Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, July 9, 2007

12:00 am

DRBERNABO

wow

12:00 am

carra

fliparoo!

12:00 am

badplus

holy cow

12:00 am

hootowl

omg!

12:00 am

KnightTime

flip - off by a facto of 5 - wow

12:00 am

jillibus

No way

12:00 am

NonnieLight

flip and HOLY MOLY!

12:00 am

Robespierre

535?!

12:00 am

timhorton

oh my

12:00 am

DRBERNABO

And the corner e gets zeroes out?

12:00 am

Jellen

oh my word!

12:00 am

Robespierre

Is that a new record?

12:00 am

hootowl

OMG!

12:01 am

harpjane

forget it!

12:01 am

timhorton

we better get busy lol

12:01 am

KnightTime

a grid of beauty

12:01 am

SpecialK47

sp 7

12:01 am

cybernan

hello everyone :)

12:01 am

wallyj

that big?

12:01 am

timhorton

lol knight just out of curiousity do you have a day job?

12:01 am

carra

how many words today?

12:01 am

wallyj

trap

12:01 am

SpecialK47

tr 7

12:01 am

harpjane

looks like fun but harpjane doesn't have much time today so i'll switch to my alter ego goofball!

12:02 am

jillibus

The reason I hate these monsters is that I enjoy clueing and can't get to do any

12:02 am

timhorton

carra are you siiting down

12:02 am

cybernan

pr 9

12:02 am

carra

lol ugh im scared to know now

12:02 am

timhorton

535

12:02 am

circe

OMG!!!! 535??? gasp

12:03 am

carra

OMG!

12:03 am

jillibus

fa4/7 is my opinion

12:03 am

carra

where is csd... lol wanted agrid with 1000 words

12:03 am

Aloyisius

holy cow!

12:03 am

snowygal18

fa8

12:04 am

flosey

flip - this is ridiculous !!

12:05 am

sewwell

te7

12:05 am

goofball

actually the big one go by really fast, if you have the time to do them!

12:05 am

timhorton

ccsd will likley finish in 1/2 hr

12:05 am

DRBERNABO

100 words

12:06 am

carra

i bought cherries and am more interested in eating them than the puzzle.. so good

12:06 am

SpecialK47

sp 7x2

12:06 am

goofball

lol dr, i have 15

12:07 am

DRBERNABO

just add er, ed, ers, and s to everything...

12:07 am

SpecialK47

tr 7x2

12:07 am

cybernan

st 7 x2

12:08 am

badplus

are we really gonna call all 46 seven-letterers? :P

12:08 am

Erda

me8

12:08 am

jesdraggon

oh god. i just looked at the word total. that's insane.

12:09 am

SpecialK47

no bad..i won't bother anymore

12:10 am

licketySplitAUS

You have to be joking!

12:10 am

licketySplitAUS

Well, it's a record whilst I've known babble

12:11 am

goofball

hi lickety, methinks you'll get a lot of hits today!

12:11 am

goofball

I think there have been some others up in this area

12:11 am

licketySplitAUS

BTW - clues are up

12:11 am

Fiber Art

five hundred and HOW many!!!!1

12:11 am

jillibus

thanks again, Lickety

12:12 am

Hugabugs

OMG that's unreal... oh.. and late flip btw

12:12 am

NonnieLight

wow--thank you lickety!

12:12 am

Jellen

ty lickety

12:12 am

Erda

That was quick, Lickety!!!

12:13 am

cybernan

pr 8

12:14 am

NonnieLight

specialk--you call them 7s if you want to call 'em! Personally, if I'm not making progress, I as least like to know someone else is! :o)

12:14 am

licketySplitAUS

well good luck on this one. Even though there is alot of words - I don't think it'll be that hard.

12:14 am

goofball

i only have one 7, cr7

12:15 am

herinfernallady

woot biggest grid ever thanks Dr God

12:15 am

herinfernallady

Hi everyone

12:15 am

goofball

no, two, st7

12:15 am

jesdraggon

oh, not as hard, just long and exhausting and time consuming... and highly unlikely for me to get it finished what with working and all ;)

12:15 am

licketySplitAUS

oh - be aware that babble expert could slow down as you get through it - so will the Babble web site I guess (not related to the babble expert).

12:15 am

NonnieLight

hello lady!

12:16 am

moonriver919

there are two st7

12:16 am

moonriver919

that i've found

12:16 am

goofball

got em moon

12:16 am

herinfernallady

I guess im a masochist i love massive grids.I back lickety and Nonnie

12:16 am

Jellen

hi, herin

12:17 am

herinfernallady

Hi happy bounce that this is massive

12:17 am

GroovyKiwi

oh my freakin gosh 535 words - are we serious???

12:17 am

cybernan

pr 8 x 2

12:17 am

kierlex

OMG this is the biggest grid i've ever seen!

12:17 am

goofball

it's fun kiwi

12:18 am

herinfernallady

YEp and im sitting here smilling my head of. Kierlex. Biggest grid EVA

12:18 am

snowygal18

the tu's are awfully strange.

12:18 am

GroovyKiwi

well all i can say is thank goodness i took tomorrow off work cause im not gonna get this done tonite lol

12:19 am

herinfernallady

I was getting bored of trying to squish 30 gig of songs into 4 gig

12:19 am

herinfernallady

OK everyone ill be over here <--- now

12:19 am

jesdraggon

so lady... does that make you a size queen then?

12:20 am

sewwell

t

12:20 am

kierlex

is it really the biggest ever?

12:20 am

herinfernallady

Ha ha Ha blush, no just a masochist :P

12:20 am

jesdraggon

heh

12:20 am

herinfernallady

Kier i belive the last size was 450 ish

12:21 am

kierlex

nifty! at least i will be able to get some words =)

12:22 am

snppngtrtle

I'm sure it's been said already, but WHOA!

12:22 am

herinfernallady

Right im off over here if anyone needs me im me :)

12:22 am

kierlex

i am eating a bowl of raspberries fresh out of our garden plus some half-n-half cream and a pinch of sugar..... HEAVEN! I'M IN HEAVEN! la la la

12:22 am

herinfernallady

hi bye and all that

12:22 am

Hugabugs

the largest grid I've seen was just over 600, if I recall

12:24 am

cybernan

me 8 if it hasn't been called

12:24 am

Hugabugs

er7, re7 x 2;

12:24 am

NonnieLight

emmmm, kier!

12:24 am

cybernan

me 8 x2

12:24 am

prismmgc2

535???

12:24 am

broll

sm7 x2

12:25 am

DRBERNABO

200 words

12:25 am

jesdraggon

twice mine, drb

12:25 am

badplus

208 down

12:25 am

GroovyKiwi

tr 9 too

12:26 am

cybernan

199 here

12:26 am

GroovyKiwi

i think i got something like 100 but babble cant keep up with my typing lol

12:26 am

broll

pe7

12:26 am

jesdraggon

phantom neuter

12:26 am

timhorton

oii can't keep my eyes open:(

12:27 am

NonnieLight

122 here

12:27 am

kierlex

phantom period .... argh

12:27 am

kierlex

nest

12:27 am

kierlex

OH I AM SORRY

12:27 am

GroovyKiwi

lol jes id like to do that to babble tonite lol

12:28 am

jesdraggon

heheh

12:28 am

jesdraggon

yah... those few words yesterday REALLY reproduced tonight

12:28 am

carra

136 here and still eating cherries lol

12:29 am

TeaNCrackers

holy cow!

12:29 am

GroovyKiwi

how the heck can spam not be there lol

12:29 am

prismmgc2

TEA!

12:29 am

TeaNCrackers

how was the lake Thursday?

12:30 am

prismmgc2

lake was great this weekend. just got home at 9:30

12:30 am

prismmgc2

how was class?

12:30 am

TeaNCrackers

cool!

12:30 am

TeaNCrackers

fine, we got done a bit early and it looks like it will go that way each week.

12:30 am

prismmgc2

where's all this smoke coming from??

12:31 am

kierlex

what class are u taking tea?

12:31 am

timhorton

night it has been a pleasure babbling with you all

12:31 am

kierlex

gnite timhorton

12:31 am

NonnieLight

night tim--take care.

12:31 am

TeaNCrackers

there are fires all over the state! Spanish Springs and Topaz mostly yesterday, but Winnemucca had evacuations and there are something like three in Elko county.

12:32 am

TeaNCrackers

Kier - I'm teaching a tax class right next door to prism's store.

12:32 am

sewwell

sate

12:32 am

saintfranny

grrrrrrreat googly moogly! 535????

12:32 am

kierlex

ohhh, a tax class! sounds fun =)

12:32 am

NonnieLight

lol saint!

12:33 am

kierlex

ooooh i got a 9 all by myself =)

12:33 am

NonnieLight

go kier go

12:33 am

Jellen

wd, kier

12:33 am

goofball

ok i have 134 words. i'm going to go back and put re in front of everything!

12:33 am

kierlex

believe you me it is so rare that i get the 9 letter words! well heck, even 6 letter words are taxing to moi

12:33 am

sewwell

p

12:34 am

NonnieLight

I can relate, kier!

12:34 am

joey

you have got to be kidding, 535 words?

12:34 am

Fiber Art

sewell, let's have some more letters

12:34 am

Hugabugs

me7

12:35 am

sewwell

Oops!

12:36 am

cybernan

an 9's other than the pr been called?

12:36 am

cybernan

*any

12:37 am

NonnieLight

I'm not sure nan...none by me anyway!

12:37 am

GroovyKiwi

there is a tr 9

12:38 am

badplus

tr8, as well

12:39 am

prismmgc2

I'm off to write a commercial. gotta record it at 9 tomorrow morn. Come on inspiration!!

12:39 am

prismmgc2

nighters all

12:39 am

badplus

g'night

12:39 am

TeaNCrackers

go go go! good luck!

12:39 am

NonnieLight

night prism and good luck to you.

12:39 am

ARB

SHalom everybody

12:39 am

NonnieLight

hello arb!

12:39 am

ARB

me 8

12:39 am

Jellen

hi, ARB

12:40 am

Hugabugs

pr7 x 2

12:41 am

ARB

pr 7 X 3, me 7 X 2

12:44 am

cybernan

me 8 x2

12:44 am

goofball

158, good enough for me

12:44 am

goofball

goodnight

12:45 am

badplus

night, goofball

12:45 am

badplus

i'm off for now as well, the other half can wait. night all!

12:46 am

NonnieLight

night goof and bad

12:47 am

Hugabugs

te7

12:48 am

broll

sp7 x 4

12:50 am

jesdraggon

why isn't amped a word? bah.

12:50 am

NonnieLight

OK, that is it for me for this round. Will have to pick it back up in the morning. Night all and take care.

12:50 am

broll

de7

12:50 am

Jellen

g'night, Nonnie

12:51 am

Hugabugs

te7 x 2

12:51 am

jesdraggon

off to sleep with me.... it's tired out. g'night all, luck in the grid :)

12:52 am

Jellen

g'night, jes

12:52 am

jacdude

ho many words in this puzzle?

12:52 am

KnightTime

got 220, and a word in every square, will get the remainder tomorrow

12:53 am

carra

jac

12:53 am

carra

535

12:53 am

jacdude

oy thought I was doing good with 166 lol

12:53 am

DRBERNABO

300

12:54 am

DRBERNABO

enough fun for one night

12:54 am

DRBERNABO

Still 51 4s to find. Sheesh

12:54 am

jillibus

hasn't CCF finished yet?

12:55 am

cybernan

good heavens, drb -- still have 249 to find!

12:55 am

MVA

hi all, i don't think i've ever seen a grid this big!!

12:56 am

DRBERNABO

I almost have bingo on the right column, but still 10 t's to find

12:56 am

loredana

good morning afternoon evening babblers.. can not say this is too small lol

12:56 am

broll

ro7

12:56 am

Jellen

hi, MVA and lore

12:57 am

GroovyKiwi

good eve mva good eve lore happy babbling :)

12:57 am

loredana

hello kiwi same to you at least not to many Cs to do

12:58 am

ARB

This grid doesn't have too many [hatoms -- they're all there as words!

12:58 am

ARB

phantoms

12:58 am

loredana

Shalom ARB yes thats true

1:01 am

cybernan

300 -- the rest will have to wait for tomorrow -- good night, all :)

1:03 am

jillibus

night nan

1:03 am

ARB

night nan

1:03 am

cybernan

tr 9 if it hasn't been called

1:05 am

broll

cr7 x 2

1:07 am

MVA

nite nan

1:08 am

VolleymomDee

oh my goodness amazing grid!!! Hi everyone!

1:09 am

loredana

hi volley

1:09 am

MVA

hi dee

1:09 am

Jellen

hi, Dee

1:09 am

VolleymomDee

is this the largest grid ever?

1:09 am

cybernan

fa 8

1:10 am

inge

aden

1:10 am

inge

t

1:13 am

stidmama

NO! not really! *falls to floor in a faint*

1:13 am

stidmama

*feebly* hello all...

1:14 am

jillibus

hello stid

1:14 am

ARB

it's big stid

1:14 am

MVA

you can do it stid, deep breaths!

1:14 am

xx. Madz.xx

Hello Everyone! I haven't been on here in ages and i come on and it is a 535 word grid!! sheesh!

1:14 am

stidmama

hi jilleroo!

1:14 am

stidmama

hi Madz.

1:14 am

Jellen

hi, stid

1:14 am

stidmama

Well, I can't stay, but I will be home most of tomorrow so will start then.

1:15 am

stidmama

LOL MVA! thanks for the encouragement

1:15 am

jillibus

volcano alert

1:15 am

stidmama

Jill -- pics of a cute stidkid up at my website...

1:16 am

MVA

ty jilli

1:16 am

stidmama

thanks for that Jill!

1:17 am

Hugabugs

di7

1:17 am

ursh

Good morning all - tx Jilli that was one tile i didnt have a word from

1:17 am

loredana

morning ursh

1:18 am

Jellen

hi, ursh

1:18 am

MVA

hi ursh

1:18 am

Hugabugs

and with that... I'm going to leave the rest for tomorrow... 335 down and 200 to go.

1:18 am

GroovyKiwi

sorry all bad migrane coming on i give up going to bed see ya tomorrow

1:18 am

MVA

wow hugs!

1:19 am

loredana

see you kiwi and hugs

1:19 am

MVA

nite hugs and bye kiwi

1:19 am

Jellen

bye, Groovy, take care

1:19 am

Hugabugs

and that's just over 1 hour

1:19 am

stidmama

take good care Kiwi *sending soothing thoughts*

1:19 am

VolleymomDee

nite hug have a great day

1:19 am

Hugabugs

bye kiwi

1:19 am

licketySplitAUS

VolleymomDee - This is the largest one since I started doing clues - which is the last 458 grids, and the largest before this was 452 words

1:20 am

VolleymomDee

wow impressive ty for info

1:20 am

stidmama

sweet dreams hugs!

1:20 am

stidmama

hi lickety! trade you brutally hot for a bit of cool winter...

1:21 am

licketySplitAUS

it's wet and wild here today

1:21 am

ursh

Does anyone have the right column E - only one i dont have a word for and need to get to work

1:21 am

ursh

Stid you will have to visit Durban - lovely mild winters day here

1:22 am

chic

yes ursh the two things on the side of your head past tense

1:22 am

stidmama

I would love to someday Ursh... my dream journey would be to visit gardens all over the world (and their babblers) ;-)

1:23 am

xx. Madz.xx

any clues for the ce7/36 please? Thankyou.

1:23 am

stidmama

thanks for that one chic.

1:23 am

broll

st7 x 4

1:23 am

ursh

ty chic - darn now i will have to get dressed and get to work

1:23 am

stidmama

And with just under 500 left when I come back in the morning... *waves tired hand at chat room*

1:23 am

stidmama

see you-all tomorrow! *poof*

1:23 am

MVA

nite stid

1:24 am

chic

madz, ce7 what the Mafia makes shoes of...

1:24 am

xx. Madz.xx

Bye Stid!

1:25 am

kierlex

OOOH Boy im getting sleeeepy

1:25 am

ursh

ooo clever clue chic - ty

1:25 am

jillibus

stid -- just got back from your website -- good pix indeed

1:26 am

MVA

got to go, have fun all!!!

1:26 am

jillibus

darn -- stid doesn't stick around long enough!

1:26 am

xx. Madz.xx

I am sorry chic, i don't get it but if there are no other clues that you can think of, then don't worry! Thanks anyway though!

1:27 am

chic

madz, what you pour for a foundation

1:28 am

VolleymomDee

chic + the plural of that

1:29 am

squidgy82000

oh no look at how many words there are to find .....oh well out goes the housework

1:29 am

xx. Madz.xx

Thankyou so much chic and Dee!!

1:29 am

loredana

hello squidgy

1:30 am

squidgy82000

hi to u all

1:30 am

squidgy82000

date

1:30 am

VolleymomDee

yw

1:30 am

squidgy82000

sorry done it again

1:30 am

jillibus

hi squidgy

1:30 am

Ornith

holy crap! hi all - is this the biggest grid ever?

1:31 am

loredana

hello ornith lol

1:31 am

Jellen

hi, Ornith

1:32 am

VolleymomDee

lickety said it is; look thru chat for stats

1:32 am

Ornith

wish we'd had this one yesterday and yesterday's today!

1:33 am

jillibus

I have a hard time with words which start with E

1:34 am

VolleymomDee

sure glad there is only one s

1:35 am

kierlex

essentially 'e' words elevate the erudite to extreme elevations effortlessly excreting excellent e's

1:35 am

jillibus

extaordinary, kier

1:36 am

ARB

excellent Kier

1:36 am

jillibus

phantom -- emetic

1:37 am

squidgy82000

so how do you all complete your puzzles do you do it alphabetically?

1:37 am

BabbleRabble

eloquent elucidation of an essential endeavor

1:37 am

CsCdeFounder

hi all

1:37 am

flosey

very good babrab

1:38 am

featherbee

you've GOT to be kidding me

1:38 am

jillibus

egregious exhibitionism

1:38 am

VolleymomDee

excellent explanations!

1:38 am

Ornith

hi Cs

1:38 am

CsCdeFounder

looks like a lousy day for my free trial to have expired...i'm guessing there's something like 500 words in here, lol

1:38 am

CsCdeFounder

hi orn

1:38 am

flosey

hi cc

1:38 am

Ornith

535, in fact

1:38 am

CsCdeFounder

hi flos

1:38 am

kierlex

eleqantly exiting i entreat thee

1:39 am

jillibus

hi CCF

1:39 am

CsCdeFounder

hi jilli

1:39 am

kierlex

pj CCF whip out that credit card and spend the bedst $15 EVER =

1:39 am

jillibus

eloquently or elegantly?

1:39 am

featherbee

well, i guess it's a good grid for being awake at 2:40am

1:39 am

CsCdeFounder

and somehow jilli, i think this will take me longer than a half hour to finish, contrary to popular belief an hour ago, lol

1:40 am

flosey

lol CC, you can have an extra 1/2 hr if needed

1:40 am

jillibus

lol CCF!

1:40 am

Ornith

yeah, no five minutes this time CC!

1:40 am

jillibus

sweeet icon, flosey!

1:42 am

flosey

thanks jilli, did you click on it?

1:42 am

flosey

animation works this time

1:43 am

jillibus

yes I did, flosey -- great!

1:43 am

VolleymomDee

I think I am going to hate the re words in this one

1:43 am

jillibus

I wonder why some gifs work and others don't

1:44 am

Ornith

oh good lord Dee, I hadn't even thought of that

1:44 am

flosey

jilli, is there any way to keep Lickety Add permanent? everytime I move the curser anywhere else, I lose it

1:44 am

CsCdeFounder

phantom: precedent

1:45 am

featherbee

flosey, is that a new thing? try closing and restarting the babble expert

1:45 am

best babbler pla

Hello everbody..hows todays puzzle doing?

1:45 am

licketySplitAUS

flosey - just restart babbleexpert - that should fix it

1:45 am

flosey

it's always been this way

1:45 am

VolleymomDee

lol orn... I always think about the re words lol

1:45 am

Ornith

best, it's 535 words

1:45 am

featherbee

hey lickety

1:45 am

licketySplitAUS

flosey - what version you on?

1:45 am

flosey

ok, thanks feather and lickety

1:45 am

licketySplitAUS

Hi - just passing by. Nice grid

1:45 am

flosey

the latest lickety

1:46 am

featherbee

nice grid he says

1:46 am

jillibus

flosey, are you using v 11?

1:46 am

kierlex

everyone, exceptional eloquence and effusive expressions leave me exhausted and ephemereal... GOODNIGHT! BE EXCELLENT TO EACH OTHER!!

1:46 am

flosey

nice if you have the hours to do it

1:46 am

Erda

Nice grid! You being funny or something?

1:46 am

Ornith

night kier

1:46 am

loredana

nite kier

1:46 am

flosey

yes jilli

1:46 am

best babbler pla

night kier

1:46 am

licketySplitAUS

flosey - can't understand your symptoms - I'd like to though. Erda - come on - it's nice to have a real challenge right?

1:46 am

featherbee

actually, i hate to say this, but i'm having fun with it right now. of course, only 42 words in...

1:47 am

jillibus

Night kierlEX

1:47 am

loredana

be nice to Lickety he is our friend

1:47 am

CsCdeFounder

this is appearing to be a lot harder without letter and length tiles...bad, bad night for my trial to end, lol

1:47 am

Ornith

it's fun when you're starting and there are a zillion words, yeah...

1:47 am

Erda

Yes, Lickety, right, but it's now 11:47 pm...

1:47 am

loredana

so am i feather enjoying the grid

1:47 am

licketySplitAUS

CCF - good time to go pro ;-)

1:48 am

featherbee

of course he is loredana! gotta rib him some though!

1:48 am

CsCdeFounder

eh, maybe in a few days after i've gotten frustrated enough, lol

1:48 am

licketySplitAUS

Hey - I like a good ribbing ;-) Bring it on (as I run away)

1:48 am

Erda

LOL

1:48 am

featherbee

bwahaha

1:48 am

jillibus

just do without 3 lattes, CCF

1:48 am

CsCdeFounder

i don't mind the challenge though...wasn't quite expecting 500+ words for my first trialless puzzle though, lol

1:49 am

loredana

lickety you got that housework done !!

1:50 am

BabbleRabble

outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend; inside a dog, it is too hard to read

1:50 am

loredana

obviously not as there is no answer will tell MrP

1:50 am

jillibus

oh funny damn silly, babrab!

1:50 am

featherbee

know the author of that quote BR? i recognize it...not twain is it?

1:51 am

Jellen

Groucho Marx

1:51 am

BabbleRabble

Groucho Marks

1:51 am

CsCdeFounder

pr9

1:51 am

featherbee

hey jellen, pretty icon

1:51 am

featherbee

ahh, gotcha.

1:51 am

BabbleRabble

Jellen has it

1:52 am

squidgy82000

will be back soon gotta rush the kids to school

1:52 am

Ornith

the E's are giving me trouble too - no blank tiles now EXCEPT them

1:53 am

featherbee

oh good orinth. i'm sitting here staring blankly at my first E

1:53 am

VolleymomDee

CsCd here is what has been called so far - not in any order (sorry about that) cr 7 x 2; tr 9; tr 8; sp 7 x 4; tr 7 x 2; pr 9; pr 8 x 2; pr 7 x 3; fa 4/7; fa 8; te 7 x 2; st 7 x 2; me 8 x 2; me 7 x 2; er 7; re 7 x 2; sm 7 x 2; ro 7; di 7; pe 7; de 7... not sure if that will help you ...

1:53 am

Ornith

I have a couple for the 2nd row E, that's it

1:53 am

jillibus

got the pr9

1:53 am

jillibus

no blank tiles

1:53 am

Ornith

go jilli

1:53 am

featherbee

ah, got one for the top. E + guy's name.

1:54 am

SpecialK47

tr 9 x2

1:54 am

jillibus

bed is beckoning...

1:54 am

featherbee

and of course the volcano.

1:54 am

Ornith

volcanos, too. though I'm not finding the right name

1:55 am

Ornith

got it now

1:56 am

lynxxx

oh my goodness! better get busy

1:56 am

herinfernallady

Help with the Ks please

1:56 am

featherbee

hey herin

1:56 am

Ornith

hi herin - I have one - held on to

1:57 am

herinfernallady

I have the up keep ones the 4/5/5 and a 4 what am i missing please

1:57 am

herinfernallady

oh ffs fish me thanks

1:57 am

featherbee

i'm finding i need to stop every now and then to let lickety's list catch up

1:57 am

herinfernallady

Thanks everyone

1:57 am

featherbee

or to let lickety add catch up, whichever it is.

1:57 am

herinfernallady

im going to go back in now - 138 found more needed to find plus ipods need sorting

1:57 am

Ornith

yeah, it was entering too slow so I stopped using lickety add for now

1:58 am

CsCdeFounder

sp8 and 9

1:58 am

jillibus

there's a ke5 which usually has un in front of it

1:58 am

herinfernallady

Lickety did say that the list may be a bit slow

1:58 am

featherbee

it enters them, i'm just going ahead without waiting for confirmation and stopping every dozen or so words to let it catch up

1:58 am

Ornith

drop the t off that ke5, too

1:58 am

Jellen

You can adjust Lickety Add speed, too

1:59 am

Ornith

doesn't help jellen, it's slow after that step

1:59 am

featherbee

yep, i know, ty

1:59 am

kkiln

s

1:59 am

Jellen

I'm slow, so it doesn't matter. :-)

2:01 am

herinfernallady

thanks everyone

2:01 am

Jellen

Clue for the ke5?

2:01 am

herinfernallady

thanks everyone

2:01 am

Ornith

long hiccup tonight

2:02 am

Ornith

just realized what a good thing it is there is no R next to the S - it'd be 650 words or so if there was!

2:03 am

CsCdeFounder

too tired to continue this tonight...will come back tomorrow and finish up...nite and take care, all

2:03 am

Ornith

how far did you get, Cs?

2:03 am

Jellen

g'night CsC

2:04 am

loredana

nite CCF

2:04 am

jillibus

ke5 hinted at at 1:58

2:04 am

jillibus

it's neat

2:05 am

jillibus

night CCF

2:05 am

best babbler pla

grr..im getting frustrated

2:06 am

Jellen

ta, jilli. Missed that

2:06 am

jillibus

sorry -- ne4/4

2:07 am

meliae

whew up to 211 and have not been here that long

2:07 am

featherbee

hey mel

2:07 am

Jellen

hi, meliae

2:07 am

Ornith

hi mel

2:08 am

meliae

Hello all

2:08 am

best babbler pla

can some 1 please give me some clues for the e words..

2:08 am

loredana

hi meliae

2:08 am

jillibus

hello mel -- u dun good

2:08 am

featherbee

e + mr. hale

2:08 am

Ornith

best, a direction; a volcano (babblet)

2:09 am

meliae

not time to look for the hard ones, I think I spent 10 mins in that lower right corner, lol

2:09 am

best babbler pla

got it...thanx

2:09 am

meliae

now* I meant not, not, lol

2:09 am

ren8

morning all, oh my god, this must be the biggest grid ever, typical as it is now a work day and yesterday was not worth starting

2:09 am

Ornith

yup ren

2:10 am

loredana

morning ren yep

2:10 am

flosey

don't have a single em word, any clues please?

2:10 am

Ornith

flosey, just make it pl

2:11 am

carra

tr 9 clues?

2:11 am

flosey

thanks Ornith

2:11 am

carra

i know its adding on the previous word but no idea what 4 to add =/

2:12 am

bookwomen

tr 5/12 +male persons

2:12 am

ren8

I am in two minds whether to start or not

2:12 am

bookwomen

tr 5/12+man's name

2:12 am

featherbee

start with no expectations of finishing

2:12 am

carra

ooh ty

2:13 am

carra

tr 8 ?

2:13 am

ren8

thats a good theory feather, how are you feeling, not long to go now

2:14 am

featherbee

i'm doing well. daniel's woken up every 2 hourst tonight though, which is unusual for him, so here i am.

2:14 am

Atalante

hi all :) yay for the record grid!

2:14 am

Ornith

hi ata!!

2:14 am

featherbee

hey ata

2:14 am

Jellen

hi, Ata

2:15 am

ren8

morning Ata

2:15 am

featherbee

found a new link! it's a google earth one, follows the stage each day with the satellite images from google earth.

2:16 am

Atalante

ooooh wow!

2:16 am

pinkhatlil

morning all.....bloody hell....this IS the biggest grid i have seen! i knew we would be punished

2:16 am

Jellen

hi, pink

2:16 am

carra

half way point!

2:16 am

Ornith

yay carra

2:16 am

featherbee

yay carra! *mini fireworks*

2:16 am

Atalante

did warn you all yesterday!

2:16 am

pinkhatlil

hi jellen

2:17 am

ren8

hello Pink, I could not believe it either especially on a work day

2:17 am

carra

hehe ty feather & ornith

2:17 am

jillibus

YAY carra!!!

2:18 am

featherbee

it's that darn S in the middle

2:18 am

loredana

hey Pink and Ata

2:18 am

Ornith

thank god -ier and -ers aren't available

2:18 am

ren8

hi Loredana

2:18 am

carra

ty jilli

2:18 am

broll

io7

2:18 am

featherbee

and i'm glad the s isn't near the r

2:18 am

jillibus

can't find the ae word...

2:19 am

featherbee

how long is it jilli?

2:20 am

Jellen

ae 5/12

2:20 am

bookwomen

io+day on calendar

2:20 am

featherbee

ae + you're ***perate for the ae word

2:20 am

ren8

500 hundred left for this evening, work time so see you all later, bye

2:20 am

Ornith

bye ren

2:21 am

Ornith

thanks feather

2:21 am

loredana

see you soon ren

2:21 am

Jellen

ty, feather

2:21 am

Ornith

and bookwomen too

2:21 am

jillibus

oh of course -- the mosquito -- thanks

2:21 am

Atalante

phantom: stampede

2:22 am

carra

ty book &father

2:22 am

carra

feather*

2:22 am

carra

tr 9/66 & tr8 help?

2:24 am

featherbee

found my first 8!

2:24 am

Ornith

yay feather

2:24 am

featherbee

oh, and another. liking the Ms.

2:24 am

Krys10

wow! huge grid

2:25 am

Krys10

i don't think i have it in me to tackle it...

2:25 am

flosey

sure you do Krys, just get as many as you can

2:26 am

meliae

mt first 8 was a PR 8

2:27 am

Krys10

naw, I'll hold off, see how much time i have tomorrow. have a good night babbling, everyone!

2:27 am

flosey

night Krys

2:27 am

corpsvalue

wow. alot of phantoms. i really can't mention them without revealing other smaller words.

2:28 am

Jellen

Good night/day everyone. Must go.

2:28 am

bookwomen

238 left. got all 8s and 9s. ty for the clues. bed is calling.

2:28 am

Ornith

bye jellen

2:28 am

Ornith

night bookwomen

2:29 am

loredana

nite bookwomen

2:29 am

loredana

nite jellen

2:30 am

carra

night everyone who is leaving

2:31 am

Ornith

anyone got a word for the right or the lowest E?

2:32 am

featherbee

lowest E, wears away

2:32 am

Ornith

wait, got the bottom one

2:32 am

featherbee

right E, turn the corner of a book page down, call it dog-*****

2:32 am

Ornith

ty feather! no more blank tiles

2:33 am

best babbler pla

whats a blank tile?

2:33 am

loredana

there is an aussie in the grid (slang)

2:34 am

Ornith

best, if you just started or go pro, you see tile stats... a blank tile is any white tile with 0 words gotten

2:35 am

best babbler pla

oh...im going to become a member..but brother says its a waste of money

2:35 am

Ornith

it's like the cost of going to the movies twice! and way more fun

2:36 am

featherbee

depends on how much you want to keep playing

2:36 am

Ornith

phew, halfway!

2:36 am

mummy

51 in 5 mins, off to work now, catch you later...

2:36 am

corpsvalue

finally found the sp8. sheesh!

2:36 am

best babbler pla

yeh true...but still..my brother thinks you shouldnt have to pay...

2:37 am

carra

yay ornith!

2:37 am

featherbee

you don't HAVE to pay. only if you want the extras.

2:37 am

Ornith

you don't *have* to pay to play. besides, Dr. God spent a lot of time making it and pays money to host it

2:37 am

featherbee

tell brother shush!

2:37 am

Ornith

thanks carra

2:37 am

meliae

if I try to spell eraser one more time I am going to scream lol

2:38 am

best babbler pla

haha featherbee

2:38 am

loredana

just blot it out mel

2:38 am

Ornith

ok, I think halfway is enough for tonight - night all!

2:38 am

loredana

nite ornith

2:38 am

meliae

I am at 234 how many were there again?

2:39 am

featherbee

535

2:39 am

meliae

k thank you

2:39 am

flosey

nite Ornith, well done

2:39 am

carra

im at 300 woohoo!

2:39 am

meliae

nin Orinth

2:40 am

flosey

wow, good carra

2:40 am

jillibus

night ornith, wtg

2:40 am

loredana

well done carra

2:40 am

jillibus

super, carra!

2:40 am

loredana

flosey and jilli did you get my clue??

2:41 am

carra

ty

2:42 am

VolleymomDee

can anyone give a clue for the pr 9 please

2:42 am

jillibus

missed it I guess, lore!

2:42 am

loredana

there is an aussie in the grid (slang)

2:43 am

featherbee

ok, been here an hour, and just passed halfway. going to try to go back to bed with 253 left.

2:43 am

jillibus

racking brain for slang aussie

2:43 am

Merk

Have not got it yet Volley

2:43 am

loredana

well done feather nite see you soon

2:43 am

VolleymomDee

ty merk

2:43 am

VolleymomDee

can't remember who called it

2:44 am

loredana

jilli OC5/20

2:45 am

VolleymomDee

pr 9... one who does pr 7/32

2:45 am

jillibus

well, monkeyed it -- didn't know it was an aussie

2:46 am

best babbler pla

wow im shocked..i have only just realsied that you can go diagonal

2:46 am

corpsvalue

thanks volley!

2:46 am

loredana

there you go Jilli another aussie slang word added to your belt

2:46 am

VolleymomDee

yqw

2:47 am

jillibus

best, you can go diagonal, upside down, backwards, upside down diagonal, round and round...

2:47 am

VolleymomDee

wish you could rotate the grid like in tanglewords

2:48 am

jillibus

thanks, lore!

2:48 am

jillibus

well, you can rotate yourself -- lol

2:48 am

carra

on pogo.. i loved word whomp whackdown lol

2:48 am

loredana

yw jilli

2:48 am

joey

194 left, but no 9's...... i am beat.

2:48 am

VolleymomDee

me too

2:48 am

VolleymomDee

lol jil

2:49 am

loredana

great going joey i am going for the long run hope to finish today

2:49 am

joey

good for you. i have to be at work in5 hours

2:50 am

loredana

the day is over here joey

2:50 am

joey

how nice. which day, though, sunday or monday?

2:51 am

ExWren

535 words? No way! There aren't enough hours in the day.

2:52 am

jillibus

right, ex-wren, but you can aim for halfway...

2:52 am

meliae

253 and i am giving in and getting the list, lol

2:52 am

loredana

well done mel

2:53 am

meliae

was going to try for 300 but I keep going around in circles

2:53 am

jillibus

wtg mel

2:53 am

meliae

thank you

2:53 am

loredana

your doing extremely well mel

2:54 am

mrpresident

oh my!! this is the biggest I have seen!!
hello everyone :)

2:54 am

best babbler pla

hello mr p

2:54 am

jillibus

hi mrp!

2:54 am

jakes-mum

morning everyone

2:54 am

Atalante

hi mrp, it is indeed the biggest ever

2:54 am

jillibus

did anybody find an em word?

2:55 am

VolleymomDee

hi mrp

2:55 am

loredana

hello MrP!!! good to see you holidays going well

2:55 am

VolleymomDee

em 4/5

2:55 am

best babbler pla

yes i have jillibus

2:55 am

mrpresident

hi j's mum

2:55 am

ARB

Hello MrP

2:56 am

ARB

Jili - a bunch of them coming off the word which is an ostrich

2:56 am

mrpresident

holidays are going fab! rained like buggery here, but thank goodness for board games and wimbledon replay... of which I still don't know the result! shhhhhhh

2:57 am

jillibus

thanks ARB and Dee -- still haven't found them but at least I have some idea (getting too tired)

2:58 am

VolleymomDee

yw

2:58 am

mrpresident

I am cooking dinner for the family... will come back later and play with ya all! enjoy the grid! :)

2:58 am

VolleymomDee

have fun cooking!

2:59 am

loredana

see you later MrP

2:59 am

jillibus

Bye mrp

3:03 am

ARB

bye mrp

3:06 am

VolleymomDee

any clues for the oc 5?

3:07 am

lynxxx

oc5 - Aussie males are called this derogatory word

3:07 am

Atalante

half way!

3:07 am

Haz1558

Good morning all. Not even started....

3:07 am

VolleymomDee

ty ty found it... never heard that before

3:07 am

lynxxx

morning Haz

3:07 am

Atalante

hi haz

3:08 am

loredana

morning Haz

3:08 am

Haz1558

So this is what it means to be addicted. You see the total and think 'Oh good.'

3:08 am

VolleymomDee

LOL

3:08 am

Atalante

lol yup!

3:08 am

loredana

hello lynxxx

3:09 am

Atalante

but spangle and hobbit might not get very good walks today ...

3:09 am

VolleymomDee

have 182 left and I have been here for 2 hours

3:09 am

loredana

great going volley

3:09 am

VolleymomDee

ty can't believe I tackled this one lol

3:09 am

Haz1558

Have you heard of a doggy treadmill? That should be the latest thing Dr_G should flog.

3:10 am

VolleymomDee

the word addict rings a bell here lol

3:10 am

lynxxx

well Haz - I put a 'my' in between that and an '..ness' on the end

3:10 am

Atalante

LOL yes

3:10 am

Haz1558

lynxxx - I hear you!

3:10 am

lynxxx

Hi Loredana

3:12 am

FMitch

*spluttering to the surface with a net full of words*
Too much for a Monday morning! Hi all.

3:12 am

Haz1558

Good morning FMItch - throw some in this direction!

3:13 am

loredana

morning FMitch

3:13 am

lynxxx

goodmorning FM

3:13 am

jillibus

hello fm -- this is your day (sort of)

3:13 am

jakes-mum

hi fmitch

3:14 am

ARB

hi FM

3:15 am

Haz1558

Hurrah, the rain's on. Legitimate excuse to sit here all day.

3:15 am

carra

200 to go!

3:15 am

carra

lol

3:15 am

FMitch

LOL jilli, I was pondering what you m5/12 and suddenly it clicked.

3:15 am

jillibus

:)

3:16 am

FMitch

Lobs a load of big fat p words over to Haz with a smattering of m's

3:16 am

ARB

80 left. WHEW

3:16 am

Haz1558

Thank you!

3:16 am

FMitch

Good going ARB

3:17 am

jillibus

wow, ARB!

3:17 am

loredana

great going ARB

3:17 am

ARB

Good thing I had nothing important planned for today!

3:18 am

loredana

coffee break time bbs

3:21 am

ARB

Passover meal alert

3:22 am

jillibus

tx arb

3:23 am

Karys

Good Heavens to Betsy !!!!!

3:23 am

lynxxx

senior moment here ARB - whats the first letter pls

3:23 am

Karys

hello everyone, can't stay l;ong this am. but back later, I hope.

3:23 am

Haz1558

And good morning to Karys...

3:23 am

lynxxx

Hi Karys

3:23 am

ARB

s, lyn

3:24 am

Karys

is this a record ?

3:24 am

lynxxx

thanks ARB

3:24 am

snowygal18

okay, 300, that's enough.

3:24 am

FMitch

My PC threw a big wobbly just then, think it was protesting about the grid size.
For those who are remotely interested total points for today 7764
Hi karys, yes it is the biggest!

3:24 am

jillibus

hi karys, and bye all -- bed for me with 237 found

3:25 am

Haz1558

The biggest ever?

3:25 am

lynxxx

bye Jilli. well done

3:25 am

Atalante

yup!

3:25 am

Haz1558

Apart from the theoretical ones that have been banned on the grounds of mental health?

3:25 am

FMitch

Hi Ata ;)

3:26 am

Haz1558

Okay, we can do this....

3:26 am

ARB

bye jili

3:26 am

Atalante

spaniel power! harness those great brains!

3:26 am

lynxxx

I'm trying to be methodical and just got to the Ss - 70 is a bit offputting but.

3:27 am

FMitch

Haz you will love it, just add ed, er and s to everything. Lots and lots and lots of normal words

3:27 am

Haz1558

I'm enjoying it so far, good grief, even the volcano's there to make us feel at home.

3:28 am

best babbler pla

200 to go :D

3:28 am

FMitch

It's there twice

3:28 am

Haz1558

Indeed!

3:28 am

jakes-mum

could i ask a favour from you babblers?

3:29 am

Haz1558

Not if it means getting up from the chair.

3:29 am

best babbler pla

yeh jakes mum

3:29 am

FMitch

Whats up j-m?

3:29 am

lynxxx

lol Haz

3:29 am

carra

to tired to continue,, 180 left! :) night

3:29 am

jakes-mum

could someone remind me to start drinking water at 11am (british time!)

3:30 am

lynxxx

nite Carra

3:30 am

Haz1558

We'll try to remember. Of course we may all be finished by then (fat chance)!

3:30 am

jakes-mum

haz i'd NEVER ask anyone to remove themselves from babble!!!!

3:30 am

FMitch

ROFL wonder why that would be j-m? No probs will do if here.

3:31 am

Haz1558

That's fine, jakes-mum. Water torture begins at 11.

3:31 am

jakes-mum

with the size of this grid the time will just pass me by and husband will be here shouting at me

3:31 am

FMitch

Going to get a coffee, anyone care for something from the kitchen?

3:31 am

Atalante

tea please

3:31 am

jakes-mum

chocolate brownies?!? (looks hopeful)

3:32 am

FMitch

I was thinking liquids j-m but I'll see what I can do :)

3:32 am

flosey

oh how I'd love coffee but better pass - have to get to bed!

3:33 am

flosey

want to get one more word for 350, then to bed

3:33 am

jakes-mum

my mother always said if you don't ask you don't get lol

3:33 am

FMitch

I'll get you a decaf one flosey.

Looking for CD of Niagra Falls for j-m to listen to later tee hee

3:34 am

flosey

thanks Mitch,

3:34 am

Frances

Gulp! Anyone would think I had nothing better to do with my time. Morning all. Going to be a long slog today.

3:34 am

jakes-mum

ohh don't it was bad enough friday! that awful woman poking me and they always put the loos at the other end of the hospital

3:36 am

flosey

got it, 350 - l85 left for tomorrow - ugh, busy day too

3:36 am

flosey

ah well, see you then

3:36 am

lynxxx

morning Frances...deep breathe and...

3:36 am

Haz1558

Night flosey!

3:37 am

Frances

Hi lyn. Certainly makes a big splash diving in today.

3:38 am

FMitch

Returns with platter filled with gooey and chocolatey morsenls and other delish calory free (yea right) temptations. Plus jugs of tea, coffee and hot chocolate for the long haul :) Tock in.

3:39 am

jakes-mum

ohh ty fm

3:39 am

VolleymomDee

yummmmmmmmmm

3:39 am

Karys

got to go, made a start tho', only another 447 to find !...see you later

3:39 am

FMitch

*Tuck in :)

3:39 am

Frances

Thanks FMitch. I shouldn't but I will.

3:40 am

VolleymomDee

ty fm so thoughtful

3:40 am

FMitch

yw

3:40 am

lynxxx

isn't she though ... the hostest with the mostest

3:41 am

ARB

yummy -- my favorite flavor. thank you

3:41 am

pinkhatlil

hello babblers

3:42 am

lynxxx

Hi pink

3:42 am

Frances

Hi pink. Here for the long haul?

3:43 am

jakes-mum

ohhh over the 200 mark!! cake must have helped

3:43 am

pinkhatlil

hi frances i sure am.....

3:43 am

FMitch

LOL j-m, it's the sugar short term energy boost.
Hi pink

3:44 am

jakes-mum

i'm pretty sure this baby is going to come out addicted to sugar

3:46 am

VolleymomDee

I always miss de 5/12... dumb word I think de + another word for large ugly mouse

3:50 am

VolleymomDee

is my chat goofy or is everyone quiet now?

3:51 am

pinkhatlil

i think everyone is submerged in the grid volley..

3:51 am

Frances

With a grid this size I think we're all searching for words Volley.

3:51 am

FMitch

I think everyone is busy hunting

3:52 am

VolleymomDee

makes sense...

3:54 am

Atalante

I hate N words

3:54 am

FMitch

Well, with an early start and utilisation of all resources and a great deal of pig headedness I am done. Swoons onto nearest sofa.

3:54 am

Atalante

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3:54 am

VolleymomDee

you hate n words & I hate re words lol

3:54 am

VolleymomDee

woweeee fm amazing

3:54 am

Frances

Well done FMitch.

3:54 am

VolleymomDee

and you even made dessert

3:55 am

Haz1558

Congratulations!

3:55 am

pinkhatlil

big congrats fmitch!!!!

3:55 am

lynxxx

Hooray for FM ...Yay !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

3:55 am

Dianne

Congrats FM !

3:55 am

jakes-mum

YAY FM!! i was just getting excited cos i grayed my second tile! lol

3:55 am

FMitch

*blushing* thanks.
Dianne how nice to see you!!

3:56 am

loredana

woopee!! well done FMitch

3:56 am

ARB

Fireworks !!!!!

3:56 am

Haz1558

Now go and get that frockage on for the winner's speech.

3:56 am

loredana

congrats ARB well done!!!

3:56 am

FMitch

Woohoo ARB congrats.

3:56 am

pinkhatlil

well done ARB!!!!!

3:56 am

ARB

Almost 4 hours

3:57 am

jakes-mum

yay arb

3:57 am

Haz1558

Congratulations ARB!

3:57 am

Frances

You too ARB.....well done.

3:57 am

loredana

bringing up licketys list on the home run now

3:57 am

loredana

hello frances

3:57 am

FMitch

We can look after the rest of you now we are done and keep you fed and watered.

3:57 am

Yvo

Good Morning evryone nearly fell of my chair ,and would like to know if this has been the biggest grid ever????

3:58 am

loredana

morning Yvo

3:58 am

Frances

Hi loredana. I have to give up on licketys on big grids. Everyword takes about five minutes to enter.

3:58 am

Dianne

FM - maybe you can help me. in the TA's there are 4 x 4/5 in the 1st five words. I can't see 2 of those 4/5 words (unless my whoe order is mixed up). Any clue?

3:58 am

FMitch

Yes it is Yvo

3:58 am

ARB

bye all -- must run to take care of grandchildren. Have fun

3:59 am

Frances

Bye ARB

3:59 am

Haz1558

Bye ARB.

3:59 am

loredana

bye ARB

3:59 am

lynxxx

bye ARB

4:01 am

Dianne

Are there 27 TA words?

4:01 am

FMitch

Lat ta4/5 is a t*** measure

4:02 am

FMitch

Dianne I've got 24 ta but for some reason the whole of my word list is not displaying.

4:02 am

Dianne

Got that one FM

4:03 am

Haz1558

There's a ta4/5 - short form of covering (temp) for building work.

4:03 am

FMitch

3rd ta4/5 think not a frog but a t*** minus the 1st vowel

4:04 am

FMitch

Sorry thats the 1st ta4/5

4:04 am

lynxxx

oh good - half way - coffee - BBS

4:04 am

FMitch

Oooo Haz asaid a worrrrd

4:05 am

Haz1558

So I did. The shame of it......

4:05 am

Atalante

hard not to today

4:05 am

FMitch

Bound to happen with a big grid :)
Woohoo HAz is not perfect ;)

4:05 am

VolleymomDee

this grid is definitely a fi 6/30 LOL

4:06 am

FMitch

lol volly

4:07 am

FMitch

But when you find a word you can say a4/5 and think how much you a5/12 playing the game.

4:08 am

ruralrose

no word list?

4:08 am

VolleymomDee

LOL sooooo true

4:09 am

movieman

So, apart from FMitch, has anyone else found any 9s yet?

4:10 am

FMitch

What do you mean rualrose?

4:10 am

ruralrose

am new here, think i must pay now for a list, thanks for listening

4:11 am

VolleymomDee

I have 4 nines so far

4:11 am

FMitch

Ah have you lost the tile and word stats? They are only thee for 2 weeks as a non pro

4:11 am

ruralrose

is ok my list is always only the ones i find anyway

4:11 am

Haz1558

ruralrose - you maybe mean the tile stats?

4:11 am

VolleymomDee

do you want the nines (the stats)?

4:12 am

movieman

so volley, clues for your 9s plz

4:12 am

ruralrose

usually it says how many words at to be found, i can do without the stats cause they were greek to me, but how many words i puzzle?

4:12 am

FMitch

Is the t/740 the new alternative to a nip and tuck surgery?

4:12 am

Haz1558

535 words, ruralrose.

4:13 am

ruralrose

thanks doll

4:13 am

VolleymomDee

pr 9... person who does pr 7/32

4:13 am

ruralrose

didn't need to know that, was better when i thought there was only 100, lol

4:13 am

VolleymomDee

sp 9 is past tense of sp 8/50

4:13 am

FMitch

LOL rural

4:14 am

FMitch

There is a pr9/78 too

4:14 am

VolleymomDee

tr 9 x 2 ... one is the logo used for a product; and the other is a person who works at a particular vocation

4:14 am

VolleymomDee

ty fm

4:15 am

FMitch

a literal translation could be "before doctors"

4:15 am

pinkhatlil

thanks volley

4:15 am

VolleymomDee

yw & ty fm

4:16 am

jakes-mum

ohh ty fm and volley I finally have some 9's

4:16 am

VolleymomDee

found that one right away fm; good clue

4:16 am

VolleymomDee

yw

4:16 am

Frances

Thanks FMitch. Great clue.

4:16 am

FMitch

oh goody, love it when a clue works :)

4:17 am

NonoNanette

Morning Babblers,
this grid is a monster one!

4:17 am

VolleymomDee

you are so fast fm... I still have 117 left

4:17 am

ddb4nana

316 in the morning here in Utah is Utah...is this for real? Never saw so many before!

4:17 am

jakes-mum

could I get a clue for the last me6 plz??

4:17 am

Frances

You said it Nono. Good morning.

4:18 am

movieman

another clue for the sp9 plz

4:18 am

ddb4nana

OOOps, Utah is actually in USA...better go back to bed!

4:18 am

ddb4nana

lbl

4:19 am

ddb4nana

or is tha bbl :)

4:19 am

pinkhatlil

phantom president

4:19 am

ddb4nana

nute

4:19 am

ddb4nana

teen

4:20 am

movieman

You mean Lincoln, pinkhat.....lol

4:20 am

VolleymomDee

definition for sp 8 (then use past tense for 9) - evolve so as to lead to a new species or develop in a way most suited to the environment

4:20 am

movieman

ty volley

4:20 am

VolleymomDee

yw

4:20 am

ddb4nana

now I know this is going to be a trying day. penalty-box first, then to bed = sorry all!

4:21 am

FMitch

Frances, me6/24 = me4/5 + another name (short) for Dad

4:22 am

movieman

have the pr9/78, clue for the other pr9 plz

4:22 am

jakes-mum

ty fm

4:22 am

Frances

Didn't know I asked for a clue FMitch.

4:23 am

FMitch

Umm you didn't, instead of phantom words I am seeing phantom clue requests!

4:23 am

VolleymomDee

pr 9/60 (related to pr 7/32) the person who gives a prepared "report" for a group (such as businessmen)

4:24 am

Frances

LOL!

4:24 am

jakes-mum

it was me who asked for the clue fm! lol don't worry big grid has worn you out

4:24 am

VolleymomDee

ty fm needed that one, too

4:25 am

FMitch

Oh thanks j-m at least someone asked so I am not totally loosing the plot!! BTW 35 mins till water time.

4:25 am

Haz1558

jakes-mum - half hour warning - well, 35 minutes anyway.

4:26 am

jakes-mum

ohh no!! why oh why did I agree to another pregnancy!!!! it cant be that close! i'm not even dressed!

4:26 am

Lizsark

OMG! How many words!!!!!

4:26 am

movieman

ty volley

4:26 am

Haz1558

You could always set a new fashion - dressing down for hospital.

4:27 am

Lizsark

sorry, I mean 'hello'

4:27 am

VolleymomDee

yw lol at jakes mom, but soooo understand.... go in your jammies and stay calm !!

4:27 am

jakes-mum

do you think they'd let me in with just a bathrobe on?

4:27 am

Haz1558

You think you've got problems Liz? jakes-mum has to drink three gallons of water as well as find 535 words.

4:27 am

jakes-mum

it would stop them geting gel all over my clothes though

4:27 am

FMitch

WEll it is a very stylish robe j-m, you could set a new trend.

4:27 am

Lizsark

LOL Gotta scan then J-m?

4:28 am

Haz1558

They might think you were wanting to check in, though.

4:28 am

jakes-mum

yes (looks dejected) and it's not ever far enough along for them totell me what the sex is

4:28 am

Lizsark

aww I hope all goes well. I loved having scans for my two, but they couldn't tell me the sex for 100% either time

4:29 am

jakes-mum

and I think fm and haz are taking way to much pleasure in my forthcoming suffering

4:29 am

Haz1558

It's the sex that got you to this point.

4:29 am

VolleymomDee

I was a dork and never asked to find out the sex... probably different for a second child (only able to have one)

4:29 am

Lizsark

lol haz

4:29 am

VolleymomDee

lol

4:29 am

Haz1558

Volley said a wooooord.

4:29 am

VolleymomDee

ohhhhhh shoot throw me the fish... soooo sorry

4:29 am

jakes-mum

what can I say? it was offered! lol

4:29 am

Haz1558

That's me out of the penalty box, anyway.

4:29 am

FMitch

LOL Haz, was just typing the same thing!!
Setting up Handel's Water Music to play full volume for j-m.

4:30 am

Lizsark

well, good luck anyway J-M, Will be thinking of you

4:30 am

Haz1558

I could put up an ic4/5 of Niagra Falls?

4:30 am

jakes-mum

the worst thing is I am now trying to hold off going to the loo so I can go bang on 11 oclock to have the best chance of gting there without being desperate

4:30 am

VolleymomDee

one of my favorite places ... (love the Canadian side best)

4:31 am

FMitch

Good idea Haz, I have Sasha Distel as back up with "Raindrops keep falling on my head" although this was overused at Wimbledon.

4:32 am

Frances

How about 'Eye cover the water front'

4:32 am

Haz1558

How about Gene Kelly singing and dancing in the rain? Or even Eric and Ernie's version?

4:33 am

FMitch

Takes self off to penalty box

4:33 am

Haz1558

Song from My Fair Lady ' The rain in Spain falls mainly on the plain'

4:33 am

jakes-mum

I reiterate, to much pleasure in my suffering if you keep on I wont tell any of you what the baby is when I find out in 6 weeks

4:33 am

VolleymomDee

yay I am out of box ty fm!!

4:34 am

Haz1558

Okay, we'll try to be se6/21 now.

4:35 am

jakes-mum

I didn't have that word haz TY lol

4:35 am

VolleymomDee

se 5/12 also relates to jmum

4:36 am

Haz1558

Don't worry, jakes-mum - I have to have a sm5/12 test tomorrow!

4:37 am

jakes-mum

I must admit that is just as bad and you don't have the nice bit of seeing a baby to look forward to (one of the upsides of pregnancy no sm5's until after)

4:38 am

Haz1558

It'll be okay, just not what you look forward to!

4:38 am

FMitch

and on that note, I had better go and do some work (sorry to swear), will be lurking on and off. Happy and extended babbling!

4:39 am

jakes-mum

bye fm enjoy your day

4:39 am

lynxxx

bye FM

4:39 am

Haz1558

Bye FMitch - congratulations once again and hope you are as productive in work (rinsing out my mouth)!

4:39 am

Frances

Bye FMitch enjoy your day

4:39 am

jakes-mum

ohh you've distracted me so much I have managed to find over 300 words now YAY!

4:40 am

VolleymomDee

ty for all your help fm

4:40 am

VolleymomDee

wtg jmum

4:40 am

FranMag

holy cow!

4:40 am

FMitch

Oh j-m why don't you make hubby drink the same amount of water as you and then prod him around, just so that he can enjoy the whole experience more *evil grin*

4:40 am

FranMag

hello everyone!

4:41 am

Frances

Hi Fran. I think we all gulped.

4:41 am

VolleymomDee

hi!

4:41 am

loredana

hello Fran

4:41 am

lynxxx

Hi Fran

4:41 am

Haz1558

Right - taking a quick break for necessary duties but will return.

4:41 am

FranMag

does it seem friendly at least?

4:41 am

jakes-mum

hi fran ( I would FM but unfortunately he is the size I will be at 8 months pregnant and seems to be able to hold copious amounts of water and food)

4:41 am

FranMag

hi dee, frances, lore, lynxxx and haz!

4:42 am

lynxxx

It is Fran

4:42 am

FranMag

hi jakes-mum!

4:43 am

VolleymomDee

yes fran... very friendly, but huge

4:46 am

pinkhatlil

hi franmag

4:46 am

FranMag

hi pink!

4:48 am

FranMag

yay! greyed the E

4:48 am

FranMag

(far right one of course) :-)

5:00 am

VolleymomDee

wow can't believe how many p's there are

5:03 am

herinfernallady

hi

5:03 am

herinfernallady

more than half way there no list

5:03 am

FranMag

hi infernal!

5:03 am

pinkhatlil

((((herin))))

5:03 am

herinfernallady

How is everyone copin

5:04 am

movieman

fine thanks herin, got over 300 so far

5:04 am

FranMag

i think everyone is working very hard

5:04 am

herinfernallady

go movie

5:04 am

herinfernallady

((((((Pink))) Not being rude trying to finish this with out a list

5:06 am

pinkhatlil

no ...why would i think that im *trying* to do this b***h of a grid!!!

5:06 am

herinfernallady

pout pink its not that bad

5:07 am

pinkhatlil

535 isn't bad....?????

5:07 am

herinfernallady

no its not im a masochist :P

5:09 am

FranMag

phantom: amputee

5:10 am

herinfernallady

right want me im in yahoo IM. :)

5:11 am

pinkhatlil

i doubt i'll be IMing anyone until i reach somewhere between 200 an 300 words herin, but thanks

5:13 am

herinfernallady

i am in heaven im loving this : P

5:15 am

loredana

thought you might like to know i have two to go ....and like Herin finding this very enjoyable

5:16 am

chiley

Good morning....I think my computer has gone nuts....it LOOKS like the word count is 535!

5:16 am

FranMag

woo hoo!

5:16 am

loredana

morning chiley

5:16 am

herinfernallady

Lore we must be Masochists. I love the brain challenge

5:16 am

FranMag

hi chiley

5:16 am

loredana

must be Herin love the challenge too

5:16 am

herinfernallady

Hi Chiley. I am going to try this sans list so

5:17 am

herinfernallady

I am enjoying my grid and my drink, woot 308 so little left to find before bed

5:18 am

pinkhatlil

good morning Chiley

5:19 am

herinfernallady

oh ok everyone, congrates Lore on finishing soon too. im back into it again

5:21 am

loredana

Fireworks !!!

5:22 am

FranMag

yay lore!

5:22 am

pinkhatlil

yayyy congrats loreana!!!!!!!!! wooot hoooot!!!!

5:22 am

NonoNanette

congrats lore!

5:24 am

loredana

thanks babblers

5:26 am

loredana

well i have done the deed now i will trot off and do some more... catch you all tomorrow sometime, enjoy the grid and remember there are a lot of add ons enjoy

5:26 am

FranMag

night lore!

5:27 am

pinkhatlil

bye loreana

5:27 am

loredana

night everyone

5:28 am

movieman

Anyone have any other 8s apart from the pr8/50, pr8/60, and the sp8/50?

5:29 am

pinkhatlil

fa8/60

5:29 am

FranMag

sorry MM, not me

5:31 am

LynnNate08

wow 535 this is the craziest grid ive seen yet!!!!!!!!!!!

5:31 am

LynnNate08

wow 535 this is the craziest grid ive seen yet!!!!!!!!!!!
woooooowwww!!!!!!

5:31 am

pinkhatlil

hello lynn

5:31 am

FranMag

you can say that again lynn. :-)

5:31 am

movieman

ty pinkhat

5:32 am

littlelear

gm

5:32 am

movieman

This is crazy.......how can the game go from having 66 words one day to having 535 the next?!!!!!!!

5:33 am

greenbayladi

good morning all. Yikes this grid is big

5:35 am

FranMag

i have a pr8/55 MM, it's before the pr8/50

5:36 am

movieman

ty fran

5:40 am

Uneaixoise

mm, I have me8/50 x 2

5:40 am

littlelear

this is crazy. I guess I have all day to do it because its raining out

5:41 am

FranMag

thanks une! *searching*

5:41 am

Uneaixoise

a go-between me******

5:42 am

Uneaixoise

hey, fran :-)

5:42 am

pinkhatlil

hi Une

5:42 am

Uneaixoise

other me8 is similar but ends in picnic pests

5:42 am

Uneaixoise

hey pink :-)

5:45 am

Uneaixoise

both begin with me5/14

5:45 am

FranMag

silly me, i had the first one already, didn't notice it was an 8!

5:46 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

5:46 am

FranMag

thanks again une!

5:46 am

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

5:51 am

LoriP

G'd morning Babblers!

5:51 am

LoriP

Is the word total a typo? LOL

5:51 am

lynxxx

Hi Lori

5:51 am

Uneaixoise

hey, lori :-)

5:52 am

pinkhatlil

howy lori

5:52 am

pinkhatlil

*howdy

5:52 am

greenbayladi

hi Pink

5:52 am

LoriP

Howy pink! :-)

5:53 am

LoriP

This is gonna' be like the ironman event, isn't it?

5:53 am

pinkhatlil

hi green....lori 'd' key isn't working properly

5:54 am

LoriP

I'm just teasing ya' Pink! You've seen my typing, you KNOW I am the typo Queen..... :)

5:55 am

pinkhatlil

lol lori

5:56 am

carleekat

OMG...I refreshed to make sure I was seeing correctly..535 words?

5:56 am

greenbayladi

Hi Lori

5:56 am

pinkhatlil

LOL carlee and hello

5:57 am

Uneaixoise

yup . . .

5:57 am

LoriP

LOL carlee. i did the same thing. G'd morning!

5:57 am

carleekat

well... I best go...if I start it will bug me.. and I don't have time for the monsters...

5:57 am

LoriP

G'd morning to ya' green.

5:57 am

Atalante

I did *tell* you yesterday that it would be the biggest grid ever today!

5:58 am

pinkhatlil

you jinxed us ata lol

5:58 am

carleekat

i just don't have time... grids around the 200 mark... are ok..i can justinfy spending THAT much time..but these...no can do

5:58 am

LoriP

that's right Atlante, you predicted this yesterday. ***looks in reverence at Atlante's psychic prowess***

5:58 am

Atalante

no, I knew it would be

5:59 am

LoriP

Don't ruin it! Pretend 'yer psychic at least..... :)

5:59 am

Atalante

LOL ok ;)

5:59 am

Atalante

but I thought you all at least deseved a warning l(

5:59 am

LoriP

Charge is $5.99 a minute! LOL

5:59 am

pinkhatlil

i had a sneaky feeling yesterday it would be a biggie

6:00 am

LoriP

Well, it may take me until last guns fired, but I'll tackle this one.

6:00 am

Atalante

I was feeling really productive having 320 words, till I realised I have 215 to go

6:01 am

LoriP

I only have 509 to go!

6:01 am

carleekat

too late... I found words

6:01 am

carleekat

*whimpering*

6:03 am

Atalante

looool

6:03 am

pinkhatlil

tooooo many me's *sigh*

6:03 am

LoriP

***The force is strong in this one***

6:04 am

LoriP

Is anyone using Lickety's beta test, finding a delay?

6:05 am

Haz1558

Hello all, back from necessary duties.

6:05 am

greenbayladi

hi Haz

6:05 am

carleekat

its a huge delay with big grids lori

6:06 am

carleekat

its cus his program has a scan through at first before sending to babble...

6:06 am

carleekat

so as not to overload babble

6:06 am

LoriP

G'd mornign Haz. Okay carlee, so there's nno point in retsrating then.

6:06 am

carleekat

so..it runs through his list first...

6:06 am

lynxxx

I'm not yet Lori, but since you came on having issues! - not that I think its you or anything - just using Babble direct

6:06 am

carleekat

nope..i don't use lickety add on anything over 250 words...

6:06 am

LoriP

Thanks carlee. Are you done Haz?

6:06 am

Haz1558

Typical - husband is home an hour early - could he be looking for lunch?

6:07 am

carleekat

I "send words to clues" periodically

6:07 am

LoriP

I'll try your advice then, and ditch Lickety add.

6:07 am

Haz1558

No, Lori, not finished, I'm being sabotaged.

6:07 am

LoriP

Direct the hub to yonder can opener, explain to him the dimensions of this grid......

6:07 am

Haz1558

I could, couldn't I?

6:08 am

Atalante

even men can manage to make bread and butter

6:08 am

LoriP

LOL I would. The hub knows babble is integral to my sanity.

6:08 am

Haz1558

Back shortly..

6:09 am

LoriP

***not that my sanity is open to debate here.....*** :)

6:10 am

Haz1558

He needs the computer. I feel like quoting Victor Meldrew.

6:10 am

Haz1558

Back later.

6:10 am

LoriP

See ya' shortly Haz.

6:11 am

carleekat

oh wow... only 494 words to go

6:11 am

LoriP

468 left. 'Yer right carlee, faster without Lickety add

6:13 am

featherbee

morning. so glad i was awake last night and have only ..."only".... 251 left

6:13 am

periwinkle

Yowsa, this is the biggest grid I have EVER seen. Good morning everyone.

6:13 am

LoriP

G'd mornign feather

6:13 am

carleekat

morning feather and peri

6:13 am

LoriP

G'd morning peri

6:14 am

herinfernallady

oh hi lori :)

6:15 am

LoriP

G'd morning herin

6:15 am

carleekat

hi herin

6:15 am

lynxxx

Hi Peri

6:16 am

featherbee

getting breakfast

6:23 am

pinkhatlil

hi peri and feather

6:24 am

periwinkle

hi pink

6:27 am

carleekat

well that was my fastedst 100 words ever

6:28 am

pinkhatlil

....only a mere 435 to go carlee lol

6:29 am

carleekat

( actually 432 pink *patting self on back* )

6:29 am

pinkhatlil

lol carlee

6:31 am

LynnNate08

hi all orry lost connection i hate that !are the words okay today?

6:31 am

LynnNate08

hi amy and pink

6:32 am

pinkhatlil

hello lynn wb

6:32 am

LynnNate08

hi

6:32 am

littlelear

hi

6:32 am

LynnNate08

the grid is hugeeeeee!!!!!!!!

6:33 am

pinkhatlil

hey littlelear

6:33 am

LynnNate08

hi amy

6:33 am

LynnNate08

amy what time is ur therapy?

6:33 am

littlelear

10

6:34 am

LynnNate08

k

6:34 am

littlelear

he pink

6:35 am

LynnNate08

raid

6:35 am

LynnNate08

sorry

6:35 am

greenbayladi

There is alot of big words

6:38 am

carleekat

phantom aspertame

6:38 am

KatieMcG

i think this is the biggest grid I have ever seen!

6:39 am

carleekat

I think this is the bigest grid ever isn't it?

6:39 am

Deeha

O M G 535???? Can I be bothered I ask myself!!

6:39 am

greenbayladi

it is Big

6:40 am

pinkhatlil

isn't aspartame carlee??? or is that the Canadian/American spelling???

6:40 am

Deeha

Its not just big it is B I G!!

6:40 am

Deeha

Think I will chicken out and come back tomorrow!

6:41 am

carleekat

( do we care if it is spelled correctly at this point... it sounds like the words..it reads like the word..its in the middle of this monster..and it is flashing its ugly trail at me incessantly )

6:41 am

pinkhatlil

LOL carlee

6:43 am

featherbee

daniel's wearing one of my shirts, which is basically like a dress for him, and he's being mommy while i'm daniel, lol

6:43 am

carleekat

thats cute feather....

6:44 am

featherbee

few days ago, he was curious george and i was the man in the yellow hat. i love his imagination

6:47 am

featherbee

is it too early to ask if anyone has the an6/21?

6:48 am

periwinkle

never too early to ask for clues feather but I don't have that one, have 197 others though :)

6:48 am

featherbee

k, thought so! i'll just go through and get what i can, get clues later

6:48 am

BabbleRabble

an 6 -- pismire and this grid is large ind***

6:48 am

featherbee

i figured we were all in the same boat

6:49 am

featherbee

ty babblerabble!

6:50 am

sprite

good afternoon all... sizeableish-like grid eh?

6:50 am

periwinkle

okay found 201 on first go rouind, bbl

6:50 am

periwinkle

*round*

6:50 am

Inge2

what.....535 words? Is this the biggest one ever?

6:50 am

greenbayladi

good morning BABBLE

6:50 am

banton

535? jeez..

6:51 am

periwinkle

biggest one I have seen and I have been playing almost 3 years

6:51 am

BabbleRabble

Hello, everyone.

6:51 am

periwinkle

HI BR

6:51 am

LoriP

***coming up for air*** At least the tr's built my esteem up.

6:51 am

periwinkle

bbs

6:51 am

pinkhatlil

hey sprite and babbrabb

6:51 am

LoriP

G;d mornign Babble! Also G'd morning to all I missed.

6:52 am

sprite

hi pink

6:53 am

lynxxx

Hi Sprite & BabRab

6:53 am

sprite

hi lynxxx

6:54 am

carleekat

ok..off to drive son to summer school..and then to visit neighbour before she heads to europe for a month...ttfn

6:54 am

featherbee

later carlee

6:54 am

lynxxx

bye carlee

6:54 am

LoriP

Later carlee

6:54 am

pinkhatlil

bye carlee

6:55 am

pinkhatlil

hi lynxxx

6:55 am

featherbee

wahoo! i did all the C words on my own, not a single clue!

6:55 am

lynxxx

Hiya Pink

6:55 am

featherbee

that's rare

6:56 am

featherbee

and on that lovely high note, i need to go do errands. bbl.

6:56 am

pinkhatlil

bye feather

6:58 am

pabtrek

hi fellow babblers, please tell me i was hallucinating when i saw the number 535

6:59 am

carleekat

u weren't pab ( son not ready to go yet...)

6:59 am

Inge2

it's true, pabtrek.

7:00 am

pabtrek

oh my, guess i better get to it :)

7:00 am

Jacula

Afternoon, all. I'm just going to write the total in capitals to make sure I see it correctly... FIVE HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE WORDS TOTAL.

7:00 am

Jacula

Yes, it still says 535.

7:01 am

sprite

hi Jac

7:01 am

carleekat

yeap....u got it jac..welcome to hell

7:01 am

Jacula

Oh, well... only 207 left to find.

7:01 am

Inge2

:) Jacula.

7:01 am

Inge2

There should be bonus points for those who finish. Or a room at the asylum :)

7:02 am

carleekat

I'll jump if I get 1/2 way

7:02 am

pinkhatlil

hi jac, inge2, pabtrek

7:02 am

pabtrek

i'm assuming this is the biggest grid ever

7:02 am

Jacula

LOL, Inge.

7:02 am

Jacula

pab - Yes, I think it is.

7:02 am

pinkhatlil

i think it is pab

7:03 am

Inge2

morning pink.

7:03 am

Inge2

must remember to add an "s" or "ed" to just about every word

7:04 am

LoriP

Why isn't taser a word?

7:04 am

Inge2

we think it's a brand name, Lori

7:05 am

Jacula

Inge - 'er' is a useful ending for this grid, too.

7:05 am

Inge2

true, Jac!

7:05 am

LoriP

Ahh. Silly. ***gone goggly-eyed already***

7:07 am

BabbleRabble

with enable, whether or not a group of letters make a word is trivial technicality

7:08 am

EspritdJean

OMG 535 words1 This is the mother of all grids!

7:09 am

greenbayladi

It makes up for yesterdays mini one

7:09 am

Mom

oh geez.... good morning everyone

7:10 am

greenbayladi

good morning Mom

7:10 am

pinkhatlil

Hello EJ and Mom

7:10 am

Anniebrook

hello everyone

7:10 am

greenbayladi

it the mother of all grids

7:10 am

sprite

hi Mom and Annie

7:10 am

Mom

:) Good morning Greenbay

7:10 am

Mom

Hi Sprite

7:10 am

girlie

hi all, massive grid today

7:10 am

Mom

Hi Annie

7:10 am

pinkhatlil

Hiya Annie

7:10 am

Mom

HI Pinkhat

7:10 am

sprite

hi girlie

7:10 am

greenbayladi

hi girlie

7:11 am

Mom

Hi Girlie

7:11 am

Anniebrook

most certainly, green, hi sprite, mom, pink

7:11 am

pinkhatlil

hi girlie

7:11 am

Mom

hopefully it will be a lot of plural and other ending off the same words

7:12 am

greenbayladi

there's some big words and alot can be the same and plural

7:12 am

Anniebrook

look for eds, ers and of course plurals, if I get halfway I will be a happy babbler

7:12 am

Mom

14 8 letter words

7:13 am

Mom

thanks Annie. I wonder if I will even make halfway and still have a life :)

7:13 am

Inge2

whoa, Mom

7:13 am

Mom

Morning Inge2

7:14 am

Mom

I meant still be able to get things done around the house, that kinda life - the one that always seems to get in the way of Babble

7:16 am

sprite

hehehe Mom, you said a word!

7:16 am

pinkhatlil

me's one

7:16 am

pinkhatlil

*done

7:16 am

Mom

ooooh, must look through and see what I said.

7:16 am

Mom

you're kidding Pinkhat! Congrats!

7:16 am

sprite

grin, and another one, Mom! Hard to avoid today...

7:17 am

Mom

cr**, I should just stop chatting lol

7:17 am

Anniebrook

Mom, keep chatting and thanks! With a grid this huge it will be easy to say a word

7:18 am

lynxxx

Yay for Pink !!!

7:18 am

Mom

found one I sa**

7:18 am

Mom

and the other :)

7:18 am

sprite

yay Mom ;)

7:19 am

Anniebrook

wtg, Mom

7:25 am

Scrabbler

535, LOL, I adjusted by glasses and blinked when I saw that. I have never seen a grid this big. Woweeeee! Unreal!!!

7:26 am

Scrabbler

Oh, and good day everyone!

7:26 am

Mom

Good morning Scrabbler

7:26 am

Anniebrook

Hi Scrabbler, I did a second take also

7:26 am

Mom

I think this is a first

7:26 am

sprite

hi Scrabbler

7:26 am

Scrabbler

Lil, you finished?!! You deserve a gold medal and more!!

7:27 am

Anniebrook

I didnt know pink had finished,
WOW Pink, congrates!!!!!!!

7:27 am

greenbayladi

good morning Scrabbler

7:27 am

pinkhatlil

some even refreshedthe page to make sure there eyes weren't deceiving them......hi scrabbler i WISH!!!!

7:27 am

Scrabbler

I am still in shock. I wish we had had this grid yesterday, I could have lingered with it all day.

7:27 am

Anniebrook

*congrats

7:27 am

Anniebrook

pink, did you finish this grid already?

7:27 am

sprite

pink sa4 her MEs were done, not that she was done.

7:28 am

Mom

but you might not have gotten the housework finished, Scrabbler

7:28 am

Scrabbler

Maybe I will print this one and work on it all week.

7:28 am

Mom

oh, I misunderstood her

7:28 am

Anniebrook

Aha, thanks sprite, well pink, I wish you a good finish in advance

7:28 am

pinkhatlil

no unfortunately still here with 309 to hunt

7:29 am

Mom

go get 'em, Pinkhat

7:29 am

pinkhatlil

*you gotta laugh*

7:29 am

LoriP

Oh .....my...... god. There are 38 re's, and I have 3. ***pours a vodka in to coffee***

7:29 am

Mom

lol Lori -- pass it around

7:30 am

Scrabbler

MOm, I didn't finish the housework, but I crossed some items off of my list. I was shaken up after a mountain biking wipe-out---I hit mud, the bike stopped and I went flying over the handlebars. I hit my right side--head, shoulder, thigh, leg. Some blodd, but mostly scared at how badly I could have been hurt.

7:30 am

Anniebrook

lori, leave the bottle on the table please

7:30 am

pinkhatlil

LOLOL Lori....herin sai you'd flip when you see the r's

7:30 am

Anniebrook

Scrabbler, My God, that is scary...

7:31 am

LoriP

***Lets the vodka flow freely to all who are so inclined***

7:31 am

sprite

argh Scrabbler! *hugs very very carefully*
Hope the shock will settle soon.

7:31 am

Scrabbler

Oh, Lil, I reviewed your comment--you said "me's done" and I thought you meant the grid.

7:31 am

Jacula

Wait until ExWren sees this grid!

7:31 am

LoriP

Glad you're okay scrabbler. Been tehre, done that. Hope you're not too sore today. :(

7:31 am

Mom

{{Scrabbler}}, I'm sorry you were hurt but glad you weren't seriously hurt

7:31 am

sprite

omg Jac, she'll go bananas

7:31 am

pinkhatlil

lol scrabbs

7:32 am

pinkhatlil

*dives back into grid*

7:32 am

LoriP

G'd morning sprite, Mom, and all i missed whilst wrestling with this mega grid

7:32 am

Mom

that is what I thought you me*** you had finished

7:32 am

lynxxx

oh Scrabbler - so glad you didn't come off worse than that !

7:32 am

Jacula

*Hands Scrabbler arnica for bruises*

7:32 am

Scrabbler

I am so sore all over today. I have to remind myself that I am 47 and not a young stuntwoman.

7:32 am

caitlyn

Afternoon all..I have been working on this grid since 7 am ..over 6 hours..and have got FIREWORKS !!

7:32 am

Mom

it is a shame you can't stay home and rest up

7:32 am

LoriP

***Hands Scrabbler a vodka, to ease the stiffness***

7:32 am

sprite

hi Lori

7:33 am

LoriP

Congrats caitlyn!!!!! Well done!

7:33 am

Mom

Caitlyn Congratulations and a dozen roses

7:33 am

sprite

grin Lori, you sa4 a word!

7:33 am

Jacula

Mom just sa4 a word and so did Lori. LOL.

7:33 am

Scrabbler

Caitlyn, WOW!!! Great perseverance!!! A true addict you are and I am so proud!

7:33 am

LoriP

Double woot, even!

7:33 am

sprite

wooooooooot caitlyn!

7:33 am

Jacula

Well done, Caitlyn!

7:33 am

pinkhatlil

a job very well done caitlyn!!!!

7:33 am

LoriP

***goes to penalty box, but takes vodka with her***

7:33 am

sprite

I think today's deserves a bonus fireworks

7:34 am

Scrabbler

Hey, with 535 words almost anything we say might be in the grid.

7:34 am

Jacula

Yup... Scrabbler.

7:34 am

lynxxx

Congrats Caitlyn !!!

7:34 am

Anniebrook

Well deserved congratulations to caitlyn!

7:34 am

Mom

oh geez ...maybe I ne** that word, will go look and see

7:34 am

caitlyn

TY all,,,i have a head ache now !!!LOL

7:34 am

Scrabbler

***follows Lori to penalty box to monitor for signs of alcohol intoxication**

7:34 am

pabtrek

congrats Caitlyn

7:35 am

Mom

found it and ne**ed it :)

7:35 am

Anniebrook

*puts another bottle of vodka and tequila on the table* ----feel free to help yoursef

7:35 am

Anniebrook

*yourself

7:35 am

LoriP

LOL Annie

7:37 am

LoriP

Againts my better judgement, I am tackling the re's. ***Fortifies stamina with a triple*** I will not surface until they're done, or people post re clues freely, whichever comes first....

7:38 am

Mom

go get 'em Lori

7:38 am

Anniebrook

How many re's are there? Lori is scaring me

7:38 am

Anniebrook

Lori, go get em!

7:38 am

LoriP

Only 38.......

7:38 am

Anniebrook

Only???? LOL

7:39 am

Scrabbler

Go go Lori! You can do it!! (That reminds me of a bumper sticker I saw yesterday. Instead of the Nike motto, JUST DO IT, this one was "DON'T DO IT"

7:39 am

pinkhatlil

i think the clues page is struggling with the amount of words in grid

7:39 am

greenbayladi

where does everyone get their icon from?

7:39 am

sprite

don't forget the re-words that do not relate to again ;)

7:39 am

pinkhatlil

google images mainly

7:39 am

Jacula

Now greenbay's sa4 a word. LOL

7:40 am

Jacula

My ic4 is me on my last holiday.

7:40 am

sprite

yay Jac, nice lady you are!

7:41 am

Scrabbler

I get mine from Google images, but I have kept mine since Feb because when I changed it Aloyisius got mad.

7:41 am

Anniebrook

Jacula, you look lovely

7:41 am

Frances

Hi all......again.

Jac is that picture Cuba

7:41 am

Jacula

Thanks. *blushes*

7:41 am

caitlyn

Where were you on holiday Jacula?

7:41 am

sprite

hehehe, now Scrabbler sa4 a word too

7:41 am

Frances

Looks like the Malecon

7:42 am

Jacula

Frances - No. It's Westward Ho! in North Devon.

7:42 am

herinfernallady

hi i seem to have fallen over and gone crazy

7:42 am

Mom

Hi Frances

7:42 am

Scrabbler

This will go on all day, I can tell, because the grid has so many words.

7:42 am

Anniebrook

the entire language is in the grid, it seems

7:42 am

Scrabbler

Jacula--you are a smashing lady!

7:42 am

EspritdJean

Fireworks!

7:42 am

Mom

Hi Herin

7:42 am

sprite

woooooot EJ

7:42 am

Jacula

Well done, Jean!

7:43 am

Scrabbler

((LAdy))--you always make me laugh!

7:43 am

herinfernallady

Yah Esprit

7:43 am

pinkhatlil

Well Done EJ congrats!!!!!!!

7:43 am

Anniebrook

Well deserved congratulations, Jean!!!!!!!!

7:43 am

greenbayladi

CONGRATS jean

7:43 am

Mom

Congratulations and Roses, Espirit

7:43 am

Scrabbler

EJ, Superstar Babbler! Yippeee!!

7:43 am

EspritdJean

OK, I was lying, that was blatant attention-seeking behavior

7:43 am

herinfernallady

i am left with 166 and have to bed it soon and then work or maybe have the day off not sure yet

7:44 am

sprite

lol

7:44 am

Scrabbler

EJ, LOL!!!!!!!!!!!! Such a comedian all the time!!

7:44 am

caitlyn

Oh jean!!! LOL

7:44 am

herinfernallady

Woot for making me laugh Esprit

7:44 am

KatieMcG

Oh God I've only got 218 and I really can't take much more of this, and there is only so far that you can stretch one lunch hour (now nearly two!!)

7:44 am

Jacula

Herin - you have one more than me. (Word, that is.)

7:44 am

Mom

lol Esprit

7:44 am

Jacula

Naughty Jean!

7:44 am

Mom

:) Katie

7:45 am

Scrabbler

Bunny Callie is licking my foot and it tickles.

7:45 am

herinfernallady

Still no list either just um more words

7:45 am

herinfernallady

I may be getting a fur baby

7:45 am

Frances

I have to go get ready to pick up granddaughter from school. Hope to be back later. Byeeee

7:45 am

Scrabbler

Bye Frances

7:45 am

caitlyn

Bye Frances

7:45 am

Jacula

Bye, Frances. Take your brolly!

7:45 am

Scrabbler

And what type of a fur ball, Lady?

7:45 am

pinkhatlil

bye frances

7:45 am

Anniebrook

bye frances

7:46 am

Mom

bye bye Frances, hurry back

7:46 am

herinfernallady

Kitty

7:47 am

pinkhatlil

a cat herin, thats nice

7:47 am

herinfernallady

My friend may have to rehouse a kitty (white russian) that someone dumped on her. The kitty was found on the roadside

7:48 am

Scrabbler

Lucky kitty.

7:48 am

Anniebrook

herin, you will be a good mom to that kitty. lucky kitty

7:49 am

pinkhatlil

gourmet cooking, that cat will be the best fed cat in town, i'll swap lol

7:49 am

herinfernallady

She is very pretty. She is currently being minded by someone as her owner has left her there, my g/f has decided that if the owner doesnt come back and she cant get her home soon then the cats just going ot have to 'have run away'.

7:49 am

herinfernallady

This is after we move in 2 months we willl see what happens

7:50 am

caitlyn

I really must go and get some housework done..hubby is very patient but i think he is fed up with seeing just the back of my head!!Back later to clue..good lick everyone .bye for now

7:51 am

herinfernallady

Ok ill reclarify that. When my boy and i get our own place the a big maybe we get the fur kitty

7:51 am

caitlyn

luck!!!

7:51 am

Mom

bye bye Caitlyn

7:51 am

herinfernallady

Caitlyn take a pic of you face and stick on the back of your head?

7:51 am

kc8501

wow. 535. just wow.

7:51 am

pinkhatlil

bye caitlyn

7:52 am

caitlyn

LOL herin

7:52 am

Mom

Hi KC, a shocker isn't it?

7:52 am

Scrabbler

OK, I hit 100 (found) and I must get ready for work. Good luck with the grid. Enjoy the day!

7:52 am

herinfernallady

by Caityln

7:52 am

herinfernallady

bye Scrabler

7:52 am

Scrabbler

Yes, kc, the shock is just dissipating now.

7:52 am

Mom

just hit 100 myself. Have a good day Scrabbler

7:52 am

Anniebrook

bye scrabbler! feel better soon

7:53 am

Anniebrook

found 150 here...

7:53 am

pinkhatlil

oh, im not so sure scrabbs....im still in disbelief!!!

7:53 am

herinfernallady

371 here still no list just morewords

7:53 am

Jacula

'Bye, Scrabbs.

7:53 am

kc8501

I've been gone for a few days... and now this -- and I won't have much time for it!!!!

7:53 am

Mom

way to go Annie and Herin

7:54 am

Anniebrook

wtg, herin

7:54 am

Anniebrook

breakfast calls, bbl

7:54 am

Mom

oh KC, the past few days have been small ones.

7:54 am

Mom

bye Annie

7:55 am

herinfernallady

thanks now im going back over here. <----

7:55 am

kc8501

HA! figures. And now this monster. Is this the biggest one ever?

7:55 am

LoriP

38 re words. Every last stinkin' one of 'em. I'll be half cut by the time this grid is done....

7:55 am

Mom

ok Lori start cluing ... lol

7:56 am

Mom

I have 8 so far

7:56 am

Mom

I think it is, KC, at least since I have been doing them

7:57 am

LoriP

***Lori has no words to fully describe how clueless she is this morn*** :)

7:57 am

Jacula

I have 27 re's so far. Lunch calls and then I must do some baking. BBL.

7:57 am

Mom

bye bye Jacula

7:57 am

sprite

as far as I remember not the biggest ever, but close. and far out the biggest in years

7:58 am

sprite

bye Jac *hug*

7:58 am

Flask1

Hi everyone......te8/50 clue please???

7:58 am

LoriP

Later Jacula

7:58 am

Flask1

Sprite are you finished???

7:58 am

sprite

hi Flask

7:58 am

Mom

Hi Flask

7:58 am

LoriP

te 8, add nord** skiing to the te 6

7:58 am

sprite

no Flask, just started about an hour ago, lol

7:59 am

LoriP

G'd morning Flask

7:59 am

greenbayladi

hi Flask

7:59 am

Flask1

Hi LoriP......any clues for t38/50 please?

7:59 am

pinkhatlil

howdy flask

8:00 am

Flask1

sorry....te8/50

8:00 am

LoriP

I clued it Flask. Do you have the 6 before it?

8:01 am

Flask1

no LoriP...I don't!

8:01 am

sprite

could I ask for a clue for people who do not use the list?

8:01 am

LoriP

okay, te + ****ing spaces is a home reno show

8:02 am

Mom

thanks Lori, I didn't have that.

8:02 am

Mom

sure Sprite, I can try to help

8:02 am

LoriP

5 variants of that, in total

8:02 am

Flask1

whats a reno show???

8:02 am

LoriP

The te, I mean

8:03 am

sprite

that is one, but I don't know what a reno show is, lol

8:03 am

EspritdJean

renovation

8:03 am

LoriP

te + ***p door

8:03 am

LoriP

build on that. G'd morning Lurking Esprit. :-)

8:03 am

herinfernallady

2 words Dixie Pie

8:03 am

sprite

wow, thanks Lori!

8:04 am

LoriP

1 word. Vodka

8:04 am

pinkhatlil

lori

8:04 am

LoriP

You will have 5 variants in total from that te

8:04 am

pinkhatlil

*lol lori

8:04 am

herinfernallady

mmmm Whiskey?

8:04 am

sprite

got all 5, thanks again

8:04 am

LoriP

Does that help Flask?

8:04 am

Mom

got all 5, thanks Lori

8:05 am

LoriP

np. Glad to help.

8:05 am

herinfernallady

Lori is the last varient in that set of te 5 words a Te 4?

8:06 am

Mom

well, I had better get up and walk around, the old behind is getting numb. Be back later. Thanks for the clues, Lori.

8:06 am

Flask1

Thankyou LoriP...great help!

8:06 am

sprite

I have 5-6-8-7-6 there

8:06 am

herinfernallady

ok

8:06 am

sprite

bye Mom

8:06 am

herinfernallady

Oh so do i i cant count

8:06 am

Flask1

thats right Sprite!

8:06 am

Mom

bye bye Sprite

8:07 am

LoriP

No herin.

8:07 am

LoriP

Later Mom. Enjoy

8:07 am

bichon

is this the biggest grid ever?

8:07 am

herinfernallady

Yes

8:07 am

Mom

bye Lori

8:08 am

LoriP

I am back to the grid now....

8:08 am

sprite

I seem to remember a bigger one, but that is really long ago.

8:08 am

pinkhatlil

bye sprite, mom,..hi bichon

8:08 am

carleekat

ok... back...gee...the total didn't go down when I was gone..still 370 words to go

8:08 am

sprite

and I might be mistaken

8:08 am

Mom

bye Pinkhat.

8:08 am

herinfernallady

No the last massive one was about 450

8:08 am

pinkhatlil

wb carlee

8:09 am

Mom

Now I am really going .... just hit a run of 12 words. :)

8:09 am

herinfernallady

hi Carlee

8:09 am

herinfernallady

hi Carlee

8:09 am

pinkhatlil

im still playing mom, i thought you were leaving us drunks behind

8:09 am

dan2bit

oh... my....

8:10 am

Mom

I was going but every time I go to get up, I see a new string of words.

8:10 am

Mom

Hi Dan

8:10 am

herinfernallady

Oh dear Dan is speachless

8:10 am

Mom

now I am going

8:10 am

sprite

Dan, take a deep breathe...

8:10 am

carleekat

morning dadn...count to 10....

8:10 am

GraceM

good grief!!!

8:10 am

dan2bit

today is a busy day anyway - start of a conference in Boston

8:10 am

carleekat

dan

8:10 am

pinkhatlil

right im gonna cover up log for a bit...i need to concentrate ttfn

8:10 am

carleekat

later pink

8:11 am

herinfernallady

ok im over there now <------ ^-^

8:11 am

sprite

compound very cold guys... always a problem with compounds, I have

8:11 am

sprite

bfn pink

8:13 am

herinfernallady

how many Da words please

8:14 am

oldhousejunky

5 DA words

8:14 am

herinfernallady

Thanks

8:17 am

sugar

es

8:19 am

LoriP

Anyone have the ra 7/32?

8:20 am

LoriP

If so, is it a normal word?

8:21 am

BabbleRabble

ra 7 -- add, the help of a nabob was intru*****l in passage of the bill

8:21 am

carleekat

am not to r words yet..on f's...

8:22 am

LoriP

Wow! Thank ye muchly bable. Never would have gotten it.

8:22 am

EspritdJean

I haven't heard the word "nabob" since Spiro Agnew lol

8:23 am

carleekat

and I still don't get it...

8:23 am

LoriP

* Babble

8:23 am

BabbleRabble

nattering nabobs of negativity

8:23 am

LoriP

this grid is threatening my *****l health..... :)

8:24 am

carleekat

thanks lori

8:24 am

LoriP

Don't thank me, LOL, thank Babble. I NEVER would have gotten it.

8:24 am

EspritdJean

yep

8:25 am

EspritdJean

and "effete snobs" his other memorable one

8:26 am

LoriP

Back in a bit. Need a break.

8:26 am

sprite

could someone please dummy that last clue down for me, I just don't seem to get it :(

8:26 am

Anniebrook

hurry back, lori

8:27 am

ch1212

ra + the opp sex of us + Brittish thanks

8:27 am

carleekat

ok...ra+ many grown boys+ **ke me out to the ball game

8:28 am

EvaNadine

mornin babblers!!

8:28 am

sprite

ah, thanks!

8:28 am

Dorens

good morning.... it's not often i begin with 118 words in ten minutes. then again, it's not often that 118 words leave 417 to find. what is this monster?????

8:28 am

sprite

hey EvaN :)

8:28 am

BabbleRabble

sprite, *****l illness is often caused by a chemical imbalance

8:28 am

carleekat

morning eva

8:29 am

sprite

*smiles at appropriate clue from BabbleRabble*

8:29 am

carleekat

its hell dorens...we have entered hell

8:30 am

EvaNadine

*notices todays word count and faints*

8:30 am

sprite

actually I am having fun, no hell in sight here

8:30 am

Dorens

yes. and why???? One more day that I don't accomplish the things I really need to do! but will feel immense satisfaction at some point, i'm sure

8:35 am

sprite

I don't think I have ever found over 300 words without looking hard and with so little clues. I like this grid :)

8:36 am

Dorens

I do see your point sprite... little effort and no clues yet and doing fairly well!

8:37 am

NonoNanette

Morning again Babblers. I'm back to try and finish this huge grid

8:38 am

Dorens

go, nono

8:38 am

sprite

hi Nanette

8:38 am

carleekat

i'm just hoping to get 1/2 way today

8:39 am

Anniebrook

over 200 words, so far, without list or clues, this is a fun grid, so far

8:39 am

sprite

yay Annie :)

8:40 am

Dorens

yes, annie, but I think so far is the operative term here! at some point, it may(just may)become frustrating

8:40 am

Anniebrook

when the grid is this huge I dont use the list because the only way is to print it out and I would have a book on my desk

8:41 am

NonoNanette

is this the largest grid ever?

8:41 am

Anniebrook

the largest one I have seen, nono

8:41 am

Dorens

i only go to the grid after i'm half done.. and i can't imagine ever getting there at this point. (nono, it's the largest I can remember.... remember 444 as the largest to this point that I've done)

8:42 am

lizmac

Hi all, my icon gives a clue for some MEs. I'm off for a rest just now!!

8:42 am

sprite

thnx Liz

8:42 am

lizmac

If you refresh, that is...oops.

8:43 am

Anniebrook

dorens, hi, do you mean list? I am easily confused

8:43 am

Atalante

back from looooong lovely dog walk

8:43 am

sprite

wb Ata

8:43 am

Atalante

yup

8:43 am

Atalante

yup

8:43 am

Dorens

hi ata

8:44 am

NonoNanette

hi Ata

8:44 am

greenbayladi

Hi Ata

8:44 am

Anniebrook

hi atalante

8:52 am

lynxxx

With assistance from Lickety Add Bulk at the end, I have finished! Yay! Can I help before I sign off?

8:52 am

sprite

woooooooot lynxxx! Yay to you, wtg!

8:52 am

Dorens

wow lynxx I am So impressed!!!!

8:52 am

Anniebrook

Well deserved congratulations, lynxxx!!!!!!!!

8:52 am

greenbayladi

wtg LYnxxx

8:53 am

carleekat

<pompom TWIRLY TOSS WAVEY WHIRL> for lynxxx WOOHOO...and bravo

8:53 am

NonoNanette

congrats Linxxx

8:54 am

NonoNanette

I have two tr9's and a pr9/78 what ones am i missing?

8:54 am

godthaab

VERY EXCELLENT Lynxx!

8:55 am

lynxxx

Thanks everyone...no clues then?...OK bye all - have fun!

8:56 am

Atalante

sp9

8:56 am

imdone

theres another pr9

8:56 am

lynxxx

Nono - pr9.50 sp9.72 tr9.66

8:57 am

NonoNanette

thanks linxxx

8:57 am

mrpresident

well, dinner went for a lot longer than expected! completely wined out!! don't think I will be starting this grid LOL!
You all have a wonderful day/night and see ya in the morn!!
BYE!!

8:58 am

carleekat

hi...bye mr_pres

8:58 am

NonoNanette

hi and bye MrP!

8:58 am

NonoNanette

enjoy your evening

8:58 am

Dorens

you too mrP

8:58 am

sprite

mrP! *hugs* and *cuddles*

8:58 am

Anniebrook

sweet dreams, mrp

8:59 am

mrpresident

**smoochies & cuddles all round**
thanks!

9:03 am

carleekat

ok..i just got the funniest joke..anyone want a break for aminute?

9:03 am

sprite

always in for a joke

9:04 am

carleekat

its a bit long..but cute..made me laugh

9:04 am

carleekat

Last year I replaced all the windows in my house with those expensive
double-pane energy-efficient kind.

Yesterday, I got a call from the contractor who installed them. He was
complaining that the windows had been installed a whole year ago and I
hadn't paid for them yet.

Hellloooo? Now just because I'm blonde doesn't mean that I am
automatically stupid. So I told him just exactly what his fast-
talking sales guy had told ME last year... namely, that in just ONE
YEAR these windows would pay for themselves!
"Helllooooo"? (I told him). "It's been a year"

There was only silence at the other end of the line, so I finally just
hung up....

He hasn't called back, probably too embarrassed about forgetting the
guarantee they made me.

Bet he won't underestimate a blonde anymore.

Now That's Efficient!

9:04 am

NonoNanette

bring it on carlee

9:04 am

carleekat

( if there are grid words....NOT MY FAULT)

9:04 am

sprite

LOL carleek

9:04 am

NonoNanette

LOL

9:05 am

Anniebrook

funny, carlee

9:05 am

carleekat

I thought so too

9:06 am

carleekat

OH MY GOD...i JUSt saw the list of re's....and I haven't found 1 of them

9:06 am

carleekat

* WHIMPER* *CRY* *MOAN IN AGONY*

9:07 am

Anniebrook

carlee, there is vodka left.....

9:07 am

herinfernallady

R words done so are S words so an that note good night people

9:08 am

Takuma Sato

oof! This is the biggest grid I have ever seen

9:08 am

carleekat

I might consider it at 10 am

9:08 am

Anniebrook

sweet dreams, herin

9:08 am

sprite

night lady

9:08 am

carleekat

hi taku

9:08 am

sprite

hi Takuma

9:08 am

Anniebrook

lol, carlee

9:08 am

herinfernallady

night i have 112 left to find

9:08 am

NonoNanette

think i have a couple of re's but didnt want to face reality of how many just yet:)

9:08 am

Anniebrook

hi sato

9:09 am

Takuma Sato

Hi guys. yikes - I've been playing here for years, and I've *never* seen a grid like this

9:09 am

carleekat

u might like to remain that way until u done everything else nono

9:09 am

herinfernallady

Remember that some where in the word its after midday so perfectly acceptable to drink in hte am

9:09 am

carleekat

oh... I have greyed out the bottom n...woohoo..first greys out letter

9:10 am

Takuma Sato

lol - there are 172 words in the 2nd column alone

9:10 am

carleekat

only taku would take the time to figure that out... a bit of procrasintation taku?

9:11 am

carleekat

procrastination *

9:11 am

Takuma Sato

lol ck - nah, just practicing my addition

9:11 am

sprite

my first greyed-out letter was the K *cheers self*

9:12 am

Atalante

havent got ANY of the k's yet!

9:12 am

Atalante

you are now the K Queen!

9:12 am

sprite

lol, the Kueen :)

9:12 am

Angelsong

hi, all. this grid is a monster, but I love large ones, so it's a treat!

9:12 am

sprite

hi Angel

9:12 am

Takuma Sato

me too, angel

9:13 am

Takuma Sato

unfortunately, I have an important kickball game to get ready for, shortly

9:13 am

carleekat

taking out purple crayon and covering up the re's

9:13 am

LoriP

Back, for a bit. I foolishly answered the phone, and got called in to work. 190 words elft.

9:14 am

Anniebrook

must be off for a while, see you all later

9:14 am

Anniebrook

lol, carlee

9:14 am

Takuma Sato

ciao annie

9:14 am

sprite

bfn Annie

9:14 am

LoriP

Later Annie

9:15 am

carleekat

byebye annie

9:15 am

Anniebrook

300 left, arrrggghhhhhhh! later

9:16 am

Takuma Sato

I've got two cans of red bull and a pint of leftover curry -- I feel prepared to tackle this one

9:18 am

carleekat

yummmm..curry

9:18 am

sprite

left over curry is the best

9:18 am

carleekat

i have ley lime pine, rice pudding, butter tarts, creamsicles and banana popsicles...

9:18 am

Takuma Sato

it definitely seems to improve with age

9:18 am

carleekat

pie* rather

9:18 am

Judi

Holy freeegin crap! Fee Fi Fo Fum! This grid is gigantic!

9:18 am

Takuma Sato

Is it a little hot up there, ck?

9:19 am

Flask1

has anyone completed the S's yet....??...lol

9:19 am

sprite

almost, Flask

9:19 am

carleekat

just started the s's

9:19 am

sprite

but not tough, Judi, relax :)

9:19 am

Flask1

really??...well done girl!

9:19 am

Takuma Sato

same here (just started them)

9:19 am

carleekat

oh...about a high of 95F with humidity making us think is 105 F ....

9:20 am

carleekat

and I don't have a/c

9:20 am

Takuma Sato

that explains all the *sicles ;)

9:20 am

carleekat

( and the kids in the house )

9:20 am

Takuma Sato

It's about 92F in my kitchen, so I'm out on the hammock

9:21 am

carleekat

basement here..with fan blowing

9:21 am

bichon

it's cold in San Francisco

9:21 am

Takuma Sato

yikes - there are more 'S' words off this one tile than there were in the entire grid yesterday

9:22 am

Takuma Sato

what's the temp like, bichon?

9:22 am

Takuma Sato

I remember when I lived by Sac, it'd be 100+ there, but we'd need jackets if we were heading to the bay area

9:23 am

bichon

it's 54 at 7:23

9:23 am

bichon

high of 75. Glad I'm here on vacation

9:23 am

sprite

woooot, found a compound 9 all by myself :)

9:24 am

Takuma Sato

I imagine it's still foggy, eh?

9:24 am

Takuma Sato

wow, sprite -- you're on a roll: first you gray the 'K' then you get a 9?

9:24 am

Stevie-O

holy crap there are a lot of words today

9:24 am

Stevie-O

i'm guessing over 300?

9:24 am

EvaNadine

*yawn* cant believe i have 212 words already, and im not even halfway done!

9:24 am

Atalante

535

9:24 am

Takuma Sato

535, Stevie

9:25 am

Stevie-O

good grief

9:25 am

Takuma Sato

Sprite, what's the starting letter for the 9?

9:25 am

aÅ«

ineresting

9:25 am

sprite

your guess was correct

9:25 am

sprite

not bad hey, Takuma :) And lots of words in between!

9:26 am

sprite

the compound 9 I just found starts T

9:26 am

Takuma Sato

thanks!

9:27 am

EvaNadine

the only tile i have no words for would be the lonely single E on the right -- any hints?

9:28 am

smaller

535???!!!!! My vocab isn't that extensive to hold that many d#@* words. oy

9:28 am

sprite

so there are 2 Tr9 words, both compounds.

9:28 am

BabbleRabble

this grid is like the ad that sought students to learn Chinese in 10,000 easy lessons.

9:28 am

Takuma Sato

lol smaller

9:28 am

Takuma Sato

They Say the average person only uses about 300 different words a day

9:29 am

Takuma Sato

so this is going to be a challenge for those of us who are average...

9:29 am

smaller

300? oh i'm going to cry. maybe i should buy some adult diapers b/c clearly there will be no time to break for bathroom time

9:30 am

Atalante

noone is average

9:30 am

greenbayladi

anyone have a clue for um 5,18

9:30 am

sprite

EvaN... I should have, because I have all Es, but I have trouble figuring out which one comes from that E, lol

9:30 am

sprite

I think it is the Ea5, having things to listen with

9:30 am

Takuma Sato

eva: it is the adjective form of a body part

9:30 am

EvaNadine

i bet, sprite!
there are tons of Es today!

9:30 am

imdone

right E is having the things on the side of your head

9:30 am

aÅ«

good for thoose who knowe this language

9:30 am

greenbayladi

ty sprite

9:31 am

Takuma Sato

well-read books are dog-ea5

9:31 am

imdone

um5 is what the ref (referee) did at the game

9:31 am

EvaNadine

ahh,t hanks -- fish me for that one!

9:31 am

sprite

remind me not to lend Takuma any books :)

9:31 am

smaller

au, think of it as a delightfully tortuous way to learn the language

9:32 am

smaller

lol sprite!

9:32 am

sprite

no fishing allowed today, EvaN... this is one grid where you don't see words for looking :)

9:32 am

Takuma Sato

lol

9:32 am

greenbayladi

how about um4,7

9:32 am

EvaNadine

well, at least i have a minimum of one word per tile, now!
hehe

9:33 am

Atalante

short for another word for referees

9:33 am

imdone

many refs

9:33 am

EvaNadine

green -- UM4 = refs in baseball

9:33 am

Takuma Sato

before one can be said to have um6, it must be the case that one um4

9:33 am

carleekat

wow..... 4 tiles greys..more then 1/2 way now...

9:33 am

greenbayladi

ty

9:33 am

EvaNadine

i have 3 gray tiles, but one of them started out gray already...heh

9:34 am

Takuma Sato

same here, eva

9:34 am

Takuma Sato

heh, eva -- I am still tempted to call you 'Evan'

9:34 am

LoriP

Completion of this grid makes one far from me 8/55

9:35 am

sprite

the more words I find, the slower this thing becomes... I have to wait a few seconds for each word to register :(

9:35 am

hurshy

hi

9:35 am

aÅ«

still with 40 words

9:35 am

hurshy

is this the largest ever?

9:35 am

Takuma Sato

nice, Lori -- that gives me something new to work on

9:35 am

GraceM

ok, down to 154 left but only 20 of those are 4 letter words!

9:35 am

carleekat

we think it is hurshy

9:35 am

Takuma Sato

biggest I've ever seen, hursh

9:35 am

carleekat

ok...closing chat..and truly diving in...

9:35 am

hurshy

good thing i'm sick then

9:35 am

Atalante

yup hurshy

9:36 am

sprite

hursh, I seem to remember one that was close to or a little over 600, but I could be mistaken

9:36 am

LoriP

I have 125 left to go, and want to be under 100 before I leave for work.

9:36 am

greenbayladi

someone is testing us to see of we can finish lol

9:36 am

smaller

lori p -- thanks for the clue!

9:36 am

Takuma Sato

and I was playing back when we played via letters, like correspondence chess

9:36 am

jesdraggon

morning all. sprite, someone right after flip said the same thing. herinfernallady, i think it was.

9:36 am

redshoes

Takuma!

9:36 am

hurshy

a very fortuitous fever i have

9:37 am

Takuma Sato

hey red!

9:37 am

Takuma Sato

this is a great grid for a fever, hursh ;)

9:37 am

sprite

hi jesdraggon

9:38 am

Takuma Sato

all these words, and no 'ramen'

9:39 am

sprite

takuma, add first 2 letters of your name to that and stop complaining ;)

9:40 am

jesdraggon

thanks sprite!

9:40 am

Takuma Sato

wow. thanks -- sorry for almost giving one away

9:40 am

sprite

or drop the first letter and ditto ;)

9:40 am

GraceM

could someone clue the sp9 pls?

9:41 am

jakes-mum

Afternoon all

9:41 am

Takuma Sato

howdy j-m

9:41 am

sprite

sp9: evolved so as to lead to a new kind/breed or developed in a way most suited to the environment

9:41 am

Tecnogrrl

WTF? 535 Words?

9:41 am

sprite

hi jakes-mum

9:42 am

aÅ«

tell me a long word in it. I don't have :( as I am baaad in language

9:42 am

GraceM

got it thx sprite

9:42 am

sprite

some were clued just yet, au

9:42 am

redshoes

wow... hadn't scrolled to see how many words yet. yikes.

9:42 am

sprite

woot Grace

9:43 am

jesdraggon

ok. i'm off to work. luck in the grid all.

9:43 am

Takuma Sato

ciao jes

9:43 am

sprite

bye jesdraggon

9:43 am

NonoNanette

jakes-mum how did the scan go

9:44 am

aÅ«

i don't see

9:44 am

Takuma Sato

is that sp9 a compound?

9:44 am

sprite

no Takuma, a verb past tense

9:45 am

stidmama

{{{{{{SPRITE}}}}}}

9:45 am

stidmama

good morning all!

9:45 am

Atalante

STID! love your pic!

9:45 am

sprite

hey stid! *hugssss*

9:45 am

greenbayladi

cool icon stid

9:45 am

Takuma Sato

thanks - hopefully I overcome this word-blindness soon ;)

9:45 am

aÅ«

aūūūū ąčęėįšųūžžžž

9:45 am

sprite

yayyyy for the ic4 stid :)

9:46 am

stidmama

Thanks Atalante, a dear friend made it for me ;-)
S

9:46 am

riemann

G'morning Stid!

9:46 am

stidmama

I am going to be home ALL DAY today Sprite and am determined to do some painting... LOL

9:46 am

Atalante

really? how clever of them! :)

9:46 am

sprite

that sp9 is not a common word, Takuma, don't feel bad. It starts like a pair of glasses :)
The 8 ends in had for dinner.

9:46 am

NonoNanette

g'morning stid

9:46 am

Takuma Sato

wow -- temp just dropped by about 5 degF and it started raining, with the sun still out to the east

9:46 am

stidmama

RIEMANN!!!!!!!! how are YOU? how did the interview go? Are you employed again? By whom? (inquiring minds want to know)

9:46 am

sprite

you will, Stid, you will... I just know it ;)

9:47 am

NonoNanette

your icon is fantastic. Ata did a very nice job on it

9:47 am

Atalante

it starts like The Origin of Sp*****

9:47 am

Takuma Sato

thanks again, sprite (and ata). I'll get it soon

9:47 am

Tecnogrrl

hi Stid!

9:47 am

riemann

I really liked the school. I'm waiting for the phone call to know whether the feeling's mutual.

9:47 am

stidmama

Ooh. got the 9 -- it means, Takuma, to make distinctions between species...

9:47 am

sprite

owwwwww stid, you almost give it away!

9:48 am

stidmama

Yes, and if you go to her deviantart pages you can find both prototypes and all the other cards she made that are similar.

9:48 am

Takuma Sato

got it -- hrm, should have known that one, and I used to use it all the time in my work

9:48 am

stidmama

oh oh, sorry sprite *readjusts thinking cap*

9:48 am

stidmama

well, I hope you get it -- will you turn down the other offer if this one doesn't decide in time?

9:49 am

hurshy

someone explain to me how me5/14, already a latin plural, then GETS another latin plural!!!

9:49 am

sprite

*grins at stid*
my Atalanta card is just as pretty... it has a place of honour among my birthdaycards :)

9:49 am

Takuma Sato

lol hursh

9:49 am

Uneaixoise

my thoughts exactly, hursh!!

9:49 am

stidmama

because dear hurshy, enable is DIS and plurals stymie lots of people

9:50 am

Takuma Sato

Enable is inscrutable

9:50 am

riemann

The school in IN knows they need to make a decision today and call me so I can answer the school in NC. We even talked about WHEN I would call NC.

9:50 am

stidmama

birthday? Did I miss something? (are you OLD yet?)

9:50 am

sprite

because the first plural can also be a singular with another meaning

9:50 am

sprite

I have been old for years, stid, lol. Turned 41 yesterday.

9:50 am

stidmama

Very good. will keep fingers crossed. And, since the car is at the shop, unless I am off to pick it up this evening, I will be here ALL DAY waiting to get a phone call to know where to send the next batch of jam!

9:51 am

jakes-mum

clue for the PR7/52 plz?

9:51 am

stidmama

Well happy birthday, little sister! (I am, you know, more than a month older than you). :-)

9:51 am

riemann

I promise to call you tonight with news, Stid.

9:51 am

sprite

:) a Lion to my Lobster ;)

9:52 am

hurshy

my head feels so funny

9:52 am

Atalante

its the size of the grid

9:52 am

sprite

take care hursh, if you are not well, bed might be a good place for you...

9:52 am

stidmama

why husrhy? are you ill?

9:52 am

hurshy

yes i have a sore throat and fever

9:52 am

stidmama

there is a huge lag in the chat and word entry...

9:52 am

Takuma Sato

I'm working on that one, j-m. don't have it just yet

9:53 am

sprite

I think hursh was running a fever

9:53 am

stidmama

oh oh hurshy *chicken soup and tea on the way*

9:53 am

jakes-mum

is ok I found it

9:53 am

hurshy

the fever is not too high but it made me have the oddest dreams.

9:53 am

sprite

I think it is because of the size, stid, same here

9:53 am

stidmama

want to share Jakes-mum? I have 479 words yet to find...

9:54 am

jakes-mum

its before the big stone stid

9:54 am

Takuma Sato

yeah -- I have two other pr7s, but not that one

9:54 am

Uneaixoise

same here, takuma

9:54 am

GraceM

takin ga break with 134 to go...

9:54 am

sprite

Takuma: it is before a stone

9:55 am

Takuma Sato

now 3 others, still not that one

9:55 am

Takuma Sato

huh - weird one. thanks sprite

9:55 am

stidmama

wow grace -- you're doing well

9:55 am

CsCdeFounder

hi all

9:55 am

sprite

hi CsCde

9:55 am

stidmama

hm. thinking about stones...

9:55 am

hurshy

is it feed a cold, starve a fever, or the other way round?

9:56 am

LoriP

Okay, this is good for my self es 6/21. 99 words left to go, and I am off to work.

9:56 am

Uneaixoise

thanks, sprite!

9:56 am

Atalante

thats right, hurshy

9:56 am

stidmama

hi CsC

9:56 am

LoriP

Good luck everyone, see ya' later!

9:56 am

stidmama

thanks for that Lori!

9:56 am

BabbleRabble

cya, Lori

9:56 am

CsCdeFounder

hi sprite, stid

9:56 am

NonoNanette

bye bye lori

9:56 am

stidmama

it is, if you are hungry, eat; if you are tired, sleep; if you are cold, bundle up.

9:56 am

hurshy

good cause i'm not hungry anyway

9:57 am

stidmama

but no matter what, drink lots of clear fluids to help your body flush out the germs

9:58 am

redshoes

clear fluids like vodka?

9:58 am

sprite

that is it, stid, couldn't have put it any clearer :)

9:58 am

sprite

vodka is good for almost everything

9:58 am

stidmama

oooh. Found the shakespeare play the kids and I will see Thursday night... did you-all know we're going to Ashland Oregon Weds and staying to Friday with my grandfather?

9:58 am

Atalante

vodka is very important

9:58 am

stidmama

LOL red -- it has its uses!

9:58 am

Takuma Sato

lol red -- I don't know if that's the kind of flushing that helps here ;)

9:59 am

redshoes

hehehe... actually, I would prefer a silver tequila... =) too bad there aren't any clear whiskeys...

9:59 am

hurshy

well i hain't got vodka

9:59 am

Takuma Sato

there are, red -- it's called moonshine ;)

9:59 am

BabbleRabble

vodka is almost as good as cola drinks for cleaning battery terminals

9:59 am

redshoes

actually, I drink hot toddies with whiskey, tea, lemon & honey when I'm not feeling well in the winter. and sometimes when I am. ha.

10:00 am

hurshy

somebody's been watching mythbusters...

10:00 am

redshoes

sorry, Takuma. I meant clear whiskeys that WON

10:00 am

stidmama

good to know, BR!

10:00 am

Atalante

redshoes, my scottish phd supervisor swore by that for colds. and I must say, it always works for me

10:00 am

redshoes

oops... *won't take the lining out of my stomach

10:01 am

Takuma Sato

ah -- important distinction, red

10:01 am

redshoes

What play are you going to see Stid?

10:01 am

jakes-mum

ohhh I so want to put in rampart

10:01 am

stidmama

I drink hot lemonade with rum when I have coughs in the winter, does that count? :-)

10:01 am

stidmama

otherwise, I can't stand rum... (some pirate me, eh?)

10:01 am

Atalante

sounds almost as good!

10:02 am

stidmama

you can put it in, jakes, but itwon't stay!

10:02 am

redshoes

I keep wanting to put in emus. =)

10:02 am

sprite

jaegertea.... tea with rum when cold or having a cold... I don't like it, but it helps. And then into bed :)

10:02 am

licketySplitAUS

Hi everyone

10:02 am

licketySplitAUS

(Sprite)

10:02 am

Takuma Sato

whiskey and theraflu works well too, if you don't mind going to sleep almost immediately after finishing ;)

10:02 am

jakes-mum

nor will radient :-( why dr god why are you so mean to us to give us such a big grid with so many near words

10:02 am

Takuma Sato

howdy lickety

10:02 am

sprite

hey Lickety! *hugs* Good to see you!

10:02 am

stidmama

hi lickety! {{{{though I haven't gone there yet, I know the list is going to be essential today!

10:03 am

NonoNanette

Hi Lickety!

10:03 am

licketySplitAUS

Has anyone finished?

10:03 am

stidmama

blech. theraflu is the invention of beelzebub

10:03 am

licketySplitAUS

Hi Nono, stidmama, and all!

10:03 am

sprite

a couple, I believe, lickety

10:03 am

Judi

Hi, all. Just checking in here and there. Busy finding words!

10:03 am

redshoes

I do like the theraflu stuff. finally tried it this winter. tasted like cider. mmmmm

10:03 am

jakes-mum

fmitch finished this morning

10:03 am

NonoNanette

yes a couple finished earlier

10:03 am

licketySplitAUS

really? wow - impressive!

10:04 am

BabbleRabble

must be ten or so now that have finsihed

10:04 am

NonoNanette

just crossed the 300 threshold myself

10:04 am

licketySplitAUS

legendary even

10:04 am

carleekat

coming up for air..hi lickety

10:04 am

licketySplitAUS

Hi carelekat - go girl!

10:04 am

stidmama

hi carlee!

10:04 am

redshoes

ok, off to a meeting with the bossman. later kids.

10:04 am

jakes-mum

now can someone explain to me how in a grid on 535 words where I have found 330 I only have 200 left to find?

10:05 am

carleekat

now..am down to a "reasonale" grid size..200 to go...

10:05 am

hurshy

i'm up to 275, and i've got some work been emailed to me, so i'm taking a work break.

10:05 am

Erda

I don't think it's fair to give us a humongous grid like this one and include words like those in the EM category. Not bloody fair!

10:05 am

stidmama

*grin* lickety's name is in the grid!

10:05 am

stidmama

go carlee go!

10:05 am

licketySplitAUS

really stidmama?

10:05 am

carleekat

gump...diving

10:05 am

sprite

lol yes stid, so it is :)

10:05 am

licketySplitAUS

Which word?

10:06 am

sprite

your first name, lickety

10:06 am

licketySplitAUS

oh - that word!

10:06 am

licketySplitAUS

heehehhehe - got me there!

10:06 am

stidmama

rofl, yes that word! :-)

10:06 am

stidmama

now everyone is wondering what your name is... but I can't tell them!

10:07 am

licketySplitAUS

Man - what a night! It's 1am now

10:07 am

stidmama

why up so late?

10:07 am

Takuma Sato

Hmm. I'm missing an "n" from the lower tile -- are any of those really unusual?

10:07 am

Angelsong

hey, stid!, hi, lickety! thank goodness for the Babble Expert today!

10:07 am

licketySplitAUS

I'm making the most of my freedom

10:07 am

stidmama

hi angelsong!

10:08 am

sprite

don't think so, Takuma. The weirder Ns come from the top N :)

10:08 am

licketySplitAUS

Hey angel! - BTW - if things run slow at the end of your words - blame me - it's all my fault

10:08 am

Takuma Sato

thanks Spr

10:08 am

licketySplitAUS

and because v12 just aint right yet

10:08 am

stidmama

you sound just like my Tom! I know when the boys and I are gone he'll be up into the wee hours of the morning on his computer and watching TV...

10:08 am

Angelsong

wow! I just noticed I have less than 100 words left to find.

10:08 am

licketySplitAUS

I'm watching Ghost Rider with Nicholas Cage

10:09 am

stidmama

go angelsong go!

10:09 am

sprite

down to 87 here and yes, it is slow now, lickety, takes seconds to load each word. But it works and that is what counts. Is it a good movie?

10:09 am

Takuma Sato

is it any good, Lickety?

10:09 am

licketySplitAUS

Helps me not sleep ;-) It's corny - but just what I need

10:09 am

Takuma Sato

looked horrible in the promos

10:10 am

stidmama

sometimes corny is just what I want to see...

10:10 am

sprite

*grins at lickety*
Sounds like you could use a good hug and a drink ;)

10:10 am

Takuma Sato

Oy -- didn't even think about all the '-est' possibilities

10:10 am

licketySplitAUS

good special effects - that's enough to tingle my brain endings

10:10 am

BabbleRabble

6 no's

10:10 am

sprite

what does 'corny' me4 exactly? Very average?

10:10 am

licketySplitAUS

Sprite - got half covered

10:10 am

Takuma Sato

seemed like a strange role for Nick Cage

10:11 am

sprite

with Nanette that makes 8, BabbleRabble

10:11 am

stidmama

We got "The Last Starfighter" from netflix last week (just before the TV bit the dust) and the kids loved it. Not the best storyline, but the special effects esp for their time were excellent

10:11 am

Judi

Hey, I liked Ghost Rider. Kinda silly, but it is based on a comic book series, so you have to keep that in mind at all times.

10:11 am

licketySplitAUS

Hehhehe - love you all! I haven't finished the movie yet - but now I don't want to go back ;-)

10:11 am

Takuma Sato

that's a great movie for kids, stid

10:12 am

licketySplitAUS

stidmama - thanks for the tip - I'll get it for my kids

10:12 am

Takuma Sato

good point, Judi. I'm probably too critical about it -- Ghost Rider was the first comic I ever bought myself when I was a kid

10:12 am

lmj643

535 words! yeeha!

10:12 am

stidmama

We enjoyed it a lot, and talking about how it was made just after star wars got history and filmmaking into the discussion. It was like when we were homeschooling...

10:12 am

Judi

We've been innundated with comic book movies lately. Spiderman, Superman, Fantastic 4, etc. etc.

10:12 am

stidmama

hey lickety -- stidmatt is taking his first real computer course, a Cisco networking intro! the teacher (who usually teaches it to college-age people) says he's doing well!

10:13 am

stidmama

go lmj go!

10:13 am

licketySplitAUS

cool stidmama - sounds like you connected. Cisco is a great talent - really sort after - good on him

10:13 am

sprite

wow stid

10:13 am

NonoNanette

congrats lmg

10:14 am

stidmama

*proud mama look*
steem

10:14 am

stidmama

I did NOT do that! *blush*

10:14 am

licketySplitAUS

sprite - i'm going lickety chat - first time in ..... forever

10:14 am

sprite

grinnnn stid!

10:14 am

lmj643

i'm just getting started on the grid, excited there's so many words after the small ones we've had

10:15 am

stidmama

it didn't work anyway...

10:15 am

sprite

what do you me4, lickety? The chat does not work here?

10:15 am

jakes-mum

my god its just started to hammer it down and jakes somewhere in the street playing

10:15 am

Haz1558

Good morning/afternoon all.

10:15 am

jakes-mum

HAZ!!!

10:15 am

sprite

hi Haz

10:15 am

Takuma Sato

howdy haz

10:15 am

Judi

Hiya, Haz@

10:15 am

Haz1558

The very one! How did it go?

10:16 am

lmj643

'lo haz

10:16 am

stidmama

Haz! long time no see!

10:16 am

licketySplitAUS

jakes mum has a drenched kid

10:16 am

Haz1558

Hello to all!

10:16 am

stidmama

grab a bar of soap and run outside, at least Jake will be clean tonight!

10:16 am

NonoNanette

hi Haz

10:16 am

jakes-mum

My husband has just calmed me with the knowledge that he is in fact in a friends house

10:16 am

Haz1558

I have a drenched dog. MUCH worse smell.

10:17 am

stidmama

good for hubby. *puts away towel*

10:17 am

licketySplitAUS

jakes mum - gotta love technology

10:17 am

Haz1558

We can all rest easy, then. And Jake avoids an unwelcome wash.

10:17 am

licketySplitAUS

haz - blow dry your pooch

10:17 am

Atalante

I have a still drying dog

10:17 am

jakes-mum

Scan went very well, Chris insisted on buying 5 pictures of baby (not that he's a proud dad or anything) she looked very comfortable lying on her back with her feet up

10:17 am

stidmama

when I was a child in Puerto Rico sometimes it rained really hard and mother would send us out in the street to play... it was so much fun!

10:17 am

CsCdeFounder

i may update to pro a lot sooner than i had planned...this is very tough without the help of the letter/length tiles, lol

10:18 am

stidmama

CsC -- pro is good! :-) or you might just want to use lickety today...

10:18 am

licketySplitAUS

CsCdeFounder - do you run Windows? Would you like to try BabbleExpert?

10:18 am

sprite

lol CsCde... you could check at lickety's help page for those, if you like

10:18 am

Takuma Sato

heh -- DrGod's way of encouraging subscription ;)

10:18 am

Haz1558

Her hairs not really long enough to need blow-drying. It was either blindfold her, and not look at spaniel eyes, or take her for a walk in the rain.

10:18 am

Judi

Jeesh. I remember being sent to school wearing my brother's hand-me-down yellow rain slicker. The one with the huge hood and the metal buckles!

10:18 am

CsCdeFounder

what's BabbleExpert, lickety?

10:18 am

Atalante

sounds very very familiar, haz

10:19 am

jakes-mum

I'm just praying jake didn;t take his shoes off before he went in the house and they are now getting a wash under his mates trampoline

10:19 am

stidmama

BabbleExpert is the next best thing to chocolate CsC...

10:19 am

licketySplitAUS

I'd really love someone else to answer CsCde - I'm getting bored of it

10:19 am

Aloyisius

hi stid.. hi everyone.. computer problems so i'm on dialup with NO list.. can not get the DSL light on my modem to stay on.. arrgh... I was a kid in P.Rico too, Cayey and Ponce.. where were you?

10:19 am

Takuma Sato

lol -- you scheming parents!

10:19 am

Haz1558

I needed a breath of fresh air as well - but it's so cold!

10:19 am

stidmama

hi aloyisius

10:19 am

CsCdeFounder

not saying much since i'm not a big fan of chocolate and it hurts my teeth, lol

10:19 am

Takuma Sato

howdy aloy

10:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Haz - you are cruel!

10:19 am

stidmama

north of ponce... the Ramey AFB

10:20 am

licketySplitAUS

heheheh heheheheh

10:20 am

jakes-mum

I also got to go baby shopping this afternoon! YAY

10:20 am

sprite

lickety made a browser especially for Babble... it has the 2nd letter stats, but even if you don't use them, like me, you will love the chat/add word feature. A chat box that enters single words to the list and more words to the chat

10:20 am

stidmama

silly me, actually north of aguadilla...

10:20 am

stidmama

I was 7 when we left after 1.5 years. I still miss it.

10:20 am

bichon

did your daughter get 3-d ultrasound?

10:20 am

Takuma Sato

sprite -- you said you knocked out the 'K's? are they mostly uncommon? I'm not seeing a one of them

10:20 am

licketySplitAUS

(sprite ()()(

10:21 am

Aloyisius

ahh, Henry Barracks for me.. (-: loved the mountains, did NOT like Ponce area

10:21 am

sprite

you can make it fit your own ne4s perfectly, it has resourse links if you want them and all :)

10:21 am

Takuma Sato

ah -- windows is required for that, LIckety?

10:21 am

stidmama

thanks for pointing out that letter, takuma! LOL

10:21 am

sprite

as far as Ks go, they are not unusual, Takuma.

10:21 am

licketySplitAUS

Sato, yes - unfortunately at this time. And don't forget - when you get fireworks - you get fireworks!

10:22 am

Takuma Sato

heh, that could go either way -- thanks, though, Sprite. I'll just put my head down and get to work on them ;)

10:22 am

stidmama

I loved aguadilla area, and the mountains were so cool! all the goats... and that HUGE antenna dish set in the mountains! that was awesome.

10:22 am

Takuma Sato

ah -- I'll have to get my windows emulator running to see this

10:22 am

sprite

no they are not tough, Takuma. And nothing above 5 letters. And the 5 letter words are building on a 4.

10:22 am

licketySplitAUS

stidmama - that sounded wierd! Dish in mountains!

10:22 am

Takuma Sato

(the emulator is fine, I just can't bring myself to buy a copy of windows...)

10:23 am

licketySplitAUS

Sato - don't worry - we all hate Windows

10:23 am

stidmama

it's a big thing lickety -- I can't remember it's name off hand, but something to do with looking out in the universe for radio signals from other places!

10:23 am

Takuma Sato

just like that, I started getting them -- thanks, Sp

10:23 am

licketySplitAUS

Ahhh - I heard there was a UFO convention at Roswell last weekend

10:24 am

sprite

yw Takuma ;)

10:24 am

Takuma Sato

I heard about that, too. must have been an interesting scene

10:24 am

featherbee

the something something array stid

10:24 am

featherbee

how's that for specific?

10:24 am

stidmama

there it is on the map arecibo observatory...

10:24 am

stidmama

hi feather!

10:24 am

featherbee

i'm so proud of me. i did ALL the C words by myself today!

10:25 am

stidmama

and of course the waters in PR are lovely to swim in, clear and warm, and the sands, and the coconuts...

10:25 am

licketySplitAUS

C on you!

10:25 am

stidmama

*very homesick at the moment* my heart never left...

10:25 am

Takuma Sato

Isn't it something like the "Large Radio Array"?

10:25 am

Judi

Good job, Feather. I still have 16 c's to go.

10:25 am

stidmama

well done feather!

10:25 am

sprite

*holds stid*

10:25 am

BabbleRabble

those who gpt to Saigon will recall two very large radar antennas that were dimpled and looked like golf balls

10:25 am

grammaterri1

hi everyone, I have 251 words and still not one gray tile, cept the zero one that is...ugh

10:26 am

licketySplitAUS

Hi gramma

10:26 am

featherbee

i'm daniel again, and daniel's mommy. he's wearing one of my maternity shirts, which is like a dress, and is vacuuming

10:26 am

Haz1558

Hello grammaterri.

10:26 am

Takuma Sato

we have a few of those up at the NSA -- probably not as large as those, though, BR

10:26 am

stidmama

hi terri -- I am down to 366... LOL

10:26 am

grammaterri1

it's fun tho eh?

10:26 am

NonoNanette

how cute feather!

10:26 am

Takuma Sato

heh, stid, we're just about keeping pace with each other

10:26 am

sprite

me6/39 Tarzan in a rare moment of self insight... me6/39 you Jane

10:26 am

licketySplitAUS

featherbee - get back to your family - geez - y ou adddict

10:26 am

stidmama

well, mommies need to vacuum a lot, esp when waiting for percy to come home...

10:27 am

Judi

lol, Feather! Who cares what he's wearing, as long as he's vacuuming!

10:27 am

featherbee

i'm not actually getting words here, just playing with him and joining the chat!

10:27 am

grammaterri1

lol lickety

10:27 am

stidmama

you are, of course, taking pics?

10:27 am

featherbee

he's baring his armpits for me to tickle, and is giggling before i even get near

10:27 am

licketySplitAUS

take a photo feather!

10:28 am

stidmama

cian

10:28 am

stidmama

dian

10:28 am

licketySplitAUS

(stidmama) hehehe

10:28 am

featherbee

too late, he's stripped and running down the hallway

10:28 am

stidmama

sent

10:28 am

stidmama

ment

10:28 am

featherbee

ahem...STID...

10:28 am

stidmama

um.... oops?

10:28 am

CiociaJudy

{{{STID}}}

10:28 am

grammaterri1

foflol stid

10:28 am

stidmama

where did my lickety add box go?

10:28 am

sprite

stid, other box please

10:28 am

licketySplitAUS

I can just imagine the head turning, laughing and keyboard tapping antics of featherbee being both Mom and Babble Addict

10:29 am

stidmama

I found it again...

10:29 am

grammaterri1

at least ya could've given me words I could use lol

10:29 am

periwinkle

Hi all

10:29 am

featherbee

laptop's on the coffee table here, makes it easy to multitask

10:29 am

Judi

Silly nene, Stid!!

10:29 am

grammaterri1

hi peri

10:29 am

Takuma Sato

g'morning peri

10:29 am

featherbee

actually taking a break from cleaning my old rocking chair in preps for painting it

10:29 am

Haz1558

Hello peri.

10:29 am

stidmama

hello peri...
Jud

10:29 am

licketySplitAUS

Oh crikey! Here comes Peri!

10:29 am

lmj643

hey peri

10:30 am

periwinkle

crikey?

10:30 am

licketySplitAUS

Just what we need ;-) hehehehehhehehe - How are you?

10:30 am

stidmama

Judy -- I saw that the governor of PA put the entire state on furlough? for real?

10:30 am

periwinkle

very hot here today, going up to 98

10:30 am

periwinkle

doing well, keeping cool

10:30 am

licketySplitAUS

10c here

10:30 am

featherbee

ok, gotta go close my bedroom door. he's on my third shirt.

10:31 am

CiociaJudy

Not the entire state, Stid. But about 24,000 people. Unbelievable!!!! Thankfully, I'm federal. LOL

10:31 am

stidmama

the other day someone (lbd?) was sitting on ice with feet on a block of ice...

10:31 am

Judi

Yes, Stid. It's on the front page of our Delaware paper. Gov. Rendell is quoted as saying "there's plenty of blame to go around".

10:31 am

Haz1558

It's even colder here, lickety, and this is supposed to be summer!

10:31 am

CiociaJudy

very, very hot here, too. Thank goodness for air conditioning.

10:31 am

stidmama

that is amazing, Judy. What a weird thing!

10:31 am

Takuma Sato

is the do4/9 considered a bad word where any of you are?

10:31 am

Foffle

hiya everyone - how many???? Just as well I'm not too busy today!

10:32 am

Takuma Sato

hiya Foffle

10:32 am

stidmama

hey foffle!

10:32 am

licketySplitAUS

Oh, love you and leave you - I gotta go back to my movie before it hits 2am. Thanks for the fun!

10:32 am

Haz1558

Not a bad word, Takuma, just not complimentary.

10:32 am

sprite

mildly rude here, Takuma

10:32 am

CiociaJudy

I hear that the major problem is the governor's own personal agenda.

10:32 am

featherbee

bye lickety

10:32 am

BabbleRabble

a pejorative

10:32 am

sprite

bye lickety, take care of you and lots of *hugs*

10:32 am

stidmama

well, equivalent to geek and nerd, with a little less intelligence Takuma

10:32 am

Haz1558

Bye lickety - thanks for everything!

10:32 am

stidmama

later lickety! {{{take care}}}

10:32 am

CiociaJudy

bye lickety. LOVE the babble expert!

10:32 am

grammaterri1

bye lickety, blessings

10:32 am

jooloaklnd

hi takuma

10:32 am

stidmama

stead

10:33 am

featherbee

gotta go start lunch

10:33 am

NonoNanette

take care Lickety

10:33 am

stidmama

tedia

10:33 am

licketySplitAUS

ta, bye now

10:33 am

Foffle

my computer is really playing up - only keeping my connection for seconds at a time :(

10:33 am

stidmama

tedion

10:33 am

featherbee

STID!!!

10:33 am

Haz1558

You're at it again,,

10:33 am

stidmama

sedan

10:33 am

Takuma Sato

ah, right -- here it's something like that, stid. I'd seen it used in an, er, anatomical way before, though

10:33 am

featherbee

lol, too used to lickety add, are we?

10:33 am

stidmama

medic

10:33 am

stidmama

medico

10:33 am

stidmama

medics

10:33 am

Takuma Sato

Jools!

10:33 am

stidmama

dice

10:33 am

stidmama

dicer

10:33 am

featherbee

*tapes stid's fingers together*

10:33 am

Haz1558

Anybody know semaphore?

10:33 am

sprite

stid, darling, you already were allowed to enter the penalty box with the goodies, you can stop now!

10:33 am

stidmama

NOT AGAIN!!!!

10:33 am

jooloaklnd

St!

10:33 am

Takuma Sato

slow day at work? ;)

10:33 am

stidmama

My lickety add keeps disappearing!

10:34 am

CiociaJudy

thx Stid. hehehehe

10:34 am

featherbee

boy, when you do an oopsie, you go all out!

10:34 am

stidmama

I am going to go away now...

10:34 am

grammaterri1

lol I am dying here

10:34 am

featherbee

oh, i didn't have one of those! lol

10:34 am

jooloaklnd

something like that ;)

10:34 am

jooloaklnd

game cancelled?

10:34 am

featherbee

babble cancelled for stid on account of embarrassment i think

10:34 am

Takuma Sato

dunno -- they don't tell me anything. I wasn't going to go over till like 1 anyway

10:34 am

CsCdeFounder

thanks for that first me6, didn't have that one yet, lol

10:34 am

Takuma Sato

it is pouring here though

10:35 am

jooloaklnd

here too.

10:35 am

Takuma Sato

heh stid -- at least this time you gave us some harder ones ;)

10:35 am

sprite

yw, glad someone could use my joke clue ;)

10:35 am

grammaterri1

poor stid, ((hugs))

10:35 am

grammaterri1

ooh I need to change my icon dunt I?

10:35 am

stidmama

see you-all tomorrow.

10:35 am

featherbee

ok, off to lunch now. come back in a little bit stid!

10:35 am

Takuma Sato

ciao stid

10:36 am

grammaterri1

can someone clue the AE? I am rippin my hair out

10:36 am

sprite

poor stid, don't leave! We love you anyway!

10:36 am

grammaterri1

bye stid, blessings, happy eats feather

10:36 am

CiociaJudy

Stid, where are you going? You're forgiven!

10:36 am

BabbleRabble

ae is the mosquito

10:36 am

grammaterri1

nm found it lol

10:36 am

Haz1558

Don't go, we forgive you!

10:36 am

grammaterri1

ty babblerabble

10:36 am

CiociaJudy

oooo lunch. sounds like an idea Feather.

10:37 am

grammaterri1

I was using the wrong ae grrrrrrrrrr

10:37 am

sprite

lol gramma

10:37 am

Angelsong

66 to go!

10:37 am

jakes-mum

could I have any clues for the 4 re's between the holiday workers and to be given a chair again?!?!

10:38 am

CiociaJudy

Wow, Angelsong! That's awesome!!!

10:38 am

Takuma Sato

wow, angel -- that must have taken some work

10:39 am

BabbleRabble

re 6.33 -- to manuever your car to the curb again

10:40 am

Haz1558

jakes-mum - are you saying the holiday workers are the re4/5?

10:40 am

BabbleRabble

re 6.21 -- to iterate

10:40 am

jakes-mum

It's Ok ignore me, i put the wrong word in the wrong hole and confused myself, sorted it out and found them now

10:40 am

sprite

I do not know what you me4 with holiday workers

10:41 am

jakes-mum

but thank you everyone

10:41 am

Haz1558

That's okay!

10:41 am

carleekat

ok..i am going cross eyed now...gone to do some housework...

10:42 am

GoBraves

how many words today?

10:42 am

Haz1558

Sitting down?

10:42 am

Haz1558

535

10:42 am

sprite

GoBraves, only 535

10:42 am

CiociaJudy

cu later carleekat

10:42 am

GoBraves

yikes - I was guessing high 300s...has there ever been a puzzle this prolific??

10:42 am

Ogdens Nut

Good afternoon Babblers

10:43 am

sprite

hi Zenmed!

10:43 am

Haz1558

History is made today, GoBraves, biggest puzzle so far.

10:43 am

Haz1558

Hello Zen.

10:43 am

sprite

if there was, GoBraves, it was before the site was make pro

10:43 am

jakes-mum

ok I know what word I want clued now honest! ro7/36 plz?

10:43 am

GoBraves

cool....and we are all part of it :-))

10:43 am

Babbler

535 words?? Is this the biggest grid EVER?

10:43 am

sprite

hah... and there you went posting a word already, GoBraves :)

10:43 am

Haz1558

ro7/36 - males who angle, or Mr Stewart's backing singers.

10:44 am

Babbler

hello : )

10:44 am

Haz1558

Hello Babbler!

10:44 am

Ogdens Nut

Hi sprite and Haz; goodness, this is jolly HUGE today!

10:44 am

jakes-mum

ty haz!

10:44 am

CsCdeFounder

i remember someone talking the other day about a grid from december of '05, i believe...think it was over 600 words

10:44 am

Atalante

wouldnt that be ro**wo***?

10:44 am

sprite

some of us oldies remember a bigger one, Babbler, but it was very long ago

10:44 am

CiociaJudy

Hi Babbler & Zenmed

10:44 am

Haz1558

It is, Zen. The truly addicted give a sigh of satisfaction.

10:45 am

sprite

true CsCde

10:45 am

Haz1558

Possibly, Atalante!

10:45 am

Babbler

how big was that one, sprite? I probably saw it too!

10:45 am

bichon

someone said this was the largest grid

10:45 am

sprite

around 600, babbler

10:45 am

Babbler

wasn't there one closer to 600?

10:45 am

hetty

Hi sprite, haz, Zen,babbler, uncle tom Cobbley and all. This is the father and mother of grids, methinks

10:45 am

sprite

yup

10:45 am

Babbler

yes, I vaguely remember that one, sprite! I'm sure I finished it. or got close

10:45 am

sprite

hi hetty

10:46 am

Haz1558

Hello hetty, nice to see you.

10:46 am

CiociaJudy

600 was before my time. My first grid was over 400. I almost had a heart attack. This one is unbelievable!

10:46 am

CiociaJudy

Hi Hetty

10:46 am

sprite

well, to be honest, this one is big but not nasty!

10:46 am

sprite

I have had a harder time with some tiny grids

10:46 am

BabbleRabble

this grid would not be so long if there were fewer words

10:47 am

Babbler

I was just going to say that. Usually the bigger ones run like dreams.

10:47 am

Takuma Sato

well, I've got one from every tile, so one goal down

10:47 am

hetty

Well all, gird your loins and heads down (except for Haz, who no doubt is within an ace of finishing)

10:47 am

sprite

down to 36 now, still listless and not really stuck... that is pretty okay

10:47 am

sprite

woot Takuma!

10:47 am

Haz1558

I've finished, hetty. Two tubes of Smarties helped.

10:48 am

CiociaJudy

go Sprite go. I only have 414 to go! LOL

10:48 am

sprite

hooray for Haz !!!!!!!!!!!!

10:48 am

CiociaJudy

woohoo Haz!!!

10:48 am

Ogdens Nut

This looks like it's gonna take all day; I gotta get up earlier!

10:48 am

Takuma Sato

wow, haz -- cognacs!

10:48 am

sprite

getting close then, CiociaJudy!

10:48 am

Haz1558

Smarties help anything go faster.

10:49 am

Ogdens Nut

Amazing Haz!

10:49 am

Babbler

I hope you're all listening to lovely music at Last.fm? *coughs, trying to bring today's theme in* :D

10:49 am

sprite

right now I am re-ing all words I found so far and it is paying off :)

10:49 am

Haz1558

Thank you all!

10:49 am

hetty

Sprite, you are a marvel. And Haz, you are my model--always ahead and smarter than any smartie

10:49 am

jakes-mum

clue for the 1st sc5/12 plz?

10:49 am

Haz1558

Oh hetty, you're very kind. It's a fun grid.

10:50 am

Ogdens Nut

I'm gonna go on the Smarties diet now!

10:50 am

jakes-mum

np found it

10:50 am

Haz1558

sc5/12 - add a charged particle for a descendant

10:50 am

sprite

lol, just asking often does the trick, right jakes'mum?

10:50 am

Haz1558

But a restricted diet, Zen - two tubes is enough!

10:51 am

Takuma Sato

good idea, sprite. I just started that, and it's working well for me too

10:51 am

vpchat

535 words... I've never been so greatful for bulk add :)

10:51 am

sprite

after a sugar kick you will end up in a sugar dip...

10:51 am

sprite

yay Takuma :)

10:52 am

jakes-mum

every time i ask for a clue I decide to put in a funny combination and it works (sigh) what am I to do?

10:52 am

inge

p
;

10:52 am

Haz1558

Sit on your hands until the clue is given. Otherwise we have to start imposing the 10 second rule.

10:52 am

CiociaJudy

Hi Inge

10:52 am

sprite

just go on asking and putting in funny combinations, I'd say ;P

10:53 am

jakes-mum

aha found one before I asked for the clue!

10:53 am

Ogdens Nut

Awwww, only two Haz; at least it will be more nourishing than the Single Entrail Diet !

10:53 am

sprite

lol jakes-mum!

10:53 am

BGL

Are you kidding me? 535 words?

10:54 am

Haz1558

Yes, the Smartie diet is destined for greatness in my opinion. Although I still haven't forgiven them for changing the packaging.

10:54 am

jakes-mum

now that is very strange! all my s and t words have gone missing from my list?

10:54 am

vpchat

no kidding BGL

10:54 am

sprite

with very long wordlists sometimes that happens with the site, jakes'mum. Refresh or force refresh might help

10:55 am

jakes-mum

hmm will try refreshing hold on

10:55 am

Haz1558

That can sometimes happen with a huge grid, jakes-mum. It's designed to make you think you've gone mad.

10:55 am

CsCdeFounder

the puzzle i'm thinking of must have been in december of '04, because i just looked in the archives for every december '05 puzzle and none were bigger than this one

10:55 am

Takuma Sato

time for me to split. Good luck all!

10:56 am

Ogdens Nut

Nooooo, they've changed the packaging?!

10:56 am

CiociaJudy

bye Takuma!

10:56 am

Haz1558

BYe Takuma - see you again.

10:56 am

hurshy

phew, that took an hour!

10:56 am

sprite

could be, CsCde. Can't remember when, but I know it was long before this whole pro thing started.

10:56 am

Chip

535 words? Seriously?

10:56 am

BabbleRabble

my phantom phantom: labyrinthine

10:56 am

sprite

never take babble seriously

10:56 am

Haz1558

Zen - you know they used to have tubes with plastic lids? No more. Hexagonal cardboard things. A travesty.

10:57 am

jakes-mum

nope still no words after my Re's

10:57 am

CsCdeFounder

i know it was in december, i remember that much...thought it was '05, but had to have been '04 since i just looked thru all the december '05 grids

10:57 am

Ogdens Nut

Sherlock and Spangle should investigate this heresy..

10:57 am

CiociaJudy

wow I finally got a grey square. alleluia!

10:58 am

Haz1558

It was probably instituted at the behest of Health and Safety people.

10:58 am

sprite

have you tried Cntrl - refresh, jakes-mum?

10:59 am

sprite

I still think it is criminal, Haz. I was loving those lids. They could be used as stamps

10:59 am

Haz1558

Exactly sprite - and they came in different colours.

11:00 am

sprite

I might even still have a series of them... my kids have used them as stamps too.

11:00 am

Ogdens Nut

Probably Haz, those dullards are determined to make life as drab as possible; booooo!

11:00 am

lbdawger

Holy Cr*p batman! this has got to be the biggest grid ever!

11:00 am

Haz1558

If I'd known they were going to do it, I'd have made a point of forming either a collection or a petition against!

11:00 am

carleekat

HAHAHA welcome to the grid dawg

11:00 am

jakes-mum

YAY there back

11:01 am

mymuseisme

omg - disappear for 2 days and what do I find? a monster grid lol...Hi everyone

11:01 am

CiociaJudy

lol lbd

11:01 am

carleekat

do what haz..my chat log not going back quite far enough

11:01 am

CiociaJudy

Hi mmim!

11:01 am

lbdawger

this is beyond monster Muse!

11:01 am

mymuseisme

hi judy!

11:01 am

sprite

hi muse

11:02 am

Haz1558

Hello mymuse and lbd. (It's quite funny seeing everybody's reaction)

11:02 am

lbdawger

btw, hi everyone

11:02 am

mymuseisme

hi Haz!

11:02 am

mymuseisme

hi sprite!

11:02 am

CiociaJudy

yep, the reactions are fun to read!

11:02 am

mymuseisme

hi lbd!

11:02 am

sprite

hi lbd, it is not that bad. It is just big, not tough

11:02 am

Haz1558

carlee - I was protesting about the decision to change the packaging on Smarties. It served us fine for generations, then they changed it 'for safety'.

11:02 am

NonnieLight

tam ped

11:02 am

carleekat

ok..HOUSEWORK... I must do HOUSEWORK

11:03 am

carleekat

smarties come in a box here

11:03 am

sprite

oh oh NOnnie

11:03 am

jakes-mum

ty nonnie I didn't have that

11:03 am

Angelsong

40 to go!

11:03 am

Ogdens Nut

Haz, this is a tragedy on a par with changing Marathons to Snickers! My life was never the same after that!

11:03 am

Haz1558

You can get boxes as well, but also tubes. Children used to use them as money boxes as well.

11:03 am

CiociaJudy

go Angel go

11:04 am

carleekat

but I vaguely remember them being...in a tube of sorts..but really vaguely... we used to make "hummers" out of the box afterwards

11:04 am

sprite

8 here, Angel

11:04 am

jakes-mum

I remember doing that and collecting the tops with the letters on!

11:04 am

Haz1558

Not just that, Zen. Have you tried Milky Ways recently? Completely changed.

11:04 am

carleekat

( if you blew in one end...was like a kazoo )

11:04 am

CsCdeFounder

36 here

11:04 am

carleekat

185 here....

11:04 am

carleekat

ok...HOUSEWORK....ttfn

11:04 am

sprite

exactly jakes-mum! Letters and disney figures as well.

11:05 am

CiociaJudy

*drops head on keyboard with 361 left*

11:05 am

jakes-mum

everyone use to try and collect their whole name they cant get rid of those!!! my son collects them now

11:05 am

Ogdens Nut

I'm getting sentimental for the old days now!

11:06 am

pinkhatlil

hello again babblers! 238 left *sigh*

11:06 am

carleekat

there there ciocia..we've all been there..its ok...

11:06 am

carleekat

we completely understand ....u'll be ok...just put your head sown between your knees until the faint headedness passes..u'll be OK

11:06 am

carleekat

DOwn*

11:06 am

CiociaJudy

Hiya Pink! thx carlee

11:06 am

sprite

fireworks... but no movie!

11:07 am

carleekat

just a deep cleansing breath...

11:07 am

Haz1558

Congratulations sprite!

11:07 am

jakes-mum

yay sprite

11:07 am

CiociaJudy

wahoo Sprite!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11:07 am

carleekat

<POMPOM TOSS TWIRL AND WIGGLY WAVE> for sprite..woot woot..bravo

11:07 am

CsCdeFounder

congrats sprite

11:07 am

mymuseisme

wow sprite, great job!

11:07 am

BabbleRabble

Congrats, sprite

11:07 am

Ogdens Nut

But then again, there was no Babble then....

11:07 am

sprite

it was fun, from beginning to end. No real hard ones even.

11:07 am

CiociaJudy

geez, Sprite, you should get a movie, popcorn and a drink for this grid!

11:07 am

carleekat

housework...*poof*

11:08 am

sprite

I agree! I want my movie!

11:08 am

lbdawger

whoooo hoooo SPRITE, i'm most impressed

11:08 am

sprite

oh, I am not the first finisher, there have been several before me!

11:08 am

Haz1558

There were no computers then, Zenmed. The closest thing we had to technology in school were slide rules, and they were only for the maths geeks.

11:09 am

riemann

Half done!

11:09 am

NonnieLight

ta 7/40 please?

11:10 am

onyx

i think this is the biggest puzzle i've seen

11:10 am

Ogdens Nut

Yeah, I never got the hang of those Haz..

11:10 am

Haz1558

ta7/40 - combine a cassette with the stomach feature most people want rid of.

11:11 am

Haz1558

They were scary, Zen.

11:11 am

sprite

I have to be off now, you all enjoy this nice grid and have fun :)

11:11 am

Haz1558

Bye sprite, have a good day.

11:11 am

CiociaJudy

bye Sprite

11:12 am

Ogdens Nut

Bye sprite

11:12 am

tizer

how many words in today's puzzle?

11:12 am

hurshy

sit down, tizer

11:12 am

rosalind230

535

11:12 am

bex777

heyaaaaaaaaa

11:12 am

mymuseisme

hagd Sprite

11:12 am

jakes-mum

HAZ!! I don't get the stomach bit!! Help!!

11:12 am

mymuseisme

hi hursh

11:13 am

tizer

10% there - lol

11:13 am

hurshy

oh bex! how lovely to see you

11:13 am

mymuseisme

thanks Haz!

11:13 am

Haz1558

Goodness, bex! Nice to see you!

11:13 am

bex777

=]

11:13 am

Haz1558

jakes-mum - just a shortened version of stomach, rhymes with affectionate mother

11:13 am

CsCdeFounder

stuck on 6 words left...gonna take a break and come back later to try and finish...take care, all

11:13 am

mymuseisme

wd CCF

11:14 am

jakes-mum

DUH going to the wrong e sorry

11:14 am

CiociaJudy

cu later CCF

11:15 am

Haz1558

No problem!

11:15 am

Haz1558

Back shortly....

11:15 am

Ogdens Nut

I feel compelled to go check out the current life of Smarties and Milky Ways; bfn..

11:15 am

NonnieLight

ty haz--just now got it! (the "wrong e" helped jakes)

11:16 am

ddb4nana

e

11:16 am

NonnieLight

I'm done with my ts so I am taking a break. Take care all.

11:16 am

jakes-mum

glad my thickness helped someone lol

11:18 am

jakes-mum

umm clue for the last sp5/12 plz?

11:18 am

BabbleRabble

sp 5 -- the jack that couldn't eat fat

11:19 am

jakes-mum

oh for goodness sake! ty bab

11:19 am

pinkhatlil

a clue for the 5th pr7 please

11:19 am

Jacula

FIREWORKS!:) I enjoyed that grid,

11:20 am

BabbleRabble

congrats, Jacula

11:20 am

mymuseisme

congrats Jac!

11:20 am

pinkhatlil

yay jacula a job well done!!!!!!

11:20 am

Jacula

Thanks.

11:21 am

CiociaJudy

wahoo Jac!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

11:21 am

BabbleRabble

pr 7 --- before buddy holly

11:21 am

EspritdJean

prehistoric?

11:21 am

CiociaJudy

great clue babblerabble~

11:22 am

pinkhatlil

buddy holly????? a bit before my time babbrabb!!!

11:22 am

mymuseisme

thx BR!

11:22 am

EspritdJean

after buddy holly came **** and roll

11:22 am

jakes-mum

um clue for the se6/24 plz?

11:23 am

EspritdJean

so pr*****

11:23 am

pinkhatlil

thank you EJ

11:23 am

EspritdJean

yw luv

11:25 am

BabbleRabble

se 6.24 --- a tractor: se*i; and a gift: ***sent

11:26 am

jakes-mum

the only option i didn't try ty bab

11:29 am

hurshy

my ears feel funny, like on the plane

11:30 am

BabbleRabble

chew gum

11:30 am

hurshy

i haven't got any gum

11:30 am

jakes-mum

YAY down to 100 left

11:30 am

BabbleRabble

chew anyway

11:31 am

hurshy

i'm chewing cheerios

11:31 am

littlelear

ae please

11:31 am

carra

back at this for a bit 180 left! Hi Everyone!

11:32 am

bex777

so how is everyone

11:32 am

hurshy

i'm sick

11:32 am

periwinkle

Hi bex, doing well here

11:32 am

BabbleRabble

ae 5 -- the mosquito; or, lucy's ***i

11:32 am

periwinkle

Hi everyone

11:32 am

mymuseisme

hello carra, little, bex and peri

11:32 am

bex777

ahhhh hursh wts p

11:32 am

BabbleRabble

why they send you work when you are sick, hurshy?

11:33 am

littlelear

thnsks babble

11:33 am

hurshy

cause i said i don't want to infect anyone but if i can help from home let me know, and they did

11:33 am

jakes-mum

clue for the tr8/50 plz?

11:33 am

hurshy

throat, fever, probably will get stuffy as the day goes on...

11:33 am

hetty

de7, please

11:35 am

BabbleRabble

that tr 8 is the past tense of the tr 6.21

11:35 am

carra

hi mymuse

11:35 am

jakes-mum

ty again bab

11:36 am

BabbleRabble

de 7 is the plural of the 6.24

11:38 am

BabbleRabble

the de 6.24 extends the de 4.6: add, you and ** = us; the de 6 adds the religious period before easter: le**

11:39 am

hetty

Babble, I can't pluraslise any of my de6/24's

11:41 am

hurshy

i greyed a box!

11:41 am

EspritdJean

me too.........the U! LOL

11:41 am

grammaterri1

me too, the U lol, and I have 300 words ugh lol

11:42 am

hurshy

ooh, thanks jean, now i greyed 2 boxes!

11:42 am

grammaterri1

I am close on the A's tho ( :

11:42 am

hurshy

i did the lower N

11:42 am

EspritdJean

If I could get that one E from the 5th column I could gray another one!

11:43 am

hurshy

ooh thanks again jean

11:43 am

mymuseisme

past tense of the organ Jean

11:43 am

hurshy

a bunny is often long-ea5

11:43 am

EspritdJean

well give ME something hursh!

11:43 am

EspritdJean

ty Muse

11:44 am

hetty

Thanks babble. For some reason first attempt to enter it failed. Must be de****ia

11:44 am

jakes-mum

down to 70 mg

11:44 am

EspritdJean

which is what we will all have after this grid hetty

11:44 am

periwinkle

i hae the um4 but not the um5

11:44 am

BabbleRabble

That happened to me several times

11:45 am

BabbleRabble

um 5 is another past tense

11:45 am

periwinkle

I have found half of the words

11:45 am

EspritdJean

yes got that one

11:46 am

periwinkle

thanks Babble Rabble

11:46 am

periwinkle

Yay I have some grayed squares

11:47 am

KnightTime

hello all

11:47 am

periwinkle

clue for tr9 please

11:47 am

mymuseisme

hi Knight

11:47 am

periwinkle

found

11:47 am

KnightTime

i have 242 left and only 3 grayed sqares

11:47 am

jakes-mum

clue for the ra7/32 plz?

11:47 am

periwinkle

NM found it myself

11:48 am

periwinkle

wait a minute need first tr9 though

11:49 am

KnightTime

finally got all the k's

11:49 am

BabbleRabble

re 7 -- add, depression is a type of *****l illness

11:49 am

periwinkle

NM found that too

11:50 am

pinkhatlil

hello all newcomers

11:50 am

EspritdJean

you got a clue for the tr9 pei?

11:50 am

carra

2nd 5/14 clue?

11:51 am

jakes-mum

its not taking it bab!

11:51 am

periwinkle

1st tr9 name or symbol used by a company

11:51 am

mymuseisme

add it to your ra, re was typo

11:51 am

EspritdJean

tyvm

11:52 am

jakes-mum

ahh ty mymuse & bab

11:52 am

inge

ke

11:53 am

carra

that was 2nd me5/14 clue lol

11:53 am

carra

i guess that would help

11:54 am

BabbleRabble

me 5 -- television; print; communications

11:54 am

periwinkle

holy cow! there are way too many te words

11:55 am

KnightTime

da7?

11:55 am

KnightTime

my last d

11:55 am

periwinkle

clue for te8 please

11:55 am

carra

ty

11:56 am

BabbleRabble

da 7 is the superlative of the da 4

11:56 am

jakes-mum

pe7/40 plz?

11:57 am

KnightTime

ty babble, a condition with which i am familiar

11:58 am

Erda

pe + o**a (kind of whale) + "I need to see some ** sir"

11:58 am

Erda

and the 8 is the plural

11:59 am

jakes-mum

ty erda

11:59 am

hurshy

i don't get it, that only makes six letters

12:00 pm

Erda

Welcome! SOME word, that one....

12:00 pm

Angelsong

fireworks!

12:00 pm

Erda

oops insert 4th vowel before that last syllable

12:01 pm

hurshy

thanks

12:01 pm

mymuseisme

congrats Angelson!

12:01 pm

Erda

yw

12:01 pm

ch1212

CONGRATS Angelsong!! A real acheivement today for any of us who manage to finish :)

12:01 pm

carra

hmm dont get the last part of that clue

12:01 pm

KnightTime

wtg angel

12:01 pm

hetty

di8/50?

12:01 pm

jakes-mum

clues for the last 2 pe6/21's plz?

12:01 pm

Angelsong

I love large grids!

12:02 pm

BabbleRabble

te 8 -- extends the te 5 -- add, roy roger's theme song: happy ***ils to you until we ....; the te 6.21: add, swap: ****e; and the 8 extends with tom, d**k and harry

12:02 pm

ch1212

di8/50 - Some priests work in a monstery, some in a parish --- those in parishes are called di****** (root word is the di7 that follows)

12:03 pm

ch1212

That is, called di8 priests

12:03 pm

Erda

I like "monstery"

12:04 pm

ch1212

LOL Erda! Just caught that!!

12:04 pm

Erda

good one...

12:04 pm

BabbleRabble

pe 6 -- monetary unit of mexico

12:05 pm

jakes-mum

ty bab, and the last pe6?

12:05 pm

BabbleRabble

pe 6 --- dog or cat and set ***l for the bahamas

12:08 pm

majmom

think i`ll pass today-too big not enough time-have a nice day babblers

12:09 pm

hetty

Thanks ch1212. This grid belongs in a monstery

12:09 pm

mymuseisme

hi mamom, bye

12:09 pm

klaurel

535!!!

12:10 pm

ch1212

LOL Miss Hetty! We're all in the cloister with this one today :)

12:11 pm

EspritdJean

how's that pe7/40 work again, I'm lost

12:11 pm

mymuseisme

some of us are still wondering why we started kl!

12:11 pm

ch1212

37 left to go ... must have a break. BBL to hopefully finish

12:11 pm

mymuseisme

but then again, can't resist babble for too long

12:11 pm

EspritdJean

ne, got it

12:13 pm

jakes-mum

clue for the me6/21 plz?

12:14 pm

BabbleRabble

me 6 -- add a spirited horse: ****d

12:14 pm

pinkhatlil

my thoughts exactly mymuse

12:14 pm

mymuseisme

thanks for that me BR

12:15 pm

periwinkle

found 301 bbl to finish :-)

12:15 pm

jakes-mum

not getting it bab

12:15 pm

klaurel

I am wondering why I started!

12:15 pm

jakes-mum

oh got it!!

12:16 pm

KnightTime

fi6? - cannot monkey this at all

12:16 pm

BabbleRabble

A doctor made it his regular habit to stop off at a bar for a hazelnut daiquiri on his way home. The bartender knew the doctor's habit and would always have a drink waiting. But one day the bartender ran out of hazelnut extract, so he substituted hickory nuts. When the doctor arrived, he took a sip and exclaimed, "This isn't a hazelnut daiquiri!"

"No, I'm sorry," the bartender replied. "It's a hickory daiquiri, doc."

12:16 pm

mymuseisme

sigh, might as well admit it, we're hooked

12:16 pm

klaurel

ouch

12:16 pm

pinkhatlil

i still am wondering why i started klaurel

12:16 pm

grammaterri1

boo babblerabble

12:16 pm

jakes-mum

me8/55?

12:17 pm

mymuseisme

ha ha BR

12:18 pm

BabbleRabble

fi 6 -- a keystone cops type of thing

12:18 pm

superflippy

BR, now I'm stuck thinking of a 5-letter word ending in d that means "horse"!

12:18 pm

jakes-mum

nm got it

12:18 pm

carleekat

me too..why oh why did i star?

12:18 pm

KnightTime

ty babble, got it

12:18 pm

EspritdJean

clue jakes?

12:18 pm

klaurel

because we are all lollipops

12:19 pm

BabbleRabble

me 8 -- average at best

12:19 pm

EspritdJean

ty sir

12:19 pm

jakes-mum

me8/55 = average

12:19 pm

EspritdJean

ty jakes-

12:20 pm

BabbleRabble

super, rhymes with weed

12:21 pm

jakes-mum

ic6/24

12:21 pm

jakes-mum

plz?

12:21 pm

BabbleRabble

ic 6 -- the one that cometh

12:21 pm

mymuseisme

ic6 certain cold people

12:21 pm

superflippy

Tx, BR! For some reason, all I could think of was "filly" or "brumby".

12:21 pm

BabbleRabble

or ones

12:22 pm

jakes-mum

ty ty

12:22 pm

ExWren

I must have been insane even starting this gris, I knew I would never finish it. And to make matters worse, there are about 37 RE words. Ridiculous

12:23 pm

ExWren

*grid

12:23 pm

hurshy

i have greyed 4 boxes! and i have 404 words!

12:23 pm

mymuseisme

yay hursh

12:23 pm

jakes-mum

fi6/30 plz?

12:23 pm

mymuseisme

I'm at 352 and only grayed 3 so far

12:24 pm

ExWren

I have 400 still to find, and I have to go to choir practise soon

12:25 pm

featherbee

oh yeah, muuch better. brought the laptop into the a/c bedroom.

12:25 pm

mymuseisme

fi6 BR gave clue b4, what Keystone cops might do

12:25 pm

featherbee

was outside for 10, maybe 15 minutes spraying a rocking chair, TOO hot

12:25 pm

mymuseisme

hi feather

12:25 pm

hurshy

Keystone?

12:26 pm

mymuseisme

and much more so for you feather

12:26 pm

klaurel

it is boiling almost everywhere in the states

12:26 pm

EspritdJean

a snafu-situation is a fi****

12:26 pm

NonoNanette

less than 50 left to find .... need a break

12:26 pm

klaurel

hurshy - the Iraq war is a fi****

12:26 pm

mymuseisme

hurshy they always bungled everything

12:26 pm

klaurel

deem

12:26 pm

featherbee

a/c is on 68, still doesn't feel cold enough for me right now

12:26 pm

klaurel

whoops

12:27 pm

hurshy

ah

12:30 pm

klaurel

aww come on! Spam should be a word! :)

12:30 pm

ddb4nana

st

12:30 pm

featherbee

detente is my phantom

12:31 pm

EspritdJean

who wants to clue some 9's? I only have tr9/90 :-)

12:32 pm

scribekd

Feather-drop the final letter of your phantom & you've got a word-

12:32 pm

featherbee

heh, thanks!

12:33 pm

BabbleRabble

pr9.78;pr9.60;sp9.72;tr9.90;tr9.66

12:33 pm

featherbee

last de6/21 please?

12:33 pm

EspritdJean

ty BR, heading in

12:34 pm

featherbee

i mean next to last, sorry!

12:34 pm

BabbleRabble

de 6 -- sahara

12:34 pm

featherbee

ty, was ignoring that third letter

12:35 pm

jakes-mum

what are keystone cops?

12:36 pm

EspritdJean

a comedy group that always bungled everything

12:36 pm

EspritdJean

VERY OLD time TV

12:36 pm

featherbee

bbl

12:36 pm

jakes-mum

explain why I have no idea what was me5 for the fi6/30? any other clues?

12:37 pm

EspritdJean

fi6/30 is a totally messed up situation, everything has gone wrong

12:38 pm

jakes-mum

ty ej!

12:38 pm

EspritdJean

:-=)

12:38 pm

cybernan

hello everyone -- still have 225 to go on this monster :)

12:38 pm

mymuseisme

hi nan

12:41 pm

jakes-mum

can't believe I'm asking this but clue for the first et4/4

12:41 pm

klaurel

and I can barely concentrate because of the idiocy of people

12:41 pm

klaurel

we just lost our cubmaster because of one stupid insensitive jerk

12:41 pm

mymuseisme

not on list, but do you have the volcano?

12:41 pm

BabbleRabble

et 4 -- greek letters

12:42 pm

klaurel

and being one of the leaders, I am getting a lot of calls and emails

12:43 pm

jakes-mum

ty bab, was going to the wrong t

12:44 pm

LynnNate08

amy u here?

12:44 pm

jakes-mum

clue for any of the em words?

12:44 pm

EspritdJean

what happened klaurel?

12:45 pm

EspritdJean

alternate speling of big bird em4/6

12:45 pm

EspritdJean

em4/5 em+first two letters of my screen name

12:46 pm

BabbleRabble

all of the em's start with the same first three letters

12:46 pm

jakes-mum

ty have all from the em4/5 any clues for the ones before

12:48 pm

BabbleRabble

the em 6.24 --add, twilight zone's *** Serling; and pl

12:48 pm

klaurel

it was a tradition to bring super soakers to the 4th of July parade and spray the onlookers, well, this year one parent decided to complain and make it a personal attack on the cubmaster (calling him a bad role model, etc.) and how water guns spraying people aren't really a good "scout" behavior and these people never come to a planning meeting or any service project. It just sucks that they would do that to people

12:49 pm

jakes-mum

umm never watched twilight zone :-(

12:49 pm

EspritdJean

There's one in every crowd

12:50 pm

klaurel

and you know, the CM said he could have taken it if it was honest criticism or from someone who gives a lot of time to help, but from someone who won't do anything BUT complain, it bites

12:50 pm

ursh

Hello all - i seem to have been doing this grid for ages and have still got 89 to find

12:50 pm

klaurel

yay ursh

12:50 pm

EspritdJean

so is he no longer the CM?

12:51 pm

carra

er7 clue?

12:51 pm

BabbleRabble

em 7.36 -- same first 3 and, hemor*h***; pl

12:51 pm

klaurel

yep. You know how is it is Jean, the leaders always get the crap and they are tired of it. Heck, I am tired of being second guess on decisions by parents who dump and run all the time and never bother to come to a planning meeting

12:51 pm

hurshy

e + rat

12:52 pm

EspritdJean

frustrating, but it's always the case isn't it?

12:52 pm

klaurel

yep, and after too many years, they are done

12:52 pm

BabbleRabble

em 6 -- same first three and a souped-up car: hot ***; pl

12:53 pm

klaurel

okay, have to get some food. be back to finish later

12:53 pm

jakes-mum

found all em ty all! now need clue for ed plz

12:54 pm

carra

never watched twilight zone either..but did go on the tower of terror at mgm lol

12:54 pm

BabbleRabble

ed 5 -- swelling

12:54 pm

Dorens

yay - i have 176 words left, but finally greyed out the third box. (is that possible? 359 words and only three boxes greyed?)

12:54 pm

jakes-mum

found ed

12:54 pm

EspritdJean

well, disappointed to see that an on line physician is not an "edoc"

12:54 pm

kc8501

it's rough klaurel. My son, after 5 years of cubs and 1/2 a year in boy scouts decided to quit --mostly because of the scout master

12:55 pm

kc8501

but our cub master was the greatest... we were lucky with him and he finally handed the reins over many years after his boys were past cubs

12:56 pm

joey

i have 414 words and only 4 boxes greyed, so yes, it is possible Dorens

12:56 pm

littlelear

da 7 plaes

12:56 pm

kc8501

there was one thing I learned during all that time though... there's always a couple parents that like to ruin it for everyone. They complain and whine, but they'll never volunteer or help out -- just cut down those who DO.

12:56 pm

littlelear

please

12:57 pm

BabbleRabble

da 7 -- superlative of the da 4.8

12:57 pm

mymuseisme

da7 is most crazy

12:57 pm

littlelear

ty

12:57 pm

Dorens

wow joey. incredible

12:58 pm

pabtrek

first di7 please

12:59 pm

Dorens

di+vowel+st4 pabtrek

12:59 pm

mymuseisme

first di7 I have is part of church division

12:59 pm

mymuseisme

or district

12:59 pm

pinkhatlil

those r's are awful

1:00 pm

pabtrek

thanks mymuse and Dorens, needed both :)

1:00 pm

jakes-mum

25 words left and need to make dinner so bbl later

1:00 pm

mymuseisme

thanks Dorens didn't have that one

1:01 pm

Dorens

happy to help with this monster--going out now to brave the heat but I I shall return, for the last 170

1:01 pm

cybernan

need a clue for the pr 9/78 -- have all the other 9's

1:02 pm

carra

140 left ahh

1:02 pm

Uneaixoise

pr9 before doctors

1:02 pm

bookwomen

pre+hospital employee

1:02 pm

BabbleRabble

pr 9 -- add vowels to the end of the pr 7

1:02 pm

cybernan

ty une

1:02 pm

Uneaixoise

yw ;-)

1:05 pm

pabtrek

second di8 please

1:05 pm

Uneaixoise

nan, i only have that one and tr9/66-- hints for the others?

1:06 pm

hetty

me6/24 please, the last one

1:06 pm

NonoNanette

Ok now its down to the wire 48 words still hiding on me

1:06 pm

cybernan

pr 9/60: one receives a gift or an award

1:06 pm

bichon

6/24 &27, the last two

1:07 pm

Uneaixoise

me6/24 grassy strip in the middle of the highway

1:07 pm

mymuseisme

di8 is related to the church district, drop last letter and insert article

1:07 pm

Uneaixoise

thanks, nan!

1:07 pm

carra

first ce & ci 5/14?

1:07 pm

bichon

that's the em 6/7 [last ones]

1:08 pm

Uneaixoise

me6/27 plural of me5/16

1:08 pm

pabtrek

thanks mymuse

1:08 pm

cybernan

tr 9/60: insignia that a business stamps on it's product -- sort of like a logo

1:08 pm

Uneaixoise

aaahhh, thanks!!!!!!!

1:08 pm

BabbleRabble

me 6 -- extend the me 4 -- with ma & ** kettle

1:08 pm

hetty

Une, I have that one. I'm seeking the one between past tense of me4 as verb and plural of me4 as noun

1:09 pm

mymuseisme

bichon, insert 2nd vowel into word for non-talker

1:09 pm

Haz1558

Good afternoon/evening all.

1:09 pm

mymuseisme

wb Haz

1:09 pm

cybernan

sp 9: the sp 8 & 9 build on the sp 4/6 -- use the consumed word

1:09 pm

NonoNanette

hello again Haz

1:10 pm

bichon

sorry my muse, don't get that

1:10 pm

Haz1558

Hello mymuse, Nono.

1:10 pm

hshliz

the last 2 de6/21?

1:10 pm

hetty

Hi again, Haz, it's still morning here! Do you have a clue for the last me6/24--or else a tube of smarties?

1:11 pm

Uneaixoise

plural of me5/14

1:11 pm

Haz1558

I can supply a clue! Add a shortened form of father to the me4/5

1:11 pm

mymuseisme

that's for your em6,7 still same first 3, but add remaining letters for someone who doesn't talk

1:11 pm

bichon

what is the me 4/5?

1:12 pm

BabbleRabble

de 6 -- sahara

1:12 pm

Haz1558

The last me4/5 I'm talking about - an anagram of 'to encounter' and meaning to hand out.

1:12 pm

mymuseisme

de6 - add canvas dwelling

1:12 pm

hetty

A word I could never have dreamed existed. Thanks, Haz

1:13 pm

Haz1558

You're welcome hetty.

1:13 pm

mymuseisme

thanks Haz

1:13 pm

hshliz

thanks

1:13 pm

hurshy

99 to go!

1:14 pm

cybernan

you're almost 100 ahead of me hurshy --- think I'm going to get lickety's list and end the agony -- been at this long enough!

1:14 pm

bonkler

tr 9 66?

1:14 pm

BabbleRabble

how are you feeling now, hurshy?

1:15 pm

hurshy

about the same. i'm going to check my te4.

1:15 pm

cybernan

tr 9/66: people who are in business

1:15 pm

Haz1558

tr9/66 - those males who were instructed to use the back entrance of a grand house.

1:15 pm

EspritdJean

your profession may be called your tr6/21 add the males that do it

1:15 pm

Uneaixoise

tr6/21 + males

1:15 pm

bonkler

ah thanks!

1:16 pm

bichon

thanks for the em 6/7, finally got it

1:17 pm

hurshy

down to 99.0, that's better

1:18 pm

cybernan

ae 5?

1:18 pm

bonkler

peco

1:18 pm

bonkler

oops

1:18 pm

Haz1558

ae5 - similar to the nasty time in March for Caesar

1:18 pm

BabbleRabble

ae 5 -- add lucy's ***i

1:19 pm

EspritdJean

this would be so much easier if the words were normal!

1:20 pm

BabbleRabble

perhaps, dr god needs to retain a word psychiatrist

1:21 pm

cybernan

ty brabble

1:23 pm

rumplestiltskin

Hurshy, you are ahead of me, 171 to go.

1:24 pm

NonoNanette

22 to go and I think they are all re's ugggggg

1:25 pm

hurshy

yeah my box with the most left is the bottom left R

1:26 pm

NonoNanette

same here hurshy

1:28 pm

hurshy

ok, down to 10 or less per box.

1:29 pm

Haz1558

Happy babbling Back later.

1:29 pm

TEAGUE

Aah! biggest puzzle I've ever seen.

1:30 pm

cybernan

as 5/14?

1:31 pm

Uneaixoise

as + mr. cheney

1:32 pm

cybernan

mmm -- can't think of his first name!

1:33 pm

bichon

me 6/21 after the tabletop

1:33 pm

Uneaixoise

but what IS he??!! LOL

1:33 pm

cybernan

idiot?

1:33 pm

Uneaixoise

worse . . .

1:34 pm

saintfranny

i just want to know - has Anyone *fireworked* THIS puzzle?

1:34 pm

Uneaixoise

yes, quite a few . . . believe it or not!

1:34 pm

mymuseisme

several people

1:34 pm

saintfranny

god. no way

1:34 pm

cybernan

ah -- thanks une

1:35 pm

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

1:35 pm

Uneaixoise

whew . . . 400 words and "only" 135 to go . . . jeez

1:36 pm

mymuseisme

right with you Une, 125 to go

1:36 pm

hurshy

let's talk k's... i have 3 ke.

1:37 pm

hshliz

ea5/12?

1:37 pm

mymuseisme

I have 5 ke

1:37 pm

pabtrek

second pe7 please

1:37 pm

hurshy

how long are they, muse?

1:37 pm

toadandtoadette

hi everyone!

1:38 pm

mymuseisme

ke4/10,5/22 x 2, 4/9 and 4/8

1:38 pm

mymuseisme

still missing 1

1:38 pm

mymuseisme

hi t&t

1:38 pm

hurshy

oooh

1:38 pm

hurshy

you need another 4/9, and i need the 4/8

1:38 pm

BabbleRabble

ke4.10;ke5.22;ke5.22;ke4.9;ke4.9;ke4.8

1:38 pm

mymuseisme

ea5/12 is past tense of the 4.4

1:38 pm

hurshy

that's five... five grey boxes.... hahahahahahahaha

1:39 pm

hshliz

the first ea5

1:39 pm

mymuseisme

thx hursh makes 7 greys for me

1:40 pm

mymuseisme

thanks BR

1:40 pm

hurshy

the bunny is long-ea5

1:40 pm

hshliz

eart

1:40 pm

mymuseisme

ea5 is past tense of what you interpret sounds with

1:40 pm

pabtrek

second pe7 please

1:41 pm

BabbleRabble

pe 7 -- someone, a ***son and abbr for a business: **mpany and freud, no ego but **

1:41 pm

hshliz

thanks

1:41 pm

ursh

Hooray at last - Fireworks - long day

1:41 pm

mymuseisme

thanks BR!

1:41 pm

mymuseisme

congrats ursh!

1:42 pm

BabbleRabble

congrats, ursh

1:42 pm

mymuseisme

have to keep track of time...ne4 to pick up my little ro4 star

1:42 pm

periwinkle

hi all, finished the A's just 224 left to find

1:42 pm

pabtrek

thanks Babble

1:43 pm

BabbleRabble

haven't decided if finishing brings a sense of accomplishment or relief

1:43 pm

mymuseisme

wb peri

1:43 pm

ursh

In this case babblerabble - both

1:43 pm

mymuseisme

hmm I'd go with accomplishment :)

1:44 pm

toadandtoadette

oh my words.. I just realized how HUGE this grid is

1:44 pm

NonoNanette

FIREWORKS!! !

1:44 pm

mymuseisme

I'd think this was a piece of cake for you tho ;)

1:44 pm

BabbleRabble

i just hummed a bit of another one bites the dust

1:44 pm

mymuseisme

yay Nono!!

1:44 pm

ursh

I am relieved to have accomplished the complishment of this grid

1:44 pm

toadandtoadette

wtg nono

1:44 pm

NonoNanette

and Lickety's video says its no longer availabe :(

1:44 pm

BabbleRabble

congrats, NONO

1:45 pm

pabtrek

congrats

1:45 pm

pabtrek

Nono

1:45 pm

NonoNanette

congrats ursh!

1:45 pm

pabtrek

lets try that again, congrats Nono

1:45 pm

Judi

I just broke 200 and I think that's pretty damn skippy.

1:45 pm

pabtrek

congrats ursh

1:45 pm

ursh

Tx Nono you too and tx pabtrek

1:46 pm

NonoNanette

took me most of the day sure hope Dr God doesnt pull another biggie like this on us right away

1:46 pm

hurshy

he doesn't control the grid sizes

1:48 pm

Uneaixoise

woohoo, nono!!

1:48 pm

pabtrek

last pe6 please

1:48 pm

CiociaJudy

still need 212. I think it's time to break out the list. Wahoo to all those lucky people who had Fireworks!

1:49 pm

periwinkle

right with you CJ with 215

1:49 pm

NonoNanette

pe6 to put in place before

1:49 pm

periwinkle

first cr7 please

1:49 pm

CiociaJudy

go peri go!

1:49 pm

NonoNanette

oops wrong clue

1:49 pm

BabbleRabble

pe 6 -- dog or cat and to ***l off into the sunset

1:50 pm

ursh

I have the last pe6 as chinese cabbage

1:50 pm

periwinkle

go CJ go!

1:50 pm

mymuseisme

cr7 past tense of a toothpaste

1:50 pm

NonoNanette

pe6 dog or cat + I ***d hello

1:51 pm

periwinkle

thanks my muse but that is the 2nd, need the first cr7 please

1:51 pm

pabtrek

thanks Babble, ursh, and Nono

1:51 pm

mymuseisme

same first 3 plus a boo boo on your car

1:51 pm

periwinkle

thanks muse

1:52 pm

NonoNanette

me thinks there are plenty of cluers here so I am off

1:52 pm

NonoNanette

Happy Babbling everyone

1:52 pm

mymuseisme

not finished Nono, just offering what I have

1:52 pm

mymuseisme

but hagd anyways

1:53 pm

periwinkle

C's are done!

1:54 pm

ren8

evening all, how is everyone getting on with this monster

1:54 pm

mymuseisme

hello ren, plugging along

1:54 pm

toadandtoadette

hi ren

1:54 pm

carleekat

does this grid EVER end?

1:55 pm

carleekat

its the neverending grid... I swear

1:55 pm

ren8

I did 35 words this morning before work now the serious concentrating begins

1:56 pm

Jellen

hi, all. Just popping in for a few minutes when I should be elsewhere.

1:56 pm

carleekat

HAHAHAH..a FEW MINUTES...RUN...RUN FOR YOUR LIFE JELLEN

1:56 pm

Jellen

Clue for di7/36, please?

1:56 pm

elder

hello all - oh my !! I would think there are no words left in the dictionary !!

1:57 pm

Jellen

lol, carlee.

1:57 pm

mymuseisme

hi Jellen

1:57 pm

ren8

Hi muse, tandt carlee, Jellen & elder

1:57 pm

elder

I have more chance of wining the lottery than finishing this one tonight .

1:57 pm

mymuseisme

hi elder

1:57 pm

mymuseisme

di7/36 is a church district

1:58 pm

Jellen

Thanks muse. Don't think that's the first, though.

1:58 pm

mymuseisme

another di7/36 is a geology term that ends with part of a plant

1:58 pm

garyandjulie

atne

1:58 pm

mymuseisme

didn't read a "first"

1:59 pm

garyandjulie

trust me to type in wrong box whie monkeying sorry

1:59 pm

mymuseisme

hi g&j

1:59 pm

ren8

hi julie or is it gary

1:59 pm

Jellen

Might not have typed first, sorry!

1:59 pm

cybernan

di 8 -- last one?

2:00 pm

garyandjulie

julie, gary doesnt play *g*

2:00 pm

ren8

well then good evening julie

2:00 pm

mymuseisme

ok hi julie

2:00 pm

carleekat

whew...just 100 to go... this is begining to feel "doable"

2:00 pm

BabbleRabble

di 8 is the adjective for the di 7 that follows

2:00 pm

Jellen

Nan, adjective form of last di7/36

2:01 pm

Flask1

Hi all.....clues please the 2 x as words?

2:01 pm

cybernan

ty brabble and jellen

2:01 pm

garyandjulie

270 and st***ed here

2:01 pm

mymuseisme

as5/12 like the friendly ghost Cas***

2:01 pm

ren8

hello Flask

2:02 pm

Uneaixoise

tomato as*** --like tomato jello . . . change "p" to another consonant

2:02 pm

mymuseisme

as5/14 add what a stenographer takes ***tation

2:02 pm

Flask1

Hi ren8.....its a biggie, eh?

2:02 pm

Uneaixoise

oohhh, good clue, my muse!

2:03 pm

mymuseisme

thanks Une

2:03 pm

BabbleRabble

as 4 -- add movie theatre: **nema

2:03 pm

ren8

it sure is Flask, 489 left, definately not going to finish this one

2:03 pm

periwinkle

1st em6 please

2:03 pm

mymuseisme

Flask do you know that cartoon? otherwise add the first 3 of winkle's moniker

2:04 pm

toadandtoadette

haha, the nickname for a dog (4 letters) is a word

2:04 pm

mymuseisme

em + vowel + Mr. Serling

2:05 pm

periwinkle

thanks muse

2:06 pm

cybernan

em 7-8 combo, please?

2:07 pm

Jellen

pr8 & 9 combo?

2:07 pm

mymuseisme

em7,8 just like what I clued peri, but ends with what to show that you're over 21

2:07 pm

cybernan

pr 8-9: before doctor(s)

2:08 pm

periwinkle

ony 199 to go

2:08 pm

Uneaixoise

before going out to dinner and a movie with a beau

2:08 pm

Uneaixoise

(sing. and plural)

2:09 pm

cybernan

ty mymuse

2:09 pm

Jellen

ty, nan

2:09 pm

mymuseisme

bbs...time to pick up my son

2:09 pm

periwinkle

bbl

2:09 pm

toadandtoadette

bye peri

2:09 pm

ypsigirl

phantom word- desperate! like me! only 146 out of whopping 389 words !!!

2:10 pm

Jellen

sp8 and 9 combo, please?

2:10 pm

spellit

That was some grid - no time to even chat!

2:10 pm

Blueboy

97 left......

2:11 pm

Blueboy

96 left...

2:11 pm

cybernan

sp 8-9: build on the sp 4-6 using the consumed word

2:11 pm

Blueboy

95 left....

2:11 pm

BabbleRabble

congrats, spellit

2:11 pm

hurshy

59 left...

2:11 pm

Blueboy

94 left.....

2:11 pm

spellit

Cheers Babble

2:12 pm

carleekat

ok..HOW is this possible..i have only r, s and t tiles left and over 86 words to go....

2:12 pm

Jellen

Caught! I don't have the sp4/6 word.

2:12 pm

carleekat

<POMPOMTWIRL> for spellit

2:12 pm

Blueboy

93 left...

2:12 pm

cybernan

last em 6-7 combo?

2:12 pm

Blueboy

92 left

2:12 pm

hurshy

i want to get... 6 more before i get the list

2:12 pm

spellit

Well there are 70 s's for a start...

2:12 pm

cybernan

how many to go now, hurshy?

2:13 pm

hurshy

59

2:13 pm

Blueboy

91.....

2:13 pm

hurshy

so if i get 6 more, that's 90%

2:13 pm

Blueboy

90....

2:13 pm

cybernan

short for eyeglasses, jellen

2:13 pm

Blueboy

89....

2:13 pm

Blueboy

88....

2:14 pm

Jellen

ty, nan! Got them.

2:14 pm

Blueboy

87....

2:14 pm

cybernan

anyone have a clue for the last em 6-7 combo?

2:14 pm

Judi

*gasping* ...just....finished...t's...

2:14 pm

Blueboy

86....

2:14 pm

bookwomen

em+vowel+robot ending

2:14 pm

Blueboy

85

2:14 pm

Blueboy

84

2:15 pm

ruthy

can anyone please clue me the se 5/10?

2:15 pm

Blueboy

83

2:15 pm

mummy

ok jellen, pl whisper the sp4 word to me

2:15 pm

Blueboy

82

2:15 pm

Blueboy

81

2:15 pm

Jellen

pr9/60 after gift?

2:15 pm

cybernan

have that combo, book -- looking for the last one

2:15 pm

BabbleRabble

em 6&7 -- same first three and skydivers use a parach***; pl

2:16 pm

Blueboy

80

2:16 pm

Blueboy

79

2:16 pm

Uneaixoise

one who receives the gift

2:16 pm

cybernan

ty brabble

2:16 pm

BabbleRabble

se 5.10 add a vowel to se 4 preceding

2:16 pm

toadandtoadette

okay Blueboy we get it that you are finding words

2:16 pm

Blueboy

78

2:17 pm

ruthy

ty babble

2:17 pm

evanonut

phew, that's some grid!!!

2:17 pm

ren8

was just thinking the same thing t&t

2:17 pm

Jellen

ty, Une!

2:17 pm

Blueboy

*Blueboy sniggers from behind his keyboard*

2:17 pm

carleekat

<POMPOM TOSS> for nut

2:17 pm

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

2:18 pm

evanonut

whatchoo pom pom tossin for me for? i aint gonna finish.

2:18 pm

toadandtoadette

I had my next doctors appointment today

2:18 pm

Blueboy

(Because some folks out there don't realise who I REALLY am!!!!!!!!!)

2:18 pm

Jellen

Mummy, don't let me make a sp**tacle of myself

2:18 pm

carleekat

i thought u finished....

2:18 pm

carleekat

ok..well...then I take it back :op

2:19 pm

mummy

ty jellen

2:19 pm

Jellen

yw, mummy

2:20 pm

carleekat

ugh....am looking at all these re's...and....I want to quit....

2:22 pm

toadandtoadette

**comforting carlee -- no need to be scared***

2:22 pm

Jellen

Gotta run. Will try to be back later.

2:23 pm

pabtrek

se6/24 please

2:23 pm

BabbleRabble

cya, Jellen

2:23 pm

cybernan

io 6-7?

2:24 pm

pabtrek

io + da4/5

2:24 pm

hurshy

huzzah, that's 90%! now i will get the list.

2:24 pm

BabbleRabble

se 6.24 -- tractor: se**; and a gift: ***sebt

2:25 pm

BabbleRabble

should be: se 6.24 -- tractor: se**; and a gift: ***sent

2:25 pm

cybernan

ty pabtrek

2:25 pm

ruthy

can anyone please clue the ro 7/36?

2:25 pm

pabtrek

thanks Babble

2:26 pm

Uneaixoise

ro4/5 + males

2:27 pm

ruthy

ty uneaixoise

2:27 pm

ruthy

fireworks at last

2:28 pm

Uneaixoise

yw and congrats!!!!!!!!!!

2:28 pm

BabbleRabble

congrats, ruthy

2:28 pm

toadandtoadette

wtg ruthy

2:28 pm

cybernan

last ma 6?

2:29 pm

BabbleRabble

ma 6 -- what's on top of a box spring, sans 1

2:29 pm

Uneaixoise

Magic Ma**** -- a fat pen

2:30 pm

Uneaixoise

tx br!

2:30 pm

cybernan

ty brabble -- tried it without the s!

2:31 pm

hurshy

di7/8 combo?

2:32 pm

Uneaixoise

spanish word for day + you hold a flower by the st**

2:32 pm

Uneaixoise

and "latin" plural

2:33 pm

hurshy

ty

2:34 pm

hurshy

did anyone ever clue you that last em6/7 combo cnan?

2:34 pm

stidmama

hello hurshy -- are you feeling betteR?

2:34 pm

Uneaixoise

yw hursh :-)

2:34 pm

Uneaixoise

br did

2:35 pm

stidmama

I am not going to be reading the chat, having made some awful mistakes earlier when the lickety add box disappeared...

2:35 pm

hurshy

my temp has come down most of the way stid

2:35 pm

cybernan

me 6/21 (following high flatland)

2:35 pm

hurshy

well, the em clue has scrolled off... could i have it again?

2:35 pm

stidmama

good hurshy, will keep sending you healing energy.

:-)

2:36 pm

stidmama

going silent now. *fades to misty gray*

2:37 pm

cybernan

which em, hurshy?

2:37 pm

hurshy

the last 6/7 combo

2:37 pm

BabbleRabble

em 6 -- same first 3 and skydiver equioment: parach***; pl

2:37 pm

cybernan

same beginning as first ones + voiceless person

2:37 pm

Uneaixoise

e + mu4/6 but add a vowel before the "u"

2:38 pm

pabtrek

ta7 please

2:38 pm

hurshy

thank you

2:38 pm

Judi

Done with the S's. Way too many of those pups.

2:38 pm

cybernan

me 6/21 (following high flatland)?

2:39 pm

BabbleRabble

ta 7 -- adhesive and not rolaids but ***s

2:39 pm

pinkhatlil

hello all

2:39 pm

featherbee

hehe, daniel's eating jello for the first time. messy!

2:39 pm

pabtrek

thanks Babble

2:39 pm

BabbleRabble

hello, pinkhatlil

2:40 pm

ddb4nana

what an amazing babble today! my biggest yet! anyone have fireworks (give me some hope!)

2:40 pm

ren8

hello Pink, Feather and BR, been so busy concentrating I have not seent anyone coming in... hello to all

2:40 pm

cybernan

me 6/21 (following high flatland)?

2:41 pm

cybernan

nm -- monkeyed it

2:41 pm

LoriP

This grid is beginning to er 5/12 my psychiatric health

2:41 pm

ren8

I cant believe spam is not a word

2:41 pm

pinkhatlil

hi babbrabb and ren8 141 left to find!!!!

2:42 pm

LoriP

G'd afternoon Babblers

2:42 pm

pinkhatlil

hi lori

2:42 pm

ren8

Hello Lori

2:42 pm

BabbleRabble

hello, ddb4nana ... many have finished

2:42 pm

ddb4nana

Than I shall perservere!

2:43 pm

bookwomen

me 6/21 same first three letters of me 4/5 +golf ***

2:43 pm

LoriP

I just got a few, have 72 left, and a few minutes before I start supper

2:43 pm

LoriP

You can do it ddb!

2:43 pm

CsCdeFounder

hi again, all

2:44 pm

grannymaxx

my lickety list has disappeared!!! anyone have any idea how to get it back??

2:44 pm

BabbleRabble

just think of this grid as learning Chinese in 10,000 easy lessons

2:44 pm

BabbleRabble

hello CsCdeFounder

2:44 pm

toadandtoadette

go to options granny

2:45 pm

ddb4nana

lol BabbleRabble

2:45 pm

grannymaxx

where is options?

2:46 pm

toadandtoadette

do you have Babble Expert

2:46 pm

ddb4nana

Thanks LoriP...only
182 to go and won't say how long I've been at it!!!

2:46 pm

pinkhatlil

I know this sounds silly have you refreshed the clues page??

2:46 pm

LoriP

LOL @ Babble

2:46 pm

CsCdeFounder

hi bab

2:47 pm

Fishbulb

hi everyone - phew its a big one today huh?!

2:47 pm

grannymaxx

yep i have beta 11 and i've tried refresh

2:47 pm

pabtrek

te6/18 after the exam please

2:47 pm

toadandtoadette

options are up at the top, a white button

2:48 pm

toadandtoadette

oh this is running so slow... erg

2:49 pm

ddb4nana

pabtrek...it is the person who takes the te 4/4

2:49 pm

Aloyisius

hi to all .. haven't chatted as broadband failed and dialup worked very poorly with this humongous grid. Fireworks, finally.. and now off to the grocery store.. congrats to all her manage to conquer this grid; it is an exercise in patience and perseverance! Missed chatting with you all.. serviceman comes tomorrow, so hopefully, I will "see" you next grid! Bye for now.. Babble On!!!!

2:49 pm

pabtrek

thanks ddb, could have sworn that i put that in

2:50 pm

Aloyisius

* who manage... lol, brain dead at this point!!

2:50 pm

ddb4nana

yw that was only my second clue! fun!

2:51 pm

BabbleRabble

congrats, Aloyisius

2:51 pm

hurshy

pe 6/24 towards the end of the pe's?

2:51 pm

Minski

535 words?!?!?! Is that the all time high word count or what? I'll be back later to play, just checking in for now.

2:51 pm

rumplestiltskin

143 left, time for a nap to refresh my brain.

2:52 pm

LoriP

belated congrats Aloy!!!!!

2:52 pm

BabbleRabble

pe 6 -- add the marquis of pain

2:53 pm

hurshy

ty

2:53 pm

pabtrek

and i am done, and wish i could kiss lickety for the list and beta v11

2:54 pm

BabbleRabble

congrats, pabtrek

2:54 pm

LoriP

Congrats pab!!!!

2:54 pm

pabtrek

thanks Babble also thanks for all the help, couldn't have done it without you too :)

2:55 pm

pabtrek

thanks Lori

2:55 pm

toadandtoadette

goodness I'm at 205 and don't feel like I've made a de4,5

2:55 pm

hurshy

first ra7?

2:56 pm

pabtrek

and thanks to everyone else who helped, under a severe thunderstorm watch here, will have to sign off soon

2:56 pm

BabbleRabble

ra 7 -- plural of dem bones

2:56 pm

BabbleRabble

cya, pabtrek

2:56 pm

hurshy

which bones?

2:57 pm

BabbleRabble

craps shooters

2:57 pm

LoriP

The da 7/8 combo is weird......

2:57 pm

hurshy

oh, i see

2:58 pm

Atalante

what are craps shooters?

2:58 pm

BabbleRabble

what you play boxcars with

2:58 pm

Atalante

ok ... what is boxcars?

2:59 pm

hurshy

certain casino games are in question, ata

2:59 pm

BabbleRabble

what a craps player tosses

2:59 pm

Atalante

ah ok, know nothing about that!

3:00 pm

BabbleRabble

small cubes with numbers 1 - 6

3:00 pm

hurshy

but you do know some games use cards, and other games use cubes with dots on them...

3:01 pm

Atalante

ahhh ok, ty, a suitably idiot proof clue :)

3:02 pm

LoriP

Okay, gotta' take a kid to work, then make supper. See y'all in a bit, congrats to all those who finish!

3:04 pm

KnightTime

hello all, back to get my last 83

3:05 pm

toadandtoadette

gl knight

3:05 pm

KnightTime

this grid takes luck, skill, but mostly time

3:05 pm

Erda

Can anybody help me with pr7/52 ? Losing my mind over it...

3:06 pm

KnightTime

pr7.52 = before stone

3:06 pm

BabbleRabble

pr 7 -- before buddy holly

3:07 pm

Erda

oh dear -- thank you!

3:10 pm

hurshy

ok i know i've seen people ask this but i wasn't looking at the answers... te6 after exam?

3:10 pm

Atalante

add 2 vowels

3:10 pm

inge

HELP. I need three more words, but can only trace one, the da 7/44

3:10 pm

BabbleRabble

te 6 addsome vowels

3:10 pm

hurshy

thanks

3:11 pm

BabbleRabble

da 7 -- superlative of the da 4

3:11 pm

inge

the other two i cannot get from Beta V II browser, it wont show only the s words I need, but says I need all of them

3:11 pm

hurshy

i'm done

3:12 pm

BabbleRabble

wtg, hurshy

3:12 pm

Atalante

YAY!

3:12 pm

cybernan

congrats, hurshy :)

3:12 pm

hurshy

ty

3:12 pm

inge

thanks BR, now if I can figure out which s words are missing, I am done, gone ahunting

3:12 pm

hurshy

how goes it for you, ata? are you still listless?

3:13 pm

Atalante

listless and 111 left. will get list at 100 - decided that this morning! trying to concentrate on grid rather than food adn drawing!

3:13 pm

BabbleRabble

10 sa; 6 sc; 17 se; 6 sm; 18 sp; 13 st

3:14 pm

carleekat

WAY TO GO hurshy...sorry for slow <POMPOM TWIRL> for hurshy...was sending words to list and is SO slow

3:14 pm

hurshy

i went to 90% ata - it really wasn't too bad

3:14 pm

Judi

Good job, Hursh! Hi, Ata. Hang in there. I'm at 129.

3:14 pm

hurshy

darn, my temp's back up

3:14 pm

pinkhatlil

how's everyone getting on with the grid??

3:15 pm

carleekat

te's and re's left... which means am about 90% done

3:15 pm

KnightTime

68 left

3:15 pm

cybernan

pe 7-8 combo?

3:15 pm

BabbleRabble

this is a grind grid

3:16 pm

Chris P

116 to go and flagging, carlee

3:16 pm

inge

BR those counts dont help me, since the checks in the boxes are gone along with the words

3:16 pm

Atalante

go to bed, hurshy dearest

3:16 pm

Judi

What is your temp now, Hurshy?

3:16 pm

hetty

en

3:17 pm

hurshy

oh, it's not too bad judi, 99.6

3:17 pm

pinkhatlil

it is a serious grind babbrabb i've been at this sice 8:30am on an off

3:17 pm

pinkhatlil

*since

3:17 pm

Judi

Oh, pooh. That's barely worth mentioning. A few aspirin should knock that right out.

3:18 pm

hurshy

but i'm not taking anything

3:18 pm

CsCdeFounder

these last 2 words are proving to be one giant pain in the butt

3:18 pm

Judi

Popsicles might help too! :)

3:18 pm

Atalante

tylenol. take some tylenol

3:18 pm

hurshy

unless fever is endangering your health, it's better to let it do its germ-killing job

3:18 pm

elder

hello Pink, if you arrived earlier am sorry and to others who came in. I have had my head down. I have reached 304 which is good ( i think ) given that i started late, its a killer for time andi have to go .

3:18 pm

pinkhatlil

hello elder

3:19 pm

Atalante

or yeah, as judi said, have some ice cream!

3:19 pm

elder

I would love to keep going ...but must get prepared for work tomorrow.

3:19 pm

hurshy

sadly, i have no frozen treats at the moment

3:19 pm

Judi

Once again, life intrudes on Babble. Sad, but true.

3:19 pm

elder

Is everything ok with you Pink ?

3:19 pm

Atalante

have you got a freezer?

3:19 pm

BabbleRabble

pe 7 -- another word for people: ***son; busiiness abbr: **mpany; freud term: not ego but **; pl

3:19 pm

hurshy

i'm ok, i just want to be better for tomorrow so i am not miserable at work

3:20 pm

pinkhatlil

a clue for the last sp5

3:20 pm

inge

well, my word list wont show up beyond the r's, so I cannot finish the grid, Since tile stats say I need two S 5 words

3:20 pm

toadandtoadette

225 words... its time for lickety's help

3:21 pm

inge

makes me absolutely furious. happened once before and I was downgraded in the rankings for 30 days, for a server problem

3:21 pm

cybernan

ty brabble -- what a strange word

3:21 pm

hurshy

inge, there are 8698 points, how many points does that mean you need

3:21 pm

BabbleRabble

sp 5 -- the jack that could eat no fat

3:21 pm

cybernan

s5/12: car

3:22 pm

CsCdeFounder

inge - are u getting an abort script prompt that comes up?

3:22 pm

pinkhatlil

i dont understand clues????

3:22 pm

cybernan

s5/12: dividing membrane

3:23 pm

BabbleRabble

sa 5 - add frozen water

3:23 pm

cybernan

se 5/10: mailed +vowel

3:23 pm

inge

hurshy, the regular bable does not give me a point total, will see what expert says,

3:23 pm

Atalante

look at the word list inge! it says it there

3:24 pm

hurshy

(i think something is wrong with her word list)

3:24 pm

BabbleRabble

sa 5 -- past tense of gone mad in****

3:24 pm

Atalante

hmmm!

3:24 pm

inge

Expert Babble wont even load anymore

3:25 pm

cybernan

last pe 6/24?

3:25 pm

hurshy

maybe if you reboot things will be better inge

3:25 pm

BabbleRabble

sa 5 past tense of full

3:25 pm

inge

BRB

3:26 pm

BabbleRabble

pe 6 -- neanderthal

3:26 pm

flosey

I've had problems also - lost 20 some words

3:26 pm

toadandtoadette

inge, try restarting your computer

3:26 pm

flosey

have refreshed, gone out and back, rebooted, etc - all to no avail

3:26 pm

carleekat

29 to go..ALL re's

3:27 pm

flosey

pr

3:27 pm

elder

Enough .. sadly must go thanks to, Babble and Cybernan for those words.. Good luck, determination and time to all of you.

3:27 pm

cybernan

sorry brabble -- over my head!

3:28 pm

BabbleRabble

with these large grids, if I reboot I get asked whether I want to abort script that may cause IE not to respond... if I do the word list is abridged

3:28 pm

hurshy

i think brabble means pr6

3:28 pm

cybernan

last pe 6/24?

3:28 pm

toadandtoadette

okay, I am giving up. I'm not even half way done, but my head hurts and it is almost bedtime.

3:29 pm

elder

oh and to those who have finished i pass over a glass of best Champagne .. cheers !! and well done !!

3:30 pm

BabbleRabble

pe 6 -- add the marquis of pain .. gave wrong one before as hurshy said

3:30 pm

cybernan

marquis of pain?

3:31 pm

BabbleRabble

pe 6 -- not happy and a vowel

3:31 pm

cybernan

ty brabble

3:31 pm

CsCdeFounder

finally...fireworks :)

3:31 pm

BabbleRabble

congrats, CsC

3:32 pm

CsCdeFounder

thanks

3:32 pm

cybernan

last pe 6?

3:32 pm

cybernan

congrats,csc -- bet you did it without a list too!!!!

3:33 pm

pinkhatlil

clue for st5/10 plesae

3:33 pm

BabbleRabble

pe 6 --- monetary unit of spain before the euro

3:33 pm

CsCdeFounder

well, i didn't have my letter/length tiles today, but did consult lickety's clues for the last 6 words

3:34 pm

cybernan

st 5/10: little gold mesh sleeve inserted into arteries to keep them unblocked

3:34 pm

pinkhatlil

??????

3:34 pm

cybernan

I think I have that brabble -- looking for pe 6/21 following household animals

3:35 pm

cybernan

s + canvas shelter

3:35 pm

CsCdeFounder

that st 5/10 was my last word...eluded me for a long time

3:36 pm

BabbleRabble

ok extend the pe 4 with a boat trip: ***l into the sunset

3:36 pm

jakes-mum

ok back to find my final 25! clue for the an6 plz?

3:37 pm

pinkhatlil

thank you cybernan

3:37 pm

ren8

di8/50 please not the church one

3:38 pm

LoriP

Back for 9hopefully) my last 55 words

3:38 pm

BabbleRabble

an 6 -- add what a golfer did at each hole: **** off down the fairway

3:38 pm

CsCdeFounder

di 8/50 is di 7/36 + a vowel

3:38 pm

cybernan

if ***l is the boat's sheets -- not accepted

3:39 pm

jakes-mum

ty bab

3:39 pm

cybernan

got it -- had a typo -- thanks brabble

3:40 pm

inge

well, I cannot resurrect my complete wordlist and thus have fallen off the babble mountain peak by no fault of my own. Am I the only babbler who cannot get all her words back> Should I never play the BIG games, what a punishment!!!

3:40 pm

ren8

dont have that di7/36 CsDeFounder

3:40 pm

LoriP

Really inge? Are you on Lickety's beta?

3:40 pm

doxy1lover

di7/36?

3:40 pm

jakes-mum

I lost all my words from re down. I reopened babble and they came back

3:40 pm

inge

di 7: is a district in a church organization

3:41 pm

evanonut

ingy thingy!!!

3:41 pm

ren8

I need the other di7 please inge

3:41 pm

inge

yes, I am on BetaV!!, and this computer is only 18 months old, but it cannot handle the biggies

3:42 pm

CsCdeFounder

di 7/36 - di + vowel + the stalk that supports a leaf, flower, or fruit...di 8/50 is all of that plus a vowel on the end

3:42 pm

LoriP

Weird inge. No probs here (so far) ***knocks on wood***

3:42 pm

BabbleRabble

inge, perhaps you might email dr god and explain the problem. he may be able to resurrect your list

3:42 pm

periwinkle

hi all, 190 to go

3:42 pm

periwinkle

es6 please

3:42 pm

flosey

Inge I too lost most, rebooted and came in without the new lickety and seems to have worked - I tried putting in words I knew should be there and it tells me I have them

3:43 pm

ren8

thanks CsCdeFounder

3:43 pm

jakes-mum

as5/14 plz?

3:43 pm

flosey

my word list doesn't tell me how many I have, or total points, but does tell me I have 21 to go

3:44 pm

jakes-mum

es6 = to regard favourably

3:44 pm

LoriP

es 6 is your sense of self es****

3:44 pm

periwinkle

thanks Lori and jakes-mum

3:44 pm

cybernan

pr 7/52?

3:45 pm

jakes-mum

pr7 = before a big stone

3:45 pm

jakes-mum

or before **** and roll

3:46 pm

CsCdeFounder

for me, on any grids with more than 320 words, give or take, babble is very slow to load up for me. Then my computer freezes for a minute or two until an abort script prompt pops up. In the background while the prompt is still on the screen, the word list loads (usually 3-400 items), and once all that is done, I click on No for the abort script prompt. The chat also doesn't load up right away either, so I usually do the Ctl+Alt+Dlt thing just to speed it up. I don't actually restart my computer, as I only hold and press the 3 buttons once. Once the chat prompt is working, I just close out of the Restart thing and continue on like normal.

3:46 pm

cybernan

a specific stone ---as in rock? generic word for rock?

3:47 pm

jakes-mum

you just used the word lol!

3:47 pm

Atalante

you got it, cnan ;)

3:47 pm

flosey

pr6/27 please?

3:47 pm

cybernan

oh duh -- going blind! loil

3:47 pm

jakes-mum

penalty box for you cyber

3:48 pm

flosey

I think we all are with this puzzle nan

3:48 pm

cybernan

pr 6: before you get your md

3:48 pm

flosey

ah, thanks nan

3:49 pm

ren8

de6/21 x 2 please

3:50 pm

inge

well, I wrote Dr. God about my problem. All your suggestions did not bring back my words from resee downward.

3:50 pm

evanonut

its karma ingy, for being mean to me i bet.

3:50 pm

flosey

pr7/36, second one please

3:51 pm

jakes-mum

Ci5/14 plz?

3:51 pm

flosey

ci5/14 an apple drink jakes

3:52 pm

jakes-mum

pr7 = before you see someone for the first time (like a date?)

3:52 pm

JeeWhiz

Inge, I am having the same problem that you are.

3:52 pm

jakes-mum

oh please someone hit me I am missing all the obvious ones!

3:52 pm

cybernan

ra 7/36 (first ra)

3:52 pm

jakes-mum

ty flosey

3:53 pm

Atalante

em7 - not the one that sounds like piles - but the one right next to it?

3:53 pm

LoriP

The elusive threshold! I am at 500, oh sweet joy, the end is nigh

3:53 pm

sherb

I don't believe it... the biggest grid I've ever seen, and I don't have time to play... *sigh*

3:53 pm

flosey

thanks jakes-mom

3:53 pm

cybernan

ra 7/36 (first ra)?

3:53 pm

jakes-mum

ra7 = ra + multiple six sided spotted rollers in childrens board games

3:54 pm

sherb

ah well, good luck to those of you who're giving it a go :)

3:54 pm

cybernan

ty jakesmum

3:54 pm

evanonut

i'm amazed we can safely talk in this log without using the words.

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