Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, January 21, 2007

12:00 am

remluc

flippy

12:00 am

smooth_pappa

flip

12:00 am

oldhousejunky

flip

12:00 am

NonnieLight

flip

12:00 am

Minveryork

Flip flip hooray!

12:00 am

helenkeller

flips

12:00 am

mrchiguy

267

12:00 am

lynxxx

flop Hi everyone

12:00 am

kkiln

flip

12:00 am

lbdawger

flip

12:00 am

Angb

flip I was only 6 off

12:00 am

chic

flip out!

12:01 am

dr9397

flip!!!

12:01 am

Ankhorite

FLIP IN!

12:01 am

kierlex

whooo, we can get busy now

12:01 am

chic

Hey Ankh!

12:01 am

Angb

sa 6 with cheese and crackers YUM

12:02 am

helenkeller

TO - in the grid!

12:02 am

72 Temple Owl

: )

12:02 am

72 Temple Owl

: )
owl

12:02 am

Ankhorite

Hiya, Chic! I can't stay, just wanted to peek at the filp.

12:03 am

helenkeller

hi ankh!

12:03 am

melonheadjujube

flippitydoodah

12:03 am

Angb

And what TO does at full moon!

12:04 am

72 Temple Owl

hi ankh! angb, you meal woulf ; )

12:04 am

Ankhorite

And what I used to do, back when I was single, pr5

12:04 am

melonheadjujube

Ankh, i got that immed! takes one to know one?

12:05 am

Angb

LOL girls

12:05 am

Ankhorite

*giggles* Oh, hey, hi, Helen! And all else I missed...

12:06 am

Angelakk

vo6

12:06 am

melonheadjujube

ow4 - lotsa TO

12:07 am

Ankhorite

My la4 was well mo4 last summer, because I hired a guy to do it.

12:07 am

Ankhorite

Darn, this is a good grid, but I really can't stay. :(

12:08 am

melonheadjujube

phantom: talisman

12:09 am

jillibus

late flip

12:09 am

Ankhorite

Ooooh, good one, Melon! Okay, y'all, have fun, I may get to see you tomorrow
:::::*POOF!*:::::

12:09 am

melonheadjujube

bo7 :)

12:09 am

lynxxx

ro6

12:09 am

smooth_pappa

whoo hoo! finished the iron sudoku already.. tiem for bed, though... nite all!

12:09 am

72 Temple Owl

almost, but no vodka

12:09 am

lynxxx

bye smooth

12:10 am

helenkeller

good nite smooth

12:10 am

72 Temple Owl

ntie smooth

12:10 am

kkiln

ad 6

12:10 am

melonheadjujube

laila tov smooth papa

12:10 am

72 Temple Owl

alamo

12:11 am

72 Temple Owl

uh - oh - bed time. and $2 i owe jean

12:11 am

jillibus

who said no vodka? I have vodka

12:11 am

Angb

yep that's a word thnx TO

12:11 am

72 Temple Owl

who - ho , jili!

12:11 am

lynxxx

wo6

12:12 am

jillibus

helen - love your new year icon!

12:12 am

kkiln

li 6

12:12 am

Angelakk

pr6

12:12 am

helenkeller

bad boy dennis - tatted bb player

12:12 am

Angb

Need more wine - back in 5 - I did spill most of mine remember

12:13 am

helenkeller

lol jili - ty

12:16 am

jillibus

ok, angb -- guess it's winetime in NZ -- bedtime here

12:16 am

Angb

7pm and waiting for partner to cook my dinner

12:16 am

jillibus

grid too big as usual, sigh

12:16 am

jillibus

mans

12:17 am

72 Temple Owl

i have 19 m words - and still not one from the bottom corner. it's going to be one of those grids.....

12:17 am

jillibus

oh dear, did it again -- but you already have it I bet

12:17 am

kkiln

la 6

12:19 am

DRBERNABO

hi7

12:20 am

:D

in7

12:21 am

georgiaj

racist word sa5

12:21 am

jillibus

li6

12:21 am

melonheadjujube

my new stat; "squares" there are 6 "square" in the grid which form a total of 8 words by my count - a square is 2 tles directly over 2 more tiles.

12:22 am

helenkeller

melon - WHAT ?? ??? ????

12:23 am

helenkeller

whatcha smokin' there melon?

12:23 am

Angb

thnx for asking that helen.

12:23 am

melonheadjujube

justy look for little 4-tile squares that form words, 2x2 - am i making sense?

12:23 am

helenkeller

lol ang

12:23 am

melonheadjujube

salmon, hk.

12:23 am

ARB

Good morning - shalom Everyone

12:23 am

jillibus

you are to me, melon

12:23 am

helenkeller

hiya arb

12:24 am

Angb

Hi ARB

12:24 am

melonheadjujube

boker tov, ARB

12:24 am

helenkeller

lol - smoking salmon - lol

12:24 am

jillibus

hi arb

12:24 am

ARB

Did I hear LOX?

12:24 am

melonheadjujube

jilli, be worried - be very, very worried ;)

12:24 am

melonheadjujube

Lox, Stox, & barrell :D

12:24 am

jillibus

I gues...

12:25 am

ARB

how're you doing, Melon? Getting stronger?

12:26 am

melonheadjujube

a bit set back this week - i have a sharp pain toone side if i lean or turn the least bit wrong - had it checked out to be sure no obstrucion - may just be adhesions that will have to work out. I did get to my ceramics class, tho. good to be out of the house & with people.

12:27 am

cybernan

I thought the bo 7 was a girl's name?

12:27 am

kierlex

oh what happened melon?

12:27 am

melonheadjujube

Thanks for asking, btw. so much for the "organ recital" ;)

12:27 am

DRBERNABO

h07

12:28 am

melonheadjujube

hi kier, had a total hysterectomy. preventative bc family history of ovarian & breasy CA.

12:28 am

joey

cy, the bo is also a fish

12:29 am

melonheadjujube

the bo is the only big word I've gotten so far. the 7s 8s & 9 are eluding me!

12:29 am

NonnieLight

ty for the bo clue joey & nan :o)

12:29 am

cybernan

do 7

12:29 am

melonheadjujube

at least the words are interesting. if i see "ante' or "tern' one more time. . .

12:29 am

joey

yvw

12:30 am

kierlex

ohh ouch melon.... i wish you a swift recovery

12:30 am

jillibus

you guys who give clues to long words help me find short ones which begin with those letters but the long ones remain hidden from my bleary eyes!

12:31 am

jillibus

warns

12:31 am

jillibus

ach

12:31 am

72 Temple Owl

jean d'espit is getting richer by the minute

12:31 am

cybernan

still haven't found that hi 7

12:31 am

kkiln

I'm with you jillibus

12:32 am

cybernan

or the ho -- must be similar

12:32 am

melonheadjujube

tx, kier - i'm doing pretty good, but it will be a while b4 i'm back on my bicycle {sigh} - i had been doing 40 to 50 miles a week pre-op.

12:33 am

melonheadjujube

jilli, just read your profile - i will have to check this young musician out!

12:33 am

kierlex

wow melon, that's impressive. and will help you recover more quickly i bet

12:34 am

jillibus

melon -- your bassist looks dreamy!

12:34 am

melonheadjujube

cybernan, you have one of my very faves as an icon! he comes to Cleveland every few years to do benefits for local charities. saw one of his last performances with the late Sam Sanders.

12:34 am

melonheadjujube

don't he, jili - his playing is awesome.

12:35 am

cybernan

ho 8

12:36 am

melonheadjujube

kier, i hope. right now i have to still be careful of bending, lifting, reaching - having a normal day in other words. infact i should get off the 'puter soon - too much sitting in one place isn't so good for me.

12:36 am

VolleymomDee

Hi all!!!

12:37 am

chic

good one , nan! thanx!

12:37 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up!

12:37 am

jillibus

hi volley!

12:37 am

lynxxx

thanks Lickety

12:37 am

NonnieLight

ty lickety

12:37 am

helenkeller

ty lickety

12:37 am

chic

thanx, lickety!

12:37 am

melonheadjujube

mi7 - think jilli's other half, after tiny.

12:38 am

melonheadjujube

XOXOXOX lickety!

12:38 am

kierlex

no, too much lounging is bad. i was on strict bedrest for 3 months when i was pregger, i was SOOOO weak afterwards

12:38 am

helenkeller

well i'm 1/2 way & can't see anything more

12:39 am

helenkeller

good nite everyone :)

12:39 am

jillibus

hey, thanks for the mi7, melon!!! - lol!

12:39 am

ARB

Laila tov Helen

12:39 am

georgiaj

pr9

12:39 am

melonheadjujube

i do take walks. after i see doic in a week hope to start gentle water exercises.i

12:39 am

jillibus

night helen

12:39 am

chic

nite helen!

12:39 am

jillibus

ooo, georgia!

12:39 am

melonheadjujube

xxoo, jilli, laila tov, hk.

12:39 am

NonnieLight

night helen

12:40 am

cybernan

mi clue went right over my head!

12:40 am

cybernan

oh -- got it!

12:41 am

:D

all the latin(esque) words we see but Ho**** (to man) is not accepted!

12:43 am

jillibus

I want more e's in this grid

12:43 am

cybernan

greyed the w -- yay!

12:43 am

melonheadjujube

is it just me, or are there more than the usual number of words ending in a vowel - not e?

12:44 am

:D

me too nan :D

12:47 am

DRBERNABO

top row is grey

12:48 am

cybernan

wtg drB

12:48 am

:D

thats quick work dr!

12:49 am

DRBERNABO

well, its easier if you restrict yourself to four starting letters...

12:50 am

:D

yeah, i am not that organised doc - its all over the board for me - at least initially

12:50 am

chic

ok that's enough fun for one nite! see ya!

12:50 am

:D

bye chic

12:50 am

jillibus

night, chic

12:50 am

lynxxx

bye Chic

12:50 am

ARB

bye chic

12:50 am

:D

are all the Vs similar dr?

12:51 am

cybernan

have the v combo, but missing the other

12:51 am

72 Temple Owl

night chix!

12:51 am

72 Temple Owl

nite, all - see you later

12:51 am

DRBERNABO

it isn't a vo

12:51 am

:D

me too nan

12:51 am

ARB

bye TO

12:51 am

:D

oh ouch! thanks Dr

12:52 am

melonheadjujube

i give up - might come back tomorry. laila tov, all.

12:52 am

DRBERNABO

here is a visual clue for the other v: vvvvvvvvvv

12:52 am

:D

i got it thanks dr

12:52 am

:D

bye melon

12:52 am

cybernan

thanks bernabo

12:53 am

ARB

Laila Tov Melon. Rest well

12:53 am

kierlex

why isn't rasta a word?

12:53 am

:D

it's too far ian

12:54 am

jillibus

night melon

12:54 am

Andree

hi everyone, won't let me have satan, capital I expect

12:54 am

kierlex

hi andree

12:54 am

lynxxx

hello Andree

12:55 am

melonheadjujube

thanks, everyone. {poof}

12:55 am

jillibus

night TO -- ???

12:58 am

Natasha

hi everyone

12:58 am

:D

hi nat

12:58 am

ARB

hi Andree, Hi Natasha

1:01 am

jillibus

hi natasha

1:01 am

Andree

hi natasha

1:01 am

cybernan

half way -- time to call it a night -- see you tomorrow :)

1:02 am

jillibus

night nan

1:02 am

ARB

good nite nan

1:02 am

Natasha

wow, I cruised up to 58 words and am feeling stuck...maybe I should sleep. nah, not yet.

1:03 am

ARB

There is a big wall

1:03 am

Natasha

if only there were more e's

1:05 am

:D

oh so close to having subliminal in there

1:06 am

:D

i think i have more phantoms than real words at this point

1:06 am

hpyhrted

...and sundown!

1:07 am

:D

has anyone seen comet mcnaught?

1:07 am

ARB

I have never "created" so many words -- I am coming up with combinations tht I'd swear were not words, and lo and behold, they are!

1:07 am

kierlex

no kidding, Arb, i feel as if i am creating my own language!

1:08 am

DRBERNABO

finally got a word in each square. sigh

1:12 am

kierlex

oh i can't go on.... gnite everyone!

1:12 am

Natasha

I managed to eke out a few more words, but i'm falling asleep. see you all later.

1:12 am

ARB

bye kier, bye Nat

1:13 am

Andree

bye nat and kier

1:22 am

jillibus

bye nat, kier...

1:31 am

ARB

Is there anyone out there?

1:31 am

Uneaixoise

me . . .

1:31 am

lynxxx

I just came back Jilli

1:31 am

ARB

Hi Une

1:31 am

kangabrat

yes, but we are all very quiet, hi all

1:31 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

1:32 am

lynxxx

Oops sorry - ARB. Hi Kanga

1:32 am

ARB

Good morning all -- the sun just came out here.

1:33 am

jillibus

I'm still here but gridding

1:33 am

jillibus

hi une

1:34 am

Uneaixoise

hey :-)

1:34 am

VolleymomDee

still here, but trying to concentrate; amazing grid!

1:34 am

kangabrat

is it just me, or is this a toughie?

1:34 am

ARB

very tough

1:34 am

jillibus

I wish people would identify their musicians so dummies like me would know who they are

1:34 am

Uneaixoise

well, i've found 133 pretty quickly . . .

1:34 am

Uneaixoise

Paul Simon

1:34 am

lynxxx

I thin its tough - has break but only have110

1:34 am

kangabrat

*sob*

1:35 am

jillibus

thanks, une! I like him too

1:35 am

lynxxx

sorry about my spelling! I really can - its the two finger typing that lets me down

1:36 am

Uneaixoise

not familiar with your guy, jillibus, but will check him out!

1:36 am

jillibus

lynxxx -- you "only" have 110? I have 53

1:37 am

lynxxx

oh but Jilli - I specialise in 4 letter words !

1:37 am

jillibus

He's young but oh so talented, une

1:37 am

Uneaixoise

lynxxx, me too--have 134 but nothing bigger than a 6!

1:38 am

kangabrat

*tries to edge unobtrusively out of room*

1:38 am

Uneaixoise

kanga, don't be silly! :-)

1:38 am

lynxxx

come back Kanga!

1:39 am

kangabrat

sorry, it's hot here, and I think I have brain overheating...

1:39 am

jillibus

my 53 are mostly 4-letters too :(

1:39 am

ARB

I have 1 7, so we're all struggling.

1:40 am

kangabrat

oh goodie! a five letter word, and so smooth too...

1:40 am

jillibus

of course, I'm also watching TV...

1:40 am

kangabrat

i'm mentally checking off my packing list... off camping tomorrow, and just taking a break from packing the car.

1:41 am

Andree

hope its not too hot kanga, nothing worse than a hot tent

1:41 am

lynxxx

where do you go to Kanga?

1:42 am

Uneaixoise

on TV everyone's been looking VERY hot at the Australian Open!

1:42 am

kangabrat

down to jervis bay, lynxxx. first time with the kids.

1:42 am

Andree

77 here , finding this hard

1:42 am

Andree

it is very hot une

1:43 am

Andree

and I think hotter in melbourne

1:43 am

jillibus

big and hard, andree - not fair

1:43 am

kangabrat

but the weather forecast is for cooler for the rest of the week... here's hoping

1:43 am

lynxxx

Thats down here in Melbourne Unea - it was dreadful last week but has now been raining for 3 days and much cooler

1:44 am

Andree

not when its monday tomorrow jilli

1:44 am

lynxxx

Should be lovely Kanga - hope you don't get too much rain though

1:45 am

kangabrat

my family live down that way, so if it is too wet we have a bolthole.

1:45 am

kangabrat

more worried about the shark photographed just off the beach we are going to!

1:45 am

Andree

sounds good kanga

1:46 am

Andree

not the shark, the bolthole,lol

1:46 am

lynxxx

Think I would be too !!!!!

1:46 am

kangabrat

had me worried there, andree.

1:47 am

Andree

nothing wrong with sharks I just don't want to meet one swimming

1:47 am

lynxxx

Yay - I got a U !!!!

1:48 am

kangabrat

absolutely, andree. might send the kids in first ;)

1:48 am

:D

i would be more shocked if he was walking andree :P kidding -- they are scary critters

1:48 am

Andree

anyone got a hint for the 9

1:48 am

:D

lol kanga appetisers

1:48 am

kangabrat

met one once, while skindiving.

1:48 am

Angb

evening all Aussies and others. un 5 lynxxx

1:48 am

Uneaixoise

i'd settle for a clue for a 7!

1:49 am

kangabrat

hey angb

1:49 am

Angb

I just got one at the same time

1:49 am

:D

all i can tell ya andree is that it supposedly starts with pr

1:49 am

Andree

hi angb

1:49 am

Angb

hi andree

1:49 am

lynxxx

TY AngB - the one I found was un5.18 - yours the same?

1:50 am

ARB

got to say bye -- will come back later with a clean conscience after doing what must be done today.

1:50 am

Andree

bye arb

1:50 am

Uneaixoise

and un5/12

1:50 am

lynxxx

see you later ARB

1:50 am

Uneaixoise

bye, arb

1:50 am

Angb

yeh - the others are a 4 and 4 combo 0which I have just found

1:50 am

:D

bye arb

1:50 am

kangabrat

i've got a un5/12, but not a 5/18... swap? (mines a flat...)

1:50 am

Angb

4 and 5 - time to turn light on

1:51 am

Andree

I should be ironing but it is too hot inside, have laptop outside where its many degrees cooler

1:51 am

lynxxx

Thanks you all. un5.18 is what you don't do at an auction

1:51 am

kangabrat

had to do the washing up, earlier. was like a sauna, but not as relaxing.

1:52 am

kangabrat

thanks, lynxxx.

1:53 am

jillibus

just got the pr9/78 -it's plural

1:53 am

:D

all my housework is done after dark these days i'm like some sort of sadie vampire

1:53 am

Andree

too hot to eat so hence no washing up

1:53 am

:D

well dne jilli

1:53 am

jillibus

I mean it's a plural

1:53 am

kangabrat

just found what i've lost because of the head...

1:53 am

Andree

thx for the u's

1:53 am

kangabrat

the heat, rather

1:54 am

lynxxx

whats the temp in Sydney? sounds like your getting the weather we did

1:55 am

Andree

lynxx it must have been in the high 30's today, now a lovely breeze but heat still trapped in the house, so i will stay outside for a while yet

1:56 am

kangabrat

down from a high of 42 to 29 (just checked the bom site)

1:56 am

kangabrat

jilli, any hints on what the 9 is a plural of?

1:56 am

:D

anything over 35 and i melt anything over 40 and i just wanna die

1:56 am

lynxxx

ugh - hope you don't have it for as long as we did! nor the fires

1:57 am

:D

and the floods lynxxx - they look nasty too

1:57 am

kangabrat

the weather is supposed to break tonight, then just around 30. (there are floods?)

1:58 am

jillibus

Pr8/9 - ban(s)

1:58 am

Andree

you have had terrible weather lynxxx, we have not had very many bad days so no complaints here

1:58 am

:D

floods in SA

1:58 am

jillibus

not really a plural -- a present tense

1:58 am

:D

cheers jilli, got it

1:58 am

Andree

where are you kanga

1:58 am

kangabrat

thanks jilli!

1:58 am

Uneaixoise

thanks!!

1:58 am

kangabrat

sydney, andree

1:59 am

jillibus

good, :D

1:59 am

lynxxx

Oh! thanks Jilli!

1:59 am

Andree

me too kanga

1:59 am

jillibus

yw ;)

1:59 am

kangabrat

guessed from the icon!

2:07 am

jillibus

if anyone cares, tha ad7/8 have the same ending as the pr8/9

2:07 am

Iain

GM All

2:07 am

Iain

milt

2:07 am

Uneaixoise

thanks, jillibus!

2:07 am

Iain

salt

2:07 am

lynxxx

I care - TY Jilli !

2:07 am

:D

thanks jilli

2:07 am

kangabrat

jilli! you know we care... and about the words too. thanks v much.

2:07 am

lynxxx

Hello Iain - got that one but thanks anyway

2:08 am

jillibus

:)

2:08 am

Andree

thx jilli, haven't found either yet

2:08 am

Iain

sorry my moknkey is misbehaving

2:10 am

Angelakk

I just want to say that as someone who has lived in Texas for 10+ years, it should not have taken me so long to get the first al 5/12 ;)

2:10 am

Uneaixoise

oohh, thanks, angel

2:10 am

Uneaixoise

going back to bed now . . BBL--happy babbling, all!

2:11 am

kangabrat

thanks angel.

2:11 am

jillibus

thx, angel -- g'night une!

2:11 am

Angelakk

happy to help... I was beating myself in the head and thought I'd share :)

2:11 am

joey

angel, where in Texas do you live?

2:11 am

kangabrat

why is that allowed, and not nubia? so confusing.

2:11 am

kangabrat

night une.

2:11 am

lynxxx

thanks Angel

2:11 am

Angelakk

I'm in Austin

2:11 am

lynxxx

Bye Une

2:12 am

Andree

bye une

2:12 am

jillibus

I agree, kanga

2:12 am

joey

too bad. i am in Fort worth and I love to do some of te same things you do.

2:12 am

Angelakk

Yes, too bad for sure. I'm moving overseas in a few months and need to get rid of stamp stuff! Fortunately I have several friends just waiting to get their hands on it.

2:13 am

joey

well, if there are beads or stamps that they don't want, be sure to keep me in mind. 8)

2:13 am

Angelakk

I'll be going through FW on my way to visit family before I leave, so I will let you know if there are leftovers. :)

2:14 am

joey

that would be way cool thanks

2:15 am

Angelakk

Okay, I hit 105 and my brain is obviously fried. Night all, be sure and leave good clues for me to find tomorrow!

2:15 am

kangabrat

night angel

2:15 am

:D

bye angel

2:15 am

lynxxx

nite Angel

2:15 am

joey

nite angel. sleep well

2:15 am

jillibus

night angel

2:16 am

:D

can someone please further hint that al5/12 for lil ol non-texan me?

2:16 am

Angb

D - the last stand at the al 5/12 - from a kiwi!!!!

2:17 am

jillibus

al + Latin "I love"

2:17 am

:D

ahhhh lol i should have gotten that thanx ang

2:17 am

lynxxx

D al + slang for what you put in guns & rifles

2:17 am

Iain

the one al/5 I have is a famous battle in Texas

2:17 am

Angb

That's the one Iain

2:17 am

:D

speaking of slang - there a am 4 that is aussie for ambulance

2:18 am

Angb

cheers D

2:18 am

kangabrat

thanks :D. where are you?

2:18 am

lynxxx

Thanks D

2:18 am

:D

add onto the front for a nasty racist word and a dance

2:19 am

jillibus

thank :D

2:19 am

:D

i m in bathurst, NSW

2:19 am

kangabrat

and again, ta!

2:19 am

:D

no problem

2:19 am

kangabrat

can also be two slices of bread with filling, D...

2:20 am

Angb

There are lots of nasty little words in this grid!

2:20 am

:D

yeah thats the racist one kanga - i like your clue better tho it would have had me looking for sanga LOL

2:21 am

jillibus

racist is in the eye of the beholder

2:21 am

kangabrat

a good banger sanga and a schooner, would do me nicely right now!

2:21 am

:D

sound great kanga

2:22 am

jillibus

kanga wantsa banger sanga

2:22 am

:D

agreed jilli - aussies tend not to be racist but r often accused of it as we tend to label people that way without meaning offence, like poms, yanks and wogs

2:22 am

Andree

pass some along

2:22 am

kangabrat

damn, might have to put some real clothes on and head for the bottle shop

2:22 am

Andree

get enough for us all kanga

2:23 am

BabbleRabble

I disagree that racism is in the eye of the beholder.

2:23 am

kangabrat

will do! any favourite brews?

2:23 am

joey

i am having a margarita. have some left. any takers?

2:23 am

:D

its only offensive if u choose it to be taken that way babble

2:23 am

kangabrat

settle for a margarita, any day joey!

2:23 am

jillibus

memememe

2:24 am

joey

here it comes, keep your mouth open.!!

2:24 am

BabbleRabble

I totally disagree

2:24 am

jillibus

that's what I meant, :D

2:24 am

:D

some people deliberately set out to be offensive babble, but if i called u a yank it would not be intended that way

2:25 am

BabbleRabble

and your intention is not definative

2:25 am

joey

my two cents - which i don't often offer. there are some words in the english language that have the stigma of being in poor taste no matter what your intent. sad to say but that is how it is.

2:25 am

:D

but it is babble - how else do afro americans get away with calling each other nigger?

2:26 am

BabbleRabble

racism is not subjective

2:26 am

:D

i cant say it to them without being racist but its ok for them? THATs racist

2:26 am

jillibus

I am a WASP, a honky, an ofay, a haole, a bitch, whatever, and I don't care

2:26 am

BabbleRabble

you are arguing in circles

2:26 am

:D

my hubby calls canadians plastic frogs and some of our best mates r canadian

2:27 am

lynxxx

I think D is only referring to bterms we use in Australia. Lots of times, in our own weird way, they are terms of endearment. A lot of times, we only 'insult' when we care about someone - else we ignore!

2:27 am

jillibus

oh, and a hag too

2:27 am

BabbleRabble

so what?

2:27 am

kangabrat

and i'm a skip, and proud to be known as one!

2:27 am

:D

not arguing babble - just voicing my opinion

2:27 am

BabbleRabble

sure you are

2:27 am

Andree

me either jilli, we are a lot more jokey here than other countries but generally don't mean offence

2:28 am

:D

and certainly not trying to offend babble

2:28 am

jillibus

what's a skip?

2:28 am

kangabrat

a bog plain anglo australian, called that by wogs in reference to Skippy!

2:28 am

lynxxx

skip = skippy = Skippy the Bush kangaroo!

2:28 am

:D

if u allow peoples words to hurt you babble they will continue to use those words to hurt you

2:29 am

MVA

morning all

2:29 am

:D

not to mention bogan kanga :P

2:29 am

lynxxx

Hi MVA

2:29 am

Iain

morning MVA

2:29 am

kangabrat

ahh, i hear my wog husband returning with our takeaway dinner. see you later all.

2:29 am

Angb

Hi MVA

2:29 am

jillibus

oh -- skippy sounds cute!

2:29 am

BabbleRabble

that does not mean the words are not offensive and racist

2:29 am

:D

lol bye kanga

2:30 am

BabbleRabble

you can rationalize forever, but use of racist terms is racism

2:30 am

lynxxx

Bye Kanga - enjoy - and the trip as well!

2:30 am

:D

if i upset someone unintentionally by my speech i will apologise babble but i can assure you that it is rarely intended in this country wen we refer to people that way

2:30 am

jillibus

sticks and stones

2:30 am

Andree

they are not taken that way here, I refer to myself as a wog occasionally and I have lived here 50 years

2:30 am

kangabrat

thanks lynxx, will do *poof*

2:31 am

Angb

Unfortunately jilli - words are often the tip of an iceberg of racist behaviour.

2:31 am

georgiaj

oooh what interesting chat!

2:32 am

:D

agreed ang, but that's where intention comes in - it is easy to tell if someone is using your race to try to undermine you or if they mean it affectionately

2:32 am

Iain

some'minorities' use racism as a lever to get what they want regerdless of the wishes of the majoity. Lets treat everyone equal ( no doubt someone will find a way to buck the system)

2:32 am

Andree

if no offence is meant, none should be taken

2:32 am

jillibus

hear hear

2:32 am

BabbleRabble

to use racist language and then say " oh I didn't mean to be racist" is quite convenient

2:33 am

Angb

Not necessarily - that is from your point of view, not an oppressed person's point of view. I'll stop now - one of hot buttons

2:33 am

:D

absolutely lain and that is wot i am saying if someone draws attention to my race it doesnt bother me - it is who i am as much as being female -- as long as they dont TRY to use it to hurt me, its a joke

2:34 am

Andree

but we don't do that babble, its how we speak here

2:34 am

:D

no babble - its irreverant and that is the way australians tend to be

2:34 am

BabbleRabble

and lian, that is why in the US the there is equal protection so the majority cannot shove there racism down the minority's throat

2:34 am

Angb

Are you a white aussie D? That makes a major difference.

2:34 am

:D

etting upset over being called a wog or woteva is just as silly as getting upset at being called a shiela

2:34 am

Andree

we are not yet terrified of every word we utter as you have to be in US

2:34 am

:D

no ang

2:34 am

BabbleRabble

I see

2:34 am

:D

i m of aboriginal descent

2:35 am

BabbleRabble

so you are fearless racists?

2:35 am

VolleymomDee

wow feel like I have been working on this forever, still have 69 to go

2:35 am

BabbleRabble

good for you

2:35 am

:D

no i m an equalist babble

2:35 am

VolleymomDee

ty .. getting a brain freeze lol

2:35 am

jillibus

I don't think anyone is exactly encouraging the use of derogatory terms. What triggered me was the designation of sa5/16 as a "nasty racist word" when it was, to me, the name of a delightful little boy in a favourite children's story.

2:36 am

Andree

is not you calling us racists just as bad

2:36 am

VolleymomDee

so very true jil... never ever thought of it as a pejorative then

2:37 am

BabbleRabble

this is a waste of time .... and andre, just as bad as what?

2:37 am

VolleymomDee

and the pics in my book were amazing

2:37 am

:D

just as labelling someone according to their heritage is not racism for us volley - just as labelling by sex is not sexism or age is not ageism -- just calling it as it is

2:37 am

joey

volleymomdee, i still have a copy of that book. was also a favorite of mine

2:38 am

Andree

good on you d

2:38 am

:D

if you dont think your race is something to b ashamed of why would u be offended by me affectionately calling you a yank or wotever

2:38 am

VolleymomDee

so true... how I feel also

2:38 am

jillibus

So I've always remembered the word "ghee"

2:38 am

:D

isnt that cheese related jilli?

2:38 am

jillibus

butter, :D

2:39 am

Andree

I have a golliwog here my grandchildren love, guess that is a no no too

2:39 am

BabbleRabble

so, every black person should be proud you call them a N?

2:39 am

:D

how could i mean to disparage u by pointing out a proud heritage babble?

2:39 am

jillibus

ach

2:39 am

BabbleRabble

what utter twaddle!

2:39 am

:D

i have never used the N word because i know it causes offence babble - also i dont meet a lot of afro americans here

2:40 am

:D

i do call mates black bastards tho

2:40 am

:D

d they respond in kind with a laugh

2:40 am

Wyrd

i think its the person said word is directed to that should get to decide if they feel offended or not

2:41 am

:D

if i call u a girl are u offended wyrd?

2:41 am

BabbleRabble

and like in the slave days the folks said yes master... or got whipped

2:41 am

:D

wots the difference?

2:41 am

BabbleRabble

a whole bunch of difference ...

2:42 am

Wyrd

well i get to decided that myself i think

2:42 am

jillibus

Well, I have only 73 words here and I think I'll go to bed

2:42 am

BabbleRabble

I give up .... no wonder intolerance is rampant in this world

2:42 am

:D

fair enough - obviously i have my view and u have yours, neither seems to b changing

2:43 am

:D

nite jilli

2:43 am

Andree

you have taken this too seriosly babble , our sense of humour is different

2:43 am

lynxxx

BabbleR - I think you are taking this way too far. D, Andree and even I were talking about the Australian climate. Of course, we do not know the circumstances in the US - only be hearsay. Australians, because of our now generous immigration policy, are very much indeed a multi racial society - and to the betterment of all who live here. We are, in the vast majority, not racist.

2:43 am

Andree

here here lynxxx

2:44 am

:D

thanks lynxxx

2:44 am

BabbleRabble

and I think you miss the point.

2:44 am

jillibus

Is babrab being tolerant of those who differ with him?

2:44 am

Iain

It seems that over the years words have altered their meanings. Some are upset by the changed word. If you KNOW the word will upset a person DO NOT use it, Idf you have used it then apologise if it caused offence, If you are offended please accept a well meant apology and lets get on with life, its hard enough as it is

2:44 am

:D

and i do embrace people of all cultures and religions regardless of their skin colour and i hope that they will do the same for me

2:45 am

lynxxx

No BabbleR...we really do see your point. Racism is abhorant - and would not survive in Australia

2:45 am

:D

if you want to let wot others say to u hurt u that is your perogative babble, it is never my intent, nor the intent of the people i know

2:46 am

BabbleRabble

there is an objective standard for rascism and it should not be enabled or tolerated .... you are rationalizing your racism

2:46 am

Andree

we are NOT racists

2:46 am

:D

calling me intolerant and racist doesnt alter wot i know to be true for me and everyone i know

2:47 am

BabbleRabble

and that argument, :D, is such a convenient way to be racist

2:47 am

BabbleRabble

and that argument, :D, is such a convenient way to be racist

2:47 am

:D

no its the way that we live and the way that we have embraced other races and cultures into our own

2:48 am

:D

ignoring our differences does nothing

2:48 am

Andree

do you object to being called a yank, babble

2:48 am

Iain

owns

2:48 am

:D

pretending that we are all the same and being careful not to mention certain aspects of race or culture is ridiculous

2:49 am

Iain

oops

2:49 am

:D

got that one lain - keep trying :P

2:49 am

jillibus

thanks, Iain! I didn't have that little one

2:50 am

flosey

Hi all, just coming in! was playing bridge online all evening

2:50 am

Iain

sometimes it is the easy words that are missed

2:50 am

Andree

hi flosey

2:50 am

flosey

Hi Andree

2:50 am

:D

by our irreverance we have reduced the stigmas that so many other countries deal with in multicultural society

2:50 am

jillibus

hi flosey! Did you win?

2:50 am

flosey

Hi Jilli - yes!! most of the time

2:51 am

flosey

was playing with hubby

2:51 am

:D

anyways - i have to go, dinner time

2:51 am

Iain

Bye D

2:51 am

Andree

bye d

2:51 am

MVA

bye d

2:51 am

:D

good night and good luck all

2:51 am

jillibus

Bye :D

2:51 am

Andree

biah

2:51 am

Andree

biah

2:51 am

Andree

biah

2:52 am

Andree

biah

2:52 am

Andree

biah

2:52 am

Andree

biah

2:52 am

Andree

biah

2:52 am

Andree

2:52 am

Andree

2:52 am

Andree

2:52 am

Andree

2:52 am

Andree

2:52 am

Andree

2:52 am

Andree

2:52 am

Andree

2:52 am

Andree

2:52 am

Andree

2:52 am

flosey

Puzzle looks long today, will at least start it

2:52 am

Andree

sorry

2:52 am

jillibus

flosey, it's tough too IMHO

2:52 am

Iain

Control yourself Andree lol

2:52 am

lynxxx

Bye D.

2:53 am

flosey

IMHO - not familiar with that one Jilli

2:53 am

jillibus

In My Humble Opinion

2:54 am

flosey

ah, thanks

2:55 am

flosey

I have not heard of your pianist Jilli - but love to hear Boogie - amongst other types

2:56 am

jillibus

Michael Kaesahmmer has been here at ArtSpring twice -- great fun!

2:57 am

P.J.

brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr,goooooood mmmorninggggggggg alllllllllllllllll

2:57 am

jillibus

hi ho!

2:57 am

sprite

morning all

2:58 am

oggy

annie are there

2:58 am

jillibus

Hello sprite!

2:58 am

flosey

I should get out there more often, but don't like night driving - especially in Winter.

2:58 am

oggy

morning all

2:58 am

jillibus

and oggy

2:58 am

Iain

gm hodag, sprite

2:58 am

MVA

hi hodag and sprite and oggy

2:58 am

jillibus

hi mva

2:59 am

lynxxx

Hi Hodag & Sprite & Oggy & Flosey & anyone else I didn't notice!

2:59 am

Iain

gm oggy

2:59 am

MVA

hi jill

2:59 am

sprite

sizable grid today... is it fun?

2:59 am

lynxxx

Nope ! but probably will be for you Sprite !

3:00 am

P.J.

hi Jilli and sprite,oggy MVA and lyn

3:00 am

jillibus

I have only 77 words, sprite -- does that answer your question? But there has been some diverting chat

3:00 am

sprite

too many unwords is never fun

3:00 am

sprite

ah, chat is good :)

3:01 am

sprite

what, no satan?

3:02 am

jillibus

not in the dictionary, like internet

3:02 am

sprite

what can I say

3:03 am

lynxxx

Halfway! time for Lickety or I'll never finish this before work tomorrow! BBS

3:03 am

MVA

a lot of the words i've tried aren't in the dictionary either!!

3:04 am

sprite

MVA, we know more words than the dictionary! Isn't that a bit scary?

3:10 am

sprite

ok, only to me perhaps then

3:10 am

MVA

sorry sprite, had to get more tea! i find it scary too!

3:11 am

sprite

tea, now that is a great idea! And perhaps some breakfast...

3:12 am

MVA

just what i was thinking sprite, ishall go and make braekfast now!! bbl

3:12 am

sprite

same here, back in a bit

3:13 am

Angb

Back again - kids in bed

3:14 am

jillibus

that's where I'm going -- g'night all *poof*

3:14 am

Angb

Nite jilli

3:16 am

oggy

clue for ob7 please

3:17 am

jan

It's the plural of the ob/6--though it's a Russian plural, so don't expect an s on it...

3:17 am

joey

there is a bl 5 in second place, ending in the third vowel

3:18 am

oggy

thanks jan got it

3:18 am

Iain

must go and get the paper bye all

3:18 am

jan

yw

3:18 am

Angb

bye iain

3:19 am

jan

Way past my bed time...I'm off

3:19 am

sprite

bye, everyone who left or is leaving

3:19 am

Angb

nite jan

3:19 am

P.J.

bye lain,jilli and jan

3:19 am

lynxxx

Bye Jan, Jilli and Iain

3:21 am

P.J.

clever Lyn.lol

3:21 am

lynxxx

just a copy cat!

3:22 am

sprite

I have difficulty to believe there are biggies in this grid.

3:23 am

Angb

The biggest word I have sprite is 1 x 7 letter LOL

3:23 am

sprite

mine are 6 :)

3:23 am

P.J.

now I never would have guessed that! Isn't this grid a pain in the ...OOPs?

3:24 am

lynxxx

do you want the ones Jilli found?

3:24 am

Angb

Yep - not enjoying it.

3:24 am

joey

the ad 7 7& 8 and the pr 8 and 9 all end in the same 5 and 6 letters

3:24 am

P.J.

sure

3:24 am

sprite

I saw something about ob7 and 8, but I couldn't make head or tail of it

3:25 am

lynxxx

Joey just gave them - the pr means to ban

3:26 am

P.J.

I can see I'll never get this one finished I can't even get it started!!!!!!!!!!

3:26 am

sprite

great, that did the trick. I would have found the pr eventually, but that ad is new for me.

3:26 am

sprite

thanks for the clues :)

3:27 am

joey

yvs

3:27 am

joey

oops, yvw

3:27 am

P.J.

Bye all

3:27 am

sprite

bye hodag

3:27 am

lynxxx

bye Hodag

3:28 am

Angb

bye hodag

3:28 am

ARB

mans

3:28 am

ARB

st

3:28 am

ARB

tin

3:28 am

Angb

rawl

3:28 am

Angb

oops

3:28 am

sprite

arb is on a roll!

3:28 am

ARB

SOooooooooooooory

3:28 am

sprite

and Angb too

3:29 am

ARB

And I couldn't figure out why the word stats didn't change!

3:29 am

Angb

be alright if they were words LOL

3:29 am

sprite

LOL!

3:31 am

sprite

I was soooo smart, I found subliminal. But guess, it is not in the puzzle :(

3:32 am

ursh

me oo sprite i found talisman !!

3:33 am

ursh

*too

3:33 am

sprite

oh, and stamina! Darn!

3:33 am

sprite

I like talisman!

3:33 am

ursh

down

3:33 am

ursh

wns

3:33 am

ursh

ns

3:33 am

ursh

oops

3:34 am

sprite

now that one is there

3:34 am

Angb

Sprite have you found : the a kind of sausage, originally Italian, often flavored with garlic. sa 6?

3:34 am

sprite

no, but I have now, thanks :)

3:36 am

ursh

sorry am using laptop and making lots of typos

3:38 am

lynxxx

there is a swag of al & am words

3:41 am

sprite

I have this strange ho7/8 combo.
I think it means resembling a human. The 8 ends in the robot ending. For the 7 drop one of the last vowels.

3:43 am

sprite

ohhhh... and do you have the tiny van mi7/44 that sounds like a granddaughter of jilli?

3:45 am

lynxxx

do know - though still don't know the name!

3:46 am

sprite

which name?

3:47 am

lynxxx

Jillis granddaughters

3:47 am

sprite

oh, I was not referring to a name, it was a clue, LOL. Look at the word and at jilli's name, you'll know what I meant :)

3:47 am

lynxxx

Ohhhhh - stupid me !

3:48 am

lynxxx

I only think of her as Jilli!

3:48 am

sprite

a bit farfetched I think

3:49 am

Angb

thnx sprite for the mi

3:49 am

sprite

yw :)
It is tough going, isn't it?

3:50 am

lynxxx

yeah - its enough to make you vo***

3:50 am

Angb

I was trying to do it without list and clues. Started looking at the clues 5 minutes ago. Frustrated to ****

3:50 am

sprite

thanks! My first Vs... I was wondering how to ever make words start with that V.

3:51 am

lynxxx

pleasure - just worked it out!

3:51 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks! It has been tough & I would never have gotten it without Lickety!! May I help anyone?

3:51 am

ARB

YAY MomDee

3:51 am

Angb

yay volley

3:52 am

Eva

I want wombat!

3:52 am

VolleymomDee

ty

3:52 am

lynxxx

do you want a cute clue for the other V?

3:52 am

sprite

Woweeeee Dee! *F*IR*E*W*O*R*K*S** for you!

3:52 am

Eva

howl

3:52 am

Angb

I keep on seeing nubile

3:52 am

Eva

ooops!

3:52 am

lynxxx

Yay Volley!

3:52 am

VolleymomDee

never thought I would make it on this one

3:52 am

Angb

yay sprite.

3:52 am

sprite

oh yes please, lynxxx

3:52 am

VolleymomDee

anything I can help with?

3:52 am

lynxxx

vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv

3:53 am

sprite

lollllll.... that was the clue?

3:53 am

VolleymomDee

I kept seeing nimble on night long

3:53 am

ursh

vees?

3:53 am

lynxxx

sure was - starts vr

3:53 am

sprite

thanks Dee, I still need so many I cannot really ask for clues.

3:53 am

Angb

Well I'm stumped lynxxx - something to ponder I suppose

3:54 am

Angb

I thought you went fireworks Sprite.

3:54 am

ARB

Think of Lynxx's clue and a motorcycle's sound

3:54 am

sprite

lol got it! You are right, it is a cute clue.

3:54 am

VolleymomDee

np I'll stop in later... have a wonderful day!!! poof

3:54 am

Angb

I used that in a scrabble game yesterdya LOL

3:54 am

sprite

Angb: no, Dee went fireworks, not me. I am only halfway.

3:54 am

lynxxx

Dr Bs clue I think

3:55 am

ARB

Did they accept it, Angb?

3:55 am

sprite

bye Dee

3:55 am

Angb

OK - I have got over 1/2 in every box. It was challenged of course. But valid - yeh

3:56 am

Andree

back again

3:56 am

sprite

hey, the V combo has a su variant.

3:57 am

Angb

Andree hi again

3:57 am

sprite

wb Andree

3:57 am

lynxxx

TY Sprite

3:57 am

Angb

And a am combo too

3:58 am

Angb

Thnx for the su sprite

3:58 am

Andree

this is hard work

3:59 am

sprite

it certainly is. Slow going and some pretty stupid words too.

3:59 am

ExWren

Morning/afternoon/evening everyone. Another biggie again today, I can't cope with them, but I will try to do a few of the words

4:00 am

sprite

hey ExWren :)

4:00 am

Angb

Have you found the bananas? bo 6 and 7

4:01 am

Andree

hi ex wren

4:01 am

Angb

Just thought the banana word might just be a NZ brand!

4:01 am

sprite

are those bananas? I thought fish, lol.

4:01 am

ExWren

I don't like the sound of your post regarding 'stupid words' Sprite!

4:01 am

lynxxx

Hello ExWren - good to see you

4:01 am

Andree

I thought that was a fish

4:02 am

Angb

The fish as an o on the end.

4:02 am

Andree

lots of REALLY stupid words ex

4:02 am

Angb

Good bait though

4:03 am

sprite

and rightly so, ExWren - some real unwords in this grid. Probably even more than I have :)
Angb: just looked it up. Dictionary says B~o, Often incorrectly written ~a.

4:03 am

Angb

Thnx for that sprite

4:04 am

sprite

so you were right about the fish ending o

4:04 am

Haz1558

Good morning/evening all. I don't think I have time to start the grid just yet, but wanted to say hello and see what the lie of the land was.

4:04 am

sprite

hi Haz! Pretty tough going, this one.

4:05 am

ARB

it lies tough, Haz

4:05 am

Angb

Good evening Haz - not enjoying this grid

4:05 am

Haz1558

Well, that's really encouraged me!!

4:06 am

Haz1558

At least I know you're being honest.....

4:06 am

ARB

But glad to see you.

4:06 am

sprite

we are not luring you in with lies, that is something ;)

4:06 am

Andree

hi haz

4:06 am

sprite

do7/36 pastor, minister. Ends in double vowel.

4:07 am

Haz1558

Ah well, I'll view it as a challenge. Challenge, an experience, interesting - words that are charged with meaning, often negative!!

4:07 am

lynxxx

Morning Haz

4:07 am

FMitch

Says "Good morning" with confidence but looks at the grid very tentatively

4:07 am

Haz1558

Hello FMitch - they say it has a government health warning.

4:07 am

lynxxx

Hello FM

4:08 am

Haz1558

And hello lynxxx and Andree - how are our warmer than us friends?

4:08 am

sprite

so true, Haz! I never apply for jobs that have those words in their ads. "Challinging job, no 9-5 mentality, for a creative teamplayer" - no thanks.

4:08 am

sprite

Hey FMitch

4:09 am

Angb

Hi FMitch

4:09 am

Andree

hi fmitch

4:09 am

lynxxx

Still slighly wet and much cooler - weather has moved to where Andree is

4:09 am

Haz1558

That's the sort of job where they give you everything to do and act surprised that you want to go home occasionally.

4:09 am

Haz1558

Glad it's cooler, lynxxx.

4:10 am

sprite

Exactly :) Did a few of them when I was still young and stupid.

4:10 am

FMitch

Hi Lynx and Haz and sprite and Angb and Andre and everyone. I think I am going to be good and get "stuff" done before I even think about starting this

4:10 am

Andree

hot today but a cooler evening and cooler weather forecast

4:11 am

Haz1558

We can be disciplined together, FMitch.

4:11 am

Angb

I think I will give up for the nite. See ya all tomorrow if I get up the courage. Good nite

4:11 am

lynxxx

Nite AngB

4:11 am

FMitch

Night Angb

4:11 am

Haz1558

Sleep well Angb - maybe the grid will look better in the morning.

4:11 am

Andree

nite angb

4:11 am

sprite

night Angb :)

4:12 am

Angb

Hmmm - I doubt it - but here's hoping

4:12 am

ARB

night ANgb

4:12 am

Eva

Good morning everyone. Don't think I've ever seen a bit grid that got sticky so quickly.

4:12 am

lynxxx

pity clouds still isn't the theme today

4:12 am

lynxxx

Hello Eva

4:12 am

sprite

no, it is nasty. Hi Eva

4:12 am

ARB

hi eva

4:12 am

Haz1558

Oh well, there seems to be a concensus of opinion on this grid.

4:13 am

Haz1558

And even Rambo isn't acceptable to hlep us out of this mess.

4:13 am

Andree

hi eva

4:13 am

Eva

should we put the cubes back in the box and shake it up again?

4:13 am

Haz1558

Time to go!

4:13 am

babbz

just checked in - this might be one grid I pass on, I agree eva. Hi and good night, all - I'm on my 3rd night of no sleep and tomorrow (today) will have a hard time rooting for Da Bears if I don't get at least some shut eye!

4:14 am

sprite

let's do that, Eva :D

4:14 am

sprite

night babbz

4:14 am

FMitch

I have seen one person finish so far
Haz I will be off too then if we are going to be disciplined together.
Happy Babbling and good luck!!

4:15 am

sprite

see you later, FMitch and Haz

4:15 am

ARB

I have 2 left -- but I've been at it for over 3 hours.

4:15 am

Eva

omg ARB!

4:15 am

ARB

one left

4:15 am

sprite

down to 70 and already here for a long time

4:16 am

sprite

go ARB goooooo!

4:16 am

lynxxx

Wow ARB ! surely not without a list!

4:16 am

Andree

arb, I have been at it for 3 hours too, have 140 left, lol

4:17 am

ARB

Are you nuts? Of course with Lickety's help plus a little help from my other friends (dictionaries). Fireworks

4:17 am

sprite

yeah ARB! Well done!

4:17 am

Andree

yay arb

4:17 am

lynxxx

Woohoo! doesn't matter how you get this one done. Congratulations ARB

4:18 am

sprite

If it is any consolation, I will use Lickety's list too today. No way I can finish it without help

4:18 am

ARB

Lots of words ending in vowels. Lots of words I have never seen. A challenge, if there ever was one.

4:20 am

ARB

I'm not proud. I use all the help I can get! I will try harder without a dictionary if the list is shorter.

4:20 am

lynxxx

BBS

4:21 am

sprite

yeah, same here. I just opened A2Z as well.

4:21 am

ruthy

wtg arb

4:21 am

Andree

bye lynxxx

4:21 am

sprite

later lynxxx

4:21 am

Andree

the longer the grid the sooner I get the list

4:21 am

ARB

Bye Lynxxx

4:22 am

sprite

Sometimes there are big grids that flow so easily, I get 3/4 done without trying hard. But there are smaller ones that can drive me bananas before halfway. And this one combines the worst of both worlds ;)

4:23 am

ARB

I try to hold out till I have at least half and sometimes manage to get to 70%, but I don't think I have finished without the list and I've only finished a few times without the Z2Z lists

4:24 am

ARB

I start typing words in every language I can think of. Sometimes it works!

4:24 am

sprite

When I first started playing babble, I think it was Atalante who told me: only looking up the actual words is cheating. All the rest is research :D

4:24 am

sprite

oh yes, many words in other languages are valid... and many english words aren't.

4:24 am

Eva

walt

4:25 am

Eva

drat!

4:25 am

sprite

not found in the dictionary

4:25 am

sprite

and drat is not found in this puzzle, LOL

4:26 am

Eva

you never know when proper name also turn out to be words. Drat was the sanitized version of my internal vocalization

4:26 am

sprite

grin, thought as much. Couldn't resist teasing though.

4:27 am

Eva

Im even trying hebrew...that's a stretch

4:28 am

sprite

in some grids that really works well

4:28 am

ARB

There are two Hebrew words -- folk dance and its plural. Do you want any more clues?

4:28 am

Eva

yeah, but conjugating hebrew verbs in english doesn't

4:28 am

kangabrat

please (hi)

4:28 am

Eva

thanks ARB-hdan't seen those obvious ones yet

4:28 am

sprite

hi kanga

4:29 am

ARB

ho 4/5 and ho 5/12

4:29 am

kangabrat

thanks arb

4:29 am

Andree

hi kanga

4:30 am

sprite

lots of dances in this grid

4:30 am

ARB

yw

4:30 am

kangabrat

hi andree. shouldn't be here, should be cleaning house!

4:31 am

Andree

why clean if you are going away tomorrow

4:31 am

Eva

need to do something more soothing so I can fall back to sleep (maybe). See you all later.

4:31 am

kangabrat

cos my sister just asked if she could stay in my house while we were away

4:31 am

sprite

night Eva

4:31 am

ARB

bye eva

4:31 am

Andree

bye eva

4:32 am

sprite

and you did not answer your sister: "Sure, but you will have to clean it then!" ?

4:32 am

kangabrat

any other sister ... but this one is in the middle of chemo

4:33 am

sprite

ow, gosh sorry. No, then I understand you want her to have it as good as possible. How is she holding up?

4:33 am

ARB

you're a good sister

4:33 am

kangabrat

surprisingly well. she is astonishing. says it improves her arthritis.

4:33 am

sprite

Your sis sounds like a winner. What a great way to look at things.

4:34 am

kangabrat

she has her moments. difficult for the rest of us to keep up with!

4:34 am

Andree

good on her

4:34 am

Andree

my sister was diagnosed on thursday with a brain tumour

4:35 am

kangabrat

lord andree, i'm sorry. i know how hard this stuff is.

4:35 am

ARB

How is she doing? How are all of you doing? What a blow.

4:35 am

sprite

(((Andree)))
That is terrible, what a blow.

4:35 am

Andree

if you have brain tumour she has the best you can have, meningioma, very good prognosis

4:36 am

kangabrat

that's a bit of a relief. but it is always so hard. my father's just had his bad prognosis revised to great, and we are all feeling better.

4:37 am

Andree

she flew to tasmania today to tell her kids and will have surgery mid feb, not cancer they say

4:37 am

ARB

my prayers are with all of you.

4:37 am

kangabrat

best wishes for your family, andree.

4:37 am

sprite

a real tough break, but good there are some lightpoints to it all. Will think of you all.

4:38 am

Andree

I am the only one she has told now I have told babble world, duh

4:38 am

kangabrat

my lips are sealed

4:38 am

sprite

Well, we don't know your sister, so it doesn't count. You told your babble support group - you're entitled to.

4:39 am

Andree

by now she will have told her kids , she has given me the job of telling my other sisters tomorrow

4:39 am

sprite

Not easy, Andree

4:39 am

kangabrat

tough one andree.

4:39 am

Andree

I am a tough old bird

4:40 am

Andree

and so is she

4:40 am

kangabrat

they breed us like that down here!

4:40 am

sprite

Sure you are. And who is there to give you support, dear tough old bird?

4:41 am

Biltong

Hi everyone. Andree, I a, sorry to hear about your sister. I pray all goes well. :)

4:41 am

Andree

I have great kids who will help if I need it

4:41 am

sprite

hi Bittong

4:41 am

Andree

hi bilt

4:41 am

Biltong

Does this grid look unfriendly, or is it just me?

4:41 am

sprite

Glad to hear it, Andree. Being tough is okay, as long as you don't have to cope all by yourself.

4:42 am

Karys

All good wishes to your sister, and to you and the others in the family Andree. It's a worrying time for you all xx

4:42 am

ARB

Hi Biltong. It is very tough

4:42 am

Karys

and hello everyone :)

4:42 am

sprite

Bittong: nasty grid today

4:42 am

Andree

thx all, will have more news when surgery is scheduled

4:43 am

sprite

((((kanga and Andree))))
Will pray for you and yours.

4:43 am

sprite

hi Karys

4:43 am

kangabrat

thank you sprite

4:44 am

ARB

well said Sprite

4:44 am

Andree

thx all

4:45 am

lynxxx

I'm back. Bad news Kanga & Andree - but I bet they are glad you are both around - you both seem such 'pillars of strength'. I am sure they will both come through it all

4:45 am

Biltong

How can there possibly be 22 m's? lol.

4:46 am

Biltong

hi lynxxx

4:46 am

Andree

I just finished m's bilt, it was a marathon

4:46 am

lynxxx

Hello Bittong. Is you daughter still with you?

4:46 am

Andree

not enjoying this at all

4:46 am

sprite

Just finisned them, with help from Lickety. Most are not too bad.

4:46 am

Biltong

Ooh, well done Andree!

4:46 am

Andree

thx lynxxx

4:47 am

Karys

ssorry Kanga....just read back...of course all good wishes to you too x

4:47 am

Biltong

sprite, it must be tough. As far as I know you normally don't use the list. Doesn't bode well for me!

4:47 am

lynxxx

Hello Karys

4:47 am

kangabrat

thanks karys, not offended at all!

4:48 am

sprite

Nope, usually I struggle along without the list, but I can't finish this one without help.

4:48 am

Karys

:)

4:49 am

Andree

I will be off now, may try from work tomorrow, happy babbling all

4:49 am

Andree

happy camping trip kanga

4:49 am

kangabrat

bye andree, best wishes

4:49 am

lynxxx

Bye Andree

4:49 am

sprite

bye Andree, *hug*

4:49 am

Karys

bye Andree

4:50 am

Biltong

bye Andree, take care

4:50 am

kangabrat

some of these words are just plain wrong!

4:50 am

sprite

I agree

4:53 am

sprite

I am monkeytyping my head off

4:54 am

kangabrat

takes the fun out, a little

4:54 am

Karys

me too....and then you find a dear little word !

4:54 am

sprite

that's what keeps me going, Karys :)

4:55 am

Karys

I smiled to myself to see the litany of al's from the word list that seems to stick in my head

4:56 am

Scrabbler

Good day, Babblers. A bigger grid than I expected after first review of the letters. How is it?

4:56 am

kangabrat

ok, better go and clean before i lost it! thanks for all the kind words, and see you later.

4:57 am

sprite

yes, they are great. I also smiled when I found Li6/27 and Po4/5 - 5/12 right after another.

4:57 am

sprite

Bye kanga *hug*
Hope you have a great trip.

4:57 am

kangabrat

thanks sprite. hope so! *poof*

4:57 am

Biltong

bye kanga

4:57 am

Karys

now why didn't I have to look at my list to see which ones you meant !!!

4:58 am

Karys

bye Kanga

4:58 am

sprite

Hi Scrabbler! It is just as you would think - all the words that make the grid this size are unwords.

4:58 am

sprite

lol Karys :)

4:59 am

Scrabbler

I love finding "unwords". It's always a surprise.

5:00 am

sprite

Then you're in for a lot of surprises today, Scrabbler :)

5:02 am

sprite

Let me give you an impression.
There is Sa6, tasty sausage with garlic. Great word.
But for Sa5 drop middle vowel. And then plural for another Sa6. Now those are unwords.

5:02 am

Scrabbler

***searching for sausage***

5:02 am

Biltong

thanks, sprite :)

5:03 am

Karys

ty sprite...hadn't tried that !

5:03 am

sprite

monkied it because Lickety said there had to be words there.

5:03 am

Scrabbler

Got 'em--TY Sprite

5:03 am

sprite

yw :)

5:03 am

lynxxx

sm5.12 & 6.21 - now what are they? I could cope if they had a z near the end

5:03 am

rosalind230

thanks Sprite

5:04 am

Biltong

Isn't that an italian kind of sausage?

5:04 am

spanner

ty sprite that bumps up my miserable score!!!!

5:04 am

Karys

got one sm5/12 lynxxx

5:05 am

sprite

Yes, I believe it is, Bittong.
Sm5/12: a coloring agent made of blue glass produced by fusing silica, potassium carbonate, and cobalt oxide, used in powdered form to add color to vitreous materials.
As if we want to know that. But that strange 6 is not listed there.

5:06 am

Karys

ty sprite, after reading that I put the vowel on the end

5:06 am

sprite

ok, found it. It has the same def. Italian plural. They are used in mosaics.

5:06 am

Biltong

Have to go now. See you later. Happy hunting everyone!

5:06 am

sprite

bye Bittong!

5:06 am

lynxxx

and here I was thinking it was goose fat or similar!

5:06 am

Karys

bye Bilt

5:06 am

lynxxx

Bye Bittong

5:07 am

sprite

At least we can boast we learned something new from our babbling today ;)

5:07 am

Karys

but will we remember it !

5:07 am

Scrabbler

We are increasing our Word Power. My goal today is to use sm6 in a sentence.

5:08 am

Karys

LOL Scrabbler

5:08 am

sprite

Not verbally, but we will remember there were words with those letters... and perhaps we will vaguely remember they had to do with coloring glass :)

5:09 am

sprite

That is easy, Scrabbler. I needed sm6 to make a mosaic of my in4/4 ;)

5:09 am

Karys

well..... I'll try !

5:09 am

Scrabbler

There is a lot of vagueness with many babble words..."I think that was here once, let me try that..."

5:10 am

Scrabbler

TY Sprite, for in4, I have only been working on the bottom half of the grid so far.

5:10 am

Karys

there is a lot of ohhhh yes... I think I remeber that now

5:12 am

Karys

back in a bit....doing the ironing you know

5:12 am

sprite

I recognize that completely, Scrabbler. I often think something like that - usually there is one letter missing, of course, but sometimes it works :)

5:13 am

Scrabbler

One of my monkeys is named "Babblette"--female, of course.

5:13 am

sprite

must be the leader of the pack, Scrabbler :)

5:13 am

sprite

bye Karys, hf

5:14 am

Scrabbler

She gets extra treats!

5:14 am

sprite

Lots of bo7 for her today

5:15 am

Scrabbler

TY for 2 words, Sprite!

5:15 am

sprite

yvw :)

5:18 am

Scrabbler

OK, bottom half is "done" for now--time to look up.

5:18 am

sprite

good job!

5:19 am

Scrabbler

Hinus is not a word. Don't they call the Queen, Your Hinus. LOL

5:19 am

sprite

LOL!

5:20 am

sprite

Very close to another word though

5:20 am

Scrabbler

Such desperation.......ooo, I'll look.

5:21 am

Scrabbler

Ah, found it. TY

5:21 am

sprite

Lol, I am getting ideas for a nice poem with those two :)

5:22 am

Scrabbler

Uh oh, I just noticed the "un"--are there lots of "un" words.

5:22 am

Scrabbler

Or a limerick.

5:22 am

Scrabbler

with a man named Linus

5:22 am

lynxxx

Only one Scrabbler

5:22 am

sprite

Only one real UN-word, and none of the uns are stupid.

5:24 am

Scrabbler

I found an "un + verb"--is that the only one?

5:25 am

sprite

Thanks to Lickety, the chat and A2Z I have fireworks.

Yes Scrabbler, that is the one.

5:25 am

Scrabbler

NM--U's are now done--I answered my own question.

5:25 am

lynxxx

Congrats Sprite!

5:25 am

Scrabbler

Yahoooooo Sprite. Only 197 to go for me.

5:26 am

sprite

Any clues I can help with?

5:27 am

Scrabbler

How about the 9 and 8's? I have 5 min then have to get ready to make hospital rounds.

5:27 am

sprite

Pr8 and 9, to ban / bans.

5:27 am

sprite

Ad7 and 8 have the same last part as the Pr.

5:28 am

Scrabbler

TY! Never heard of the ad words.

5:28 am

ExWren

Well done sprite, I only have 260 to find!

5:28 am

sprite

Same here, completely new to me.

5:28 am

sprite

that close, ExWren! Go for it! :)

5:29 am

Scrabbler

ExWren--come on, I see fireworks close to you!

5:29 am

FranMag

late flip!

5:30 am

Scrabbler

The top half of the grid is not as fun as the lower half.

5:30 am

sprite

hey Fran!

5:30 am

FranMag

hi sprite!

5:30 am

Scrabbler

Only 5 1/2 hrs late, Fran--did you oversleep?

5:31 am

sprite

Fran wanted to show us how fast she can do a nasty grid :)

5:31 am

FranMag

lol scrabbler! no, went out to dinner, got back late

5:31 am

Scrabbler

What time is it there?

5:31 am

FranMag

i haven't been to sleep yet, it's 1:30

5:31 am

Scrabbler

I have a hard time keeping track of everyone's time zones.

5:31 am

sprite

in that case, don't start, Fran. Go to bed :)

5:31 am

FranMag

oh no, is it a bad one?

5:32 am

Scrabbler

For me the flip is at 1 AM--so I only stayed up for it once.

5:32 am

sprite

yup, not very nice. Some pretty words, but lots andlots of unwords.

5:32 am

sprite

+ space somewhere

5:32 am

FranMag

i think i will go to sleep then and tackle this tomorrow.

5:33 am

FranMag

so you're up early then scrabbler.

5:33 am

sprite

New babble definition: babblets are recurring unwords.

5:33 am

Odin

Mornin' or Good Evenin' to all!

5:33 am

Scrabbler

I got up extra early, Fran. I have to get to the hospitals then the office to see sick kids. I will be back later today.

5:33 am

sprite

hey Odin

5:34 am

Scrabbler

hi Odin

5:34 am

FranMag

hi odin!

5:34 am

FranMag

well, i'm going to do sudoku and then go to bed then.

5:34 am

sprite

not an easy job, Scrabbler

5:34 am

FranMag

night/morning to everyone!

5:34 am

Odin

Mornin' Sprite, Fran, Scrabbler and anyone I missed. Big grid today.

5:35 am

Scrabbler

81 done, 186 to go------aaaaarrrrrrrgggghhhhhh.

5:35 am

Scrabbler

See you later, folks.

5:35 am

sprite

I'll join you for sudoku, Fran. You all have a great day/night/whatever and happy babbling!

5:35 am

Odin

Wow...just started and it looks tough.

5:39 am

lynxxx

Hi Odin. It is.. a lot of words are there but seem quite hidden until you use a list. but thee are a lot of 'words' I've never seen before

5:40 am

Odin

Hey lynxxx...I'm beginning to think I haven't seen many of them. Monkeying will be by best option!

5:43 am

Kazzer99

Morning or Evening All - grid looks mean today

5:44 am

lynxxx

Hi Kazzer

5:45 am

Odin

Mornin' Kazzer

5:45 am

Kazzer99

I have managed to get 108 but have got stuck now

5:46 am

lynxxx

I scraped through to halfway but then went to list

5:46 am

Odin

I have 102 and struggling...

5:47 am

Kazzer99

anybody got a clue for ad 5/10

5:47 am

Odin

I have alot of ad's but no 5/10

5:48 am

lynxxx

no ad 5.10 - ?

5:49 am

lynxxx

do you mean al5.10 Kazzer?

5:50 am

Kazzer99

oops ad 5/20 - prob find it myself now I am looking for the right numbers

5:51 am

lynxxx

a & opp of up - go figure!

5:52 am

Kazzer99

ty and ty for al 5/10 - this grid is so weird that i ma having probs even seeing the 'real' words

5:55 am

jean1953

good morning everybody:)

5:56 am

Kazzer99

Hi Jean

5:56 am

lynxxx

Hi Jean

6:24 am

GraceM

hi all...would someone pls clue the sa6/21?

6:24 am

jean1953

Hello GraceM:)

6:25 am

patact

sa 6/21 slice up this meat and serve with crackers and cheese

6:25 am

jean1953

Havent got that one yet grace sorry

6:25 am

lynxxx

sa6.21 sa + vowel + abbrev for 60 seconds

6:25 am

jean1953

thanx patact:)

6:25 am

GraceM

I need the sa6 before that one patact...thx

6:26 am

GraceM

after the boat part.

6:26 am

lynxxx

Thats my one then Grace

6:27 am

GraceM

before that too I believe lynxxx...

6:27 am

lynxxx

There is none before that Grace

6:28 am

lynxxx

there is 3 sa6.21. My cle is first, then the meat, then another

6:29 am

GraceM

ah, I thought you were cluing the one after the meat... sorry and thx.

6:31 am

GraceM

S done!

6:45 am

jean1953

got to go bbl happy babbling everybody:)

6:45 am

pida 1

Good morning everyone. Not to bad looking a grid for a beautiful Sunday morning.........

6:47 am

majmom

morning all any clues for ad 7/44

6:47 am

lynxxx

Nite all - going to sleep here. 37 left. ida - don't be fooled

6:49 am

lynxxx

last clue Majmom pr8/60 & 9.78 means to ban. You can change the start of that for the ad you want

6:53 am

majmom

ty lynxxx-took a min but found it

6:54 am

pida 1

thanx lynxxx......

6:59 am

Sherylr1961

morning fellow babblers

7:00 am

Sherylr1961

having a tough time with this puzzle, can someone clue the bi 5/14 pls and ty

7:01 am

Sherylr1961

just got it, always the way, ask and you shall find it

7:01 am

Sherylr1961

lol

7:03 am

majmom

aibils

7:04 am

majmom

sorry just monkeying

7:07 am

movieman

greetings all

7:11 am

movieman

greetings all

7:14 am

movieman

where is everyone?

7:15 am

Ray Winstone Rat

hello

7:15 am

scarydeb

hello movieman - I've just logged on myself

7:16 am

NonnieLight

Sorry movie, I wasn't watching the grid. I was trying to get as many in 15 mins.

7:16 am

GraceM

*waves*

7:16 am

Karys

Hello movieman....I'm doing the ironing !

7:16 am

scarydeb

roman

7:16 am

NonnieLight

I mean I wasn't watching the chat.

7:16 am

scarydeb

whoops!

7:16 am

movieman

that's better, now i have someone to ask about the 7s, 8s and the 9......clue me plz

7:17 am

Karys

pr8 and 9.....bans

7:17 am

NonnieLight

pr 8 + 9 ban from doing something

7:18 am

Karys

ad7 and 8....change the first 2 letters

7:18 am

NonnieLight

ad 7 ad + last part of the one just clued

7:18 am

Karys

lol nonnie

7:18 am

Karys

I'm still one 8 missing

7:19 am

NonnieLight

:o) we're thinking alike!

7:19 am

NonnieLight

me too!

7:19 am

NonnieLight

I have to go...maybe see you all later? Have a good day and great fun babbling

7:20 am

Karys

later Nonnie :)

7:20 am

movieman

later nonnie and ty

7:20 am

NonnieLight

You're very welcome, movieman

7:26 am

GraceM

does anyone have the do7?

7:27 am

mattygroves

Hiya

7:28 am

kkiln

Hello all...this is a tough grid. Anyone have the in7?

7:28 am

GraceM

no in7 here yet...

7:29 am

GraceM

I'm looking for the ho7 and the do7...

7:31 am

neschen

if you have the do 6/24, change the last voel to two other vowels

7:32 am

GraceM

thx neschen

7:34 am

neschen

no problem. I'm lost on the hi7 and the in7 myself

7:35 am

neschen

initial

7:35 am

GraceM

hi7- male pronoun + outdoor p**** (change last vowel)

7:38 am

LoriP

Good Morning Babblers!

7:38 am

Jacula

Hello. ho7 - ho** sapiens is the only one of this family left. ho8 is related. in7 = inherent.

7:38 am

LoriP

Looks like a marathon today... May I have a word total please?

7:38 am

Jacula

Must get back to preparing dinner now!

7:39 am

Jacula

Lori - 267

7:39 am

LoriP

Thank ye Jacula

7:39 am

LoriP

Have a good dinner!

7:39 am

Jacula

BBL.

7:40 am

LoriP

No re words. Yea!!!!!!!

7:44 am

GraceM

only i, o, u left!

7:44 am

LoriP

Go Grace!

7:48 am

Cathy

Found the in7 if anyone is still looking= in + bu5/16. Usually I think of this term in the reverse order.

7:50 am

GraceM

how about the ob7?

7:51 am

neschen

do you have the ob 6/24?

7:51 am

GraceM

yes...

7:51 am

neschen

add a vowel

7:52 am

GraceM

weird word!

7:52 am

neschen

totally

7:52 am

doxy1lover

thanks cathy

7:53 am

GraceM

Fireworks!!

7:53 am

LoriP

Congrats Grace!

7:53 am

Cathy

yw - and thx for the ob7 clue. didn't have that one

7:54 am

kkiln

Thanks Cathy...for the in7

7:54 am

featherbee

morning! ok, how is the ro5/12 not a proper noun?

7:55 am

LoriP

G'd morning feather

7:55 am

Cathy

I wondered that myself, feather, but I was happy when I tried it and it worked!

8:03 am

gramma

Hi everybody. If you"re talking about thr ro5 I have, it's a novel.

8:04 am

featherbee

ah, thanks gramma

8:07 am

LoriP

G'd morning gramma.

8:07 am

Cathy

really? didn't know that one. playing this game, I'm always learning something new . thnx gramma :)

8:08 am

gramma

I just scrolled down, looking for clues, but my mind isn't engaged yet. None of it made sense. I have to play a bit and get my brain working.

8:13 am

gramma

I thought nambie was a word. My Dad used it. ....like lily livered, nambie pambie.

8:14 am

Uneaixoise

namby

8:14 am

gramma

Oooh. ty

8:14 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

8:17 am

LoriP

The al's first 5/12 and last 5/10 please?

8:17 am

gramma

I'm so angry. I'm libid!

8:18 am

doxy1lover

ai6/24 please

8:18 am

Uneaixoise

al5 Battle of the Al***

8:18 am

Uneaixoise

ai6 compound word help + male

8:18 am

doxy1lover

thx une

8:19 am

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

8:19 am

LoriP

LOL gramma, thank ye Une

8:20 am

Uneaixoise

gotta run--BBL--happy babbling!

8:20 am

gramma

I'm afraid it's going to be one of those days. Just making up words, totally convinced they're real.

8:21 am

doxy1lover

bye une

8:21 am

featherbee

yeah, i'm not doing well with the first two rows of the grid at all

8:21 am

LoriP

Later Une

8:21 am

doxy1lover

some of them are in this grid

8:21 am

movieman

still missing four 7's.........i have ad7, do7, hi7, ho7, in7, and ob7.......clue me plz

8:21 am

featherbee

wasn't till I hit the M that i started getting any kind of words in mass quantities

8:22 am

Merk

Hello, everyone, back to type my words in.

8:22 am

LoriP

G'd morning Merk

8:23 am

LoriP

The last al 5/10 please?

8:24 am

chiley

I don't have the ho7

8:24 am

Cathy

Lori - getting married ... going to the al***

8:25 am

LoriP

Ack! Thank ye Cathy. (coulda' sworn I tried that...) :(

8:25 am

Cathy

yw -- happens to me all the time !

8:25 am

movieman

still missing four 7's.........i have ad7, do7, hi7, ho7, in7, and ob7.......clue me plz

8:26 am

doxy1lover

sorry, can't help you, I only have 3 7's.

8:26 am

gramma

movieman, I have in7. Want to share the others?

8:27 am

movieman

gramma - ad7= like the pr8, but different beginning

8:28 am

gramma

PR8???? you've got to be kidding ;) No way, movieman. Let's start there then

8:28 am

movieman

do7= like a game tile with dots, but change the last vowel for two other ones

8:28 am

Cathy

bo7 - plural of bo6. Think it means beautiful in Portugese

8:29 am

movieman

pr8= to ban something

8:29 am

gramma

ty

8:30 am

kwizno123

clue for ad8,60 plz

8:30 am

doxy1lover

I don't have the bo6 yet

8:30 am

movieman

kwizno123 - add an s to the ad7

8:30 am

doxy1lover

plural the ad7

8:31 am

Kateq

the bo 6 is also a kind if fish

8:31 am

movieman

doxy - bo6 = madonna song - la isla b*****

8:31 am

gramma

My English is bad enough, let's not be dragging the Portugese into this.

8:32 am

movieman

bo6 = madonna song - la isla b*****

8:32 am

Cathy

lol gramma -- don't worry, I only spent 3 days in Brazil one time so Portugese is VERY limited :)

8:32 am

doxy1lover

thx, got it

8:33 am

doxy1lover

i don't even know the madonna song

8:33 am

movieman

that's surprising, doxy, considering the song is over 20 years old.......

8:33 am

gramma

Limited! ah yes that's what I'd call it. or nonexistent

8:34 am

gramma

KateQ, the fish did it. ty

8:34 am

doxy1lover

I'm old enough, I just don't listen to her

8:36 am

gramma

Keep going movieman! I'm finally with you on the BO fish.

8:37 am

Kateq

yw!

8:38 am

movieman

do7= like a game tile with dots, but change the last vowel for two other ones

8:38 am

Kateq

sail

8:38 am

Kateq

tail

8:38 am

movieman

ho7= a scientific term for a human being.......

8:38 am

gramma

Got it ty, movieman.

8:38 am

doxy1lover

kate, cute icon

8:38 am

Kateq

sorry!!!

8:39 am

movieman

gramma, did you get the ho7?

8:40 am

gramma

Heck no

8:40 am

featherbee

wow. is it me, or is this one tough?

8:41 am

doxy1lover

it's a toughie

8:41 am

featherbee

done with my first run through. didn't quite get to halfway though. i'll be back later.

8:41 am

yogalatte

i'm STILL working on the bo6 AND the ho7

8:42 am

doxy1lover

bo + a girls name a****

8:43 am

movieman

ho7= h*** and away (no e)+opposite of out+3rd vowel+4th letter

8:44 am

yogalatte

thx movieman - got the ho finally!

8:45 am

Sudokuaddict

thanks movieman

8:45 am

gramma

Thanks movieman 8)

8:45 am

movieman

for the ho8, add an o between the n and the i......

8:46 am

grannyg

thanks movieman

8:46 am

yogalatte

thx movieman

8:46 am

gramma

Need more coffee....brb

8:47 am

periwinkle

Hi all, got the pr8 and 9 and ho8 thanks to great clues

8:47 am

periwinkle

clue for the last 8 please

8:47 am

movieman

ob7= o+bl5/14+3rd vowel

8:47 am

periwinkle

blast

8:47 am

doxy1lover

thx movieman

8:48 am

periwinkle

oops, sorry, I will go back to my corner now

8:48 am

movieman

peri - ad7 & 8 = same as pr8 & 9, but change the beginning letters

8:48 am

kthdsn

hey all

8:48 am

periwinkle

thanks mm new words for me

8:48 am

periwinkle

hey kate

8:49 am

periwinkle

prawn

8:49 am

movieman

hey, katie

8:49 am

periwinkle

aw crap, sorry again

8:49 am

periwinkle

I am trying to keep my right arm on a pillow due to rotator cuff problems and it is causing havoc here

8:50 am

kthdsn

we'll let you off peri

8:50 am

periwinkle

:0)

8:51 am

kthdsn

I can't believe I only have 11 days left here

8:52 am

ExWren

All of the passports in order now then Kate

8:52 am

movieman

February 1st can't come quick enough, can it katie

8:52 am

inge

Peri, I think I have rotator cuff problem also, but have to leave right now to pick up our new second hand volvo on the Ohio Turnpike. Talk to you about that another time. Still need 73 words. Will have to come back later,

8:52 am

Sudokuaddict

did you get some help to get out I have not seen you in a while

8:52 am

kthdsn

no I'm still waiting for my eldest's, I'm going to give them a call tomorrow and see what's going on with it

8:53 am

kthdsn

yes sudoku, James came through with the money from a loan

8:53 am

inge

Hi Kate, glad to read all is working out. oops, one more passport needed. It will work out too

8:54 am

kthdsn

I was going to wait til I had the passports and cash in my hand before I booked my flight, but my dad kept teasing that it would sell out so I booked it in a panic

8:54 am

inge

*poof*

8:54 am

ExWren

Is he paying back the loan, or will you have to contribute?

8:55 am

kthdsn

no he's paying it all back

8:55 am

Marc Freeman

Good morning, I need two clues on for the first sa6/21 and the third 8 after ad8 and pr8 which I have. thanks

8:56 am

doxy1lover

my a's are done.

8:56 am

movieman

marc - do you have the ho7?

8:56 am

Smiley23_47393

good morning

8:56 am

ExWren

That's a consolation then, he's not all bad!

8:56 am

Bloodaxe

marc. ho8 - another word for a human being.

8:56 am

doxy1lover

congrats kthdsn. I hope things go better for you.

8:56 am

Bloodaxe

hello babblers

8:56 am

kthdsn

no we've been getting on really well again lately

8:56 am

ExWren

Don't weaken

8:56 am

kthdsn

ty doxy, hi blood

8:57 am

Marc Freeman

yes I have the ho7

8:57 am

movieman

marc - then add an o between the n and the i

8:57 am

kthdsn

I'm not weakening, I have no interest in being with him any more, I'm just so excited about my new start and I can't wait to get out there and begin

8:57 am

doxy1lover

have to go for now. will be back later

8:58 am

Marc Freeman

thanks movieman and Bloodaxe got it now need the first sa6/21 it is driving me crazy

8:58 am

Bloodaxe

do you have the meat Marc?

8:59 am

Marc Freeman

What do you mean by meat?

8:59 am

kthdsn

I'm beginning to realise all the things I will miss here though, friends, family, places, one person in particular who I've grown really close to lately, but I don't think I will really miss James that much if at all

8:59 am

Bloodaxe

a "tube" of meat...pork, seasoned...looks like summer sausage.

8:59 am

Charm

morning everybody

8:59 am

ExWren

got to go now for a while, will be back. I've still only managed 20 words.

9:00 am

melonheadjujube

goodmorning everybody!

9:00 am

melonheadjujube

is ho8 related to ho7???

9:00 am

Charm

Hi, melon

9:00 am

melonheadjujube

heyCharm

9:00 am

Marc Freeman

I have no idea what you are talking about Blood

9:00 am

movieman

yes melonhead

9:01 am

Bloodaxe

haha..it's an Italian meat, Genoa Sa****

9:01 am

Charm

Marc - do you have the italian cured meat?

9:01 am

periwinkle

bbl

9:01 am

majmom

any clues for the 1st am 5/12

9:01 am

melonheadjujube

whee - got the in7

9:01 am

melonheadjujube

tx moviemand

9:02 am

msree

Morning everyone. I haven't been around for a while. How are y'all?

9:02 am

Marc Freeman

Blood I have that one it is the first sa6 that I need the one after what you do at see in a special boat you sa**.

9:02 am

Charm

Hey, msree

9:02 am

Kazzer99

Hi All again went off for some lunch

9:02 am

kthdsn

well I guess I should go and get some organising done, the packing won't do itself and I have 9 days to finish it all!

9:03 am

Bloodaxe

that's the only sa6 i have at the moment marc.

9:03 am

melonheadjujube

am i just adding a letter to the end of ho7? that doesn't seem to work -

9:03 am

msree

Hi Charm, I missed you and Opus.

9:03 am

melonheadjujube

hora

9:03 am

melonheadjujube

wooops!

9:04 am

Marc Freeman

Anyone else can help me with the first sa6/21 I don't think it's there.

9:04 am

Kazzer99

marc italian meat is first sa 6/21 2nd is another name for itailian sauce - take out 2nd first vowel and then pluralise

9:04 am

Sudokuaddict

add an o between n and i

9:04 am

Sudokuaddict

that was for the ho8

9:04 am

majmom

am 5/16 any hints?

9:04 am

melonheadjujube

ooooooh, the adjective - saw it just as you gave the hint - tx sudokuaddict

9:05 am

Sudokuaddict

yw i got it from movieman

9:07 am

Charm

am5 = am + shave & a haircut, 2 ***(*). am6 is....

9:09 am

majmom

ty charm

9:09 am

majmom

bits

9:10 am

gramma

majmom, got it.

9:10 am

Marc Freeman

Are we looking at the same grid. I am telling you there is a sa6/21 before the italian sausage. There are three sa6/21's. I first sa is a sa4 for a way of boating then the sa5/10 is it's plural then the sa6/21 which I cannot find and then a sa4 which means your are not crazy which I am feeling right now. It has to sart with sa+third vowel and then I am stumped.

9:10 am

msree

Marc Italian meat is the 2nd sa6/21, 1st is sa + 3rd vowel + wait a ***ute; I know this clue was too easy, but I can't help it

9:11 am

majmom

sorry

9:12 am

gramma

msree, ty

9:12 am

Marc Freeman

Thainks msree, I did not realize that was an Italian meat as the 2nd sa6 is an Italian meat. Sorry everyone. I have to go now. Have a great day.

9:13 am

Kazzer99

Sorry Mark ty msree - got it as well

9:13 am

msree

Marc before you go, what is your icon?

9:13 am

msree

yw gramma and Marc

9:15 am

Marc Freeman

It is the logo for my company and the principle in my book. It is about the orange ball which is a simbol I use for clarifying who is in control in any negotiation or renegotiation. Who has the Orange Ball. You can go to my website at www.therenegotiator.com.

9:15 am

majmom

bi 5/16 any clues

9:16 am

Alex7777

"beamers"

9:16 am

melonheadjujube

it looks almost like a lisa Yuskavage painting, which would not be very logo-worthy ;)

9:16 am

msree

thanks for the info. it looked familiar, but I thought it was from an album cover. I'll check out the website.

9:17 am

gramma

Alex7777, what do you mean by beamers?

9:18 am

Alex7777

a clue to bi5/16

9:19 am

melonheadjujube

beamer is punny - soundalike for stage.

9:19 am

Bloodaxe

msree, Pet Shop Boys?

9:19 am

gramma

I don't understand the hint. Would you mind trying something else for the feeble minded?

9:19 am

msree

I was actually thinking REM maybe, Blood.

9:19 am

melonheadjujube

soundalike if you are from the eastern seabohd that is.

9:20 am

melonheadjujube

OK here' s a bi4 and 5 hiny "dual moms"

9:20 am

Alex7777

the bi 5/16, sounds like beamers

9:20 am

melonheadjujube

hint not hiny this is what happens wen i tyoe sidesaddle

9:21 am

majmom

ty got the bi 5/16

9:22 am

gramma

majmom, I'm still not catching on.

9:23 am

majmom

plural of bi4/7

9:23 am

Sudokuaddict

bi + not pas

9:23 am

gailinrb

hi all. happy sunday.

9:23 am

melonheadjujube

btw gramma - your grandbaby is adorable!

9:23 am

Sudokuaddict

sorry bi + not pa but **

9:23 am

melonheadjujube

hey gailnrb

9:23 am

gramma

Thanks. I love her beyond the beyond!

9:23 am

gailinrb

this puzzle is a tricky one, eh?

9:24 am

Kazzer99

any clues for hi 7

9:24 am

gramma

I finally got it. Just shy of having someone come over and type it in for me.

9:25 am

Alex7777

i need hi words too

9:25 am

Charm

HI7 = hi + opp of pa + *** Maria (liqueur)

9:25 am

gramma

the 1st AD5?

9:25 am

gramma

please

9:25 am

Alex7777

himastia

9:25 am

gailinrb

close, alex!

9:26 am

Charm

almost

9:26 am

Alex7777

oopsy

9:26 am

Charm

ad5 = ad + male

9:26 am

gramma

Charm, ty

9:26 am

gailinrb

[erases one consonant in alex' word]

9:27 am

Alex7777

thanks

9:27 am

gailinrb

hi 7/36= male pronoun + 1st vowel + spanish aunt

9:27 am

pam

hello, all!

9:28 am

gailinrb

hiya pam

9:28 am

gailinrb

whew. fireworks, finally.

9:28 am

Alex7777

i'm going to quit on 76, how many there are there all together?

9:28 am

pam

hi, gail

9:28 am

majmom

bi 7/14-looking+++ but not finding..any help?

9:28 am

gailinrb

a whole dang bunch, alex --- 267

9:29 am

melonheadjujube

taDah! gail!

9:29 am

Alex7777

must be a lot of weird words

9:29 am

Charm

don't think there's a bi7....

9:29 am

gailinrb

ty

9:29 am

gailinrb

always are weird words, alex. lol.

9:30 am

gailinrb

there's a bi5/14

9:30 am

majmom

sorry bi5/14

9:30 am

melonheadjujube

Alex, there interesting words - i can't tell you how glad i was to have a grid with no "ante" or "tern" :D

9:30 am

melonheadjujube

they're - wot happened to my gremmer!

9:30 am

gailinrb

lol, melon. nor "etna"!

9:31 am

Charm

bi5 = bi + ***picking. bi6 is pl.

9:31 am

gailinrb

bi 5/14 = bi + louse eggs (!)

9:31 am

Kazzer99

ty charm - what strange words today

9:31 am

Strider

Thks Charm.

9:32 am

melonheadjujube

quite a few end in a non-E vowel or 2 -

9:32 am

majmom

ty charm and qail

9:32 am

Charm

just when you think you've got a handle on the words, the grid throws some curves at you!

9:32 am

Babbler

good afternoon : )

9:33 am

oggy

clue for bo6 please

9:33 am

gailinrb

hi babbler

9:33 am

gailinrb

bo 6/24 = a name for a tuna

9:34 am

evanonut

hi babsy boo

9:34 am

gailinrb

or, bo + louse egg + 1st vowel, then plural for the b07.

9:34 am

movieman

ho6/36 plz

9:35 am

Babbler

hey nutty : )

9:35 am

gailinrb

sorta like what a cowboy says, movieman.

9:35 am

oggy

thanks got it.

9:35 am

gramma

ty

9:35 am

gailinrb

a cowboy greeting, but spelled with a different ending.

9:35 am

Charm

ho**** pardner

9:35 am

movieman

ty gailinrb

9:36 am

gramma

al6? before the false name, please.

9:36 am

gailinrb

y/w. i struggled with that ho 6 myself.

9:36 am

Strider

Any clues for the v words?

9:36 am

Charm

al6 - unnaturally white. al**** aligator. The al**** from Princess Bride (or DaVinci Code)

9:36 am

Dorens

al6--lacking color gramma

9:36 am

Strider

al 6 = white man

9:36 am

Kazzer99

strider vo to be sick

9:37 am

Strider

thks kazzer

9:37 am

gramma

Oh for goodness sake! I have it.

9:37 am

gailinrb

the v words --- two are to throw up - singular and plural.

9:37 am

oggy

ai6 please

9:38 am

Kazzer99

oggy - help plus male person

9:38 am

pam

Strider, I just took a look at your icon--beautiful dog!

9:38 am

ypsigirl

Hello!

9:38 am

gailinrb

the 3 v word is a vr 4

9:38 am

Charm

ai6 - ai* (help) + male

9:38 am

Strider

thks gailinrb

9:38 am

oggy

thanks kazzer/charm

9:39 am

gailinrb

*3rd v word, i meant. and it isn't a word. LOL.

9:39 am

pam

thanks for the vr, strider

9:39 am

Kazzer99

Hi ypsigirl

9:39 am

melonheadjujube

halfway with all the 7s and greater - will stick around a few min to give clues :)

9:39 am

melonheadjujube

oh, i forgot - mediocrity attained!!!!

9:39 am

gailinrb

you go, melon!

9:40 am

melonheadjujube

oh, i'm done - mediocrity is my "half vast" goal ;)

9:40 am

gailinrb

har.

9:41 am

inge

9:41 am

gailinrb

hey inge

9:41 am

pam

hi, inge

9:42 am

melonheadjujube

this is cute ro6 is a flamboynat NBA star.

9:42 am

melonheadjujube

howzat again inge?

9:43 am

gailinrb

"flamboyant" is putting it mildly! lol

9:43 am

Sudokuaddict

i need in 7, mi 7, st 7, and su 7 any clues?

9:43 am

melonheadjujube

su7 gives in

9:43 am

melonheadjujube

mi7 - a little van

9:44 am

gailinrb

in 7 = in + bu 5

9:44 am

melonheadjujube

in7 - installed usually the -in would be at the end of this word.

9:45 am

melonheadjujube

st7 is from greek drama: go left til you can't then diagonal - finish with a vowel

9:46 am

gailinrb

that st 7 is a greek chorale ode (sure, i knew that! lol). st + 1st vowel + si 5/12, singular

9:47 am

ADHDWordLover

good morning everybody... i was asleep for the flip. how's the grid? yikes 267 words! is this fair to a brand newbie??? lol

9:47 am

gailinrb

just one of those words one uses in everyday language, right, melon? ;-[}

9:47 am

melonheadjujube

actually, my kid was taking drama in HS - so I did too hear of that - but only just this week!

9:47 am

gailinrb

aww, go for it, ad!

9:47 am

melonheadjujube

ADHDW - it's a fun grid - just enjoy.

9:47 am

gailinrb

wow, melon! no kidding.

9:48 am

Sudokuaddict

thank you that finished the 7 for me

9:48 am

gailinrb

yay, sudoku.

9:48 am

melonheadjujube

bye, ciao, l'hit, abientot for awhile - gotta do "real" things. {poof}

9:48 am

ADHDWordLover

oh i will. i was jk. i play scrabulous and am bringing buddies over to this great fun site

9:48 am

ADHDWordLover

whoever invented this game is a whiz

9:49 am

gailinrb

be forewarned, however: there are a few non-words (as usual).

9:49 am

gailinrb

bye melon.

9:49 am

ADHDWordLover

non-words? what are non-words?

9:49 am

gailinrb

words that aren't in the dictionary when you click on the question mark in the word list!

9:49 am

msree

a few non-words? a few?

9:50 am

msree

a few more

9:50 am

gailinrb

har!

9:50 am

evanonut

aaaaaaargggggggh!

9:50 am

ADHDWordLover

oh lol is that what the ? mark is for

9:51 am

gailinrb

hey nut. THAT word should be in the dictionary, for sure.

9:51 am

evanonut

thought it was?

9:51 am

msree

it's in mine ; )

9:51 am

gailinrb

it's in mine, too.

9:52 am

gailinrb

going for a coffee refill. afk.

9:52 am

Sudokuaddict

last ad5/20? plz and ty

9:53 am

msree

system of * ****; name of rock group

9:53 am

Sudokuaddict

adhd i tried your fowl words pretty fun

9:53 am

ADHDWordLover

what fowl words?

9:53 am

Sudokuaddict

ty msree great clue

9:54 am

evanonut

i prefer foul words

9:54 am

Sudokuaddict

it wasn't you that gave the clue to a game called fowl words yesterday? sorry i thought it was

9:55 am

movieman

mo6/21 plz

9:55 am

ADHDWordLover

that's ok i wish i could take the credit, but kudos to whoever gave you the good clue lol

9:55 am

msree

yw and ty Sudoku

9:56 am

K.Elisabet

think ethics, movieman

9:56 am

majmom

do 7/36 any clues

9:56 am

gailinrb

do you have mo 5 12?

9:56 am

movieman

ty, elisabet

9:57 am

Charm

do7 = like the do6 (game with black & white tiles) but change the last vowel to 2 other vowels.

9:58 am

Kazzer99

i am really sutck on the ims

9:58 am

Charm

done. sorry, can't stay to clue (parents are visiting and getting restless). happy babbling and see y'all tomorrow.

9:58 am

gailinrb

bye charm!

9:59 am

ADHDWordLover

IM + driver's license

9:59 am

ADHDWordLover

IM4 sry

9:59 am

gailinrb

do 7/36= like a man's name, but change the last letter to a vowel.

9:59 am

ADHDWordLover

don't know which one... don't know how u tell which one

9:59 am

K.Elisabet

kazzer, muslim clerical title (and plural)

10:00 am

msree

ty Charm and bye

10:00 am

Kazzer99

got that one after the last im 4 and last im 5/12

10:00 am

gailinrb

AD, you compare the words you have to lickety's list.

10:03 am

oggy

li6/30 please

10:03 am

gailinrb

li 6/30 = like a cloud, 'cept with an L.

10:04 am

Strider

Clue for the first ad 7/44?

10:04 am

majmom

ty charm

10:04 am

Katydid0615

huh?

10:04 am

Kazzer99

ty gail

10:06 am

hurshy

well.

10:06 am

oggy

thanks gail got it

10:06 am

gailinrb

only 1 ad 7/44, which is ad + the last two syllables of the big pr word (then plural)

10:06 am

gailinrb

hey hurshy

10:06 am

Sudokuaddict

like the pro 7,8 but with ad instead of pro

10:06 am

DRBERNABO

Babble has rewired my brain. I am typing words I do not know expecting them to be accepted and they are.

10:07 am

gailinrb

lol, dr. apparently that's the trick! lol

10:07 am

Strider

thks gailinrb and sudoku

10:07 am

gailinrb

y/w

10:07 am

hurshy

this is quite the... quite the... ... ... words fail me

10:07 am

Sudokuaddict

yw

10:07 am

gailinrb

hey, DR. how's du-lute? ;-[}

10:08 am

gailinrb

ooo, hurshy. bad time for words to fail you. lol.

10:08 am

hurshy

i've only found one big word - do7

10:08 am

gailinrb

DR, i was born and raised in mpls.

10:08 am

ADHDWordLover

ad7/44 clue anyone??

10:09 am

DRBERNABO

We are waiting for winter up here. Not much success yet.

10:09 am

Munner

I think we need the pr 6/7 clue, ADHD

10:09 am

gailinrb

just clued that one, AD. See 10:06

10:09 am

ADHDWordLover

tx gail

10:10 am

DRBERNABO

gee, sublawns seems like a perfectly find compound word...

10:10 am

gailinrb

pr 8/9: to outlaw or ban

10:10 am

Sudokuaddict

why is latin not a word?

10:10 am

hurshy

path to madness...

10:10 am

Inge2

if you add a vowel, it is. Funny

10:10 am

Munner

Many thanks galinrb

10:11 am

ADHDWordLover

clue for the big PR word??? i just got here a few minutes ago... only 53 words

10:11 am

gailinrb

i wondered that myself, soduku. 'specially since another la word IS valid.

10:11 am

gailinrb

see 10:10, AD. just scroll down.

10:11 am

Inge2

just clued by gail, adhd

10:11 am

hurshy

(and ro 5/12 is valid...)

10:11 am

ADHDWordLover

tx

10:12 am

ADHDWordLover

got it tx

10:12 am

hurshy

i have all the w's, at least that's something.

10:12 am

Munner

I know it's not going to be a fun puzzle when I see all these a words I don't have

10:12 am

gailinrb

i guess that ro 5 does have a lower case usage, hurshy.

10:13 am

hurshy

path to madness, path to madness...

10:13 am

gailinrb

lol

10:13 am

gailinrb

<------ wanna borrow my brick wall, hurshy?

10:13 am

Kazzer99

sduko addict - add a letter to the language that isnt allowed

10:14 am

hurshy

nah, i gots cliffs and fire swamps and torture machines...

10:14 am

gailinrb

ooo.

10:14 am

hurshy

what about "obla"? as in "obla dee, obla da, life goes on..."

10:15 am

Sam

that's oobla, hursh

10:15 am

gailinrb

is there life outside of babble?? ;)

10:15 am

hurshy

shucks.

10:15 am

doxy1lover

good thought though

10:15 am

hurshy

it's so unusual that we have the L greek letter - we so often have et4 and rhymes for it, or some of the other short ones, but not the L one

10:16 am

gailinrb

i don't know... but i ususally use quite a few four letter words when doing these grids :-[}

10:16 am

Munner

thanks, hurshy, didn't have that one

10:17 am

hurshy

does anyone have the 3rd v, that doesn't make you want to hurl?

10:17 am

gailinrb

yes, and it actually did make me want to hurl. lol

10:17 am

Dorens

v + *** *** *** your boat

10:17 am

Sam

that's the non-word, hursh. sounds like forehead

10:18 am

gailinrb

it's a vr4, hurshy. and it's not a word.

10:18 am

Dorens

nonword, ridiculous!

10:18 am

hurshy

weird!

10:18 am

Sam

no, that's not it. starts with a v

10:18 am

hurshy

favorite phantom today: omnibus

10:18 am

gailinrb

i thought it would be vrod --- maybe something in a car engine, ya know? lol

10:19 am

Dorens

that would be better gail...

10:20 am

gailinrb

heck. that probably IS a valid word in some other day's grid!

10:20 am

hurshy

nope.

10:20 am

hurshy

you can find out by typing it in the box. if it says "not found in dictionary" that's different than "not in puzzle"

10:21 am

FMitch

hursy ponder on your phantom and you will get m7/44

10:21 am

gailinrb

gotcha, hurshy. was just trying to be cute.

10:21 am

hurshy

well, you don't have to try, you're naturally cute :)

10:21 am

hurshy

momnibus...

10:21 am

doxy1lover

ths fmitch

10:21 am

Dorens

nice clue, fmitch

10:21 am

hurshy

oh! thanks fmitch!

10:22 am

hurshy

oHO that greyed my M!

10:22 am

gailinrb

har, hurshy. not today. hair looks like it got hit with a mixmaster. lol

10:22 am

hurshy

ironically, found all 22 of those M's but miss one of the 3 from the lower M.

10:22 am

gailinrb

it's sunday, and my day of "rest"

10:23 am

FMitch

lol glad to help (doing my online grocery shopping list)

10:23 am

Dorens

rest? rest? with this grid?

10:23 am

gailinrb

can i give you my list too, fmitch? ;)

10:24 am

hurshy

online grocery shopping? that doesn't sound very filling...

10:24 am

featherbee

hi all. struggling to get even halfway here!

10:24 am

gailinrb

hiya feather

10:24 am

gailinrb

do they deliver, fmitch?

10:24 am

Dorens

hey feather,,, just made halfway now

10:25 am

featherbee

goooooo dorens!

10:25 am

FMitch

sure gail.
Yup I order orday and hey presto it all arrives at a designated time tomorrow

10:25 am

doxy1lover

need a clue for the HI7.

10:25 am

gailinrb

i did some shopping last week, and the freeze had already affected prices and availability of produce.

10:25 am

hurshy

if i die today, write in my ob4, "she came, she saw, she babbled... but babble conquered."

10:26 am

Dorens

never, hurshy, you're bigger than this grid!

10:26 am

gailinrb

d'ya want that chisled in stone, hurshy?

10:26 am

hurshy

i do NOT weight 268 pound

10:26 am

hurshy

yes please gail

10:27 am

hurshy

look, it's conquering my typing already.

10:27 am

Dorens

yeah, i kinda thought you might take it that way (after I typed it)... how about "you're better than this grid"?

10:27 am

gailinrb

cuneform, maybe?

10:27 am

gailinrb

cuniform? whatever...

10:27 am

hurshy

cuneiform :)

10:27 am

hurshy

anything's better than this grid...

10:27 am

LoriP

The la 6/21 please? I have the one ending in 2 vowels

10:27 am

gailinrb

t/y!

10:27 am

Kazzer99

hi 7 is a greek cape - hi + ** and Pa + ti***n - name for a painter and red colou for hair

10:28 am

hurshy

thanks kaz

10:28 am

Kazzer99

Ms are my bugbear now

10:28 am

gailinrb

similar to the la 6/21 you have, Lori. just plural it as a normal plural.

10:29 am

LoriP

Thank ye gail. Total brain freeze on that for some reason.

10:29 am

hurshy

i hain't got any la6/21... think think

10:29 am

doxy1lover

thx kazzer

10:30 am

featherbee

i'm not getting that hi7 clue

10:30 am

gailinrb

o, i was there, lori!

10:30 am

hurshy

got 'em!

10:30 am

hurshy

hi + alien from nearby planet - r - n

10:30 am

LoriP

Slap me with a fish for that.....

10:31 am

gailinrb

feather: male pronoun + 1st vowel + spanish aunt

10:31 am

featherbee

ahhh! ty

10:31 am

gailinrb

there's a bo 6/24 we could use to slap with!

10:32 am

hurshy

oh no, i don't know very many names of fishes

10:32 am

Kazzer99

v goog gail

10:32 am

gailinrb

'tis also a female name.

10:32 am

featherbee

madonna: la isla bo****

10:32 am

smooth_pappa

hot diggity! it is SNOWING out... and coming down good! :-D

10:32 am

Kazzer99

bit like tuna

10:32 am

hurshy

ok, i think i have that then.

10:32 am

gailinrb

snow! ick!

10:33 am

gailinrb

snow is a four letter word

10:33 am

LoriP

LOL gail. Hit me! (I would be ashamed to admit how long I looked for that la 6...) :(

10:33 am

doxy1lover

we got some last night. finally warmed up a little

10:33 am

gailinrb

did you all hear it snowed in Malibu last week? lol

10:33 am

hurshy

wow

10:33 am

Kazzer99

I dont have la 6/21 - clue please

10:33 am

justafreep

and that bo6 was a former Pirate and Met 3b/OF

10:33 am

smooth_pappa

ol gail... snow is my best friend. lol well.. maybe not, but I didn't move to wisconsin for the summers, that's for sure. ;)

10:34 am

hurshy

how does it decide which latin things to allow and which not? we can't have ibid, alia, sotto voce...

10:34 am

justafreep

(sorta)

10:34 am

FMitch

snow snow go away, come again another day!

10:34 am

gailinrb

gives a whole new meaning to "surf's up", hurshy.

10:34 am

hurshy

path to madness, there i go again...

10:34 am

gailinrb

summer is wisconsin is like summer in minnesota.

10:34 am

smooth_pappa

yeah... I can't stand the het, but the cold winters make it worth while.

10:34 am

smooth_pappa

*heat*

10:35 am

LoriP

I hope it's snowing in CHicago....

10:35 am

gailinrb

ahaha. you're KIDDING.

10:36 am

Kazzer99

We're okaay here - we have snow so infrequently that when it does everything stops

10:36 am

smooth_pappa

lol gail, was that directed to me? if so, then not at all! I lived in DC and St. Louis, and it was just too miserable of summer in those places. If I could find a job therre, I'd move to fairbanks in a heart beat... just to enjoy the winters

10:36 am

doxy1lover

need ho6 please

10:36 am

FMitch

LOL that's true Kazzer

10:36 am

gailinrb

o, i do understand the heat thing, papa. i detest humidity.

10:36 am

LoriP

ho 6 is a friendly western greeting, spelled differently

10:36 am

hurshy

ooh i got ho7 from you saying that doxie

10:37 am

Kazzer99

Im in the south of the country so its really silly when it snows here

10:37 am

hurshy

you know i could find words a lot easier if more things with boston accent counted.

10:37 am

doxy1lover

thx lori. monkey typed all over the place

10:38 am

gailinrb

pahk tha cah in hahvahd yahd?

10:38 am

doxy1lover

ho8 - add an O in the ending part

10:38 am

smooth_pappa

same where my grandparents are, kazzer.. in the southern state of tennessee, when it snows even a little bit, everythig shuts down

10:38 am

hurshy

powda, masta...

10:39 am

hurshy

thanks doxy! only one more H now

10:39 am

featherbee

that E is just sooo out of reach for so many words i want to use

10:39 am

egbokmom

We had snow in LA but it melted too fast,

10:39 am

Kazzer99

thing is here - we are supposed to get reasonably cold winters with some snow but we still cant cope

10:39 am

msree

It's mocking me feather.

10:39 am

hurshy

are they all ho but the hi7?

10:39 am

smooth_pappa

la, los angeles, or la louisiana? both would be pretty infrequent. lol

10:39 am

doxy1lover

we have pure powder here this morning

10:40 am

smooth_pappa

same here doxy... in the last two hours weve gotten 3 or 4 incvhes

10:40 am

hurshy

the V must be a Virus, it's infected smooth pappa

10:40 am

egbokmom

los angeles, California

10:40 am

gailinrb

the "snow" here was more like sleet.

10:40 am

LoriP

Is it snowing in Chicago?

10:40 am

BabbleRabble

yes

10:40 am

gailinrb

where in los angeles, eg? i'm in redondo beach.

10:40 am

smooth_pappa

lol you're right hursh, I think

10:41 am

LoriP

Yea!

10:41 am

smooth_pappa

hi rabble! I bet you're getting it too?

10:42 am

BabbleRabble

beautiful day in the neighborhood

10:42 am

LoriP

It's sunny here, but -7 (16 F)

10:42 am

hurshy

please won't you be my neighbor?

10:42 am

egbokmom

actually, I'm in Irvine

10:42 am

gailinrb

ahh, okay, eg.

10:43 am

gailinrb

'bout 40 miles or so south of me

10:44 am

smooth_pappa

ok... I must be afflicted by snow blindness... any clue on the very first DO5?

10:45 am

smooth_pappa

nevermind... got it

10:45 am

egbokmom

yup

10:45 am

doxy1lover

do + boy (m**e)

10:47 am

hurshy

we're gonna keep on, keep on, keep on dancin all through the night... we're gonna keep on, keep on, keep on doin it right... we're gonna keep on, keep on, keep on movin, gonna keep on, keep on, keep on groovin, keep on singin and dancin all through the night...

10:47 am

featherbee

been snorting too much iocaine powder hursh?

10:47 am

Dorens

that came from Mr. Rogers?????

10:47 am

smooth_pappa

so anyone here like recipies for non alcoholic drinks?

10:48 am

Christa

i do

10:48 am

hurshy

heavens, no... just brady bunch...

10:48 am

doxy1lover

me, me (waving hand in the air)

10:48 am

smooth_pappa

well then hurshy block your eyes. ;)

10:48 am

hurshy

i'll take a virgin strawberry daiquiri anytime

10:48 am

smooth_pappa

it's one I've made a long time ago, and just found the recipe again last night.

10:48 am

hurshy

oh pappa, i didn't mean you

10:48 am

featherbee

i don't think i've ever seen a full episode of the brady bunch

10:48 am

smooth_pappa

it's called ginger cordial, from india

10:48 am

Christa

yum

10:49 am

Christa

please pass on the recipe

10:49 am

hurshy

:O FEATHER BEE (YOUR LAST NAME)

10:49 am

Dorens

i'd love one right now smooth. thank you

10:49 am

egbokmom

I omly drink the nonalcoholic stuff

10:49 am

doxy1lover

sounds great

10:49 am

featherbee

*hides in shame*
:-P

10:50 am

egbokmom

and I like ginger.

10:50 am

smooth_pappa

you take about a couple ounces of fresh ginger root, and bruise it pretty good. Mix in a cup of sugar with 10 cups boiling water and juice from 1/2 lime. boil until it dissolves (with the ginger added, also) and let it sit covered for about 3 days at that time, you need to strain it, and you can either drinki it right away, or seal it in bottles and let it sit for a little longer.

10:50 am

smooth_pappa

it's got one of the most refreshing flavors i've ever had.

10:51 am

Christa

thank you

10:51 am

hurshy

i think they make something similar in jamaica

10:51 am

Dorens

and hurshy, we could put rum in there if we choose to

10:51 am

hurshy

i wouldn't choose to... lol

10:51 am

gailinrb

or vodka! lol

10:52 am

smooth_pappa

I think a little tequila would be optimal for it, but then again I love a good tequila. lol

10:52 am

Dorens

oh hurshy, i was going by your "heavens no "response, but see now that wasn't to pappa.

10:52 am

gailinrb

[one tequila, two tequila, three tequila... FLOOR]

10:52 am

smooth_pappa

lol

10:53 am

hurshy

i gots a blister on my toe. my little toe. there is a little plastic pointy thing inside my walking shoe that caused it. :(

10:53 am

featherbee

oooooooh, one more word and i've passed halfway!

10:53 am

gailinrb

tequila, a.k.a. "ta-kill-ya"

10:53 am

Dorens

go feather!

10:53 am

gailinrb

go, feather. you go, girl!

10:53 am

stidmama

{{{everyone}}} good morning!

10:54 am

smooth_pappa

not the good stuff, gail. ;) for one birthday, a person was kind enough to get me an 80 dollar bottle of tequila... that stuff was SOOOO good!

10:54 am

smooth_pappa

morning stid!

10:54 am

LoriP

Go feather go!

10:54 am

gailinrb

hiya stid

10:54 am

stidmama

I don't have a lot of time, thought I would pick up a few words before we go on a nature walk...

10:54 am

Dorens

hey stid

10:54 am

Christa

lol gailinrb

10:54 am

featherbee

hi stid!

10:54 am

featherbee

haha, funny stid. good luck. this grid is tough!

10:55 am

gailinrb

nuttin' natural 'bout this grid, stid! ;0

10:55 am

hurshy

these PRETZELS are makin me THIRSTY

10:55 am

LoriP

G'd morning stid.

10:55 am

sha

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

10:55 am

stidmama

it look tough... but since I stopped caring about finishing (my goal is to gain points in the middle column...) :-) it's a lot less stressful

10:55 am

gailinrb

yay, sha

10:55 am

featherbee

got it! now i can get lickety.

10:55 am

stidmama

Y*A*Y sha!

10:55 am

LoriP

I surrender. The ma 5/14 please?

10:56 am

ollag

morning all. still trying to get over fireworks yesterday. Not too use to getting them

10:56 am

hurshy

mrs. eisenhower, lori

10:56 am

gailinrb

ma 5/14: ike's wife.

10:56 am

stidmama

{{{ollag}}} congrats on yesterday, then! :-)

10:56 am

LoriP

Thank ye hurshy

10:56 am

gailinrb

yay, olla. it's addicting!

10:56 am

hurshy

that and the dance, what is the 3rd M from the bottom?

10:57 am

sha

same as the 5-28 but change last 2 letters to vowels

10:57 am

LoriP

And thank ye gail. :)

10:57 am

featherbee

off to put daniel to his nap, get my lunch, then enter words in lickety. bbl!

10:57 am

msree

Hi stidmama, congrats for yesterday ollag & gl for today

10:57 am

stidmama

see you (man yhours) later, feather!

10:57 am

stidmama

urg. Tom

10:57 am

LoriP

Later feather.

10:57 am

stidmama

Tm's keyboard is not used to me! LOL

10:57 am

Dorens

later feather

10:57 am

sha

oops meant 5-18

10:57 am

gailinrb

not sure what you're asking for, hurshy...

10:58 am

sha

any one for clues before i depart

10:58 am

hurshy

well, it's an M word that has another M in it, most likely

10:58 am

gailinrb

only two m words with 2 Ms.

10:59 am

hurshy

hmmm that's odd

10:59 am

ollag

m

10:59 am

gailinrb

naw, 'tis babble, hurshy.

10:59 am

sha

do u have the 2 hurshy??

10:59 am

msree

sha bu?

10:59 am

ollag

disregard m fingers are still asleep

10:59 am

hurshy

yes... and i don't see what else can come from the bottom M

11:00 am

sha

oh theres 3 with 2 ms a 4 and 2 5

11:00 am

doxy1lover

la6/21 x2

11:00 am

gailinrb

o cripes. i can't tell what m goes where, now.

11:00 am

hurshy

i thought there must be. i need the four.

11:00 am

hurshy

got.

11:00 am

ollag

how about mans

11:01 am

msree

sha, please ignore that ridiculous request. ty

11:01 am

hurshy

if you need help knowing what comes from where, check out my profile

11:01 am

hurshy

i need a U, have a 4/5 combo

11:01 am

sha

both extend from the 5-12 one ends in 1st vowel other is plural

11:02 am

hurshy

oop, pulled a peri

11:02 am

hurshy

sha, are all the H's ho except HI7?

11:02 am

gailinrb

un 5/18, hurshy?

11:02 am

sha

to take away an offer

11:02 am

doxy1lover

thx sha

11:03 am

stidmama

thanks hurshy, 100 points for you, grayed my first tile! :-)

11:03 am

sha

yes hurshy

11:03 am

hurshy

hmmm...

11:03 am

hurshy

and are all the D

11:03 am

hurshy

do?

11:04 am

gailinrb

one d is a dh

11:04 am

BabbleRabble

dh 4/10

11:04 am

wurdygurl

hurshy - are those other 2 u's a un?

11:04 am

sha

theres a dh-4-10 hurshy

11:04 am

wurdygurl

and what in the world is the other m that comes off the corner?

11:04 am

hurshy

yes wurdy, thanks gail brabble and sha

11:04 am

stidmama

yes wurdy

11:04 am

hurshy

rhymes with serene wurdy

11:06 am

pam

hello again

11:06 am

gailinrb

hi again pam

11:06 am

hurshy

so if i have one ho6, ho7, and ho8, and the rest i have are combos, what H do i miss?

11:06 am

gailinrb

y/w hurshy. what else d'ya need?

11:06 am

klaurel

I hate Comcast

11:06 am

stidmama

{{{pam}}} glad you showed up, I have to leave, but wanted to see how you're feeling today.

11:07 am

sha

do u have the hi?

11:07 am

Haz1558

Good afternoon/morning all. Nobody told me in ante-natal classes that children would grow up to commandeer computers all day....

11:07 am

BabbleRabble

two ho 5/12

11:07 am

hurshy

yes sha

11:08 am

hurshy

poor haz. stressful, indeed.

11:08 am

klaurel

Haz, just make sure your children have their own computers

11:08 am

stidmama

LOL Haz!

11:08 am

sha

theres 2 h05-12 off the 1st ho-4

11:08 am

hurshy

ah, thanks sha

11:08 am

stidmama

okay, heading out for the morning. back a in a few hours... *waves hand*

11:08 am

sha

bye stid

11:08 am

hurshy

now i've greyed 8 boxes. that's nice.

11:08 am

Haz1558

One is away, has her own laptop, the one at home is too mean to buy her own.....

11:08 am

gailinrb

hi haz and klaurel

11:08 am

doxy1lover

bye stid

11:08 am

gailinrb

have a good one, stid.

11:08 am

sha

go hurshy go

11:09 am

msree

bye stid

11:09 am

wurdygurl

good grief finally got those other un's i am officially an idiot.

11:09 am

hurshy

speaking of mean, haz, don't know if you're aware, but this grid is, extremely

11:09 am

klaurel

my 3-year old is playing on the WIggles website right now

11:09 am

wurdygurl

still trying to find the m that rhymes with sserene

11:09 am

msree

help with the ho 7/40 & 8/55 please.

11:09 am

klaurel

my 3-year old is playing on the WIggles website right now

11:09 am

smooth_pappa

yeah, this is definitely a slow going grid!

11:09 am

FMitch

Hi Haz, Me thinks it's time L got her own OR you get a new one and she can have the old version!

11:09 am

gailinrb

4 letters, wurdy.

11:09 am

klaurel

my 3-year old is playing on the WIggles website right now

11:09 am

Haz1558

Yes, I got that vibe this morning when I looked in. Sprite was not impressed so I knew that I was in trouble.

11:10 am

hurshy

i'm one, msree, as is spock, and worf, and you probably

11:10 am

Haz1558

Hello FMitch - yes, she tends to use her mother's cast-offs!

11:10 am

sha

ho*** pidgeon minus last letter +**ea( thought)

11:11 am

gailinrb

mrsree: think humans

11:11 am

Haz1558

Have you been working on the grid, FMItch? How's it going?

11:11 am

msree

Thanks hurshy. I forgot about coming back up. Again.

11:11 am

oggy

clues for in7 and ma5/16 please

11:11 am

smooth_pappa

IN7: IN+ constructed

11:11 am

msree

probably? what do you mean probably?

11:12 am

sha

in+ costructed

11:12 am

Dorens

what? no rambo?

11:12 am

sha

constructed

11:12 am

FMitch

I had a meander round it for a while and found 112 words but have grouond to a halt, how about you?

11:12 am

hurshy

well, i haven't met you. you MIGHT be a horta, for all i know...

11:12 am

BabbleRabble

ma 5/12 -- add movie dog rin *** ***

11:12 am

Haz1558

I'm still in the early stages, only 46 found so far.

11:12 am

sha

gtg now bye all

11:13 am

Kazzer99

bye sha

11:13 am

gailinrb

bye sha

11:13 am

klaurel

comcast

11:13 am

hurshy

if in7 is a word, why isn't the parallel on7 a word... path to madness...

11:13 am

jafro2

this is my first day as a full babblepro member

11:13 am

doxy1lover

welcome pro member

11:13 am

smooth_pappa

congrats jafro!

11:13 am

hurshy

well good for you jafro!

11:13 am

gailinrb

welcome to hurshy's madness, jafro ;[]

11:14 am

Kazzer99

Hi ya - love the icon

11:14 am

Dorens

congrats jafro

11:14 am

klaurel

I really hate Comacast

11:14 am

wurdygurl

ok I have that one diddnt realize until just now that it rhymes with serene....and i have ikes wife...what am i missing

11:14 am

klaurel

I really hate Comacst

11:14 am

jafro2

thanks everyone

11:14 am

oggy

got that one babble is ma5/14 i need please

11:14 am

gailinrb

comcast was down again, klaurel?

11:14 am

hurshy

really if you have to be in a cast, it's better to be in a coma...

11:14 am

klaurel

up, down, slow, down, up, down, slow, down

11:15 am

hurshy

a dance, wurdy

11:15 am

gailinrb

did you get the dance?

11:15 am

klaurel

<LOL> cute Hursh! Unfortunatelu, DSL is unavailable in my area

11:15 am

ollag

oggy IKE's wife

11:15 am

wurdygurl

did now thanks so much

11:15 am

gailinrb

bummer, klaurel

11:15 am

wurdygurl

really I must need some coffee

11:15 am

hurshy

i need some b's

11:16 am

hurshy

and s's

11:16 am

gailinrb

vitamins!

11:16 am

Kazzer99

oggy - try who did al jolson sing about his ma***

11:16 am

hurshy

this grid is BS

11:16 am

gailinrb

i think you have a bi** against it, hurshy

11:16 am

hurshy

ooohh, i do.

11:17 am

gailinrb

;)

11:17 am

Kazzer99

one m to go - mo 5/12 2nd one

11:17 am

jan

The b's that I have are mostly ridiculous "words" and I'm still missing three. This is a nasty, nasty grid.

11:17 am

oggy

thanks kazzer, thats me done.

11:17 am

Kazzer99

I'm still missing 5

11:18 am

Wyrd

personally, i think the b's are a bl***!

11:18 am

gailinrb

there's a bl and its plural --- words you might see in a comic

11:18 am

hurshy

you're a mean one, mr. grid... you're a nasty, wasty, skunk...

11:18 am

hurshy

have those...

11:19 am

msree

congrats oggy!

11:19 am

gailinrb

the B words are a bl 5/14, wyrd? heh...

11:19 am

FMitch

The bo5/16 is unexpected, if only one did get a bo for it.

11:19 am

Kazzer99

you finished oggy

11:19 am

oggy

mo5 same as first one diff last letter

11:20 am

hurshy

and if only it's plural were boni...

11:20 am

gailinrb

very clever, fmitch

11:20 am

oggy

yes kazzer

11:20 am

hurshy

ack!!

11:20 am

Wyrd

well im a liar gail

11:20 am

Wyrd

and thats my good side

11:20 am

gailinrb

way to go, oggy

11:20 am

Kazzer99

congrats - you must have been at it for hours

11:20 am

gailinrb

aww, wyrd!

11:21 am

Kazzer99

ty oggy got it

11:21 am

gailinrb

a couple of non words in that B list

11:21 am

oggy

kazzer, did some this morning, then came back to finish

11:21 am

klaurel

ahhh, I have to say, that I am not sorry I got my son a Tigger costume when he was 9months

11:22 am

klaurel

it is being passed around more than enough]

11:22 am

doxy1lover

just got called in to work (crap). Be back later today

11:22 am

hurshy

clue 'em then gail! :) :)

11:22 am

Kazzer99

i've got 76 left - stopped for lunch and got side tracked into tvand housework so be out for 3 or 4 hours

11:22 am

gailinrb

hookay: bi 5/14 and plural: bi + louse egg(s)

11:23 am

FMitch

hurshey you are close to the bo6/24 (yr post 11.20) from a Madonna song

11:23 am

evanonut

jeepers guys, i got on first thing this morning and still didn't look for words

11:23 am

hurshy

yay!

11:23 am

Wyrd

ooo! thanks gail!

11:23 am

hurshy

yup, have that one fmitch

11:23 am

Haz1558

Shows how old I am. I saw Madonna and immediately thought of Lady Madonna by the Beatles...

11:23 am

chic

Heya Nutty!

11:24 am

evanonut

heya chixerie!

11:24 am

hurshy

i'm so old, i thought of mary....

11:24 am

msree

did you meet her hurshy? ; )

11:25 am

FMitch

Haz you are not that old!! For heavens sake you are only 1 year older than me.

11:25 am

msree

or not that old?

11:25 am

Haz1558

Yes, but look how old you are, FMitch.

11:25 am

hurshy

sadly, no, for i was living in namibia at the time

11:25 am

Haz1558

Joking, honestly....

11:25 am

smooth_pappa

over the halfway mark over here!

11:26 am

FMitch

I think I doing bloomin' well for 92

11:26 am

hurshy

course it wasn't CALLED namibia back then.

11:26 am

Haz1558

My claim to fame at the moment is that I have seen Barack Obama in the flesh. I will sign autographs for those who would like.

11:26 am

hurshy

he taught you how to forge his signature?

11:27 am

Haz1558

No, autographs of my own signature. You can be famous for no reason these days.

11:27 am

evanonut

no, i tought her.

11:27 am

Wyrd

i bet they just signed with X's back then

11:27 am

ursh

hello all - back to try find another 110!!! So Hurshy you have been to Africa in the South West Africa days then

11:27 am

FMitch

Do'n't you mean infamous LOL

11:27 am

hurshy

back then, we didn't even know it WAS africa...

11:28 am

Haz1558

Yes, maybe infamous might be a better description. Give me obscurity.

11:28 am

ursh

You must have been very young

11:28 am

hurshy

give me obscurity, or give me death! patrick henry's lesser known speech...

11:29 am

hurshy

ursh - lol - go back and follow the thread... lol

11:29 am

evanonut

thought it was give me chocolate or give me death? *sucks down yoohoo*, or give me choco or die?

11:29 am

ursh

ok will do - missing the real story then??

11:29 am

Kazzer99

anybody got the first bl?

11:30 am

hurshy

the "real" story would be more like it

11:30 am

Angelsong

ho66/36 from Texas, y'all

11:30 am

hurshy

i hope you don't have a chilbl***, kaz

11:30 am

Kazzer99

TY hurshy I have it

11:30 am

ursh

I think you get chill bl***s on fingers and toes

11:31 am

Haz1558

Blessings be upon you Angelsong, we need all the help we can get!

11:31 am

gailinrb

they finally delivered my sunday paper... yaaaaay. gonna go peruse it. catch you all another time. have fun!

11:31 am

Angelsong

ho6/36, I meant to say...

11:31 am

Jacula

FIREWORKS!:)

11:31 am

Dorens

hooray jacula

11:31 am

LoriP

Just hit the 200 mark. Working in between phone calls, laundry and other annoying interruptions... :(

11:31 am

Haz1558

You get bl5/14 in bubbles and underground coffins and encased in ice.

11:31 am

LoriP

Congrats Jacula!

11:31 am

Haz1558

Well done jacula!

11:31 am

hurshy

you need a "babbling. do not disturb" sign

11:32 am

msree

Yay Jacula!

11:32 am

sugar

hi all! Ursh, what would you know about chil b***** ???? LOL

11:32 am

smooth_pappa

well done jac!

11:32 am

Jacula

Just need to check on dinner & laundry. BBL.

11:33 am

cybernan

good morning, everyone -- back for the last 125 :)

11:34 am

smooth_pappa

all sorts of russian words here today!

11:34 am

Haz1558

Hello cybernan.

11:34 am

Haz1558

Maybe THAT's why I'm not making progress - my Russian is not great...

11:34 am

hurshy

if you combine al5/14 with al6/24, do you get an excuse for a pigmentless person?

11:35 am

smooth_pappa

lol I'e noticed 3... I'm sure they have an english meaning, as well... but I definitely know them from my time in russia

11:35 am

smooth_pappa

the very last bl word... 5/14 is a great russina style crepe

11:35 am

hurshy

oh i got that one!

11:35 am

ursh

Sugar grew up in Jo burg and it was much colder then in winter than it is now

11:35 am

hurshy

but samovar is not there :(

11:35 am

smooth_pappa

and ob 6/7 are the political divisons in russia, similar to states or provinces

11:35 am

Haz1558

Oh, if you;re talking food. That's okay.

11:36 am

sugar

tx hurshy, didn't have the al5/14

11:36 am

sugar

ah ursh, excuses, excuses!!!!! I grew up in Rhodesia, and it was colder than Jhb, so there!

11:37 am

ursh

Well sugar where you are living now is colder than anywhere!!

11:37 am

hurshy

THANK you pappa

11:38 am

Gadget

wait...you're all talking about cold when a canadian is here? sheesh...

11:38 am

sugar

this is sooooooo true, ursh lol!

11:38 am

ursh

Excuse us Gadget - we are African and your kind of cold does'nt bear imagining

11:39 am

hurshy

how many "sub" words are there? i just have two, a combo.

11:39 am

sugar

you Canadians have special intenal thermostats, Gadget!

11:39 am

Gadget

lol

11:40 am

ursh

There was an earlier clue about the ho6 to do with texas could somebody please reclue for me

11:40 am

jan

I just checked lickety and there are only the two sub's...

11:41 am

hurshy

that is surprising, i thought there would be more.

11:41 am

Haz1558

It's what a cowboy would say when greeting you in Texas, ursh.

11:41 am

FMitch

Think of a greeting jan

11:42 am

ursh

tx haz

11:42 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

11:43 am

cybernan

clue for the al 5/14? -- have the 6

11:43 am

hurshy

poirot will be suspicious if your al5 is too good...

11:44 am

ursh

criminals get off because the have a good al***

11:44 am

cybernan

thanks, hurshy and ursh

11:45 am

sugar

clues for the bottom right m, please

11:45 am

hurshy

we naturally make a good team.

11:45 am

jan

And Poirot's suspicions will increase if he finds out you've used an al/5/10

11:45 am

Uneaixoise

french mommy

11:45 am

cybernan

ma5: Mrs. Eisehower

11:45 am

hurshy

ooh, thanks jan, didn't have that one.

11:46 am

sugar

thanks cybernan!

11:47 am

jan

Sometimes this grid annoys me (the b words, for example) and then the al criminal law words charm me...

11:48 am

cybernan

don't see the french mother!

11:48 am

LoriP

What on earth is the to 6/24 please?

11:49 am

LoriP

Typo, I mean 'ro' 6/24

11:49 am

Haz1558

Sadly, have to leave for a while. I'll be back later.

11:49 am

sugar

later, haz

11:49 am

FMitch

Might see you later Haz Night

11:49 am

LoriP

Later Haz

11:50 am

Uneaixoise

the french mother is the same as Mrs. Eisenhower :-)

11:50 am

BabbleRabble

ro -- spare the *** spoil the child..... is the ***tra of some

11:50 am

cybernan

always thought french mother was maman

11:50 am

ursh

i managed to finish the im words and am positive i made up every one of them

11:51 am

Dorens

fireworks...sorry i can't clue but I'm late and won't be back till midnight so this was a mad rush for me. happy babbling everyone

11:51 am

LoriP

Thank ye Babble

11:51 am

Uneaixoise

it's both, nan

11:51 am

cybernan

bye dorens

11:51 am

sugar

YAY Dorens!

11:51 am

LoriP

Congrats Dorens

11:52 am

FMitch

Congrats Dorens

11:52 am

sugar

tx for the clue BabRab

11:53 am

Uneaixoise

oops, sorry, was very distracted--it's GRANDmother--it's a familiar term kinda like Granny . . . e.g., Mamie Francoise . . .

11:53 am

featherbee

une!!!!! you said it!

11:53 am

jan

Love your clues, BabbleRabble--they make me smile...

11:53 am

William124

GREETINGS FELLOW BABBLERS

11:53 am

wurdygurl

you said a word une....penalty box for you coffee and donuts await

11:54 am

sugar

hi William

11:54 am

cybernan

thanks, une -- learn something new every day!

11:54 am

Uneaixoise

I need to get some sleep--oh, jeez, didn't realize I just said it . . . this morning, on my way to the post office to mail my Netflix movie back, I stopped at the drive-thru at the library and "mailed" it there! :-)

11:55 am

featherbee

won't they be surprised!

11:55 am

Kazzer99

Hi William

11:55 am

Uneaixoise

hey, william :-)

11:55 am

sugar

Kazzer, are you nearly done?

11:55 am

FMitch

Sounds like time for bed and sweet dreams Une

11:56 am

wurdygurl

binus is too a word " I have some binus to take care of"

11:56 am

Uneaixoise

I'm gonna stop trying to let my dogs sleep with me . . . they move around all nite!

11:56 am

Uneaixoise

wurdy, here in Tennessee you also hear 'bidness" :-)

11:57 am

wurdygurl

this is what i am saying lol

11:57 am

wurdygurl

ok can someone help with the last v i have ...I have the 2 sick ones

11:57 am

Uneaixoise

v + get your ducks in a ***

11:58 am

Uneaixoise

VERY bizarre word

11:58 am

wurdygurl

thanks

11:58 am

prismmgc2

Wurdy... v+ *** *** *** your boat

11:58 am

wurdygurl

hey I have four boxes greyed out

12:00 pm

FMitch

Not sure my monkey would have found that word, thanks

12:03 pm

smooth_pappa

oi! still have 50 left, my I think my eyes are starting to melt

12:03 pm

klaurel

wow, 156 left and I don't think I have looked up from this thing once

12:03 pm

wurdygurl

pappa I have 146 left we could trade

12:03 pm

smooth_pappa

lol

12:04 pm

LoriP

The first sa 6/21 please?

12:04 pm

wurdygurl

i think you misunderstand...i was being quite serious

12:04 pm

wurdygurl

just kidding

12:04 pm

BabbleRabble

the grids are always easier once you have finished them

12:04 pm

smooth_pappa

hee

12:05 pm

smooth_pappa

that's a good point babble... hopefully I'll be there soon

12:05 pm

smooth_pappa

snaw

12:05 pm

smooth_pappa

I mean... whoops

12:05 pm

wurdygurl

um, i dont have any n's and i have 0's in my boxes help pls

12:05 pm

mom23

tksn, pappa!

12:05 pm

smooth_pappa

any time mom. lol

12:06 pm

featherbee

smooth, you were talking about all the snOw again, right???? ;)

12:06 pm

ursh

li6/27 please it is the first li??

12:07 pm

cybernan

how is it that la 6/18 is a word but la 5/10 isn't?

12:07 pm

smooth_pappa

exactly feather... just with a convoluted southern drawl???

12:07 pm

LoriP

Okay, no nibbles, how about the last sa 5/12?

12:07 pm

BabbleRabble

sa 6/21- ad: sw**m**g utilizes most of the muscles in the body

12:07 pm

featherbee

sure! hehehe

12:07 pm

cybernan

li 6/27: sex drive

12:08 pm

BabbleRabble

sa 5/12 -- spare the *** again

12:08 pm

mom23

Pappa--thought you means southern snore!

12:08 pm

ursh

oh tx nan no wonder i couldnt find it

12:08 pm

cybernan

ty rabble

12:08 pm

LoriP

Thanks babble, it's the 2nd 6/21 I'm hung on.

12:08 pm

mom23

*meant

12:09 pm

cybernan

lol, ursh

12:09 pm

LoriP

That 5 is a new on for me. I never would have gotten it. Thank ye Babble!

12:09 pm

sherwood6

st7/32 anyone?

12:09 pm

smooth_pappa

any clue on the 1st SN5?

12:09 pm

BabbleRabble

sa 6 --- deli on rye

12:09 pm

wurdygurl

does anyone have the n from the last column?

12:10 pm

smooth_pappa

oh crap... I mean ST5... whoch is why O couldn't find it... lol nevermind

12:10 pm

LoriP

Ack! Hit me with a fish.... Thank ye Babble

12:10 pm

cybernan

na 5/10: to do with birth

12:11 pm

cybernan

sandwich?

12:11 pm

wurdygurl

thank you nan

12:12 pm

hurshy

whew.

12:12 pm

hurshy

internet went out. panic ensued in hurshy house. back now.

12:13 pm

featherbee

eek

12:13 pm

BabbleRabble

st 7/32 -- add, a dash is a f**t race; and Our Lady of Fat***

12:13 pm

mom23

wish Dr. God would use a real dictionary!

12:14 pm

hurshy

ooh, and just in time to get my last 7, thanks brabble

12:14 pm

cybernan

thanks rabble

12:15 pm

sherwood6

thanks very much babblerabble - been looking for ages

12:15 pm

cybernan

anyone know what the 9 is? -- an 8/9 combo, perhaps?

12:16 pm

hurshy

pr8/9 disallow

12:16 pm

wurdygurl

a foot race?

12:16 pm

hurshy

no, a swift one

12:16 pm

cybernan

ty hurshy -- looking

12:17 pm

lynxxx

good morning all

12:17 pm

mom23

tks hursh--would've hunted forever

12:17 pm

hurshy

hi lynxxx

12:17 pm

cybernan

ah -- got it!

12:17 pm

mom23

iman

12:18 pm

BabbleRabble

a go-without-food race

12:18 pm

mom23

oops!

12:18 pm

hurshy

loved her in STVI

12:18 pm

mom23

but I was close!

12:18 pm

William124

wheres sm

12:18 pm

hurshy

in the bottom right corner...

12:18 pm

cybernan

still missing an m from that bottom corner have the 4/6 and the 5/14

12:19 pm

William124

not that sm

12:19 pm

featherbee

she might not be back from church yet william...don't remember what time zone she is in

12:19 pm

hurshy

a dance

12:19 pm

cybernan

thank you!

12:21 pm

hurshy

how about the left N, i got nothing, cloud and pl, and baby lice... what else is there?

12:21 pm

cybernan

my phantom today has been the opposite of the mi 7/44

12:22 pm

hurshy

me too cnan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

12:22 pm

SMDNJV

Hi William...just came in.

12:22 pm

William124

need sn4

12:22 pm

hurshy

ah, soft fabric and pl

12:23 pm

cybernan

have the same n's as you hurshy

12:23 pm

hurshy

the others, i just found. nu5 and 6

12:24 pm

lynxxx

William - sn4 is the white stuff that falls from the sky but change the vowel

12:24 pm

cybernan

ah -- there is an nu 5

12:24 pm

SMDNJV

William..it is like the white stuff that falls from the sky but change o to an a.

12:24 pm

cybernan

and the nu 5 plural for nu 6

12:24 pm

William124

ty

12:24 pm

hurshy

have you got all 5 top R cnan? i got caesar (et pl) and tree (and pl)...

12:24 pm

SMDNJV

I did not have that one til you asked.

12:24 pm

smooth_pappa

FIREWORKS!

12:25 pm

SMDNJV

this is a tuffy today.

12:25 pm

featherbee

yay smooth!

12:25 pm

lynxxx

Yay Smooth !

12:25 pm

featherbee

oh, thanks for hte tree hursh

12:25 pm

hurshy

it is tough but i'm surprised how well i'm doing, lots of good cluing going on today. 35 left and still listless.

12:25 pm

cybernan

ro 6: mr. Serling + male

12:25 pm

smooth_pappa

Collapses on the winning end of the finishline

12:25 pm

lynxxx

Hurshy - a fasherman perhaps

12:26 pm

cybernan

congrats, smooth

12:26 pm

William124

ra6,18

12:26 pm

hurshy

thanks, and lol @ fasherman

12:26 pm

LoriP

COngrats Smooth!

12:26 pm

msree

Yay pappa

12:26 pm

smooth_pappa

thank you all!

12:27 pm

William124

anybody here in the age group 8-12

12:27 pm

mom23

Is Carmen in here with Dennis?

12:27 pm

SMDNJV

don't have that one yet Wills...let me work on it.

12:27 pm

hurshy

mentally, or biologically?

12:27 pm

SMDNJV

Bad Hurshy

12:27 pm

smooth_pappa

lol

12:28 pm

lynxxx

ra6.18 - vrmin + draw a straight ***e with a ruler

12:28 pm

smooth_pappa

smdnjv... what does your name stand for?

12:28 pm

hurshy

Savvy Medical Doctor, New Jersey Vet

12:29 pm

smooth_pappa

lol hursh... good one

12:29 pm

William124

anybody need the ro6,24

12:29 pm

klaurel

okay, time to take a break before my head explodes

12:29 pm

hurshy

or... Singing Makes Daddy Nicely Jazzed Vp (with the old ro5 tradition of V = U)

12:30 pm

SMDNJV

I wonder how you got that one William!! LOL

12:30 pm

featherbee

got it, thanks william

12:30 pm

Dachef

Some Men Don't, Nicely Juxtaposed and Vexed.

12:31 pm

hurshy

Say, May Dogs Never Join VISTA?

12:31 pm

SMDNJV

ralias

12:31 pm

cybernan

79 to go -- time for a break!

12:31 pm

Dachef

Summarise My Dissetation, Not Just Verbose.

12:31 pm

hurshy

Sultans Must Decree New Jihads Vehemently

12:31 pm

smooth_pappa

HA!

12:31 pm

featherbee

She Models Dogs, New Jersey Variety

12:32 pm

Dachef

Seamen May Die, Not Just Vehemently.

12:32 pm

William124

some men dont need jersey girls

12:32 pm

hurshy

Super Mali Dagil Nistic Jespi Validocious

12:32 pm

smooth_pappa

so my dear, never joke violently?

12:33 pm

featherbee

lol, ok, smd, are you going to stop the madness?

12:33 pm

Ho Hum

I think wiliam is more than he appears

12:33 pm

Dachef

Silence My Demons, Not Just Verticaly

12:33 pm

smooth_pappa

so my dear, never juice vermin

12:34 pm

smooth_pappa

hurshy, that last one was great!

12:34 pm

featherbee

ewww pappa, nope, not a good drink

12:34 pm

hurshy

Some Mental Doctors Never Juice Valium

12:35 pm

hurshy

Silly Mice Drive Nifty Jettas (Volkswagen)

12:35 pm

grammaterri1

you guys are hilarious! you kill me

12:35 pm

FMitch

LOL hurshey

12:35 pm

grammaterri1

hello everyone!

12:36 pm

Strider

so many days no jelly

12:36 pm

lynxxx

Hi Gramma & FM

12:36 pm

hurshy

(does she realize we'll go on like this indefinitely if she doesn't say anything?)

12:36 pm

grammaterri1

foflol hursh

12:36 pm

grammaterri1

hi lynxxx

12:36 pm

smooth_pappa

salamanders make dashing newts jealous

12:36 pm

featherbee

(does she realize you're trying to guess what her letters stand for?)

12:37 pm

grammaterri1

lol pappa

12:37 pm

Strider

nice one smooth

12:37 pm

smooth_pappa

yeesh, forgot the v... lol

12:37 pm

Dachef

So Much Dithering, No-one Just Vocalises.

12:37 pm

smooth_pappa

salamanders make dashing newts jealously violent

12:37 pm

FMitch

Hey lynxxx nice to see you again. Hi Dachelf long time!

12:37 pm

grammaterri1

is there such a word as dithering dachef?

12:37 pm

lynxxx

Yay Dachef !

12:37 pm

grammaterri1

lol

12:38 pm

hurshy

yes, dithering very good word

12:38 pm

Strider

salvation means doing nothing just vacationing

12:38 pm

grammaterri1

lol yes enable says so...I like it

12:38 pm

smooth_pappa

HA!

12:38 pm

hurshy

Sidearms Might Deter Nasty Ju Veniles

12:38 pm

grammaterri1

good one strider!

12:38 pm

Dachef

Hi Peppe. Still here, often lurking in background.

12:39 pm

grammaterri1

lol, I can't take it anymore, going to wet my pants ( :

12:39 pm

Dachef

Peppe? Where did that come from. Think it was supposed to be Peeps.

12:39 pm

grammaterri1

lol dachef

12:39 pm

Strider

someone clued the mi 7 as a small van. I didn't get it. Can I have another clue?

12:39 pm

smooth_pappa

spewing mountains do not jiggle volcanos

12:40 pm

Dachef

Some Men Do Not Jam Vermine.

12:40 pm

Strider

sorry - I just got it!!! DUH

12:40 pm

hurshy

Seven Maids Don't Necessarily Jar Vases

12:40 pm

grammaterri1

wee things kids ride to school strider

12:40 pm

cybernan

can't get much plainer than that, strider

12:40 pm

Strider

I know, I know - just a senior moment.

12:41 pm

grammaterri1

hey I resemble that remark!

12:41 pm

Angela

afternoon everyone - I see the silliness is abounding

12:41 pm

smooth_pappa

we're trying to figure out what SMDNJV's name stand \s for. lol

12:41 pm

cybernan

missing an o from the left -- have ob x 6 and an on -- missing?

12:41 pm

hurshy

Subliminal Messages Direct Nurses' Jobs Villainously

12:42 pm

Angela

I see that Pappa - and you are all doing a darn fine job!

12:42 pm

sherb

om x 2

12:42 pm

William124

cant chat anymore, sorry

12:42 pm

sherb

afternoon all :)

12:42 pm

DM_Penfold

what is this SMDNJV business about?

12:42 pm

Dachef

You know that if both me and Hurshy are chatting, rthen there is bound to be an abundance of silliness. In fact: Seriousness Must Die, Nonsensical Jokes Verily.

12:42 pm

lynxxx

ob*7 Nan

12:42 pm

cybernan

the left o, sherb

12:43 pm

BabbleRabble

mi 7/44 --- quick kiss

12:43 pm

Angela

lol dachef

12:43 pm

hurshy

Say More, Dachef, Never Just Vaporize!

12:43 pm

sherb

ah, sorry... then I need those too...

12:43 pm

lynxxx

Nan - do you have ob7.36?

12:43 pm

featherbee

bye william

12:43 pm

smooth_pappa

strict mothers divert new jovial vocations

12:44 pm

cybernan

ob 4 x3, 5 x2, 6 x1 -- missing?

12:44 pm

Angela

some men don't need jovial verbage

12:44 pm

lynxxx

Nan - ob7.36

12:45 pm

cybernan

ty lynxxx

12:46 pm

hurshy

Santa's Mare Dancer Neighed, Jolting Vixen

12:46 pm

smooth_pappa

Smooth_pappa (one word) must digress, never joking verbosely

12:46 pm

featherbee

la6/27 please?

12:47 pm

featherbee

never mind! saw it

12:47 pm

bonkler

scornful mad dowagers, not just vexed

12:47 pm

hurshy

Seacoast, Mountains, Desert, None Just Vanish

12:48 pm

smooth_pappa

hey bonkler!

12:48 pm

bonkler

cheers folks, 100 left and brane freeze sets in

12:49 pm

Dachef

See My Dancing: Nicely Jiggling Vertically.

12:49 pm

ren8

evening all

12:49 pm

lynxxx

Hi Bonkler

12:49 pm

Strider

feather - la = small ewe + 2 vowel ending

12:50 pm

Eva

hi everyone. Back to try more of this cursed grid. I give-can I have a little clue for that ob7?

12:50 pm

Angela

hey bonkler, ren8

12:50 pm

Angela

hey eva

12:50 pm

hurshy

Someone Miffed Darth "Non-Jolly" Vader

12:50 pm

Eva

hi angela

12:51 pm

lynxxx

Hi Eva - if you have ob6.24 just add a vowel on end

12:51 pm

cybernan

missing 2 h's -- a combo maybe? are there any hi's?

12:51 pm

hurshy

one hi7

12:51 pm

Eva

and if I don't have ob6/24?

12:51 pm

lynxxx

hi7.36 Nan

12:52 pm

hurshy

then say "O B****!"

12:52 pm

Marc Freeman

need help on do7 and bo7?

12:52 pm

lynxxx

Eva - o +b5.14

12:52 pm

cybernan

oh yes -- remember it from last night -- a clue?

12:53 pm

Dachef

bo6 - Spanish for beautiful. Plural for the 7.

12:53 pm

William124

sm u there

12:53 pm

cybernan

do 7: scottish religious leader

12:53 pm

Eva

and if I don't have the right b5/14? (infinite regression here)

12:53 pm

hurshy

i think we drove her away with our guessing :(

12:53 pm

Angela

ya think Hursh? :D

12:53 pm

smooth_pappa

i thin k so hurshy. lol

12:53 pm

lynxxx

hi7.36 - hi* (not her) + vowel + drink *** Maria

12:53 pm

Dachef

Eva - the b5/14 means to blow up.

12:54 pm

hurshy

but it was so humorous!

12:54 pm

Eva

had that one, but didn't see in on my list...I'm doing really well here....not

12:54 pm

cybernan

thanks, hurshy -- in other words, a toga

12:54 pm

Angela

hey, if they can't take a joke...well...a few...then they're in the wrong place!

12:55 pm

lynxxx

Cnan - there is 3 ho5.12's

12:55 pm

shorty

adwoman is so a word !!!!!!!!

12:55 pm

cybernan

any ha's?

12:55 pm

Eva

thanks dachef...got it now!

12:55 pm

hurshy

do7, latin for Lord, funny ending

12:55 pm

hurshy

no, all but that are HO

12:55 pm

lynxxx

C'nan - no ha's

12:55 pm

Angela

love the icon Dachef...just noticed it

12:55 pm

Strider

there is an ni 6/30 I'm having trouble with. Clue?

12:56 pm

hurshy

kind of clous

12:56 pm

hurshy

cloud.

12:56 pm

magzel

hello today. very cold at my house. how about a clue for am5/12 amd 5/14, the first 5/12 please

12:56 pm

Dachef

Angela -"What I did on my Holidays"!!!

12:56 pm

Kazzer99

Hi all again - only 12 left now - ts

12:56 pm

Strider

You have got to be kidding me!!! How did I miss that???

12:56 pm

Angela

lmao - too funny

12:56 pm

cybernan

ho 4 x3, 5 x4, 6 x 1, 8 x1 -- missing?

12:57 pm

Uneaixoise

am*** acid

12:57 pm

hurshy

the first am5/12 is a pl (i think)

12:57 pm

lynxxx

Cnan ho7.40 - starts like the 8

12:57 pm

hurshy

7 - lose a letter from 8

12:58 pm

cybernan

thanks -- got it

12:59 pm

Uneaixoise

am5/14 am + what the couple says at the altar

1:00 pm

hurshy

i need an i... have bird, muslim thing and pl, the other im's from lower i, in7, in4/4...

1:01 pm

Uneaixoise

do you have in + bu5?

1:01 pm

hurshy

that'd be in7, yes :)

1:01 pm

Uneaixoise

ok, couldn't tell if you were asking for that one

1:02 pm

magzel

thanks une. hurshy i can't get the pleural

1:02 pm

SC

clue for ad8,60 please

1:02 pm

hurshy

are you going up when you should go do4, mag?

1:02 pm

magzel

nm hurshy, got it

1:02 pm

hurshy

ad7/8 like pr 8/9

1:02 pm

sherb

I need the same i...

1:03 pm

lynxxx

Hursh - after the muslin there is im 4.6 5.14 5.12 before the furniture one

1:03 pm

hurshy

ah, so i need that 5/12

1:03 pm

magzel

no hurshy, was trying to pleural a completely wrong word.

1:03 pm

Uneaixoise

do you have the im5/12 that's like am*** acid?

1:04 pm

hurshy

just found it une! :)

1:04 pm

sherb

thanks Une :)

1:04 pm

hurshy

cnan, you asked about left O's before, have you got all the right hand O's? i miss one of them.

1:04 pm

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

1:05 pm

Uneaixoise

do you have the oh4 that's like a state?

1:05 pm

cybernan

have 6 of the 7, hurshy -- looking for the im's from the lower i

1:05 pm

hurshy

yep

1:05 pm

Uneaixoise

and the sing and plural of leave out?

1:05 pm

cybernan

got them

1:05 pm

sherb

ob4 like bird?

1:05 pm

hurshy

yup

1:05 pm

Uneaixoise

and night birds?

1:05 pm

cybernan

now the right o...

1:05 pm

sherb

sorry, wrong O...

1:05 pm

Uneaixoise

and sing and plural of a kind of test

1:06 pm

hurshy

yup

1:06 pm

hurshy

and the hooters

1:06 pm

sherb

possesses?

1:06 pm

Uneaixoise

and ob6/ and 7 like an explosion?

1:06 pm

hurshy

good grief. thank you sherb.

1:06 pm

hurshy

a bigger fish there never was.

1:07 pm

hurshy

ooh lookee, i'm 90% done

1:07 pm

smooth_pappa

hooters, hurshy? I didn't see THAT in the puzzle.....

Oh! you mean Those kinds of hooters. lol

1:07 pm

hurshy

*ahem*

1:07 pm

cybernan

thank you sherb -- was missing the same one!

1:07 pm

sherb

only 80% here...

1:08 pm

Angela

lol smooth

1:08 pm

cybernan

missing an i from the top -- any guesses?

1:09 pm

smooth_pappa

speaking of hooters, I kind of want buffalo wings now. lol

1:09 pm

hurshy

hows about... the lower R... i have 5 of those 7...

1:09 pm

Madyh

pray cyber

1:09 pm

Angela

:)

1:09 pm

cybernan

have the bird and the muslim priests

1:09 pm

hurshy

in7 or in4 babblet

1:09 pm

cybernan

the in 7 and the in 4 -- missing?

1:09 pm

sherb

me too...

1:09 pm

Uneaixoise

do you have the in4 babblet

1:09 pm

Strider

there's an i that's a chemistry term - sounds like the acid

1:10 pm

cybernan

yes

1:10 pm

cybernan

pray?

1:10 pm

Uneaixoise

oh, sorry, hursh, didn't see your post

1:10 pm

hurshy

oh, then im5 like am5 acid

1:10 pm

sherb

ah, just found ra5/6 combo...

1:10 pm

cybernan

thank you, hurshy -- another box greyed

1:11 pm

hurshy

do share, sherb!

1:11 pm

pabtrek

last ra6/18 please

1:11 pm

sherb

like the na5 which sounds like Christmas...

1:11 pm

Strider

thks sherb

1:11 pm

hurshy

w00t! 25 to go!

1:12 pm

hurshy

ra6/18 rodent + toe the ***e

1:12 pm

pabtrek

the one after that sherb

1:12 pm

hurshy

dang it, they're so evenly distributed. 5 A'

1:12 pm

LoriP

Dang. There are 267 words?

1:12 pm

Uneaixoise

pab, vermin + Loretta ***

1:12 pm

pabtrek

thanks hurshy, tried every other combination

1:12 pm

Uneaixoise

(different spelling)

1:12 pm

hurshy

3 B, 3 L, 4 P, 7 S, 3 T

1:12 pm

sherb

57 to go...

1:13 pm

magzel

do 7/36 please

1:13 pm

Dachef

I WANT wombat.

1:13 pm

Uneaixoise

anno do***** + vowel

1:14 pm

cybernan

how many po's?

1:14 pm

Angela

there is a support group for that dach

1:14 pm

Uneaixoise

3 pos

1:15 pm

hurshy

*annoyed mocking voice* "simian" does not exist in the puzzle. nyah.

1:15 pm

Dachef

"Hello, my name is Dachef, and I want wombat."

1:15 pm

cybernan

mmm -- missing a pr then

1:15 pm

hurshy

i miss 4 pr!

1:15 pm

Uneaixoise

2 of the 3 po's are from "Avenue Q" :-)

1:15 pm

Angela

the first step is admitting there is a problem.

1:15 pm

hurshy

there are 2!

1:15 pm

Uneaixoise

baby carriage? shrimp? nudge

1:16 pm

Uneaixoise

senior year party? front of a boat?

1:16 pm

Kazzer99

Well its FIREWORKS for me so I'm off to do tea for hubby - strange old grid today - took a lot of brain power - killed the monkeys

1:16 pm

hurshy

yes i just found carriage, and i had shrimp, and party and boat

1:16 pm

Uneaixoise

congrats, kazzer!

1:16 pm

Angela

yay kazzer

1:16 pm

hurshy

ooh needed nudge.

1:16 pm

cybernan

of the prs, I have one 6 , 8 and 9 -- the rest are 4/s and 5's -- any more biggies?

1:16 pm

Uneaixoise

pr6 in favor of fighting

1:16 pm

Dachef

"Hello, my name is Dachef and I am addicted to small Australasian marsupials."

1:16 pm

cybernan

sorry I have pr 6 x2

1:16 pm

LoriP

Congrats Kazzer!

1:16 pm

hurshy

3 6's then

1:17 pm

LoriP

r intervention moce. Are there 266 words or 267?

1:17 pm

Uneaixoise

yes

1:17 pm

Angela

*wonders how the marsupials feel about this*

1:17 pm

hurshy

alRIGHT, thanks une!!!!!!!!

1:17 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

1:17 pm

hurshy

267

1:17 pm

Kazzer99

Lori 267

1:17 pm

Uneaixoise

267

1:17 pm

cybernan

thank you the pr 6 was the one I was missing

1:17 pm

LoriP

What was that drivel I typed? ***Near intervention mode***

1:18 pm

Babbler

Dachef?

1:18 pm

LoriP

Ack!!!!!!! I'm missing a stoopid word. (pout) Now I gotta' go dig. :(

1:18 pm

Angela

lol - I wondered lori :)

1:18 pm

hurshy

it started cause he wanted wombat to be in the grid, babs

1:18 pm

Babbler

aaah

1:19 pm

Babbler

thought he was off his trolley

1:19 pm

Dachef

Yo Babbler, how you?

1:19 pm

sherb

hi Babs :)

1:19 pm

Angela

hanging by a thread...

1:19 pm

hurshy

well, he is, but that's neither here nor there

1:19 pm

Babbler

very well, ta, Dachef. Now I know you're ok. How you?

1:19 pm

Babbler

hi sherb : )

1:19 pm

Dachef

Babbler - very rarely on it, to be honest. <watches his trolley trundling off into the sunset>

1:20 pm

hurshy

if you know he's ok why are you asking how he is?

1:20 pm

Babbler

you told me he's ok. I had no idea before that.

1:20 pm

Stephanaki

ast

1:20 pm

Babbler

ack! you're right! I asked how he was AFTER you told me!

1:20 pm

sherb

check out Dachef's icon... looks painful...

1:20 pm

hurshy

we just can't stop the silliness babs...

1:20 pm

Babbler

well I was just being polite, remembering my manners

1:21 pm

Angela

I think it was the chili Sherb

1:21 pm

Babbler

how rrrrrude, Dachef. tsk tsk.

1:21 pm

hurshy

can you imagine how long a babble quoteboard would be?

1:22 pm

vpchat

anyone have ob6 & 7?

1:22 pm

Dachef

Me? Rude? When? <fakes a look of horror>

1:22 pm

hurshy

not you, your trolly rude to YOU

1:22 pm

Uneaixoise

o + a bl*** from the past

1:22 pm

Babbler

with your icon, Dachef. *shakes head* I don't know.

1:22 pm

sherb

third V?... I have the unwell two...

1:22 pm

vpchat

thanks@

1:23 pm

hurshy

vr4/11

1:23 pm

Babbler

(that's "I don't know" as muttered by aunties and neighbours)

1:23 pm

Uneaixoise

v + r** r** r** your boat

1:23 pm

sherb

urg... thanks...

1:23 pm

hurshy

rude! ha! that's hilaaaaaarious!

1:23 pm

cybernan

stalled with 49 to go -- break time, I guess

1:23 pm

hurshy

adam from mythbusters would LOVE that icon.

1:23 pm

Babbler

why, hursh?

1:24 pm

hurshy

he just... would...

1:24 pm

Babbler

passing gas and setting light to it is classy?

1:24 pm

LoriP

Aha! Found it. Foiled by a missing oh 4, but I outsmarted it... LOL Done!

1:24 pm

sherb

from the bottom M I have the female and the dance... the thord one?

1:24 pm

hurshy

*looks around* did anyone say adam savage was classy?

1:24 pm

Dachef

No. Its like a dwarf with learning diffiulties - it isn't big, and it isn't clever.

1:24 pm

hurshy

rhymes with serene, sherb

1:25 pm

Angela

lol dachef!

1:25 pm

Babbler

no idea who adam savage is.

1:25 pm

wurdygurl

you are right hurshy, he would love that

1:25 pm

hurshy

it looks big to me...

1:25 pm

Babbler

s'right, Dachef. as long as you know, that's all that matters. ; )

1:25 pm

Dachef

Also, if you're not clever, it can seriously char the inner thighs.

1:25 pm

Babbler

(*rolling on floor in laughter*) :D

1:26 pm

Angela

better than liposuction I guess...

1:26 pm

Babbler

ok, not laughing at 2nd degree burns, laughing at myself for getting on my high horse

1:26 pm

hurshy

no way, lipo every time

1:27 pm

LoriP

Now that that torture is behind me, domestisity rules. Have a great day all!

1:27 pm

hurshy

did you know some people in asia eat LIVE octopus and sometimes the suction cups stick to the inside of their throat and they die???????????

1:27 pm

sherb

I can't see how anything can rhyme with serene... *prepares to feel embarrassed*...

1:28 pm

Angela

I heard that Hursh

1:28 pm

hurshy

not serene itself, a synonym of serene.

1:28 pm

Angela

bye Lori

1:29 pm

hurshy

even a cat could lose 8 lives that way...

1:29 pm

ADHDWordLover

hi all

1:29 pm

Angela

hiya ADHD!

1:29 pm

hannah lou

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

1:29 pm

Angela

I prefer my sushi raw, but dead :)

1:30 pm

Angela

yay hannah

1:30 pm

sherb

hmmm...

1:30 pm

ADHDWordLover

WTG HANNAH

1:30 pm

hannah lou

thanx all byebyebye

1:30 pm

hurshy

5-10-5 to go, ah the symmetry

1:30 pm

ADHDWordLover

how's everybody doing w/this grid? i only got a few minutes to play before i had to leave

1:31 pm

Angela

158 to go here...

1:31 pm

hurshy

is a tricksy grid...

1:31 pm

sherb

55 to go... back after Corrie...

1:31 pm

William124

sm u there

1:31 pm

ADHDWordLover

i have 210 to go lol

1:31 pm

Babbler

me too, gone to watch Corrie...

1:31 pm

hurshy

what's corrie?

1:31 pm

Angela

who's corrie?

1:31 pm

wurdygurl

110 here

1:31 pm

Babbler

Coronation Street

1:32 pm

hurshy

when's corrie? (now)

1:32 pm

hurshy

where's corrie?

1:32 pm

hurshy

how's corrie?

1:32 pm

hurshy

why's corrie?

1:32 pm

ADHDWordLover

what's corrie?

1:32 pm

Angela

you're going to watch a street??

1:32 pm

ADHDWordLover

corrie's on first

1:32 pm

hurshy

LOL

1:33 pm

Angela

who's on second?

1:33 pm

hurshy

no, what's on secnod

1:33 pm

ADHDWordLover

what's on second

1:33 pm

ADHDWordLover

why?

1:33 pm

Angela

why is short stop

1:33 pm

wurdygurl

why is on third

1:33 pm

ADHDWordLover

who?

1:34 pm

Angela

i don't know who is on third

1:34 pm

wurdygurl

who is on second

1:34 pm

hurshy

no, who is on FIRST

1:34 pm

ADHDWordLover

who is on third

1:34 pm

Angela

who is on first

1:34 pm

ADHDWordLover

why?

1:34 pm

marpocky

yes

1:34 pm

ADHDWordLover

i mean what

1:34 pm

wurdygurl

giggle

1:34 pm

ADHDWordLover

what is the umpire

1:34 pm

marpocky

what's the name of the guy on first?

1:34 pm

hurshy

i thought questioning enable was the path to madness... but maybe abbott and costello...

1:35 pm

Angela

so really...what the heck is corrie?

1:35 pm

Scrabbler

Good afternoon Babblers. I see some silliness in the chat below.

1:35 pm

hurshy

a TV programme called Coronation Street.

1:35 pm

wurdygurl

its a type of soap

1:35 pm

Angela

good timing scrabbler :)

1:35 pm

ren8

hello scrabbler

1:35 pm

hurshy

scrabbler... the silliness has been going on for hours

1:36 pm

ADHDWordLover

any clues for the AD 5/14s, 5/20 and 6/24... i've got over 200 to get

1:36 pm

Angela

oh. never heard of it

1:36 pm

hurshy

me neither, until today

1:36 pm

Angela

must be an olde tymme programme?

1:36 pm

Scrabbler

Is it grid- induced psychosis?

1:36 pm

hurshy

no, just british

1:37 pm

hurshy

oh, yes scrabbler, verily

1:37 pm

Angela

ah

1:37 pm

ren8

corrie has been on since the 60's

1:37 pm

sherwood6

ad 5/14 and 6/24 - when you go into hospital

1:37 pm

hurshy

ad5/14 dude who makes commercials

1:37 pm

Angela

OH! When someone mentioned soap, I wasn't thinking TV, I was thinking bath

1:37 pm

hurshy

ad 5/20 a + not up

1:38 pm

ADHDWordLover

tx candy

1:38 pm

Marc Freeman

I am terribly sorry, but I had to leave for lunch, did anyone give me clues for do7and bo7?

1:38 pm

Scrabbler

AD's are done, lickety split!

1:38 pm

ADHDWordLover

tx sher gd cl

1:39 pm

Dippnall

do 7/36 - a scottish teacher

1:39 pm

sugar

bo/7 = Madonna song la isla.........

1:39 pm

ADHDWordLover

i hope someday i can make clues as good as u guys. u guys r GOOD

1:39 pm

hurshy

i got 8 ad and ae4, what else i need from top A?

1:39 pm

Angela

bbl to finish - try to keep it to a dull roar people

1:40 pm

Scrabbler

LOL Angela

1:40 pm

ren8

bye angela

1:40 pm

magzel

ho 6/36 please

1:40 pm

ADHDWordLover

my ADs r finished tx 2 u

1:40 pm

sugar

Way of saying hi in Texas

1:40 pm

Dippnall

ai 6/24 hursh?

1:40 pm

Ouwachita

hurshy...you need an ai6

1:40 pm

hurshy

ty d and o

1:40 pm

cybernan

how many ad's are there?

1:41 pm

ADHDWordLover

8 ADs

1:41 pm

sugar

5, cybernan

1:41 pm

cybernan

mmm -- missing 2

1:41 pm

sugar

sorry, sorry! 8 ad's!

1:41 pm

hurshy

slowly slowly i get wordses... my preciousssss

1:42 pm

ADHDWordLover

i'm still trying to get the texas hiya

1:42 pm

cybernan

ad 5 x3, 6, 7, 8 -- missing?

1:43 pm

ADHDWordLover

got it duh

1:43 pm

hurshy

nother 5 and 6

1:43 pm

sugar

anyone got hi 7/36, please?

1:43 pm

Scrabbler

Another ad5 and ad6

1:43 pm

cybernan

thanks, hurshy

1:44 pm

ADHDWordLover

ai 6/24? and ai 4/4 not the one that means feeling ill

1:44 pm

cybernan

hi 7: not her _+ vowel + *** maria

1:44 pm

KatieMcG

I'm must be being really thick tonight, I'm really having problems with this grid. The list could be coming out early here!

1:44 pm

Ouwachita

hi7...it is one big rectangular piece of cloth wrapped around the body

1:44 pm

hurshy

is not you katie, is the grid

1:45 pm

bookwomen

ai 6/24 to give help to a male person

1:45 pm

sugar

tx cybernab, will have to work on it........

1:45 pm

hurshy

my cinder baby is having a dream

1:46 pm

KatieMcG

Thanks Hurshy it's always good to know your not the only one :-)

1:46 pm

Scrabbler

But, Nan, I don't see Ave Maria--is there another Maria?

1:46 pm

ren8

i was struggling after only finding 45 words, so the list came out early for me Katie

1:46 pm

Scrabbler

Katie--my hamster, Oliver, is 2 yrs old today.

1:47 pm

ADHDWordLover

hap[y birthday to oliver

1:47 pm

hurshy

how do you solve a problem like maria? how do you catch a cloud and pin it do4? how do you find a word that means maria? a flibbertigibbet, a will o' the wisp, a clown...

1:47 pm

KatieMcG

Fantastic. I hope he is well. Fuggles is sulking as I left him on his own yesterday but I'm sure a little chocolate will win him round later.

1:47 pm

Angb

Morning all - scrabbler it's a liquor you dirnk

1:47 pm

cybernan

scrabbler -- spanish aunt

1:48 pm

sugar

wonderful hursh, no closer to solving the riddle tho..........lol

1:48 pm

cybernan

I guess we know where Scrabbler's been -- hope you put a good word in for us, Scrabbler

1:48 pm

Judi

Afternoon, all. Ah, the sound of mucous. Nicely done, Hurshy.

1:49 pm

hurshy

please, are there 10 am words?

1:49 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

afternoon, all (insert correct time of say) 8-)

1:49 pm

Scrabbler

Hurshy, you are offically insane from the grid--I hope to be there too soon.

1:49 pm

sugar

got it, think drink for maria, scrabbler!

1:49 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

say=day (oy)

1:49 pm

cybernan

don't know how you remember the lyrics to all the songs, hurshy

1:49 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

got 117 to go, time to maybe start begging for help

1:50 pm

KatieMcG

Got it as well, alcohol is obviously the key for me :-)

1:50 pm

hurshy

*highly offended, draws self up to full height* i am in full control of my faculties, thank you very much. i just happen to direct them to do silly things.

1:50 pm

cybernan

any di's?

1:50 pm

hurshy

mmm, i dunno cnan, they're catchy

1:50 pm

hurshy

no di but one dh

1:50 pm

Scrabbler

I understood the Spanish aunt clue, but no the other as I don't imbibe. And maybe I should start praying for all Babblers

1:50 pm

Judi

The hills are aliiiiiiiive.... and it's pretty frightening.

1:51 pm

Scrabbler

I do better at Babble when my faculties are out of control

1:51 pm

cybernan

thanks, hurshy -- missed that one!

1:51 pm

Scrabbler

OOOOOOOOOOklahoma, where the wind comes whipping 'cross the plain...............

1:52 pm

sugar

how about do5/14?

1:52 pm

cybernan

have do 4 x1, 5 x2, 6, 7 -- missing do?

1:52 pm

hurshy

chicks and ducks and geese better scurry, when i take you out in my surrey with the fringe on top

1:52 pm

Scrabbler

LOL hursh

1:52 pm

cybernan

have the do 5/14

1:52 pm

hurshy

like an enclosed football stadium

1:53 pm

hurshy

do4/6

1:53 pm

Angb

do 5/14 do + french word for sickness

1:53 pm

sugar

tx angb, got it!

1:54 pm

cybernan

thank you hurshy -- that was the one

1:55 pm

hurshy

wooo, just sa4ed past the dreaded 14...

1:55 pm

ADHDWordLover

i still didn't get the hi7/36 and don't parley voo francais

1:55 pm

cybernan

think it's time for the 2-ltr list -- missing too many in each of the boxes that are left

1:56 pm

hurshy

you're always missing too many at some point :)

1:57 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

do i get extra points for namibia? LOL

1:57 pm

hurshy

yes, but they only count in africa

1:58 pm

hurshy

stupid s's *grumble*

1:59 pm

Strider

hurshy - I agree. 5 words to go - all s's and I'm having trouble figuring them out. Maybe we can compare.

2:00 pm

sugar

ma5/18 has eluded me for long enough! What is it, pray tell ???????

2:00 pm

hurshy

i need 5 s's too... imagine if they are the same ones...

2:00 pm

Strider

Like a clue for the first s = 6/21?

2:00 pm

hurshy

s + ready *** fire + preposition

2:00 pm

Strider

I'll keep track of the ones I don't have and then compare later.

2:00 pm

lynxxx

Sugar - ma5.18 latin american dance

2:00 pm

Joemammy

is it a plural milk shake

2:00 pm

Joemammy

is it a plural milk shake

2:00 pm

hurshy

i need 2 left and 3 right

2:01 pm

hurshy

hey ma5/18, ma5/18 italiano

2:01 pm

sugar

hi lynxxx, so easy when you know how! thank you!

2:01 pm

lynxxx

Hursh - sa5.12 & 6.21 after the meat

2:01 pm

Strider

I need three left and two right. all are sa.

2:01 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

obilasm should be a word

2:02 pm

hurshy

thanks lynx!

2:02 pm

sugar

Had that one,thanks joemammy

2:02 pm

hurshy

obilasm???

2:02 pm

lynxxx

sa5.12 sa + Mr Sterling

2:03 pm

sugar

obilasm : excitement on seeing an obelisk!

2:03 pm

lynxxx

sa6.21 sa + vowel + abbrev for 60 seconds

2:03 pm

Strider

thks lynxxx

2:03 pm

ADHDWordLover

which one is a plural milkshake?

2:03 pm

hurshy

ma5/12

2:03 pm

cybernan

missing a bi 4 -- have slant and pieces

2:04 pm

hurshy

bi + mother

2:04 pm

Strider

lynxxx - that was the one I was really hunting for.

2:04 pm

ADHDWordLover

tx

2:04 pm

cybernan

thank you

2:05 pm

hurshy

just one sm, and one sn?

2:05 pm

lynxxx

there is sm5.12 & 6.21 which are odd

2:06 pm

hurshy

aha!

2:06 pm

ADHDWordLover

is there any way to go further back in chat to get clues missed?

2:06 pm

lynxxx

Hursh - extend the sm5 yu probably have with a vowel

2:06 pm

hurshy

yes, thanks

2:06 pm

hurshy

8 to go!

2:06 pm

Strider

one left.

2:06 pm

ADHDWordLover

193 to go WOW

2:07 pm

smooth_pappa

and game time! go saints go!

2:07 pm

hurshy

yeah i have one S left but 7 other things, lol

2:07 pm

ADHDWordLover

aibi

2:07 pm

ADHDWordLover

sry

2:07 pm

bookwomen

click on archives for previous chat

2:08 pm

Ho Hum

ADHD most right hand button just above the chat log, shows the log starting with the flip

2:08 pm

jan

With grids like this one, its always the same--hit brick wall and recognize that I'm not going to finish, slink off to lickety's list just to get a few extra words, get enough obvious and interesting ones to get a second wind, realize that I'm close enough to see the finish line, and then I'm hooked again. This isn't just a game, it's a way of life...

2:08 pm

ADHDWordLover

u r kidding lol i've been going nuts trying to hurry so i don't miss anything and i can't keep with you speedy chatters lol

2:08 pm

hurshy

5!

2:09 pm

Strider

it's an si I am missing. No wonder I couldn't find it!

2:09 pm

hurshy

no, 6

2:09 pm

hurshy

the instrument?

2:10 pm

lynxxx

there is 2 si5.12s after the sa4.5 - last letter changes

2:10 pm

Strider

no, i have that

2:11 pm

hurshy

thanks lynxxx!

2:11 pm

hurshy

NOW 5 to go.

2:11 pm

lynxxx

si4.4 si** in a chair?

2:11 pm

Strider

Got it. Thanks lynxxx. Fireworks!!!

2:11 pm

hurshy

congrats strider

2:11 pm

ADHDWordLover

this is awesome,,, tx hurshy

2:11 pm

sugar

wtg Strider!!!!!

2:12 pm

lynxxx

Yay for Strider!

2:12 pm

ADHDWordLover

congrats strider wtg

2:12 pm

Judi

sa6/21 - tubular cured meat.

2:12 pm

jan

Congrats, Strider. This was was a beast of a puzzle.

2:13 pm

hurshy

lynxxx, got any A combos from the right hand A that you think i might be missing? 4/5 or 5/6?

2:13 pm

Strider

If it wasn't a Sunday, I would never have finished. It was fun, even with the really wierdo words.

2:14 pm

sugar

what about male name, hursh?

2:14 pm

Strider

hurshy - you have the cloth?

2:14 pm

NonnieLight

cute icon wordlover

2:14 pm

lynxxx

H - am5.16 & 6.27

2:15 pm

jan

There's a weird one from the right hand a--an a/4 meaning a desk in a medieval church from which the epistles were read or chanted aloud

2:15 pm

hurshy

that's them! 100 points lynxxx!

2:15 pm

lynxxx

H - am4.5 & 5.12

2:15 pm

hurshy

3 to go!

2:16 pm

lynxxx

letters?

2:16 pm

hurshy

BLT (hehe)

2:16 pm

hurshy

2 5's and a 4

2:16 pm

jan

Speaking of weird, there are three unrelated si words (plus corresponding plurals) that are related to geology or soil...

2:17 pm

Strider

Do you have the b + l 4, 8?

2:17 pm

Buttonman

hi, all, i need a clue for the ow 4 and 5 please

2:17 pm

lynxxx

ta5.10 - 2 of them after ta4.4 - chnage last letter

2:17 pm

jan

And...finally done.

2:17 pm

hurshy

have those

2:18 pm

lynxxx

H - ta4.5 last one of the ta's

2:18 pm

Judi

predatory night birds, buttonman.

2:18 pm

hurshy

the last 2 ta's i have are 4/5's

2:19 pm

hurshy

and oh, yes strider i do

2:19 pm

lynxxx

not the ta4.5 then

2:19 pm

Buttonman

wa 4 & 5 please

2:19 pm

lynxxx

H ti4.4 & ts4.4

2:19 pm

hurshy

have 4 ti and a ts

2:19 pm

jan

Buttonman, someone who possesses barn dwelling birds o/4 o/4

2:20 pm

hurshy

i'm only going to alert you once, buttonman

2:20 pm

lynxxx

H - ta4.4 - like another only a different vowel on end

2:20 pm

Strider

there's a ta 5 that's odd - seems like a greek letter to me

2:21 pm

lynxxx

ta5.12 ta + unmarried woman truncated

2:21 pm

hurshy

aha, that's the one lynxxx!

2:22 pm

lynxxx

bl5.22 b + grass

2:23 pm

jan

The one that lynxxx clued is a kind that I often miss while monkey typing because it is a faux plural of a word that isn't a word.

2:23 pm

hurshy

yup

2:23 pm

hurshy

yeah. well it's probably singular of tames...

2:23 pm

ADHDWordLover

i don't see spinster in this grid at all

2:23 pm

lynxxx

bl5.14 b + l4.4

2:24 pm

hurshy

i have 3 bl5 that fit that description :)

2:25 pm

jan

Actually, it's a kind of coarse woven cloth used for sieving. Another word that will doubtless enhance our daily discourse.

2:25 pm

tadbandchik

huh

2:25 pm

tadbandchik

huh

2:26 pm

lynxxx

Sorry H didn't realise there was so many - there are 4 bl5.14s in all

2:26 pm

tadbandchik

what are you talkin about

2:27 pm

hurshy

yup, i have them then

2:27 pm

ursh

Fireworks here tx all for good clues

2:27 pm

lynxxx

Hi tad - not talking, clueing

2:27 pm

lynxxx

Congrats Ursh

2:28 pm

hurshy

3 bo and 1 bu, is that right?

2:28 pm

tadbandchik

ok but i g2g 4 church

2:28 pm

hurshy

and 6 bi?

2:28 pm

jan

Tadb, it's a kind of shorthand for clues for finding words. Scroll down the page and lick on angelsong's page for a good introduction to this

2:28 pm

lynxxx

Thats right H

2:29 pm

hurshy

ok then, got it.

2:29 pm

lynxxx

H so only L now?

2:29 pm

Haz1558

Good afternoon/evening. Babble session 3 about to begin.

2:29 pm

hurshy

yup, L5

2:30 pm

lynxxx

Hi Haz

2:30 pm

hurshy

and, the point total i heard, so i believe is L5/10

2:30 pm

Haz1558

Hello lynxxx. Feeling frustrated today, not just with the grid, but with getting time to do the grid. 160 to go.....

2:30 pm

hurshy

got it!

2:30 pm

hurshy

another pl with no singular...

2:31 pm

lynxxx

Yay for Hursh !!!! fatastic effort

2:31 pm

jan

Another faux plural, old Lithuanian coin...

2:32 pm

lynxxx

Haz - you must use the list if you aren't already then - this one is a torment

2:32 pm

sherb

*the penny drops* ...finally found the serene synonym...

2:33 pm

jan

Checking the definitions of some of these words is like that old game of dictionary, except lots of these seem like obvious bluffs

2:34 pm

Haz1558

lynxxx - haven't used the list yet, but am about to. My masochistic tendencies tend to be on the low side.

2:34 pm

hurshy

lol sherb

2:34 pm

lynxxx

Bye everyone - must think about going to work

2:34 pm

sherb

did you just finish hursh?

2:34 pm

hurshy

this one seemed really bad, but with the chat log clues, it went pretty darn well - much better than i expected

2:34 pm

Haz1558

Bye lynxxx, see you tomorrow.

2:34 pm

hurshy

yeah

2:34 pm

cybernan

la 6? -- have little sheep, two plurals (lat. & eng.) and ethnic designation -- missing?

2:34 pm

hurshy

greek letter

2:34 pm

cybernan

bye lynxxx

2:35 pm

sherb

:)

2:35 pm

cybernan

don't know greek!

2:35 pm

msree

congrats Hurshy!

2:35 pm

hurshy

well... it comes after kappa... um... i...

2:36 pm

cybernan

finished, hurshy? -- congrats!

2:36 pm

hurshy

baby sheep + russian yes

2:36 pm

Angb

la 6/27 What Mary might call her little sheep affectionately

2:37 pm

Haz1558

One more vowel and the la6/18 could dance to his heart's content

2:37 pm

hurshy

my dad says he can speak any language but greek, so you say how bout swahili, or whatever, and he says, oh, it's all greek to me

2:37 pm

cybernan

have that one ang and hurshy

2:37 pm

Scrabbler

I am back--taking on-call phone calls---a mother just screamed at me, demanding antibiotics for her baby with a cold and cough. Aaaggghhhh.

2:37 pm

Scrabbler

LOL hursh

2:38 pm

Haz1558

Hello Scrabbler. No-one will scream at you here.

2:38 pm

hurshy

i have a pediatrician friend - she finds call very stressful, trying to make decisions sometimes without examining the patient, and what could happen if she is wrong

2:38 pm

sherb

ah, dad jokes are the best...

2:38 pm

cybernan

don't understand, haz -- there is no la 7

2:39 pm

Haz1558

I was joking that if you added a vowel to the la6 (the one featuring Mary's ovine) the la6/18 could dance away.

2:39 pm

Scrabbler

It is stressful--wanting to do the right thing for the baby, yet the mother "knows" what is needed and will not listen to me. I need a new career, STAT.

2:39 pm

Scrabbler

Deep, cleansing breaths....in and out....in and out...

2:39 pm

cybernan

are there 2 6's that start with baby sheep?

2:40 pm

Babbler

I feel so mean, but there's this girl on American Idol who can't remember her words and it's making me cringe and laugh.

2:40 pm

Haz1558

Yes, one ends like an affectionate babying term, the other in Russian yes (almost affectionate term for father)

2:41 pm

cybernan

don't know russian -- back to the monkey!

2:41 pm

hurshy

i think that people just pretend to think they are good just to make the show entertaining. they can't be that bad and really think they are good.

2:41 pm

cybernan

got it -- thanks

2:41 pm

Haz1558

That's good.

2:42 pm

Babbler

I wonder that. Can people really be that deluded? Must be actors, surely.

2:42 pm

Haz1558

I don't think actors could be paid enough to do those stunts. People really are that self-deluded.

2:43 pm

TeaNCrackers

hi all!

2:43 pm

Haz1558

They hear something different to what the rest of us hear. What makes it worse is that family and friends collude in the delusion.

2:43 pm

Babbler

that's a point. just one job and never working again. deluded people. wow

2:44 pm

Angb

Hi tea

2:44 pm

hurshy

i dunno, i'd love to meet simon cowell... i'd pretend to be horribly deluded for the sake of that

2:44 pm

Babbler

LOL! Hursh!! you got a crush on him??

2:44 pm

TeaNCrackers

hi ang, how's the grid? I am working and babbling

2:44 pm

hurshy

don't you?

2:45 pm

Angb

Yucky grid - need the list for this one

2:45 pm

hurshy

i guess it's a theme with me... men who are bluntly honest - house, simon...

2:45 pm

Minski

HI.

2:45 pm

TeaNCrackers

oy!

2:46 pm

Haz1558

You saw that Hugh Laurie got an award recently (Emmy? Golden Globe?)

2:46 pm

Angb

Any clues for the al 5/14?

2:46 pm

Minski

I think those people who can't sing on AI have never heard themselves sing on a tape recorder or something like that. I'll bet when they watch the show they are appalled at how bad they sound.

2:46 pm

Babbler

Yes, I'm so proud of Hugh! Love that show.

2:47 pm

Minski

For a long time I didn't realize that Hugh Laurie had a British accent.

2:47 pm

Babbler

dunno about Simon Cowell, hursh. Mostly he's a euw, but he is straight-talking, I'll give him that.

2:47 pm

Inge2

an excuse, especially in a criminal case, Angb

2:47 pm

Haz1558

He's as English as they come, which goes to show what a good actor he is!

2:48 pm

hurshy

yes, haz, saw the award - AND borat got the best actor comedy movie globe!

2:48 pm

Angb

thnx inge - was looking for something far more difficult LOL

2:48 pm

Minski

I agree Haz. I think he's great!

2:48 pm

Minski

oh yeah and thanks for the hint inge.

2:48 pm

Inge2

some interesting words in this grid

2:49 pm

Babbler

apparently he finds it quite hard to do the accent, I read. It can get tiring, trying to pronounce words and sounds you're not used to.

2:49 pm

hurshy

i should think so

2:49 pm

Haz1558

Borat I would have less time for.

2:49 pm

Minski

THis is a tough grid. I got 95 words with hints and searching but I think it's time to pull up the list.

2:49 pm

hurshy

maybe they should have him do an exchange program with some doc in england so he could "pick up" a british accent, lol

2:49 pm

Babbler

I don't like Borat at all

2:52 pm

hurshy

we've all been stunned into silence...

2:52 pm

Inge2

bu anyone?

2:52 pm

sherb

off to watch 24... have a good week everyone... see you next Saturday... :)

2:52 pm

hurshy

quiddler doesn't think vibe is a valid word!

2:52 pm

Haz1558

No, I haven't seen the film but trailers don't really appeal to me. And the actor is deliberately controversial in everything he does.

2:53 pm

ren8

bye sherb, enjoy your week

2:53 pm

hurshy

or fudgier!!!!

2:53 pm

Haz1558

Bye sherb - sorry not to have seen you much today.

2:53 pm

Angb

by 5/ 15 erected

2:54 pm

Angb

*bu

2:54 pm

cybernan

ti 5? -- have the bone

2:54 pm

Inge2

thx Angb *hangs head in stupidity*

2:54 pm

cybernan

nm -- found it

2:54 pm

justafreep

don't be scared of finding the other one, nan

2:54 pm

TeaNCrackers

nan - shy

2:54 pm

Angb

Going thru the list at moment and there are plenty of words I should have found - so you are not the only one

2:56 pm

hurshy

that is one of the few benefits of going listless, you don't have that experience.

2:56 pm

hurshy

you still feel fishy with clues sometimes, but that's not as bad or as frequent

2:57 pm

Haz1558

I don't care in the slightest about feeling fishy. I keep the feeling to myself and let everyone think I find words easily.....

2:57 pm

hurshy

lol - and you do pull it off quite well

2:58 pm

Haz1558

I've perfected the technique - never explain, never apologise...

2:58 pm

hurshy

:O Chicago school teacher Colleen Pavelka knows how much her husband loves the Bears. Apparently, she loves him even more. Colleen chose to have the birth of their second child induced a few days early so Mark Pavelka could attend Sunday's NFC Championship showdown between the Bears and the New Orleans Saints.

3:00 pm

Angb

There's a bi 4/7 and 5/16 (pl) that sounds like what we affectionately call a German make of car. Mind you it could only be in NZ. Real def'n: a platform in a synagogue holding the reading table used when chanting or reading portions of the Torah and the Prophets.

3:02 pm

pam

back for a bit of grid with my football.... hi, all.

3:02 pm

TeaNCrackers

my husband always said that it was a good thing that our kids were due before the football season started.

3:02 pm

TeaNCrackers

I think he was half serious.

3:02 pm

TeaNCrackers

hi Pam!

3:02 pm

hurshy

are you going to iron as well pam? hahahahaha

3:02 pm

ren8

hello pam

3:02 pm

Biltong

hi everyone.

3:02 pm

pam

LOLOLOL, hursh!

3:02 pm

TeaNCrackers

hey biltong

3:02 pm

Haz1558

Hello pam and Biltong.

3:02 pm

pam

hi, TNC

3:03 pm

pam

great clue for the altar angb!

3:03 pm

pam

hi, haz

3:03 pm

cybernan

missing a ta 4 -- any guesses?

3:03 pm

Angb

hi pam and thx. Do you call the cars that in the US?

3:03 pm

Joemammy

ro clues please

3:04 pm

pam

we call 'em beemers here in the Boston area

3:04 pm

TeaNCrackers

sort of, ang, we usually put an r on the end

3:04 pm

Angb

We don't say r's on the end of words here supposedly with our accent!

3:04 pm

Inge2

Hi Biltong :)

3:04 pm

pam

lol, ang!

3:05 pm

cybernan

monkeys are tired - going for lunch

3:05 pm

Minski

SU6/30 & SU7/44 please?

3:05 pm

Biltong

Hi Inge2. Are those new puppies?

3:05 pm

Minski

Same here Angb.

3:05 pm

ren8

hello biltong

3:05 pm

Angb

Are you ready to give in minski?

3:05 pm

Inge2

no old puppies :) the top two are mine, now grown

3:05 pm

Biltong

hi ren8

3:05 pm

Natasha

hi all. Tea--who are the twins in your icon?

3:06 pm

Minski

Thanks ang

3:06 pm

pam

hi, natasha

3:06 pm

Biltong

oh I see. Just gorgeous!!

3:06 pm

Minski

I knew there had to be at least one word with that 3 letter beginning.

3:06 pm

Natasha

hey pam, how's it going?

3:06 pm

ren8

hello tasha

3:06 pm

TeaNCrackers

that is my new niece and nephew - born on 1/17. She was first and weighed in at 6 lb 6 oz, 19 inches and he weighed in at 6 lb 7 oz, 20 inches.

3:06 pm

rolin

minski...su6...to give up...and the pl

3:06 pm

cybernan

oops -- missed the ts

3:07 pm

pam

big twins, tnc!!!!!

3:07 pm

TeaNCrackers

they were honkers!

3:07 pm

Inge2

really big twins! poor mom!

3:08 pm

Natasha

mine were 5 lb, 11 oz and 7 lb, 5 oz--they're growing twins big these days!

3:08 pm

TeaNCrackers

fortunately? she had a c-section scheduled due to 2 previous c-sections, but still - almost 13 punds of baby

3:08 pm

TeaNCrackers

natasha - it's about the same total weight!

3:08 pm

TeaNCrackers

*pounds

3:08 pm

Vicuna

Mine were 6 lb 6 oz and 6 lbs 13 oz. I looked like the Taj Mahal on its side.

3:09 pm

Natasha

yep--I'm glad my partner was the birth mom and not me!

3:09 pm

Haz1558

There was a lady featured in a British paper last week - her baby (one!) was 15lb something!

3:09 pm

TeaNCrackers

hee hee Vicuna. My best friend had smaller twins and she measured exactly 5 feet around the day before birth

3:09 pm

Deeha

My twin and I were both over 7 lbs!

3:09 pm

Natasha

wow, deeha that's amazing

3:10 pm

TeaNCrackers

my husbands grandfather was 16 something at birth.
crikey, dee - that's huge!

3:10 pm

Vicuna

Yikes, Deeha!

3:10 pm

Biltong

wow, TNC. Is he a tall man?

3:11 pm

Vicuna

I was the same size as if I'd been pregant for 12 months with a 13-something pounder.

3:11 pm

TeaNCrackers

I never met him, neither did my husband, so I have no idea

3:11 pm

TeaNCrackers

my husband is 6' 2" though

3:11 pm

Deeha

Because she was expecting twins (this was at the beginning of the war before NHS) she had to have a doctor as well as a midwife. She complained all he did was sit on the windowsill and smoke!! And she had to pay him 3/6 - thats about 32p!!! Or I think 70 cents!!!

3:12 pm

Biltong

My youngest son was 10lbs at birth and is big and tall. He is 6' 5", so I can imagine that your husbands grandad was very tall.

3:12 pm

Minski

st7/32?

3:13 pm

TeaNCrackers

that bodes well for my little prokers then! they were both 9 lb 3 oz and 21 inches at birth

3:13 pm

Minski

And I thought 8 pounds 12 ounces was big!

3:13 pm

TeaNCrackers

*porkers

3:13 pm

Natasha

and I thought the 8lb, 13 oz baby my sister just had was big.

3:13 pm

Natasha

i call him gigantor. not sure how she feels about that!

3:14 pm

TeaNCrackers

the twins have wrinkly skin and it cracks me up, because mine never did. The size newborn clothes are all too big for the twins, and my kids went right to 0 - 3 month clothes, no newborn size for them~

3:14 pm

arwennn

hi all

3:14 pm

arwennn

hi all

3:14 pm

arwennn

hi all

3:14 pm

arwennn

hi all

3:15 pm

Natasha

hi arwennn

3:15 pm

TeaNCrackers

hi hi hi hi!

3:15 pm

Angb

hi hi hi hi arwennn

3:15 pm

Biltong

hi arwen

3:15 pm

Biltong

3:15 pm

Biltong

3:15 pm

Uneaixoise

hello hello hello hello

3:15 pm

TeaNCrackers

now bilt wants in on the action

3:15 pm

Minski

Same with my Paigey TNC.

3:15 pm

Biltong

lol, sorry

3:15 pm

Haz1558

Hello Uneaixoise.

3:15 pm

arwennn

whoops pressed enter more than once

3:16 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, haz :-)

3:16 pm

pam

I was over 10 lbs at birth, and my sister in a diabetic pregnancy, had an 11pound, 14 oz baby...

3:16 pm

pam

I was over 10 lbs at birth, and my sister in a diabetic pregnancy, had an 11pound, 14 oz baby...

3:16 pm

TeaNCrackers

oy - that was the thing - no diabetes for me, just big porkers ;)

3:16 pm

pam

lol, tnc

3:17 pm

raelite

hi all :)

3:17 pm

Natasha

i was only 4 lb, 4 oz but I've more than made up for it!

3:17 pm

TeaNCrackers

I say it with much affection!

3:17 pm

TeaNCrackers

hi, rae

3:17 pm

Biltong

hi raelite

3:17 pm

Haz1558

Hello raelite!

3:17 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, raelite

3:17 pm

raelite

hi hi hi hi (all in one box)

3:18 pm

pam

wow, natasha, you were a peanut, LOL

3:18 pm

raelite

if I may be so bold as to ask...how did you know you were pregnant?

3:18 pm

raelite

did you have to test? was it a surprise?

3:18 pm

TeaNCrackers

we were trying, so I ped on lots of sticks~

3:18 pm

Natasha

I was pam. 9 weeks early.

3:19 pm

TeaNCrackers

*peed

3:19 pm

Ping

hi everyone

3:19 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, ping!

3:19 pm

raelite

hi ping

3:19 pm

stidmama

Tea, my kids were the same -- LOL hi all! no diabetes for me, just too many cookies and BIG kids!

3:19 pm

Natasha

hey ping

3:19 pm

Haz1558

Hello ping.

3:20 pm

Biltong

hi ping

3:20 pm

Biltong

hi stid

3:20 pm

TeaNCrackers

hey stid!

3:20 pm

periwinkle

HI all :)

3:20 pm

TeaNCrackers

hi ping

3:20 pm

raelite

hi stid, did you have a fun day in the sunshone yesterday?

3:20 pm

raelite

hi peri

3:20 pm

TeaNCrackers

hi peri - how's the shoulder today?

3:20 pm

periwinkle

stidmama, I made my almond cake yesterday and it stuck to the bottom of the pan even though I greased and floured it :(

3:20 pm

stidmama

rae -- I knew I was pregnant when my mammaries began to get really firm and hurt a peculiar way, happened early on each time (had more pregnancies than children), and never unless I was pregnant...

3:20 pm

featherbee

hi all! i scrolled for clues, and got baby weights!

3:20 pm

Biltong

hi peri and feather

3:21 pm

periwinkle

HI Tea, still hurts, I have been icing it and doing some exercises I found on line.

3:21 pm

stidmama

and then of course there was the all-day-long sickness for the entire pregnancy... :-(

3:21 pm

TeaNCrackers

heyfeather

3:21 pm

raelite

oh really stid...very interesting....

3:21 pm

periwinkle

I have been her off and on, trying not to sit too long at the computer

3:21 pm

Vicuna

Well, all those babies were ho7/40's, so they were on topic, right?

3:21 pm

TeaNCrackers

poor stid! I was lucky that after the first 12 weeks, I was fine

3:21 pm

raelite

all day sickness? oh man...that had to bite!

3:21 pm

featherbee

so is anyone here pregnant right now? (besides me that is) i've discovered 2 other preggo babblers so far

3:21 pm

stidmama

I had a lovely day yesterday! thanks! even went out shopping for longer pants for one of the kids. If they only made size ten waist with size 14 length, we'd be in hog heaven with that lanky kid...

3:22 pm

TeaNCrackers

not me, no way, no how!

3:22 pm

Vicuna

That's right, TNC. If I may say, God Forbid!!! :)

3:22 pm

raelite

aww..lanky! they grow so fast...not preggers feather...thank goodness!

3:22 pm

stidmama

NEVER again, feather --

3:22 pm

TeaNCrackers

uh, yes, even, God forbid!~

3:23 pm

TeaNCrackers

we're probably scaring Feather!~

3:23 pm

featherbee

nahhh

3:23 pm

sugar

I need ni 5/16 to finish, please help!

3:23 pm

featherbee

this is my second time

3:23 pm

TeaNCrackers

that's because she only has one!

3:23 pm

Uneaixoise

plural of ni6/30

3:23 pm

stidmama

peri, my almond cake stuck just a little when I made it, but that just meant I got to eat the scrapings! LOL I almost wonder if a springform pan might be a choice?

3:23 pm

pam

hi, ping and peri

3:24 pm

featherbee

gooooo bears!!!!

3:24 pm

pam

natasha, I just read your reply--that was very early!!! My twin sister and brother were 8 weeks early and each were over pounds. Just over, but still...

3:24 pm

arwennn

nibi

3:24 pm

periwinkle

Hey there pam

3:24 pm

sugar

tx Une, Fireworks for me!

3:24 pm

arwennn

wow, I'm keyboard retarded

3:24 pm

Ping

hey pam, feather, stid, une, rae, peri, natasha, tea, sugar

3:25 pm

stidmama

YAY sugar!

3:25 pm

TeaNCrackers

yay, sugar

3:25 pm

Biltong

well done, sugar!!

3:25 pm

pam

yay, sugar!!!!

3:25 pm

Vicuna

Yay for sugar!

3:25 pm

Uneaixoise

congrats, sugar!!!

3:25 pm

periwinkle

bbl

3:25 pm

TeaNCrackers

bye peri

3:25 pm

featherbee

yay sugar!

3:25 pm

Scrabbler

Yipppeee sugar!

3:25 pm

TeaNCrackers

inia

3:25 pm

Biltong

bye peri

3:25 pm

sugar

hello Ping, and thanks for all the help, everyone. Not an easy one today!

3:25 pm

TeaNCrackers

sorry!

3:25 pm

stidmama

later peri! hi Scrabbler!

3:26 pm

pam

cya, peri

3:26 pm

sugar

Clues for anyone?

3:26 pm

Inge2

hi?

3:26 pm

pam

hi, scrabbler and stid

3:26 pm

Ping

ghey scrabbler

3:26 pm

Biltong

please, sugar. COuld you clue the ai6/24?

3:26 pm

Inge2

(that was a request for a clue )

3:26 pm

Natasha

be back in a bit

3:26 pm

featherbee

59 left here on the never ending grid

3:26 pm

pam

cya, natasha

3:27 pm

TeaNCrackers

by natasha

3:27 pm

sugar

ai6/24 to help a male

3:27 pm

Scrabbler

Hi Stid, Pam, et al--I have been here, but I am on call so phone calls have been interrupting Babble.

3:27 pm

stidmama

163 feather... are you still stir-crazy?

3:27 pm

Uneaixoise

ai6 help + male

3:27 pm

stidmama

*hands on hips* the nerve of people having medical needs while you're trying to babble! *hmph*

3:27 pm

Biltong

ty :)

3:27 pm

featherbee

nope, doing better today. been doing some laundry, and delegating tasks to doug. 59 left

3:27 pm

pam

at least you haven't had to go in, scrabbler. which hospital?

3:28 pm

TeaNCrackers

don't parents realize that weekends are not for medical problems?

3:28 pm

pam

lol, tnc

3:28 pm

stidmama

good feather! keep delegating -- this is a skill you will need in about seven more years, when the kids are ready to take on the housekeeping...

3:28 pm

pam

there is a couple across the street with a miracle baby

3:28 pm

TeaNCrackers

we have pediatric urgent care here, which takes appointments and answers calls on the phone - it's kind of nice

3:29 pm

featherbee

my mom always said she had me so i could fetch things for her

3:29 pm

featherbee

i've always said i had daniel so i had someone to play games with later

3:29 pm

Vicuna

How has that worked out for her, feather?

3:29 pm

Biltong

clue for the ad7/44 and 8/60 please?

3:29 pm

featherbee

lol, pretty darn well, unfortunately for me!

3:29 pm

stidmama

LOL vi!

3:30 pm

sugar

hi 7/36 opp of her +1st vowel + *** maria.

3:30 pm

raelite

vic are you channeling Dr Phil?

3:30 pm

Uneaixoise

ad7 is like pr8

3:30 pm

pam

i never finished, LOL. anyway, i think of you when i see him, scrabbler. he was due in may 06, but born in feb 06...

3:30 pm

sugar

Hope that helps Inge 2

3:30 pm

Vicuna

ad7/44 and 8 end just like pr8 and 9.

3:30 pm

mrpresident

hello everyone

3:30 pm

Uneaixoise

mrp! :-)

3:30 pm

Vicuna

I hope not, rae!

3:30 pm

Biltong

hi mr president

3:31 pm

Inge2

sugar, the only maria I know is ave maria...not that th

3:31 pm

pam

hi, mr p

3:31 pm

sugar

hi mrp

3:31 pm

Scrabbler

So far none of the 5 calls in the last 2 hrs have been "urgent". I am recovering from the mother that unleashed her fury on me--she demanded an antibiotic for her baby........it ended with her hanging up on me. Deep cleansing breaths....

3:31 pm

Haz1558

Hello mrpresident - nice to see you!

3:31 pm

stidmama

hello mrp! how's life treating you-all these days? I read that the drought is driving bad snakes into the cities over there...

3:31 pm

Ping

hi mr p!

3:31 pm

Ping

hi mr p!

3:31 pm

sugar

No inge2, think of the liquer!

3:31 pm

Inge2

poor scrabbler.

3:31 pm

Vicuna

Poor Scrabbler!
Hello, MrP.

3:31 pm

arleneehm

hi all

3:31 pm

Inge2

lol sugar, got it!

3:31 pm

pam

as if she didn't know that antibiotics are not necessary 8- of the time... grrrrr on your behalf, scrabbler

3:32 pm

TeaNCrackers

thanks, sugar

3:32 pm

stidmama

{{{Scrabbler}}}

3:32 pm

raelite

hi everyone who just came in

3:32 pm

Inge2

hello, all who've just signed on

3:32 pm

TeaNCrackers

but, Scrab, don't antibiotics cure everything?

3:32 pm

Scrabbler

Pam, those "ultra" or "micro" premies are amazing! They start out at about 1 lb.

3:32 pm

TeaNCrackers

just kidding - I know better

3:32 pm

mrpresident

hello hello! the drought is killing everything! the bushfire off the front balcony is more frightening than the snakes right now!

3:32 pm

sugar

yw

3:32 pm

Haz1558

Scrabbler, I can sympathise - taking phone calls from the public can be stressful!

3:32 pm

TeaNCrackers

scary, Mrp

3:33 pm

raelite

yikes, mr.p ! stay safe!

3:33 pm

TeaNCrackers

hey, Pam, any lingering problems with the miracle baby?

3:33 pm

stidmama

oh mrp! be careful!

3:33 pm

pam

He was at about 1 lb. He now has a double ear infection and bronchiolitis, but is smiling away, LOL. His mom said he is always cheery when he is sick, LOL. His dad is a psychiatrist, so there is a doc around...

3:33 pm

Scrabbler

I almost cried after that call--I tried so hard to be understanding and to help her, but she wanted something that was not reasonable.

3:33 pm

mrpresident

it is huge! and there are 7 aircraft dropping water as we type! another day of 105 degrees I am afraid

3:33 pm

pam

some parents are just like that, as are some adult children... grrr.....

3:33 pm

stidmama

{{{{Australia}}}} wish I could send you some rain...

3:34 pm

pam

mr p, that is horrid. And, I read and saw flooding in Vic...

3:34 pm

Vicuna

As a teacher I got that a lot: parents who think they are trying to help their kids, but they're really going to make things worse.

3:34 pm

pam

i am with stid and the hugs....

3:34 pm

Scrabbler

Bronchiolitis is epidemic right now. Morning hospital rounds included a 5 wk old with it.

3:34 pm

raelite

scrabbler - **happy thoughts**

3:34 pm

Haz1558

At least you know you were in the right - but the wobbly legs after a phone confrontation take some time to ease.

3:34 pm

TeaNCrackers

we get a lot of that in the tax office, too. if they are so right, then do it yourself!

3:35 pm

stidmama

we, on the other hand, sometimes decline antibiotics... on the basis of "most small infections seem to resolve themselves" -- but not really huge ones or strep. THOSE we hit with everything we have ... stidmatt had to have several courses to overcome MRSA a couple years back.

3:35 pm

mrpresident

there is flooding in the Northern Territories, really bad bushfires throughout Victoria and central NSW is completely burnt out... the Farm is burnt to the ground... so dad doesn't have to 'worry' about clearing anymore

3:36 pm

TeaNCrackers

oh man, Mrp - that stinks

3:36 pm

stidmama

poor dad...

3:36 pm

Scrabbler

TY for your support, I am starting to settle down, esp because Australia has far bigger problems now!

3:36 pm

featherbee

lmao! daniel went up to the dog, pointed his finger and touched her nose, and said "boop"

3:36 pm

raelite

stid - I'm so glad someone else outt here refuses antibiotics! I thought I was the only one!

3:36 pm

Scrabbler

Oh dear, mrp!

3:36 pm

TeaNCrackers

we do, too, rae

3:37 pm

stidmama

ROFL {{{daniel}}} cute kid!

3:37 pm

pam

Oh, mr p, I am sorry about the farm.

3:37 pm

raelite

yay!

3:37 pm

raelite

I don't feel so alone anymore

3:37 pm

pam

An epidemic, scrabbler? How scary.

3:37 pm

raelite

mr p - you'll get through it, I'll be sending you rain shortly

3:38 pm

Ping

i've read stats that anitbiotics are extremely overprescribed in this country, especially to the poor

3:38 pm

pam

I think that the overuse of antibiotics is scary. Of course, when I had an undiagnosed bone infection in my jaw, and was put on an ineffective antibiotic, I REALLY appreciated it when the right one worked!

3:38 pm

Biltong

be back in a bit

3:38 pm

stidmama

I always ask "why" do I need this, what are the risks, what will happen if I do something else... what is the normal course with and without... most docs seem to prefer that, it lets them know that I really care and that I want to be involved in decision-making.

3:38 pm

mrpresident

darn stinking rain never came yesterday, was forecast for huge rain and it just.... didn't show!... can't see any coming today either!
Thanks for the raindance everyone!

3:39 pm

pam

I am the same way, stid. I don't present like an "average" patient, though, so I have had some near-lethal infections....

3:39 pm

raelite

yeah - that you're not going in expecting a prescription

3:39 pm

gracewer

clue for the nu 6 please

3:39 pm

pam

We will keep dancing, mr p!!!!!!!

3:39 pm

pam

right, raelite

3:39 pm

raelite

**shaking her "groove thang"

3:40 pm

stidmama

*adds bells and music to dance*

3:40 pm

pam

tambourine here

3:40 pm

stidmama

nu 6? hmmmm *looking*

3:40 pm

raelite

shake it grrl make sure you don't break it grrl

3:40 pm

BabbleRabble

nu 6 is a plural of the nu 5 --

3:40 pm

Scrabbler

Antibiotics are vital for significant bacterial infections--MRSA is a biggie, and Strep, and others---but not for colds, coughs, etc--- they must be used judiciously--

3:40 pm

grammaterri1

bells on my shoes here ( :

3:41 pm

pam

I

3:41 pm

grammaterri1

being american indian, I can rain dance ( :

3:41 pm

mrpresident

antibiotics should only be used in extreme cases... *my two cents*... agree with scrabbler

3:41 pm

stidmama

I have allergies to some common things, so even some normal medications can cause trouble for me... hence my concern. and stidgrant's really bad reaction to amoxicillin once...

3:41 pm

raelite

well now we have an authority

3:41 pm

Scrabbler

Pam---that is scary for you, having serious infections.

3:41 pm

pam

you go, girl, grammaterri

3:41 pm

mrpresident

come on grammat!! bring on the waterworks

3:41 pm

grammaterri1

lol ty pam

3:41 pm

stidmama

dance, grammaterri dance!

3:42 pm

raelite

we can really get this rain dance going!!

3:42 pm

stidmama

are there more than one nu 5?

3:42 pm

sugar

stid, want a clue for nu6?

3:42 pm

Ping

*cheering for gramma*

3:42 pm

Scrabbler

How about snow? We have lots here.

3:42 pm

pam

it is scrabbler. I remain afebrile, and have an enormous tolerance to pain. Plus, CNS depressants have little to no effect in the usual dosages, so I am not easy to manage when I have a severe issue

3:43 pm

sugar

yes stid

3:43 pm

grammaterri1

melt it and send it where it is needed scrabbler ( :

3:43 pm

stidmama

yes please, sugar...

3:43 pm

pam

good thing my doc understands all of this, though, and that I am lucky enough to have health insurance, or I would be in deep trouble

3:43 pm

sugar

pl the nu5, stid

3:43 pm

stidmama

but the nu 5 I have doesn't plural!

3:43 pm

grammaterri1

back to the grid for me 105 left, blessings babblers!

3:43 pm

sugar

i assume you have the nu5?

3:44 pm

raelite

nu+ letter before C + EYE + first letter

3:44 pm

mrpresident

pam, I have chronic Osteo Myalitis... they found one that works... intravenous antibiotics for 8 weeks at a time!

3:44 pm

gracewer

there is only one nu 5 -

3:44 pm

stidmama

oh -- wait. *blush* yes it did...

3:44 pm

stidmama

*sigh*

3:44 pm

pam

chronic, mr p? I am sooooo sorry.....

3:44 pm

sugar

yes it does, stid, there are only 2xnu/5's

3:44 pm

sugar

yay, stid!

3:44 pm

stidmama

oh mrp --- I am sorry!

3:45 pm

SC

clue for ad8,60 please

3:45 pm

raelite

mr p...that is harsh! good health wishes to you!!

3:45 pm

stidmama

okay, so now I need another nu5...

3:45 pm

pam

I had a pain in my jaw that turned out to be a hole the size of a quarter in my jawbone from a root canal gone bad. They were shocked when they found the hole....

3:45 pm

Kenny Chuck

nu5?Thanks

3:45 pm

raelite

my brother had that too, Pam

3:45 pm

Ping

that sounds serious, mr. p

3:45 pm

stidmama

oh pam... wow.

3:46 pm

sugar

ad8/68 change the 1st 3letters of pr8/60

3:46 pm

pam

And, of course, there was some blame the patient going on. I had pain. I never had swelling or a fever or ignored it and the endodontist really had a hard time believing that!

3:46 pm

Scrabbler

Yikes, Pam!

3:46 pm

featherbee

eek! just got beaned with a tennis ball! he's playing catch with the dog. and she's actually listening sometimes when he says "drop it"

3:46 pm

pam

LOL, feather

3:46 pm

mrpresident

chronic... it is continually coming back and I have to have treatment every year to 18 months.... they just can't get rid of the stuff out of my bones

3:46 pm

stidmama

good for daniel!

3:46 pm

raelite

exact same thing happened to my brother - they couldn't believe he didn't feel it

3:47 pm

pam

realite, hope your brother healed as well as I.

3:47 pm

sugar

nu5/16 nu+2nd letter+ 2 vowels

3:47 pm

pam

And now, he has to be mindful of how he presents, raelite...

3:47 pm

sugar

and then pl for the nu6

3:47 pm

raelite

oh yeah, he's back ot his beer swelling best :) three years later

3:47 pm

DRBERNABO

darn. I almost forgot the first al5/12

3:47 pm

mo

hello everyone ....any clues for the next to last pr6/33 please?

3:47 pm

raelite

proman

3:47 pm

Biltong

hello mo

3:48 pm

stidmama

'allo mo!

3:48 pm

raelite

excuse me!

3:48 pm

mrpresident

pam, tell the endon to FO... it took a team of so called specialists to determine that my screaming pain wasnt in my head.... I really hate when doctors think they know everything

3:48 pm

hurshy

bush seems pretty pr 6/33...

3:49 pm

sugar

hi mo , try opp of anti + fighting

3:49 pm

stidmama

well, I have got three more words in the last however long I've been on. Going to go watch football and knit, instead.

3:49 pm

stidmama

thanks for all the help, friends!

3:49 pm

pam

scrabbler, it gets better. THe pain meds wore off sooner than they thought, and I had to BEG the pharmacy to fill my script before others that came in. It was unbelievable. The doc told my partner that the meds would last the hour or so we needed. They lasted 1 minutes...

3:49 pm

sugar

later stid

3:49 pm

featherbee

i'm watching football right now stid

3:49 pm

pam

Oh, mr p, that just sucks. Now, I am very clear with docs. ...

3:49 pm

Biltong

bye stid

3:49 pm

featherbee

bye for now stid!

3:49 pm

pam

bye, stid

3:49 pm

TeaNCrackers

bye stid

3:49 pm

mo

hurshy and sugar thank you both.

3:50 pm

sugar

hey Biltong, how are you?

3:50 pm

arwennn

you guys must be good at this game. I have 189 words left to find and I'm absolutely stuck

3:50 pm

grammaterri1

bye stid

3:50 pm

sugar

yw mo

3:50 pm

TeaNCrackers

we cheat, arwenn ;)

3:50 pm

mo

bye stid.

3:50 pm

hurshy

yeah, we pretty much rock the house

3:50 pm

Biltong

ok thanks sugar, and you?

3:50 pm

Haz1558

Good evening mo.

3:50 pm

arwennn

lol

3:50 pm

raelite

lol TnC

3:50 pm

TeaNCrackers

I like Hurshy's answer better

3:50 pm

hurshy

arwennn, are you in love with aragornnn?

3:50 pm

pam

hi, mo

3:50 pm

mo

hi Haz.

3:51 pm

featherbee

arwenn, have you been using lickety's list? if not, that will help, then you can ask for clues, which is how we get so far!

3:51 pm

mo

and pam.

3:51 pm

arwennn

he's pretty cool, but I'm actually in love with a guy named ericcc

3:51 pm

arwennn

lickety's list?

3:51 pm

hurshy

hmmm.... well good, more aragorn for me then

3:51 pm

featherbee

bottom left of the screen, under friend's of babble

3:51 pm

sugar

isn't every woman (and probably some men) in love with "the hot blonde with the bow"!!!!!!

3:52 pm

featherbee

clues are listed like sa4/8, which means the word starts with sa, is 4 letters long, and 8 points

3:52 pm

hurshy

eh, legolas doesn't really do it for me

3:52 pm

sugar

take a number, hursh!

3:52 pm

msree

sugar, scruffy dude with the sword for me

3:52 pm

arwennn

lol I've liked legolas since way before the movies

3:52 pm

sugar

do you need glasses hursh!

3:53 pm

arwennn

warns

3:53 pm

mo

can I ask for help with the first sa6/21 please?

3:53 pm

arwennn

I typed that in the wrong box, sorry

3:53 pm

sugar

oh well, MUCH more hot blonde for me then!

3:53 pm

TeaNCrackers

that's okay - that's how we cheat!

3:53 pm

hurshy

as a matter of fact, i DO need glasses. but, even with them on, i still don't really go for legolas. but aragorn... when he pushes open those doors esp...

3:53 pm

mrpresident

I just found yummy sa6/21... better when it is white hungarian too

3:53 pm

4t8

love the h7! what a nice surprise

3:53 pm

Biltong

Clue for the pr8 and 9 please?

3:54 pm

cybernan

sa 6?? - have hawaiian food

3:54 pm

4t8

oh, yes, the doors - that's worth the whole movie!!! and 'hi

3:54 pm

msree

you'll have enough competition for the blond bowman

3:55 pm

sugar

biltong, to disallow and pl

3:55 pm

sugar

no, no! He's all mine!

3:56 pm

cybernan

pr 8 & 9: banishes (think 1920's when liquor was banned)

3:56 pm

Biltong

aah, ty sugar. I can't believe I spent so much time searching for it!

3:56 pm

mo

cyber ... dont know hawaiian food!

3:56 pm

evanonut

hola mrp!

3:56 pm

Takuma Sato

goodness gracious - anyone watching this football game?

3:57 pm

smooth_pappa

yes takuma... what a run!

3:57 pm

sugar

mo, sa+vowel+shot form of 60 seconds

3:57 pm

cybernan

also just found the sausage

3:57 pm

TeaNCrackers

hey smooth

3:57 pm

Janiece

Oh, yeah. My husband's quite a Bears fan.

3:57 pm

smooth_pappa

i mean... what a run after the pass!

3:57 pm

smooth_pappa

hi TnC!

3:57 pm

Takuma Sato

holy moly!

3:57 pm

cybernan

sugar -- that is the hawaiian delicacy

3:57 pm

featherbee

yep, bears fan here, out of loyalty for a friend

3:57 pm

sugar

hi smooth, where ya been all day?

3:58 pm

hurshy

but would you have labor induced so he could go to a bears game

3:58 pm

sugar

I know nan, but mo isn't getting it.........

3:58 pm

smooth_pappa

poor guy, jan... for them to come so far only to hgave their seaspn fall apart in the second half (at least, that's my prediction.;)

3:58 pm

featherbee

nope!

3:58 pm

smooth_pappa

watching football, sugar... I was on earlier, though

3:58 pm

Takuma Sato

heh, hurshy -- that's fandom

3:58 pm

Biltong

thanks, sugar

3:58 pm

Janiece

Uuuuh, no. But I'm not sure he wouldn't suggest it....

3:58 pm

mo

sugar thank you I have it now.

3:59 pm

sugar

me too smooth, just managed to finish!

3:59 pm

hurshy

i only ask because a woman in chicago did, on friday. i posted it earlier in the log.

3:59 pm

sugar

good for you mo

3:59 pm

Janiece

Not that I'm not expecting. I'm a 3 time grandma.

3:59 pm

smooth_pappa

I think I saw you earlier only for a minute or two, though

3:59 pm

TeaNCrackers

stranger things have happend, janiece!

4:00 pm

sugar

I really struggled with this grid, took me forever!

4:00 pm

mrpresident

great, my kids are watching a show on how to defend yourself agains a wedgie!! I didn't know there was such a thing as an 'atomic wedgie'! LOL

4:00 pm

Vicuna

Don't start the whole preganancy and babies thread again, hurshy, or you'll have to flee!

4:00 pm

smooth_pappa

it's a rough grid today

4:00 pm

Janiece

Eeek! But I married into being a grandma. Never had kids of my own. Boy would that be a shock!

4:00 pm

mo

me too sugar!!!!

4:00 pm

smooth_pappa

lol Mr. P... I remember that from the 80.s lol

4:00 pm

Takuma Sato

There's something weird about sports that way. You don't hear about women having labor induced in order to go to a play

4:01 pm

hurshy

good point vi.

4:01 pm

Takuma Sato

Mr. P, the atomic wedgie is a myth. None have been spotted in the wild.

4:01 pm

sugar

don't sweat it mo, ask for clues!

4:01 pm

TeaNCrackers

that's because women are more level headed about these things ;)

4:01 pm

smooth_pappa

yeah, but you on't get the same adreniline rush from watching dance of the sugarplum faries, as you do from watching favre annihilate da bears

4:01 pm

mrpresident

LOL!! looks bloody painful!

4:02 pm

sugar

lol smooth

4:02 pm

mo

sugar I amm not sweating any more I finished with your clue thank you.

4:02 pm

TeaNCrackers

this is true, smooth

4:02 pm

Biltong

well done, mo!!

4:02 pm

sugar

YAY mo!!!!! Congrats!

4:03 pm

mrpresident

4:03 pm

Vicuna

That's because the play gets performed multiple times, each game only once.

4:03 pm

mo

thanks ....takes a bow!!!

4:03 pm

TeaNCrackers

yay, mo!

4:03 pm

Vicuna

Of course, each kid gets born only once, too, so you'd think that would be at least equally important...

4:03 pm

smooth_pappa

and each game has the potential to be legendary... once you've heard beethovan's 5th, even if you like the music, you know how its gonna end. lol

4:04 pm

TeaNCrackers

that's waht TIVO is for!

4:04 pm

smooth_pappa

lol

4:04 pm

pida 1

Congrats, mo......

4:04 pm

mo

ty pida.

4:04 pm

Biltong

Clue for ad5/20 please?

4:05 pm

sugar

What's TIVO?

4:05 pm

pam

yay, mo...

4:05 pm

hurshy

!!!!!

4:05 pm

TeaNCrackers

digital video recording, mo

4:05 pm

mo

ad 5 ... a + not up.

4:05 pm

sugar

a + opp of up, Biltong

4:05 pm

sugar

oooooh!

4:05 pm

smooth_pappa

it's a device that records tv as you watch it, so you can go back and watch the great parts right then and there

4:05 pm

Scrabbler

wo5 and wo6

4:05 pm

Biltong

ty, mo and sugar

4:06 pm

hurshy

is like wizard binoculars

4:06 pm

mo

yw Biltong

4:06 pm

sugar

Okay, okay smooth, i got it!!!!!!!!lol

4:06 pm

pam

femaleperson, then plural, scrabbler

4:06 pm

TeaNCrackers

lmao, hursh

4:06 pm

TeaNCrackers

thanks, pam

4:07 pm

pam

sure, tnc

4:07 pm

Scrabbler

TY--a bug duh!

4:07 pm

pam

I lOVE my DVR. I ahve had to make some changes in my lifestyle, and redo my budget, but I have kept my DVR and on demand, and it has been nice.

4:08 pm

pam

lol, scrabbler!

4:08 pm

TeaNCrackers

I love mine, too, Pam - I go to bed early with the kids sometimes, and like to catch up opn my shows while they are napping.

4:08 pm

featherbee

back later, gotta get dinner

4:08 pm

pam

that makses sense, tnc

4:08 pm

Biltong

bye feather

4:08 pm

pam

cya, feather

4:08 pm

Takuma Sato

ciao, folks. Gotta get back to writing

4:08 pm

mo

bye feather.

4:08 pm

TeaNCrackers

bye, feather

4:09 pm

pam

ciao, takuma

4:09 pm

TeaNCrackers

bye, takuma

4:09 pm

smooth_pappa

see ya sto

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