Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, August 28, 2006

12:00 am

stidmama

flip

12:00 am

Krys10

huh - averageish

12:00 am

debbinla

fliparooooooooooooooni

12:00 am

jillibus

floop

12:00 am

CiociaJudy

woohoo. my first flip.

12:00 am

renfield

flipout

12:00 am

walnutchen

flip!

12:00 am

debbinla

yay judy - ou made it

12:00 am

pdb

Thanks to all who clued me on the last board. Almost cut it a bit too close

12:00 am

chic

flippity!

12:00 am

stidmama

what fun! I made it! :-)

12:01 am

renfield

hey chic!!!

12:01 am

jillibus

oh goody, not too huge

12:01 am

MayneGuy

Impressive stidmama how do you do that!

12:01 am

stidmama

did you finish, pbd?

12:01 am

LeslieAnn

late flip!

12:01 am

chic

Hey Rennie!

12:02 am

pdb

I did, with less than a minute to go.

12:02 am

stidmama

YAY pbd!

12:02 am

MayneGuy

wtg, judy!

12:02 am

chj

cj youre no longer a virgin

12:02 am

dilly

GOOD - I can handle that -- with a little help from my friends!!!

12:02 am

CiociaJudy

isn't it exciting chj? *and I didn't feel a thing*

12:02 am

FranMag

yay, a nice short one!

12:02 am

chj

welcome to the flip club

12:02 am

stidmama

ROFL... and now I am going to go to sleep for real. Good night all!

12:03 am

CiociaJudy

nite Stid!

12:03 am

jillibus

g'nite, dear stid!

12:03 am

debbinla

hi fran!!

12:03 am

debbinla

nite stid sweet dreams

12:03 am

pdb

Good nite stid

12:03 am

walnutchen

anyone got a total for this grid?

12:03 am

debbinla

136 wal

12:03 am

MayneGuy

*getting to work, now* See u later dilly, and all

12:03 am

jillibus

theme - worst vacation spot - going to get an icon

12:03 am

72 Temple Owl

hi everyone!

12:04 am

Ping

uh..... flip?

12:04 am

walnutchen

thanks debbinla... How're the mets doing?

12:04 am

debbinla

hello temple jilli and ping

12:04 am

Ping

136 nut

12:04 am

CiociaJudy

hey TO and Ping

12:04 am

renfield

hey t-owl - what are you doing upi this late????

12:04 am

72 Temple Owl

i still see yesterday's grid!

12:04 am

Ping

hi judy and ren

12:04 am

Ping

hi debb and t-owl

12:04 am

dilly

G'niye all. see you tomorrow,jilli

12:05 am

chic

Hey Temple, Jilli and Debb!

12:05 am

renfield

hey ya ping!

12:05 am

debbinla

rained out today - but doing really well

12:05 am

debbinla

hello chic!

12:05 am

CiociaJudy

cu dilly. pleasant dreams.

12:05 am

72 Temple Owl

hey ren hey chick hey all!

12:05 am

chj

hey to

12:05 am

chj

To...im now the foxx

12:06 am

chic

yea the foxx in the henhouse!

12:06 am

chj

thats me

12:06 am

72 Temple Owl

hi chj - going to bed now - still seing the old grid

12:06 am

debbinla

lol

12:06 am

Hugabugs

Hi everyone

12:06 am

debbinla

really temple - srange - gnight

12:06 am

debbinla

hello huga

12:06 am

CiociaJudy

lol chj. nite TO

12:07 am

chj

sleep tight

12:07 am

CiociaJudy

hi hugabugs

12:07 am

72 Temple Owl

hey hugs! it's been a long time!

12:07 am

FranMag

ok, here's my new icon

12:07 am

FranMag

night TO!!

12:08 am

72 Temple Owl

i thnk we've already done this theme so i already have an icon for it

12:08 am

debbinla

good one fran!

12:08 am

FranMag

hey debb!

12:08 am

LeslieAnn

i could do without this vacation spot

12:08 am

FranMag

thanks debb!

12:08 am

Hugabugs

Hi TO... I've been around more lately, but I guess we haven't connected

12:08 am

FranMag

nice LA!

12:09 am

FranMag

brb

12:09 am

debbinla

lol lealie ann

12:10 am

Blaze

hello to all....

12:10 am

LeslieAnn

hey blaze

12:10 am

debbinla

hello blaze

12:11 am

Hugabugs

Hi Blaze

12:11 am

CiociaJudy

Hi Blaze!

12:11 am

Blaze

Howdy dowhy to all... is there really any words in this grid... I am already baffled...LOL

12:12 am

helenkeller

i have 65, but i think that's all there is

12:12 am

LeslieAnn

only one little s in the corner... very different from the last few days where i put plurals on everything

12:12 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are Up everyone - Enjoy!

12:13 am

LeslieAnn

hey lickety

12:13 am

CiociaJudy

thx lickety!

12:13 am

helenkeller

ty lickety :)))

12:13 am

FranMag

yay lickety!!

12:13 am

debbinla

lickety - you're the greatest - thanks !!!

12:13 am

jillibus

thanks again Lickety

12:13 am

FranMag

hi judy!

12:13 am

FranMag

hi jilli!

12:13 am

Blaze

thank you lickety... do you also give clues to the money tree... LoL

12:13 am

Erda

Thanks, Lickety!!!!!

12:13 am

melonheadjujube

tx, lickety!

12:13 am

FranMag

hi blaze!

12:13 am

CiociaJudy

Hi, Fran!!!!

12:14 am

FranMag

hi melon! hi erda!

12:14 am

FranMag

nice icon judy!

12:14 am

Erda

Hi Fran!

12:14 am

jillibus

Hi all good pals and new pasl!

12:14 am

melonheadjujube

my 1st car is in the grid :)

12:14 am

CiociaJudy

thx Fran!

12:14 am

jillibus

*pals

12:14 am

debbinla

hi melon and erda

12:14 am

CiociaJudy

Hi Jilli

12:14 am

chic

Hey helen, what's new?

12:14 am

CiociaJudy

Hi Erda

12:15 am

FranMag

good icon too jilli!

12:15 am

helenkeller

chic - do you know about the pov?

12:15 am

Erda

Hiya Judy

12:15 am

chic

no

12:15 am

CiociaJudy

*can't believe this many people are babbling at the flip. yawns*

12:15 am

Erda

hiya debb

12:15 am

jillibus

the feeling's mutual, fran!

12:15 am

melonheadjujube

hi, debb

12:15 am

FranMag

:-) jilli

12:16 am

helenkeller

chic- are you sitting down?

12:16 am

jillibus

love yours too, judy

12:16 am

FranMag

judy, it's only 7:15 here

12:16 am

chic

yes m'am,(oh no)!

12:16 am

Erda

heft

12:16 am

Erda

neat

12:16 am

helenkeller

JANI WON POV !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HAPPY DANCE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

12:16 am

CiociaJudy

You really get the break, Fran. I'm moving to Hawaii!

12:16 am

helenkeller

not sitting any more - are you!?!?!?!

12:16 am

Erda

oh sorry sorry sorry

12:16 am

LeslieAnn

hk, i already looked that up :)

12:17 am

chic

*Applause* for Janie! yahooey!

12:17 am

FranMag

we have an extra room judy, if you don't mind my son's toys all over the place. :-)

12:17 am

CiociaJudy

thx Jilli. *this log is moving way faster than I am*

12:17 am

chic

cool beans, Helen! did CT throw it to her or did she actually win it?

12:18 am

saintfranny

janie Deserves to win the game

12:18 am

helenkeller

it was amazing - they had feeds off for 3 hours ( i asked) so i waited a bit before going to bed & then the feeds came on - they were all in the kitchen & when janiy walked by you could seen the pov around her neck - the chat room went utterly insane!!!!!

12:18 am

debbinla

whats pov?

12:18 am

saintfranny

i'll be majorly bummed if she gets booted

12:18 am

helenkeller

chic - that i don

12:18 am

FranMag

thanks for asking debb!

12:18 am

jillibus

*yes indeedy, judy!*

12:18 am

LeslieAnn

hk has erika put someone else up yet?

12:18 am

debbinla

oooh - is that big brother talk?

12:18 am

saintfranny

the talk is going towards dani i think

12:18 am

LeslieAnn

yes ma'am

12:18 am

saintfranny

yep :)

12:18 am

helenkeller

chic- that i don't know - what we could figure out- it was a face morph contest - timed, like in past seasons - so she had to go fast on her own

12:19 am

chic

yes debb! I hope it's Dani!

12:19 am

saintfranny

ohh right. i heard george took 23 minutes - she did it like under 1 minute or something

12:19 am

LeslieAnn

ugh put up boogie he's a pig

12:19 am

helenkeller

pov - power of veto

12:19 am

Erda

what's a pov?

12:19 am

saintfranny

she rocks so hard. i luv her

12:20 am

jillibus

oh good - while y'all babble about bb I can do some real babbling *dives*

12:20 am

Erda

Thank you!

12:20 am

chic

No I can't wait to see Will backdoor his best friend when the time comes...

12:20 am

Erda

feat

12:20 am

saintfranny

will and janie for the final 2 - please

12:20 am

helenkeller

la - boog is a pig - but he is so sweetalking erika, it's pathetic - she keeps saying "i don't want to end up like diane, boog, you know, bros before hos" and he never gives her a straight answer - so you know he's taking will - she's such an idiot

12:20 am

LeslieAnn

then they can have cute little big brother babies

12:21 am

chic

thanx, erda!

12:21 am

saintfranny

ooh thanks erda! ;)

12:21 am

LeslieAnn

she is an idiot! and she needs to eat something

12:21 am

saintfranny

lol

12:21 am

Erda

misplaced my head somewhere -- but you're welcome

12:22 am

chic

do they show James getting to Mex on the feed?

12:22 am

saintfranny

no

12:22 am

helenkeller

la - were you here last night? whitewitch was talking about the german bb, where they stay for an entire year - seems a girl got preggers & had the baby while in the house- now that's crazy!! for $1 million euro

12:22 am

saintfranny

a YEAR???? omg

12:23 am

helenkeller

no - no sequester on the feeds :( - thats got to be hyterical though!

12:23 am

LeslieAnn

i thought the preggo girl was on dutch bb and she was that way before she got in the house

12:23 am

LeslieAnn

maybe they are different ones.

12:23 am

chic

for only a Mil? it should be more for a year..

12:23 am

saintfranny

i sooooo think we should get sequester on the feeds - i mean, why not???

12:23 am

LeslieAnn

seriously, marcellas, howie and james in a house? i shudder just thinking about it

12:23 am

FranMag

details, details LA!

12:23 am

helenkeller

well, they are not showing it on tv, but erika has been throwing up the last 4-5 days

12:24 am

helenkeller

lol fran

12:24 am

LeslieAnn

um from the look of her skeleton face she throws up everyday

12:24 am

saintfranny

on purpose or sick?

12:24 am

helenkeller

yes la - what a threesome!

12:24 am

helenkeller

no franny - sick

12:24 am

saintfranny

marcy got so snippy with howie, and then howie called him MarJealous. ROFL

12:25 am

chic

that was hysterical!

12:25 am

helenkeller

omg la - they showed her getting ready for the nom ceremony - i don't know how to say it, she was just caking that crap all over her face forever, it went on & on & on - all in the mirror cam

12:25 am

saintfranny

i love howie's "No Fear" approach to life. :)

12:26 am

saintfranny

erika Does put on a lot of makeup, i've noticed before

12:26 am

FranMag

finished Qs!

12:26 am

helenkeller

franny - i actually laughed out loud at the, "i don't have to be nice to you & my name is not marci, it's MARCELLASSSSS" howie cracks me up - i miss him

12:26 am

debbinla

you guys crack me up - for someone who doesn't watch the show - it's really funny listening to you all

12:26 am

saintfranny

i did too - i Hooted helen! :) ya'll do know that marcy is a babbler, yes?

12:27 am

LeslieAnn

hmmm i guess we do get a bit catty ;)

12:27 am

helenkeller

yes - i heard that

12:27 am

Erda

what are you talking about anyway?

12:27 am

debbinla

it's really fun! i'm into most other reality tv shows

12:27 am

saintfranny

he's who turned me onto babble, he talked about it on his blog, how he got hooked

12:27 am

helenkeller

la - not anymore so than they deserve, they act despicably so much of the time - i believe that's why jani's so loved

12:27 am

saintfranny

me too deb.

12:28 am

LeslieAnn

does he chat?

12:28 am

saintfranny

sometimes. he's Marquee Marc on here

12:28 am

jillibus

erda - big brother, a 'reality' show

12:28 am

helenkeller

la - i don't know, BUT i would assume he does

12:28 am

Erda

ahhh -- thank you jilli

12:29 am

LeslieAnn

well, not now obviously but maybe sometime soon :)

12:29 am

helenkeller

i was just going to watch the first show to see what it was & it really hooked me fast - you're just waiting for that trainwreck to happen

12:29 am

jillibus

phantom - hiatus (not that naybody cares about anything but bb)

12:29 am

LeslieAnn

i get really mad at reality tv when someone awful wins, though, and sometimes boycott them for a while

12:30 am

FranMag

phantom - faience

12:30 am

saintfranny

ohhh *snap* jilli

12:30 am

helenkeller

lol franny

12:30 am

saintfranny

oh no she didnt! haha

12:31 am

helenkeller

ROFL

12:32 am

LeslieAnn

all right i'm obviously not getting anything done here tonight in the way of finding words, so i'm off to bed. good night all!

12:32 am

helenkeller

good nite la! :)

12:32 am

chic

nite, LeslieAnn!

12:32 am

saintfranny

good night mary ellen

12:32 am

FranMag

night LA!

12:32 am

jillibus

goodnight, leslie

12:32 am

LeslieAnn

um?

12:33 am

CiociaJudy

time for bed. *yawns* enjoyed my first flip! good nite all. cu in the grid later today.

12:33 am

helenkeller

la - you now say "good nite john-boy"

12:33 am

helenkeller

la is a yung-un :)

12:33 am

saintfranny

thanks for 'getting me' helen. ;)

12:33 am

jillibus

night, judy - here's to tomorrow

12:33 am

LeslieAnn

oooohhhh that whooshing sound was the reference going right over my 80s-child head. good night!

12:34 am

helenkeller

LOL

12:34 am

saintfranny

haha nite

12:35 am

chic

anyone get an 8 yet?

12:36 am

helenkeller

nope

12:36 am

melonheadjujube

halfway! i can see the second half is going to be tough - 11 vowels & all squinched together!

12:36 am

saintfranny

negative. i'm finding this puzzle rather difficult

12:36 am

scv

hello

12:36 am

pdb

No 8, and only one 7. 65 left to go and they don't look quick.

12:36 am

helenkeller

hi scv

12:36 am

melonheadjujube

only 2 7s & nno 8 so far, but i haven't seen lickety's clues yet - guess i'll take a peek.

12:37 am

debbinla

hi scv

12:37 am

helenkeller

that;s a big 7 - i only have 7/28

12:38 am

scv

ooh there's a party goin on.

12:38 am

pdb

No -- I meant I only had 65 more words to find - not a 7/65. That would be big

12:38 am

pdb

I do have a 7/44

12:39 am

helenkeller

oh okay - that makes much more sense now :))

12:43 am

saintfranny

ok well this puzzle is kicking my arse, and "somebody" killed my BB buzz, so i bid ya'll adieu for now. ciao

12:44 am

helenkeller

good nite franny :)

12:45 am

saintfranny

hasta luego hk

12:45 am

saintfranny

hasta luego hk

12:45 am

jillibus

nite, st franny, sorry about bb

12:45 am

chic

nite franny!

12:45 am

Hugabugs

well, 35 left to go and I gotta get to bed. Work comes too quickly in the a.m. Nighters all.

12:45 am

debbinla

gnite!

12:45 am

helenkeller

good nite huga

12:46 am

jillibus

nite hugs. I have a triumphant 9 words so far!

12:47 am

Hugabugs

Happy Babbling all

12:47 am

debbinla

go jilli go!

12:50 am

melonheadjujube

got one 8, after much huffing & puffing & monkey typing.

12:50 am

scv

i'd like to buy a consonant, kthx.

12:51 am

jillibus

gee thx, debb, preciate that

12:51 am

walnutchen

wow. yo uguys are fast. I only have 1 6 letter word...

12:52 am

pdb

nice job, melon.

12:52 am

melonheadjujube

tx, pdb

12:52 am

scv

i've only got a couple of 6s as well, walnut.. take it easy and figure 'em out later ;p

12:53 am

jillibus

I have 3 grey tiles *patting self on back*

12:53 am

scv

oh i loved going through the grid that way. i really have to go pro

12:53 am

SamanthaJoy

Three of them started out grey, jill

12:54 am

walnutchen

thanks scv... Yeah, I'm getting kinda drowsy, so I am just seeing what I can find for now, and leave the rest of rlater.

12:54 am

scv

HAHA

12:54 am

jillibus

Oh? ;D

12:54 am

chic

melon, tell us what the 8 starts with, please..

12:55 am

melonheadjujube

th

12:56 am

melonheadjujube

it's the last of a bungh of THs, so think alphabetic ordr-wise, it sounds like a chemical of some sort.

12:57 am

melonheadjujube

the re8 has me totallllly stumped. nite, all. laila tov.

12:57 am

walnutchen

night all!

12:58 am

debbinla

laila tov melon and walnut

12:58 am

jillibus

night, wondrous melon!

12:58 am

debbinla

(i wasn't trying to be mean jilli - i hope ou didn't take it that way)

12:58 am

jillibus

night too, walnut!

12:58 am

Dippnall

it's re + a 6/18 (to get)

12:59 am

pdb

good night melon. Your clue for the 9 will keep me thinking a bit...

12:59 am

scv

amazing. thanks dipp

12:59 am

melonheadjujube

tx, dippnall, i'll give a shot b4 i reitre.

12:59 am

debbinla

thanks dip

1:00 am

pdb

thanks dip

1:00 am

jillibus

mean, debb??? Don't know what you mean!!! We're just kidding around, yesno?

1:00 am

debbinla

of course - i just reread and thought - i hope she didn't think i was being mean - (((((jilli)))))

1:01 am

jillibus

{{{{{debb}}}}}

1:01 am

melonheadjujube

ooooooooohhhhhhhhh - very twisty-turny to get there!

1:01 am

melonheadjujube

THANK YOU DIPPPNALLL!

1:01 am

pdb

melon - got your 8. And dip's too. Thanks.

1:03 am

jillibus

well, must try to settle down and get those biggies

1:04 am

chic

thanx for the 8's and it's time for me to hit the sheets.. Nite All!

1:04 am

debbinla

nite chic - sweet dreams

1:04 am

jillibus

nite chic!

1:06 am

scv

funny how i could find that in 2 seconds but can't find 4's. really hilarious. i

1:06 am

scv

m dying laughing here.

1:06 am

SamanthaJoy

I'm the same way, scv

1:07 am

jillibus

I'm absolutely the opposite

1:09 am

helenkeller

good nite chic :)

1:09 am

helenkeller

my brain only recognizes the small words :)

1:10 am

scv

haha, perhaps that was misleading.. i usually spend a half hour finding nothing but small words. so this is odd for me.

1:19 am

SamanthaJoy

This grid is awful. I'm not even halfway yet

1:19 am

debbinla

it is a toughie samantha - me too

1:20 am

scv

i was just goingi to say, these words get stranger every day

1:21 am

mrpresident

hello everyone! looks like a toughie again

1:21 am

debbinla

hello mrp

1:21 am

FranMag

hi mrp!

1:21 am

helenkeller

hiya mrp !

1:22 am

helenkeller

fran - now see - i would love to go to antarctica :)

1:22 am

FranMag

a friend of mine did, but it's just a stop and get back on the boat thing

1:23 am

FranMag

i would love to go too, but not stay for a visit

1:23 am

scv

that's awesome. i didn't know people did that

1:23 am

ARB

Any hints on the ou 6/27?

1:24 am

pdb

ARB, power loss

1:24 am

helenkeller

i would like to stay a few days - did you ever see the special about the female doc there - diagnosed herself with breast cancer, had to take her own biopsy - that is a brave woman !!

1:24 am

FranMag

power ou****

1:24 am

ARB

Pass the fish. ty

1:24 am

debbinla

that was amazing helen

1:25 am

mrpresident

arb, halibutt or foul mouth bass

1:25 am

FranMag

i read or watched something about that helen, but freezing cold is not my idea of fun.

1:25 am

jillibus

nor mine, fran

1:26 am

FranMag

scv, they take you on a boat as close as they can and then the ones that actually want to set foot can take a smaller boat to the ice cap.

1:26 am

jillibus

hi mrp - just saw you were here, after staring at the grid hopelessly

1:26 am

FranMag

i think the tour starts in argentina

1:27 am

FranMag

or whichever country is the furthest south

1:27 am

ARB

I am down to the three et words -- my fingers are worn out trying to find them. Any hints?

1:27 am

mrpresident

furthest south

1:27 am

FranMag

arb, one is a gas

1:27 am

FranMag

that's the only one i have!

1:28 am

ARB

I'd swear that I typed that hours ago. ty

1:28 am

pdb

ARB, they all sound like chemicals.

1:28 am

scv

i passed on the et's after a few minutes. no patience tonight :(

1:28 am

mrpresident

et - 6&7 highly toxic, liquid organophosphate pesticide

1:29 am

scv

or i just found one, nm.

1:29 am

FranMag

thanks mrp, those were in a grid not too long ago

1:30 am

FranMag

the et6&7 end with a charged particles arb

1:30 am

MVA

morning all

1:31 am

FranMag

hi mva!

1:31 am

mrpresident

hi mva

1:31 am

debbinla

hi mva

1:31 am

wassup

hi guys! how's everyone doing tonight?

1:31 am

ARB

FIREWORKS

1:31 am

mrpresident

I am regretting eating that chicken

1:31 am

debbinla

hello wassup

1:31 am

FranMag

yay arb!!

1:31 am

FranMag

hi wassup!

1:31 am

MVA

congrats arb!!!

1:31 am

mrpresident

WTG ARB!

1:32 am

pdb

Nice, ARB

1:32 am

FranMag

finally over half

1:32 am

jillibus

ARB, you're AMAZING!!! Congrats!!!

1:32 am

wassup

fran, great icon

1:32 am

ARB

and without any dictionary -- amazed myself.

1:32 am

debbinla

wow arb congrats!!!

1:32 am

FranMag

thanks wassup!

1:32 am

FranMag

the link is interesting too

1:33 am

ARB

Can i help anyone before I start the other part of my life?

1:34 am

FranMag

trying to do as much as possible without help arb, but thanks!

1:34 am

wassup

thanks arb, just started so there aren't any specifics yet.

1:34 am

jillibus

thanks, ARB, but I'm not functioning so go enjoy!

1:34 am

MVA

ty arb but just started

1:35 am

ARB

Shalom, then -- and may there be shalom.

1:35 am

jillibus

yes indeed

1:35 am

debbinla

shalom arb ! hope to see you tomorrow - congrats on the rid

1:35 am

FranMag

lovely way to leave arb! bye!!

1:36 am

mrpresident

peace and farewell to you too ARB

1:36 am

MVA

bye arb

1:41 am

FranMag

duh, finally got the upper left O!

1:42 am

mrpresident

nice and stinky!

1:42 am

FranMag

and staring right out at me all this time!

1:43 am

wassup

great, now I'm stuck on the stupid O

1:43 am

Dippnall

finito!

1:44 am

FranMag

yay dippnall!!!

1:44 am

MVA

wahoo dipnall!

1:44 am

mrpresident

wtg dippnall!

1:44 am

wassup

good job dippnall

1:44 am

Dippnall

which o wassup?

1:44 am

FranMag

wassup, are you ready for a clue? or do you want to keep looking?

1:44 am

debbinla

yipee dipp

1:44 am

jillibus

YAY dippnall!!!

1:44 am

wassup

the upper left. i will keep looking. thanks though.

1:46 am

MayneGuy

All done! and now to bed!

1:46 am

FranMag

night MG! congrats!

1:46 am

wassup

night Mayne

1:47 am

MayneGuy

I still think there should be sound effects with the fireworks!

1:47 am

MayneGuy

ty Fran :)

1:47 am

debbinla

yipee mg - congrats!

1:47 am

MVA

congrats mayne and nite

1:47 am

helenkeller

okay, got my icon

1:47 am

MayneGuy

ty all - till tomorrow ....

1:48 am

scv

i had a disagreement with the na's but we got through it.

1:48 am

jillibus

MG - you're a whizzzzzzz! g'nite

1:48 am

FranMag

what a great picture hk!

1:48 am

helenkeller

fran - i actually had thought of this before i saw your icon - but it was not in an acceptable format in my pic file, so i had to hunt it down again

1:48 am

wassup

wow helen. that looks scary!

1:49 am

jillibus

hk - check it out at www.snopes.com

1:49 am

helenkeller

hiya wass! great icon - hahahaha

1:50 am

wassup

thanks!

1:50 am

FranMag

cool wassup, just took a closer look

1:50 am

helenkeller

jili - what do you want me to check out there?

1:50 am

debbinla

argh - midnite - turning in - gnight all!! hope to see you all tomorrow

1:50 am

FranMag

night debb!

1:50 am

helenkeller

good nite debb :)

1:50 am

wassup

goodnight debb

1:50 am

jillibus

nite debb

1:51 am

jillibus

hk - search 'iceberg' or something - it's interesting about that photo

1:54 am

helenkeller

jili - interesting - thanks!

1:54 am

scv

i've somehow just reasoned that the or 5 & 6 cannot be related based on points.. is that true? of course, i couldn't begin to tell you how i came to that conclusion.. lol..

1:55 am

scv

and ive just figured that it is possible but still doesnt look that way

1:55 am

scv

im pretty bad with numbers, excuse me.

1:55 am

wassup

well, we're going to start a movie. i wont make it for the whole thing, but i'm out of here. goodnight all. have fun on your vacations!

1:55 am

scv

goodnight wassup

1:55 am

helenkeller

good nite wass :)

1:56 am

wassup

scv, i'm cracking up

1:56 am

MVA

nite wassup

1:56 am

helenkeller

scv - they differ by one letter

1:56 am

wassup

ok, nite

1:57 am

FranMag

jilli, i checked out that link, very interesting

1:57 am

FranMag

night wassup!

1:58 am

scv

wow, that was obvious.

1:58 am

FranMag

scv, they don't relate to each other, but they share letters

1:58 am

scv

thank you :) i got it.

1:59 am

FranMag

nvm

2:03 am

helenkeller

lol scv

2:04 am

scv

i'm a little slow sometimes

2:04 am

scv

alright, most of the time

2:06 am

helenkeller

tired - gotta leave these last 19 for tomorrow

2:06 am

helenkeller

good nite everyone :)

2:07 am

MVA

good night helen

2:07 am

jillibus

g'nite, hk - *giggle* I have 99 to find

2:08 am

FranMag

night helen!

2:09 am

sprite

morning all

2:09 am

jillibus

98 - just figured out the or 5 & 6 :)

2:09 am

mrpresident

hello sprite!

2:09 am

scv

hey sprite

2:09 am

jillibus

morning sprite {{{hug}}}}

2:09 am

MVA

hi sprite

2:10 am

sprite

*hugs right back*
Hi dear gang! So many of you still awake :)

2:10 am

mrpresident

have to go 'cook' dinner. see you all shortly

2:11 am

sprite

Have fun 'cooking' mrP, whatever that means ;)

2:11 am

jillibus

love that 'cook', mrp! What are you 'making'?

2:12 am

sprite

I found the fish :)

2:15 am

sprite

If your inborn abilities are better than mine, you outG4 me, right?

2:17 am

FranMag

hi sprite!

2:17 am

sprite

Hey Fran! How is the grid coming along?

2:18 am

FranMag

very well sprite! i've been on and off and have more than half

2:19 am

sprite

That sounds good. So far I am having loads of fun. Also with words that are not valid, by the way.

2:19 am

FranMag

i saw that! alas that is not an ou word

2:19 am

FMitch

Morning all
Made it to 100 so feel I can pause for 5 mins and say hello

2:20 am

FranMag

hi fmitch!

2:20 am

sprite

And for some completely obscure reason I keep seeing Saturn, which is A. a phantom and B. not valid anyway. But otherwise it is going great, lol.
Hey FMitch!

2:21 am

FMitch

Hi Fran and sprite

I see the greek temple is back after a short absence

2:21 am

sprite

Greek temple?

2:21 am

jillibus

hi fmitch

2:21 am

FranMag

is that na4?

2:21 am

FMitch

yes it is Fran. Hi Jilli

2:22 am

sprite

Oh yes, that one. And the female serf as well.

2:22 am

FranMag

oh good, went for that right away

2:22 am

FranMag

what's the first letter of that sprite?

2:22 am

sprite

Also a na4, Fran.

2:23 am

scv

31 left.

2:23 am

FranMag

hmm, don't have that one yet *searching*

2:24 am

scv

136 felt like such a good number *before* i started

2:24 am

FMitch

There is a bird in the grid that loves to eat fish

2:24 am

sprite

Sounds like something you use when eating dinner, Fran.

2:25 am

FranMag

oh, i had that already! didn't know what it meant, i thought it was an alt spelling of the gullible person

2:26 am

FranMag

got both birds fmitch

2:27 am

sprite

Fran, I think you are right. I may be confusing two words - not sure about the female serf now.

2:27 am

FMitch

I have the re8, what is the other one?

2:28 am

FranMag

no, you're right sprite, na is gullible person, ne is serf

2:28 am

FranMag

i guess there's another bird, i have te4 and er4 birds

2:28 am

MVA

th8, not that i have it!

2:29 am

sprite

Ah, great, thanks Fran :)

2:29 am

FranMag

oh, i see, the other 8

2:29 am

FMitch

Thanks and Hi MVA

2:30 am

FMitch

Fran it's a h5

2:30 am

FranMag

thanks fmitch!

2:30 am

MVA

hi fmitch and all of you. been quietly trying words, some exist some dont!!

2:30 am

FranMag

hi mva!

2:31 am

MVA

hi fran

2:32 am

scv

eo?

2:32 am

sprite

I am doing great on the 6s, but nothing bigger yet!

2:32 am

scv

heat

2:32 am

scv

sorry.

2:32 am

MVA

got that one scv!!

2:33 am

scv

i already had it as well! forgot

2:33 am

FMitch

lol scv , a sign of desperation I know well.

2:34 am

sprite

More th4 halfway, time for breakfast. Back in a bit :)

2:34 am

FranMag

later sprite!

2:34 am

scv

i got the eo, nm!

2:34 am

MVA

later sprite

2:37 am

Bambam

hi all, before i go, here's the th8 clue.... th + charged particle + consumed!

2:38 am

FranMag

hi bambam!

2:38 am

jillibus

have a good breakfast, sprite - and I'll be in dreamland when you get back so g'night

2:38 am

FranMag

thanks!

2:38 am

sprite

I invited breakfast over to join me at the computer and it graciously accepted.

2:38 am

scv

THANKS!

2:38 am

MVA

thanks and hi bambam!

2:38 am

Bambam

hello MP was away last week hope you're well!

2:38 am

FranMag

watch for crumbs sprite!

2:38 am

jillibus

oohh thanks, bambam!

2:38 am

FranMag

doing great bambam!

2:39 am

FMitch

Great clue thanks bambam

2:39 am

sprite

Thanks, bambam :)

2:39 am

Bambam

have a lovely day/night you all, CHEERS!

2:40 am

sprite

I am being biggieblind this morning.

2:40 am

scv

maybe cookies will motivate me.

2:40 am

FranMag

night bambam!

2:40 am

MVA

nite bambam

2:43 am

FranMag

scv, i'm waiting for my kids to go to sleep so i can get the cookies out

2:43 am

scv

ah. therein lies the beauty of being the kid!

2:43 am

MVA

cookies are good!

2:43 am

scv

im the only one up so no one knows ive got the cookies!

2:44 am

sprite

LOL!

2:44 am

FranMag

lol scv!

2:44 am

scv

ok, so im a big kid. but ive still got the cookies.

2:46 am

scv

still missing 26 and i'd say half of them are T's

2:46 am

FranMag

there's a mad h6

2:49 am

FMitch

scv - dont forget the 8th letter of the greek alphabet when hunting for t's

2:50 am

scv

oh thanks!

2:51 am

scv

im digging up some strange words now

2:54 am

MVA

49 left and need cookies!

2:54 am

scv

haha;)

2:55 am

scv

they're working.. down to 19

2:56 am

sprite

Is there a clue for the Re8? I am just NOT seeing it. I start feeling stupid.

2:56 am

FranMag

i could use one too

2:56 am

FMitch

re + at6/18 or to achieve again.

2:57 am

FranMag

thanks fmitch!

2:57 am

sprite

Definitely biggieblind, how can I have missed that? Didn't have the at either. Thanks FMitch :)

2:57 am

FranMag

same here!

2:58 am

FMitch

glad to help :)

2:58 am

sprite

So... only 5 x 7 to go... and some smaller ones of course. Perhaps yoghurt as breakfast is just not enough. Maybe some bonbons... cookies...?

2:58 am

scv

ive tried everything.. don't laugh! the second ta4

2:59 am

MVA

going to get breakfast now, bbl

2:59 am

scv

any combination.. ive monkeytyped? i forget what you guys call that, searched, etc and im obviously missing something

2:59 am

FMitch

sorry scv haven't got all the t's yet

2:59 am

scv

i went with the cookies for a good middle of the night snack

2:59 am

sprite

My 2nd ta4 is colours from the sun. But I don't know if that is THE 2nd.

3:00 am

FranMag

my second ta4/4 is worships the sun like sprite

3:00 am

SamanthaJoy

I

3:00 am

sprite

Yes, you Samantha ;)

3:00 am

SamanthaJoy

I'm missing an "e" and an "f" and I don't know what they are

3:01 am

SamanthaJoy

I'm in hell

3:01 am

scv

OH MY

3:01 am

sprite

Maybe not the best place to be, but hey, look at the company ;)

3:01 am

FranMag

what word lengths do you need? (from word stats)

3:02 am

SamanthaJoy

They're both fours

3:02 am

scv

thats been right there for hours just sitting like that?

3:02 am

SamanthaJoy

I should have started keeping track with Lickety's list a long time ago

3:02 am

FranMag

i think so scv

3:03 am

sprite

Do you have the winey F4?

3:03 am

scv

i refuse to believe that!

3:03 am

FranMag

brb

3:03 am

sprite

svc, of course it wasn't there all the time. It hid behind some others.

3:04 am

SamanthaJoy

Yes, I do

3:04 am

scv

i know, im saying ;p

3:04 am

SamanthaJoy

There's one

3:04 am

FranMag

sam, do you have the fi4 that sounds like flaming thing?

3:05 am

sprite

And the scottish easy? (For the E4)

3:05 am

SamanthaJoy

And there's fireworks!

3:05 am

SamanthaJoy

Can I go to sleep now?

3:06 am

FranMag

yay samanthajoy!!!

3:06 am

sprite

WTG Samantha!

3:06 am

FranMag

of course!

3:06 am

SamanthaJoy

Hee hee. Clues first? Anyone need clues?

3:06 am

sprite

Sure you can!

3:07 am

scv

so6?

3:07 am

jean1953

good morning everybody:)

3:07 am

sprite

For me please :)
One of the starting letters of one of the 7s?

3:07 am

sprite

Hi jean!

3:07 am

FranMag

hi jean

3:08 am

FranMag

e7

3:08 am

sprite

I have So6, musical piece. But no 7s.

3:08 am

FranMag

t7

3:08 am

Dianne

w7

3:08 am

FMitch

sprite look for a really really small w6 and related 7

3:08 am

SamanthaJoy

Let's see--one of the sevens starts with "et", or did you want a specific one?

3:08 am

sprite

You guys are the best :)

3:08 am

Dianne

h7

3:08 am

FMitch

Morning jean and Dianne

3:09 am

Dianne

Hi FMitch

3:09 am

FranMag

thanks fmitch!! my last two Ws.

3:09 am

sprite

No, no specific one, I didn't have a single one yet. Have one now, thanks to FMitch, the W7 :)
*goes hunting for the others*

3:09 am

FMitch

Oh thats good Fran!

3:10 am

SamanthaJoy

et7, he7, re8, ta7, th8, tr7, we7 and that's the lot

3:10 am

scv

ohh sprite.. thanks for the so6. i lost it in the chat there, didnt realize!

3:11 am

lynxxx

Hi - just printing the List before I head off home - This loooks like a 'restful' grid - !?

3:11 am

sprite

Thanks :) That will help.

3:11 am

SamanthaJoy

th8 - "th" + charged particle + eaten

3:12 am

sprite

yw scv ;)

3:12 am

SamanthaJoy

he 7 - junk

3:12 am

SamanthaJoy

lynxxx, this grid is actually pretty terrible

3:12 am

FranMag

it's okay lynxxx. just okay

3:13 am

FMitch

Hi lynxx

3:13 am

SamanthaJoy

re 8 - "re" + at 6 (verb meaning "to get")

3:13 am

lynxxx

Mmmm - see you in about an hour then when I get home - bye!

3:13 am

FranMag

i'll be here lynxxx!

3:14 am

SamanthaJoy

The ta 7 I don't even begin to know how to clue. It's a Greek word with a Greek plural to the ta 6, though

3:14 am

scv

anyone have the first he6?

3:15 am

SamanthaJoy

Sure. HE6 is a female protagonist

3:15 am

scv

naturally, cant find the words i actually know on my own :) thank you so much.

3:16 am

SamanthaJoy

And I'm strictly too tired because I confused HE6 and HE7 in my clues *headdesk*

3:16 am

scv

i knew what you meant, though!

3:16 am

scv

actually, didnt realize until after i put in the 7 and then added in what i needed ;p

3:17 am

FranMag

thanks SJ!

3:17 am

SamanthaJoy

tr7 is related to the tr5

3:17 am

SamanthaJoy

You're welcome Fran

3:17 am

sprite

Great help, Samantha, thanks :)

3:17 am

SamanthaJoy

And now I'm off to bed. Good night all

3:18 am

FranMag

night SJ!!

3:19 am

sprite

Oh darn, that Tr7 is almost screaming in my face now that I finally see it. But no luck on the Ta so far.

3:19 am

sprite

taretheia

3:20 am

sprite

Omg, sorry! (Do I have to post my stupidest try???)

3:20 am

FranMag

lol!!

3:21 am

sprite

*hangs head in shame*

3:21 am

scv

stupidest? theyre crazy words, i wouldn't worry about THAT try.

3:22 am

sprite

*cowardly points at monkey: it wasn't me, it was monkey!*

3:22 am

FranMag

of course it was sprite!

3:22 am

scv

oh i was just saying! they really are nutso!

3:23 am

sprite

Lol!

3:24 am

scv

i'm missing 4's and 5's. sad. pathetic.

3:24 am

JFB

That looks as good a word as some in this grid sprite!! Morning everyone.

3:24 am

FranMag

hi jfb!

3:24 am

sprite

Notwithstanding the brilliant clues I am still 2 7s short. Don't talk to me about pathetic ;)

3:25 am

FranMag

i still need the ta also, what's the other one you need?

3:26 am

scv

about 15 minutes ago i was going to ask how people could possibly go to bed with only a few left, but right now i'm glad i didn't. so close to fireworks but my bed seems closer!

3:26 am

sprite

Just found the et7. Now I only need that Ta.

3:26 am

scv

do you have the 6?

3:26 am

sprite

That's a good thing, scv. You are not a real addict :) Sleep well, pleasant dreams!

3:27 am

sprite

I have no Ta's over 5 letters.

3:27 am

scv

oh, i couldn't go to bed! just glad i didn't ask!

3:27 am

sprite

LOL!

3:27 am

scv

its hard to clue, i think. though im not really any good at it to begin with.

3:28 am

sprite

Does it have a def?

3:28 am

scv

pick a number, 1-4 and i'll give you that definition LOL

3:28 am

scv

several :)

3:28 am

FranMag

1

3:29 am

FranMag

brb

3:29 am

scv

7 - A narrow band or ribbon for the hair that was worn in ancient Greece.

3:29 am

sprite

Got it!

3:30 am

scv

someone should just email me the last 11 so i can sleep

3:30 am

sprite

Start with a very english hot drink, invert vowels.
Then not out, invert.
Then a greek plural ending.
Don't be shy with vowels on this one.

3:31 am

scv

now that's creative!

3:31 am

sprite

Hey, my middle name, lol.

3:31 am

Atalante

oooo I see our favourite tapeworm has reappeared! morning all :)

3:32 am

jean1953

morning atalante

3:32 am

sprite

Hey Ata! *hug*
This is an interesting grid. And I am having a very emptybrained day.

3:33 am

JFB

sprite thanks. I couln't believe tha ta7 as I typed it in.

3:33 am

FranMag

yay, thanks sprite and scv!!

3:33 am

sprite

It is a real real stupidhead word.

3:33 am

Atalante

its a nice biological wormy word!

3:33 am

sprite

Oh, and now I better not forget to enter the Ta6 as well...

3:33 am

FranMag

i have to remember that one, it's been there before!

3:34 am

sprite

That's another way of putting it, lol.

3:34 am

scv

:) i've got to change my name before i go pro, these initials are killing me.

3:34 am

sprite

I have seen worse, scv!

3:34 am

FranMag

what's your real name scv?

3:34 am

scv

sylvia

3:35 am

FranMag

that's much better, the initials make me want to pronounce them as scivvie

3:35 am

sprite

That's pretty.

3:36 am

scv

hah

3:36 am

FranMag

sylvia, of the woods

3:36 am

JFB

Does any one know how to change you name? I only used my initials because I couldn't think of anything cleverer!

3:36 am

sprite

Lol, in dutch it would be short for super central heating, so works for me ;)

3:36 am

scv

OH MY! i hadn't realized there was another initial person here ;p didn't mean anything by it

3:37 am

FranMag

i think you need to write dr_g

3:37 am

sprite

I am not sure it is possible to change a name without loosing your ranking and all.

3:37 am

Atalante

dr_g will do it for you if you ask v nicely

3:37 am

FMitch

Try emailing Dr_G ifyou want to change your name I think he might be able to help.

3:37 am

sprite

lol, be sure to be nice :)

3:37 am

scv

my ranks horrible anyway, seeing as how im horrible at this game

3:38 am

JFB

There's more than just us scv and thanks for the advice.

3:38 am

sprite

If you are not pro and don't care about rankings, it is easy. Just create another account.

3:38 am

FMitch

Morning Atalante :)

3:38 am

FranMag

oh yes, hi atalante!!

3:38 am

JFB

genie

3:38 am

scv

yeah i think im gonna do that.

3:38 am

FranMag

that's right jfb! :-)

3:38 am

sprite

That's a valid one!

3:39 am

JFB

Oooooops!

3:39 am

scv

et 6?

3:39 am

scv

first one ;\

3:39 am

sprite

That's dutch for genius. Is it the same in english or does it refer to the one in the bottle?

3:39 am

FranMag

scv, it's a gas

3:39 am

sprite

Et6 singular for Et7.

3:39 am

FranMag

bottle sprite

3:40 am

jean1953

off for now bbl have a good day everybody:)

3:40 am

JFB

At least it wasn't one of my more optimistic monkeyed efforts!

3:40 am

FranMag

starts like the second et6

3:40 am

FMitch

any help with the 1st te5/10 please

3:40 am

FranMag

then ends like a direction

3:41 am

sprite

Nothing to be ashamed of indeed, JFB. Not like my desperate Ta attempt, lol.

3:41 am

FranMag

fmitch, i have the colorful fighting fish, but that may not be the first

3:41 am

Rlee

the ta7 is beyond my brain capacity tonight

3:41 am

Dianne

te+ water from the sky but drop the last letter

3:42 am

sprite

I don't know about first or second on lists :(
My first is a plural for Te4/4.

3:42 am

FranMag

oh wait, there is another one, a marshy lowland

3:42 am

FranMag

what dianne said

3:43 am

sprite

Thanks :)

3:43 am

Rlee

i keep wanting to put in tearoom :p

3:43 am

FMitch

lol thanks guys, it's was Dianne's I was missing

3:43 am

sprite

Oh yes, Rlee!

3:43 am

FranMag

or teatray

3:44 am

Atalante

and I want some rooibos tea in the tearoom

3:44 am

sprite

Rlee: Ta7
Start with a very english hot drink, invert vowels.
Then not out, invert.
Then a greek plural ending.
Don't be shy with vowels on this one.

3:46 am

FranMag

someone mentioned there was an eo word, how long is it?

3:46 am

FMitch

eo6/18

3:46 am

FranMag

thanks fmitch!

3:47 am

sprite

Took me a very long time to find that eo :)

3:47 am

Rlee

thanks sprite

3:48 am

FranMag

i know that was a clue sprite, but it's not sinking in! still looking though

3:49 am

FranMag

got it!

3:49 am

FranMag

of course i thought i tried that earlier!

3:49 am

FranMag

thanks sprite and fmitch!

3:50 am

scv

the last tr 5,10?

3:50 am

FranMag

my last one is a car word, tr***mission

3:51 am

FranMag

don't know if that's the last for sure though

3:51 am

scv

there are two after that unfortunately ;p

3:51 am

FranMag

good to know, thanks!

3:51 am

FMitch

last tr5 I think is the lovely fish, good to eat

3:52 am

FranMag

which i just found!

3:52 am

scv

ive got them all except the one right before the fish

3:52 am

scv

ill find it, just need to keep looking

3:53 am

FMitch

sorry juest ralised I clued the t5/12

3:53 am

scv

pfft.. worked out for the best. fran got it after that!

3:54 am

FranMag

scv, do you have trick or tr***?

3:54 am

scv

sure do

3:55 am

FMitch

The t5 you are looking for is - A natural vitreous gray or white mineral, Na2CO3·NaHCO3·2H2O

3:56 am

scv

ah HA! ty

3:56 am

FranMag

thanks fmitch!!

4:00 am

FMitch

Done and fireworks!!

4:00 am

FranMag

yay fmitch!!!!

4:01 am

JFB

wtg FMitch!!

4:01 am

Atalante

yay fm!

4:01 am

FranMag

i still need thirty and 20 of them are 4s!!

4:01 am

scv

tahts what happened to me

4:02 am

scv

WOO fmitch. ill.. hopefully.. be done soon. relieved? lol.

4:02 am

JFB

Never mind FranMag - I'm still looking for a meagre 63.

4:02 am

FMitch

Can't believe the normal words I kept missing today and my last word was a pl

4:02 am

FranMag

ugh, hate when that happens!

4:04 am

JFB

I can believe that - I put in he6.21 and 32 he5.12 and 6.21 about an hour before I put in he4.5. Doh!!

4:04 am

lynxxx

hey wait for me FM ! (Congrats!)

4:04 am

FranMag

hi again lynxxx!

4:05 am

scv

3 left

4:05 am

scv

this is torture

4:05 am

FranMag

gooo scv!!

4:05 am

FMitch

JFB - it's that sort of grid today

Hi lynxxx :)

4:06 am

olivirgin

is it just me, or is this grid more difficult than the last few? lol it's that or i'm really mind numb today.lol

4:06 am

scv

i can forget about finishing, draw fireworks in paint and pretend!

4:07 am

JFB

The silly thing is I'm doing this as relaxation before working a shift on a Bank Holiday in a seaside town! I must be mad!

4:08 am

FranMag

what do you need scv?

4:08 am

scv

i still haven't come up with the gas that is the first et6,21

4:09 am

FMitch

oliv - the words are quite good at hiding today

4:09 am

scv

or

4:09 am

olivirgin

FMitch, that must be what it is.

4:09 am

FranMag

sylvia, et 6, first three letters of the next one + direction that is opp of wsw

4:10 am

scv

oh i dont know, whatever the first et is. its after 5 am now im going crazy ;p

4:10 am

scv

thannnnnk you

4:10 am

FMitch

e + th4/5 + vowel

4:10 am

FranMag

yw!

4:11 am

FranMag

hot tea anyone?

4:11 am

scv

the last two will have to find me.

4:11 am

sprite

LOL!

4:12 am

FranMag

after sprite's clue for the tapeworm i felt like having some

4:12 am

FranMag

you can't give up with two left sylvia!!!

4:13 am

mrpresident

hello hello again

4:13 am

sprite

Why am I always so shaky after juridical telephone conversations?

4:13 am

scv

i'm not, but i have to find them myself or i won't feel good about it. not that it's any different from asking clues on your first two words..

4:13 am

FranMag

okay good!

4:14 am

FranMag

what kind of phone call sprite?

4:14 am

FMitch

Hey hey MrP

4:14 am

FranMag

hi mrp!!

4:14 am

scv

DONEEE

4:14 am

scv

IM FREE

4:14 am

mrpresident

wtg scv!!

4:14 am

FranMag

yay sylvia!!!!

4:14 am

FMitch

Woohoo scv!!!!!

4:14 am

lynxxx

hello MRP - was today gorgeous for you too? (weather that is!)

4:14 am

sprite

WTG sylvia!

4:14 am

scv

two words i could have SWORN i tried!!!!!

4:15 am

mrpresident

a juridical phone call... hmmmm, doesn't sound tasty

4:15 am

lynxxx

Congrats SCV !

4:15 am

mrpresident

oh lynxxx.... I got rained on, and hailed on and then rained on again!!

4:15 am

scv

thanks guys :) my second finished grid.

4:15 am

FranMag

sounds horrible mrp!

4:15 am

scv

the more exciting the better. party time.

4:15 am

sprite

I had a truck bumping me from behind twice, because he did not see me earlier. Now the lawyer seems to think it is my fault, because I was changing lanes a few moments before he hit me.

4:15 am

FranMag

good going scv!

4:16 am

mrpresident

tell them to FO sprite

4:16 am

sprite

Lol mrP. Would that help?

4:17 am

mrpresident

allegedly.... ;)

4:17 am

scv

he hit you twice?

4:17 am

FMitch

Probably not sprite but you might feel better :)

4:17 am

FranMag

that doesn't sound like it would be your fault if he hit you twice!

4:17 am

sprite

I have to write the full account to my laywer now, and then they will start arguing about it.
Yes, he ran into me from behind, thought it was something with his trailer, hit me again and only then noticed my car in front of him.

4:18 am

FranMag

how awful sprite!

4:18 am

mrpresident

do you drive an invisible car!!

4:18 am

sprite

That is what I thought! Well, I am going to write that account, better get it done with. I am shaking all over, stupid me!

4:19 am

mrpresident

poor sprite!! have a whiskey darling... :0

4:19 am

sprite

I am driving a quite solid Mazda. Not even a small one :)

4:19 am

scv

if you rearend anyone here its automatically your fault for not keeping your eyes open

4:19 am

scv

hope things work out in your favor

4:20 am

FranMag

and for not keeping enough distance between you and the car in front

4:20 am

mrpresident

I had a garbage truck back into me down a hill once... I was stopped and couldn't go anywhere... it was my fault allegedly... :(

4:20 am

sprite

Same here, I thought, sylvia. But now they say that you have to let the other guys go first if you are changing lanes (duh). Traffic was standing still, it was a stopup (or what is it called, a traffic jam) and I HAD to change lanes, mine ended.

4:21 am

sprite

That doesn't sound too good either, mrP :(

4:21 am

Atalante

sprite! http://www.flickr.com/photos/29022965@
N00/226995051/

4:22 am

sprite

Wow Ata! Great work! It's him alright :)

4:22 am

Atalante

he's getting there slowly!

4:22 am

FranMag

do you mind if i take a look atal?

4:23 am

sprite

Now shall I finish the babble first or write that darn account first...

4:23 am

mrpresident

very nice atalante!

4:23 am

Atalante

oh gfi! its just a charrie Sprite knows and loves :)

4:23 am

FMitch

Finish babble first as then you will be calmer and objective to write the letter

4:23 am

sprite

Loves is the word :)
A beautiful char in a beautiful series!

4:24 am

Atalante

still very much work in progress

4:25 am

sprite

Good advice, FMitch, I'll do just that.

Ata, I love those flowers! So powerfully drawn.

4:25 am

FranMag

it's lovely ata! you are so talented.

4:25 am

FMitch

((sprite))

4:25 am

Atalante

I agree - finish babble, have some chocolate, then write

4:25 am

sprite

Chocolate. Now that is a thought. If all else fails...

4:26 am

mrpresident

chocolate with icecream

4:26 am

Atalante

ty fran! it should be good when finished hopefully *crosses fingers* will keep you updated!

4:26 am

sprite

Darn, I can't stand it when I am all shaky from a single phonecall. WHy can't I be a calm and self assured person in these things???

4:26 am

FranMag

stop!!

4:26 am

FranMag

please do ata!

4:27 am

mrpresident

she did!

4:27 am

sprite

It is good already, Ata!

4:27 am

Andree

hi everyone, this does not look like fun

4:27 am

FranMag

i meant stop talking about chocolate and ice cream!

4:27 am

sprite

Oh, it is, Andree. Lots of fun. Though a few words are real strange and stupid.

4:27 am

FranMag

hi andree!

4:27 am

mrpresident

hi andree... it has hues of 'sucks' to it

4:27 am

sprite

LOL Fran!

4:28 am

mrpresident

sorry fran! :)

4:28 am

Andree

just reading about your ding Sprite, if your lane ends he HAS to let you in

4:28 am

FranMag

sprite, you're upset because you know you're right, but because of some dumb rules you may not win!!

4:30 am

sprite

Thanks Andree, I will take that along in the account.
And the stupid thing is, the truck driver did leave a big gap in the file before him, so I assumed he WAS letting me in. And he did. Only when I was almost there, he started bumping into me. Twice. I am positive he was not paying attention to the jam, but doing something else.

4:30 am

Atalante

because these things *are* upsetting! bad memories and official phone calls are offputting ... and yes, you know you're right so why should you have to go through all this!

4:30 am

sprite

True Fran, that's what I am feeling. And what is making me shake. Argh.

4:30 am

FranMag

see, you're already remembering important details that will be important in your account.

4:31 am

Andree

hope he doesn't get away with it, keep us posted

4:31 am

sprite

I will, thanks for the support, guys! That really helps to feel less shaky :)

4:32 am

mrpresident

ask for his mobile phone account and see if he was texting... ask for his blood alcohol reading and see if he was drinking... ask for his log books and see if he was resting periodically... ask for it all! he will back off

4:32 am

FranMag

jot them down
your lane ended
traffic was bumper to bumper
he appeared to leave you room
he hit you twice!!

4:33 am

sprite

Hey, great tips. I am starting to feel stronger :D

4:33 am

FMitch

good thinking MrP

4:33 am

mrpresident

in my experience with idiot drivers... they freak out when you ask for past details about their driving record...

4:33 am

Atalante

and his tachygraph data - I presume they have to have those over there?

4:34 am

FranMag

that is good mrp!

4:34 am

sprite

I am not sure, but I will ask!

4:34 am

mrpresident

go for it sprite!!

4:34 am

Andree

when I was alot younger and a bit gullible I was sideswiped by a woman in my brand new car, she was sooo sorry gave me all her details etc then when my usband rang hers he said his wife had been hme all day, I sure learnt a lesson, call police no matter hoe small

4:35 am

Odin

ha 4/8?

4:35 am

Andree

I should learn to type!!! or spel

4:36 am

Andree

spell!!

4:36 am

FranMag

odin, ha + abbrev for armed forces in the air

4:36 am

mrpresident

she was a hoe, we get it andree :)

4:36 am

FranMag

and hello odin!

4:36 am

sprite

Odin: deep-sea fishing grounds off the Shetland and Orkney Islands. A real babblet.

4:38 am

Odin

Morning all...Fran I tried what I think tou clued to no avail and sprite my geography is weaker than my word abilities...how's that for talent?

4:38 am

Odin

Got it Fran and sprite TY

4:38 am

sprite

It's not you, Odin, it is the stupid word. Do you remember the equally stupid scots word for fog? The hairy one?

4:38 am

FranMag

oh good odin!

4:38 am

sprite

Ah, you got it already, wtg :)

4:39 am

mrpresident

hairy fog?

4:39 am

sprite

Yup. Another babblet.

4:39 am

Odin

mrp...you've never seen hairy fog? LOL

4:39 am

mrpresident

I have a hairy shetland dog! but the fog?

4:40 am

FMitch

can you remind us of the word sprite, my mind is boggling

4:40 am

sprite

It is the deepsea word but ends in R.

4:40 am

FranMag

oh, that hairy fog!

4:40 am

scv

amazing. i was aching to go to bed and now i just want to hang.

4:41 am

mrpresident

*slaps forehead* of course!

4:41 am

FranMag

it must be the scintillating conversation sylvia

4:41 am

sprite

Fmitch: to be precise, it is a fog; esp., a fog or mist with a chill wind. [Scot.]

4:41 am

scv

of course

4:41 am

Odin

scv...it id s terminal afflicyion known as Babblitis.

4:42 am

sprite

Oh, all the things I learned from babble!

4:42 am

mrpresident

is there any other type of fog in scotland ;)

4:42 am

FranMag

and one day we may be able to use it in a non-babble conversation

4:42 am

FMitch

got it sprite, ws just looking at the def. How many of us will remember it for next time it appears?

4:42 am

sprite

I am pretty sure there are about 1000 words for fog in scottish!

4:43 am

sprite

I will hint: hairy fog with chilly wind, and you will all go: Oh, of course, I know that word!

4:45 am

sprite

Did you all get the Ta5/16 word? Italian mob with other first letter?

4:45 am

FranMag

i have it now! thanks sprite!

4:46 am

sprite

That's another stupid one :)

4:46 am

sprite

It means a cheap type of rum made in Haiti from lower grades of molasses, refuse sugar, or the like

4:46 am

scv

they're all stupid. stupid, stupid words.

4:47 am

scv

of course, i'm off to do crosswords with more stupid words

4:47 am

FranMag

so it's a kind of hooch

4:47 am

Andree

a few stupid words in this grid

4:47 am

sprite

LOL! Ohoh, sylvia, will you ever see your bed this night?

4:47 am

scv

hah. goodnight. thanks everyone for all the help!

4:47 am

scv

probably not

4:47 am

FranMag

night sylvia!

4:47 am

sprite

Guess you will! Sleep well :)

4:47 am

scv

well, no, never. its been morning for hours

4:47 am

FMitch

Bye scv, see you next time

4:48 am

scv

bye!

4:49 am

mrpresident

bye scv!

4:50 am

Andree

byescv

4:50 am

mrpresident

I am stupid tonight! I have been monkey typing the R like an idiot and I already have them all LOL!!

4:51 am

sprite

LOL!

4:52 am

sprite

Now, there's fireworks for me. Guess my excuse for not writing that account just evaporated into sparkles.

4:53 am

mrpresident

WTG sprite!!!

4:53 am

FMitch

Congrats sprite

4:53 am

FranMag

yay sprite!!!

4:53 am

Andree

yay sprite

4:54 am

lynxxx

Congrats Sprite

4:54 am

lynxxx

- nothing holds you down!

4:56 am

sprite

Clinging desperately to other reasons not to do the job. Anyone who needs clues?

4:56 am

ss39

sprite I'd love a clue for q

4:57 am

FMitch

Now now sprite, the sooner you start on it, the sooner it will be done, go on it won't take that long :)

4:57 am

Atalante

go adn get it over with sprite and then come back for fun :)

4:57 am

FranMag

yeah sprite, we can clue the Qs

4:58 am

FMitch

sorry I sounded like my Mother there!

4:58 am

sprite

The Q's go in pairs today, singular and plural.
One is a faulty female royal ruler.
The other pair is a primitive, hand-operated mill for grinding grain. Rhymes with what we do with money.

4:58 am

sprite

LOL FMitch!

4:59 am

sprite

I can always use motherly advice, won't get it from my mother anyway, lol. Okay, off to write the thing.

4:59 am

mrpresident

dear judge... I hereby submit this account.... 'the truck driver is a bl6/27 id5/10!'

4:59 am

Atalante

good luck!

4:59 am

mrpresident

bye sprite!

4:59 am

FranMag

rofl mrp!!

5:00 am

ss39

Thanks Sprite - you've saved me. Time to save u

5:00 am

lynxxx

bye sprite - thanks for the qs

5:01 am

Andree

bye sprite

5:02 am

FranMag

bye sprite!

5:05 am

FMitch

It's a holiday here in the UK today, good babble and Im sudokuing too - nice relaxing morning!

5:06 am

mrpresident

sounds lovely fmitch! love a holiday long weekend... whatcha celebrating?

5:06 am

FranMag

i think i'm going to stop and do my last 17 tomorrow with the list

5:07 am

FranMag

good night all!

5:07 am

lynxxx

nite Fran

5:07 am

mrpresident

night fran!

5:07 am

FMitch

It's the August Bank Holiday - a left over from long ago and our last public holiday till Christmas

Night Fran

5:14 am

sprite

Mailed first draft to my husband...

5:15 am

FMitch

Well done!

5:15 am

lynxxx

now have a coffee for 10 minutes and have a 'fresh' look at it

5:16 am

sprite

Also remembered that the truck had the damage somewhere in the middle of his bumper. Guess that should prove that I was already on his lane when he bumped into me, not just starting changing lanes. Right?

5:17 am

sprite

*its bumper.

5:18 am

lynxxx

sounds v logical

5:18 am

sprite

Good idea, lynxxx :) And I will wait for my love's corrections. He is better in objective accounts anyway.

5:20 am

Andree

bbl

5:28 am

Odin

he 5/12 and 6/21 anyone?

5:29 am

FMitch

Fish eating bird with a crest on it head & pl

5:30 am

Odin

TY as always FMitch

5:31 am

FMitch

yw Odin :)

5:31 am

sprite

O dear, this is great. Just checked the sketch the truckdriver made on the damage form. He draws my car already completely on HIS lane, not halfway changing lanes. This is GOOD!

5:32 am

FMitch

that is great news sprite, hows he gonna argue that one!

5:33 am

sprite

Right! My husband just asked me to look extra good at the drawing and it paid off. It is very clear. I think this will help a lot!

5:33 am

lynxxx

Do you have an insurance company that will handle this for you Sprite?

5:34 am

sprite

SOOOO nice I let HIM do the drawing!
Yes lynxxx, and a Legal Assistance Office that handles the rest. Thank God for that :)

5:34 am

Eva

Good morning everyone! What an incredibly annoying little puzzle. Entirely too many vowels!

5:35 am

FMitch

lol Morning Eva

5:35 am

Eva

and you've probably finished already, right FMitch?

5:36 am

lynxxx

sounds like you can now rest easy - just really annoyng - I missed how your car was -? - and did you get any 'injury?

5:36 am

lynxxx

Hello Eva

5:36 am

FMitch

I have Eva but I was here at the flip

5:37 am

Eva

That's right...I'll blame it all on the time difference(-: Not yur vastly superior vocabulary.

5:38 am

Eva

I know it's only 3 letters but my favorite word in this grid is FEH!!!

5:38 am

sprite

Hope this will make clear how it really happened and that the truckdriver was to blame entirely.
The traffic was going very slow, so the damage was manageable, lynxxx. Still 900 euros on our car though, which I would very much like to get back! And I was stiff and painful all over, but no injuries. My guardian angel was doing overtime on that one!

5:39 am

FMitch

It's definitely the time dif Eva, give's me a head start :)

5:40 am

lynxxx

thats all sounds good then Sprite - I am sure you will recover your costs - AND not get any blame!

5:41 am

FMitch

a clue for the he's - once you find the doer of good deeds there are another 5 words that follow

5:41 am

FMitch

sprite - it really sonds like it will work out the right way

5:42 am

sprite

The doer of good deeds used some bad stuff to impress the lady superwoman, scared away a nice bird and was attacked by all the siblings of that bird. He was then removed from the list of doers of good deeds.

5:43 am

sprite

I really hope it will work out fine. Thanks for all the support, guys :) I really appreciate it.

5:43 am

FMitch

good post on the he's sprite

5:43 am

lynxxx

hello! that almost sounded like a stid story !

5:44 am

FMitch

I have reading to do there to catch up on stid's story

5:45 am

Eva

Have to get up, feed Merp and get ready for Qi Gong class. Maybe when I come back I'll be less irritated with the grid.

5:45 am

sprite

If you'd replace the clues with the actual words, you would get an unreadable story, lol.

5:45 am

FMitch

Bye Eva and Merp too

5:46 am

lynxxx

bye Eva - enjoy

5:46 am

sprite

Bye Eva, cuddle Merp from me :)

5:48 am

ruthy

fireworks for me bye everyone

5:49 am

lynxxx

Congrats Ruthy ! Bye for me too - 24 for tomorrow morning

5:50 am

sprite

WTG ruthy! I am off, thanks again, all of you, for the support and help. I just sent the account to the lawyer. Keep your fingers crossed for me!

5:53 am

FMitch

Bye lynxx and sprite - good luck

6:11 am

Marc Freeman

I need some help on th8/45? Please

6:17 am

smokey2joints

ao5/10?

6:18 am

Uneaixoise

pathway to the heart, smokey

6:18 am

Marc Freeman

ao5/10 part of the heart

6:18 am

smokey2joints

oh, duh! ::smacks forehead:: thnx!

6:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Hi Everyone!

6:19 am

Uneaixoise

hey, lickety!

6:20 am

smokey2joints

are you THE licketySplitAUS?

6:20 am

Marc Freeman

Anyone have a clue for th8/45?

6:21 am

Uneaixoise

you didn'

6:21 am

licketySplitAUS

Ummm, the is spelt - Tis ME

6:21 am

Uneaixoise

you didn't see him on the red carpet last nite?~

6:22 am

licketySplitAUS

uneaixoise - I'm not that famous!

6:22 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

6:22 am

FMitch

Marc - th + charged atom + pt of consume food

6:22 am

FMitch

Hey lickety hows it going?

6:23 am

licketySplitAUS

uneaxixoise - I bet you've strutted your stuff at some stage!

6:23 am

Uneaixoise

puhleeze!

6:23 am

licketySplitAUS

Hey FMitch - I'm great - in Fact, I think I'm a new MAN

6:24 am

FMitch

Why what was wrong with the old one? lol

6:24 am

Marc Freeman

Thanks FMitch, got it

6:24 am

Uneaixoise

hobbling off for coffee and to greet the dogwalker--BBL

6:24 am

licketySplitAUS

Well to start with - I can't spell! Secondly - I didn't know the limit for what was too far!

6:26 am

licketySplitAUS

uneixoise - sorry to hear that walking hurts - hope you get well soon

6:26 am

Uneaixoise

doesn't hurt--just stuck with this stupid cast and crutches for at least 2 more weeks . . . ugh

6:26 am

FMitch

Une was swinging from the chandelier again and broke her ankle

6:26 am

Uneaixoise

Hah!!!

6:27 am

licketySplitAUS

hahahaha - I jumped from a second balcony into a pool twice on the weekend and deserve to be in crutches!

6:27 am

licketySplitAUS

On maybe!

6:27 am

Uneaixoise

yikes! :-)

6:27 am

licketySplitAUS

Plus - been there done that!

6:28 am

licketySplitAUS

Hope the itches aren't too bad!

6:28 am

Uneaixoise

trying not to think about it!

6:29 am

Uneaixoise

ok, now I really do have to go . . . see you folks later!

6:29 am

JFB

My phantom today is theatre.

6:29 am

licketySplitAUS

good luck with the dog walker!

6:31 am

licketySplitAUS

smokey2joints - Where ya from?

6:31 am

FMitch

So how's the soccer going lickety?

6:32 am

FMitch

Footie season's just got goin ghere in the UK

6:32 am

licketySplitAUS

FMitch - season's closing - And the only injury all year surfaces. Had a great year though - really enjoyed it - Especially the coaching.

6:32 am

shorty

hey smokey 2 joints you wanna share hehe!!!!

6:32 am

smokey2joints

Las Vegas. Oh, this is just funny name... ;)

6:33 am

shorty

darn

6:33 am

licketySplitAUS

I've been to Vegas, DDDD, Dusty, Dirty, Downright Dangerous!

6:34 am

smokey2joints

Well I Dare to Dream and Double Down.

6:35 am

FMitch

Time for me to be off TTFN

6:35 am

smokey2joints

Actually, I'm of the lowliest of gamblers, just a mere poker player.

6:36 am

licketySplitAUS

bye FMitch! Thanks for the chatting

6:37 am

licketySplitAUS

Gambling is EVIL!

6:38 am

licketySplitAUS

Babble is better!@

6:39 am

FMitch

Sorry to cut and run lickety but have errands to run before I do some training this afternoon

6:39 am

Jadey

Qu?????

6:41 am

smokey2joints

aiee

6:42 am

smokey2joints

! it's almost five! I need to catch some Zzzs. Later, guys.

6:45 am

shorty

nite smokey

6:58 am

EvaNadine

mornin babblers!

7:00 am

lynxxx

hello evanadine and everyone else

7:03 am

Wolvie

fireworks!

7:03 am

Wolvie

good morning all. :-)

7:04 am

lynxxx

Congrats Wolvie !

7:05 am

Wolvie

pretty straight forward grid today - didn't need lickety until the last 14 or so. Good for me, anyway. :-)

7:06 am

inge

morning all

7:06 am

spangles

well done Wolvie !!

7:06 am

lynxxx

goodfor anyone - well done again W. Hello Inge

7:07 am

Wolvie

morning inge and all - off soon to do errands - hope everyone has a nice day!

7:10 am

jg26

have just upgraded ...hope my logo looks good

7:11 am

jg26

oh it's a bit hard to see really

7:12 am

lynxxx

melbourne commonwealth games? oh yes - I can see some people from my works- the ones dressed in pink!

7:12 am

lynxxx

congrats on becoming a pro too!

7:14 am

jg26

pink lady day for breast cancer awareness at MCG, melbourne

7:16 am

shorty

my phantom word is afternoon

7:19 am

sha

F*I*R*E*W*O*R*K*S

7:19 am

lynxxx

YAY for SHA !

7:19 am

sha

cool pic jg26

7:20 am

jg26

thanks sha and congrats

7:21 am

shorty

awesome pic jg26

7:22 am

jg26

thanks shorty, it was amazing being a part of it. thousands of women dressed in pink ponchos!

7:22 am

Atalante

wow jg26! was that after a cricket match or something, or a day all on its own>

7:23 am

lynxxx

seriously jg26 - there was a contigent of about 12 people from my work on the MCG ground for that cause. Good one as there are way too many women have heir lives seriously effected by it.

7:23 am

jg26

It was done prior to an evening football match

7:23 am

shorty

that is so cool

7:23 am

Atalante

oh yeah, wrong season for cricket *facepalm*

7:24 am

jg26

Were you there lynxxx?

7:24 am

marso

hi all :) How many today?

7:24 am

jg26

actually atalante it was from 2005

7:24 am

lynxxx

no but a strong supporter of other cancer issues.

7:25 am

lynxxx

Marso - 136

7:25 am

jg26

good on you lynxxx

7:25 am

marso

cheers lyn :)

7:28 am

jg26

obviously not an aussie dictionary. wouldn't accept roos!

7:29 am

lynxxx

hah- I didn't try - 'cause yesterday it wouldn't either!

7:29 am

jg26

just not good enough if you ask me!

7:29 am

Atalante

won't take strewth either

7:29 am

Atalante

found that out the other day

7:30 am

jg26

feat

7:30 am

jg26

oops sorry

7:30 am

shorty

thanks jg26 :)

7:32 am

jg26

phantom word for me is tearooms

7:35 am

lynxxx

mine is taffeta

7:36 am

Atalante

mine is rooibos, to go with the tearoom

7:37 am

lynxxx

however - there IS something quite close to my pantom - ta5.16

7:40 am

jg26

have to go now, thanks for your company, happy babbling

7:40 am

lynxxx

bye jg26 !

7:55 am

Atalante

are the 1st 3 letters of the ta5/16 the same as your phantom, lynxxx?

7:58 am

lynxxx

yes they are Atal. - sounds like a craft 'fabric' that starts with ra***

7:59 am

Atalante

oooh ty!

8:02 am

lynxxx

re8.40 is one of those words that I can't actually see how it connects! it means to get/achieve - again

8:03 am

Atalante

its all twisty turny :)

8:07 am

lynxxx

bye for now! getting sick of monkeying for my last 6, will get in morning. have fun.

8:07 am

Uneaixoise

bye, lynxxx!

8:08 am

Atalante

byeee!

8:13 am

Dorens

morning

8:16 am

Atalante

hi dorens

8:16 am

rolin

afternoon all..

8:16 am

Jacula

Afternoon all! Changeable weather here in UK today, but fairly typical for a Bank Holiday Monday! Ata - I love the cat haiku, it really does sum everything up in a nutshell.:)

8:17 am

Dorens

hi jac, rolin

8:17 am

Atalante

it certainly does with my kit :)

8:19 am

Dorens

My Lucy stays out for days, but only in August..wonder what happens in August to her?

8:19 am

Jacula

Dorens - maybe her holiday romance Tom comes a-visiting?:)

8:19 am

Atalante

who knows with cats!

8:20 am

Dorens

llike same time nextyear? (except having been spayed, don't know just how romantic cats can be)

8:20 am

rolin

oooh ya know...babble and jet lag dont mix...

8:20 am

Jacula

One of my cats (hunting cat) will ask to be let in via the front door - when the back door is wide open - and then proceed to go straight back out through the back door. *sigh*

8:21 am

Jacula

Rolin - where've you been?

8:21 am

Dorens

cats do have their ways, don't they?

8:22 am

rolin

ive spent the last 3 weeks in australia

8:22 am

Jacula

Rolin - back home for a while then! Did you have a good time?

8:22 am

Dorens

I was about to say sorry, rolin (about the jet lag/ babble not mixiing?) but three weeks in Australia don't need sympathy....sure you had a great time

8:22 am

rolin

hmm..lotsa phantom words...

8:23 am

Jacula

My phantom word is 'tearoom'.

8:23 am

Dorens

definitely more phantom words than real words here

8:23 am

Jacula

Oh, and a mixture of 'newt' and 'eft'.

8:23 am

rolin

i got home yesterday morning....and yeah..had the best time...we were in queensland most of the time...in winter....getting tanned...25..26 degrees...perfect blue skies

8:23 am

rolin

i wanna make.. hiatus

8:23 am

Jacula

Don't rub it in, rolin! LOL.

8:24 am

Jacula

I suppose I'd better start entering my 'on paper' words and see how I've done so far...

8:24 am

Dorens

that's my favorite phantom so far! keep seeing it

8:24 am

rolin

you wait til i get some pics downloaded to this laptop... such sun sets

8:25 am

FMitch

Rolin you're back!!!!

8:25 am

FMitch

Afternoon all

8:25 am

Dorens

hii fmitch

8:26 am

rolin

hey mitch....yeah..im back...a little jet lagged...but..back...how ya been?

8:26 am

Jacula

Hi FMitch.

8:27 am

FMitch

Hi Dorens and Jacs

Good thanks rolin, hows the jet lag?

8:27 am

rolin

its ok really...just a little spacey... better than i thought....tho how im gonna analyse sats results tomorrow i dont know...lol

8:28 am

FMitch

Will look forward to seeing yr photos
lol re sats

8:33 am

word

Could someone please help me with the ET's? I must be Babble-blind.

8:34 am

rolin

there are et's??

8:34 am

word

Okay, I guess it won't be rolin

8:35 am

FMitch

1st et6/21 = e + t4/5 = vowel

8:35 am

rolin

lol

8:35 am

word

brb...baby's stirring

8:40 am

FMitch

2nd et6 and & pl - A highly toxic, liquid organophosphate pesticide, C9H22O4P2S3.

8:42 am

rolin

lol..i looked that up in google...and theres a babble archive with it in...

8:44 am

Dorens

that is hilarious..."say what" says FranMag....

8:45 am

Anniebrook

good morning everyone

8:45 am

Dorens

hi Annie

8:45 am

rolin

we have made it as a community...we have google status..lol

8:49 am

mattygroves

Cool - another short grid. How is it? What's today's theme?

8:49 am

Anniebrook

hi matty

8:50 am

Dorens

it's real slow for me,matty, but that is probably just me

8:51 am

ch1212

vacation places we'd rather not visit, matty..

8:51 am

rolin

nah dorens...im finding it a slog too

8:52 am

Dorens

you have the jetlag excuse, tho, I am just slow today period...working on my first espesso, maybe will improve

8:53 am

rolin

hey my partner is playing golf at the moment... not the greatest player...and hes using jetlag to make his excuses today too...

8:54 am

Dorens

use it while you can, right?

8:54 am

rolin

oh yeah...lol

8:57 am

chj

and the celebes ox makes its appearance again

8:57 am

Dorens

good morning curis

8:58 am

chj

hi dorens

8:58 am

harpjane

hello

8:58 am

Anniebrook

hi chj and jane

8:58 am

Dorens

hi harp

8:59 am

chj

hi annie

8:59 am

harpjane

thi is hard today....

9:00 am

Dorens

bit of a challenge, yes

9:00 am

Anniebrook

tricky little devil, this grid

9:00 am

Jacula

Just been scrolling through the chatlog archives for May 6th. Saw a lot of names I haven't seen here lately... Movieman, smeltzdog, bunnyvicious....

9:01 am

Uneaixoise

and what about lola and anj?

9:01 am

scampyfan

how many words today?

9:01 am

mattygroves

Just out of interest, what's so special about May 6?\

9:01 am

ch1212

you're right, jacula --- I wonder if people are on vacation or if there's a curve that eventually drops on babble addiction :)

9:01 am

Anniebrook

136

9:01 am

Uneaixoise

136

9:01 am

Dorens

136

9:01 am

mattygroves

136 words, Scampy

9:01 am

Dorens

i would imagine there must be a curve.... I know I won

9:02 am

scampyfan

thx...gotta shell out the money for the pro account if i want to see for myself anymore...

9:02 am

Angelsong

morning, everyone

9:02 am

Dorens

sorry-- won't be doing this once summer vacation is over

9:02 am

Dorens

morning angelsong

9:02 am

Anniebrook

morning, angel

9:02 am

mattygroves

Mornin' Angel

9:02 am

Dorens

I don't mean I will quit, cold turkey, no...but couldn't possibly put the time into it when I'm working that I do now....impossible

9:03 am

ch1212

withdrawal is awful, dorens -- I had to miss 3 weeks last Fall when we went to Italy... thought about babble everyday!

9:04 am

ch1212

(Not that it stopped me from having a fabulous time!)

9:04 am

Jacula

Got to go for a while - got tuna fish cakes to assemble for later and also going to sit and watch 'King Kong' with Paul. The old one with Fay Wray made me cry - dunno if the modern version will. Maybe we'll have a tissue fest. and watch 'Lassie', 'Bambi' and 'It's A Wonderful Life', too, then top it off with 'Ghost'!

9:04 am

Dorens

I know, I was in Martha's Vineyard one week and loved it, but it was hard....I did tear away one day to play! And got home after seven hours driving and ran to the commputer, bags still in the car

9:05 am

Anniebrook

Jac, have 2 boxes of tissues at the ready

9:05 am

scampyfan

ick...wasn't a fan of the new king kong myself...

9:05 am

ch1212

Jacula, better make that a dozen boxes of tissue :)

9:05 am

scampyfan

i vote for bambi

9:06 am

abe79

happy monday everyone!

9:06 am

Uneaixoise

morning, abe!

9:06 am

ch1212

hi abe!

9:06 am

Dorens

hey abe

9:06 am

Anniebrook

hiya, abe

9:06 am

Jacula

TTFN all. Happy Babbling.

9:06 am

Anniebrook

and une, how's the ankle?

9:06 am

Dorens

later Jac

9:06 am

Uneaixoise

bye, jac!

9:07 am

abe79

bye Jacula. Hi Annie, Dorens, Ch, Une!

9:07 am

Uneaixoise

wasn't supposed to put any weight on it but have strayed from instructions . . . just so frustrating . . . I want this stupid cast OFF!

9:08 am

Anniebrook

when is the darn cast coming off?

9:08 am

Angelsong

any clues for the re6/21?

9:08 am

Uneaixoise

will know Thursday when I go see the ankle orthopod

9:08 am

Dorens

my sympathies, une...try to follow orders

9:08 am

rolin

une...make warm again

9:08 am

Anniebrook

une, try to be patient...

9:09 am

Uneaixoise

patience . . . not my strong suit! :-)

9:09 am

rolin

sorry....that was for angel... warm again

9:09 am

Uneaixoise

rolin, LOL! I was wondering . . .

9:10 am

rolin

oooh how long can i play this jetlag card...lol

9:10 am

Uneaixoise

milk it, rolin!!

9:10 am

mattygroves

Earth is my phantom. Oooh, that sounds profound.

9:10 am

rolin

is it significant my phantom is ..hiatus??

9:11 am

Dorens

The agent wearing taffeta pledged an oath to take a hiatus from earth.

9:11 am

mattygroves

The weird foreigner seizes neither leisure nor science at their heights.

9:11 am

Uneaixoise

off for more java . . . BBL

9:12 am

rolin

huh?

9:13 am

Dorens

jet lag, rolin, it's all jet lag!

9:13 am

Charm

morning all. too many vowels....

9:14 am

abe79

Hey Charm

9:14 am

mattygroves

Hi Charm

9:14 am

Dorens

hi charm

9:14 am

Charm

Hi Abe, Matty

9:14 am

Charm

Hey, Dorens

9:15 am

rolin

hokay....im gonna make a cuppa...and focus on staying awake..see you all later..

9:15 am

Dorens

later, rolin

9:15 am

Charm

bye, rolin

9:18 am

klaurel

hey, everyone

9:20 am

Mom

Hi Klaurel

9:21 am

Charm

Hi, klaurel (sorry, deep in the grid)

9:21 am

Anniebrook

hi laurel, charm

9:21 am

Dorens

sorry me too... it's deep hi charm

9:21 am

Dorens

no, i mean hi klaurel!

9:22 am

mattygroves

Hi!

9:22 am

Charm

Hi, Annie

9:22 am

Mom

hi matty

9:22 am

Charm

Dorens, you *must* be deep in the grid! lol

9:22 am

abe79

Hi klaurel

9:25 am

mattygroves

Hi Mom!

9:28 am

torgone

This grid is heinous ..

9:28 am

scampyfan

anyone have the first ha4/5

9:28 am

klaurel

trying to get as much done as I can before taking small and cute to her tumbling class

9:28 am

Mom

gotta get away from this for a while, I am getting cross-eyed.

9:29 am

Dorens

that's it for me now, I'm down to 50 and I need a break. (i agree, torgone- an apt phantom)

9:29 am

abe79

i'm feeling "voweled" out

9:29 am

Mom

scampy -- I haven't looked at the list yet, but the first ha 4/5 I have is another word for a bunny

9:30 am

scampyfan

nope...got the bunny, the deer, and the loathing

9:30 am

Anniebrook

why do I do this? why do I do this? I'm addicted!--that's why

9:30 am

Mom

sorry

9:30 am

abe79

scampy- try anagram of loathing

9:30 am

Charm

sorry, Mom there's another ha4/5 before the bunny - it's one of the babblets. reverse the final letters of the loathing.

9:30 am

scampyfan

ah...thanks!

9:30 am

Mom

thank you Charm

9:30 am

Charm

has anyone clued the 8s yet? please?

9:31 am

klaurel

Annie, I;d help with an intervention, but I am unfortunately in teh same boat

9:32 am

Anniebrook

lol

9:32 am

Mom

Charm - I have one 8

9:32 am

Charm

so long as we keep this hidden from the rest of the world, it's not an addiction. is it?

9:32 am

abe79

sorry Charm, I am without 8's

9:32 am

klaurel

well, spill it mom! :)

9:32 am

Mom

it is 8/45

9:32 am

scampyfan

no 8s here yet

9:33 am

Mom

I am trying to think how to explain it. I got it by fiddling on the keyboard

9:33 am

klaurel

I haven;t made it to an 8 yet

9:33 am

Charm

what are the 1st two letters, Mom?

9:33 am

Anniebrook

no 8's here

9:33 am

Charm

(it feels weird calling you "Mom" - you're barely older than me!)

9:33 am

Anniebrook

re and th

9:34 am

hetty

Good morning addicts all, I'm coming to join you with 58 words (including all the 8's) to find

9:34 am

Charm

ack - it *would* be an re!

9:34 am

Mom

take the th 4/5 add a vowel betwen the 4th and 5th letters and then add the past tense of eat

9:34 am

Anniebrook

I had to get the list or throw the puter out the window

9:34 am

Mom

I am terrible at this, but hope it helps

9:35 am

Mom

Charm - I have been "mom" for so many years that seems to fit me

9:35 am

Charm

got the th = thanks, Mom!

9:36 am

Mom

sure thing - glad I could help

9:36 am

Charm

And I've been 'mom' for only 4 years, so it's still strange to my ears....

9:36 am

mattygroves

WHICH th 4/5?

9:36 am

dodge

re8 to achieve. again

9:36 am

Mom

opposite of fat

9:37 am

mattygroves

Between the fourth and fifth letters?

9:37 am

Charm

matty- there's a th4/5 after the th5/12 meaning your. use that....

9:38 am

abe79

thanks Mom

9:38 am

Mom

you're welcome abe

9:39 am

Anniebrook

I'm painting some wicker furniture, second coat, be back soon

9:39 am

Mom

bye annie

9:39 am

abe79

later Annie

9:39 am

Charm

bye, Annie

9:39 am

Mom

I am off as well. Good luck everyone

9:39 am

abe79

bye Mom

9:39 am

Charm

bye, Mom and thanks....

9:41 am

mattygroves

Why oh why can I not find the th8?

9:41 am

abe79

dodge, thanks for the re clue, still working on it

9:41 am

klaurel

136 words is taking me longer than to do 200!

9:41 am

abe79

th + charged particle + past of eat

9:41 am

Charm

th + small particle (pl is in the grid today) + past of eat.

9:41 am

mattygroves

That's the one - thanks abe!

9:41 am

dodge

or re+ at6

9:41 am

mattygroves

And charm!

9:42 am

Charm

ah, thanks, dodge!

9:42 am

abe79

thanks Dodge

9:42 am

dodge

i got it from an earlier clue!

9:42 am

klaurel

thanks, charm

9:42 am

mattygroves

Got the re now as well. Thanks!

9:42 am

abe79

yw matty

9:43 am

klaurel

thanks, dodge

9:43 am

Charm

and you remembered it!

9:45 am

scampyfan

could someone help me with both the at words?

9:46 am

Charm

at5/10 = at*** of roses?

9:46 am

Charm

at6/18 = to achieve (thanks, dodge)

9:46 am

Uneaixoise

at5 perfume or essential oil

9:46 am

Charm

Hi, Unea

9:46 am

Uneaixoise

at6 to reach, as a goal

9:46 am

Uneaixoise

hey charm

9:47 am

scampyfan

thanks!

9:52 am

Michharv

athios

9:52 am

Charm

bless you

9:53 am

Angelsong

Fireworks.

9:53 am

Charm

yay, Angel!

9:53 am

Uneaixoise

phantom word: snafu

9:53 am

Uneaixoise

congrats, angel!!

9:54 am

mattygroves

Congrats Angel - you are truly a babble goddess - so fast!

9:55 am

klaurel

what a crock! i have Max and Ruby, a kids show on, and hte older sister is out selling Bunny Scout brownies and her brother, in the wagon, keeps opening the packs and eating them! and she was SO patient, not even a raised voice

9:55 am

YoBaby

TOTAL bs, Klaurel. NO WAY that would happen...

9:56 am

klaurel

my daughter TOUCHED the box of one of my son's Scout popcorn that he was selling and he freaked

9:56 am

klaurel

thens

9:56 am

Charm

I don't like Max & Ruby because Max comes along and insists on doing something that Ruby doesn't want to. By the end of the show, it turns out that what Max wanted was right all along. don't like that. AND the program is totally gender specific (girls and cooking for the girls and rockets/cowboys etc for the boys)

9:56 am

mattygroves

Yes, but who said telly and real life bore any relation to each other?

9:57 am

Uneaixoise

i was the bossy older sister--would have KILLED my brother if he messed with my stuff

9:57 am

Charm

the problem, Matty, is that little ones take what's on tv as what should be and it's very hard to teach them otherwise.

9:57 am

klaurel

Yep, but Riley loves bunnies. Fortunately, she is two and has no clue

9:57 am

YoBaby

I'm with you, Charm but.... Max and Ruby truly is one of the very few kid's shows on that contains absolutely no violence...

9:57 am

klaurel

I was the bratty little sister that got my borother into trouble :)

9:57 am

Uneaixoise

we only let him play with us if he wore a skirt, little scarf, and purse, and let us call him Betsy!

9:58 am

scampyfan

anyone have ge5/14?

9:58 am

Uneaixoise

Bwaaaahhhhhhaaaaa

9:58 am

Charm

There are a couple of others - Maggie and the Ferocious Beast, George & Martha, Postman Pat, Miffy, Maisy. If you look around, you can find some things which keep away from violence. But it is tough

9:58 am

Charm

ge5/14 - I dream of ......

9:58 am

Uneaixoise

ge*** in a magic lantern

9:58 am

YoBaby

That's good to know, Charm. Thanks.

9:59 am

scampyfan

:) thanks

9:59 am

TheFiz

i'm almost 7 years older than my sister - if she wanted to play with me and my friends she had to be the "ragamuffin baby" and go basically panhandle my parents.

9:59 am

Scrabbler

Good morning, Babblers. I will find some words before heading off to work soon.

10:00 am

TheFiz

morning scrabbler - i'm taking a few minutes to refresh my brain myself.

10:00 am

Charm

I'm 3years older than my sister, and I always got in trouble if things went wrong, no matter what she started. And I held on to that anger for a long time into our teens. bleah

10:00 am

TheFiz

phantom - which i've entered about 52 times - tuft

10:00 am

scampyfan

charm - i'm there with you, but i'm 4 years older

10:00 am

Scrabbler

This has become my daily obsession, to the detriment of household cleaning.

10:00 am

scampyfan

both my parents were youngest siblings in their families also

10:00 am

mattygroves

Gosh, and who'd have thought there would be a word for The deepsea fishing for cod, ling, and tusk, off the Shetland Isles. Learn something new every day.

10:01 am

YoBaby

My parents did it right. I am 25 years older than my sister!

10:01 am

Uneaixoise

wow!

10:01 am

TheFiz

lol yo! no chance for childhood conflict, eh?

10:01 am

Scrabbler

Wow, Yo Baby. Was your sister a surprise?

10:01 am

Charm

lol, YoBaby

10:02 am

YoBaby

Nope. She hates me for other reasons - mainly because i'm more like another mother to her, you know?

10:02 am

tndaisy1960

at 5/10 pls? that perfume and essential oil clue is over my head I'm afraid

10:02 am

mattygroves

Woah, Baby! I'm 24 years older than my daughter!

10:02 am

Uneaixoise

my brother had a surprise--when daughter #1 was 16, his wife got pregnant, altho the doc had said it was impossible!

10:02 am

YoBaby

What a hilarious way to think about that, Matty!

10:02 am

YoBaby

Yes, my son is only three years younger than my sister.

10:03 am

Charm

at5/10 = at + *** paper for the roof (*** baby that brer fox got stuck in)....

10:03 am

tndaisy1960

I'm just 13 years older than my stepson :)

10:03 am

YoBaby

I'm 35 and she's 10.

10:03 am

tndaisy1960

ty Charm; got it now :)

10:03 am

klaurel

My daughter is turning 3 and son turning10. Miracle baby she was

10:03 am

mattygroves

I'm 13 years younger than my husband. I'm not 10 though.

10:03 am

TheFiz

lol matty! that would just be wrong....

10:03 am

YoBaby

I'm sure he appreciates that, Matty!

10:04 am

mattygroves

We met when I was 21. He said in a fit of romance (that I haven't seen since) "I wish I'd met you 15 years ago". I replied "Pete, I was 6..."

10:04 am

YoBaby

ROFLMAO.

10:04 am

TheFiz

rofl!

10:05 am

YoBaby

That's awesome. My husband and i were introduced when i was 16 - he was home for the weekend from the army. We wouldn't give each other the time of day.

10:05 am

YoBaby

Fast forward ten years, and the same girlfriend tries to set us up again. We went out on one date and have been together ever since.

10:05 am

YoBaby

Three children and eight years of marriage later, here we are, happy as clams!

10:06 am

klaurel

I met my husband when he was 24 and I was 17. Been married for 13 years, been togetehr 19

10:06 am

TheFiz

my partner and I are similar, yo- we used to work together and couldn't stand each other. about 5 years later a friend hooked us up on a "blind date" and 6 years later we're still glad she did!

10:06 am

mattygroves

We've been married 18 years come October. I was a child bride.

10:07 am

Scrabbler

How can their be 4 Q words when I cannot even find one?

10:07 am

kalea

hello everyone..............got a few minutes to get some words in

10:07 am

mattygroves

We met in a pub. In Isleworth.

10:07 am

YoBaby

Life is funny like that...

10:07 am

YoBaby

Hi Kalea.

10:07 am

TheFiz

matty if you were a child bride what were yo diong in a pub?!?!?

10:07 am

Uneaixoise

scrabbler, a sing and plural is a phonetic spelling of HRH

10:07 am

TheFiz

hi kalea

10:07 am

kalea

hello YoBaby

10:07 am

kalea

lo Fiz

10:07 am

Charm

qu5/16 = alt spelling for Elizabeth II and pl.

10:08 am

mattygroves

By child...I mean 21. WE actually met when I was 20. You can drink at 20 in England.

10:08 am

Charm

et7 please (don't have the 6 before it either)??

10:08 am

TheFiz

well ok then. you had me worried!

10:09 am

klaurel

okay., my last 5, GE 5/14?

10:09 am

Charm

I'm old enough that on my 18th birthday my dad sent me out to buy the champagne for my party.

10:09 am

mattygroves

LOL! I reallly was a child though. I was in university, but not studying, and was very young.

10:09 am

Charm

ge5/14 = I dream of ***** with the light brown hair

10:09 am

Uneaixoise

ge5 ge*** in a magic lantern

10:09 am

kalea

e murderer or something

10:09 am

Anniebrook

laurel, he comes out of a bottle, think alladin

10:09 am

mattygroves

BRB - laundry. And must awaken teenage daughter. It's after 11.00 here!

10:10 am

klaurel

hmmm, thanks, Charm! I thought of that but for some reason, kept trying to spell it wrongh!

10:10 am

MVA

i met my husband in a pub too matty!

10:10 am

Charm

klaurel - you weren't spelling wrong, the monkeys were just hitting the wrong keys....

10:11 am

YoBaby

Y'all take care. I'm off to do laundry and balance the checkbook and what not (yuck). Happy Babbling!

10:11 am

inge

thanks Charm, jsut catching up on recent clues

10:11 am

Uneaixoise

bye, yo!

10:12 am

OldRottenHat

A lot of things come out of a bottle after a night drinking from one.

10:12 am

klaurel

RE 6/18? the lst one?

10:12 am

seano216k

afternoon babblers

10:12 am

Uneaixoise

re6/18 to keep

10:13 am

Uneaixoise

hey, sean!

10:13 am

MVA

afternoon babblers

10:13 am

klaurel

FIREWORKS! Thanks Une, got it before I saw your clue!

10:14 am

Scrabbler

Hello Sean, MVA

10:14 am

Charm

yay, klaurel !

10:14 am

Uneaixoise

congrats, klaurel!

10:14 am

abe79

yay klaurel!

10:14 am

Scrabbler

Good work, klaurel! I am just starting out.

10:14 am

MVA

congrats klaurel

10:14 am

mattygroves

Congrats Klaurel!

10:14 am

klaurel

now I can spend the afternoonrunning errands and refinding my office

10:14 am

mattygroves

Hi MVA

10:14 am

klaurel

got a minute or two before taking child to tubmling, any clue needs?

10:15 am

MVA

hi matty

10:15 am

Scrabbler

The 2 Q's other than royalty

10:15 am

mattygroves

Ditto here!

10:15 am

MVA

stuck on 45 klaurel!!

10:16 am

klaurel

Matty, remember the old star George h***? Well add the QU in front and plural it

10:16 am

Uneaixoise

qu + Bert and E**** on Sesame STreet

10:16 am

MVA

qu5/16 hand operated mill, and plural

10:17 am

klaurel

The TH 45 MVA?

10:17 am

Uneaixoise

wow, didn't know that's what it was--interesting!

10:17 am

Scrabbler

TY for those Q's

10:17 am

klaurel

its TH + particle + past tense of eat

10:17 am

klaurel

np. :)

10:17 am

MVA

the 45 words i have left!!!

10:17 am

Uneaixoise

th4/5 + first name of lead actor in Six Feet Under

10:18 am

Uneaixoise

oh, that was for th8/45

10:18 am

klaurel

<LOL> Well, pick a couple, MVA! :)

10:18 am

Scrabbler

I don't know who that actor is

10:18 am

Uneaixoise

remember, he was named after his dad . . .

10:19 am

klaurel

scrab - QU + EA 4/4, drop the A

10:19 am

MVA

eo6, any hints pls?

10:19 am

chj

can anyone help with the first two ta's ta6/18 and ta 7/28

10:19 am

Scrabbler

I've finished the Q's, TY

10:20 am

mattygroves

Think of someone from the prestigeous English private (public, as the English say) school, and change the second consonent to a vowel?

10:20 am

mattygroves

Cana anyone help with the Os that aren't vegetables? I always struggle with vowels.

10:21 am

MVA

ty matty

10:21 am

chj

or5 to speak publicly

10:21 am

klaurel

sorry, got bounced

10:21 am

MVA

or5/10 a seaker

10:21 am

klaurel

or 6, very elaborate

10:21 am

chj

or6/18 showy in a decorative way

10:21 am

MVA

meant speaker!!!

10:21 am

klaurel

ou 6 - when your cable or electricity goes out, you have an . . .

10:22 am

chj

ou6/27 a shortfall

10:22 am

mattygroves

Thanks guys - rapid fire Os! Just the oa left.

10:22 am

chj

oa5/10 a western movie

10:22 am

FMitch

o's - to speak to a crowd 5, heavily decorated 6, power failure 6.

10:22 am

mattygroves

On the os. Then I have another 34 left.

10:22 am

Charm

oh, that ou came just in time - thanks !!

10:22 am

Uneaixoise

fireworks!!

10:23 am

Charm

YAY Unea!

10:23 am

mattygroves

Congrats Unea!

10:23 am

Scrabbler

I don't get the Eton clue at all

10:23 am

Anniebrook

congrats, une!!!!!

10:23 am

MVA

yay unea!!

10:23 am

Anniebrook

no tap dancing today, une

10:23 am

chj

first two ta's please

10:23 am

Scrabbler

Great job, Une

10:23 am

chj

ta6 and 7

10:23 am

mattygroves

What's a person who goes to Eton called? Then change the second consonent to a vowel.

10:23 am

mattygroves

Rather the second LETTER, the first consonant.

10:24 am

Uneaixoise

annie, LOL! Yeah, I'm getting fussed at by my friend Jane (AKA Nurse Ratchett).

10:24 am

klaurel

TA + the Irish Celtic Singer, but change the Y to an I

10:24 am

TheFiz

yay une! gotta get back to work - see you all later

10:25 am

klaurel

oh, and plural it the Latin way. :)

10:25 am

Charm

Bye, Fiz

10:25 am

klaurel

by Fiz

10:25 am

MVA

by fiz

10:25 am

klaurel

okay, have to run and get my daughter dressed and me dressed. :)

10:25 am

Anniebrook

later, fiz

10:26 am

Scrabbler

I finally got the "Eton" clue and the word--I am slow on the uptake in the morning

10:26 am

chj

dont know any celtic irish singers...you mean ronan tynan?

10:26 am

Charm

bye klaurel

10:27 am

chj

ta6 and 7 please

10:28 am

Charm

sorry, chj = just got there myself.

10:29 am

chj

na6/18

10:30 am

Charm

na6/18 - just talking on and on.

10:30 am

Anniebrook

ch, to talk and talk

10:30 am

chj

thanks annie

10:30 am

MVA

ty annie

10:30 am

chj

do you have the first two ta's?

10:31 am

Anniebrook

yw, chj

10:31 am

Anniebrook

ch, wish i did

10:31 am

chj

someone gave a clue that went over my head

10:31 am

chj

about a celtic irish singer

10:31 am

Charm

ta6 = ta + vowel + Sha*** Twain (singer) and latin pl.

10:31 am

MVA

not just your head chj!

10:31 am

Scrabbler

Yeah, I don't get the Celtic thing either

10:31 am

Anniebrook

ch, mine too--didnt get it at all

10:32 am

Charm

(that Celtic singer sings Orinoco)

10:32 am

chj

oh that helps a lot

10:32 am

Vicuna

ta6/18 - ta + first 2 lettrs of finale + last 2 letters of Fraulein Mar--
ta7 is Latin pl

10:32 am

chj

the orinoco is a river in south america

10:32 am

Anniebrook

thanks, charm

10:32 am

abe79

thanks Charm.

10:33 am

Anniebrook

ch, look at charms clue, good one

10:33 am

Charm

yw. (chj - if you heard that song, you'd recognize it)

10:33 am

MVA

thanks charm

10:33 am

chj

thanks a ton vic......fireworks here

10:34 am

Charm

congrats, chj!

10:34 am

Anniebrook

yay, chj!!**!!

10:34 am

MVA

congrats chj!!!

10:34 am

Vicuna

Congrats, chj!

10:34 am

chj

ok now i know what singer was meant but i didnt know she was a celtic irish singer

10:35 am

chj

should ahve mentioned LOTR

10:35 am

Scrabbler

Good work CHJ

10:35 am

mattygroves

Congrats CHJ!

10:35 am

chj

thanks all....can i be of any assistance

10:35 am

stidmama

YAY CHJ!

10:35 am

stidmama

Scrabbler -- still under the weather? Did you call in sick today?

10:36 am

nrkii

hi all

10:36 am

stidmama

good morning everyone else.

10:36 am

nrkii

congrats CHJ

10:36 am

nrkii

good mornning stid

10:36 am

stidmama

nrk! my eyes! warn me before you do that next time! LOL

10:36 am

chj

nrkii

10:36 am

stidmama

(see my pretty icon?)

10:36 am

nrkii

Stid, I recognize that picture!!!

10:36 am

Scrabbler

Good morning, Stids, how are you getting around?

10:36 am

Anniebrook

good morning Stid and nrkii

10:37 am

nrkii

and you had it framed, lol!

10:37 am

raelite

morning all

10:37 am

stidmama

much better today, Scrabbler, will use the crutches when we got help a teacher at the boys' school this morning, but no pain at all when I woke up! *dancing jig*

10:37 am

Anniebrook

hi rae

10:38 am

stidmama

:-) yes nrk, it was too pretty to leave in a box...

10:38 am

stidmama

hi raelite!

10:38 am

nrkii

stid, that's good to hear

10:38 am

raelite

hello :) :)

10:38 am

nrkii

about you feeling better

10:39 am

stidmama

so is the grid easier than yesterday?

10:39 am

abe79

hi stid, nrkii, raelite, chj

10:39 am

raelite

I 'm not having much luck :S

10:39 am

nrkii

seems about the same

10:39 am

stidmama

mornin', abe!

10:40 am

abe79

hi stid, i'm glad to hear you're feeling a little better today

10:40 am

raelite

hi abe :)

10:41 am

abe79

hey rae. feeling overwhelmed by vowels? i know i am!

10:41 am

Scrabbler

I still dont' feel well. When I lose my appetite then I know I'm sick! But I start at 1:00 today.

10:41 am

Anniebrook

Stid, happy to learn you are feeling better

10:41 am

Anniebrook

Scrabbler, hope you feel better very soon

10:41 am

abe79

Sorry to hear that Scrabbler

10:42 am

Scrabbler

It is an occupational hazard--being a pediatrician.

10:42 am

raelite

whenever I get like that scrabbler, I eat a couple of almonds...always makes me feel better :)

10:42 am

stidmama

well, I hope you have been resting and all -- does fresh ginger tea help you? I often use it to settle my stomach when I have a digestive upset, not sure how effective it would be with enteroviruses...

10:42 am

Scrabbler

I've got almonds--I'll have some before I shower

10:43 am

Scrabbler

Good idea, I'll go make tea!

10:43 am

raelite

I don't know what it is about them...maybe the fat and protein combo...but it always works

10:44 am

nrkii

advice I always heard for enteroviruses was nothing but white rice and water ... ugh

10:45 am

Scrabbler

Tea is being nuked now

10:45 am

stidmama

I am just glad I am neither a teacher nor a medical professional. I catch everything the kids bring home, and quite a few that never bother anyone else in the family -- and I am a "stay at home" person!

10:45 am

Scrabbler

A germ-magnet, huh?

10:45 am

stidmama

Hope it helps, Scrabbler.

10:46 am

stidmama

Seems so. My mother (who has been teaching for thirty years or so) doesn't understand how I am always sick... :-)

10:46 am

MVA

in the winter i have a permanent cold thanks to the little ones!!

10:46 am

raelite

I used to be so paranoid in the pharmacy...I always washed my hands after waiting on customers...the last thing you need when you have an autoimmune disease is a cold!

10:47 am

nrkii

stid, you have RA?

10:47 am

Scrabbler

Schools are germ-factories

10:47 am

stidmama

Oh raelite -- wow.

10:48 am

nrkii

my dad has RA and he gets sick a lot, and stays sick longer than everyone in the family... I have psoriasis which looks suspiciously like psoriatic arthritis, and I get sick frequently too!

10:48 am

stidmama

They sure are. I have anti-germ juice in the car... actually I need to pick up some more, I think we're almost out!

10:48 am

Misu

wheee fireworks, now I can go to bed 8-)

10:48 am

nrkii

yay misu!!

10:48 am

mattygroves

Three left....TR5/10 x 2 and TE5/10. I have the birds (te...) the choo choo and the candy...

10:48 am

abe79

yay Misu

10:48 am

Scrabbler

Good work, Misu

10:48 am

Charm

done. clues before I go?

10:48 am

Charm

yay, Misu!

10:48 am

stidmama

oh rnk, psoriasis is the pits! I have had sebhorrhea but it hasn't bothered me in years.

10:48 am

MVA

congrats misu

10:48 am

mattygroves

Hurrah Misu.

10:48 am

stidmama

YAY Misu!

10:48 am

nrkii

yay charm!

10:48 am

stidmama

YAY Charm!

10:49 am

MVA

wahoo charm!

10:49 am

nrkii

psoriasis stinks, yep

10:49 am

Charm

tr5/10 = tr + k*** coffee from Hawaii?

10:49 am

Misu

goodnight all, happy babbling!

10:49 am

abe79

Yay Charm!

10:49 am

stidmama

The boys and I are going to go help a teacher this morning. I have 132 words to go when we return.

10:49 am

nrkii

and the meds that work well for me have all sorts of bad dangers to the m

10:49 am

Charm

tr5/10 - trick or tr***?

10:49 am

stidmama

Scrabbler, feel better. See you-all later!

10:49 am

Charm

thank you thank you - nice clues today!

10:49 am

abe79

bye Stidmama

10:49 am

mattygroves

Got that one - daughter found it.

10:49 am

nrkii

see you stid

10:49 am

raelite

sorry - working brb

10:49 am

mattygroves

I need the one before the fish

10:49 am

nrkii

17 to go here...

10:50 am

mattygroves

And the one before the trick or tr...

10:50 am

Charm

te5/10 = te + ***lcars on a train.

10:50 am

Scrabbler

Bye--I must get ready for work

10:50 am

Scrabbler

I'll be back tonight

10:50 am

Charm

tr5/10 = tr***fats are bad

10:51 am

abe79

bye Scrabbler

10:51 am

Charm

ah, said a word - sorry

10:51 am

Charm

bye, Scrabbler

10:51 am

mattygroves

That's the tr, Charm - still working on the te...

10:51 am

nrkii

matty, that's a te that charm clued

10:52 am

mattygroves

She clued both - the fatty one and the choo choo one

10:52 am

chj

refresh

10:53 am

mattygroves

Got the TE...now just one tr left...

10:53 am

Charm

I'm lost. what are we looking for? (the mind wanders without permission when one hasn't had caffeine yet)

10:53 am

chj

tr5 no tr***fats

10:53 am

nrkii

matty, how was your visit to PA by the way?

10:54 am

Anniebrook

cu all later, third coat on the wicker

10:54 am

mattygroves

It still is, Nrk - I'm still here!

10:54 am

nrkii

chj, what is the theme today? I haven't checked

10:54 am

Charm

tr5/10 = (a) choo choo
(b) fats
(c) trick or
(d) tr * k*** coffee

10:54 am

abe79

happy painting, Annie

10:54 am

Charm

bye, Annie.

10:54 am

chj

bad vacation spots

10:54 am

nrkii

aha, didn't know that matty!

10:55 am

mattygroves

It's (d) I'm after...

10:55 am

mattygroves

's ok! A school friend of mine is coming to visit - so am babbling whilst awaiting her arrival.

10:55 am

Charm

(d) bad Disney virtual realty movie from the 80s + vowel.

10:55 am

chj

actually it's "vacation spots we can do without"

10:56 am

mattygroves

Charm, that's a charm - thanks! You're a star, y'all. I have ***** FIREWORKS *****

10:56 am

Charm

I don't think I've ever really had a bad vacation. Just the fact of getting away from 'real' life makes any trip good. (but then, I've not yet traveled with whiny kids....)

10:56 am

nrkii

yay matty!!!

10:56 am

Charm

YAY, Matty

10:56 am

MVA

cograts matty!!!

10:56 am

phandmd

I am too dense, I am trying to get that te clue and just can't

10:56 am

chj

yay matty

10:57 am

phandmd

yay Matty

10:57 am

Charm

te + ***lroad crossing?

10:57 am

abe79

congrats to Matty!

10:57 am

raelite

ok I'm back ... haha!

10:57 am

phandmd

Thnx Charm got it now.

10:58 am

mattygroves

Three in a row - including Saturday's monster puzzle - I'm pleased!

10:58 am

Charm

yw

10:58 am

Dorens

i'm back...hooray matty!

10:58 am

MVA

got to think of dinner now, bbl! hi dorens

10:59 am

nrkii

I can't come up with an icon for today

10:59 am

Charm

bye, MVA

10:59 am

nrkii

every spot I think of, I remember something there is to love about it

11:00 am

Charm

Niagara in winter is no fun, but it is absolutely beautiful with parts of the falls frozen but the water still flowing underneath and around.

11:00 am

abe79

the falls look so beautiful when they shine the lights on them at night

11:00 am

raelite

what about the inside of a volcano?

11:00 am

nrkii

okay, I got one, even though it's arguable

11:00 am

Dorens

agreed--there is always sonething to enjoy wherever you are

11:00 am

caitlyn

Afternoon all...Have you all had a good weekend?

11:01 am

nrkii

we'll call mine, vacation EXPERIENCES you could do without

11:01 am

abe79

Hi Caitlyn! lol nrkii

11:01 am

Dorens

lol, nrkii

11:01 am

mattygroves

right - outta here. Have a good day!

11:01 am

Charm

I'm toddling off too. I may not be old Mother Hubbard but the cupboards be truly bare and the doggie is whining for some grass time. have fun babbling and see y'all tomorrow.

11:01 am

nrkii

bye matty!

11:01 am

Charm

bye, Matty. Hi Caitlyn

11:02 am

Dorens

bye charm, hi caitlyn

11:02 am

nrkii

bye charm!

11:02 am

torgone

This grid is fatuous and heinous ..

11:02 am

nrkii

hi caitlyn

11:02 am

caitlyn

Bye charm and matty

11:02 am

Flask1

Hi Everyone!!!

11:02 am

nrkii

hi flask!

11:02 am

caitlyn

Hi Flask

11:02 am

daisy88

good morning

11:03 am

chj

mr. met

11:03 am

Dorens

hi flask, daisy!

11:03 am

caitlyn

Hi daisy

11:03 am

raelite

hi daisy

11:03 am

Flask1

How have you all been??

11:03 am

nrkii

hi daisy88

11:03 am

chj

game starts in 5 minutes

11:03 am

raelite

hi flask

11:04 am

daisy88

not on my cable package this morning

11:04 am

Flask1

Hey real

11:04 am

nrkii

chj, did you check my new icon yet? I thought you would appreciate it, given your appreciation for moview...

11:04 am

caitlyn

Still recovering after saturdays grid flask!!!

11:04 am

Flask1

was it big???

11:04 am

Dorens

big? BIG????

11:05 am

chj

let me refresh nrk

11:05 am

caitlyn

BIG!!!

11:05 am

raelite

it was 450 words

11:05 am

Flask1

how many words?

11:05 am

nrkii

414

11:05 am

Flask1

Oh dear!

11:05 am

daisy88

sorry just checked the tv and the game is on ,see you later

11:05 am

raelite

I said holy cow! :)

11:06 am

nrkii

300 easy ones, and then another 114 just to make you truly miserable

11:06 am

caitlyn

Bye daisy enjoy the game

11:06 am

chj

nrkii....the greatest burt reynolds movie evr...love deliverance

11:06 am

Flask1

Well!....Glad I missed it....lolol

11:06 am

chj

makes me want to grab a paddle and head to the delaware river

11:07 am

nrkii

bye daisy

11:07 am

nrkii

lol chj

11:07 am

Flask1

How is todays??.....Friendly???

11:07 am

nrkii

not too bad

11:07 am

caitlyn

Not too bad today

11:08 am

Dorens

well, cj, there weren't all that many "great " burt beynolds movies, were there?

11:08 am

chj

thats the only one i can think of

11:08 am

Flask1

This is my first for almost a fortnight.....obviously I haven't been missed.....never mind, my son still loves me....lolol

11:08 am

raelite

he was in striptease...

11:09 am

chj

my point exactly

11:09 am

raelite

and the longest yard

11:09 am

raelite

lol

11:09 am

caitlyn

Oh Flask ..we all love you!! Have you been on holiday?

11:09 am

chj

my point exactly

11:09 am

Dorens

no, flask, I thought I hadn't seen you in a while....i was away a week myself though

11:09 am

torgone

Flask! Long time no see!

11:10 am

Flask1

Hi Tor and Dorens....

11:10 am

Flask1

How is Phoebe Dorens??

11:10 am

chj

he was in smokey and the bandit 1, 2, ,3 ,4 ......

11:10 am

chj

my point exactly

11:10 am

Dorens

so, enough suspense flask... were youon vacation? (and Phoebe is terrific. spent a week in Martha's Vineyard together (but she did bring her parents, uncles and aunts along)

11:11 am

chj

i did kinda like stick...with gearge segal and the albino

11:11 am

inge

welcome back Flask

11:11 am

Dorens

well chj, george segal makes most films enjoyable

11:11 am

nrkii

6 to go

11:12 am

inge

any help with the ro 4/10 and so 6/18 available yet?

11:12 am

chj

loved the hot rock

11:12 am

Flask1

thanks Inge...

11:12 am

chj

go nrk

11:12 am

chj

the owl and the pusycat

11:12 am

Dorens

go nrk go!

11:13 am

Flask1

ok...bbl

11:13 am

caitlyn

inge so6..music called the moonlight so....

11:13 am

Dorens

no ro 4/10 inge

11:13 am

inge

thanks caitlyn

11:14 am

Dorens

the 5/10 is plural of 4/4

11:14 am

caitlyn

yw

11:14 am

chj

wheres pappa is one of the funniest movies ever

11:16 am

nrkii

okay, so I look up the th8 word, and it says, no, that doesn't exist, did you mean to look up io6 (but io6 isn't accepted????)

11:16 am

inge

thanks Dorens, i had the wrong numbers written down

11:17 am

inge

wein

11:17 am

caitlyn

Nearlly inge!!

11:17 am

inge

sorry, back to the other bos

11:17 am

inge

*box

11:17 am

nrkii

done!

11:18 am

chj

yay nrkii

11:18 am

nrkii

but still annoyed that the io6 is not allowed

11:18 am

caitlyn

Yeah for nrkii

11:19 am

raelite

wtg nrkii

11:19 am

abe79

congrats nrkii

11:21 am

Dorens

good jon, nrk!

11:21 am

torgone

Hooray nerky!!

11:23 am

caitlyn

torgone why arent you singing today?

11:23 am

ladynoire1013

Hello all

11:23 am

caitlyn

Hi ladynoire

11:24 am

abe79

Hi Lady

11:24 am

kc8501

HA! found todays fish....

11:24 am

ladynoire1013

More fish! Will it never end?

11:24 am

ladynoire1013

Hello Abe

11:24 am

ladynoire1013

Hello Cait

11:27 am

torgone

Singing? I can't sing ..

11:28 am

Mary

re8 please?

11:29 am

caitlyn

Mary re+a6/18

11:29 am

RocDragon

re-"get"

11:29 am

torgone

Get again

11:30 am

ladynoire1013

ok, nare is so a word!!!

11:31 am

Mary

ty, got it, always have trouble with those re words

11:31 am

caitlyn

Roc congratulations on the birth of Kyle..

11:36 am

RocDragon

thanks :)

11:36 am

kc8501

ok. make that TWO fish.

11:38 am

abe79

Roc, Kyle is GORGEOUS

11:39 am

caitlyn

Is he a good baby?He looks very content!!

11:40 am

RocDragon

aside from the occasional outburst of crying, he's pretty good

11:41 am

shorty

awwww Roc your baby is beautiful

11:41 am

RocDragon

thank you :)

11:42 am

ladynoire1013

Hey, I found a fish

11:43 am

Dorens

can anyone give me a clue for the th8? does it byuiild of any of the other words?

11:44 am

abe79

dorens, th + charged particle + past of eat

11:44 am

Dorens

ah, yes, just monkeyed it, thanks abe

11:44 am

abe79

yw dorens

11:46 am

musicmom

Hi all how's the grid today?

11:46 am

bean66

clue for ne4,7 cant' seem to find it...please

11:46 am

musicmom

Ack - have to change that icon - be right back

11:46 am

Dorens

hi music mom. no shortage of vowels

11:46 am

Dorens

like the na 4/7 bean

11:47 am

caitlyn

abe did you have an interview last week or did i dream it?
Hi musicmom not too bad today

11:47 am

abe79

hi Musicmom

11:47 am

bean66

don't have that either...lol

11:47 am

abe79

caitlyn- an interview? for what? :)

11:47 am

RocDragon

na 4/7 = inexperienced

11:48 am

musicmom

That balances yesterday Dorens - no shortage of consonants

11:48 am

caitlyn

Sorry abe..I thought you had a job interview

11:48 am

Dorens

lol, mm

11:49 am

abe79

oohh. that was arlenem ( i think). i'm still on the hunt!

11:49 am

musicmom

Is the site working pretty well - not too slow?

11:49 am

rolin

roc..is there a na4/7?

11:49 am

Dorens

only my head is working slow

11:49 am

abe79

(feel free to dream about me getting a fabulous job with benefits where i have to work 3 days a week and can babble everyday)

11:49 am

raelite

abe you are making me crave tacos!!!!!

11:49 am

Dorens

yes na 4/7 is innocent

11:49 am

musicmom

LOL abe

11:50 am

raelite

abe, you should come work with me! I'm at work right now!

11:50 am

caitlyn

I will do that for you abe..better still a big win on the lottery

11:50 am

musicmom

Okay I think I will give a go for a little while.

11:50 am

musicmom

Me too - I work at home

11:51 am

abe79

i couldn't think of a vacation spot, do i decided to think about food...i'm at work too (boo). a lottery win would be lovely caitlyn

11:51 am

musicmom

I couldn't think of a vacation spot either abe. Probably anywhere tropical though

11:51 am

72 Temple Owl

hi everyone! : )

11:51 am

bean66

how bout the na6,18 pleaseeeee

11:52 am

caitlyn

Hi TO

11:52 am

abe79

hi Temple! I'm going to make tacos for everyone now

11:52 am

ch1212

hi again ... I thought it was 'vacation spots we could do without' ... ?

11:52 am

ch1212

Tacos sound good :)

11:52 am

musicmom

It is ch --- I hate to sweat

11:52 am

Dorens

making me hungry ch,,,,time for lunch

11:52 am

caitlyn

bean na 6/18 a chat!!

11:53 am

72 Temple Owl

thanks abe ! ; )

11:53 am

abe79

right now, i would take a vacation pretty much anywhere!

11:53 am

Dorens

na 6/18 rhymes with the first 7 letters above this box

11:53 am

ch1212

me too, musicmom, although I thought we women 'glisten' and men 'sweat' :D

11:53 am

abe79

yw Temple

11:53 am

musicmom

I would like to think that ch - truth of the matter - I SWEAT!

11:53 am

caitlyn

I hate the snow mm the thought of a holiday in it makes me squirm!!

11:54 am

musicmom

I LOVE snow ---- snow snow snow and more snow

11:54 am

bean66

huh????

11:54 am

ch1212

:D (me too, MM)

11:54 am

raelite

I could do without a vacation to a gulag

11:54 am

abe79

**puts out tray of tacos - beef, turkey, and veggie_, chips, salsa, and cheese**

11:54 am

rumplestiltskin

Any clues on the 8's. Thanks.

11:54 am

ch1212

oooh, is there guacamole too?

11:54 am

musicmom

Yum thanks abe

11:54 am

Dorens

bean, look above the words in this box....right here above your name!

11:54 am

ladynoire1013

Well, back to the salt mine folks, I will see you later

11:54 am

caitlyn

MMMMMMMM lovely abe LOl

11:55 am

Dorens

rumple re + at5 ( to get again)

11:55 am

abe79

of course **runs to fridge**

11:55 am

raelite

reattain

11:55 am

caitlyn

Bye lady

11:55 am

raelite

oh crud!

11:55 am

abe79

later, Lady

11:55 am

ch1212

thanks, rae :)

11:55 am

caitlyn

Thats right raelite LOL

11:56 am

raelite

:P

11:56 am

bean66

lmao....thanks dorens

11:56 am

hetty

rumple,re8 is the usual repeat of a verb meaning to get hold of--you may a***** great heights if you work hard

11:56 am

rumplestiltskin

thanks guys, now only need the th8,45

11:57 am

ch1212

take your th4/5 (last one) and add a consonant, then past tense of eat

11:57 am

hetty

the th8 builds from the th4 above it--simply add latin for born

11:57 am

abe79

rumple- th + charged particle + I *** three tacos for lunch

11:57 am

abe79

hi Hetty

11:57 am

ladynoire1013

you guys have to stop talking about food

11:57 am

caitlyn

Hi hetty

11:57 am

hetty

all babblers seem to phrase clues acording to meals!

11:58 am

ladynoire1013

later guys, work beckons

11:58 am

hetty

I agree ladynoire. Hi,cait, how are you?

11:58 am

raelite

mmm....fud....

11:58 am

hetty

Hi abe. I've finished!

11:59 am

abe79

congrats to Hetty

11:59 am

hetty

What's u, rae?

11:59 am

caitlyn

Talking about food I had better start on supper!! Pork chops ..New potatoes and garlic bread..

11:59 am

hetty

(*up)

11:59 am

abe79

that sounds delicious, caitlyn

11:59 am

caitlyn

Im fine hetty..and you?

11:59 am

raelite

just working...not a whole lot, how are you hetty?

12:00 pm

rumplestiltskin

sounds good Caitlyn, Done for today - *******

12:00 pm

caitlyn

Bye all.........

12:00 pm

hetty

Just off to visits at hospital, feeling fine and dandy.. blessings to all

12:01 pm

ch1212

bye caitlyn and Miss Hetty!

12:01 pm

hetty

bye my darling ch1212--hardly said hi, but bye anyway

12:01 pm

raelite

do you by any chancel know Ishbel?

12:02 pm

hetty

Who's Ishbel?

12:02 pm

chiley

Well, I suppose I'd better get ready for Hurricane Ernesto instead of Babblin'.....

12:02 pm

raelite

An old lady who lives on Saltspring, I used to get her meds together

12:03 pm

abe79

best of luck to you chiley

12:03 pm

chiley

Thanks...keep your fingers crossed that he takes a turn to the east and doesn't really do any damage to South Florida.

12:04 pm

ch1212

{{{ Miss Hetty }}} I'm done all -- Chiley, take care in Ernesto. Any clues needed before I go?

12:04 pm

hetty

I know a whole lot of old ladies, rae, but not an Ishbel, sorry--she may have moved on to greener pastures; the only sad part about my hospice work is that they have a way of doing that

12:05 pm

raelite

yes, it's true. That's ok...she might be on Galiano! :)

12:05 pm

raelite

it's been awhile

12:05 pm

ch1212

Miss Hetty, I too have been (and continue on a briefer basis) involved in hospice -- a beautiful ministry. God bless you!

12:08 pm

ch1212

I'm off -- happy hunting all!

12:12 pm

abe79

chiley- my grandpa lives in pompano beach- i will definitely keep my fingers crossed

12:13 pm

abe79

bye ch and congrats

12:13 pm

inge

fireworks at last

12:13 pm

abe79

congrats to inge!

12:14 pm

torgone

Hooray inge!

12:15 pm

inge

thankyou, can I clue someone?

12:15 pm

abe79

inge, the e from the top left? thanks!

12:15 pm

Dorens

congrats inge. and please clue the ha6/21

12:17 pm

inge

that e in the left is the eo word, cant think of a good clue

12:17 pm

Dorens

I also need clue for ta 6/18

12:18 pm

inge

ha 6/21 is my father

12:18 pm

Dorens

eo=long age + man's name(scots)

12:18 pm

abe79

thanks inge, every bit helps!

12:19 pm

Dorens

inge,, thanks but I don't know your father

12:19 pm

inge

's profession, think of the mad ha**** in Alice in Wonderland

12:19 pm

abe79

thanks dorens- working on it!

12:19 pm

Dorens

oh, thanks....how do i miss these?

12:19 pm

inge

*ha was my father's profession*

12:20 pm

oggy

evening all

12:20 pm

musicmom

what does the man's name start with for the eo word?

12:20 pm

Inge2

at 5/10?

12:20 pm

Dorens

of course, I get it now, and it would was a good clue

12:20 pm

Dorens

I, music mom

12:20 pm

musicmom

thanks dorens

12:20 pm

Dorens

to reach your goal inge2

12:20 pm

inge

Dorens, my clue got split, I didnt expect you to know my dad, just gte the clue

12:20 pm

musicmom

got it

12:21 pm

abe79

at + blacktop

12:21 pm

Dorens

ta 6/18 please

12:21 pm

Inge2

that's the at 6/18....I'm looking for at 5/10

12:21 pm

Dorens

lol inge... I thought it was funny

12:21 pm

Dorens

oh sorry,, at*** of roses, inge2

12:21 pm

Dorens

or at + black gooey stuff

12:21 pm

Inge2

tx!

12:22 pm

inge

that eo word ends in io 4 less sthe snake

12:22 pm

abe79

phew.. got it. thanks to inge and dorens

12:22 pm

Inge2

Ta 6/18 is that tapeworm with the alternate spelling

12:23 pm

Dorens

thanks you inge2---that gave me my fireworks!

12:24 pm

Dorens

yw abe

12:24 pm

musicmom

Bravo Dorens.

12:24 pm

Inge2

kudos!

12:24 pm

inge

bravo Dorens

12:24 pm

torgone

Hooray dorens!

12:24 pm

musicmom

I have 73 more to find but must go do some laundry and sewing. I'll be back later.

12:24 pm

raelite

could I please have some help with the qu?

12:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

h,m.......tapeworm........

12:25 pm

Dorens

thanks inges, tor, mm and bye mm

12:26 pm

Dorens

ta + printer's measure + 2 vowels (then greek pl)

12:27 pm

torgone

1st pair of q's rhyme with royal lady/ies

12:27 pm

Inge2

1st and 2nd qu: like an odd spelling of her royal highness and plural

12:27 pm

inge

qu: diff spelling for Elisabeth II

12:27 pm

abe79

yay dorens

12:27 pm

abe79

later Musicmom

12:27 pm

raelite

quean

12:27 pm

raelite

shoot

12:27 pm

inge

correct realite

12:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty dorens! now that i have the def i hope to remember! bye everyone!

12:28 pm

Dorens

yw and bye

12:28 pm

bekki

ty these qu are driving me crazy

12:28 pm

majmom

need the other 2 qu`s any clues

12:28 pm

72 Temple Owl

bb tonight to finish

12:28 pm

Dorens

now change the tsecond vowel to a consonant

12:28 pm

Dorens

later, temple

12:29 pm

riemann

*fireworks*

12:29 pm

raelite

ahhh thank you sooo much

12:29 pm

majmom

ty dorens

12:29 pm

Inge2

3rd and 4th qu: qu + ea 4/4, minus a

12:29 pm

Dorens

yay riemann

12:29 pm

inge

the other qu is like th babble bird te***, change t to qu, then plural

12:30 pm

bekki

ty my qu are done

12:30 pm

Dorens

time to get things done...later, all

12:30 pm

inge

bravo rieman, I missed you announcement

12:30 pm

raelite

thank you for the qu's I found'em! yay :)

12:30 pm

abe79

go Riemann!

12:32 pm

inge

got to find some lunch, bbl

12:36 pm

TheFiz

hi folks - a little fried on spreadsheets, thought i'd pop in for a little while.

12:36 pm

TheFiz

yay riemann!

12:36 pm

oggy

hi fiz

12:36 pm

torgone

Howdy Ms. Fs.

12:37 pm

TheFiz

hello there mr. t. i pity the fool....

12:39 pm

TheFiz

if anyone was following the saga of evanonut's dog, my mom located him this AM and he's fine.

12:41 pm

Inge2

et 6/21? I have the gas, looking for the other

12:41 pm

TheFiz

oooh, cleared the room with that one. sorry kids!

12:41 pm

oggy

what happened to his dog.

12:42 pm

periwinkle

HI all, clues for the 8's please

12:42 pm

TheFiz

nutty's brother found this dog that she loved, but he couldn't take care of the dog - too disruptive on his farm, i think - so he called the dog catcher. my mom lives near her so i put her on the case - and her super sleuth skills came through.

12:42 pm

Vicuna

et6/21 - starts the same as the gas, ends with a teeny little particle

12:42 pm

torgone

It was inge2's gas that cleared the room ..

12:43 pm

TheFiz

lol!

12:43 pm

Inge2

excuse....lol

12:43 pm

Inge2

and thanks, Vicuna

12:44 pm

oggy

hi peri the 8s are re8 and th8

12:44 pm

periwinkle

thaks oggy, will look for them

12:44 pm

oggy

re8 is re+at6/18

12:45 pm

TheFiz

thx oggy - didn't have that

12:45 pm

periwinkle

ok , don't have the at6/19 start justed playing, will look for it now

12:45 pm

TheFiz

peri - to achieve a goal - or reach a summit

12:45 pm

phandmd

to get or achieve

12:46 pm

periwinkle

thanks phan,

12:46 pm

periwinkle

found the re8, thanks oggy and phan

12:46 pm

periwinkle

and Fiz, too

12:47 pm

phandmd

yw

12:47 pm

TheFiz

yw!

12:47 pm

oggy

yw

12:48 pm

periwinkle

may I have a clue for th8 please

12:48 pm

oggy

th8 is th + tiny particle + anagram of tea

12:49 pm

periwinkle

thanks oggy, yet another new word for me, never would have it without your clue

12:49 pm

TheFiz

thx oggy! *goes to look up odd word*

12:49 pm

oggy

yw

12:50 pm

oggy

havent got a clue what it means.

12:50 pm

TheFiz

"pertaining to or contaning sulpher". now use it in a sentence...

12:51 pm

raelite

I can write thionate without a spelling error :P

12:51 pm

Vicuna

Yes, but you shouldn't do it in the chat box!

12:51 pm

periwinkle

uhoh, raelite, said a word!

12:51 pm

TheFiz

raelite said a word! but she used it in a sentence very well.

12:51 pm

raelite

shoot..I shouldn't be allowed in here today

12:52 pm

periwinkle

we all have done it rae, don't worry

12:52 pm

raelite

seriously...I don't have room to put food in my mouth with all the space my feet are taking up

12:52 pm

torgone

Hot wings on table two, Roasted breast on six and a th8/45

12:52 pm

periwinkle

8-)

12:52 pm

TheFiz

lol tor!

12:53 pm

Vicuna

Here's a sentence torgone should appreciate: It's the th8 gas that REALLY clears a room.

12:53 pm

raelite

tor: super funny as always... ROFL!

12:53 pm

TheFiz

no sweat rae. *hands over shoehorn* i haven't had use for this yet today but i keep one in my bag for similar occasions!

12:54 pm

raelite

oh thank you! now I can at least drink my tea without embarassin myself!

12:54 pm

raelite

(it's not lunchtime yet - only 11am)

12:54 pm

TheFiz

*hands rae lobster bib just in case*

12:55 pm

oggy

its 7pm here

12:55 pm

raelite

extra napkins? yes please!

12:55 pm

raelite

holy cow! what's it like at 7pm?

12:55 pm

TheFiz

and i left some wet wipes on the table if you need them!

12:55 pm

raelite

thanks...I"m a little messy.

12:56 pm

TheFiz

oggy is it still raining? i'm supposed to go to a baseball game at 7...

12:56 pm

oggy

its still light and a bit of sunshine.

12:56 pm

TheFiz

sounds perfect! thanks for the glimpse of the future!

12:56 pm

oggy

it has been raining, but not at the moment.

12:57 pm

raelite

yeah, that was cool! Even though it hasn't rained here in like 65 days or something crazy like that

12:58 pm

ExWren

I love to get the fireworks, they are shooting away at this moment.

12:59 pm

raelite

wtg

12:59 pm

Vicuna

Congrats, ExWren.

12:59 pm

oggy

wtg exwren

12:59 pm

TheFiz

good work exwren!

12:59 pm

torgone

Hooray!

1:00 pm

torgone

fewen

1:00 pm

torgone

?????

1:00 pm

oggy

tor wrong box

1:00 pm

Douglas

Hooray for ExWren

1:00 pm

TheFiz

(not a word tor)

1:00 pm

torgone

That was a dumb word even by my standards ...

1:01 pm

TheFiz

fe's are all 4s anyway

1:01 pm

Douglas

ExWren, when I think of Basingstoke, I remember Mad Margaret from Ruddigore...

1:03 pm

lmj643

hi all, can i get clues for the ao 5/10, 6/18?

1:03 pm

Douglas

Meaningless protest over the absence of fata from the dictionary

1:04 pm

TheFiz

lmj - a large artery coming away from the he5

1:04 pm

torgone

I don't have the he5/12 to clue the ao's

1:05 pm

TheFiz

lub dub, lub dub

1:05 pm

lmj643

thanks fiz, does the 6/18 come off the 5/10

1:05 pm

Vicuna

Better get a transplant, then.

1:05 pm

TheFiz

yes, lmj - latin plural

1:05 pm

Vicuna

Latin pl, lmj.

1:05 pm

lmj643

got it, thanks again!

1:05 pm

periwinkle

tore, he5 - what is beating inside your chest

1:06 pm

Mary

he5/12 what beats in your chest

1:06 pm

Vicuna

(He was making a clue.)

1:06 pm

Douglas

Backdating stock options is a method of *****

1:06 pm

torgone

Once again, my joke falls flat ..

1:06 pm

periwinkle

oh, okay

1:06 pm

Douglas

Ask not for whom the bell tolls...

1:06 pm

TheFiz

i got it tor - nearly fell off my chair i was laughing so hard.

1:06 pm

periwinkle

torgone, you are funny, but I don't always get your jokes

1:07 pm

bean66

so 6,18...pleaseeeee

1:08 pm

Vicuna

What an epitaph for you, torgone! :o

1:08 pm

ExWren

Douglas, I just had to go away and look up Mad margaret from Ruddigore, never heard of that before, but I think the word was Basingstroke!

1:08 pm

torgone

My so6 mow the lawn ..

1:08 pm

Vicuna

so6/18 - piece of music with solo instrument

1:09 pm

Vicuna

If he won't, maybe your daughter will!

1:09 pm

TheFiz

lol tor!

1:09 pm

ExWren

Mind you, I do know one or two Margaret's that it might apply to

1:10 pm

torgone

Not a chance .. It's a fight just getting her to go outside ..

1:10 pm

TheFiz

have i ever told you you're my he4/5, you're everything I wish I could be! I could fly higher than an eagle, you are the wind beneath my wings...

1:10 pm

Douglas

Shall I tell you one of poor Mad Margaret's odd thoughts? Well, then, when I am lying awake at night, and the pale moonlight streams through the latticed casement, strange fancies crowd upon my poor mad brain, and I sometimes think that if we could hit upon some word for you to use whenever I am about to relapse ? some word that teems with hidden meaning ? like "Basingstoke" ? it might recall me to my saner self. For, after all, I am only Mad Margaret! Daft Meg! Poor Meg! He! he! he!

1:10 pm

bean66

i dont' get it tor

1:10 pm

TheFiz

sorry - struck with the urge to sing and the coworkers look at me funny.

1:10 pm

Douglas

Is the internet great or what?

1:11 pm

Vicuna

I love Ruddigore, Douglas! I played in the pit orchestra for a production in college.

1:12 pm

bean66

nm...got it

1:12 pm

bean66

thanks

1:12 pm

torgone

You will when you get the word, bean .. So, as a clue, my offering was pretty useless ..

1:13 pm

Douglas

From time to time, gapers was a word in the grid, and I would use the duet "I Once Was a Very Abandoned Person" to clue it...

1:13 pm

Douglas

I'm weary wi' runnin'...

1:13 pm

Vicuna

And I'm sure everyone got it right away.

1:14 pm

Douglas

One would hope so, but the non-Savoyard constituency of the Babbleverse just looked at me funny...

1:14 pm

Vicuna

Amazing.

1:15 pm

TheFiz

shame, really. people are so underaquinted with the finer things in life.

1:15 pm

phandmd

Need a clue for that ou word pls

1:15 pm

TheFiz

phand - when there's no power - a power ou6

1:16 pm

Vicuna

That's 'cause they're busy being aquainted with reality TV instead.

1:16 pm

Vicuna

But I wish one day I could find the word "underaquainted" in the grid!

1:16 pm

phandmd

thnx Fiz, I hate when I miss the obious ones!

1:16 pm

phandmd

obvious!

1:17 pm

TheFiz

i'm not sure it's really a word, vic, but it fit my purposes nicely. yw phand!

1:17 pm

ladynoire1013

Helllo gang, I'm back

1:17 pm

Douglas

I would be happy if I could find nice simple words, like "soup"

1:17 pm

TheFiz

hi lady

1:17 pm

oggy

hi lady

1:17 pm

ladynoire1013

sometimes those 4 letter words are the hardest

1:18 pm

lmj643

can i get a clue for eo6/18?

1:18 pm

Vicuna

It's a splendid word, Fiz.

1:18 pm

ladynoire1013

Ok, gang - I need some advice, counsel ... whatever you want to call it

1:18 pm

TheFiz

lmj - a long period of time +boys name

1:18 pm

abe79

long long time + sir mckellan

1:18 pm

TheFiz

fire away lady

1:19 pm

Vicuna

eo6/18 - start with long periods of time, end with man's name as in Mr Fleming.

1:19 pm

TheFiz

(oh and ty, vic)

1:19 pm

torgone

Mmmmm . . . soup . . .

1:19 pm

lmj643

thanks fiz,abe & vic

1:20 pm

ladynoire1013

its a bit of a long story .. the gist of it is this - I've been morbidly obese for almost 15 years and very little has worked. My dr wants me to consider surgery

1:20 pm

ladynoire1013

specifically, something called lap band surgery, not the gastric bypass

1:20 pm

Douglas

The latest series between the Yankees and Red Sox was a ****

1:21 pm

ladynoire1013

Mind you, she asked me to "consider", ie, think about it, investigate, get some counselling, etc

1:21 pm

TheFiz

what's that, lady? (and could they have a worse term for being severly overweight? do they have to call it "morbidly obese"? sounds so upsetting)

1:21 pm

abe79

lady, someone on babble has had that surgery, i can't remember who

1:21 pm

lmj643

lady, if you trust your doc, i'd listen to him/her

1:21 pm

Douglas

After an ****** length of time, the nurse said the doctor would see me now...

1:21 pm

ladynoire1013

its called morbid, because it will eventually kill you

1:22 pm

TheFiz

well sure, and i suppose it has shock value for the folks who think, "it's not that bad", but most people i know who are that heavy have a pretty clear idea that it causes health problems.

1:22 pm

ladynoire1013

However, I just found out I have low thyroid, and we're still trying to get my dosage worked out...

1:23 pm

oggy

lady, how do u feel about having it done.

1:23 pm

FMitch

How do you feel about that op lady?

1:23 pm

ladynoire1013

I also just started exercising regularly for the first time in about 20 years, so I think I want to wait a year, see how the exercise and medication work first

1:23 pm

TheFiz

lady get that worked out before you do anything. and it may help - at least so you can keep your energy up and your weight off.

1:24 pm

ladynoire1013

I'm really leery, as the surgery will require some lifechanging decisions and I"m not a big fan of surgery (I'm an RN, btw)

1:24 pm

Inge2

the thyroid medication will give you more energy to excercise, too, ladyN; so I would wait

1:25 pm

abe79

lady- if you don't feel comfortable getting surgery, don't do it. go with your instincts b/c you know your body better than anyone

1:25 pm

ladynoire1013

The other thing I have to consider is I have severe arthritis in all my weight bearing joints, which is getting worse

1:25 pm

beebee

lady- no offense, but can you wait a year? how is your health?

1:25 pm

ladynoire1013

My thoughts so far are: wait and see what the meds and exercise do, one more year at this point can't hurt too much more

1:26 pm

ladynoire1013

My insurance won't cover the surgery as its still experimental - so I have that to consider as well

1:26 pm

TheFiz

lady, everyone i know who's had some sort of weight loss surgery has suggested (either because they did it or because they didn't!) that people work hard on their diet and learning about how/why they eat beforehand, and work on getting into a healthier routine. it's tough to suddenly change your habits, and you don't feel so good after the surgery for a while.

1:26 pm

TheFiz

i've also heard tell that water exercise is an amazing thing - that way you don't hurt your joints further.

1:27 pm

ladynoire1013

I just don't want to do something permanent to my body thats going to make my enjoyment of life any less than it already is

1:27 pm

FMitch

Are you in the USA Lady?

1:27 pm

ladynoire1013

Fiz, I"m looking into that - my gym has a pool

1:27 pm

beebee

if you do decide to have surgery- i heard really good things about the band verses gastric, less complications, not as invasive, quicker healing, etc. but, i wish you luck in whatever you choose to do.

1:27 pm

ladynoire1013

Yes, I'm in the US, FM

1:28 pm

ladynoire1013

I'd much rather lose the weight conventionally - what I need to change are my habits, nutrionally and activity wise

1:29 pm

oggy

walking is another good exercise if u can do it as well as swimming.

1:29 pm

ladynoire1013

The lap band has good results and you can "reverse" it later - my problem with that is, if I have the surgery, lose the weight, then reverse the surgery, whats to say I won't gain it all back again?

1:29 pm

FMitch

I've heard good and bad about the op but there can be so many other things that could be done first with the right mind set and back up and support

1:30 pm

abe79

best of luck on an exercise program lady. i lost 50 pounds a few years ago by making some lifestyle changes. good on you for wanting to be conventional

1:30 pm

TheFiz

lady what does your dr. say about waiting a year?

1:30 pm

ladynoire1013

Oggy, I love walking on the treadmill - its one of the few things I can do without a lot of pain (severe arthritis in knees)

1:31 pm

ladynoire1013

Fiz, she's a great dr - she wants me to be happy and healthy - she also agrees with waiting on the meds a few more months

1:31 pm

oggy

lady not being rude, but how old are u.

1:31 pm

ladynoire1013

Its just so frustrating to see people lose hundreds of pounds and here I am, going nowhere, despite what I do

1:31 pm

ladynoire1013

lol, Oggy, I'm 38

1:32 pm

oggy

lady have u got any support.

1:32 pm

abe79

do you have someone you can exercise with, lady?

1:32 pm

ladynoire1013

oh yes, my husband and family are wonderful, and my friends have been very supportive

1:33 pm

TheFiz

lady however you ultimately go about losing the weight you need to lose, keeping it off is a matter of major lifestyle shifts. sounds like you're making some smart and healthy choices for yourself, and if your dr. supports you then it makes sense to me to give it a little while.

1:33 pm

ladynoire1013

Yup, hubby goes with me to the gym, he's my coach lol

1:33 pm

abe79

lol. you can have 'gym dates' :)

1:33 pm

ladynoire1013

Thanks Fiz - mostly I was just looking for "validation" as my psych prof used to say

1:33 pm

FMitch

Go lady - you got yr babble buddies here too around the world

1:34 pm

ladynoire1013

Abe, oh yeah get all hot and sweaty together lol

1:34 pm

Douglas

Amen...

1:34 pm

TheFiz

lady that's good all over exercise, too....

1:34 pm

beebee

lady- have you tried any of the weight lose meds (adipex, merida,etc)maybe to help you along? i'm not sure of your health conditions nor am i an adovacate of meds but everyone needs a little help from time to time

1:34 pm

abe79

lol

1:34 pm

ladynoire1013

I was on Meridia for about a year, lost 50 lbs, but my new insurance won't cover it now

1:35 pm

beebee

lady- that sucks- sorry

1:35 pm

beebee

just lay in wait at the doctors til the drug reps come and beg for samples :)

1:36 pm

TheFiz

know that whatever you choose to do we'll be here with you! insurance isn't so good at recognizing the value of intervening before something is a deadly problem - they'd rather have you hospitalized when you "really need it" than pay for nutrition, exercise, etc.

1:36 pm

TheFiz

(sorry if any of you are insurance execs!)

1:36 pm

ladynoire1013

Sadly Meridia is controlled, so no free samples

1:36 pm

Sharidan

help on ag5/14??????

1:37 pm

ladynoire1013

Yeah, tell me about it - the insurance will pay for gastric bypass but not Meridia

1:37 pm

TheFiz

a+ piece of DNA (ge4)

1:37 pm

abe79

Sharidan- a + DNA

1:37 pm

Vicuna

ag5/14 - a + carrier of traints that get passed down from parents to children

1:37 pm

oggy

we dont need health insurance here, we are very lucky.

1:37 pm

ladynoire1013

no thanks

1:37 pm

beebee

does the company offer any discounts? i know that adipex has a card the give out if your ins. won't cover it

1:37 pm

abe79

there is a big push toward surgery these days, as they find newer and more innovative techniques

1:37 pm

Sharidan

thank you Fiz and Abe!!!!!

1:38 pm

abe79

yw sharidan

1:38 pm

TheFiz

yw sharidan

1:39 pm

Sharidan

how about at5/10?

1:39 pm

ladynoire1013

I lost a friend in surgery for gastric bypass, she's about my age

1:40 pm

Douglas

a small forest buffalo, Bubalus (Anoa) depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species.

1:40 pm

beebee

at5/10=at+ burr rabbit and *** baby or *** and feather

1:40 pm

TheFiz

at+gooey black substance sometimes used for roofing, sharidan

1:40 pm

TheFiz

it's certainly not something to be taken lightly, lady.

1:41 pm

Sharidan

I love these hints! Thanks

1:41 pm

beebee

surgery is scary- even for the tiniest things- you never know the outcome, sorry about your friend lady that is sad

1:44 pm

phandmd

That's me done! I'll try to clue this pm

1:44 pm

Douglas

Hooray for phandmd!

1:44 pm

beebee

yea phand

1:44 pm

oggy

wtg phandmd

1:44 pm

TheFiz

yay phand!

1:46 pm

ladynoire1013

She had other underlying health issues, some heart problems, etc and went into arrest on the OR table

1:48 pm

TheFiz

very sad. i think not uncommon, too. pls be careful!

1:48 pm

beebee

lady, that's so sad, but common. i am sorry for your loss

1:49 pm

beebee

oggy- why don't y'all need health ins.?

1:49 pm

ladynoire1013

oh lord, work calls - be back soon guys!

1:49 pm

luckestar92

hi

1:50 pm

beebee

bye lady- hey luck

1:50 pm

ladynoire1013

I will keep you all posted!!

1:50 pm

luckestar92

wats up?

1:50 pm

beebee

lady- good luck too you

1:50 pm

abe79

bye lady

1:51 pm

beebee

abe- your icon is making me hungry

1:51 pm

abe79

sorry beebee. i made tacos for everyone in the chat earlier :)

1:52 pm

oggy

im off bbl.

1:52 pm

abe79

bye oggy

1:52 pm

beebee

sorry i missed them- my 100 calorie doritio pack is def. not enough

1:52 pm

beebee

bye oggy

1:53 pm

jillibus

beebee - oggy doesn't need health insurance because in the UK they have universal health care as we do in Canada too.

1:53 pm

beebee

jilli- do you mean free health care- what a concept

1:55 pm

jillibus

yes, it's "free" but we pay taxes and depending on the province in Canada we may pay a small monthly premium. But it's the same for everybody.

1:55 pm

Douglas

No, uh-uh, nope, don't get started on single-payer...*holds bucket of cold water, ready to throw*

1:55 pm

beebee

jilli- that sounds amazing- i think i need to relocate

1:56 pm

jillibus

i'm surprised you didn't know about it, beebee!

1:56 pm

beebee

jilli- have y'all always had this health care system in place or is it relativly new?

1:57 pm

stidmama

hello Jill, Douglas, et al!

1:57 pm

abe79

Hi Stidmama

1:57 pm

beebee

no- i didn't- i hear that you can get cheaper drugs(my grandparents friends were talking about it) in canada

1:58 pm

jillibus

I don't remember when it started but I guess about 30 years ago - the British system is older - and many European countries have had the same sort of thing for ages

1:58 pm

stidmama

sounds like an interesting conversation ... but I am going to sit it out and dive into the grid. Would like to finish early today if I can.

1:58 pm

Douglas

beebee, lots of American politicians have been saying "Gosh, if only we could be just like Canada with regards to health-care, everything would be so hunky dory!"

1:58 pm

jillibus

the matter of drugs is another thing altogether. We do pay for those but there is help available.

1:59 pm

beebee

but, i will be looking in to this and then i'll be harassing my elected officals about why we to can't have it

1:59 pm

beebee

doug- i think it would be a wonderful thing

2:00 pm

jillibus

douglas, I know you're going to talk about waiting lists and so on, but I'll take it over the no-insurance thing. I have had surgeries and didn't have to wait - no problemo

2:00 pm

beebee

jilli- thanks for the health lesson- i appreciate it- i learn more than new words on babble

2:00 pm

Douglas

Yes, I was getting to that...

2:01 pm

stidmama

oh phantom word soignee...

2:01 pm

Douglas

I'm glad it worked out well for you, jilli...

2:01 pm

jillibus

hi stid!

2:01 pm

beebee

hey stid- didn't see you

2:02 pm

jillibus

it works out well for millions, douglas!

2:03 pm

stidmama

hi beebee. :-)

2:05 pm

Douglas

I'm no big fan of the New York Times, but they beg to differ... http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/26/inte
rnational/americas/26canada.html?ei=50
88&en=c2dd6e7e8f107208&ex=1298610000&a
dxnnl=1&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss&adxnnlx
=1156791781-Wd1/MJB+M/H7NyHkxzt2Mw

2:06 pm

jillibus

this dicussion could go on ad nauseam and usually does! So shall we drop it?

2:07 pm

Douglas

Consider it dropped...we need to focus and prioritize! How many words do you have? I have a paltry 48...

2:07 pm

stidmama

I have 46 words, need 90 more. Taking a break to check mail and get lunch.

2:08 pm

TheFiz

oops, missed the health care discussion - my partner works for a community health center and i have lots of thoughts - but you're right, jilli, it's something that can be discussed forever and i've got just a few minutes and 30 to find...

2:08 pm

beebee

i don't know exactly what ya'll(jilli and doug) are talking about, but i do know plenty of people with ins. who can't get the neccessary treatments due to a bunch of ins. bullsh**, and i know that i pay way to much a month for coverage and there are plenty of people who need medical attention, but can't afford it so they suffer. so whatever flaws jilli's system has, it seems way better than what we have in place

2:08 pm

beebee

i'm dropping too, a little late- sorry

2:09 pm

Douglas

This candy bar has smooth, rich chocolate featuring little air bubbles, making it light yet satisfying for those chocolate lovers out there.

2:09 pm

beebee

does anyone need a clue?

2:09 pm

jillibus

I have 18 left to find so...*dives*

2:09 pm

Lupe613

I like that chocolate bar Douglas!

2:10 pm

Douglas

I haven't seen it lately in Minnesota, but I'm glad it's still around!

2:11 pm

Lupe613

Cost Plus World Market carries them

2:11 pm

abe79

i don' t need a clue, but a candy bar would be nice

2:11 pm

Lupe613

Having a York Peppermint Pattie as I type abe79

2:11 pm

Douglas

When I have learnt what progress has been made in modern gunnery
When I know more of tactics than a novice in a nunnery
In short, when I've a smattering of elemental strategy

(searching for rhyme for "strategy")

You'll say a better Major-General had never sat ****

2:12 pm

TheFiz

mmm, peppermint and dark chocolate is a beautiful thing.

2:12 pm

stidmama

Fiz -- just saw you were here. How's your hand today?

2:12 pm

Douglas

a yellow pungent volatile oil formerly used for bleaching and aging flour...pungent and volatile would make a great blog tagline...brb...

2:13 pm

beebee

lupe- yum yum, i love to eat pretzel sticks with them

2:13 pm

kkiln

Beebee if you are still here...would like a clue for the TA 6 and 7 ..

2:13 pm

TheFiz

hand's doing better, stid, thanks. i was good to it all weekend, and am braced up at the moment. someday i'll have to return to normal but i'm enjoying not having to carry the laundry basket up the stairs, do the dishes, etc.

2:13 pm

Lupe613

beebee - never tried that before.

2:15 pm

TheFiz

*trying to think of rhyme for "strategy"; coming up empty*

2:15 pm

beebee

kkiln- ta6/18=ta+2nd vowel+o*e, two, three+3rd vowel +1st vowel/ 7 = 2nd vowel on end

2:16 pm

raelite

startegy: battery (it's a cheap rhyme but it kind of works)

2:16 pm

Merk

Fireworks! How sweet it is!

2:17 pm

TheFiz

yay merk!

2:17 pm

beebee

wtg merk

2:17 pm

Douglas

Congratulations, Merk!

2:17 pm

Merk

Days go by now that I can't get here so it makes it all the sweeter when I can and I do finish.

2:18 pm

abe79

lupe- am jealous of pepperment pattie, however, would prefer m & ms

2:18 pm

abe79

yay Merk!

2:18 pm

Douglas

a small forest buffalo, Bubalus depressicornis, of the island of Celebes, having a brown coat and straight, sharp-tipped horns: an endangered species. The last time I put this up, I stupidly forgot to get rid of the word...

2:18 pm

beebee

merk- i LOVE that panda

2:19 pm

CiociaJudy

woohoo Merk! Hello fellow Babblers. Just mixed some cookie dough and need it to firm up in the frig. What better way to spend the time, then chatting with the babbling crew.

2:19 pm

beebee

kkiln- did you get the ta's?

2:19 pm

TheFiz

mmm, judy, save a hot cookie for me!

2:19 pm

beebee

hey judy

2:20 pm

kkiln

Thanks Beebee --- I would never have gottenthat on my own.

2:20 pm

beebee

y/w

2:20 pm

TheFiz

i'm supposed to go to a baseball game fundraiser tonight but it's cold and rainy and i'd rather stay home and bake!

2:20 pm

CiociaJudy

butter balls, Fiz. I'll put some aside for you. Hi beebee.

2:20 pm

Douglas

You dun stomped on my heart
And you mashed that sucker flat
You just sorta stomped on my *****

From the late John Denver...

2:21 pm

torgone

=O

2:21 pm

TheFiz

*swoons with excitement*

2:21 pm

CiociaJudy

the cookies are for my 4 year old nephew's soccer team. Practice today and they need nourishment after all their hard work.

2:21 pm

Douglas

Did someone say cookies?

2:21 pm

scv

heya

2:21 pm

TheFiz

cookies=nourishment? whole wheat flour i guess :)

2:21 pm

CiociaJudy

You can have some too doug.

2:21 pm

CiociaJudy

lol Fiz.

2:22 pm

CiociaJudy

Hi, Tor and kkiln and scv.

2:22 pm

Douglas

woo-hoo!

2:22 pm

CiociaJudy

damp, miserable and rainy here yesterday, Fiz. Guess it headed your way.

2:23 pm

TheFiz

guess so, judy. poured all night and now just spitting.

2:24 pm

Lupe613

super rainy today in chitown. yuk

2:24 pm

Douglas

The farmers need the rain here in Minnesota, but the State Fair doesn't need the rain...

2:25 pm

CiociaJudy

we had major flooding here just a short time ago but everything was very dry again. we needed the rain.

2:25 pm

torgone

Warm and sunny here . .

2:25 pm

CiociaJudy

Is it ever anything but warm and sunny in San Diego, tor?

2:25 pm

raelite

same here :)

2:25 pm

Lupe613

trade ya Torgone!

2:25 pm

TheFiz

in san diego?!?! no...i don't believe it.

2:26 pm

CiociaJudy

Hi rae. beautiful icon.

2:26 pm

raelite

thank you and hi :)

2:26 pm

torgone

Sometimes it's hot and sunny . . .

2:26 pm

CiociaJudy

lol tor

2:27 pm

torgone

Sometimes I do miss certain aspects of having weather .. A nice thunderstorm, for example ..

2:27 pm

raelite

you don't get thunderstorms? we get them occasionally

2:27 pm

scv

its been terrible in ny.. rainy, windy, dark, cold. though the cold part i like!

2:28 pm

TheFiz

i have a good friend from SD who's in grad school in western MA - she had a hard time adjusting to things like snow and days of solid rain. and wearing a coat.

2:28 pm

CiociaJudy

you're getting all the weather that went through PA over the weekend, scv

2:28 pm

scv

love it.

2:28 pm

Douglas

Attribute of polygons...

2:28 pm

scv

yeah, around 5 am the rain was actually scary

2:29 pm

TheFiz

here too scv - i got up b/c it was so loud against the windows, and could have kayaked down my street

2:30 pm

raelite

may I please have a clue for the ag 5/14? is it a strange plural?

2:30 pm

abe79

fireworks!

2:30 pm

abe79

a + DNA, raelite

2:31 pm

raelite

wtg abe

2:31 pm

NANCY

Hi Tor, I would like a thunderstorm too but alas, I am in the direct hurricane watch area for Ernesto. Just when we thought it was safe to come out.....

2:31 pm

TheFiz

a+piece of dna (ge4) rae. yay abe!

2:31 pm

stidmama

YAY abe!

2:31 pm

CiociaJudy

woohoo Abe!

2:31 pm

CiociaJudy

Hiya Stid.

2:31 pm

abe79

i'm here for the next 1/2 hour for clueing

2:31 pm

torgone

Hello, luv! Are you going to evacuate?

2:32 pm

abe79

thanks everyone. Nancy are you in florida?

2:32 pm

stidmama

hi Judy, lurking in between reading news etc.

2:32 pm

Douglas

The English words otto and ***** are transliterations of the original Arabic word ‘itr.

2:32 pm

NANCY

Not at the present time but if things get really rough, maybe.

2:33 pm

NANCY

abe, yes on the east coast.

2:34 pm

TheFiz

yay fireworks!

2:34 pm

Douglas

Any of several sea eagles, especially Haliaeetus albicilla, of Europe.

2:35 pm

abe79

best of luck to you Nancy.

2:35 pm

abe79

congrats to Fiz!

2:35 pm

TheFiz

keep safe nancy!

2:35 pm

stidmama

YAY Fiz!

2:35 pm

NANCY

We were watching this storm headed for Texas and everyone sighed, thank heaven it isn't us again and then we are watching in horror as it is projected to move right over us. They have already moved or are in the process of moving the shuttle back into safety. Woe is me. If the electricity goes off (as it ALWAYS does), I will not only be hot, hot, hot but in major babble withdrawal.

2:36 pm

CiociaJudy

woohoo Fiz!

2:36 pm

torgone

Maybe he'll blow out over Cuba. Anyway, please be safe. I need someone to laugh at my lame jokes ..

2:36 pm

stidmama

Nancy, please keep us updated... as you can. PappouTed and someone else who was on last night are also on storm alert...

2:37 pm

TheFiz

nancy we will be thinking of you. you can always make up your own grid and see what you can find!

2:37 pm

abe79

my grandpa lives in s.e. florida, nancy, and he says that the loss of the electricity is the hardest part of a storm

2:37 pm

NANCY

Tor, lol, always

2:38 pm

stidmama

Or go back in the archives and print off some of the old grids... I am SURE paper and pencil is just as satisfying... *wicked grin*

2:38 pm

TheFiz

i heard all this stuff about disaster preparedness on the radio this weekend and went and took a big wad of cash out of the machine. (not so big if you're a robber or catburglar, though!)

2:39 pm

TheFiz

stid my mom found nut's dog friend!

2:39 pm

stidmama

*taking notes* and you're keeping it where, Fiz?

2:39 pm

stidmama

OH YESSSSS!!!!! in time, I hope? is it okay? is nut okay?

2:39 pm

TheFiz

taped to the back door labeled "EMERGENCY CASH", stid.

2:39 pm

Douglas

If it weren't for the Scots, the dictionary would have a lot less words...

2:40 pm

stidmama

Thanks, Fiz, afraid I'll miss seeing you -- you're at work when I plan to call... ROFL

2:40 pm

NANCY

Your grandpa is right. Besides being stifling hot, you lose all the food in your freezer, can't sleep. Unfortunately, I do not happen to be independently wealthy and can't afford a generator.

2:40 pm

jillibus

great news about nut's dog!!!

2:40 pm

stidmama

How long does the power go out, Nancy? Can you just put lots of bags of ice in the freezer and cover it with blankets to help things stay cold?

2:40 pm

Douglas

The guy with the arrows making people fall in love...

2:40 pm

TheFiz

he's fine - the dog warden took him to a no kill shelter - and said he told nut's brother that's what he was doing! so either the brother didn't understand or he

2:41 pm

majmom

at6/18 any clues please

2:41 pm

TheFiz

's a total jerk - either way dog's ok and waiting for nut.

2:41 pm

stidmama

Locutus, you are the nicest Borg ever!

2:41 pm

Douglas

Alas, majmom, I don't have that one either...

2:41 pm

TheFiz

but i haven't heard from her yet so if you see her let her know. and stid - just leave a note - and help yourself to the meager offerings in the fridge

2:41 pm

stidmama

*sigh of relief* I am so glad the puppy's okay. That is the important thing.

2:42 pm

stidmama

I will let Nut or Ren know as soon as I see one of them.

2:42 pm

stidmama

Oh -- I was going to leave blackberry cake and some jelly behind... anything else you want stashed at your place, Fiz?

2:42 pm

TheFiz

the dog warden said that he could tell this was a great dog and that he would find a good home somewhere. and my mom's feeling quite pleased with her sleuthing skills.

2:43 pm

stidmama

AT 6/18: to make one's goal, to AT*** the summit?

2:43 pm

NANCY

stid, the last two that we had, Frances and Jeanne, my electricity was out for 8 days the first time, and 9 the second. No fun. I stayed for Jeanne and believe me it is really scary watching parts of your house blow off.

2:43 pm

TheFiz

mmm, sounds perfect, stid. i've got a bottle of sparkling cider in the fridge that should go well.

2:43 pm

scv

i keep staring at the grid like new words are going to form all of a sudden

2:43 pm

stidmama

Your mom SHOULD feel pleased. Bet she'd make a fine babbler... Please tell her she is blessed thrice for her kindness.

2:44 pm

TheFiz

sounds awful, nancy! we just got our "evacuation map" in the mail this weekend - a completely inscrutable jumble of colored areas and double-pointed arrows.

2:44 pm

TheFiz

lol scv!

2:44 pm

stidmama

Oh wow, Nancy, it would be scary. I am SO GLAD to live somewhere that the only thing I have to worry about is earthquakes. We just don't get the big storms I remember from the East Coast.

2:44 pm

musicmom

Hi all. Going to try to grab a few words.

2:44 pm

CiociaJudy

*passes out warm butter cookies to fellow babblers*

2:44 pm

abe79

nancy, my grandpa has a girlfriend on the gulf coast, so he usually flees. IF he has gas in the car. he says the gas pumps are also down for days

2:45 pm

CiociaJudy

hi musicmom!

2:45 pm

stidmama

hi musicmom -- did your mother ever talk to you after you left? she popped up and said she was so busy in the grid she hadn't seen you talking at her! She's nice.

2:45 pm

abe79

thanks Judy! Hi Musicmom

2:45 pm

musicmom

Yes - she emailed me later and said she ended up talking to you and someone else

2:45 pm

TheFiz

mmmm, shudy, theeesh are delishoush!

2:46 pm

Lupe613

Hey musicmom!

2:46 pm

musicmom

We had borrowed that movie from friends so I wanted to watch it and get it returned. We had kept it for over a week

2:46 pm

torgone

Nancy, you are such a trooper for hanging in such conditions. I'm impressed!

2:46 pm

NANCY

abe, that is the trick, getting gas, because everyone who does have a generator is at the station buying gas as well. And the pumps go down because there is no electricity.

2:46 pm

stidmama

yes, I think it was kalea... I hope the movie was good.

2:47 pm

stidmama

Judy, I will assume the butter can be "virtualized" for me or I will end up looking like Doris did when the doctor came to visit!

2:47 pm

jillibus

4 to go but need lunch -- stid, that blackberry cake sounds good *hint*

2:47 pm

NANCY

Thanks Tor, you are so sweet to me......flutter, flutter....

2:48 pm

abe79

well nancy, i will be thinking of you these next few days!

2:48 pm

Lupe613

anyone have experience selling cookies?

2:48 pm

stidmama

*shakes head* oh lor' not again! LOL I think I'll go before Scarlet is all over Rhett... see you in few!

2:48 pm

carp

Please can anyone help with re6/21 and ta5/16? Thanks

2:48 pm

abe79

i only have experience eating them, lupe :)

2:48 pm

Lupe613

LOL

2:48 pm

majmom

ty -finally got the right combo for at6/18

2:48 pm

abe79

carp- to warm up food (re 6/21)

2:48 pm

stidmama

*tosses cake at jill* or you could always come down and sit on my dogs...

2:49 pm

TheFiz

stid et. al, my parents are coming to visit this weekend and i'm hoping to introduce my mom to babble. i think she'd enjoy the game and the community - she's big on crosswords - but she's a little technophobic

2:49 pm

NANCY

Thank you all for your good thoughts....I will let you know what happens....maybe Ernesto will blow so far east that it will go out into the Atlantic (one can only hope)

2:49 pm

jillibus

mmmmm, stid, yummy - and I'm too heavy to sit on your dogs, sorry

2:50 pm

musicmom

UGH I can't post.

2:50 pm

abe79

ta 5/16- sounds like a type of straw used to make scarecrows

2:50 pm

TheFiz

ta5/16 sounds like a material that one could use to weave baskets.

2:50 pm

CiociaJudy

just caught up with the chat. *whew* Be safe Nancy. Feel free to come to PA.

2:50 pm

musicmom

<synopsis> - the movie was good, I'm a GS of course I have sold cookies.

2:50 pm

jillibus

good luck, Nancy - I've been through a midwinter lack of pwer for 5 days in Quebec - no fun but at least we had a fireplace to keep warmish

2:50 pm

CiociaJudy

Fiz, soooooo wonderful about the pup. I am thrilled. I was so upset when nut told us what happened. Bravo to your parents. Share the cookies with them.

2:51 pm

Douglas

O where have you been, Lord Randal, my son ?
O where have you been, my bonny young man ?
I've been with my sweetheart, mother make my bed soon
For I'm sick to the ***** and I **** would lie down.

2:51 pm

jillibus

bfn

2:51 pm

carp

Thanks both. Only got 1 to go. Hunting na4/4

2:51 pm

musicmom

My mom loves babble now that I have her playing it.

2:51 pm

CiociaJudy

Stid, I'll meet you at Fiz's place to make sure her cash is in a safe place! lol

2:51 pm

musicmom

took a while to get her to try it

2:51 pm

TheFiz

lol warmish! not a great option to keep you coolish w/o power, though.

2:52 pm

CiociaJudy

na + olive **l

2:52 pm

Douglas

It's such a sweet happy song about being poisoned by one's sweetie...

2:52 pm

TheFiz

lol judy. like i said - large envelope marked "emergency cash" - can't miss it.

2:53 pm

carp

FIREWORKS!!!!! Thanks for the clues.

2:53 pm

Douglas

One in whom the property of an estate is vested, subject to the estate of a life renter.

Oh, that really helps...

2:53 pm

CiociaJudy

woohoo Carp!!!!!!

2:53 pm

Douglas

Hooray for carp!

2:53 pm

TheFiz

just send a postcard from your carribean cruise, ok? actually - more like a motel 6 off the PA turnpike, when i think about how much is actually in there...

2:53 pm

musicmom

Bravo Carp

2:53 pm

TheFiz

yay carp!

2:54 pm

TheFiz

douglas what's that a clue for? i'm done and still have no idea!

2:54 pm

CiociaJudy

Well, we can supplement the fund with sales of my cookies and Stid's cakes.

2:55 pm

abe79

congrats to carp

2:58 pm

TheFiz

they said on the radio that you should have enough cash for your family to live for a week with no credit - taking into account things like gassing the car and getting hotel rooms should you need to evacuate - and i

2:58 pm

TheFiz

oops, i'm CHEAP, so i kept it low!

2:59 pm

Judi

Hi all! Anyone have clues for the et's?

2:59 pm

abe79

i'm off. good luck to all :)

2:59 pm

TheFiz

bye abe, see you later

3:00 pm

TheFiz

judi - et6/21 is a gas that arises from bodily functions

3:00 pm

abe79

bye!

3:00 pm

TheFiz

second et6/21 is same first 3 letters, ends in charged particle - et7 is the plural

3:01 pm

CiociaJudy

by Abe. Hi Judi.

3:01 pm

Judi

Smashing. Thanks, Fiz.

3:03 pm

TheFiz

yw judy. and the grind calls - back to work. see you all later. thanks for the cookies judy!

3:04 pm

CiociaJudy

cu later Fiz.

3:08 pm

Douglas

Many Babblers think President Bush thinks he rules by royal ****

3:11 pm

mo

wow ..how i am struggling tonight...just 10 left and i am cannot figure them!!!!

3:11 pm

Douglas

Look to the rock from which you were ****, to the pit from which you were quarried; (Isaiah 51)

3:13 pm

hetty

Hi there mo, can Ihelp?

3:14 pm

hetty

Hi Doug--ou remind me of therock that is higher than I, from which I waS HE**

3:14 pm

mo

hetty please ..how about the th8 for starters?

3:15 pm

Douglas

Indeed yes, hetty!

3:15 pm

ARB

Shalom everyone

3:15 pm

hetty

o'k' Mo, take your th4/4 and add the latin for born

3:15 pm

hetty

Shalom, ARB

3:16 pm

stidmama

YAY Carp!

3:16 pm

stidmama

Shalom ARB, you're not usually here this time of day. Are you okay?

3:16 pm

hetty

that should be th4/5, sorry-you can also add a hook and the past tense of to eat

3:17 pm

ARB

Hi Stidmama. You're right -- this is after 11 p.m. for us. But we just came in from a party and I wanted to check in. Finished the grid earlier today.

3:17 pm

Douglas

Shalom ARB

3:18 pm

mo

hetty thank you ...still working on it...i am a bit slow tonight!!

3:18 pm

hetty

or you could, Mo, take the th54/12, slip in a circle before the hook, and then add the past tense of "eat"

3:18 pm

stidmama

okay, YAY ARB for finishing the grid. Glad it was something fun that kept you out!

3:18 pm

hetty

*th5/12

3:18 pm

ARB

I was not an easy grid today, but I managed without a dictionary, so I was pretty pleased. Groaned a lot, though.

3:19 pm

ARB

th 5/12 Greek alphabet letter

3:19 pm

hetty

u4/8 sounds like tofu turned into alphabet soup

3:20 pm

lynxxx

good morning all

3:20 pm

hetty

*tu4/8

3:20 pm

ARB

also thh 5/12

3:20 pm

hetty

Hi, lynxxxxx

3:21 pm

stidmama

good morning, lynxxx... it's nearly midnight for ARB... LOL what better demonstration of the breadth of our community!

3:21 pm

ARB

also th 5/12 common word (3 letters) + common preposition

3:22 pm

rumplestiltskin

Afternoon all! just checking to see if my Icon got changed OK!!

3:22 pm

rumplestiltskin

Afternoon all! just checking to see if my Icon got changed OK!!

3:22 pm

Douglas

A number of people have commented that this is not an easy grid, ARB

3:22 pm

ARB

Hi Lynxx -- didn't we converse 15 hours ago?

3:22 pm

hetty

and don't forget, ARB, to add an e"

3:22 pm

stidmama

hi rumple!

3:23 pm

stidmama

looks like purple bindweed to me, rumple!

3:23 pm

rumplestiltskin

My morning glories! They are beautiful today after the rain.

3:24 pm

stidmama

they are gorgeous! Do you have to plant them every year?

3:24 pm

Douglas

While I was writing about how it looked like CAPTAIN Jack Sparrow, I saw the morning glories...

3:24 pm

rumplestiltskin

No, and the multiply like crazy. I could send you some seed if you want.

3:24 pm

ARB

Douglas, when I look at the words now, I don't see a lot of wierd words, but it seems that what is there is not easy to detect.

3:24 pm

lynxxx

hi ARB - I thought that it was more like 30 hours -!? no matter - glad to see you between all the trips !

3:25 pm

stidmama

thanks rumple, but I spend a good bit of time pulling the white bindweed from the lilacs and other ornamentals... Not sure I need another one that "naturalizes readily"! :-)

3:26 pm

stidmama

I have 77 to go... 77 to find, grab a word, type it out, 76 more to search for....

3:26 pm

stidmama

lynxxx -- is that some sort of magnolia?

3:26 pm

rumplestiltskin

We have about 3 acres fenced in 6 foot chainlink for my Deerhound and it climbs all over it.

3:27 pm

snppngtrtle

does anyone have the last he 6/21 and 5/12?

3:27 pm

ARB

Anyone need any help before my eyes close permanently and my fingers curl up?

3:27 pm

lynxxx

yes stid - leftover anyway

3:27 pm

stidmama

You have a deerhound? why am I not really surprised? Wish I could put up a fence just for our shepherd. He doesn't roam (thankfully) but he really can't just be let out.

3:28 pm

stidmama

oh ARB, I hope not "permanently"!

3:28 pm

hetty

Rump, I still see the captain, alas. Stid, I'm here and wanting to help.

3:28 pm

ARB

he 6/21 is the plural of the he 5/12 before it (large bird)

3:28 pm

stidmama

I am not far enough to ask for clues yet, ARB, but thanks.

3:28 pm

stidmama

hetty, just need to refresh for the pretty posies.

3:28 pm

ARB

he 5/12 after that is the plural of he 4/5.

3:29 pm

rumplestiltskin

the 5,12 after the bird plural is the plural of the 4,5 above it

3:29 pm

mo

thanks for all your clues but i still cannot get the th8 perhaps it is an American word?

3:29 pm

ARB

Not "permanently permanently, just permanently for tronight

3:29 pm

lynxxx

eo6.18 (can't get that ending!) - TY

3:29 pm

snppngtrtle

Thanks! Fireworks!

3:29 pm

stidmama

*sigh of relief* good thing, ARB! I hope you will have good dreams.

3:29 pm

Douglas

Alas, I don't have the th8 either, mo

3:29 pm

stidmama

YAY turtle!

3:30 pm

Douglas

Hooray for snppngtrtle!

3:30 pm

lynxxx

th8 - th + charged particle + past tense to eat (TY for earlier clue)

3:30 pm

stidmama

the eo 6/18 ends like a geologic period tertian, permian...

3:30 pm

ARB

th 8/45 = th + electrically charge atom + past tense of puting food in your mouth.

3:31 pm

Douglas

But I do have the eo6/18, lynxxx! After an ****** length of time, you might get an appointment with a Canadian doctor...

3:31 pm

hetty

mo, try again. Take th**5/12--archaic form of "yours"rhyming with "mine" Slip a circle between the third and fourth letters. Now add past tense of "eat" --"I a** a peanut last night. . ."

3:32 pm

hetty

You could get an apointment with me in a flash, Doug

3:33 pm

hetty

The Brits, of course begin eo6/18 with an "a"--they are aeo**out of date

3:33 pm

mo

ARB thank you i have it now. Hetty...thank you for your help too

3:33 pm

stidmama

okay, this is really silly -- I monkeyed all around the "smelly vegetable" for the top O words... then finally got it... *sigh* need brain food.

3:34 pm

Douglas

Let me rephrase that...after an ****** length of time, the UN may do something about about Iran's nukes...

3:34 pm

stidmama

okay, my new phantom word is nougat

3:35 pm

hetty

Mine is tearooms

3:35 pm

Douglas

After ARB mentioned a Greek letter in the grid, mine is theatre

3:36 pm

torgone

heinous and fatuous

3:36 pm

Douglas

******ing nabobs of negativism

3:36 pm

shutterbug

hi all.

3:36 pm

stidmama

hi shutter!

3:36 pm

hetty

I could have sworn there was a word "theatron"

3:37 pm

shutterbug

Stid, that is funny that you said you need brain food because my little sister takes fish oil and after she was taking it for a while she really started talking a lot more, so we call it brain food!

3:38 pm

Douglas

That's a very nice word, hetty, as in electronic theatre...a virtual reality viewer...

3:38 pm

lynxxx

moving on (still can't get the end to the eo..) clue for the SO6.18 pls

3:38 pm

Chris P

what's the 8 other than the th8?

3:38 pm

stidmama

LOL shutter! There is a lot of truth to benefits of cod liver oil... my grandmother took most of her life. I do not think that the peppermint flavor was an improvement!

3:38 pm

lynxxx

hello chris - re8.40

3:39 pm

hetty

then other 8 is an "re"Chris

3:39 pm

shutterbug

ours are lemon flavored and we also have some that are starwberry flavored (those are what my sister takes)

3:39 pm

stidmama

hello Chris, long time no see!

3:39 pm

Chris P

thanks lynxxx & hetty - will try to find it!

3:39 pm

lynxxx

I'm sure you'll ge it again chris

3:40 pm

hetty

It' a typical "redo" RE word; after it put the verb meaning reach the top--a*****the heights

3:40 pm

stidmama

hetty! great clue, I got it!

3:40 pm

hetty

I'm sure you are capable of such an a****ment, Chris

3:41 pm

Chris P

that's a real 'groan' word!

3:41 pm

Douglas

Thanks!

3:42 pm

lynxxx

nobody got the SO6.18 ? what about the TA5.10 near the root vegetable

3:42 pm

Frances

lynxxx
so6/16 moonlight so6/18

3:43 pm

lynxxx

TY Frances

3:43 pm

hetty

so6/18 is a musical form--piano or violin

3:43 pm

stidmama

lynxxx -- do you need a plural on the TA 5?

3:43 pm

torgone

My so6/18 clean his room ..

3:43 pm

shutterbug

I LOVE Mozart's So**** in C!

3:44 pm

hetty

torg, I don't believe you would actually sound like that when talking about your son--

3:44 pm

Frances

lynxxx
You're welcome

3:45 pm

lynxxx

TA5.10 - got the plural root vegetable

3:45 pm

stidmama

do you have the raw beefsteak, lynxxx? steak ta***?

3:46 pm

CiociaJudy

the other ta5/10's are both plurals lynxxx

3:46 pm

hetty

lynxx what about the sauce you make for fish, minus its hook?

3:47 pm

hetty

Stid likes it with raw beefsteak (ugh) but like it with fish

3:47 pm

lynxxx

TY - not australian spelling !

3:48 pm

stidmama

Of course, hetty knows I don't eat things from cows...

3:48 pm

shutterbug

how many words today? I only have 48 and cant get anymore.

3:48 pm

stidmama

136 shutter

3:48 pm

shutterbug

Are my posts going through?

3:49 pm

ladynoire1013

HI Shutter

3:49 pm

hetty

lynxx, our daughter has been making us go to bed nightly wearing our FREMANTLE DOCKER SCARVES; she swears it's what is making them win every game--

3:49 pm

ladynoire1013

Well, gang, today has not been my day

3:49 pm

Douglas

I don't eat fur or wear meat...

3:49 pm

shutterbug

Ok, there, I refreshed, now I see them.

3:49 pm

ladynoire1013

I just found my job is ending Sept 15

3:49 pm

stidmama

what's up lady?

3:49 pm

hetty

do you walk on lather,Doug? Soap in the water?

3:50 pm

jillibus

back for the Final Four - hello all

3:50 pm

lynxxx

Hetty - What a vision!

3:50 pm

stidmama

hi Jill!

3:50 pm

hetty

lady, how should I feel in empathy? Relieved or devastated?

3:51 pm

ladynoire1013

Devastated

3:51 pm

stidmama

oh boy... and then lady?

3:51 pm

lynxxx

hi Jilli & Lady

3:51 pm

hetty

Then trhat's what I feel. What options have you for Sep. 16?

3:51 pm

ladynoire1013

well, I'm a contract nurse, so I'm hoping they fnd another assignment for me

3:52 pm

stidmama

What's a contract nurse?

3:52 pm

hetty

Makes me wish could employ you up here.

3:53 pm

lynxxx

TA6,18 & 7.28 hint pls

3:53 pm

stidmama

sorry lynxxx, don't have those yet

3:53 pm

Douglas

I don't have those, lynxxx...

3:55 pm

hetty

ta6b and ta7 (latin plural) buld on the archaic form oof "taken" (not in the grid, alas) by adding a third and then a first voel

3:56 pm

jillibus

ta7 - very Brit drink, reverse vowels, then not out, reversed, Latin plural ending (2 vowels). For the 6, remove last vowel

3:56 pm

stidmama

I need more than that, hetty, please?

3:56 pm

hetty

Can you work through all the typos? TA**plus third plus first vowel

3:56 pm

stidmama

ah! that's what I was needing, thanks hetty

3:57 pm

jillibus

guess you didn't see mine, eh stid?

3:57 pm

hetty

O'> Stid, jilli has it--keep reversing from teatime on

3:57 pm

hetty

Clever jilli

3:57 pm

lynxxx

TY hetty & jilli - that was in the grid over the last few days wasn't it?

3:58 pm

jillibus

can't take credit for that clue - it was given lst night

3:58 pm

stidmama

Jill's was even more confusinger to me than yours, hetty --- but thanks Jill!

3:58 pm

hetty

I don't recall whether i saw it in an earlier grid or in my sleep--I frequently dream I'm playing babble

3:58 pm

jillibus

don't remember when it was there before - should write the silly thing down!

3:59 pm

lynxxx

3 left - but do need to get to work - TY all so much for your help - bye

3:59 pm

hetty

Bye lynxx

3:59 pm

stidmama

well, thanks to everyone who helped. I am going to spend some time watching TV with the boys. later all!

4:00 pm

musicmom

Bye Stid

4:00 pm

musicmom

FIREWORKS FOR ME!

4:00 pm

jillibus

bfn, stid

4:01 pm

jillibus

YAY musicmom!!!

4:01 pm

musicmom

Thanks Jilli - I didn't find this one very easy today

4:01 pm

musicmom

I need to go finish dinner and pick Sarah up from band. Talk later.

4:02 pm

jillibus

nor I - need help with re6/21 and 6/18

4:02 pm

musicmom

I can help before I go

4:02 pm

musicmom

re6/21 - what I would do to leftovers if that is what we were having for dinner

4:03 pm

musicmom

re6/18 - what students need to do to knowledge to do well on final exams.

4:03 pm

musicmom

I have about 10 minutes if you need any more help

4:03 pm

jillibus

thanks, musicmom

4:04 pm

mo

any easy clues for the eo6/18 pleeease

4:05 pm

musicmom

mo - eo 6

4:05 pm

musicmom

a long time + a charged particle (change the second vowel)

4:06 pm

musicmom

or a long time + scottish man's name

4:06 pm

Hi there

na4 please!

4:06 pm

musicmom

na4/7 - na+ no **s ands or butts

4:06 pm

hetty

Which one, Hithere,there are 2

4:06 pm

musicmom

buts

4:06 pm

musicmom

sorry

4:06 pm

hetty

*3

4:06 pm

musicmom

na4/4 -one is na+ two vowels

4:06 pm

jillibus

not getting the re6/18

4:07 pm

musicmom

the other is na+computer operating system (acronym)

4:07 pm

hetty

jilli, you have re8 don't you? Take the "at"away

4:07 pm

mo

music mom ...thank you ....great clue!!

4:08 pm

Frances

jilli
re6/18 keep

4:08 pm

musicmom

I re6 the right to my patent for 10 years.

4:08 pm

Hi there

thanks musicmom!

4:08 pm

jillibus

thanks, hetty! got it!

4:08 pm

musicmom

YW YW YW!

4:09 pm

Hi there

he6 and he7 ??? only 6 left!

4:09 pm

musicmom

he6 - a nasty drug

4:10 pm

musicmom

he7 add a vowel to the drug for the female lead of a novel

4:10 pm

musicmom

there is also an he6 that is a plural of the 5 before it

4:10 pm

hetty

he6 and 7 lok related but aren't; the first is adrug, the second is a female he4/5

4:10 pm

ExWren

I just had a look, there are 174 members on line, but only about half a dozen or so actually chatting

4:10 pm

Hi there

wow, wouldn't have gotten that one...thank you!!

4:11 pm

musicmom

They don't know what they are missing Ex.

4:11 pm

PappouTed

hi everyone, 27 left to finish, congrats to those who did

4:11 pm

musicmom

BTW - if you all see Grannyg in the chat - that is BGL and my mom.

4:11 pm

torgone

Some of us are shy ..

4:11 pm

musicmom

Go Pappou

4:11 pm

musicmom

Not us torg - them

4:11 pm

stidmama

go Penny go!

4:11 pm

musicmom

you're just concentrating

4:11 pm

stidmama

Hi ExWren, yes, that's usually about how it is. are you done already?

4:12 pm

Hi there

ta5/16?

4:12 pm

stidmama

*splutter* torgone, shy????

4:12 pm

mo

this sounds stupid but i cannot get an ra4/4...i have the weather one and the charge one.

4:12 pm

PappouTed

is there a clue for re8?

4:12 pm

stidmama

I am really really closing the laptop and turning away now... really going....

4:12 pm

stidmama

see you all later

4:12 pm

musicmom

sounds like the kind of material used in basket making. Change the first letter from r to t

4:13 pm

musicmom

pappou to get advanced standing again

4:13 pm

musicmom

or to get anything again

4:13 pm

mo

just got the ra4 one!!!

4:13 pm

musicmom

re+at6

4:13 pm

musicmom

I think my blood sugar is getting low. Those were ridiculous clues. sorry

4:14 pm

PappouTed

I don't have the at6 yet, so i'm going to sit here and contemplate the clues, LOL. thanks

4:14 pm

musicmom

ta5/16 - sounds like a children's musician (sings Baby Baluga) change the first letter and add a

4:14 pm

musicmom

to acquire Pappou

4:14 pm

torgone

If you contemplate enough, you'll at6 enlightenment ..

4:14 pm

ExWren

Hi stidmama, I entered my last word at 12.55. I have been away watching TV, but thought I would come and check up on all of you

4:15 pm

PappouTed

got both, thanks

4:15 pm

musicmom

Hi There - how are you doing? I've got to head out. Good luck!

4:15 pm

jillibus

ok, I give up - last word refuses to appear - th6/21

4:16 pm

musicmom

add a vowel to the 5 before it

4:16 pm

musicmom

Okay I'm really leaving. Bye Bye!

4:16 pm

PappouTed

bye, musicmom

4:17 pm

ExWren

It was my official ExWren babble birthday yesterday, but I did start around the 5th August when my player name was Bgough. Alot of us joined at that time when the Mail on Sunday published an article about Playbabble

4:17 pm

jillibus

FIREWORKS! Thanks, musicmom! Who'da thunkit?

4:17 pm

PappouTed

yay, jilibus

4:18 pm

jillibus

congrats, exwren!

4:19 pm

jillibus

Anybody want help? I can stay for a litle bit

4:19 pm

CiociaJudy

woohoo Jilli

4:19 pm

PappouTed

clue for the first et6?

4:19 pm

Deeha

As usual I am struggling with the final word. Can you help please. re6/21

4:20 pm

jillibus

pappou - lady's name minus last cons, then **xt in line

4:21 pm

CiociaJudy

to warm up something deeha

4:21 pm

jillibus

deeha - what you do do leftovers?

4:21 pm

PappouTed

I think I have that one, I must need the other one

4:22 pm

Deeha

omg I deserve leftovers missing that one I did look for it too thanks everyone

4:22 pm

jillibus

that was my last word too -- see musicmom at 4:16

4:23 pm

CiociaJudy

et + chair letter + charged atoms, ted

4:23 pm

jillibus

oh, I'm getting mixed up - is it pappou looking for an et?

4:23 pm

PappouTed

got it and the plural, thanks for the clue

4:24 pm

PappouTed

20 left

4:24 pm

CiociaJudy

go ted go

4:24 pm

jillibus

you can do it, pappouted!

4:24 pm

PappouTed

na6, 18

4:25 pm

Munner

ta 5/16 p;ease?

4:25 pm

CiociaJudy

n + the mad h*****

4:25 pm

jillibus

na6 rhymes with the p**** of little feet

4:25 pm

seano216k

evening babblers, et6/21 first one please

4:25 pm

CiociaJudy

ta + ***t (car clue in grid)

4:26 pm

PappouTed

oh my goodness, i was looking right at that, thank you

4:26 pm

jillibus

ta5/16 rhymes with the gangster org

4:27 pm

CiociaJudy

et + chair letter + nuclear ***rgy

4:27 pm

jillibus

et6/21 - see mine at 4:20

4:27 pm

seano216k

ty ciociajudy

4:27 pm

CiociaJudy

yw seano

4:27 pm

jillibus

nm - judy's clue is clearer

4:28 pm

jillibus

hi seano

4:28 pm

ladynoire1013

well, gang, I'm going home - I will see you all tomorrow

4:28 pm

CiociaJudy

cu tomorrow lady.

4:28 pm

PappouTed

ou6?

4:28 pm

jillibus

bye ladynoire!

4:28 pm

jillibus

ou6 - when you lose power

4:28 pm

CiociaJudy

power ou****, ted. When you have a bad storm.

4:29 pm

PappouTed

ty, judy, great clue

4:30 pm

CiociaJudy

ty ted. jilli, you and I are on the same wave length today.

4:30 pm

jillibus

well, I think I'll go now -- judy's clueing so well <g>

4:30 pm

ladynoire1013

Bye Jili

4:30 pm

PappouTed

well, how about or6?

4:30 pm

CiociaJudy

ah, jilli, leaving me????

4:31 pm

jillibus

I do have other stuff I have to do!

4:31 pm

CiociaJudy

or + man's name - meaning fancy like house trim

4:31 pm

CiociaJudy

I know the feeling jilli! cu later

4:31 pm

jillibus

or6 - add a cons to or5/10 for something fancy

4:32 pm

CiociaJudy

see, Jilli. two clues are better than one.

4:32 pm

jillibus

btw, judy, I agree with your vacaton spot!

4:32 pm

PappouTed

duh, I already have the or6, I have to look for the or5

4:32 pm

CiociaJudy

Yep. Not booking any trips there, jilli. lol

4:33 pm

jillibus

or5 - speechify

4:33 pm

CiociaJudy

to speak, ted. or + past tense of to eat

4:33 pm

CiociaJudy

Jilli, you've chosen quite a "hot" spot yourself.

4:33 pm

PappouTed

ah ha! got it, thanks

4:34 pm

jillibus

I thought so, judy!

4:34 pm

PappouTed

I have 15 left, I could go to a 2 z, but this is more fun

4:34 pm

Munner

jilli perfect clue for ta5

4:34 pm

CiociaJudy

I'm waiting for the last batch of cookies to come out of the oven then I must run some errands.

4:34 pm

jillibus

good, munner!

4:35 pm

mo

any clues please for the first te5/10?

4:35 pm

CiociaJudy

*passes out butter cookies to babblers*

4:35 pm

CiociaJudy

te + to ***se the roof (noisy)

4:35 pm

jillibus

te + don't ***n on my parade

4:36 pm

CiociaJudy

very good Jilli

4:36 pm

jillibus

u2, judy!

4:37 pm

seano216k

yay fireworks!

4:37 pm

jillibus

*thanks for the cookies, yum!

4:37 pm

mo

Cioccia and jillibus thank you so much...great clues!

4:37 pm

jillibus

YAY seano!!!

4:37 pm

PappouTed

yay, seano

4:38 pm

CiociaJudy

woohoo seano! *doin' the pyro dance for seano*

4:38 pm

jillibus

yw, mo, and ty

4:38 pm

CiociaJudy

yw mo

4:39 pm

jillibus

must go do stuff! Bye!

4:39 pm

seano216k

thanks and nite all, have to catch a plane home tomorrow

4:40 pm

PappouTed

have a safe flight

4:40 pm

CiociaJudy

nite seano. safe trip.

4:40 pm

CiociaJudy

bye jilli.

4:40 pm

CiociaJudy

oven timer going off. must run errands, too. bbl

4:40 pm

jillibus

bye seano - visit or stay?

4:41 pm

seano216k

we've been on our annual visit back to the UK, catch up with our folks, show off how much our son has grown etc!

4:41 pm

seano216k

he's 5 tomorrow!!

4:41 pm

jillibus

have a good time, seano

4:42 pm

jillibus

and happy birthday to the little fellow

4:42 pm

mo

dare i ask for a clue for the first th5/12 please?

4:43 pm

seano216k

thanks jilli 'n' judy ; Iwill be back on my own computer tomorrow

4:43 pm

jillibus

th5 - definite article + not out - add a vowel for the 6

4:45 pm

mo

jillibus thank you ...i had the th6 after it!

4:45 pm

jillibus

I MUST go!!!!!

4:47 pm

mo

thank you everyone for your great clues and help ..i have FIREWORKS now...at long last...it has been a bit of a struggle tonight for some reason

4:48 pm

Douglas

Hooray for mo!

4:50 pm

mo

oh! Douglas you are making me blush...but thank you

4:51 pm

PappouTed

fireworks

4:51 pm

mo

well done Pappou

4:52 pm

PappouTed

thanks, mo. I have to revise my schedule now, assistant principal changed all our specials so now I have to redo it. See you all later, I'll come back to help clue in a bit

4:54 pm

mo

happy birthday to seano'swee one

4:54 pm

TheFiz

yay mo and pappou! hi everyone - just popped in to see if i can clue anything.

4:54 pm

PappouTed

hi and bye, fiz

4:56 pm

tndaisy1960

ge 5/14 pls?

4:56 pm

mo

oops i will write that again...HAPPY BIRTHDAY to seano's wee one...hope you had a good time here in the UK

4:56 pm

TheFiz

daisy a magical creature in a bottle or lamp

4:57 pm

tndaisy1960

eek! it was the 4/6 I needed...

4:57 pm

TheFiz

little piece of dna daisy

4:58 pm

tndaisy1960

oh! ty Fiz....gad I must be tahrd...I guess I am...car stolen Sat. house keys too...not much sleep

4:59 pm

TheFiz

oh, no daisy! i kind of wish my car would get stolen - it sucks but i can't afford to replace it!

5:01 pm

tndaisy1960

well this was a good one...Jeep grand Cherokee...was a 95, and alot of miles on it...but was well kept. now he's rented a dodge stratus--translation: booty scooter

5:01 pm

mo

sorry to hear your bad news you must feel so down ...hope every thing turns out OK daisy

5:01 pm

lmj643

i'm missing an sn 5/10, have the trap and have the sleeping one

5:01 pm

tndaisy1960

ty MO...I'm sure it will, eventually.

5:01 pm

tndaisy1960

the other sn is a Pig's Nose

5:01 pm

lmj643

nevermind, just found it!

5:02 pm

TheFiz

sorry to hear that daisy but at least you get a booty scooter out of it!

5:03 pm

TheFiz

did you have copies of your other keys?

5:03 pm

tndaisy1960

well, it's a rental. He needs an suv for his job, really

5:03 pm

tndaisy1960

but it'll go places...for now.

5:04 pm

TheFiz

~~~~positive vibes for daisy~~~~~ everyone else feel free to tap in.

5:04 pm

TheFiz

i've got to run in 2 mins - last chance for clues....

5:06 pm

TheFiz

ok guess everyone's on track. see you all tomorrow!

5:07 pm

lmj643

na 4/4?

5:07 pm

Nonny

need help w/re 6/21. Anyone???

5:08 pm

TheFiz

re6/21 is what you do to food in the microwave - re +he4/4

5:08 pm

drum720

Hi y'all... newly pro

5:09 pm

TheFiz

na4/4 - there's 2, start with the same 3 letters, na+circle. the first ends in the 3rd vowel, the 2nd ends in the "plural" consonant. and now i've got to run!

5:09 pm

lmj643

welcome, drum

5:09 pm

lmj643

thanks, fiz

5:10 pm

Nonny

t/y TheFiz. It's always the easy ones that are right in front of you.

5:10 pm

chic

Helloo, clue for the re 6/21 please...

5:10 pm

Douglas

I have only 2*2*2*2*2*2 words left!

5:11 pm

chic

nm just saw it at 5:08, thanx..

5:11 pm

lmj643

any clues for the 1st three ta's?

5:14 pm

majmom

ou6/27 any clues please

5:15 pm

mo

re6/21 ..to warm up again

5:15 pm

lmj643

maj, when you lose power, you have an ou****

5:16 pm

periwinkle

Hi all, at5/ please\

5:16 pm

majmom

ty -been looking for ages

5:16 pm

shutterbug

hi peri.

5:16 pm

chic

so 6/18, please...

5:17 pm

lmj643

clue for ta 6/18?

5:17 pm

chic

peri, at plus what they pave roads with..

5:17 pm

periwinkle

hi shutter

5:17 pm

Douglas

dadada dadada dadada Dumdada DaDumdada dadada dadada

5:18 pm

periwinkle

thanks chic

5:18 pm

Douglas

That's a clue for the so 6/18, chic

5:18 pm

featherbee

douglas, i love your clues

5:19 pm

chic

you are making me think, douglas, no fair!

5:19 pm

renfield

i do not want to think

5:19 pm

chic

hey ren! how's it going?

5:20 pm

featherbee

moonlight so****, music

5:20 pm

periwinkle

can't se the ea4/5

5:20 pm

renfield

i'm waiting on a chemist as usual! hows by you?

5:20 pm

periwinkle

NM foun dit

5:20 pm

chic

I got my shots today; 4 of them! I should be lying down..'

5:21 pm

lmj643

clue for ta 6/18?

5:21 pm

lmj643

please!

5:21 pm

renfield

go lay down chic...wave bye bye to us and go lay down

5:22 pm

chic

thanks feather; I was thinking William tell Overture, Douglas and that didn't fit!

5:22 pm

chic

Just 19 togo, Ren...

5:22 pm

periwinkle

eo6 please

5:22 pm

debbinla

hi everyone - i wish i had it lmj - i need the first 3 ta's too

5:22 pm

renfield

chic...can you come back later?

5:22 pm

chic

and Mokka isn't talking yet; but she's starting to act normal again..

5:23 pm

renfield

i need all the ta's

5:23 pm

lmj643

deb, they're making me crazy, monkey type not helping!

5:23 pm

renfield

oh that's good chic...probably her little throat hurts!

5:23 pm

lmj643

how about the ha5/12, ha6/21?

5:23 pm

debbinla

i've seen you ask like 5 times -- and i was waiting with you - maybe eveyones having trouble

5:24 pm

jbp

ha6/21 mad as a ha++++

5:24 pm

debbinla

the ha 5/12 is one who does the ha 4/5 above it

5:24 pm

Dogluver

taron

5:24 pm

lmj643

i thought i was getting missed between all the chat

5:24 pm

Dogluver

oops wrong box at least it wasnt an actual word

5:24 pm

Dogluver

i only have 6 tas

5:25 pm

Dogluver

first 3 are m.i.a.

5:25 pm

renfield

well crummy stuff...that chemist left w/out me...bbl - chic go lay down girl!!!

5:25 pm

chic

ok, ok already!

5:25 pm

debbinla

bye rennie - see you later

5:26 pm

majmom

ta6/18-tapeworm-alt.spelling

5:26 pm

lmj643

anyone have the tha5/12, th6/21

5:27 pm

Carol

Frozen potato pieces are ta/6 tots.

5:29 pm

lmj643

maj, not getting the worm

5:30 pm

debbinla

lmj - the th 5/12 is an article + opp of out and the th 6 you add a vowel

5:30 pm

jbp

is anyone else having trouble with words getting counted... I've entered the "tots" one, and when i reenter it (b/c I don't see it in my list) i am told that i've already entered it

5:30 pm

debbinla

i don't get the worm either - but i always wanted a tapeworm.......

5:30 pm

jbp

ch I KNOW but can't do anything about

5:30 pm

lmj643

jbp, try refreshing

5:31 pm

debbinla

jbp - that happened the other day and i signed out and signed back in and it worked

5:31 pm

lmj643

i'm down to 5, and am soooo stuck!

5:31 pm

jbp

have done that twice

5:31 pm

jbp

both logging out and refresshing

5:31 pm

jbp

grrrrr

5:32 pm

periwinkle

need a fi4/7, have feeling good, car, alt. spelling for flame

5:32 pm

debbinla

hmm. the other day i got fireworks, but i knew i had 2 left - i got them and then the word stats said -2

5:32 pm

debbinla

was odd

5:32 pm

Dogluver

what do you still need Imj?

5:33 pm

debbinla

peri - word for the end

5:33 pm

majmom

fi4/7-feel good diff. vowel ending

5:33 pm

lmj643

i need th5/12, th6/21, and the 1st 3 ta's

5:33 pm

periwinkle

thanks debb and maj

5:34 pm

lmj643

there's a worm in there somewhere, lol

5:34 pm

Carol

sometimes fortune tellers use a deck of cards - lose the last consonant for one of the ta's

5:35 pm

Dogluver

Imj, th5/12 - *** end + opp. of out, for plural add a vowel

5:35 pm

meganball

th5/12if its not mine it must be ..... (rhymes with mine)

5:35 pm

majmom

i got the clue earlier-but dont remember the clues-just got it at the time-sorry

5:36 pm

Carol

And the other ta: there was a movie about a child called 'Little Man Taxx'.

5:36 pm

majmom

that was for the worm

5:36 pm

lmj643

thanks dogluver

5:37 pm

debbinla

th 8 45 anyone?

5:37 pm

Dogluver

yw

5:38 pm

Dogluver

debb - *** end + charged particle + past tense of eat

5:38 pm

Dogluver

oops i meant th + charged particle etc

5:38 pm

Douglas

The movie had Jodie Foster as the genius child's normal mom...

5:39 pm

periwinkle

can't find the tapeworm, is there an "N" in the word

5:39 pm

Blaze

hello everyone.... question ?? does anyone who listens to music while babbling have any trouble with the medeia player ??

5:39 pm

periwinkle

HI Blaze!

5:40 pm

periwinkle

didn't realize you could listen to music and play babble, not very computer literate here

5:40 pm

Blaze

Hello Peri... hope you are well.

5:40 pm

debbinla

thanks dogluver -working on that

5:40 pm

Dogluver

does anyone have the second th5/18?

5:40 pm

Dogluver

yw debb

5:40 pm

periwinkle

I am doing well Blaze, exploring my creative side

5:40 pm

drum720

blaze - in what regard? I use i-tunes and it resets the chat log any time i change the disc to import more stuff

5:41 pm

drum720

but that's the only prob i notice

5:41 pm

debbinla

yes dog - its the person who does the first th 5/18

5:42 pm

Dogluver

of course thanks debb

5:42 pm

Blaze

thanks drum.... my I am using my windows mp but I think I will need to use something else when on babble page... I think it is the constant information that cause the interuptions....

5:44 pm

periwinkle

okay know how to spell tapeworm the correct way but can't figure out this alt way. any help available

5:45 pm

debbinla

you're a step ahead of me peri

5:45 pm

periwinkle

I found it on onelook reverse dictionary :)

5:45 pm

stidmama

hi peri!

5:46 pm

periwinkle

Hi there stid!

5:46 pm

stidmama

I am back for a while, stood for over an hour and got a lot accomplished.

5:46 pm

debbinla

you just opened a whole new world to me peri.

5:46 pm

debbinla

hello stid!!

5:46 pm

featherbee

stood where stid?

5:47 pm

stidmama

stood at my workbench and in the kitchen, getting my new 16-month calendar a little sorted out... Going to get more info (school dates) online in a minute

5:47 pm

shmoozanne

ta6/18 anyone?

5:47 pm

periwinkle

Okay everyone, found the tapeworm, will try to clue: ta+2nd vowel, upside down U, third vowel and first vowel, this was the best I could do

5:47 pm

stidmama

hi debb! hi lmj -- done yet?

5:47 pm

featherbee

sounds productive!

5:48 pm

periwinkle

shmooz, that was a clue for the ta6/18

5:48 pm

debbinla

15 left for me stid - you all done?

5:48 pm

debbinla

thanks peri!!!

5:48 pm

stidmama

not bad so far! how about you? Daniel manage to deconstruct the alarm clock yet?

5:48 pm

stidmama

42 remaining here, debb

5:48 pm

featherbee

lol, nope! we're sitting out here on the deck, watching daddy mow. 40 left here!!!

5:49 pm

debbinla

peri - add the latin ending as plural for the 7.28

5:49 pm

shmoozanne

wow, thanks...crazy word..

5:49 pm

debbinla

gooooooo stid!!! goooooooo feather

5:49 pm

stidmama

go daddy go! (is it a push mower? is he wearing sunscreen?)

5:49 pm

stidmama

go feather go!

5:49 pm

periwinkle

debb, thanks, didn't think of that

5:49 pm

periwinkle

yw. shmooz

5:49 pm

featherbee

it's almost 7pm, and hazy, so no sun worries. we have 4 acres, so it's a biggie ride on mower

5:49 pm

stidmama

okay, time to find a list. brb

5:49 pm

periwinkle

29 left bbl

5:50 pm

olivirgin

any clues on the 2nd a word? i have the perfume one

5:51 pm

featherbee

second of all the A words?

5:51 pm

shmoozanne

ta5/16 anyone?

5:52 pm

featherbee

don't have shmoozanne

5:52 pm

olivirgin

the a below the t (as you can tell, i'm not knowledgeable in the terms for the grid lol)

5:52 pm

debbinla

shmooz - starts with the ta in the upper right hand corner and uses the 4 pointer

5:52 pm

featherbee

think plane...instead of air plane, a*** plane

5:53 pm

olivirgin

you know, someone said last night that the most obvious words are really hiding in this puzzle. lol boy were they right. thanks feather...that was a super easy one and i feel somewhat stupid lol

5:53 pm

featherbee

also shmooze, a lot of us use lickety's list to help us with the first two letters and point values. you'll find it down below, bottom left, in "friends of babble"

5:54 pm

lmj643

oops, i'm outa the loop, boss came back! i got the worm clue finally, thanks whoever supplied it!

5:54 pm

featherbee

nah, it's ok!

5:54 pm

lbetterman

fireworks

5:54 pm

olivirgin

wtg!!

5:54 pm

stidmama

YAY lbetterman!

5:54 pm

Scrabbler

Good work Betterman

5:54 pm

Dogluver

good job lbetterman!

5:54 pm

featherbee

oops, i was talking to olivirgin, and said shmooze

5:54 pm

debbinla

congrats lbetter!!!

5:55 pm

stidmama

hi Scrabbler! are you home from work? Are you drinking enough tea and gingerale? :-)

5:55 pm

featherbee

so stid, got your words entered?

5:55 pm

lbetterman

tks

5:55 pm

stidmama

not yet feather, dogs and kids are distracting me.

5:56 pm

featherbee

ahhh. i was kind of hanging out, seeing if you wanted to race. still at 40

5:56 pm

Scrabbler

No, I am still at the office but it is quiet so I am officially goofing off.

5:56 pm

Dogluver

clues for the re8 anyone?

5:56 pm

olivirgin

thanks again, feather! that really helps out a lot. i've been wondering how you all knew what each word started with. lol

5:56 pm

stidmama

good for you Scrabbler (goofing off)

5:56 pm

featherbee

welcome olivirgin!

5:56 pm

stidmama

I will race feather, give me a couple more secs...

5:56 pm

Scrabbler

I will make tea when I get home. I have to stay here til 7:30.

5:57 pm

featherbee

ok, let me know when you're ready! i think i'll have just enough time. i like to start daniel's bath between quarter after and half past...40 words in 15-30 minutes, i think we can do it

5:57 pm

stidmama

that seems kinda late... drew the short straw?

5:57 pm

Dogluver

while i'm at it i need the re 6/18 too...

5:57 pm

Pierced

hi olive :)

5:58 pm

Scrabbler

We each "close" one night so I always do Mondays. It is unusually quiet this eve.

5:58 pm

stidmama

brb phone... go ahead feather...

5:59 pm

shorty

to keep possession of.re 6/18

5:59 pm

Dogluver

ah... thanks shorty!

5:59 pm

shorty

yw

6:00 pm

olivirgin

hey peirced!!

6:00 pm

debbinla

oh no - feather and stid - i have 11 left and i bet you both beat me

6:00 pm

olivirgin

how many are you up to? i've been hovering in the 70s for a while now.

6:01 pm

featherbee

oli, i have 96 found, 40 left. there are 136 total, in case your screen isn't showing that. after a couple weeks trial, you lose the stats and the number of words.

6:02 pm

olivirgin

oooh, sneaky way of getting us to pay, eh? lol i've been debating spending the 14.95, but i couldn't see a reason to. now i know lol

6:02 pm

Dogluver

i have 9 left - does anyone have the re8?

6:02 pm

stidmama

I am back. I have most of them entered in the list, feather if you want to start again we are tied.

6:03 pm

featherbee

yep! plus, you only have to pay that once, it's lifetime

6:03 pm

featherbee

i'm still at 40! kind of hung out a little more for you just in case

6:03 pm

stidmama

thanks feather. readysetgo!

6:03 pm

featherbee

go!

6:04 pm

stidmama

AO 5 and 6 please?

6:04 pm

Pierced

I'm doing to clean houses tomorrow, I guess I know where some of my profit is headed, lol.

6:04 pm

raelite

the major vessels to the heart

6:04 pm

Blaze

stidma.... think heart

6:05 pm

DawnGray

re8 is re+at6/18

6:05 pm

stidmama

thanks blaze!

6:05 pm

stidmama

35!

6:05 pm

Dogluver

thanx dawn, only at6/18 is one of the ones i dont have yet! argh!

6:06 pm

Blaze

thank you dawn

6:06 pm

stidmama

ET 6 and 7?

6:06 pm

DawnGray

do you have re6/18?

6:06 pm

Dogluver

wait i got it!

6:06 pm

stidmama

thanks also raelite!

6:07 pm

DawnGray

anyone have an oa5 clue?

6:07 pm

debbinla

eo 6/18 anyone?

6:07 pm

featherbee

30 stid

6:07 pm

Douglas

A highly toxic, liquid organophosphate pesticide, that'll bust you right in the C9H22O4P2S3.

6:07 pm

stidmama

32

6:07 pm

debbinla

doug - which is that a clue for?

6:07 pm

Dogluver

dawn, re6/18 is similar to at6/18, it means keep

6:07 pm

Blaze

oa 5.... western movies are some times called this...

6:07 pm

DawnGray

Exactly.

6:08 pm

Douglas

The length of time it takes me to finish the grid...

6:08 pm

featherbee

on5/10 please?

6:08 pm

WordsRock

oa5... very fancy, intricate

6:08 pm

Douglas

***** rings

6:08 pm

featherbee

gahh! fish please!

6:09 pm

Douglas

*hands featherbee fish*

6:09 pm

DawnGray

I still don't get the oa5.

6:09 pm

Douglas

what dolphins use to get around...

6:10 pm

Douglas

And no, echolocation isn't in the grid...

6:10 pm

featherbee

lol douglas

6:10 pm

DawnGray

But so5/10 doesn't start with oa...

6:10 pm

featherbee

oa5/10, a grain, and a suffix that makes it one who eats or is the grain perhaps

6:11 pm

stidmama

NA 4/7 please?

6:11 pm

featherbee

i'm sure this is probably another fish one, but re5/10?

6:12 pm

stidmama

25

6:12 pm

DawnGray

Thank you featherbee!

6:12 pm

featherbee

na4/7, innocent

6:12 pm

featherbee

22

6:12 pm

stidmama

thanks feather!

6:12 pm

debbinla

the 2nd pair of qu's anyone? please?

6:13 pm

drum720

clue on the eo6/18 please

6:13 pm

stidmama

OU 6?

6:13 pm

drum720

hare

6:13 pm

drum720

d'oh!

6:14 pm

Scrabbler

qu + Bert & ***nie then pl

6:14 pm

featherbee

a power ou****

6:14 pm

DawnGray

I need the re5/10 too.

6:14 pm

debbinla

thanks scrabbler

6:14 pm

featherbee

eo6, an age, then a charged particle

6:14 pm

featherbee

but change the last vowel in the charged particle! sorry....

6:15 pm

featherbee

re5/10?

6:15 pm

stidmama

19

6:15 pm

featherbee

17

6:15 pm

drum720

gracias feather

6:15 pm

featherbee

and daniel's having a blast with post it notes

6:15 pm

stidmama

SN 5/10 the first please?

6:16 pm

featherbee

no more clues from me till i get help with the darn re5/10!

6:16 pm

DawnGray

sn5/10 is a trap

6:16 pm

stidmama

whee!

6:16 pm

chj

sn5/10 sn*** drum

6:16 pm

debbinla

hi there chj! another good game

6:16 pm

stidmama

feather... re 5/10 is the "lariat" or "lasso" clue, feather, common babblet

6:17 pm

Scrabbler

TY

6:17 pm

stidmama

thanks chj!

6:17 pm

featherbee

thank you!!!

6:17 pm

featherbee

i never ever see taht one

6:17 pm

chj

yes debb...unfortunately i didny go...the wether was iffy and the us open created a bad parking situation

6:17 pm

stidmama

16

6:17 pm

DawnGray

thatnk you stidmama!

6:18 pm

stidmama

TA 5/16 please?

6:18 pm

debbinla

there were only 8 thousand people there - so others must have felt the same way

6:18 pm

stidmama

yw Dawn!

6:18 pm

featherbee

14

6:18 pm

featherbee

ta5/16 please?

6:18 pm

stidmama

15

6:18 pm

debbinla

feather starts in the upper right hand corner and uses the 4 point letter

6:19 pm

debbinla

then 2 vowels

6:19 pm

chj

ta5/16 the italian mog, change the first letter

6:19 pm

featherbee

perfect, thanks

6:19 pm

stidmama

ty debb and chj!

6:19 pm

chj

*mob

6:19 pm

stidmama

13

6:19 pm

debbinla

na 6/18 anyone? please?

6:19 pm

OldRottenHat

ta 5/10 is another name for a potato

6:20 pm

featherbee

ta5/10 before little man ta**?

6:20 pm

chj

na6 na****ing nabobs of negativism

6:20 pm

chj

na6/18 to talk and talk

6:20 pm

stidmama

nine...

6:20 pm

debbinla

ah - thank you chj!

6:21 pm

featherbee

9

6:21 pm

featherbee

re8?

6:21 pm

stidmama

8

6:21 pm

DawnGray

re8 is re+at6/18

6:21 pm

stidmama

7

6:22 pm

featherbee

7

6:22 pm

chj

i feel like stid"s going to launch herdelf into space when she gets to 0

6:22 pm

DawnGray

still not seeing the ta5/16

6:22 pm

featherbee

th8?

6:22 pm

stidmama

FIVE

6:22 pm

featherbee

6, you're gaining!

6:22 pm

Scrabbler

what are these nabobs of negativism?

6:22 pm

Scrabbler

67!

6:22 pm

debbinla

one more to go

6:23 pm

DawnGray

th8 is th+charged particle+what you did to your breakfast

6:23 pm

chj

ta5/16 the ma***, the italian mob, then change the m

6:23 pm

featherbee

daniel's "helping!"

6:23 pm

DawnGray

I thought nabobs of negativism were nagging.

6:23 pm

stidmama

yeah daniel!

6:23 pm

chj

a famous quate by spiro agnew

6:23 pm

stidmama

go debb go

6:23 pm

featherbee

3

6:23 pm

stidmama

4

6:23 pm

Douglas

They do that too, but that's not what they're famous for...

6:23 pm

DawnGray

Thank you chj!

6:24 pm

Scrabbler

nahine

6:24 pm

chj

no dawn thet were na****ing not nagging

6:24 pm

featherbee

2

6:24 pm

Scrabbler

don't worry, it's not a word--the monkey did it

6:24 pm

BettyAnne

ea4/5 please

6:24 pm

stidmama

TH 6/21 please?

6:24 pm

OldRottenHat

th 8/45 .... first four, Kojak with an alternate first vowel plus the first name of celtic archibald

6:25 pm

featherbee

1

6:25 pm

Douglas

I have all the other ea's...

6:25 pm

stidmama

ET 6 and 7 please?

6:25 pm

chj

ea4/5 our planet less the aaaarrrrrrrr

6:25 pm

featherbee

done!

6:25 pm

stidmama

YAY feather!

6:25 pm

debbinla

congrats featherbee!

6:25 pm

stidmama

now may I have the ET 6 and 7?

6:25 pm

featherbee

you really had me worried there for a while!

6:25 pm

BettyAnne

Thanks chj. Appreciate it.

6:25 pm

Krista

Yay Feather!

6:25 pm

featherbee

yep. et + consonant + charged particle

6:26 pm

stidmama

Three...

6:26 pm

chj

th6/21 th + **** kleine nachtmusik

6:26 pm

debbinla

fireworks!!!

6:26 pm

stidmama

YAY debb!

6:26 pm

stidmama

ONE!

6:26 pm

featherbee

hey krista!

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