycaut

hmm then it is yet another varient of the same root - either a base for the f8 or one who f4's

1:39 am

SummerBreeze44

The f7 your missing is probably what some people play "under the table"

1:39 am

SamanthaJoy

There are two Q4s, four Q5s, two Q6s, one Q7, and one Q8.

1:39 am

rycaut

1 q4, 4 q5's, 2 q6's, 1 q7, 1 q8,

1:39 am

SamanthaJoy

D'oh! That was it, Breeze. Thank you.

1:40 am

SummerBreeze44

yw :)

1:40 am

SamanthaJoy

You're just missing one of the fours, then. That's not too bad.

1:40 am

rycaut

got it - thanks

1:40 am

Nim

Thanks!

1:41 am

SamanthaJoy

"Come on without, come on within, you'll not meet noone like the Mighty Qu***." But there's one letter too many in the proper name.

1:41 am

Nim

I was missing a Q8 but got it now!

1:41 am

SamanthaJoy

I know you got it already, but I was having too much fun with that clue to stop.

1:41 am

SummerBreeze44

yw all

1:43 am

mightyquin

samanthjoy that was first one i got .lol

1:44 am

SamanthaJoy

Hee hee!

1:46 am

flerie

hi ev'ryone...

1:46 am

flerie

anyclues on the Ys?

1:47 am

SamanthaJoy

I got nothin', flerie. Sorry.

1:47 am

SueMagee

Flerie - think Tibet.

1:47 am

nb

flerie- think of a bigfoot

1:47 am

flerie

it's ok..sam

1:47 am

Baafour

just got back-- I couldn't believe that the name for Bigfoot got accepted--y

1:47 am

joey

y is something like Big Foot

1:48 am

Baafour

and plural--more than one--yikes

1:48 am

Nim

thanks for the clue :)

1:49 am

Nim

or more like 'clues'

1:49 am

rycaut

any clues on the various vowels.. I'm only making slight progress on the e's, almost none on the o's or the i's

1:49 am

Baafour

lol, nim

1:50 am

Baafour

yenti

1:50 am

Baafour

oops

1:50 am

Nim

I think I slept for too long because now I'm completely hyperactive, heh - I can't even type properly :D

1:50 am

SamanthaJoy

Well, there's one very inviting e (in the upper right) that has a few variants . . .

1:50 am

Baafour

not found anyway...

1:51 am

djdevo

Ow 5,20 is what you are if you don't get it ;)

1:51 am

rycaut

got many of those already

1:51 am

rycaut

4 variations plus one other e5 from there so far

1:52 am

SamanthaJoy

LOL dj

1:52 am

rycaut

got that ow5 as well - but thanks :)

1:53 am

joey

one of the o's start with a double vowel

1:53 am

rycaut

thx

1:57 am

djdevo

i don't think lickety's gonna have clues up for awhile on this one

1:57 am

SamanthaJoy

Does Lickety solve the puzzle first, then post clues, or does he get them from another source?

1:58 am

djdevo

i dunno. good question

1:58 am

joey

there is no way he could solve it first - I believe that he has a program that he runs on it. it is often up 5 or 10 minutes after the grid goes up

1:59 am

SamanthaJoy

I was all prepared to start fearing the man, if he did this in his head . . .

1:59 am

joey

OMG - that would be outrageous if he did that. my candidate for head of mensa

2:03 am

rycaut

got all of the middle i's

2:03 am

joey

well, I have 147 and I just can't find anymore for the moment. good night and good luck all

2:03 am

joey

iced

2:03 am

joey

dash

2:04 am

SamanthaJoy

Congratulations, ry, and joey, I can't seem to get beyond 127

2:04 am

rycaut

don't have any of the other 4 i's however, still a puzzle

2:05 am

joey

that's not bad........ i have just probably been playing longer tonight

2:05 am

SamanthaJoy

The one inthe lower left is a 5 letter word

2:05 am

SamanthaJoy

errr, one of the ones, I meant, sorry

2:05 am

rycaut

I think there are 4 there - don't have any of them, could easily beliee they are all longish

2:05 am

SamanthaJoy

I think my brain is turning to mush

2:06 am

Lamancha

Morning all - bit of a big boy then?

2:06 am

joey

an i 5 from the left has 3 vowels

2:07 am

Jamsicle

are there answers somewhere?

2:07 am

SamanthaJoy

I have two of them, one's a 4/4 and one's a 6/18

2:07 am

SamanthaJoy

good luck

2:07 am

SamanthaJoy

and there's a 5/12 in there too

2:08 am

SamanthaJoy

No, Jamsicle, we're just helping each othr out with clues we've figured out

2:08 am

rycaut

any more hints - I'm not seeing anything

2:08 am

Jamsicle

wow... I'm shocked there are 237 words!!!

2:08 am

SamanthaJoy

the two longer ones start with two vowels

2:09 am

SamanthaJoy

io*** and io****

2:09 am

joey

and they are scientific words

2:09 am

SamanthaJoy

Yeah, Jam, I am beyond intimidated

2:09 am

talya

ionic

2:10 am

joey

150 and I am really gone

2:10 am

rycaut

dr god should filter this chat against the wordlist

2:10 am

SamanthaJoy

130 and keeping a decent pace behind you

2:10 am

SamanthaJoy

G'night

2:10 am

rycaut

make it impossible to type a word in here that is on the list

2:11 am

SamanthaJoy

That's a damned good idea, rycaut

2:11 am

Baafour

How can I get any words then?

2:11 am

rycaut

got two of them so far - thanks for the clues

2:11 am

Jamsicle

are you saying you only have 130 pts left?

2:12 am

Baafour

kidding...

2:12 am

SamanthaJoy

No, I've found 130 words so far

2:12 am

rycaut

ideally it would keep the first letter then just overwrite with ***'s

2:12 am

SamanthaJoy

*ttthhhpppbbttt* Baa

2:12 am

rycaut

so we would have a clue, just not always intentially. :)

2:12 am

Baafour

lol

2:13 am

Baafour

is *ttthhhpppbbttt* a word? goody

2:13 am

djdevo

what's the benefit of being pro... don't see any difference

2:14 am

SamanthaJoy

In theory, dj, eventually the tile stats at the bottm are going to vanish to non-pro users

2:14 am

SamanthaJoy

This is a new layout for this page, and a temporary benefit to all

2:14 am

SamanthaJoy

well, to new users

2:14 am

djdevo

so, in theory, nothing but my being out of $15 bucx... :S

2:15 am

Baafour

m-o-n-e-y, sadly

2:15 am

SamanthaJoy

*shrug* You could have asked *before* you paid your money . . . .

2:15 am

rycaut

it also lets you use the icons - and supports a good game and the developer behind it

2:15 am

djdevo

*eyeroll* Oh well. I've spent $ on worse.

2:16 am

rycaut

when I have the cash I'll go up to pro - have a lot of bills at the moment

2:16 am

djdevo

i need help w/ my last F

2:17 am

Baafour

It seems as if the best things (online) start out being free, then they charge money, or get ads, and then they're not fun anymore-- the web is the last freebie and should remain that way

2:17 am

djdevo

I have 4,7 5,16 4,7 7,40 x2 8,55 5,16 7,40 5,20

2:17 am

SamanthaJoy

Well, bandwidth is expensive, Baa . . . Whatcha got already, dj?

2:18 am

rycaut

well, as many of my friends (and myself at times) are the people building these types of apps - I don't begrudge developers income

2:18 am

Nim

I don't have a credit card :( Well, not one that works here... Otherwise I'd already upgraded to pro.

2:18 am

Baafour

I guess someone's gotta get richer...

2:18 am

SamanthaJoy

You're missing an F6 that's a variant spelling of one of your F5s.

2:19 am

djdevo

got it, ty

2:19 am

SamanthaJoy

I used paypal, nim, because I was too lazy to go downstairs and find my credit card

2:19 am

SamanthaJoy

Pathetic, no?

2:19 am

SamanthaJoy

You're welcome, dj

2:19 am

djdevo

4 words 'til 100, then off to bed

2:20 am

Baafour

Also, still reluctant to give out credit card info

2:20 am

rycaut

one word to 150 here... then bed as well

2:22 am

djdevo

that's it, 100, to bed for now

2:22 am

djdevo

hasta

2:22 am

SamanthaJoy

G'night

2:23 am

Baafour

wow, 100, grats--stuck here at 99

2:24 am

rycaut

okay at 150 - later all

2:24 am

djdevo

make that 102... but now I gotta go. :)

2:24 am

SamanthaJoy

G'night

2:24 am

battybeyond

you guys are good :)

2:25 am

lor_oz

I only have 57

2:25 am

Nim

Does anyone have any clues on the i's? I've got one i4 and one i5

2:25 am

Baafour

ooh, 100!

2:25 am

battybeyond

i have 48

2:25 am

SamanthaJoy

Nim, the is are killing everyone tonight

2:26 am

Baafour

for an s-word, what nearsighted people like me do when they don't have their glasses

2:26 am

Miss ABS

I've got the is this time

2:26 am

Nim

it's 10:26 am to me :)

2:27 am

lor_oz

its a right royal pain in the butt is what it is!

2:27 am

Miss ABS

two ic, one in, two io... oops still missing one.

2:27 am

txshortee64

with a y on the end of it

2:27 am

Baafour

ooh, thx, txs!

2:27 am

Miss ABS

no prob

2:27 am

txshortee64

yw

2:28 am

lor_oz

oo oo look at ent

2:28 am

lor_oz

enter

2:28 am

lor_oz

oops

2:29 am

Miss ABS

LOL Wrong window ya great goof! LOL

2:29 am

ruthy

good morning everyone

2:30 am

SamanthaJoy

lor, if that's as far as you've gotten, you've barely dipped into the inviting en* category

2:30 am

Miss ABS

Good morning Ruhty

2:30 am

Baafour

a veritable goldmine the en corner..

2:30 am

Miss ABS

er... Ruthy even, sorry for the typo

2:30 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up everyone. Got delay because of the Saturday soccer game. Enjoy - looks like a fun grid.

2:30 am

lor_oz

no its not, I had just discovered the joys of the ents so was suggesting others look into it!

2:30 am

SamanthaJoy

Bless you, lickety

2:30 am

SamanthaJoy

ok, good lor!

2:31 am

SamanthaJoy

I have 98 words left and my brain is freezing

2:31 am

battybeyond

you guys are so good at this :)

2:31 am

Baafour

now that we've en***** the corner, let's go!

2:31 am

lor_oz

tks SJ

2:32 am

trishtrash

thanks lickety, you're a honey :)

2:33 am

Baafour

SamanthaJoy, your brain sounds in good shape--only 98 left?

2:34 am

SamanthaJoy

Well I've been here for *mumble* and a half hours . . .

2:34 am

Baafour

code

2:34 am

Baafour

oh drat!!!

2:35 am

Baafour

I think they should make chat me-proof...

2:37 am

Miss ABS

I'm missing one Q word... have 4/5, 1/7, 1/8, 2/6, 1/4

2:38 am

trishtrash

you need another 4, ABS

2:39 am

Miss ABS

TY muchly!

2:39 am

Miss ABS

Got it now!

2:39 am

Frances

Miss ABS
One of five children?

2:39 am

trishtrash

tierce

2:39 am

trishtrash

aww, dammit ... sorry, everyone.

2:40 am

Baafour

maybe as in the actor Anthony qu, skip last consonant?

2:40 am

Baafour

way forgiven, trish ;)

2:42 am

Baafour

quotidian

2:43 am

Baafour

ha ha, don't you wish?

2:43 am

Baafour

Sorry, overtired--must bed self, 'nite, all

2:44 am

trishtrash

g'night, baafour!

2:44 am

SamanthaJoy

G'night Baa!

2:45 am

Baafour

nite, trishtrash, samanthajoy, et al

2:45 am

txshortee64

nitey nite

2:46 am

Miss ABS

I've got 8 out of ten Fs, any clues? So far I have: 2/4, 3/5, 1/6. 2/7

2:46 am

trishtrash

another 7, ABS (from the same 4)

2:47 am

Miss ABS

ah cool, ta for that

2:47 am

Miss ABS

Got both the ones I was missing from that clue.

2:47 am

lor_oz

some of these words are SO lame!

2:47 am

Miss ABS

Yeah, once in a while it happens.

2:48 am

txshortee64

okay, I am new here...I just gotta ask.....what CLUE??

2:48 am

Miss ABS

trishtrash mentioned that I was missing another 7 that was from the same root word with four letters.

2:49 am

Miss ABS

seven meaning seven letter word

2:50 am

txshortee64

aaahhh

2:52 am

mrpresident

Hello everyone!!

Lickety finally got home and posted clues, I am stuck!!

2:53 am

trishtrash

wotcha mrp :)

2:53 am

SamanthaJoy

Hiya Mr P, I'm about to go to sleep for the day

2:54 am

cathy22w

big puzzle... but not easy!

2:54 am

mrpresident

Hi trish!! {{hugs}}
Hi Samantha!!

Samantha, how are you enjoying pro??

2:54 am

SamanthaJoy

Well, since the stats are still visible to noobs, there isn't really a change . . .

2:55 am

mrpresident

still?? I thought that was gonna change??

2:55 am

SamanthaJoy

It will, but it hasn't yet

2:55 am

mrpresident

oh, well the pink handbag and the flag and the icon are soooo cute!!

2:55 am

SamanthaJoy

At least I trust in Dr_God that it will

2:55 am

Miss ABS

hope it doesn't, don't have the cash to go pro and am enjoying the stats.

2:56 am

SamanthaJoy

Those aren't handbags, Mr P, they're people

2:56 am

SamanthaJoy

Head and shoulders

2:56 am

lor_oz

lmao @ the handbag - you're right it does look like one!

2:57 am

mrpresident

Miss ABS.... write a plea to dr.G and perhaps he will spare you !! Or, a nice babbler could sponser you??

2:57 am

Miss ABS

now if I could only find shoes to match!

2:57 am

Ornith

hiya all

2:57 am

SamanthaJoy

A very retro style of handbag--tooooo seventies, but you're right, it's a resemblance

2:57 am

Miss ABS

Hello Ornith

2:57 am

Ornith

eep, stats aren't posted yet!

2:57 am

Miss ABS

I could beg I suppose!

2:57 am

Ornith

hehe, and "woot" isn't in the directionary

2:58 am

mrpresident

I will sponser you ABS...

2:58 am

Ornith

dictionary. wow. I'm outta it tonight :P

2:58 am

trishtrash

Ornith ... directionary is a great word!

2:59 am

Miss ABS

Ta Mr. P! That'd be awesome, what'd you have to do to sponser

2:59 am

Baafour

I just stopped back on my way to bed; I must say that free educational fun shouldn't come down to have and have not

2:59 am

Ornith

thanks trishtrash.

3:00 am

Ornith

baafour, usually the detailed stats get put up within the first hour

3:00 am

mrpresident

I will let dr.god know and get back to you... send me your details in email... go to my bio for my email address

3:00 am

SamanthaJoy

Baa, that's an unAmerican sentiment

3:00 am

Miss ABS

K will do

3:01 am

mrpresident

I support dr_god and babble and I think everyone should go pro....

(and pray he uses the extra cash to upgrade his server :))

3:01 am

Baafour

how right you are, SamanthaJoy -- I'll lighten up-- now, official nite nite

3:01 am

Ornith

alas, I am a starving artist :P

3:02 am

SamanthaJoy

G'night, Baa

3:02 am

Miss ABS

Cool Mr P, I'm an Aussie too!

3:03 am

mrpresident

Well that is just beautiful ABS!! fellow aussie joining the ranks!!

3:03 am

Miss ABS

Yeah definitely, actually I'm a teacher... my entire class gets into this. I generally print it off with one hour left to go and the kids that have finished all their work get to have a go at making words. Some of them really get into it. Makes me smile.

3:04 am

Miss ABS

I print it off without the words I've gotten though so that they have to think of them on their own. Tis cute!

3:04 am

mrpresident

well, bless your heart!! a real babbler!!

Good on you !!

3:04 am

Ornith

that's a great idea ABS - wish my teachers had done that. I was always the kid with all the extra time.

3:05 am

Miss ABS

LOL I've got a few of them that finish as fast as they can and as neat (so they don't have to redo it) so they can babble. Some even ask if they can "borrow the sheet" for recess.

3:05 am

Miss ABS

I didn't sign up for a long time, just printed off the sheet from the start page.

3:05 am

Ornith

awesome!

3:06 am

mrpresident

Well, we all have to start somewhere, and that is a great start!!

3:06 am

Miss ABS

I'm just getting into my email Mr. P and I'll send you details.

3:10 am

Miss ABS

Okay, email is off Mr. P. Will be in your inbox whenever you check it.

3:11 am

sprite

Morning dear gang :)

3:11 am

Ornith

morning sprite!

3:12 am

Miss ABS

Good morning Sprite

3:12 am

trishtrash

morning sprite :)

3:12 am

9tanks

hello sprite .

3:12 am

sprite

Wow, the bottom line makes this a Griffum's grid :)

3:12 am

Miss ABS

Or good evening I should say... nearly 6PM!

3:12 am

Ornith

a whosiwhatzit?

3:13 am

Miss ABS

bless you! *hands Ornith a tissue* ;)

3:13 am

sprite

Griffs usually starts chatting with the W4/11.

3:14 am

Ornith

ah.

3:14 am

Ornith

alas, I've already discovered that "woot" is not in the dictionary

3:14 am

FMitch

Morning/Afternoon all
Sprite have you seen Griffum on line recently I havent seen her in ages!

3:15 am

trishtrash

good morning, FMitch

3:15 am

mrpresident

Spirte! Fmitch!! hello!!

3:15 am

ruthy

morning fmitch

3:15 am

sprite

Haven't seen her in a while either. I am afraid she is not getting better as fast as she hoped.

3:15 am

trishtrash

Finished; man that was a nice grid :)

3:16 am

FMitch

Hi ya trish and MrP and ruthy

I was wondering the same thing sprite.

3:16 am

mrpresident

*~*~*~FIREWORKS~*~*~*

3:16 am

Frances

Morning all. A quick babble before going to cricket

3:16 am

SamanthaJoy

FINISHED?!?!?
My god, trish! *worship*

3:16 am

licketySplitAUS

PiChow!

3:16 am

Ornith

grats finished people!

3:16 am

talya

only 43 and 1:16 ugh

3:16 am

Miss ABS

any ideas on the 10 letter?

3:16 am

trishtrash

ty mrp, you're a sweetie :)

3:17 am

sprite

wtg trish!

3:17 am

trishtrash

I had to use lickety's list for the last 25 (and my last word was a ti4 that I thought I'd typed already)

3:18 am

licketySplitAUS

10 letter : is to generate new frequencies by mixing two or more signals in a nonlinear device

3:18 am

Miss ABS

I hate that, those are the ones I generally miss. Congrats though Trish well done

3:18 am

mrpresident

lickety, is that supposed to be the *sound* of a fireworks going off??

3:19 am

trishtrash

ABS, a great clue from earlier, can't remember whose: sounds like a straight guy's dinner.

3:19 am

Lamancha

Of course - now where did I put my PHD in nuclear physics....

3:19 am

licketySplitAUS

PiChow! PiChow!

3:19 am

trishtrash

lickety, are you being fireworks, or shooting at me?

3:19 am

Ornith

there's a list someplace? (that's not the regular babbler's anonymous thread?)

3:19 am

sprite

He's playing pokemon.

3:19 am

Miss ABS

LOL, it's by the PhD in Mechanical Engineering and the Masters of Music Lamancha! Just over there!

3:20 am

Nim

site

3:20 am

licketySplitAUS

Fireworks!

3:20 am

FMitch

Ornith - look at licketys link at the bottom of the page

3:20 am

licketySplitAUS

10 letter : is derived from the Greek roots 'different' and 'power'

3:21 am

licketySplitAUS

PiChow! PiChow!

3:21 am

FMitch

Did you win the game today lickety?

3:22 am

licketySplitAUS

FMitch - it was so scrapy, We lost, but I did get a goal - an Own goal!

3:22 am

Ornith

aha! got the 10! just needed the first two letters to remember the root.

3:23 am

licketySplitAUS

I survived with no injuries - so I'm very happy! Thanks for asking ;-)

3:23 am

FMitch

Doh!!!

3:23 am

sprite

I am stuck on the power part.

3:23 am

Ornith

and yeah, the "straight guy's dinner" clue is great :P

3:23 am

licketySplitAUS

Ornith - Yes! Yes! Yes! That clue makes much more sense!

3:24 am

licketySplitAUS

I tell ya - I'd love the H10 right now ;-)

3:24 am

Ornith

well, I got it from knowing the greek roots, but yeah :P

3:25 am

licketySplitAUS

a Greek Hetro Male

3:25 am

sprite

Ah, got it, thanks :)

3:26 am

licketySplitAUS

ooohhh excuse me - I apologise - That's really bad! I'm suck a dweeb!

3:26 am

sprite

Not like you at all, lickety!!!

3:26 am

mrpresident

now there is an interesting nickname for you lickety...

suckadweeb! LOL

3:27 am

FMitch

overexcited again lickety!!!

3:27 am

licketySplitAUS

PiChow! PiChow!

3:27 am

Lamancha

This just goes to reinforce how rubbish i am at sequencing i,e and c .....

3:28 am

trishtrash

Have a good morning everyone, I'm off to get some (belated) breakfast, before lickety breaks out the semi-automatic ;)

3:28 am

licketySplitAUS

wish I was st6,21

3:28 am

FMitch

time for me to go too, catch you later, happy babbling

3:28 am

mrpresident

LOL trish!! bye!!

3:28 am

Ornith

lol bye you guys

3:28 am

mrpresident

bye Fmitch!

3:29 am

licketySplitAUS

trishtrash - I put it away. Honest, it's just behind me, oh hang on. Ok, now it's really gone!

3:32 am

ExWren

Oh no! 237 words, and 17 of them re's. Can I be bothered? I'll have to think about it. Might be back later - might not!

3:33 am

sprite

ExWren, our queen of suspence :)

3:33 am

sprite

or is that suspense? Yeah, believe it is.

3:33 am

ExWren

You are alright sprite, not a K amongst them!

3:34 am

sprite

This is a beautiful grid, even though it has Re's. Believe me :)

3:34 am

sprite

Sooooo close to frontier!

3:36 am

Lamancha

Bit daunting if you've only been doing Babble for a few days...

3:36 am

licketySplitAUS

Sorry for the stupidity in the log, I am as bad as those trolls sometimes!

I won't make silly jokes like that again!

3:36 am

ExWren

I'll go away and have breakfast first. Weather is not very bright so far, I might be forced to stay inside

3:36 am

Haz1558

Good morning all. Plenty of words to find today!

3:36 am

sprite

(((lickety)))

3:36 am

Lamancha

Morning Haz

3:37 am

ExWren

Nothing you do could be as bad as those trolls yesterday lickety

3:37 am

sprite

There were trolls yesterday? Glad I missed them.

3:38 am

Haz1558

I managed to miss the trolls - Dr God managed to erase their stuff from the chat log but it sounded grim judging by the reaction.

3:38 am

ExWren

Cute icon Lamancha

3:38 am

Lamancha

Kindergarten trolls

3:38 am

Lamancha

I must admit, I was cute.... once

3:38 am

Lamancha

In a galaxy long ago....

3:39 am

sprite

You still are, I am sure ;)

3:39 am

Haz1558

You're starting to sound like noblelover!

3:39 am

Miss ABS

Well it's about that time for me. I'm off to make some tea and then stare at the idiot box for a while before bed time. Thanks for the help everyone and good luck.

3:39 am

Miss ABS

only managed 187 words...

3:39 am

Miss ABS

Good night.

3:40 am

Haz1558

Good night!

3:40 am

Lamancha

the cute blond hair went brown, and is now retreating faster than Naploeon at Waterloo...

3:40 am

ExWren

Goodnight Miss ABS, come back to it later

3:40 am

sprite

LOL!

3:40 am

Haz1558

But please, promise me, Lamancha - no comb-overs!

3:41 am

Lamancha

Razor first Haz, fear not

3:41 am

Ornith

good call Lamancha. bald > combovers!

3:41 am

Haz1558

Glad to hear that - if your hair is going - let it go!

3:41 am

sprite

Comb-overs... argh! I take bold over combed-over every day. :D

3:42 am

sprite

*bald

3:43 am

Lamancha

Not quite at that stage yet though...

3:43 am

licketySplitAUS

I'm with you Lamancha - it's a scary time.

3:43 am

ExWren

You will have to print an "after" photo Lamancha

3:44 am

Lamancha

Although one of my oldest friends had cancer and made me shave his head during therapy as it was all falling out - now that was weird - I think I was more freaked out than him!

3:44 am

sprite

It's the time you are finally becoming interesting ;)

3:45 am

licketySplitAUS

Yeah I tried it once - at a party! Wow - did I regret that!

3:45 am

sprite

Ow, that's something, Lamancha.

3:45 am

licketySplitAUS

Cancer though - that's a different story - and a horrible one. Hope it all works out.

3:47 am

Lamancha

Over 10 years ago - he's in full remission - never did get all his hair back though - even better I'm Godfather to his first daughter - born several years after his treatment despite a big dose of chemo

3:47 am

sprite

Hope he will be alright, Lamancha. Must have been really something to do that for him, I can imagine feeling freaked out a bit.

3:47 am

Ornith

that's great, lamancha

3:47 am

sprite

That is beautiful!

3:48 am

licketySplitAUS

Great news Lamancha! Good to hear success stories! The hair - well there is lots of us!

3:49 am

Lamancha

I need to remind him how good I have been to him.... He's going to be my best man in August.

3:49 am

licketySplitAUS

I gotta go deal with dinner. Nice chatting - Happy word finding!

3:49 am

Ornith

you got nothing to worry about with the hair then lamancha :P

3:49 am

Lamancha

Bit worried about the speech....

3:49 am

Ornith

enjoy dinner lickety

3:50 am

sprite

Enjoy dinner!
And don't worry, Lamacha, your words are perfect.

3:50 am

Haz1558

Oh, a babble wedding! That'll be exciting.

3:51 am

Haz1558

Just keep saying how beautiful the bride is and how grateful you are to everyone you've ever met.

3:51 am

Lamancha

Not my speech, sprite - the one my best man's due to make....:0

3:51 am

Lamancha

We've known each other too long and done too many things together.....

3:51 am

Ornith

lol!

3:52 am

sprite

LOL! Yeah, THAT will be bad. Wish I could hear it. :)

3:54 am

Haz1558

our best man began his speech by saying that if HE were choosing a best man he would select someone with memory loss and a fairly perpetual dose of laryngitis!

3:55 am

Lamancha

So what can I give him to induce amnesia and loss of speech?

3:55 am

Lamancha

Apart from Blackmail

3:55 am

Ornith

booze?

3:55 am

Haz1558

Take him to a football match and ply him with drink.

3:55 am

Lamancha

I'm afraid that might make things worse Ornith!

3:56 am

Ornith

more booze than that :P

4:00 am

sprite

Settle it by wearing earplugs.

4:01 am

Ornith

that won't work unless he gets everyone ELSE to wear em

4:02 am

sprite

At least he won't know what he is embarrassed over. :)

4:02 am

mrpresident

I find that a fork placed just in the right place with the right pressure ensures a very nice speech from any best man!!

4:02 am

sprite

LOL mrP!

4:02 am

Lamancha

Now there's an idea....

4:03 am

mrpresident

You have met lickety... you haven't met his friends!!
A fork is the best cash scenario I can give you!

4:05 am

sprite

If a landscape has more cities than fields, wouldn't you say it was T7 than others?

4:06 am

Ornith

*peers at grid* apparently not :P

4:07 am

sprite

Enable agrees with you, alas.

4:07 am

sprite

then

4:07 am

Ornith

what were you thinking, then?

4:07 am

sprite

Omg, there I go again. Sorrrrry!

4:07 am

Ornith

heh

4:07 am

mrpresident

press tab after chatting.... then LOL

4:08 am

sprite

More To4/8-like.

4:08 am

Haz1558

But the to6/30 refers to a person rather than a place

4:08 am

Ornith

ah

4:09 am

sprite

Ah, and it has a plural. I feel much better now.

4:10 am

sprite

Tab after posting a chat message? Let's see...

4:10 am

mrpresident

did I tell ya!?

4:11 am

Ornith

yay, 100 words! darn british spellings :P

4:11 am

sprite

A tab brings me to my own icon, I see. Better to learn to click in the Add Word box after each chat, I fear. I still think it is not user-friendly.

4:11 am

mrpresident

it gets you out of the chat box at least!!

4:11 am

Lamancha

Now, now, Queens English and all that.... ;)

4:12 am

Haz1558

Now, now, Ornith - we are very tolerant of non-British spelling. Often it gives us double words!

4:12 am

sprite

I am at a nice, symmetrical 111 words.

4:12 am

Ornith

heh. I just forgot you lot use -ise instead of -ize for a bit there

4:12 am

Lamancha

103 and need to go and buy some teak oil ....

4:13 am

Haz1558

All the Britishers now go looking for words ending in -ise.....

4:13 am

Lamancha

Hah led me to my most hated word in the language...d 7,32

4:13 am

rosalind230

any clue's for the 10 letter word

4:13 am

Ornith

well, there's definately one, haven't seen any others yet

4:14 am

sprite

Some great clues in the log, rosalind, if you scroll down a bit.

4:14 am

Haz1558

Lamancha, my poor husband is at one right now!

4:14 am

Ornith

rosalind: greek roots for "different" and "power"; sounds like a straight guy's dinner

4:14 am

Lamancha

I feel for him Haz

4:15 am

sprite

Lamancha: I am right with you on that!

4:15 am

Ornith

yeah, I don't like the d7 very much either

4:16 am

mrpresident

odd spot!: did you know a d& invented the electric chair?

4:16 am

Ornith

yes, actually. figures, doesn't it?

4:16 am

Haz1558

But they're a lot better than they used to be. All that pain relief - injectable pain relief, mind you.

4:16 am

mrpresident

d7 I mean

4:16 am

Lamancha

That doesn't surprise me in the slightest

4:17 am

sprite

I am not surprised, mrP. Not surprised at all. Fits into their states of mind right away.

4:17 am

Haz1558

A straight guy's dinner? Nothing that a gay raw vegan would want to eat I presume...

4:17 am

Lamancha

Must go - until later ciao

4:18 am

sprite

Later!

4:18 am

Ornith

Haz, um, well, I think metal probably qualifies as cooked

4:18 am

mrpresident

Haz, let's not invite THAT conversation please!

4:18 am

Haz1558

Bye Lamancha!

4:19 am

Haz1558

I wondered if you would pick up on it, mrpresident!!

4:19 am

sprite

ohoh, Haz....

4:19 am

mrpresident

of course I would!! Have been troubled by it too!

4:19 am

Haz1558

I've got the word anyway, thanks!

4:20 am

SamanthaJoy

Oh Lordie, I'm dying. I have 191 words down and 46 left to go and my brain has liquified.

4:20 am

sprite

*whispers very, very carefully: "samantha, a little bit of sleep perhaps???"*

4:21 am

Haz1558

Samantha - go and have some sleep!

4:21 am

Ornith

ack! cat won't stop grabbing my hand to give me kisses!

4:21 am

SamanthaJoy

I shall go sleep soon. But first I want to rant:

4:22 am

mrpresident

rant away!! this is the right chat log for that!!

4:22 am

sprite

Comes from being irresistable, Ornith. Learn to live with it. Or wash your hands :)

4:22 am

SamanthaJoy

A Babbler came in here this morning and told me that it was "cheating" to look up words that I didn't know

4:22 am

Rlee

evening all

4:22 am

Haz1558

Ignore him or her.

4:22 am

Ornith

hehe, he'll kiss me even if I'm right out of the shower... he's just one of those cats

4:22 am

SamanthaJoy

She informed me that if I didn't know these words, I simply ought to read more.

4:23 am

mrpresident

did you tell that babbler to FO and mind their own business!!?

4:23 am

sprite

Probably a babbler who hasn't a life of his/her own then.

4:23 am

SamanthaJoy

Politely, but yes

4:23 am

Ornith

Samantha, that's crazy. You'd have to read geology, ichthyology, etc etc... plus know words even dictionary.com has never heard of.

4:23 am

sprite

I think looking up words you don't know is a very active way of learning.

4:23 am

rosalind230

thank's for the clue ornith

4:24 am

sprite

I'd say she put it somewhere dark, where no one ever comes, and keep it there. Have fun babbling in your own way, Samantha.

4:24 am

SamanthaJoy

I think "crazy" was a word I used often, and I actually brought up a specific example, whereupon she slunk away and hushed her mouf'

4:24 am

mrpresident

I believe that looking up words, no matter where, is a fantastic way of learning them!
What Sprite said...

4:24 am

Ornith

yw rosalind, though it's not of my own invention :)

4:24 am

Haz1558

This is a game for enjoyment. You will learn words that you will never see written down anywhere else. I consider myself to have a good vocabulary but nothing would prepare you for some of these obscure words. You are NOT cheating.

4:24 am

Ornith

yeah, I have a huge vocabulary, and there's usually a few dozen I have to look up.

4:24 am

SamanthaJoy

OK, my rant is over. I'ma go sleep now

4:25 am

Ornith

night Samantha (although if you do want something to read for vocabulary that is fun, I recommend China Mieville)

4:25 am

Haz1558

Sleep well and enjoy finding the other words later.

4:25 am

sprite

Sleep well, and dream of all the new words you learned ;) I have learned a lot of words here by looking them up after I found something really weird.

4:25 am

mrpresident

Good on you for standing up to this babbler Samantha! enjoy your sleep knowing that a2z is your friend!

4:25 am

talya

after how many words should a noob quit, huh??? :(

4:26 am

sprite

talya: there are no noobs here. You play until you become fed up with it, then you go to sleep, then you come back ;)

4:26 am

Ornith

talya: not until you've at least looked at lickety's word list (linked below tile stats) to help you find them

4:26 am

kat.dav

hi ornith

4:26 am

Ornith

hi kat!

4:26 am

Haz1558

talya - if you are getting cross with yourself, then take a break. Don't be afraid to use other resources like word lists and so on - details given in Angelsongs resource page at the bottom under Friends of Babble.

4:27 am

kat.dav

hi how many things ave ya done

4:27 am

Ornith

oh, for the word lists... if you see "ic4/6" it means "four letter word starting with ic, worth 6 points"

4:27 am

Haz1558

And now I must go - I'll be back later. Bye!

4:28 am

sprite

Bye Haz :)

4:28 am

Ornith

I'm up to 106, been working on it like an hour and a half

4:28 am

talya

oh gee, thanks for the tips, i am spanish speaker and having a hard time here, only 53 :(

4:28 am

kat.dav

ornith can ya give me one word

4:28 am

Ornith

that's really good for a nonnative speaker!

4:28 am

sprite

Actually, that is pretty good, talya!

4:28 am

Ornith

kat, maybe?

4:29 am

kat.dav

please

4:29 am

Ornith

you want the 10? :P

4:29 am

kat.dav

what

4:30 am

Ornith

there's a 10 letter word today

4:30 am

kat.dav

can ya give me it

4:30 am

mattygroves

Please do not give away the 10 here! Not yet anyway. Good morning everyone.

4:31 am

Ornith

he10; greek roots for "different" and "power"; sounds like a straight guy's dinner (no, I was not cool enough to make up that clue)

4:31 am

Ornith

relax matty, not going to give words outright

4:31 am

sprite

We don't give words, only clues and hints, kat. The fun of the game is in finding the words.

4:31 am

kat.dav

are ya still me friend ornith

4:32 am

Ornith

sure kat, but it's unfair to everyone to give out words. Ruins the fun

4:32 am

mattygroves

Whew - relax programme in progress...how's the grid today? Everyone having a good Saturday?

4:32 am

sprite

This is so sad, enable doesn't like guildwars. No 'tengu' yesterday, no 'necro' today.

4:32 am

kat.dav

ok i wont ask

4:33 am

Ornith

well, tengu's really Japanese.

4:33 am

talya

oh thanks ornith I get now the ic4/6 thing....

4:33 am

kat.dav

what did you tell her ornith

4:33 am

Ornith

just how to read the wordlists, kat.

4:34 am

sprite

If I am not mistaken, the game is from japanese origin. Could be wrong, though. Would explain a lot of the terminology!

4:34 am

kat.dav

how do you

4:34 am

Ornith

lol sprite. I think it's just a lot of anime fans...

4:34 am

kat.dav

ornith have you got ties

4:34 am

Ornith

kat, if you look at the wordlists, like lickety's (linked below tile stats), you will see stuff like ic4/6.

4:34 am

sprite

Please kat, don't post words in the chatlog.

4:35 am

Ornith

it means "a four letter word starting with ic, worth 6 points"

4:36 am

kat.dav

no it hasnt

4:36 am

Ornith

so a hint might look like: qu5/16 - shhhh!

4:37 am

talya

so my ultimate goal is the he10/98 huh

4:37 am

kat.dav

what

4:38 am

sprite

It is today, talya! Some great clues in the log already for that one.

4:38 am

Ornith

that's the longest word today. the goal is to get them all :P

4:38 am

mrpresident

rodent

4:38 am

sprite

LOL, mrP joins the gang

4:38 am

mrpresident

omg!! I am sorry about that!! forgot my own tab rule!!

4:38 am

Ornith

hehe thanks mrP

4:38 am

sprite

I rest my case

4:38 am

mrpresident

YW Ornith!!

4:39 am

mrpresident

Oh sprite... reload and put me out of my misery!!

4:39 am

kat.dav

ornith i get you

4:39 am

mattygroves

I can't WAIT until I get broadband. I'm STILL waiting for letters to load. July the broadband is supposed to be on line...

4:39 am

mattygroves

I can't WAIT until I get broadband. I'm STILL waiting for letters to load. July the broadband is supposed to be on line...

4:39 am

sprite

Not my case against you, but against this aspect of the website :)

4:40 am

mrpresident

print screen and send it to the powers that be!!

4:40 am

sprite

You ARE excited about it, I can tell, matty :)

4:40 am

Ornith

matty: dial-up? yikes!!!

4:40 am

mrpresident

matty!! what you doing on snail mail??

4:40 am

kat.dav

ive got 5 words

4:41 am

mattygroves

AO bloody L. We moved house last July, and the computer got busted - we only recently bought a new one, but I'm now awaiting the chance to kill aol and go broad. Sigh. Welcome to the 21st century.

4:42 am

sprite

That's what I call learning to be patient, matty. *hug* :)

4:43 am

mrpresident

I got those pesky R's out of the way... now onto the Q's!!

4:44 am

Ornith

so many RE's in such a bad spot, huh?

4:44 am

talya

those stinky Q's

4:44 am

mrpresident

owned

4:44 am

mrpresident

otic

4:44 am

mrpresident

orcin

4:44 am

mrpresident

ordo

4:45 am

mrpresident

shit!!

4:45 am

Ornith

the qu's are some of the easiest ones

4:45 am

Ornith

hey mrp.....

4:45 am

sprite

hahahahahahahaha

4:45 am

Atalante

thanks mrp ;)

4:45 am

mrpresident

(excuse my french))

4:45 am

talya

shit is not there hahaha

4:45 am

Ornith

I think you mean "pwned" :P

4:45 am

mrpresident

I thought I was doing really well!! I am soooo embarassed.... I am going! sorry all, bye!!

4:45 am

mattygroves

Got all the letters loaded...now just waiting for the flags, question mark icons...and I type faster than my words are accepted. Patience is a virtue.

4:46 am

sprite

lol mrP, never mind, it is the setup of the site, it is NOT you.

4:46 am

Ornith

aww, see you mrP

4:46 am

sprite

There is this beautiful prayer for you, matty.
"Dear God, please grant me patience. AND I WANT TO HAVE IT RIGHT NOW!!!!"

4:47 am

mattygroves

HAAAA!

4:47 am

Ornith

Kind of the opposite of St. Augustine... "Lord, make me chaste, but not yet"

4:47 am

sprite

Hehehe, exactly.

4:50 am

Dianne

Hi all - sprite I agree with you - I never chat anymore because I also think it isn't user friendly.

4:51 am

mattygroves

Ohh Dianne - what flag is that?

4:51 am

Ornith

I was wondering the same thig matty

4:51 am

Dianne

I live in Hong Kong.

4:52 am

Ornith

looks like a little flower at that size

4:52 am

sprite

I suggested by email to make the cursor jump back to the Add Word box automatically, but that suggestion wasn't received at all well. I was told not even 1% of the babblers post words in the log. How much of the regular chatters that is, is not to be discussed, I am afraid. Too bad, I still think it would be a simple and elegant solution.

4:52 am

mattygroves

Cool What time is it there?

4:55 am

Dianne

it is a flower of a tree- Bauhinia. Right now it is going on 6pm Saturday evening.

4:56 am

Ornith

wow, you're halfway around the world from me then

4:56 am

talya

aw. healthy hour. i have 2:56 am

4:56 am

Dianne

Ornith - where are you?

4:57 am

Ornith

Philadelphia PA

4:57 am

mattygroves

I have 10:50 am. Got Apollo 13 on the box, OJ in a glass, and only 188 words left (eek)!

4:57 am

mattygroves

What part of Philly are you in, Ornith?

4:58 am

Ornith

Center City, matty

4:58 am

Dianne

many moons ago I lived in York PA for a few years. Got a real taste for hardshell crabs......umm good.

4:58 am

1j2u3d4y

Good Morning from Virginia Beach, Virginia

4:58 am

mattygroves

My mum's in Yardley.

4:58 am

talya

176 left, and i am watching visions...haha

4:59 am

Ornith

visions? is that a soap opera?

5:00 am

sprite

Does anyone agree, btw? Would it be more user friendly if the cursor would jump back to the Add Word box automatically after posting in the log?

5:00 am

ruthy

thats me finished better get on and do some housework now

5:00 am

talya

no, haha. hallucinations!

5:00 am

Ornith

grats ruthy

5:00 am

mattygroves

Yep.

5:01 am

mattygroves

Hey - another Dragon - knock out.

5:01 am

mrpresident

I AGREE!!!

5:01 am

Eva

Sprite that would be great! It's obvious that a lot of mistakes are being made.

5:01 am

Dianne

I AGREE ! ! !

5:01 am

Haz1558

sprite - just popped in again. Something needs to be done, that's for sure. I'm not computer savvy enough to know what to do, but it is becoming a nuisance. People aren't getting accustomed to it at all.

5:02 am

sprite

Dr_God says it would be counter-intuitive and he thinks almost nobody has a problem with posting words in the log. I truly feel different!

5:02 am

mattygroves

I think Dr_God's name says it all, though :^)

5:02 am

Ornith

might be counterintuitive, but we've definately all posted words in the log

5:02 am

Haz1558

He's wrong. Lots of people do have a problem.

5:03 am

ruthy

i agree i have posted words on the chat log by mistake

5:03 am

ruthy

morning haz

5:03 am

sprite

That's what I said, and I was told off for saying most people do it... less than 1%, he replied.

5:03 am

Eva

I don't know why it would be countetintuitive? And anyway, if one makes and error the other way round there is no harm done.

5:03 am

Atalante

Dr_G said that? Wow. I really feel its a nuisance. Its certainly stopping me - and others I know - using the chat log

5:03 am

Haz1558

Good morning ruthy.

5:04 am

Eva

site

5:04 am

sprite

Well, if I am not the only one who thinks it is a pity for such a great site, perhaps it would be good to let him know.

5:04 am

Atalante

I already have done ...

5:04 am

Dianne

Well, today is the first time I've posted since the site was changed - I liked the old set up much better. this seems very "busy" to me.

5:04 am

Eva

oops-I swear I didn't do that on purpose(-: Should those of us who are online right now all write to him?

5:05 am

Haz1558

An e-mail from each of us might help to back you up. Plus a look at the chat log.

5:05 am

sprite

I am glad to see you again, Dianne. Hope you will post more often, even if you don't like the setup.

5:05 am

mrpresident

(don't look at the chat log!!) NO... I don't want to be the example!!

5:06 am

sprite

I hope so, Haz, it really made me feel bad to see he thought I was making waves all by myself.

5:06 am

Dianne

It is nice to "see" all of you again - I will try to get use to this but........I don't know where to look half the time :)

5:06 am

sprite

mrP, you wouldn't be alone! I am with you, and Eva, and lots of others.

5:07 am

Atalante

why don't we write one email "signed" by everyone here?

5:07 am

sprite

Would also be good, better even. A full mailbox isn't a pleasure.

5:08 am

Atalante

yeah ... not at all!

5:09 am

sprite

Who wants to do the honors? Better not be me :(

5:09 am

Eva

I just wrote individually

5:09 am

Atalante

I'll do it if people are ok with that

5:09 am

Haz1558

I've sent mine already.

5:10 am

Atalante

oh well, in that case, I'll just send one from me :)

5:10 am

sprite

Well, no way to avoid that full mailbox then, but I think Dr_God is used to that.

5:11 am

1j2u3d4y

For those of us who are rather computer disfunctional - my whole set up is too large and I can't see all of anything at once. Yikes, maybe I need to go to computers for dummys school.

5:11 am

sprite

For something completely different: I submit EroD7 for a really sexy torturer.

5:13 am

talya

EroD7? wth?

5:14 am

Ornith

I take it you mean the "power" root again, sprite?

5:15 am

Ornith

I dunno, I feel like that ought to be some sort of machine..... a sex machine!

5:15 am

sprite

No, I mean the person I don't want to open my mouth for. If he is really sexy, he would make a beautiful 10.

5:16 am

Ornith

ohhhh.

5:16 am

Ornith

that's a weird fetish you have there :P

5:16 am

Dianne

E7 - sounds more like an electronic rat!

5:16 am

talya

o...k...

5:16 am

sprite

Part of it is E7, though. Lol Ornith, more of a word fetish than the actual thing!

5:17 am

Ornith

talya, we're making up silly compounds, sorry to be so confusing

5:17 am

mattygroves

My brain must be broken. You've all lost me on yhour clues. I'm still looking for the ce5/12 and ce6/21 following. (I don't work strictly in order, so it's not the first words I've got lol)

5:17 am

sprite

Oh yeah, sorry! I was only joking, making up words that are NOT valid, giving them a meaning.

5:18 am

talya

ok, brain not broken, just about to haha

5:19 am

sprite

matty: ce5 is woman's belts or girdles, especially as worn in ancient Greece. Ce6 is same, insert a vowel.

5:20 am

sprite

And ce5 is a plural, but not ending in -s.

5:21 am

mattygroves

Thought I had it, but it doesn't work...

5:22 am

mattygroves

OK, got the five

5:22 am

Ornith

oh, THAT's why I knew it as something other than a belt. it's also a sort of gauntlet.

5:23 am

Ornith

though I'm having trouble figuring out where the extra vowel for the ce6 goes.

5:23 am

sprite

Could very well be the case indeed, Ornith. Somehow it does ring a bell.

5:23 am

Dianne

matty - for the 6 use the same first 4 leeters and think of the word for a child's plaything but change the last letter.

5:23 am

mattygroves

Me too!

5:23 am

Ornith

I know it's in Diablo2 someplace

5:24 am

sprite

Nice one, Dianne!

5:24 am

Ornith

thanks Dianne!

5:24 am

Eva

does anyone have a list of the 8's yet?

5:24 am

Dianne

glad you got it :)

5:24 am

Ornith

nope, I only have 2 so far

5:25 am

Chris P

Just have qu8/55 so far

5:25 am

Eva

that's the only one I have too.

5:25 am

Dianne

I only have 2 of the 8 so far and I am going to have to leave the rest for tomorrow - time to get ready for a dinner out tonight. It was nice to talk with you all again. Bye for now.

5:25 am

Atalante

there's an fo8/55

5:26 am

Ornith

there's an st8, participle of st6/24, which is a tale with an extra vowel

5:26 am

Ornith

the fo has me stumped though; all the fo's except the ones you walk on do

5:26 am

sprite

I have Q8 - makes less noisy
F8: like a centipede, superlative
R7: withdrawn

5:27 am

saintfranny

ok, for those ce clues you all just gave, is it using the e on the left or the right of the c? :(

5:27 am

Ornith

lol F8 is a silly word!

5:27 am

sprite

Bye Dianne, I enjoyed your company! Have fun tonight.

5:27 am

Ornith

saintfranny, the e on the right of the c

5:27 am

Eva

the centipede clue is brilliant!

5:27 am

Ornith

bye Dianne

5:27 am

sprite

The right one.

5:27 am

saintfranny

ok tx. will keep at it

5:28 am

mattygroves

I'm still on the ce6/21...

5:28 am

Ornith

matty, if it helps, use the lower T, not the upper one

5:29 am

sprite

Dianne's clue was great, matty. First 4 of the Ce5, then think of the thing a kid likes to play with. Spelled wrongly, the last part.

5:29 am

Eva

just got the re. Thanks sprite!

5:30 am

mattygroves

Got it - good glue, hinky word...

5:30 am

mrpresident

OK my lovelies!! I am outta here!!
thanks for the support Sprite!! will chat with more caution in the future! BYE!!

5:30 am

Ornith

bye mrP!

5:30 am

mrpresident

bye Ornith!! lovely to meet you today too!!

5:31 am

talya

I am off too. Thanks for thehelp. Hope I will do better next time.

5:31 am

mattygroves

Bye bye!

5:31 am

Ornith

bye talya!

5:32 am

sprite

You did very well, talya, believe us! Hope to see you back soon.
For those interested: the Ce6 is related to tapeworms.

5:32 am

sprite

Bye mrP *hug* :)

5:33 am

mrpresident

((hug)) sprite! :)

5:33 am

Ornith

ew!

5:34 am

sprite

Yeah... TMI maybe ;)

5:35 am

sprite

Se8/45: 17th century with reference to Italian literature and art

5:35 am

Ornith

ok! all those feet-words got me to 150... think I'll have to come back for the last 87 later

5:36 am

Ornith

see you, all

5:37 am

sprite

Bye Ornith, had fun with you :)

5:37 am

davetins

Anyone help with my last one de6/24, not the 1st one please

5:38 am

sprite

Forceful order, lawlike, davetins.

5:39 am

davetins

TY Sprite, Can't see for looking

5:42 am

sprite

Se8/40: european brown bat. Close to an important neurotransmitter, leave out 'on'.
davetins: it's close to 1/360 of a circle, change 3rd letter.

5:43 am

Eva

sprite-could you give another little hint for the italian art?

5:43 am

davetins

Got it Sprite TYVM

5:44 am

sprite

The italian art style is italian for 17 - hundred.

5:44 am

sprite

yw davetins ;)

5:50 am

Eva

the bat was easy. Just looked up the italian word for 17 but that was of absolutely no help. Sorry for the denseness!

5:52 am

sprite

Nope, it is just hard to clue otherwise. Let me think...
First two letters of what you do with a letter or email.
Then a cold delicatesse.
Then preposition i4/4, without the first letter.

5:55 am

Eva

cold delicatesse?

5:55 am

sprite

Very common. And fattening.

5:55 am

Atalante

usually with cream on the end ...

5:56 am

Eva

meat?

5:56 am

sprite

Sugar, mostly.

5:56 am

sprite

Made of milk.

5:56 am

Atalante

strawberry, chocolate, vanilla, neapolitan, mint choc chip, cookies and cream ...

5:56 am

sprite

Atalante, you have me drooling here!

5:56 am

Atalante

or more easily - what water becomes when very cold :P

5:57 am

sprite

Lol!

5:57 am

Eva

yes! Thank you for doing the clueing for the handicapped routine with me!

5:58 am

Eva

still missing one 8. I have:

5:58 am

Eva

still missing one 8. I have:

5:58 am

sprite

We all have those blind spot moments, Eva. I usually have them with much simpler words than this :)

5:58 am

Atalante

and its a hugely difficult word to clue for

6:00 am

mattygroves

co7/32 anyone? Sigh. Moron alert...

6:00 am

Eva

Very,very kind of you guys:The other thing I'm not used to is what happens when I press return.I have:fo8/55,qu8/55,re8/45,se8/45(baruc
h hashem!),se8/40 What am I mising

6:01 am

Chris P

8's are: fo8/55, qu8/55, re8/45, se8/45, se8/40 & st8/55

6:01 am

sprite

Nope, that is a tough one, uncommon, matty.
Co + vowel + a group of webpages.

6:02 am

mattygroves

Great clue - thanks. I'm dreading looking for that 10..

6:03 am

sprite

So it's the St you are missing, Eva. When a building is built in levels, it is St.

6:03 am

mari

coesine

6:04 am

sprite

lol mari

6:04 am

Chris P

he10/98 builds off the he6/21

6:04 am

sprite

close enough ;)
matty, the 10 is not too hard to find. H6/21 + D4/7.

6:05 am

mari

Sorry - can you tell I don't know the word for web pages??????

6:05 am

Eva

stanks for the st guys-never would have thought of spelling it that way.

6:06 am

Eva

mari-when you go to a place on the web it is a web s___

6:06 am

sprite

Lol mari :) It rhymes with my nick, does that help?

6:06 am

Eva

clearly spellling, or more precisely, typing, is not my forte!

6:06 am

sprite

Darn, 2 to go and they are just not there. But nowhere to hide for you, my little nasty shirkers... I will get you yet!

6:07 am

Eva

my body is clamoring for another posture. Sprite I can't believe you have only 2 left! Happy hunting and see you all later.

6:08 am

mari

I got it - I got it -thanks a million all

6:08 am

sprite

wtg mari :)

6:08 am

sprite

Bye Eva, see you soon!

6:10 am

sprite

Got them! Another preposition i4 and the try-out T4. I feel ashamed ;) Happy hunting everyone and till tomorrow!

6:11 am

sprite

*O4, not i4.

6:27 am

karenth

hey everyone ive a mug of tea and 1/2 hour to babble :D

6:28 am

karenth

city

6:28 am

CJ25

tea wont last half and hour :-)

6:29 am

karenth

lol CJ if only it could

6:29 am

CJ25

Now should I got shopping or get 189 words? Dilemma! :-)

6:29 am

karenth

sorry not ou to scratch with the new site

6:30 am

CJ25

Since playing babble a year back, I have never seen a 10 letter word!

6:36 am

mattygroves

Today, I'm really a cr6/21!!

6:39 am

CJ25

anyone got the 10?

6:41 am

karenth

its an he10 CJ but i dont have it

6:41 am

bookgrrl

i've got the 10...

6:42 am

hydra

sprite gave a good clue for it at 6.04

6:42 am

bookgrrl

the HE part is a Latin term for opposite

6:42 am

CJ25

is it an easy one to get or a stupid one?

6:42 am

bookgrrl

dyer

6:43 am

mattygroves

cy...? Even reverse crossword solvers aren't helping me here...

6:43 am

bookgrrl

sorry...

6:43 am

hydra

it's easy once you've got the he6

6:47 am

CJ25

time for lunch and shopping I cant get away from it

6:51 am

janeh2006

I've got the he6 but not finding the last bit easy at all! Clue for the D4/7? I have 2 x D4/7 but neither working to make it the 10!

6:52 am

hydra

hair tint plus next to last consonant

6:53 am

FMitch

jane, think elegant eating but change the 2nd letter

6:54 am

mattygroves

cy?

6:55 am

inge

Good morning all. Saw that he 10 clue when I came in and found the word as the first one. Must be a grid for me then.

6:56 am

FMitch

Bodes well for you inge, it is a good grid (so far) :)

6:56 am

hydra

Well done, inge. I really struggled with that one.

6:57 am

inge

When you are fresh out of bed those clues work better.

6:57 am

inge

neer

6:58 am

inge

sorry, forgot to switch.

7:00 am

mattygroves

CY (cry of desperation)

7:01 am

bookgrrl

i don't have it, matty...

7:02 am

bookgrrl

i just used the A-Z lists, and the cy = cy + a heavy weight (2000 pounds)

7:03 am

mattygroves

Thanks, bookgrrl. As I said, I feel very cr6/21ish today. Gawd...

7:04 am

mattygroves

What a-Z lists, anyway?

7:05 am

bookgrrl

on lickety's page, look on the right side...

7:05 am

bookgrrl

you get lists of words by number of letters

7:05 am

mattygroves

Yah - got that list - I thought maybe you had a list of babblets.

7:05 am

bookgrrl

there are links to them from angelsong's page too

7:07 am

bookgrrl

the a2z lists use the same dictionary as babble does. you can go to www.a2zwordfinder.com/ and get more specific help too

7:10 am

janeh2006

yippee - thanks FMitch

7:11 am

FMitch

well done jane!!

7:16 am

dinksbumps

cannot find the N word

7:18 am

FMitch

if you mean the one from the top n it is an everyday word ne4/4, think fishing

7:19 am

dinksbumps

thanks, got it

7:20 am

dinksbumps

H is puzzling

7:20 am

dinksbumps

hets

7:21 am

dinksbumps

sorry

7:29 am

mattygroves

I've got a pair of de 6/21 that are stumping me...

7:29 am

ARB

de 6/21 someone who says he didn't do it

7:30 am

mari

Matty think "stockings"

7:30 am

mattygroves

Got em, thanks.

7:30 am

mattygroves

It's so obvious when I get the clue - why do I get so hung up on what should be easy?

7:31 am

mari

ni6/21 anyone? not the sweetest

7:31 am

ARB

Why should you be any different from the rest of us?

7:32 am

mattygroves

Heh.

7:32 am

ARB

ni 6/21 my sister's daughters

7:32 am

mari

Pass the fish!! thanks

7:33 am

rumplestiltskin

Have the en4,8 but can't get the en5,10. Assumed they were connected somehow.

7:33 am

ARB

Rumple- not at all at the other corner of the grid

7:34 am

FMitch

you have an en5/10 key on yr keybaord

7:37 am

GingerUK

enter

7:37 am

GingerUK

OMG I am so sorry!!!!

7:38 am

bookgrrl

83 left; time for some coffee.

7:41 am

mari

at the risk of looking a fool again - on5/12 anyone?

7:42 am

mari

Got it

7:42 am

ARB

on 5/12 on + nervous twitch

7:45 am

Haz1558

Good afternoon all - just looking in after shopping and before lunch.

7:45 am

GingerUK

Hi Haz

7:45 am

GingerUK

I'm supposed to be mowing the grass!

7:46 am

Haz1558

Anyone want to volunteer to put away my shopping?

7:46 am

FMitch

Greetings HAz, good to see you :)

7:46 am

mattygroves

I sent hubby and daughter shopping :) How about en 6/24...

7:47 am

mari

Haz would love to but I'm babbling!!

7:47 am

GingerUK

I'll put it away in MY cupboard Haz....

7:47 am

Haz1558

Any old excuse, mari!

7:47 am

Haz1558

FMitch - I just missed you this morning. Nice grid, isn't it?

7:48 am

FMitch

It is Haz, esp as I didnt have time to finish yesterdays, mid you I still have a way to go.

7:49 am

Aussieme

I didnt have time to finish yesterdays either, we had thunder which knocked our power out, and then babble wouldnt let me back in again

7:50 am

Haz1558

I'm just over half way but it's still at the fun,'Oh lookthere's a word' stage.

7:50 am

Aussieme

Ive still got ovewr 200, so I'm not saying anything yet

7:51 am

mattygroves

Whew - got it. 120 left.

7:52 am

FMitch

There are lots of great words to find, I was really stuck on the top e and then found one 6 that lead to 3 x 7's

7:53 am

Aussieme

yeah, i got that one too FMitch, it was cool

7:53 am

Haz1558

Thank you - what an inviting series of words....

7:54 am

FMitch

:) Aussie

7:54 am

FMitch

:) Aussie

7:54 am

Aussieme

Arent they just Haz !!

7:54 am

jean1953

good afternoon everyone:)

7:54 am

GingerUK

very Haz!

7:55 am

Haz1558

Good afternoon, jean - aussieme, congrats on going pro!

7:55 am

dinksbumps

Hi aussieme

7:55 am

dinksbumps

hows my baby coming along

7:55 am

oggy

im done.

7:56 am

mattygroves

Congrats!

7:56 am

Aussieme

thanks Haz..... hey dinks, baby is fine

7:57 am

FMitch

.. and then there are the f's - quite appropriate for today in the UK being cup final day.

7:58 am

dinksbumps

Hi matty nice to see you here

7:58 am

Aussieme

congrats oggy.....

7:58 am

Haz1558

True! Though it still seems a pity that they have to play in Cardiff.

7:58 am

dinksbumps

its Rachel

7:58 am

dinksbumps

you started me on something now Matty

7:58 am

dinksbumps

fonties

7:58 am

mattygroves

Oh yeah - I'd not thought about that connection - my hubby'll be watching. Anyone for bets on whether Brentford get promoted this season?

7:59 am

scatty

what time did you start oggy

7:59 am

mattygroves

Rachel - thingy Rachel - hi.

7:59 am

dinksbumps

Matty what time is the football on ?

7:59 am

scatty

Hi Aussieme, how are you feeling

7:59 am

mattygroves

3.00 pm - Is it West Ham?

8:00 am

dinksbumps

dunno but we have visitors arriving as soon as it starts

8:00 am

scatty

liverpool v West Ham

8:01 am

Aussieme

not so bad scatty, bit sore from slipping down the stairs the other day, but other than that, alright

8:01 am

FMitch

Haz, aparently the bookies are only giving 4 to 1 on the stadium being ready for next year!

8:01 am

shorty

big one today eh!!!

8:01 am

Haz1558

Seriously? And they think the Olympics thing was a good idea?

8:01 am

scatty

how on earth did you fall down the stairs, i bet that put you in a panic

8:02 am

dinksbumps

bad girl aussieme. Be more careful

8:02 am

FMitch

Thats what I heard on the radio... !

8:02 am

Aussieme

well, i slipped down a few stairs after i had my bath, i'm alright, just a sprained wrist, and a big bruise on my bum

8:02 am

Svet

Go the reds

8:02 am

Svet

good evening mortals.

8:03 am

Haz1558

It seems that no 'public' building can get built in Britain either on time or on budget. It's crazy.

8:03 am

Warwie

playing on neutral ground

8:03 am

Svet

Aussie be careful, geez that all sounds painful.

8:03 am

Aussieme

its not so bad svet, just scared me, being 8 and a half moths pregnant

8:03 am

shorty

good morning All!!!!!! :)

8:04 am

Haz1558

Hello shorty - you're so short, we didn't see you there!

8:04 am

GingerUK

there are some very nice words in this grid!

8:04 am

shorty

LOL

8:04 am

Aussieme

Hey Shorty

8:04 am

shorty

thats what everybody tells me!

8:04 am

Aussieme

nothing worng with being short... i'm five feet nothing

8:04 am

Svet

I know, Aussie you are to treat yourself like a delicate egg shell.

8:05 am

Svet

Baby on board yo!

8:05 am

Haz1558

I'm not huge myself! (5 2)

8:05 am

shorty

Im 4"9

8:05 am

Aussieme

ah, wont be long before my baby is here, 13 days to be exact

8:06 am

GingerUK

5' 3" here

8:06 am

Haz1558

Anyway, my lunch has been made (such luxury) so I'd better go and eat. I'll be back later.

8:06 am

mari

I'm for West Ham - daughter is at the match - I'm babysitting the hamster and have 3 cats - one a Siamese is this a problem I ask????

8:06 am

mattygroves

How exact can you be with childbirth - my daughter was nearly 2 weeks late! 5'7"

8:06 am

Aussieme

ttfn Haz

8:06 am

FMitch

pretty and petite, Im at the other end of the spectrum 6ft

Bye Haz glad to have caught up :)

8:06 am

jean1953

bye haz

8:06 am

Aussieme

I'm having a section matty !!

8:06 am

Svet

wow that's great. A new baby, nothin glike it, especially someone elses.

8:07 am

GingerUK

bye Haz, enjoy

8:07 am

Svet

That's good also, stay in shape an all.

8:07 am

mattygroves

Ahh - so that will clarify things...

8:07 am

GingerUK

the grass is calling me again now that qualifying has finished!

8:07 am

Svet

No need for all that huffing.

8:08 am

Aussieme

no huffing for me, I only got a tiny pelvis, so baby cant get into it, so a section is the way for me

8:09 am

dinksbumps

does that mean you feel nothing when it happens ?

8:09 am

mattygroves

I huffed for 25 hours...long time ago ,though - my daughter'll be 15 next month (I'll be 30 in a week and a day)...

8:09 am

Svet

That's good, it's not pretty, I can't just imagine what i looked like, very unattractive. Though the surprise is worth it.

8:09 am

Aussieme

well, lots of tugging when they have finished cutting, and then out pops the baby

8:09 am

Svet

25 that's nothing, try 3 days, i could've killed myself.

8:10 am

mattygroves

Onto the he words...meaning the 10...

8:10 am

rolin

lol...im looking at a program about houses in tasmania

8:10 am

Aussieme

I got no surprise, mines a girl coming out

8:11 am

mari

As Billy Connley said "childbirth is not a spectator sport "

8:11 am

Atalante

ouch! 25 hours at 15/16? I think I would have *died* or at least certainly cursed one hell of a lot!

8:11 am

mattygroves

Natural childbirth my foot - if they'd said to me "mrs groves, we need to cut your left leg off" I'd have said "fine, just do it!" What is it with natural childbrith anyway - you don't go in for natural dentistry!

8:11 am

shorty

aussie i had sections also (4)

8:11 am

Svet

So true though so many people want to look. Sickos.

8:11 am

mattygroves

No...I was 24, my daughter is nearly 15!

8:12 am

Atalante

oh! sorry!

8:12 am

mattygroves

That should have been 39 in a week and a day - my bad

8:12 am

Atalante

why I even try and do numbers, I'll never know!

8:12 am

Atalante

I still would have cursed a lot!

8:12 am

Svet

Yeah give me drugs, i say.

8:12 am

Cherrypop

Morning all

8:13 am

Atalante

I'd really rather adopt ... I'd love to do that

8:13 am

mari

rots

8:13 am

Svet

d'oh

8:14 am

mari

sooooooooooooooory

8:14 am

ylleria

hi everyone

8:14 am

ylleria

how are you all today?

8:14 am

candy

What an interesting log - just book me in for sterilisation NOW!! You lot have put me off childbirth for life

8:15 am

Svet

Ha! that's funny.

8:18 am

shutterbug

Hi, I am doing fine.

8:20 am

candy

Only joking - good luck with the birth Aussieme no matter what way it happens

8:21 am

mattygroves

What is WRONG with me today?! he6 is stumping me, and it's gotta be obvious. I think I'll go check the dryer (non-sequitors are us)

8:22 am

rolin

ok..the f's...i have 2 to do with witing..and 6 derivatives of a body part...any clues for the other twO pls...

8:23 am

FMitch

there are 8 from the body part rolin

8:24 am

mattygroves

You need one body part, and seven extentions - there are eight words in total with the body part

8:24 am

rolin

oooh...greeaat..thx matty...

8:25 am

rolin

footy

8:25 am

rolin

bugger,,,sorry

8:27 am

mattygroves

he6/21 clue, anyone?

8:28 am

ESB

think homo...

8:28 am

mattygroves

Perfect, thanks

8:28 am

rolin

matty...interested in the opposite sex

8:28 am

steph1874

i'm sorry, i'm new at this -- what does 6/21 relate to?

8:28 am

ESB

oups *don't think homo sorry

8:29 am

mattygroves

a six letter word worth 21 points...

8:29 am

Svet

Ha1 that's funny

8:29 am

Svet

I ment that was funny.

8:30 am

ESB

there is a H 10/98 too...can't see it though

8:30 am

FMitch

steph have a look at Anglesongs link at the bottom of this page, lots of useful hints and tips

8:31 am

Paddytt

ESB - it follows on from the H6/21

8:31 am

mattygroves

I got it...um...he6 + the end of the corporation name from Buckaroo Bonsai in the Eighth Dimension...

8:31 am

steph1874

thanks to both of you!

8:31 am

steph1874

i can see that this can get very addicting!

8:32 am

FMitch

It is steph so get out while you can!!! LOL

8:34 am

ESB

Buckaroo Bonsai in the Eighth Dimension...lol I'm afraid we don't have this on this side of the channel. I'll keep monkey typing and I may fint it ^^

8:34 am

jean1953

lol i totally agree very addictive i am supposed to be sleeping because im on night shift tonight so be warned steph lol

8:35 am

mattygroves

OREO isn't in the dictionary. It should be! Grr.

8:42 am

mattygroves

Retracing my steps - can anyone hint do6 and do7?

8:44 am

shutterbug

I guess everyone but Matty and I left?

8:45 am

Paddytt

Matty - a higher form of teacher

8:45 am

kumquat

ooh it's all changed since i was here last. much better

8:46 am

kumquat

afternoon all

8:46 am

shutterbug

Hi kum, yes it has all changed.

8:46 am

kumquat

how long ago?

8:47 am

shutterbug

Hmm..... Maybe almost a week ago now

8:47 am

kumquat

cool. well i don't come every day obviously!

8:50 am

mattygroves

TY for that, Paddy!

8:50 am

bendamalina

matty...can you give a different hint for do6 and 7?

8:51 am

mattygroves

do+ a small european or american coin

8:52 am

bendamalina

ah, thanks! I couldn't see it, but had been looking for it earlier

8:52 am

ylleria

clue for the he 10/98?

8:52 am

ylleria

never mind, got it now

8:59 am

knutmeg

Okay... ce6/21? not on A2Z list? Me confused...

9:01 am

kumquat

wish i could help!

9:04 am

Paddytt

I have it by luck but no def. It is in the A - Z though

9:05 am

knutmeg

does it alphabetically come after teh ce5/21 which ends with an i?

9:06 am

mattygroves

I'm now trying to go backwards, as I'm stuck on some of the n words. Sigh.

9:06 am

jean1953

am of folks for now happy babbling

9:07 am

Paddytt

yes, add a vowel between the last 2 letters

9:08 am

knutmeg

THANK YOU! I was looking in teh wrong direction.

9:10 am

inge

tx Paddy, I neede that one also

9:10 am

smaller

weird that wo4/11 is allowed. even weirder that it's my first word

9:11 am

mattygroves

Well, it does kind of bark at you!

9:11 am

smaller

oops, and GOOD DAY, everyone!

9:11 am

smaller

LOL thanks!

9:11 am

mattygroves

LOL

9:12 am

smaller

also a bit odd that after 1 word entered, i feel the need to chat. but now I have 2 in. so it's all good

9:13 am

Comanche

he10/98? I know the he6/21 that it's an extension of but can't figure out the rest.

9:13 am

mattygroves

My legs are getting sore (I have the laptop on my lap)

9:13 am

72 Temple Owl

hi everyone! : )

9:14 am

mattygroves

he6/21 + the last part of the corporation name from Buckaroo Bansai in the Eighth Dimention

9:14 am

mattygroves

Dimension, that should be.

9:14 am

smaller

sorry comanche, it's not one of my 3 words,
matty - I've done that! at least the laptop battery is warm!

9:14 am

smaller

hi temple owl!!!!

9:14 am

Comanche

thanks matty!

9:14 am

Comanche

thanks matty!

9:14 am

Comanche

thanks matty!

9:15 am

Comanche

oops.

9:15 am

72 Temple Owl

smaller - you've changed! LOL!

9:16 am

smaller

i know! it's such a big difference!!!

9:17 am

bendamalina

hi Temple Wol

9:17 am

bendamalina

oops...

9:17 am

bendamalina

Temple Owl, even

9:17 am

smaller

s'ok Comanche!!! you're very thorough!! just wait til i confuse the chat log with the word box and start posting words

9:18 am

bendamalina

I really want cistern to be in the puzzle....

9:18 am

72 Temple Owl

smaller: begin with the next to last ti5/12, please?

9:19 am

smaller

LOL temple owl, i should go get the list first

9:19 am

evanonut

(((smaller))) (((72)))

9:19 am

smaller

Hey NUT!!!!

9:19 am

72 Temple Owl

hey, nut! on a bender, i see? LOL!

9:20 am

smaller

are you a beer nut?

9:20 am

evanonut

yeah, suppose its due for a change

9:20 am

evanonut

what are we today?

9:20 am

72 Temple Owl