Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, May 16, 2006

12:00 am

stidmama

flip!

12:00 am

leighprefect

Flip

12:00 am

helenkeller

flip

12:00 am

knutmeg

flip!

12:00 am

wassup

flip!

12:00 am

9tanks

how are you stid... no baby watching

12:00 am

9tanks

how are you stid... no baby watching

12:00 am

wassup

221!

12:00 am

9tanks

how are you stid... no baby watching

12:00 am

9tanks

how are you stid... no baby watching

12:00 am

9tanks

how are you stid... no baby watching

12:00 am

9tanks

how are you stid... no baby watching

12:00 am

9tanks

how are you stid... no baby watching

12:00 am

Avaneko

yay!

12:00 am

9tanks

how are you stid... no baby watching

12:00 am

9tanks

how are you stid... no baby watching

12:00 am

leighprefect

Anywho, I cried like a baby, Leslie. It was soooooooo good. And I can't believe the end, with Izzie and with Meredith.

12:01 am

9tanks

oops sorry

12:01 am

9tanks

keyoard got stuck

12:01 am

Layne

Hello? I'm not seeing anything in the chatterbox.

12:01 am

LeslieAnn

i kinda saw the izzy thing coming, not the meredith thing. why, why, when you have chris o'donnell to come home to?

12:01 am

wassup

goodnight all!

12:01 am

kristinc

delayed flip everyone!

12:01 am

stidmama

that has been happening a bit here!

12:01 am

stidmama

good night wassup.

12:01 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up!

12:02 am

stidmama

hi kristinc, assume you finished a while ago?

12:02 am

leighprefect

I'm a huge Meredith/McDreamy fan, but I was yelling at the tv to have her go home with the vet

12:02 am

leighprefect

ty Lickety!

12:02 am

knutmeg

whoa! speed-demon lickety!

12:02 am

chic

that was quick, lickety, thanks!

12:02 am

knutmeg

is it a good sign when the first word I see has 7 letters?

12:02 am

kristinc

yes stid, a little more time now so no one had to put up w/ me begging for clues at 9:59 :)

12:03 am

stidmama

thanks Lickety! maybe I'll just start with the list today... tomorrow's my limited home-time day

12:03 am

ch1212

it's a very good sign, knutmeg!

12:03 am

LeslieAnn

ch, you in seattle? icon guessing will be fun today

12:03 am

licketySplitAUS

I was racing myself! Got it done in under 2 mins!

12:04 am

kristinc

what's the theme today?

12:04 am

stidmama

hi knutmeg! ***Liv***

12:04 am

ch1212

no, I'm in South Central Idaho, and the icon is of the Shoshone Falls -- higher than Niagra! But funny you should mention Seattle -- we are thinking of moving there.

12:04 am

gameboyguy13

ch1212, it looks like your icon is of starbucks

12:04 am

ch1212

the theme is an icon of your town, state or something identifying like that.

12:04 am

leighprefect

Off to make a run for the bathroom!

12:04 am

kristinc

ch1212...move to Seattle...it's nice here

12:05 am

stidmama

do come to Seattle, you'll be so much closer to me, too!

12:05 am

Avaneko

It was hot today.

12:05 am

kristinc

oh...I'd have lots of choices then!

12:05 am

Avaneko

Yeah come to Seattle!

12:05 am

stidmama

okay, back in a flash with a new icon.

12:05 am

LeslieAnn

oh whoops, hadn't refreshed and still had the starbucks icon

12:05 am

ch1212

My beloved is wanting to go back to school for another Masters Degree. Right now we're looking at the job market, and checking apartments/condos out on-line. We like the area.

12:05 am

melonheadjujube

hellooooo!

12:05 am

ch1212

Leslieann, the Starbucks icon is what I had yesterday too!

12:05 am

kristinc

it's spendy, but nice

12:06 am

LeslieAnn

no, that's what i meant, that's why i thought you lived in seattle

12:06 am

ch1212

Yes, we're discovering the 'spendy' part compared to small town Idaho.:)

12:06 am

Avaneko

lol.

12:06 am

ch1212

Oh, refresh your screen?

12:07 am

ch1212

OOOOHHHH... okay, Leslieanne, I just got what you were saying...I'm a bobblehead.

12:07 am

LeslieAnn

nope, just a babblehead

12:07 am

gameboyguy13

or maybe just a babblehead

12:07 am

cybernan

oooh -- 221 -- don't think I'll have time tomorrow, so I won't start -- happy babbling, everyone.

12:07 am

LeslieAnn

haha i win

12:08 am

kristinc

ch-we moved from a town of 11,000 in Oregon so it was an adjustment. Pay is also better up here though for the same jobs. If you stay out of King County proper you can do okay.

12:08 am

ch1212

LOL gameboy and leslieann!

12:08 am

Avaneko

at life.

12:08 am

ch1212

bye cybernan - sleep well!

12:08 am

LeslieAnn

i'm with nan, no time for this today. later folks!

12:08 am

chic

OO there's a Bucati in there

12:08 am

ch1212

'night leslieann

12:08 am

kristinc

bye Nan and LeslieAnn

12:09 am

Avaneko

I want bicuspid

12:09 am

piperb

r7/36

12:11 am

stidmama

okay, new icon loaded!

12:11 am

stidmama

good night nan and Ann (sounds like Bobbsey twins, doesn't it?)

12:12 am

Avaneko

yay WA license plate!

12:12 am

chic

B 7/40

12:12 am

stidmama

even better, Washington and for my alma mater!

12:12 am

stidmama

grew up across the water from it, too!

12:12 am

stidmama

okay, diving in!

12:12 am

Avaneko

Lol.

12:13 am

leighprefect

Grr, dog..

12:13 am

harpjane

what's our theme today?

12:13 am

ch1212

krstin, just saw your message. Where in Oregon did you move from? I lived in Portland, and the Mt. Angel-Woodburn area from 96-99.

12:13 am

Avaneko

Have you seen the new ones? They've got an eagle or soemthing on them.

12:14 am

stidmama

something that represents your location -- state, city, etc

12:14 am

licketySplitAUS

Stidmama - todays grid looks nasty! Good luck! Gotta get back to work.

12:14 am

stidmama

no, haven't seen the newest plates yet, only get out once a week.

12:15 am

ch1212

hi harpjane -- you might want Old Faithful :) I have Shoshone Falls.

12:15 am

Avaneko

Hah. Okay

12:15 am

kristinc

Ch1212-I grew up in Milwaukie just outside of Portland, went to college in Newberg and spent the last 3 years before Seattle in St. Helens (on your way to Astoria) Kinda all over. We alway went to Mt. Angel for Octoberfest...cute town

12:15 am

Avaneko

Whoa! I went to school in McMinnville kristin!

12:16 am

stidmama

later, Lickety! thanks again!

12:16 am

ch1212

Wow, small world! I also worked in Canby and Wilsonville, and shopped at the outlet in McMinnville :)

12:16 am

kristinc

oh...good ole' McMinnville (we'd go there when everything in Newberg was closed) :)

12:17 am

ch1212

Oh, and attended my daughter's Debate tournaments at that college in McMinnville.

12:17 am

Avaneko

Lol. I swear I lived in Muchas Gracias.

12:17 am

Avaneko

Linfield? Yeah I went there.

12:17 am

kristinc

ah...Muchas Gracias (you guys are making me homesick)

12:17 am

chic

T 7/32

12:18 am

leighprefect

The silly gas medicine be 5/14 can work but the cl 4/5 slang for the lady area can't in yesterday's grid. Go figure.

12:19 am

ch1212

I agree leigh, I was wondering about the be 5/14 too -- I thought it was a brand name.

12:19 am

kristinc

brb ...gonna get a Seattle icon

12:22 am

licketySplitAUS

leigh - interesting you say that - because I've found that some words have been removed! I actually find clues for them - but have to remove them. The one you mentioned is one of them.

12:22 am

licketySplitAUS

leigh - interesting you say that - because I've found that some words have been removed! I actually find clues for them - but have to remove them. The one you mentioned is one of them.

12:23 am

leighprefect

How do you generate the clue list anyhow?

12:24 am

licketySplitAUS

from the enable word list

12:24 am

licketySplitAUS

I wrote a clue creator program.

12:25 am

leighprefect

That's neat

12:25 am

leighprefect

*gives evil looks to playbabble* Behave, already!

12:25 am

ch1212

Say, lickety, if we haven't said it lately, THANK YOU so much -- I doubt any of us could finish a grid without you and Brandyjack's help! :)

12:26 am

9tanks

found tr9

12:26 am

ARB

And this is the appropriate time to thank you and tell yu that you do a great service

12:26 am

licketySplitAUS

That's ch1212 - This is why I do it - Because you are all such lovely people. To be honest - I don't even play.

12:26 am

stidmama

wow 9tanks, good for you *scans grid eagerly*

12:26 am

licketySplitAUS

Thanks I mean - thanks ARB too!

12:27 am

ARB

rude

12:27 am

ARB

OOOOOps

12:27 am

ch1212

!!!! No wAy! You don't even play??? Wow. I'm ... speechless (a real accomplishment, lickety and something many of my family would pay you good money for your secret!) :D Well, the fact you don't play makes your gift even more beautiful. thank-you.

12:27 am

kristinc

refresh for Seattle at New Years!

12:28 am

Avaneko

Yay! 'Sneedle.

12:28 am

ch1212

Wow, that's the space needle! Very cool!

12:28 am

9tanks

cya in a few hours, stopping at 50

12:28 am

ARB

Lickety, are you a computer professional?

12:28 am

ch1212

bye 9tanks!

12:29 am

licketySplitAUS

ARB - yeah, 17 years coding

12:29 am

stidmama

isn't bucati a word? some brand name for a car or something?

12:29 am

kristinc

they lauch firewords from the space needle every year. We took this picture last year (hard to see I know)

12:29 am

stidmama

later, 9tanks!

12:30 am

licketySplitAUS

This clue creation was a great challenge! Keep checking the clues for more interesting stats that I'll slowly filter in.

12:30 am

stidmama

kristin -- that is a great pic (worth looking at her profile to see it for real, folks!)

12:30 am

ch1212

No, it looks great. I was attending a conference and staying across from the Needle the year the earthquake emptied the King Dome. Very scarey - I was one the 4th floor. Then on 9-11 I was in Los Angeles attending a workshop, and was supposed to fly back on Sept. 11. I think I should just never attend out-of-town conferences.

12:31 am

ARB

Me too -- began with Cobol on an NCR with a disk of 64 K that weighed 5 pounds and ended with Visual Basic for a huge PC network

12:31 am

licketySplitAUS

I don' t know dr_god, but have been careful to make sure that I promote people to go pro - He's the real genius!

12:31 am

kristinc

thanks Stid!

12:31 am

licketySplitAUS

Cool ARB. Seems .Net is the way to go these days (for corporations anyway)

12:32 am

kristinc

ch1212-warn us before you go to other conferences okay?

12:32 am

ch1212

:) LOL -- and kristin, i really like your quote in your profile -- how very very true. You're doing good work in life. Blessings to you!

12:34 am

kristinc

thanks ch!

12:34 am

ch1212

I really like the new piece where when we click on someone's head icon a new box pops up.

12:34 am

stidmama

okay, I shoulda looked at Lickety's page when I loaded it, before I typed in a single letter.... 28 tr? are we CRAZY?

12:35 am

Avaneko

Aww man! It won't take aries.

12:35 am

kristinc

agreed...and at least you can see the icons more closely there.

12:35 am

ch1212

well, stidmama ... I can't speak for you :)

12:35 am

kristinc

yeah...stid, this grid worries me (only 40 words) but I have been chatting it up

12:35 am

Avaneko

Gaw. I didn't even realize that.

12:35 am

ch1212

good point. I've only got 56. Time to buckle down.

12:36 am

stidmama

I have 63 words, but slowing down mightily...

12:36 am

Avaneko

Well I've got 12 of the tr's.

12:37 am

chic

tr 7/32 x 2

12:43 am

melonheadjujube

ta-Dah! 100 words in 30 minutes!

12:43 am

stidmama

good for you melonhead!

12:43 am

ch1212

yeah for you melonhead! I'm up to 94 now so I'm doing a bit better.

12:43 am

kristinc

melonhead...you're killing me! Well done!

12:44 am

chic

P 7/36

12:44 am

melonheadjujube

tx! i've got my own little thing going on...how many words in the 1st 30 minutes.

12:44 am

stidmama

I have 86...

12:44 am

stidmama

hi chic, didn't see you come in, I've been mostly in the grid.

12:44 am

stidmama

lovely canyon you've got there!

12:45 am

melonheadjujube

kristinc, if i have any common sense i'll stop here. i don't like "monkey-typing." maybe i'll give a few clues b4 i turn in.

12:45 am

kristinc

clues...clues you say?

12:46 am

stidmama

did you find the tr 9?

12:46 am

kristinc

just the 2 tr7s

12:46 am

ch1212

and like a field of prarie dogs, heads pop up at the word "clue" ^ ^ ^^

12:46 am

chic

I have the tr 8 and 9, stid

12:47 am

melonheadjujube

no, but i found se 9/60

12:47 am

stidmama

I could use any and all of the crumbs you lovely people wish to toss our way!

12:48 am

kristinc

I think I've typed recite about 8 times

12:48 am

melonheadjujube

got it! the tr 9 & its relatives.

12:48 am

ch1212

care to share melonhead or chic?

12:48 am

kristinc

is the tr9 a compound word?

12:49 am

chic

tr 7/40,tr 8/55 and tr 9/72 build off the 7 which means to defame

12:49 am

ch1212

I have 20 of the trs but not any 9

12:49 am

corpsvalue

Thanks for that clue, melon. That se9/60 kind of sounds like office assistants, huh!

12:49 am

helenkeller

hey all - didn't finish yesterdays, so i'm gonna just get a little jump on this one

12:49 am

melonheadjujube

se 9: not quite assistants. alternate clue: religious group followed by 1st of zodiac.

12:50 am

stidmama

I don't have the tr 7/40... looking...!

12:50 am

stidmama

hi helen!

12:50 am

helenkeller

hiya stid!

12:50 am

kristinc

hi helen...I thought we were racing? :)

12:50 am

melonheadjujube

tr 7 - wasn't that a sports car? (not a clue, just a musing)

12:51 am

helenkeller

lol kris - i got busy, tied up, ugh, that means you won!

12:51 am

stidmama

I have two tr 7/32... but not the 7/40.

12:51 am

stidmama

melon, got that se 9, thanks.

12:51 am

kristinc

no worries Helen, I don't win too ofren so I'll take it

12:51 am

ch1212

got them! Thanks, chic

12:51 am

kristinc

no 7/40 here stid

12:52 am

melonheadjujube

yr wlcm

12:52 am

chic

got the se 9 thanx, melonhead

12:52 am

helenkeller

we can race now for a bit, if you want, :)

12:52 am

ch1212

stidmama -- tr + vowel + d4/7

12:52 am

melonheadjujube

tr 7/40 is just one letter different than tr 7/32

12:52 am

chic

helen said a word!

12:53 am

helenkeller

chic - you snitch!!!

12:54 am

chic

;-0

12:54 am

helenkeller

lol

12:54 am

stidmama

*sigh, but different from which tr 7/32....* maybe I should call it a night and come back fresh in the morning.

12:55 am

ch1212

stidmama, did you see my clue at 12:52?

12:55 am

kristinc

oh, I think I might have said it to (maybe even started it)

12:55 am

stidmama

yes, but then left with "which d 4/7..."

12:56 am

ch1212

ah, okay... the du4/7 :)

12:56 am

stidmama

i think I used up all my brain cells earlier.

12:56 am

stidmama

nvm, I think I just got it...

12:56 am

stidmama

yep. That was them...

12:56 am

kristinc

I'm still stuck on it though

12:57 am

Avaneko

Jeez. That tr with a milllion words killed me dead

12:57 am

ch1212

I knew you would! You're usually the one to give us clues so it's nice to return the favor.

12:57 am

chic

by Jove, I think she's got it!

12:57 am

dinksbumps

stuck on the top i

12:57 am

stidmama

thanks so much chic, ch, melon...

12:57 am

stidmama

kristin -- tr + first vowel... + the du 4 I didn't have before! LOL

12:57 am

getup

thanks!

12:58 am

stidmama

top i are both really really cold...

12:58 am

kristinc

I have two du 4/7s, neither of which seem to work

12:59 am

stidmama

okay, I think I'll go to bed on a high note....

12:59 am

stidmama

well, kristin, just say what the du** (alternate spelling?) and try again!

12:59 am

ch1212

it's a du 4/7 that is alternative spelling of a playing card that means 'two'. does that help?

12:59 am

leighprefect

Night mama!

12:59 am

Jamsicle

lol...there's a Dr_G-d out there? too funny.

12:59 am

kristinc

got it...finally!

12:59 am

kristinc

night stidmama

12:59 am

kristinc

thanks...usually doesn't take me that long

12:59 am

ch1212

night stidmama -- see you tomorrow. I'm at 110 and am almost right behind you too. Time for the pillow.

1:00 am

stidmama

good night, sleep tight, etc etc. :-)

1:00 am

helenkeller

good nite stid :)

1:00 am

Jamsicle

night stid and ch

1:03 am

Avaneko

Okay I'm out guys. Have a good one.

1:03 am

leighprefect

Goodnight everyone who is leaving

1:03 am

knutmeg

I love it when I monkeytype an 8 letter!
d8/45

1:04 am

Jamsicle

wow...nice job!

1:04 am

kristinc

goodnight avaneko

1:04 am

helenkeller

wtg knut!

1:04 am

Avaneko

Night Night

1:04 am

Jamsicle

I'm trying to stay away from the word list for a while...although I can't really play tomorrow...so maybe I will :p

1:06 am

mrpresident

wa8/65 that is a strange one!

1:06 am

onyx

morning /night all here i go again

1:07 am

kristinc

hiya onyx...finish the last grid?

1:08 am

onyx

yeah, that one stupid st word, can't believe i didn't get it faster

1:09 am

melonheadjujube

zowie knutmeg - hint?

1:09 am

kristinc

glad to hear it onyx...well done

1:10 am

Jamsicle

oooohhhh.... why isn't 'sedar' in the dictionary??

1:10 am

kristinc

gonna head out, see you all later

1:10 am

Jamsicle

night kristin

1:10 am

helenkeller

bye kris - how many you got?

1:10 am

onyx

night kristin

1:11 am

onyx

secar

1:11 am

kristinc

no many helen...only 79, wasn't working for me tonight, maybe tomorrow, night all

1:11 am

helenkeller

ok, we'll pick it up tomoorww - sleep well

1:13 am

Jamsicle

tee hee... don't know why, but I like so7/44 (maybe 'cuz I found it on my own)

1:15 am

melonheadjujube

100 to go...huff huff puff puff

1:27 am

ruthy

morning everyone

1:29 am

knutmeg

90 words left, and I reach my bewitching hour. g'night everyone!

1:29 am

Jamsicle

wow...that's impressive

1:29 am

Jamsicle

wow...that's impressive!

1:29 am

melonheadjujube

knith, knut!

1:29 am

helenkeller

knut - i have 88 left

1:29 am

melonheadjujube

oooops - knight, knut!

1:29 am

helenkeller

following your lead - good nite everyone !

1:30 am

libarebel

I'm tr******* (tr 7/32) off to bed...

1:30 am

melonheadjujube

mee, too. nite.

1:31 am

melonheadjujube

btw, 95 2 go. it's monkeys from here on in.

1:33 am

Jamsicle

beany

1:35 am

ruthy

can anyone give me a clue for the si 5/12 please

1:38 am

melonheadjujube

george harrison played one on Norwegian Wood

1:39 am

melonheadjujube

found the d8/45 :)

1:39 am

libarebel

not a guitar, but a si***

1:41 am

ruthy

ty everyone for ur help

1:59 am

mattygroves

Morning - how's the grid?

2:04 am

Nani

it is dence

2:04 am

Nani

dense

2:04 am

Nani

i am cross-eyed

2:13 am

Nani

how're you, matty?

2:13 am

ruthy

thats me finished 2 hours not bad

2:14 am

Nani

nice

2:14 am

mattygroves

Eh - too early in the morning, too tired, and wish I weren't at work. Otherwise fine! How're you Rish?

2:14 am

Nani

these t's are never-ending

2:17 am

Rlee

afternoon all

2:25 am

sprite

morning dear gang :)

2:31 am

FMitch

Morning!!
todays strange words so far ne4/6 (a birds beak)!

2:33 am

sprite

I want So4/6 and Be4/6 to be together.

2:34 am

Kateq

good morning all

2:34 am

Kateq

sprite --they are together--just drop the A

2:34 am

FMitch

Hi kateq

Like the t's today, get some good runs on root words

2:35 am

sprite

Oh wow, thanks! :)

2:35 am

Kateq

anyone have the de 8?

2:35 am

mrpresident

de8 add the cu6/24

2:36 am

Kateq

ty, Mr. P!

2:38 am

FMitch

Hey MrP, will have to remember that clue when I find the cu6 ;)

2:38 am

sprite

lol

2:38 am

sprite

aries

2:39 am

mrpresident

cu6 - indian food basic ingredient (similar)

2:39 am

sprite

Nooooooooooooooo....
Sorry again, for the zillionth time... but it wasn't valid anyway.

2:39 am

Nani

has anyone gotten the so9 yet?

2:39 am

mrpresident

Sprite, if you add da + cross letter to is, it is!!

2:40 am

mrpresident

so9 se4 + ram astrology sign?

2:40 am

Nani

i mean se9?

2:40 am

sprite

Lol, well yes, but I still feel cheated out of my astrology signs.

2:41 am

FMitch

good clues MrP!!!

2:41 am

sprite

The other 9 is So?

2:41 am

Nani

no i was wrong

2:42 am

Nani

thanks pres

2:42 am

mrpresident

no it is a tr9

2:42 am

sprite

Ah, ok.

2:42 am

mrpresident

ya all welcom!

2:43 am

Kateq

the tr9 builds on the tr 7 which is based on the du4

2:45 am

FMitch

wow kateq - I got and 8 and a 9 from that! many thanks

2:45 am

Kallia

thank you all for those wonderful clues!! Good morning :)

2:46 am

Kateq

you're very welcome!

2:49 am

FMitch

only 6 more t's to find but not a single u word discovered so far, are they obscure?

2:51 am

Nani

all the u's are pretty obscure

2:51 am

mrpresident

fmitch opp of down and good***

2:51 am

Kallia

I have no u's either Fmitch

2:52 am

mrpresident

up+ da4/5

2:53 am

FMitch

glad to know I am not alone in the lack of u's. Thanks MrP but will go ahunting for the rest.

2:53 am

mrpresident

ur6/24 - pee

2:53 am

Kallia

thanks mr p...

2:53 am

mrpresident

cool!

2:55 am

mrpresident

the kids at school call me mrs P... and they snigger like crazy!

2:55 am

sprite

LOL!

2:55 am

Kallia

LOL...I bet they do!

2:57 am

Levia

would someone please tell me what LOL stands for??!!

2:57 am

sprite

Laughing Out Loud

2:58 am

Levia

Thx - (LOL)

2:58 am

mrpresident

LOL - laugh out loud
ROFL - rolling on floor laughing
ROFLMAO - rolling on floor laughing my a** off

2:59 am

Haz1558

Good morning all. I shouldn't really begin this one as I'm limited in time today. But here goes.....

2:59 am

sprite

No, we are no addicts. We can stop anytime we choose to. Really!

2:59 am

FMitch

Morning Haz, Busy day ahead?
It's definately better than yesterdays.

2:59 am

sprite

And hi there, Haz ;)

3:00 am

Haz1558

Good morning FMItch and sprite. I've to travel across to Edinburgh to pick up my youngest daughter and her 'stuff'. I get the ferry at 4/30 pm today.

3:01 am

sprite

Hole in the tooth! Glad I have some use for that sign.

3:01 am

mattygroves

Sigh

3:02 am

sprite

What's the sigh for, matty... not on a roll today?

3:02 am

Kallia

Good mnorning Haz...I am off to Edinburghin a week for a couple of days family research. I love it there

3:03 am

FMitch

Bet there a lot of stuff to bring back LOL

3:03 am

Preethi

Hello everyone

3:03 am

Haz1558

Kallia - my husband and I met while at university in Edinburgh, so it holds happy memories for me! I never fail to rejoice at the sight of the castle.

3:03 am

sprite

Hi Preethi

3:03 am

amandacath

Hi all! Have just popped in for a while - i'll be on and off throughout the day (haven't been able to hook mom, but i can get little spats of babbling in here and there)

3:04 am

Preethi

How is it going?

3:04 am

Kallia

Great place to be at uni :)

3:04 am

sprite

Hi amanda, are you enjoying her company?

3:04 am

Haz1558

FMIttch - when I went to university it was with one suitcase. Fiona needed the whole car to get her stuff across! Unfortunately her new flat doesn't become available until July and with nowhere to store it, it has to come home.

3:05 am

amandacath

So far so good - no big disagreements, and she keeps cleaning things, which is ok by me!

3:05 am

mattygroves

Sigh in general. I'm tired. I'm at work. I'd rather be playing babble...

3:05 am

Kallia

amanda can I borrow her please?

3:05 am

Preethi

spire

3:06 am

sprite

My mother never cleaned anything for me, nor did she do anything else to help. Better cherish yours :)

3:07 am

Kallia

I can empathise with that Sprite....

3:07 am

Kallia

I hate r's......

3:08 am

amandacath

I'll ask her, Kallia. She's been to Scotland and liked it, if I remember correctly. She is a pretty good Mom, Sprite - I think I'll keep her

3:08 am

snowyowl

Hi all -just a quick drop in. Did the site go down for everyone last night? Couldn't log back in before I went to bed to say goodnight.

3:09 am

Kallia

yes it did snowy...for a little over an hour

3:09 am

sprite

Good for you, amanda! :)
I am always glad to know there are loving moms in the world...and a bit jealous they are not mine, though I realise that is very small minded of me ;)

3:09 am

FMitch

Hi snowy - site was down for about an hour last night

3:10 am

amandacath

Well, to make up for my Mom, the powers-that-be gave me my Dad too - that's quite another can of worms!

3:10 am

ExWren

morning everyone (or afternoon) not playing yet, just looking. I'll make up my mind after breakfast whether I am going to dive in.

3:11 am

sprite

Balance in everything, I guess. Hope you will have a good time with your mom, amanda, and you both enjoy it :)

3:11 am

amandacath

Well, gotta run - will be back on later, but you'll probably be off by then. Maybe tomorrow!

3:11 am

snowyowl

Blast - babble time missed! LOL got a very rare early night anyway! Hi ExWren

3:12 am

Kallia

bye amanda

3:13 am

snowyowl

Bye Amandacath -I'm off too - I won't log off so I can run back & forth as time allows.

3:13 am

Preethi

Im at 75! need some help!

3:15 am

sprite

With...?

3:15 am

ExWren

Mmm, I will have to change my icon, that one doesn't work. It is supposed to read "Hampshire tourism"

3:16 am

Preethi

with cy 6/30

3:17 am

Kateq

cy 6 = variant spelling of apple beverages

3:18 am

sprite

Beautiful clue, I was still thinking how to put it.

3:18 am

Preethi

Thank you!

3:18 am

Kateq

If only I could think up some of the remaining words! LOL

3:18 am

rosalind230

thanks for the clue .

3:19 am

Preethi

got it!

3:19 am

sprite

lol Kateq :) You will!

3:19 am

Haz1558

There's a real gourmet feast in this grid today - sp4/7, tr5/12, be4/6

3:20 am

Haz1558

With ic4/5 for dessert

3:20 am

Kateq

Haz don't forgfet the so 7

3:20 am

Kateq

forget

3:20 am

trishtrash

but who ate all the pi 4/5 ? ;)

3:20 am

sprite

Errrr... not all delicatesses are well spent on me! Don't wanna think about that Tr.

3:22 am

FMitch

LOL sprite me neither!

3:23 am

Preethi

de 8/55 ?

3:23 am

sprite

*runs off and Bu6/27 the smelly stuff...*

3:23 am

kkiln

kateq --- is that so 4/6 or so7/?

3:24 am

Kateq

there is an so 4/6 and an so 7/44 and they are related

3:25 am

kkiln

Thanks,....got it!

3:25 am

kkiln

Thanks,....

3:26 am

Preethi

got it!

3:27 am

Preethi

Thanks

3:27 am

Preethi

Sprite clue for de 8/55?

3:28 am

Kateq

de + cu 6/24

3:28 am

sprite

De + Cu6/24

3:28 am

Preethi

hmmmm

3:29 am

broll

eu 6/24 clue, please? I have the one similar to the sleep problem.

3:29 am

Kateq

re 7/36? please don't say plural of re6/24 as I don't have the second re 6/24 either

3:29 am

Kateq

re's are hateful

3:29 am

Preethi

i dont have cu 6 / 24

3:29 am

Preethi

:(

3:30 am

Kateq

Preethi think Indian food

3:30 am

sprite

Cu6 rhymes with the Bu6.
Eu6 : eu + tear + vowel.

3:31 am

Preethi

Kateq 6/24 = the savior

3:31 am

Kateq

eu 6 = A sea channel characterized by turbulent and unpredictable currents.

3:32 am

gppavi

preethi do u stay in india?

3:32 am

Preethi

Will be back in a few mins

3:32 am

sprite

*tear verb, not tear wet sadness

3:32 am

Preethi

yup

3:32 am

broll

Thanks. My monkey was worn out on that one!

3:33 am

sprite

We need to be nice to our monkeys, we work them very hard ;)

3:33 am

Kateq

TY, Preethi!

3:34 am

Preethi

:)

3:34 am

broll

Yes, but they are getting smarter all the time!

3:35 am

broll

And now I must get some sleep. Verrrry late here. Night all.

3:35 am

sprite

Hey, I got all the Ys! They usually bug me no end

3:36 am

sprite

Sleep well, broll!

3:38 am

sprite

Lol, speaking of monkeys: Wa8/65 monkey (Macaca silenus) of south-central Asia, having a glossy black coat and a ruff of gray hair about the face.

3:38 am

sprite

And obscure U5: not off + greeting

3:42 am

Haz1558

wa8/65 - looks like an itinerant antipodean animal

3:42 am

sprite

yups, that's the one.

3:49 am

Haz1558

Time to go - I'll probably check in again later. But it's a MUCH nicer grid than yesterday's!

3:50 am

sprite

I enjoyed yesterdays, but this one is easier. Bye Haz, have a nice day :)

3:58 am

ExWren

OK you have convinced me, if this one is easier than yesterdays, I'm in!

4:03 am

movieman

Hiya, everybody!!!!!!!

4:27 am

dinksbumps

cannot find the last A second row up

4:28 am

burke

good day fellow babblers

4:28 am

scraggly

Fireworks. 2.5 hours.

4:31 am

mrpresident

Hello movieman, burke, congrats scraggly!

4:32 am

movieman

Blimey......I posted my greeting at 4:03 and I didn't get a reply until half past four!!!!

4:35 am

ARB

Any clues on the cy 5/18 and cy 6/30?

4:36 am

mrpresident

just like the sweet beer (diff spelling)

4:36 am

scatty

morning

4:36 am

ARB

Mr p ty

4:37 am

mrpresident

Hi scatty! big puzzle today!

4:37 am

movieman

Mrp - and there's me thinking the "sweet beer" was fermented apple juice......

4:37 am

ARB

dinks ar 6/18 more creative

4:38 am

mrpresident

oh sure movieman!! sure....

4:38 am

ARB

How about the da 8/45?

4:38 am

scatty

i'm glad i have started it early, the last few days i haven't had a look

4:38 am

mrpresident

da + cross + ram astrology sign

4:39 am

ARB

Again Mr. P, ty

4:43 am

lynxxx

Hi everyone - still at work so can see chat instantly for a change

4:43 am

mrpresident

hey lynx!

4:44 am

scatty

Hi lyn

4:47 am

lynxxx

Actually its been quite good just working with the the lovely Licketys list (and just popping in occasionally to the List Archives). Certainly makes you think harder instead of taking the easy way out all the time and just posting a 'plea'.

4:55 am

ARB

Clues for se 5/12?

4:56 am

mrpresident

se5 - old looking photograph

4:57 am

ARB

Mr P again again ty -- was forgetting that there is an s at the bottom of the grid

5:00 am

movieman

Having problems with the u's......insofar as I can't find any of them......

Help plz.......

5:02 am

mrpresident

up + opp of hello, the other drop the last letter

5:02 am

mrpresident

up6 up + da4/5

5:03 am

mrpresident

ur6 - pee

5:04 am

movieman

TY, Mrp......

You're a mine of info today.....

5:05 am

mrpresident

diamonds, emeralds, rubies!!
are you saying I'm a gem:?... thanks!!

5:06 am

Dianne

se5 - not a black and white photo but cream/brownish tones.

5:09 am

movieman

Mrp - and you've accidently helped me with the ru4/9......

5:10 am

mrpresident

YW movieman!

5:24 am

Kallia

back to tackle a bit more...90 left

5:25 am

Kallia

that top r is bugging me!

5:26 am

mrpresident

kal... voice over again

5:27 am

saffire

redub

5:27 am

saffire

oops!!!!

5:28 am

saffire

dunno how the cursor got there!!

5:30 am

movieman

Assistance with the 9's would be extremely helpful.....

5:32 am

mrpresident

se9 - se4/5 + ram astrolgy sign

5:33 am

Dianne

tr9 = tr + 1st vowel + last 5 letters of important man in all movies (not director).

5:33 am

mrpresident

tr9 - comes off the du4/7

5:34 am

movieman

ty, Mrp/ Dianne.......

5:38 am

mrpresident

*~*~*~FIREWORKS!~*~*~* and done!

5:39 am

TQ

well done Mr P

5:39 am

saffire

well done!!!

5:39 am

movieman

As far as the biggies go, I am now missing just two 7's & one 8......

The 7's I have:

be7/40
re7/36
so7/44
tr7/32
tr7
/32
tr7/40
wa7/48

My 8's:

da8/45
de8/55
tr8/55
tr8/55....
..

What am I missing?

5:40 am

mrpresident

thank you!

5:40 am

movieman

I also have the wa8/65....

5:41 am

saffire

And thank you for the clues!

5:41 am

mrpresident

da8/45 - da + cross + rams astrology sign
pi8/50 - illegal copies of movies

5:42 am

movieman

Mrp - I already have that da8/45.....

5:44 am

TQ

got to go, back later I hope

5:45 am

movieman

The 7's I have:

be7/40
re7/36
so7/44
tr7/32
tr7
/32
tr7/40
wa7/48

What am I missing?

5:45 am

Atalante

that pi8/50 should be so easy! why cant I find the right ending!

5:46 am

Kallia

thanks for the r's mrp :)

5:46 am

bookgrrl

i can't get it either, atalante!

5:46 am

mrpresident

ATALANTE, depends on what you SEES!

5:46 am

bookgrrl

ty, mrp

5:47 am

Kallia

got that just before your message came up...found a couple of 6's on the way!

5:47 am

Atalante

ty! I could swer I'd tried that!

5:51 am

movieman

Anyone care to help me with my last 2 7's?

The 7's I have:

be7/40
re7/36
so7/44
tr7/32
tr7
/32
tr7/40
wa7/48

What am I missing?

5:51 am

SamanthaJoy

Good morning all

5:51 am

bookgrrl

there's a pi 7/36

5:53 am

mattygroves

I got the pi 7/36, but I can't work out the eight either...

5:53 am

Eva

god morning everyon. This looks like a nice one. Are looks deceiving?

5:53 am

Eva

god morning everyon. This looks like a nice one. Are looks deceiving?

5:54 am

movieman

Matty - if you have the pi6/30, the 8 is the plural.....

5:54 am

Eva

Any clues for the dreaded re's? Namely the re7/36?

5:54 am

Atalante

its pretty nice, eva

5:54 am

bookgrrl

matty--ending is one letter different from the ram god

5:54 am

mattygroves

My bad. Me be idiot!

5:55 am

movieman

Eva - re7/36= saves......

5:56 am

Eva

thanks movieman! That was a simple one. Just getting adjusted to this puzzle and still not seeing the patterns well.

5:56 am

movieman

yw, Eva....

6:01 am

dinksbumps

matty, pluralise it

6:07 am

Kallia

movieman there are 3 tr7's if that helps

6:08 am

movieman

Kallia - I know, I have all three.....

6:08 am

Kallia

ok :)

6:08 am

Kallia

do you have them all now?

6:09 am

movieman

Kallia, nope, still missing 1.....

6:09 am

movieman

The 7's I have:

be7/40
re7/36
so7/44
tr7/32
tr7

/32
tr7/40
wa7/48

What am I missing?

6:09 am

Kallia

do you know which one?

6:09 am

movieman

No, not without using Lickety.....

6:10 am

Kallia

its a pi you miss

6:10 am

Kallia

do you have pi6/30?

6:10 am

Kallia

pi7/36

6:10 am

movieman

Yep......

6:11 am

Kallia

work from there

6:11 am

movieman

I have the pi7/36 as well.....

6:12 am

Kallia

ok you left that off the list...hang on

6:16 am

Kallia

another tr 7 movieman

6:16 am

mrpresident

re7/36

6:17 am

Kallia

what you do when you tr.... around the shops with your girlfriend :)

6:17 am

movieman

ty, Kallia......

Now I can concentrate on the rest of the grid....

6:19 am

Kallia

you are welcom

6:19 am

Kallia

I have an 8 missing

6:19 am

movieman

Which ones do you have so far, Kallia?

6:21 am

Kallia

da8/45, de8/45, pi8/50, tr 8/55 , wa 8/65

6:22 am

SoyTalento

be = think futurama

6:22 am

movieman

Just checking my list......hang on.....

6:23 am

movieman

Kallia - you're missing another tr8/55.....

6:23 am

Kallia

ty I will search now :)

6:23 am

SoyTalento

oh b is a 7 nvmd

6:24 am

Kallia

ty soy :)

6:24 am

movieman

It's related to the tr7/40.....

6:25 am

Kallia

LOL how did I miss that!!! ty Movieman

6:25 am

movieman

yw, Kallia.....

6:25 am

SamanthaJoy

tr 7/40?

6:26 am

movieman

Samantha - the tr7/40 sounds like a word meaning to present a TV programme, without the in.....

6:27 am

Kallia

nice clue movieman!

6:27 am

SamanthaJoy

Thank you, good clue

6:27 am

Kallia

ok off for a while.....62 left for later

6:28 am

movieman

Yw, Samantha....

6:28 am

movieman

Later, Kallia....

6:28 am

mrpresident

I am outta here! enjoy your day/night! bye!

6:29 am

movieman

Seeya, Mrp......

Thanx for the assistance!!!!!!

6:29 am

Atalante

off for a while too, dog is pestering for her walk :)

6:31 am

burke

anyone has an idea wot is pi7? i'd extended pi6/30 but ended up getting pi8/80 instead..

6:33 am

SoyTalento

ive only gotten to a 6/30 in the pi department

6:33 am

SamanthaJoy

It is an extension of pi 6/30; look for the adverbial form

6:33 am

Serenity Gide

help pls!! I just need 1 wrd to finish and I can find it : ( eu/6 but my word stats says it must be /4 ??

6:34 am

BubbaStubbs

puries

6:34 am

Serenity Gide

help pls!! I just need 1 wrd to finish and I can find it : ( eu/6 but my word stats says it must be /4 ??
help!

6:35 am

SoyTalento

i got the 8/50 haha

6:35 am

BubbaStubbs

scrap that, not suppose to enter - feel like a real twit now!

6:36 am

SoyTalento

we all did it - and sometimes still do!

6:36 am

SamanthaJoy

Bubba, it's a daily if not hourly occurrence. Easy mistake to make.

6:36 am

SoyTalento

ok found the 7

6:36 am

BubbaStubbs

but that isnt even a word!!!

6:37 am

SamanthaJoy

Great--you wanna give me a clue on the eight? :D

6:38 am

SoyTalento

i got the 8 looking for the 7... it seems to be a lot more intuitive than the 7 (i wasnt even sure the 7 was a word!"

6:38 am

SamanthaJoy

D'oh! There it is.

6:38 am

SamanthaJoy

I am missing on of the sevens and it's driving me crazy :(

6:39 am

burke

just to check, the pi6/30 that u're asking me to extend is the one which refers to what's being done on high seas?

6:39 am

SoyTalento

which one?

6:39 am

SamanthaJoy

Yes, burke

6:39 am

SoyTalento

im missing 5 but i just might have the one you want :P

6:39 am

SamanthaJoy

I don't know, soy, I haven't gone to look at lists yet. I don't know where to hunt for it.

6:40 am

SoyTalento

which ones do you have?

6:40 am

burke

pi8/50 is when there're plenty of pi6/30

6:40 am

SoyTalento

ill just tell you if you're missing one i have if you want

6:42 am

SamanthaJoy

be 7/40; pi 7/36; so 7/44; tr 7/32; tr 7/32; tr 7/40; tr 7/32; wa 7/48

6:42 am

SoyTalento

ok the one you're missing.... i have O.O

6:42 am

SamanthaJoy

LMAO. Spill it!

6:43 am

SoyTalento

hmmm ok

6:43 am

pezzie

Hi all. This is pezzie. Can anyone tell me why I lose

6:43 am

SoyTalento

say you're being held up by the person who comitts all the PIs

6:44 am

SamanthaJoy

oh, of course! thank you!

6:44 am

SamanthaJoy

I can't believe I missed that

6:44 am

SoyTalento

you need someone to ______ you

6:44 am

SoyTalento

hehehehe

6:45 am

SamanthaJoy

Pezzie, I think you're on your own on that one

6:46 am

SoyTalento

yay i got tr7.... i thought i was tr7ing it wrongly from spanish

6:47 am

mattygroves

OK, moron time again. I'm hunting for the pair of cu 5/14s and the cu6/24. I've monkey typed my way around the one point letters, and am lost...

6:48 am

Eva

think of marie cu___ who discovered radiation

6:49 am

SoyTalento

nice clue

6:49 am

Eva

thanks for asking matty-didn't have those yet

6:49 am

mattygroves

How does this happen? I'd SWEAR I'd tried every combination. *sigh*

6:50 am

Eva

there are blindness poltergeists built into the game

6:50 am

SoyTalento

i like that explanation

6:51 am

Eva

the same ones who move my car keys and glasses around the house when I'm sleeping

6:51 am

sandr

am missing two 8 letter words? can someone help me with which? I have da8/45, pi8/50, tr8/55 and tr8/55. Thanks

6:54 am

SoyTalento

sorry, you have more than me...

6:54 am

Eva

sandr, there were some really helpful lists just a while ago if you scroll down

6:54 am

SamanthaJoy

Me too

6:55 am

Eva

I guess they've moved into the old chat log site

6:55 am

sandr

lol just my luck - thanks anyway guys. Do you need clues for the ones i have?

6:55 am

SamanthaJoy

Clues are always welcome, sandr.

6:56 am

jaiel

Hi all - been here a while...

6:56 am

jaiel

the 8's are:

6:56 am

SamanthaJoy

Good morning jaiel

6:57 am

sandr

ok the two tr's are similar except for the last letter. Think what a tv presenter does - drop the in

6:57 am

jaiel

da 8/45 de/8/55 pi8/50 tr8/55 tr 8/55 wa 8/55

6:58 am

SoyTalento

i cant figure out what way the d's go

6:58 am

sandr

the pi 8/50 is more of the 6/30

6:58 am

BubbaStubbs

my first 9 letter word!!! thatnks for the help

6:58 am

sandr

thanks jaiel - am searching

6:58 am

jaiel

morning :)

6:59 am

jaiel

yw sandr

6:59 am

SamanthaJoy

I think it's time for me to move on to lickety's clues. I'm stalled at 100 words here.

6:59 am

burke

darn.. i'm still stuck on the pi7... can't seem to extend pi6/30

6:59 am

SoyTalento

i need 9 more words for that :P

6:59 am

SamanthaJoy

It's the adverbial form, burke

6:59 am

SoyTalento

burke just tell me if you want a more blatant clue

7:00 am

pezzie

Hi all. This is pezzie. Can anyone tell me why I lose the amount of words I found on the tile slats when I go off the grid to a to z? It's annoying! Thanks

7:00 am

sandr

da 8/45 = da + black sticky liquid + who ate all the **** drop the p!

7:00 am

jaiel

da8/45 is info + the ram god de 8/55 add the cu6/24

7:01 am

SoyTalento

wohoo got one! (DA)

7:01 am

jaiel

wtg!

7:01 am

burke

samanthajoy> i'm kinda finding it hard to convert it to a adverbial form...

7:01 am

SoyTalento

also, im shocked the ram god isn't a word

7:02 am

sandr

could i get a clue for the w8? please jaiel

7:02 am

jaiel

Burke - try adding the ram god ending

7:02 am

SoyTalento

aaaand i got the other one

7:02 am

SoyTalento

burke: think bug on dogs

7:03 am

burke

gah... got it finally.. thx guys

7:04 am

SoyTalento

is there a so/8?

7:04 am

sandr

am not sure am working with out a list i have an so7

7:05 am

SoyTalento

oh so7 then

7:05 am

jaiel

soy - no so/8

7:05 am

SoyTalento

btw

7:05 am

SoyTalento

im on the grid again :P

7:05 am

jaiel

there is so/7 and se/9

7:06 am

burke

soy> for so7, think of the other milk drink for lactose intolerants..

7:06 am

SoyTalento

do you have the se9?

7:07 am

SoyTalento

yay got it

7:07 am

SoyTalento

*flabberghast* got the se9

7:09 am

SoyTalento

ive got da8, de8, pi8, tr8 and tr8.... what am i missing?

7:11 am

BubbaStubbs

any clue on the se9?

7:11 am

sandr

se9 = se4/5 + ram god

7:11 am

SoyTalento

its formed from the s4, believe it or nor

7:12 am

sandr

could i get a clue for the w8 please?

7:12 am

SoyTalento

or what sandr said :P

7:12 am

SoyTalento

sandr: looking for that too

7:12 am

stouties500

how do you play

7:12 am

Dax

i'm always bad with the words that begin with a vowel. any advice?

7:12 am

BubbaStubbs

got it... cheers

7:13 am

Charm

stouties500 - at the bottom of the page are several links. Go to Angelsong's babble page for a lot of info about how to play, resources, etc.

7:13 am

sandr

stoutie - check out the yellow box at the bottom of the page. Go to Angelsongs resource page - it will tell you all you need to know. By the way this is very addictive so don't start if you want to have a life! lol

7:13 am

BubbaStubbs

w8 dont have yet either, sorry :(

7:13 am

Dax

i got e4/4 and e5/12 but the other e's , o

7:14 am

Dax

opps... i meant o's and u's just make my ears smoke

7:15 am

jaiel

wa/8 add oo to wa 6/33

7:15 am

sandr

im having trouble with the a's o's u's etc

7:15 am

sandr

got it thanks jaiel

7:15 am

jaiel

yw sandr

7:16 am

SoyTalento

that sounds... australian. thanks jaiel

7:16 am

sandr

75 to find - may have to come back later with a list!

7:16 am

jaiel

it's a kind of monkey :D

7:16 am

SoyTalento

:P

7:18 am

sandr

i have all the 7's 8's and 9 - does anyone want a clue before i go?

7:19 am

Charm

de8?

7:19 am

mattygroves

No Atari?! Disgraceful.

7:19 am

burke

wot's the other 9 letter one? other than se9

7:19 am

sandr

de+cu6/24

7:19 am

sandr

tr9

7:19 am

burke

decuries

7:20 am

burke

erk..

7:20 am

burke

cursor....

7:20 am

sandr

extend the tr8/ee

7:20 am

burke

thx sandr

7:20 am

sandr

thats for the tr0 by the way

7:20 am

Charm

thanks burke! And sandr, too. lol

7:21 am

72 Temple Owl

tr 8 please?

7:21 am

sandr

hi temple - ho are u? long time no type!

7:21 am

burke

wot's missing in my list of 8s wa8 tr8 pi8 de8 da8

7:21 am

sandr

the tr8 - think what tv presenters do, drop the in

7:22 am

72 Temple Owl

hi sandr! finishing up scool this week...not much time so usually lurking

7:22 am

sandr

theres two tr8's

7:22 am

72 Temple Owl

obviously i need a lot of school! LOL!

7:22 am

sandr

tr8 - same word different endings

7:23 am

burke

ah... thanks =)

7:23 am

72 Temple Owl

*scratches head* ok i'll think on it - TY!

7:23 am

sandr

what you going to do with the time off?

7:23 am

sandr

recur

7:24 am

72 Temple Owl

begin work on my final paper so i can graduate in dec

7:24 am

sandr

oh so sorry - pass the fish

7:24 am

kkiln

SANDR - DID NOT UNDCERSTAND THE TR8?

7:26 am

sandr

ok - tr 8 = to cause humiliation is dictionary definition

7:26 am

Charm

Later, everyone. Gotta take the anklebiter to school....

7:26 am

72 Temple Owl

ty - got it!

7:26 am

Atalante

MAKE YOUR CLUES BETTER, DAMMIT, SANDR :P *hugs*

7:27 am

sandr

tr8 = to cause humiliation by making false statements, malicious

7:27 am

sandr

ohhhh atalante i thought the presenting one was quite good

7:27 am

Atalante

so did I! it was perfect :)

7:28 am

72 Temple Owl

hi ata! : )

7:28 am

sandr

what u studying temple?

7:28 am

jaiel

hey sandr & all - what about the person who pays to film a movie.. replace the pro with tr

7:28 am

72 Temple Owl

business - general administration

7:28 am

Atalante

and hi everyone :) and sandr your clues are wonderful, just couldn't resist being a brat

7:28 am

sandr

Thats a good one jaiel!

7:28 am

jfarber

Hey, all! That -rs ending among the d, s, and r is going to kill me today.

7:28 am

jaiel

*blushes

7:30 am

sandr

Am passing all clue giving on to jaiel! Am gonna split for now. 74 left to find. Gonna get me a list and will be back later. Happy babbling all -

7:30 am

jaiel

bye sandr

7:30 am

susanj2

any clues for the eu 6/24?

7:31 am

72 Temple Owl

bye, sandr!

7:31 am

jaiel

susan - eu + tear (a piece of paper) + vowel

7:32 am

sandr

eurip

7:32 am

sandr

oh my god - i'm definately leaving now! so sorry

7:33 am

susanj2

Thanks!

7:35 am

Serenity Gide

tnx jaiel, the eu 6/24 was my last word! And I was stuck!

7:36 am

jaiel

Nice 1 serenity

7:36 am

jaiel

:)

7:36 am

Jera

Greetings, fellow Babblers... how is everyon this morning?

7:36 am

jaiel

morn Jera )

7:36 am

Serenity Gide

let me know if I can return the favor

7:36 am

mattygroves

Howdie

7:36 am

jaiel

will do

7:37 am

mimie

good am everyone..need tlc 2day from my babblers...feeling under d weather 2day........

7:37 am

Jera

Just made it past halfway... nice clue-giving I've been eavesdropping on...

7:38 am

Jera

I think I'm coming down with something, too... took a handful of echinacea to try & ward it off...

7:38 am

Jera

Hi, jaiel... nice to see a new friednly face!

7:38 am

faeriekae

Hey gang - I got sick last night.....must be something going around.

7:38 am

mattygroves

Any cy besides the colour?

7:39 am

jaiel

cyan

7:39 am

mimie

i think i will try that too jera......thanx y'all...well, let the games begin.........:)

7:39 am

jaiel

oops

7:39 am

faeriekae

And refresh

7:40 am

faeriekae

I want redbean to be a word.

7:40 am

Jera

7:40 am

Serenity Gide

cy = type of drink

7:40 am

faeriekae

{{{Jera}}} *sprinkle* *sprinkle* *sprinkle*

7:40 am

faeriekae

I love you cardinal.

7:40 am

musicmom

{{{{{{faerie}}}}}}}} I heard you were sick last night

7:41 am

72 Temple Owl

hi! what's today's theme?

7:41 am

musicmom

Is the icon theme birds? I thought it was something that indicated where you lived

7:41 am

faeriekae

{{{{{Musicmom}}}}} Good morning.

7:41 am

jfarber

Nice clue, serenity. Odd place for a Y, tho.

7:41 am

faeriekae

Well Music the robin is Michigans state bird.

7:41 am

faeriekae

Just a sec and I'll get my other icon. brb

7:41 am

jfarber

tied

7:42 am

musicmom

Ahhhhh I see. Okay.

7:42 am

jfarber

oops -- my bad.

7:42 am

musicmom

I just wanted to be sure I was properly dressed.

7:42 am

abe79

good morning babblers

7:42 am

faeriekae

back and refresh

7:42 am

musicmom

morning abe

7:42 am

faeriekae

Good morning Abe :)

7:43 am

capone

SBB

7:43 am

faeriekae

Music is that your capital building?

7:43 am

abe79

this is some board today. my brain is still recovering from yesterday! :)

7:43 am

faeriekae

((((Capone))))

7:44 am

jfarber

why isn't "pube" a word? Stupid language...

7:44 am

musicmom

No Faerie - that is the convocation center at Ohio University. It is used for dorms, sporting events and other activities such as graduation.

7:44 am

72 Temple Owl

help please with u's - i have u6 that is all!

7:44 am

musicmom

Capone!!!!! Long time no see

7:44 am

mattygroves

There's a cy that's a type of drink?

7:44 am

musicmom

think apples matty

7:45 am

jfarber

Usually spelt with an i, not y, matty.

7:45 am

musicmom

I don't have any u's yet Temple

7:46 am

mattygroves

Gotja! Thanks = there's one down...

7:47 am

capone

aria

7:47 am

jfarber

fakeword today: pirate. What's yrs?

7:47 am

capone

rescue

7:47 am

capone

.....

7:47 am

musicmom

That's not a fake one capone:-[))

7:48 am

faeriekae

thanks Capone

7:48 am

abe79

my fake word is rectory

7:48 am

jfarber

To scue again!

7:48 am

twistypigeon

my fake word is educate :)

7:49 am

faeriekae

my fake word is redbean

7:49 am

jfarber

Fun stuff, folks. :-) better than working. (I'm on my free period.)

7:49 am

jfarber

tice

7:49 am

Jera

I'm back... had a milk emergency in the kitchen... it's a littlie home day

7:50 am

jfarber

also a fake word -- it SOUNDS like a word.

7:50 am

musicmom

Hi Jera.

7:50 am

Jera

Words that you think you see in the grid... so close to being there that you keep trying to input them... I call those phantom words...

7:50 am

capone

atari, catar were 2 of my fake words

7:51 am

capone

as was cupie

7:51 am

Jera

I like your icon, capone...

7:53 am

musicmom

I hate phantom words that I keep typing over and over and over and over again. Get a clue! It ain't gonna work.

7:53 am

mattygroves

Any clue for the final cy (that doesn't sound like a drink)?

7:53 am

Jera

That would be a good comeback, musicmom... whatever happened to oops!

7:54 am

musicmom

LOL Jera

7:54 am

Jera

My phantom word = annoy... I've typed it in 3 times now...

7:54 am

musicmom

I wonder if Dr_God is looking

7:54 am

snowyowl

Hi all - a free 10 minutes! Hooray!

7:54 am

musicmom

Matty - do you have the color?

7:54 am

Jera

7:54 am

jfarber

Jews believe that Dr_God is everywhere, so he's always looking...

7:54 am

musicmom

Hi snowy!

7:55 am

musicmom

Christians too jfarber

7:55 am

jfarber

Csan't speak for 'em, but I'll take your word for it, mm.

7:55 am

jfarber

snew should be a word. "What snew with you?"

7:55 am

musicmom

All seeing, all knowing all powerful

7:56 am

musicmom

Oh I thought that was a past tense of snow

7:56 am

faeriekae

LOL

7:56 am

SamanthaJoy

Is it just me, or is the site remarkably slow today?

7:57 am

musicmom

I'm not having an problems right now Samantha

7:57 am

abe79

mine is ok for now, samantha joy

7:57 am

Jera

I had some lagging a bit ago but fine now...

7:58 am

dinksbumps

help with the W please

7:58 am

Jera

musicmom, tell me about your icon?

7:58 am

faeriekae

Samantha mine is ok right now also

7:58 am

musicmom

It is the Convocation Center at Ohio University. Dorms, athletic events and graduation are held there.

7:58 am

faeriekae

Has anyone seen Aussie????? Wondering if she had her baby??

7:59 am

musicmom

It is one of the first things you see when you drive into campus. Beautiful building

7:59 am

SamanthaJoy

*harrumph* It's just me, then. Way to make me feel picked on, guys! :P

7:59 am

Jera

Very cool... nothing much around here except the prison, so I went with the state bird...

7:59 am

musicmom

LOL Samantha

7:59 am

SamanthaJoy

*harrumph* It's just me, then. Way to make me feel picked on, guys! :P

7:59 am

musicmom

Ours is the cardinal too

7:59 am

Jera

Well, it was just me a bit ago, prolly... just ride it out Samantha!

7:59 am

scatty

Hi fariekae, how many words have you done

7:59 am

faeriekae

Samantha your icon is soooo cute. Weeeeeee!

8:00 am

capone

new icon, refresh

8:00 am

scatty

are you feeling beter now

8:00 am

Jera

It's pretty common, musicmom, but I love them... they were my mom's favorite, after owls, so I have a lot of them that I inherited from her...

8:00 am

faeriekae

Hi scatty I've got a whopping 55 words and I'm feeling a little better today. Gotta learn to eat.

8:00 am

SamanthaJoy

Thank you, faerie.

8:01 am

faeriekae

Capone I like that one very very good. ROFL

8:01 am

musicmom

LOL Capone

8:01 am

musicmom

Faerie - eating is important

8:01 am

scatty

i beat you i have done 127

8:01 am

Jera

Samamtha, if it makes you feel better, it takes forever for my page to load after I've refreshed...

8:01 am

jbp

howdy all. how's the grid?

8:01 am

scatty

did you finish last night

8:02 am

faeriekae

Music - I know but sometimes I put it off until I just decide not to do it and then I end up getting sick. Like last night.

8:02 am

musicmom

doesn't seem too bad jbp but I just started

8:02 am

capone

figured you'd like it Faerie...

8:02 am

musicmom

Yep my best friend is like that too

8:02 am

mattygroves

I have the colour that's used in printing, the word that sounds like a drink (that's usually soft in the States, hard in Britain) and its plural. It's the cy5/16 I'm missing...

8:02 am

Jera

*puts on chef's hat to make faerie a hearty breakfast if she so desires*

8:02 am

faeriekae

Scatty I ended up with like 90 or maybe 100 wrds before I really got sick and threw up and went to bed

8:02 am

Jera

Poor faerie!!

8:03 am

abe79

i'm sorry to hear that faeriekae

8:03 am

faeriekae

Jera - yes please. I'm hungry <grin>

8:03 am

Jera

I want to find 2 more words before I resort to the list...

8:03 am

scatty

next time you will think twice about not eating properly

8:03 am

musicmom

Sorry matty - I don't have that one.

8:03 am

Jera

What would you like, madam??

8:03 am

musicmom

How many do you have Jera?

8:03 am

scatty

which words are you after jera

8:03 am

faeriekae

Oh it is my own fault....that could be why I'm so stinkin' skinny.....

8:04 am

mary frances

resort to what list

8:04 am

faeriekae

Jera - I think toast, scramble eggs and bacon sounds good with Orange Juice please :)

8:04 am

Jera

Just found 120... 101 to go, I want to round that off to 100...

8:04 am

Jera

Mmmm... *whips it up for faerie & present in on fine china plate*

8:05 am

musicmom

WTG Jera

8:05 am

scatty

mary, if you go underneath the grid and click on lickity's babble list you will see the beging of all the words

8:05 am

capone

You can have some of my fat FK

8:05 am

musicmom

Mine too Faerie - How much do you want?

8:05 am

musicmom

BTW - how is the belly dancing going faerie? I haven't done any in a few weeks

8:05 am

faeriekae

Jera *such an elegent breakfast* Thank you very much *woofs it down* *chugs juice* awwww thanks

8:05 am

faeriekae

LOL

8:05 am

scatty

capone, she's having mine first

8:06 am

Jera

*offers faerie an extra napkin*

8:06 am

faeriekae

Music I'm actually getting a little better at it. I

8:06 am

musicmom

I'm closer than both of you --- i can get it to her faster

8:06 am

capone

i wanna see!

8:06 am

faeriekae

*takes napkin and wipes chin* <grin> thanks!

8:06 am

scatty

your making me hungry jera

8:06 am

musicmom

I need to get back to it. Stuff with the kids and vacation kind of distracted me.

8:06 am

Atalante

can someone make me some pancakes? I miss them! I want pancakes in England!!

8:07 am

faeriekae

Capone turn on your webcam. Music get your scarf out and lets perform for Capone.

8:07 am

mattygroves

cy 5/16 - before I have a nervous breakdown.

8:07 am

musicmom

LOL Faerie - i'm not performing for anyone yet.

8:07 am

Jera

Back in a bit... potty problems...

8:07 am

mattygroves

Get yourself some Bisquick, Atalante!

8:07 am

faeriekae

Ata - Jera makes a wonderful breakfast :)

8:07 am

jfarber

sorry, matty -- not got that, either.

8:07 am

Atalante

add the letter onto the end of the colour, matty

8:07 am

capone

Im at work 8(

8:07 am

Atalante

do we have bisquick? I've never seen it anywhere!

8:08 am

faeriekae

Jera has to go wipe a butt *teehee*

8:08 am

inge

Sorry Musicmom, I just got into my car to deliver mine

8:08 am

dinksbumps

how many you got matty

8:08 am

faeriekae

Capone - dang isnt't that the way it always happens

8:08 am

musicmom

Am I missing something --- it seems like the robbers of the high seas should be int he grid

8:08 am

capone

You bellydance for me, I'll act like a seal for you!

8:08 am

inge

A lot about them is in teh grid MM

8:08 am

musicmom

NOT fair Inge! You are far too charitable:-)))

8:09 am

mattygroves

Only 93 - work keeps interupting! cy5/16 PLEASE

8:09 am

faeriekae

Music I ended up ordering Bellydancing with Nena and Vena and I love it. Much better than Mystical Dance

8:09 am

Atalante

add the letter onto the end of the colour, matty

8:09 am

musicmom

I LOVE Vena and Nena --- glad you like it

8:09 am

mattygroves

Got it - thanks - I've seen Bisquick in Tesco, but not lately. Are you also originally from the us?

8:10 am

inge

At 149 I am taking a break to get the circulation going. later

8:10 am

musicmom

bye inge

8:10 am

Atalante

nope - utterly english, its just that most of my friends are in the US ... and I've just come back from CA, and am missing pancakes desperately!

8:10 am

faeriekae

Bye Inge

8:11 am

snowyowl

bye inge

8:11 am

bookgrrl

they're not hard to make, atalante--even w/out bisquick

8:12 am

Jera

Capone... I can pay you now! LOL

8:12 am

Atalante

oooh really? I'll have to hunt out a recipe :)

8:12 am

pezzie

Hi. Can anyone answer my question of earlier? Why I lose my word count for each letter on the tile slats when I go off the grid? It's getting annoying!!!!

8:12 am

Jera

It's tough when the littlies ALMOST make it to the potty in time...

8:13 am

Jera

They don't have pancakes in England???

8:13 am

Serenity Gide

cy5/16 = colour + vowel

8:13 am

musicmom

LOL Capone - just saw your seal comment

8:13 am

musicmom

Jera - I hate that!

8:13 am

musicmom

I don't know pessie

8:13 am

musicmom

pezzie

8:13 am

Atalante

not much :( wah

8:13 am

Lamancha

crepes....

8:13 am

Jera

Thanks, Serenity... that put me at goal... off for the list!

8:14 am

Jera

Crepes are just really thin pancakes, right?

8:14 am

bookgrrl

atalante: see http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipe
s/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_13660,00.html

8:15 am

Lamancha

Or pancakes are simply thick crepes....

8:15 am

faeriekae

I love crepes....

8:15 am

capone

I'm a funny seal

8:15 am

musicmom

I love food

8:15 am

mattygroves

Blueberry panckakes - yummmmmmm.....

8:15 am

musicmom

I'm a lousy belly dancer

8:15 am

Jera

Of course, I just put it that way for Atalante... just use whatever you use for crepes, but make it thicker...

8:16 am

bookgrrl

crepes don't have any leaveners, i think.

8:16 am

Atalante

oh thank you! wow! you can make the mix and hoard it ...

8:16 am

72 Temple Owl

crepes are much effier than pancakes

8:16 am

Jera

I loooooove blueberries... pancakes & syrup!

8:16 am

bookgrrl

w/out leaveners, your crepes will never be pancakes

8:16 am

Lamancha

filled with spinach, ricotta, mascarpone and parmesan....

8:16 am

smithchick

And butter, Jera!

8:16 am

Jera

Temple Owl... effier??

8:16 am

72 Temple Owl

opps - i mean eggier - and right no leavnening

8:17 am

bookgrrl

ok, i'm definitely hungry now...

8:17 am

72 Temple Owl

anyone to the o's yet?

8:17 am

musicmom

I've never mastered making crepes --- I make great pancakes and waffles though

8:17 am

Atalante

oooh yes Lamancha - there was a wonderufl crepe stall near work, I used to have spinach, mozzarella and sometimes ham. gorgeous!

8:17 am

Jera

Not a big fan of butter here

8:17 am

Jera

My specialty is french toast... I have a spicy variety & a sweet variety...

8:17 am

bookgrrl

butter is manna

8:17 am

capone

So a baby seal walks into a club.....

8:17 am

pezzie

Thanks anyway,Music mom

8:18 am

musicmom

Sounds like we need to get together and make a breakfast buffett

8:18 am

billmster

you can all them crumpets

8:18 am

musicmom

DUH buffet

8:18 am

faeriekae

and what Capone?

8:18 am

musicmom

Yes capone ---

8:18 am

capone

thats the punchline FK

8:18 am

Lamancha

Like a bit of crumpet, myself....

8:18 am

smithchick

Love butter...I make wonderful homemade buttermilk, blueberry pancakes. That's one of the very few things I cook well.

8:18 am

musicmom

booooooo

8:18 am

Jera

The Sprite is having a special breakfast at school tomorrow before a big test... she's taking bananas... they will also have bagels & other fruits & spreads... I might go!

8:19 am

smithchick

Never had a crumpet.

8:19 am

musicmom

That sounds good Jera

8:19 am

Jera

What is a crumpet??

8:19 am

Atalante

mmmmmm I'll have to get some buttermilk tomorrow when I go shopping then have a pancake pig out!

8:19 am

musicmom

We went to Sarah's International Fair last night. Lots of interesting food there.

8:19 am

Jera

I love international food fairs!!

8:20 am

snowyowl

crumpets are DELICIOUS!

8:20 am

smithchick

I have a a friend from the Phillipines and they have some really good food there. She's cooked for me a few times.

8:20 am

capone

get it, baby seal, club?

8:20 am

musicmom

How are sp5/12 ier and sp5/14 ier not words. My fountain is sp*****ier than yours

8:20 am

mattygroves

A crumpet is like a tiny pancake, or really a cross between a pancake and an English muffin. You can't get English muffins in England...

8:21 am

musicmom

Uhm Capone - I think I need another cup of coffee

8:21 am

ExWren

Mmm, crumpets, toasted with lashings of butter dripping down your chin!

8:21 am

capone

lol

8:22 am

snowyowl

good one matty! They are springy rather than cake like & are full of air holes which absorb butter like nothing else. delicious sweet but I like them best with Marmite!

8:22 am

shorty

does that say will work for poo caone

8:23 am

Atalante

marmite????? wow, I'd never thought of that one

8:23 am

jbp

mmmmmmmarmite

8:23 am

smithchick

What is marmite?

8:23 am

jbp

it's a savory spread

8:23 am

jbp

sort of like if bullion could be spreadable

8:23 am

smithchick

Made out of what?

8:23 am

snowyowl

They are gorgeous Atlatante! Marmite is a yeast extract.

8:24 am

jbp

it's an acquired taste, for those who don't grow up with it

8:24 am

smithchick

Oh...

8:24 am

mattygroves

Marmite is EVIL. It is yeast extract - or to me, the gunk you find on the inside of car doors. It is VILE. AWFUL. As you may gather, people either love it or HATE IT>

8:24 am

musicmom

LOL!!!

8:24 am

Atalante

mmm I cna imagine, snowy! I'll have to try that

8:24 am

smithchick

Well, I'm not sure, but I think matty may fall under the HATE IT category!

8:25 am

faeriekae

brb

8:25 am

mattygroves

Marmite is GROSS. Salty, yeasty brown, sticky gunk. Just thought I'd clarify that. My (British) husband and daughter like it, though. I can't even stand the smell.

8:25 am

bookgrrl

i'm stopping at 106 for now; i must go find food! cheers, everyone!

8:25 am

snowyowl

There are definately no grey areas with marmite -you either love it or hate it. Here my husband & son & son in lawhate it, my daughter, my daughter in law & i love it!

8:26 am

smithchick

Bye, bookgrrl

8:26 am

Lamancha

93 to go and ground to a complete halt - time for a wee break - back to work!

8:26 am

ExWren

I prefer Bovril to marmite

8:26 am

Atalante

I actually just kind of like it. I like it once in a while - like once every year LOL - but more than that - ick

8:26 am

snowyowl

LOL matty! It's delicious! The grandchildren are the same 3 who like it 2 who dont

8:27 am

snowyowl

I like bovril as a drink but not as a spread

8:27 am

smithchick

Bye Lamancha

8:27 am

ExWren

I like it on toast, but can't stand marmalade

8:27 am

dinoshadow

darn! cartier not valid ;)

8:28 am

faeriekae

And I'm back

8:28 am

jbp

why can't i make pirates!!!!???

8:29 am

jbp

i mean in the grid, not by waving my magic wand

8:29 am

capone

shhh shes back

8:29 am

musicmom

jbp - I couldn't either put there is a pi7 that is related

8:29 am

smithchick

Sounds like a personal problem to me, jbp!
Hey, Faerie!!!

8:29 am

jbp

thanks muicmom!!

8:29 am

jbp

arrrgg.

8:29 am

snowyowl

hi faerie

8:30 am

faeriekae

Hi Snowy :)

8:31 am

smithchick

Brrrr...my house is freezing right now

8:31 am

musicmom

It's cold here too Smith --- I have a quilt over my lap

8:32 am

capone

so all the bellydancing talk has made me think, i need a new hobby, what should i take up?

8:32 am

musicmom

Quilting

8:32 am

faeriekae

quilting

8:32 am

faeriekae

LOL

8:32 am

capone

no, i have two left hands (and i'm right handed)

8:32 am

snowyowl

grey wet & cold here too. We had 2 days of summer last week. Thats probably it for the year now!

8:32 am

musicmom

hehehheeeeee

8:32 am

capone

plus i hate needles and would be scared i'd poke myself

8:32 am

jbp

ummm, tr 7/40??

8:33 am

musicmom

cooking

8:33 am

Atalante

I have a really random question - does anyone here have tattoos / have any strong views on them? I'm designing a big tattoo for a good friend and finding the idea that something I'm designing will be on her for ever rather weird!

8:33 am

billmster

a true muffin is made wth yeast

8:33 am

capone

already cook

8:33 am

jbp

atalante... what part of her is it going to be on?

8:33 am

faeriekae

How about shadow boxing

8:33 am

musicmom

and you already do gaming ----- how much time do you have?

8:33 am

faeriekae

Ata - I do??

8:34 am

Jera

8:34 am

musicmom

I don't have one, don't really want one (I don't think) but think some of them are okay

8:34 am

Angelsong

morning, everyone. it's a very color-full grid today.

8:34 am

Atalante

on her back - it'll go down from the nape of her neck to the small of her back - so big!

8:34 am

smithchick

I have some...much to my hubby's dismay. He really shouldn't have made me mad. Mine aren't really big.

8:34 am

capone

i have ink atalante, thought about it for about 6 months before i got one, then on my 30th b-day i said WTH and had it done. its very goofy cartoony pic of Al Capone, but its so me

8:34 am

snowyowl

how about some voluntary work capone?

8:34 am

capone

i'll box you fk

8:35 am

snowyowl

Hi Jera - I'm trying to recruit capone for some volunteer work!

8:35 am

smithchick

I got my lip print tattoed to my butt. A kiss my butt to hubby.

8:35 am

musicmom

Maybe he could be a Girl scout leader ------- UHM NO!

8:35 am

Jera

Well, you know what he'll work for...

8:35 am

capone

nah, id rather donate $$, not a big "in your face" kinda guy when it comes to helping

8:35 am

jbp

atalante, one of my friends has a gorgeous eagle spreading its wings across her lower back. She's in good enough shape physically that the eagle looks graceful.

8:35 am

Atalante

do you ever regret getting them done? I'm so worried she'll decide she doesn't like this 5 years down the line! but saying that, she's been thinking about it for a few years now, so its not just a whim

8:35 am

musicmom

LOL smith

8:35 am

jbp

smithchick, that is awesome!!!

8:35 am

Jera

Doanting money is good, capone, how much do you want to give my Troop?

8:35 am

capone

no to the scouts too, i got booted from the boy scouts when i was 9...something about my language

8:36 am

dinoshadow

I think all of us (ok, us younguns) think about getting one - I have thought about it - but taking that step is huge

8:36 am

jbp

atalante, she can always have them removed later. they're getting better and better ways of doing that

8:36 am

musicmom

One of my Kindermusik parent's has a ring tattoed on her index finger. I think it looks really neat!

8:36 am

Jera

I like that idea... I lose rings a lot...

8:36 am

ch1212

say, some of us 'oldums' have thought about too :) but ... nah. Good morning all, by the way

8:36 am

musicmom

Yeah - capone - You could sponsor Jera, Snowy and I.

8:37 am

capone

like i said, i thought it over for months, part of me loves the fact i did (esp cause of the needle) but part of me thinks, you dumbass....why scar your body up more than it already is!

8:37 am

Atalante

oh really? thats good! the old removal processes looked frightful!

8:37 am

Jera

Morning, ch!

8:37 am

musicmom

If I get one ever it will be when I'm older and I know where the wrinkles are going to be

8:37 am

smithchick

Sometimes I regret them, but the only one who really sees them is me. Hubby if he's been a good boy. I have a little vine of forget me nots on my lower back, but it always stays covered. Then I have a little forget me not with a tiny heart dangling from it on the side of my boob.

8:37 am

dinoshadow

I am 32, I didn't want to offend ;) I am sure my dad's generation also thinks about it - at least they did at one point

8:37 am

snowyowl

my daughter has a modern style angel on the nape of her neck & a celtic one on the base of jer back! My son also has a modern celtic one on his arm. My sisters both have them,. they spend all their time hiding them from my mother who swears she will disinherit anyone who has one!

8:37 am

capone

lol sponsor all of you? i'm not rich!

8:37 am

Jera

We will be bringing in some money this weekend... hopefully sell the rest of our cookies at Mayfest

8:38 am

dinoshadow

I want to get my zodiac sign with the zodiac signs of my children inside of it. But first, I have to stop havnig chlidren (just have one)

8:38 am

ch1212

it's okay dino -- I'm 50 and even my mom's generation had tatoos, including some of the ladies. It just wasn't quite as popular.

8:38 am

Jera

I don't think I'd like needles in my neck...

8:38 am

musicmom

Best of luck Jera

8:38 am

dinoshadow

My zodiac sign is also my husband's name, so kind of a double hit ;)

8:38 am

Angelsong

ar6, please?

8:38 am

musicmom

Okay - so all of you that have them. Did it hurt?

8:38 am

musicmom

more creative Angel

8:39 am

Jera

I'd love to get eyeliner... but there's the proximity of needle thing again...

8:39 am

jbp

angel... more like the mona lisa

8:39 am

capone

http://tinyurl.com/r6hu8 you can see Al here

8:39 am

smithchick

It didn't hurt too bad, but I also had four kids with no anesthesia.

8:39 am

dinoshadow

also remove one letter fromthe word I said it wouldn't take ;)

8:39 am

smithchick

That would scare me, Jera.

8:39 am

jbp

tr 7/40?

8:39 am

dinoshadow

!! smithchick

8:39 am

dinoshadow

You are brave

8:39 am

Jera

more creative-like Angelsong

8:39 am

capone

YES it hurt! I almost passed out from the needle poking me

8:40 am

faeriekae

Music you ask did it hurt???? YES

8:40 am

capone

of course I went in on an empty stomach, which wasn't good.

8:40 am

snowyowl

I likie the thought of the eyeliner too but if my mother ever asks for proof of now tattoos - ican sweep the board LOL!

8:40 am

Atalante

I'd get a little celtic peacock thing I think, but the needle aspect disturbs me immensely!

8:40 am

smithchick

My mom didn't get any tattoes until she was in her fifties. My little sister is an evil influence! She was with me when I got mine, and with my mom when she got hers.

8:40 am

dinoshadow

And that is another reason why I don't have a tattoo ;)

8:40 am

faeriekae

I have 3 and I've had them for about 17yrs years and I don't regret it.

8:40 am

musicmom

Yes Capone - but we already know you are afraid to quilt because of the needle. I stick myself that way all the time

8:40 am

Jera

Yeah, think about it... a thousand fast injections... I'd say that would hurt...

8:41 am

faeriekae

It is the color that hurts.....the outline wasn't too bad

8:41 am

Jera

With all my medical problem,s recreational injections doesn't appeal to me...

8:41 am

smithchick

What are yours faerie? Or can you say?

8:41 am

snowyowl

When my son was in towelling nappies, my husband would never put his hand under the nappy in case he stuck the pin in himself!

8:41 am

musicmom

And --- I hadn't thought about the birth aspect. Having given birth twice --- could it really be that bad??

8:41 am

capone

I need another one on my left arm to balance it out, but not sure what i want yet

8:41 am

Atalante

there's a difference? hmmm yes, I suppose there would be, colouring is more area than line

8:42 am

faeriekae

I have 2 faeries and an ivy around my ankle

8:42 am

smithchick

I have a pretty high pain tolerance.

8:42 am

faeriekae

brb phone

8:42 am

smithchick

Cool!

8:42 am

faeriekae

So do I Smith

8:42 am

Jera

I recently got my fifth ear-piercing... that's as wild as I get...

8:42 am

ch1212

you know, we should have a tatoo theme day, where we all post pictures of either a tatoo we have or a tatoo we would have in fantasyland :)

8:42 am

Atalante

well I seem to be specialising in tat design, capone, LOL whether I want to or not! I#ve had quite a few people asking me to design for them recently!

8:42 am

musicmom

so do I. works against me sometimes because I'm injured or sick more than I think

8:42 am

dinoshadow

ok, another unrelated question - I am sick with a sore throat, ear ache and have a drs appt scheduled - do I take my 7mo to swim lessons or wait until after doc? kiddo is coughing and rubbing her nose, as well

8:43 am

musicmom

Don't go to swimming dino

8:43 am

Jera

Go to doctor first... both of you!

8:43 am

jbp

my nose piercing was enough to let me know that I am no candidate for body art

8:43 am

musicmom

The rest is very important to both of you

8:43 am

ch1212

no swimming, dino -- your kid sounds contagious too

8:43 am

jbp

what Jera said!

8:43 am

capone

theres a really sexy headshot of TSM i wouldnt mind having on my arm, but names and faces of partners are too ify

8:43 am

dinoshadow

we are both going, ya - I thought waiting was wise, too

8:43 am

smithchick

That's true, musicmom...It's funny though, I could get my arm ripped of and not utter a sound and then moan and groan about a headache!

8:43 am

Jera

Ewwww... nose piercing!

8:43 am

dinoshadow

just making sure I am not paranoid by not going

8:43 am

Gail

I am 60 years old and got one tattoo ten years ago. Very liberating.

8:43 am

Gail

I am 60 years old and got one tattoo ten years ago. Very liberating.

8:44 am

musicmom

LOL smith - sounds like me

8:44 am

abe79

you don't want to end up with swimmers ear, dino

8:44 am

musicmom

Dino --- trust me it is better not to go

8:44 am

jbp

i only wear a very very very small stud when I wear anything

8:44 am

musicmom

That's not paranoid.

8:44 am

ch1212

Good for you Gail!

8:44 am

faeriekae

good for you Gail. (smile)

8:44 am

Atalante

wow Gail! go you! :)

8:44 am

Jera

A bit of paranoia can be a good thing with a littlie!

8:44 am

dinoshadow

I think I already have it - used to get it all the time as a kid

8:44 am

smithchick

I don't want to pierce anything other than my ears!

8:44 am

jbp

altho, now that I'm 40, and recently engaged, I'm thinking of not wearing it anymore.

8:45 am

Gail

It's a small bumblebee. Right now I am recuperating from having both knees replaced three weeks ago tomorrow.

8:45 am

Jera

I would get grossed out having to "pick" my nost to put it in...

8:45 am

jbp

i won't lie, it hurt.

8:45 am

dinoshadow

it is part of you and fiance loves you with it - why change?

8:45 am

dinoshadow

aie gail

8:45 am

musicmom

Since BGL isn't on line I will say I have thought about a tattoo for my 40th.

8:45 am

jbp

it's actually not gross, it's just a regular earring with the post bent at a 90 degree angle so it will stay in

8:45 am

Jera

Tommorow the Sprite & I can take out our studs... but hers are so pretty, I don't much see the point!

8:45 am

snowyowl

hopr your recovery is speedy Gail

8:46 am

musicmom

I don't htink i could do the nose thing

8:46 am

Jera

So you don't have to put a backing inside, like with an earring?

8:46 am

smithchick

For some reason, my mind has decided that piercings are more painful. I'd probably get my belly button pierced, but it kind of loses something in the translation when you are old and very out of shape!

8:46 am

jbp

well, there's also the working in corporate america thing... i've had it for 10 years, and used to be a college professor

8:46 am

dinoshadow

laugh

8:46 am

musicmom

OOOOOOOO I don't like bellybutton piercings!

8:46 am

jbp

also belly buttons get infected easily

8:46 am

Gail

Thanks. It's very hard work.

8:46 am

jbp

no, Jera, no backing.

8:46 am

jbp

my nose is too small

8:47 am

Atalante

this is the basis of the current one I'm designing - http://www.atalante.f2s.com/tat_may.jp
g - as it is on my sketchpad right now!

8:47 am

snowyowl

Have to go folks 2 littlies downstairs & hubby has to go to pick up the twins

8:47 am

Jera

That sounds better than I imagined...

8:47 am

musicmom

bye snowy

8:47 am

abe79

the pain from piercings is quick. what hurts is afterwrds, when you forget and smack the phone into your ear. i have 15, i should know

8:47 am

Atalante

it's on about draft 3 now LOL

8:47 am

smithchick

Bye, snowy!

8:47 am

Jera

But to pierce it that have to stick something up your nose, I guess?

8:47 am

smithchick

Ouch!

8:48 am

Jera

I have not been sleeping very comfortably with the latest piercing, I sleep on my side 90% of the time

8:48 am

dinoshadow

just avoid getting it somewhere that will sag - a boob tattoo is right out - a sagging rose just isn't pretty ;)

8:48 am

musicmom

nj - thanks for the info

8:48 am

musicmom

Jera- I have two piercings in each ear. Decided that was enough

8:48 am

smithchick

It depends on where the boob tat is...

8:48 am

jbp

I was living in Germany when I had it done, and the piercing guy told me this story while he did it: you are a big puffy cloud, up in the sky. an Indian is on the ground with a bow and arrow. he aims and shoots the arrow up through the cloud, and

8:48 am

musicmom

I really like the finger thing

8:49 am

jbp

CLICK

8:49 am

abe79

atalante, that's a great drawing

8:49 am

dinoshadow

my boobs changed drastically feeding kiddo

8:49 am

smithchick

The boob one was actually the least painful.

8:49 am

jbp

it was in

8:49 am

musicmom

or ankle

8:49 am

Jera

I like being asymetrical

8:49 am

dinoshadow

ankle is what I was thinking for mine - if I ever get it

8:50 am

musicmom

need more coffee and a potty break. Brb

8:50 am

Jera

We're going to buy some cool earrings this weekend to celebrate...

8:50 am

smithchick

I work with the girls at our church, and they are discouraged from getting them, so I didn't want them to see mine. Otherwise, I probably would have gotten one on my ankle.

8:50 am

Jera

I guess a ring one would be painful for the same reason...

8:51 am

abe79

the problem with ring earrings in new piercing holes is the jiggiling and finagling you have to do to close the earring

8:51 am

smithchick

Well, I hate to go, but I've got to go to the dentist and have a crown put on. Back in a couple of hours!

8:51 am

abe79

good luck smithchick!

8:51 am

Atalante

talking of pain ...! good luck!

8:51 am

Jera

Bye, smithchick, good luck!

8:52 am

capone

im off may or may not be back later

8:54 am

Marc Freeman

Good morning, need a clue for se9/60

8:55 am

jbp

marc, it's like the women who take dictation

8:55 am

jbp

if Dubbya said their job title

8:55 am

dinksbumps

se9 is something like an assistant

8:55 am

dinoshadow

hee

8:56 am

Atalante

Dubya that isn't acceptable as a word :)

8:56 am

jbp

omg, i didn't even see that it was there

8:56 am

jbp

too funny

8:56 am

Marc Freeman

know the word just can

8:57 am

Marc Freeman

know the word, just can't spell it right

8:57 am

jbp

neither could Dubbya'

8:59 am

SoyTalento

pfft pube is SO a word

8:59 am

musicmom

Nope I'm not getting it either

8:59 am

Atalante

LOL jbp :)

8:59 am

jbp

which one, music mom?

8:59 am

musicmom

the se

9:00 am

jbp

ok... a religious group + a zodiac sign

9:00 am

musicmom

AHA!!! I was putting in an extra vowel. Thanks!

9:00 am

jbp

np

9:01 am

Marc Freeman

Got it thanks

9:03 am

lianakate

isnt there a Brit kind of word for scissors?..i keep trying to spell it.

9:04 am

jbp

i'm looking for u words...

9:04 am

musicmom

I don't have any jbp.

9:04 am

jbp

apparently in a ll the wrong place

9:04 am

jbp

s

9:05 am

SoyTalento

jbp, if you get the last oone let me know

9:05 am

mattygroves

You mean scissors for cutting plants and shrubs? Yes there is, but bu*ger me if I know how to spell it...

9:05 am

SoyTalento

the up's i have are leaving so they're being polite

9:06 am

mightyquin

secateurs i think

9:06 am

lianakate

ty..i guess its not in there..it was driving me NUTSY

9:07 am

mightyquin

lol

9:07 am

jbp

i just found a u 5/22 by reading the chat log from the wee hours

9:07 am

jbp

opp of up + farewell

9:08 am

abe79

wow, jbp, what kind of word is that! great clue

9:08 am

jbp

the log rocks!

9:08 am

jbp

i never would have found it

9:08 am

ch1212

I think jbp meant opp of down?

9:09 am

jbp

oh, sh*te.

9:09 am

jbp

(smacks self on forehead; coworkers puzzled)

9:09 am

SoyTalento

shite

9:09 am

mattygroves

Ha!! Love your post jbp...

9:09 am

ch1212

no worries, jbp -- it was still an awesome clue and I got it :)

9:10 am

SoyTalento

ok just checking if this was censored or if it was self inflicted

9:10 am

jbp

thanks all.

9:10 am

jbp

found another one... opp of DOWN and a thing you might throw in a pub

9:11 am

musicmom

go jbp go

9:11 am

musicmom

go jbp go

9:11 am

abe79

again, thanks jbp. would have never found that one

9:11 am

jbp

another one sounds like possessive pronoun + the place where you store stuff up top of your house

9:11 am

jbp

i'm telling you, it's the log!

9:12 am

abe79

i'm too lazy to read the old logs, so appreciate your 'interpretations'

9:12 am

ch1212

mattygroves, just read your profile and it occured to me --- there are many, many babblers who are fans of science fiction. I noticed the same thing at a seminary library where theology students had a shelf of books they brought from home -- almost all were either science fiction or thrillers. I think there is a correlation between sci-fi and intelligence. Makes sense. Just rambling here...

9:13 am

SoyTalento

so whomever doesn't like sci-fi isn't intelligent?

9:13 am

jbp

abe... well, i'm pretty lazy too, but I still have yet to finsih a whole puzzle....

9:13 am

SoyTalento

*whoever

9:13 am

academiannut

anyone have a tr 9 clue?

9:13 am

Jera

LOL, I just found a word by typo... gotta love those...

9:14 am

jbp

plural of one of the tr 8 ones

9:14 am

ch1212

!! Lol soytalento! I wouldn't say that :D

9:14 am

musicmom

nope my biggest tr is a 7

9:14 am

musicmom

I've done that Jera

9:14 am

mattygroves

Works for me... ;) Last episode of the second season of Battlestar Gallactica here - and of course, we have the second season of Doctor Who running at the moment. And Jack's coming back to Stargate!

9:14 am

Atalante

mmm yes, lots of sci-fic and fantasy fans lurking around here!

9:14 am

academiannut

i think sci fi goes with a particular kind of mindset - one open to bizarre and unusual possiblities. i love it.

9:14 am

academiannut

oops i have no tr 8 yet

9:15 am

ch1212

One day several babblers had a discussion about science fiction authors, and I noticed it then too.

9:15 am

ch1212

good point, academianut :)

9:15 am

SoyTalento

bah im out

9:15 am

SoyTalento

bye

9:15 am

jbp

well, start with tr* (as in la la la) and add the 2 card

9:15 am

abe79

jbp- i t hink today is your day to finish. i can feel it

9:15 am

jbp

there's your 7.

9:15 am

jbp

then make it an agent, and pluralize it, etc

9:15 am

abe79

bye soytalento

9:16 am

jbp

from your mouth to god's ears, Abe

9:16 am

musicmom

I agree ch. I don't love Sci Fi but love thrillers. I have read sci fi and can appreciate it though.

9:16 am

academiannut

course only found babble cause my favorite fantasy author (robin hobb) plays sometimes.

9:16 am

abe79

:)

9:16 am

Ouwachita

DONE...anyone need a clue??

9:16 am

ch1212

Congrats Ouwachita! Fireworks for you!!

9:16 am

jbp

for what it's worth, i still have 110 to go

9:16 am

musicmom

Thanks for the tr clues. BRB

9:16 am

Axl13

Me ...

9:16 am

Axl13

9 letters ...

9:16 am

abe79

yay ouwachita!

9:17 am

jbp

woohoo, Ouwachita!!

9:17 am

academiannut

hnmm. i'm gonna come back tot he tr 9 and get back to work for now.

9:17 am

ch1212

bye academianut

9:19 am

jbp

anyone have any eu clues??

9:20 am

Jera

Does anyone have a handy clue for the da8, please?

9:20 am

ch1212

sorry jera, not there

9:20 am

Jera

Oh, & the de8, as well?

9:20 am

musicmom

I don't have it jera

9:20 am

musicmom

eu+ a tear in fabric+vowel

9:21 am

Ouwachita

da8....places where you might store lots of information

9:21 am

jbp

the de8 is de+ rhymes with really pissed off female goddesses

9:22 am

jbp

i need the eu 6/24...

9:22 am

musicmom

Just clued it jbp 9:20

9:22 am

Jera

*searches in vain for goddesses... pissed off or otherwise*

9:23 am

jbp

musicmom, i have that one

9:23 am

Ouwachita

eu6/24 is opposite of a sleep disorder

9:23 am

musicmom

are there two?

9:23 am

Jera

Yes, there are 2 eu6's

9:23 am

musicmom

aha!

9:23 am

jbp

the monkey book ______________ George

9:23 am

jbp

sounds like the pissed off goddesses

9:23 am

lianakate

Hmmm...what kind of goddess? Greek, Roman, Egyptian..Hindu?

9:24 am

jbp

either greek or latin... sort of like the norns, the fates and the ___________

9:24 am

Atalante

Greek

9:25 am

Jera

Oooooooh... cu6/24?

9:25 am

lianakate

ty...(searches mind for info from 50 yrs ago)

9:25 am

jbp

yep\

9:25 am

jbp

i don't get the lseep disorder one

9:25 am

musicmom

me either jbp

9:25 am

Jera

Thanks... got the de, just need the da...

9:26 am

Jera

No wonder I couldn't find a goddess...

9:26 am

jbp

which da Jera

9:26 am

Jera

I'm easily confused...

9:26 am

musicmom

did you see the clue a little while ago Jera?

9:26 am

Jera

Still the da8...

9:26 am

jbp

i don't have that one either...weh

9:26 am

jbp

and I'm still seeking eu6

9:27 am

musicmom

da8 start with what you go on - e

9:27 am

musicmom

add the zodiac sign

9:28 am

Jera

Yes, the information clue didn't click for me...

9:28 am

jbp

start with what you go on???

9:28 am

jbp

omg, i just got it

9:28 am

jbp

thanks musicmom

9:28 am

ch1212

jbp I wondered too, but she means like an outing with a romantic partner

9:28 am

Jera

All I can think of for that is library... don't get me started with what you go on, LOL

9:28 am

musicmom

with your boy or girl friend on a friday night

9:28 am

jbp

i don't generally go on those

9:28 am

lianakate

I think I need a break..my mind is godless uh, less..ty for the help..bbl. :)

9:29 am

musicmom

today's da4 is 6/16/06 - e

9:29 am

Jera

Got it... now it makes sense...

9:29 am

Jera

dataries

9:29 am

jbp

hee hee, Jera

9:29 am

Jera

OH <expletive deleted>

9:29 am

musicmom

yep that's it <G>

9:29 am

ch1212

:) Jera...

9:29 am

Jera

My first time was a doozy, LOL

9:30 am

ch1212

always nice to know I'm not the only one...

9:31 am

Jera

*red-faced, decides to take a break*

9:31 am

musicmom

don't worry about it Jera

9:31 am

Jera

I'm going to go play with my son... he has play-dough & cookie cutters...

9:31 am

ch1212

ah, jera ((( )))

9:32 am

musicmom

FUN Jera!

9:32 am

jbp

wa 8??

9:33 am

jbp

never mind, i monkey typed it

9:33 am

disneyjessi

Jera...the first time i played someone got mad at me cause i did that...so i am so not upset by that, i needed that one anyway :) thanks

9:33 am

musicmom

a clue jbp? That is the only w I'm missing

9:34 am

jbp

someone who goes hither and yon aimlessly wa*****

9:34 am

jbp

but I think there may be a second wa8, and I don't have that one

9:35 am

disneyjessi

wow..good clue jbp

9:35 am

musicmom

That is a 7 jbp

9:35 am

jbp

how often does one get to say hither or yon

9:35 am

jbp

oops, you're right musicmom... math, not so much

9:35 am

musicmom

once a fortnight jbp

9:36 am

musicmom

I had that one - only way I knew

9:36 am

jbp

;-)

9:36 am

SoyTalento

w8 is a monkey

9:36 am

disneyjessi

lol, u guys r silly

9:36 am

SoyTalento

i cant get away from this game ;_;

9:36 am

jbp

soy... not up on my monkey names

9:36 am

jbp

soy, why EVER would you want to leave? ;-)

9:36 am

abe79

yeah soy, thought you went away! but glad to have you back

9:37 am

SoyTalento

add two vowels to your longest w

9:37 am

SoyTalento

i actually need to get myself to work

9:37 am

musicmom

got it!!! whoohooo!!!

9:37 am

abe79

add vowels to our w6?

9:38 am

abe79

ooohhh, i got it

9:38 am

SoyTalento

yup

9:38 am

musicmom

yep my last post is a clue

9:38 am

abe79

thanks soy! get thee to work!

9:38 am

SoyTalento

hehehe musicmom

9:38 am

jbp

woo hoo!!!! thanks soy!

9:38 am

abe79

lol musicmom

9:38 am

SoyTalento

later guys, im closing the laptop or ill get lured in again

9:39 am

clairemcg

dupe

9:39 am

clairemcg

hiya

9:40 am

disneyjessi

hi claire

9:40 am

musicmom

hi clair

9:40 am

musicmom

e

9:40 am

abe79

hey claire

9:40 am

jbp

is there a p i 7

9:40 am

clairemcg

just started not got any wrds yet

9:41 am

jbp

piraties

9:41 am

jbp

oops

9:42 am

musicmom

any help with the at words?

9:43 am

abe79

at 5 an architecture word

9:43 am

jbp

i don't have any of the at ones

9:44 am

abe79

sounds like part of the heart

9:44 am

jbp

good one able

9:44 am

musicmom

Thanks abe

9:44 am

abe79

yw. that;s my only at this point

9:44 am

musicmom

got the other one. When you are on vacation you are at5/12

9:44 am

Atalante

a + tr4/5

9:45 am

abe79

thanks musicmom and atalante

9:45 am

jbp

good one music mom --never would have got that one

9:45 am

abe79

first grayed box of the day. a minor celebration is in order

9:46 am

musicmom

hurray abe!

9:46 am

ch1212

applause in a minor key for abe!

9:46 am

musicmom

I have 97 left and have gone to the list. I need to finish. Tuesday is a teaching day for me.

9:46 am

jbp

pi 7??

9:46 am

abe79

thanks guys, you make me smile on such a gray day

9:47 am

abe79

jbp. illegal music aquisition

9:47 am

musicmom

in the way of a robber of the high seas

9:47 am

jbp

abe, that's a 6

9:47 am

jbp

omg, thanks music mom.

9:48 am

musicmom

but I needed it - thanks abe

9:48 am

abe79

pluralize

9:48 am

jbp

all y'all rock, if I don't say it enough!

9:48 am

jfarber

Have you any u's? I hate seeing those zeros in my boxes.

9:48 am

abe79

thanks jbp, you rock too!

9:49 am

musicmom

Yeah! Now I have all my 8s

9:49 am

abe79

me too musicmom. **minor celebration for us**

9:49 am

jbp

i have 2 u ones... opp of DOWN + opp of hello

9:49 am

jbp

and opp of DOWN and a thing you throw towards a circular target hanging on the wall

9:50 am

ch1212

okay, I've typed in everything I can think of for that pi7, but the word I'm thinking of for copying music illegally / pi***** of the high seas just doesn't work -- there is no 'e' attached to the beverage letter.

9:50 am

jbp

ch1212... an AK-47 is an autom**** weapon

9:50 am

musicmom

ch --- use the ending of a small parasite (deer t**) instead

9:50 am

Atalante

think about the high Cs not the high seas, ch1212 :P

9:51 am

jbp

those **** are your last 4 letters

9:51 am

jfarber

how about this for pi7: sounds like a bloodsucking insect on fire?

9:51 am

ch1212

aaahhh... thanks atalante and musicmom!

9:51 am

musicmom

ur+upper room of a house - one consonant

9:51 am

jbp

jfarber,

9:51 am

jbp

awesome

9:51 am

Lamancha

extremist thievery on the high seas....

9:51 am

ch1212

good one, jfarber!

9:51 am

ch1212

got it guys

9:51 am

jfarber

thx, folks.

9:52 am

ch1212

Lamancha, is that your son? He's adorable!

9:52 am

jfarber

and thanks for the us, too.

9:52 am

ch1212

but please don't tell me you named him Don Quixote :)

9:52 am

Lamancha

He He, its me.....

9:52 am

jfarber

um, that's the U's.

9:53 am

Lamancha

Lost the adorable bit a few decades ago.....

9:53 am

ch1212

You were an absolute darling --- hey everyone, click on Lamancha's icon to see the larger pic

9:53 am

jbp

i need some u words too

9:54 am

inge

whoever wanted a un word: un = DA 4

9:54 am

inge

THATS SUPPOSED TO BE APLUS SIGN

9:54 am

disneyjessi

i need 184 more words..agh..and my 5yo is in time out next to me...

9:54 am

musicmom

How do I get un?

9:54 am

jfarber

must be missing a da 4, then.

9:54 am

Lamancha

Good question musicmom!

9:55 am

jbp

Inge, I need whatever da4 that is, b/c none of mine work

9:55 am

jfarber

un?

9:55 am

jbp

what musicmom said.

9:55 am

inge

the other two un's are un + what we say when we leave the grid, not later but

9:55 am

Atalante

up + da4 really :)

9:55 am

jbp

updata

9:55 am

jfarber

oh, n/m -- had it as UP.

9:55 am

jbp

oo[s

9:56 am

jbp

i have that one, then. I apparently need 3 u words

9:56 am

ch1212

bbl -- have to run out for a bit

9:56 am

Lamancha

WooHoo, I got a U!

9:56 am

jfarber

up up UP! argh.

9:56 am

jfarber

I got u...under my skin...

9:56 am

CJ25

'oscar' not in the dictionary!
Tsk tsk

9:57 am

jfarber

neither is Wendy. or wanda.

9:57 am

CJ25

But Oscar is an awat as well as a name

9:57 am

inge

I am retiring again, thee is no un only three ups!!! sorry

9:57 am

Lamancha

But my favourite comic is..... go figure

9:57 am

CJ25

award even

9:58 am

abe79

i have up 5/ and up6. what up am i missing?

9:59 am

jfarber

award names are proper names, aren't they?

9:59 am

jbp

abe, there are 2 up6 ones

9:59 am

jfarber

me, too, abe. anyone help?

9:59 am

jbp

one is in your house, on top, where you store your stuff

9:59 am

jfarber

have the up+sharp throwie.

9:59 am

jbp

missing a t

9:59 am

jbp

i like "sharp throwie"

9:59 am

CJ25

I accept this Oscar for my hard work (not) at Babble

9:59 am

musicmom

do you have the ur +upper room in your house?

10:00 am

abe79

thanks jbp, so i'm missing up 6, not the throwie

10:00 am

jfarber

upper room? guess not...

10:00 am

jbp

not your basement, but your **** minus a middle t

10:01 am

jfarber

I have uR plus that room...

10:01 am

abe79

i have the upper room on as well

10:01 am

jfarber

but still not uP6...

10:01 am

jfarber

assuming there are 2 up6.

10:01 am

jbp

oh, i don't have a up6

10:02 am

jfarber

that's the sharp throwie.

10:02 am

jfarber

but something...argh. Might be time for the licketyclues.

10:03 am

jbp

right, but i don't have another one

10:03 am

jbp

yeah, i hear ya

10:03 am

musicmom

much easier with lickety:-))

10:03 am

jfarber

Sigh. Least I made it past the "100 left" mark before going there.

10:03 am

jfarber

Sigh. Least I made it past the "100 left" mark before going there.

10:04 am

jfarber

Sure --b ut so much more challenging to do as much as possible w/out.

10:05 am

musicmom

I agree. I try to do as many as possible without

10:05 am

Anniebrook

help! how do i refresh this page. is there an icon to click?

10:06 am

jbp

is the logg messed up?

10:07 am

CJ25

refresh it as you would normall refresh a page

10:07 am

musicmom

yes I'm having trouble with the site. Be back later to finish.

10:07 am

Anniebrook

i really dont know

10:08 am

abe79

mine just crashed too

10:08 am

Anniebrook

lol how do you normally refresh a page? i really dont know how.

10:08 am

jbp

F5 button

10:09 am

disneyjessi

on the top of the screen next to the house icon are two green arrows on a piece of paper that's refresh

10:09 am

Anniebrook

jbp.....thank you. just did.

10:10 am

Anniebrook

disneyjessi, thank you, also

10:10 am

mattygroves

F5 will refresh as well (the button above your number keys - the function keys)

10:11 am

Anniebrook

mattygroves, thank you, too

10:13 am

disneyjessi

i need help w/some e's plz..

10:16 am

CareBear_Ciao

Hello Matty! This IS addictive

10:19 am

jbp

ducar

10:19 am

musicmom

es5?

10:19 am

jbp

oops

10:20 am

scatty

69 to go, am having a break, fingers gone numb

10:20 am

jbp

don'thave es 5, but would love a clue

10:20 am

Charm

er4/4=god of love.

10:20 am

blindeye

204 to go woo hoo

10:20 am

musicmom

bye scatty

10:20 am

bookgrrl

es5 = snails -got

10:20 am

jbp

thanks bookgrrrl

10:21 am

bookgrrl

yw

10:21 am

musicmom

thank you bookgrrl

10:21 am

abe79

hi blindeye

10:21 am

musicmom

CRUD that wasn't want I was missing. I need the other eu 6.

10:21 am

blindeye

hi abe

10:22 am

bookgrrl

don't have that one, musicmom; sorry

10:22 am

jbp

e need the ed 4

10:22 am

musicmom

How about the first du5/16? Thanks bookgrrl

10:23 am

musicmom

I have ed5 e+heater vents (du4)

10:23 am

jbp

musicmom du 6/16, think old galleons of pirate du**** as currency

10:23 am

jfarber

you mean, the greek playwright minus the -des ending, musicmom?

10:23 am

jfarber

(for eu6)

10:24 am

jbp

thanks musicmom

10:24 am

musicmom

I have that one jfarber - I need the other one

10:24 am

blindeye

200 now

10:24 am

musicmom

yw

10:24 am

blindeye

god i'm bad at this

10:24 am

blindeye

so many words to find...but i just donb't see them...practice practice

10:25 am

musicmom

got the du YES!

10:25 am

jbp

i need the first du4

10:26 am

musicmom

what you do to copy a record to tape (showing my age)

10:26 am

jfarber

jpb: he du** music, adding beats.

10:26 am

jbp

never mind I paid my du** and found it

10:28 am

blindeye

and plus i type as fast as sap off of a tree in january

10:28 am

blindeye

lol

10:28 am

blindeye

which isn't last fast

10:28 am

mattygroves

Told ya Carebear_Ciao - say hello to her, everyone!

10:28 am

jbp

now i need the last du 4/6... i have the one that rhymes with hiccups

10:28 am

abe79

i have the eu greek author, may i have a clue to the other?

10:29 am

bex777

hiya everyone! :)

10:29 am

musicmom

something very strong is du4 able

10:30 am

jbp

thanks musicmom

10:30 am

musicmom

hi bex

10:30 am

snowyowl

hi all including Carebear! Life as you know it has now ended! LOL Welcome to the addiction of the century!

10:30 am

Greg44

can somoeone give me a 9 letter word?

10:31 am

blindeye

youu can say that again snowy

10:31 am

musicmom

Okay - I need to go for a while. Lesson plans to review and laundry to do. 50 words left so I will be back.

10:31 am

jbp

any of the ir words?

10:31 am

Charm

se9/60 = se4/5 (cult) + sign of the ram.

10:32 am

snowyowl

bye MM

10:32 am

abe79

see you later musicmom

10:32 am

tndaisy1960

Good morning Babblers:)

10:32 am

abe79

hi daisy

10:32 am

tndaisy1960

hi abe:)

10:32 am

snowyowl

hi tndaisy

10:33 am

Charm

ir5/12 = ir + lemon*** (drink). IR6 is pl.

10:33 am

tndaisy1960

hi snowy:)

10:33 am

jbp

thanks, Charm!

10:33 am

tndaisy1960

what a grid!

10:33 am

Charm

yw

10:34 am

tndaisy1960

I'll have to play on paper I suppose...have plenty to do today, and don't want to screw up my rank, but still want to try to play

10:34 am

snowyowl

trying to get as much as piossible done as I have yet another long meeting to go to in few hours.

10:34 am

jbp

how about the os?

10:34 am

tndaisy1960

part of it depends on what he's doing today, and it looks like...not much

10:34 am

jbp

never mind,

10:35 am

jbp

got it right as I hit enter

10:37 am

blindeye

lol ...i had no idea that there was ranking....i just looked at mine and i'm still laughing at how low i am on the scale

10:37 am

blindeye

lol

10:37 am

jbp

how about the ps one?

10:37 am

blindeye

curies

10:37 am

blindeye

oops

10:37 am

jbp

yeah, i don't even want to think about ranking...

10:38 am

SamanthaJoy

Am I the only one who desperately wants to find "Scadian" in this puzzle? Even though I KNOW it won't be in the dictionary?

10:38 am

jbp

no, AmJoy, you are not alone

10:38 am

snowyowl

I gave up on the rankings ages ago, the way its done now, if you miss a few grids you go way down.

10:39 am

tndaisy1960

well...I should be that way...but numbers are kinda my "thing"...I'm one of these weirdos that can remember phone numbers from 20 years ago...car tags...

10:39 am

Charm

ps-false or nearly (ps***o).

10:40 am

mattygroves

I don't worry about rankings - I just don't have enough time to finish many puzzles.

10:40 am

jbp

charm, I would *swear* that I typed it... but obviously not so much...THANKS!

10:41 am

snowyowl

LOL tn! I am hopeless with numbers! I'm OK with phone numbers, but everything else is a nightmare!

10:41 am

Charm

yw - Glad to help - I'm struggling today.

10:41 am

jbp

how about the pu5 16?

10:41 am

mattygroves

ps false? Huh?

10:41 am

SamanthaJoy

As usual, it's the stinking 4-letter words that are kicking my butt :(

10:42 am

ARB

pu 5/16 is the plural of the pu 4 before it

10:42 am

Charm

pu4/7 - a dark red color. pu5/16 is pl.

10:42 am

jbp

no, wait, I got the pu 5

10:42 am

snowyowl

jbp - do you have the pu4/7/ if so its the plural (colour)

10:42 am

SamanthaJoy

The pu 5/16 is a plural of the pu 4

10:42 am

jbp

ugh, i need to take a rest here

10:42 am

jbp

thanks arb and samjoy

10:42 am

jbp

and snowy

10:42 am

jbp

and charm

10:42 am

jbp

;-)

10:42 am

snowyowl

LOL!

10:43 am

Charm

Hi, snowy. how are you?

10:43 am

jbp

quite the teamwork we have going on !!

10:43 am

tndaisy1960

I thought that ps would end in a round vowel...hmmm...I know what the word is though...just odd

10:43 am

snowyowl

Hi Charm -I'm OK thanks, busy with the littlies but OK otherwise. Is all well with you?

10:44 am

Charm

I think the same as you. My little guy is having his big 4th (yikes) birthday on Saturday. So I'm trying to think what to do for him.

10:45 am

CJ25

Cherm - try a art party

10:45 am

CJ25

Charm even

10:45 am

Charm

And clean up afterwards?!?!?

10:46 am

mattygroves

PS help please (that's not postscript!)

10:46 am

CJ25

get them to clear up - they should be learning to tidy up hehe

10:46 am

snowyowl

The time flies doesn't it? LOL my baby is 25 in November!!!!! The littlies here are my 5 grandchildren!

10:46 am

CJ25

There are places you can go to where they can paint pots and such like - mugs

10:47 am

Charm

CJ 25 - not a bad idea. Might have to look into it. Although his only request is ice cream cake. and plenty of it!

10:47 am

tndaisy1960

my "baby" will be 16 on the 25th...I'll have to celebrate with her when she gets here in July...

10:47 am

SamanthaJoy

Does anyone have the three middle SCs? The two fives and the six?

10:47 am

snowyowl

Do you have a hall you could hire -then although you have to clean up its not your floors that get wrecked! I had 21 under 3s here once for a party and had to buy new carpet! aftervthat it was always the church hall!

10:48 am

mattygroves

PS!!!!!! Helpppppp

10:48 am

Charm

Mattygroves - ps***o - something that's nearly something else or can be mistaken for something else.

10:48 am

mattygroves

Doh - I got confused be the previous clue...

10:49 am

mattygroves

Thanks

10:49 am

Charm

Snowy - NOT 21 toddlers! I'm thinking more along the lines of half a dozen or so running fast and loose in my hovel....

10:49 am

jbp

i'm breaking. c y'all later.

10:50 am

mattygroves

My daughter is 15 in nearly 3 weeks. How time flies...

10:50 am

snowyowl

bye jbp

10:50 am

nrkii

samantha, on of those sc's rhymes with a valentines day symbol

10:50 am

Angelsong

bu4?

10:50 am

nrkii

the other 5 sounds like S + policeman

10:51 am

nrkii

and the 6 is plural S+police man

10:51 am

lianakate

err..I hate to say it..but MY baby just turned 40.(omg when did she get to be MY age!!)

10:51 am

SamanthaJoy

I'd just gotten those, thanks. Now I'm down to the sc 5/14 and I'm well and truly bamboozled.

10:51 am

Charm

My mother's baby just turned 40 too! you think SHE feels old. lol

10:51 am

snowyowl

LOl Cahrm I did have 21 toddlers! - but only once! How about endless games then or hire a bouncy castle? We also found that doing 'real meals' instead of party food is less messy.

10:52 am

lianakate

CHARM!!! Hush, lol.

10:52 am

nrkii

samantha, sounds like what you get when you have a bad wound

10:52 am

Charm

Definitely doing 'real' food - also inviting the parents to help keep the tykes in line.

10:52 am

lianakate

My oldest just turned 45.

10:53 am

snowyowl

Lianakate! - When I got to 50, I was moaning to my mum about it and she said 'how the he88 do you think I feel then!

10:53 am

lianakate

I have 9 grands, and TWO gr grands..and yet, and yet..I am young still..(not looking in mirror)

10:53 am

dl88

SamanthaJoy - the reult of a healed wound and add the 5th vowel in the middle

10:53 am

lianakate

HAHAHA..snowy..I like youre MUM.

10:54 am

nrkii

angel, bu4 is BU+**Y of sunshine

10:54 am

smithchick

Hey, nrkii...Don't you ever sleep?

10:55 am

lianakate

i have depressed myself...Growing old..is NOT fun..no matter what THEY tell you.

10:55 am

nrkii

smith, right back at ya!

10:55 am

smithchick

liana...You aren't old!

10:55 am

nrkii

I'm at work now, but wanted to get part of the babble day done

10:56 am

nrkii

I'm halfway, and going to stop till after work

10:56 am

Charm

Lianakate - you need something with a kick to pick you up. cheesecake, anyone?

10:56 am

smithchick

I don't sleep...I just become more and more irritable!Catch you later, nrkii!

10:56 am

lianakate

Smith..I am not??????? when does it start to set in?..when you get Medicare?

10:56 am

snowyowl

we've got 5 grandchildren -I definately don't feel old enough to be a granny but I LOVE it! I don't intend being old EVER!! My grandmother was the youngest 92 year old you could meet. I intend being aa disgraceful as is legel!

10:56 am

nrkii

ooh, just got the YO HO HO words -- now I'll stop!

10:57 am

snowyowl

as is legal even!

10:57 am

lianakate

"when I am old I shall wear purple..with a red hat that doesnt suit.

10:57 am

snowyowl

Thats the ticket Liana! Who's poem is that?

10:58 am

hetty

Hi everyone. Dont want to boast, but I have SIX grandchildren. And as for wearing purple, I've worn it all my life, so what does that say? Forever old?

10:59 am

snowyowl

Oh no hetty - forever young surely1

10:59 am

abe79

hi hetty

11:00 am

susanj2

Does anyone have the eu 6/24?

11:00 am

smithchick

My mom just turned 60 has toe rings, tattoes and wears ankle bracelets. She's cool. My five sisters and I won't let her get old. Alzheimer's runs in our family so we're going to make sure we fool it by making it think she is too young!

11:01 am

Charm

eu6/24= (earlier clue) greek playright minus -des.

11:01 am

abe79

charm, do you have the other eu?

11:02 am

Charm

sorry, abe - but on a roll with the b's at the moment!

11:02 am

abe79

go for it charm!

11:02 am

hetty

a\lso, lianakate, our eldest just turned 52. and. snowyowl, I was trying to be funny--you know? inverting the cliche? As for the poem-When I am old I
shall wear purple", student introduced ut to me in 1979 as something she had found in a magazine. A few years later it was EVERYWHERE

11:03 am

snowyowl

My grandmother was a total rebel! spent all her time undermining my mum! LOL we had fun -it's what I'm doing now -not in a serious way of course -just the fun things! She was also ace at getting the vicar drunk because he was to polite to refuse her killer gin and tonics! I have a fridge magnet that says 'Welcome to grandma's - children spoiled while you wait!

11:03 am

smithchick

LOL, snowy!

11:05 am

hetty

My mother was one of 7 sisters, al of whol could sing except the one who used to impersonate the vicar when it came her turn to perform at parties. For remi8nding me of her, snowyowl, I thank you, One of our daughters resembles her strikingly. Genes are wonderful, are they not.

11:05 am

lianakate

sorry..i had to answer the phone..I think the poem was written by Jenny Jones..not sure, but a framed copy of it has graced my walls since I was 50..

11:07 am

lianakate

btw..i wear thongs for underwear..ha, ankle bracelets..and thumb rings..My grandkids SHREIKED when I told them I wanted thongs for Christmas..but I got em..HAHAHAHA

11:07 am

smithchick

Woo! You go liana...Although I couldn't stand wearing thongs. Most uncomfortable.

11:07 am

72 Temple Owl

hi everyone! i have wa8, tr8/55 X 2, pi8/50...can i please have some help on the missing?

11:07 am

Praes

When I Am An Old Woman.com welcomes you to learn about the popular poem Warning, by Jenny Joseph.

11:07 am

lianakate

my picture was taken when I was 63..if you can see it. Am rarely guessed at much over 50..GENETICS

11:08 am

smithchick

Hey, TO!

11:08 am

snowyowl

LOL hetty - such fun1 My grandmother had 6 sisters & 2 brothers and they were friends all their lives. She was the last to go and missed them all. we had wonderful parties as my grandparents lived with us and they all did a 'turn'. Best nights we ever had. all my friends loved them when we were teenagers - knocked the disco right offf the board.

11:08 am

smithchick

Hello, Praes...

11:08 am

72 Temple Owl

hey gang! sneaking in a few at lunch! but i'm off 1 day for the theme!

11:08 am

lianakate

Chicki..i find them very comfortable..

11:08 am

abe79

to, you are missing da 8 and de 8

11:09 am

Praes

Hello. Smithchick

11:09 am

72 Temple Owl

and i'll assume the de is a prefix..

11:09 am

Praes

just getting started on the grid :)

11:09 am

snowyowl

thankyou Praes

11:09 am

abe79

unsure. they are random, i can clue you if you want

11:09 am

smithchick

I'm too busy chatting to get too far.

11:09 am

dinksbumps

need some help here

11:10 am

Praes

welcome snowy

11:10 am

smithchick

I haven't even made one whole pass through yet.

11:10 am

SamanthaJoy

This puzzle is killing me.

11:10 am

dinksbumps

I cannot find the last word beginning with B

11:10 am

lianakate

well..time to get going..all I found were 147 words..I dont use lickety..Thanks for the fun, ladies..HUGS

11:10 am

snowyowl

hi TO & bye -must prepare an early diinner as i have the horrible meeting to go to be back MUCH later- Happy babbling all

11:10 am

Praes

I understand smith, my work is constantly interupting me. Geez!

11:10 am

smithchick

Bye, liana!

11:11 am

lianakate

later, snowy..good to see you..:)

11:11 am

72 Temple Owl

bye, sister snowy!! : )

11:11 am

smithchick

Bye, snowy!

11:11 am

72 Temple Owl

well ok - a clue for the de please,,,ty!

11:11 am

Charm

later, snowy....

11:11 am

lianakate

bye chicky..et al..xoxoxox

11:11 am

abe79

de + she who discovered radon+ plural

11:11 am

snowyowl

bye liana it was good to be here aain with you too.

11:12 am

72 Temple Owl

ty abe! chick - r u going, too?

11:12 am

Praes

i learned something in science

11:13 am

smithchick

Nope, I'm here for a while...

11:13 am

72 Temple Owl

does anyone have a clue for the other eu?

11:13 am

smithchick

I should be cleaning my house, but the little boogers that I gave birth to messed it up, so I'll make them clean it when they get home.

11:14 am

smithchick

Don't have the other eu.

11:16 am

72 Temple Owl

i have 53 left and only 15 minutes...might be time for a list

11:17 am

smithchick

Maybe so, TO...I've still got 107 left or I'd help you, but I probably have nothing you don't.

11:18 am

dinksbumps

I have 95 left

11:18 am

72 Temple Owl

the d's are the worst

11:18 am

Praes

no fair, just started 200 left

11:19 am

smithchick

Yeah, I'm still missing 9 of them.

11:19 am

dromano66

can only find one of the eu's

11:20 am

dinksbumps

give us a clue for the eu

11:20 am

72 Temple Owl

greek playwright - des

11:21 am

dinksbumps

please

11:22 am

dromano66

please

11:22 am

dinksbumps

eura

11:23 am

dinksbumps

sorry

11:23 am

mattygroves

I've only got one as well.

11:23 am

dinksbumps

come on matty give us a clue

11:24 am

Greg44

euripi

11:24 am

musicmom

I think we all have the same one dinks

11:24 am

dinksbumps

upes

11:24 am

musicmom

to gave the clue

11:24 am

musicmom

Greg just typed it

11:24 am

dromano66

eupn.....other one

11:25 am

smithchick

Got that one...need another one.

11:25 am

Charm

eu6 = eu + sleep disorder (minus the initial a)

11:25 am

musicmom

TY charm!

11:25 am

smithchick

Whoa...What kind of word is that? TY, charm!!

11:25 am

mattygroves

Good clue, Charm - thanks!

11:26 am

Charm

yw - just got it myself.

11:26 am

musicmom

how about the first sc5/16?

11:27 am

Greg44

can I get a 9 letter word clue

11:27 am

musicmom

se9 -- religious groups + zodiac sign

12:13 pm

smithchick

Has anyone else been unable to get on for a while?

12:13 pm

Dr_God

I really apologize for all the server problems lately, folks. There is a gremlin hiding on the server somewhere, and I've been pulling my hair out this past week or two trying to find it. No luck so far. :(

12:13 pm

abe79

yes, i just got back on after an hour

12:13 pm

abe79

stupid gremlin

12:14 pm

smithchick

Well, since I'm completely inept when it comes to technology, I'm not sayin' a word!

12:14 pm

abe79

i'm just happy to be back! you're the best, dr. god

12:14 pm

smithchick

Except that I was having severe withdrawal symptoms!

12:14 pm

abe79

me too! i kept staring at the blank screen../i was forced to do work!

12:15 pm

hannah lou

is sha here

12:15 pm

hannah lou

?

12:15 pm

smithchick

terribly distressing!

12:20 pm

musicmom

Sounds liek I wasn't the only one who got booted.

12:21 pm

musicmom

glad it wasn't personal:-))

12:21 pm

abe79

dr. god said there is a gremlin in the system somewhere

12:21 pm

musicmom

Greg44 are you still here?

12:22 pm

musicmom

Need to refresh - lost my word likst

12:22 pm

musicmom

list

12:24 pm

Angelsong

de8, please?

12:25 pm

abe79

de + she who discovered radon + plural

12:25 pm

smithchick

de + cu6/24

12:25 pm

musicmom

de+plural madam cu5

12:26 pm

ExWren

I was panicking, I thought it was my computer at risk

12:26 pm

musicmom

The first re6/24?

12:26 pm

abe79

welcome back exwren!

12:26 pm

ExWren

mind you, I was struggling with the re's at the time, I was blaming them!

12:27 pm

abe79

those cursed re's

12:27 pm

smithchick

I was just panicking because I thought I was going to have to do something constructive.

12:27 pm

abe79

i hate being constructive at work

12:28 pm

musicmom

constructiveness is overrated

12:28 pm

smithchick

I'm at home where it is apparently even harder for me to be constructive. I'm supposed to be doing either work work or housework.

12:28 pm

musicmom

I did laundry while the server was down

12:28 pm

smithchick

I sat at the computer looking bereft.

12:29 pm

smithchick

Got up a couple of times to do something and forgot what I got up for, so sat back down.

12:29 pm

smithchick

I'm having headache issues. It seems the only thing I'm capable of while having a headache is babbling!

12:31 pm

musicmom

smith - sorry to hear about the headaches

12:31 pm

smithchick

They aren't too bad, it is just hard for me to concentrate.

12:34 pm

abe79

is your screen to bright or the print too small? sometimes when i babble a lot i have to make the letters slightly larger

12:35 pm

musicmom

no help with the re6/24? The first one?

12:35 pm

smithchick

I'm taking myself off of an antidepressant, and I'm wondering if that has something to do with them.

12:35 pm

sha

evening all hows the grid today?

12:35 pm

smithchick

I don't have any re6's yet. Sorry. Hey, sha.

12:35 pm

musicmom

It really isn't too bad sha

12:36 pm

abe79

mm i have re 6/24 related to ambulance?

12:36 pm

smithchick

Hanna was looking for you earlier.

12:36 pm

abe79

hi sha

12:36 pm

sha

kk thanx smithchick

12:36 pm

musicmom

Thanks Abe --- I need the one before that. After something happens again and before re recording

12:36 pm

sha

ello abe

12:36 pm

abe79

hmm, then we're in the same boat :)

12:37 pm

blondie

hi all

12:37 pm

abe79

hi blondie

12:37 pm

sha

hi han

12:37 pm

musicmom

Think I'm going to go. Need to get the kids in about 25 minutes and then teach. I'll be back for my last 19 later.

12:37 pm

sha

hi blondie

12:38 pm

ExWren

re's DONE!

12:38 pm

abe79

see you later musicmom

12:38 pm

sha

dupe

12:38 pm

sha

oops sorry guys

12:38 pm

smithchick

later, musicmom
hi, blondie

12:38 pm

musicmom

EX --- can I please have a clue for the first re6/24? It is my last r word. haha

12:38 pm

musicmom

you guys thought I was leaving.

12:38 pm

ExWren

the end of the re6/24 is to peform on stage

12:39 pm

musicmom

I really am but I want this word.

12:40 pm

CadFan

Ohh thanks Wren that got it for me!

12:40 pm

ExWren

yw Cadfan, how about you mm?

12:40 pm

musicmom

ugh 3rd letter?

12:40 pm

smithchick

d

12:40 pm

ExWren

d

12:41 pm

musicmom

redar

12:41 pm

musicmom

crap

12:41 pm

musicmom

that isn't it:-)

12:41 pm

ExWren

I said to perform on stage, you don't dar

12:42 pm

musicmom

DUH I knew i needed a 6 but kept trying 5 letter words. I've got it now. Thank you!!!

12:42 pm

musicmom

Okay. 18 left - all s and t words. Be back later

12:44 pm

helenkeller

hi everyone !

12:44 pm

sha

bye musicmom

12:45 pm

sha

hi helen

12:45 pm

smithchick

Bye, musicmom...Hi helen

12:45 pm

helenkeller

hi, bye

12:45 pm

helenkeller

still 87 left after starting last night

12:47 pm

balletslippers

anyone else have a Babble freakout session a minute ago? I couldn't log on for about 20 minutes!

12:48 pm

smithchick

Yes, I thought I was going to die!

12:48 pm

smithchick

Just a little exaggeration.

12:48 pm

balletslippers

me too!

12:48 pm

YellowStripe

yeah, and right during my lunch break!

12:48 pm

balletslippers

I don't have much more time before work

12:48 pm

helenkeller

no, i just came over from sudoku, but dr-g was on there apologizing for the gremlins in the system, working on it, but afraid not very successfully

12:48 pm

helenkeller

lol smith !!!

12:48 pm

smithchick

Bummer, Yellow.

12:48 pm

balletslippers

tough job...

12:49 pm

YellowStripe

all is right now

12:49 pm

balletslippers

yep

12:55 pm

smithchick

Does anyone have the tr9?

12:56 pm

helenkeller

noooo

12:56 pm

Gadget

PUBE is a word in MY house!

12:56 pm

shorty

hey whats up

12:56 pm

smithchick

Hey, shorty...go, go Gadget!

12:56 pm

burke

smith> it sounds like wot presenters do.. they in.... a show..

12:56 pm

wurdygurl

how can atari not be a word...maybe I am aging myself...bt isnt that a gaming system

12:56 pm

smithchick

Sorry, couldn't resist!

12:56 pm

helenkeller

hi short

12:57 pm

smithchick

Okay, burke...I'll look...Hey, wurdy!

12:57 pm

smithchick

And hi, burke!

12:57 pm

wurdygurl

hey Smith!

12:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi guys!

12:58 pm

sha

hi temple

12:58 pm

helenkeller

ty burke - great clue

12:58 pm

dodge

the tr's never end. . . . . . .

12:58 pm

helenkeller

hiya temple

12:58 pm

smithchick

Hey again, TO.

12:59 pm

burke

np, smith, helen... just gonna be lurking around to surprise pple with clues =)

12:59 pm

smithchick

TY, burke!

1:03 pm

smithchick

Hm. I'm actually finished with the n's. I always struggle with them.

1:03 pm

hannah lou

hiya sha

1:03 pm

hannah lou

hiya sha

1:04 pm

hannah lou

ow many words u got left ??

1:05 pm

mattygroves

I'm back...course now I've lost everything I've put into lickety. *sigh*

1:05 pm

smithchick

Hey, matty...

1:05 pm

hannah lou

hey smithchick

1:06 pm

smithchick

Hey, hannah!

1:06 pm

smithchick

The c's and d's are ti** for which I hate the most today.

1:07 pm

hannah lou

hiya sha

1:07 pm

hannah lou

r u there

1:07 pm

balletslippers

come on... artic is a word!

1:08 pm

smithchick

She was here earlier, hannah...I told her you were looking for her.

1:08 pm

smithchick

arctic... I tried to make it work, too.

1:08 pm

mattygroves

It's spelled arctic - sorry!

1:08 pm

balletslippers

oh i knew that!

1:08 pm

balletslippers

not enough sleep i guess

1:10 pm

smithchick

I'm with you there, ballet. I guess I probably should use the list today, so I can finish at a decent hour and get some sleep tonight.

1:12 pm

inge

is that babbler who was lurking to give us clues still in the room? I am down to my last four and need some help with de 8/55 and tr 8/55/ Please

1:12 pm

smithchick

Burke, are you there?

1:13 pm

inge

Maybe Burke took a nap, since noone needed his help.

1:13 pm

smithchick

If there is only one de8/55 it is de+ cu6/24
If there is only one tr8/55 it is the singular of the tr9. the doer of 7/40

1:13 pm

capone

boo

1:14 pm

smithchick

Eeek

1:14 pm

smithchick

quiver

1:14 pm

smithchick

tremble

1:14 pm

smithchick

:)

1:14 pm

inge

the de will work, but there are two tr 8's

1:15 pm

sha

hiya han was just putting the baby to bed

1:15 pm

smithchick

Don't have it then. Sorry...

1:15 pm

shorty

m

1:15 pm

shorty

m

1:16 pm

smithchick

n,o,p

1:16 pm

capone

q r s

1:16 pm

Charm

Inge - the 2 tr8s are related, 1st is one who tr7, 2nd is present tense.

1:16 pm

hannah lou

ok

1:17 pm

hannah lou

how many words u done

1:17 pm

smithchick

Someone pass the fish please...I need it.

1:17 pm

sha

153 u?

1:17 pm

hannah lou

36 becouse it was playing up

1:18 pm

inge

That did it Charm. Thanks. I only need two ra's:

1:18 pm

inge

ra 5/14 and ra 6/21 (the one in the middle)

1:19 pm

Charm

ra6/21 = past tense of the opp. of lower?

1:20 pm

smithchick

Past tense of ra4/5, More provocative6/21

1:20 pm

Charm

ra5/14 - past tense of what Dale Earnhardt did?

1:21 pm

smithchick

More of 4/5

1:22 pm

ARB

Shalom everyone

1:23 pm

smithchick

Hello, ARB:)

1:24 pm

ARB

We just had 20 minutes of great fireworks on the Jaffa beachfront sponsored by the French embassy -- beautiful

1:24 pm

ARB

Better tha rockets and scuds, anyday!

1:24 pm

smithchick

How exciting, ARB! And didn't even have to finish babble to get it!

1:25 pm

ARB

Yup

1:26 pm

inge

Thanks smithckick and Charm, I got my fireworks.

1:27 pm

smithchick

YAY, inge!!!

1:28 pm

ARB

Go Go Inge

1:28 pm

inge

I was off the computer at lunchtime. Was there a server tantrum during that time?/ I couldnt get back on for the longest time.

1:28 pm

SamanthaJoy

I have nine left. I think I hate this grid

1:28 pm

helenkeller

well samantha, i have 49, i'd much rather be in your shoes

1:28 pm

inge

Can i help Samantha?

1:29 pm

smithchick

Yes there was...Dr_G says we got a gremlin problem.

1:30 pm

Charm

wa8?

1:30 pm

inge

My husband thought I should not have logged out. That getting back on is more strenuouis for the server. Is that true?

1:30 pm

inge

wa 8, take wa 6 and add two round vowels

1:30 pm

YellowStripe

any help on the up**?

1:30 pm

kkiln

any clues for ac 4/6?

1:31 pm

Cegasaturn

Sup andrew

1:31 pm

Cegasaturn

whats poppin home dog?

1:31 pm

ARB

wa 8 sounds like a strolling Australian marsupial

1:31 pm

Charm

Thanks, inge!

1:31 pm

burke

kkiln> what do u do when u scored highly for a test

1:31 pm

Cegasaturn

Atari isn't a word!?!?!?!?!

1:31 pm

Cegasaturn

why!

1:31 pm

dudutsai

hi

1:31 pm

KrisE

kkiln -- rhymes with the things you see with

1:31 pm

jitamea

hi everyone

1:32 pm

KrisE

oops. ignore me. I'm at wrok

1:32 pm

mattygroves

I hate re words. I have the last three...and that's it! ARGH!!!!

1:32 pm

Charm

tr9?

1:32 pm

smithchick

Hi all newcomers!

1:32 pm

ARB

kklin --ac 4/6 when a tennis star served and the other guy couldn't even return it

1:32 pm

inge

UP 5: UP +- saying farewell,

1:32 pm

KrisE

I only got 5 points for that one, arb

1:33 pm

mattygroves

No resit! That sucks!

1:33 pm

inge

up 4: up 5 minus e

1:33 pm

YellowStripe

thanks

1:33 pm

ARB

tr 9 is based on the tr r and tr 8 preceding it.

1:33 pm

KrisE

ac 4/6 think Latin plurals

1:34 pm

ARB

KrisE -- try the past tense

1:34 pm

Charm

ah, lovely, ARB! thanks much

1:34 pm

smithchick

I'm trying to finish up my vowels because I loathe them. I've still got three a's. Two from the top and one from the second row.

1:34 pm

KrisE

Ah - thanks, arb

1:34 pm

inge

Clue given this am for tr 8 was "person who puts on a play, change first two letters to tr

1:34 pm

ARB

Charm, yw

1:34 pm

mich_pdx

traducer

1:34 pm

mich_pdx

SORRY!!!!!

1:35 pm

smithchick

It's okay...Let him who is without sin...

1:35 pm

Cegasaturn

Andrew what's the biggest word?

1:35 pm

KrisE

It's a usability problem....

1:35 pm

dudutsai

i dont know

1:36 pm

ARB

Smithchick -- at 5/10 -- Latin for a central court, also pluiral for chambers of the heart, | think

1:36 pm

mich_pdx

i wasn't even chatting! I don't know how I jumped to the box, just too excited to check before hitting enter -- I had the verb already :)

1:36 pm

smithchick

He who is without sin...

1:36 pm

kkiln

Lots of clues for ac 4/6, but I can't see it!

1:36 pm

smithchick

TY, ARB

1:36 pm

Cegasaturn

Anyone paintball here?

1:36 pm

ARB

also at 5/12 -- being on a journey

1:36 pm

KrisE

ARB gave it to me.

1:36 pm

mattygroves

What's the first card in a deck - and indeed the card that wins at poker...

1:37 pm

burke

kkiln> think of the biggest valued card in poker..

1:37 pm

smithchick

You got a perfect score on a test!

1:37 pm

burke

gah.. slower than ya matty...

1:38 pm

ARB

smithchick - how's your a status?

1:38 pm

kkiln

Burke, I have that one...that is ac4/5...I need ac 4/6

1:38 pm

smithchick

Throw the past tense consonant on the end, kkiln..

1:38 pm

ARB

Kkiln, if you have ac 4/6 -- think past tense

1:38 pm

Bobsta

ac4/6 is past tense of 4/5

1:38 pm

smithchick

One a left. Plus 32 other words.

1:39 pm

burke

there're two ac4/5s

1:39 pm

smithchick

Bobsta, haven't seen you in forever!

1:39 pm

ARB

Smithchick, did you get the two I clued?

1:39 pm

Bobsta

heya smithy, how goes it?

1:39 pm

kkiln

Thanks everyone for ac4/6....

1:39 pm

smithchick

Yes, thanks, ARB.

1:40 pm

smithchick

As well as can be expected for a chick verging on the fine edge between sanity and psychosis.

1:40 pm

smithchick

Yourself?

1:40 pm

abe79

hey burke

1:40 pm

Bobsta

raip

1:40 pm

Bobsta

oooops

1:40 pm

mattygroves

69 (ooo er missus) words left - and the Re are killing me. I have the first three and the last three - missing the middle four. Sigh.

1:41 pm

smithchick

or not

1:41 pm

ARB

Smithy -- ar 6/18?

1:41 pm

smithchick

Got that one. Whichever one it is is from the second a.

1:41 pm

burke

hey abe =))

1:41 pm

Bobsta

fine thanks hon, normally just sit on the edge myself nowadays

1:42 pm

abe79

hows the grid treating you burke?

1:42 pm

ARB

Smithy -- au 4/5 -- halo-y

1:42 pm

hannah lou

sha who u goi

1:42 pm

hannah lou

doin***

1:42 pm

smithchick

Got that too, ARB.

1:42 pm

sha

just finished han u?

1:42 pm

mattygroves

Sniff - will anyone take pity on me and my re ....

1:42 pm

burke

not too bad... about 50 to go... been at this for 2 hours or so?

1:43 pm

hannah lou

80 words but can u help

1:43 pm

sha

which re matty?

1:43 pm

smithchick

I like to dangle my feet over the edge, Bob. Otherwise I'd never be able to associate with my family!

1:43 pm

abe79

i've been on and off for a few hours. determined to finish

1:43 pm

ARB

Smithy ac 4/5 -- legal proceddings

1:43 pm

smithchick

Congrats, sha!!!

1:43 pm

Bobsta

LOL!

1:44 pm

hannah lou

plz sha??????

1:44 pm

burke

today's grid seems kinder than yesterday's.. yesterday's grid seemingly had a bloodthirsty attitude towards babblers..

1:44 pm

abe79

i agree, these words all seem more real than yesterdays

1:44 pm

smithchick

Got that too. Let me try to refresh.

1:45 pm

smithchick

It was to make up for the weeny one from Sunday.

1:45 pm

mattygroves

I am missing the middle four re - between the re that ends in i, and the re4/4

1:45 pm

smithchick

Nope, still missing an a.

1:46 pm

Nani

can anyone help with the de8?

1:46 pm

ARB

Smithy the word for what we breath + crossbar

1:46 pm

smithchick

de + cu6/24

1:46 pm

smithchick

That was it, TY ARB!

1:47 pm

mattygroves

Does no-one take pity on me...

1:47 pm

ARB

Whew!

1:47 pm

ARB

Can I help you matty?

1:48 pm

snooter

... ..

1:48 pm

smithchick

I don't have one that ends in i, matty. But i have an re4/14 that means to happen again, an re6/24 that has something to do with drawing, and anre6/30 that means to re tape something + plural

1:48 pm

smithchick

I meant an re5/14 happen again

1:49 pm

mattygroves

Puleeze :) I am missing re5/14, re6/24, re5/18, and re 6/30

1:49 pm

smithchick

Oops again, the re6/30 is the plural of the re5/18 which is to retape.

1:49 pm

mattygroves

Resit ain't there...

1:49 pm

smithchick

So can you clue me on the one that ends in i?

1:49 pm

ARB

Even though we know it is a perfectly legitimate action!

1:50 pm

mattygroves

Um...if something is right, it's corr** - add an I to the end.

1:50 pm

smithchick

re6/24 is a color plus an a** (event)

1:50 pm

ARB

Smithy, there is an eu 6/24 that ends in i

1:50 pm

smithchick

TY, matty

1:51 pm

smithchick

I resit all the time. I'm doing it right now as a matter of fact.

1:51 pm

helenkeller

oooh, you guys are giving such great clues, i may not have to resort to the list at all, (knocking on all the wood i can find,lol)

1:51 pm

mattygroves

Oooh - got smithchick's clue - thanks!

1:51 pm

smithchick

Got those, ARB. I'm down to 30 consonants now.

1:51 pm

smithchick

YW

1:52 pm

Warwie

any clues on the 8 letter word starting du - driving me crazy - pls help

1:52 pm

smithchick

so that leaves me with one r from the top. I have three ro's. Are the rest re's?

1:53 pm

smithchick

Got the r's. It was a duh word.

1:53 pm

ARB

Smithy, do you have 10 re's?

1:53 pm

ARB

OK, duh works, too

1:53 pm

abe79

arb, is there more than 1 re4?

1:54 pm

mattygroves

One more re left - re5/14 between the one I clued, and the one that includes a word that means to do something, or emote on stage. There are two re fours.

1:54 pm

ARB

Abe, there are 2 re 4's

1:54 pm

smithchick

the other form of the one that ended in i was what I was missing.

1:54 pm

Kallia

anyone help with last 2 en's Please?

1:54 pm

abe79

thanks arb and mattygroves

1:54 pm

smithchick

Hi, Kallia!

1:54 pm

ARB

yw

1:55 pm

Kallia

Hi smithchick

1:55 pm

smithchick

Same first three Kallia with two vowels on the end, and then the plural

1:55 pm

majmom

question-how do you know if its -e.g.-re6/30or re4/4 -i have the tile stats and word stats-but how do they tell you the rest

1:55 pm

ARB

Kallia en + the bill is past ____ (en 5/14)

1:55 pm

ARB

aND THE PLURAL

1:56 pm

mattygroves

http://licketysplitaus.googlepages.com
/babbleclues

1:56 pm

helenkeller

now i'm really sorry i said anything - there's a word that starts with eu & ends in i ?

1:56 pm

smithchick

Can't help on the du8.

1:56 pm

Kallia

thank you was going the wrong way doh!

1:56 pm

ARB

There is no du 8

1:56 pm

mattygroves

RE 5/14 - is that the one meaning to do something again?

1:56 pm

Charm

eu8 = eu (ancient greek playright) minus the final des.

1:56 pm

Charm

eu6 (sorry)

1:56 pm

Kallia

there isnt a du 8 smithchick!

1:57 pm

Uncagain

I am new at this , how do u guys know the lenght and count of the words u are missing?

1:57 pm

ARB

Matty, yes

1:57 pm

mattygroves

http://licketysplitaus.googlepages.com
/babbleclues

1:57 pm

smithchick

There you go, warwie...There is a reason I didn't have that word.

1:57 pm

mich_pdx

CHARM!!! that was a wonderful eu clue -- thanks so much

1:57 pm

Charm

For the newbies, check out the link "Angelsong's Babble Page" for a lot of infor & links on playing.

1:57 pm

majmom

yes that is what i want to know uncaqain

1:57 pm

helenkeller

lol thx charm - that one i don't think the monkeys would ever have gotten

1:57 pm

smithchick

Warwie, did you mean de8?

1:58 pm

mattygroves

AKKKKKKKKKK

1:58 pm

Charm

yw, but that's from much earlier today, not original to me.

1:58 pm

Warwie

smithchick, no DU 8

1:59 pm

Kallia

Warwie.....there is no du8 I have all the d's

1:59 pm

smithchick

I thought you asked for a clue a while back for one, Warwie.

1:59 pm

Warwie

ive gone mad

1:59 pm

Warwie

logies

1:59 pm

Kallia

or do you mean du4/8?

2:00 pm

sarcasticah

Does anyone have a hint for the da/8?

2:00 pm

mattygroves

Finally - the re are done (though I could have sworn I'd tried that one)

2:01 pm

ARB

da 8/45 da + crossbar + horoscope sign for ram

2:01 pm

Charm

da8 - da4/5 (info) + sign of the ram (minus the initial a).

2:01 pm

smithchick

Good clues on the da!

2:02 pm

sarcasticah

Thanks!

2:03 pm

ARB

Charm, just read your profile -- remember red wine is also a vital food group, along with chocolate. Can you read my icon? It says "Give me the chocolate and noone gets hurt"

2:04 pm

gramma

Hello, I must have been a very bad babblette. I've been unable to join the fun, since early this morning. :{

2:04 pm

helenkeller

hiya gramma!

2:04 pm

smithchick

Hi, gramma and sarcasticah...

2:04 pm

ARB

Hi Vermont Gramma

2:05 pm

Charm

ARB = I have a magnet with that, and another which says 'queen of dessert.' All those antioxidants - we should live forever!

2:05 pm

ARB

From your mouth to whoeever's ear

2:06 pm

smithchick

My mother is 60 and lives on chocolate. She just had a bone density thing done and her bones were even better than the norm. All that chocolate

2:06 pm

ARB

I also have a magnet quoting Shakespeare (corolineas, I think) "have we no wine here?"

2:06 pm

Charm

Actually, my magnet says 'hand over the chocolate and no one gets hurt' - each letter cut out from the newspaper to look like a ransom letter. very cute.

2:06 pm

smazing

howdy all!

2:06 pm

AmandaCarp

No Atari in dictionary... that truly is a shame...

2:07 pm

ARB

I believe a balanced diet is one ounce of high quality chocolate with one ounce of high quality red wine.

2:07 pm

smithchick

Hey, smazing and Amanda

2:07 pm

smazing

cuben

2:07 pm

smazing

oops! sorry

2:07 pm

ARB

Savored alternately

2:08 pm

mattygroves

ARB - I love your idea of the well balanced diet! I have a G&T in front of me right now...

2:08 pm

ARB

Define G&T for me, please

2:08 pm

sha

bye all see ya tomorrow

2:08 pm

helenkeller

does anyone else keep wanting to put in 'beyond' ?

2:08 pm

Charm

bye, sha

2:09 pm

helenkeller

bye-bye sha

2:09 pm

rolin

i want to put in decoy

2:09 pm

burke

helen> don't worry... everyone gets the phantom word syndrom if they play long enough =)

2:09 pm

ARB

Bye Sha

2:09 pm

helenkeller

yeah rolin, that one too! :)

2:09 pm

smithchick

Bye, sha!

2:09 pm

smithchick

Hey, rolin!

2:10 pm

smithchick

Pirate

2:10 pm

helenkeller

lol burke

2:10 pm

rolin

hey chick..

2:10 pm

smazing

mines recite

2:10 pm

mattygroves

Gin & Tonic. Yum.

2:10 pm

helenkeller

an 'oscar' is a type of fish!

2:10 pm

rolin

tier

2:10 pm

kkiln

any clues for the ar 6/18?

2:10 pm

rolin

ades

2:10 pm

smazing

tier

2:10 pm

rolin

pooh...sorry

2:11 pm

Kallia

ok I HAVE to tackle the r's now!! been avoiding them

2:11 pm

ARB

Matty -- single malt scotch is mine.

2:11 pm

smithchick

More pictures

2:11 pm

helenkeller

at least you could put in one of the 8 or 9 letter words :)

2:12 pm

bejay

resit

2:12 pm

burke

kkiln> ar + cross + that is + first letter of a bunny's real name

2:12 pm

ARB

ar 6/18 more creative painter

2:12 pm

mattygroves

Right - I'm on the se words now - I have one of them, but I'm betting the nine will do my head in. I LOVE single malt scotch...but not at this time...

2:12 pm

ARB

Matty want a hint on the se 9?

2:12 pm

mattygroves

Dinner calls - back shortly.

2:13 pm

Kallia

odd that bejay...always thought I would have to resit my exams lol

2:13 pm

hooper

new at this- whats a 8 letter word

2:13 pm

smithchick

See ya matty

2:13 pm

ARB

Hooper -- a word that is 8 letters long

2:13 pm

ARB

Bye Matty

2:13 pm

helenkeller

bye-bye matty

2:14 pm

inge

se 9: like the office girl , leave out re, andlpluralize

2:14 pm

helenkeller

is want to go listless, i will not go to the list, i will not go to the list!

2:14 pm

helenkeller

sectaries

2:14 pm

ARB

Helen, be strong. You can do it.

2:14 pm

helenkeller

is that what you meant? lol sorrrrry!!!!!

2:14 pm

smazing

thankgs inge. that was a good one and i got it before helen.

2:15 pm

hooper

sec

2:15 pm

smithchick

Be strong, helen.... You can do it!

2:15 pm

inge

that wass my gift to all of you, since I hae to teach now Helen!!! they were supposed to figure it out.

2:15 pm

hooper

thanks helen

2:15 pm

helenkeller

that was very helpful - ty

2:15 pm

Charm

woo
hoo
fireworks!

2:15 pm

helenkeller

LOL - i do this ALL the time - can't teach this old dog this new trick

2:16 pm

helenkeller

WTG Charm !!!!!

2:16 pm

abe79

yeah charm

2:16 pm

smazing

Sweet Deal Charm!

2:16 pm

Charm

thanks for the help, everyone. Now, what can I do for y'all?

2:16 pm

smithchick

YAY, charm!!!!

2:17 pm

Kallia

charm just give me the complete re list lol

2:17 pm

smazing

I have the se 9, a hint on the other 9. i don't have the list. ty

2:17 pm

abe79

charm, are many of the o words obvious? ihave two 4 letter that seem obvious, but i'm unsure of the others

2:17 pm

helenkeller

i have 24 to go

2:17 pm

Kallia

and well done :)

2:17 pm

ARB

Go Go charm

2:17 pm

smithchick

Could you tell me what 8 I'm missing? I have a da8, de8 two tr8's and wa8

2:17 pm

Kallia

me too hellenkeller

2:18 pm

helenkeller

8's = da, de, tr, tr, wa which one am i missing

2:18 pm

monkeeboi

a pi 8 smith

2:18 pm

smithchick

Same here, helen!

2:18 pm

helenkeller

LOL smith - are we on the same wavelength or what !?!?!?!

2:18 pm

smithchick

As always, helen...Great minds...

2:19 pm

helenkeller

and we're both missing the same one - rofl

2:19 pm

smithchick

Thanks, monkee...

2:19 pm

Kallia

pi 8 helen

2:19 pm

helenkeller

yes, yes, great ....., what was that?

2:19 pm

helenkeller

kallia - wanna race? on your marks, get ready, get set .....

2:19 pm

Kallia

ho ho ho and a bottle of rum

2:20 pm

smithchick

Wait, hubby is on the phone!

2:20 pm

Charm

or4/4 - pl. of what you mine (gold, silver, etc.) for
os/5 - more os (kinda looks like fr. for bird)
oy4/6 - legal term for hearing or inspection
oy5/14 is pl.
oy4/6 - hear ye, hear ye, oy** not oh no.

2:20 pm

helenkeller

go!

2:20 pm

ch1212

and once you two find that pi8 if you want to share clues that would be terrific! :)

2:20 pm

smithchick

Got it!

2:21 pm

smithchick

There is an ic on the end of the word that I kept trying to put but couldn't because there's not an e in the right place.

2:21 pm

helenkeller

charm - so nice of you , ty (no more o's - yipppeeee)

2:21 pm

Kallia

you will beat me...I struggle with re's lol

2:22 pm

ARB

ch1212 pi 8/50 the acts of Bluebeard et al

2:22 pm

Kallia

did you get the pi8 Helen?

2:22 pm

Charm

yw. what else? i've missed the thread of the chat....

2:22 pm

helenkeller

kallia - i am done with r's - it's those pesky u,e,p,y's -give me r's any day, lol

2:23 pm

helenkeller

ty for the pi8 - i must have tried every combination except the obvious, real one , duh

2:23 pm

ch1212

I thought Bluebeard was the one that cut off his wife's heads... the pi7/36 is acts of a high-seas robber, isn't it? I'm very confused

2:24 pm

ARB

I though Blyuebeard was a pi____, but maybe I'm wrong

2:24 pm

FMitch

Bluebeard was definately a pi**** LOL, Hi all

2:24 pm

ch1212

helenkeller, clue for that pi8? Please?

2:24 pm

lynxxx

It is not atari - so can someone pls clue me on AT5.10. Also BE5.18. TY

2:24 pm

Charm

up5/22 = up + farewell.
up4/10 = drop the final e from the up5.
up6/27 = up + pub game with a target board & little throwing missiles.
ur6/24 = ur + 1st vowel + facial spasm

2:24 pm

abe79

sorry stepped away from computer. thanks for the o's charm

2:25 pm

ch1212

Hi FMitch ... ARB, looks like you were right. Ho Ho Ho and abottle of rum :)

2:25 pm

smithchick

Hey, FMitch!

2:25 pm

ARB

at 5/10 Latin for inter courtyards; also chambers of the heart

2:25 pm

FMitch

hi ya ch1212, how are you getting on with the grid today?
Hey smithchick too!

2:26 pm

Charm

BE5/18 - EltonJohn song 'be*** and the jets.'

2:26 pm

helenkeller

i love you charm !!!

2:26 pm

ARB

be 5/18 is an old fashioned man's name

2:26 pm

helenkeller

no more pesky u's - yipppeee!

2:26 pm

ch1212

it's a bit of a bear so far ... taken me most of the day to get 184.

2:26 pm

monkeeboi

lnyx just anagram what you have

2:26 pm

Charm

somedays, the hubby, the son, and the dog do, too.

2:26 pm

FMitch

Keep going ch1212 you can do it!!!!!

2:27 pm

Douglas

Hello everyone...

2:27 pm

Kallia

hello FMitch

2:27 pm

ch1212

Thanks FMitch -- and if your icon is symbolic of the kind of sunsets in GB, I'm moving there!

2:27 pm

smithchick

Hey, Douglas

2:27 pm

Kallia

ok thats the r's done and dusted!

2:28 pm

jbp

i'm baaack... and still frustrated with this grid (she says pouting)

2:28 pm

helenkeller

wtg kallia - how many left? 16 here

2:28 pm

abe79

charm, you rock

2:28 pm

FMitch

Hi Kallia been a while!

ch1212 wonderful sunsets and sunrises here in UK but never seen one quite like my icon. Nearest I ever got to it was Montery Bay Ca.

2:29 pm

Kallia

me too helen :)

2:29 pm

helenkeller

even stevens

2:29 pm

mich_pdx

could someone point me to the bu 6/27? I'm st*****d, thanx

2:29 pm

Kallia

been around at odd times FMitch ...

2:30 pm

mattygroves

Quick supper - didn't like the music on offer (cuz I'm strange - hubby and daughter have the Red Hot Chilli Peppers on - I'd rather watch Angel)

2:30 pm

jbp

missy... well, bu** the hatchet and then pluralize it

2:30 pm

smithchick

21 left

2:30 pm

mattygroves

Now...what am I gonna do about the se nine...

2:30 pm

helenkeller

missy - it down below you, like what they will do with your casket (maybe)

2:30 pm

FMitch

me too Kallia, work has really taken over recently so have been lurking - plus its har dto babble and chat and work with the new layout - doesn't work so well.

2:30 pm

Kallia

come on Smith chick :)

2:30 pm

mich_pdx

d'oh.... thanks all, that was a fishy one!

2:31 pm

Kallia

I agree with that FMitch

2:31 pm

Douglas

I want ricercar to be in the grid...

2:31 pm

ch1212

missyem I like your icon -- just read your profile too, and I spent 9 years growing up in Portland. I was even (please don't tell anyone) a junior rose princess back in 1963 or 64 ...

2:31 pm

smithchick

I keep getting stuck on the phone, now it's my mom

2:32 pm

helenkeller

ah, so ch1212, what's a junior rose princess?

2:32 pm

ch1212

smithchick, tell her you're playing with your friends and you'll clean your room later :D

2:32 pm

smithchick

Hey, missy

2:33 pm

FMitch

Oh ch1212 - do you have a photo of you back then as tje rose princess? That would be a great icon!!!!

2:33 pm

mich_pdx

ch, I was reading back in the log & saw you all chatting about metro PDX.... The image is a nonprofit dog daycare I designed -- www.virginiawoof.com -- I'm very smitten with how it turned out

2:33 pm

smithchick

LOL, ch!!

2:33 pm

Kallia

lol ch

2:33 pm

smithchick

I could just ignore like my daughter does me.

2:33 pm

ch1212

(cringing) oh, helenkeller Portland has a big Rose Parade in June, and high school girls compete to be Rose Princess. The little girls in 4th grade compete for Junior Rose Princess. You folks are the first to hear me admit that in 40+ years

2:34 pm

mich_pdx

hey, smithy! been meaning to ask -- are you a smithchick like I'm a vassargrrl, or is it another ref?

2:34 pm

ch1212

Wow, missyem, you are very gifted!

2:34 pm

mattygroves

Speaking of Portland - I went to Reed College, if anyone cares...but it was a while ago ... and I got my degree in the end here in England.

2:34 pm

smithchick

It's another reference.

2:34 pm

helenkeller

my board just foze up on me again

2:35 pm

mich_pdx

cool, Matty! BTW --Reed is a ganga luvin' school, not saying anything about you, Matty, lol

2:35 pm

Douglas

I want pirate to be in the grid

2:36 pm

hurshy

and beyond and anyone

2:36 pm

ch1212

no, douglas, but it seems like every variation on that is (I add dryly)

2:36 pm

mattygroves

Heh - read my profile - you'll see why I went there, even if I didn't finish. Not to mention my username.... What's ganga?

2:36 pm

mich_pdx

thanks ch, and for the record, I'm 41.... most of us PNW babblers seem to be pleasantly (im)mature

2:36 pm

FMitch

... careful Douglas - thake that word and play with it an dyou will find a 6,7 & 8.

2:36 pm

mich_pdx

ganja I meant

2:36 pm

Kallia

Si's anyone? pretty please

2:36 pm

mattygroves

I'm 39 on Sunday....

2:37 pm

helenkeller

ch1212 - i am honored to be in the presence of true royalty, but then i believe every woman is a princess & every princess ought to own at least one tiara - we should have royalty day & wear our crowns while babbling

2:37 pm

mattygroves

Oooh - yes. It was....

2:37 pm

ch1212

R O F L helenkeller!!

2:37 pm

Kallia

you mean you dont wear yours at all times helen?

2:37 pm

jbp

si... one is missing a letter for sugar and s****

2:38 pm

jbp

one is missing a letter for a gutters****

2:38 pm

Kallia

got that one and the musical instrument

2:38 pm

mich_pdx

happy almost b-day, Matty

2:38 pm

smithchick

Finally...Dang people quit calling me!

2:38 pm

FMitch

matty - what do you think of the new Dr Who series?

2:38 pm

mattygroves

Right - any hints for the se9

2:38 pm

jbp

then we need si5/12?

2:38 pm

jbp

se9 what president Bush refers to office staff as...

2:39 pm

Kallia

yes

2:39 pm

ch1212

LOL jbp -- good one!

2:39 pm

mattygroves

Doctor Who? Brilliant - the cybermen are amazingly cool...and it's good to see Mickey being kinda useful (though I have a bad feeling about next week's on that corner). Knock out!

2:39 pm

helenkeller

LOL kallia - those around me frown on that kind of behavior - however, they tolerate it on my birthday :)

2:39 pm

jbp

i do what i can

2:40 pm

Kallia

well you sure spoilt my picture of you!!

2:40 pm

jbp

si 5/12?

2:40 pm

Kallia

LOL

2:40 pm

Kallia

yes please jbp :)

2:40 pm

mich_pdx

80 left, errands to run...... hope to be back soon, thanks all!

2:40 pm

mattygroves

It's not there...(the se9 what I thought it was)

2:40 pm

helenkeller

bye-bye missy

2:41 pm

ch1212

bye missy

2:41 pm

smithchick

si5/12...lots of vowels ended with crook.

2:41 pm

FMitch

Agree matty - it's got the frissance that the original series had but is so up to date and quite scarey. Love it!

2:41 pm

smithchick

Bye missy...

2:41 pm

jbp

crook?

2:41 pm

Douglas

What? No beany?

2:41 pm

Angelsong

faerie. my msn is down cyrrently.

2:41 pm

smithchick

The letter that is shaped like a shepherd's crook

2:42 pm

mattygroves

I didn't even mind him kissing Madam du Pompedeur last week. Knock out - and getting better every week. I could have shot Strictly Come Dancing last week, though!

2:42 pm

Kallia

got it Smith chick :)

2:42 pm

smithchick

That's what I'm sayin' Douglas!

2:42 pm

Kallia

9 left

2:42 pm

jbp

i didn't...

2:42 pm

helenkeller

help me please - i have 4 en, 1 er, 1 es, 1 eu, 1 ey - what's missing?

2:42 pm

jbp

does it rhyme with something?

2:42 pm

faeriekae

Hi gang

2:42 pm

mattygroves

'sit sec? (the se9)?

2:43 pm

faeriekae

{{{Angel}}} Your IM went down wonder what happened there??

2:43 pm

jbp

helen K, look at the bottom of the page at lickety's or angelsong's link. that will tell you how many of each

2:43 pm

faeriekae

Angel - Mug just sent you a message LOL

2:43 pm

FMitch

se9 = s4/5 + a zodiac sign perhaps

2:43 pm

Angelsong

don'y know

2:43 pm

Alien

se 9: ________of state (plural)

2:43 pm

Kallia

mon...... French for male (si5/12)

2:43 pm

jbp

si 5/12

2:43 pm

Bugzy

Helenk - you need another eu6...

2:44 pm

faeriekae

Babble went down again on my end just a few minutes ago.

2:44 pm

helenkeller

kall - i don't have that si5/12 either, lol

2:44 pm

smithchick

It's off the bottom s, jbp...si +second vowel +fifth vowel + consonant that looks like a hook

2:44 pm

faeriekae

This is getting old....I hope Dr_G gets it fixed soon.

2:44 pm

helenkeller

ty bugz - that is not good news, lol

2:44 pm

jbp

thanks Kallia... that is SO not a word in English! ;-)

2:44 pm

smithchick

Good clue, Kallia!

2:44 pm

mattygroves

Wahhh...Alien, you can't make that word...unless I'm spelling it differently...

2:44 pm

faeriekae

{{Smith}} Hi!!!

2:45 pm

jean1953

good evening everyone:)

2:45 pm

smithchick

{{{{{Faerie}}}}}!!

2:45 pm

smithchick

{{{{{Faerie}}}}}!!

2:45 pm

Bugzy

HK - I know... which one do you have? I have the greek playwright minus the last letters.

2:45 pm

Bugzy

HK - I know... which one do you have? I have the greek playwright minus the last letters.

2:47 pm

smithchick

{{{{{FAERIE}}}}}!!!

2:47 pm

jbp

is the page all wonky for others and not just for me?

2:47 pm

FMitch

Hi jean - how goes it?

2:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

does anyone have se5/12?

2:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

does anyone have se5/12?

2:48 pm

mattygroves

Right - had to reload - se9...the word that the hints have implied doesn't work...

2:49 pm

faeriekae

LOl Smith this site is going crazy

2:51 pm

mattygroves

Yep - it's a kinda brownie colour.

2:51 pm

Charm

se5/12 - think of fr. for mr (monsi***).

2:51 pm

FMitch

Hi jean

2:53 pm

hkj

it seems very slow today - or is it me?

2:53 pm

hkj

it seems very slow today - or is it me?

2:53 pm

hkj

it seems very slow today - or is it me?

2:53 pm

mattygroves

Yep - it's a kinda brownie colour.
Hello? anyone there?

2:54 pm

helenkeller

am i back?

2:54 pm

helenkeller

am i back?

2:54 pm

helenkeller

am i back?

2:54 pm

helenkeller

am i back?

i am typing in here, but it's not showing up - just me?

2:54 pm

helenkeller

am i back?

i am typing in here, but it's not showing up - just me?

2:54 pm

Bugzy

se9 = se4/5 (religious cult) + zodiac sign of the ram

2:54 pm

jbp

ai4/4, anyone?

2:54 pm

jbp

ai4/4, anyone?

2:54 pm

helenkeller

hello?

2:54 pm

helenkeller

hello?

2:54 pm

smithchick

GRRR....I'm going to hunt me down some gremlins!

2:55 pm

balletslippers

i'm having trouble too

2:55 pm

jbp

dr. god what is up... everything is so slooooowwwwwwwwwww

2:55 pm

amandacath

i'm having problems with the site too
matty - the se9 clues work if you spell it wrong, or if they were typists for religious cults...?

2:55 pm

helenkeller

bug - i have the play

2:55 pm

smithchick

I'm about to throw a big fat tantrum

2:55 pm

smithchick

I'm about to throw a big fat tantrum!

2:55 pm

smithchick

I'm about to throw a big fat tantrum!

2:55 pm

cityangel

this site sucks!

2:56 pm

mattygroves

It's NOT working!

2:56 pm

helenkeller

let's all set our clocks to midnight & get the water - no wait, that'll just make it worse, lol

2:56 pm

Kallia

ok finally got back

2:56 pm

Kallia

ok finally got back

2:56 pm

jbp

ai 4/4

2:56 pm

smithchick

I'm about to go get my kiddos. I'll be back on here (hopefully) later. Bye...

2:57 pm

jbp

ai 4/4???

2:57 pm

jbp

ai 4/4???

2:57 pm

Kallia

3 times Smith chick lol

2:57 pm

vpchat

ai4/4 = stuff you breath + *-shirt

2:57 pm

amandacath

matty - leave out a syllable in the middle

2:57 pm

mattygroves

I mean the site isn't working. Not the clue. I don't know about the clue yet!

2:57 pm

mattygroves

I mean the site isn't working. Not the clue. I don't know about the clue yet!
Oh, the clue works. Thanks!

2:57 pm

Kallia

3 times Smith chick lol

2:57 pm

ch1212

great se9 clue at 2:54 from Bugzy

2:58 pm

helenkeller

kallia -how many? 12 here

2:59 pm

FMitch

Flipping heck this is silly - am going to call it a day

2:59 pm

Bugzy

ai4/4 - what we breathe + cross

2:59 pm

jbp

ok... ai 4/4? anyone???

3:00 pm

Kallia

bye smithchick

3:00 pm

jbp

thanks vp chat

3:00 pm

jbp

thanks vp chat
now if I could just get the site to work...

3:01 pm

jean1953

ok whats up with the site ive refreshed etc and nearly chucked out the computer so its a relief to read that its just not me lol

3:01 pm

jean1953

ok whats up with the site ive refreshed etc and nearly chucked out the computer so its a relief to read that its just not me lol

3:01 pm

Bugzy

we5/22,

3:02 pm

shorty