Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, May 15, 2006

12:00 am

knutmeg

flip!

12:00 am

stidmama

flip!

12:00 am

Onpaki

flip

12:00 am

wassup

Flip!

12:00 am

stidmama

hi knutmeg!

12:00 am

hootowl

162

12:00 am

knutmeg

Woot!!

12:00 am

almostaghost

flipppp

12:00 am

Jacula

162 words.

12:00 am

faeriekae

flit

12:00 am

Jacula

Who was nearest?

12:00 am

hetty

flip

12:00 am

faeriekae

flip

12:00 am

knutmeg

And hello, all!

12:00 am

rebekb

flip

12:00 am

jjks

Boing!!!!

12:00 am

stidmama

hi all!

12:00 am

Onpaki

hi, everyone :)

12:01 am

Jacula

Hello to anyone I haen't said it to yet.

12:01 am

stidmama

162 is manageable... I think I'll start now and finish tomorrow...

12:01 am

FranMag

i think you were closesest Jacular

12:01 am

FranMag

i mean Jacula

12:01 am

knutmeg

Happy day after mother's day, Moms. :-)

12:01 am

Jacula

or even haven't said it to you. I went all Scottish there for a moment.

12:02 am

hetty

My grid page tells me "flip" does not exist in the puzzle. Well waddya know?

12:02 am

Jacula

Was I FranMag? Wish I could be as good with Lottery numbers!

12:02 am

helenkeller

hi everyone

12:02 am

wassup

Thanks knutmeg! Happy Mother's Day to you too! How was your first?

12:02 am

wassup

lol hetty

12:02 am

SoyTalento

hehe im in the puzzle

12:02 am

helenkeller

i'm playing for 10 minutes & then calling it a night - i really, really mean it too :)

12:02 am

Jacula

Now folks... as you chat & try out words, don't forget to press your 'tab' key.

12:03 am

stidmama

hi helen -- it's really late for you -- did you have a nice day?

12:04 am

stidmama

woo hoo ten words already!

12:04 am

helenkeller

yes stid - very relazing, how was your day?

12:04 am

hetty

I hope you all enjoyed a day of pampering. Mine was heavenly. Your first of many many many, I hope knutmeg

12:04 am

rebekb

e 8/45

12:04 am

stidmama

also relaxing and pleasant. nice weather to go with breakfast in bed...

12:05 am

wassup

me too stid!

12:05 am

helenkeller

lol i had breakfast in bed too :))

12:05 am

stidmama

press tab?

12:06 am

Jacula

If you press the tab key it removes your cursor from the chatpost box.

12:06 am

stidmama

coffee cake for me...

12:07 am

rebekb

f 8/60

12:07 am

saintfranny

rebekb - something i wish was happening tomorrow

12:07 am

Onpaki

e8/70

12:08 am

stidmama

hm. will try it...

12:11 am

rebekb

absolutely saintf

12:11 am

cybernan

was I the only one who's game disappeared for a while?

12:11 am

melonheadjujube

hi.

12:11 am

helenkeller

me too nan

12:11 am

joey

no, mine was down also

12:11 am

FranMag

I got locked out also

12:11 am

stidmama

nope. it just froze up. had to reboot

12:11 am

SamanthaJoy

No, Mine went bad for a good long time

12:11 am

wassup

mine just came back

12:12 am

Jacula

Had to log back in.

12:12 am

knutmeg

Oh, good I wasn't the only one. Seems leaving the website and coming back worked for me

12:13 am

SamanthaJoy

It totally threw my rhythm off. Now I'm peeved/

12:13 am

hootowl

mine locked up. think I'll say goodnight all too many on all at once. I had hoped dr god would fix that in new version.

12:13 am

helenkeller

yeah knut- that's what usually works for me too

12:14 am

stidmama

good night hootowl

12:14 am

knutmeg

g'night hootowl!

12:14 am

gw

need a new dictionary "login" not found

12:15 am

knutmeg

e8/45

12:17 am

melonheadjujube

nor logon

12:17 am

helenkeller

i have 50 - that's a fine start - true to my word, going to bed now -- everyone have a great nite!!!

12:17 am

Dippnall

e 8/70

12:18 am

stidmama

good for you, helen, see you tomorrow

12:18 am

knutmeg

g'night, helenkeller!

12:18 am

stidmama

he Dippnall -- how's the weather for you today?

12:18 am

Jacula

'Bye Helen.

12:19 am

stidmama

I just love it when words are repeated from grid to grid...

12:19 am

Dippnall

gloomy....good for a mon morning! great plans for the kids, tho, so should be a good day!

12:20 am

stidmama

hope it is! Our weather is unseasonably warm -- will be like late August tomorrow

12:21 am

stidmama

I would prefer a few days of gloom, to be honest...

12:22 am

knutmeg

I'll trade you, Stid!

12:22 am

rebekb

We have 11 inches of rain in Boston

12:22 am

knutmeg

our weather has been cold, rainy, yucky, ew, blechy and gross. :-)

12:22 am

blindeye

i can only see one j word

12:22 am

saintfranny

hey rebekb - when is this all supposed to stop?? enough already!

12:23 am

rebekb

I think Wed

12:24 am

stidmama

i've been reading about all the rain in new england... I think you have our normal spring supply...

12:25 am

ilandrah

both Js have the same base word blindeye

12:25 am

rebekb

A lot of flooding -- and cold too!

12:25 am

stidmama

I feel so sorry for the folks and critters in new england.

12:25 am

rebekb

You are welcome to take it back ;)

12:25 am

stidmama

*if only I could* :-)

12:25 am

almostaghost

ya it's nasty here in NH

12:25 am

stidmama

ty ilandrah -- that was a good clue!

12:26 am

blindeye

hmmm....i can't seem to find it but thx for the hint

12:26 am

stidmama

blind -- start with the same three letters + opposite of off

12:26 am

blindeye

jetoson

12:27 am

blindeye

sorry...wrong box...ha ha

12:27 am

stidmama

other box, blind...

12:27 am

gameboyguy13

beh

12:27 am

blindeye

can you tell i'm new or what

12:27 am

gameboyguy13

er. heh.

12:27 am

gameboyguy13

yay typoes tonight.

12:28 am

blindeye

how do you get the little pictures and stuff ....do you have to pay??

12:28 am

gameboyguy13

yeah

12:28 am

stidmama

it's new to all of us, still! we'll just keep reminding each other... :-)

12:28 am

knutmeg

stid, you're in the puzzle again! more of you than last time, too

12:29 am

SamanthaJoy

Yes, but it's a one time fee for a lifetime membership

12:29 am

stidmama

yes, the paid players are "pro" and can have icons and profiles. Also permanent access to the tile and word stats...

12:29 am

blindeye

tile and word stats???

12:29 am

stidmama

so we are! I hadn't noticed yet

12:30 am

SamanthaJoy

Do you see the things directly underneath the grid and word lists, blindeye?

12:30 am

blindeye

yup

12:31 am

SamanthaJoy

Those are the tile and word stats. They're going to go away for new users soon, or so we're told.

12:31 am

blindeye

ohhhhh

12:32 am

SamanthaJoy

Or for "non-pro" users, anyway

12:32 am

blindeye

like...per round i only get to see them for a couple of minutes or so

12:32 am

invictus

how much is a membership?

12:32 am

gameboyguy13

really? they don't go away for me

12:32 am

stidmama

okay, got 62 words, which leaves only 100 for tomorrow, which is a good round number to wake up to.

12:32 am

SamanthaJoy

A membership is about $15

12:32 am

stidmama

I think a membership is something like 15 dollars... but for lifetime.

12:33 am

stidmama

the stats will stay for 14 days for all unpaid users, and then new users will see the stats for 14 days after joining...

12:33 am

stidmama

good night all!

12:33 am

rebekb

night night

12:33 am

invictus

cool, not bad. i'm on bedrest for the next 6 weeks or so. $15 is worth it.

12:33 am

gameboyguy13

'night

12:33 am

Jacula

'Night Stidmama.

12:33 am

knutmeg

g'night!

12:33 am

blindeye

because everytime i come on this site it always shows the word ;list...but i'm always on just as the game is beginning

12:33 am

stidmama

invictus, so sorry -- hope it

12:34 am

Jacula

togs

12:34 am

stidmama

hope it's nothing life-threatening...

12:34 am

Jacula

oops!

12:34 am

invictus

no, just pre-term labor

12:34 am

SamanthaJoy

I don't know what that means, blindeye. I don't know what the intention of Dr_God is

12:34 am

stidmama

and see you tomorrow then, invictus! and Jacula... :-)

12:34 am

invictus

nite

12:34 am

blindeye

cool

12:35 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up. Enjoy!

12:35 am

gameboyguy13

yay thanks

12:36 am

melonheadjujube

tyvm, lickety!

12:36 am

Dippnall

100 left to find! work calls! got to go! bbl! :)

12:36 am

SamanthaJoy

My hero!

12:36 am

blindeye

clues??

12:36 am

SamanthaJoy

Look at the bottom of the page for a link to lickety's clues. They're invaluable.

12:36 am

gameboyguy13

http://licketysplitaus.googlepages.com
/babbleclues

12:38 am

blindeye

k...checked it out but was all...well...it didn't make sense to me

12:38 am

licketySplitAUS

Thanks everyone - gotta run - Have fun!

12:42 am

gameboyguy13

the boxes on the side tell you what words there are. example: ad5/12 means that there's a 5-letter word worth 12 points that starts with ad.

12:43 am

gameboyguy13

the center is a copy of the puzzle, along with stats on how many words there are and how many points they're worth

12:44 am

blindeye

i see

12:44 am

blindeye

cool

12:44 am

blindeye

so if i say...

12:45 am

blindeye

e8/70

12:45 am

blindeye

you know what that means

12:45 am

gameboyguy13

yeah, but it usually helps to add the second letter.

12:45 am

blindeye

hmm

12:46 am

Lamancha

Morning All

12:46 am

blindeye

what i don't like about this game is that 3 letter words don't count...but it's cool that it's on for 24 hours a game

12:46 am

blindeye

thanks for your help

12:46 am

rebekb

morning!

12:48 am

melonheadjujube

et 4/5?????

12:49 am

melonheadjujube

e8/70 see e5/22

12:49 am

blindeye

yup

12:49 am

rebekb

also e 8/45 and f 8/60

12:50 am

cybernan

anyone found the last 8 yet (have two e's and an f)?

12:50 am

rebekb

nope cybernan

12:50 am

melonheadjujube

found e 4/ by monkeying around, i.e. tping randomly.

12:51 am

gameboyguy13

that's how I find a lot of them

12:51 am

melonheadjujube

it's lo 8/55

12:52 am

melonheadjujube

oogah oogah, gameboy!

12:52 am

gameboyguy13

well, go with what works, right? ;P

12:53 am

gameboyguy13

besides, some of the words make no sense to me.

12:54 am

melonheadjujube

@oo@ ......................................
.................

12:54 am

melonheadjujube

ryong to make a monkey face....

12:55 am

saintfranny

ok eyes are closing. 99 to go. see ya'll tomorra

12:55 am

gameboyguy13

haha

12:55 am

melonheadjujube

go lo 8/55 :D

12:57 am

melonheadjujube

hint: downed trunk is a twitch.

12:57 am

cybernan

ad 5/12 -- can't stay awake any longer :)

12:58 am

blindeye

hey cyber

12:58 am

blindeye

i'm from can too

12:58 am

Juice207

di4/7 neone?

12:59 am

melonheadjujube

plow

12:59 am

blindeye

yeah got that one

12:59 am

SamanthaJoy

Nan, I'm surprised that you're willing to ad*** to that

1:00 am

cybernan

ty melon -- was looking for that word, but couldn't see it.

1:00 am

blindeye

its how you make a hole

1:00 am

Dkerry

anyone got J 5/20? Can't find it.

1:00 am

Juice207

ty

1:00 am

blindeye

hey cyber...i live in calgary

1:00 am

blindeye

not that you care but

1:01 am

blindeye

i think its cool seeing other canadians on here

1:01 am

rebekb

OK 85 left, must stop & sleep. Nite!

1:01 am

blindeye

i can't see that last 8 lo word at all

1:01 am

Dkerry

anyone got J 5/20? Can't find it.

1:01 am

blindeye

i think i have to go to bed too

1:02 am

Dkerry

Sorry, JE 5/20

1:02 am

blindeye

yup

1:02 am

blindeye

both j words have the same base

1:02 am

Dkerry

any clues that I may find of interest?

1:03 am

blindeye

base word ples the opposite of off

1:04 am

blindeye

you get it??

1:04 am

Dkerry

still looking...

1:04 am

melonheadjujube

looks french to me.

1:04 am

Juice207

ples = plus

1:05 am

Juice207

i got it blind eye, ty

1:05 am

blindeye

yes sorry...getting tired

1:05 am

Dkerry

how does that get me 20?

1:06 am

blindeye

i don't know

1:06 am

blindeye

i haven't figured out how the scoring works

1:06 am

Dkerry

Well, thanks for the help, I guess I was getting hung up on the points. Need to clear that one up for myself.

1:06 am

Maryms

My 4th puzzle, just figuring out what you are all talking about, thanks, guys!

1:07 am

blindeye

how does the scoring work??any pros wantr to take this one

1:07 am

Jacula

Each tile has a point value. To determine the score for a word, the point-value for the length of the word is multiplied by the total letter values for the word:

4-letter word = 1 x Points
5-letter word = 2 x Points
6-letter word = 3 x Points
7-letter word = 4 x Points
8-letter word = 5 x Points
9-letter word = 6 x Points

Example:
Word: BABBLE
Points: 3 x (3+1+3+3+1+1)
Total: 36 pts.

1:07 am

melonheadjujube

blindeye, read help for scoring.

1:07 am

Dkerry

maryms, you'll find that everyone here is really cool and helpful.

1:07 am

Dkerry

Thanks Jacula

1:08 am

melonheadjujube

necti

1:08 am

blindeye

cool ty

1:08 am

melonheadjujube

woops

1:09 am

Maryms

tx. Also just discovered lickity splitaus, now I am starting to get it. had covered the chat line initially but it is so helpful

1:14 am

knutmeg

lo8, thanks to jaianniah

1:18 am

melonheadjujube

whoo - halfway!

1:19 am

Juice207

im exhausted, ill cya guys l8er, gl to all

1:21 am

SamanthaJoy

Color me baffled--does anyone have a clue for is 7/36? is it the same base as the other ises?

1:25 am

melonheadjujube

no 6/18, NE1?

1:26 am

Tigereye

Morning everyone :)

1:26 am

hpyhrted

no/6 an idea

1:26 am

bsg75

no 6/18 is the same as lo 6/18..

1:27 am

joey

samantha - is 7/36 starts with the same first three letters and then a go 4/6

1:28 am

melonheadjujube

i don't have lo 6/18

1:28 am

SamanthaJoy

D'oh! I was using the wrong o!!

1:28 am

SamanthaJoy

Thanks so much

1:28 am

hpyhrted

you get a no**** in your head

1:29 am

joey

yw, glad to help

1:29 am

SamanthaJoy

melonhead, what do folks do when their skin is dry? They apply lo****

1:29 am

Tigereye

No6/18 and Lo6/18 use the same ending as the e8's

1:29 am

melonheadjujube

oh, i have both of those - better hit the hay.

1:30 am

academiannut

anyone have help for st 6 and st 7?

1:30 am

melonheadjujube

oh, it's no 6/21,not 18 that i need

1:33 am

SamanthaJoy

Well then melonhead, I'll just put it up on a no**** board for you

1:33 am

melonheadjujube

got it!

1:33 am

melonheadjujube

tx SJ

1:34 am

SamanthaJoy

sorry, nut, haven't got there yer

1:34 am

SamanthaJoy

t

1:34 am

SamanthaJoy

yet*

1:34 am

SamanthaJoy

Apparently I'm a little drowsy too

1:35 am

melonheadjujube

just to annoy everyone i have found a 4 letter word with 3 vowels - - - in a row!

1:35 am

SamanthaJoy

Show off.

1:36 am

Lamancha

That fills me with dread...

1:36 am

SamanthaJoy

I just found a FIVE letter word with three vowels in a row, so there!!!!

1:37 am

SamanthaJoy

(Well, if you count you-know-what as a vowel)

1:37 am

Lamancha

It gets worse...

1:39 am

melonheadjujube

shuddup! (said w/smile)

1:39 am

SamanthaJoy

*tthhhppppbbbbbtttttt*

1:39 am

knutmeg

I second melonheadjujube's motion. *snickering*

1:40 am

melonheadjujube

well, now that our inner two-year-olds have come out to play....

1:40 am

melissamay

Yikes. I've been trying to complete puzzles on my own w/o the log lately but I just had to peak in to see if everyone was as baffled as me. Glad to see I'm not alone! This one's a killer.

1:41 am

SamanthaJoy

I've got fifty words left and I'm about to start screaming for help soon

1:41 am

knutmeg

obviously for some of us (me! me! me!) its waaaaaayyyyyy past our bedtimes, and I blame this on my mommy, cuz she didn't put me to bed on time LOL

1:41 am

melonheadjujube

OK really, i'm off to bed - i'm setting a terrible example for the kids....lailah tov!

1:41 am

melonheadjujube

50 - yer GOOD! me: 37 2 go. nite. really.

1:41 am

SamanthaJoy

Before you go, melonhead--

1:42 am

melonheadjujube

73 to go. i can't type.

1:42 am

melonheadjujube

yessss?????

1:42 am

melissamay

I've got 26 left and my eyes are utterly crossed. Those long Is words -- I don't know what they could possibly be!

1:42 am

joey

i have 43 to go and I have got to join the to-bed-bunch.

1:42 am

joey

nite all - good luck

1:42 am

SamanthaJoy

Your family is Jewish, right? Mine isn't. That makes my family (a five letter word with three vowels in the middle, if you count you-know-what)

1:42 am

knutmeg

I feel like a slacker now, I still have a whole 46 words to go!

1:43 am

melonheadjujube

oh, don't call yourselves THAT. 'taint - ummm, genteel.

1:43 am

melonheadjujube

nite!

1:43 am

Avaneko

Whaa! I want agony and insignia...

1:43 am

SamanthaJoy

Yebbut did you FIND it?

1:44 am

SamanthaJoy

Avaneko, I wasted twenty minutes trying to force agony into this puzzle

1:44 am

melonheadjujube

long ago

1:44 am

SamanthaJoy

*sigh* OK then, g'night Melonhead

1:44 am

melonheadjujube

have no idea re: the is longies.

1:44 am

melonheadjujube

byeeeeeee!!!!!

1:46 am

knutmeg

is longies: take off the a of agony and throw an is OOOOhhhh!! in front of it.

1:47 am

knutmeg

then remove the sometimes vowel and throw a different vowel which is all second place in the lineup on the end.

1:47 am

Avaneko

Ty.

1:47 am

knutmeg

then just take that silly last vowel off completely

1:47 am

melissamay

Thanks much, knutmeg!

1:48 am

knutmeg

You're welcome! (Actually, thank Jaianniah, too, she found the last one for me)

1:48 am

jaianniah

isn't my daughter nice?

1:49 am

melissamay

I'll happily thank anyone who could find those -- thanks, jai!

1:50 am

Avaneko

Thanks much! Those would have driven me crazy.

1:50 am

Avaneko

Hah. Now I want inflict...

1:51 am

rycaut

found two of the 8's (both e's)

1:52 am

knutmeg

you can make the f8 out of one of the e8s sorta. reflect on that... (hint, hint)

1:53 am

rycaut

thanks

1:53 am

SamanthaJoy

Yeah, it's the one that *wasn't* just clued that I don't have. :((

1:53 am

rycaut

think 2004, 2006, 2008....

1:53 am

SamanthaJoy

That's one fo the ones I have, ry, but thanks.

1:54 am

SamanthaJoy

OK, I'm going to go allfocus-y on the yos for a while. Wish me luck.

1:54 am

rycaut

the other e8 - think what a pilot really doesn't want to do...

1:55 am

ruthy

can anyone please give me a clue for the go 5/20 please

1:55 am

knutmeg

the L8 is trickier to hint at but, it relates to the lo5/16 the technicalities of planning maybe?

1:56 am

SamanthaJoy

Hmmmmmmm

1:56 am

knutmeg

means to calculate lo***ally

1:58 am

knutmeg

starts with a piece of a tree, then throw two suffixes onto it

1:58 am

gameboyguy13

it's usually found in the plural, but isn't here.

1:59 am

knutmeg

okay, seriously need to go to bed, just yawned for like two minutes straight. 45 words left. g'night, all! good luck!

2:00 am

SamanthaJoy

OH GOD! I finally got it. I don't think I've ever seen the word without an "s" on the end before

2:00 am

SamanthaJoy

OH GOD! I finally got it. I don't think I've ever seen the word without an "s" on the end before

2:00 am

gameboyguy13

'night

2:00 am

SamanthaJoy

Thank you and goodnight knutmeg, and thank you gameboyguy

2:01 am

ruthy

go 5/20 anyone please

2:01 am

Avaneko

Night

2:01 am

knutmeg

you're welcome Samantha!

2:01 am

SamanthaJoy

Sorry, ruthy, I haven't been ignoring you I just don't have it yet.

2:01 am

gameboyguy13

ruthy- it's yiddish, I think

2:01 am

Jacula

Ruthy - a disparaging term for one who is not a Jew.

2:01 am

SamanthaJoy

Oh THAT one.

2:02 am

SamanthaJoy

OK, maybe I do have it.

2:02 am

gameboyguy13

it's also plural.

2:02 am

knutmeg

go + sometimes vowel + last two letters of opposite of her

2:03 am

ARB

Jacula -- it's not disaraging -- it just simply is another nation

2:03 am

ARB

lite

2:03 am

ruthy

ty jacula and knutmeg

2:03 am

dbridges

for some reason, I trust ARB on yiddish terminology.

2:03 am

SamanthaJoy

Right. That's the second time tonight someone has implied that it's not a "nice" word, but I have never heard it used that way.

2:03 am

dbridges

don't know why

2:03 am

ARB

OOOPs

2:03 am

gameboyguy13

I think she said disparaging becuase that's what the dictionary.com entry says

2:04 am

dbridges

Everyone knows that dictionary.com is full of gentiles.

2:04 am

gameboyguy13

obviously you'd know better though, right?

2:04 am

knutmeg

you're welcome ruthy. g'night!

2:04 am

SamanthaJoy

Unlike, say "shiksa" but that's because of my grandmother-in-law who just doesn't understand why her grandson--oh never mind

2:04 am

gameboyguy13

yeah, dictionary.com is wrong a lot.

2:05 am

rycaut

I'm have problems with the l8 - any more hints?

2:06 am

SamanthaJoy

Ry, it pertains to the L5. Think "plan"

2:07 am

rycaut

I have more than one L5 - which L5?

2:07 am

SamanthaJoy

lo 5/16

2:07 am

gameboyguy13

lo5/16

2:08 am

Jacula

ARB - Thanks. You'd know better than me on the Jewish stuff.

2:09 am

rycaut

okay but I'm still not seeing it

2:10 am

Lamancha

I don't know where to start with the Y's

2:10 am

SamanthaJoy

It's an odd word, and the clues are difficult because the word itself is only defined as "of or relating to lo******" but it doesn't end in "ly"

2:17 am

jean1953

good morning everyone:)

2:17 am

SamanthaJoy

G'morning madam

2:18 am

Lamancha

Half way....

2:18 am

mrpresident

Evening/Morning all!

2:18 am

Lamancha

gote

2:18 am

Lamancha

oops

2:19 am

Lamancha

Morning Mr P

2:19 am

SamanthaJoy

GOOD MORNING MR PRESIDENT
I'm feeling a little bit exuberant today. Pay me no mind.

2:19 am

mrpresident

I get called lots of things on here! Even gote!!

2:19 am

jean1953

good morning mr president

2:19 am

mrpresident

Morning Samantha & Lamancha & Jean et al

2:54 am

Lamancha

70 to go and I have to take a break - later all

2:54 am

SamanthaJoy

I have five left and I'm going to still be here when you come back, Lamancha

3:02 am

hydra

anyone got a clue for the go5/20?

3:03 am

SamanthaJoy