Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, December 10, 2007

12:00 am

flosey

flip

12:00 am

mymuseisme

FLIP

12:00 am

flosey

is everyone in shock

12:00 am

harpjane

you didn't get your wish bernard

12:00 am

chic

flip Yikes!

12:00 am

OssieA

hi all

12:00 am

ursh

Darn always a biggie on a Monday

12:00 am

GroovyKiwi

flipidedoodah flipideaye my oh my a big one for a change

12:01 am

harpjane

sometimes the big ones go quickly

12:01 am

jillibus

flip -- oof!

12:02 am

justafreep

la7. but oy. this is a bigggggie

12:02 am

jesdraggon

that's heavy

12:02 am

bbnaz

omg look at the word total

12:03 am

jillibus

oh well, got the Xmas cards done today -- busy Monday coming up, no way to finish this monster

12:03 am

harpjane

56 p's?

12:03 am

justafreep

pa7 is one of 'em

12:04 am

zTink

rats! I had my last word and I was able to enter it in the cluse but not in Babble

12:04 am

zTink

rats! I had my last word and I was able to enter it in the cluse but not in Babble

12:04 am

justafreep

sc7

12:05 am

jillibus

zTink don't you use BabbleExpert?

12:05 am

mymuseisme

pe7

12:05 am

zTink

yes

12:06 am

zTink

version Beta V11. is there a newer version?

12:06 am

MLFAN17

i got an es 7/36

12:06 am

justafreep

oc7

12:07 am

jillibus

If you use Lickety Add there should have been no problem, zTinks

12:07 am

MLFAN17

just it ahs to do with singing or music

12:08 am

GroovyKiwi

phantom: eclipse

12:09 am

jillibus

no, zTinks

12:09 am

Robo-bonobo

how many words please?

12:09 am

MLFAN17

groo what do you mean by phantom?

12:10 am

GroovyKiwi

359 robo

12:10 am

jillibus

359

12:10 am

Robo-bonobo

oh wow

12:10 am

Robo-bonobo

ok, thanks

12:10 am

jillibus

phantom is a word that looks as if it's there but isn't

12:10 am

Geekmeister

Hi MKL and Pigeonman

12:11 am

MLFAN17

thats what i thought it meant i have had that happen several times

12:11 am

chic

un 7

12:11 am

cybernan

good evening all --- and here I was hoping for a small one tonight so I could leave the whole thing for tomorrow!

12:11 am

OssieA

hi nana

12:12 am

MLFAN17

chic their are two of them that i found so far

12:13 am

bbnaz

chic -- i like your k icon

12:14 am

justafreep

re8

12:14 am

harpjane

what about my K?

12:14 am

harpjane

(sob's)

12:14 am

justafreep

re7 x 2 (so far)

12:14 am

bbnaz

now that i have enlarged it......it is quite nice too~

12:15 am

chic

hello kitty, harp! thanx bb...and hi all.

12:15 am

bbnaz

and do you recognize mine?

12:16 am

chic

K 2?

12:16 am

bbnaz

bingo

12:16 am

OssieA

hi chic

12:16 am

harpjane

aaaaaaah!

12:16 am

harpjane

its kitty in a kimono

12:16 am

bbnaz

scariest and most treacherous of the big mountains to climb.

12:16 am

chic

Hi Ossie. knew it wasn't kilaminjaro...

12:17 am

bbnaz

yea! found an re8

12:18 am

bbnaz

dagnabbit, i want LIGHTS to work.

12:19 am

chic

i want vacate..

12:21 am

justafreep

bottom row grey.

12:21 am

MLFAN17

i want cattle lol

12:22 am

hokie carla

I want placates.

12:22 am

hokie carla

tape

12:22 am

MLFAN17

hokie that was another one i thought would work too

12:23 am

hokie carla

shoot. sorry, forgot to switch boxes.

12:23 am

MLFAN17

i go ta ppa 6 and 7

12:25 am

hokie carla

I've got a couple of un 7's.

12:27 am

jillibus

chic -- kool K ikon!

12:27 am

chic

thanx jilli! they sell them on the corners here in town...

12:28 am

jillibus

anyone noticed my K?

12:29 am

jillibus

it's a K9, lol, but not

12:29 am

chic

I was not familiar with that 'k' jilli..

12:31 am

jillibus

neither was I! Looked up Ks in my old Little Oxford.

12:31 am

jillibus

then googled it. I enjoy learning about icon themes :)

12:32 am

justafreep

okay... 200 and time for bed

12:32 am

chic

yes you do come up with some interesting stuff!

12:32 am

jillibus

hokie, I wish I had even one un word!

12:32 am

MLFAN17

well hubby is waiting to go to bed.. i got 104 words so far

12:33 am

MLFAN17

GOOD NIGHT

12:33 am

jillibus

yikes, justa! 200? I have 55, duh.

12:33 am

jillibus

night mlf

12:33 am

chic

Jilli , i got that ebelskiver pan today. I'll be experimenting soon.

12:34 am

justafreep

you'll catch and pass me soon, jilli!

12:34 am

bbnaz

okay.....100 found and maybe I should go to bed and save the "real" puzzle for the morrow.

12:34 am

GroovyKiwi

nite just sweet dreams - im at 150

12:34 am

hokie carla

would you like a clue this early?

12:34 am

bbnaz

dang, just saw that justa is smoking......the rest of us

12:34 am

crpw48

good morning all, looks like a real nice grid

12:34 am

bbnaz

and groovy too

12:35 am

jillibus

I'm waiting for the results, chic -- and to see that word in the grid!

12:35 am

rururocks

re8 if not calle

12:35 am

rururocks

d

12:35 am

GroovyKiwi

good eve crpw happy babbling

12:35 am

GroovyKiwi

im just getting back into the swing bb lol

12:35 am

jillibus

very funny, crp

12:35 am

jillibus

hi kiwi

12:35 am

cybernan

made a dent with the first 160 -- see you tomorrow :)

12:36 am

lynxxx

Yay! well I was only a couple of days late when I guessed 300+. Hello all.

12:36 am

jillibus

night nan!

12:36 am

lynxxx

Hi Kiwi. How are you feeling, any better?

12:37 am

GroovyKiwi

still pretty blah but better than yesterday thanks

12:37 am

chic

Hi Lynxxx and Kiwi!

12:38 am

jillibus

hi lynxxx

12:40 am

jillibus

oh -- bottom row grey, lol

12:40 am

GroovyKiwi

me 2 + 4 corners done :)

12:43 am

jillibus

trying to find something for the T in the 4th column

12:44 am

chic

I found that T- it's like the sauce you have with fried fish but leave out one R

12:44 am

GroovyKiwi

think rare steak jilli

12:45 am

jillibus

thanks -- like Nureyev

12:45 am

jillibus

rare indeed

12:46 am

jillibus

kiwi --- 4 corners done? wow!

12:48 am

bbnaz

i have two of the four corners done.........

12:48 am

hokie carla

I have one. haha

12:48 am

lynxxx

I'm just in awe!

12:48 am

bbnaz

i am waiting for DRB to exclaim "Fireworks"

12:49 am

jillibus

well, so do I, bb, becoz of the bottom row, lol

12:49 am

bbnaz

see there is hope for us jilli!

12:49 am

GroovyKiwi

it cant be too far away for him lol

12:49 am

hokie carla

I am one i away from having the bottom row.

12:49 am

jillibus

:)

12:51 am

jillibus

well, I'm not going to worry about the corners, just plug away at the 4s as usual

12:51 am

chic

taking a break with 165 words; bbl...

12:51 am

melonheadjujube

hi, just popping in for a min befor i turn in - two stubborn phantoms: alpaca & catalpa :)

12:52 am

lynxxx

hello Melon!

12:52 am

jillibus

hi melon

12:52 am

hokie carla

yep, the 4s are about all I can do before I start using the list. though, I do have 45 5's, 10 6's, & 3 7's all on my own. :-)

12:53 am

hokie carla

yep, alpaca keeps getting me, as well as lactate.

12:53 am

jillibus

good 4 u carla

12:53 am

rururocks

don't forget lactose

12:53 am

rururocks

don't forget lactose

12:53 am

jillibus

nice K, carla!

12:54 am

lynxxx

amazing - I got an 8

12:54 am

bbnaz

okay now I really am going to bed. bbl

12:54 am

lynxxx

Hi Ruru

12:54 am

hokie carla

hmm, make that 4 7's - sometimes the phantoms are helpful.

12:54 am

rururocks

hi lynxx.. what a doozy tonight huh?

12:54 am

rururocks

hi lynxx.. what a doozy tonight huh?

12:54 am

rururocks

I only have one 8 so far...lots of 7;s though

12:55 am

jillibus

ain't they just, carla! got it too

12:55 am

jillibus

no 8s here yet

12:55 am

lynxxx

a nice size for a change indeed

12:55 am

jillibus

not so nice for a busy day lynxxx

12:56 am

lynxxx

true, the big ones never seen to coincide w. the weekends

12:56 am

Andree

hi everyone

12:57 am

GroovyKiwi

good eve andree happy babbling

12:57 am

lynxxx

hello Andree! how are you?

12:57 am

jillibus

hi andree!

12:58 am

Andree

fine thanks, haven't babbled in a while

12:58 am

Andree

been really busy, just normal busy, not getting a life busy, lol

12:59 am

lynxxx

yes - you have been missed too! busy w. work or the kids? I hope you haven't been ill

12:59 am

Andree

kids and work etc

1:00 am

rururocks

phantom word : caterpillar

1:00 am

Andree

why i even started this , i do not know , its huge

1:01 am

hokie carla

well, 2 am here. I am going to have to go to bed w/ 160.

1:01 am

GroovyKiwi

good nite carla sweet dreams

1:02 am

GroovyKiwi

lol me to andree i know im not gonna finish

1:02 am

lynxxx

we have had so many small ones over the last few months Andree, this is the first big one for yonks

1:02 am

Andree

i am trying to finish a couple of crosstitch christmas stockings for the newest grandchildren and that is what i should be doing, not tackling this monster

1:03 am

jillibus

what a treat for the kids, andree! but you need a break

1:06 am

pablo blanco

how many words on this one?

1:06 am

jillibus

359

1:06 am

pablo blanco

ty! Big one

1:07 am

jillibus

yup

1:07 am

SweetTooth

ca 8

1:08 am

Just1Mar

your car needs it

1:08 am

Just1Mar

hello jilli and evy1

1:09 am

jillibus

hi just

1:10 am

anike

200 words all on my own - might have to look for clues now

1:10 am

GroovyKiwi

wtg anike

1:10 am

jillibus

wow sweet! too tired to find it!

1:10 am

jillibus

ain't no clues a-comin' yet, anike!

1:10 am

SweetTooth

jili, I think it has to do with the brakes on your car.

1:11 am

Just1Mar

oops sorry that clue was for ca7

1:12 am

Just1Mar

that's it sweet!

1:12 am

Just1Mar

drat

1:12 am

Just1Mar

oops

1:12 am

anike

What a shame - no clues means I might need to do some work. Have been making Xmas cakes today and don't feel like doing anything else.

1:12 am

SweetTooth

well I have a ca 8 and I always thought that was car related but maybe I'm wrong.

1:13 am

jillibus

the brakes on my car ar ABS, and they make it stop. I believe they have shoes. What else?

1:14 am

Just1Mar

aha....thx sweet same thing ca7

1:14 am

zTink

if you double the 2nd consonant it becomes an 8

1:14 am

lynxxx

TY ZTink!

1:14 am

SweetTooth

Thanks Just, I had the 8 but not the 7!

1:15 am

blueruin

hey hey

1:15 am

jillibus

hi blue

1:15 am

Just1Mar

yw had the reverse lol so thx to u2

1:16 am

SweetTooth

I'm glad it worked out

1:16 am

rururocks

I am not seeing the ca 7 or 8.. will keep looking

1:16 am

Just1Mar

relaces

1:16 am

Just1Mar

yikes

1:16 am

Just1Mar

sorry

1:16 am

jillibus

same here ruru, and I'm more than half asleep

1:17 am

Just1Mar

gotta watch that.....still a newbie

1:17 am

jillibus

thanks just

1:17 am

Just1Mar

lol glad to help out

1:17 am

jillibus

just -- get BabbleExpert -- email Lickety for it

1:17 am

lynxxx

Jilli - wasn't the ca the name of the things on the legs of kids w. polio too?

1:18 am

crpw48

good night all, 200 to go, save them for tomorrow

1:18 am

jillibus

night crp

1:18 am

lynxxx

Hi & Bye crpw

1:18 am

jillibus

lynxxx -- thinking hard

1:18 am

Just1Mar

what is that jilli?

1:18 am

GroovyKiwi

yes lynxxx

1:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up!

1:19 am

lynxxx

Thanks Kiwi..its ok Jilli - you can stop thinking hard now

1:20 am

GroovyKiwi

ty most kindly lickety

1:20 am

flosey

thanks Lickety, sure need them today

1:20 am

lynxxx

TY Lickety! and Hi

1:21 am

blueruin

yay thanks lickety!

1:21 am

Just1Mar

thx Lickety

1:21 am

Erda

Thank you, lickety!

1:21 am

jillibus

thought I told you before, just -- it makes life much easier -- puts everything on one page and has Lickety Add -- if you type one word it goes to the list -- more than one word goes to chat. No box problems. Just email Lickety (address at the bottom of his page)

1:21 am

jillibus

YAY for Lickety! (More than one reason!)

1:22 am

blueruin

oh gosh yes i love the browser

1:22 am

Just1Mar

still can't grab and bulk add so here I go typing away

1:22 am

Just1Mar

thx jilli I will

1:22 am

Just1Mar

you may have and I'm sorry but sometimes the chat goes so fast here I'm spinning :)

1:22 am

sprite

morning all! *hugs jilli and lickety*

1:23 am

GroovyKiwi

ae 7/8 combo

1:23 am

lynxxx

Hi Sprite !!!!!

1:23 am

GroovyKiwi

good eve sprite happy babbling

1:23 am

jillibus

helloooo spritey! Happy K day!

1:23 am

lynxxx

TY Kiwi

1:23 am

blueruin

hey hey sprite

1:23 am

sprite

and *hugs Kiwi and lynxxx and all other friends*

1:23 am

sprite

lol @ jilli... thanks :)

1:24 am

blueruin

:D

1:24 am

MVA

hi all!

1:24 am

sprite

hi MVA

1:24 am

blueruin

hey mva

1:24 am

jillibus

hi MVA

1:24 am

MVA

popped in as usual, but 359 words ... too many!

1:24 am

Just1Mar

hi mva

1:24 am

sprite

wow, I love the crowd :)
Feels like I never left for sleep. Biggish today... is it fun?

1:24 am

jillibus

I agree MVA

1:25 am

lynxxx

Hi MVA - people (not me!) do seem to be finding the words quickly

1:25 am

sprite

still good to see you, MVA! Have a great day @ work and all *hug*

1:25 am

blueruin

i can't imagine this will be my first finished grid D:

1:26 am

MVA

rehearsal for christmas concert today so not enough time to start!

1:26 am

jillibus

you never know, blue!

1:26 am

blueruin

thanks for the encouragement jill

1:26 am

sprite

never let the neurotic urge to finish a grid stand in the way of your fun in babbling!

1:27 am

lynxxx

Welcome Blue, I don't think we have met before

1:27 am

jillibus

vraiment, sprite!

1:27 am

sprite

blueruin is a new and very nice addition to our babble crowd

1:27 am

blueruin

no, i'm pretty new. thanks lynx!(xx)

1:27 am

blueruin

and i haven't let it bother me yet sprite

1:27 am

jillibus

blue is pretty, too!

1:27 am

blueruin

aw thanks!! :D :D

1:28 am

GroovyKiwi

good eve MVA happy babbling - i wont say im over halfway lol

1:28 am

sprite

How are you doing, Kiwi?

1:28 am

GroovyKiwi

nice to meet you blue happy babbling

1:28 am

blueruin

babblers are the nicest of all internet folk

1:28 am

blueruin

thanks everyone

1:29 am

sprite

I think that might be true, ruin! Never have found another community that is so consistently supportive and pleasant.

1:29 am

GroovyKiwi

full of a spring bronchial fluey thing sprite but getting there

1:29 am

Just1Mar

nice to meet you too blue...I'm new too not even a week!

1:30 am

sprite

(ow, and in ca4 you wondered... I am very neurotic in every way, but I play babble for fun... though I really want to finish each grid, lol)

1:30 am

sprite

but you are another very welcome addition, Just1!

1:30 am

Just1Mar

thx sprite :)

1:30 am

lynxxx

welcome too Just. Are you one of Jilli's friends?

1:30 am

sprite

argh, Kiwi, sorry to hear that. Want some healing vibes your way?

1:30 am

blueruin

same here, mar

1:30 am

chic

Hello sprite!

1:30 am

Just1Mar

Just call me Just or Mar

1:31 am

MVA

hi blue and thanks all for your encouragement, but i'll give todays grid a miss! good luck to you all and you are right just 1, these are a very nice bunch of babblers!!!

1:31 am

sprite

I like Mar!

1:31 am

jillibus

I hope so, lynxx, but a new one, lol

1:31 am

sprite

bye MVA, have a terrific day. It was nice to have you popping in before work :)

1:31 am

lynxxx

bye MVA - have fun

1:31 am

GroovyKiwi

oh yes please - the sore throat and the raspy cough are killing me lol

1:31 am

blueruin

sprite, i am also very neurotic. mva, hi and i empathize. have a good day

1:32 am

Just1Mar

Mar's what all my friends call me....

1:32 am

blueruin

aw poor kiwi

1:32 am

sprite

consider them being sent, Kiwi!

1:32 am

jillibus

ttfn mva :)

1:32 am

GroovyKiwi

ty most kindly

1:32 am

MVA

bye for now and get better soon kiwi!!

1:32 am

jillibus

OK, just -- Mar is will be from now on

1:33 am

Just1Mar

sure :)

1:33 am

sprite

grumble grumble I want tavern.

1:33 am

jillibus

so, mar, where did you say you are in Canada?

1:34 am

Just1Mar

Montreal.....that's a pix of the skyline at dusk

1:34 am

chic

:-)

1:34 am

sprite

hi chic! *hug*

1:34 am

jillibus

Oh yes, my ex-home, mar -- did we go through thid before? I'm too sleepy to remember

1:34 am

Just1Mar

In the summer mind you! lol

1:34 am

lynxxx

Hi Chic!

1:34 am

blueruin

i always want tavern

1:34 am

chic

hi sprite! this K's for you!

1:35 am

Just1Mar

yes we did

1:35 am

FranMag

Aloha Babblers!

1:35 am

FranMag

late flip!

1:35 am

sprite

LOLLLLL

1:35 am

chic

Hiya Fran!

1:35 am

Just1Mar

Hi Fran

1:35 am

jillibus

sorry -- forgot. Dollard?

1:35 am

blueruin

hi hi fran

1:35 am

jillibus

Hi fran

1:35 am

sprite

hey Fran! *huggg*
Lol ruin, so do I! Lovely word... lovely pl5.

1:35 am

Just1Mar

no NDG

1:35 am

sprite

Mar, we have a montreal playing babble too :)

1:35 am

FranMag

hi chic, just1, spritey, jilli!

1:35 am

lynxxx

Hello Fran !!

1:36 am

FranMag

hi blue!

1:36 am

FranMag

hi lynxxx!

1:36 am

Just1Mar

I know I met him

1:36 am

FranMag

sprite, can you handle all the Ks today? :-)

1:36 am

jillibus

gee, got 4 words from fran's p4

1:37 am

sprite

never, Fran, never!

1:37 am

jillibus

oh yes, same as babbler montreal -- have you REALLY met him?

1:37 am

GroovyKiwi

good eve fran happy babbling

1:37 am

Just1Mar

Oh no not in person, lol, here babbling!

1:38 am

FranMag

jilli, sprite, i think you need to refresh, i don't have australia anymore.

1:38 am

FranMag

hi kiwi!

1:38 am

chic

I should have found a kuchen....

1:38 am

sprite

it is terrible... I woke up to the internation DriveSpriteCrazyWithKs-day without even realising it!

1:38 am

blueruin

i am dying this chat moves so fast

1:38 am

jillibus

I just refreshed, fran -- lovely wood! Have you got my k9?

1:38 am

sprite

*international

1:38 am

sprite

I think I might like a kuchen, chic...

1:38 am

FranMag

chic, i like your icon. yours too jilli!

1:39 am

blueruin

sprite. what. ks. why. what.

1:39 am

sprite

ok... jilli, I will confess... I do like the kilderkin. Even as a word!

1:39 am

FranMag

this time sprite, we can blame FMitch (for real)

1:39 am

chic

thanx fran thought so Sprite...

1:40 am

sprite

oh, ruin: some very evil woman called FMitch suggested that today's icon theme would be things that start with the letter K... because I hate Ks. Can never find them in babble.

1:40 am

jillibus

blue, it's the icon theme for today. If you're using BabbleExpert, go up to Resources and Icon Themes. There's a new one every day and a list of coming ones and old ones. Fun.

1:40 am

blueruin

OH

1:40 am

sprite

babblers are going to be evil to me all day and there is nothing I can do to stop them!

1:41 am

blueruin

HAH

1:41 am

blueruin

omg hahahhahahahhaa

1:41 am

jillibus

Not evil, sprite -- supplying you with a plethora of Ks for the next gridful.

1:42 am

sprite

people are clueing words sometimes, by referring to the K as "the letter sprite hates". Does that give the picture? ;)

1:42 am

FranMag

sprite, at least dr_g didn't join in the evilness and there are no Ks in the grid today

1:42 am

sprite

lol jilli, ok, that is definitely a positive way to look at it! I think I am going to collect them!

1:42 am

blueruin

that's a great idea!

1:42 am

jillibus

attagirl, sprite!

1:42 am

sprite

lol Fran! Wouldn't that have been wicked, a grid with 2 Ks or something like that.

1:43 am

sprite

tell you what... I am going to make a separate folder for the K icons, LOL

1:44 am

GroovyKiwi

di8 - to do with church

1:44 am

jillibus

hey fran -- I refreshed but Australia won't go away! I see your koa wood when I clisk on it though

1:45 am

blueruin

i'm k'd.

1:45 am

FranMag

thanks kiwi! (haven't got it yet, but i know some form of the word is going to work eventually)

1:45 am

lynxxx

TY Kiwi

1:45 am

blueruin

it won't be too helpful for your babblewords, but the tunes would be calming

1:46 am

chic

thanx kiwi that's only my se6 8..

1:46 am

jillibus

got it, kiwi -- thanks!

1:46 am

sprite

thanks :)

1:47 am

FranMag

finally got it. *thwack*

1:48 am

blueruin

eep

1:48 am

GroovyKiwi

en8 - finishes with what you put over a broken part of your body - what my logan gets taken off on thursday finally lol

1:48 am

sprite

ok, got them all. Saved in a document even.

1:49 am

FranMag

thanks kiwi!

1:49 am

chic

thanx kiwi you're on a roll...

1:49 am

jillibus

wtg, sprite!

1:50 am

Just1Mar

thx kiwi still not getting the di8

1:50 am

herinfernallady

Hi

1:50 am

sprite

not getting any of the biggies yet, lol... too distracted by the Ks!

1:50 am

sprite

hi lady

1:50 am

Just1Mar

Hi lady

1:50 am

FranMag

hi infernal!

1:50 am

chic

hi herin!

1:50 am

flosey

hi herin - back again, had a power spike and took a few minutes to get back

1:51 am

rururocks

omg I just realized that there are 9 8's

1:51 am

jillibus

Mar, I guess you're not churchy enuf!

1:51 am

blueruin

hey lady!

1:51 am

herinfernallady

Hi i thought id say hi

1:51 am

jillibus

hi herin and wb flosey!

1:51 am

chic

I'm off to lala land. see ya on the other side of the moon!

1:51 am

sprite

wb flosey!

1:51 am

FranMag

night chic!

1:51 am

FranMag

hi flosey!

1:51 am

herinfernallady

HI blue. trying to find a deleted cd as the crappy store had it and refused to sell it as it was without cd cover

1:52 am

GroovyKiwi

good eve herin happy babbling

1:52 am

sprite

tell the wizard hi from me, chic, and sweet dreams!

1:52 am

jillibus

night chic -- I'm off too soon

1:52 am

Just1Mar

I'm not...the Menorrah was for real...I know the main way it's written

1:52 am

blueruin

what cd, lady?

1:53 am

herinfernallady

DJ Alligator Project Payback time. Its a dance cd.

1:53 am

blueruin

I FOUND 8,50

1:53 am

sprite

wtg ruin!

1:53 am

blueruin

whoops, didn't mean to cap

1:53 am

jillibus

ok, mar -- di + big sea with a consonant in the middle

1:53 am

sprite

lol ruin... enthusiams shows!

1:54 am

blueruin

lol totally sprite

1:54 am

Joesdinner

hi all. how many words in today's puzzle?

1:54 am

jillibus

yoohoo blue!

1:54 am

FranMag

359 joes

1:54 am

sprite

hi Joes, only 359 today. 9 x 8

1:54 am

blueruin

yoohoo!!!

1:54 am

Joesdinner

jeez louise. okay

1:54 am

jillibus

359

1:55 am

Joesdinner

and here i thought i was doing so well finding 144 right off the bat.

1:55 am

jillibus

well, you are doing well!

1:55 am

blueruin

i have "alice's restaurant" stuck in my head. where did that come from? anybody else know that song?

1:55 am

sprite

actually, Joes, you are doing so well!

1:55 am

FranMag

phantoms: anything that ends with "ate"

1:56 am

FranMag

yes ruin, my ex-boyfriend made me listen to it all the time

1:56 am

Joesdinner

yep blue. careful, can stay in your head for days

1:56 am

Joesdinner

thx jili.

1:56 am

blueruin

sorry fran, and yeah i'm scared joes

1:56 am

jillibus

yes -- Arlo Guthrie

1:56 am

Just1Mar

thx jilli got the big sea but still ain't happenin'

1:56 am

sprite

ruin: no, not me. But for no apparent reason that puts a song from Kayak into my head: Periscope Life.

1:57 am

MeTarzanUJane

any help for ae7?

1:57 am

FranMag

blue, it's not traumatic or anything. :-) it's pretty funny

1:57 am

jillibus

It's a bit tangled, mar

1:57 am

blueruin

does it have anything to do with restaurants, sprite?

1:57 am

blueruin

because this one doesn't

1:57 am

sprite

it does... somewhere in the lyrics they are sitting in a restaurant having dinner! That is smart of you!

1:58 am

blueruin

you can get anything you want...

1:58 am

blueruin

at alice's restaurant

1:58 am

Joesdinner

hmm. rosacea is in puzzle, but not counting as a word. is it a proper noun?

1:59 am

jillibus

in Alice's Restaurant ... (Arlo Guthrie, as I said)

1:59 am

FranMag

ae7 starts like the US equivalent of a cosmonaut and ends with took a seat tarzan

1:59 am

sprite

rosaceous would be valid

1:59 am

blueruin

indeed, jill. and i don't think i'm too smart, sprite.

1:59 am

FranMag

make it plural for the ae8

2:00 am

blueruin

and...yeah that must have been a strange experience for you, fran

2:00 am

Joesdinner

shoot. oh well sprite. thx :)

2:01 am

FranMag

i tried it too joesd, must be spelled differently

2:01 am

sprite

playing babble and keeping up with that chat equals being smart, ruin, LOL

2:01 am

blueruin

...took a seat tarzan???

2:01 am

blueruin

...took a seat tarzan???

2:01 am

blueruin

...took a seat tarzan???

2:01 am

blueruin

...took a seat tarzan???

2:01 am

blueruin

...took a seat tarzan???

2:01 am

jillibus

thanks, fran, for the ae7 78

2:01 am

blueruin

...took a seat tarzan???

2:01 am

sprite

9 o'clock hiccup...

2:01 am

FranMag

blue, it was a clue for metarzanyoujane. :-)

2:01 am

sprite

Fran, off to the sin bin with you!

2:02 am

blueruin

of all of the phrases it could have repeated a million times

2:02 am

blueruin

i'm embarassed. that wasn't trolling i swear!

2:02 am

FranMag

what did i do sprite, what did i do?

2:02 am

sprite

lol ruin... at 2 hours after the flip the servers reset or something, or the ranks are recalculated, or whatever. Hiccup time.

2:02 am

herinfernallady

Oh dear. My housemate just made the best comment.

2:02 am

sprite

you said take a se4, Fran!

2:03 am

jillibus

nm, blue -- it happens every day/night at this time -- 2:00 am chat time

2:03 am

FranMag

oops!

2:03 am

blueruin

ohhhh. took a seat tarzan out loud sounds like tuccasee tarzan. is that how you spell that word?

2:03 am

sprite

only way to avoid trolling at that point is not hitting enter :)

2:03 am

blueruin

oh. well. i said it like fifty times, sprite.

2:04 am

sprite

ok, ruin, you can join Fran in the sin bin then. Best pl5 to be, to be honest... cookies and drinks and everything!

2:04 am

blueruin

sounds delicious!

2:05 am

FranMag

tarzan, did you get the ae7? since i've been punished for me clue? :-)

2:05 am

jillibus

well, I'm off to bed -- sleepified.

2:05 am

FranMag

nighty night jilli!

2:05 am

blueruin

goodnight jill!

2:05 am

Just1Mar

I'm thinking I should go to cause I'm not understanding what you're all talking about

2:05 am

Joesdinner

gn jill

2:05 am

blueruin

no it still makes no sense to me

2:05 am

sprite

*hugs jilli*
Sweet dreams, beautiful lady

2:05 am

Just1Mar

night jilli

2:06 am

sprite

poor Mar :(
Which part of the chat is unclear to you? We gladly explain.

2:06 am

blueruin

i guess i'm lucky i can pay r4 attention

2:06 am

Just1Mar

lol ask me better what I understood :)

2:06 am

herinfernallady

Mar i never know whats going on

2:07 am

blueruin

that's one of the reasons i like you, lady!

2:07 am

Joesdinner

goodness, running out of steam at 171. going to be a long puzzle.

2:07 am

jillibus

mar -- at 2 am chat time there is often a glitch and things that people enter in chat don't appear so they keep hitting enter or return (PC or Mac) and the entry reappears many times

2:07 am

sprite

LOL! Ok... let me see... hiccup time: 2 hours after the flip the chat misbehaves.
Sin bin = naughty corner = place you get sent to when you post a grid word into the chat accidentily.

2:07 am

herinfernallady

I am a goldfish. Shinny things distract me

2:07 am

FranMag

brb, we had a really late dinner. have to clean up

2:08 am

Just1Mar

thx jilli sprite

2:08 am

GroovyKiwi

i take it drb hasnt arrisen from the grid yet and yelled first??

2:08 am

dart001

uh oh...sprite said pl 5,14

2:08 am

Joesdinner

i think lardo should be a word. my cat is living proof.

2:09 am

jillibus

No, kiwi!!! Neither has dart!

2:09 am

blueruin

haha sin bin for sprite

2:09 am

dart001

just got here...real late flip

2:09 am

jillibus

have fun, dart!

2:09 am

bananafour

hi dart

2:09 am

dart001

hi nana

2:09 am

Just1Mar

hi dart

2:09 am

jillibus

only 359 words

2:10 am

blueruin

hi dart

2:10 am

Just1Mar

hi banna

2:10 am

dart001

see its a big one......if you only use 3 letter words...no sin bin lol

2:10 am

blueruin

hey jill what happened to sleeping

2:10 am

bananafour

hi mar

2:10 am

dart001

hi just hi blue

2:10 am

GroovyKiwi

wow dart is alive lol

2:11 am

GroovyKiwi

hi dart hi banana

2:11 am

jillibus

I have a habit of telling myself to go to bed and disobeying, blue - lol

2:11 am

bananafour

hi kiwi

2:11 am

sprite

argh, off to the sin bin with me! I am sorry.

Hi dart, banana

2:11 am

jillibus

hi banana

2:11 am

blueruin

a banana dart is an interesting proposition

2:11 am

dart001

hiya kiwi...lots of goings on close to the holidays

2:11 am

bananafour

hi sprite, enjoy the cookies etc....lol

2:11 am

dart001

hi sprite

2:12 am

jillibus

lol blue -- kinda splat, eh?

2:12 am

sprite

lovely cookies! Did you bake them, Kiwi?

2:12 am

sprite

brings to mind the banana slice and the cat's behind...

2:12 am

Joesdinner

any words use the g?

2:13 am

blueruin

oh noooooooooo

2:13 am

jillibus

huh?

2:13 am

GroovyKiwi

oh no not me lol i been a good girl tonite lol

2:13 am

sprite

I have none so far, Joes

2:13 am

Joesdinner

thx. sprite.

2:14 am

sprite

yw Joes

2:15 am

bananafour

no comparing bananas and cat's behinds pls....lol

2:15 am

jillibus

now I'm really going -- night all -- *poof*

2:15 am

dart001

bye jilli

2:15 am

dart001

nice avoidance of the pl word nana

2:16 am

Joesdinner

how many words does e1 have?

2:16 am

sprite

I am over halfway now

2:16 am

bananafour

lol did that without even trying

2:17 am

Joesdinner

gj sprite.

2:17 am

bananafour

210

2:17 am

dart001

up to 212 but only been here for 20 mins

2:17 am

Joesdinner

man, you babblers are crazygood.

2:17 am

blueruin

i have nothing

2:17 am

FranMag

hi dart! hi nana!

2:17 am

dart001

hi fran!!

2:17 am

rururocks

207 but here a lot longer

2:17 am

FranMag

i'm back

2:18 am

bananafour

hi fran!

2:18 am

dart001

slowing down fast tho lol

2:18 am

FranMag

hey ruru!

2:18 am

rururocks

uh huh

2:18 am

blueruin

hey, ru

2:18 am

sprite

hi ruru

2:18 am

rururocks

hi

2:18 am

Just1Mar

have 192 done

2:19 am

rururocks

hi fran and all I have had my head in the grid an no time to chat sorry

2:19 am

dart001

have to dig out licks list here soon

2:19 am

FranMag

no worries ruru

2:19 am

sprite

wow Mar!

2:19 am

Joesdinner

hey just - you from tangleword?

2:20 am

herinfernallady

head desk

2:20 am

GroovyKiwi

pe 8/55 = pe 5/12 + fish

2:20 am

Just1Mar

I prob won't get much farther sad to say

2:20 am

Just1Mar

yes I am

2:20 am

GroovyKiwi

psssst i have 70 left lol

2:20 am

herinfernallady

go Groovy

2:20 am

Joesdinner

omg kiwi

2:21 am

sprite

yay Kiwi, gooooo!

2:21 am

FranMag

go kiwi go!!

2:21 am

dart001

another tangle refugee....nana and i are also tanglers

2:21 am

Just1Mar

wtg Kiwi....you must eatin' them kiwis'...so good for you :)

2:22 am

Joesdinner

hi dart. never saw you in there.

2:22 am

Joesdinner

i started tangleword after boggle died.

2:22 am

sprite

we babblers are really sorry for you that your favo game was killed, but it is great to have you here :)

2:22 am

dart001

only had about 40000 games in 6 years lol

2:22 am

Joesdinner

ty sprite. nice to be here. : )

2:22 am

bananafour

ty sprite

2:22 am

dart001

thx sprite

2:23 am

Just1Mar

ditto sprite

2:23 am

GroovyKiwi

omg just no way i cant stand them lol

2:23 am

dart001

right nana?

2:23 am

blueruin

i'm never going to break 100

2:23 am

bananafour

lost my record of games during one of the crashes, but I had over 20,000

2:23 am

Just1Mar

really? if they're very ripe I can take them (mixed in with other fruit of course!)

2:23 am

sprite

you will, ruin, trust me :)

2:24 am

blueruin

i really like kiwis

2:24 am

sprite

I love Kiwis. Both the fruit, the bird and the human!

2:24 am

Joesdinner

go blue go.

2:24 am

dart001

mine was back to lycos...which died...then to playsite...which now looks dead too

2:24 am

blueruin

aw thanks joe. RHYME

2:24 am

GroovyKiwi

nope cant eat the fruit i grew up working on my uncles orchard when i was a teenager and got sick of the sight of them lol

2:25 am

sprite

dart and Joes, you are strictly forbidden to kill Babble as well!

2:25 am

dart001

:)

2:25 am

sprite

Both and then 3 things. I apologise.

2:25 am

Joesdinner

sheesh sprite. what would i do with my life if babble died?

2:26 am

sprite

if you were responsible for its death, that wouldn't be a problem for long, Joes ;)

2:26 am

blueruin

LOL sprite

2:26 am

Joesdinner

this is true. believe me, enough of my favorite games are dead - i don't want any other ones to expire.

2:26 am

Just1Mar

I also started playing wordscape on iwin... a d/l'able game...not bad but each game is 20min long

2:27 am

Joesdinner

wordscape bores me - too hard for my little brain.

2:27 am

Joesdinner

i like to type real fast, not figure out long words.

2:27 am

Just1Mar

the ae words are my nemisis (nemises)lol

2:27 am

sprite

at least we have a back up possibility here... we might find drG and lickety willing to work out a solution if drG wanted to pull the plug.

2:27 am

dart001

thats what i liked about tangle....2 mins/game....one min break.....then next game

2:27 am

bananafour

I'm not liking Wordsc*** at all

2:28 am

Just1Mar

well it takes some getting used to and there are a few strategies to keep in mind

2:28 am

Just1Mar

at least it's not a typing contest which tangle in a sense was

2:28 am

herinfernallady

NO

2:29 am

bananafour

dart mouses faster than I can type

2:29 am

Joesdinner

speaking of expired, i think my brain is dead. 194 and i see nothing else.

2:30 am

Just1Mar

lol

2:30 am

sprite

funny, I have the av4/7 and the ca6/21 right after one another... very fitting!

2:30 am

sprite

not dead, Joes, it is taking a tiny nap to perform better in a few minutes.

2:31 am

dart001

but the huge puzzles...the typers usually win....i can win if less than 150 pts or so

2:31 am

Just1Mar

there are some people who are trying to convince iwin or some other site to take it over wherebye players would have to pay a nominal fee

2:31 am

Joesdinner

lol sprite, i kicked it and it didn't move.

2:31 am

sprite

very agile, aren't you Joes :D

2:31 am

Joesdinner

i would pay. really i would

2:32 am

bananafour

tanglers are addicts...lol they would pay

2:32 am

Joesdinner

oh yes indeed. not too bright, but agile, yes indeedy.

2:32 am

bananafour

I liked the social part of it too

2:32 am

Joesdinner

see, so dead i'm repeating myself

2:32 am

sprite

they are not that different from babblers, lol

2:32 am

Joesdinner

uh huh. just different addictions.

2:32 am

rururocks

hot diggetty dog.. I finally greyed out a tile

2:32 am

Just1Mar

yes for sure that's why I like it here

2:33 am

blueruin

i'm at 89

2:33 am

sprite

yay ruru!

2:33 am

Joesdinner

help pls. with the long aes...

2:33 am

Joesdinner

go blue

2:33 am

GroovyKiwi

you will all be pleased to know that there are only 12 re words lol

2:33 am

sprite

wtg ruin! see? You will break the 100 mark.

2:33 am

blueruin

i'm trying

2:33 am

bananafour

it's just when you are finished this puzzle, you have to wait for the next day for a new one....with tangle it was a new one every 2-3 minutes

2:33 am

sprite

lol Kiwi

2:34 am

GroovyKiwi

but two of them are re 8

2:34 am

Just1Mar

I want 6 more words to make it an even 200 left then I can go to sleep

2:34 am

Joesdinner

thx kiwi. i got 2 left

2:34 am

Joesdinner

me too just.

2:34 am

blueruin

i'm trying to get to 100 :(

2:34 am

Just1Mar

I know nana but here you can give it a break and come back

2:35 am

sprite

ae words: a long time and plural.
Then the 4/4 related to space.
The long ones are this 4/4 followed by:
7/28: dropped his behind into a chair
8/40: plural of the 7.

2:35 am

Joesdinner

let your brain nap even, huh sprite?

2:35 am

Just1Mar

I mean 159 left (after 6 more words) not 200

2:35 am

sprite

you got it, Joes!

2:35 am

Joesdinner

bless you sprite. needed the long ones.

2:35 am

sprite

am slowly nearing the finish.

2:35 am

sprite

yw :)

2:36 am

blueruin

why is the ae8 worth so much more

2:36 am

sprite

because it is 8 letters. It gets multiplied by more.

2:37 am

blueruin

ohhhhh duh

2:37 am

sprite

lol... want a fish to hit yourself with? We have plenty ;)

2:38 am

sprite

hm, the es6/24 - 7/36 almost es6d me.

2:38 am

blueruin

awesome ty

2:38 am

Joesdinner

can someone please tell me if the first couple o' ac words are really obvious? i don't want a clue - yet.

2:38 am

Joesdinner

lol sprite. me too for while

2:38 am

Joesdinner

then my brain ran real fast

2:38 am

blueruin

i don't have them yet

2:38 am

sprite

the first 4 ac words are totally not obvious, no.

2:39 am

Joesdinner

ok, those are the ones i need of course.

2:39 am

rururocks

they remind me of old greek mythology

2:39 am

bananafour

ac+very dry

2:39 am

rururocks

only with an ic

2:39 am

sprite

they are hard to find and easy to clue, so let me know if you want help :)

2:40 am

Just1Mar

geez I was looking at the wrong ae dumpkopf

2:40 am

blueruin

ac + ar4!!!!!!

2:40 am

sprite

lol mar!

2:40 am

sprite

Joes said, he did not want clues yet, guys... :)

2:40 am

rururocks

I need help with the second ac 7/36

2:40 am

blueruin

oh

2:40 am

blueruin

whoops

2:40 am

blueruin

don't look

2:41 am

blueruin

sinbin time

2:41 am

bananafour

sorry!

2:41 am

Joesdinner

it's ok. would never've found them on my own.

2:41 am

blueruin

two more words and i'm going to sleep

2:41 am

sprite

try the robot ending, ruru

2:41 am

rururocks

?????

2:42 am

herinfernallady

How are you all

2:42 am

sprite

busy finding words, lady, lol

2:42 am

flosey

107 to go, and must get to bed, goodnight all

2:42 am

flosey

see you in the morning

2:42 am

blueruin

goodnight

2:42 am

Joesdinner

what is sinbin? sounds titillating.

2:42 am

herinfernallady

i have nearly found 100. Night flosey

2:42 am

Joesdinner

night flose.

2:42 am

sprite

ruru: looking like a human is human***. Especially for aliens.

2:43 am

blueruin

they're cookies there

2:43 am

sprite

night Flosey, sleep well

2:43 am

FranMag

night flosey!

2:43 am

Joesdinner

in the sinbin?

2:43 am

sprite

the sin bin is the same as the naughty corner or the penalty box: where you need to go after posting a grid word in the chat. Usually filled to the ceiling with goodies.

2:44 am

Joesdinner

ahh. i c.

2:44 am

rururocks

mostly chocolate and used fishes though

2:44 am

FranMag

thanks for the ac6/24 and ac7/36 peeps

2:44 am

blueruin

i give up, i'm going to collapse

2:44 am

blueruin

goodnight, m'dears

2:44 am

sprite

at some days we even have a jacuzzi there.

2:44 am

Joesdinner

gn blue. sweet dreams

2:44 am

rururocks

lol

2:44 am

sprite

sleep well, ruin! Dream of nice words ;)

2:44 am

blueruin

i'll try<3

2:44 am

herinfernallady

Night Blue

2:45 am

FranMag

finally figured out that pe8, thanks for the clue kiwi!

2:45 am

FranMag

night blue!

2:45 am

Joesdinner

shoot, i'll skip the puzzle and go straight to ye olde sinbin for a hottub.

2:45 am

GroovyKiwi

nite blue sweet dreams

2:45 am

sprite

you can even do both at the same time, Joes! Not many rules in the sin bin, grin.

2:45 am

Joesdinner

need to soak me achin' brain.

2:45 am

GroovyKiwi

lol sprite that must be on the nites im not around - never seen it yet lol

2:45 am

GroovyKiwi

yvw fran

2:46 am

GroovyKiwi

only rule of the sin bin joes is that if your first you gotta stock up the eats for the rest of us lol

2:46 am

Joesdinner

hey, i'm all about the dinner, clearly...

2:46 am

sprite

lol Kiwi, or it was before your time... wicked sin bin parties we have thrown! With handsome waiters bringing cocktails and all!

2:46 am

FranMag

kiwi, occasionally someone goes home with the key and forgets to leave it

2:46 am

sprite

Kiwi, go to the sin bin!

2:47 am

FranMag

phantom: seasc***

2:47 am

GroovyKiwi

oh fooey lolol

2:47 am

GroovyKiwi

at least it was foods i mentioned rofl

2:48 am

sprite

lol, true... bad but fitting :)

2:48 am

rururocks

calling it a night 139 to go... wish it were saturday night.. got to work tomorrow. nite sprite and fran and all...

2:48 am

sprite

looking for the last few... just found the protruding thing in my face. Babble blindness rules!

2:48 am

Just1Mar

night ruru

2:48 am

sprite

poor ruru :(
Sleep well!

2:48 am

lynxxx

nite Ruru

2:49 am

FranMag

night ruru!

2:49 am

sprite

aha... oc combo for a kind of gas and oc combo for 8 musical notes!

2:49 am

FranMag

you've been quiet lynxxx. :-)

2:50 am

FranMag

thanks sprite!

2:50 am

Joesdinner

the as 7 doesn't have anything to do with the as6 does it?

2:50 am

lynxxx

I wander off and back on as usual Fran

2:50 am

sprite

Joes: not in meaning, no.

2:50 am

FranMag

sprite, i had the thing you write the notes on, now it has something to fill it

2:51 am

Joesdinner

k. gracias sprite.

2:51 am

sprite

we will be making music in no time, Fran!

2:51 am

herinfernallady

Hi fran

2:52 am

FranMag

we need yesterday's sonata, or was that the day before?

2:52 am

FranMag

hi infernal! how are you feeling today, still being a gold fish?

2:52 am

sprite

Ilove words like sonata.

2:52 am

herinfernallady

Still being a Goldfish

2:53 am

FranMag

you think your dosage is too high?

2:53 am

sprite

watch me giving clues for a combo:
.
..

2:54 am

FranMag

perfect sprite!

2:54 am

Joesdinner

very nice sprite. subtle. i like.

2:54 am

herinfernallady

No just settling in

2:54 am

FranMag

thank you

2:54 am

sprite

thanks, couldn't resist :)

2:54 am

Just1Mar

totally in the dark on that one :(

2:55 am

herinfernallady

Had a long day shopping for presents today

2:55 am

FranMag

how fun!

2:55 am

FranMag

i love shopping, wish i had the money to do it more. :-)

2:55 am

sprite

pe6/7 combo, Mar. Think dictating sentences.

2:56 am

herinfernallady

Thanks sprite.

2:56 am

FranMag

vacate has been bothering me since i started!

2:56 am

sprite

I want to shop on that clothes site dc gave me yesterday. I want to spend lots of money there... but have to wait until I actually have money, lol.

2:56 am

herinfernallady

I spent $200 on gifts.

2:57 am

FranMag

i know you're a good shopper so that probably went pretty far.

2:57 am

Just1Mar

lol thx and I already had them

2:57 am

herinfernallady

Um i got 3 $30 vouchers my b.fs gift

2:57 am

Joesdinner

help with an 4/5 por favor..

2:58 am

FranMag

hmm, do you have the rear exit joes?

2:58 am

herinfernallady

I also got a $25 gift voucher for another friend

2:58 am

sprite

se6/24 is a very old babblet! The inverted form of the name of one of our former babblers. I believe it is a measure of distance in space.

2:58 am

Joesdinner

sheesh, no fran, thanks.

2:59 am

Joesdinner

my head's up my an4/5. scuse the vulgarity.

2:59 am

sprite

not having an4 might get you into serious problems, Joes.

2:59 am

FranMag

LOL joes

3:00 am

herinfernallady

LOL JOes

3:01 am

herinfernallady

I bought a new box for my photos today

3:01 am

Just1Mar

well finally got to the 200 mark so's gonna to to bed ....btw Joes that was my first word of the grid (blush)

3:01 am

Joesdinner

lol just.

3:01 am

Joesdinner

good night, sweet dreams

3:01 am

sprite

yay Mar, well done! Sweet dreams

3:01 am

GroovyKiwi

nite just sweet dreams

3:01 am

FranMag

night mar! wtg, i'm not even half way yet

3:01 am

Just1Mar

G'Night everyone take care

3:01 am

sprite

we will take ca4, Mar ;)

3:02 am

Just1Mar

thx kiwi u2 (when it's your bedtime)

3:02 am

Just1Mar

lolol

3:02 am

Joesdinner

lol sprite - no sinbin for you.

3:02 am

sprite

I was there already, Joes... I said pl5 instead of spot :)

3:03 am

Joesdinner

uh oh. so many words to keep track of.

3:04 am

sprite

yeah, the bigger the grid, the more impossible to avoid the sinbin :)
So we keep it stocked very well!

3:05 am

sprite

and fireworks!

3:05 am

FranMag

yay sprite!!!

3:05 am

herinfernallady

Yeh gads Sprite well done

3:05 am

bananafour

wtg sprite

3:05 am

Joesdinner

holy canoli sprite wtg!!!

3:05 am

GroovyKiwi

me too FIREWORDS

3:05 am

dart001

nj sprite

3:05 am

GroovyKiwi

dang just one sentence behind her lolol

3:05 am

FranMag

yay kiwi!!!

3:05 am

Joesdinner

you too kiwi!! woohoo.

3:05 am

dart001

and kiwi

3:05 am

lynxxx

Ah Sprite, you really are amazing! congrats!!

3:05 am

herinfernallady

YAH GROOVY

3:06 am

lynxxx

and Kiwi...wowee !!

3:06 am

sprite

wtg Kiwi!!!!

3:06 am

bananafour

wtg kiwi

3:06 am

Joesdinner

i'm plodding along. i think i've gotten 11 words in the last 40 minutes. that means it's bedtime

3:06 am

GroovyKiwi

oh boy i cant remember the last time i stayed up till after 10pm babbling rofl

3:06 am

GroovyKiwi

wtg sprite ^5 to you even tho you got there first lol

3:06 am

sprite

sounds like it, Joes, lol. BEing away from the grid for a while usually helps.

3:06 am

FranMag

i just hit half!

3:07 am

sprite

if I had known, Kiwi, I'd have waited for you to finish first!

3:07 am

Joesdinner

i was trucking an hour ago.

3:07 am

GroovyKiwi

lol sure

3:07 am

lynxxx

I'm there with you Fran

3:07 am

GroovyKiwi

anyway this body and this bug are popping some pills slurping some stuff and heading off to bed

3:07 am

sprite

*consoles half... now calm down, Fran did not mean to be cruel to you*

3:07 am

GroovyKiwi

good nite all happy babbling

3:07 am

FranMag

night kiwi!

3:08 am

Joesdinner

ooh, kiwi almost said p4

3:08 am

sprite

slweep well, kiwi!

3:08 am

GroovyKiwi

phhhtttt joes lol

3:08 am

Joesdinner

: )

3:08 am

FranMag

lol sprite, you know me, i don't worry about finishing quickly.

3:08 am

Joesdinner

you es6d by the skin of yer teeth

3:09 am

sprite

yeah Fran, but hitting that poor half is not nice!

3:09 am

sprite

fascinating vid today, btw

3:09 am

FranMag

you're right sprite, i should be better to the half. :-)

3:10 am

sprite

there you go, that is the spirit :D

3:10 am

herinfernallady

Damn cat is trashing my room

3:10 am

FranMag

i wish there were some J words, i like J words

3:11 am

FranMag

hmm, i thought FMitch would have been here by now to torture you sprite.

3:11 am

sprite

like January. I can't wait until it is January 2.

3:11 am

sprite

my thought exactly, Fran!

3:12 am

FranMag

she might not know it's today, it's been a couple of months since we ... i mean she sent that theme in.

3:12 am

herinfernallady

Why can't there be an E after that bottom T

3:12 am

sprite

so YOU WERE IN ON THIS???????

3:12 am

lynxxx

sprung!

3:12 am

FranMag

exactly infernal!!

3:12 am

Joesdinner

can someone help with the at4 pretty pl6?

3:13 am

herinfernallady

What

3:13 am

lynxxx

and we thought butter wouldn't melt in your mouth Fran!

3:13 am

FranMag

ummm, i think i sent it in to babs. *hides sheepishly in the corner*

3:13 am

sprite

a + what beer runs from in a pub.

3:13 am

sprite

and there I was thinking you loved me, Fran :(

3:14 am

Joesdinner

sprite - you've sa4-d my feeble little life.

3:14 am

sprite

my pleasure, Joes!

3:14 am

lynxxx

we know it isn't your fault Fran....it is always FMs, she was probably trying to shift the blame

3:14 am

FranMag

lol, you know i love you sprite, we're just trying to help you over your phobia. ;-)

3:14 am

herinfernallady

I am watching Americas next top model. THere is 7inch shoes someone i know used to dance in heels that high

3:15 am

sprite

there is no getting over the K phobia. K fear is justifiable, that's why!

3:15 am

FranMag

do they have a platform infernal?

3:15 am

herinfernallady

nope

3:15 am

herinfernallady

spike

3:15 am

FranMag

LOL, i'm sure that's true spritey.

3:15 am

sprite

don't say spike. That gets me drooling.

3:16 am

herinfernallady

These are truely ankle breaking heels.

3:16 am

FranMag

infernal, that's basically tip-toeing!

3:16 am

bananafour

76 left and I have to get to bed, goodnight all, see you tomorrow

3:16 am

herinfernallady

They are platform base with spiked hea;

3:17 am

lynxxx

nite banana

3:17 am

Joesdinner

gn nana..

3:17 am

dart001

nite nana

3:17 am

herinfernallady

I did shoe you the ballet heel that was awesome

3:17 am

FranMag

night nana!

3:17 am

herinfernallady

Night banna

3:18 am

sprite

sleep well nana

3:18 am

herinfernallady

Fran when you say platform i think platform all over

3:20 am

herinfernallady

I do have some awesome boots about the house

3:22 am

Joesdinner

anyone got the di8?

3:23 am

FranMag

joes, it's an adjective form of a division of the Catholic church

3:23 am

Joesdinner

i was trying something like that. but can't figure it out.

3:24 am

sprite

di + big water, insert an extra consonant as 6th letter.

3:24 am

FranMag

there you go

3:25 am

Joesdinner

phew. grazi again sprite.

3:26 am

herinfernallady

No wonder woman have eating issues. This arse hat judge called one of the next top models untoned. IE fat

3:26 am

Joesdinner

on that note, adieu all. thanks for help and chat.

3:26 am

sprite

bye Joes, enjoyed your company!

3:26 am

herinfernallady

bye Joe

3:26 am

Joesdinner

likewise. see you soon.

3:26 am

FranMag

night joes!

3:30 am

sprite

does anyone here have a great idea for a very easy, not at all time consuming dinner I can cook tomorrow?

3:31 am

sprite

oh wait.... I will be home alone tomorrow!

3:31 am

FranMag

for how many people?

3:31 am

FranMag

1 then?

3:31 am

herinfernallady

SPrite open a can

3:32 am

sprite

yeah, don't bother, I never cook for myself

3:33 am

FranMag

when i used to housesit for people that was my excuse to cook nice meals for myself.

3:33 am

FranMag

now, if the kids and husband aren't around i eat popcorn! :-)

3:33 am

sprite

I really admire people who cook for themselves. I am hopeless. Even if I do cook for myself alone, I don't eat it.

3:34 am

FranMag

jilli makes some great meals for one

3:35 am

sprite

ah, jilli! Now there is one lady I admire for a lot more than her cooking alone!

3:35 am

herinfernallady

I used to cook for my self

3:36 am

lynxxx

We have this great vacuum packed meals (for one maybe 2) now available in some supermarkets...risottos, gourmet soups...just drop the bag in boiling water or the microwave...and OK prices

3:37 am

sprite

yay, that sounds great, lynxxx. I think I will take a look for something like that and for once take care of myself mealwise when alone.

3:38 am

herinfernallady

I always cook

3:39 am

Asif

hi

3:39 am

lynxxx

lol...I'll pardon you because you are still young Infernal

3:39 am

FranMag

hi asif

3:39 am

lynxxx

Hi Asif

3:39 am

sprite

hi Asif

3:39 am

sprite

lol lynxxx!

3:39 am

herinfernallady

Hey. If you don't cook for yourself you starve

3:39 am

herinfernallady

Hi Asif

3:40 am

Asif

some one can tell me about this game

3:40 am

Asif

??

3:41 am

lynxxx

We simply find words by letters that connect. For a start read the Help just above

3:41 am

herinfernallady

YOu have all lost my attention. Victoria secret parade on telly

3:41 am

sprite

there is a lot of info on the help page (link at the top of the page) and on Angelsong's Help page (link at bottom of page under Friends of Babble). Welcome to the game, Asif.

3:42 am

sprite

enjoy lady

3:42 am

FranMag

infernal, the whole thing is on youtube, if you like i can send you a link to a playlist with all of segments.

3:42 am

herinfernallady

I have about 1 hour of it

3:42 am

herinfernallady

the stuff is very pretty

3:44 am

FranMag

i know, when i was single i was a very preferred customer of VSC.

3:49 am

Asif

thnx

3:50 am

herinfernallady

ANd Fran you still should be

3:51 am

FranMag

i would, but lots of other things to spend money on. :-)

3:51 am

lynxxx

hello FM

3:52 am

herinfernallady

I cant afford Bonds undies anymore they are ridiculously over priced.

3:52 am

FranMag

FM?

3:53 am

lynxxx

she's now logged on - may have the chatlog off

3:53 am

FranMag

ahh

3:54 am

herinfernallady

SOmeone tel enable that Lipe and lipa are words

3:56 am

mrpresident

hello everyone :))

3:56 am

FranMag

hi mrp!

3:56 am

lynxxx

Hi MRP

3:57 am

herinfernallady

Mr Pres how are you my dear. I heard there was horrid storms at your end

3:57 am

dart001

hi mrp :)

3:58 am

mrpresident

hi fran, lynx, infern and dart!

the storms were really bad, and more to come! how is everyone??

Is sprite around?

3:58 am

sprite

hey mrP! How are you doing?

3:58 am

FMitch

oKKKKKKK What a day to oversleep :)
Morning all and Happy "K" Day

3:58 am

mrpresident

hi fmitch :)

3:58 am

mrpresident

hi sprite!!

3:58 am

FranMag

hi FM!

3:59 am

lynxxx

top o' the morning to you FM 1

3:59 am

herinfernallady

HI Sprite

3:59 am

herinfernallady

OPPS i meant HI FM

3:59 am

sprite

grumble grumble good &%^$ morning to you, FM, and $$#$# tanks for the ##%$@ icon theme!

4:00 am

mrpresident

there is an icon theme today... what is it please?

4:00 am

lynxxx

KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK MRP the more the grumblier

4:00 am

FranMag

i'm afraid to tell you mrp, sprite might yell at me

4:00 am

FMitch

((sprite)) at least the only K's will be in iKons and not in the grid!
Hi MrP and lynxxxx and FranMag et al

4:01 am

sprite

yeah... too bad you couldn't influence that, right FM? :)

4:01 am

mrpresident

k is the icon?? wowser.

4:02 am

mrpresident

oh sprite, the kids are getting their letters soon!

4:02 am

FMitch

I don't Know, you go to all the trouble of arranging a themem for a friend and all you get is $$#$###%$@
*grin*

4:02 am

mrpresident

my son apologised so much for the spelling mistakes, he tried hard.

4:02 am

sprite

as long as it starts K, mrP, you can throw it at me today. FM and Fran have declared today to be international sprite hate day!

4:03 am

sprite

lol, I doubt that my son will see the spelling mistakes, mrP! He will be delighted to get the letter though. So will Caya.

4:04 am

lynxxx

I think thats International WHAT Sprite Hates Day

4:04 am

mrpresident

caya has now got a catalogue of smiggle stuff... she will enjoy that!

4:05 am

FMitch

lynxxx that was really spooky when you went "Hi FM" as I had switched the PC on, got dressed, fetched breakfast and just sat down on front of the screen ... and the first thing I saw was your greeting!!!
kkkkkkkkkk

4:05 am

sprite

I am sure, mrP! So exciting :D

4:05 am

sprite

lynxxx... that too. But exposing me all day to Ks is evil, to say the le5 :)

4:06 am

lynxxx

do you see that small blinking light up in the corner of the room FM?

4:06 am

FMitch

Hey, nothing wrong with KKKKKKK, K wsa the first letter of my maiden name. I was a K for 25 years!

4:07 am

FMitch

LOL lynxxx

4:07 am

sprite

that explains something, FMitch...

4:07 am

herinfernallady

Sprite not that bad at least there isn't 50 k words in the grid

4:08 am

lynxxx

and I'm married to a Ken, and my maiden name was Kaigg...nothing wrong with K!

4:08 am

sprite

so I take it this whole icon business is a revenge for all the times I confessed to hating Ks and you taking it personally?

4:08 am

mrpresident

Fiona Klutzer??

4:09 am

mrpresident

oh crap! I just saw how many words today!!!

4:09 am

FMitch

Gee thanks MrP

4:10 am

sprite

most of them are really easy, mrP

4:10 am

lynxxx

thats a really nice K icon too FM, you obviously spent a fair amount of time on it for Sprite

4:11 am

mrpresident

I am not being mean fmitch, I was sure someone on babble said their maiden name was Klutz or Klutzer?? I wondered if it was you :)

4:12 am

FMitch

Thank you lynxxx, I would have baKed a caKe in the shape of a letter K just for sprite :))
Sorry to disapoint MrP not me.

4:13 am

sprite

lol FMitch... now a cake would have been lovely! And it would take me very little time to make it unlike a K!

4:14 am

dart001

firewords

4:14 am

FranMag

yay dart!!!

4:14 am

lynxxx

Congrats Dart !!

4:14 am

sprite

wtg dart

4:14 am

mrpresident

yay dart!

4:15 am

herinfernallady

yah dart

4:15 am

FMitch

HAving Kaused mayhem in babbleland, I must away for a little while and Kick ass.
Kisses and Kuddles fellow babblers

4:16 am

FranMag

later FM!

4:16 am

dart001

lol kmitch

4:16 am

lynxxx

bye FM

4:16 am

sprite

bye FKitch

4:17 am

FMitch

*grin*

4:18 am

dart001

thinK i will Katch some some zzzzz's too nite all

4:19 am

FranMag

night dart!!

4:19 am

lynxxx

bye Dart

4:19 am

sprite

hakky dreaks, dart

4:19 am

dart001

byeeee poof

4:20 am

Katydid0615

oh my ... I take it my name is mud today too!

4:20 am

FranMag

hi katy!

4:20 am

Katydid0615

morning all!

4:21 am

herinfernallady

Watched Americas next top model i have learned how to call someone fat without calling someone fat.

4:21 am

herinfernallady

HI Katy

4:21 am

sprite

hi Katy... you are the exception to the rule!

4:21 am

lynxxx

Hello Katy - lol ,of course not

4:23 am

Katydid0615

oh good. I changed my icon for you sprite.

4:24 am

FranMag

nice one katy

4:25 am

Katydid0615

yeah, i like my kitty icon.

4:25 am

sprite

I like it... it is a C word :D

4:27 am

herinfernallady

I wanted to organise a midsummers eve party for the hols and

4:29 am

Katydid0615

and ?

4:33 am

lynxxx

see you all later, taking a break so I can see more words b4 I get the list

4:33 am

FranMag

later lynxxx!

4:33 am

Katydid0615

have a good one lynxxx.

4:34 am

sprite

bye lynksksksksks

4:34 am

FranMag

i should be going too, i was on a little bit of a roll, but it stopped

4:34 am

FranMag

118 left for later

4:34 am

blueruin

babble does not let me sleep

4:35 am

Katydid0615

i'm outta here for now too. have a great day all.

4:35 am

FranMag

*playing queen's "another one bites the dust" for blue*

4:35 am

FranMag

bye katy!

4:35 am

blueruin

awwww hahaha

4:36 am

FranMag

:-)

4:36 am

FranMag

okay, have to go, couple more stops before bedtime.

4:36 am

blueruin

goodnight fran!

4:36 am

FranMag

night everyone! sprite, have a good day! ((hug))

4:37 am

herinfernallady

HI blue

4:38 am

blueruin

hey lady

4:39 am

herinfernallady

I thought yuo went away

4:39 am

blueruin

i did

4:39 am

blueruin

and then i came back

4:41 am

herinfernallady

that is good.

4:41 am

blueruin

not for my body! i need sleep

4:42 am

herinfernallady

Go to bed

4:42 am

herinfernallady

I thought it was day for you lot

4:43 am

blueruin

it's 5:43 am

4:43 am

sprite

I have to be off, hugs to all :)

4:43 am

blueruin

byebye sprite have a good day [hug]

4:44 am

herinfernallady

Oh Blue epps. Later Sprite

4:44 am

Angelsong

hi, all. lots of phantoms today

4:45 am

herinfernallady

Hi angel

4:46 am

blueruin

any clues on both la7?

4:50 am

herinfernallady

Blue no sorry

4:51 am

BabbleRabble

la 7 --- l + what a thespian does and the field of dreams was about b***ball

4:52 am

BabbleRabble

la 7 --- shortening and first numbers less a vowel

4:52 am

blueruin

thank so much rabble!!!

4:53 am

blueruin

beautiful

4:54 am

herinfernallady

Thanks babble i didn't have that and hello

5:01 am

blueruin

i've grayed out two boxes

5:02 am

blueruin

huzzah!

5:02 am

Angelsong

lol...I have one black tile on the grid...and 102 words to go.

5:04 am

herinfernallady

Angel its like that

5:04 am

Angelsong

three grayed tiles, now, 97 to find.

5:05 am

herinfernallady

3 grey tiles.

5:05 am

herinfernallady

Yah blue

5:07 am

Denny

morning all - big grid today. how's everyone?

5:07 am

herinfernallady

Hi Denny

5:11 am

phandmd

I got my first greyed out box! 175 words, 184 to go

5:15 am

herinfernallady

Hi Phan

5:15 am

herinfernallady

Hi Phan

5:15 am

phandmd

morning lady

5:17 am

phandmd

Ohh! 2! 168 left

5:18 am

grannyrose

hello all

5:19 am

herinfernallady

ROSE how was the ride

5:20 am

phandmd

Lady! how could you

5:21 am

grannyrose

great herin. 13,000 from the city alone. then another 300 from cranbourne, 400 from geelong and 500 from upper gullt. great weather, great atmosphere.

5:21 am

herinfernallady

pfft its a masive grid next

5:21 am

herinfernallady

Wow, I so wanted to go but got side tracked by the 'inlaws'

5:22 am

grannyrose

what a pity,. was so looking forward to meeting you.

5:23 am

herinfernallady

Yep MIL rang at 10am ambushed us

5:24 am

grannyrose

back in a tick. looking up a word i just monkeyed

5:24 am

grannyrose

i don't believe what i just read!!!!

5:26 am

spellit

vast vats

5:26 am

herinfernallady

What RMC?

5:28 am

grannyrose

the meaning of se6/24. it's a true word, means a unit of astronomical strength

5:28 am

herinfernallady

ok

5:34 am

spellit

Morning all - apologies for not watching what I was typing. What a huge grid!

5:34 am

grannyrose

hey spellit, no help to me, lol

5:35 am

grannyrose

can someone pls clue me us5/12

5:35 am

spellit

I wondered why those two words weren't showing

5:35 am

Denny

78 done - need to get little ones ready - see you later *poof*

5:35 am

herinfernallady

nope dont have it

5:36 am

herinfernallady

Later Denny

5:36 am

BabbleRabble

a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Earth at which stellar parallax is 1 second of arc; equivalent to 3.262 light years [syn: parsec]

5:36 am

Angelsong

sc

5:37 am

grannyrose

lol, babrab, it's a doozey alright

5:37 am

BabbleRabble

astronomical length, strength

5:38 am

grannyrose

stand corrected, babrab

5:38 am

Aloyisius

us 5.12: us + I ***rly froze to death at the football game

5:39 am

Aloyisius

or, the two planes ***rly missed each other

5:40 am

grannyrose

thanx aloyisius, got them both

5:41 am

Aloyisius

super.. brb, off for some more coffee. Glad I started early this morning.. big grid!

5:41 am

grannyrose

ok, last one, un7/36, pls?

5:41 am

Angelsong

50 to go.

5:44 am

herinfernallady

go angel

5:44 am

grannyrose

whoot! TA DAH! found it!!!!

5:46 am

herinfernallady

Night all

5:47 am

grannyrose

ntey nite herin, sweet dreams

5:51 am

Aloyisius

g'nite, herin

6:10 am

lynxxx

Hello all. No early shift tomorrow Rose?

6:11 am

littlebit

morning lynxxx

6:13 am

littlebit

and i'm off to work.

6:13 am

lynxxx

bye Little

6:13 am

Aloyisius

hi lynxxx! bye, little.. have a great day

6:14 am

lynxxx

Hi Aloy

6:15 am

Aloyisius

fun grid today!

6:16 am

lynxxx

my second bash at it - still to find 110 - could not get into it earlier.Nice to have a big one

6:18 am

Aloyisius

this biggie is friendly, too!

6:21 am

phandmd

I need to leave but would like a clue for the T that has only 1 word and at least on of the bottom L words

6:22 am

Aloyisius

i can help with the l words, but don't have that t yet.. think pretty purple flower of the spring..

6:22 am

lynxxx

ta5.10 ta + black road stuff

6:23 am

Aloyisius

that would be li5.12, then think of an enzyme that dissolves fat.. li 6.21

6:23 am

Aloyisius

ty, lynxxx!

6:23 am

phandmd

thnx now I have at least one word in every block

6:23 am

Aloyisius

yvw

6:24 am

phandmd

see you all later

6:24 am

lynxxx

bye Phand

6:24 am

Aloyisius

brb, bagel break! bye for now, phand..

6:30 am

Merk

Good morning everyone

6:31 am

lynxxx

hello Merk

6:33 am

Merk

The other day I got disconected and could not say thank you for the help before I left. The day with the xa words. So a belated thanks to anyone who helped me. I'm in the same predicament now and need a di 8 clue please.

6:35 am

lynxxx

di8.50 religious di + word for a sea but insert the plural letter in the 3rd last place

6:36 am

Aloyisius

back with a yummy bagel.. hi Merk!

6:37 am

blueruin

pe7,40 killed me, but i got it

6:37 am

lynxxx

I have only just discovered the delight of cream cheese on toasted bagels - I thought chopped herring was tops but....

6:38 am

blueruin

ew to both of those, lynx! peanut butter all the way

6:38 am

Aloyisius

well, first I smeared a bit of cream cheese, then some slices of sharp cheddar..

6:38 am

Atalante

cream cheese and smoked salmon for me! hi all :)

6:38 am

Aloyisius

hi Ata!

6:39 am

lynxxx

Hi Blkue - TY for that. I had the pe8.55, which is the 7 with an extra vowel b4 the fish

6:39 am

blueruin

yeah i just figured that out too!

6:40 am

lynxxx

Hi Ata - in the grid again! - and don't forget the ca5.14s with that!

6:40 am

Angelsong

359 words, 4539 points, and FIREWORKS...

6:40 am

Uniquity

YAY ANGELSONG!

6:40 am

lynxxx

Hooray for Angel !!

6:41 am

Aloyisius

congrats, angel!!!!

6:41 am

blueruin

wtg angelsong!!

6:41 am

lynxxx

Hi Uniquity

6:42 am

Uniquity

Hey Lynxx. Just woke up and was tempted by the monster grid :)

6:42 am

Atalante

my cat is trying to help wrap christmas presents

6:43 am

blueruin

awwww lovely image ata

6:43 am

Aloyisius

lenscap sounds like a nice combo word..

6:44 am

Uniquity

How's Hobbits ear doing?

6:46 am

Atalante

well actually I just took the lampshade off a bit and she imediately scratched her ear but it didn't start bleeding. woohoooo. so we might have a breakthrough

6:46 am

Uniquity

YAY! Healing might have worked! :)

6:46 am

Aloyisius

eww, didn't know that lu4.5 was another term for syphilis..

6:46 am

blueruin

yay for hobbit!

6:47 am

blueruin

boo for lu4 :(

6:47 am

blueruin

i have every pe YES

6:48 am

Atalante

urf, now silverclaw has got caught up in a bag *sigh*

6:48 am

Aloyisius

stg, blue.. am approaching the p's, just finishing the n's

6:48 am

BabbleRabble

as long as hobbit has a lampshade, would she be receptive to a light bulb?

6:48 am

Aloyisius

wtg.. meant that.. must be coffee time again, lol

6:49 am

blueruin

ahaha i thought "still to go"

6:49 am

Atalante

receptive can be quite hard for her LOL

6:49 am

Aloyisius

(-: good thinking!

6:49 am

blueruin

oh my gosh

6:49 am

blueruin

my uncle, who raises beagles, used to have a beagle that ate everything

6:49 am

blueruin

and

6:50 am

blueruin

it ate a lightbulb

6:50 am

Atalante

omg!

6:50 am

Aloyisius

ack!

6:50 am

blueruin

the doctor said it was an iron deficiency LOL

6:50 am

Merk

Oh shucks, I got called away. Did anyone give a clue for the di 8 while I was gone?

6:50 am

lynxxx

any harm done?

6:51 am

Merk

Blue used a word, ha ha

6:51 am

blueruin

not a thing

6:51 am

blueruin

oh no i did! it was the heat of the moment

6:51 am

Atalante

you'll have to compare dogs eating things stories with lizsark

6:51 am

lynxxx

di8 is di + word for sea with the plural letter added in 3rd last place

6:52 am

blueruin

i haven't met her yet

6:52 am

Atalante

she has a dog who eats everything

6:53 am

lynxxx

We had a smooth haired foxie that had a liking for balloons , also once a needle complete with cotton. All passed through!

6:53 am

blueruin

oh wow. the foxie with the colon of steel

6:53 am

Merk

ty, it's sounds catholic

6:54 am

blueruin

di8? it is

6:54 am

Merk

There are so many words today, it's hard not to use one in the heat of the moment. Thanks for the di 8.

6:54 am

Aloyisius

it is, Merk.. means bishop

6:54 am

blueruin

agreed, merk

6:55 am

lynxxx

yw Merk

6:55 am

Uniquity

My cats are fond of balloons..after every birthday, their little box is pink and blue all over

6:55 am

Merk

dr 5 ... why do little ones seem hard to find sometimes?

6:56 am

Aloyisius

worker bee, Merk

6:56 am

Uniquity

dr - really boring lectureres ten to dr*** on

6:56 am

blueruin

how did i not put that in earlier

6:56 am

Merk

duh, kept going the wrong way ... a tendancy of mine.

6:56 am

Merk

ty for keeping my brain going

6:56 am

blueruin

that's 5 12 what's 5 14?

6:56 am

blueruin

...i'm sure i can find it

6:57 am

Aloyisius

curtain?

6:57 am

lynxxx

dr5.14s are curtain or the way fabric hangs

6:57 am

Uniquity

I dunno. Just started a short bit ago, and sometimes pick up words just before people ask for them

6:58 am

Ragalla

dr5/14 - another word for curtain

6:58 am

blueruin

hey thanks ragalla

7:02 am

Atalante

phew. sily's stopped trying to help

7:02 am

Aloyisius

all tired out, Ata?

7:03 am

Atalante

no! she gone off to have a complete mad spell chasing a feather

7:03 am

bfsog

hey all

7:03 am

lynxxx

Hi bfsog

7:03 am

Aloyisius

lol, such energy! hi bfsog!

7:04 am

bfsog

hello, its time for my joke of the day!

7:04 am

bfsog

When is a door not a door?

When it's ajar

7:04 am

bbnaz

howdy everybody

7:04 am

Atalante

old joke!

7:04 am

bfsog

oldies are the best

7:04 am

lynxxx

Hi bbnaz

7:04 am

jwr

phantom alpaca trotting across the grid

7:04 am

Aloyisius

good one, bfs.. hi bbnaz!

7:04 am

Atalante

oh yes

7:04 am

blueruin

lol bfsog

7:05 am

bbnaz

back to work some more on this beast

7:05 am

Aloyisius

i see it too, jwr.. lots of phantoms in this grid!

7:06 am

Atalante

you know you play babble too much when (like I did) you are driving down the road and suddenly think "is alpaca in the grid?"

7:06 am

bfsog

wow, 359 words, no thank you!

7:06 am

Aloyisius

LOL, Ata

7:06 am

bbnaz

only if you have your laptop with you whilst driving

7:07 am

jwr

oh that's so dangerous ata. You shouldn't grid and drive at the same time.

7:07 am

Aloyisius

aw, c'mon bfsog.. don't be chicken.. dive in and find some!

7:07 am

Inge2

finally, a big one!

7:07 am

blueruin

pa4.6/5.14 fdjsalfkdjsalfkjdsa

7:07 am

Aloyisius

howdy, Inge2

7:07 am

lynxxx

Hi Inge

7:07 am

blueruin

don't

7:07 am

blueruin

don't
exist

7:08 am

blueruin

i need waffles

7:09 am

Inge2

Hi Lynxxx, Aloy and buds

7:09 am

lynxxx

pa5.14 makes a deal w. someone and pa4.6 drop the english drink

7:11 am

lynxxx

the other pa4&5 set is the phantom animal without the start!

7:15 am

KatieMcG

359!!!!!!!!!!! don't they know we have Christmas shopping to do!!

7:17 am

jct123

hiya every1

7:17 am

Aloyisius

the good thing, katieW... this is not an unfriendly monster.. it is quite doable!

7:17 am

Aloyisius

hello, jct123

7:18 am

AsGreen

good morning!

7:18 am

jct123

hello lol xx

7:18 am

Uniquity

Morning as and jct

7:18 am

bbnaz

morning asgreen

7:18 am

jct123

haha

7:18 am

KatieMcG

On that advice I've dived right in Aloy :-)

7:18 am

lynxxx

Hi katie, jct & asgreen

7:18 am

Aloyisius

that's the spirit, katieW! hello to asgreen!

7:19 am

AsGreen

ok, do I dive in and just find words? or use a system (tackle it one letter at a time)!

7:19 am

jct123

what when where why how ???

7:19 am

montreal13

"have tea...will babble" - will dive in directly into this monster ...

7:20 am

AsGreen

oooh, that ght with no i? bummer! :)

7:20 am

lynxxx

goodmorning Mont

7:20 am

Aloyisius

whatever works, asgreen!

7:20 am

Inge2

I just start finding words, green, but I think some go at itsystematically

7:20 am

Uniquity

I'm glad you have tea again Montreal...I was worried!

7:20 am

Aloyisius

i do a system.. probably most Babblers do?

7:21 am

montreal13

"temporary interruption in supplies" hi lyn and Uni !

7:21 am

abi

hi

7:21 am

jct123

hello

7:21 am

montreal13

hi abi and jct

7:21 am

jct123

helo bitche

7:22 am

bbnaz

my system is to frantically waggle the fingers and hope that words will just spill out...........

7:22 am

KatieMcG

I find all the words I can in a radom way then work more systematically through the letters from top left to bottom right, then go to the list!!

7:22 am

montreal13

quite orderly BB ...lol

7:22 am

jct123

what the ....

7:23 am

AsGreen

I usu do a bunch then settle in letter by letter - but with so many words, I thought I was wondering...

7:23 am

abi

what ya real name montreal13

7:23 am

AsGreen

oops, I mean, I was just wondering (not thought)

7:23 am

Uniquity

Oh no....Are we on a code of some colour here?

7:24 am

Aloyisius

i see tinges appearing, Uniquity

7:24 am

bbnaz

whatever do you mean Uni?

7:24 am

montreal13

afraid so Uni...

7:24 am

Uniquity

Checked the scanners and noted strange behaviours...:)

7:24 am

AsGreen

so, I was trying to use Lickety's yesterday to drag words over - can someone tell me how to do that? after I type in a list, what next?

7:24 am

montreal13

"diving back in"

7:25 am

Aloyisius

are you using Beta V11, asgreen?

7:25 am

lynxxx

Asgreenblatt...did you emaill Lickety to get babbleExpert?

7:26 am

bbnaz

I use the expert asgreen. and not only that, i do the words here and then send it to Lickety so I haven't figured out the reverse.

7:26 am

AsGreen

no - ??? I've paid to be a full memeber

7:26 am

bbnaz

it doesn't cost asgreen

7:27 am

Aloyisius

email Lickety.. he has developed a great program! He will send it to you..

7:27 am

lynxxx

Asgreen - Lickety is quite seperate to Babble, as a favor for his wife and happily the rest of us he provides the list and BabbleExpert

7:27 am

blueruin

the email address is at the bottom of his page

7:28 am

Uniquity

Babble expert is the most hopeful tool I have found for babble yet

7:28 am

bbnaz

Mrpresident is Lickety's better half

7:28 am

AsGreen

ok, so I email lickety - is that on his list page? his email address. Oh yeah, I paid for the upgrade...that's what I did - it was so long ago and then I went (to borrow a phrase) on babbatical for a bit - now I'm back)

7:29 am

Aloyisius

lol, babbatical!

7:29 am

blueruin

LOL

7:29 am

bbnaz

his email is at the lower right hand column. he will send you the version to download and then you will get the beta12 version plus see the videos!

7:29 am

AsGreen

ok - I see the address - will do - sorry to bother!

7:29 am

blueruin

not a bother at all

7:30 am

montreal13

a babbatical...that's painful...

7:30 am

Aloyisius

np... glad you asked!

7:30 am

montreal13

halfway...

7:30 am

lynxxx

bbnaz - Use the Lickety Add Button on the top of Expert. If you enter into this box you will update babble and Licketys List at the same time

7:30 am

Inge2

babbatical...I like it. nice

7:31 am

AsGreen

OK, emailed, now I'll try to work a bit (on the puzzle that is!)

7:32 am

Aloyisius

done, done done! must get going, but have time for a couple of clues if anyone so wishes..

7:32 am

inge

pl

7:32 am

AsGreen

I can't take credit for babbatical - read it here last week - loved it!

7:32 am

AsGreen

yay Aloy!!

7:32 am

montreal13

wtg Aloy !!

7:32 am

Uniquity

YAY Aloy!

7:32 am

lynxxx

Congrats Aloy !

7:32 am

bbnaz

lyn, that is just more work visually for me.

7:33 am

bbnaz

yippee for Aloy!!

7:33 am

Aloyisius

ty kindly, all (bows with big babble grin)

7:34 am

NonoNanette

morning Babblers

7:34 am

NonoNanette

i see we have a bit of a monster grid today!

7:34 am

montreal13

morning Nono !

7:34 am

lynxxx

bbnaz - you ca 'size' and place the box where you like. I place it over the Add Word area - so that it doesn't feel as strange. Saves heaps of time\

7:34 am

AsGreen

hi nono

7:34 am

bbnaz

morning Nono. I cannot begin to tell you how funny Sparta Cat was!

7:34 am

lynxxx

Hi Nono

7:35 am

carleekat

359 words... well..I am not starting it..no time

7:35 am

Aloyisius

hi Nono.. it is a fuzzy monster tho.. lots of fun. Ok, off I go to do a bunch of stuff.. Happy Babbling, All.. see you next grid.. (-:

7:35 am

NonoNanette

i know bb remindes me of one of my cats at times

7:35 am

lynxxx

Hi Carlee

7:35 am

NonoNanette

hi Carlee

7:35 am

bbnaz

i will work on it Lyn. i am still exploring all of expert

7:35 am

carleekat

WHY did u have to say is fun aloy?????

7:35 am

NonoNanette

bye bye Aloy

7:35 am

bbnaz

hello carlee!

7:36 am

Aloyisius

ooh, sorry carlee.. maybe you could just play around with it?

7:36 am

carleekat

hi lynxx hi nono

7:36 am

carleekat

hi bb

7:36 am

AsGreen

lol carlee - they sucked me in too!

7:36 am

carleekat

i am sick again..and I have to work later..then I have a girl guide meeting then I have hockey.. mondays SUCK for me

7:36 am

montreal13

g'morning carlee ! - even i'm trying it !!

7:37 am

Aloyisius

but I know how you feel... this Christmas when we host 7 people and 2 dogs, I will probably open up the puzzle, drool and groan..

7:37 am

carleekat

so I found my first phantom of elliptical...and so I am done

7:37 am

carleekat

go for it montreal

7:37 am

lynxxx

Poor Carlee...I feel exhausted just hearing what you need to get done!

7:38 am

Aloyisius

take care of yourself, Carlee... Babble will be here when you are ready.. ok, POOF...

7:38 am

carleekat

And i was to go to london and back before work....for dr's appt with huby... back out of that one since am sick

7:38 am

montreal13

understood carlee - with the kind of day ahead of you, how can this look as FUN ??

7:38 am

montreal13

(((((carlee))))))))

7:38 am

carleekat

alrighty... I migh tbe back for chat...not touching the grid

7:38 am

AsGreen

lol - I'm stumped on the ac words! got ONE of 'em - so much for THAT system!! :)

7:39 am

carleekat

enjoy the morning..my sofa and blanket awaits *poof*

7:39 am

EvaNadine

mornin babblers!

7:39 am

montreal13

hagd carlee

7:39 am

AsGreen

hi Eva

7:39 am

carleekat

( one is parts of a play..one is a high card..or low card depending upon the game )

7:40 am

carleekat

i'm sleeping mont...byebye ...

7:40 am

bbnaz

Aloy.....if you are still here, maybe a nudge on the CA7.36?

7:40 am

lynxxx

ac6.24 ac + dry - as in a desert

7:41 am

lynxxx

ca7.36 instrument for measuring

7:41 am

AsGreen

tx!

7:41 am

EmaMaria

wow 359 words ....

7:42 am

lynxxx

ca7.36 can also be the leg frames worn by kids w. polio....and double the 3rd letter for ca8

7:43 am

bbnaz

thank you lyn........had it the 8 way just not the 7

7:43 am

lynxxx

yw bbnaz

7:43 am

Scrabbler

Whoa, big grid. And good day to all. BEtsy, isn't it 5:30 AM in Arizona?

7:44 am

lynxxx

Hi Scrabs

7:44 am

AsGreen

hi Scrab!

7:44 am

bfsog

im 33 down, go me!

7:44 am

periwinkle

Hi all,having fun with the grid so far

7:44 am

Scrabbler

And, lynxxx, it is late Monday night for you.

7:44 am

Inge2

morning, and welcome, scrab

7:44 am

periwinkle

Scrabs, now I am addicted to Noggin too :-)

7:44 am

AsGreen

go bf!

7:44 am

Inge2

bottom row gray, lol

7:45 am

Scrabbler

And I see Peri and bfsog and asg and Inge2!

7:45 am

Inge2

what is Noggin, peri?

7:45 am

lynxxx

Hi Pe4.5 !

7:45 am

periwinkle

an addicting word game on Facebook, inge

7:45 am

AsGreen

go inge go!

7:45 am

periwinkle

it is like weboggle

7:45 am

periwinkle

but the grid does not turn

7:45 am

Scrabbler

Oh, yes, Peri..."One more, just one more game." My highest finish was 3 yesterday. Now if I could only type without looking at the keyboard.

7:45 am

Inge2

ah, k. thanks

7:46 am

periwinkle

wow that is great Scrabs

7:46 am

NonoNanette

morning scrabs and peri

7:46 am

Scrabbler

There are some Noggin Masters that just amaze me with their skills.

7:46 am

Inge2

typing skilz really do help in that kind of timed game

7:46 am

AsGreen

the second ac7?

7:46 am

Scrabbler

Hi Nanette

7:47 am

periwinkle

I think it is your fault Scrabs that I got involved with Noggin in the first place

7:47 am

EvaNadine

any hints for the solo T words?

7:47 am

periwinkle

there are some really great players, Scrabs, learning smaller words helps too

7:47 am

lynxxx

ac7 similar to the other - robot end

7:47 am

EvaNadine

word*, that it!
hence the SOLO part!
heh

7:47 am

periwinkle

I practice by doing weboggle

7:47 am

Scrabbler

I accept full responsibility for that, Pe4. However, you will be a far better and faster Babbler now, so thank me for that.

7:47 am

lynxxx

the lonely T is ta + black stuff on road

7:48 am

AsGreen

phone...brb

7:48 am

EvaNadine

thanks!

7:48 am

lynxxx

ye Eva

7:49 am

montreal13

200... time for a break - BBL - happy babbling all ! -- "POOF"

7:49 am

Scrabbler

Wowee, Luc!!

7:49 am

lynxxx

bye everyone...80 left for the morning...nite!

7:50 am

Scrabbler

Sleep well, Lynxxx!

7:50 am

BabbleRabble

ac 7 -- elides **e the cause of v***s of omission

7:50 am

montreal13

tx scrabs - sweet dreams lyn "REAL POOF"

7:50 am

periwinkle

Babble has helped me with Nogging

7:50 am

periwinkle

*noggin* even

7:51 am

Scrabbler

Yes, it sure does, Pe4----when I find a Babblet I say, "Hah, most of you won't know this weirdo."

7:51 am

periwinkle

:-)

7:52 am

periwinkle

I am in the grid again :-)

7:52 am

bbnaz

173 down and 186 to go

7:52 am

Scrabbler

Go Betsy go!!

7:52 am

Scrabbler

Yes, Pe4, someone clued me earlier after I typed your name in the chat.

7:52 am

bbnaz

and thank you peri for those two words that comprise part of your name!

7:53 am

blueruin

ohmigosh i just realized i'm more than halfway done!

7:53 am

bbnaz

well smack me. now you and flosey!

7:53 am

Scrabbler

Go blueruin GO!!!

7:54 am

blueruin

YESSSSS

7:54 am

Scrabbler

I now have 36 words. So, I am here to boost your Babble Self-Esteem score.

7:54 am

BabbleRabble

if you come to a fork in the road, look for the spoon

7:54 am

AsGreen

ok, back, and still stumped on the 2nd ac7

7:54 am

Scrabbler

sats vats

7:55 am

Scrabbler

LOL, BR

7:55 am

Scrabbler

Hey, how did that happen? I guess I typed faster than the Add Word box.

7:55 am

NonoNanette

it kind of sounds like the funny actor dan ak****

7:55 am

AsGreen

got it!!

7:56 am

blueruin

your icon didn't' load until now, scrabbler

7:56 am

periwinkle

thanks NoNo

7:56 am

Scrabbler

I am just waking up, blueruin, and on my 1st cup of coffee, LOL.

7:57 am

Scrabbler

TY, Nanette

7:57 am

periwinkle

bottom row gray

7:58 am

Scrabbler

I want to do that too, Pe4.

7:58 am

BabbleRabble

coffee may mask habitual sleep deprivation

7:58 am

blueruin

clue me for as7?

7:58 am

periwinkle

yoiu can do it Scrabs

7:58 am

periwinkle

*you*

7:59 am

Scrabbler

I started my CPAP 4 wks ago, BR, and am now sleeping soundly. I used to wake up numerous times during the night. Now I wear a glamorous mask strapped to my face and cranium.

7:59 am

BabbleRabble

as 7 -- add capone and freud's alter to ego

8:00 am

BabbleRabble

good for you ... i have heard wonderful testaments to its efficacy

8:00 am

blueruin

my mother has one of those masks

8:01 am

blueruin

yay for fighting sleep apnea

8:01 am

Scrabbler

Yes, it has really made a difference.

8:01 am

periwinkle

BR I am having trouble with the clue for as7

8:01 am

Scrabbler

Me too

8:02 am

AsGreen

bottom row gray! and 50 words

8:02 am

BabbleRabble

as 7 -- add an auto and not an ego

8:02 am

Scrabbler

I found one i (il5) but cannot find the others for that bottom row. Waaaaahhh.

8:02 am

blueruin

OH

8:03 am

periwinkle

ok, BR, got it now, thanks

8:03 am

blueruin

i was trying to add al XD

8:03 am

Scrabbler

TY, BR

8:03 am

AsGreen

tx BR too!

8:03 am

periwinkle

two of the il are related Scrabs

8:03 am

periwinkle

related to hip bones

8:04 am

Inge2

think hip bones, scra

8:04 am

AsGreen

plight is my phantom of the day - tried it several times!

8:04 am

Scrabbler

Now I see them--small intestine words. i is do4--now that bottom L.....hmmmm

8:04 am

BabbleRabble

ir 5 & 6 add the loneliest number(s)

8:05 am

periwinkle

spring flower Scrabs

8:05 am

Scrabbler

ileum=last part of small bowel ilium=part of pelvis And today's Gross Anatomy lesson is complete.

8:06 am

Inge2

'scuse. you are right , Scrab--intestine...the other spelling is the hips...forever mixing up the two.

8:06 am

Scrabbler

Bottom row is greyed out and I feel like I can take on the day now.

8:06 am

Inge2

(and a biologist too)

8:06 am

periwinkle

oops, you are right Scrabs, sorry for the confusion

8:06 am

periwinkle

yay for Scrabs

8:07 am

AsGreen

wtg Scrab!

8:07 am

Scrabbler

With a big grid like this I need to find small victories. I won't have time to finish.

8:07 am

BabbleRabble

is there any part of the anatomy that is not gross?

8:08 am

blueruin

as6 doesn't exist

8:08 am

Scrabbler

Pe4--keep sending reiki to my friend, MAry. She has 4 more radiation treatments and then will continue with chemo. Tomorrow's MRI will tell us a lot.

8:08 am

periwinkle

will do Scrabs

8:09 am

blueruin

OH WAIT I HAD IT ALREADY

8:09 am

Scrabbler

BR, it is SO gross that I became an instant vegetarian in August 1981 when I started med school and Gross Anatomy.

8:09 am

blueruin

lol

8:09 am

BabbleRabble

as 6 -- and on the third day jesus as6 ed into heaven

8:09 am

Scrabbler

You are silly, blueruin!

8:10 am

blueruin

yes i am

8:10 am

Scrabbler

I am a silly person too.

8:10 am

periwinkle

silly is good

8:10 am

Uneaixoise

phantom: rascal

8:10 am

blueruin

we are alike

8:10 am

BabbleRabble

cannibalism is frowned on

8:11 am

AsGreen

295 to go - 5 mins, then I have to get ready - bringing latkes into both kids' 3rd grade class

8:11 am

AsGreen

*classes

8:11 am

blueruin

adorable!

8:11 am

Scrabbler

You can do it, asg! We'll help.

8:11 am

Inge2

off to work...have fun with the beast!

8:12 am

Uneaixoise

bye, inge!

8:12 am

AsGreen

nah, I'll be back later! this one IS fun, darn puzzle!

8:12 am

NonoNanette

bye bye inge have a great day

8:12 am

BabbleRabble

this grid is quite user friendly

8:12 am

NonoNanette

scrabs did you did you get snow from this latest storm or ice?

8:13 am

Scrabbler

We got a layer of ice, Nanette.

8:13 am

Scrabbler

Bye Inge2.

8:13 am

NonoNanette

yes thats what we got as well

8:13 am

BabbleRabble

what a mutate chicken that must be

8:14 am

Scrabbler

Blueruin--I see that you just joined us. Welcome! And you are just a kid. Are you in college?

8:14 am

NonoNanette

roads not too bad in most places but walking is treacherous

8:14 am

Scrabbler

haha, br

8:14 am

blueruin

ca8???

8:14 am

blueruin

yes scrabbler to both. haha my mind is in the grid.

8:15 am

Scrabbler

Yes, Nanette, my driveway is an ice rink. I just about went flying when I walked to the end of the driveway to get my newspaper.

8:15 am

BabbleRabble

instrument used to measure distance on a curved surface

8:15 am

periwinkle

that is the only 8 that I have, may I have clues for the others please

8:15 am

Scrabbler

Hmmm, not a protractor...

8:16 am

Uneaixoise

isn't that a ca7?

8:16 am

blueruin

in the woods in new york, you are, scrabbler. upstate?

8:16 am

periwinkle

is it ca7 with double third letter

8:16 am

BabbleRabble

double a consonant for the 8

8:16 am

Scrabbler

Yes, 35 miles southeast of Buffalo.

8:16 am

blueruin

oh, "west"

8:16 am

Uneaixoise

ah, just did--thanks BR

8:17 am

AsGreen

ok, 75 done, 284 to tackle later - bye all - have fun!

8:17 am

blueruin

i still don't have ca7

8:17 am

Scrabbler

Which college do you attend, blueruin?

8:17 am

Uneaixoise

later, green

8:17 am

blueruin

bye as

8:17 am

NonoNanette

bye bye green

8:17 am

blueruin

community.

8:18 am

Scrabbler

I found ca7--yippee.

8:18 am

blueruin

clue me!

8:18 am

periwinkle

ca7 and ca8 have same definition

8:18 am

Scrabbler

Good way to start college and save money. My 19 yr old nephew lives with me and does the same thing here.

8:18 am

blueruin

helps none when i have neither

8:19 am

Scrabbler

And I now have ca8.

8:19 am

BabbleRabble

ca 7 - state abbr and speedy dodge snale car: v****

8:19 am

blueruin

yes, that's the plan, scrabbler. :)

8:19 am

Scrabbler

A ca7 is used when measuring fat under one's arm, I believe.

8:19 am

BabbleRabble

snake, not snale

8:20 am

Scrabbler

I have to check e-mail, BBS.

8:24 am

blueruin

got it

8:25 am

montreal13

found 3 UL words with 1 meaning : a bone and plurals - hi all - back with 150 to go...

8:27 am

inge

Guten MOrgen, Babblers. I am going stir crazy, with 67 to go. Need help with un 7/36 , just before to throw someone off their chair

8:27 am

montreal13

am looking for that one inge - guten morgen to you !

8:28 am

periwinkle

found it inge, to let a dog loose

8:28 am

bbnaz

to release your dog

8:29 am

inge

Once I passed the French proficiency exam at the U. of Chicago. Don't remember even how to say good morning in French

8:29 am

periwinkle

great minds bb

8:29 am

bbnaz

bonjour?!

8:29 am

inge

thanks bbnaz and peri,

8:29 am

periwinkle

YW

8:30 am

inge

that is good day, what is good morning, Montreal???

8:30 am

montreal13

tx peri and bb !

8:30 am

periwinkle

Bon matin?

8:30 am

inge

Montreal, stop looking for words and teach us French!

8:30 am

montreal13

bonjour ! will do Inge - bon matin for a specific morning hello..

8:30 am

bbnaz

well by the time I get up some days, it is DAY not morning --teeheehee

8:31 am

montreal13

i would Inge... but it's a big grid... - where would i statrt anyway ? verbs ? body parts ? ...

8:32 am

bbnaz

how about "jacque du mer"?!

8:32 am

EvaNadine

mmmmmmmm...........hot chocolate.........

8:32 am

inge

does anyone have the no 4/4, right after tthe French black

8:32 am

periwinkle

what is jacque du mer?

8:33 am

montreal13

yes bb, what is jacque du mer???

8:33 am

periwinkle

seaweed inge

8:33 am

EvaNadine

inge -- swap the last 2 french black letters around for the seaweed used in sushi

8:33 am

EvaNadine

jacques of the sea?

8:33 am

periwinkle

I Love sushi

8:33 am

periwinkle

you are funny Eva

8:33 am

inge

tx eva

8:34 am

EvaNadine

i am? wow, i wasnt even trying to be...lol

8:34 am

bbnaz

long story but my best friend and her brother were going to montreal to see a baseball game. at the border the french speaking guards were slower than the two of them wanted so her little brother kept calling them "jacque du mer" after they went through she asked him what he was saying and he thought he was calling them merde du tete (excuse my fracturing of the language). so ever since, jacque du mer is an insult for us.

8:35 am

EvaNadine

hah, i KNOW what merde du tete means!

8:35 am

bbnaz

she about drove off the road when she told him that he as calling them "Jack of the Sea"

8:35 am

bbnaz

*was

8:35 am

periwinkle

okay, bbnz

8:35 am

bbnaz

back to babbling

8:36 am

montreal13

well i don't Eva !! - merde is the typical french (France) "swear" word...

8:36 am

EvaNadine

see, i wasnt lying about jacques of the sea! :)

8:36 am

EvaNadine

marde is french for SH** and tete is french for head. :)

8:37 am

montreal13

i know THAT Eva... but the 2 words within the same expression, never heard before !

8:37 am

EvaNadine

maybe its not common in french, but SH**head is common in english...hehe

8:38 am

bbnaz

ruddy americans once again twisting languages to suit their needs! :~)

8:38 am

montreal13

aahhhhh yesss.... (bye the way, marde is a Quebec deformation of the french merde...

8:38 am

periwinkle

okay, found 190 on my first go round, bbl

8:38 am

bbnaz

good onya!

8:38 am

bbnaz

I am three shy of that number

8:38 am

EvaNadine

i took un petit peu de francais back in high school and college, but i dont remember much...
but i DO remember that our teacher taught us Merde...heh

8:40 am

montreal13

now why would the teacher make sure you guys learn that "bad" word ??? ...

8:41 am

EvaNadine

probably the only way to get us at all interested...heh...
plus, i believe he was the "cool" teacher...

8:41 am

EvaNadine

our favorite phrase that year was "merde! et merde encore!"

8:42 am

montreal13

ahhh now it all makes sense...lol

8:42 am

EvaNadine

yknow, now that i think about it, i think that may have been way back in middle school...heh

8:43 am

montreal13

more than 50 years ago then Eva ?

8:44 am

EvaNadine

hah, considering im not even 30 yet. ;)
(i do make it sound SO long ago, dont i?)

8:44 am

montreal13

just kidding of course... but you did make it sound like it was a long time ago...lol

8:49 am

ardilla

good evening, all!

8:49 am

montreal13

hello there ardilla ! - long time no see !

8:51 am

NonoNanette

hi ardilla

8:56 am

flosey

good morning

8:56 am

bbnaz

four of the 8s now

8:57 am

montreal13

good morning flosey - 130 left here...

8:58 am

flosey

down to 91 and struggling - perhaps once I get a cup of coffee

8:58 am

flosey

it's brewing

8:58 am

montreal13

go flosey go !!!

8:59 am

ardilla

go flosey!!!

8:59 am

flosey

ty for encouragement, you too luc

8:59 am

flosey

and ardilla

8:59 am

SaddySolar

allo peeps

9:00 am

flosey

hi saddy

9:00 am

ardilla

hi saddy

9:00 am

montreal13

hi saddy ! - am seeing your flag for the 1st time !

9:00 am

SaddySolar

I have a flag YAY!!! (it wasnt showing up since i upgraded)\

9:01 am

ardilla

saddy, what country is that? turkey?

9:01 am

flosey

it's a very interesting flag

9:01 am

montreal13

Pakistan i bet...

9:01 am

SaddySolar

Pakistan

9:01 am

flosey

and ardilla, yours is too

9:02 am

ardilla

cool

9:02 am

Anniebrook

hello everyone!

9:02 am

flosey

head of the class luc

9:02 am

ardilla

thanks

9:02 am

ardilla

hi annie

9:02 am

montreal13

bonjour Annie !

9:02 am

Anniebrook

bonjour, montreal and ardilla

9:02 am

Scarlet

Bonjour mon amis!

9:03 am

Anniebrook

{{{scarlet}}}

9:03 am

bbnaz

bueno hola!

9:03 am

ardilla

hi bbnaz

9:03 am

Scarlet

{{{Annie}}}

9:03 am

flosey

morning scarlet and annie

9:03 am

ardilla

hi scarlet

9:03 am

montreal13

bonjour scarlet mon amie ! - isn't that Stephen Hawkins in your icon pic ?

9:04 am

Scarlet

Good morning, flosey, ardilla! HI, {{Luc}}} Yes, Dr. Hawking is my living icon!

9:05 am

montreal13

have you read his "A brief history of time" ?

9:05 am

ardilla

yah, 270 to go!

9:05 am

Scarlet

Only about two dozen times, Luc... this man made me love science even more than I had as a younger person... I love his spirituality. :-)

9:06 am

montreal13

you and me both scarlet !

9:06 am

Scarlet

This is a wonderful grid to see on a foggy, damp day...

9:07 am

bbnaz

okay I am now seriously dizzy after monkeying that silly en8 word.

9:07 am

Scarlet

LOL... oh, Lucien, he literally changed my life... as well as Ayn Rand... to whom I owe more than can be covered in a chatline.

9:07 am

Scarlet

HI, bbnz...lovely present to see this morning!

9:08 am

montreal13

read 3 of Ayn Rand's books...loved all 3 of them

9:08 am

ardilla

any clue for en8?

9:08 am

montreal13

dont have it ardilla

9:08 am

flosey

nor do I, sorry

9:09 am

bbnaz

en8
to finish + circle + what you place on a broken limb

9:09 am

flosey

but I do have my first coffee of the day - hopefully that will help clear this head

9:09 am

Scarlet

I first read Atlas Shrugged when I was ten, then again at 15, etc... Then, the Fountainhead... she absolutely impacted who I am today... I still read her masterpieces every three or fours years, and understand more as I age.

9:10 am

Anniebrook

thanks, bb

9:10 am

bbnaz

must confess that I read very little fiction

9:10 am

flosey

ty bb, good clue

9:10 am

anike

Can anyone help with the un 7/36 - it's my last word and i need to go to bed

9:10 am

montreal13

Atlas shugged ranks in my top-5 all-time books scarlet...

9:11 am

bbnaz

to release your doggie from his tether

9:11 am

bbnaz

anike that was for you

9:11 am

Scarlet

bbnaz, so much of what Rand wrote in Atlas Shrugged, is happening today, i.e.: the government, infrastructure, etc. Likewise, Luc... it is my top book... that's why I revisit it periodically... It is new every time...

9:12 am

bbnaz

no doubt Scarlet but I love non-fiction.

9:12 am

bbnaz

have read The Fountainhead though back in the ice ages.

9:12 am

montreal13

it might be classified as "fiction" but rarely a book has been so profound in its meaning and ways to see the world...

9:13 am

Scarlet

Integrity vs power... a classic

9:13 am

anike

ty bbnaz! fireworks - I looked for that earlier but forgot about the n below - was trying to go the other direction. Silly me

9:13 am

montreal13

wtg anike !!

9:13 am

bbnaz

Every so often I will go on a fictional reading binge however.

9:13 am

bbnaz

good onya Anike. Now go to bed

9:13 am

Scarlet

Exactly, Luc... and the profundity is more astonishing as I become a little wiser and realize how very little I do know.

9:13 am

Scarlet

Yahoo for Anike~~

9:13 am

ardilla

thanks bbnaz

9:14 am

ardilla

congrats anike

9:14 am

bbnaz

Actually much of non-fiction reads like fiction

9:14 am

anike

Nite all

9:14 am

montreal13

right on scarlet... - i NEVER read a book a 2nd time... i may make an exception for one of hers...

9:14 am

ardilla

gn anike

9:15 am

montreal13

gn anike - sweet dreams !

9:15 am

Scarlet

Fiction/non-fiction... if it's a book, I'll dive in... LOL

9:15 am

ardilla

clue for ae8

9:15 am

flosey

WTG Anike, goodnight now

9:16 am

bbnaz

History major in university here........

9:16 am

ardilla

or ae7 pls?

9:16 am

bbnaz

so reading about history is what i love to do

9:16 am

bbnaz

the events and people who shaped where we are today

9:17 am

montreal13

same here scarlet - reading 2 books now - one non-fiction about the changes in Chinese society in last 10 years and a light and somewhat humourus detective story...

9:17 am

bbnaz

ae - in the sky + abbreviation for fully soaked

9:17 am

Scarlet

I love ancient history, bbnaz.. Greek, Roman, the very foundations of goverment and philosophical thought...

9:17 am

ardilla

100 words down...

9:18 am

montreal13

history is always fascinating reading - what i know about history, i learned thru reading...certainly not thru schools...

9:18 am

bbnaz

i must admit to some guilty pleasure reading though...tolkien, rowling, baum...to name a few

9:18 am

ardilla

sorry bbnaz, i don't get it :)

9:18 am

Scarlet

I am revisiting some old Robert A. Heinlein and anything by Isaac Izamov... my other loves...

9:18 am

bbnaz

steinbeck, hemingway...i do go through periods of fiction reading

9:19 am

bbnaz

okay ardilla
ae + hook letter + circle + snake + preposition for where you are

9:19 am

bbnaz

then make plural

9:20 am

periwinkle

Hello all, back to find my last 169 :-)

9:20 am

Scarlet

Some authors make my hair stand on end by their obvious self-indulgence... writing to impress, rather than a cohesive, well-crafted work... Hi, {{{peri-kins}}}

9:20 am

montreal13

hi peri

9:20 am

bbnaz

ae -- another spelling for air + spys use a ***ellite image to look at the enemy

9:21 am

ardilla

thank you very much, bbnaz!!!

9:21 am

phandmd

I could use some CA clues pls
CA 6/21 7/36 pair and
CA 6/24

CA 8/50

9:21 am

periwinkle

another gray and dreary day here

9:21 am

ardilla

hi phandmd

9:21 am

ardilla

hi phandmd
hi peri

9:21 am

phandmd

same here peri, whereabouts are you?

9:22 am

montreal13

S/F was a former "love"... but, aside from the Dan Simmons Hyperion series, i haven't read much S/F in the last few years... it's true that i devoured the whole genre as a youth...

9:22 am

periwinkle

PA

9:22 am

phandmd

Hello Ardilla

9:22 am

periwinkle

and you phan

9:22 am

periwinkle

southeastern PA

9:22 am

phandmd

just north of me then

9:22 am

bbnaz

ca -- roman emperor
ca7 - measuring instrument
ca6 - bad spelling for leader of ship

9:23 am

Scarlet

I love the true scientists, such as Izamov... who knew exactly what he was writing... his I, Robot series is also dead-on...

9:23 am

bbnaz

diving back in now

9:23 am

Scarlet

Azimov... sorry, Luc... no coffee yet! :-)

9:24 am

montreal13

well. it's Asimov anyway - we'll let you go this time on account of you being coffee-less...

9:24 am

bbnaz

oh...that CA7 is just a different spelling from the CA8

9:24 am

Scarlet

*muchas gracias*

9:24 am

phandmd

thank you so much that takes care of the CA's which was giving me fits. bbl to get last 74

9:25 am

montreal13

true scarlet - Asimov and Sagan come to mind...

9:25 am

Scarlet

Carl Sagan has a special section on my book shelf! :-)

9:25 am

montreal13

am not surprised scarlet :)

9:26 am

Scarlet

*giggle* You are getting to know me well, Luc!

9:26 am

movieman

clues for the 2 bottom l words plz

9:26 am

Scarlet

Hi, movieman!!

9:26 am

montreal13

flower(s) MM

9:27 am

bfsog

Two cavemen walk by a blind dinosaur, one turns to the other and says

"do you think he saurus"

9:27 am

Scarlet

*groan*

9:27 am

montreal13

(groan)...

9:27 am

ardilla

hi movieman and bfsog

9:27 am

montreal13

GMTA scarlet !!

9:27 am

bfsog

hello all

9:27 am

montreal13

hi bf !

9:27 am

movieman

ty monte

9:28 am

AsGreen

so that was fun - down at school. Now I'm back for little bit - I have 275 to go....

9:28 am

montreal13

yw MM

9:28 am

montreal13

121 to go here...

9:28 am

bbnaz

well it is truly christmas for me as bruce springsteen is singing Santa Claus is Coming to Town.

9:28 am

Scarlet

But, of course, montie! Into the grid I go... if not up for air in two hours, send out the RCMP..

9:29 am

bbnaz

although when it was a bootleg it really was the harbinger of rock n roll Christmas........

9:29 am

periwinkle

found the di8 by myself, just needed to figure out how to spell it

9:29 am

montreal13

will do scarlet - diving myself for a short while...

9:30 am

Scarlet

*splash-less dive*

9:30 am

montreal13

9.2 scarlet...

9:30 am

periwinkle

I am impressed Scarlet

9:30 am

Scarlet

!!

9:31 am

periwinkle

who is in your icon Scarlet

9:31 am

Scarlet

OH, peri... thank you, dear! Now, I am in!

9:31 am

Scarlet

My favorite genius, Dr. Stephen Hawking, peri...

9:31 am

periwinkle

ok

9:31 am

periwinkle

thought I was your favorite genius :D

9:32 am

periwinkle

BTW did you know that I am in the grid

9:32 am

Scarlet

You are the FEMALE favorite genius, dear! LOL

9:32 am

bfsog

what does everyone want for the 25th

9:32 am

periwinkle

AWWWW, thanks Scarlet

9:32 am

Scarlet

Peace on Earth, bfsog... but, I will continue dreaming...

9:32 am

periwinkle

end to global warming

9:32 am

Scarlet

*hugs to peri*

9:33 am

movieman

Has anyone else noticed that whenever you check your answer machine, Stephen Hawking's voice is always on there?

9:33 am

Scarlet

Not until you told me, pe4/5!!

9:33 am

montreal13

good one MM !

9:34 am

Scarlet

LOL, movie... I remember his cameo role on, was it, ST: TNG... playing spatial chess with other geniuses through time...

9:34 am

periwinkle

I think most people know I am in the grid now

9:34 am

montreal13

"i only wish good health to all"... the rest seems too hard to come bye...

9:34 am

montreal13

by* that is

9:34 am

movieman

And he has appeared in The Simpsons and Futurama

9:35 am

Scarlet

I need nothing... I may work at the homeless shelter and the food kitchen on Christmas morning... they have absolutely nothing... and I love them... have learned so much from them...

9:35 am

Haz1558

Good morning/afternoon all.

9:35 am

periwinkle

HI there Haz

9:35 am

bfsog

see in the grid, if i use up a letter (as in that letter is not inany other words) does the letter become greyed out or similar?

9:36 am

ardilla

hi haz

9:36 am

movieman

hiya haz

9:36 am

montreal13

good morning (((hazel)))

9:36 am

Haz1558

Hello peri.

9:36 am

Scarlet

Good morning, Haz.

9:36 am

AsGreen

hi haz

9:36 am

Haz1558

Hello to all!

9:39 am

Atalante

hii all

9:39 am

movieman

hi ata

9:39 am

montreal13

hi Ata !

9:39 am

Scarlet

Hi, Ata.

9:39 am

periwinkle

hi Ata

9:39 am

Haz1558

Hello Atalante!

9:39 am

Atalante

hobbit added the extra 'i' in that

9:39 am

periwinkle

Ata, you have surpassed me in Herd a Word!!

9:40 am

Atalante

I looooove herd a word!

9:40 am

periwinkle

I do too. Do you play Noggin Ata?

9:40 am

Atalante

not yet .... lol

9:41 am

periwinkle

Beware it is very addicting and I blame Scrabbler for getting me started

9:41 am

montreal13

BBL - 112 to go - happy babbling all - "POOF"

9:41 am

bfsog

us 5,12?

9:41 am

Atalante

I';ve heard of it .... not dared to go there yet!

9:42 am

Anniebrook

us---us and not ***r but far

9:43 am

Anniebrook

and with that, 132 left for later, bye!

9:43 am

bfsog

ty bye bye

9:43 am

NonoNanette

goodness i have been so deep in the grid i missed several of you coming in........ hi Haz, Scarlett, Ata, mm and anyone else i missed

9:43 am

ardilla

bye monte, hi nono

9:44 am

ardilla

bye annie

9:44 am

Scarlet

Hi, Nono... back into the depths... LOL See you soon, Annie!

9:44 am

periwinkle

brb, cat is whining

9:45 am

ardilla

bye peri

9:45 am

NonoNanette

by all means, peri take care of the cat!

9:46 am

Scarlet

Nono...l did you enjoy the games yesterday? Buffalo did a real job!!

9:46 am

NonoNanette

Buffalo game was great, steelers were a disappointment tho

9:47 am

ardilla

going to bed with 224 left

9:47 am

NonoNanette

sleep well ardilla

9:47 am

ardilla

good night, all

9:47 am

Scarlet

Yes, I thought they were better than they played... and Indy was unstoppable!

9:47 am

Scarlet

Good night, ardilla. Sleep well!

9:47 am

ardilla

thanks for the help

9:48 am

rolin

ata...which version of her a word do you use...line or herd?

9:48 am

Atalante

herd

9:48 am

rolin

yeah..thats what i figured...

9:48 am

NonoNanette

didnt see much of the indy game but they are a strong team to say the least

9:49 am

crpw48

how many more times am i going to type cardio and nascar

9:49 am

Atalante

I like the boinginess

9:49 am

Scarlet

I was able to do so much "busy" work as I watched... man oh man, that New England team is jaw-droppingly excellent..

9:50 am

NonoNanette

they looked much better yesterday than against the ravens

9:50 am

bbnaz

my steed's name is in the puzzle

9:51 am

Scarlet

Yep... and the defensive coordinator I was complaining about, must have kicked some tushies, because they were much tighter... and the offensive line was much more disciplined...

9:51 am

Scarlet

What is it, bbnaz?\

9:53 am

rolin

i can see that its a lot more accessible to letters...but find it hard to process...but i tried it..then went back to line..and didnt like the restriction of the lines..lol..so i guess im just gonna have to practice..

9:55 am

Atalante

you just have to almost look through the moving about, if that makes any kind of sense

9:55 am

AsGreen

ok - off for a bit again - I'm only 125 in - this is slow going for me! but I have to go do my errands etc.

9:57 am

lisa s

cose

9:57 am

lisa s

cose

9:59 am

bbnaz

the moon one LU4

10:00 am

bbnaz

sorry just looked up

10:00 am

PMS

en

10:00 am

PMS

us

10:00 am

bbnaz

Jacula -- if you see this, I miss your flickr photos for what its worth.

10:01 am

Jacula

bbnaz - I can't get them back. Babble won't seem to accept my username.

10:02 am

Jacula

If my username is the same as my screen name on Flickr, that is.

10:02 am

bbnaz

well just so you know, I noticed that they were gone.

10:03 am

Jacula

Thanks, bb. I didn't know they were gone until FMitch pointed it out to me.

10:08 am

debjed

hello everyone! jac and bbnaz, your icon pics are beautiful

10:09 am

Jacula

Hi, deb. Thank you.

10:10 am

flosey

does anyone have a clue for pe8 please?

10:10 am

bbnaz

sorry flosey, don't have that one

10:11 am

bbnaz

thanks deb!

10:11 am

Haz1558

If you have pe7/40 (combination of veg and fish) add an extra vowel

10:11 am

Haz1558

Or, add the fish to the preceding pe5/12

10:11 am

flosey

yes, have that, thanks Haz

10:11 am

Atalante

oh what a lovely word!

10:12 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

10:12 am

flosey

got it, thanks Haz

10:15 am

bbnaz

95 to go

10:15 am

Jacula

63 left here and I'm still resisting the list.

10:16 am

smcarrier

Bless you...I have no list here and 200 left lol

10:17 am

periwinkle

ok, back, Zoe-Anne wanted Reiki, now she is no longer whining

10:17 am

Atalante

207 left and still resisting the list lol

10:17 am

Jacula

I'd better get back to cleaning the bathroom. BBL.

10:17 am

periwinkle

pe7 and pe8 are odd, new words for me

10:18 am

Atalante

olde englishe

10:21 am

Atalante

isnt there an olde country dance called "Gathering Pe7s"?

10:21 am

bfsog

303 left for me, im aiming for 300 llo

10:29 am

Uniquity

Whew! The power is off a few streets up, but I got home to discover I can still babble! Thank heavens!

10:30 am

Atalante

phew!

10:33 am

bbnaz

looks to be p, r & s words left for me

10:33 am

bbnaz

still have 3 8words lurking out there

10:34 am

Haz1558

Hello Uniquity - welcome to civilisation!

10:35 am

Uniquity

Can't get any money from the bank like I intended, but I passed in my paper and I can do the monster grid now while I study. Wahoo!

10:35 am

petemcb

how many total today? When I see how many words people have left, I'm guessing this is a monster.

10:35 am

Scarlet

359

10:35 am

Uniquity

359...It's great!

10:35 am

Scarlet

Yahoo for Uni!! I knew you could do it!!

10:35 am

Haz1558

It's big in terms of size, but is benign.

10:36 am

Uniquity

Hey Ata, Haz and Scarlet

10:36 am

petemcb

that's what I was afraid of. OK, 204 to go.

10:36 am

Haz1558

Congratulations on passing your paper, Uni.

10:36 am

Scarlet

Haz, I am trying to make the reddish skin condition... is it hopeless, or do I keep stabbing at it?

10:36 am

Haz1558

It's hopeless, Scarlet.

10:37 am

Haz1558

The ro words end with the flower.

10:37 am

Scarlet

Thank you! On to other words, then!

10:37 am

petemcb

Haz, you're describing me: a 6'3" 243 lb. social worker. Big and benign.

10:37 am

Atalante

how's the hopefully-not-so-injured one?

10:37 am

Haz1558

I hadn't intended to, pete, but you sound like someone who could befriend people nicely!

10:38 am

abi

hi

10:38 am

Haz1558

Atalante - slight complication in that we now think there is a bit of infection in the paw. Antiobiotics now as well!

10:38 am

Atalante

oh no! poor darling!

10:38 am

petemcb

it's what I do.

10:38 am

Uniquity

What happened to Spangle?

10:38 am

Scarlet

Ohhhh, what happened to our favorite mascot, Haz?

10:39 am

Haz1558

Antiobiotics? Sounds like an irish version Anti O'Biotics.

10:39 am

abi

ERM U GEEKS

10:39 am

Haz1558

It all began on Thursday morning when she lurched out of her kennel, holding up a paw and looking pathetic.

10:39 am

Scarlet

(Of course, SilverClaw is our feline mascot) I don't want Ata to feel left out... LOL

10:39 am

bbnaz

goodness why go through the trouble for such erudite expletives?

10:39 am

abi

NO 1 CARES HAZ

10:40 am

Haz1558

She was given cortisone, painkillers etc, but it's now apparent that her paw is puffy as well, so the big guns are out now.

10:40 am

Scarlet

bbnaz... it seems to be a cautionary flag at this point...

10:40 am

petemcb

phantom word: lesion.

10:40 am

Uniquity

abi, I can guarantee you you're drastically mistaken. And unwelcome from what I saw this morning.

10:40 am

Scarlet

Oh, dear Spangle...

10:40 am

Uniquity

Poor pup...animals re great at looking pathetic

10:40 am

Atalante

poor spangle :( did she tread on a thorn or something?

10:41 am

Haz1558

So, she's stil not really putting her weight properly on the paw, but hopefully things will get sorted out.

10:41 am

Haz1558

There's no apparent injury to the pad or anything, so it's a bit of a mystery.

10:41 am

Scarlet

I cannot stand to see our animals hurting...

10:41 am

Scarlet

Can an insect sting in between the pads, Haz?

10:42 am

Atalante

like Hobbit's ear ... just there somehow

10:42 am

Haz1558

We probably wouldn't have any insects around at this stage of the year to do any stinging damage. Spangle is the only one who knows, and she's not telling.

10:42 am

Scarlet

How is your wonderful Hobbit now, Ata... lampshade off and no more scratching?

10:43 am

Atalante

at least she has her own personal physician

10:43 am

Scarlet

LOL, Ata..

10:43 am

flosey

clue for ca6/21 please?

10:43 am

Haz1558

She does, Ata, even if he does make jokes about Euthatol.

10:43 am

Atalante

lampshade half on ad half off. Off until she scratches enough that the skin starts getting red, then lampshade on for a bit

10:43 am

Haz1558

ca6/21 - Julius or Augustus spring to mind

10:43 am

Atalante

yes! BAD Mr Haz

10:43 am

bichon

ca 6 Julius

10:44 am

flosey

thanks bichon

10:44 am

flosey

and Haz

10:44 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, flosey.

10:45 am

Scarlet

That is diabolically brilliant, Haz... the Euthatol... very funny.

10:46 am

Haz1558

It's the name of the drug, Scarelt. He was drawing up cortisone, I asked what it was, he claimed it was Euthatol.....

10:46 am

Scarlet

LOL...

10:47 am

Atalante

I would not yet have forgiven him for that! I would wait till you make a sauce he doesn't know what's in it, and when he asks, say Euthatol

10:47 am

Scarlet

*snort*

10:47 am

Haz1558

I can't type today. Scarlet, that's your name, not that other aberration.

10:47 am

periwinkle

99 left bbl to finish

10:47 am

bbnaz

i thought Scarelt was quite....erm....lyrical

10:47 am

Haz1558

I'll bear it in mind, Atalante.

10:47 am

FMitch

Spriongs into the log, Good afternoon all.

10:47 am

Scarlet

Tis all right, Haz... we are concentrating on other, more important matters now... LOL, bbnaz.

10:48 am

Haz1558

Hello, hello FMitch.

10:48 am

Atalante

hi FM!

10:48 am

Scarlet

FMitch... on the wings of Mercury..

10:48 am

Haz1558

Fresh from the clutches of the love god?

10:48 am

FMitch

Hi Haz, Ata, Scarlet, bbnaz et al

10:49 am

Niamh

wow, big puzzle today!
Hello everyone!

10:49 am

bbnaz

thanks Haz, I just spewed all over not only the monitor but the keyboard also

10:49 am

Haz1558

Hello NIamh.

10:49 am

FMitch

lol I lent the God of love to a fellow babbler but can't remember who now :(

10:49 am

bbnaz

hullo FM and Niamh

10:49 am

Scarlet

Hi, Niamh... how is your new puppy?

10:49 am

Scarlet

Fickle fellow that god of love...

10:49 am

Haz1558

I think I warrant a warning to all babblers, don't drink coffee when Haz is about.

10:50 am

Niamh

she's doing very well thank you, we had no accidents in the house this weekend!

10:50 am

Haz1558

Say what you like, puppies get housetrained a whole lot quicker than babies.

10:50 am

bbnaz

I second that with a big hearty grin!

10:50 am

Scarlet

Awww... she has captured your heart for certain, Niamh...

10:51 am

bbnaz

No kidding. You should have seen the look on Clara's face when I rubbed her nose in her diaper those many years ago

10:51 am

Scarlet

*double snort*

10:51 am

FMitch

Ata, am chuckling away at Cat in a bag in a bag, in yr flikr pics.

10:51 am

bbnaz

and the neighbors really look askance when you throw them outside when they are naughty......

10:51 am

Haz1558

Just wait until she tells that story against you. 'What is your earliest memory?'

10:52 am

FMitch

Niamh did you decide on a name for the pup yet?

10:52 am

Scarlet

It's always the mother's fault...

10:52 am

bbnaz

heh! I have plenty of ammo to volley back with.

10:52 am

Atalante

silly Sily! I've got some more to put up as well. Variations on a theme

10:52 am

Atalante

and a vid - I'll give you the link on yahoo

10:53 am

montreal13

"emerging from grid and saluting all...and quitting (for now) with 70 to go" - happy babbling - "POOF"

10:53 am

Haz1558

Bye montreal (he made a quick exit, didn't he?)

10:54 am

FMitch

In a flash!

10:54 am

montreal13

true hazel...am usually slower while exiting...

10:54 am

Haz1558

Guilty conscience?

10:55 am

Scarlet

'Bye, montreal!

10:55 am

Haz1558

Or are you trying to shake off the shadowing nu4/5?

10:55 am

flosey

bye luc

10:55 am

montreal13

none whatsoever ! - things to do... people to see...

10:55 am

flosey

does anyone have a clue for as7 please?

10:55 am

FMitch

Yay, monty's following todays K theme

10:55 am

Haz1558

More important people than us? Are you offended, FMitch?

10:55 am

montreal13

watching the skies hazel ... lol - "REAL POOF"

10:56 am

Scarlet

How can she be, Haz... it's her fault that he went into the wind...

10:56 am

Haz1558

as7 - as , an auto, finish with two letters which show who you are

10:56 am

Haz1558

Bye montreal!

10:56 am

flosey

thanks Haz - what a strange word

10:57 am

bbnaz

me too FM

10:57 am

bbnaz

and flosey

10:57 am

Haz1558

Isn't it? Glad to help.

10:57 am

Atalante

actually, that was one of my first words *smug*

10:57 am

bbnaz

and earlier there was Hello Kitty in a kimono (can't remember who had that)

10:58 am

Haz1558

I note the smugness.

10:59 am

Scarlet

Lunch is calling... see you all later.

10:59 am

FMitch

LOL bbnaz

10:59 am

Atalante

my cat is smug too. http://tinyurl.com/398s3q

10:59 am

flosey

bye for now Scarlet

10:59 am

Haz1558

See you later, Scarlet.

10:59 am

FMitch

Haz Im worried about Scarlet, she thinks her food speaks!

11:00 am

Scarlet

You always make me laugh, FM... *poof*

11:02 am

Haz1558

I'm debating about the k icon. I'm waiting for inspiration.

11:02 am

Atalante

spangle is a kanine

11:03 am

Haz1558

Who sleeps in a kennel.

11:03 am

flosey

ac7/36 - the second one please?

11:03 am

Haz1558

ac7/36 has the robotic type ending, beginning in the same way as the first ac7

11:03 am

flosey

thanks Haz

11:03 am

FMitch

We Kould always talK with Ks where ever possible instead

11:03 am

flosey

got it

11:04 am

FMitch

... or not...

11:04 am

Atalante

aww hobbit's barking in her sleep

11:04 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, flosey.

11:05 am

caitlyn

Good afternoon all.........

11:05 am

Haz1558

Good afternoon, caitlyn.

11:06 am

FMitch

I say the teperature is dropping here, think I had better pop the heating on BRB.
Afternoon caitlyn.

11:06 am

NonoNanette

40 left and time for lunch bbl

11:06 am

Uniquity

I was watching a video of hobbit Ata, and found myself shocked at your voice...I discovered that despite knowing where other babblers are from, I imagine them all speaking with a boring American accent (no offence to Americans)

11:06 am

Haz1558

See you Nono.

11:06 am

Niamh

speaking of no accidents, she gave me the sign and I had to run there for a minute.. we're back now

11:07 am

Atalante

LOL Uni, I know that feeling! I always imagine all Americans speaking with a normal boring English accent!

11:07 am

Haz1558

You always think that everyone else has an accent!

11:08 am

Uniquity

I'm trying to imagine everyone as they normally speak. It's very difficult! Even when I use my fake British accent...which I tend to use way too much

11:09 am

Atalante

Haz has probably got the nicest accent, coming from Northern Ireland. Unless she sounds like she's an IRA hitwoman

11:09 am

FMitch

lol Uni

11:09 am

flosey

Fireworks !!! didn't think I'd get this one done - very busy day now

11:09 am

Haz1558

The problem is that there are so many variations on a 'British' accent.

11:09 am

Haz1558

Ah yes, I've got a voice like an assassin's!

11:09 am

Niamh

congrats flosey!

11:09 am

Haz1558

Congratulations flosey!

11:10 am

FMitch

She sounds like Ian Paisley Ata.
Only joking, Haz has a lovely soft accent.

11:10 am

Uniquity

YAY Flosey! A canadian accent, I can imagine that in my sleep :)

11:10 am

caitlyn

I had a great laugh today I had ordered a C.D from Amazon of Paul Potts (Britians got talent winner)I thought it wasa long time coming ..it came today from Argentina ..
Congrats flosey!!

11:10 am

Atalante

*imagines an Ian Paisley accent on the Chief of POlice*

11:10 am

flosey

and there are many canadian accents too

11:10 am

FMitch

Congrats flosey

11:11 am

Uniquity

My stepfather who is from NS lived in BC for a while and was tortured for his accent. Apparently we turn car into a 2-3 syllable word somehow

11:11 am

Haz1558

Yes, chief of police needs no megaphone.

11:11 am

Atalante

Ian Paisley's voice could raise the dead

11:12 am

Haz1558

He's not as loud now as he used to be, though. He's mellowed.

11:12 am

flosey

I had to call for tech support and had one terrible time understanding the accent of a new canadian and felt terrible having to ask him to repeat

11:12 am

FMitch

The C.o.P needs no voice, she just stands there and give you "that look" worse than being back at school

11:12 am

flosey

he was so patient and helpful

11:13 am

flosey

must run now, thanks for all the great clues

11:13 am

FMitch

See Ata, she is doing it now, can't you feel it?

11:13 am

Haz1558

Yes, a look is very effective. ALthough some of my sternest looks have been wasted because some people haven't seen them!

11:13 am

Atalante

I'm blithely ignoring it

11:13 am

bbnaz

woot woot for Flosey!

11:13 am

flosey

see you an hour or so after flip

11:13 am

Haz1558

Bye flosey, have a good day.

11:13 am

Niamh

bye flosey, have a good day

11:13 am

caitlyn

Bye flosey

11:14 am

bbnaz

49 to go.......

11:15 am

FMitch

Oh my!! now I've seen everything. UK ladies, do you remember the young girls mag called Jackie?

11:15 am

Haz1558

Indeed I do.

11:15 am

caitlyn

Yes

11:15 am

FMitch

y have brought out a 3CD album with all the hits of the time

11:15 am

Haz1558

What sort of names are on it?

11:16 am

FMitch

Just showed the Bay City Rollers, v young David Essex etc!

11:16 am

Atalante

totally before my time :P

11:16 am

Haz1558

David Essex was very handsome. The Bay City Rollers were...... Scottish.

11:16 am

FMitch

Pokes Ata

11:17 am

Haz1558

You missed out on the Bay City Rollers?

11:17 am

Haz1558

No wonder you're smug.

11:17 am

Atalante

only by a few years, but yes

11:17 am

FMitch

Ah the younger generation today, sheesh.

11:17 am

Haz1558

Dear goodness, I've had a thought. They'll not reunite?

11:18 am

Atalante

well I was born in 1974, were they around then?

11:18 am

Haz1558

I can't bear the thought of 40/50 something women pouring themselves into tartan trousers to attend concerts.

11:18 am

caitlyn

Im trying to remember what year we are talking about

11:19 am

Haz1558

Their heyday was in the early 70's.

11:19 am

caitlyn

You are just a baby Ata

11:19 am

FMitch

Oh No Haz please no, what a thought!

11:19 am

Atalante

The first music I remember was Queen adn T-rex - my mother's records from when I was a babe

11:19 am

Haz1558

And not even full length trousers. Half mast ones worn with platform boots.

11:20 am

Atalante

didnt they have tartan floppy caps too?

11:20 am

Haz1558

It was the era that taste forgot.

11:20 am

Marjetta

hi everybody

11:20 am

Haz1558

It it was tartan, Atalante, they had it.

11:20 am

caitlyn

Hi Marjetta

11:20 am

Marjetta

why isn't catapiller a word?!? LOL

11:20 am

Marjetta

Hi Caitlyn

11:21 am

Niamh

hello Marjetta

11:21 am

Atalante

because its caterpillar

11:21 am

Marjetta

hello Niamh

11:21 am

Haz1558

A catapiller is a patented device for giving medicine to a feline.

11:21 am

FMitch

You can find it on Amazon £11.95 and it comes with a booket with interviews, gossip and 'Cathy & Claire@

11:21 am

72 Temple Owl

hi all!

11:22 am

caitlyn

Hi TO!!

11:22 am

FMitch

LOL Haz, Hi TO

11:22 am

Niamh

nice one Haz, but does it actually work?

11:22 am

Marjetta

hello TO

11:22 am

Erda

Brava, Haz!!!

11:22 am

Haz1558

So catapiller might well have either a capital letter or be a brand name.

11:22 am

Haz1558

Hello TO.

11:22 am

Niamh

hello TO

11:22 am

Haz1558

Well, I haven't invented the catapiller yet, but I'm sure it would be great..... Atalante could do the drawings.

11:23 am

Marjetta

sounds good to me Haz

11:23 am

Haz1558

Was Cathy and CLaire the agony column, FMitch?

11:23 am

Erda

...and I bet the average cat would find a way to NOT use it...

11:23 am

Atalante

does the catapillar come with a tot of brandy for the person administering it?

11:24 am

FMitch

Sorry was distracted there by the fact you get 2 posters as well. Yes they were Haz.

11:24 am

Niamh

and bandaids... it should come with those too

11:24 am

Haz1558

It comes with a pair of gauntlets attached.

11:24 am

FMitch

Phone

11:25 am

72 Temple Owl

i keep seeing :ipecac" in this grid

11:25 am

Haz1558

I think the catapiller should come with multiple hands each capable of doing something to restrain the cat, to reassure the cat and to get the pill down the cat's throat.

11:26 am

72 Temple Owl

haz just make it robotic.

11:26 am

Atalante

thats the deluxe model

11:26 am

caitlyn

That sounds like any woman Haz!

11:26 am

Niamh

that's a very good idea Haz

11:26 am

Haz1558

My thinking exactly, TO.

11:28 am

Haz1558

How much would anyone pay for such a device? (I'm working on my pitch for Dragon's Den)

11:28 am

inge

does anyone have a clue for the pa 5/12 5/21 combination? I cannot find it for the life of me. Please and thank you.

11:29 am

Atalante

£27.95 then you can have a good profit margin

11:29 am

Haz1558

pa5/12 - a variation of spelling for a hymn of praise, inge.

11:29 am

Haz1558

p plus a very long time, then plural for pa6/21

11:30 am

Haz1558

That sounds expensive, but then a catapiller is for life, not just for Christmas.

11:30 am

bbnaz

okay, anybody have any idea what the RE8 is?

11:30 am

Atalante

exactly. and reduces stress *dramatically*

11:30 am

Atalante

you can probably link it to a decrease in heart attacks in cat owners

11:30 am

inge

oops, I got that one . I need the one after the pa****knife

11:31 am

Niamh

bbnaz, plural of the put back what you've used

11:31 am

Haz1558

re8 - either rises up again or gets something different

11:32 am

bbnaz

thank you i swear i was ready to throw myself under the catapiller

11:32 am

Niamh

ooo, don't have the rises up again *looking*

11:32 am

Haz1558

pa5/12 - add a vowel to the end of the pa4/5 before it and then plural it, inge.

11:32 am

FMitch

I had a catepiller once in a big jar and it cocooned and bacame a butterfly. Facinating to watch as a 7 yr old.

11:32 am

Merk

clue please for the final pa 5,12

11:32 am

Haz1558

And did you have a releasing ceremony?

11:33 am

bbnaz

ty Niamh, I had that one, it was Haz's that I was missing

11:33 am

Haz1558

Just clued below, Merk - add a vowel, then plural for pa6/21.

11:33 am

FMitch

Yes and it landed on my head, paused and then flew off

11:33 am

inge

tx Haz, got them both now. that is the one Haz just clued for me FMitch

11:33 am

Haz1558

How nice! How long did the whole cocoon process take?

11:33 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, inge.

11:34 am

Merk

pa 5, 12 please ... the one after 'to peel'

11:34 am

bbnaz

kiss kiss beso beso bisou bisou

11:34 am

EvaNadine

afternoon babblers!

11:34 am

FMitch

Hi inge, I wasn't cluing but chatting.

11:34 am

Haz1558

Merk, add a vowel to the peel, then plural it for pa6/21

11:34 am

Niamh

Hello Eva

11:35 am

Haz1558

Hello EvaNadine!

11:35 am

inge

Need only 2 moe words, but I better go watre exercising first. BBL

11:35 am

caitlyn

Hi Eva

11:35 am

EvaNadine

how is everyone today?

11:35 am

NonoNanette

hi EvaN and any others who came in while i was away

11:35 am

bbnaz

only the s words to go!

11:35 am

bbnaz

i think i can finish this grid thanks to all of you

11:35 am

Merk

By the way, I'm going to repeat a thank you that I gave this morning. On that day with the long xa words, you gave me wonderful clues while I was traveling. I lost my connection and never was able to say Thank You. You are quite the group!

11:35 am

72 Temple Owl

hi evaN

11:35 am

Haz1558

I'm well, Eva, this is a nice grid today.

11:35 am

FMitch

I can't remember Haz but it was quite a while, heads towards google.

11:35 am

inge

Sorry, Mitch, I meant Merk. Now I am out of here. *poof*

11:36 am

Haz1558

Bye inge.

11:36 am

EvaNadine

i worked on the grid earlier, but ive been busy with work and "real life" since then...heh
(no fair that they always get in the way of babbling!!)

11:36 am

caitlyn

Bye inge

11:36 am

Haz1558

You're very dedicated to babble while travelling, Merk. If I tried that I'd be ill with nausea.

11:37 am

Haz1558

Well, good that you get the chance to forget about work and real life for another little while, Eva.

11:39 am

EvaNadine

definitely haz, thankyou! :)

11:39 am

Haz1558

Speaking of which, I'd better rescue the laundry that's refusing to dry outdoors. Back shortly.

11:39 am

FMitch

TTFN Haz

11:39 am

Niamh

phone

11:40 am

72 Temple Owl

ronde

11:41 am

Atalante

more sily bag pics on flickr, FM

11:41 am

72 Temple Owl

sorry this grid is daunting

11:42 am

caitlyn

Its okay once you get into it TO

11:42 am

FMitch

loool Ata

11:42 am

caitlyn

Ata I like the photos LOL

11:43 am

Atalante

I have a very silly cat

11:43 am

Niamh

finally found the other re 8, thanks Haz! that gave me both words

11:43 am

hurshy

me too me too what did yours do now

11:43 am

72 Temple Owl

i cannot find the o words; they are hiding

11:44 am

Atalante

look on flickr ;)

11:44 am

Haz1558

All the o words are normal, TO.

11:44 am

Haz1558

Glad to help, Niamh.

11:44 am

72 Temple Owl

yes, but I am NOT ; )

11:45 am

Haz1558

Then think music and fuel to get you started and don't make any promises you can't keep.

11:45 am

ursh

hello all back for 92 - ouch

11:45 am

hurshy

awww.

11:45 am

Atalante

brb hobbit wants a wee. you wanted to know that, didn't you?

11:46 am

72 Temple Owl

NO

11:46 am

ursh

critical information ata

11:46 am

72 Temple Owl

it makes ME want one

11:46 am

caitlyn

Hi ursh

11:46 am

bbnaz

whose half timbered home is that?

11:46 am

NonoNanette

woohooo FIREWORKS!

11:47 am

FMitch

It's mine, Ata came to visit
Hey I can dream!

11:47 am

caitlyn

Congrats Nono!!

11:47 am

bbnaz

wtg Nono. I am only 10 from the same.

11:47 am

NonoNanette

gooo bb the end is in site!

11:47 am

Haz1558

Congratulations Nono!

11:47 am

bbnaz

don't you brits ever get tired of living on movie sets?

11:48 am

72 Temple Owl

well naz they all TALK like movie stars, it's only fitting

11:48 am

FMitch

Do you know how hard it is to huff and laugh at the same time!

11:49 am

bbnaz

i will bet you a dollar to a donut that not all of them have posh accents otherwise Higgins would not have had his eliza...........

11:49 am

caitlyn

LOL bbnaz.. And look like movie stars too!

11:49 am

Haz1558

You can talk - all Americans live in American movie sets!

11:49 am

FMitch

Don't be silly Haz, they are either cowboys or gangesters everyone knows that.

11:49 am

bbnaz

besides the beeb accent gets old now doesn't it?

11:50 am

bbnaz

Haz, i live in the deserts of the southwest and when I was a girl in school, folks really believed that the cowboys rode their horses everywhere.

11:50 am

72 Temple Owl

yes. many of us live on ranches or in places with palm trees..the other like myself live regally on the histrocis east coast like in philadelphia

11:50 am

Haz1558

Received pronounciation is no longer required for the BBC. Regional accents are acceptable, though some are more acceptable than others.

11:51 am

72 Temple Owl

shoot the boss is out and i have just been delegated a meeting in 5 minutes

11:51 am

bbnaz

hey y'all can just read the phone book or count to a million, i am happy to listen

11:51 am

FMitch

Perhpas we could suggest that to Nutty for a babblecast lol

11:51 am

Haz1558

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

11:52 am

bbnaz

roflmfao

11:52 am

hurshy

haz is going orwellian

11:52 am

72 Temple Owl

which is the accent where the ending r's are dropped? like better

11:52 am

Haz1558

No, just keeping bbnaz happy.

11:53 am

Haz1558

That's received pronounciation, TO.

11:53 am

phandmd

can I get a clue for re 5/10 and 6/18 pls

11:53 am

bbnaz

for that i bow and flourish my chapeau!

11:53 am

timhorton

aerd

11:53 am

Haz1558

Whereas I pronounce the er.

11:53 am

72 Temple Owl

haz, i got the fuel but oratorio is not in the grid LOL

11:53 am

Atalante

back

11:53 am

Haz1558

TO - think of an eight that appears in music.

11:54 am

72 Temple Owl

*ponders* so it is country wide?

11:54 am

bbnaz

6 to go

11:54 am

caitlyn

Go bbnaz Go!!

11:54 am

72 Temple Owl

heck that is on my blind side. really, no kidding.

11:54 am

Haz1558

re5/10 - re plus the beginning of Hobbit's owner (the one who's just come back) and plural

11:55 am

phandmd

hobbits owner???

11:55 am

Haz1558

Scots would pronounce the endings of words also, but there would be variations within England.

11:55 am

ursh

tx for coming back ata - got two words

11:56 am

Haz1558

Yes, ursh has just said her name.

11:56 am

Atalante

me

11:56 am

Haz1558

Otherwise known as smug Atalante. She's smug because..... she's smug.

11:56 am

phandmd

ok thnx, not catching the hobbit connection tho...

11:56 am

FMitch

Tonights the Led Zepplin concert isn't it Ata?

11:57 am

72 Temple Owl

must go look official, see you all later.

11:57 am

Haz1558

Hobbit is the name of her dog.

11:57 am

crpw48

thank you ursh, got both of them

11:57 am

Atalante

yup!

11:57 am

montreal13

Hobbit is Ata's dog phan

11:57 am

Haz1558

Bye Official TO.

11:57 am

caitlyn

Bye TO

11:57 am

phandmd

Oh! light bulb goes off. I am thinking Lord of the Rings!

11:57 am

montreal13

later TO - hi all !

11:57 am

crpw48

thank you haz for re clues

11:58 am

Haz1558

You're welcome, crpw.

11:58 am

FMitch

May have to YouTube a few tracks for a memory lane blast.

Bye TO and Hi again monty

11:58 am

Atalante

named from LotR lol

11:58 am

caitlyn

Hi montreal

11:58 am

montreal13

hi there FM ! - are those other people blaming you for something today ?

11:58 am

montreal13

hi Caitlyn !

11:59 am

bbnaz

Rockets! and lideola, wherever you are, that video was amazing!

11:59 am

Haz1558

(Ata - we've been called those people)

11:59 am

FMitch

Of course monty, right from the moment I entered this morning :)

11:59 am

montreal13

wtg BB !!!

11:59 am

Haz1558

Well done, bbnaz!

11:59 am

Atalante

outrageous

11:59 am

montreal13

lol Fm and hazel...

11:59 am

Haz1558

A full blown huff?

11:59 am

caitlyn

Congrats bbnaz!!

11:59 am

hurshy

ooh my favorite flower is here

11:59 am

phandmd

and I could use clues for the last two RE's 7/36 & 8/50 pls

12:00 pm

Haz1558

re7/36 - get something new, change something around.

12:00 pm

bbnaz

Ata -- where is that half timbered house in your flickr?

12:01 pm

Haz1558

And present tense verb form for re8.

12:01 pm

phandmd

thnx so much

12:01 pm

phandmd

and I even had the root word! slaps head

12:01 pm

Haz1558

You're welcome.

12:02 pm

bbnaz

Ata, Ata, ohhhhhh Ata

12:02 pm

Haz1558

And now I must head kitchenward. Food to make, husband to feed. Bye for now!

12:02 pm

Atalante

Its Provender. Big old house near here

12:02 pm

bbnaz

ta! it is beautiful as are the others I have watched so far. I am back to take a free vacation thanks to you and your photos

12:02 pm

Atalante

byeee Haz!

12:02 pm

Sandieangel

HI CAN ANYONE CLUE ME THE SECOND AC7/36 PLZ?

12:02 pm

bbnaz

bye Haz! keep on counting, I am listening

12:02 pm

FMitch

Bye again Hazzy

12:02 pm

Haz1558

Bye!

12:02 pm

montreal13

later hazel !

12:03 pm

Atalante

I'm lucky - I take the pupster out every day, adn there's so muany beautiful places around here

12:03 pm

Haz1558

9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 ......

12:03 pm

bbnaz

big grin

12:03 pm

hurshy

what's the counting for?

12:04 pm

montreal13

no need to scream Sandie - A + auto + **entification +pl.

12:04 pm

phandmd

same begining as the AC 7 above + hem* (painful but problem)

12:05 pm

hurshy

hem________ aren't spelled like that at all though :)

12:05 pm

montreal13

acario

12:05 pm

montreal13

ooops...

12:05 pm

phandmd

yeah well...

12:06 pm

FMitch

Off you go monty... it is well stocked.

12:06 pm

Sandieangel

TY - I got it - sorry my caps lock was on by mistake. didn't mean to scream!!!!

12:06 pm

montreal13

not getting you Fm ?

12:06 pm

Atalante

oops! *quickly turns over to eggheads*

12:06 pm

montreal13

oohhh the oops...

12:07 pm

FMitch

sorry I thought you had typed a word frmo the grid in the log

12:07 pm

montreal13

lol Sandie...

12:07 pm

montreal13

MOI ? would i do that FM ? MOI ?

12:07 pm

Atalante

he nearly did

12:08 pm

montreal13

near only counts with grenades

12:08 pm

FMitch

Oui, tu :) but not on purpose.

12:08 pm

montreal13

yeah...almost did...

12:09 pm

Atalante

and dog farts. near is still deadly

12:09 pm

Niamh

and horse shoes montreal... nearly counts with them too

12:09 pm

bbnaz

DISCLAIMER: i know that stats are just numbers and the camaraderie here is primary with finishing the grid secondary. That being said I am getting really really annoyed that the first two columns are moving yet the "Who's Hot" which is supposed to be for a 30 day period, has not moved since I failed to finish one puzzle on November 4th. I mean, even if it only shifted a point but nooooooooooooo, nada, nothing, zilch zip.
okay rant over.

12:09 pm

Niamh

lol Ata, sure are!

12:09 pm

bbnaz

near works with nuclear bombs I hear

12:09 pm

hurshy

poor bbnaz :(

12:10 pm

montreal13

true BB...missed that one...

12:10 pm

hurshy

hmm i have unusual trouble with u's at the moment

12:10 pm

FMitch

lol bbnaz, but it also takes into account all the other players that do the same I believe.

12:10 pm

montreal13

3 of them refer to a bone hursh

12:11 pm

hurshy

ah thanks.

12:11 pm

FMitch

Im going back to lurking mode, want to finish making my Christmas cards and get them writting for posting.

12:11 pm

bbnaz

FM I understand but I have finished every grid since then and that particular column is supposed to only factor in 30 days of puzzles. maybe it means monthly 30 days.

12:11 pm

montreal13

at least FM, some of us attempt to follow the day's icon theme...

12:12 pm

bbnaz

anyway, I like the lot of you much better than the ratings. I am off to play with the pony....

12:12 pm

montreal13

reached 300 ...phewwww

12:12 pm

Niamh

I don't really want to turn into a solicitor but if anyone would like to read about my sister's marathon and maybe donate to her cause here's the web addy http://www.active.com/donate/tntwaak/m
ia

12:12 pm

montreal13

later BB - have a nice day

12:13 pm

Niamh

bye bbnaz, have a great day

12:13 pm

FMitch

Bye bbnaz

12:14 pm

Niamh

I'm going to head out to take my honey to lunch, see you all in a bit

12:14 pm

montreal13

have a good lunch niamh - see u later

12:14 pm

Atalante

come back with some pics of the puppy!

12:18 pm

rolin

evening all

12:18 pm

rolin

only here for a little while...im off to dinner tonight

12:18 pm

montreal13

hi rolin !

12:18 pm

montreal13

special occasion rolin ?

12:19 pm

rolin

not really...im going out with my staff...just for and end of year thing

12:19 pm

rolin

but its ther first time ive been 'the boss' at somethijng like this..lol

12:19 pm

montreal13

ahh ... nice just the same...

12:20 pm

rolin

yeah..and im gonna pick up the tab...they dont know that yet

12:20 pm

montreal13

will you let them drink at all rolin ??

12:20 pm

rolin

let them??..try and stop me...erm..them..lol

12:20 pm

montreal13

lol...

12:21 pm

colouringlady

hello everyone!

12:21 pm

rolin

i can always call my aprtner to come and pick me up if needs be

12:21 pm

montreal13

also nice rolin !! - hi colour lady !

12:22 pm

MLFAN17

its 300 plus words for this grid right?

12:22 pm

montreal13

359 ML

12:22 pm

rolin

hey colour

12:22 pm

rolin

359 mlf..

12:22 pm

Scarlet

Hi, all... Luc, rolin, colour, MLF...

12:22 pm

hurshy

there are too many s's

12:22 pm

hurshy

and p's

12:22 pm

MLFAN17

hi scar

12:22 pm

MLFAN17

hi hurshy

12:22 pm

Scarlet

And hurshy.

12:23 pm

hurshy

h'lo ms. o'hara

12:23 pm

colouringlady

hi scar

12:23 pm

montreal13

hiya there scarlet !

12:23 pm

scribekd

ooohhh-mlfan17 said a word!

12:23 pm

Scarlet

*giggle*

12:23 pm

montreal13

lol hursh...

12:23 pm

Scarlet

But it's a name, scribe!!

12:24 pm

montreal13

ok then, 1 minute in the PB...

12:24 pm

scribekd

there was no capitalization--was there?

12:24 pm

montreal13

am with you scribe...

12:24 pm

hurshy

capitalization is meaningless in the eworld, except for yelling.

12:24 pm

hurshy

or Emphasis.

12:24 pm

scribekd

but I am just teasing-

12:25 pm

montreal13

:)...

12:25 pm

EvaNadine

montreal -- is there something tasty in the PB today that you want in there so badly?
;)

12:25 pm

Scarlet

Eva!! When is the big day... or has it begun?

12:26 pm

montreal13

not me Eva...MLFAN... but i hear there might be truffles...

12:26 pm

MLFAN17

ac 7/36

12:26 pm

EvaNadine

still dunno yet, scarlet. no surprise, theyre dragging their feet...
might persuade him to call them tomorrow, if he doesnt hear today...

12:26 pm

MLFAN17

what Mont?

12:27 pm

EvaNadine

ahh, my apologies, Mont -- getting you M-named people mixed up. :)

12:27 pm

Scarlet

Oh, that is the worst thing, Eva... first, the huge elation... then, the other side of the mountain... Bah! Humbug!!

12:27 pm

periwinkle

Hello, back to find my last 99

12:27 pm

montreal13

anybody heard from Becca Lorum ? she must have had her test confirming she has triplets !

12:27 pm

Scarlet

Hi, pe4/5!!

12:27 pm

MLFAN17

ac 7/36 please?

12:27 pm

periwinkle

did your BF get the job Eva?

12:27 pm

Scarlet

What, Luc?

12:28 pm

EvaNadine

yes, he was offered it!
but no details yet regarding salary, start date, etc...

12:28 pm

periwinkle

that is Great! hope he hears soon

12:28 pm

Scarlet

Is that true, or are you being Maurice, Alain, Francois, Pierre, Marcel and Richard's brother and making a big tease?

12:29 pm

EvaNadine

thanks, P, me too!

12:29 pm

Scarlet

And I never did see your sister's name...

12:29 pm

montreal13

Becca Lorum is pregnant - she was to go for her test (name es****s me now) - some of us were kidding her about her getting triplets...

12:29 pm

Scarlet

Oh, I thought there was a slim chance that it might be true... but, knowing you... hmmmmm

12:30 pm

montreal13

just a tease ... (and bravo scarlet on remembering my 6 brothers' names !!)

12:30 pm

Scarlet

LOL... lovely names!!

12:30 pm

MLFAN17

ac 7/36 clue please?

12:31 pm

montreal13

Louise is my only sister (note that Maurice and Richard) follow in the birthing order (Maurice Richard was the greatest hockey player of his generation...coincidence ? who knows ?

12:31 pm

EvaNadine

my fathers middle name is Marcel -- not very common (at least here) but i like it :)

12:32 pm

montreal13

not too common here either Eva... but my name is even rarer...

12:32 pm

Scarlet

One of our dearest friends is named Maurice, pronounced "Morris" and I call him Mo.

12:33 pm

montreal13

we call him mo as well...lol

12:33 pm

Scarlet

LOL

12:33 pm

EvaNadine

c'est vrai, Lucien!
but im a fan of "unusual, but not plain weird" names

12:33 pm

montreal13

like Cormack ?

12:34 pm

Scarlet

Padraig

12:34 pm

montreal13

Théophile (Theophilius) ?

12:34 pm

Atalante

hobbit's vet is Cormac

12:34 pm

EvaNadine

cormack, i actually kinda like...
but around here, there are a lot of strange names.
i hate to stereotype, but a lot of them come from the black community...

12:34 pm

Scarlet

OIhhhhh

12:34 pm

EvaNadine

scarlet -- Padraig is my nephews name!

12:35 pm

periwinkle

help with ca6/24 please

12:35 pm

Scarlet

Good grief... Coincidence? I think not... where is Rod Searling when I need him?

12:35 pm

MLFAN17

i need ac 7/36 please

12:35 pm

pabtrek

Sure, wouldn't you know that one time I start late, it's a giant grid.

12:35 pm

Scarlet

Serling!

12:35 pm

MLFAN17

HI peri

12:35 pm

Scarlet

Here's a starter hug, pabtrek...

12:36 pm

EvaNadine

my nephews have very multicultural names -- English and Irish first names, Basque middle names, and French last name!

12:36 pm

montreal13

hi there pab !

12:36 pm

EvaNadine

course, while its spelled Padraig, they still pronounce it Patrick...

12:36 pm

Scarlet

Our friend is called, what else... Paddy!

12:37 pm

MLFAN17

peri do they even know we are in here??lol

12:37 pm

Scarlet

Gosh, I am having a heck of a time typing names today, aren't I, Luc? And this time, I have had three cups of coffee!!

12:37 pm

periwinkle

not sure ML

12:37 pm

pabtrek

thanks montreal and hi Scarlet

12:37 pm

EvaNadine

ML -- we see you guys...you just know us, we get ourselves carried away in a certain conversation...heh

12:38 pm

Scarlet

Hi, pab... dive in, it's a fun one!

12:38 pm

MLFAN17

ohh you did notice us huh eva lol

12:38 pm

montreal13

i detect no significant difference Scarlet, sorry ! ...lol

12:38 pm

EvaNadine

my older nephew is Sidney Unai (a common babblet, no less!) and my younger nephew is Padraig Koldo

12:38 pm

pabtrek

it's always fun Scarlet

12:38 pm

MLFAN17

i cant beleive i have 115 words

12:39 pm

Scarlet

LOL... Luc... always the dickens...

12:39 pm

periwinkle

ca6/24 anyone?

12:39 pm

Scarlet

I know, pab, but this one has many delightful surprises..

12:39 pm

montreal13

rofl...

12:39 pm

MLFAN17

peri unfortunately i dont have that one either

12:40 pm

EvaNadine

sorry, P, i cant help you...

12:40 pm

Scarlet

Try a Roman ruler, pe4/5

12:40 pm

montreal13

ca6 = headgear + sun***

12:40 pm

scribekd

ca 6/24-poor spelling of the leader of a ship

12:41 pm

Scarlet

Sorry, that's a ca6/21. My bad!

12:41 pm

MLFAN17

i gol the 6/24 ca ty

12:41 pm

Scarlet

Thank you, scribe!

12:41 pm

hurshy

ooh lookee, under 100 to go

12:42 pm

hurshy

not having much luck with 8's though!

12:42 pm

Atalante

go go smurshy!

12:43 pm

MLFAN17

ac 7/36 please

12:43 pm

EvaNadine

"smurshy" ?
i sense a story...

12:43 pm

periwinkle

good clue, scribe, thanks

12:43 pm

periwinkle

brb

12:43 pm

Atalante

lol no, hurshy smurshy just sounds good!

12:44 pm

montreal13

later pe**

12:44 pm

EvaNadine

lol

12:45 pm

Atalante

hurshy smurshy and marty smarty

12:46 pm

montreal13

BBL - 37 to go - happy babbling all "POOF" (i know, another quick exit...sorry...)

12:46 pm

Ambi

hi all. what a big grid we have today. yummy.

12:46 pm

Scarlet

Later, Lucien!

12:47 pm

phaeton

ac7/36..plural of ac6/24

12:48 pm

MLFAN17

phae the clue for ac 6/24 would be?lol

12:48 pm

Krista

hi folks..big scary grid, huh? Cool!

12:48 pm

phaeton

a + automobile + **entification

12:49 pm

phaeton

or ac...very dry

12:49 pm

Atalante

hi krista!

12:49 pm

Uniquity

Hi everyone...I'm back again :)

12:49 pm

Scarlet

Hey there, Krista and Uni!

12:50 pm

MLFAN17

hi uni

12:50 pm

Krista

Think I'll do 100 words then go to the post office (yipee)

12:50 pm

Uniquity

How's everyon'e day been thus far?

12:50 pm

Scarlet

Krista, in the interests of full disclosure: You are to blame for a personal phenomenon, and you need a hug.

12:50 pm

periwinkle

Hi, again

12:50 pm

Scarlet

So far, so great, Uni. And yours? Hi, again, pe4/5!

12:50 pm

Krista

Whoa - do tell, Scarlet! You're scaring me.

12:51 pm

Krista

Hi Uni and Peri

12:51 pm

Scarlet

You should be scared, Krista.

12:51 pm

Scarlet

Because of you and your happy attitude about the coming season, ...

12:51 pm

Scarlet

I

12:51 pm

Scarlet

Am

12:51 pm

Scarlet

Going

12:51 pm

Scarlet

To

12:51 pm

Krista

Premonition?

12:51 pm

Scarlet

Decorate

12:51 pm

Scarlet

the

12:51 pm

Scarlet

House.

12:51 pm

Scarlet

Gasp.

12:52 pm

Krista

WHEW - wipes sweat from furrowed brow....

12:52 pm

periwinkle

Gee, Scarlet, I was expecting something ominous

12:53 pm

Scarlet

Husband and daughter think the Apocalypse is nigh... LOL

12:53 pm

Krista

And IIIIII am responsible for that?! How very honored I am!

12:53 pm

Scarlet

It IS, pe4/5...

12:53 pm

Krista

Me too, Peri!

12:53 pm

periwinkle

ok, if you say so

12:53 pm

Scarlet

Yes you are, dear Krista... and I will check into a psychiatric facility on January 2.

12:53 pm

MLFAN17

ar 6/18 please?

12:53 pm

periwinkle

82 left, need to take another break, bbs

12:54 pm

Krista

It was that eggnog and jingle bells!!

12:54 pm

Scarlet

Later, pe4/5

12:54 pm

Uniquity

Wow...I don't know if this is as unexpected as MY mother decorating before Dec. 24 but it SOUNDS impressive!

12:54 pm

MLFAN17

bye peri

12:54 pm

Scarlet

That did it! Knocked all the common sense out of my brains...

12:55 pm

Krista

I'll send you some candy canes while you're admitted. :)

12:55 pm

Scarlet

I bet it is, Uni... last time I decorated, other than a candle and a fancy tablecloth, was for daughter's 17th birthday... on Dec. 18.

12:55 pm

Scarlet

She'll be 26 next week....

12:55 pm

Krista

So are you going all out? OMG,that IS a long time.

12:55 pm

Uniquity

Mum's is also Dec 18 and i've never seen a tree or decoration before that date...I've been pushing her this year though...we might have a tree before that!

12:56 pm

Uniquity

Wow Scarlet...you just blew Lori out of the water! Personal objection or jsut don't want to?

12:56 pm

Krista

We'll have to tell Judy if we see her....

12:57 pm

Scarlet

I always thought is was a great deal of ado about nothing, kind of like Willie's famous speech about Life... a tale told by an idiot...

12:58 pm

Krista

Having small kids helps a lot, Scarlet. I may be just like you some day. Or, ahem, the OLD you. :) :)

12:59 pm

Scarlet

But, this year has been scary in some respects, and I do have so much for which I am grateful... and I have grandchildren now, so for them... (yeah, sure... LOL) Lori's birthday and my daughter on the same date. Wonderful!

12:59 pm

Scarlet

LOL... hahahhah, Krista... very funny!

1:00 pm

MLFAN17

i just got the two pe words. 36 and 20 something whoohoo

1:00 pm

Uniquity

I don't much like Christmas, but I love the tree/lights/presents thing. That corner of the room fascinates me. I love to wrap and make it all look beautiful

1:01 pm

cool girl

hi everyone can i please have a clue 4 the li5/10 please

1:01 pm

Scarlet

No tree. That IS a personal rejection... but, that's me...

1:01 pm

Krista

I have visions of Scarlet as Ebenezer waking up on Christmas morning, thowing open those curtains on his bed and dancing.

1:01 pm

Scarlet

I am not Roman Catholic, but I do love Midnight Mass on Christmas Eve.... Yep, You have it nailed, K!! LOL

1:02 pm

Krista

She is redeemed!

1:02 pm

cool girl

my tree always cheers me up

1:02 pm

Uniquity

I prefer the Grinch image, with her heart growing three sizes, then carving the roast beast

1:02 pm

Uniquity

Sorry cool girl, not me

1:02 pm

Scarlet

*Dancing the Twist... Funky Chicken... Macarena* Twirling and rocking around the non-tree...

1:03 pm

Scarlet

Hahhahhaaaaaa, Uni... you two are really cracking me up...

1:03 pm

Krista

That's good! He himself, the Grinch...carved the roast beast.

1:03 pm

cool girl

li5/10 anybody pleaseeeeeeeeee

1:03 pm

Krista

So now you have a tablecloth, a candle, and....a wreath on the door?? ;)

1:03 pm

Uniquity

I've got much of that book (and the cartoon) memorized

1:03 pm

MLFAN17

hmm i could use that one too cool girl lol

1:04 pm

Krista

don't have it yet, sorry, coolgirl

1:04 pm

Uniquity

As well as the entirety of "Twas the night ebfore christmas"...my dad and I always ended up doing it by memory as we could NEVER find the book on christmas eve

1:04 pm

Krista

Me, too, Uni! Love it.

1:04 pm

ladycece920

cool girl - flowering tree

1:04 pm

Uniquity

Krista - I love it!! Still have my own copy of each.

1:04 pm

Uneaixoise

that's li5/12 . . .

1:04 pm

MLFAN17

got it

1:05 pm

Krista

I just got the 6/21..yay

1:05 pm

MLFAN17

oh well whichever one it is i got it une lol

1:05 pm

Scarlet

Not yet, Krista, but I have gone so far as to take many boxes out of the basement to dig out pretty things... It will happen in a gentle transition from total Grinchdom to a candle in my heart...

1:05 pm

MLFAN17

and theirs a plural to it too

1:05 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

1:05 pm

Krista

My best friend is a Latin teacher. I actually found a copy of The Grinch in Latin for her last year!

1:06 pm

KristineNas

~!~!FIREWORKS!~!~

1:06 pm

Uniquity

That is SO cool. I love trying to read latin stories, but I only took high school latin

1:06 pm

Uniquity

YAY Kristine!!

1:06 pm

Krista

That is a wonderful start, Scarlet.

1:06 pm

Uneaixoise

congrats, kris!!!

1:06 pm

pabtrek

congrats Kris

1:06 pm

Scarlet

Yahoo for Kristine!!! Hi, Une.

1:06 pm

KristineNas

ty ty

1:06 pm

MLFAN17

congrats kristen

1:07 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, scarlet :-)

1:07 pm

Uniquity

Scarlet, just make sure you only do what pleases you. Holdiays ought to be about taking care of yourself

1:07 pm

Krista

Same here; just two years and I've forgotten most of it, but once in a while some of it comes back to me when thinking about word origins.

1:07 pm

Scarlet

A Christmas doggie... did your pup go see Santa Paws?

1:07 pm

montreal13

wtg Krista ! - hi all - back with 37 to go...

1:07 pm

Krista

Hi Kristine! Wow! I'm impressed with each and every finisher today.

1:07 pm

Uneaixoise

nope . . .

1:07 pm

MLFAN17

ae 7/28 please

1:07 pm

Uniquity

Welcome back Montreal

1:07 pm

Scarlet

That's right, Uni... it's the cooking that I concentrate on each year...

1:08 pm

Scarlet

He, Luc!

1:08 pm

montreal13

tx Uni :)

1:08 pm

debjed

could anyone help me with the longer AC's? I only have the 4 letter ones

1:08 pm

Uniquity

Mmm, I like Christmas punch and the baking. We make a little factory and assembly line. My brothers and I make fascinating gingerbread men...

1:08 pm

Scarlet

Hi, deb!

1:08 pm

KristineNas

ae 7,28 = ae 4,4 + i *** down in a chair

1:08 pm

montreal13

a + auto + **entification

1:08 pm

scribekd

ae 7/29-another spelling for what we breathe + the abbrev for the college exam the plural

1:09 pm

debjed

Hi Red!

1:09 pm

Scarlet

The grandchildren love the gingerbread people, too...

1:09 pm

Uneaixoise

ae4/4 + didn't remain standing

1:09 pm

Uneaixoise

gingerbread people sound delightful!

1:09 pm

Krista

We're trying to do a village this year..have four houses decorated so far (gingerbread). What we'll do with them after Xmas, I don't know.

1:10 pm

Sandieangel

can anyone clue me for the ca7/36 - after the roman ruler plz?

1:10 pm

Uniquity

Eat the good bits and chuck the rest Krista. I just eat the mint stuff

1:10 pm

montreal13

ca6 headgear + sun***

1:10 pm

Uneaixoise

ca7 is an instrument used for measuring

1:11 pm

Krista

Yeah, I'll take lots of pictures and do just that. My son was so excited to eat one. I let him have a nibble and he found they aren't that tasty.

1:11 pm

cool girl

krista could u clue me the il5/10 please

1:11 pm

MLFAN17

une didnt remain standing is 6 letters and somethign

1:11 pm

montreal13

sorry ...clueing ca6...

1:11 pm

KristineNas

Ca 7,36 = if you have the 8,50 don;t double the double cons't

1:11 pm

Sandieangel

Ty - I can see it now!

1:11 pm

Uniquity

Krista, your son has the right idea!

1:11 pm

KristineNas

il 5,10 = sicker

1:11 pm

Krista

I just started, coolgirl..don't have it,yet

1:12 pm

Scarlet

My grandson likes to take the black licorice from the decorations on some little huts... and chew them gooily... then, call "Baba... look'a this" and proceed to squish the black gunk through his teeth... dissolves me into laughter every time... I am such a sucker for shenanigans...

1:12 pm

Uneaixoise

MLFAN, what????

1:12 pm

MLFAN17

i though the lcue youwer givign was for a longer word

1:12 pm

MLFAN17

thought the clue

1:12 pm

cool girl

ty kristine

1:12 pm

KristineNas

yvw

1:12 pm

Uneaixoise

licorice . . . ugh . . .

1:12 pm

MLFAN17

you wer givign sorry terrible typing sometimes lol

1:13 pm

Uneaixoise

i was cluing ae7 (and plural: ae8)

1:13 pm

Krista

I hate it, too, Une. Blech blech blech

1:13 pm

Uneaixoise

our theme one day should be foods that disappointed . . . that didn't taste like you expected . . . like chestnumts!

1:13 pm

Krista

You grandmothers. :) My MIL lets my son moon her!

1:13 pm

Uneaixoise

*chestnuts

1:14 pm

Atalante

chestnuts! BLECH!

1:14 pm

Scarlet

I like the red... the cherry-flavored, but the black is very useful... What, Krista!! Well, this old Baba would draw the line at that... I think... LOL

1:14 pm

Uneaixoise

soooo disappointing!

1:14 pm

Krista

Never tried them..what do they taste like? Or, what was it that you didn't like about the taste?

1:15 pm

Uneaixoise

licorice jellybeans are waste of good sugar!!

1:15 pm

Scarlet

Yuchie chestnuts... and I don't like pretzels... they should taste better than that...

1:15 pm

Uneaixoise

krista, they taste like . . . nothing!

1:15 pm

Uneaixoise

mush

1:15 pm

MLFAN17

clue for ca 8/50 please

1:15 pm

Uneaixoise

and I remember the first time I had caviar . . . ick . . .

1:16 pm

Scarlet

Love black caviar with sour cream///

1:16 pm

Uneaixoise

MLFAN, same as ca7 but double the inner consonant

1:16 pm

Krista

We had a terrible time finding black licorice laces for Halloween last year (needed them for spider's legs on cupcakes)..think we ended up using red.

1:16 pm

Krista

Flavorless chestnuts. Wonder why all the hype about them.

1:16 pm

MLFAN17

i dont have that one either

1:16 pm

debjed

still need one ac7,36, please. got the plural of the ac6,24

1:16 pm

Uneaixoise

my daughter feels the same way about coffee . . . smells sooo good but she does NOT like the taste :-)

1:16 pm

MLFAN17

une do you like coffee?

1:17 pm

Uneaixoise

YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1:17 pm

Krista

I've heard other people say that about coffee!

1:17 pm

Scarlet

A + family vehicle + ending of a robot

1:17 pm

montreal13

insert a vowel before the **entification part of other ac7 deb

1:17 pm

MLFAN17

une me too hubyb and i are addicted i have had two cups and its 2pm

1:17 pm

MLFAN17

got up at around 9am

1:18 pm

Krista

ending of a robot...hmmm

1:18 pm

debjed

thanks red! having trouble with these A's today:)

1:18 pm

Scarlet

Kris... starts: an**** Yahoo for deb!

1:18 pm

MLFAN17

i agree deb ae's have me confuse

1:18 pm

MLFAN17

confused

1:18 pm

Scarlet

The super-smart robots... Like Data

1:19 pm

debjed

and i can't see any AR's except the first and last

1:19 pm

phaeton

robot = and****

1:19 pm

MLFAN17

deb i have two ar words

1:19 pm

Uneaixoise

ar4 dry, ar5 lifted up

1:19 pm

debjed

got those two

1:19 pm

Uneaixoise

are there more?

1:20 pm

phaeton

what's the other ar5?

1:20 pm

debjed

three more

1:20 pm

Krista

will have to come back to that one..could use that robot's brain right now

1:20 pm

MLFAN17

mont can you give me the clue again for the ac 7 tification whatever you said please??

1:20 pm

MLFAN17

phae i have the 5/10 is that what you need?

1:20 pm

phaeton

there are two ar5's and two ar6's

1:21 pm

helenkeller

hello babblers!

1:21 pm

kc8501

ok this is killing me, the ta 5/12 2nd from last one

1:21 pm

phaeton

no, got that one, unless they are both 5/10

1:21 pm

debjed

hi helen

1:21 pm

Uneaixoise

hey helen!

1:21 pm

Krista

Hey Helen!

1:21 pm

Uneaixoise

ta5/12 Mexican dish

1:21 pm

MLFAN17

pha thats the one i have no idea about the other

1:22 pm

Uneaixoise

ta5/12 plural of ta4/5

1:22 pm

helenkeller

i was reading back - made me think of the first time i tried chestnuts - roasted, on a street in Zurich, i thought that was so cool & then i thought, where can i spit these out??? ASAP!!!

1:22 pm

Uneaixoise

(plural of ta4/5 x 2)

1:22 pm

Uneaixoise

helen, I think we all agree LOL!!

1:22 pm

helenkeller

hi deb, une, krista, lurkers

1:22 pm

Atalante

lol same here, helen!

1:23 pm

helenkeller

roasted chestnuts -you've heard about them your whole life, figure they're delicious, just kinda take that for granted & then to try one, yuckkkk

1:23 pm

kc8501

ok. I'm not getting those, this is the 5/12 that's between a humpback and a crooked letter

1:23 pm

phaeton

hi all...here but looking in grid...can't get my face up high enought to read chatter :-)

1:24 pm

Krista

Pretty unanimous verdict on chestnuts! I will stop feeling like I'm missing some great experience!

1:24 pm

helenkeller

we should make our own anti-chestnuts christmas song - dispel the myth

1:24 pm

Uneaixoise

humpback?

1:24 pm

BerniceQ

i forget who asked for it, but is someone looking for the ca 8/50?

1:24 pm

Uneaixoise

true, helen!

1:24 pm

helenkeller

hi phae

1:24 pm

phaeton

there are 9 ta/5's

1:24 pm

Uneaixoise

ohmygosh, ok, thanks, phaeton

1:25 pm

kc8501

yeah this is the 2nd from teh last 12

1:25 pm

debjed

yes please, bernice

1:25 pm

Krista

Damn Johnny Mathis.

1:25 pm

helenkeller

krista - well, you must eventually try one to see how vile they are, but at least you are forewarned :)

1:25 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

1:25 pm

Uneaixoise

or we could just end each verse of the existing song with "ptui!"

1:25 pm

BerniceQ

debjed, it's a measuring tool, to use the phone + personal pronoun + only one *** person

1:25 pm

debjed

need help the the three middle AR's too

1:25 pm

MLFAN17

ta 4/5 plural x2???

1:26 pm

helenkeller

lol krista!!

1:26 pm

MLFAN17

what about johnny mathis?

1:26 pm

Krista

Warning well-taken!

1:26 pm

periwinkle

Hi all, back again

1:26 pm

Uneaixoise

yes, MLFAN--I have two ta5's that are plurals of ta4/5's

1:26 pm

Uneaixoise

hey, pe**

1:26 pm

MLFAN17

miss me peri?lol

1:27 pm

Krista

Ok, I really hate The Nutcracker, too. **crouches with arms over head waiting to be pelted with chestnuts**

1:27 pm

helenkeller

une - that's a great idea - kind of like some people sing 'cha cha cha' at the end of 'happy birthday' i think i'll start doing that - read it here first, a trend is born

1:27 pm

debjed

thank you Bernice

1:27 pm

Krista

his song...chestnuts roasting on an open fire...MLFAN

1:27 pm

Uneaixoise

:-D

1:27 pm

BerniceQ

no problem

1:27 pm

Uneaixoise

MLFAN, make that THREE

1:27 pm

MLFAN17

i have 3 ta pluarals

1:27 pm

Uneaixoise

hey bernice

1:28 pm

MLFAN17

did he write that song or is he just famous for singing it/

1:28 pm

BerniceQ

hi une

1:28 pm

Krista

Just for singing it.

1:28 pm

Uneaixoise

singing it

1:28 pm

MLFAN17

thats what i thought krista

1:29 pm

Uneaixoise

composed by Torme and Wells in 1946.

1:29 pm

montreal13

gotta go - 10 left - happy babbling all - "POOF" (yes yes i know, another quick exit yet ! - sorry - bye)

1:29 pm

Uneaixoise

ciao, montreal!

1:29 pm

wasgij5

,

1:29 pm

Krista

thanks Une..kept thinking Irving Berlin, but that was White Christmas.

1:29 pm

phandmd

can I have a clue for the UN 7/40 pls

1:29 pm

helenkeller

bye mont

1:30 pm

Krista

phantom: alpaca

1:30 pm

Uneaixoise

wasgij, cute pup!!

1:30 pm

EvaNadine

is it "show of your dog" icon day and i missed it?
otherwise, i dont think canine is really spelled K9 ;)

heh

1:31 pm

Jellyball

repase

1:31 pm

Sandieangel

can anyone clue me the co5/14 and co5/12 that are together near the end of the list plz?

1:31 pm

MLFAN17

jelly put the words in the grid

1:31 pm

periwinkle

FYI: I don't like roasted chestnuts either

1:31 pm

BerniceQ

phandmd, un 7/40 un + curtain

1:31 pm

phandmd

the last CO 5/14 is a plural

1:31 pm

helenkeller

one time when we were selling german shepherd puppies, a guy called, i told him all about them, parent, shots, etc, then he asked me if they were canines - what?!?!?!

1:32 pm

Uneaixoise

co5/12 is a color and what makes up a reef

1:32 pm

phandmd

co 5/12 - a type of reef

1:32 pm

Uneaixoise

helen! LOL

1:32 pm

phandmd

Bernice, can you give me the 3rd ltr pls

1:32 pm

helenkeller

per* - we are now going to sing 'ptui' at the end of every verse, join us

1:32 pm

BerniceQ

it's UND.....

1:33 pm

periwinkle

I will certainly join in hk

1:33 pm

phandmd

Thanx, got it now

1:33 pm

BerniceQ

good job

1:34 pm

MLFAN17

une co 5 12 is the same word you are givign clues for? the reef and the color?

1:34 pm

Uneaixoise

yep

1:34 pm

MLFAN17

ty une i think i got it

1:34 pm

Sandieangel

I got the co5/12 but can't see what the co5/14 would be aplural of? any more clues ?

1:35 pm

Cherrypop

Hello room. 80 degrees here in central MS

1:35 pm

Uneaixoise

it's also a kind of flower: co*** bells

1:35 pm

MLFAN17

phae what is the last 5/14 plural

1:35 pm

Krista

Did u tell that guy you suddenly didn't have any available, Helen? Geez.

1:35 pm

Uneaixoise

co4/6 rope, string

1:35 pm

helenkeller

hi cherry - i hate you ;)

1:35 pm

MLFAN17

sand i am trying to get a clue for that too

1:36 pm

Uneaixoise

cherry, damp and warm here too . . .

1:36 pm

phaeton

c5/14?

1:36 pm

periwinkle

Cherrypop, would you like some company :-) it is gray and dreary here, think it is in the 4o's

1:36 pm

phandmd

I am now finished thnx for the help. now I have to wrap presents.

1:36 pm

Cherrypop

Would you hate a fellow dog lover?

1:36 pm

MLFAN17

co 4/6 do you have that one sand?

1:36 pm

periwinkle

yay for phan

1:36 pm

Uneaixoise

wow, congrats, phan!!

1:36 pm

Sandieangel

oh I got the pl of the rope/string - it's the one before that I need.

1:36 pm

Krista

Have fun, Ph!

1:36 pm

phaeton

mlf, co5/14 plural of the rope clue

1:36 pm

helenkeller

krista - no, i tried to explain what the term meant, but that was really stupid on my part - he thought he knew everything

1:36 pm

Sandieangel

I need the one before the reef Une.

1:36 pm

MLFAN17

yes phae got it

1:36 pm

helenkeller

yay for phan !!!!!!

1:37 pm

Cherrypop

I have a half pom. My husband socialized her and she is a wonderful pet.

1:37 pm

helenkeller

cherry - no way, just jealous, dreary & cold here too

1:37 pm

Uneaixoise

the reef's the only 14 I have

1:37 pm

wasgij5

thanks une, he's not so small now.

1:37 pm

phaeton

the reef is only a 12

1:38 pm

helenkeller

yay for poms - gotta love em

1:38 pm

Uneaixoise

oh, sorry, I meant the string plural is the only 14 I have

1:38 pm

Sandieangel

Yeah - it's the 14 before the reef that I am stuck on. After the ambassador guy.

1:38 pm

periwinkle

68 left, will be popping in and out of the grid for the rest of the day

1:38 pm

MLFAN17

what is the 6/24 again?
co

1:39 pm

phaeton

don't have that yet

1:39 pm

helenkeller

100 left here, i should go do my errands

1:39 pm

Uneaixoise

co + ra4/5 minus the "r"

1:39 pm

Uneaixoise

co6 is a ship that carries co4

1:40 pm

periwinkle

66 here

1:41 pm

Uneaixoise

have you gone to the list yet, pe**?

1:41 pm

Jellyball

101 left here...wow....be back later stay safe all

1:42 pm

Uneaixoise

later jelly

1:42 pm

Krista

Has Seain been on lately?

1:42 pm

helenkeller

bye jelly

1:42 pm

debjed

help with the US5,12 and us6,21, Please?

1:42 pm

MLFAN17

une i only have one ra 4/5 is their another one?

1:42 pm

phaeton

Does any one have the ca7?

1:42 pm

MLFAN17

i am trying to get the co word you just clued

1:43 pm

phaeton

ra4/5.. in awe

1:43 pm

MLFAN17

phae no i sure dont

1:43 pm

Uneaixoise

MLFAN, I have 5

1:43 pm

helenkeller

*waits in line behind deb for us- words*

1:43 pm

phaeton

co...abbrev. for condo like place

1:43 pm

debjed

need the un7.40 too:)

1:43 pm

MLFAN17

probalby why i cant figure out the co word une lol

1:44 pm

Uneaixoise

us5 is a babblet . . . us + not messy minus last letter

1:44 pm

Sandieangel

I am still hopelessly stuck on the co5/14 before the reef. Was the co + ra4/5 clue the one I needed. Nothing seems to fit.

1:44 pm

Uneaixoise

un7/36 is to let a dog run free

1:44 pm

debjed

thank you une

1:44 pm

MLFAN17

oops i have a few more ra 4/5

1:44 pm

Uneaixoise

un7/32 is plural of to push someone out of a chair

1:44 pm

Jellyball

reefs

1:45 pm

Uneaixoise

yw, deb :-)

1:45 pm

MLFAN17

dep i wil lgive it away if i gkve you my cleu lol

1:46 pm

MLFAN17

clue oops

1:46 pm

Uneaixoise

or to win an election . . . to un**** someone currently in office

1:46 pm

periwinkle

Sandie: co5/14 = co+ you and me

1:46 pm

periwinkle

co+ consonant and then you and me

1:47 pm

Uneaixoise

so that's three co5/14's, right?

1:48 pm

periwinkle

someone want the un7/40?

1:48 pm

Sandieangel

I think I need to kiss a few people's feet for that co5/15 - ty so much.

1:48 pm

phaeton

di8?

1:48 pm

Uneaixoise

yes please pe**

1:48 pm

Sugerpig

please Peri, I need it

1:48 pm

periwinkle

un+ curtain

1:48 pm

chiley

yes Peri I do too

1:49 pm

chiley

AH...thanks

1:49 pm

Angelsong

hi, all. the grid today was a challenge...

1:49 pm

periwinkle

YW chiley

1:49 pm

Uneaixoise

tx pe**!

1:49 pm

Sugerpig

thank peri

1:49 pm

Uneaixoise

di8 relates to a catholic "area"

1:50 pm

periwinkle

66 still to find, break time again

1:51 pm

Uneaixoise

I have ae8, di8, ca8, re8 . . . could someone tell me what the others start with? thanks!

1:52 pm

Sandieangel

di8 - to do with clerical matters.

1:52 pm

MLFAN17

i am catholic and i cant quite get that one

1:53 pm

MLFAN17

une clue em the ae8 please?

1:53 pm

debjed

i can't get the di8 either

1:53 pm

Uneaixoise

ae4/4 + college entrance exams (or**, verbal, etc.)

1:54 pm

Angelsong

ae8 is a plural of the preceding ae7

1:54 pm

Sandieangel

di + the sea is called the ***an + first 3 letters of my name.

1:54 pm

smcarrier

good one...

1:54 pm

phaeton

thnx, sandie

1:55 pm

phaeton

thnx, sandie

1:55 pm

debjed

thank you sandi:)

1:55 pm

helenkeller

down to 75 - time for errands, bbl

1:55 pm

phaeton

sandie, do you have the ca7?

1:55 pm

phaeton

bye helen

1:55 pm

pabtrek

clue for the re8 please

1:55 pm

Uneaixoise

re + pl6/24

1:55 pm

phaeton

re..settings

1:56 pm

Sandieangel

ca7 - measuring instrument and also leg irons.

1:56 pm

Angelsong

there's an en8; pe8; pl8

1:56 pm

MLFAN17

une i only have 1 ae 4/4 am i missing soemthign with the clue about college and exams etc?

1:56 pm

MollyL

Me too. About the ae 4/4 clue.

1:56 pm

pabtrek

thanks Une and phaeton

1:56 pm

Uneaixoise

ah, and pl8/55!

1:57 pm

Uneaixoise

OK, MLFAN, ae4 + plural of didn't remain standing

1:57 pm

momof5

ae4/4 = ae + opp of off

1:57 pm

MollyL

aesits

1:57 pm

Angelsong

the ae 8 has the same first four letters as a word relating to air... plus past tense of a word meaning to take a chair.

1:57 pm

MollyL

Sorry

1:57 pm

Uneaixoise

past tense, molly

1:58 pm

MLFAN17

got the ae 7/28

1:58 pm

Uneaixoise

yeah!

1:58 pm

Angelsong

mlf, make it plural for the ae8

1:58 pm

MLFAN17

ae 7/28. no plural right?

1:58 pm

Uneaixoise

is there more than one us word

1:59 pm

Uneaixoise

nm

1:59 pm

Angelsong

yes, Une, one is a plural

1:59 pm

MollyL

Whee! There are so many words in this grid I am trying to figure out words I got this morning. Oy!

1:59 pm

momof5

yes, same word, then plural

1:59 pm

Uneaixoise

just got it :-)

1:59 pm

MLFAN17

une i think so but i dont have any of them

1:59 pm

pabtrek

clues for the en8, pe8 and pl8, por favor

2:00 pm

momof5

en + slang for physician + not first, but l***

2:00 pm

Uneaixoise

pl + Air Conditioning + end of ac7/36

2:00 pm

Angelsong

en8: opposite of begin (a fairy tale has a happy ***ing) + a vowel + a list of actors in a play

2:01 pm

pabtrek

thanks momo

2:01 pm

Uneaixoise

thanks momo!

2:01 pm

momof5

pe8 is the same as pe7/40, except add a vowel between compound words

2:01 pm

MLFAN17

momof5 ty got that one good clue

2:01 pm

pabtrek

don't have the pe7

2:01 pm

momof5

y w

2:02 pm

MLFAN17

pab me either of the pe8

2:02 pm

momof5

pe7 = green vegetable comes in a pod, + type of fish that rhymes with p**

2:02 pm

Uneaixoise

pab, it's little round green veggies + fish

2:03 pm

Uneaixoise

pe8 is pe5/12 + fish

2:03 pm

Angelsong

pab: add a 3 letter fish to the preceding pe4/5 for the pe 7

2:04 pm

momof5

Anyone have il5/10?

2:04 pm

pabtrek

thanks momo, Une and Angel

2:04 pm

EvaNadine

il 5/10 = more sick

2:04 pm

momof5

ah, didn't see the flow of letters in that direction.

2:05 pm

MLFAN17

i have 155 words now. i am going to watch tv be back

2:05 pm

Angelsong

re8: re+ an a word in the grid that means to rise.

2:08 pm

pabtrek

is there more than one re8

2:11 pm

Joesdinner

oh help... i need the first ac word..por favor

2:12 pm

Uneaixoise

a + auto + robot ending

2:12 pm

Uneaixoise

i only have one, pab . . .

2:13 pm

Uneaixoise

oh, ok, TWO!

2:13 pm

Uneaixoise

re8/50 to go up again

2:13 pm

Joesdinner

hmm, not that one, i think there's an ac5 first. but thanks une.

2:14 pm

Joesdinner

never mind. got it.

2:14 pm

Uneaixoise

a + auto + vowel

2:14 pm

Uneaixoise

ok :-)

2:15 pm

Uneaixoise

and add a consonant for ac6/24

2:15 pm

Uneaixoise

(ac + dry)

2:15 pm

Joesdinner

gracias une.

2:16 pm

Uneaixoise

oohh, and plural for ac7!

2:16 pm

Flinx

anyone have a clue for the as 4/4?

2:16 pm

Uneaixoise

as4/4 out in the oc***

2:16 pm

Angelsong

on the oc5, flinx

2:16 pm

Uneaixoise

is he on land? no, he's as**

2:17 pm

Joesdinner

how about ye olde as7?

2:17 pm

Flinx

thx

2:18 pm

Uneaixoise

as7 is same as ac6/24 but slide in an "s" after the "a"

2:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

i take it there are two ac6/24? cause i surely can't buid anything from the one i have : / hi folks

2:20 pm

scribekd

no TO-only 1 ac6

2:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh well...

2:20 pm

Uneaixoise

TO, the s goes after the first a

2:21 pm

Joesdinner

thanks again une.

2:21 pm

pabtrek

Une, there's a re + pl5/14 and plural for another re8

2:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty, then pl 8 builds from it?

2:21 pm

Uneaixoise

yep, have that one, pab, thanks

2:22 pm

Uneaixoise

yw joes

2:22 pm

pabtrek

pl8 please

2:23 pm

pabtrek

excuse me, por favor

2:23 pm

Uneaixoise

pl + Air Conditioning + robot ending

2:23 pm

Uneaixoise

and plural

2:24 pm

maccafixx

help with the ca 7/36 please

2:24 pm

pabtrek

thanks Une

2:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

doh nca't make it work

2:24 pm

Uneaixoise

he has a ca**co cat + a babbler is pe*i

2:25 pm

Uneaixoise

(first 4 letters of the cat)

2:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

ok ok...i kept looking for an 8, and you were cluing the 7...the 8 is plural!

2:25 pm

Uneaixoise

it's an instrument to measure thickness or distance

2:25 pm

Uneaixoise

go TO!! LOL

2:26 pm

Uneaixoise

are there more than 2 re8s?

2:27 pm

pabtrek

still missing an 8, I have ae8, ca8, di8, en8, pe8, pl8 and re8 x 2, what am I missing, por favor

2:28 pm

Uneaixoise

you're missing the same one as moi!

2:29 pm

pabtrek

really, well maybe someone can help both of us

2:29 pm

Uneaixoise

that would be great :-)

2:30 pm

Uneaixoise

hello?

2:31 pm

Uneaixoise

anyone have the one we're missing, please/

2:31 pm

pabtrek

yes, anyone por favor, por favor, por favor

2:33 pm

broll

pl8 x 2

2:33 pm

Uneaixoise

well, ok, with 80 to go, i'm taking a break BBL

2:33 pm

Uneaixoise

thanks, broll!

2:33 pm

pabtrek

ok, broll, thanks

2:34 pm

broll

I'd love to clue it, but my list is truncated because of a "script" on the page which I have to abort to get into the grid.

2:35 pm

Uneaixoise

pab, it's a tree (sing. and plural)

2:35 pm

72 Temple Owl

i have re 8 to go up again, which am i missin gplease? ty

2:35 pm

Uneaixoise

re8 substitutes one thing for another

2:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

ok ty

2:36 pm

Uneaixoise

yw ;-)

2:36 pm

pabtrek

a tree? okay, will look, thanks Une

2:36 pm

Uneaixoise

yw ;-)

2:36 pm

Uneaixoise

starts with pl4/5

2:37 pm

BabbleRabble

pl 7 -- add what thespians do: **t and most often what is null also is v***; pl

2:37 pm

Uneaixoise

and ends with french word for donkey or ass

2:37 pm

pabtrek

thanks Une

2:37 pm

Uneaixoise

yw

2:38 pm

Uneaixoise

(the tree is 8/45)

2:39 pm

BabbleRabble

pl 6 -- a pl** often shows a parcel divided into lots and dedicates streets; pl 7 --- add a vowel; pl 8 --pl the 7

2:41 pm

periwinkle

have been playing off and on all day and still have 41 left to find, hi again

2:41 pm

maddline1

the tree pla also UNE?

2:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi peri

2:42 pm

periwinkle

HI Owl

2:43 pm

BabbleRabble

the pl** rhymes with a tire devoid of air

2:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

later, all...

2:44 pm

BabbleRabble

cya. TO

2:47 pm

periwinkle

34 left, another break, bbs

2:47 pm

lynxxx

goodmorning everyone

2:48 pm

BabbleRabble

should say: pl 6 -- a pl** often shows a parcel divided into lots and dedicates streets + indefinite article; pl 7 --- add a vowel; pl 8 --pl the 7

2:49 pm

BabbleRabble

Hello, lynxxx

2:49 pm

Sandieangel

can anyone get me started on the na words plz. I am sompletely word blind with them!!!

2:49 pm

BabbleRabble

na 5 --- nose-related

2:50 pm

pabtrek

bellybutton, Sandie

2:50 pm

BabbleRabble

na 5 -- birth-related

2:50 pm

maddline1

that helped BABBLE thnx so much

2:51 pm

BabbleRabble

na 4 -- add canal city: **nice

2:51 pm

Sandieangel

Oh I'm getting there now!!! TY.

2:51 pm

BabbleRabble

na 5 --- soft cheese ***veta

2:51 pm

BabbleRabble

na 5 - pl first 4

2:57 pm

BabbleRabble

phantom: haplology --- an experience I am familiar with

3:00 pm

pabtrek

have 100 left, going to the list

3:01 pm

Yvo

please can someone tell me why venus is not accepted??

3:02 pm

lynxxx

Capital V Yvo

3:02 pm

praise2him

that's what I want to to know yvo

3:02 pm

pabtrek

proper name, Yvo

3:03 pm

Yvo

oh thank you forgot!!!!

3:03 pm

Uniquity

I keep tryign to put in plight. It's maddening!!

3:12 pm

BabbleRabble

Enable may purport to have rules, but all get ignored at one point or another. The only rule is that there are no rules, and we are left to Enable's whim and caprice.

3:12 pm

periwinkle

28 left

3:13 pm

Uniquity

It's like English :)

3:14 pm

BabbleRabble

A good analogy. I suppose that is why I look not so much for words but for letters to fill designated slots in the grid.

3:19 pm

cool girl

could i have a clue 4 the sc5/14 its the third from bottom

3:20 pm

BabbleRabble

sc 5 --- and after 3 days, christ a*****ed into heaven

3:21 pm

periwinkle

down to dreaded 14

3:22 pm

cool girl

could u try another 1 please i dont get that one

3:22 pm

Uniquity

Alternatively, you could asc*** a staircase

3:23 pm

BabbleRabble

sc 5 -- when the movie is over, the *** appears on the screen

3:24 pm

periwinkle

10 left all P words, bbs to finish

3:26 pm

cool girl

still cant find it i must be stupid its the last sc14

3:26 pm

lideola

sc+ not the beginning but the ***

3:27 pm

cool girl

ty i was going the wrong way round

3:37 pm

Sandieangel

can anyone clue me the pl7/40 and pl8/55 plz?

3:38 pm

BabbleRabble

pl 7 --- there is a time and pl**e for everything; + what is null generally is v*** too; pl

3:39 pm

cool girl

can i have a clue 4 the pa5/12 its the last but one 5on the pa list

3:40 pm

lideola

i idon't understand which pa you need, but the first is pa + long long time

3:40 pm

Sandieangel

Oh ty Babble Rabble!

3:40 pm

lynxxx

pa5.12 is like a sarong

3:41 pm

lideola

the next is more pa 4/5

3:41 pm

BabbleRabble

pa 5 -- add a vowel to the end of the preceding pa 4-- what you do to an apple, for example

3:41 pm

cool girl

its the one below pare that i want

3:42 pm

lynxxx

Cool - thats the sarong - add a vowel to the word you just typed in

3:42 pm

periwinkle

I am back to find my last 10 words, hi all

3:42 pm

lynxxx

Hi Peri

3:42 pm

cool girl

ty lynxxx

3:43 pm

BabbleRabble

Hello, peri

3:43 pm

cool girl

only 49 more to go

3:43 pm

debjed

help with the ar6,18 and the as7,36, please

3:44 pm

herinfernallady

Morning

3:45 pm

periwinkle

hi herin

3:45 pm

lynxxx

as7.36 adds s into ac6.24

3:45 pm

BabbleRabble

ar 6 -- add a vowel following the first consonant in the word describing something that came up

3:45 pm

Joesdinner

i need the ar5 pl**** . not the one that's like a flower, the other one.

3:45 pm

lideola

as + what you drive + part of psyche- ego

3:46 pm

inge

back for my last two! any help with the di 8/50? Please

3:46 pm

Joesdinner

like the catholic church inge.

3:47 pm

debjed

thank you guys:)

3:47 pm

herinfernallady

HOw are you all

3:47 pm

KatieMcG

just popped in to say hello, i've started but there are too many words for me and I have word blindness :-)

3:48 pm

lideola

inge- each city has a catholic arch********

3:48 pm

lideola

hi herin

3:48 pm

debjed

hello katie and herin

3:48 pm

BabbleRabble

An entire California di***** of the U.S. Episcopal Church voted to secede on Saturday in a historic split following years of disagreement over the church's expanding support

3:48 pm

debjed

also need help with the ca6,21 and ce6,21

3:48 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Katie and Deb

3:49 pm

inge

Thank you Joe, or would you rather be dinner? Are you new

3:49 pm

inge

and thanks ledeola

3:49 pm

Joesdinner

joe works for me, or joes

3:49 pm

BabbleRabble

ca 6 --- roman leader or salad

3:49 pm

blueruin

hehe

3:49 pm

blueruin

hi babble!

3:50 pm

Joesdinner

bye all. see you later.

3:50 pm

periwinkle

finally fireworks for me

3:50 pm

lideola

deb- ca***** salad with grilled chicken or grilled shrimp is really good

3:50 pm

BabbleRabble

ce__ thought police

3:50 pm

inge

last word, ca 6/24, just before the things you send for Christmas

3:50 pm

KatieMcG

congrats peri :-)

3:50 pm

BabbleRabble

congrats, peri

3:50 pm

BabbleRabble

hello, blue

3:50 pm

periwinkle

thanks BR

3:50 pm

periwinkle

and thanks katie

3:50 pm

LoriP

i

3:50 pm

herinfernallady

Yah Peri

3:51 pm

periwinkle

am going now, may be back after dinner to clue

3:51 pm

lideola

hat + what your skin does in the sun

3:51 pm

blueruin

ca6.24: hat + skin in the sun

3:51 pm

Uniquity

Lori, did you want to say something?

3:51 pm

BabbleRabble

hello, Lori, how's your onion you old sweatsock?

3:51 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Blue

3:51 pm

blueruin

LOL br what

3:51 pm

herinfernallady

And LORI and UNi

3:52 pm

blueruin

hi lady hi br

3:52 pm

blueruin

omg lid we thought alike

3:52 pm

debjed

not getting the ce, babble

3:52 pm

blueruin

me either deb

3:53 pm

BabbleRabble

ce 6 --- one who bleeps profanity, for example

3:53 pm

blueruin

i'm leaving to go to ihop in five minutes :D

3:53 pm

debjed

and it doesn't seem the ca7,36 is related to the salad

3:53 pm

blueruin

thanks br!

3:53 pm

blueruin

babble don't fail me, i'm gonna finish these Cs

3:53 pm

BabbleRabble

pumpkin pancakes

3:53 pm

lideola

which ihop?

3:53 pm

blueruin

that's ca6,21, deb

3:54 pm

blueruin

oh yeah you're in philly, lid! i'm not sure which, but one in the northeast. i believe there are two.

3:54 pm

lideola

i know the one on the boulevard up by target

3:54 pm

debjed

one who bleeps profanity??

3:54 pm

lideola

i can't think of another one

3:54 pm

blueruin

yeah that's probably the closest

3:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

is there still one at adams & the blvd?

3:55 pm

lideola

hmmm there might be

3:55 pm

lideola

my husband would know- he drives by there everyday on his way to work in conshohocken

3:55 pm

blueruin

hey more philly!

3:55 pm

BabbleRabble

ca 7 -- a measuring instrument//// or a state, abbr, and a snake or dodge car: v****

3:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

welli would go to the one near target

3:55 pm

lideola

me too

3:56 pm

blueruin

yeah i imagine that's where i'm going

3:56 pm

BabbleRabble

the ca 8 doubles a middle consonant

3:56 pm

blueruin

what sections of the city are you both in?

3:56 pm

lideola

i went to the mens wearhouse at roosevelt mall today and was very pleasantly surprised

3:56 pm

lideola

i am in mayfair- by st matts

3:56 pm

KatieMcG

could I have a clue for the en 8 please

3:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

ooh do tell lid, i need a size small men's parka for a gift

3:57 pm

inge

hanks, blueruin, that was fireworks for me

3:57 pm

blueruin

yay inge!!!

3:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

wtg, ingy!

3:57 pm

lideola

i don't think they have outerwear like that- its mostly dress clothes

3:57 pm

lynxxx

Congrats Inge!

3:57 pm

lideola

en + ** as I say, not as i **, when you watch TV you are watching a broad****

3:57 pm

blueruin

i know quite a few people in your area, lid. i'm up by franklin mills

3:58 pm

KatieMcG

congrats inge

3:58 pm

blueruin

yeah i think my dad just got his new suit there a couple of weeks ago

3:58 pm

KatieMcG

thank you lideola

3:58 pm

BabbleRabble

en 8 --- add an abbr for a physician and biblical the l*** shall be first the the first shall be l***

3:58 pm

herinfernallady

Um help is there just one RE please

3:58 pm

montreal13

"have more tea...will babble some more" ! - way to go inge !!

3:58 pm

lideola

i would try eddie bauer or gap for a parka, or maybe even burlington coat factory

3:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am in the burbs, but at present i am in lower NE

3:59 pm

montreal13

hi all !

3:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

must try BCF, or kohl's on line

3:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi monty!

3:59 pm

blueruin

eddie bauer is great. so is kohl's!

3:59 pm

lideola

i just can't stand BCF's return policy- store credit or exchange- no refund

3:59 pm

lynxxx

Infernal - 2 re8.50s

3:59 pm

BabbleRabble

congrats, inge
howDy, Lucien

3:59 pm

lynxxx

Good morning Mont

4:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

i heard they changed it - the only reason i am going

4:00 pm

blueruin

i agree wholeheartedly lid

4:00 pm

blueruin

they changed it? news to me

4:00 pm

lideola

ooooooooooh ok - then i will check it out again, daughter needs a snow coat

4:00 pm

montreal13

ni TO, BR and lyn... (morning lyn ?)

4:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

i suffer from buyer's remorse regularly

4:00 pm

blueruin

haha

4:00 pm

montreal13

that would be HI*

4:01 pm

blueruin

well, it's off to ihop for me

4:01 pm

blueruin

i'll be back to finish tonight

4:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

i will chekc kohl's on line just to be sure....it's getting pretty close. imposiible task to fins size small

4:01 pm

BabbleRabble

I rarely get past morse

4:01 pm

BabbleRabble

enjoy, blue

4:01 pm

montreal13

later blue !

4:01 pm

72 Temple Owl

nite blue

4:01 pm

blueruin

thanks, gl all

4:01 pm

lideola

oh me too TO- and I often don't have the time to try on clothes at the store when i have 2 toddlers with me, so i buy buy buy and try on at home, then return later

4:01 pm

lynxxx

bye Blue

4:02 pm

lideola

later blue

4:02 pm

herinfernallady

Thanks lynxx

4:02 pm

lideola

i have to go take the foil off the roast chicken, then finish my last 6

4:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

later, lid

4:02 pm

debjed

still need help with the ce, please

4:03 pm

72 Temple Owl

an editor with a blue pencil?

4:03 pm

montreal13

bye lideola

4:03 pm

debjed

thanks TO

4:04 pm

lideola

i hope the chicken tastes as good as it smells

4:05 pm

herinfernallady

Can i have a clue for the RE 8 i have the re puts something back

4:05 pm

lynxxx

re8 - climbs up again

4:05 pm

montreal13

climb up again herin

4:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

how about to go up again?

4:05 pm

lideola

i made a compound butter with rosemary, a little basil, marjoram and orange zest and spread it underneath the skin

4:05 pm

BabbleRabble

ce 6 --- penny: ce*t---- muscles infrequently used often get ***e after they are

4:05 pm

scribekd

the other re8 is re + as6/24--

4:06 pm

herinfernallady

thanks i didn't have the as

4:06 pm

lideola

what Jesus did after he died- on the third day

4:07 pm

lynxxx

Must go - paint to scrape, holes to fill etc - bye everyone

4:07 pm

BabbleRabble

have fun, lynxxx

4:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

see you, lynxx

4:07 pm

montreal13

later lyn

4:08 pm

herinfernallady

Lid i know that answer but i am not Christan.

4:08 pm

BabbleRabble

and your point is?

4:08 pm

lideola

it was the only clue i could think of for that word that hasn't already been used

4:09 pm

montreal13

lol BR...

4:09 pm

herinfernallady

I am so irrate this CD i really want is discontinued and the store had a copy no cover and they wouldn't sell it to me. :( Still sulking about that. No point. Thats ok Lideo I am saying i may or may not get religious clues.

4:10 pm

montreal13

remember herin the TV series "The as**** of man " ?

4:10 pm

herinfernallady

Now if i go away i have 3 web pages open MSN and itunes waiting for a crash and burn. No Montreal i don't. Im only 30 :P

4:11 pm

debjed

help with the un7,40, please

4:11 pm

montreal13

wasn't that long ago Lady...but okay...

4:11 pm

lideola

un + another word for curtain

4:11 pm

BabbleRabble

When should you charge a battery?

4:11 pm

herinfernallady

We may not have got it on free tv in AUs

4:11 pm

debjed

thank you again!

4:12 pm

BabbleRabble

When you can't pay cash.

4:12 pm

montreal13

fireworks !

4:12 pm

lideola

oh boo

4:12 pm

montreal13

(groan) BR...

4:12 pm

lideola

well, it was slightly funny : P

4:12 pm

BabbleRabble

congrats, Lucien

4:12 pm

72 Temple Owl

yay monty!

4:12 pm

herinfernallady

Yah Mont

4:13 pm

montreal13

ty ty ty - now onward to sudoku - happy babbling all - bye for now

4:13 pm

herinfernallady

woot one side and bottom grey

4:14 pm

72 Temple Owl

c u tomorrow

4:14 pm

herinfernallady

Later TO

4:15 pm

herinfernallady

I am hoping they have my CD i will be pissed if the copy is missing :(

4:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

from bottom i i have sicker and the bwel babblet ...what am i msising please?

4:15 pm

LoriP

G'd evening babblers!

4:15 pm

Haz1558

Descriptive of bowel babblet, TO.

4:15 pm

herinfernallady

HI LORI

4:15 pm

72 Temple Owl

sorry that cu was to monty

4:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

haz!

4:16 pm

LoriP

I'm gridding, and cooking supper, and #4 put in some words earlier, and apparently thinsg showed up in chat? LOL

4:16 pm

Haz1558

Hello! Just taking a look in.

4:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

AHA! there it is, plain as the nose on my face! ty

4:16 pm

herinfernallady

HI Haz

4:16 pm

lideola

last one for me- un7/36 please

4:16 pm

Haz1558

You're welcome.

4:17 pm

Haz1558

un7/36 - set the dog free

4:17 pm

Haz1558

Hello herinfernal.

4:17 pm

lideola

aaaaaaaaaah ty ty ty

4:17 pm

lideola

i was using the wrong N

4:17 pm

Haz1558

Congratulations lideola.

4:18 pm

BabbleRabble

congrats, lideola

4:18 pm

LoriP

Congrats lideola!

4:18 pm

LoriP

Now to make supper. Good luck all!

4:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

wtg lid!

4:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

later lorip

4:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

l i have ul4, ul5x2,un4,un6/24, un7x2,un6/21 and plural un7...what am i mssing plesae? ty!

4:22 pm

Haz1558

There are a couple of us words. us5 and us6

4:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty haz i will seek them anon!

4:23 pm

Haz1558

No problem, I know you like to root them out yourself.

4:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

LOL i guess we cannot be polite today!

4:24 pm

Haz1558

We can't mind our p's and q's!

4:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

i may have to get clues, when the grid is this large my home pc cannot handle it

4:25 pm

Haz1558

The nice thing about the grid is that there are so many normal words and I always enjoy the first rush of enthusiasm.

4:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes! i think i had over 200 until things got challenging

4:27 pm

Haz1558

Having said all that, there are still some new words for me today.

4:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes and fun ones too - like the pe7/8's

4:28 pm

Haz1558

Speaking of which I must look up the definition...

4:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

i think i will change my schedule - supposed to work 9 hours but got in late, hate going home in the dark

4:29 pm

Haz1558

That's the nastiest thing about winter, so little daylight. Still, the turn of the nights is coming soon.

4:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes. i usually change from 9 to 8 hour days and forego the extra day off

4:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh btw just got the swear words half an hour ago ; ? (oa)

4:31 pm

KatieMcG

I'm over half way so I'm off to bed now. See you all in the morning as I'm working from home :-)

4:31 pm

Haz1558

Oh yes, I remember you were having a blind spot with o.

4:31 pm

Haz1558

Good night Katie, sleep well.

4:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

good bye, katie. haz i now have 11 of 14

4:32 pm

Haz1558

So, you're almost there.

4:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

i so wanted rosacea to be in there, and the plight and light

4:33 pm

mkg

haz i am sorry to have upset you the other day on the grid. i take it all in stride and joke around a lot and well i didnt mean to upset anyone.

4:34 pm

Haz1558

mkg, thanks for that. You maybe don't realise that when you use so many question marks and exclamation marks, it gives the impression that you're getting upset.

4:34 pm

mkg

well i am so sorry. i am sitting laughing when i type that all in.

4:34 pm

Haz1558

I was also frustrated that you seemed to be rejecting clues as being not quite what you wanted or not quite correct. I just lost patience.

4:35 pm

Haz1558

But I appreciate you saying sorry.

4:37 pm

Karys

well...would you believe it.... I've finished !!!!

4:37 pm

mkg

no i wasnt upset with the clues at all. i was just commenting. i dont get upset or angry while at this cuz otherwise why do it? it is only a game after all. so i take it all as fun and funny and interesting. the enable dictionary is amazing to me. my husband prides himself on a very broad vocab and he and i laugh a lot at the enable dictionary. so kknow that i am laughing. anyway life is too short to get upset by this grid or game. so please know that whatever i type in it is with jest.

4:37 pm

Haz1558

I would believe it, Karys - congratulations!

4:37 pm

mkg

way to go karys. i am impressed.

4:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

YAY, KARYS

4:37 pm

kangabrat

wtg karys. and i'm down to just 100. hi everyone.

4:38 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey brat...

4:38 pm

Haz1558

Hello kanga.

4:38 pm

Karys

thank you both.....was a busy day today, so I wasn't sure I would........everyone ok ?

4:38 pm

Karys

thank you TO and Kanga

4:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

no wonder that kitty is smiling!

4:39 pm

Haz1558

Yes, Karys, I'm well.

4:39 pm

Karys

it may have been a big one, but it was a nice one

4:40 pm

Karys

that's good Haz... and are we all getting there for Christmas ?

4:40 pm

Haz1558

I agree, Karys. Are you back down from Cloud New York?

4:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

ooh that's right, i forgot! karsy, you were so close!

4:41 pm

Karys

Yes Haz.... drooling over the photos now

4:41 pm

Haz1558

Well..... as usual I've left things later than I should. But it will all work out in the end.

4:41 pm

Karys

I loved it yet again TO !!!!

4:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

the exchange rate was grand wasn't it?

4:41 pm

Haz1558

If I had any wit I'd be writing Christmas cards, but no, I put it off for another day.

4:42 pm

Karys

I am probably feeling a little smug Haz, since one of the things I was busy with was the cards !

4:42 pm

Karys

TO, the girls couldn't believe their bargains !

4:42 pm

Haz1558

Ah, you can join Atalante in being smug, then!

4:42 pm

Karys

The dreaded wrapping awaits though

4:43 pm

kangabrat

now i'm panicking! i haven't even finished shopping yet...

4:43 pm

Haz1558

Husband is a dab hand. I reckon it's all the experience with bandaging. He knows how to cover things and keep them on.

4:44 pm

Karys

aahh...I have help with the cards, but the wrapping is mine I fear !

4:44 pm

herinfernallady

Hi Kanga and Karys and anyone else i missed

4:44 pm

Karys

hello herin :)

4:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

is the use of gift bags not widespread in uk?

4:44 pm

kangabrat

hi herin!

4:45 pm

Karys

Haz... I get to catch up with some of the foster kids at this time of the year, which is a bonus ( or not )

4:45 pm

Haz1558

You can use gift bags to a certain extent, but part of the mystery is not knowing what's inside, hence the wrapping.

4:46 pm

Karys

TO..we don't have the Christmas wrapping in the shops as you do

4:46 pm

herinfernallady

Im on the phone arguing pointless rule monkey behaviour. ''No you can not have that cd it doesn't have a cover. No we don't care its one of 4 left in aus and its unavailable anywhere you can't have it'' Arrr head desk

4:46 pm

kangabrat

i've been hoarding shoe boxes all year.

4:46 pm

Haz1558

So, you look forward to seeing some and not others. Are the foster children mostly grown up now.

4:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

the bags hid eoddly shaped items well. i do prefer wrapping, though the bags save the day on late things

4:47 pm

Haz1558

(There should be a question mark there!)

4:47 pm

Takuma Sato

Hi guys. Just dipping in for a bit

4:47 pm

kangabrat

what's the cd, herin?

4:47 pm

Haz1558

Hello Takuma.

4:47 pm

Takuma Sato

looks like loads of fun today?

4:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi ts karys, what do you have and not have exactly?

4:47 pm

Karys

me too kanga !!..... Haz, it's not so much 'seeing' as 'hearing', and yes a lot are grown, which doesn't always mean good news !

4:48 pm

Haz1558

It's a great grid, Takuma.

4:48 pm

Karys

hi Takuma

4:48 pm

Haz1558

Ah, sometimes things haven't turned out as you would have hoped?

4:48 pm

herinfernallady

Oh its a very old dance cd. Dj Alligator project. It isn't even available on his website. All ready had 2 tanties at said store and they still wont give me it. Its policy dang it

4:48 pm

herinfernallady

Hi tak

4:49 pm

Karys

Sadly no.....but mostly it's good

4:49 pm

Karys

Hindsight is a wonderful thing !

4:50 pm

Haz1558

Karys, you're still enjoying Cranford? What a mixture of comedy and tragedy all wrapped up in social history. Life has always had its ups and downs.

4:50 pm

Takuma Sato

heh, no 'tase'? But that was the OED's word of the year!

4:50 pm

bethn

hi all! back for final 40

4:50 pm

72 Temple Owl

don't try to talk logic to enable...

4:51 pm

Karys

Yes Haz....it's becoming unmissable, I havn't read the books, so I am unbiased

4:51 pm

Haz1558

Hello beth, one more push...

4:51 pm

mummy

herin, did you try JJB (i think that's the name of the shop)in Camberwell at the top of Riversdale road? they have heaps and heaps of old stuff there?

4:51 pm

Karys

hi beth

4:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

anyway you'll get no sympathy from me, i cannot stand making verbs out of nouns

4:51 pm

herinfernallady

YAHHHHHHH they found my CD.

4:51 pm

kangabrat

goooo herin!

4:51 pm

Takuma Sato

Heh, I'm skeptical of it anyway -- I think it was originally a proper name ('taser' that is)

4:51 pm

Haz1558

I was so shocked when both Walter and Miss Deborah died!

4:52 pm

herinfernallady

Mummy hi. Thanks not on JB hi fis system :( But this legend just ferreted through the stock and found it.

4:52 pm

Takuma Sato

me too, TO. though it's been ubiquitous here. I'm at UF, location of the infamous "Don't tase me, Bro!"

4:52 pm

herinfernallady

Karys i congratulate you on looking after foster kids

4:52 pm

Karys

I was very worried that it might be Miss Matty's turn if the others could go so suddenly !!

4:52 pm

mummy

well done, glad you found it!

4:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

i see! must go, bll i think to finish, only 53 left : p

4:53 pm

Karys

thank you herin, but I have retired from that now, I just have one 'special' still left

4:53 pm

Haz1558

I hope she's safe. I'm just concerned as to how the young doctor will get out of marrying three women.

4:54 pm

Haz1558

Bye TO!

4:54 pm

Karys

silly, silly boy.... just being so nice has got him into all sorts of bother.

4:54 pm

Karys

bye TO !

4:55 pm

Enomis65

good evening babblers

4:55 pm

Enomis65

wow a monster grid!

4:55 pm

Haz1558

Yes, but there's been skullduggery from his friend and those women see a proposal in the most unlikely things. Who'd have thought lavendar gloves could mean so much?

4:55 pm

Enomis65

why doesn't this happen on week-ends!

4:55 pm

Karys

good evening to you Enomiss

4:56 pm

Haz1558

Hello Enomis - it's a big gri

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