Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, November 7, 2007

12:00 am

Robespierre

Ooh, a biggie!

12:00 am

Jellen

flip

12:00 am

dart001

flip looks bigger

12:00 am

bbnaz

BAM a HUGE one

12:00 am

trueheart11

flip!!!

12:00 am

FranMag

flip!

12:00 am

FranMag

yay!!!

12:00 am

cybernan

... and here we go!

12:00 am

jillibus

I knew it!!! A biggie on library day!

12:00 am

corpsvalue

flip and ma7

12:00 am

DRBERNABO

at7

12:00 am

dareaper

how many words?

12:00 am

bbnaz

389

12:00 am

lynxxx

Yay - a big one. Hello everyone

12:00 am

DRBERNABO

at8

12:00 am

jillibus

389

12:01 am

bbnaz

dr you are amazing

12:01 am

DRBERNABO

at9

12:02 am

corpsvalue

te7

12:02 am

jillibus

first word -- the at9 :D

12:02 am

justafreep

as8

12:02 am

FranMag

hi lynxxx!

12:02 am

stidmama

and hello... no way Jill! at 9? *boggle eyes*

12:02 am

mcurlschool

ouch, the big one finally arrived

12:02 am

lynxxx

hi Frannie

12:03 am

FranMag

thanks doc!

12:03 am

lynxxx

Hi Stid !

12:03 am

jillibus

stid -- thanks to drb

12:03 am

stidmama

ooh. me too! I got three biggies!

12:03 am

FranMag

that's at8 x 2 jilli as well as a at7

12:03 am

FranMag

hi stid!

12:03 am

bbnaz

okay you folks are making me feel really stupid.

12:04 am

DRBERNABO

we7

12:04 am

corpsvalue

thanks for those at's Drb

12:04 am

bbnaz

and i do that just fine on my own

12:04 am

Atalante

ma, ta, mo 7s

12:04 am

jillibus

well, got at4,7.,8 & 9

12:04 am

corpsvalue

we9

12:04 am

chic

ugh!

12:04 am

corpsvalue

we10

12:04 am

FranMag

thanks corps and doc!

12:05 am

corpsvalue

yw fran

12:05 am

FranMag

hi ata!!

12:05 am

Atalante

and hi :D

12:05 am

jesdraggon

flippyfloppy

12:05 am

jillibus

holy mackerel! we 10?

12:05 am

stidmama

hi jes1

12:05 am

jesdraggon

holy hugeness!

12:05 am

stidmama

we? hmmmm.....

12:05 am

bbnaz

ha! i found the 10 so maybe i am just a wee bit stupid

12:06 am

stidmama

hi bb!

12:06 am

lizmac

The 10's relatively easy, or at least normal!!

12:06 am

bbnaz

hello stid. i have a feeling i am going to be up for a while tonight

12:06 am

lynxxx

my goodness - 40 Ws, thats unusual

12:06 am

jillibus

I seem to have shot my bolt finding the at9 :(

12:06 am

lizmac

went

12:07 am

lizmac

ouch, sorry!

12:07 am

jillibus

tsk lizmac

12:07 am

corpsvalue

re7, te7 x2 if not called yet.

12:07 am

FranMag

wa7

12:07 am

FranMag

se7

12:08 am

corpsvalue

thanks fran!

12:08 am

cybernan

lovely collection of at's

12:08 am

jillibus

stid, we should get the we 10

12:09 am

dareaper

is it bad if i could only think in small words lol i cant think of big words

12:09 am

cybernan

ea 7, ea 8

12:09 am

FranMag

yw corps

12:10 am

jillibus

reaper, that's usually me too

12:10 am

corpsvalue

good ones nan. now, if i can only find them.

12:10 am

DRBERNABO

100 words and still averaging over 5

12:11 am

stidmama

well, I can't find the we10, but I do have more than 100 words already...

12:11 am

corpsvalue

wow! stid and drb

12:11 am

dareaper

wow nice now i really feel slow i only got 35

12:11 am

jillibus

we4,7,9,10 are related stid

12:11 am

dart001

171 and slowing down

12:11 am

bbnaz

crud. i only have 36

12:12 am

jillibus

reaper, I have 15, lol!

12:12 am

corpsvalue

26 here.

12:12 am

dareaper

lol

12:12 am

stidmama

go bb go!

12:12 am

lynxxx

I think Dart lives up to his name! 171!

12:13 am

stidmama

go dart go!

12:13 am

helenkeller

i'm with dart, slowing at 176, only avg 4.86 though

12:13 am

stidmama

got it!!!! :-)

12:13 am

FranMag

hi hk!

12:13 am

jillibus

well, brag brag, my average is 5.6

12:13 am

helenkeller

hiya fran!

12:14 am

lynxxx

Hi Helen! amazing

12:14 am

helenkeller

woohoo jili

12:14 am

stidmama

I found a flightless bird!

12:14 am

bbnaz

something tells me that i am going to learn a slew of new words today

12:14 am

helenkeller

hiya lynxxxxxxx

12:14 am

FranMag

hk is a speed demon

12:14 am

stidmama

I think.... *runs off to check definition*

12:14 am

stidmama

hey helen!

12:14 am

herinfernallady

We 10 been called?

12:15 am

dareaper

yeap herin

12:15 am

corpsvalue

hi herin! yes it has.

12:15 am

jillibus

yes, lady

12:15 am

stidmama

yep. flightless AND dead. a perfect babblet!

12:15 am

GroovyKiwi

good eve all happy babbling

12:15 am

herinfernallady

pout i thought i was being smart

12:15 am

stidmama

hi kiwi! how's cast-and-pins today?

12:15 am

dart001

hi kiwi

12:15 am

helenkeller

fran, i forgot all about the grid today & got on with 20 minutes to go & managed to get that last one down to under 50, so i was a little primed

12:15 am

corpsvalue

hi groovy!

12:15 am

herinfernallady

Groovy what did you do to yourself?

12:16 am

corpsvalue

ma7 (although that was probably called already)

12:16 am

GroovyKiwi

not me youngest brat broke his elbow

12:16 am

corpsvalue

i should say ma7x2

12:16 am

jillibus

hmm, stid...

12:16 am

herinfernallady

OH NOS awwwes.

12:16 am

dareaper

only 7 letter word i got is re 7

12:16 am

stidmama

yes jill dear?

12:17 am

lynxxx

Hi Kiwi ! how is he feeling?

12:17 am

jillibus

how is he, kiwi! Nasty thing to break, I think

12:17 am

helenkeller

oh kiwi, that's too bad

12:17 am

FranMag

hi kiwi!

12:17 am

Geekmeister

Pigenoman... Your favorite word is here!

12:17 am

jillibus

the dea dflightless bird, stid

12:18 am

FranMag

te7 called?

12:18 am

herinfernallady

if i just add plural to everything ill be set

12:18 am

herinfernallady

ok

12:18 am

FranMag

hi geek! hi pigeon!

12:18 am

corpsvalue

yes fran x2

12:18 am

herinfernallady

back to friends view

12:18 am

dart001

lol

12:18 am

stidmama

something bad jill? or just wondering what it is?

12:18 am

Geekmeister

Aloha Fran..

12:18 am

GroovyKiwi

he is doing ok lying on the couch playing lord muck - mum do this mum get that etc etc

12:18 am

jillibus

just wondering what it is -- founs the usual sea birds...

12:19 am

jillibus

parm to typos plz

12:19 am

stidmama

its an mo4 jill...

12:19 am

jillibus

the typos, gaaa

12:20 am

lynxxx

lol - and how long is that going to work Kiwi?

12:20 am

jillibus

Oh hah stid -- kept seeing that in the lst grid but the singular -- no go

12:20 am

GroovyKiwi

today only - i told him since hes got no manners there will be no moer

12:20 am

helenkeller

1/2 way, that's my cue - good nite everyone :)

12:21 am

FranMag

night hk! wow!

12:21 am

stidmama

happy to help jill!

12:21 am

stidmama

yippee helen! see you tomorrow

12:21 am

jillibus

wow, HK -- well done!

12:21 am

bbnaz

sheesh, i only have 58

12:21 am

bbnaz

good onya HK

12:21 am

lynxxx

bye Helen - sweet dreams

12:22 am

dareaper

im at 63

12:22 am

Geekmeister

Hey Pigeonman... Your favorite word is here... How

12:22 am

Geekmeister

that for a clue.

12:23 am

cybernan

z's done

12:23 am

FranMag

yay! me too

12:24 am

stidmama

go nan and fran!

12:25 am

stidmama

??? I found the om6/21. how?

12:25 am

corpsvalue

wow. sad. i just now saw the te5/12 along the left.

12:25 am

bbnaz

i have 5 of the z words

12:25 am

dareaper

5 sheesh i only got 2 lol

12:26 am

stidmama

LOL thanks for that one corps!

12:26 am

stidmama

I only have 4 z words

12:26 am

corpsvalue

oops sorry stid. i wasn't alone then? ha!

12:27 am

corpsvalue

wa7 x2

12:27 am

dart001

some long at words

12:27 am

FranMag

thanks corps, only had 1

12:27 am

corpsvalue

yw fran

12:28 am

FranMag

thanks dart, i never see the straight up and down ones!!

12:29 am

cybernan

sa 8 if not called

12:29 am

bbnaz

well up to 72 words........still no 8 but do have the 10 and one of the 9s

12:30 am

dart001

255 and down to a crawl lol

12:30 am

dareaper

im up to 89 and got no 8 9 or 10s

12:30 am

corpsvalue

don't know if it was nan, but i don't have it yet.

12:30 am

corpsvalue

i cn't find those big ea words yet either

12:31 am

corpsvalue

oh, just found an ea7

12:31 am

corpsvalue

and the ea8

12:32 am

stidmama

has anyone seen our spritely one lately?

12:32 am

bbnaz

know what i mean?

12:32 am

dareaper

phantom: answer

12:32 am

bbnaz

finally an 8. thanks corps

12:32 am

FranMag

not today yet stid

12:32 am

GroovyKiwi

gee i hate it when ppl ring and want to have a looooooooooooooooooong talk while im busy doing important stuffs lol

12:33 am

DRBERNABO

sa8]

12:33 am

dareaper

lol kiwi

12:33 am

stidmama

*grin* I know kiwi...

12:33 am

stidmama

HALFWAY!!!!

12:34 am

cybernan

can't find those blasted wa 7's!

12:34 am

GroovyKiwi

omg i just realised how big the grid is rofl

12:34 am

stidmama

LOL kiwi!

12:34 am

dareaper

lol theres only two i believe

12:35 am

cybernan

found one

12:35 am

stidmama

one wa 7 is a plural, don't have another

12:35 am

FranMag

they are both plurals

12:36 am

cybernan

found the other - both plurals

12:36 am

stidmama

hm. I guess I don't have the right wa 6 to make another plural.... but I do have 200 words now!

12:37 am

cybernan

now for that we 10! -- have a we 4/6 and a we 7/44, but can't figure out how to stretch it to a 10

12:37 am

stidmama

you and I and Jill are we10 nan.... *innocent look*

12:38 am

bbnaz

multiple folks who live in a compass direction

12:38 am

dareaper

whohhooo i got the we 7 9 10 combo

12:38 am

cybernan

by bbnaz

12:38 am

stidmama

go reaper go!

12:38 am

cybernan

kept wanting to make others like those folks!

12:39 am

stidmama

ssweet dreams bb -- I am right behind you. Migraine isn't conducive to hard grid squinting.

12:39 am

stidmama

sweet dreams/happy days, all! *poof*

12:39 am

FranMag

night stid!

12:39 am

bbnaz

95 words

12:40 am

jillibus

stid -- have you been to the allergist yet?

12:42 am

bbnaz

woohoo 101 words and it isn't even midnight here yet.

12:42 am

joso

wow almost 400, 10 letter word, a real doozie

12:42 am

dareaper

im up to 105

12:43 am

dareaper

i still dunno how those other two got 200+ in half an hour

12:43 am

FranMag

hi joso!

12:43 am

jillibus

I'm slow and unsteady

12:43 am

bbnaz

they are good. very very good.

12:43 am

joso

hi fran

12:43 am

FranMag

dare, they play a lot of weboggle i think or similar games.

12:43 am

Geekmeister

Pigeonman... Did you find your special word yet???

12:43 am

dart001

play tangleword...you only get 2 minutes to compete

12:44 am

dareaper

o0o im going to try that tomorrow

12:44 am

FranMag

that's what it was, tangleword...hk plays that too

12:44 am

dareaper

i keep seeing alot of phantom words

12:44 am

jillibus

I don't want time limits

12:45 am

cybernan

225 -- enough for tonight --- see you tomorrow :)

12:45 am

FranMag

night nan! wtg

12:45 am

bbnaz

anteater keeps jumping out but it isn't there.

12:45 am

bbnaz

nite nan

12:45 am

dart001

get 1 pt for a 4 letter word 2 pts for a 5 letter word..3 pts for 6 letters and so on...you get one bonus pt if you find it first....i mouse and sometimes get 200 pts in 2 minutes...the typers can sometimes get over 300 pts

12:45 am

lynxxx

bye C'nan

12:45 am

dareaper

night cy

12:45 am

lizmac

phantom....wrestlers

12:45 am

bananafour

hi ev1.....i'm at 185 words

12:46 am

FranMag

hi liz!

12:46 am

dareaper

what about antler or smite or tinsel lol

12:46 am

dart001

volleymom and bananafour also tangle

12:46 am

jillibus

night nan

12:47 am

VolleymomDee

hi all got here way late for this sized grid

12:47 am

dareaper

any specific website for tangle word?

12:47 am

lynxxx

Hi Volley

12:47 am

GroovyKiwi

good eve to those who arrived when my head was spinning over the grid lol

12:47 am

bananafour

www.iwin.com online games

12:47 am

dart001

theres nana

12:48 am

VolleymomDee

hi banana kiwi lynxxx jili dart alll I missed

12:48 am

dart001

and volley lol

12:48 am

FranMag

hi nana!

12:48 am

dareaper

ok ty imma check that out once i get up in the morning

12:48 am

FranMag

hi dee!

12:48 am

bananafour

hi dartles

12:48 am

dart001

your earsmust have been burning

12:48 am

Erda

at 7, 8

12:48 am

bananafour

hi fran

12:48 am

jillibus

waze is in the grid -- my unfavourite new word as in "a waze to go" and "a long waze off"

12:48 am

VolleymomDee

hi frannie

12:48 am

bananafour

i said hi to everyone at 12:45

12:48 am

herinfernallady

Bottom row down time to do my silly assignments

12:48 am

FranMag

hi erda!

12:48 am

jillibus

wtg, lady

12:49 am

Erda

Hi Fran!!!

12:49 am

Erda

sennas

12:49 am

herinfernallady

THat doth sucked mightily but i don't like W or F words

12:49 am

dart001

272 andslowing down nana

12:49 am

bananafour

198 dart

12:49 am

FranMag

there's another at8/9 also erda, all related to those

12:50 am

Erda

oops -- sorry

12:50 am

dareaper

i got 18 w words is ther more?

12:50 am

bananafour

how many tonight?

12:50 am

FranMag

thanks erda!

12:50 am

FranMag

389 nana

12:50 am

bbnaz

389

12:50 am

FranMag

i'll be back in a bit, have to clean up

12:50 am

bananafour

i have 27 w words

12:50 am

lynxxx

40 W words Dare

12:50 am

bananafour

ty bb and fran

12:51 am

Geekmeister

Pigenoman, are you awake up there?

12:52 am

dareaper

ty lynn im going to try and get all of them

12:53 am

Geekmeister

wests

12:53 am

Geekmeister

Oops... Sorry

12:53 am

dareaper

tssskkk tskkkkkk geek

12:53 am

Geekmeister

Pigeonman, are you awake?

12:56 am

bbnaz

woohoo. i greyed out the I box on the bottom row.

12:56 am

jillibus

haha bb

12:56 am

bbnaz

132 words now. still plodding along.

12:58 am

jesdraggon

heehee. the at9 is a grand word.

12:59 am

dareaper

126 and i think im goin to bed i have faith in you bb youll get at least 200 before you go to bed lol

1:00 am

bbnaz

not hopeful. will go to sleep and start dreaming about it and then get up and get back to it

1:01 am

herinfernallady

HI

1:01 am

herinfernallady

stupid net booted me

1:01 am

bananafour

going thru my list and pluralizing some, amazing how many I missed...lol

1:01 am

dart001

wb herin

1:01 am

bbnaz

smiling at you herin

1:02 am

FranMag

night reaper!

1:02 am

herinfernallady

THe net is behaving in a manner that is enough to make a saint swear and a sailor blush

1:02 am

Atalante

hjalf way! back later!

1:03 am

herinfernallady

Hi ATA missing you

1:03 am

FranMag

later ata!

1:05 am

jillibus

No Lickety yet, right?

1:05 am

herinfernallady

No idea

1:06 am

FranMag

don't think so jilli unless he snuck in while i was away

1:06 am

jillibus

just hoped...

1:07 am

herinfernallady

Not that bad

1:07 am

FranMag

yay! finally found the ea7/8 combo

1:07 am

bbnaz

finally all of the z words are grey

1:08 am

jillibus

I just have 5 Z words

1:08 am

FranMag

i have all of them jilli

1:08 am

FranMag

one was in yesterdays, now has a plural

1:08 am

bbnaz

one is a greek letter

1:09 am

bbnaz

and plural

1:09 am

FranMag

citrus rind and plural

1:09 am

FranMag

and you probably have the acne?

1:09 am

bbnaz

unfortunately even at my advanced age.

1:09 am

bananafour

248 and that's it for me tonight. Dart see you in a couple of nights, going to Calgary tomorrow and back late thurs. night

1:10 am

jillibus

thanks -- got the greekies and that's it for the Zs

1:10 am

FranMag

wow nana! you're almost as quick as dart. :-)

1:10 am

FranMag

night!

1:10 am

FranMag

woo hoo jilli!

1:10 am

bbnaz

248?!?!?! i am struggling at 140

1:10 am

bananafour

but he gets firewords...lol....and I have to work at that

1:10 am

lynxxx

bye banana

1:10 am

jillibus

yeah, the acnes are my favourite comic strip, lol

1:11 am

GroovyKiwi

omg bana i havent even got 100 yet lol

1:11 am

bananafour

i like that one too jilli

1:12 am

bananafour

if dart comes up for air, tell him i said good night...lol....good night ev1 and good luck

1:12 am

GroovyKiwi

nite bana

1:12 am

jillibus

night banana -- I have 140 too and am fading fast

1:13 am

FranMag

i have 202 so far

1:13 am

bbnaz

okay you are kicking my arse. i should go to bed now

1:13 am

herinfernallady

130 here bottom row down

1:14 am

FranMag

cool infernal

1:14 am

FranMag

i hope everyone has the volcano and its reverse, the poker bet...both have plurals today

1:14 am

dart001

bye nana

1:15 am

lynxxx

and yr goose Fran

1:15 am

FranMag

eek! thanks lynxxx, i never see that!

1:15 am

bbnaz

well that made absolutely no sense to this tired mind Fran

1:16 am

FranMag

lol, et4/4, the italian volcano bb

1:16 am

FranMag

ne4/4 is the goose

1:16 am

chic

what are the other 9's, anyone?

1:16 am

FranMag

and an4/4 is the poker bet

1:17 am

FranMag

hi chic! i only have 2

1:17 am

FranMag

at9 and we9

1:17 am

bbnaz

i have that then. see i told you i was tired

1:17 am

chic

thanx fran!

1:17 am

bbnaz

but the poker was helpful. i am at 147

1:17 am

FranMag

i didn't see what the third one was if it was called at all.

1:18 am

FranMag

yw chic. :-)

1:18 am

FranMag

cool bb

1:18 am

bbnaz

i only have those two also

1:18 am

MVA

hi all, good to see a latge grid!

1:18 am

herinfernallady

How come words in morewords are not accepted here?

1:18 am

GroovyKiwi

good eve MVA Happy babbling

1:18 am

lynxxx

hi MVA

1:19 am

FranMag

not all of them are infernal

1:19 am

chic

Hi MVA!

1:19 am

GroovyKiwi

dunno herin

1:19 am

FranMag

i think it's because of what mrp was saying, dictionary here hasn't been updated since 2003

1:19 am

herinfernallady

telnet and a z word was not accepted

1:19 am

bbnaz

okay, 150 should do it for me for now.

1:20 am

GroovyKiwi

now i know im not hungry having had bacon and corn fritters for dinner but i keep seeing the phantom: Roast lol

1:20 am

FranMag

have a good night bb!

1:20 am

FranMag

lol kiwi

1:20 am

MVA

night bb!

1:20 am

GroovyKiwi

nite BB sweet dreams

1:21 am

herinfernallady

Night Groovy. Watching Constantine very disappointed in the ending

1:21 am

GroovyKiwi

im not going anywhere yet lol

1:21 am

herinfernallady

Can anyone tell me if there is a TR word at all?

1:22 am

GroovyKiwi

oh herin have you had the british programme "The Tudors" over there yet

1:22 am

FranMag

i don't have any yet infernal

1:22 am

herinfernallady

nope

1:22 am

GroovyKiwi

well i have only one missing from that t so far herin and no tr yet

1:23 am

herinfernallady

Dang caose so am i

1:23 am

GroovyKiwi

well if it gets there watch it very good best british drama about King henry and all his wives ive ever seen - very raunchy

1:23 am

GroovyKiwi

mind you must of cost them a bomb for all the historical sets and costumes to be made

1:24 am

sprite

morning all

1:24 am

GroovyKiwi

good eve sprite happy babbling

1:24 am

MVA

hi sprite!

1:24 am

lynxxx

Hi Sprite !!

1:24 am

jillibus

Kiwi, we are getting the tudors here on CBC -- didn't like the last episode but tonight's was better. Too much screwing -- not a spectator sport

1:24 am

herinfernallady

Hi Sprite

1:24 am

FranMag

hi sprite!

1:25 am

joso

hi sprite

1:25 am

sprite

jilli, how very very true! Great sport, but not for spectators :D

1:25 am

jillibus

Hi sprtie

1:25 am

GroovyKiwi

where are u up to jilli?

1:25 am

jillibus

sprite, even

1:25 am

GroovyKiwi

like i said its very raunchy but worth watching just for the costumes and stuff lol

1:25 am

sprite

wooooot jilli, a famous family member on the money :)

1:26 am

herinfernallady

goss dang it why did they have to fudge the eending of my fav book

1:26 am

jillibus

145 words, 2 out of 3 9s and the 10

1:26 am

joso

true, but the politics of the show is great, almost feel sorry for the cardinal

1:26 am

jillibus

yes, sprite!

1:26 am

sprite

raunchy does this king credit, I'd say ;)

1:26 am

GroovyKiwi

well he is a kiwi playing a brit lolol

1:27 am

jillibus

joso, I will now continue watching :)

1:27 am

herinfernallady

Hi Joso

1:28 am

GroovyKiwi

we just finished season 1 last week and i really cant wait till next season lol

1:28 am

joso

howdy herin

1:28 am

GroovyKiwi

nothing much else to watch on a tuesday nite now lol

1:28 am

sprite

ohhhhh ExW4 is in the grid!

1:29 am

jillibus

kiwi -- I guess you were asking where in the Tudors we are up to, lol. It's still just past the beginning of season One.

1:29 am

GroovyKiwi

well i wont give it away but it does get better lol

1:29 am

herinfernallady

Question

1:29 am

jillibus

Yers, lady???

1:30 am

sprite

Answer

1:30 am

herinfernallady

Ok actually a random left field thought.

1:30 am

GroovyKiwi

too late at nite for that lol

1:30 am

jillibus

Out with it...

1:31 am

sprite

lots of phantoms today

1:32 am

herinfernallady

What kind of person plays Savage Garden To the moon and back with the words Theyre saying mamma never loved Her much And daddy never keeps in touch' as a funeral song I am just saying

1:32 am

herinfernallady

I have never understood this thought id say it

1:32 am

GroovyKiwi

the same sort of ppl as my hsuband who wants Pink Flloyds Comfortably Numb as his funeral song?

1:32 am

sprite

you lost me, lady

1:32 am

jillibus

Beats me...

1:33 am

herinfernallady

the fact was this person killed themselves because of this very reason their father was an arsehat and though their mother cared they never felt it

1:34 am

jillibus

oh dear

1:34 am

sprite

then it does not do the situation credit, that last line, I'd say

1:34 am

herinfernallady

Lots of random thoughts today

1:34 am

sprite

argh Kiwi, that is something

1:35 am

joso

have you lost a friend herin

1:35 am

herinfernallady

Yes ages ago it was a random thought i have had

1:36 am

cool girl

morning babblers just having a quick peak before uni can i have the stats please

1:36 am

MVA

389 words

1:36 am

lynxxx

Hi CoolGirl - 389! - 7*40 8*10 9*3 10*1

1:36 am

FranMag

hi mva!

1:36 am

herinfernallady

Cool its a big one

1:37 am

GroovyKiwi

wow i just made it to 100 lol i am so struggling

1:37 am

sprite

389 today, 1`x10, 3x9, 10x8, 40 (!) x 7

1:37 am

sprite

and hi cool

1:37 am

FranMag

wow, that's not like you kiwi

1:37 am

jillibus

389 cool, 40 x 7, 2 x 8, 3 x 9, 1 10

1:37 am

joso

perhaps the song was her request, I lost a cousin to suicide, it always leaves hard questions behind

1:37 am

FranMag

hi cool!

1:37 am

MVA

hi fran

1:37 am

lynxxx

yes but Fran, Kiwi on personal carer duties

1:38 am

FranMag

oh, that's right, i forgot about that lynxxx

1:38 am

cool girl

typical when im not around till tonight thanks again everyone

1:38 am

sprite

lol cool... same here. Totally madhouse day today and it figures... then it is a biggie

1:38 am

lynxxx

byeCoolGirl - have a good day at school

1:39 am

jillibus

and my busy library day...

1:39 am

FranMag

okay, have to take a short break to brush teeth and get kids settled

1:39 am

GroovyKiwi

yup lynxxx and its starting to grate big time

1:39 am

sprite

*hugs the Kiwi*

1:39 am

jillibus

so I must go beddybye -- nytol!

1:39 am

sprite

bye for now, Fran *hug*

1:39 am

lynxxx

grate - ingrate! lol

1:40 am

sprite

sleep well, jilli, big HUG for you and pleasant dreams!

1:40 am

MVA

bye fran and jilli!

1:40 am

GroovyKiwi

<----- counting down the days until he can go back to school

1:40 am

jillibus

zzzzzzzzzzzzz *poof* xoxoxo

1:40 am

GroovyKiwi

<---actually counting down the days when hubby gets back and can have his turn lol

1:40 am

joso

bye jilli

1:41 am

GroovyKiwi

nite jilli sweet dreams

1:41 am

lynxxx

nite Jilli

1:41 am

MVA

got to go too, bye all and take care!

1:41 am

GroovyKiwi

nite mva take care

1:41 am

sprite

have a good day, MVA!

1:42 am

lynxxx

bye MVA

1:42 am

lynxxx

I'm having a halftime break too - BBS

1:43 am

sprite

hurry back lynxxx :)

1:43 am

herinfernallady

205 actually Joso

1:43 am

herinfernallady

Joso it was his fav band he didnt leave a request

1:43 am

joso

205?

1:44 am

herinfernallady

sorry 2005 i was ferreting for a cd that beloved has moved

1:45 am

joso

well, what can one say, tough questions remain. Sorry for your loss herin. try to hold on to good memories of him as well as the bitter

1:46 am

sprite

argh, always want to plural the hawaiian goose and it never takes... I wonder... would the plural be repeating the same word? Or doesn't it have a plural at all?

1:46 am

sprite

*hugs JoSo for that very sound advice*

1:48 am

cool girl

is the 10 anything to do with the at9

1:49 am

matt2504

hi ppls

1:49 am

sprite

hi matt

1:49 am

matt2504

i need some help with the letter W

1:50 am

sprite

I am sorry, I just started, only hav e half of them.

1:50 am

joso

first a down stroke, then an up stroke, repeat

1:50 am

matt2504

kk

1:50 am

sprite

lol JoSo... I was thinking the same and thought I'd behave... ;)

1:50 am

GroovyKiwi

rofl joso

1:51 am

GroovyKiwi

matt id give ya a hand but im struggling myself

1:51 am

matt2504

lol

1:51 am

joso

sorry matt, couldn't resist, havent got to the w's yet

1:52 am

sprite

no matter how bad the day, you guys always manage to make me smile in the morning :D

1:53 am

GroovyKiwi

ok here ya go matt - two w 7s for ya

1:53 am

GroovyKiwi

the first is the person/s who bring you the food at a restaurant

1:53 am

matt2504

wat

1:53 am

GroovyKiwi

the second is a style of movie genre (older style) also type of clothing/boots

1:53 am

sprite

thanks Kiwi

1:53 am

sprite

and thank you again!

1:54 am

GroovyKiwi

hey i wasnt giving them to you spritey roflol they were for matt

1:54 am

herinfernallady

Sprite i was trying to plural that goose too.

1:54 am

herinfernallady

Joso thanks

1:54 am

matt2504

thanks but i dont understand the second 1

1:54 am

sprite

hehehe, I took them anyway... try and get them back :P

1:54 am

matt2504

be right back ppls

1:54 am

herinfernallady

Now is there a sodding TR as i am missing a T from the top corner

1:54 am

sprite

refers to a direction on the compass, matt

1:55 am

GroovyKiwi

i still dont know herin lol still missing one from that top left

1:55 am

matt2504

be right back people i have to do my homework

1:55 am

grannyrose

hello all. wheeee. i just grayed the i on the right!!!

1:56 am

GroovyKiwi

oh hush rmcc lol good eve and happy babbling

1:56 am

joso

I got the i on the bottom

1:56 am

GroovyKiwi

i got that one lol

1:56 am

grannyrose

hey kiwi, so you don't want to know about the 285 i have?

1:57 am

GroovyKiwi

oh blow it out of your ear lololol come over here and try being personal carer to an 11 old who has a broken elbow and reckons he cant lift his other fingers and then see how you cope with a big grid roflol

1:58 am

grannyrose

oh, i've been there, believe me. i now have to cope with a 53 year old who has had nose surgery....and he's " dying " lol

1:59 am

sprite

LOL rmcc!

1:59 am

GroovyKiwi

oh ok then that i couldnt cope with

1:59 am

GroovyKiwi

that beats my 11 yr old hands down

2:01 am

grannyrose

yup he's been hanging around like a year old dishrag....* rolls eyes heavenward *

2:01 am

grannyrose

yup he's been hanging around like a year old dishrag....* rolls eyes heavenward *

2:01 am

sprite

why do I keep seeing saturnal? It is not even close to a phantom.

2:01 am

FranMag

hi again peeps!

2:01 am

GroovyKiwi

woohooo i found an 8 my first for the nite

2:01 am

FranMag

hi rose!

2:01 am

FranMag

yay kiwi!!

2:01 am

sprite

wb Fran! Can you tell me why I cannot pluralise the hawaiian goose? Is the plural repeating the word? Or is it both singular and plural?

2:01 am

sprite

well done, Kiwi!

2:02 am

grannyrose

hey fran, how's life. i've had my bitch, your turn.

2:02 am

FranMag

i don't really know sprite, i think it's used as both sing. and plural

2:02 am

joso

maybe it's like moose, one word is both single and plural

2:03 am

FranMag

you mean the plural isn't meese joso?

2:03 am

sprite

thanks! I was wondering about that before.

2:03 am

FranMag

:-)

2:03 am

grannyrose

you mean i can't have two mooses? what a sshame!!!

2:03 am

herinfernallady

hello?

2:03 am

joso

meese are a bit smaller

2:03 am

FranMag

life is fine here rose, no reason for me to complain

2:03 am

FranMag

yes infernal?

2:03 am

sprite

lol Fran, of course not. It is moose - mooser - moost.

2:03 am

Xanika

Hi everyone

2:03 am

GroovyKiwi

good eve xan happy babbling

2:03 am

sprite

hi Xanika

2:03 am

grannyrose

rofl joso

2:03 am

herinfernallady

Oh good stupid twat of a thing booted me

2:03 am

Xanika

I only have 20 minutes to find 389 words!

2:04 am

FranMag

silly me, of course sprite. :-)

2:04 am

FranMag

hi xanika!

2:04 am

FranMag

infernal, cute origami kitty!

2:04 am

GroovyKiwi

why 20 min? xan

2:04 am

joso

rehi herin

2:04 am

herinfernallady

It says there is an ip error?

2:04 am

FranMag

sprite, i used you (or your handle) to clue faerie in yesterday's grid.

2:04 am

Xanika

Groovy, I have to go out.

2:04 am

herinfernallady

hi xanika

2:05 am

sprite

oh, great Fran! That should have worked :)

2:05 am

Xanika

hi herin

2:05 am

herinfernallady

it is a money origami kitty

2:05 am

GroovyKiwi

can i come too need to get away from the brat lol

2:05 am

joso

hi xanika

2:05 am

FranMag

i'm pretty sure it did

2:05 am

Xanika

sure thing, groovy

2:05 am

FranMag

yes infernal, i did see that too. :-)

2:05 am

GroovyKiwi

where we going then? lol

2:05 am

GroovyKiwi

best i dress proper

2:06 am

grannyrose

kiwi, haven't you learned yet? you just got a case of domestic deafness....poor kiwi

2:06 am

Xanika

Nah, just a bunch of my friends getting together.

2:06 am

Xanika

hi joso

2:06 am

GroovyKiwi

i tried that rm but it grated even worse lol

2:06 am

GroovyKiwi

and i gotta four more days of it lol

2:06 am

GroovyKiwi

if theres alcohol involved xan im in lol

2:07 am

sprite

can't you give him a new game, Kiwi?

2:07 am

rolin

i wanna make monster...i do i do i do

2:07 am

herinfernallady

Hi rolin

2:07 am

grannyrose

try singing lahlahlah with your fingers in your ears

2:07 am

sprite

I made two, rolin, and I love them madly.

2:07 am

rolin

lol..sprite..#

2:07 am

matt2504

hi im back

2:07 am

GroovyKiwi

rolin there is one at my house you can take away with you if you want (hint hint) lol

2:07 am

Xanika

hi rolin

2:08 am

FranMag

ooh, where is mrp? i found a story about Bear Grylls and his son

2:08 am

FranMag

hi rolin!

2:08 am

sprite

wb matt

2:08 am

matt2504

thanks

2:08 am

FranMag

hi matt

2:08 am

rolin

what now he's damaged??..ya cant take them back ya know..lol

2:08 am

GroovyKiwi

well hes now in bed (even if its my bed lol) taken his meds, got his water, pillow is plumped and im now deaf lol

2:08 am

matt2504

hi fran

2:08 am

FranMag

not a story really, but a picture, that's all that matters

2:09 am

GroovyKiwi

rolin - if ya didnt know - younger son broke his elbow and got operated on on monday and has two pins in now

2:09 am

sprite

lol rolin, no we can't... no guarantee, no manual, no nothing!

2:09 am

rolin

poor baby... and his he taking like a man...that is making it much worse than it is???..

2:09 am

GroovyKiwi

i know i cant send them back but i can try my darndest to palm them off lol

2:10 am

sprite

you got it, rolin!

2:10 am

matt2504

can some1 plz help me

2:10 am

GroovyKiwi

oh he is so a man

2:10 am

rolin

oooh dear...poor groovy...

2:10 am

Xanika

matt, what help would you like?

2:10 am

sprite

not like that, Matt. If you need help, please be specific about what kind of help for what.

2:10 am

Xanika

nets

2:10 am

matt2504

i need help with the w plz

2:11 am

Xanika

389 words!

2:11 am

sprite

there are 40 W words today, matt. We cannot clue them all, lol.

2:11 am

matt2504

lol rofl

2:11 am

sprite

but you found one already, Xanika, just reenter in the right box ;)

2:11 am

Xanika

oops, sorry!

2:12 am

rolin

hmmm is there a new definition for 'a boy' running along the top two rows of the grid?

2:13 am

sprite

lol rolin, nice one

2:13 am

rolin

oh and sprite???..whats that suggestive banter that was going on earlier in the chat??... cos i looked to use the w...but couldnt find the rest of the word..lol

2:14 am

sprite

suggestive banter? ME?

2:14 am

rolin

oh yeah..cut the wide eyed innocent look with me lady..lol

2:15 am

pigeonman

I have we9 and at9. What's the other one?

2:15 am

pigeonman

Please? :-)

2:15 am

rolin

now youre just showing off pigeonman..lol

2:15 am

GroovyKiwi

pass next ? please lol

2:15 am

sprite

ugly, pigeonman, to shove it in our faces like that!

2:15 am

pigeonman

Showing off? I'm sinking in quicksand.

2:15 am

GroovyKiwi

ahhh got male phantom: weasel

2:16 am

FranMag

don't know yet pigeon.

2:16 am

rolin

id love to be able to throw you a life line..but i just stepped on ya by using your at clue to get that one..ty..

2:16 am

pigeonman

yw. accidentally.

2:16 am

sprite

at least our Kiwi has her priorities right... ;)

2:17 am

pigeonman

Came on late. Where's Lickety?

2:17 am

GroovyKiwi

i do? im glad something thinks that lol

2:17 am

sprite

ohhhh american spelling for the at9! Finally... thanks :)

2:18 am

rolin

yeah...z/s..*rolss eyes*

2:18 am

FranMag

yay sprite!

2:18 am

sprite

probably wrapped up in his packing boxes, helping mrP, being there for their kids, etc etc etc, pigeonman.

2:18 am

pigeonman

There's a different spelling for the at9?

2:18 am

GroovyKiwi

ahhh thanks sprite i just clicked with that

2:18 am

rolin

not in this puzzle..

2:19 am

pigeonman

You mean an s instead of a z?

2:19 am

sprite

no pigeonman, not in this grid. But the Brits would spell it differently

2:19 am

rolin

we9..?..hmm

2:20 am

pigeonman

Cowboy movies Rolin

2:20 am

FranMag

we9 becomes the we10

2:20 am

sprite

he who comes from that direction, rolin

2:20 am

sprite

and pluralise for the 10!

2:20 am

sprite

snap, Fran

2:21 am

GroovyKiwi

tyk sprite i has the 7 didnt think of extending that much lol

2:21 am

FranMag

:-)

2:21 am

VolleymomDee

I have at 9, we 9... what is the 3rd one please?

2:21 am

pigeonman

Haven't added a new word in several minutes. 141 left. That'll have to do for the night. Luck to all.

2:21 am

GroovyKiwi

noone knows yet i dont think dee lol

2:21 am

sprite

night pigeonman... no nightflying for you tonight ;)

2:21 am

GroovyKiwi

oh you are so a show off pigeon lol ive only got that much ON the grid lol

2:21 am

VolleymomDee

ty thot I just wasn't paying attention

2:22 am

FranMag

yay th7

2:22 am

FranMag

night pigeon! see you tomorrow

2:22 am

grannyrose

does anyone have a sn word yet?

2:22 am

rolin

yay...ty...i was trying to use the word 'man' in it for a while..just couldnt get there...lol

2:22 am

sprite

I have a helluva day today... first a guy from work is coming at our house to have a reintegration check on me... then dentist... then traffic jam homewards... and tonight I need to attend a course on how to handle adolescents.

2:23 am

FranMag

not yet rose, but i still need a bunch of Ss

2:23 am

herinfernallady

Is there a TR word please?

2:23 am

GroovyKiwi

fran i have three te 7's if that helps lol

2:23 am

rolin

fun fun fun sprite..but i have to get t work...cya all later

2:23 am

grannyrose

haven't found one yet herin

2:23 am

FranMag

later rolin!

2:23 am

matt2504

hi guys

2:23 am

VolleymomDee

I have as 8, at 8 x 2; ea 8, sa 8 any more?

2:24 am

herinfernallady

th 7

2:24 am

herinfernallady

Um I think i need a te 7

2:24 am

FranMag

hmm, i have two te7s, must find the other one

2:25 am

matt2504

cya

2:25 am

sprite

bye matt!

2:25 am

FranMag

bye matt

2:25 am

herinfernallady

help

2:25 am

FranMag

dee, you are way ahead of me, i only have ea8 and at8s

2:25 am

SunnFlower

Morning all.

2:25 am

herinfernallady

I have the more than 9 and the more than camping thing what the heck am i missing?

2:26 am

VolleymomDee

finding this grid tough

2:26 am

sprite

and bye rose, have a good one today

2:26 am

GroovyKiwi

te 7 - slang for $10 notes

2:26 am

sprite

hi ferrari

2:26 am

SunnFlower

an8 and 9, ra7 and 8

2:26 am

FranMag

hi ferrari!

2:26 am

herinfernallady

yep got that

2:26 am

GroovyKiwi

te 7 - those that go live in a "material" house outside

2:26 am

herinfernallady

got that

2:26 am

SunnFlower

hi fran

2:26 am

SunnFlower

hi fran

2:26 am

SunnFlower

hi fran

2:27 am

herinfernallady

HI Ferrari

2:27 am

VolleymomDee

ty ferr

2:27 am

SunnFlower

guess you got that

2:27 am

GroovyKiwi

and te 7 - arranged in groups of three

2:27 am

sprite

jeeezzzz... she greats you trice and me not at all... now I am sad!

2:27 am

herinfernallady

huh?

2:27 am

SunnFlower

an 8 and 9 are compound words

2:27 am

GroovyKiwi

ahhh haaaa ferrari found the missing 9 - its an AN lol

2:27 am

FranMag

lol sprite

2:28 am

FranMag

yay!

2:28 am

herinfernallady

i dont get that te7 groups of three thing

2:28 am

SunnFlower

ments

2:28 am

GroovyKiwi

te 7 adj. Arranged in or consisting of sets or groups of three, as a compound leaf with three leaflets

2:28 am

SunnFlower

sorry

2:28 am

herinfernallady

Pants dance. I got it

2:28 am

GroovyKiwi

runs off the te 4/4 (bird i think that is lol)

2:29 am

herinfernallady

sigh finally stupid top T done

2:29 am

FranMag

thanks kiwi!

2:29 am

GroovyKiwi

herin would you mind to do the stats for that t cause im missing one still lol

2:29 am

SunnFlower

ra 7/8, what you wear

2:29 am

FranMag

thanks ferrari!

2:29 am

herinfernallady

Um no there is lots of t words

2:30 am

GroovyKiwi

awww meanie lolol

2:30 am

herinfernallady

I got more words and systematically ticked them off.

2:30 am

herinfernallady

I have so far 26 te words so i haave no idea

2:32 am

FranMag

ferrari, how many points is the an8 word?

2:32 am

SunnFlower

sorry sprite missed that, and groovy and herin, long time no see

2:33 am

sprite

good to see you, ferrari! How've you been?

2:33 am

SunnFlower

an8 45, an9 60 it's plural

2:34 am

FranMag

thanks ferrari

2:34 am

SunnFlower

fine thanks sprite, and you?

2:34 am

sprite

not too well, but slowly going in the right direction now. Very much enjoying today's grid!

2:34 am

grannyrose

yahoo. found the an9. * pant, pant *

2:34 am

FranMag

woo hoo! found them, thanks ferrari!

2:35 am

FranMag

yay rose!!

2:35 am

SunnFlower

it's good having some words to find at last after all the small ones lately

2:35 am

VolleymomDee

ty kiwi for te 7 definition found it

2:36 am

GroovyKiwi

:)

2:36 am

grannyrose

just looked up the meaning, now i'm very confused.lol :)

2:36 am

FranMag

dee, did you see last 9 is an9?

2:36 am

VolleymomDee

yes maaam got it ty

2:36 am

FranMag

yay!

2:36 am

VolleymomDee

re 7 x 2

2:37 am

sprite

ah, got them, thanks! Nines done.

2:37 am

FranMag

yay sprite!

2:37 am

VolleymomDee

I have 7 eights... any more than that yet?

2:37 am

herinfernallady

did i tell you i hate T words?

2:38 am

FranMag

oh great dee! i don't have anything higher than re5

2:38 am

grannyrose

i have re7 x 3

2:38 am

sprite

god I am soooo stressed. Why do I let things like this work guy upset me so much, sigh... I wish I could learn how to stay relaxed under fire.

2:38 am

VolleymomDee

ty rm

2:39 am

FranMag

okay, i have 1 re7

2:39 am

herinfernallady

HUGS SPRITE

2:39 am

sprite

thnx lady :)

2:39 am

FranMag

2 now

2:40 am

herinfernallady

I am typing quicker than i can enter

2:40 am

FranMag

it's hard sprite, because it's a natural defense

2:40 am

sprite

sin bin for the lady! :)

2:40 am

herinfernallady

what

2:40 am

sprite

so true, Fran! I thought I was handling it very well this morning, until I noticed my shoulders next to my ea4 :)

2:41 am

herinfernallady

oh k

2:41 am

sprite

en5, lady

2:41 am

FranMag

hee, thanks sprite and infernal!

2:41 am

FranMag

found all 3 re7s!

2:41 am

herinfernallady

didn't see it

2:41 am

grannyrose

yay fran!!

2:41 am

herinfernallady

i didnt do it if i didnt see it

2:41 am

sprite

and plural, and with a vowel at the end, Fran!

2:41 am

sprite

grin... that is an interesting pov, lady!

2:42 am

FranMag

woo! thanks sprite

2:42 am

sprite

omg, the man arrives... I am going downstairs to face the dragon :)

2:43 am

FranMag

later sprite! ((hugs))

2:44 am

grannyrose

i have an8, at8, ra8.... can anyone pls give me any others?

2:44 am

GroovyKiwi

later sprite

2:44 am

VolleymomDee

okay for re 7's I have the leasers and those who feel indignant any help on the 3rd one?

2:44 am

GroovyKiwi

wa 8 rm

2:44 am

FranMag

rose, do you have at8 x 2?

2:44 am

grannyrose

to build a bird's home again?

2:45 am

GroovyKiwi

its a 6/7/8 combo

2:45 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up!

2:45 am

FranMag

dee, cow's stomachs

2:45 am

GroovyKiwi

oh thank you lickety bless you

2:45 am

FranMag

and thanks, there are now re7 x 4!

2:45 am

licketySplitAUS

late today due to mad mad activites - like throwing desks off the balcony

2:45 am

grannyrose

LICKETY!!!! kiss, kiss, * quick peek to see if mrp is watching* then hugs for her too

2:46 am

FranMag

hi lickety! totally okay

2:46 am

FranMag

thanks for taking the time to do this, we know you all are very busy right now! ((hug))

2:46 am

VolleymomDee

an 8, an 9, as 8, at 8 x 2, at 9, ea 8, ra8, sa 8.. wa8

2:46 am

licketySplitAUS

she's here helping our wonderful son with his homework ;-)

2:46 am

grannyrose

interesting mind pictures, lickety

2:46 am

GroovyKiwi

ohhh that sounds fun lickety

2:46 am

VolleymomDee

oops on the desks, but ty so much for the list!!!

2:47 am

BabbleRabble

we 9 & 10

2:48 am

licketySplitAUS

yeah was a fun way to get rid of furniture we don't want anymore

2:48 am

FranMag

re7s are build a bird home again, cow stomachs, leasers and feels indignant

2:48 am

dart001

339 and off to the clues...ty lickety

2:48 am

FranMag

hi babrab!

2:49 am

BabbleRabble

hello peoples

2:49 am

FranMag

wow dart!

2:49 am

herinfernallady

Desks off balconies ha interesting

2:50 am

Flask1

Morning all....Fran can u clue the cow stomach a bit more please

2:51 am

herinfernallady

Hi Flask

2:51 am

FranMag

re + consonant + fish catcher

2:51 am

FranMag

then plural for the re7

2:51 am

Flask1

of course, it is....thanks Fran!

2:52 am

FranMag

yw flask. :-) and good morning

2:52 am

FranMag

stupidhead word of the day re5/18

2:54 am

herinfernallady

stupid head words T OR S thanks for calling

2:55 am

FranMag

yay! greyed the top left T

2:55 am

GroovyKiwi

dart you are scaring me lolol im still not even halfway and gone to the clues gulp lol

2:55 am

GroovyKiwi

good eve flask happy babbling

2:55 am

joso

icon test

2:56 am

FranMag

very cool joso!

2:56 am

FranMag

but i had to reload your profile page to see it

2:56 am

joso

tnx fran

2:56 am

GroovyKiwi

ok i have made it to halfway woohooo finally

2:57 am

FranMag

yay kiwi!

2:57 am

herinfernallady

head desk

2:57 am

herinfernallady

I cant find the answer to my uni question

2:57 am

ardilla

good evening, all

2:58 am

FranMag

hi ardilla!

2:58 am

herinfernallady

Hi Ardilla

2:59 am

herinfernallady

Since i cant find what i need ill faff about here for longer

2:59 am

FranMag

okay, i reloaded the full page and i now see it in the chat joso, it's really cool

2:59 am

FranMag

okay infernal

2:59 am

GroovyKiwi

whats the uni question herin?

2:59 am

FranMag

did you get all the Ts from the top left yet?

3:02 am

herinfernallady

how long can files stay in record, some say 5 7 or ten years depending on the states depends on the answer hence the head desky

3:02 am

VolleymomDee

grr got booted and couldn't get back in

3:02 am

FranMag

wb dee

3:03 am

FranMag

in US payroll records have to be kept for 7 years

3:03 am

VolleymomDee

ty so if I didn't answer someone, I wasn't being impolite!

3:03 am

herinfernallady

exactly my irritation

3:04 am

FranMag

lol dee, you're often lost in the grid, it wouldn't be the first time you disappeared. :-)

3:04 am

VolleymomDee

7 years for most; only 5 for some; and forever in cases of suspected fraud

3:04 am

VolleymomDee

LOL fran...

3:04 am

FranMag

sounds like a poorly worded question infernal, maybe the answer is an essay. :-)

3:05 am

FranMag

except she's in australia dee. might be different

3:05 am

herinfernallady

well that is kinda a short version of the question

3:05 am

VolleymomDee

actually fran, my family thinks I am "lost in space" most of the time lol

3:05 am

VolleymomDee

aww true fran hadn't thot of that

3:05 am

FranMag

lol dee (re: lost in space)

3:06 am

VolleymomDee

ok... back to being lost in grid or I will never finish... still have 148 to go

3:06 am

FranMag

so at babbler you'

3:06 am

FranMag

you're just lost in cyberspace

3:06 am

VolleymomDee

lol

3:06 am

herinfernallady

The problem is it also depends on wether or not VicPol need stuff for future cases

3:08 am

herinfernallady

i swear they give me these questions to annoy me

3:11 am

herinfernallady

is anyone here?

3:11 am

herinfernallady

Volley lickety has put up the list

3:11 am

FranMag

i'm here infernal

3:12 am

VolleymomDee

yes and I am sooooo appreciative!!

3:12 am

herinfernallady

Didnt know if you got that memo or not

3:12 am

VolleymomDee

ty

3:13 am

herinfernallady

I love these big grids i dont like the fact that i type words quiker than they entetr

3:14 am

FranMag

infernal, you didn't answer me earlier, did you find all the left corner Ts?

3:14 am

FranMag

because i did and i can help you if you need any

3:14 am

mrpresident

oh! dream come true! 350+ grid :D

3:14 am

herinfernallady

Oh sorry thought that was at Groovy then i got lost. Yes i did grey that top T thanks working on the rest ot the t words now

3:15 am

herinfernallady

Hello MR Pres

3:15 am

FranMag

hi mrp!

3:15 am

lynxxx

me me me ! I'm missing one Fran....is there an odd one?

3:15 am

herinfernallady

Did the boys enjoy tossing stuff of the second floor?

3:15 am

lynxxx

Hi MRP

3:15 am

FranMag

no lynxxx, they are all very normal

3:15 am

mrpresident

oh yeah! we have video of every piece that went over

3:15 am

FranMag

except maybe last te7

3:15 am

mrpresident

hi lynx and fran and infern :)

3:16 am

herinfernallady

there is 3 TE 7s Lynxx

3:16 am

herinfernallady

Mr PRes is there a giant mess to clean up

3:16 am

FranMag

cool mrp

3:17 am

lynxxx

WhooHoo - got that last 7 - TY Fran 7 Infernal

3:17 am

FranMag

do you have all 3 te7s lynxxx?

3:17 am

VolleymomDee

hi mrp... may I ask why you were tossing furniture?

3:17 am

FranMag

yay lynxxx!!

3:17 am

mrpresident

oh never! it is destroyed when it hits the pavement, then it slides down the hill right to the bin! all we do is pick it up and toss it!

3:18 am

herinfernallady

Lovely nice set up

3:18 am

mrpresident

volley, some of the stuff we have is 15 years + old, and not worth the rubbish removal we have to pay :D... so it is going going gone

3:19 am

herinfernallady

Mr Pres i love play plate cricket

3:19 am

mrpresident

lickety had this disgusting 1980's computer table... really nasty thing... that went over the balcony today

3:19 am

VolleymomDee

aww makes sense

3:20 am

herinfernallady

Mr Pres when i moved the mattress and bags of clothes got tossed of the second floor

3:21 am

herinfernallady

Is the plural of OX oxen?

3:21 am

mrpresident

I can't wait to do the vitual tour for you all! it is starting to look wonderful

3:21 am

herinfernallady

Lovely MR pres

3:22 am

herinfernallady

Ha ha the question is a double answer thanks babble

3:22 am

FranMag

yes infernal, if you're talking about the animal

3:22 am

mrpresident

I went shopping for all the nicknacks today, candles, plates for the candles, stones, sticks, vases, flowers, table settings, ornaments.... the house is looking amazing!

3:22 am

FranMag

if you're talking about a big ox of a guy, it's oxes

3:22 am

FranMag

cool mrp, can't wait to see the pictures

3:22 am

herinfernallady

Its a double answer and they are trying to be smartie pants and well we all know the right answer due to babble land

3:23 am

FranMag

did you solve the lounge problem?

3:23 am

mrpresident

sure did, got a new lounge

3:23 am

herinfernallady

Mr Pres lovely. i am about to do the turfing thing at my house too. Just have to prie the stuff of the boy.

3:23 am

FranMag

will you take it with you then?

3:24 am

mrpresident

it was delivered tonight... the children are enjoying it as we speak! I had to spend heaps on the throw rugs and cushions... but it looks fantastic! I will take the throw rugs back on monday and get a whole new lot that are 70% off, the store let me have these $100 rugs in the time being until the gorgeous ones come in

3:25 am

mrpresident

oh yes fran! it has two recliners included! We love it!

3:25 am

FranMag

wow, what a deal mrp!

3:25 am

FranMag

cool, i tried a wi5/28 for fun and it was a word!

3:25 am

mrpresident

the gorgeous ones are only $27.00!! go figure?

3:26 am

FranMag

it's all in the sourcing mrp. :-)

3:26 am

mrpresident

I want to take photos right now!! am so excited! but too tired to do it!
When it is all set up and looking magnificent, will get the tour online for you all

3:26 am

herinfernallady

Nice Mr PRes

3:26 am

mrpresident

well, 70% off is pretty amazing

3:27 am

herinfernallady

You sound excited mr pres

3:27 am

lynxxx

TY Fran - that one plurals as well

3:28 am

dart001

firewords finally

3:28 am

FranMag

yay dart!!!

3:28 am

lynxxx

Congrats Dart !

3:28 am

mrpresident

I am infern... I am.
I had a pretty bad day with lickety today, arguing about what needed to be done first vs last... he was doing cleaning whilst I was wanting everything out and sorted BEFORE cleaning.
It was abit ugly

3:28 am

mrpresident

yay dart :)

3:28 am

FranMag

lynxxx, there are two wi5/28, the second one was the one that surprised me

3:28 am

herinfernallady

Today i told a friend that is an emotional vampire to feck off. I feel a million dollars

3:29 am

FranMag

that's too bad mrp, but you were right of course

3:29 am

lynxxx

poor Lickety - be nice MRP he's just a man

3:29 am

FranMag

good for you infernal!

3:29 am

mrpresident

well, we looked up the top reasons for divorce, and selling property is second on the list LOL

3:30 am

dart001

hi mrp :)

3:30 am

FranMag

lol mrp!

3:30 am

mrpresident

LOL lynxx, glad you understand!

3:31 am

mrpresident

hi dart :)

3:31 am

mrpresident

hahaha, I just looked down at my hands, and there are price tags suck to the back of my hands! that is sooooo sad! I brought my stuff home from the shop 4 hours ago!

3:32 am

FranMag

lol mrp, you are excited to not notice that!

3:32 am

herinfernallady

Mr Pres Money Moving and death is the top 3 in of stress

3:32 am

herinfernallady

Mr Pres you are so cute you are giving me the bigest smile

3:33 am

evanonut

are you for sale mrp?

3:33 am

FranMag

hi nutty!

3:33 am

evanonut

hi frannie

3:33 am

herinfernallady

Hi Nut there has got to be a BIG price tag for the PRes

3:34 am

evanonut

oh yea, fifty cents at least

3:35 am

mrpresident

fiddy cen... get it right!

3:36 am

evanonut

you crazy prez, that's a rapper

3:38 am

herinfernallady

Ok you bid fiddy cen for the pres i bid a dollar

3:38 am

mrpresident

I ain't rapping nothing... all stuffed in boxes as is

3:38 am

lynxxx

boy she's quick!

3:39 am

evanonut

ok then, no wrapping...but rapping...

3:39 am

herinfernallady

BUBBLE WRAP

3:39 am

mrpresident

yeah, rappin'... bust a move the furniture

3:40 am

QuestionMark

hi guys. 201 word for me. not feeling quite as dumb today.

3:40 am

lynxxx

Hi ?Mark

3:40 am

mrpresident

hi ?mark

3:41 am

FranMag

hi ?mark, good job

3:41 am

FranMag

and it gets easier and easier too. :-)

3:42 am

mrpresident

I better put the darling cherub angelcakes to bed :D :D see you all soon :))

3:42 am

FranMag

later mrp!

3:42 am

herinfernallady

luuv you mr pres

3:43 am

dart001

time for bed here too...nite mrp fran herin

3:43 am

FranMag

night dart!

3:43 am

herinfernallady

night dart

3:43 am

lynxxx

nite Dart

3:43 am

dart001

nite lynx poof

3:45 am

grannyrose

pray for me. about to en5 the dreaded re's....

3:45 am

lynxxx

hello Rose !

3:45 am

herinfernallady

hi rmc what is the amount of the RES?

3:46 am

grannyrose

hey lynxxx

3:46 am

grannyrose

aaaaggghhhh 27 of the little dears

3:47 am

FranMag

hi again rose

3:47 am

herinfernallady

ok that bad

3:47 am

grannyrose

hey fran :) and herin :0

3:49 am

herinfernallady

Cats found the cream not interested. Told you she was weird

3:50 am

herinfernallady

Yah no more Ts

3:50 am

grannyrose

omg, i have found 26 re's!!!

3:51 am

lynxxx

who's a clever girl then?

3:51 am

grannyrose

maybe, maybe. but i'm shaking in my sandals ( too hot for boots)

3:53 am

sprite

back... crashing here halfway a panic attack and a crying fit, so bear with me.

3:54 am

FranMag

oh sprite! ((hug))

3:54 am

herinfernallady

HUGS the Sprite

3:54 am

lynxxx

Hi Sprite - you'll be fine now , you are amongst your dearest friends! (((hugs)))

3:54 am

FranMag

go rose go!

3:55 am

sprite

reintegration man has left... his conclusion is that there is no way I can come back to either my old job or my old firm... will have to wait out until reassessment of my invalidity benefit is in order.

3:55 am

herinfernallady

:(

3:55 am

QuestionMark

stuk at 206. going blind. bye for now

3:56 am

FranMag

bye ?mark!

3:56 am

lynxxx

Sprite - that sounds like it was an ordeal, no wonder you are on edge. Did you really want to go back?

3:56 am

joso

you may have to live with his judgements Sprite, but you don't have to accept them or believe them

3:57 am

mrpresident

soooooo, perhaps I should start the grid?? :D

3:57 am

lynxxx

bye ?Mark

3:57 am

grannyrose

yay, found the last re.... now for the s's

3:57 am

sprite

I don't even know what I want, except that I want to have rest and peace.

3:58 am

mrpresident

if you want to rest in peace sprite..... (not going there)

3:58 am

mrpresident

is everything ok darling sprite?

3:59 am

sprite

it is definitely a good option. If I wouldn't hurt my love and kids and friends too much with it, I am not sure what I'd do. But I am a responsible person, always have been... not going to change that now.

3:59 am

lynxxx

well enjoy your (temporary) rest and peace that you have right at the moment Sprite. Who knows what the future holds...then again NONE of us do

3:59 am

ARB

Shalom Everyone -- a biggie

3:59 am

mrpresident

hi arb :)

3:59 am

sprite

true, lynxxx, true.

4:00 am

joso

hi arb

4:00 am

ARB

MrP -- how are you doing?

4:00 am

herinfernallady

Sprite you are a valuable person. Dont let this get you down. HUGS

4:00 am

herinfernallady

HI ARB

4:00 am

mrpresident

it is so not a good option! would hurt everyone and cause self blame on those who don't deserve it

4:00 am

ARB

Sprite -- hugs

4:00 am

sprite

don't feel anywhere near valuable right now. Can't even have a proper conversation with a kind man about my future without total breakdown.

4:00 am

ARB

hi Lady

4:01 am

mrpresident

ARB, am doing ok... I have a new lounge!! the only ray of sunshine in the pouring rain at the moment

4:01 am

herinfernallady

We value you.

4:01 am

sprite

I know, mrP, so I am here to stay

4:01 am

mrpresident

oh sprite!

4:01 am

FranMag

hi arb!

4:01 am

mrpresident

when you need to talk, let me know

4:01 am

sprite

thanks all

4:01 am

ARB

How's your healing process? On schedule ?

4:02 am

ARB

Hi Fran

4:02 am

sprite

thanks hun, can't talk at all right now, but perhaps later *hug*

4:02 am

joso

ask arroud here about your value, or luke, a little kindness from you seems to go a long way among these folk

4:02 am

mrpresident

I went to an op-shop today and got a few gorgeous display-like things for the house

4:02 am

herinfernallady

Sprite go yell at something. Might make you feel better

4:02 am

mrpresident

thanks joso ((hugs))

4:02 am

sprite

on schedule... a schedule that is going to take several more years and does almost certainly guarantee only a partial healing.

4:03 am

mrpresident

I am always here for my friends and all those darling sprite(s) that need me and can use my help

4:03 am

herinfernallady

um is there a Sa 8 please

4:03 am

sprite

thanks JoSo... guess that is my only real value... that I truly care for people.

4:04 am

joso

why is that an "only", thats major

4:04 am

sprite

I guess it could be... but doesn't pay the rent

4:04 am

ARB

Yes Lady, there is an sa 8/40

4:04 am

mrpresident

yes... only my ass! you have the value of 10 people

4:05 am

herinfernallady

thanks can i have a clue

4:05 am

herinfernallady

pease

4:05 am

sprite

sorry to be so negative, btw... having a big dip here, will be less depressing soon, promise

4:05 am

joso

np sprite, you feel what you feel, it's all valid

4:05 am

herinfernallady

Dont be sprite today is a poo day for me too

4:06 am

FranMag

you have to get it out sprite, better with us

4:06 am

sprite

thanks, all of you. Your support means so much to me.

4:06 am

ARB

Lady, s + slang for butt (4 letters) + what you can catach a fish in (3 letters)

4:06 am

mrpresident

oh you better be! my evening/sleep is counting on you having a good day! I did so much today, under duress, that you could not possibly want my life right now :O)

4:07 am

BabbleRabble

why was the conversation a negative, sprite? you let no one down by learning you will not go back to a place that makes you ill. you beat yourself up for breaking down? why? are you not supposed to have feelings?

4:07 am

FranMag

wow arb, thanks!

4:07 am

herinfernallady

thanks

4:07 am

mrpresident

BUT, my house looks incredible, my skeleton is dragging bones and maggots around in the meantime

4:07 am

lynxxx

TY ARB. and hi!

4:08 am

herinfernallady

I have it all ready dang it

4:08 am

joso

In a down mood it's very ez to find the negitives, but there are always positives if you look hard enough sprite, who dose tim need more than anyone for example

4:08 am

herinfernallady

I need to kill my housemate

4:08 am

sprite

realised I was countering everything positive that was said in the chat with a but, BabbleRabble. Not really the way to go about it. But thanks for being so accepting and supportive.

4:08 am

mrpresident

ok infern, what do you need?

4:09 am

ARB

Hi Lyn

4:09 am

joso

got a plan herin, lol

4:10 am

herinfernallady

Got it already i have a magnolia tree out the frount or i could buy some Bindeez

4:11 am

mrpresident

the bindeez are just for fun... get a contractor

4:13 am

herinfernallady

Inhaling bindeez is bad mmm k

4:13 am

FranMag

just realized it's past midnight here...have to get to bed

4:14 am

BabbleRabble

be well, Fran

4:14 am

herinfernallady

Night Fran

4:14 am

FranMag

((hugs)) for sprite and good luck with the plot infernal.

4:14 am

FranMag

have a good day or night everyone!!

4:14 am

sprite

bye Fran

4:14 am

lynxxx

goodnite Fran - sleep well

4:15 am

herinfernallady

dang cat (farty pants)

4:16 am

sprite

Ata's house is in the grid

4:17 am

sprite

z

4:17 am

herinfernallady

Do you feel any better srite?

4:17 am

herinfernallady

Sprite even

4:17 am

lynxxx

which Z Sprite?

4:18 am

Atalante

yay my house!

4:18 am

sprite

calming down a little, yes. Ground.... center.... breath... getting myself there. Thanks for being here for me.

4:18 am

BabbleRabble

did not realize the grid had the capacity to store a house

4:18 am

sprite

typo, lynxxx, sorry

4:18 am

sprite

some even harbour a silo or a whole country

4:19 am

lynxxx

lol BabRab!

4:19 am

herinfernallady

oh and my big knickers

4:19 am

Atalante

and oceans and planets!

4:19 am

BabbleRabble

there is at least one country

4:19 am

herinfernallady

ATAAAAAAAAAAAAA

4:20 am

Atalante

wow! hiiiii!

4:20 am

sprite

I have a Z country for starters today

4:20 am

Haz1558

Good morning/evening all. Dr G has been generous at last.

4:20 am

herinfernallady

Hi Haz too

4:20 am

sprite

hi Haz

4:20 am

herinfernallady

ok im going to go for a bit finish of this study stu

4:20 am

grannyrose

brb, going to stretch my legs

4:20 am

lynxxx

goodmorning haz!

4:21 am

sprite

hi Ata *hug*

4:24 am

VolleymomDee

ok 34 more to go but cannot keep my eyes open... will be back later hgs to all

4:24 am

FMitch

Ta Da!!!! Je suis ici :)

4:24 am

Haz1558

Bonjour!

4:25 am

FMitch

Ca va?

4:25 am

joso

gotta get some sleep, and looking at the re's convinced me now was the time. G'nite all, happy babbling all and a big ole bearhug for Sprite

4:25 am

lynxxx

Hooray for FM !!!

4:25 am

Atalante

Nous sommes parler Francais au jourd'hui?

4:25 am

Haz1558

Tres bien, merci. Beaucoup de mo4/5.

4:25 am

Haz1558

Pourquoi not?

4:26 am

BabbleRabble

good night, joso

4:26 am

FMitch

J'aime beacoup le Babble mais ... phew can't keep that up.

4:26 am

lynxxx

nite Joso

4:26 am

Eva

bon matin

4:26 am

Atalante

Oui! Oui! makes a difference from you know what ...

4:26 am

Haz1558

Il faut reverter to English?

4:27 am

Eva

mear

4:27 am

FMitch

Cher Eva et Merp how are you?

4:27 am

Eva

ca va bien chez nous

4:27 am

Atalante

Merrrrrrrrrpppp!

4:27 am

FMitch

HAven't seen you for ages Eva trust all is well.

4:27 am

Haz1558

Bonjour Eva et Merp.

4:28 am

Eva

yes....just had to give it a rest for a while, and a lot of the time am guilty of lurking.

4:28 am

Atalante

Je ne t'ai pas vu pour un age, Eva! J'espere tout et bien?

4:29 am

Eva

Tout est bien ata..et vous?

4:29 am

FMitch

Ata, you can stop now, ja?

4:29 am

lynxxx

wow Ata is really good at this

4:29 am

Haz1558

FMitch est vert avec jealousy parce que ele n'a pas pu continuer en francais.

4:29 am

Eva

vous avez commence ca FMitch!

4:29 am

FMitch

Hi lynxxx

4:30 am

Haz1558

FMItch to blame!

4:30 am

lynxxx

see its all your fault again FM!

4:30 am

sprite

bye Dee and JoSo

4:31 am

Eva

Merp ne parle pas francais mais il peut comprendre

4:31 am

sprite

and hi FM... can we blame you again?

4:31 am

FMitch

Fermez les bouches tout les monde.
Ou est mes ami .....

4:31 am

Atalante

Tout est bien ici, Eva. Mais ma chienne veut faire de la randonnee.

4:31 am

FMitch

Hi sprite, of course you can :)

4:31 am

lynxxx

lol FM!

4:31 am

Eva

tes amis sont ici FMitch

4:31 am

Eva

randonee?

4:32 am

sprite

ah great, FMitch! Had a helluva morning... soooo nice to be able to blame it on someone else ;)

4:32 am

Atalante

walkies ;)

4:32 am

Eva

ah

4:32 am

Atalante

"make a hike", literally

4:32 am

lynxxx

I think Atal was actually offering us all a recipe - ?

4:32 am

FMitch

Ah well, I need a bit of warning for that sort of blaming sprite, but you can book me for a week next Tuesay if you need it.

4:33 am

sprite

nah, blaming you anyway, whether you are ready or not :D

4:33 am

Atalante

ha ha yay Sprite!

4:33 am

FMitch

Medre!

4:34 am

sprite

ok, I will pardon your french

4:34 am

FMitch

teehee, ;)

4:35 am

FMitch

Soooo, having caused mayhem as usual ... Nice grid today!!

4:35 am

Atalante

Was FM trying to be smug and show off her French skills? Is that how the Frenchness started?

4:36 am

lynxxx

It is - 'cept i am so out of practice, I am all over the place and not getting far fast

4:36 am

sprite

grid is saving my life today

4:36 am

Haz1558

FMitch could not possibly compete in the smug stakes.

4:36 am

Atalante

well, I know. but she tries

4:36 am

Haz1558

Not while you're around, Atalante.

4:36 am

FMitch

I hear you hold the smugness crown Ata

4:37 am

Eva

play nice children!

4:37 am

Haz1558

Is it true that there's to be a babble oscars coming up?

4:37 am

FMitch

Lynxx me too but I was lulled by finding the a8/9 in the first couple of mins.

4:37 am

Eva

how can there possibly be another 9 w's?!

4:37 am

Haz1558

Ooooooh. Smugness in words......

4:38 am

Eva

there are two of thos 18's fmitch

4:38 am

Eva

a8's I meant

4:39 am

mrpresident

sprite, I must speak with you

4:39 am

Atalante

stuff 9 w's, how can there be another 12!!

4:39 am

FMitch

I have manged a fairly stately 241 so far, sits back smugly (Ha Ha)!

4:39 am

sprite

mrP... can we type on skype then?

4:39 am

FMitch

... falls of chair, looses all vestige of smugness.

4:39 am

sprite

don't want to talk right now on the headset

4:40 am

Eva

up to 250 and pretty stuck

4:40 am

Haz1558

I just hope no neighbours are passing FMitch's house.

4:40 am

sprite

248 here

4:40 am

sprite

argh, will stop posting words now... sorry

4:41 am

lynxxx

245 here (can I get the list now?)

4:41 am

lynxxx

FM - do you want a hand up?

4:41 am

Haz1558

You can get the list any time you like, lynxxx. The babbler inspectors are on strike today.

4:42 am

FMitch

Thanks lynxx, but I'll stay down here, can reach the keyboard and coffe. Saves any further bumps :)

4:43 am

sprite

mrP, did you see my answer?

4:43 am

mrpresident

yes sprite

4:43 am

sprite

ok

4:44 am

Atalante

50 A words. That's just wrong

4:44 am

FMitch

as are the 40 W's and the 48 M's ... and ... and ... Oh my!

4:44 am

Haz1558

Now come one, Atalante. We've all been crying out for a big grid, you have to accept the consequences.

4:45 am

Haz1558

Do I have to start playing my Churchill speeches?

4:45 am

Atalante

*I* haven't! I've had all your wishes imposed on my grid!

4:45 am

FMitch

Ahem, I think that was you bemoaning the dinky sizes - so for that we can ALL blame Haz.

4:46 am

Haz1558

There was a collective feeling of needing more words. You have to accept the wishes of the majority.

4:46 am

sprite

we never blame Haz. We blame you.

4:46 am

Atalante

I was *quite* happy with little grids, tyvm!

4:46 am

Haz1558

There were other mo7/32 besides me!

4:46 am

Atalante

we could possible just blame haz as *well* for this one

4:46 am

Atalante

*possibly

4:47 am

Haz1558

Well, I'm happy to take the blame for this one. I requested a big grid on Wednesday. There, I've confessed.

4:47 am

FMitch

Wooohooo!!!!

4:47 am

Haz1558

And anyway, we've managed to entice FMitch into the log, so it's a good thing really.

4:47 am

Atalante

but we still have to blame FM as well, of course

4:47 am

Haz1558

You'll thank me in the end.

4:48 am

FMitch

(((hugs))) I've missed you too

4:48 am

Haz1558

Je sais!

4:48 am

sprite

love the big grid

4:49 am

Atalante

how's the spangly one today?

4:49 am

FMitch

and the volcano is here to celebrate and pl of course

4:49 am

Haz1558

The spangly one is keeping the stairs from falling down at the minute. She lies across them.

4:49 am

lynxxx

and Fran's goose

4:50 am

Atalante

what a clever girl!

4:50 am

FMitch

lol lynxxx literally just found that one

4:55 am

FMitch

100 left and that seems a good place to pause for a while.

4:55 am

Haz1558

And will you stay down on the ground?

4:56 am

Atalante

probably safest

4:56 am

mrpresident

I prayed for a bigger grid... actually of 350+... so send me the pain

4:56 am

NonoNanette

Morning Babblers I see we have a nice meaty grid to work with today

4:56 am

FMitch

Well it's quite comfortable but the printer needs more paper so I ha better resume the upright position.

4:56 am

lynxxx

hello Nono

4:57 am

Haz1558

You see, FMitch and Atalante? I share the glory for this grid with others. I am not solely to blame!

4:57 am

lynxxx

astia

4:57 am

Haz1558

Okay, you'd better heave yourself up then. Not too quickly in case the blood runs to your head.

4:58 am

lynxxx

sorry bout that - as you can see I need a leg stretch as well - BBL

4:58 am

Haz1558

Good morning Nono - and bye lynxxx.

4:58 am

FMitch

Hi Nono and MrP.
Adieu tous les monde, et tout a leur. (sp)?

4:59 am

Haz1558

I think you mean a tout a l'heure. But a good stab, quand meme.

4:59 am

NonoNanette

yikes FM afraid my french is a bit rusty

4:59 am

Atalante

tout a l'heure. almost LOL

4:59 am

FMitch

merci et *poof*

5:00 am

Haz1558

It's not a probleme, Nono, nous manageons avec what we can souvenir.

5:00 am

Haz1558

Bye FMitch - see you later.

5:00 am

Atalante

On parle franglais

5:01 am

Haz1558

Ou! Tout ce que vous need is attitude et confidence.

5:01 am

Haz1558

And shrug your shoulders a lot.

5:03 am

Haz1558

I can't get away from the gallic version of Ena Sharples accessory. le 'airnet.

5:04 am

crpw48

morning all

5:04 am

Haz1558

Good morning crp.

5:05 am

crpw48

looks like a nice grid, glad its not just 60 or 70 words

5:06 am

NonoNanette

morning crp

5:07 am

Haz1558

It's a nice juicy grid.

5:09 am

Atalante

hmmm where shall I take the dogster today? Woods, lakes, beaches or fields?

5:10 am

Haz1558

She's not keen on the indoor treadmill, then?

5:10 am

NonoNanette

i opt for the beach Ata

5:10 am

Haz1558

The woods might be nice - rustly leaves.

5:10 am

Atalante

I wish she was!

5:11 am

Atalante

choices choices!

5:11 am

Mom

Good morning ... Haz, look at the size of this one!

5:11 am

Haz1558

Flip a coin? Show of hands?

5:12 am

Haz1558

I know, Mom, isn't it great? And Wednesday, just like we ordered.

5:12 am

NonoNanette

Good morning mom!

5:12 am

Mom

Yes, out voices were heard

5:12 am

Atalante

show of paws

5:12 am

Mom

good morning Nono

5:12 am

Haz1558

Put pictures of the options in front of Hobbit and let her choose.

5:12 am

Haz1558

Dog democracy.

5:12 am

Mom

didn't realize I said a word in the chat until now. Sorry

5:13 am

Haz1558

Never worry about it, Mom, sure with this number we're probably all going to be stuck in the penalty box.

5:13 am

Atalante

that way, we'd be going to the beach then the woods then the lake ...

5:14 am

Haz1558

Oh, are you going to use proportional representation? Transferred votes and all. It took Ireland two weeks one time to work out who had won.

5:14 am

Mom

**filling penalty box with assorted goodies** probably so

5:15 am

Haz1558

Do let Hobbit know that you've a grid to do - a big one, thanks to Mom who requested it.

5:16 am

Mom

it was with mutual agreement, Haz. Since this was the day we both were free of committments

5:16 am

grannyrose

i'm stuck :(

5:16 am

Haz1558

This is true, Mom. But think of the glory when people are pleased!

5:16 am

Mom

good morning Rmcc

5:17 am

Mom

yes, there will be a lot of people quite pleased but also a lot will be saying "why couldn't this be on the weekend"

5:17 am

grannyrose

ground to a halt. can anyone pls clue me na7/28? and hey to you too mom

5:18 am

Mom

I can't Rmcc, just getting started

5:18 am

Mom

thank goodness for "er", "s" and the dreadful "re"

5:19 am

Haz1558

na7/28 - plural for an adjective that ends in the sometimes vowel, Not nice.

5:19 am

NonoNanette

na7/28 is pl of rotten things

5:19 am

Haz1558

Or, na plus the piggy homes.

5:19 am

grannyrose

when your ready for some help, just yell. if i'm still here, i'll do what i can.

5:20 am

Mom

thanks Rmcc

5:20 am

grannyrose

thanx haz and nono, found them both

5:23 am

Mom

have to go for a bit, time to call my Sweetie and tell him good morning. He is in Baltimore this week

5:23 am

Haz1558

Great! And now, I'd better follow Atalante's example and head out with the dog. Not so many choices around here, but the fresh air will do us good and the exercise will help arrest the over-development of babbler posterior. Bye for now!

5:23 am

Mom

bye Haz, enjoy your walk

5:23 am

grannyrose

later haz

5:23 am

Atalante

bye haz and I'm off doggy walkign too :) bye!

5:24 am

Mom

bye Atalante

5:24 am

NonoNanette

bye haz se ya later

5:24 am

grannyrose

later ata

5:24 am

NonoNanette

have a nice chat with your sweetie Mom

5:25 am

NonoNanette

bye bye Ata enjoy the walk

5:25 am

Mom

thanks Nono. I am finding it hard to drag away from this one.

5:26 am

NonoNanette

i know the words are just flowing so nicely

5:27 am

grannyrose

clue pls sa6/18, the first one?

5:29 am

BabbleRabble

sa 6 -- superlative

5:29 am

Scrabbler

Whoa, baby! We finally got the big grid we have been waiting for!!

5:30 am

grannyrose

hey BR and scabbler

5:30 am

Scrabbler

Good day everyone! Greetings from a winter wonderland. Everything is covered in snow.

5:31 am

grannyrose

thanx BR

5:31 am

NonoNanette

morning Scrabbler

5:31 am

NonoNanette

how much of the stuff did you get?

5:32 am

Scrabbler

A few inches--it started about 24 hrs ago and is the heavy, wet type, so the roads were very slushy yesterday.

5:33 am

NonoNanette

yuck and that always causes lots of fender benders with it being the first storm of the year

5:34 am

Scrabbler

Traffic was VERY slow yesterday, except for the usual idiots.

5:36 am

Scrabbler

I found our favorite volcano in the grid, with its reverse word too. How comforting.

5:37 am

NonoNanette

be sure to look for everyones favorite bird as well scrabbler

5:37 am

Scrabbler

TY, Nono--got it now.

5:38 am

Scrabbler

But the tsetse fly is not here

5:39 am

Scrabbler

Coffee refill anyone?

5:40 am

NonoNanette

would love some please

5:41 am

Scrabbler

What would you like in it? I have soy milk, 1 % milk, Splenda, sugar...?

5:41 am

NonoNanette

oh black please

5:41 am

mrpresident

hello fellow babblers... my dog is doing the worst 'smells' and I am relucant to stay in this room... but **gag** she is sleeping and I can't do much about it!
how is the grid?

5:42 am

lynxxx

lol MRP must be catching - our dog just got moved off the couch and into the hall

5:43 am

lynxxx

Hi Scrabbler & Nono

5:43 am

Scrabbler

Poor mrp, LOL. Bunny Callie just followed me into the kitchen when I got coffee--she always begs for a snack of some sort. Here is your coffee, Nono.

5:43 am

dcseain

hello, all

5:43 am

NonoNanette

Hi MrP! The grid is lovely

5:43 am

NonoNanette

thanks Scrabbler!

5:43 am

lynxxx

Hi DC

5:43 am

NonoNanette

hi dc

5:43 am

Scrabbler

Hi lynxxx and dc

5:44 am

Scrabbler

The grid is fun with an abundance of words. For now my BSE (Babble Self-Esteem) is quite high, but finishing will be a challenge.

5:44 am

dcseain

hi, nono, lynixxx, and mrp

5:46 am

mrpresident

hi dcs!! :) lovely to see you

5:47 am

mrpresident

hi nono! :)

5:47 am

mrpresident

how you going lynxx? good to see you too!

5:48 am

Scrabbler

Anybody have the 10?

5:48 am

lynxxx

good MRP - about the 3rd bash at this, nice to have a big one for a change

5:49 am

lynxxx

we10.98 - build from the direction we4.8

5:49 am

mrpresident

we got our new lounge delivered tonight.... oh what a beauty!! it is just spesh!!
we are inlove with the 2 recliners and it is gorgeous! I am very happy we got it... the throw rugs and cushions are perfect... and I have more cushions and throws ordered! :))

5:49 am

mrpresident

love having a bigger grid! gives me something to hold on to!

5:49 am

dcseain

there. icon in theme now.

5:49 am

Scrabbler

How wonderful, MRP.

5:50 am

lynxxx

Sounds gorgeous MRP - when do you actually start showing?

5:50 am

dcseain

sounds lovely, mrp!

5:50 am

dcseain

yes, the large grid was a surprise when i awoke. i hope i'll have time early in my shift tonight to finish it.

5:50 am

Scrabbler

Yahoo, lynxxx--I got the we10.

5:51 am

lynxxx

clever girl!

5:52 am

Scrabbler

I am just now figuring out HOW to form it within the grid, LOL. I often guess, type, and have good luck, THEN find it.

5:52 am

grannyrose

last one, pleese help. te7/28after the examiner

5:52 am

Atssie

anybody finished?

5:53 am

Atssie

hi dc

5:53 am

Scrabbler

I am one third os the way there now.

5:53 am

grannyrose

down to my last... and it's driving me nuts!

5:53 am

lynxxx

Rose - more crotchety - add another vowel into the examiner

5:54 am

Scrabbler

TY, lynxxx

5:54 am

grannyrose

that's it.... FIREWORKS at last.. thanx lynxxx

5:55 am

lynxxx

Hoorays for Rose !!!

5:55 am

Scrabbler

Yippeeeeee rmcc! Quite an accomplishment!

5:55 am

NonoNanette

woohooo congrats rmc

5:55 am

dcseain

YAY Rose!

5:55 am

carleekat

<POMPOM TOSS> for rmcc....

5:55 am

grannyrose

would you believe it? i divided 28 by 4 and came up with 8!!!

5:55 am

carleekat

cripes a biggie

5:55 am

Scrabbler

Off to check e-mail. BBS

5:55 am

lynxxx

sssh Rose - we won't tell !

5:56 am

lynxxx

Hi Carlee !

5:56 am

grannyrose

I'M NOT TIRED, truely i'm not

5:56 am

NonoNanette

Morning Carlee

5:57 am

carleekat

well..loads of people will be thrilled with this one...not sure how thrilled i am tho :-S

5:58 am

dcseain

morning carlee, with you there

5:58 am

carleekat

and of course...expert bogs it down when is this big...

5:59 am

carleekat

( not that I would give up expert....its just an observation which lickety did explain to me )

6:05 am

herinfernallady

Hey

6:05 am

carleekat

hi herin....

6:05 am

NonoNanette

hi Herin

6:05 am

dcseain

hi, lady

6:06 am

herinfernallady

Hello back Just finished one of my units

6:06 am

carleekat

cool....

6:06 am

herinfernallady

Didnt want to read anymore

6:07 am

carleekat

so you came here to find WORDS..and read chat...hahahah

6:08 am

NonoNanette

yayyyyyyyy i've greyed the w!

6:08 am

dcseain

finding words is not at all like reading, though

6:08 am

herinfernallady

Yep its late. Nothing is sinking in. You tell me that reading law is relaxing

6:08 am

herinfernallady

And its not like i have to think here

6:09 am

carleekat

cripes..cnn just said 12 inches of snow fell overnight in michigan... guess not by me..no snow...YET...thank god

6:09 am

herinfernallady

ewww

6:10 am

dcseain

most be lake effect it MI

6:10 am

Inge2

A foot of snow already! Whoa.

6:10 am

NonoNanette

Scrabbler said everything is white in her area

6:10 am

herinfernallady

Today i made the best decision to dump the emotional vampire of a 'friend' and move foward.

6:10 am

Inge2

Hey, look, we finally have a big grid.

6:10 am

carleekat

( dc..i live a 5 min walk from the lake...I could hear it pounding in the wind last night with my windows closed ).... it must have been the UP

6:10 am

dcseain

morning, inge

6:11 am

lynxxx

hello Inge

6:11 am

Inge2

e"motional vampire"

6:11 am

Inge2

Good phrase, infernal. Morning, all

6:11 am

NonoNanette

hi inge

6:12 am

dcseain

ah, okay carlee. That makese sense. A friend from Alpena, far NE lower p, told me of a HS graduation cancelled in the 80s due to snow.

6:12 am

Scrabbler

I am back. Yep, we got snow here, Carlee. A few inches.

6:12 am

carleekat

excellent herin.... my daughter had to learn that one last spring....

6:12 am

carleekat

no snow here <happy dance>

6:13 am

Scrabbler

It will melt in a day or two, and then I must finish raking leaves before winter comes and stays.

6:13 am

Inge2

40 W words, eh?!

6:14 am

Scrabbler

Yes, that made me ill too, Inge2.

6:15 am

NonoNanette

a little over half way already... time for breakfast

6:15 am

Mom

hi again everyone

6:16 am

herinfernallady

Hi Scrabbler

6:16 am

dcseain

hello, scrabbler & mom

6:16 am

herinfernallady

HI Inge.

6:16 am

Scrabbler

Hi Mom--how is your sweetie doing this week in Baltimore?

6:16 am

Mom

Hi Dcseain

6:16 am

Inge2

hi Mom. Bon Appetite, Nanette

6:16 am

lynxxx

hi Mom !

6:16 am

carleekat

ACK...my old school is IN the grid.... ad is a 7 letter word..hehehehe

6:16 am

Scrabbler

Hi Lady.

6:16 am

Inge2

hi, infernal.

6:16 am

Scrabbler

And dc.

6:16 am

movieman

Need clues for the 8s, 9s and the 10 pretty plz......

6:16 am

Mom

Hi Scrabbler, he said the meetings are like eating dry toast

6:16 am

carleekat

and that gave me 9 and 10 too

6:17 am

Mom

thanks for asking

6:17 am

carleekat

google university , london Ont, Ca

6:17 am

carleekat

that will give u 7 and you can build 9 and 10 from it

6:17 am

Scrabbler

With 225 to go, I must get ready for work. I cannot return until late tonight.

6:17 am

herinfernallady

I once spoke to a very wise Shaman and he informed me that i had an emotional vampire in my life i guess he was right

6:17 am

Inge2

have a good day, Scrab

6:17 am

carleekat

yikes scrabs... will be a late nite foryou

6:17 am

Mom

have a good day, Scrabbler. See you tonight. :)

6:19 am

dcseain

ty carlee

6:19 am

inge

Guten Morgen, Babblers. Can anyone help with the first wa 4/8 and the 5/18 thereafter? I need to do this grid from the bottom up, since the bottom of my lst will disappear before I am done

6:19 am

carleekat

welcome dc

6:19 am

Scrabbler

I am giving a talk at a preschool for kids with developmental delays--autism. Huge topic.

6:19 am

Mom

guten morgen Inge

6:19 am

Scrabbler

Guten Morgen and Tschuss, Inge. Bis Abend.

6:19 am

inge

Tag, Mom, bye Scrabbler

6:19 am

Inge2

MOrgen, Inge One

6:20 am

carleekat

wow scrabs.... u know it will beinteresting to see WHY the incidence of sutism is going up at such a rapid rate...

6:20 am

carleekat

I would if I could but I am doing same thing inge and just started monkeying wa's myself

6:20 am

Scrabbler

I wish more was known, Carlee. I see so many infants and toddlers showing signs of it.

6:21 am

dcseain

huh. fewer than 10% of people in my county voted for political office, but 80% voted for school board and bond issues.

6:21 am

Scrabbler

I don't want to leave Babble Land...WAAAAHHHH. Bye, buddies.

6:21 am

herinfernallady

Looks like im off to bed soon

6:21 am

carleekat

ok inge... got them

6:21 am

inge

Good.

6:21 am

Mom

Bye Scrabbler

6:22 am

carleekat

wa+ mom I want that toy **pecially THAT toy

6:22 am

carleekat

w+ what we breath

6:22 am

carleekat

then plural it

6:22 am

inge

tx, carlee, onward and upwrd

6:23 am

carleekat

i stillhave 9 w's to get... no upward YET

6:24 am

Mom

thanks Carlee for the 7, 9 and 10

6:24 am

carleekat

(o:

6:24 am

Inge2

zounds! 7 Z words!?

6:25 am

herinfernallady

Score i got a book i wanted

6:25 am

movieman

Howsabout some clues for the 8s? Anyone? Plz?

6:25 am

dcseain

way cool, lady

6:25 am

carleekat

urgh...missing the 4 wa's right after conflict....

6:26 am

dcseain

phantom matines

6:26 am

herinfernallady

Happy 30th to me

6:27 am

movieman

Happy birthday, herin!!!!!!

6:27 am

carleekat

:o) woohoo herin... {hugs} its been a long haul..i know but like us all..u'll get through it

6:27 am

Inge2

30th? A good year! Happy Birthday :-)

6:27 am

dcseain

don't wa5 things, drop vowel for 4, make one who for 6 is what i have after that word so far, carlee

6:27 am

movieman

Just 107 days 'til my 30th.......

6:28 am

Mom

Thanks dcseain

6:28 am

dcseain

ah, and plural of the 4 to finish the 4 after conflict

6:28 am

carleekat

thanks dc..but its the grouping above that... now the 3 after international conflict

6:28 am

carleekat

the 6,7, and 8

6:29 am

movieman

Howsabout some clues for the 8s? Anyone? Plz?

6:29 am

herinfernallady

Hi Movie. My 30th was on the 24th just took this long to receive gifts. Its Colleen McCulloughs Master of Rome Series Antony and Cleopatra

6:29 am

Mom

Movieman, sorry but I don't have any of the 8's yet

6:29 am

dcseain

i have no 8s either

6:30 am

movieman

February 22nd, 2008= my 30th birthday......

6:32 am

Inge2

You and George Washington, MM

6:32 am

herinfernallady

I have 2 ATs and WE and SA 8

6:32 am

carleekat

ugh..got it... let me see... wa* ( the singular international conflict ) + santa drives a ***d

6:32 am

Mom

I just got an 8 at 8/70 which is plural of the at 7/52 and works off the at 4/5

6:32 am

carleekat

then one who does so..and then plural..gives the 6,7 and 8

6:33 am

Inge2

so the Zs were surprizingly eazy

6:33 am

lynxxx

nice Carlee - TY

6:33 am

dcseain

ty, carlee

6:33 am

SummerBreeze44

good morning all...at 7/52, 8/70, 9/90 & 8/70 again work off of the at** bomb

6:34 am

herinfernallady

HI Summer

6:34 am

carleekat

there...z and w greyed out... moving on up

6:34 am

Mom

good morning Summer

6:34 am

lynxxx

Mom - there is another at8.70 & 9.90 in that set

6:34 am

herinfernallady

Well i am a happy little bunny with the book too

6:34 am

Mom

thanks Lynxxx and good morning

6:34 am

Mom

got them, Lynxxx, thanks

6:35 am

lynxxx

yw Mom

6:35 am

dcseain

ty, summer

6:35 am

SummerBreeze44

yw dc

6:36 am

herinfernallady

what are the 9s i have at and we what am i missing

6:36 am

Mom

we 9/78

6:36 am

carleekat

my guess without looking..an re

6:37 am

Mom

never mind, Herin, I just saw you had the we

6:37 am

carleekat

but Iw ould be wrong :o)

6:38 am

herinfernallady

anyone gots is?

6:38 am

periwinkle

Good Morning all, Are there two at9

6:39 am

Mom

Hi Peri

6:39 am

BabbleRabble

no is

6:39 am

Mom

morning BabbleRabblr

6:39 am

Mom

Babblerabble*

6:39 am

BabbleRabble

hello, Mom
hello peoples

6:39 am

herinfernallady

Um is that an IS9?

6:40 am

periwinkle

HI BR

6:40 am

BabbleRabble

9s: an;at;we

6:40 am

dcseain

at9*2, we9

6:40 am

dcseain

morning, babrab

6:41 am

carleekat

( what is today's icon theme )

6:41 am

herinfernallady

clue for the AN 9 please

6:41 am

dcseain

oh an, my ad

6:41 am

BabbleRabble

howDy, dc

6:41 am

dcseain

maybe i should put on my glasses :)

6:41 am

periwinkle

okay, dc have at9 building on at4/5 and I have the we9

6:41 am

carleekat

eeks..look at all those te's

6:41 am

herinfernallady

Money Carlee i choose an origami kitty as i don't have moneys

6:43 am

BabbleRabble

an 8 -- against and a sweater: cash****; pl

6:43 am

periwinkle

do both at9 build off of the same small word

6:43 am

Uniquity

Holy crow...389?!!??!

6:43 am

Mom

thank you Babble

6:43 am

herinfernallady

Hi uni

6:44 am

Mom

Yes, Uniquity and good morning.

6:44 am

dcseain

ty, babrab

6:44 am

dcseain

yes, uni, godd morning. I've found 160 in an hour

6:44 am

periwinkle

may I have a clue for the 10 please

6:44 am

carleekat

crap....I was looking for a rotl or artyl visual description

6:45 am

herinfernallady

Thanks on that clue

6:45 am

dcseain

ones who come from where the sun sets, peri

6:45 am

herinfernallady

That gave me 4 words

6:45 am

BabbleRabble

we 10 is the plural of the nine -- not an oriental

6:45 am

periwinkle

hmmm, thinking about your clue, dc

6:46 am

dcseain

it's another word for occidentals :)

6:46 am

periwinkle

duh, thanks, already had the we9 didn't think to pluralize

6:46 am

Uniquity

babble, that clue was fantstic. Gave me five words!

6:46 am

periwinkle

can't find the 2nd at9

6:47 am

BabbleRabble

its an an 9 and I just clued it

6:47 am

dan2bit

morning all! I see the monster puzzle has finally arrived

6:47 am

dcseain

indeed so, dan, and good morning

6:47 am

Mom

good morning Dan

6:47 am

periwinkle

BR I got the an8 that you just clued, thanks but not the at9

6:48 am

BabbleRabble

PL

6:48 am

Mom

Peri, there is no at 9, it is an 9, plural the 8 you have

6:48 am

periwinkle

okay, got the an9, thanks BR

6:48 am

dcseain

peri, several words uild on the at** bomb

6:48 am

Haz1558

at9 exists. I smell perfume....

6:49 am

periwinkle

I was confused, earlier clues said there were 2 at9

6:49 am

Mom

I think Peri was looking for a second at 9

6:49 am

Mom

welcome back Haz

6:49 am

periwinkle

Have the 10 and the 9's

6:50 am

Haz1558

Thank you Mom, I'm a little wetter than before. It's a 'soft day' here.

6:50 am

Mom

oh no. **hands towel over**

6:51 am

Haz1558

Just a mizzly rain, nothing to get excited about. They claim it's good for the skin.

6:52 am

Mom

good day for a large grid then

6:52 am

Mom

mant

6:52 am

Mom

sorry

6:52 am

Haz1558

Yes, I can babble with a clear conscience.

6:52 am

Mom

phew, wasn't a word

6:52 am

dcseain

oddly, the most recent email in my inbox is timed an hour in the future

6:52 am

Mom

lol Haz

6:53 am

Mom

must not have set the clock back, Dcseain

6:53 am

Haz1558

Is it from a psychic?

6:53 am

dcseain

well, i suppose the Remembering Retail Yahoo group could be psychic.

6:54 am

dcseain

ah, yahoo server issue, that seems likely. ty, mom.

6:54 am

Mom

:) dcseain, you're welcome

6:57 am

dcseain

brb, i want some jam for my croissant.

6:59 am

BabbleRabble

in addition to the 7 words that start with z, there are 23 other words with z in it

7:00 am

Haz1558

z is more useful than we knew.

7:00 am

EspritdJean

YOU CAN'T HAVE PIZZA WITHOUT Z

7:01 am

Mom

morning Esprit

7:02 am

EspritdJean

gm youse

7:03 am

dcseain

oh wow, there are whole strawberries in the preserves. :)

7:04 am

carleekat

there....got the t's done... liking htis grid but wish it was about 50 words shorter

7:04 am

periwinkle

bbs

7:04 am

Mom

bye Peri

7:04 am

Mom

it isn't a bad grid

7:04 am

Haz1558

See you later, Peri.

7:05 am

dcseain

no, not bad at all

7:06 am

carleekat

no..not bad at all..am just thinking about what I have today....and how much time I have...etc...purely selfishness on my part..i know

7:07 am

Mom

I understand that, Carlee. Not selfish at all

7:07 am

BabbleRabble

term for an iron deficiency

7:08 am

dcseain

not selfish, carlee, we all have our time restraints.

7:09 am

dcseain

i have issues with that if i'm not careful about my food, or supplementing.

7:09 am

BabbleRabble

word describing a lacl of mental acuity that has a de suffix when occurring in seniors

7:09 am

BabbleRabble

lack*

7:09 am

Mom

time to fix breakfast. Be back soon. Hugs to all

7:10 am

BabbleRabble

enjoy, Mom

7:10 am

dcseain

ciao, mom

7:10 am

carleekat

bye bye mom

7:10 am

Haz1558

See you later, Mom.

7:10 am

Mom

thanks for the am 7 word. Babble

7:10 am

Mom

bye Babble, Dcseain, Carlee and Haz.

7:10 am

BabbleRabble

pl

7:11 am

Mom

and the plural :)

7:15 am

BabbleRabble

r 7 & 8 clothes

7:15 am

inge

help, I need a break but need to fill in two holes first.
I need a clue for te 5/12, right after the

7:16 am

inge

dwellers in cloth abodes, Please help

7:16 am

Haz1558

Is it the fraction?

7:16 am

carleekat

not the 9th but the 10**

7:17 am

inge

thaks Haz, I tried that before and it would not take it. I probably typed it wrong.

7:17 am

Haz1558

You're welcome. 1 more word till break?

7:18 am

BabbleRabble

electrician

7:18 am

inge

Now I need sa 5/10, just above the Indian skirt

7:19 am

BabbleRabble

sa 5 -- domingo

7:19 am

carleekat

ok...well... am to point of being finished any grid of the last 2 weeks..and I still have 250 words left....

7:19 am

inge

thanks BR,

7:20 am

inge

I am taking a break. Need but 162

7:20 am

Haz1558

See you later, inge.

7:21 am

carleekat

take care inge

7:24 am

NonoNanette

back... enjoy your break inge

7:24 am

carleekat

ok..the last si7 is just a stoopid word

7:24 am

NonoNanette

how was the walk, Haz

7:25 am

Haz1558

The walk was slightly damp, Nono. But fresh air is always good.

7:25 am

NonoNanette

i dont mind damp as long as its not too chilly

7:26 am

dcseain

Saint Soe*r?s - any clues as to what that might be - not grid-related

7:26 am

Haz1558

Cold and dry is my preference.

7:26 am

Haz1558

French for sister?

7:26 am

dcseain

cold and dry is the desert-time we call Winter here. If there is snow, the humidity might creep to 30%

7:27 am

dcseain

it looks like mayb Saint Soewrs?

7:27 am

dcseain

how spell french word for sister - i forget

7:27 am

periwinkle

I am back for a little bit

7:27 am

Haz1558

soeur

7:28 am

dcseain

ah! YES, that's it, haz! Thank you.

7:28 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

7:28 am

dcseain

red letters on a background of strawberries is a bad idea

7:29 am

Haz1558

And if you wear rose tinted glasses, forget it.

7:29 am

EvaNadine

mornin babblers!

7:29 am

dcseain

:D LOL

7:29 am

dcseain

good marning EvaNadine!

7:29 am

Haz1558

Hello Eva - interview day for the BF?

7:29 am

EvaNadine

it is, it is...but not until 2:30!

7:29 am

Anniebrook

hello everyone!

7:29 am

dcseain

morning, annie

7:30 am

NonoNanette

Hi Annie!

7:30 am

Haz1558

Good morning Annie!

7:30 am

Anniebrook

hi deceain

7:30 am

Anniebrook

and good luck to the b/f, EvaN

7:30 am

Haz1558

So, plenty of time for him to get ready.

7:30 am

Anniebrook

Hi Nono

7:30 am

Anniebrook

Hi Nono

7:31 am

dcseain

I do so hope it goes well for him, Eva

7:31 am

EvaNadine

thanks -- he left me a super-sweet note on the bathroom mirror since ive been helping him out so much through this no-work time...so i left him a super-sweet note of good luck for his interview today. :)

7:32 am

Haz1558

You'll kill each other with sugar overload!

7:32 am

EvaNadine

heh, its well-appreciated lately...we have both been pretty stressed out!

7:34 am

Haz1558

It's good that you've got through it without falling out. I hope he gets the job.

7:35 am

EvaNadine

its tense sometimes, but we are working hard at not taking the stress out on each other and reminding each other that we are on the same team. :)

7:35 am

Haz1558

There should be two bears living in any home. Bear and Forbear.

7:36 am

dcseain

indeed so, haz

7:36 am

EvaNadine

hah, never heard that, but i like it!

7:37 am

Haz1558

It's from my collected words of wisdom series.

7:37 am

Haz1558

Or it will be when I get around to writing it.

7:37 am

EvaNadine

hah

7:41 am

EvaNadine

well, ill certainly buy it when its done. ;)

7:41 am

Haz1558

Thank you - I'll put you on the list of potential customers.

7:44 am

FMitch

As your literary agent, I will of course be arranging a publicity tour!

7:44 am

dcseain

sounds like a lovely volume to have around, Haz. I do hope someday to be able to purchase a copy.

7:44 am

Haz1558

We still have to negotiate your commission, FMitch.

7:45 am

Anniebrook

It is a book that should be in every home

7:45 am

FMitch

2 weeks of not being blamed?

7:45 am

Jacula

...and what about commission for the proof reader, Haz? ;)

7:45 am

BabbleRabble

hazel's nuts of wisdom

7:46 am

Haz1558

Ah yes, the proof reader. Everyone will want a slice of the action.

7:46 am

FMitch

lol Hi Jacs and Annie and dc and EvaN and good luck to EvaNs BF and hello BabRab

7:46 am

Jacula

*grins*

7:46 am

carleekat

WHY or why do I always miss the goose the first time through?

7:46 am

Haz1558

And I suppose you'll want paid for the title, BabbleRabble? At this rate, my millions will not stay with me for long.

7:46 am

dcseain

"Each page in this volume will plant a tree of knowledge in your brain"

7:47 am

BabbleRabble

I don't blame you for anything, FM

7:47 am

dcseain

good afternoon, fmitich

7:47 am

FMitch

I'll sort all of that out for you Haz, you just concentrate on the writing
Hi Carlee

7:47 am

bbnaz

hello all. back for more fun. at 179

7:47 am

Merk

Good morning everyone

7:47 am

BabbleRabble

and I came no monetary interest of any kind

7:47 am

carleekat

hi fm..hi merk

7:47 am

periwinkle

have found 1/2 the words, bbl

7:48 am

FMitch

BabbleRabble, thank you, I think you are the only one :)

7:48 am

dcseain

my goal was to pay money for a copy of the completed work.

7:48 am

Haz1558

Just a mention in the dedication enough, Babble?

7:48 am

dcseain

hi, bb

7:48 am

EvaNadine

ill take BRabbles cut then. ;)

7:48 am

Anniebrook

Hi FM, Merk, bb, Br

7:48 am

BabbleRabble

nah ... nada

7:48 am

bbnaz

dc. did you vote yesterday?

7:48 am

bbnaz

morning annie.

7:48 am

Haz1558

The vultures are circling.

7:48 am

dcseain

BB, is that a morgan?

7:48 am

dcseain

yes i did, bb

7:49 am

EvaNadine

hey now, we are a 1-income household...i can use all the cash i can get. ;)

7:49 am

FMitch

dc, with the time that Haz spends in babble land the book will be a very quick read.

7:49 am

dcseain

no, that's a Barber, isn't it, bb

7:49 am

Haz1558

My jaw is agape. Some literary agent.....

7:49 am

Scarlet

Good morning everyone. Finally, a grid of substance... I am going in. Eva, I hope that you have very good news later in the day! Hazlenuts is a grand title, BR-r! :-)

7:49 am

bbnaz

double eagle......

7:50 am

Haz1558

It may be a quick read, but it will be thought-provoking, 'm sure.

7:50 am

Anniebrook

7:50 am

dcseain

sorry, i was referring to the desiger of the obverse of the coin

7:50 am

EvaNadine

thanks scarlet! (and thanks FMitch, too, since i think i didnt say that before!)

7:50 am

dcseain

indeed so, haz!

7:50 am

Haz1558

Good morning Scarlet.

7:50 am

Scarlet

AnnieBrooklyn!! :-) {{{back}}} Good morning, Haz!

7:50 am

dcseain

good morning, Scarlet

7:50 am

FMitch

Haz until you confirm my "fees" I am still just yr friend :)

7:51 am

Scarlet

Top of the morning to you, dc!

7:51 am

Haz1558

Hello Scarlet. Are YOU interested in being my literary agent? I'm losing confidence in my current one.

7:51 am

carleekat

morning red.... and yes..i know... I was "there" before all "this" happened

7:51 am

FMitch

Hey, Im the only one not asking for money!

7:51 am

dcseain

haz, you'd need on on each side of the pond, no?

7:51 am

Scarlet

Good morning, kattie. {{{special hugs}}}

7:52 am

FMitch

Morning Scarlet

7:52 am

Haz1558

Perhaps, dc. Then there's the Antipodean angle to consider.

7:52 am

Scarlet

Good, kat. Hello, Ms. FMitch... how are your studies progressing?

7:53 am

FMitch

Are they ready for you Haz, do you think?
OK ish Scarlet, it's still early days and a long way to go .

7:54 am

carleekat

ok..1/2 way..am off for a while..crap class..thent ake son to walk in clinic for his throat...back later....

7:54 am

carleekat

enjoy the day...

7:54 am

dcseain

i swear the dog is getting clutzier as his eyes get worse. I guess part of it could be the seeming arthritis.

7:54 am

dcseain

ciao, carlee!

7:54 am

Haz1558

Bye carlee.

7:54 am

Anniebrook

bye carlee, later

7:55 am

Scarlet

No, thank you, Haz... but I will offer my editing talents gratis... I would be delighted to be a small part of a publisher's dream issue...

7:55 am

Merk

I am stuck on the an 7,28. Is there any sort of clue for that one?

7:55 am

Scarlet

Later, kattie!

7:56 am

Haz1558

an7/28 - looks like a rallying call for those who don't like the window left open

7:56 am

Haz1558

Scarlet, I'll bear your offer in mind. Thank you!

7:56 am

brandyjack

Why can't we get a puzzle like this on the weekend.....

7:57 am

FMitch

Well, greetings BJ!

7:57 am

EvaNadine

wow, i havent seen brandyjack in AGES!!

7:57 am

dcseain

hear, hear, brandjack! and a good morning to you too

7:57 am

Haz1558

Or, an7/29 - a plural for an6/18, take out a vowel from the previous rallying call.

7:57 am

Haz1558

Hello Brandyjack.

7:57 am

FMitch

There are 2 an7/28 btw

7:58 am

Scarlet

Good morning to you, Brandyjack!

7:58 am

Merk

golly, I am lost

7:58 am

bbnaz

good morning BJ

7:58 am

brandyjack

Morning. Stats are posted. Not that many are likely ready for them on this monster just yet....

7:59 am

brandyjack

Merk, you're not lost, you're right here.....

7:59 am

Merk

So it is like the an 6 and 7 that follow it

7:59 am

FMitch

Thanks BJ.

7:59 am

Aloyisius

Hi BJ, Scarlet, Haz, FMitch, dcs,Eva,Annie (running out of breath here)... (-:

7:59 am

Haz1558

Merk, the first an7/28 - looks like against what we breathe.

7:59 am

Aloyisius

oh, and Merk too!

8:00 am

FMitch

Aloy! yay and hello :)

8:00 am

Haz1558

an6/18 - takes a vowel from what we breathe, an7/28 the second is the plural.

8:00 am

Haz1558

Hello Aloy!

8:00 am

Scarlet

Ahoy, Aloy! Wonderful grid to get in the middle of the week!

8:00 am

dcseain

hello, aloy and merk :)

8:00 am

Scarlet

Good morning, Merk.

8:01 am

dcseain

on that note, i'm going to take a short nap. ¡Hasta!

8:01 am

Scarlet

Luego, dc!

8:01 am

Haz1558

Quick break to get some lunch rustled up. I had lost track of time. I blame FMitch.

8:01 am

dcseain

{poof}

8:01 am

Anniebrook

Hi Aloy!

8:01 am

Aloyisius

hi there, FM.. long time no see.. Haz, we have been on at different times.. Scarlet, it is very gloomy today so I'm happy to have a nice big grid to brighten my day..

8:01 am

Scarlet

Later, Haz.

8:02 am

Scarlet

Did you get hit with snow, Aloy?

8:02 am

Aloyisius

North of us did, but we just had snow showers that didn't stick.. more is forecast

8:02 am

FMitch

Bye Haz, my friend, *lip quiver*

8:03 am

Anniebrook

later, Haz

8:03 am

Scarlet

Good... Scrabbler mentioned that upper NY state had snow... but I don't know any measurements!

8:03 am

FMitch

They are forecasting snow for parts of Scotland on todays forecast

8:03 am

Scarlet

There, there, FMitch... *spice tea and bisquits to soothe the anxiety of separation*

8:04 am

Scarlet

I can wait for that event... this is perfect weather... bracing, chilly and bright...

8:04 am

FMitch

Oooh thank you Scarlet, you know just thr right thing to cure quivery lips.

8:05 am

Scarlet

You are welcome, friend, FM! :-)

8:05 am

Scarlet

Okay... a grid it is! Into the brink...

8:05 am

FMitch

I baked a lovely spiced apple and walnut cake at the weekend. BF made me promise to make anotherone!

8:05 am

Aloyisius

ooh, i didn't realize that the name of the org for really bright people counts as a word.. maybe cuz i am not in that org, lol

8:06 am

Scarlet

OH, that sounds toooo sinful, FM... LOL, Aloy... it might be a biological term... women...

8:06 am

NonoNanette

grrrrrrr lost internet for a bit hope its not going to be that kind of day

8:06 am

Aloyisius

duh, lol

8:06 am

Scarlet

HI, Nono... sorry about that... no word on the cause of the fire yet...welcome back!

8:07 am

Aloyisius

wb Nono

8:07 am

NonoNanette

ty scarlet and aloy

8:08 am

FMitch

Right I had better be off, book tour to organise for Haz and all that! Happy Babbling

8:09 am

Haz1558

I'm back. Those lips can stop quivering, FMitch.

8:09 am

Haz1558

Too late!

8:09 am

Aloyisius

FM, you have inspired me.. baking would warm the kitchen, too.. see you later, FMitch. wb Haz

8:09 am

Anniebrook

welcome back, Haz

8:09 am

Haz1558

I must let you have my set of demands for the tour. White orchids, George Clooney, nothing too demanding.

8:10 am

FMitch

LOL see you later Haz bye all *poof*

8:10 am

NonoNanette

bye bye aloy and FM

8:10 am

Haz1558

Bye FM!

8:10 am

NonoNanette

With George at your side you can accomplish everything Haz!

8:11 am

Aloyisius

Nono.. I'm here.. but someone drank my coffee, so brb

8:11 am

Haz1558

I fear he would be too much of a distraction though. I'd be wondering if the crowds turned up to see him instead of me.

8:11 am

NonoNanette

ohhhhhhhh was that yours??? so sorry

8:11 am

Scarlet

*snicker at the Nono bratty stuff*

8:12 am

Scarlet

Who cares, Haz... bring 'em in any way you can!

8:12 am

Aloyisius

back with a cuppa.. (out of Nono's reach)

8:13 am

Haz1558

Maybe you're right. Buying the book is the main thing.

8:13 am

Jacula

Ti4 for lunch and then more ironing.:( BBL for final 131.

8:13 am

Scarlet

Remember the old public relations' mantra: Say anything you want, motives be dashed... just get the name in the media and keep the profile very high!

8:13 am

Haz1558

Do a Heather Mills you mean?

8:13 am

Scarlet

Later, Jac!

8:14 am

Haz1558

Bye Jacula!

8:14 am

Scarlet

Hardly... that woman is *disturbed* and disturbing...

8:14 am

Haz1558

I'm glad I'm not the only one to have reached that conclusion.

8:15 am

Scarlet

It was not difficult...

8:15 am

Haz1558

I don't think the two bears lived in that house.

8:16 am

Scarlet

Must concentrate now... I'll be the peripheral observer now... No way, Haz... they have been too occupied in your home! :-)

8:16 am

Haz1558

Okay Scarlet, enjoy the grid. It's one to get the teeth into.

8:17 am

Scarlet

I am chewing as we speak, Haz!

8:17 am

Haz1558

So am I!

8:17 am

Scarlet

:-)

8:20 am

Aloyisius

lol, goose alert

8:21 am

Haz1558

I know, some familar babble words today.

8:22 am

Scarlet

African country two days running...

8:23 am

Aloyisius

yesterday's grid was full of newbies for me..

8:23 am

Haz1558

Z has been campaigning for more recognition.

8:23 am

Scarlet

It has it now, in Babble...

8:24 am

Haz1558

Yesterday's was very different, wasn't it? I had to make use of all resources to get it finished.

8:24 am

bbnaz

finally over 200

8:24 am

Scarlet

I really enjoyed yesterday's grid... good going, bbnaz!

8:25 am

bbnaz

hey i am slogging along compared to some of those speedsters at the flip.

8:25 am

Scarlet

Oh.. perfume dispenser...

8:25 am

Aloyisius

me too, hope I can remember some of the words i looked up... go, bb, go

8:26 am

Scarlet

I am moving along well, but it's never been about speed... it's the delicious discovery of words...

8:28 am

Aloyisius

right, Scarlet.. ergo, I don't use the list until I'm pressed for time..

8:28 am

Aloyisius

oops, so sorry.. to the penalty box

8:28 am

Scarlet

Exactly!

8:28 am

Scarlet

Oh... LOL

8:28 am

bbnaz

well you wouldn't know that at the flip Scarlet.....man oh man was there a LOT of dust!

8:28 am

Uneaixoise

at 260 words I finally see the volcano--jeez!!

8:29 am

Aloyisius

mia is in the grid again today (-:

8:29 am

Scarlet

Hi, Une... until Aloy said it, the Hawaiian feather critter never made itself clear...

8:29 am

Scarlet

LOL, bbnaz... I like to savor it...

8:30 am

Uneaixoise

hey, scarlet :-)

8:30 am

Aloyisius

well, Scarlet.. you unveiled the volcano for me, lol!

8:30 am

Scarlet

I saw GMA in Nashville on TV this morning, and thought of you, Une!

8:31 am

Uneaixoise

really? why were they here?

8:31 am

Scarlet

To broadcast Big & Rich... and to promote the CMA awards this evening...

8:32 am

PinkHatClub

I got the 10 pointer :)

8:32 am

PinkHatClub

I mean letter :)

8:32 am

Uneaixoise

Big & Rich??

8:33 am

Aloyisius

wtg, PinkHat

8:33 am

Scarlet

A country duo who draws amazing crowds...

8:33 am

PinkHatClub

this board is big today!

8:33 am

Scarlet

Good going, PinkHat!

8:33 am

PinkHatClub

ty....

8:34 am

Uneaixoise

oohhh, sorry--not a fan of country music . . .

8:34 am

Scarlet

Neither am I... but often hear about them.

8:35 am

periwinkle

Hello everyone

8:35 am

Uneaixoise

one of my mom's caregivers is a rabid Garth Brooks stalker! LOL

8:35 am

Uneaixoise

hey, peri :-)

8:35 am

Aloyisius

hi there, peri!

8:36 am

Scarlet

Hello, Miss Peri! How is that achy wrist today? Ooops, Une... diff'rent stokes, etc.!

8:36 am

Haz1558

Hello peri.

8:36 am

Anniebrook

Hi Peri

8:36 am

periwinkle

My wrist is fine, Scarlet, no pain last night or today.

8:36 am

periwinkle

How are you doing today Mrs. Scarlet

8:37 am

susanj2

ta

8:37 am

Scarlet

I am so relieved to hear that! :-) I am well, and happy as a lark that we have such a meaty grid!! It doesn't take much to gladden my heart...

8:38 am

periwinkle

I am liking the grid so far, have 192 left to find

8:38 am

Scarlet

You are sailing right along, peri!~

8:41 am

Mom

back again to whittle away at the grid

8:41 am

Anniebrook

Hi Mom!

8:41 am

Mom

:) Hi Annie

8:41 am

Aloyisius

wb, Mom

8:42 am

Mom

:) thank you Aloyisius and good morning

8:42 am

Scarlet

Welcome back, Mom... {{{hugs}}}

8:42 am

NonoNanette

wb Mom

8:42 am

Mom

{{Scarlet}}, thank you and good morning

8:42 am

Scarlet

:-)

8:42 am

Mom

thank you Nono, good morning

8:43 am

Mom

I went off and put my contacts in, thinking I would see better. did it work? Nah!

8:44 am

Scarlet

*snicker*

8:44 am

Aloyisius

just spotted a little brown bird in the grid, to accompany the seagulls

8:45 am

Scarlet

Yep!

8:45 am

Anniebrook

aloy, dont forget the eagles

8:46 am

Scarlet

Thanks, AnnieB! :-)

8:46 am

Scarlet

And about a zillion ways to spell them...

8:46 am

Aloyisius

hmm, Annie.. don't see a p for raptor

8:47 am

Anniebrook

that is true, scarlet...and plurals, lots of plurals today

8:48 am

Anniebrook

aloy, I think your grand is ready to walk

8:48 am

Aloyisius

oh, you mean the sea eagle.. ok, i have that one

8:48 am

Aloyisius

LoL, Annie.. she is 6 wks old..

8:48 am

Scarlet

What's taking so long, Aloy?

8:49 am

Aloyisius

(-:

8:49 am

Marc Freeman

Good morning, a monster today when I have no time, ugh.

8:49 am

Anniebrook

aloy, yes, I know....the expression on her face says, okay, lets get this show on the road

8:49 am

Mom

good morning Marc

8:49 am

Haz1558

She looks older than six weeks.

8:49 am

Marc Freeman

I need a clue for the first te7/28, please

8:49 am

Aloyisius

still waiting for a nice big smile..

8:49 am

Marc Freeman

hello Mom

8:49 am

Haz1558

Hello Marc - it's big, but mostly nice.

8:49 am

Mom

it will go fast, Marc, lots or re, er and plural

8:50 am

Marc Freeman

Yes I know have 234 left

8:50 am

Anniebrook

I have to take a break, l16 to go....later, babblers

8:50 am

Scarlet

Later, dear Annie!

8:50 am

Aloyisius

later,
Annie..

8:50 am

Haz1558

See you later, Annie.

8:50 am

Mom

maybe you can squeeze in some time in small lots

8:50 am

NonoNanette

later Annie

8:50 am

Mom

bye Annie, hurry back

8:51 am

periwinkle

bbl

8:51 am

Mom

bye bye Peri

8:52 am

Scarlet

See you soon, peri!

8:52 am

Marc Freeman

Mom I will try but I still need a clue for the first te7/28, please, anyone?

8:53 am

Mom

the only te 7 I have is plural of the one who pitches them on a camping trip

8:53 am

Haz1558

te7/28 - a plural for te6 - relating to the number, used to indicate a type of English note

8:53 am

Haz1558

It's the same structure as the canvas dwellers.

8:54 am

Mom

thanks Haz

8:54 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

8:54 am

Marc Freeman

I am lost. The te6 before is one who is more stressed

8:55 am

Scarlet

Gosh, I just monkeyed a few AM words I've never seen before... I love this!

8:55 am

Haz1558

You're missing the first te6/18 and its plural. They come before the stressed ones.

8:55 am

NonoNanette

you are missing some then marck

8:56 am

Haz1558

Sorry, not the first te6/18 - the first te6/18 and te7 combo.

8:56 am

mrpresident

hello everyone :)

8:56 am

Marc Freeman

The first te6/18 is someone who kids you but I don't think there is a 7 that comes after that one.

8:56 am

Scarlet

Hi, mrp!!

8:56 am

NonoNanette

hi again mrP you are up rather late

8:56 am

Mom

Hello MrP, good to see you

8:57 am

Haz1558

te6/18 - sounds like another version of the male opera singers, but obviously spelled differently.

8:57 am

Haz1558

Hello mrpresident!

8:57 am

Aloyisius

hi there, mrp!!

8:57 am

Marc Freeman

Thanks got it.

8:58 am

Haz1558

That's good, Marc.

8:59 am

mrpresident

I just gave Lickety the Deluxe Facial, Foot and Hand Care Treatment... He is still thanking me for it :))

9:00 am

Haz1558

That sounds good. You've resolved your differences over the way to clean/clear?

9:00 am

Aloyisius

lucky Lickety!

9:01 am

Scarlet

When are you coming south, MrP? LOL

9:01 am

Aloyisius

brb.. phone

9:01 am

Scarlet

Phone...

9:01 am

Haz1558

Could they be phoning each other?

9:01 am

Mom

Aloy and Scarlet must be talking to one another :)

9:02 am

Mom

lol

9:02 am

mrpresident

oh there is no resolution to the organisation of clearing/cleaning the house!
We have embraced our inner monkey and decided to just go hard on a particular part of the house that grabs our attention.
It has worked wonders! I feel tht I am in someone elses place, already

9:03 am

Haz1558

If you're both feeling more positive, that's good.

9:03 am

Flask1

Hi everyone!....

9:03 am

Mom

Hello Flask :)

9:03 am

Haz1558

Hello Flask - how are you?

9:04 am

sprite

hi all

9:04 am

mrpresident

well, let me see, it is just after 2.00am... I hope you have a great evening

9:04 am

NonoNanette

hi Flask

9:04 am

Flask1

am well, thanks Haz...and you?

9:04 am

mrpresident

wow, it is that late??

9:04 am

Mom

good night MrP

9:04 am

Haz1558

Hello sprite - and GO TO BED MRP!

9:04 am

NonoNanette

woohooo just noticed I have less than 100 left to find

9:04 am

Mom

HI Sprite :)

9:04 am

sprite

sounds like bedtime to me, mrP!

9:04 am

Aloyisius

back.. hi Flask and Sprite..

9:04 am

Haz1558

I'm fine thanks, Flask, a bit of a drippy day outside.

9:04 am

Mom

congrats Nono

9:05 am

Flask1

Oh Haz, its beautiful here...the sun it splitting the skies!!

9:05 am

Haz1558

There's no justice.

9:06 am

Flask1

:-)

9:06 am

sprite

Haz, heavily overcast, rain, storm here.

9:06 am

Flask1

Hi Aloy..and Sprite..and Nono....and anyelse I may have missed earlier!

9:07 am

Haz1558

Okay, I feel better, we have no storm!

9:07 am

sprite

see.... justice for all

9:07 am

Flask1

yet...Haz!!......lol

9:08 am

Haz1558

This is true. The weather seems to balance itself out. We had a soggy summer and the driest October for 50 years.

9:09 am

sprite

stupid weather

9:10 am

Flask1

a clue please for the am 7/8 combo?

9:10 am

sprite

against french mother(s), Flask

9:10 am

Mom

**passes cookies around to everyone** celebrating the fact that I am halfway finished.

9:10 am

sprite

oh, the am, I am sorry

9:11 am

sprite

don't have the am yet

9:11 am

Haz1558

am8 - think of the word used in senility, normally beginning with de******. Use that ending.

9:11 am

sprite

thanks you Haz

9:11 am

sprite

-s

9:11 am

Haz1558

Or el4/4 finish the prayer and add a spanish aunt.

9:12 am

Aloyisius

tyvm, Haz and Sprite..

9:12 am

sprite

good Mom! And thanks for the cookies

9:13 am

Mom

you're welcome Sprite

9:13 am

Flask1

thanks Haz!

9:13 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

9:14 am

Flask1

Please can I have the last cookie?....:-(

9:14 am

Mom

Help yourself Flask, please

9:14 am

sprite

*opens new box of fresh cookies*
you go have your fill, Flask

9:15 am

Mom

202 down :) and 187 left :(
off for a visit with my mom and dad, see everyone later. {Hugs}

9:15 am

Flask1

:-)....*drooling*....thanks....

9:15 am

Haz1558

See you later Mom.

9:15 am

sprite

bye Mom

9:16 am

Aloyisius

bye for now, Mom

9:16 am

Mom

lol Flask, you noticed Sprite said new box of FRESH cookies. Wonder what she in implying?

9:16 am

Mom

is*

9:16 am

sprite

I never imply. I go right out and accuse.

9:16 am

Mom

lol Sprite

9:16 am

Mom

rofl

9:17 am

sprite

and your cookies we4 lovely, Mom :)

9:17 am

Mom

just kidding.

9:17 am

Mom

I couldn't pass that up.

9:17 am

sprite

:D

9:17 am

Mom

bye Haz, Sprite and Aloyisius and all the lurkers.

9:18 am

sprite

bye Mom

9:18 am

Flask1

am just telling my carer Misti about this chat and she thinks its very funny!

9:18 am

Haz1558

Bye Mom - they're now known as peripheral observers or sideline watchers.

9:18 am

NonoNanette

bye Mom

9:18 am

sprite

or lurkers for short

9:19 am

Flask1

I love it, of course......that was a good bit there with Sprite and Mom!

9:19 am

sprite

one of the many nice things about this si4 :)

9:19 am

Flask1

bye Mom!

9:19 am

sprite

and now that I read back, Mom... I said NEW box of fresh cookies. Intonation says it all :P

9:20 am

Haz1558

I had to laugh on Sunday when my sister arrived for lunch - she checked in the cloakroom to make sure George wasn't there. She babbles and lurks at lunchtime and had seen the chat about George escaping.

9:20 am

Flask1

Oh I know that Sprite......it was just that I was laughing out loud...and she was looking at me funny...lol

9:21 am

sprite

lol Flask... now I get it... you had one of your attacks and now you are hiding behind our chat!

9:21 am

sprite

lol Haz

9:21 am

Flask1

*blushing*...mmm...yes...

9:28 am

sprite

yay, passed the 100 left mark

9:28 am

NonoNanette

gooooooooooo sprite!!

9:31 am

Merk

an 7, 28, clue for the first one please

9:31 am

sprite

against stuff for breathing, Merk

9:32 am

NonoNanette

against what you breath

9:32 am

sprite

snap, Nanette :)

9:32 am

NonoNanette

hehee great minds and all that

9:32 am

Merk

ty, I need coffee

9:32 am

sprite

very true :)

9:34 am

Haz1558

Okay, going for another portion of fresh air and a burst of ironing afterwards. Happy babbling.

9:35 am

sprite

some life of luxury you lead, Haz! Enjoy!

9:36 am

Haz1558

I know. And I will enjoy the ironing.

9:36 am

NonoNanette

take care Haz

9:36 am

Haz1558

BYee!

9:36 am

Aloyisius

bye for now, haz

9:36 am

bbnaz

bob marley sure would be upset that there is no rasta

9:37 am

sprite

I tried rasta about 3 times

9:43 am

mrpresident

is it really that close to 3am?? LOL, I am not doing too well with sleep tonight

9:44 am

NonoNanette

mrp you were so quiet i thought maybe you had fallen asleep at the puter

9:45 am

Scarlet

Back again... so long, Haz and Mom, and hello sprite and Flask... {{hugs to both ladies}} And, hello to anyone I missed!

9:46 am

NonoNanette

wb Scarlet

9:46 am

Scarlet

:-) Nono...

9:46 am

mrpresident

hi scarlet!! {hugs}

9:46 am

Atalante

hi again all :)

9:46 am

Aloyisius

wb Scarlet!

9:46 am

Aloyisius

.. and hi to Atalante too. (-:

9:47 am

Scarlet

Hi, Atalante (loved the kitty video) and {{hugs back to mrp!}} Howdy, Aloy...

9:47 am

sprite

hi Scarlet, Ata!
And mrP, still up? Darling, don't you EVER sleep?

9:49 am

Atalante

yay for the kitty vid :D

9:49 am

Scarlet

It was dead-on, Ata... I really laughed at it...

9:49 am

sprite

perfect vid

9:50 am

NonoNanette

woohoooo scarlet you finished?? WTG

9:51 am

Atalante

it really is! whoever made that vid knows cats very very well

9:51 am

Scarlet

Gosh, no, Nono... I still have 219 left... answered the phone, cleared out and straightened two drawers while talking to my sister, and then jumped into a scalding shower to get my grey matter in motion... LOL

9:52 am

Scarlet

It was a video on Saturday or Sunday, Nono... Ata? When was it?

9:52 am

NonoNanette

ohhh thought you were talking about today's video

9:52 am

Scarlet

Nope... that's what I thought you thought... LOL!

9:52 am

Atalante

not sure, I wasn't here that day!

9:53 am

Scarlet

Okay then... it was adorable either or any day it was shown...

9:53 am

Atalante

I have it bookmarked and watch it any time I need cheering up!

9:54 am

Scarlet

I just reach over and stroke my ancient monster-cat, and she purrs right on cue every time! :-)

9:55 am

Atalante

awwwwwwwww

9:55 am

NonoNanette

don't you just love the way they respond so quickly

9:55 am

Atalante

I like the way they go "prrrrrt!" when you wake them up

9:56 am

bbnaz

i hate "re" words

9:56 am

Scarlet

I kind of like the monochromatic flow of the chat icons with Ata, Nono and my images... Yes, I do, Nono... nothing like it in the world... total love and devotion without any real demands.. Yes, Ata... the chipmunk sound...

9:56 am

Aloyisius

bbnaz.. i just finished them if you need a nudge on any of them..

9:57 am

bbnaz

the second 5.18

9:57 am

Mitchell

hey, anyone have a clue for oa5,10 or om6,21?

9:58 am

bbnaz

mitchell, think of grain

9:58 am

Aloyisius

oh, the one where the wood is cut again?

9:58 am

Scarlet

Plural drying ovens, Mitchell

9:58 am

bbnaz

thank you Aloy

9:59 am

Aloyisius

yvw

9:59 am

Krista

Good morning, ladies. Should I attempt this monster??

9:59 am

bbnaz

now those pesky re words are gone and i have less than 100 to go!

9:59 am

Mitchell

not oasts or oater, but the other oa5,10 lol

9:59 am

Aloyisius

you bet, krista.. jump right in

10:00 am

NonoNanette

go for it Krista and good morning

10:00 am

bbnaz

well mitchell, why not try another consonant?

10:00 am

Krista

Ok, I shall! Thanks!

10:03 am

Mitchell

what about om6,21

10:03 am

Scarlet

Mitchell, just a hint, but we don't put grid words in chat... some people blow their stacks when they see it... We have a cyber "penalty box" for infractions... LOL

10:03 am

NonoNanette

part of the anotomy.... Dr Oz talks about it on Oparh

10:04 am

Uneaixoise

om4/5 + brit thanks

10:04 am

Scarlet

Got it right away with that clue, Nono!! Thank you!

10:04 am

NonoNanette

your most welcome Scarlet

10:05 am

Scarlet

:-)

10:05 am

sprite

Mitchell, what Scarlet said. i am one of the stack blowers.

10:05 am

Jacula

..and me.

10:05 am

Uneaixoise

and moi

10:05 am

Scarlet

There, there, dear sprite... not today, it's too gorgeous outside and I am sending you blue skies and tender breezes to calm the outrage!!

10:05 am

sprite

hey Jac *hug*

10:05 am

Mitchell

well i must join u blowers as i blow my load every night. ooooo, did u see what i did there!

10:06 am

Scarlet

Hi, Jacula

10:06 am

Jacula

Off to make quiche for tonight. BBL.

10:06 am

sprite

hey, I was perfectly calm, Scarlet.

10:06 am

petemcb

mitchell, I think you're in the wrong room.

10:07 am

Scarlet

LOL, sprite!

10:07 am

Krista

code yellow, anyone?

10:07 am

Scarlet

Quiche... delightful!

10:07 am

Scarlet

Perhaps, Krista...

10:07 am

sprite

wrong universe? But only if code yellow becomes red and is really deserved.

10:08 am

petemcb

the guy in charge of this site will sweep you out faster than the Red Sox made the Rockies disappear.

10:08 am

Scarlet

LOL, pete.. super analogy!

10:08 am

sprite

lol Pete!

10:08 am

petemcb

thanks. I take it you're not a Rockies fan.

10:09 am

Scarlet

How ever did you guess, pete? LOL

10:09 am

sprite

was just thinking that maybe some Rockies fans might object to that... but still the analogy was fun.

10:09 am

mcurlschool

GO SOX

10:09 am

Scarlet

The double-A team here is Asheville is a Rockie's farm group, the Tourists, and they are a great bunch of gusy...

10:10 am

Scarlet

*in*

10:10 am

Scarlet

Or, guys...

10:11 am

sprite

oh... there are 3 Ns in a row there. Two ways to make double N. Tsssssssssk.

10:11 am

Aloyisius

this is a fun but tricky grid..

10:11 am

CadFan

I'm a Rockies fan and I don't object - once could also have said as quickly as the Rockies made the Diamondbacks, the Phillies and the Padres disappear.

10:11 am

Scarlet

Ditto Aloy!

10:11 am

Aloyisius

the placement of the s's especially

10:12 am

sprite

yay CadFan! Good counter!

10:12 am

sprite

exactly, Aloy.

10:12 am

bbnaz

83 to go

10:12 am

Scarlet

Yep, Cad... the layoff after the amazing wins probably took the impetus away from them.

10:13 am

carleekat

back for a few

10:13 am

sprite

wb carlee

10:13 am

carleekat

hey sprite

10:13 am

Scarlet

Hi, kattie!

10:13 am

Aloyisius

hi carleekat

10:13 am

CadFan

Perhaps - but you still have to play - and they (we) quite simply got beat in the World Series. However it was an amazing run, they are amazing guys and we love em! (And I was at game 4 of the Series)

10:14 am

NonoNanette

wb carlee

10:14 am

Scarlet

Wow, Cad... that is such a thrill!!

10:14 am

Merk

Wow! We got the whole flock of sea birds, didn't we?

10:14 am

CadFan

expensive but oh so worth it!!!

10:14 am

Scarlet

Sure did... it's an avian sanctuary today...

10:14 am

Aloyisius

yes, and little brown birds too, Merk

10:15 am

sprite

a flying grid

10:15 am

Scarlet

Better than vulgar... except for the cutesy bottom word...

10:17 am

carleekat

seabirds?... I must have missed something...

10:17 am

Scarlet

Peek at top left and probe, kat

10:18 am

carleekat

oh... those... working backwards... t's old news....am in s's

10:18 am

carleekat

thought perhaps I was missing a gull to two

10:18 am

Scarlet

:-)

10:18 am

carleekat

or two*

10:19 am

crpw48

help with 1st an7-28 please

10:19 am

NonoNanette

against + what we breath

10:20 am

crpw48

ty nono

10:20 am

Uniquity

Also working backward....all the way up to se!

10:20 am

Uniquity

I can only finish the grid if I go backwards, really...

10:20 am

Scarlet

Hi, Uniquity!

10:21 am

carleekat

yeap...that where I am uni

10:21 am

Uniquity

Hi Scarlet!

10:25 am

pabtrek

clue for the 10 please

10:25 am

Fiber Art

good morning, all

10:25 am

Scarlet

Hello, Fiber Art! How's the kitchen coming along?

10:25 am

Scarlet

Hello, Fiber Art! How's the kitchen coming along?

10:25 am

pabtrek

morning Fiber

10:25 am

Aloyisius

hi Fiber Art!

10:26 am

carleekat

hi there fibre

10:26 am

Fiber Art

Oh, that kitchen. The painter is out in his truck talking on his cell phone. he's supposed to be done today. And yesterday. And monday........

10:26 am

Scarlet

I want amortization...

10:27 am

Fiber Art

I want to cook a meal!!

10:27 am

Aloyisius

people from the land of cowboys, pabtrek

10:27 am

Scarlet

LOL, Fiber... and so it goes with workmen... remember the painter on Murphy Brown...

10:27 am

Fiber Art

This is what I get for not wanting to do it myself.

10:27 am

debjed

hello everyone! Fiber, you should have had my painter - very quick, neat, and good too.

10:28 am

Fiber Art

Oh well, a perfect excuse to take as long as I want playing my favorite game!

10:28 am

Scarlet

You'll never know how you saved your back and shoulders, though... Hi, deb!!

10:28 am

pabtrek

thanks Aloy

10:28 am

Fiber Art

Where do you live, debjed??

10:28 am

Scarlet

Lucky you, deb!

10:28 am

sprite

Scarlet, what a strange thing to want... do you talk about that to a professional?

10:28 am

Aloyisius

ooh, glad you got it pabtrek

10:28 am

Fiber Art

It sounds like something you's want from your funeral director....

10:28 am

pabtrek

i had the 7 just needed to extend it

10:29 am

debjed

Champaign-Urbana, Illinois, Fiber:) Home of the fighting Illini!

10:29 am

Scarlet

*Belly-laughing now*... sprite, you've uncovered my darkes secrets...

10:29 am

Fiber Art

Ha, you are right down the road. Have paint brush, will travel?

10:29 am

sprite

*very big evil smile*

10:29 am

debjed

Hi Red

10:29 am

Scarlet

WOW, deb... that is some introduction!

10:31 am

Aloyisius

fireworks...(collapses with a smile)

10:32 am

NonoNanette

woooooo FIREWORKS!

10:32 am

NonoNanette

wtg Aloy!!

10:32 am

Fiber Art

congrats, aloyisius

10:32 am

Fiber Art

and Nono!

10:32 am

sprite

wooooot Aloy and Nanette! So VERY well done!

10:32 am

debjed

think i mentioned a week ago that i've started to cook and bake. In about two weeks, pumpkin bread, lemon bread, 4 batches cookies, stew, casserole, spag. pie, and a few other things - all good so far

10:32 am

Scarlet

Wow, Aloy... you are a marathoner... *Throws ivy leaf crown on head, offers water and candy*

10:32 am

Uniquity

WOW! Congrats! I don't see me ever finishing!

10:32 am

Aloyisius

Huzzah for nono!

10:32 am

Scarlet

Wahoo, Woot and Yowza, Nono!!

10:32 am

Fiber Art

I'll take the stew and casserole please. Fedex.

10:33 am

pabtrek

i have an9 and we9, what's the other 9 please

10:33 am

debjed

I can send the painter too.

10:33 am

pabtrek

congrats Nono

10:33 am

bbnaz

45 to go

10:33 am

Fiber Art

will he fit in the box?

10:33 am

bbnaz

good onya nono

10:33 am

Aloyisius

scrolling for it, pabtrek

10:33 am

periwinkle

Hello all, back to find my last 166

10:34 am

sprite

AT9

10:34 am

Aloyisius

at9

10:34 am

Scarlet

Hi, peri... just in time to congratulate Aloy and Nono!!

10:34 am

periwinkle

WTG Aloy and NoNo!!

10:34 am

debjed

wtg, aloy and nono. hi peri

10:35 am

bbnaz

big high fives for all who have finished....i am coming in slowly

10:35 am

NonoNanette

Sprite, todays video is very soothing..... nearlly put me to sleep after the grid

10:36 am

Aloyisius

Scarlet, you are way ahead of me.. i am sitting here (blush) in my jammies and robe.. really must go do some non-Babble stuff.. enjoyed the company, as usual.. (guess the budding troll disappeared).. bye for now, and Happy Babbling!

10:36 am

NonoNanette

now after spending the morning here I really must do some work. Happy babbling everyone

10:36 am

Fiber Art

I'm not seeing that at9

10:36 am

sprite

bye Aloy

10:36 am

Fiber Art

Tata, Nono

10:36 am

sprite

ah, wonderful, Nanette!

10:37 am

Aloyisius

you spray perfume with it, Fiber

10:37 am

pabtrek

i don't see the at either

10:37 am

sprite

Fiber: machines that make tiny particles

10:37 am

Scarlet

LOL, Aloy... make it a memorable day, dear Ohio/Florida lady!!

10:37 am

pabtrek

and just as i said that i saw it

10:37 am

Fiber Art

oh, right, that one I have--it's the an I don't have

10:37 am

pabtrek

thanks Aloy

10:37 am

Scarlet

Later, Nono, and well done!

10:37 am

maddline1

FIBER think small

10:38 am

sprite

the an: against french mother(s)

10:38 am

Fiber Art

thanks, Sprite--that did it

10:38 am

sprite

yw

10:38 am

Scarlet

Absollutely great clue, sprite...

10:39 am

sprite

thanks Scarlet ;)

10:39 am

Scarlet

*absolutely*... I kanknot tipee todaaaie.

10:40 am

sprite

lol... I cannot read. I did not even see the double L.

10:40 am

Scarlet

:-)

10:40 am

sprite

am off to diner... until later, all, for the last 70...

10:40 am

sprite

off to dinner I mean

10:40 am

Scarlet

'Bye sprite... enjoy your dinner!

10:41 am

Scarlet

See?

10:42 am

pabtrek

bye sprite

10:42 am

pabtrek

clue for any of the right i's please

10:42 am

Scarlet

I have angers and "things"

10:43 am

Scarlet

But no iz words yet, pabtrek.

10:43 am

pabtrek

thanks scarlet

10:43 am

pabtrek

there are iz words? asked with horror

10:43 am

periwinkle

still 150 to go, bbl

10:44 am

Scarlet

Yep, a 4/9 & a 5/20

10:44 am

Scarlet

Just monkeyed them

10:44 am

pabtrek

okay, guess i'll look for them

10:45 am

pabtrek

found em

10:45 am

Scarlet

Great!

10:45 am

pabtrek

that leaves me a 100 to find, think i'll go to the list

10:45 am

Scarlet

I have 186... still plodding along happily...

10:47 am

bbnaz

6 to go

10:48 am

Atalante

131 to go. urf!

10:48 am

Fiber Art

100 left. Endless

10:48 am

Scarlet

My beloved has to be the best man in the known universe... he told me I have been working too hard lately and wanted to go out to get us lunch, and what did I want? I thought of the most unhealthy thing in town: Kentucky Fried Chicken... he told me to sit at my puzzle and enjoy myself until he came back with a heart attack in a bag! See me smile?

10:49 am

Fiber Art

Oh, man, what a keeper he is!

10:49 am

Scarlet

Don't I know it, Fiber!

10:49 am

pabtrek

oh, definitely keep him Scarlet

10:50 am

Scarlet

I shall, pabtrek... one in a billion-billion!

10:50 am

Fiber Art

and send along a couple of wings

10:50 am

Scarlet

You got it, Fiber!!

10:51 am

Fiber Art

I think I'll take a little break. I'm putting things on e-bay. I promised myself to put up one thing a day

10:51 am

Scarlet

Later, Fiber, and when we have a smaller puzzle, I want to get some pointers from you about E-bay.

10:52 am

Fiber Art

You can e-mail me directly, Scarlet--I'll put my address in my profile. e-bay isn't hard to do, and it cleans out the drawers.

10:53 am

Scarlet

Thank you very much, Fiber... I am a total klutz on the computer, but if you really dummy it down for me, I want to try!

10:53 am

bbnaz

rockets! and what a lovely video although I feel like I am still crashing through the foliage to find words.

10:54 am

Scarlet

Congratulations, bbnaz... way to go!! *Hands towels and Gatorade to finisher*

10:55 am

bbnaz

at the flip it didn't seem possible. especially with those speedy folks who raced right through half of the words in two minutes.............

10:55 am

bbnaz

scarlet, i haven't read the chat log but selling on ebay is fairly simple

10:56 am

pabtrek

congrats bbnaz

10:56 am

bbnaz

anyway, i am off to ride my horse. and will see you all later if nobody needs a clue right now

10:56 am

Fiber Art

I think they keep making it simpler and simpler. I think the hardest thing is getting a really good picture.

10:56 am

Scarlet

See you soon, bbnaz, and thank you for the encouragement!

10:57 am

Fiber Art

have fun, bbnaz

10:57 am

bbnaz

i sell mostly horse stuff but my sister in law makes a very good living selling stuff on it.

10:57 am

bbnaz

i could sell more if i truly wanted to declutter.

10:57 am

Scarlet

Actually, Fiber Art, Une gave me the idea... it's for the zillions of marigold seeds that I have from a highly successful garden (s) this year...

10:58 am

Fiber Art

I sure don't make a living, but I'm too cheap to give things to charity if I can wring a few dollars from them. Marigold seeds sound like a winner. I don't know if anyone sells plant materials

10:58 am

Atalante

remember some countries won't let seeds from other countries over their borders, scarlet. But I think thats mainly Aus and NZ

10:59 am

Fiber Art

well, (redeeming myself) I also give some good stuff to St. Vinnie's

10:59 am

Scarlet

Apparently some do, Fiber... $2 for 25 seeds, and the buyer pays the postage.

10:59 am

Fiber Art

Wow, way to go!

10:59 am

Scarlet

I know it's a tough law, Atalante... we had some spider problems because of smuggled flora...

10:59 am

Fiber Art

I have scads of buttons and beads I'd like to unload

11:00 am

Atalante

I'd just check out where you can and can't send, then you won't ever end up with any problems with angry customes!!

11:00 am

bbnaz

DACHEF if you are out there, just a friendly hello!

11:00 am

Scarlet

You ladies are going to change my universe, you know... taking me into an entirely different world...

11:01 am

Fiber Art

We're all about spreading our wings. And hips.

11:01 am

Scarlet

Thank you for a very wise tip, Atalante. I'll take all the common sense that I can garner.

11:02 am

Atalante

ebay is fab :)

11:03 am

Scarlet

Beloved! Lunch!

11:03 am

Atalante

yay KFC!

11:03 am

Haz1558

You wouldn't say that if you had done a Hygiene course in catering, Atalante.

11:03 am

bubba218

me7,52 please

11:03 am

Fiber Art

I can just taste it from here. Enjoy

11:04 am

Atalante

oh gosh, I'm sure!

11:04 am

Scarlet

Medic! See you all soon!

11:05 am

Haz1558

Now how do you clue me7/52?

11:05 am

pabtrek

enjoy Scarlet

11:05 am

pabtrek

that is a good question Haz, especially if you don't have it yet :)

11:05 am

Atalante

just what I was thinking pab

11:06 am

Angelsong

fireworks for me. much bigger grid today, for a change.

11:06 am

Haz1558

me, a shortened canonised one, a vowel, then take the French and from Miss Jones (Michael Douglas's wife)

11:06 am

pabtrek

congrats Angel

11:06 am

Uniquity

I've never understood....why doesn't mens could as a word?!?!?! mens room, anyone? Grrrr

11:07 am

Haz1558

Apostrophe Uniquity.

11:07 am

debjed

Haz, is there another way you could clue that me?

11:07 am

Atalante

wonderful clue!

11:07 am

Uniquity

I could swear i've used words that required apostrophes before. or maybe i just made them up, silly monkeys.

11:08 am

Haz1558

Or, me, shortened canonised one (think Joan or Christopher), a vowel, first two letters of the African country that appears in the grid today.

11:08 am

Haz1558

Thanks Atalante!

11:08 am

pabtrek

nice clue, worked it out, thanks Haz

11:09 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

11:09 am

bubba218

Thanks Haz!!

11:09 am

Haz1558

Glad it worked, bubba.

11:09 am

gracewer

hint for the me 8 please

11:10 am

Haz1558

It's the plural of me7/52.

11:10 am

pabtrek

second an6/18 please

11:11 am

Haz1558

an6/18 - against, the beginnings of Mr Garfunkel

11:11 am

Atalante

have you finished, Haz?

11:11 am

bubba218

an6,18 against + I am you **e

11:11 am

pabtrek

thanks Haz

11:11 am

Haz1558

Yes, I have.

11:11 am

bubba218

an8,45 please

11:12 am

Haz1558

an8/45 - against a French mother.

11:12 am

bubba218

Thanks Haz, again

11:12 am

Atalante

oh good, then we really can swamp you with clue requests :P

11:13 am

Haz1558

You're welcome - it's pluralled as well.

11:13 am

Karys

nim

11:13 am

Haz1558

Fire away, Atalante.

11:13 am

Karys

oops !!!

11:13 am

Haz1558

Hello Karys!

11:14 am

Karys

hello Haz....and everyone :)

11:14 am

Haz1558

How are you today? Does smiley cat reflect your feelings?

11:15 am

debjed

hi karys

11:15 am

pabtrek

the second ma6/21 please

11:15 am

Karys

got 83 to find and gone to the list 'cos my friend is coming for supper, hubby away this evening, and yes, Haz, been a good day thank you.

11:16 am

Haz1558

ma6/21 - begin with a male for three, then what you want jelly to do, backwards. (it's also a term in tennis)

11:16 am

debjed

still haven't got the me with the canonised clue

11:17 am

Karys

Actually don't know why I'm rushing, it's a state of mind isn't it !!!

11:17 am

Uniquity

** teresa, ** jude...

11:17 am

pabtrek

thanks again Haz

11:17 am

Haz1558

The canonised one is a saint. Use the normal abbreviation for two of the letters.

11:18 am

Haz1558

It's the fever of finding words, Karys.

11:18 am

Karys

Hasn't it been nice to have a good big grid today ?

11:19 am

debjed

ty

11:19 am

Haz1558

Or try, me, an American pimple backwards, finish off with a vowel.

11:19 am

Haz1558

American pimples that should be.

11:19 am

Haz1558

It's been great, Karys. I was pining for a large grid.

11:21 am

Karys

Me too, it gets to be a disappointment when the little ones keep appearing.

11:21 am

Atalante

I like the baby ones!

11:21 am

Karys

Aaahh...Ata :)

11:22 am

Atalante

they are usually quite tricksy

11:22 am

Uniquity

Is anyone else finding babble to be lagging quite a bit?

11:22 am

Haz1558

Any sign of FMitch this afternoon?

11:22 am

Karys

They are, but I love it when the words just fly out !

11:22 am

Atalante

not a sign

11:23 am

Karys

I have only just returned Haz, so I havn't seen here.

11:23 am

Haz1558

Karys, have you seen Atalante's icon?

11:23 am

Haz1558

I just wondered if she had finished. She was going great guns this morning.

11:23 am

debjed

need three more z's. have country and plural and lemon ze** and plural

11:24 am

Haz1558

Do you have the acne symptom?

11:24 am

Karys

LOL...I have now !!

11:24 am

CadFan

greek z and plural

11:24 am

debjed

ty

11:24 am

Haz1558

You're also lacking ze4/9 and its plural.

11:24 am

debjed

ty

11:25 am

Haz1558

Good one, isn't it? The icon, I mean.

11:25 am

pabtrek

first me6 please

11:25 am

Haz1558

A singular spot, not a pimple. (me6)

11:26 am

Vicuna

Curses upon that vile and blasted volcano!!!!!!

11:26 am

Haz1558

Settle, petal. What has it ever done to you, except provide you with points in babble?

11:27 am

Vicuna

I never never never see it! It doesn't matter that I've already put in an4!

11:27 am

Vicuna

Not many points, if it comes to that.

11:27 am

Haz1558

Then you must teach yourself a rhyme to get it into your head.

11:27 am

Vicuna

Never never never!!!!!!

11:27 am

Vicuna

*subsides, panting*

11:28 am

pabtrek

thanks Haz

11:28 am

Haz1558

Soothing thoughts are wafting your way....

11:28 am

Vicuna

I apologize for the eruption.

11:28 am

Haz1558

Or, if that doesn't work - pull yourself together, woman!

11:29 am

raelite

hello everyone :)

11:29 am

Atalante

good pun :P

11:29 am

pabtrek

that's okay Vicuan, been there, done that

11:29 am

Haz1558

Which is possibly what the zi4/9 should say to every teenager.

11:29 am

Vicuna

Just what I need, to be reminded on a daily basis just how stupid I am. *sigh*

11:29 am

Haz1558

Hello raelite.

11:29 am

pabtrek

*Vicuna that is

11:30 am

Haz1558

It keeps you humble, Vicuna. Embrace the reminders.

11:30 am

Vicuna

That's okay, pabtrek. When I'm feeling vacuous, that's a fine way to spell my name!

11:31 am

pabtrek

lol

11:31 am

Vicuna

Humble schmumble. I'm aiming for pompous conceit and snootery.

11:31 am

Haz1558

You've put yourself on a pedestal and you're going to stay there?

11:32 am

Vicuna

And I'll stomp on the fingers of anyone who tries to climb up here with me.

11:32 am

debjed

need clue for last 9 - have at and we

11:32 am

Haz1558

So, Atalante needs to get her own pedestal of smugness?

11:33 am

Shawnee

Happy Hump Day, fellow babblers.

11:33 am

pabtrek

okay everybody, if we all rush Vicuna at the same time one of us will get her down :)

11:33 am

Vicuna

at9/90 - pl of at8/70 that squirs perfume

11:33 am

Haz1558

an9/60 - being the plural of an8/45 - against, French mother.

11:33 am

Vicuna

But honestly, pabtrek, would you really want to be on the same pedestal as someone who doesn't see et4 even though she sees an4?

11:34 am

cybernan

good morning/afternoon, fellow babbleonians :)

11:34 am

debjed

i don't get the french mother part

11:34 am

Vicuna

Oh, sorry, I thought you said you had an. Sigh.

11:34 am

pabtrek

sure Vicuna, I did the same thing today

11:34 am

Vicuna

See, pabtrek, you want to stay far far away frm this pedestal.

11:34 am

Haz1558

French mother is also the English word for slight, (me4/5)

11:35 am

Haz1558

Hello cybernan. We're deciding whether Vicuna deserves her own pedestal or not.

11:35 am

Vicuna

Well, okay, then, come on up! =)

11:36 am

Atalante

I'd say so. Just not as high as my one

11:37 am

cybernan

and what has vicuna done to deserve her pedestal?

11:37 am

Denny

hi all - just thought i would pop in to see what the grid is like - it's a big 'un - i may live to regret this!!

11:37 am

Haz1558

She just wants one so that she can feel superior.

11:37 am

cybernan

dive in denny and worry about it later!

11:37 am

Vicuna

Cyber, it isn't what I've done to deserve it. It's simply that I have declared myself superior.

11:37 am

Haz1558

Hello Denny - it's a big grid but pretty civilised.

11:38 am

cybernan

ah -- in that case, we should all have our own pedestal!

11:38 am

Shawnee

*bows low in humble admiration of the pedestaled one*

11:38 am

Haz1558

So Vicuna has her pedestal of superiority, Atalante has one of smugness.

11:38 am

Vicuna

* whines* But cybernan, if everyone gets a pedestal then mine won't seem so special!

11:38 am

cybernan

life is tough

11:39 am

Haz1558

There are bound to be degrees of pedestalhood.

11:39 am

Vicuna

Shawnee, it is becoming clear to me that you are a person of rare judgement.

11:39 am

Shawnee

scared of heights, I will stay down here and marvel

11:39 am

Shawnee

Is that a good thing?

11:40 am

Haz1558

Ah, but if you got your pedestal sunk into the ground, Shawnee, you could still have one.

11:40 am

Haz1558

It'd be like the iceberg effect.

11:40 am

Vicuna

At least your feet would be up out of the mud that way.

11:40 am

Karys

Back again, sorry, phone

11:40 am

Shawnee

I shall call mine a "shroom" feels much safer

11:41 am

pabtrek

sa8 please

11:41 am

Haz1558

Karys, do you feel you deserve a pedestal? You could have the 'Married on Christmas Day' one.

11:42 am

Karys

Oh...that would be nice Haz, yes please, do I have to put it anywhere special ?

11:42 am

Haz1558

sa8 adds a couple of letters to the sa6/18 - ends up with what you catch fish with.

11:42 am

Vicuna

The Smug One is awfully silent. Could she have tumbled off?

11:43 am

Haz1558

The pedestal can be wherever you want, Karys.

11:43 am

pabtrek

guess i don't have that sa6 yet

11:43 am

Karys

Centre of front garden perhaps ?

11:43 am

Haz1558

Yes, Atalante is VERY quiet.

11:44 am

Atalante

just being smug

11:44 am

Haz1558

sa6/18 - first letters of Abraham's wife (three), then three letters at the beginning of the opposite of junior.

11:44 am

Karys

perhaps she is looking as to where she can place her pedestal

11:44 am

Vicuna

I only meant to shove her pedestal a little lower. I didn't mean to bury it.

11:44 am

Haz1558

If the front garden wouldn't be too draughty, Karys, it sounds like a plan.

11:44 am

pabtrek

thanks Haz

11:45 am

Karys

Bury it ?.... Vicuna, what did she do ?

11:45 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, pabtrek.

11:45 am

Atalante

she's just jealous

11:45 am

Vicuna

Oh, nothing, nothing, here's Atalante now. See, she sufferred no permanent injuries!

11:45 am

Karys

There's a lot of it about Ata

11:46 am

Becca Lorum

sa8 sounds like a cheap version of french dressing!

11:46 am

Karys

I think Smiley cat looks very smug !

11:46 am

debjed

had to work again, but got that an9. thank you.

11:46 am

sprite

hi all, back for a little while

11:46 am

Haz1558

We always make you work, debjed!

11:46 am

Haz1558

Hello sprite.

11:47 am

sprite

Ata and Vicuna misbehaving again, Haz?

11:47 am

Karys

I don't have the we9...does it go from the direction ?

11:47 am

cybernan

ai 6/18?

11:47 am

debjed

not work to get the word, real work at my job:) it gets in the way of chatting and finding words

11:47 am

sprite

it does, Karys. Guys from that direction.

11:47 am

Karys

Hello there Sprite, are you feeling better ?

11:47 am

Haz1558

Not so much misbehaving as declaring themselves smug and superior. How to win friends and influence people....

11:47 am

Vicuna

How dare you question our smug and superior ways, you me4 Sprite, you!

11:48 am

Vicuna

(Like that, for example)

11:48 am

Haz1558

ai6/18 - add a period of non-work or leisure.

11:48 am

Karys

Thank you Sprite, I couldn't make it work earlier, will have another go now.

11:48 am

sprite

me4 sprite? ME4 sprite??? There ain't such thing as a me4 sprite. We are all glorious beings, we sprites.

11:49 am

cybernan

ty, haz

11:49 am

Vicuna

Yeah, well I'm a glorious VICUNA!!!

11:49 am

sprite

a little, Karys. And very very tired... must hold on a bit longer though, still have a workshop to attend tonight. But tomorrow is a very quiet day, god bless.

11:49 am

Haz1558

We'd better put in an order for a Pedestal of Spritedom, in that case.

11:49 am

Vicuna

(Hmmm, doesn't really work the same, somehow...)

11:49 am

sprite

well, yes, I guess you are, Vic, you are. Not that that is saying much, but... well, ok, you are that.

11:49 am

Haz1558

I don't know, I stood up when you said it, Vicuna.

11:50 am

Shawnee

*humbly bowing low once again*

11:50 am

Karys

Is tonight essential Sprite ?

11:50 am

Vicuna

lol

11:50 am

sprite

we don't need those, Haz. We fly. We hover. We soar.

11:50 am

Haz1558

And Spangle bowed as well.

11:50 am

Vicuna

I, umm... graze...

11:50 am

Karys

There, you can always depend on Spangle

11:50 am

sprite

it is a course of 6 nights and I will be missing the last 2, Karys. I feel like missing another one is a bit too much.

11:50 am

Haz1558

So, an air safety manual, perhaps? An introduction to the rudiments of air traffic control?

11:51 am

Vicuna

But gloriously, of course.

11:51 am

sprite

also not necessary, Haz. All make way for us, as they should, so there is never any danger.

11:51 am

Denny

could i please have a clue for the 1st an7/28 - monkey fingers are not getting it!

11:51 am

Karys

That's a shame Sprite, I think a little 'me' time might have been a good idea.

11:51 am

Vicuna

(Goes in a corner and pets Spangle.)

11:52 am

sprite

I agree, Karys. But sometimes it is just not to be... all things considered I better go.

11:52 am

sprite

Denny: against the stuff we breathe

11:52 am

Haz1558

an7/28 - use the against word, combine it with what we breathe, or what sprite soars through.

11:52 am

sprite

ohhhhh a personal clue from Haz :D
I love it!

11:52 am

Denny

nm got it now!!

11:52 am

Atalante

spaaaaaaaangle. we all love spangle

11:52 am

Denny

thanks tho Haz

11:52 am

Haz1558

Glad you like it!

11:53 am

Karys

Perhaps you will just have to look forward to a little time tomorrow Sprite !

11:53 am

sprite

Denny, you KNOW it is rude to say never mind just after we clued you, don't you :)

11:53 am

Haz1558

Spangle waves acknowledgement of the adoration.

11:53 am

Vicuna

Maybe Spangle is the one who shuld be on a pedestal.

11:53 am

sprite

I am, Karys! Thanks for caring *hug*

11:53 am

Atalante

DoG

11:53 am

pabtrek

last si7 please

11:53 am

sprite

Spangle is definitely the smallest, so that would be a good reason.

11:53 am

sprite

and I think Spangle outsmarts most of you too.

11:54 am

debjed

my cat ate some onions that i had picked out of my stew. they are toxic to dogs and cats. i work at an animal hospital and didn't know that. just passing it along to other animal lovers.

11:54 am

Karys

I don't always join in, but I do think about you all !!

11:54 am

Haz1558

Husband very clear that dogs stay on the ground. Except when she worms her way onto the sofa beside him.

11:54 am

Vicuna

And apparently Sprite is more desrving of my pedestal of pompous conceit and snootiness!

11:54 am

Atalante

oh yes. no onions!

11:54 am

sprite

You feel like a full member of our chat circle though, Karys!

11:54 am

Karys

We had a dog that loved pickled onions !

11:54 am

cybernan

what else is the grid against besides french mothers?

11:54 am

Haz1558

si7/48 - a superlative relating to the comparative before it.

11:54 am

pabtrek

is your kitty okay deb

11:55 am

Shawnee

that gives new meaning to bad breath in cats. poor thing

11:55 am

Vicuna

It doesn't approve of bretahing, either.

11:55 am

Karys

Oh yes Sprite, I know you are all there too !

11:55 am

Vicuna

breathing

11:55 am

pabtrek

thanks Haz, feel silly not seeing that

11:55 am

Haz1558

It's against oxygen or what we breathe, cybernan and against the beginnings of Mr Garfunkel. Can't bear to hear that name....

11:55 am

debjed

yes, they told me onions affect the red blood cells and to watch for lethargy and paleness but he is pink and lively:)

11:55 am

sprite

not much, nan. Only the stuff we breathe and the letter R. All of them.

11:55 am

Haz1558

No problem, pabtrek.

11:56 am

pabtrek

glad to hear it deb

11:56 am

Karys

Wonder if being pickled is not so bad ?

11:56 am

periwinkle

Hello everyone

11:56 am

pabtrek

hi peri, back to finish?

11:56 am

Haz1558

Hello peri.

11:56 am

Karys

Hello peri

11:56 am

Vicuna

Are you getting pickled, Karys? Don't drive anywhere!

11:56 am

debjed

don't know about the pickled onions.

11:57 am

Atalante

I think a bit of onion is ok, well, Hobbit's never suffered from eating bits of onion in spaghetti bolognaise. just not a concentrated block of onion

11:57 am

periwinkle

hi pabtrek, will try, still have 150 to find

11:57 am

sprite

want us to pickle you and find out, Karys?

11:57 am

Haz1558

Spangle has eaten onion without suffering anything worse than more fragrant...... odours.

11:57 am

Karys

Onions, only onions, ( and red cabbage )

11:58 am

Haz1558

Or should it be flagrant odours?

11:58 am

Atalante

garlic produces interesting odours too

11:59 am

Karys

Dogs mostly produce 'fragrant' odours

11:59 am

sprite

fragant odours look to me like a double thingie, Haz

11:59 am

sprite

*fragrant

11:59 am

Vicuna

(I think she measn redundancy)

11:59 am

Vicuna

or means it. whatever.

12:00 pm

Karys

LOL...has everyone been on the wine already ?

12:00 pm

Haz1558

Yes, I think the fragrance bit was said tongue in cheek.

12:00 pm

debjed

we're all getting pickled

12:00 pm

Atalante

an oxymoron?

12:00 pm

Haz1558

Karys, what can you mean?

12:00 pm

Vicuna

(Note 2 slef: learm too tupe,)

12:00 pm

Atalante

I wish, Karys!

12:01 pm

sprite

can't remember the name. Not even in dutch. Double sided opening port-a-plisses doors.

12:01 pm

Shawnee

I wish to be pickled as well, but must abstain

12:01 pm

Haz1558

An oxymoron - a particularly stupid bovine?

12:01 pm

pabtrek

sounds like Vicuna got into the wine

12:01 pm

Karys

Have some chilling as we speak Ata, if you would like a glass

12:01 pm

sprite

that's it, Haz, thanks

12:01 pm

Vicuna

No, I can be stupid without assistance.

12:01 pm

Karys

Now that's a favourite word Haz !

12:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi all!

12:02 pm

periwinkle

Hi Owl

12:02 pm

Haz1558

Hello TO!

12:02 pm

Karys

Hello TO

12:02 pm

debjed

hi temple

12:02 pm

Shawnee

howdy temple

12:02 pm

Vicuna

Hello, TO.

12:02 pm

Atalante

oooo lovely Karys!

12:03 pm

Karys

Enjoy Ata !!

12:03 pm

sprite

hey TOwl :)

12:03 pm

Karys

Isn't this nice....here we all are !!!

12:03 pm

pabtrek

third wa6/30 please

12:03 pm

pabtrek

hi TO

12:03 pm

Haz1558

All we need is for FMitch to STOP WORKING.

12:03 pm

Karys

Yes...where is she ?

12:04 pm

sprite

we can blame FMItch for not being here with us though

12:04 pm

Karys

I'm usually racing around doing the evening meal at this time

12:04 pm

Vicuna

FMitch gets her very own pedestal of blame.

12:04 pm

Shawnee

where is carlee kitty hiding?

12:04 pm

Karys

We can Sprite, as usual

12:04 pm

Denny

right - done the e's so off to bath and bed the kids - hopefully will bbl

12:05 pm

Haz1558

wa6/30 - begin with the international conflicts (four) end with French 'the' or the first two letters of Mr De Vinci

12:05 pm

cybernan

really neat shuttle landing -- talk about a smooth touch down!

12:05 pm

Karys

good luck Denny

12:05 pm

pabtrek

thanks Haz

12:05 pm

Haz1558

See you Denny.

12:05 pm

Vicuna

Bye, Denny.

12:05 pm

Haz1558

You're welcome.

12:05 pm

Karys

bit like the nearest town to us Haz

12:06 pm

EvaNadine

*pokes head into chatlog*
pried myself away from work long enough to eat lunch -- hows everyone this afternoon?

12:06 pm

sprite

thanks Haz for that wa6

12:06 pm

Haz1558

Hello there, Eva. We're grand!

12:06 pm

debjed

hi Eva. we're all having a good time.

12:06 pm

Karys

Hello Eva, very good, thank you !

12:06 pm

Haz1558

The wa6 can be extended into the person who etc.

12:07 pm

Scarlet

Well, the former governor of Illinois, George Ryan, 73 years old, is off to federal prison on a corruptions charge... tsk.

12:07 pm

Shawnee

everyone is schnockered but me, Eva, jump in

12:07 pm

pabtrek

does the wa7 and 8 that follow build off that 6

12:07 pm

periwinkle

Hiya Scarlet

12:07 pm

Scarlet

Still proclaiming his innocence, of course...

12:07 pm

pabtrek

ah, you anticipated my question, thanks Haz

12:07 pm

Haz1558

No pedestal for George Ryan...

12:07 pm

Karys

Thank you Haz :)

12:07 pm

cybernan

got the "against what we breathe", thanks, but stumped by 6 and 7 following it

12:07 pm

Haz1558

Yes, pabtrek - make it the person who does and plural.

12:07 pm

KristineNas

~!~!FIREWORKS!~!~

12:08 pm

EvaNadine

ive already cracked for the day -- in a meeting earlier, i reached that mental state where everything was funny...

12:08 pm

periwinkle

Yay for Kristine

12:08 pm

sprite

nan: against R and against Rs.

12:08 pm

sprite

wtg KristineN!

12:08 pm

Haz1558

cybernan, against, then the first letters of the Camelot King and plural.

12:08 pm

Karys

Congrats Kristine !!!

12:08 pm

Vicuna

Yay for KristineNas!

12:08 pm

Deeha

Wow well done I never get anywhere near when there are this many words to find

12:08 pm

Haz1558

You didn't laugh out loud, did you, Eva?

12:08 pm

KristineNas

ty vm

12:08 pm

Scarlet

A cell with three other inmates, working several hours a day at $ .14 per hour; up at six a.m., and lights off at 11 p.m. Not the good life...

12:08 pm

KristineNas

ty vm

12:08 pm

Karys

Oh lovely Eva....that's such a good feeling !

12:09 pm

EvaNadine

Haz -- i completely did...almost the whole time....
but thankfully, it wasnt a super-serious meeting, and the manager is a total goofball himself...

12:09 pm

Scarlet

Hi, peri... how are you doing on this? Hi, Deeha and Yahoo for Kristine!!

12:09 pm

Haz1558

What did he not do, Scarlet?

12:09 pm

Marmar

Hi everyone. just a very quick hello.

12:09 pm

KristineNas

Time for a nap after that one ! gl e1

12:09 pm

sprite

*waves fast back at Marmar*

12:09 pm

Karys

hello Marmar

12:09 pm

sprite

bye Kristine

12:10 pm

Marmar

Vicuna, I have to thank you for the recipe on your bio!

12:10 pm

cybernan

thanks sprite - congrats Kristine

12:10 pm

Karys

bye Kristine

12:10 pm

Haz1558

It's impossible sometimes to stop laughing once you start. Did the tears come? I always know I've lost it once I start crying.

12:10 pm

periwinkle

Doing pretty well, Scarlet, 121 left, how about you?

12:10 pm

Vicuna

Oh, did you like it, Marmar?

12:10 pm

Marmar

Made it for mother-in-laws birthday and it is dreamy!!!

12:10 pm

Karys

Oh Haz...it's ages since I've done that !

12:10 pm

EvaNadine

no crying, but i was definitely out of breath!

12:10 pm

Scarlet

He didn't bribe other officials to guarantee contracts, construction and elections' results, Haz.

12:10 pm

Haz1558

Stand even higher on that pedestal of superiority, Vicuna!

12:11 pm

pabtrek

and i am done, thanks for all the help, will try to come back later to help clue, thanks again

12:11 pm

Vicuna

I'm glad I didn't post it in vain, Marmar! =)

12:11 pm

Haz1558

Ah, so now he's not going to learn the error of his ways.

12:11 pm

Karys

Congrats pabtrek !!

12:11 pm

Haz1558

Congratulations pabtrek!

12:11 pm

periwinkle

yay for pabtrek

12:11 pm

Vicuna

Oh, that old pedestal, Haz? i gave that up long ago. Pedestals are so five minutes ago. Everybody has them now.

12:11 pm

Vicuna

Yay for pabtrek!

12:11 pm

sprite

well done pabtrek

12:12 pm

Scarlet

Of course not... he's innocent. Yahoo for pabtrek... way to go!! :-)

12:12 pm

Vicuna

I'm into thrones now.

12:12 pm

pabtrek

thanks everyone

12:12 pm

Haz1558

Pedestals are passe (with an acute accent). I'll be sure to pass the message on.

12:12 pm

pabtrek

oh, vicuna what about a throne on a pedestal

12:12 pm

cybernan

75 to go -- time to change my icon!

12:13 pm

Vicuna

I don't know pabtrek, don't you think that might be a little ostentatious?

12:13 pm

Haz1558

I don't know, Pabtrek, a throne on a pedestal might raise safety issues.

12:13 pm

sprite

never seen much in them in the first place, really. They are SO beneath me.

12:13 pm

pabtrek

yes, but it's got to be safer than standing on one

12:14 pm

lilliann

hi all,not long started,only 89 so far so i'll keep plodding along til teatime.ty for some of the clues so far aswell!

12:14 pm

sprite

not for a sprite

12:14 pm

Shawnee

hi lill

12:14 pm

Scarlet

Vicuna, I made that truffle pie too... and it was beyond fabulous... I snitched the recipe from ch1212's bio, but if it came from you, I bow in gratitude!! :-)

12:14 pm

Vicuna

Huh, sprite, to me it looks like you're peeking out from a bush, not soaring about all gloriously!

12:14 pm

lilliann

hi shawnee

12:14 pm

Haz1558

Merciful goodness, I've just realised the time. I'm off to the kitchen. Taking care not to leave onions around, we can do without flagrant odours.

12:15 pm

sprite

that's only because you caught me in a very weak moment, Vic!

12:15 pm

cybernan

There we go -- new icon more in keeping with the people present, myself included!

12:15 pm

Shawnee

bye haz

12:15 pm

Vicuna

Farewell, Haz!

12:15 pm

Atalante

bye haz!

12:15 pm

sprite

bye Haz *hug*

12:15 pm

lilliann

bye haz, enjoy your food!

12:15 pm

Scarlet

Until later, Haz!

12:15 pm

cybernan

bye haz

12:15 pm

Haz1558

Byee!

12:16 pm

sprite

loony.... loony... *compares to a sprite*
Nah, don't see it.

12:16 pm

cybernan

how about the olympic part sprite?

12:16 pm

Vicuna

The papparazzi are such demonhounds, aren't they sprite, snapping pictures that one time when you happen to be grubbing about in the shrubbery...

12:17 pm

sprite

we are all olympic. If not in babbling, then in chatting. So yes, olympic works for me :)

12:17 pm

periwinkle

taking a short break, bbs

12:17 pm

sprite

you got it, Vic! It was just that... well, when you have to go, you have to go, right?

12:17 pm

lilliann

bye peri

12:17 pm

Vicuna

I'll go with loony.

12:18 pm

cybernan

first at 7?

12:18 pm

lilliann

i think i'm going to be here all night,still got 280 to get!!

12:18 pm

cybernan

nm -- found it!

12:19 pm

Vicuna

at7/32 - remove the high-scoring letter from the pl at8

12:19 pm

sprite

I have 64 left and will have to leave soon again... babbling in shifts today

12:19 pm

sprite

jst asking usually does the trick for nan

12:19 pm

cybernan

thanks anyway, vicuna on your pedestal!

12:19 pm

Vicuna

lol

12:20 pm

sprite

the Ms are driving me Mad

12:20 pm

Vicuna

Making Me Mad, too, at the Mo

12:21 pm

sprite

Mosty MoodMoving Mauvais Mots

12:21 pm

lilliann

they are all making me mad at the mo!!!

12:21 pm

Vicuna

Moooooo!

12:21 pm

sprite

*MostLy

12:21 pm

sprite

I second Vic. Moooo Tooooo.

12:22 pm

Scarlet

Malicious Ms motivate malignant malingering moodiness...

12:22 pm

sprite

what Scarlet says

12:23 pm

Vicuna

and Muttering

12:23 pm

sprite

maddingly mean mormels

12:23 pm

Atalante

malevolent moieties

12:24 pm

Vicuna

Murder M's!

12:24 pm

Scarlet

AM 4/5!!

12:25 pm

sprite

I cannot believe ar4man is not a word

12:25 pm

Vicuna

me's, to be specific, actually

12:25 pm

Scarlet

But, wi7/48 is!

12:25 pm

sprite

I have only 7 me words so far... I bet there are many many more

12:25 pm

Vicuna

Is that a man who is one or a man who likes them?

12:26 pm

sprite

I think a man that likes them... though one does not prevent the other.

12:26 pm

Scarlet

'Sokay, sprite, I only have 12 of 48! Urf... Your guess is as good as mine, Vi.

12:26 pm

Vicuna

I have opened the list and discovered that there are supposed to be 14 me's!

12:26 pm

sprite

argh! Vic, that is bad.

12:27 pm

Vicuna

Morever, I have all the other m's, just not enough me's.

12:28 pm

Vicuna

me, me, me!

12:28 pm

cybernan

just got a look at the me's I'm missing! --- have photography duty at the hospital in an hour, so will leave them for later--- see you in a couple of hours if you're still around, if not --- a demain!

12:28 pm

sprite

you, you, you... it is always you! No wonder I cannot find the me's.

12:28 pm

sprite

a demain, nan, bonne nuit!

12:28 pm

Vicuna

Goodbye, cybernan.

12:29 pm

Scarlet

For a moment, I thought you were cluing an ME word as photography duty at a hospital, nan... wow...

12:29 pm

lilliann

bye cybernan

12:30 pm

sprite

bye all, duty calls. *hugs* the crew and I'll Be Back

12:30 pm

lil*monkey

389! OMG! It's a big grid today

12:30 pm

Scarlet

Later, nan and sprite.

12:30 pm

Vicuna

aha! a chicken pock!

12:30 pm

Vicuna

Goodbye, glorious sprite!

12:30 pm

Flask1

a clue for me6/21 please..the FIRST one?

12:31 pm

lilliann

bye sprite

12:31 pm

Vicuna

That's it, me6/21 - the chicken pock!

12:31 pm

Vicuna

or, if you prefer, a mump

12:31 pm

Scarlet

I never heard of that in the singular form, but thank you, vi!

12:31 pm

lilliann

ty vi

12:32 pm

Flask1

Vicuna can u elaborate please?

12:32 pm

lilliann

flask,german me****

12:33 pm

Flask1

thanks lillian...!

12:33 pm

lilliann

yw

12:34 pm

periwinkle

moving right along here, 97 left, am playing in shifts today

12:35 pm

Vicuna

Yay, the magic of the list, M's are Mastered!

12:35 pm

lilliann

wtg vi!

12:39 pm

Vicuna

I must do a few actual chores now, alas. Back later for the last words.

12:41 pm

Scarlet

Later, Vicuna.

12:41 pm

Scarlet

Thanks again for the recipe!

12:43 pm

periwinkle

down to 81, how are you dong with the grid, Scarlet

12:44 pm

Scarlet

I'm just having a good, slow journey of discovery, peri... I'm at 241 found so far, and it is so relaxing! :-)

12:44 pm

Scarlet

That still leaves 148, so I am in for a good goofing off afternoon!

12:44 pm

periwinkle

I love bigger grids but can only work on them for short periods of time, I am liking this one

12:45 pm

periwinkle

going to read for a while

12:45 pm

lilliann

have fun,off for tea.see you later

12:45 pm

LoriP

G'd afternoon Babblers! Got 63 this mornign before work. Looks like a marathon. yea!

12:45 pm

Scarlet

You usually take a time-out every 20 minutes or so... very smart!

12:45 pm

lilliann

hi lori

12:45 pm

Scarlet

Hi, LoriP... it's a fun-one!

12:46 pm

LoriP

Indeed it appears so Scarlet! G'd afternoon lilliann

12:46 pm

Scarlet

Okay, Lori, it's fourth and eleven... the quarterback throws a Hail Mary... GO!

12:46 pm

LoriP

Okay, but did Peyton throw it or Tom? ;-)

12:47 pm

Scarlet

Our Tommy-Boy... of course!! :-)

12:48 pm

LoriP

Methinks I'll get the re
st of the re's out of the way first, then i'll enjoy the grid.

12:48 pm

Scarlet

Best conquer the M words whilst at it, Lor.... royal pain in the tuchus.

12:49 pm

LoriP

***denies there are voluminous m words.*** :)

12:50 pm

Scarlet

Fine, dear, whatever makes you go to your happy place, but, and I think I've heard this before, "Reality Bites"

12:51 pm

LoriP

*** ouch ***

12:51 pm

Scarlet

*Rushing betadine and balm to Nova Scotia*

12:55 pm

LoriP

Ha ha! Evil re's are conquered!

12:56 pm

Scarlet

You rock, LoriP!!

12:56 pm

Uniquity

If only...

12:57 pm

crpw48

clue for the second en5/10 please

12:59 pm

Scarlet

EN + Spanish "aunt"

12:59 pm

crpw48

entia

12:59 pm

crpw48

crap sorry wrong box!

12:59 pm

Scarlet

Yep, that's the one, crp!!

12:59 pm

lil*monkey

haha

12:59 pm

crpw48

umm thanks btw

12:59 pm

LoriP

Hey, quiet there missy! No comments from the peanut gallery uniquity! :)

12:59 pm

Deeha

lol crp

1:00 pm

lil*monkey

crp made a booboo

1:00 pm

Scarlet

Since you have 388 more words to go, I don't think you should be penalized, crp!

1:00 pm

crpw48

lol

1:00 pm

Scarlet

Unless you do it again... then we sic the Babble Storm Team on ya... LOL

1:01 pm

crpw48

i promise to be good

1:01 pm

Scarlet

*Busy carving that promise into the marble halls of justice*

1:02 pm

LoriP

Please, in the future enter words that I don't have.... :)

1:02 pm

crpw48

you have a deal lorip

1:02 pm

crpw48

when i finally get a word i get so excited i lose control

1:03 pm

Scarlet

How about corpulent and gamete... they aren't in the grid, but I thought I'd toss them out!! *Ducks*

1:03 pm

LoriP

***You can run, but you can't hide Scarlet***

1:04 pm

Scarlet

*Urf* Hey, ref, she chop-blocked me... waaaaa... mommy....

1:04 pm

LoriP

Nope, I'm the Colts, i don't get penalized......

1:05 pm

Scarlet

Yeah, right... what a stinking crew... Divine redemption for all Colts... *Barf*

1:06 pm

bethn

hi all

1:06 pm

LoriP

I think I'm losing yardage on the me's.

1:06 pm

Scarlet

Hi, beth... welcome to fun day at the old corral.

1:06 pm

LoriP

G'd afternoon beth

1:06 pm

Scarlet

You'll end up punting soon, Lor.

1:06 pm

LoriP

Watch out for Scarlet. She's rowdy today....

1:07 pm

Scarlet

Yep... feeling my oats... had KFC for lunch and I'm feelin' mean now... LOL

1:07 pm

bethn

i've never been here for a big grid before how is it?

1:07 pm

Scarlet

It's really fun, beth... be patient and try everything... it usually works out just fine.

1:08 pm

bethn

i just had a bag of chips right up there with KFC

1:09 pm

Scarlet

If you haven't encountered such a biggie before, try using the list when you have exhausted all logical options... you'll be fine. Chips are good for high blood pressure...works every time! lol

1:09 pm

Flask1

Hi all again....clue please fro ra7/8 combo?

1:09 pm

LoriP

G'd afternoon Flask

1:09 pm

bethn

only problem is my fingers keep sliding off the keys

1:10 pm

Flask1

Hi LoriP

1:10 pm

Scarlet

Hi, dear Flask! {{{Mega-hugs}}} Not there yet, Ms. Scotland!! Keeper of My Dario!

1:10 pm

Flask1

Scarlet!!!...hello my darlin'....how are you???

1:10 pm

Scarlet

LOL, beth.

1:10 pm

Scarlet

I am fine, sweetie... having a ball with this one!

1:10 pm

LoriP

me neither, sorry Flask. I'm gonna' grab some late lunch now, and lurk, eat. Mostly eat.... :)

1:11 pm

BabbleRabble

ra 7/8 --- clothes

1:11 pm

Flask1

Oh thanks Babrab...and hi to you....

1:11 pm

Scarlet

Nice, BR-r. Thank you, and good day to thee.

1:12 pm

BabbleRabble

hello peoples

1:12 pm

bethn

HI BR

1:13 pm

BabbleRabble

7 that start with z and 23 more in the grid that use a one

1:14 pm

crpw48

thank you BabbleRabble for that clue

1:14 pm

crpw48

i calmly switched boxes to type in :)

1:15 pm

Flask1

Babrab, can u elaborate on the clothes clue please?

1:15 pm

Jayde287

Clue for the we 10?

1:17 pm

bummer

we9 is we7 + ** (an ending for one who is) and we10 is the plurel

1:17 pm

BabbleRabble

ra 7 -- water from the sky, ***n; and concrete: ce****; pl

1:17 pm

pida 1

thanks BR

1:17 pm

Scarlet

Like cowboys are we10s.

1:18 pm

amelu0218

we9 & 10, not Oriental

1:18 pm

Scarlet

Hello pida and amelu!!

1:18 pm

amelu0218

*waves* Hi there!

1:19 pm

lil*monkey

TY amelu, and *note to pida: love your icon pic

1:19 pm

Scarlet

*waving from a distance*... deep in grid-world.

1:19 pm

Jayde287

Thanks!

1:19 pm

Scarlet

Hi, Jayde!!

1:19 pm

Merk

I understand the not Oriental because I have the we 7,44, but I'm not making the leap of faith to the we 8 and 9.

1:19 pm

pida 1

Hi Scarlet and everyone........I snuck on at work for the first time, and it feels like I'm playing hookey !!!!

1:20 pm

Merk

Oops, I think I turned the wrong way at the pass. Giddyup

1:20 pm

amelu0218

I came back for 2nds... deep in the murkiness, myself... LOL Merk, dija get 'em?

1:20 pm

Scarlet

LOL, Merk... you are not playing hookey if you are babbling... there is a special dispensation for us... we are *special*... LOL

1:21 pm

Merk

And you can tell your boss that when he catches you and threatens to "can" you.

1:21 pm

Scarlet

And we will testify on your behalf, pida!

1:21 pm

Merk

Yea, I'm a cowgirl.

1:22 pm

BabbleRabble

we 7 -- is a movie genre; 9 and ten are people

1:27 pm

BabbleRabble

phantom: magpiety

1:27 pm

Merk

*Fireworks* ... I can't say that it was a hard grid ... there have much harder ones ... but I did learn some new words.

1:27 pm

Scarlet

A raven saying "mea culpa", BR-r?

1:28 pm

Scarlet

Congratulations, Merk... no, not hard... just fun!

1:28 pm

BabbleRabble

congrats, Merk

1:28 pm

lil*monkey

yay Merk!

1:28 pm

bethn

yay merk!

1:29 pm

BabbleRabble

garrulous

1:29 pm

Scarlet

I like it!

1:30 pm

TmirandA

clues for me7 and me 8? Please.....

1:30 pm

Fordy

i thought i was doing well, got 205 - just checked clues and there are so many left :(

1:31 pm

Scarlet

Hey, Fordy... you had your first fireworks on October 15th~

1:31 pm

Merk

Sprite has found the most relaxing videos this week.

1:32 pm

Merk

me 8 is a woman of mixed ancestry. It uses the big tile near the end.

1:33 pm

Merk

It has the same first three letters as the three words above it, if you have them.

1:35 pm

Merk

Did you get it, TmirandA? It's hard to clue.

1:36 pm

LoriP

Belly full, raedy to do battle again. G'd afternoon Babblers!

1:37 pm

Merk

Hi, Lori, everyone seems to have their nose in the grid right now.

1:38 pm

LoriP

LOL Merk, that's where my nose is going too.... :)

1:38 pm

Merk

I'm lazy and have not had lunch yet. I thought I woud finish the grid first.

1:38 pm

Scarlet

Bye-bye, Lori's nose....\

1:38 pm

lil*monkey

i'm trying to figure out that me,8. The woman of mixed ancestry ...

1:39 pm

Merk

It's actually not a bad grid. I've enjoyed it. There are a few hard/strange words with a z inside.

1:40 pm

Merk

OK ... take the messed. I messed up. Spell that word phonetically with four letters and you have the first four letters of the word.

1:40 pm

lil*monkey

TY, that did it

1:40 pm

TmirandA

got it! thank you merk

1:41 pm

MollyL

I got it too, thanks Merk. Good clue.

1:41 pm

Merk

yw. It was hard to clue.

1:42 pm

periwinkle

back again, 67 left

1:42 pm

Merk

Any other clues needed before I leave?

1:42 pm

periwinkle

now I am stuck in the RE words :(

1:43 pm

Scarlet

I've been all over the grid, peri... if I am stuck, I just move on... I can't torture myself with just one letter at a time...

1:44 pm

periwinkle

I jump around too, Scarlet, but I just jumped into the RE's :-)

1:44 pm

Scarlet

Not yet, Merk, but thank you! :-)

1:45 pm

Scarlet

LOL, peri... here's a lifesaving dictionary...

1:45 pm

Scarlet

It floats!

1:45 pm

LoriP

Okay, that om 6 was weird. I worry when I type in crazy stuff, and it works....

1:46 pm

Scarlet

You don't listen to Dr. Oz on Oprah, then, Lori? That was the first time I heard it...

1:47 pm

LoriP

I don't do Oprah..........:/

1:48 pm

debjed

clue for the om6?

1:48 pm

Scarlet

I only listen when Memet Oz is on... he is one of the few "media" doctors who speaks clearly and non-condescendingly about the body.

1:48 pm

LoriP

o + that word challenged my *****l health..... :)

1:48 pm

Scarlet

LOL, Lori... *belly laugh*

1:49 pm

debjed

thanks

1:49 pm

LoriP

yvw :-)

1:49 pm

Scarlet

By the way, deb, good job on all the cooking you've been doing lately... so nice to see! *hug* :-)

1:50 pm

debjed

i need another n from the left column

1:50 pm

debjed

thanks red

1:50 pm

Scarlet

:-)

1:51 pm

debjed

found i like baking better than cooking. but breads and cookies are more fattening than a nice meal with veggies

1:51 pm

Scarlet

Coooookkkkkiiiiieeeeessss... aren't they at the top of the food pyramid, deb? LOL

1:52 pm

debjed

they should be!!

1:52 pm

Scarlet

So declared. Motion passed! New Woman Law!

1:54 pm

periwinkle

53 left, bbs

1:54 pm

Denny

Well I'm not even half way but am going to have to give up!! My eyes are seeing things and I am gagging for a cup of tea and some chocolate digestives!! Happy babbling all:-)

1:54 pm

Scarlet

See you soon, Denny. Sweet dreams!

1:54 pm

Scarlet

Later, Peri!!

1:58 pm

lil*monkey

kind of a phantom word: anti-men

2:00 pm

amelu0218

LOL! I'm blind! My name is pluralized in the grid today...

2:01 pm

misstearweus

oh common, just monkeyed..an7=against oxygen. Is that really a word!? Oh, hey everyone.

2:02 pm

debjed

ai5,10? finally printed list

2:02 pm

lil*monkey

that's a strange thing to be against

2:06 pm

wvteach

ai5/10: large stone piles found in the UK minus first cons

2:08 pm

debjed

ty wvt

2:08 pm

wvteach

np

2:10 pm

debjed

am7,32?

2:11 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

weeee, big grid today!! (hi all)

2:12 pm

Scarlet

deb, add Spanish Aunt to the first am4/5, then plural

2:12 pm

Lizsark

Evening all

2:12 pm

Scarlet

Hi, Book!

2:12 pm

Scarlet

Hi, Liz... welcome back!

2:13 pm

granadan

sorry deb, still looking for that one

2:14 pm

Scarlet

gran, add the word aunt in Spanish to the prayer ending...

2:14 pm

debjed

scarlet clued it, granadan at 2:12

2:14 pm

Scarlet

Did you find it, deb?

2:15 pm

debjed

oh yes, ty

2:15 pm

merylle

hi there. merylle signing in

2:15 pm

Scarlet

Good! You are welcome.

2:15 pm

debjed

hi merylle

2:15 pm

Scarlet

Hi, merylle we roll along! :-)

2:16 pm

granadan

still googling for spanish aunts

2:16 pm

debjed

tia

2:16 pm

wvteach

babelfish.altavista.com

2:16 pm

Scarlet

How about the liquor, *** Maria, gran?

2:16 pm

wvteach

for all your translation needs

2:17 pm

debjed

hee hee, i just put it out there, sorry

2:17 pm

granadan

got it TY

2:17 pm

Scarlet

LOL, deb... two hours without cookies! LOL. Glad you found it, granadan!

2:18 pm

granadan

I nearly fainted when I saw the size of this grid.

2:19 pm

Scarlet

You know what's really neat, gran? I still have 64 left and that's the size of so many grids last week... I am LOVING this! LOL

2:19 pm

momof5

my jaw dropped to the floor when i saw how many words. i've only been babbling for a week.

2:19 pm

debjed

i could stand to be without cookies for longer than two hours:)

2:19 pm

granadan

183 left and thats way bigger than most this week LOL

2:19 pm

debjed

hi momof5

2:20 pm

Scarlet

Ohmigosg, momof5... welcome to the looney bin!

2:20 pm

bbnaz

anybody know what is the biggest grid ever has been? ballpark?

2:20 pm

granadan

hehe - its addictive mom

2:20 pm

Scarlet

bbnaz, about 5545

2:20 pm

momof5

hi deb - i've got 167 left. hope i can finish. i was down to the wire yesterday.

2:20 pm

debjed

a little over 500?

2:20 pm

Scarlet

NO NO NO 545! Pardon me...

2:20 pm

wvteach

biggest one I've ever seen was in the 400s

2:20 pm

bbnaz

gobsmacked at that

2:21 pm

merylle

389!!! no way for merylle to get anywhere

2:21 pm

granadan

and did you complete it?

2:21 pm

Scarlet

Have I caused heart attacks out there... I need a good beating with a six-week dead carp!

2:21 pm

debjed

well, momof5, i've still got 133 left and have been doing this for months, so you're doing very well!!

2:21 pm

momof5

still learning what not to type

2:21 pm

Scarlet

Yes, gran... once I start, I have to finish...

2:21 pm

momof5

tks deb

2:21 pm

Lizsark

Don't think I'll finish this one today :(

2:21 pm

bbnaz

the way some of those folks babble at the flip, i can well see them completing a 5000+ puzzle

2:22 pm

granadan

*mexican wave to scarlet*

2:22 pm

Scarlet

Hola, granadan... como esta?

2:23 pm

bbnaz

errrrrr wouldn't that be "como esta frijole?"

2:23 pm

pigeonman

fireworks

2:23 pm

Scarlet

I could not get much pleasure from Storm-Babbling... it's about the fun, not the speed... Yahoo for pigeonman!! Well done!

2:23 pm

momof5

yay pigeonman!

2:23 pm

bbnaz

you know, "How you BEAN?!"

2:23 pm

granadan

WTG PIGEONMAN!!!!!!

2:23 pm

Scarlet

LOL, bbnaz!

2:23 pm

bbnaz

congratulations Pigeon

2:23 pm

lynxxx

congrats Pigeon !!

2:24 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

*perk* OMG did someone say fireworks?? WTG!

2:24 pm

pigeonman

anyone need a clue before i go?

2:24 pm

lynxxx

goodmorning all

2:24 pm

pigeonman

hi lynxxx

2:24 pm

bubblepop!

HI everyone!

2:24 pm

Scarlet

Book, there have been many, many completers today. Hi, lynxxx!!

2:24 pm

granadan

ah - been fine. hiya lynx!

2:24 pm

bubblepop!

is merryle on?

2:24 pm

lil*monkey

yay Pigeon!

2:24 pm

bbnaz

hullo lyn

2:24 pm

Lizsark

hiya Lynxxx

2:24 pm

pigeonman

thanks all

2:24 pm

granadan

yes, to the last 173 please

2:24 pm

lynxxx

Hi Bubble

2:24 pm

bubblepop!

oh my god 389!

2:24 pm

bbnaz

hola bubble

2:24 pm

debjed

hi lynxxx, bubblepop, book doc, and everyone new

2:25 pm

merylle

anything you can please pigeon

2:25 pm

lil*monkey

hi debjed

2:25 pm

lil*monkey

i'm pretty new

2:25 pm

pigeonman

:-) That's a bit much granadan. I only have 5 minutes.

2:25 pm

bubblepop!

hi merryle!

2:25 pm

bbnaz

i must fess up....i am old

2:25 pm

merylle

merylle hi there bubblepop

2:25 pm

debjed

hi lil monkey

2:26 pm

lil*monkey

I like your bear photos, debjeb

2:26 pm

bbnaz

merylle -- do you have the big ones yet?

2:26 pm

pigeonman

luck to everyone. i'm outta here

2:27 pm

bbnaz

or granadan?

2:27 pm

debjed

thank you, wish i had some cat pic to put up too

2:27 pm

lynxxx

bye Pigeon

2:27 pm

granadan

Ive got the 10, 2 9's and 4 8's

2:27 pm

merylle

havent got any big ones yet

2:27 pm

granadan

bye pigeonman.

2:28 pm

Scarlet

Bye, pigeon!

2:28 pm

bbnaz

we9, we 10 are folks who inhabit a compass position

2:30 pm

bbnaz

an9, an8
not "pro" + french word for sea + vowel (plural)

2:30 pm

Lizsark

TY for those BB

2:30 pm

merylle

thanks bbnaz

2:31 pm

lil*monkey

good clue bbnaz!

2:31 pm

bbnaz

am8 ending of a prayer + spanish word for aunts
you can get the am7 by making singular

2:31 pm

granadan

TY bb

2:32 pm

Lizsark

I have the an and we 9-letter words. Can anyone clue me the other please?

2:33 pm

Scarlet

AT9... perfume dispenser, Liz

2:33 pm

bbnaz

at9 think of the nuclear bomb

2:33 pm

Lizsark

Ack! Scarlet how did I miss that!

2:33 pm

bbnaz

which is what some perfumes spread like........

2:34 pm

Scarlet

LOL, Liz... it's Babble Universe... anything can happen, and usually does!

2:34 pm

Scarlet

LOL, bbnaz.

2:35 pm

bbnaz

as8 type of flower + a soprano sings an a*** (make plural)

2:35 pm

bbnaz

there are two 8s that come off that at9

2:36 pm

bbnaz

ea8 plural of being really sincere

2:37 pm

bbnaz

me8 is spanish for indian female plural and the 7 is singular

2:38 pm

bbnaz

sa8 is built off of the sa6

2:38 pm

bbnaz

sa + hook,snake,vowel,hump

2:39 pm

bbnaz

end it with what you use to catch butterflies

2:40 pm

bbnaz

wa8 countries fight wa*** + (we have memorials, **st we forget)

2:40 pm

bbnaz

is that all of the 8s?

2:40 pm

lynxxx

BBS need to water the garden

2:41 pm

merylle

how long have you been at this bbnaz

2:41 pm

bbnaz

i took a year off and came back to it about ten days ago.............

2:41 pm

lil*monkey

I have all the 8s, 9s and the 10, thanks to all of you :)

2:42 pm

bbnaz

more fun than crossword puzzles because my mum whips my fanny at crosswords

2:42 pm

lbdawger

hi everyone! may i have a clue for the an7.28...the first one?

2:42 pm

merylle

this is my second day and i am awe struck

2:42 pm

lil*monkey

bb, do you enjoy the fanny whipping?

2:43 pm

Scarlet

Against oxygen, Ib

2:43 pm

bbnaz

iron poor blood lbd

2:43 pm

lbdawger

thank you scarlet and bb

2:43 pm

Scarlet

:-)

2:43 pm

bbnaz

only when my mum gives it to me

2:43 pm

lil*monkey

very kinky bbnaz

2:44 pm

bbnaz

yes indeed

2:44 pm

annotherone

hi everyone

2:44 pm

bbnaz

but if you canna be kinky with your mum then when can you be?

2:45 pm

lil*monkey

i'm sure i don't know! haha

2:45 pm

merylle

hi annotherone

2:45 pm

Scarlet

Hello, annotherone!

2:45 pm

wasgij5

omer

2:45 pm

bubblepop!

merryle how many have you got?

2:45 pm

annotherone

well I'm not going to get chance to do the whole of this one

2:46 pm

Scarlet

Hi, wasgij5...into the sin bin!

2:46 pm

merylle

you still there bubblepop?

2:46 pm

bubblepop!

yup

2:46 pm

periwinkle

hi all, back to find my last 52, tuna casserole is in the oven

2:46 pm

bubblepop!

amen

2:46 pm

annotherone

how long has it taken you to get down to 52 peri?

2:46 pm

Scarlet

Hi, Your Peri-ness! I'm coming for dinner... please set a place for me!!

2:47 pm

periwinkle

I have been playing off and off this about 7:30 this morning

2:47 pm

merylle

got 25 all small except 1 tenner

2:47 pm

Scarlet

Hey, peri... I am down to 43...this is a really good grid!

2:47 pm

periwinkle

I will Scarlet, you are welcome to come for dinner any time

2:47 pm

Scarlet

I wonder if Zoe-Ann and Phaedra will get along?

2:47 pm

annotherone

you could regret that offer..

2:48 pm

granadan

Oh heck, the game keeps freezing on me!

2:48 pm

periwinkle

missing several of the re words. first re6/18 please

2:48 pm

annotherone

we might all decide to turn up for dinner

2:48 pm

periwinkle

they might, they are both female and old

2:48 pm

Scarlet

To make a bird's home again, peri

2:48 pm

bbnaz

re what birds do over

2:48 pm

periwinkle

duh, thanks Scarlet

2:49 pm

periwinkle

and bbnaz

2:49 pm

Scarlet

:-)

2:50 pm

bbnaz

merylle -- if you have the 10, you should be able to work backwards for the 9, 8

2:50 pm

debjed

wi7,48?

2:51 pm

bbnaz

I mean the we9 and the we7

2:51 pm

bbnaz

deb - the person who strings the wi**

2:51 pm

caligula

whos finished then? :)

2:52 pm

caligula

west

2:52 pm

caligula

oops sorry!

2:53 pm

debjed

ty bbnaz. love your horse pics

2:53 pm

bbnaz

thanks! i love my horses

2:54 pm

Scarlet

Caligula... back to the Senate for punishment...

2:54 pm

debjed

wi6,45?

2:55 pm

debjed

nm, got it

2:55 pm

Scarlet

To shrivel and brown, deb.

2:55 pm

bbnaz

wi6.45 when someone is weather worn

2:55 pm

Scarlet

Okay!

2:55 pm

debjed

good clues, though:)

2:56 pm

bbnaz

need to take youngest to speech therapy. be back later to see if anybody needs clues

2:56 pm

annotherone

http://www.buybigprints.com/printZoom.
aspx?PrintImageID=4249&imagefilename=M
erlin.jpg&PrintID=4436&ReturnCategory= if that doesn't make you go awwwwww nothing will

2:56 pm

debjed

bye bbnaz

2:57 pm

Scarlet

Later, bb!

2:57 pm

periwinkle

bbl

2:58 pm

Scarlet

Later, peri!

2:58 pm

merylle

bye bbnaz and thanks

3:02 pm

debjed

lots of very cute pics on that site, annotherone!!

3:03 pm

annotherone

aren't they gorgeous

3:04 pm

debjed

i need help with an4,4 and an5,10 before what you do when you play poker, i think

3:04 pm

Ouwachita

1 to go...sa5/10 just before the Hindu garment...any clues?

3:04 pm

Scarlet

Like a holy person in the Catholic church, Ou...

3:05 pm

bethn

spanish for holy person

3:05 pm

Scarlet

Only in Italian or Spanish, maybe.

3:05 pm

Christa

home for lunch... will try & pound out a few

3:05 pm

Scarlet

Hi, Christa.... it's a good one!

3:06 pm

Ouwachita

that doesnt help me...sorry

3:06 pm

Ouwachita

never took spanish

3:06 pm

Scarlet

First three letters like the beach covering, and add not from but **

3:06 pm

bethn

s+picnic pest+vwel

3:07 pm

Ouwachita

got it...I had tried every last letter but that one

3:07 pm

Christa

just think ... all of Monday (holiday) to finish the grid...I can hardly wait

3:07 pm

Scarlet

LOL... congratulations, Ouwachita!! Well done!

3:07 pm

Ouwachita

anyone need a clue before I leave

3:08 pm

Scarlet

What is Monday, Christa? I know Veteran's Day is Sunday... oh, it carries over doesn't it? Doh!

3:08 pm

Scarlet

I'll keep plugging with my 26 left, Ou... thank you though.

3:09 pm

debjed

those an's before what you do when you play poker.

3:09 pm

debjed

ar5,10 too

3:10 pm

Scarlet

AN + I **t down in my chair; then add another vowel for the Latin ending for the 5/10

3:11 pm

Scarlet

AR5/10... where the Romans watched the gladiators battle the lions, deb.

3:11 pm

debjed

thanks red!! i was thinking that but wasn't going to the right E

3:12 pm

Scarlet

LOL... glad you found them, deb!

3:15 pm

debjed

i'm going to try spinach-stuffed pasta shells soon, red

3:15 pm

Scarlet

Ooooh, deb... with the cheeses too?

3:16 pm

debjed

yes

3:16 pm

bubblepop!

well now that i'm stuck on 193 i bid you farewell!

3:16 pm

Scarlet

You can't go wrong with ricotta and mozzarella and parmesan and garlic and parsley and pepper....

3:16 pm

Scarlet

Good night, bubblepop!! Good going!

3:16 pm

Scarlet

And onions... never forget the onions, deb..

3:17 pm

debjed

bye bubble

3:17 pm

debjed

but those are what i picked out of my stew and then my cat ate them

3:18 pm

Scarlet

LOL... I have to sautee them first so beloved won't see them... he likes the taste, but abhors having to LOOK at them... LOL

3:20 pm

periwinkle

back to hopefully find my last 34, are you done Scarlet

3:21 pm

debjed

last en5,10?

3:21 pm

Scarlet

I am down to 11, Ms Periwinkle... how does that casserole smell now... Now you have me thinking of noodles...

3:22 pm

redshoes

hey all! just wanted to say hi real quick before I have to run off again. been popping in and out all week. =)

3:23 pm

Scarlet

Hi, redshoes... good to "see" ya...

3:23 pm

lynxxx

en + *** Marie liquor

3:23 pm

debjed

hi redshoes

3:23 pm

periwinkle

the tuna casserole turned out okay

3:23 pm

lynxxx

Hi Redshoes and peri

3:23 pm

periwinkle

hi lynxxx

3:24 pm

Scarlet

How are you, lynxxx? You've been in and out today, too!

3:24 pm

lynxxx

TY Peri - might do that tonite, sounds good

3:24 pm

VanTheMan

blimey, lots of words today

3:24 pm

debjed

thks lynxxx, almost missed ur clue

3:25 pm

lynxxx

I Its nice having a big one to be able to do that isn't it Scarlet

3:25 pm

Scarlet

Oh, you know it lynxxx... so much real fun and relaxing too... not a real toughie, but just enough to keep me humble! LOL

3:26 pm

redshoes

see... already had to step out of the office. ha. I guess busy is better than bored!

3:27 pm

Scarlet

Some of those Si words were just a tad strange to me, though...

3:29 pm

lynxxx

Scarlet - exactly up to those now - 11 left

3:30 pm

Scarlet

They are stinkers, lynxxx... don't try to be logical with them.

3:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

ok, a clue please for the & 10?

3:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

!

3:31 pm

Scarlet

The 10 denotes individuals from a location, TO... like G. W. Bush

3:32 pm

sprite

a good evening to all... final babble shift for me today for the last 62

3:32 pm

Scarlet

That's the plural... the 9 is the singular.

3:32 pm

stidmama

hi all! {{{{spritely!}}}} I missed you!

3:32 pm

Scarlet

Hi, sprite! Welcome back.

3:32 pm

sprite

*hugs to stiddie and Scarlet*

3:32 pm

evanonut

spritey! stiddy! scarlet! owllery!

3:32 pm

Scarlet

Cowboys are WE10/98.

3:33 pm

periwinkle

Hi Owl and sprite and stidmama

3:33 pm

Scarlet

Nutness!!

3:33 pm

redshoes

haven't even gotten half way all day. sheesh.

3:33 pm

stidmama

nuttery! peri-poo! too-too-TO!

3:33 pm

periwinkle

and hi to you too, nutty

3:33 pm

lynxxx

goodmorning Sprite! and Stid & Nut too!

3:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

well ok ty scar, but may i have the first two letters?

3:34 pm

Scarlet

WE, TO... gosh, I thought we had that. Sorry..

3:34 pm

Charm

afternoon all - looks like the gang's all here!

3:34 pm

sprite

great gang :)

3:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty now i see it

3:34 pm

stidmama

*gives up on naming names and just smiles*

3:34 pm

evanonut

heya lynxxxxxxy

3:34 pm

lynxxx

Hi Charm

3:34 pm

sprite

LOL TOwl... she DID mention WE9 and 10...

3:34 pm

Charm

Hi, lynxxx

3:34 pm

stidmama

where did all those AN words come from? *sigh*

3:35 pm

Scarlet

Good, TO...

3:35 pm

Scarlet

Hi, Charm... haven't seen you in forever!! :-)

3:35 pm

evanonut

hey, i'm going to record a babblecast in the next half hour

3:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

nor pssrite, she did not!

3:35 pm

stidmama

LOL the AM 7 is probably what I have *checks definition*

3:35 pm

Charm

Hey, Scarlet - I know. just layin' low. How are you?

3:36 pm

evanonut

charm! goodness...i thought you fell off the planet

3:36 pm

redshoes

babblecast? *cocks head to the side*

3:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi nut dear

3:36 pm

evanonut

babble podcast redshoes - hey owl baby

3:36 pm

stidmama

yep. that AM 7 fits me to a "T"

3:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

ok time to go - finish up work and partying i go

3:36 pm

stidmama

what fun nut, who is your victim today?

3:36 pm

Scarlet

We're fine in North Carolina... and you, Charm... have you been behaving yourself?

3:36 pm

evanonut

any one who wants to send live questions should go to the babble-cast.blogspot page

3:36 pm

redshoes

what will you talk about though?

3:36 pm

periwinkle

nearing the finish line, 19 left

3:37 pm

redshoes

aside from babble... ha. brb

3:37 pm

sprite

she did, TOwl... I quote:
Scarlet

Cowboys are WE10/98

3:37 pm

evanonut

i believe jade today, this weekend, sprite

3:37 pm

Charm

Hey, 'Nut! I'm here, trying not to bring myself to Life (that cold-hearted wench)'s attention.

3:37 pm

stidmama

go peri go!

3:37 pm

lynxxx

have fun TOwl !

3:37 pm

stidmama

enjoy TO! see you soon!

3:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

aHA!

3:37 pm

evanonut

anyway...use the "nutter chat" box on the blogspot page to send questions

3:38 pm

evanonut

use it to send anything else you want read on the air as well actually

3:38 pm

debjed

first me6,21?

3:38 pm

Scarlet

LOL, sprite...

3:38 pm

stidmama

*thinking* live question? you mean like: who wants to buy a teenager cheep? comes with own clothes and MP3 player, will need to purchase lease and doghouse separately?

3:39 pm

evanonut

exactly like that stid - just think the possibilities

3:39 pm

sprite

jumping to your defense, Scarlet :D

3:39 pm

stidmama

oops. meant need to purchase leasH. *sigh* trying to get a few more words before going to pick up said teen from school...

3:39 pm

Scarlet

Okay, Nuttie... "What is the true meaning of life?"

3:39 pm

Scarlet

You are a true defender, sprite!

3:39 pm

lynxxx

me6.21 spotty disease - usually has s on end

3:39 pm

evanonut

hey scarlet, did you here me? "nutter chat", "nutter chat" -

3:39 pm

sprite

don't I know that, sigh... another thing to unlearn

3:40 pm

stidmama

hmph. you sound like a squirrel.... *twitter twitter*

3:40 pm

debjed

ty

3:40 pm

sprite

see how nut goes out of her way to put grid words in the chat? Even deliberately misspelling words to make it work?

3:40 pm

evanonut

careful stid or i'll pick on you in the show and then make you co host

3:40 pm

jillibus

hi peeps -- I'm at the library :)

3:41 pm

sprite

yay jilli! *hug*

3:41 pm

Scarlet

LOL, nuttie... still picking the bones of this grid.. still two to go.

3:41 pm

evanonut

he he he he....sprite...thanks for making my stupidity sound deliberate

3:41 pm

Scarlet

Hi, jillibus@@

3:41 pm

stidmama

icky. you don't want me to co-host, no no no! My mic is buggy.

3:41 pm

stidmama

hi jill!

3:41 pm

sprite

baaaaaad nut

3:41 pm

lynxxx

Hi Jilli

3:41 pm

sprite

*grins evilly at nut*

3:42 pm

evanonut

you wait sprite...we'll make a bad (bad meaning good) team this weekend

3:42 pm

stidmama

make sprite the co-host instead. *grins hopefully at sprite*

3:42 pm

Scarlet

Attention everyone: Sprite has been grinning evilly all day long... she is in a "mood"...

3:42 pm

sprite

a wicked team, nut! And no, I am only being a guest.

3:42 pm

jillibus

stidkid for sale? complete with doghouse? aawwww

3:42 pm

stidmama

you are? really really sprite as co-host? *jumps up and down*

3:42 pm

sprite

one of my bad sides, Scarlet. When I am really down and tired, I get evil.

3:43 pm

stidmama

no no, YOU have to buy the doghouse, Jill! LOL

3:43 pm

evanonut

yes, sprite is a co host this weekend

3:43 pm

sprite

I am a GUEST.

3:43 pm

Scarlet

Impossible, sprite... I hear your heart...

3:43 pm

stidmama

are you down, sprite? *offers box of lovely chocolates*

3:43 pm

KnightTime

hello ladies, and nut

3:43 pm

jillibus

has he broken something again?

3:43 pm

Scarlet

Hi, KT...

3:43 pm

stidmama

ha. nut tricked you too didn't she sprite? She tells you it's just a few questions, you're a "guest" and the next thing you know...

3:43 pm

debjed

me5,12 before the me7,52?

3:43 pm

stidmama

hi knight!

3:44 pm

evanonut

hey, is that a low blow knight?

3:44 pm

jillibus

hi knight

3:44 pm

sprite

ahhhhhh chocolate! Lovely! *jumps the box*

3:44 pm

KnightTime

not really nut, you're special

3:44 pm

stidmama

no Jill -- the other stidkid. Not playing well with others. Conveniently forgetting to do assignments. You know the drill.

3:44 pm

Scarlet

Hahahhahahaaa... it's the Knut and Knight Fight

3:44 pm

evanonut

now stid, don't act like the victim, you've been on twice...fool you once shame on me, fool you twice shame on you

3:44 pm

sprite

very low. Hi knight.
He might as well have pointed you to the loo, nut... saying: "even though it says ladies, feel free to en5"

3:45 pm

Scarlet

Just put the seat down...

3:45 pm

evanonut

somehow when knight calls me special, it doesn't seem complimentary

3:45 pm

herinfernallady

HHi

3:45 pm

stidmama

yes, but put me on again, and it's fool the audience...

3:45 pm

herinfernallady

HUGS

3:45 pm

lynxxx

me5.12 me + **oopy cartoons are funny + vowel

3:45 pm

stidmama

hi lady

3:45 pm

evanonut

knight, did you see i'm recording in a little bit here and how to submit the questions now?

3:45 pm

sprite

simply being adolescent, stid?

3:45 pm

Scarlet

Hi, Lady!

3:45 pm

sprite

hi lady

3:45 pm

bethn

deb land formations in arizona

3:45 pm

herinfernallady

Hello this is weird it seems that most of you are still here from 8 hours agao

3:45 pm

lynxxx

Hi Knight

3:45 pm

KnightTime

yes nut, but knight has no questions this time

3:46 pm

stidmama

probably, sprite. but doesn't make the current experience much fun even if it's "normal"

3:46 pm

sprite

lynxxx, I love you forever

3:46 pm

debjed

thank you, got the me's

3:46 pm

MarkDF

are the grids completely random, completely hand generated, or randomly generated with some rules?

3:46 pm

evanonut

too bad...

3:46 pm

sprite

try "again" in stead of "still", lady

3:46 pm

jillibus

hi lady

3:46 pm

debjed

i've been here since i started work at 8:30AM

3:46 pm

sprite

I know, stiddie *hugs the co mother*

3:46 pm

stidmama

randomly generated Mark, with I think some sort of exception so there aren't repeats.

3:47 pm

lynxxx

I understand completely random Mark

3:47 pm

herinfernallady

Hi anyway Sprite

3:47 pm

herinfernallady

Do you feel better Sprite

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