Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, August 26, 2006

12:00 am

Ping

flip

12:00 am

libarebel

flip

12:00 am

jillibus

THIS IS RIDICULOUS

12:00 am

smartalic

OMG -- 414

12:00 am

renfield

flipout

12:00 am

hetty

flip

12:00 am

debbinla

oh my flippin' lord

12:00 am

libarebel

oh please...

12:01 am

ramix

damn! 414?

12:01 am

Ping

biggest grid i've even seen

12:01 am

Andree

toooo big

12:01 am

Erda

414 is cruel and unusual punishment....

12:01 am

dilly

that's mean

12:01 am

debbinla

i've never seen one so big :-)

12:01 am

helenkeller

uh , flip

12:02 am

Ping

hi there, hk

12:02 am

hootowl

I have til noon tomorrow to finish this. No food, no housework and maybe no sleep!

12:02 am

helenkeller

holy moly 414 ????

12:02 am

smartalic

Maybe we could have 48 hours to do it instead of 24

12:02 am

Erda

time to do something else....

12:02 am

FranMag

oh my god!!!

12:02 am

hootowl

i have

12:02 am

andy12489

I am quite sure I will not do 414 word puzzle sorry

12:02 am

MayneGuy

Hi dilly - too big today!

12:03 am

hootowl

may be easy

12:03 am

hootowl

door

12:03 am

hootowl

doors

12:03 am

Krys10

oh you've got to be kidding me!

12:03 am

hootowl

dors

12:03 am

hootowl

does

12:03 am

Ping

hey fran

12:03 am

hootowl

dose

12:03 am

dilly

see yu day after tomorrow

12:03 am

hootowl

NUTS!!!

12:03 am

Krys10

cookies for hootowl

12:03 am

flosey

hi all, just came in - WOW - puts me out!

12:03 am

FranMag

here i go!! *dives head first into grid*

12:03 am

FranMag

hi ping!

12:03 am

Wyrd

414 words, holy moly

12:03 am

MayneGuy

Think I will give this one a miss too!

12:03 am

Krys10

nuts in your cookies ifyou wish

12:03 am

dilly

nite all

12:04 am

flosey

g'nite dilly

12:04 am

FranMag

going to play without chat, see you all later!

12:04 am

MayneGuy

nite dilly :)

12:04 am

Beast

hi all, haven't been playing much lately but thought I would have some fun today

12:04 am

Ping

fran, could you put your words into the chat box please

12:04 am

jillibus

nite dilly - talk about spoiling the fun - this is a horror

12:04 am

flosey

good luck Fran

12:04 am

Krys10

at least ironsudoku is an easy

12:04 am

Ping

you can pretend it's a mistake

12:04 am

helenkeller

ok - got my new icon & ready to rock & roll!

12:04 am

Krys10

and we'll give you cookies!

12:04 am

Ping

great icon, hk

12:04 am

renfield

jilli - it's only fun - i will if you will!

12:05 am

MayneGuy

Kahlua - not even starting today!

12:05 am

helenkeller

ty ping :)

12:05 am

Ping

hi ren!

12:05 am

Krys10

ok, i'm going to leave you fine folks and concentrate on the grid until i can get to sleep. will be back to finish tomorrow

12:05 am

renfield

hey ping

12:05 am

Ping

i'm not starting it either - good night babbling pals!

12:06 am

debbinla

nite ping, krys

12:06 am

helenkeller

nite ping

12:06 am

renfield

come on jilli - we girls just wanna have fun!

12:06 am

renfield

nite ping

12:07 am

mamabear

i could use some fun right about now

12:07 am

renfield

hey hey mama

12:07 am

Krys10

there are a lot of things to re- in this puzzle!

12:07 am

jillibus

I would if i could but i am not able -- won't have time, what with a life to lead tomorrow, and I do have one. But will play around tonight...

12:08 am

libarebel

it may b possible--w/ plurals, past tenses, and do again's...

12:08 am

renfield

ok jilli - that's the spirit!

12:08 am

mamabear

I should get rid of that stupid hat

12:08 am

Beast

this is fun

12:08 am

Beast

it's so easy to find words, even 7 letter ones

12:08 am

renfield

it's starting to smell mama

12:08 am

mamabear

ok. brb

12:09 am

renfield

can you say salmanella?

12:09 am

RocDragon

yikes

12:09 am

Krys10

ooh, i thought i saw requited

12:09 am

flosey

good luck to all who are staying, I'm off to bed

12:09 am

debbinla

nite flosey

12:09 am

flosey

if I'm up at 4: am again tomorrow I may just try

12:09 am

Beast

cya

12:11 am

andy12489

oh well it is Sat * giving up and diving in *

12:12 am

jillibus

nite flosey

12:12 am

renfield

way to go andy!

12:12 am

andy12489

adn u rennie?

12:12 am

andy12489

11 words in 35 seconds

12:13 am

mamabear

please refresh for icon du jour

12:13 am

helenkeller

113 - including icon change

12:14 am

jillibus

20 here - you see, I'm not fast (double entendre)

12:14 am

Krys10

tw8/60

12:14 am

chic

hi all, did someone say they wanted to have some fun?

12:14 am

mamabear

ME!!!!!!!!

12:14 am

renfield

you know me andy one for all and all for one

12:14 am

tazpink

greetings

12:14 am

jillibus

hi tz

12:15 am

renfield

hey ya taz!!!

12:15 am

jillibus

*taz

12:15 am

chic

Hi Mama, ready to play some more?

12:15 am

andy12489

yes rennie and do not forget AK47 adn bottle of rum :-)

12:15 am

debbinla

mamabear - love the icon

12:15 am

renfield

hey ay chi!

12:15 am

renfield

hey ay chic

12:16 am

renfield

i'm ready andy!

12:16 am

RocDragon

found a wa9/90

12:16 am

Beast

63 words already, is that about a quater??

12:16 am

helenkeller

chic - hi

12:17 am

helenkeller

found your 9 roc - tx

12:17 am

Krys10

oh! i found your wa9. it was in a puzzle over a year ago

12:17 am

nrkii

414???????

12:17 am

debbinla

found it too - thanks!

12:17 am

andy12489

that is good -I make sure we have enough words AND ammo :-)

12:17 am

nrkii

Oh my

12:17 am

chic

Hiya Renny and Helen!

12:18 am

debbinla

hi nrkii and chic

12:18 am

andy12489

hi nrkii

12:18 am

jillibus

hi nrkii, rennie, chic and all

12:19 am

Hugabugs

Oh god... I just noticed how many words there are tonight

12:19 am

helenkeller

chic - it's official: cg & jani are up, food comp - they won a trampoline for backyard- dr. will, ocd - can't get off - won 'christmas on sunday

12:19 am

nrkii

oh, do I even want to start?

12:19 am

jillibus

I didn't really want to but what the hey

12:19 am

chic

Hi debb and jilli

12:19 am

debbinla

sure nrkii - why not

12:19 am

debbinla

hiya jilli

12:19 am

andy12489

yes u do nrki - u got whole Sat to finish

12:20 am

chic

really Helen what else?

12:20 am

Beast

what time does lickety's go up for today?

12:20 am

jillibus

who knows, beast

12:21 am

mich_pdx

oh....my.....goodness.....!! hi everyone, what a giant grid

12:21 am

Beast

oh well

12:21 am

debbinla

hi mich

12:21 am

renfield

mama - are you still here????

12:21 am

helenkeller

well, will spent a great deal of time trying to talk erika in to putting up dani as a way of backdooring jani - but she didn't bite - erika's room is straight out of target - orange - cg got to eat today - ate steak, tune, diet pop, ate until he made himself sick

12:21 am

Beast

thought it would help with such a huge one

12:21 am

mamabear

yes

12:21 am

hurshy

so who else is half done?

12:21 am

renfield

i'm half baked

12:21 am

Krys10

hurshy, are you kidding?

12:21 am

helenkeller

also, it seems erika has been throwing up the last few days - chatter wonders if there is an evil boog-spawn involved - lol

12:22 am

debbinla

lol ren

12:22 am

jillibus

get real, hurshy

12:22 am

Beast

not me hurshy, not even a quater :)

12:22 am

hurshy

nope, i have 211 now, i no joke about serious things

12:22 am

mamabear

half done? I'm 3/4 done

12:22 am

helenkeller

impressive hurshy!

12:22 am

nrkii

not what I want to hear hurshy

12:22 am

renfield

i like john donne

12:22 am

hurshy

ooh, go mama!! *hurshy is jealous*

12:22 am

chic

oh that is rich, lil Boogie-erikas

12:23 am

Krys10

tw8/65

12:23 am

renfield

who turned off my music???

12:23 am

mich_pdx

wish me luck.... *dives*

12:23 am

Beast

sorry that was me renfield

12:23 am

Beast

:)

12:23 am

helenkeller

lol chic !!!

12:24 am

hurshy

also qu8, but i spose that's been mentioned

12:24 am

mamabear

so can anyone tell what my palindrome is?

12:24 am

Krys10

not yet, hurshy :)

12:24 am

helenkeller

chic - there is something wrong with that girl everyday - yesterday - she kept on & on complaining she burnt herself on the iron, she barely touched it & it was set on rayon - not like hot for cotton or anything

12:24 am

hurshy

de8

12:24 am

hurshy

straw warts

12:25 am

Hugabugs

q8/55

12:25 am

mamabear

very good!!!!!

12:25 am

mamabear

helps that the words are above the pic!

12:25 am

renfield

star wars?

12:25 am

RocDragon

re9/60

12:25 am

hurshy

yes mama, that is how i got it :)

12:25 am

jillibus

mama, it's written on your icon! Can you guess mine without peeking?

12:26 am

ch1212

hello all -- huge grid today!

12:26 am

hurshy

and don't forget the re8 that goes with it

12:26 am

jillibus

hi ch1212

12:26 am

jillibus

12:26 am

jillibus

12:26 am

jillibus

12:26 am

jillibus

12:26 am

jillibus

12:26 am

jillibus

12:26 am

jillibus

12:26 am

jillibus

12:26 am

jillibus

12:26 am

jillibus

12:26 am

jillibus

12:26 am

jillibus

12:26 am

jillibus

12:26 am

mamabear

atoyota

12:26 am

Krys10

just to consolidate:
de8
qu8/55
re8
tw8/65
tw8
/60

re9/60
wa9/90

12:26 am

jillibus

oh dear

12:27 am

hurshy

is you ok jilli?

12:27 am

jillibus

I is, hursh, ta

12:28 am

jillibus

right, mama

12:28 am

mich_pdx

thanks, Krys for the handy update :)

12:28 am

Krys10

will keep updating periodically as people add

12:29 am

RocDragon

i have 2 qu8/55's

12:29 am

Krys10

aha! that's the one i'm missing, then

12:29 am

hurshy

yup

12:29 am

helenkeller

ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh roc !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
what a little cutie !!!!!!

12:29 am

helenkeller

so roc - are you getting any sleep?

12:29 am

RocDragon

sw8/65 too

12:30 am

RocDragon

i sleep when i can

12:30 am

chic

hey Mich did you see our boy on Monday? he's got his own show!

12:30 am

helenkeller

white

12:30 am

hurshy

roc, you can plead the 5th

12:30 am

helenkeller

ooop\

12:30 am

ch1212

congrats, roc -- your baby is so precious!!

12:30 am

Krys10

cookies for helen. nuts, or chocolate chip?

12:31 am

helenkeller

both please :)

12:31 am

RocDragon

thx!

12:31 am

chic

thanx, helen that makes my 4th word

12:31 am

hurshy

sw8, mm? i got 3 sw7's...

12:31 am

ARB

at 8/40

12:31 am

mich_pdx

oh Chic! dang it! I meant to & I missed it! darn! he was pretty scruffy on Deadwood, but hard to hide that eye candy, hm.... it's on Fox on Mondays?

12:31 am

hurshy

he8

12:32 am

debbinla

hello arb!

12:32 am

hurshy

ooh thanks ARB, good one

12:32 am

chic

Yes vanished it's pretty good; a little dark and it's continuous story they didn't finish it...

12:32 am

debbinla

roc - what a beautiful baby

12:33 am

ARB

Boker Tov everyone

12:33 am

RocDragon

thx thx

12:33 am

Krys10

so far:
at8/40
de8
he8/45
qu8/55
qu8/55
r
e8
sw8/65
tw8/65
tw8/60

re9/60
wa9/90

12:34 am

RocDragon

i got 2 de8's - de8/45 and de8/65

12:35 am

Krys10

k

12:35 am

hurshy

lol, what ever made you think of trying that one roc??

12:35 am

RocDragon

hehe

12:35 am

mich_pdx

Vanished, that's right.... okay, I'll check it out next Monday & boker tov, *beautiful* baby Roc and I have a new yellow lab (to me) who is WONDERFUL but adjusting to all the walking & exercise req'd -- I know, not the same as a newborn :)

12:35 am

Beast

well, i have 100 words, will be back later for the next 100

12:35 am

Beast

cya later everyone

12:36 am

tazpink

congrats roc and mich

12:36 am

jillibus

bye beast

12:36 am

ch1212

bye beast

12:36 am

RocDragon

thx!

12:38 am

mamabear

hmmmmm.... one more q

12:38 am

RocDragon

ok halfway finally

12:38 am

mich_pdx

thanks taz, I'll change my icon to reflect...... oh, my Nellie is SO CUTE

12:38 am

hurshy

they're all related except the british money, mama

12:39 am

tazpink

how old is nellie

12:39 am

jillibus

mich - is nellie your new yellow lab?

12:40 am

mamabear

q's done

12:40 am

Krys10

i just realized today is my two-year babble anniversary!

12:40 am

helenkeller

happy anniversary krys10 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

12:41 am

tazpink

yea krys i going ot run to hallmark and get you a 2 year babble anniv card lol

12:41 am

ch1212

happy anniversary to you Krys!!

12:41 am

jillibus

happy anniversay krys

12:41 am

Krys10

:)

12:41 am

mich_pdx

as old as 2, as young as 1.5 -- she's very playful / puppylike, but had a litter before she was run through Animal Control. Now she's fixed & my sweetheart

12:41 am

debbinla

happy anniversary!

12:41 am

mich_pdx

happy anniv. Krys!!

12:41 am

Krys10

weir

12:41 am

tazpink

mich that is wonderful!!!

12:41 am

Krys10

ack. cookies for me!

12:42 am

jillibus

she looks like a sweetie, krys

12:42 am

Hugabugs

t8/65

12:42 am

jillibus

I mean mich

12:42 am

RocDragon

jilli said a word in the board!

12:42 am

Krys10

?? you mean mich's dog?

12:43 am

Krys10

hugabugs, is that a tw8/65?

12:43 am

jillibus

oh dear again

12:43 am

Hugabugs

it sure is Krys

12:43 am

tazpink

wish someone would sya that long wa word lol

12:43 am

Krys10

cookies for jill! what kind do you want?

12:43 am

mich_pdx

my first dog, I'm so proud (and if *I* say words from the board, mea culpa, but there's 414 to avoid, ai mijo!!)

12:44 am

hurshy

you might say that if they did, it would be a wa9 moment

12:44 am

Hugabugs

taz, it's a compounded word..

12:44 am

Krys10

taz, think about rivers

12:44 am

tazpink

oo ok

12:45 am

Krys10

dictionary.com changed its website

12:45 am

mich_pdx

thanks for the clue!!!

12:45 am

Hugabugs

woohoo... got the 10

12:45 am

jillibus

toll house, please <G>

12:45 am

tazpink

ty

12:45 am

Hugabugs

d9/90 and d10/112

12:46 am

Krys10

congratulations!

12:46 am

hurshy

300 baby

12:47 am

hurshy

i wonder if 300 words in 45 minutes is a record

12:47 am

katusha

good morning everyone,.... I am afraid I cant understand the compound river clue.... got the liquid.....

12:47 am

RocDragon

ah nice, thx hugabugs

12:47 am

Krys10

drainage area

12:48 am

hurshy

this is deffo the time to play if you want to find the long ones in a hurry!

12:48 am

mich_pdx

how does de 7/48 & de 8/65 even make sense?? ah, the joys of decoding the enable dictionary

12:50 am

hurshy

hanukkah toy alert

12:51 am

ARB

Hey Hurshy - good on ya

12:51 am

katusha

thanks hurshy

12:51 am

Hugabugs

kat - this compounded word is found by rivers... the first part is the liquid, the 2nd part is where you'd store your lawn mower

12:51 am

ARB

dreidle

12:52 am

ARB

SOOOOOOOOry

12:52 am

ch1212

drop your e arb... :)

12:52 am

hurshy

hurshy is amused

12:52 am

Krys10

what kind of cookies would you like, ARB?

12:52 am

katusha

I would neverhave gotten that, TY!

12:52 am

ARB

I was trying for a longer word

12:52 am

ARB

Chocolate

12:53 am

Krys10

of course :)

12:53 am

ARB

Glad to amuse you Hurshy. I am appalled at myself.

12:54 am

ARB

phantom word -- watch and all its permutations

12:54 am

hurshy

yes but objectively, the person in israel being the one to spell that wrong is quite humorous

12:55 am

jillibus

it seems there are 2 spellings here

12:55 am

jillibus

lier

12:56 am

ARB

you're right -- I was just greedy and trying to get an additinal word

12:56 am

hurshy

yup, 2

12:56 am

hurshy

and stid is in the grid for the millionth time :)

12:56 am

jillibus

not again - sorry

12:57 am

ARB

And I was looking for the 3rd -- in the wrong box, sadly.

12:57 am

Krys10

ok, everyone, i gotta try to get some sleep, but here's what i've pulled from the log since the flip:
at8/40
de8/45
de8/65
he8/45
qu8/
55
qu8/55
re8
sw8/65
tw8/65
tw8/60

d9
/90
re9/60
wa9/90

d10/112

12:57 am

jillibus

no, ARB, thanks!!!

12:57 am

ARB

ho 9/90

12:58 am

tazpink

by krys

12:58 am

mich_pdx

krys, ty for your comp. skills. sleep well!

12:58 am

hurshy

yup, that's what i got, except i hain't found that sw8 yet

12:58 am

jillibus

thanks, krys - I'm amazed

12:58 am

mich_pdx

just got your ho ARB, ty

12:59 am

tazpink

mch where is ho? any clue?

1:00 am

SueMagee

Morning everyone. Is the water nice and warm today?

1:00 am

tazpink

hi suem

1:00 am

SueMagee

Morning taz.

1:00 am

hurshy

ho5 something compound? (aside: if ho5 and sh4 in the bottom corner were connected, would they give it to us?)

1:00 am

jillibus

hi sue

1:00 am

mich_pdx

taz, it's a compound

1:00 am

hurshy

careful how you throw words around in a 414er sue :)

1:01 am

mich_pdx

an animal & what it might eat?

1:01 am

SueMagee

Hi Jilli.

1:01 am

Krys10

the ho9 is a north american plant with small greenish-white flowers

1:01 am

jillibus

tsk tsk hurshy

1:01 am

SueMagee

There are so many words in there it's difficult to avoid them, isn't it?

1:02 am

hurshy

what it might eat... hmmm

1:02 am

mich_pdx

sue, you hit that nail on the head!

1:02 am

tazpink

ty for the clues

1:02 am

hurshy

ah, got it, was thinking of oats, wheat, threw me off

1:02 am

tazpink

hurshy how many words u up to now

1:03 am

jillibus

thx for the ho9, krys

1:03 am

hurshy

only 319... guess i'm getting tired

1:03 am

hurshy

320

1:03 am

ch1212

I'm at 207 and off to bed ... good night all.

1:03 am

Krys10

*poof*

1:04 am

hurshy

i shudder to run a plural check

1:04 am

tazpink

by ch

1:04 am

helenkeller

nite ch1212

1:04 am

katusha

how many words are there today????

1:04 am

SueMagee

Night ch.

1:04 am

jillibus

goodnight, all you quitters! LOL

1:05 am

ampersand

414

1:05 am

mamabear

414

1:05 am

katusha

hewe

1:05 am

hurshy

don't get how we always have twas but we can't have twere

1:05 am

katusha

I meant, wow!

1:05 am

tazpink

lol speaking of q i need to find 2 more of those

1:05 am

jillibus

me too

1:05 am

Hugabugs

Me too taz

1:06 am

Hugabugs

oh, make that one more

1:06 am

jillibus

were

1:06 am

jillibus

oh no :(

1:07 am

tazpink

have q 4.4 5.16 .6.27 8.55

1:07 am

tazpink

AND 7.40

1:08 am

debbinla

did you use all possible endings to the qu5/16

1:08 am

tazpink

yes deb i believe so ty

1:08 am

tazpink

no for got one tytyt

1:08 am

mat616

new here

1:08 am

nrkii

taz, try more endings

1:08 am

nrkii

and most endings

1:08 am

nrkii

lol

1:09 am

chic

a clue for the de10 any one?

1:09 am

tazpink

got the most one

1:09 am

nrkii

welcome mat616

1:09 am

nrkii

try the more ones

1:09 am

mat616

what do the numbers 7.40 mean?

1:09 am

mat616

thanks

1:09 am

tazpink

7 letter word and point values

1:09 am

Hugabugs

nrkii... it's di/10

1:09 am

RocDragon

try di

1:10 am

mat616

oh okay thanks

1:10 am

Hugabugs

oops... I mean chic

1:10 am

nrkii

huh?

1:10 am

nrkii

I didn't ask for anything though

1:10 am

nrkii

oh, chic, it's DI, lol

1:10 am

chic

ok nrkii she meant me...

1:11 am

hurshy

80%, woohoo, such a fun grid!

1:12 am

chic

NM I got it!

1:12 am

Hugabugs

a clue for the re9?

1:12 am

hurshy

went back

1:13 am

mat616

I have 72 words

1:13 am

mat616

Feel dumb

1:13 am

debbinla

mat - thats great - keep going

1:13 am

hurshy

you get better the more you play mat, you're not dumb

1:13 am

SueMagee

Don't mat! You're doing well.

1:13 am

Angb

I have 17 so keep going mat, and watch the chat!

1:14 am

ramix

that di 10 word is so obvious! when you finally find it, you're like "duh!!!"

1:15 am

mat616

di 10 what does that mean?

1:15 am

SueMagee

It may be to you ramix, but I'm still looking!

1:15 am

jillibus

me too

1:15 am

SueMagee

mat - it means that the word begins with DI and has ten letters.

1:15 am

debbinla

ma - there's a word that begins with di and has 10 letters

1:15 am

nrkii

me three

1:16 am

mich_pdx

me four

1:16 am

mat616

Thnx nymets

1:16 am

SueMagee

Ha!

1:16 am

tazpink

me 5\

1:17 am

mat616

me 6

1:17 am

tazpink

i have di 6.22 bant find the 10

1:18 am

RocDragon

this baby is really cutting into my babble time

1:18 am

tazpink

hhave 2 di 7.32

1:18 am

Mom

deer

1:18 am

Mom

I am so sorry

1:19 am

tazpink

roc lol

1:19 am

jillibus

babies have a way of cutting into lots oftime, roc!

1:19 am

tazpink

mom np do one i dont have

1:19 am

kierlex

hi everyone

1:19 am

debbinla

hello kier

1:19 am

tazpink

hi k

1:19 am

debbinla

lier

1:19 am

jillibus

I am di blind - only have a 4/5 and 5/12

1:20 am

kierlex

how is everyone tonight?

1:20 am

debbinla

ooops - sorry :-(

1:20 am

helenkeller

how many do you have roc?

1:20 am

mich_pdx

hi Kierlex

1:20 am

mich_pdx

rose

1:20 am

helenkeller

hiya kier !

1:20 am

tazpink

jill i am cutting carbs and calories so i am

1:20 am

mich_pdx

darn! sorry

1:20 am

SueMagee

Jilli - we're both the same, I'm afraid.

1:20 am

jillibus

kierlex - in a state of shock at the size of this grid!

1:21 am

jillibus

taz, that's what i have

1:21 am

tazpink

put add on

1:21 am

mat616

77 words so far

1:21 am

Mom

Jill di/9 - compound word

1:22 am

kierlex

i agree jillibus! i haven't babbled for a while and then here's this ginormous puzzle!

1:22 am

chj

hows everyone doing

1:22 am

debbinla

hello chj!

1:22 am

nrkii

hi chj

1:22 am

mat616

I'm new so I don't know what is going on. That is how I am doing

1:22 am

nrkii

finally got halfway... took an hour

1:22 am

helenkeller

hiya chj!

1:23 am

nrkii

how many points in the di 9 again? 90?

1:23 am

chj

i just got there myself....207

1:23 am

tazpink

jill need more clue?

1:23 am

debbinla

oooh, got it

1:23 am

debbinla

it is a slap yourself in the head

1:23 am

tazpink

i think 10

1:23 am

chj

hi debb, hk,nrkii

1:23 am

Mom

yes nrkii 90

1:23 am

kierlex

whats the icon for today/night?

1:23 am

SueMagee

Don't say that Debb - I'm feeling stupid now!

1:24 am

chj

nrkii whats your palindrome

1:24 am

nrkii

nan

1:24 am

debbinla

i so didn't mean it like that

1:24 am

debbinla

it's just a sillly word

1:25 am

SueMagee

If it's silly, I feel better.

1:25 am

chj

sorry i had to refresh to see it

1:25 am

chj

so you put yourself

1:25 am

chj

whats mine?

1:25 am

nrkii

I was short on ideas...

1:25 am

mat616

i got di 9 .. I think

1:26 am

tazpink

clue us mat pls

1:26 am

debbinla

yay mat g00d job

1:26 am

nrkii

okay, is the first half of di 9 having to do with lack of food?

1:26 am

helenkeller

chj - i don't know who that is - doesn't look familiar

1:26 am

helenkeller

no nrk

1:26 am

nrkii

chj, not sure who that is

1:26 am

debbinla

has to do with what you put food on

1:26 am

mat616

more like what you put food in I think

1:26 am

chic

chj, he looks familiar was he a friend of Riley's

1:26 am

RocDragon

eesh.. ok the baby's quiet now. and i'm only at 228/4114

1:26 am

chj

no nrk

1:26 am

chj

but it indirectly has to do with food

1:27 am

chic

hey if helen's tape doesn't rewind neither does mine!

1:27 am

nrkii

ohhhhh

1:27 am

nrkii

got it

1:27 am

nrkii

ty

1:27 am

mich_pdx

4114!!!! it's even worse than I thought (lol!)

1:27 am

helenkeller

uh-oh - daddyhood wearing on roc already, lol

1:27 am

chj

chic you rascal....right on

1:27 am

tazpink

om got it tyvm

1:27 am

chic

what did I get?

1:27 am

SummerBreeze44

di/10 - something you put your hands into.....women more than men

1:28 am

helenkeller

chic - ?

1:28 am

jillibus

ok, got the di9 & 10 - how dull of me

1:28 am

nrkii

chj, still don't recognize your icon

1:28 am

chic

I can't remember his name tho...

1:28 am

mat616

compound word and 2nd word is probably one you already have

1:28 am

jillibus

hi chj - I don't recognise him either

1:29 am

Angb

Frightened by the sheer size of this grid, I forgot to say hello!

1:29 am

Mom

I am still in search of the di 10

1:29 am

mat616

My first grid, they come smaller?

1:29 am

chic

bob?

1:29 am

tazpink

yes mat

1:29 am

chj

its otto schmidlap (played by henry kulky), friend and co-worker at cunningham aircraft of chester a reilly (played by william bendix)

1:29 am

debbinla

this one is gigantic mat

1:29 am

chic

right otto!

1:29 am

mat616

its di 9 plus 1

1:30 am

nrkii

oh, far too obscure for me I'm afraid

1:30 am

tazpink

mom when youare done with dinner what happeens to the place you ate from

1:30 am

mamabear

mom - what is in your kitchen silk

1:30 am

mat616

di 10 is 112 points

1:30 am

mamabear

sink

1:30 am

nrkii

the only thing I got from that was William Bendix

1:30 am

chic

apparently you, chj, have not done as many drugs I have...;-)

1:30 am

jillibus

oh of course, chj, and such an obvious palindrome, not

1:30 am

mat616

and if you had two kitchen sinks?

1:30 am

tazpink

kenmore

1:30 am

helenkeller

lol chic - i was thinking exactly the same thing

1:31 am

Mom

pl of the di 9, mamabear?

1:31 am

pinecone05

thanks mat

1:31 am

mat616

kenmore has it too

1:32 am

chj

otto was in my memory bank before the drugs and so hasnt been kost

1:32 am

Mom

looking in the wrong direction. Thanks for the help.

1:32 am

helenkeller

chj - what's the tv show or movie here

1:32 am

chj

i tried to make it as obscure as possible, but chic was too good for me

1:32 am

mamabear

yes mom

1:32 am

chj

life of reilly

1:32 am

chic

Life of Riley Helen

1:33 am

helenkeller

never saw it - another gap, gasp

1:33 am

SueMagee

I've just got the DI 9 and 10. I am slow.

1:33 am

chj

"what a revoltin' development this is"

1:33 am

Mom

Good night everyone - things will look better in the morning

1:33 am

renfield

i got lost

1:33 am

mat616

no not slow it was hard

1:33 am

debbinla

it is silly - isnt it sue?

1:33 am

mat616

how do we save this to come back to?

1:33 am

chj

tom d'andrea as gillis

1:34 am

renfield

mat - it soesn;t go away

1:34 am

jillibus

mat, you don't have to save it

1:34 am

chj

sweated

1:34 am

chj

sweated

1:34 am

renfield

until midnight cst

1:34 am

chj

sorry

1:34 am

mich_pdx

mat, when you log back on it'll have what you've done... but a new grid every 24 hrs and no archive

1:34 am

tazpink

i think u just come back and it is there

1:34 am

jillibus

thanks, chj

1:34 am

Angb

Thx chj, we got that!

1:35 am

mat616

i c

1:35 am

SueMagee

Thanks chj. Didn't have that.

1:35 am

mich_pdx

most grids are in the 180-240 word range & can actually be finished by mere mortals (unlike Hurshy).

1:36 am

mat616

oh I see this is 414

1:36 am

mich_pdx

(who is not a mere mortal)

1:36 am

mat616

I have 83/1221

1:36 am

hurshy

urf, just ran a plural check at last and turned up ONE measly word.

1:36 am

tazpink

got it mich

1:36 am

hurshy

hey what's this about mere mortals

1:36 am

hurshy

i assure you i am in fact a mere mortal

1:37 am

tazpink

hursh whats a plural check?

1:37 am

hurshy

a plural check is when you look at all your words and see if you missed any plurals

1:37 am

hurshy

very tedious.

1:37 am

tazpink

o ty

1:38 am

hurshy

i just want 2 more words, is that so much to ask, she says plaintively

1:38 am

hurshy

who had that sw8, can i have a clue for it?

1:38 am

mich_pdx

hurshy, you may be mortal, but I don't believe your "mere" by any stretch of the imagination -- there's a mighty brain speeding behind the curtain, that's all :)

1:38 am

nrkii

hurshy, it's sort of sw***

1:39 am

RocDragon

sw8 builds off sw5/18

1:39 am

hurshy

ah yes

1:39 am

mat616

and the plural for it

1:39 am

hurshy

so... would you maybe say i'm the michael jordan of babble? ;)

1:39 am

hurshy

yay, i have hit 350!

1:40 am

mat616

any clues for the q I have 4/7

1:40 am

hurshy

6 of them are related, mat, the other is british money

1:41 am

hurshy

golly gee it's late. nighty night, folks, see you t'morrow

1:41 am

mich_pdx

(thinking.... can she play baseball as well as basketball? I know she rocks at Iron Suduko as well as Babble.....) Yes, Hurshy, you are like unto Michael Jordan :)

1:41 am

jillibus

mat, go stright down from the qu for a start

1:41 am

nrkii

night hurshy

1:41 am

mat616

I have three of those

1:41 am

hurshy

cannot play baseball, wouldn't want to. cannot play other sports either, very uncoordinated. learning tennis at the moment, first real foray into the athletic realms.

1:42 am

hurshy

bye!

1:42 am

mat616

plus the Q*** pro quo

1:42 am

jillibus

night hurshy. probably won't see you tomorrow - other things to do

1:42 am

mich_pdx

nighty nite, Hurshy

1:42 am

jillibus

mat, that's also the british money - one pound

1:43 am

mich_pdx

mat, what country are you from?

1:43 am

mat616

the pro quo clue is also britsh money

1:43 am

MVA

hello all abd night hurshy

1:43 am

mat616

USA

1:43 am

Uncagain

how many words tonight, please?

1:44 am

nrkii

4..1..4..!!!

1:44 am

Hugabugs

Unca - 414

1:44 am

SueMagee

In this part of the world £1 is also refered to as a Qu**let - but Enable won't allow it. Most unfair.

1:44 am

mich_pdx

414 -- don't worry, they go quickly

1:44 am

Uncagain

oh my

1:44 am

Uncagain

thanx

1:44 am

mich_pdx

(she says with 250 left....)

1:45 am

jillibus

304 left here :(

1:45 am

Hugabugs

131 left here

1:45 am

mat616

330 left here :'((

1:45 am

MVA

365 here

1:45 am

mich_pdx

go Hugabugs!!

1:45 am

Uncagain

my wife has me signed up to work at the church fall festival tomorrow, so I guess I better not start this one

1:46 am

mat616

I did get the bad s word

1:46 am

helenkeller

126 to go

1:46 am

mat616

like a good American LOL

1:46 am

mich_pdx

mat, look for the past tense of it too -- kinda old-fashioned past tense

1:47 am

RocDragon

138 left here

1:47 am

nrkii

90 minutes in... 259 words done...

1:47 am

mat616

I guess my vocab is cleaner than I thought LOL

1:48 am

tazpink

i am missing one q word have the pound

1:48 am

Uncagain

hmm, thought for a second that tsetse was there

1:49 am

mich_pdx

taz, the one that almost escaped me was the plural of the people who instill qu5/16

1:49 am

RocDragon

got my last 9, es9/60

1:49 am

jillibus

roc, you rock

1:50 am

tazpink

have q 4.8 5.16 7.40 8.55 and 6.27 mich what am i missiing?

1:50 am

RocDragon

qu7/44?

1:50 am

mat616

got my 1st o word

1:50 am

nrkii

roc, that will be my last 9 too... if I find it...

1:50 am

debbinla

there are 2 8/55

1:50 am

mich_pdx

taz, past tense qu7/44

1:51 am

nrkii

ooh, found it

1:51 am

sprite

Morning dear gang... what a giant!

1:51 am

jillibus

hi sprite!

1:51 am

helenkeller

roc - past tense

1:51 am

Angb

Hi sprite

1:51 am

tazpink

MICH TY FINALLLY

1:51 am

tazpink

just did not see it

1:51 am

Hugabugs

hiya Sprite

1:51 am

helenkeller

sprite - welcome back! how was your trip?

1:51 am

mat616

qu 7.40???? hints? I have 7.44

1:51 am

sprite

Hey jilli! :)

1:52 am

RocDragon

yep, i was offering it to someone

1:52 am

MVA

hiya sprite!

1:52 am

helenkeller

ah

1:52 am

sprite

And Hugs! *hugs Hugs* Long time no see, how are you?

1:52 am

mat616

every one got the cow orfice that gives out milk?

1:52 am

debbinla

last letter changes mat

1:52 am

mich_pdx

de nada, taz! happy to help

1:52 am

Hugabugs

I'm good... how have you been?

1:52 am

Hugabugs

*hugs Sprite back*

1:53 am

sprite

Had a great trip! Hi all, interesting grid is this!

1:53 am

olivirgin

i have qu 4/8, 5/16, 7/44, 7/40, 8/55, and 6/27 what am i missing?

1:53 am

girlfriday

qu 8/55... I have those who do the verb, but what is the other 8/55 please?

1:53 am

mich_pdx

the most, girlfriday

1:53 am

jillibus

most qu5/16

1:53 am

olivirgin

quieters

1:53 am

Hugabugs

Where did you go Sprite?

1:53 am

olivirgin

sorry

1:53 am

olivirgin

wrong window :O

1:54 am

girlfriday

thank you, Mich and jilli

1:54 am

Angb

Thax mat. You can make at least 2 more words from that. And add consonants in it to make more

1:54 am

jillibus

teated

1:54 am

jillibus

groan - sorry

1:54 am

sprite

I went to Germany with the family. To the Mosel. Wonderful nature there, nice wine, lots of forests and enough water to keep my love in his canoe. It was fun. :)

1:55 am

mich_pdx

wow, didn't realize that was a word, thx jilli ;)

1:55 am

Hugabugs

Wonderful.

1:55 am

jillibus

i didn't either - the monkey made me do it

1:56 am

RocDragon

darn. if that c were an n, we'd have equidistant.

1:56 am

mich_pdx

jilli, you made me CHUCKLE! thx for that

1:57 am

mat616

96 words here

1:57 am

debbinla

see mat - you're doing GREAT

1:58 am

mat616

I even got the "sugary" stuff

1:58 am

Angb

If this was a normal grid, you'd be half way there

1:58 am

mat616

all its forms

1:58 am

tazpink

mat what sugary stuff??

1:59 am

sprite

sugary stuff?

1:59 am

nrkii

thanks Roc, you made me look at that E Q combo again

1:59 am

mat616

when in candy form it is S****

1:59 am

tazpink

o ty

2:00 am

sprite

sugar rocks?

2:00 am

mat616

s 5.18 7.44 6.30 are there any more of that

2:01 am

RocDragon

oops sorry i guess i gave one away in that word

2:01 am

Angb

Only to some Roc

2:01 am

debbinla

mat theres a 8/65

2:01 am

nrkii

not really roc, I still had to work it out

2:02 am

mat616

not to me

2:03 am

mat616

Well night everyone

2:03 am

tazpink

by mat

2:04 am

mat616

nice to have been here I will be back later it is 3:04 here

2:04 am

Angb

Nite mat, see you around?

2:04 am

mat616

I am blind now

2:04 am

mamabear

could I get a clue on that a 8 please?

2:04 am

mat616

will do!!!! 315 words left

2:04 am

sprite

I am afraid that sugary stuff eludes me completely. Hey Mamabear! *hug*

2:04 am

mich_pdx

good night, mat, c u l8r

2:04 am

RocDragon

I just tried swedish, realized it was proper, so i tried Swedish with the capital S. Maybe it's time for bed...

2:04 am

debbinla

bye mat - see you

2:05 am

sprite

LOL Roc!

2:05 am

MVA

bye mat

2:05 am

mat616

I got it!!!!! Thanks Roc

2:05 am

nrkii

roc that's great!

2:05 am

mat616

even 100!!

2:05 am

debbinla

yay mat!!!

2:06 am

jillibus

well done mat!

2:06 am

sprite

To remove someone from his noble steed... not valid!

2:06 am

flosey

Hi jilli, you still at it - I couldn't sleep so am back!

2:07 am

mamabear

hi sprite!!! *hugs back*

2:07 am

mamabear

nothing on the a 8????

2:07 am

RocDragon

which 8?

2:07 am

mamabear

the one that starts with an A

2:08 am

RocDragon

hmm.. i don't have that one.

2:08 am

sprite

I see babble can be both a cure and a cause of insomnia :) Well, at least it gives you something to do when awake!

2:08 am

Hugabugs

Mama... think of an artist's workplace

2:08 am

jillibus

yes, flosey, still at it like an idiot, only 128 so far

2:08 am

mamabear

psssst.... sprite said a worrrrrdddddd

2:08 am

nrkii

a8 = consumed + people who donn't tell truth

2:08 am

flosey

sounds good to me jilli

2:08 am

RocDragon

thx nrkii

2:09 am

sprite

I did? A word I don't have yet? *starts hunting*
And sorry ;)

2:09 am

RocDragon

i'm still missing 5 8's

2:09 am

MVA

thx nrkii

2:09 am

RocDragon

oops.. 4

2:09 am

helenkeller

thx nrk

2:09 am

nrkii

I am missing 4

2:10 am

chic

thanx, Nirkii for the a 7 & 8

2:10 am

mamabear

"to remove someone from his noble st***"

2:10 am

jillibus

sprite - you still missing the sugary stuff?

2:10 am

mamabear

sugary stuff?

2:10 am

sprite

Yes, I do!

2:10 am

mich_pdx

thanks for the at 8 clues.... and with that, good night, my friends, bon nuit, mes amies, guten nacht, buenos noches, etc. See you all later

2:10 am

sprite

Oh darn, I did. Checked against the other St and missed this one, sooooo sorry!

2:11 am

sprite

Welterusten, Mich ;)

2:11 am

mamabear

I don't get the artist place or the consumed clues

2:11 am

jillibus

sugar tastes sw5/18 and build on it

2:11 am

nrkii

see ya mich

2:11 am

mamabear

tee hee, sprite

2:11 am

debbinla

nrkii - u have 4 left??

2:11 am

debbinla

nite mich

2:11 am

jillibus

nite mich - give nellie a hug

2:11 am

mamabear

monkey got it!

2:12 am

sprite

Ah thanks!

2:12 am

nrkii

no... 4 8-letter words

2:12 am

nrkii

126 total left

2:12 am

nrkii

and I'm running out of ideas

2:12 am

debbinla

ah

2:12 am

nrkii

but don't want to use list yet because too many still to find...

2:12 am

debbinla

that awesome !

2:12 am

aleksia..

shit

2:13 am

aleksia..

opps sorry everyone

2:13 am

ramix

hehe

2:13 am

jillibus

quite so, al3ksia

2:13 am

Beast

Hi all, I'm back for the next 100

2:13 am

aleksia..

lol

2:13 am

jillibus

go beast!

2:14 am

chj

star wars...revenge of the ...

2:14 am

debbinla

the list is up?

2:14 am

debbinla

i didn't see lickety

2:15 am

sprite

How many are there from that sugary one?

2:15 am

RocDragon

down to last 100

2:15 am

tazpink

just looked it wasnt up

2:15 am

jillibus

don't think so

2:15 am

nrkii

122...

2:15 am

sprite

revenge of the nerds? Oh wait, that was another movie...

2:15 am

nrkii

ah, well then list not an option anyway, lol

2:15 am

jillibus

I have 5, sprite

2:15 am

RocDragon

looks like yesterday's lickety to me

2:15 am

tazpink

i dont know that star wars movie

2:16 am

sprite

Okay, I have 4, will look for another then :)

2:16 am

jillibus

have you got the endearment?

2:17 am

autumn moon

Thanks Jillibus

2:17 am

mamabear

5 sweets? only have 4

2:17 am

sprite

The root, the comparative, the endearment and the plural.

2:17 am

jillibus

yw!

2:17 am

jillibus

and the sort of?

2:17 am

debbinla

thanks jilli - i didn't have that either

2:18 am

nrkii

ooh st 8/40

2:18 am

debbinla

tehe

2:18 am

nrkii

mama said a word.... oooh

2:18 am

debbinla

oops

2:18 am

tazpink

i need some o word clues please

2:18 am

sprite

Yeah! Thanks jilli, that was it :)

2:18 am

jillibus

great

2:19 am

tazpink

o ly have o 4.4

2:20 am

sprite

Or4/5 plus plural, and Or4/4 is what I have.

2:20 am

Beast

when it smells clue for 0 word

2:20 am

renfield

i lost my socks again

2:20 am

sprite

And the past tense of the sound as well.

2:20 am

Beast

sprite, me too, are there lot's more o words?

2:20 am

RocDragon

ah. thx nrkii for the st8

2:21 am

tazpink

what is o 4.5 pls?

2:21 am

sprite

7 from the top O and 2 from the other one, beast.

2:21 am

Beast

plural that sprite

2:21 am

sprite

Plural the past tense?

2:22 am

Beast

plural of the sound

2:22 am

Beast

thanks sprite

2:22 am

sprite

Won't take, Beast.

2:22 am

helenkeller

that's it for me 302 down - 112 to go and a whopping 5165 points

2:22 am

tazpink

ty beast

2:22 am

helenkeller

good nite everyone :)

2:22 am

nrkii

yay helen

2:22 am

sprite

Night helen!

2:22 am

tazpink

by hk

2:22 am

RocDragon

night hk

2:25 am

sprite

Tssssss... 'dohs' is not found in the dictionary. Must be the dictionary from a century ago.

2:25 am

MVA

bye hk

2:26 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues to be posted very shortly everyone.

2:26 am

sprite

Hey lickety *hug*

2:26 am

Hugabugs

Definitely never watched the Simpsons

2:26 am

Beast

yeah, thanks lickety

2:27 am

sprite

I even think it must have become a verb. "He dohs here every time she says those words."

2:27 am

jaianniah

Oh, my wonderful Lickety, your presence here is most welcome!!!!!

2:27 am

sprite

*her

2:28 am

mamabear

Lickety!!!!!! oh and sorry about the word posted before, just realized..... *blush and humbles off*

2:29 am

licketySplitAUS

Hey Everyone!

2:29 am

jillibus

nite helenk

2:29 am

Hugabugs

Hi Lickety

2:29 am

chmmr

man i suck

2:29 am

chmmr

340 left

2:29 am

Atalante

ooooof! 414!!

2:29 am

jillibus

greetings, the great Lickety!!!

2:30 am

sprite

Ha Ata! *hug* It is big, but rewarding today!

2:30 am

Hugabugs

well, I think it's time for me to get to bed.. only 99 left and they'll just have to wait till tomorrow. Goodnight (or day) everyone

2:30 am

licketySplitAUS

Oh, Clues are Up! Nice Grid indeed!

2:30 am

jillibus

Hi atalante

2:30 am

sprite

Good going, Hugs! Sleep well :)

2:30 am

Beast

cya hugabugs

2:30 am

RocDragon

yay lickety. 87 left

2:30 am

Beast

thanks lickety

2:30 am

jillibus

YAY Lickety!!!

2:30 am

Atalante

I feel like I've only just finished the last one! (was night-babbling till a few hours ago!)

2:30 am

chmmr

where are clues?

2:30 am

flosey

wow, that was some chore lickety, thanks

2:31 am

MVA

thank you lickety!

2:31 am

sprite

So you're up very early then, Ata! Couldn't sleep in?

2:31 am

nrkii

lickety, our he4/5!!!

2:32 am

licketySplitAUS

chmnr -see lickety's babble clues link bottom left

2:32 am

FranMag

i found the 10 all by myself!!

2:32 am

licketySplitAUS

I'm warn out doing the clues tonight!

2:32 am

riemann

Lickety: you have three aw's. One of them begins "ce".

2:32 am

sprite

WTG Fran!

2:32 am

Atalante

couldn't sleep - finally got to sleep about 6 then dog jumped on me a few minutes ago!

2:33 am

FranMag

hi sprite! back from vacation?

2:33 am

sprite

Nasty deed of the dog!

2:33 am

Atalante

ah well :) I'll babble for a bit then sleep some more :)

2:34 am

licketySplitAUS

riemann Huh?

2:34 am

sprite

I like that agenda, Ata :)

2:34 am

FranMag

hi nrk! nice icon

2:35 am

Atalante

we had a big discussion yesterday about what sort of tree you were, sprite. The conclusion was a cross between a silver birch and Yggdrasil!

2:35 am

FranMag

hi lickety!

2:35 am

nrkii

tx fran

2:35 am

riemann

When I load your page, Lickety, many of the words have the wrong 2 letters listed to start the blank.

2:35 am

sprite

I have 3 aw-words so far, riemann.

2:35 am

nrkii

2 more words and I go to bed

2:36 am

sprite

Ata! That is some compliment, LOL!

2:36 am

riemann

Your descriptions to the left of the boxes is correct, though.

2:36 am

licketySplitAUS

Try Shift Refresh - or Cntrl F5

2:36 am

Atalante

thought you'd be impressed!

2:37 am

riemann

*ah* Shift-Refresh worked. Thanks.

2:37 am

sprite

More than impressed... definitely not worthy of that!

2:38 am

licketySplitAUS

yeah - looks like you had a part load riemann - shift refresh sorted out your cookies

2:38 am

sprite

Eating them all sorts out my cookies pretty well, more often than not.

2:39 am

Atalante

mmmmm cookies

2:39 am

debbinla

wow lickety - you're a hero

2:39 am

nrkii

okay, I have 97 left and it's after 3:30 AM

2:39 am

nrkii

bed, I think

2:39 am

FranMag

hey debb!

2:39 am

sprite

nrkii... sounds like bedtime, lol.

2:39 am

FranMag

i think so nrk! :-)

2:40 am

nrkii

goodnigt/morning all!

2:40 am

sprite

debbinla said a wo-ord, debbinla said a wo-ord :D

2:40 am

FranMag

night!!

2:40 am

Beast

7 more then i must go visit a friend

2:41 am

licketySplitAUS

debbinia - you're such a lovely babbler!

2:41 am

debbinla

hi fran!!!! oops - i did? dang - i better go to sleep - sorry -

2:41 am

FranMag

lol debb!

2:41 am

debbinla

lickety - i could NEVER ever do it without you

2:41 am

sprite

nm, just teasing... lickety deserves the word!

2:41 am

RocDragon

reheed

2:42 am

RocDragon

oops

2:42 am

sprite

Rules are that you must post valid words, Roc ;)

2:42 am

licketySplitAUS

I'm sure I couldn't either if I played this game!

2:42 am

FranMag

roc, try with a different consonant on the end

2:43 am

RocDragon

ah nice, thx fran!!

2:43 am

FranMag

yw!

2:43 am

phenakis

or a different 2nd consonant

2:43 am

debbinla

i bet you're a great babbler lickety

2:43 am

FranMag

oh yeah, that one too!

2:44 am

licketySplitAUS

debbinia - I've only played about 4 grids, and never finished one. I don't have the patience or the knowledge!

2:44 am

licketySplitAUS

All you people are too good!

2:45 am

ramix

streets

2:45 am

FranMag

lickety, that means you are basically an enabler, feeding our addictions

2:45 am

ramix

oh shit

2:45 am

sprite

Yeah, that is a valid one, ramix :)

2:45 am

MVA

i don't have the patience or knowledge either but i still play!

2:46 am

sprite

Enabler... not to be confused with the enable dictionary of course! Lickety is way better :)

2:46 am

ramix

i mean oh sh**

2:46 am

FranMag

so was the second one you typed ramix!!

2:46 am

sprite

LOL ramix!

2:46 am

ramix

i know

2:46 am

FranMag

definitely better than the dictionary!!

2:47 am

FranMag

:-)

2:47 am

MVA

bbl

2:47 am

FranMag

later mva!

2:48 am

Beast

cya later everyone

2:48 am

FranMag

later beast!

2:48 am

sprite

If we can have We7/48, why then not a comparative of the Se7/48???

2:49 am

sprite

Bye MVA and Beast

2:50 am

jillibus

good question, sprite -- I have neither - lol!

2:50 am

jillibus

bye MVA and beast

2:50 am

allstar

phantom word for me is whistle

2:50 am

scv

414??? that scares me.

2:50 am

sprite

Lol jilli! The Se7: oceanic growth.

2:51 am

jillibus

ta, sprite

2:51 am

FranMag

thanks sprite!

2:52 am

sprite

And there I was thinking I found the 10... but no.

2:52 am

jillibus

and got that comparative too - thx

2:52 am

debbinla

what did lickety say to do if his list still lists yesterdays answeres

2:52 am

debbinla

?

2:53 am

olivirgin

i have the se7/48, but not the we7/48

2:53 am

sprite

Force-refresh, debbinla. Cntrl + refresh

2:53 am

chic

debb, refresh!

2:53 am

jillibus

i have the di10/112 (pl of the di9/90) - compound word, very dull

2:54 am

debbinla

hmm - still doesnt change - maybe it's telling me to go to sleep since it's 1 am .... and try tomorrow

2:54 am

sprite

jilli, great, thanks. Found them right away from that.

2:55 am

sprite

Could be, debbbinla, lol. Will you? Then good night to you ;)

2:55 am

debbinla

gnite all - hope to see you all tomorrow - happy babbling

2:55 am

chic

nite, nite debb!

2:56 am

renfield

nite debs

2:56 am

jillibus

glad it worked, sprite!

2:56 am

jillibus

night, debb

2:58 am

sprite

Okay, half way, good moment to have some breakfast. Back in a bit!

3:01 am

PappouTed

hi everyone, 414? oh my goodness. Good thing it's a Saturday and it's raining. I'm going back to bed for a few hours. See you all later

3:02 am

sprite

Night Pappou

3:02 am

jillibus

bye sprite - I'm turning in soon so may not see you tomorrow

3:03 am

sprite

Sleep well, jilli *hug*

3:03 am

jillibus

have a good breakfast, sprite - hope you're not on a di4/5!

3:04 am

jillibus

nite pappou

3:04 am

sprite

I should be, but I am a bad Di6/21 ;)

3:06 am

RocDragon

ok gnight all, 50 left and i'm done for tonight

3:06 am

FranMag

night roc!

3:07 am

ramix

nite roc

3:07 am

sprite

Great going, Roc! Night :)

3:07 am

jillibus

night, roc!

3:09 am

jillibus

just looking for ce6 and then to bed, I promise

3:10 am

sprite

For sure, jilli ;)

3:11 am

sprite

(that was a clue)

3:11 am

FranMag

thanks sprite!

3:11 am

jillibus

oh! hmmm...

3:11 am

sprite

hihihi

3:12 am

Atalante

urf this site is *impossible* since the server shift! just a general complaint, on to happiness now!

3:12 am

ramix

umm...i dont get it

3:12 am

chmmr

argh i hate this

3:12 am

chmmr

lol

3:12 am

sprite

True Ata!

3:12 am

chmmr

me either ramiz

3:13 am

sprite

I am so glad the needle holders make their appearance again, lol.

3:14 am

Atalante

still waiting in vain for ywis though ...

3:14 am

FranMag

thanks sprite, i always forget the alt spelling!

3:14 am

lynxxx

wow!

3:14 am

seano216k

morning babblers, 414 is this a record??

3:15 am

sprite

Ywis! Ywis hasn't been there for a long time. Hey lynxxx!Quite a grid, right? No, no record, not at all. But rewarding! Hi seano.

3:15 am

jillibus

I'm hung up on that Dick Francis book title "Dead Cert" and can't get beyond it

3:16 am

sprite

Sorta plural, jilli.

3:16 am

Atalante

get *longer* than it, jilli!

3:17 am

jillibus

oh heavens! Thanks, sprite and here I go - *poof*

3:17 am

sprite

Night jilli :)

3:18 am

sprite

Beautiful yiddish words again: Dr7/36 and 6/24, two alt. spellings for A toy similar to a spinning top used in games of chance played by children and adults at Hanukkah.

3:19 am

scv

thanks, sprite!

3:20 am

ramix

um...some of us don't speak yiddish

3:21 am

sprite

I don't speak yiddish, but I am definitely learning some of the words from this game!

3:21 am

olivirgin

so the 6/24 and 7/36 are similar? i have the 7/36, but am clueless on the other

3:22 am

sprite

Just leave out a vowel, olivirgin.

3:22 am

olivirgin

thanks!!!

3:22 am

olivirgin

and like you, i'm learning some yiddish

3:23 am

pinecone05

got them...thank sprite

3:23 am

sprite

yw :)

3:25 am

ramix

so how come the grid takes yiddish words but not say french or afrikaans

3:26 am

sprite

Aha... that oceanic growth Se7/48 has a an equine nephew Ho9/90!
Sometimes it does, ramix. The enable dictionary decides what is valid and what not, and the enable dictionary is far beyond nuts.

3:26 am

Atalante

ooooo so it does!

3:27 am

sprite

Such a rewarding grid today :D

3:27 am

Atalante

tis if you can get it to work properly *growls at site*

3:28 am

scv

sure, we'll call it "rewarding" :)

3:28 am

Angb

Sprite you are magic. Thnx

3:28 am

FranMag

i'm at exactly half

3:28 am

olivirgin

thanks sprite! i've never heard of the ho 9/90 before

3:28 am

FranMag

hi ang!

3:28 am

olivirgin

so am i fran! lol

3:29 am

Angb

The worse thing is I have. Hi Fran

3:29 am

sprite

One of the worst things that can happen to babble... that the site won't keep up with you entering words. I completely sympathize with you, Ata!
WTG Fran!

3:29 am

sprite

And olivirgin too :)

3:29 am

olivirgin

i imagine i won't get much further. my vocabulary isn't as advanced as i'd like it to be. hopefully babble will help with that. lol

3:30 am

scv

when i that happens i start writing them down

3:30 am

scv

and wait until its better

3:30 am

sprite

Babble will, olivirgin! You can't imagine the load of words I learned from this game. Most of them completely useless in common conversation of course. Ywis!

3:30 am

Atalante

I hate it cos you think you've entered them, so you never bother to think of them again ...

3:31 am

sprite

That's exactly the problem, Ata. It is a problem with finishing, because you have to reenter words that you have thrown from memory already.

3:32 am

Atalante

yes! its horrid!

3:32 am

olivirgin

i'm always amazed at the really "duh" ones that i don't get at first. such common words sitting in front of my face, and i just don't get them lol

3:32 am

sprite

Hmz... somehow I get the feeling that one would never say 'thrown from memory'. Deleted? Erased?

3:33 am

sprite

That too, olivirgin! And that doesn't get better, at least not with me, lol.

3:33 am

Atalante

erased sounds good

3:33 am

sprite

Okay, thanks. Will learn proper english some day. Promise ;)

3:33 am

Atalante

*giggles*

3:34 am

olivirgin

you know, i'm so used to seeing you guys give clues in conversation, that i start reading waaaaay into things that don't mean anything lol

3:35 am

sprite

LOL! No clues intended in the last few entries, oli!

3:35 am

olivirgin

lol i figured that out finally lol

3:37 am

sprite

Here comes a clue: that Dr7/36 toy rhymes with a Se6/21.

3:38 am

olivirgin

thanks!

3:39 am

sprite

Totally NOT related, but just as much fun, lol. It means a large beer mug with a capacity of one liter (1.1 quarts) and often having a hinged lid.

3:40 am

ramix

hmm...still dont get it. i guess i'll have to google it

3:42 am

sprite

Let me think... for the Dr7... start with "lost all liquid".
Then invert vowels.
Then add first two letters of 'basic schooling'.

3:43 am

olivirgin

okay, any clues for both o? i have 1/2 and 4/7

3:43 am

ramix

ah...got it!!! thanks sprite

3:43 am

olivirgin

and i keep staring and staring hoping for something to jump out

3:44 am

sprite

Did you all get the wet sounding Wa9/90? Important point of division or transition between two phases, conditions, etc.
(Could very well be I am the only one this late in finding it, but thought I'd share nontheless.)

3:46 am

ramix

yes i did sprite. i just need one more 9 letter, but i dont know which...and i really really dont want to look at the clues

3:46 am

lynxxx

TY sprite for wa & dr words

3:47 am

ramix

it might be a sw9 i think

3:47 am

sherb

414... oh well, it's not as if I had anything else to do today...

3:47 am

sprite

For Os I have:
2x smelly
3x sound related words
2x booklet(s) containing short and abbreviated directions for the contents of the office and Mass of each day in the year
alloy containing copper, tin, etc., used to imitate gold
and things found in the earth.

3:47 am

sprite

Hi there sherb!

3:48 am

sherb

hi sprite :)

3:48 am

sprite

I don't have a Sw9 so far, sorry, can't help there.

3:49 am

RocDragon

there's no sw9

3:50 am

sprite

I am still one 9 short, I have Di90, Es60, Ho90 and Wa90

3:51 am

RocDragon

re9/60

3:51 am

sprite

Thanks Roc :)

3:51 am

ramix

ah..its the es 90 one

3:52 am

sprite

Found it! I had the shorter forms already *hangs head in shame*

3:52 am

sprite

ramix, part of the Re9 is in the Es9.

3:54 am

olivirgin

night all. my brain is officially asleep. lol

3:55 am

sprite

Night oli!

3:58 am

sprite

Did you get the Es9, ramix?

3:58 am

jean1953

good morning everybody:)

3:58 am

sprite

Hi jean :)

4:00 am

Atalante

awwww my kitten's come to help!

4:00 am

sprite

With a smart kitten like that, you don't need a monkey :)

4:01 am

sprite

I LOVE your haiku, btw :)

4:02 am

Atalante

hopefully not! shes very fond of walking randomly over my keyboard - very useful for big grids!

4:02 am

ramix

no i didnt sprite

4:02 am

sprite

Probably the best way to find some of the more obscure babble words!

4:03 am

sprite

ramix: Re9 and Es9 are almost the same.

4:03 am

ramix

um...yeah now i found it! thanks

4:04 am

Atalante

gosh, I'm being stupid today! come back kitty! I can't see these es9 and re9!

4:04 am

sprite

Re9: what you do when you're in a fight and see you are overpowered, past tense.

4:05 am

Atalante

reun-away?

4:05 am

sprite

LOL!

4:05 am

sprite

Yeah, but in more strategic terms.

4:06 am

Atalante

that's a very strategic thing to do! :P

4:06 am

sprite

Absolutely. But no general would put it that way, hihi.

4:07 am

sprite

I can see the newsflash.
"We arrived at the scene, saw there was no freaking way we could win this fight, so we ran away."

4:07 am

Atalante

very Monty Python :)

4:08 am

SueMagee

Wouldn't it be refreshing if that was whawas said, Sprite? (Good holiday?)

4:08 am

SueMagee

*was what was said* for those who speak English.

4:09 am

sprite

Yeah, great holiday! And it would, SueM! Wouldn't that be great, just in plain language. Some truth. Would freak the hell out of some people, I think.

4:10 am

SueMagee

We wouldn't believe it - that's the trouble.

4:10 am

sprite

Monty Python could build a brilliant scene from that, yes!

4:10 am

sherb

well, I'm off to the supermarket before it rains... typical bank holiday! ...see you later, or if not have a good day all... :)

4:11 am

sprite

Bye sherb :)

4:11 am

Atalante

mmmmm chocolate

4:11 am

Atalante

random aside from mention of supermarkets!

4:12 am

Atalante

actually, not chocolate. I want stroopwaffles covered in chocolate

4:12 am

sprite

Argh, site is weird again. I have no words in my list after Te. Script won't work, not even after a dozen retries. Guess I will log off and on and see if that helps.

4:12 am

sprite

stroopwafels... that's a dutch specialty, Ata!

4:12 am

Atalante

I know! I *adore* them!

4:14 am

sprite

Be sure to send me your address some time, I will send you a package of them :)

4:15 am

Atalante

woot! they are such a treat because we can't get hold of them so easily here, though some shops now do sell them. When we were in Vaals a few weeks ago, we ran straight into a supermarket and bought 3 packets LOL and ate them!

4:16 am

sprite

Site is driving me nuts. No words after Ro, after force-refreshes and restarts of FF and logoffs/logons. Now how am I to check my list for forgotten plurals etc?

4:17 am

Atalante

urf I *know*. its doing the same for me

4:19 am

sprite

Okay, I am in IE now and I have the list back. Took a long while though.

4:20 am

Atalante

woot! finally IE does something useful!

4:20 am

sprite

That's a first indeed :)

4:22 am

sprite

I will get you stroopwafels from the market then, they are so fresh, just made in front of your eyes. :)

4:23 am

Atalante

really???? oh *wow*! I've never had fresh ones!

4:24 am

sprite

Yes, they make them when you stand at the stall, just wonderful! And if you lay one on your cup of tea for a bit and eat them then, you will be close to the fresh experience ;)

4:26 am

Atalante

now I'm drooling!

4:26 am

sprite

*when = while

4:26 am

sprite

LOL!

4:30 am

FranMag

hi again!

4:30 am

sprite

The site IS bad today. Could it be because of the very long list? Welcome back, Fran :)

4:30 am

jean1953

off for now bbl have a good day everybody:)

4:30 am

FranMag

bye jean!

4:30 am

sprite

Bye jean!

4:31 am

FranMag

i haven't had any problems, but that could be sprite

4:31 am

Atalante

ooooh Sprite- you'll like this (I hope!) - http://tinyurl.com/m4yb5 - very much work-in-progress!

4:31 am

wassup

Good Lord...414 words? Why do I continue to punish myself? Addicted...rolling up the sleeves and starting this bad boy at 2:30am

4:32 am

sprite

Found a strange biblical St6/21 - 7/32.
S + T4/5 + vowel (and plural)

4:33 am

sprite

wassup, it is a great grid! Very rewarding. Not too many unwords. And lost of pretty ones!

4:33 am

wassup

good to hear Sprite, thanks. :)

4:34 am

ramix

which t4/5 sprite?

4:34 am

sprite

Oh yes, Ata! Powerful image! God, he is so lovely.

4:34 am

sprite

ramix: ta4/5. A virtue I do not possess.

4:35 am

ramix

got them..ty

4:35 am

FranMag

what strange words! thanks sprite!

4:36 am

Atalante

I'm aimi o do 265

4:36 am

Atalante

that was the kitten!

4:36 am

sprite

LOL! Smart kitten, got the message across!

4:36 am

Atalante

I'm aiming to do 2 pics of Joscelin - one all priest-y and Casseline-y and grey (this one), and then one more soldier-y

4:37 am

lynxxx

so that would be the a*** of a saint ?! thanks sprite

4:38 am

Atalante

I just had a sudden need to draw him

4:38 am

sprite

Lol lynxxx, I am afraid so.

Wow Ata, great! Looking forward to the results of that. I just love that man.

4:39 am

Atalante

so do I ... he's just perfect. Mad, but perfect

4:39 am

sprite

Mad, therefore perfect ;)

4:40 am

sprite

sherb is almost in the grid today!

4:43 am

sprite

Argh, down to 15 and absolutely stuck. I need a break. Back in a little bit :)

4:43 am

FranMag

later sprite!

4:44 am

Atalante

bye sprite!!

4:44 am

lynxxx

and I am just too embarassed to say what I am! but like Sprite I need a break - tomorrow - bye

4:46 am

FranMag

bye lynxxx!

4:46 am

Linda0

is 414 words the largest babble yet?

4:46 am

Atalante

nope

4:46 am

FranMag

i don't think so linda, but it's the largest since i started

4:46 am

Linda0

atalante - so what is the largest?

4:47 am

wassup

largest one I've seen was in the 500's.

4:47 am

Atalante

500+ I seem to remember

4:48 am

sprite

I remember a 600+ grid, I think.

4:48 am

Atalante

well you stayed away a long time LOL!

4:48 am

sprite

Am still staying away, lol. Doing other things, not looking for words. But the chat is just as addictive.

4:49 am

wassup

there, changed my icon. much better than the dinty moore cans...

4:49 am

sprite

Wow, that's pretty, wassup!

4:49 am

Atalante

414 is big but not *massive*

4:50 am

wassup

Thanks, it's a label from a local brewery.

4:50 am

periwinkle

Good Morning All, glad I got up early today, largest grid in a long time.

4:50 am

sprite

Am not looking for words.
Am not looking for words.

4:50 am

FranMag

hi peri!

4:50 am

sprite

Hi periwinkle :)

4:50 am

sprite

Am giving it a rest... Ah, who am I kidding...

4:51 am

wassup

Sprite=no will power

4:52 am

sprite

Only too true :(

4:53 am

wassup

me neither. it's going on 3am here and i'm still up.

4:53 am

ramix

okie it's almost 3am here. i've got 45 to go. i'll finished tomorrow. i'm beat

4:53 am

FranMag

night ramix!

4:53 am

wassup

night ramix

4:53 am

Atalante

night ramix!

4:53 am

sprite

Night ramix!

4:54 am

ramix

nite all

4:54 am

Atalante

why WHY isn't strewth allowed!

4:54 am

sprite

Okay, I have all the Ss and Ts. Checking for forgotten singulars, plurals, verb forms etc is always paying of :)

4:55 am

sprite

Oooohhh, beautiful word, Ata :)

4:55 am

Atalante

its pure Aussie! should be allowed!

4:55 am

sprite

* +f somewhere

4:55 am

sprite

What does it mean? That which is strewn?

4:56 am

Atalante

its a mild swear word type thing. but very mild. like gosh or golly

4:56 am

sprite

Oh yes, it has a nice ring for that :)

4:57 am

sprite

Could easily be misconstrewth though ;)
(Sorry, couldn't control that urge)

4:57 am

Atalante

I'm actually really quite surprised that's not allowed. bad enable!

4:59 am

wassup

ok, i'm at 115, not a bad start. See you guys tomorrow.

4:59 am

ilandrah

theres no aussie slang here :(

4:59 am

sprite

Nice going, wassup! Sleep well.

5:00 am

FranMag

night wassup!

5:08 am

sprite

I am having trouble with a couple of Cs :(

5:09 am

FranMag

i only have 8 out of 22 sprite, i'm pretty sure you have what i have!

5:10 am

Atalante

have you got cr6/33, sprite? that's my only slightly odd one so far

5:10 am

FranMag

thanks atalante!

5:11 am

periwinkle

Atalante may I please have a clue for that cr6/33

5:11 am

sprite

Yes, I have that one. The one that sounds like very mean.

5:11 am

FranMag

peri, rhymes with goodbye cr*** world

5:11 am

Atalante

its an mean type of yarn

5:12 am

periwinkle

thanks Fran and Ata

5:12 am

sprite

LOL, nice clue. Wish they were 4s, but I have no 4s left to find. Makes monkeying harder.

5:12 am

FranMag

yw peri

5:13 am

sprite

Does anyone have all the 8s?

5:13 am

Atalante

there's a weird cr6/21 too

5:13 am

periwinkle

I have a cr6/21

5:13 am

FranMag

lol, i only have 1!

5:14 am

sprite

I think I have that one too, peri and Ata. The one that is almost John CL....

5:14 am

periwinkle

I only have one 8 and no 9's and no 10

5:14 am

Atalante

yup, that's the one

5:14 am

sprite

I am still missing one 8, could be a C.

5:17 am

Atalante

I've got 19/22 Cs, and no 8s out of that lot

5:17 am

Dippnall

cr 8/55 past tense of cr 6/24

5:18 am

Atalante

instantly proved wrong!

5:19 am

FranMag

dippnall, what is the cr6/24 after?

5:19 am

sprite

Oh well, scottish again. I love the sound of it, but it always does me in with babble. For those interested: it is a verbe and it means to oil. We are more acquinted with the Gr-variety.

5:19 am

Dippnall

cr 6/21

5:19 am

sprite

Thanks Dippnall!

5:20 am

Dippnall

yw

5:20 am

Atalante

oh yes, nice word

5:20 am

sprite

Now, one more C, one more T. *sigh*

5:20 am

periwinkle

Dippnall, may I please have a clue for that cr6/24

5:21 am

sprite

periwinkle, try to make the famous movie with John Travolta and Olivia NJ sound very scottish.

5:21 am

Dippnall

cr 6/21 - change last letter to 8th letter

5:22 am

FranMag

got it! thanks sprite!

5:23 am

periwinkle

still working on it but have not found it yet

5:23 am

Atalante

woot! got all the Cs :)

5:23 am

sprite

WTG Ata :)

5:23 am

periwinkle

I know the movie you are referring to sprite but scottish words are hard for me to find

5:24 am

sprite

For me too, peri. Perhaps Dippnall's clue is more clear.

5:24 am

Atalante

you must be missing something fairly obvious, sprite, in the Cs. check all your plurals and past tenses!

5:25 am

sprite

Found it, Ata. Forgotten plural, as usual. Now for that T (starts checking list)

5:25 am

periwinkle

finally found it, thanks sprite and Dippnall

5:25 am

periwinkle

May I have a clue for the 10 please

5:26 am

FranMag

peri, compound word, dull as .... plural

5:26 am

FranMag

it's a di 10 peri

5:26 am

Dippnall

yw di 10/112

5:26 am

sprite

As non-native speaker I can confess without shame that I always thought the Di10 was spelled with -tch- :)

5:27 am

Atalante

thats even duller ...

5:27 am

sprite

Ah, so it exists? That's a relief!

5:27 am

FranMag

lol!

5:27 am

sprite

For those interested in finding the meaning of scottish words, this is a nice site:
http://www.ullans.com/ScotsDicti
onary.html

5:27 am

Atalante

but not as dull as dike***** - is that the Dutch version ;)

5:28 am

periwinkle

the clues for the di10 are not helping me

5:29 am

periwinkle

NM the clues just clicked, found it

5:29 am

Dippnall

great!

5:29 am

FranMag

cool peri

5:29 am

periwinkle

it was your clue, Fran that did it

5:30 am

FranMag

cool peri

5:31 am

periwinkle

I also got a 9 out of that clue, may I have clues for the other 9 please

5:31 am

sprite

lol Ata, should be. We put fingers in the dike when that happens, though...

5:31 am

FranMag

peri, i only have one other 9

5:32 am

periwinkle

could you give me a clue for that one please Fran

5:32 am

sprite

There are almost identical Re9 and Es9.

5:32 am

FranMag

it's ho9/90, another compound word, equine plant

5:33 am

sprite

And a very wet Wa90 (division)

5:33 am

periwinkle

thanks so much Fran

5:35 am

FranMag

got the wa9, thanks sprite!

5:35 am

periwinkle

can't find that wa9 sprite even with your clue

5:36 am

Atalante

wa9 - 9pm in the evening on TV!

5:36 am

periwinkle

your clue is not helping me Ata, but thanks

5:37 am

sprite

Okay, I am missing a T6.
I have: Ta30, Te21, Te18 x 5, Th36, Th33, Ti21 x 2, Tw30.
Does anyone know what I am missing?

5:37 am

FranMag

peri, another compound word, it means the area drained by a river, liquid + small building

5:37 am

sprite

It is a compound, peri. Wet stuff + something to store stuff in.

5:37 am

Atalante

the point where swearing/nudity/whatever is allowed on TV afterwards

5:37 am

periwinkle

sprite I just found it before I saw your clue, thanks

5:37 am

periwinkle

thakns Fran too

5:38 am

sprite

Three minds thinking as one :)

5:38 am

periwinkle

may I please have clues for the re9 and es9

5:38 am

periwinkle

may I please have clues for the re9 and es9

5:39 am

sprite

Re9: what you do when you are in a fight and see your are overpowered and outnumbered... past tense.
Es9: almost identical.

5:39 am

sprite

Anyone on my T6 question? Please?

5:39 am

FranMag

i'm not going to be much help sprite, i have about half of those and none that you don't have.

5:40 am

periwinkle

thanks sprite got the re9 right away with your great clue, still working on the es9

5:40 am

sprite

Exactly the same ending, peri :)

5:40 am

Atalante

sorry sprite, I have the same as you ...

5:41 am

periwinkle

never heard of the es7 that leads to the es9, thanks sprite

5:41 am

PappouTed

hi everyone, what a grid! sprite, I've only just started so won't be of any help for a loooooong time, LOL

5:41 am

FranMag

thanks sprite!

5:42 am

sprite

Lol Pappou, have fun, it is a great grid!

Fireworks! Found the last one, it is Tr6/18, what I give my kids if they have been good.

5:42 am

FranMag

which t on the grid does it start with sprite?

5:42 am

PappouTed

yay, sprite and guess what? I had that word. LOL

5:42 am

Atalante

have you got te + re4/4?

5:42 am

FranMag

a plural!! good job sprite!!

5:43 am

Atalante

lol ty for that sprite!

5:43 am

sprite

It was, as usual, a forgotten plural... *sits down to write 1000 times "I will check for forgotten plurals, singulars, verb forms and so on every time I cannot find a word"*

5:43 am

sprite

See Pappou? You could have helped me! :)

5:44 am

PappouTed

I picked up all the 9s and the 10 from the awesome clues you all gave peri, ty

5:44 am

FranMag

if i wasn't missing so many i could have helped too sprite, i've had that one for a while!!

5:45 am

chiley

Is this some kind of joke??? I don't think I'd better start this grid as I DO have housework, grocery shopping and general living to do today.

5:45 am

sprite

I did not list a single Tr, so you could have known, LOL! But thanks anyway, chatting takes my mind of obsessive searching and sometimes helps me find words as a result, lol.

5:45 am

sprite

Ah chiley, and missing out on this brilliant grid? It is too much fun to let pass :)

5:45 am

PappouTed

hi cliley, good thing it's going to be a rainy day here

5:46 am

FranMag

that's true sprite, should have checked closer, i saw all those THs i was missing and blanked out!

5:47 am

sprite

Nah, not meant as complaint, you are all very helpful all the time :) Just teasing.

5:47 am

FranMag

:-)

5:48 am

sprite

A wooting 7271 points today. That's impressive, lol.

5:48 am

FranMag

wow!

5:48 am

Atalante

wow!

5:49 am

sprite

Some high scoring letters in a big grid, that makes for high points totals indeed :)

5:49 am

FranMag

how can oreo not be a word! isn't it in it's own food group?

5:49 am

sprite

It is, Fran! Enable can be such a miser.

5:50 am

FranMag

:-)

5:51 am

PappouTed

is there something wrong with the ratings page? I don't play for the rankings, but it's strange that I haven't missed a grid in weeks and yet my number went down instead of up

5:52 am

Atalante

they are just generally odd, Ted

5:53 am

sprite

I have this beautiful palindrome, but it is dutch...
"Nelli plaatst op 'n parterretrap 'n pot staalpillen"

No idea, Pappou. Did you finish them all?

5:53 am

herinfernallady

hello

5:53 am

PappouTed

sprite, I can

5:53 am

FranMag

hi infernal

5:53 am

PappouTed

sprite, I can't remember, but I think I finished all but one

5:54 am

herinfernallady

oh my goodness this is huge, hello back fran

5:54 am

FranMag

sprite, what does it mean?

5:54 am

sprite

Not finishing one can bring your ranking down, I believe.

5:54 am

sprite

I have to look up a few words, Fran, back in a bit.

5:54 am

FranMag

not finishing one brings it down a lot!

5:55 am

PappouTed

Oh, I know that, but they usually begin to climb again. Anyway, not a big deal, I was just wondering

5:55 am

herinfernallady

oh i didn't know that

5:56 am

FranMag

it's one of the mysteries of babble pappou!

5:56 am

herinfernallady

is there any suggestions on where to start with this grid?

5:56 am

PappouTed

start from the very beginning, a very good place to start, Sorry, I couldn't resist. LOL

5:56 am

FranMag

pick a word infernal! :-)

5:56 am

PappouTed

I've got the Sound of Music on my mind

5:57 am

FranMag

Sound of Music!

5:57 am

sprite

The palindrome translates as:
"Nelli puts a bottle of iron pills on a ground floor staircase"

5:57 am

FranMag

sounds better in dutch!

5:57 am

herinfernallady

yep i think ill start with the qu as that erks me followed by the re's. Sprite what does that mean?

5:57 am

sprite

"If you play Babble, you begin with A B C"

5:58 am

sprite

Hi lady!

5:58 am

herinfernallady

hello sprite

5:58 am

PappouTed

and if you play sudoku you start with 123, LOL

5:58 am

FranMag

obviously the words were chosen more for the letters than their meaning

5:58 am

herinfernallady

i hate the qus so i think ill get rid of them first

5:59 am

PappouTed

could I have a clue for the at7

5:59 am

FranMag

i usually start with the qus because i like them

5:59 am

sprite

Very true, Fran, it is not a very normal sentence. Why on earth would the girl put a bottle of that stuff on those stairs, right? Anyway, it is a nice one in Dutch ;)

5:59 am

sprite

Pappou: past tense of put in your mouth + people who don't tell the truth.

6:00 am

herinfernallady

my eye keeps going to that spot thats why i start there.

6:00 am

Atalante

perhaps she was a spy, and the bottle contained secret instructions that she was leaving for her unknown contact

6:00 am

PappouTed

ty

6:00 am

SueMagee

PappouTed - I'm having problems with the rankings page and have been for about a month now. Despite finishing every grid for a month I was always one short. I'm always a day late in having the score added to the total - what I scored yesterday won't be added until tomorrow. Strangley enough I'm not bothered about the figures but I looked at them out of interest to fill in a few minutes before the flip one morning and now that I know they're wrong they annoy me.

6:00 am

sprite

LOL Ata!

6:01 am

FranMag

there you go atalante, that makes sense to me

6:01 am

sha

ro-6-18 please

6:02 am

herinfernallady

sue someone else was having a similar problem this morning but i cant remember who, my morning it was about 10 or 11am sat

6:02 am

sprite

There are 3 of them, sha.

6:02 am

PappouTed

thanks, sue, I'm not bothered by it either, but was curious because one day I finished it for example and my ranking went down.

6:02 am

sha

its one of the last 2 sprite

6:02 am

FranMag

my eyes are starting to droop, going to do QP and then go to sleep.

6:02 am

FranMag

Good night all!

6:03 am

Atalante

night fran!

6:03 am

sprite

One is a schedule, sha. The other one is plural of the Ro5.10. Flowery price thing.

6:03 am

SueMagee

I've done that several times PappouTed. I emailed DrG but nothing has been done. It a good job I only play for the fun!

6:03 am

Atalante

just found a fantastic photo on deviantArt: http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/37
840641/

6:04 am

sha

thanx sprite couldnt see it for looking

6:04 am

sprite

In full speed! Great one, Ata.

6:05 am

sprite

yw sha, I know that feeling :)

6:06 am

herinfernallady

nite fran

6:07 am

sprite

Sleep well, Fran!

6:09 am

periwinkle

Have excatly half of the words, not bad for a first run, bbl

6:09 am

herinfernallady

later per

6:09 am

herinfernallady

opps peri

6:10 am

herinfernallady

any one got a spare fish as i need a fish slap

6:13 am

amandacath

well, 101 words in less than about 10 minutes - looks like a monster today...

6:14 am

herinfernallady

well done amanda im at 12 words only

6:15 am

sprite

amanda: only 414 words. You are at one quarter already!

6:16 am

amandacath

Hi Sprite! You're back - how was the Mosel?

6:16 am

hannah lou

iya sha

6:17 am

sprite

Great! Nice woods, nice wineyards, nice wine. Kids had a wonderful time, hubby canoed a lot and loved it. We may even go back next year :)

6:18 am

amandacath

ohly 414, huh? Do I really want to do this one?

6:18 am

amandacath

Glad you had a nice time, Sprite

6:18 am

sprite

You do, amanda. It is really a lot of fun, very rewarding grid.

6:20 am

herinfernallady

i have the 'cheat' list as i call it as this many words id get in a tangle

6:25 am

pam

Hi, all--414 words????? Holy moly, babbleonians!!!!'

6:26 am

herinfernallady

hello pam, i said that 2

6:26 am

herinfernallady

only it was more r rated

6:26 am

Uneaixoise

morning, all! 140 words in not much time . . . at least it's a start . . . off for java . . . back in a mo

6:26 am

pam

ata and pappou--didn't i just "see" you? Wow, how time flies..

6:27 am

Atalante

I was just thinking that, pam!

6:27 am

amandacath

Pam! You were the one with the country music concert (I couldn't remember). How was it?

6:28 am

pam

lol, amanda!

6:28 am

pam

It was a lot of fun, though a VERY white crowd, which is really weird

6:29 am

pam

And, the tailgating was fun, except our very pregnant friend was hit by a flying tomato....

6:29 am

amandacath

Oh dear! tomato-induced labor?

6:30 am

pam

LOL--no labor, thankfully, as she is 7.5 weeks out

6:31 am

sprite

What is tailgating?

6:31 am

amandacath

That's good. Guess she's probably an easy target, though

6:31 am

herinfernallady

clue please for the ce 6/21

6:32 am

pam

tailgating is when people arrive 4-8 hours early for an event--ususally a football game or concert--and grill, and drink and hang out, sprite

6:32 am

pam

don't have it, herinfern

6:32 am

herinfernallady

got it and that sounds fun pam apart from the tomato

6:33 am

herinfernallady

pam that tailgating bit sounds like daytona 500 in field

6:33 am

amandacath

herinfern - if I recall correctly, its legal or archaic (or legal archaic?) for 'sure, definite'

6:33 am

pam

yeah, the tomato was not the best, but then, no one was hurt!

6:34 am

amandacath

Sprite - the word 'tailgating' comes from the picnickers having pick-up trucks, putting down the tailgate and sitting/eating/drinking from there

6:35 am

Atalante

ok, I'm off to try and get some sleep for a bit. 283 words down! bbl!

6:35 am

pam

cya, ata!!!!

6:35 am

amandacath

see ya Ata!

6:35 am

herinfernallady

amanda i got it. Its shortened latin and im crap at latin, thats very interesting about 'tailgating' as here it means to sit on some ones butt when driving

6:36 am

herinfernallady

nite ata

6:36 am

Atalante

(same here, tailgating that is)

6:36 am

amandacath

it means that too - all in the context

6:38 am

herinfernallady

ahh context as soon as pam said tailgaiting i thought acting silly on the highway and slowing traffic in a safe way

6:38 am

amandacath

guess that could be fun too

6:40 am

herinfernallady

fun to do at lights if someone has raced you to the lights only for you to pass them then be in front of them and take of slow so they cant get through. I don't drive and my girl pal did it once when we were cut of and her lane ended and we got in front

6:41 am

herinfernallady

Pam how long was your concert, whats the details of what you do? Interested hence asking?

6:42 am

pam

lol, amanada--didnt want to ramble on...but, since you asked...

6:42 am

pam

A duo opened at 7:15 or so, forget their names

6:43 am

pam

Then, at 8 or so, Joe Nichols (of "Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off" fame came on. He was very good live and if you are into guys, a hottie!!!

6:43 am

sprite

Thanks for the explanation :)

6:45 am

pam

TobyToby Keith went on from 9-11. Lots of booms and bangs interspersed with come great singing. Not too much of his all hail the red, white, and blue crap so I didn't have to clamp down my tongue too much

6:45 am

herinfernallady

brb must take pie out of the oven and put on the heater

6:45 am

pam

It was a lot of fun. My partner and I went with three friends, and had a blast.

6:46 am

amandacath

Well, I'm glad there was no patriotism-overdose and you were able to enjoy the music and the fun!

6:46 am

pam

thanks, amanda

6:46 am

Wolvie

good morning all - wow - big grid!

6:47 am

herinfernallady

sound like oyu had fun pam hows the hearing today? yes wolvie this is large but amanda blitzs a bit to start with

6:48 am

pam

herinfernal--it was last saturday, and surprisingly, the hearing was fine!

6:49 am

EspritdJean

is 414 words the biggest puzzle yet?

6:51 am

herinfernallady

im seeing dresden dolls soon, looking forward to it. Glad it wasn't too noisy

6:52 am

pam

cool, infernal!!!!

6:53 am

herinfernallady

i was in the right place at the right time. The lady at the church that i do volunteer work had a friend that but 9 tickets for us on his credit card then we paid him. its a 30th birthday present for the boyfriend

6:53 am

Charm

414 is probably among the bigger I remember....

6:53 am

pam

me, too, charm

6:53 am

Charm

morning ....

6:54 am

Wolvie

morning charm!

6:54 am

Charm

Hi, Wolvie!

6:54 am

herinfernallady

morning charm, i see that this puzzle is one of those head twister ones where every angle a word can be made

6:55 am

Charm

I'm already dreading the r's and d's. AND I have company for the weekend, which means I won't be able to sit and work on it....

6:56 am

Wolvie

I hear you- I have some company/cooking plans myself, so I'm not sure how long I can play

6:56 am

amandacath

Hi Wolvie, Charm!

6:57 am

Wolvie

hi amanda!

6:57 am

Charm

well, we'll just give it the best shot we can.

Hi, amanda.

6:57 am

pam

hi, whomever just entered in,,, I am concentrating on the gird,,,

6:58 am

Charm

not to worry, pam - you just keep on babbling....

6:58 am

herinfernallady

im lucky the boys (note men over 28) are playing in the other room and i can ignor them as i feed them dinner and desert

6:58 am

Wolvie

me too pam, not going to do much chat today...

6:59 am

ShadeEagle

WOW that's a big board today.

7:01 am

ShadeEagle

I wasn't expecting something even approaching that many words... yikes.

7:02 am

Charm

the 1st bit goes fast, ShadeEagle = I've been here less than an hour and have almost half....

7:12 am

ShadeEagle

I kinda of guessed the board would have to go at least somewhat half...

7:13 am

Angelsong

wonderful grid today! greetings, all...

7:14 am

herinfernallady

hello angel

7:14 am

amandacath

hi angel!

7:19 am

herinfernallady

i swear half the words are made up, ok i know they arent but how the heck can there be so many words

7:20 am

Aloyisius

wow, what a grid ! joining the fray with a hearty hello to all... slinking back into the shadows now to work..

7:20 am

amandacath

Hi Aloy!

7:21 am

Aloyisius

so many words, so little time.. (-:

7:21 am

amandacath

it still won't take swedish coins! Or swedish, for that matter

7:22 am

faeriekae

Good Morning Babblers - thing I have nothing to do but Babble today LOL

7:22 am

amandacath

Good for you it's a big grid!

7:22 am

herinfernallady

hello fearie, you moved house yet

7:23 am

Jacula

Hi everyone. We're out and about a fair bit today so don't know if I'll do this massive grid, other than on paper. Have to see how time goes... Happy Babbling all!

7:23 am

Aloyisius

monkies having a field day!

7:24 am

pam

hi, jac!
and everyone else who recently popped in!

7:24 am

amandacath

don't let them wear themselves out on the first half Aloy - I think we're going to need all the monkeys we can get later on

7:24 am

herinfernallady

hey jac, i think my monkey is about to quit on having too much work no pay

7:25 am

Aloyisius

you're right, amanda..

7:25 am

faeriekae

I've got gotten into my house yet but I'm still in Kentucky and loving it

7:26 am

herinfernallady

so that means you have moved but not to your new house faerie?

7:29 am

Angelsong

faerie, hi

7:29 am

Angelsong

does

7:29 am

Wolvie

looking up from grid - hi faerie, angel, aloy, jac, et al

7:31 am

faeriekae

Hi Angel :) thanks

7:32 am

faeriekae

exactly I'm working and loving being near my family and friends again after 26yrs

7:32 am

inge

Morning all. Am play ing even though i swore to myself never to do a big one again. Got 94 words in 20 minutes

7:32 am

faeriekae

Herinfern - so how goes it with you ?

7:32 am

inge

diet

7:32 am

hannah lou

hiya angle

7:32 am

faeriekae

Morning Inge :)

7:32 am

inge

diets

7:32 am

amandacath

hi inge!

7:32 am

inge

thew

7:33 am

inge

thews

7:33 am

Zombee

hey

7:33 am

inge

sorry, gues , back to the box

7:33 am

Zombee

you're putting all the answers in

7:33 am

Zombee

haha

7:34 am

faeriekae

shhhhhh don't tell them

7:35 am

saintfranny

sweet jesus! 414?????

7:35 am

Zombee

how many words today again? My memory fails me

7:35 am

Zombee

oh

7:35 am

Zombee

ok

7:36 am

Zombee

saintfranny you crack me up!

7:36 am

herinfernallady

yep franny i think i said something more r rated than that and dont tell inge where the answers go i need all the help i can get

7:36 am

Wolvie

good morning inge!

7:36 am

saintfranny

lol HIL we're All gonna need help with this monster!

7:37 am

inge

Morning. Youa re trying to pull me over to the chat log. so I make more mistakes...back to the add box

7:37 am

Zombee

I've only got 170 so far:(

7:37 am

amandacath

would someone be kind and tell me how many words from each d?

7:38 am

saintfranny

dont feel bad. i have 8

7:38 am

saintfranny

top d - 19

7:38 am

saintfranny

middle d - 30

7:38 am

Zombee

19?! oh mah lordie!!!

7:39 am

Zombee

30?!?! good gravy

7:39 am

GraceM

is the di10 related at all to the di10? I have the 9...

7:40 am

Wolvie

plural the 9. grace

7:41 am

GraceM

huh. I thought I had and it got rejected. Must have been a typo!

7:42 am

saintfranny

hey grace, just saw your profile (the pink caught my eye) - i live in cranston!

7:42 am

herinfernallady

um clue for the di 9/90 please

7:42 am

GraceM

cheers fellow Rhode Islander!

7:42 am

Zombee

hey grace you picture is really funny(:

7:42 am

GraceM

it gives you Di4 pan hands fern

7:43 am

Wolvie

wash plates with: herin

7:43 am

Zombee

there's a wa9/90 too..

7:43 am

GraceM

that was for herinfernallady

7:43 am

herinfernallady

fish please

7:43 am

Wolvie

no problem - I have fish here everyday. ;-)

7:44 am

herinfernallady

i was staring and staring at it but it made no sense. darn monkey think i need to feed it again

7:44 am

GraceM

anyone have the es9?

7:44 am

herinfernallady

not yet grace sory

7:46 am

herinfernallady

grace i should have got that one as my mum always said don't throw the baby out with the bathw.... but i always think di 9/90

7:49 am

amandacath

thanks for the d-breakdown, franny - got side-tracked on those 9's: es9 - alt. spelling for Bruce Springsteen's band + var. endings?

7:49 am

GraceM

aha, add es to the tr7

7:52 am

Smiley23_47393

hey faerie this is shorty

7:53 am

Smiley23_47393

faerie are you still here?

7:54 am

amandacath

I got a gray box! I got a gray box!

7:54 am

amandacath

Well, I would if i had gray boxes...

7:54 am

herinfernallady

faerie may be lost in the the monster gride

7:54 am

herinfernallady

opps grid

7:55 am

Smiley23_47393

oh ok ty

7:55 am

Wolvie

woohoo, amanda - I have 5 so far - working my way thru

7:56 am

amandacath

shorty, what are you doing with smiley's name?

7:56 am

Wolvie

forgot the smiley ;-)

7:56 am

faeriekae

No I'm here just on the phone Sorry

7:56 am

Smiley23_47393

im at her house

7:56 am

herinfernallady

keep trying smillie ie shorty

7:56 am

faeriekae

Shorty are you here?

7:56 am

Smiley23_47393

faerie hey

7:56 am

herinfernallady

there you are faerie

7:57 am

Smiley23_47393

this is my daughter

7:57 am

faeriekae

Hey Smiley/Shorty LOL

7:57 am

faeriekae

Hey Smiley/Shorty LOL

7:57 am

Smiley23_47393

yep its me faere

7:57 am

herinfernallady

is that your fur kid in the pic?

7:58 am

Wolvie

well guys - only halfway, but - must go for now - hope to bbl.

7:58 am

faeriekae

How was your drive to Indy? Herinfern I was about to say the samething LOL

7:58 am

Smiley23_47393

not mine hers

7:58 am

Smiley23_47393

it was good

7:59 am

herinfernallady

norrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr way toooo cute

7:59 am

herinfernallady

by wolvie

7:59 am

Smiley23_47393

didnt do what i said i was going to though if you know what i mean!!

7:59 am

faeriekae

Great I'm at my Niece Lynn's for the weekend and using her computer and so if you want to IM let me know I'll give you her Yahoo address

8:00 am

faeriekae

LOL

8:00 am

Smiley23_47393

she has a crooked nose its very cute

8:00 am

Smiley23_47393

ok

8:01 am

herinfernallady

cant tell in the pic, dogs face will likely come straight with age

8:01 am

faeriekae

the puppy is adorable what kind?

8:01 am

Smiley23_47393

hienz 57

8:01 am

amandacath

so guys, I need 3 more o's - any idea which ones?

8:02 am

herinfernallady

sorry cath stuck at 92 not there yet

8:02 am

herinfernallady

is that a german shepard shorty?

8:03 am

faeriekae

LOL very cute

8:03 am

Smiley23_47393

no

8:03 am

Smiley23_47393

it looks like a shrunken rot

8:05 am

herinfernallady

um ok sorry had to look up that meaning so its a mixed bred puppy?

8:05 am

pabtrek

OMG I almost fainted when I saw how many words there are today

8:05 am

Smiley23_47393

yes LOL herein

8:06 am

herinfernallady

sorry i have never heard that term befor. looks like its got some german shepard in it and its paws are friggen huge.

8:07 am

Smiley23_47393

oh really where are you from?

8:07 am

herinfernallady

australia

8:07 am

bean66

how many words are there? pab?

8:07 am

Smiley23_47393

oh ok

8:08 am

herinfernallady

thought it might have something to do with the colour

8:08 am

Smiley23_47393

horse

8:08 am

herinfernallady

BEAN66 414

8:08 am

Smiley23_47393

oh opps sorry

8:08 am

Gail

Hi Pat, we got our big grid today!

8:08 am

bean66

wow...i am never going to finish this one

8:09 am

herinfernallady

yes smiley any one thats small enough will be about to use the dog as a h... when its bigger

8:09 am

Smiley23_47393

lol

8:09 am

amandacath

OHG - herin is right about those paws! She's gonna be a giant!

8:10 am

Anniebrook

good morning everyone! 414!

8:10 am

bean66

hi annie

8:10 am

herinfernallady

lets pray that dog don't have a lab in it or youll have a h... and a vacum

8:10 am

herinfernallady

hi annie

8:11 am

amandacath

morning Annie!

8:11 am

Anniebrook

hi her and amanda

8:11 am

Anniebrook

and bean

8:12 am

pabtrek

sorry bean didn't see your question got sucked into the grid

8:12 am

bean66

that's ok...it happen alot

8:12 am

herinfernallady

annie i haven't been here all day, i got on here about 9pm aus time

8:12 am

pabtrek

horse

8:12 am

pabtrek

sorry

8:13 am

Anniebrook

her, i just got on 9:15 US east coast time, this is a monster

8:13 am

bean66

thanks pab..didn

8:13 am

bean66

t have that one yet..lol

8:13 am

Anniebrook

her, a. m.

8:14 am

herinfernallady

thought id tell you since i saw you this morning our time and its a lot weird to come back online and feel like somepeople haven't left in 24hrs but they have

8:14 am

Anniebrook

yes, lol....

8:17 am

Smiley23_47393

lol

8:17 am

Anniebrook

smiley, how old is that beautiful dog ?

8:17 am

herinfernallady

can i get a clue for the es 7/28

8:18 am

inge

hoer

8:18 am

Anniebrook

morning, inge

8:19 am

inge

oop, soory

8:19 am

herinfernallady

thanks inge im not but id like a clue on the es 7/28

8:19 am

inge

only 148 words and I am already goofy

8:20 am

inge

nothing that high scored here in the es camp

8:20 am

Uneaixoise

smiley, your your pup looks like a cousin to mine!

8:20 am

Anniebrook

hi une

8:20 am

herinfernallady

i have an es 7 / 28 needed according to licketys list

8:20 am

amandacath

alt. spelling for The Boss's band, herin (+ a couple of endings)

8:20 am

Uneaixoise

hey, annie

8:21 am

herinfernallady

sorry going to have to be really sad here and so hah?? so give a second to google that one

8:21 am

GraceM

anyone have the he8?

8:23 am

amandacath

The Boss = Bruce Springsteen, if that's the part you were't getting...

8:24 am

amandacath

so there's an he8 - *goes hunting for it*

8:24 am

herinfernallady

thanks amanda i think i need a fish. No i knew who the boss was but my brain went what is the band cold. der stupid head i am

8:24 am

Aloyisius

grace, pl the he7 and you've got it

8:24 am

herinfernallady

great clue though thanks amanda

8:25 am

GraceM

ah, no he7 here either

8:26 am

Aloyisius

holy cow, I just monkeyed an ho9, and it worked! add an unwanted plant to an equine creature...

8:26 am

Uneaixoise

thanks, Aloyisius!!

8:27 am

bean66

thanks...aloyisius

8:27 am

Anniebrook

well, thank you, aloy

8:27 am

Aloyisius

he7 builds from the he5 = to take away by stealing

8:27 am

Aloyisius

yw all... that was a nice surprise..

8:27 am

amandacath

I figured there would be something like that in there, Aloy. I tried it with the feline and the headgear...(didn't work)

8:28 am

GraceM

got it, thx!

8:28 am

amandacath

Ah, thanks Aloy!

8:28 am

GraceM

3 more 8s to go

8:30 am

periwinkle

Hi all may I have a clue for the he7 that leads to the he8

8:30 am

GraceM

cr5/12 anyone?

8:30 am

herinfernallady

how can hoose not be a word? scots for house

8:30 am

Aloyisius

wow, grace.. I have 10 more 8's to find.. back to the grid..

8:30 am

GraceM

clued just below peri...

8:31 am

Aloyisius

top of a mountain, grace

8:31 am

periwinkle

thanks Grace, didn't see it, just got back to the grid and dove right in

8:31 am

periwinkle

so far have 6 of the 8's, both 9's and the 10

8:31 am

periwinkle

and lots of other words too :)

8:31 am

GraceM

doh, thx Aloyisius

8:32 am

Raygoddess

can we get some clues peri?

8:32 am

Aloyisius

glad you saw it, grace

8:32 am

periwinkle

for what Ray

8:33 am

Raygoddess

the big words

8:33 am

periwinkle

di/10 - compound word - dull as di*******

8:34 am

Uneaixoise

thanks, peri!

8:34 am

periwinkle

or di9 = di4/6 + wa5/18 then plural for the 10

8:34 am

Anniebrook

peri, are most of the biggies compound words?

8:35 am

periwinkle

anytime Une

8:35 am

Raygoddess

cant see that di 10

8:35 am

Anniebrook

thanks peri

8:35 am

periwinkle

actually the clue came from FranMag earlier today

8:35 am

periwinkle

yes Annie

8:35 am

Anniebrook

thanks

8:36 am

periwinkle

wa9 = what do use to take a shower and what you put your tools in

8:36 am

periwinkle

ned to look for more words myself, will try to clue more later

8:37 am

Anniebrook

good clue, per

8:37 am

Anniebrook

*peri

8:37 am

Inge2

thank you, Peri!

8:37 am

periwinkle

glad to be able to help

8:37 am

pabtrek

thanks peri

8:39 am

amandacath

just monkeyed another 8 - cr8/55 - sounds kind of like 'folded' with sort of a lisp (have to lok it up and see what it means)

8:39 am

GraceM

di7/32 anyone?

8:40 am

amandacath

...or a mispronounced nativity scene (it has no definition, of course)

8:40 am

Aloyisius

ty, amanda... I got it.

8:40 am

periwinkle

is there more than one Grace, I have one who is trying to lose weight (pl)

8:41 am

GraceM

yes, there another one peri

8:42 am

periwinkle

don't have it then :(

8:42 am

Aloyisius

double the chemical es, peri

8:42 am

klaurel

400+ today????????

8:42 am

periwinkle

thanks Alo

8:43 am

Uneaixoise

you can do it, klaurel!

8:43 am

herinfernallady

Grace if you and me went on a di 4/5 to loose weight we would both be di 7/32

8:43 am

klaurel

not right now! I popped to check it out but I have to take kids to haircut appointments so they aren't shaggy for their aunt's wedding!

8:44 am

herinfernallady

yep k

8:44 am

Scrabbler

Yikes, 414 words! I won't have time to finish, but I'll have fun aiming for half.

8:44 am

amandacath

Hi Une!

8:44 am

Uneaixoise

hey, amanda!

8:44 am

herinfernallady

klaurel shaggy kids are cute but i don't think aunty would like it?

8:44 am

Scrabbler

dits

8:44 am

Scrabbler

OOPS

8:44 am

herinfernallady

grace you got that clue

8:44 am

GraceM

got that one herin...there's another

8:45 am

herinfernallady

ok um if i pass away i d.. but then i could become a heavenly body like a star

8:45 am

klaurel

not with how much the clothes cost! :)

8:46 am

herinfernallady

lier

8:46 am

periwinkle

Grace - Aloy just gave a clue for the di7 - double the chemical es5/10

8:46 am

GraceM

yay! finished a through d!

8:46 am

lianakate

yikes..i just found a 10 with a di..dont throw the baby out with the di..and pl

8:46 am

herinfernallady

opps sorry bout that, klaurel kids in suits are even cuter all spiffied up

8:47 am

periwinkle

Good for you Grace

8:47 am

klaurel

okay, be back when I am done with errands

8:47 am

herinfernallady

lian i am glad im not the only one that says that but i thought it was bath water

8:47 am

periwinkle

Ihave 226 but no letters finished yet

8:47 am

Scrabbler

TY for the clue for the 9 and 10, lianakate

8:47 am

lianakate

yw scrabb..its not often I can help..lol

8:48 am

Scrabbler

That was a biggie though

8:49 am

lianakate

lol, sure was. I nearly fainted when I found it..

8:49 am

lianakate

i still dont get the one for the di with the chemical..sigh.

8:49 am

Scrabbler

I would be changing my inderwear

8:49 am

Scrabbler

*underwear

8:49 am

Anniebrook

would someone please pick liana up off the floor?

8:49 am

GraceM

skipping the Es for now. I ha4 Es.

8:49 am

lianakate

ha.annie.. :)

8:50 am

herinfernallady

skipping the hes for now i don't like them

8:50 am

Scrabbler

Like the book of Es**** but without the aitch, then put di in front

8:50 am

amandacath

liana - chemical= alt. spelling of woman's name

8:50 am

Scrabbler

west

8:50 am

lianakate

I think I need a break~ only 189 and thats plenty for me.

8:50 am

Scrabbler

Sorry again

8:50 am

lianakate

amanda..i have a chemical with an es..

8:51 am

Scrabbler

Go relax and have a drink--you found a 9 and 10!!

8:51 am

lianakate

but, no di.

8:51 am

Anniebrook

liana, put the di in front

8:51 am

GraceM

ok, taking a break with 287.

8:52 am

lianakate

gotcha..i thought I had tried that..woe is me...

8:52 am

Anniebrook

liana, last column on the right, middle

8:52 am

herinfernallady

i suck im still at 140 and ive been here for what seems like forever

8:52 am

lianakate

a drink?..at this time of the AM?..whoo hoo...i rarely drink. It might blow me away~

8:52 am

bean66

don't feel bad her...i only have 128

8:53 am

Scrabbler

take a break then come back for a look

8:53 am

lianakate

Grace..I might have to thwaap ya with all those found...geez~

8:53 am

herinfernallady

i think i have been here for about 3hrs now. sigh i think ill get ther eventually but it is nearly my beed time

8:54 am

herinfernallady

hey liana its 1153pm sat night here go right ahead and drink

8:54 am

lianakate

well, i have been here for 40 minutes..way too long to sit on my butt..lol

8:55 am

herinfernallady

im sitting on the crap chair. at my house i have an old excutive chair and its very comfy

8:55 am

Scrabbler

Where are you lady?

8:56 am

frazer_not_crane

Geez, 414 ,... no sense even statring today.

8:56 am

herinfernallady

melbourne australia and its friggen cold

8:56 am

lianakate

Later, buddies..enjoy the grid..I KNOW I will not finish it...

8:56 am

lianakate

xoxoxox to share

8:57 am

herinfernallady

lianas piking. oh come back liana

8:57 am

Scrabbler

Wow, lady, how cold is cold?

8:57 am

lianakate

hush, herin..LOL..am a piker from waaaay back.

8:57 am

Anniebrook

later, liana

8:57 am

lianakate

later annie :)

8:58 am

Scrabbler

?pike

8:58 am

herinfernallady

um not a someone that is going to lose a game but someone that finishes whilst they are ahead

8:59 am

herinfernallady

um chickening out

8:59 am

bean66

her? you didn't answer scrabbler..how cold is cold there in australia

9:00 am

Scrabbler

Oh, then I will be a piker today. 414 words would take me 4-5 hrs at least, and I am having a tennis party here today. I need to start vacuuming soon.

9:00 am

herinfernallady

oh sorry scrabble i was puzzeling um i shalll look on the net hang on

9:02 am

herinfernallady

42 degress f

9:03 am

lianakate

okay..just as I was about to leave..i found 16 more words..oh YAY! now am out of here with 206..(yay for the blonde Polack)..lol

9:03 am

bean66

wow..i picture australia to be warm and fuzzy...see any roos?

9:03 am

Scrabbler

Oh, that is a bit chilly. I am hoping for 70-ish F here today.

9:04 am

Scrabbler

Liana---you are not!

9:04 am

herinfernallady

um no, thats more urban and im in the burbs

9:04 am

bean66

and where are you scrabbler

9:04 am

bean66

oh..i see

9:04 am

amandacath

ok, somebody explain why 'twas' is accepted but 'twere' isn't!

9:04 am

lianakate

its been in the 90s and hotter than blazes here all summer..boo on humidity too.

9:05 am

Scrabbler

I am out in the country, nearest to Buffalo, NY. I live in the woods.

9:05 am

herinfernallady

no bean its friggen cold and im in the burbs not the bush so no, my parents see wildlife

9:05 am

bean66

lmao...amanda

9:05 am

bean66

nice scrabbler

9:05 am

bean66

i live in the woods too.

9:05 am

herinfernallady

i live in the burbs i don't like nor do country

9:06 am

lianakate

I live at the foot of Lookout Mtn..in N. GA..about a mile from Chattanooga TN.

9:06 am

Scrabbler

It is my sanctuary. don't you love it Bean?

9:06 am

Scrabbler

It must be beautiful Liana.

9:06 am

lianakate

and its HOT HOT HOT..ack.

9:06 am

bean66

i'm probably not as secluded as you scrabbler...but yes i do love it..

9:06 am

lianakate

it is beautiful..but I prefer New Jersey..lol, I love all those irascible folks there.

9:06 am

Scrabbler

You have brutal summers in the south Liana.

9:07 am

herinfernallady

i love were i live as i can be 1-3 hours from the snow an hour from the beach and 30min from the city and this is using public transport

9:07 am

bean66

you have to love New England..

9:07 am

lianakate

can run away to the MTNS of N. C. only 2 hours away..

9:07 am

Scrabbler

I am in a development set up on a big hill, in the woods. I have neighbors but we are not right next to one another, so we have privacy.

9:07 am

bean66

in order to put up with the weather

9:07 am

lianakate

every thing is close..even the ocean..6 hours...i LIKE that.

9:08 am

bean66

all my relatives live in N.C

9:08 am

Scrabbler

Where are you Bean? Are you a Boston Bean?

9:08 am

herinfernallady

i like being so close to everything by public transport

9:08 am

lianakate

okay..i am taking up your valuable babbling time..with my chat babble..LOL..byeeeeeeee

9:08 am

bean66

yeah..i guess you could say that ..about an hour northeast of boston

9:09 am

Scrabbler

I love New england--you are lucky.

9:09 am

herinfernallady

heard some mega transport nerds traveled on all of the new york subway in 24 and thats an effert

9:09 am

bean66

yes..but it's sooooo expensive

9:09 am

Scrabbler

Hey, we can chat if no one is pleading for clues

9:10 am

Scrabbler

True, Bean

9:10 am

bean66

they don't call us taxachusetts for nothing

9:10 am

Scrabbler

NY is a tax-crazed stae as well

9:10 am

bean66

and Massholes!!! lol

9:10 am

Scrabbler

*state

9:10 am

herinfernallady

oh dear lord my girl pal just came home high as a friggen kite on coffee

9:11 am

Scrabbler

Oh dear!

9:11 am

bean66

at least it's coffee her..and not something else..

9:11 am

herinfernallady

oh dear is right its midnight here

9:11 am

Scrabbler

Was she doing shots of espresso?

9:11 am

herinfernallady

bean its always coffee and other stuff is bad

9:12 am

bean66

yes it is

9:12 am

bean66

well i am going to jump in the shower, and take my teenage daughter school shopping

9:12 am

smokey2joints

morning!

9:13 am

bean66

*we've already been 3 times*

9:13 am

Scrabbler

Have fun with the school shopping, Bean. Don't let her whine too much.

9:13 am

Scrabbler

Morning, Smokey

9:13 am

bean66

thanks scrabbler..enjoy your tennis

9:14 am

Scrabbler

Bye, Thanks.

9:15 am

inge

has anyone made sense of the equ word? Cant find anything to fit. eq 5/18 please

9:15 am

Scrabbler

I finished the Q's, so I am going to be a piker now and depart. I have a party to prepare and I have 2 1/2 hrs before everyone arrives.

9:16 am

Aloyisius

e + qu4.8, inge

9:16 am

Scrabbler

Put the e in front of the qu4

9:16 am

periwinkle

ing : e+qu4/8

9:16 am

amandacath

it's a h5/12 word, inge

9:17 am

Gail

EQ5/18 mammals having slender legs and a flat coat with a narrow mane along the back of the neck

9:17 am

inge

thaks for all the clues, I got it now

9:19 am

addytewd

morning everyone! biggest babble i've seen yet :)

9:19 am

Scrabbler

Yes, anyone that finishes this one will notbe doing much of anything else today

9:20 am

addytewd

lol good thing it's saturday then!

9:20 am

emusing

hi! i am not planning on finishing, lol!

9:20 am

addytewd

don't think i will, that's for sure! but fun looking!

9:25 am

Scrabbler

I found 100, now it's time to take on the day. Good luck everyone.

9:26 am

Anniebrook

bye, scrabbler

9:26 am

Scrabbler

Bye Annie

9:27 am

Aloyisius

have a great day, Scrabbler..

9:28 am

Scrabbler

You too Al

9:34 am

periwinkle

bbl

9:34 am

Anniebrook

bye, peri

9:41 am

raelite

morning all...this grid is a little intimidating!

9:42 am

Anniebrook

hi rae

9:42 am

Anniebrook

be back later

9:42 am

Aloyisius

jump right in, raelite!

9:44 am

inge

does the es 5, which I have, help at all for the other three es words?

9:44 am

Aloyisius

no, sorry inge..

9:44 am

SamanthaJoy

No, it doesn't, inge

9:45 am

amandacath

not really, Inge - but it helps with a di7!

9:45 am

Aloyisius

the first three letters are the same

9:45 am

SamanthaJoy

Try adding "es" to the tr 5/10

9:45 am

inge

could some one at least give me the general direction I ought to go in?

9:46 am

SamanthaJoy

Also, it's an alternate spelling of Bruce Springsteen's former band

9:48 am

inge

Well, I am unfamiliar with that band. But i think I found it. Found, Thak you

9:53 am

ARB

Shalom Everyone

9:53 am

amandacath

Hi ARB

9:54 am

OldRottenHat

Thanks for the clue, SamanthaJoy

9:56 am

Aloyisius

hi, arb

10:03 am

lyn5

hi all

10:06 am

Dorens

wow....is this a record? 414? I thought over 350 the other day was a lot! good morning all

10:06 am

OldRottenHat

What do get if you cross a parrot and a crocodile?

10:08 am

Dorens

i give up... what?

10:08 am

amandacath

a pollydile? a budgiedile? dunno?

10:08 am

OldRottenHat

An animal that talks your head off.

10:08 am

amandacath

har har!

10:09 am

inge

hite

10:09 am

Dorens

heehee

10:09 am

raelite

be careful with that joke, it's an antique!

10:09 am

inge

sorry, back to my corner!

10:12 am

ARB

any help on the 2nd cr/21 or the cr 6/24?

10:13 am

riemann

the 2nd 6/21 sounds like a line on my pants.

10:14 am

Wyrd

good morning everyone

10:15 am

Dorens

good morning wyrd

10:15 am

amandacath

the cr6/24 sounds almost the same, and you can past tense it

10:21 am

amandacath

how 'bout the at7&8?

10:21 am

Uneaixoise

artist's studio, amanda

10:22 am

amandacath

anks!

10:22 am

Uneaixoise

yw!

10:22 am

Dorens

tthanks une...that gave me a grey box....nice to see my first

10:22 am

amandacath

th*

10:22 am

72 Temple Owl

hi everyone! has anyone lcued the nines yet?

10:22 am

Dorens

not yet, temple

10:23 am

Uneaixoise

ho9/90 equine + undesirables in the garden

10:23 am

Uneaixoise

di9/90 di_________ blonde (compound word)

10:24 am

mattygroves

Bloody hell. 414 words?!

10:24 am

Uneaixoise

H20 + storage bldg

10:24 am

Uneaixoise

sorry--that was wa9/90

10:25 am

sha

*F*I*R*E*W*O*R*K*S at last thought i would never get there today

10:25 am

Uneaixoise

sha, congrats!!!!

10:25 am

Chris P

es9/60 - es+tr7/32

10:26 am

Dorens

hoo Haa sha....a real accomplishment today!

10:26 am

Aloyisius

hurray for sha!

10:26 am

72 Temple Owl

clue for the tr7 please? ty

10:26 am

mattygroves

Looking for the blonde?

10:26 am

72 Temple Owl

whoa sha - wtg!

10:27 am

bubba218

past tense of the tr 5,10

10:27 am

Chris P

tr7 - past tense of tr5/10

10:27 am

Uneaixoise

matty . . . di4 + H20

10:27 am

bubba218

what you give your dog if it is good a doggie tr****

10:28 am

mattygroves

Got it, Unea - the colour of my hair!

10:29 am

sha

bye all

10:29 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

10:29 am

Uneaixoise

thought maybe it was an american expression . . . ?

10:29 am

72 Temple Owl

matty: i hope you are enjoying your stay here

10:30 am

StephieC

Hi all!

10:30 am

Uneaixoise

where are you right now, matty??

10:30 am

pam

hi, again, all!

10:30 am

72 Temple Owl

still looking for that equine + undesirable...

10:30 am

Uneaixoise

hey, pam

10:30 am

72 Temple Owl

horse

10:30 am

Uneaixoise

Mr. Ed + what you pull out of your flowerbeds

10:31 am

pam

can someone re-clue the di 9 and the wa 9, please?

10:31 am

72 Temple Owl

got it! ty !

10:31 am

pabtrek

temple what you pull from a garden

10:31 am

snowyowl

Hi all -real biggie today! Can I get 222 words in an hour? LOL! Have a feling it's going to be a late night for me! Out to dinner with CATHB at 7.15 so it's going to be a push!

10:31 am

bubba218

the undesirable is something that grows unwanted in your garden

10:31 am

pam

hi, snowy

10:31 am

Uneaixoise

wa9 H20 + small bldg for storage

10:31 am

Dorens

good luck snowy..

10:31 am

pam

thanks, une, got it

10:31 am

nrkii

hello all

10:32 am

Dorens

hi nrk

10:32 am

ypsigirl

whew only 308 left..

10:32 am

snowyowl

LOL It looks like I'm going to need it. The 1st 190 haven't been too bad but I'm running out of good ideas already1

10:32 am

72 Temple Owl

hi nrk

10:32 am

CiociaJudy

Hi Babblers. What a grid! Largest since I joined.

10:32 am

snowyowl

hi nrkii

10:33 am

72 Temple Owl

hi judy, snowy

10:33 am

nrkii

I quit last night with 97 to go...

10:33 am

CiociaJudy

Hi, TO! How are you doing with the gird?

10:33 am

Aloyisius

hi everyone who just joined.. have been deep into the grid and haven't looked up much

10:34 am

mattygroves

I now have four of the nines, and not the 10...

10:34 am

pam

and the di 9?

10:34 am

pam

Hi, nrkii!

10:34 am

snowyowl

Hi CiociaJudy, I have done a 450 I think, but a while ago now, maybe last year

10:34 am

72 Temple Owl

i have di9;es9;ho9;wa9. what am i missing please?

10:34 am

Chris P

10 is plural of the di9 matty

10:34 am

CiociaJudy

Hi aloy and snowyowl.

10:34 am

nrkii

the list came up just as I was going to sleep last night, but I don't think it would have helped much before then anyway -- too many words!!!

10:35 am

pam

just got the di 9 and 10--fun words!

10:35 am

nrkii

re9 temple

10:35 am

72 Temple Owl

ty nrk

10:35 am

bubba218

cr6,24 please

10:35 am

nrkii

it builds off the re7/28

10:37 am

mattygroves

Cool - that's the 10 - just one nine.

10:37 am

nrkii

bubba, having trouble cluing it...

10:38 am

mattygroves

OK - it's the re9 I need, it seems.

10:38 am

bubba218

I'll monkey it for a while

10:38 am

nrkii

cr 6/24 sounds like the nice line down the front of trousers, but said by George W Bush

10:38 am

pam

es9?

10:38 am

pam

sorry, bubba, don't have that cr

10:38 am

nrkii

matty, re9 is a past tense

10:38 am

mat616

I'm back, I was here in the wee hours LOL

10:38 am

nrkii

es 9 is like the re 9

10:38 am

snowyowl

hi mat

10:38 am

nrkii

mat, you came back!

10:39 am

bubba218

es + tr5,10 + past tense

10:39 am

pam

thanks, nrkii--never, ever heard that!

10:39 am

nrkii

glad the HUGE grid didn't scare you away for good

10:39 am

CiociaJudy

thx bubba for the es9

10:40 am

mat616

hi everyone

10:40 am

mat616

I am here at 100 words even

10:40 am

nrkii

bubba, did you find the cr yet?

10:41 am

CiociaJudy

Hi mat616. Made it to 181.

10:41 am

nrkii

pam, me neither... my good little monkey found it in the wee hours last night

10:41 am

pam

lol, nrkii

10:41 am

sherb

afternoon all :)

10:41 am

pam

wish mine could land a c 6/24

10:41 am

pam

got some 21s, though

10:41 am

72 Temple Owl

hi sherb

10:42 am

pam

got the 24....

10:42 am

sherb

hi Temple :)

10:42 am

bubba218

still looking, got distracted, very short attention span

10:42 am

CiociaJudy

Hi sherb

10:42 am

pam

bubba--sounds like that ironed line, with your jaw wired shut

10:42 am

sherb

hi Judy :)

10:43 am

nrkii

yep that's the George W sound I meant pam, thanks!

10:43 am

pam

lol

10:43 am

mat616

I am making up words here

10:44 am

snowyowl

nice clue pam! TY - mat 616 most of us are making them up!LOL

10:44 am

CiociaJudy

so am I mat616

10:44 am

pam

ty, snowy!

10:45 am

sherb

diter

10:45 am

sherb

...just to prove I'm also making them up...

10:45 am

snowyowl

LOL sherb!

10:46 am

mattygroves

Still looking for the re9 (past tense)

10:46 am

bubba218

Thaks, Pam, and Nrkii, finally got it and the past tense

10:46 am

pam

matty--the forces re9 from the battle line

10:46 am

CiociaJudy

what is really bizarre is that some of the junk I'm typing turns out to be actual words. lol

10:47 am

nrkii

bubba, I didn't have the past tense, thanks back!!!

10:47 am

mat616

I can't even make up the junk

10:47 am

pam

bubba, neither did I have the past tense!

10:47 am

CiociaJudy

thx Pam

10:47 am

OldRottenHat

cr6/24, native american tribe plus librarian's admonition

10:48 am

pam

yw, judy

10:48 am

CiociaJudy

great clue oldrottenhat! thx

10:48 am

sherb

good clue ORH :)

10:49 am

CiociaJudy

phantom word that should be in the puzzle--weird!

10:49 am

72 Temple Owl

cr 6/33 clue, please? TY

10:50 am

nrkii

temple, it sounds like mean and sadistic

10:50 am

72 Temple Owl

oh - i see it - it's writeen in woolen thread! LOL!

10:50 am

nrkii

but it has to do with yarn

10:51 am

pam

good clue, nrkii--it's a type of needle work

10:51 am

sherb

cr6/33 - type of sewing needle

10:52 am

Inge2

6/36 past tense of to row and 8- or 4-person boat

10:52 am

amandacath

I need an re6/21 right before to place your bum again - anybody?

10:52 am

amandacath

Oh, and hi to all who've come in since I've had my nose in the list

10:53 am

Wolvie

I have one that means response, in a way, amanda

10:53 am

72 Temple Owl

inge, what are you cluing?

10:53 am

Chris P

re6/21 - something you do to a shoe

10:53 am

smokey2joints

wow di10!?

10:53 am

smokey2joints

anyone get the di9/90?

10:53 am

periwinkle

Hi all, last ac4/5 please

10:53 am

Inge2

the cr 6/36....sorry ;-)

10:53 am

lbetterman

fireworks

10:53 am

nrkii

chris! words in chat! tsk!

10:54 am

Wolvie

congrats lbetterman!

10:54 am

CiociaJudy

woohoo lb!!!!

10:54 am

nrkii

yay lbetterman!!!

10:54 am

sherb

hi Chris P :) ...haven't seen you in ages...

10:54 am

pam

congrats, lbetter!

10:54 am

pam

Hi, peri

10:54 am

Chris P

hi Sherb - I play when I can

10:54 am

CiociaJudy

Hi Peri

10:54 am

lbetterman

tks

10:54 am

amandacath

perfect, Chris! Never would have thought of that - thanks!

10:55 am

snowyowl

hi peri & congrats lbetter

10:55 am

snowyowl

hi Chris P

10:55 am

Chris P

hi snowy

10:55 am

bubba218

Peri, He ac** like a child

10:56 am

Wolvie

sorry amanda - i thought you wanted one before the butt one. ;-)

10:56 am

periwinkle

thank you bubba, sometimes it is the small words that stump me

10:56 am

mattygroves

Cool - guys, that's all the nines and tens gone. Now only 340 words left to go!

10:56 am

mattygroves

What's today's theme?

10:56 am

pam

lol, matty ihave 154 left...

10:57 am

Wolvie

palindromes, matty

10:57 am

snowyowl

palindromes matty

10:58 am

periwinkle

need a qu8/55 - have the plural of less noisy

10:58 am

72 Temple Owl

i think the de words are the hardest

10:59 am

72 Temple Owl

...so far

10:59 am

pam

peri--most hushed

10:59 am

Wolvie

agree TO - they were tough

10:59 am

sherb

superlative, peri...

10:59 am

periwinkle

thanks pam

10:59 am

pam

yw, peri

11:02 am

mat616

did you guys get the "toothpaste" c5

11:04 am

nrkii

phew, got the R's done

11:04 am

periwinkle

ca5/22 please

11:05 am

mattygroves

OK - changed my icon to illustrate the following: He stressed no garden index if I fixed nine dragon desserts, eh?

11:05 am

inge

nrkii, can you give me a hint for the first two re words, one is plural I assume

11:05 am

bubba218

What a crows call sounds like, past tense

11:05 am

periwinkle

thanks bubba

11:06 am

nrkii

funn matty

11:06 am

bubba218

yw

11:06 am

nrkii

inge, to jump when someone says BOO, for instance

11:07 am

inge

of course, thanks Nrkii

11:07 am

Wolvie

hey, nan - nice icon today. :-)

11:07 am

periwinkle

need help with CE words, just have the first one

11:08 am

nrkii

thanks... never actually go by nan in real life, but I thought, just for today...

11:08 am

Wolvie

it works. :-)

11:08 am

nrkii

peri, c + french summer

11:10 am

periwinkle

thanks nrkii thought I had tried that one

11:10 am

periwinkle

ce6/21 anyone

11:10 am

mat616

I wish I understood the clues lol

11:10 am

mat616

would make life much easier lol

11:11 am

nrkii

peri, like the breath mint, but add a vowel before the end

11:11 am

pam

geesh, nrkii, that one gets me every time!

11:11 am

periwinkle

thanks nrkii, I tried it without the extra vowel and it was not accepted

11:12 am

nrkii

pam, great icon btw!

11:12 am

pam

thanks--once I heard palindromes was the theme...

11:13 am

pam

you would think ai would check each morning, but, no, I wait like a lemming to hear...

11:13 am

pam

but, that's OK, I don't usually change it,lol

11:13 am

periwinkle

help with de7/48 and de8/65 please

11:13 am

Wolvie

de plus wa 5/18 and then plural

11:14 am

mat616

how do you know which words you are looking for peri?

11:14 am

periwinkle

There is a list that I check, lickety's clues - at the bottom left of the screen, don't know if non-pro players have access to it though

11:14 am

mat616

got de7.48

11:15 am

nrkii

mat, if you right click on the link at the bottom of the page that is Lickety's List, and open it in a separate browser, you can use that for clues

11:15 am

Sudokuaddict

http://licketysplitaus.googlepages.com
/babbleclues.html

11:15 am

Sudokuaddict

go to that page mat616

11:15 am

periwinkle

thanks wolvie, those are stupidhead words

11:15 am

pam

who;d have thunk that de 8/65 was a word, lololol

11:15 am

pam

yes, peri, I would agree

11:15 am

72 Temple Owl

may i have a clue for the de 8 above those two please?

11:16 am

Wolvie

lots of those today, peri ;-) and, yw

11:16 am

pam

those who h***, TO

11:16 am

Wolvie

hate it, TO.

11:16 am

periwinkle

TO it builds on the de6/21 which means to really dislike someone

11:16 am

pam

should have said, those who h 4/5, TO

11:16 am

chj

hey nrkii

11:16 am

pam

wolvie....

11:17 am

chj

to, pam peri wolvie

11:17 am

periwinkle

almost used a word in the grid, but caught myself :)

11:17 am

Wolvie

yes, pam?

11:17 am

periwinkle

hi there chj

11:17 am

72 Temple Owl

de 8 from ha4/5?

11:17 am

nrkii

hi chj

11:17 am

72 Temple Owl

chj

11:17 am

pam

hey, chj!

11:17 am

nrkii

okay, I am completely stuck on the LAST se 5/10

11:17 am

mat616

can't get that pages

11:17 am

pam

wolvie--i was just reponding after you used a grid word...

11:17 am

mat616

get almost naked lady there lol

11:18 am

Wolvie

one who de 6/21's TO.

11:18 am

nrkii

after one who uses his/her eyes

11:18 am

Sudokuaddict

any clue for ce5/22? plz and ty

11:18 am

snowyowl

hi chj

11:18 am

Wolvie

oops - sorry.

11:18 am

periwinkle

de6/21 means the same as the ha4/5 - dislike a lot

11:18 am

pam

lol, wolvie

11:18 am

pam

chj, I must admit, I am stumped...

11:18 am

nrkii

sudoko, no ce 5/22... ca 5/22 = made a crow noise

11:18 am

Sudokuaddict

mat616 you could also try bj's list it has a link at the bottom

11:19 am

dodge

mat6 you should be able to get licketys you dont have to be pro to get it.

11:19 am

Sudokuaddict

ty nrkii my typo

11:20 am

mat616

i c now thx

11:20 am

Wolvie

hi chj - did I miss what you are looking for? not looking at log too much

11:20 am

snowyowl

I copy bjs list into notepad & print it. You can do the same with licketys

11:20 am

72 Temple Owl

thanks peri! thanks all!

11:20 am

TheFiz

holy wordlist, batman! 414?!?!?!

11:20 am

Wolvie

LOL - hello, Fiz

11:20 am

nrkii

hey fiz, dive in

11:21 am

snowyowl

bjs list is in the Babblers Anonymous site -you don't need to register & it is under 'general' when you get there1

11:21 am

nrkii

any help with se 5/10, the last one?

11:21 am

snowyowl

Hi TheFiz

11:21 am

Inge2

I think this is the biggest one I've ever tried; though I'm relatively new.

11:21 am

TheFiz

*splash*

11:21 am

nrkii

Lickety's list is linked at bottom of page here too

11:21 am

periwinkle

Fiz, it is a pretty good grid though, I got over 200 without a list and have almost 300 now

11:21 am

TheFiz

hey snowy - thought about that palindrome - glad you did it!

11:22 am

72 Temple Owl

aww fiz - just wshed my hair *splashes fiz back*

11:22 am

faeriekae

hey gang - so how is everyone doing with this monster today? I've been here off and on so I'm not getting too far

11:22 am

nrkii

snowy, GREAT icon

11:22 am

snowyowl

LOL I think we got them from the same place fiz1

11:22 am

TheFiz

i've got 1!

11:22 am

chj

okay im tired of monkeying around and i want to go outside and i only have 8 left

11:22 am

faeriekae

LOL

11:22 am

mat616

i have 107

11:22 am

faeriekae

go chj go

11:23 am

72 Temple Owl

hi faeriekae!

11:23 am

faeriekae

I've got 208

11:23 am

nrkii

I have 61

11:23 am

Wolvie

woohoo chj!

11:23 am

CiociaJudy

only 8 left! I'll never see that happen!!

11:23 am

nrkii

chj, do you have the last se 5/10?

11:23 am

faeriekae

Hi TO :) nice to see you today

11:23 am

nrkii

I could use a clue here

11:23 am

periwinkle

third di4/5 please

11:23 am

chj

who can help me with he6/21 and 7/32 right after charlton he**on

11:23 am

TheFiz

good work chj!

11:23 am

sherb

I'd help nrkii, but I don't have an se5/10...

11:24 am

snowyowl

TY Nrkii - I tried to get my daughters name as that is a pakindrome but it wou7ld,nt recognise the format, and as all I can do with the computer is type & print, i gave up12

11:24 am

chj

se5/10 se4/4 + latin pl

11:24 am

snowyowl

palindrome!

11:24 am

TheFiz

i love charlton. especially when he plays i minority - touch of evil and ben hur being my favs

11:24 am

periwinkle

anyone have the third di4/5 please

11:25 am

chj

big country

11:25 am

nrkii

I'm an idiot, that wasn't the one I was missing

11:25 am

faeriekae

thank goodness it's Saturday and I'm not working or I certainly wouldn't be playing today

11:25 am

nrkii

all this monkey typing and begging for naught!

11:25 am

chj

thats the last se5/10

11:25 am

faeriekae

LOl Nrkii your not an idiot

11:25 am

amandacath

chj - straight is the he6&7 you're looking for

11:25 am

Aloyisius

chJ: not homo, but he**** and pl

11:25 am

Sudokuaddict

peri possibly to not eat to lose weight

11:26 am

periwinkle

got that one sudoku

11:26 am

faeriekae

don't have it yet Nrkii

11:26 am

chj

thanks amanda

11:26 am

pinecone05

that helped me too Aloyisius...thanks

11:26 am

hetty

then you wantthe next one, operi, which rhymes with girl

11:26 am

nrkii

okay, the one I really need is the se 6/21 (last one)

11:27 am

TheFiz

*raking in clues* up to 25!

11:27 am

chj

amamnda did you ever get that re6/21 just before what you do to your bum

11:27 am

periwinkle

why thank you hetty, never heard of that one

11:27 am

nrkii

chj, yep we got that, it was having to do with the back part of the bottom of your sh**

11:28 am

faeriekae

still don't have it Nrkii

11:28 am

pam

is there another way of looking at the se 5/10?

11:28 am

chj

last se6/21 past tense of se4/4

11:28 am

amandacath

yeah, got it chj. I'm filling in the te's right now. Nrkii - the se6/21 was the name of my third grade teacher - know that's gonna help!

11:28 am

hetty

Morning all. I've worked like fury and still have 211words to go. What a way to start the day.

11:28 am

mattygroves

Huh? Clearly I'm moronic - I've no idea what you're on about the bum thing...

11:28 am

mattygroves

I've got the naughty word, though.

11:28 am

snowyowl

hi hetty

11:28 am

Wolvie

hi hetty

11:29 am

TheFiz

matty, pull up a chair and have a se4 - now do it again

11:29 am

chj

thanks nrk

11:29 am

amandacath

se6/21 - sounds like si5/12

11:29 am

nrkii

amanda, thanks...

11:29 am

Sudokuaddict

what a hostess does at a restaurant

11:29 am

nrkii

except...

11:29 am

faeriekae

Hi Hetty - great clue Fiz

11:29 am

mattygroves

Oooh - thanks Fiz!

11:29 am

chj

sorry nrk, i gave you the only se6/21 i had ...i need the same one you do

11:29 am

TheFiz

yw thanks!

11:29 am

CiociaJudy

Okay. 206. Time to look at the list!

11:30 am

periwinkle

do6/21 please

11:30 am

pam

grrr--I can't load my whole word list--unresponsive script....

11:30 am

chj

or6/21 please

11:30 am

pinecone05

keep hitting continue...I have to do the same thing pam

11:30 am

Aloyisius

pam, I have having the same dingdong problem!

11:31 am

hetty

All these clues look great--but I'm not there yet and they go by so fast! Can't find the se word to give a past tense to--

11:31 am

chj

and the dr7/36 and 6/24

11:31 am

pinecone05

the word list is so long the computer thinks it is a bug that needs to be stopped

11:31 am

nrkii

got the se!!!

11:32 am

nrkii

thanks amanda!

11:32 am

chj

do6/21 in tootsie dustin played michael do*****...change the somettimes vowel to aaaaarrrrr

11:32 am

Aloyisius

a toy that is played with on Jewish holiday, chj.. two spellings will do your dr 7 and dr6

11:32 am

Wolvie

those 2 are odd chj - one sounds like dreedle, infact they both do - or drydle, depending on your take

11:32 am

amandacath

te6/18 after the biters?

11:33 am

hetty

Found it hanks to the Fiz. great!

11:33 am

chj

thanks amamnda for the se6/21

11:33 am

Lara226

hey ypsi are youthere?

11:33 am

hetty

amanda the only te6 I have is comparative of te5

11:34 am

TheFiz

*singing* oHHHHHH, dr7, dr7, dr7, i made it out of clay

11:34 am

amandacath

there's another one before that, hetty

11:34 am

periwinkle

only found the dr7 that is the only way I know how to spell it

11:34 am

chj

thanks wolvie....down to 2

11:34 am

Wolvie

way to go, chj!

11:34 am

TheFiz

drop the last vowel peri - but only in babble

11:34 am

chj

anyone have or6/21

11:34 am

hetty

Thanks. Couldn't find any biters

11:35 am

nrkii

peri, drop last vowel, or add one

11:35 am

periwinkle

thank you Fiz

11:35 am

periwinkle

not yet chj

11:35 am

chj

fiz....altho im not jewish i should have gooten those for sure

11:35 am

72 Temple Owl

or6/21: think of tater tots

11:35 am

amandacath

chj - make a mineral out of the metal - haven't looked it up, so I don't know what it means

11:35 am

TheFiz

yw peri. sniffed it out with my generous schnozz

11:36 am

chj

thanks TO

11:36 am

periwinkle

don't get your clue Temple

11:36 am

hetty

Just found the biters in my own mouth, ta

11:36 am

TheFiz

lol TO - perfect, thx!

11:36 am

Aloyisius

chj: we are working on the same ones.. mineral + opp of ego + 2nd vowel for or6

11:36 am

CiociaJudy

thx TO

11:36 am

chj

TO..i have a palindrome for you...too hot to hoot

11:36 am

72 Temple Owl

lunchtime! see you!

11:36 am

pam

chj--any hints on your icon? please?

11:36 am

TheFiz

go hang a salami, i'm a lasagna hog

11:37 am

pinecone05

thanks again Aloyisius!

11:37 am

emusing

madam, i'm adam

11:37 am

chj

last one...te6/18 just before me (curt)

11:37 am

pam

the fiz, growing up, the without the vowel was how the yiddish speakers in my family spelled the dr

11:37 am

chj

pam....early tv show with william bendix

11:37 am

periwinkle

anyone have the do6/21?

11:38 am

Aloyisius

yw, pinecone.. glad it helped

11:38 am

TheFiz

hmm. thx pam - time to call grandma maybe. makes sense what with the lack of vowels in hebrew i guess.

11:38 am

pam

chj--not the one who gives exams?

11:38 am

pam

lol, fiz

11:38 am

chj

do6 diana do** + emergency room

11:38 am

72 Temple Owl

can only think of life of reailly

11:38 am

72 Temple Owl

oops reilly

11:39 am

periwinkle

chj, don;t get your clue

11:39 am

pam

me, too, TO!

11:39 am

chj

pam i have that ...i need the one just before curt and after your pearly whites

11:40 am

pinecone05

that's my last t too...I can't get it either chj

11:40 am

periwinkle

still need that do6

11:40 am

Anniebrook

is it te + to marry

11:40 am

chj

do6 do****l fin + aaaarrrrr

11:40 am

sherb

te+re4/4

11:40 am

TheFiz

ooh mail's here - cross your fingers for netflix...

11:41 am

72 Temple Owl

was there a show with wm bendix in the navy?

11:41 am

nrkii

chj, te + again + golf off a **e

11:41 am

amandacath

so 6/21 - en + do6/21 is one who does it to a check

11:41 am

pam

good clue, nrkii, thanks

11:41 am

periwinkle

ok I found it chj, thanks

11:42 am

chj

thanks all i have liftoff

11:42 am

nrkii

congrats

11:42 am

pam

congrats, chj!!!!

11:42 am

nrkii

fireworks for chj!

11:42 am

mattygroves

Amanda...what are you cluing, a en or a so?

11:42 am

Wolvie

congrats chj!

11:42 am

CiociaJudy

woohoo chj!!!

11:42 am

TheFiz

yay chj! now go outside for the rest of us!

11:42 am

chj

who needs clues

11:42 am

Anniebrook

yay, chj!!!!

11:42 am

chj

cj

11:42 am

72 Temple Owl

yay chj

11:42 am

chj

annie

11:42 am

amandacath

ummm - that was supposed to be for the do6/21

11:42 am

snowyowl

congrats chj!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11:42 am

chj

pam did my icon clue help

11:43 am

pinecone05

thank you for the clues everyone...I got the te word

11:43 am

periwinkle

WTG CHJ!

11:43 am

Wolvie

I am stuck on the ee 6, chj - I know I'll need fish, but...

11:43 am

72 Temple Owl

heck i have 92 left and i can't babble tonight...

11:43 am

Wolvie

oh crud - just got it after that! ;-0

11:43 am

mat616

whats fish?

11:43 am

72 Temple Owl

wolive - comparative

11:43 am

TheFiz

wolvie more like a snaky fish

11:43 am

periwinkle

Wolvie, think of a long skinny fish and make it more so

11:43 am

chj

think wiers wolvie

11:43 am

Wolvie

thanks guys - big duh here

11:43 am

chj

think more slimy

11:44 am

chj

*weirs

11:44 am

72 Temple Owl

well really going now - babbled out

11:44 am

TheFiz

shhhh chj!

11:44 am

pam

OK, time to leave again...ciao, and see you all tonight

11:44 am

Wolvie

nice to point that out, chj - at least i'm not the only one to type a word from the grid in today. ;-)

11:44 am

Wolvie

bye Pam

11:45 am

TheFiz

by to see you later

11:45 am

Charm

hi again

11:45 am

Wolvie

bye to

11:45 am

chj

oops sorry

11:45 am

periwinkle

dr5/14 pleae

11:45 am

sherb

bye TO, bye pam :)

11:45 am

TheFiz

bye pam have a good day!

11:46 am

nrkii

see ya pam

11:46 am

nrkii

see ya to

11:46 am

mat616

bye Pam

11:46 am

snowyowl

bye TO & pam

11:46 am

periwinkle

NM found it

11:46 am

TheFiz

peri rhymes with re4 that grows in a marsh or is used in a woodwind instrument

11:46 am

chj

wolvie...what's your icon called....i think there's a name for that

11:47 am

periwinkle

thanks Fiz, found it without your clue

11:47 am

chj

nrkii...howmany do you have left

11:47 am

periwinkle

opver 300 time for another break

11:47 am

Wolvie

LOL, chj - a lame icon for today's theme.

11:48 am

chj

no im serious...i think theres a name for that type of grid

11:48 am

periwinkle

109 to go for me

11:48 am

TheFiz

yw - i'm up to 86 - gonna try to get to 100 before i do the dishes :( - i'm off the disabled list today....

11:48 am

amandacath

AAARGH!!! I'm missing one word! I hate it when I have to go back and count!

11:48 am

nrkii

40 chj

11:48 am

chj

yay fiz is better

11:48 am

nrkii

stuck now on an st 6 18 near the music player

11:49 am

chj

piece of cake [he sya wearily]

11:49 am

TheFiz

yeah i'm really hot with the dirty rubber glove over my wrist brace too, chj.

11:49 am

chj

says

11:49 am

mat616

got the ew4.8

11:49 am

mat616

that was my first e word

11:50 am

mat616

sorry my fourth

11:50 am

TheFiz

nice work mat - only 4,000 to go!

11:50 am

Wolvie

ah chj - all I know is it's the oldest one discovered - remembered it from college classes.

11:50 am

periwinkle

nrkii, drop the last vowel on the music and add the put on an S

11:51 am

periwinkle

I can't type right, nrkii, drop the vowel on the music and make that word plural

11:51 am

Wolvie

it translates to: THE SOWER HOLDS THE WHEEL WITH CARE

11:51 am

nrkii

thanks peri, was obstinately starting from wrong S

11:51 am

chj

i think they had something like that in the da vinci code or angels and demons

11:51 am

periwinkle

no prob nrkii, now for a break, for real

11:51 am

mattygroves

Music player?

11:51 am

Wolvie

oh yes - the illuminati brand. very neat - should have looked for that

11:52 am

amandacath

FIREWORKS!!!!!

11:52 am

Wolvie

yeah amanda!!

11:52 am

mattygroves

Congrats amanda!

11:52 am

nrkii

isn't it a caeser cypher or something like that?

11:52 am

nrkii

yay amanda!!!

11:52 am

TheFiz

chj how goes the CT senate campaign? are you innundated with ads?

11:52 am

chj

yay amanda

11:52 am

TheFiz

yay amanda!

11:52 am

chj

could be nrkii

11:52 am

Aloyisius

bravo, amanda.. nice work!

11:53 am

oggy

evening all, need clue for le7/8 please

11:53 am

chj

every day...tv radio papers

11:53 am

mattygroves

Music player? St?

11:53 am

nrkii

S's are done...

11:54 am

nrkii

matty, you can listen to music in Mono or ST****

11:54 am

TheFiz

i'm a little tired of the level of coverage we're getting so i can only imagine. my sister's boyfriend is working on lamont's campaign and the poor kid looks like he hasn't slept in months!

11:54 am

chj

although i couldnt vote in the primary as im not registered for either party

11:55 am

TheFiz

ri lets you take your pick if you're not registered with a party.

11:55 am

nrkii

MA too

11:55 am

chj

oggy mouthwash l*****ine, just insert an e in the secongd spot

11:56 am

amandacath

happy babbline all - i can't stand to look at the grid any longer, despite the pleasant company

11:56 am

TheFiz

and why on earth does ct have their primary in mid-august? are they gunning for low turnout?

11:56 am

Wolvie

bye amanda

11:56 am

smithchick

Hey everybody...good clue on the le's,chj!

11:56 am

mattygroves

Oooh - I was thinking Cellist, not cd player LOL

11:56 am

nrkii

see ya amanda

11:56 am

chj

ri is an enlightened state

11:56 am

TheFiz

by amanda!

11:57 am

oggy

thanks matty, extra large grid today.

11:57 am

chj

seems that way doesnt it

11:57 am

mattygroves

Massive grid. Makes for a vibrant chat log, though.

11:58 am

chj

stid is in the grid

11:58 am

TheFiz

PSA for the day - babblers, make sure you're registered to vote and then do it! esp. if you're in the US - we've got shamefully low turnout

11:58 am

chj

if only it we** a word

11:59 am

Wolvie

first thing I did when I moved to NC, fiz

11:59 am

Dorens

yes, stid is there, and I am almost there...but with 414 words there,we sure don't need to find more

11:59 am

TheFiz

good work wolvie = you get a gold star for civic participation

11:59 am

Wolvie

well - I'm going to take a break, bbl - 100 left

12:00 pm

nrkii

t's are done...

12:00 pm

chj

im there by a synonym

12:00 pm

nrkii

25 to go

12:00 pm

pinecone05

I always wondered why people didn't vote

12:00 pm

bubba218

I have no idea how to spell the dr word for a Jewish toy, any suggestions

12:00 pm

chj

go nrkster

12:00 pm

mattygroves

I'm missing three Qs - I have the British pound, the shhhh...the shhhhed, and the shhhhhhs - what am I missing?

12:00 pm

nrkii

by the way chj, 32 seconds on today's set

12:00 pm

Dorens

yes, found it curt

12:01 pm

chj

wow...two easy ones in a rwo

12:01 pm

nrkii

matty, keep adding endings to the shhhh

12:01 pm

nrkii

most, more...

12:01 pm

chj

didnt you do 30 seconds or so yesterday

12:01 pm

TheFiz

matty the shhh-ers - and don't know what else

12:01 pm

mattygroves

Ok, I have the more shhhhhhh

12:01 pm

nrkii

two days ago chj

12:01 pm

mattygroves

And the people who shhhhhhh

12:01 pm

pinecone05

I need help on the re 6 word, the one before sitting again

12:02 pm

TheFiz

thx nrk - my first grey box!

12:02 pm

chj

i did that one after i heard hurshy say she did it in 21...took me 51

12:02 pm

Dorens

clue for et 5/18 please?

12:02 pm

nrkii

chj, don't forget today's saturday, ie, douglas' race day

12:03 pm

chj

since you sucked me into babble, ive totally ignored douglases blog and the set puzzle

12:03 pm

nrkii

pinecone, to put the back of your footwear on again

12:03 pm

chj

i cant do it all

12:03 pm

nrkii

awww, I think douglas misses you

12:03 pm

TheFiz

bubba - ignore the I before e rule, then look for the farmer in the ***l

12:03 pm

pinecone05

et + the noise you make when having fun

12:03 pm

nrkii

lol, set puzzle takes 2 minutes!

12:04 pm

chj

and ive gotten addicted to other games as welll

12:04 pm

Dorens

thanks, how could i have forgotten that word, pinecone?

12:04 pm

nrkii

well, I won't abandon douglas... I know how it feels to wait for comments on your blog

12:04 pm

bubba218

Fiz, thanks

12:04 pm

chj

i know and it used to be the first thing id do in the morning...but now the first thing i do is go thru the grid alphabetically

12:05 pm

TheFiz

yw bubba. drop the last vowel for a dr6 alternate spelling

12:05 pm

mattygroves

Pinecone - what noise do YOU make when you're having fun - surely it depends on what kind of fun you're having :D Seriously though, dunno what you mean!

12:05 pm

chj

your right, i should read his and yours everyday...ill try

12:05 pm

nrkii

I don't do babble till I've done quote puzzler games and set, and left my note for douglas

12:05 pm

TheFiz

chj aren't you retired? what' s your excuse?

12:05 pm

nrkii

because I know babble will suck my life away once I'm in it

12:05 pm

pinecone05

thanks nrkii...got the re word

12:06 pm

TheFiz

matty - maybe a sound when you're having fun going to the bathroom? #1 of course

12:06 pm

chj

gotta get out of the house....and do the times crossword over at starbucks

12:06 pm

nrkii

sorry chj, don't really mean to make you feel guilty :)

12:06 pm

Dorens

et + tiny, matty

12:06 pm

mattygroves

LOL!!!

12:07 pm

TheFiz

see you later chj

12:07 pm

smithchick

Does anyone have any clues for the second o?

12:07 pm

chj

i dont...but want to help you guys out...i know its important to you

12:07 pm

saraga

eek, i should've gotten up earlier! this puzzle will take me a looong time.

12:07 pm

nrkii

bye chj! happy puzzling!

12:08 pm

TheFiz

*heaps guilt on chj* i've got no compunction about it - goes with the dr6 or dr7 nicely

12:08 pm

nrkii

fiz, lol

12:08 pm

nrkii

19 to go...

12:08 pm

TheFiz

ok gotta get back to the kitchen cleaning. bbl.

12:09 pm

Dorens

go, nan, go!

12:09 pm

nrkii

smithchick, do you mean the O in the second row?

12:09 pm

lizmia

this is fun

12:10 pm

smithchick

Yes, nrkii...

12:10 pm

smithchick

Should have made that more clear.

12:10 pm

nrkii

yes liz, sort of like sticking needles in one's eyes

12:10 pm

hetty

curt, if you're still cluing, please help me fin dthe ha4 and ha5 after the opp of love and before the berries

12:10 pm

nrkii

smith, both start with an expression of surprise and awe

12:10 pm

allstar

is it the one you would row a boat with

12:10 pm

smithchick

I'm trying to finish my vowels. I've got two o's and two a's.

12:10 pm

nrkii

like when you're watching fireworks

12:11 pm

nrkii

allstar, that comes from the top O

12:11 pm

ch1212

le 7/8 combo clue please?

12:11 pm

smithchick

Gotcha...Thanks nrkii!

12:11 pm

allstar

orsee

12:11 pm

allstar

oops

12:11 pm

allstar

sorry I used the second one

12:11 pm

smithchick

I probably require the fish for that one.

12:12 pm

nrkii

hetty, switch last two letters of the dislike one

12:12 pm

marso

how many today?

12:13 pm

Uneaixoise

414

12:13 pm

ypsigirl

414

12:13 pm

ypsigirl

ugh only 272 left...

12:13 pm

nrkii

allstar, the words always start from the highest and furthest left letter they can (highest takes precedence over left)

12:13 pm

marso

cheers all :)

12:13 pm

nrkii

that can help you find words sometimes

12:13 pm

marso

shed

12:13 pm

marso

sozz

12:13 pm

smithchick

Hi marso :)

12:13 pm

allstar

only been doing this for the summer so still not "up" on all the rules

12:14 pm

marso

hi long time no see :)

12:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

back! hi again!

12:14 pm

ch1212

does anyone have the le 7/8 combo? If so may I have a clue?

12:14 pm

nrkii

the two O words from the second O have to start with OE, OS, OO, or have to work through the top O to something only the top O can touch...

12:14 pm

smithchick

76 to go... I'm trying to get down to fifty before I break out the list.

12:14 pm

smithchick

Hi TO!

12:14 pm

allstar

or tips

12:14 pm

hetty

nrkii, bless you, but I can't make your clue work for any of my 5 dislike words

12:14 pm

ch1212

hi TO!

12:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

*looks at smithin total awe*

12:14 pm

nrkii

14 left... smith, you're good.. I broke out the list at about 90

12:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi ch!

12:15 pm

mattygroves

I have 196 words- I'd like to find at least 4 more before breaking out the list. Might get lunch soon, though.

12:15 pm

renfield

i'd rather break a nail

12:15 pm

nrkii

hetty, take the root dislike word, and switch the order of the last two letters

12:15 pm

mattygroves

Are you talking the de dislike word, or the ha?

12:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi ren!

12:15 pm

ch1212

I have 10 left and am trying to finish in the next 15 minutes because I have to leave ! Clue for we6/33 or that le7/8 combo appreciated!

12:15 pm

smithchick

Well, hubby isn't home right now so I have nothing to do but veg out in front of babble. And fabulous clues from everyone help a lot!

12:16 pm

hetty

Yes, done that--that's ha4 and it precedes the one can't find

12:16 pm

renfield

hey t-owl

12:16 pm

nrkii

ch1212, le word is l + m****** burger burger m***** (from santa claus movie)

12:16 pm

mattygroves

Le - kind of like the cheese - or the English county...

12:16 pm

mat616

how dumb am i?

12:16 pm

mat616

I will tell you

12:16 pm

mat616

i did not know that the states on the bottom were the exact

12:17 pm

chic

hello there!

12:17 pm

mat616

letters of the words and how many you can make from each tile until now

12:17 pm

ypsigirl

great clue nrkii! I love that movie

12:17 pm

chj

chic a boom

12:17 pm

nrkii

mat, the tile stats? yeah, it took me a couple times to figure that out too

12:17 pm

mat616

states????? where did that come from????

12:17 pm

hetty

alphabetically my missing ha is between the haT and the haW words

12:17 pm

mat616

I typed letters

12:17 pm

chj

die m******singer

12:17 pm

featherbee

afternoon

12:17 pm

chic

Hey chj! how's it going?

12:17 pm

renfield

hey chic- i finally got my neighbor out of the ditch at 4 somethingthis morning! hahahahaha

12:18 pm

ch1212

thanks matty and nrkii and chj -- got them!

12:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey chixie!

12:18 pm

mat616

okay... I feel better lol

12:18 pm

nrkii

hi chic

12:18 pm

chic

Hey Renny! goood for you, LOL

12:18 pm

smithchick

hey chic and feather!

12:18 pm

smithchick

and ren!

12:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

well it wasn't very neighborly to throw him in there now was it?

12:18 pm

renfield

i'm still laughing

12:18 pm

smithchick

LOL, TO!

12:18 pm

nrkii

ch1212, we 6 33 = past tense of we 4 before it

12:18 pm

chj

chic...youre still the only one who got otto

12:18 pm

chic

Hiya, Temple and Nrkii and smithchick

12:18 pm

Dr_God

Was anybody here for the flip this morning? Any errors? Problems?

12:19 pm

mat616

that makes it easier I think now

12:19 pm

mattygroves

Hi Doc - how's you?!

12:19 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, Dr_G!

12:19 pm

renfield

not for me dr god

12:19 pm

chic

ANGELA!, you there?

12:19 pm

nrkii

Dr God, I wasn't here for the flip, but something is strange this afternoon

12:19 pm

chj

ren lives in a high class neighborhood.....they have ditches for the drunks so they dont clutter up the sidewalk

12:20 pm

renfield

hahahaha chj! we can practice search and rescue

12:20 pm

featherbee

anyone else not braving this grid? i feel like a chicken!

12:20 pm

nrkii

when it loads it tells me there is something taking too much time (I assume it's the 414 words!) and it wants to stop loading -- took a couple tries to get it working

12:20 pm

chj

thank god you didnt have to perform mouth to mouth on him

12:20 pm

mat616

make sure you get that Asian tree

12:20 pm

chj

ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

12:21 pm

nrkii

feather, you ARE a chicken

12:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey feather! wish i hadn't, truly

12:21 pm

Aloyisius

yup, I keep getting "script error" messages, Dr. G.. says that unless I abort the script, I might not be able to continue.. ugh, so I have a partial list ..

12:21 pm

renfield

ewwwwwwwwwwwwwww

12:21 pm

featherbee

lol, thanks nrkii!!!

12:21 pm

mattygroves

Hah! That's my 200 - gonna go to the loo and have some lunch - then I can go to the list...

12:21 pm

ch1212

Dr_G -- I've had trouble loading today -- I get a message box that says a 'script' is trying to load and is clogging up things, so either partial list or I hit 'no' and let it load --- takes along time

12:21 pm

Dr_God

Is the script error something new in the past day or two?

12:21 pm

chj

nrkiii...i get that message everytime i load babble

12:21 pm

nrkii

aloy, the second time I got that message, I ignored it and it's working okay now

12:21 pm

ch1212

thanks for the we nrkii :)

12:21 pm

nrkii

feather, it took me 2 hours last night to get 300+ words

12:21 pm

Aloyisius

yes, it is on Internet Ex... I get those messages a lot on Firefox

12:21 pm

marso

I had it about 3 days ago and couldnt get in till yesterday

12:22 pm

nrkii

the last 100 have been slower, but overall not too bad

12:22 pm

ch1212

Dr_G - yes, I've never seen it before.

12:22 pm

nrkii

I've never seen it before

12:22 pm

featherbee

hmm, is that good or bad?

12:22 pm

Dr_God

Weird

12:22 pm

chj

dr. god....ive been getting that message ever since ive been babbling....about 5 weeks

12:23 pm

nrkii

no, sorry, weird is not in the grid today

12:23 pm

Aloyisius

yes, it is we**d

12:23 pm

Atalante

yeah, my word list never loads completely now. get some html instead of what's coded there

12:23 pm

smithchick

Today was the first time that I got it, but I've got my whole list.

12:23 pm

chj

and when i get it i just click continue...sometimes it comes back on 5 or six times before the word list and chat box load

12:23 pm

Jacula

Dr_God - I've been getting the unreponsive script message every since the site changed from it's old, simpler form - ages, in other words.

12:23 pm

Dr_God

To get rid of the error on Firefox, type "about:config" into the address field and then change the dom.max_script_run_time setting to 20.

12:23 pm

Dorens

same here..had it forever on firefox...at busy times, I get it and have to keep hitting continue....but it is usually when there are loads of people on

12:23 pm

chj

buts its inconsistent...sometimes it loads without the message

12:23 pm

smithchick

Hey Jacula and Dorens!

12:24 pm

Dorens

hey smith

12:24 pm

faeriekae

Dr G I was here for the flip and had no error problems

12:24 pm

faeriekae

Hi Jacs :)

12:24 pm

smithchick

{{{{{FAERIE}}}}}!!!!

12:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi dorens! hi jacs!

12:24 pm

Aloyisius

TY so much, Dr. G... I will go switch to Firefox so I can complete the puzzle.. (-:

12:25 pm

Jacula

Thanks Dr_G. I'll try that.

12:25 pm

faeriekae

{{{{Smith}}}} How are you ?

12:25 pm

Dr_God

Well, it appears the changes I made to the site in the past couple days have calmed the server down considerably, but it also seems more people are getting the script error when loading the main page. Hmmm...

12:25 pm

Inge2

Working fine here on Firefox on a Mac

12:25 pm

Jacula

Hi everyone. Can't stop long... dinner to prepare and all that...

12:25 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, jac!

12:26 pm

smithchick

I'm great, how about you?

12:26 pm

nrkii

Dr G, just today, not yesterday for me

12:26 pm

Dorens

i actually have gotten it less (firefox/mac)

12:26 pm

nrkii

I figured it was because the grid is so big today

12:26 pm

faeriekae

I always use Firefox and love it. Especially the "all in one sidebar" so you can see the grid and Licketys list at the same time

12:26 pm

Atalante

hi Jac!

12:26 pm

Dr_God

nrkii-
That probably has something to do with it.

12:26 pm

smithchick

Well, I got the error message only when I refreshed to update my icon. The good news is I haven't had to refresh for any problems.

12:27 pm

featherbee

ok, off to work on word builder some more. later!

12:27 pm

stidmama

UH! 414 words? Dr_God -- what were you thinking? ;-)

12:27 pm

smithchick

Bye feather!

12:27 pm

smithchick

Hey stid!

12:27 pm

smithchick

I love big grids on weekends.

12:27 pm

stidmama

hi all!

12:27 pm

Dorens

welcome, stid, to insanity

12:27 pm

faeriekae

after downloading firefox download the all in one sidebar then go to licketys open it and tell it to open current page in sidebar then close that and open babble then reopen the side bar I LOVE IT

12:28 pm

faeriekae

I Stid

12:28 pm

Uneaixoise

howdy, stid!

12:28 pm

Aloyisius

Dr. G... do I have to prefix the "about:config" in the address bar?

12:28 pm

Dorens

me too smith, but this is a bit much

12:28 pm

Dr_God

Aloyisius-
Just type about:config

12:28 pm

Dr_God

You'll get a list of settings you can change

12:28 pm

Aloyisius

ok, will do. Thanks again.

12:29 pm

nrkii

hi stid!

12:29 pm

stidmama

Well, I was hoping to have other things to do, but find I need to spend most of the rest of the day -- resting. So I guess this will be a good challenge.

12:29 pm

Dr_God

I just don't know how to fix it in Explorer other than to recommend that you switch to Firefox. ;)

12:29 pm

ypsigirl

faeriekae, how do yo get licketys list in the sidebar?

12:29 pm

nrkii

7 to go...

12:29 pm

Dorens

it

12:29 pm

stidmama

{{{nrk}}} I was so tempted to crop that picture you took of the butterflies on the apple and use that for my icon...

12:29 pm

stidmama

go nrk go!

12:30 pm

Dorens

it's actually kind of nice grid, once you decide to devote half your waking hours to it

12:30 pm

faeriekae

Yps read at 12:27 post

12:30 pm

nrkii

oh stid, feel free!

12:30 pm

ypsigirl

never mind I saw your answer thanks

12:30 pm

faeriekae

ok

12:30 pm

nrkii

I'm glad you saw it, I thought of you when I posted it because it seemed like something you'd like

12:31 pm

chj

im too stupid for this stuff...i have no idea what a sidebar is faer...please illuminaate

12:31 pm

faeriekae

and for the sidebar there is a little wheel "next to Source Code" and it will load Licketys for you each time you use it if you click to remember last opened site

12:31 pm

stidmama

yep. I am pretty easy to figure out, aren't I?

12:32 pm

chj

and dr. god i dont know what you mean about typing about:config in the address ...where...how?

12:32 pm

stidmama

chj, I think your icon is before my time (and I am not that young...)

12:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

chj did you ever say what show the cion is from?

12:32 pm

CiociaJudy

Dr_God, I changed to 20 but it's still happening. Is it possible to use a higher number?

12:32 pm

stidmama

well, I am going to disappear in the grid for a bit. see you later...

12:33 pm

chj

life if riley

12:33 pm

faeriekae

I think in Anglesongs resouce page she goes alittle more indepth about useing the sidebar. That is how I learned about it

12:33 pm

Atalante

change it to 120 Judy - that's what mine's at!

12:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

stid: trust me. in 10-15 years you'll realize how young you aare now

12:33 pm

chj

cj...what the hecks he talking about

12:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

well i guessed that! *hands on hips*

12:34 pm

CiociaJudy

Thanks Atlante.

12:34 pm

chj

how did you change to 20? im lost

12:34 pm

faeriekae

ok diving back into grid or I'm never going to finish I have a family get together to go to a little later this evening so *splash*

12:34 pm

nrkii

3 to go...

12:34 pm

CiociaJudy

IM me chj.

12:34 pm

Dorens

william bendix

12:34 pm

Dorens

go nan go!

12:34 pm

nrkii

I love it when one of my last words is a 4/5 meaning doesn't live...how'd I miss it?

12:35 pm

nrkii

in fact, all my last words are 4's

12:35 pm

smithchick

I missed the plural ha4/5 a while ago.

12:36 pm

mat616

must get this one! A sandy desert plateau region of Nei Monggol (Inner Mongolia) in northern China bounded on the south and east by the Great Wall.

12:36 pm

smithchick

Bye all grid-divers!

12:36 pm

stidmama

go nrk go!

12:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye smith!

12:36 pm

featherbee

(back to cheer nrkii on)

goooooo nrkii!!!!

12:36 pm

stidmama

bye smithchick

12:36 pm

nrkii

and my last word? do 4/5 that is what someone do**

12:36 pm

Jacula

I see you're in the grid, Stid.:)

12:36 pm

nrkii

ugh, fireworks

12:37 pm

featherbee

yay nrk!

12:37 pm

stidmama

YAY nrk!

12:37 pm

Uneaixoise

woohoo, nrkii!!

12:37 pm

smithchick

YAY nrkii!!!

12:37 pm

stidmama

so I am, thanks for pointing that out Jacula!

12:37 pm

Dorens

hoorayyyyyy nrk

12:39 pm

nrkii

414 words... under 5 hours... ack! I need to go find my Saturday!

12:39 pm

faeriekae

CONGRATS NRKII*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

12:39 pm

featherbee

lol, THAT'S why i'm not doing this one!

12:39 pm

stidmama

Have a gorgeous afternoon, palindromic person!

12:39 pm

marso

congrats nrk :)

12:40 pm

Uneaixoise

149 to go . . . hobbling to kitchen for bite of lunch . . .BBL

12:40 pm

nrkii

thanks, see ya later!

12:40 pm

Dorens

oh come on feather...you know you can

12:40 pm

Dorens

bye nrkii

12:40 pm

mat616

congrats nrk!

12:40 pm

marso

bye u2 tc :)

12:41 pm

featherbee

lol, don't even bother dorens! i've been getting burned out word-wise...not going to do it to myself today

12:41 pm

Dorens

ok, maybe I envy you your self-discipline... I looked, I hesitated, and then I foolishly dove in.

12:42 pm

Dorens

stuck in the mire now....146 left and will never say die...but nothing else gets done today...even the new york times is sitting unopened!

12:42 pm

stidmama

Dorens, we can do it! feather, I'll miss you...

12:42 pm

smithchick

bye nrkii!

12:43 pm

smithchick

bye une!

12:43 pm

stidmama

later Uneaixoise!

12:43 pm

mat616

281 left here

12:43 pm

mat616

i only have 2 grey boxes

12:43 pm

featherbee

i'm kind of hanging out off and on in the chat. just not doing today's, i'm not calling any babble strike or anything, don't worry!

12:44 pm

stidmama

oh good! so we're on for races again sometime?

12:44 pm

featherbee

of course! i'm going to wait for a grid 200 or less though!

12:45 pm

Dorens

don't know what the weather is like out there stid, but here it is grey rainy cloudy and i already walked an hour in the hills today, so I don't really need to go anywhere but here

12:45 pm

smithchick

Okay, I lied...I'm breaking out the list with 63 left to find.

12:45 pm

Dorens

impressive today, smithchick

12:45 pm

mattygroves

Right - 205 left (thanks to my 15 year old daughter, the last 5..) - onto the list, methinks.

12:45 pm

mattygroves

Sorry, last nine, Sarah got

12:45 pm

stidmama

It is lovely and sunny here, but I am stuck inside -- or outside with the crutches and kids to be my hands. So I might as well Babble!

12:46 pm

stidmama

go matty go!

12:46 pm

stidmama

I have 316 remaining here.

12:46 pm

stidmama

I have hit 100!

12:46 pm

Dorens

crutches? what have I missed? broken anything stid? (145 here)

12:46 pm

featherbee

woo hoo stid!

12:47 pm

marso

same ere stid what have u done?

12:47 pm

mat616

that is great feeling!

12:48 pm

stidmama

no, just that (*&(^&*^%&$&^%$ arthritis from last weekend. Still bothering me and every morning I wake up and then the dog or the kids (or I) manage to tweak it again. Oh well.

12:48 pm

stidmama

what about you, marso?

12:48 pm

marso

got blood clot on muscle

12:48 pm

Dorens

sorry to here that...bad arthritis at your age to need crutches

12:48 pm

stidmama

ooh! not good, marso. {{{hugs}}}

12:49 pm

Dorens

sympathy to you both... and a nice grid to while away the day... just made for you

12:50 pm

stidmama

osteoarthritis Dorens from injuries in Basic Training in the Navy 20 years ago. One reason I never recommend military service to anyone. They broke me and sent me "home" with no way to work full time or support myself.

12:50 pm

Dorens

i've heard too many variations on that theme, it's shameful

12:50 pm

marso

Thank you feeling a bit sorry for myself at the minute lol i bet arthritis is sore as well

12:50 pm

oggy

fireworks at last.

12:50 pm

marso

my son has his barb test next thursday for the army

12:50 pm

Dorens

hooray oggy.... be proud

12:50 pm

marso

well done oggy :)

12:51 pm

stidmama

YAY oggy! that took you most of the day...

12:51 pm

mat616

144 here

12:51 pm

Aloyisius

bravo, oggy!!!

12:51 pm

stidmama

marso -- at least I know mine will be manageable again relatively soon.

12:51 pm

oggy

stid it took him most of the day, i went to work.

12:52 pm

Jacula

111 left to find, but if I don't make a start on dinner soon, Paul will probably eat my keyboard!:( 'Bye for now.

12:52 pm

marso

i hope so,,,,so far ive been sent home from work and signed off for 4 weeks

12:52 pm

stidmama

oh, and then you get all the glory! (love that! ) :-)

12:52 pm

smithchick

de7/48 clue anyone?

12:52 pm

marso

bye jac

12:53 pm

stidmama

oh golly marso -- that is really tough. Can they do anything or do you just have to hold still until it dissolves?

12:53 pm

smithchick

Bye Jacula!

12:53 pm

oggy

he only left me 64words. so thats not bad.

12:53 pm

Dorens

de + wa5, smith

12:53 pm

stidmama

later Jacula

12:53 pm

Dorens

bye jac

12:53 pm

chj

de + eau

12:53 pm

smithchick

Thanks, Dorens!

12:53 pm

marso

I go in on wednesday for a go of this new machine which is like a scan,,an it sort of explodes it an then physio for at least 6 months

12:54 pm

marso

only because the muscle is badly damaged an is slowly wasting away

12:54 pm

renfield

i really can;t see the c's...help please?????

12:54 pm

stidmama

*grimacing at mental image* marso, let us know how it goes. That sounds pretty intense.

12:54 pm

stidmama

hi ren!

12:55 pm

renfield

hey ya stid!!

12:55 pm

marso

it is but the drs are very hopeful within a year I should be back to normal,,,so fingers crossed :)

12:55 pm

stidmama

ren, can we assume you have the sound crows make?

12:55 pm

marso

hi ren :)

12:55 pm

stidmama

and past tense on that.

12:55 pm

renfield

hey ya marso

12:55 pm

Dorens

which c's are you looking for ren?

12:55 pm

stidmama

also the greek goddess of the harvest and "unplural" form

12:55 pm

renfield

i do have the sound crows make

12:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

poor dear! with only one eye, it's no wonder!

12:56 pm

Dorens

things that sound like folds in the plants

12:56 pm

stidmama

no - no, last was bad clues! have to change the middle letter of those to a diff cons.

12:56 pm

renfield

i know - don;t you feel sooo sorry for me????

12:56 pm

chj

ca4 ca** blanchett

12:57 pm

Dorens

the breath mint with a vowel stuck in before the end

12:57 pm

chj

ca5 to provide food at a party

12:57 pm

chj

pl

12:57 pm

Dorens

and anagram that with past tense and plural

12:57 pm

chj

pl blanchett

12:57 pm

Dorens

the guys who work boats

12:57 pm

chj

ca4 kitties

12:57 pm

Dorens

and plural

12:57 pm

Dorens

needlework

12:57 pm

chj

ca5 crowed

12:58 pm

Dorens

past tense of the guys who work boats

12:58 pm

chj

alt. clue ca5 ca + to marry

12:58 pm

stidmama

wow! with Dorens and chj here, my pitiful clues are so not needed!

12:58 pm

chj

ca4 crows

12:58 pm

chj

ce4 fair grades

12:58 pm

marso

lol stid

12:59 pm

Dorens

and sounds like fold in pants with speech iimpediment + past tense

12:59 pm

Dorens

stid, you are always needed, you know that

12:59 pm

oggy

stid any clue is needed.

12:59 pm

chj

ce6 ce**** breath mints...insert e brfotr the pl

12:59 pm

chj

ce4 ce + **d bundy

12:59 pm

chj

pl

1:00 pm

Dorens

i am disgusted with the last ten RE's so I'm grateful for the distraction!!

1:00 pm

chj

cr6 to make something new

1:00 pm

chj

pl and past tense

1:00 pm

oggy

im off, going out for a meal with girls from work.

1:01 pm

mat616

150 words here

1:01 pm

Dorens

enjoy, oggy

1:01 pm

chj

cr 6 john cl**** of monty python...change l to r

1:01 pm

stidmama

have fun, oggy!

1:01 pm

stidmama

go mat go!

1:01 pm

stidmama

I have 265 remaining

1:01 pm

marso

enjoy oggy :)

1:01 pm

Blaze

88 wrods here... only 326 to go and I go in less than 10 minutes off for the day... what luck

1:01 pm

oggy

see u all 2morrow. happy babbling.

1:01 pm

mat616

one who eats

1:02 pm

mat616

bye oggy

1:02 pm

stidmama

go Blaze go! :-) we can do it!

1:02 pm

chj

cr6 cr** indians + what you say to a noisy person in the movies

1:02 pm

Minveryork

Hello to my fellow babblers! How is everybody today?

1:02 pm

chj

past tense

1:03 pm

stidmama

hello Minveryork! welcome to the grid! :-)

1:03 pm

Blaze

Hello to all..... just here for a bit while I drink my morning coffee....

1:03 pm

chj

cr5 cr*** toothpaste

1:03 pm

mat616

cr5 is the toothpaste

1:03 pm

marso

hi Min :) fine thank you,,,U?

1:03 pm

mat616

need more clue about those indians lol

1:03 pm

riemann

Entering the home stretch: 50 left.

1:03 pm

chj

cr4 the stage cr** forgot to spund check the clash's microphones

1:04 pm

Dorens

go rieman!

1:04 pm

chj

past tense

1:04 pm

chj

pl

1:04 pm

Minveryork

I'm not here to finish grid,but I got 184 words so far.

1:04 pm

stidmama

go riemann go! (Tom's off helping a friend install something on his computer)

1:05 pm

chj

cr6 type of needlework .....or stage cr** + above ground subway

1:05 pm

chj

thats the c's

1:05 pm

renfield

mucho gracias!

1:06 pm

chj

mucho prego

1:06 pm

stidmama

now stidGrant has TWO holes in his mouth!

1:06 pm

mat616

i feel really dumb don't understand clue lol

1:07 pm

marso

right me going ppl,,, time for pain relief,,thanks for your concern ,,,,stid u take it easy,,,,bye all :)

1:07 pm

stidmama

marso, hope you feel better. see you later!

1:07 pm

Dorens

bye, feel better marso

1:07 pm

Mary

How many total words today? I'm at 215 but must stop now.

1:07 pm

renfield

later marso

1:07 pm

marso

u2 :)

1:07 pm

mat616

414 total

1:08 pm

Dorens

tie

1:08 pm

Dorens

sorry

1:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

clue please for re6/21 before get into a chair again, please?

1:08 pm

Mary

Oh my gosh, too many. bye all

1:09 pm

chj

fix the back of your shoe

1:09 pm

Dorens

fix your shoe

1:09 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty!

1:09 pm

Minveryork

re6/21-the re**** when she falls, she cries 72 Temple.

1:10 pm

chj

to.....put a new back on your shoe

1:11 pm

smithchick

Clue for second se6/21 please?

1:12 pm

Dorens

not there yet, but done with RE's (hooray)

1:13 pm

chj

se + what you show to prove your age + overhead subway

1:13 pm

mat616

157 and still only 2 gry boxes :'((

1:13 pm

chic

cr 6/33, please

1:13 pm

inge

clue for last ro 6/18 please

1:13 pm

Dorens

needlework chic

1:13 pm

smithchick

Thanks, chj!

1:13 pm

Dorens

list, inge

1:13 pm

chj

cr6/33 stage cr** + overhead subway

1:13 pm

stidmama

inge, the list of participants (I think)

1:14 pm

inge

got that one need one above it then

1:14 pm

stidmama

I need 38 to halfway...

1:14 pm

mattygroves

AT7/28 and its probably related 8/40?

1:14 pm

chj

ro6/18 take out one of the double letters from male chicken

1:14 pm

chic

thanx, dorens and chj...

1:14 pm

Dorens

ro 7 please?

1:15 pm

inge

I need the other ro 6/18 just above the list of members

1:15 pm

mat616

do we ever get the total wordlist tomorrow

1:15 pm

mat616

like the answers?

1:15 pm

stidmama

AT "a workshop or studio, esp. of an artist, artisan, or designer" then plural

1:15 pm

chj

at7/28 a workshop

1:15 pm

inge

dorens, ro 7 is the male chikcen

1:16 pm

chj

at7/28 supped + one who is prone

1:16 pm

stidmama

yes mat, when the puzzle day ends, the scores of everyone who played is at the top of the page, and there is a link to the answers

1:16 pm

Dorens

sorry inge, i need the second one

1:16 pm

mattygroves

That's the one - thanks!

1:16 pm

inge

make it plural, dorens

1:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

i need help for ri4/4 - i have to make angry but can't find the other

1:16 pm

Dorens

go on a bike, to?

1:17 pm

Dorens

no that's a 5, sorry

1:17 pm

Dorens

anagram the one you have

1:17 pm

chj

ri _ overhead subway

1:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty!

1:18 pm

inge

dorens: ro 7: ro 4, + past tense of eat

1:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

59 left - h, d, s, t

1:18 pm

mat616

se4.5 a cult

1:18 pm

Dorens

ah, like the spoonbills, inge... i should have had that one!

1:18 pm

smithchick

st6/21?

1:19 pm

Dorens

nice temple... i have 119 left. s,t,w and One lousy H

1:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

: P

1:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

rather, % P

1:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

mayi have a clue for se7/48 please?

1:21 pm

mat616

its in the ocean

1:21 pm

chj

se7 what washes up on the beach

1:22 pm

mat616

to make angry past tense 72 temple

1:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty!

1:23 pm

whitewitch1111

hi guys

1:24 pm

stidmama

hello whitewitch

1:26 pm

Dorens

hi whitewitch

1:27 pm

mat616

164 words so far

1:28 pm

Dorens

below 100... see a possible llight at the end of the long dark tunnel

1:28 pm

arleneehm

410 words ...urgk......

1:28 pm

arleneehm

hi all

1:29 pm

stidmama

I have 222 remaining, going to switch OS and come back in a few.

1:29 pm

whitewitch1111

perfect clue - a part of my name

1:29 pm

Dorens

see you sone

1:30 pm

faeriekae

Congrats Oggy *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

1:31 pm

mat616

Can anyone tell me what the train part is

1:31 pm

mat616

the above ground train

1:36 pm

smithchick

Done! Gotta pop in the shower before hubby gets home and catches on to the fact that I've been babbling for four hours straight! Bye all!

1:36 pm

CadFan

414 words??? Heaven's do they think we have no other life!!! LOL

1:37 pm

whitewitch1111

bye smith

1:37 pm

Dorens

good job, smith!!!!

1:38 pm

hetty

I have 3 "ha" words in which the second vowel comes after the "a".Is there another one ?

1:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

may i have a clue for st8/40 please? ty!

1:38 pm

Dorens

no that's it hetty

1:38 pm

Dorens

more like the metal, temple

1:39 pm

hetty

Thanks. I've discovered my error.

1:40 pm

Dorens

temple. have the first st?

1:42 pm

mattygroves

OK, I'll probably need a fish, but I'm looking for a de5/12 and its related de6/21 - they're the ones in between the cold cut shop and to loathe.

1:44 pm

mattygroves

Never mind - got my fish.

1:44 pm

Dorens

de + ***n (water bird)

1:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

first st words - 6/21 & 7/32, please?

1:47 pm

Dorens

i need them too TO

1:47 pm

Cathyar

rewa5/18 SHOULD be on THE list!

1:47 pm

Cathyar

afternoon babblers!

1:48 pm

Dorens

you're right on cath

1:48 pm

onyx

414 words!

1:48 pm

Cathyar

lol

1:49 pm

Dorens

also the last 2 st's

1:49 pm

YoBaby

phantom word: wreath

1:51 pm

Cathyar

are they both st7's dorens?

1:52 pm

Dorens

yup-- i need help with the first two and the last two

1:52 pm

Dorens

i definitely need to get away from here for a while!

1:52 pm

Cathyar

st7/48 = st5/18 past tense & the other is one who st5/18

1:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi cath! dorens, s+ diplomacy + vowel & pl

1:53 pm

Cathyar

hi TO

1:53 pm

Cathyar

:)

1:53 pm

Dorens

nice, temple thank

1:55 pm

mattygroves

Don't get teh diplomacy clue..

1:55 pm

inge

dorens, did you get clued on the first two st's?

1:55 pm

Dorens

yes, and i have the last two now also. thanksinge

1:55 pm

inge

yea, but I need the first two

1:55 pm

Dorens

thanks, cath. i see you clued the last two, i figured them out on my own finally, then saw the clue

1:56 pm

Dorens

ok st _ behave + silent vowel

1:56 pm

mattygroves

Sorry - but I really don't get the diplomacy clue...???

1:56 pm

Cathyar

lol dorens! sounds like something i'd do! ;)

1:56 pm

Dorens

matty try the clue i just gave

1:56 pm

Atalante

that's not a very t***ful intervention, matty!

1:56 pm

whitewitch1111

hallo inge, wie geht es Dir heute?

1:57 pm

tndaisy1960

eeeeek! I am NOT seeing 414 words...no...no...NO!!!

1:57 pm

aknitter

i don't think i KNOW 414 words LOL

1:57 pm

mattygroves

*sniff* I'm feeling stupid...

1:57 pm

Cathyar

a nightmare of a grid daisy ;)

1:57 pm

Dorens

am missing an st 5/12 (the last one)

1:57 pm

Dorens

be forewarned daisy!

1:58 pm

mat616

stilll two grey boxes

1:58 pm

Dorens

matty st + ***one, scene one, + second vowel

1:58 pm

mat616

I am getting upset

1:58 pm

Cathyar

"his trusty st5/12" is what he ne**s

1:58 pm

Dorens

thanks cth, but have that, i need the next 12

1:59 pm

mattygroves

*sigh*. Still don't get it. Maybe it's time to give up for now...I dunno. I hate it when I don't get what's right in front of me.

1:59 pm

mat616

the first O in the 1st column any clues there I am 0/2

2:00 pm

riemann

*fireworks*

2:00 pm

Dorens

ok matty st + perform iin a play + second vowel

2:00 pm

hurshy

o*** and a***

2:00 pm

Dorens

masterful, rieman

2:00 pm

mattygroves

Got it - sorry! Feel better now...

2:00 pm

whitewitch1111

congrets riemann

2:00 pm

mat616

what does fireworks mean?

2:01 pm

Dorens

second st 5/12 please?

2:01 pm

riemann

fireworks == puzzle solved. If you have the stats panels, you will actually see fireworks.

2:01 pm

Atalante

yay matty :)

2:02 pm

mat616

oh okay! Congratulations!!

2:02 pm

riemann

st5/12: s + t4/5

2:02 pm

stidmama

YAY riemann!

2:03 pm

riemann

*wipes his brow* That was a lot of work!

2:03 pm

stidmama

Atalante, I enjoyed that haiku in your icon immensely.

2:03 pm

Dorens

tiemann, is that he second st 5/12? i have the first

2:03 pm

mat616

at 180 words I am slow here

2:04 pm

riemann

Yup: 2nd 5/12 is s + t4/5

2:04 pm

Atalante

I thought people would enjoy that :)

2:04 pm

stidmama

Are you feeling better? Did you sleep okay last night? I was worried that you were up so late, Ata!

2:04 pm

lbdawger

whoo hoo riemann! urgh, this is a beastly grid. i know i wont finish, but i'm over half done! :-)

2:04 pm

stidmama

yippee, lbd! keep on keepin' on!

2:04 pm

Dorens

i can't even type straight...this has been nearly four hours...taking a break now....see you later...

2:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

*wipes sw5/18 from brow* please ...help on the three ta words after diplomacies? ta5/20, 5/18,6/30

2:05 pm

Dorens

but first, thanks riemann...finally got the st

2:05 pm

Atalante

I'm fine! I slept for a few hours after leaving Babble and feel much better - husband is looking after me very well and is about to make spaghetti bolognaise! :)

2:05 pm

riemann

The grid is extremely hard listless, but quite doable using a list.

2:05 pm

Dorens

t + in shock, temple

2:05 pm

Dorens

then build from there

2:06 pm

stidmama

mmmm. what time should we be there, Ata? could we bring something for dessert? cobbler mayhaps?

2:06 pm

stidmama

Lists are the ONLY way to fly, riemann! LOL

2:06 pm

stidmama

I am being serenaded by trumpet music at the moment...

2:06 pm

mat616

how do you get lists?

2:06 pm

Atalante

I guess about an hour and a half, so that it has a nice long time to cook and evolve! And cobbler sounds perfect!

2:08 pm

stidmama

mat, there are two lists: Lickety's List has a direct link at the bottom of this page. BJ's list is at Babbler's Anonymous, "General" section, "stats"

2:08 pm

CiociaJudy

Hi, Stid. Awesome icon. *not listening to trumpet music; Scrubbing the frig between Babbling* I think I need to put something on the stereo. lol

2:09 pm

mat616

thanks

2:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

does anyone have those three ta words? *pleading**

2:10 pm

stidmama

TO, just now entering words in list. sorry I don't know yet what I have!

2:10 pm

Aloyisius

well, I did as Dr. G. suggested and tried to fix the script error, but I still have problems. Thanks to the lists, I made some guesses and FIREWORKS... am really pooped!

2:11 pm

CiociaJudy

TO, Dorens clued one - t + in shock

2:11 pm

lbdawger

whoo hoo aloy!

2:11 pm

Dogluver

t + pro, and plural

2:11 pm

CiociaJudy

woohoo Aloy! *doin' the victory dance for Aloy*

2:11 pm

Aloyisius

I would stick around and clue, but my list is only partial.. so frustrating.. see y'all ..

2:11 pm

stidmama

YAY Aloyisius!

2:11 pm

sherb

TO - look at the points - you need to use a high scoring letter...

2:11 pm

mattygroves

I have all the ta words - which ones did you need?

2:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

cj: i have that one

2:11 pm

CiociaJudy

Bye Aloy!

2:12 pm

CiociaJudy

change the last consonant to another consonant and hen plural, TO

2:12 pm

lbdawger

TO first one rhymes with pet feet

2:12 pm

Aloyisius

.. ty, and good luck to all you megaBabblers today! (-:

2:13 pm

sherb

bye Aloy :)

2:13 pm

mattygroves

Ok, TO - all three of those are related. T + to overwhelm or impress - past tense, person who does this, and people who do this.

2:13 pm

drum720

Is the wa 9/90 a reasonable word or is it something off-the-wall?

2:13 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty i am working them out myself

2:13 pm

hurshy

reasonable

2:14 pm

sherb

wa9 is 9pm in the UK...

2:15 pm

Dogluver

drum - wa9/90 is a drink + a shelter

2:16 pm

lbdawger

bbl, gotta go make lunch

2:16 pm

stidmama

later lbd!

2:17 pm

Rlee

my brain hurts

2:17 pm

drum720

gracias sherb & dogluver (though I must admit I had no idea on the 9PM in UK...)

2:17 pm

whitewitch1111

later lbd

2:18 pm

sherb

it's when the tv stations can start broadcasting the more risque programmes...

2:18 pm

Dogluver

yw drum, and i've got to admit to the same ignorance ;p

2:18 pm

mat616

I am out of here

2:19 pm

stidmama

mine too, Rlee!

2:19 pm

mat616

going shopping!! tanks all

2:19 pm

Dogluver

by mat have fun!

2:19 pm

whitewitch1111

bye mat616

2:20 pm

drum720

Oh... we don't really have to worry about 'risque' prgramming on network (IMHO)

2:20 pm

drum720

fcc just fines everyone

2:20 pm

CiociaJudy

*passes out migraine pills*

2:20 pm

TheFiz

hi there everyone - i'm back for more punishment. chipping away a few at a time...

2:21 pm

CiociaJudy

hiya Fiz

2:21 pm

TheFiz

how ya doing judy?

2:22 pm

Cathyar

hi fiz

2:22 pm

CiociaJudy

enjoying a "not getting in my car to go anywhere" saturday. Scrubbing the frig (do I know how to have fun?) and Babbling. How about you Fiz?

2:22 pm

Cathyar

deesh

2:23 pm

TheFiz

hi cath - you and stid are in the puzzle! judy had a similar day - scrubbed the fridge and freezer, took down a broken light fixture and found that my new one - still in the box - is broken too! yay! so i gave up on that project and i'm back to build up my list.

2:23 pm

mattygroves

Right - I have 99 left - I'm gonna go and read the paper for a few minutes before cracking on further. And I'm supposed to be on holiday!

2:24 pm

CiociaJudy

take a rest for all of us, Matty.

2:24 pm

Cathyar

:) neat! :)

2:24 pm

TheFiz

enjoy matty - don't work too hard!

2:24 pm

Cathyar

doin housework n babblin too... still have 211 to go!!!

2:25 pm

stidmama

go Cathy go! I have 187 remaining.

2:25 pm

TheFiz

go cath! i'm still at 278 - but every little bit helps.

2:25 pm

stidmama

Fiz -- weren't you s'posed to be restin that wrist? *stern mama look*

2:25 pm

Cathyar

street

2:25 pm

Cathyar

OOOOHHHH i'm sorry

2:25 pm

Rlee

is 5.30 am going back to bed i got nearly 1/2 way, be safe and good luck

2:25 pm

TheFiz

don't worry stid i did everything with the brace on and a rubber glove over it.

2:26 pm

CiociaJudy

nite rlee

2:26 pm

stidmama

okay, but remember .... MAMA KNOWS ALL!!!

2:26 pm

TheFiz

bye rlee - sleep well!

2:26 pm

stidmama

good night Rlee. See you later.

2:26 pm

sherb

nite rlee :)

2:26 pm

CiociaJudy

141 to go (that's a whole grid yet!)

2:26 pm

Cathyar

209 left now ...

2:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

i just refreshed - but i can't see any of my word list past the te's!!!!

2:27 pm

roncook

fireworks at last hoooraaay

2:27 pm

Dogluver

193 to go... aah so many words

2:28 pm

TheFiz

yay ron!

2:28 pm

Dogluver

congrats roncook

2:28 pm

CiociaJudy

bravo roncook! *passes a flute of champagne to Ron"

2:28 pm

sherb

well done ron... and rusty !! :D

2:28 pm

Cathyar

lol...judy...ya got me beat!!! OMG...roncook.. congrats!!!

2:28 pm

stidmama

YAY roncook!

2:29 pm

Cathyar

stidmama....r u done too?

2:29 pm

inge

I am missing three st words from the lower right hand corner, they must be related, since they follow each other in the lsit: st 5/10, st 7/28 and st 8/40. Any clue please?

2:29 pm

stidmama

oh no! 183 to go, but need a nap.

2:29 pm

TheFiz

brb phone

2:29 pm

CiociaJudy

mmmmm a nap sounds wonderful stid

2:29 pm

roncook

rusty is into the white zinfandel from california,only 9 hours

2:30 pm

TheFiz

mmm, nap.

2:30 pm

sherb

she deserves it ;)

2:30 pm

Cathyar

st7 is past tense of st5/18

2:30 pm

flosey

I think everyone who completes the puzzle today deserves double credits!!

2:30 pm

TheFiz

mmm CA zinfandel

2:31 pm

Cathyar

*nods to flosey* i agree!!!

2:31 pm

inge

thse st words are further up, like fifth, sixth and sevent wrod in st list

2:31 pm

roncook

5/10 its made from iron ??etc

2:31 pm

sherb

there's an st7/28 which is what you play your music on... and one which is a road...

2:32 pm

sherb

and the st8 which more iron - ey...

2:32 pm

flosey

what a way to spend my 45th anniversary !!

2:32 pm

stidmama

WA 9 please? my monkeys are not happy with me.

2:33 pm

inge

roncook you gave me the right root word

2:33 pm

CiociaJudy

h20 + where you store your garden tools (building in the yard), stid

2:33 pm

sherb

wow!! congratulations, flosey :D ..champagne all round!!!

2:33 pm

Cathyar

wa9 mama is a compound..

2:33 pm

inge

steeler

2:33 pm

sherb

wa9 - a turning point...

2:33 pm

hurshy

packer

2:34 pm

inge

sorry, I was hoping for just one more from taht root

2:34 pm

sherb

it's wet... and it stores things...

2:34 pm

Wolvie

patriot

2:34 pm

inge

Lions

2:34 pm

stidmama

OH! I see it! thanks all! down to 173

2:34 pm

Cathyar

wa = what you drink/shower in, etc. plus a place to store your lawn tools

2:34 pm

roncook

wa9 rainstore

2:34 pm

flosey

thanks Cath, it's on me

2:34 pm

hurshy

aha, the football allegiances reveal themselves

2:34 pm

LeslieAnn

holy...... 414? Is this worth trying??

2:35 pm

CiociaJudy

jump in Leslie! Join the rest of us nuts

2:35 pm

hurshy

why soitenly!

2:35 pm

Odin

Cowboys

2:35 pm

Dogluver

pretend its only 214 leslie, then its a breeze

2:35 pm

sherb

up the Boro!!

2:35 pm

sherb

it's a fun one Leslie :)

2:36 pm

TheFiz

i think i've entered every word i know and i still have so many left! i'm going for the list...

2:37 pm

Wolvie

yep - just signed back on whilst watching some pregame, and I am a patriots fan from way back, also lions from even farther back. ;-)

2:37 pm

stidmama

LeslieAnn, if the rest of us are suffering, why shouldn't you? LOL

2:37 pm

onyx

i just noticed , !16 8 LETTER words!!!

2:37 pm

Dogluver

holy moly 16?!?!

2:38 pm

CiociaJudy

I'm at 280. Time to go do some more work on cleaning the frig. bbl

2:38 pm

ramix

fiz, nooooo!! no lists! we can do it without! i'm left with 44 words...all without lists.

2:38 pm

flosey

just hit the half way mark

2:38 pm

LeslieAnn

OK, I'm jumping in!!

2:38 pm

spellit

Fireworks! Never again will I attempt 400+!

2:38 pm

stidmama

my last TE is the TE 6/18 after dentition...

2:38 pm

stidmama

go flosey go!

2:38 pm

CiociaJudy

woohoo spellit!

2:38 pm

stidmama

YAY spellit!

2:38 pm

LeslieAnn

hooooray spellit!

2:38 pm

flosey

way to go spellit

2:38 pm

Dogluver

im impressed ramix :p

2:39 pm

Wolvie

congrats spellit!

2:39 pm

stidmama

go ramix go!

2:39 pm

whitewitch1111

congrets spellit

2:39 pm

Dogluver

woot woot spellit

2:39 pm

sherb

56 left... and I've gone to the list...

2:39 pm

ramix

dogluver, thanks...it kills the fun for me if i use the lists

2:39 pm

Cathyar

congrats ramix

2:39 pm

stidmama

go sherb!

2:40 pm

spellit

Cheers - off for a snooze

2:40 pm

stidmama

later spellit!

2:40 pm

Dogluver

ya i try to hold off as long as possible... which isnt usually very long...

2:40 pm

stidmama

help on the TE 6/18 after the dental bits please?

2:41 pm

sherb

bye spellit :)

2:41 pm

Dogluver

stid - did you get the te6/18 someone who takes an exam?

2:41 pm

ramix

stid, more abrupt

2:42 pm

whitewitch1111

time for shopping....see you guys later

2:42 pm

stidmama

I have those, ramix and Dogluver... need the one that id before them.

2:42 pm

Dogluver

bye whitewitch happy shopping

2:42 pm

LeslieAnn

bye witch

2:42 pm

stidmama

later WW!

2:43 pm

Wolvie

bye ww

2:43 pm

Dogluver

i'm with you then, stid

2:43 pm

hetty

Could someone please clue me for the first re5/12?

2:44 pm

EspritdJean

where are these "lists" that are mentioned?

2:44 pm

EspritdJean

please

2:45 pm

ramix

the only disadvantage of not using the lists is not knowing which words you have left to do...

2:45 pm

sherb

stid - te6/18 means slender and smooth, with a circular transverse section...

2:45 pm

stidmama

thanks sherb

2:45 pm

sherb

re5/12 - respond to something...

2:45 pm

gwenski

first re5/12: to respond to something

2:45 pm

Dogluver

at the bottom of the page, jean, go to lickety's or babblers anonymous, general, then stats

2:46 pm

EspritdJean

tyvm dogluver

2:46 pm

OldRottenHat

re 5/12 might refer to a thespian that takes a role again?

2:46 pm

hetty

Gotcha. Thanks, gwen

2:46 pm

Dogluver

no prob

2:47 pm

ramix

hmm...now that te is bugging me...the slender and smooth one

2:48 pm

sherb

you could google it...

2:48 pm

tndaisy1960

me too ramix

2:48 pm

stidmama

okay, I have all the words from the bottom through the top of the T words. Taking a break and back later to finish. thanks for all the help!

2:48 pm

LeslieAnn

see you later stid

2:48 pm

Dogluver

bye stid!

2:49 pm

PappouTed

Hi everyone, Fireworks!

2:49 pm

Wolvie

congrat PT

2:49 pm

LeslieAnn

hoooray pappou!

2:49 pm

Dogluver

doubly impressed today, pappouted... good job!

2:49 pm

PappouTed

wow, wh4 a grid

2:50 pm

PappouTed

ty, that was the never ending puzzle

2:50 pm

Dogluver

seriously

2:54 pm

flosey

yay pappou

2:55 pm

Dogluver

alright 235 words will have to do for now... see you all later

2:55 pm

LeslieAnn

see you later dogluver

2:55 pm

stidmama

YAY Penny!

2:55 pm

stidmama

now I really am outta here.

2:55 pm

flosey

any clues for di 9 and di 10 please

2:56 pm

LeslieAnn

sorry, flosey, i just started

2:56 pm

sherb

dull as... di9...

2:57 pm

flosey

oh sherb, thanks that did it

2:57 pm

Mom

plural of di 9 is di10

2:58 pm

ch1212

done! clues needed before I go?

2:58 pm

LeslieAnn

hhhhooooorrraaaayyyy ch!

2:58 pm

Mom

congrats Ch!

2:59 pm

Wolvie

congrat ch!

3:00 pm

PappouTed

congrats, ch

3:00 pm

ch1212

and ... not hearing any takers, I'm off to check out those websites on LeslieAnn's profile :) ... happy hunting all!

3:00 pm

LeslieAnn

it's a good time, ch! bye!

3:00 pm

Mom

bye ch

3:00 pm

PappouTed

ty flosey and stid, I was checking email

3:00 pm

bean66

a clue for ew4,8..the last one

3:01 pm

bean66

pleaseeeee

3:01 pm

Charm

ew4/8 = female sheep

3:01 pm

Charm

hi all

3:01 pm

LeslieAnn

hey charm

3:01 pm

bean66

i have that one...i need the last one

3:01 pm

Mom

Hi Charm

3:01 pm

Wolvie

hi charm!

3:02 pm

Charm

that is the last ew4/8.

3:02 pm

Charm

Hi Wolvie, Mom....

3:02 pm

LeslieAnn

i'm not done with e's, bean, but i have two ew 4/8 that only have a different last letter

3:02 pm

Charm

ew4/8 = a water pitcher.

3:02 pm

Charm

and pl.

3:02 pm

bean66

nm....duh...i swear sometimes my head is up my butt

3:02 pm

Charm

Are you finished Wolvie?

3:03 pm

Wolvie

nooo - been off most the day, need 49 more

3:04 pm

Charm

I'll trade ya -- that's half what I need!

3:04 pm

periwinkle

I just returned from errands and still have 103 to go

3:04 pm

Wolvie

hey - i still don't know if I'll finish. ;-)

3:04 pm

periwinkle

clues for the le7 and le8 please

3:05 pm

LeslieAnn

with 49 left, wolvie? you have to! :)

3:05 pm

Wolvie

both build off the luau thingy's le/4 - 4

3:05 pm

mattygroves

Alright, back now - 99 words to find. Gotta finish today!

3:05 pm

inge

Firworks at last, can I hlep anyone

3:05 pm

LeslieAnn

huzzah inge!!

3:05 pm

Uneaixoise

congrats, inge!

3:06 pm

Charm

yay, inge!

3:06 pm

Wolvie

congrats inge!

3:06 pm

Mom

way to go Inge

3:06 pm

periwinkle

congrats inge. I need le7 and le8 and can't get them from Wolvie's clue

3:06 pm

mattygroves

Hurrah Inge!

3:06 pm

Mom

leis

3:06 pm

LeslieAnn

that's a crazy palindrome cat, unea!

3:06 pm

Mom

so sorry

3:06 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

3:06 pm

Charm

thanks, Wolvie

3:06 pm

Mom

reading the chat and not paying attention to the cursor

3:06 pm

Mom

:(

3:07 pm

LeslieAnn

'sok mom we all do it

3:07 pm

Vicuna

But when your very name is a palindrome, today you can do no wrong, mom.

3:07 pm

Wolvie

yw charm for whatever. ;-)

3:07 pm

LeslieAnn

oh vicuna brings up a good point

3:07 pm

PappouTed

peri, I'm trying to think of a clue for you

3:07 pm

Wolvie

peri - use Mom's word

3:08 pm

lynxxx

ty wolvie too - for the le's

3:08 pm

Wolvie

we could say it sounds like a city, PT - not sure if it's spelled exactly like that

3:08 pm

Mom

good clue Wolvie :)

3:08 pm

mattygroves

Think English cheese or county, Wolvie. Or a varient spelling for the square in London...

3:08 pm

Wolvie

thanks to you, Mom. ;-)

3:08 pm

Charm

peri = the le4/4 + eas*** bunny

3:08 pm

LeslieAnn

remember rob schneider's character from snl - the "making copies" guy? it's probably how he would refer to the flower necklaces from hawaii

3:08 pm

PappouTed

good clue charm

3:09 pm

Wolvie

we were going the same way matty - and to think I forgot about the cheese - whew!

3:10 pm

lynxxx

at7.28 hint pls

3:10 pm

mattygroves

Crikey. A million or so HEs to get. *sigh*

3:10 pm

Vicuna

at7/28 - artists' workshop

3:10 pm

LeslieAnn

vicuna i'm impressed you still have your 7th grade drawing

3:10 pm

periwinkle

thanks for the help but I found the le7 and le8 with the help of a-z

3:10 pm

Charm

at7 = Fr. word, usu. in ref. to haute couture.

3:11 pm

Vicuna

I come from a long line of pack rats, LeslieAnn!

3:11 pm

LeslieAnn

haha, literally

3:11 pm

lynxxx

ty vicuna & charm

3:11 pm

Vicuna

No, no, it's NOT a self-portrait! :)

3:12 pm

inge

cant believe this, right after my fireworks "I fell off the grid" and couldnt get bakc on til now, with several tries

3:12 pm

LeslieAnn

oh no, i meant you packed that rat ;)

3:12 pm

LeslieAnn

are you sure you didn't fall of your chair with excitement, inge?

3:12 pm

Dippnall

Hi folks! Is anyone else having problems with the babble site?

3:12 pm

Mom

time to start supper, I'll be back later ~ maybe with better luck

3:13 pm

Wolvie

bye Mom

3:13 pm

Vicuna

SURE that's what you meant. I know you're just calling me a rat. Sniff sniff. But at least I live on no evil star!

3:13 pm

LeslieAnn

see you later mom

3:13 pm

Mom

It has worked fine for me Dippnall

3:13 pm

periwinkle

Yes I am, is taking waaaaay to long for the chatlog and word list to download

3:13 pm

Vicuna

Bye, mom.

3:13 pm

ramix

seems to work better in ie

3:13 pm

LeslieAnn

i'm not calling you a rat vicuna! i don't even think you live on an evil star, so there

3:13 pm

LeslieAnn

evilolive should be here today, would fit in perfectly

3:14 pm

Vicuna

:)

3:14 pm

inge

that is possible too, it was such an uphill event today

3:15 pm

inge

yes, Dippnall I couldn

3:15 pm

inge

t get back on

3:16 pm

Dippnall

Can't get it to respond on IE and on firefox hardly any of my words appear! Oh dear!

3:16 pm

Vicuna

Condolances, Dippnall.

3:17 pm

bean66

can someone clue me for ha 6,33 pleaseeeee

3:17 pm

Charm

ha6/33 = one who does the ha5/20 before it.

3:18 pm

Vicuna

ha6/33 - a heady rope for mooring a boat

3:18 pm

bean66

i don't have the 5,20 either

3:18 pm

Vicuna

I mean "heavy"

3:18 pm

Wolvie

do you have the ha 4/9 just before it?

3:19 pm

bean66

yes

3:19 pm

klaurel

morning all

3:19 pm

mattygroves

Onto the REs. I HATE re words.

3:20 pm

LeslieAnn

hey klaurel

3:20 pm

LeslieAnn

add the second vowel to the ha 4/9, then a consonant, bean

3:20 pm

Wolvie

okay - both the 5/20 and the 6/33 build off of that. :-) sortof an extra plural and then one who does the 4/9

3:20 pm

klaurel

I ordered my new laptop. :D

3:20 pm

Wolvie

EVENING kl. :-)

3:21 pm

FranMag

hi everybody!

3:21 pm

Vicuna

Hello, klaurel.

3:21 pm

Vicuna

Hello, FranMag.

3:21 pm

Takuma Sato

holy moly -- I've been playing off and on for a few years, and I have *never* seen a puzzle this big

3:21 pm

LeslieAnn

hey fra

3:21 pm

LeslieAnn

or fran. whatever

3:21 pm

bean66

got it!!! thanks leslie

3:21 pm

FranMag

hi LA! hi Vicuna!

3:21 pm

inge

Hi Fran Mag, did you finish already?

3:22 pm

FranMag

i have 150 left, just back on

3:22 pm

klaurel

371 left. :) But I got a new laptop, so I happy

3:22 pm

inge

Call for help if you need it

3:22 pm

Charm

Hi, klaurel, Fran (sorry for the delay, but my computer's balking at going on today....)

3:22 pm

Wolvie

hi fran

3:22 pm

FranMag

i'm definitely getting the list now.

3:22 pm

FranMag

hi wolvie!

3:23 pm

ramix

ok so i caved in and went to the list...anyone have a clue for the cr8 please?

3:23 pm

CiociaJudy

Hi, Fran, Charm, Inge, Klaurel, Wolvie, etc. Back for a few while the frig shelves are drying.

3:23 pm

bean66

i have the list, and i still only have 185 words

3:23 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, judy!

3:23 pm

FranMag

hi charm! hi judy!!

3:23 pm

periwinkle

wh4/10 please, HI Fran, CJ et al

3:23 pm

CiociaJudy

Hi, Une! Sorry I missed you in the chat list.

3:23 pm

Uneaixoise

past tense of cr6/24

3:23 pm

FranMag

hi peri, hi une!

3:23 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, fran!

3:24 pm

CiociaJudy

wh + **es of March

3:24 pm

ramix

dont have cr 6/24 apparently

3:24 pm

CiociaJudy

Interesting icon Une!

3:24 pm

Vicuna

cr8 - did needlework

3:24 pm

periwinkle

NM found it

3:25 pm

CiociaJudy

cr 6/24 - cr + double vowel + what the librarian says for quiet

3:25 pm

Vicuna

The cr6, a kind of embroidery, sounds like "don't be cr--- to a heart that's true"

3:25 pm

inge

good grief, now my word list ends with st 7/28, good thing I finished at 3;04 so my score is written in stone

3:25 pm

FranMag

cr6/24 sounds like what a tailor with no teeth puts in the front of your pants.

3:25 pm

Uneaixoise

fran, LOL!!!

3:25 pm

periwinkle

2nd wh5/10 and wh7/52 please

3:25 pm

FranMag

oops, i said a word!

3:25 pm

LeslieAnn

wow fran that is quite a clue

3:25 pm

Vicuna

Oh, man, I just noticed that it didn't take my past tense embroidered! I just assumed it was on the list! Sorry!

3:25 pm

CiociaJudy

*slaps Fran's hand*

3:26 pm

Wolvie

ROFL

3:26 pm

periwinkle

I have surpassed my goal of 250 and am up to 324, maybe I will even finish

3:26 pm

Uneaixoise

fran, like it makes a difference with 414 words! :-)

3:26 pm

Dorens

love the clue, tho fran!

3:26 pm

Dippnall

inge - I'm glad you said that....it says I have 56 words - and only need to get 99 more!

3:26 pm

ramix

thanks. got it

3:26 pm

FranMag

thanks all!

3:26 pm

CiociaJudy

clues for at 7 & 8 pls

3:27 pm

Uneaixoise

judy, artist's studio

3:27 pm

Dorens

french artists studio

3:27 pm

stidmama

go peri go!

3:27 pm

periwinkle

CJ- artists studio and it plural, (French words)

3:27 pm

FranMag

i have to go input words into lickety and the chat has to be closed or i'll type in the wrong place.

3:27 pm

periwinkle

Hi stidmama, are you done?

3:27 pm

FranMag

hi stid! bye stid!

3:27 pm

stidmama

I tried to get up, but couldn't. Have to wait for Tom to get home and lift me. So I have 110 left and want to finish early!

3:28 pm

inge

wh 5 is a card game like bridge without bidding, and 7/52 is past tense

3:28 pm

periwinkle

stid, why can't you get up

3:28 pm

FranMag

stid are you okay??

3:28 pm

Dorens

oh, stid.... sorry it's that bad

3:28 pm

LeslieAnn

no, she's got the babble fever fran!

3:28 pm

periwinkle

thanks inge

3:29 pm

bubba218

FranMag, can't figure out what the last qu8,55 is, can't finding the correct ending

3:29 pm

Dorens

bubba, superlative

3:29 pm

stidmama

The arthritis is bad again. The dog bumped into me and I didn't sit down and ice my knee right away.

3:29 pm

Uneaixoise

most silent

3:29 pm

periwinkle

wh7/48 please

3:29 pm

bubba218

Shoulda known that, ty Fran

3:30 pm

FranMag

thanks inge! (for the wh5/20 and 7/52)

3:30 pm

LeslieAnn

oh no, stid, i'm sorry! i thought you meant you just wanted to finish

3:30 pm

FranMag

hi bubba!

3:30 pm

Dorens

superlative peri

3:30 pm

LeslieAnn

bubba we have the same icon!

3:30 pm

FranMag

peri, most pale

3:30 pm

bubba218

yo! FranMag

3:30 pm

periwinkle

thanks Fran and Dorens

3:30 pm

stidmama

Well I DO want to finish, too, but I would also like to be able to walk around (maybe use the W.C.)

3:31 pm

flosey

any clues for the dr7/35 and 6/24 that follows please

3:31 pm

inge

hey, Stid, been doing those double flips again?

3:31 pm

bubba218

You do, but on the screen I see a boy's image?, Do you need to refresh

3:31 pm

Dorens

hannukah toys flosey

3:32 pm

inge

those dr wrods are the Jewish childrens toy

3:32 pm

Charm

dr7/36 = two spellings of hannukah items.

3:32 pm

ramix

a clue for de 6/65 please?

3:32 pm

inge

two diff. endings

3:32 pm

flosey

sorry dorens, not familiar with Jewish children's toys

3:32 pm

stidmama

shhh inge! I was getting sympathy! LOL

3:32 pm

ramix

i mean 8/65

3:32 pm

stidmama

how about this for a fish? ET 4/5 please?

3:32 pm

LeslieAnn

nope, you do bubba :) i have straw warts as well

3:33 pm

Charm

de8/65 = de + H20 and pl.

3:33 pm

FranMag

stid, you should really look into knee replacement while you're young

3:33 pm

Dorens

dr + feather/down + consonant

3:33 pm

FranMag

stid, plural beginning of et*ical

3:33 pm

Vicuna

et4/5 - Old English letters that are now spelled th

3:33 pm

inge

de 8; has the root of wa 5, then plural

3:33 pm

bubba218

I have one spelling of the toy, clue for the other spelling

3:33 pm

FranMag

okay, going to list, see you guys in a bit

3:33 pm

ramix

ah...thanks

3:33 pm

Vicuna

dewater

3:34 pm

stidmama

It hasn't been this bad in more than 14 years, Fran -- if it keeps up I will definitely have to do something else.

3:34 pm

Vicuna

SORRY!!!!

3:34 pm

FranMag

bubba, either add a vowel or take away a vowel

3:34 pm

periwinkle

bubba do you have the dr6 or dr7

3:34 pm

inge

one omits the the last vowel

3:34 pm

Uneaixoise

stid, i'm so sorry to hear that . . .

3:34 pm

FranMag

((((stid))))

3:35 pm

mattygroves

OK - do I need a fish? RE5/20 and 6/33 - before to dampen again, and after the re4/4 meaning To moisten or soak (flax, for example) in order to soften and separate the fibers by partial rotting.

3:35 pm

mattygroves

OK - got one - to marry again...

3:36 pm

mattygroves

Never mind - got it now!

3:36 pm

Vicuna

re6/33 - to fasten metal together again

3:36 pm

periwinkle

or4/5 and or5/12 please

3:36 pm

inge

stid, am am fascinated by the time period you chose for the story. I used to live in a house that was built in 1444, and the town had been started by Eginhardt, Charlemagne's scribe.

3:36 pm

Charm

re + w (melt metal, solder)

3:36 pm

mattygroves

Thanks (sometime just asking seems to help with the getting, even before you get an answer)

3:37 pm

bubba218

got the toy, weird spelling to me

3:37 pm

Charm

or4/5 = or + ** re mi and pl.

3:37 pm

stidmama

Well, the time period doesn't coincide with earth chronology, inge...

3:37 pm

stidmama

but I do love history and so I am using what I know to build the world they live in.

3:37 pm

flosey

not getting the Jewish children's toy clues, any other help with dr7/36, 6/24 please

3:37 pm

periwinkle

thanks Charm, never seem to see those words

3:38 pm

stidmama

What was it like to live in such an old place?

3:38 pm

CiociaJudy

thx une, dorens & peri for the clue ages ago. *just had a major computer mess*

3:38 pm

Uneaixoise

ok now, judy?

3:38 pm

stidmama

flosey, try a google search on "hanukkah top" there are two common spelling for the toy.

3:38 pm

inge

dr clue: German # for three + NY train, or train in Chicago loop

3:38 pm

Vicuna

flosey, google "I made it out of clay" and I bet you'll find it.

3:39 pm

LeslieAnn

*singing to herself*

3:39 pm

inge

we kept looking for hidden spaces between the walls where people could have hidden

3:39 pm

drum720

113 to go... taking a break to go buy dinner. Will be back later

3:39 pm

Vicuna

(I think for inge's clue to work, you'd need to stick a consonant in between.)

3:39 pm

Dorens

good idea, vicuna.

3:39 pm

LeslieAnn

see you later drum

3:40 pm

Uneaixoise

OK, 99 left . . . taking a break . . . BBL

3:40 pm

stidmama

yes, that would have been the time frame for people needing to hide, wouldn't it?

3:40 pm

stidmama

later Une!

3:40 pm

inge

correct, Vicuna

3:40 pm

Charm

bye Unea

3:40 pm

Dorens

i clued it at 3:33

3:40 pm

mattygroves

50 left...gotta...finish

3:40 pm

periwinkle

3rd he4/5 please

3:40 pm

CiociaJudy

I think I'm working again, une. *sure hope so*

3:41 pm

CiociaJudy

Bad day physically, Stid?

3:41 pm

periwinkle

80 left for me, doing much better than I thought I would for such a big gird

3:41 pm

stidmama

go matty go!

3:41 pm

CiociaJudy

the person who will inherit your estate, peri

3:41 pm

Inge2

reil

3:41 pm

stidmama

not what I had hoped for, Judy.

3:42 pm

Inge2

excuse.

3:42 pm

inge

Houses were bult sturdy with thick walls, taht kept the interior temps more even, scenically, of course, breathtaking.

3:42 pm

stidmama

hello inge2!

3:42 pm

flosey

thanks all, got it with google search stid

3:42 pm

CiociaJudy

any idea what is causing the flare-up?

3:42 pm

LeslieAnn

ooooh i got a 9 all by myself

3:42 pm

Inge2

Hello!

3:42 pm

periwinkle

thanks CJ, what estate? :-) never seem to see that word

3:42 pm

stidmama

Yes. We think of those times as "primitive" but they knew plenty about how to keep comfortable!

3:43 pm

stidmama

way to go LeslieAnn!

3:43 pm

Vicuna

LeslieAnn, you are brilliant!

3:43 pm

periwinkle

we have two inge's playing at the same time :)

3:43 pm

inge

Wie gehts Inge 2?

3:43 pm

Inge2

Are they compound words, the nines, LeslieAnn?

3:43 pm

sherb

off to see if I can salvage some of my Saturday... good luck all :)

3:43 pm

Vicuna

Doppelgångers!

3:43 pm

inge

Considering how rare taht name is in this country, tath is truly amazing

3:43 pm

mattygroves

Gibt Inge UND Inge2?

3:43 pm

Inge2

Es geht mir gut, Inge :-)

3:44 pm

LeslieAnn

well i only have one, re 9/60... it is also a past tense

3:44 pm

stidmama

bye Sherb, thanks for all your help!

3:44 pm

stidmama

ja, es geht zwei Inge!

3:44 pm

Inge2

It is amazing, Inge.

3:44 pm

LeslieAnn

whoa, dopplegangers and other languages? there's 414 words, people, my brain's going to explode!

3:44 pm

mattygroves

Inges - haben sie voher kennengelernt?

3:45 pm

inge

the di 9 and 10 is what you wash you plates and pots in at the sink

3:45 pm

mattygroves

(Don't worry, my German is...inventive if not accurate)

3:45 pm

CiociaJudy

any clues for the di 9 & 10? pls

3:45 pm

Vicuna

(hums softly to herself, "Inge bells, Inge bells, Inge all the way...")

3:45 pm

CiociaJudy

Oops sorry. I see inge just clued them

3:45 pm

LeslieAnn

lol vicuna

3:45 pm

inge

nein, wir haben uns im Chat kennengelernt

3:45 pm

Inge2

those are the 9 and 10 I have, the di

3:45 pm

CiociaJudy

lol Vicuna

3:45 pm

Inge2

Heheh, Vicuna

3:45 pm

ramix

a clue for the first di7/32 please? not the person who is on a regulated meal plan...please

3:45 pm

hetty

--At 98 to go I have to break down and beg for clues--I can't seem to finish the se's. I'm looking for the second se6/21; the seventh se4, and 2 se5's

3:46 pm

stidmama

ramix, thanks. your request gave me two words!

3:46 pm

Charm

2nd se6/21 please?

3:46 pm

stidmama

i have 102 remaining, hetty!

3:46 pm

mattygroves

I'm pretty much looking for the same - and I'm working on the ses

3:46 pm

inge

wa 9 builds on that same second compound word

3:46 pm

hetty

So glad you're looking too, charm

3:46 pm

Charm

di7/32 = di + e5/10 (chemical compound)

3:47 pm

Dorens

se + homonym of lazy se 6/21

3:47 pm

ramix

thx charm!!!

3:47 pm

Inge2

You people are awesome with the clues.

3:47 pm

hetty

I'm finding the se's even harder than the re's in this grid

3:47 pm

inge

ho 9 is equine animal plus unwanted plants in your garden

3:48 pm

Inge2

lol, Inge, I never heard of that plant before...

3:48 pm

mattygroves

Dorens - I know what a homonym is, and I know what lazy is...but don't know your answer...

3:48 pm

inge

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